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A Journal of Field and Aquatic Sports.

ANGLING, SHOOTING, THE KENNEL,

PRACTICAL NATURAL HISTORY,

Pista ierRes PROTECTION «OF GAME,

—AND THE—

INCULCATION IN MEN AND WOMEN OF A HEALTHY INTEREST

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VOLUME XVIII.

February, 1882---August, 1882.

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Bey, AND STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY,

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INDEX---VOLUME XVIII.
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EDITORIAL. Page vided Page

Page Minnesota Association........0.2.0.0. eeeeecreer 463 Imgle-sid@-Stories 52. gg ose ee once oer e teres 6 Féathers from a Rattlesnake...................0.. 27
Adirondack Deer Slaughter................--...-- 444 Mosquito Preventive...............--.--++> 1 AES: Aperweone, Wesel 256 558 don tree ee as Field Cricket a Grain Feeder...........-......... 407
Adirondack Survey Notes...................- 384, 484 Wise OfATHIS se hee eat pee Se Aine (POE ETY)) les em ssa ee se eye pe ene Fish Crow of British Columbia.................-.. 85
AmenCarCupe. .c2 c=. tas riers ec tee ec weras Nebraska Association...........22.-2.e20eeeeeeees343 June in the North Woods Fish-eating Cows.................. nedare Seed 305
Ancient Angling Club............. Nestiobbitv, tts fg nt es ae ok ee ae 244 Kentucky Superstitions................. iS DUR DISOT
IT pale eee eee ee Lone er eee eee 328
TN eaketeehl Does fad aa pee ys RS We Ec eyeee New Jersey Fish Commission...........- . 344, 383 Leaves from a Log Book Florida Gallinule in Pennsylvania............ 286, 446
Angling, Aésthetics of iopencaapek Tekaeatcl Snir so-ap Coan wae yearesanapes 243 Longfellow (poetry).........---.-2.24--005- Kohn “Forest and Stream Bird Notes’”’.......-........., 187
Athleticism in England and America............. 4 New Vork Fish Commission ............... ...-- 383 Lost on the Raton Mountains.............----.+.- 184 Bropcanceotakes ace: mara mn mera meen eee 187
Banksap le Gc(Porttain). sxe oa wee foes Prete Ae eso pas 165 New York Game Law..............- 303, 323, 324, 383 Mad River (poetry)..... Los b cee ee eb eee ee ene eres red 224 Game Birds and their Enemies.......... 7, 67, 167, 406
IBSopOrsthes AG Cees a Ammen teen ene e. aes 503 New York State Association........ceccecue coeve 143 Maine Waters and Routes ................... 425, 504 (GASPELBOU lis chee otek at eens Fac cee cae tere 505
Battle of Pork and Peans...............2.-2.05+-+ 44 QhiomPrespass roubles; 2.5.2 2.-20.1i.
sk se 104 MMPa yoru) OSEpi VeeCLL eeeerent eee eaten 325 Great Horned Owl, Captive sieene OTR LOR
Bird Increase in the West .............-------eee- 463 OpenkSeasousem sik atime ete eee es oh oclnaiee eee Memories of a Favored Domain.........-.-.-.-+-. 185 Grouse, Drumming of............. 127, 186
Blacksbasedor scotland, 8. . coches vce Gleeoee 263 OfcecostalrerBy leven ee ee. cet een IWemorys(poebry)s 292 wen. seen eee eee 164 (@iousem PncmitesOhe al any aa ee ee +7, 67, 167
Blacksbassuniehimelands, mec cock bene ohennsed 183 | Oysters Gubiitres teat wie lat ree ees ta nce oP ea Newfoundland, Rambles through,..........-. 384, 467 Gropse na @apiivityrone. nae ne nae eee en cen yt peices305 -
CHETTES tnieTahy eacee IaUee en, 5 ol coheo eec 363 | Page, George Shepard, Ore ar ORCL ir ty ilccan weap aun ie eat ae 205, 424 Hair Seal in Onondaga Lake,...........:.:2.-+:e. 286
Pigs SET Se a Reels petty ie acy eels ae hae ohio 483 Photography, Amateur Oregon Hill and Ansley’s...- 21.22.2502 40--5---- 304 Fiawilesands © WISS i. Urs anacc ttoie sue oe Sees
Bye-Ways of the Northwest...................005 24 Pigeon Tournament.........- Ottawa and St. Maurice River .............-++-.- 82 Hawk, Sharp-shinned
California Association.......2..2.0cees cseseeecceve Pittsburg Bench Show..........2..se0seeeeee sees Dueptatall easel letepaerm
ere es ec teob Lees di tecadtae426 Hawk, Sparrow...........
Cneitrayiayee OLS oe sd lae Jaane pee: SSE Se AeA(eldeh ns RES oe NS RE A Passaic Falls 0.02.00. 2022.00 e sess ee ee ecb ers ness 106 Hae jsLameda pe nsy ears eet ay eee ee
Cannery for Wild Fowl PPO Hiribers sevens sce eee Ones toeyeeon Pe eee oe Pennsylvania’ RESOriss 2e eave ene ee ener ener er 246 Hedgehogs Not Porcupines
@arolinas Association.,,...«...<--s2-0esasseu
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Sodshalatcruncetce sf a 7 nee eee heenee President Speaks, The Bisskansof the, Blackfeet aes a saul senn eats tos344 FEBO Byes Tete sealer eee ee oe
(Silorado* ASSOCIAON4 <4; iy esate ands tee eens REG TERS OT ERs ee ae. ere nee tectee 424 pbodpers’) Wires sonic a een mteriet ieee eee 05, 184 Mieanncttes Viv aresNOLES cee cite welante cf een
‘Compleat Marksman” PririesChicken DrialS 4 nell ole scctcta beet sec en 343 Preface and True Story:... .....-......5-. B/S tae. 344 SATISAS AMOLCG. elas. pet tevin oust Le ae Ser eee
Loa ystiig SDIaad eyote toe ae rea erg Pepe PIR ters tore Python Ege Omelette.............2...20..005.04. 403 Randony Shots Hrom Mex COn es ye ween ee ve uete 6
IDYSerereSeeh ph eetelte See sand Soe sda OAc aE oA e Quail, Trap-shooting Red Fox of Bald Mountain................... To4, 125
Delegate from Wild Rose Point............... 303, 323 Otestioneinehichicses eee ee ne Wea er pee Reminiscences of aSportsman.... ........0....-.- 106
Didnt Know it-was Loaded... .... 0.2, 4s. as- pees 43 Heepuigoketctetahetsaa dst) qhom aye ARS gl Sea A 2 OO Ane Reminiscences of Life in Camp...-......-.....- 26, 65 =
Dogs and Railroads.........-2-:.eeeee--geeeees Sehleyiiaj rib eli, Pee yo ee Een Me “Skillets”—A Camp Sketch.......... Rela teas 64
TBloss iDicra iiacives ddn\e AS apt aWR Ae Aa ye ad | | »Schuylkill Poisoned SOMME (DOELCY:). tesa Sens ee eee nee eee Mallard’s Strange Nesting
TByee bowelsrcpitrl Oleulel da scan ep ak ea yee | Salter, Temas tie A a ee eee ee Southwestern Texas Masserta Oral leas seh St ee eee
Dog Law in New York Several Doors Closed... cc ceccececevcccseceseceve 383 Spire lakesNiokess eee ea ny evens attetare eat te Menopoma, Vitality of.
Down the Stream........ Shadwae marke Beicat fra Peete cota Hoag S soee eae Bcc 203 SpriizedGreetingsy see sess Sects erence oe Aes Mimicry as a Protection
Easy Reading Lessons........,.. 4, 26, 64, 84, 104, 124 ShaAdwhly=iShin pia Wn) ee ee SeUee my pee 404 Saya per inter elon fee moe —e aeeee ee ea eer 324 Mink in Confinement
England Calls Him Home (Poetry).... ........... 4 Shad for Hudson.........
00.0 -ccccceccececevecces 343 Mexasab (nesCa pene emer ere Mist fiesaa: tater 285 IMG ekersi ee sree te Dee 00 2 eee he Anh dee
Bnlarcermertty see te eae eee es, 2 eS SHerwood "EMIS At td. see ean Sates onhlah: PAM ee 484. Texas Game.and Fish. ....... 2.0.6... 22-262055 Von kes Diinis hike Shs ora, Si eee Se
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Ancemn weet ee 463 Texas Stock Raising....... IV OOnEye sujfdarian
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Field Glass, Use of ASitcantoymmdelen (Dayytorse nai pyle mt abs rl Saree A Maend kU 323 Mehinies in MGerieraly ng pees cette eee start eae na Nesting Places, Odd
Haresm bat OW arse Pande san a Semen 5 Sone Bird WMestructions 4... .--.s-.se0--+-e 143. 163 To the Sportsman (poetry) Night Hawk in Cities... 2.222.122.2021.
MIT RsINTHe MAINE Se. 8g ees ath Mees potas | South, Death of Hon. T. J...-....2..20c0eeeeeece 2A Walton Falls and Bluff Mountains........ Mee rials 185 Nova Scotia Summer Notes...................... 487
Fly-casting Tournament Spare The Vreeses tito athaspsll arora ani nde 204 Wet Week in Wisconsin......2.......-5+-:.0-+0-s 5 Nuttall Bulletin. ......-
PU yeOU MOLI tyre ie een ieee eaten Selsey tet SUILhTe OOM Galbaitee Sec Le wee LPae Whalesot Gobbiswslandet. nae. ne peer coe nee eens 164 OolozicaliNotious. een enti: sii eawne et ay cee
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gist oes sale sy Spring Mountain Lamb Wild Hogs in Ohio Opossum, Breeding of
Fishcultural Association. .. Spring Shooting. .............-0eeees0-0> WiisCOnSfr UReSOris-. un riasa eta ele eke esey oat es Ornithological Nomenclature ..,.......:....... 146
Fishculture and Science... SiajacobrancdethesDnlleeer een wee eenrees Woodman Spare that Tree.........-.-,-+--++---- 26 Ow lina Conhmententye Lira: cee een 266
ISTE resipenneleton ee ee Me ee ie Sian oN IDMadeeaceon or OmJeaNestiner ie, tet jis eet. wee me enpne 266, 366
TTS IERAISE 538.449 Bk LOAD GOEL ASO G40 on POO oS ORK Supervisor's Authority Philadelphia Zoological Society................... 386
Forest and Stream Fables: Sani eon wisAt Seatac eitirce shee ec ete ta ie ar Philadelphia Academy Proceedings........,. 167, 406
The Wise and Foolish Pike.... ............-..- 244 Texas Game Protection Pond with Varied Waters...-..-................45
The Pewee and the Robin,................+-05: 263 TsLeairet eeeee m See nie eet nto ae) ony Breck se eR Portneuf Cafion to Parmachene
MhesWintucky, Bassi. gars tte tee) Salton ae 324 Ditto Pehefoyermnager LEVIN eas AR ARS AO el ae NATURAL HISTORY. Rabbits, White and Gray.................2425..4,
The Shrike and the Hawk.... 0.5.2... -c.ees eee 344 becenays Seatsfeltoe ee eet Oh tbat ee igs oo FunAP Raccoon and Birds’ Nests...................
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sce. esse esse bee eees Rail, Captive. -....-2+-222-2seen reece eee
The Fox and His Guest Warwick Woodlands.......00 200.0000 cececeeceees 503 AlbinosWiusktate. &. sees stasis oes s Redheads in the St. Lawrence
The Society of Perch for the Protection of Min- Webster as a Sportsman...-.---..--..-.00--0r 203, 483 ATIDINOSRODINIE deck caps kh cee cot beeet tethe. att HOA SECONGES ores)smetestis orci oe ond ese ie Cae
SOVER SRLS? hb 535505 Soe ASEOS ACESS onan 444, 503 BitiTiBleconViGetinpaee ere ee eeren eanieeae ae 483 Albino Snowbird... 2.4.25 -4--2.2: esses sees Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Captivity.............. 167
Forest iPrestrvation«. 00. oic<-fscseppeeaseses 204, 223 Winodcomontr en ORO y imines
Fr oe Be404 American Association Ruffed or Ruffled. -- 0... 00... eee eee eee eect 366
Fox:Hunter, Veteran,.....-...--e.eesceeeeeeceees 404 Wevionnme: Gamedaaws, shonin
itoes os eseekisiof 244 ‘Animal Analysis” Scale Insects... + 00-202. s21be tsp ie tere wees eres 305
Mirrends DIN COO. oe eee eieie ele es Heald n eel ADRSat 23 Yellowstone Valley Hunting Club............ 283, 423 Annisquam Laboratory. ... Scarlet Tanager's Song... 2... 1.152)
ceceeeeeseen 487
Game, Destruction of Large........
... 3, 63, 203, 244 Antelope, Regimental Pet Screech Owl in Confinement........ ............. 106
CAS WEN Se aoc a th ce eee ree a Poona. beac 203 Arctic Exploration Siig iic eC Td gemma en hes) Sas ono eee en ae 427
KGa TieMER ESCIVICS H.-F Sect nite telfefactie ep eo eeeeseey + Australian Crested Parroquet...... 2s Meese 67 SéarAnemone= Long-lived’ of 2.5... es endsase oe 504
Game Protection and Political Economy,...,...... 283 ALVATr CrITIULOMs i aafyatie uns a teeior abs rsenersteer atteeee henge 427 Seal Islands of Alaska...........2. 62s cere eee 86
Game Protection Pays........ seaameneiirammaig:
2° *1:1s284 Bathtith tomthedbirds chee ee eee eres eee406 pels Wis Hered MOOK Pee Migettina a an3 faite 0 re Oe 346
Game Protection, Public Pri SPORTSMAN TOURIST. Jateazaels Gils oe me ee coe oso ove dor 7 Shore Birds in Grenada. ........... 002.0... 0.0000 127
Gaston Club......... ‘ea tave eer Peaverrmakcukasisalce, sae) ecimeenainivelticinsetimates226 Shore Lark Breeding in New York.......,,..... » 107
Greyhounds of Minneapolis’................-- AGIOS Gable white Metal ease oe ge mene a eae, 126 Black Bear’s Winter Home...........-...-..--.05 RberalcestinnChA)tral Poe iwteletanteeiane
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Tat OUSCOsTCeIG ees Meek eink ty os oe hives aulteaeeet ate Adirondacks, Cheap Trip to........ Be oe ep 324 Bohemian Waxwing in lowa fee reboots Det uen tetsu Gsae Ak ARE Een 67
BRET ori ye te OB ket hs elite aleane nbd Adirondack Survey Notes................2..0..00% 444 Brante@aptive.0aw nner ger aniate atin eee SOT ICES ht OV ITT aun eon
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Herbert Monunient.\\ ..........-0000 2.000 Arizona as a Hunting Ground,.................... 184 SBrehp leathers tee coke ee eee pele Sone Birds EroLGGriOn eke ten era se een eee 226
Hoop Snake Season.. > Aaae VE ESPR IS SAA bap SoS hy Shae Aa Seen od 66 Brown" Dhrasher'’s Arrival, -aes.8 gankueaees Soriteake tartan. eae... seo Ree 66
Hudson River Associatio: PE PAR £463 | Bob, the Angler of the Schoodies,................ 304 BrLJBats Ono byik<o Of ele ence tise Annette Springs lowerssbet esto 6 ii cy ea eee 346
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Jqnida Seo oan 364 Buzzards habits). Be ee eee Spring Notes,.,... 67, 86, 107, 145, 166, 187, 208, 226,
International Rifle Match............. 3143 43, 63, 103 Camp @amick. 2.2.05 22S ee ee 5 CanadaaWinterebirdsor 1. Ser oe seen rn eae 226 ' 266, 305, 346, 427
9] eT I ae te He se Se aL emer 284 | Camp Cookery. - 2.02.1 ic 15 toe, aes teas es nee eee426 Cardinal Redbird Winters in New Vork...........286 “Spruce Partridge’ Drumming................ +, -286
Keepeipatpe Wight iain 2S. o- Sse. are ce pote e us 64 | Camp Fire in the Great Swamp........ ...... 465, 486 Carolina Rail Breeding in North Carolina_.........326 Squirrels as Nest Robbers, ... 2.22. .5..---- eevee 446
RAAT EIATAL TENSION voce tnghci seh eratee 223 | Camp Flotsam,............... SoBe aada dsc candace 144 Chameleon Changing Hue............
..---2 22-0: Squirrels Breedingin Confinement 247
Large Game of Territories............... 3 -+3, 63, 203 Camps of the Kingfishers.365, 385, 404, 424, 445, 485, Chapparal’Gocls, Sle 02)! asia ss lene hea eee Telegraph Wires and Birds................... 207, 305
eS ETIMODINE cfm aeta eeAntic eee, Me * 504 Gheclolcise (MhesNews- 9. cee ee SUE ete aren Thrushes, Two New
eraneMMe TRV ienic tos 2chk pe eee oe hla hy eloleas cles Wares, (ooh. Seay Boucle: eae eee 165 Cincinnati Zoological Garden............--,-.---+ plnit eacard ane) a. (2 eae Seer: aeee Bene
Loading for Game Colorado Fish and Game..:,.....-...-- seerseeee 425 @ortiorants? FLabits.., 252+. ess a ene chee net Water Witches
Local Game Clubs P (GeaONES NTs Aaron 04 (0)ra, ay Sea Mee aos 8. 206 Coues’s Check List.......... White Goats........
London Fishery Exhibition....................... 263 “Didymus” Criticises Washington................ 465 Crafty Feathered Fishers... White River Monsters
Long Island Shooting........:..2..0seecveeseees 1204 1DYofeitaynai$3 Seca Oh g eine feat EN Sere fey Seg ry ne ae 465 Crows as Nest Robbers....;...........-- Wickersheimer Fluid
TEAR Toe UR Cee ce Ret 483 hod er en Duck Floating on the Bigby.-................-... 284 Crow Blackbirds Destroy Nests RWal dig
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JTL LA ay got aoe Pe Se we Oe SR PR 243 Familiar Letters cette ete e eee teens . Crowne Daliangs Ack Sts th Anette eae WV pusntae is Writers eet esscobain
iReariroads idl ape Lor we assastint meee cena ey 84 Field Sports in New England........... PED Ber oe he pads OAV ot APL eee oh deans pee 7 WanterRirdss. Rate
Rifle Match, International, 3, 4, 43, 63, 103, 123, 163, Blorida, Av Farewelltoy 4.41.2.)
tense sts baoee Dendrceca Pennsylvanica...........,..20.+-.-0e+: 487 pone ; Ae Tere
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203, 223 WMiaridapesortses ce. ee. (At. Peon eee eee eerie. 46 Deer Horns. Winter in New Brunswick..............02 202.0004 286
Maine Fishing Decision... .. 2.0.2.0.
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sere see Wanter Motes from Lewis, County, New Yorks, ... 207
viernes Nip meee nw... Bivainer tte ioy hae eee 84 GreateswWanip a, wee el, Pee oe ese arth tv ormst: pace e eReeen eee Woodpeckers, Red-headed...._ 66, 107, 166, 187, 208,
DUPER CACC 1,alte forsrelaetiore scoot doch Se ee ae ene 503 Grouse, Homily on the Electric Lights and Birds 240, 487
Michigan Association. ....-.,,..,.-...--+eye0- 3, 283 Roeotise, ther Glariouss: sah se ese wrckae ates en ne Emperor Goose in Towa,..........222-2-,02e00-es Wood Thrushes’ Songs. ...-+++-+++4+-4+- OE gS
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* Southern Fishes in 1775,....2. 2.200.200. ec00 0: 212 Oswego Y. C. Socra Sse tesaeeen oe Aa 476
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ne ee 456, 516
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ee 290 Boston Bench Show......:...... 94, 172, 293, 313, 333 Training vs. Breaking............................ 76, 430. 475
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311 *Coon Hunt on the Roanoke.................-.2.- AQZt °1S nm Re ty ak ON Rete aSas Iecap Sed ated aia hares ot 5 Cutters and their Victories.......:,... ....-:..... 515
BESworishuchth, © Apes tc a PIN ty 410, 49x Crossaey.cdal) Goseaen). aah ae EEE eno ene 194 .l Ai ees
Meacklee @areof fy sok peel Combination Row and Sail Boat.................. 515
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LN toANAS 512 RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING. @attersm« poet, Sener 16, 76, 155, 236, 376, 495, 516
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oe as ceeds ee gd essicos, 2 Coa mumens Cann tsa ee tae ves Old Time Pistol Shots............... eee 18
pleco titealbare clr daste sciiatee heer the enease ISICL ALIGNS oem eateneet herent operas 375, 39
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anne Ante Bea Mon taulgaan fini see ts acts ov eeae eee 256
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Trout Opening at Blackford’s................ I7I, 191 Lady Pilot Gllustrated) See CEST eT 456
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atWr emery 106, 354 Outside Ballast... Sy Ae Si PA aE +--+ ++196, 235, 39)
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Megeialic WARSTE OSC Osa oa gee Sos diy ae 309 Doe. § f Reform the Fishing Fleet................ 255, 270, 356
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Western Rifle Association............ ........... Sail(Makings : J cegiastn seen el ee eee 56
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Warginialrout Streams, ose. 8, thn: 230 ALCONTES SD Oositame cet ial reee thtae ere -
494 Wanibledonshecordines =n iat sea nnn aon 77, 97 pene eee: Micadine te te ibiniar head ota bea
BeVAnyIDATOUS BHNSHes. wae ser aye spies ee we 369 IEROEES (CNTR ENo: poe eta dent anal a abn ye sec i +396
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RYestavareimiahushetltitre. a0.) erers enn eee 213 Pelondne Va rtin ayfinns'fsehicte eae eee epee A) Oe Se
a ea Beverly avers occa wid aie tee eae eae Renee eee496, 516
Wiesta Vareiniaisishowing. Waterproofing Canvas..........---.2+.-s..-2004.. 516
2 ...y.-. 724g shone -.289 Pertinent Remarks.......2-2.
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Mies LBViTcinianobredmsnces 2 -elvuyt ag nape. OE 8 16, 36, 156
Boston Y.C EES k tities sieht hy ee eee en ee 435 WEARS Foon 75, 96, 115, 137, 174, 195, 196, 235, 255, 256
iBrire pebla Vern. ae, eet cee ee 456 CANOEING.
Chicagow¥a @is2. 52 .. 116, 276, 495, 516 American Canoe Association,......... ... 56, 236, 436
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RV CPS ea ers ae eee ve 456
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Berkley C.C. PERT TURES tp eT ed es eos id 456
Oe ae ee CNR 7 FT a ane pa Raine ene DecoratiounD avae gee eee teen nen ere Centerboards for Canoes............. 276, 355, 455, 516
Whitefish Culture... 2-2. 0... 00. . cee hoh eee 73 Re Wy ER MNas
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With Hackles and Gentles.................... 469, 508 BoisOnedal) ops came nr eer anata ean ae 95; 273) 453 : -
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CORRESPONDENCE, THE DESTRUCTION OF LARGH GAME SIGNS
7 THe Forusr Anp StREAm is the recognized medium of entertain- rAte interesting phase of game protection at present relates N our last issue an entertaining angler—they are all enter-
ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. to the preservation of the large game of the West, taining, by the way—inyvites his brethren of the angle to
Oommunications upon the subjects to which its pages are devoted are
Ever since the completion of the Union Pacific Railroad, give their experience with ‘‘signs.” The subject is a good
vespectfully invited. Anonymous communications will not be re-
garded, No name will be published except with writer’s consent. which made accessible to sportsmen so large a section of the one, and one that the craft is well versed in, each individual
‘The Editors are not responsible for the views of correspondents. far West, the slaughter of the larger mammals has been havinga stock of his own upon which he relies more or less
going on, and each year increasing. It took about seven or implicitly. Many of the signs given in books are traditional
- SUBSCRIPTIONS
eight years to wholly exterminate along this road the buffalo, ones which have come across the water with our first angling
May begin at any time. Subscription price, $4 per year ; $2 for six
months; to a club of three annual subscribers, three copies for $10; which in the good old times we have seen blackening the literature, and have been copied in books on this side with-
five copies for $16. Remit by registered letter, money-order, or draft, Platte bottom for miles. These poor silly beasts were so out question as to their value when thus transplanted, Of
payable to the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. The paper easily killed, and, from their abundance, offered so rich a re- such is the old rhyme which lays down the law of good and
miiy be obtained of newsdealers throughout the United States and
ward to the hide hunter, that every idle fellow in a district evil winds, and tells us:
Canadas. On sale by the American Exchange, 449 Strand, W. C.,
London, England. Subscription agents for Great Britain—Messrs. could make good wages by butchering them. The other ‘‘When the wind is in the north
Samson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London. large game, for reasons apparent to every hunter, will last The skillful fisher goes not forth.
much longer, and yet from many sections the ell and the When the wind is in the east
ADVERTISEMENTS. It’s good for neither man nor beast.
Advertisements of an approved character only inserted. Inside antelope have been driven, and are as utterly unknown as When the wind is in the south
pages, nonpareil type, 25 cents perline, Special rates for three, six they are in the streets of this city. Two reasons exist for It blows the bait in the fishes mouth.
‘and twelve months. Reading notices 50 cents per line. Eight words the appalling diminution of our big game. It is destroyed When the wind is in the west
to the line, twelve lines to one inch. Advertisements should be sent
eee
by skin hunters and by pleasure parties. The former are It is then the very best.”
in by the Saturday previous to issue in which they are to be inserted.
Address all communications,
much the most destructive, yet the latter do a vast amount This evidently has a local application, for in a country
Forest and Stream Publishing Co. of harm, They kill simply for the pleasure of shedding where streams run in all directions a wind which blows up
Nos, 89 anp 40 Park Row. New York City. blood. Some decided action is needed to check the slaughter one stream will cross
others and even blow down some of
which has been so long going on. Decent, self-respecting them. What is needed in the matter of wind signs is evi-
CONTENTS. men. will hunt in the mountains and kill only enough meat dently a calculation for each locality in the matter of cur-
“EDITORIAL. SpA AND River FIsHING. for their use, but too often tyros who are respectable and rents of air from different points of the compass, or a for-
Signs. Brook Trout in the Lower Pe-
The British Match, ninsula. should know better, are inflamed by the taste of blood, and mula that will forecast the prospect of success in winds
A Close Call, A Trip to Brown's Tract, are as keen to kill as a butcher could be. We commend to blowing up, down or aeross the waters.
The Michigan Association. An Autumn Sunset.
Athleticism in England and; A Marine Bait Worm. the attention of our readers a letter printed in another col- The moon is also an element taken into the problem of the
America, - TISHCULTURE.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. Kentucky Commission, umn. The question there raised is a live one, and should call appetite of fishes by some, while all know the edge put upon
Camp Canuck. Connecticut Commission, forth expressions of opinion from every one who has ever their desire for worms by a warm rain, The seaside folk
_ A Wet Week in Wisconsin, KENNEL.
Ingle-Side Stories. Training ys. Breaking. used therifle on large game. Later we shall have something have an heirloom in the verse referring to the size of chest-
Random Shots from Mexico. What they Found in the Dog. to say on this subject.
Southwestern Texas. Conditigning for Bench Shows. nut leaves and the catching of blackfish (tautog), while every
Narurau History. Laverack Pedigrees, schoolboy knows and repeats the caution to a profane com-
Daye. Pointer vs, Setter.
Strange Habits of Beaver, Pittsburgh Dog Show. panion, “‘Don’t swear or you won’t catch fish.” It would be
The Work of Harth Worms. Kennel Notes. A CLOSH CALL.
Hinemies of Game Birds, YACHTING AND CANOEING. interesting to have facts bearing upon this latter proverb. .
Decrease of Gare Birds. Measurement, A? about ten o’clock Tuesday morning the occupants of Do fish reject the bait of the profane? Can they recognize
Game Bac anp Gun. Cutters at Sea.
The Michigan Association, Laréhmont Yacht Club, the Formst AnD STREAM office were startled by the the difference between a justifiable ‘‘ hang it!” when a line is
Three Days on Bruin’s Trail, Challenge to Cutters.
Destruction of Large Game.
excited cries of a great crowd in the street below, Rushing actually hung on a snag and those more reprehensible words
Boston ‘Takes the Lead.
Loading tor Game. Yacht Stoves, to the windows they were hailed by the cry from a hundred that the thoughtless or wicked fisherman is alleged to use
Record of Deer Shooting. RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING,
Rust-Spots in Gun Barrels, throats, “‘ Save those men!” Glancing in the direction indi- when his patience is tried by the breaking of his tackle at a
Old Time Pistol Shots.
The Purpose of Field Sports. Women and Pistols. cated by multitudinous arms, they beheld the adjoining critical moment.
Wire Cartridges. Pistol Scores.
Hounding Deer. building, No. 87 Park Row, enveloped from cellar to roof in
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. “Uncle Thad.” Norris had a sign by which he recognized
: one terrific sheet of fame. Clinging to the narrow window the accomplished angler, The genial old man was often
cornices, and painfully making their precarious way along bored by men who wished to claim to be up in'the higher
: THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION.
toward the Forest AND STRBAM windows, were two men. degrees of the art in order to place themselves on a fair foot-
BON the game societies of the country the Michigan They had now proceeded on their perilous journey as far as it
ing with the great angling authority. One day he happened
Sportsman’s Association holds a foremost position. Its was possible for them to go, and had come to a wide space,
in Pittsburgh and was introduced to a man at the hotel
members appreciate the importance of the work to be done by
which, unaided, they could not pass. The flames were leap- who immediately began to try and impress Mr. Norris with
such a society, and they do it. 'The annual meeting at Grand
ing about them. Strength and courage were exhausted. his importance as a mighty fisher, and the following colloquy
Rapids the other day was characteriz@U by the same spirit of
The excited throng of people below expected to see the two ensued :
earnestness that has marked the meetings of former years.
men fall, as others had already fallen, from the burning build- Man—‘‘Glad to meet you, Mr, Norris, have read your
The papers read and the discussions clicited by them are well
ing to the pavement. But quicker than it takes to write it, book and often wanted to know you. lam counted the best
worth the attention of sportsmen. We devote liberal space
three Formst AND STREAM men, Messrs. Mason, Banks and fisherman in these parts,”
to a report of the first day of the meeting, furnished by a
Gibbons, had rushed to the rescue, Leaning far out from one Uncle Thad.—' Do you tish with the fly?”
special correspondent. A report of the second day’s proceed-
of the ForEsT AND STREAM windows, sustaining each other Man—*‘ Always, Mr. Norris, always.” _
ings will follow. We congratulate the Michigan Sportsman’s
and bracing themselves against the huge sign, they stretched Uncle Thad,—*‘ Do you use’ a float and sinker on your fly?’
Association upon the high stand it has taken, upon the dig-
down, seized the terrified men and drew them in, while a Man—*‘ Oh, yes, always, Mr, Norris, always.”
“nity with which it invests its meetings, and upon the good
great cheer went up from the crowd, ‘The men thus rescued Uncle Thad.—“* Do you always spit on your bait for luck?”
service it is performing in elevating the standard of legiti-
were Leslie C, Bruce and B. N. Carvalho. Man—‘‘ Certainly, Mr. Norris, always do that.”
mate field sports in Michigan,
The ominous cracking of walls, and the inpouring smoke Uncle Thad.—‘*‘ Then I am proud to meet you, sir. T see
warned the ForEst AND STREAM staff of their impending that you are an accomplished angler who is wp. on all the
A SUICIDAL MOVE, danger, and their attention was now turned to securing their minor points that make a finished and artistic fisherman,”
HE committee of the National Rifle Association seem de- own safety and rescuing from the flames such office property and without a smile he bade him good morning and the man
termined to damn the proposed international military as might be saved. There seemed to be no possible escape was afterward known as the man who used a float and sinker
match, and yesterday the following cablegram was sent in for the Tvmes building in which our offices are located. But on his fly, .
response to that received from Sir Henry Halford; thanks to the efficient service of the Fire Department, and to Spitting on the bait is a subject that we approach with
the superior stability of the building itself, the peril was ar- diffidence. It is not perfectly clear that if one expects to rate
New Yore, Feb. 1, 1882.
_ Halford, London; rested, and to-day the Forms, AnD STREAM rejoices that it as a finished angler he musfi expectorate on his bait, Tt may
Guarantee of return match next year required, Also waiver of did not share the fate of its unfortunate neighbors, who lost depend upon what he chews if the fish choose to chew on his
proving rifles, WINGATE,
their files, subscription books, and in fact almost everything, worm, ‘Then again, if tobocco juice is the proper thine on
___In other words, the American committee have begun the Aniong the journals whose offices were thus destroyed were a worm, is it certain that it would be relished upon a clam?
absurd task of trying to drive the British lion, Should the the Observer, Scientific American, Scottish Amertcan Journal,
We confess that we have not investigated this question as it
» British Couneil decline to give any such guarantee, as they and Turf, Meld and Farm. To the editors and proprietors of deserves. Epicures may differ on the propriety of serving
. surely will if they have an ounce of gumption, it will leave each the Forrsr AnD STREAM extends its sympathy,
champagné with oysters, and why may there not be differ-
‘the matter thus; The N. R. A, of Great Britain have made a tn the confusion and hurry attendant upon such a crisis, ences of opinion among fishes? We throw out these hints to
perfectly fair offer for an International match, and the N, manuscripts and letters have been mislaid, and possibly some
our readers for them to enlarge upon and second * Waway-
R.A, of America haye sneaked out of the contest on a of them lost. We must beg the indulgence of our friends for
anda’s” motion for “* experience,”
totally irrelevant issue, raised by themselves, and which the the consequent delay, and we ask their patience until we can
Let us, then, hear from the wise and prudent in these
Bears of the Englishmen would not allow them to ac- bring order out of chaos and things run smoothly again,
things of their success when all the ‘'signs” failed them;
ep 4 It was a close call, fd perchance, also, of failure, when “signs” promised luck,

THH BRITISH MATO.
* pe cable message from the American Directors to the
British National Rifle Association Committee, given
in our last issue, in which the conditions of the inter-
national match were accepted, barring the proposed kneel-
ing at 200 yards, and demanding a guarantee of a return
yisii in 1888, drew out a very prompt response from the
Britishers. Oh Wednesday last came the cablegram from
Sir Henry Halford to Gen. Wingate, saying: ‘‘ We accept
standing, 200. Return mutch must remain an open
question.” his response should he entirely satisfactory to
our American shots. The favorite position at 200 yards for
our marksmen has been readily granted by the challengers,
and that absurd demand for a guarantee has been as promptly
snubbed. The word was an unfortunate one to use, but
no other seemed to fit the place better, and so it went over
the wire, What we want here, and what the above message
did nof properly set forth, was an assurance on the
part of the British Association that there should be some
sort of reciprocity on their part respecting yisits. That
promise should not be so strong as a guarantee, but it should
be made a pledge as shall lead us to reasonably expect the
pleasure of a representation from Wimbledon at Creedmoor
in 18838. The Committee feel that should the American
team this year fight a losing or winning battle, that the next
match should be fought out on this side the ocean. In this
they but reflect the opinion of the general company of the
National Guard of the city and country, and it seems strange
that there should be any need of giving more than a hint to
the British Volunteers that a return yisit would be accepta-
ble to their American cousins. Another week should see
the definite settlement of this last possible point of doubt in
connection with the match, and then all will be plain sailing.
There is much positive hard work to be done, and with the
experience which the selection of several previous teams has
given there ought to be no repetition of previous blunders.
The error of having the team manage the captain must not
be repeated. Instead, the team should go forth in the char-
acter of a sub-committee of the N. R. A., subject to such in-
structions as the N. R. A. may give it, and amenable to the
greater body. Meanwhile it would well become ambitious
marksmen in the National Guard of any State to get all the
practice possible, under the assurance that those haying the
final naming of the team will not be governed by any-narrow
yiews and local prejudices.
ATHLETICISM IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
O a recent number of the Atlantic Monthly, Mr, A. Gran-
ville Bradley contributes a most instructive and valuable
paper on the prominence of Athleticism in England. In this
sketch he calls attention in a very forcible way to certain strik-
ing characteristics of the English modes of thought in regard
to the importance of outdoor sports as contrasted with the
American view of the same subject, and draws a picture of
the high esteem in which success in athletics is held in the
mother country, which will, we feel sure, be new to many
readers.
The importance of a healthy body is only just beginning to
be realized in America, but that some conception is beginning
to be had of its necessity, if the mind is to do its full share of
work in the best way, the growing interest in field sports
testifies. The Americans of to-day are the sons of fathers,
who for hundreds of years haye been accustomed to work,
and these sons have thus inherited a disposition to labor, in
one form or other, which makes their office work almost a
second naturetothem. lt requires a decided effort on the part
of theayerage Americanfor him to break away, and take even
afew days’ recreation. A large class of Englishmen, on the
other hand, coming from a stock whose sole occupation for
generations has been amusement, inherit the mental tenden-
cies of their ancestors, and give themselves up to the business
of pleasure. But the surplus energy of the Anglo-Saxon race
must find a vent, and the result is that the Englishman |
plunges into cricket, coaching, hunting, and shooting with
as much earnestness as if his living depended on his skill at
the bat, his handling of the ribbons, his seat in the saddle or
his prowess with the gun and knowledge of the habits of
game, So far as his methods of thought go, he might almost
as well be a professional cricketer, coachman, huntsman, or
gamekeeper.
This larve and constantly increasing’ class of Hnglishmen,
possessed of abundant means, are so earnest in their endeay-
ors to occupy themselves—to “ kill time ”—that they under-
take the pursuit of field sports with an energy that the most
ardent business man could no more thafi equal, To them the
ambition of life is to become a M. F. H., the champion
cricketer, or the best pigcon or battue shot, This ambition
absorbs their energies, and blinds them to all else, Tt is dit
ficult for the Americin to understand how it is that an edu-
cated Englishman should spend his whole time in playing
cricket, hunting or coaching, to the exclusion of any other
interest im life, and equally incomprehensible to the English
mind is the devotion of the American to business. Yetina
yery large proportion of cases, the motive is the same—occu-
pation. It is not simply the desire for dollars that leads the
American to attend so assiduously to his business, to put into Tre WATER Conor Exnrrrron.—The Fifteenth Annual
it all the energy of his race, nor is the ambition to excel in Axhibition of the American Water Color Society opened on
athletic sports the fundamental reason of the Englishman's Monday of this week, This year’s collection of pictures is
deyotion to the hat or the saddle, Deeply underlying the the best that has ever been exhibited by the society, far sur-
yeasons, which upon inquiry each would give for his course, |passing thoye of 1880 and 1881, which were of about equal
FOREST AND STREAM. [Fun. 2, 1882,
are the tendencies of his mind inherited from generations of merit. Besides the old and well-known names in the cata-
ancestors, educated in such diverse ways. logue we find a number of new ones whose works are of un-
“T care for nothing but hunting, shooting, and fishing,” usual excellence. The etchings are especially worthy of
Writes an extandlord, quite lately, while inquiring through careful study, The very large number of pictures sold dur-
the columns of the London Mei, fora cheap residence abroad, ing the private view and on Saturday shows very clearly that
“You must be an Englishman,” says: Mr. Bradley, ‘‘to the excellence of the exhibition is appreciated by connois-
understand the exact spirit in which this is written, and the seurs and art lovers. About eighty pictures were sold for
spirit in which it will be taken by the masses. Such a con- $9,000, and seventy etchings for $600. No previous exhibi-
fession in the columns of the public press in any other country tion has shown equally good results at such an early day,
would be taken as the apology of some harmless idiot. Not and this promises that the present one will be, from all points
80 here, however. Impossible as it may seem, an Englishman of view, the most successful exhibition ever held by the
will recognize it instantly as having a great deal more of the society, )
boastful than the apologetic, and two-thirds of the rising
generation, on reading it, will mentally chronicle that un- Memory ny Lions.—The charming story ot his pet Lons,
known curiosity as ‘a fine fellow.’ The singularity, how- told by Mr. Thompson in our issue of Jan. 19, is supple-
ever, lies not so much in the fact of a yast number of indi mented hy a late experience of Mrs, Lincoln, 6f Boston,
viduals, whom accident has made independent of occupation This lady raised a pair of lion cubs in her Boston home some
as regards their living, devoting themselves with business-like years ago, a letter from her in relation to the subject haying
energy to self-indulgence, as in the more than toleration, the heen published in the Formst anp Srrwanr at the time,
semi-admiration, with which the workaday world, in its After a time Mrs. Lincoln parted with her leonine pets, and
intervals of labor, from the prime minister to the agricultural her visit to one of them, Emperor, the other day, is described
laborer, looks on and cheers the barren feats or the school-hoy in the Boston Post, The lion recognized her and manifested
gambols of grown-up children. Physical supériority, in his delight by the most extravagant demonstrations. He
short, is the fashion in England, and the public will shout licked her hand, sprang up and placed his paws on the grat-
louder and longer at excellence in amusements than they ing, tried to force his head between the bars. Mrs. Lincoln
will at excellence in those qualities which help to adyance laid her head against his vast jaws and put her arms through
their country, and the cause of civilization, and the good of the bars around his neck, and the monstrous snimal purred
men.” like a great cat. He put out his paw to “shake hands,” at
The influence of public opinion in matters of this kind is his mistress’s command, and then, as if overcome with joy,
very strong, and differs widely in the two countries. Up to lay down and rolled over and over, uttering meanwhile queer
within a few years the American who had no business, no little grunts and growls, and behaving altogether like a frisky
regular employment, was looked upon as a ne’er do well, and kitten.
dark prophecies as to his ultimate fate were indulged in by
the wiser heads of the community, It was regarded as little Waar Iv Mrans.—With its new outfit the Fornsr aAnp
less than a crime by the solid conservative business men of STREAM is one of the handsomest journals of the day, Tt
our cities for an individual to indulge his tastes for shooting ought to be. Fine diamonds deserve fine settings. One or
or fishing, The public sentiment of England, on the other two further alterations im our *‘ make-up” hud been antici-
hand, not only tolerates, but most vigorously applauds the pated for the present issue; but the Fire Insurance Patrol
man, who, haying devoted his life to some particular form of | unceremoniously took possession of our offices last Tuesday,
athletics, has become pre-eminent in this branch. The and threw a wet blanket (in fact half-a-dozen of them) over
champion cricketer, rider or shot of his own district or our plans. We trust that the readers of the Pormsr anp
county is generally esteemed. He is looked wp to and ad- STREAM may accept its new typographical dress as an im
mired by the masses, and, whatever his rank, may be the provement. It is certainly intended so be’such—and more,
companion and friend of those occupying the highest stations It is an earnest of our determination to keep fhe Fornsr
in his own neighborhood. At public dinners he sits at the AND STREAM where it has been for years—in the lead of «ll
right of the chairman, and the newspapers speak of him in journals of the world devoted to manly field sports.
their lists of the “‘ prominent” persons present at social eath-
erings. Portrait or HeRsERT.—The Greenwood Lake Associa-
An exaggerated respect for prowess in athleticism is directly tion, whose club-house is in the Warwick Woodlands at
fostered by the early education of the English youth, From Greenwood Lake, has requested Mi. Matthew Wilson to paint
the date of a boy’s entrance to a public school he is taught by for the club a porirait of William Henry Herbert (frank Vor-
the example of his fellows, and not infrequently by that of ester). The club would be pleased to communicate with any
iis preceptors, to regard as altogether worthy of admiration individuals who may haye in their possession pictures of Her-
those who stand in the first rank in athletics, and he of bert that might be useful fo the artist, The seeretary of the
course at once joins the throng of their worshipers. But no association is Mr. Wm. O. McDowell, No. 5 Cortlandt street,
such general homage is paid to those who take the highest this city.
frank in the studies to which he is now being introduced.
The tendency of such influences as now largely prevail in THE Cuvier Cuius, of Cincinnati, gaye a reception last
England is in the direction of narrow-mindedness. The eyening, the occasion being the opening of their elegant new
ayerage young Englishman is likely to regard with contempt club house, No. 32 Longworth strect. We are happy to
any one whose yiews are not molded after his own, He chronicle this indication of the Club's prosperity and cn-
has his standard of what is excellent and desirable, and is terprise. = ==
unable to conceive that any other standard should exist. He
ENGLAND CALLS HIM HOME,
does not contemplate it as possible that he should be wrong,
[Witd THe ‘' FOREST AND STREAM’S'’ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To THE FEB-
but assumes that those whose ideas differ from his own are RUARY ** CENTURY, "|
of necessity short-sighted, stupid and wrong-headed. The OY NE of our young Robin Hood's lately became inspired;
life of a man who deyotes all his energies and all his time to and blew off a bubble after this wise:
fox hunting, cricket and coaching, cannot by any stretch of When erst through Chevy chunky flew,
The bird-bott through the mirky mew,
courtesy be called broad. Nor is there any opportunity to
Then his bubble burst, but a little soap and water started
such an one for development or improvement. We expect him again, This time it was:
that with added years a man’s nature and intelligence shall Blow I my hor tillsome shall eome
grow and mature, that by his reading and his knowledge of To tell me England calls me home,
events his mind shall become as time 2oes on, in some sense a Or may be it ‘ull be Brian Boroo
That calls me home with a pwhilla lew!
storehouse of knowledge from which we may draw intorma-
But still he was not called, Then he wailed:
tion that is of value. But nothing of this kind can take When in the squagey, squashing bog
place with a man whose thoughts are wholly centred on “Tshot the bully, bellowing frog,
some form of outdoor sport. He must of necessity stand Or through the chippy, through and through,
I drave iny arrow, strong and true,
still, so far as mental development is concerned, and, at this I listened Bae England’s cheer
stage of the world’s progress, to stand still is to retrograde. To call me to her beef and beer,
Hvery one else is moving forward, and he who does not make But all I heard was only this,
To scantly fill my earthly bliss:
some advance, even though it be but slow, is sure to fall “Come to me, Maury, if thou must,
behind. But eftsoons get thee up and dust }"
The advantages of a thorough physical education are yery
great, and are coming to be more and more highly appreci- AN EASY READING LESSON.
ated. There is danger, however, that in our respect for the FOR THE LITTLE READERS OF FOREST AND STREAM.
healthy body, the advantages of a healthy and cultivated Ths Man from Town is out on the Duck Pass. He stands on
mind may come to be in some measure overlooked, In the the Point and waits for Ducks to fly by. He has on a White
well-balanced constitution the two must go together to form Shirt, a dark brown Coat, and a black Hat. You cansee him
a Mile off. Here comes a Duck, He is way up in the Sky,
a harmonious and admirahly adjusted whole. Probably the
but the Man will shoot, allthe same. Bang! Bang! Did the
prominence at present given to athleticism in England, does Duck drop? Not much!
but little real harm, but on the other hand, it cannot be de- The Duck flies on. Look! there is 4 puff of Smoke near
nied that there is a vast amount of energy wasted in pursuits that Bush, Hark. Bang! The Duck dropsin the Mud, A
of this character, which, if properly directed in other and Boy wades out and picks him up. Now the Boy is back, out
more useful channels, might do much for the benefit of the of sight, and all is Still.
socicty al large, The Man goes to talk with the Boy. The Boy has an old
SE Gun, all Rust. The Lock is tied on with String. ([ should
»
hate to fire it.) But the Boy has a Nice Pile of Ducks. The
Man has no Dueks at all, but he has Lots of Cash! Now the
Boy has some Cash, and the Man has the Ducks, Seethe Boy
grin! The Man will take the Ducks home, and tell his Wife
that he shot them all, with his Fine New Gun. How Proud
she will be of his Skill! Is it right for the Man to do this?
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. ‘monster ito the boat, where he lay gasping, opening and excited and eager fancy, appears to be built upon the useless
Che Sportsman Cawist closing his massive jaws, as if he would like to grind his ene- eases of cartridges [ have exploded on an empty slomach—
mies with the formidable-looking teeth. for you must know all this shooting has to be done before
On we went ofain, starting myriads of small fry from the breakfast, which is in itself ridiculous, inasmuch as a well-
*CAMP CANUCK,” banks of weeds as we passe, Occasionally a long, slimy fed man is twice as deadly in his aim as the poor wretch
LEAVES FROM A LOG-BOOK,-—VIII. /eel lazily propelled his snaky form beneath the boat, and who has been forcvd out of bed at 5 A. M. and sent shivering
"* Danse, moulin, danse,
tortoises as hig aa tubs went crawling beneth sunken logs into the damp mist of a late October morning.
Danse, moulin, danse!
and rocks. But our chosen game did not appear. At length Packwaukee is not a pretty place, and stands knee-deep in
Wentends tu pas le moulin la-la?
my patience was nigh exhausted, und my eyes rovyed to the ‘sand throughout its dreary length, When you go out on that
grand pine forest that lifted its head in majesty on the bank wretched bridge half the population watch you, and for some
Mentends tn pas le moulin dansev 7
‘of the river. Then I let my gaze fall on the beantcous time business is partially suspendéd. Thave already described
A S the last word of the song rang out loud and clear, and maiden at my side, The light from the grate fell on her with some care the treacherous nature of the bogs and wet
ab; repeated itself again and again in echo and re-echo, lyry, soft, mobile face as she leaned over the side, watching in- prairies, over which I have roamed in every direction since
the miller, parted the bushes behmd me, and stepped out by tently. Her hair, loose from the round cap she generally ill luck planted me in this mud hole, Strange as it may
my canip-tire on the shore, wore, floated back froin her head in a wave, and its auburn appear, the waters of the Fox River.rival in subtle dangers the
Ha, lyry! you're in a jolly mood to-night.” tinge sparkled and shone im the firelight like jeweled gold. quaking bogs around it. Below the calm surface of the
“Phere ig nothing to ery about, Capitaine. TI live, so lam The bare, ‘round arm that held the poisetl shaft was white as river huge snags project nearly to the leyel of the water,
jolly. Is not that cnough? But come, “Toinette waits at the snow, and the shapely outlines of the graceful form were de- and it is no uncommon thing when in 4 canoe to find your-
mill, And she has bad humor, [ can tell you.” picled as a silmouette against the dark background of the pine self suddenly perched on the top of some iree, the locality of
“But Lam not prepared, Ivry. ere is my log-boolk not forest, which you néyer dreamt of. Once impaled in this way the
written up for a week.” “Tf te Capitaine would not regard me he might see te grand great conundrum is how to get afloat again, The least
*Oela ne yaut rien!” snatching the book from my hand. feesh,” said “Toinette, without raismg her eyes from their incaution will assuredly send you ont of your canoe and into
TT shall show you the greatest masqueallonge that you have sicady gave into the water. the water, (it froze hard last night) and once in the water
neyer seen, And——’Toinette has very bad humor to- “ Let us return,” said Ivry, ‘“L think the fish are nof well you naturally perish, Such an end would be uncomfortable,
nifht,” tonight.” though quite in keeping with the principles of the Packwaukee
The log-book should have been written up, and T had de- On the return [ plied the single paddle, while Ivry took his people, who are enthusiastic only on the subject of cold
termined to do it that night: but the St. Lawrence was still turn with the spear, and the Wveneh girl sat at my feet, telling water. Once morning I started out full of hope and breakfast
for the first time that week, and the chance of spearing a me in her patois of the great masqueallonge that nearly and duck shot cartridges, but I had not gone forty yards
large masqueallonge was a temptation; besides, “Toinette dvowned her brother one time by pulling him bodily off the from the principal hotel when I felt my canoe rise beneath
‘had bad humor.” stern of a chalonpe from which he was fishing; and in this me, and in a moment I was mounted on a fiat-headed snag,
“Well, Ivry, Iwill go.” / way we went back to the mill on the ereck, the prattle and Half the village came out to look at me, and it was with the
“Then be quick, Capitaine,” cried the young Wrenchman, laughter of the joyous maiden continuing till we parted for ereatest difficulty that after many judicious struggles I at
telighting his pine torch in the fire, and waving it around his the night at my camp—for they both insisted on accompany- last found myself once more atloat.
_head to start the flame. So away we went, [vry’s muscular ing me through the tangled underbrush to my little shelter T never saw really good shooting here except once or twice
form in advance, parting the thick undergrowth and lighting tent. And as I lay on my couch of aromatic hemlock after on the bridge before breakfast. But shooting before breakfast
the way, while I followed as best I could, stumbling through the ‘“bon-soirs” had been said and ’Toinette had thrown a is always an abomination; and all that nonsense about exercise
_ the tangle of briery thickets that intervened between my s¢- parting kiss to me and then run anvay laughing, I seemed on an empty- stomach is too silly to mislead any sensible per-
cluded camp and the mill, As we entered the clearing near _ still to hear the bird-like laugh and the quaint lisping patois son, If exercise is to be taken on an empty stomach, I leave
the latter a graceful form bounded suddenly from the dark- of the young Wrench maiden, and even in my dreams the it to that class of youthful lunatics who like it. For my own
ness with the spring of an antelope, and a peal of laughter clear voice would now and then ring and reverberate in my part I think it is simply cruel to shoot before breakfast, but
like the trill of a bird sounded in our ears. ears. SENECA, everything in this purgatorial region seems to be graduated on
“Oh, you are there, 'Toinette,” said Tyry, “‘with your ascale of more or less discomfort. Shooting here ceases to
tricks,” be a pleasure and is prostituted to the leyel of a clumsy toil.
Antoinette Girasol was one of those strange beauties that | A WET WEEK IN WISCONSIN. I should like to see comfortable paths and roads made of
are not. seldom seen among the peasants of the Department of / some soft yet not too yielding substance, leading in every
Bure, in north-west France. Waél hair of a rich, light tinge, | A LTMWOUGH a constant reader of Forest AND STREAM, direction likely to be inhabited by birds, In this way IL
almost red in color, she had a pair of deep black eyes, set in | aL I haye never seen the charming yillage of Packwaukee
believe Packwaukee might be made a really pleasant resort for
a complexion of the fairest, and shaded by long lashes and | mentioned in your columns as a hayen of enjoyment for the tired Civil Servant.
arched eyebrows several shades darker than the hai, Her sportsmen; and as I think the place really worthy of men- T have until this moment forgotton to mention an inferest-
ficure was full, but light and graceful, and her carriage evect, | tion, T cull from my note book some hurried remarks jotted ing species of duck called “the Wizard,” so named from the
like that of her brother. Born and bred in the Canadian down during the pleasant month of October. magical way in which it ofttimes escapes even as you stretch
wilderness, she knew nothing of the outside world, and had | Our party numbered three guns, and the men who handled forth your hand to capture it. Most of the ducks here require
a freedom from restraint and an innocent gayety that, in a them were Adrian Corvalli, “Billy” Ruffin and the writer. to be frequently shot, but the Wizard must be fairly riddled
city belle, would have passed for boldness; but in "Toinette | We began shooting sf Praitie du Chien, but owing to hot before he can be bagged. Te is a social duck, usually found
it was only the natural eutcome of her innocent buoyance, wealher and the scarcity of birds of all kinds we were forced
in company, and utters a shrill whistle note not unlike the
As we wended our way to the boat, with both her hands to abandon this place and turn our steps toward Packwaukee; cry of a golden ployer.
clasped on my arm, she was scolding me in her quaint and here I cannot do better than to quote from Corralli’s In a few days I shall turn my face towards the rising sun
broken English (Ivry had lived in the ‘‘settlements,” and journal, who, it will be seen, did not much enjoy his semi- and bid a permanent adieu to Marquette county, which to
‘spoke English better) for keeping her so long waiting, and amphibious éxistence.
declaring her intention of pushing me oyerhoard if f did not Corralli says: I pass over that part of our expedition which me has been little else than a rendezvous for a continued
spear the largest fish. relates Lo Praivie du Chien, a locality famous for the large series of mud baths. I began my holiday in mud; I have
daily wallowed in it since; and in all my schemes for
“An if M’sien Capitaine should nefaire come out of te number of woodcock which are yearly killed on the banks of amusement and exercise I find that mud is the preponderat-
water, I would not. feel not one leetle bit bad at all.” the Mississippi above and below one of the most picturesque
ing ingredient.
Tyry's boat was a -fat-bottomed, homely craft, made of little towns | have ever seen in a country justly celebrated To the stranger who proposes to visit Marquette County I
pine boards as they came out of the mill, In the bow wasa for the wonderfiil beauty of its scenery. I heard of many would say, if possible, xo somewhere else. Should you go
grate of iron, raised on a pole. This the Frenchman filled woodcock, Voth dead and alive, during my brief stay at notwithstanding my warning, be careful never to sit down,
with ‘fat’ pine sticks and knots, and placing “Toinette and Prairie du Chien, but the pleasure with which I listened to except upon a tree, on a fence or behind a haystack, Any-
me side by side in the bow, he pushed the boat from shore, the sportsmen’s tales was somewhat damped by my personal where else you must encounter one of two miseries—either
and standimg im the stern, propelled us down the ercels to experience, which was of the most gloomy character, hn fact to squat in a puddle, or to perforate your hinder person with
the river with powerful strokes of his long-handled paddle. T never saw but one cock, and that was a: poor weak bird,
the prickly sand burrs, which are another of the pests of this
“Make the fire, Capitaine,” said Iyry, as the boat turned Which had been hit before, and was caught by one of the country, which had nearly escaped my truthful pen.
out of the creek and skirted the shore of the great iver. dogs without a shot fired. So much for Prairie du Chien, In saying good-bye, the hardest heart will soften; and it
The match caught the resinous pine in an instant, and the where I hardly pulled a trigger,
blaze was reflected in. the water, laying bare its secrets to Packwaulkee, which is situated on a muddy ereck dignified now remains for me to say that | wish Packwaukee a happy
and prosperous future. The people are kind ancl obliging,
the bottom, The long-handled spears were poised ready to by the name of the Fox River, affords few facilities for sport, and their pumpkin pies will always be remembered by me
atrike, and every nerve and muscle was tense as we strained although you can always see birds flying about, and occa- with gentle and kindly feelings. Cakes and various kinds of
our eyes to catch sight of the expected game. ‘*'Te Capi- sionally even observe them alighting in wild and unaccessible preserved fruits I have secreted in large quantities about my
tauine will lock his foot in that of mine,” said the beauty at places. Ducks and snipe are in the majority; but once person; and I am glad to say that throughout all the troubles
my side, “‘that he may not fall out of te bateau after te eyery two or three years a prairie-chicken may be no- and trials of my western life my appetite has never failed me.
feesh,” at the same time thrusting out a neat foot and round ticed, and there is an octogenarian in the village who | In bidding Packwaukee farewell 1 have few regrets; and
ankle invitingly. Thus seeured I could have watched for hoasts of having seen a bevy of quail when he was a) my principal object in writing these notes is to prevent eager
“lunge” till morning (without fear of falling overboard, boy. The curse of this country is the treacherous char- sportsmen from coming here to perish. Should an untoward
IT mean), and just as I was thinking something to this acter of the soil, which renders pedestrianism not
effect, “Pomette gaye a slight siart, and said in a low tone, only difi@ut but sometimes dangerous, Underneath the fate ever bring me here again, I shall come clad from head to
heel in waterproof clothing, with a life preserver attached to
“A pauche, Tyry; now, Capitaine.” At the same time a smiling surface of the most yerdant pastureland there lurk my stomach, a portable canvas boat light enough for rapid
large masyueallonge appeared almost Weneath me, the slight. | deep: mud-pits ; and quicksands, into which the unwary
transport, and accompanied by a Member of the Royal Hu-
est motion of its fins plainiy visible by the wlare of the light. | traveler is suddenly plunged, generally when he least an- | mane Society equipped with a complete life-saving apparatus
Leaning oyer to strike, it seemed impossible to miss thal huse ticipates such a catastrophe. I haye often been the victim of
of the latest pattern, Thus guarded, and fortified with a
body not five feet away, but its very size told me that it such accidents, and rarely escaped without fillme one or | pint of rye whisky per diem, I may a second time add to the
would not yield without a fierce struggle; so steaclying my both boots with mud and water, and sometimes sinking so sporting literature of the wettest country in the world.
excited neryes | made the blow with all the strength I far as to submerge that portion of my person which a soldier
possessed. Lucky for me that my foot was locked in that of is supposed never to exhibit to his enemy.
the fair "Toiette; and lucky, too, that that support was of Happily this country is largely decorated with haystacks, My friend Adrian Corvalli has since visited other shooting
the stoutest; for had it failed Lwould certainly have gone and beneath their friendly shelter |have many times emptied grounds, and has enjoyed such success that I fear he will re-
heels over head into the river. As it was, the boat turned my boots and allowed my drenched trousers to bask in the turn to Wisconsin no more. His description of his week's
nearly on its side, and the flaming brands from the grate tell sunshine of their lofty summits. But for these happy hay- shooting is slightly melancholy, but I do not think hevyould
all about. stacks I should long since have perished miserably, and I have been so miserable but for the unusual height of the
“Not so quicl, Capitaine,” said Ivry, whose native polite- look back with pleasure to the many contented hours | haye water, which greatly increased the difficullies he mentions
ness would not permit him to laugh at my misfortune. spent beneath them *‘ on the side that’s next the sun,” with such feeling. '
“Some more wood on the fire, and we try again,” There are two yarieties of the snipe (Scolopia rwilsunei!) to The shooting off the bridge really was extremely trying,
Soon a pike appeared on ’Toinette’s side of the lioat, and he found here. One is the common snipe (usually termed by and [ once saw a sportsman get rid of fifty shells for one
Tyry held us immoyable for her to strike. Slowly poisiug Americans jack-snipe) and the other the Montello snipe. The duck. On another occasion | was building a blind close to
the spear the French maiden sunk it silently into the water. latter is & thin and wary bird, which is difficult of approach, an excited Nimrod, who carried a heavy No. 10 muzzle-
The fish, transfixed by the barbed prongs, made the water and when flushed invariably flies into Minnesota, nae or loader and appeared to be shooting heavy charges. A. good
boil with its struggles for 1 moment, but ‘Toinette brouptt it some other of the neighboring States. When killed this bird many broadbills and redheads were flying over, and this
= the surface near her brother, who dettly lifted it into the is so aifennated as to be almost unfit for food, but as nobody shooter must haye fired more than twenty shots without bag-
stern. sticceeds in shooting them this fact is of little consequence. ging a bird. At last I said to him, “If you wish, I will shoot
_ “Tt is more leetle than that M’sieu Capitaine did not get,” The common variety of snipe is much fatter than the Mon- some ducks for you;’ and he at once gave me his gun, my
said the Canadienne, with a smile. tello species, hut eyen these birds rarely fly less than two own shooting iron being in the house, After » few shots I
In a few moments we reached a spot where Iyry assured us railes, and so afford the shooter much health-producing ex- handed him five redheads, greatly to his delight, Indeed, he
the largest fish were known to lurk, and I had not Jooked ereise. wus so pleased that he endeavored to slip a dollar bill into
long hefore 2 yery monster appeared beneath me. This time .Woodeock are not fonnd in Marquette county, where my hand as I moved off to complete my blind. T had to ex-
Imust make no false moye, My hand .irembled with ex- Packwatkee is situated; in fact, beyond the eternal ducks and plain that I required no reward, arid that, like himself, I was
citement, but I got the direction carefully, and though it ap- gymmastic snipe there is nothing to tempt the sportsman shooting only for pleasure. ‘‘Stranger,” said he, ‘you are
peared to point to one side when inserted in the water, I away from the yery excellent shooting which is attainable at yery kind, but please don’t tell my partner how I got these
drove the spear straight down, Instantly 1 felt that it was all points on the Ottawa River and the St, Clair Flats during ducks,” the pai'tner in question being then engaged warming
fast, and the struggles of the fish to escape became terrific, 1 the autumn months. himself at the village. I promised to be silent, and shortly
feared the slender shaft of the spear would break when my Wild geese, with more perception than one would expect afterwards left him blazing away as wild as ever.
» efforts to bring the captive to the surface were resisted, and in an historically stupid bird, invariably pass over this In my western trips [have always observed thal uine-tenths
so [tried to haul him in hand over hand. But Ivry warned région; but | believe that early in the present decade a speci- of the sportsmen I meet shoot behind their birds, not being able
ié to desist, as the spear was not imbedded strongly, It re- men was killed by aman who bore the romantic, yet famil- to calculate correctly the speed at which the ducks are moy-
_ quired no little strength and adroitness to keep a hold on the lav, name of John Smith. In front of the Village and ing. One reads 2 sreat deal concerning the art of fight shoot-
shaft, while the enormous fish lashed and beat the water; spannipe the river is a bridge, over which the ducks fly early ing, but after many yeers’ experience Ido not believe that
but I clung brayely, and at last the masquealonge floated near in the RPT at a height which giyes them yery much the auy tule can be laid down for the successful guidance of
the surface. appearance of being a eross between humming-birds sand young sportsmen, Practice alone can make a man # good
“Tl est hoyé,” * cried Ivry, as by an effort we lifted the bumble-bees. My heart sinks within me as I look back to shot, and eyen then suecess is not assured, unless the shooter
the number of ineffective shots which I have fired ut those has a clear eye, a steady hand, and a cool head,

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8 FOREST
mon;"and as for the practice, Wisconsin, Minnesota and
other States will, under proper game laws, afford an endless
quantity for many years to come.
I have wandered somewhat from the history of our wet
week in Wisconsin, my friend Coryalli haying in a measure
taken the wind out of my sails. Our bag was a fair ove (con-
sidering the weather and other difficulties already described
with so much pathos), and numbered something over three
hundred birds, of which two-thirds were ducks, tle balance
being snipe, with an occasional quail and prairic-chicken.
On the whole, I think Minnesota about as good a State as
the sportsman can visit, and I shall never regret my sojourn
in Marquette County, which must always be one of the
pleasantest memories of my life. RDBAT, -
Orrawa, Canada,
INGLE-SIDE STORIES.
W your issue of the 22d of December last, you did me the
favor to publish “‘A Tale of Lake Waccamaw,” which was
not a figment of the brain, but as near an actual occurrence
as I could possibly describe it from the relation of one of the
parties. The sisnature which I used, on reflection I have
concluded to change, and shall therefore adopt another,
which, if not more appropriate, is at least more agreeable to
my fancy. My readers must bear with me for the seeming
variableness of disposition, Having published the article to
which I refer, Ltrust I shall not seriously offend your good
nature if I occasionally write to you either a serious or
immorous communication upon such subject as may sug-
gest itself to my mind. With perfect confidence that you
will be charitable im your judgment, I now send you a story
which I may have told you when I met you when in the
city of New York, I donot vouch for its truth—but ‘tell
the tale as it was told 10 me.”
Tn the pleasant month of October, 1877, a party of us, all
fond of rural sports, and especially of “‘listening to the cry
that thickened as the chase drew nigh,” in the ardent hope
that some ‘‘antlered monarch of the waste” would pass our
“stand * within easy range of our guns, met by agreement
at the ‘ Mineral Spring,” twelve miles distant from my home,
fully prepared with euns, dogs, and three days’ rations, for a
hunt after deer in the pine lands of that section of country.
Instead of a tent, we occupied a summer house, which was
supplied with bedding and all needful furniture. We sat in
chairs, around the “ingle, blinkin’ bonnily,” and perfected our
arrangements for the morrow’s sport. Each had spun a yarn
of successful hunting—sometimes greatly colored, as is not
unustial with sportsmen, Each had told his tale of bringing
down a buck at marvellously long range, describing with
eat minuteness the superb bunting and tfacking of old
eaye, and Spot, and Trim, and Loud, their *‘ deep-mouthed
bay sounding up the rocky way.” From their own exploits
the company turned into the narrative of incidents which
befel others in ‘‘ the long ago;’ and thus passed the hours un-
til your correspondent paye sundry yawns indicative of a
disposition to try ‘‘ tired nature’s swect restorer,” and sug-
gestive that to him, at least, the pleasures of the couch were
far more attractive than the conversation.
Just about this time one of the party treated his audience to
a story of how “ Old Cap. Joe,” who once lived in the ad- |
joing county of Anson, had invited his neighbor and friend,
the grandfather of the writer, to jom him in a “ fire-hunt”
in his fields on the banks of the Pee Dee. These fields were
infested with deer, which were eating his peas and other-
wise damaging ‘“his grass and herbage.” The story-teller
related how the old musket was loaded with a heayy charge,
the flint duly picked, the frying pan filled with pieces of *‘fat
lichtwood,” the fields cautiously entered, and the huntsmen
* lowering round with prudent cares,” to see if the burning
brands would discern the glitterring eyes of a browsing buck,
After moving about with great caution, ‘‘Cap. Joe,” who
held the pan and gun, whispered to his friend that the glo-
rious sparkle was seen. WNoiselessly he approached the glow-
ing eycballs, and when the proper distance was reached, old
Betsey sent forth her lightning and thunder, the distant hills
across the river took up the sound,
© And echo sprang up from her home in the rock,
And seizing the perishing strain,
Sent the gay challenge with shadowy mock
From mountain to mountain again.”
A heavy leap in the darkness, a stumble, a struggle, and
stillness showed that the aim was exact and the weapon had
done her work. In great joy, the successful sportsman went to
the spot where he expected to be greeted with a sight most
dear to hunters.
‘‘ But mortal pleasure, what art thou in truth ?
The torrent’s smoothness, ere it dash below.”?
Instead of the prostrate form of a deer, he beheld in mortal
agony 4 young colt, whose eyes had decciyed him into a fatal
mistake, and made him the unwilling destroyer of what
micht have become the ‘gallant grey” of some James Pitz
James of the river country. ‘To hide his shame from mor-
tal eye,” the unfortunate nisht-hunter suggested fo his com-
panion that the colt be dragged to the river and thrown into
its gurgling waters, So the old gun was laid down, the light
Was extinguished, and the two entered upon the laborious
close of a too successful adventure. Justas they had reached
the bank of the river, bathed in sweat from the unusual ex-
ercise, and had rested a few minutes, preparatory to the
plunge which they hoped would remove all evidence of their
mishap, ‘‘the morn in russet mantle clad, walked o’er the
dew of the eastern hills,” and by its light ‘old Cap. Joe,”
discovered that the victim was his own property.
At this point in the narrative, another and deeper yawn
from your correspondent was answered by one of Ins com-
panions, who said that the story reminded him of another
case of mistaken identity, which occurred during the preced-
ing year, not fifty miles from where he was then sitting—but
the animal was very unlike a deer, but much like an animal
which serves 4 valuable purpose m agriculture, though his
name is sugeestive of a great lack of wisdom. He begeed
that he might be allowed to narrate it. Your correspondent,
upon the promise being given that this should be the Jast
for the night, gave his reluctant consent, and George KR. pro-
ceeded with great humor to tell the following, which he
averred to be a fact—"‘ he'd be blamed if it wa‘n't.”
During the year 1876, there lived in the adjoining county
a young fellow named Cambyses Day, who edited and pub-
lished one of those weekly (or weakly) luminaries which are
resplendent all over the land, called the Swimborough Gags.
Qo a certain day he started out on a collecting tour, in the
town where he resided, endeavoring to procure a few more
subscribers to his “‘ valuable paper” and some advertisements,
vith the profits of which he lioped to fill his depleted treasury,
By dint of great perseverance he succeeded *‘ beyond his * They said I couldn’t reach the summit of Popocatapetl, | westward, via San Antonio and Fort Clark to Bagle Pass,
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most sanguine expectations,” and having an unusual supply but I did. Men high in authority here warned me
of money, very philosophically concluded that such good for- not to attempt the ascent alone, and assured me that ©
tune entitled him to all the joys of a liberal treat of repeated only my skill as a pistol shot would save me from
nipperkins of whisky and water, for which he had an un- extermination. Very fortunately I was not called upon
fortunate and somewhat ungovernable appetite. Wheneyer for an exhibition of that skill, and haye not added, nor have
he had the wherewithal, or some friend remembered him I been the means of adding, another of those black crosses to
when he was about to “‘quench his raging thirst,” Camby- the large number that line the waysides all over the
ses tarely failed to dizzy his brain and unsteady his steps. country.
He now not only treatéd himself once, but so often that There is abundant cause for alarm, or there has been, as
his body became tod heayy a load for his legs to carry, and the crosses aboye mentioned testify, but the danger to travel
they refused to perform that intended duty. He dropped here is grossly exaggerated. In my trip-to the volcano I did
down in an alley and lay unconscious of the affairs of states not see the slightest indication of danger, though I went un-
and nations for hours, until the stupor had sufficiently jworn attended by any English-speaking companion, was gone three
off to enable him to resume a somewhat tottering loco- days and two nights, and travelled through the pine belt be-
motion. : low the snow-line after nichtfall.
The sun had nearly robed himself ready for.the rosy couch I am free fo confess, however, that I then thought a revyol-
of the earth, when Cambyses rose and started off staggering, ver on the hip better than two at home.
to get his last drink for the day. Confused ideas of newspa- At first glance there may not appear to be any connection
pers, and subscribers, and advertisements ‘‘ roamed through between a volcano 18,000 feet high and a reception in honor
his noddle,” and as he was passing the northeastern corner of of Gen. Grant, but I éstablished such a connection after
the temple of Justice, commonly called the Court House, he leaving the crater of Popocatapetl. Reaching Mexico at 7 in
espied in the gloaming what he took to be a man, and forth- the eyening, at 10 I found myself surrounded by others of
with directed his energies towards the accomplishment of his my species in white kids and ‘‘swallow-tails,” while others
darling but confused ideas of extending his business. Ap- of the same species, but of different sex, floated before my
proaching within a few feet of his fellow being, with a hic- astonished eyes in fluffy clouds of lace and muslin, and in
cup which plainly indicated his intellectual and physical con- silken robes, that made up by the length of one end for what
dition, the knight of the quill thus proceeded to work: they had lost at the other. In the language ot the reporter of
‘“Devenin’, sir! Wan’do dake bes’ baber ever bublished? the evening: ‘The company was one of the most dis-
Full of inf’mation aw’ ’telligence. Won't y’u’scribe? Dollar tinguished and elegant.” Gen. Grant, as the guest of the
a year, Ladest news from all barts of worl’. Wat's your eyening, had a place assigned him, with his wife and niece
business? Ady’tise an you'll git rich. Lawyer? Ady’tise in on either side of him, but he soon got restless, and moved
Bag-us and you'll git cases, Doctor? Ady'tise and beeple about chatting with the puests: What particularly delighted
willsend for you. Shoemaker? Ady’tiseand you'll git work. me was to find that he had been up Popocatapetl; here, at
You don’t say nothing. That's the way with you blamed fools— least, we met on common ground. “‘It was,” said he,
you don’t know nothing—don’t read papers. You ain't heerd ‘‘nearly 34 years ago, in 1847, that a party of us rode up the
of the scandal, and the Fort Still business, and you don’t mountain to the snow line, and, after passing a miserable
know this is Stennial year, and they’ve got a big show at night in a roofless shed, climbed up the cone.” That was at
Philadelphy. Well, if you won't ’scribe, Pll give you a a period before your correspondent had begun to think of
| paper, you blamed fool.” So, pulling a copy of the last edi- climbing mountains, but we compared notes, and found that
tion from his capacious pocket, he formally presented it with the old ‘‘hill that smokes” had not changed much in the
a vigorous gesture to his illiterate friend, remarking: ‘‘ Take generation of time that had intervened between our respective
it, read it, and youll know everything.” Cambyses had trips,
staggered into undue proximity to his friend, who had Perhaps it is not every man who can bring within the com-
retreated as far as the talker would allow, and being unable pass of a single week the ascent of a voleano, a ministerial
to get further, answered the friendly offer by a loud but de- reception, a bull fight and a banquet. Yet that is what I
spairing Yazo-hoo-yaw-hoo-yaw-hoo. The appreciative listener haye done, and still survive. Perhaps, again, if I had re-
was nothing but a little mule, which a darkey had ridden to yersed the order of this arrangement, commenced with the
the town in the morning and hitched by a rope to a small banquet and bull fight, and ended with the volcano, 1 should
ailanthus bush, which grew from the corner of the Court not have escaped the crater, and should not have been spared
House. The answer brought for the first time to the befud- to sit, as I was, quietly in my own room on the housetop and
dled mind of Cambyses that his auditor, though exactly fit- chronicle these facts. The climb into space may haye
ted to be his companion at that time, was not exactly ready sharpened my appetite, and the rarefied air may haye created
either to ‘‘’scribe” or ‘‘adv'tise’” his business in the Gag-us. a vacuum, by internal pressure outward, but, whatever the
Wherenpon he turned on his heel as wellas he could and cause, I enjoyed everything but the bull-fight, The banquet,
ended the colloquy (?) by saying, “1 thought you were a especivlly, was a thing to be remembered, and the dainty
blamed long-eared fool.” gilt-bordered mew (which I enclose), a thing to be worn oyer
And then, teller and listener all hastily disrobed, lay one’s heart or stomach—as the choicest kind of a liver
quictly down upon couches which were luxurious, and before pad—as a cure for all digestive troubles, as a model of
many minutes had elapsed, your correspondent was serenad- menus.
ing his companions with snorous music, which ‘made We sat down to the fight at one o’clock, and for four
night hideous,” and which they were uncharitable enough hours the battle waxed and waned; one by one the outworks
to say were not quite equal to the harmonious notes of the of the enemy were carried, one by one they fell before us un-
Chinese gong when it announces that dinner is ready for a til we had waded right through that luscious bill of fare.
hungry guest. WELLS. Nor lack was there of speech to edify, and music to encour-
Prye Woops, N. C., January, 1882. age us. One by one the musicians strageled in—the horn,
the harp and the big bull fiddle—until the air above was re-
sonant with harmony that drowned the gnashine of teeth
RANDOM SHOTS FROM MEXICO. below. The band was in the gallery.
66(\ PEAKING of cannon,” as the man said who stamped his The * Tiyoli San Cosme” is one of the loveliest of these
\.) foot on the floor at a public dinner, with the remark that wardens for feasting and pleasure that adorn the suburbs of
a noise like that suggested a story about suns, reminds me of a Mexico; great eucalyptus and other trees rise above gardens
little shooting experience I might have had in Mexico. The of flowers, little kiosks and rustic retreats. The air was
fragrant with the odor of flowers and alive with the music of
first room I had in the City of Mexico was on top of a roof,
and was loopholed like a fortress. To my great joy, I found birds; the day was one of the perfect ones that Mexico gives
so. often, in requital for her many other defects, and the
it was considered the unsafest position in the city, and that
it was a week to be remembered when that room hadn’t been bright sun and cool breeze acted conjointly in producing ar
robbed, It was a source of satisfaction to me that I was in atmosphere electric and bracing. In the great hall, hung
a measure prepared for robbers. Before going to Mexico I with garlands and displaying that profusion of flowers for
had perfected myself to that degree in pistol-shooting that which Mexico is famous, the tables were spread.
when I pulled the trigger I generally hit something. Acting Ranged down the tables, right and left, were the ninety
upon the advice of a friend, I went out into the country, an guests, scarce a man among them without a title. There
sticking a card—one of the circular yariety—up against a were ministers, congressmen, counts, generals and colonels,
but there was nobody of less degree than a captain, Titles
snow-bank, commenced to perforate it full of holes. Some-
were the order of the day, and, when some one, casting
how, it didn’t perforate worth a cent, though I finally suc-
ceeded in making several holes in the snow-bank. By draw- about for a handle to my name, called me professor, I did
ing rings about the card, and gradually restricting their diam- not resent it as 1 ought.
All this is now but a reminiscence; but the memory of
eter, I hoped eventually to get down to the center and knock
the spots out of that card every time. But after going into that banquet still remains, to cheer me when the larder is
the country many times and spending much money for car low and the wolf howling around the door. OBBR, —
tickets and Sie eg Thad only suecceded in getting within
ten feet of the card. SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.
There must be something wrong with the reyolver, and I
took it. to a friend, a noted pistol-shot, for him to examine. ie International Railroad of Texas, by way of Austin
He took me down to his private shooting gallery, requested and San Antonio, has recently been completed to La-
his secretary to hold up his segar between his fingers, and at redo, on the Rio Grande, and is now being built onward to
ten paces shot the ashes from that segar, which the secretary the city of Mexico, thig road and the Texas and Mexican
coolly placed in his mouth and went on smoking. Then he Railway from Corpus Christi to Laredo also being extended
stuck a ‘‘nickel” in the cork of a demijohn and knocked it to various points in Mexico; also the Sunset road from San
off time after time. Handing the revolver to me, he re- Antonio northwestward to El Paso, with a branch to Eagle
marked: ‘'This is as good a pistol as any Ihave in my col- Pass on the Rio Grande. This last road, it is said, will be
lection; now you try it.” I wanted his secretary to hold up finished to Eagle Pass the present winter. These railroads,
the sezar and let me shoot off the ashes, but he said he ‘* wasn’t mostly built in 1881, have rendered easy of access a fine re-
holding up segars any more that morning,” and so I con- gion of prairie and woodland, river and stream in South
tented myself with the nickel and demijohn, And here oe- western Texas, Here deer and wild turkeys abound, also
three or four species of quail or partridges ; also, in the win-
curred one of the most inexplicable things within the range
of natural philosophy; ]_made a discovery in gravitation ter, wild geese and ducks. I know this, having spent a large
second only to that of Newton. portion of the summer and fall in Southwestern Texas, bota-
I fired at the nickel and
slpuch the demijoln! nizing and also in getting wood specimens of the trees pecu-
The value of the discovery lies in this: That the force of liar to that region for the American Museum of Natural His-
gravity had exerted a downward attraction so great as to di- tory in Central Park, New York, and also for the Depart-
yert a pistol ball one foot from its course in traversing 30 feet ment of Forestry of the United States Census Bureau. I
of space. It was very gratifying, not only to haye made will tell more about the trees in a future article, for many of
such a discovery, but to be able to hit something ! them are little known even to botanists.
Ea if I could, by firing at a nickel on the cork ofa Southwestern Texas is a much more fertile and attractive
| demijohn, hit the latter, the converse must also be true, and, region than is generally supposed. Its dry climate and prai-
by firing at a demijohn on a nickel, I should hit the coin. ries covered with nutritious native grasses have made stock
Allowing, then, the nickel to represent the head of a man, raising the principal business of the inhabitants, who have
and the ‘demijohn his body, by firing at the former I should flocks of sheep, herds of cattle and horses nuntbered by the
be sure to plug him somewhere In a vital part; and (to be on thousand, and lands fenced of many thousand acres. This
the safe side of the above-expounded law of gravity), 1f 1 business has been and is very profitable-large fortunes have
wished to shoot a maninithe brain, Iwould only have to been made and are being made by it.
stand him on his head and fire at his lungs. The country is leyel or gently undulating, with hill and
This was the state of things when I learned of the danger- valley, all gradually rising from the Gulf of Mexico north-
ous reputation of my abode; serenely confident in my skill as ward, San Antonio and Austin being about 400 fect above the
a marksman, I surrounded myself with my weapons, and re- sea, and the hills of the eretaceous rocks in the vicinity and
posed Wnomolested. north of these places are 1,000 or more feet higher, Austin
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the line is near the southern boundary of the cretaceous rocks sentto New York, I feel like saying that Daye presents the best worms is to fertilize the earth by passimg it through their
of Texas, south of which is the tertiary formation. specimen of taxidermist skill I haye eyer seen; and that I bodies, why do they only follow in man’s footsteps? ‘Why do
It is a health-giving region, especially to those haying lung firmly believe if anybody could make that bird twitter again, they not operate in new soils, and prepare them for human
complaints. ere there is pure air, with cool breezes from Fred. Sauter, the naturalist, of 199 William strect, could occupation?
the Gulf of Mexico in summer. The days of winter are do if. TB, Ay To criticize any theory of Darwin, may be considered by
mostly bright and clear, seldom too cold to make exercise in Hicutstown, N. J. his disciples as great presumption, and to dissent from him
the open air unpleasant to the inyalid, ; rank heresy; but that seems to be a connection between earth
All sportsmen and invalids who loye hunting or the study STRANGE HABITS OF BEAVER. worms and the dung heap, which has not been noticed in
of nature in its varied forms, especially botany, entomology, I WAS greatly surprised, two months ago, on entering a this volume of three hundred pages. 8. CC.
ornithology or zoology, can find here a country which will trapper's camp in the White River bottoms, about eighty
be apt to give them health, also much pleasure and useful miles from its mouth, to find several fresh beaver pelts hang-
knowledge. . ENEMIES OF GAME BIRDS.
ing up. I asked the trapper where they came from. He an-
It is important that those who have diseased livers or lungs swered ‘‘I cotched ’em round hyah.” Now, as this camp Editor Forest and Stream?
or throats should have some pleasant employment when exer- was several miles from any high‘and, and as the country all In your issue of Jan. 26, [notice you seem to doubt my
cising in the open air to diyert their minds from the thoughts around for at Jeast five miles overflowed from one to twenty | assertion about the sharp-shinned hawk and sparrow hawk,
of disease, This is why the sportsman’s life is so healthy; feet in depth, usually as early as February, I thought it a and give the impression that my statementis an opinion only.
and still more so are the studies of nature in the field, for very queer place for beavers to inhabit. I got all the infor~ Now I will ¢o into more particulars, as I seem to have failed
they can be pursued and enjoyed anywhere in the country. mation about them from the trapper that I could, and found to convey clearly before that I knew them to be dangerous
But new fields are best for all, hence the Supenee advantages him a yery skillful trapper and quite an intelligent and very to quail. Isaw twice on my late trip, while quail shooting,
of Southwestern Texas. ..B, BUCKLEY, observing man. He had trapped for beaver in the Northern the sharp-shinned hawk with a full grown quailin its clutches
Avsrry, Texas, January, 1582, States and in the Rocky Mountains. When he came here no | barely able to fly, in fact unable to rise above a foot or two
one knew of there being such a thing as a beaver in the coun- over the svound on account of the weight of the bird. The
Tue Fort Clark ews, Kinney county, Texas, says: “‘We try. But when trapping in the bottoms he found quite plen- man with whom I was shooting also saw it and we killed
learn that the Keene boys recently killed forty-two deer in titully many unmistakable signs of beaver, namely, where them both. The balance of the quail were badly frightened
five days. Pretty good sport for the time spent. It seems they had cut down trees, their tracks, etc., but no dams or and scattered all over the field. LInoticed every day these
almost cruel to ruthlessly kill the animals for no other pur- houses. He set his traps in the regulation style to catch small hawks hunting out cover where I knew the quail lived.
pose than that of securing their skins,” The Henrietta heayer, and ‘‘cotched” them, sure enough. I asked him I was told there that both these hawks. were exceedingly
Shield, Clay county, says: ‘‘Mr. P. A. Brown, from the how and where they lived, and how they managed in the troublesome and bold, and would kill a hali-prown chicken
Little Wichita River, brought into town a splendid lot of long overflow, lasting often from the last of January into —that they were, in fact, the most troublesome hawk they
wild game Tuesday. There were three fat turkeys, a dozen June, His opinion was that when there was no overtlow had, being so small and quiet they had an advantage over
squirrels, a lot of cotton-tails, an opossum, three or four va- they lived much as otters do, namely, in burrows in the the larger kind and were better able to surprise their prey.
rieties of ducks, some quail, and half a dozen kinds of small ground, or rather houses hollowed out in the steep banks of They considered that 100 quail a year was about the ayerage
ar They were all nicely dressed and as fat as butter the lakes and bays, having no place of ingress or exit except each hawk killed. This, of course, is mere conjecture.
alls, under the surface of the water below low water mark. The English snipe I spoke of was 4 full-grown bird, killed
For the information of your readers I will add that Kinney These lakes and bays in the bottoms of the lower White in the open meadow in full view of my friend who shot the
county is the third county west of Bexar county, of which River are peculiar, The larger of them are undoubtedly old hawk which proyed to be a sparrow hawk. I have only to
the city of San Antonio is the county seat. A railroad now river beds, or channels, where the White River has once add that I have spoken to several good sportsmen and natu-
Tuns from San Antonio direct to Fort Clark, and will soon flowed: others—the smaller—haye been scooped out by the ralists on the subject, and they agree with me entirely,
be completed to FE] Paso on the Rio Grande, and thence to riyer when rising rapidly, when there is no back water from W. HoLsyrton.
San Francisco, A railroad also runs from Denison, west to the rivers below, flowing across the bottoms with a strong | [We are glad to receive the above interesting particulars
Gainesville, where a daily stage runs to Henrietta. Most of current. The larger and some of the smaller of them are from Mr. Holberton, We certainly did fail to understand
the Little Wichita River is in Clay county, and the country usually deep, their bottoms on a level with that of the river, him as doing anything more than expressing an opinion,
in both Kinney and Clay counties is mostly open prairie and which is a deep stream and filled the year around with clear, Facts and details are required in matters of this kind, and
easy hunting grounds. The string of Mr. Brown shows the comparatively cool water. They swarm with black bass and these we now have, It is hardly necessary for us to say that
splendid variety of game to be found here. He probably re- other fishes. Here, then, the beaver has assumed habits if Mr. Holberton had told us that he knew the small hawks
tained his venison for family use. suited to his surroundings. He dams not for fear he may were dangerous to quail we should have accepted his state-
J hunted over these grounds in 1852-8-4-5, when game be dammed, or rather he don’t ‘haf to.” He stores up little ment without a word. |
was yery abundant, and I see there is much there yet. or n0 supply of winter food, for the door of his house is sel-
H, W. Merrinn. dom closed by ice. He builds no houses, for the reason that, DECREASE OF GAME BIRDS.
good architect as he is, he could not build them high enough
to get out of the wet. Our trapper thought these White Editor Forest and Stream: Norte BLooMFiErp, O., Jan. 24, °82.
dlatuyal History. River beavers built a temporary house on a large hollow log
during the overflow, but this is only guess work and nota I have read with regret the various articles that have ap-
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proven fact in natural history. But itis a fact that beavers peared of late in Forest AND STREAM, regarding the growing
are here, cut down trees, and build neither visible houses nor
scarcity of ruffed grouse throughout the land, I was well
DAVE. aware that their numbers had been rapidly diminishing in
dams. How they pass the two to four months of overflow
(xe day in June last a friend whose business calls him remains to be found out. these parts for some years past—but had hoped for better
daily to the woods, and who thinks that about the Is it not an entirely new fact in natural history that the
things elsewhere.
smartest trick in the world is to get a joke on an editor, beaver is occupying a region so peculiar as this? Of course Isee some of your Eastern correspondents attribute the
brought to the sanctum a something or other, and went his they have been known to inhabit places liable to overflow by scarcity of grouse in their localities largely to the tick, and
way. We examined the donation and decided at once that spring freshets, lasting for a considerable period, but here the give reasonable proof of it. Others think the red squirrel is
it was a bird. We claim considerable credit for that de- overfiow is liable to begin in mid-winter and last until June. | playing the mischief. But I very much doubt if either are
cision, for not a sign of feather or wing did it show. A ball Since writing the above I have had a chance to interview in any degree responsible for their scarcity in this yicinity.
or lump of pure white down, with eyes and a bill on the top one of the oldest settlers, an observing man. He says that It is true an occasional tick is to be found on an old bird; and
of it, and claws on the bottom of it—that was about all. although I have shot several hundred during the past few years,
during the time of the overflow these White River beavers do and probably seen as many more that have been killed by
We took the nondescript home, and it was at once adopted not stay in the bottoms, hut come to the high lands on the
by the boy, who has a boy’s turn for pets of all kinds. In west side. Jasked him how he knew this, He said ‘ that other guns, I have yet to. see the first one not in prime
fact I may as well admit that the queer little bunch of fuzz he had often heard them slapping the water with their tails.” condition, and have only heard of one. Nor have I reasona-
won the affections of the whole family from the start, It had T have also conversed with another trapper who has trapped hle grounds for thinking either the tick or red squirrel molest,
a clumsy way of walking on its elbows, and a bright intelli- here thirteen years. He also said that they go to lands that the young in this country—but the very best reasons for
gent look out of its large eyes that were quite taking. It did do not overflow, where he had often seen their ‘‘sirn,” assuming the contrary.
not take Dr. Coues’ ‘‘ Key ” to decide that it was some kind where they had fed, ete , and what is more to the point, that The unmerciful manner in which our grouse haye been
of a hawk, but what kind was an important question if we they do not bring forth their young until June or later, This trimmed by resident and non-resident sportsmen during the
wanted to ‘raise it by hand.” What would it eat—fish, is, [ think, correct, for some pelts I have seen taken late the past few years is, I think, the principal cause of their present
flesh or fowl? At first we feared it might be a fish-hawk, scarcity with us.
past fall were not more than one-fourth grown. This hunter
and were greatly relieved when it accepted bits of fresh also said that beayer were quite plenty on the Bayou Metoe, Foxes, cats and skunks are allamore or less destructive to
meat. But the next day when some minnows were brought astream twenty miles west of here, where they had-dams like all ground-roosting birds; and long protracted storms during
in by a boy who heard that we had a fish-hawk, we were good old-fashioned beaver; also that there are beaver at many the nesting season, 1 think, contribute nota little to the de-
chagrined to see Dave gobble them down as fast as they were other points in this State. struction of very young broods—particularly along river bot-
offered. We soon lost all confidence in these signs, for we Deer, bear, turkeys, ducks, geese, squirrels, raccoons, toms and on low ground, and I have the very best of reason
found that fresh meat, birds, mice, toads or fish, were equally opossums, quail, prairie chickens and rabbits are very plenti- for thinking our freshet which came in the early part of last
welcome to the young gourmand. And how he grew. In three ful here at present, and large bags and fine sport can be had. } June cost us many a brood, as young birds were seldom met
weeks he was full feathered, and in three weeks more reached The weather has for the most part been fine, warm and dry, with later than that, or during the shooting season.
his adult size and strength. Then we were able to deter- but just now we are having a wet spell, and the streams and Another thing that stands greatly in the way of any rapid
mine his species, and found that we had tamed a pigeon- tiyers are ‘‘ going on a high.” BYRNE. increase of our noble game bird is the fact that a very great
hawk, and that his proper title was Accipeter fuscus, although majority of them are not of that gender that could reasonably
Crocknrr’s Buurr, Ark., 1882.
we always called him Daye, for the friend who brought him in. be expected to devote any great portion of their time to family
During the summer Dave went with us to our summer home, cares, preferring as it seems during the entire summer and
and it was about all the boy wanted to do to catch fish and THE WORK OF EARTH WORMS. early fall to give themselves up to meditation, and caring
other food enough for him. He was tamed, or more nearly SAC are have usually looked upon earth worms as only for their lordly selyes.
tamed than we had eyer supposed a hawk could be. We chiefly valuable for fish bait, but Mr. Darwin *tells us Still, regardless of their natural enemies and unfortunate
kept him tethered to his perch, but this became more a thing that they change the earth’s surface, swallow and bury rocks, hindrances, I think a little prudent care on the part of our
of convenience than necessity, for although he often loosed fill up valleys, and that they have buried ancient cities, and sportsmen would enable their numbers to so increase as to
his bonds and sometimes visited the chimney top, the orchard finally, that the upper crust. of the earth has passed through give us an occasional fair day’s sport for some years to come,
or the woods, as soon as he found himself away from his their bodies. Further, that this low order of beings, although providing the pot hunters only confine themselves to other
home and friends he would sit and scream until some one blind and deaf, possess some mental powers and much mus- territory, but so long as they continue to overrun ours,
came for him. He apparently lost some of the characteris- cular strength. By extensive observations and many experi- there is little encouragement for us to do other than make
tics of his race, especially so far as killing anything for food, ments, Mr. Darwin seeks to substantiate these claims. it as discouraging as possible for them. BUCKEYE.
and the chickens and sparrows gathered with impunity the Jt has been the custom of some religionists to take the worm
crumbs from his table. We must admit, however, that to- as the type of humility, and to call themselves ‘‘ worms of Wath anp Gray RAsrerrs—Cortland, N. Y¥., Jan. 20,
" ward a dog he ever kept one eye open, and neither a mouse the dust.” If Mr. Darwin's estimate of the geological impor- 1882.—A party from town a short time since came back home
nor a toad eyer escaped if within his reach. It may be tance of these creatures be correct, perhaps it will be neces- from a rabbit hunt, bringing with them six white rabbits. This
worthy of mention that, while he fairly doted on toads, he sary to look still lower in the scale of creation for a compari- is quite remarkable these days, as it was supposed the old-
would never touch a frog at his hungriest times. son, even to the Protozoa possibly. fashioned white rabbit was nearly exterminated in this sec-
He knew every member of the family, and when spoken to Shakespeare seems to have anticipated the importance of tion. Please inform me by what means the gray rabbit
or caressed would twitter and chirp with great expression. the worm—he makes Hamlet say: deposes or is the means of driving away the larse white
He would always answer when his name was called, and fly “Your worm is your only emperor for diet—wwe fat all yariety.—Mic. [Does it do so? We have found both species
to the shoulder of his owner to befed. In fact he was a Creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggois.* abundant in Massachusetts in the same localities, The larger
good bird and we loved him. Imagine, then, if you can, my species isthe more boreal in habitat of the two, and gradually
eelings when on coming home one day I found only his I believe it is a fact, well-known to anglers at least, that in replaces it as we proceed further north.|
dead carcass, riddled by a load of shot that some thought- North America there are no earth worms in the wilderness.
less (?) boy had poured into him during the absence of the Only in cultivated ground, like old fields and gardens, can
Crows as Nest Ropsers.—l know from personal obserya-
family on Christmas. Just while I was feeling the worst they be found. I have searched for them in yain in the
tion that the crow is a merciless thief and will rob any other
there came a memory of something that I had seen in the woods and on the prairies, in the Adirondack wilderness, and
bird’s nest it can find, of either eges or young, which they
Forest 4Np STREAM, and hunting up my in Canada, in Maine and in Florida, in Georgia and in Colo- | carry away to their own nests to feed their young on. Dur-
last volume I soon
had my eye upon these words: ‘ Particular pains taken in rado; ane I have never found them except in long cultivated ing their nesting season the crow may be seen almost any
mounting pet birds.” That was the man forme. No com- rounds. . time of day stealing noiselessly about searching for the aboye
mon skinner, who makes a living by dressing skunk hides or : In Chicago, in 1840, earth worms were only to be found in food. Now and then he is seen fora moment gathering or
putting up birds for the milliners, could have had the job; an old garden attached to the Fort. hovering over a certain place and to fly rapidly away, An
but aman who has judgment enough to advertise, and deli- When it is asserted ‘‘ that long before man existed, the land examination of the spot will usually reveal an empty and
cacy of feeling enough to take ‘‘ particular pains with pet was seen ploughed by worms,” this may be correct as torn nest. So it is true that the crow will destroy a whole
birds,” he is our man. So we expressed the remains to New regards England, but that island is but a speck on the map brood of birds at once, and I believe that a reward or bounty
York, and now, as we write this, with the family all around of the globe, should be offered for their heads.—G, W. E,
us, there sits Dave on the top of our desk “just as natural as Lf, as we are to infer from this book, the business of earth
lite,” only he doesn’t chirp. I have seen some good work in THE conFusioN in the Forest AND STREAM office, catised
that line (have done some myself that I am not ashamed of), *°“ The Formation of pene Mold throu; h the Action of Worms,
with observations on their habits... By ‘harles Darwin, D.D.D., by the fire last Tuesday morning, has caused sume necessary
but when I remember what a mangled bloody bunch of hawk I F.R.S, New York, Appleton & Co,, 1882. |interruption of the smooth routine of the paper,
 FOREST AND STREAM, (Fen, 2, 1888.

Gane Bag and Ganj. year of vigorous prosecutions 4 great change in public senii- SS ua Cuicago, Tnn., Jan, 17,
ment began to fake place, people saw the club were rieht Dr, B.S. Tolines, President Michigan Sportsmans Association:
and rallied to their support, and the past year there had heen — Duar Sm—I regret much that I shall not he able to attend
i]
scarcely any violations of the game Jaw. The farmers’ boys your aunual mesting, bub I am compelled to be present to-
THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION. and country people generally in his section, lie believed, morrow night (the Tith) at the meeting of ‘The Sportsman’s
and Game Dealers’ Association of Chicago, for the Seo echt
Tue Seyenrn Annuan Meeting uep ar Bast SAcrNaw, were observing the law, for which he gaye {lic State Associ- of Game and Fish,” haying been one of those appointed ut the
JAN» 17 AND 18. FuLt Rerorr of A Yury Intnresr- tion eredit in having procured the present law and organized previous miecting to draft the constitution and by-laws.
™@ AND ProriraAsrm Manone, ; its axiliary chibs. itis my desire to draw the athention of the Michigan Sporte-
HE Seventh Annual Meeting of the Michizan Sportmen’s Mr. Highy said the lasy had had a like ood cffect in the. man's Association to this new organization, T have heen for
Association was held at Hast Saginaw, on Tuesday and yicinity of Jackson; that their club had met with the same | four years trying to form it, bub until recently it was not
practicable.
Wednesday, Jan, 17 and 18, and was well attended, and great opposition at the start: but when the farmers came to see advantages T expect Tt was myintention to have written at length the
to accrue from it, but unfortumately busi-
interest was manifested, notwithstanding the fact that the the good effects of the law and to understand the motives of ness has pressed me so closely that I have mot
Legislature does not meet this winter, and it being what the sportsmen, their opposition had ceaged, been able to do
jit. Limnst, therefore, request you to pss in lieu of it, the
might be called the ‘‘off year? was expected to have an effect Mr, Humphrey, of the Chitago Gun Club, reerctted the enclosed containing my remarks, condensed before the meet
to reduce both interest and attendance, violations which were going on constantly in his seclion of mg ae also the expression of the opinions of others, and the
the State, but as they were almost wholly iby settlers with result,
TUESDAY MORNING SHSSION, large families to feed, he had not the heart to prosecute them, At the meeting to-morrow night active service will be taken
The convention met in the Common Council rooms, and and should not do so. He thought the practice of catching | towards a National Meetine,
was called to order by the President, Dr. H. D, Holmes, of live decr on the snow crust and tying them up an outrage i have received many letters from the Hast as wells from
Grand Rapids, who expressed his pleasure in seeing present which should be summarily dealt with, as the deer invariably the West, favoring the movement, I hope the Michigan
s0 many friends of game protection and irue sportsmanship, died. One man had cight tied up in his barn alive, and all Sportsman’s Association will look upon it as favorably,
and complimented the association on the straightforward died. ‘These men claimed they knew of no law for the pro- As I look back to six years azo I cannot but realize how
touch has been done in the interval towards the hetter protec-
manner in which it had since its*organization adhered to the tection of game. A justice of the peace fined them one dol- tion of game. For whrat has been done the Michizan Sports
objects of its formation, the protection of game and fish, lar and costs each and let them off. Killing out of season by man's Association is entitled to much credit, here is uch
The President compared the meetings of this association with lazy vagabond’ goes on daily, but it is almost impossible to yet to be done, aud if every other State Association was like
the annual meetings of some other Stute associations “for the catch them it if, and itwasa difficult problem for tle club the Michigan Sota Association, ih would not be lone
protection of same and fish,” which are devoted solely to trap to deal with, ‘The deer in Northern Michigan were tapidly before ve should have réached that position in the protection
shooting for money and prizes, while any action in the direc- becoming extinct, and were much scarcer this year than of game and fish of America, which every game and fish pro-
tion of a better protection to fur, fin and feather seems entirely last. Five out of every six deer caught in’Cheyhoygan county tector yearns for. But, unfortunately, the Michigan Sports-
Tnan’s Association is as conspictions among State portsman’s
forgotten. An association based upon the plan of work of were does, and five out of six of those does were found to Assoniations for its interests and efforts in the protection of
the Michigan Association, was considered a great experiment have twin fawns within them, and the wanton slaughtor of game and fish as other associations are for the absence of all
at its organization, but the infant had steadily grown from deer was yery great, Other delegates recited their experi- interest and all efforts in that direetion. :
weakness to a healthy maturity and acknowledged influence, ences, all going to show that the work of the Sirte Associa- i hope your associntion will ever continue in the noble work
and this he attributed very largely to the fact that trap-shoots tion was having its effect, and that 2 great change in popular +t bas undertaken,
and pigeon tournaments were rigidly ruled out from the sentiment was going on all over the State. 4nd, in conclusion, let me personally, as a sportsman and
annual gatherings, he President hoped the present meet- Secretary Mershon then read the following ietters: game protector, thank the Michigan Sportsman's Association
ing would be equally prolific in wise counsels and good for what they haye done, Yours very truly, ¥. RowE.
Fonp pu Lac, Wis., Jan, 4, 1882.
results as its predecessors, and closed by appointing A. H. W. B. Mershon, Secretary Michigan Sportsmen's Association: The secretary then read the following article referred to:
Mershon, A. J. Keeney and R, Mudge, committee on creden- Tt affords me pleasure to acknowledge your fayor inclesing “The chairman stated the object of the meeting and drew
tials. On motion, the report of committee waSdeferred until the notice of your annual meeting on the 17th, and to assure | attention to the incongruities and absurdities existing in the
the afternoon session, and the meeting adjourned until2P. M. you that it would bea great satistaction to accept your cor- game laws of the different States, and the necessity for har-
dial invitation to be preset monizine them. So long as the Hasterh and some of the
TUESDAY ANTERNOON SESSION. While I am unable to do this, I desire to congratulate you Western markets were kept open for the sale of gammesone or
After reading minutes of previous meeting, the committee on the noble and progressive course of the Michizan Associa- two months after the Chicago market closed, the gume law of
on credentials reported clubs represented us follows: tion, and have reason to believe that there will be no abate- Hinois would be wholly inoperative beyond the city of
ment of the zeal manifested in former years. | Chicago and) other cities of Illinois, and would totally defeat
Central Oily Sportsman's Association, Jackson—S. Mdward Rogers, | As the especial attention of your coming meeting is being the measures of other Western States, the game laws of which
Mayor Cyrus W. Higby, George Colley, Nelson W. Burkhardt, George
FP, Shurwood. directed to the enforcemect of your laws, it may not be. were similar in provisions to that of Illinois in preserving the
Kent County Sportsman's Chih, Grand Rapids—Dr. H. S. Holmes, uninteresting for me to state that your non-export law | game. Even if all the game of the country centered in the
Dr. J. CG. Parker, George A, Gould, worked grandly in the upper peninsula last season, and was state of Minois, what would it avail for the season to close in
Hastings Sportsman’s Club, Hastings—Royal Mudge, W. R. Geer. ube means of sayimg more deer than all other statutes com- illinois, January 5, while the St. Louis and Bastern markets
tee Point Shooting Club, Erie, Monroe County—A. J. Keeney, Levi med. 2 kept open for one or two months longer? But when the game
Orrin.
Saginaw Sportsman’s Clnb, Saginaw—E. J. Peck, E. N. Briggs, E.R.
No doubt instances of flagrant violations can be cited, but of [linois at the present time, owing to the outrageous slaugh-
MeCarty, R. J. Birney, James Jerome. the great throng of poachers have been restrained by this ter, amounted to but an infinitessimal portion of the game of
East Saginaw Game Protection Club, Hast Saginaw—a. H. Mershon, | restriction, the United States, and the Chicazo mike eet was to a great ex-
J. R. Livingston, D, R. Brown, George L. Remington, H. B. Roney. Your association is under lasting obligations to the North- tent an entrepot for Bastern markets, it ssemed the policy of
Bay City Shooting and Fishing Club, Bay City—C. L, Collins, ¥. H, western Railway management for the effective manner that wisdom to take such steps as would bring the date to that of
Bolly, FP. L. Westover, E. Q. Ingersoll, R. P. Gustin, has characterized the enforcement of the law. other taarkets, if by extending the open season for the sale of
Battle Creek Sportsman's Association, Battle Cresk—N. A. Osgood, rom personal correspondence with the attorney of the road, game to Webrnary 1, other States eould be induced to close
Mayor EB. GC. Nichols.
Pt, Mouillie Shootiug Club; Detroit—B. H. Gilman. and repeated inquiries at different stations on the line, Twas their season at the same time. A month would then have
Howell Game Glib, Howell, MichChas. G. Jewett, Henry D. fully satisfied the management seconded your enactments, been gained in the important markets of the country, and as
Wilber, D. H. Rupert, 8. F. Mulliken, H, B. Blackman. During my stay in the woods last season, I met the same old the general sentiment of the game dealers was to rigidly en-
Cheyhoygan Game Club. Cheyboygan—Chas, J. Kitchen, W. 8: parties of gentlemen sportsmen from other States, and while force the law if extended to that date, their co-operation
Humphrey. many of them would have enjoyed carrying out a saddle of would be gained, which as every one must acknowledge,
Hart Sportsmen's Cliub—L, G. Rutherford, E. D, Richmond, venison of their own dressing, they freely admitted that the yould be an important factor in the protection of game, for it
Bay County Sportsmen’s Association—Judge §, T, Holmes. Mayor J. they would not sell ib, those who lived by the captnre of paris,
H, Wilkins, , L. Catrier, Senator C. F. Gibson, @. CG. Fitzhugh, sports of the forest were sutticiently enhanced by the conspic-
uous absence of the meat hunters to make the restriction either by snaring or shooting, would be forced to stop their
Individual members of the Association were clected as preferable. nefarious practice out of season, since having no market for it
follows; E. Q. Ingersoll, Bay City; 8. EB. Rogers, Jackson: My own State, Wisconsin, has suffered in consequence, as they would not have any inducement to illegally capture it.
Lafayette Owen, Detroit; James Slocum, Detroit: Frank the great erowd of hunters has congregated on our soil to As an instance that the closing of fhe Chicago market did not
slay, ship and sell without restraint, protect the game of the West, the Eastern game dealers, about
Eddy, Detroit; W. H. McGraw, Detroit; W. J. Mason, the end of December of each year, flooded the West with cir-
Detroit, Our State Association of last year is responsible for the
wholesale destruction that has been carried on instead of culars to market shooters, drawing their attention to the fuct
By Mr. Rogers: Resolved, that each delewate and member emulating the conservative spirit that has -goyerned your that although the Chicago market would close Janwary 5, the
of this association present at its deliberations be entitled to deliberations, a repeal of our non-export law was recom- Eastern markets would remain open for some time longer,
one yote. Carricd. : mended and secured on the grounds of unconstitutionality, and to ship their game there, ne instance alone would
Mr. Keeney suggested that the delegates present be called also the shooting season was extended from November 30, to demonstrate the effect. In the first weelc in April last year,
upon for ® report of their success in enforcing the present January 1st. from the State of Ohio in one shipment, three thousand eight
Perhaps this may be the reason why the association seems hundred and forty birds were shipped to a Boston game
game laws, in their immediate neighhorhood, the past year. to have gone the way all things that haye lost or outlived dealer, every one of which had been trapped. Arid while this
Mr. A. H. Mershon, President of the Hast Saginaw Game their usefulness, after haying secured the repeal of the most was but one instance the speaker knew to be a fact, yet ib was
Protection Club, spoke of the prosecution in Clare County, in salutary means for protection conservative sportsmen had beyond doubt not the only one; onthe contrary, accepting
which a sympathizing jury refused to convict on the ground been able to place on our statites. but half what he had been told to be true, the number referred
that the deer might be a tame one and was not proven to he I earnestly hope that not many years will intervene until to was but an infinitessimal portion of those which had found
Wild. He thought the agitation practically stopped the illegal Wisconsin shall again stand with Michican, and insist with their way to the same market. The sale of prairie chickens
shooting of deer for five or six weeks, thus giving the fawns you that the destruction that now has no restraint shall lave in Massachusetts at that period of the year is legitimate, as
a limit, and that the pine clad hills of the north shall not con- the layy fails to provide a close season for them. ‘The Chicago
a chance for their lives, and had stopped a large amount of market being closed did not prevent these birds from being
tinue to be a vast charnel house for the wandering tribes of
wanton slaughter. He thought more could be accomplished all nations and tongues, Yours, trapped, anditmust be apparent to every sensible man, had
by conciliation and trying to instruct the’ settlers as to what L, M, Wvarr. (SecretaryFoud du Lac Game Club), | the Massachusetts and every other market been closed at that
was to their best interest, than by rigid enforcement of the time, the birds would not have been trapped, as there would
RICHLAND, Mich., Jan. 10, 1882, not haye been any object or inducement to trap them, He
law without regard to the family necessities of the getilers, Dr. Holmes—Your kind letter of yesterday was received
many of whom are homesteaders and very poor, and have to had conversed with many game dealers, Hast as well as West
this eyening. There are a few simple changes in the laws all of whom recognized the importance of the subject. and
kill a deer occasionally to keep their families from starving, relative to fish and fishery interests which ought not to have were ready to act in concerb with the sportsmen; and the
and he knew the association would not favor prosecution in taken any tme atall to amend in our Legislature. For in- Eastern gume dealers, if necessary to accomplish the object,
such Gases, . stance, the law requires all the natural fishways of the State would be willine to shorten the season for the sale of game.
Jnasmuch as juries in the thinly settled parts of the State to be provided with fish ladders where the fish ways are ob- He felt that through a convention of sportsmen and game
have to be drawn from saloon bummers and hangers on, who structed by dams. There isno provision in the act of 1877 dealers the coming summer, legislation could be effected
to prevent the capture of fish ab the entrance or exit during the next winter, which would bring abont the desired
will swear to anything to prevent the execution of the law, of these ladders, and I do not know of a fish shutein the State result,”
ag in Clare county, conviction was yery difficult. He thought where men and hoys are notin the constant practice of the
the new lasy was all right, but needed effective measures pro- capture of fish in their immediate vicinity. The lay passed in | Dr. J. GC. Parker, one of the State Fish Commissioners,
vided for ils enforcement; also believed that if the destruc- 1865, requiring all persons engaged in the catch of white fish | then read a paper on “‘ The Brook Trout in the Lower Péen-
tron of fish spawn could be stopped, it would accomplish to carefully retain the spawn of the fish during the spawning insula.” This is printed in our ‘‘Sea and River Fishing”
more than to make close seasons for fishing. Season, makes no mention of the fertilization of the eges. Per- | cohnnns. The subject then turmcd upon game birds.
Conductor Cate, of the Mackinaw Division of the Michigan haps in 1865 it was not understood by the auther of the bill
that this was a necessity. I haye endeavored to have some Mr, Greenwood, of Saginaw City, considered the rufied
Central Kailroad, reported no prosecutions at Bay City, and small changes like the aforenamed perfected, but without grouse the finest game bird we have; spoke of their increase
fewer violations than at any time for ten years; fewer viola- success, Canada and the State of Ohio have a close season on in numbers and their feeding largely upon the buds of the
tions in the sections through which the road runs than ever white lish; and there should be a uniform law on this most ini popple bushes that spring up after the timber is ent off, and
before, and no shipping out of the State that he knew of, all portant subject, but if we cannot tithe mint, annis and eum- che a a liberal bounty upen the heads of foxes, owls and
' awlks, 4
freight agents on the Division being instructed by the Super- ) min, I have little hope of perfecting the weightier matters of Mr, Onie, of Bay City, spoke of Mr. Holly of that city who
intendent to know what was in all boxes and packages ship- | the law. last Season hacl destroyed twenty foxes with hounds, and last
ped during the game season. He said the inhabitants were My friend Thos, L. Cobb, of Kalamazoo, wrote me a few
days ago with the request that I prepare a paper to he read week had killed three more, all out of a large thicket near the
as arule much pleased with the new game law and the as- before your association at’ Hast Sazinay, the 17th inst., to city, and the grouse were becoming much more plentiful on
saciution’s interprétation of actual settler's “vights” in lnll- which I replied that [had prepared a paper on ‘On tle In- thal grotind. e thought the foxes destroyed more grouse
than all the sportsmen together.

||Aportsmen’s
ing game for their families during the close season, and troduction of the German Carp,” which wasread at a meeting of
seemed more thin ever disposed to respect the game law, He our Board in Detroittwo weekssines, but not published, which President Hohnes said that last spring the Kent County
thought the practice of ‘‘shining” deer on the Au Sable and I would reproduceif desired. I have been necessarily absent Club offered a bounty of twenty-five cents cach
| from home in the interest of the fisheries this fall and winter so on hawks and owls, and had received 98 up to the present
Manistee rivers had also greatly decreased the past year. time, and that there were more grouse in that vicinity than ever
President Holmies said the railroads centering at Grand | much that it will prevent the pleasure of my acceptance of before for many years. He considered it yery important that
Rapids were «ll in favor of the Jaw as itis, and would not tion's your kind invitation to attend the State Sportmen’s Associa-
annual meeting at East Saginaw next week, but will some indieeme@nt should he held out to the boysin destroying
violate the shipping clause, several of the railroad officials send jn the paper, which you can use if you see fit. Very truly predacions birds and animals, the skins of which were yalue-
heing membess of our club there, and heartily withus. He yours, Evt R, Miter. (Fish Commissioner.) 4658; spoke of the great destruction of game, song and insect-
thought there would be no trouble with common carriers, ivorous birds done by hawks, owls, etc., and advised the
Paris, Mich,, Jan. 17, 1852, members when out shooting to shoot their enemies.
and anticipated no difficulty in preventing the illegal ship- Dear Friend Holmes: : Mr, Greenwood mentioned that every district represented
ment, of game over any of the reeulnr ines. Tsend you the enclosed! paper just as it came from tay hand, in the convention had the grouse, and favored prompt action
My. Jewell, of the Howell Gun Clnb, said their ciuh had as Il am too husy and tired to revamp it, in offering hounties.
set vigorously to work since ifs organization three years ago Tam too poorly to jom in your happy gathering this time; Mr, Kcenoy, of Hrie, said that water towl, colin and 2rouse
jo enforce and create a respeet for the game laws; that, as however, it would do me great godd to take the hands, of the were more plentiful with them than for taany years: that his
nsual, their motives were ut iirst misconstrued to be for the | sportsmen of the State again. ave tier all my hearty good elnb make it a point to Kill predatory birds and animals at
especial benefit, of the gun club, and they met With much wishes, with the compliments of the season. Hoping and hbe- every Opportunity, and prefer to Kill them to colin and fronse.
levying that you may have @ large and enthusiastic meeting, [ He advocated the total prohibition of sprine shooting, and
opposition and resistance; nnd that ihe netion of the club de- am, sincerely ‘yours,
veloped 4 stirpyising amount of ignorance among the people said his club do not permit a gun fired on their marshes before
Jas. G, PORTMAN. (Supt, of Misherier,) the isiiof September, Teal and mallards breed in abundance
generally concerning game and game Jaws, After abont » (Mr, Portman’s paper will appear later.) in their marshes, forthe reason that they have not been dis-
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FOREST AND STREAM. *
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nrbed L during & the breeding" season for the past two years, Ho The thing of first importance
a) is a code of simple and equit- which were sent to responsible persons for gratuitous distribu-
‘also advocated a special Souday law to arrest the depradi- able laws that will command the respect of all orderloving fion in localities as follows:
fions of marauders who come over the State linc and violate and law-abiding citizens that have given this subject sufficient Northville... in. cece crest ) Kalamazoo.......-c.sve+s ree»
e law on Sunday, when a process could not beserved, and attention to enable them to think intelligently on the subject. Baton Rapids........... 00.60 (OWASSO... Use IS .. Bie So 2B
6 back again, by Monday morning. ; Tt is very difficult to.secure respect for or the enforcement of Nykere}gol pp nONey cnet eee are Ge Silos Pies dsseca opaate 25
Prof. Roney, of Hast Saginaw, moved the appointment of a. laws that do not commend themselves to the food sense of the SS RAW aS woe es yl Ee 4 Grand Havent. 0....).22...., 25
tommittee of thres to recommend a bonnty tariit upon the better classes of the people. Again, sportsmen and game pro- HELD ee aes ne pos G. Lansing... 00.2255 Seo rte 25
Gholi siteirs EN dee g keh lg RRA 5)tg 8 ee AP re ened 25
heads of foxes, wild cats, skunks, owls:and hawks, anxilary tectionists who, like other people, cannot all think alike, must Edenyilles el. 13 Traverse:City.....-..-:, apt: ie , &o
‘alubs to be governed by the bounties adopted by this associa- compromise with each other, and agree on a code of laws that ROSCOMMON. ..........58.-055 D2” EEREPRI Sharad seid ste ite 30
tion. Carried, and Mesgrs, Greenwood, Roney and Holly all will endorse and uneompromisingly support. Having POPtEMMPOnM. eee we ae ee se 12 Mt. Olemens............0..-.5 80
qwere appointed 4s such ecommittes. On motion the President secured these two points, and perhaps we have already done its EOMISs Pe). SPY es 2 18 Saginaw City. ..-....5..-...-. 80
added Messrs. Mudgee, Greenwood and Keeney to the enforce- 80 in the main, the next best thine that I can suggest, is to Hvart., 44 Chae Sehr aes Se ae 30
meut committee, secure the services of a good, enthusiastic, earnest man, who Marquette . 12, Honvedl 10 EL BW ee nia? 60
Dowagiau 16 Grand Rapids and Western
‘Mr, A, H, Mershon spoke in severe termsof lumbermen who will devote his whole time and attention to the work, and will Whitehall - 4 PO) Michifan 500
hire men to shoot deer at illezal seasons, with which to supply act asmissionsry and detective all oyer the State, We ought to Jackson and 50 Sent to sportamens papers in
their lumber camps, P Ms : have an independent State officer, appointed by the Governor, ee MTR se i eee te nlc .. §0 Tngland and America, and
After some further discussion the meeting adjourned until on the nomination of the State Sportsmen’s Association, and Detroly iene sae een: _.,., 100 <individial sportsmen
P. My ; paid by the State, to do this work. But as we have no such Battle Creek. oi. si... ewes . WO throughont Michigan, the
Sh TUESDAY EVENING SESSION, provision of law, I amin favor of raising a fund by subserip- U.S. Fish Gommisgioners,... 100 United States, Canada and
Bast Saginaav.......-.i..
ee 170 Great Britaim,.,...,......... aa8
tion and hiring a missionary for six months or a year, as an Btate Press........... 2..-2. yee Greate hMew es Ria Be a Seis 188
Meeting called to order by the President and minutes of experiment, to give light to the Gentiles. I would have him
previous meeting read and approved. Oheyboygan.-... 4. pss... 25
give especial attention to those parts of the State where there 2,600
The committee on a State bounty tariff on the heads of are no game-protection clubs, organize clubs where there are
datoly birds and animals made a report, recommending The following is an extract from the publishing committee's
none, and wake up the old ones—not so much for the enforce- report:
ountiesas follows: Foxes, $1; wildcats, $1; skunks, 50c; ment of the game laws, as to the importance of obedience to
hawks, 25¢; owls, 25c, Auxiliary clubs in offering bounties to “Your committee have also compiled a large list of names
them, because they are good. Secure the co-operation of all of sportsmen, game protectionists and fishculturists in Michi-
be bound by those adopted by the State Association, classes, especially the farmers and land owners, marketmen
The report of the conimittee was adopted as read. gan, all properly registered in an indexed book, by towns.
and common carriers. J am satisfied that one good man This will be a yaluSble help in the distribution of the associ-
By request of the association the President then read his devoting his whole time to this work could do more good in ation's publications, and we desire the personal assistance of
retiring address as follows: six mouths than could be done in any other way. I therefore eyery member of this association in augmenting this list to
a PRESIDENT HOLMES’ ADDRESS. respectfully ask your careful consideration of this subject. the largest possible number. Names of members and officers
The wheels of time, rolling on the cycle of life, have brought Th taking leave of the official position which your partiality of clubs as well as individual sportsmen not members of clubs,
us to another—the ssyenth—anniversary of the Michigan
bas so long kept me in, as I desire to at; the close of this ses- are earnestly solicited, and should be sent to the present sec-
portsmen’s Association. These pleasant reunions afford a sion,[ wish to assure you of my continued interest in the objects retary, W. &. Mershon, East Saginaw. Your committee are
tting opportunity for reviewing the past, as well as for for the promotion of which this association was organized. I eratified to report that they were able this year to furnish a
Tapping out sew work to be done, I therefore ask your shall continue to use what little influence and ability i haye to copy of our annual book to the edftor of each newspaper in
ttention to a hastily written retrospsct, and a few sugees- finish the good work you have so well begun, and [ ask for the State of Michigan, as shown by the ahoye report. The ob-
tions. From its inception, the objects of this eae on have your future presiding officers the same consideration and cor- ject of this was to show the association in its true light, as an
een the increase of cheap and healthful food for the people, dial support you haye so generously given tame. [Applanse.] organization working for the good of all classes of citizens, and
d of inducements to manly and innocent recreations, the REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FISH LAWS, to disabuse the public mind of any prejudices which might
etter acquaintance with the natural history and correct Dr. Parker, of the Committee on Fish Laws, including exist concerning its purposes, To this end we sought the
names of fame animals of the earth, at and water, and the propapebion as well as protection, reported yerbally that the valued influence of the press of the State, particularly the
popularizing of field sports. These are worthy objects. All Tish Commission were able to procure only about 15,000,000 papers in the northern game sections, which are so effective
’ elasses of community that desire the well-being of man, can, ergs, owlig to a severe storm which set in early, instead of in molding public opinion in their respective localities, and
E should unite with us in our beneficent work. We en- 20,000,000 to 30,000,000 as they expected, They have now at the highly complimentaay and discriminative notices already
deavor to prevent wrons-doing and crime by filling up our the hatehery in Detroit about 20,000,000 exes which promise to received in return for the copy of our proceedings sent, show
deisure with innocent health-giving and honorable sports. do nitely; also at the new hatchery, established at Paris the that the leaven is working and that an earnest game protec-
Keep the mind pre-oceupied with good thoughts and evil will ast summer, about 500,000 brook trout eggs which Supt. tion sentiment throughout the entire State is only a matter of
never enter. ‘ortman says are looking finely, The commission have also time.” Respectfully submitted,
We endeavor to preserve bodily health and vigor by taking received about 3,000 carp from Washington, which are to be H. B, Roney,
eccasional doses of open-air exercise and invigorating sporting distributed in the spring. Some adyance was also made by Wm. B. MersHon,
en crsions, and san baths, A sound mind in a sound body is Supt. Portman last year in collecting and hatching black Publishing Committee.
the perfection of manhood. We endeavor to continue and bass, and it was expected that next spring he would be able On motion adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning,
increase the supply of the cheap and healthful food derived to furnish a quantity of these fine fish for our inland Jakes.
from wild game by preventing their destruction or molesta- They had decided to discontinue the planting of whitefish im
tion during their breeding and rearing seasons, We wish to inland lakes, except in waters where they naturally exist, as THREE DAYS ON BRUIN’S TRAIL.
adopt the same rules in regard to our wild game of fur, fin Higgins’ Lake, for instance, for the reason that they never
and feather that the intelligent and thrify stock-erower and come to the surface. Many streams had been stocked with.
Pees a few days of spare time last fall, I thought
herder would apply to his flocks and herds; so that they may eels, but no more would be planted until it was decided that I could occupy them in no better way than in a hunt.
constantly increase, and allow liberal drafts to bs made from they propagate themselves. The hatchery at Pokagon lacked 80 faking my rifle and a large 80-lbs. bear trap, two good dogs
them at proper seasons, when their flesh is in its b=sb condition snfficient water and was consequently moved to Paris on the and two Indians, as good as the McCloud River tribe affords, T
for food. We endeavor hy obedience to the laws, and strict Grand Rapids and Indiana R. R., where a most excellent started bright and early one Monday morning and set out for
' fespect for the rights of others to teach land-owners and every place was found, and next year they expected to turn out a point where I had often been before, This was up the
one else that there is as much difference between sportsmen 1,000,000 brook trout.
and poachers as there is between gentlemen and tramps, A McCloud River, about fifteen miles from the United States
man should not be condemned at sight because he is in a field REPORT OF THE U. 8. FISH COMMISSION, trout ponds. We arrived there all safely in time to killa
With dog and gun, or by the stream or on the lake with rod Mr. Clark reported for the Michigan branch of the United good, fat, four-pointed buck for camp meat, to pitch our tent
and reel. In short, we endeavor to make it here as it is in the States Fish Commission that they had in their hatching house and to set our bear trap. I set the trap at the foot of a large
mother country, that when a person is out in the dress and at Northville a year ago 14,500,000 eges, and this year had. sugar-pine trec, using for the fastening a large, heavy pole,
with the paraphernalia of a sportsman, it is prima facie about 22,500,000 eggs. About 1 500,000 of these were shipped over which I slipped the large ring of the chain, and then
evidence that he is an honorable gentleman. away to other countries for other kinds of eggs we have not splitting the pole, wedged it, as I supposed, perfectly secure.
Itis natural and pertinent on this occasion to ask, Have here. They have also at Northyille about 200,000 brook trout Then piling up limbs and logs on either side of the trap, we
these endeavors heen realized? Have our efiorts been success- eges. The commission are giving ete attention to the
ful? Haye we accomplished the objects of our organization, breeding of California trout by building larger ponds and baited it with parts of the fresh deer.
at least—to use an Americanism—enough to make it pay for more of them, and intend in time to have fish enough there to Then next morning, starting very early and going to our
the time and money expended? Without presenting a review get at least 5,000,000 of ezgs per year. trap, we found to our surprise that our trap was gone.
ot the work done during the seven years of our existence as an In addition to the California trout there, the speaker got Looking around very carefully for a short time, we found
association, | think I can safely answer these questions in the 50,000 more from California, all to be kept at Northville un- that a very large bear (at least we supposed if fo be very
affirmative. Nor do I forget the powerful influence of the disturbed for breeding purposes. At two years old they ex- large by the track) had been there through the night, had got
HoREST AND STREAM and other journals in the work we ect to have 25,000 fish, and they mtend to make that the into the trap, and heing so large and powerful had worked
have beenengacedin. They have helped to mold public opin- eadquarters for the California trout work of the commission.
jon, and to secure the enactment of better laws and more gen- We expected that in five or ten years Michigan would have the wedge out of the end of the pole, and hadmade away
eral obedience to those laws, Yet the influence of these papers California trout in her streams, more plentiful than eels are with trap and all, Consulting with the two Indians, found
is largely due to this asspciation, for have we not increased now. that they were yery much excited oyer it, and also yery
their circulation by a large number? While our efforts to Referring to the question of prosecuting settlers who kill anxious to follow up old Bruin and get the trap back, to-
secure desired amendments to our game and fish laws have game out of season for their own use, the President said gether with his skin. So taking our two dogs we started on
Hot béen entively successful, I think the laws of to-day are a he had never heard but one opinion expressed, viz: that the track, and as the Indians are very good at tracking we
great improvement on those of seven years ago, yet in several there was not a member of this association who would“| had no trouble in following, but could trayel as fast as the
_ respects they are still quite defective, and itis probable that our prosecute them or countenance such a proceedin; When it | roughness of the mountains2 would allow; we went on and
next Legislature will be asked to give the subject careful consid- was done to furnish food for their families; but he would
eration and remedy at least some of those defects, I think it prosecute to the bitter end men who caught live deer on the on, thinking we might perhaps come up with him at any
would be proper to discuss the fish and game laws thoroughly snow crust and tied them up in barus to die, or killed game in time; but atter the first six or cight miles we found that the
a this session, so that the people from and by whom the next any other illegal way or time, except for the neceéssities of hear was leading through a very rough country, down
Legislature will be chosen may be educated asto such chances themselves or families. through deep canyons, through the thick brush and over
a8 are desirable. Prof, Roney said the association had repeatedly put itself rocky points, where one would think it almost impossible for
_ Ttis a matter of serious regret and great annoyance that the upon record as holding similar views as those just expressed a free bear to go, much less one carrying that trap. We saw
laws governing contiguous territory are not more uniform. by the President, and thought there was not a member who a large number of deer through the day, but did no shooting,
An effort was made last year to secure harmony between our held a contrary opinion.
Jaws and those of Wisconsin, but without success. I hope it Mr. Ball, of Midland, objected to the clause “capturing in as we were going away from camp all the time, and had no
will be continued until the desired uniformity is secured, for water’ in the present law protecting deer, inasmuch as a mor time to bother with them.
it is not possible now to enforce the Jaw continous to the line tally wounded deer will often go into a lake and lie down in We kept on traveling, not noticing the time of the day un-
‘dividing’ these commonveaiths. the bulliushes or om an island, and according to the letter of til we discovered that it was nearly night; and yet no partic-
Some ten yearsago the indomitable enterprise of the la- the law he must be left there. He thought wounded deer ular signs of coming up with our game, as the track was
mented William ¥. Parker, editor and proprietor of the Amer- should be captured in any reasonable way rather than escape dry, and looked as if the bear was some hours ahead then,
wean Sportsman, secured the organization. of a National Sports- to suifer and die. So, as we were then so far from camp, and bound not to be
men’s Association, which accomplished a -yast amount of good. President Holmes thought Mr. Bali construed the law too
literally. He understood it to mean the deer should not be fooled in that Way if possible, we concluded, if we saw any
killed in the water, and it was intended to prevent the Ikilling more deer, to kill one, and then go to camp for the night,
of deer in deep water from boats, by shooting or clubbin= We bad gone but afew more hundred yardy, after this reso-
them. He also thought the phraseology of the clause could be lution, before we came in sight ot a band of four nice deer,
improved. Prof. Roney stillbelieved, as ab bhe lash meeting Singling out the smallest one, [ fired, and at the crack of the
ost so much jt conld not live. Lf there were such an organiza- of the association, that the words ‘while swimming” shonld gun the deer fell, So we were fixed for plenty of good yeni-
on now there would be ample opportunity for sportsmen be stricken ont for the reason that technica! violations of the son; but venison it was, and ‘straight’ af that, for we had
rom the diferent States to confer torether and secure the de- law, such as killing a deer in the shallowest pool or swamp,
ied uniformity of laws. would be relentlessly prosecuted, and a verdict of guilty neither salt nor pepper. We soon had a good fire, as wood
The time seems now to hayes arrived when a national or an rendered against a law-abiding sportsman who observed the was plenty, and began roasting the yenison, and never did
American sportsmen’s association is needed, and would be spirit of the law, by a mossback jury who would jnsish upon delicacies taste better than did that venison that night to us
sustained, and be eminently nseful, I therefore suggest that the strict letter of the law in such a case, though beinz fayzrant . fired hunters, Then came the trouble about sleeping. We
it would be ‘well for the Michigan Sportsmen's Association at law yiolators themselyes, in proof of which he cited cases had no blankets, aud wore very little clothing, The rocks
‘This session to take such action as may be thought advisable that had occurred the past fall. and brush were so thick that it was nearly impossible to find
o call a convention composed of delégates from the States Considerable further discussion was had, toughins tihis defect ii place to lie down, jut we kept close to the fire. Our
and Provinces, for the purpose of organizing an American in the statute; and while all agreed as to the probable inten- dreams were somewhat disturbed by the hoarse growls of the
Sportsmen's Association or to resuscitate the old one, tion of the Legislature, the general opinion was that the law
But, gentlemen, notwithstanding our laws are not quite as should be so amended that it could not be taken advantage of California lions, wild cats and catamounts, 4s they passed by
They should be, and we should relax our elforts to set them as by malicious persons to prosecute sportsmen in cases of merely the camp light, Init we kept a good fire all night, und finally
Hiearly perfect as possible, yet if the laws, imperfect as they technical violations. succeeded in whiling away the long dreary hours until day-
are, were strictly obeyed, our forests and fields, and lakes and Mr. R. J. Birney, of Saginaw, reported that one man at. break,
streams would be filled with game. §o that the real problem Manistee Lake, had, during the past summer, killed 164 deer, | Roasting a little more yenison, we made ont a breakfast,
before usto day is: How can we enforce the game and fish contrary to law. and requested that the matter be looked into, | fed our dogs, and again started on the track, Adtter traveling
laws—or, as | would preter to tla it—how cal we secure The President suggested a Michigan Wield Tiial of hunting | afew miles it led us info a thick brushy canyon, where it
espect for and obedience to the laws! While I desire to have dogs, to be held under the auspicies of the association. Messrs.
all the reports, papers, subjects and questions brought before Brown & Ward, jewelers, of Hast Saginayy, offered to donate was neatly impossible to crawl through, and in there we ex-
you at t session fully (discussed, | am especially anxious $25 in a medil or in money, towards a field trial, and suaran- pected to come up with him, us we thought he would surely
‘that this problem of enforcement should receive all the time teed to raise $250 for that object, if such trial was held near eet fhe trap fast im fhe brush, so we traveled yery slowly,
and attention necessary for a solution. With a view of mak this city. The subject was generally discussed and approved, kucping a sharp Jaokout for him. After traveling some two
tug this the principal business of this session, | last year filled jfa smitable Jocahty conid’ be found where the Mirds were miles we crossed the bushy canyon and came out aguin into
e standing committee No. 4 with twelve strong representa- plenty. inote open traveling The frack seemed ho look « litle more
then from eight different parts of the State, hopme to Prof, Roney, chairman of the publishing committee, then fresh; and, fo ll appearances, the old fellow was eonsider-
ive papers and opinions from enough different persons read a report showing that the coramiittice had procured the
places to enable us toachwisely and efiiciently in the anaes rae of 2,900 coples of the association’s fourth annual
ably refreshed too, tor he stated oul of there a! a 2ood amart
tter. Tt is nob exactly my piace as your presiding officer to hook of 116 pages, containing the proceedings in full of the last pace, bat was iriveling more ina circle, so that his trail did
amy to influence your action as an associdtion, hut rather annilal meeting sf Lansiny, fame laws, etc., and that the not lead ws so much iway from camp. It wasthen getting
facilitate business and execute your orders. But I bes you advertisements therein had move than paid the expenses of the two o'clock in the afternoon, but the sigue heing fesier,
fo allow me to make tivo or three suggestions on this subject. same. The report showed the disposition made of the hooks, the Indians’ spirits eemed to revive, toc on we went until
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night again overtook us. But ‘we were not quite so fortunate
that night, for, although we had seen a good many deer
through the day, as the night was approaching we conld not
find any more, and we had to camp that night without even
yenison 10 eat, which was not very pleasant after our long
day's travel with nothing to cat since the early morning.
The poor dogs whined around us im a lialf famished state,
Another dreary night was finally passed. arly the next
morning the Indians took the suns and slipped out a short
distance and succeeded in killing 4 fine deer, We made a
hearty breakfast and felt considerably revived in strength and
spirits,
Ophea we set ont upon our third day’s travel, and soon
cameé to a spot where the bear had been lying down, But he
had evidently started on of his own free will. The track,
however, appeared quite fresh. Not long after this we saw
a large black bear, which we shot at several times, but only
succeeded in crippling him, as he was a good distance away,
and we did not care to leave our track nor to let the dogs
loose, so on we went. The old fellow was apparently sctting
very tired, but it was quite difficult to tell which was tiring
the fastest, the bear or ourselves. I, for one, was nearly
tired out, and Bruin was then leading us up a steep moun-
tain. We kept on that day until noon, the track looking
still fresh and the dogs seemed getting yery uneasy, and
urged very hard to go ahead. We kept them back a short
distance longer, but finally they grew so hard to manage that
Liold the Indians to let them loose; and the moment they
were free they dashed off at a fearful pace, and in less than
an honr after they started we heard them making a terrible
fuss, But instead of going straight ahead, they were away
off fo our left and congiderably below us, and we hardly
knew whether to go straight fo the dogs or to follow the old
track, for if seemed impossible that the old fellow could haye
got away in the direction of the dogs; but we finally con-
cluded to follow the dogs, or to go in their direction, as they
were still barking. Upon getting in sight of the dogs, we
saw that sure enough they had brought the old fellow to bay.
He was whirling around and fighting the dogs, and they were
slipping around and nibbling his heels in the most aggravat-
ing and approved bear-dog style. We began firing at him at
a distance of some three hundred yards, and after a few
shots succeeded in bringing him downy and he started to roll
over and run down the steep hill, and did not stop for several
hundred yards, with us following up. He then came to a
little leyel spot, and rising on his foreteet again faced the
dogs; but we were then close enough to get a good shot, and
two or three more well-directed shots put an end to old Brain.
We were very tired, and, after taking his skin and making a
good supper of his steak, we thought best to camp there that
night. As we had plenty to eat and a good long time to rest
before darkness set in, we passed the night very comfortably.
The next morning we set out on out homeward march, and
arrived at camp that night all safe, having heen gone four
days in all; but we had our bear and had had altogether lots For upland shooting, early in the season, my usual method
of fun. But it is more fun to sit and think of it now than it of loading a cylinder is to place two pink-edged wads over
was there the night we had nothing to cat. We were out
altogether about twenty days, and killed several deer and nine
bears.
There are some hunters who go out and would like to see
the game come to camp to be killed, but that is not the case
with me. The more labor and excitement, the more sport
for me.
McCLoup Rivir, Shasta County, Cal.
THE DESTRUCTION OF LARGE GAME.
A TAX FOR FOREIGN SPORTSMEN,
7 OUR columns have done manful work during the past
few years, In exposing the havoe caused by skin-hunters
among the large game of the West. But the absence of effi-
cient game wardens makes aremedy difficult. Now Iwant to
call your attention to another cause of the diminution of
game; to suggest a remedy which might be drawn from this
case, and to enlist your sympathy and your services in the
whole subject,
Everyone who has ghot much in the Western Territories
has doubtless been struck by the number of English sports-
men, whom he meets or hears of. They go everywhere;
they seek game of eyery kind; their wealth puts the
resources of the country at their fect; they raise the wagos
of hunters; the best ponics fall to their lot. With un-
limited time and an unlimited purse they carry everything
before them. Look over the columns of the London Feld,
for instance, It contains more information in reeard to our
Western game, where tio find it, where to outfit, how to bunt,
Tyerily believe, than your own pages. That many of these
sportsmen are mosh charming fellows is not to the point.
That they hunt in season and kill only males is not to the
point. A few go to see the country, to taste of the frontier
life, and are satisfied with a specimen or two of each kind of
game. But the majority reckon the success of their expedi-
tion by the number of heads they bring to bag. If game is
plenty they do not hesitate to kill it. If it is scarce, their
ernmbling shows what they would do if chance offered, I
haye im mind an English gentleman who hunted ih the Big
Horns three or four years ago, who was said by his own
guide to have killed ten thousand tons of came. This was
of course an exaggeration, but he saw nothing that he did
nof pursue; he used up two horses completely in a two
months’ trip. His party killed, for instance, thirty-five
bears, and other game in proportion.
Wow all this is in violation of the Wyoming game laws,
which forbid the killing of animals, even in season, for any
other purpose than that of food. They provide that no meat
shal] he wasted. That these English sportsmen sin against
this law, along with the skin-hunters, is notorions, though
they would doubtless be very unwilling to be put in the same
category with them, ‘They are by no means the only sinners,
but they come in greater numbers and stay longer and kill
more than the army-men, the ranch men, (who haye an immie-
diate interest in preserving game in their neighborhood) or an
occasional Eastern sportsman.
Now, the remedy I would propose is this: When we go to
Nova Scotia or to New Brunswick for moose or cariboo, we
must pay a license for the privilege of trying fo get a shot:
and yery properly so. Why then shonld not a similar tax,
but a heavier one, be laid by each Territory upon all foreign
sportsmen wishing so shoot within its limits? Tt is within
my knowledge that during the last threa years more than
sixty English sportsmen haye shot in the Big Horn country
alone, and doubtless many more in the Park, in the Wind
River, Uintah, Rattlesnake, Medicine Bow, and other ranges,
Tf we average their number at fifty yearly, at two hundred (taking 480grs. to 02). Powder measures yary proportion
dollars per head, a sum of ten thousand dollars would be utely. You see how inaccurately they are graduated,
annually paid into the treasury of the Territory. Let this your last issue ‘‘ Border Ruffian” gives ‘‘44drs, Orange duck
sum be used to employ regularly appointed game wardens to |powder, No, 4 grain, 14028, No, 5 shot, two pink edge wads
FOREST AND STREAM. [Frn, 2. 1882.
enforce the laws against skin-hunter and Englishman alike, on powder and black edge on shot,” This for 12-cauge gun. |
Then in addition prohibit by law the exportation of wild T used the same articles exactly as mentioned: by Dim;
hides, and there will be some chance of the preseryation of weighed 123gers. powder (44drs.), 540grs. No. 5 shot (1%.
elk, sheep and black-tail, at least in the rough and mountain- oz), and utterly failed to get the same in a paper 12-gange,
ous country where cattle cannot live. Ido not think this 2§ shell, with two pink wads, and only medium wads em-—
tax would lessen the number of visiting English sportsmen, ployed, If sportsmen in reporting would carefully weigh
but it would diminish their slaughter of game, by providing the contents of shells which they find best suited for certain
at Bridger and Rawlins, Rock Creek and Cheyenne, men guns, game, etc., and give the weight, then others ean re-
who would question guides, examine packages of heads, find produce the same; but if they sive charges by measured
out In some way whether an undue quantity of game had drams and ounces, without stating the number, efc., of meas-
been killed, and, if so, exact the penalty. Where three ures used, we can only approximate, and that poorly—D.
years ago a dozen elk were seen in the Big Horns, to-day
there is barely one, and the Englishmen are to blame along
with the skin-hunters. MUZZLE vs. BREECH.
New Haven, Conn. Eilitor Ferest and Stream: |
J notice of late in your valuable papet, number of articles
LOADING FOR GAME. discussing the relative merits of breech dad muzzle-loading
Lonpon, Ontario, 1882, rifles, but they seem to be so one-sided that I cannot refrain
Editor Forest and Stream: from giving my own yiews on the subject.
In a late number of Forust Ayp Srrmam I perceive that Both muzzle-loaders and breech-loaders have their sood
you invite discussion upon the subject of loading the breech- qualities, but the latter are so superior in regard to safety,
loader for the different kinds of game. ease of handling, rapidity of loading, sureness of five, and —
During the last seyen years I have fired many shots at the facility for cleaning, that I think no one who has become
target with 10 and 12-gauge guns, and I persuaded two accustomed to them would willingly return to the former,
friends to experiment with 16 and 20-gauge guns. The chief adyantages claimed for muzzleloaders are inex
The powders used were Curtis & Harvey’s, Pigon, Wilks pensiveness of ammunition, and accuracy and lowness of tra-
& Laurence’s, Hazard’s electric, Orange lightning, and jectory at short range.
Hamiilton’s caribou. The shot, Tatham’s soft and chilled. Novy, in all trials of rifles a fixed rest should be used, so
that the gun may have full credit for its work, and its ‘ac.
The cartridge-cases and wads, Hly’s, From these experi-
ments I have drawn my conclusions as below : curacy should be determined hy the grouping of the shots
and not by their position in regard to the point aimed at, for
: THE CHARGES OF POWDERS.
For a 20-Gouge: this can he regulated by means of the sights, Moreover, all
2 to 24 drs. Curtis & Harveys No. 4. trials made without a rest are utterly worthless in determine
2k to 214 drs. Pigon, Wilks & Laurence’s No. 4, ing the comparative accuracy of different guns. Tn treating
234 bo 234 drs, Orange Lightning No. 4.
this subject I shall confine myself in the case of muzzle-load-
For a 16-Gouge:
ers to the ordinary sporting rifle with open sights, weighing”
246 to 234 drs. Curtis & Harvey's No, 4.
246 to 294 drs. Pigon, Wilkes & Laurence’s No. 4, from 8lbs, to 10Ibs. and using a round ball, and in the case of |
2bg to 3 drs. Orange Lightning No. 4, breech-loaders to the same style of gun, .32to.88 cal., using ©
For a 12-Gauge: factory-made cartridges, .
3 to 314 drs, Curtis & Harvey's No. 4.
I limit myself thus because the old muzzleloading target
3 to 314 drs. Pigon, Wilkes & Laurence's No. 4.
vifles weighing from 15lbs. to 401bs. with conical ball and
3 to 314 drs. Hazard’s Electric No, 4.
314 to 314 drs. Orange Talos No. 5. telescopic sights are not to be regarded as practical rifles, but
314 to 344 drs. Hamilton Caribou No. 5.
as mere machines for making yery close shooting, while on
For a 10-Gauge;
the other hand the breechtoading rifles, variously designated —
594 to 444 drs. Curtis & Harvey's No. 6.
as long-range, mid-range, ete., with their yernier and wind-
334 to 44 drs. Pigon, Wilks & Laurence’s No. 6,
384to 444 drs. Hazard’s Hiectric No, 6. gauge sights are indisputably yery accurate pieces of
4 to 44 ane Orange Lightning No, 6. mechanism; and cannot justly be compared with a muzzle-
4to 42 drs. Hamilton Caribou No. 6.
loading sporting rifle, since they are made for a different
THE CHARGES OF SHOT.
purpose. I haye no doubt that upto 140 yards they are equal —
For a 20-gauge gun, 34 oz, of fine shot; 1 oz. of coarse.
in accuracy to & good muzzie-losder, and beyond this they
For a 16-gauge gun, 1 oz. of fine shot; 114 ozs. of coarse.
Hor a 12-gauge gun, 1% ozs. of Nos. 10, 9, 8, 7 and 6; 114 ozs. of 5, 4 are superior, since the round ball which flies with sreat—
and 3: or, 134 ozs. of 2 and 1, steadiness at short ranges, loses much of its force and accu-
For a 10-gauge gun, 144 ozs. of Nos. 10, 9, 8, 7 and 6; 18 ozs. of 5, 4
racy beyond the distance mentioned. But within fhis dis-—
and 3; or, 114 ozs. of 2 and 1,
tance the round ball gives a much flatter trajectory than the
long bullet, because if is much lighter in proportion to the
charge of powder.
the powder and a Baldwin over the shot. Anyone who has used a good muzzle-loading sporting rifle
Later in the season I place a card wad and a thick felt wad knows that with 4 round ball and open sights at least ten
over the powder, and a card wad oyer the shot. : successive shots can be put in a 4in, ring at 100 yards; and Dalba
Late in the season alight fitting card wad, a thick felt wad this is sufliciently aceurate for all purposes; but let him take
and a loose card wad over the powder and a loose card wad a breech-loader of the pattern mentioned, and try it under |
over the shot. : the same conditions; the result will not be so good and will
For extra shooting a tight-fitting pink-edged wad, a tight- vary greatly with the ammunition.
fitting thick felt wad and a loose card wad over the powder, The cartridges of one maker will have more force than _
and a loose card wad over the shot. those of another and consequently will shoot hicher, and if |
For coyert shooting a smaller quantity of shot is used. all the bullet holes from any one brand are contained ina Gin.
When loading for a full choke-bore, for early shooting, or ring the owner of the rifle may consider Himself yery forta-_
for covert shooting, I place a pink-edged wad over the nate; ordinarily it will take an 8in,ving to enclosethem. Tf,
powder and the same over the shot, or if a greater spread of however, his rifle be adapted to both centre and rim-fire
shot is desired, two pink-edged wads are placed over the shot. cartridges, as is the case yery generally at present, let him |
For long distance shooting heavy loads of coarse powder insert the empty primed shelis at the breech, and load from
and reduced loads of shot have @ greater effect than when the the muzzle with powder and round balls patched with linen,
usual charges are used. Fine shot travels as fast as coarse up A decided improvement will be observed, the result being
to a certain distance, but afterwards coarse shot maintains its usually quite equal to that obtained from the muzazle-loader,
velocity for a given time, whilst fine shot falls off, When The inference is that there was nothing wrong with the fun,
duck-shooting with heavy tens you should use more powder but that the ammunition was not suited to it. Besides, to
and less shot in order to obtain more driving power. obtain good resilis, sufficient powder must be used to fill the
More than 54 drams of powder causes great recoil without chamber up to the grooves, so that the ballentirely rests in the |
adding to the killing power of the gun, If very high velocity bore. hisisfound to be the case with the mid and long-
is required it is best obtained by using a reduced load of range rifles; to produce the hest result, the shell ig filled with
large shot in a fall choke-bore gun; if used in a cylinder the powder, a wad put over it and the ball inserted separately im
shot would so spread that there would be no certainty of the bore in front of the shell,
hitting the object fired at. ‘‘ By reducing the load of large Thus eyen in the best breech-lojders there seems to be room
shot, there is 4 gain in every way—less weight of shot, less for improvement in the chambering and arrangement of the
friction, and a greater force of the heavier pellets,” cartridve, and it is evident that the superior accuracy of the
For duck shooting I load a full choke-bore, 12-gauge gun muzzleloader, which | haye mentioned, is merely owing to
with 33 drams of a No, 4 or 5 powder, a tight-fitting pink- the manner in which the ball rests in the barrel. |
edged wad, 9 tight-fitting thick felt wad, and a loose card The rifles from which I draw my conelnsions are of .82 and
wad; 1 oz. of No. 5 or 6 shot, and a loose card wad. .38 cal., adapted to rim and central-fire, factory-mide cart-
Hor goose shooting 34 drams of coarse powder; the wads as ridges. The iatter 1 found to be worthless in regard to ac-
above; 1§ oz. of No, 1 shot, anda loose card wad. curacy, and there is no reason why they should be otherwise,
For heavier game: B, BB, or BBB shot. since they are made for Colt's revolvers and not for rifles.
The method of loading as follows: Pour in the powder, The rim ire cartridges of different’ makers yaried in quality,
place oyer it the wadding, press it down squarely and firmly, and while a rifle loaded with them was sufficiently accurate
and send home with a light tap or two; pour in the shot, for squirrel shooting, ete., it would uot give as good results
place over it the wad, and press down firmly; then the edge as a niuzzle-loader at shont range.
of the cartridge is to be coiled down with an even and steady Such has heen my expericnce. Ihave used rifles of yari-
turn or two, Without any jerking movement, which has 4 ous makes, both muzzle and breech-loading, and I believe that
tendency; to hulge the cartridge, The wads oyer the powder this is generally the case, but as there are exceptions to every
should not be unduly rammed or pounded, as the powder rule, itis not improbable that occasionally different, results —
would become finer, causing a quicker explosion and making have been obtained.
the shot scatter; nor should the wadding be merely sent home Now, what must we infer from this? Not that we must
without a decided tap or tio, because if is not sufficiently go back to the muzzle-loaders, but that breech-loaders mush
rammed, the powder would be apt to burn too slowly, caus- be improved; and the necessity for improvement; lies in the
ing the gun to hang fire. ammunition and chambering.
With the above charges and methods of loading for 10 and In gallery rifles such accuracy has been obtained that noth-
12-gauge guns I have obtained good patterns and good pene- ing more is needed ; bul with sporting rifles this is not the case.
tration, with comfortable shooting’; and at the same time I The Maynard, .36 cal., the Ballard, .38 cal,, using the ever-
have obtained all that is required to make first-class work, lasting shell, and all those of larger bores by good makers are
either in the woods and fields, or on the water. excellent rifles because the shells and bullets nsed in them are
CHIPMUNK. made especially for them, But what we need isa perfectly
accurate emall-pore rifle using low-priced ammunition, T say
Eiitor Forest and Strean: low priced, because the Maynard .35 cal. shells cost about To —
Would if not be well for correspondents to give charges by cents each, and the Ballard .38 eal, about 10 cents. To re-
weight regarding loads for game? I have experimented load these small shells is a nuisance, as tley Have to be care-
with seyeral powder and shot measures, and will give the re- fully cleaned, and to throw them awwy at edch shot is too —
sult of twoot them. One gauge is stamped ‘‘ Bridgeport G. expensive for most persons,
IL. Co,, 23 0.;” the other, * Bridgeport G. I. Go., No. 21.” if it is true tat cartridges loaded by machinery are not as
One measured ounce from first gives 486grs. by weight; 14 ozs. accurate as those loaded by hand, we must act accordingly;
gives 692ers., 37grs, less than would be expected from 486ers, but we want cheap shells which can be thrown away at every
to oz, ‘The second gauge (No. 21) gives 435prs. to oz. by shot, and will obyiate the necessity of carrying home a load
weight; 1j0z. gives 588zrs., 64ers. less than 485grs. to oz. of “sounding brass” after aday’s sport.
shonld yield, and 12ers. less than 140z. should weigh Some persons like the variety of cleaning and _re-londing
small cartridge shells, to these I would remark De gustibus
In
non est disputandum ;
Thaye spoken of small bore rifles because they are in yery
general use for such game as squirrels, rabbits, ducks, geese, —
 Fes. 2, 1882.] FOREST AND STREAM. 11
etc., and on occasion are quite effective against deer, More- This gun is not ‘choked especially for buck shot,” but it their guns re-bored and then keep theminadry, warm closet,
over they ate very convenient, the ammunition is light and shoots them all the same, and with the advantage of the rifle I think they will find the barrels kept perfectly briglt.—
takes up little room, and in skilful hands they are quite equal barrel, whieh shoots as true and far as any breechtoading Brean. (Whitinsville, Mass.)
to Jarge bores within ordinary distances. rifle of same calibre, it makes the best gun in the world, for
Tn regard to material for gartridge-cases, I believe that every sort of hunting, especially for large game in timbered Ido not consider myself a professional sportsman, yet do
paper could be used to advantage as if is in cases for shot- country. I have killed turkeys at 75 yards repeatedly, using shooting enough through the year to satisfy me that the mode
uns; but brass shells would be found useful at times. C, No, 1 shot; ducks and chickens same distance, using No, 6, 1 follow protects my firearm from rust in ¢yery respect. 1
New Rocurnun. N.Y. chilled. Once I killed a chicken 87 yards, using No. 6 shot, use for all shooting purposes a4 cal. breech-loading rifle.
striking tt with at least three shot, for it had a wing and les Whienever I go out shooting for a day, or fire a single shot,
Fililor Forest and Stream. broken, and was shot in the head. No further exammation on returning, the first thing I do is to pive my rifle a thorough
The article of Mr. Van Dyke was especially interesting to was tnade. At 35 yards, [I haye put 894 10's, 429 8's, and 300 cleaning, never wait until the iext day, bat do the job up at
me, 48 L have tried in vain to shoot round Imillets from breech- 6's in a twenty-four inch circle. once, 1 use a common wooden cleaning rod, and prefer this
loaders with any accuracy. Since his letter appeared I have Tam not a professional sportsman, and am not writing in to all patents. Now I take a few picees of cotton flannel or
made another trial, but with no better success. ‘The first at- the interests of any company, am not well enough ‘‘up” in shecling and pass them throuvb the barrel, the first one or
tempt was made with a .40-cal, auxiliary rifle barrel, but they sporting matters to know whether or not my stn is extra- two saturated with purified neatsfoot oil, (I do not think
flaw wildly. I then took 4 .40-cal, Ballard, and loaded the ordinary, but I know it beats anything T haye cyer yet tried. much of kerosene and never use water.) Continue this with
shellg full, putting a wad at the end, JT had some round Lam pastor of the Baptist Church in this city, and as fond dry ones, until it shows no sigus of foulness, then take a
bullets that, with # eressed patch, fitted the barrel snugly. of hunting as anybody. Gxo. W. Batyns, Jr, piece, saturate with the oil, and pass slowly through, Lastly,
These L pushed down upon the shell, having first put in two a small piece just to take up the surplus oi], as foo much is
wads between the latter and the bullet, so that the ball not good. I stop up the muzzle with a cork, and I examine
should he Jeff in position just above the end of the chamber. RUST-SPOTS IN GUN BARRELS. quite often and replenish with a little fresh oi] once in six
My efforts were a perfect faihare, as the bullets at fifteen weeks when not in use.—AMATEUR, (Machias, Me.)
OME weeks since I started the question of ‘‘spots in
rods would scatter over a foot of space. I then tried the } guns,” and since then I haye found out an error in my
allard qwith the reeular patched bullet of 286 grains, loaded
from the breech in the nsual manner, and at the same dis- statement which I wish to correct. On looking over my notes The article in your issue of Jamuary 12, signed ‘‘Cali-
fance placed a succession of Iullets so close that a silver IT iind that while using Hazard’s 4 ducking powder I had no fornia,” was very good. In our experience we find that clear
dollar weuld cover the holes. I fired! in both cases while spots in my guns, but on the recommendation of » sumer I water should never be used to wash out the barrels. We
sitting on a low seat, and resting elhow on the knee. TI no-
was induced to try American FF, and it was after that that haye found nothing better than sal-soda water (200d strength).
ticed that Mr. Van Dyke says that for patched round halls
the trouble took place. Two of my friends also took to After a thorough washing, wipe out the lead with a brass
“cheapness,” and soon the same result followed, In one wire scrateh brush. Then swab the bariels thoroughly with
loaded from the muzzle ‘the barrel should he cut straight,”
by which he must. mean, I suppose, that. the twist should be case three days was sufficient to doit and in the other about swab well saturated with paratiinc-oil. Let your barrels lie in —
what is called a “slow twist.” Te also says that the barrel a week. Inthese cases the spots appeared while we three this condition, say twenty-four honrs, then wipe out with a
should not be choked much, The Ballard is not choked, but were shooting on the marsh and the guns were constantly ex- clean dry swal), Then swab with the parafline-oil as before,
has not. slow fiist. I cannot conceive why a close-fittine posed fo dampness. Further, I find that three more of my and oi] the outside with the same, You can then put away
friends who haye shot with me at the same place and who your gun in a dry place without any fear of rust. »We can
round patched ball that had been put down from the muz-
zie, should strip in zoing ont, even with a large charge of
used the expensive powder, have no spots in their suns, The show you barrels that were treatvd in this manner some fif-
powder, The shells contained 60 grains of strone powder. six men I have mentioned all pursued the same system of teen years ago, and they areas bright now as when put away.
cleaning, viz,: first, paper, then kerosene, then rag until] they The parafiine-oil forms a thin coating over the surface, which
Beveral yeors since I experimented with round bullets
were clean, and finally sperm oil. This at night, half an excludes the airand preventsrust,—PrRactican. (Ilartford,
thoroughly. but always failed to do good work with them,
when loaded from either breech ormuzzle. A correspondent hour's work at least, morning performance also, at noon same. Conn).
from Bridgeport showed me (in Formsr anp Stream, with
Cleaning enough, I should thmk. Now as to the spots. Let
ents) how fo paich the bullets for breechtoading shells, but
uny one look down their barrels and they will notice that My plan of preventing fine gun barrels from rusting when
after faithtul trials Thad to siveit; up. I have turned out these spots tun in curious parallel lincs fom the chamber to laid away during the close season is this: I obtain some pure
wooden plass, and patched them, with balls in front, (mak- nearly two-thirds of the length of the gun: There they stop, refined paraftine, melt it by placing the vessel containing it in
ing a nice joh) hut is was no go, the balls would fly wildly. At the muzzle ordinary rust collects, but this is always easily hot water, fill the barrels full, and allow it to congeal inside.
For common hunting purposes for smail gwame, many lovers removed. Cheap, moist powder is to be avoided at the sea J will guarantee that the gun may remain idle for any length
of the rifle would like to use the licht round bullet, as there is
shore, in my opinion. Will some one who shoots entirely of time and come out bright, Itis pertectiy harmless, and aan
away irom the salt air kindly give their experience, mention- be Instantly removed by placing the barrels in hot water.
a mere crack only when the gun is discharged, and nota bit of
recoil. If the secret of success is in the slow twist of the old- ing the grade of powder they use ?—F. §. (Boston, Mass.) Paraiiine melts at 130 degrees Fahrenheit, water hoiling at 212
fashioned rifle, then nof many breech-loaders will answer. degrees, so any one can see the barrels need not be subjected
If any one will explain the cause of my failure I will try I have thought I would withhold my mite until I read to anything iike a dangerous beat.—F. B. (Boston, Mass,)
again. “Californian’s” theory. He says never to clean a gun after
sted Yan Dyke has been a -yaluable correspondent of Forust shooting, but put away just as it is, with the burnt powder IT have, after many experiments, adopted the plan of wip-
AND STRHAM, nd there are doubtless a host of readers who dust on its barrels. This is, in my dearly hought experience, ing out the gun thoroughly, with dry tow first, then, after
have been interested and benefited by his experience, and an error; aud I foolishly took the advice of a friend, and most of the dirt is removed, 1 use turpentine and tow freely
the writer is one of the number. found when alas! too late, that I had ruined the polish in my and dry tow again, If the gun is loaded, use three row wire
His .65 or .73-cal. donble Le Wever rifle may have a slow I2-gauge Kiemington, Before I “blundered” T used to clean serateh brush; then tow again. If rust spots are in barrel
twist, which may account for his suceess with round bullets as follows, and [ had one of the finest polished ouns in the use wire brush dipped in oil and fine emery, Lastly, oil bar-
afi the target and among the wild-cats, and the writer wishes whole counity: Weta flannel and mn it through the barrels rels thoroughly with sperm oil and cork up both ends tightly
he had 2 duplicate, and was en route for southern California to remove the powder dust, then follow with a dry cotton with good corks, ‘he specks in the barrels will not affect
to shoof in his company for a few months. cloth and rub it back and forth, until the barrels are perfectly the shooting of the gun, but one does not like to explain or
might add that T sm no novice in this art,am an apt dry. Then take a woolen ‘cloth and thoroughly saturate it apologize every time a friend Iooks through your gun.—S§,
mechanic. and haye owned many good rifles, and as most with best sperm oil and leave as much as possible on the in- H, M. (Indianapolis, Ind.)
men have 4 hobby of some sort, I haye this one, and if there side of the barrels, I never was troubled with rust. ‘‘Bor-
is a way to lef fly the round bullets from a breech-loading der Ruffian” is right in his logic, and shows practical
rifle nnerrinely for moderate distances I shall try to do it for experience in the question at issue. ‘‘Californian” says ‘‘the THE PURPOSE OF FIELD SPORTS.
pastime. H. 8. finer the grade of barrels the more likely they are to ‘scab,’” [From Dougall’s “Shooting: Its Appliances, Practice, and Purpose."|
Rrvinetor, Conn. which is correct, and the lower the rade the less likely, ete,
A wagon. tire will stand all kinds of weather; and will +ust _¥ AVING now, so far as [ have been able, instructed the
Will “Colin” please state how he loads his rifle shells but a trifle. Not so with fine steel. I have inspected a : young sportsman in the Appliances and Practice of the
with round halls; whether he fills the shell to the end with number of guns which were not cleaned after the day’s shoot- Art of Shooting, I enter, not unreluctantly, on the final and
wads and cork, or forces the ball down immediately upon ing and found them in every instance to be badly rusted. very different branch of this work—its Purpose, The appli-
the top of the small powder charge he mentions, and oblige— My pride is in my gun, and if my dearest friend were to tell ances and practice are technical and customary, They admit
SUBSCRIBER, (Chicago, 11.) me my gun would not rust by leaving it uncleaned, I would of no objectfons, save upon modifications arising from differ-
not for one fleeting moment credit his words. By “eternal vigi- ences im opinion or experience, The subjects are taken as
A RECORD OF DEER SHOOTING. lance” only can gun barrels be kept from rusting. Tf any one things of course, and any argumentation must be on minor
doubts, let him buy a fine Damascus barrel and subject it to matters. But when we enter upon the purpose, we are met
Eiitor Forest and Stream :
the test and he will find out that it pays to clean a gun as by a host of talent, which of recent years has set itself to
In your issue of the 12th ult., I notice an article trom denounce all field sports as immortal and degrading. ‘The
“Byrne” of Arkansas, in which he shows the killing power soon as the shooting is over for the day. In my experience
the different grades of powder have nothing whatever to do question arises, What need is there, in a work of this nature,
of his shot oun, weirhine 13 Ihs., and loaded with 8 drs. intended to instruct sportsmen, who, of all men, do not chal-
powder, and 3 ozs. No. 3 buckshot. He did good shooting at with rust. J haye used the poorest and the best, and have
found no difference in this line. In fact, Iwas using ‘club lenge the innocence of their recreation, to go into the moral
sixty and seventy yards, once making a double on deer at the question at all? Certainly, were I to consult my own case
former distance, sporting,” a high grade powder, when my choice gun became
and immunity from future retort, I would stick to my last—
Will you Jet me give my idea of the right eun for deer speckled with rust. Nothing will remove rust specks but re- to guns and how to use them, and leave all moral discussion
shooting in the woods? TI will give facts only, not theory, I polishing in a lathe, which will cost from $2 to $5, according
to others, But having naturally thought over the subject,
shoot a three-harrel Baker gun; shot barrels ten-gauge; rifle to amount of rust in the barrels —Dunn, (Sauk Centre, Minn). and being one who holds that it is the duty of eyery man to
-44. cal.; weight ten pounds, I load with 4 drs, Orange duck- honestly and fearlessly advocate what he believes to be right,
ing powder, and 1} ozs. No, 2 buck shot. I did not weigh Permit me to make this statement of fact bearing wpon the
I yeniure to give the followmg remarks. J view the whole
the shot, but was told their weight. At all events, there subject, Capt. Ralph Whitehead, who has killed more question from this standpoint, that, where things innocent in
were only nine No. 2 huckshot in my shells. Notice the dit- birds, perhaps, in the last twenty years than any other man
themselves are mixed wp with things hurtful and denounced
ference; “ Byrne’s” cun is three pounds heavier than mine. hetween St, Louis and Chicago, only cleans the inside of his
accordingly, there is no end to thé mischicf that may ensue.
He has only a double shot gun, while I have a double shot gun barrels twice a year; that is, when the spring and the
To condemn things good on fulse arguments appears to me to
gun and a rifle, We shoots twice as much powder, and I fall shootings begin; and I am confident that the inside of be quite as mischievous as to praise things wicked, Right and
think [ am sate in saying twice as much shot also, his barrels are in as good, if nat better, condition than those
wrong are confounded. When men of high repute, leaders
Now for the shooting. On one hunt, made in November of my own guns, which I neyerputawiy without thoroughly of thought, set themselyes, through ignorance or eapriee, to
last, I killed seyen deer, which was the last. score made out cleaning and oiling. I have the Captain’s word for the ahove
unjustly condemn, they aiso weaken their whole influence in
of four, our party getting only fifteen deer. We hunted in statement, and I believe that he is as reliable as any other praising that which is undeniably good.
the Choctaw Nation, and found deer very scarce. I give the sportsman, and that is good enough authority. But if it Satirists abound in every age. The imperfect moral
shots in their order, 1. A two-year-old buck, standing broad needed confirmation I would add that I have shot with him arrangements of this world—perhaps one of the greatest mat-
side, measured distance, 75 yards, killed dead in his tracks once or twice a year for the past fifteen years, and haye never
ural proofs of a higher future state of existence—turnish such
with right barrel of shot gun, four shot striking him, 2. A seen him wipe out his gun when he returned from a day’s writers with endless themes. ‘These themes vary with time.
large doe, standing quartering 140 yards (guessed distance), shooting. No matter what kind of weather it is, he puts
We liye in a period of overdue stimulation of the intellect, to
_ shot with rifle, grazing heart, and breaking up liver. She away his game and cares for the inner man. Then he wipes
the prejudice of physical development at one period; at
running by me pissed at 80-yards, measnred distance, I fired the barrels and stock of his sun on the ontside with an oiled
one barrel of the shot un, knocking’ her dead in tracks, put- tag, and sits down to enjoy bis pipe and laugh at his euests another the direction of the pressure is reversed. Those of
ting four shot in her, one breaking her neck. She could not while they rub and sweat for half an hour over cleaning their may readers who are conversant with what are termed the
have lived ten minutes, after the rifle ball struck her, but my guns. None of the others can show smoother, brighter har- Classical Essayists of the eighteenth century, must recollect
rule 18 to shoot as long as a deer shows life. 3. A very large rels on the inside than he can. This fact I haye seen demon- how the shatts of satire were almost invariably leveled
buck, killed fire-humting. Distance guessed at sixty yards, as strated on many occasions, by running an oiled rag through against the visiting London and the adoption of town man-
the eyes were just parfed, and the sight very strong, Shot his gun barrels after the rest of us were done cleaning.— ners—in plain terms, of greater refinement—by country gen-
With shot gun, five shot taking effect, the deer running about H. G. Canny. (Indianapolis, Ind.) tlemen and their wives and daughters, These were counseled
fifty yards. 4. A yearling, standing broad side 125 yards, to stay at home and follow their rural pursuits and oceu-
meusured; shot with rifle, the ball passing through the heart, pations. They were even assailed for introducing London
I have shot a Scott 12-bore which is as bright to-day as inanners iito their country hoyses. Yet every one knows
killing itin one minute, 6. The boss of the woods, a mam- when purehased, and it has been used in all kinds of weather,
moth huck, the biggest deer seen on the hunt, standing broad- In cleaning it IT use new white flannel, benzine and best that intellecthalism and progress of civilization are the pro-
side 173 yards, measuted, shot with rifle, the ball passing sperm oil, For a cleaning rod I use a soft pine stick, After ducts of city life, The current runs the other way at present,
through the butt of the heart, killing slmost instantly. wiping the bartels out thoroughly with a rag wet with the but the twentieth century may see another turn of the wheel,
6. A small doe, ranning quartering, sixty yards, euessed, shot benzine, [ usé one oily rag, then wipe dry with a clean rag, and satire employed to promote field sports, and wndo the
with shot gun, three shots taking effect, one breaking bone in Benzine will take out more dirt with less labor than anything mischief created by the advocacy of undue intellectualism, if
in existin& school of writers succeed in well-meant but mis-
ham, the other two striking just front of ham, and ranging T have ever tried. I think as much depends on where a | taken efforts.
forward passed through the lings, killing her in a few min- gun is kept after cleaning, as how it is cleaned. My puns
utes, she not running over two bundred yards. 7. A year- and rifles are kept in a closet next to the chimney, where the Tt would be a comparatively easy matter to write a school-
ling, killed fire-huntine, distance sessed at sixty yards, as temperature is about the same all the year round, and I have hoy essay on the use and advantages of exercise, All thinkin
the eyes were not quite parted, angie light very fine, Shot men agree that exercise is a condition of health. What is.
with shot gun, four shot taking effect, one passing through never been troubled with rust spots. I haye used several grades disputed so keenly of late is the lawfulness of that exercise,
the lungs, one through the shoulder, one through the paunch, of powder, from Hazard’s ducking down, and don't think that | as involving cruelty to the lower animals, when it tales the
this has anything to do with the spots. If some of your sub- form of field sports. ‘lhe controversy has been carried on,
and one throngh the fore-leg and brisket. seribers who are troubled with ‘‘gun measles” will _haye on one side, with all the force and skill of practiced logicians,
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laying down the principles entirely so as to suit their own out taking the trouble to test their genuineness, these very unfair advantage indeed for practiced dialecticians not
“envcnienge, and also, as it appears to me, purposely con- premisses haye all the weight of proot. These ninety-nine to make a most guarded distinction bejween the tre and the-
founding the meaning of words which are really widely prefer studying by deputy, and estimate assertions less by false as applied to pursuits and practices so widely different
differing; and, on the other side, with vague general an- their intrinsic yalue than by the faith they have in, or by the yet condemned under one categary,
swers, as, for instance, that fox-hunfing brings beneficially general yeputation of, the writers so asserting, Words, To distinguish the true from the false it is customary to
the different classes of society together, and improves the although only the vehicle of ideas or truths, are with the less prefix the word “field” to ‘‘ sports,” and, so far as this mere
breed of horses. In a similar spirit, but with the gayer bad- thoughtful truths themselves, and in this discussion have prefix goes, no fault can be found with those who write in
inige of his countrymen, when 4 philosopher gravely asked a been made to do double duty, in conveying to the mind condemnation of the thing signified. They use the term
French sportsman if he believed it to be lawful for man to of the reader a general and comprehensive conyiction of frankly so far as mere phraseology goes (hut then go on to
kill a partridge, the latter replied, ‘‘ Of course in the shoot- the immorality of field sports founded upon the cruelty argue on other so-called ‘‘sports’’), and the question comes
ing season, and with my game certificate in my pocket.” involved in some practices which are not ficld sports at all, to be asked, Why do these writers stop short bere? If
* But, seriously,” sirys the philosopher, ‘‘ granting these con- differing from the latter not only in essence but im nomen- they are competent, by fair and impartial inquiry, to
ditions, is man justified in killing a bird made by the clature, and I can scarcely conceive any graver charge to be assumé a moral superiority and condemn field sports,
Creator?” “Vo be sure,” replies the sportsman, ‘‘it man also brought against public writers than the wilful confounding why will they insist on immorally identifying them, in
eatit,”.
‘* You believe, then, that man may¥ fearlessly
.
eat a of separate things under the same yerbal designation, The argument at least, with practices of the most cruel
purtridge?” ‘*I do, most undoubtedly, if it be properly practice of a thing they may not understand, but the title of and indefensible character, which they must of necéssity
cooked, with the sauce in perfection!” ° a thing is the very first element in the discussion. clse no know are not carried out in the " field,” meaning by that
I, would be quite safe to leave the whole question to the amount of learning, no liking or disliking, no conscientious- term the scope and scene of the senuine and Jawfiul purenits ?
good sense and experience of men in general, and not of ness nor desire to perform a supposed duty, will compensate To worry a cat, to bait a bull, to draw a badger, are thon-
transvendentalists only, who are not content with the plain the evil done to public morality in a much greater degree by strous cruelties, yet the first seems, from the frequency with
laws of nature, were it not that the arguments of the Jatter confounding words or different things represented I> the which it is brought into play to be the grand piece daridllerte
may work much harm. It is from this reason that I regret same words. Truth requires no factitious bolsterins, und if in attucking field sports, by its painful reiteration as being
that the answers made by sportsmen—some of these having a disputant, eager to gain a momentary yictory, however the equivalent of fox-bunting. If these writers insist on
distinguished themsclyes in literature, and therefore being conscientiously and with laudable purpose, depart from the using the general term “amusement” wrongly, let them con-
well able to discuss grayely—should be merely defensive and real basis of truth, his superstiucture of argumentation must tinue to do so to their own satisfaction—ind, I may add,
half apologetic. For any more serious reply to fall into such fall all the more heavily in the end, Hyen the best cause stupefaction—but they have no manner of right (and this all
hands as mine—to the pen of one who may be thought to will be injured by such a proceeding, Not only have the the more that they assume so great a moral superiority) to
view the whole question from a professional and selfish assailants of the morality of field ports, as it seems to us¢ # vague and general term, to the misleading of the
standpoint—may be deplored. But my profession has only me, argued unfairly, but there is a certain assumption of reader, in discussing matters which, fo arrive at truth, must
caused me, from the gravest of reasons, to investigate the mat- personal moral superiorily on their part which, by the very be separated so widely as yicious practices dignified with the
ter the more deeply und earnestly, and I yield fo no senti- nature of things, unfairly reinforces their position. They name of “sport,” and lawful pursuits distinguished by the
mentalistin the abhorrence of cruelty. I can add, that I at once get.all the “good” people on their side. On the prin- specific title of ‘‘ Field Sports.”
have mixed with sportsmen from boyhood, and that I have ciple that where there isa doubt in morals, safety lies in en- As the word ‘‘amusement,” in its true meaning, und as
especially noted their peculiar tenderness for, and care of, tire abnegation, so in this question many readers will be affecting this controversy, is the embodiment of ‘' imaction,”
all domestic animals, and their avoidance of all cruelty content with the conclusion, that in so doubiful a case us is so the word ‘‘ chase,” which may be said to comprehend all
in the field. There can he, therefore, nothing in field sports represented, field sports had better be left alone altogether, field sports, is the embodiment of ‘‘action.” Merein lies the
which hardens the heart or petrities the feelings as time and a higher standard of morality thus be assuredly main- great distinction between the true and the false; a true dis-
goes on, for this care and tenderness I have observed to tained, without reflecting that the whole position may he tinction, sound in its principle aud application. The broad
increase with age. To denounce, and to seem to prove reversed and the assailants become the assailed. To stand rule may be laid down, and I challenge all honest atiempt to
to be vicious, things innocent and lawful, cannot fail to solely on the defensive is nearly tantamount to an admis- deny its correctness, that, im all genuine field sports the
contound vice and yirtue, and those who attack the sion of being in the wrong; to take higher ground is the pur- persons engaged are participators in the hunt, chase, call it
moralily of held sports would. do well to consider where pose of this essay. It may be, and admittedly is, generous what you will, and voluntarily subject themselves to severe
their arguments are to stop. ‘To those who will judge and good to protect the lower animals, The old adage tells toil. ‘‘Hawking and Iunting,” says old Butler in his
dispassionately, 1 think it can be shown that the pursuit of us that ‘‘the merciful man is merciful to his beast.” But has “Anatomy of Melancholy,” “‘are very laborious.”’ Deer-stalk-
field sports is in strict accordance with the nature and re- Man no ¢laims on generosity and goodness? Has he no eyils ing, so keenly followed, if once practiced, while opportunity,
quirements of mankind, and infringes no moral law whatso- to be protected against? In that mysterious composite life, and strength remain, demands indescribable exertions;
eyer. The basis of the question seems to me to rest upon the nature, in which he is so fearfully and wonderfully made, and I know not a more seyere and maintained stram upon
necessity of LAbor—on that sweat of the face by which man are there not certain instincts, certain Innate qualities or ten- the muscular and vital energies than grouse shooting during
eats bread, and whichis a necessity to his healthy existence dencies, wisely implanted for the protection of his life and warm weather, or over rough ground in any weatlier, There
in his twofold state, physical and mental. If we accept the the yigorous maintenance of hisrace? Can he be intellectual, may be, and are, modifications of this voluntary labor.
general theory that mankind pass through yarious stages— and all intellectual, or physical and ail physical? Was he a \nvline. for instance, ranges from toilsome salmon-fishing to
the hunting, the pastoral, the agricultural, and the commer- tendency to become either, to the destruction of the othe. ti. 5 ia and watching a float from a punt, and may he
cial—it would strengthen the writers who assail field sports ature, and either being eliminated, what will then be his termed the link between the active chase and inactive amuse-
if they would define the points where human nature is to value and adaptation to the duties of life? Can he drive ont ment, with this saving clause in favor of the morality of its
change, or ever did change, so that men could divest them- any essential part of his nature with impunity, not only to lower phase, that the person enjoying it is himsell the actual
selves of part of their inherent qualities. Or, to put it other- himself, but to his offspring? These are serious questions; agent,* We may therefore lay it down as absolute, that (rue
wise, they may also be called on to prove if in the early not lightly to be answered, Ne furcew naturam expellas. field sports may be imvariably distinguished from {he falsely
stages of man’s history the commercial quality was not latent, The preliminary objection to that mode of reasoning to so called by the latter being carried out vicariously. In
and in the most recent stages if the hunting has been, or can which I desire to reply is verbal. tn mine I object to and these the ‘‘sportsmen,” Heayen saye the mark! are mere
be extinguished. My assertion is, that man’s nature is alike protest against the word ‘‘amusement” being applied to desig- spectators, generally gratifying, more or less, brutal propen-
through all ages—may be modified, but can have no one nate field sports. This misapplication of «a term lies at the sities, and in all probability staking sums of money on cer-
quality obliterated. | very threshold of the discussion, is quite unwarrantable, all tain contingencies.
Hixactly, then, as the commercial quality always existed the more that the chief of these assailants is the most fastidi-
more or less, first manifesting itself in the rudest forms of bar- ous and distinguished ‘‘Purist’” (one excessively nice in the WIRE CARTRIDGES.
ter, so the hunting quality, now that the chase is no longer choice of words) of the present age! It leads the mind up to [* your issue of Jan, 19, ‘* Border Ruffian” says that wire
the direct means of supporting life in civilized communities, most erroneous conclusions. The verb “amuse,” with all its cartridges ‘are expensive and are no better than loose
still does exist, and cannot be obliterated. Man is essentially derivatives, conveys solely those pleasurable sensations which shot in a breech-loader, and very little better in a mmzzle-
the same being throughout, and cannot possibly divest him- may be enjoyed while we are in a state of repose. It is loader.” Tf he will invest in a box of wire wads, and load a
self of any one of his attributes. If we do not accept the fact derived from ‘“#wser,” the’ French to “loiter,” or ‘‘trifle,” dozen shell with his customary load of powder, place over
of the progressive stages as given aboye, the case for my op- Muser is from the Italian ‘‘nusare,” to stand idle, and in this two pink-edge wads, then put im 14 or thoz. of shot,
ponents is not improved; for we must then take man as we other languages, ancient and modern, with little variation in | then in accordance with directions inclosedin every box, put
now find him—a compound of the hunter, the shepherd, the form, it bears the same meaning, and conveys “‘inaction.” on a wire wad and crimp in usual manner, he will obtain
tiller of the ground, and the merchant. The qualities of all In no language known to me, does it or any other word used better results than by loading without the wire wads. One
these exist in every human breast, It has been humorously as its equivalent, represent field sports. These, as a rule, are day while duck-shooting in Minnesota, on the pass that
but truly said, that were a little rat to run across the London termed ‘‘the chase,” or its equivalent. Ii is essentially divides Lake Minnetonka from Gray’s Lake, a party cameup
Exchange, the traffic in millions sterling would be suspended opposed to action, which is the yery essence of field sports. in a boat, and one of the men took his position near me, On
for its pursuit, and every reader of history knows that in It may be possible to take amusement in the field that may criticising him and his armament I found he carried a 10-
those dread and supreme moments when yast armies have involve the capture or death of lower animals, but it by no gauge 11}bs. breech-loader. When he fired this gua its con-
been traversing the short space which intervened between means follows that such amusement is any branch of field cussion seemed sufficient to paralyze and bring do\wa any un-
their meeting in deadly conflict, the chase of a miserable hare sports. One has a right to demand clear and definite terms fortunate duck flying over, I had a 12-¢auge 7lbs., loaded
has for a time deferred, on more than one occasion, the clash in defending an assailed position. The challenged has even with 3idrms. powder, and 14oz. shot, No. 5, in left, and No.
of arms. Such an occurrence happened eyen so lately as at more—a Tight to the choice of weapons. But no conces- 7 or 8in right barrel. All were loaded wilh these wire wads
one of the first battles of the Franco-German war of 1870. The sions are required when I assert that, hy the use of the over shot, and I found myself placed at no disadvantage
instinct, of the hynter predominated over the ,discjpline of word ‘‘amusement,” the whole question is misrepresented. whatever for regards reaching and killing the came.
the warrior, and grim soldiers broke those ranks which death Some years ago, durmg a Saturday afternoon ramble, I Brack Nap, -
itself could only cause them to close up more solidly as an- chanced upon an individual busily engaged in arranging nets,
other and another comrade fell. Is there under the sun one for the capture of larks and other small birds. This was on Hovcnpine Drer.—Fersburg,
N. Y., Jan. 1882.—Auditar
nation where a similar passion for the chase docs not exist the Continent; and on entering into conversation Forest and Stream:
with the The New York game law, as it now
in some form or other, and have we not the authority of Cicero oselewr, he was so good as to inform me that-he was making stands, I can only consider yery defective so far as it relates
for the assertion, that ‘‘in everything the consent of all nations arrangements “* powr a amniuser demain monsteur.” Tere was to deer, and it is.a subterfuge from beginning to end. One
is to be accounted the law of Nature, and to resist it is to re- the true expression, probably all the more correct that, as I can scarcely select a single issue of Fonnst AND StRpAm that
sist the yoice of God ?” The wisdom of planting this instinet afterwards learned, the man was an able schoolmaster, who is silent in regard to the slaughter of ruffed grouse in an un-
irrevocably in the human breast seems more and more clearly knew better than to use, in speaking of his paltry purpose, sportsmanlike manner, These articles ‘will work wonders
displayed the deeper we investigate the subject. any equivalent to the words “‘ Field Sports;” and this is all in the preservation of this game. After thirty years’ experi-
The case with which any human institutions, customs, the more noticeable that the term ‘* l@ chasse” comprehends ence in deer shooting, is it strange that one should favor a
or pursuits may be assailed and plausibly condemned in the pursuit or taking of the smaller animals, not usually fol- more siringent lay, also for the protection of deer? Tf ib is
their entirety from some peculiar standpoint has seldom lowed by British sporismen, To work his nets the school- considered unsporismanlike to kill u bird sitting on the-
had a more complete illustration than in controversies on master, as he showed me, would lie ina dry ditch at the back ground or on a log, or to tree one with a dog and shoot it
field sports. Not only are the arguments against these of a hedge, holding in his hand the end of a stout eord of then, or to trap them, andif the law makes if a penalty,
strained to the most unfair tension, but the attack upon their some forty yards in length, by pulling which the nets en- should we not haye a luw passed making ita fine to kill a
morality are invariably conducted with s departure from the yeloped any unfortunate birds which might be enticed by his deer under similar circumstances, 7. ¢., by being honnded
very ‘irst principles of discussion, resulling either from “ decoy-birds” within the fatal precincts. It might bea very down or driven to bay in some lake, headed off by the
prejudice or from great ignorance of the subject. In either wrong way to spend the Sunday. Tell it not in Fife, publish canoemen and knocked in the head with clubs or riddled by
case, those who assail the morality of field sports are incom- it not in the streets of Glasgow! But the poor pedagogrue at buck-shot? Only a few counties in the northeastern part of
petent to discuss the question fairly. If, on the other hand, | least was honest in his phraseology, and his example so far is our State now afford the deer stalker any show whatever.
they assert that they are masters of the subject, that they worthy of imitation. - The latter half of last November found me in cump up in
hhaye studied it impartially in all its parts, and haye really The word ‘‘sport,” on the other hand, has a most com- Herkimer county as usual, not tosee how many! could bring
done so, then they may be accused of wilful disregard of fair rehensive, indeed a most extraordinary range in meaning. to bag, but to procure two or three for my own winters use.
reprusentation of the case, of suppression of truth, and of tis cause, itis effect; if is fun, humor, raising, pleasurable I succeeded in securing a buck and two doc, the latter being
confounding wnder one title pursuits and practices so widely emotions; and it is these very emotions so raised, There is very fine specimens, ardly a day passed by, bewever,
differing in character as by no just reason whatever to come hardly any limit to its range, as applied foanything that lay while I was there, that T could not hear the baying of hounds.
under the same category. These pursuits and practices ean- | fully exercises the body and mind or unlawfully excites the The still hunter can do buf little until the leaves fall and
mot ys arraigned under one and the same indictment, passions and pratifies evil propensities. Hence, without pro- snows come to assist him in following the track. Nor does
if, indeed, one class of them, and that the one really con- per qualification, this word ““sport” may be, and daily is he wish to secure much game until the weather is cool
curnd, can be arraigned under any moral indictment what- /sadly abused, as are its derivatives. The simple moralist enough to freeze it, so.as to insure its keeping for use, On
ever If is an easy matter for a practiced controyersialist towho is led hy words or terms, not by facts or real knowledge, the contrary those that follow hounding commence when the
take up a question and appear to the general reader {o carry knows little or no difference between a ‘‘ sporisman’’ snd a season opens, keeping upa constant fusilade fill the ist of
his point, by a total disregard of common dialects, through *sporting-man,” and yet it would be difficult to find in their November. Not content with the time alloticd ta them,
prejidice or ignorance; and this is all the more easy in the | pure and actual meaning two words coiveying characteristics tany steal into the woods to some of the lakes, and if it’s
presiit case, from this reason, that the question is almost |) more opposed to each other, It is “sport,” during hours of frozen and noisy, put the dogs out in November as soon as
invaviably raised by those who—in all probability haying no untold toil, to seek the stag in his almost inaccessible moun- any other month, The Beaver and Independence River sec
experience of them whatever—condemn field sports as im- | tain haunts; it is “‘ sport” to witness rats worried by a bull- tion of country are constantly flooded with worthless curs
mors! and emel. There is, therefore, ample opportunity terrier; and the rufflianly possessor of a penny gambling-table and a lower set of ragged poachers, Unless something’ can
afforded to those taking {he initiative to choose their mode of ata village fair incessantly hawls, '* Now’s your time, gentle- he done to cut off this constant hounding of deer, in season
altacl:, and to lay down certain convenient premises, With /men sportsmen; make your game while the }lls o-rollin’,”
fie ninety-nine readers out of a hundred who are satistied This confusion of things signified Has a disastrous effect on + * In his amusing letters of a ‘Besieged Resident,” Mr, Latouchera
applies the word * chase *’ to angling for zudgeon in the Seine, durilig
with the laying down or assertion of certain principles, with- | the proper understanding of this question, but it is taking a the Siege of Paris in 1870-71, 7
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and out of season, then it i: but useless tall and twaddie to say ‘‘that he had neyer seen a brook trout” he would haye recently proven this by taking 12 brook trout (yearlings), 12
about came laws for the protection of deer. It just snits the been put down at once as coming from awarm climate—could California trout and 12 small carp, and penued them all up to-
hounding fraternity as it now stands, and could not be much have been in these streams any appreciaale lensth of time gether, The fish were not fed for thirty days, yot at the end
without heine discovered by som2 one who would have known
improved upon for them, if stricken from the statute book. him of that time he counted out the whole number putin, He
it once. had put the largest of his California trout, 20 inches long, in
I would sugvest that the law ba amended, cutting down the Another cireumstance tending to confirm me in this opinion with the yearlings with perfect safety.
open season for the hounding of deer one month, z, ¢,, make \is this significant fact—that at the time when the discovery President Holmes was glad to hear questions pertaining to
the close season to commence the ist day of October, instead of trout in these streams was first made there were fully as fame and food fish discussed, it beine to many persons as in- °
of the ist of November, and double the penalty, Such a law many grayling as trout; bub within the comparatively short teresting, and to some more so, than those of the came of the
only can he of any account. Cap Lock. period of years the former have so completely disappeared woods, the fields and the air, and he called fora freé expres-
that to catch a crayling in any stream where trout are abun- sion of opinion from all present. [6 was amatter of sreat inter-
Corp Scext.—Laltor Pores ant Strenme A. friend of dant, is a very raré occurrence, Anil this also leads meto the
est to him if brook trout could be grown nearer our lienies, men-=
conchision that the beautiful fish igs doomed to an early and tioning some in streams near Grand Rapids which ware doing
qine,an ardent sportsman, who has followed the bounds | ¢omplete extinction. Oniya few yeurs, comparatively, and it finely. Hebad no doubt there were hundreds of streamsin the
from his boyhood and who is a close observer of game anid will onty exist in the traditional remembrance of the * olde: southern part of the State where California and brook trout
ils habits, formed moe last fall when hunting with his bea- inhabitant" and the “ pickle jars” of the “naturalist,” and tie would do finely.
les, that the scent left by the track of a fox or other animal ! “ Ministes “ and ‘ Sauble” will know them no more forever; Mr, Clark neyer knew of an instance where brook trout
in the soft snow or ground, if the track be frozen wile still | its predacious and voracious cousin will aye been at once its were planted and not seen within two years. and cited cases
fresh, will not be given off until the track is thawed, when executioner and its tomb, in proof, and urged an effective law to protect stocked trout
it will be taken by the hounds and followed ag readily as. be- But in the stern economy of nature, that accords the front streams.
ranks to the strongest, there is also a just law of compensa- Dr, Parker confirmed all that had been said concerning the
fore ih was frozen, In other words, the scent Jies dormant tion, and if these streams are to have new tenants, they are prolific qualities and hardy habits of the truut in streams of
while the track js frozen and is brought info activity when also destined to find their way into the thousands of other varying temperature,
thawed. fe further xsserted that a fox or other animal in streams scattered throughout the State that at presemt sive | In reply to a question of Mr, Rogers Mr. Clark said that
passing over '' clear crystil iced" Juft no scent whatever, and no economic results to man in supplying hin with either the pickerel, as a rule, do not run up small streams inhabited by
that their scent eould not be followed by the Keenest nosed necessities or luxuries of life. ‘To any one who will take the trout, but preferred deeper water,
fog, Are these statements correct ?—Sancito Panza. [We trouble to examine almost any county in the State, and count Mr. Rogers mentioned an instance where trout escaped from
have had the same experience with the frozen scent. On one the number of sections (each representing a mile in length a hatehery near Jackson, to a pair of lakes where the water was
occasion our dogs pointed, being stopped by the scent coming erossed bya stream of sufficient size to nourish and sustain | pure and cold, never varying much from 45 degress, and were
the brook trout, will find the aggrepate number of miles neyer heard of afterwards, but thought they might have
from quails’ tracks which had been frozen and were at the somewhat of a surprise. perished for wantof feed, He thousht neither grayling or
7 ‘time thawing out. Tt is ulso true, according to our own e&x- | Going over twenty-four counties, taken as an averace of the trout yould cat the other if they found sufficient food and
perience, that tlic fox leaves no scent on clear ice.| whole, { found an average of more than one hundred miles to favored the artificial propagation of the grayling in the south-
each county of streams that might be made available by ern streams. .
Braver Riven Crup.—springfield, Mass., Jan. 26, 1882.’ proper care and judicious protection for the successful growth Dr. Parker said the case spoken of by Mr. Rogers was the
of this fish; for I think there is no other species that will only one he had ever heard of where trout had escaped from a
The Beaver River Chib held its cighth annual meeting, thrive so well and make so Jarge a growth in small streams as hatchery withott propagating in new waters.
Friday, January 20, at the “Old Tavern,” West Spring- this, for they are fully able to take care of and propagate Mr, Osgood, of Battle Creek, mentioned a case of where fifty
ficld, Mass. The club accepted the courtesy of the Rod themselves to the full extent of their food supply if judiciously grayling, 9to 12 mches long, were planted in a stream six
and Gun Club Rifle Team, by using their two hundred “let alone.” miles above Marshall, about two years azo, and had never been
yard range. The gold badge held by R, A, Whipple, Tt has been an open question as to whether the trout would heard of since.
of Adams, Mass., was wou by A. L. Phillips, of Adams, live and multiply in the warmer waters of the southern por- Mr. Clark thought the grayling failed to appear not on ac-
Mass. The following scores were made: Phillips 110, | tion of the State. But the experiments made by the State count of lack of food in the river.
| Hish Commission and private individuals has demonstrated My. A, H. Mershon thought brook trout were perfectly able
Cyondall 105, Brownell 104, Wilson 102, Whipple 1041, Reyeud a question that they will. ! to take care of themselves, and had fonnd all kinds of river
Cooley 100, Briges 88, Williams 88, Mayott 85, Cranston 83, dimitting then that my ealeniation in regard to the number fish in the samé stream withtrout. _
Jones $2, Follett 76, Kimball 78, Moore 67. ‘Phe club then of miles of available streams is correct, and taking the 68 Secretary Mershon inquired of Mr. Clark if it had not been
sat downto « good supper, carefully prepared by lundlord counties in the ‘‘ Lower Peninsular,” and we have 6.800 miles | found that grayling, would liye in three or four streams in
Belden, after which the following officéts were chosen: of trout streams, Michigan, viz: the Sauble, Manistee, Pere Marquette, etc., and
President, Dr. W. G@. Brownell; Vice-President, H, K. Cooley; Novw, ifeach mile of stream will yield five pounds of fish per also that they could not stand as warm water as trout. He
Secretany, Ff. P. Doolittle. It was voted to hold the annual annum—whieh. I think a very moderate estimate—[A very believed that grayling would die at about 70 to 72 degrees,
field day in Adams, Mass., July next. The vemainder of small estimate.—lp.] we will have 34,000 pounds of delicious while trout would stand 10 or 12 degrees more.
food from waters that now yield nothing. a Mr. Clark thought grayling would not live in water over 80
the eyening was given to sketches of last summer's trips to The cash yalue of this product at 25 cents per pound—a | egrees. ‘
Canadian woods, Adirondacks and the wilds of Maine. price they would net in any of our metropolitan markets— Dr, Parker mentjoned an experiment made by Supt. Port-
would yield the handsome little sum of $38,500, a sam more man several years ago to test the relative endurance of the
GAMB IN BunmryAN County, N, Y.—Wild ducks are than sufficient to keep the Fish Commission up to its full gtayling trout and some other kind of fish,im which Mr. P.
found in quite large numbers on the Long Pond and Mon- “fighting weight.” ' put an equal number of each in a small pond, and after a long
here is still another value that attaches to all our game time found the graylings all alive and the others all dead. He
gaup Ponds during September, they say, and the tracks of fishes, and to the trout move especially, and that is the ‘fun thought grayling would liye in warmer water than the trout,
Bruin are found on the mountains during the winter, A fair value.” Wow, 1 believe that a dolar’s worth of fun is worth and attributed their failure to propagate to the fact that they
specimen of his bearship was taken a few weeks ago from an just as much as a dollar’s worth of pork and beans, to any need a peculiar food and are diflicilt to handle in getting
adjacent mountam. ie may be seen from the road, chained, one who pays for it. The only difference is that we must spawn from them and propagating them artifically,
near the Shin Creel: store, The ‘country known as the head have pork and beans and we “don't have to” go fishing. President Holmes related his experience upon the Jordan
of the Beaverkill, which lies between Morsston, on the On- But, when by energy, economy and frugality we have and Bordman rivers fourteen years ago, when erayling, as
fario Railroad, and Bie Indian Station, on the Ulster and sécured a suficient amount of pork and beans, for seyeral well as trout, were plenty, where now the grayling was al-
days to come, and there is a time when the eternal tread-mill most extinct. A study of the anatomy of the two fish showed
Delaware Railroad, [ consider the hest grouse shooting coun- of toil can stand still for a time, without the harm of starva- that the grayling had not a predacions mouth and the trout
try between New York and the Aclirondacks. Plain country tion ringing in our ears, the first thing looked for is some had, and like all of its family, was a predacious fish, and this
board may be had at from #4 to $6.a week. To reach these place where we can get a dollar’s worth of *‘ fun.” satisfied-him that the trout had made food of the grayling.
grounds from New York, take the Erie Railroad io Middle- Just what shape the article will come in is just as varied as He did not believe that trout and grayling would thrive in the
town, thence take the Ontario Railroad to Morsston, then stage the tastes of those we do purchase. But n0 matter what shape same stream, and contended that streams where the grayling
eight miles to Shin Creek or any point you desire further up 'it comes in, whether you call it recreation, sport, amuse- will live should be reserved for him alone.
the Beaverkill River. My. Lyuch keeps a good hoarding- ment, needful exercise, enjoyment or happiness, it all means
house—or Murdock and several others at Shin Creek—and | but one and the same thing, and that is, the gratifications of
one’s own self, in self’s own way; and our presence here to-day, A TRIP TO BROWN’S TRACT.
the farmers all through that section, as a rule, are a jolly with the ayowed purpose for which we have assembled,
food set of fellows, ready to accommodate any one.—Doc- emphasizes in the strongest manner the money value we place tMeer ton
JUNE I went up to my old camp ground on the Ful-
Chain, in Brown’s Tract, on my anual fishing trip.
TOR, on “an, ”
Going early, I often have to goalone. Sometimes that’s the
And so with ‘going-a-fishing;” the individual who goes ma best way; you ean go where, when and how you like, with-
Laws Taat Wountp Br Laws.—Trenton, N. J., Jan. 4— want the fish he catches for food; perhaps absolutely needs out having to consult a ‘‘ wayward pardner”—and then I
Among tke numerous bills brought forward in the House them, but eyen then, the ‘fun’ he has in catching them adds a haye a special partner up there in my guide, Honest John
were one making drunkenness sufficient cause for divorce; zest to life that never comes to him in digging potatoes or , who isa whole team and a half all by himself. So,
forbidding the Killing of woodeock and ruffed grouse for husking corn. when John and I get together, we don’t caletilate to be lone-
five years and more to come, and one requiring all physi- A hungry man may go to his henroost and strangle a pullet soine, and the net result is a real pleasant time, and, to me, a
for his dinner, and it will satisfy his hunger. But Jet the same
cians’ prescriptions to be written in English, under a penalty hungry man “nip” a ruffed grouse, as it whirs out of the decided profit in health, pleasure, change of scene, good fish-
of one hundred dollars. inf and good feeding.
| brush like a bullet, and when he satisfies his hunger with it, According to appointment John met me at Boonville on the
the remembrance of the handsome way he “brought it down,” morning of June 2, and after devoting about two hours for
will sweeten eyery morsel as no other sauce on earth can.
Sea and River Hishing.
breakfast and calls on old friends, we started for the woods
os!
We all know what a keen enjoyment there is in it, a sweet on one of Charley Phelps’ fast-line buckbeards, so called be-
hint of the romance of wild life, that is beyond any money cause everything is tied fast with a line, else when you got to
value, so much is it a part and parcel of ourselves; and so the end of the line your baggage would be scattered all along
Atug—atug! With face ten times flushed and pale by turns ere
much does it satisfy that ‘‘home-sickness” that is in the hearts the line, and that’s twenty-six miles long.
of the most of us, that longing for the solemn woods and the To tne a ride in the country is a rare treat. living as I do in
you could count ten, he at last has strength in the agitation of his fear rushing streams of our old aboriginal ancestors.
and joy, to pull away at the monster: and there he lies in his beauty the great city, and rarely getting out of it, all the sights
And yet how many there are that live and die—dare we say and sounds of thecountry are new, fresh and ever varying.
among the gowans and greensward, for he has whopped him right happy? who néyer have a hint, even, of what comes to the Driving along the road, the stone walls, the birds in the
over his head and far away. a fish of a quarter of an ounce in weizht, soul of a true sportsman. How often has the sneer been fields, the chipmunks ruining along the fences, the cattle and
and, at the yery least, tivo inches long! Off he flies on wings of wind thrust at you by old Gummybags when you have returned from horses, the people you meet, the streams and rocks aud woods
to his father, mother and sisters, and brothers and cousins and all the a fishing trip, “Well, I guess those ere trout must have cost are always fresh. And then the feeling of exhilaration of
you about two dollars a pound.” Well, admitting they did, going on & vacation, a rest—a change from the every day-
neighborhood, holding the fish alofiin both hands, still fearful of its the one who caught them knows that he got more “fun,” more humdrum of a busy life—stirs one’s blood and makes me
escape; and, like a genuine child of corruption, his eyes brighten at genuine enjoyment out of his two dollars than old Gunnyhags young again. And in this I am mot alone; others have the
the first flush of cold blood on his small funny fingers. He carries eyer got out of anything in his life, unless it was in knocking same feelings and enjoyments.
about with him, up-stairs and down-stairs, his prey upon a plate; he his wite or scolding his children. Those two dollars a pound After a pleasant ride of twelve miles the wagon stops, and
will not wash his hands before dinner, for he exulls in the silyer scales for trout mean to you a new lease of life; a building anew of we dismount at the Moose River House, which any school-
adhering to the thumb nail that scooped the pm out of the bagey’s those energies that made the getting of any moneyin your boy can tell you is a house on the bank of a river called
life possible. Moose. Why, I can’t tell, but suppose at some time in the
maw; and at night he is overheard murmuring im lis sleep—a thief,
And thus would Tadd to the money value of the tront as a past animals of that species were to he fouud along here—but
a robber and a murderer, in his yet infant dreams.—Christopher in food fish, the other unknown quantity inthe problem, its value that’s nob so now. However, we were glad to reach the
his Sporting Juehket.
in “fun,” which can only be calculated by each individual's house, for itis the last cone on the road before you enter the
capacity for enjoying it. ;
BROOK TROUT IN THE LOWER PENINSULA. woods, and the last house I was at was where I got breakfast,
Myr. Frank W. Clark agreed with Mr. Parker's paper that and this lash house contained our dinner, hence it was t: very
BY DR. J, G. PARKER, GRAND RAPIDS brook trout will live in many of the southern Michigan streams, | welcome, lihank you.” Ina brief space of time Tom Night-
_ From all the information I can obtain, I feel quite confident but not all, and where the brook trout cannot live, the Cala- ingale, that’s be that runs this melancholy end house, told us
in tanking the assertion that twenty-ive years ago there were fornia trout will, The latter fish like cool and rapid running to walk in and get dinner, and this he did in the blandest
no braok trout on the “ Lower Peninsula.” streams, but will live in warmer and slower ones. He believed manner, which reminded me of the old story of the spider
At that time T was most interested in the ichthyology of the _ the idea that brook tront can live onlyin cold spring water, to and the fly; but when he found out our capacity T euess he
State, collecting and classifying, so far as T could, whatever be erroneous. He believed the best streams for trout were wasn’t fesling quite so bland; but he did not make a remark,
came to hand, and making inquiries of all who mizht be inter- those having plenty of small cold brooks running into them, so we paid our billand he smiled and fold us to call again.
ested as to what could be found in places maccessible to the and places where the fish can #0 back imto the deep holes Of course he knew when we came back again out of the
ordinary observer. To the question often asked of hunters, where the water ig warmer, Trout will live in water, at about woods we could not help stopping at his houss, for we would
ae and surveyors conversant with the ‘streams of the 80 degrees, and the speaker canght fifty of them at his hatch- be hungry again by that tinie, and—vwell, I hope he will haye
North,” *‘Ave there any brook tront up there?” ery and took spawn from them, ina stream having a tempera- 8% good supply of provisions on hand for the occasion, And
The universal answer was, no! | ture of 82 degrees, here ‘‘T rise for to remark ” that the aforesaid Tom N—— has
They often described what they usually called “Michigan | Mr, A. H. Mershon agreed with Mr, Clark concerning trout this house fixed up in real nice style, everything neat, clean
trout,” but which I then knew by their descriptions was no | living in Warm water, and cited an instance of his having-nine and fresh, and he keeps a very good honse, even if it is
tront aball, and which we all know now to be the “Grayling.” | orten years ago planted trout fry in some small streams run- the last.
The first definite Information I had that there were trout in ning into the Tobacco river, where the water gets very warm “Now, then, boys: all aboard”—this is next in order—so
this part of the State was when a party from Grand Rapids |inswmmer, and he had since caught them from 6 to 1614 inches we take our seats on the buckboard, and, with a crack of the
wentup to what was then called Pine River, now the well- long of ditierent sizes, showing the original plant had bred whip, we are off. A few rods from the house we cross the
known Jordan, and who on returning brought back the first |and naultiplied, Moose River on a ferryboat, and then we are in the woods in
specimens of brook trout that I have seen in the State, Twas My. Clark said that many persons doubted that the large reality. Anybody can tell you what the woods are, but can
well aware that they were found in the “Lake Superior re- speclded trout found in Lake Superior were genuine brook anybody describe a wagon road through the woods? I doubt
Fion,“and on the south shore of the ‘Upper Peninsula,” in trout, hut he had seen and eaten them that were caught out if full justice can be done the subject; it is vast, it has length
e barp and Pine rivers and other streams near Mackinaw: of the lake in pond nets last summer, some of them weighing breadth (not pane Bepues (put that im the plural) and
but this was the first that was kiown of them on this side of 4to 4 pounds, and he knew them to be the genuine brook heights (also ploral), Well, get firmly braced on your seat
the ‘Straits, and I have neyer doubted butthat they have trout, and the water was 74 degrees. Some years azo he put and keep an eye open for any obstacie, such as a pebble set
fonnd theirwyay across the Straits” and become domiciled in some young grayling and brook tront in a pond with large up on end in the road, or any small wethess of a dubious ap-
the “Jordan” and other streams less than bwenty-five years brook trout, and the latter paid no attention fo either as long pearance, and as you strike the one or sink down into the
ago, fox ih seems yery improbable thata fish so distinctly as they were fed, and when that was discontinued they gob- other, try to suit the motion of your body to the motion of
Marked as the “ Brook trout”—one so universally distributed bled them allup. Brook trout will eat a bass, shiner, or any- the wagon, and you will likely miss it eyerv time,
_ over the whole world, so much so, indeed, that if a man qwas thing else, but California trout will not eat other fish. He had We had hardly got started when some o' began ta figure

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 14. FOREST AND STREAM. (Fur, 2, 1892,

up how many miles we were from the end of the journey, | preceding the arrest were published at th® time. It now ap- all parts of the State has been very great, but there will nob
and I tell you that’s the wrong way todo, It is astonishing pears that one Charles Loskey has been quietly at work en- be any for distribution until next fall. The delayisdue to
how long the road gets to be befors you get to the Jast mile- deavoring to procure the indictment of Crowhart and Lind- the breeding fish having been placed in a pond of artesian
well water in Alameda. There not being any animal life in
postif you go to fizuring on it. Butafter getting bonuced ley in Oswego county, on a charge of assault with intent to the water the carp did not breed, and as no vegetation formed
over rocks, sunk to the bottom of mud-holes, up over endless kill, The little game was promptly disposed of and the on the edge of the pond there was no spayning place for the
hills, down the otherside of them, glad at times to get off and
walk, we finally got to our journey’s end pretty well shaken plans of Loskey have come to naught. The grand jury have arent fish, An examination of the pond substantiates these
up, bub wonderfully well preserved when you consider what refused to shield the violators of the lay.” acts, The fish were al once removed to a lake in the hills of
we had zone through. And right glad we were to see, as we San Mateo County, and it is expected that by next full there
swung around 4 turn in the road, a rough frame-house a few will be plenty of small fry for distribution. Those persons
Tur Iron Prnr Pounp Net.—The great net which was making carp ponds will no doubt profit by the experiente of
rods ahead of us. Thisis the Forge House at the foot of the stretched along an iron pier on the south side of Long Island
Pulton hain of lakes. We are not strangers here; every- the Fish Commissioners and not put the fish im ponds of well
body knows us, and they are willing, yea, anxious to give us near Napeague beach, has fizzled out. The thonsands of water.
all we can poy for, and we propose to get even with them by tons of fish which were to be taken weckly remain to he
heard from. Thesea took the net out from between the iron
Che Zennel,
getting our money’s worth in the way of a supper, for our
noonday meal is almost forgotten now, columns several times, and the stockholders have had a meet-
Our destination was a few miles from the Forge House, and, ing expressing their regret. The theory now advanced is that
having a little daylight left, we started soon after supper, the fish only keep in shore when rivers are full of rain water, i.
eee
and taking our seabin John’s new boat we were soon spinning when they bear to the ocean organic matter on which fish
up the lake. Ob, the pleasure of the scenery of these woods FIXTURES.
and waters, nuw so familiar—eyery tock or point, every bay
love to fecd, In seasons of drought fish go far ont to sea BENGH SHOWS.
and streamis greeted as an old friend. Soon the log cabin for their food. They said but little about the filline of the
March 7, 8, 9 and 10—Pittsburgh, Pa., Bench Show. Ohas. Lincoln,
beneath whose roof we have so often rested, comes in sight, meshes with sca-weed until it formed adam which the tide Superintendent. Wntries close Web. 25.
and ere long we ate again within its four walls, only to meet | carried away, or of the storms which operated in much the May 9, 10,11 and 12—Boston, Mass. Third Bench Show of the Massa-
a lad surprise, for our old friend, Paul Jones, had heard of game manner; but that is a subject that future investors in chusetts Kennel Club, Edward J. Forster, Secretary; Chas. Lincoln,
our coming and was here abead of us to keep us company, the stock ean easily learn for themselves. Superintendent.
and had a good fire burniug so that we might be comfortable, FIELD TRIALS.
confented and happy. September—National American Kennel Club Field Trials on Prairie
The fishing im this section early in May is very good, trout Tan LAMPReY—Niagara, Ont.—The fishermen are catch- Chickens. Jos, H, Dew, Columbia, Tenn., Secretary.
being hungry and reaily for bait. The salmon trait are also ing a great many sturgeon this winter. December—National American Kennel Club Field Trials on Quail,
One of the sturgeon Grand Junction, Tenn. D. Bryson, Memphis, Tenn., Secretary.
numerous and are taken quite freely by trolling, either with weighed 1371]hs. and had attached to its body 4 “‘lamper eel”
minnow or the artificial spoons. When the weather grows (local name). The eel was about eight inches long; they hive
wariner, alone in June, you have to work harder to get fish, large sucker mouths, by means of which they fasten on stur- TRAINING vs. BREAKING.
but that only adds zest to the enjoyment, You fee] that you
must be smart enough to beat them some way or other, geon, suckers and all bottom feeders. If you would like to } IN TEN CHAPTHRS—CHAP. X.
and yarious are the expedients résorted to. You have to seek have one, the next one I can get hold of you shall have.—W.
8. L. [The lamprey isa true parasite and is not an eel, We. have given in the preceding chapters as well as we
It
the salmon trout in deeper water, andif they cannot be had
by trolling, then you must resort to buoy fishing, In this is not even distantly related to the eel, but is nearer to the were able the outlines of the course that for more than.
way Ihave taken many bandsome fish, and bronght up from worms. It lives by sucking the juices from fish, and the cir- | quarter of a century we haye successfully pursued in pre-
a
thirty or forty feet of water some of my choicest ‘‘lakers.” cumstance is not at all uncommon.| paring our dogs for lives of usefulness, and we believe, yes,
The trout now bein to take the fiy, and later in the month we know, that if any one—we care not how wedded he may
they ran into the spring-holes, where you can see them lay- be to the force system—will but give our method a fair trial,
ing in the cold spriug water, a tempting sight for the fisher- Mame LAw BExrorcep—Monson, Me, Jan. 14, 1882.— henceforth the whip and check cord will form no part of his
man. But I must dut off my yarn or I shall be telling my Fditor Forest and Stream: Yesterday Deputy “Warden kennel appurtenances, for not alone does our system exercise
readers where my favorite fishing spots are, and that would Nahum H. Smith, of Greenville, paid $35, it being one-half an ennobling influence upon our pupil, thus making him
never do—oh, no! J. R., dR. of fines paid him for the violation of the fish laws of Maine much better qualified to become our companion, but the
hy two poachers who caught trout a few days ago on Moose- better, finer feelings of our own nature are not blunted and
AN AUTUMN SUNSET. head Lake, One-half of these fines go to the warden and
brutalized by the cruel associations necessarily present when
V | BEN is the best time to read the book of Nature? one-half to the county. ‘The total amount that this infraction
the lash is applied to the shrinking form, nor is our enjoy-
When autumn turns the leaves? A pretty thought, of the law cost these gentlemen was $75. The men who ment of the pleasures of the field marred by constantly
certainly, let us see how far practice agrees with its theory. were fined were natives and not visiting sportsmen.—J, F,
= Lake George in late October. The day had been one of those recurring struggles with the sharer of our sport who should
SPRAGUE. be our obedient as well as loying friend, As the Hon.
perfect samples of Nature’s work which she often allows us
mortals to enjoy at that season, She had turned the leaves; we George Ashman once remarked to us, ‘* The humane System
were to read, and forgot ourselves in the contemplation of the Kinin Your Frsu.—Dutch fishermen, accordingto an ex- and the force system both accomplish the result of bringing
picture before us. Pulling out of the lengthening shadows near change, kill their fish as soon as they take them from the man and dog toward the same plane, the one by elevating
the shore, far on the bosom of the lake into the full glory of the water, preventing them from dying slowly and having their the brute, the other by lowering the humane creature.”
sunset, we draw in the oars and abandon ourselves to the tissues softened, The superiority of the flayor of the fish Tn all our lessons we have cudeayored to impress upon, the
full enjoyment of the loyely seene. The glassy surface is un- killed by Dutchmen, when compared with those which die
broken, save by the gentle undulations caused by the boat as slowly in French markets, is, so it is said, very great. reader the great importance of carctully studying the dispo-
she glides along, slowly losing her momentum, and passing sition of his pupil in order fhat he might intelligently apply
with the ripple she has made into that calm quiet so in keep- their teachings. We haye also tried to show the paramount
ing with her surroundings and the hour. Dome Island is Logster LAw oF Massacnusnrrs.—A law went into effect necessity of a very cautious advance at cach successive step,
abreast of us, and its gorgeous dress of exquisitely colored on-the first of January in the State of Massachusetts which Yet so very important a matter do we deem this that we can-—
foliage is finely brought out by the more subdued and restful made it a criminal offence to capture, buy or sell a Jobster, not forbear again calling your attention to it, and again
tints of gray and brown on the opposite shore, relieved, here between June 20 and September 20, under a penalty of from cautioning you to use the utmost care in all your lessons,
and there, by the brilliant blush of maples and the occasional and to so manage that your dog shall not become over-
modest glow of the birches that have found a home on the ten to one hundred dollars, or imprisonment from one to
rugged mountain sides, whose summits are sharply cut against three months. trained, for this, although quite common, is 2 yery serious
the clear blue ofthe sky. Great moundsof snowy cloud float fault, and one that will require a long tinie to overcome, if,
slowly along, as though loath to lose sight of the enchanting indeed, you can ever quite eradicate it; and in order to
picture, and*while we trace noble castles and turrets in their
outliners, glisten in their purity, and cast the reflections of their Hisheulture. secure that cheerful, willing obedience that is so desirable, it
will be far better that you should deyote plenty of time to
soft masses in the mirror spreading below. The spell is upon eee
ee the proper development of your pupil than by undue haste to
us, and we yield to its seductive charms. An occasional bring him out only partially trained or cowed and dis-
breath ruffles the water for a moment, then losesitself in a soft REPORT OF THE KENTUCKY COMMISSION.
sigh, lending additional strength to the depth of our dreamy heartened by a too close or too long continued drilling aii
ee third biennial report of the Fish Commission of Ken- tasks that should be his delight instead of dread. In perfect-
enjoyment. Silence reigns and as the sun sinks, and the tucky for the years 1880-81, shows that the interest in fish-
shadows decpen and creep out over us, we feel the chill of ap- culture increases, and that applications for fish to stock
ing our pupil in his work in the field, great care must be
proaching night and almost unconsciously hear the words of streams and ponds are received in greater numbers than it is taken that he always performs his task in a faultless manner,
that lovely glee— possible for the commissioners to supply. Letters from yarious and no thought of present enjoyment should allow you for
Now the darkness deepens! parts of the State are published attesting the success of preyi- an instance to relax that constant surveillance and watchful
Night is drawing nigh, ous plantings. Lake trout are doing wellim the headwaters care that you haye bestowed upon bim while practicing him
Shadows of the evening, of Little River and in Red River, and the wall-eyed pike are at home. There is no more prolific cause of the unsteadiness
. Steal across the sky. thriving in Pond River. and disobedience exhibited by so many of the dogs we meet
Mr. J. G. Stephens, of Holt, writes to Mr, Wm. Griffith as the overlooking of the little faults that scarcely appear
A gun shot rings out over the lake and breaks in upon our President of the Commission, that the carp are doing so well
reverie, and as its echoes fly among the hills, we take our way that the people are astonished at their growth, and says “I worth noticing. As we have before remarked, imnything
to the landing stage, tie our little craft and leave the close of don’t see why we can’t raise them instead of chickens and that is worth the doing is worth doing well, and in nothing 15
this short chapter from Nature’s book to the gathering dusk, in ducks and much cheaper. There are hundreds of ponds in this this more apparent than in the education of your dog. We
which the stars are already beginning to sparkle and fiash and Meade counties where they might be grown with great don’t mean by this that you shonld be constantly nagging
with a freshness and brilliancy only seen in clear autumn success, if the farmers would give thema little attention. “‘fhe him and breaking his heart with an incessant repetition of
weather. ‘ ANON. most astounding growth is thus recorded by Mr, L, Washburn commands, but that when you do giye an order you should
of Linden, Jefferson county, who says: ‘‘The Germn carp se¢ to it that it is at once obeyed, and to the very letter,
A MARINE BAIT WORM. you sent to me were placed in my pond April 19, 1881, They Especially should he be restrained from manifesting any
Oceanic, N. J., Jan. 17. mneasured when received from two to four inches in lensth,
August 10, 1851, just four months and one day after planting unsteadiness or uneasiness when in the presence of crippled
Editor Forest and Stream : them, they measured thirteen and one-half inches in length, birds. This can only be accomplished by a faithful adher
While launching my little Rushton for a spin over the and weighed two and one-eighth pounds. They were fed.” ence upon your part to the rules that you have established to
river this morning, I discovered what seems to me to bea Correspondents complain that the distilleries are killing govern his conduct and by a religious setting of the example
. species of angle worm, They look, howeyer, something simi- more fish than the giant powder does, and one of the com- that you wish him to follow, as any excitement upon your part
lar to the sand wom, minus the nippers. There were nearly missioners, Dr. W. Van Antwerp, also makes the same state- orundue haste to secure the bird is sure to be impressed
one buslicl of these worms in one spot, and all along the shore ment. The California “mountain” or rainbow trout have been upon his susceptible mind and cause you no end of trouble
on the south side, and in some few places on the north side of distributed to a limited extent, from four thousand fry fur- in the future. Better by far that you should lose a dozen
this river they ave strewn. You will oblige me by giving a nished by the U, S. Fish Commission. Shad have been caught
at the Falls of the Ohio and were sold daily at Lonisyille dur- birds than that your dog should become unsteady.
full description. I cannot get the angle worm to make a ing the entire season, where they are preferred to either Poto- When it is possible, we always shootva cripple before our
comparison with, so I appeal to you. G. EL. W. mac or Connecticut shad on account of their freshness, The young dog, and we have eyer found that this course, @s-
We sent the worms to Mr. True, of the Smithsonian Insti- were originally planted by the U.8. F, C. Two million wall- pecially when he could see the performance, excercised a
tution for identification, in order to get his opinion as to the eyed pike, locally called ‘*white salmon,” were planted during steadyinge influence upon him, and also taught him to loye
species, it being evident, as our correspondent states, that the season of 1879-80, as well as 24,000 land-locked salmon and and have confidence in the gun, After suticienl experience
they were not the common sand worm, Aventeola, used by 28,000 brook trout. The report closes with tables showing the in the field, and when your dof appears to understand just
thie fishermen. Mr. True writes as follows : dates of planting, names of streams where planted, etc., of the
different fishes. what you require of him, he may safely be allowed to cap-
“Your box of worms arrived yesterday in good order. The ture the fluttering bird, with no féar that it will cause him to
species is Lihynchobolus dibranchiatus (Ehlers) Verrill, Tis THE CONNECTICUT COMMISSION. become unsteady or depart from the teachings of his early
range, according to Verrill, is from New Jersey to Massachu- days, for the course that we have pursued has wonderfull
setts Bay. I believe that Webster found it on the coast of Ee our last issue we noted the re-appointment of Dr. W. M.
developed his reasoning faculties, and there will be 10 touble
Virginia. Ttappears not to be an uncommon species, You Hudson as one of the fish commission of Connecticut, Sines
in easily teaching him to comprehend that when ordered to
that was published we learn that the Governor has also re-
will find reference fo this worm in Part I, Fish Com, Report, retrieve a crippled bird, no license is thereby granted Iim to
appointed Mr. Robert G, Pike for four years, from March 8
p. 596; ond figures of the fect and head on plate X (figs. 43, indiscriminately rush for every one that starts. When once
i882. Both Dr. Hudson and Mr. Pike were originally appointe
44), of the same volume. wwe have our dog under the perfect control that it has heen
in 1869, and have served since with great credit to themselves
PRreDenick W. Trop, Ass’t in Helminthology. and advantage to the State, The commission now stands as
our aim to achieve, it is comparativelyan easy matter to keep
follows; Dr, W. M, Hudson, Hartford; Mr. Robert G. Pike, him up to his work, as our knowledge of his disposition ap
Fish Prorecrioy 1n New Yorre.—The Albany Journal Middletown; Mr. G. N. Woodruff, Sherman. his knowledge of our method will render an occasional word
says: “‘ Special Officer Brayton, of the Game and Fish Pro- all that will be required.
fective Association, has returned from a visit to Onondaga OYSTERS IN OREGON.—Last week, says the Olympia Having now brought teacher. and pupil safely afield, we
and Oneida lakes, where he has been endeavoring to break from Transcript, Messrs. 8. Barker, C. Ethridge and an oysterman shall now regretfully take our Jeave of them, trusting that
Shoalwater Bay, rigzed up a dredging apparatus, and pro-
up the practice of violating the fish and game laws in that ceeding down the bay to déep water, commenced operations. not entirely in vain have been our labors, and that some at
section. The officer says the violations are frequent, some of and suceeded in finding some of the largest oysters yet foumd least of the new recruits to the vast army of sportsmen may
the fishermen going so faras to use nets. They send their onthe sound. How extensive they are is not yet ascertained, be induced to follow the course here marked out, and by their
fish to market im boxes labeled poultry, and in this way have but the trial démonstrates that larger and finer oysters exist | success encourage others to try our humane system of train-
been very successful in evading detection. Seven persons in the deep water than is fonnd in our shallow bays. We look ing.
who have violated the law at those lakes have been indicted, for this to be a huge business in the future. tipi carefully reviewing our very pleasant task, we are
and will be tried during the ¢oming months.’ The Syra- paintwly impressed with its many shortcomings and imper-
cuse Stwndid says: ‘‘Some months ago, George A, Crown- CALTFORNIA,—The San Francisco Call says that Fish Com- fections; the most serious of these is the failure to express
Mmissioner B. B. Redding states that 50,000 Wastern trout and
hart, proprietor of the Ocean House at South Bay, and Game 500,000 white fish egps have been forwarded from the Hast to the ideas that we wish to convey in 2 satisfactory manner.
Constable W. H. Lindley, of Canastota, caused the arrest of this city for distribution in the lakes and rivers of California, Although to the best of our ability have we endeavored to
several parties who had been engaged in oblique fishing on Of the trout 20,000 haye already been received and are being impart the knowledge gained by a large experience, yet we
Oneida Lake. The somewhat exciting events immediately hatched at San Leandro, The demand for carp, he says, from feel that we have but crudely and imperfectly accomplished
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posite the stomach, about the size of the end of a thumb. Ap- Smooth-coated dogs need not be washed as often as their long-
our nirpose, There appears to be an indescribable, in- peared to be very sore. The dog was now very weak and haired brethren, but both should be groomed alike, with the
peeatie
ible something
8 that isanlacking and that our pen is unable would eat nothing. Drank water or milk freely. Lump re- exception of omitting the comb from the short-haired animal’s
to portray, j 4 , mained about the same size until Monday morning, the dog in outfit, First comb, then brush, then rub with your salt-sack
There is a mysterious and subtle power, inherent in some the meantime growing steadily worse and weaker. cloths and a chamois skin, if you choose. Go through this
and only gained by others with long experience, that enables Not being able to walk, my friend carried him to the buggy every, day, but do not ut the show rub as though you were
its possessor to exact an instant and walling obedience from | and brought him to ny office, the dog showing great evidence
doing it for your life, as we have an impression that it exhausts
a dog and causes him to present a dull appearance betore the
the lower animals by a single word or look that others cannot of pain on being handled. Upon examination, I could, with
considerable pressure, feel something under the lump and be- judges, if overdone. Do not nse much oil at any time—not
compel by vociferous commands or even by blows, We tween the ribs. At my friend’s request I cut the lump open, more than two drops for a setter, rubbed in the palms of the
have already noticed that those who possessed this peculiar he saying that thé doe would die anyway if something was hands and applied between the combing and the brushing.
wiff appemied intuitively, as it were, to understand the nature not done for him. Upon opening the lump a small amount of Olivé oilis a good kind. Beware of letting your eagernessto
and disposition of the animals under their care, and that matter éscaped. By inserting the finger between the ribs I have your dog look his best, cause you to oil him too heavily
there wag invariably an almost electrical and harmonious could feel the sharp point of something. With a small pair of at the show, asin that case you might be adjudged guilty of
faking,” and be thrown out of the ring. Belter to use no oil
dympathy between them. Would that we could reveal the foreeps I got hold of this, and, with considerable difficulty, at all on that day,
svoret of this mysterious power; then could we lay aside our removed a comimon wooden skewer-pin, five inches long, and
about the size of a coramon slate pencil—such pins as butchers Avery useful article is the wire brush with flexible back
pen with pride in the belief that we had laid at the feet of usé to keep a roast of beef in position while roasting, The and the ends of the wires blunt; not the stiff kind with sha
the sportsmen’s shrine a worthy offering. sharp end was between the ribs, while the other, or blunt end, wires, This serves the purpose of both comb and brush, an
was still in the stomach, The contractions of the stomach had is useful alike for long-haired or short-haired dogs. ALKALI,
eyidently forced the sharp point through the walls of the
THE ST. JOHN BENCH SHOW. stomach snd between the ribs, his was no doubt the cause LAVERACK PEDIGREES.
[FROM A SPROLAL JORRESPONDENT,] of the dog howling so at times, the stomach irritated by a
McDonawn’s Corner, N, B., Jan, 28. foreign substance, contracting, asin vomiting, forcing the pin \ \ 7 E publish below Mr, Liewellin’s protest against a grand-
further and further through,and giving the dog great pain. son of Pride of the Border, together with the answer of
T tle second annual bench show of dogs, held at St, John, Perplexity, who is undoubtedly the peer of Mr. Llewellin at
WN. B., from Jan. 17 to 20, under the aaspices of the New The operation was performed without chloroform. ‘The dog
seemed greatly prostrated for a while—lying yery quietly— least upon the dog question, We are at a loss to conveive
Bronswielk Poultry and Pet Stock Association, theve were 140 what object Mr, Llewellin could possibly hayein thus tra-
entries (against 14 the year previous) in the following classes: but soon revived and seemed better. After allowing him to
rest, my fiend started to the buggy, the dog following. Ar- duciug the character and impuguing the honor of his dead
Mastiffs 8, Saint Bernards 4, Newfoundlands 13, greyhounds friend, especially when the facts in the cause so faras known
3, deerhonnds 2, pointers 5, setters 12, Irish water-spuniels 2, riving at the bugey, what was his surprise to see the dog
bound over the wheel and curl himself up in his accustomed and nearly all of the circumstantial evidence conclusively
retrievers 2, clumbers 2, cockers 9, field spaniels 10, fox-ter- shuws, that he is yery liable to be mistaken. We would like
riers 7, colhes 9, Dalmatian 1, bull1, bullterriers 18, sky-ter- place under the seat, His appetite returned at once, and in
eight days after I shot quail over him, he never working bet- Mr. Liewellin to explain why 1t is that so robust a strain of
riers 8, pues 7, black and tan 4, Yorkshires 8, Italian grey- setters as the Edmond Castle when crossed with so feeble a
hound 1, miscellaneous 20. ‘ ter. Heisnow in prime condition, the only evidence of his
former trouble being a small lump where the pin was re- sort as he would have us believe the Laverack to be, do not
The judse was Mr, George Walton, of Boston, and his in some one of the progeeny of this cross show their
awards, though very satisfactory to the majority, of course moyed. It was very fortunate that the pin took the course it
did, had it taken another direction and escaped into the, ab- colors, as ib is well known that none of Pride of the Borders
excited the wrath of a uumber of individuals who each get have shown a trace of liver, whichis the characteristic
possessed “the best animal in the show.” The judze sail dominal cavity, it would undoubtedly have caused death,
I would like to hear through the columns of Forest anp color of the Rdmond Unastle setters.
that there had been a decided improvement “both in the The correspondence in the Loudon Field is as follows:
quantity and quality” of animals exbibited since last year, Srream if any of your many readers have seen or heard of
similar cases. The laughable part of the operation was my Mr. Luayerack’s printed pedigrees, accepted without question
and that a Scotch staghouud shows by A, Berryman, could as faithful exponents of bis method of breeding setters, have
scuredly be excelled on this continent, A pair of clumbers friend’s exclamation and look of surprise as the pin was slowly
pulled ont from between the dog’s ribs. As a bystander said, created 4 certain precedent, which has been blindly followed
exhibited by Thos, Wagan of Halifax, N, §., and a bull-terrier by various persons in the breeding of aniinals. The blind
sliown by Snider Bros., of St. Jolm, were pronounced ex- “ His eyes bulged out till you could have snared them with a
erape vine.” ‘Great heavens,” he exclaimed, drawing a long faith in this false preeedent is leading to an amount of *‘in-
cellent specimens, and he also commended Mr. Hazen’s New- breeding” which, if persisted in, must eventually prove fatal
fouhbdiand dug very highly, Mr. Alfred Ray, of Fredericton, breath as the end finally appeared, “I thought it was my three-
jointed fishing rod.” ly friend declares that upon showing to our fine breeds of sporting dogs.
exhibited a mastiff whieh weighed 180 pounds. The follow- Iam in a position to prove that those pedigrees are open to
ing are the winners of the Association specials of $10 each the skewer an to the dog the next day he growled at it, and
insists that he knew that it was the cause of his EET serious question, ag are ulso his statements as to the breeding
for the best dmitnal, irrespective of age or sex, in each of the
+ of his dogs,
seven largest classes in bue show: Since his statements are not to bereceived, it follows that
tles Bustin, Yorkshire terrier dog: schemes and theories of breeding based on them are without
Fi. Hazen, Newfoundland dog. CONDITIONING FOR BENCH SHOWS. foundation, I have therefore thought it right to take the
John R. Armstrong, cocker dog.
Gbas. Nevins, field-spaniel dog, opportunity—w hich the establishment of a class for ‘“‘pure
Editor Forest and Stream : Laveracks’ by the Kennel Club, at the late Alexandra Palace
John McMillan, Scotch collie dog, A few hints as to the means to be taken to produce good | Show, has atforded me—to bring the matter forward. I have,
Snider bros. ae Hog. show condition may not be out of place, here and now.
_ 7, Alnion, Skye-lerrier dog, with this object, sent in a protest to the committee of the
The paras Poise of a sille hat for the best animalin the show was Tf suffering from skin diseases, a cooling and somewhat laxa- Kennel Club, as promoting that show, a copy of which I
wou by A. Berrymans Scotch staghound, tive vegetable diet must be given, with plenty of exercise, and incloge, and which, as being a matter of public interest, I
At a meeting held by the Association on the second day of proper remedies in severe cases. In mild cases washing with trust you will be able to make pubtic.
the show the following officers were elected: Col. A, Blaine, tar soap will probably be found effectual, always combined Rk, Lu. PurcrLit-LLEwELwiy,
President; J. S. McLaren, L. J, Almon, Alex. Stewart, J. B. with a proper diet and due attention to clean and healthy
lodging, our dog should be bedded on bright straw—oat South Ormsby Hall, Alford, Dec, 28,
Snowbail, L, 1, Flower, D. M, Bliss and ©, E. Grosvenor, . (Copy oF Prorzst,]
Vice-Presidents; Herbert. W. Wilson, Secretary; Wm, Snider, straw is the best if changed so often as not to be broken up in
the kennel—and the kennel should be cleaméd and disinfected I protest against Comet, No, 370 at the Alexandra Palace show, as
Treasurer. ; ; entered in the wrong class, The class is for pure Laveravks. The
The coniplete prize ist will be found appended: thoroughly. If the dog house is not large enough to permit randsive of Comet is stated in the catalogue to have been Pride of the
every corner of the interior to be reached, you should either 3order; this dog was not a “pure” Laverack,
Class 1. Mastil’s,—Dog, ist, Alfred Ray, Fredericton, N. B.; 2d, Jas. discard it entirely and build anew, or else fumigate it thus:
Collins, St. John, N. B. In the years 1871-1872 I saw a great deal of Mr. Laverack, and had
Class 2. St. Bermard.—Dog, ist, (rough coated) W. B. Purchase, St. First, stop all cracks, then take an old pan—one that will not many conversations with him about his breed of dogs. He affirmed
John; biteh, 2d, (uamworthy of Ist), Jos. Prichard, Jr, St. John; melt apart—and put therein a quantity of burning coals; that his breed was a pure race of dogs, uncrossed with any other
smonth-voated, doz, Ist, F. W, Daniel, St, John. immediately place it in the dog house and throw on the coals blood, but descended entirely and exclusively from Ponto and Old
Class 3. Newfouhdlands,—Dog, ist, Wrank G, Hazen, St, John; 2d, a handful of sulphur, and nail against the entrance a board of Moll, obtained by him in 1825, Mr. Laverachk, however, nevertheless
B, Masters, St. John; biteh, 1st, Robt. Blackhall, St. John; 2d, subsequently also informed me that he hac crossed his dogs, but that
sufficient size to cover it entirely and closely, with, perhaps, he had not kept any of the produce of such crosses.
Jas. Lendihan, St. Join, dog, puppy, 1st, Robt. Bardsley, St. John. an old piece of blanket between to prevent the escape of the
Class 6. Greylound,—Dog, ist, A, M. Magee, St. John; bitch, 1st, Mr. Layverack’s book, ‘' The Setter,’ which he dedicated to me, cor-
Robt. Blaviktall, St. John,
smoke, Of course all straw must be removed before this roberates his statements to me as to what he regarded as a *‘ pure”
(lass 7, Deerliotmds.—Dog, ist, (Scotch stag-hound), A, Berryman, operation is begun, and as much of the remaining dust as it is bred setter of his breed. He also pressed me not to cross his breed,
St. John; 2d, A, M. Magee, St. John. possible to reach should be swept orshaken out. After the which Ithen had, giving me his own experience of crossing as his
Case 8. Pointers,—Dog, 1st, EH, C. Woods, St, John; 2d, H. Le Roi lapse of an hour or more, remove the board covering the reason, When Pride of the Border came out, I at once recognized him
Willis, Bt. Jobu; bitch, ist, Jas. Duffy, Portland, N. B. entrance and place the kennel where it can air thoroughly. as a cross-bred one. Further collateral evidenue gathered from Mr,
Glass 10. Enelish setters.—Dog, Ist, L. J, Almion, St. John; 2d, 1B. Layerack and others tended to show that Iwas not mistaken. A series
Be sure to let it stand in a dry place, sheltered from the of letters lately published in Land and Water give me an opportunity
J, Harrison, $t. John; bitch, ist, T. G. Dowling, St. John; dog, puppy, winds, and in such a position that sunshine can reach it dur-
Jos, Dalzell, St. John; bitch, puppy, ist, J. Mitchell, St. John. of proving Pride of the Border was not pure. This opportunity I take,
G@lass-11, Gordou setter.—Dog, 1st, J. 8. Clino, 8b. John. ing much of the day, and have it raised from the ground not because I doubt Mr. Bowers’ good faith in entering Comet as a2
Glass 18. Trish setters.—Dog, ist, Robt, Wisted, St. John; bitch, ist, sufficiently to avoid contact with the natural moisture of the pure Laverack, but because the whole system of *‘in-breeding,” now
J. Allison, St. John; dog, puppy, ist, Jonas Howe, St. John; bitch, soil. The bottom must be tight, without cracks, so as to beginning to be so much practiced, to the detriment of polntersand
puppy, ish, W, A. McLaren, Moncton; 2d, H. Gordon, St. John.” exclude all upward drafts of air, and the roof should extend setters and other breeds of animals, will once for all be proved to
Gluss, 15. Inish water spaniels.—Dog, ist, G. O. Bent, St. John; 2d, so far over tlie door as to prevent rain and snow from beating have no fayorable precedent when once the pedigree ot Pride of
A, Berryman, St, John, : the Border has heen brought to Jight. J would especially call at-
in, A house sufticiently large for man and dog both to enter tention to the favt that, more than one year after Pride of the
Class 1G. Retrieyers,—Dog, ist, E. M. Wstey, Moncton; dog, puppy,
1st, E, BM, Estey, Moncton, —about the size of an ordinary bathing-house—with a port- Border had first been exhibited, Mr. Layerack had given his pedi-
Glass 17, Clumbers.—Dog, ist, Thos, Hagan, Halifax, N. §,; bitch, | able bunk for the dog, would be much better than this ‘dog gree variously to different people, sometimes by Dash IL, and at
Ist, Thos, Eagan, Halifax, N. 8. house” to admit the dog alone. A description of an admir- other times as by Fred I,
Olass 18. Cockers.—Dog, 1st, J. KR, Armstrong, St. John; bitch, 1st, able kennel was published in your issue of Dec. 29, 1881, to I maintain that he was by neither, that he was a direct out-
A. GC, Smith, St. Joh; 2d, HW, Le Roi Willis, St. John; dog, puppy, 1st, which I refer your readers, and from which they may tale cross, and that Mr. Laverack attempted to give him 4 ‘‘pure”
B.D. Morrissey, St. John; bitch, puppy, ist, Fred. Coster, St, Jolin. hints for the erection of either a larger or smaller establish- pedigree, but forgot which doz he had first said he was,
Olass 19, Field Spaniels—Doz, 1st, Charles Nevins, St. John, N. B,; ment, and in the issue of Jan, 19, a correspondent, A. B. A.,
2d, Jno. Walsh, St. John; dog puppy, ist, W. McDonald, St. John; Had Pride been by either one or the other, Mr. Layerack
oq wW.L. Sturdee, St. John; bitch, Ist, Patrick Pye, St. John, gives a description of a valuable improvement upon the “dog would have been most unlikely to haye made a mistake, since
Class 20, Vox Terriers—Dog, ist, J. 8. McLaren, St. John; bitch, ist, house of our daddies,” which renders it as easy to clean as the he always attended to the mating of his dogs himself, For
J. S. MeLaren, St. John; bilch puppy, W. W. MeLauchlan, St. John. larger kennel. In mopping out a kennel, put a tablespoon- proof that Pride of the Border was not pure “pure,” I refer
Class 25, Collies—Dog, ist, John MeMillan, St. John; 2d, A, M, ful of crude carbolic acid in each pail of water used, and you—
Magee, St. John; biteh, ist, W. A. Milligan, St. John; 2d, G. H. & J. allow the building to dry thoroughly before lodging your doz 1. To a quotation from a letter of Mr. Laverack’s, which ap-
D. Purdy, St. John; dog puppy, Ist, HP. Wayward, St, John; 2d, A. therein, Be careful not to allow any of this acid to get into
C, Pairweather, Rothesay, peared in a Chicago paper of March 14, 1974.
Class 2, Dalmatiin of Coach Dog—2d, T, B. Gass, St. John. the drmking water, In remoying occasional dirt, sprinkle 2. Toa letter of Ma. Robinson's, with whom Mr, Laverack
Class 27, Bulls—Dogs, 1st, Snider Bros., St. John, clean pine sawdust or dry earth on the floor, as an absorbent, was intimate, in which Mr. Robinson distinctly admits one
Class 28, Bull Terriers—Doz, Ist (89 points), Snider Bros,, St, John; and sweep out all together, ‘ Hdimond Castle eross,
2d, Peter Olineh, St. John ; bitch, ist, G, H. and J. D, Purdy, St. John: As to washing your dog, there are ways in which to perform 3. ‘To a witness I am prepared to call to whom Mr. Laverack
2d, W. M. Merrie, St. John; dog puppy, ist, 2, Le Roi Willis, St. this operation so as to vastly improve your animal’s looks and stated that Pride’s color (liver and white), till then unknown
John; 2d, Suidér Bros., St. Joh. condition, without injuring his health: and there are other
Class 20, Skye Terriers—Dog, 1st, L. J. Almon, St. John; bitch, 1st, in the breed, actually was due to his crossing with the Mdmond
R. VM. Brittain, St Jolin; 2d, R. McConnell, St. John; bitch puppy, ways by which you can make him “look like éyverything,” dis- Castile breed, R, Lu, PURCELL-LLEWELLIN,
ist, A. Berryman, 86. Johu, Toy terriers under dlbs—Dogs, ist, J. appoint yourself, and probably throw him into pneumonia in
MeGoldriel, 8t. Jolin; biteh, ist, J. MeGoldrick, St. John, the bargain. It is rather early in the year to begin washing I cannot understand why, at this distance of time, Mr.
Glass 30, Pigs—Dog, 1st, G, H. and J.D, Purdy, St. John; 2d, A. M, yet, even with the shows in view, but warm, dry days may Llewellin should think it necessary to come forward and thus
Magee, St. John; bilth, 1st, Snider Bros., St, John; dog puppy, G. 0. come in any month, and you must choose the warmest part publicly attack the character of a deceased gentleman who
Bent, St. Jdhn; bitch puppy, ist, G. H, and J. D. Purdy, St. John; of the day. Take your dog into the house—unless you have an was in bis lifetime apparently afriend of his, If Mr. Llewel-
Japanese pug doy puppy, 2d, Wii. Bartley, St. John, outbuilding which is sufficiently warm and free from drafts— lin is correct in his inferences, Mr, Laverack was a dishonest
ass 31, Scotch Teriers—Bitch, 1st, Wrank Puddington, St. John. roan. Mr. Llewellin cantiot, howeyer, be allowed to take
Class $2, Black and Tan Terrie¢rs—Dog, Ist, Col. A. Blaine, St. John; and haye ready a large tub about half full of rather warm
hitch, ist, John Hatheway, St, John; 2d, Col. A. Blainé, St. John. water, into which you have put two or three tablegspoonfuls away the character of another by merely raising inferences;
Glass 84, Yorkshirs Terriers—Dog, ist, Charles Rustin, St, John; of pulverized borax. You may use, for ordinary washing of and on perusal it will be found that his letter and inclosure
8d, R. M. Brittain, St. Jobn;: biteh, ist, Jas. Lennihan, St. John; 2d, the dog, white Castile. Crude, common soaps, such as the contain nothing higher, Mr. Llewellin’s position, bad he
Chas. Rustin, St: John; dog puppy, 1st, Robt, Stack, ordinary laundry bar, make the coat harsh, rough, and curly, been armed with absolute proof, would nor, I am convinced,
Class 46, Ttalian Greyhound—Sitch, 1st, Samuel Blaine, St. John. and prevent it from laying well, in the flat-coated breeds, be- under all the circumstances of the case, fevomiuend itself to
Olass 41, Miscellaneous (all other yaricties not enumerated on pre-
thium list)—Ivish terriers dog, Ist, Carvill Bros., St. John; 2d, Carvill sides irritating the skin and intaming the eyes if it gets into the majority of the readers of The Field; but, as itis, his let--
Bros., St. Jolin; bitch, ist, Carvill Bros., St. John: 24, Peter MeCart, them, A sponge is necessary for work on the head, but for the ter is teinarkable only for the absence of proof, He digs a
Bt, John. Seoteh tenier-dog, 1st, R. Blackhall, 8t. John, Gurly- body, legs, etc., a brush is better; an ordinary scrubbing-brush pit for another (his friend—ahem!—deliver the trom my
coated retviayer, Lewis J, Almon, Rothesay. Spanish poodle dog, is very satisfactory. Dry your doz immediately, with coarse friends!) and falls into it himself.
Ist, I’, Crookshank, St. Joln, L. 1, Foow:r, towels, of a character which will absorb the moisture readily; Look for a moment at what he considers sufficient to justify
and rub him with them until yery little or ho moisture can be his inferences of deliberate dishonesty on the part of Mr.
felt on his coat, The large salti sacks can be each cut up into Laverack,
WHAT THEY FOUND
IN THE DOG. four excellent towels for wet use, or rubbing cloths for dry First, he says, “When Pride of the Border came ont, I at
TNDIANAPOLIS, Ind., 1882, erooming. When the animal is perfectly dry, if of long-haired once recognized him as a eross-bred one.” (By the bye, this
Editor Forest and Stream ? P breed, comb his hair out with a mane-comb, such as is used for surely must be taken as an unintentional expression of Mr,
T would like to veport a case of unusual interest, It may be horses, which is preferable to an ordinary comb, because the Lilewellin’s adtiration of the beauty and purity of Mr. Layer-
nothing new or strange, but I have never heard of a case simi- teeth are inore blint, and there is less danger of pulling out ack’s dogs.) ‘This is the sort of evidence we are ty aceupt as
Jar, A friend has a yery valuable pointer dog, the best I have the live hair. Tf there are knots of dead hair behind the ears all that is necessary to scatter to the wiuds the word and
ever shot over, On Wednesday evening, while eating scraps or elsewhere on the body, they can be partly untangled and honor of a good old Mnglish gentleman. Tt may be yery con-
obtained from the butcher shop, he snddenly stopped eating then be pulled off with this comb, I do not like an ordi- vineing to Mr, Llewellin; but, knowing bow dogs are liable
and commenced howlhng as if in great pain, and refused to eat hary horse-brush with which to groom a dog; a much better to strain back for generations, if isscaresty good enough for
more. My friends supposed he had swallowed a piece of boue, article is what is known as a groom’s water-brush, to be used ‘ye British public.”
but could find nothin« in his throat, nor did the ae show any dry, howeyer, on the dog, Brush your dog’s coat in the direc- But now comes his grand coup @efet., and poor Mr. Laver-
appearance of being oked. He walled stiffly and stretched tion in which the hair grows. After you have entirely finished ack’s character has gone forever. Listen! ‘More than one
imsel! as if something hurt him internally. On patting him lus toilet, you may let him run briskly for a time, but keep year after Pride of the Border has first been exlibited, Mr,
on the side he howled asif-very sore. Next mornine would him moving, Twice a month is often enough to wash; the last L. had given his pedigree variously to different people, sorme-
eat nothing, but drank a large quantity of water; did not ap- time, if you are to show him, not immediately before the show, times by Dash I., and at other times by Frel IL” We have
secur to be feverish; walked with hody curved to left side and but two or three days previous, Weed well, but with a large no proof of this fact, but we will ascept it on the writer’s
aped in left fore le, Howled greatly at times asif in ex- proportion of vegetables in the food; and exercise plentifully, authority; and what then? Simply this, that an old man,
‘treme pain, again would appear to be easier, to give good form and spirits, but do not try to ‘‘fine him seyentiy years of age, who has bred hundreds of dogs, makes
- On Friday morning a small lump appeared on lett side op- down,” as though you intended to compete in a field-trial, amistake as to one dog’s pedigree, when he has not bis stud

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book before him. I donot know Mr. Llewellin, and haye no THE BYRON HOUNDS.—Gasron, N. C., Jan. 2%,—Permit |thera can
EB be no exense
aN for a rule which would take pognizance af the
idea as to his age; but, whatever be his age, T will venture to me to correct & typographical error which occirs in imy com- “captain's sore tos,"* ora ‘foul bottom: but it is vary different with the.
assert that, as years roll on, he will find that, as his hair munication on Byron hounds in your issue of Jan, 19, for the matter of outside ballast, andarule which would include it and the
benefit of your several correspondents. Substitute “* Byron’ depth or draught of a yacht, There can be no question that the
begins to whiten and his forehead to wrinkle, memory’s heavy tason beam and the omission to take depth into account inthe
power wil! bein to decrease; and if, with memory perhaps wherever *' Bryson” is found. Brodwax'’s pack, as well az case of Brilish yachts has resultedinextremesin untaxed dimensions.
slightly impaired, he should eyer make a mistake as to the my own, consists exclusively of the Byron strain. I know of It is a matter of ontspoken confession of our most noted designers
pedigree of any of his own dogs, I hope that no one will be no such hounds as the ‘ Bryson.” The distemper is still play- that encouraged so to do by rules which du not measure beam, they
found sufficiently uncharitable to attempt to bold up that ing hayoe with my pack. Seven, apart from Faney'’s and usé tore of jt for the purpose of speed thun they think desirable for
mistake as proof of absolute fraud. Ib is even within the Fashion's litter of suckling pups, have died, Four others comfortable spars, sail areas and sea going uses, This equally well to
range of probability that Pride’s dain might have been served, likely to follow.—T, G. T. be seen that in Great Britain the failure totale cognizance of draught
and outside ballast is haying some undesirable results. Tt is reducing
by accident ov design; by both Dash Il. and Fred IL, and the number of racers, and practically exeluding from racing all boats;
henee the confusion in the old gentleman’s mind, Be that as BASTERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB.—A special meeting of new or old, excépting such a8 are of the extremest depth, and haye
it may, this inference fs, to say the least of it, quite as prob- | the BHastern Field. Trials Club will be held at room 15, Tribune the extremes ainount of ontside lead? Now, whether we regard this
able as Mr. Liewellin’s, \ Building, to-day, Thursday, Web. 2, at-+ P. M., for the purpose as Wholly an improvement and desirable or not, it is equally certain
One statementin Mr, Llewellin’s letter, instead of telling in of receiving the report of Mr, Geo, TD. Leach, Treasurer, and that there must be a limit to progress in the direction indicated, Tis
his favor, has, to my mind, a directly opposite tendency. certain, too, that it promotes development in Ohe direction only—that
to transact other important business. | it narrows the path of progress—leayes no discretion to the desioner
He says:, ‘‘Mr. Laverack infornied me that he had crossed in which way he shall sesk inproyement, and that it is pressing out of
his dogs, but that he had not kept any of the produce of such theranks of racers vessels which, 0 far as model goes, may be bet-
crosses.” And again: ‘‘He also pressed me not to cross his DOG WHISTLE.—The dog whistle invented by Mr, Chas. ter than the ones which defeat therm, :
breed, which I then had, giving me his own experience of | F, Kent, of Monticello, N. Y., is a neat and serviceable little it is practicable for a ten-tonner to have all her lead wpon the keel.
erossing as his reascn,” If words ever did carry conviction adjunct of the sportsman’s feld equipment. See advertise- liisnot so practicable for large vessels. The current practice is a
of truthfulness and sincerity. surely these do. If Ma. ment elsewhere, ; standing challenge to jie man who will go furthest, with an assured
promises of victory, until some one exceeds him. If makes Building
Laverack really bad been acting in the dishonorable manner moré expensive. It shortens the lives of vessels. It separates tha
suggested by Mr, Liswellin, would he be likely to speak about KENNEL NOTES. cruiser from theracer, It lessens the scientille interest in racing, for
erossing and its effects in this open and candid manner? to a large extent the result is a foregone conelusion at the start. In
Mr. Liewellin seems to think, if only he is able to prove NAMES CLAIMED,
a contest between yachts of deep model, if one yacht should hava
that Pride of the Border was not pure, the whole system of Ranger Crovteth. By Mr. 8. B, pineys Rosendale, Wis., for liver | more lead on the keel than the rest, of Should have its equivalent in a
breeding, as laid down and white ticked pointer dog puppy by Croxteth out of owner's Royal
by Mr, J.averack, would, ‘once for Fan Vanduara form, we should kmow that, other things being «qnal and
(Rauger—Dolly). the model jiself not greatly defective, she would be an assuled winner,
all, be proved to hays no favorable precedent.” Hven if| Royal Chip, By Mr.§. B, Dilley for liyer and white ticked dog puppy
Under these circumstances, and with the possibility and even prob-
Pride of the Border were not pure, what then? “One }by Groxteth out of owner's Royal Fan (Ranger—Dolly). ability that the Hyolition is not tha mostextreme nor yeb tle niost
swallow does not make a sumimer.” What about the other Czar Renu. By Mr, §. B. Dilley for liver and white ticked bitch | objectionable result conceivabla of outside ballasting, it seems highly
pure Laveracks. about whose pedigree Mr, L. is graciously puppy by Croxteth out of owner's Royal Fan (Ranger—Dolly). proper that any measurement committee intrusted with the revision
silent? Surely Mr. L. himsel? should be the last person to | Drake and Bramble. By Dr. I. B. Gresnongh, Boston, Mass., for of time allowances Should give this subject their closest’ attention—
black, white and tan English setter dogs,.whelped Jan. 128, 1882. by | not necessarily with the purpose of preventing or discouraging this
rail against the Laverack breed, as he is now reaping the Mr, IF. B, Pay’s Coin (Leicester—Rose) out of owner's Beauty (Cope- practice, but of dealing with it fainly and with the wtect of loaving
benefits of Mr. Laverack’s careful breeding. What bitches land’s Shot—Mason’s Dona),
some option as to its adoption or otherwise, This, practically, does
does he win with in the champion classes at Birmingham and Brush and Broom. By Dr. F. B. Greenough, Boston, Mass,, for not exist where depth or drafl, including the weighted keel, is not in
the Palaces year after year? Hither with Princess, Phantom, bas and tan English setter dog, whelped Jan, 13, 1882, by Coin out some way taken into account for time allowance, It is especially
or Puzzle, all three pure Layerack. What dope did he win of Beauty. néedtultor this to be done in American yacht Clubs, Our racing
with in the open class at the late Alexandra Palace show? Brier, By Dr. F, B. Greenough, Boston, Mass., for black, white and boats are cruising boats, and it is desirable to encourage their frac
With Prince Royal, another pure Laverack. In fact, every tan English setter bitch, whelped Jan. 13, 1882, by Coin out of Beanty. ) and ready participation in the very few club races which fake place
Rye. By Mr. George Laick, North ‘Tarrytown, N. Y., for cocker in each season.
dog that ha has in his kenael of any note is at least half spaniel bitch, whelped Oct. 18, 1881, by Mr, Fred, Hoe's Witch out of
Luverack. itis of course impossible for me to say who have or who have not
his Mailge. advocated the opinions which you so hotly denounce in your issue of
If Mv. Laverack’s system is such a bad one, how isit that NAMHS OHANGED., the 12th ult, Your remarks seem, however, to be prompted by some
My. Liewellin bred from Lil], by Prince? and, if it is such a May Morning to May Bell. Mr, J.J. Scanlan, Fall River, Mass., misconception of cliscussions in which I haye recently falcon 4 part,
bad system, howis it that, while it has been kept up for wishes fo change the name of his Llewellin setter bitch, whelped Aug. Ihave not heard, excepting through your pages, that any one would
seventy years, the pure Laveracks are still at the top of the 3, 1881, by Guy out of Pearl, from May Morning to May Bell. propose to tax outside ballast and would leave the same untaxed
tree, suth as champion Rock, Emperor Fred, Royal Jock, Lady Guy to Octavia, Mr. §. R. Gordon, Brookfield, Mo., wishes to when sass at the sate depth, but covered by a garboard, Itseems
Prince Royal, Princess, Phantom, Puzzle, and lots of others? change the name of his red Irish setter bitch by Hlcho I. out of Sto- scarcely possible that any one should propose such 4 rule, or that any
commiitee should fail to see the insufficiency of it to effect the object
I, for one, am always ready to carefully consider any and rey’s Fan, DEATHS. sought, It appears to me, however, that a rule which shall take
all facts brought forward as evidences or proofs; but to take depth into account, including the weighted keel, is for reasons
off my hat to any man’s tpse diwit is what Ineyer shall do. Jan.Maud, Dr. Geo. A. Seaman's (Marysville, Kan.) setter bitch Maud, already stated strongly culled for, and that your reduetio ad ab-
19, of distemper. ‘
Highly as I may regard Mr. Llewellin’s judgment of the Mischief. Mr, H. Drain’s (Baltimore, Md.) red Trish setter bitch | surduin argument, as far as itis meant to apply to this proposition,
points of a sétter, I shall require something more like tang- puppy by Echo out of Lady Heien. (Her sire was wrongfully given has nothing absurd to mcet. The absurdity (if amy) is in the fact tbat
ible proof than his letter at present contains before I either asi week as Elcho, you do uot see that the argument applies much more strongly to your
BRED, own proposed rule than it does to mine. Any argument which objects
believe the late Mr. Laverack to haye been a rogue, or his to stability being taken ints account necessarily résolvés itself into a
breed of setters a delusion. What can have caused the letter Maud—Bob, Jr. Mr. Joho G, Marshall's (Woodstock, Gut.) black contention for a simple measure of length, and ihis is not your propo-
to be written at all, is to mea matter of | PERPLEXITY. cocker bitch Maud (Hollis’ Wildair—Hollis’ Joe) to owners Bob, Jn, sition.
P.8. By the bye, why does Mr. Llewellin single out Mr. (Bob I1,—Black Bess), Jan. 9. You say ‘her opportunities for specil” ‘lie in her size,’ ‘in her
Bowers to protest against? I find there is only one dog Gretchen—Roussedu—The Fairmount Kennels’ (Hyde Park, Mass.) bull.” You of course include the keel in “her bulk,” and a weighted
(Troy IL.) in the class that does not count Pride of the Border sate 5prtte bitch Gretchen (Alp—Hed wig IU) to Roussean (Monarque keel has considerable of it. ButT presume thal you do not intend to
—Bonat). include bulk only when it has no stahility. Bulk is of course made
as oue of its ancestors. Bessie—Thunder. Mr, J. O, Donner’s (New York) English setter ip of three dimensions, and T understand that you propose to rate
bitch Bessie (Ranger—Belle) to Mr, A. H. Moore’s Thunder, Jan. 28. them all alike, whereas évery one knows that length, breadth and
PITTSBURGH DOG SHOW. Kirsti—Baidy. Mr. George Laick’s (North Tarrytown, N. ¥.) collie depth have different values for producing speed in sailing vessels, and
bitch Kirsty to Mr. Robert Hoe's imported Baldy, Dec. 16, 1881. that of these depth is of least value, and to charge them ag of equal
PITTSBURGH, PA., Jan, 28, 1881. Prin—Bob Il, The Hornell Spaniel Club’s (Hornelisville, N.Y.) yalue is certainly a pretty heavy tax on depth.
The judges sppomted are as follows: liver and white cocker spaniel bitch Prim to their champion Bob II, itis easily seen, too, that to raise the deck a few inches for increase
For Setters, Pointers and Spaniels—Major J. M. Taylor, Jan, 28, SALES.
of free board, for roomy anil dryness, itis a piece of costly éextraya-
Lexington, Ky. gance nol to be thought of for 9 racing boat under such avule. But
Belle Hicho, Red Trish setter bitch by champion Elcho out of Mi. 1. you say their original opportunity for producing success lies in the
For “Foxhounds, Beagles, Greyhounds, Wox-terriers, Collies, A, Diffenderfer's Bess (Mr. N. Salters’ Dash—Dr. Strachan’s Belle) by size of the boat as a whole, in lier bulk.” f
ae all non-sporting classes—James Watson, Esq,, New York Mr. &. T. Hyatt to Mr. C, BH. Waring, Jr., Yonkers, N.Y. ‘ Any club ravising its measurement rules should, it seenis to me,
city. Gilroy. Chestnut and tan cocker spaniel dog, whelped Oct. 29, 1880 frame one that shall be competent fo equitably measure pxistine
Dogs will be carried free to and from the show, when they (Wildair—Belle) by Mr. Burr Hollis, Hornellsyille, N. ¥., to My. Hil- boats. You apparently have abandoned this purpose,
are accompanied by their owners. HWxhibitors who come over loses, Boston, Mass. But under any circumstances, I deny that opportunities for specd
the Erie Railroad must notify Mr. Jno. N. Abbott, General Brunette, Liver spaniel bitch puppy (Benedict—Princess] by the lie = the bulk of the bost, Very evidently they do nothing of the
Hemel) Spaniel Club, Hornélsville, N. Y., to Mr. D. H. Talbot, Sioux ieinil, ; *
Passenger Agent, New York, and he willsend them a permit. ity, Ta, . Do the opportunities for the Tarantella’s speed lie in her bulls, or
The express companies will, upon pre-payment of their Bluff. Liver and white cocker-spaniel_dog puppy by the Hornell does the bulls of any other catamaran furnish her *! opportuiity tor
usual rates to the show, return the dogs free. Epa! Qlub, Hornelisville, N. Y., to My. Prank §, Waters, Chicago, speed,”
The entries will positively close on Feb. 25. x am afraid that if the ardor for racing should imersase, the yery
The prospects for the show are exceedingly good, as a large Dunoaun, Red Trish setter, two years old (Arlington—Flora) by Mx. contrary of your proposition may prove more nearly true, that tho
numiber of applications for prize lists haye already been J. Chubh, Cleveland, O., to Mr. A. R. Wilber, of same place. length of the boat joimed to the largest altainable stability, and the
Lady Beaconsfield. Hneglish setter bitch (Leicester—Orphina) hy smallest attainable skin surface, that can by any means be got with
received, ‘The prize lists will be furnished on application to it, will give us the fastest oat.
Mr. C. C. Reiif, Sonderton, Pa., to Mr. D. §. Kirving, London, Ont.
CHAs. LINGoLN, Supt., Rough Boy—Lady Beaconsyeld wiiel). Lemon and white Buglish You say, Mr. Hditor, that the reasoning which takes power into con-
Lock box 803, Pittsburgh, Pa. setter bitch puppy (Rough Boy—Lady Beacoustlield) by Mr. C, 0. Reif, sideration in 4 measurement rule is '} baneath contempt.’
Souderton, Pa,, to Mr. D.S. Kirving, London, Ont. : This is a very hard judgment to pass upon your own rule, ancd-upon
Jennie, English setter bitch puppy (Rough Boy—Lady Beacons- the well considered rules of the Pnelish and some American clubs,
POINTER vs. SETTER. field) by Mu, C. C. Reilf, Souderton, Pa., to Dr, James W. Harry, Con- After such a statement it will be interesting to learn from you why,
sShohocken, Pa, if power is not to be consideréd, anything but length can properly ba
STAUNTON, Virginia, 1882. Bill Jackson, Black pointer dog (Dan—Nellie Day) by Mr, C, GC. put into a measurement rule.
Editor Forest and Stream : Reiff, Souderton, Pa., to Dr. Russel. Except as it gives power, what particular element of adyantago is
IT am sorry that Mr. Godeffroy’s dog didn’t get first. But I Rough Boy—Ledy Beaconsfield whelps. Lemon and white English there in bullr ?
think Mr. G. yery wrong in writing the abusive and scurrilous setters—iwo dogs and two bitches (Rough Boy—Lady Beaconsfield) theTs greater it in the ineveased extent of skin surface to experiences friction—
vapidity with which the waves of displacument and re-
card, which he has published against the judges, If that sort by Mr. (. C. Reiff. Souderton, Pa., to Mir. EB, W. Jester, St. George’s, Cee are formed—the increase of area of midship section, or what
ot thing is-tolerated, it will preclude gentlemen from acting as Del, WHELPS, is if}
judges hereafter—and no one but a gentleman is fit to act. Does a steamer go faster with same power when the beam and depth
The truth is there is too much money and too much bias in | setter Bridget Plunket. Myr. i, J. Rahbins' (Wethersfield, Conn,) red Irish is increased, or a shel-boat row easier wheu widened oul to a barre.
bituh bridget Plhinket whelped Jan. 20, thirteen—eight dogs aud and loaded down to her former line ? n
this field trial business anyway. All the capital, etc., of doo- five bitehes—by owner's Dick Hatteraick,
breeders is tied up in setters. The breeders haye sone to As IT view the subject, it appears to me that it is prautically possible
to get the ballast lower down, in its relation to the centre of bnoyancy,
work and educated the sportsmen up to the belief that the set-_ insmall yachts than in large oues—the different classes ate hein:
ter is the only bird dog worthy of a sportsman’s attention.
Dachting and Canacing.
brought nearer together in speed where outside ballasting Has been
They haye depreciated the pointer, kicked him out of the pale, practiced. and there appears to be i the case of somé small Mnelish
and bestowed all their care and caresses upon the setter; and yachts scarce any need tor 4 time allowance from the larrer to the
now they think they can’t recede, and the fear of losing 4 lit- sinaller boats. It seems probable, strong as is the aversion of our
tle money deters them from doing simple justice. Evglish friends fo take depth into consideration, that they cannot
My own notion is that there are good dogs of both kinds, MEASUREMENT. much longer leaye it alone, Hersit is not difficult to see that a re-
gard for full entries in club races, a consideration of fairness in con-
and that one is better suited to certain localities, and to cer- Editor Forest and Streane: tests between widely differing types of boats, an eye to the dis-
tain kinds of hunting than the other. I believe that for nose, The subject of yacht measurement, notwithstanding all that has couragement of weighted centreboards, and many other considery-
staunchness and bird instinct, the poimter is naturally the been written on it, seems yet to be involyed im much obscurity and tions, requires that an equitable but nol prohibitive tax shall be put
superior, For pace, style and other qualities the setter is confusion, with the effect that even invective and false analogies are upon depth, including ballast. I fail, however, tosee why the ordi-
Superior; and as a companion out of the field for a gentleman, sometimes used in the yain attempt to clear up a matter that is only nary unweighted keel and centréboard Should be charged in depth,
the pointer cannot compare with the setter—such at least has obscured by such treatment. A subject possessing so many points, Bie & chargé is clearly arbitrary and a discrimination against such
and the points themselves presenting so many aspects, reasonably boats.
been my experience, in the main—have seen exceptions both | leads to Lhe formation of a yarieby of opiniols, and so long as there is Tn conelusion T may remark that any good role now existing deals
ways. [havea pointer now that istoofast. He hasevery good absent o vlewr perveption of the nudellytne principles on which any toore or less eifectively with power and length, and only with thest.
quality that a man can desire, and the only fault I ever found just and Sper nas time allowance musth be founded, there must Any proposed rule must include them, This accomplished, the more
with him, or ever heard urged by others, is that he ranges too necessarily follow any attempt to deal with the subject practically a perfectly, the more simply, the better itis. The quautity of sail that
wide, and hunts too fast. Now, suppose this dog were bred to a bewildering diversity of opinion which may prove even “éxasperat- can be effectively carried is regulated by the sthtility. The fit of it
fast bitch of good nose, would not the objection urged by set- ing" to thoss who are indisposed to discuss the matter in a calm and can be left to the owner, the captain and the sail weker, The same
ter men soon be obyigted? We would, by preserving the best of plilosophic spirit. I feel disposed to dispute the justice of your
criticisms in the issue of January 12, and also the fitnéss of the
parties will no doubt get a smooth bottom to thei perfact satisfaction,
“The exptain’s sore toe * awn be lett to the doctor.
each litter, and brinzine together the best of the breed from cubic contents rule to measure the allowance of tine due to one Finally, Mi. Haitor, the subject of yacht measurement can be iitly
all parts of the country, soon have pointers as fast as the fast- yacht from another, I must deny the possibility of a size rule which left for your more mature consideration by JoHN HYysnor,
est setters. My notion is, that this ‘‘pace” mania is doing does not discriminate in the value of differing ensions, judiciously
great injury to our bird dogs. There is no sense init. Itis valuing the differences in yachts, and express thé opinion that a rule
not over the fast dog that the good shot and genuine sports- which taxes freeboard and encourages reduction of bulk has only to CUTTERS AT SEA.
man makes the best bag, or enjoys his day’s hunt the most, be adopted without any limitations as to ballasting in order to encour- Editor Fores! and Stream;
age the production of the most ultva type of racing machines easily to As the qnestion of the day seems to be ‘Sloop ys. Gutter,” perhaps a
It is over the delicate-nosed, stylish game dog, staunch and he conevived of, in comparison to which a Lake Windermere boat
true, that knows just where the birds lie before him, and who, | would compare most favorably, How would you like, for instance, a few words from one who held the tiller in munya close fight may not he
out of place. During the last faw months, indeed, since the advent of
when he strikes the scent, don’t ‘‘ potter” around all day, rak- boat with a Windermere midship section, attenuated by reduced beam, the Madge in American waters, Dhaye read so much fwaddle about mere
ing in the stubble after the trail—but goes straight to the birds | and ballast carried down several feet helow the keel, or the keel sub- “racng machies,’ “no comfort,”* “erew drduched to the skin,”
by the body scent. stituted by a fin like the Eyolution’s containing all the ballast, or by a etc. eete., that] ara forced fo believe that most of these articles were
But when I get on my “hobby” I never know when t6 stop. heayily inaweighted centreboard, The fact is that although the dishe- written by gen who never reef « Tainsail or shitied jibs in their
I only want to say, ‘in conchision”—as the tedious parson hevers size rule have your severe denunciation, they have the
support of mon whose experience and authority in such matters rank
lives, and who, fr and around Cowes and about the Needles, are desiz-
says—that Tam heart and soul with Mr,Godeffroy in his scheme nated as‘ clubvoomwn cruisers.” Racing machine the cutter certainly
deservedly high, Such rule has been frequently condemned hy is, and as to comfort, speed and seagoiig qualities, [ can give a
to bring forth next fall the best pointers in the country, and Dixon Kemp, flian whom there is, perhaps, no one whose knowledgze, little actual experience in this type of vessel. Tho first cutter which
let your city sportsmen see for yourselves, how these breeders carefnl writing and temperate statement, entitles better to respect Towned and sailed was ¢ boat of the following (limensions: Length,
and handlers have been fooling you, and to show you that the and authority, Y agree with you that a good rule should aot newd- SOft. Gin. buam, tft. Gin., draft (ft, Jin,, lead on Jreel, 4 tons, flush
pointer is every way the equal of the setter, and in some lessly tax desirable features in a yacht, or tend to check improye- deck, water-tight cockpit aud skylight, in fact, deck fillings about
things his superior, as a fielder, But Mr. G. must go abont it ment. I contend that 4 rule should, so far us may be done with Same as Madge. First season starteil in twenty-three races, and at
differently from the way he has started. We must get imipar- fairness, leave the largest liberty in regard to the use of every dimen-
sion and feature of design, and the effect of if should be most
the ehd of that seagon flew 20 wining flags, I quote these statistics
tial judges—men who don’t buy and sell dogs, and men who earefully considered, so tat good yachts of comfortable and whole- to show that this boat was decidedly a ‘racing machine” in the true
sense af the word, Now,.asto comfort. (always keeping before our
know what a real good field dog is, and that aren’t afraid to some type should vot be compelled to meet on cliscouraging terms, in mind the tonnage of the boat) ft. bin, headroom in a vabin with two
express their opinion, n0 matter who it hurts or helps—but racing cortasts, with undesirable racing machines pure and simple, iron-framed cots which closed up to the side when notin use; sail
who are for the best. dog to win—let his hair be short or lonz— Any tule, however, is necessarily cramping in its effact which fails lockers aft; coal stoye und lockers, with another cot forward of mast,
and his blood ‘‘blue” or erimson. I wouldn't wish to see a to put a just valuation upon an element or Feature which is plainly of Myself and two men lived on board all of oue season and werd nob
advantage to speed, but which is notin all cases desirable for other
judge made one, as # pointer man, nor as a setter man, I reasons. cramped at all, To show what a safe boat she was, I crozsed the
If is fairly debatable whether such feature should be lett Dnglish Channel from eae eae to Holyhead, to Liverpool, . of
would not careit he did have a preference, but ib must not wholly unvalued, and its adoption by this Means made practically
smeunt to a prejudice, JACK. Mah, and thence to the Clyde and return, without meeting with any
imperative by all who would seek to successfully competes, OF course accident worthy of note. This wag the first five-tonner that over
 Frn. 2, 1882,| FOREST AND STREAM. n

crossed the Channel, The expression used

pretty freely when
speaking of the Madge contests—‘she was pe
erfectly awash ''—
calls to Tay mind a passage which wa made from Livery ool to
t the Isla
[s
of Man with a rected trysail, double réefed foresail, spit-fire jib,
close reefer! bowsprit, and topmast on deck, we were awash and no
mistake, hove tp for § hours: we had it hot and heavy, and many a
time I wished myself out of the serape. I am, however, of
opinion that had an adyovate of the sloop type been on board, he
would have “blesstd his stars”) he yas in a tight little cutter. One of
the best proofs | know as to the “racing tatvhine” superiority is the
fact thatiyHofland, when building cruising yachts for comfort and
leasure only, in place of the old-fashioned Short, boamy, bluttbowed
ost they design a nice cutter of say 5 beams, and plaster on the lead
outside, jost a3 in any racer. Experience has taught them to do it.
The cutter type and model is the result of years of experience and
experiments, dnd ib may interest American yachtsmen to know that
the first boat of Mr, GL, Watson, designer of such clippers as Vril,
Mado, May, snd Vanduara, was 2 eentreboard sloop named the Pee
Wofftington. and often, when passing herin a smaller cutter, have he
aud I eujoyed a hearty laugh at what he used fo designate ‘*my
firstides.* 1 have seen it wiittrn continually that the sloop is drier
in a jump of asco than & cutter; with this opinion Lheg entirely to
differ, ‘Tio boats going end on to a sea, one a, cutter and the other a
sloop, the last named, beamy and of light draft, will raise on the to
of awayé, losing her cadway, flop down into the trough of the sea and
throw the water all over herself; the cutter, all the time headreach-
ing, will take somé water overthe lee rail, but nothing to signify, as
these deep boats with the ballast low down recover very quickly, In
Teading most of the descriptions of the Madge contests, ‘outside the
sloop suamed to be making the best weather of it’ was an expression
freely used. The writers thersof were either biassed in their opinions
orivnorant. They forget that the entter. a smaller boat, was being
driven through the water at a bigher rate of speed. There is one
point of sailing on which 1 believe a sloop faster than 9 cutter—
that is on a dtad run, A sloop with a nice whole sail breeze and
smooth water will go down witli the wind pretty fast, but when you
Bay this you say all, The cutter, under most circumstances, and
certainly in rough water, will take so much out of the sloop ona
reach and on #4 wind that, even supposing the sloop faster down the
wind, she would never make up what she lost on the other two sides
ofthe course. Now, what is the true test of a good boat—isit running
or reachine? IT imuaintain neither. .All unbiassed sailors will join
Ine in siying ‘sive mea boat that, witha bad shore close under the
laa, requires only to down helm, flatten sheets and walk out to
windward like a steamer,” This is the true testof 4 safe, worthy
boat. Yachting is only in its infaney in this country. What we need
igmoreracing. This will introduce new elements into a sport which
T believe second to none. Give Corinthian matches in small boats;
teach the young man to sailhis own boat, and in a few years we will
haye « flest of cutlers that no bostin the world can make an example
of ag the Madge did of her competitors. _ Harp Down.
LARCHMONT YACHT CLUB.
Editor Horest and Stream: . the builders are busy, and there will be lots of new ships afloat by the
The following is the text of the resolutions passed at the last meet-
ine noticed in your eolimmns :
No. 1, A motion was made by N. D. Lawton and seconded by F. N.
Scott, that a committee of three be appointed by the Commodore to
consider the question of measurement as a basis of calculating time
allowance. and as lo the advisability of any change being made in the
present system of measurement in use in this club; and that such
Lommittee report to.this club at the next regular meeting the result
of their labors, ad in case thay deem any change advisable, that they
recommend some system simple in its operation under which boats
can be quicldy, accurately, and satisfactorily measured, together wilh
a table of time allowance for use under such system so recommended
by them, 7 will probably lay down a boat on the same lines for Mr. George K.
Phe motion was carried, and the Commodore a ieghtasTe Messrs. N.
D. Lawton, A. B. Alley and F. N. Seott, the commit ee
No. 2, A motion was made by N. D, Lawton, seconded by Mr, Hague,
that a committes of three be appointed by the Commodora to frame
arid submit to the ¢lub at the next regular meeting, a new set of sail-
ing rules and regulations separate and distinct from the by-laws of
the cluli, which sailing rules and regulations embody the sailing rules
and regulations peporterl by the committee on the constitution and
bytiows, with such additions and alteratious as shall be necessary to
Tnitke a complete anid permanent set of sailing rules and regulations,
and which saile rules and rerulations, when adopted, shall govern
allraces aud regattas of this club. i schooner to yaw! last autumn was not a greatsuccess, Schooner Caro-
That such commitves shall also select and designate proper fixed
courses for the respective classes of boats in the regattas and races of
this club; such courses when reported and acted upon to be the regu-
lar fixed courses for all the races and regattas of this club, and report
the same at the next residar mecting of the club,
That such rules, rerulittions and courses shall be printed im the club-
book, and also separately in pamphlet form,
This molion was carvied, and the Commodore pepuinted Messrs. N.
Lawton, A, 6. Alley and Oliver Adams, the committee.
No.8. A motion was made by N. D. Lawton, seconded by F. W.
Mint, that a committee of three he appointed to frame rules and regu-
shifted, No sail to bé carricd which cannot be fairly used to wind- cannot exist in a club whose measurement and sailing rules compel a
ward. Only one man (for captain and all hands) to ba allowed on man to haye nothing buia ‘big Tittle boat,’ necessitating an enor-
either boat—he being a non-professionual—and the race, or races, to he mous rig, and that all put into lower sails, into the bargain.
sailed oyer the N, Y. Y¥. O. course, or on L, I, Sound. i should prefer OWNER,
the test not to be made for money, regarding the * almighty dollar”
as an unnecessary incentive to Corinthian effort. JEWELL.—This sloop is now receiving a heavy lead keel at Staple-
The above offer is made ina faire spirit and with an honest desire on ton, 8. T., the intention being to set her up as one more yictim for
my part to settla some matters of opinion which have not always been the Madge next season.
diseussed in a géntlemanly fashion, ; THE TIMES.—Hittania and Rosetta, of Boston, are to shed their
By haying suth a trial we cun at least do something toward proving fins at Webber's yard and come out as keels. Sloop Jane is to have
which is the better—for handiness, séaworthiness, and speed—heavy, aniron keel of 5,200 pounds, That is the kind of business we like
or light displacenipnt. to see,
Roslyn, L. T, January 27. THOMAS CLAPHAM.
ENICKERBGOCKER CANOE CLUB.—Officérs for the year: Commo-
dore, H. T. Keyser; Vice-Commodore, Charles S. H. Buchanan; Secre-
WORKING BOATS. tary, aes Wilkins; Treasurer. Adolph Loventhal, and Measurer, 5.
oventhal,
Editor Forest and Strean)
It has offen struck me that the yachting columns of the Forest AND THE MODERN BOA'T.—The Lawleys lave completed amodern cat
STREAM could (lo good seryice to persons other than those who go on boat for Mr. Thomas Molt, of Boston. She t 17tt, long, 14b4tt, load
the water merely for sport, by giving space for drafts of working line, 7ft. beam and has 300 Ibs. iron on her iceel,
boats; such as fishing smacks, oyster pungies, clam boats and craft of SHADOW.—This sloop is not to be converted into a machine as re-
that kind, his idea has heen very forcibly impressed npon my mind, ported. Her cabin trunk will remain standing. bul she is to be put
while rambling about the whatves, by observations of the inartistic in thorough trim and receive a long topmast. That much the Madge
shapes of the working boats lying there and the beastly accoumoda- hus at least effected,
tions of the crews, The boats are probably well enonch built, though
NEW RULES.—The Larchmont Y. @, has taken a commendable
that may ba « matter for discussion, but they do not seem to be the step in the proposed revision of its sailing rules. We unilerstand that
yery best models for combining speed with large carrying capacity.
the blue book of Yacht Ragink Association will form thé hasis of the
Take for instance the oyster pungies trading up and down the Chesa- new set, which promises to be the most complete in America.
peake bay, They seem to be almost an exact reproduction cf the old
and exploded English notion of a cod's head and mackerel tail model, COST OF CUTTERS.—lrom our correspondence it will be seen that
which British yachtyrights were so fond of extolling some al) or 40 a competent builder offers to contract for eutt a4 to dott, on deck
years ago, These boats are pretty good sailers, but their sailing for the sumi of $2,500, including lead on keel, Cheypenough, and the
qualities are capable of being much inproyed, and surely their capacity bugaboo of the great cost of such boats vanishes before fac
might easily he enlargéd without sacrificing any other désirable BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.—We eall attention to an adv
quality, as the greater area of their holds is in their bows. If they desiring 4 partner in a legitimate busimess capable of large =xtension
yere so modeled as to allow the cargo to be more evenly distributed, and of remnnerative character applicable to yae ts and shipping: in
ipsurely would bea great gain. Great speed is not so much required general. The business needs only to be put on the market to insure
asa proper distribution of speed, carrying capacity, handy rig and success.
easy working,
YACHTING LAWS.—It will be remembered that through the instru-
Sportsmen are uot the only persons in the world who build small mentality of the Seawanhaka Y. C. aud iis former efficient secretary,
crafts. I know of no publication which has ever taken hold of this Mr, O, E, Cromwell, an extensively-cirenlated petition for the modifi-
particular thing, and I think desieuers Thight find it profitable to give
cation of existing laws relating to yachtiug was placed in the hands of
it some attention. Let them also give desigus of cabins, where Congressman Townsend, This petition has nowtaken the form of a
aconomy of spave is consulted and in which the small crew can liye bill, and has been introduced into Congress. Its passage i time for
in some sort of comfort and decency, And while 1am on this subject ths session is to be hoped and likely to come to pass, The bill and
Jet me call upon some inventive genius fo come forth and give to the discussion of the same appeared in Formsr AnD StrREAM, Vol. 14,
working waterman a small coal stove for his little cabin, which shall
he cheap and effective. While 1am about it I may as wellcall upon an- AT LAST,—We have often urged the necessity of bringing more re-
other genius to tell us just what is needed, Porte Lytr, finement and knowledge to bear wpon yacht building. We are
glad to know that the cabins of Mr. Platt's new schooner now build-
ing in Brooklyn, will be designed by Mr, Prague, the architect, and
OUR BOSTON LETTER. that he will also carry out calculations upon the hull so as to obyiate
alterations after once finished. Thea owners of Oriya, Muriel and a
Editor Forest and Stream : few other yachts do not regret having delegated the task of designing
Indications point to a big season in Boston and Hastern waters. All cabin fittings to an artist like Mr, Hidlitz rather than trust to the crud-
ities of a steambcat joiner’s doubtful taste.
first of June. Cutters lead the van and are very popular, It is aston- ANXIOUS FOR THE FRAY.—We hear that the owners of the well
ishing what a change there has been within the past three years in known Boston sloop Lillie intend challenging the Madge in spring.
that direction, Where three years ago there were but three cutters in Poor Madge, what an avalanche of work is tumbling down upon her
Boston—Kitten, Violet and Enterprise (Saxon, nee Kitten, has returned for her aggravating pranks last year. Somehodyis evidently going
to her maiden name)—there are now dozens, and they are all good, to beat the little cutter, even though it take a score of races to gain the
wholesome boats, The favorite size this year is from 30 to 85 feet barren honor of beating onee in along stving. Lillie is about as fast a
oyer all, and the price for this size ranges from $2,000 to $2,500. A keel yacht near Madge's size which Boston ean muster. and if Lillie
friand of mine has just got estimates from one of our best builders for fails to beat the cutter, the rest had better resolve themselves like our
acutters3sft. over all., 20ft. waterline, 7ft, 8in. beam and 7ft. draft, with New York sloops into ‘‘only cruisers, never meant to race, you know."!
4tons lead on keel, to he built and dnishadin best manner, with full
equipment, The price asked was $2,500, As stated in your issue of CENTREBOARD CUTTERS.—it is to be hoped that those intending
Jan. 12, D, J. Lawlor is to build a cutter for Mr. Hemmenway. He to build large centreboard cutters this spring are aware of what they
are sacrificing in declining keels. Draft and low weights are among the
Boutelle. The model that these two boats are to be built on is said to be principal causes of success in the cutter, and were the proposed
a perfect beauty, ieee haI can say nothing from personal knowledge, yachts not in the hands of a competent designer, we should fear for-
as I haye not yet seen it. the results. <A deep and rather narrow centreboard cutter appears to.
All the yacht clubs are flourishing, The membership of the Eastern point toward results which are probably not expected, all for the sake
is increasing rapidly, and will be greatly enlarged with the opening of of faining a couple of feet in draft, with the chances that the yacht
the season ; cause, the new club house. Marblehead will be some will never have Jess than a fathom or two under her keel, unless rum
day the Cowes of America, Nothing said as yet as to any official upon the rocks or stranded, in which case a deep boat with a hoard
changes im the yarious clubs. One or two of the clubs, however, ap- would likely fare worse than one with a keel,
pear to be gétling somewhat “logy, and a little shaking up and LONG _OVERHANG,—For this much thanks, The sloop Magic, Com-
overhauling would not hurt them. On dit that yaw] Edith will come modore E. C, Neal, Lynn Y. C., is having her old-fashioned V stern
outas a cutter this year; also that the change of Whitecap from spun out into a long ght overhang at Kennebunk, Me. She is also
bein nines and prepared to challenge the Madge nextyear, She
line will add a thousand pounds of lead to keel aft—she does not need will be 3046ft. on load line, and, of course. no match for the cutter.
it for stiffness, bul to give her a little better trim, She will cruise to the By the way, any onewho thinks that he stands a fair chance against
westward this year. Many Boston owners will repair and overhaul adge with an untried boat not even launched, is counting his chick
at Salem this season, there being two good builders at that port—Fris- ens before they are hatched in 4 most desperate miainer, If Madse
hee and Brown, Labor also is cheaper than in Boston. Juris P, is ever to be fairly beaten in our waters it can only be dons by the
very elect of the select. The idéa of matching a brand new experi-
ment with a tried clipper, shows a want of appreciation of the cutter’s
TAXING FREEBOARD. era certain to end in sad discomiiture to the rash but ill-
Editor Forest dnd Stream ; advised.
T occasionally see the Forust AND StREAM here and am much in-

lations for contests for champion pennants, to be held by each class
of the boats envolied in this clib, and also the conditions upon which
Such pennants shall he sailed for and held; that such committee shall
report the same to this club, and that when acted upon, such rulés
regulations and conditions shall be Incorporated into, and be printe
ja the annual club-hook.
The motion was carried, and the Commodore appointed Messrs. N.
D. Lawton. A, B. Alley and Oliver Adams, the committee,
No. 4, A motion was made by N, D. Lawton, seconded by F, W.
Hint, that the committee on sailing rules and regulations incorporate
in their peport, among the rules and regulations for adoption at the
hext regular meeting ofthis club, a rule prohibiting the shifting of
any ballast or articles of weight of any kind on any boat sailing in
any of the races or regattas of this club.
A yote ws laken, anil the Commodore declared the motion lost.
Jt is very much to be Tenreltad that the Larchmont Y. ©. has found
ftself unable as yet to declare for fixed ballast in all its matches. We
hope that in the future the interests of small cruising and cabin yachts
will be siifilciently strongly represented in the club. to cope with the
evil and to support the excellent resolution proposed by Mr, Lawton.
It seems 4 pity that wholesome little boats with fixed ballast are to
find no place on the list of so progressive a club. One such boat does
more to encourage legitimate yachting than a feet of sand bag shif-
ters, and we are sorry to find the latter carrying the day and by per
mitting the shifting of weights, helping to postpone the introduction
into New York waters of the cheap, safe, handy, little craft which
onent va form a nursery for the sport to be especially encouraged in
all clubs.
YACHT STOVES.
Tiditar Forest and Stream;
Tam pleasantly surprised that your article on yacht stoves should
create such inquiry from ajl over the country. My desk is several
inches deep with letters from your readers. Letme say to R: B. R,
and others that my small tin Danforth stove, to which you referred,
will not broil or bale, for those ppevayons require a hotter fire than
any other kind of cookinv, It will, however, do everything else, be-
sides giving light, All who can afford f4inches square of space and
14 inches of height, with a chance to place a fount somewhat higher,
ean obtain a new "one burner’? of my pattern which will broil and
hake to any extent, a twenty paid turkey or roast beef, or eight
loaves of bread 26 a time, or as ittle thereof as may be required, Hor
canoes gud light use generally, the tin stoye is all that is necessary,
and thelight may give more comfort than a ‘ broil.” Wor temporary
use, 2s Inivated, we can hardly expect everything. Providence was
kind to R. Bk, with his oil stove, but the Danforth fluid stove will
relieve hit ofsuch trouble and danger, All dirt, soot, ashes and
kindling is avolfed, Should fivid be spilled about the lamp, wipe it
up before lighting. The plan of putting a stoye in a box suggested by
R.B, R. is a Boot one. Side of box might be made to let down and
serve as a tuble, and equipments could also be kept inside.
Washington, Jun. 10, RopgRick F, DAnrortH,
CHALLENGE TO CUTTERS.
Editor Worest and Stream:
Tn view of the fact that Madge thrashed two or three of our sloops
last year, and, as some people t , that her success was due to great
displacement, 1 now propose to test this question practically, there-
fore scientifically, if any cutter friends can be coaxed to toe the
mark,
To order that the experiment may not be an expensive one to any
person concerned, ITsuggest thatit ba made on a small scale—hayine
the authority ot Porusr Asp STRmAw for the assertion that a principle
ean be proved in miniature as well as in any other way.
Itherefore challenge any yacht builder or designer in this country
to construct and rig a genuine cutter, which in size shallnot excee? 80
cubic feet and to sail her against § nonpareil boat, of same bulk,
which 1 will build. The dimensions of both craft to be obtained by
measuring length over All, extreme beam, and depth of hull amidsbip,
from level of planksheartooutside of garboard seam, and ay small yacht owners are the real lovers of the sport who cannot afford,
ug these, together, No time allowance to be given, No ballast to be not-s9 much to buy, but to yin a large boat, So a fiset of small yachts
. i
terested in the discussion now going on in your pages as regards
measurement. In your issue of Dec. 227 see a statement in your Gili-
torial note to Mr. D, H. Rice's letter as follows: ** Several small clubs
in Boplena tried rules closely akin to bulk measurement, and experi-
ence demonstrated that freeboard was too valuable to be sacrificed to
an effort to evade a justtax. Boats actually grew higher-sided than
before.’ In the New Brighton Sailing Club here we haye a measure-
ment rule as follows: “Take extreme length and girth at greatest cir-
cumference by passing a line from gumwale under boat’s bottom and
back to same point. The total size of the boatis obtained by multi-
plying 1 foot 7 inches by the girth and adding the product to extreme
length.”’ This, T take it, is “akin to bulk measuvement.”’ Our experi-
ence is that with this measurement there is a decided tendency to cut
down freeboard to a dangerous extent. The Elaine, which was
doubtedly the fastest boat, had too little freeboard for safety, and it
was 6ven worse with Shiela and Pearl, both of which were built. to
beat the Mlaine. The Brenda, on the other hand, sacrificed 2 certain
amount of power under water to get a larger freeboard, and she cer-
tainly was a much better sea boat but had not the speed of the others,
it qirth measurement tends to cut down freeboard in open boats what
will it do with decked yachts 7 Latoo,
Liverpool, Big, Jan. 12.
¥rom rediscussion in the Hnglish prints some time ago it seemed to
be the opinion that freeboard more than paid for a tax, and many of
the southcoast boats found it an advantarze to take all the freeboard
they wanted. Ourowu yachts, built under a bulk rule, show no incli-
nation to sacrifice form for a trifling gain in allowances.
BOSTON TAKES THE LEAD,
VW ] HEN three years ago Forest AND SrreAm first opened war on
the traps and began to fight for honest boats, little did we
dream that a fine fleet of cutters would be the result of so short a
period, But the good cause has been nearly won, for not merely are
we building a few experimental craft of the honest type, but a whole
fleet is to be afloat next season. Builders are crowded with orders for
so Many cutters that they haye been obliged to turn customers for
such crift from their doors, while a demand for the American cutter
has already sprung up abroad. Boston, as usual in yachting matters,
has taken a decided lead.
The craze for cutters seems to be on the increase. A Boston gentle-
man, with some experience in yachting, intends importing one from
England early in the spring. The cutter he hasin mind is said to be
about the same size as the Madge, but, it is claimed, is much faster,—
Boston Herald,
A season of great activity among yachtsmeén seems promised.
There is not a yacht builder in Boston who has not received one or
more contracts for boats, and the yachting agencies report many
sales. Thereis a demand for large schooner yachts which exceeds
even the number of such boats forsale. The stir among the builders
of culters is most remarkable, and can partly be accounted for by the
victories of the Madge. 1D, J. Lawler, of Hast Boston, had to refuse
contracts for building three cutters, and Lawley & Sons, of South
Boston, expect ta turn out two or three of that @lass uf boats next
summer. D, J. Lawler has just shipped on the steamer Seryia the
molds and plans for a new cutter for Henreek Rein, of Norway. She
will he 35 feet overall, 9 feet beam, 6 feet draft of water, She will
have four tons of lead on her kceel.—Baston Globe,
OVERSPARRING.
Editor Forest and Stream! : ;
The shot you gave the proposition to limit length of light spars and
to place a restriction upon light sails which has recently come up in
the Atlantic, ¥. C., is an eminently just bit of criticism. Such a rule
will compel a man to put every inch possible in his lower sails, thus
making a boat which is already none too good in type a perfect man-
trap and most expensive and «iifficult to handle in any but the mildest
Zephyrs, and smoothest water. Such a rule will also have the effect
podnentivaelae single-handers, 2 most damaging result to any elub,
for itis an axiom that the future success of a club is directly propor-
tionalto the amount of encouragement it offers to small yachts, Now
Answers to Correspondents.
SUESCRIBER, N. Y,—Good dog traiuer is Wm. Tallmaii, Providence,
ne D., Baltimore, Md.—Lady Palmerston was, by Palmersten, ont
of Fan. :
T. V. G., Santa Barbara, Cal-—The address is Col. J. W, St. Clan
Wadley, Ga,
0. C., Poynette, Wis.—!, The address is Hartford, Conn. 2. The
rifle is reliable.
un-
YORESHIRE, Trenton, N, J.—Please give the address of reliable bread-
ers of the Yorkshire terrier. Ans.—We know of none.
N. 5. P., Washington, D. C.—Read the correspondence on the subject,
which has been running in our columns for months.
W. M., Uniontown, Pa.—¥or metallic deer ornaments for front yard
Write to Mott Iron Works, Beeknian street, New York,
H. D., Baltimore, Md.—How shall I teed my puppies, 8 weeks old 2
Ans,—See article on rearing puppies, in our issue of Noy. 3, 1881,
W. J. T., Danbury, Conn.—You write an anonymous letter conr-
plaining of our firm, Youcannot expect us to investigate the matter
without having your name.
Minto, New Brighton.—Will You give pedigree of Wakefield's Jock
and Constable's Nell? Ans. The pedigree of Wakefield’s Jock is un-
known. Can any of our readers inform us about Nell ?
J. N. W., Waterbury, Conn.—Where can I procure a few carp for
stocking a private pond? Ans. Write to Mr, E.G. Blackford, Fulton
Market, New York city; or to Prof. 8, P. Baird, Washington, D. C.
_ 54NCHO Panza,—Is it true, as stated by one of your correspondents
in a late number, that coarse shot will weigh more bulk for bull tham
fine? Ans, Fine shot will weigh more bulk for bullc.than coarse shot.
H,, Bostou.—l. The publication of Kenner Noves as a record is, al-
though not indispensable, a matter of great importance, as mistakes
can at once be corrected aud thus perhaps save much trouble in the
future. 2. We donot know,
H. L. G., Brookfield, N, Y.—I saw to-day, January 13, arobin: it was
& male bird and a very larga and handsome one. Isit not something
unusual for robins to be seen so far north at this season of the year ?
Ans. Not very unusual. Robins aré to be seen albiost all through the
winter, especially on warm sunny days.
Huon, Lawrence, Mass —What shall I use on my dog far the
mange? his skin is red and he seratches continually. Ans, The fol:
lowing are the ingredients of an ointment that will eénerally be found
to cure this form of mange: Sulphur and Whale-oil; 8 ounces of each:
Oil of tar, one-half ounce; to be well mixed and thoroyshly applied,
Wash off after three days, and repeat if necessary,
L. N.5,, Cheshire, Gonn,—1. Woodcock have not left Connecticutin
October; We have seen them in that State as late as Dac, $5, The
best shooting is vsually early in November, 2, We cannot diserimi-
nate between gun-makers. 8. There is no “best gun. There are
different makes, any one of which is good enough. 4, The single
barreled guns advertised in fhis paper ave reliable so far as we con
learn. 6, We cannot tell you what ‘the small black insects found fy
the snow are witil we see them,
W.5, P., Crockett, Texas.—i. What is a good remedy for distemper ®
2, What is the mange; and cure for it? 3, Are canyas-back ducks
found in Western waters? 4, Does the superiority of Damascns steel,
as material for guns, consistin the metal or the preparation of it, or
both? Ans, 1. Our experiance has been that nature will much oftener
work 4 cure than can be effected by the use of medicine. 2, Mange is
asin disease of which there are.seyernl kinds. Mild attacks zener
ally readily yield toa liberal treatment with an ointment of anipbar
and lard. Should this proye ineffectual write again, giving minute de«
scription of symptoms. 2. Yes, 4, Both.
ii. M. Quackennvan, Herkimer, N. Y., maker of fine target air guns,
aes a special inducement from now until July 1, 1882, Read ady. in
ip issue,

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| Bifle and Crap Shoating, ALBANY, N. Y., Jan, 26.—The sixth and
three hundred yards Life Membership match, was shot at Rensselaer-
wyck yesterday afternoon, The weather was mild, light fair, and the
final competition in the Third match, same conditions;
Mille paves oe eer teary eel LLL 6 HHgIO, oe eves enncee111111—6
Kell 10—1, Mauldin 10—1, Wagner 0, Yodd 110—2, Aul 0, Ritter 1110—3,
wind nothing to speak of, The riflemen were in good form and com- Wagner (re-entry) 0, Wagner (re-entry) 0, Waguer (re-entry) 111110—5
menced the scores promptly on time. Good scores were made by all Todd (remuery) U, Mauldin (re-entry) 0, Wertsner 0, Purse, $14, divided
OLD-TIME PISTOL SHOTS. the competitors, but: the match was won for the third and last time by by Mills and Engle oh ’
Gaptain Pitch with thirty-two out of the possible thirty-five. The de- Fourth match, same conditions: Mills 0, Ritter 0, Wagner 111—3,
Editor Forest and Stream : tails of the match are as follows: Kell 110—2, Mauldin 10—1, Todd 110—2, Milis (re-entry) 110—2, Ritter
As in your last issue you invite correspondence that will give defi- 300 Yards—Life Membership ae (re-entry) U, Ritter (re-entry) 0, Ritter (re-entry) 110—2. Purse, $10,
nite information on the subject of pistol shooting, L am induced to Wirnlibiten, Balls) ec ee ee cee i 5 4 5 4 4 5—32
0
won by Mr. Wagner.
giye my experience. It is a sport that has afforded me much interest Theo Wooster, Bal 8..........-.- > 4445 4 5 5-31 Fifth match, same conditions;
and amusement for the past twenty-five years. Living in the South GG, Puller, May S. ot... tJ. 56 44 4 5 4 5-31
for the five years preceding the war, I had many opportunities C White, 5 M.... 72485 4 4 4 4-3) MTS Be ee Sek DATOUTTII—=8" “Dodd... ee peeea vere ccees 0)
not of seeing, but hearmg of the wonderful performances with a G H Charles, Bal 44444 4 5—29 RIGLCIy == Pee a pe ae sens y= 10 Mei) dineeee en eke 110—2
Colt"s repeater or a Derringer—the favorite weapons of thatday. I Jas B Scituyler, Bal 6... ces ces eres vs: 845 5 3 4 4-28 SGI ees nes: -. ALOU0—7Y “Todd (re-entry)... 02.2.2... 110—2
became ambitious to cut a tape, drive the centre, ete. Procuring a *Allowance to military rifles. Wagner.,..... 110 Ritter (re-entryy............. 0
six-inch Colt, I commenced my practice with great zeal, and continued Highteen duplicate scores were made. AT A eer mond eT ed
it for over a year with very unsatisfactory results, when it gradually During the match Capt, Pitch duplicated his unequaled score of last Purse, $9, won by Mr. Mills. :
dawned upon me that pistol shooting, talked about, and actually per- December, making 47 out of 5) in ten successive shots and 70 out §\Sixth match, same conditions: Mills 110—2, Ritter 10—), Mauldin 0,
formed, were like the Indian maiden of romance and the one of réali- of 75in fifteen successive shots, the score being as follows: 55 6 5 5 Todd 110—2, Wagner 10—1, Kell 110—2, Aul 11U—2, Engle 111170—4,
ty—very difterent affairs. I noticed also that in those days, as at pre- 454455535
5—70., Mauldin (re-entry) 1110—3, Wagner (re-entry) 0, Ritter (re-entry) 10—1,
sent, the shooters who ould perform these marvels could never be peta the second competition in the Maynard match will take Mills (re-entry) 1U—1, Todd (re-entry) 110—z2, Kell (re-entry) 1111i—5,
produced. I condensed my experience into this proposition, that any place. Ritter (re-entry) 10—i, Aul (re-entry) 0, Wagner (re-entry) 11111\—5,
man with an ordinary revolving pistol could hit the size ofa silver Purse, $17, divided by Kell and Wagner.
dollar six times in ten shots could win money by doing it on an even GARDNER, Mass., Jan, 25.—By reason of the storm the last meet-
bet, 4 feat that but few men posted in the matter would be willing to ing of the Gardner Rifle Club, at Hackmatack Range, was not as well ——
undertake on a wager. attended as usual. Those who braved the storm report a good time
and witnessed some good shooting. The conditions were the same as “THE JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS GUN CLUB announces a reception
And now as to wiiat was really done by experts in those days. Ina and ball to take place on the evening of Webruary 8, at Pohlmann's
match for $500 a side, between the then noted pistol shooters Travis usual, distance 200 yards, off-hand, using the inch-ring and Creed-
moor target combined. The following is the score: Hotel, Jersey City Heights. A special meeting of the Club will be held
and Paul, which occurred in St. Louis in the full of °57, a full report of at the club room, 598 Newark avenue, J. C, H., February 5.
which was published ia the Spirit of tne Times, Travis shot with one R. C. R, GC, Totals.
hand and aim only, while Paul rested his pistol over his left arm. FB Nichols. .....-...,., 94 48 Si ay: 85 95
Both used 10-inch target pistols, made for the occasion. The distance GF Ellsworth. ...,..... 86 45 89 46 75 = «92
was 12 paces, 20 shots, string-measure. Travis won by a string ot 19 ENP DSbea tt) ee TT 46 W@ 44 15490 PUBLISHER’S DEPARTMENT.
6-16 inches, Paul's string being 21 9-16, ELS Prine Sr aisa,sers), 65 48 82 45 i788
Again, in a contest for prizes in Travis’ gallery, at Nashville, in °58 FH Knowlton ......... 62 41 81 44 143 85 SOUTHERN HXCURSIONS,—The agents of Messrs, Leve & Alden,
or ‘oi, among nine contestants the best string oi six shots measured C O Merritt 6) 8648 69 48 129 «8=86 of207 Broadway, New York, the well-known tourist agents, are actively
3% inches, tile worst, 644 inches, none of which will compare with the at work in organizing tha excursion parties to Florida, ete., antiounced
shooting now done in the New York and Boston galleries. WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 26—Members of the Rifle Club visited recently, Tne standing of this firmas agents for leading hues of
There is no shooting story too preposterous to tind ready swallow- Lowell Ranges to-day for practice, the Massachusetts target being Southern trayel, both by land and sea, is their besh guarantee that
ers, A man making the assertion tiat he had seen a horse trot a mile used, distance 200 yards, off-hand. The score tells the story: they will more than meet their engagements and promises with the
in a mitiute, would not be believed by oné in a thousand persons of Winchester....c......0.4. di i it 8 9 12 10 12 ¥% 10-101 participants in these delightful mid-winter tours. Wheir handsome
ayerage intelligence. Buta declaration by the same man to the same 8 9 § 10 11 8 11 9 i2 11 97-198 itinerary gives the reader an outline of two jaunts of a monta or
pérsons that he had seen a man in his company in the arity (this is a CIET oe Wns He mA si em 8 9 10 11 12 11 10 11 9 10—101 more. ‘The month of March, which, wilh us, is almost always the
popular way of telling it) hit the size of a dollar an indefinite number un 5 9 7 12 1 1 Y= 96497 most inclement and trying of the whole year, will be spent by these
of times, 5U yards distant, with an army pistol, would be accepted as 4 MOrS@st.e3tscetoeadavehs 10 § 10 10 9 11 10 12 10 9-100 fortunate excursionists in a climate like June, including all of the best
fact by the majority of his hearers, while to the knowing ones oue 8 10 8 11 10 11 7% 10 11 10— 90-196 known points in Florida, and a return either up tae Mississippi upon
story is as probable as the other. Rice . _ 9 8 9 2 1 10 1 § 8 io 97 a palace river steamer, or by rail via Atlanta, Lynchburg, and Wash-
In our own town we have the man who knew a man that killed two 9 9 11 12 8 11 11 10 10 7 98-195 ington,—Adv,
squirrels with the same bullet, by loading so jightly the first time so Murphy.._. .6 5 fi 8 8 0 1 6 5 BT
as to lodge the bullet in the squirrel’s head, thus securing the identi- 8 8 “% 10’ 8 7 12 18 5 cBeN Riis
eal bullet to kill the other. SEEPTIC. iecypisee ee —sUE 8: (be uh Gk gr) Ge TO LADIES ONLY.—The wish to be beautiful ispredominant in every
9 6 9 6 6 1 6 6 2 10— 72-114 woman, and none can say she does not caré whether sne is beautiful
ornot, Dr. T. F, Gouraud’s Oriental cream, or Yoagical beautiier,
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.—Zettler Rifle Club’s second competition for elicits a clear transparent complexion, [nee from tan, freckles, or
PISTOL SCORES. the gold watch, ten shots per man, Creedmoor target, gallery dis- moth patches, and so closely imitating nature as to defy detection, It
tance, possible 50; has the highest medical testimony as well as professional celebrities,
Each mail now brings to this office sample targets made with and on its own merits it has become one of the largest and a popular
PG Penuine eens Sn Pentre specialty in the trade. Marr. M. B. 'T. Gouraup, Sole Proprietor, 45 bond
pistols, and some of them are capital ones. To be able to plant 10 NEW OTe rape
em rs ee
consecutive shots froma .38-calibre common 8. & W. revolver at 3 feet, Street, New York. For sale by all druggists andfancy goods dealers
or 12 paces into the space of a postal card, or even half of it as the throughout the United States, Canadas and Burope.—[Adv.
shots were grouped, shows that the marksman was able to get all that
can reasonably be expected of such a miniature firearm, ‘This is the ENACT SAME w Van METS Cue Meee tee eee
record of our correspondent at Hix City, Pa. Tae GoopyEAR Russer Mre. Co,, formerly at 488 and 49) Broadway,
Another correspondent at Louisville, Ky., sends the following story BALTIMORE, Md., January 27.—The following pigeon matches
have been obliged to seek more commodious quarters, their business
aha piece of marksmanship, which he very discreetly says he ‘* was were shot at McKnight’s Canton House, near this city, on the 24th having grown so largely that their old place was not larga enough for
old; inst., under the management of Mr. C. S. Wertsner, of this city. them. They are now found at Nos. 503 and 505 Broadway, St. Nicho-
“On January 2, at a turkey shooting at Bullitt’s Grove in Jefferson Washington, D. C., was represented by Messrs. E. L. Mills, of the Jas Hotel Block, and are ready to fill all orders. We eall attention to
county, eight miles from Louisville, Dr. Silas Weatherby killed nine their advertisement in this week's issue.
Treasury Department, and Wm. Wagner, inventor of the new and
turkeys at 120 yards, a record of four turkeys in 5 shots being made. popular charcoal-filled, hermetically-sealed glass ball. Messrs, Maul-
An ordinary 5-shot, 5-inch barrel, .32-cal, Smith & Wesson pistol was din and Todd, two noted trap and duck shots from Port Deposit, Md.,
used, the pistol being fired with right hand, the barrel resting on the THE OLD ESTABLISHED HouUSE Of Bradford & Anthony, 374 Washing-
also participated in the matches, and, as will be seen by the scores, ton street, Boston, Mass., are advertising fine razors. Sportsmen in
first finger of the left hand placed just in front of the cylinder, the visitors Carried away more than their share of the *‘cake.”’ Mr,
When you consider that 120 yards at a turkey shooting will come need of such should communicate with them. See ady. in this issue,
Mills is a strong advocate of lighter guns of smaller gauge than are
nearer being 13) measured yards and the small size of the target, I generally used for trap shooting, and im exemplification of his theory
thinkit must be considered remarkable shooting ;but the doctor says he shoots a 12-gauge, 814 lbs. gun, which certainly did very effective work
has frequently done as well and is confident he can repeat the per- G. W. Somions & Son, Oak Hall, Boston, Mass., manufacturers of
formance almost any day.” on this occasion, The birds were an exceptionally fine lot—strong, fine shooting suits, are stillin the Held. Theiy notice elsewhere is of
rapid flyers—and the day one of the most disagreeable for trap shoot- interest to anglers and gunners.
Against such records we have known performances by men who are ing that could well be, it being intensely cold, with a high northwest
acknowledged experts with thearm, These scores are made by men wind blowing, which carried many hard-hit birds beyond the bound-
who have had abundant practice, and by the use of arms of the finest
description. In place of the short barreled and large calibre revolver, ary, which otherwise would haye been scored, SPECIAL NOTICE.
First match—3l yards rise, 3 birds each;
the long barreled single breech loading weapon is used, using a cart- From Now Until Mareh 1st Only.
ridge with just sufticient powder to do the work in hand, not sufficient Mills 11 1110111101438 Aud... ee. Ow .
to break up the aim. For these scores we can vouch, as they were Ritter 10w Mauldin... ......141 111111110—11 In order to reduce my stock and make room for new guns coming, I
made in this city, ina gallery of repute, under the eye of an experi- Wertsner....:::..11 111111111118 Todd..... .......- W110 7 will offer my guns at a discount of 25 per cent. off the regular prices.
enced rifieman, and without possibility of trickery or favoritism, BAUR GARE Ee on a ead 11i 10 Call and examineif you wish to buy a gun cheaper than you may haye
When scores are claimed and records asserted far in advance of these, Purse. $14, won by Mr, Mills. a chance toagain, I have a full line of the celebrated W. & C. Scott
we naturally express some degree of doubt and feel inclined to place Second mateh, miss and out, Mills 0, Ritter 0, Wagner 0, Mauldin & Sons’ breech-loaders, also seyeral odd guns, such as Colts, Fox,
these hig claims in the same category as the wondrous tales of superb Neat gyertane: 0, Aul 10, Todd 112, Engle 10—1, Purse, $8, won by Parker, Ethan Allen, Westley Richards, etc, CHartes L, Rirzmann,
marksmanship so often narrated of the South western cowboy. :. Todd, 948 Broadway.—Adv. '

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are read with pleasure and profit. Herewith Large plates, 10x14 mches. Beautiful pictures for : NORWICH, CONN.
find enclosed my usual New Year's
of a club of subscribers, which is the only
greeting For Sale Cheap. framing. Price $1 each.

THE BLUE STAR COCKER SPANIEL KENNEL. TUD FOX-TERRIERS—CHAMPION ROYAL, BY

Kind of club I shall ever chuck at Me
Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!
Echo-Cricket, Echo by Artful-Merry Girl, Artful
. B.S. by Pickle-Veney, Winners of Inany prizes, Hee $15,
Champion Bow String, by Turk-Veuey by Venture-
Fussey, Turk by Old Grip, Jessieby Trimmer. First
Lire Fans, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1881, Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs. Pittsburg, 1881; First Champion Class N. Y., 1881
Last April, while thinking up a summer's A BANE TO FLEAS—A BOON TO DOGS. Fee 15. Joker by Nailer, Active by Gamester-Gipsy.
fishing trip, it occurred to me that I might get This powder is guaranteed to kill fleas on dogs or
some useful information in the ForzmsTt anp any other animals or money returned. Itis put w
in patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, whic Open Class London, Canada, 1881.
BrrReAM. So [subscribed forit. ‘I'll get it greatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious, by Buff-Activity, by Tonic-Nottingham Nettle, B
for six months,” I said—‘‘see who's gone and by Buffett-Swan, by Dazzler-Grace, etc. V. h. c. Pitts-
find out where to go. At the end of that HREE GOOD FIELD DOGS FOR SALE.—I Price, 50 cents by Mail, Postpaid. burg and N. Y., 1880-1881. Fee $10. Address by
time the fishing will close and after that T have two young dogs two years old that are post only. L. & W. RUTHERFORD, 175 Second
won't care for if.” I herewith enclose you thoroughly broken. Also a bitch that I wish to Areca Nut for Worms in Dogs. avenue, N. Y¥. Jan26.26,
dispose of. I will take two dogs to break if applied
renewal of my subscription, for either my tosoon. W. TALLMAN, 40 Westfield street, Provi- A CERTAIN REMEDY.
Jove of trout fishing has ceased to be supreme, Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with the N THE STUD.—WIRE-HAIRED FOX TERRIER
dence, R. I. feb2,1t. Tyke, recently imported from Mr, Wim. Carrick,
or Ihave become better educated. Although directions for use.
Jr., Carlisle, England, winner of 2d Wolyerhampton,
our trout fishing has gone, [ don’t see much Price, 50 cents per Box by Mail. 1880; ist Alexandra Palace, 1881, and V. H. C.,
fe off in the fever, t look for For:st OXHOUND PUPPIES FOR SALE.—FROM IM- Crystal Palace, same year. Stud fee $25. Address
ported stock. Address, C. W. MILLER, Wood- Both the above are recommended by the ‘* Forest
AND STREAM Thursdays as anxiously as last bridge, Middlesex Co., N. J. feb2,1t. and Stream and Rod and Gun." NEVERSINK LODGE KENNELS, Guymard, Orange
summer when it was brought to me in the Co., N. Y. Jani9,tf,
woods by my guide, and I must candidly say CONROY & BISSETT,
it’s too thorough a sportsman’s magazine to ORSALE.—A FOX HOUND, 2144 YEARS, SMART
and good stayer. Address, box 28, Medfield, 65 FULTON STREET, - ~ New Yor«k. ROUSE DALE PUPPIES.—FOR SALE, GROUSE
tbe dropped. W. Dale eae. Thorne) pups, 6 months old;
Mass. feb5,1t, HENRY C. SQIURES, Grouse Dale, ex-Bonibel I1., pups, 3 months old.
Funton, U1, Jan. 1882. 1 CORTLANDT STREET, - NEw YORK, Very handsome and healthy, W. TALLMAN, 40
gPuce SALE.—SETTER DOG, $10 cash. ©. REIFF, Westfield street, Providence, R. I. jan12,4t.
Your paper improves with eyery issue; the Souderton, Pa. feb2,1t.
** Sportsman Tourist” and ‘Natural History” WRIGHT & DITSON,
departments are worth many times the sib- £80 WASHINGTON STREET, - Boston, Mass. ALL IN YOUR_DOGS,—THE CELEBRATED
scription price. D.N. A REAT REDUCTION IN PRICE OF VON 2-Mile Cartridge Whistle, by mail, post paid, 50c.
Culin’s Pat. Spike Collar: No. 1, sewed, $2.00; CHAS. F. KENT, Monticello, N. Y. teb2,1t.
.
Don’t see how I can
CHICAGO, Jan. 1882,
get along without
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each collar, by mail. Beware of worthless imita-
tions, Ours the only patented one, Indorsed by the
Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N. OR SALE.—A YEAR AND HALF OLD LEMON
sporting press and used by all the prominent pro- TWYFORD BERES, ENGLAND, and white setter dog ‘‘Sancho,”’ is very intelli-
the FoREST AND STREAM. 0. K, gent, partly field, and well yard broken. Kind to
rainers,
E. & 0. VON CULIN, AUTHOR OF THE children, neat and clean in house, sleeps in the

I read your paper with increasing interest {=3~ Pedigree Printers.

Delaware City, Del.
“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C. sitting-room nights quietly, an extra watch dog,
and is worth twice the money for that alone.
$15.00. Address, J. G. MO
Price
SON, AsEING, Graf-
at every 1sSue, and consider it the best in the Exports champion and other pedigree dogs of an:
Jand. I should feel lost without it, especially faread Send for = ‘t H.
as I can not get much time for actual outdoor Woz SALE, BRET HARTE, RED TRISH SETTER, “PLAIN HINTS TO WOULD-BE BUYERS.”
‘sport with rod, dog and gun, one year old, yery handsome. Price $25. For Price 10'cents, post free. Gives addresses of prin-
articulars, address, B. WATERS, Canterbury, ORY O'MORE KENNEL.—_THOROUGHBRED
cipal English breeders, red Irish setter puppies for sale, by Champion
_—= ora Feb?, tf.
Rory O’More out of Norah O’More (Berkley-Tilly)
SHERBROOKE, Canada, Jan. 1882, and Gay (Hicho-Fire Fly). Full pedigrees. W. Ny
Black Spaniels. CALLENDER, Albany, N. Y. Dec29,té
For the past few montlisa select s orbing:
-tlub of three members has taken the Formst BOB Il, imported, black; First, Strabane, Porta-
Septis,tf down, Kilmarnock, Belfast, and London, Ont,
anp Stream, and I doubé if any one other Special, Franklin, Pa; Stud fee, $15. ORTRAITS OF EASTERN FIELD TRIAL WIN-
copy of your paper is read more: thoroughly, BENEDICT a black; first and special, ners of 1880, printed on fine tinted paper, will be
' or better appreciated, As one of the mem- NE WHITE BULL PUP, SIX MONTHS
out of Gypsy, by Bonny Boy; Price $15.
OLD,
Apply
New York, 1881. First Atlanta, 1881. $20. sent post- aid for 25 cents each, or the tive for $1.
bers I take upon myself the honor of pre- Puppies by aboye also by BRAG, first and special, FORUST AND STREAM PUB. CO., 89 and 40 Park
senting to you the compliments of the club, to H, GRIFFITH, 13 E. 87th st., N. Y. Feb?,it.
New York, 1881, for sale. Price from $10 upward. Row, N.Y. Dec20,té
and their sincere thanks for the large amount HORNELL SPANIEL CLUB, Bornelievile. ve
OR SALE, COCKER SPANIELS AND BLACK ova. tf ULEOUT COCKER SPANIEL KENNELS.—FOR
oLentertaining information with which the
and Tan Toy Terriers of the choicest strands. Cockers of all ages and colors, dogs, bitches
paper is filled. Cawaba, Address, GEO, H. WICKS, 92 Straight street, Pater-
——
son, N. J. janistf,
Cameron Kennel, and puppies, address with stamp, ROB'T
Franklin, Del. Go., N. ¥.
ALKER
July21tf
Beagle Hounds bred for bench and field purposes.
7 Eny West, Fla., Jan. 2, 1882, RALLY (Sam-Dolly); stud fee, $95.
Allow me also to say that I thoroughly OR SALE.—WATCH DOG, COLOR BLACK, 16 RACKE’ aay aaaiee ; stud fee, $25, OR SALE, A NUMBER OF WELL BRED AND
enjoy your excellent paper; have renewed months old, 125 pounds, mixture of Newfound- COLIN CAMERON, Brickerville, Pa, well broken pointers and setters, also do;
my subseription, and while some years ago I land and blood hound. No better and very intelli- boarded and broken, satisfaction guaranteed. Ad-
: bought.it occasionally as.aduxury, L now. ent and in fine order. Address, Lock Box 142, dressH, B,RICHMOND, Lakeville, Mass. Sept22,if
lollidaysburg, Pa, feb21t. OR SALE.—FROM THE RORY O'MORE KEN-
pen ib asa necessity arelt as a-com— nel, a brace of Tema y,
finethoroughbred red
% “Your views upon yach ‘bnilding are Trish setter puppies (dom and bitch) months old
@ same adopted (after e erience) by the OR SALE.—A TWO YEAR OLD LIVER AND by champion Rory O’ More out of Pearl. Pearlis half
conch” buil s of our fishing boats, ~ White pointer dog,ees size, well broke, and a sister to Biz (of late Pennsylvania and Tennessee
‘ood retriever fromland and water. Address, GRO, Field Trials.) Sold singly or ceReee Address W. forsale, Dogs and puppies boardedon
, B. LORD, P. 0. Box 215, Moodus, Conn, feb2,it, WN. CALLENDER, Albany, N. Y, Jan§,imo, Pp. O. Box 325, i
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Debility,
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atree
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entire Richardson-Rangeley
AL SOF. Jamaica
Lakes
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CORRESPONDENCE. THE SIGNS OF THE MOON. that the moon only gets full when the catfish are fat, by the
THE Formst anp SrrEAM is the recognized medium of entertain- N ANY anglers take the moon into their calculations when process of endosmosis, or the absorption of fat by the moon’s
ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. rays. In the latter case this would fairly account for the
forecasting the prospect of success in a proposed fishing
Communications upon the subjects to which its pages are devoted are
respectfully invited, Anonymous communications will not be re- excursion, while others ridicule the influence of its phases catfish being poor after a full moon, Since the decrease in
garded. No name will be published except with writer's consent. upon the appetites of fishes. Those who believe that its the number of whales, it may not be impossible that fair
The Editors are not responsible for the views of correspondents. varying changes haye an effect upon their chances cite in- Luna fills her horns from the oleaginous [chthyocatus diehard-
SUBSCRIPTIONS stances to support their theories, while the scoffers content abusforanigger sbreakfastabus, whereby she getteth material
May begin at any time. Subscription price, $4 per year ; $2 for six themselves with their skepticism, and having no proof to for light to enable the eel-bobber to distinguish the small eels
months; to a club of three annual subscribers, three copies for $10; offer, simply jeer and reject evidence adduced by the other from the angle-worms. The subject may be considered fairly
five copies for $16. Remit by registered letter, money-order, or draft, side, - debatable,
payable to the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. The paper Jt is not our intention to take sides in this controversy, if
may be obtained of newsdealers throughout the United States and
if can properly be called a controversy,-when the argument A LAY SHRMON.
Canadas. On sale by the American Exchange, 449 Strand, W. C.,
London, England. Subseription agents for Great Britain—Messrs, is all on one side and the opposition confines itself to skeptical AY HATEVHER the sportsman’s creed, it is profitable for
Samson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London. grins, but we will merely cite a few cases where the moon is him to consider diligently the thirteenth chapter of Cor-
alleged to have an influence upon fishes and their capture, inthians, wherein the excellence of charity is so beautifully set
ADVERTISEMENTS.
and then leave the deductions to be drawn by our readers. forth; for no man more than he who goeth afield should cher-
Advertisements of an approved character only inserted. Inside
pages, nonpareil type, 25 cents per line. Special rates for three, six On the coast of Cornwall the fishermen always wet anew net ish this virtue. He suffereth long and much, of travel, of
and twelve months. Reading notices 50 cents per line. Hight words on the third day of the new moon with the incantation; extortionate baggage men, uncivil conductors, and miserable
to the line, twelve lines to oneinch. Advertisements should be sent Q, moon, see my new net, quarters, of unprofitable tramps, in storm and heat and
in by the Saturday previous to issue in which they are to be inserted, Now the first time it is wet; cold, of short hours of sleep and early hours of waking—
Address all communications, ‘
O, moon, grant my wish, all this he should endure in kindness; and of whom more
Forest and Stream Publishing Co.
And bring me alway plentie fish.
Nos. 39 Anp 40 Park Row. NEW York Crry. than of him should it be said that he enyieth not, yvaunteth
Now if the moon has no influence upon the fishes, why not himself, is not puffed up?
should these men have preserved this supplication for genera- Let him also have charity for all his brethren, though some
CONTENTS, tions? The men of Cornwall also know that the clubmoss
EDITORIAL, of them exalt the muzzle-loader above the breech-loader,
SEA AND RIVER FISHING. is “good against all diseases of the eyes” if properly gathered
Friends in Need. A Hat Full of Trout. or hold that it is as fair to shoot one wary bird sitting as
Signs of the Moon. Moonlight on the Lake. at the right time of the moon, but that it loses its virtues if
A Lay Sermon. Which Would You Rather? another, no worse to lure a bird than a beast as big asa
The America Cup. FISHCULTURE. the secret is written. As public benefactors we waive all bene- horse with a feigning of its call, nor to shoot the cunningest
Down the Stream. The Wisconsin Commission. fit in our own case and give the secret as we heard it from an
Bye-Ways of the Northwest, KENNEL, of animals before hounds, than it is the most timid and
“ Woodinan, Spare that Trée.”” Quartering, Style and Speed. old and consequently reliable man. On the third day of silliest of them.
TH SPORTSMAN ‘OURIST. The Cockér Club.
Forest and Stream. The Pittsburgh Show. the moon, when the thin crescent is seen for the first time,
Reminiscenses of Life in Camp.
Let not him who esteems no fish but the salmon and the
Black and Tan Setters. show it the knife with which the moss is to be cut and say:
NavuraL Hisvory. National Derby Entries, trout worthy the angler’s skill, revile him who is content
Water Witches. Kennel Notes. As Christ healed the issue of blood,
The Road Runner. YACHTING AND CANOEING. with the bass, the pike-perch and the pickerel; nor him who,
Habits of Cormorants. Do thou Gut what thou cuttest for good.
New York Yacht Club. when other fishing fails, can be happy with the perch and
Game BAG AND Gun. Just Criticism, At sundown, after carefully washing your hands, the club-
Destruction of Large Game. Length, Beam and Depth, the sunfish in his creel, or at a pinch, the ignoble bullhead,
Migratory Quail. Small Rigs. moss is to be cut Kneeling. It is to be carefully wrapped in
Loading for Game. Yacht Stoves. The salmon is but forthe few, and the trout swims not in
On the Wing, or on a Log? Experience Teaches, a fine linen cloth and afterward boiled in some water taken
Echoes from Old Friends,
every stream, Because thou art fortunate, shall there be no
RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING. from the nearest spring, and made into an ointment with the
Foxes Take to Water, Forest and Stream Tournament, fishing for the less fayored ones?
The Montreal Society. Pistol Expert Work. milk of anew cow. If it be asked what this has to do with
Sunday Shooting in California. Pistol Shooting by Women, He shall rejoice not in iniquity, but in the truth, and as
The Michigan Association. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. fishing, we will merely call attention to the fact that this is a
nearly as it is possible for a shooter or an angler to do so.
fisherman’s legend, and what can a fisherman do without his
When he giveth his account of hits, let not his memory fail
eyes?
FRIENDS IN NHED—FRIENDS INDEED. concerning the misses—and in his fish stories, let him not
That angle worms come out of the ground in “the dark of
boast of pounds when in ‘truth there were only ounces. As
ome of the telegraphic dispatches of the great Park Row the moon” is known to every boy who ever took a lantern on
he hopes to be believed, so he should believe all things.
fire of last week, included the Forusr anp SrRmax in adark summer night to prick up the big ones to make an
Certainly he should ever behaye himself seemly for the
the list of journals whose offices had been destroyed. As one eel-bob with. Mr, Darwin has neglected this fact in his book
honor of his craft, and be not easily provoked, for with loss
of the results of that report we have been overwhelmed with on the earth worm, an oversight which escaped the vigilance
of temper comes loss of judgment and unsteadiness of hand,
letters of sympathy, encouragement, and offers of practical of our valued correspondent ‘‘S. C. C.,”’ who in our last issue
aid. Among these letters was one from Mr, T. Sedgwick called attention to some other points which the great natural- and the firm control of these is the true secret of the suc-
Steele, of Hartford, who, supposing that our files had been ist slighted. Undoubtedly the earth worm in his wisdom cessful shooter and angler. Yerily, if one hath not charity,
which is greater than faith and hope, he is not the man with
burned, proffered his own full set of the bound volumes, knows that “the dark of the moon” is the proper time to bob
whom one would enjoy most a day in the forest, or beside
ff anything could show the regard in which the Forust for eels, and that it is easier for the boy with the lantern to
the stream, or beside the camp fire after the well-spent day.
AND STREAM is held by its friends, these spontaneous mani- pick him up than to dig for him, hence he comes to the top
festations of such practical sympathy have done so; and itis of the ground that he may be useful to man at the proper
needless to say how gratifying this manifestation has been to time. When the moon is full, it is of course heavier than CurreKy.—A California paper says that a squirrel, which
the Editors. To cach and all, who have thus proved friends | when only half full; and its pressure on our atmosphere, it is was killed the other day while carrying away wheat from a
in need and friends indeed, we extend our sincerest thanks. alleged by the believers in its influence, causes the earth worm warehouse on the San Joaquin River, ‘“‘was found to haye
1,803 grains of wheat stowed away in its mouth.” That
to seek relief from the superincumbent pressure by going be-
squirrel had a well developed cheek. So did the paper that
Ture is need of an organized game-protective effort in low to seek the seclusion which the subsoil grants. And so
told the story.
Texas. Weare pleased to see the right stand taken by the do his sisters, and his cousins and other relatives. Therefore,
Lexas Journal of Commerce, which in commenting on some as fishing is best when bait is plenty, it follows, so say the SAvE THE TREHs.—The plea which a correspondent makes
correspondence which it reprints from our columns, says; moonists, that fishing is best at the dark of the moon. for the due preservation of forests is temperate and reasonable.
“We heartily sympathize with the cause of ‘game protection’ That the weather influences the fishing is allowed by many It will find a ready response from a very wide circle of readers.
all over our broad land; but especially within the bounds of who do not believe that the moon influences the weather. The evil complained of is not limited to New England, The
our own State. Of late years Texas Legislatures have been Just how it affects the weather is not agreed upon, even by remedy lies chiefly in individual example and effort.
in the habit of doing something promotiye of ‘game protec- believers, and this we must confess to be a weak point in
tion,” But further legislation is required and will undoubt- their theory. Some say that when the moon’s horns appear WE CONCLUDE in this issue the report of the Michigan
edly be enacted to prevent a wholesale slaughtering of game. to point upward it is like a boat, and there will be no rain, a Sportsman’s Association meeting. When each State in the
Texas was once the paradise of the hunter; but every year, belief chronicled by George Eliot in ‘‘Adam Bede:” “Tt ’ud Union can show such a society of gentlemen working for the
of late, evidences the fact that game is growing scarcer, and ha’ been better luck if they had ha’ buried him ?’ the fore- same ends the much vexed questions of game protection will
unless we protect our game against wholesale destruction, and noon, when the rain was fallin’; there’s no likelihood of a be much nearer a solution than they are to-day.
during the breeding periods, we shall soon be as poverty- drop now. An’ the moon lies like a boat there. That’s a
stricken in this respect as are the old New England and sure sign of fair weather.” According to sailors, when the Amone THE Newsrarpr Pinus destroyed in the fire last
Middle States. Popular sentiment is in favor of ‘game pro- moon is in this position it denotes fair weather, for they say, week were two complete sets of the Spirit of the Times from
tection,’ ” “You might hang your hat upon it.” Hunters render it, 1830 to 1861. Mr. Isaac McLellan writes us that he fears
“You can hang your powder-horn on it,” and differ as to that the manuscript volume of his poems was also destroyed,
THe Hox. T. J. Sours, who died at Frankfort, Ky,, whether it will be wet or dry, according to their localities, We trust that this fear may be unfounded.
Jan, 13, was well-known to sportsmen throughout the South The Scotch proverb, expressing the same fancy, runs:
and Southwest, and was a very highly respected gentleman The honeymoon is on her back; Tue Licowsky Cray Pienon is growing in favor, We
in his social and public life. We understand that at the Mend your shoes and sort your thack,
understand that the terms of the prize tournament have been
time of his death Mr. South was under engagement to travel ‘When a large star is near the moon the sailors say it will altered. The particulars will be published in this journal at
_for Mr. H. C. Squires, of this city, in behalf of the Greener be stormy: ‘“‘A big star is dogging the moon.” Thus the an early date.
gun. moon gets credit for affecting the weather, and the weather
is again credited with influencing the fishing. Sipe SHoorme.—‘‘Byrne” writes from Crockett’s Bluff,
Tae WINTER of 1881-82 has so far been fayorable for the Tf catfish lay on fat in the full of the moon and consume Ark,, that no country can surpass the prairie lands of that
game birds, and in decided contrast to the fatal severity of it as the moon wanes, the anti-moonists must admit that the State for snipe shooting in the latter half of February and
_ last season, moon does have an effect upon fish—unless they can prove March,

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 FOREST AND STREAM. [Pex, 9, 1882

THE AMERICA CUP. foreign yachts further away from our shores than hackle proves to be an irresistible enticement, for it is fast fo
2 Y our nes colaumnsit will be seen that the Challenge every, unless by private agreement a concession will the monster, ‘There is material on the end of that line for a
Cup won by the schooner America in 1851 from the be made to the challenger as provided for in the first-class skirmish, Whew! a skirmish, isit? Itlooks as
Briush ii a match around the Isle of Wight has again been clause preceeding the one now zveferred to. But the mere though it were going to he a regular pitched battle.Up he
placed in the custody of the New York Yacht Club. Not existence of an inequable provision is Hicely to do much harm, comes like a shaft of light, and away he goes with the im-
long ago, Th will be remembered, the Club returned the cup for we cannot suppose the British yachtsmen will do other petuosity of an Indian after a sealp. Two minutes later and
ta the only surviving donor, Mr. Geo. L. Schuyler, with the than to take us by our words officially expressed, and so un- the battle is over, A slackening of your line and the fish -
request that more specific rules be attached to the trophy for fair a proposition as matching a different yacht against a. has gone. How did he do it? I don’t know. You struck
the suidance of the Club in the future, These regulations will stranger, according to the weather, or even reserving the him on the instant of sight, played him as skillfully as you
be found in full on another page. Practically they are the same naming of the competitor until the weather of the day can be struck him, judging with nicety the strain your rod was
which have always governed challenges from abroad, though ascertained, will, as may be supposed, strike the foreioner as bearing, the resonant reel paying out line to meet the demand
in one particular a modification has been made and in an attempt to oyerreach him at the outset. In some quarters upon its resources and receiving it again with a quick turn
another grester explicity will prevent misunderstanding and this unlucky reservation will be interpreted as a fear on our when the rush came the other way. Yet he escaped, and «
doubtful proceeding, These changes, together with the new part that we can no longer hold the Cup in open fight, and search-warrant will not produce him again thig day.
form in which the rest of the conditionshave been drawn hence we resort to chicanery in the hopes of staying off the Losing a well-played trout through no fault of your own
op, will meet in the main with the endorsement of all, day of trial as long as possible. Those who know the tem- rises to the dignity of a calamity; but never mind.
The first modification consists of a clause excluding yachts per of the N. Y. Y. ©. are well aware that such an impression |
“T know we have within our realm
belonging to inland clubs not haying their home port on the is perfectly unfounded, and that no yachtsmen stand more Five hundred good as he.”
sea or a branch of the sea. Nothing invidious was intended ready to give fair terms and no favors to both sides in a con-
There are no doubt extenuating circumstances; and that
in adding ibis clause, but Mr. Schuyler wished simply to test, It is all fhe more strange for that reason that a clause |
trout knajys what they are; but as he will never tell, we must
give effect to the ideas governing the donors originally in so repugnant to sportsmanship and so chilling to the ardor
let the loss pass into the category of unsolvable problems, and
offerimg the Cup for international competition. These were of those from whom 2 challenge might be expected, should
wade along as we must do to fish this stream right, The
the furtherance of the construction of seaworthy yachts and have been allowed to appear in the revised edition of the
more slippery rocks one meets increasing his chances for an
the encouragement of sea sailing, The requirements of in- deed of gift. The club cannot be held responsible for the
involuntary bath, the more windfalls he encounters aug-
land navigation are often so much less exigent than those of | actions of an individual, yet the whole subject was in reality
menting the probabilities of having his clothes torn off him,
the sea, that the adyent of some shell of a machine trans- “engineered” by the club from first to last, and we did hope
the more deep pools for him to step in, only add to the at-
ported by rail or steamer to race us on a fair day in smooth that ifs indirect supervision would haye been suflicient to
tractions of a mountain stream. Thisisthe charm. Tt oyer-
water was a possibility against which it is only fair that pro- prevent just such a fava pus as we now have to lament.
laps the three drops of constitution water as it comes tickling
rision should be made. To permit an extravaganza unfit Tt is not at all likely that English yachtsmen will be rash
the soles of yotr feet and curling around your legs, as you
for ihe usual purposes of yachting to compete for the trophy enough to fall into a trap, however innocently it may have
brace yourself in the middle of an eddy to make a cast into a
against bona fide vessels, would have placed honest yachts at been set, so openly displayed. The power to match a differ-
trout hole thirty feet away; and if you get up to your neck
{ serious discount, and with the natural inclination on our part | ent yacht for every race according to wind and weather, or
unexpectedly, it’s little alarm you need feel, for up at the
not to be beaten, our whole fleet might have suffered more the accidents that may befall our side, without according |
shanty you haye a complete change of clothing hanging on #
or less from the insidious influences of a successful imported similar privileges to the foreigner, will strike him as most
couple of pegs and perhaps a “‘wee drop” of medicinal
machine, thereby bringing about consequences diametrically preposterous. We are sorry to belieye that less importance
whisky, which on such occasions comes in just right,
opposed to the laudable aims of the donors. than ever before will now be attached to the America Cup,
Little consolation does the stream offer for lost fish or wet
American yachts as a class are unfortunately none too good | and that its mere mention abroad is likely to produce a smile
jackets, as it rums along darting here and there under the
As il is with repect to ability and seaworthiness in general, | at the verdancy which permits us to chalienge the world and
_ banks and then out against a huge rock that stubbornly holds
and any stimulant likely to aid in retrogression on our part at the same time openly retain the trumps in our hand,
its place, despite the full rush of the water, which grows
should be checked in every way possible. The least credit- There is hut one supposition under which the challenger
white as it settles back against itself and then like a sensible
able points in American yachis are their flimsy build, in- could obtain a really fair race. It is often difficult to fore-
stream gives up the idea of butting that rock and goes around
complete outfit and machine-like mould. For boats of an tell the weather of the afternoon by the looks of the morning
it, taking a breathing spell in the long stretch of quiet between
inferior order the people have weakness enough eyen now, sky, and thus we may be caught in the trap of our own de-
the alders. A good rest it proves, for again it awakens and
and we are therefore glad to find Mr. Schuyler doing his | vice. We doubt whether a foreign owner would care to come
rushes in a whirlpool of disorder on its downward course.
share to encourage a better state of things in prominently de- three thousand miles upon such desperate chances. For the
Let him, who would not jump out of the feather bed of
claring in favor of seaworthy yachts by limiting competition rest the rules will prove acceptable for all concerned,
civilization and go with us down the stream, stay at home
for the cup to clubs whose interests may be deemed as lying | especially the measures taken to prevent successive challenges
and hobble like a gouty grandfather twenty-five years before
in the same direction. The clause in question debars no in- | by the same yacht which lately threatened to become a |
his time, But you, good partner, come along and bring your
dividual. Should any inland talent wish io gain fame by nuisance, and which upon a former occasion caused much
vod with you. If coming on such a trip is a wealkness, it is
capturing the historic piece of British silverware, he may ill-feeling when a British yachisman insisted upon represent-—
a laudable one; and you will find the experience exhilarating
transfer himself to the coast, there whittle and build to his ing a dozen or more clubs, and sailing that many matches |
and health giving. MILLARD,
hear't’s content, and should he succeed in making a lucky hit, with the avowed intention of claiming the Cup if won in a)
an eligible clab will no doubt be foand anxious enough to single one’ of the series of races, |
become the backer of the new wonder, take her under their | The N. Y. ¥. C, had the good sense not to demand, and BYE-WAYS OF THE NORTHWESY?.
Wings and give the required six months notice, Mr, Schuyler was clear-headed enough not to delegate the | TWELFTH PAPER,
As to the other clause now put into clear language admit- right to the custodians to refuse entertaining a challenge at
WELVE miles from Walla Walla is the now almost
ting but one interpretation, we feel sure it is most welcome their option, A stipulation of that nature would at once |
deserted town of Wallula, and from this point a branch
to fair-minded sportsmen and all gentlemen as well. We haye robbed the trophy of all its value for international com-
of the N. P. it. I. fakes us sontl to Ainsworth on Snake
allude to the paragraph definitely limiting competition to a petition. A proposition of this sort was urged in some of
River, Jt is a hopeless, strageling little town of a dozen or
single yacht on our part. The thoroughly illovical cry raised our contemporaries. but the validity of the stand taken by
twenty houses, set in the midst of a dreary saze brush plain,
in some quarters that because the America sailed against a Forest AND SrRHAM in this revard has likewise been borne unuiterably monotonous and uninteresting, All day and all
flest of ancient tubs a fraction of her size, with a couple of out by the action taken.
night the wind blows a steady, persistent force, carrying
bluit bowed old schooners thrown in, all challengers should | The new “‘deed of gift” hasnow gone forth to the world. | with it the sand of the plain, which it piles up here »nd there
he met by the entire fleet of cracks the N. Y. Y. ©. could It is a pity that in some respects wiser counsel did not pre-
in great dunes, which are constantly shifting and being
muster, has, fortunately for our reputation as a fair-minded |vail in its conception, Tn place of promoting international
borne backward and forward as restless and inconstant a8
people, received its death blow, Hereafter the stranzer will || racing it will keep us safe from inyasion until the ill-advised the sands of the seashore. Often it is piled up so hizh as to
find himself opposed in a legitimate manner by a single yacht privileges bestowed upon ourselves are withdrawn, and even cover the sparse vegetation, Here we were only obliged,
only, and the match will be decided upon its merits without then it may take many years to efface the false impressions
fortunately, to spend one day, and the next morning we left
any possibility of the sharp practice of some unscrupulous likely to be produced.
for Spokan Falls, carrying with us only our blankets and
person or the lubberly steamship of a skipper interfering with |
bags, since, as we proposed to cross the Range by a trail practi-
the visiting craft while one of our own fleet is allowed to xo DOWN THE STREAM. cable only for packs, all heavy baggage must be left behind.
over the course free from interférence. The late practice of A THOUSAND ripples played and chased each ofher in For 59 miles beyond South Ainsworth the road follows up a
the club in this respect has by the new stipulations received 4% the sunshine and sang their happy song, then ran wide coulie, and then passing the Summit enters another,
the indorsement we always felt sure it would at the hands of swittly between two large rocks, divided around one still which it follows until the timber is approuched, Until the |
the gentleman who again entrusts the Cup to its former
larger, and quietly settled into a deep, dark pool a few rods Summit is reached there is nothing especially uttractive about
custodians. “‘Jockeying” is debarred by his commendable below. Only settled for a little while, for this stream is like the country. No streams or lakes are-seen along the line of
decision ou this yital point, and the views of Furmst asp an impatient schoolboy longing for recess too anxionsly to be the youd, and all water must be obtained from wells, Back
SPReAM have again prevailed, very quiet, forat the next furn, cireling in a blinding whirl, from the track, however, there is plenty of water, All this
The acceptability of the entire deed is, however, sadly turbulent and unruly, it boiled and bubbled as though Nep- section will, in my opinion, ultimately be a great grazing
marred by the introduction of an unwarranted privilege on tune were preparing a wash-day dinner. country. The feed is of excellent quality and grows thick
our part. The right to select a competitor on the morning Around projecting points and overhanging ledges, gursling andrank, much more so than in most of the celebrated cattle
of the race, with the’implied power of substituting a fresh in the grooyes it has channeled in the rocks, every angie is a ranges east of the mountains. The prairie is rolling, with
representative for every one of a series of races, is a reservation, surprise and a revelation. Now it “‘singetha quiet tune,” oceasional wails and piles of disintegrated granite. The
the equity of Which may well be called into question by the and stealing In murmurs from yon hillside, a erystal stream Winters are usually very mild, and we were told that snow
foreign world, to whom the deed is really issued. Tt is de- adds its mite to the rest and races with if between great moss- rarely remained on the ground longer than twenty-four
manding of the challenging yacht a far greater display of eoyered boulders, loiters with it through a succession of lan- hours. Some distance heyond Summit we pass Big Lake,
qualities for the capture of the Cup than nesd be possessed guid currents, and then helterskelier, white-flecked with
and here we enter a territory about the excellence of which
by our own yachts for its retention, and for this inequable foam, they hurry on again.
as a tarming district there can be no question. ‘The country
expectation the new deed of gift must seriously be taken to
Ahdve is the blue sky, checkered here and there with light is well watered, the grass thick and high, and the many
task. Tt is like holding back all the tramps out of the pack fleecy clouds, wiich look like phantom ships seiliug over the
farms haye an air of prosperity very pleasant to behold. The
for our own special benefit. We insist that to win, a foreign distant hilltops, and the forest of evergreens climbing up extensive hay fields were dotted with stacks and the barns
yacht must not only be faster than our best light weather |
their sides, while all around ns the birds with their joyous and outbuildings were substantial and well kept; in the fields
boat, wat also faster than our best heayy weather boat: rippit of sone are as prodigal of their notes as so many
were herds of horses and cattle, all of them fat and in good
that he should he able to combine in a single vessel the qual-_ spendthrifts,
condition, Big Lake is 9 miles long and from one-half to a
‘ities only to be foukd distributed among a number of our Drop your flies in yonder pool, ‘Tt is not as deep as 2 mile wide. We saw thousands of geese, ducks, cvoots and
own, Though his boat may be superior to any one turnout | well nor 4s wide as a church door,” but it has jewels
resplen- grebes swimming on its surface, and among the latter recos-
We may be able to produce, he can achieve no results unless |dent, jewels that may
be had for the careful seckinge—and nized Podicens occidentalis; gulls, probably ZL. delaiwarensis,
his single boat can be shown superior to all of ours collect-
|careful it must he, clse they will never rise to your deceits. were abundant. Soon after passing Big Lake the timber
ively. We regret that this view of the clause was not Well placed.
Now draw them diagonally across it, close up comes into yiew, and adds much to the picturesqiteness of
brought to Mr. Schuyler’s notice, for he would hardly haye to the end of that log.
insisted |the landscape. We pass & number of beautiful little lakes
pon a reservation which is likely fo Keep | A swell in the water, a rainbow flash, and (hal brown
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surrounded by pine timber, and often enclosed by steep
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walls of basalt. ‘Phe hills now become higher and mote “the hottom lined with boi stones over which the grass is two or three years will bring the two ends of the road to-
rounded, and are everywhere dotted with clumps of sver- spread: then a large quantity of the roots, from 40 fo 69 gether. ,
greens. ‘The most important towns on the road are Aprague, |bushels, ave emptied into it, covered with grass, and this
Cheney and Spokan, and these are the principal shipping with other hot stones, Earth is placed on fhis, and the pit And hete the note book is closed, and the chart is laid
points from the farms lying back from the railroad, The is left undisturbed for three or four days. When opened, the away in the portfolio with many another, on each of which
region is a fertile one, the inhabilants industrious and thriv- roots haye tuned dark brown in color and are ready for use, is plotted a trail. Yois about to lay aside his pen, and to hold
ing, and the day is uot tar distant when emigrants will see They taste somewhat like a very sweet chestnut, and bread his peace for another year. He has written many a column
the ndvantages of this section and flock into it in great _muade of the pressed bulbs is excellent eating, There is much for “our paper,” and his signature is not unfamiliar to its
numbers, I know of no part of the West that seems to offer saccharine matter in the juice of this plant, and the steam older readers, Who haye journeyed with him for many a day
preater inducements to farmers than this part of Washington from the cooked tubers, condensing on the stoues when the over the plains, through the mountains and along the sea-
Territory, joven is opened, forms a sweet syrup whichis eagerly caten coast, and haye been present with him on many a glorious
We reached Spokan at 6:30 P. M, and found it thronged | by the small Indian children, hunt. To-night he sits alone in his room. The labors of the
with country people, court being in session—so that we had Another root used for making bread by the Kootanays is day are over and ‘his last letter for the year is drawing to its
sreat- difficulty in securing rooms. The Falls of the Spokan called by them sause. I haye not been able to identify it, close. As he casts his eyes about him the objects which meet
River are very beautiful, The stream is divided into four but think that it may be the root of a species of wild sun- his gaze cause him to give a lingering retrospective glance
branches by three islands of basalt, and the effect produced | flower. It has a sweet aromatic flayor, and when dried and over the many happy days spent in his well loved West.
by the water falling over the different steps of the rock is pounded to powder makes a most excellent bread. All these How well does he recall that warm September afternoon
really lovely. The rock weathers most easily on top, and the Indians dry berries for winter use, and the “‘sawice berry,” when he slew on the Upper Missouri the grand pull elk whose
water thus makes the descent in a series of smooth, but which grows very abundantly all through the mountains mounted head now looks gravely down upon him, That big
sharply inclined riffles. The last fall is below the islands, aud | here, forms a large proportion of their food of this deserip- horn skull with its enormous curving horns is a reminder of
therefore carries all the water of the river, and is very beauti- tion. On some islands in Lake Pend d’Oreille [found sey- the Mauvaise Terres of Montana, ‘The superbly regular
ful. It consists of two steps, the upper one smoothly sloping eral small Jog-houses filled with reed sacks, each of which antlers of the white-tail deer’s head call to mind the Dry Lakes
and the lower a narrow channel through which the water contained a bushel of dried berries. of Nebraska, and the careful hunting that at last, after many
plunges in a mass of white foam, throwing jets of spray high _ On leaving the Siniaqueateen for the lake, the river gradu- efforts, brought down the great gray buck of the Dismal
into the air and sending up clouds of white mist. Fully becomes more and more wide, and the scenery is very
range. Graceful antelope heads with shining black horns,
The town site of Spokan is a beautiful one, and there are attractive, The valley of the stream is broad, and smooth stare at him as he writes and tell tales of the sage plains of
many pretty houses there. The soil is a fine gravel, which, srassy meadows, dotted here and there with willows, and the Rocky Mountains, the deserts of Dakota and the parks of
however, is said fo produce excellent crops. ether smalltrees, slope gently down to the water’s edge. ‘The. Colorado. A beautiful mule deer with its velvety horns
With letters from one of the officials of the railroad, we shrubbery and small timber is rounded and gives a park-like speaks of Crazy Woman’s Mountains, and the grizzly bear's
left Spokan before light next morning for Lake Pend aspect to the landscape. Farther back there is a heavy skin at his feet of the Freeze-out range. Half a dozen rifles
d@Oreille, Thirty-five miles of railroad travel brought us to | growth of pine timber, and beyond the mountains rise, and shot guns, well tried weapons all of them, stand in the
~ Westwood, the end of the track, and there we took stage for sparsely wooded nearly to their rounded bald summits. corners of the room or lean against the bookeases, Elk horns
the lake, The ride was long and dusty, yet was not without On our way from ‘“The Crossing” to the lake we saw a hold cartridge belts with sheath-knives, salmon spears from
many features of interest. At Dry Lake there is a remark- number of Indians in their canoes. These are curious the Northwest coast, hair riatas from Southern California,
able trestle being built, which consists of no less than 132 | structures, made of the bark of the white pine, and sharply and broad-brimmed, battered felt hats, once white, but now
bents. Just beyond this point was one of the enormous raii- pointed at both ends. The outside of the bark is on the in- eray with the soil of travel. On the walls hang bows and
road camps which al:yays precede the iron of a new road. | side of the canoe. The Pend d’Oreilles, or Kallispelms, take arrows from many an Indian tribe, pipes of Sioux, Pawnee,
Tt was a yeritable canvas city, and its inhabitants white men, the bark from the frees in very large sheets, and make rolls Ute, Mandan, Ree, and Gros Ventre manufacture, moccasins
Chinamen, horses, mules and dogs. Everything here is on of it which they stow away. When if is needed for use they made by the Snakes, buckskin leggings beaded by the Senor-
an enormous scale. The eating tents cover an area equal to steep it in water until it becomes soft and easy to handle. A itas of New Mexico, rattles and masks from Alaska, tobacco
that of a large hotel, the sleeping tents are numbered by hun- frame is made of small poles lashed together with strips of pouches from southern Wyoming, Indian hat from Queen
dreds; there are ereat forges, and watering troughs at which cedar bark, and this frame is covered with the sheets of pine Charlotte’s Sound, a couple of Cheyenne scalps from Powder
twenty-five horses could drink at one time; the bread pan in bark, which are sewed together with tamarack roots and iver, All around the room are cases filled with stuffed
the cook tent was large enough to serve a full grown man for pitched with resin from the fir tree. The canoes are closed birds, and each specimen brings with it a reminiscence of the
a bath tub. | above from each end for some distance, and the Indians pad- days that are gone.
As we approached the lake, the road became more and | dle on both sides. As might be imagined, these canoes are T like to look back—the memories of my journeyings are
more rough. We passed frequent railroad camps; first the extremely cranky and upset very easily, for they are really now all pleasant ones, though at the time the work was often
carpenters and bridge-builders, next the graders and then the | almost cylindrical in shape, and there is nothing to keep hard and dangerous, and | many an hour wished myself well
“vieht of way men,” whose business it is to chop their way them steady. Sails are not used, and the Indians creep along back in the Hast. But now that it is all over, I feel that I
through the forest, and clear off all the timber along the line close to the shore, scarcely crossing from point to point. should like to pass through those experiences again.
of the track, for a width of fifty feet. Having felled it they Owr journey from Siniaqueateen to the camp on the lake My trip for next year is already planned. If it is made as
leave it to dry, when it is fired. Too often the fire spreads, | was made in one of the company’s boats, and with a free now intended, it will be through a country little known, and
and large tracts of country are burned oyer and much valu- | wind. The next day, partiny »i—retfully from our friends, which is said to abound in game, Perhaps when I return I
able timber destroyed. This is, of course, the fault of the we crossed the lake and reac: ‘the N. P. R. R. camp at the siall tell the readers of Forest AnD StREAM aboutit, Yo.
contractor, and there should certaimly be some steps taken }mouth of Clark’s Fork. A cay or two was spent here in
toward putting a stop to such a wanton destruction of valu- getting the animals shod, the saddles together and our mess Our Ririm TourNAweNnT.—In order to give the off-hand
able timber. As we approached the lake the woods were on | nitfit ready, and then one bright morning a little train of shooters an opportunity to test their skill, we have arranged
fire eyerywhere. This had been going on for some time, and seven animals-filed out of the camp and took the trail for for a series of matches between the several clubs of the city
en several occasions, recently, the fires had heen so extensive Missoula. Two packs carried cur baggage and provisions, and vicinity. There should be a lively competition, and with
that the stages had been obliged. to abandon all hope of get- and these were in charge of a couple of men, one of whom a dozen club teams in the field, there is no reason why the
ting through. We were not stopped by the fire, although on | was also our cook. i excellent average which the lasf tournament showed should
several occasions we were obliged to drive between great piles The journey to Missoula occupied about seven days. ‘The not be beaten. The occasion will be one for those who ad-
ot blazing logs, which made it unpleasantly warm for us. trail followsup Olark’s Fork, which is crossed but once near yocate the real off-hand position without the hip or body rest
T noticed here much hackmatack timber, some of it of great the mouth of the Jocks. From here a wagon road follows to bring it into fair trial with the advocates of the hugging
size, and white and yellow bireh are also found, the latter up the valley of that stream for a considerable distance, and position. In our next and subsequent issues we shall give all
in small quantities. At the end of the stage route is the then turns off to Missoula Mills. Nothing of special interest information concerning the match, and in the meantime it
beautiful Lake Pend d’Oreille, surrounded on all sides by the occurred on the trip. We traveled fast, not stopping to would be well for the teams to make up their lists of names
towering hills, a lovely sheet of water. Here at the engineer hunt or fish, though game and trout were abundant. We and secure early entries.
camp we found two friends whom we had known years ago saw afew deer and plenty of bear sign, but this was not a
in the Hast, and little expected to find in this far off spot. | hunting excursion. We were trying to make time. Much | SHooring Turkeys Oynr Pornrs.—Mr. Edward Odell, of
The meeting was tous a most delightful one, and we shall of the country through which we passed is of great yalue, | New Orleans, writes us that while out shooting January 22,
not soon forget the cordiality of their welcome nor the hearti-| The timber of these mountains is yery fine, and from these his pointer bitch Queen (formerly Munson’s) drew to one of
ness of their hospitality. ' forests the Northern Pacific Railroad will ultimately derive |b= magnificent points. As Mr. Odell had been shooting a
Fifteen miles down the Pend d'Oreille River, or as it is great reyenues, Along Clark’s Fork there is much fine | $00d deal, he handed the gun to his companion, and just
sometimes called, Clark’s Forlk of the Columbia, is Sinia- | farming land, and the crops grown at the only ranch we | iter doing so he saw on the ground, not twenty feet off, a
queateen, Here is the Northern Pacific Commissary passed on Horse Plains were a sight to see. Then, too, |fine large gobbler. Mr. Odell called to his companion ta
depot for the supply of the engineer parties which are this is a erand horse and cattle country, The snows of | S200t, and he did so, but the gobbler made his escape. This
laying out the line of the road oyer the Ceur D’Alene winter are not deep nor do they lie on the ground for any reminds us of some experience of our own, years ago in
mountains. Jt is a small settlement consistmg only of a length of time, Cattle require mo shelter in winter, nor is it | Towa, where we haye frequently shot turkeys over points,
trading store, trader’s house, and two or three storehouses necessary, except in seasons of exceptional severity, which | It takes some time to get the birds to lie, but after following
and offices belonging fo the railroad. I had a letter to Mr. only occur at long intervals, to cut any hay for them. With them for a while they will usually do so.
Galbraith, the Commissioner of the company, who yery the completion of the railroad this country will fll up with
kindly promised to provide us with the necessary outfit for | settlers eyen more rapidly than did that along the line of the , APROPOS OF THE Park Row Frre—some brilliant genius
our journey over the mountains. writes to the daily papers that archers should be on hand in
Union Pacific.
Siniaqurateen is in the Kallispelm language, ‘the place From Missoula, two days’ staging carried us to Melrose, such emergencies to shoot a string into the upper windows of
‘where We cross,” and from time immemorial has been the then the terminus of the Utah and Northern Railroad, and | the burning building, that the occupants may thereby pull
crossing place for the Indians traveling north and south from here six days of continuous travel by rail broughtus to | UP topes with which to lower themselves to the ground.
through this couniry. The trail to Kootanay, distant over New York. There are only two trivial objections to this scheme, One is,
two inmdred miles, passes here. The completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad will be of | that the skillful archers would never be on hand; and the
We saw many Kallispelm Indians about the ferry. This incaleulable benefit to the country at large by opening up to other, that there is not one archer on Manhattan Isiand who
tribe, erroneously called Fiatheads, hunt all through this setilement an enormous area of most valuable farming, could shoot an arrow into a window in the upper story of a
region, They are well to do, and own many horses. It is in timber and mineral land to settlement and improvement. burning building.
July and August that they are most numerous about the lake, The wealth of Montana and Idaho have neyer yet been ap- Trsanks,—Complmentary notices are showered in upon
when they come down to its shores as the waters fall to dig: preciated, but I venture to-predict that with the advance of us from every point of the compass, We quote elsewhere
the camas (Aiwmssia esculenta), which forms a considerable the railroad ’ there will be such
i a 1 rush of settlers
3 to this some of these commendatory expressions, For all these Eid
portion of their vegetable food. As soon as the waters have country as 13 not poy deemed possible. I believe Montana words the Forrest anp Srream begs to express its acknoyl-
fallen so as to expose the extensive meadows about the lake’s to b2 the richest of our Territories, and look for great things arent =
shore, the camas springs up, and the Indians prepare to whien she shall be accessible throughout her entire breadth by :
gather it, The root, which is a stall bulb shaped like a tulip, rail, That time is, if we may judge from current events, not Jomsy CorNenivs, well known to scores of sportsmen as
is dug by the squaws in great quantities, andis prepared for far distant. The Northern Paciiic is being pushed forward the proprietor of the Sawkill House, at Milford, Penn., died
euting inthefollowing way; A pit is dug in the ground and both from the east and from the west with great energy, and , last Friday night, February 3, aged about 68 years,

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THe New Yore Dog Sxow.—The sixth annual bench
show of the Westminster Kennel Club will be held April 18, Che Sportsman Convist. and then coming out, this one headed at once for dry land
and dashed towards the rear, passing within easy range of
the rear suardsman—who had the little sun referred to—and
19, 20, and 21, at the American Insfitute Fair building, Sixty- equally long range of the writer,
third street and Third avenue. Mr. Charles Lincoln, who FOREST AND STREAM, Squire Jim, being nearer and haying had much experience,
will superintend, has arrived in this city and may be found IDE and far the woods extend, was waited upon to deliver the first broadside, but he failed
at his office, No. 23 Park Row. It is the intention of the Leaf-laden branches graceful bend; to shoot; and as the deer passed within about thirty yards, I
managers to make this show the best that has ever been held The old oaks, like great tents, outspread let go the left barrel, expecting to see it tumble at the
Their verdant canopies o’erhead; pop. To my astonishment, it did not even falter, and after
in this country. The prizes will be liberal, and among them The fir, the hemlock and the pine looking at its flight for fifty or sixty yards, I recollected that
will be found very handsome ones for the field trial winners. Their interlacing shoots entwine; I had another barrel, which, without much deliberation, L
New classes will be added and no effort will be spared by the The cypress of the swampy glade cocked and discharged. But as far as I could see I had made
Enweayes a dark, impervious shade; no impression, and the fleet animal soon went out of sight,
club to make this the most successful show that they have
The slender willows stoop to lave followed by the faithful dog, who was in full ery. In less
ever Siven. than a minute the dog was quiet, and Squire Jim remarked
Their tassels in the rushing wave;
The chestnuts cast their treasures down, to me that I had killed it, or the doz would have returned—
“ByrRNeH” tells us that he has had many letters of inquiry for such dogs never pursue a fleeing deer more than a half
Their opening burrs, their nuts of brown;
about the Arkansas country from which he writes. These And thick the clusters of the grape mile, and if they do not find it, come back at once to the
letters areéso numerous that he cannot answer them indi- With purple wealth the alders drape, swamp. J asked why he did not shoot, Wis reply was that
he had tried, but could not get the gun to fire, | found that
yidually, but will write something on the subject for our And on the Forest kings unfold
he had lifted the hammer until he heard one click, and ag it
Their draperies of green and gold.
columns. The inquiries haye been regarding climate, land, was but at half-cock, he failed to get the deer, which it was
etc, “Byrne” has communicated some valuable information Hach river, each transparent Stream, now my good fortune to claim. I stated to him that the deer
on these points to the Prairie Furmer and the Flurmer's Amid the woodland vistas gleam; was a very large doe. ‘Doe, indeed,” said he, ‘it was a
They, toss with foam where rocks impede large buck.” “* Why, I didn’t see any horns,” *‘ But I did,”
Review, both of Chicago, Il, The arrowy swiftness of their speed; he replied, “‘and when we get to him, you will see that he is
They glide with smooth, unrufiled sweep a five or six pointer.” Sure enough, when we had walked
EASY READING LESSONS—II. Where flow their currents dusk and deep, about two hundred yards we found a fine buck stretched
FOR THE LITTLE READERS OF THH FOREST AND STREAM, And fathomless abysses hide upon the earth, and old Ring was feasting upon the flowing
The sand and shells that pave the tide. blood, But one shot had struck. That hit in the flank, ani
S this the Atlantic Ocean? No, itis not the Atlantic Ocean. came out at the neck, in the opposite side. The second barrel
It is the Tempestuous Sea of Journalism. What is that Now deep in forest glooms the deer had done the work. And did I not feel proud? Successful
Bound in exultant, swift career;
Funny Thing there in the Raging Main, three points aft the sport has produced no such joy since. There was a mild sug-
They leave the covert of the glade gestion that I be wrapped up in the hide, as the penalty, or
Port Beam? Isita Spout? Yes, itisa Spout. What makes
When earliest rosy dawns invade; rather price of my first honors—but some tender-hearted
it Spout? The Editoris Blowing about his Paper, He Calls They pause to nibble the sweet grass,
it a Marvel of Enterprise and Energy. Is the Editor a Whale?
friend obtained merey from the court, and I escaped the
In bosky dale, in mountain pass; fearful judgment.
Oh, no, The Hditor is not a Whale. The Editor is a Water They stop to drink the sparkling fount Our hunt lasted three days, and resulted in fifteen deer. Tt
Spout. Isthe Water Spout a Gas House? Oh, no, the Water That trickles from the rosy mount, was rarely the case in those days that we got less than six.
Spout is not a Gas House, Whatis the Water Spout? The Or lie at noontide to repose Tt was laborious work—for we all walked, and as our course
Water Spout is an Incomprehensible Phenomenon of Nature, Where tall the fern luxuriant grows; was on hill-side covered with pine leaves, one often slipped,
Gan we See the Spout now? No, we cannot See the Spout But when the yelpings of the hound and this made locomotion extremely tiresome, But when we
now. Where is the Spout? Athwart the sleeping shades resound, reached camp at night, and partook of a plain but hearty
And when the hunter’s whooping cheer meal, in which yenison steak was an important factor, it re-
And winding horn rise near and clear, : quired no downy couch nor music's strain to inyite us to soft
“WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE!” Quick from their sheltering haunts they spring, and sweet repose. :
HE lover of nature, nowadays, cannot wander far And fly like fleet birds on the wing. As a general thing, we were met by some gentlemen from
afield without being shocked and enraged at the ruth- Forest and Stream] I love to trace
the southeastern part of the county—the Mel's brothers, all
less and indiscriminate destruction of forest trees; and with of whom were extremely fond of deer hunting, They were
Your inmost depths, your watery race;
many cruel instances of this yandal work staring me in the tireless walkers and some of them excellent marksmen, Sim
I love your dense, primeval shade,
face in my walks and drives, I cannot forbear writing a and Daniel shot well, whilst Malcolm and Billy and Sandy
O, forest monarch! to invade.
protest against it. To be sure, it may be a feeble one and of often missed, With them came Joe McM. and Angus McD.
Tlove, O, grand, majestic Stream! Poor Daniel had been thrown from a stage coach in the street
no avail, but, as a sportsman and wood-lover, to be wholly
To wander where your ripples gleam,
silent is to shirk a duty and to be consumed with indip- of Columbia, 8. C., and made a cripple for life. Still he
nation ! To plunge beneath your ice-cold breast; loved hunting, and usually availed himself of the advantages
In many parts of New England, as soon as harvest is over To seek the wild fowl! that infest of a small white pony which ‘‘ Uncle Pickett” carried to the
there is a rush to the axes and thence to the woodlands, Your wooded shores; to spread the sail woods to take the deer to camp. On one occasion, we were
and the foul work begins and continues almost until seed- In gusty breeze or howling gale; driving some bogs not far from Blue’s bridge, on Lumber
time. To take the springing trout that skim River, and Daniel had ridden around to a point of one of the
T admit that there must be fuel provided, but this may be Your face, or in abysses swim; bogs nearest the river. Soon, a fawn was started and killed,
in plenty by a judicious ‘‘thinninge” out of trees and In storm, in calm, in shade, in shine, and shortly thereafter Danie’s gun was heard. We always
branches. This, however, is never thought of, and acres of My heart, my steps to thee incline. knew when one of the McL’s shot, from the loud report fol-
goodly growth are felled every winter that should be left up- No haunts of earth so fair I deem, lowing a heavy charge of gunpowder. After a short while
right. Much has been written on the influence of forests on As Forest-side and banks of Stream! we reached the spot where the lame hunter had placed him-
climate, and muchremains to be written—the subject is by Greenport, L. I. TsAAG McLELLAN. self, and found Daniel standing near a fine dow which he had
no means exhausted. J wonder if the average New England shot. We made the usual inquiries, as to distance, position,
farmer will ever have ah eye to beauty? At present the REMINISCENCES OF LIFE IN CAMP. ete., which he answered by saying that the deer wis running
most sordid utility reigns supreme without and within doors, her best, and was fully fifty yards from him when he shot.
Sweet memory! wafted by thy gentle gale,
and, with few exceptions, drudgery and spoliation is the rule Sim looked doubtingly, and haying closely inspecicd the doe
Oft up the stream of time I turn my sail
at every farm-stead. and noticed that the whole charge seemed to have entered the
To yiew the fairy haunts of long lost hours, right side just behind the shoulder, replied that the story was
This ought not soto be! Surrounded as the country-man
Blest with far greener shades, far fairer flowers, a—well, the phrase was one not exactly according to the ap-
is by beauty and srace—the elements teaming with loveliness,
and all about him fraught with softening influences, it is N ANY years ago, when the writer was much younger than proved moral standard. Upon this, our hero was equally
passing strange that so many men (and some women) see more iV i he now is, before ‘‘his face was furrowed o'er with years, emphatic in the indulgence of the ‘* countercheck quarre]-
to admire in a pig, or a potatoe, than in a flower, a tree or a or hoary was his hair,” it was an invariable custom among some,” and offered to prove his assertion by showing the posi-
sunset! Every farmer ought to bea conservative sportsman, those fond of the gun in this section of country to have two tion of his wadding. Sure enough, he hobbled off about
lover of nature, and a rigid gamekeeper, at any rate, on his “big hunts” each year, in the broken sand hills which lie thirty yards, and picked up a considerable quantity of
own estate. He should take a pride in affording and pre- between the Cape Fear and the Pee Dee. The locality to blackened paper, holding it up with an air of triamph. We
serving suitable “ covers ” for game, and in exterminating the which J allude was the region on the head waters of the had about given it up, as an instance of remarkable shooting,
enemies thereof, including, of course, all ‘‘ pot-hunters” and Little Pee Dee, or Green Swamp, as it is called in the neigh- seen only once in a life time, when Billy, another brother,
poaching trespassers, But Lam digressing from my subject, borhood, and which are situated not many miles east of stooped down and from the yery side of the deer he took up
and in recurring to it, I will suggest that every fisher and Lumber River. The section is traversed with quite a num- similar bits of wadding, held them towards Daniel, with a
shooter, every fox-hunter and harricr is, more or Jess, inter- ber of clear streams, and nearly all of them have an unde- very emphatic compliment to his veracity, and told him that
ested and affected by this felling of forests or stripping the fined margin, but course sinuously through swamps of pum, his new line of argument proyed that he had failed to tell
hill-sides, till they are as naked as a Fiji islander! bay, maple and other woods which loye a wet and spongy the truth. Daniel seeing that his ruse had failed, ‘‘ acknowl
Whether game abides or abides not in the woodlands, the soil. In these dense swamps, during the autumn, deer were edged the corn,” and admitted that the doe was standing,
existence of a goodly growth of trees has a mighty influence found in abundance, but chiefly does and yearlings. The and not more than ten yards from the muzzle of his gun. It
on the surrounding country, and thus every bird and beast— blackjack thickets, which were common on the sidges, were was years before poor Daniel heard the last of that shot.
yes, and fish also!—is directly or indirectly affected by the the favorite haunts of bucks, Sandy was a good fiddler, and invariably brought his Cre-
preservation or removal of a wood. Our months were September and October. Wehad one mona to the camp to entertain us with music. The sweet
The present tendency is to make the whole country side tent, and the “accompanying documents,” so to speak, and at strains from the yiolin were accompanied with the voices of
an unbroken, universal stubble-field, and in some places I the usual time, putting our heavier luggage on a wagon, and Frank T. and Cyrus M., and thus the “nights draye on wi’
wot of, there is not cover enough for a young srouse to hide ourselves in buggies, we drove out to the camping place, sangs and clatter.” Nearly all those lively spirits have fallen
itself under, nor for a shooter to swear by! Ti is high time near the head of the Juniper, spread our canyas, built 4 roar- “like leaves in wintry weather,” but the memory of their
that shooting and game-preserving clubs and associations ing fire of blackjack logs and lightwood knots, and after joyous faces still finds.a lodgement in my mind, and I often
should make the preservation of forest trees a co-issue with discussing: the plans of operation for the following day, sigh when I think of the happy days and nights which we
the preservation of pame, and there must, ere long, be a dropped down on our pallets and sought the necessary have spent together, never again to refurn, beneath the
siringent law in the interest of both, Here let me express my repose. It often happened that we took a preliminary hunt spreading pines, whose sharp foliage made mournful melody
delight and satisfaction of the communication of ‘‘ Oedens- on the way, so as to secure a supply of venison for use at the in the autumnal breeze,
burg ” in the Jast issue of Forust Aanp Srream. It is full of camp. And we rarely failed to get it. Irecollect my first When we had ten or twelve in our party it was the custom
truth, of sound sense, and has the ring of asturdy sportman’s experience in hunting deer. It was in October, and when to divide our forces into about an equal nuinber and enter
voice and of a huntsman’s horn, That his timely words frost first made its appearance. J was armed with a 15-bore into a friendly contest for superiority of skill or luck in hunt-
may haye an influence for good, I, for one, earnestly hope muzzle-loader, and had carried out another gun of about the ing. On one occasion, after we had separated for a little
and pray. Several Legislatures are now im session, and if same size to Jend to a local huntsman, whose only weapon more than an hour, the repeated heayy discharges of the
some sturdy and steady effort could be made by influential was tho old-time flint and steel musket. In that day we Mel. guns indicated clearly that they had started plenty
sportsmen, this present year of grace may be made notable by carelessly carried the hammers on the caps, and before shoot- of game and were doing their hest to come off victors
a needed change in the game-laws and by their proper enforce- ing, of course, heard two clicks of the lock, The flint and in the day’s sport. So far we had not ‘‘made a raise,” and
ment everywhere. steel crowd were obliged to carry their guns at half cock, began to fear that we should be ‘‘crowed oyer” when we got
“Too late!” isa sad legend to be written over any place, and, hence, heard but one click. This by way of explan- to camp. But ina short while the clear, sharp bark of old
or thing, and so is ‘‘Ichabod;” but if some very decisive ation of what follows. Ring was heard, and then the warning words, ‘ool out!”
movement is not soon made for the preservation of both On the morning after our arrival at the rendezvous we from Joe McM. The writer well knowing what this meant,
forests and game they must be written in and on many a started down Juniper, haying but one dog along, and on him hastened rapidly to the top of a knoll, and as he reached it he
section of country, we had to depend for starting the deer during the entire saw a fine doe running broadside, a little less than fifty yards
Then the gun and dog-and the rod and creel must be uid hunt, He had asmall hell fastened to his collar, and this off, which he saluted, in quick succession, with his Lewis &
aside as a past memorial of past joys, or be painfully carried was miiled with grass to prevent any noise until all things Tomes’ 14-bore, 36in. barrels, 91bs., and soon brought
into some new and untried ficld and water—if, indéed, there were teady. Half of our party crossed the swamp, went her to the ground. Old Angus McD. then came up and con-
remain any in this gain-greedy world, down it, keeping about one hundred yards apart, and about atulated me with the result, remarking that ‘‘ those ——
Spare the trees! Spare the game and fish, and preserve fifty yards from the swamp, except the rear guard, who kept cotch couldn’t now crow” so loudly. We walked together
jealously all, Then, with thankful hearts, enjoy the honest in the ‘‘hog trail” along the margin. He kept opposite the about one hundred yards, and, as we approached a small bog
pursuit of fur, fin and feather, tempering every act with dog. The same disposition was made of the forces which or swampy thicket, containing not more than an acre, he
merey, remembering that ‘‘Sweet mercy is nobility’s true had not crossed. Then the grass was taken from the bell stated that he would walk through it, and pes might
badge,” and without which the panoply of the true sports- and our dog Ring joyfully bounded into the swamp. I was steal some old buck. I told him to go in and I would walk
man is incomplete. placed just in front of our rear guard. After we had gone around, He had not reached the middle before I heard the
Will not some one make a moye for alive Forest and Game about one hundred and fifty yards, old Ring made one sharp report of his gun, and as IL looked toward him I soon saw the
Preservation Society, whose influence shall be felt and feared bark—that is what we called it—there was a crash in the flush of the second barrel, and a fine buck scampering off, evi-
like the ghost of Hamlet's father, “hic et ubique 7” thicket, and out emerged the first deer I had ever seen in the dently wounded. It ran about 200 yards and fell dead,
oO, W, R, woods. Instead of running for a short time in the swamp With the first he had shot down a buck, and so Angus had
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scored two—the most glorious achievement of his life. A. Englishman, then took the rod in his own hands, when it the splashing and flopping possible, and scaring the fish
happier looking man I never saw. And that night, thanks performed precisely in a similar way; whereupon the ‘‘witch” which flee hefore them, The cormorants chase them in this
to the unusual good fortune of Angus, the day’s triumph was again declared him also to be a ‘‘witch,” and one of the pro- Way up into the shallow water at the head of the bayou, and
on our side, the other party having gotten but two deer, nounced type, But the ‘‘witch” did not stop at that. He then business commences at once; and if these cormorants
though they burnt much more gunpowder. Sandy, though said to my friend that, he would give him another manifesta- don’t eat fish like a cormorant, then I don't know how fast
ou the losing side. got out his fiddle, and the woods re- tion of the virtue of his rod which would settle all doubts, or how much a cormorant can eat. I think that they can
sounded with the “Blttetailed Fly,” ‘'Old Uncle Ned,” He asked him to blindfold him completely, then to bring a eat their full weight inside of ten seconds. Wat, did T say?
“Suwanne River” and other songs, which, though now not gold watch or any other metallic treasure on the premises, There is no eating about it—the fish follow each other down
very fashionable, still contain far more of the soul of music and he would soon find it with his rod, All that the ‘‘witch” their slender but india rubber throats in one continuous
than all the German or Italian products which can come asked was that it be hidden not too far away so as to involve stream. And it is truly wonderful how large a fish they can
from the brain of professional composers, With the strains much walking to find, and that he be put only upon the fet “outside” of without seeming effort, and bow much they
of melody still warbling in the ear we lay down on our direction in which it was hidden, He was then completely can eat. Then, when their meal is fivished, they swim
pallets, and soon soft shamber spread her gentle drapery over blindfolded, and not only that, but the watch was hidden on slowly back into the ‘‘Jake,”’ scramble up into some old tree-
us, and we reposed until the morning “horn of the hunter 4 spot with a house intervening, so that it was impossible for top, and sit and digest their meal, preen their feathers in the
was heard” calling us to a renewal of the healthful and ex- the ‘‘witch” to see. He was given the direction in which the sun and rest, and then ina few hours run their drag net up
hilarating recreation. WELLS. article was; he started out, and when he came immediately the same or some other bayou.
on the spot the rod performed its antics, and the ‘‘witch” in- These ravenous, uncouth birds destroy myriads of young
dicated the exact place. My friend then took the rod in his game fishes, and should be shot by the sportsman whenever
dlatuyal History. own hands and it behaved likewise for him; whereupon the
“witch” again pronounced him to be unequivocally a brother
a chance offers, But I think that they can stand more shoot-
ing than any bird of their size in the world. Their skin is
—_e—————__ . “witch” of the first water. ‘The result of all this was that very thick and strong, and is covered very thickly with a
my friend procured a new force of diggers and a fresh sup- compact, strong mat of hair-like down, and over all isa
WATER WITCHES. ply of blasting powder. He went to work on the spot indi- heavy coat of thick, strong, bard feathers,
HERE is no feature of Forrst AND StReEAM which cated by the divining rod, and as sure as fate, in ashort time This appears to hea bird for which man has no use, for
pleases me more than the pleasant little discussions on he had a glorious fountain of sparkling water on his premises. the interests of the two are entirely antagonistic to each
matters of natural history or natural science, which so fre- He blesses the day that ever he heard of ‘‘water witches” and other, and that nature has no use for in a country inhabited
quently occur therein, They spring up spontaneously, so it divining rods, and will not permit them to be made light of byman. One fisherman is enough in a country, and man.
seems, and are conducted with a good deal of spirit. Thus in his presence. He claims that they are not only a true should be that fisherman. Therefore the cormorants, the
we had a debate long ago as to whether the polecat or skunk folk, but that heis a member of their honorable fraternity. herons and other fishing birds and animals should be de-
is or is not a natural reservoir of hydrophobia; then as to Now, all of this is true; but as to what it proves, or does not stroyed, The skillful fishing of these cormorants in compa-
whether the moon shining on fresh fish will spoil them, or prove, I leave others to their own conclusions. You will nies and armies shows them to have considerable intelligence.
make their flesh poisonous as food; then as to whether robin haye to travel far to find a more sensible man than. is my BYRNE.
redbreast is in the habit of getting drunk on china berries; English friend referred to, Ie is well known in both Texas Crocrerr’s Buurr, Arkansas.
then as to whether horsehairs ever furn to snakes; then as and England, is a fine writer, and will no doubt promptly
to whether it eyer rains frogs or fishes; then as to whether respond to my statement in regard to himself and the FEATHERS From A RATTLESNAKH,—Mr. O. H, Keep, of
the mocking-bird is an imitator or an original songster, and “Switches” if assailed, It is not held that every man is or this city, while in Louisiana shooting, noticed his dog, which
now we have it hot on the tapis as to whether “water can be a “‘water witch.” The rod will perform only for a was roading a bevy of quail, suddenly jump back and act in
witches” and ‘“‘diyining rods” are facts or frauds. select few, but why this is so, or why these few should be so a strange manner, Approaching to learn the cause, he found
T have sometimes taken a little part in these debates, when distinguished ahoye their fellow creatures, I cannot pretend a large rattlesnake, and at once opened fire upon him. At
it so happened that I had any knowledge on the subjects tosay. Youmust go to somebody with deeper philosophy than the second discharge he noticed quite a number of feathers
inyolyed. I have gained a good deal of instruction from mine, The fact that some who claimed io have power with that the charge had knocked from the body of the snake.
these debates as well as entertainment. For instance, I was a the divining rod haye proved to be false or wntrustworthy, Upon a closer examination he found that the charge had torn
firm believer that horsehairs did sometimes turn into snakes. as stated by one of your correspondents, does not prove any- open the snake, exposing the body of a quail, and apparently
I thoughtitwas a very eae sort of transformation, but not thing. We know that there are merchants who are frauds, there were seyeral more in his capacious maw. The dog
a bit more strange than the jellyfish should turn into mollusks; lawyers who are frauds, and doctors who are frauds, yet this then took up the trail and soon Jed him to the bevy, which
mollusks into fishes; fishes into reptiles; reptiles into birds; does not prove that all merchants, lawyers or doctors are was evidently the one from which his snakeship had secured
birds into marsupial mammals; marsupial mammals into pla- frauds. So, doubtless there are ‘water witches” who are at least a portion of his meal.
cental mammals; monkeys into men, and men into angels. frauds, but this does not by any means prove that all ‘water
Besides [ could not resist what I took to be the evidence of witches” are so, Your correspondent from Kentucky was A Captive Ratt.—Bristol, Pa., Feb. 4, 1882.—A rail bird,
my own senses—having once witnessed in a stagnant pool a probably unfortunate in haying had his dealings only with in good condition, was caught alive at Cash Point, a few
quantity of wiggling things instinct with life, which had all fraudulent “‘water witches,” while the-good and true ones miles above Bristol, on the Delaware River, Jan. 30. Benj.
the semblance of horsehairs turned into snakes. I sat over escaped him. As for myself, I have tried to work with the Bradford, the captor, has caged the bird and will endeayor
that stagnant pool fully half an hour, and could make noth- divining rod a little, by way of experiment, but found it was to keep him alive as a mid-winter curiosity. C. BE. Scorn.
ing out of those wiggling things except horsehairs turned into no go. The rod would not behave in any peculiar way for
snakes, Jam somewhat suspicious eyen to this day that they me, though | haye tried several very pretty and delicate
ANIMALS RECEIVED AT CENTRAL Park Mbnacurie.—One blessbok
were exactly that sort of thing; but the philosophers in ones. J once, for experiment, bore the rod over a railroad (Alcelaphus albifrons), hab. South Africa: one leucoryx (Oryx leuco-
Forust AND STREAM laughed at me and said I had found a culvert under an embankment, through which a brisk creek ryx), hab, North Africa: one pronghorn antelope (Antelocapra amer-
nest of the parasitic worm known as “Gordius.” I have Was running, but the rod gave no token at all. Since that icana), hab. Western U. 5. (all of the above purchased); one white crane
(Grusamericana) and two golden eagles (Aquila canadensis), presented
accepted their solution of the matter in entire good faith, but experiment J have ceased to labor in that direction; but this by Mrs. 8. F. Emmons; two dusky ducks (dnas obscura), presented
not without some mental reservation that they may be does not prove anything against the “witches” and divining by Mr. C. A. Bradford, Vermont; one Mexican lizard (Heloderma hor-
deceived and that I was right. However, we will not call rods. It only proves that Iam not a ‘‘witch,” but simply a ridun), presented by Mr. J. Silvie Durand; one sulphur-breasted
up any uneasy spirit now. plain man. IN. As T: toucan (hamphastos carinatus), hab. Mexico; one yiolet tanager (Hu-
phonia violacea), hab. Brazil: one European oriole (Oriolus galbyla),
In Texas those who believe that subterranean waters may PALESTINE, THXAS. hab, Europe; one rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis), hab. Hurope; two
be found by means of ‘‘diyining rods” and who practice that golden pheasants (Phasianus colcivis), all purchased.
faith, are known as ‘water witches.” Their “divining rod” W. A. ConEuin, Director.
THE ROAD-RUNNER.
is the forked twig of some fruit-bearing tree, such as peach,
plum or apple. It is usually green, but this is not necessary. ‘HE road-runner, paisano or chapparal cock (Geococcyz
When the “witch” proposes to locate a subterranean stream, califormanus—Lesson),
he takes a branch of this forked twig in each hand with the found in America.
is one of the most interesting birds
Its habitat includes Central Mexico, Game Bag and Gun.
butt end projecting forward, and then walks over the premises Middle Texas, New Mexico and California. The road-
to be examined, with all the pomp, dignity and solemnity of runner, as it is most commonly called, is quite abundant in THE DESTRUCTION OF LARGE GAME.
an owl. Meantime he utters not a word. He is overwhelmed the southern part of California. When not molested it becomes
with a sens¢ of the dignity and solemnity of the occasion. quite tame and loves to stay around houses. It commences Editor Forest and Stream :
After having gone over the premises thoroughly, if the twig to lay about the first of April, The eggs are white, varying “W.," in your issue of Mebruary 2, makes some good sug-
has not behaved itself after a peculiar fashion, he pronounces from two to twelve in number and about the size of a pullet’s gestions touching the preservation of the large game of the
that there are no subterranean waters there, and that it would egg (1.65x1.22). Few nests have been found containing
West. Proper license laws enacted by the States and Terri-
be time and money wasted to dig for a well. On the other more than ten eggs, but in 1881 I found two with twelve in. tories in interest, and then rigidly enforced, would have a
-hand, if he finds that the butt end of the twig at any par- The nest is built in a thicket, low tree or a cactus, not far
very salutary effect and prove beneficial in a double sense; first,
ticular spot is drawn downward, bending forcibly the from the ground, composed mostly of sticks loosely laid to- in swelling the reyenue, and, second, in preserving the game
slender branches held in his hands, he declarés that beneath gether, and is usually yery shallow. ‘he bird often uses the
Same nest a second year. —hby far the most important consideration. But how to
that spot there is a subterranean stream, and that if the well frame such laws is rather a delicate question. Perhaps the
The food of this bird consists of snakes, rats, lizards and
be due there the stream will be tapped, If the downward license laws of Nova Scotia or New Bronswick would furnish
indication of the butt end is feeble and slight, le says that insects, There are a great many tales told about this bird
a good guide for their provisions. They must be general in
the subterranean fountain is either very feeble or is very killing rattlesnakes, One is that it hedges in the rattlesnake
character and operate upon all non-residents alike. It will
deep in the earth. On the other hand, if the downward in- with a circle of cactus joints, and the reptile in trying to get not do to leyel the proscription at the offending English-
clination is very powerful, he declares that the subterranean out becomes enraged, bites itself, and falls an easy prey to
man alone, although he would be the one most to feel it.
waters are either yery bold or but a short distance under the the bird. I dare say that this isa mistake, for I had the pleas- It must be made to operate also upon the proxy as well
surface. He advises that a well be forthwith sunk on that ure of seeing this noble bird kill a rattlesnake one day when
as upon the principal, for veasons that I will presently
spot, and most solemnly asserts that the water will be found. I was up in a valley north of San Diego. The bird was quite show. The license should be limited as to time and also
Of these “witches” and their doings I have no particular shy at first, but soon managed to jump upon its victim, just
to the number of animals that may be killed under it.
experience, but there are thousands in Texas who religiously behind its throat, and picked both of its eyes out. It did not The fee shoulc. be high enough to insure the enforcement
believe m them, and some of these ave as intellivent and sen- eat the snake, but ran away as I approached. The road-
of the regulation, but not so high as to amount to a prohibi-
sible men as you will find in the State or elsewhere, I will Tunner has a yery long tail, an erectile crest on the top of the tion, because then it would be disrevarded in frontier and
instance ohne of these. Some two or three years ago a very head, long and strong legs, a bare skin behind and around
sparsely settled sections of the country.
fine old English gentleman, about forty-six years of age, the eye, colored bluish white and orange; the color of the In approaching a license plan two serious difficulties are to
established himself near Duval, Texas. ‘The property which bird is grayish spotted black. They are afraid of a dog, and
be met. First, the deep-rooted American prejudice that all
he purchased is exceedingly beautiful, but he built his house when pursued by one they take refuge in a cactus if possible. natural products of their land must be free for eyerybody’s use.
at an inconvenient distance from running water. To remedy Last month I went out with my dog and caught two; one L
It is this principle which opens to all the world alike our gold
this defect he set to work to dig wellsand expended a deal of put my hat on while eyeing the dog. I gathered twenty-six and silver fields. The rule is different in other countries.
money without avail, until he had almost honey-combed his eggs last year for exchange, all of which [ found in cactus,
J. BE. WapHAmM, Second, the foreign sportsmen who come to our mountains
handsome yard with yawning holes. He dug and dug and and plains are royal providers. They spend money prodi-
dug, and blasted and blasted and blasted, until he thought Sec. San Diego Historical Society.
San Diego California, gally. They pay to guides, hunters, servants and ranchmen
that he should tap the Infernal Regions, and not a drop of higher prices for their services, their horses or their supplies,
water came. He was one day sitting in a livery stable in than can be obtained from any one else or in any other way,
Austin bemoaning his powder and money wasted, when a HABITS OF CORMORANTS.
and this fact enlists the interest and the sympathies of all
“witch” who happened to be present spoke up and said he A YEAR ago last August I made a note in Forrsr anp these people, their neighbors and friends, upon the side of the
-would go out with him and find plenty of water if any existed SmReAM of finding the more northern cormorants (Gra- lordly huntsmen. And these influences are strongly felt—
in the ground. On fires his process my fine old English culus dilophils) nesting on frees in Hlinois in company with perhaps to a controlling degree—in frontier legislative as-
friend laughed at him, and as good as called him a fool. the large blue heron and the larger white heron (Ardea seniblies. Then there is the universal latent spirit of toadyism
But the “witch” took it in good humor and persisted in the Hyretia), all occupying exactly the same kind of nests and in the American character which causes every frontier hamlet
offer of his seryices. Said he, ‘I will show you right now all three species having nests on the samé tree, all with the to feel a swelling pride whenever an English Harl, or a Ger
that there is something init. There is a strong subterranean young still in the nests, but about fledged, on the 22d day of man Baron, or a French Count happens to honor it with his
_ stream under this livery stable, as 1 will now show you.” He August. ; distinguished presence.
_ took a ‘‘divining rod” in his hand, walked down the stable, Since coming here, until within the last three weeks, what As 4 matter of fact, Colorado has not suffered so much from
followed by the Englishman, and when they reached a T suppose to be the Mexican cormorant (Graculus meatcanus) foreign sportsmen as have some other portions of the country.
certain spot the twig bent downward very forcibly. After has been yery abundant. -They are known by the people
Wyoming and Montana haye suffered much more, We fre-
passing that spot it recovered its natural position, On return-
along White River as ‘‘water turkeys” and ‘‘carrion geese.’’ quently have visits from English, German or French hunters,
_ ing to it it again bent downward forcibly. My English
Along the White River there are a great many old river beds but most of thera are satisfied with one, two or three speci-
: friend took the rod in his own hands and it performed pre- known here as lakes and bayous. These are full the year mens, | recall now only two parties from abroad in the last
cisely in the same way; whereupon the ‘‘witch” declared around with clear water. Many of them are quite deep and half dozen years who killed any considerable quantity of
he also was a ‘‘witch.” The latter then concluded that it abound in fish, particularly black bass and perch. From game. One was in 1877; two Englishmen, brothers, who
‘was 4 curious thing, to say the least of it. He tool the these lakes bayous run out from a few feet to several rods went into the mountains witha yery complete outfit and spent:
“witch” out tohis home; the latter went to exploring with and end gradually in shallow water. The smaller fish run two or three months. But they were heavy, easy-going men,
his rod and in a short time found a spot very near the house, up these bayous to feed and to get out of reach of the larger and had asa leader an American who is not wasteful of use-
where the rod cut up its peculiar antics in a very marked and fish. The cormorants take erates of this, and entering ful game. 1 know his disposition because I have hunted with
decisive way, The ‘‘witch” declared that water would be the mouth of a bayou, any number of them, from three to a him. Moreover, his ruling passion was bear hunting. This
found there in abundance by digging. My friend, the dozen or more, all start together up the bayou, making all party killed a great number of bears, which Was no particular
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28 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fen. 9, 1882.

loss, and doubtless a good many elk and deer, but probably distant from the nearest place of liberation. Many nests with T will again asic all persons who may learn of the return of
not many more than were needed to feed the men and dogs |exes were found. Some of these were destroyed by mowing any quails this year, especially if inthe State of Maine or
of the company. machines, some nests were deserted after being mowed over in Canada, to inform me by mail to the address helow given,
The next fall an Englishman who has hunted a great deal |and left exposed, and many birds were captured hy the It is now a matter of record that after nesting and hafching
in Africa, came oyer ahd entered the mountains lute in| domestic cats, Yet it was $ fair to ]presume that a } good their young in Maine and migvatine South in the autunin,
October. An agent had made preparations before his arrival |number escaped all these evils and migrated Bouth in the _ the quails have returned in the spring. BYERETT SMrrH,
and he was soon in the field with numerous servants and autumn, PortLAND, Maine, Jan. 16. 1842.
horses. Among others he employed two local game butchers In the Maine ‘‘ Report of the Commissioners of Fisheries
who knew the country, the game and its haunts thoroughly, and Game” for the year 1880, 1 gaye an account of the
and they did most of the kiling, The slaughter lasted five or nigratory quails, their introduction to Mame, and results go LOADING FOR GAME,
six days and the bag was between sixty or seventy elk, a large far as then observed, also some description of their nests, oe replies thus far published to the query, How best to
number of deer and antelope, two or three bears, one cougar, habits, etc. I looked forward with interest to learn if my loud for same, appear to contain simply the results of
or mountain lion, 2 glutfon and some smaller animals. They confident prediction of the rejurn of some of these birds and individual experience, withont containing information that
failed to get any mountain sheep, at which our English friend | their native born progeny would be verified in_the spring of will permit that experience to be utilized to the fullest extent
was much chagrined. Here was the destruction of at least | 1881, as none were imported for liberation in Maine in 1881, by others. Jn this, as in all other matters, the best results
fifteen tons of good meat, worth in our local markets not less Tt was known that should any appear here then, they could are attainable only through a knowledge of the underlying
than two thousand dollars, The hunters referred to had per- only come by return migration from the South, Through principles involved, and the application of them to the particu-
mission to get it ont and sell it, and I think did succeed in Fornst AND Stream and other mediums IT requested all larcasesin point. In loading for game no less than five variable
seling two wagon loads; probably a couple of tons, The persons who might observe any of these quails to report the | factors enter into the question, These are, 1, the man; 2. the
balance rotted where it fell. This man paid high prices; pre-
facts tome, and Lwould be grateful now, or at any future gun; 8, the ammunition; 4. the manner in which it is
sented each of his hunters a latest improved Sharps rifie to
fime, for any information concerning the migratory quils in | arranged in the shell; 5, the kind of game soug@hf and the
begin with, and when he left the field the outfif procured for | America, As migratory quails were observed in Maine dur- |manner of seeking it, That which follows is intended to
the hunt, even to saddlé horses, was divided among his men. | ing the spring of 1881, and at dates earlier than theliberation | relate simply to breechtoaders and to loa(ling for field work,
it would be hard to collect a shooting license of him, it it in other localities of any newly imported birds, the fact is | not to blind, boat, or punt shooting,
had to be collected in that neighborhood, unless he chose to established that the quails have returned. 1, A man in good physical condition should be shble to
pay, forreasons that are yery obvious. His object was to 1 have received reliable evidence of their appearance in tramp the fields or forests where walking is ordinarily good,
secure “‘heads” and make a bie score; of course by the time various parts of this State, from the Saco River valley in tlic and fo carry without undue fatigue a gun weighing not more
he reached home ail of this slaughter by several men was West, to the St, Croix River on the Eastern boundry: i} than one-twentieth of his own weight; ¢. ¢., an Slb. sun for
counted as his own. Why not? They were hired by him | quote from a few of the reports received. &# 160Ib, man, A gun much heavier than this will, before
and weil paid for the bloody work. Since that date i have | “Dayton, Me., May 2, 1581.—The quails that nested on my the day is out, prove a burden rather than a source of
not heard of a foreign sportsman killing game enough in this | place last summer have returned this morning. Five in pleasure, while one much lighter, other things equal, will
State to brag much about. However, | have scarcely been in | number.—G. W. Rumery.” not on the average secure us much game.
the hunting grounds for three years past. | ‘Bath, Me., May 2, 1881—Mr. W. T. Dunton saw tio | #2, The gun chosen for field work will he either a 16, 12 or
If the Englishmen are left to their own devices there is not quails last week on his farm, within the limits of this city.— | 10-gange, the 20-cauge has hardly come into fashion with us
much danger to the game, As a local hunter said to me last C. H. Greenleaf.” yet, and 8 and 4-gauges are reserved for wild-fowling. The
summer when we were discussing this question, ‘Oh ‘Wiscasset, Me., May 9, 1881.—The quails that [ liberated gin will be either cylinder, half or full choke; and
pshaw! English hunters don’t destroy the game. Turn them last year haye returned. They were seen for the first time should burn without excessive recoil a charge of rather quick
out alone to hunt for a living and theyll starye to death.” on May 5, in the very fleld in which they were hatched,— powder, equal to one drachm (ayoirdupois) for eyery two
This is a good general illustration, but not always literally W. G. Hubbard,” pounds of sun. This may be taken as the maximum charge
true. But it is the local hunters who are sweeping off the During the latter part of April, Mr, W. W. Castle, of Bel- that can ordinarily be shot with comfort forty or fifty times
buffalo, eli, deer, antelope and-big horn of the plains and | fast, Me., reported firtding several quails, while accompanied aday. For most occasions a smaller charge is preferable.
Rocky Mountain resions; Englishmen count a few of the | by his setter dogs, in the immediate vicinity of that city. 3, Ammunition, Powders vary as fo quickness of com-
dead and show an occasional head, but they pay well for all These were the first arrivals reported, and a comparison of bustion, due to their composition. mode of manufacture, and
they get. True, much of the slaughter is instigated by them, | dates fixes the early part of May as the date of their general to the size of grain. Orange lightning may be taken as the
and a proper license law might save many yaluable animals, appearance in Maine, for that season, (1881). basis of computation and comparison both as to character
When the local hunter hunts for himself he is not-so destruc- Samuel Atwood, Esq. writes from Winterport, Me., under and size, and the following remarks will apply fo this brand, |
tive, and generally spares what he does not need or cannot date of May 24, 1S81: ‘I have for the last two weeks looked In using other brands, whether of the same or different
readily sell, early and Jate, and this evening was rewarded with the sight makers, proper allowances should be made. Shot vary in
The elk is now the chief sufferer in this State. Under | of two quails, and the sound of quite a mamber,” size, and equal measures of two different sizes being tale,
certain circumstances it is a most stupid animal and may be The notes of the migratory quail are unmistakable and net the fine shot will weigh more than the large.
slaughtered like cattleima pen. It ranges a great dealin small | to be confounded with the notes of any of our native birdy, | 4, Therelatiye proportions of the powder and shot, and ihe
bands, or families. of from three to eight head, An ex- |and their general appearance and flight differ widely from mode of wadding exert an important tjflwence upon the
perienced hunter, finding one of these bands, will first shoot those of any other birds found in Maine. Sometimes, when results, To facilitate an understanding of this, the most
the leader, when the others are at his mercy, and he piles them
flushed, the migratory quail repeats a low, trilling note as it difficult factor in successful loading, we give a table showing
all in a heap at his leisure—of course keeping himself hidden, | flies away. This note resembles the ordinary ery of the the ratio of powder to shot, through the entire list of practi-
Sometimes he will drive such a bunch for miles before he || pectoral sandpiper, (Tringa maewlatu) but is softer, and only ‘able Joads, for guns varying between 16 and 10 gange and
begins shooting in order to get fhe meut near home, or toa |to be heard when uttered within a few rods of the. listener, weighing from $8 to 12lbs.
place from which it can easily be taken out. | But the ordinary notes of the male quail, so frequently RATIO OF POWDER AND SHOT,
2 Wo. N. Byers. |uttered at morning and evening durimg the months of May | Drachms Ounees Ratio. Drachins Ounces Ratio.
DENVER, Col. Powder, Shot, Powder. Shot,
| and June. (later the bird is comparatively silent) are clear and 2 By. 15 tt 114 5)
MIGRATORY QUAIL. | penctrating, and on a still day may be heard at a distance of 2 My 6 | 4 184 Ys
| nearly a half mile. I can best express these notes in words || 24 4 15% | ig 1h
1fe order to complete the record of importations of migra- ‘by the syllables, whe-eat, mheat, wheat! The crescendo, 24 4 1445 | as 1% 15h,
ae tg 1-53-5 dy 15g 1-5 7-9
AL tory quail which has been kept in ‘the columns of the “who,” of the first note, can be heard only when yery near 24, ig 1-51-11 5 ibs 1445
FOREST AND Strum, I send herewith a statement of the im- the listener, The call may be easily imitated by the whistle, ] 234 1 159-11 5 12% 1-515
portations of June, 1$81.. There were 1,000 birds imported, | but when uttered by the quail, itis of a yentriloquel nature, 3 1 L5lg | 65 134 1535
3 16 5 | 6 1 1-441
which were distributed as follows: |and the listener who hears the rapidly repeated ‘wheat, Big iby 157-138 | 8% 19% 1-1-4
BOSLOUS. cues Oe ee; 1M birds. Sioux City, Iowa.......- 100 birds. | tnkeat” of the two terminal notes at a distance of several hun- | aby ig 1517 “BLG 134 51
Haskelltown, N.J.<...-., 200 ** Quebec, Canada.....__..200 *' | dred yards, is apt to be misled into the belief that the bird 313 iy 155-7 LG 2 aodi
Orange, N. J. ,...-@.....200 * Montreal, Canada........200 * S34 4 15144 6 2 Lily
| is at a distance very much nearer than a search will prove it
I am in receipt of advices, under date of Jan. 15, 1882) |to he. Preyious to 1880 all the quails imported to America Tn reference to the foregoing il will be noted that with
from Ma, Carl F. Braun, who has furnished the birds for the | were divided into small lots, sent to widely separated dis- | three exceptions the ratios given vary between 1-6 and 1-5.
importations of the last three or four years, and who has ex- | tricts, and in yery many instances were liberated in numbers Of these the former (1-6) is the proportion universally adopted
ercised remarkable care and skill in selecting and boxing of hut a few pairs to each locality selected. But the experi- as the standard for testing guns for pattern, and in 12-cauge
them and in providing for their health and comfort during ment in Maine was made by a systematic distribution oyer a guns the load employed is 3 drachms of powder and 14
the passage. He informs me and requests me to make public definite territory, of a swfiiciently large number of birds to ounces of shot; and this particular ratio has heen adopted
announcement that he will during the coming season put the warrant 2 reasonable expectation of success. Besides the because experience has shown that (other things being equal)
birds on board steamer at Messina at the rate of $24 per 2,600 quails distributed in Maine in 1880, there were 1,700 it gives the best pattern—that is, it deposits the largest pro-
cage of 100 birds, furnishing also, without extra charge, food distributed in other States, and 800 in Canada, Col, Wm. portion of pellets in a 30-nch circle ai 40 yards, Pattern
sutficient for the birds during the passage to New York. Rhodes, a public-spivited gentleman and sportsman of alone, however, is not all that is required in loading for same,
Gentlemen ordering birds from him are requested fo send | Quebec, has liberated a number at his own private expense, Projection of the shot beyond the distimee mentionud, to-
with the order to him sterling bills on London or Paris, to- and ina recent letter informs me that he will repeat the gether with iethal penetration, are also desirable, and to ob-
gether with full instructions for shipment, giving name of experiment this year. In an interesting letter giving me tain these additional powder must be used, which, within
party who will take charge of the birds upon their arrival in memoranda of the quails liberated in Canada, Col. Rhodes certain limits, undoubtedly secures these advantages, but
New York, and to whom they shall be consigned. ‘expressed the hope that these birds may find “‘the preat | with detriment of pattern—that is, if you inereise the pro-
Hor the past three years I have acted as forwarding agent, barrens of the Laurentides,” suitable for their breeding, Tt portion of powder you increase the range and penetration of
to transmit the money to Mr. Braun, and to receive and for- is my belief, however, that the cultivated fields of the valley the charge, but you increase tis scuttering. When you reach
ward the birds upon their srriyal to New York to their re- of the St. Lawrence River will be a more favorable region, the proportion of 1-5 you about reach the limit of thinness of
spective destinations, I find that the correspondence and and in character and latitude well suited to the summer. patlern that is safe to depend on under ordimary cirenm-
trouble of so doing demand more time than [ can well spare wants of the migratory quails, stances. Most sportsmen, iowever, make an effort ta com-
from the requirements of my business, and having stood my It is impossible to predict with certainty the ultimate suc- | promise the matter, and seek neither extreme pattern on the
trick wt the wheel for three years, during which time Mr. cess of these attempts to make the migratory quails a per- one hand nor extreme range and penetration on the other;
Eraun has shipped and I have forwarded about 9,000 quail, manent addition to the fauna of America; but alteady it has and have adopted for ordinary shooting a charge of 34
T think Tam now entitled to my watch below, and so will been demonstrated that these birds can find an abundance of drachms to 1} ounces for 12-gauge guns, which gives 4 yatio
request gentlemen who desire to import to direct their orders suitable food here, that they ave hardy and do not lack that of 1-534, ‘Phe writer, however, must confess 4 preference
to Mr. Braun himself, who will give them prompt and cour- instinctive love of home pertaining to all ying creatures for a little more powder, and to obtain the maximum of kill-
teous attention. His address is Mr. Carl F. Braun, Via Mad- | which is the prime incentive to compel migratory birds to ing power would employ 32 drachms to 1+ ounces for a 71h.
dalena No. 92, Messina, Sicily, Orders should be sent early, | return to the place of their nativity. I feel confident in the gun—that ts, a vatio of 1-54. It will be seen, then, that the
and before March 15 at the latest. Horack P. Topny, ‘belief that these quails can be permanently added to our gun may be made to shoot with a thicker oz a thianer pat-
Boston, Wass,, February, 1882. North American fauna, even should the first attempts not tern by varying the proportion of the powder to the shot.
bring ultimate success. In this connection I will mention The pattern, however, is modified by manner of loading.
The importation of the common quail (Cbtunnix communis) the fact that the first attenypt, of which there if publicrecord, fi for instance two pink-cdge wads over powder ond 4 card-
of Europe for the purpose of adding to the fauna of North to introduce ihe domestic sparrow (Pyrungié domesticr) of board oyer shot are employed, a close pattern will be ob-
America, a bird worthy of the esteem of sportsmen, farmers, Europe to this continent was made at Portland, Maine. tained, while if card wad only be placed over powder, and
and epicures, was commenced in 18777 by Judge Martin G. The sparrows first liberated here were few in numbers, but one or more thick wads be’ placed over slot, a more open
Everts, Esq. of Rutland, Vermont, by the purchase and libera- they were observed about the city for several years. Yet all puttern will result. It js evident, therefoxe, that a shooter
tion of 200 quails. In 1878 there were 5,000 quails imported | finally disappeared and it was only after repeated subsequent may modify his pattern in two ways, the gun ilsell remain-
alive to America and liberated in various localities. In 1879 attempts that their introduction became permrnuently suc- ing the same, The size of the powder should also he consid-
there were about 3,000 imported, and of these there were | cessful. eved, and it may be stated 4s a general proposition that the
100 liberated in the State of Maine. | As regards the migratory quails, it should be borne in finer its grain fhe thinner will be its pattern. Asa rule,
_ My interest in ornithology and field sports prompted me to mind that they are terrestrial birds, rarely aligiting else- however, this factor is rarely taken into account, and the
introduce this subject in an address delivered before the ‘‘Sag- |Where than on the sround, and their buff brown plumage size of powder selected will depend rather on the calibre of
adahoc Association” ai Bronswick, Me..in1879, with the object |} and habit of hiding in the grass, or running swiftly away at the gun: the smaller the gun the finer the powder, and the
of raising a fund by gencral subscriptions suflicient to purchase the approach of danwer rather than seeking safety by flight, sizes most frequently adopted will be such as correspond to
a large number of quails for liberation throughou this State, renders them not easily observed. Hence hut few might he No, 4:0. L, for a 16-gauge, No, 5 for 12-eauge, No. 6 for 10-
As a result, general contributions were recetved within a seen even where abundant, and to become appreciably abund- gauge, No, 7for §-gauge, Still another factor must he con-
short lime, und! early in June, 1880, I received 2,600 migra: ant throughout a territory so wide 2s that extending from the sidered in relition topattern. This is the quality of the pow-
tory quails from Italy. (More than one-half the whole im- Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River their numbers must deremployed, Jt a high-erade rapid powder is sed the pat-
portation to America for that year.) These birds arrived in be millions, These quails are so prolific (laying from eisht tern will be thinuer than with a cheaper and slower powder.
good condition and with but slight toss in numbers, and were to eighteen eges in a nest) that a few years of suecessinl |Lastly, we conie to rewily the most important factor that in-
distributed in nearly every county of our extensive State. T breeding would yield a compound interest on the few thous- |Hnences pattern. This is the shape of the interior of the
recommended that not less than fifteen or twenty quails ands distributed as seed, and their uimbers would bsconte as | gun barrel, whether cylinder or choke. The effects ef this
should be liberated in each lot, and this was suneanly: done, great as now attained by the domestic sparrows. Probably | intltuence ave so weiltmderstood that they here need only be
although their numbers were divided into smaller lots in some the success of the introduction of the inigratory quails to|alluded to.
instances. In nearly eyery case some of these birds nested in America could best be Insured by the Hhberafion ef a consid- Having now considered the principles that influence pat-
the immediate vicinity, of their liherstion, others nested a erable number in the same favorable localities for seyersl | tern. penetration and range, setae shown that these are
lundred miles Jess than three howrs flight tor these birds) consecutive years, simple end easily applied, jt only tema ns in eliow how they

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he applied with reference to the different varieties of To my surprise I saw him fiat on his belly, with a look of as- similarly colonized. The last of this colony 1 caught the
This we will illustrate by a few examples, and will tonishment on his face that I was not in a like position, I past spring, an account, of which I published. I have on
. speak first of birds that are usually shot singly, as, for in- had previously told him that the dogs would stop and two occasions pressed a red fox so clisely that after a hotly
stance, the rail. This is a small bird that rises a few yards “point? whenthey found 4 bird. I beckoned to him to lie contested run up the Roanoke for fifteen miles, he did “take
from the shooter, follows a horizontal fight for ten or twenty still, and looking out a clear place to shoot, walked up and water” and cross that stream ata width of some 800 yards
yards, and drops out of sight. s A 16-gauge hammerless is flushed the bird. Luckily it rose fair and tumbled to the and escaped,
certainly the ideal pun for thishird, If closely choked it may bottom of the ravine. Frank had no retrieving to do; that It is different with the gray. He neyer “tales water,”
either miss him entirely or rnin him for the table if he catches boy had that rufied grouse by the neck before the dogs could unless in so close a quarter ax to make his escape otherwise
the centre of the charge. Ti is better, therefore, to sacrifice fairly Hatten out on their ‘down charge.” He came back to impossible. This I have witnessed but once during my entire
something in the way of pattern. With a cylinder gun we me with a face brilliant with approving smiles and said: hunting experience of more than 40 years.
cannot afford fo do this, With the 16-cauge choke-hore, “Ts that the way you do it, by golly ?” The red fox never resorts to such “stratagems” on ‘‘thin
then, we would use 2kdrs. to $07, or, as maximum charge, “Oh, yes} we always shoof them on the wing, when we ice and air holes,” as stated by Forest AND STREAM;
2tdrs, to toz., while for the cylinder gun we would use can.” indeed, he cannot be tegarded as strategic, he relies entirely
#dr. less powder to the same amount of shot, ‘Well, by golly! You may do it that way, Jud sitting on a | upon hisheels and holes. which are ample for all purposes
With quail itis different. This bird may rise at a distance, lay is good enough for mé.” xX, ot escape, unless pursued by a true, speedy anil determined
fly vapidly, and he thirty or forty yards away before the shot CLEVELAND, O, pack, The gray, however, is up to all tricks and strata-
can reach him. Under these circumstances the choke-hore gems. But he neyer has a prepared hole to resort to in
exhibits its adyantages over the cylinder. Now, you must ECHOES FROM OLD FRIENDS. emergencies, and only when outfooted and cornered will he
have powder enough to drive your shot the required distance, TOTWITHSTANDING its narrow escape from cremation, take a tree or waler. In his night rambles he never “‘takes
and owing to the choke can afford to sacrifice the pattern a i the Forms AnD StreAm is full and fat, and better water,’ and even his usual crossings oyer small streams wall
little, UWenee 3drs. to loz. will prove more likely to kill looking than ever in its new dress.. Yon are to be congratu- be avoided, if from any cause the volume of water be per-
than the loads just mentioned. If single shotsat larger birds lated on your exemption from the fate of your unfortunate ceptibly increased. If he once escaped by taking a tres, he
are’ expected, 2 larger gun loaded in accordance with the neighbors. You were uear enough, IT imagine, to suffer will repeat the experiment whenever he thinks his safety is
same principles should he used. somewhat from the general chaos that ensued, and to get secured by doing so, J haye neyer known # red fox to do
Thus far we have spoken with reference to loading for npon you the smell of the fames by which they were con- 80, or even altempt it. i Gy ty
single birds. In loading for flocks the writer has had no ex- sumed. J will notsay more, for [ suppose that since the Gastox, North Carolina.
perience, us he does not remember ever haying loaded with disaster you haye become surfeited with this Kind of tall.
this special end in view. How professional gunners lod for Yet my interest in the Formst AND STREAM and its staff has
fiocks the following narrations will show. Conversing a led me to giye this sincere expression of my delight at their THE MONTREAL SOCIETY.
couple of months ago with a Southside hayman, we asked escape with so little damage. Mon'rrean, Jan, 29, 1882,
him, ‘‘How do you load for bay snipe?” - He replied, in sub- I learn from the Chatham Courier that Ken, the ‘‘astro- Fiitor Forest and Stream +.
stance, thathe neyer shot at single birds except the large sort, logical genius” of the “‘Costly Perch” story, made another The fifth annual dinner of the Fish and Game Protection
jack-curlew, etc., a8 ammunition was expensive, but. re- creditable record last season, for « business man who can Olub was held at the St. Lawrence Hotel, in this city, last
served his charge for flocks, loading his double 8-bore muzzle- only snatch a day now and then for the sport that he su- morning, Jan. 26th. Like former meetings of the Club, if
~ loader with 6drs. FEG and 20zs. No. 10. premely loves. He caught 313 trout, ageregrating 85 pounds was a most happy affair, and everything passed off most
A warm September afternoon found me in the cabin of a and 7 ounces, He also took 208 black bass from the waters pleasantly. The Club, by the way, is not one of those soei-
Jersey railpusher. i the corner sfood, loaded and capped, of the Mohawk River and Copake Lake, of good average eties which deyote so much attention to their annual dinners
a double 4-bore muzzleloader.” We asked, ‘““What birds do | weight. His “‘signs” must have been truer te him than they that they have no time nor strength for anything else. The
you shoot withthat?” “Swallows, sir,” ‘Swallows! Why, | were on that Lake Richmond expedition. By the way, as report of the Secretary, which is appended, shows that the
what do you shoot them for?” ‘Por twenty shillings a hun- to “signs,” concerning which you invite discussion, there is society is accomplishing much good,
dred, sir; the milliners in the city use their wings,” ‘What in Batavia, l., a Swede, by the name of Kindblade, who is At the gathering last night, Alderman Wilson, President of
loads do you use?” **Seven or eight drachms of powder and something of an expert with the rod and fly, who says that the Club, presided, and among fhose present were Messrs.
two or three ounces of No. 12 shot. Lwaittill I get ‘em well he has always fonn:l that fishing is poor when the nights are Dugas, Boyer, E. C. Monk, G. Boivin, J. 8. Hall, F. Hen-
bunched, and sometimes getnear a dollar's worth at a time.” light, enabling the fish to feed. His sign was in the moon, shaw, H. W. Matthews (Secretary), 8. Cross, Provencher, L.
Now, if the mariet gunner doesn’t know how to get the most and J am strongly disposed to accept its plausibility from the Sutherland, Torrance, Fenwick, Geo. McKinnon, Hanson
meat for the least ammunition, who does? added evidence of my own observation and experience, I and others. Dr. Mayrand, President of the Argenteuil Tish
“D. W. H.,” in your issue of Feb, 2, seems to be a little can testify that fish de bite better on the mornings that fol- and Game Protection Club, was also present. Letters of re-
mixed as to the proper weight of an ounce of shot. Ti low, and the evenings that precede dark nights. gret at non-attendance were received from Iion, E.eJd. Flynn,
should he 4374 grains, and not 480 grains, as he appears to A friend of mine, whom [ left behind in Illinois when I Commissioner of Crown Lands; Mr. Whitcher, Deputy Min-
think. The first number is the weight of one ounce ayoir- moyed Hast, writes me about a piece of bad luck that he had ister of Marine, Mr. Proulx, Chief Game Overseer of Quebec,
dupois, the second that of an ounce Troy. The precious last November. He, with another friend, went to McHenry and the President of the Eastern Townships Fish and Game
metals are weighed by the latter standard, and the baser by for two day's sport, at duck shooting. He hired a breech- | Club.
the former, Hence an ounce of gold is heayier than an loader at a cost of $10, laid in a stock of 150 shells, and ex- After the parfy had discussed the good things provided,
ounce of lead, A pound of lead, however, weighs more than pressed his boat on ahead of them, so as to be sureto have a toasts were drunk to ‘‘ The Queen; The Governor-General;
a pound of gold. Behold the beauties of the Americanized vood one. On their arrival at McHenry they found the and The Dominion Parliament.” The Chairman gave the
English weights and measures, and pray for the general in- ducks scarce, and the country full of sloughs caused by heavy “Quebec Parliament,” and in doing so said the Club was
troduction of the metric system, in which the unit of weight rains, At the close of the second day they returned to the much indebted for legislation to the Quebee Legislature. He
or measure has*the same yalue the world over. H. G, P. hotel through a driving snow storm, wet and tired, with one hoped that this year the Club would succeed in obtaining
solitary duck, which they left in the boat house, and the amendments to the existing game laws of the Province, with
next morning it was all deyoured, except one wing, by some a view of preventing the shooting of duck in spring. The
ON THE WING, OR ON A LOG? cat.or other ravenous heast. To save their reputationi they| “Army and Navy Volunteers” was the next sentiment, Mr,
UITE a controyersy has sprung up between some of our bought fourteen mallards, shipped them home, ‘and kept Dugas sang ‘‘Le Chasseur,” which was heartily joined in by
earnest sportsmen as to whether it is a proper thing to their friends (at home) in blissfulignorance of their ill suc- | the meeting. Mr. Geo. Ahern also gaye ‘‘Britannia, the Pride
shoot ruffed grouse except on the wing. cess. Printed accounts of sporting excursions usually portray | of the Ocean.” “Our sister societies in Canada” was the
Although this is simply a war of words, yet, like all wars, the brightest side of the sportsman’s expericnces, and if it next toast given by the chairman, In doing so he said he
1 will most likely cnd in a compromise. should come to the knowledge of my distant friend that I am |knew that this toast would be drunk with enthusiasm, In
Most of us haye yanity enough to believe we ca ing making a public exhibitian of him he might give me ‘‘Hail reading over the bill of fare he noticed that the toast was to
down all the birds we want after flushing and iat can Columbia” for departing from the general rule. But since the sister societies of Canada only. He would ask permission
ret out of range. Jf stimulates our pride and flatters our he is not in your list of subscribers (L am sorry to say) and I to include in it the fish and game clubs of the UnitedsStates.
vanity todo so. But suppose, like the boy digging at the have been so far impersonal as fo witheld his mame and place | He was happy to say that he had received a letter and a copy
woodchuck's hole, you were “out of meat and the minister of residence, I will take the risk of any evil that might follow of the by-laws of the Cincinnati club, which fact showed that
Wis coming,” and your faithful spaniel should “tree” a and submit it to your judement and columus, subscribing the feeling which should prevail among the clubs should be
Prouse in 4 thick undergrowth, where to shoot him on the niyself as ever, Arx. continental, and not provincial, The toast was drunk with
Wing wouldbe bordering on impossible, what would the PAtERson, N. J, much enthusiasm, Dr, Mayrand, who was called upon to
aycrage common-sense sportsman do? Swing his hat, scare respond to the toast; returned thanks for the St. Andrew's
him off, and trust to the precarious chance of fndmg him FOXES TAKE TO WATER. Society of Argenteuil, Mr. Beaugrand then proposed ‘‘Our
again under more favorable circumstances, or walk (leliber- ° Wr. E. Roy responded to the toast, and in doing so
ately away, leaving the game alone in his slory, or would he Y OUR correspondent, Mr. I. C. Lodor, in Forrest AnD he spoke as counsel for the Society, and referred to several
take the shortest cut to get what he was after, and proceed SrreAM of January 26, asks if foxes ever take to water. instances connected with the prosecution of parties contra-
to knock the bird out of that tree with a charge of No. 6's? Iwill velate what I saw about two weeks ago. Llive ona vening tlie fish and game laws. He pointed out instances in
On the principle thaf ‘‘a bird in hand is worth two in the branch of Miles River, in Talbot county, Maryland. Two which the greatest destruction of fish and game had heen
bush,” I honestly believe that every “‘pot-hunter,”’ every weeks azo last Wednesday I was on board ny yacht with a prevented, and in other instances where panties had been
farmer's boy and nine-tenths of the sportsmen of this country party of gentlemen. We were about to leaye our moorings punished. Mr. B. C. Monk then gave ‘‘The Press,” and in
(£ do not include sporlsmen shooting in Hngiish or American for a ducking trip, when we heard the hounds and soon saw doing so said that the Club owed fhe greatest amount of
preserves) would bag that bird then and there, I am free to them coming across a field fo our vight. All of the pack, gratitude for the services which the press had rendered the
confess | have done it, and under like circumstances will do with the exception of one dog, seemed to overshoot the trail, Club, He hoped it would not fail in doing in fnture
it again, notwithstanding my love and admiration for wing as they Eept on toward a cove making into the side of the what it had done in the past. The toast was appropriately
shooting. creek they were on, The one hound took a trait ata right responded to by Mr. R. 8. White, of the Guwzete, and Mr.
Wing shooting is an acquired art, practiced not to increase /angle to the course of the rest of the pack, and ran it out to Provencher, of La Anerze. After ‘The Ladies” had heen
our bag, but to enhance our pleasure. It should be en- a point on the bank of the creek just below where we were duly honored, the chairman proposed ‘‘Our absent members,”
couraged and practiced by all true loyers of manly field anchored. This called our attention to the fox, which we and in doing so called npon Mi. Fred. J. Brady and Mr. Win-
sports. But it appears to me to work no blemish upon lis soon espied in the water very leisurely making his way tou, two of the most efficient members of the Club, torespond,
character for the sportsman to show good sense as well as 'to the other side, the creek at this point being about 250| The toast was enthusiastically honored in Highland fashion
food shooting, and not to be afraid or ashamed to shoot a yards wide. THeswam quite high in the water, nearly the and the speakers accorded the heartiest reception of the even-
dver or bear standing, «squirrel on a limb, or a ruffed erouse whole of his tail being on the surface. The rest of the pack, ing. The meeting dispersed with the singing of *‘Auld Lang
on airee. Compromise then, and agree to shoot the grouse soon discovered their mistake and came back and took up | Syne” and the National Anthem, Appended is the
on the wing if you can, but if you sec you cannot, shoot all the trail to where Reynard had taken to the water, but here
the same. the icy coid water seemed to cool their ardor, as they refused SECRETARY'S RHPORT.
The following case of native simplicity forced me to’ this to follow the fox, which had by this time landed on the op- Your committee, in reporting the work done by the club
compromise: posite hank, and after giving himself a shake or two bounded during the past year, has much pleasure in stating that the
Several years ago, with a fine brace of pointers, Nrank and up the bank and disappeared. Several of the gentlemen, laws for the protection of fish and game haye been much het-
Dash, I left a little town on the Ohio Canalsome thirty miles who were following the hounds, had by this time arrived on | ter observed than in the past, that the sale of fish and game
from Cleveland, after an early breakfast, for the ‘‘Sedges,” a the bank of the creeiz, and seeing their wonhble, I sent one of ulegally killed has become very rere in Montreal, and that
well known partridge ground east of the winding Cuyahoga, our party with our skiff, who ferried the dogs over and put the club is now in a better position to carry their prosecutions
Before I cot out of the little hamlet, a ragged little bright- them on the trail while the hunt rode round the head of the into the more distant districts of the province.
eyed smart-looking colmtry boy, hetween twelve and four- creek, How the hunt terminated T cannot say, as | have not The results ef the work done by the club are most gratify-
teen years of age, came trudging along at my heels. I said: seen any of the hunters sincé my return from my shooting ing, The catch of game fish during the past summer hus not
“Where are you going, my hoy?” trip. been equalled for many years. Especially may be noticed
“Hunting with you, if you'll let me.” It is a very common thing for foxes to take to water in our bass and maskinonge. The catch of the former was very
* “You donot look stout enough to stand the fatigue of the country, cut up as itis hy numerous ereeks andrivers. This large, and the fish of good size and in good condition; but
tramp I am about to make. Don’t you go to school?” is the second instance I haye known of a fox crossing fis the mosi marked resulis were shown ir the sreat increase of
*¥es, but I’m runnin’ away to-day to show you where the creck, at or near the same place. Our fox is the common muskinonge, a catch of two, three, and eyen four fish being
partridges is. I knowed you was going hunting, for I see red fox. SINKBOAT. no uneommon occurrence, these fish rnnning from 10 to 40
you and them big dogs last night at the tavern,” TRE WHEATLAND?, pounds. 1 :
“Are you not afraid of getting a whipping by both your Your committee commenced the work of the vear by emising
teacher and your parents?” . T will gratify your correspondent and furhish soine facts copies of the Aish and same laws to be posted in nearly every
“No; but Lexpect to have to liesome. Tl tell the teacher
in regard to foxes taking to wafer, The red fox has as lit- town, village and railroad station in fhe provinces, and the
T had the belly-ache, and [ll tell pap Tye been to srhoel and tle regard for water as the water spaniel has, and im pursuit of distribution of cards containing the same aud offermg re-
didn’t want no dinner,” his game habituaily crosses streams of seyaral Inmadred wards forthe conviction of persons infringing theee laws, and
At this Ismiled audilly, and believing in his unsophisti- yards in width, and when closely pressed by hounds, much during the past yesr rewards have accordingly heen paid in
cated henesty, aiid thit he might show mesome new sronnds, Wider stteams. Jones’ Tsland, several iniles below Gaston, SIX C&SeEs.
as he declared he could, I told him to come alone, kerp close is formed Wy @ division of the Roanoke into sireane of The club have prosecuted in sixteen cages, in tight of which
16 me and step still when I did. He promised faithfulness in nearly equnl sige ench al least two hundred yards wide, convictions have heen obtained. Six were dismissed fprwant
everything. We soon turacd into 4 thicket in a ae gully at The red foxes swam into it, and for several years yee in ib, of sufficient evidence ind two wre yet pending, The eiah
his suggestion and had proceeded but a few rods, when hud cominaed to do so nntil Brodnax and myself enuped in have also made several seizties of fish and game, and distui-
Prank stiffered out. and Dash backed him beautifully, 1 itand exterminated the whole colony. Pogh's Island, 4 part buted the same gmong the several hospitals of the city, Tu
Aupped and iooked hack to see if the boy had stopped inv, of my plantation, is similarly formed, and for many years these cages The club did not presecsite as there wes apldence
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to show that the parties infringing the laws did so in ignor-
ance.
The thanks of the club are again due to Mr. Huclide Roy,
T have just laid down your issue of Jan. 26, containing the
advocate, who has given his professional services to the club
gratis, for the able manner in which he has conducted our Sacramento Bee's comments on *‘ The Hunter's Train,”
CARES. The writer agrees partially with me, but argues that the
Your committee regret that the bill for the amendment of birds will not be noticeably depleted next season, and that the
Sunday hunter bas much to excuse him as Sunday is the only
the game laws affording better protection to duck and other | day hecan leave his labor and indulge in recreation, Granted.
game during the breeding was not passed last session owing to He admits, however, that if the same army should invade the
strong opposition. The great necessity for these amendments quail grounds it might be very disastrous. There is alsa a
is shown by the statement which the chairman of the market hint to the effect ‘‘that he who iz without sin should cast the
committee has been kind enough to furnish the club, which first stone.”
shows that over 1,000 brace of black ducks came to Montreal
market during the breeding season last spring. Your com-
taittee, however, haye strong grounds for hoping that the
necessary amendments will be made during next session.
The thanks of the club are due to Messrs. Bover and Monk,
who at great inconvenience to themselves went to Quebec
last spring, and in spite of the strong opposition did all that
could possibly be done, to have these amendments made.
Your committee regret to report that the river Beaudet, a
most valuable breeding-ground, has been illegally fished by a
notorious poacher living in the neighborhood, and that owing
to local magistrates refusing to sit on the case and the unwil-
lingness of the inhabitants to give evidence, the club have
been unable to bring this man to justice, but after some cor-
respondence with the Government on the subject, the Depart-
ment have kindly agreed to appoint a fishery officer especially
for the protection of this river. During the early part of the
session, it was reported to the club that) Americans are there
again using punt-guns on Lake St, Frances, and also killing
ducks in close season on the lower part of the lake. Mr, John
Morrice, the Guard de Chasse, was sent np and remained on
the ground some time, and though he did not sueceed in
bringing the offenders to justice, his presence put an end to
the poaching, This lake, lying as it does between the two
provinces, is very hard to protect, as the game laws of On-
tario do not coimcide with those of Quebec.
During the past year 116 new members have been added to
the list of the club, making at present a membership of 286.
In retiring, your committee would suggest to their succes-
sors the advisability ef some amendment to the granting of
licences for netting. At present a license is granted on al-
most any respectable person’s application, and consequently
a great, number of people have nets set for private use, taking
a large quantity of fish and using only the best. Such people
could take all they required by rod and line, and if a charge
of fiye or ten dollars was made for a license the rivers would
not be constantly blocked by nets, and the professional fisher-
man would willingly pay it. Thus a revenue might be raised
for the better payment of the fishery officers, and the public
would greatly benefit by the large increase in fish. All of
which is respectfully submitted. G, H, Matthews, Secretary.
CANADIAN.
THe Star Mounrarmy Buck.—The Watertown, N. Y.,
Times says: *‘The bearer of the above name was a buck of
huge proportions which for six or seven years has been the
target of North Woods sportsmen in the region of Star Moun-
tain, near Paul Smith’s, but which until last season bore a
charmed life, together with numerous rifle balls. Then he
fell a prey to the unerring aim of T. Irwin, Jr., of Oswego,
who procured his head and antlers, to be beautifully ‘‘set up”
by a New York taxidermist, from whom he has lately re-
ceived the splendid trophy. The buck, when killed, weighed
400 pounds, while the average weight of those killed in the
Adirondacks is less than 200. This fellow, with his long,
splendid antlers, has long been the much-coveted prize of
several New York sportsmen.”
A JANuARY Woopcock,—Locust Valley, L. I.—Was it a
laggard or an early bird? In the second week of January a
woodcock was flushed by the spring near our kennels at
Locust Valley. Is it not an unusual thing in this latitude?
GorDEN Kenneu. [It was probably a lageard. We once
killed a woodcock in Connecticut on Christmas Day, which
we decided to be a crippled bird that had been left behind.
Woodcock often reach this latitude as early as February,
Some thirty years ago, in Connecticut, we were out on
Washington's Birthday, Feb. 22, and found a woodcock’s
nest: ie three eggs in it. It was a very early season that
year.
A GrorerA Resort.—Hiditor Forest dnd Stream: 1 am in
receipt of a letter from Mrs, R, J. Screven, Dorchester,
Liberty county, Ga., offering to take boarders, Every room
in her new house has a fire-place. Game in the fields and
the rivers would give abundant recreation to gentlemen.
Thousands of bushels of oysters lic in the creeks free to
eyerybody. This place is a paradise for sportsmen, The
town is reached by railroad from Sayannah to Jacksonville,
stopping at McIntosh Station, where parties will be met by
Mrs. §, if notified ahead —D. T. Bonxer. (Auburndale,
Mass.)
Tae AynTiLERs oF ‘“Orp AtEx,’—Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 1.
—Last Thursday evening a party of gentlemen called on Mr,
E, W. Watson and presented him with an elegant gold-
mounted Smith & Wesson revolver. Mr. Watson, in return,
presented the club with the antlers of the famous buck ‘‘Old
Alex.,” which he killed in the mountains near Confluence.
Both parties were completely surprised, and hereafter the
antlers will prove one of the valued relics of the club.
fv, Cnhatk Fuats.—Mr. Plumb, of Niagara, Canada, ad-
vertises this week shares for sale in a shooting elub located
at this famous resort for wild fowl. We presume that the
will readily find purchasers, as this is one of the best locali-
ties for game in the West, and we often record the results of
royal sport enjoyed by the frequenters of this sportsman’s
paradise,
Kewr Conny Crus.—Grand Rapids, Mich,, Feb. 2, 1882.
—Officers of the Kent County Sportsmen’s Club, of Grand
Rapids, Mich., for 1882: President, H. 8, Holmes; Vice
President, Harry Widdiconrb; Secretary, A. B. Richmond;
Treasurer, Wm, H, Calkins, who with the following gentle-
men constitute the Board of Directors—Geo. 8, Baars, J. C.
Parker, Geo. A. Gould, Ed. M. Barnard, and L. D, Follett.
A sage hen—one who avoids the hawk. Columbus made
the eee stand, but Italians of less renown have made the pea-
nut stand, These jokes were hatched by the Heening Post.
Ay ARtroLE from ‘P.,” on the Trajectory Curves of Sport-
ing Rifies, will be published in our next issue,
FOREST AND STREAM.
SUNDAY SHOOTING IN CALIFORNIA.
Boston, Jan, 28, 1882.
fditor Forest and Stream-
In the first place I will ‘‘ery peccayi” and admit that I have
done more or less shooting on Sunday in California whieh I
can only excuse on the ground thatit was perfeetly legal so
to do, but nevertheless I think it was bad for the birds, and
the very fact that I wish to have a law passed forbidding me
to shoot on Sunday shows that I am at least sincere, espe-
cially as I am going to shoot in California next winter.
Locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen is
the great fault of our people and legislators, and in no case is
this more true than in the matter of game laws,
There are many things which tend to bring abont this re-
sult, and these haye been argued and explained in Fornmsr
AND STREAM time and again far more logically and forcibly
than I can hope to do,
As long as gamé is abundant the attempt to check the kill-
ing of it in any way is looked upon by many as a species of
‘class legislation.” I shall not try to discuss this question at
any length. “Ogdensburg” in your last issue has thoroughly
gone over the ground and hits the nail on the head.
J can only argue that it is no more class legislation for the
government to say ‘tyou shall not ‘shoot during certain
months” or ‘you shall not shoot on Sunday” than it is for it
to say ‘‘you shall not fire off your gun within the city
limits.”
The greatest good to the greatest number must be the rule,
and the fact that A B and C lose a certain amount of
pleasure has nothing to do with the question,
It is only when the game is nearly exterminated that legis-
lators open their eyes and hastily pass game laws twice as
strict as there would have been any necessity for ten years
previous, and then, perhaps, they will spend thousands of
dollars in vainly trying to restock the depleted preserves and
empty streams.
* A stitch in time saves nine,” nowhere applies with more
force than on the question of game protection.
California is a new and very large State. Her game sup-
ply is enormous, and with a little foresight and care, there is
no reason why it should not remain so for many generations.
But the very fact that game is so plenty nas also made the
hunters plenty, and to preserve the game supply strict and
well enforced protective laws ave getting to be absolutely
essential.
True, ducks are migrating, but if our friend of the Bee had
hunted over the Long Island, New Jersey and Pennsylyania.
ducking grounds for the past three or four years, 1am yery
sure he would not have advanced the fact as an argument
that they do not need the same protection as the native
birds,
Again,this “army” does not limit its operations to the Ala-
meda marshes. Itismerely anexample of what is being done
to a greater or less extent throughout the whole State and
through the whole year. Not only Sundays, but week days.
Not only during the open season but during the close season,
and, of course, the quail suffer as well as the ducks.
Let me quote a passage from an article written by me for
one of the California papers in the summer of 1878: ‘‘ There
is in Lake county a total disregard of the game laws, deer,
quail and trout being killed and eaugit all the year round.
There has been no notice taken of the law probibiting the
killing of does, and great quantities of trout are slaughtered
with giant powder cartridges. This vandalism is all the more
culpable as it is chiefly practiced by residents of the county,
who, as the law was made for their benefit, should do ali they
can to preserve the game instead of exterminating it.” This
passage is probably as true now as when it was written, and
it will apply to every county in the State. I have seen hun-
dreds of deer slaughtered for their hides in San Luis, Obispo
and Santa Barbara counties, especiaily in the latter, I have
destroyed quail traps in both these counties, also in Alameda,
San Joaquin and Sacramento, and I haye seen giant powder
used in the Merced River, inthe Yosemite Valley, by govern-
ment officials. These are only a few instances. I have noted
them because they came under my personal observation.
Sink-boxes, huge guns, night-hunting, immense Hocks of
stools, etc., are as yet almost unknown to California hunters,
nor will this be used so long as the present supply of game
lasts. But when the work of extermination is well under way,
and the birds begin to get scarce and wild, these contrivances
will soon be introduced, and then—well, about that time I
shall clear out and take my yacation in Arizona.
In conclusion, I only wish to say that | haye not written
these lines in a carping spirit, but merely as a word of warn-
img. It will apply, not alone to California, but to most of the
Western and Southwestern States, Verbum sap, ; and must have entered largely into home consumption,
URIs P.
A CAPTIVE RAIL.—ABany, N, Y., Jan. 27, 1882.—Mr, H. 1.
Gardner, of this city, has in his possession a captiye rail, It
is kept in a cage, and seems to thrive first-rate upon seed,
celery and apples, together with plenty of water to dvink and
to bathe in. It esexped twice by squeezing itself between
the wires of the cage, but a netting placed oyer the wires
now confines it securely. The bird was taken Dec. 1, by Mr.
Baurhydt, of Catskill, who, from the window of his office,
saw it run across the road. Itseemed unable to fly, and was
easily caught by placing a hat over it, Do you know of
rails being kept in captivity? and if so, will you kindly
inform us of the methods that were emulored to Eeep them,
the food they will best thrive on, etc.—H. B. D.
WEIGHTS FOR SINE-BOAT.—Bancor, Mz.—Can any of
your correspondents tell me how most conveniently to
weight a sink-boat requiring 200 pounds weight besides the
accupant? The boat is built after the plan published by you
some months ago, the writer of which then stated that he
used fouriron decoys of 50 pounds each, which is impracticable
in my case, as the boat is to be taken long distances in the
woods, and the weights could not be carried. The boat will
be used in shallow water, not more than 16 to 18 inches deep,
about same depth as boat. I want instruction also as to the
modus operandi ot getting in and out of sink from another
boat, wings, etc., being in the way.—A. B. 8.
THE KISSIMMER COUNTRY.—Uur correspondent ‘Al
Fresco” has told us of the bass fishing to be had on the Kiss-
immee River, Mlorida, The following extract from the Jack-
sonville Union, of Jan, 26, corroborates his stalements—or
would corréborate them if they needed any additional evi-
dence, which ‘Al Fresco’s” statements never do:
Colonel Coryell, General Superintendent of the Okechobee
Drainage Company, who bas just returned from Kissimmee
City, of Lake Tohopekaliga, relates the following incident
which came under his observation, while at the new settlse-
ment. One morning A. W. W. Bryan, J, M. Depew, C. 8.
Edwards, and David Mahone, four workmen, mechanics from
Jacksonville, employed on the construction of the dredge and
tender, took a eaieittboat and started down Kissimmee River
ona fishing expedition. They were absent about two
hours, and while landing were asked by the Colonel ‘‘what end ahalftothree pounds, but they have not Jaid a single
[Fms. 9. 1882.
had brought them back so quickly?’ ‘‘Why, Colonel,” was
the reply, ‘‘we didn’t want to sink the boat,” What do you
mean?” ‘Just look here and you will see,” at the same time
lifting a sail that concealed 4 huge pilé of trout or black
bass. On being weighed the spoils amounted to 367 pounds,
good measure. While two of the men paddled the other two
were trolling with spinners, with the result mentioned, No
bait, dead or alive, was used. Some of the specimens cap-
tured weighed fifteen pounds each. Wild ducks are nn-
merous upon thelake, and deer, wild turkeys and other game
are abundant,
THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION—II.
MORNING SHSSION, WHDNESDAY, JAN, 18.
N ERTING called to order by the President, und minutes
th of last meéting read and approved. ‘The following
gentlemen were elected individual members of the associa-
tion: HE, D. Richmond and L. G. Rutherford, Hart, John
Dayidson, Monroe, ©, 0. Fitzburgh, Bay City; Charles
Jacobson, Bt. Charles, H. D, Wilber, Howell, A. A. Mer-
shon, KR. H. H. Weidman, W. W. Wicker, A. K. Penny, V.
Kindler, Leander Lee, D. R. Brown, John Welch and O,
Stuart Draper, Hast Saginaw.
The special committee appointed at the last annual meet-
ing to consider the proposition of My. Boise, of Hudson, to
establish an acclimating aviary and game preserve for colin
or quail upon his farm, reported as follows:
To the Michigan Sportsmen's Association >
GENTLEMEN— Your committee on game preserves, after a
fair and impartial canvas of the benefits arising from a same
preserve as proposed by Mr. Boise, of Hudson, are well
satisfied that the proposition is one worthy of due considera-
tion by this association. Before we can take action upon it,
it will be neeéssary fo make some provision to defray the
expense of the same, and we would therefore recommend
that the proposition of Mr. Boise be received and placed on
file for the future action of the association.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
C. W. Hiepy, Chairman.
Mr. Higby stated that a committee consisting of President
Holmes, Prof, Roney and himself met at Hudson to consider
the proposition made by Mr. Boise; looked over fhe ground
and heard his statement of the advantages of the situation,
ete, Mr, Boise proposed to receiye and properly care for,
during the winter, several thousand colin, if the association
or its local clubs would furnish the birds, returning to each
club their quota of birds in the spring, to be freed in their re-
spective localities.
Plans for suitable buildings had been examined and ap-
proved, but the funds necessary for their erection—about™
$500—were wanting. ‘The committee considered the plan a
most important one, and recommended its adoption as soon
as the necessary funds could be raised. The report was re-
ceived, and on motion the commilteé were continued in office
another year.
The following interesting article, by Superintendent Port-
man, was then read by the secretary: ,
MICHIGAN FISH AND FISHERIES,
Mr. President and Members of the Association:
Thardly understand the limit of nyy power or duty in this
paper. I had shrunk, in some way, in dimensions, so that
your worthy secretary failed to fd me in the distribution of
last year’s minutes, and but for the eagle-eyed man who occu-
pies the chair, and scans with closest scrutiny all the machin-
ery of this most excellent organization, the time of this meet-
ing would haye passed by me unknown. LHyen his letter
came y hand ata very late date, when suffering under an
attac’ evere and sudden heart derangement. I can there-
fore give you but a few thoughts upon this important subject,
PROTECTIVE LAWS.
Are the fish and game interests of the State of sufficient
magnitude to demand protection better than we now haye?
By consulting the different statutes now in force, it would
seem that they cover with but sight exception all the legisla-
tion required upon this subject. Tsay, with slight exception,
for it will readily be admitted that some of our legislation is
still imperfect; that we need a modification of existing stat-
utes. hese will be referred to farther on, But to the preyi-
ous question. A glance at the fish interests of this conimon-
wealth, their magnitude is greatly underrated and overlooked.
According to the federal census of 1850 Michigan had nearly
2,000 men employed, with 24 tugs, 466 vessels and boats, with
an investment in nets and accessories valued at: $72,130. ‘The
product for 1879 was 24,015,100, having a commercial value of
$811,695, Of the catch of the same year it is estimated that
16,000,000, haying a value of $466,000, were sold while fresh,
Ovyer
this interest, which is local, there can be no q\testion, ib ap-
pearsto me, asto State jurisdiction. YY such question does ex—
ist it behooves our legislature to devise some method for its
adjudication, tor it would be irredeemable folly to allow it to
be the sport of circumstances combined with man’s &yaricions-
ness.
But what of the inland waters where no question of jurisdic-
tion can be raised? Of these there are 5,175 lakes, haying an
area of 712,64 acres, to say nothing of the innumerable net-
work of streams which form the sources of our beautiful
shining rivers, Not a rivulet, brook, river or lake is capable
of furnishing fish life and growth of some variety when prop-
erly understood and placed under culture, protected by re-
strictive law. Suppose each of the aboye lakes capable, in a
state of nature, to yield on an average 15) pounds of food fish
annually, we will have a product of 775,950 pounds, which at
5 cents per pound would give the nice little sum. of $35,797.50,
But will they not, do they not, yield thnee or eyen four times
that amount? I contend they do, and would be glad if some
plan could be deyised for obtaining accurate statistics upon
this point. There are in addition to the above lakes which were
meandered by the United States survey, perhaps 2,000 which lie
within the section lines and were not seen by the original sur-
veyors, Wot éven an approximate figure can he made of the
quantity of the fish taken from the rivers and streams of the
State, but it reaches no inconsiderable amount,
Tt must be seen, therefore, that this ‘water farm of the
people” occupied no small place in furnishing food for the
masses, Butif I mistake not, it will, in the next ten years,
under the stimulus of wise and judicious cultnre, produce ten,
yes, twenty times over its present quantity. The introduc-
tion of the German or Leather Carp (Cyprinus Carpid), to
which the Board of Fish Commissioners are turning their
attention, will aid largely in bringing about the result.
Now, is it asking too much of ‘ Sa powers that be,” a pro-
yision of law, wit methods for its inforcément, to furnish
ample protection to all the netessary parts of this ‘water
|farm?’ In my view whatever invites waste and destruction
| should be promptly met. The spearin the hands of a man
who sees “great fun” in the barbarous methods, should be
taken from him, that the fish planted in the waters may have
ap opportunity to thrive aud reproduce their species. Notably:
is this so in the case of the eel (Angiulla Commuunis) an
leyprinaids. The latter ab the end of the first year, where the
waiter pasture is good for them, will reach aweight of two
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egg. To spenr, net, seine or hook them at that age, is to tailed for the carp, 1,200 were secured, and the greater part |association for direction or advice, and to make a fnll report
destroy the entite work and cost of their planting. PASS in small lakes, which were free from predatory fish, in of his doings at the next annual meeting,
The same, in a measure, is true with the Angerilla. So far ifferent parts of the State. Arrangements were made by We also recommend that a fund be raised to be called the
as can be learned, they do not reproduce until the third year My, Miller at Washington for a further shipment by express of protective fund, to pay the salary and defray the traveling
of their growth, and yet they attain 4 size which invites their 2,000, which arrived at Kalamazoo December 1st in perfect expenses of the agent and such necessary prosecutions 4s may
destruction by the spearman. I say emphatically, prohibit condition, and were placed in the vacant ponds at Pokagon tor be instituted against offenders, by means of collections, of
the use of the barbarous instrument entirely, and let all the distribution in the spring, where suitable ponds free from de- vohintary contributions forwarded tothe secretary by & tent
people say, Amen! The lay passed last winter prohibiting structive fish are found, ber from each club to be appointed by the executive commit-
the eatehing of grayling (Tiymalis Tricolor) and spekled Prof, Baird has also sent this fall to Michigan in charge of tee; any deficiencies to be made up by direct assessments
trout (Salmo Fontainalis) under six inches in length, and Frank WN. Olark, Esq., of Northville, Wayne County, an ad- leyied upon the auxilliary chibs and individual members, and
which comes in force next spring, is still defective. Here at ditional 3,000 for distribution, making a total of 6,200 recetyed any surplus to remainin the treasury as a sinking fund for the
the hatehery the trout planted in the stream in April, 1880, in the fall of 1881 for the plant of the State. espense of enforcement of the laws and protection of game
had attained a growth of sight and ten inches, and yet had The paper elicited an interesting discussion as to the relative and fish.
not produced a single eg, Tt must be apparent from this value of fish as food, President Holmes inquiredif any one We also recommend that standing cominittee No. 1, on laws
that nearly all the trout of six inches in length are young fish present knew anything about the carp, for the protection of game animals of fur, fin and feather, be
of one year’s growth, and have neyer spawned, To take them Mr. Clark said he did not breed carp but had some in his instructed to prepare a meniorial and petition to the State
from the public waters at that age and size isa waste and ponds. He had seen some in Washington weighing as high as Legislature of 1558, for the appointment of a State game
destruction. sixteen pounds, and Prof. Baird pronounces them a very fine warden, and an appropriation for his salary and expenses and
But with the best laws no protection can be secured from a flayored fish. The fish grew in a sluggish pond formed of asking that power he conlerred on him to designate some
Jaqvless class, who will kill and destroy game and fish without water from the Potomac, which was sometimes as warm as tnember of the constabulary in each county as special game
any motive save that of gratifying a morbid pleasure, 90 decress, and they were finer eating than any fish in the constable, who shall attend especially to prosecutions for
Now, are not these interests of sufficient magnitude to Potomac, The carp at Northville weighed 8{ pound when violations oi the game laws, and receive the fees provided by
justify the appomtment of proper officers to look to the 16 months old, which he considered a slow growth, and ai- the shatute for such services.
enforcement of all protective measures? Audlif such officers tributed it to the cool water, which was seldom warmer than By kindly and judicious, but vigorous measures such as
cannot be secured by legislation cannot some method of asso- 50 degrees, and believed that in waiter af 80 and 585 degrees these, your committee firmly believe can only be made
ciated action be taken through which the different game and they would grow rapidly, Mr. Clark’s remarks also elicited eftective by the good work which this association has labored
fish associations of the State may jointly sustain a system the facts that there are now at the United States Fish Hatch- seven lone years to perfect.
reaching the same result? ery at Northville, Mich.,, fish and eggs as follows: Ali of which is respectiully submitted, S. EB. ROGERS,
Upon the question of game protection, let those speak who Brook trout from one to four years old.............0.......-. 15,000 C. W, Carn,
have time and opportunity beyond my own to give it. California trout two years old.,....... 3,000 R. J. BIRNEY,
Respectfully submitted, JAS. G, PoRTMAN, eSyeleiogy eves ste7q: ee ABAe) ree nA 200,000 Mr, Rogers, in presenting the report, said the committee
WihTPSHeh Cops; ear eens a:cuy gre.) 0s ce ints) Wy Sees eC ~ 22,500,000. considered
8. E. Rogers submitted a recommendation for the division California trout eggs, there are expected by May ito be..... 59,000 that the measure recommended one of the most
of the president’s address as follows: important ever considered by the association, and asked for a
President Holmes said he made the inquiry because conusid-
1. That
: such portion of the address
= the desired , | erable was being said in fayor of the Huropean carp, and we free expression of views on the subject. The committee con-
relating to ie
sidered vigorous measures necessary, and regarded this the
amendments to our game and fish laws be referred to the’ qq not want our waters occupied with anything that is not an ouly effective method of enforcing the luws.
standing committee on laws for the protection of game ani- nuproyement over what we have that will live in the same
mals of fur, fin and feather. Secretary Mershon called attention to the fact that by the
waters. Mr, Miller's testimony was general. Inasmuch as ‘report, only a member of the State assoriation could fill the
2, That such portions as refer to the desired uniformity of the Potomac contained the black bass, he considered Prof.
game laws in contiguous States and the organization of a Baird’s praise of the carp very high commendation. oftice of State game warden, and they might not be fortunate
national sportsmen’s association be referred to a special com- enough to find a manin the association who could devote his
In answer to a question the treasurer reported eighty-nine time to that object.
tnittee of three. individual members and sixteen clubs belonging to the State
5. That the portion relating to the problem “How may we Association. Prof. Roney remarked that when the proper person for that
best secure respect for and obedience to the laws?” be referred office was found, it would cost him only $100 to join the asso-
The formation of a national sportsmen’s association was dis- ciation.
to the standing committee on the enforcement of game, fish oussed and generally fayored,
and trespass laws, The president suggested that the leneth of time for which a
Mr, Gillman thought the plan a very desirable one and sug-
4, That the portion referring to the employment of a State gested that the secretary correspond with the officers of other State warden should be employed should he left discretionery
missionary to serye the interests of the association throughout rae associations with a view of bringing the matter to a aly cormmitte, to be goyerned by the amount of funds
the State for six months or a year, until such time as we can raised,
focus, Mr. Rogers thought a game warden was needed every
secure the appomtment of a game warden by the State, be re- Secretary Mershon then read his report as follows:
ferred to a Special committee of three, with instructions to month in the year; that violations were doubtless now taking
report a plan for raising the necessary funds for such Mr, President and Gentlemen of the Michigan Sportsmen's As- place daily, and he believed the fraternity throughout the
purpose. sociation: State would raise the necessery funds, and if that was not suf-
Adopted, and the several sections referred as recommended, I beg leave to make the following brief report of the work ficent, the auxiliary clubs and individual members should be
the special committes appointed on subject No. 2 being Messrs. of the association during the past year, and also congratulate assessed What was open season for fish was close season for
Richmond, Gould and Gillman, and that on subject No. 4, the members on the splendid results accruing from our efforts | game, vice verse, and the game and fish intérests would
Messrs. Rogers, Cate and Birney. toward game protection. Regarding the publication and dis- demand the entire time of the same warden. He thought the
The committee on the enforcement of game laws presented tribution of our fourth annual boolI will say little, leaving it amount of compensation should be left with the executive
their report, which after being read and discussed, was re- to friend Roney, chairman of the publishing committee, to committee, but believed a competent man could not be
ferred back for further amendment and to be again read at say What it cost and whereit went. I will say this, however, obtained tor a year for less than $1,000.
the afternoon session. that the press work and paper is of a poorer grade than we Mr, Greenwood suggested that this would be less than $100
Several standing committees appointed a year ago haying expected to get whenwe contracted with the printer. Never- for each club, and thought it would be better to hire a man
no reports to make, the president at this poiit administered a theless it has undoubtedly fulfilled its mission of good work for six months, or even three months, than not ai all,
good-natured lecture to the committees for their delinquencies, fully as well as though it was printed in gilt letters on the Mr. Gillman thought thatif such an agent was employed,
holding that it was their duty to come to the annual meetings finest of tinted paper. he should be a thoroughly efficient man, one with the inter-
fully prepared with a report to make, even if brief, so that Your secretary has received dozens of letters asking ques- ests of the association and its protegés, the game birds,
business might be expedited and made still more interesting. tions on as taany subjects, all of which have been replied to. animals and fish, foremost in his mind, and one capable of
The deserved reproof was taken in good part and a vote of He has frequently received letters from individuals or secreta- working upon interest in the association's work, of organizing
thanks returned. ries of so-called same protection clubs asking whether he could clubs, etc. He thought a man with all the necessary qualifi-
Mr, Clark thought that everyone should read an article or secure them a supply of live wild pigeons for their trap shoots. cations could not be secured for less than $1,500 or $2,000 a
essay of some kind, as he considered the discussions which fol- We haye invariably replied that they were very much mis- year, including traveling expenses
lowed them the most profitable feature of the convention. taken in the party, and that personally we considered pigeon A NATIONAL SPORTSMEN’S ASSOCIATION.
The secretary read the following paper by Fish Commis- shooting from traps as unsportsmantlike.
We have repeatedly received letters containing seemingly The committee on the project of forming a national associ-
sioner Miller, of Richland, Mich., on the introduction of ation of sportsmen, reported as follows:
Huropean carp into American waters, and especially those of positive information regarding illegal killing of deer and other
game, but were obliged to do nothing, not so much from lack Your committee appointed to consider the project of form-
Michigan by the U. 5. Fish Commission, ing a national association agreed to secure uniformity in the
of funds as from lack of time to attend to the prosecution.
THE CULTIVATION OF CARP. You are doubtless all familiar with the fiasco we had in Clare Sune laws of adjacent States, would respectfully report as
Tn the United States report on fish and fishing for the year county, where everything was proven to the jury, killing, ollows:
1872-5, Prof. Baird first called the attention of the public to- possession and all, except that the deer was wild. In these We would recommend that a committee of one (the secre-
ward the introduction of the European carp. ‘In the fact of localities, where the most fagrant violations occur, the prose- tary of this association) be appointed to confer with the
the great advantace this fish possessed oyer most of our Ame- cuting attorneys seem to be very indifferentand take no pains secretary of the State associations of our sister States in
tical species, of its being a veaetable feeder, and adapted to to punish offenders, even after information is lodged against
regard to holding a national conyention to form a national
them. Soitis necessary, in order to bringa cage to trial (I don't association to secure such uniformity in game laws and report
shallow waters, where other fish cannot live.” to the president of this association; and in case such national
He also says in regard to the edible qualities of this fish, ‘It say conyiction)for some one tospend a great deal of time where convention shall be held before another annual meeting of
is a great mistake to compare the flesh with our ordinary fish the offence hastaken place. Now, none of us have that time to
—such as suckers, chub and the like—their flesh being firm, spare, and if we had it would be a few doingall the work. The this association, that the president be authorized and em-
flaky, and in some yarieties almost equal fo the European only way out of the dilemma I see is for the appointment of powered to appoint three delegates to such convention.
trout.” His report for 187445 briefly states, ‘“Another fish to State Game Wardens as recommended at our last meeting,
All of which is respectfully submitted.
which it is proposed te devote the efforts of the commission is Men that are not tied down to any local basis, but fearless EH. D, Ricumonn,
the European carp, a species eminently calcwlated for the men with positive legal authority to secure convictions when Guo, A. GouLn,
warmer waters of the country, especially the mill dams and violations have taken place. At the suggestion of our presi-
hh. H. Giustan.
The report was received and adopted,
sluggish rivers and ditches of the South. This fish has been dent we sent our circulars to the clubs of the State, soliciting Moved by Mr. Cate that W. B. Mershon, Secretary, and
domesticated for thousands of years, and itis one of the species contributions toward a prosecution fund. We met a very
H. B. Roney, Chairman, of the publishing committee, be
which furnishes the principal food of the Chinese, living on liberal response. An account was kept of receipts and expen- tendered $25 each, in slight recognition of services rendered
yegetable matter, instead of animal, it can be multiplied at ditures, and we have a credit balance in the fund of $15.
Karly in October we notified the general freight agents of the association during the past year. Carried, and orders
very little expense in yery limited waters.” directed to be drawn as stated,
The professorin his report for 1576-7, after speaking of the the several railroads and managers of the shore boats, as well
introduction of this fish as having been a favorite object for as the State manager of the Amerian Express Company, that Prot. Roney read the followimg paper on miscellaneous
years with the commission, announces the gratifying fact of the association would take pains to sée that the law relative topics:
the arrival at New York, May 26th, 1877, of 345 carp of three to shipment of game from the State was enforced, and re- THE WORKINGS OF THE NEW GAME LAW, AND OTHER TOPICS.
yarieties in charge of Dr. Rudolf Hassel, who was sent by ceived replies like the following: Gentlemen. of the Michigan Sportsmen's Associations
Prot. Baird expressly for them, he having had great experi- ‘While there were no doubt instances of violation of this | It was my intention to afain present for your consideration
ence in carp raising n Germany, and who reports these to be law, still i am confidentits passage last winter did more toward | my annual installment of statistics concerning the destruction
of the choicest yarieties known in Europe. As the national the protection of game than any one other measure that has of deer in this State the past season, but my absence in foreign
carp ponds at Washington are not yet constructed, these fish ever been taken in that direction.” lands during the entire summer, and an extraordinary pres-
were temporarily accommodated with a home at Draid Hill, In issuing the circulars notifying the clubs throughout the sure of business since my returh, has made the compilation of a
Baltimore, by the fish commissioners of Maryland, In the State of our annual meeting and requesting the sending of statistical report animpossibility. I desired to do this to show
meantime, upon application of Prof, Baird, Congress gaye au- delegates, we mentioned the fact that Michigan game and the workings of the new game and non-export law, which I
thority for the use of the ponds af Washington monument lot, fish protection Jaws were now grand and good, but means believe in the main has been satisfactory, and has proved of
in Washington City, and made an appropriation of $5,000 for must be devised for their enforcement, We repeat it here, practical yalue beyond the expectations of the most sanguine
the construction of ponds adapted to the purpose of carp cul- gentlemen and brother sportsmen, it is one great question of originators. From my own observations, combined with
ture, by Col, Casey, superintendent of the public grounds, this seventh annual session of the Michigan Sportsmen’s Asso- the opinions I haye obtained ofmany gentlemen well qualitied
under the direction of Dr. Hassel, whom large experience in ciation, ‘‘What shall we do to secure the enforcement of our to speak, | fully believe that the shortening of the season, the
the old country admirably qualified for the work, game lays ?” W, B. Mersuon, Secretary. clause prohibiting the Eilline in water, and ‘‘having in posses-
These ponds were completed in the spring of 1876, and a The bills of the president and publishing committee for sion” the skins of deer, and, more than all, the non-export law,
- large )
portion of the fish were brought on to ashington and postage, etc,, were allowed and ordered paid, and the meeting have reduced the annual slunghter of deer from 70,0) in 1880,
placed in their new lhomes—the several varieties placed in adjourned until 2p. M. ,}asshown by my report read at Lansing, to not to exceed
separate ponds—that each might remain true to name, From WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. 10,000 im 1551. This includes deer destroyed for all purposes
the product of these fish a small distribution was made in Meeting called to order by the president at. 2p. mu. Minutes during the year—a grand showine truly, To the warm
1879, Michigan receiving twenty pairs on the 5th day of No- weather and open, rainy season may be attributed a certain
of the morning session read and approved.
yember, 1879. These were from the hatch of the preceding The committee appointed at the morning session on a State portion of the reduction, but it isin the main due to the changes
spring, from one to two inches inlength. They were placed
missionary and game warden reported through their chairman in the law above mentioned. This gives cause for mutual con-
in 4 pond of less than a quarter of an acre in size at the Poka- as follows: : gratulation that our years of effort against coldness and dis-
gon Hatchery, had no extraordinary care orfeed, but at the courazgements to proyide a law that would perpetuate our
ae of thirteen months some of them measured 17 inches in REPORT ON STATE MISSIONARY AND GAME WARDEN. game and fish supply haye been at last crowned with such
length, 13 in girth, and weighed 314 pounds, and in the fall of To the Officers and Members of the State Sportsmen's Associa- signal success,
1881, when they were removed from Pokagon at less than 30 tion: One object of this meeting should be to take measures look-
months of age, weighed 714 pounds. Of course our commission Your committee, to whom was referred that portion of the ing to the better enforcement of the proseit law, particularly
were atixious to secure an additional supply of a species which president’s address relating fo the eniployment of & missionary the clause prohibiting the shipment of game from the State.
Promised so weil, and accordingly made early applicution at or protestive agent of the association, and to devise a plan for Many reports have reached me complaining of the violation of
Washington, We were consequently exceedingly disappointed the remuneration of his services, would respactiully report the non-export law at Ludington, Port Huron and Detroit,
upon the receipt of intellicence from Prof. Baird early in 1881, that they have fully considered the subject and heartily coin- and, as a rule, they appear to be well grounded. The ship-
that in consequence of a gorge of ice in the Potomac helow cide in the suggestions made by the president. They would ment of boxed venion billed as *‘merchandise,” “pork,” ete.,
Washington, the entire ponds, wibh the surrounding grounds therefore recommend that the executive committee of this to towns in other States from inland railroad stations, are also
were six feet under water. It was here that the peculiar associstion be authorized to employ as inay be, immediately, authoritively reported:
habit of the species came tothe rescue. The carp ware gath- if possible, a suitable person, who shall be a member of this I would also call the attention of the association to the
ered togetherin their kittles (s0 called) at the bottom of the association, as a State association protective agent, whose: necessity of immediate action to rid our cities and villages of
ponds, and so were preseryed entire, The hatch of the spring duty it shall be to visit every county im the State, organize that imported past, the Hnglish sparrow. Once believedto be
of 1881 at Washington was very large, and when the ponds clubs, set forth the true aims and objects of the association, as a yaluable insectiverous bird, ib has been proven beyond ques-
were drawn in the fall we were notified that we could have the president very aptly says, “Give light to the Gentiles,” and tion by the published reports of park keepers and public
1,000 if we would come forthem., At this time Mr, Portman, aspecially to see fiat the laws are entorced, by moral snasion gardeners of Boston, New York, Baltimore, Louisville and
our superintendent, and in fact all of our working force, were when possible, by vigorous prosecution when necessary. This other cities, and well-known scientists, that they are utterly
exceedingly busyin securing the spawn of the brook trout missionary or agent to be engaged for one year, to be reqiired valueless as insectiyerous birds, and antagonistic to our recog—
and whitelish. Accordingly a member of the board was de- to communicate from time to time with the officers of the nized song birds, My own observations for the past ten years
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im whe city of Hast Savinany convince me that the present great nnderstood and so expressed, thatho settler or homesteader Mr. Rutherford, of Hart, was called upon fora paper which
scarcity of cone and insestiverous birds in this city, such as | who only kills pame occasionally for his on use in his family he had prepared and whieh he then read, prefacing th with &
robins, bine firds, yellow birds, wrens, matting, etc,, is due to shallhe prosecuted, and the reward does hot apply to their few pleasant remarks.
the Sreat inereass and agpressive tactids of thei hardy and eases. But in io case shell inimunity bestantedto any one to BROOK TROUT IN OCHANA COUNTY,
pugnacious little enemies, the Hnglich sparrow. 1 ani in favor ill ov capture deer upon snow-crusts, or who catches trout or Last year I hurriedly wrote upon the subject of “Brook
of 4 law offering a bounty on the heads of these little street other fish by atty meats wpon their spawning grounds, or Trout in Oceana County,” more than anything else to show
scavengers, ad a law permitting them to be shot from the trout or praylingin any other way than by hook and line. that if was not essential to the growth antl developinent of
fap, believing thei termination & necessity on the ground | All of which is respectfully submitted, those fish most prized by the sportsman and epienre that
that they are nothine more or less than verniin, and implac- | Oyrnus W. Hicsy, Hehe planted by nature in fhe waters whats they are
able enemies of onz valudble sone and insectiverous birds, Jn A, J. Keeney,
(, OC. GREENWOOD, ound,
some of the Bastern States, and also in Hneland, bounties are How many men are there in Michigan who tiew and then
now being paid on, the heads of the English sparrows, The A. H. Mersnon,
Ri. J, Breniy, piuse in the whirl of business and in delightful reverie, go
kine bird should also be made to accompany the sparrow. back among the rugged hills of New England, New York
Other suerestions occur to ms, which I have not time to put The report wis received and adopted and referred to the and Pennsylvania, blissfully dreaming of spartling waters
in writing. executive committee with power to act. rushing oyer rocky crags, eddyivg around the base of some
Tm concluding f desire to express my regret ah not seeing im Prof, Roney asked what “other fishes” were referred to in huge boulder, or resting fora moment at the seats beneath
this convention the facce of our veteren co-workers, Judge the report, He thought this term would include suckers, the
worst of spawn eaters, and pickerel, which live almost entirely the shade of the overhanging boughs of the sombre hem-
Tolmes and Ma. Collins, of Bay City, Mv. Colburn, of Detroit, lock before it again went plunging down, down, down on its
Mayor Nichols, of Battle Creek, Judge Shaw, of Haton Rapids, on other and better fish, Men would make a business or com- course to the quiet sunlit meadows below.
Conesressman Lord, of Detroit, Supt. Portman and Messrs. | plaining-and get rich out of the association if mo distinction How we laugh at ourselves when we thinik of thie boy armed.
Kellose and Miller of the Fish Commission and others, all 1n- wasmade. He thought that protection should be extended
with a birch rod cut on the banks of the stream, one of its
avoidably detained from meeting with us thisyear. Their to valuable food fishes only such as whitefish, carp, California branches serving as a string, pon which ere long he has
Valued counsel aud Ieyel-headed opinions, which have con- salmon, California trout, brook trout, bass and grayling rather secured enough of the cerebral denizens of that brook to ex-
tributed so much to the peneral interest and effectiveness of than to pickerel; for instanee, which, while an edible fish and cite the envy of any true sportsman,
this association in former meetings, is seriously missed by us, affording considerable sport were of more harm than good.
aud we indulge the hope that the next meeting may find them Personally he would be glad to see every sucker and pickerel T see him now as he stealthily approachés a hen in the
stream, How well he knows where the trout love to lie, his
in their respective places in our ranks. wiped out of Michigan waters, and their places supplied with sunburnt face fairly sparkling with anticipation as he pushes
Very respectfully, H. B. Roney. better fishes, baek the old straw hat andlengthens his necl to see just
Hast Saginaw, Mich., Jan. 18, 1882, Mr. Clark saidit was hard to draw the line when speiking of where to drop the hook, which he has carefully hidden from
Mr, Highy read the following on the subject of game fish, especially between bass and pickerel. He thought the fish by the tempting worm uponit. See, he is all unmind-
pickerel fishing afforded people considerable sport and sug- ful of the torn and bleeding toe which he now carefully raises
A STATH GAME WARDEN AND OTHER MATTERS, | gested that the law againb speamny them be enforced.
itr, President and Gentlemen of the Association: to a position where he is sure of a firm foothold, Now look!
Dr. Holmes thought (here might be a different understand-
The yembers of this association have expended not only a ing of the same name, he has run a ‘speckled beauty” dish across the hole! One
He had known men to speak of pick- moment of eestacy—all depends upon his tact, and he would
latze amount of money but much valuable time and thought | erel when they meant pike perch, and that fish affordsa great
in préparing ahd presenting the various amendments that deal of sport. ‘‘Pickerel” is simply the diminutive for “pike,” rather lose a coal mine—aye, all the saw mills inthe Saginaw
have been made to out game, fish and trespass laws, during as ‘gosling” is for goose, The pike is the long-snouted shar valley are nothing when compared with that fish.
its lifetime, A constanbagitation of the importance of more The hook falls in the water—a dash by the fish, a pull by
which infests our waters and furnishes very little good food, the boy and the prize is upon the bank. ‘Whew! ain't he a
efficient and stringent protection to game and fish is netessary. Mr, Ciark greatly preferred « pickerel to an cel,
Year after yearwe have met for work in our legislative daisy!” wonder if there is amy more in this hole?’
Prof, Roney thought that instead of general expressions in Well, my boy, nothing but another trial can determine
halls, and we should continue to do so, Our eiforts have the laws, such as ‘‘other fishes,” “predatory fishes,” ete., the
finally been crowned with suceess at the last session of that whether there is or not, and I will leave you in your happi-
name of the species should be distinctly stated in every in- ness and try to show that while to you that brook among
honoruble body. stance, which would obviate the difficulty offen arising in
“Truth is michty and will prevail,” and it has prevailed. In your native hills is the nearest place to paradise on this conti-
justice courts of different interpretations of the law. An act nent, yet that pretty near the same sort of spirti may by wi
proof of this, allow me to quote from the report of our worthy of 1875 makes it lawful to estch “soft fish, sturgeon or Gar-
ex-secretary, Prof. Roney, for 16381; small expenditure of money and good judzment be secured to
nivorous fish at any time,” in¢ertain waters, and every sportis- the boys that are to follow you, even here in the compara-~
<Prom a small beginning the Michigan’s Sportsmen Associa- man present knew that bass and brook trout were carnivor- tively level peninsula of Michigan. And who would not rather
tion has grown to be an acknowledged State institution, re- ous, and fed on the flesh of any young fish that happened
epacted and commended for its spirit of humanity, friendship a boy would be happy along the banks of the stream of pure
along, and by the word ‘‘carnivorous,” protection to the last water than to be near the banks of the stream of dissi-
and protection toward our game animals, birds and fishes; mentioned fishes was rendered niil anc yoid. '
wile its sinverity of purpose is no longer doubted. From pation where so many haye been swept headlong into tha
Mr. Mershon said the association could well afford to pay whirpool of degradation and death?
friends anc strangers in the Hast, West, North and South, $10 as a reward for infotinabian concerning a violation of the
have come voluntary words of praise and enconragement for Nature had never graced our waters with these daintiest of
law either in relation to game or fish, but thonght the reward all fish, but for years, while watching the streams for grayling,
the gond that is beine accomplished, and the faithful manner should neyer be greater than the penalty.
in which this association lives upto its professions and the I could not help thinking that trout could find a home siitable
Mx. Hieby, recurring to the qnestion of killing a deer in for themselves if once planted here.
purposes of its organizations?” water, suid that the last meeting of the association at Lansing
Whut better evidence can we produce than to be true to Bui every suggestion of the kind was met by the knowing
Prof. Roney had stood alone in contending that the words | ones (and we have several), with the positive assnrance that
our pretensions and purposes. ‘orhile swimming” should be in the clause prohibiting the the waters contained so mich lime that it would kill the fish;
We cannot well do otherwise than to enforce the present killing of deer in water. Mr, Higby’s yiews at that time were
law. (fit isworth enforcing at all itis worth enforcing to its others knew that if a healthy fish could by any meangsurvive,
with the majority, but he had become convinced that the that they could not propagate because trout woulll only
fill extent, (Clare county to the contrary notwithstanding). omission of the swimming clause had saved few if any deer, breed among the rocks.
Allow 192-2 repetition, This is the point from which radiates and was working, as then predicted, te the injury of honest
the integrity, honest pretensions and purposes of this associa- This test was the strongest argument, for who had ever
sportsmen who might shoot a deer in the shallowest pool, seen brook trout; except in brooks with rocky or gprayelly
tion, It becomes our duty to see that primary measures are | brook or swamp, and who, if discovered, would be conyicted
tak at the present meeting to enforce our bad game laws, 2 and beds? Finally, however, we heard that the Jordan, Boardmen
under a literal construction of the law by backwoods justices ank other streams in the Traverse region contained the fish,
ne relinquish our eitorts until we secure such respect. to and juries, who are opposed to sportsmen on principle, and he
them as will meet the approval of this association. This may | desired to put himself on record as fayoring the insertion of and the recollections of boyhood came back with such force
require years of constant labor and attention to accomyplish, that a party. of which the writer Was aimember, resolvad to
the words ‘“‘while swimming.” There was nothing sportsman- try our fortunes, and were soon encampad on the banks of
theretore we should let no opportunity pass that can be like in killing deer in lakes, and the law did not contemplate
utilized directly or indirectly in strengthening and upholding Rapid River ready to see and to Enow for ourselyus. To
that they should nob be shot in crossing narrow or shallow those who haye been there no arguments are necessary to
our principles. My convictions are that the better way is to
shreame, prove the utter fallacy of the predictions of the wise heads
organize Glib as practicable in non-interested localities, President Holmes thoughtif the word ‘shooting’ were sub- who know all about breok trout,
for the purpose of cducating the inhabitants to look upon us The result of our observa-
stituted for ‘killing or capturing” iv would be sufficient, tion was that we organized a club of only a few persons, and
as friends. Such an alliance must necessarily result in Mr. Gillman was opposed to killing or capturing deer by purchased of our friend Portman afew fry, planted them
securing their aid aud-encouragement along our lne of en- any means whatsoever while swimming,
forcement, in a yery few brooks and carefully watches the development,
The thanks of the association were tendered the Common Our hopes were more than realized, until now we are able
in my opinion, the best systsm to be adopted by us is the Council of East Saginaw for the use of the couneil room for to show fish from fourteen to sixteen inches in length, and as
warden system, L seems to me, gentlemen, in considering
the field of labor that must of necessity grow out of the at-
this meeting. pretty specimens as ever grew inany of the tributaries of
The treasurer, N. A. Osgood, of Battle Creek, submitted his the Susquehanna.
fenipt to enforce the law, that there must be some one at the annual report. Receipts, 3299.57; disbursenients, $69.82;
heim wio can set his compass and take his bearings, The Having convinced the State anthorities of this fact they
balance on hand, $230.25. Report adopted. nobly rewarded our efforts, until now almost every stream in
office or State game warden should be an independent one, Mr, Rogers offered the following resolution: Resolved,
with salary suificient to make it effective, The officer should Oceana county has more or less of them among its dwellers.
That the present standing committee on nomenclature be We are convinced that all of the streams north of the Grand
hays power to appoint one or more deputies in every county requested to submit at our next annual meeting, a report on River which are made up of springs are well adapted to the
in the State, and to remove the same for disability or incom-
| the nomenclature (popular and scientific) of the game fishes wants of brook trowt, and no waters in tha United States con-
petency. that inhabit our waters, supplementary to their previous tain more or better natural food.
Tt see no good reason why the office of State game warden
could not be self sustainine, if only one-third of the fines were yaluable reports of 1880 and 188i, on field birds, waterfowl am, however, compelled to differ with our esteemed
collected of the thousands of violations that are committed and game animals. Carried. frievd Portman as to planting in waters like ours; he contends
yearly. Ib conversation with a member of the Board of Di- ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND FLACE OF NEXT ANNCAL MEETING. that the fry should bs placed in the springs af the souree of
rectors of the N. VY. Sportsmen’s Association, he assured me Detroit was chosen by ballot, as the next place of meeting, the stream, while my judgmentis that they should he placed
that the warden system had a salutary effect upon the game and he time, the second Tuesday in January, 1883, at where the stream is larger in some quiet, smoothly running,
law yiolators in that State, and he was well satisfied that ib is well sheltered cove, as they will the first season grow to
730 BP. M. double the size of those placed in the spring.
the only measure whereby the law cai be successfully carried All the retiring officers, viz: Dr. E, 8. Holmes, Grand
oviti Cc. Ww. thosy. Rapids, President; W. B, Mershon, Hast Saginaw, Secretary; Our greatest drawback, however, comes of a class of men
who wecan hardly belisve the source of all goud” had any-
The ¢ommnittiee on enforcement then made the following W. A. Osgood, Battle Creek, Treasurer, and W. C. Colburn, thing to do with creating it, They seem to think that fish is
report: Detroit, Director, for four years, were unanimously re-elected.
REPORT OF THER COMMITTER ON ENTORCEMENT. The thanks of the association were extended ta the officers common plunder, and if they can only be smart chough to
steal and not be caught by the elubit is all right. They cet
To the Officers and Members of the State Sportsmen’s Asso- for their faithful services the past year. the tront how and it is of no consequence whether the streams
elation < Prof. Roney offered the following resolution: are full or not, or whether any one else does ever gel a trout;
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Resolved, That this association recommends the extermina-
tion of the Mnelish sparrow and the striking ont of the word
but we trust we shall be able to sueceed against all this, as
laws to whom was te-committed their report, and to whom the better part of the people all over the conniry are finally
was referred that portion of the president’s address so tersely “sparrow? in section 7 of the laws protecting insectivorous
and song birds, on the grounds that itis not an insectivorons awakening to the fact that something must ba done, And
api sinnificantly propounding the problem, “How may we what that should be we will consider in another paper.
best: secure respect for and obedience to the laws?’ would bird aud is of no yalue to the farmer and lorticulturist, but L. G. RUTHERFORD.
respectiully subnivt the following report: a great injury, feeding as it does on growing grain, as well as
Tans of all kinds are made to be obeyed. Those enacted for decayed vegetable matter and street sweepings, instead of Mr. Rutherford supplemented his paper by a few remarks,
on noxious insects; that it is puguacions and aggressive with in which he stated that the troutin Oceana county whieh
the preservation of game and fish arc no exception; but while they planted four years agi were now fourteen bo sixteen
all others have proper officers appointed to enforce thein, other birds, and wages perpstual warfare wpon and drives
away our feathered songsters and insectiyorons birds. inches in length, Two yéars-ago the Stale fish conimission
those last named seem to be almost a dead letter upon the
Resolved, That this association recommends auxiliary clubs furnished thes 10,000 more, and their streams now teem with
statute book, While ivis made the duty of the prosecuting brook trout, There is no stream north of Grand River which
utbormey to take cogiizimee of complaints. and_ prosecute to offer a bounty of 24 cents a dozen on Hhglish sparrows,
violations, the chief labor deyolyes upon the complamant, who dead or alive, as soon as the law now protecting them is so is fed by brooks that is not admirably adapted to the raising:
is tO assume the furnishing of the necessary evidence, and he amended as to legally perniit it. oft brook trout. No mat ever cavght one who did net want
courts the enmity of nearly the whole neighborhood in which The sparrow question was thoroughly discussed by the to catch another. Mo man éyer fished one season who did not
members, President Holmes, Mr. Gillman and others fully want to go again, and [ know of no better streams filled with
the offense is committed, this delicious food than the streams of norihem Michigan.
These facts male iv very dificult to thoroughiy enforce the indorsed the resolution, Mr. Rogers dissented; was a friend
ouseryance of the game and fish laws. to the birds and liked te see them around, Some of you may doubt the assertion I laye made, bit to
Tt becomes the duty af the committee to carefully consider The first resolution wag then nnanimously adopted, and prove its truthfulmess I want to extend to you, My, Presi-
the second referred bo the executive committee, dent, and to every gentleman of this association, in behalf af
these facts afl their attendant cireumstances, and devise the association to which I belong, namely the Hart Sports-
And meats bo best administer the laws to their faithful Prof, Roney offered aresolntion that the association should
urge its auxiliary clubs to use their influence among their men’s Glib, an invitation, when the Jaw expires, for each and
observance. every one of you to come aud prove it for yourselyes. And
Your comriittee would suggest and recommend that a fund membership and all interested fo increase the cirewlation of
he raised und pliced with the treasurer of your State associa- those sterling journals, Forest Anp STREAM and others, as remember that the latchstring of that club hangs on the out
tion, to be expended in rewards for convictions of violators, important helps to all game protective clubs in forming and side of the door, We are always ready, and not only ready
to be paid to the complainant in each case when conviction fostering a publie sentiment in favor of the protection of but happy, to welcome every true sportsman, for when we
and enforcement of the penalty follow, The necessary find game and fish, Carried, © do we meet a gentleman. (Applause,)
to a raised hy the assessment of 510 pon each club who are Mr. A, TH, Mershon called attention to the manner in which Prof. Roney introduced Hon. Join Welch, Mayor of Wasi
members of yout association, with such additions as may be the month of the Saginaw River was Warricaded with nets Saginayy, as the fourth Mayor of prominent Michigan cibies
qjnade by volustary subseriptions. We adyise that circulars which ulmost entirely preyented the fish petting wp thestream to be found in the ranks of the association, Mr. Welch made
be sent to those throughout the State who would be likely to to spawn. a few remarks congratulating the association on the grand
reapond, and liywnd bills be posted in numerous places Mr. Johu Sharp, an old fisherman of Bay City, corroborated work it was accomplishing, and assuring those present of bis
wherever there seems to be any inclination or inducements to Mr. Mershon’s statement. He said that six orseven men had hearty sympathy in the cause, His remarks were heartily
violation, offering reward for conyictions, until the eyil ceases set their neta at the mouth of the river, and expjained that cheered,
or until the fund is exhausted, We suggest the following the nets start from each side andaun nearly across and are Ou motion, the Convention then adjoyrned to mech ab De-
achednle of rewards: In regard to deer, $10; turkeys, $3; ont a law rods apart, and they stopped nearly every fish. He troit, Jan, 4, 1883, at 7:30 P. ar, ?
olher gaae binds, brook trout, California trout, srayling, asked for advice in fhe Matter, The East Sagioaw Game Protection Club had Minds raised
qwhiteish, SL0- violations as to all other fishes, $2. eo | Mr, Keeney quoted the law of 1861 as follows: “Whoever for the purpose of piving the delegates to the Stage Assorja—
Thati the State association, seconded by local clubs and obstructs the mein channel uf amy river Gr ereels, by plac- lion s banquet, butlearning that nearly
the entire delegahion
\ndividual gportenien, be trged to mise all possible means at ing therein nets or lishing apparatus of any kind whatever wont leave on the 30 trains, the project has hoen aban-
the earlics) date to seenre appointiaonth by the State of game | for tihe parpose of taking or stopping fish of any kind, shall doned,
constables to look atter the proper observance of the lawe all thereby meur for each offence a fine nob excesding $25; and In conelusion, your correspondent cannot hetter deserihe
ever The State. in no case shall ie said cline! bo left open be less than one- the spirit and kindiy feeling cf the meeting than to queme Ale
We Aither advise thihin offering the rewards that i be | jlird of the whote breagth of the river,” : _followipg fram the daily Jerald of this citys
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“Phe clasing scenes in the convention were marked hy more -somethine jerked, The line hecame fut, the hat assumed with a little help from Stuart we got him inte the haat gam.
than the usual formality of mere lenve taking, and the true the appearance of a batttred howslass, and I recognized a We had quite a mess of fish, but they were biting lively just
fraternal relation existing bebween brother sportsmen was in sneak-thief on the other side, a lively salmon-trout, disputing then, and you kuow how hard it is to reel up your line and
avery Word and action. It is doubttul if ever before a gabher- possession, having snapped up one of the hoppers, as the give up when things are just so; but this affair put a stopper
ing of men has held in this or any other city where less man did the rope that had a calf to it, though perhaps with- on the fun, and we all felt that our fishing for that day wae
acrimony of fecling or difference in views bas been rmouani-
fested than in tha eorivention which has just closed, In the out the same felonious intent, done. Poor Sam never wanted to go fishing ayaii.
two days’ debate not one harsh word or cubting sarcasm was | Here was an emergency [ had not anticipated. The Ll had been up in Brown's Tract (Adirondacks) for three
heard. The object of the association seemed to thoroughly
uy frightened fish dashed about witii the usual vigor. the lat
weeks, and only a few days remained of my yacation, Ons
pervade every speaker and tone every paper from first ty going under at times, and bobbing up, and gyrating in day I suid to my guide: ‘John, I want two or three sticks
Jast. The breakers of the game laws will tind they have no comical fashion: the line tightened and slacked, and the reel for canes for friends. Suppose we go up to fourth Lake
despicable foe to grapple with in the State Sportswen’s Asso- fairly smoked with friction, I wanted the furniture more Stream and cuf some.” ‘All right,” said John; ‘ take your
ciation of Michigan, for its membership is a closely united than the fish, and would have compromised by giving him tackle slong and we'll get some trout and some minnows for
unit. Mayor Welch, at the closing movements of the conven-
tian, came in and gave the: members good words of cheer in |his freedom; but he manifested no conciliatory feclmg, A the boys.” So we started out, got a lot of minnows and a
phe prosecution of tau nolie work, He expressed himself as few rods from the exit of the hot spring water from the few trout, ancl then landed and cut the canes, John stepped
being fully in sympathy with the objects of the association. mountiin-side is a stretch of white sandy shore which I was down off the bank into his boat and tool: his seat, holding
These gentlemen have tome among us qnietly and as qnielly rapidly nearmg, ~nd here at last L got fish and hat to land, the boat alongside a champ of roots from which I was to step
left us. bub the impression they leave behind will be a per the outfit weighing at least five pounds, hat and all, into the stern. I placed one foot in all vight, but as my sec-
imiment one, and owe in its widespread influence wuich will As much like a fish-story as this may seem, if js no ex- ond went in the canes caught m the branches of the tree and
finally revolutionize the present system of indiscriminate agecration, though of course you will haye to take my word the boat shot out from me like a flash, and somehody got
slanzhter going on wmid the forests of Michigan,” Rex, overboard michty quick, As my head came up I reached
| for it. '
HaAsr SAciwaw, Mich. 5 |
It ik unnecessaty to tell how and where and by what man- for a root of the tree, shook the water out of my eyes and
Editor Forest and -Strean: enyers the rest of the morning's complement was caught. scrambled up the bank. Then I fooka survey. John sitll
By ten o'clock 1 had twenty-two trout, of full weigut, and
Tn your Iasi issue, in the report of the meeting of the Michi- sat in his seat with his feet on the gunvales, his boat halt
pan Sportsmen's Association, held in this city, by a slight feeling satisfied for the nonce, pulled my haf firmly on my full of water, and everything afloat and demoralized. As
error Lam reported as desiring the words “while swimming” | head, and went back to camp. JpROME BuRNErt. soon as my breath came J had a good laugh at the affair, and
stricken ouf of the present luw relating to the killing of deer, many a time since has the smile come to my face, and John’s,
whereas J desired them inserted for tle reasons mentioned in too, atthe quick passage to the bottom of Fourth Lake
the saane Gonnection. By a singular coincidences, my position MOONLIGHT ON THE LAKE. Stream. J. KR, IR.
was similarly reported in your-eolumns a year ago in con-
nection with or annual meeting at Lansipg. By kindly in- Why is the moon like a sword? New YORK.
serting this you will explain 4 seeming inconsistency and con- Because it is the glory of the (k)night.
fer 4 favor upon, Very truly yours, H, B, Rowey, ANGLING For A Rat.—New York, Feb. 3.—Believing that
ET us turn again to nature for the verification of the angling items are scarce at this season of the year, I send you
| above. We left the lake to fhe gathering darkness, the the following exciting account told me by the gentleman him-
same unriiled calm possesses it still, and as we near its mar-
Sea and diver Hishing. vin we see the cool, crisp brilliancy of the stars reflected
from its face, seeming as though it held them in itself, and
self, Mr. E——, an accomplished and well-known angler of
this city, while sitting in the ‘‘sanctum” of a fishing tackle
dealer the other afternoon calculating how many days before
that their silver gleams came from its own liquid depths, not the trout would be at his mercy on Long Island, suddenly
‘And shall you never come baci?’ she said, from above, Lighting a cigar and finding a comfortable noticed the head of a big rat peeping from behind the counter.
Where she stood by his side in the porch rose-covered— , seat on the gnarled and curling roots of an old cedar, we are Hastily rigging a small hook on a stout line and putting on a
Up in the jasmine over her head prepared for this, our second, communion with our Creator's piece of cheese for a ‘‘stretcher,” Mir. E, proceeded to angle
A peacock butterfly poised and hoyered, works. Why is it that we feel awed and impressed as we for ‘‘Brerr Rat”in the most approved style, and as. carefully
And ever through hush of the languid noon, gaze up into the heayen above with its endless array of gems as if for a two-pounder on the South Side. Presently there
They heard like the beat of a ceaseless tune, gliding majestically on and on to cternity? The plaintive was asmart tug, ‘Tye got him!” shouts My, . “Give him
The mill-stream fretting, foaming, churning— calls of the loons cause a momentary sadness to come over line!” ‘*Wher’s the gaff?” ‘Pull him im!” efc., ete., are
Vhe mii-vheel plashing, droning, turning. us, soon dispelled, however, by the changes constantly going shouted by the excited lookers on, while with his usual skill
—THe Mint-Waust, by May Probyn, on around us. Allis hushed as in the splendor of sunset a and great display of nerve, friend I. plays him until the tat
few hours before, but it is the hush and silence of ex- is used wp, and following the advice of the Forest anp
A HAT FULL OF TROUT. pectaney, and we inyoluntarily listen as though about to | STREAM, he kills him with a rat-tailed-file—W. Houperton,
hear the opening chorus of some grand anthem. The stars
i\' ¥ brother and I were camping on the Grand River at the still gleam in the throbbing water, and as our eyes wander
} Hot Sulphur Sprines, Colorado, and having a grand time over the mountains reposing in grand shadow-like masses in Smett Fisarye ny Marne.—The Belfast Journal says:
hunting, fishing, climbing the mountains, and storing health the distance, Jupiter swings into sight oyer the far away “The advance guard of the smelt fishers have pitched their
ind happiness for years to come. One morning Lew de- summits, and throws a pure silver thread across the surface canvas tents on the ice, above the upper bridge, and entice
termined to take his pony and go in quest of rare minerals, | right to our very feet, brimging vividly to our thoughts the the silvery fish up through holes cut in the ice. Gn Saturday
of which he was making a collection, and 1 concluded to | Tadian maiden, who, long ago, met her faithful chieftain on there were eleven tents, eight single and three double ones.
oatner im some trout. Though we had flies we used grass- _these shores, wonder the beams of this same planet, (see A few fishermen were upon the ice without shelter. The
hoppers for bait, picking them off the bushes and the grass Cooper’s “‘Deerslayer”) and as we watch it climbing upward smelt fisher believes in comfort. Hach tent is supplied with
in the eatly morning when they were stilt with cold, and ail increasing splendor seems to fill all the atmosphere, grow- a stove, which not only keeps the fisher warm, but supplies
stringing them on a thread by means of a n4edie, ing and broadening in glow, until the full moon, the crown- him with hot coffee for dinner. A séat is arranged alongside
liaying obfained a supply, I went to a point a mile up ing glory of the night, rolis noiselessly up, paling the stars the stove, while at his feet is a yawning hole in the ice
stream where there was a succession of little falls. Finding imto softness as she sails along in their midst. through which hang his four lines. About ten pounds per
it would he dificult to stand in the swift current, where the | ‘Soon as the evening shades prevail, man is an average day’s catch.”
line could be well managed, and the bait thrown to atiractive The moon takes up the wondrous tale,
spots, [ succeeded, after much labor, in getting a large pine And nightly to the listening earth, SauMon Disease In Great BrirrAn,—For the past year
log rolled into the river, and agamst a huge rock, just above Repeats the story of ber birth.” or two our Hnglish exchanges haye been filled at certain
one of the rapids below which there were pools of deep seasons with accounts of a disease among salmon. If mani-
water, A little wading was necessary to reach the log, but The lake is a mass of joyful ripples, which dance and fests itself in the form of a fungoid growth which re-
once out there was dry footing. sparkle in the moonlight flooding over all as the soft night | resembles that often seen upon a fish which has been injured
The first cast was sional for excellent sport. A nimble wind now stirring breathes upon them. Nature has proved by nets or by handling. This fungus is evidently the effect
swimmer took the lure and went off with much spirit, but that our answer is true. Do you still doubt her? Question and not the cause of the disease. We now read in a Scotch
¢oon returned to my feet, and surrendered. Weight, three- her and satisfy yourself, ANON. paper that ‘‘a mysterious disease prevails among the salmon
quarters of a pound, ‘The second cast brought in his mate; of the Tweed which is decreasing their numbers to an alarnm-
and, one after another, six of the same size werelanded. Then
T changed my position, going to the further end of the log,
WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER? ing extent. It is estimated that fifty per cent. of the fish
are affected. The epidemic is attributed to overcrowding.”
where my weight and the pulsating current made it dis- HIS one-sided question, “‘Which would you rather do or
agreeably unsieady, But, yon know how itis, the spice of go a-fishing,” by whom fathered I know not, is very often
adventure, the Keen sport, and all that, give one a feeling thrown at me, and the answer invariably is, “Go a-fishing,” A Correctron.—Sauk Centre, Minh., Jan, 28, 1882,—
that only a ducking or some such disaster can check. and sot would. We all haye hobbies, haye we not? Some dio Forest and Stream.—Yow correspondent at Sauk
Presto! this was the place for Sir Humphrey Davy, or folks ride theirs to death. Fishing is mine, but the cares of Centre, Minn., ‘‘Dell,” states in a recent number of the ForusT
any other man who loyed sport. Getling ready to throw the this world and the pleasure (?) of working on a salary for AND STREAM that W. C. Brower fell into the lake-while on a,
hooks, the rod, in my effort to maintain equilibrium, dipped, somebody else keeps me from riding mine so far, hunt with Long Prairie sportsmen. The statement is wrong
and: the bait ‘dangled on the water by the log, when they When I was big enough to go to school up in the country in every respect, not one of the party met with a mishap of
were snapped up and taken off down the river with the where we lived, I soon learned that boys’ pockets contained any kind.— WALTER C. Browsr.
velocity of a chain shot from a frigate. Away went the sundry odds and ends—slate pencils, marbles, tops, strings, a
fish, making leaps clear of the water, and not stopping to jack-knife, and very often a piece of fishing-line, a sinker
Tun Youneé Inpa.—Schoolmistress (just beginning a nice,
catch lis breath until he liad run off one hundred and and ahook. When opportunity offered a split bamboo rod improving lesson upon minerals to the juniors)—‘ ‘Now, what
twenly-tive feet of line. Then he turned and went into an was easily found growing in the woods or alongside the are the principal things we get out of the earth?” Youthful
eddy to the right, giving back twenty fect of the line, which stream. So to get rigeed up for fishing was a very simple
angler, aged four (confidently)—‘* W ornis. *— He.
was quickly put on the reel. As the silk tightened he started. matter, and many atime Lhaye done it, foo. And now that
again, striking for shore and then down stream. As I conld the skating pond on top of my head is very smooth and bare, |
not follow I was about to give up the fish and save what and my locks whitening with my fifty winters, I find myself Tan EXPENSIVE TERRAPIN.—An item is going the rounds
line 1 could, when, to my surprise, he suddenly turned and just as fond of the gentle art as when a boy at school. of the papers, that at the recent dinner of tha Onyier Club of
came up stream lke an iceboat in a gale, not halting until But the pleasure I have had with my fishing-line in all Cincinnati, the terrapin cost six hundred dollars.
he was at the foot of the rapids, Jeaying a hundred feet of those years is a something priceless to me. I can sit on these
line playing in the turbid waves. WPortunately he was tired Winter nights and think oyer companions in the art, adven-
and sulky, and the slack was regained without disaster, | fures sometimes rather scary, mishaps laughable, and witlial
when again he shook his head and telegraphed defiance along
the line of communication.
| the keen enjoyment ever fresh and eyer new.
One day my friend Jim Reid and I went over toa certain
Hisheultare.
I thought, at this turn of affairs, it would be very difficult rock on Long Island Sound for blackiish. We sat fishing at
to land him out there on the log, and determined to get care- -a place where the rock rose about four feet above high water, REPORT OF THE WISCONSIN COMMISSION,
fully on shore. While endeavoring to wall: the now slippery when all at once something gaye my line a yank, and hefore
log, and keep the trout in lwand, my foot slipped, and—t I could think I was overboard. How or why I never knew, ae eighth annual report of the Fish Commissioners of
Wisconsin, for the year ending Dec, 31, 1331, is before_us,
went into ice cold water up to my waist. At the same time but there I was and unwble to swim a stroke. As soon as A change has been made in the office of Superintendent, Mr,
my hat got off and started on a voyage by itself down my head came up I grabbed hold of a spur in the rock and H. W. Welsher having tendered his resignation, to take effect
toward the grand canyon of the Colorado, A friendly stuck there; but poor Jim was as crazy as a loon. He ran in August, the board appointed Mr. M. T. Bailey to be his
branch from the log enabled mea to keep perpendicular, and around on that rock as though it was red hot. [sung out to successor. A new hatchery, 24-45 feet, with an upper story
somchow f managed to get out, my boots full of water, and him to pass me the end of his rod and then help me out, but for the residence of the assistant superimtendent, has been
my ardor and clothes much dampened, Buf the fish was on he was foo scared to do eyen thaimnch, Ilowever, the rock built near Madison, and now gives a capacity to hatch nearly
yel, and in a i¢w minutes | had him in hand. He weighed fot cooler and so did he, and finally I was hauled out, very 8,000,000 eggs of brook trout. The cost of this building was
$1,500, Up to date 1,500,000 eggs have heen taken and de-
two and three-quarter pounds, and was the largest we caught wet and awful mad. The first thing I did was to give hima posisited in the troughs.
in that loculity. sood thrashing for his prompt assistance, and then IL stripped itis proposed to begin the hatching of whiteiish, and to this
Having secured the fish, the next object of thoughtful off my wet clothes and spread them in the sun to dry, s0 as end a hatchery is needed where lake water can be obtained at
effort was to catch the hat, Tt was a serious matter to lose to save myself a thrashing when I got home. a reasonable cost. Here also the lake trout can be propagated
that very important article of apparel. There was not a On one of my trips down New York Bay after weaktish, and attention paid to other yaluable fishes. Certainly Wiscon-
hat store, junk shop, nor corner erocery within sixty miles, my friend Stuart said he would like to take Sam_J- sin has facilities for this work and her fishery interests on
and it was” poor place 10 borrow. <A wolfskin cap might ‘along. This was in the days of the Volunteer Fire Depart- Lakes Superior and Michigan are great enough to demand the
assistance of the State in the good work of propagating’ valu-
have been constructed; but first an attempt fo capture the ment, Sam was one of “the hoys’ and a good fellow. 80 able species, as the whitefish and lake trout. The three mdst
old. and familiar article was in order, we met early in the morning and started. All went weil yaluable fishesin the State are those named. The two latter
By the time I got to shore and had the trout in my hunt- until late in the affernoon. We were then anchored about as commercial products and the brook tront is an inducement
ing-comt pocket, the hat was a quarter of a mile away, }iwo miles below the point of Staten Island near ‘‘the old to the thousands of persons living elsewhere, who visit the
bobbing about riotously, and apparently haying a nice fime, black buoy.” The tide was running out yery strong. I was State to fish for them and leaye behind them five times the
Rod in hand T started in pursuit, and overtaking the trnant, at the bow, Stuartim the stern, and Sam in the middle. I table yaine of the trout captured.
threw the line, on which I had quickly pnt a split bullet, was busy putting on a bail, and in doing this had to squat Of the rainbow trout, S. tridea, the report says: “Thare
to fasten it somehow sid drawitin, But it was no easy down in the boat ii was so rough. when all at once the boat were received in the winter and spring of 1880. at the State
hatchery, from Professor Baird, United States Commissioner,
task, and the clase was kept up a long distance. Fmally puve a lurch, and raising my eyes I saw Sam halfway over- two thousand iinptegnated ezes of the California mountain
the line dropped just above the iat, and tightening carefully board, Thought was action, for with one motion I made a trout, which were successfully hatched and placed in one of
T succeeded in taking it fast. Then came the cantious grab for him whd threw myself with sll my strength on the the ponds, There were also received at the same place last
trial uf towing the thing pshore, when, to my consternation, opposite side of the boai, The movement saved him, and, | spring a large number of eggs of this species, which were also
 34 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fnn. 9, 1882,

successfully hatched and retained ati the hatchery for breed- THE WATER COLOR EXHIBITION. is only lightly clouded. Ibis well painted throughout, No.
ing purposes.” 3 227 is a good eee ue sunset “View on the St. Johus,”
The fifteenth annual exhibition of paintings, by the Ameri- by Granyille Perkins, No. 228is.a view ‘At Pigeon Cove,” by
Ve resvet the decision of the Commissioners to “await
further developments” before attempting to hatch the gray- ean Water Color Society, began at the National Academy of Geo. H. Smillie. We look ont upon the water from a shore
ling, This fish may disappear before they begin, and il is too Design, iv this city, on Monday, January 30th, and will remain of yerdure, low trees and rocks, No, 233 is a calm day “On
erand a game fish to be allowed to be exterminated. It isnot open until Feb, 25. Besides the 648 water colors shown, a nom- the Sound,” by Henry Farrer. The waiter is smooth, and there
settled by Duropean fisheulturists whether their grayling will ber of etchings are exhibited by the New York Etching Club. are several sloops near wilh sails scarcely moving, This is
spawn when confined in ponds or not, American experiments We have taken notes of such of the pictures as we considered a worthy work, No. 234 is “A Sketch; Hasthampbhon,” by
liave not been followed closely enough to determine this, would particularly interest the readers of the Forms) AND Bruce Crane, and represebts a road with bright, wiltl verdure
although we incline to the opinion thal Mr, Frank N. Clark, of STREAM, and our comments on a portion of them will be on each side. Tt is an attractive little picture, and cheap at
Michigan, obtained a tew eggs from fish which were reared in found below, As a whole, the general quality of the paint- thirty dollars, the price asked. No. 239 is a semi-tropical
a pond, but we are not, certain that he did so, not haying the ings shown was rather superior to that of former years, No “Scene on the Ocklawaha,” by Granville Perkins, No. 243, a
data at hand. We hope the Commissioners will reconsider particular traces of the «esthetic craze are yisible here, “Spanish Gipsy Feeding Pigeons,” by Geronie Ferris, repre-
this and devote a little time and money to experiment. We except that the dreamy, hazy landscapes, generally classed sents a man in Spanish costume standing ip a street with
believe in experimenting and not in following a beaten track as ‘‘impressions,” are more fashionable than heretofore, Plgeons perched on his arms and circling around him, while
for fear of losing a little time or money, and the grayling while the light, ethereal, yet finely-wrought, bird, butterfiy n his right hand he holds food for them, which some are
is worth it. Our ¢rayling angling will ever remain one of the aud flower pieces of Miss Bridges and her school are com- picking from the payement as he dropsit, This is a brightly
brightest of memories, and our enthusiasm over this fish is as paratively ont of favor. No. 2, “Ready for the Hunt,” by colored and pleasing work, but its appearance is somewhat
ereat now as it was when it was first discovered that tb m- Chas. O. De Penne, represents six foxhounds, two standing, marred by the inferior frame upon it, No, 245 is ‘Beeches
habited the streams of Michigan, or when we began # three lying down, and one sitting, near an old stone gate- by the Brook.” by Wm. Bliss Baker, showing a quiet little
series of experiments to domesticate it, which only ended by post, waiting patiently for the day’s sport to begin. There is. rocky stream faintly lit by the sunshine through the beech
4& permanent business call to other parts. an almost clear sky, and a pleasing background of bright pee leayes. The perspective, looking upon the brook, isvery
Mr. Bailey, the Superintendent, makes a report of his work grass and surubbery. The hounds are represented with ne.
since he assumed charge, in which he says that he has at the somewhat too much lumber for fast field work, Although This finishes our comments on the pictures shown in the
hatchery, in addition to the brook and rainbow trouts, about not finely executed, the general effect of the painting is fairly north and eust galleries of the Academy. ‘Those in the south
one hundred exrp, two hundred lake trout, thirty California rood, No. 7, “Rolling in; Narragansett,”byArthur Quartley, gallery and the corridor willbe described in oir next issue.
salmon and afew grayline, Tables showing the distribution shows us a cove with rocky shore and licht breakers coming:
of the different fishes follow. The appendix contains extracts in. On the leftisa cliff with sheep at pasture on the summit, %
on. fisheulture from different local papers, laws. and a correct
list of fsh commissioners.
and in the distance is a passing schooner. No. 18, ‘A Fair
Wind,” by F. S. Cozzens, is a view in New York Harbor,
with Staten Island on the right and Fort Lafayette on the
Che Sennel.
ee
CARP IN LOUISIANA,—Mr, §. V. Martin writes to the left. A large ship, with most of her sails hoisted, and a tug
New Orleans Tinves-Democrat as follows: On the 15th of De- are coming in, while a schooner and a fishing sloop are going FIXTURES.
eember, 1880, I threw an embankment across a coulee or out, The sky and vessels are well painted, but the water is
bad in color, and has a hard, unmoying look, No. 18, ‘*Ou BENCH SHOWS.
natural dram falling in the Teche, and by that embankment
secured a natural pond covering about an acre, and from 5 to the Harlem,” by Wm. ©. Vitler, might be reeognized by March 7, 8, 9 and 10—Pittsburgh, Pa., Bench Show, Chas, Lincoln,
15 feet deep. Ihad received at date 20 German carp from the many of our rowing friends. The scene is near King’s Bridge, Superintendent. Wntries close Web, 25,
and the picture is cheerful and well executed. No, 26, April 18, 19, 20 and 2i—New York, Sixth Annual Bench Show of the
United States Fish Commissioner, which I put in my pond. Westminster Kennel Club. Chas. Lincoln, Superintendent,
The carp measured on December 15, 1880, about four or five “Menhaden Fishing”—a sketch, by Arthur Quartley, repre- May 9, 10, 11 and 12—Boston, Mass, Third Bench Show of the Massa-
inches in length, The dry spell we had last summer caused sents a fishing sloop on the right, and in the middle tore- chusetts Kennel Olub, Edward J, Forster, Secretary; Chas. Lincoln,
my pond to dry and proyed to be a benefitto me, I will ex- ground two of its boats at its stern ina tather rough sea. Superintendent.
plain how. The carp I had in my pond in September, 1881, There are two men in one boat, three in the other, hauling in FIELD TRIALS.
nine months after, ! measured one of them, which was 22 the net full of “bunkers,” which may be seen, with their September—National American Kennel Club Vield ‘Trials on Prairie
inches in length. My pond being almost dry I put some of the glistening sides, in the water encircled by the net. The men Chickens. Jos. H. Dew, Columbia, Penn., Secretary.
carp in the Teche river and ate one of them to judge of are not well drawn, being stiff and wooden, and not showing December—National American Kennel Club Field Trials on Quail,
the quality, which proved to be better than any fish we have the animation natural to their occupation. No, 51, “*Remin- Grand Junction, Tenn. D. Bryson, Memphis, Tenn., Secretary.
here, or at least as good as any. iscence; Saddle River, N. J.,”’ by R. W. van Boskereck, is a
On the first of the month I received 80 more German carp, fine, well-colored little country scene, with s pond on the
measuring from two to three inches in length. I paid only 25 left, light verdure on the right, anda clear sky and low woods QUARTERING, STYLE AND SPEED.
cents to the Express Company for the 50 carp. in the background. No. 34, ‘‘Low Tide; Scituate,” by A. T. Na late number ‘ Old Fogy” says that quartering is one of
Tam confident that the raising of fish will be an advantage Bricher, represents a little bay at low water, with fisher- 4. the most essential points in a dog’s training, but is carried to
to any person who can have a pond. Out of mine, which cost men’s huts in the background, water on the right, and a extremes in a great Many cases. Guartering, style and speed
me about $20, 1 am sure to raise enough fish in one year for fishing sloop in the middle foreground. The yesselis keeled are points that very few thorough sportsmen would be
miy own family use, besides selling enough in St. Martinsville | over on the port side, the sails are furled, a net hangs out of willing to dispensé with, He does not seem to think that
to pay five times the cost of my pond. the hold, and on the inclined deck a lady leans or sits gazing any but wide rangers and stylish and speedy dogs will pass
Sesicles my carp I had in my pond when it drid up, about 200 at the sand. This is a well painted picture, the hazy atmos- birds without finding them. But I think that slow dogs are
perch and other small fish. I could not believe that a fish nine phere and shadow effects being well conveyed. No. 48, more apt to pass birds than fast ones are, Jn field york, the
months old would grow so large inso short a time without any “Surf; Coast of New Jersey,” by F. EK. M. Rehn, is a faster a doz with a. good nose goes, the more he will use his
care or expense but the original cost of the pond. meritorious work. No. 63, ‘‘ ishing Hut; Northport, L. 1.” scenting powers. Your correspondent also says that in the
T hope that om citizens will try this new industry, and if by Arthur Quartley, also worthy of attention, is a cheerful rules given by Stonehenge, the angles are too great. 1 con-
they do, in a few years our rivers and lakes will be full of good morning scene, with fog rising. No, 73, “Summer Morning; tend that a thoroughly broken dog will make his own angles.
Quogue, L. I.,”’ by Wm, H. Hyde, is a small but pretty land- I dont SUBBORS there are very many dows broken altogether
scape, with bright grass and daisies in the foreground. No. to the rules laid down by Stonehenge. Your correspondent
HASTERN TROUT FOR CALIFORNTA.—The Fish Com- 81, *‘ Lake George, looking South from Harbor Island,” by says they would do better for down wind work. | cannot see
mission of California are introducing the eastern brook trout, James D. Smillie, is a small landscape of much merit. From the logic in sending the dog from you, if those rules aré better
Salvelinus fontinalis, in their waters, and the people of that rocks in the foreground we look across the water to the dis- for down wind work, Your correspondent says send the do.
Stabe consider them superior to their native species, So it tant hills. No, 831s a companion picture, by the same artist, from you and let him quarter the ground on his return. i
goes, We are getting their rainbow trout, Salmo tridea, and ‘*Looking North from Harbor Islands,” On the right is a would say, enter the field and let him have the benefit of
are enthusiastic over their good qualities. It often happens recky shore with trees, from which the yiew extends across the wind, and you will not have your dog do double work, for
that transplanted animals do best in their new home, and if the lake. No. 89, ‘Bolton, Lake George; Study from Nature,” it is surely tiresome to have to wait for 4 slow quartering dog
this is the case with both these trouts then the exchange is a by Geo. D, Smillie, is a good landscape, with trees on the lett to perform this kind of work. Ihave done it with very fast
good one. Fish Commissioner Redding has a lot of fontinalis and the lake visible through the centre background. Wo. 104, quartering dogs, and found it so much like waiting an hour
for distribution. He also says that the Commissioners are at ‘Lake Placid, Adirondacks; a Sketch from Nature,” by tor breakfast, with everything ready for a zood day’s sport.
present haying half of the one hundred thousand whitefish Sanmel Colman, is yery fine. There is a blue haze in the In regard to that 200-acre field, he says that he did tale his
eggs, received a few weeks ago, distributed in Donner Lake air, rolling clouds in the sky, and rain oyer the mountains in slow quartering dogs in the same field and bagged twenty-five
and Lake Tahoe. the distance. These difficult atmospheric effects are ‘here birds, and the handler of the pointers only bagired sixteen,
well produced. From a hill in the foreground we see a Now, I do not take this as proof for which brace of dogs did
MR. WATEINS ON THE CARP,—Mr, 8, 8. Watkins, of freen, wooded island in the middle half distance, hills on the best work, for, as a general thing, most of sportsmen
Red Wing, Minn. the State Superintendent of Fisheries, has just each side of the lake and the mountains beyond, No, 109 is bag more birds than protessional handlers of dogs, for they
returned from his Eastern trip. We had a pleasant call from “Morning After a Stormy Night; Southampton,” by A. T. should only kill to points, and most of sportsmen that like
him while in New York, and found him alive to fishcultural Bricher. This is a fine marine view, heavy breakers rolling slow bunting dogs shoot at eyery bird that flies, if the dog is
interests. He took from Washington 169 carp, both scale and jin against the shore, a gray sky, schooners passing ih the one hundred yards away from where the birds rise. To
leather varieties. The fish were two years old and weighed distance, and gulls flying over the surf. o, 118, “Port satisfy sportsmen, he should have kept account of the number
from three-quarters of a pound to one pound and a half each. Jefferson,” by J. Alden Weir, is a ratber blind scene on the or pate of euch brace, to tell which did the best work, for a
He was greatly astonished at the size of the national carp harbor at that place; somewhat of the ‘‘impression” order, field of two hundred acres is a pretty large field, and there
ponds and pronounces their arrangement and conduct admir- We seem to be in or near one of the shipyards, The water might have been some one else come into that same field an
able. He saw carp there that were six years old and which is particularly badly painted, and might be milk or flour; hour after he bagged twenty-five with a fast quartering brace
would weigh twenty pounds. but with this exception the general effect of the picture is of dogs and bagged twenty-six birds right oyer the same’
rather pleasing if it is viewed from a respectful distance. No, ground, and not killed every time he shot either. I have
WHAT ARE WHITE TROUT?’—The Sacramento Bee says; 122, ‘A Forest Scene,” by R, M. Shurtleff, is ashady wood- known such to be done in as large fields as two hnndred
“@Qlear Lake Indians last week caught several loads of white land view with a red fox in the foreground, and a deer on the acres, ‘* Old Fogy” must learn that some of the most stylish,
trout, from twelve to eighteen inches in length, It seems a right, further back. No. 125, ‘High Tide; Atlantic Coast,” speedy and fast dogs are the most careful dogs in Gover.
reasonable conclusion that they are the fish put in the lake in by F. K, M. Rehn, is much the samein character and merit When they are thorouzhly broken they know that they must
1872 by Livingston Stone.” az No. 109, already mentioned, No, 94, ‘Gone hath the hunt carefully when they get in bad cover. [have had them
Spring with allits Plowers, and gone the Summer’s pomp and as fast as greyhounds, and as stealthy as cats in cover, would
show,” by Henry Farrer, is an excellent work. Itis a chill, walk if they saw the birds were wild, and you take them to
atuswers to Correspondents. dark day iv autumn and the trees are bare; around a pool
in the forezgrouud are the withered weeds which grew so
the field and tell them to go they would go to work as if they
mnmeant to find you something to shoot at in a short time, and
luxuriantly in summer, and over all is the cold, gray, leaden you would not have to walk from one side of the fleld to the
sky. The impression of desolation conveyed by the title is other in order to get your dogs to 4 certain point you wanted
G. A. R., Cleveland, O.:—Send for the book to N. C, Squires, Cort- equally well conveyed by the picture itself, which is of fine
land street, New York. Price, 30 cents. to hunt, as you would with your slow quartering dogs,
perspective and yell colored, No. 152, “Meadows near the Pace and style has never yet proyoked me in lone grass,
J. B. §., Dayton, 0., wants the pedigrés of the pointer doz Plunket; Sea,” by Miss Fidelia Bridges, is an excellent lithle landscape,
also his volor, age and where owned, Cun any of our readers give weeds or brush to a yery great extent, but on the other hand,
the information? 3 in her well-known style. There are a green meadow, wild I have had slow dovs in such cover when I thought hlood-
Sonemon IsAscs, San Mrancisco, Cal—tl send you to-day some in-
flowers and butterflies, all handled with exquisite ski. No, hounds, or at least foxhounds, would have been of more use
sects captured on a Western homed owl immediately after death, I 1384 is a “View on Long Lake, Adirondacks,” by James D. to me in regard to getting shots, for the birds would run
have often found them on smaller birds. Can you tell me what they Smillie, with shore and trees on the left and islands in the faster than my slow dogs would road them through such
are? Ans. Theinsects sent are Diptera, aud belong to the Hippu- distance. No, 186 represents fishing boats ‘“Becalmed,” and cover. Fast dogs always depend on body scent, and very sel
boscidee, a group which ine¢ludes also the well-known partridge ty is well executed by Arthur Quartley. No. 159 is a view dom put their nose to the ground to catch the foot scent, that
Olfersia). These specimens apparently belong to the genus Orni- from the right bank of the ‘‘Great Fall of the Nepigon, belongs to a slow dog. Ihave often had to go in front of slow
Hhoyuyia. British America,” by R. Swain Gifford, and is a fine picture, dogs and walk up the birds myself, they being too slow to fet
W.H, V., Buitalo, N. Y.—i, What are the pedigrees of cocker span- No. 147, “At Long Branch,” by Francis A. Silva, is a view up to them in lone grass, as they would do nothing but road
lels Saip aud Juliette, formerly owned by 8. J. Bestor? 2. What from the beach with wreckage on the sands and fishing boats all the while, A fast dog would cast for body scent, and fet
Paes did the cocker dog Pred (Snip—Juliette) win at the Pittsburgzh, in the offing. No. 148, of great merit, is “Wawayanda Lake,”
a.. Dog Show in 1879, amd how many other cockers competed with so Glose ou them that they, nine times out of ten, will hide as
him for those prizes? Ans. 1. All the information regarding the by G. F, Cropsey. There are autumn trees, and cattle pas- the dog makes his point, and once to cover, they will pretty
breeding of Snip and Juliette is that they were imported. There is no turing in the foreground, and beyond the lake, bills in the nearly always stay until flushed by the handler of the dog.
donbt that they were well bred, Snip was liying at last accounts, and distance, No, 15), * Before the Race, 1881, New London, Now, when the dogs were crawling that one hundred yards
owned by Mr, F. f. Pitcher, of Claremont, N. H, Juliette has heen Conn.,” by Arthur Quartley, isa bright and pleasing picture. or more before estublishine their point on running birds in
dead three or four years. Suip wou ist at Springfield, Mass., 1876, The sloops, steamboats and other craft are gayly decked with open cover, had he been at a field trial the fast quartering doz
and Juliette 2d in her class atthe same show. ¥. We haye no record bunting, while crowds wait on the shore for fhe startin the
of the entries at Pittsburgh, in 1879, would have established his point long before bhat, and proba-
yacht race. No. 151, ‘‘Helpmates,” by Alfred Kappes, repre- bly it would decide the heat and his stealthy dog would be lelt
W. W. &., Washington, D. C.—Editor Forest tnd Stream; Ihaye a
Skye terrier, about ten weeks old, which has a scaly exerescence on
sents an old fisherman ip his tarpaulin suib walking toward out in the cold until another field brial would take place. It
the skin, especially the tips of the ears, whieh irritates it and causes his hut, (near the door of which his wife sits mending a net) willdo fora dog todo such work when his companion is the same
it to seratch yery mueh. The dog was sick when eight weeks old with x basket under one arm and in the other hand a large kind of a dog, bub not with fine style, pace and. quartering
with spasms, which ft thought resulted from worms, and from which fish held by the gills. Near the hut are various evidences of dogs, as they always get the poiits trom slow dogs, amd the
itrecoyered afterthe administering of caster oil and turpentine (a his vocation. No, 179, “Gali Morning, Portland Harbor,” by owners Of such dogs Gannot sée how they get them, but the
teaspoonful, half of cach), Ib is now apparently well, with the ex- A. T. Bricher, shows the still water, the scarcely moving judges do, and that has to he final.
‘ception of this scaly excrescence, which resembles dandruif. There yessels and a rocky shore on the right. No, 104, “Hundred As regards chicken shooting, ‘Old Foey” can haye his own.
are no raw or red spots like mange, Will you please name the disease
and give a remedy? The dog is finely bred anda pet of my wile. Islands, Lake George,” by James D. Simillie, gives a yiew of way asfaras my pen is concerned, tor I haye never shot
Ans. Puppies ave often subject to ski diseases, which disappear the lake on the right and the rocky shore On the left with chickens, But I should think it would ba hard to get a dog
With age. Apply an ointment of sulphur and lard, equal parts, and trees. It is a tine work, No. Wis am “Adirondack Seene,” too fast for chicken shooting, as about the fastest dog in the
feed nothing but plain food. by H. W. Robbins. The view is on a hill, with a hemlock hational field trials was claimed there to be one of the best of
grove and cattle near by and another hill in the distance. chicken dogs; and Lam glad ‘Old Woy” will have the oppor-
No, 2041s Boys Fishing,” by Theo. Robinson, Two boys fish tunity to prove which isthe best and most practical doz work
PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT. from the shore of a pond with poles, while a third looks on, on chickens, the fast or slow dog, if he will take part in the
BarpnEss Hoors ae ie hy many anglers to the old style of No. 207, ‘Noon; aSketch in Cottonwood Canyon, Utah,” by Gane chicken trials that are to he held under the auspices of the
hooks, Messrs. Wm, Mills & Son, the extensive tishine-tackle dealers, Thomas Moran, is an impressive work. There ale tocky . A. Kk. GC. next September. Asa general thing, the sports-
of this city, keep a regular supply of barbless hooks, which. they tell peaks with snow in the creyites, towering up tu the blue sky men that own these fast quartering, speedy and stylish dogs,
us, are growing in fayor, The Messrs, Mills’ stock comprises eyery- and below,on the right, 4 lake. No, 219, “A Sketch,” by do not tollow them at race-horse speed ; ifthey are thoroughly
hing that an angler necds, and the firm is one of our olsl-established Chas. Melville Dewey, represents a sloop high ou shore on
houses, well known to the readers of Monusr Ann Spr@Aat, broken you do not hayeto follow them as muuch as you do
the right and 4 little girl standing near. It is a pleasant little dogs that go slow, for you send them in the place of haying to
Any ONE in want of a good Plobert parlor rifle should read the ad- piece and cheap at the catalogue price, twenty dollars. No. take the slow dogs to certain pointsin the field you wish tohlaye
verbisement in this issueof E.G. Hoenig, i Broad street, Newark, 221, “A Squally Day; Boulogne,” by Theo. Weber, is a very them hunt out for you. It is much pleasure to know when you
fine work, There are fishing boats in a rough sea, butthe sky £0 into « field you have not to walk all over that field to see if
 fun. 9, 1882.] FOREST AND STREAM.
your doz hunted it all out, which you haye to do with the NATIONAL DERBY ENTRIES.
slow doz; the pleasure comes in in seeinga fine, stylish,
; . Memeats, Tenn., Feb, 3.
speedy and handsome and quartering dog do his work, A true
Editor Forest and Stream :
sportsman don’t fo ont just for the number of shots he can The folowing entries for the National Anierican Kennel
get, ibis to see hisstylish dog work, and when he comes to 4 Clib Derby have been received since my last report. I have
point with head well in air and neck and body stretched, tail a great many applications for entry blanks, which leads me to
elevated as much asto say, how would youlike to have my think the entries this year will be larger than ever before.
picture of this point hanging in-your office, to be admired by Kntries close April 1, 1582.
sporismen and lovers of style and speed?
D, GC, Sanborne, Dowling, Mich., enters “Blaze,” liver and
A dog thoroughly broken is always broken, and all that has Sitcige setter bitch, by Count Noble, out of Spark, born July 13,
to be done with himis, handle him ashe was handled by his
breaker and he will do the same for one asthe other. | saw
D. GC, Sanborne, Dowling, Mich., enters “Nellie Bey,” black
that point well proven last fall in the Hastern field trials in the abersess setter bitch, hy Count Noble, out of Nellie, born July
Members’ stakes, which was wou by My. George T. Leach’s 8. 1881.
red Irish dog, handled by his owner, andhe was uot a slow D. C. Sanborne, Dowling, Mich., enters ‘Count Dad,” black
dog, cither, The man that trained him did not make him do
ae a setter dog, by Count Noble, out of Nellie, born July
as good work in the tree for all, but he instructed Mr. Leach
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“This is a pure Gordon; that is only a black and tan;” and so
the result would be constant squabbling about pedigrées and
disqualifications. We have already seen just such a difficulty
in the Sussex spaniel classes,
TI should prefer the plan of having black, white, and tan
classes. They would sive more scope to Gordon breeders, and
might save the life of many 4 poor pup, whosé white shirt and
stockings now bring him to the bucket. At the same time, in
judging such a class, [should hesitate about giving a prize to
a black and tan with only a patch of white on the chest. He
might be eligible for a prize, according to the letter of the law,
but scarcely, I think, according to its spirit. Of course, in
judging a class of black and tan setters, color must have its
one weight, but let shape and make and setting quality come
rst.
Let us have black and tan setters with leaner, lighter
heads, very much longer necks, very much longer and more
sloping shoulders, very much deeper and narrower chests,

how to handle the dog, and he did so and did his work -with- Crawford and Wallace, Memphis, Tenu., enter ‘“Gath,”
out making amistake. Now, would Mr. Leach have to keep a very much shorter legs, better bent stifles—more, in short, of
black, white, and tan sctter dog, by Count Noble, out of Peep the racehorse, and less of the carthorse. When we have got
trainer all the year to handle this doo? Ishould say not. ‘Old o’ Day, born April 18, 1881,
ogy,” the day has gone by when fair speed is what thorough all this, we should stand more on an equality with Hnglish
Entry blanks will be mailed on application by D. Bryson, setter breeders, and then it will be time enough to quarrel
sportsmen want. Fast dogs are as staunch as slow ones are,
and will back a little better, I think; and asfor retrieving I about such trifles as a few white hairs. One of the best black
know them to be a good deal more satisfactory, asthey go and THE COCKER CLUB. and tans of late years—Mr. Mapplebeck’s Blossom—was bred
ick up their birds and bring them straight to you at once, and from a yery handsome bitch, which was ticked all over with
iiditor Forest and Stream : small white flecks, but I do not think she was yery nuich the
ao not come along i with their heads and tails down asif to say I desire to call the attention of all engaged in the improye-
L hope this is the last one Iwill have to bring to-day. You say worse for it.
iment of the cocker spaniel to the following, which the com- By the by, I should like to correct a mistake of the
xive more credit to retrieving. Then I think the fast dog will inittee of the American Cocker Spaniel Club are of opinion
be ahead stil further, for as you are not allowed to tell your K.C.S.B, as to the breeder of this dog. He is there said to
will be of interest to all. Three bench shows are about to be have been bred by the Rey. J. ©. Macdona, I have often
dog to come on, if you do you will get a point or two taken held, Pittsburgh, New York and Boston. The premium lst
from your sore on retrieving. J think the points on retrieving wondered that Mr. Macdona did not correct the mistake him-
for the first 1s already out, and that for the second will shortly self, as he must many times have seen it in the catalogues.
sufficiently high, as that is not the natural instinct of the dog, be, as will later on be the Boston list. The committee have
but education altogether. You say you think it would prove Blossom was bred by Mr, H. Stokes, of Sefton Park, Liyer-
voted 51) for the best cocker shown at Pittsburgh, and $25 for pool, the owner of his sire and dam, champion Shot and Bloom.
more satisfactory to the average sportsman. Now, I would New York, to be distributed between dogs, bitches and pup-
say that I think the sportsmen that carry on the field trials He was sold by him as a puppy to Mr. Macdona, who resold
pies, These prizes are open to competition between club mem- him to Mr, Mapplebeck.
are ull true sportsmen aud have their hearts in cleyating the bars only, and any person desiring to eet a chance of winning
pointer and setter to what they are to-day and cannot be ad- “Inquirer” asks what are fhe best points of this breed.
any of the money Gan do so upon joining the Cocker Club, Undoubtedly their grand nose, their great docility, and fine
vised by persons who have not had the experience of handling the annual subscription to which is only $2. At no show can
their dogs tor that kind of sport, A race horse and a dog are tempers, which make them, as a rule, so easy to break. They
any exhibitor get the privilege of entering any number of dogs only want more careful breeding to make them, as ‘‘Inquirer”
entirely different inallrespects. Gentlernen that keep race with a chance of winning four prizes for the sum of $2, and
horses keep them with a view of some profit in them, and if says, Al. At present the bitches, being more active, are
the committee think this fact needs only to be known to in- charming shooting companions, but the dozs are far too often
they do not prove so to be they dispose of them in some way duce all intending exhibitors to join the club.
and when they get a wither there is always a price that will sadly heayy and slow.
I desire further to call the attention of breeders to the open-
buy hin, but not so in dogs with true sportsmen, They pride ing of a produce stakes upon conditions somewhat similar to
themselyes with haying the finest dogs without the least those of English clibs having the same object in yiew as has A CARD FROM MR. STOKES.—Ricamonpn, Va,, Jan, 26,
thought of turning them into profit. A race horse can win the Cocker Clib. Tt will be called the 1882.—Hditor Horest and Stream: If there are any of your
without style and a dog cannot. Thatis one reason why the readers who contemplate sending their dogs to A. Winter, of
dog must have it, and the handsome dog has many more COCKER SPANIEL PRODUCE STAKES, Bainbridge, Ga., (formerly Cairo) I would advise them to cor-
friends, The reason why he has them is that he is the choice and will be open to all puppies whelped on and after February respond with either Mr, 1. F. Taylor, of this city, or myself;
between the two dozs, the plam slow dogs, and the handsome 1, 1882, to be shown at the Westminster Kennel Club show of we can tell them from dearly bought experience all about him,
stiylish-zoing dogs. Dropping to shot and wings a part of a.dog’s 1885, and to be judged according to the scale of points adopted Mr. Taylor’s Tumtum, « magnificent ‘‘Crack—Diana” puppy,
education, and all well broken dozs should doit, for when you by the American Cocker Spaniel Club on the following con- died a week after his return from Winter, from the effects of
haye them thoroughly taught to do so then you can resi satis- ditions; Bitches to be entered prior to whelping, entrance feelong continued and shameful neglect. Taylows *‘* Dashing
fied that you will never have any troubie with your dog going $2 each, the person entering the bitch upon payment of the Rover” was returned in an almost dyine condition, and my
to bring your birds before he istold todo go. In working @ further sum of $3 to the stakes may show as many of the pup- Lucille showed too plainly that she had not only been grossly
brace of dogs it is really an indespensable part of their break- pies as he may desire to compete for the prizes. These pay- neglected, but most outrageously cowed. These dogs had been
ing, but I suppose a good shot could get birds without having ments being distinet from the entrance fee due the West- | in his hands eight months, except Rover, who was there only
his dog to drop to shot or wing either; but you see all this munster Kennel Clib, will entitle them to compete for the prizes four months, and I can prove had not been yard broken, and
oes to make him a tne stylish doz in the field, for when a ofthat club. Should any of the progeny of an entered bitch hadn*t the slightest idea of what was required of them whem
og is seine down wind at a clipping gait and whirlsto a point be sold the purchaser, if he desires to compete for the Produce put on game, This letteris not written to injure Winter (his
and one bird rises from the beyy and the dog drops to wing Stakes, must pay $5 to the cocker club secretary on or before fizzle at Grand Junction did that work) but simply to protect
proniptly, asa seneralthing the birds will he, and the dog the date of the closing of entries for the show, this sum to be gentlemen sportsmen who have dogs to be trained. I think it
holas his point, whereifhe stood up the birds would be more added to the stakes. The cocker club to add a suitable prize high time that this class of men, calling themselves trainers,
apt to flush and you then would say the dog flushed them to be awarded the winner of first prize. The stakes to be di- should be shown up.—CH#as. P, STOKES.
when he really did not. As to the injury dropping to shot and yided as follows: Vifty per cent. to the breeder of the winner,
wing ever did any dog, itis yery small to be considered with fifteen per cent. to the second, and ten per cent, to the third, PITTSBURGH DOG SHOW.—Special prizes K and L.—
the pleasure it affords hisowner. If it Was stouy or frozen N. B. The breeder is understood to be the person ownihg the Please state that the American field trial record will only be
hard you eould get a chest-protector for them, I haye been bitch at the time of service, considered in those two classes, and in class L the dogs must
making my dogs drop to shot and wing ever since I knew If only twenty bitches are entered that will make $40 to be owned and entered by the exhibitor or from one kennel.
whats broken dog was, and I have the frst time yet to see begin with, and if puppies from only half ave shown at New Trish water spaniel, special prize.—Messrs. J. H. Whitman and
them receive the slightest cut or bruise from it. I suppose I York there will be #70 for division, In fact, if it fills as it J. D. Olcott, proprietors of the Excelsior Irish water spaniel
have broken one hundred in my hfe time, and the most of should, and by that I mean thirty or forty bitches, the prizes kennel, offer $20 cash for the best Irish water spaniel dog or
them dropped to wing and shot. As for marking the bird for cockers at New York next year willjhé the most valuable bitch, bred at and purchased from the Excelsior water spaniel
when it falls, “Old Fory” don't want to come that on the to be awarded at the show. os kennel. Donors not to compete. Hntries close positively 25th
pooor dog, forif you get your dog to depending on finding your Breeders and exhibitors will also please note that mainly inst., Cas. Lincoun, Supt., lock box 503, Pittsburgh, Pa.
crippled birds by marking them where they fall, they would through the exertions of the Cocker Club Committee the
9) nan and fool anvay time at that spot, for they would think cocker classes have been divided at Pittsburgh, and blacks
t was right there and ceive the bird plenty of time to get a Pieged by themselves. Communication has been had with the EASTERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB.—AIl members of the
good distance from wuere itfell. Iflearned to depend upon Vestminster Kennel Clib, and I am advised that the classes Eastern Field Trials Club, haying the welfare and success of
their scenting power they would find the bird much quicker. for cockers at the forthcoming show will be numerous and the association at heart, are respectfully requested to honor
Weryous dogs Lhave had that [I could not keep where the the prizes liberal, and here also there will undoubtedly be a the notices issued by the ex-treasurer, George T. Leach, Esq.,
birds were, only by making them drop and stay there until I color distinction. ; JAs. Watson, Sec, A, C. §. C. for the payment of dues in arrears, and remit the same with-
flushed and killed; they could not stand the noise of the birds. 453 Was 43d St., New York, out further notification, and oblige WASHINGTON A, CosTER,
when they would take wing. lI haye fully tested the nervous Treasurer of the HE. ¥. T. Club, Flatbush, Kings county, L. I.
dog where he can stand the most noise or excitement, and
that is lying down, and I think the less a nervous dog has BLACK AND TAN SETTERS.
NATIONAL AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB STUD BOOK,—
to sée the better itis for him. HERE has been some correspondence on this subject in The entries for the second volume will positively close April 1,
Tt ‘Old Pozy” athides to Robbins’ Island field trials, I can say the English papers. In a late number of the London and all who wish to register their dogs should at once send to
somethin= on the fushine of birds there, as |was on the ground Field Mr, Wm. Sergeantson, well knownin dos circles, says: Dr. N. Rowe, Chicago, IIL, for blanks. See advertisement.
all the thne during the trials, and saw a good many birds that As I haye judged these classes several times the lash year or
were flushed by spactators; but they were not all passed by two, perhaps you will allow me to answer your correspondent
the fine, speedy stylish dogs, they were passed by the dog of “Inquirer.” I must, however, demur altogether to ‘‘ Not an KENNEL NOTES,
good fair speed, and the slow doss,too. Ithink I have said Hixhibitor’s " flattering opinion of my judgment, as I know NAMES CLAIMED,
enouch on wide ranging and great speed. Pace won this race, numbers of men who have more experience and more knowl
you say, but I beg leave to ditver with you. Pacenever won a edge of the breed than [can lay claim to. I quite sympathize Brian Borou, Editor Forest and Stream: I see in your issue of
Jan. 19, 1882, Mr. John Goold, of West Lebanon, N. H., claims the
field trial held in this country; it is the dog that gets the high- with ‘* Inquirer's” remarks as to white on the breast of a black name of Brian Borou, As I claimed the same name for my red setter
est number of points that wins field trials, and he must be the and tan setter; but I think he is rather hard on the judges, pup April 28, 1831, in another paper, I hope Mr. Goold will change the
best dog or itis impossible for him to get the highest scare. for I do not know of any who would cast an otherwise good naine for his puppy.—HEtsworvra 8, Surrn, St. Louis, Mo.
Some dogs may get more points on birds in a field trial than dog tor so slight a fault. Ihave certainly read criticisms of [Unless names are recorded in these columns, we cannot see how
his opponent, but he must do something else to get the highest shows in which the reporters have objected to dogs on this score, readers of the Forms? AND STREAM can be expected to know anything
nuinber of points from the judges, and they are to bethe judge but I have always set it down as a proof that the writers have about them.
of which ave the best dogs and give them their points accord- had more acquaintance with setters on the bench than in the forTramp Dale. By Mr. C. Fred, Crawford, North Providence, R. I.,
white, with orange-ticked head, setter dog by Grouse Dale out of
ingly. Quy field trials, 1 do say, are run as every day work of field. Speaking for myself, at all events, 1 may say that I Lady Thorne (Lounsbury's Pringce—Lee’s Belle).
thoroughly broken dogs. If you commence to Isave off parts would neyer consent to degrade the grand black and tan setter Prince Dale. By Mr, James Linn, Atglen, Pa. for orange and white
of the breaking it would be very hard to get judges, for they to the leyel of a toy dog by judging him chiefly by color and setter dog by Grouse Dale out of Lady Thorns (Lounsbury’s Prince—
could only judge by staunchness, backing and retrieving, markings. Too much attention to mere brilliant colormg has Lee's Belle).
which will not do for first-class field work now, as the pointer already done vast mischief to the breed. It stands to reason Dita, By Mr. George B. Inches, Boston, Mass.. for black and white
and setter can be educated to a higher point of trainings than —at least if there is any truth in the theory of breeding by se- out English setter bitch, whelped July, 1881, by Lelaps (Leivester—Doll)
of Dido (Dash ILL.—Mollie).
that. Sportsmen want style, speed and points, and they can lection—that setters bred for, say, ten generations for color Docter Duer. By Mr. W. A. Strother, Lynchburg, Va., for blue bel-
#et more or them from the fast dog than the slow one; at rather than for working qualities, will be inferior in the latter ton and black English setter dog, whelpad Nov. 20, 1831, by Gladstone
least not many slow dogs can win in field trials, they will do point to those which haye been bred for the same leneth of out of Prost.
for “Old Fogys"” to bag birds over, but they are stayaways time for working qualities first, color being only a secondary Nell Gioynne. By Mr, W, W. Barrow, Richmond, Ya,, for red Trish
trom. field trials, matter, Jb isalsoa curious fact—which, however, all old setter bitch, whelped April 4, 1881, by Dash (- —Ruby If.) out of
You say you of the West have considered the question. I breeders will corroborate—that in a litter of black and tan set- Meg (champion Eleha——),
hope you have, and will come and tale part in the field trials ters the best colored whelps are, nine times out of ten, by no NAMES CHANGED.
next fall, and come in contact with some of this style and means the best shaped ones; and by choosing whelps for color Shafto to Prince Laverack. Mr. James HW. Goodsell, New York,
speed without any field qualities, and there will be another alone, shape and make haye undoubtedly deteriorated, Un- wishes to change the nate of the pure Laverack dog Shafto (Pride of
“Old Fozy” that will think if his doz only had went a little faster fortunately, too, in the early days of shows, prizes were the Border—Petrel) to Prince Laverack.
he would have gotten that last point, instead of zomg along as awarded in the black and tan classes—then the most fashion- BRED,
stealthy as a cat, and lettime style and speed get the point, able breed of setter—not to the most workmanlike animals, Reddie—Rufus. Mr. James H. Goodsell’s (New York)red Irish setter
Now, | hope “Old Posy” will make a successful cross with his but the most commandins-looking and massive specimens. bitch Reddie (Hlcho—Firetly) to owner's Rutus, Jan, 19,
hounds and foxhounds, or bloodhounds, for he has not got the Very handsome gua dos, but by no means so qua setter. Belfast—Guy, Mr, Manasseh Smith’s (Woodford, Me.) setter bitch
The
thing that will run in field trials with his fair speed, staunch- consequence was that wiien field trials came in black and tan | Belfast (Kate—Dick) to owner’s Guy (Cora—Bang), Jan, 31.
Romp Dule—Wagner. Myr. D, P. Waters’ (Salem. Mass.) orange and
ness, backing and retrisvine against the fine quartering, stylish setters went out. It is true that they won at the first few white English setter bitch Romp Dale (Waters’ Grouse—Daisy Dale)
and speedy good-nosed dog that it takes to win in field trials shows; but many people, who apparently did not know it to Mr. J. B, John’s (Haverhill, Mass.) blue belton English setter Wag-
atthis present day. The only way Old Pogy” can get things by before, soon came to see that, when put side by side, the ner (Rink—Mollie). ;
the heels is to come and win in fhe field trials with his fair black and tan could not hold a candle to the lighter-made Ster—Dick Laverack. Mr. W. B. Wells’ (Tilsonburg, Ont.) English
speed without style. SPY, English setter in the matter of pace and endurance. setter biteh Star (Leicester—Dart) to Mr, H. Bailey Tiarrison’s Dick
Laverack,
Wiumineron, Del. Tinow it: is perfecly true, us Mr. Macdona says, that there Belle—Rush, Mr. Rdmund Orgill’s lemon and white pointer biteh
are good setters of this color still to be found in the coun- Belle (Plake—Lilly) to owner's champion Rush, Jan, 30.
PITTSBURGH DOG SHOW.—The entries for the Pittsburgh wry, ut they ave not of the stamp which is too often seen at Loui—Thunder. Mr. W. Pape’s (New York) English setter bitch
dog show ave coming in rapidly and many fine animals will be shows. yout adene Pio Nae to Mr, A, H. Moore's champion Thunder,
: present. Hyerything ig going on swimingly, and thesuecéss of Many of your readers may remember ‘ Sixty-one’s” setters an, 30.
the show is already assured. Intending exhibitors should bear —hard, untiring workers, that could go fast and stay as well— eannie—Dash. Maj. DT. Bunker's (Anbundale, Mass., liver and
In mind that the entries close Feb. 25. white pointer bitch Faniie (Fosco—Kit) to Mr. G. L, V. Tyler's Dash
but they were not show dogs. Though it is only right to say (Borland’s Bob—Lady), Dec. 18, 1881.
that from his kennel came the dam of the two best Gordon Doull—Prince Orange. Mr, John Davidson's (Monroe, Mich.) im-
ROYAL FAN—CROXTETH PUPS.—Mr. Washington A. setbars, to my mind, that haye ever been shown, Major Hlwin’s ported Bnglish setter Doll to owner's imported Haoglish setter Princes
_ Coster, of Matbush, L. I., writes us that he has just received a Mr. Macdonais also correct asto Lord Lovat's kennel at Beauly, of Orange, Jan. 29. ? :
maznilicent pair at!puppies from Mr, §. B, Dilley, of Rosen- unquestionably the finest Eennel of Gordons in the world. Gip—Croctelh, Mr, H, Kornahren’s (Brooklyn, N. ¥.) imported
dale, Wis., out of his Royal Fan by Mr, Godeffroy’s Croxteth. His dogs are many of them more white than blacir}, as also | pointer biteh Gip to Mr. A. BH, Godeffroy’s Croxteth.
Nittn—RKush. Mr, Jas. Swain, Jr.'s lemon and white pointer bitch
_ Mr. Coster is in eestacies over their good looks and beantiful were tiany in the Duke of Gordon's own kennel. ie Hii Tepe ge to Mr.. Edmund Orgill's champion Rush,
forms, ronouncing them the best that he has everseen, The Ido not think, however, thabib would ansywer to have classes an. 9.
dog ongs to Mr, Godeffroy and the biteh will rermain in the confined to pure bred Gordons, for this reason, that no man Nellie—Joe, Jr. Mr. W. P. Ghaffen's (Columbia, Tenn.) white and
sonnel of Mr, Coster, on earth could look through a class, and say with certainty, lemon etter bitch Nellis to Joe, Jr,, Jan, 24,
 36 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fes. 9, 1882.

Chess—King Raw The Deapil Kennel Glib’s (Detroit Mich.)

Mic their decks yavlsts of lar#e tonnage. This might be ayailed of in such beam and one-half the extreme depth from top 6f deel fo underside
pbinton bitch Chess (Solden’s Dash—Dy. Saunders Dot) to their King a Way thal the match would not be a testof sea-going qualities as of metal keel, were added tozetker aut a fine allo wanes or thens
Boy | Dow—Tatree). ‘ t well as of Sneed, which would essentially detract from tle inférash of seconds pér inch was giyon oyera quattar aie cousse, Ido nell elaini
Belle—Founy Laverack, Mr. J. P. Swain, Jv,'s (New York) native a. national Competition. that this is the best rule to adopt for large yachts, bul with small ves-
setter bite. Bella fo Myr, James H. Goodsell's Young Layeraci, “THE NEW DEBD OF GIFT. - sels, fhe amount of oufsid ballast thal Gam he carried is so gréat and
Jan, 24. : “The America’s Cup is again offered to lhe New York Yacht Chib, its depth so important a factor of speed, thar Lotte: your contributors
VNeliiec—Dush, Mr. Eurt Jonnson’s (Limn, Mass.) lemon and white subject to the folowing condifions: A these few facts in the hope that they may help to settle the véxdd
pointer pileh Votlia to Me, A, M. Voutl’s (Lyin, Mass.) Dash, é ‘Any ofzanizad yachts club of a foreign country, incorporated, pat- question of time allowance by Creatine discussion i the direetion of a
Laiok—Don, Mr, RT, Vandevoutis (Pittsharzh, Pa.) pointer Witeh ented or licensed by the legislature, adimiralty or other executive de- linear rather than # cubical measurement, Marniin Gane.
Lueck (Luck of Wienhall—Ready Money) to ownel’s Yon (Bane—Pep). pariment. having for its annnalrecatia an ocean water course on the |
sen or an arm of the sea (one which combines both). practicable for
SALES. vessels of 80) tons, shall always be entitled, through one or more of SMALL RIGS.
King Bou—Grase whelp. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped its members, to the right of sailing a match forthis eup, wilh a yacht Editor Forest anil Strecm. :
Oct, 15, 1841, hy King Bow (Row—Talfee) out of Grace (Don—Dot) by ov other vessel propelled by sails énly and coustructed in the country Alter looking atthe sailplan of the Laloo in you last numbar, I
the Deivoit Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich,, to Mr. Viticent Mield, of same" to whieh the challenging club belongs, against any one yacht or yes- am tenypted to offer a sugrestion, My Dae proposes standing gatis,
place. sel as aforesaid constructed in the country of the club holding the cup. with hoops or rings ou gatt and boom, halliards are attached 10 sails
; Ring Bow—Grace wihelp, Liver and white ticked pointer dog, “The yacht or vessel) to be of not less than thirty mor more than. 300 at peaks and passed through blocks at outer end of gaff, thenoe
whelpei Oct, 15, 1881, by King Bow (Bow—Tattee) out of Grace (Dou— tons, measured by the Custom House rule in use by the country of the through the rings to 2 bloel ai the throat, thence to cleats at deck, or
Don) by the Detroil, fennel Club, Detroit, Mich,, to Mr, Robert spy, challenging: party. may be carried aftso as to be within easy reach of the ovew of one,
Bellare, La, “The challenging party shall give six months’ notice in writing, while he retains his seat, all sailsset. To reef by means of hajliards
Shajto, Pure Lavyerack sctter dog by Pride of the Border ont of naming the day for the proposed race, which day shall not be later the sailis gathered in from peak to throat until you haye only the
Petr ae r. J. W. Blyth, Burlington, Ya., to Mr, James H, Goodsell, | than séyen months from the tate of the notice. lower triqngle of the sails left, The upper and onter or the danger-
New York, “The parties intending to. sail for the cup may by mutual consent ous part Of the sail is taken in by this method and the crew shill seated.
Finny, Black, white and tan beagle bibeh, whelped July 1, 188) make any arrangement satisfactory to both as to the date, course, To take in all sail letgo nt end of howm, side canvas wp to mast and
(Ward's Sport—Ward's Muse IIL) by the Detroit Kennel Olub, De- time allowance, number of trials, rules and sailing regulations and afew turns around sail and mast makes all snug. To male sail is
troil, Mich. to Mr, ¥..G. Leibig, St. Lewis, Mo, any and all conditions of the match, in which case also the six Siinply to reverse the above operations, Withs traveler for the fore
Sport, lack, white and tan beagle dog, whelped July 1, 1880 moriths' notice may be waived,
(Ward's Spnmi—Ward's Muse IT.) by the Detroit Kennel Chih, Detroit, sheet, I should think this rig as aasy for one man to handle as that of
“Yh case the parties cannot mutually agree upon the terms of a any eathoat, and much more so than any sloop, The same sails with
Mich), io Dr. NW. Rowe, Chicago. Ti. match, then the challenging party shall have the right to coutest for sprils aré used on our a Ole hoats, the tore boom being often
Shattiaw, White, Black and tan English setter bitch, seventeen | the cup in one trial, sailéd over the usual gourse of the annual regatta
omitted ond sheets attached the same as toajibouasloop, The best
mouths cid (Lincoli—Daisy Dean), by Dr. I. §. Carr, Gallatin, Tein,, of the club holding the cup, subject to ifs rules and sailing regula- canoe is a very small Mackinaw inimy opinion, Loornn On.
io Tnither Aciams, Boston, Mass. tions, the challenged party not being required to names the repre: Minwaurnr, Feb. 1
King Bow—Grace whelp, Liver and white pointer deg, whelped sentative until the {ime agreed upon for the start. The above plan is afeasible one, The milazen or spanker of some
Oct, 15, 1851. by King Bow (Bow—Talfee) out of Grace (Don—Dot) by “Accompanying the six months’ notice must be a Castom House square-tigged vessel is reduced in much the same way. A pbale in-
tke Detroit Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich., to Mr A. C, Richardson, certificate of the measSinement and a statement of the dimensions, rig haul rouses the peak of the sail in towards the mast, the head of the
Peoria, Il, and name of the vessel, sail traveling on the gail with regular hoops, The foot is also ve-
Busy Dole, Elue belfon setter hitch (Grouse Dale—Bonnibel II.) by “No vessel which has been defeated in a match for this cup ean be duced in a like fashion by Nauling on byrails Foaaiya up through blocks
Mr, Wm, Tallon, Providence, R, 1,, to Mr, Frank Tobey, Nayatt, again selected by any club for its representative until after a contest at mast and out tothe leech where the end is made fast or passed
ily, for it by some other yessel has intervened, or until after the expira- around the other side, again through a biotk at mast and thence
Belle Date. Black and white sether bitch (Grouse Dale—Bonnibel tion of two years from the lime such contest has taken place. down to the deck, Ths objection in fine sailing Would be the folds at
IL) by Mv, Wm, Tailman, Providence, BR, 1, to Mr, Hazzard, North “Should the club holding the cup be for any couse dissolved, the the leech tcting as ajyind catcher,
Providence) FT. l %, cup shall be hanted over to any club of the same uationality it may
Lance. Pure Laverack sétter dog (Pontiac—latry IL.) by Mr. Chas, select which comes under the foregoing rules,
Lincoln, Warren, Mass.. to Mv, James H. Goodsell, New York. “This to be distinctly understood thatthe cup is to be the property of YACHT STOVES.
Eiiny Bow—Grucé whelp, Liver and white ticked polnter biteh, the club and uot of the owners of the vessel winning it in a mateh,
a ae Och, 16, 1831, by King Bow (Bow—Taffee) out of Grace (Don— and that the condition of keeping it opén to be sailed for by organized. Editor Werést and Streain }
Dot) by the Detroit Kennel Clib, Detroit, Mich., to Mr, John Lyory, yacht clubs of all foreign countries, upon the terms above laid down, Let mé condense into one aricle ‘what T know about a promi-
Wintewoad, Mich, shall forever attach to it, thus making it perpetually 4 challenge cup nent subjecis of discussion at this time in your valuable journal, In
Frank Dale. Orange and white setter dog (Grouse Dale—Lady for friendly competition between foreign countries. the first place as to proper Stoves and fuel for small yachts. Why do
a) by Mr, Wm, Tallman, Providence, R, l., to Mr. Hatch, Bath, “Gnoren L. Scuuynme." not some of your correspondents say a good word for chaycoal, In
Me, our boating excursions in Norther China we were: obliged to use it,
Tramp Dale, White and orange ticked setter dog (Grouse Dale— and it has many advantages, such as no smoke, no disapreeable
Lady Yhorne) by Mr. Wm. Taliman, Providence, R. 1.) to Mr. C. Fred. | aroma, and when in full blast, one of the purest and hottest of fires,
Crawford. Pawtueket, R. 1. P quickly ignited, and the residue cleanly, Perhaps theve is no duel
Prince Dule, Orange and white setter dog (Grouse Dale—Lady Editor Forest aad Streunt: better to broil ganie or fish upon, as itis absolutely without smell of
Thorne) by Mr. Wm. Tallman, Providence, R.1., to Mr. Jas. D. Linn, I have read with interest, doubtless in. common with your many any kind, Let me tel] you how to build the furnace. Im China we
Ajglen, Pa, readers who take an interest in yachting, the distussion of the meas- used pottery, but to prevent all accidents I should recommend a stove
Bminie Dela. Blackand white setter bitch (Grouse Dale—Bonnibel urement question, and haye derived sot a little amusement, as well ofiron. This furnuce orstoye should be built in the shape of a larec
Tl.) hy Mr. Win. Tallman, Providence, R. 1, to Mr. H, Drain, Balti- as instruction, from the diseussion—amusement from the persistent fiower pot, 4 little wider at the ton than af the base, with five of six
more, ad. perverseness of sundry sticklers for old prejudices as opposed to rea- small bars of iron running through and across it, at about five faches
Rex. Imported Wovilish pug dog hy Mr. Thos. Kearin (New York) to son, common sense and naval science, and instruction from the able in depth from the top, to form the grate upon Which to rest the tel,
Mr, E. If. Mercilliott, same place. and forcible manner in which you have exposed the fallacies of your then on one side near the base an oval opening should be left, shout
Gip, Imported pointer bite by Mr. H. Hedeman, Brookiyn, N. Y., antagonists, and laid before us, with a clearness which cannot be six inches long anil six inches wide, to allow a draft through fo the
to Man EL, Kornahrens of same placa. ‘ mistaken, the truth that bulk measurement is the only system under fuel on top. To use this simple affair put in some lisht material on
¢ypsey. Gordon setter bitch (Copsland’s Shot—Tilley’s Mah) by the which fair play is afforded to every description of craft, whether she the bars or grate, such as a few whitlings, paper, éfe,.and on top of
Gordon Kennel, Locust Valley. L. I,, to Mr, Charlés B. Maginnis, New ‘outs through the water” or ‘‘skims over’ its surface. this fill in the furmace full of good charcoal. Ignite from below by
Orleans, La.
One inconsistency in a contemporary of yours devoted to the turf putting the hand into the oval opening on the side. and then by the
S Albert, Gordon sethardog (Duke of Locust Valléy—Tilley'’s Whip) I would note, in addition to the scathing exposure contained in your use of a fam, violently waved in front of this opening, foree the
by the Gordon Kennel Club, Loeust Valley, L.1., to My, Sussex Davis, issue of Jan, 26. The inconsistency, ignorance and stubbornness dis- ignition of the charcoal, which, in 4 few moments, will present a body
played by your contemporary is laughable. ts reporter frequently of glowing redhot coals with no smoke. What can be simpler, and
Philadelphia, Pa. expresses the opinion that whatever gives sail-carrying power should
Belle. Gordon setter biteh (Gordon—Gypsey) by the Gordon Kennel what better for the reception of the gridiron and its burden of fish
bé taxed: but yet, with the greatest inconsistency, he at times advo- or game? Por simplicity, neatness, qnickuess of preparation, and
@hih, Locust Valley, L. 1., to Me. EB. B. Cooper, Rockford, Ill.
cates a mean-length rule, under which beam goes untaxed! Could adaptability, I defy you to beat charcoal. DouGguas PRAZAK.
WHELPS. mortal man contradict himself and confute his own arguments more Boston, Heb. 2, :
Jennie, Mir, J, Robbins’ (Wethersfield, Conn.) red Trish setter effectually?
hitch Jennie whelped Jan 27, seven by owner's Dick Hatteraick. While on this subject let me add a mite to the centrehoard sloops ys.
Juno, Mir, Jerry Cockrell’s (Menmphis, Tenn.) setter bitch Juno deep-draft cutter discussion. In the second of the Mischief-Atalanta
Whelpacl Jan, 20, claven by champion Gladstone. (None for sale.) Tacesin November fast, the cutter Oriva went over the course with the HEREVER scope is given to experiment and the free deyelop-
Aivefly, Me, Wau, H, Pieree’s (Peekskill, N, ¥.) champion red Irish racers. She started a few minutes before the racers, and was cer- ment of modelis not hindered by purely local contingencies or
setter bituh Firefly (Rufus—Friend) whelped Jan. 238, ffteen—twelve tainly not more than six minutes ahead of the Gracie at the tuming sterile conservatism, we find the lessons of actual practice agreting
dogs and three bitches—by Mr, Max Wenzel’s Chief. All have since point, and finished about two minutes behind the big sloop, so that in with our teachings. The fishermen of Key West carry on their labor§
a thrash of sixteen nautical miles, dead to windward, the entter | in a vast Heet of small decked boats, Bemg cheap to build because so
eu,
Quaii TTT, The Cortlandt Kennel’s (Peekskill, N. ¥.) red Irish setter actually beat a very fast centreboarder nearly thrice her tonnage on small, and therefore built in great numbers, permitting trifliig expari-
Witch Quail IT. (Red Ganntlet—Quail Il.) whelped Feb, 2, cizht—five time, Now, the Oriva is, in my opinion, nota pretty yacht; neither is mental changes in each successive boat, the Key West ¢raft Has fradu-
dogs anil three bitches—by Mr. Wim. H. Pierce’s Larry (Elcho—Rose). she fast, as I have it on the authooity of your antagonists that the ally deyeloped into a good sea boal of wholesome depth and drafts,
little Madge in her race with the Oriva, the day that the Sechemer combined with an easy bilee., We recollect sonie of their boats, but
PRESENTATION. broke down, beat the American cutter ‘to the lightship and as far as yery little remoyed from the pure blooded cutterin type. A corres-
Kiny Bot firoee whelp, Liver and white ticked pointer bitch, the point of Sandy Hook hollow, but it did not suit the canny Seotch- pondént from that coral studded region sends the following in con-
wWhoelped Oet, 15, 188t, by King Bow (Bow—Taffee) ont of Grace (Don— man in charge of the Madge to ‘hear’ cutter stock, and he slacked up tirmation: Allow me to say that IT thoroughly enjoy your excellent
Dob) by the Detroit Kennel Ciub, Vetroit, Mich., to Mr. Geo. W. Bass- and permitted the Oviva to win the race by a trifle oyer three min- paper; while some years ago I only bought it oceasionally asa luxury,
ford, Uolusa, Cal. utes.’ Now, Lwould like to ask the advocates of the light-draft sloop T now look upon it as a necessity as well a3.2 comfort. Your views
DEATHS. if so slow a cuiter asthe Orivais made out to be can beat as fast a upon the yacht building are the same adopted (after RRC E BY
Queet Bess. The Detroit Kennel Clab’s (Detroit, Mich.) Mnglish sloop as the Gracie, turning to windward in a smart breeze and with- the “conch” builders of our fishing boats. H. QO. L,
out much sea running, how would the best of American sloops fare
setter bitch Qiven Bess (Prince Rob—iKate Jewell). with'a big cuther—relatively as fast as the Madge—under similar cir-
Countess May. The Harvard Kennel Club’s (Storm Late, Ta.) ing-
lish gather bitch Countess May (Dash I1I.—Countess Ada), froin (lis- cumstances? I know what an eminent yacht (lesiguer’s opinion is, NEW YACHTS,—Lawley & Sons, City Point, South Boston, ara ty
my for he expressed it to me on board the Mischief on the day in question. build a new steam launch 40ft, long and the Pierce Bros. haye in hand
Kelpic. Thered Wish setter bitch Kelpie (Rufus—Friend) formerly Two new yachts are being built at Kingston, one a centreboard anew sloop of the medium type, which we hope fo sec rigevd as a
own by Mr. W. H. Ganse, of Wilmington, Del, ' sloop of 12 tons and the other a standing Iceel cutter. 1 know nothing cutter, She is 88ft. over all, 88s, on tie ling, 11fb, beam and Sf, water
Rayer. Dr. Wilke Corcoran’s (Springfield, Mass.) black, w;hile and of them further than the preliminary pulfings of lhe Kingston papers, without the board. On such a doep boat a keel would seem preferable
tan solter dog, whelpsd June 12, 1851, by Fay’s Coin (Leicester—Rose) which predict wonderful speed for both, One of these journals de- unless the yacht is to moore in shoal wate, Mr, Paddleford’s fine
out of Moltie (Boss—Cosey), from distenaper. setibes the centreboarder as follows: She is 28ft. Gin, on the Ikeel, 84ft, cutter is about planked and some il@a of her can be formed, She
over all, 11ft. Gin, beam and about 4ft. deep: centreboard 10th, long, shows alot of room below and is vary taking in appearance. The
These measurements by Royal Canadian Yacht Club Bules will make | Lawleys are doing excellent woulk on the job, It is said this cnttier
her just a tille under twelve tons. She is planked with inch pine, her | will try on Madge nextsummer, MeManus & Son, of course, supply
gzarhoard, covering hoard, deck supports, and uEpeL streak, being of the rig, a8 they do to all crack Boston ships. Mr, Osborne, of Toronta, is

Hachting and Canaeing. oak. The mode! of the craft, which is ove of the builder’s own make, to have a twenty-ton cutter, similar to Madge in general type, and Mr.
is very fine, having a-clean run aft. a fut bow and considerable dead- T. Robertson will be supplied with a smart twelveton"entter, ‘The
rise amidships. The keel craft is to be of 8ft. beam, but no further yacht Isis, belonging to Major Delano, of Thompson, Me, , isto be fitted
particulars aré-youchsafed. Probably T will hear more of them here- wilh iniproved Brayton pelroleum engines as an experiment continhed
after. 7 Porv Tack, from last year, Néafie & Levy, of Kensington, Phila,, are puttin the
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB. BELLEVILLE, Ont,, Jan. 25. machinery in the new steam yacht Brimette, recently launched by
4’ T the annual meeting last Phnursday the followlny officers were [The contemporary to which our correspondent refers does not Bart Hillman, af Cooper’s Point, Camden, N. J., for Mr. Peabody's nse
ti elected: Commodore, James D, Snrith, schooner Wstelle, 103 tons; rank very high as a yachting journal, and but for the powder it steals in Southern waters, The yacht is S80ft. long, 15ft, beam and 444th.
Yice-Commodore, Anson Phelps Stokes, schooner Olytie,123 tons; Rear from us woull not be ablé to filla column, Its contradictions aud draft. ready for sea-
Commodore, Bdyard M, Brown, sloop Julia, 90 tons; Secretary, Chas. ludicrous efforts at criticism would he amusing ehough but for the INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHS.—One of the bast photozraphs
D. Minturn: Treasurer, Jas. O. Proudfit; Measurer, A. Cary Smith; disheartening drawback that the stuff is deemed all that is necessary in existence is that of Portsmouth Harbor recently taken ‘by the
Fleet Surgeon. A, M, Fisher, Regatta Comumittee—Ohester Gris- for the yachting public. Persons of ordinary sense, ven if not claim-
instantaneous process, Six plates were used, and the several sections
wold, John A, Bird and Gilbert L, Haight House Committes—T. B. ing technical proficiency, would be slow to compare the speed and he- united are about four and a half feet in length. In the immedcliate
Asten, BN, Alden, W, L. Blatch, 8. A. Hanghton and J. W. Blatch- havior of a yacht 52ft, on load line with another of 72fb. on even terms, foreground, just below the spectator, lies Her Majesty’s ship Serapis,
ford, Conimittce o1 Admissious—W, H. Thomas, 1, W. J. Ebirst, J. The Gracie is two and a quarter times the tonnage ot Oviva. Itstands which, with her white sides, partly in bright sunshine, and partly
The Commodore's to reason thata sea which might not bother Gracie woul be rough shaded by the smioke of a passing steamer, forms a striking canter
flag w water for Orivs, and thal a wind in which the former conld piece. The great length of the harhor stretches ont to right and left.
anntle just carry whole sail would call for a reef in the smaller yacht. ‘To The foam and the snioké of the steamers, the rippling of the water,
compare the performances of the two, under such cirenmstances, and the curling o£ bunting in the breeze. are all said to be perfectly
without allowance for difference in tonnage, is so thoroughly assinous distinct and frée from the smallest suspicion of a bhi. Wehave also
that we have neyer deemed our conbemporary’s verdant stupidity
worth notice, forit must have been manifest enough to the merest seen some excellent instantaneous views of canvas racing under sail,
in the private collection of Mr. ©. G, ¥Y. King, They were marvels of
tyro. Besides, itso happens that Oriva had Jadics on board the day lifelire perfection, though some were the work of amateurs. We
in question and snugged down for their sake. Hiven as ib was, her should like to see more attedition given ta photographing yachts and
sailing with so much larger yachts as Gracie and Mischief was most
canoes in New York. Boston is far ahead in this véspect. Possibly
crudiiable under the circimstances, Oriya is not, as far as we hive the N. ¥. Canoe Club might meet on their tloat some tine day and be
heen able to observe, @ particularly fast yacht, though she is quite up photographed in a body with Their canoes to start the ball,
to the average of her size, Much should be allowed for her miserable
fit of canvas Which we are glad to know is to be replaced by a suit SINGLE HANDERS.—There is a band of Syampatlty uniting all who
from Laptnorn & Ratsey nexb year. No one but a thoroughgoing tool their craft alone and (he crowing class of “single handers* hawe
donkey would think of comparing a 25-tonner with a2 55-tonnr in open been looking for some institution under which 4 union could be made
owater and a stiff breezé without due consideration of such considera- to conduce fo strength and the furtherance of commoninteresis, The
ble difference insize. Ibis nothing short ofa disgrace to amy sporting American Ganoe Association las in the preamble to the new conshitu-
journal that such palpable humbug as our contemporary publishes, tion résolved to widen its sphere so as to include all who rely entirely
should be offered to the public withont 4 trace of same, upon their individuality In distant cruising. No better fag eould be
Koisted by the single handoers, and in conjunction with the wielders
of the paddle. who are their next of kin, a strong combination could
LENGTH, BEAM AND DEPTH, beformed. The tntervests of the sailing canoeist and the Small yacht
owner are closely identified, especially abont the eoash, and as Mc-
Editoy Forest and Strewm: r F ' F Grogor made his memorable voyage from London to Paris in his tyo
, *“Nuw York, Jan. 4, 1582. Two ov three years ago when miniature yachting waa atthe height of ton yaw! Rol Roy, in 1867, under-the colors of the Royal GC C., sa dao
To the Secretary of the New York Yacht Club: its popularity, the large fresh water lake in Prospect Park was the we hope to find similar venturesome spirits gather under the foldg of
“Dean Sir—T have to acknowledge the receipy of your letter of De- Scene of manyan exciting contest, and 4s at that time grown men auth the red, white and red of the A. GC. A. By an exchange of experiences
eember 17, 183), inclasing the resolutions of the New York Yacht Club not boys engaged in the sport, much yaluable information was o)- and 2 comparizou of notes much usefulinformation couli! be picked up
of that State, and also the return of the America’s Cup to mé as the tained by practical experiment. , f one from the other snd many a new conyert made and fresh elements
Survivor of the original donors. tu those days there were two classes ofboats, a sixty inch class and attracted to the water,
“7 fully concur with the views expressed in thé resolutions that the a sixty-six inch class, the schooner rig being the fayorite, with a slight
deed of gift made so many years ago is, under present cireumstances, Sr eins:of sloops, arid all were raced together on an oyer-elllength RIGS TO BE ENCOURAGED,—Short lower mast and low hoisp;
inadequitte to meet the intentions of the donors and teo oneous upon rule. i double headsail and short boom; lofty topmiast and large square
abe club in possession, which ts required to defend it against all chal- Now, as the cost of building a miniature yacht was very slight, the headed topsail. With such a rig you haye a great arua lerlizht winds.
engars. : effect of any syste of measurement could be seen by the new feet of and for a blow, with licht sails stowed and topmast housed, you are
‘As the New York Yacht Clob, by your communication and under boats which were built to evade it, almost immediately on its intro- snugged down to short spars and low canvas, Such is the sailor's
the resolutions thempelves, xpress 4 desire to be again placed in pos- duction. When T first became interested in the sport this length rule rig. Plenty of canvas when wanted, but no gawky sticks in the
session of the cup under new conditions, | haye conferred with the was in foree, and T remember well a certain schooner familiarly clouds after the sail is taken off of them. <A topmast has no more
committee appointed wbhthe mecting and haye preparéd a new deed of known as the “Mud Turtle’ beens Bee per cent. of her length for a business fidded after the Lopsail has been furled or sent on deck than
gift of this cup as 4 perpetual challenge cup, Itis hoped that, as re- beam, aud a keel so deep that it had to be supported by a wire stay a spiniaker pole over the side after the halloomer has been pull below,
fards bold chulleneme and challenged parties, its terms will be con- from either bilge, ‘ .
sicerol just and satisfactory lo organized yacht clubs of all countries, Well, the yachtsmoen became disgusted with that sortof thing, and a the wind is antiquated.
“There is one clase which may require explanation, Owing to
rer i
Tule was adopted which produced yery nice little boats, the- most suc kite, with a great many 0
the presoat and inevaasing size of ocean steamers it would be quite cessiul being three to three and @ half beams in length
feasigle for any American, English or French olub to transport on The rule Was as follows; The mean length, two-thirds of thesztveme-
: —_—
7
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 Fre, ), 1882| FOREST AND STREAM.
notice is the handiest thing tmaginable when fishing, knogking ahout Ing geitlemen were chosen as officers of the club: Frank riflesof various patterns used in England and jhe Unifed Staies. The
ov working a, crower fairway Double héadsail his been shown by conditions of the conlest singulaniy libewsl and free from techan-
‘actual trial every Gio as fast snd probably closerwinded than the Bolles, Jt, President, Alfred Williams, Vice-President; W. calitzes under Whith disputes or disse etion might arise. Wash
siugle jib, even on sloops potintended for such.an arrangement. Por H, Bower, Secretary; E, ©. Johnson, Treasurer. We have country will he represented by a team of twelve men, whe wilt Shoot
ernising double hoatigetl isynich to he preferred. We have been ship- secured about 125 live quail, which we istend to set loose in uuilorm and with any military braeeh-loading rilie adyoispible vader
maos with this rig offen enough, have found neither trouble nor
somplication in practice, but prefer it, to the old-fashioned sloop on this spring. We haye also put into the brooks thirty thous- Hoglish rules, which, it may be remaried, will exclude nothing pn
such thorouplily anomalonsand unprofessional features as flac sig¢hta,
Hyery count, Limitations to light sails or Spars produce overgrown and trent. We aré anxious to securé a law to protect the Wind gauges and other ‘improvements which, though permitted in
lower sticks and the clumsy rig of a machine, quail for the next tyo years, and itis the intention of the gome of the Creedmoor contests by National Guardsmen, fra totaly
TIE YAWL.—An inquiry has'come to hand asking Toran explanation club to Keep a good watch over the game in this vicinity so unwarranted i inilitary competitions. The eonditions ander whieir
aspirants for places on the Americun team are to compete and ho
ofthe failure of the yawl vig supplied to the Boston schooner Whitecap that our already depleted streams and woods shall once more selected are not yet decided on, butas Great Britain will be veprecentsa
Jast yea’, as reported bya correspondent lasy week. We are not furnish us sport with red and gun.—W. H. Bownr, Secy.
awe why the rig should haye been deemed # failure, and possibly by her best men, irrespective of districts or military divi 0 she
the owner of the yacht in question may supply the answer. The American team should be chosen without regard to Stu e=, 100k-
yee is wovtainly faster and more weatherly than the schooner, It ing only to superior individual marksmanship and ignorme the gre
tion whether the highest scores are thade hy a dozen men from one

Atifle and Crap Sheating.

as been tried with satisfactory results on 2r. Williams’ sloop Caprice, Sip t a ea .
of New York, and has made that boat a stiller, handier vessel, and. oF [a ae 5 State or by one ivian from each of a dozen States, Pennsylvania, coughs
as we have jeen assured, the loss in speed has not been noticeable, to be, and can be, honorably represented in tie nations! maf our
The yaw is a ereat favorite in San Francisco, and quite the fashion —- >
anlong oruisers abroad,
peu
COST OF CUTTIERS.—Here we haye a cutter, She costs a Great FOREST AND STREAM TOURNAMENT sh
deal. Here we havea sloop. She Costs very little, Do cutters cost YOR THE SHORT-RANGE CHAMPIONSHIP oF 1HS2,
More than sloops? That depends. Why do they Cost more? Because
a gold wateh costs More than a Tin watch, It is cheaper to throw a Pee prize to be Len mondgrain medals, presented by the Worst
sicop together Than to Build a cutter in thorough fashion, but it is AND StriaM AND Rop Awp Guy, Second prize 50 per cent. of
Also cheaper to Throw a cutter together than to }uild a really good entrance fees; third prize, 80 per cent.; fourth prize, 20 per cent,
Sloop. nit for quality, my Child, there is no difference. Re- Open to team from any organized ville clib,
member Quality tia yacht goes for As much As quality in a Suit of Conditions—Teams—BHach team shall consist of ten men, The
elothes or a Piug hat. A hand-me-down is always cheap and a good teams participaing niust be Gonyposed of viembers of the various
Ruitisalways dear, Na matter what the cut May be.—Worest and clubs which they represent. Ritles—limited to ten pounds in weight; BOSTON, Feb. 4.—To-day theve was quite a large attendance of rifie-
Streant Primer. - minimum pull of trigger, three pounds; 224100 cal, Teams may Tur- men at Walnut Till to: compete in the several matches which obéneil
) ish their own rifles and amnnimition, or use those atthe gallery, as 30 finely & week ago. 'Thesun was obsenred and the lich} of the
YACHT BUILDERS.—We call attention to the shops of Samuel they may desire. Number of Shois—Ten by each competitor. pray sort as the previons weels but other elements ful i
Ayers, 3; Peek Slip, as an establishment where anything can be Sighting shots—Two shots willbe allowed each competitor. Posi- bafiled the marksmen, The wiad was from ihe sonthesst
fumed out from a dingey to a full fledged cabin yacht. Mr. Ayers is tion—Off-hand. Targets— 20-yard targets. according to the regula- was yery trying. About 2:39 o'clock the snoy began to fall, anc 20 Oe
a slilifal builder of long experience, and all his work has 4 metropoli- tions of the N, R. A., reduced in proportion te the range at the gallery, time was so thick as to almost yrevent
the tarzeig from. bein yr SGO.
tan finish equal to anything turtied out, As he understands drafts, Practice—No practice aliowed on the day of the match. Hntrance Coupled with this was the fact that the wind blow he snow inte the
and can “lay down" and ‘take off,” we have pleasure m commending Tree—Vive dollars to be paid ali the officé of the Forms’ AND STREAM, eyes of the men just as they were ahout t Ss, ancl some
hinrto our readers ss one whose work is concientiously put together No, 29 Park Row, N. ¥- Tne match to be governed by the rules ef the misses weré the result, In the Creedmor i h Mr, kmerson cloged
and reasonable in prise, Hy ean build sloops, cutters or steam yachts, N. BR. A, relating to teams. eigh with 46, while Messrs. Anson and Birt e scorad 45, which wag
In all of which he has acquired great proficiency. The above tonmmament will be shot during the month of March and considered good. The score in detail is siven of the best shots:
NOT A ViCTIM.—We are informed that the new sloop Jewell will be in many respects similar to the contest carried on during the Creedmor Match,
noticed in last issue is only 29tt. long and not intended to be seb up as winter of 1879 under the divection of this paper. The ititention is to LL. W. Emerson... .. 545455544546
another victim to the Madge. Mer owner, Mr. Auketell, is putting two permit the team captains to fhe upon a suifable pailery in which to
have the records made, and there ought ta be al least a dozen teams B, Ansow ...,.-.°,..4544454555—45
and a half tons lead on the keel. because be believes in the soundness contending for tho mastery and the elegant trophies now under pre- Awd. Burt... 5.2.0 odo
of what Yorpsr aAnp Stream advocates. He wants no trap but a safe CUD Wsrter! 2k 5445454544 44 Kok,
ship. The number of keels and yachts wilh cutside ballast are paration. The dates of closing the entry list and of opening the match
MT Basher 2354ky 5445544444 49 J A. Cobb ._ |...
may, ineveasing evenin New York where the machine has its strong- will be given in a later issue. Badge Match No. had many participants, and some yery
old. was done by the several gentlemen, Wir. Burt ied the li
THE AMERICAN YACHT LIST.—Neils Olsen is about to publish a PISTOL EXPERT WORK. ranking the 46 made by Mr, Boyden. The bestscores a
secon! edition of this useful little pamphlet. It will contain a more A, LL, Burt.............454545345546 D. P, Holder. .....-
complete list of yachts than last year’s issue and will be perfect in AV BAT may be done under fixed and Inown conditions may be
judged trom the following resnlis of 2 series of weekly matches D. , Boyden.,.,....545554454546 J, Brigos! Jr
many oF its details. This publication will, we hope, receive the sup- held in this city: T, Dwight... .,.-.....d5d45add4t
43 CC, Poster
pont of the public, as if is the only thing of the sort in America, and
shonkd become as permanent an institution with ns as Hunt's List or The first week & nieasurement target was shot at, the winner's ten The “Novelty Rest’ Mateh is not without its and pramisas
Dioyd's Register is ii Great Britain. shots at ten yards aggregating 514 inches of distances from the centre to be one of the most taking that has bsen on for %. ti The
of the builseve, at 15 yards 634 inches, and at 20 yards 934 inches—or conditions allow any position and also any rest for tne , and the
CAPSIZED.—The fishing schooner Stormehild, Captain Young, of for the entire thirty shots 2074 inches—which means that every one of favorite method with most of the sentlemen was to cleva il of
Greenporl, L. L, in eoning through Buttermilk channel, New York the shots wouli have hit a trade dotlar. The target of the second one of the long benches about four fect, and resi it on a stab
harbor, was struck by a pur and capsized. Too much beam ani too week was a quarter-inech buliet, or small buckshot hung by a thread into the ground, the boy sitting down ona camp stool on 1
lithe hold. Our fishing fleet needs reforming quite as much as our at twenty-one feet distances, In ten shots Tof the pellets were hii. side of the bench and resting the right arm on tlie indlined plane
yachts, The Stormehild’s crew of seven would hive perished but for At thirty feet jen bullets, each one-half an inch in diameter, were sim- which the bench formed. The rifle was then byryweht to th ppor
the timely advent of a tug. ilarly suspended and five of them hit, At forty-five feet the bullets end of the bench and in that way an almost immovable positicn was
| were three-quarters of an inch ih dlameter and three were hit, ebtained for the rifle, and it became a question of elevation and wind-
YACHT STOVES.—Canoeists and yachtsmen wishing to give the Next wedk was devoted to shooting “at the word,” ten shots at 10 age, Mr, Gorden closed with 94, but no one equaled bhe geore of 50
inventions of My. Danforth o trial will flnd his address among our yards ata reauly-megsurement farget, The marker calls out: “hire— nade by Ma. Rabbeth at the opening of the match. Some of the bst-
advertising columns. We will he pleased to report experiences with one—two—thrée” at halesecond intervals, and in the 114 seconds thus tev scores in detail are given: :
his stovas and fiuids for the benefit of allsportsmen. covered the marksman must raise his pistol, aim and fire, The win-
ning score was 514 inches total measurement forthe ten shots. Novelty Resb Matches,
GREENPORT, L. —The following yachts are laid up at Greenport, In the fourth week the shooting was af a wooden ball swung through FW, Giaitinier dries ensayo 3-5 8 10 9 10 9 9 W © W i=
L.1.: Schooners—Hstelle, Madeleme, Republic, and the Sharpie R, Q. an are of ten-feet chord. The marksmen stood thirty feet of. Four- UA Weliows. 7.02. 10 69 10 40 30 G6 10 10 10) a
Taylor, Sloops—Arrow, Coming, and Whileaway, and Steamers— teen conseciilive hits were made, The fifth week’s work was at three- B Anson... .,..- PLES
as Tah a 10 10% YO BR te HW Yh a0—91
Julia and Parole. guarter-inch billets suspended 10 yards off, before a white back- OST Ginatiet eae: ilar et wie Ben is 9 10 7 pad eo
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB.—Annaual meeting on Monday, March 13, pround, In twenty shots there were twelve hit. The next week the Liha Se ae Re we i
next monthly meeting Peb. 18, The annual matches will likely be marksmen drove tacks. <A vow of twenty ordinary tacks were stucls H L Lee fe Lt 29
tixed for June 17, with the customary spring brush dowa the bay on into a white-painted board, The winner drove in thirteen. The sey- The sharpshooters’ match onthe Ms
Decoration Day. Z enth week was empioyed in making holies in cardboard targets of the also proving quite popular ard is well pa
Wanbtedon pattern reduced for ten yards dissance. The leaders tied hard to obtain on the snail ‘bull,? but never
GWENDOLEN.—Mr. Cobb's Boston sisop has received 4,500 pounds on nine shots into the inch bullseye. The eighth weel was a variation greater, and without doubt some fine work w wut
of ae ou the keei and MeManus & Son are to give her a new shift of the fifth. ‘he three-quarierinch bullets were set swinging at least close in April. To-day the race was between Mr, Wrye, wh
of sails. 18 inches from side to side, ile the marksmen stood 21 feet of. The out of & possible 100, and Mr. Adams, who scored 7,
jesder in twenty shets hit sixteen bullets and was closely pressed. scores are given, as follows:
For the ninth week the targehb was a ten of spades, and the winner
cut oufning of the spots successively, but a tremor from 4 passing Sharpshooters’ Match.
Tam WILLAMsEurRGE ATHLEric Cius, of Brooklyn, E. D., omnibus sent the tenti shot less than one-eighth of an inch off the re- WD yA ae et ee eds f He 19 0 tek
hold their fiyst ¢nnual winter meeting at the American Insti- maiming epot. - Lasi week was devoted to shooting at 15 yards at a ee § 9 8 5
tute Hall, corner of Third ayenue and Sixty-third street, N.Y. Creedmoor target with a one-inch bullseye. There was a tis at eight LB FL pear 3 aed)
bullseyes and two very close shots. eee cee ie
City, Feb, 21 and 22, commencing Tuesday, at 8 P. M. Open ee Tal
to illamatears. The principal eyent is a 24-hours race, po- ONTARIO, Canada.—The growl aguinst profes i
as-you-please, with six prizes, namely, $100 order, $60 order, PISTOL SHOOTING BY WOMEN. grown loud about here, and at the last annual méeting of thea Onta
$40 order, #25 order, $15 order, $10 order. A special prize HE use of small arms by women is nota subject on which statis-
to the competitor beating the best American 24-hour re- tics are yedilily accessible, but that there is a great deal of it there ile ip
cord (amateur) Tor a square heel-and-toe walk. There are isno doubt, Pretty reyolvers heve a very enticing effect on sume of THIS
the fair sex, and while the majority of pistols and revolvers owned by a step in the right direction. ‘The object of all milita
also T5-yards, 600-yards, and d-mile runs, and a 24nile thein are regarded merely as ornaments, ihere are ses where tions should be the encouragement of young snois, T
walk; all handicap, An entrance fee of $5 for 24-hour race, excellent marksmanship may be shown. Some ladies indulge in pis- for a battalion to have afew marksmen who =
EES
tol practice in their homes, using veyolvera of small calibre, and ings and do credit to their corps, but #is a very different
and 75 cents Tor all other eyentsis required, Entries close popping at sheet-iron targets. The Wives of traveling men, who are these same marksmen carry olf all the good p in the
Wep. 14, tor handicap events, and Feb, 17, for 24-hour race. absent from home scme:imes a month, and perhaps three months at talion matches, and leave the younger men
Wo hoys will be allowed to compete. The number of half a time, are also, as a rule, provided with trushyorthy reyolyers for the thing but encouraging to the latter to hay
grown and wholly unfit boy competitors at athletic meetings protection of their homes and persons, Ons Judy, it is said. whose year, and to remedy this evil as much as
husband is away for long periods, not only has a revolver decorating will be incinded in the next list, What is wantec
has been one great olyjection, and we sre glad to see the W. her bureau top alongsile of her toilet-set, but carries a small ,22 or three first-class shots in a company and the remainder woable to
A, O, taking the initiative in so important a step. The club calibre “pop” against the top button of her corset. Actresses are hit a barn unless they are inside it, as tho saying is, Int, cod wy-
is crowiug and enterprising and destined to make a name for seen to have a peciliar penchant for pretty and gicaming pistols, érage shootingin eyery company of infantry and troop of cavalry
The fact will be recalled that when a well-known anil veracious news- throughout the Dominion, This can only be dous 7 encouraeint
itself in the future, It alréady has as members some of the paper, man went to interview the Polish artist, Modjeska, at the young shots, aud this encouragement can only he given by i
finest walkers and runners in the country, and their number Lindell House in St. Louis, during her first engagement there, he matches to which professional marksmen are barred,
is coustantly swelling. AJl communications should be ad- interrupted her while she was indulging in the pleasing but perilons
_ NEW ORLEANS.—Aceording to the Wew Orleans Times—Nemoer cr,
dressed to Secretary W. A. C., corner Wythe avenue, Penn pastime of.firing bullets into the door of herroom, Mrs. Scott-Sid- it is probable thats rifle match will take place during Ca
dons, in the same western ciby, went one day into a shooting gallery, in that city, between New Orleans and Denver teams,
and Rutledge strects, Brooklyn, EH. D., N. Y, and made a score with a swinging tarzet and in knocking clay pipe
to pieces that would have caused Wild Bill to spin around ina wild DENVER, Col—John P. Lower, of the Tabor Sharpsliooters, cele-
dance of delight. brated his 50th birthday on Jan. 2 by tiring 50 shots off-Land ab a
A few visils about amone the fire-arm shops where 2 retail business
New Guascow, Nova Scorra, Crae,—The annual meeting: is done, shows that the buylug of pistole is notipnfrequent. Said one
Creedmoor target and score 210 in the possible 25), wilh a Shaips
military ville,
of the New Glascow Rod and Gun Cluib, was held on the 12th clerk: ‘We sell a good many pistols to ladies, Many of thent haye a
ult. The following officers were elected for the coming great fondness for weapons and thay generally select the most expen- BOSTON, Dee. 39.—Mdlitor Forest eud Strean:
from 4 trip out in the country where I cou! ‘
Have just vet
year: President, W. B. Moore; Vice-President, H. J. sive putterns. Hor mstance. a lady who made & purchase a few
Taomeénts ago paid #18 for a pistol, andshe gould haye bought one just poles, and find they can be hi; 75 times oul of
Sutherland; Beeretary and Treasurer, J, T, Cavanaugh fhx- as good in every respect for fix, but without the silver mounting.” position off-han!, and that with the wind blewin
ecutive Committee, Jas. Frazer, T. Cantley, D. M. Fraser. “Some of them hancte them as wellas anyhody could. isut others “NN, E. Ms,’ assertion about hitting a thveefoot
take hold of them cautivusly and do not kaow the barrel from the pinctice & Ubtle with a Coit’s nayy at 100 yards, for thi
During the year the club has attained a suitable ground for butt end. I Imow several ladies whose 1 with a» good reyolyur ii a target of that sive at the above distance, hati baller
shooting sifate on Merrigomish Harbor, well known as the would surprise you, Some of them practive in the honse at targets tell what cam be done with a pistol. This trom Boston,
best place on the coast for wild fowl in the spring and fall. across the room. Some time ago Thad oceasion to vall at a house on YORONTO GUN
The club haye eveeted a fine building for a club house and business, and one of the latly boarders was amusing herself in a eu the following named e
second-story room with practicing al atarget. I wentup and witnessed
furnished it complete with all the requisites, boats, decoys, the sport, and can say thai her skill as a marlsnian is not surpassed for the engui #
etc., and the geese end brant may expecta lively time in by meén who have been handins side-arms ali their Hves.*” son, President, ent: I, W. Mililar, ¢ Thy vd art)
Prive, Treasurer; Wxecutive Committese—R, Morrison, W. Buue, A,
“April—Grorn Siro. The large trade done In fire-arms at pawnbrokers shops lud to m- MeGregor, @. Perryman. A handsome Waltham watcl engvaved willt
quiries among that class of dealers, and the same facts were testified the orest of the club, and chain, were presentéd by the chub to the re-
to, Of Gourse a majority of the weapous bongki sre as apt to do tiring secretary, Mv, J. B, Graham, :
Tam Pinpmony AssoctArron’s Work—Lynchburg, Va., harm as good df used, but onlya yery insignificant percentage are Gyer
used. GALLERY PRACTICN,—Ths Magnolia Gallery in Baston has hers
Feb. 4.—The Piedmont Fish and Game Protective Associa- Apropos of this subject comes a story from the Mt, Lowls Chianicte well patronize: during the past week by the devolees of both rite auc
tion, whose headquarters are in this city, paid last yeur Speaking of the cow boys of the West and telling how théy naed fre- pistol, and tanya sood score put up. The gentleman worked hard,
bounties for 872 hawks and owls killed in the five counties quently to shoot af targets in conpany with their sweethearts, in the and they worked well, too, particularly Mr, Prancis, who has mado
shooting the girls making Somoeunjes alijost as good 4 score as the 248, only two short of a compisie score, Chiod worl liag been dors in
cormposine our distrieh, and still “Bob White is not happy,” men, and the yells that would rend the alr a3 one's favorite lady The amateur match an the pistol match, ag imes- be seen from the
We have now at least fen inches of snow, if the weather would split the bullet on the half doliar as it fell toward the ground folloy ing first-class scores!
moderates and the snow goes off quickly all will be well, but would hava done justice to a border seoub. Nor were the youu ladies Al-Comers’ Rifle Match,
it ibe snow lies long on the ground our bird crop will be very behind them in equestrianism, a certain Mss Ryan, in particular, often i
J Franeis,...... 4 df) 50 60 50-248 CO} FP Mlsworlh. , 49 dt) 49 49 40 pay
short,—Drmo. ~
bossling that she could drop the nicicel as often La thevaue as dny of the J HW Smith, ...49 49 49 49 59-46 WN Norcross... WS) <i 40. GOB :
boys, Tithay be propsr here to explain the miodus operandi of the
“nickel race,’ A nickel oy other smalleoin ih placed in the fork of Amateur Rifle Match,
tree, about the distance from the gvquud that a man's shoulder would W Marshall..... 48 48 49 49 50-24 HR Shary.....- a7 47 dh 48 4939
A Huxroey¢ Pres.—The Crown Prince of Prussia has a be while on horseback, Bach pavly has one shot attt as he Ales by on AG Maynard , 48 45 45 48 48 —240 G Walters... 47 47 47 47 dé 345
hunting pipe with « peculiar history, It bears upon its lid his horse at foll speed, The ladies take their regular turn, and Miss § Cantebery....47 47 48 48 49981)
this inseription: “‘Gritnhaus, Apil 18, 1869,” being a place Ryan has been nown to drop the nickel three times out of five Amateur Pistol Match.
races,
and diy mide memorial to him from his haying’ there and Beings :s.- 15.2.8 (4 7 82—934 N Marsbail....-,,... Vu Th FS—831
thon kalled 9 fine old buck, in the stomach of qwhich was THE INTERNATIONAL MATCIH,—Tl ts now practically setiled that
APTN OMS eomewiaten t 7G 77 i884
found about a hundred small pebbles. With several of these atéam of Ameridan guardsmen, selectall from the competing aspir- At Clinton's Galleryin New Orleans recently a matii-ehoot tocle
pebbles set im siver the neck of the pipe is studded, while ants from al the States maintaining on organized militia, will shoot
an internamonal military match wil the British yoluntesrs, at Wim-
place between Mesers. Cage and Cox and Caze aud Souby, Out of a
possible nO4, the score was as follows:
the others form a chain attached to the lid of the bow). Gledon, in July next, In spite of the general tutorest which has always upiL Care... 77 78 (6-31 Kd Souby... 0 ..18 18 T4—Be5
been fell in the vesuli of the internutional long range matches with EE Gone ia (5 ‘74 1% —236—457 “Duncan Cage, Tr. 74 7O—Bib—44 1
target wiles, {he military contesh will be fav more important tan any The match-shogt with pistols resulted in a well-earned vietovy for
Wiypson, Conn.—Jin, 23, 1882. —A numberofgentlemen other match yét shot, for the reason that it will afford 9 fair epport Weiss, The stoves were as follows: A H Cox, 17, ¥)—P7: Styer
nity tovestimate the stexdiness snd efficiency attainable by the hest Gutheim, 17, 19—36; Wm Weiss, 18, 20—88, The follovane Individual
a ing
Wandearenad vicinity met on Wednesday evening the men in what is really the greatmilitary veserva of both countrias, and Scores were made outi of a possible 64; John © Bach, 80 and 78; 0
or the purpose of forming a game club, The fol] ow- will givg, ab the sanie time, an excellent test of the merits of military Ballejo, 75 and 7; Ma Winer, Tb and 76,
 88 FOREST AND STREAM, [Fes 9, 1889,

ZETTLER RIFLE CLUB.—Third competition for

the gold match, ten shots per man, Creedmoor tar-
eis, gallery. distance, possible 50: D. Miller 48, J.
evy 43, W. Klein 48, C. G. Zettler 48, B. Zettler 47,
M, Dorrler 45, J. Dutel 46, H. Holges 46, A. Lober 46,
D. Patterson 45,
MACINTOSH WATERPROOF GOODS,
ESSEX AMATEURS.—The Essex Amateur Rifle
Club, of Newark, N. J., on Jan, 25, elected the fol-
lowing officers for the year: Wm. Watts, President; IN ORDERING STOCKING OR PANTS PLEASE STATE THE SIZE (YOU CAN EASILY OBTAIN IT FROM YOUR SHOEMAKER)
Henry Brown, Vice-President; A. H. Crane. Finan-
cial Secretary; John H, Huegel, Recording Secre- OF THE BOOT OR SHOE YOU ARE ACCUSTOMED TO WHAR.
tary and Treasurer; A. D. Welter, Captain; Louis
Pahls, Rifle Inspector: Dayid Thompson, Julius
Moch and Nick Veathrick, Scorers.
The qnality of these goods is so well and widely known as to require no comment. It is not only unequaled, but also unapproached
NBEWAREK.—The annual meeting of the Newark by that of any similar manufacture in the world. By aspecial arran gement with the Messrs, MacIntosh, we are enabled to place their
Central Rifie Association, of Newark, N. J., was held goods in the hands of sportsmen at prices that will certainly dr ive all inferior niakes out of the market.
on Jan, 25, and the following officers were elected
for the present year: John Huegel, Essex, Presi-
dent; J. K. Walsh, Frelinghuysen, Vice-President; Stockings, full length, any sized foot, per pair - - = - $8 00
A. CO, Neumann, Frelinghuysen, Secretary; G. M. Pants, reaching nearly to armpit, 14 00
Townsend, Plymouth, Treasurer; Neumann, of Fre- Heayy Flax ground sheets, weight 63 lbs., size 7x44 feet, each, - - = 8 00
linghuyseu, Howlet, of Celluloid, and C. Meisel, of
Barnard, Finance Committee; Mr. McCullen, Colum-
bia, Scorer. DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE ONLY.
# GOLDEN GATE RIFLE CLUB.—The Golden Orders received from persons residing in cities in which the dealers keep a full line of our goods will not be filled at any price.
Gate Riile Club of San Francisco was organized last
Thursday. Forty-eight gentlemen have subscribed
4s active members up to Jan. 25. At the first regu-
lar meeting the following officers; President, J. A.
Bauer; Vice-President, S$. 2. Beaver; Treasurer, Win.
ABBEY & IMBRIE, 48 Maiden Lane, New York.
Ehrenpfort; Secretary, J. D. Tallant; Shooting Mas-
ters, A. Rahwyler, James Stanton and F, Boeckman;

Birds,” .
Finance Cominittee—O. Brooks, P. Spreckels and H. af
Shore
L. Nordbruch. The shooting of 200 yards distance
will be at Harbor View, All rifies of 45-calibre and
Pwhlications,
under will be allowed, Many of the members are
well-knowu in New York. Captain Bauer, the Pres-
ident, is an honorary member of the New York In-
dependents, Captain Diehl,
A REPRINT OF PAPERS ON THE SUBJECT WHICH HAVE APPEARED IN THE FOREST TREES.
“FOREST AND STREAM.” A short treatise on the propagation of Forest Trees
SEPPENFELDT CLUB.—The Seppenfelit Rifle from Seeds, Seedings and Cuttings. Price 6 cents.
Club elected at their annual meeting the following I. HAUNTS AND HABITS. . IV. NOMENCLATURE,
otficers: The, Wenz, President; H. Hackmann, Vice- Price List of Tree Seeds, Seedlings, Evergreens,
President; G. C. Walters, Treasurer; Fr. Schakell, I. RANGE AND MIGRATIONS. V. LOCALITIES. &c., mailed free. Address,
Secretary; W. Seppenfeldt, Vinancial Secretary; W. W. JOHNSON,
Jas, Garrison, Captain of the ist Team; W. Klenck, Il, A MORNING WITHOUT THE BIRDS. Vi. BLINDS AND DECOYS.
Captain of the 2d Team; and J. Schutz, Sergeant-at- Snowflake, Antrim Co,, Mich.
Sent on receipt of price, 15 cents, by the
Arms. Scores made for team places at a 12+ing
target, bull three-quarters of an inch, counting 11
and 12 in the black; A, H. Anderson 111, J. Schutz FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. ASTWARD HO! OR, ADVENTURES AT
107, L. Vogel 105, Chs. Rein 106, Sig. Luft i103, H. Rangeley Lakes. A capital story of sport and

Gh NVI SEO 0
Gunther 101, H. Hackmanmn 99, J. W. Adams 99, W. adventure in the wilds of Maine. Interesting alike
Seppenteldt 99, J. Hiizel 99, Jas. Garrison 99, S. L. to old and young. Has received the highest com-
Miller 97, W. Balz 94, M, Kern 93, H. Heibsen 89, H, mendations from the metropolitan press. Hand-
Dreyer 89, W. Busch 88, J. Dillenburg 80, Fred. somely bound in cloth, and contains 3/6 pages, H- .
Krohne 79, Chs, Golen 77, G. ©. Walters, 77, Enclose two three-cent stamps with your address and we lusirations sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of
= will return you by mail three elegant parlor ems, suitable price, $1.50, CHARLES A. J. FARRAR, Jamaica
CLAY PIGEONS.—Lynn Central Shooting Club, | for framing, each 12 by 934 inches—1 Oil Picture, 1 Steel Plain, Mass.
Lynn, Mass., Jan. 31, 1882.—Match No. ¥. The Engra ving, 1 Photo Plate—samples of our aie sae
scores made in the above match were as follows: worth fifty cents in any store.
EW Webster.........+.5-: 111111111110 Address, H. C, Porrrr, 15 Hast 14th Street, New York, ovEDiM
4zmo LATEST EDITION
ata Ay eS 11271111111—10
HW George.. 111111111110 OF THE
J H Frost 111111111
1—10
FA Johnson 111111111 1—10—50 Sov Sale. ' AMliscellancous. Hurlingham and London
CLAY PIGEON SCORES.—Carlisl e Gun Club,
Carlisle, Iowa, Jan. 26,—Maitch at clay pigeons, con-
ditions of prize tournament: FOR SALE:
Hs Le DUNCKLEE’S PATENT GUN CLUB'S TRAP SHOOTING RULES,

J E Hastings .-....2....4.- 111111111110 camping and Mining Stove. For sale at this office. Price twenty-five cents.

Patent of a Glass Ball Trap.

aS Aa WONS A. ot ee 121-04 10127 14—8
J © Foulke. .......:1:2.,.- 1101101111—8 j UST the thing for people camping out
CWeBudde eo sd feet 110 # for ashort or long time. FOUR SIZES ; pri- IARRAR’S POCKET MAP OF MOOSEHEAD
Lake and the North Maine Wilderness, a valu-
EPFrisbee............... L111 021172 1— 9—45 sa REASONABLE. Send for descriptive circu-
78, with prices and terms. able companion for the sportsman, hunter and
ALGONQUIN GUN CLUB.—Regular meeting for lumberman, Lately corrected and revised, and now
glass ball practice, Feb, 2: acknowledged to be the only correct map of this
vast region. Neatly bound in cloth covers. Price,
Wiirr, IB yds ee a. eee, ey 11001111111001010111—14 Already in the Market and Known | postpaid, by mail, 50 cents. CHARLES A. J. FAR-
Hill, 24yds......:....... ~ ..1101191911111111111—20 RAR, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Sauer, 18 yds.-....... -- -11000111100110110111—13 to be Reliable.

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Hanna, 24 yds..., ... -. -10111111191911011110-417
Becker, 18 yds...... . - -00010000001110010100— 7
STONEHENGE ON THE DOG,
Dunsieth, 3) yds.. .. 01101111100011111010—13 x) 0
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Cassebeer, 18 yds............. 1111101111111101110—16 Price $3.50,
Griswold, 18 yds... + ee e eL11011111011 100001113
Wilson, Wyds........ 0.00.00 01110011111110100011—13 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY SPORTSMEN. For sale by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. °
Greener, 18 yds .............. 11101111011011111011—416
3 nN
For full particulars address, giving references,
Brenner, 18 yds ............-5 11111101010111101001—i4
Van Schaick, 18 yds ---11101011111011101110—15 R. L. §., this office.
Keller, 18 yds. 0...:..: 6235-2, 00000110011100000110— 7 io
Auld, 18yds....--...,.,./ *. ,. .00010101111110010100—10 io) U:
iSTAA TiEDL ig D ;
Wu. B. Lunpis, Pres. UDUBON'’S BIRDS AND QUADRUPEDS
SALE.—A copy of Audubon’s Viviparous Quad-
FOR & DescRI BeiGZOL~ &*.
rupeds of America, superbly illustrated with colored
CINCINNATI, Feb. 3.—Weekly glass ball shooting plates; 3 yolumes, large Svo, brown morocco, a
match of the Cincinnati Independent Shooting little rubbed. Also Audobon’s Birds of America, in
Club at the club ground. Following are the totals 7 yolumes, octavo, the first volume wanting. With
in the four matches for the day, each match being beautiful colored plates, same size and binding as
at ten balls per man:
John Bauer ..............
W T Tredway
the Quadrupeds. or price apply to this office,

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Saeed
il]bematled rrezto allapplicants,
all appli A
and to customers without f
Phil Dewald.... OR SALE,—A FINE COUNTRY RESIDENCE, shout 2
about 30 miles from New York; 45 acres im- te ere
lnnting 1500 ete
varieties of Vegetible
rf od F’ Flower Seeds, Plants,
and
proved land. Partridge, quail, rabbit and duck
Capt Gluchowsky..... ay dea.
John J Hovekamp
Wm Wenning,.........
a
shooting, also good fishing for bass and pickerel.
For particulars address N. E. J., at this office.
dec15,2mos. - i. AMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS.—SECOND
John Overman,.......... te edition now ready. This story describes the
DrsAtHoritee st: es ee
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also trout for table use.
AND FRY FOR
Address F. W. EDDY,
SALE, trip of a party of Boston gentlemen to the Richard-
son-Rangeley lakes. It treats of ** camp life,’? in-
Randolph, N, Y. jand,tf. NO. 1I-CAMP PACKED. doors and out, is amusing, iustructive and interest-
BROWN'S DRIVING PARK.—Brooklyn, L. I., Made and sold by TAUNTON [RON WORK? ing; 224 pages, 12 illustrations, Price 25 cents. By
Jan. 27.—This match, the result of a long existing $0.. 87 Bluckstone street, Boston, Mass- mail, postpaid, 30 cents, CHARLHS A. J. PARRAR,
tiyalry between the New York Gun Club and the
Trap and Trigger Club of Brooklyn, was shot out of SHOOTING. Jamaica Flain, Mass,
the season in order to satisfy allinterested. The
last-named club is about to consolidate with a prom- Three shares for sale in a shooting club, giving
inent brooklyn gun club. Friday last proved a very shooting privilege over more than 20,000 acres or IARRAR’S POCKET MAP OF THE RICHARD-
fine day for the sport. Some twenty-five gentlemen mnarsh on Lake St. Clair, abounding in ducks of all SON-RANGELHEY LAKES REGION, including all
were on the grounds, For the N. Y. club, Mr, kinds, partly freehold and partly leasehold, Also the lakes, ponds and rivers of that famous country,
Harrold Vincent, and for the Brooklyn club, Mr. over more than 5,000 acres of splendid quail ground as well as the head waters of the Connecticut
Allan Nichols. Goth gentlemen have been doing with a good many wood cock and snipe, and a few river, Connecticut and Parmachenee Lakes, etc.;
good werk in the ducking Helds of the South the ruffed grouse, also a few coveys of prairie chickens. cloth bound,® Price, post-paid, by mail, 50 cents.
past fall and were ii excoptional trim. Fifty birds Most comfortable club house, roomy boat house, CHARLES A’ J, FARRAR, Jamaica Plain, Mass,
ati 3) yards, single trap, 80 yards boundary, fora good stable, ice house and dog kennels. splendid
$250 Scott gun (ioward which $125 was subscribed locality for breaking dogs, excellent dog breaker
by each club); now in employment as keeper. 200 acres of well- ARRAR'S STERHOSCOPIO VIEWS _OF THE
fenced cleared farming land, worth $385 an acre, s entire Richardson-Rangeley Lakes Region.
Mr. Allan Nichols, of the Trap and Trigger Club— forms part of the property. Situation, 7 miles from Large size, each 25 cents, Send for catalogue.
10111111110 there killed t 1 bird, which he missed) a market town where steamers touch daily, and 216 CHARLES A, J. FARRAR, Jamaica Plain, Mass.
110113111911—killed 45, 7 hth miles from a post otfice, Price of shares $2,500, The
Mr. ¥ Viricent, of the N. ¥. Gun Club, freehold property, if sold off, would refund a little
killed to 12 fel, which was niissed; 14th fell dead more than this amount to each share holder, For
out of bounds; missed 15th and then killed to Bist further information address D. C, PLUMB, Niagara, A WEEE IN YOUR OWN TOWN, TERMS

FISHING TACKLE—SKATES.
bird, vy Hh was missed; 111111110001101110i—Idied Canada. febY,3b. $66 and $5 outfit free, Address H. HALLETT
41, missed 8; fell out of bounds, 1. w& UO., Portland, Maine,
Referee, Mr. Frank Belmont. Scorer, Henry
Meredith Cummings. OR SALH,—A NO. 12, 8l4lb. PARKER GUN, 30-
inch barrels, full choke, with loading imple-
ments, 30 trap shells and sole leather trunk case.
ST. WEEK, $12 A DAY AT HOME EASILY
Cost $90, price $65 cash. Address I. BOURKE, 258 4 taade. Costly Outfit free, Address TRUE

GOLE Light st., Baltimore, Md. feb9,1t. & CO., Augusta, Maine.

J HARPS MID-RANGE RIFLE WITH RELOADING Pittsfield, Mass. Cuts Free.

outit, complete, as good asnew, forsale cheap. Tia| Full-Length
5 ic COT, in this case,
Address, G. 5. McNEILL, Litehiield, Conn. feb9,1t. $10. LOUNGH, in this case, $8.
Pencils, Holders, Cuses, Eta. Tin
si NO bold everywhereby the Trade,

THE CALLI-GRAPHIC PEN. FOR $5.00. We have more than 1,200 varietiés
Best Makes of
A GOLD PEN and RUBBER HOLDER, eontain- A good Flobert Parlor Rifle. Will carry 200
ing ink for seyeral days’ writing. Can be carried in
feet and is perfectly reliable. Also Guns, Pistols,
Hishing Tacile and Sporting Goods of every descrip-
POCKET KNIVES,
Sportsmen's, Hunter's and Coachmen's, Garden-
the pocket. Always ready for use. A luxury to tion. Address, er’s Knives. Pocket Knives containing Scissors and
persons who eare to preserve their individuality in E. G. KOENIG various implements. Silver Fruit Knives. Razors, Ap Ep terinary surgeon #0)
875 Broad St., Newark, N. J. Scissors, and all kinds of CUTLERY of every de- ravelin| country, says that most of the Horse
writing. Send Stamp for Mustrated Circular. and Guite Powders sold here are worthless trash. He
MABIE, TODD & BARD, scription. Orders by mail receive prompt attention. gays that Sheridan’s Condition Powders are absolutel
gn-eand immensely valuable. Nothing on earth wit
180 BROADWAY, NEW YORE, "nake heus lay like Sheridan’s Condition ders. Do
Send for Price-List.
Quorn Goons akE Soup By Fimst Crass Dxarugs,
WILD RICE fina Gis “ote: oD)
CHRIS T, Fishery Inspector, Port Hope, Ontario,
to $2
PER DAY AT
ples worth $5
INSON & OO., Portland, Maine,
HOME,
free.
SAM-
Address
teaspo tfood. Solde
9 mailfot minarets Bence 1.8. DENSON &00.,
cnet
vugton, Mass., formerly Baugor Me, /
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Fas. 9, 1882, ] FOREST AND STREAM, 39
Miscellaneous Advertisements, Ghe Kennel,

READ OF MAKING MANY BOOKS THERE IS NO

Eccl,
END.
12:12.
PITTSBURGH DOG SHOW
A HANDSOME JOURNAL.
The FoREST AND STREAM is out to-day in a ESTABLISHED 1836. TO BE GIVEN
handsome new dress, and easily takes its
place among the most beautifully printed
journals of the day. The editors had a lively NEAT AND ELEGANT
March 7, 8, 9 and 10,
BOOK BINDING
serimmage last Tuesday morning removing
their property from the office, which, it was
thought, must be destroyed in the fire; but
they escaped with nothing more serious than FROM THE
1882,
# thorough cold water drenching, and of cold
water they profess not to be afraid, By the Plainest to the Most Elaborate Styles.
BY THH
Way, one of the most humorous descriptions
-of field adventure we have seen in the last SPECIMENS ON EXHIBITION.
If you want good work, at low figures, and WESTERN PA. POULTRY SOCIETY
save Agent’s Commission come direct to
Feb, 2.
JAMES EF. WALKER, 14 Dey St.

WHAT A FILE OF N. Y. HERALD,

TO DATE, AND ODD NUMBERS,
1847, AND TIMEB,
FOR SALE.
$1,200 IN CASH

Alsoa
PRIZES,

3 CIGARETTES
ForREST AND STREAM, which was not burned |
MILD, FRAGRANT, Large Number of Special Prizes
out last Tuesday, though the fire came HIGH WROUGHT,
nearer than was pleasant, is out this week in COMPOSED OF AND
@ new dress, at the opening of its eighteenth Turkish, Virginia, and a small Particularly Agreeable.
volume. This thoroughly admirable sports- portion of choice Perique—a Epwarp Gruec, Esoq., President
mixture not found in any other Cigarette. 9 FIRST PRIZE MEDALS.
man’s journal contains twenty pages of con- J. PALMER O’Nuzim, Vice-President,
venient size filled with reading matter always By WILLLAM S. KIMBALL § CO.,
PEERLESS TOBACCO WORKS, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, C, A, Strvens, Esq., Treasurer,
fresh, spicy and interesting. This paper was
one of the first to discard the old style of C, B. Exsen, Esq., Secretary,
waiting for ““exchanges,” to chronicle sport- THE NEW AMERICAN
Ghe Kennel.
Breech-Loading Shot Gun.
ing events in other States and its liberality in
specially reporting all matters of interest, no
~matter where they occur, has greatly in- Portraits of Celebrated Dogs Price-Lists, etc., can be had of

¢reased its usefulness. The correspondence SIMPLE and

NOW READY. CHAS. LINCOLN, Supt.,
ef “Nessmuk,” *‘Seneca,” ‘“ Chipmunk,” and
other old contributors always abound in FIRST PAIR OF THE SERIES OF FIELD SCENES Lock Box 303, Pittsburgh, Pa,
BY J. M. TRACY,
interest.—Brooklyn Daily Times, Feb. 3. A Grouse Moor._EMPEROR FRED, Entries close February 25,
Rebounding Lock. Snipe (Shooting in the Mississippi Valley.—
| Choke-Bore Barrels THUNDER.

THE For close, hard shooting excels all others.

heavy guns for ducks a specialty. Send stamp for
Extra Correct Portraits of the Two Leading
Dogs in the World.
Laverack
GROUSE DALE.
circular. C. S$, SHA’ CK, Manufacturer, Hat- Winner of Chicago Field Cup and Puppy
field, Mass. These pictures are large Album Cards. Photo-
fraplic reproductions of oil paintings by Tracy. Stakes at meeting of Hastern Field Trialg
xecuted by the Artotype Process. They will not
SOUND, READABLE, INTERESTING, INDESPENS- fade like ordinary PHC LEEDS, and are equal in Club run at Robbins’ Island, Dec; 1879; alse
ABLE.
a ante, effect and finish to the best steel engraving.
1st in All Aged Stake of same Club, Noy,
Price, 75c. each.
This staunch old paper maintains its excel- ANTED.—ONE HUNDRED LIVE QUAIL. 30, 1881, and winner of American Field Cup
Must be in good condition. Address, stating For sale by SCHUYLER & DUANE, 189 Broadway,
lence. In fishculture and natural history it price, A. D. WOOD, Warren, Pa. feb2,3t. New York, or J. PALMER O'NEIL, 68 Fifth Avenue, for best dog or bitch in the trials of 1881,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
4s, perhaps, without a rival, In every de- Will be sent by mail on receipt of price by Forest Will serve a limited number of approved
partment of field sports it is sound and and Stream Publishing Co
Large plates, 10x14 inches. Beautiful pictures for bitches at $40,
always readable and interesting. To any Ghe Henuel. framing. Price $1 each.
Address,
gentleman of taste and culture it is worth
certainly more than $4a year. To « natural- wmM. A. BUCKINGHAM,
For Sale Cheap.
ist and sportsman it is nearly indespensable.
We have read it constantly since its founda- THE BLUE STAR COCKER SPANIEL KENNEL, Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms! NORWICH, CONN,
Owing
to ill health and increase of private busi-
tion, and there has never appeared in its teadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs,
eolumns anything offensive to the most sensi-
ess cares, I will sell this enjoyable and lucrative
business ridiculously low, turning over to the suc-
cessor the kennel name, stock, orders, good will
A BANE TO FLEAS—A BOON TO DOGS. LARRY.
‘tive. We hope it may continue to receive and all kennel accessories. Worth $10,000. will This powder is guaranteed to kill fleas on dogs or _ In the Stud—The Ivish red setter dog Larry, cham
the support it so well merits, and that the sell for $3,000. The demand for this strain is im- any other animals or money returned. Itis put u pion Elcho, ex-champion Rose, He ONEtrained
mense. Will give all necessary time and advice in patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, whic on woodcock and quail and a finished field dog. Ig
field of its useful influence may be co-exten- eee the successor. M. P. McKOON, Franklin, greatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious, solid red, no white, is large, has grand development
sive with human civilization.—Southern Plan- rey Price, 50 cents by Mail, Postpaid. of bone and muscle and asuperb head. Has thus
far never been shown, but will make a winner, Fea
ter, Riehmond, Va., Jan. 15. low. Address W. H. PIERCE, Peekskill, N.ae
Grn REDUCTION IN PRICE OF VON Areca Nut for Worms in Dogs. ani2te,
Culin’s Pat. Spike Collar. No. 1, sewed, $2.00; A CERTAIN REMEDY,
No. 2, riveted, $1.25. Book of Instructions Free with

PRESS
each collar, by mail. Beware of worthless imita- Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with the N THE STUD.—WIRE-HAIRED FOX TERRIER
tions. Ours the only patented one. Indorsed by the directions for use, Tyke, recently imported from Mr. Wm, Carrick,
sporting pie and used by all the prominent pro- Price, 50 cents per Box by Mail. Jr., Carlisle, England, winner of Se NL Sen aor
fessional trainers. Both the above are recommended by the ‘ Forest 1880; ist Alexandra Palace, 1881, and V. H, C,
E. & C. VON CULIN, and Stream and Rod and Gun.” Crystal Palace, same year. Stud fee $25. Address
Delaware City, Del. NEVERSINK LODGE KENNELS, Guymard, Orange
{=" Pedigree Printers. CONROY & BISSETT, Co., N. Y. Jani9, tf
If IS SUPERB. 65 FULTON STREET, - - New York.
ez SALE, BRET HARTE, RED IRISH SETTER, ORY O’MORE KENNEL.—_THOROUGHBRED
ForEST AND STREAM entered upon its 18th one year old, very handsome. Price $25. For HENRY C. SQUIRES, red Irish setter puppies for sale, by Champion
wolume February 2nd, which occasion was Pes UTE address, B. WATERS, Genrerbury Rory O’More out of Norah O’More (Berkley-T: y)
‘eb2, tf,
1 CoRTLANDT STREET, - NEw YORE, and Gay (Hlcho-Fire Fly), Full pedigrees, W.
eelebrated by donning a new dress through- CALLENDER, Albany, N. Y. Dec29,t£
WRIGHT & DITSON,
eut. Judging by the eagerness by which this
OR RED IRISH SETTERS AND COCKER SPAN- £80 WASHINGTON STREET, - Boston, Mass.
journal is sought by sportsmen, we conclude iels of the most fashionable blood, address
it is the best sportsmen’s paper published. In CHAS. DENISON, Hartford, Conn. Septi5,tf
its new dress it is superb,—Lowville, (N. Y.)
TUD BEAGLE.—THE IMPORTED ENGLISH Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N.
beagle hound. Ringwood; white, black and tan TWYFORD BERKS, ENGLAND,
ticked; 1314 inches high; weighs 17lbs.; ears spread

SAYS
17inches; full pedigree; stud fee $10, Address, N. AUTHOR OF THE
OR SALE.—A LIVER WHITE AND
ELMORE, Granby, Ct.
PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C. broken.
Llewellin setter dog, 14 months old, partially
By Blue Dan (Dash II.-Opal) out of Flake.
Expres champion and other pedigree dogs of an Canc Seo) Or will exchange for first class
breed. Send for a _ ~i ot-gun. For ae and full pedigree.
“PLAIN HINTS TO WOULD-BE BUYERS.” Address, GEO. W. LOVELL, :
TT LOOKS REAL FANCY.
forsale. Dogs and puppies boarded on reasonable Price 10 cents, post free. Gives addresses of prin-
The ForREsT AnD STREAM comes out with terms. Te Oo8 Box 335, Be Sept22,
2 tf cipal English breeders. OGS FOR THE PITTSBURGH SHOW,.—ANY
the present issue in a new dress entire. It one wishing to send their dogs to the Pittsburgh
show in care of an experienced person can learn
looks real fancy.—Standard, Montgomery, (N. OR SALE, A NUMBER OF WELL BRED AND Black Spaniels. particulars at this office,
Y.) Feb, 3. well broken pointers and setters, also dogs
boarded and broken, satisfaction guaranteed, Ad-
BOB IL., imported, black; First, Strabane, Porta-
down, Kilmarnock, Belfast, and London, Ont.
dressH. B. RICHMOND, Lakeville, Mass. Sept22,tf Special, Franklin, Pa. Stud fee, $15. IBERIAN BLOOD HOUNDS.—WANTED, IM-
BENEDICT poe black; first and special, mediately, two or three Siberian or Ulner
New York, 1881. First Atlanta, 1881. $20. hounds. Young, large dogs preferred. Address
HREE GOOD FIELD DOGS FOR SALE.—I with price, age, height, weight, and all particulars,
Pupp ies by above also by BRAG, first and special,-
MASON & MORGAN, P. O., Omaha, Neb. feb9, it,
New York, 1881, for sale. Price from $10 upward.-
HORNELL SPANIEL CLUB, Hornellsville, N. Y.
Nova.tf
TUD BOOK WN. A. K. C—BLANKES FOR MAKING
BETTER THAN EVER, enfries of dogs, not previously registered, in the
dence, R, I. feb9,
This standard production promises to be
Cameron Kennel. second volume of the N. A. K. C. Stud Book arenow
Beagle Hounds bred for bench and field purposes. ready, and can be obtained by addressing N. ROWE,
better than ever this year, and should be in OR SALE.—A LAVERICK SETTER PUP, SIX
RALLY (Sam-Dol'y); stud fee, $25,
Box 84, Chicago, Dl. In all instances a three cent
months old, of purée strain, handsomely marked, stamp must be inclosed for postage. Only one dog
the hands of every sportsman.—Waterloo and well known pe igree, latter furnished i desired. RACKET (Rally-Louise); stud fee, $25. can be registerod on a blank. Fee for registering
Gowa) Courier, Jan, 25, Address, ‘‘DIDO,’’ Box 2685, Boston Mass. feb9,1t. COLIN CAMERON, Brickerville, Pa. each dog 25 cents. Entries close positively April
Dogs, in the registering of which in the first volume
ORTRAITS OF EASTERN FIELD TRIAL WIN errors were made, can be registered in the second
ULEOUT COCKER SPANIEL KENNELS.—FOR ners of 1880, printed on fine a ae pS er, will be’ yolume by paying thefee,25cents. Fora dog which
nea Cockers oe all BBC |and Cote TORS bitches sent t-paid for 25 cents each, or e ive for $1. has died since the entry was sent for the second
uppies, address with stamp, : ALKER FOREST ANDSTREAM PUB. CO.,89 and 40 Park yolume, another can be substituted by the same
: US, Franklin, Del. Co., N. ¥, Ju rw, N. t, tf owner. febd, Ta,
 40 FOREST AND STREAM | iFes. 9, 1698,

Sportsmen's Goods. Sportsmen's Goals, Lotels andl Routes for Sportsmen. Aotels and Resorts for Sportanen,
Philadelphia Fishing Tackle FERGUSON'S PATENT ADJUSTABLE ASSOCIATED - TO SPORTSMEN:
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The Pennsylvania R. RB. 0o.
ete., for Night Hunting and
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ing,Canoeing, Yachting, Driy- - Line, Line,
ing at Night, and General Il- Respectfully invite attention to the
THE
luminating Purposes.
Bieycle Lanterns, Dark Preferred Routes to Florida SUPERIOR FACILITIES
Lanterns, Musicians’ Band
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Stamp for Illustrated Price TROUTING PARKS and RAGE COURSES inthe
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STREAM, RICHMOND AND DANVILLE LINE. FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the diti-
Train 54, Leayes New Yark “4:30 a.m. Phila- ‘culties and dangers of reshipment, while the excel
A. B. SHIPLEY & SON, ALBERT FERGUSON, delphia *7:05 a.m. Baltimore *9;45a, m. Arrives lent cars which run over the smooth steel tracks
Lynchburg 5:00 p, m. Danville *7:12 p. m, Char- enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED without
65 Fulton st., N, ¥.(With Conroy, Bissett & Malleson.) failure or injury.
B08 COMMERCE ST., PHILA. lotte *5:00 am. Atlanta *11:00 a. m, Phere makes
WHE LINES OF THE
same connections as No, 50 below. Pullman cars

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BEanufacturers of Fine Fishing Tackle of Washington to Atlanta, and Atlanta to New Orleans.
Train 52. Leayes New York 48:3) a. m. Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Every Description,
Limited Express, 10:00 a m. Philadelphia +11:45
also reach the best localities for
FOR SEA, RIVER OR BROOK FISHING, (EsrasLisHepD 1836), a.m.
p. m.
Baltimore #810 p. m.
Danville *7:00 a, m.
Richmond #11:25
‘There connects
Rods, Reels, Flies, Leaders, Lines, etc.
REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS.
First Premium at World’s Fair at New York, and
G@entennial Exhibition.
with No. 52 below.
mond to Danville.
Pullman Cars from Rich-
~28~ This train connects Mon- Gunning and Fishing
We make a specialty of Wood and Rod Mountings days, Wednesdays and Fridays from Baltimore at
Tor Amateur Rod Makers, Our Celebrated Betha- 4:00 pom direct via York River Line for West Point in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Exeursion Tickete
bara Wood is far superior to anything known for and Richmond and connecting there with Train 50. are sold at the offices of the Company in all the
Train 52. Leaves New York +3:40 p. m. Phila- principal cities of Kane, Renover, Bedford, Cresson,
making rods, being stronger than split bamboo, and ; Iston, Minnequa, and other well-known centres.
has the spring and elasticity of tempered steel. delphia +5:45 p.m. Baltimore 78:55 p.m. Arrives
at Lynchburgh *4:45 a.m. Danville *6:57 a. m. or =
Prices, 4¢ft. long, 14,35c.; 34, 48c.; 114, 65c.; 1, 85c.; = =)
Igin. sar., $1 each. ‘ i ae = Charlotte *1:05 p. m. Atlanta 12:05 n't, Macon TROUT FISHING, WING SHOOTING AND.
ur Bethabara Fly and Bait Rods and Split Bam- *6:30.a.m. Montgomery *7:55 a. m. New Orleans
boo Fly Rods
tennial,
received
Franklin
the first premiums
Institute and Penna.
at the
State JOHN KRIDER, *10;02 p. m., 5thours
New
from New York. Pullman Cars
York to Washington, Washington to Charlotte
and Charleston, Arrives at Columbia *7;00 pim.,
STILL HUNTING,
ALSO TO
Price list of wood and rod mountings free. Our N. E. Cor, Second and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, and Augusta 10:20 p.m, Savann "3:45 Dp. m. Tuckerton, Beach Haven, Cape May, Squan, and
O5-page new Mlustrated Catalogue of Fishing Tackle Jacksonville *8:00a,m, Leave Columbia 6:15 p. m. points on the New Jersey Coast renowned for galt
sent, post-paid, on receipt of ten cents in stamps. GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, Charleston 5:55 a. m. Arrive Sayannah 10:45 a. m. water sport after fin and feather.
Fishing Tackle, Rods, Reels, Lines, Hooks, Flies, Jacksonville 5:30 p. m.
Train 50. Leaves New York *9:00 p.m, Phila- L. P, FARMER, Gen’) Pass. Agent.
Leaders, Snoods, Artificial Bait, Fly Hooks,
TO ANGLERS: Etc., Ete. delphia 12:30 a.m. Baltimore 4:20 a.m. Arrives at FRANE THOMSON, Gen*] Manager,
"Salmon, Bass and Trout Flies, Made to Order. Lynchburg *2:20 p.m. Richmond, 11:30a.m. Dan-

JOHN ENRIGHT & SONS, Also “ Krider’s ** Celebrated Cénter Enamel ville -*6:00 p. m. Charlotte #12:25 a, m. Atlanta
*12:30 p.m. Macon *6:55 R m, pote ome, *9:00

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Taxidermy in all its branches. (> Pullman Cars New York to Atlanta via. Lynch-
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Castle Connell, near Limerick, Ireland. Inan Sleeper Greenboro to Augusta. GROUNDS OF VIRGINIA AND
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has been sold at enormous profits by the com- ATLANTIO COAST LINE. WEST VIRGINIA
Reels and Lines to match balance of rods. No bination. Price list sent free by mail. Buy only
Comprising those of Central and Piedmont Vi
Train 40, Leaves New York *4;30 a. m. Phila- Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of’ Virginia, ~ leg-
ents. Allinformation respecting fisheries on the from the manufacturer's agents, HERNANDEZ & delphia *7:05 a m. Baltimore *9:00 a, m. Arrives hany Mountains, Greenbrier and New Riyers»Kena-
Shannon in this locality, as also catalogues of our BOTHYELD, 121 & 123 Front street, New York, ut Richmond *2:46 p. m. Wilmington *11:50 p. m. wha vauey. and deluding in their varieties of game-
enheart rods and peneral assortment of tackle, Charleston *6:45 a.m, Savannah*j0:458,m. Jack-
EObe had on application. ad fish, deer, bear, wild turkeys, wild duck, gro ey

The Hunting Sight.

sonyille {5:30 p. m. Pullman Sleepers Washington quail, snipe, woodcock, mountain trout, bass, pike,
to Charleston. pickerel, ete.
Train 48. Leaves New York *9:00 p.m. W. Phila- Guns, fishing tackle and one dog for each sports-
THE BOSTON , delphia *12;30 a.m. Baltimore *4:20 a. m. Arrives man cajried free.

Shooting
LYMAN’S PATENT COMBINATION at Richmond *11:30 a.m. Wilmington *9:55 p. m.
GUN SIGHT Charleston *6:45a.m, Savannah *10:45 a.m Jack- THE ROUTE OF THE TOURIST,
sonville +5:30 p,m. Columbia *6:10a.m, Augusta
Makes a Sporting Rifle perfect. Send for 9:52 a. m. Macon *6:45p. m. Savannah 3:20 a. through the most beautiful and pictureesque scenery

Suit,
circular containing full description. Ad- ni. Jacksonville via Augusta *6:380 p.m. Pullman of the eS Mountains to the White Sulphur
Sleeping Cars New York to Savann: Springs and other famous summer resorts,
ores WWELLIAM LYMAN, The C. & O. R’y is reached by rail at Huntington,
USED BY THE BAY LINE. W. Va., from the West, Northwest and Sonthwest«
Middlefield, Conn. at Charlottesville, V., from the North and Hast, and
Best, Sportsmen Leaves New York +3:40 p, m. Philadelphia +5:45 at Richmond, Va., from the South.
p.m. Baltimore {8:15 p,m, ArrivesatPortsmouth
in America, THIS” | t9:00a.m, Weldon +142 p.m. Raleigh +7:35 p.m,
The completion of the Peninsular Extension in the
summer of 1881 affords
AND CALLED THE FINEST is our Game Bag f “SSS Wilmington *9;55 p.m. Charleston *6:45a. m. Sa-
or Skeleton Coat. (4 yannah *10;45a.m. Jacksonyille 75:30 p, m. Go- THE ONLY .ALL RAIL ROUTE TO THE
BHOOTING SUIT lumbia.*6:10 a. m. Angusta 9:52 a.m. Savannah
“A” & “B" shows ‘ “YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL.”
IN THE MARKET! *7;20 a, m, Jacksonville yia Augusta *5:30 p, m.
Pullman Sleeping Cars Weldon to Savannah. and establishes a continuous vail line, yia, Righ-
Wo. discount allowed to dealers. *Daily. +Daily, Sundays excepted. mond, Va., and’ Huntington, W. V., Between the
Sold only at Oak Hall, Boston. Nar tht For reservation of berths, sections, and for tickets, mouth of Chesapeake Bay and the Pacific Ocean:
LEATHER Jackets and Vests, at time tables, and for all imformation, apply at 306
Gannel lined, wind proof, aré sold by us at $10,
$5 and $7. Send for circulars.
$12, Washington street, Boston. 229 Broadway, New H, W. FULLER,
RS a pockets. York, 1848 and 8&8 Chestnut street, Phila., Corner G. P. & T. A., Rictimond, Va.
of Calvert and West Baltimore streets, Baltimore.
G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Boston. We will send it to you postage $11 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, and leading
Ticket Offices East.
NEWFOUNDLAND.
paid for $2,00.
A. POPH, Gen‘] Passenger Agent.
“Bird Dealers and Fanciers HOLABIRD “F
will find it to their advantage to call at Head- SHOOTING WRITE FOR CIRCULAR.
SUITS. “THE FISHING LINE.”
Short
TO
rt,
and safe
BE LET.—One
sea voyage. Health—Scenery—
or other of the followin
residences for the summerand autumn’months o:
Quarters, where they constantly can find a full assort-
this year, viz: The fine and handsomely furnished
iment of Song and Fancy Birds, also all kinds of rare UPTHEGROVE & McLELLAN, residence, Devon Place, (in the immediate gub-

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Q@uimals adapted for Zoological Gardens and Show VALPARAISO, IND. TAKE THE urbs of St. Johns) occupied by the: Honolable Mr.
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his country” place, Woodlands, neatSaimonier,
THE ONLY ROUTE TO THE

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about forty-seven miles by good carriage road from
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Salmon and Trout River, and in the midst gen-
65 CHATHAM ST., NEW YORK. SS FAMOUS SUMMER, HEALTH AND GAME erally of some of the best sporting country.
RESORTS AND LAEBS OF Apply to & REENBR : G, Solicito
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GRAND TRAVERSE
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Wolverines, Whooping Cranes, Prairie Works, Camden, N. J. 26 Ichn St. New York BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and the
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Wild Turkeys, ete.
Hotels wil Routes for Sportsmen. The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends Sept, 1.
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Florida, New Orleans, BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSGA-

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| terest ina it
this country, but have they calculated the chance
CORRESPONDENCE, SHALL WH HAVE A MATCH?
Tur Forest AND SrreAm is the recognized medium of entertain- T does certainly begin to look as though the International of a refusal on the part of the British managers to agree to
ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. Military Match was to fall through. Weeks have now the guarantee demand? Such a refusal, which is very likely
Communications upon the subjects to which its pages ara devoted are
elapsed since the receipt of the conditions from the sub-com- to come, would leave for us either a very undignified retreat
respectfully invited. Anonymous communications will not be re- ora dog in the manger attitude, and work no end of mis-
garded. No name will be published except with writer's consent. mittee of the National Rifle Association of Great Britain.
The Idltors are not responsible for the views of correspondents. Those conditions were amended in two points, one haying chief to the growing feeling in favor of rifle shooting here.
reference to position at the shortest ranges and another dis- | It is nonsense fo pretend that the public is not willing to
SUBSCRIPTIONS
carding the requirement which would put the American sustain such a match. We are justly proud of our National
May begin at any tims. Subseription price, $4 per year ; $2 for six
months; to a club of three annual subscribers, three copies for $10;
rifles to the necessity of a severe proofing test. These amend- Guard and believe that in their ranks the very best of military
five copies for $16. Remit by registered letter, money-order, or draft, ments, when submitted by cable to the senders of the chal- shooters may be found. That we can produce a weapon
payable to the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. The paper lenge, were at once acquiesced in by them, and everything better than any foreign one goes without question, and there-
may be obtained of newsdealers throughout the United States and looked lovely for a fine, fair contest between the Military of fore, while there is a certain amount of uncertainty regard-
Canadas. On sale by the American Exchange, 449 Strand, W. C.,
our country and the Volunteers of Great Britain, It was the ing the issue as of eyery other event, yet the prospects ara
London, England. Subscription agents for Great Britain—Messrs.
one match which everybody was looking forward to as cer- good enough to warrant us in making an effort in the contest.
Samson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London.
tain to be fought sooner or later. Long-range shooting may It is not yet too late for those, who make the absurd demand
ADVERTISEMENTS. be very exact and severe as a fine test of the handicraft of for a guarantee of a return match, to withdraw from their
Advertisements of an approved character only inserted. Inside our armories and of the ability of a handful of men who untenable position, and in place of filling the role of obstruc-
pages, nonpareil type, 25 cents perline. Special rates for three, six tionists, turn to and lend their aid in forwarding the pre-
and twelye months, Reading notices 50 cents per line. Hight words
make shooting a study and a hobby, but to the mass of the
to the line, twelve lines to one inch. Advertisements should be sent people these marksmen were regarded merely as enthusiasts liminaries of the match. Will they do it?
in by the Saturday previous to issue in which they are to be inserted. and having nothing which gave them any hold on the sym-
Address all communications, pathies of the general public. The matches, when fought,
Forest and Stream Publishing Co. SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC.
roused a great deal of popular excitement, and remained a
Nes, 39 AND 40 PARK Row. New York Crry. F angling were an exact science it would haye few
nine days’ wonder, and then interest in them died out. The
generation of American marksmen who had fought and won charms. We would then know all that was to be known
CONTENTS. the great contests, left no progeny, and to-day long-range about it, and the delightful uncertainty that now envelops a
practice in this country does not number a hundred deyotees, proposed trip would be lacking, while in its stead we would
Eprrort SHA AND RIVER FISHING.
Didn't Know Tt Was Loaded. Tennessee Fish Notes.
The series of matches which it was hoped would be inaugu- haye a set of calculations showing the result of a present
Shall We Have a Match’ FISHCULTURE.
Signs of the Zodiac. | American Association. rated when the “‘ Palma” was set up as a prize, came to an departure or of its postponement for a week. Consequently,
A “Question of Ethics, Massachusetts Commission.
abrupt termination simply because it was shown beyond a many of those enjoyable days, when the fish were not in the
Battle of Pork and Beans. New Jersey Menhaden.
Tur SPORTSMAN TOURIST, KENNEL, doubt that we were the better gunmakers, and that the Brit- humor to partake the proffered hospitality, and the trip was
Piseco and T Lake Fails. Scent. its own good reward, would be lost. The angler always
A Trip to Texas. Laverack Pedigrees. ish marksmen were too much set in their ways to be subjected
Florida Resorts. Our London Letter.
to any improving influences, The defeated marksmen stub- tries to forecast his Inck by glances at the sky, observing
Natura History. Eastern Field Trials Club,
The Hibernation of Animals. Simcoe Dog Show. bornly accepted their discomfiture, rather than gracefully the wind, and, if he be an elderly one, he is often full of
Gamp BAG AND GUN New York Bench Show,
The Purpose of Field Sports. The Yellow Dog Ahead. sive up their old weapons and ways for the ideas and methods such lore.
Old Grouse of Barney’s Swamp. YACHTING AND CANOEING,
PRES :
embodied in the American arms and system. The great Now, the signs of the zodiac seem to have gone out of
The Irrepressible Conflict. ey to Measurement.
Trajectory Curves of Rifles. Measurement. apology made for these matches when in progress, was that fashion for some reason, but as they have done good service
New York Association. Sail Peking: in the past, there would:seem to be no good reason why they
Migratory Quail. American Canoe Association. these small bore rifles enabled many points to be tested which
Sra Anp Rrvir FisHina, New Yacht Club. could be turned to advantage in the making of military arms, may not come around again and be of use in the future.
Angling. RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING.
Silkworm Gut. Pistol Shooting. and this class of arms is, after all, the one for which ranges Astrology has been ruthlessly pushed aside by her son and
Chub Fishing. Matches and Meetings. heir, Astronomy, and it is no longer the fashion to adorn our
What is a Ten-Pounder? are established.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. The target rifle is a toy as such; and if the
target rifle began and ended in itself, then little loss would almanacs with the zodiacal signs which delighted our grand-
result if every range in the country closed its gates to-mor- fathers, except in those reliable pamphlets designed for agri-
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED. row; but the aim of rifle practice isto makesoldiers. Small- cultural purposes. The farmer plants by the “‘signs,” why
HE New Jersey idiot, to whom wereferred some time bore work was acceptable and endurable only so far as its may not the angler angle by them?
since as haying shot a young girl “by accident” with a lessons could be made profitable in improving the arms placed After long years of study in this direction we have pre-
gun which he did not suppose to have been loaded, was very in the hands of soldiers, and the records of small-bore prac- pared the following formula, having, as we write, a copy of
properly convicted last week of ‘atrocious assault and bat- tice became ayailable in guiding the ball practice of the men the ‘Farmers’ Almanac,” published by the American News
tery.” On Monday last he was sentenced by Judge Wood- of arms, Company, before us, with the plate showing a man sur-
ruif, at Paterson, N. J., to pay a fine of $500 and the costs of It followed then naturally that the small-bore matches rounded by the “‘signs’ looking like Adam naming the
the prosecution. Besides this, the prisoner has been confined should give way in time to military contests. These would animals. First we have:
in jail since last October, and has thus had abundant time to more really represent the endeavors of the majority of those Aries the Ram. Sign in the head and face. Head your
meditate upon what he has done, The very light sentence who patronize the ranges. A comparison after entry lists on boat for the nearest fishing ground and don’t ram into the
imposedis to be explained in part by the fact that the young American as well as Enelish ranges will show that where there face of the bank, Headwork pays, if you don’t do too much
lady who was injured by his stupid carelessness is recovering. is one shot fired from a long-range target rifle, one hundred of it. Motto: ‘Be sure you're right, then go ahead.”
There is still pending against this young man a civil suit, in are fired from the military weapons. There are scores of Taurus the Bull. The picture shows him lying down. In
which the damages are placed at $2,000. Until this is tried, ranges on the other side given up exclusively to military crossing the lot where he is pastured it is better to go around
it seems probable that Wolfe will continue to inspect the shooting, and yet from one course or another there was no it. Don’t take him by the horns. In fact, beware of horns
outer world through the gratings, as he is unable to furnish successful effort to bring this great volume of military marks- of any kind, they are alleged to bite like a serpent and sting
bonds for his appearance, manship to express itself in the form of a cuallenge to our like a “lightning calculator.” Bullheads should bite now.
We regret to haye observed that, in the community where American shooters. Atlast finding that success was as far Gemini the Twins. The original Greelx was ‘‘jimminy,”
this deplorable and criminal act took place. considerable apparently as ever from their grasp, the British Association for Socrates said “By jimminy !” when Xantippe presented’
sympathy is expressed for the offender, and some efforts have resolyed on putting their great army of volunteers against him with a pair. Don’t use the expression rashly on hook-
been: made to lighten the weight of the judge’s sentence. the militia of the United States which is a formidable body, at ing a snag, but sit down and call to mind the fact that two
Sympathy, of course, we feel for all criminals, and that any least on paper. It would be thought that such a propo- of a kind beat nothing, by a large majority.
one should commit a deed that is wicked is, undoubtedly, sition would only need to be suggested to find aready response Cancer the Crab. Now, go down to Fulton Market and
much to be deplored; but our sorrow and pity for these from the American shots. The British marksmen showed lay in your “‘shedders.” Motto: “‘What shadders we are,
wretches can hardly be expected to take the practical form of their willingness to meet all reasonable demands by at and what shads we pursue,’’ Crab apples probably repre-
abolishing punishment for their misdeeds. once changing the conditions when certain points of ob- sent the acidity of temper with which your bitter half, the~
Ii is satisfactory to know that Judge Woodruff promptly jection were pointed out. But just then crept up the partner of your jaws, will look upon your return with those
committed to jail a friend of the prisoner who applauded, shadow from the jealousy of the managers. They were not new trousers all wet and only one fish of two ounces.
under the mistaken impression that Wolfe had been found willing to have a match for its own sake, but there must be Teo the Lion. As anglers haye been falsely accused of
guilty of simple assault and battery. On the other hand, the a certain amount of personal vanity gratified before these so- underrating their catch, and evil-disposed persons might pun
action of eight members of the jury in the case, who petitioned called promoters of rifle practice are willing to lend any aid upon the ‘‘sign,” we pass it
the court for a lenient sentence was decidedly improper. to the project. To send a team abroad for a match on the Virgo the Virgin, This is evidently a misprint for virago,
Their interference after they had given their verdict was out English ranges means a great deal of preliminary work and for the female is sitting down and has a branch in her hand,
ef place, and, while they then had just as much interest in yery little of the popular flattery and adulation which the and by her countenance we judge that she has an intention
the case as any other citizen, and no more, the fact that they managers would be able to draw about themselves in case a to apply it below the waistband of the trousers of the boy who
had served on the jury should have made them especially match were shot on this side the water. If it be the intention has lost his shoe in the swamp. Boys, you had better stay at
careful to avoid meddling in the matter after it had passed of those having the matter in charge to force themselyes into home while the sign is here.
from their hands, ‘The place for them to have decided as to prominence in this way, the sooner they retire the better. Tizra the Balance. Moral: Weigh your fish in these
the degree of the crime, and hence, inferentially, as to the If there is no such intent then to insist upon a guarantee of a scales, or their own if handier, and don’t liebra about their
character of the sentence to be pronounced, was in the jury return match is simply to all appearances a method of wrig- avoirdupois, especially about that largest one that got away,
room, where the matter was wholly under their control, By gling away from the defeat which so many of the faint- | Paste this in your hat,
this subsequent interference they stultified themselves without hearted ones see in store for the team that may try conclusions Scorpio the Scorpion. Here the sign is in ‘‘secrets.”’ Now,
benefiting the prisoner. With the English military marksmen. These American if you have a secret fishing place, where the fish are large
Tt may be hoped that the result of this trial will have a sal- managers profess to be very solicitous that every fostering aid and always hungry, don’t keep it secret any longer. Share
utary effect on the class to which Wolfe belongs, should be extended to the not over-strong rifle shooting in- it with your brother anglers, who will take pleasure in going
 44, FOREST AND STREAM. [Fue. 16, 1882
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down in squads and taking them out of the wet. Secret BATTLE OF PORK AND BEANS. Harcumc OCoprisa.—A. short time ago Maj. Ferguson,
baits and charms, such as oils, scents, etc., are not half as ARY anibble, or practically that, had been the result of the U. 8. Fish Commission, conceived the idea of obtain-
food as spitting on your bait. of our piscatorial efforts for the day, but the wading ing ripe codfish eggs at Fulton Market, New York city. He
Sugitiarius the Bowman. The man is on one knee and is and tramping had-whetted our appetites until our stomachs saw that if this could be done that they could be obtained
drawing the long bow. Anglers never draw the long bow. could well believe that our throats had been cut, and a for- later in the year than on the coast of Massachusetts, and also
That is an old slander on the craft that we must live down midable party of sormandizers it seemed to be as we tramped much nearer the base of winter operations of the commission.
by underrating our powers and surprising the slanderers by into the dining1o0m. On Tuesday last, 14th inst., two men of the commission,
showing 2 big string after telling them that we had poor Tt was a thoroughly organized, well disciplined force, Messrs, Wm. P. Sanerhoff and Wm. Hamlen, arrived at the
luck, and are not first-class fishermen any way. P composed entirely of veterans, who had seen service in the market where Mr. Blackford had arranged to have freshly
Capricornus the Goat. When your friend has a big trout Rocky Mountains, along the shores of Barnegat Bay, on the caught cod from Fire Island in readiness for them, We
hooked, remember this sign and advise him loudly to do what Mississippi, in the Adirondacks, and in New York boarding- were present and saw the operations. The men were pre-
the goat is doing, ‘‘give him the butt.” The goat, you may houses. Veterans we were, who never quailed when the pared with appliances for taking the eges to Washington in
notice, has two horns, like the bull. Don’t take but one. order came to attack our rations. three ways: First, on flannel trays; second, in hogs’ blad-
Hat your lunch on the grass without the goat—you can do Our leader was a warrior bold, and armed with knife and ders; and third, in water. The eggs will be taken to the old
without the butter. fork or tablespoon he feared no foe. Dyspepsia might hurl Armory building where fresh sea-water will be brought
Aquarius the Waterman. He appears to have a jug and its legions across his vomitory, but carefully he’d masticatedaily, and if not successful, then the lot will go to Old
is pouring out what is alleged to be water. Don’t take him them all, ‘‘chew them up,” and leave no sign, His capacity Point. Comfort, If this plan is practicable, it will be of
along. Too muchof a good thing, If he upsets his jug in was as sublime in the hour of plenty as it was anxious in the great advantage to get spawners in New York and hatch
the boat you may realize what a fisherman’s luck is. moments of scarcity. them near here instead of up the coast farther. The main
Pisces the Fishes. These are the fish that you are to buy | The scene was a large square room, the ceiling formed of points will be to know if the eggs taken so late are good and
at the market, on return, and the big one will do to illus- unhewn logs, blackened by the smoke from the open hearth, will impregnate, and if they will stand transportation by rail
trate the wonderful elasticity of your new eight-ounce rod. but the foor shone like polished mahogany, and every pail or water. The men took over four million eggs.
“The tip rapped my knuckles several times, and I thought and pan, scoured to a lustrous brightness, helped to make ——

every moment the strain would be greater than it could more glaring the contrast between peace and the impending Aw ALBANY Marrer or Internst.—Senator Boyd, at
bear,” ete. You know how this is to be worked in without battle. The wainscoting on the side of the room opposite Albany last Monday night, presented a petition from Henry
prompting; so, as there are no more signs in the zodiac, we the fireplace was recularly pegeed with supports for rods, | Bergh, with a bill prohibiting the trap-shooting of birds, and
must content ourselves with the old dozen, until in the march reels, landing-nets and creels, and well-filled were they with | providing that it shall be a misdemeanor to use any live bird
of science new ones are discovered. Butthat anglers will in
bamboos, lancewoods, greenhearts and ash, every rod of its or animal for the purpose of a target; also to rent a room,
future consult the calendar in the light of our revelations kind first-class. yard or building for such sport. Nothing in the bill shall be
there is no room for doubt, The commander of the defence was ‘‘fat, fair and forty,” | construed to relate to the shooting of any wild game in its
Captain Cuttle would say of her, ‘‘she is a woman as isa wild state. The petition cites the Coney Island tournament
A QUESTION IN ETHIOS. woman;’ and she handled her forces like the veteran of last summer as ‘‘a scandalous scene,” and Mr. Bergh
W HETHER to ‘‘shoot em settin’” or not, appears now to she was. Every detail was under complete mastery, draws from his fertile imagination a terrible state of affairs
be troubling the minds of a number of our correspond- and the experience of a thousand former victories gave her subsequent to the meeting; he alleges that a pestilence was
ents. The decision of the question as to whether or not it is the confidence that assured her final success. threatened from the decomposing blood and bodies of the
permissible to shoot a ruffed grouse out of a tree, is a delicate There was a savory smell pervading the apartment, a smell victims, As we haye before said, there is a vast difference
one in the ethics of shooting, and must of course, be left to
of fragrant coffee, of delicate trout, of flaky biscuits, and between a quiet private trap-shoot and such a wholesale
the consciences of individuals. Yet, for the sake of the ex-
crispy spuds, not only exquisitely served, but enough to slaughter and money-making scheme as that which last sum-
ample to younger and less advanced sportsmen it seems have victualed a famishing, regiment. There were no light- mer received the well-merited rebuke of an outraged public
scarcely desirable to adyocate this course, and we imagine weights like ginger snaps and pies marshaled to oppose our sentiment. It is exceedingly improbable that Mr. Bergh, or
that most of our readers will sympathize very heartily with | onslaught; but the choicest substantials were ready to do any one else, would have attempted to have a law passed
the sentiments expressed by ‘‘Look Hast.” battle with our capacity and digestive organs. against the trap-shooting of birds, had not the Coney Island
If we may shoot grouse out of trees, why may we not with We soon found the main body we were to attack. It con- tournament led to such a step.
equal propriety Kill quail on the ground? It is difficult to sisted of two immense platters of trout, flanked on either
see the difference in morals between shooting at the huddled side by crisp potatoes, flaky biscuits and golden butter, the
bevy about to rise, and at the slim, graceful bird which rear well guarded: by a pot of steaming Mocha, red-hot, and Aw Excursion to the Pacific coast will be made in one of
the Worcester Excursion Car Company’s cars, leaving Wor-
stands with erected crest upon the limb of the hemlock above burning to be brought into action,
us. Perhaps two or three times in a season’s shooting one is | cester, Mass,, April 20th. The trip will extend through two
It was a powerful and admirably equipped force to attack, months, and the route includes all of the points of interest on
fortunate enough to behold the very pretty sight of a wood- but after a little preliminary skirmishing the battle became
cock or a quail crouched on the ground just before the dog’s general all along the line, and the whole room resounded the Southern, Central, and Union Pacific roads. Full infor-
mation regarding the excursion may be had upon application
nose, but we imagine that to very few of our readers would with the rapid and continued clatter of knife and fork, of
to Mr. Jerome Marble, Worcester, Mass.
it occur to try to shoot the poor little thing’s head off in cup and saucer. A few well-directed shots caused a wayer-
order to make sure of securing it. ing in the centre, and as one large platter beat a sudden
Most of the men who carry a gun desire to become good retreat our men turned fiercely toward the remaining one, DiseustED GuNNER (who is missing the ducks right along —
wing shots, and this end is certainly not to be attained by which they attacked in grand style. This platter showed as they come up to his stools) soliloquizes: ‘‘I can’t see what
pot-shots at sitting birds, whether on the ground or in a tree. signs of wavering, when fresh reinforcements from the is the matter; [think my gun must need choking.” Equaniy
Then, too, when a man brings in his bag of birds, it is as- biscuit and coffee corps were ordered up, and for a time the DisausTep TENDER (sotto voce): ‘* Your gun—or you?”
sumed that he has killed them while they were flying, and if as fortunes of war were eyenly balanced. We stubbornly held
a matter of fact, he has shot a part of them on the ground or our positions while the fray fhickened, but as potatoes and
Muzzin vs. Brescu.—Seyvyeral letters on this subject,
in a tree, he is sailing under false colors, and unless he states bread and coffee fell victims to our prowess if promised to
muzzle-loading rifles ys. breech-loading, will be published in
the way in which his birds were captured, cannot help feel- to be a Waterloo for the table, We had almost achieved a
our next issue.
ing uncomfortably about the matter. complete victory, when there reappeared on the scene platter
Although we are all of us eager to kill our birds and to No. 1, which had been halted in its retreat, reorganized and
make good bags, it must be remembered that the men who brought once more into the thickest of the fight; but it soon
form the great majority of the readers of Formst anp
Che Sportsman Canvist.
followed its companiens to annihilation. Victory was with-
STREAM, do not goshooting for the meat that they can secure, in our grasp. She was hovering over us, just folding her
but for the excitement of the sport and the calmer, but not wings and slowing up before aliehtine on our banners, when PISECO AND T LAKE FALLS.
less enjoyable, pleasures of the concomitants of a day’s shoot- unseen and unsuspected there appeared another battalion BY THE REY. HENRY L, ZIEGENFUSS,
ing. The opinions of such men have, as they should, weight ready to pour an enfilading fire upon us. A huge dish of SR ees of one hundred and seventy-five miles
in the community, and it is through them that we must hope pork and beans had been ordered up, and came at double- north from New York city, cuts the southern boundary
to educate public sentiment up to a point where the game of a county sixty jniles long by thirty wide, where arable
quick through the wood shed door. land can be purchased for fifty cents an acre; where there is
laws shail be respected and enforced, and game shall once Tt proved to be our Bliicher. Our men became surfeited. not asingle mile of railroad or canal; where there is no
more become so abundant that there may be shooting enough Tyro had been struck in the stomach two minutes before by banking house of any sort; where, as a rule, there are no
in its season for all who love the sport. Good bags, plenty a volley of pancakes and retreated before the main body fell locks to the inner or outer doors of houses; where the Board
of birds, are desirable to such men primarily as evidences of of Supervisors reported for the past year a county tax of
back. A bottle of pepsin preserved his comfort and allayed seven thousand dollars, and taxable personal property to the
their skill with the gun, and not for the price that the game his pain. The rest of us made a faint show of resistance, amount of only eight hundred and fifty dollars; where there
will bring in the market, or for the dollars and cents by which then laid down our knives and forks and surrendered, draw- | is no poorhouse, and where the jail usually stands empty.
ts capture may reduce the monthly butcher's bill, ing what smoke and consolation we could from our pipes, In the southern portion of this county lies Piseco, a lake of
The question is one which each man must decide for him- remarkable beauty, perhaps the most picturesque that can be
which, through the generosity of a brave conqueror, we were found in all the Adirondack region. It has a length, running
self. There are many individuals representing the best class suffered to retain. MILLARD. from thé northeast to the southwest, of somewhat more than
of sportsmen, who feel themselves justified in shooting the six miles, with an average width of about one mile and a
sitting grouse, but it is no doubt higher art to confine oneself quarter. This superb mirror of natureis held by a magnifi-
wholly to wing-shooting. To say, however, that the man who Sawpesrt ty Minn Srreams.—aA decision bearing on this cent setting of emerald. On all sides the dark green forests
point has just been rendered by the Vermont Supreme Court come down to touch these waters, forests into some of which
shoots from a tree is necessarily a pot-hunter is to take a one may press on for days and days without finding any limit
position that is by no means tenable. in the case of Zadoc H, Canfield and others against Caleb or any trace of civilization; only the primeval haunt of the
The difference between the so-called pot-hunter and the Andrew and others, which is important to mill-oywners and wolf, the panther, the lynx, the bear, the deer, the otler and
man wo shoots for recreation lies in this, that the former riparian proprietors. The court decides that a mill-owner or the marten, Overhead on leisurely-lifted wing sweeps by the
manufacturer has no right to dump into astream upon which eagle, the osprey and the crane, whilst loon and owl fill night
shoots for meat and the latter for the innocent and healthful with the weirdest cries. All around fhe lakes the wilderness
excitement of the day afield. The former kills his birds as he his mill is situated sawdust or any kind of waste, except what comes to the water’s edge, two small places alona being ex-
would butcher a hog, while to the latter the killing is only is absolutely and indispensably necessary in the beneficial cepted, Midway down on the east side is a clearing of about ~
enjoyment of his water privilege, to the injury of others below one hundred acres, on which, surrounded by three or four
one episode of the day’s delights. The meat hunter will kill smaller dwellings, stands Walton Hall, the fishing lodge of the
all that he can, his greed knows no bounds; the self-respect- him on the same stream. A perpetual injunction and deeree
once famous Piseco Club.
ing shooter is satisfied with a fair bag, The wealth, social of ascertainment of damages are granted against the defend- The Club was organized in 1842, with the following officers
standing, and education of an individual afford no indication ‘ants in this case, The opinion of the court is delivered by and members:
as to which of the two classes he belongsin. We have known Chief Justice Royce. President, Henry Vail, Troy,-N. Y.
Vice-President, George B. Warren, Troy, N. Y.
men of high culture, whose equipments excited our admira- Secretary, Alfred Brooks, Boston, Mass.
tion, who were the veriest meat-hunters; while others, who New Hampsurre is much excited over her new crow law. John B, Duane, Schenectady, N. Y.
can barely read and write and who still carry most ancient A bounty is given for the destruction of these birds, and the George W. Bethune, D, D., Philadelphia, Ps,
tnuzzle-loaders, haye commanded our unqualified respect by law provides that ‘‘the ears” of the crows shall be cut off as
Isaac: Gibson, New York city.
George Trott, Philadelphia, Pa.
the wholesome and manly view which they hold of game and eyidence, before the bounties are paid, So far no ears have So were they captivated by the beauty of the lake, the
the way in which it should he brought to bag. been presented, grandeur of its surroundings and the abundance and excel:
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Jence sf its fish, that they resolved to make an annual pil- large quantities of brook trout were frequently taken, the | contact with the outside world, and will doubtless be well
orimage to this region. weight of which is included in the figures that have heen |prepared to take their places in the world’s battle when the
The lake was so named by an old-time surveyor, (Joshua given, In 1844, were takenin the Outlet, during one after- summons cones,
Brown) after Pezeeko, a friendly Indian ahiet, The first. noon and the following forenoon, by one man, forty-four T Lake lies about four miles due west from the upper end
white settler ai this place was Shadrach Dunning, who came pounds of brook trout. In 1845 fwo members took fifty of Piseao. ‘Tt goes up, up, up—all the way up,” as Lobb
hither in 1827. In the year 1884 arrived Rensselaer Van pounds in one day, said, Following a fair trail, with a line of blazed trees that
Rensselaer and David Woolworth, who were soon followed | This could notso continue forever, Signs of scarcity hay- is not yet so very old, the journey is much easier than one
Iny Eli Rudes from Saratoga, On a beautiful headland that ing manifested (hemselyes in the later years, and other places would, at first, be led to suppose. Still, the four miles seem
‘@ommanded 2 fine view of almost the entire lake the latter holding out greater inducements, tle club was led, in 1852, to to stretch out longer and lonwer till the lake is reached. To
bnilla loghouse, but a few rods from where Walton Hall transfer its interest in Jand and hallto Mr. Rudes, whose son allow three hours for the four miles is not allowing too much.
now stands. Daniel still holds possession, From time to time smaller and To trace out the 7 demands some alacrity of imagination.
Whe secretary of the club has left on record an account of smaller additions have been made to the original building, thus The horizontal top-line runs east and west, the stem diverg-
their first arrival and reception at Mr, Rudes’ primitive siving ita rather telescopic aspect. As long as there is room ing northward not far from the middle. Along the former
abide If there was lack of comfort there was none of hos- anywhere in the house, the comer is gladly welcomed and line, the southern shore, lies our course. It increases in
pitedity, “The family bed was given up, but when a light well entertained at an absurdly low rate. But let no one go roughness; deep ravines, tangled undergrowth and fallen
was -asked for to retire with, they were informed that there in the hope of rivaling the work from ‘43 to '50. Forty years trees constantly impeding progress. As we look over to our
had tot been a candle in the house for a twelyemonth! Corn- of fishing have wrought many changes. Nearly all the in- Tight the lake itself is not attractive. The water is low,
meal, with the fish caught, formed their only food.” lets are at present protected by law, The lake trout are warm and stagnant, Guides maintain that there are no fish
But the Piseco Club lacked not food or comfort affer this neither as abundant nor as large as formerly; still, great of any kind to be found here; and yet, all along the line,
first visit; for Brundage, the veteran stage driver, was wont numbers are taken in May and June, though seldom of numerous sand recent traces of otter were found, and a
for many, a year to entertain his patrons with marvelous greater weight than six or seven pounds. During the months fine specimen took to the water before our eyes. When there
stories of 1he sayings and*doings of those worthy disciples of of July and August they are very scarce, At the Hall there is snow on the evound their “‘slides” must be yery abundant.
Igaale Walton; never failing to tell how if took one wagon is an abundance of mutton, lamb, poultry, beet and pork, Hunting and trapping are the principal occupation of the
to carry the anglers and another to carry their meat and but no trout, natives during the winter. The woods are full of those
drink. = In eyery direction the lake is enyironed by mountains of peculiar little pens, made of stakes driven into old stumps or
By the month of May, 1843, a comfortable frame dwelling, most graceful outline, whose sides are ever quick to catch the fallen trees, where the traps are placed for marten and like
two stowies in height, had been erected, with the ready co- varying moods of the sky. Wonderful echoes sleep in their game, When we reflect that a prime pelt of otter or marten
operation of Ma. Rudes, and duly named in honor of their deep recesses. Glorious sunsets flame up oyer those western is worth from eight to ten dollars, it becomes evident that
patron saint. For about ten years these rare spirits cathered heights, kindling mighty conflagrations, till the mountains trapping needs not be altogether protitless. As to hunting,
here annually, at the end of May or by the beginning of glow and the lake becomes a sea of molten gold, fecked with it is sufficient to say that one Piseco guide alone killed thirty-
June. tn that unpainted, weather-worn, grim-looking abode purple and dashed with crimson. six decr during the past season.
what brightness has flashed; what thoughtfulness of discus- All along the west side the mountains rise rapidly from five ; The waters of T Lake find an outlet at the western
sion beet there displayed, with sharp sallies of wit and quick fo eight hundred feet above the surface of the lake, which extremity, to which direction they run till they empty into the
repartee; what geniality and mirthfulness, as the flame itself lies sixteen hundred and forty-eight feet above the level east branch of the West Canada Creck. Along this outlet
roared Up through the capacious chimney into the frosty air, of the sea, Days of extreme heat are unknown here. The the adyance becomes more and move difficult. It is safest to
and the ‘shadows danced merrily on the wall! A sweet mem- averuge temperature at 2 P. M., during the month of August take the bed of the stream, although occasionally detours
ory thesé men have left around the waters they loved so well. last, was 75.3° F., the maximum being 85° F. The water haye to be made up the steep banks on either side. In the
Their priaise 1s offen in the mouths of men, and to this day that was drawn from the well was but eighteen degrees above stream the journey is made by jumping, wading, slipping
they will repeat texts, comments and ilhastrations which Dr. freezing. Onthe 12th of August, at 7 A. M., the mercury and gyrating; or by creepmg carefully along the slippery
Bethune made use of thirty-five years ago, showing what a stood at 45° F., which leayes it obvious how comfortable sides, clinging to rocks and roots and bushes, till, at last, an
remarkahli impression he must have made. were the morning and evening fires that were kindled almost abattis of fallen trees, a deep pool, or a precipitous water-
The entire bearing of these brothers of the angle came as a | daily. fall, forbids allfurther progress. Tf we take to the woods the
sort of rewelation to Piseco, their gentle manliness contrib- Within a few years encampments haye become numerous, way is more arduous still. The pitch of the hills is very
uting an abiding impulse for good, They were gentle men; being scattered all around the shores of the lake. The oldesi, sharp, thickets are closely intertwined, rocks rise up on eyery
anglers, not fishermen; men of skill, patience and courtesy, and the only permanent one, is that of Floyd Perris Lobb. It side, decaying trees of immense size obstruct the path, and
not of mere cunning and rude force. The difference has is merely arude bark shanty that he oceupies, but how to make the earth herself is treacherous, frequently letting the
been well stated by one who had seen much of both classes: it comfortable both in winter and summer he understands to intruder slip thigh-deep down through centuries of decay.
“An angler, stv, uses the finest tackle, and catches his fish perfection, The last thirty-five years he has spent on and The natural meadows, which are here called ‘‘flies,” are
scientifically—trout, for instance, with the artificial fly; and , around these waters, over which he has rowed many an adept always hailed with delight. Between the lake and the falls
he is mostly & quiet, well-behaved gentleman. <A fisherman, in angling, and out of which he has lifted many a ton of are three of these, the Jargest of which has a length of three-
sir, uses any kind of hooks and lines, and catches his fish trout. The tlute of Tenner and the yiolin of Lobb gave zest quarters of a mile, with an average width of fifteen rods.
any wWay—so be gets them it’s all one to him—and he is gen- | to innumerable gatherings in the years gone by. The burden They are covered with a long, coarse grass, through which
erally a noisy fellow, sir, something like a gunner,” of three seore and ten years he carries lightly indeed, Partial the deer usually have their ‘‘runways’—narrow, well-trodden
"Tis true these men of Walton Hall did not disdain to sit deafness makes conversation difficult, but, when the paths, for which the exhausted wanderer is devoutly grate-
in the stern of a boat, each with his guide at the oar, and mood seizes him, he can pleasantly entertain his auditor, ful. But even these have their drawbacks. Burrowing
troll over the lake from top to bottom, but they were true scasoning his speech with shrewd sayings, and a peculiarly animals and underground rilly are constantly making pittalls
anglers withal. They took no undue advantage. Their dry and grim humor. He is kind-hearted, helpful, and gen- by which the unwary are caught and worried and fatigued,
tackle was of ‘the most delicate, demanding infinite skill in erous toa fault. Whether he trails his line from Eagle Point if not lamed.
the successful taking of the fish. Into the golden shiner to ‘‘Gerundagut,” or rides patiently there at anchor, may his So the toilsome struggle goes on, till at last a patch of
used as bait they fixed a gang of hooks so small that the bend years be many more, and the winds ever propitious. light is seen among the dark foliage of the trees. The
would ‘scarcely allow the barrel of a quill to rest in them.” Half a mile north from Lobb’s camp at Steep Rocks, where, stream widens; the rock beneath our feet is smooth as a
With bits of steel so tiny, fastened to silken line by single too, are the summer abodes of 8. R. Shepard, Hsq., of Plants- floor; one turn to the left, and what a prospect! The
gut leader from six to nine feet in length, they did angling ville, Conn., and of Dayid Palmerton, the guide, lies Camp rock-bed curves down before us into an abysmal chasm. A
with rod and reel that is worthy of the record it has re- Palatine, at the very ‘‘Tree Tops,’ whither the members of mile across, mountain rises up aboye mountain, range upon
ceived. ' the Piseco Club daily resorted at noontide, to discuss the feats range, shading away from darkest green to the most delicate
In Dr, Bethune’s sumptuous edition of Izaak Walton's of the morning, the plans for the rest of the day, and the re- gray in the distance. The depth is felt; the whole being is
“Complete Angler ” there is a detailed account of the work j latiye merits of the inevitable punch and chowder. Worthy’ thrilled with dread and delight. Incredulity gives way to
that was done at Piseco from 1842 to 1847. For the statement successors to those noble men of olden time are these modern | amazement,
Over the hard, pitiless, Hozoic rock-bed, the
of what occurred atter the latter date we are indebted to the fugitives from the editor's sanctum, the doctor's and lawyer's laughing waters rush down into the unseen below, six hun-
courtesy of George Trott, Esq., of Philadelphia, who, with offices, the artist’s studio, and from the turmoil of manifold dred and ninety feet!
Col. John B. Duane, of Schenectady, is the only survivor of business pursuits. The doors of their cabins are ever open, Descent is made on the right side of the Falls. The soil is
the club. The data that Mr. Trott furnishes are taken from and a friendly greeting awaits the caller, Good cheer is there, | remarkably scant; majestic trees, from sixty lo seventy feet
the Boston Transcript of February, 1856, when a series of and neyer a lack of trout. These are men after Izaak’s heart, in height, stand flat on the barerock, their roots heing covered
articles entitled ‘‘ Angling Incidents,” appeared over the sig- men of skill and perseverance, men “that are lovers of virtue, by scarcely a foot of earth. The water is gradually denuding:
nature of D. E. N.—the secretary of the club. and dare trust in Providence, and be quiet and go a-ang- the entire mountain side.
Whilst reading the record, it is well to bear in mind that ling.’ The going down can hardly be called a goings; it is rather
the lake trout of the Adirondacks, the true Salmo confines, Xeide from that at Walton Hall, there is but one other one continued sliding, dropping, and plunging forward, over
seldom attains a greater weight than twenty-five pounds, clearing. This is at the head of the lake, where lie scattered deep beds of embrowned needles of pine, till the bottom is
the ayerage not being over four pounds, thus differing about the forlorn remnants of the sometime village of Piseco. reached. The valley is yery narrow, not over fifty feet in
gastly from the Great Lake trout, the Salmo amethysius, Because of the abundance of lumber, the cheapness of land, width at this point. From each bank of the stream the
(naymacush), which has frequently been taken from the and the excellence of water-power, some one came here, mountains begin to tower upward. At the foot of the Falls is
Columbia River, weighing as much as sixty pounds. Hal- about forty years ago, and, in an ineredibly shori time, a beautiful pool called Snowstorm’s Delight, so styled not
lock, in his ‘Fishing Tourist,” speaks of it as ‘‘often at- erected a grist-mill, a saw-mill, a machine-shop, a hotel, a, because the daughter of winter loves here to disport herself,
taining a weight of seventy-five pounds,”’ Norris says that it boarding-house, and half a dozen dwellings. The place was but because ‘‘ Snowstorm” was the pet name of her that was
has been taken in Lake Superior weighing a hundred. pounds, advertised as a modern El Dorado. It was not lone before beloyed by him who named it.
whilst Dr. Bethune places among his notes (L p. 72) the re- about two hundred and fifty persons were gathered here. But In mid-summer but little water comes down from the lake,
port that this fish has been known to weigh one hundred suddenly there was somewhat amiss; somebody had blun- but, in spring and autumn, immense yolumes come thundering
ae twenty pounds, and to measure in length more than six dered, and the colony melted away as quickly as it had ap- down the amazing height with such velocity, that their
eet. peared. The sharp winds of many a biting winter have monotonous booming can be heard distinctly at Piseco, fully
The following is the record of nine years’ fishing: whistled through the skeletons of these immense struc- eight miles away.
Year. No, of Days. No. of Anglers. No. of Pounds. Largest Fish. tures. n winter the Falls-are covered from top to bottom witha
1848 9 4* 820 2 Tn the four or five houses that stil] remain habitable may slare of ice, which glitters under the western sun as one yast
1843 9 3 T3016é ee: liye twenty or twenty-five persons, whose souls are steeled mass of burnished silver; whilst from below are built up
1844 % Gt rile 15 against all enterprise. With but a single exception the mimic cathedral spires of purest crystal, that lift themselves
1845 i — 1,019 mgt
1846 a 5i 719 14465)ts dwellings are dilapidated and most untidy, and the occupants to greater and greater heights; till the yernal sun breaks the
1847 7 BS8¢ © are in perfect keeping therewith. With truth could the guide bands of the forces that are held captive above, and the quiet
1848 8 Gh 7. 1634"! quote this bit: vale is turned into deafening, seething pandemoniuni.
1840 rT 86084 igigt In reference to the height of the Falls there are afloat many
1850 - 8 6 88 “Once the red Indian here took his delights,
*One fishing only five days. ne fishi S; extravagant statements, The matter has heen partially settled
six days. +One fishing only ee He Ainge Fished, fought and bled;
by Col. J. T. Watson, of Clinton, N, Y., who made measure-
Now the inhabitants are only whites,
That, is, an average of less than six men, fishing, on an ay- ments in 1876. The swift rapids at the top of the Falls are
With—nary red.”
erage, less than nine days annually, succeeded in capturing one hundred feet in Jeneth; the sharp pitch, three hundred.
ina period of nine years more than three tons of trout. We spoke of one exception. Just across the bridge tbat and ninety feet; and the almost perpendicular fall below, two
Large quantities were kept on ice for transportation to the spans the little stream which Hows through the clearing hundred feet, yielding a total of six hundred and ninety feet-
homes of the anglers, and the surplus was distributed amonz stands a small log house, a model of comfort and tidiness. ‘Until Mr. Colvyin’s interesting and yaluable labors shall have
the dwellers around the lake, Im 1845 several hundred Here lives George Youmans, an aforetime hunter, trapper been extended into this section, we must remain content with
pounds were sent by the guides to Saratoga, of which the and guide, with his thrifty housewife, an aged couple, whose these figures. In width the Falls vary from thirty feet above,
historian says that ‘never, probably, were the bipeds of a unlikeness to all else fills one with admiration. The linen is to three hundred feet below.
watering-place so gorged with good fish.” white and spotless, the floor shines with frequent serubbing, The place is undoubtedly more easily accessible from More-
Among the largest lake trout ever taken out of Piseco was and on whiteware and glass is not a speck of lint. Here, as houseville than from Piseco. Theodore 0, Remonda, a trust-
one weighing twenty pounds and a quarter, which measured at Walton Hall, a few snests are occasionally entertained at worthy guide from the former place, has brought in many
three feet, less half an inch, in length; and two fect, the rate of five dollars a week, the use of boats being in- parties that included ladies in their number, The distance
less half an inch, in cireumference. In June, 1847, the cluded. Trom that place is nine miles, three of which can be made by
president of the club killed a red+ieshed lake trout that Education is not neglected at Piseco. On an eminence boat. Along this route, also, lies Bluff Mountain, on whose
weighed twenty-four pounds, the largest that was ever south of Walton Hall, stands a small structure, about twenty heights eagles are wont to congresate, and from the cliffs of
there taken by trolling, At 4 o'clock, on Friday morning, feet by twenty-four, As is the case with nearly all buildings whose base ice was eul out on the 22d day of August last.
June 24, 1842, Timothy D. Warner, a native of Piseco, took in this region, there isnolock on the outer door, athumblatch Not more than three rods from Snowstorm’s Delight stands
a ‘aker,” at anchor fishing, that weighed twenty-six pounds offering ingress to any passer-by. In the dusk of the evening an open hark shanty, a god-send to the wearied tourist.
and eight ounces! In the records of the club this fish is al- we enter, Notasoulis there, but on the walls hang coats Doubly weather-fended is he, by bark and by foliage. How
ways alluded to as the “Emperor.” and aprons, and on the desks lie books and stationery undis- toothsome the salt pork, how sweet the odor of the bushy bits
But our heroes of the rod did not confine themselyes to turbed. There are but five desks, just enough to accommio- of balsam, that make a bed as soft as down. The camp-fire
trolling for large game, Full well they knew how to cast date ten pupils. From May to November the school is open, burus brightly, revealing endless beauties in beechen canopy
the fly. From the inlets that come down from Oxboy, With an average attendance of seyen pupils. Here we are and on many-hued boles. The waters croon a drowsine:
Fall, Fly, and other lakes: from the little stream that passcs in the depths of the wilderness, but the maps hanging on the lullaby; the stars o’erhead keep watch and ward. Deep and
through the ‘Mn’sh” into Trondaquoit (xvlye Gerundagut) walls, and the histories and geographies on the desks, indi- restful is the repose from cight of the evening to eight of the
Bay at the,southern extremity, from the tortuous outlet, and | cate that even these children, far removed {from the centres morning, Healing and strength come with every inbreathing
from the foaming rifts and dark pools of the West Branch, |of enterprise and of culture as they may be, are yet in close of this pine-blest air, This is re-creation,
 46 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fex. 3, 1882,

A TRIP TO TEXAS, The last day of my stay I succeeded in killing four prairie
VER since the admission of Texas into the Union of chickens, five upland plovers, and two mule-eared rabbits,
States, I have had a strong desire to visit that imperial used No. 6 shot and three drachms of gunpowder, and several
I glatnyal History.
domain and see what was to be seen. Of conrse, I had no of my shots were at long range. The best chance I had I
expectation of being able to traverse every square mile of its failed to do anything, for the reason that my gun had no
territory, or even every counijy—but I had an ambition to shells in it, and the prospect for game had so excited me that THE HIBERNATION OF ANIMALS.
look at some of tt, snd enjoy whatever of comfort or pleasure I forgot the fact until it was entirely too late, 66 pest black hears sleep through the winter?” qvs-
might be afforded. Its vast prairies of fertile soil, swarming I confess I was somewhat disappointed im the flavor of the tioned the writer of an attendant who was dealii
with grouse and deer, had a charm for me ; and I thought if prairie chicken, but, perhaps, it was owing to the fact that out mid-day rations of bread and milk at the park,
icould spend a few weeks in such a lovely land, I could at the breakfast when I tried them we had some plover, * That’s the general impression,” was the rejoinder, ‘‘ Jit
realize all the fond anticipations which I had indulged, and which made a marked contrast. The plover is one of the we have neyer noticed any attempts at hibernation hee.
get such a surfeit of hunting, that the old State in which I very best birds IT haye ever tasted, and comes as near equal- Bears are unnsually lively during the cold months, and le-
was born would therestier offer little inducement for trial ing the darkey’s idea of ‘* possum sop and tater”—‘‘too good mand their food as regularly as do the lions and other fane
upon its same. to talk abont’—as any food I have ever tried. It may not animals. I don’t know that any observations of value omhis
It. so happened that I made my arrangements to gratify my be a ployer, but that is what it was called. Certainly they question haye eyer been made on animals in confinemen* I
Wishes in regard to the visit, and on the 8d of October last, were fat and delicious, have had some experience with outside animals, and agreat
I bade adieu to my household and left for the land of promise. It is very probable that there are many places in Texas, many go through what is called a winter sleep; and irwarm
I had several hundred loaded shells and my 12-bore Westley- which would satisfy the most exacting sportsman’s demands, countries thereis what might be called a summer sleer Bears
Richards, and expected, hefore many days, I should he writ- but, so far as I am concerned, that depends entirely upon the begin in the fall to look out for a soft nest; and ifit’s possi-
ing to the sporting friends whom J left behind, glowing ac- testimony of others. In the more unsettled portions of that ble for them to eat more at one time than anotherthey do it
counts of successful adventures in what I was led to believe great commonwealth no doubt game of yarious kinds then, and when the cold weather sets in they arefat and in
was a very Paradise for Nimrods, After afew hours’ ride, I abounds in sufficient quantities to satisfy all proper aspira- prime condition, According to some authorities,-he fat pro-
reached Charlotte, stopped at the Central Hotel, over which tions, During the spring I hear that there are thousands duces the carbon that in some way tends to inwce somno-
the smiling and genial Wecles presides, and at midnight took of plover in the prairies. Usually Bob White's soft voice is lency, The stomach of © hear at this time beeoies empty,
the “fast mail” for Atlanta, arriving on the day when the heard in the woods and fields, the timber is supplied with and naturally shrivels or draws into a very small pace, and
celebrated Cotton Mxposition was tobe opened with imposing squirrels, turkeys and deer, and during the winter months is rendered totally useless by a substance called ‘ tappu’ that
ceremonies, I was too eager for Texas, to allow such a the ponds and lakes are said to be full of ducks. Al] this IL clogs it and the intestines; this is formed of pine leves and
paltry affair te detain me, and so on I sped for Chattanooga state mpon the authority of others. But I didn’t find the other material that the animal takes from ants’ nes and the *
and Memphis, at which latter place I was kept fora half-day, abtmdance I sought, and my trip, as a sporting tour, was a trunks of trees in its search after honey. They lieisleep in
waiting forthe departure of the Little Rock train. But it failure, My advice is that all sportsmen who visit that this condition for about six months, generally snowe in; but
started after a while, and then the Mississippi, the St. Francis, country should get transportation for their dogs, for the you can tell the place, as the heat of the bear, whs there is
L'Anguille. the White and the Arkansas rivers were success- bageage-masters are merciless in their extortions, and some- left, Keeps an air hole up through the snow. Thebar seems
ively crossed, and I got out of the train, to wait one day in times not far from insolent in their demeanor, to live on its fat, the tappen preventing itstoo rapid onsump-
the capital of *Arkansaw,” where I expected to meet with my On my return home I concluded to stop for a week or tion; and if you run across them during this ting—even
brother, who had promised to necompany me, with some good more in Arkansas and see if the bottoms in that State would along in March just before they wake up—they are ibout as
dogs. He had determined to go on with me without stopping not afford more sport than I had had in Texas. Therefore, fat as when they went in, Ihave taken a slice of fu from a
me, and was, unfortunately, detained at the hotel so long, when J reached Little Rock I went, without much delay, to black bear six inches thick—regular blubber. I renember,”
that when he reached the depot, he found I had gone down a plantation about two miles below, where I knew in former continued the man, ‘one winter I was ‘log haulin;’in the
into the city, He returned, and before I had gotten to sleep, days ducks could be hadin abundance. Unfortunately for western part of this State. We had our eyes on abig tree,
was loudly knocking at the door of my room. The next me, climatic influences had prevented their arrival from the and one morning when it was about ten degrees bebw zero I
night we were off, and brealcfasted at that well-known town North in the usual quantitivs, and I was forced to try the tackled it to warm up, I hammered away foribout five
whose dimensions are so great, that it requires two States to teal, a few of which had made their appearance. We had honrs at it and finally started her, and over she cane—slowly
hold it, and whose accommodations for hunsry travelers are ducks and partridges and squirrels, one or the other or all, at first, and then as if she was going right thragh. The
50 meagre, that breakfast constitutes the victuals of Arkan- at every meal while I remained at the place. As in Texas, snow was nearly three feet deep, and as the tree stuck it flew
saw, and supper those of Texas, until a new supply can come birds were not numerous and the hunting not entirely agree- up for about twenty feet and half blinded me, nd when I
in, [Travelers will recollect that passengers for the South able, because of the character of the country; still, we had came to there was the bigzest black bear I ever sav standing
breakfast at a hotel in Arkansas, and sup at one, a hundred some sport and some game, If I had postponed my yisit for aloug side of me, looking abowt as mixed as Tadd, The
yards off, in Texas]. Then, by way of Jefferson and Marsh- ten days, I could have had my desires for duck-shooting lost my axe, and the first move I made she stated, and on
all and Long View and Dallas, we went to Port Worth, arriv- amply gratified without leaying the house exceeding a mile, taking a look I found that she had a nest in he trunk and
ing about half-past two P,M. Here we found a somewhat Cold weather set in the very day I left, and that night had probably turned in for the winter. It wasabout twenty
pretentious hotel, but infested with mosquitoes, thousands of them came in from the North, and the local feet from the ground and was built with moss, eaves and a
Next morning I got up early and went into the northern sportsmen had a fine time, ' kinds of truck, and as warm and as snug as you please—a
and highest part of the city to take my first view of a rolling The influx usually takes place from the 1st to the 15th of good place to spend a winter in.”
prairie. As 1 gazed all around at the almosttreeless expanse, November, and after that, nntil the rigors of winter in that The brown and polar bears haye thesame hit of lying up
1 wondered how many thousands of deer and grouse lay climate foree the ducks further south, all the lakes and for the winter. An Hsquimaux informed Q:pt. Lyon that
within the circle of vision, confidently believing that the ponds are swarming with them, I haye seen thousands at a in the first of the winter the pregnant bears ire always tat
numbers were beyond computation. On inquiring of a. per- sight, and there are few places in the country which offer a and solitary. When a heavy fall of snow set: in the animal
son whom I saw, 28 to the game, he put the first damper better chance for this kind of game than the Arkansas River seeks some hollow place in which she can liedown, and re-
upon my expectations, by saying that it was rather scarce in and the ponds in its bottom lands. In portions of the State mains quiet while the snow covers her. Someimes she will
that immediate vicinity, but ten or fifteen miles off “there there are still many deer and turkeys. The Grand Prairie wait until a quantity of snow has fallen anc then digs her-
was lots and sessions of it.” Inasmuch as the locality for and Long Prairie afford some grouse and a large number of self a cave; at all events it seems necessary that she should
which I was aiming was about forty miles distant, I hoped I partridges, while the woods are full of the ‘‘nimble squirrel he covered up by the snow. She now goes.o sleep and does
should find it in great abundance when I reached the place on the nut-brown tree,” I did not go to the Grand Prairie, not wake until the spring sun is pretty high when she brings
of my destination, That day it rained a good deal, and at 4 but only tried the other. The birds were mainly in the forth two cubs. The cave by this time las become much
P. M. I took the first train which passed from Fort Worth woods, and we saw but one prairie hen, which I failed to larger by the effect of the animal’s warmth and breath, so
to Hillsborough and got off at-a station called Grand View, kill, but which was brought down nicely by Tommy, a that the cubs have room enough to mow and they acquire
in the southern part of Johnson county. It was nearly a young nephew. Later in the season, no doubt, I could have considerable strength by continually sucsing. The dam at
mile to the little town, the road was in that lovely condition had much better sport. WALLS, length becomes so thin and weak that itis with great diffi-
that Texas prairies can afford after a tain, with no conyey- Pinzt Woops, North Carolina. culty she extricates herself, which she dves when the sun is
ance, and I did not know the route. The station agent who powerful enough to throw a strong glar through the snow
went to take charge of the yery train which took me, and | which roofs the den. ‘Then the family comes out and will
whose effects Were in a car on the side track, kindly offered take anything that comes along in the wey of food. During
to allow a traveling salesman for Galveston and myself the FLORIDA RESORTS. the long sleep the temperature of the bear’s blood is reduced
use of two cols in the depot, and though not offering any HIS letter is written in camp at Rockledge, Indian to almost that of the surrounding air. The power of will
remarkable luxury, we availed ourselyes of the courtesy. River, Florida. For the past three jweeks we haye been over the muscles seems to be suspended, tespiration is hardly
Next day I hired a conveyance and went. about six miles. My enjoying the most delightful Florida winter weather. The noticeable and most of the vital functios are at a complete
brother remained at Fort Worth to look after our baggage, thermometer has ranged from 70 to 80 degrees in the shade standstill; the entire body sleeping, as it were. The male
which had not arrived when I left. That night he joined me, at midday, No rain has failen, and there has been a nice grizzly bear never hibernates, The young and the females,
and with two dogs and a resident sportsman who had a pair cool breeze nearly every day. j however, build nests, one of which measured ten feet high,
of fine horses and a spring wagon, we proposed to,make the Rockledge hammock, with its numerous orange groves, has five feet long and six feet wide.
prairies echo with detonations of our Tolleys and Westley- been the delight of every visitor. The steamer Marion con- Bats are great winter sleepers, and inmost of the known
Richards. ‘The result 1 will now give you. nects with the De Barry Line at Sanford on Monday and caves they can be found during the colc months clinging to
The day following our arrival we went into the fields look- Thursday, leaying a 9 A. M. for Rockledge, and is recom- the walls and to each other. During hibernation their respi-
ing for partridge, (quail or Bob White) our friend and host mended by those who come on here as much superior to any Tation ceases almost entirely, and only the most careful use
telling us that prairie chickens were scarce in the neighbor- boat that has run to the upper St. John, of a stethoscope can reveal it. The airthat has surrounded
hood, but might be found in the prairies about ten or fifteen The last boat brought quite a party of well-known residents numbers of them has been carefully examined and not the
miles disiant and now and then early in the mornings or late of Atlanta, Ga., and Dr. Henshall and wife, of Cynthiana, slightest evidence found of its having been breathed ; and,
in the afternoons flying into the cornfields. We found sey- Ky.; C. L. Jordan, of Willis, Texas, and N, H. Bishop and stranger yet, they can exist in this condition in gas, that,
eral coveys near the Osage orange hedges which surrounded wife, of ‘“‘The Paper Canoe.” They haye all spent afew were they awake, would proye instantly fatal, A machine
the plantation, but as they flew into the hedges and the thick days with us to complete their arrangements for going down has been invented to examine these anc other animal:, while
grass and weeds, which covered the adjacent part of the fields the river. in this condition. A delicate index records the slightest pul-
our success Was not very remarkable. Hawks we found The Doctor and party propose to devote the entire winter sation, while a thermometer shows the rise and fall of the
abundant and had the pleasure of killing several of them. to the explorations of the various inlets, keys and islands as temperature af eyery moment during the period ; and by an
Now and then a mule rabbit jumped up within tempting far as Ceder Keys on the west coast. arrangement of the wing, the circulation of the blood is re-
distance of Don, our pointer, who could not resist his desire Since our arrival we haye visited Dr. Whitticld’s Banana corded, A more delicate experiment can hardly be imagined,
for a chase, A run of a liundred yards usually demonstrated River, Canareral Light, Dummit’s Grove and the groves of aga strong breath, a sneeze, or a footfall will cause the sub-
to him that even on three legs mule-ears far surpassed him in Capt. Burnham, Wilson, Mrs. Hall and many others. The ject of the experiment tio recover enough to respire several
fieetness, and he came back looking like a wiser dog, This Doctor's place is on Merrit’s Island, five miles south of Rock- times ; and the effect of this on the machine can be imagined
wisdom, however, like that which is often gained by bipeds, ledge, The site is one of the most romantic on Indian River, when it is known that though, while in this condition they
only lasted until another temptation presented itself. As we occupying a hich shell ridge some fifty feet above the water produce no effect upon the oxygen of the air about them,
proceeded around the fields we came to a place which looked | and commanding a beautiful view of a little lakelet at its foot, they consume when tespiring more than four cubic inches
as if it was a favorite resort of birds, Our dogs hunted well. | Indian River further west, Banana River on the east, and of oxygen an hour, ;
and but few minutes elapsed hefore Don came to a.stand and far away the Ocean ridge, and Canareral Light far to the The common marmot is a great underground sleeper.
immediately with a sharp bark sprang upon the quarry. No northward. They build large storehouses, sometimes eight feet in diam-
birds rose, but the air soon became redolent of a mephitic In the Doctor’s garden were green pears, cauliflower, eter, and from the latter part of September to April, they lie
odor, and poor Don had a bitterer experience than the mule- onions, tomutoes, cabbages, lettuce, mustard, sugar cane, in them, and, like the bears, give birth to their young during
eared rabbit afforded. The same disaster also betel Flounce, bananas, radishes, beets, cucumbers, dill, sweet and Irish this period, ’ . i
and is “the scent of the roses hung over them still,” TI potatoes, figtrees, paw-paw, gum-a-lim-ho, rubber tree, prickly The dormouse is a.remarkable sleeper. Even in their ordi-
got the full hencfit of ‘the Gardens of Gul in their pear, etc, nary sleep they can be taken from the nest and handled with-
bloom” for several days afterward. It is almost needless to On Banana River on the ocean side are fhe groyes of Mrs, out waking them. Toward winter they acquire a great deal
say that polecatis caused the trouble. Ihad never before seen Hall, Capt. Wesson and Oapt. Burnham, the Old De Soto and of fat, and stow away 4 vast amount of provision around about
one, and after shooting the one which had perfumed our dogs, many others. We have also visited the noted Dummit grove theirnest, and then go to sleep within ; but they rarely awake
Tlooked af the teet of my brother who was standing near, belonging to the Duke of Gastellucia. to use this food unless a very warm period comes around he-
and there was another within less than a yard with its tail The orange crop on Indian River this winter is abundant fore the regular breaking up of cold weather.
ready for the diffusion of the ‘‘ottar of roses.” By unusual and of fine quality. The Duke is sending about 200 boxes The hedgehog is a sound winter sleeper, and has been the
agility my brother cseaped the sprinkling, and I then shot by each boat, subject of an infinite number of experiments while in this
the lovely looking but bad smelling animal, ‘detested, Tn our camp we have the luxuries of venison, fish, oysters, condition. One experimentalist, believing that cold was the
shunued, by saint and sinner,” Whether there was any other ducks, bananas, oranges, limes, lemons, sweet potatoes, egs cenuse of their curious condition, surrounded one with a freez-
cats in that plantation I do nof know, but I certainly smelt plants, etc, Thenew crop of tomatoes is beginning to arrive ing mixture, and froze it to death. By increasing the cold
them all over the fields and all over the prairies, whenever from Lake Worth, from which the farmers expect to realize about another that was already hibernating, it was made to
our dogs were neur. The day’s hunt resulted in fifteen part- three or four thousand crates. wake up; and walked off. ; And ae
ridges (quail), three hawks, one mule-eared rabbit, and two The boatmen have heen overhauling their hoats, for excur- Tf an animal is suddenly decapitated while in this hihern-
polecats, Though we hunted diligently, on no day did we sion parties and yisitors are coming with every boat to go ating condition, the action of the heart is not affected for
get over twenty-five birds. The fact is the birds were ex down the river on hunting, fishing und exploring parties. some time, a second life seeming to outlive the one taken.
tremely scarce. [only wondered how there were any at all, The stores here are well stocked with the provisions and An experiment has been made in which the brain of the
for there was no water in miles and quail require some of tackle necessary for atrip, but extra ammunition, tents, ctc., sleeper was remoyed, then the entire spinal-cord, but for two
that, at least they do in my country. must be brought by the partics themselves, Rion Bre. hours hardly any change was noticeable upon the action of
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the heart; and a day after that organ

touched by the operator.
contracted when
Gane Bag anil Our. readers of even average sensibility, The fact seems to be,
that as the Scriptures put it, man his ‘‘domain over the
The writer has the winter nest of a family of ants, A fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every
piece of fence rail was found heneath an old pile of boards | living thing that moveth upon the earth,” The wondrous
and brought into @ warm room for the sake of 4 rich fungus THE PU RPOSE OF FIELD SPORTS. wisdom of this arrangement is af once apparent when we
prowing upon it, and several hours after the table and chairs [From Dougall’s “Shooting: Its Appliances, Practice, and Purpose.””] | consider that, without it, it would be impossible to detine the
were found to be covered with ants. Where they came from | limits of man’s absolute right to utilize in any form the brute
(Continued from Page 12.) | creation. If endless discussion arise even now, what would
was a mystery, until the old rail was accidently jarred and
4 number fell from it, A section was cut down through it, / & may therefore lay it down as absolute, that true field || he the state of matters had this arrangement not been made?
and the winter home of the tribe destroyed. Probably the \V sports may be invariably distinguished from the falsely As it is, cruelty can only be charged when there is wanton
work of weeks, perbaps months. The interior of the wood so called by the latter being carried out vicariously. In torture, and this e#mnot be fairly charged against the prac-
was completely riddled by tunnels and passages, some being these the “‘sportsmen,” Heayen saye the mark! are mere tice of any legitimate field sport. Besides it would, as I say,
large and holding several hundred ants, while others con- spectators, generally gratifying, more or less, brutal propen- be so impossible to define man’s prerogative, that the use of
taind only afew. In some of the interior passages the ants sities, and in all probability stuking sums of money on cer- domestic animals for any recreation whatever would be an
had not been affected by the heat and were packed in tain contingencies. The active agents are the men or dogs, endless question of morality. In such a position the re-
eTeat masses and (vidently fast asleep; they soon recovered, that within a confined space are fighting fiercely with each searches Of naturalists, the recreation of the multitude, the
hhoweyer, and walked off slowly in different directions, as if other, as in dog-fighting or pugilism, or are killing or innocent amusement of countless invalids, must be foregone.
wondering if an earthquake or spring had come. torturing the rat, the cat, the bull, or the Bear, Ib is this Is the pain inflicted by the rapid pursuit of a hare ora fox,
A great number of insects*go through a period of hiberna- vicariousness that causes, notwithstanding all their pic- terminating in escape or mstantancous death, for one moment
tion, especially spiders. The young of the latter are often turesqueness, Spanish bullfights to be so deplored, In the to be compared to the prolonged feverish torture of the rest-
covered by the parent; first by coarse strings of silk, as if to much dwelt upon cat-worrying, there is no parallel, eyen less carniyora confined in zoological collections and
hold them in place, and then by a white, silvery web worked should it not occur in such confined space, for a cat does not menageries? Is the horse always willing to be saddled? Is
over them, which forms probably a sure protection from run any distunce before a dog, but either stands at bay or there any mode of learning the present state of his internal
wind and weather, takes refuge in the nearest coign of vantage, while a fox, to economy when he is being harnessed, or of his fitness for ex-
The writer has a cherry-stone in which is coiled wp an which the eat 1s likened, puts his trust in cunning and speed ertion thereandthen? Must I send my parrot back to Africa,
insect, best known as the sowbug. <A squirrel had probably of foot, in the greater number of instances bafling his pur- and return my bullfinch to his native groyes? Until these
eaten out the meat and opened the way, and in this snug auers. It is astonishing to me, who haye long studied this questions are satisfactorily answered we are entitled to as-
retreat we found the little hibernater snugly rolled up, as is question carefully, conscientiously and impartially, and who | sume that, while abstract benevolence must necessarily con-
also its habit when alarmed. The mouth of the hole was will yield to none in detestation of all forms of cruelty, to | } demn all use of the lower animals to which, bad they the
stopped by black soil, but whether from accident or by the find how systematically the above distinction has been power, they would refuse consent, the present condition of
animal itself we could not tell. ignored by those who take the opposite side. They have but | things and the arrangements of Providence entitle us to treat
Some fishes and reptiles ure hibernaters. Frogs and toads to consider any branch of field sports, whether involving or the whole question as one to be governed by reason and
sleep out the winter at the bottom of ponds or in holes in the not the pursuit or death of any of the lower animals, to sce utility rather than by a useless and sentimental humanitari-
ground. Tree toads, if kept in a cage in the winter and pro- this distinction staring them in the face. Whether in the anism. It was diseased activity of conscientiousness—mor-
vided with soil, will endeavor to cover themselves with it, properly so-called field sports, or in the guas, as foot-hall, bidly weighing things, not as they are, but as they might he,
thawing how strong the instinct or habit is. Some fishes are cricket, the Scottish game of ‘shinty,” rowing, skating, and in a state of pure benevolence—that drove Shelly to vege-
80 insensible to heat or cold that when in this condition they so on, Action, Action, Action, as Demosthenes said of ora- tarianism and atheism, In this question the hard Bentham-
can be frozen and carried for a number of days and then be tory, is the life and essenee. Are we to believe that this sys- ite doctrine of the greatest amount of good being the rule for
brought back to an active condition. The pond snail passes tematic ignoring of distinctive principles is purely uninten- guidance may be fairly urged. J dislike the word ‘‘expedi-
into 4 winter sleep as soon as the temperature of the water is tional, and that there is no desire to take éyery advaniage, ency,” but bearing in mind that J am now offering illustra-
below 14 degrecs Cent., that is, they will not digest food or probably enough from the warmth of supposed humanity, tions on the general question of cruelty, not specific argu-
grow until the temperature of the water is at least up to 15 by classing the false and the true under one head of ‘‘ Popu- ments in favor of field sports, I think that Paley’s doctrine of
egrees Cent. Those who have watched the Harlem River lar amusements?” We may honor the intention, but not the expediency is also singularly applicable. In the debtor and
from MeComb's Dam Bridge cannot haye failed to notice the conduct of the argument. I repudiate entirely the applica- creditor argument, the question is not to what purpose the
curious appearance of the muddy shores of the river and tion of one term to things so widely differing, and am latter intends to devote the money recovered. Jt may be for
creeks at low tide. If the sun shines brightly, the dismal astounded at the daring which came to apply it. The first the purposes of food and clothing—it may be for the ex-
beach seems to quiver and scintillate in a most beautiful step in such a discussion, from either side, should be to hon- penses of a pleasurable journey; it may be for a questionable
manner, reflecting fhe light like so many diamonds._ If we estly describe and discriminate between the things discussed, gratification. No sentimentalist assails the right of recovery
draw nearer, this shore is seen to be entirely coyered in This being done,-let these be fairly treated on their several solely under the plea of possible misapplication of the sum
places with little snails, that, left by the tide, are forging merits, If field sports, properly so-called, are wrong, let it recovered. Yet sportsmen are assailed on the score of cruelty
through the mud to regain the water, and the sunlight strik- be shown how and why, but do not condemn them on false if the object of their pursuit do not furnish food or clothing,
ing on them is reflected by the glass-like secretion with grounds. Do not condemn fox-hunting, bull-baiting and although that pursuit most undeniably affords higienie bene-
which they are covered, producing the curious effect noticed. gladiatorial fights as being ‘‘all equally acts of cruelty,” dit fits as valuable as either to the physical frame, and still more
This could be seen in the warm months, but now, not a snail fering only in degree (although 1 must acknowledge this is valuable to the intellectual well-being.
of the countless millions can be geen. ‘They haye gone down too finely casuistical for my discriminative facullies, | can The abuse of terms, the confounding of things lawful and
in search of “hard pan,” there to hibernate until next April, admit no stretch of conscience in discussing pure abstract things unlawful, are not merely negatively wrong they are
The land snail (Helix pomatiz) sleeps four months during the morality), without honestly and impartially inquiring whether positively mischievous, and may do more harm to morals
year, and does not throw off the calcareous lid that protects or not there may be some good and genuine reasons why fox- in one year than field sports, eyen when they are carried to
it during this time until the day temperature has reached 12 hunting should not be brought for one moment into parallel- a blameworthy excess, can in ten. There is nothing more
degrees Cent. Prairie dogs feel the effect of temperature as ism with bull-baiting or the fights of gladiators. The proof |certain than that everything done or promulgated by the
low as this. of the identity of all three must precede the general con-| upper or authoritative classes is keenly scrutinized hy
In Cuba reptiles hibernate between 7 degrees and 24 de- demnation, and I assert that the identification is impossible. the inferior either in years or positioun—keenly for
ptees Oent,, according to the species. In warmer countries, Tt is with a view to this unjustly desired identification that } good, still more keenly for evil. he Jatter is un-
snakes, lizards, frogs, ete., fall into a state called chill coma the term ‘‘amusement” is unwarrantably used, and must be fortunately the more casily followed or imitated. That
that precisely resembles winter sleep, but their temperature repudiated by every impartial controversialist. moralist must indeed have had little association with those
is far above that at which hibernating animals of the North And since the word ‘‘cruelty” occurs here, let me state whom it is the fashion to callthe ‘‘working classes” who is
are still active, The state of hibernation is not the direct that there is nothing more easy than to raise the ery of cruelty not cognizant of the wondrous acuteness of their reasoning
re@ult of an extreme of heat or cold. but rather is caused by without consideration, I only write in a general sense, but faculties on all things personal or comparative. The young
a departure from the optimum. In the snail its normal tem- desire that the reader should view the subject with clear of all classes possess this acuteness in u somewhat less degree,
perature is about the same as the water, and being a poor comprebension. J offer an illustration, not an arsument. but with still greater imitativeness. Neither of these may
heat producer if is not surprising that when the water grows Cruelty is often asserted to be inflicted through sheer senti- reason correctly on the essence of a question, but’ on its
colder the animal is forced to succumb; but it is © remark- mentalism, Pure benevolence is an impossibility in morals. accidents they are intuitively sharp, Thus, they will quickly
able fact that warm-blooded animals like many of the above Even of the Divinity, in matters as high above this question catch at the alleged identity, or parallelism, of fo®-hunting
mentioned, whose bodies are maintained by internal pro- as light is superior to darkness, it has been said, ‘‘A God all and cat-worrying, without going further into the inquiry.
cesses. at a high temperature of 25 degrees to 38 degrees, are mereyis 1 God unjust.” But, without soaring into regions he- What grave responsibility, then, does nota public writer in-
incapable of resisting the lowering influence of cold. The yond the scope of this discussion, it may be briefly stated that cur who Jends the weight of his great general reputation to
fall in temperature in some is wonderful; as an example, the the mere maintenance of just rights is offen stigmatized as assert this parallelism? Does he reflect upon the plain result
high body temperature of warm-blooded animals may be cruelty, The cases of landlord and tenant, of creditor and of his argumentation, that, if he condemns fos-hunting (the
said to oscillate between 36 degrees and 43 degrees Cent. (this debtor, may be instanced, as being most familiar. We often lawfulness of which may be honestly defended) by the light
includes man). Experiments made with the zizel show that hear of the cruel landlord, rarely of the cruel tenant, on of cat-worrying, he raises to the same degree of lawfulness,
during hibernation this animal’s temperature is only 2 degrees whose due payment of rent may depend the food of the land- as being a question at least to be argued, cat-worrying, which
Gent., the lowest known; and a thermometer introduced into lord’s children. The debtor is, with sentimentalists, always in reality cannot be argued at all, but is a thing to be loathed
the animal indicated the same, showing that warm-blooded ani- the virtuous yictim; the creditor the cruel oppressor; yet and execrated? There is something catching, to the young
mals in hibernating become truly cold-blooded animals. If there can be nothing more clear than that, unless the in- especially, in the word “‘sporisman;” but how is a youth to
4 rabbit’s temperature reaches 15 degrees Cent., it will die. curring of debt involve the supposed ability, and the un- distinguish between what is genuine and what is spurious, if
The germs of bryozou or of the fresh water sponges resist doubted willingness to pay, there must be a going back to a older and wiser men class these together’?
any amount of cold, but the full grown forms die at the first ruder state of general society, and an end to all extended Not only are those immediately concerned unduly and
cold turn. Insects are destroyed, but their eggs live, though commerce and consequent civilizing of the world, through mischievously influenced by the abuse of terms, but this also
of the greatest possible delicacy, Salmon eggs have been the destruction of credit, which is the life and soul of com- operates indirectly wpon socicty generally. Parents, guar-
carried from this State to Australia, and there hatched, In merce. Credit would cease to be given as soon as the just dians, friends, neighbors, so influenced, look askance upon
fact, some animals live in the ice, as the glacier flea and sev- right to enforce payment should cease, yet this enforcement the genuine youthful sportsman as one following evil courses.
eral others. sentimentalists call cruelty. It is clear to his own conscience that the chase has neyer
' Asitis not the direct result of extremes of heat or cold Tn like manner every case of the destruction of the life of prompted an unclean thought or pampered an evil predilee-
that produces sleep, neither is the awakening from hiberna- lower animals, save and except for food or clothing, is tion, never given any offence to his neighbor; with all this,
tion directly caused by a rise of temperature. In experiments branded as cruelty, without regurd to contingencies. It mat- the inevitable consequences arising from being suspected of
made upon weasels, which are sometimes caught asleep, one ters not to most sentimentalists whether or not the food and evil must follow. he social bond cannot be broken from
came to life in about three hours, durmg which the tempera- clothing may be demanded in unnecessary quantities or either side without mischief, If man is seowled at, he will
ture of the room remained the same as it had been during the qualities, with the conequent unnecessarily increased destruc- be more than man if he scowl not im return, Jf the good
entire hibernation, viz., 10° Cent. In another weasel, dur- tion of animal life; for these purposes all is right and proper. avoid him, he willavoid the good. Let the good, then, well
ing the awakening, the hody temperature rose very rapidly— But let the life of an inferior animal he taken under circum- assure themselves that they ate in the right, lest they do a
and more so in the second part of the period than in the first. stances highly conducive to the welfare of man, although not gricyous wrong, and place themselves jn the position of those
Tn the first hour and 55 minutes of the above awakening the in the tangible and material forms of food and clothing, and Originators of sin who are more to be reprobated than sinners.
body temperature rose 6, 6°, Cent,, andin the following 50 an outery is at once raised on the score of inhumanity. It | Journalists'are peculiarly liable to be influenced by this con-
minutes it rose 17° Cent. his remarkable increase took may startle those who raise such an outcry to he asked if it |fusion of terms—I mean those journalists, Niteratewrs, who
place without any yigorous movements on the part of the can be proved that the Creator purposes that uny one indi- are called upon by the exigencies of their profession to write
weasel. Even its breathing showed no increase in proportion vidual of the lower animals is mtended for a natural death upon all manner of subjects, and treat these subjects Im ac-
jo the tise. These cases show that though, at certain seasons, through old age.* All facts point to the contraty, and there cordance with the views of their organ, honestly enough pro-
animals relax as it were and lie dormant, and recover, scem- is nothing more painful, in the whole range of animal nature, fessionally, but without much concern as to the actual merits
ingly at the will of the weather, yet, in point of fact, the rise than the happily rare and exceptional death-scenes of of a question when viewed dispassionately, und freed trom
and fall of temperature has no direct effect upon them. The worh-out brutes. Moribund lions und bisons have ere the inevitable bias of the journal written for. There was a
cause is an internal one, awaiting discovery. C. F, Honper. now melted the hearts of travellers and sportsmen, and class of journals where in juxta-coliumns were tobe read the
the descriptions of such scenes are painfully affecting to records of pugilism and idylls upon angling pure as from the
Long Isnanp Nores.—A tame crow at the ship-yard of *In the whole range of observations on natural history there is pen of Izaak Walton. There is another class of journals, to
Thomas Clapham, the yacht builder at Roslyn, talks. It sa- nothing more remarkable than that made by a recent traveler of un- whom all field sports are Anathema Maranatha! I haye
lutes a stranger with ‘‘hello!” and says ‘told crow,” and doubted truthfulness, The author has mislaid the verbatim extract seen, within a recent period,an able and laudable article
made for his present purpose, so that he cannot do the traveler the upon pugilism, published in a first-class American maga-
other words, Bluebirds have been seen at Roslyn all through justice of naming him and the title of his book, but the facts are here
this month; and a kingfisher has wintered near Mr. Clap- correctly given. In the northern countries of Enrope, when the zine, In which, with fhe best intentions, tlie writer states
ham’s ponds, A robin was observed last week. Sparrows storks, after the breeding season, prepnee to inigrate southwards as that his purpose is to give the history of “the rise, de-
winter approaches, they make flights to test the capabilities of the cline, and fall of this branch of Field Sports in the
are plenty about. the villages, and even in the country the young birds to accomplish the coming journey. When any one is
farmers are complaining of their depredations on their grain found not to possess the requisite strength, it is deliberately put to United States!" Still more recently, I have read a leading
in summer. Bushels of soft clams six inches in length and death by the ofaers! As storks principally feed on frogs, which are article in a London weekly paper of large circulation,
weighing nearly a pound apiece were dug in Roslyn harbor
not to be found in winter through retreating to inaveessible places, denouncing in wnmessured terms the Joss of hundreds of
these weal birds, if left behind, would inevitably die of hunger.
during the recent low tides. What an admirable instinct is this which commands the older birds to thousands of acres of valuable ‘‘wheat land” (fact) now
saye the weaklings from future sufferings by an instantaneous death! devoted to the brutal sport of—grouse shooting!! Does any
Onmroaco, Inn., Feb, 11.—Telegrams from the Kankakee, The proof of Divine arrangement is learly made manifest; indeed no rational man believe that the wiiter of that article drew his
refiéctive mind can consider the above fact without admiration of inspiration from personal belict through t-ustiug to the general
Tilinois and Calumet rivers say: ‘‘ Ducks coming in by thous- that All-governing Power which thus endows even storks with pres-
_ands;” all the boys are off for the marshes. —TEN-Bore. cience, and makes them “ cruel only to be kind.” denunciation of field sports by certain leaders of public
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opinion? These latter may know when to stop, but their purpose in order to obey them. The law is there, and abides; In regard to the effect of the pursnit of field sports on the
followours and imitators “better their instructions,” and spice the Creator has arranged the final results, The Duke of commercial classes, 1 shall not readily forget a recent conyer-
their articles to suit the palate of their readers, regardlessly Argyll, in an admirable article ‘‘On Animal Instinct” (Zhe sation with a gentleman from one of the Western United
of the evil effects necessarily arising from the propagation of Contemporary Review, July, 1875), has put this very clearly. Stites of America. JT haye particular satisfaction in any in-
untruth. They are indced the less to blame, in that they “All our trust and confidence in the results of reasoning must. vestigations into the moral and other good effects of shoot-
take for granted what has not been proved, and, on the prin- depend on our trust and confidence in the adjusted harmony ing, but I have never heard the matter put so plainly, ‘‘ M
ciple given above, that safety in morals lics in Abnegation, so which has been established between instinct and the truths father, sir,” said my friend, “was the first man that ever too
satisfy their conscience. The primary misleadino lies in the of Nature. : We see it to be a great law prevail- a double-barrel shot-gun west of the Alleghenies, and when I
general high reputation of those writers whom journalists ing in the instincts of ile lower animals, and in our own, was & boy I always shot squirrels with a rifle. My father
blindly follow. But what mischief is not created by setting that they are true not only as guiding the animal rightly to was also the first man known to loll birds flyingz—ount, there
class against class, not to speak of that injury or hindrance the satisfaction of whatever appetite is immediately con- West. MWe wus a great sportsman, and made us, his sons, Zo
done to the redressing of real by the creation of false pricy- cerned, but true also as ministering to ends of which the ani- out to shoot regularly to make us strong and hardy, Our
ances. Jn many instances the ignorance of journalists takes mal knows nothing, although they are ends of the highest neighbors said, “This Mr, MeO— is bringing wp his boys to
a2 Indicrous tum. Some years ago there appcared in the importance, both in its own economy and in the far-off econ- ruin, certain snd sure; he sends them to shoot squirrels when
Twelfth of August impression of a daily paper of eminence omies of creation. In direct proportion as our own minds they should beat the counter and desk.’ Well, sir, time
a paragraph to this effect (I quote from memory, but the and intéllects partake of the same nature, and are founded on ‘went on, and my brother and I went on, not to rnin, but fo
words, if not their arrangement, are correct):—““By the time the same principle of adjustment, we may feel assured that success in life as well as in shooting, and I used to lal] my
this morning’s paper is in the hands of our readers, the horns the same law prevails over their nobler work and functions. | sixteen squirrels in seventeen shots of a morning, I haye a
of the hunters will have been heard on a thousand hills, and. And the glorious law is no less thaw this—that the work of large business, and my brother, who is younger than I, has
many a gallant heath-cock, after an animated chuse, will instinct, is true not only for the short way it goes, but for already retired ona fortune, Of the young men wlio were
haye stained the heather with his crimson blood,” and so on, that infinite distance into which it leads in a true direction.” pointed out as patterns to us, not one is now living. One
The thing was so exquisitely tickling to my fancy, that I In connection with this branch of the subject it may be fairly died of this, another of that, but mostly all through illness
followed it up by sending to the paper a still more spicy asserted that, the peculiar scent given out hy game, the man- brought on by making money their only object; and I tell
paragraph, describing the horses, the red-couats of the lunt- ner in which game animals (birds in particular) crouch and you, sir, that on their death bed more than one of them said,
ters, down to their spurs, with the hounds in full ery. The then suddenly start into motion within range of the gun, and aoe McO—s were right, and we were wrong, after
editor, however, could not swallow that; he drew the line at the whole nature, powers of smell, and general economy of al).
the horns of chase, and had the acumen not to insert the hunting dogs, argue an arrangement far beyond the powers This simple narrative probably contains the germ of a
paragraph, of Man. The whole seems a wise adaptation to some specific sreat philosophical truth. It seems an established fact that,
As leading up to the few remarks I shall make on the purpose, Men may have trained dogs to the chase, but could besides the general struggle for existence in all animated
positive side of the question, I quote the following from the never give to the objects of the chase the peculiarities which nature, there is a special one for existence in individuals
autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini:— distinguish them from other animals, and cause them to be Imported into anew climate, Let us suppose tyo families
hunted as game, with all the advantages I contend for. engaged in commerce migrating “out West.” The children
“About this time, whilst Iwas still a young man of three- That many men hunt or shoot who do not overstrain their of one of these are encouraged to familiarize themselves with
and-iwenty, so dreadful and epidemic disease prevailed in intellect is a mere matter of course, because the instinct of
Rome thut there died every day several thousands. Though the surrounding climate influences; fo face and overcome
Iwas somewhat terrified at this calamity, I began to indulge the chase is universal, and is confined fo no one class, or in- these influences under invigorating action: the children of
myself in certain pleasures of fancy arising irom different tended as a counterpoise to any one tension only in another the other are not, but are brought up, let us say, accordingly
causes, which I shall hereafter specify; for on holidays I direction, No ‘glorious law” can be parcelled out. It with their New York or European antecedents. These siti at
amused myself with visiting the antiquities of thati city, and would be no more an answer to my argument to say that a desk, those shoot squirrels in the forest. I think it may be
sometimes took their figures in wax, at other times I made men already in robust health of body and mind do hunt or safely predicted which will be the survivors.
drawings of them. As these antiquities are all ruinous shoot, or that field-sports may be carried to an excess, than
edifices, where a number of pigeons built their nests, [had a to say that we should not eat now, because some other per- This American is a type of the sound sense of his country-
mind to divert myself among them with my fowling-piece; men, ‘There is not a more common fallacy than that game
but being greatly afraid of the plague, I avoided all commerce sons haye already eaten, nor eat enough, because some peo- laws, denounced as the remains of a barbarous feudalism,
with the inhabitants, and made Paulino carry my gun: thus ple eat too much. Besides, the very state of high health are not to be tolerated in new countries or under Republican
we repaired together to the ruins, from whence I often re- which might be the sentimentalist’s argument as rendering Governments. To many of my readers it may he something
turned home loaded with pigeons of the largest size. But I the chase unnecessary, may demand an outlet for its energies, new fo learn that, in the United States of America, the game
neyer chose to put more than a single ball into my piece, and There is an argument I would offer with diflidence, yet I
in this manner, by being a good marksman, I procured a con- have often thought that, where there is much building up, Jaws are much more stringent than in this country, and
siderable quantity of game. The fowling-piece which I held there must be a yearning for breaking down. embrace a larger number of animals. ‘The penalties are much
Construction higher, and eyery encouragement is given to prosecution hy
in_ my hand was, both on the inside and outside, as bright as
a looking-glass. I likewise made the powder as fine as the and destruction seem the complement of each other. We any person by such complainant sharing in the pecuniary
minutest dust; and in the use of it I discovered some of the have a craving to be doing something or other that demands fines. Were this a treatise on game law I should startle my
most admirable secrets that ever were known till this time. the very opposite of combination of thought. Hence comes readers by going more fully into those existing in the United
Of this L will, to avoid prolixity, give only one proof, which dissipation, (literally, scattering) and the denouncers of the States. Besides the usual punishment to offenders directly
will surprise even those who are adepts in this matter. When morality of ticld sports lay themselves open te the grave’ ac- infringing the law, all railway officials, carriers, and such
Thad charged my piece with a quantity of powder, equal in cusition of promoting ismmoral dissipation by vilifying the
weight to the fifth part of a ball, it carried 200 paces point- moral, for men will seek some change from their daily rou- like are heavily fined for iNegally transporting game or fish,
blank. Im a word, so great was the delight I took in shoot- tine, and where either of these is reasonably supposed to be con-
ing, that it often diverted me from the business of my shops.
Mareus Antoninus told us long ago that mature is al- cealed, the warrant of a justice of the peace authorizes
Though it had this ill-consequence, it in other respects pro- wiys breaking down and building up. I know nota more re- ‘search to be made at any hour, in any house, market, store,
cured me considerable advantages; for, by this exercise of freshing occupation, short of the chase, than trimming one’s shop, boat, car, or other place or building, or any person for
shooting, I greatly improyed my constitution; the air was of garden hedge or shrubbery with a good sharp whittle. Mr. that end may cause any apartment, chest, box, locker, barrel,
vast service to me, and braced my nerves, which were natiu- Gladstone finds pleasure in hewing down trees. When the erate, or other place of concealment to be broken open and
rally relaxed, Wulst Iwas enjoying these pleasures my spirits greatest orator of the age, the ever to be respected’ Member for
suddenly revived. I no longer had my usual gloom, dnd I Birmingham, hroke down in health some twenty years ao, the contents examined.” It is slso provided that “the for-
worked to move purpose than when my attention was totally his physicians sent him to Scotland to practice one of those malities required in penal actions” need not be complid with.
engrossed by business; upon the whole, my guna turned rather I quote from the Laws of New Jersey, merely because they
tomy advantage than to the contrary.” field sports he had so pertinaciously and fervently condemned, are the first I chance to light on, but they are very similar
and I could not refrain from writing at the time, in a certain throughout the States, If any particular varicty of game
In the aboye remarkable passage lies the marrow of the magazine article, that he might have fancied, when he drew becomes scarce 2 State will pass a law to protect it absolutely
whole matter, and the curious reader will also observe with his first trout from the waters of Loch Lomond, that it ut- for several years, What is this todo but what ig commonly
inferest that Cellini, with all that force of character which tered, ‘At tu, Br /” with its dying breath. Yet no one called here, “‘getting up a head of game?” Several such
marked the man, went deeply into the ‘most admirable would grudge this eminent statesman the health, improved if enactments are running now, We hear of individual game
secretsin the use of gunpowder, and practically anticipated not quite restored, which his continuance since then of the preseryers here being bitterly assailed, yet inthe United States
the point-blank range of modern ritles by over three cen- higher branches of angling has afforded him, Long may he there exist over one hundred powerful associations for the
turies. Now, if any one lived who might be supposed, enjoy them! due prosecution of game Jaw clelimquents, and the sssocia-
through love of his art, vanity, and other incentives to exer- 1 know not if it come exactly within the scope of this ar- tions are rapidly increasing and appear to be highly popular.
tion, to be above or beyond the requiring of field-sports to gument, but ii may be incidentally remarked that where there Here we have one struggling Anti-Game Law League; in the
brace his nerves and restore his jaded spirits, itis the immor- is undue promimence given to the intellectual faculties, or States there are over one hundred flourishing Pro-Game Law
tal sculptor of the Perseus. The world may never know where these faculties have risen to an undue prominence, the | Leagues. The ery of a party here is: Utterly exterminate
how much it is indebted for those gems of art which make family most commonly becomes extinct, or else the intel- al] wame as vermin; leave nothing to shoot at. he imcrcas-
Cellini’s name tower aboye that of any other competitor— lectual power disappears and is followed by its opposite. in@ general ery across the Atlanticis: Preserye our gameand
viyal he has none—to the “exercise of shooting" described The family of the Bernouillis, the famed mathematicians, is our fish for our genuine field sports. There is no opposition
above, Had he plodded on, minded solely the businéss of his nearly the only exception. The existence of their great and party in the field. The Associations are banded together, not
employers—ot his ‘‘shops,” as he modestly terms them—he hereditary abilities, in which quite a number of them shared, to oppose any other party, but fo stimulate legislative yigi-
might have produced a great number of mediocrities, and extended over several generations, and beyond 150 years in lance, This is a curious antithesis. It may-be likened to the
there an end period of time. But every one Knows that an exception only different training of youth in Sparta and Athens. The latter
What then do we shoot for, what is the purpose? The proves Axnule. It isa fair assumption, that the mingling of encouraged the chase, the former denounced everything not
answer is, that the very foundation of all intellectual the labors of field sports with muintamed exertion of the directly or palpably useful, even to any superiluitiy of words,
advancement—maintained exertion of thinking faculties—as mental faculties would tend to transmission of genius, We all know which Republic lasted longest, or rose to the
well as the concomifants of high civilization, such 2s more In judging of the correctness of the foregoing reason- highest point in civilization. We need not fear the final
iuxuriant living, the congregating for much of our time in ing, and of the morality of field sports, it would be result in our own country, but the Americans sre also wise
coniined spaces, as must Ve in all city life, commercial, lewal, well to consider how these have been followcd by the| in their generation, and seem resolved to maintain fhe yigor
or legislative, and the non-necessity of actual daily labor by wisest, the best, the purest of mankind. Witness George of their race by the means which Nature has appointed.
the possessorsof acquired or hereditary capital (for all wealth Washington, who kept a private pack of hounds, and Tf we turn for a moment to a very different country, old in
is originally founded on labor of some kind or other) demand hunted the fox regularly two or three days a week. The its institutions and the most densely populated in EHurope—
some counterpoise to balance our constitutional equilibrium, Duke of Wellington maintained the spirits, vigor, and Belgium, we shallfind cqualstrmgenucy. In a communication
Jt may be asked why uot take exercise without following a courage of his officers, on his constrained military inac- which the Belgian Minister of the Interior did me the honor
field sport? The reply is clear:—the more we exercise our tion during several winters in the Peninsula, by the same of sending me for the purpose of this inquiry, I leam that in
intellect the less we are inclined or able to exercise our means. Buxton, the philanthropist, was not only a sports- addition to the punishment as a matter of course of 4 con-
hody in equal degree without a stimulus to exertion, and man, but attributed any success In life and proper direction victed delinquent, the farmer, or farm foreman, is held respon-
that stimulus the chase supplies. Cellini could haye taken of his aims and faculties to the early moral training he had | sible for acts of poaching committed by minors’ and some
a walk, but “this exercise of shooting” would haye heen under a perfectly illiterate but high-souled gamekeeper, others; a systent that would not be tolerated in Britain. This
wanting, and so it is now. Put a gun into the hands of whose memory he held in deepest reverence till his dying is stringency indeed, and yet, while high cultivation is alleged
a man who may not walk five miles along a highway day. The nearest practical approach I have ever known to to be incompatible with the existence of game laws, no country.
with case, and the difficulty will be, not to get him to the scene in Burns’ magnificent ‘Cotter’s Saturday Night” in Europe, or probably elsewhere, is more highly cultivated
walk five, but to restrain him from walking twenty. wasin the evening family worship of « gamelkecper, under than Belgium.
Just then as there has been a severe strain on the mental, whose roof I found hospitable shelter while on a shooting Since [ have madw this digression I may state that, while
and «a negleet of the physical, powers, so there is now excursion in Duimbartonshire. IU is with all respect and undue preservation of game is open to severe censure—the
brought imto action a reversed process. The mind goes reverence that I may also allude to the case of his late Royal effects are too frequently greatly overrated. Thaye had much
into abeyance; the hody comes into play; the deep Highness Prince Albert, one of the purest men that ever experience, and have been surprised to find how bitter com-
reasoner, the fagged merehant, ‘he speculative philoso- breathed, whose influence—nof the Jess potent that il was plaints by farmers have ended in the finding of no appreciable
pher, disappears; the latent hunter asserts his preroga- not ostentatiously displayed—operated (and is operating fo injury to the crops, But I would desire to write much more.
tive. Men therefore ave enabled to rapidly compensate for this day—'‘he, being dead, yet speaketh”) beneficially on the freely on the absurd outery made against ‘deer forests.”
their previous enforced physical inaction, go hack to a state social fabrie.of the country, and through it upon that of the Wherever deer do injury lei the blame mghtly fall and a
of nature and the toils of the primitive hunter fora time, and whole civilized world. Who can read, Imay add, the short remedy he found, as by sufficiently fencing the nearest arable
yet not break in unduly or for too long a period upon the ex- yet graphic recortds by the Queen, in her Majesty's ‘t Leaves lands; but what I especially refer to is the misleading of the
eraise of their highest intellectual faculties. IT think JT am rom the Journal of our Life in the Highlands,” of her public opinion on what a ‘‘deer forest’ consists of, until the
safe in asserting that the highest order of thousht is incom- young husband's exploits in the chase, without a glow of masses belicve that if is a tract of valuable wooded land, able
patible with sufficient daily bodily exercise. To attain high sympathy and sorrow for her irreparable loss? Who in all to support a larye number of sheep or oxen, being wickedly
deyelopment the intellect must entirely predominate for a listory has ever had a name more identified with humanity devoted to the feeding of a few red deer kept for sport, Deer
time, In like manner must not only the thinker, the lawyer, and all the sentler feminine virtues thin Queen Victoria? forests (in this country they are only, so far as I know, to be
the statesman, but also the merchant, the manufacturer, snd Yet we see her, free from mawkish sentimentalism, deeply found in Seotland) are tracks of the roughest, wildest, most
in 4 word, the man of business of any kind in these days, interested in all the Prince’s udyentures, successes and disap- inaccessiBle, and most yalucless land in the Highlands. As
sive up his whole mind fo his profession to keep pace with pointments by fload and field. Witness the vigor with which for being “forests,” there may not bea tresupon them, True,
his competitors, and periodically seck for recreation in an “a magnificent stag” which Prince Albert had just killed was they micht support a few cattle, but would if pay to do so?
entire holiday, Men do hot shoot or follow other field-sports sketched by her loying hand. Wesaw also all this healthi- Ave sheep to be kept there at aloss for the sentiment of the _
with all this philosophically arranged in their intentions, Inat ness of fone and love of genuine field sports perpetuated in thing? Lowrite advisedly, Some three years ago an unusual
they follow an unerring instinct, which leads them to per- her royal sons. We need not doubt the destinies of a people clamor arose because a certain sheep-tarm in ihe northwest
‘form actsin contormity with the requirement of natural lays, with such examples set before them, nor fear the degeneracy of Scotland was bought by a gentleman and turned into a
Phey do not peed to peagon out these laws fo their ultimate ot the Lower Empire, forest. I cannot recollect anything more virulent than the
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obloquy thrown upon him. Knowing the purchaser, ana | MIGRATORY QUAIL. thought, and hopes were raised that they had returned,
believing that from his whole tenor of life; general character, The bird was a genuine migratory quail, but either through
TN Mr. Tobey’s communication, published in Forest AND the man’s ignorance, or professed ignorance, in fear of the
and political bias he would be a yery unlikely person ta Sramamw of Feb. 9h, he mentions Orange, N. J., as
either do a wrong thing or run counter to the liberal ten- law, (if being the close season) nof much could be learned.
having receiyed two hundred migratory quail, In fact we did not try to follow it up affer being assured by
dencies of the age, I asked him to tell me the real facts, Tt may be interesting to your readers to know that the two
and learned that the farm in question had ruined tenant the taxidermist that: the bird’s wings and feet gave evidence
hundred quail in question were delivered in Orange in ex- of having been caged for a Jong time, and no mark of it hay-
after tenant; that it was quite unsuited for profitable cellent order, and that one hundred of them were forwarded
pasture; and that, at the fime of the purehase, several of ing been killed, ;
to and liberated at Bridgehampton, Long Island. ‘The other This brings me to the present time, 1882, the point where I
the neighboring farmers, who, of all men, considering the hundred were turned out on the farm of Henry D. Oliphant,
competition in Scotland for farms, had a vight to complain, intended to begin this letter, and though the idea is not
Bsq., on the western slope of Orange Mountain. original, perhaps the adyice would he good in this case,
had thanlsed my friend for “‘afforesting”’ the estate and so Those turned out on Orange Mountain, so far as I know,
removing temptation to inevitable ruin from before their eyes! begin to read here, skip what has been written, ry
have not since heen seen, but those which were liberated in As many clubs as well as individuals, willsoon receive in-
The direct purpose. then, of shooting is to stimulate whati various parts of Bridgehampton by my friend Mx. John <A.
may be called concentrated labor, This is, labor in propor- voices of these birds, Lwant to submit for consideration
Sandford, were frequently seen during last summer, and in the policy of holding them over and liberating as early
tion to preyious enforced physical inaction; that physical two or three instances young broods were observed.
inaction having been a necessity under prolonged intellectual the following year as the season will allow. Tt has occurred
It will be interesting to know whether the birds return to me that they, being captured on the way to breeding
exertion, or olherwise under the conditions of high and next spring, and I hope that any of your readers who may
advancing civilization, To write on the immediate effect on srounds, are probably very near the mating season, and the
hereafter observe them, either in the vicinity of West Orange two months or more required for shipment and the journey
the human system is uncalled for. No one denies the bene- or in the vicinity of Bridgchampton, will communicate the
fifs; they are plain and self-evident as affecting the hody. may carry them past it, They are planted here and liye con-
fact to you for publication. iE. EB. Q. tentedly until the season tells them to go—and they go.
The appetite and digestion gradually improve; and although Oranan, N, J., Feb. 9. :
T have avoided any of those references to the proper cooking | Where? perhaps to sea, They make long flights across the
of game usually made in books on shooting, yet through all water in their native land, possibly they try it here, It is the
The letters in this week’s issue of Formsyt AND STREAM progeny of these that are to be our birds; and it is for our-
jime a- hunter's or sportsman’s appetite has been taken as a from Mr, Tobey and Mr. Smith about migratory quail I haye
matter of course, and as his due reward, Twenty-three hun- selyes to study how we can attain best results in this direc-
read with much interest, and am sure that I can, in the name
dred years ago Euripides wrote— tion. JI feel that the birds we liberated have not returned,
of many readers of your paper, thank them for the informa-
and that they did not breed to any extent, and in making the
‘Tis pleasant when the chase is o'er tion given. statement I feel it my duty to show that we have made every
At tables full to feast galore. The facts given by Mr. Smith in regard to birds planted in possible endeayor to ascertain facts in the case, that the birds
Maine are very gratifying, Evidence that they have returned were a fine lot to start with, that we used our best judgment
The effect upon the mind from my stand-point, as bearing and bred seems conclusive, and should encourage us to keep
upon man in a highly-civilized state, is of prime importance, in locating them, and that they were watched over with
on with the good work.
Barking back to Benvenuto Cellini, we find these jwords— fatherly care. ;
Our own experiment here in Springfield, Mass., so far as I trust no one will construe this letter info my trying to
“My spirits suddenly revived. I had no longer my usual |we ave been able to lear, hasas yet borne no fruit. For
gloom,” Why, he probably could not himself explain; but |... discourage the importation. Far be it from my intention.
myself, I have never lost faith that sometime the birds we had
he recorded what modern science can better account for, and T believe it a glorious work, and here we propose to keep on
put out, or some of their family, would return; but I must with it; and with at least a part of those which we get this
what I haye myself experienced, as probably laye many of admit that after the first, second and third summers had gone
tiny readers. I remember that my late beloved friend and season, we shall try the experiment of keeping through until
by and no authentic account of their having come, I began to
pastor, the Rey. Dr. Norman Macleod Qvbho used to tell me the spring of 1888. If any correspondent can suggest a
grow faini-hearted and wondered why,
that he endorsed every one of my published opinions on the Tn June, 1878, we received 200 birds—all in good condi-
better plan I trust they will advance it at once.
morality of field sports), took much interest in the fact that, tion, Not knowing their habits and the kind of country Wa. M. Wintrams.
under the stimulus of shooting, a melancholic cloud will pass most suitable, we selected a locality about seven miles from
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.
away from the mind so tnstaniancously as only to be likened the city, where within a halfmile circle they could find dry
to rapidly drawing wp a curtain and letting bright light into pastures, wet snipe ground, thick wheat, wheat and rye stub-
THE OLD GROUSE OF BARNEY’S SWAMP.
a dark room, This probably arises from the balancing at ble, impenetrable swamps, running brooks, mountain side HE following is.a little experience that I had in my
that precise moment of the excretory action of the liver and and rich meadow. We gave them a toss in the air and bade younger days in trying to down a flying grouse.
lungs, and so 4 most mysterious phenomenon may be them go; go forth from bondage into the bright world, get “Come, old boy, I have a job for you, if you think that you
accounted for. I only refer to this phenomenon as a proof fat, raise families and come back tous. Not to “‘go West,” can killa partridge on the wing,” exclaimed George D., as
of what great general beneficial action must be going on in as that was where they killed little birds, put them in barrels he bounded into my room one evening. ‘‘I haye been
al] cases, and by no means require to narrow up my argu- like herring and sent them across the ocean; but to stay with chasing him half the afternoon, and have fired at him half
ment into any speciality. I choose one remarkable illustra- us; we would be good to them, give them fire-crackers on the a dozen times and have not ruffled a feather: It was down.
tion without disparagement to other results probably as Fourth of July and fill their stockings with skates at Christ- in old Barney’s swamp that I started him, and he would
remarkable although less striking, It may not be out of mas. Your kennel editor was present, and as active as any go from there down the ravine to the meadow and then
place to mention, however, merely as a fact on which I would one in this work of emancipation, and will verify what I haye back again. I followed him until dark, and Jack and I
desire my readers to reflect, fhat, in all probability almost written, also that they went forth out of the hand like a bul- left in disgust. Will you go with mein the morning and
the whole Protean forms of what are termed ‘‘nervous let, making astraight fight two or three feet from the ground help floor him?” Of course I would, and that settled it.
diseases” arise from the inability of the lungs to consume, for a distance of trom twenty to fifty yards. George went home to wash out his old single-barrel muzzle-
literally burn up, the fuel provided by the liver, Hence The newspapers here had heralded their coming and noted loader. He was my trusted companion in hunting, and we
bile accumulates and invades the brain itself. This the arrival, cautioned gunners about killing them and re- had been fast friends from boyhood, and between us there
produces -‘‘melancholy,” literally ‘black bile,” and it is quested them to report any discovery of nests or young existed a kind of friendly rivalry in wing-shooting. We had
remarkable that the ancients should thus so truthfully broods. No secret was made of the locality; residents in the been ‘‘getting up practice” all summer, and numerous black-
realize the disease in its verbal designation, although the vicinity took much interest in the matter and frequently re- birds, chimney swallows, bluejays, ¢tc., had come to grief
malady seems mental, while the designation is physical, Un- ported seeing through the summer single birds and groups; thereby, when they happened to fly over within range.
til recently the liver was supposed to throw off only a small but not a nest wasfound, An old Frenchman living close George had an 8-bore gun, and the barrel was short; it
quantity of bilé daily, to he utilized in the alimentary canal. /by, who had known and eaten the birds in the old country, would throw shot well, but would make a tremendous racket
But modern research proves that the daily secretion of bile took the greatest interest in their welfare. The fact that he and kick like a mule, I had a double-barrel, muzzle-loading,
amounts to no Jess than three-and-a-half pounds! The liver described the birds so accurately as to size, form and plumage 18-gauge, light bird gun that shot indifferently, and some-
exerctes this bile and also fat and hydrated starch, all which before we had seen them, satisfied us of his honesty; and when times both barrels would go when I intended to have only
finally become the fuel which proyides us with heat. I do he saw them he was most delighted, He looked upon them one.
not pretend to define this exactly or scientifically, but take as friends from home, and at the report of a gun in the neigh- Next morning bright and early George came along, and
my facts from the mosi distinguished authorilics. If the borhood would lay down his hoe and find the shooter and in- with him came Jack, his half-broken bird doe. Jack would
furnace, the longs, will not, through want of exercise or other | form him that city men had put some quail out there and find a bird if there was any around, and would point it as
causes, consume this fuel, the effects are disastrous. So little they must not come to harm. Two of us stopped at his house well as any dog, but as soon as the bird was flushed he would
was the function of the liver understood, or this quantity of | one day when he led up one of his children and told us how chase it and yell (well, perhaps there was ‘‘music” in it, but
bile duly estimated, that it was thought on any occasion of he had whipped him the day before for throwing a stick at I never heard it), but if it was wounded he would catch if _
disorder quite enough to carry off a little extra quantity of it one of the birds; and getting excited he shook his hand in the and bring it in so carefully that. he would hardly ruffle a
by tlie use of mercury or other drugs. How trifling the benefit little fellow’s face and told him he would kill him if he ever feather. We started for Barney’s swamp, It was a bright
to be finally deriyed thereby may be judged by the fact that hurt one of the little birds. One day in August I stopped to frosty morning in October, just the kind of a morning fo set
of the fifty-six ounces of bile daily secreted, only about two | see the old man, and he was radiant with pleasure. He had the blood a-hounding through a fellow’s veins and tone up
are used in the alimentary canal! In the accunrulation of pile seen some ‘*leetle quail—three of them; and he pointed out the neryes—one of those mornings that we would select if
having in many cases its sole and genuine remedy in pro- | the knoll, not fifty rods from his house. Starting for the we were going to have one made to order, The fields were
longed severe labor, under a stimulus demanded by the very pluce designated, 1soon saw my dog af a point in the exact white with frost, and as the millions of diamonds sparkled
nature of the case, lassitude being its invariable concomitant, we spot he had marked. As I came upto bim and stood looking upon their surface, they formed a lovely contrast with the
have the complete proof of the correctness of the Duke of the ground oyer, up juraped a little fellow from among the variegated colors of the autumn leaves; and the maples, as
Argyll’s reasoning—that instinct guides to results far beyond tunning berry vines, and, in an instant, two more, not larger the king of day showered his dazzling light upon them,
its Immediate promptings. A healthy boy ardently desires to than sparrows, flew perhaps thirty fect into the weeds; and seemed to be capped with a crimson crown and clothed in a,
firea gun atarabbit. This is the same instinct which later though, hy aid of the dog’s nose, 1 followed them, Tcould not garb of golden glory; and—and—nonsense, you know what
in life niay be the means of reinvigorating his jaded energies. | make them rise again. such a morning is yourself, But it was “that old cock part- -
T have specially referred to ‘‘nervous diseases,” because these In the first week in November of this year a market shooter, ridge” and not the maples that we were after. Having
may most assuredly be termed the great general malady of about three miles south of where the birds were put out, was crossed the last field we stopped and loaded up, George
the age. Hyvery pliysician knows this; and the art of healing crossing a stubble field when birds commenced to fly, and be- turned out what looked to me to be an enormous quantity of
is daily more and more resolving itself into less of drugging fore he knew what they were he had killed three or four of powder and shot, and with huge wads of old newspaper com-
and more of directing the patient in his diet and exercise. them. They proved to be migratory quail, and, to use his own pleted the operation of loading his cannon. I[ had joked Him
“Haye you a billiard table?” asked a London physician some expression, ‘‘there was lots of °em there.” They may have a great deal about his artillery, but he said that he would
two years ago, of one consulting him, ‘“‘No.” ‘Then get been our birds congregated for flight, or, perhaps, they came show me before night what that ‘field piece” would do.
one, and play for two hours every night before going to hed. from further north. Twas surprised at their being found at And he did, We had gone but a short distance when,
That will bring you sleep, and do you more good than all the this time, supposing that they had left us in September. This near the edge of a ‘sprout lot,” Jack came to a point.
drugs in the pharmacoposia.” This, with some good advice man fold me he didn’t want any more; they were so fat and George and I walked up just in front of him, and up went
on diet, was the sole prescription; and neyer was a guinea greasy that he couldn’t eat them, which,fact would go to show a flock of about fifteen quail, When ‘about twenty-five
More profitably expended! they found feed enough. yards distant we both fired at nearly the same time; the
In concluding these remarks I would desire to gay that I The following summer (1879) no end of reports came to us air was full of feathers, and down went four of them. I
have no wish to strain my arfument, or fo elevate its subject of the birdy haying been seen; and led us on many a ‘‘wild singled out one that started off to the left, and with the left
into undue importance. Byery good thing is good in its own goose chase,” Warmers would come in to say that they had barrel brought him down. Away went Jack and retrieved
place. But boastful attempts are being unceasingly made to seen one or more in their meadow, when investigation would them all, one at atime. That dog was right in his glory
prove to be wicked what I belieye to he a wise arrangement prove them to be our native quail, meadow lark or upland then, the rear part of him was vibrating at the rate of about
of Providence to preserve the vigor of the human race, and 1 plover, One man came in to inform us that there were some twenty beats per second, and his tail was whipping our hoot
am quite content to leave my arguments to the judgment, not on his place; he knew all kinds of birds, was sure of it, and legs as if to congratulate us on our success. We loaded
of sportsmen only, hut of all interested in the welfare of after looking at a stuffed specimen was still more sure, said up again with No, 8, and soon reached the swamp where
taankind. he saw them every day, and could have killed seven of them George had left the old ruffed grouse the night before, He
ina bunch that morning. After assuring him that he would was the bird that we wanted, so we did not follow the quail.
A Hiew OLD Eix.—New York marketmen are agitated have no trouble from the lasy and would be well paid for his There was a knoll at the edge of the swamp and on it grew
over a proposed city ordinance, providing that the poultry time if he would idl] one and bring it to us, he went off say- some pine trees. George said that we should probably find
and game sold in the markets must be drawn. There has ing we would see him before to-morrow noon, Alas! if was our bird somewhere in that vicinity, and sept Jack in. Sure
likesomany of theto-morrows. Wehave neyer heard from him cnough, the dog had not gone more than three reds before he
been some lively correspondence on the subject in the Sun, since, Still another man that shoots, and whom we supposed was as ‘‘stiff as a cart stake.’ George told me to #o around
in the course of which one writer tells about an ancient elk: knew all birds, was sure a pair was nesting in his mowing, He and flush the bird and to drive him toward the meadow if
“Atthe same place there was half the carcass ofan elk, had seén the misvatory quail hefore they were put out, and possible. J obeyed orders and walked up on him, Allof a
which became as familiar a landmark as the City Hall, Day thinking this a sure case, with a friend and two dogs (or call sudden he had pressing business elsewhere, and ag he scooted
after day the glassy eye looked out on pedestrians. I used to it with three friends) we went out and worked the meadow out through the pines I gave him righf and Jef and called to
speculate on the history of that animal, Imagination ran carefully. Mucli to the gentleman's dismay we found noth- Georgeto “Mark!” The onlyreply was the terrificroar of that
him back to the woods of Maine or Canada, and I exhausted ing, He has since told me he never saw them again. In old 8-gange, and the partridge went down the rayine toward
Daboll in calculating the days, weeks and months that had in- August of 1879, three of us with five dogs spent half a day the meadow just ashe didthe day before, and we loaded again
tervened since he was knocked over, the hands he had passed looking’ over the country, and separating, covered a good deal and started after him, Jack carefully working over the
through, and wondered whether the people were still alive of ground, but did not get a scent. eround. We had gone about half way down when we heard
that had eaten the other half of him. But one day I missed The year 1880 developed nothing; none were seen; at least a commotion in the alders, and soon out came a big black cat
him, He was gone. Somebody probably had made an offer. we had no account of any. ast year, sometime in August, with Jack in hot pursuit, George wheeled his battery into
T looked over the deaths for a day or two to see whether there one of the birds was left by a stage driver with one of our line, ‘‘ unlimbered,” and as it belched forth fire, smoke, old
had been any increase,” taxidermists to be mounted, Here surely was evidence, we paper and two ounces of lead, his feline majesty hounded
 BO FOREST AND STREAM. [Fex. 16, 1882.

about four'fect into the air, and the next moment Jack was netting trout and shooting a single sitting bird I can’t see. T broken) dog comes to his point; it is thick to be sure, yery
shaking him at a great rate—“punishment after death,” would rather be the man who would frame a set of rules for thick; you send your companion on the outside where you
George called it, any of the above than one who resorts to his imagination for think he will have a fair shot; you force your way through
We soon arrived at the meadow. Jack winded the bird his facts and spring's the result upon the readers of a respect- the brush to your dog, up gets the gronse, you have but a
and George flushed him in the aldevs. Away he started back able paper in un attempt to fix a number of Falstatiian vices glimpse and shoot where you lieard him last; you have no
toward the swamp where we first started him, George ‘‘un- on a class of hunters whose ethics are probably not a whit be- idea whether you have killed or missed, you have both had
hitched” on him, and as he came tearing out of the brush, hind his own, I sympathize (slightly) with our friend in his fair play, but if your dog returns with the bird you don’t
making as much noise as the down express train that had Archimedean effort; but even with his gall-tipped pen asa stuff him im your pocket in a shame-faced way, but carry him
just passed us, I pulled trigger—a miss-fire! Following him lever, and the English vocabulary, with some borrowed de- out to your friend and when he says, “‘What a mazniticent
up with the lead three fect ahead, T gave him the left and partures (such as lollipop), for a fulcrum, I fear that he will shot that was, I don’t see how you doit!” you stroke his
scored a blank. Jack was after him, shrieking like a demon, fail to move the world perceptibly till he spices his arguments feathers and sre proud of your bird and of your shot. My
and I think that Lam putting it very mildly when I say that with losic instead of epithets, gentle reader, if you would give that hird for # car load
that bird was frantic, and, as George expressed it afterward, Yes, boys, let us shoot on the wing when we can, and slaughtered upon the ground you do not belong to our fra-
“the way he plied his oars up through that hollow was a neither despise small beginnings nor sneerat persons who hap- | ternity. Yes, brother sportsmen, I am with “Mark West”
caution.” pen to be naturally less skillful than ourselves. Then, per- first, last and all the time, and so put myself on record,
“Well,” said George, “what are we going to do about it? haps, there will come a time, a glorious time, when we will - Loox Hagy,
Does that bird bear a charmed life, or is he so old and tough Stick our sunflowers in our hats, shoulder our lightning con- RHINEBLCE, N.Y.
that lend will not penctrate him?” “‘Giye it up,” I answered. centrators that shatter black birches the size of a barrel and
“Well, I won’t,” said George; and as he said it he placed the join the ranks of the wsthetic shooters, who love to commune
plug of his powder-horn between his teeth and jerked it out with nature; weighted with their guns and little hatchets, and
NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION.
in a manner that told plainer than words that his ‘* dander” care nothing for ‘“‘ bag,” A murderer can be tried forty years qe following circular has been issued by Mr. 8. T. Mur-
was ap and that he meant business. ‘‘Good heavens!” I ex- after the commission of the deed. Now one question to our 3 ray, of Niagara Falls, president of the New York State
claimed, “‘you are not going to shoot that charge of powder, *exclusive” wing-shot champion. Tell us true—did you Association for the Protection of Fish and Gume:
are you?” ‘Yes, and two ounces of BB shot. Jam going never take a sitting shot? If you deny it and expect the * At the Convention of the New York State Association for
to try a fox charge on him, and see if he will carry BB’s “young and rising generation” to believe you, please make the Protection of Fish and Game, held at Coney Island, June
away as hé does No. 8. ‘That is what is the matter, our shot your denial slightly Pinaforical. L. I. Flower. 20, 1881, Capt. W. L. B. Stears offered the following resolu-
is too small.” tion, which was adopted:
Back we went up the ravine, and when we reached the “Resolved, That a Convention be held at the call of the
swamp we hunted all around and the dog worked the ground Just one cheery word with the boys, as I pass through the president elect, who shall decide the place as well as the time
all over, but did not find him. ‘‘ Perhaps he has treed up in office this morning, Let me say to ‘‘Gracme” that I can see of meeting, for the purpose of taking action in the protection
one of those trees,” suggested George; and he wasright again, by the sly twinkle of his dancing eye that he does not mean of game and fish, and preparing a new game bill for pre-
for upon looking up, there stood the bird upon a limb close half he says, and has no sort of idea that I am such a ‘‘ bear,” sentation to the Legislature, and that each county be repre-
to the body of the tree, as noble-looking a grouse as eyer I that I wouldn't wish one to enjoy his day’s ‘‘outing” to the sented by one delegate; with the addition made by Mr. James
saw, With his ruff glistening in the sunlight. As we neared full. Some day when I have more time [ll tell what had oc- Faulkner, Jr., which was agreed to, that the president should
the tree, off he went. At the same instant our guns ‘flew to curred the other day when he thought that I rather **‘ boiled also have power to fill any vacancy when any county was not
our shoulders, and I never, never, shall forget the deafening over,” and perhaps unintentionally bespattered some of my represented, and to act with the others; and addition from
report made by that ‘‘fox charge.” George staggered back friends. Mr. W. J. Babcock, which was agreed to, that when the
two or three steps, and stepping on around stone, his feet flew: Now, he cannot deny that he has underside a strong vein meeting conyened a majority should rule.
out from under him and down he went, flat on his back. He of that true sportsman’s blood, that when fairly awakened to “Tn appointing the following delegates we have been
said his cheek was ‘pounded to jelly” and the middle finger action, would at onee perceive the richer flayor of the quality obliged to select some gentlemen whom it has been impossi
of his right hand was skinned by the trigger guard, But of the sport so well described by ‘‘ Shadow,” in ‘* A Day with ble for me to confer with before such appointment was made.
what a change came over his countenance as he looked up the Ruffed Grouse” (in issue Noy. 17), and having onee tasted Tt is hoped that this will make no difference with the attend
and saw those feathers come floating back through the air, thereof, would scorn ever after to go back to the husks. ance of these gentlemen upon the Conyention,
and a moment later Jack, with his stern a-waving, brought IT have one word of friendly warning for ‘‘Graeme’s” ear “If the anticipation is realized, that one gentleman from
the old grouse and laid him in George’s hand! My friend alone, Hold close lest the passing winds whisper it. each county be present at the Convention (which is very much
s00n forgot his bruises and loaded up again, but not with a By all means get patented at once the original idea—that desired), we may expect that a good game and fish law—such
“fox charge.” On the way home I downed two grouse in shooting a bird on the ground just under a pointing dog's as the whole people may readily understand, and that shall
cover, and George killed three quail and a rabbit. nose, conduces greatly to his staunchness. Don’t delay, for be fair and just to all—may be passed by the present Legis-
George said the next day that his mother ‘‘stewed that the fact is, staunchness is so much more highly valued than lature and become a law. There are so many conflicting
partridge all the forencon, and then he was so tough that he it was in the ‘‘times primeval,” that if it should attract the lnws at present that it is difficult to enforce them or for the
had to file the dog's teeth before he could eat it.” : notice of some of these field trial chaps, they might be people to understand them, Again, some of the Jaws are un-
Tron Ramrop. tempted beyond their honor and slip in ahead of you on the just to dealers, and do not reach the end sought. I haye
SOMERVILLE, Mass, patent. There, there, no thanks; do as much for some oné named the Delavan Honse, in the city of Albany, as the place
else. of meeting, and the 15th day of March next, twelve o'clock
THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT. Here, too, is ‘‘ Tron Ramrod” at his noble work, sowing noon, as the time for such Conyention to conyene; also haye
McDoyanp's Corner, N. B. the precious seed. Let him not be discouraged if some does | named Capt. W. L. B. Stears, of Brooklyn, Kings Co., N.
Editor Forest and Stream: fall on stony ground or gets choked by thistles, but remem- Y., as temporary chairman, All communications with ref-
This treeing vs, wing-shooting subject is gettine monoto- ber the outcome of that same grand old parable. By the erence to this delegation should be addressed to Capt. W. L,
nous; still please allow me to fire a random shot in answer to way, about being obliged to hold further ahead when shoot- B. Stears,
the withering fire that has been directed against our side of ing to the right, is it not caused by the cramped position of ‘‘The next meeting of the State Association will take place
the house. € game exterminators have one consolation— the right arm in shooting, preventing as easy delivery in that at Niagara Walls, N. Y., of which timely notice will be given.
yiz.: if some wing-shooters tell the truth, we are not as deadly, direction? Perhaps plenty of practice at right-crossing shots Any information, relative to organizing new clubs and send-
with all our pot-hunting tendencies, as they are with their from the trap would limber up the action some. ing delegates (thereby having a representation in the Conven-
more refined method of killing. If ever there was a dog that The partial migrationists can have my “‘aye” every time, tion of the Association), will be promptly responded to by the
could tree one out of three grouse in our woods I have yet to as demonstrated by my constant observations for years over Hon, William Pool, corresponding secretary of the Associa-
see him; and I havesecen six consecutive rrouse rise in second a large tract of ruffed grouse country. <A bird that will raise tion, Niagara Falls, N. Y.”
growth timber before a good dog and fly over the hills and to maturity a large brood of young and then suddenly disap- The list of delegates given is as follows: Dr. Kennedy,
far aw ay, with two guns ringing out angry protests at their pear with fhem all from that section of country and after a Auburn, Cayuga co.; Henry R. Jones, Buffalo, Hrie co.;
behavior. few months as suddenly reappear perhaps in full force.or Ballard, Le Roy, Genesee co.; Dr. E, L. Sargent, Water-
A word about that caribou comparison. A caribou, espe- with additional forees can, I think, be safely called a bird of town, Jefferson co.; R. J. Richardson, Lowville, Lewis co.;
cially when feeding and not aware of the presence of an enemy, migratory habits, whether it be for greater or lesser distances, James Faulkner, Jr., Dansville, Livingston co.; M. A.
has an alluring habit of attending fo his own business (one or for food or other causes, though climatic changes scem Stearns, Rochester, Monroe co.; Hon. R. B. Roosevelt, New
‘that should be copied by some bipeds) and a gun, yclept a not to enter into the problem of its movements. | York, New York co,;C. W. Hutchinson, Rome, Oneida co. ;
tifle, was invented somé years ago which will perforate him In regard to the : vermin question I .would1d ask, has anyone | John Bedford, Syracuse, Onondaga co.; H. R, Tilfany,
with the same deadly effect at twenty rods distance that the seen the red squirrel show any disposition to molest the | Clifton Springs, Ontario co.; G. D. McManus, Oswego,
breech-loader does the grouse at twenty yards; but our friend grouse or its young or eggs? I haye yet to learn that grouse- Oswego co.; C, A. Havemeyer, Hempstead, Queens co.; A.
neglects to say positively that we should start him before estroying vermin (with the exception of the pot-hunter) ex- Paul, Troy, Rensselaer co.; rank Endicott, Staten Island,
turning loose the bullet. Of course, the theory that the sense ists in greater proportion to the grouse than it did twenty-five Richmond co.; Horace Silsby, Seneca Falls, Seneca co.;
of honor and fair play should inform us intuitively where years ago, when both were plenty. If so, it would seem that | Victor W. Ringueberg, Lockport, Niagara co; J. Otis Pel-
sport ends and murder begins is all very fine, but, you see, to some other cause must we look for the extermination of lows, Hornsyille, Steuben co.; Dr. Morgan, Ithaca, Tomp-
“intuitions,” like doctors, differ, and what right has any one | this noble bird. And as the above exception (whose destruc- kins co,; W. H. Griswold, Lyons, Wayne co.; Charles E.
man to set up a standard and then to stigmatize as a pot-hun- tiveness no one questions) has increased in full proportion to Johnson, Hast Chester, Westchester co.; Calvin Russell,
ter his less skillful fellow who declines to recognize it? Rey. the decrease of grouse, is it not reasonable to charge this great, Penn Yan, Yates co.; Geo. Dawson, Albany, Albany co.;
W. 4H. H. Murray, the man who tells the Phantom Falls |qrong on him? If so, there would seem to be but one alter- John R, Wiltsie, Newburg, Orange co.; Louis Livingston,
host story, says that ‘shotguns are a nuisance and a pest,” native, and that—the grouse or the pot-hunter must go. Rhinebeck, Dutchess co.; H. G. Scudder, Harrington, Suf-
ow suppose some person holding this view should write to Shall it be the grouse? Rurrep Grousn. folk co.; Hzakiel Elting, Highland, Ulster co.; P. D. Van
Forest AND STREAM to this effect, ‘You should shoot Asuripup, Mass. Olinda, Canajoharie, Montgomery co.; FE. D. Bump, Jr.,
grouse on the wing with a .40 cal. rifle. It is easily done if West Randall, Washington co.; Albert Bush, Hudson, Co-
you shoot ‘quickly and straight,’ for the ball has to go some- , It was with much pleasure that I read “Murk West’s” lumbia co.; 8. A. Kellog, Champlain, Clinton co.; W, W.
where, and, no matter if you only visit the woods a dozen article on wing yersus ground-shooting. I, too, am sorry Durant, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga co.; Hon. EH. 0. Rice,
times 4 season, you can keep ‘in practice’ by facing a thun- that ‘“‘Octo” killed those two birds upon the ground. Fairfield, Herkimer co.; E. W. Thayer, Cooperstown, Otsepu
dercloud and trying to follow with your rifle the scintillations May J ask why a sportsman should consider himself justi- co.; B. M. Stebbins, Owego, Tioga co.; Orson Spickerman, |
of a lubricated streak of chain lightning. As for thick cover, fied in shooting a grouse upon the ground or from a tree, West Fulton, Schoharie co,; Dr. Ira Wilcox, Franklin,
where there are thirty trees the size of your arm to the square when he would scorn to do the same thing to quail or wood- Delaware co.; P. Moeller, Nyack, Rockland co.; Bugene
rod, that is all a cobweb of the pot-hunter’s brain, You only cock or any other of our game birds? The better the shot BHastman, Norwich, Chenango co,; Oliyer Abel, Jr., Eliza-
have to ‘carrom’ on any number of gray birch saplings and the more to blame, for the less chance the bird has upon the bethtown, Essex co, ; Samuel $. Mulford, Tsnnersville, Green
knock the bill off the bird and the thing is done. And then, ground the more chancethe sportsman has fo secure his game co.; W. B. Downer, Cazenovia, Madison co,;M, V. B. Ives,
you know, good friends, there is the sweet vesthetic delight, in a legitimate way. Is it not a confession that his skill is Potsdam; 8t, Lawrence co,; Alexander Jennings, Union,
the too utterly ut——ah, you know, that too positively bully | not sufficient to give the finest game bird we have fair play Broome co.; D. D. Gardiner, Anjelica, ‘Alleghany CO;
feeling which 4 man experiences when viewing a day’s spoils for its life? If he would stop fo consider as he throws his Manley Blakslee, Olean, Cattaraugus co.; William Wood-
that are earned in this way. Boys, take my advice, if you gun to his shoulder for the purpose of murder—for murder it burry, Gowanda, Chautauqua co*; ©. W, Breed, Malone,
would escape the pot-hunters’ ignominy, don’t use the shot- is—there are few sportsmen I iniagine who cannot hit a bird Franklin co.; J. GC. Gray, Cortland, Cortland co.; Edward
min; if is murder. Emblazon this upon your banners,” on the ground or perched ou a tree within twenty yards, and | TD), Palmer, Schenectady, Schenectady co.; M. R.. Dodge,
Dot
Now, I think the majority of your readers would say, ‘* All one is not likely to see a grouse further offi—if he would stop | Rockland, Sullivan co.; 8. B. Truesdell, Cold Spring, Put-
right; you can shoot them with a rifle if you can, and we to consider, I say that he is puns himself on a par with 4 ‘nam co.; Geo. Pardo, Glens Falls, Warren co,; Samson
will be delighted to do it when we are skillful enough, but’ pot-hunter, I think he would resist the temptation. _ Horsley, Wells, Hamilton co.; Almond Daniels, Lyndonville,
till then we will take an occasional shot from the scatterbox.” Why, because a bird is difficult of approach and hard to Orleans co.; L, M. Smith, Elmira, Chemung co, ; D. Sidmore,
Has not the originator of a theory like the above as good a kill (and no one knows better than I that the ruffed grouse is Gloyersyille, Fulton co.; Capt. M. D. Smith, Perry, Wyom-
right to stigmatize the users of shotguns as murderersas the both) should we take an unfair advantage? ing, Co,; Richard Baker, Watkins, Schuyler co,
wing shot has to dub those who take sitting shots pot-hunters? It puts me in mind of an old story of a French and Hnelish
Next comes that “solid advice.” Though the temperance } sportsman. The Englishman scemug his companion about to
comparison little relevancy bears, at best, the fascination is | shoot at a bird running upon the ground, indignantly ex- Tennesse® Notes.—Nashville, Feb. 7.—Near Eagleville,
on the wrong side. ‘There is a “‘fascination” about wing- } claimed: ‘You would not shoot a bird upon the ground, Bedford county, in this State, can be found more quail than.
shooting, and, although I confess I am no authority on the | would you?” The Frenchman complacently replies: ‘‘No, anywhere I have heard of. The natives never hunt, and
subject, I believe that there is the same about whisky. If we | Lyaits tele he stop.” And after he does stop and is killed, I consequently Boh White has the field to himself. John Car-
reyerse the “fascination,” and say: ‘* Drink whisky every fair | ask my brother sportsman does he not pick him up rather ter, Felix Mitchell, Dr. Briggs and Col. Griffith, recently
Chance you get, and when you can’t get it drink water, and, | quickly and thrust bim in his pocket and walk away with an visited this sportsman’s bonanza, and though (he weather
perhaps, in the course of time you will drink nothing but uncomfortable feeling about the gills, when his friend shouts was most unfavorable and Col. Griffith's gun got broken
whisky.” We might safely predict that he who followed the from the other side of the brush “Why did you not say early in the action, they brought home full bags, From
advice would eventually become a “reasonably proficient” ‘Mark’ which way did he go? IJ did not hear him.” Trigg county, Ky., Matt McKinney writes to Col. Geo, F.
drankard. The sharper’s advice is a new application of an. In my opinion better flush him, if it is in the thickest hole Akers that turkeys were neyer so abundant in the cooling
old story, as the pedagoguess said when she spanked the boy that lies between New York and the Canada line; let him do pvounds as this winter, and inyites him and ‘J. D. H.” fo
with a ‘Robinson Crusoe,” but ‘those are our sentiments:” |his best; let him sneak away till he rises ont of range, or put come down and have a 20 at them. Deer are also to be found
shoot them flying if you can; if you can't, shoot one ocea- | all the big trees in the woods between him and you. Miss there inlarge numbers, Geo, Wharton keeps a first-cluse
sionally anyway. ‘Stanstead’ gets several thrusts, and I | him clean, do anything, rather than commit an act of which, ack of hounds, and is ever ready to have avun «after them.
haye no doubt he is well qualified to take care of himself. in your inner consciousness, you are ashamed, ur market is pretty well supplied with game, but not as
Still, where the analogy exists between ‘‘ huddling quail,” How differently you feel when your welltrained (not well as usual at this season of the es 10xs Fr
 ¥Frs. 16, 1882. | FOREST AND STREAM. 51

‘TRAJECTORY CURVES OF SPORTING ©wes 18 the cube af the velocity. This law was carefully tested |yards and 200 yards of balls from those rifles developing the:
RIFLES. | experiments
by Professor Bashforth, who, from careful and exhaustive flattest curves during these trials. By way of comparison
by means of his electric chronograph for fiye and for future reference, is given the drop Mr. Van Dyke:
THH LAWS GOVERNING THEM. years, Whilst a member of the British Ordnance Committee, claims for his ,65 calibre, spherical ball, as will hereafter ap-.
WOULD like to correct a few typographical errors in the established that this law held good only at a velocity of 1,200 pear, as well as the curve calculated for same ball. These:
text to the table of ‘' Trajectory Curves,” published in eles:
j Below, as well as ahove, that velocity, the atmospheric rifles all used as large, or larger, powder proportions than
ir issue of Bept. Ist, 1881, Occasion will be taken, at the resistance was legs than the cube of the velocity. For in- the .65 calibre, and all, except one, used conical balls. And
stance: the co-eflicient of resistance, established for the yet he believes and informs us farther along that his .65 cali-
ame time, to elaborate that text, in order to correct some bre, spherical ball, with about the same initial velocity ‘* has
‘oneous teachings, on projectile science, frequently appear- ogivyal-headed ind kindred forms of projectiles, were 108.9
for 1,200 £. s.; 75,0 for 1,000 f, s.; 104.0 for 1.400 £. s.: and no perceptible drop up to 120 yards,” the most rapid of these
ng in the sporting, papers,
‘These experiments were made for my own satisfaction, | 83.9 for 1,700 f, s. With spherical projectiles, 153.4 for having 4 drop of 644 inches af 100 yards :
ml required more than a month’s laborious care. The re- | 1,200 f. s.; 141.1 for 1,000 fs; 141.3 for 1,400f §.; 120.8 | yds By,
Galtire.
Initial
Felocity.
Dro Drop
0 ya ity 1 yards.
Drop
200 yaards.
for 1,700 f. s,; and 108,9 for 2,000 f. s. These figures indi- .
ults were very satisfactory, and amply repaid me for the 500, solid 1810 1.49 6.54 82.00
time and expense incurred, and were afterwards published to | cate the relative atmospheric resistance of the (agit (in propor | 500, hollow. . 1706 1,56 G97 85.17
counteract the absurd claims of some riflemen, who, imagin- tion to calibre) spherical ball and the heawier, elonguted, coni- S77, spherica 1950 1,36 7.64 49.0
for their | eal ball, of same calibre.
577, hollow. , 1803 1.66 6.83, 34,07
gx the laws of nuture temporarily suspended 460, hollow. . 1830 1.50 6.56
Special benefit, are still conyineed that their particular Another important law of projectiles is that governing the .65, spherical... 1815 1.00 20,00.
rifles shoot ‘‘ straight,” drop of the ball from the action of grayity. A ball falling 65, calculated....... 1815 1.4 8.12 47.52
To the mass of persons using the rifle such experiments freely throngh space, near sea level, falls 16.09 feet during A. study of the experiments with their results of those who
ossess but little interest. They are at a loss to understand the first second, and with an decelerated velocity, at the end have gone before us, is sure to save one a world of doubt and
Why any one should spend months among tlie mountains, wn- of each subsequent second, of 32,19 feet per second. This tribulation, into which one is sure to drift if he attempts to
dergoing what they consider hardships, except for the mere holds good, whether the ball is suddenly released from a, state | arrive ab practical results by ‘‘reasoning @ préert,” with no
illing tind slaughter of game ; and then, to see one spending of rest, or whether it 1s propelled from the bore of the rifle. such facts as a base,
weeks, apparently busy and hard at work all the time, merely Its drop will be exactly the same in each case, in the same Mr. Van Dyke's first error is in stating the resistance
1ooling through thin paper screens; why, there is only one jnteryal of time. Although this law is deduced from experi- of the sir to vary as the calibre (diameter), instead of as d*
pene about it, he must be ‘rattled.’ Using some standard ments af such a slow velocity that its application is only t/eo- w
ific, and the ammunition furnished with it, they are entircly retically correct im a vacuum, yet the velocity of 2 lead or His next false position is as to the action of gravity ‘‘ in the:
satisfied if the ammunition goes through the hore without iron ball is so slight, during the tirst few seconds of its first interval of time, after leaving the bore.” My understand-
slicking and with reasonable accuracy; but as to the flight **drop,” that the resistance of the air can be disregarded, | ing of his first position is that his .65 calibre rifle, with 150)
“their balls make through the air, or the eect of different The drop of a ball ‘ts as the squares of the times,’ which is | grains of powder, will drive a 48745 grains spherical ball so:
“grades of powder or varying proportions of powder and ball concisely expressed in the formula— | rapidly that it will not drop up to 50 yards, A discussion:
on that curve, they haye nof the remotest conception. Occa- h=$ 2 t has arisen, but it is my understanding, his position is. the
“sionally making a hit at good long range, they are delighted, in which bh represents the drop; s — the gravity = 82.19 fect, same, for in Chapter XII of ‘‘ Still Hunter,” we find : ‘80
wind do nof soon ecase talking about it, though at the time Greenwich standard; and t = time in seconds. high a speed may be given to fhe-ball, that during the first
they may haye been holding a foot from the point hit, A A ereat deal of ‘‘bosh” has been lately printed about the smal] fraction of a second after the ball leaves the muzzle, zn
THiss is generally accounted for by the ** deer or squirrel moy- time required for gravity to overcome inertia. As this for- which there is no dewnicard motion (italics mine) it may be:
ing just as [ pulled the izieger.” If beaten at the target (usu- mula is based upon careful experiments, in which this ele- driven as far as eighty (80) yards, before its full is noticeable,
ally 60 to 100 yards) there is always a reason; sometimes, ment of inertia entered, it of course includes that énjfindesstmeal even to the most careful inspection,” meaning of course before:
“Dem it, boys, I can’t get down into my sights this morn- interval of time. its ‘‘drop” can be measured on a target, as it is impossible to
ing,” In the principles of projectiles they take but little in- But for the resistance of the air, a ball propelled from the trace the ball with the eye. Again, a little farther on, we:
terest, a8 they linye but liftle knowledge of them; and this rifle in a horizontal direction, would pass over equal spaces in find: ‘‘On the other hand, 150 grains behind the ounce round.
remark will frequently apply to persous highly educated on equal times, and its curyes, in that case, would be a para- ball, © * * * * will drive the ball square through a two
#eneral subjects, and it is therefore the more pleasant to have bola, and the ordinates, for instance, at 50 and 150 yards of inch bull’s-eye at 100 yards, will haye no perceptible fall even
such flattering commendations on one’s labors, Trom such a table, would be equal. But the atmospheric resistance act- at 120 yards ; at 160 yards will not drop more than 6 or 8
veteran rifleman as Major W. H. Merrell, as contained in | ing upon the ball, and constantly decreasing its velocity, inches, and at 200 yards, little more than 18 or 20 inches.”
your issue of Sept. 8th; a rifleman who combines such cor- | changes «ll this, and the descending branch of its flight is The evident meaning of this being, that up to 100 yards the:
zoct theorctical knowledge with extended experience in the } considerably more curved than the ascending branch, the or- drop will not exceed (1) one inch, and slightly more at 120)
field, Tam sorry that the information about the ‘‘drop” of | dinates at 50 yards (see No. 1—ordinate 9.70) and at 150 yards. Tis is claiming more than the letter causing the dis-
the different balls cannot, at this time, be furnished, as the ~ yards (see No. i—ordinate 11.25) being very unequal. cussion,
munner of making the experiments did not give that infor- I
if} Experiments pretty thoroughly show that with the same The theory of the ¢rstantoneous effect of gravity on the
mation, That point could have been tested, approximately, | calibre and length of barrel, ‘‘as long as proportional weights | ball as it leaves the muzzle Zs tvo well established at this day to,
by ineasuring “‘the angle of projection” (the angle made by | of powder and ball are preserved, the initial velocities are bear discussion, and if discussed at all, can only be classed
line of sight with centre line of bore), but it was considered | practically the same.” This appears to hold good, even with such questions as the following, that periodically con-
unsatistactory, because the best rifle does not always throw | with different calibres, where the calibre and length of bore sume space in the Formsrt anp SrRHAM—‘‘ Do deer bury
its ball straight ont from its bore, with proper allowance for |are so proportioned as to thoroughly utilize the powder and their horns ?” and ‘‘Is the spike buck a sep: rate species of
the action of gravity. With the ordinates for each curye ball; and to hold approximately, eyen with the heaviest ord- the cervide.” All the arguments are on onc side.
known, however, the initial velocity and consequent drop of nance, & proportion of + powder in the .45 calibre, produc- My object in alluding to it at all, is to suggest to the author
éach ball can be calculated approximately, but my wander- ; ing an initial velocity of about 2,000 f. s., and the same that he may be arguing from false premises. The only cor-
ing life and the stirriag scenes of this season has, thus far, powder proportion, in the largest rifle cannon, with the rect way of measuring the drop of the ball, for small inter-
mevented much study or deduction from these experiments. 700 Ib. ball, producing a like velocity. vals of time, is either by an electric chronograph, the most
The information will be furnished at the first leisure. Mr. T. 8. Van Dyke has written a very readable and most certain, or next, by means of carefwly arranged paper
A study of this table wil! show that its curves follow clearly instructive book on the art of hunting deer, ‘* The Still Hun- screens, each of which methods require the greatest care. My
the known lnws of projectiles hereafter alluded to, but, as a |ter,” which shows him to be a master in that art. He has, inference, however, ig that Mi. Van Dyke formed his opinion
rule, doubtless on account of imperfections of balls und rifles, however, embodied in that book and in certain communica- by sighting the rifle for 25 yards very carefully, then loading
the actual flight through the air will not often be perfect } tions to the sporting papers, certain opinions and news in with exactly the same charge, and with the same sight shoot-
theoretical curves. The cartridges used, however, under like projectile science at variance, in my opinion, with the well- ing at the 50 or 100 yard target, the ball hitting so near the
conditions of barometer and atmosphere, will make substan- developed Jaws heretofore alluded to, and which I propose point aimed at, that he considered there was no drop to the
tially the same curve, fired from any other good rifle, of same to point out. Hesays: ‘‘The line of flight of a ball or ball. A moment’s reflection will show how erroneous deduc-
length barrel, It must be borne in mind, however, that hay- | ‘trajectory,’ as it is generally called, muy be yery near pre- tions from such premises may be. In the first place, it would
ing been made under an atmospheric pressure of about 25.00 dicted, a priori, or without experiment, by inevitable deduc- be almost a miracle to obtain exactly the same velocity from
inches of mercury they are flatter than if made under like tion from a few of the principles of natural philosophy.” two different charges, however carefully weighed. In the
conditions, under a pressure of 30.00 inches of mercury. Whoever attempts to trace the fight of a ball in this mauner, second place, itis almost impossible to hold the same, or to”
Take, for instance, Nos. 1 and 2, with initial velocities, as will surely come to grief, as the author has naturally done. | sight the same, in two consecutive shots. An error of (.01
stated by the Winchester Company, and Nos. 4 and 10, with The science of projectiles is an exact science, and its laws inch) one-hundredth of an inch in either, would make an
initial velocities, as given by the U. 8. Ordnance Department. have been gradually developed by the most careful and ex- error for 50 yards of about 3y inch, with a 28-inch barrel (24-
The highest points of these curves, at 100 yards for a 200 haustive experiments for the past one hundred years, and the inch between front and rear sight). Ihave experimented in
ard range, will be: No. 1, 18.61 inches; No. 2, 18.41 inches; results worked ont into a practical form by the higher mathe- this manner a great deal fo obtain trajectory curves, and al-
No. 4, 12.41 mehes; No. 10, 14.87 inches, and barometer matics. The formule, embodying the elements controlling ways found it very unsatisfactory and resulting merely in rude
pressure, 30 inches mercury. At points intermediate in ele- the fight of the riile ball, contain cettain elements represent- approximations. This is the reason why the suggestion is
vation aboye sea level, these curyes will vary in height, but ing the resistance of the air and the action of gravity, which are made that false deductions may be made from erroneous pre-
in the large game districts west of the Missouri they will ap- called constants, and those can alone be determined by careful mises; from yery unreliable experiment especially, as he
ply, as given in the tables, very closely. experiments. Without fixing a mathematical value to these speaks in same chapter of his want of facilities ‘‘ for making
_ Goming back, now, to typographical errors, and passing | constants, these formule are entirely useless in fixing this correct measurements.” I am convinced this is the case in
over a few unimportant ones, that a careful reading will cor- curve ; and reasoning a priori would be expending thought this Instance, for it is evident to my mind from what follows
yect, a. material error is in first line of third paragraph from in yain, as far as any practical results are concerned. thatthe author is entirely ‘‘at sea,” as to what trajectory
the end. ‘‘WNo, 8” should have been No, 4, as is evident; The law governing the action of gravity has long been au- curve his ounce ball does make. Take the claim made in
ind farther aloug, in same paragraph, ‘* No. 12 is the Corn- thoritatively known; that governing the resistance of the air quotation before given, that 150 grains powder will ‘drive
ing rife among ibe buffalo hunters of the Lower Yellow- was not so easily determined. As carly as 1742 Robins, and | the ounce spherical ball square through a 2-inch bull’s-eye at
stone,” should read, the coming” rifle; that is, becoming during 1783-91, Hutton experimented for this law with the 100 yards, will have no perceptible fall even at 120 yards,”
the popular rifle, about which I will have something to say ballistic pendulum, In 1889 and 1840 MM. Piobert, Morin, etic., etc,, and taking the most favorable view of it for his
at another time. A material error is in fourth paragraph | and Didion, under authority of the French government, made | theory, (that the drop is (1 inch) one inch for the first 100 yards)
from the end, in secounting for the great difference in the | similar experiments with an improved ballistic pendulum, jand we figure out an «verage velocity for that range of 4,150
curves of No, land No. 4, the types say ‘‘ probably” due to and the results of the two setts of experiments are said to. feet per second, the fime required for passing that distance -
the 8-inch louger barrel of No. 4. Tt should read, ‘‘ partial- have agreed very closely, | being (.0719 second), kay seventy-two thousandths of a second,
dy,” instead of “probably,” as the principal cause is really the | During the years 1865-1870, however, the most important | This will require an initial velocity of about 4,500 feet per
_ difference in weight of balls. It is x well settled law of pro- and elahborate experiments were made by Professor Francis second, The impossibility of accomplishing such a feat
jjectiles that, ihe velocity being the same, and weights of ball Bashforth (heretofore alluded to), by means of his electric| with a powder proportion of 1 to 2.91 will be the more
the sume, the resistance of the atmosphere varies as the squares chronograph and a succession of screens placed at 50 yards apparent When it is stated that the highest velocity attained
of the diameter af ball, or, with the velocity constant and intervals. Extended experiments with different calibres and with the small bores is 2,150 feet per second, with powder
varying weights and diameter of balls, the atmospherie resist- weights of balls fired through this system of screens, the times proportions of 1 to 1,75.
_ tines varies Ua the squire of the diameter im tnehes, divided by the of passing cach screen being accurately determined by the Any ball with such a fearful velocity as to fall only one
eight of ball in pounds, or asd? In the case of No. 1 the chronograph, enabled him to affix correct values to the at- inch in the first 100 yards, would almost pass over equal
W mospheric resistance due to each kind and calibre of ball, spaces in equal times, and would not drop at end of the 200
co-ciicient of resistunee is 6.77, and that of No. 4, 2.577, Using these values in carefully devised formule, he obtained | yards range more than 644 inches, instead of ‘18 or 20 inches,”
~ Which will xecount for much of the difference. A. part of the the co-elficients of atmospheric resistance for ogival-headed | Plotting this curve will convince any one that it is impossible
difference in these two curves is accounted for by the 8-inch and kindred forms of projectiles, for all velocities from 900 | for a ball of even average velocity to travel such a path, as
Jonger barrel of No, 4, in accordance with the results of ex- f. 5. to 1,700 f. s., and for spherical projectiles, from 850 £. s. there is too much of a sudden angle at 125 yards. An
periments of the U. 8. Ordnance Department, as shown in| to 2,150 £5. Additional tables were also constructed, by idea, however, has |just dawned, that may reconcile the
‘bstracts of ordnance notes given by myself in previous which the trajectory curves of ull balls, of varying calibres whole difficulty. If the ball, after starting, rises 2 or 214
numbers of For=st AND Stream, Major Farley’s experi- and weights, haying velocities of from 900 f. s. to 1,700 f. s. ‘inches at 50 yards, ‘‘ drives square through or aboye the
ments indicate that, with service ammunition (79-405 ers.) and | for ogival-headed. projectiles, and from 850 f. s. to 1,900 f. 8. centre of bull’s-eye, at 100 yards, about one inch below at 125
below 22 inch (carhine) length of barrel, the initial velocity for spherical projectiles, might be calculated. The projectiles yards,” and thence the balance of the curve, as the author
increased yery rapidly up to that length. From 22-inch used in these experiments were of 3, 5, 7 and 9-inch calibre, chalks out, it will make a properly proportioned curve, and
- length, with initial velocity of 1,210 f, s., there was a gradual and of from 6 Ibs. to 250 Ibs, weights. However, as & result | I believe that is the true state of the case. The author, in-
increase up to rifle length (62.6 inches), initial velocity 1,820 | ot the Field (London) rifle trials, Nov, 1880. these tables were | stead of holding the hore of the rifle perfectly horizontal, as he
f. s.; sod from that fo the 90-inch length a more gradual in- used in calculating the curyes made by different express rifles, thought (a very difficult task) “‘unbekuowing” held it with
_ crease to 1,410. s. Difference of rifle length over carbine and the calculated curyes afterwards tested, by a system of bore a very little elevated, and the ball takes the course
lensth, 110 fs. Powder used, musket powder, a slower | paper screens, and the calculated curves pronounced suhstan- just Indicated, instead as he thought, going almost perfectly
burning powder than F. G. American powder, or the quicker tially correct—so that these tables ure applicable to the trajec- , straight to the 2-inch bull’s-eye. But as the bore of the rife
und stronger Curtis & Harvey brand. It is probable that tories of the small bore sporting rities, with properly shaped was elevated, this solution involves the result of a drop of 7
With the latter quicker brands the maximum yelocity would be | balls, The effect of the Ave? rifle triels of 1879 had a most ! or Sinches at 100 yards, and 40 to 45 inches at 200 yards,
‘Obtamed, witha less length of barrel than 112 inches, but it happy Gllect in dispelling the illusory claims of certain ex- | which is believed to be the facts. IT had already taken the
js doubtful whether the above ditference of velocity would press rifle makers and sportsmen, who claimed that ‘their | pains to calculate by Gushforth's tables the curve of this ball,
he changed between 22 and 32.6 inch length of barrel. rifles had a practically flat trajectory mp to 200 yards ;” ‘with an assumed initial velocity of 1,814 f, s., that bang
Another well-established law of projectiles is what is whereas the flattest, trajectory developed during these trials, about the velocity attained by express rifles (using the C.
mown as ‘the cutie lao of restatance ;* that is, with diame- had arise of 10 inches for that range, Appended is a table, |and H. No, 6 powder) with powder proportion of 165 grains
rand weight of ball constant, the atmospherte resistance va- showing the énttia! velocity, drap at 60 yards, 100 yards, 100 | to 48743 grains, As the powder used in this case was only
 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fes. 16, 1882

Lone Isnanp.—During the last warm gpell redheads and

broadbills came into the bay at Good Ground, L. T., and
several of the old gunners prophesy good shooting this spring
as soon as the bay opens. It is said that Lane will run two
rigs of liye decoys this spring besides three batteries for duclk
shooting.

Proposep Wisconsiy Deer LAw.—The following bill has

been introduced into the Wisconsin Legislature. It has been
prepared by earnest and experienced men, and ought to be-
come alaw: ‘Section 1. No person shall at any time take,
catch, kill or destroy any deer for any purpose, except for
consumption thereof as food, within this State. Section 2.
No person, company or corporation shall take, catch, Kill or
destroy any deer, or have in possession any part of the carcass
of the same for consumption as food, within this State, ex
cept during the months of October and November in each
year. Section 3. No person, company or corporation shall
expose for sale or have in possession, except alive, at any time,
any deer, or any part of the carcass of the same, with the in-
tention of sending or transporting or haying the same sent or
transported beyond the limits of jhis State. Section 4. Every
violation of any provision of this act shall be a misdemeanor
and shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars, and any per-
son so offending shall, on conviction and in default of pay-
ment of such fine, be committed to the county jail until
ae time, not exceeding thirty days, as such fine shall be
paid,” :

H Onrcaco, Feb. 6, 1882—The “Sportsman’s ©lub,” of

150 grains, this initial velocity should be over the mark, es- Again, in same chapter, in comparing the curves made by this city, has just completed its new club house and boat
pecially ag a much stronger powder was used than American the three balls A B and ©, all of 48714 grains weight, and of house on its grounds at Thayer’s Landing, Indiana. Thayer's
powder. Below is the curve, showing drop of ball at each .65, .55 and .44 calibre, respectively, and propelled by 100 Landing is on the Kankakee River, seventy miles from
2) yards interval, and then the curye arranged for a point grains of powder, he starts out with the assumption that the .65 Chicago, and is reached by the Chicago, New Albany and
blank of 200 yards : calibre spherical ball will have the highest initial velocity, Louisville Railroad. The shooting on the club’s grounds is
-65 cal., 48714 grain ball. Initial velocity, 1,815 f. s. though all having the same propulsive force, On the suppo- first-class and is unequaled in this part of the country. The
Barometer,
30.00 inches. sition that each bal! is thrown from barrels of length suitable duck, goose, snipe, chicken, quail and ruffed grouse shooting
‘Distances in yards, 25 BO 6% 61n0 125 150 «1% 200 to utilize fully the 100 grains of powder, it is clear to my is superb, I bagged seventy-two ducks and one goose there
Drop,inches.....,. .36 1.64 411 8.12 10,18 1408 22.33 33.27 47.52
mind, and agreeable to experiments, that they will all start last November. ‘The followmg are among the members of
Trajectory......... 5.58 10,24 18.71 15.64 16.00 15.62 13.31 8.31 0 the Sportsman’s Club: W. W, Foss, H. B. Foss, C. A. Orvis,
This is based on a sea level, near which elevation it is sup- with the same velocity. The.44 cal., with co-efficient of re-
F. H, Elmer, R. A. Turtle, John J. Planders, Frank Bar-
posed this rifle is being used, and if a higher elevation the sistance of 3.09, will gain on the other two at every in-
nard, Ed. $. Douglas, Harry Orvis, Jim Shean and Charles
curve will be slightly flatter. The highest point of this stant, and reach the 100 yard point in .217 second, and the 200 Reitz. —TEn-Bore.
curve, as calculated, is about 330 feet, or .65 per cent. of yard point in .465 second. The .55 cal. ball is next, with a
totalrange. Mr. Yan Dyke says, it should be 68 or 70 per constant gain on the spherical ball, with co-efficient of resist- Wotyrs AsunDANT.—Chippewa Falls, Wis.—If any of
cent, for the 100 yard range. I am sure he is in error, as ance of 4,84, reaching the 100 yard point in .226 second, your readers are short of wolves it might be well for them to
all experiments by the chronograph are against his theory, and the 200 yard point in .498 second ; and the .65 cal., with come up this way. An old woodsman who had just returned
and his opinion is due, doubtless, to want of proper facilities co-efficient of resistance of 6.76, passing the 100 yard point in from the woods tells me the ‘‘varmints” are wonderfully
for testing it, .247 second, reaches the 200 yard point in .581 second, The plenty, and made musie around his camp every night. He
Herewith is a diagram drawn to seale, showing more par- drop at the 200 yard point of these balls being 41.776 inches, found more than one place where they had captured and
ticularly the different curves above described. 47.99 inches, and 65.66 inches, respectively, Initial velocity of eaten a deer, One of the men at a logging camp lately shot
AB C is the curve, as chalked out by the author. A BD each assumed at 1,480 f. s. pressure of air, 30.00 inches of a deer and followed it less than a mile, but when thé animal
the curve as its initial velocify would indicate. A EB C is mereury. If I understand the principles which these examples fell he found only some of its Jarger bones. The wolves had
the curye “suggested” as haying been made by the ball, with are intended to illustrate, they are equally as erroneous as the got in ahead of him. A case, perhaps, of retributive justice,
AK the line of bore, prolonged A. F EH the calculated curve, illustrations. Several more comparisons are made in the for the deer was killed ont of season, a thing which, I pre-
Tt will be seen that the calculated curve does not differ a same chapter between the .44 conical and .65 spherical ball, sume, occurs frequently in the yicinity of our logging
great deal from jhe “suggested ” curve, the latter dropping mostly to the disadyantage of the smaller bore. camps.— BADGER.
40 fo 45 inches and the former 47 inches. A little higher If my figures above given are correct, of which I have no
eleyation than sea level and a more careful statement of the doubt, the .44 cal, ounce ball, with 100 grains powder, though Wernonau, N. J., Feb. 7, 1882.—We have just had our
curve, as claimed, would probably bring them yery closely starting with a velocity 3385 feet less than the .65 spherical first considerable snow storm of the season. Up to within a
together. At any rate, this looks to me asa solution of the ball of same weight, will reach the 200 yard point in less time, few days’ many birds which usually leave us in the winter
difficulty, in regard to the author’s supposing this particular .496—.465 — .031 second, and haye a flatter trajectory. This haye remained here. To-day, and for seyeral days past, the
Imlet holds wp very near level to 120 yards, the ball really will be the less wondered at, when im addition to the greater song thrush has been withus. I do not before remember
risiuy) 215 tnehes at 60 yards. atmospheric resistance from the difference of calibres, the re- seeing them till May. One covey of five or six quails only is
But Mr, Van Dyke, as well as others, may very naturally lative resistance from the cubic laa of resistance (respectively, all that has been seen in this vicinity for more than a year
suggest doubts as to the correctness of the calculated curve. 144.7 and 107.4, with average velocities) is considered, past, It is hoped that the Legislature will pass a law pro-
My reply is, that taking his own figures, his claim to a curve Mr. Van Dyke has thrown down the gauntlet to the small hibiting their destruction for at least three years.—M. P. P. |
straight up to a certain distance, has been proyen an impos- bore advocates on the question of the best rifle for deer hunt-
sibility, and a sugeestion is made which will prove my cal- ing. But for the great length of this article it would now be
taken up, and I think it could be just as easily shown that Tae Porick ‘Tam ty” A Fox.—Dover, N, H., Jan. 29,
culated curve a near approximation to the true one, and at 1882.—Last Thursday a novel fox chase took place near here,
the same time offers a correct solution to the difficulty, The he is just as far wrong in regard to his favorite rifle as he is
wrong in his understanding of the laws of projectiles. For and wound up in nearly the centre of our city. In early
caleulated curve is based on experiments, and to show how morning Mr. Edward Bartlett, of Great Falls, started two
close a calculated curve can agree with an actual curve, ob- the past seven months I haye been among the large game,
with the .45 cal. rifle, described in the tables as No. 5, using full-grown foxes on Goodwin's Hill, some two miles from
tained through screens, I have taken curve No. 9, of the tables here, and, after running two or three hours, the foxes
given in ForEsT Anp Stream of Sept. 1, found out by means the express charges indicated, With it J have killed 24eriz-
zlies (19 of them in a little over one month, 17 of them requir- made direct for our city and came down one of our
of its Known ordinates its initial yelocity and thence ecalcula- main streets, passing a number of persons: and teams,
ted the curve, The two are given together and comparison ing only a single shot), besides many elk, mountain sheep
and mountain bison required for camp meat and baits. and took shelter in a stable belonging to Mr. John B. Hall,
is readily made. where one was captured by two police officers, the other es-
I have no hesitation in claiming that itis a more destruc-
Range in yards....... Ri 50 Wid) 100 125 «46150 8©61%5 +200 tive arm for all kinds of game, modifying the ball fo suit the caping, The one captured was afterwards killed, and the
Actual eurve of No9. 4.4 8,05 10,51 11.80 10.64 8.75 5.08 0
game, One of my party at the same time used the .40 cal. owner of the dogs running was notified le could have the
Calculated curve..... 449 7.88 10:20 11:25 10:90 9.16 5.57 0 skin by applying at police station No. 1 of this city. The
Difference............ — 82 —1% —81 —05 +.26 +.41 4-49 rifle, deseribed as No. Vin the table, with express charges.
From its performance among deer and elk, I will guarantee, Dover Rod and Gun Club held its annual supper last week;
These two curves differ at no point more than one-half by way of a parting shot, that in his hands it will kill as and a most enjoyable affair it was, foo —W. A. G
inch, remarkably close. Eyen the curye traced by means of
many or more deer, and do it as effectually, with all kind of
the chronographs is rarely theoretically correct. ‘The calcu- CHARLESTON, Illinois, Feb. 9, 1882,—I believe winter has
shots, and with as few shots as his 12 1b. rifle, in the hands
Jated curves are theoretically correct. These given in the of an equally skilful hunter in the same game district, the broken. On the 3d meadow larks were here and singing. On
tables are as ‘* caught” on the sercens. the 7th wild pigeons were flying in all directions; ducks and
.40 cal. to be reduced to 844 or 9 lbs, weight. Either of these
An examination of the table, given in a previous paragraph, geese flying north.
rifles have a much flatter trajectory up to 200 yards, and in
giving the initial velocities and drop for 50, 100, and 200 yards that way will make more hits. P.
of five of the fastest balls of the London /7e/d trials, compared Txquistrrye Visrror (to captain of life saying station,
Stmykine River, Wyoming, Noy. 11, 1881.
with the ‘‘ drop ” of the .65 cal. ounce ball, as claimed by Mr. loguitue): “I should think you might shoot lots of porpoises
Yan Dyke, and with “‘drop” of same ball, as calculated, to here, Captain.”
wy mind is conclusive of the fallacy of his position, did no I observe in your last number «a notice that ‘‘an article CAPTAIN (who does not hear quite well, and imagines that
other reasons exist. The rifles used in these trials were made from ‘ P.’ on the ‘Trajectory Curves of Sporting Rifles’ will the remark referred to foxes): “ Well, so we might, but then
especially for high velocity, by one of the best London mak- be publishedin our nextissue,” Feb. 16. Tam highly pleaged we haven't got any dogs here, and they squat in the grass 50
ers, the powder used (C. & H. No, 6), stands at the head of althis. His articles, always abounding in solid faets, are in- that it’s mighty hard to see them.”
the list of English rifle sporting powders, and yet, 2 mo case, valuable contributions to your excellent paper. ‘* P.” is not turtain falls to chorus of laughing surfmen.
using a less powder proportion than used with the .65 cali- one of those who write from mere guess work, but he states
bre, the drop of these balls are from 1.86 inch to 1.56 Inch the facts as he has actually proven them tobe. He also
ati 50 yards, and from 6.54 inch to 7.64 inch at 100 yards. writes without partiality for any one vifle, but brings each in Curr FoR GoutT.—We commend the following to our
and from 32 inch to 49 inch at 200 yards ; compared with to receive the reward it is entilled to after the impartial ex- gouty readers: Senator Voorhees says: “‘I have cured myself
not exceeding vne cach at 100 to 120 yards, and 20 ¢neh at periments he has made with them all, This is as it should of rheumatic gout by a simple remedy—taking lemon juicein
‘warm water twice or three times per day. Consequently, I
200 yards.. The curve made by the .577 cal. 28714 grain be, and I bespeak for his article a happy reception. In “‘P,”
sphere, with an initial velocity of 1,950 f. s., should certainly we
am able to do what I haye not done for years—walk from my
see combined the essential qualities of a skillful lodging to the Capitol and back, a matter of four miles every —
be as flat for 125 yards as the ,65 cal. sphere, and we see sportsman, an educated theorist, and an impartial experi-
that that of the first ball agrees very closely to 125 yards, menter with the rifle. He isa good authority, for he thor- day, and outstrip the young fellows who go with me.”
with the calculated curve dropping « little more than the oughly understands his subject, und in this respect has noyer
heayier sphere at 200 yards. The former curye rising at been surpassed by any one who has contributed to your THE erate Americun, formerly our near neighbor, is ©
highest point 17 inches, against 16 meches for the heavier columns. now issued from its new office, No. 261 Broadway, on the |
I say this, not to flatter him, butin behalf of the
ball, which resul{ agrees with the relative co-efficient of air science of rifle shooting, and of the facts he sets forth for the opposite side of the City Hall Park from our own oflice. The
resistance of the two—s.08 to 6.76. information of others, Mas. EL W. Mirrron, journal maintains its high position of ability and usefulness.
In the same chapter we find, “‘But from the moment a New RocHetps, N. Y.
hall begins to drop the ratio of ifs dvop increases, so that a
ball that. drops two inches at 100 yards, may be down ten PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT.
inches at 125 yards, and éhree, four, or five, or even six feet Hanirax, N. §., Feb. 10.—The annual meeting of the E. G. Kousteis advertising a Flobert parlor rifle for $5, also a full
at 200 yards, depending upon its power of holding its origi- Game and Inland Fishery Protection Society, of this city, line of guns, pistols, fishing-tackle, ete. His address is 875 Broad ,
nal velocity against the resistance of the air.” Any ball that was held on the 7th inst. The report of the year’s work street, Newark, N. J. '
can acquire such a velocity as to drop only ¢na inales at showed that the Society had been very Active, succeeding in RUBBER Goops are always in demand for the field. The old firm of
100 yards, would not drop exeeeding 12 inches at 200 yards, conyicting many offenders against the game laws, Officers Hodgman & Co. was one of the first to make a specialty of sports-
men’s rubber goods, and in this braneh of the trade cannot bé sur
ond could not follow the erratic path the author chalks out. elected for the ensuing year; President, Robert Morrow (ré- passed by any manufacturers in the world.
Such a sudden tum as occurs at the 100 yard point cannot be elected); Vice-Presidents, Lieut.-Col, Clerke and EB, G, Stay-
made by axrapidly flying ball. Plotting the curve shows its ner; Secretary—Treasurer, A. EH. Harrington (re-elected); LONG ISLAND FISHERIES.—Surveyor King, of Green-
absurdity, and the sime solution suggests itself as in the last Council; M. B. Daly, Peter Jack, Andrew King, C, R. Barry, port, reports the following statistics of the menhaden fishery
on the Long Island coast for the year 1881; Menhaden ren-
illustration, that the ball really passes well above the assumed Capt. Cooke, R. M. Fusilicrs; Capt, Hden, 1st Yorkshire dered, 151,000,000; gallons of oil manufactured, 630,000; tons of
linc of bore af 50 yards. The velocity indicated by the two Regiment; Hon. L, G. Power, Capt. Boughey, Lieut. Wrot- scrap, 15,616; tons of edible fish marketed, 770. The men who
inch drop is an average of 8,000 f. s, or 3,200 f. 8. initial tesley, R.H.; Capt. Lane, R.M.F.; Oswald Pryor and ©. 5. rake clams in the waters of Hast Hampton sent to market in
vesovlty—an impossibility, as before shown, Harrington, the season 11,000 bushels of clams, :
 Fes, 16, 1882.] FOREST AND STREAM. 53

Sea and Liver SHishing. are detrimental; but how docs this agree with the following,
if we are to take the process as that indorsed by Mr. Alleock?
dive, disappears beneath the water and in a moment
or two emerges with a fish in his beak. Before he has time
The manufacture of gut is very simple. The gut from the even to eat this, “John,” draws him in promptly by a
“7 was much nore surprised when Ilearned that the first chemist worms is bought from the small country people*who breed fine, strong cord which he has before made fast to his leg,
of his time was & professed angler. and that he thinks that if he were the worms in their houses. The first process in making is to takes the fish away and sets him back on the bamboo, when
obliged renounce fishing of philosophy, that he should find the put the gut in a furnace with water, a little soda and soap; he waddles along to the further end and takes station to
struggle of his choice pretty severe.”’—Gno. TrokNnor’s JocRNAL, Vol. after boiling a short time the outer skin comes off it. It is repeat this thankless labor. When the day’s work is over
OL, p. 57. put in yellow and comes out white after itis put in the bleach- the master regales his faithful fishing companions with the
mmg-oven. offal.”
ANGLING, For our own part we are inclined to believe, subject to |
TO A FELLOW CRAPTSMAN, correction, that the furnace, the boiling and the baking, the “WHAT IS A TEN-POUNDER?”
bleaching, the soap and soda, have more to do with the recent
PESE the gentle stream, deterioration of gut than the poor ‘slandered sun and atmos- ] Hpublish the following extract from a private letter from
In morning's earliest beam, phere, Mr, Alleock speaks of the moisture being taken out our valued correspondent, ‘8. C. C,,” who has given us
How sweet to stray— by the sun. I presume he means it solidifies the gum, the so much good information about Southern coast fishes. He
To hear the blithe birds sing, most vital portion of the gut that holds together the many wants to know what fish Captain Dampier called a *‘ten-
As, gaily, on the wing threads of silk which form the strand. But, surely, soap and pounder,” and al the same time gives us some interesting
They greet the day! soda, boilmg and bleaching, ete., is most likely to extract both local names for the ‘‘ crab eater,” He writes :
Toa see the flow'rets peep, moisture and gum than any of the old processes trom which | The€ extracts from Captain Dampier’s :log-book which you
We got the best material. | gave in Forest AND STRHAM, Jan. 26, interested me much.
As from 4 blissful sleep,
We have in England tried the following receipt with sill With the exception of size, his description of our tarpon is
At rosy morn:
And shake their slender stems worms bred by ourselves. Steep sillxworms, when just ready excellent ; but [have never seen one on the Hast Florisa
to spin, in strony vinegar for twelve hours in warm weather, coast us small as 25 pounds, Of that size they could be taken
Free from the dewy gems
or two or three in cold; then take them out, break them in | with rod and reel. Perhaps, like the sheepshead, the tarpon
The night bath worn!
the middle, stretch them out as far as possible on a board spawns in Southern waters, and going North in summer,
To breaths the bracing breeze, furnished with slits or pegs to hold them, and dry themin the grows larger on the way, by reason of plentiful food.
Bearing from budding trees sun, The worms may be known to be going to spin by refus- The fish which the Captain calls ‘‘snooks,” I have taken
Perfumes most rare; ' ing food and by having a fine silken thread hanging from their at Indian River Inlet, Hast Florida, where it also goes by the
To feel ourselves fo be mouths. _ name of sergeant-fish, on account of the stripe along the side,
With ali in sympathy, The only failures that we have had, have been when the sun resembling that upon the trousers of » non-commissioned
Anil free from eare! has not heen sutliciently hot; but even then by artificial heat officer ; also called cobiaand crab-eater, Cuvallies, mullets,
we have produced ayerave samples of gut. We should add barracoutas, sting-rays we also know, but’ what is a ten-
What pleasure there to stand. that after it is dry we wipe it with olive or sweet oil and put pounder 7 8. OC, C:
With pliant rod in hand, it away in Russia or wash Icather. [We do not kaow the ten-pounder, at least not by that name.
Upon the brink— The fish called ‘snooks,” ‘‘sargent,” ‘‘ cobia” and “* crab-
And see the subtle hook eater,” is the Miaeate canadus, Linn., Gill., and the latter in
Within the rippling brook CHUB ‘FISHING, his list of fishes of the east coast of North America gives
Slowly down-sink! only one common name, that of crab-eater, It is the Aiacate
W a late number of your journal, ‘“‘P. A. B.’ asks: ‘Could eonada, of Holbrook: ‘‘ Ichthyology of South Carolina,” p.
The rod, the line,the reel—_— some of your friends give some points concerning chub 95. It is easily recognized by the descriptive stripe running
O what a glorious feel fishing?” from its eye to the tail, from which the name “sargent’
When floats the fly fi 'P. A. B.” is willing to accept my definition of the noun comes. Gunther gives its range as: ‘Indian seas, Tropical
Upon the water's whirl, “ohub,” I think L can give him the desired information. In parts of the Atlantic, Atlantic shores of the United States,”
Where ‘neath the eddying purl the South, the land of my nativity, we know the chub as a Gill gives it as: ‘* Cape Cod to West Indies.” It does not
The trout doth lie! short, thick fish, with a mouth exceedingly large in propor- appear in *‘Goode’s Fishes of Bermuda.” ]
Or, when the graceful float
tion to body, dark on the back, shading to gray on the side,
Rides like a fairy boat and white under the belly, This fish is found in all, or
nearly all, the ponds and lakes in the Carolinas, Georgia, TENNESSEE FISH NOTES.
Upon the tide—
and, [ believe, in all the other Southern States. They are O-MORROW Squire Knight will entertain a select com-
Until it warning gives,
And impulse quick receives
frequently taken weighing from 4 to 12lbs. Anglers who pany from among the amatenr anglers of Nashville, at
make a specialty of chub-fishing use almost exclusively live his farm near the city. His object is principally to show
Beneath to “bide!
bait—a small silyery-white fish, to be found wherever chubs them his two fish ponds, and:to try to organize a company
Ah, then, my friend, to 'strilre,”* abound—they are locally denominated ‘‘roaches,” for the purpose of increasing his present facilities for culti-
What joy to itis like Into the back of the roach the hook is inserted, usually yating game fishes on 2 large scale. From what I learn, the
When fish is fast? | under the dorsal fin, the bottle-stopper (used as a float) is supply of clear, cold spring water is unlimited, superb sites
To see the glint and gleam pulled up the line about 3ft. 6in. from the hook, and the for other ponds, and all within easy access of our market. It
Of trout, or perch, or bream, whole cast into the pond out among the lily-pod and watcr- is to be desired that the enterprise will meet with encourage-
Their struggles past! eresses. The roach swimming around attracts the attention ment, as it assures our citizens a fair supply of delicious and
of the chub. When a chub makes up his mind to dine ona healthy food, and a place of resort to those of our townsmen
My friend and angler dear, roach he does not wait to say grace, but goes for that roach
These joys, for many » year, who haye not the time to make prolonged fishing excursions.
with a vim—the man at the end of the rod usually knows Should the company be organized as proposed by the Squire,
We oft have proved; i when this takes place, as the chub is a wicked biter, and,
And may the future tend it will partake more of the character of a cluh, and he is
having such an enormous mouth, swallows everything down specially desirous of procuring a large number of stock-
Our willing feet to wend ata gulp. The chub is by no means as game as the trout or
To sport beloved!
takers in order to make the place one of attraction,
black bass, but for a minute or two the novice thinks he has Pond-building and fishculture have become very popular in
- O. W, R, caught a whaie, orat least an alligator. this State of late years. A goodly number of farmers have
While on a visit to Augusta, Ga., in April, 1880, I saw at secured stocks of German carp, but many others are experi-
SILKWORM GUT. Barrett & Land’s drug store, on Broad street, four chubs, menting on our local game fish. If they meet with fair suc-
agerecating 36lbs. in weight. They were caught in «the cess, it will not be many years before Tennessee will be abun-
RECEN' article in our columns on the manufacture and mill pond which supplies power for-the cotton factory at
strength of gut, from our correspendent, Samuel Allcock, Langley, 8. C., situate on the §. C. R. R., about nine miles dantly supplied with all the varicties of fish which will thrive
of Redditch, England, wasreprinted in the Wishing Gazette, A here. .
north of ‘Augusta, and about midway between that city and Since the floods in the Cumberland have subsided, quanti-
correspondent of that paper thus takes issue with Mr. Allcock Aiken, 4.winter resort for invalids from the North. These
and gives his own views as to the treatment of that delicate ties of buffalo, cat and drum are being taken on trot lines,
fish were intended for the banquet given in honor of a party but amateur angling is at an end waotil spring. Several new
portion of the angler’s tackle. He says: of Cincinnati business men and capitalists, who were on a
Ti isa bold act for a man to differ with the dictum of a clubs have been organized this winter, and the old rliables,
pleasure tour through the South at that time. The hoy who the F, A, C, and Cumberland, have assumed new vigor and
member of so eminent afirm as that of Messrs. Allcock & Co., caught the chubs informed me that he often caught in a few
of Redditch; but the detail of the treatment of silkworm gut, will do good work when they take again to the tented field.
hours more fish than he could ‘‘tote,” and that he sometimes y ad. DB.
aS given in the American ForEst AND STREAM, in your issue tackled one so large he could not land it at all, J under-
of the 14th inst., as emanating from that gentleman, is in stand the Langley pound and the one at Graniteville, three
many respects so totally opposed to what I have been assured SNAPPER Fisarye oy FLorrmpa.—A Jacksonville corres-
miles off, are fairly alive with chub and pike. pondentof the Savannahews says: ‘Ma, Hamilton Disston,
are the proper preparations for this product, that 1 dare not Onus. A. PEAKE,
suffer the statement altogether to pass without challenge. Mr, BaLtrmore, Md. President of the Florida Land [mproyement.Company, with
Allcock says he has been in Murcia, Spain, superintending its a party of friends from Philadelphia, is now in the city. A
manufacture, and has discovered two causes which make gut it [It is unfortunate that our fishes’ names are so mixed that
is necessary to know a man’s locality to determine what
day or two since a few of these gentlemen took the yacht
brittle, and has instructed the managers there to see all the fish he means by a certain name. Mischief and steered for the snapper banks. They were
native producers of eut and impress upon them the impor-
“‘Ches. A, Peake” evi- fortunate in finding the fishing grounds without dificnlty and
dently refers to the black bass, which is perversely calied captured thirty-six of the beauties in an hour and a half, the
tance of keeping the gut out of the sun. “chub” in parts of the South, ““P. A. B.° meant the small
Are we to conclude that Mr. Allcock has only now, after ageregate weight amounting to seven hundred pounds, The
brook fish with soft fins, the Semottlius, a fish called ‘dace’
“thirty-five years’ experience,” discovered that the stm has in some parts of the country, and which sometimes reaches sons of the City of Brotherly Love were bewildered with their
been the cause of the complaint at present so general respect- |a pound in weight. This is the only true ‘‘chub,” and the success und astonished at the size and abundance of the in-
ine the inferiority of this product? I will grant, for the one that ‘“‘W. J. H.” refers to below.] habitants of our waters. The fish are caught at a depth of
nonce, that the son may be one of the causes of the present from sixteen to twenty fathoms, and when the lead shows-a
deterioration; but, if so, we haye been in error from the first bottom of coral and shell cast anchor and you can be sure of
application of this most useful production, as the sun has not In answer to the wish of a correspondent,
‘‘P. A. B..” in a heavy bag.”
ceased to shine, nor has it diminished the power of its rays. your last number, J will endeayor to say a few words about
Then how does this tally with the positive knowledge that at the chub. To capture this fish, as an artist, use a tod about LARGE STRIPED BAss.—Philadelphia, Feb. 8.—Please give
one time gut was of the best; no complaints were heard of its twelve feet long and very limber; between a light bass and a us a list of some of the heaviest striped bass on record, caugit
strength aod cndurance, and ib is now charged with abuses fly rod, with a plain wooden reel 44 inches in diameter, a sill with rod and reel. Our veracity is doubted. when we say
directly opposite to those which contributed so greatly to the twist line about the calibre of sewing thread, a cork float long fifty pounds. What is the difference between the rock bass
excellence of the material? We admit that the gut is worse and thin, that will carry four or five shot the size of peas, caught in: the Delaware and sold in our toarkets under that
now than heretofore, but we do not admit that the sun has the hook to hang twelve or fifteen inches lower than the last name, and the large striped bass caught elsewhere +—Con-
anything to do with it, Jn case, however, this indictment shot. The lait for early spring fishing is the residuum of STANT READER, ,
apainst the grand luminary should require proof, Mr. Allcock tallow inelters’ yats which you can get from any drysalters, [We have published accounts of striped bass caught at
says that, after the sillcworm has been drawn out, it is put in but hard enouch to fix the harb wellin him. Keep your rod Montauk this summer, some of which weighed seventy
fhe sun to dry, and the great heat of the sun takes the mois- well up, and keep a strain of about a pound on your line. If pounds. Mr. A. B. Dunlap took one of sixty-two pounds at
ture out of {he gut and makes it brittle. Here we have, ac- you get over his first rush he is yours after a few plunges. Pasque Island some years ago; and Mr. Frank 0, Herring
cording to the aboye, that the sun is not diminished in its One thing is very essential ;which I haye omitted, never, took one two years ago, af the same place, which weigher
powers Of heat and, instead of doing its task ina steady, when fishing along way down stream, allow your line above sixty pounds. This fishis called ‘‘rock” and ‘*rockfish,”
wotkmanlike manner, overbakes the gut; therefore, we must the float to lag or reston the water, and keep your line south and west of New York, but it is the same fish.|
moderately taut, so that the shot does not travel before the
conclude, it is not the want of the solar rays that is the cause
of the déterioration. He goes on to say that in bleaching it bait. If you should not get a bite in a dozen swims try some-
he discovered another danger in the manufacture, If the where else, for you may be sure there are none there. A Bre Buack Bass.—This week Mr. Blackford reecived
bleaching-oyen is too hot and the gut is too long in the oven W. J. H. a black bass from Georgia, which weighed ten and 4 half
it makes the gut more brittle. pounds. Ii was sent to the Smithsonian Institution and will
Thus we find that, firstly, the sun has overdone the pro- * be preserved in the shape of a plaster cast. We did not see
FisHiye with Cormorants.—Professor Ward, in a letter
| it, but, no doubt it was of the biemouth species,
cess, and, in the next, that the excess heat of the bleaching- to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, thas writes of the
oven has caused the same effect. But it does not seem to haye yay in which the Chinese catch fish with cormorants: ‘As
occurred to Mr, Allcock how simple was the remedy: a ther- | we ascend the river we pass many hundred fishing boats, Bia Western Troot,—The Sacramento, Cal,, Lecord-
mometer, at the cost of one shilling, would have determined which are floating down with the tide, fishing as they go, and Union of Web, 1, contains the following; ‘Last week TR. T.
under the sun or in the oven the proper degree of heat. which will return with it in the same way this eyening, A Bennet, of Excelsior, caught in the Sausal, Sonoma county, a
Toffee is pliable, hardbake is britile. both closely allied few of these are Chinese, and they are using here fhe strange trout weighing thirteen pounds, and Al. Turmer another
sweeties. Mr. Allcock seems, however, to lave discovered plan of their own country of cormorant fishing. On a large weighing nine pounds.”
this, for he says in the next paragraph, gut, if made without bumboo running: seyeral yards out over the bow of their boat,
oe an excess of heat, may bo more pliable and, consequently, sit usually two cormorants like great black geese, only more
eS
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Hist SpecIaENs WAnTEp.—Prof. Baird is anxious to pro-
stronger. Who says it would not? He says that he has sharply and with thinner bodies. They watch the water cure specimens of fish called hagfish, sucker and slimeéfish
never found gui get brittle by keeping. Hence we find that keenly as the boat floats along, and now one now the (Mjame ylutinosa), and any of our salt-water fishermen who
aefierceness of the sun and overheating Of the bleaching-room other of them rises quickly, gives a flopping sort of a may capture them will confer a favor by sending him a few,
 54 FOREST AND STREAM. [Fes 16, 1892.

Hisheulture, NEW JERSEY’S MENHADEWN

|fatthe Senate an important communication was read from
FISHERIES. LAVERACK PEDIGREES.
W our issue of Féb, 2, we published the letter of Mh‘, Llewel-
$$ United States Senator Sewell in reference to the menba- ] lin and ‘‘Perplexity,” together with the comments of
THE AMERICAN FISHCULTURAL ASSOCIATION | den fishing on the Jersey coast. Both houses, it is expected | Justice,” who appears to be more zealous than correct, at
| will take vigorous action to preyent a continuance of that kind ‘least so far as the color of the get of Pride of the Borderis
MEETING of the executive committee of the association of fishing, The letter of Senator Sewell reads as follows :
i was held at the office of Forrst Anp STREAM on Tuesday | concerned, for it is well Known that several of them show the
Hon, B. J. Anderson, Commissioner of Fisheries of New Jersey: , liver color, although this is by no means conclusive avidence
the 14th inst., to determine the time and place of the next I haye had for some time under consideration the mat-
annual meeting, and such other matters as might come before | ter of our fishing interest along the Jersey coast, and had that the color comes from a recent cross with the Hdmond
Castle strain.
it, The following were present: Mr, Barnet Phillips, Secre- about concluded to introduce a bill in Congress prohibiting the
tary; Mr, BE. G. Blackford, Treasurer; Mr. Fred. Mather, The eatin letter from Mr, J. R. Robinsou in relation to
further destruction of our fish product by parties from other the matter explains itself and completely refutes the second
‘Chairman of Executive Committee, and Mr. James Benkard States. Im a recent conversation, however, with Professor
and Mr, John B. Morgan, A card was received from Mr, Baird, of the Smithsonian Institute, who is the recognized au- charge of Mr. Llewellin, and so far as we can see, the other
James Annin, of the committee, stating that his choice of | thority upon the subject, charges depend mainly upon this, thus leaying Mr, Liewellin
Llearned a fact of which 1 was pre-
dates would bs March 30 and 31. After some discussion it viously not aware—namely, that in the treaty with England a& very precarious foothold to stand upon betore the committee
was decided to hold it on Monday and Tuesday, April 3 and 4, } upon the fishery question, the citizens of this country are of the Kennel Club. Mr, Robinson writes:
Mr. Phillips fayored the old place in Fulton Market. Mr. “T beg to protest againt Mr, P, Liewellin drawing inferences
Mather suggested the Cooper Institute, or some other place up | porteeed to fish anywhere in Canadian waters. The treaty, from letters written by me when he puts a totally different
seing reciprocal, grants the same courtesy to the people of constriction on my remarks to what they really meant.
town. Mr. Blackford thought that it should be held in Boston Canada to fish anywhere alone our coasts. It is, t I
ane year, Tt was too late to consider the latter proposition erefora, | have neyer imagined for a4 moment that my late friond B,
this year, and a motion by Mr. Phillips that it be held in the impossible to enact a law of the character intended, Tj would Laverack crossed his setters, aa he told me not once, but re-
Toe the Fish Mongers’ Association, Fulton Market, was | five the Canadians a. monopoly of the fisheriés alone our coast peatedly, just as Mr. Liewellin acknowledges he told him,
carried. | and would likewise enable the parties engaged in the destruc- that, although he crossed for experiment, he never found it
Mr. Blackford then offered the following; tion and damage of our fishing interests by the capture of Budceed, and Sey he had neyer kept any of the
Resolved: That the chairman of the executive committee menhaden for oil and fertilizing purposes to take out Canadian results, What ho did say about Pride of the Border was this:
registers. ‘He has thrown back in color to the Edmond Castle breed,’
lay the subject of a future place of meeting hefore the associ-
The State of Maine, through its Lecislature, considered the | which has lain dormant in his sort for thirty years, (I will
ation before the adjournment of the next annual meeting, and
that he also bring before the meeting the question of institut | same question for some time, and finally arrived at the conclu- swear, or take any affidavit the committee of the Kennel Club
ing life memberships. sion to pass an’act prohibiting the catching of fish alonz her may require, that Mr, Laverack stated thirty years), whioh
Mr, Phillips then reported that while in Washington he saw shores with purse nets or other contrivances, and the result has lstters in my possessions will prove. Some may he surprised
Prof. G. Brown Goode and Dr. Tarleton H. Bean, and that been that, in driving away the different companies enzazed in | at such an occurrence; but such results are well known
Hoth promised papers. In Philadelphia he met Prof. John A, that businéss—principally from Connecticut and Rhode Island among breeders of various stock, as wellas to medical men,
Ryder, who has been following up the experiments of Dr, —and in freeing their coast from their operations,there has been As an instance, in foxhound kennels, within recent years a
Brooks on the deyelopment of the oyster, and who promised an immense increase of this class of fishing along our shores black and tan, of the regular markings of the old talbot, lias
a paper on the history and embryology of that mollusk. Mr, | within the past few years. cro pea up in litters, although it is well known such a color
Benkard partly promised a paper to be written by Mr. Hed-} I would therefore recommend the State to take action sim- could not have been bred to for forty or fifty years. There-
jnond on trout culture by the South Side Club, and Mr. ilar to that of Maine, and not avait the action of the national fore, it is not unnatural that a liver and white should crop up
Mather thought that he might write one on some subject now | Zoverninent, which cannot be successfully invoked in view of in Mr. Laverack’s breed, although their general calor is blue
unsuggested. Adjourned. the treaty I have referred to, The evilisa crying one and amd lemon beltons, especially considering the soures (the
must be suppressed by the best means at hand. The growing spaniel), from which it is believed the setter originated. Aw
REPORT OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION. popular interest in the shore line of our State and its macnifi- to Pride’s pedigree, Mr. Layerack declares that he was out
cent summer resorts has really brought the question np as one | of his ‘old Belle’ (handsomer than any,) ‘by Wred IT. ;) and, |
Fihe Commissioners on Inland Fisheriés of the State of of the principal industries in New Jersey, from which we re-
Massachusetts have just issued their sixteenth annual | ceive a revenue equal, if not in excess, of that from our man- as to bis stating that Dash was the sire, it was undoubtedly a
report for the year ending Sep. 80, 1581, which is not as ufacturing interests. The protection of fish for the use and slip of memory; and I am certain that had he been reminded
yoluminous as some of their previous ones. It opens with ammsement of a population of 250,000 during the summer ofit he would at once have stated so, and declared Fred I. the
an account of what has been done in the matter of fish- months and still increasing is of so much importance that it sire, which he always did tome, both yerbally an 1in writin -,
ways, and we learn that surveys and plans for ways | belicoyes the State to give it the consideration it deserves, Mr. Layerack did not cross his breed in the way suggested by
over the dams on the Ipswich River were made and| Mr. Liewellin—in fact, he could not, for at the time there had
forwarded to its owners fast August. A. petition for a | The letter was referred to a committee W. J. SEWELL, | nob been a specimen of the Edmond Castle blood for many
composed of the years, it having been merged in other families, It is now
way over the dam owned by John 8. Brayton, Swan- | Senators from the seaboard counties,
sea, was reported unfavorably, because there had been no forty-three years since the blood was ‘infused’ into old Moll,
TRENTON, N. J, and that only once; and she was always afterwards bred to
migratory fish in the river ior years, and the selectmen of the
town would not agree to re-stock the stream. Other petitions the dogs as described in the pedigree tables. Hence Pride, as
AUSTRALIAN FISHCULTURE.—The Zoologival Society
were also declined. Of the Holyoke fishway they say: ‘‘In in New South Wales, who have successfully introduced trout poor Laverack used to Say, ‘is as pure and well bred as any’
order to protect what little interest Connecticut has left us in and perch into that part of Australia, have renewed their (which his produce clearly prove), I can only add that the
this river, several persons have been employed at different north-country people are not even aware of there having been
efforts to introduce salmon, and have applied for and received |
times to look after the Holyoke fishway.” It seems that com- from the United States Fish Commission two boxes containine | an Edmond Castle breed of setters: so that Mr, P. Liewellin
plaints were made that certain persons, among them a former 40,000 ova. These, after great care and trouble being taken has clearly discovered a mare's nest,
superintendent, were taking fish from the fishway and selling with them, have been safely deposited in hatching boxes at “JoHN Rumrorp Ropinson,”
Glen Villa, Ashbrooke Range, Sunderland.
them. Detectives found that one night fifteen hundred Bowenfels,
ampreys were so taken and sent to Connecticut. A report of Mr, Herzberg also has a word to Say upon the subject, aud
the fish passing the fishway at Lawrence, from April 22 to FISHCULTURE IN NEW JBRSEY.—At the hatchery of pee one or two points which are welltaken. Wis letter is
Noy. 1, shows the following species: Suckers, alewives, Mrs. J. H. Slack, at Bloomsbury, N. J., there are now 50,000 as follows:
Jampreys, black bass, chubs, shad, salmon and eels, The num- eggs of the California salmon ready to distribute in the streams Editor Forest and Stream :
ber of salmon seen in the daily neue was 72, by much of the State. Prof, Baird has also forwarded to this hatchery
the largest number yet recorded. These fish nearly all came 95,000 eggs of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, for the Dela- A little knowledge of dogs, particularly where that little
in one school at the end of June, when 30 of the entire number ware riyer, and 15,000 eggs of the land-locked salmon for the knowledge is supplemented by boundless prejudice, is certainly
were seen in two days, no autumn run being seen. Four shad jakes in the interior part of the State! a most dangerous thing to the man who tises that knowledge
were seen in the way at different times. } for the edification of men with no ambition to have a breed Gf
Massachusetts’ share of spawn from the Bucksporb»estab- setters called after them.
OYSTER LAW OF NEW JERSEY.—A bill has just passed This thought is brought out by the recent so-called protest
lishment was 220,000, Of this number 50,000 were received at | the Legislature of New Jersey, by a yote of 12 to 7, which for-
the State hatching house, Winchester, from which about | bids all non-residents from gathering, planting or being inter- of Mr, R, LI. Purcell Liewellin, which recently appeared m the
47,000 young fish were hatched, and deposited in the head ested in oysters planted in this State, under a penalty of tine English sporting papers and which was extensively copied in
waters of the Nashua River. The balance, 170,000, were for- or imprisonment, the former nob to be less than $1,000 and this country.
warded to Plymouth, N. H. This, with the portion due that the latter not less than a year. Before showing how limited is Mr, Llewellin’s knoyledge ot
State, tozeter with spawn taken at the Plymouth works, the subject he assumes to enlighten the world about, permit
swelled the amount to 419,500 egvs, from which 411,000 fish ‘me to thank him for haying come out over his own signature,
even though that signature indorses glaring érrors snd pub-
were obtained, and deposited in the head waters of the
Merrimack, Notwithstanding the depredations committed
on. the river last year, and the autumn drought of this year,
Che Zennel, lishes to the world the ingratitude of its owner to a dead friend,
Last year Mr. Buckle, Mr. Llewellin’s kennelman, muder
the run ot salmon has been much larger than in any preyious the nom de plume of “Breeder” undertook to edify us as to the
season since the river was reopened. | FIXTURES. merits of his master’s dogs and the defects of all others; his
Mr. .A. H. Powers, commissioner for New Hampshire, and BENCH SHOWS. efforts at English grammar and stud buok lore showed he was
Superintendent of the works at Plymouth, under the joint March 7, 8, 9 and 10—Pittsburgh, Pa., Bench Show. Chas. Lincol,
quite as well posted as his employer,who we must now believe
action of the two States, makes the following report: Superintendent. Hntries close Feb. 25. inspired him. But though Mr. Llevellin is quite as competent
PLymMourTH, N. H. Noy. 14, 1881. April 18, 19, 2): and 2i—New York, Sixth Annual Bench Show of the and fully as bitter as his servant, itis a pleasure to have a
fo FE. A, Brackett, Commissioner on Inland IWisheries for Westminster fennel Club, Chas. Lincoln, Superintendent. penebal to deal with and to know that the man’sambition to
the Commonivealth of Massachusetts : May 9, 10,11 and 12—Boston, Mass, Third Bench Show of the Massa- aye his name attach to a breed of dogs shows totally to the
The sixty thousand eres mentioned in my last report, | Superintendent,
chusetts Kennel Club, Edward J, Forster, Secretary; Chas, Lineoln, world just what kind of 4 man hé is,
obtained from the salmon taken at the hatching-house on the To answer fwly the misstatements of Mr. Liewetlin would
FIELD TRIALS.
Pemigewasset River, were hatched with a loss of eight per | September—National American Kennel Clnb Field Trials on Prairie take more space than I could ask for in one issue of your ex-
cellent journal.
cent, Chickens, Jos, H, Dew, Columbia, Tenn., Secretary. }
In December, 1880, and January, 1881, I received 419,500| December—National American Kennel Club Field Trials on Quail, | The one great point made by the protestor is in the closing
Atlantic salmon eggs from Bucksport, Me. These were Grand Junction, Tenn. D. Bryson, Memphis, Tenu., Secretary. | paragraph of his remarkable document, and reads as follows:
hatched with a*loss of 7,533. During the month of May 30,000 _“*To a witmess IT am prepared to call to whom Mr, Layerack
young salmon were put into the Contoocook River at Hills- SCENT. stated that Pride of the Border’s color (liver and white), till then
borough. The remainder of both lots, something oyer 420,000, unknown in the breed, actually was due to his crossing with the
HAT the nose of the dog is a most wonderful organ no one Hdmond Castle Breed.” Mr. Buckle did not reyisa this seo-
were put into the Pemigewasset River, from one to three at-all conversant with the performances of hunting dovs tence of his master, or we are sure it would be structurally
miles aboye Livermore Falls. This year twenty-five salmon will for a moment doubt. How marvelous the power that
have been caught at the hatchery, varying in weicht from more smooth if ea more ungrammatical, but it is not our
enables the pointer or setter to accurately follow the intricate purpose to teach Mr, Liewelln to write decent Enelish but to
eight to twenty-two pounds, The nets were set June 2; the windings of the trail that was traced by the wandering bird
first salmon was caught June 20: the last Sept. 26. Twelve get him to tell the truth or to acknowledge that his misstatie-
perhaps hours before. How wonderful his ability to follow ments are the result of ignorance, not prejudice. I might say
were females, and from them we have secured a hundred and the footsteps of his master, eyen through a crowd, upon the
twenty-tive thousan! eggs, as follows: Oct. 18, from 2 fish, here that Mr. Layerack—whom Mr. Liewellin, now that the
pavements where all scent, seemingly, must be obliterated by former cannot answer back from the grave, attempts to smirch
24,000; Oct, 25, from 6 fish, 58,000; Oct. 30, from 4 fish, 48,000; countless other footsteps, How perplexing the fact that he
total, 125,000. The past summer, like that of 1880, has been a —certainly knew more about dogs than about mien, lsé he
can unerringly follow the track of our horse, driven at speed would never have dedicated his excellent work ‘The Setter”
very dry season, and the river has been low the greater part over the cobble stones or dusty road, and surely find us,
of the time, which in part accounts for my not taking more to such a ‘‘friend” as Mr. Llewellin has proyen himseli to be de
althouzh many teams have crossed and recrossed our path. mortius nil nisi bonun.
salmon, as I have no doubt that large numbers came up the Often haye we puzzled our brainin endeavoring to solye the
Werrimack this season, : But the “liver and white” is the point at issue. In the
inysteryof this wonderful power, but in vain; and long ago, | **Kennel Chib Calendar and Stud Book,” vol. Il, under number
During the low stages of water the salmon haye been more like Dundreary, we resolved that ‘‘this was a thing that no 4260, the following entry ORCETY:
or less stopped at Manchester, N. H. After the nrgent appeal fellow could find out,” We once saw a brace of dogs road the
in 1864, from New Hampshire, charging Massachusetts with “Carlowitz—R. Ll. Purcell Llewellin’s, Willesby Hall, Ashby
trail of a grouse athwart the effluyium from the carcass of a de la Louch, breeder, owner, whelped 1875, Pedigree: hy
depriving her of migratory fish by impassable dams at dead horse, which the wind blew directlyin their nostrils, and Pilkington’s Dash (No. 1342, vol, 1.) out of Llewellin’s Countess
Lawrence and Lowell, it was hardly to be expected that any the heavily laden air reminded us—by contrast—of the (No, 1485, vol. I.) Chief performance, Bedtord, first prize.”
obstacle would be allowed in that State to retard the work ““spice-laden odors o£ Araby the blest;” with never a doubt
now being so successfully carried out. It appears thatthe When all the other entries have the colors given, why did not
nor fault they followed the bird and came to a staunch Mr. Llewellin pive the colors in this case?
owners at Manchester haye been constructing new mills, and point within twenty yards of the odorous mass. We could
disposing of additional water power, which accounts for the The presumption is that he had something to conceal, and
scarcely believe the evidence of our eyes nor place any this bit of subterfuge becomes painfully evident when it is
water being below the crest of the dam at a time when most confidence in the sense of the dogs until, with bated breath,
needed for the passage of salmon. werushedin and flushed the bird. We then and there fore- known that Carlowitz isa iver and white dog, as Mr, James
There is an impression among some of the mill-ownens, that, H. Goodsell, of New York city, the present owner, will gladly
swore all future attempts to elucidate the nnfathomable mys- show to hisvisitors. Can Mr. Llewellin tell us how itis that the
when they have built their fishway in accordance with the tery surrounding the subject. Besides the sense of smeli there sire of Carlowitz, Pilkington’s Dash, and his (Llevellin’s)
plans furnished them, their duties cease. This is ah error. is still another sense that pertains to the nose of our four- Countess, both blue beltons, descended trom Mr. Laverack’s
They are legally bound to remove ull obstacles Lo the passage footed triend that appears to be well defined and in constant
of fish which may have been created by the erection of these use. We refer to the habit which he has of touching wita the Old Blue Dash and Moll ILL, could produce a liver and white
dais; for ib has been decided by the Supreme Court of the end of his nose any object that he may he in doubt abont, dog! Does he mean to fell us that all bis own Layerack dogs
United States that the fish have the right of way, and it is a We have often noticed, especially when in a crowd, that when have had an outerass to account for the color? That is the
mistake to suppose that enforcing this right is an imter- only inference that can be drawn from his wild statement, and
our dog lost us for a moment he would upon his retmna—
ference with the rights of mill-owners or of corporations. although assured by our yoice and the evidence of his sight it will vet return to plague the originator, for he has in his
Salmon are re-established in the Merrimack River; and, if and smell—retain Tus inquisitive look, and would not appear recklessness fouled his own nest,
they have a fair chance. itis only a question of time when to be perfectly satisfied pf our identity until he had touched Tf this color is the result of an ontcross then Mr. Llewellin
they will be plenty. Their worth may be estimated by the | our hand or sonie part of our person with his nose. When he must haye known it since 1874, but during all these years he
record of many riyers in Scotland and Ireland, very nnich mhects 4 companion, or discovers something that he does not has kept silence as to the defecft—it such is to he—in his own
smaller than the Merrimack, which bring from sighty to a | quite understand, nothing but actual contact with his nose. dogs.
hundred thousand dollars annual rental. | will satisfy his curiosity. We must believe that Mr. Llewellin knew or did not know
Weare well convinced thatmost dogs
A Ietter from Prot. Baird to Col. Lyman regarding the who have been hunted much on different kinds of game can | of the outcross that produced the liver and white Carlowitz; if
establishment of a permanent station at Wood's Hall is given, readily distinguish the difference between them, and are |he knew then he has willfully deceived the public, If he did
and it only remains for the Massachusetts Levislature to never at fault as tothe particular kind of bird betore thei, | not know, where then did he get the recent information that
ratify the transfer, The appendieds contain; List of con- | We have owned several dozs that would almost unerringly | leads him and his unknown witness to find an outeloss in the
missioners, list of ponds leased, partial return of ponds, reports indicate by their action just what was in the wind, and we | case of Pride of the Border? But a tan who traduces the
ot P. P. Chadwick and W, H, Foote on the fisheries of the have many times changed our shells for something more ap- dead would not hesitate for hisown petty ends to misrepresent
Merrimack and Connecticut rivers, legislation, returns of ie eta ty the occasion to the manifest improvement of the his own stock, and if he has not done so, it is in order for him
weirs, seines and gillnets, and tables. ae, to explain. BH. A, Herzspre.
Broortyy, Feb. §, 1882.
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THE SIMCOE DOG AND POULTRY SHOW. THE YELLOW DOG AHEAD, EASTERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ie: reviewing the many bappy days spent with dog and gun At a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Eastern
the by-past season in the field, none afforded me more real t& Field Trials Club, on Thursday, Feb. 9, Vice-President
lps Norfolk Poultry and Dog Association held their first amusement than a day spentin pursuit of ruffed grouse and Mr. Jas, H, Goodsell in the chair, the report of the committee
combination show at Simcoe, inthe Drill shed, on February uail in the company of an old friend, with whom I have pronouncing the treasurer’s accounts correct was ree |e
6,7 and8, As we were particularly interested in the dog shot s few days euch season for many successive years. Ih The committee appointed for the purpose reported as follows:
show we will pass over the ponlty, of which there was a very obedience to his kind invitation, a tedious drive brought me “The committe are of the opinion that, in view of the
fine collection for a local exhibition. The president, Mr, Wree- to his house near noon late in December, accompanied by a increasing attention which is given to the breeding and train-
man, and the secretary, Mr. A, W. Smith, did everything in | brace of my best setters. Hospitality is arule of his house, ing of fine sporting dogs, and the lively interest which must
their power to make the show a success, and were ably backed and after partaking of a substantial lunch we were ready for surely be created by the holding of annual field trials properly
np by a good working committee, and have every reason to the field. In answer to his inquiry whether he had better | conducted, and under proper auspices, it is absolutely neces-
he eratified that their exertions were appreciated by the take bis Pup “alung, Treplied that if he was sure of its good sary that the question of ways and means should be disposed
public and that their show was a decided success, both as am behavior I had no objections, On being assured he was all of permanently, by the adoption of a policy whieh shall pro-
exhibition und financially. Simcoe is one of the oldest towns right he was unchained from his kennel, and looked a weedy yide for the collection every yearin advance, of a sum sufti-
inthe Western Peninsula, but until a very few years agoit was little fellow, lemon and white in color, about a year old, a cient to guarantee all the expenses which it may be necessary
without railway communication, but now it has two, and a eross between the Irish and English setter, and had not quite to incur, for leasing suitable grounds and stocking the sams,
third in contemtplation. We may expect to hear of its being the appearance of a bench show winner in form or condition, for prizes, and in general for carrying out the purposes of the
one of the most prosperous, as it is situated in the very midst On reaching cover after the first small field had been drawn club, upon # broud and liberal basis, and in such a manner
of a macnificent farming country. blank, one of my bitches came to a beautiful point when a that a membership in the club may be endowed with privi-
The Drill shed, which is situated in about the centre of the brace of ruffed grouse flushed and were brought to bag. The leges which any gentleman may be proud to possess.
town and is admirably adapted for such an exhibition, being other bitch and the puppy being off to one side, had no chance “We would therefore recommend that a special ecommittes
very large, well lighted and ventilated, and the floor being of to back, So far the puppy had been allowed little chance to of three be appointed by the chairman of this meeting with
dry sand there was no dampness about it, The dogs were | show himself, but in getting into the large field beyond the instructions to report as scon as practicable, the best plan for
kenneled along the’ western side, and the eastern side was eover he was cast off and given his head, How doceptive securing the permanent establishment of the chib upon an
devoted to poultry. appearances are; for never in all my experience with pointer improyed and more effective foundation, whether the same
The dogs were not beuched but placed on the ground, with and setter was [so much astonished as when Isaw that worth- shall be secured by increased membership fees or otherwise,
high divisions between each, which was a mistake, as it is not less looking creature at once transformed into a real flyer, with and that the report of the said committee be considered at a
easy to see them when so low; and besides itis not good for head finely carried and lowered stern whipping his hocks at special meeting of the club, to be held immediately upon the
them to lie on the ground at this season of the year. With this every bound, with haunches brought beantifully under him, expiration of the sixty days from and after Jan, 12, during
exception, and that sufficient care was not taken in having the quartering the largest field from side to side with his low, which time delinquent members are allowed to discharge
classes placed in their catalogued order, everything was in raking stride, and carefully easing up on approaching the their arrears of dues,”
very good shape. . ’ most likely places for game to habitate with as much judg- The report was unanimously adopted, and Messrs, Costar,
@ judging was done in a large open space in the middle of ment as an old campaigner, and finally throw up his head Hall and Hasnilton were appointed such committee, and will
the building, and Dr. I. G, Niven, London, Ont., officiated high into the wind and wall quite one hundred yards, and report at the next meeting, Upon motion of Mr. Leach, Mr.
us judge for all the classes and did quite as well as he usually staunchly and beautifully point (in real setter style) a large James H, Goodsell was added to the committee. Messrs. Don-
does. \ covey of quail, Iwas so much delighted with his perform- ner, Godeffroy and Leach were appointed to select grounds
The first class, English setters, had a good entry of eleven. ance that [remained back and allowed his owner to go up for holding the next trials, and to arrange the stalces, the
Of these the bitch Liddersdale was rightly placed first, She is alone, not wishing to perhaps unsteady him with strange opening of which was deferred until the next meetinz. Mr,
a black, white and tan, andis very taking in appearsuce, and company. Owner and dog were each prodigies of their kinds, Donner was appointed a committee to secure a room up-town
was well shown. Blythe, placed second, is rather large, but ! for on flushing the birds he handsomely doubled up a brace, for the meetings of the club. The next meeting will be held
the best of the lot. Jefferson Davis we fancied for second | usinga twelye-pound gun with as much ease as a toy, not on Wednesday, March 14, at 8 P. M.
place, but age and being quite lame put him back, and he had only then, but frequently afterward, even in thick cover.
fo be contented with h, ec. Irish setter had no entries, Gor- Thé balance of the covey dropped near where I stood, and
don setters had one good one in Jack. (Grouse-Moll MT.) waitine tor my companion to come up, we proceeded to give DOGS AND SHEEP.—The following letter has been sent to
This is 2 fine Gordon and shows himself remarkably well, and the dogs a fair trial. The puppy acquitted himself in fine the chairman of the committee on agriculture by the presi-
does credit to his sire. Water spaniels and cocker spaniels style, taking point after point with such rapidity and preci- dent of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of
were not food, and the first prize was withheld in each case, sion as to make the comparison not at all fayorable for my Cruelty to Animals: ‘Boston, Feb. 4, 1882. Dear Sir: I am no-
Tn this class we saw Dr. Niven’s beautiful little black cocker brace, showing quite as well on single birds in cover as tified that legislation is sought for the increasad protection. of
spaniel Black Bess, who was placed on exhibition and at- he had previously done in the field, and having bagged sheep, which I am informed means more severe laws against
tracted an admiring crowd; she was shown in good condition, ns many birds as we cared about doing, left the cover dogs. I would most respectfully ask in behalf of the Massa-
Foxhounds and beagles had some good eutries, particularly with as many points in his fayor as my brace. To chusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the
Dan. O'Shea’s Roxey, Forester and Music, and Col, Mabie’s say that I wus astonished and just the least bit morti- rivilege of addressing your committee on that subject, I shall
Count and Jeff. Collies had five entries and all very good. fied only slightly expresses my feelings, as I had consid- ope to satisfy your committee, first, that shepherd dogs
The Doctor took a very long time to decide between Laddie ered my brace strictly first-class performers. On our way now employed in Kurope, Asia and Africa and many parts of
and Lassie for first place, but finally the dog gotthe blue card; home another ruffed grouse was added to the bag over a point our own country, are the best protection for sheep; second,
and here wé may say that in this class where dogs aud bitches by my brace and still another by the puppy’s penny and this that bells attached to several sheep of each flock ines been
were shown together its hard to give a sound judgment, as ended the day. On the following forenoon we had fine sport, found, in Bngland and elsewhere, ample protection; third, that
the dog has the adyantage always of a better coat and frill the puppy again going off like a rocket, and doing grand in sheep raising and other districts dogs of most species are ex-
thana bitch, and thatis particularly where Laddie was superior work on game, quite holding his own with the best of my ceedingly valuable in protecting poultry from various other
to Lassié, who is a very stout bitch and was shown in beauti- two, althouch scarcely ShOmne as much superiority as on the animals; and, fourth, that dogs of nearly all species render
ful condition, as were all Mr, Rothera’s entries. Mr. Rothera previous afternoon, when ileft for home meditating on my great service to the people of this commonwealth, in ways too
had also two very fine puppies, Collins taking the special for way ou the uncertainty of appearances, and thinking after numerous to be specified in this letter, Very respectfully,
best Collie pup exhibited. Wox-terriers were a poor lot; Scotch all my care in breeding and breaking setters, how easily I got GnorcE T. ANGELL, President of the Massachusetts Society
alittle better, black and tan worse; bulldogs a poor mixture. downed by a novice in a fair and honorable trial, and was for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.”
Tn St. Bernards Priam was justly placed first. He is one of forced to admit that the best dog won, not by superior speed
the best proportioned dogs of the breed we have seen, and is and style, although he was deficient in neither, but by the
yery large, in fact, we considered him the best dogin the show, “RAILWAY JACK,” the dor which has become famous as
actual work done in finding and pointing game, what I con- a “‘free-pass” traveler on some of the Huglish railways, has:
His condition was something worthy of comment, The fol- sider the true test of field dogs. Can't you just hurry up a
lowing are : come to grief. The London Sporting Life of late date says:
THE AWARDS.
little and get your able treatise on dog-breaking put into book “Hitherto Jack has wandered all over England—has been seex
form, a8 we have another match to come off to see whether at Glasgow, Dundee, Bristol, and London, also Paris, etc.,
Pnelish setters.—1. T. G. Dayey’s Liddersdale; 2. G, W. Well’s Blythe; he or I pays for two books, when, if it falls on mea by being without getting a scratch, always returning to his home at,
y. H. c,. Blythe Woolnough’s Tray; h. ¢.. C. C. Rapelje’s Tory. again beaten, why then I,must buy his dog, Lewes Station, ‘Jack’ was last seen at Lewes about a fort
Gordon sétters—l. J. Lorne Campbell's Jack; 2, Same owner's JouN DAyIDson.
Gypsy- | night since, being then decked with ribbons, having been #
Monnon, January 31, 1882. welcome guest at a wedding party at Berwick. At Norwoock
Water spaniep.—l. David Durward's Sport.
Cocher spaniels._1, D. T. Rogero’s Bronto. Junction on Thursday night feat he was crossing the metals,
oxhsunds.—1. Dan O’Shea’s Roxey; 2, Same owner's Forester. OUR LONDON LETTER. missed his footing when attempting to jump on to the plat-—
Gréyhounds.—i. Dr, Stanton’s Beppo, it is arare thing for us to have such an open winter as the form, fell, and a passing train completely crushed his nea
Fox terriers.—1. John Matthew's Gip; 2. J. Madigin’s Fan; C, R. fore foot, also fracturing the arm-bone. He was sent to the
Huton’s Fritz. present one has, so far, been. Coursing has gone on unin-
Black and tan terriers.—2.-D. Durward’s Con; h. c., T. J. Doah's terruptedly, and the work of the trainer has not for a day been veterinary infirmary of Mr. R, Stock, Lewes, who, to suave the
Grip. interfered with. Horses, too, oyer most coursing grounds, animal's life, determined on amputation, which he subse
Morriers.—t. G. Bruce Jackson's Victory; 2. Dr. Stanton’s Ruby. haye been running strong, and if the weather holds out as it is quently performed, taking the leg off near the elbow, Mr. J.
Scotich terriers.—1. Dan O’Shea’s Lady; 2. Same owner’s Billy. some rattling trials are looked forward to over the Altcar G. Braden, surgeon, keeping ‘Jack’ under the iniluence of
Collies —1. N. Glazebrook’s Laddie; 2, F. W. Rothera's Lassie. flats when the blue ribbon of the leash is contested for next chloroform during the operation. Numerous indsed have
St. Bernard.—F. W. Rothera’s Priam; 2, A. McMechaels’s Major. been, and still are, the inquries as to ‘Jack’s’ progress, We
Newfoundlands._1. PF, W, Sinden’s Nero, ; month. At present an Irish nomination heads the bet-
Beagles.—1, Dan O’Shea’s Music; 2. Col, Mabie's Count; h. c., same ting, Alec Hallidayisso much favored that his owner, Mr. are pleased to state that he is doing as well as possible, receiv—
owner's Jeff. ' ‘ Alexande7’s nomination, is quoted at 1,000 to s0—and steadily ing the most unremitting attention from his surgeons,”
Bull doga.—1. John Madigen's Crib. backed at that. The Waterloo Cup is, however, a very open
Miscellaneous.1. F. W, Rothera's Pontiff; 2. Dan O'Shea’s Tom boy. affair this year, and it will want a dog with plenty of bottom,
Special prizes.—Best setter, divided by J. L, Campbell's Jack and 'T. aa well as speed, and a good killer, to win, for Flatman, Earl THE PHLON DOG.—The Mexicans call him pelon, the
G. Davey’s Liddersdale. Best collie pupny, FY. W, Rotherson’s Colin. | Senos keeper, has never had a finer lot of strong running Americans refer to him as the no-hair dog, while the stranger
Best spaniel, D. T. Roger's exhibit. Best miscellaneous, F. W. from the North who sees him for the first time calls him a cast-
Rothera’s Pontiff. ares. iron dog, for that is what he looks like at first glanceg@ Al
|" Mr. Swinburne will sell off his kennel of greyhounds at Lu-
cas’, Liverpool, during the Waterloo Cup week, a good chance though not particularly intelligent, the no-hair doe is sus-
NEW YORK BENCH SHOW. for any one forming a kennel. ceptible of a high polish, for his hairless hide shiney in the sun
As a proof of the number of dog shows in this country and as if it had been recently touched up with stove polish. His
We publish below a list of the classes for the Westminster body is about the size and somewhat of the shape of a water
Kennel Club’s Bench Show, to be held April 18, 19, 20 and 21: their popularity 1 may mention that the Kennel Chronicle has
registered the winners at no less than 320 shows held during melon—that is one of those small watermelons that are about
PREMIUM LIST.
| the two years 1880 and 1881. the size of a pelon dog. He differs, however, from the melon
There are 105 classes, as follows: f in that his tail is adorned with a tuft of blond hair, which is
1. segs oa mastif's, dogs, 2. Same, bitches. 3. Mastiffs, dogs. 4. | The great difference in the standard for judging dachshunds never the case with the watermelon, He wears a tuft of hair
Same, bitches, 5.. Puppies, either sex, i between that just set up by our newly formed Hnglish Dachs-
| —another tuft, of course, not the same one at all—on his
6. Champion rough-coated St. Bernards, dogs, 7. Same, bitehes, 8. hund Club and that of the German Dachshund Club has
rough-coated St. Bernard, dogs. 9, Same, bitches. 10, Champion brought forth a protest from the president of the latter in head, which giveshim a very striking appearance. The pelon
smooth-coated St, Bernards, dogs. 11, Same, bitches. 12. Smooth-coated form of a letter, which, with copies of the two standards I in- dog isfound in Austin, in San Antonio and in tamales, the
St, Bernards, dogs, 18 Same, bitches. 14. St. Bernard puppies, either close for publication, should you think the matter of sufficient latter being a Mexican dish, the iInzredients of which are as,
sex, Se uneertain as those of hash.—Teras Siftings.
15. Berghunds, dogs. if. Same, bitches.
17. Newfoundlands, dogs. 18. Same, bitches. 19. Same, puppies, he Kennel Gazette states that £190 was offered and refused
either sex, , for Mrs, Lindsay’s pug doz Tum Tum II, and that the sum of ANOTHER SKEWER.—A letter from Indianapolis, Ind,,
2). Champion greyhounds, either sex. 21. Greyhounds, dogs, 22. £250 was offered and refused for Miss Jaquet’s Tum Tum, and signed by “8S. H. M.” in edition Feb. 2, has attracted my at-
Bame, bitches, | that in both cases the would-be purchasers were Americans, tention as being very similar to the case of a bitch which some
23, Deerhounds, either sex. : Tshould be sorry to hurt the feelings of these pug buyers or
24. Champion pointer daga, over 5albs. 25. Champion bitches, over years avo I presented to Mr. Henry McNeil, of Philadelphia. ¥
60lbs, 26. Pointers, dogs over 5ilbs. 27. Bitches, over 50lbs. 28, Cham-
friends, but I find it mighty hard to be silent; still, perhaps called on My. McNeil some months after and found she had
pion pointers, dors under 55lhs. 29. Bitches, under 50lbs. 30. Pointers, the statement of the fact, showingits naked folly and extrava- | grown to be a beautiful animal. On examining her I dis-—
dogs under Sslbs. 31, Bitcbes under 50!bs. 32. Puppies, dogs. 83; pup- gance, is enough. coyered directly below the last or next to the last shart rib on
pies, bitches, i Tum Tum was a charming little dog and came to aTum
Turn sad IL.
end,i «‘her
her leftleft side
side a a swelling,
ine which
i ax
appeared ;
to give her 5 some pain ;
31, Dnglish setters, champion dogs, 39 Champion bitches. 386, Im- being run over by a heavy wagon and killed. on pressure. Manipulation, accompanied by an apparent
pee dops. 87, Sane, bitches. 38. Natives, dogs. 89. Same, bitches, 40. also a good pug, and bids fair to take old Sootey’s place as pain, made it known to me that the now discharging sore
oglish setters, puppies, done: 41, Bitches, 42. Champion black and tan | champion of the champions.
setters, dogs. 43. Bitches. 44. Black and tan setters, dogs. 45, Bitches, contained something of a solid nature, which I at first took ta
46. Pippies, dogs, 47. Bitches. 48. Chanzpion Irish setters, dogs, 49, | ‘The entries for the eighth Field Trial Derby numbers sixty be a piece of fractured rib; when withdrawn it proved to be a
iatehes: 60. Trish setters, dogs. 51, Bitches. 52. Puppies, dogs. 53. | pointers and seventy-five setters, and it has been arranged for butcher’s wooden skewer used for trussing meat, I didn’t
itehes. trials to take place in the last week of April over the grounds measure it, but showld say it was eight inches in length. No
64, Irish water spaniels, either sax. of Mr. H, R. Farquharson, Tarront Guuyille, Blandford, Dor- bad results followed, and the wound soon healed,—C, 8, W.
65, Spaniels, other than black, over 28lbs., either sex. 56. Cocker set, Hoe Davzren.
spaniels, other than black, under 28lbs., either sex, S57, Black Epa Loypon, England, Jan. 20.
tél, over 28lbs., either sex, 58. Black cocker spaniels, under 2lbs., CANINE NAMMS.—A few days ago alocal item told of a
either sex. 59. Spaniel puppies, any color. -
&). Champion foxhounds, cither sex, 61, Foxhounds, either sex. MANGE CURE.—Onarranooca, Tann.—Hditor Forest and ) Third Ward boy who named his doz Peruviam, in the hops
Pg eae cae beagles, either sex, 63. Beagles, dogs. 64, Bitches. Stream: I notice that you are frequently asked for a mange thatits bavk would be good for the ague, which brings to
LAS, remedy, Last summer and fall, my eke had a very stub- mind the fellow in Detroit, who calls his dog Non Sequitur,
fi. iat cinnsatep either sex. borti Gage, which resisted sulphur and lard and obher similar becsusé it does not folloy. This is altogether too classical for
67, Champion fox-terriers, fogs. 63. Bitches, 69, Fox-terriers, ointments, which Ihad used successtully in former cases, and the Fourth Ward boy, who has dubbed his bnll-pup the
dogs. 70. Bitches, 71. Puppies, dogs. 72. Bitches. as an experiment I used a dilution of carbolic acid (one part of “World,” because it wags asit will, A friend of the smart
Ds Champion collies, dogs. 74. Bitches. 75. Collies, dogs. 76. youth, on hearing it, remarked that that was far-fetched, for
Bitches. 77. Puppies, dogs. 76, Bitches. ‘ }acid and eight parts of water), with which I thoroughly
bathed the affected parts twice a day (having water ab hand while the world might waz on, who eyer heard of any other
7). Champion bulldogs, either sex, 60. Bulldogs, either sex.
81. Champion bull-terriers, over 25lbs., either sex, 683. Bull-terriers, with which to wash it off, didit burn too severely), and in a part but the tail of the doz wagging. ‘What!” replied the
ever 25)bs,, either sex. 83. Champions, under 25lbs, 64, Under 251bs.. few days the sores were healed, Have used it with marked precocious Californian, “didn’t yer never hear of a doe
either sex. 8&5. Puppies, either sex. 8G. Rough-haired terriers, either success on hounds since.—Jay CEE, wagon?! The man came up immediately and brousht the
sex, $87. Black and tan terriers, either sex. §& Dandie Dinmont item in.—Secramento Record-Linion, And a New York youns-
terriers, either sex, 89, Trish terriers, either sex. 90, Champion Skye- Jady will name her dog Misery because he loves compan.
terriers, eilher sex, 91. Skye-terriers, either sex, 92. Champion PITTSBURGH DOG SHOW.—Frrrssures, Pa,, Feb. 6,
pugs, dogs, 93. Bitches. (4 Pugs, dogs. 95. Bitches, 96, Puppies, 1882.—I am glad to inform you that the managers have secured
either sex. 97. Champion Yorkshire terriers, blue and tan, over Slbs,, the old City Hall fer their show, a capital good place, well TRAINING vs. BREAKING,—There has been snueh a de-
either sex. 99. Same, under Slbs. 98. Yorkshire terriers, blue and yentilated and plenty of light, and as it will only be devoted mand for thenumbers of FoRESs? AND,STREAM containins these
tan, over Slbs. 100. Same, under lbs. 101. _ to the use of the dogs, all exhibitors can rest assured that urticlesthat the supply isnearly exhausted.and we can fur-
102, King Charles or Blenheim spaniels, either sex, 103. Japanese
aniels, either sex, 104. Italian greyhounds, 105. Miscellaneous, or their dogs will receive plenty of room and good care. The nish no more. The treatise wil soon bs issued in book form,
fovoiga Class, either sex. entries positively close on the 2th inst,—Cuas, LincoLn, Supt, of which due notice will be given, :
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MR, WALN’S FOXHOUNDS,—I amvsor'y to write you of
the death ot the entire pack of Mr, Ed. Waln’s iniported fox-
hounds by distemper, ‘The disease ih its most malignant form
attacked the dows, and one by one they succumbed to it, the
last hound having been destroyed only a few days ago. Ac-
cepting the opinion of Mr, Schrieber, of Philadelaphia, tio whom
the animals were shown the day of their landing, they were
in a most miserable condition, having suffered greatly during
their long yoynze to this country. Much was expected by
cross-country riders from this pack of nineteen in number,
and the Germantown Hare und Hound Club promised them-
selves many good hunts with them. The writer has heard not
a few sportsmen give it as their opinion that English fox
hounds imported to this country would not prove as good as
our own dogs in following the fox in our wooded sections, and
the greater part of the Iinited States where red: foxes are
hunted is much more wooded than Great Britain, “ Wnelish
dogs would prove too fleet; they start and could not be ridden
alter.” Again, “Our dogs, owing to the fact that they
seldom seen in a chase, have naturally more tongue ai are
more noisy than Mnetlish dogs, indicating by their yoiees their
position and presenge ina hunt, while imported foxhounds
are spoken of as having less voice. The second generation of
Hnglish stock, no matter how well the importation worked at
home, would be infinitely superior to the new-comers,” Mr.
Waln has the sympathy of all true lovers of fox-hunting, for
lis importation would doubtless have been « great benefit to
breeders and snortsmen.—Homo.
COCKER SPANIEL GLUB.—ditor Forest and
T haye the pleasure to announce that Mr. J. H. Goodsell has
given us a donation of $10 to add to the cocker club prize list
for the New York show. The club prizes now amount to BOD,
which will be distributed as follows: $10 to the best cocker
dog; $10 to the best cocker bitch; $5 to the best puppy, and
My, Goodsell’s $10 will be awarded to the best of the three
winners, These prizes are open to the Cocker Chib members
only, and gentlemen desirous of competing for them should
jom at once. The annual dues are $2, and this sum will entitle
members to compete for the special of $10 at Pittsburgh in ad-
dition to the above.—JAs. W. Watson, Sec’y,
453 W. 43d st., New Yorr.
BLACK SPANIEL LOST.—Mr. Chas, Dey, of Elmira, N..
¥., has lost bis black spaniel dog, He disappeared last Au-
gust, he weighs about 32lbs.; his coat is long and slightly
wavy, ears long and well feathered; legs also feathered. He
is 4. compact and strongly-built dog. Information that will
lead to his recovery will be suitably rewarded,
LORD PERCY.—Mr, Perey C. Ohl, of Plainfield, N. J., has
had the misfortune tio lose by death his celebrated black and
tan setter dog, Lord Percy, irom pneumonia. Mr, Ohl recentily
réfused $1,200 for him. He was a grandson of Sir Edward
Laverack’s Mystery, also of the Duke of Gordon's Die. ~ qualities.
PITTSBURGH DOG SHOW.—Mr. Geo. C: Sterling, of this
city, offers as a special prize at the Pittsburgh Show a lemonade
set of thirteen pieces, suitably engraved, for the best Llewel-
jin sester dog puppy under twelve months old,
A. prize of 520 will be given best kennel of fiye St. Bernards;
pair game medallions to best Irish setter, bench and field trial
record to be considered.
KENNEL NOTES.
NAMES CLAIMED,
Wash and Net I, By Judge J, M. Kinney, Staunton, Va., for liver
and white pointers—dog and bitch—whelped Sept, 6, 1881, by Don
Royal (Snipe—Royal Countess) out of owner's Tabby (—— —Net).
Briar dnd Bronble, By W. WH. and F, Ashburner, Philadelphia, for
white, black and tan beagle dogs, piled Sept. 26, 188i, by Mose
See eb ont of Dr, Twaddéll’s Melody (Lee—Lill),
ush. By W. A, and ¥. Ashburner, Philadelphia, for white, black
and tan beagle bitch, whelped Aug. 21, 1881, by Plute (Rattler—True)
oul of Queen (Victor—Lucy).
Rose Blunch, By Mr Austin Van, Newark, N. J., for black cocker
Spaniel hiteh puppy, three months old, by Reap out of Wick’s Blanch.
Dovtor Clyde. By Mr. N. Palmer, Baltimore, Md,, for liver and
wets pointer dog, whelped June 20, 1880 (mative North Carolina
stoels).
Pally Wog. By Mr. W.H, Coleord, St. Joseph, Mo,, for dark liver
Irish water spaniel bitch, whelped Noy. 1. 1881, by importer Dan
O'Conner out of imported Irish Nell.
Smit, By Mr. J, Byson Marston, North Andover, Mass.. for Gor-
don setter dog, whelped Aug. 10, 1881, by imported Rowland out of
Gypsey (Tom—Bess), pap
Mollie B.—Siiipe. Mr, 11, C. Bronsdon’s (Boston, Mass.) imported
red Irish setter bitch Mollie B. to owner's Snipe, Feb. 9,
Belle—Snipe. Mr. James 5, Wibert’s (Mauch Chunk, Pa.. liyer and
eS cocker spaniel bitch Belle ta Mr. Johnson’s liver cocker Snipe,
eb. 10.
Jil—Curlie. Wir, Manasseh Smith's (Woodford, Me.) liver English
curly retriever Jill to owier’s curly retriever Curlie, Feb. 18.
Flirt «l1,—Ranter. Mr. Thomas’ J. Goodwin's (Portsmouth, N. HH.)
hengle bitch Flirt 1. (ilirt—Juber) to owner’s Ranter (Rally—Louise),
Jan. 27.
Gipsey—Eanter. Mr. Thomas J. Goodwin's (Portsmouth, N. H.)
berale hitch Gipsey (lajor—Vesta) to owner’s Ranter (Rally—Louise),
Heb, 5.
Lvoo—Lock, Mr. J, §. Crane's (Lake Village, N. H.) Gordon setter
hitch Loo (Drake—Bess) to Mi, J. F. Johns? (Haverhill,
(Bailey's Tom—Pamnsy).
Nellie Grey—Prince of Orange. Mr. John Davidson's English setter
Bi Nel Grey (Afton—Nellie) to his imported Prince of Orange,
‘eb, 6.
Mlowrish—Elcho, Mx. Hdward 0. Ladd's (Everett, Mass.) red Tvish
setter bitch Plourish (Berkley—Ruby) to Dr. Wm, Jaryis’ champioi
Hicho, Feb. 5. 5 placement and the bloating of body above water, according to the
Queen Bess—Grouse. Mv. Thompson's (Foxboro, Mass.) setter bitch
Queen Bess to Waters’ Grouse, Feb, 7.
Rhue—Arlington. Mr, Thomas Adeock'’s (Providence, R. T,) red
Trish setter bitch Rhue (Meho—Adeock’s Juno) to Mr, OC, Fred,
see (Pasytucket, R, 1.) Arlington (Pratt's Dan—Hobart’'s
eb.
SALES.
Roger. English setber dag (Rob Roy—Belle) hy Mr, Anthony Hig-
gins, Wilmington, Del., to Mv, J. Clarence White, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rowland—Gipsey whelp. Gordon setter dog, whelped Aug. 10, 1881,
by Mr. 8, B. Bray's imported Rowland out of owner's Gipsey (Tom—
Bess) by Mr. G, W. Edwards, North Andoyer, Mass., to Dt. Tf, B. Bol-
ton, Newburyport, Mass.
Doctor Clyde, Liver and white pointer dog, whelped Jime 2, 1880,
xan ee William Asken, Kinston, N. C,, to Mr. N. Palmer, Baltimore,
SLC.
Manehester, Black spaniel doe DUPPY (Benedict—Rhea
te TT.)
Hollis
Hornell Spaniel Club, Hornellsyille, . Y., to Ma, Burr Hollis
Same place,
ikea IT, Black spaniel bitch puppy (Benedict—Rhea IL.)
Hornell Spaniel Club, TWornellgyille, By. ¥., to Ma. Burr Hollis
Ramie place,
Yankee, Liver and white couker spaniel dog, whelped April 12,
"1881 (Dan—Bess), by Mr. Birr Hollis, Hornellsville, N. Y,, to Mr, ©. T.
G. Chace, New York.
Mollie, Liver and white cocker Spans hitch, whelped April 12,
1881 (Dan—Bess), by Mr. Burr Hollis, Hornellsyville, N. Y.) to Mi. C. T.
G., Chiee. New York.
Brice itd Broaimble, White, black and tan sete dogs. whelpead
Sept. 26, 1851, (Mose—Molody) by D, H. Twaddell, Philadelphia, Pa.
to Myers, W. Haul, Ashburue of the same city,
Nina A. Red Trish setter bitch (Rory O'More—Pearl) by the Rory
O’More Kennel, Albany, N. ¥,. to Mr. Erastus Corning, Jr., of the
same place. ‘ ‘ i sake of argument let us grant that ‘a rule whic: will include
Rory O'More—Noroh O' More whelps. Red Irish setter bitch puppies
by Rory O’More Kennel, Albany. N. Y., one to Mr. Charles R. Sqiites,
Troy, N. ¥,. one to Mr. FE. R. Rowley, Dallas, Texas, and one to Mr.
Walrath, East Albany, N, Y.
Dore, Tiver and white cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Aug. 16, 1877, If by this is meant that the depth or drau geht of a yacht is to be
by Capt (Romeo—Juliette) out of Flora ah ised by Mr. ‘Thos, faken as a lever to which the ballast is applied to produce a righting
D, Adams, Franklin, Pa., to Mr, Burr Hollis, Hornelisville, N, Y, power, and this righting power is to he taxed, % am in Hope that no
Pearl, Liver and white couker spaniel hitch, by Me. Thos, D, Adams, such rule will ever hainper Ameri¢an yachts,
Pranklin, Pa., to Mr. Burr ffollis, Hornellsville, N.Y.
such a rule will reduce his draught or depth and his ballast toa mini-
Flori, Unported liver and white cocker spaniel bitch, by Mx. Phos, - min, 2nd we shallbe no better off than we sould he under 2 Jength
Adams, Prenklin, Pa., to Mr, Burr Hollis, Hornelisville; N, Y,
mule, If depth is to be the élement, then Crm, Hysliep's argunyent
FOREST AND STREAM.
Ire. Liver and white cpeker spaniel daz, aS May 25, 1877
(Snip—Juliette), by Mr. Thos, D, Adamis, Trinklin, Pa., to Mr. Burr
Hollis, Wornelisyille, N.Y.
WHIOTLPS,
Norah O' More, The Rory 0’ More Kennel’s (Albany, N, ¥.) ved Trish
bitch Norah O’More (Berkley—Tilloy) whelped Jan. 28, nine hy cham-
pion Rory O*Mare, : 5 : tax the small hoats for one quality iiherent in her size, why uot tax
Mlovrie, Mr. N, Leonard's (Boston, Mass.) black setiter biteh Plorrie
(Copeland's Pete—Bassett’s Queen Bess) whelped ten—six dogs and
four bitches—by Mr. G, Lewis’ Lancaster (Dash 11T,—Mojaska),
DHATHS.
Starlight. Wo. J. O. Donner’s (New York) black and white English
setter bitch Starlight, 13 months old, by Drind out of Star (Leicester—
Dart), eb. 8.
Lord Percy, Mr, Perey ©, Ohl's (Plainfield, N. J.) black and tan
setter dog, six years old, of pneumonia.
Irish Nell. Mir, A. A. Raymond's (South Norwalk, Conn. (red Irish
pu bitch Irish Nell (Rory O’More—Gay), Feb. 8, from abcess in the
head.
are
THH GRHAT BILLIARD MATCH AT PARIS.—The result
of the great international match at Paris between Maurice
Vignanx, champion of France, and George F. Slosson, cham-
pion of America, is very gratifying to the numerous patrons
of the noble game in this country, Slosson, as every one
knows who takes an interest in this gentlemanly species of
recreation, is a young American who has several times essayed
to wrest the title of champion of the world from Vignaux,
who bas worn it so long, but, until this last memorable con-
test, was always defeated. In the recent game, however,
which proved to be the greatest on record as regards high
Stream:
averages and runs, his yictory was complete. The match was
4,000 points, three ball carromis, for a stake of 10,00Ufrs., under
Whatis called the champion rules. It was played, as all pre-
vious great matches of recent date, in France, on a Collender
ox10 standard table of the world. The runs and averages
were higher than those attained in any game ever before
played, and attest the grealb superiority of the Collender
tables.
Yachting and
and Canoeing.
Canoeir
Pachting
SS eee,
THE KEY
TO FAIR MEASUREMENT.
Chapter the First.
1, Yacht designing implies the fashioning of mass,
2, The resulting form is model.
3, The mass dealt with limits the qualities of every Icind attainable
in the model.
4, The mass employed supplies the possibilities for the embodiment
of qualities in the model,
5, Equal masses afford equal opportunities for the attainment of
6. Unequal masses do not,
v. Hence logical conclusions as to the yalue of form can only be drawn
frorn comparative tests of the same mags pub into different shapes.
Or from different masses reduced to equality in respect to mass by a
proper allowance from the larger to the smaller.
8, A given mass is entirely without specified form.
9. Taxing mass is therefore not taking the particnlar shape which it
has assumed in a certain model, but the amount contained in the
modeél and that only, : Take for an example a cutter 32ft. waterline, 35f0, on deck, Step
10, Rqual facilities in mass granted for the production qualities, it is
manifestly mequable to assess differences in the forms chosen, No just
cause for an assessment exists,
li, To tax such differences, as for example, differences in length, in
beam, in depth, in any two or in any three of them, or in any teatures
whatsoever of the model, is an exhibition of prejudice against certain
peculiarities of form,
12, No fair rule of measurement should exhibit prejudice against or
favor for any format all.
15. Rules having bulk ag their prime foundation comply with the
above in every respect.
if, No evasion of bullc rules {s possible except at an actual reduction
in the possible capacities attainable, corresponding to the reduction
effected in the mass,
Chapter the Second.
A. Taxing the model in any directions or for any of the peculiarities
in the distribution of its mass is saddling the talent displayed in giving:
il shape with an unjustifiable weight,
B. It is giving a bonus to an equal mass seeking by special shape to
ayade the directions or peculiarities taxed,
C, All measnirement rules inflicting penalties upon shape must end
in the prevalence of a protected type the least aflected by the rule, all
others being legislated to the wall,
D, Fres modeling becomes impossible under a rule taxing shape in
any manner,
H. An eyasion of rules taxing shape is possible without an actual
reduction in the mass and the qualities obtainable ‘herefrom, thus
Mass.) Lock discriminating against a model in which for food ieason 16 such
évasion has been sought by an uncalled for and unjust exaction of
“time.” As examples fhe efforts witnessed in the fleat to overreach
one another by the stunting of length and expansion in beam. Or the
squeezing of beam and a stretching of depth. Or the shriveling of dis-
direction or feature most heavily levied upon; the mass being neyer-
theless made to do duty in places the least affected by the propensities
Craw-
of the rule in force,
Ruby), I’. No rules taxing shape can comply with the axioms set forth in
Chapter the Wirst. They are therefore faulty in conveption and as a
sequence unfair in their application as well as misleading in their
effect upon the estimate of yalue attaching to various forms.
MEASUREMENT.
. ciation Book’ in the followmg December for distribution aniong
Editoy Forest and. Stream:
In yourissue of February 2, [notice a letter from Com. John Hyslop
on the Inéasurement question. I cannotrefrain, however, from inflict-
ing these ideas of mine on you and your readers,
byve the The speed of a yesselis due to the excess of the driving power over
of the the resistance. This éxcess grows proportionately greater the larger
the vessel becomes, so that a large boat will sail faster than a small
hy the one of the sameé model. A fairrole of measurement would handicap
of the
the larger boat merely for her size, and place the two boats on the
same footing as that on which a five-year-old horse meets a three-year-
old in a“ weight for age" race, The question is, what constitutes the
size, or, as Com, Hyslop argues, the power of a yacht 7
Tshallleays this question for others to sethlé, and address myself
now to Com, Hyslop’s argument,
Ai the outset allow me to protest arainst the ch ildishness of bringing
steamers and racing shells into an arzumenton eniling boats, If Com.
Hyslop insists that the comparison is just, will he affirm that tha ad-
dition of lead ballast to the keels of such vegels will merease their
speed or benefit them as in sailing vessels ?
A perfect rule will tol only * eqnitably measure existing boats,” but
for Obvious reasons must not encourage any extreme t Wor the
it (i.e,
outside ballast), and the depth or draught of a vacht,” and «also take
in ballast ‘ab the same depth" as outside ballast, “but covered
by a
garboard,” will equitably measure existing boaxs. (I believe the above
is what Mr, Hyslop advacates.)
A man buildi g under
[Fap. 16, 1989,
against the bulk rule, that it taxes froshoard, would apply equally
well to his own plan, or to any other, including the depth,
Com. Hyslop’s strongest areumient secms to me to ba the fach that a
ten-fonner can carry her ballast ina 1ore advantageous position tian
alargerboat, Butitisan undoubted fact that the ten-tonner will come
aboutin halfas much time as the thirty or forby-ton vessel. Tf we are to
her for the other and all the rest thal will readily suggest themeelyes!
Any proposition to tax ballast as lo its position appears tome faulty,
A broad, shallow boat is found to be the prodnet oP such a role, unless
a heayy tax is laid on beam also, and this would certainly not be fair
to 6xisting boats. Such a rule would produce narrow, shallow boats,
yaluable principally as coffins, That outside ballast males a vessel
short-lived, may be true, and I may go further and assume that it
makes large yachts dangerous in some respect, But if such is the
case, why not simply tax outside ballast, or forbid i use 2 Why is il
necessary to taxa boat of deep model for caritying her ballast well
down ? Do notunderstand meas wishing to tax outside ballast, as 1
An. not prepared to defend such a rule. I believe that under a bulic
rule, which willnot ineiude projections fore and aft, but above the
water line, such questions will settle themselves, If Com, Hyslop ob-
jects to the bulk rule because it discourages freeboard, then why mot
tako the displacement of a yacht ahd add to it a fraction, Say tyo-
thirds or threo-quarters of her bulk above water?
lam aware, Mr. Editor, that you do not asree with those advocating
such 4 role, [can agree with you in that particular; but such a rule
will certainly work less mischief than the oné I tmderstand Com.
Hyslop to suggest. I hope that have misunderstood him, however,
and shall be yery happy if have, for 7 must own that the article in
question was very far from what | had expected from a souree of such
good reputation. . WV oelS
[Our correspondent sirikesthe keynote te fair measurement when
he says that under a bulk ride questions of draft, depth, etc., will
settle themselyes as found best adapted to the ends by experimentand
experience. They will not do so, however, under any role measuring
linear extensions, for boats shrink in the directions measnred and ex-
pand in thosé not measured, No evasion is possible when bulk ig
gauged without an actual sacrifice in the size of your boat and her
“power” with it,]
MEASUREMENT.
We. had announced our intention to refrain from a further consid-
eration of the measurament question, believing the matter had
already received its full sharo of attention in Vorsst anp STREAM,
The appearance of aletter in onr columns from such a well-known
expert as Commodore John [Hyslop is our excuse for formulating in
fresh fashion the principles which shoul govern the inception of modi-
fications to present customs in the gauging of yachts for racing pur-
poses. The‘points raised in the letter rom Mr. Hyslop have, one and
all, received explicit consideration in preceding issues of this journal,
to which the reader is referred for our reply.
We have now drawn up in two short chapters all there need be said
concerning measurement.
Allrules may be divided in two zeneval classes—those haying bulk
or mass as their basis and those resting upon differences in the form
of yachts,
Why the former are logical and fair is shown in Chapter the First,
Why the latter cannot ba either is covered by Chapter the Second.
We will only ask the reader to give thorough examination to each
of the paragraphs enumerated, to view them from every side conceiv-
able and to preserye the unity of our rationale in his mind. He cannot
then go astray, and may be trusted to haye as clear, positive and im-
preguable conyictions upon the subject as we possess ourselves,
Boyond this wé do not care to reopen the subject, though our columus
aro at the disposal of all shades of opinions from the public, whether
agreeing with us or not,
SAIL MAKING.
Etlitor Forest and Stream:
Yor the benefit of any of your renders who may be building cutters
this season, I will give my rules for cutting, riggme, and handling the
sails. Will commence with the most important, the stay-sail.
the mast one-third the length from stem, in this ease 12ft., cut stay-sail
one-sixth longer on foot than distance from siem-head to mast, which
would be for this boat 2ft., making the sail 14ft, on the foot; the
hoist of sail may yary according to stability of boat, or owner's
ideas aud purposes.
When laying out the sail on the cutting Hoor, allow for a single hem of
three inches, lap for luff and same for leach, Iu allow énough margia
at the foot to make a hem of sanie width that sball beat least four-
ply four thickness of canvas). After the seyeral cloths are stitched ta-
gether and a single row of stitching is runaround the edge, pul on the
holt rope, beginning ou the foot of the sail, two feet back of the tact,
by making a two-inch slit in lower edge of hem; insert the bol-rope
inside the hem six inches, and sewit through and through; now run
bolt-vope around the tack, up the luff and down the leach m the usual
way, turn it at the clew, thenrunit alonp foot of sail two feet and
insert it in the four-ply hem same as al tack, Nowrun three or four
rows of stitching along the four-ply hem at the foot and your sail is
securely bound,
You will observe that on the sail cite: in_this example there will be
ten feet of the foot that has no bolt rope. I do this because this sail
will set perfectly fiat and trim, while one with the bolt-rope running
entirely around it will belly out and wrinkle.
To bend this sail, of course our fore-stay sets up at the stem head,
stay should basetup as taught as a fiddle string. I don’t believe in
slack stuys to ease the mast. Now, splice into the eye at clew, a short
span, say two feet long; wire rope is best to make thespan with. In
each end of the span turn an eyelet for sheets to hookin, Tsay hook
in, because when Iam “jammed” ona wind I want my Stay-sail sheets
to lead inside of shrouds, and when on any other course, I haye sheets
to run outside of shrouds, and if the sheets hook to the span il is only
a moment's work to pass them either inside or outside the standing
Tigging, as the boat's course may require, F
Some of your readers will objact to having any part of the siay-sail
come abaft the mast, on account of the extra cloth haying a tendency
to back the main sail when sailing close-hanled, bnt if the sail is made
in the way I have described, and the fan-leader for the sheetisin the
proper place, there will be no shaking to the lott of the main-sail on
any course. My object in carrying the foot of the sail so Far-aftis,
because with this sail I can lower my mainsail entirely when tying in
a reef (having previously let the jib halyard go by the rin), and my
yacht, with tiller flat amidshi), willnot talloff at all, but on the eon-
trary, will come up if filler is not lifted a trifle. T have sailed a 36-foot
cutler “single handed,’’ when I haye been obliged to tie down a rect,
and found no trouble in doing so, the yacht meantime taking eare of
herself under stay-sail only, MicHIGANDER,
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION.
Te first printed pinapiiet of the A. C. A. has bewn published aud
4A samples sent to all members. Additional copies can be procured
for fifteen cents each by addressiug the secretory, Dr, C, A. Neide,
Slingerlands, N. ¥. : : ; y
Ata meeting of the American Canoe Assog¢iation, held in the wig-
wam at the Canoe Islands, Lake George, Warren ©o., New York, in
August, 1881, Article 8, on publications, of the constitution, was abol-
ished, and N, H. Bishop, secretary, was instructed to publish an '*ASso-
members—duplicate copies to be sold to applicants At cost.
A resolution was also adopted, instructing the “committe on the
revision of the constitution, by-laws, classification of canoes, sailing
rules, etc,,” to send a copy .of the results of its work, after iis
adoption by the association, (the voting to be done through the post
office) to the secretary, who would incorporate the same im the Asso-
ciation Book, with a list of officers, members and canoes of tha
American Canoe Association, aS well as such information as might ba
deemed necessary. it .
As the duties of this commiltee are onerous, tima has not bean
allowed for the conipletion of the difficult task assigned it; conse-
quently the secretary can publish only such material as has been
furnished him, The list of canoes has not been filled out by the mem-
bers, and in many instances the private signals haye not been sent in.
Members who have not performed these duties will please correspond
with the newly-elected secretary, Dp, Charles A. Neida, of Slinger-
lands, Albany Co., N.Y, Dr. Neide will publish the new constitution
after it has been adopted by the members of the A. C. A.
Gopies of the old constitution, which was adopted in August, 1880,
as a temporary guide until a large membership could be secured, can
be obtained from Dr. Neide. ’
Until the new constitution is adopted, the following articles from,
the old one will be of service: ; ?
Arri¢nE 1, NAme AND OnsECT,—This association shall be called The
American Canoe Association, and its object shall be the promotion of
“NOeINE. Yo
vents = CANoBs.—A canoe, to be placed on the association list and
to be entered for races, must baa boat sharp sb hoth ends and not
more than thirty-six inches mm widllon deck. She may be propelled
by, sails or paddle, or both; bul she must be capable of being
eMbiontly ropelled by a double-bladed paddle.
Arr, 3. Memenrsare.—Any ee inawy become a meanber of this
Assogiation who has been elected by & three-fifths yote of the directors,
 B. 16, 1882 | FOREST AND STREAM ST
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= has become & member of a branch elib, and who has thereunch Nene. Aires Nume of Canae. world of new things such a voyage would disclose to those who haye
pul his initiation fee and annual dubs for the ensuing year; but FP. A. Johns, 134 William st., N.Y. City, Wanderer: never been off soundings, and how the taps would be diseomfited.
alyGanos owners Shall vote at association mastings or be élizible for Dv. A..G, Hopkins, Willard, N. Y., mez. There is no reason wlhiy yachts of forty or fifty feet should not inske
olfice. Julius Hari, Skeneateles, N. ¥., the trip every sumuner. Cutters from ten fons up could do £0 without
Arr. 7, DerrrArion aes AND Dues.—The initiation fee shall be one Dr. 4. D. Walter, Marietta, O., Columbia. danger or discomfort, yet what a plight our sloops would be im, 6ven
_ doilar, and the annual dues shall be one dollar, payable in advance to T, i, Small, Athens, Penn., Bila. the largest of than, shanlid ther be put to real work: suchas thorough
the secretary or treasurer, Jobn HWabberton, WN. ¥, Herald, N. ¥. City, yachitsmen would most enjoy.
Ant, ¥. CLUB Sienau.—The association alpuel shall be a pointed Will Brooks, 516 California st.. San ran,, Folly.
burgee, titeen iueheslong and ten wide, of red, with a longitudinal SENSIBLE,—The New York Y¥. C, willresolve fo abolish the band
C. P. uihardt, Porest & Stream, 39 Park Row, Pilot. master’s uniform which has so long occupied pages in the cluh hook,
stripe of white two inches wide, on which shall be displayed in red A. GC. Moore, Sturbridge, Mass., Raven.
the letters A, C. A. v butnevyer was relished ou shipboard. The Sexvwanhaka Y. C, has
H, F. Otis, 139 Beacon st., Boston, Mass., Mystery, already substituted rubber buttons and abolished the stripes on the
All fufids should be sent to the secretary in a registered letter, or by E, H. Saundirs, 826 Cooper st., Camden, N, J., sleeve. Others may follow suit. If fireworks and fandangos conld
postal monsy order. Dr. ©. A, Neide, Slingerlands, N, Y,, Ethel, only be sent the same way and sailing be made the object of club
_ Ladies may become honorary members by action of the Board of J. B, Anderson, Ji, Manhattan, Kansas, Wink. organization, it would be better for ill concerneil, We might ther
‘Directors. All persons of respectable character, of any age, who pos: H. 5. Crispell, Rondout, N. ¥ Zephyr.
fess a true love of nature and camp life, and who are in earnest sym- have yachtsmen in fact as well as in name.
B. 0, Wilkins, Clinton, Iowa,
_ pathy with the brotherhood of cruising canaeists, whether owners of Dr. W, 1. Sylvester. Willard, N. Y., Avis. AMBRICA. CUP.—The Usanadians do not like the limitations set upon
canoes ol not, are eligible to membership. Thomas Clapham, Roslyn, N. Y., Nonpareil challenges for the Cup in the new deed of gift, Small blame to them;
Among cano#ists there are no professionals; only amateurs are ad- O, W. Williams, Indianapolis, Ini, t but let them carry their gehius anil energy to the coast and descend
"imitted to the brotherhood, When canoes are used for the purpose of M. D. Mix, Batavia, N. Y., Rocket. upon us from Atlantic’s rocky shoves,
- ernie money, or for racing for purses, their owners will be ranked Orange Prazer, Columbus, O,. Sorrento. GOOD,—Heditor Forest and Strean: The schooner Alarm, 10 tons,
- with professijnals and denied’ membership. G, F. Roberts, Tit Congress st,, Boston, Mass. of Buttalo, will come ont with doublé head next year, running how-
Lake George is thirty-four miles long and from one to four miles R, 8. Russell, 1 Louisburg §q., ** ye Sprit and jib set flying cutter fashion. We expect to buill a thirty
wide, with wild mountabions shores. From the south the lake is H. 0, Jones, fil Madison ay., N.Y. City, Dolphin. foot keel cutter heré in Buffalo, of which more anon,—UCLIPPER,
reached from Albany by the Rensselaer & Saratoga R. R., which will Andrew Devine, House of Reps., Washington,
be completed to Caldwell, the sonthern end, by Jime, 1882. Canoes TWO-LTONNERS.—UTo many inquirers we answer that we cannot fin
G, B, Dowling, 318 Madison av., N. ¥. City, lash. nish working drawings of the two-ton design published last February.
and camp kits can be consigned to Lewis & Co.'s Express, Caldwell, G. H. Condict, H001 Green sb,, Germantown,
ae George, Warren county, N, Y., tobe held until the owner’s ar- Possibly Mr. W. P. Stevens, West New Brighton, Staten Island, can
W. A. Falkner, 86 Thlpehocken st., supply the demand, as he laid the boat down in his loft and faired her
rival. G. VanDeusen, Ronidout, N. ¥., Janet,
Lake Champlain is connected with the northern end of Lake George up.
Hdwin Fowler, 700 bth ay., N. ¥. Clty, Rob Roy.
y a portage of less than two miles. Mr, Louis Abar, Ticonderoga, N. James Knight, Glens Falls, N. Y., Uneas. _ NEW SLOOP,—Editor Iorest and Stream: James M. Bayles, of
+, Will haul canoes from lake to lake for fifty cents each. By send- F. A. Wilson, Lake George, Warren Co., Little Joe. Port Jefferson, has in hand a new centreboard sloop for Mr. Joseph
ing fifty cents of Mr. 8. R, Stoddard, publisher, Glens Falls, N. Y., the P. B, Symes, Domin, Land Office, Ottawa, Nixie. Park, of your city. She is 58ft, 4in, over all, with 17ff. Gin. beam and
sender will receiye his guide book, with maps of Lake George, from G, H. Gardner, iv? Buclid av., Cleveland. 0., Shadow. 6ff. depth, and is to be first class in every respect.—W, A, R
Mr, Stoddard’s suryey, Wor the present the Canoe Islands, fiye miles A. H. Siegfried, St. Paul, Minn., Weine Fritz. ATLANTIC YACHT OCLUB.—At the monthly meeting last Monday
north of Caldwell, on Lake George, are the headquarters of the Amer- P, M. Skinner, 349 W. 48th st.. N.Y. City, ‘Trottie. the treasurer's report showed the club to be financially prosperous.
ican Canoe Association, These are owned by Messrs. Lougworth, G. N, Messiter, 55 Broadway, N. ¥, City, Gracie, It was resolved to have the club launch put into serviceable condition
Wisin and Bishop, members of the A, C. A. The proprietors have Warren Sniith, St. Johnsbury, Vt., Tyra. at once as a ferry between the club breakwater and the Bay Ridge
set aside Lorna Island (under certain sanitary restrictions) for a free O. W. Orevtt, ee is a Rover
landing. ‘‘ Regatta” fixed for June 17, Opening sail on Decoration
camping grountl for the members of the association, and have erected WN, J. Willey, Bayfield, Wis., Dayasusual, Ladies’race Jime 10 or June 24, prizes to take the shape
a lop cabin for their council chamber, Herald & Hutchison, Gore’s Landing, Rice Lake,C., Herald. of souvenirs to the ladies on board the winning yachts. Rendezyous
The association races are held in the vicinity of the Canoe Islands T. F. Branch, Oleveland, O., for annual cruise to be off Bay Ridge. The sailing rules were modified
during Augnstofeach year, Theregatta committee for 1882 are Messrs. R. W, de Forest, 12) Broadway, N) ¥. City, Little Sunshine, in some respecis, but the childish mean length of theasurement rule
George B. Ellard and Lucien Wulsin, of the Cincinnati Canoe Club, Herbert Hazard, 24h st. and 5th ay.,N.Y Fanny. [Mist. was not touched,
and Mr. W. P. Stephens, of the New York and Knickerbocker Canoe Dr. A. G, Gester, 42 Stuyvesat st., Kittie B. YAWLS.—We haye in type some interesting accounts of experiments
Clubs. The board of directors will appoint and publish the time of Charles Temple, Schenectady, N. Y., Zephyr, with the yaw] rig on the schooner White Cap and obher yachts in Bos
Tneeting at the Canoe Islands, ¥F, A. Cheny, Glens Falls, N. Y., Spray,
The organizers of the American Canoe Association present at the ton, which are delayed till nextissue, Therig was found a perfect
J. D. Wilson, Leon Springs, Texas, Le Renard. suecess, and is likely to become very general among: cruisers.
canoe congress of August 3, 1880, held in Crosbyside Park, Lake N. A. Moore, Hartford, Conn,,
George, N. Y., in response to a“ eall” issued by the American Canoe- C. P. Oudin, 25) E. 18th st., N. Y. City, Royal Middy. A BID FOR THE COURSE.—Editor forest and Strewmn: We would
ists were: W. L. Alden, N. H. Bishop, Arthur Brentano, Rey. C. A. J. O. Davidson, 20d st. and 6th av., N.Y. City, Nina, hereby invite the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen to hold
Cressy, W. W. Gooke, Jr., F. S. Hubbard, L. &. James, N. Longworth, Rey. G. L. Neide, Slingerlands, N. Y., their national regatta for 1882 on Gréenwood Lake. N.Y. We can
A, Loewenthal, J. M. Meredith, H. H, Palmer, J. H, Rushton, F. Read, L. B. Rolston, 1937 Madison ay,. N. Y. City,, Minnie. give them the finest straightaway four mile course that can be found,
E, Swain, W. P. Stephens, W. D. Frethingham, C. F, Gardiner, BH. A, C. A. M. Andersen, St, Johnsbury, Vt., Ro —W, O. McDows tu, Secretary.
Greenough, G. N, Messiter, Dr, G. A. Neide, G. L, Neide, Jr., 0. A. Simon Loewenthal, P. O. box 1660, N. ¥. City, Mascot, MODERN IDHAS.—Keel sloop Fiona, Mr. I. Gray, Dorchester Y. C.,
Temple, 4. Wulsin. R. B, Greens, P, O, box 664, Providence, R.IL., eauics oubnext season with 4,000lbs. iron on keel. She is 33ft. Gin. over
The officers for the first year were as follows: Commodore, Willian Dayid Pepper, 1827 Spruce st., Phila,, Pa., all.
L, Alden, of the New York Canoe Club; Vice-Commodore, Nicholas E. BR. Bascont, Whitehall, N. ¥., Osceola,
Longworth, of the Cincinnati Canoe Club; Rear-Commodore, Robert E. P, Newcomb, MURIEL,—This cutter, recently sold by Mr. E, D. Morgan, was not
Whitehall, N. ¥., Genevieve. sold much below her cost, as reported, She brought a high figure—
D. Wynkoop, of the Jersey City Canoe Chib; Secretary, Nathaniel H. T, W. Fuller, Glens Falls, N. Y., nearly what she cost to build. Only a year ago $500 more than origi-
Bishop, of the Lake George Canoe Club; Treasurer, J. Morris Mere- B. J. White, Glens Valls, N. Y.,
dith, Boston, Mass. Rey. R. H. Neide, nal cost was offered but refused. She is nowin her fourth year, As
Canajoharie, N. Y.. a racer she showed good speed upon occasions, though there was
The officers for the second year, from Aug. 11, 1881, to Aug. 1882, A. E. Heighway, Jr., Cincinnati, ©.,
are: Commodore, Hon, Nicholas Longworth, of Cintinnati, Ohio; Rev, H, E. Hovey, nothing: of her class in the N. Y, Y. ©. to race with worth talking
771 Bushwick av., Boklyn, N.Y. Louise. about, We should like to see her tried in the Seawanhaka ¥. C,
Vice-Commodore, KE. B. Edwards, of Peterboro, Ontario, Canada; W, H, Larom, 1 Kimberley av,, New Hayen, Do Take Care.
Rear-Commodore, Arthur Brentano, of New York; Secretary and though she does not represent quite the modern lype, being of lize
2 {Conn., SDS CEMeDE, which, without much beam, is always a doubtful exper-
Treasurer, Dr. Chas. A. Weide, of Slingerlands, Albany county, N. Y. P. Paucon, 525 Wyckolt st,, B*klyn, N.¥., Falcon.
Certificates of Membership have been mailed to all enrolled as ment.
N. 8. Smith, Newburgh, N, Y¥.,
members. In case of loss in tle mails, members will please notify the H. C. Rogers, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada, Mina, LENA,—This sloop, built by Woods Bros, of Hast Boston, in 1878,
secretary. Diagrams of private signals should also he sent to the sec- BE. H. Db. Hall, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada, has become the property of Mr. Henry C. West, who has been instru-
retary for registration, The A. C. A. starts into life with a most com- G. M. Roger, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada, Labelle. mental in organizing the new Corinthian ¥.C., of Brooklyn, She will
plete organization, and with such a strong list of members that a. N, D, Beck, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada, Peterboro. receive a ton of iron outside, new spars and sails and a full cruising
prosperous future is in store, and the association will continue to grow H. M. Cottingham, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada, Horicon. outfit. Lena is 41ft. over all.
and flourish as long as the present liberal policy is pursued and its W. P. Shaw, Mount Forest, Ontario, Can., _ WINNIE.—They are all coming to it. ‘**We told yon so," This
destinies conticed to the care of competent and zealous officers. M. Van Rensselaer, Geneva,
‘ N, Y 2 Minnehaha. schooner of Lynn is receiving 3,0001bs. iron on the keel,
C. §. H. Buchanan, 247 W. 2oth st., New York, Strathrey.
LIST OF MEMEBERS IN THE ORDER OF THEIR ENROLLMENT.
E: P. Motley, AN EXCEPTION.—Not long ago keel yachts were so searee they
22 Commonwealth av., Boston, Daphne, were phenomenal. Now you must hunt long to find a centreboard
Name. . Address. Nanve of Canoe. Frank Sperry. 110 Broadway, New York, Little Upstart.
FE. James, 44 Chestnut st,,Rochester,N_Y. Rey. C. E, Woodman, ‘buildingc in the +. East. Joshna Brown; of Salem,has one of those
59th st. and 9th ay., New York,Stella Maris.
ar.D. Prothingham, 69 State st,, Albany, N. ¥. Tsidora, _ LADY MEMBERS.
peculiar things n frame. She will be 35ft. long and attract much at-
tention from haying a board in her, The world moves.
NN. H. Bishop, Lake George, Warren Co.,N.¥.Mavria Theresa. Mrs, W. LL, Alden, Garden City, L, I.,
WN. Longworth, Cincinnati, O., Dream, Princess. Mrs. N. Longworth, Cincinnati, Ohio, CUTTERS,—Besides the numerous fleet building from home desigis,
i. B. Edwards, Peterboro, Ontario, Canada. Verena. Mrs. N. H, Bishop, a private letter from G. L. Watson, of Glasgow, Says that he has three
W. 4H, Eckman, Cleveland, O., Lake George, N. Y., Insie. under way for American customers and expects more orders,
Mrs. fT. H. Upton, Whitestone, L. 1, Florence.
G. W. Gardner, Cleveland, 0., Miss Charlotte Hudson, Altogether he has eleyen new yachts on his boar! including a smart
W. Scott Robison, Cleveland, O,, ‘ Alice, schooner 85ft. load line, 15ft. beam and a 700 ton steamer,
G. B, Ellard, Cincinnati, Oy, Kelpie,
Miss Jessie F. Root, Chicago, IL,
Miss Jennie D. Wyn- Jersey City, Jennie D. FUNNY.—A contemporary evolves the following: “The subject of a
W.M. Greenwood, Cincinnati, 0., Polly woe. [koop, rule of time allowance is not, as some suppose, a rule which will en-
H. D, Crane, Cincinnati, O., Skipjack. courage the building of the best_model, but it is the rule which will
Lucien Wulsin, Cincinnati, O., Betsy D., Anna HONORARY MEMBERS.
produce the Jargest entry of yachts on rage days!’ Well, aiter that we
G, Vou Steinwehr, Cincinnati, O., Ariadne. [Dell. John MacGregor, 7 Vanbrugh Park, East Blackheath, England, Inay expect almost anything, dubious grammar thrown int
W. Dominick, Cincinnati, O., Grebe, Warrington Baden-Powell, 3 Paper Buildings, Temple, London.
Daniel Brown, Cincinnati, O,, Brownie, SAN FRANCISCO TOO.—Schooner Con. O'Conner is’ hatiled out,
Chas. G. ¥. King, New York. receiving four tons of lead, le-a-d, not iron, on the keel. American:
WN. Longworth, Jr., Cincinnati, O., Owl. Re A et, Perkins, U. 5. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington,
C. H, Comstock, Oleyeland, O., yachts, especially beamy ones, are so cheap, you know, Require only
D, K. Jackman, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Lassie. gas and cobble stones for ballast. Somehow all hands are brmging'up
W. L. Aiden, New York Times, N. Y. City, Shadow. on outside lead, just where Forest anp Stream started when the war
Daniel Appleton. 1 Bond st., N.Y. City, A NEW YACHT CLUB. on traps was opened.
. E. Bond, 2 Wallst., N. Y. City, Rosalie, DRYING OUT.—Editor Forest*and Stream: I have been consider
Dr. E, B, Bronson, 123 Hi, 34th st...N. Y. City, Queen Mab. Editor Forest and Stream ; ing the advisability of putting my yacht on the ways for a month or
W. M. Cooke, 97 Water st,, N.Y. City, Rosalind. On Dec, 1, 1881, several gentlemen, representing about half a dozen 50 to let her dry out, she being at present water soaked and heavy.
L, FF. @Oremieux, 41 Wall st,, N. ¥, City, Elfin, yachts, organized the New Haven Yacht Club, the first ever formed Many of my friends advise me against such a course, Are there any
©, Gortenhofer, 88 Wall st,, N. Y. , City: Gretchen, here. objections to such a plan?—C.
City, _ They now number nearly sixty members, and have enrolled twelve
A. 'T. Keyser, Rossmore Hotel, N.Y. Gity, Edna, Palisade. cabin sloops, from 26ft. to Sift. in length, and one steam launch,
[We thinkitwould be a decidéd benefit to_allow the yacht to dry.
G. I. Morse, Yonkers, N. ¥., See that she is protected from the sun and dries slowly and evenly.
GC. EK, Munroe, Care Harper Bros., N. Y. City, Psyche. Have handsomely furnished clhib rooms in the Yale National Bank Olean out bilge, recalk as wanted, and smooth up witha plane. She
C.1L, Norton, 853 Broadway, N. ¥. City, Kitsiwake. Building, and expect to open the season with a club 150 strong, repre- will hadi new life. Allow the air to reach all purts inside as well as
KK, N. Putnam, 54 Wall st., N.Y. City, senting thirty yachts, Their chib bool is in the hands of the printers, out,
Tredéric Read, 46 Barclay st., N. ¥. Oity. Theresa. and a bill to incorporate the club ig before the Legislature now in ses-
sion at Hartford. The annual meetings are to be held the second NEW TWO-TONNER.—A Brooklyn yventleman is getting ont the
Rahway, N. J., \) Kill
Sandyyon Hook,
Kull) lines for a half-decked kee) yacht, 20ft. ioad line, something on the
Wednesday in March.
The present officers are as follows: Itchen boat plan, Such boats would flourish in our waters and be
CG. B, Vaux, 27 West 284 st. N. ¥. City, Dot.
H. D. Billard. Commodore; Jas. G. Beecher, Vice-Commodore; Geo. better adapted for short cruising than the catboat traps or the sand
¥. &. Ward, 193 Second ay,, N. ¥. City,
E. Dudley, Meet Captain; Frank P. Tyler, Secretary; Albert W. bag abominations were it not for the length rules and the baneful
Cloehette, Tro- habit of shifting ballast.
_ William Whitlock, 140 Nassau st., N. Y. City, quois, Wraith, Adams, Treasurer; Merrill White, Méasurer. Trustees—l, §. Perry,
i. A, Baldwin, L, A, Riiott, Jr, GC. R, Waterhouse, Jr., J, Macauley. MORE BALLAST ON KEDL.—Editor Morest ond Stream: Your
)sheila, Horicon. Regatta Committee—H, W. Vail, Edw. B. Lee, W. W. Price, C. W.
J, H, Wilder, Fort Tage, Tnd., sail plan furnished last year has given me great satisfaction. I shall
. H, Rushton, Canton, weY » Am, Tray, Canoe Rawson. AMATEUR. put }00lbs, more iron on the keel of my boat this year, although She js
. H. W. Jones, P.O. box 256, Chicago, Ill. Nessenthe. only 28ft, long., Tft, beam and 3ft, 9in draft—not quite a Madge, per-
. 0, Cooke, Whitehall, N. ¥., Daisy. ST. AUGUSTINE YACHT CLUB.—The following officers have been haps, but neither a skimming dish. She tales 3.30lbs, of Dallagt—
. W. Cooke, Ji, Whitehall, N. Y., Twilight. elected for the season: Commodore, A. VY. H. Le Roy; Vice-Commo- Grouse, Duxbury, Mass.
. A. Greenough, Whitehall, New York, Dream, dore, H. V. Clark; Secretary and Treasurer, Albert Tracy; Measurer, ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA YACHT SQUADRON.—Officers for 1882:
homas Kane, 248 Wabash av., Chicago, IL, St. Paul. Herbert’ Gardner; Peet Surgeon, Dr. J. H. Pataki, U.S. A. House Commodore, His Excellency the Marquis of Lorne, K. 'T. B C.,
= , G Durant,
HGESseo Racine, Wis., Racine. Committee—H, P. Ammidown, James M. Davis, George Booth. Re- éte., etc.; Vice-Commodore, W. A. Chauncy, Hsy., Lieut: FP. W. 0.
a Alden, Jr, Garden Gity, N, Y., Dawn. gatta Comnnittee—H, L, Willoughby, Carroll Livingston, J. D. C, Hos- Regt,, Oi-Kaze entter; Rear Commodore, Captain S. Trot, Psyche
Rrownsyille, Maine. Kinneho. kins, U. 5. A. Colonel Tracy was re-elected a trustee for the ensuing sloop; Secretary, FP. ©. Sumichrast, Hsq.: Treasurer, W. Hedley,
5 Union square, N. Y. City, Shatamuck. three years. Esq.. Committee of Management—J. BE. Builer, Sone sloop; C. G.
RLOS WN. WV. City, Saskatchewan.
AMERICA, CUP,—In consequence of a clerical error in the docu-
Carter, Lieut, R. E.; A.B. Jones, Daphne sloop; 8. C. White, Kestrel
Arthur Brentano, 5 Union square, N, ¥. City, Royal Middy. awl; A.C. Edwards. Sailing Commithee—G, 6, A, Handcock, Lieut.
Adolph Loeweuthal, N.Y. City, Horicon, meuls sent us, the following clause was omitted from the new deed of . W. O. Regt., Petrel cutter; A. Allison; 1°. 8. West; W. H. Traop;: D.
R. Hi. Deane, Jr., N. Y. City, Racquet. giffi published last week: ** Vessels intending to compete for this Cup G. EER) Lieut. R. A; Jas, Fraser. Measurers—J, 1. Butler, re H.
CG. A, Peverelly, N, Y. City, Thusi proceed under gail on their own bottoms to the port where the Luke.
§. 8. Leo, N.Y. City, contest is to take place.”
PENNSYLVANIA YACHT CLUB.—Euditor Forest and Shrean: The
HH. T. Warren, N, ¥. Gity CORSATR.—Mr. GC, J, Osborn has sold the steamer Corsair to Mr. J. annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Yacht Club of Philadelphia was
J, Wa Pierrepont Morgan, of New York. The Corsair is 185ft. over all, 165ft. held on 7th inst, and the following were elected officurs for the season
Jos eph Tsidor, N.Y. City load Hine, 29ft, in, beam, 14%, deep, 1Nft, 5in. drafb, Engines, 44 and 1882; Commodore, Oscar f. Kern; Vice-Commoador¢, Benj. B, Barber:
ab dgar Swain, Qin. diameter: stroke, 24in. Rear Commodor, Chas. Meyner:; Secretary, Wm. Hardman, Jr,; As:
A. G. Smith, 14 Johnst., N. ¥. City, Allie. sistant Secretary, J. Leslie Wood; Treasurer, Geo. W. Basler, Meas-
156 State st., Chicago, Il., Allegro. YAWLS.—The yawl vie is destined to become a fayorite among urers—Samuel Brown, John Thompson, Peter Augustine, Trustees—
$4 Front st., N.Y. City, Tris. cruisers, Mr, Claphames is rigging three of his Nonpareils that way, O, F. Kern, §. Brown, G. W. Boslev, J. Vandegrift, Geo. Chadderton,
St. Johnsbury, Vt,, Lora, and Lennox, of South Brooklyn, is building a yawl for eruising 25ft.
Otto Creel, Rene Co,, Fla,, Waratah. over all, 22ft. load line, 10f. beam, with a cabin 11ft, long and 4ft. bin,
Jersey City, N, J, head toom. She is io take a Southern cruise as soonasfinished. The

fa ¢ Lorrespondents.
z EE eae, Jersey City, N. J., Onondaga. same builder will also start another and larger yawl.
jhase,
. Perkins,
Bayonne, N. J,
Washington, D. C.,
Tiny Tim, Bubble,
QUAKER CITY YACHT CLUB.—difor Forest
club held its anniversary Feb. 8, at the club house on Windmill Island,
and Stream: Our siuswers
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ri Tyson, Toronto, Canada WN. H. Bishop. es

. 1, Palmer, 135 Reade st., N. yr, City, Sunbeam. opposite Philadelphia. The election of officers resulted as follows:
Commodore, Robert §, Austin (Coquette); Vice-Commodore, Benj. F. A, V., Newark, N. J.—See answer to W. W. H. last week.
. R, Hayden, 49 Chambers st. N.Y. City, Argo.
. Meredith, Sean l., Boston, Mass., Severn. Murphy (Mahlon §, Thomas); Reat Commodore, Thomas B, Carpenter J, A,, Milwaukee.—Mr. L. 2. Martin, P. 0, box 2152, New York,
Longwood, Mass., Herald. (Thomas J, Pratt); President, William Post (Post); Secretary, Charles
S. Salian; Assistant Secretary. William S. Hoffman; Treasurer, Rob- ¥. Y., Baltimore.—A, B, Kaye, No. 554 Broad street, Newark, N. J.
Longwood, Mass., Lenox, Mass.—For ved mange cure see answerto ‘Hnddie,* in issue
Libson, N, ‘a. , Stormy Petrel. ert Baird (Stella); Measurer, John C, Vanderslice (Coquelte), Trus-
tees—Chailés 8. Austin, William L. Boggs, RK. P. Thompson and of Heb, 2, 1882. 1 :
St. Croix Falls, Wis., Oharles B, Magee. Regatta Committee—Joln McCormick, William
Ri ing. Penn,, Vixen, J. E, F., Bradford, N, H.—See answer to J. GC, MeC in Forrsr anp
Glens Malls, N. Y¥., Susis, J. Thorman, A. F. Baneroft, Lawrence Coleman and Robert Biddle, StreAM of Jan, 26.
Glens Falls, N. ¥., Tamenund, Jr. A supper was then served to over forty members. T, B.D., Chavleston, Mil.—We believe that there is an Trish gports-
50 W. 55th st., N. ¥, City, Muggins. WANDERER,—Mr, BE. D. Morgan is bound to the southward in mon published in Dublin, Treland.,
50 W. 50th st,, N. ¥, City, Pappoose, the schooner Wandeter, 197 tons. She has had her yards sent PE. §., Rockland, Me.—A setter is full of lice. What would you
310 Walnut st., Des Moines, Ia., aa and new spars have been stepped for the nsual fore and aft advise to remoye them? Ans, Pelsian Insect Powder,
Glens Falls, N. Y., Jice, rig,
Providence, R, T. Biren. J. ER. W.—Manchester, N, H..—Can you give pedigree of Colburn’s
Athens, Penn., DAUNTLHSS is bound for the Labrador coast next season. It is ete cri Hein puperiee ee saree tes wuained June, 1870.
Milton, N. Y., Allegro, sea cruising of this sort which will make sailors of our yachtsmen and red by Mr. FY. R. Beyan, Southampton, Enge., bi is Rolloout of his
Columbus, ©., Cheboygan, teach them how liltle we really know of the sport in America as yet. Belle, No. 104%, B, V. 0.8. B. ce et me
Columbus, 0., Petoskey, We should like to see our Heets attempt 2 fortni ht’s cruise to Ber- 5. B. M., Paleoners, N. ¥.—Can you give a description of the dachs-
Dom, Land Ontice, Ottaya, Muriel, muda next year for a change upon the stale Sound drifting, What a hunds and the address of the parties who haye them for sale? Ang,
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We haye in preparation and shall soon publish a ent with a, frill des- faith that swimmers have who have not been in the water for years, WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY MATCH.—The New York Rifie-Club ©
ee of the dachshund, with the address of some of the prominent i. é., that they can still swim. The shooting that I am about to refer to announces 2 match open to everybody; atthe range at Joues* Woodim
reeders, | was made with a six inch-barrel Smith & Wesson belb revolver, and this city, There are twelve targets ab 200 yards, with a sheltered and
warm shooting stand. Mr, 0. E, Overbaugh will have rifles and am-
Loyxesomm Birp,—Can you in answer to correspondents give me _ the power, aecuracy and deadly qualities of this little weapon properly munition of the hest quality on the ground. The conditions proyide
the name of the bird that oné becomes so well acquainted with (or arranged and sighted, still lingers in my memory.
The fourth shot enuraerated you will find a remarkable one, but the for: Position—Standing offhand without artificial rest. Rille—Any,
rather his song) in the Adirondacks? The guides used to call it the barnone. Shots—Seven, Target—Ring with 8inch bullseye, Entries
lgnesome bird, We hear it here every spring, and sometimes in the pround was paced by myself dhd the shot witnessed by two students
of Lexington College, —Unlimited, HPee—titty cents foreach entry, The highest aggregate
unter and it makes us natives of New York homesick, very. As. of three scores to take first prize, Thera will be eleven prizes of a
We presume that the hird is the whippoorwill. 1, Lexington, Va., Jan., 1868. Shoat trom the roof of a honse a hen
whore she had flown, through the neek, distance estimated ab 3b yalue of $125.00, Ties—Tis scores are where two or more make the —
Taw Cookgr I'rep,—Hornelissyille, N. ¥., Web. 13.—Hditor Worestand yards, i samé ageregaty total of points, And all tlie ties must be shot off
Streani: In your Issue of Feb, 9, W. HW. V,, of Bullalo, wishes to know 2. Web., 1868, Brole nine pips bowls oul, of tyelye at twelye paces, |} One shot to decide, unless there is another tie, when another shot is —
what prizes the cocker Pred won at Pittsburgin 1879. THe wus awarded 3. April, 1868. Shot a dove from horseback through the neck; 37 _hecessary and so on until one or other is lower, Match opens 10 A, M.
the Society premium and also two special premitms, one forthe best yards, paced. ZETTLER RIFLE OLUB,—Naew York, Feb. 7. Fourth competition
eocker spaniel dog aud one for the best liver and white cocker spaniel 4. Shot a robin from horseback through the head from a rail fence; for the gold match, Creedmoor target, gallery distance, possible 50, 10
dog. He is now in my possession,—Burr Honus. 56 yards, paved. shots per man:
PuANEpRS,—The get of a full-blooded Inish dog A, and a bitch that 5, Millboro, shot a robin’s brains out ab 16 yards.
is half Irish and half Laverack is a dog B, and the get of this same 6. May. Warm Springs road. Shot a dove from the wagon, through ME DOULG CEM crag ees eee ort ee J Dutel.... ge sant acsoe
Irish dogA and a full-blooded Gordon biteh is a bitch C, Then the get the side; 83 yards, paced.
SHVELORCSBalto enw ay eae ae i)levy. h tater
of B and C is D,a bitch. Now the get of D and a full-blooded Dish 7. Muddy Creek. Shot fiye water-suakes. all at first shot, oxeept MB Engel...) .i5- sss, ene ss J Blumenburg.,.....-.,...... 1.46
dog B, not in any way related to tha otter Irish blood is F, How much one. Two coiled up on stones on further sijie of the creek, were cut- ATTEN Sy eee 4 GMichornisn foro cy nee teins 4h
Trish blood will Fhave in its veins? Aus, 13-16 Trish; 2-16 Gordon, 1-16 in two; distance about 24 yards. TLOUNGTIP pope eet eat eee ND Ward ,. Fe gahdecd. cee
8. May. Road toward Lexington. Shot a blackbird from the wagon "BEAGHIGE odtouh, Stee. <a a J Conner...- d dL
Laveracl.
in the side; distance 16 yards. 3 Gage Zettlons a lets tebe ss : An TONErh 7 ceca ae eae Dede Ar
§. M, N., New York.—1, Please inform me what belton msans as 9. May. Land's Creek, Shot a squirrel through the heart and fore- AVSICISTINASi. Oe tay Foe etch es totae 47
‘applied to dogs, 2. J have a biteh with a longitudimal bony promi-
neice two or more invhes long, extending from over between the hips leg; distance 30 yards. THE SHPPENFELDT RIFLE CLUB haye been shootiig a mateh —
to top of head, Is it a good point? Ans. 1, The term belton as 10. July 25. Shot eight trout inthe water (they would not bite) in during the past year at reduced Creedmoor target, one score a man
applied to dogs signifies a doz whose principal color is white but ticked ten shots. each week, fifty-two in all, for a number of gold medals. The idea
‘or spotted with some other color; thus a blue belton is ticked with li. Aug. 18. Shot a ruffed grouse on the wing, in the mountains was to see which man averaged the best the yoar through. Outof a
‘black, a lemon or orange belton with theso colors, 2. We could not while trout fishing, flushing him the second Lime, being prepared, and possible 2,600 the following scores were made:
say without seoing it. killing him with a snaj shot. ; First Team.
Sept, 12. Shot for my wife in the Adirondacks a ruffed grouse
GH Anderson, , .2549, ist prize. M Gunther.......... 2413, Rd prize.
A. W., New York,—in the New York Bench Show of 1877 what dogs sitting, at 85 yards. Go there and do likewise, WUSIL, Second Team. F
were entered in compotition in the class opento all, for the $150 cup; Max Kern, .,.+..- +-, 2407, Ist prize. Isaac Garrison ..... 208, 2d prize
who were the judges? 2. How did they stand on the verdict and what
result? What Irish dogs were entered for the: stock dog cup, and | Bosron, Heb. 11,—The attendance of riflemen atthe range of the ; JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS GUN CLUB.—Saturday, Peh. 11.—Heree |
what were the get that were entered and what the resulis? 8. Was Massachusetts Rifle Association at Walnut Hiil to-day was not very Jar monthly shoot, and ninth match for the clib cup, at the club
there not a book published after that show giving the results, and is large, notivillstanding the day wasthe first pleasant one that has grounds, Marion, N. J. The weathor was fair and milil, with no ap-
there such a work now extant? Ans, 1. fifty-four dogs competed for grected the gentiamen for four consecutive weeks. Howevor, what is preciable wind; but the r plare from the snow was quite puzzling to
this prize, which was won by Paris, owned by Mr, L. H. Smith, Strath- usually called a pleasant day may not be so desirable to the eager some of the shooters, The birds furnished were more satisfactory
roy, Ont. 2. Fiye dogs were entered, the prize was awarded to Rufus seeker for gooil scores as one when the sun does not shine so brightly than those of last month—hetter flyers and nobso many white birds.
with Rorey O’More and Fire Fly. 3, Therewas such a book piiblished or the breazés are so playful. To-day the sun shining on the snow A large attendance und good sport are expected at the sweepstakes
which we presume can be obtained of the socretary of the club, Mi. that covered the range produced @ bright and at times very dazzling shoot of this club, fo take place on Feb, 22, Open to all Gomors_
Robt. C, Connell, 212 Broadway. light which was trying to the eyes, while a brisk north wind blew Score; Club oN mateh; five ground traps; 80 yards boundary; handi-
coldly down the ranga into the faces of the shooters, and very high cap rise; use 0 both Repeal ards.
euDatcahs a ieili with second barrel 44:
ve
SHELTON’s cartridge grooving machine.—See advertisement. scores were not obtained. In the Creedmoor match Messrs, Baxter 0 = =
| and Burt each score 1 a 45, but as the former gentleman closed with a
5, while the latter closed with a 4, Mr. Baxter takes front rani, In the Mildeberger.,....-.., ceia

Rifle and Crap Shooting. | Novelty rest match Mr. Gardner's #2 was the best score made, out-
tinal ae A Be, rox
ranking the 92 made by Mr, Fellows. In Badge match No, ? the prize BAe
‘medals were won by Messrs. M. Williams, A, L. Burt and D. F. tes
Shek
Boyden, in the order named. The following are the scores:
Creedmoor Mateh,
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teams participating must be composed of members of the various AY CTA STIES Behe eA om oan’ te pee 9 7 9 91010 9 56 9 9-86
elubs which they represent. Rifies—Limited to ten pounds in weight; | BAnson.......0.0.- ee Ashe is, bade Hide Be— ST
minimum pull of trigger, three pounds; 22-100 cal. Teams may fur- || BC Cook 0 6 &6 810 9 5 8 8 9-78
nish their own rifles and ammunition, or use those at the gallery, as JW Prye 45898 9 7 8 G6 9-73
they may desire. Number of Shots—Ten by each competitor. ase Ceca byte open bedIe hs Syste gh SO "Bay gt ae 2 1—3
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Sighting shots—Two shots willbe allowed each competitor. Posi-
tion—Off-hand. Targets— 200-yard targets, according to the regula- | Novelty Rest Match. Tpit eer ad teh) ava wee 1 1 J—3> BS Payne)... 6c-2). 0 —
tions of the N, R. A,, reduced in proportion to the range at the gallery. | W Gordner,.....,-..-.-: bq fe USE
berry ve 10 910 810 910 8 9-92 Mildeberger 0 —0 Cadmus........
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Practice—No practice allowed on the day of the match, Entrance | B Wellows 91010 6 9101010 9 9—92 8 ate] 0(2!:1 Sa le atth 1 0 —1 Maher....,.......
; = skeen 150; ie
Fee—Hive dollars to be paid at the office of the Forges? anb Srream. | B Anson.... 99 910 § 9 8 6 § 9-85 eae and Bird divided seyen-tenths of the purse; Canon took three- -
No. 39 Park Row, N. Y, The match to be governed by the rules of the BC Cook. 9 71010 9 7 9 4 9 8 82 mths.
N. R. A. relating to teams, JEU STOWZ68 = Beeae 32 6°23 2.5 5 8 8 9-57 ROCHESTER, N. Y., Feb. 11.—Thereis a good prospect of a y
The above tournament will be shot during the month of March and Badge Match. interesting glass ball shooting match in this vicinity before long, Me
will be in many respects similar to the contest carried on during the Oy RRMA oe b ook) GaSe 8 SAGs te eo e 5445 45 5 5 546 Luther, of Syracuse, father of Geo. D. Luther, a crack shot of the Salt |
winter of 1879 under the direction of this paper. The intention is to PATRME YEN Ro Pe | 4 oe aetbboc.eeodug 5455 55 4 4 5 4-46 City, has sent notice to Rochester sportsmen that he will back his sun
pera the team captains to fix upon a suilable gallery in which to for from $100 to $500 in a shooting match against any man in Roches- _
ave the records made, and there ought to be at least a dozen teams BOSTON GALLERY SHOOTING.—During the past week there has ter, He will also wager the same amount Of money that his son and |
‘contending for the mastery and the elegant trophies now under pre- been a very good attendance of shooters at the Magnolia rifle and two other Syracuse men can break moré flass balls than any three —
paration. Ssyeral teams haye already entered for the match, and a | pistol gallery, and the shooting has been remarkably fine. The thres men in this efty, Itis probable that the challenge will be accepted,
number of other clubs are engaged in preparing beams. The date of different matchés have fairly filled, and some excellent scores are placed and it may be that both the individual match and that between tha |
closing entries has not yet been decided upon, but will probably be to the credit of the different amateur shooters, as the following will trios will take place, There has been a rivalry of long standing be-—
within a fortnight, in order to enable the preliminary meeting of the show for the amateur rifle match: tween the sportsmen of this city and Syracuse, and the fatest project-
‘captains to be held, and the shooting to take placa during the month BA Ge RELapiih eeeboes Picante. artete ofp Ban bectprcecdss cies 49 49 48 48 45—949 ed trial of skill with the shotgun is only one of many that haye heen -
cof March. Newark ought to be heard from in this contest, to measure A. B, Thomas 46 46 47 47% 47—233 recorded between the residents of the respective ciltias. Years ago
her strength against the crack gallery teams of the metropolis, N. BH. Marshall Ay 47 47 48 48—237 the representative men of either city at the trap were Seth Green, of |
| ALBANY, N. Y.—The bad weather last Thursday did not deter the this city, andH. K. Garrison, of Syracuse. Whether it was a shoot be —
| riflemen from visiting Rensselaerwyck, yesterday atternoon, to shoot tween individuals or between the Monroe coiinty and Onondaga :
PISTOL SHOOTING. county clubs, Seth and Garrison were generally at the front, Weho--
Boston, Mass. |amatch at 200 yards. A heavy mist hung over the range, and the
Editor Forest and Stream; falling rain and hail rendered sighting difficult, After x fow shots lieve it was enerally acknowledged that i all around shootiug the
In ny opinion a good shot with any weapon will be amazed at the } had been marked out the target presented a dullappearance, These distinguished fisheulturist had no superior, and the number of prizes
proficiency that may be acquired by a little practice, in the use of any | obstacles only made the men more careful, and when the match was he won was phenomenal, When Green and Garrison, sated with ~
revolver of good make. In the first place one should choose a re- concluded all of the marksmen had creditable totals, ‘The first place honors won at the traps, withdrew from further contests and gave
yolyer with a barrel at least siz inches in length, to secure accuracy in was awarded Gharles HM. Gaus on the best forty-nine possible. He way to younger men, other champions stepped to fhe front, and for a
the flight of the ball; then the sights both front and rear should be ar- also succeedéd in making a full score of ten shots, or ten consecutive long time Isaac Weighell, of this city, and Winch, of Syracuse, kept up
the friendly strife, and burned enough powder to supply an army try=—
ranged s0 as to suit the shooter, but both should be opsn sights, easy and builseyes.
sui tothe eye. The trigger should by set So that the forefinger will Ghas H Gaus, MayS:.icscccecsaecedecstecetecete 46556 5.6 5 6 549 ing to decide who was the best man at popping pizeons, They shot
ischarge the weapon easily without drawing tho muzzle from the line warn
Rabstoh Bals- o ei. coo ool suckin: 55455555
5 549 more matches than we can coint, the honors now eaming to Roches-
of sight, and yet tirm enough as to be perfectly safe for outdoor and |Theo Mosher, Bal $10.02. ...1-cccissceseerdeseuns 545455455547 ter, and then to Syracuse. They exchanged money enough to start a
horseback exercises. TGAVinite@Ralss sewin lee SaL ahs) Se eee 55545445 5 447 bank on the result of their contests, and we believe that the question
With such a weapon one will be surprised at what can bedone. I Win J Reineck, Bal 8... ........ 0-5. 54454445 5 545 1
of superior skill is not yet deciled fmally, We don't now what has -
‘subjoin herewith a few of the shots that 1 made in 1865 while a com- TG Pullery
May S.)...2.
+. -- a. tes 55bd404454 645 | become of Finch, bul, Weighell is still devoted to his gun, and as eager
missioner in Virginia, taken from a record that I then kept, and |"WiniD' Taylor: Bal S.....f...:.25: Badddad5d 48 } for a shoot as ever. He Knows mora resorts for game in this State
although I feel that I conld not do as well now, not having practiced 18 B James, Bal§........; .--.--.- 44444444 5-42 than any other man in it,andin the field is not afraid of the young
for many years, still haye the faith that I could do well—the same |8.0 Long, Wes S Ne, peas neg ee Pree £44843 48 4-87 fellows.—Rochester Journal.

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Eov Sale. hte Kennel. The Rennel. >

10 For Sale, Sporting Rifles. |Portraits of Celebrated Dogs
One Evans 26-shot, .44 cal., repeater, 80-inch bar
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men’s paper, and as such circulates from Maine to and Winche: tar reloading tools, $10.00. A Grouse Moor,—_EMPEROR FRED.
eh — Havre de Grace (Md.) Republican, One Ballard, .82 cal., single shot, 28-inch barrel,
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One Stevens’ Tunter's Pet, 18-inch barrel, de-
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THUNDER,
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March 7, 8, 9 and 10,
-character, has just entered upon its eighteenth The above rifles are in good condition, and haye Dogs in the World.
volume, and with this makes its advent in a hand-
some new dress, giving it a yery attractive appear-
ance, Our contemporary is one of the yery best
all been used and proved good. Address,

feb16,2t.
JAMES 8. DODSON,
Box 725, Bethichem, Pa.
These pictures are large Album Cards,
graphic reproductions of oil paintings
Photo-
by Tracy.
1882,
and most interesting journals of the kind printed in ibxeeuted by the Artotype Process. They will not
the English language; and though this is saying a fade like ordinary photoaraphs, and are equal in
reat deal, it is simply the truth.—Germantown effect and finish to the best steel engraving. BY THE
elegraph, Feb. 8, FOR SALE: | Price, 75c. each.

Patent of a Glass Ball Trap. For sale by SCHUYLER & DUANE, 189 Broadway,
New York, or J. PALMER O’NEIL, 68 Fifth Avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
WESTERN PA. POULTRY SOCIETY
Will be sent by mail on receipt of price by Forest
and Stream Publishing ©
Forest AnD Srrram celebrated the first number
-of its eighteenth volume by appearing in a fine new
dress. Typographically, it is now perfection, and it Already in the Marketand Known
svill be doubly welcome to all sporting men, who $1,200 IN CASH PRIZES,
look upon it as the representative sporting
pacers to it now and for all time.—Buffalo Sunday
mes.
journal.
to be Reliable. Dr. Gordon Stables; R. N. Alsoa
The last number, February 2, commenced the
TWYFORD BERKS, ENGLAND,

“ PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C.

wighteenth volume of that popular sportsman’s AUTHOR ’OF THE
Large Number of Special Prizes,
journal, Forest Anp STREAM. Its success in the HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY SPORTSMEN,
past is a good presage of the future. It aims to be
& sportsmian’s, nop a sporting paper, and will be a' For full particulars address, giving references, ‘Exports champion and other pedigree dogs of any
valuable reference to those who are fond of hunting breed. Send for
«ov fishing.—Dalton (N. Y.) Era, Feb. 8. R. L. 8., this office,
“PLAIN HINTS TO WOULD-BE BUYERS.” EDWARD GRuGG, Esq., President.
Price 10 cents, post free. Gives addresses of prin-
J, Patmer O’Nuin, Vice-President.

CON- SHOOTING. cipal English breeders.

C. A, Stevens, Esq., Treasurer,
Three shares for sale in a shooting club, giving ‘POINTERS C. B. ELBEn, Esq., Secretary.
The Forest AND SrrEAm, the journal par excel-
shooting privilege over more than 20,000 acres of
marsh on Lake St. Clair, abounding in ducks of all
kinds, partly freehold and partly leasehold, Also
BARONET
dence of the rod and gun, comes to) us this week in over more than 5,000 aeres of splendid quail ground AND

an entirely new dress, at the same time beginning

its eighteenth year. Its style and spirit is_all that
with a good many wood cock and snipe, and a few
ruffed grouse, also a few coveys of prairie chickens,
LIVINGSTON’S ROS =a, Price-Lists, ete., can be had of
the most fastidious sportsman can desire. We wish Most comfortable ciub house, roomy boat house, FOR SALE.
we si og Se success.— Greensburg (Penn.) Press, good stable, ice house and dog kennels. Splendid
Feb. 7. locality for breaking dogs, excellent dog breaker HENRY W. LIVINGSTON, CHAS. LINCOLN, Supt.,
The Formst AND STREAM has just entered upon its now in employment as keeper, 200 acres of well- CARH OF THIS OFFICE. Lock Box 303, Pittsburgh, Pa.
fenced cleared farming land, worth $85 an acre,
eighteenth yolume. This journal is the best of its forms part of the property. Situation, 7 miles from
kind published in the country _and has a growing Entries close February 25.
circulation from year to year.
is very epee to the multitude of its readers.
Thestyle and spirit
a market town where steamers touch daily, and 214
iniles from a post office. Price of shares $2,500. The For Sale Cheap.
—Schevenus (N. Y.) Monitor, Feb. 11. freehold property, if sold off, would refund a little THE BLUE STAR COCKER SPANIEL KENNEL.
more than this amount to each share holder. For
further information address D. OC. PLUMB, Niagara,
SIXTH ANNUAL
TIN-
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ROOK TROUT.—EGGS AND FRY FOR SALE,

also trout for table use. Address F. W. EDDY,

On the 2d inst. the Forest AND’ StreAm of New

Randolph, N. Y. jan5,tf.
New York Dog Show,
York entered upon its eighteenth volume, and cel-
ebrated the event by putting on a new dress through-
out. This paper is the best sporting paper printed. Hu the Stud. Given under the auspices
It is alike interesting to the huntsman and natural- one year old, very handsome. Price $25. For
ist. In fact there is much to interest the whole articulars, address, B. WATERS, Canterbury,
family, Those who
camping out, fishing, hunting
love to read of the woods
ete., will always find
delight in its columns.—Ashtabula Sentinel, Jef-
GROUSE DALE. yonn.

OR RED IRISH SETTERS AND COCKER SPAN-

Feb2,tf, —OF THE-—

WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB,

Jerson, O., Feb. 8. Winner of Chicago Field Cup and Puppy iels of the most fashionable blood, address
ForEst AND STREAM appears in an entire new CHAS, DENISON, Hartford, Conn. Septi5,tf
dress, bright and beautiful, and presents quite an Stakes at meeting of Eastern Field Trials
improved appearance. Such enterprise, on the part Club run at Robbins’ Island, Dec, 1879; also
of the editors, is worthy of all commendation.—
Iycoming Chronicle, Wilkamsport, Pa., Feb. 10, —WILL BE HELD AT THE—
1st in All Aged Stake of same Club, Nov.
80, 1881, and winner of American Hield Lup

UED for best dog or bitch in the trials of 1881,

Will serve a limited number of approved
OR SALE, A NUMBER OF WELL BRED AND
well broken pointers and setters, also dogs
boarded and broken, satisfaction guaranteed. Ad-
American Institute Fair Building,
Third Ave. between 63d & 64th St.,
Notwithstanding the close call the Forrst axp
bitches at $40. dress H, B. RICHMOND, Lakeville, Mass. Sept22,tf
Srream received last week in the New York fire, and
April 18, 19, 20 and 21,
Address, HREE GOOD FIELD DOGS FOR: SALE,—I
the serious interruption of business, that jourmal
-comes to hand this week as interesting and sprightly WM. A. BUCKINGHAM. haye two young dogs two years old that. are
as ever, which speaks well for the enterprise of the thoroughly broken. Also a bitch that I wish to
NORWICH, CONN: dispose of, I will take two dogs to bréak if applied

1882.
ublishers. On February 2, this most popular sport-
hh journal of the world entered upon its eighteenth tosoon. W. TALLMAN, 40 Westfield street, Provi-
SR dence, R, I. feb9,2t
volume, which occasion was ceiebrated by a new
dress een auOUr The ‘Sportsman Tourist” and Black Spaniels.
“Watural History*’ departments are alone worth
the subscription price. It also contains depart- BOB I., imported, black; First, Strabane, Porta- Prize Lists can be had of
down, Kilmarnock, Belfast, and London, Ont. Cockers of all ages and colors, dogs, bitches
ments on shooting, sea and river fishing, fishculture, and puppies, address with stamp, ROB’T WALKER
the kennel, yachting, canoeing, rifle and trap shoot- Special, Franklin, Pa. Stud fee, $15.
BENEDICT, imported, black; first and special, Franklin, Del. Co., N. Y. July21,t£
ing, which are every week full of interesting and
instructive
Feb. 8.
matter.—Wellsville (N. Y.) Reporter, New York, 1881. First Atlanta, 1881. $20,
Puppies by above also by BRAG, first and special, O’'MORE KENNEL.—THOROUGHBREL CHAS. LINCOLN, Superintendent.
New York, 1881, for sale. Price irom $10 upward. red Irish setter puppies for sale, by CE
REEADIOR
HORNELL SPANIEL CLUB, A ABE Rory O’More out of Norah O’More (Berkley- ily)
ovate and Gay (Elcho-Fire Fly), Full pedigrees. W. N Office, 23 Park Row, Room 10,
CALLENDER, Albany, N. Y, Dec29,tf
Cameron Kennel. NEW YORE CITY,
This excellent sportsman’s journal came to us last OR SALE.—LEMON AND WHITE ENGLISH
week in an entire new dress and is the very picture Beagle Hounds bred for bench and field purposes,
setter dog, three and a half years old, and well
-of iynogtaphical neatness. It is no doubt the most RALLY (Sam-Dolly); stud fee, 25. trained in every respect. Good retriever from land
reliable paper of the kind published, and is held in RACKET (Rally-Louise); stud fee, $25. and water. Price $50. Will send on approval to
such high estimation by the sportsmen of the United COLIN CAMEHON, Brickeryille, Pa, any reliable gentleman, C. E. LEWIS, Suspension
States, that no one who desires reliable information
and interestin pag eee pertaining to the rod
Bridge, N. ¥ feb16,1t,
ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 34d,
‘and gun can afford to be without it.— Wauseon (0.) N THE STUD.—WIRE-HAIRED FOX TERRIER
Expositor, Feb. 9. Tyke, recently imported from Mr, Wm. Carrick, OR SALE CHEAP OR EXCHANGE—FOR
puppies, red Irish setter dog, five years old, well
f The Forest AnD SrRw4M, one of the very best Jr., Carlisle, England, winner of 2a Wolverhampton.

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1880; , ist Alexandra Palace, 1881, and V. H. C., broken, work hand and whistle, Address, R.
sporting papers of the present day, has just entered HUME, Orange C. H., Va. feb16,1t.
upon its eighteenth volume, and comes to us clothed Crystal Palace, same year, Stud fee $25. Address
in an entire new dress, looking as neat as a new NEVERSINK LODGE KENNELS, Guymard, Orange
bonnet. Its contents are the best of the class,
-always reliable, coming from authors who fully
Go., N: ¥. Jani9, tf.
A
OR SALE.—A HANDSOME LIVER AND
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teadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.
understand the needs of sportsmen, and practical in iserained on woodcock, ruffed grouse and quail, is very A BANE TO FLEAS—A BOON TO DOGS:
the science themselves. No sportsman should be
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fault. Price reasonable. L. J. O'CONNOR, Mer- This powder is guaranteed to kill fleas on dogs or
any other animals or money returned. Itis put u
NV, Y. Feb. 10, rimac, Mass. feb16,2t. in patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, whi
ANTED TO EXCHANGE, ONE SCOTCH greatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious,
collie puppy, five months old, for two grown HE ADVERTISER, WHO IS IN A GOOD Price, 0 cents by Mail, Postpaid,
short-haired Scotch terriers—dog and bitch—must shooting section of Virginia, with long experi-
be good bred and not over two years old. Address, ence of breeding and breaking dogs, has room for
WATSON, his office. feb16,1t. three or four setters or pointers to board or break; Areca Nut for Worms in Dogs.
The Forest AnD STREAM last week entered upon
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Can refer as to ability to two Field Trial Judges in
dts eighteenth volume. The proprietors celebrated this country. Address, ‘‘VIRGINIA” care of this Put up in hoxes containing ten powders, with the
the occasion with a new dress of type throughout. .TUD BOOK N. A. K. C.—BLANKES FOR MAKING paper. feb16,1t. directions for use.
This publication is the best of its kind in this coun- entries of dogs, not previously registered, in the Price, 50 cents per Box by Mail.
try, and its style and spiril commends it to all second volume of the N. A. K. C. Stud Book arenow
jortsmen, “By the skin of its teeth it escaped ready, and can be obtained by addressing N. ROWA, OR SALE, COCKER SPANIELS AND BLACK Both the above are recommended by the '' Forest
the recent fire in New York which destroyed huild- Box 384, Chicago, Ii]. In all instances a three cent and Tan Toy Terriers of the choicest strands. and Stream and Rod and Gun.”’
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papers.— Xenia (O.) Republican, Feb. 7. @an.be registerod on a blank, Wee for registering son, N. J. janiset, CONROY & BISSETT,
each dog 25-cents. Entries close positively April 1, 65 FuLron STREET, - - New Yor=&
The Formst Anp Streas is the great American
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Dogs, in the registering of which in the first volume
errors were made, can be registered in the second E. B. GOLDSMITH, HENRY C. SQUIRES,
ess of type which makes it Sea Oye ee All
Custom House and Forwarding Agent,
volume by paying the fee, 25cents. Foradog which
there is worth knowing about fishing, hunting, has died since the entry was sent for the second 1 CORTLANDT STREET, = NEw YoreE,
hting, canoeing, shooting, trapping, fisheulture, volume, another can be substituted by the same
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tatters of interestto Sper may be found in £80 WASHINGTON STREET, - Boston, Mass,
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ORTRAITS OF EASTERN FIELD TRIAL WIN any destination. Kennel Clubs, Sportsmen and

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sent post-paid for 25 cents each, or the five for #1. should have their stock consigned to him. Infor- PER DAY AT HOME. SAMs
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Row, N. ¥ Dee29,tt importing, shipping, etc. STINSON & CO., Portland, Maine,
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Sportsmen's Gols. Hportsmen’s Goods, Hotels aul Aoutes for Sportsmven, Aotels und Resortetor Sportsmen.
Philadelphia Fishing Tackle J. & W. TOLLEY, ASSOCIATED
TO SPORTSMEN:
HOUSE. PATENTEES of the “PERFECTION” HAM- SOUTHERN RAILWAYS.
MERLESS GUN,
PATENTEESof the 'GIANT-GRIP” ACTION.
The Pennsylvania R. R. Co.
Makers of high-class guns only to the individual THE Respectfully invite attention to the
orders of gentlemen who cannot content themselyes Preferred Routes to Florida SUPERIOR FACILITIES
with a gun taken down from the shelf of a gun store,
Illustrated lists, photos and directions for measure-
ment sent on application. TIME TABLE IN EFFECT JANUARY 8, 1882. afforded by their lines for reaching most of the
TROUTING PARKS and RACE COURSES. in :th
J. &W. TOLLEY, Patentees & Manuf'rs,
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOU
RICHMOND AND DANVILLE LINE. FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the diffi-
Train 54. Leaves:New Yark *4;30a.m. Phila- culties and dangers of reshipment, while the éxcel-
A. B, SHIPLEY & SON, PIONEERR WORKS, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND. delphia *7;05a,m, Baltimore *9:45a. m. Arrives lent cars which run over the smooth steel tracks
Lynchburg 5:00 p.m. Danville #7112 Ri ™m. Char- enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTED without.
failure or injury.

SPORTMEN’S DEPOT.
503 COMMERCE ST., PHILA. lotte *5;00am, Atlanta *11:00a, m. There makes
same connections as No. 50 below. Pullman cars THE LINES OF THE
Wieanufacturers of Fine Fishing Tackle of Washington to Atlanta, and Atlanta to New Orleans.
Train 52, Leaves New York +8:39 a. m. Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Every Description. (EstTaBLisHED 1836).
Limited Express, 10:00 a m, Philadelphia +11:45
First Premium at World's Fair at New York, and a, m. Baltimore {3:10 p. m. Richmond *11:25 also reach the best localities for
FOR SEA, RIVER OR BROOK FISHING, Centennial Exhibition, p. m. Danyille *7:00 a. m, There connects
Rods, Reels, Flies, Leaders, Lines, ete.
REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS.
with No. 52 below. Pullman Cars from Rich-
mond to Danyille. (32> This train conneets Mon- Gunning and Fishing
We make a specialty of Wood and Rod Mountings days, Wednesdays and Fridays from Baltimore at
4:00 p,m, direct yia: York River Line for West Point in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Wxcursion Ticket=
for Amateur Rod Makers. Our Celebrated Betha- are sold at the offices of the Company in all the
bara Wood is far superior to anything known for and Richmond and connecting there with Train 50,
Train 52, Leaves New York {3:40 p, m, Phila- Penpee cities of Bene ere Bedford, Cresson,
making rods, being stronger than split bamboo, and i ton, Minnequa, and other well-known centres:
has the spring and elasticity of tempered steel. delphia 5:45 p.m. Baltimore +8:55 p.m. Arrives or
Prices /41¢ft. long, 14,35c.; 34, 48e.; 134, 65c.; 1, S5c.; at Lynchburgh *4:45 a. m. Danville *6:57 a. m. ee
——————
es
Vgin. sar, $1 each. ‘ Charlotte *1:05 p. m. Atlanta “12:05 n't. Macon TROUT FISHING, WING SHOOTING AND
ur Bethabara Fly and Bait Rods and Split Bam- *6:30a,m. Montgomery *7:55 a. m. New Orleans
boo Fly Rods received the first premiums at the *10:02 p, m., 54 hours from New York. Pullman Cars STILL HUNTING.
N. E. Cor. Second and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia. New York to Washington, Washington to Charlotte
Centennial, Franklin Institute and Penna. State ALSO TO
and Charleston. Arrives at_Columbia *7:00 p. m.,
Fairs.
Price list of wood and rod mountings free. Our GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, and Augusta 10:20 p. m. Savannah *8:45 p. im. Tuckerton, Beach Haven, Gaps May, uan, and
-page new Mustrated Catalogue of Fishing Tackle Fishing Tackle, Rods, Reels, Lines, Hooks, Flies, Jacksonville *8:00 a.m, Leave Coltimbia 6:15 p. m, points on the New Jersey ‘Coast renowne for salt
sent, post-paid, on receipt of ten cents in stamps. Leaders, Snoods, ‘Artificial Bait, Fly Hooks, Charleston 5:55 a. m. Arrive Sayannah 10:45 a. m, water sport after fin and feather.
Ete., Ete. Jacksonville 5:30p,m.
(=s"Salmon, Bass and Trout Flies, Made to Order. Train 50. Leaves New York *9:00 p.m. Phila- L, P. FARMER, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
TO ANGLERS: Also “ Krider’s " Celebrated Center Enamel delphia 12:30.a.m, Baltimore 4:20a.m, Arrives at FRANK THOMSON, Gen*l Manager. '

“JOHN ENRIGHT & SONS,

Split and Glued Bamboo Rods. ‘ Lynchburg *2:20 p.m; Richmond, 11:80a.m, Dan-
Birds’ Eggs and Birds’ Skins in Great Varieties. ville *6:00 p. m. Charlotte *12:25 a. m, Atlanta

Chesapeake & Ohio R’y.

Taxidermy in all its branches. *12:30 p.m. Macon *6:55 Le m. Montgomery *9:00
Spratt's Patent Dog Biscuit. p.m. Mobile *5:14a,m. New Orleans *10:22 p.m.

Fishing Rod and Tackle Makers, Repairing of all kinds. {6s— Pullman Cars New York to Atlanta via Lynch-
burg and Danyille and Atlanta to New Orleans.
Arrives Columbia, 5:38'a. m.; Augusta, 9:52 a, m,; THE ROUTE of the SPORTSMAN and ANGLER:
EAL SPANISH GUT FOR FISHING. GUT Savannah, 7:20 p. m.; Jacksonville, 5:30 p,m. Pull- TO THE BEST HUNTING AND FISHING
Castle Connell, near Limerick, Ireland, has been sold at enormous a by the com- man Sleeper Greenboro to Augusta, GROUNDS OF VIRGINIA AND
bination, Price list sent free by mail, Buy onl WEST VIRGINIA,
from the manufacturer's agents, HERNANDEZ & ATLANTIC COAST LINE. Comprising those of Central and Pledmont Virginia
Reels and Lines to match balance of rods. No BOTHFELD, 121 & 123 Front street, New York. Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia, Allez-
ts. Allinformation respecting fisheries on the Train 40, Leaves New York *4:30 a. m. Phila- hany Mountains, Greenbrier and New Rivers, Kena-—
annon in this locality, as also catalogues of our delphia *7:05 a.m. Baltimore *9:00 a. m. Arrives wha Valley, and including in their yarieties of gamic-

The Hunting Sight.

préenhéart rods and general assortment of tackle, ' at Richmond *2:49p. m. Wilmington *11:50 p. m. and fish, deer, bear, wild turkeys, wild duck, grouse,.
i
be had on application, Charleston *6:45a.m, Savannah*J0:45a.m. Jack- quail, snipe, woodcock, mountain trout, bass, pike,
sonville +5:30 p.m, Pullman Sleepers Washington pickerel, etc.
to Charleston.

GEORGE HANCOCK,
Guns, fishing tackle and one dog for each sports-
LYMAN’S PATENT COMBINATION Train 48. Leayes New York *9:00 p.m. W. Phila- man carried free.
GUN SIGHT delphia *12:30.a.m. Baltimore *4:20a. m. Arrives
Makes a Sporting Rifle perfect. Send for
at Richmond *11;30 a. m. Wilmington *9:55 P: m. THE ROUTH OF THE TOURIST,
Charleston *6:45a,m, Savannah *10:45 a, m Jack-
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9:52 a. m, Macon *6:45 p.m. Savannah 3:20 a. of the Virginia Mountains to the White Sulphur
ore WILLIAM LYMAN, ni. Jacksonville via Augusta *5:30 P- m. Pullman Springs and other famous summer resorts.
Middlefield, Conn. Sleeping Cars New York to Savanna The C. & O: R’y- is reached by rail at Huntington,
W. Va., from the West, Northwest and Southwest:
BAY LINE. at Charlottesville, V,, from the North and Hast, and
THISIS™ | Leaves New York +8:40 p.m. Philadelphia #6:45 at Richmond, Va., from the South,
is our Game Bag p.m. Baltimore +8:15 p.m. Arrives at Portsmouth The completion of the Peninsular Extension in the
Patentes and Manufacturer of the +9;00 a.m. Weldon 11:42 p,m. Raleigh +7:35 p. m. summer of 1881 affords
or Skeleton Coat. \%
Wilmington *9:55 p.m. Charleston *6:45a.m. Sa-
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HANOOCK @., entrance into same N E
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(Co-
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Enclos 4% pockets. This coat AY / r= *7:20 a. im. Jacksonville via Augusta *5:30 p,m. and establishes a continuous rail line, via, Rich-
Pullman Sleeping Cars Weldon to Savannah. mond, Va., and Huntington, W. V., between the
has seven pockets { *Daily, Daily, Sundays excepted. mouth of Chesapeake Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
For reservation of berths, sections, and for tickets,
We pockets. time tables, and for all imformation, apply at 306 _ H.W, FULLER,
Washington street, Boston. 229 Broadway, New
We will send it to you postage York. 1348 and 838 Chestnut street, Phila,, Corner G. P. & T. A., Richmond, Va.
paid for $2.00, of Calyert and West Baltimore streets, Baltimore.

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done in the best manner and warranted. Guns
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GRAND TRAVERSE REGION
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or “club” at home, as ive for packing fish can be the coast. The best ground in the vicinity of New
AND CALLED THE FINEST Personally Conducted Tour, had at He beat points. York for bay snipe shooting of all varieties. Speci
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IN THE MARKET } of the North Woods and Lakes is very beautiful, Ground, L. I. Refers by permission to J. B. She
Section 1,--36 days’ first-class traveling by rail The air is pure, dry and bracing, The climate is
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‘Bold only at Oak Hall, Boston. hotels; all necessary expenses, $235. way, N.Y. :
LEATHER Jackets and Vests, Section 2.--30 days, $210. Both leaving New Hay Fever and Asthma Affections.
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$5 and $7. Send for circulars. ‘ sf be largely increased in time for the season of 1882
CUBA, via cities of SANTIAGO, CIENFUEGOS, by new buildings and additions.
G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Boston. thence by rail across the island to MATANZAS and During the season ROUND TRIP BXCURSION Corner Ninth and Grace Streets,
HAVANA, steamers to Florida, visiting all promi- TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT LOW RATHS, and Opposite Capitol Square, Richmond, Va,,
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35 days, including all expenses, $250, leaving New owner’s risk, The only up-town hotelin Richmond. The enter-
York ‘February 78, conducted by Mr. §, Poey, of
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CORRESPONDENCE, National Rifle Association fail to send one it will need a hear of good work done by it. It is likely that a license act
Tue Forest and STREAM is the recognized medium of entertain- better excuse than any yet given to justify the neglect, We will be brought forward by this association as a separate
ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. haye everything to gain and everything to lose by trying the measure.
Communications upon the subjects to which its pages are devoted are We hope to see some such provision acted on, and trust
issue of' a match, If we win, the victory will have a com-
respectfully inyited. Anonymous communications will not be re-
garded, No name will be published except with writer’s consent. mercial yalue in establishing more firmly the claim of that it will limit the number of heads of game to be killed in
The Editors are not responsible for the yiews of correspondents. American armorers of being the best fire-arm makers in the any given time. Nor should any part of the animals killed
world, It will add another to the long and nearly complete be wasted.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
list of American sporting victories abroad, and it will enable We have been urging the importance of this matter for
May begin at any time. Subscription price, $4 per year ; $2 for six
months; to a club of three annual subscribers, three copies for $10; us to rest at home until some of our open matches at Creed- years, and it is satisfactory to see some practical results from
five copies for $16. Remit by registered letter, money-order, or draft, moor and other ranges have been filled by British riflemen. our labors.
payableto the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. The paper A defeat would remain such but a short time, for we mistake As long ago as 1876 we called attention to the subject in
may be obtained of newsdealers throughout the United States and very much if our American pluck will not lead to an im- language which will bear repetition here.
Canadas. On sale by the American Exchange, 449 Strand, W. C.,
London, England, Subscription agents for Great Britain—Messrs.
mediate wiping out of the bad record. It will not suffice to Good hunting is at present scarcely to be found east of the
Samson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London. go off with a grand hurrah and expect to win the match Missouri River. West of that stream, however, there is a
with arush, On the other side will be found men who are wide extent of territory, in many parts of which large game of
ADVERTISEMENTS,
great sticklers on small issues, and the team to go over must all descriptions may still be found in considerable abundance
Advertisements of an approved character only inserted. Inside
pages, nonpareil type, 25 cents per line. Special rates for three, six
be prepared for some irritations from this cause. Everything by those who are sufficiently acquainted with the country to
and twelve months, Reading notices 50 cents per line. Hight words must be looked calmly in the face, and the most extreme know where to look for it. There remain on the plains and
to the line, twelve lines to one inch. Advertisements should be sent chances againstus calculated. At present there is nothing in the mountains seven species of ruminants that are sufii-
in by the Saturday previous to issue in which they are to be inserted. which can be made use of’ asa guide. What records we ciently abundant to make it well worth while that the differ-
Address all communications,
Forest and Stream Publishing Co, haye are not available, simce they are so few as not to be ent State and Territoral Governments should attempt before
Nos. 89 anp 40 Park Row. New Yore Crry. worth anything in making up an estimate. The shifting of it is too late to protect their game by severe laws—bufialo,
the target divisions on the Wimbledon range has confused elk, white-tailed deer, mule deer, antelope, mountain sheep
CONTENTS, the records of the practice there in large measure, but there and moose are still to be found in considerable numbers in
EDITORIAL, - Game Baa ann Gun. are the scores of the Queen’s cup contest by which the various portions of the trans-Missouri States and Territories,
Our Foreign Match. That Wonderful Shotgun, nascent American team could gauge their powers as against but owing to a savage and indiscriminating warfare which
Protection of Large Game, SHA AND RIVER FISHING.
Spitting on the Bait. Camp Flotsam. the English marksmen, The match would bring out the fact has been inaugurated against them within the past few years
eep Up The Fight. Amateur Rodmakers.
Easy Reading Lesson. Can Any Fool Catch Fish ? that the finest military shooting at Wimbledon is really done their numbers are decreasing more rapidly than ever before.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. Frostfish of the Adirondacks by small-bore marksmen. Sir Henry Halford is a member of
A Memory. FISHCULTURE, Most of us remember the good service done some years avo
Skillets, a Camp Sketch. Fish and Laws in New Hamp the volunteer force, and with him may be named a great by Gen. Hazen in bringing before the public the facts in
Reminiscences of Camp Life. shire.
Ar-kan-saw. > many other riflemen known to us principally as long-range regard to the wanton destruction of buffalo along the line of
NATURAL History. Layerack Pedigrees. men. There are prizes innumerable on the many English the Smoky Hill Road in Kansas and Colorado.
The Fauna of Spirit Lake. The Dachshund. The dis-
Red-Headed Wood Peckers. Gordon, or Black and Tan Set ranges open to volunteers only, while there are very few cussion at that time resulted in the adoption of some
Enemies of Game Birds. ters,
Enemies of Snakes. The New York Dog Show. for civilian shooters who care only for long-range work. measures to protect the buffalo, though it is to be hoped that
Notes. Cross-eyed Dogs. The tendency therefore has been to encourage the joining of ere long still more stringent laws may be enacted and enforced.
Game BAG AND GUN, YACHTING AND CANOEING.
A Deer Hunt in Ohio. One Day in a Canoe, the volunteer force on the part of those fond of shooting, But we have just now to speak of a country distant from the
My First Goose. Death Rattle of Mean Length.
A Dove Meadow. Yaw! in America. and consequently there are not more than a dozen good shots railroads, out of the way of the average tourist, and far from
Reminiscence of Rangeley Lakes Cutters at Sea. in the kingdom who may not enter into the contest for place the haunts even of the gentlemen sportsmen; we refer to the
Hinckley Hunt Ground Memo- Stella Maris.
ries, RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING. on the team to meet the Americans, territory lying between the Missouri River and the main
How to Kill Crows. : Forest and Stream Tournament.
Maine Sportsmen’s Convention. The International Match. divide of the Rocky Mountains north of the Union Pacific
That Perennial Grouse. The Wimbledon Record. Railroad. It is in this region that the most abundant sup-
Muzzle vs. Breech-Loaders, ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. PROTECTION OF LARGE GAME.
plies of wild game are to be found, and it is here that these
OME weeks since we published an appeal for the pro-
animals are slaughtered for their hides alone by the pro-
OUR FOREIGN MATOE. tection of large game in the West, and urged the import-
fessional hunter.
io the details for the proposed international match are not ance of some measure being taken to prevent the extinction
Buffalo, elk, mule deer and antelope suffer most, and in
fixed upon in a very few weeks, we may conclude that ot our larger mammals in the only section of the country
the order in which they are here mentioned. They are de-
there will be no meeting of English and American marks- where they still abound. The necessity of prompt and
stroyed without regard to season; the hides only are taken
men at Wimbledon this year, and that the most favorable efficient steps by the Legislatures of the various States and and the meat left to feed the wolves, or to rot when the
opportunity that has ever presented itself for a real live Territories was insisted on. spring opens. We know directly of thirty-four cow elk killed
match has been thrown away. The fiow of talk has set in, It is satisfactory to learn that speedy action has been taken
out of a band of forty, about the middle of April, 1875, by
and every would-be manager and actual mis-manager has on this most important matter by the House of Representa- one man. The snows were deep, and the butcher followed
been airing his opinions through the press. We have had tives of Wyoming Territory, and it is hoped and believed
the poor animals until all but six were slain, Hach of these
prognostications by the score, and all sorts of owl sense by that the bill which has been introduced will meet with no animals, if allowed to live, would haye produced a calf in a
the column, but all the time the American managers were opposition in the Council of the Legislative Assembly of the
little over a month after the time of its slaughter. Here then
insisting upon what was, at least, an entirely irrelevant Territory. The Legislature have gone to work in the right were sixty-eight elk killed by one man ina day and a half.
point, and what may yet be shown to be an impossibility, way to stop the slaughter which has been going on for so
Tt is estimated from reliable information that in the winter of
To demand that a team shall come to these shores in 1883 is many years, anda provision has been inserted in the bill
1874-5, during the deep snows, over three thousand elk were
an impertinence, and when that demand is backed up by the against the traffic in the green hides of all game animals. No killed for their hides in the valley of the Yellowstone between
assertion that unless it is granted it will be impossible to hides in the hair or untanned state can be dealt in, nor can
the mouth of Trail Creek and the Hot Springs. For the Ter-
raise an American team for the present year, there is a dis- they be transported by common carriers or others. This
ritories of Wyoming and Montana the destruction must have
tortion of fact and a prevarication unworthy of those who provision strikes at the root of the matter, and if it can only
been twenty times as great.
resort toit. Asa matter of truth it will be entirely possible be enforced will have the very best effect, and will preyent
The prices paid for elk hides were at that time sufficiently
to raise 2 team for the present year and to fight a contest at much of the destruction that now takes place. The prime
renumerative to pay good wages to an ordinary hunter, when
Wimbledon with very good chances of success. We have factor in the rapid extermination of the large game of the
game was as plenty asin those days it used to be. Buffalo
‘not, to be sure, a large body of military shooters who are Territories has been the lack of enactments to restrict the
killing paid, too, and could be done by any butcher. For, as
familiar with the use of military breech-loaders at the long bloody hand of the skin hunter, who kills only for the hides
many of us know by experience, a man without any preten-
ranges. We have not the weapons for that practice. But and pelts. Thousands of our most superb game animals are
sions to being a skillful hunter can slaughter a dozen or two
what of that? We know precisely what is needed, and a few annually slaughtered for these alone, and tons of wholesome
buffalo in a day wherever they are numerous, Mule deer and
weeks would supply our men with the long range, small bore and excellent food left to rot on the ground, or to furnish
antelope are more difficult to kill, but in these days of breech-
barrel, mounted on a military stock, which seems to fill the food for the coyotes, the ravens and the magpies.
loading rifles a fair shot can kill several out of a band before
“M, B, L. class” at Wimbledon, and which one of the pro- In the bill referred to, which passed the House of
the rest can get.out of reach. It is a melancholy sight to see
posed conditions requires the rifles to fall under. The per- Representatives February 16, provision is made also against
as we have in a morning’s march, half a dozen fresh doe an-
mitted manipulation of the open sights by detachable wind the shipment of game out of the Territory. Killing is per-
telope carcasses stripped of their skins, with the milk still
gauges and otherwise will permit the finest gradations to be mitted onlyto an amount sufficient for home consumption
trickling from their udders; and it is sad to think that in ad-
observed in dealing with the wind and light, and it would for food. The making of large bags is discouraged, by limit-
dition two little kids must starve for each of these. _
not be long before men who are naturally good holders and ing the number of grouse and other birds to be killed, to the
Mountain sheep and moose do not suffer to any consider-
have a perfect eyesight, could be trained into a team where number of twenty-five. Ducks, geese and other migratory
euch man could help his fellows, and where each succeeding birds are all protected, as are also rabbits and squirrels, able extent from these skin hunters. They are too wary to
shot should haye the benefit of the experience of all the Small game is still further protected by the passage of an be successfully pursued by these men, many of whom are
preceding shots. There are no insurmountable obstacles to act providing for the payment of a bounty to persons killing yvagabonds of the most worthless description. There are
our producing a body of twelve men with a perfect team mountain lions, bear, wolves, coyotes and lynx, as well as some good hunters and good fellows among them; men who
system to help them, and while the British team would have hawks, eagles and other rapacious birds. These measures would gladly relinquish the business could it be wholly stop-
the slight adyantage of familiarity with the ground, this taken together would seem to furnish protection to game ped, but who think and say that if the game is to be exter-
would be nullified by the each-man-for-himself style of shoot- against the depredations of man as well as beast. minated they must make the most of it while it lasts. Taken
ing which marks the effort of a team over there. To make assurance doubly sure, however, the sportsmen of as a whole, however, they are a miserable set, and many of
The prospect of success is sufficiently bright to encourage the Territory are organizing a Game and Fish Protection them do not kill more than enough to keep themselves in
‘Fe sending of a team over, and if the managers of our Association, and when this is in shape we trust that we may provisions and ammunition from monthto month, [If all

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were as good hunters as Yellowstone Kelly there would now
be scarcely an ellx or an antelope left in Montana.
Skin hunting in Montana was not carried on to any very
great extent until about ten years ago. In the article from
which We have already quoted we said: In 1872 ov 73 a firm
of Port Benton traders, who have since achieved an 1nenyi-
able notoriety by selling arms and amunition to the hostile
Sioux, conceived the idea of fitting out purties to kill game
for the hides, and the result was so successful that the trade
in wild hides has been increasing eyer since.
Wiiat now can be done to remedy this state of affairs?
Stringent laws should be enacted, and not only enacted but
enforced. Game should not be killed except for food, and
then only during the autumn. In other words, no more
game should be killed than the hunter can use, and indis-
criminate Kunting at any and all séasons should be prevented,
But we know that legislative bodies move slowly, and that
knots in ved tape are as difficult to untie as that of Gordlus
of old. Inthe meantime much, very much, may be done by
the officers of the army who aré stationed on the frontier. The
skin hunters, who, of course violate the laws of all the territories
which have ame laws, may be warned off, arrested, or so
annoyed that they will in future sedulously avoid the vicini-
ty of posts where they have received such treatment.”
We shall haye more to say on this subject ati a later day.
Ti is satisfactory to see that the Territory of Wyoming ap-
preciates the importance of game protection and takes such
ail advanced position on this matter. It shows that her citizens
are intelligent, far-above the average of men, and the older
States which are still lagzine behind, may well be ashamed
to see themselves so far outstripped in this honorable race.
SPITTING ON THE BATT.
HEsmail boy in the country and the lounger on the city
docks, both of whom fish with hand lines, regard it as a
point of fishing etiquette to moisten the bait, be it clam or
worm, with saliva, before imparting that rotary motion to
the sinker which hurls the line by centrifugal foree into the
far waters, where the big fish are supposed to lie. The custom
seems also to be part of the ethics of other anglers who are
notincluded in the above classes; and the student of ethnolosy
may be interested to know whence the practice comes. We
have long felt that it was a subject worthy of careful
research, as are all things which relate tothe customs of man-
kind in different parts of the earth. . one, and out of the warfare wrests tribute from: the soil.
Whether the youthful Bgyptian, who has played ‘‘hookey”
from his district school and gone fishing among the rushes
* on the banks of the Nile for the electrical catfish, Midapterus
electicus, spits on his bait; or whether the juvenile Hindo-
atanée roaming oyer the marshy land between Bahar and
Patna looking for the climbing perch, that curious member
of the family of Labyrinthiform Pharyneeals, the Anadas
scandens, in the tree tops, throws alott a bait moistened in
this inanner, we do not know. The manuscripts found in
the crypts of the pyramids are silent upon this subject, but
Commander Gorringe, whose opinion is certainly entitled to
respect, thinks that a figure onthe Central Park obelisk,
whilom yelept Cleopatra’s Needle, might be interpreted as a
boy in the act of expectoration upon something which might
' bea fishbait. The writings of the great Jampooter are also
silent as to the custom in India. In his learned fourteenth
treatise on the Saml Whang Hi Muck Muck, Mesn Fun, the
Chinese philosopher, distinctly alludes to the custom among
the fishers of lake Tong-ling Lou, in the Hoo-nan district, but
gives no clue to its origin.
There can be little doubt that the Esquimaux incantation
of spitting upon the water before beginning to fish, and utter-
ing the magic words: “Soax soak oonagah soax,” is practically
an offering to the same divinity of fishes; an inyilation to the
king of the fishes to come and be canght. The Patagonian
custom of kissing the bait, and the Icslandic usance of blow-
ing upon it, are no doubt all related forms of the same super-
stition.
Schweinwurst, the celebrated admiral of thie Swiss navy,
while sailing his fleet up the Matterhorn, records the follow-
ing facts: Being sceptical in reeard to the virtues of expeat-
toration upon the viands offered to fishes, or at least wishing
to test the matter In a true scientific spirit, he ordered his
men to cast their lines from each side of the spwidd, one side
td spit upon the bait and the other to east without spitting,
and set accountants to vecord the result, With evident
pleasure he chronicles that there was no difference in the
results attained, and to him must be accorded the first
truly scientific investigations in this line. He surely es-
tablished the faucet that upon one occasion, at least, the non-
Spitters were us successful as the spitters. Of course those
who favor spitting upon the bait may quote the well-worn
adage that “one swallow don’t make a summer,” but they
Jack statistics fo prove that spitting on the bait is: of real
advantage, for they cannot cite a case where it las been
brought to a test and decided in their favor, asin the case
of Schweinwurst, whose precedent is followed to-day by
every sailor in the navy of Switzerland, none of whom now
spits upon his bait.
Tn all matters of this kind Forest Anp SrRHAM is en-
tirely unprejudiced and will present all sides of a question,
no matter whether it agrees with any preconceived views of
its Own Or not; its principle being the only true scientific
one, a desire for truth. Hence, we give place to the fol-
lowing by an early English writer who quotes John Smith,
i
FOREST AND STREAM. {Fep, 28, 1882
the preseryer of Pocahontas. He says: “There be certayn
persons who when they fish do spit upon their bayte in Che Sportsman Counrisi,
hope of propitiating the fishes and fhhereby causing them to
byte more freely, not knowing thal the originator of this A MEMORY.
custom used the word ‘spytte’ in the sense of runnynge EMEMBER thou, dear friend, that winter night,
through, as we spit a fowle before the fire. ‘Spytte yt-worme When down the lake came keenly the crisp sparkie—
ypon yv hooke,’ srytes John Smith from Virginia, and this The long beams of the i¢y moon thal sparkle,
Dazzling the sight #
I thynke me means to ympale him ypon it.”
Smith's definition of spitting a worm is very good, as far Rememberest thou, dear friend, that lonely skate,
asthe Bnelish language goes, and we might be inclined to When from the northern woods the gaunt wolves’ howlius—
When the swift air bore shuddering their howling,
accept it if it were not for the facts which ow’ studies have Demoniac with hate ?
unéarthed, as given aboye, which show that the custom ob- Jonws PRESTON 'TRUZ|
tains where the English language is unknown, and con- '
sequently his deductions are at fanlt. Webaye shown that “SKILLETS”’—A CAMP SKETCH.
the custom, while slightly differing in widely separated parts | | HE was always a mystery to us—u conundrum that we
of our earth, has its origin in an antiquity so remote that the were perpetually trying to gttess, bat were tally
only hope of tracing it to its source lies in the discovery of forced {o ‘‘sive np.” Where he came from, none knew, and
manuscripts more ancient than we How possess, or in a more his destination was equally veiled in obscurity. Personal
history he had none; to all interrogatories as. io where he was
careful reading of the Runic levends. born, where he had lived, where he was going, he had the
same yaguely placid answer—'‘Dutmo,” Many wore the
| guesses indulged in as to his nationality. Dialect, that
KEEP UP THE FIGHT. | greattouchstone of nativity, failed us here, for hu used in
, his talk the idioms of ali localities, John insisted he was a
T is not to be gainsayed, but it is greatly to he regretted, Pike from Missouri; Tenotus, that he was plainly a Yankee;
that the things not wanted will come in and grow and the Khymer leaned to the opinion that he was either 4
thrive in sprte of al] “lord of creation” can bring against ‘““Nawth Ca’liny” Tar Heel or a Jersey Sand-Hiller, while
them, and the forces of nature which sap the life of the Didaskalos stoutly maintaimed that the West Riding of York,
or the fens of Lincolnshire had given him birth. Help from
useful plant seem to foster the noxious weed. When the him, on these and similar disputed points, we got none;
clover and herd’s-grass are burned to death with drouth, the against his granitic “Dunno,” our flood of questioning brake
weeds flourish. Wild wormwood and pieweed finunt their in vain.
He came to us in the gray of the dawning, but whether
grim banners when ‘‘the ranks of spiky maize” haye rolled sprung from the sage brush, dropped from the morning star,.
up theirs, and daisy and suceory blossom while the good or like his great ancestor, Adam, a direct praduct of the soil,”
grass dies. Whoever saw a sick burdock, or a nettle that noone knew, He was there, by the eamp-fire, when we
had been trampled to death ? turned out one morning, and to John’s bluff query, ‘‘Iullo!
| where the —— did you come from?” responded serenely,
And it is thesame with animals as with plants, The crows “Out yander,” with a yague sweep of his arm toward the
hold their own against the warfare of all mankind, while the Northern and Hastern horizons. ‘That was all of his history
ranks of the wild ducks year by year gsvow thinner, and the we eyer learned—so far as we were concerned he was literally
tick only pleasantly scratches the back of the owl, as tough “a man without « past.” After breakfast he took so patu-
rally, and even kindly, to the washing up of the dishes, that
alive is he proverbially is ‘‘biled,” while he kills the when to John’s query, “Well, what are you going to do with
crouse. If migratory quail would but increase as the pesti- yourself?” he calmly replied, ‘Stay with you uns a, while, [
lent Inelish sparrows have, what glorious days for the sports- reckon’ —no one said him nay. Asked what liis name was,
he hesitated, “reckoned he didn’t have noue,” and when
man! If mosquito “‘wigelers’ would only grow to be fish,
pressed as to what people called him, only answered, ‘‘Most
what glorious nibbles instead of such cursed bites! If herd’s- anything they durn pleased.” ,
grass and clover would but hold their own against daisy and Ienotus christened hint Dunno, from the character of
St. John’swort, how would the hushandman rejoice! Yet most of his replies; John, more practical, dubbed him ‘‘the
Pot-wrestler,” as indicative of the scope of his duties; the
the farmer keeps up the fight, though it often seems a losing
Rhymer named him the Gentle Gazelle, from the air of timid
meekness which he always wore, while Didaskalos always
Shall the sportsman surrender to the forees which oppose insisted on addressing him as Three-spot, ‘‘because,” he said,
him, and lay aside the rod and gun? Life is possible and “he beats the deuce.”
Allthese appelations, however, proved merely sporadic,
even endurable without a bird to shoot or a fish to catch, and were finally merged into “‘Skillets.” which was tacitly
but for some of us it would be vastly less enjoyable under adopted, partly from his daily toil, but chietly from the plain-
such conditions. Stand fast, then, all ye of the goodly fra- tive wail with which we soon became familiar, of—‘'They
ternity, Uphold the laws for fish and sume protection, do haint nobody seen my skillet, haint they?” referring to his
one piece of personal property, a dilapidated fryinespan, to
missionary work among the masses, and, sbove all things, set which he clung with the fond devotion of a LHindoo to his idol,
a good example to those whose eyes are upon you, who look Battered and worn, part of the handle gone, and the bottom
to you for their lessons, and will justify their misdeeds by bulged out in a dozen different places, 1h held a place in his
yours. affections from which the finest nickle-plated “Charter Oak"
or ‘Kitchen Queen” could not have ousted it,
There was indeed a wild legend to the eifect that Joly,
, Francis Houmes Serpmn,.—We are deeply pained to learn waking one night, and hearing 1 murmur of yoices outside
of the death of Frank H. Selden, who died at his home in the tent, was led to investigate, and found this cherished
piece of culinary apparatus propped up agaist # pitor tree,
Moodus, Conn., Feb. 2. Mr, Selden was assistant editor of
and before it “Skillets,” grovelling on the ground, and mut-
the Connecticut Vulley Advertiser, and was a well-known con- tering some unintelligible prayer to his greasy fetish, This
tributor to many other journals, among them the Forest report, however, could never be localized, and probably or-
AND STREAM. He was sifted with literary abilities of a high iginated in some jesting remark, which erew hy suecessive
accretions, as it passed through the lins of verions imagina-
order, which, united with a kindly nature that won the re- tive members of the party. _
gard and affection of his associates, promised for him a life of Simple and guileless, childlike and bland, he was the only
growing honor and influence. The community in which at-all-times-and-under-all-circumstances thoroughly sool-na-
such aman dwells is directly benefited by his upright life; tured petson I ever met. Wothine had power fo rufile the
calm serenity of his temper, When Huz, our vicious little
and so must we count his death 2 public loss. Spanish mule, lashed out one night and shot him, as from a
catapult, head-foremost into the fire, while Swipes, our lull
| terrier, roused from a dream of fierce conflict with prowling
TRANSPLANTING QuatL.—We should be much pleased to coyotes, seized him by the leg, and worried him as he would
hear from clubs and individuals who have received live quail a vat, his only remark, as he scrambled to his feet, and
brushed the ashes and coals off with one hand, while he
from the South or West to be used for stocking purposes. A caressed his lacerated leg with the other, was, ‘‘ Drat they
comparison of experience cantiot fail to be of service in re- beastesses, they hadn’t no call to do that now, had they?”
spect to further efforts in this direction. We have had seye- He was our safety valve, our waste-pipe, and on him was
ral discouraging reports of large lots of quail, of which most discharged the vituperative stream of John’s sturdy Anglo-
Saxon, of Didaskalos’s more classic colleze objurgations, or of
have perished. It is desirable to know the percentage of suc- Shanipaw’s polyglot of mingled Navajo, Mexican and trap-
cess attending these most laudable efforts to replenish the peresqné Billingseate. (By the way, commend me fo the
supply of game birds. Mexican for a wealth of imprecatory language that would
haye delighted the heart of the toughest Sergeant of ‘‘our
army in Wanders,” John says thut they can call a mana
blanked fool in fifty-one different ways, and then have a few
EASY READING LESSONS—III. left as a reserve in case of need.)
FOR THE LITTLE READERS OF THE FOREST AND STREAM. As to Skillet’s personal appearance, it could not he truth.
Hark! Whatis That? fs it the Roar of the Sea on the Rock- fully said to be prepossessing. His age mighf have beew any-
where from twenty to fifty. Tall and gaunt, his spindling
bound Coast, or the Rumbling of Thunder? No, it is # Sports- body was topped by a bullet head, crowned with a few wisps
man. Isthe Sportsman a Lion ora Bull that he Roars and of tan-colored hair, while a fringe of sandy whiskers encir
Bellows? The Sportsman is not a Lion nor a Bull, The cled a freckled, putty-hued face, Long arms, reaching nearly
Sportsman Bellows because He is Mad. Why is the Sports- to his knees, ended in hands much thesizeand color of a ham
of bacon, Splay-footed and knock-kneed, his gait was a cross
man Mad? The Sportsman is Mad because His Dog is Wild.
Why is the Dog Wild? Phe Dog is Wild because He has had between the shambling trot of an over-fed cow and the lumpy
no Work. Is it the Dog’s Fault that He has had no Work? No, waddle of aduck. His ugliness was so extreme that if actually
verged on the picturesque, He seemed 2 compromise between
Tt is the Sportsman's Fault, He has kept the poor Doe on
Caliban and Crusoe’s man Friday. Like them, he might.
Chain for Three Months, and now He expects Him to work have lived all his life on a desert island, for his ignorance of
Close and Steadily, Is the Dog Deat that the Sportsman Bel- the commonest things was phenomenal. He didn’t know the
lows so Loud? No, the Dog is not Deaf, but the Sportsman difference between a halter and a hamestring, and onee when,
has Taught Him to Mind only when lie is Bellowed at, Will in his zeal to be useful, he volunteered to saddle Rob, it was
not the Dog Mind if He is spoken toinalow Tone! Yes, the said that much enduring animal appeared at the camp-fire
wearing his bridle where the crupper ought tobe. In fact,
Dog will mind if He is spokento in a Low Tone, But the
that was the chief fault we found with him—his insane desire
Sportsman Likes to Bxercise his Langs, when He is out Shoot-
to be helpful in matters where his ignorance only complicated
ing. He Thinks it makes the Birds Lie better. What does the the difficulty. Hevwould haye offered to help John drive
Sportsman say? The Sportsman sometimes Says Things that up the horses, or have yolunteered to assist Jove in governing
Good Children Shonld not Hear. When You Are older You the Universe, with as imperturbable good nature and as
will Know what He Says, cheerful an'alacrityinthe one cake as in the other, And yethe
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could Hot fairly be called ahoaster, His offers of help seemed REMINISCENCES OF CAMP LIFE, ’
hobody has done anything to you—Dutit is your nature to
to come rather from an overplus of good nature and a desire complain=-what, are you fussing about?” ‘“You know what
to please than from a yain confidence in his own powers. In 5om6 book are Hes frae end {co ead,
And some preal lies were never pened. you did,” said Mud, “‘and if was mean—you burnt matches
fact, like some authors, he seemed to mistake inclination for in my room, and nobody but you would have served me such
ability, and fo recognize no difference between fhe wish to Ben ministers, they hae been kenned
a sorry trick,” Ashe made the last remark, he dipped his
do and the power to perform. Ja holy rapture.
hands in the basin, leaned his face over, and brought a
His chief delight in life seemed to be to do that which every | A ronsing whid, at times to vend
double-handful of the odorous water up to his nose. Tle sud.
oné else shunned, and he fairly revelled in camp drudgery. | And nail *t wi’ Seripture,
denly stopped, turned round and said, *“T., i beg your pardon
The more and the dirtier the dishes to be washed, the happier But this that Lam gaun to tell,
—if wag this stinking water that [smelt.” And we enjoyed
he, What a wary trout is to the angler, or a bottle of rare Which some time on a hunt hefel,
the confession,
old wine to the bon yivant, was a greasy old pot to Skillets, Ts Just as trne as—whisky'l sell, (or some other articles),
In many of our hunting excursions we had
the pleasant
(In justice to ourselyes, TF must say that we very seldom js aformer communication I related an ineident, connected cOmnpamionship of a gentleman named Hare.
He was an
balked him in his wild career of pledsure, but eenerously left with the distance [ had killed @ large buck, and the eager sportsman, but often so excitable that
he searcely
him uoniolested in his unbridled pursuit of Juxury). dubitative remark of my old friend, Kinchen K., whet he | knew where he shot, whether his gun was pointing at the
een certain lines of Limitation, Skillets was no mean saw the number of shot holes in the body, so soon as he bad ground or at the treetops, but would always aver that his
cook. finished the act of decortication. I did not tell how willingly aim was perfect. On a certain day Hare was placed near the
The finer achievements of brend flapjacks, noodles, or Jim Marshall, a ‘newey” in the yenatorial art, had taken head of 8 branch while the drivers hunted it and some border-
crullers were, indeed, beyond his reach, but he could broil a hold of one end of the pole when the deer was earried to the ing thickets—a capital lying sround for deer. Another
venison steak, fry potatoes, or toast bacon, equal to Soyer or road, and how reluctantly he bore if upon his shoulder before stander occupied a position about one Indred yards to his
Blot. He had a wild theory, however, that coffee and tea he had strugeled with the load many yards, and the ele@int Tight. [Tt so happened that the deer which were started (two
were improved hy mixing, and many i nauseous dose we attitudes which he presented as he proceeded on his tortuous doos) attempted to pass out on the extreme right of the line,
swallowed in consequence. Once, in 2 moment of misbe- way. But during the same hunt theaforesaid Jeems afforded but winding some one of the hunter’, made a tack and ran
gotten enthusiasm, he cssayed a pot of head cheese, but a | his companions no little »musement by his peculiar, and 10 not far from the nearest neighbor of Hare. Coming unex-
misuse of ginger, where pepper was meant, and too great a them original, methods of securing his game. On the osca- pectedly, he fired one barrel only, when they got out of sight,
zeal in the matter of curry powder, rather marred the gen- sion to which I refer, he had been stationed at the cornér of voing directly for Hare. The warning wis given him, and
eral syinmetry of the composition. It was not wasted, how- an old field which borders upow the highway. Another pretty soon both barrels of his gun were heard and then the
ever, as he heroically mortified the flesh by eatine the last “stander” was placed a few hundred yards off, who soon saw lusty halloo which generally followed a successful shot,
serap, though evidently sympathizing with the feelings of a doe and two fawns run from the head of a branch and stop When we got to him he was wild with excitement, declaring
the chap who “‘cowl eat crow, but didn’t hanker after it.” on the hil beyond the easy range of bis gun, The broadside that he had killed one and badly wounded the other, Sure
Like all truly great men, he disdained the trivialities of the was, however, too tempting for résistance, and, elevating: his enough, one of them lay there stretched upon the ground, The
toilet, and thought once a year often enough for hair-comb- gun about a foot aboye the shoulders, he discharged one har- person who made the shot just before Hare fired, at the left
ing and general ablition. rel in the forlorn hope that one shot might take effect. All side, while H. shot at the right, believing that it was probable,
Me regarded with contemptuous pity, the care which the deer hounded off, though the doe showed some little signs atleast, that his gun might have done the work, he asked H.
Didaskalos bestowed upon his teeth and finger nails, and thut she had been hit. Theit flight was in the line of Jeoms, where he hit the deer, ‘Tn the head, of course,” said he,
wondered *wut’n thunder 4 grown man wanted ter waste his and soon both barrels of his gun were heard in vapid sueces- “don’t you, see the blood running from her mouth and nose?”
time in sech triflin’ ways ez then) air.” Stockings lie con- sion, and shortly thereafter his triumphant voicein repeated On examination, as she was lying, no wound was visible,
temned; “‘plains socks,” anglicé, a cotton cloth wrapped | yells. On our way to him we followed the track of the deer, but the *‘party of the first part” had gone back on the track
around the foot, were aristocratic enouch for him. and soon discovered blood. When we reached him ltis hat and fully sixty yards before the deer reached H. ‘‘fresh blood
He had no mock delicacy, and was always ready to was off, his face flushed with excitement, his lands bloody, gouts met the view,” and he returned claiming the game, She
enlighten our ignorance from his own stores of knowledge, and he was sitting down on the carcass of one of the fawus was turned over and a shot hole on the left settled the question,
With that true modssty, however, which leads all great wits in a state of physical exhaustion, Where his gun was he did much to the mortification of our excitable friend. There
to father their best bon mots upon others, he always reférred not know, buf supposed it was somewhere on the field of was no sign that he had hit either deer, and some of the
to a certain “Dooley” as his authority, and his mildly de- battle, He told us he had killed one and badly wounded crowd said that they saw the marks of his shof in a pine
precatory cough, and apologetic murmur of “Dooley wuz 2 | another, but whether the dov or fawn he cowd not tell. We about twenty fect from the ground. He insisted for some
tellm’ me,” would have disarmed the severest critic. succeeded in finding his gun, but the stock was broken. time that he had killed the deer, because she passed by him
hether this Dooley was a real historic personage, or only a Upon inquiry as to the cause, he told us that when he went and then came back, presenting her left side, when his second
mythus, like the Geek chorus, or the modern ‘They say,” up to the fawn which he had shot down it was not dead. and barrel finished her, But as blood was strewn all along her
Was & question never satisfactorily settled, We leaned, how- he had broken his gun by knocking it on the head, It was course the plea would not avail, and he was told that the only
eyer, to the opinion that he was a creation of Skillets’ own mildly suggested fo him that among hunters the muzzle was possible chanee for him was that he shot at the deer when
Mmagnaninity, invented for the purpose of preventing our regarded ay the only legitimate end of the gun for use, she was more than a hundred yards off and one of the bul-
being crushed }y an overwhelming sense of our limited and the breech was intended to ve applied solely to the shoul- lets had glanced from a lightwood stump and hit on the
knowledge, as compared with his own yast range of learning der of the sportsman; but a greenhorn, ak he was, was prob- Opposite side. But he had to give it up:
and experience, : ably suffering from the disease called the ‘‘buck ager,” and ‘The last ‘‘unco” which I shall relate (at least for the present)
A fine sense of (delicacy evidently prevented him from was excusable for the application of the most effective part of took place many years ago in this county, and among: a range
allowing us to feel’ onr inferiority too keenly, and led his weapon, whatever that might be. He was advised that in of high hills which lie between Mountain Creek and Little
him to mask his own wealth of attainments under the imper- the future a mere bludgeon would answer his purposes equally River, A young lawyer was to have met your correspondent
sonality of Dooley. A healthy tinge of local coloring always well with a gun, and if, unfortunately, it should break while at the house of a bachelor who lived in the hills, but had a
redeemed his narrations from that flavor of samenéss which is he was pommeling a deer he could cut another without ex- plantation in the lowlands. We were to hunt for deer,
apt to mar the efforts of the ordinary camp raconteur, Thus, in | pense. Since then our deer hunters call the stock of a gun which were plenty in that section. A. gun was carried up
the story of Samson, which he once served wp for our delecta- Jeems Marshall's weepon. for his use, but being detained at the court longer than was
tion, “‘the Filly-Stines” became “a cavayard of Greasers Tt is almost useless to'say that he shot only at one of the expected, he did not ‘put in an appearance.” At the
down hyur on the lower Sang Wan,” the lion was metamor- deer, and even the wounded doe escaped. appointed time, howeyer, a person living in an adjoining
hosed into a ‘‘he-grizzly," and the foxes into “ki-yotes,” We also often had with us another character, whon we county—xu near relative of the bachelor—came over to indulge
elilah was ‘‘one of them yat Spanish mobarries,” and “old called Mud, from a faint resemblance of the appellation to hi's in the uncertainties of fishing. He was offered a gun, but
man Filly-Stine’s casa grandy,” took the place of the Temple real name. He was lucky in getting shots, but extremely un- replied that he had no confidence in any but his own, and
of Gaza. lucky in getting meat. One day it was my misfortune to did not desire to go, At last, however, he consented, but.
Of anything in the shape of wit or bumor he had abso- place the standers. Mud, well knowing that I was ac- insisted that he should see the gun loaded. Of course there
lutely no appreciation, and the sharpest retort glanced off his quainted with the runs, begged that I put him on a good was no objection to that. Less than three drachms of gun-
pachydermatous hide, like the bolts of the Merrimac from the | stand, for he was very anxious to Kill a deer, I agreed to powder was put in the right barrel, but as the tube of the
iron shell of the Monitor. The most wildly extravagant do so, and accordingly located him where I thought he would left had been, broken and a new one put in, which did not fit
hunters’ yarns were received by him with An unquestioning be apt to get a chance; and after this took wny position about well, a smaller quantity was used for that barrel. Our Pis-
faith fthat_in this age of general skepticism was truly one hundred and twenty-five yards off, Tt waa open pine cator inquired the cause of the difference, and on being told,
Sublime, In him the al admirait lind reached its highest land, Not many minutes passed before Theard the dogs in full partially declined to go, unless he could use my gun. ft was
point of development, snd stories of bears that would weigh cry, and tlien saw four deer heading toward Mud. They passed tendered, because I knew full well that the tender would
5,000Ibs., and rifles that would kill at a point blank of two about twenty yards from him, and were harmlessly saluted by make him use the other. Tt resulted as I expected, and off
miles, met fromi him with a ready credence that would haye hoth barrels. When I went up and asked what was the maf- we went. A negré took charge of the dogs, and he went up
Shamed a five year old child, ter, he very slowly and with méasured words told me that he fo the crest of the ridge spoken of, Piscator being placed at
Only once did his faith seem to be shaken, and that was was never cooler in his life, had exact aim on each one of the what was called then, and is now, “‘the gap of the mouu-
when Didaskalos, who had tracked the white bear to his deer he had shot at, and could not account for the miss, ex- tain,
polar home, spoke of the long arctic night, and of the sun cept that his gun was worthless. He trembled even while he In a short while the music of the dogs was heard. It was
invisible for months; then, indeed, he stagvered for a recited the story of his misfortune. I found, on examination, evident that the deer would pass beyond the standers. To my
moment, but soon recovered his mental equilibrium, and, on that the shot from each barrel had grounded not far from the surprise, however, 1 heard Piscator “let off” both of his
the authority of Dooley, proceeded to crush Didaskalos with feet of the deer, and I told him that for the future he should barrels. As he was only a short distance from me, I went to
an account ot some tropical country where the sun never haye a higher aim than any I ever knew him to exhibit, if he him, and so soon as he saw me he commenced abusing the
shone, and all the light was furnished by a huge ‘“dimun wished to gratify the desire of a moderate but laudable am- gun, and declared that if he had had his own he would have |
mounting,” which lit the country for leacues around. bition, I wanted to know which of thedeer he shot at, killed two deer, as he had one of the best chances of his
Singular to relate, he had no bad habits—neither chewed, “Why, both of them,” said he. ‘Do you think I would lite. He stated, however, that he had badly wounded one.
smoked, drank, nor swore, and, if he lied, it was totally shoot twice at the sume one?” T told him that the gun was at least of some value, and he had
without malice prepense, Wow far he helieyed his own “No, surely not,” said I, “but there were four and not better let meJoad it, especially as the dogs were still in full
stories, we could neyer decide. For all that his impagsive two.” cry after a different deer, He said I might if I chose, but he
countenance revealed, he might haye been a cynic playing “Well, I didn't sce but two.” would as lick have no gun at all. I did load it, and handed
upon the credulity of a lot of fools whom he secretly ft was no wonder that such vision failed to do anything, it to him,, He went on, tracking his wounded deer by the
despised, or a poet, to whom tie creations of his own fancy | After that we generally managed to place Mud where no blood... The dogs now approached us rapidly, and very soon
had all the semblance of reality, or a grown-up child, whose deer had been known to run, but somehow or other, they T heard Piscator yell, ‘‘Look out!” and instantly his gun fired.
mind had not yet awakened to any realizing sense of the séemed to know where there was no danger, and he shot a good It was but a few minutes before we heard the deer, and then
difference between the True and the False. deal, neyer disappointing their expectation but once, when we prosecuted our search for the wounded one, The place
He disappeared from among us as mysteriously as he came, by the purest accident one happened to killafawn. Itis but where it fell was soon found, but a deer thief had just heen
Left one day in chargé of the camp while the rest of us were just to say that of very late years he has greatly improved, ahead of us, and the ‘caption and conversion” to his own
out hunting, he was missing when we returned, nor, so far and would be an excellent hunter, except that he is wever uses were made, He (the thie!) came to us with the ‘damned
as we know, has he been seen since by mortal eye, ready when others are—the last to set upin the mornin#, tlic spots” of his guilt on his shirt, alleging that he had killed
Many were the theories broached in after days as to who last to wash his face and eathis breakfast, With these draw- one the day before. But the color betrayed him, We then
our strange companion could have been, Of these, two may backs, he is a capital fellow, though somewhat unfortunate wert to “‘the gap,” and put the dogs on the trail of the one
be taken as representing the extremes; the one, of John’s in the structure and delicacy of his olfactory orirany, which Piscator said he missed. It was found dead at the
that he was a half-witted simpleton, who had escaped from On one ocrasion (it was only last year), Tececl, Mud and 1 foot of the hill, about two hundred yards off, So, with »
some imbecile asylum; the other, of Didaskalos, who pro- went up to Cleveland county to take a bird hunt. We had | worthless gun, antl at the same ‘‘stand,” and within ten min-
nounced him to be the materialization of the Non-wstlictic, heen assured by the proprietor of a white sulphur spring that utes, Piscator had killed three deer—a feat which is rarely
evolved from the depth of ont own inner consciousness, by a game was abundant, and we could get ample accominoda- achieyed. When we went to divide the spoils, the thief of
differentiation of the homogeneous from the heterogeneous, tions, in all respects, at his house. In the latter respect we one whole deer actually demanded and got his share of the
equilibrated with a segrezation of parthenosénetic niolecules, pot everything we could desire and at a nominal charge, other two! WELLS.
superinduced by a reflex automatic movement of the piimor- Birds, however, were not very numerous, though in the
dial ganglionic nerye-centres, consequent upon a peristaltic three days we devoted to it we got neatly one himdred and
hyperemia of the peripheral nucleoli of Corticelli’s vasella fifty, and had a pleasant time generally, Teceel and I oecu-
A SPLENDID Suowrnc.—The statement of the Mutual
oblongata. As we none of us felt inclined to dispute so plain pied one room with two beds, while Mud was piitin an ad- Life Insurance Company of New York, F. 8. Winston, Pre.
4 proposition, we all agreed that such was undoubtedly the joining one, which opened into ours, We used sulphur water | sident, published elsewhere, shows that the old and veliable
ease. for our morning ablution as well ag for drinking purposes. company is ina stronger and more flourishing condition than
Peace be with thy wandering footsteps, O Skillets, wherever One morning after T, and T had been wp for some time, and
thou dost roam! Not unforgotten shalt thou be, thou queer eyer before. Its assets amount to $94,702,957.02, and its
dressed, fully ready for brealctast, Mud was still in bed. We surplus, reckoned at New York rate of four and one-half
componnd of pices ugliness and shambling awkard- *“Hollered” at him repeatedly before he waked, and as he per cent. interest, to over $12,000,000.
ness, of asinine stupidity and bovine meekness, of humble We believe that no
got out, he commenced snorting his displeasure at not only life insurance company in the world can show figures equal
contidence and statuesque unveracity, of childlike faith and being unseasohably aroused trom his downy couch, but at ‘a
rs te skepticism! If living, may thy lines fall in pleasant to these, The whole history of the company, in fact, shows
meanand low-lived trick which had been played off on him.” that it is managed by careful and conservative, yet ghrewd
places—if dead— “Now, what are you snarling about, you slow-motioned old men of business, r. Charles Hf. Raymond, who is so well
Green be the turf above thee, granny?” said T. ‘You know,” said Mud. ‘Neither Inor known to all our readers as a thorough sportsman, and a
Friend of my hunting days! anybody else can ever account for your conduct,” said T. lover of good dogs; is the general agent of the Mutual Com-
Who inet with none to love thee, “What is the matter?” “It was a dirty, low-down, mean pany for New York city, Long Island and Staten Island, and
And fewer still to praise, act, T., and you know it. I didn’t think any gentleman those who are interested in life inswrance can find him at 141
would haye stooped so low,” Said T\; ‘You snarling sloth, Broadway, or by letter at P. 0. Box 37, New York city,
 66 FOREST AND STREAM. [Faz 23, 1882,

AR-KAN-SAW.
HE notes that I haye sent you from time to time from
datuyal History. nest here, neither do the pelicans, although great numbers of
the last named are frequently seen performing their beautiful
evolutions high in air, or resting on some long point jutting
this vicinity haye resulted in a grea many letters of in- away out into the water. They are easily ki ied if one can
uiry, reaching me in one way and another from nearly eyery THE FAUNA OF SPIRIT LAKE. get near enough, for they are very wary, shy, and hard to ap-
tate in the Union. As if is impossible for me to answer proach, The bald eagles nest here, around the lakes, but the
these personally in detail, I ask the privilege of answering (site country has been emphatically a game region, even
4 since your correspondent came here, There ware once reckless hunter has about destroyed them, which is a specias
them generally in Forms? AND STREAM. of vandalism, for no matter what these birds may do else-
As for the inquiries asking information about this as a buffalo and elk all over these beautiful prairies, The buffalo
were scarce, it is true, sixteen years ago, but there were some, where, they do no harm here, and it is a grand sight to see
gine region, [ have considered it as the duty of a fellow- this noble bird slowly passing across from shore to shore, or
sportsman to answer them as fully as in my power by the Of elk there were large herds; but now they have passed
away and aré seen no more. ‘This was a trapper’s paradise. expanding his magnificent wings in serial circumyolations.
rei mail. But there are but avery small portion of those The fish hawk is seen here but very seldom, and does not
received, The letters that I cannot answer personally are Otter, beaver, mink, badger, fox, wolf and muskrat were here
those referring to the cost of lands, quality of the soil, its pro- in great plenty; even now these animals are quite abundant make his home here, which is somewhat curious, for one
ductions, health and climate, Lands in the peninsula lying in some seasons, except the beaver, of which a very few are would naturally suppose that this would be just the place for
between the mouths of the Arkansas and White rivers, com- caught each year, and of otter none. Foxes are yery plenty; him. I have noticed that around lakes where water snakes
prising the prairie region of the State of Arkansas, are very also prairie wolves, and annually a few deer are shot. Rab- were plenty, fish hawks were so also; if there is any reason
cheap. There fre in the counties of Arkansas, Prairie and bits (hares properly) are in great plenty, and occasionally a why, somebody else may explain.
jack rabbit is seen. A few Canada lynxes are here, but they I do not think the canvas back or redhead ducks nest
Lonoke large amounts of United States Government lands
subject to entry at $1.25 per acre and to homesteading and are rare; four haye been killed here since came, ‘The fur- here, although an old trapper once told me he was satisfied
bearing animals bring quite a revenue yet, and they will con- they did, ‘They are here in considerable numbers in the fall
timber claiming. The State of Arkansas has alsoin this
region a vast amount of lends forfeited to the State for taxes, tinue plenty for along time yet. There are no squirrels ex- and J think are increasing, but do not imagine they are as
cept the red and striped and the gray ground squirrel, Gophers good for the table as they are in the Chesapeake waters. They
Agricultural College lands and military lands, among which
are the yery best agricultural lands in the region, and over- are plenty. There are no poisonous snakes of any kind here, are fair eating, but that highly prized flayor is wanting.
although they are in the country all around us at a distance Sometimes quite large bags of these noble ducks are made
flowed and swamp lands, These State lands of all kinds
are for sale in any quantity by the State, at prices ranging of from fifteen to fifty miles. There is not a water snake in here, Toward fall ducks begin to come into the lake from
all these lakes, which is somewhat singular. There are com- the surrounding sloughs, and a mixed set they are, I once
from fifty cents to one dollar per acre. The State “donates”
160 acres of any of her lands to actual settlers who will mon striped snakes here and one or two other harmless kinds. crawled upon a lot sunning themselyes on a sand bar, and
Of birds we haye a very large variety, especially aquatic aed nine at one shot, and found I had got seven different
make certain specified inyprovements, or reside on the same, nds.
The title given by the State to the “forfeited” lands, 7. ¢., fowl—swans, Canada geese, pelicans, cranes, herons, ducks,
such as mallard, widgeon, teal, pintail, spoonbill and wood- Of game fish we have in plenty bass, pike (walleye), pick-
those forfeited to the State for taxes, are necessarily in the
form of tax titles, or quit claim deeds. Such a title, when duck, which all nest here. ‘Then we haye as flight birds the erel, cat, perch, rock hass, croppy, etc, Of other kinds we
haye buffalo and suckers, the first in immense numbers;
it is good, is the best in the world. But these titles are in sawbill, canyas-back, redhead, bluebill and bronze duck, and suckers are rarely if ever seen here except in running time,
some instances not good; therefore, a stranger’ coming here many other different kinds; with occasionally a snow goose,
and lots of cormorants and loons (great American divers), A catch of from fifty to seventy walleyes in a day is not un-
should be very careful in looking up the title of any land common, and added to these some pickerel, bass and perch,
before purchasing. He should also be somewhat careful The great white crane and its congenor, the sandhill crane, The bass are very vigorous and afford grand sport, and will
when buying United States Government lands, for there is a both nest here, as well as the loon, cormorant, swan and
weigh from two to five pounds. The pike average say
shadow of conflict in the title to a large amount of land be- Canada goose. There are prairie chickens without num- two and a half to three pone, pickerel larger, cat none less
tween the State and United States Government—that is, you bering, a few quail, and waders of all sorts, from the yellow-
than twenty pounds, and getting scarce at that; gar very plenty
can buy many tracts of land either at the Government or leg down to the peetweet. We have the great blue heron,
and very large, but afford no sport, and are not eaten. Most
the State land offices. But there is no reason why any one the plumed or knight heron, the green-legged heron and a
smite: yariety—the ibis, etc.; mud-hens and divers in great of the fishing is done with the hook, except in winter, when
should be swindled by bad land titles here or anywhere else. they are taken principally with the spear. We have in the
This great plateau, lying between these two rivers, is one of quantities; bald eagles, hawks, owls are in plenty, and i akes Hast Okoboji, Gar, West Okoboji, und Spirit, a shore
the largest tracts of alluyial, very fine, clayey silt, in the world, winter the great snowy owl. Of the smaller varieties of line of some sixty miles; and fishing is good most anywhere,
its general surface very level; its altitude above low-water birds we have nearly all that you have in the Hast, and some though of course some places are better than others. Besides
mark in the rivers is sixty to eighty feet. The prairies are that you do not, notably the yellow-headed blackbird. Dur-
we have quite a number of other lakes near, in nearly all
very level, but generally traversed by low, broad ‘‘ridges” ing the fall we haye in considerable numbers the jack snipe, good fishing, and there are some lakes here that have neyer
sufficient for drainage; the region is traversed by streams the curlew of several kinds, the sickle-bill and the sora, some
seasons in considerable numbers. This comprises in the main been fished, or at least but yery little,
running from north to south, whose beds are nearly as deep Tn the space of twenty-five square miles there are probably
ag those of the rivers, These streams are margined with pine the various yarietics of game in this section, and of these
most are in goodly numbers, nearly one hundred lakes, all affording excellent sport, both
timber, the country between being prairie, dotted here and for the gun and rod, ‘The people are very sociable and will-
there with islands of timber, In fact, it is the most beautiful A number of years ago I caught two white muskrats, real
albinos. The fur was of a creamy white, while the nose, ing to render information when required. We have hotel
and attractive level country to the eye when in full flush of accommodations, but they are at present somewhat limited,
spring verdure in the world, I think. tail and feet were pure white, so much so that one could see
the pink veins through the skin. We have a species of fox, but great efforts are being made to be ready for the summer.
The soil—if we can call it soil—is, as I said .before, a very About as good a way as any for tourists, is to bring tents
fine, clayey silt, 2 soil deposited by roily fresh water, in color called here by the trappers the ‘‘swift.” It is only about one-
half or two-thirds the size of the common fox, and is gener- and hammocks and pitch them near the ‘‘ Lodge,” so called
from a chocolate toa bright light yermillion red. It is ex- here, so that you can get your meals there. There are plenty
ceedingly peculiar—very productive of some kinds of vegeta- ally of a lighter color. It is very active and cunning.
A year ago last summer a party of sportsmen were out hunt- of nice cool groves all around, where one can tent in com-
tion and crops, yery poor for others. There is‘not a pebble, fort and gef meals at the house. The waters are very good
proper, ora coarse grain of sand init. It is highly impreg- ing chickens, when one of the party came on to a deer, He
for bathing, being generally sand bottom, smooth and fine.
nated with iron, magnesia and lime. All kinds of trees and banged away with both barrels with No. 8shot, and in some This country is an undulating prairie, eighteen hundred feet
fruits grow with great vigor and productiveness on it, and I unaccountable way broke a hind leg, and then all the party above the Gulf of Mexico; in fact we are on the apex of the
may say that all kinds of crops that we grow North or South chased that poor deer, headed him this way and that, and surrounding country, the waters from this section passing to
do splendidly on this soil, except corn and cotton; for these finally got him. You ought to haye seen that crowd when they the Mississippi, Missouri and Minnesota rivers. ‘The air is
two crops alone the soil does not appear to be naturally adapted; came in, They were a proud set. A bag of fifty chickens somewhat rarified, and there is hardly a day without some
but, haying been a farmer, nurseryman and fruit-grower all in a day’s shoot isnot considered a large one here, and it is wind to make it a healthful place. Asthmatic people fre-
my life in Illinois, 1am confident that, with proper cultiva- a wonder that we have any of these birds left. They are quently are cured here without the aid of medicine,
tion and énriching of the soil, excellent crops of cotton and easily shot if a person does not shoot too quick, for at first Take it all in all this place will become a noted one, if not
corn could be made, and I have also observed the proof that they fly irregularly, but when about the correct distance for already so. We need steamers here, and I understand some
this is a fact here. Now do not ask me, please, why corn a good shot they settle down to business and fly as -straight parties are contemplating putting one or more on the lakes
will not make a crop here on this fine, rich-looking prairie as an arrow. ‘Then it is nothing to bring them down.
this season. We have several fine sailboats of eight or ten
soil, because I cannot tell. I can only assure you positively Mallards nest here in ¢reat numibers; so do teal, and J have
known boys to bring in dozens of eggs after a day’s hunt. tons, but there are not. enough of them. Of course time will
that it will not. rectify all these shortcomings. A, A. MosHmr.
This is pre-eminently a profitable stock region. There is Geese nest here in allthe sloughs, unless too close to man.
no region on this continent where stock can be grown with less They invariably build on muskrat houses. They commence Sprrir Lars, Iowa.
care for feed and shelter than right here, or where they would very early, I have found their eggs before the ice was all
be less reduced by a rigorous climate. We have none of the out of the sloughs, in fact they sometimes freeze. I once RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS.
‘northers,” and yery seldom any of the destructive drouths saw an old goose on 2 “‘rat house.” She was watching me as
of Texas, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas. The country I came nearer (I had a boat). She grew very uneasy and A FRIEND writing from Waukesha, Wis., twenty miles
is adapted to all kinds of stock growing. Now, don’t under- finally left. [ran the boat up to the house, got out and com- from Milwaukee, on the 18th imst., says: ‘‘Weare hay-
stand me as meaning the fattening of stock for the butcher, menced to look for her nest. No nest there, not even the ing very mild weather now—no snow or rain, and the mer-
but rather the raising of stock to be sent North to be “‘corned” sign of one. Ithen began to uncover the top of the house, cury to-day stands at about 60 degrees; it runs from 40 to
for fine beef, although our grass-fed beef is as good as can be and lo! there were the eggs. How that goose could cover 50 degrees daily. We donot know what to make of it, but
produced anywhere. those eggs and have the surface look as though it had never fear we shall have to pay for it later. The birds haye al-
At the present time nothing can he marketed from here been disturbed, I leaye for her to tell, for I cannot. In ready returned, pigeons, ducks, robins, quail, blucbirds, etc.
with profit for the want of shipping facilities, except stock mating season the ganders are yery pugnacious and fight The red-headed woodpeckers that were so plenty in the
and cotton, but as soon as the country is opened up by rail- each other fearfully and will keep up the battle for days even, fall laying up acorns, can be seen any day hopping and fly-
roads, two of which are now building through the county, we and until one gives up. They are strictly monogamous and ing about the trees, Last year at this time the snow wasfour
will haye markets for every kind of crops and products, and in that respect their example might be followed by some or five feet deep, and we were almost banked in by it until
it will be the early fruit and vegetable garden of the West. other bipeds with profit. near the ist.of April, with the thermometer below zero much
Our prairies give a good crop of excellent hay, which will go Swan are of a more peacable disposition; they are very re- of the time. This winter has been s very good one for game
to New Oveans andthe South by tens of thousands of car tired and quiet, scarcely ever making a noise, and then only and we may expect good hunting next fall. There were some
loads. There will be a market for our magnificent timber and when in flight. Their note is somewhat peculiar and very squirrels about and they have wintered well and now have
everything else. As a dairy region it is unsurpassed on the pleasant to the ear. They nest in very retired places, and plenty of acorns under their noses from the abundant crop of
continent. Atleast the country is good enough for me, a generally at some distance from the shore. The sandhill last season. Rabbits and ruffed grouse are as usual plenty,
central Minois man, born and raised, crane nests here on “‘rat houses” entirely. I never saw a nest and all game is doing finely. Indeed, everything around re-
In health itis about the same as the richer portions of the anywhere else. Itis generally from two to four rods from minds me more of spring than of winter.”
Western States. With the same care, houses and food, I the shore of some smal] lake or slough. The young are The residence of the above writer is situated amid a clump
would give this the preference. spunky little fellows, and will fight anything or anybody, of stately old oaks, which abound in acorns annually. In
Society is yet to be formed. What people there are here even among themselves. Unless one is very careful they are the dead parts of these trees the woodpeckers colonize quite
are law-abiding, hospitable and welcome strangers. Politics hard to find, as the old birds are very cunning and will mis- extensively each year. That they store up their food in the
do not cut a prominent figure; the disease is neither chronic lead a watcher, unless he is pretty sharp. They are rather acorn season is well known, but I was greatly astonished last
nor dangerous. The climate may be said to be one of the good eating, but dry. The white crane is similar in its fall while for hours I sat in the door of my friend’s house and
very best, The summers are long, of course, but the heat isno habits. The great blue heron nests on the highest trees it can watched the movements of these happy creatures. My as-
preater than at the North, The best half of winter is gener- find, and if not disturbed, and the trees are sufticient, the tonishment was caused by the great dexterity with which
ally very wet, but the ground neyer freezes, therefore the herons are gregarious, haying a number of nestsin the same they picked the acorns from the delicate waving branches,
work of the farm can go on all winter, except when it is tree. Their young are rarely seen. They live on fish, frogs, and then quickly fiew to some old tree with rough bark and
raining. and snakes, and consequently are not fit to eat, crevices, in which they stowed them away, This operation
The best routes to come here are: From St. Louis take the The loon (spotted), nests here, and the man who finds a nest they continnally repeated, and I believe they thus laid up
St. Louis, ron Mountain & Southern Railroad to Newport, will find what thousands of old trappers and hunters never many quartsa day. But there was another thing which
on White River; thence by White River packets here, or saw, for the very good reason that they can never find it. puzzled me greatly, nor could I satisfactorily aecount for it.
from St. Louis or Cincinnati, boat or rail to Memphis, thence The loons deposit their eggs in a slight excavation made in a T have often thought of it since, and perhaps some one can
by White River packets here. bog on the very edge of the water and not concealed. The enlighten me. I will state the case. There wis one old
I shall leave here in two weeks to settle up my business in very carelessness of their way causes the hunter to overlook it, malé redhead that daily chased a young male from tree to
Mlinois, and return here June1, permanently. In the mean- Their eggs are yery long, very hard and of a very peculiar tree and branch to branch, the young bird would no sooner
time my friend Col. Charles H. Bellknap, U. 8. Com., St. color. rhe eormorant builds its nest in trees. The nest is light in » spot than the old one would be at him, and the
Charles, twelve miles below here on White River, will with very frail, and if a person stands under it he can see the egg young one would fly to the next lighting place, continually
pleasure inswer all inquiries (in reason) concerning this re- through the interstices. Large numbers of nests are built on pursued. I could not decide, after watching them for hours,
gion. (ol. Bellknap is a resident here for nearly forty one tree, but if trees are not to be had they will build on whether this wad a lesson, or sport, or a kind of warfare on the
years, and knows the whole country. BYRNE. bushes and eyen on the ground, Their eggs are somewhat young bird, Sometimes they would close up and interlock
CrockErt's Buure, Arkansas Co., Ark. long and quite rough and of a bluish white. These birds, both their wings in mid air, and both would come tumbling to-
vyaricties, live almost exclusively on fish and are not edible. gether from a height of thirty to sixty feet to the ground,
.A Large Rurrep Grovuse.—The Conneautyille (Pa.) The brant, both white and spotted, are herein large num- whence, after lying for a few moments, they would rise again,
Courter of Dec. 9, 1881, says: “Mr, Geo. W. Brown on bers in. the fall, They are very shy, though frequently shot. but only to renew their usual performance. I saw no anger
Monday shot a pheasant weighing thirty-three ounces. As an Being gramniverous, at least while here, they are splendid manifested on the part of either, aud I finally came to the
ordinary pheasant weighs about twenty ounces, and the eating; in fact, Idon’t know of any wild fowl! better for the conclusion that the old bird was engaged in teaching the
heaviest recorded in the sporting journals, is 324 ounces, Mr, table, especially ayoung fat one, and they are very fat just after young one how best to develop its wing powers, as we teach
Brown leads the record in the United States, getting here from the rice fields of the North, They do not the young child how to develop its leg powers by taking it
 Fp. 28, 1882.] FOREST AND STREAM. 67

‘out to walk, day by day. Who knows? Hverything I ob-
served seemed to indicate equal amusement fo both birds. I
fhink the old one was preparing its young for its coming
flight to the South.
ince writing the above my attention has been called to a
note in Forms’ AND STREAM, p. 47, of Feb. 16, 1882, which
says: ‘In the northern countries of Hurope, when the storks,
after the breeding season, prepare to migrate southward as
Winter approaches, they make flights to test the capabilities
of the young birds to accomplish the coming journey,” This
confirms my conclusions, and what an admirable instinct is
this, which commands the older birds to prepare the weak-
lings for their future migration, In this the proof of Divine
arrangement is clearly made manifest. H.W. Merriu.
New RocHee, N. Y., Feb. 17.
ENEMIES OF GAME BIRDS.
5 FiIsHkiLu-On-THE-Hupson, Jan. 28. 1882.
Eititer Horest and. Stream :
Please do not understand me as intending to intimate
that the only cause for the decrease of game is the de-
predations of the hawk, owl, ete,, for 1 am well aware that
there are many other reasons why our once well-stocked
forests have become so sadly destitute of game, but J only
speak from what I have seen. I have been witness to the
sparrow-hawk business enough times to know his willingness
and intrepidity to attack not only a young quail, but a full
grown ruffed grouse. This hawk is possessed of the most
undaunted courage, and [ have seen it attack for an rial
conflict so formidable an antagonist as the goshawk.
As to the incresse of hawks, I only speak of those por-
tions of this and other States in which I have hunted and
fished for the past five years. Not only have I noticed the
abundance of hawks, but I have often had the question asked
me by the resident farmers and sportsmen if I could account
for their increased numbers, An old farmer and sportsman
said to me not long since: Why shouldn’t the hawks be
thick? They raise a brood eyery season. Their nests are
built in the tops of the highest forest trees where they are
never molested, and they are very seldom interfered with by.
sportsmen, A large portion of my time for the past fifteen
abandoned shortly afterward when it was discovered that he
years I have spent in the forests, and haye tried by cloge ob-
servation to acquire some knowledge of natural history. had been in the habit of stealing chickens from his birth.
From information received from other parts of the The mongoose is a noted serpenticide, and effects its purpose
country, I have uo doubt but the grouse tick has been solely by the agility it displays in rushing in and gripping its
the cause of much trouble, although I have never seen adversary by the neck while dexterously avoiding the blow,
birds and vipers. That the latter should have swarmed in would make a break for one almost impenetrable swamp
such abundance in a situation so far north and isolated from running along the creek for about two miles, and yarying in
the mainland is certainly remarkable; but there they were in width from 800 yards to a mile, and unless 1 conld get some
force so strong that the banker found his newly acquired of them cut off from this swamp J never troubled myself
territory quite unavailable for the purpose he had intended about them. Notwithstanding their shyness, I could now
it—a shooting and fishing station in summer. Acting under and then ‘‘set the drop” on one and bag him. While hunt-
advice, he procured six pairs of peafowls and turned them ing one morning in the spring—'‘gobbling time”—I killed a
loose on the island, which they very soon eleared of its un- oung gobbler of the red-legged species that was of a very
welcome tenants, or at any rate reduced their numbers to ight gray, almost white, not a single black feather on it, For
such an extent that the remainder could be evicted without several years, and, in fact, up to the fime of my leaving
much danger or difficulty, Almost any bird will attack a Tennessee, a very larve white robbler was offen seen im the
snake of suitable size (of course it is not fo be expected that neighborhood of where Ikilled my gray one. It was yery
a lark will swallow a boa-constrictor); and it is a curious wild, and the hunters in that vicinity claimed tbat it had a
thing that they eat veno aous or non-venomous species indis- ‘‘charmed life.” It was familiarly known as the ‘‘old white
criminately. They app-ar to first disable it by a sharp blow witch turkey.” Dayy.
with the beak on the spine, then kill it by successive
pecks and shakings which dislocate the verfebre, and finally A Gaptive “Grrar Hornep Own.”—Lockport, N. Y.,
transfix the head; then gobble it down. The presence of the Feb, 15, 1882.—Dast week Mr. Aber, a farmer living on the
yenom in the bird’s uninjured stomach would do it no harm, Ridge Road, brought into the city « splendid specimen of the
‘creat horned owl” (Buha nirginzanus). Mr. Aber missed one
but one would have supposed that the sharp fangs or broken
bones projecting through the mangled skin in its passage of his turkeys and finally found its dead body. Concluding
that whatever killed it would come for the remainder the
down must sometimes cause excoriations of the mucous
membrane, and thus provide a means of inoculation, eyen if next night, he placed a steel trap near it, and the next morn-
the aggressor did not get bitten in the combat. Neither adci- ing he found his owlship caught by one toe, Mr. Aber sold
it to a gentleman for $4, and the gentleman now has about
dent, however, has been observed to oceur by those who
have repeatedly watched the operations. all he can attend to in procuring as much beefsteak and
chicken as ‘‘Bubo” requires to appease his appetite.—L. L. D.
Pigs are tremendous fellows for snakes, too, They, as well
as peacocks, have done good service in ridding entire islands
of these dangerous pests; and itis said that Mauritius was REDHEADS IN THE Sr. LAwRence.—The following is
clipped from the Telegram: “Three redhead ducks were shot
cleared of poisonous reptiles by the wild hogs which were im-
ported there in the first instance, and have now spread over last week in the St. Lawrence below this city, says the
the island. A little tame silver fox, belonging to the writer, Ogdensburg Jowrnal. The redheads migrate from the Poto-
got hold of a dead whipsnake which was hung up in the mac to Labrador in the spring and return in the fall, stoppin,
shade of the yeranda awaiting dissection; it was about eight in the St. Lawrence both ways, but if is a very unusua
feet long, but no thicker than an ordinary lead pencil, and thing for them to remain through the winter.” We sbould
the brushy little gourmand was meditatiyely absorbing it be glad to haye any of our correspondents tell us whether
lengthwise, like an Italian szherro swallowing his string of this species ever, to their knowledge, winters on .tho St,
macearoni. This fox had been brought up on farinaceous Lawrence,
diet and bread fruit, of which he was very fond, and this ex-
periment of his in ophiophagy was seized upon as a proof of
the hereditary instinctive cravings of his carniverous nature Game Bag and Guy.
for the animal food he had never known, a theory which was
A DEER HUNT IN OHIO.
“MANY YEARS AGO.”
BY D. W. CROSS.

one on any game but the pinnated grouse, and in not by any immunity from the consequences of a venomous fe back in December, 1836, I had been entertaining
fact the yermin [ have found on those birds may not be the bite which it has been supposed to enjoy, nor from the my friend O, H. P. with some of my recent experi-
sume as found on the ruffed grouse, as I am not sure of ever antidotal results of eating a herb or root of its own seeking, ences in deer and bear hunting in that then great stretch of
having sten one of these ticks, which the popular preference of mysticism to a common- unbroken wilderness known as ‘John Brown’s Tract,” in
In your issue of January 12, Mr. W. Holberton quotes place explanation has decided ought to be—and therefore is Northern New York.
from a letter which I wrote him in reference to the —the case. Mongooses have been subjected to the fangs of a That night snow fell about six inches deep, and early the
falling off of the game about here. The birds which serpent and have died with precisely the same unromantic next morning my friend came to me with those bright gray
I mentioned in thit letter as being found dead in the train of symptoms that would manifest themselves in other eyes of his sparkling with excitement and said: *‘Uncle Peter
fields, I can only account for as having been Jost from the animals; and have more than once been killed, while under (an old hunter) has just told me there are plenty of deer in
ame bag of some poacher who had caught them in 4 snare. observation, in the course of a fight with a deadly snake, in Avon, especially in and near the great Tamarack Swamp,
f some of the so-called sporting papers would take half the their wild state and stirrounded by the vegetation among and that this snow is just right for tracking and still-hunting
interest in the protection of fish and game that the Forrest which they exist, _ them,”
AND STRHAM does, it would be to their credit and might do As both of us were ‘‘spilin” for a deer hunt, it was soon
some good. Gro, F. AupEn, Spring Nores.—Franklin, Milwaukee Co., Wis., Feb. 15, settled between us that we would lose no time in getting
1882.—Large flocks of wild ducks and wild pigeons have ready to start the next morning by the early stage going west,
Concerning the crow’s taste for nestlings, a correspondent been flying in a northwesterly direction over this place for for Avon Center, Loraine County, Ohio, about twenty-six
writes: the last two days (Feb. 12 and 13). Robins, meadow larks, miles from Cleveland. He met my only objection—that I
I haye read with much interest the communications in bluebirds and blackbirds arrived here on Sunday last to the had not been long enough in Ohio to own a rifle—by inform-
ForEsT AND STREAM in regard to the scarcity of ruffed great surprise of the inhabitants, the oldest of whom assert ing me that he had suspected as much, and on his way had
grouse, and am of the opinion that all his natural enemies positively that those welcome. heralds of spring have never borrowed of John R, St. John his famous old ‘Yeager’ rifle,
have not yet had their share of blame. That miserable and heretofore been seen in this region before the 1st of March, carrying a ball rated twenty-seven fo the pound, made fa-
sneaking thief, the crow, I believe, does as much or more It is yery wonderful, this exceptionally early qeuaONy mous in Christmas and New Year's turkey shoots by the un-
mischief in the destruction of youny birds of the woods of erring marksmanship of its skillful owner. This was enough;
all Kinds than all other causes put together. They are ever at 6 o’clock the next morning we boarded Capt. Sartwell’s
watchful, ever on the alert for such titbits during the breed- Charleston, Tll., Feb. 14, 1882.
The backbone of winter is undoubtedly broken, We have stage from the steps of the ‘Old Franklin House,” armed and.
ing season, and their audacity and daring are sometimes quite equipped for a deer hunt near Avon’s big swamp.
remarkable in the pursuit and obtaining of such food, an in- had fine balmy weather since the Ist inst., except two or
three days. The spring birds are here from one or two Arriving at Avon Center about 1 o’clock, P. M., we “‘put
stance of which, occurring under my own observation, I will up” at the only tavern inthe township, known as ‘‘Puller’s
relate. My house is on the bank of a river in a city of 10,000 weeks earlier than last year, singing their cheerful songs. The
meadow larks arrived here on the 8d inst., and also wild Tavern.” We were lucky; Puller knew how to keep a hotel;
inhabitants, and I often watch the different birds in their he made it very pleasant for us, and there was that kind of
flight up and down the river or upon the land on the opposite pigeon were flying in all directions. It is the first time that
I have seen them here in the winter. Bluebirds came on the warmth in his house and his heart that made us always want
shore, half a mile distant. One day last summer at noon, to ‘‘come again ”
while looking from my east window, I noticed a solitar 6th, robins came on the 9th, brant, geese and ducks by the
hundreds on the 11th and 12th. Douglas Nichols and Jobn We spent the balance of the afternoon in pumping the oldest
crow alightin atree between me and the water. Now, inhabitant, learning the lay of the land, the way the roads
always make a target of these yermin when I get a chance, Cartright bagged nine mallard ducks on the 10th inst. W.
M. E. Hart and George Hunt killed an owl four feet from tan, and the distance from one road to another, until a gen-
and was about to jump back a few steps for my breech- eral posting up process had been achieved and an early bed
loader, when he flew about ten rods to the house of a neighbor tip to tip of wing, with asteel trap fastened to his leg, on the
5th inst. time had arrived.
and gobbled up in a twinkling the entire brood of young Tn the morning we had further proof of Fuller’s fitness to
tobins occupying 4 nest ina tree not more than thirty feet Watertown, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1882.
The common yellow bird or goldfinch can hardly be called keep a hotel, on being called by him to an appetizing break-
from an open window, where my neighbor then sat reading. fast at five o’clock. At daylight we turned into the north
He witnessed the entire proceeding, and tried by shouts and migratory this winter, or else they are returning north much
earlier than usual. To-day a group of about twenty were woods, about two miles east of the tavern, near the centre of
gestures to frighten the crow away, but in vain. The thief the great swamp, having arranged that P. should strike the
and robber meant business, and, like many of his kind among found feeding in a weedy pasture, very contentedly. The
males were in winter dress, the yellow upon the lower part swamp about a mile or so away and skirt along its margin
bipeds, was not to be alarmed or deterred from his purpose easterly until he should.strike the track of deer leaving
by ordinary expedients. N. ' of the neck showing a decided greenish tint. Shore larks are
plentiful in the meadows, and in the woods chickadees and the swamp to feed im the morning in the more open
various woodpeckers, Shrikes, which were abundant during woods, and I should do the same turning westerly. After
teaching the margin of the swamp I moved slowly along on
ENEMIES OF SNAKES. the snows of last winter, are now scarce, not one coming to
my observation, Last winter I observed them in chase of my course with the utmost vigilance and caution, looking
| i countries where venomous snakes abound the preserva- the English sparrows. J. Quay. over every foot of ground before making a step, peering into
tion of their enemies is a subject which deserves more every thicket, every old treetop, every cover that could shel-
attention than has yet been given to it. Here in the United RECAPTURE OF THE AUSTRALIAN CRESTHD PARROQUET
ter the form of 4 deer, until about a mile and a half had been
States death from snake bites is of very rare occurrence, but traversed, when suddenly, off to my left and about twenty
av Snye Snoye, N. Y.—On July 14, 1880, Rey. A. H. Gesner
in India, where thousands of individuals perish each year
sent me a parroguet, which a neighbor had killed the day rods away, a large, five-pronged buck arose from his bed amid
from this cause, the subject assumes a vast importance. In
previous. Mr, Robert Ridgway kindly identified it for me, the thick branches and dry leaves of a fallen becch tree.
America raptorial birds are among the most active enemies it being the Anstralian crested parroquet, (Cullipsittacus Luckily, I saw him first, and stood as motionless as the big
which snakes haye. The redtail hawk, red-shouldered buz- nove-hollandie). The specimen, an adult male, was in per- magnolia by my side. He may have heard me, or he may
zard and marsh hawk, destroy great numbers of them. All fect plumage, not a feather being broken. This in connec- have arisen for his morning repast, as if was but a few min-
our readers will remember Audubon’s superb plate of the tion with the fact that the feet presented no callosities, would utes after sunrise; but not haying seen me, after looking
swallow-tailed kite feeding on « black snake. Herons kill lead us to suppose that the bird had moulted since its escape, intently in eyery direction—as a deer only can look—he
many snakes, as also do the sandhill and whooping craues, and the period of its freedom had been of some length. The apps satisfied, and began to feed on the shrubbery near at
and we recently recorded the discovery of a good-sized ser- bird was in good condition, its crop -being distended with hand.
pent in the crop of a ruffed grouse. Deer are said to be very grass seeds, in fact, it was killed as it arose from its feeding Then was my opportunity, Tsank down slowly on my left
fond of killing snakes, and swine are equally dangerous to ground, It had been secn fora week or more before its knee, leveled ‘‘Old Yeager” at his heart and fired! Through
this group, It is said that in many regions of the South capture, Mr, Ridgway includes this specimen in the list of the puff of smoke a lively commotion was visible. Five deer
where hogs were wild in the woods, snakes are always rare. captured birds escaped from confinement in his ‘‘Nomen- sprang up out of that treetop, and six bounded away with
The following remarks, taken from Good Words, are inter- clature of N. A, Birds,” p. 84—A. K. Fisnmr, M.D. their white flags hoisted—all but one. This one was a buck,
esting: and lagging behind the rest a little off their trail, headin
Birds are perhaps the greatest snake-destroyers, especially toward the swamp, while the other five headed easterly and
certain families of them, Hyen small insectivorous birds will Witp Tursny Norms—Sardis, Miss——I notice In your toward the clearings along the stage road, Another ball was
devour a tiny serpent as readily as a worm when they find issue of Jan. 19, Mr, W. M. Waite, of Sparkill, N. Y_, writ- quickly rammed to its place over the powder, and I struck
one, and storks, falcons, pelicans, cranes, and some vultures ing of wild turkeys, speaks of the ‘‘moss-head” species, and off on a lively Indian lope in a diagonal line toward the swamp
are always on the lookout for this special delicacy. The in your note at the conclusion of bis letter you ask others to to head him off, and as weneared cach other I was just on the
secretary bird, Serpentarius reptiliverous, owes its scientific Speak on this question. I have killed both the red-legged and point of putting for him onthe run when, to my great delight,
name fo this habit; the cassowary and sunbittern are suid to “moss-head,” Mr. ‘Waite gives a good description of that shy he tumbled heels-over-head, a dead deer! ITranup and found
entertain a similar partiality; while peacocks are so fond of little bird (little for a turkey.) I have often flushed them him stone dead. The ball had evidently struck his
snakes that they will actually desert the home where they are when hunting along the edge of Beaver Creek bottom, in heart, He was a noble, fat fellow, and his five-pronged,
fed in a district where these reptiles are plentiful. A well- Corrall County, Tennessee; but as soon as I would find out I sharp and shapely horns were beautiful to see; and right
known London bauker purchased a small island on the west was trying to call a ‘‘moss-head,” I would at once give up all here comes in a paradox in the life of the average sportsman;
coasi of Scotland some time ago; no attempt at cultivation hopes of success, and hunt for a flock of the larger cies, he pursues his game persistently and almost savagely, like an
had been made there, and it was uninhabited save by sea the red-legs. As soon as ‘‘moss-heads” were farfaepeak aay Indian or a greyhound; but when that agile form, with those
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large gentle black eyes, lies prostrate before him, calm and west was in plain sight, and had probably. ewused them to) MY FIRST GOOSE.
silent in death, all the savage of his nature vanishes, an un- stop, and when they turned, say me, and finding themselyes |
comfortable lamp chokes his throat, and if no tearbe shed, he hetween two fires, in doubt and fear they huddled together, ALSO MY LAST GOOSE; IN FACT, ALL MY GOUSE.
turns aside for 4 moment regretting the fatal accuracy of his each appearing to try to hide behind the others. ‘The report iG often happens that a man’s experience in some certain
aim, Just then the sharp crack of P.’s rifle brought me sud- of the rifle seemed to bring them to their senses again, and | direction is all crowded into a very short space of time.
denly to my normal condition. and in less thin twenty two cleared the fences ahead of the stage and crossed over So it was with my goose shooting, Season after season I had
minutes that splendid buck was dangling from a sapling out into the south woods, while the third essayed to jump the | earried a few shells loaded for geese; but no goose came with-
of the reach of hogs and wildcats. Thisis the way it was high fenee on ground rising quite sharply up to and beyond | in range, nnotil one lucky day at the reservoir in Logan
done: jhe road, but as often as he tried he fell back, once, flat on County, Ohio, It was a dullday, As Oscar would say—
* With my hatehet I cut 4 gambrel about three feet long and his side. All this time (which seemed to be an age, but was All natchua was too utterly serenely serene. Not u leaf
stout cnough to hold up the deer, fan my sealping {mnife only a minute or two) Iwas frantically trying to force down a | Stirred, and gcearcely a duck, In fact the shooting was so
through the skin at the gambrel joints, inserted the gambrel, ball immovyably stuck fast a few inches from the muzzle. Not | poor that all the boys had gone on an island, where they
climbed a chosen sapling that my weieht could bend down haying realized how cold it was, 1 had wet the patch and it were killing time by shooting blue herons and ‘thunder
easily, trimmed it, cutting off the top close to a sizable had frozen fast. My only. way out of the scrape was to pumpers,” interspersed with yells at your humble subscriber,
branch over which [hung the gambrel, having first estimated hasten to the farm house across the road and thay it out. something as follows: ‘‘Come in here, you old rat, and take #
about the right spot and dvageed the deer there before bend- The deer was still trying to jump the fence, the driver had little something. You can’t hit a flock of barns, anyway.
ing down the tree. The spring of the small tree would not stopped the stage and was cracking his whip at the deer, the There isn'ta duck within forty miles, and you know it. You
raise a quarter of the deer from the ground, so I then cut passengers craned their necks from the window sand yelled: don't know enough to come in wien it rains,” ete., ete. Still
four suitable poles with crotches on the end of each, two just “Shoot her! Why don’t you shoot?” Then J was within the old rat stuck to his boat with a weather eye for the oc-
long enough to raise the body of the deer from the ground, thirty yards of that magnificent dove, half scared to death and casional mallard that flew his way—stuck to his boat, which
and the other two of sufficient length to raise the game aboitt with one hind leg shattered aboye the gambrel joint and was, fortunately, completely hidden in the best natural blind
four feet from the ground. I then placed the shorter crotches bleeding profusely, yet I didn’t shoot, which appeared to that he had eyer found. Finally, far down oyer Steinmetz's
on either side of the sapling close to the gambrel, slanting in make the driverand passengers very angry, One had the prairie, was heard the honk! honk! sa welcome to the ghoot-
opposite directions and at right angles with the tree’s body, presence of mind to call mea cd p—, but if they were ers ear—the sound that causes him to crouch and grip his
then by lifting and pushing on one crotch and then the other madder than I was I feel sorry for them, I knew all the gun, although he well knows the old gander’s voice may be
atew times the deer was easily raised to the proper heifht time why I didn’t shoot. The wounded doe, findiny she could easily heard for a mile or more. ;
for dressing. With the sharp scalping knife and tomahawk not get over the high fence, ran along it to the barm-yard, Possibly the boys on the island were a. little envious of the
Topened him clear through from the hams to the throat, so jumped the lov bars in front, crossed the road behind the position of the old'rat, when instead of a ‘'flock of bars,” a
the blood would escape as the entrails were removed. Then stage, went through an open narrow gate leading up to the | flock of wild geese numbering probably two hundred were
haying fastened a sheet of white paper, or some strips of farm house, and made off at a hobbling lope foward the big seen bearing down directly toward him und not over thirty
mooswood bark to a sharpened flag stick, insert it in the flesh south woods, yards high. Did the old rat “lay low” and keep quiet? Oh,
of the ham to scareaway ravens, crows and owls, then adjust After warming the gun-barrel before the fire of the farmer no, I guess not;if his ‘‘tail” had been “‘in a quart cup,” it would
the two long crotches alongside of the two short ones and ly and drinking the proffered mug of cider and red-pepper. the probably have “‘rattled.” Stillthe geese “bore onward, straight
the same process raise the deer to the full heiplt desired, but ball was easily rammed home, and the hunt resumed. on, they swerved not a hair.” How about the hair on the
always being careful to leave the two long cratches slanting Having followed the wounded doe south and nearly to the old rat? Well, probably that swerved, but his old Parker
enough to brace against heavy winds that might otherwise South road, frequently starting her up from her erimson bed didnt. Still they came onward, two minutes, a mile and a
blow them over and let the deer fall. in the snow, and made several clean misses and no hit. and
half straight on—caleulated, as a first experience, to he slightly
After blazing a line down to the swamp, and south of the she Jeading me further and further from home, I began all | exciting, Not a muscle is stirred until the leader of the sane
deer so I could find him if the snow tracks should disappear, sorts of strategy to either kill or turn ber back toward the is directly overhead and so near that the charge of No, 5
I took about that kind of a look at the noble fellow hanging North road, J first tried crawling up and taking her mna- shot shatters the life out of him, as suddenly ‘as does the
there that a proud conqueror is supposed to take at his fallen wares, but although she was weak from loss of blood, had
charge of 9's the sickly squab’s at the trap. Swinging on
foe, and started ona lively run in the direction the other five one hind Jez broken and making half circles in the snow, another, the rat brings him sailing down into open water
deer had taken. The tracks of the fleeing deer were soon and would jie down every few minutes, yet she always took with a broken wing and a dangling lee, And now comes
struck, and as they had been frightened it would be an hour care to lie so as to see me first and be up and off before IT the strange, Six or eight geese leaye the main body and set-
or two before they would get over the fright enough to begin could get in shooting range. Failing in that I tried to ran tle in the water at the side of the woundéd one tora moment,
fo feed, J toolx a smart Indian lope on their trai], and kept it her down, but althongh LT could keep her in sight most of the allowing the shooter just time enough to slip in fresh cart-
up for oyer a mile when I came to where they appeared to time, she was too fasi or I was too slow and tired to accom- ridges, when they leaye the water and fly back directly
have suddenly stopped. LT instantly suspected cause, and on plish anything, Pretty soon I saw in the distance that: over, two more falling to a. cleyer right and left. J
closely examining the ground I discovered a line of hair on peculiar light through the woods indicating a clearing, and I The first goose; an immense fellow, fell within a yard of
the snow to the west of one of the tracks, and that they had at once left the track, made a wide circle to the left, and the boat, stone dead. Two others required, or at least
all started off again with enormous bounds, and ou following struck the clearing first, (the deer having stopped in a tree- received 4 second shot, and the whole four were retrieved.
up the trail of the one where the hair was scen I soon found top for rest and observation, as 1 afterwards found) skirted The mob came over from the island with congratulations
a stream of crimson yisible both sides of the track, and the along it watching for the deer to come up or to find her track
and a bouquet for the old rat, who gathered up his reese and
jumps growing shorter and shorter; soon the track of a if she had attempted to cross the road. No track was found u dozen mallard ducks, the result of a long day’s work.
hunter turned m on this bJoocly trail, and I guessed at once and no sight of the deer obtained, so it was clear I had These made a heavy bag, which was gladly deposited in the
that my friend P. hadturned back from the cast, haying headed her off and my chances brightened for a speedy wagon, after the short carry from the Doat to the road.
siruck no signs, had seen these deer after hearing my gun, capture. Cantiously zig-zagging my way to overlook all the
had stopped them by bleating, and had made these bloody ground, I moyed northerly again, but 1 failed to set near There you have it, first, last and all my geese, If I shoot
for another twenty years I will very likely he able to truth-
marks with his winged messenger of death sent squarely enough to shoot when she started up from the tree-top, keep- fully repeat the words,
through one of then. ing behind it so I could not even make « long-range shot, but | If I ever shoot ‘my first elephant,” or anything of that
Keeping along the trail T soon discovered P. with his coat. luckily, in the direction of home. Again starting on a sort, PU write you about it. M®-81T-ABLE,
off “snaking” his deer in the direction the remaining four loping gait I soon brought her in sight, and managed to keep
had taken, southerly, He was stopped by a sharp Indian her so most of the time, firing at her «as often as an opening
whoop, which he promptly answered, put on his coat, and could be found, but the wood being pretty thick, and she A DOVE MEADOW.
waited for me to join him. seldom nearer than forty rods, all my shots did was lo get
“Woll, old boy. Isee you have one down.” her used to it and become tamer, <A fowrmile run in this [ OW many readers of Forest AnD STREAM there may be
“Yes, a lucky shot, and a nise fat spike-horn, I heard way brought us to the North road clearing, which was a who sce no meaning in the words *‘a doye meadow,” I
your shot, turned to the west, was watchful and saw them large field chopped and burnt over, but the logs unpiled. cannot tell, but I take it for granted that they are not a few.
first, hid behind a free, and when they came within point- saw she was constantly looking back and watching for All the later years of my own life I have spent in the immedi-
blank range stopped them, blazed away and shot this spike- me, and would lay down if left to herself; so I crawled away ate vicinity of two of these happy hunting grounds, and for
horn. Come, | think we can get one or two more of them. diagonally to the right, keeping her in sight. She soon began the greater part of the time in entire and by no means bliss-
What did you do?” ji to crook about, looking fora good hiding place, which she ful ignorance of the sportright at hand, 1 therefore imagine
“J hung up a five-pronged buck ‘and then hastened on in soon found under the upturned roots of a fallen tree. I was that others may be interested in a sketch descriptive of a
the direction of your shot, But why don’t you hang up your field of recreation, which, however charming, must ever
away to hervight, hid behind a stump, and could see her |
deer? you cant hunt and drag both to advantage.” plainly, myself unseen, and if was curious to observe her eun- partake largely of the character of a bloated monopoly,
“Tried to, but couldn’t hoist him up high enough to clear ning. She would raise herhead hich, look back, turn around, Hyery one who has spent any portion of the summer or
the hogs, which I should think, from the tracks I have seen, look back on her trace again, walk to the right, then to the
early fall along the New Jersey coast knows that doves fre-
are pretty plenty in these woods; so I had to drag him in or left, look every way; then she stepped into the little hollow quent the banks of all tide waters, but there are many regular
take my chances of getting a portion of him in sausage only.” | made by the upturned roots, turned around once or twice, visitors—yes, many who live along, and upon these
As that would make his chances of a taste of that deer very and slowly settled down, I could see her head and neck; waters, do not know that there are spots which
remote, I yolunteered to help him hang him up safe, and then crawling along until the roots hid her from me, 1 began are visited during the season by hundreds and thon-
this by our joint efforts was neatly accomplished in less than my slow and stealthy approach. She was about thirty-five sands of these birds. How many such places there are I do
fifteen minutes. J must here say that this was my friend’s not profess to know, but that there are two is a fact thatI
rods away when she lay down. I crawled up to within ten
first deer, and his knowledge of woodecraft, of course, quite or twelve rods, and then sided off to uncover her, There she
have realized through # delightful experience. It has been
limited, but it was the beginning of a career in deer and elk my
was, head up, eyes bright and watchful, but apparently pleasure, privilege for many summers past to seek for health and
hunting, finally wisurpassed in fame and success by any with rod and gun and boat,
peaceful and unalarmed. For a moment I thought of Wil-
hunter in Northern Ohio, Nam Tell and the cagle— “Down by the sea, where, with slow gliding motion,
Haying finished the work of hanging up and dressing the * * “T could not shoot! By cedar crowned bluffs and bright pebbled beaches,
buck, as previously described, I took the trail of the four deer "Twas Liberty.” * * The Manasquan pours its broad tide to the ocean,
and T took a parallel line a little way ahead of him, but al- But I did not turn my gun aside and let her run away. Over white sandy bars, through wide meadow reaches.”
ways keeping him insisht. We ‘‘started” them once or twice, On the contrary, [ hardened my heart, took a good aim at
they seeing us first, notwithstanding all caution and yigi- Many a long day I haye watched for the bunches of snipe
her head, and the sharp report ended her life strugeles for- | when the south wind was blowing up the beaches, stalked
Jance to prevent it, running when the deer ran, and walking ever. : i the blue heron across the meadows, and chased the confiding
and crawling when they walked, until we finally saw the So intent had I been in pursuit of the game that I had not willet around the clam-flats, Other long days I haye
clearing along the stage road, and a narrow neck of woods observed that the road was but a short distance away; that |fioundered through the swamps and sloughs after woodcock,
putting up into the opening some forty or fifty rods. This there were several buildings, and a great crowd of people just or climbed the hills where the festive gray squirrel disported
neck was covered with thick undergrowth, was fenced on back of one of the buildings, which looked like 1 school- among the hickories, or sought the wood-duck among the
three sides with o high rail fence, and we saw by the course house. I did not know where I was; all was new and strange rice beds xt the head of the river. Years of this kind of life
of the trail that the deer were making for it. We came to- to me, but Iwas thankful to be so near some place of rest, made me think that 1 was acquainted with that river, and I
gether and held a council of war, which resulted in agreeing for it Was growing twilight and T was swful tired, now that sf knew that there was not a creek nor cove where my centre-
that P. should cautiously follow the trail, peering into every the excitement was over,
board had not ploughed the (mud and) water, And yet these
corner or shelter where they would be likely to lie down to Cutting a limb with a hook at the large end and withing years passed withoul my gaining the slightest intimation of
rest in the middle of the day, while I should go over the hirh the smaller end, 1 hooked it in her under jaw, haying slit the the existence of the ‘‘doye meadow.”
fence to the east und Keep close along it as much concealed skin for that purpose, and drag@ed her to the road fence, One day, however, finding no ducks in the rice beds, I con-
as possible, and a little in advance of P., and should they Here, whilé endeavoring (6 get the deer over the fence, seve-
cluded té go ashore and try woodeock. Seeing an acquaint-
jump the ferice to the left after being started, I would be very ral people from that group carne to my assistance, and to my ance engaged, in gathering sedge along his bottom land, I
likely to get a good shot, or if to the right, then he would surprise and delight, amoug them was my campiunion P. suuptered that way for a little chat, as I always want to be
head them off und try to get a shot before they could reach | To my inquiries he explained {hat Fuller's tayern was just |
the woods: to the north; and west,t and both : of us should make on good terms with the owner of any property I shoot over.
across the road; that the gathering was the funeral services of Just ahead of his team J saw three doves on the sod, and eall-
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every effort and nse all precaution and skill to get a shot be- | aiiman that had: accidentally been killed near Rocky Riyer ing the farmer's attention to them was told: “Yes, two or
fore starting them from the thicket, hy falling from a load of hay and breaking his neck, and ihree of them birds trade around here every season.” J call
We had proceeded thus about halfthe way wp the Neck that hearing my shot, he hid come over to see what it meant, particular attention to this remark as: showing his opinion of
when I suw my friend with the cunning of an Indian flatten and say mé dragging the deer; that he had been in about an the facts of the case, namely that as he always saw « few
out and craw! stealthily along through the thicket. I knew hour and had “pulled” in the fawn he had wounded in the hirds ou the meadow they must belong there. I killed two
what that meant, but his sharp eyes must have discovered neck of woods, und had finally killed near the hig swamp of the doves, and then seated myself under a group of pines
what I could not, yet. with a fierce thumping of the heart I after a hard chase, aud what Was better than all, had dressed to eat my lunch. Soon two doves came to the same spot, and
kept on, increasing my caution and yigilance, when I saw him and we were to have venison for supper and breakfast. met the same fate, A few moments passed and a buneh of
him halt, level bis rifle and five, Three of the deer sprang| Thus ended my first day's hunt in Ohio, five encircled around the pines with an evident intention to
up from the thicket. making short high leaps toward the Thence on for more than twenty years my friend P. and light, but saw me and sheered off. By this time the idea was
east tence, aud Iran with all tle speed there was in me, and tayself, with other choice spirits joming us occasionally, kept setting into my head that there were more doves ‘‘tradine
as they, one after another, cleared the high fence with a tre— up our annual deer hunts, until the sad hour when he acci- | around there’ than my nitive friend had suggested, and I
mendous hound, and turned south toward the stage road, dentally lost bis life on a railvoad smash-up, caused by a prepared toreceivethem. Stationing my hoy on oneside of the
insteud of cast and north toward the north woods, and yet broken rail—'the vietim of 4 dividend,” But he lived long grove with instructions to signal the approach and direction
at along range, I began to think my chances lost for a Jal enough fo achieye unrivaled fame asa hunter, and such a of the birds, 1 concealed myself a little and—well I just en-
ing shot, when suddénly they all stopped and huddled to- remembrance in the hearts of bis triends, of his noble, gene- joyed myself. Somebody has described Atlantic City on a
wether, and quick as thought the old *' Yeager’ was leveled ) tous, and unsilfish character that no lapse of time can ever summer Sunday as being “a cross between Hades and
ind fired at the group, T then saw that the stage going |obliterate, Hoboken,” and Iconsider shooting on a dove meadow 4 fair
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cross between a pigeon sastias match, Long Island rules, deliberate aim. I gave the word. The moose dropped in the salt meadows, where my friend began operations. He
> ao snipe shooting when the yellow legs ure flying against a his track stone dead,’ Where do you suppose they hit him? took from his basket a nicely stuffed crow and a bullock's
] rwester, lahi not going to “Ive you my score, but T had We found all four of the bullets went through one hole just haslet; placing these about twenty-five yards from our hidin
hirds enough for a monster pie; nor tell of my poor shooting at tnder the ear. Tt must be so, as there was not another hole place, he set the crow in the attitude of feeding. We hac
‘times, but there was plenty of that when the frightened birds in the skin. We drageed him on the lake, loaded him on our not long to wait before five crows spied the decoy at his pre-
went hurtling through the tree tops “like lightning.” Never team and came to camp, ~ qos : tended feast, and they came circling around us, which we
mind about that, but the discovery was, thal néarly all day Those slays are passed. We don’t hunt moose in Maine in stopped with four well-directed shots from our breech-loaders,
long the doves were coming to that spot, singly, and in small that way now. Neither do we catch the trout as we did in killing three. In fifteen or twenty minutes along came three
hunches, never more ilian fye in a fiock. those times. I was a boy then, and have never been moose- more, which we served in the same way; and so it continued
That wis my first day, but not my last, I have never |hunting since, T have visited Rangeley every year since, and all day, we killing thirty-nine crows and fiye hawks, I had
visited that meadow since in the sammer or early fall but the | have fished her waters with such varying success ss falls ta a good time and plenty of fun, the salt hay keeping us warm
doves came, some days, of course, more than ofhers, There the lot of all anvlers. ANDROSCOGGIN. and comfortable, Wewent down again yesterday, but Iwas
have been days when yery few that came escaped, but that
not so anxious this time about loading my cartridges with
fact did not ippear to affect the flight of the next day in the HINCKLEY HUNT GROUND MEMORIES. No, 4 shot, as the time before my friend used Wo. 8, and he
least. “Dhe birds came from long distances, always appearing killed the most birds, We killed twenty-one crowsand seven
ih sight from one direction, directly up the river, and, unless fepue naturalist, Edward, gives thé following account of hawks. By keeping well hid we killed the majority of these
alarmed, invariably with an intention to lisht upon the same | <, the remarkable intelligence and sympathy of birds:
birds as they circled over our heads at a distance of not over
spot, within gunshot of that group of pines. What they “Loitering along the sonds one autumn afternoon, he saw twenty-five yards. One of the hawks we killed was a very
game for know not. Sonie say for grayel, others, for salt. somé flocks of the common tern fishing in the sea. As he large recltail, and he had in his crop the body of a chicken,
if you want my opinion you can have it. Those doves are wished to get a specimen of this bird he watched their movye- which must haye weighed considerably over a pound when
Jerseymen, from the inland counties, Every family of them ments. Presently one came flying toward the shore. Edward alive. He had eaten it, feathers and all,
have been trained in the yood old Jersey habit of “soing to raised his gun and fired. The bird, with one wing broken, My friend Sargood has been to Rockaway about a dozen
salt walter” or having & “sea day” during the summer. Not | fell into the water. The report of the gun and the screams
times this winter, and he has killed over two hundred crows
having a team of mules and a carry-all, each family of doves of the tern brought all the flock around it. They flew round and nearly fifty hawks. He makes skins of the crows, for
starts on its own hook, and makes its way to the nearest tide and round their wounded companion as the tide’ carried it in which he has a ready sale during the summer.
water, The sad fate of those who arrive to-day cannot inter- toward the shore. Just as Edward was preparing to receive Ihave read the opinions of your different correspondents
fere with the carayan that is coming to-morrow. They are his prize, fwo of them took hold of the wounded bird, one at in reference ‘to the enemies of game birds,” in which crows
bownl to come, smd T am glid of it. They furnish good each wing, lifted him up from the water and carried him and hawks are both classed; so I write this to show how to
“port, in the shade, no tramping required; and if anybody back seaward, When they had gone seven or eight yards,
get rid of a number of these birds, besides haying a day’s fun.
thinks that hecause be can shoot down a duzen dumb the first two gently dropped their burden, and two others
dowitehers or bay birds out of a flock of fifty that come to the took their place at its wings. In this way it was gradually EYLAcTEM,
stools. he would be sure io make s good scoré on the dove carried off to @ rock at some distance. When Edward
meadow, lettin just step over to the Morse Building and ask approached this rock, the wounded bird was again carried MAINE SPORTSMEN’S CONVENTION.
my friend G bs t, Esq., who will give his experience olf in the same manner. The naturalist might easily have
secured his prize by another shot, but he could not level his | N the annual report of Commissioner of Fisheries and
im that direction, But fhis sketeh is long enough, and I
merely wished your readers to know that there are such gun at such brave and Ikindly birds,” Game of the State of Maine, Mr. Stanley suggests that
| Places as ‘dove meadows.” I know of but two, the other When I was a boy, in my ’teens, I lived on a farm in Ohio, the sportsmen of Maine should take concerted action in the
and was an inveterate hunter. There was yet in the region interest of game. The plan is a sensible one. We hope to
one heins on Shark River, ond neither of them available for see it carried out. That portion of Mr, Stanley’s report which
public purposes, being closely suarded by their owners, not an occasional flock of wild turkeys. A ten-acre field, per-
haps a mile away and surrounded by heayy virgin forest, relates to game is given below:
selfishly, ut as affording a source of pleasure to their
selected friends. When your venerable friend B—e, the was a favorite resort for turkeys, and I occasionally visited “When the power of the Commissioners of Fisheries was
siitioner, drops into the sanctum, Mr. Editor, you may ask it for rifle practice, One day I carefully approached the extended to include game, no increased salary was provided
him to tell you how he sat ona camp-stool one day last field and waited in vain for the sight of a turkey. Ona very for doubling the amount of work and duty, already sufficiently
large, tall oak about 100 yards distant in the open field, were onerous; when the power of fish wardens was extended to
summer and enjoyed a dovemeadow. Tr By A,
perched two of the largest variety of hawks, Ag it was time gime, no inereased provision was made for their pay. ‘The
Aicursrown, N. J,
for me to go home I thought I would discharge my rifle at law dictates that the pay of fish wardens shall be fixed by
one of them, and did so, killing it dead. As it fell to the the Governor and Council, provided that the sum paid all the
REMINISCENCE OF RANGELEY LAKES. round its mate followed it, almost touching it in the latter wardens shall not exceed fifteen hundred dollars. The war-
alf of the descent, and circling around a few feet above it, dens are appointed by the Governor and Council. Not even
HIKTY-NINE years'ago the commg month of March, I
visited the Rangeley Lakes for the first time, The shores uttered a peculiar, mournful scream. I reloaded my rifle, a reference of their qualifications to the Commissioners who
of the Mooselucnusuntic and Cupsuctic were then an un- thinking to get a shof at him, but he would not settle nor fly are to use them to enforce the laws of the department is re-
broken wilderness,
with the exception of an opening, or small steady enough to enable me to obtain correct aim with my quired.
heayy rifle, for in those days I could frequently bring a hawk “There are now over sixty wardens on our list, and this
farm, on the west side of the big lake called the Oakes or
Haines place; and a family by that name lived there and had down with a rifle while it was flying in a direct line. I finally provision of fifteen hundred dollars, if equally divided among
Went over the fence to the dead hawk and picked it up. As them, would afford a salary of twenty-five dollars apiece.
quite a clearing, ‘There was beside this not even a bough
camp, and no logging or cutting of the grave old forest had I did so its mate darted within a few inches of my head, Game wardens have no salaries provided for them at all;
uttering piercing screams, and he repeated this néarly or they are expected to be sustaimed by enthusiam alone in
been done of any amount. Moose were plenty and could be
found near the like. We went there to fish and hunt moose, quite twenty times before I could reach the forest, I striking game protection; to abandon home and the occupations
at it each time with my rifle. As soon as I wert over the that give bread to their families and go forth to the forest
camped at the old mill near the outlet of Rangeley Lake, At
that time there was a good saw and grist mill standing. The fence he slowly began to mount into the air, uttering his first for the reward of one half the penalties they may obtain from
mournful cry, and finally slowly disappeared over the fence, captured and convicted lawy-breakers, and the soul-stirring
fishing wis goud. One man could get thirty or forty per day.
The fish were not large. from 1b. to 3Ib, was thé average. This, by the way, was in Medina county, and I knew per- privilege of shooting at sight any dog they may discover
sonally some of the surviving participants in the great| chasing deer,
We did not know where to fish for the bis ones then. We “Tes a disgrace to our State. We would suggest that a
did our fishing at the bar (so called) in the narrows between Hinkley hunt, an account of which you published in your
issue of Dec, 8, 1881. I haye listened for hours to their congress of sportsmen be called from all parts of the State,
Copsuctie and the big Lake, mear the present Oquassac and that they should organize and, after a thorough discus-
Camp. descriptions of that exciting exploit. One old man used to
In afew days the fishing grew monotonous with some of teil about catching a deer upon the tines of a hay-fork as the sion of the whole subject, choose a committee to draft a code
the party, and two of them decided to go moose hunting. deer was leaping oyer the heads of the human cordon. of fish and game laws to be submitted to the next Legislature
for enactment. The Commissioners should be left entirely
We had one dog und borrowed another at tlie place where Another man near him actually killed a wild turkey in the unembarrassed in the matter, It is theix duty to enforce such
we stopped, We had but two guns in the party, so there was same manher as it flew oyer their heads, Some families
laws as the people, through their Legislature, give them, with-
no use for the third person, I took the team and carried possessed no other fire-arms except their old, down east| out being Hable to the charge of haying favored this or that _
them to the head of Cupsuctic Lake and stopped there my- training musket. One would take the musket and another
enactment,
self to fish until their return at night. There was justi the bayonet aifixed to a pole, and some of the latter weapons
drew their first and only blood on this occasion, “Tt has been the experience of the Commissioners that,
crust enough to bear the dogs and make good snow-shoeing.
Thad heen busily engaged in fishing with good success per- The large game was mostly gone from that region when I whenever called upon before a committee of the Legislature to
lived there, nearly forty years ago, but small game was very favor or oppose the passage of any particular law, the defeated
haps an hour, when I heard sound of the dogs making the party has always opposed the appropriation for the Commis-
woods ting. I stood listening and soon found they were abundant. Lwellremember killing thirty black and gray sion, and made it a matter of personul animosity against the
coming toward the lake, In a few minutes they were so syuirrels one forenoon. IJ haye not been there for many
objects of the department.
near that T could hear something crashing along through the years, but a daughter, while visiting there last sammer, said
“We are always ready to give counsel and make general
thickets and soon a big bull moose burst into view, making the old people of the region told her of my rifle-shooting suggestions, but the people should give active personal protec-
directly for me, Didn't my hair rise? I was only a boy exploits when a boy, I had killed one’s cat, another’s dos, one
tion to the fish and game of their locality, and go into the
then, and of course this was excusable, but if I bad been a had found his whisky bottle, which he had left on a stump
Legislature and insist upon proper protective laws where forest
man, [am inclined to think the effect would have been all the in the haryest field, shattered in pieces, and one yery old and stream are being impoverished by abuse.
same. man, remembered how a glancing bullet from my rifle had
entered his house, nearly Killing, but just missing’ the whole ‘We cannot too forcibly impress upon our brother sportsmen
A big moose is not the pleasantest looking animal in the the necessity of taking this matter in hand at onee, Let the
world, especially one that is chased and maddened by dogs. family; in short, they remembered every mishap and mis- whole subject be discusséd exhaustively. As the law now
Neitheris their countenance yery reassuring at their best, to chieyous shot, but had evidently forgotten the backloads of
stands on our statutes, it is almost impossible to make out 2
a youngster of a dozen years. But Iwas more scared than game, and particularly the immense quantities of noxious case of hunting deer with dogs; there seems an inherent absur-
hurt, This huge monster had not seen me; and when he did vermin, which I had exterminated. Those, my happiest
dity in laws which permit weapons for the destruction of game
discover me, about a dozen rods away, he was apparently as days, are brought vividly back every week as I read the to be taken into our forests by parties at & season when it is
much astonished as I was, and turned for the shore without as Forest Anp STReAm through No, 16 lenses, already one
unlawtul to kill the game, and then expect wardens to follow
much as stopping to pass the compliments of the season. I number ‘too young.” Mauron P. Peron,
up each party to discover infractions of the law.
thought at the time that of the fwo, ends of a moose, the tail Wenonanx, N, J,
“There are no beasts of prey in our forests that a pistol would
end looked the best, as [was situated, without gun or jack not be an ample defence from, if eyer required to be used at
Ikmnife. I am even inclined to think if I had had a gun I HOW TO KILL CROWS.
all. Again, why should hounds be allowed’ to be taken into
should not have thought to use it until he was out of range. N OST men who know anything about the subject agree our forests when their use is forbidden by law?
About the time the moose turned for the shore, the dozs came that crows should be killed, All persons, at least, who “The great money value of the fish and game to our State
on to the lake snd say the moose and then the race began, have regard for the preservation of game and song birds, should make it a subject of fostering care and protective
Tt. was about nip and tuck. If anything, I thought the dogs count the crow among the pests which should be extermi- legislation. We append an item taken from a Portland
a litle ahead; 1 might have been mistaken; and I have not nated, But how this may he done is a question which aper :
fairly decided to this day, But as soon as the moose struck troubles some of our correspondents. Here is one way which y Tn conversation with one of the officers of one of our
the shore where the snow was deep and the crust was sharp, we have offen tried with great success and can recommend. banks Friday, the statement was made that few people have
the dogs were much the fastest team, and if they were ahead Perhaps others may tell us of equally satisfactory methods of any idea of the amount of money left in Maine by summer
they fell back, if behind, forged ahead and began to attack circumventing this most cunning bird. | visitors who visit our wattring places and country resorts,
his flanks. At that he fell to and began to fight the dogs and | Our plan is this: Secure’ large stuffed owl. Fasten this He said that up to six weeks ago it was difficult for a bank in
would run no further, Soon I began to gain courage (as L }toa pole, and project the pole from a tree, making the owl | Portland to get mauy large bills, and the payrolls of various
found the dogs were all he cared for) ancl went up within appear to be perched upon alimb. Fasten this securely in companies required an active ‘‘shinning round” to secure the
Sunshot of the animal to examine him. plain sight, where any passing crow can see it. Then rétire necessary amounts in fiyes and tens to meet them, in addition
Bat I won't undertake to describe a maddened bull moose. to a concealed spot, within gunshot of the lure, and wait for to those of their regular customers. Sincethat time, however,
Tecunnot doit. “They must be seen to be fully appreciated.” the crows. They will come 4s soon as they catch sight of the bills have been a glut in the bank, and the deposits have in-
The more I Jooked af the creature, the more my courage came owl. Hach crow must be shot when it comes within range,
cluded many large-sized bills. This great increase is due to
hack fo me; and didn’t [want a gun? TI stood there and ex- that the report of the gun may not frighten others away the summer visitors to Maine. Their money focuses in the
amined his tine points and beauties, He was big, too, fifteen which may be coming, If frightened away a crow will Portland banks, and this officer’s bank four weeks ago for-
hands high, sure. Th was nearly an hour before the hunters directly constitute himself a committee of one to hang around warded $60,000 in bills to New York; two weeks later $al),-
came up, They had never seen a moose before, and were as the spot and tell every other crow within five hundred miles 000, and Friday $50,000. more, or $140,000 in six weeks, and
much excited as myself, Both had good rifles—and arranged that there is a man with a gun there. We haye found that this bank is but one of six in Portland.’
that both should shoot together, at a point just back of the the great horned ov is the best erow decoy, although they
“Tf is a legitimate subject to be discussed by our Legislature,
shoulder, Tio give the word. They walked up to within twenty will come to others, such as the barred owl We have also
yards, took deliberate aim, I gave the word. one! two! three! used a stuffed hawk as decoy, but with less success. For as to how (his important crop or product of our forests and
streams cin be most profitably managed for the State's inter
hoth rifles cracked simullancously. We stood a few seconds erow shooting we wse, in a 12-wanee wun, sdrs. of Hazard’s ests. So soon as our trout fishery opens in the spring, all our
expecting to see him fall, but two bullets had no effect on him duck No. 3, with loz. No. 6 shot. best localities are infested by men fishing for market,
“apparently. The men said they would load their euns for We do
A Brooklyn correspondent sends ns this account of 4 trip not know what their net return may be from Boston, but there
fear he might start and get further from the late before he in company with Mr. Chas. Sargood, a taxidermist of that is one fact Staring us in the face—that these men bring noth-
“Yell, When the rifles were Jonded he showed no signs of city: ing into the State of value, and that every pound of trout is
“giving up, so they concluded fhey must haye missed the We took the 8:10 A. M. train for Rockaway Beach, eutting five dollars taken from the State. Wedo nof believe that
heart by a few inches, This time they would make suré off at Hamill’s first landing and going toward Far Rock-
there is a pound of trout taken at Moosehead or Rangeley b
o's So they both rested their guns against a tree and took away. We auchoved at oné of the numerous hayeocks on visiting sportamen at a less cost than five dollars per pound,
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With our forests and fields it is the same with the products of on July 3, 1881, at New York, stood tia from the eastern New York. The first time I ever pies it against
game. Remember, we speak of our own sportsmen as well as trap and killed 99 out of 100 pigeons and dropped the other muzzle-loading target rifles was at OCopake Iron Works, N,
our summer visitors from abroad. Maine furnishes a larve out of bounds? Yetif we tell about shooting a few grouse Y., at turkeys. The distance was 100 rods; there were
number, and they spend their money freely on our field on the wing, there aresome who do not credit a word we say, thirteen rifles at work on the ground, several heavier than
sports. but tell us that our shooting ‘looks well on paper” when we my /gun, and using telescopic sights. We took turns in
“Tf the products of our forests and our inland waters can be kill ‘‘ten out of six,” and ‘‘like to have them go in the worst shooting; twelye turkeys were killed, and my gun killed
made to yield more than one hundred fold when consumed laces.” sieht of them, and two of the others were killed with a little
on our owh soil, than when mercilessly slaughtered under R We will excuse ‘‘Octo’s” two birds, but please let him not Maynard, that being the only breech-loader on the sround
our present system, should not our Legislature protect our doit again. Has not ‘Look Hast” a few more words that except mine, I attended, among other shoots, one at Middle-
own State’s interests, by forbidding the exportation of both he can write for us? He has hit the nail squarely on the ton, N. Y. The prizes to be shot for were a gold watch, a
our game fishes and game? head. ‘Mark West” also, has done nobly; and last, but by telescope, and turkeys. My gun won the telescope, and five
Phe point to be considered is how to make the most of no means least, I will say to “‘Ruffed Grouse,” give me your out of the seven turkeys killed; distance 160 rods. I could
this great State's interest. We hope the citizens of Maine hand and we willshake on that same grand old motto, ‘Take not get them to go in for the watch, so that was not shot for,
will carefully consider this question. The present killing of no sitting shots’ with a shotgun. Tron RAMRoD. The rifles used were all muzzle-loaders, except mine and a
game for exportation is mostly in the hands of poachers, and SOMERVILLE, Mass. small Remington sporting title. Homer Fisher, of New York
a comparatively small and inconsiderable class at that. As city, was there with his pet long-range muzzle-loader, and
at present carried on, it is of not the slightest benefit to the MUZZLE vs. BREECH-LOADERS. several members of a club that has its headquarters at Croton
State. It has inevitably led to the utter destruction of the i" ANY years ago I took a Sharps carbine (22-inch barrel, I Falls, N. Y., styled, [I believe, “‘The N. Y, State Rifle
fish and game in every State where it has been permitted. think), and took the grooyes out, finishing asa breech- Association,” They used heavy muzzle-loading telescopic-
The experience of other States has been that it has always loading shotgun, After seyeral months of experiment, I sighted rifles, and in their club contests the guns are fired
bred up a class of citizens that have cost the State more for contrived a muslin-shell cartridge that would burst about from a complicated machine called a rest, that has about as
the punishment of vice and crime than they have earned to: twenty yards away; and after further experiments, one that much mechanism to it as an engine lathe; the gun is not held
ward their own support. would burst about thirty yards away. I had no difficulty against the shoulder at all, but is brought to bear on the
“Tt is manifest injustice to the people at large of the State, about preparing them so that they would burst within five or target by looking through the telescopic sights, and setting
that property that belongs equally to all, and to be enjoyed six yards after leaving the gun. I also made a rifle barrel the gun by means of set screws; then they would rise up,
by all.as a healthful diversion, should be monopolized by a precisely like the present ‘‘auxiliary” barrel, except that it ex- watch their wind-flags, (of which each member would haye
small and undeserving class to the great pecuniary loss of the tended entirely through the shot barrel, Being undecided from three to a dozen) and when they blew out just so far,
State at large. about some minor details, I went to the Sharps factory at touch the hair-trigger. Such shooting is to me a farce, but I
“Systematic depredations have been for several years. car- Hartford, and had the finishing touches put on under the di- am willing that those that like that style of shooting should
ried on upon our moose, during the deep snow and crust of rection of their accomplished foreman, Mr. Lawrence. I pre- enjoy it. I was at a meeting of the above mentioned club,
the early spring months, by the combined operations of Maine pared for this tiny rifle the old style linen-shell cartridge, held at Dover Plains, N. Y. I can’t give the date, but it waa
poachers with St. Francis and other Indians from the Provin- then in use by the popire Company, and their regulation about three years ago, when a Mr. Joseph Brinton, of Lake-
ces, Ata period when moose’and other skins cannot be safely shape conical projectile. I also made a muzzle-loading coni- yille, Conn., beat their best shots ten and one-fourth inches
brought to our markets, they are exchanged for furs salable cal projectile, with square-cut or punch-point, and also a on a thirty shot string at forty rods; he used a 15bs. gun of
here, while the moose, deer and caribou hides are carried into round bullet, After a large number of tests I could find no the same make as mine, loaded at the breech, in the manner
New Brunswick, and from there find their way into the hands perceptible difference in accuracy or penetration between the that I have described, using globe and peep sights, and no
of dealers here. This was extensively carried on at the time muzzle and breech conical projectiles, On a still day, I wind flags, while his opponents used muzzle-loaders heavier
if was unlawful to kill a moose in the State of Maine under a could, and did repeatedly plant ten consecutive shots in a than Brinton’s gun, and rests that cost half as much to build
fine of one hundred dollars, 10-inch target at 200 yards, and with the common, coarse as their guns, telescope sights, and each man had a row of
‘‘Now that the protection of our game has been placed in army sights, With but seventeen grains weight of Hazard wind flags from his gun to the target. A more crestfallen
the charge of the Fish Commissioners, we earnestly beg that F. G. powder, it would drive these minute conical projec- set of men I never saw than they were when Joe quietly
means and the laws to enable us to use them, may be given tiles through six one-inch pine boards and half through the pocketed the first prize and we bade them good day.
us by the Legislature to summarily break up this nefarious seyenth. The same charge would drive the round balls For four or tive years Brinton and myself followed turkey-
' trafic, and destroy the present school for fraud and rascality through four of the boards and out of sight into the fifth. Up shooting, during the fall and winter months, wherever we
which the present wretched system of leaying our fish to about fifty yards, the round ball was as accurate as could hear of a match, and during the whole time we were
and game at the mercy of a small class of poachers, fosters. the conical, but no more so, while, at from 100 yards and neither of us beaten by a muzzle-louder (except once, and
“We would suggest that a law be passed placing a bounty upwards, theround ball was not sufficiently accurate forsmall then that gun only got one more turkey than we did) and we
of twenty-five cents per head upon the destruction of hawks game. Taking this combined breech-loading gun with its shot no more times than they did and sometimes not as
and owls. The money value of the poultry killed by these peculiarly prepared (home-made) cartridges, 1t was the best much. Now, I don’t want it understood that I think that a
birds will far exceed that of all the sheep killed by bears and for small game of any that I ever used, and I killed more breech-loading rifle using naked bullets, or even patched
dogs, to say nothing of the hayoc made upon wild ducks, game with the same numberof shots than with any other bullets, if loaded and handled in a careless or slovenly man-
partridges and insectivorous birds. We think that imprison- n. Isearcely missed a ruffed grouse, no matter how sud- ner, will compete successfully with a sood muzzle-loader for
ment should be added to the penalty for netting wild ducks en the snap-shot, because of the short barrel. I will inclose accuracy, for it will not. The crust of burned powder at
and for netting our fresh water fishes.”’ muzzle impressions that you may see the exact calibres of the mouth of the chamber must im every case be all removed,
both shot and rifle barrel. Miton P. Prorce. and the bullet in no ease left partly in the shell. I haye done
THAT PERENNIAL GROUSE. Wenonau, N, J. as Mr. Yan Dyke suggested, and have tried my gun loaded
from both breech and muzzle, and have always had the best
Editor Forest and Stream: In your issue of Jan. 12th, the article headed “The Rifle of success when loaded at the breech. I haye owned a good
As the subject of wing-shooting vs. freeing and shooting the Future,” attracted my attention at once, from the fact many muzzle-loading guns, both shot-guns and rifles, and I
ruffed grouse on the ground is being discussed in Fores? that I have made rifles and rifle-shooting a study for years, would not take one as a gift and be obliged to use it. I
AND StREAm, I will ‘‘rise to remark” that Ishoot them on the and for a long time thought just as the author of the men- would as soon think of going back to the old Culverin.
wing, on the ground and out of trees; and consider each and tioned article does, that is, that a rifle loaded at the muzzle Twould swedge and patch my own bullets, They are alloyed
all three ways sportsmanlike when done in the way that I do with a bullet patched with greased linen was far superior to with one ounce of tin to a pound of lead. They are of the
it. (Now, boys on our side of the house, don’t hold up your any breech-loader made in point of accuracy; but I know Hepburne shape, and weigh 588 grains, and I send them
hands in horror and say ‘‘ ‘Ramrod,’ J did not suppose that better now. The breech-loading rifle, used as it should be, along with 100 grains of powder.
you were a pot-hunter.” I do not consider myself as such, where accuracy is the object, will beat the muzzle-loader One word about factory-made ammunition. I have used
but let me explain. I have no dogs to sell and do not train eyery time, at any distance, from one hundred feet to one considerable of it, and I neyer saw any that I would use at
or break dogs; I have no axe to grind, and do not wish to thousand yards, or further if you like. Nothing but the a turkey shoot, to say nothing of using it ina match. You
obtain a free ‘‘ad.” in Formsr anp Stream. I will not proverbial zeal of a young convert could tempt me to ‘*pitch can’t get our long-range experts to use it; they are using
murder a ruffed grouse in any way, shape or manner; and into” an old veteran writer and sportsman like T. 8. Van cartridges loaded by themselves, and in the manner I have
will not kill one in’ any way that does not require nerve and Dyke, but as the old saying is, ‘‘you can learn something described, and they do about as good shooting as isdone,
skill to accomplish the feat. I do not wish to boast of skill, from every fool,” perhaps even a Yan Dyke may get a new T hope that Mr. Yan Dyke will go to experimenting and see
and will only say that Iam a fair shot on the wing with the idea from me, what the breech-loader is capable of. HK, A, Paummr.
shotgun, and a fair shot at game with the rifle. If I start out Tn the article mentioned, the author lays great stress upon Buatr, Neb,
hunting with my ten-gauge double-barrel and see a grouse on the fact that the bullet gets jammed out of shape in its pas-
the eae do you think that I would shootit there? No, sir, sage from the shell into the rifling of the barrel. This Tt is well known that there is a lack of uniformity in both the
not 1; I would just as soon shoot a hen in the barnyard or a trouble, with the naked or canahued “bullet, and the tearin; calibres of and the ammunition for our American made rifles.
calf in the pasture—there would be just as much skill in one of the patch in the use of the long straight paper-patche Consequently, one owning a rifle should come to no hast
as the other, and consequently just as much sport. My idea bullet, is, as he says, the cause of wild shooting in the breech- conclusion as to the kind of ammunition best suited to his
isthat skill and sport are twin brothers and go hand in hand loader. Now, what surprises me is, that a rifleman of the rifle, but must keep trying until suited, which, allow me to
together. Tf Jam out hunting squirrels with my little rifle and experience and ingenuity displayed by Mr. Van Dyke, should add, hasnot been the result in my case. I have a .38-cal.
T see a grouse in a tree or on the ground, do you think that I have allowed so small a matter to bother him a moment; it Whitney central-tire, using the ordinary extra long cartridge,
would decapitate him? I certainly would, if possible, and certainly did nof me, for as soon as I found out what the 30-inch barrel, rifled one turn in twenty-four inches, while
consider it as much of a feat as if is to down one on the wing trouble was, the remedy suggested itself to me at once. It the bullet cast in the molds furnished with rifle is much too
in cover, And right here let me say, that when we wing is this: Have your bullet the right size and temper, and tight, thereby impairing its accuracy and rendering it un-
shots speak of ‘mowing brush” to kill our birds, we do not place it in the grooved barrel and not in the chamber; then, pleasant touse. In vainly trying to find the right bulletT
pretend to perform anything impossible, such as cutting limbs when the powder explodes, the bullet is upset, filling the have made the following discovery: That either the shell is
off as large as your wrist or killing birds a mile away, and grooves, and does not injure its shape in the least, and it -37, or the .38 patched for the Ballard is nearly .40 with
when some of our readers complain that the timber is so leaves the gun in just as perfect a condition as it does the patch, and plump .39 without. Also, the 88 Maynard is .39,
heavy that they cannot kill their birds on the wing and have swedge, only a little shorter, and if the gun is » good one while the Maynard .35 is really too large to enter the shel!
to tree them in order to get them at all, then shoot them with from which it is fired, you will have a bullet whose flight without trimming, Now, some one is evidently at fault
a bullet, and do for decency’s sake have it said that there was will be not only as true, but truer than a bullet fired from a either the makers of the rifle or of the ammunition. I have
some skilled sport about it somewhere. For what skill is muzzle-loader Gand put down with a greased linen patch) at tried several other makes of like goods, including those of U
there in shooting any game ‘“‘settin’,” with an old kicking, bel- short range, while at long range the muzzleloader would not M., C., and also W, R. A. Co., and find a difference even in
lowing shotgun? (I have great contempt for the shotgun for stand a ghost of a chance. If Mr. Van Dyke doubts this, these supposed standard makers.” Therefore, in my case, 1
anything except flying or running shots) for any man can do let him try it. Take a good Remington or Sharps, with the must get some local gunsmith to make a mold for me, in
that whether he has practice or not, shells for which the gun was chambered; weigh out as much order to do satisfactory work.
Is it, any satisfaction to shoot 2 chipmunk on the wall with powder as the shells will hold, get every charge alike, fill Now, what we want isa standard size of either calibre;
Sdrs. powder and 1tozs. of shot, twenty yards distant? [ the shells full, putting on a thin eut wad that will come and if any is above the standard size, give it its true meas-
think [ can hear you say that you certainly fail to see how it flush with the end of the shell. Now, wipe the pun clean urement, By using factory ammunition supposed to be all
is. I haye done it hours at atime with « rifle ball and en- and dry; use no lubricator, put the patched bullet into the right, but proying otherwise, many a ood rifle has been con-
joyed the sport very much, too. Why? 1 did not want to chamber first and then push it into place with the loaded demned, We must not rely too much upon factory ammu-
pot them for dinner, I could not sell them in market, they shell, Care must be taken that the bullet is neither nition, but buy the shells, either primed or otherwise,
were doing me no damage, and I was not particularly blood- too large nor too small, but just*right, and patched with thin load them with the brand of powder best snited to our own
thirsty. But when I could pick one in the head off-hand, I patch paper, and it must also be just the right hardness. case, thereby getting ammunition on which we can rely, and
felt that I had accomplished a feat that I was proud of, and This bullet, if shot into a snowbank, can be dug out in just in a measure compelling the manufacturers to make more
one that I would not be ashamed to have any man witness, as perfect a condition as when it left the muzzle of the gun. satisfactory goods both as regards material and size.
Tt has been many years since I haye shot a grouse out of a Now take the best muzzle-loader you can find, load with a For loading 1 find the lollowing rule: ‘‘ Pour an even
tree with a shotgun, and it will be many more before I will cloth patch, and shoot that into the snow, and when you tind charger ef powder through the loading tube, which tool
“pot shoot” a game bird. Now, my boys, if you do not be- it compure it with the other, and you will find it disfigured every rifleman should use, into the shell benesth—
heve in wing-shooting, just try it, and if you miss, try again; much the worse of the two, from the fact that the grooves causing it to pack enough below the mouth of the shell to ad-
keep trying, and my word for it you will soon find that those of the muzzle-loader are cut deeper than those of the breech- mit the base of the bullet,” ‘‘I find in practice that as good
“great stories” about Killing flying birds are not half as big loader. In fact you may take out the breech-pin of the results may be attained without the loading tube, but taking
& bugbear as you imagined them to be. When a hird is fly- muzzle-loader, and push 4 cloth-patched bullet clean through, more than enough, by pouring it through the tube into the
ing he presents nearly twice the size that hu does when he is and not fire it at all, and the bullet that has been fired from charge cup, then striking the top, we huye almost exactly
sitting, and when his wings are extended he exposes his most the breech-loader will be the most perfect of the two. It is even. charges—at least the results proyed such to be the
vulnerable parts that his wings cover when sitting. Of course a self-evident fact that, other things being equal, the bullet case,”
we expect to be ridiculed more or less by a certain class of so- that leaves the gun in the most perfect shape will have the Now, as to experience with round halls, I tind 100 to the
called sportsmen, when we truthfully tell about some of our truest flight, and my experience for the last six years all goes pound, or OOO shot just fit the .38-cal, shell. I load with
gunning trips, but we haye the satisfaction of knowing that to strengthen my conviction that the breech-loading rifle, the usual charge of Orange rifle C. G., leaying enough room
we have killed our birds in a manly and sportsmanlike man- handled as it should be, where accuracy and not rapidity of for one lubricator and one-half of the ball; crimp enough to
nér, and are not ashamed to Joolk other sportsmen in the face; fire is the object, will beat the best muzzleloader in exist- hold the ball. In adjusting sights from a fixed rest, I have
and if they ask, ‘All shot on the wing?” we can answer yes ence. ‘The gun J have used for the last nine yearsisa Sharps grouped five balls so close that a dime would cover them at
without that little uneasiness inside our breasts that we mizht breech mechanism, and Remington barrel, .44 cal., 18-inch torty yards., and af thirty rods bave put four consecutive
have if we should starmmer out anything to convey the idea twist, globe and peep sights, weight of gun 16lbs. I1loz., balls into a space four by six inches, which is good enough for
that they were, or we should truthfully answer no. Where length of barrel 32inches. I have used this gun a good deal all purposes. 4
is there a man that will dispute that Captain Bogardus, at turkey shoots along the line of the Harlem Railraodin There are in this vicinity three Sharps rifles, cal. .40, rifled
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one turn in twenty inches, the owners of which are usin | It is possibie, and even. probable, that lwould have been beaten secured the promise of all persons mentioned to give the
eyeals halls to the pound, with very satisfactory results. It if we had shot, but [thought not, and my money was ready Forpst Anp Stream a full account of their delightful trip
is evident that the sharp twist has nothing to do with the de- to. back my belief. through Southern Florida, I will some time in future give a
flections of the ball (as ‘D, H, 8.” infers from the reading of “Byrne” has traveled many a mile and spent a gond deal of description of some of my many wanderings and adventures
our Yau Dyke’s letter), but from some simple cause. Hither money in visiting these men that; can hit a silyer dollar every in Southern Florida myself.—Aveust TINE.
the. ball D. A. 5. uses is too large or too small. Let him try time off-hand with a rifle 74 yards, but has never been so fortu-
my plan. [ have faith in it and think he will, after trying it. nate as to find one who could place ten consecutive balls at New HAmrsarmrn Gam Law.—The amended game law
Tn giving results of experimental rifle shooting, would it not that distance in that way that could be covered with a coffee- of New Hampshire makes the open season for deer, moose
be well to give the name of rifle, calibre, weight, length, and cup saucer, let alone the dollar. He is very anxious to see and caribou from Sept. 1 to Dec. 1, and makes it penal to
sharpuess of twist, as such data would be of benefit doubt- such a feat performed. He has put up chickens sixty-five capture alive, as well as to kill any during close time. Gray
less? yards for fifteen to twenty duck hunters with good choke- squirrels are also protected until Sept. 1; and rabbit-shooting
Should the advice above given be of benefit or interest to bore duck guns to shoot at, they to load as they pleased, with changed from Oct, 1 to Sept. 1, so that with the exception of
any one, my object in writing will have been attained. the privilege of shooting so long as they wished for five cents woodcock, ducks and upland plover, which may be shot in
Hast Env. a shot, they to have every chicken they hit hard enough so August, all shooting begins Sept. 1, and there is no excuse
Foosac Toxnzu, Mass. - that it could be gathered if it was a duck, and the result was, for any one taking a gun into the woods before that time and
that when ‘‘the boys” had fired forty-seven shots they had shooting young ruffed grouse under the prefence that he is
T would like to ask Mr. Yan Dyke if a breech-loading rifle bagged three chickens, These chickens were placed standing after gray squirrels—Sam. WEBBER.
will not shoot steady at fifty yards, how it can do close work on 4 smooth greensward, yet these same men would tell
at 200 or 300 yards against a muzzleloader that will shoot you frankly that their guns wonld kill a duck, a very much AxorHEeR Op Guy.—h. G@. Parke, of Camden, N. J,.
exact st fifty yards, if if is loaded properly and sights harder bird to kill, ‘‘seyenty-five or eighty yards every time,” has a revolutionary relic in the shape of a powder-horn. It
raised according to the distance? My experience has been I write these remarks in the same spirit that ‘‘Slceptic” does was made by his grandfather, at the age of cightcen, then
that a rifle that did not shoot steady at short range would not on page eighteen, of the same issue, which Mr, Baine’s article a soldier in the revolutionary war, from the horn of an ox —
at long tange. It might make a centre shot occasionally, but appears, “Old Time Pistol Shots,” and your editorial remarks, slaughtered for beef in the army. The surface is almost
that would be all chance in my estimation, [agree with Mr, “Pistol Scores.” Notto make any one appear to be willfully un- entirely covered with carving, among which are representa-
Van Dyke as to the muzzle-loader being the most accurate at truthful nor to make any one mad, but to try and keep sports- tions of fortifications, buildings, ships, weapons, etc., and
fifty yards, but go still further to even 300 yards, and that a men within the bounds of reason, even when writing fiction— the following inscription:
patch can be made so as to load a conical ball as true from and Lwillingly admitthat Il sometimes drop a little fiction into a “Daniel * Parke *,* his * horn; Roxbury, 1775. 18 fyr.
the muzzle as those set in shells for the breech-losder’s use. poor hunt, to make # point, or add to its interest, but always liberty or death.”
But the query is to me, how it is that if the ball from the try and keep within the bounds of reason or possibilities. The horn is evidently in just as good condition as it ever
braech-loader gets out of exact range at fifty yards, how it Then, to sum up, if Mr, Baine made twenty to fifty shots was.
gets back in range at 300 yards. TIT also agree with the above from which these seven were chosen as examples to show the Hidananp PARK, Inn.—Feb. 18, 1882.—The first flock
ag to the use of round halls at short range, F. J. power of the gun all can believe him, and “Byron” will con- of pigeons seen by myself was a week ago, and since then
GuEn’s Fans, N.Y. sider this gun nothing wonderful at all,but yet good. But ifhe they have been coming very fast. Both bluebirds and
means as his article reads, that these were seven consecutive robins are here, and the Chicago markets are full of ducks
THAT WONDERFUL SHOTGUN. shots, and intends fo say, and seeks to make us believe, that and geese. I have not seen so mild weather and so much of it
66 J YRNE” does not wish to bediscourteous, but there are his gun will make that kind of a record right along, in February since 1864, and that was in the latter part of the
some things that are told of as happening in this “Byrne,” for one, will place himself on record that he be- month, In that year snipe were found by myself on the
world that neither he nor any one else can refer to justly lieves such a score is absolutely among the impossibilities, Illinois River, on March 4th. On two different occasions
without showing somewhat of discourtesy. Therefore in will place it alongside of the story of Dr. Weatherly, ‘‘killing since I have been living here my dogs have treed woodchuck.
calling attention to the wonderful score made in “A Record nine turkeys at 120 yards with a Smith & Wesson ordinary Once, in a giant oak, the woodchuck only ascended to the
of Deer Shooting” in your issue of Feb. 2, 1882, by Rey. five-inch, five-shot pistol, killing four out of five shots, as first limb, but in the other case he took to a tree so tall and
Geo. W. Baines, Jr., of blank city, (if the reverend gentle- wind, simple wind. . slender that two of us were unable to shake him out HARRY
man’s city had been given I would haye written directly to “Byrne” has yery carefully targeted the best make of Smith HUNTER.
him) in the Choctaw Nation, I fear that I may give personal & Wesson .38-cal, pistol, a fine shooting weapon, that oyer-
offence to its writer. If so I cannot help it. y excuse is, shot four inches at fifteen steps, with “‘thirty-eight long” Aprronpack LANDs.—Before now, we have suggested the
and will be, that I am an industrious seeker out of facts and cartridges, seventy-five yards, measured yards, and found the need of action on the part of the State of New York to care
the best guns,-and am willing to expend a good deal of time fall of the ball to be, when aimed exactly, as when it oyer- for the Adirondack park, the magnificent but unappreciated
and money and to travel a good ways to get the proof of shot four inches at fifteen feet, and [ suegs that a ball aimed property of the State—unappreciated because a gross, sordid
which is the best shotgun to kill deer neatly with, or even to with this same pistolin the same way at 120 yards away, disposition to turn it all to money fails to get satisfaction;
see a gun that will perform what this Baker gun is solemnly would be found fo strike twelve feet under the mark. Again, and we are in hearty accord with an editorial of the Utica
-declared to have done. “Byrne” has repeatedly said that if ‘“Byrne” don’t believe that it is within the possibilities for Herald’s which expands a suggestion made by Governor
the ten-bore three-barreled Baker gun can be bored so as to Dr. Weatherly or any other mun to find a pistol with a five- Cornell into the advice that the Legislature put a stop to the
shoot buckshot reasonably well—by reasonably well I mean inch barrel that when firmly placed, practicaly immovable, stupid sale of Adirondack lands and set to work to save or
to Kill a deer every time, so that it can be bagged or “hung and one shot fired from it and a turkey placed where that restore the forests. Any citizen of the State, furnished with
up” ata distance of thirty-five measured yards without a ball hit, will place five balls in succession near enough that the ayerage amount of information, is aware that no one buys
failure—it would bea yery efficient gun with which to spot to kill four turkeys out of five, or two out of five. a tract of Adirondack timber land save to denude it of trees
stallc deer. But that our friend’s ten-bore Baker gun, or any “Byrne” believes that it is within the possibilities for a and surrender it again, While money-grasping vandals may
other ten-bore shotgun, will perform the work that the read- man to place ten consecutive shots off-hand with a rifle, be eager to ruin this fine piece of scenery, the Stiate of New
ing of Mr. Buine’s note conveys to the reader, ‘‘Byrne” does seventy-five yards, that could all be covered with a saucer, York ought to be able to refuse the petty revenue it derives
not believe, and never will belicve, until he sees the same and that there may be a few men that can do it, or even do by sacrificing so much beauty and natural wealth. There is
kind of work done. Not that ‘Byrne’ wishes to say bluntly better, but he has not been so fortunate as to see one shoot not a county in the Northern part of the State that is not
that the gentleman hag given us purposely an untruthful that could do it, even with a dead rest. He has often been pecuniarily interested in keeping the Adirondack park an
record, but that he has made a mistake in the length of the able to get within twenty-five or thirty miles of the man who attractive and delightful resort. The forest supply, science
Choctaw yard, or some other way, for his note conveys the can hit a silver dollar every time, seventy-five yards off-hand, shows, is intimately associated with the amount of yearly
meaning explicitly that there were all the shots fired at deer but he always dissolves into very fine mist on his nearer ap- rainfall; while, as the Herald reminds us all, ‘‘we need these
on this hunt. ‘proach, BYRNE. waters if we are to preserve our canal system,” and, of
“Byrne” does not dispute that out of several dozens or Crocrkerr’s Brurr, Ark. course, the lakes are dependent on the rainfall. Let the
hundreds of shots fired at deer at varying distances such Legislature make haste to stay the destruction of the public
SourHern Inurvors Assocrarron.—A. committee of this
effective shots as this record shows could be gathered possi- society have issued the following call: In July, 1881, there forests.—Syracuse Stundard.
bly, but barely possibly. ‘“Byrne” will give two thousand was organized in the city of Du Quoin, an association called
Tam Onto TROUBLE.—Wauseon, 0., Feb. 16.—FZditer
dollars for a gun that will make a record such as a person the ‘Southern Illinois Sportsmen’s Association,” haying for
would guther from this article, namely: the seven consecu- its objects the securing of proper legislation for the protec- Forest and Stream: Wixamine the inclosed slip, and remember
tive shots. ‘‘Byrne” will pay very high wages for exhibition tion of game, birds and fish during the seasons when it is that this represents the intelligence of our game law makers.
purposes for the man that can steady the gun well enough to improper to pursue or to kill them; the encouragement of The report is taken from a daily paper: ‘‘There was consid-
make this record to go along with the gun, ‘‘Byrne” will our citizens in their efforts to increase the varieties and num- erable discussion this afternoon over Mr. Patiterson’s bill to
put up turkeys so long as he is young enough to carry them, bers of our game birds and fish; and the organization and protect wild fowl in the State of Ohio, and providing a fine
and let Mr. Baines or anyone elseshoot at them with his ten- encouragement of subordinate associations and clubs, for the and imprisonment for any man who hunts prairie chickens,
hore gun for ten cents a shot, seventy-five yards, and give vigorous enforcement of all laws against the killing, sale, or quail, duck and other birds otherwise than with the regular
him eyery turkey he kills, or give two dollars per bird and shipment of any such game, birds or fish. This association shoulder gun. Mr. Licey said he should vote against the
keep the dead turkeys if the shooter fears he will get too is composed of individual members, and not of subordinate bill because he did not believe in hunters roaming at large
much meat, and he may use any load or any sort or size of clubs or associations. over other people’s property and shooting wildly and reck-
The membership fee is $1, annual
loose shot he wishes. “Byrne” will put up chickens at dues, $1 (payable in advance); and members are liable to an lessly around and destroying and maiming horses, cattle, ete.
eight seven. yards, at five cents a shot, for him to shoot at assessment not to exceed $1 in any one year. Mr. Licey said that last fall some of these reckless, lawless
All well-
with No. 6 shot, and give the chicken and two dollars for disposed persons living in the State south of the Ohio and hunters were on his premises, and secing one of his fine
each one killed. Wor the rifle-barrel of this wonderful gun Mississippi Railroad, or in the tier of counties through which heifers, remarked that it would make a fine mark to shoot
“Byrne” will put up deer, or their effigy, at distances said road passes, are cordially invited to come out and join at, and finally one shot at it and killed it, therefore he should
ranging from 125 to 173 yards, for one dollar a shot, and us, to the end that: a strong organization for the protection of vote against the bill, as he did not want hunting at all. Mr,
give ten dollars for eyery shot that would ‘‘hang up meat,” game, etc., may be built up in this end of the State. Our Alexander moved to amend so as to include cows in the list
the shots to be made off-hand, hunter style, in the woods, and next annual meeting will be held at Mt. Vernon, Ill., on the of things that it would be unlawful to kill before January,
out bounds allowed for the deer to run after being hit one 16th and 17th of May, 1882, when liberal prizes will be 1884. The bill finally passed with a few votes against it.”
hundred yards. ‘‘Byrne” feels so confident that he can offered for proficiency in wing shooting. The association The bill will pass and shut us out of shooting in Ohio for
double in pattern and force any that your correspondent can will meet in convention on the night of the 16th. The offi- two years more, Plenty of birds will be left for the cats,
make with his ten-bore gun with his five-bore gun bored cers for the ensuing term are: Dr. J. J. Jennelle, Du Quoin, the hawks, foxes and pot-hunters’ shooting every winter,
especially for buckshot, that he will undertake to doit for President; John while the sportsman, who never shoots more than he wants
Forsyth, Centralia, First Vice-President;
one hundred consecutive shots for one dollar a shot, each R. G. Sylvester, Carbondale, Second Vice-President; 0, P, for himself, and never ‘‘ground mashes,” will be shut out,
gun to be loaded with loose ammunitionas the owner pleases, Richards, Du Quoin, Recording and Corresponding and no more birds Jeft in *84than now. Iam ready to give
Secre- away a fine dog.—H.
or any sized shot. Yet “Byrne” believes that the recently tary; Don Onstott, Du Quoin, Treasurer. Board of Direc-
made guns of the make alluded to are among the very best tors—C. A. Hobbs, Mt. Vernon, Chairman; H. M. Condit, TRAPPING ty ARKANSAS.—A three weeks’ trip to White
shooting guns of their gauge made anywhere, a well made Centralia; Sam. Hewitt, Carbondale; Dr. D, H. Parker, county, Ark., in January, did not show usas much sport and
and yery good bargain at the prices they are sold for, Cairo; C. H. St. Clair, Benton. game as we anticipated. Taking passage by through ex-
and heis also well aware that the five-bore single-barrel press from Philadelphia, we landed at Kensett, Ark,, in just
muzzleloading gun that he has used here this winter will Fiorma Norms.—New Yors, Feb. 19, 1882.—Haying forty-seven hours, The weather was unusually disagreeable,
not make anywhere near such a score as Mr. Baines’ reads, just returned from the wilds of Florida, and noticing in your being a succession of cloudy, rainy and slecty days, so that
yet he is not afvaid fo make the above challenges, or to shoot last issue & message ‘Rice Bird” communicated, I determined we scarcely had half a dozen days of pleasant sunshine dur-
them or to have them shot. to pen you a little news, mentioning a few of the friends of ing our whole stay, Had not been in town two hours before
Twas told by the agent at Little Rock, Arkansas, about the Fornst AnD StrReAM who are now in Florida, of course we saw a dead deer brought in on ahorse. It had been
four months ago, that these three-barreled guns would per- not including ‘‘Al. Fresco” and other residents of the killed about three-quarters of a mile out of town. The
form just such wonders as the Rev. Mr. Baines’ records that State. My intention im visiting the South was to join the very unfavorable crop year just past made almost every
his has done, or in other records that ‘‘they would kill a party under Dr. Henshall, who contemplated a journey man turn hunter, and in consequence of which deer and all
deer dead in his tracks every time, 75 to 100 yards.” That around the coast, but who at present is camped somewhere kind of game had to suffer, Our host informed us that he
was exactly the kind of a gun I wanted to get to hunt with near Lake Worth. All like the Doctor, and he probably had no doubt but there had been from 1,500 to 2,000 deer
here this winter. But so confident was I that no shot in knows more about Florida than any one, with the exception alone shipped out of White county the present season; this
the world would do it with loose ammunition, that Iques- of say one or two. The original party who contemplated may seem large, but itis probably very little exaggerated. We
tioned closely as to how he would load, and found that he making the trip with the Doctor consisted of himself and spent ten days camping with a party of Green county (Ohio)
meant that they would do this wonderful work loaded in wife, B. H. Mayor and wife, the latter, Mrs. Mayor, being a boys trapping on Little Red River, and in that time moved
in just that way with loose shot. TI then told him that I wonderful shot with either shotgun or rifle, and a great lover down on to White River, They had not had much success,
thought I had a shotgun with mein the city that would put of nature and sport, as also is her husband, whom you know | owing partly to the scarcity of coon and mink and from the
four times as many buckshot in a thirty-inch circle, forty aga correspondent, and many of your readers as au enthusiast fact that there is much more trapping done of late years than
yards, as any ten-bore Baker gun that he could produce. He in field sports and a sure shot. Next comes C. Ll, Jordan, from formerly, and the fur-bearing animals are srowing much
“flared up,” “‘tallked big, told me to bring in my gun,” that Texas, the most ardent sportsman and expert fisherman I ever scarcer. The better trapping is further south, even into
“such a thing was impossible,” he ‘was ready to shoot any- knew. John Norton, of Bristol, Conn., also joined the party, Louisiana, but then the fur is of little value and but few spare
time,” etc. Three days afterwards, when [ broughtin my well known by a large circle of readers of the ForEsT anD the trouble and time of catching it. The principal fur of that
gun, there were too many ifs in the way on his part to getup STRHAM as a “true sportsman” and a ‘‘staunch friend.” section of Arkansas adjacent to Little Red River and White
a match, For fear I haye made a mistake right here, i will Frank Strobar must not be forgotten, as he is a professional River, is raccoon and mink, and they both declined from 25
explain that it was in the gunshop that has the agency of sailor, guide and sportsman, and I would advise anyone to 33 per cent, from last year, so that there is but little
the Baker gun, being a stranger, I cannot say that this tallc going to Indian River, Florida, to see him and get advice and Money in trapping in that part of the country.—J Laur
passed between me and the agent himself, or the propt'etor, information, which he will gladly give gratis. I have SDL
 72 FOREST AND STREAM. [Frs. 28, 1882

A.Ynruray iy tan RANKs.—Chillicothe, O,, Feb. 6, 1882,— able day when Simon Peter said ‘‘1 go a-fishing,” he thought We were an observant youth, and on that never-to-he-tor-
Although Iam about seventy-five years of age, I haye for the ‘‘sign was right.’ The old rhynie— gotten day learned two lessons, the truth of which years of
many years been one of a party who own a tent and other When the wind 1s im the north angling in salt water and in fresh, in stream andin lake, with
camp equipage, and camp out twice a year, hunting and The skillful fisher goes nop forth, ‘anglers merry and sad, funny and contemplative, hive con-
fielding. 1 enjoy the sport as well as eyer, and am much in- When the wind 3s in tie east) firmed, namely: the boy who don't spit on the bait may
terested in your paper and feel as if I could scarcely do with- | It's good for neibher man nor beast, catch the most bullheads; and that greater one, without
out it, Iam one who believes in the superiority of muzzle- reminds us of the following bit of camp experience: which the angler’s lite would lose half its charm and boy-
loading rifles for close shooting, up to 150 yards.—H, M, P. On a night in August last we had retired, after a very hood be divested of one of its most cheefful incidents—that
indifferent day’s sport, under a cheerless gray sky, with a the soft, tender, genial side of the nature of him who angles
A -ninu hass been introduced into the Connecticut Legisla- cold wind shifting toward the northeast, We slept the sleep is surely brought out. The one was learned that afternoon
ture granting three dollars for every fox killed in the State. of the just, yet roused sufficiently at times to be sensible of upon the mill pond; the other was on onr return, quickly
The Bridgeport Standard thinks that as foxes breed pretty a sharp patter of rain on the tent, und the soughing of a sought out by an irate parent with a strip of shingle, the re-
fast under favorable circumstances, it might not be an un- dreary wind through the trees. fi had been day for two ward of “running away to go a-fishing.” WAWwAYANDA.
profitable business to raise them at that rate, providing it hourg when a head was thrust between the tent flaps on the |
were not necessary to furnish them with poultry as a steady lee side, from without, and we were awakened by: Recent articles in your paper on “‘signs’’ haye been read by
diet, A fair pack of foxes to start with might be made as “Get up; get up; here is the dirtiest, nastiest morning you me with interest, and doubtless by many others, who, like
profitable as a black walnut forest or an orange grove. ever saw—just what you like.” me, fish sometimes themselves. As far as the moon is con-
‘How is it ont ?” aerned, it does not seem to me that that luminary exerts any
“Cold; wet; wind northeast.” more pressure on the surface of the earth at one time than
It was the yoice of my old companion, ‘Mot 5.,° who, another, whether at its full or in its other phases, so that
fam
if he has a single “sion” which be holds infallible, it is one not inelmed 16 adopt the theory advanced in your issue of
which tells him—without other message—when he is sure to the 9th inst., “that earth worms come to the surface more
find a certain fent and lone fisherman Ata cerfain Inke. He abundantly in the dark of the moon, because the moon exctrts
tion Society, Camden, N, J. had arrived the preyious night, and, { thinks, had hoped for less pressure on the earth at that time.” For the moon is
better weather, but he knew it was ‘‘one of my days.” always of the same size in bulk, however much or little we
Manson, Conn., Jan, 26.—Game of all kinds has been This is not the time nor place to tell of the romance of may seeof it. My idea is the worms dislike light; for
very scarce here, except squirrels, which have been more making coffee and cooking breakfast in a nor’easter, Tt was when one digs for and uncovers them in the daytime, they
plenty than usual, Several large flocks of wild pigeons were accomplished, however, and, to-night by the blazing anthra- always seek to hide themselves at once, But I have noticed
seen here to-day, but none killed. As there were none in cite, its memory hoyers around us like « “love lit dream.” that fish are inclined to bite more freely ‘mn the dark of the
September, how can this flight be accounted for?—Mupicts. Well, “Mot? was right—it was nasty. A steady drift of moon,” and have long since inclined to believe that it is he-
wind and mist came from the northeast; the fom hung low cause they feed nights ‘‘on the full of the moon,” moonlight
on the mountain-sides above and around us, and pressed being sufficient light to seek their food by.
Rust ty Guns.—Springfield, Mass., Feb. 18.—Haitor For- down upon the lake in spite of the wind which was lashing Neither do I believe, with many, that a south wind is
esi anid Streant: To prevent rust spots keep your gun in the its surface into eddies and foam wreaths. Heavy coats, under favorable to a good day’s sport, any more than a wind from
top story of your house and keep it clean. It is not powder our rubber clothing, were necessary for comfort, and with any other quitter, and sometimes have thought my luck
but corrosion trom dampness that spots the barrels. Try these, our rods and—Dr. H., we ery you mercy—with ‘“wums” | poorer in a south or southwest wind than in a wind from
this and don’t seold the powder men.—E. H. Latarop. for our only bait, we took to our boat, We anchored off a some other quarter, In faci my favorite breeze for a good
ledge of rocks, in a depth of about six feet of water, and in day's sport on our trout brooks and other waters hereabouts
Hanoyser, Tl—Feb. 14.—The ice has gone out of the a channel throngh a bed of grass and weeds. Here we is a northeaster, though nota northeast gale, IJ do not likea
Mississippi at this point, snd a few ducks and pigeons have caught the full force of the storm. Not an angler save our- stiff breeze for any kind of fishing except hlue-fishing. A
put in an appearance.—A. B. W. selvés fretted the lake with his cast that day, The “sign” gentle breeze, enough to make a ripple, is the best, and the
was wrong, according to the rhyme doubly so, with wind best sky for sport is a broken sky with moving clouds and
between north and east. Tradition and conservatism were an occasional sprinkle of rain, such as we haye on those

Sea and River Hishing. supreme with them, as was luck with us. days when it looks likely to be rainy-and half inclined to
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A half dozen handsome yellow perch toying lazily with the clear off. But sometimes the fish will bite freely in bright
———— bait were drawn into the boat before a black bassstruck. Soon weather, and sometimes in yery heavy weather, sometimes
sport began; strike after strike followed, and for four hours all signs fail, and many times the fisher goes home empty
Tf I could live my life over again Iwounld go a-fishing three days in we ploughed those bedsof weeds, to which every fish re- handed, and so my adyice’ is to all who love to angle, to go
the week.—Prar Cooper. treated when hooked. Of cours¢, some were lost in spite of fishing wheneyer they can, take the bad luck with the good,
logarithms, sines, tangents and ‘‘dead pulls,” but when noon and they will find their scores larger at the end of a season
CAMP FLOTSAM. found us back at camp it was with twenty-two bass, the than the takes of those who only fish when “‘the signs are
largest of which weighed three pounds and two ounces; three right.” Cc. T. D.
I. CONCERNING “‘ srGns,”’ weighed oyer two pounds cach and the balance weighed oyer Broorvine, Mass., Reb. 18, 1882.
HH great Teacher was met Gn the threshold of hig labors a pound each.
with the demand for some ocular proof of the truth of For the purposes of this sketch the catch might have been AMATEUR ROD-MAKERS.
his revelation, and, in the sorrow of his heart he cried: “‘This made to average two pounds and a half and running up to
is an eyil generation; they seek a sign.” five pounds, and had ‘‘Mot” had the writing of it probably | ET us see who and what they are, how they work, and
lt was not a subject for wonder. Centuries of culture had | it would have been thus, but we are discoursing on “‘signs” what is required to complete a good rod,
failed to efface the belief which, it would seem, was earth- and for our present purpose ‘‘a fish is a fish.” To begin with, they are all anglers, in the highest sense of
born with the race, that every event, great or small, had its As ‘‘Mot” said, it was just what we liked for a good bass the term, or at least wish to he considered so. They are
precursor; that to the wise, it was possible to foresee the fate day at this particular lake, We once tried another lake on a found in all classes of life, from the humblest to the highest,
of men or of kingdoms, to foreknow the issue of battle or the like day with alike result. Of course we are not partial to from the country school boy, who, cutting a white birch in
success of a journey. Vive centuries before, the solitary hand northeast winds with rain, but for a prime day give us a his neighhor’s wood, stripping off the bark and dries, and
had written upon the wall the mystic words—the “‘sion” that lowery, misty one, with drizzling or light driving rain, with perhaps paints it, and thus prepares a rod with which to fish
the seventy years’ captivity was oyer. Tivo hundred years the wind if any quarter, but could we choose we would say the streams and ponds of his native town, to the more wealthy
earlier, the shadow in the dial had gone back ten degrees, as southwest. When, however, much rain falls, the second day man, city bred, who essays a split bamboo with Germun sil
a ‘‘sign” that the sickness of a King of Israel was not unto will usually end the fishing until it clears. ver trimmings, red silk windings, etc. Such a rod is for the
death, while earlier, the Chronicles recorded the defeat of a Some weeks after the above natrated experience, we artistic cast of the fly and will be more likely to whip the
predecessor, who, in the face of adverse ‘‘signs,” went to learned from an ancient fisherman how “‘to tell by the alma- lakes and streams of far-off “Rangeley” than the humblest
Ramoth Gilead to battle, nac when the sign is right.” We went back with the sign to brooks of little “Rhody.”
Within the century, 1 Roman Emperor had fallen under our record of the day alluded to, and judge of our interest— With all it seems to be, with many I know it is, a pleasure
the dagger of an assassin, an eyent heralded, it was said, by we will not say surprise—to find that ‘‘the sign was right” to prepare one’s own tackle. Ti beguiles many a long winter
the yawning of sraves, the shrieking of ghosts, when— forluck, This almanac ‘‘sign” was new-to us, and we were eyening, and when the trout haye commenced fo roam the
gravely assured that it was “the oldest sign im the world.” spring brooks which have broken from winter's cold eni-
Fierce fiery warriors fought upon the clouds, As it is determined by the zodiacal signs, it may he as old as brace, and you have killed some of the speckled beauties on a
In ranks, and squadrons, and right form of war,
astrolory or Thales. At all events, our ancient cannot be rod und with tackle which is the result of your own labors
Which drizzled blood upon the Capitol. prevailed on to go a-fishing when this “sign” is wrong. and ingenuity, then may you boast without vanity of the
Ti was a fitting retribution which, two years after, was an- We suppose this “sien” is common to most of the readers honor, for it is not an empty one.
nounced by a ghostly “sign” to the chief actor as in store for of Forrst AND STREAM, particularly to the cel and bull- With him who cuts his rod in the woods many of us have
him, on the morn, on the grassy slope of Philippi. head fishers, so we will not o¢cupy space in recording it, but had an intimate acquaintance, ‘The split_hamboo, however
Wistory and tradition had confirmed the belief that an event will repeat the sermon of the ancien Dervish to the faithful, interesting its manufacture may he, I shall of necessity pass
of stich importance as the coming of a new kingdom, could “Let those who know tell those who don’t know.” without description, As yet it might well be called one of
not happen unannounced, and, it was not strange that men We purpose some jime on a leisure day, when we can get the hidden arts, known, I firmly helieve, in jis truest sense,
should inquire, what shall the ‘‘sign” of these things be? a proper collection of Ayers. Wright's or the Parmer’s alma- only to those professional rod-makers whose success is based
Of the lesser ‘‘signs,”’ omens and preenrsors, the literature, nacs, to go back with the old en” over the lucky days on the experience of years. There is, howeyer, a middle
were it fully written, would be something enormous. It marked during ten years and see how it stood. | class, as they may be called, of rod-makers who haye risen
would relate to birtlis, marriages, sickness, deaths, seed time, The kind offer by the editor of the room in which to hold from the birch rods and cotton strings of boyhood, and as
harvest, storms, winds, his toils and sports—io almost any- an ‘“‘experience mecting,” will be appreciated by hoth beliey- yet have not reached that pinnacle of fame, the split bamboo,
thing which concerns man in his daily life. The philosophy ersand unbelievers, but if he is understood in advance of this and who are content for the present, af least, to deal with
of to-day has swept these notions—so far 4s most of the world meeting as entertaining doubts as to the efficacy of spitting lance wood, green heart, ash, and the woods more commonly
is concerned—hbeyond the horizon of thought, has stored them on the bait, or at least as holding loose views upon that car- used in rod-makine. With this class, whichis, L presume, the
in the old attic—the wonder room—of the race, along with the dinal principle, Jie may perhaps not only weaken some largest, [have gained through my own trials a greater im-
Cyclops, Centaurs and Chimeras of its youth, to be visited— brother's faith, but it may have the effect of the inquiry con- timacy. Let us, therefore, follow briefly one who has
only on anniversaries, and then to be smiled over ina sad sort cerning “spiritual things,” which ihe colored brother made ihrongh the conyersation and enthusiasm of his friends be-
of way, as something which one has outgrown, something of his pastor, who replied, ‘‘See yeah, brudder Jones, free come imbued with the spirit of an amateur rod-maker.
which once was much to a young life, as one now gazes on such questions as dat, would upsot de hull system of To start with, he has no tools of any kind and but little
the rnstic sled of his youth, or on the yarn ball of his boy- freolopy.”’ money. As tools are somewhat necessary, and learning that,
hood, deftly covered by a mother’s hands—hands which some Upon re-reading, however, we are conyinced that the editor one’s friends can readily be used in such an emerzeney, he
thirty year's have been dust. only intended to conyey the idea that he might be obliged to sets about to borrow. With but little trouble he supplies him-
‘Sions’—those which brought dread of impending danger | eschew clams as bait, self and succeeds in locating af some spare bench in a Gar-
and képt one in misery, those which forced the farmer, often In treating this branch of the subject, we are reminded of | penter or a carriage shop. A kind friend lends him a vod of
to his own discomfort, to “kill” or to plant when the ‘‘moon an incident, of our boyhood. ‘There was in the neigh- three pieces as a pattern, and armed with the most volumi-
was right’—‘‘signs” which have worked. trouble and over- borhood a yery expert “‘sign” fisherman, of small stature and nous advice of hig associates as to quality of wood, ete., he
worked people, these have been relegated to the domains of weuzen face, from the corners of whose mouth downward to sets forth in seyrch of clean, bright, straighterained lance
superstition and, only the harmless “signs” which ‘“‘no one his chin, usually extended the dry bed of a channel in which wood, without spot or blemish, for second piece and tip, and
belicyes’—those which serve to give the housewife notice of tobacco juice was wont fo flow at times in torrents. Him solid well-seasoned ash for butt, for so his pattern is made,
“company” or the approach of a “‘stranger,” or warn the we had often entreated, in vain, to take us fishing, for he Rummaging the carriage shops, umber yards, etc., yields
mer'y maiden that she ‘won't be married this year”—only always veturned from his angling trips with a half bushel, nothing of fhe desired quality, and almost disheartened and
(hese remain. more or less, of bullheacs; these were his game fish and the on the point of giving up the search, he meets a friend who
Nay. gentle angler, stop! don’t speak, we are not about to delight of our boyish eyes, which scarce had seen else than points to.an archery manufactory as being the place most
‘wipe out your pet rules and ‘‘siens’—ours too, We said, minnows upon a hook. likely to obtain wood of the desired quality. Forthwith to
“which no one Believes,” they are not the angler’s ‘‘signs,” Atlast, a day came when the, “sign was right,” and we the factory he hies himself, and there, amid stacks of lance
for we all beli¢yve them. We could no more angle without were permitted to become the companion of one of his ex- wood waiting to he made into hows, he finds all that he de-
our ‘signs than a New York State lawyer could practice cursions, Hooks, lines and worms were soon ready, a tramp sires. Hig ash for butt piece is obtaimed from astraight, well
without “lhroop’s Code.” They came to us redolent with of some iwo miles{o a small pond made, an old leaky seow seasoned billiard ene, The ferules, three-cighths of an mch for
the odor of Enelish mornings, from days of Tudors and procured, the veteran ind neophyte auchored, anda boy’s the first joint.and seven-thirty-seconds for the tip joint, in-
Plantaeaneis. when the gentle craftsman cast his line with dream was realize Itis unnecessary to stale in this con- side mensurement, are furnished at a tackle shop; some Ger-
full faith in their eflicacy, and dreamed the day through nection who had to bail the scow at regular and frequent | man silyer for reel-bands and butt piece, red silk for wind-
along dark pools, under lenty coverts, through bright meadows, intervals, who, in consequence thereo!, did most of the fish- ings, logwood for colorine shellac, and oil for polishing, and
haunted by the um of bees, while, perchance, his sterner ing, or who first became diszusted and wanted to go home, all the stock is complete and ready for the bench, But watt
brother was “‘seuliae the bubble reputation,” in the ranks of for that is not the point. The tobacco juice, which was wont ainiante. Horrors! On looking overthe list he finds one
yeomen wh distant Modden or just beyond the hills in view, to rush slong its ancient bed, was projected upon the worm thing at least lacking, here is no hollow wire for guides,
Wus striving “to liff one hero into glory’ on the field of before each cast; between each east i black Hat bottle was Of all his friends he inquires, none have soy nor know where
Barnet, produced and the tobacco juice properly reduced and toned, it can he bought. e hegs the jewelers fo draw him a
Of the inany “‘signs,” rules and maxims pertuining to the in readiness for the next cust. Late in the night, tired and piece; eight or ten inches is ull he wants, it won't fake long,
anglers art, the one most regardéd is this—when to go sore, we tramped homeward, the boy with a fingering. the but uo, they are all/busy, “‘Can’t stop now, draw some in a.
maging. We have often wondered whether, on that memor, fisherman with a baaket—like his bottle—-empty, . week or TYo oF next manth some time” On the verge of
 Fre. 25, 1882.] .
FOREST AND STREAM.
despair he knows not which way to turn, for nothing can be CAN ANY FOOL CATCH FISH?
done until all the stock is complete,
At this stage the friend of sample-rod fame, hearing of the N Raquette Lake, at Ike Kenivill’s, | found them hard |
dilemma, kindly furnishes an all-sofficient supply. ith ve- at work on an addition to their house, preparing for |
newed confidence aud faith in his fellow man, he turns joy- the summer rush, Lookiug into one of the rooms [found a |
fully to the bench. Now, with plane, file and sandpaper, | plasterer and his helper at work. We were soon chatting,
the rough wood #radually asani- the form of arod. As “You're come up here to fish, ain't yer”
it passes through the yarious stages of planing, filing, “Yes; ['m going to try it,” said T.
etc., the pattern is often consulted, and the pole carefully “Wall,” said he, ‘I used to think any goll darned fool | One hundred thousand lake trout spawn were received and
calipered and measured. His friends, too, are from time to | could ketch fish, Why, to’ther Sunday I went cout ina boat |placed in the state fish house a few days ago.
time called upon to inspect, pass judgment and adviss, and with two other fellars, and they was a fishin’, and fust. one |
the benefits derived therefrom no doubt assist materially in hauled wpa fish and then the to’ther, and sich whoppers— |
WHITEFISH CULTURE.—Milwaukee, Miss., Feb, 17.—
the perfect success of the venture, why one on’em had a mouth on him big. enuf to stick my , The United States Fsh Commissioner's boat, having on board
The wood is finally fashioned to its proper size, length head in.” Tecould not make out which had the big month, J.B. Ellis, G. B. Moore, Frank N. Clark and §, Bowen, of the
tind txper, The ferules are ronghly fitted on to satisfy him- one or other of the “fellars,” or the fish, tut supposed he United States Fish Hatchery, at Northville, Mich., passed
self that the “hang and feel” areas they shonld be. Now, meant the fsh, However, that point was soon settled, for through this city lash night. Six million whitefish spawn were
fora lathe with which to shoulder and smooth hig ferules his helper, a raw youth of seventeen, clapped his old cap over taken out on this trip, of which 2,000,000 were deposited at
preparatory to nickeling, and fora place and tools to make his mouth and fairly snorted at his yarn. ‘What's yer lain Muskegon, Mich, 2,000,000, at Racine, and the other 2,000,000
at?” said he. “Well,” said the boy, “you mivht cnt that were to be placed in Lake Michigan at Sheboygan.
his reel plate and butt tere, saw his hollow wire into guides,
ele, étc., the room and fools of another convenient friend down abeout half, mighten’t you?” :
areused. To solder the guides and other work of a. tike Nothing daunted, he continued: ‘1 thought there was no
nature the fime and tools of still another friend are borrowed. knack about catchin’ fish, so next Sunday [went out, and
Imay have forgotten to mention that amateur rod-makers sof there in the hoat most all day, T baited my hook and
were sometitnes obliged to horrow; such, however, is the case, Ining it over the side of the boat, but not a bite did I eet! L)
The guides, tip-pieces, ferules, and all other metallic work |moved the hoat and tried again, and nary 9 fish did I wet, |
connected with the rod, are sent to the nickel-platers, the rod an’ so [made tp my mind that every durned fool couldn't |
meanwhilé receiving its smoothing, coloring, polishing and eatch fish, and I rolled up my line and went home,”
fme windings between the points set apart for the guides, | And from my little knowledve of the business I think he is | JALIVORNIA. NEWS.—The Sacramento Bee says that Mr.
On the tip he winds the fine turns about one inch apart, on about right, To hea tisherman requires shill, and this can R. D. Hume intends starting an extensive salmon hatchery
the middle piece a little further, on the Itt still further. only be xvquired by long practice. patience, adaptibility and | on Rogue River next summer, The result of a small hatchery
Here, for my own part, let me say a word about the guides, good nature. A Jazy man can never bea eood fisherman: established by him has been so satisfactory as to justity a
for I consider them more important than any other part of | and i neryous, excitable man shoul! never handle a fishing | permanent establishment.
the trimmings, unless, perhaps, the ferules, Avoid always rod within half a.mile of any other fisherman. J, R.. Jr.
the loose ving and keeper so much in use by the professional
rod-maker,
rods, eyen
Why they continue to put them on their best
unto the bamboo, I never could tell, and
Cayapran Dury on Fismiyq-packte.—The Toronto Mut
cannot says: Mr. Patton, collector of Customs, and Mr. Meean,
Che Aiennel.
now. ‘The line will neyer run surely and easily through chief clerk of the Oustoms, were interviewed yesterday ro ——— os
them. Wheneyer you wish to pay out a little line at the end specting the alleged grievance suffered by Toronto firms who FIXTURES.
of your cast, you will be sure to find one of them stuck flat- Import fishing-tackle. The complainant, ag one of the nu- |
wisetorod, Don’t use them. Use in preference any stand- ber, said that nearly a year ago they had a difficulty with (he | BENCH SHOWS.
ing guide, if not too cumbersome, * March 7, 8, ) and 10—Pittsburgh, Pa., Bench Show.
| Government in connection with the duty imposed on fishin - | Superintendent, Wntries close Feb, 25,
Chas. Lincoln,
Onur friend, having now his trimmings nickel-plated, fastens hooks and lines, It was sfated that for nearly twenty ye as april 18, 19, 20 and 2i—New York, Sixth Annual Bench Show of the
on his ferules, his réel plate and butt pieces, binds on his tip, these articles had been passed free through the Custom Ho 1: Westrninster Kennel Club, Chas. Lincoln. Superintendent.
ring and guides in the spaces left for that purpose, gives a in Toronto, but suddenly they had been stopped and daty |
May 9, 10,11 and 12—Boston, Mass. Third Bench Show of the Massa-
shusetts Kennel Club, Hdward J, Forster, Secretary: Chas. Lincoln,
turn or two of sillx af the ends of his ferules, coats all of his demanded. It was further alleged that hooks and lines w_ t+ operintendent.
servings with nice white shellac, giving each bending of silk passed free in Montreal, ind the question waa naturally ask. | FIELD TRIALS.
several coats, still preserving as far as possible fhe bright red why uot in Toronto? To these statements and question tav Aeptember—National American Kennel Club Field Trials on Prairie
color of the sills, Caickens. Jos. H, Dew, Columbia. Ténn,, Secretary,
following replies have been made by the gentlemen abo, | _ December—National American Kennel Club Field Trials on Quail,
When the varnish is thoroughly dried, le hurries himself named; First, that fishing-tackle. except of a certain kin|, (rand Junction, Tenn. D. Bryson, Memphis, ‘Tenn., Secretary,
and rod tothe spot where his friends most do congregate, and was passed free under the old tariff, and ihat wider the new
there proudly exhibits the result of his skill and patience. tariff there was a certain kind of fishing-tackle on which no
One by one the boys carefully examine it from butt to pin- LAVERACK PEDIGREES.
duty was charged. For instance, fishing-hoolss,
nacle, passing remarks on every point, from the quantity of when not imported for amateur fishing. that is lines, ete, |
for use hy We publish below an interesting article upon this subject
silk used and style of reel plate to the spring, taper and persons) who might desire to fish for thei! own amusement, from the pen of our valued correspondent ‘‘Hast,” who
balance. Thankful for the commendations, if any, and the were not chargable with duty, If an impovter made atli- gives a lawyerlike review of the question, that can but com-
interest of his friends, he returns his rod to its case and lays davit that the articles were to he used only for fishing pur- mend itself to our readers, At the same time he gives us a
it wway for an opportunity to test it with a weighty and poses proper—in the prosecution of a business—then they | gives dig on the color question. The veteran, John Davidson, also
us a rap on the knuckles. That is right, boys, pitch in;
gamy fish. were admitted free, But of course it was impossible for them we own that we were to blame for our carelessness im allow-
Ihave endeavored to convey a slight idea of the troubles to make such affidavit, for they could not tell how the fishing ing the mistake of “Justice” to appear, Of course he referred
and details of the rod-making of the amateur who, with but gear would be used after it left their possesion. With regard only to the progeny from pure Layerack bitches, and never
little capital, attempts to equip himself with home-made fo the statement that these articles were pagsed dity free in having seen nor heard of one of the color, wrote as he did ; and
tackle. Montreal, there was probably a misconception of ficts,
we, by adopting the article, haye got into apretty scrape. We
Phe
In addition to the rod already described, if he would be never did fancy the color anyhow, and now we like it less than
tariff was not so definite in its instructions as to ix th» duty ever, The following is the letter of “Hast:”
well up in stock he must have a variety of rods of different on cach separate article of fishing gear, The articics could In the FoREST AND STREAM of Feb, 2 the writer of the ar-
lengths and weights. Should he presume to cast a fly and not readily be enumerated, and therefore the Js. important ticle upon ‘‘Laverack Pedigrees,” presumahly the field kennel
still desire to be his own caterer, he must learn to tie his own duty was lett to the appraisers, who sometiins; differed in editor of FoREST AND STREAM, puts 2 question to Mr. Liewellin
flies, as he has already learned to tie hig Carlyle hook and whut they considered dutiable portions of fishine-liekl, which exhibits so forcibly either one or the other of two traits
gut leaders, ‘| not uncommon in newspaper wWritine—great carelessness,
Let not the bait fisher be discouraged at the many and where extreme care is demanded, or great ignorance of the
varied obstacles to successful fly-tying and fly-fishing, nor | ee treaitied, that it seems to demand more than a passing
become dissatisfied with his rank, for, though he miy never
become an adept with a fly, he is none the Jess a true angler
Hiskculture, notice.
The writer asks ‘why it is that the Edmond Castle strain
| when crossed with the Laveracks does not show its colors in
so long as he pursues the sport observant of all the beauties | some of the progeny of such a cross?’ and adds ‘St is well
with which nature surrounds him, never carrying it beyond FISH AND LAWS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. | known that none of Pride of the Border’s get have shown a
that point where it ceases to be asport and recreation, and trace of liver, which is the characteristic color of the Edmond
becomes a butchery of that which might yield new pleasures HB land-locked salmon, which the Fish Commissioners of Castle setters.” This is certainly a very curious statement,
on some future day, Neither should the expert fly-caster, as this State have been planting the last few years, are being and it this was the only question which Mr. Llewellin must
heard from, Passing by Sunapee Lake a few days since, the necessarily answer before he can proye Pride of the Border
he whips the open pool and lake, revyile him who baits witha conductor of the train on the Concord & Claremont Road told
worm or minnow, he patience, skill and endurance dis- me that he weighed one last summer which was brought on crossbred, &4ndif his being crossbred or not depended upon.
this answer being in the affirmative or negative, it would be
played by the so-called ‘worm drowners” as they silently board the cars by a man who did not know what he had got | a@ very simple matter, and the decision could be quickly
wade the whirling, fumbling brook, taking here and there a hold of which weighed 4%Ibs. This was prohably one of fhe reached, tor it is indeed “well known" that Pride of the Bor-
speckled beauty from out the pools and rifts so shut in by | first plant of 1878, der did get pups showing liver color. For we find
the overhanging aldersthat nu artist of the fly would attempt We secured several amendments to the Fish and Game laws that among the pure-bred Lavyeracks in this country,
a cast, should entitle them honorahle place among the | at the last session of our Legislature; one prohibiting the intro-
to an Brough, Charm, Daisy Dean and Ranger, and in Eng
followers of the “gentle art,” Raopy, | duction of different varieties of fish into any waters in the land, Bandit, all direct descendants of Pride of the Border, are
State without the consent and permission of the Fish and marked with liver, and again in this country, Pride of the
| Game Commissioners, This was done to prevent the introduec- | Border Ii. and Fate, and in England Fred V., La Reine, Maid
“FROSTFISH” OF THE ADIRONDACKS. tion of pickerel and black bass into trout waters, and the pen- | of Honor, Pearl, Silk IT. and Witchurch Bess, descendant in
WN looking oyer the report of the American Fishcultural | alty fixed at fifty dollars. the second generation from Pride of the Border, are also
Association for 1881, T find the “‘frostfish” of the Fulton them from public waters during close time. This to get round marked
One, forbidding the owners of private waters to restock with liver. And many other sons and daughters of
the old dog, but outsidé the pale of burely-bred Laveracks,
Lakes described as a ‘‘smelt,” and think there is a great mis- a wee spot in the old law, which the trout-breeders slipped might he mentioned as showing liver color intheirm arkings, But
take about this matter. through, whatreally does this matter of color amount to, anyway? Does
My impression is that the ‘‘frostfish” of the Adirondack One; restoring the prohibition of “the CApInTe of female lob- | it prove or disprove anything? Does it or does it not make
waters is neither more nor less than the “shad-yaiter” of sters while carrying their spawn or hatching their youns,” Pride of the Border crossbred that he was liver and white in
Lake Winnepesaukee, or the Prosapinn quodrilateralie of which was stricken out of the statutes by the Legislature of color? Ti so, does it not at the same time implicate the entire
Prof, Milner, a small variety of the whitefish, 1879; and here we want ForEST AnD STREAM to take hold and strain as well as this one doz? In order to anwser these ques-
help us, and urge the Legislatures of Maine and Massachusetts
Nosmelt, salt water or fresh, that I ever saw would weigh to pass a similar lav. It will do more, if enforced, to replenish tions in a fairly satisfactory manner, it will be necessary to ex-
amine the proofs given by Mr. Liewellin when he protested
i. pound, or half of it, and one or two ounces is nearer the the fast diminishing crop of lobsters along the New England againsb Comet as being purebred and singled out Pride of the
weight of the fresh water smelt, Besides the smelt does not coast than anything else I can think of. Border from all the rest of the strain to bear the onus of cross
spawn till spring, while the ‘‘shad-waiter,” like the frostfish, About. 375,000 young salmon are in the hatching house at breeding. Mr. Llewellin says that ‘when Pride of the Border
Tums up to spawn in October and November, and then dis- Plymouth developing themselves, so as to become habitants first Came.out I recognized him as a crossbred one, and further
appears until next spawning season. JT have never seen the of the Pemigewasset River next May. The river was full of collateral evidence, gathered from Mr. Layerack and others,
frostfish, but from Mr, Wilson's description of him he an- young ones Tast summer, and the natural plant last summer tended to show that I was not mistaken.”
all along the riyer must have been very large, as many large As proof of the cross-breeding he gives, first, that Mv, Lave-
Swers exactly to the Winnepesankee whitefish, which aver salmon entered the Merrimac last year, but were prevented by rack said at one
ages about one pound in weight, has a snout and is a bottom | the drouth from reaching near waters, and probably spayned and again that hetime that Pride of tle Border was by Dash JI.,
was by Fred [1.; second, that Mr, Layerack
feeder. where best they could. Mr, Powers, however, secured 125,00) | and Mr, Robinson admit at leastone Edmond Castle cross: and
When at Connecticut Lake last June trout fishing, I was eggs at Plymouth. The total prohibition on this riyer for sal- third, that Mr, Laverack stated that the color of Pride of the
told of the existence of a fish in that Jake. called by the mon expires June 14, 1882, and a friend made me a present af Border was due to a cross with the Edmond Castle breed.
Jumbermen the ‘‘blue-bill fish,” which also answers the same a salmon line last week! I shall layin a few flies by the time Mr. Liewellin does not state in plain terms why it was that
description, and | fancy from the peculiar habits of only ap- the birds sing, and if T “hear anything drop” to our line, I'll he recognized Pride of the Border as a crossbred one, but
drop you another, SAML. WEBBER. leaves it to be inferred that it was on account of his color, Tt
pearing af spawning time, that these fish may be more could hardly hayé been on account of his type since he wag of
Cuarurstown, N. Hi
widely distributed flan we are at present aware of. the general Laverack build, or at least varied no more trom
SAML. WEBBER. WHAT'S THE USH?—Did I hear somebody say, ‘What's than Dred I1., varied from Moll TT, or Fred I. and Fredit
ORARLESTOWN, N. H.
the use of stocking the streams with trout and other fish, only TV. varied from Dash IL, as can readily beseen by comparing
to have them caught out again?’ Why, bless you, dear neizh- | He eats with that of other well-known specimens of the
Ree Frrerings.—A correspondent writs: ‘Will you bor, what's the use of planting potatoes in the spring, only to reed.
oblige by informing me if those Hardy winch fittings, “ad- dig them again in the fall? We want people to come here and If, then, it was uot his type which caused his recognition
of
vertised in the late numbers of the English Fishing Guzette, cau catch these fish, and we want them to go home and tell their cross-breeding, it must haye been his eolor, and until we have
be obtained at any placein this country? ‘Reel fixings’ we friends what a fine time they had fishing up this way, and positive information that liver color had never been known in
Yankees call them, I sm making « small rod for fishing they will be on hand next year 10,000 stron® and willleave ns we know Layverack’s kenne] unti] Pride of the Border appeared, until
brush-covered streams, and want to get these fixings to put | all the way from $50) to $100 each.—Hancock, (N, J.) Herald. authoritatively that Mr. Luverack had not beenin
habit of destroying liver-colored pups trom his litters the
onit. Shall esteem it a favor if you can give me the infor- saved Pridé of the Border becanse he was the only one of and the
mation desired,” We haye seen several new fittings for reel ) THE TOWA COMMISSION,—At # recent meeti ug of the hotter or because the litter was small, we are hardly in
readi-
seats this winter, more o1 less excellent, which aholish the Farmers’ Institute, of Iowa, at which Mr. B. F. Shaw made an |ness LO accept this alone as evidenee roving anything. Tt
old sliding ring altogether. We have forgotten whose inven- address, resolutions were offered: Whereas, As farmers and | however, undoubtedly has a ¢ertain Sane in the discussion of
lions they were. and, as they are not yet advertised, if the citizens of Jones County, we have carefully observed the woul | the question of Pride's breeding, and considerine it in connec-
inventors will send us a description of them we will forward ing of the Towa Wish Commission undér the efficient and | tion with the rest we have then as evidence
honest management of Hon, B, PF, Shaw, and Whereas, We rive at some conclusion in the matter; first, from which ta ar
them to our correspondent, belive fish clilture tobe a good and practical method of in- Mr. Tiewellin the statement of
that he “maintains that Pride of the Border Waa
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by neither Dash I, or Fred TI, because, had he been by one
or the other, Mr, Laverack would have been most unlikely to
have made a mistake, since he always attended to the mating
of his dozs himself;” and second, Mr. Laverack and Mr, Rob-
inson adroit ons Edmond Castle cross, and Mr. Laverack
stated to a number of persons that Pride of the Border’s color
was due, to use the form as given by Mr. Laverack, ‘‘to arever-
sion to the color of the animal with which the cross was
rmoade.” Taking these up in order we find then, in the first
place, that we are to accept Mr. Llewellin’s unsupported state-
ment that Pride of the Border “was a direct outcross,” be-
cause Mr. Laverack, ingiving a pedigree, undoubtedly from
memory, at one time mentioned Dash Il. asthe sire of Pride
and at another time gave Fred Il. as the sire. There appears
no evidence that any other dog was mentioned, or even hinted
at as havine sired Pride, hence either of these two might have
been the sire and yet not haive affected the result of Pride’s
Deine purebred, and “Lumen” in one of his articles in Land
and Water explicitly states that ‘nobody doubts that the im-
madiate ancestors of Pride of the Border were given correctly”
in the pedicree as printed in the K, C. 5. B. et Mr. Llew-
ellin, notwithstanding he takes the letters of ‘‘Lumen” as par-
tial proof of the assertion he makes against Pride, does not ap-
pear to be willing to admitthat the different statements made
to various parties by Mr. Laverack might be due solely to fail-
ing memory, and because these varying statements have been
made, therefore Pride of the Border must be outbred.
This is certainly curious logic. Butif we are to hold a per-
son to such strict account for lapses of memory as to let the
random statement, the hap-hazard word, of a person when
away from his records, invalidate a record which is down in
black and white, and was evidently made when the mating
took place; if we will not admit that 4 person may make an
erroneous statement without being dishonest; if we are not
willing to allow that Mr. Laverack in discussing the pedigrees
of his dogs, which were undoubtedly very much intermingled,
might have said unthinkingly and without any dishonest in-
tent, something which was not true, then what can we do
when such statements are made as in the last FoREST AND
STREAM, that ‘itis well known that none of Pride of the Border’s
get have ever shown a trace of liver,” orin a communication by
“Leatherhead”in Bell's Life that Petrel was ‘“‘own sister to
Pikington’s Dash and Fletcher's Rock,” or in another place,
where a writer in compiling a Pedigree table makes Young
Layerack by Blue Prince out of Cora instead of out of Fairy,
and numerous other mistakes of alike nature? In fact the K.
C. 5. B. has yery many mistakes ofa similar nature; and who
can tell us now positively which one of the pedigrees there given
of Pride of the Border was authorized by Mr. Laverack, and
who can say that in every case the pedigree was not given by
him as by Dash II, owt of Belle Il., and that the error is not
with the compiler? Who can say that Mr. Layerack did not
try to have the pedigrees of so valued a dog as Pride kept
straight? But every one who has common sense knows that
after an error has crept into such a book it is very difficult to
eradicate it, as itis always rising up inthe most unaccount-
able manner to confront you. In the instances above given
the writers were writing avowedly for publication and with
the records at hand for consultation, and yet they did not tell
the truth. Now, I ask, are such erroneous statements to affect
the pedigrees of the dogsnamed? Very few, I think, will be
willing for a moment to admit anything of the kind, and, un-
doubtedly, also very few will be willing to admit for many
minutes in the face of the pedigree given with Pride hy Mr.
Laverack to Mr. Raymond that Pride of the Border was not
by Dash IL out of Belle IL until Mr. Llewellin, or some one
else, proves conclusively either that Mr. Laverack did not know
what he was doing when he gaye the pedigree of Pride to Mr.
Raymond as by Dash II. ontof Belle IL, or that they saw some
other dog serve Belle Il., from which seryice was born Pride
of the Border; andit Mr. Layerack himself always mated his
dogs, as Mr. Llewellin says he did, and no one now living was
present when the mother of Pride of the Border was served,
and from which service Pride of the Border resulted, it will be
very difficult for any circumstantial evidence or mere assertion
to invalidate Mr. Layerack’s statement, given to Mr, Ray-
mond, as to the actual sireand dam. So much for the point as
to which of two men’s wordsisto be taken, and now let uslook
fora few moments at the question of color. We know that
Pride of the Border was liver and white in his markings; now
did he get this color by being the result of a direct outcross,
and, therefore, is the liver color in Pride a sign of his out-
breeding? or, in other words, is it necessary, in order to get
this color, that Pride should be proven to he the direct result
of an outcross? Mr. Llewellin would seem to indicate yery
strongly, if he does not say so very directly, thatitis. Let us
admit, then, for the sake of the argument, if for nothing else,
that thisisthe fact; and lef us also admit that Mr. Laverack
did say that the color was due to across which had taken
place at some time with the Hdmond Castle blood, although
the phraseology of Mr. Layerack was, according to Mr. Robin-
son, that it was due “‘toa reversion to such across.” Liyer
color then shows outbreeding, and Pride of the Border, being
of the baned color, is, therefore, outside of the line of pure
bloods. Having reached this conclusion, the time is come
to ask Mr, Liewellin or “Lumen,” or any one else, for that
matter, who is interested in ‘‘ showing up” the breeding of the
Layerack strain of setters, where Carlowitz and Victress get
their liver color? Carlowitz is by Pilkington’s Dash out of
Countess; Pilkington’s Dash is by Dash Il. out of Lill; Lill is
by Rock out of Belle Il, the dam of Pride of the Border.
Countess is by Dash IL out of Moll IIL, and is full sister to
Victress; Moll IIT, again, is by Fred I. outof Belle I1., the dam
of Pride of the Border, and Dash II. is by Sting, a brother of
Belle If., out of Cora IL, who, in turn, is by Fred L, the sire of
Moll 111., out of. Cora I, an old Dash I. and Belle I, bitch.
Now, does Carlowitz get his liver color from his sire, Pilking-
ton’s Dash, or from Countess? If from his sire, it may come
frorn Dash [1, or from Lill; if from Dash IL, it may come from
Sting or from Cora IL; iffrom Lill, it may come from Rock or
from Belle Il; if from Rock, it may come from Fred I., the
sire of Moll If. and of Cora IL., or from Cora If., the mother
of Dash IJ. Belle I], and Sting are sister and brother; so, if
the liver in Carlowitz comes from the sire, it comes from both
sides; and if it comes from Countess we find it still comes from
both sides, since Belle IL, sister of Sting, was the dam of Moll
TIl., the dam of Countess, and Fred I., the sire of Moll IIT.,
wag also the sire of Cora II., the dam of Dash IL., the sire of
Countess. Victress is, of course, in the same boat, although,
in her case, being by Dash Il. out of Moll 1., it would serve
to throw the onus of the liver color of Carlowitz, according to
the very generally accepted theory of hereditary descent, upon
Countess.
We might add a strengthener to this side by bringing an-
other example in the shape of Adams’ Rock, a liver and white
dog by Bruce ont of Daisy, Bruce was by Dash IT. out of
Statter’s old Rhosbe, and Daisy was full sister to Countess and
Victress. Now, where does this liver come from? Does it
come from Rhcebe or from Dash IL. or from Daisy? Wherever
if may come from, it is yery curious, if the color of Pride of
the Border is due to an outcross, and is sufficient to make him
outbred, that Caxlowitz, Vichress, Pride of the Border and
Rock should all strain.in the maternal line to Belle IL and all
be liver and white, Now, does Mr. Llewellin wish us to infer
that Carlowita and Victress, as well as Pride of the Border,
are outbred? Is there any question in regard to their pedi-
grees? Are Lill and Countessand Daisy and Prince and Bint
tom and Petrel all outbred?
Mr. Liewellin says that he recognized at once that Pride
was crossbred, and leaves us to inter that it was solely on ac-
count of his color, and this despite Ma. Laverack’s assertion
that Pride was ‘‘as pure bred as any.” Now, in view of the
facts that he has kept to himself during all these years his
recognition of crogs-breeding in Pride of the Border, and that
FOREST AND STREAM.
he sent Carlowitz, a liver-colored animal, to America as a
pure bred Laverack, does he expect that we will accept his
unbacked assertions, now first promulgated, that Pride was
a crossbred dos, and not believe that Carlowitz was & cross-
bred dog also, and henge not believe thas Mr, Llewellin has
been acting in a fraudulent manner during this same period?
But if Carlowitz is crossbred, then all the Laveracks, without
a single exception, are crossbred animals. And this is undoubt-
edly true, just as every living thing is unqgnestionably cross-
bred: but we shall in all probability have to look much further
back than Pride of the Border, and perhaps even than thirty
years, for that strain of Edmond Castle blood which Mr. Rob-
inson says was ‘‘then infused into Old Moll,” So far as Mr.
Laverack’s simple statement goes, it would carry the infusion
of Edmond Castle blood back to a time which would at least
coyer his first appearance with his dogs at trials and shows.
Yet, even if we accept in full Mr, Laverack’s statement that
the color is due to a reversion to the color of an animal used
in some past time to cross with, it is nobnecessary in order to
account for this color to maintain that the direct strain from
this outeross was ever kept up, since it is well known that
bitches that have once thrown pups colored outside of their
line will almost invariably again, regularly or irregularly,
throw similarly colored pups by any dog by whom they may
be served, so itis entirely possible that Mr, Laverack may
haye used a dog of the Edmond Castle strain with his bitches,
as he did dogs of other sfrains, and afterwards not have re-
tained a particle of this blood in his breed, and yet the color
of the dog used, from its peculiarity, might have so impressed
itself upon the bitches or bitch used, as to haye remained,
cropping out in pips which were for the most part, if not
always, destroyed, and in such case the color would be truly
a reversion to a strain which had been made use of years
before, and yet no actual outcross, as Mr. Laverack stouthy
maintained, have been perpetuated in the breed, It does not
uppear possible, then, to single out as crossbred any one ani-
mal of the breed from the rest, and accordingly Pride of the
Border would be indeed as Mr. Layerack said, ‘‘ as pure bred
as any,” and a pure bred Layerack setter, such as could claim
a, place in the Layerack class at our bench shows, would be one
descended from the strain of setters produced by the care and
breeding knowledge of Mr. Laverack, without any particular
reference to whether there was or was not # crossin the line
twenty-five years ago, more or less,
There must, then, be something far weightier than unsup-
ported statements, or hearsay evidence, or mistakes in kennel
registers, or forgetfulness or color to throw Pride of the
Border ont of the ranks of pure Laveracks.
And it is equally difficult to throw him out on the ground
that his get are better in the field than the eet of other so-
called pure Laveracks, On such grounds we shall haye to de-
mand a rise and explanation why Count Wind’em is not as
successful in the stud as Llewellin’s Dash If., or why Leicester
is not as good as Belton, or why Laverack’s old Blue Prince
was better than Bandit, a full brother, has shown himself to
be. Something besides out-breeding must account for these
things, else we shall hardly be willing to allow that Victress
can be a sister of Countess and Nellie, and Carlowitz, a son of
Pilkineton’s Dash and Countess, Countess, so well known as a
“cracker,” and Pilkington’s Dash, also a magnificent worker
in the field, Thetruth appears to be that there are many con-
ditions and factors to be taken into consideration in the matter
of breeds and breeding, and until careful and systematic
records are kept of the almost innumerable varying phases in
the lives and circumstances of our domestic animals, we shall
not be able to arrive at any truthful and reliable results. But
when we do arrive at any such results, we shall probably find
that there is a much simpler solution of the ite color in
Pride of the Border, Carlowitz and Victress than to suppose
that they are outbed or “strain back,” in the ordinary accep-
tation of the term, to any infusion of hlood or color which
may have been introduced years ago. EAST,
Hditor Forest and Stream :
I am pleased to see that the YorEST AND STREAM office has
not suffered from the late fire among your near neighbors, Iam
afraid you have been permitted to escape only to suffer later,
unless your publication of kennel matters is more accurate.
Irefer to the article on Laverack pedigrees, which stated
that ‘‘none of the get of Pride of the Border show a trace of
liver.” This is a serious mistake, as Charm showed nearly all
liver. Daisy Dean was also liver- and white, These were
from pure Laverack bitches, and I1- know of a number of
others that were sired by him that are liver and white.
Charm also transmitted the color, as a full litter by him, ont of
Doll, were liver and white. This is none of my quarrel, and I the ‘Dachshund Standard,’ lately published in the Field of the
only write to set the matter straight. : g
| 12th of November by the English
Tam very far from agreeing with “Jack” im his estimate of help noting that the points differ essentially from those of the
the pointer as compared with the setter, as my experience German standard fixed upon by our own competent judges ab
has beenthat the pointer could not begin to stand the hard, the Hanover show in 1879.
rough work and bad weather that thesetter could. Tthinkit
absurd to say that as a class either has the best nose. Indi-
vidual dogs of both breeds will show a superior nose to others,
but as a rule [do not. believe that pointers have any better
noses than setters and as a companion to haye around you they
are not to be compared to them, JoHN DAviIpson.
Monroe, Mich,
THE DACHSHUND.
Ou English correspondent has sent us copy of a letter on
this breed addressed to Mr. § B. Shirley, President of
the English Kennel Club, by the President of the German
Dachshund Club in reference to the different standards set up
in the two countries by which it is proposed this game breed
ot earth-goers should be judged; and also copies of these stand-
ards, which we reproduce below. We feel certain that all
American sportsmen, and especially those who appreciate this
purely German terrier, will see the full significance of the com-
munications.
It is clear to us that if this breed is to take root in American
soil we must go to Germany and not to England for the sires
and dams that are to found ourstock. The English stamp of
dog may be equally useful, but as we must suppose Germans
to know best the points of their native races of dogs, we think
the name Dachshund should be restricted to dogs of the genu-
iné breed, and we would snggest that those according with
the standard of the Dachshund Club 6f Hngland might prop-
erly be termed badger-hounds, as they approach hearer in con-
formation to the blood-hound type than the terrier character
insisted on by German breeders and sportsmen.
The following, which we copy from Dalziel’s ‘ British
Dogs,” is
THE GERMAN DACHSHUND STANDARD.
1. General Appearance—Low and yery long in structure,
the forepart, not only the chest, especially well developed
legs yery short, the fore legs turned inward at the knees, bu Editor Forest and Stream :
the feet considerably bent out. The whole appearance is 1 was very much pleased to see in your issue of the 9th, the
weasel-like, the tail is moderately bent, and is carried yery letter of Mr. W, Sergeantson which appeared in the London
httle above a horizontal line, or cise downward, Hair close, Field,
short, smooth. Expression intelligent, attentive and lively.
2, Head—Somewhat long, tapering toward the nose, wedge-
like, broadest at the hind part of the skull, and without a stop;
skull broad, almost flut; nose narrow, straight, sometimes a
little upward-bent; lips very little hanging, forming a small
fold at the corner of the month.
3, Wars of medium length, tolerably broad, and rounded at
the end, which is less broad than other part. The ear is placed“
high up and well backward, so that the space between ear and
eye aes considerably larger than with other hunting
eae he ears are not wrinkled, but hang down close ab the
é 3d, Are the Gordon setters of to-day as good in the field as
4 The eye is of medium size, round, neither protruding nor
[Fep, 23, 1882.
sunken in (Klar, yvorliegend, 7. ¢,, well visible when seen from
the side), and very sharp in expression.
5, Neck—Long, flexihle, broad, and strong; the skin some-
what loose in front,
i Back Yay long, slanting towards the tail; loins well de-
veloped, )
(. Breast—Broad, framework of ribs long and deep, the
flanks drawn in. '
8. Tail—of medium length, strong atthe roo and taperine
to a thin end; almost straight, and carried as said aboye.
9. Forelegs—Muscles stranger than at the hind feet; the
shoulders very muscular, upper arm short and strong, bending
outward; the knees bent inward, the feet again outward.
The legs s6en in the profile must appear straight, not hanging
over in the knees. ;
10, Hindless—Straigzhter than with other dogs, seen from
behind almost straight: the quarters have muscles well visible,
almost pointing ont (eittig), the bone from hock to pastern
very short,
11. Feet—The feet of the forelegs are more muscular than
those of the Hinges the toes well closed, with nails strongly
curved and black; the sole of the foot is broad and thick. The
toes of the hind-legs are shorter and straighter, the foot also
smaller.
12. Hair—Short, close, and glossy, not soft, hut resisting to
the touch (mit stechender spitze) when stroking it; very fine
and close at the ears, coarser and longer at the lower side of
the tail, but here also lying close to the skin, On the belly the
hair is a little coarser, and the skin well covered,
13. Color—Black, with tan at head, breast, front of neck,
belly, legs, and under the tail; also dark brown, golden brown.
hait, gray with darker stripe on the back; as also ash gray,
silver gray with dark putisliog (tigerdachs), The darker colors
are mostly united with tan markings; with lighter colors the
nails ought also to be black, and the eye always dark, Any
white is only to be endured as a small mark at the chest,
14, Testh—Upper and lower teeth meet exactly; in propor-
tion to the jaws they are stronger than with any other breed,
especially the corner teeth.
As faulty are considered dogs who haye a compressed or
conical head; the muzzle too short, too broad, or with a stop
at forehead; when the lips are hanging; the ears folded, or not
hanging close; when the fore-legs are so crooked that the
knees touch each other, or are unable to bear the weight of
the body; when the neck is thin and the breast too narrow;
when the fore-feet are too much, or irregularly turned out-
ward, when the knee-joint is weak and the toes spread out,
also when the bone from the back downward is too long and
the hocks too close together. The tail is bad if it is crooked or
has long hair sticking out. Any white as principal color is
also faulty.
The standard as settled by the Hnelish Dachshund Club,
November, 1881, is as follows:
Head and Skull (12).—Long, level, and narrow; peak well
developed; no stop; eyes intelligent, and somewhat small; fol-
low body in color.
Ears (614).—Long, broad, and soft; set on low and well back:
carried close to the head.
Jaw (5).—Strong, level. and square to the muzzle; canines
recuryent.
Chest (7).—Deep, and narrow; breast bone prominent.
Legs and Feet (20).—Wore-legs very short and strong in bone.
well crooked, not standing over; elbows well clothed wit
muscle, neither in nor out; feet large, round and strong, wits
thick pads and strong nails, Hind legs smaller in bone an1
higher, hind feet smaller. The dog must stand true, 7. ».
equally on all parts of the foot,
kin and Coat (13).—Skin thick, loose, supple, and in grea
quantity; coat dense, short and strong.
Loin (8).—Well arched, long, and muscular,
Stern (6).—Long and strong, flat at root, tapering to the tip;
hair on under side coarse} carried low except when excited.
Quarters yery muscular.
Body (834).—Length from back to head to root of stern two
and a half the height atshoulder, FPore-ribs well sprung, back
ribs very short.
Color (4).—Any color, nose to follow body color; much white
eb leeMea ans
ymmetry and Quality (11).—The Dachshund should be long,
low and graceful, not cloddy. Total 100 points. Weight: Dogs —
about 21lb, bilches about 18lb.
The followingjs the letter referred ti:
“My Dear Sir—Would you, as honorary member of our club,
kindly grant us the following fayor?
“From the description of some prize Dachshunde, and from
achshund Chib, we cannot
“Your countrymen have given this breed the German nama
of Dachshund, thereby acknowledging the German descent.
In consideration of this fact, we feel that it would be only just
were you to judge your Dachshunde by the same standard of
points as isin vogue in their native country. Not doing this
would, we fear, only lead to many misunderstandings, to the
detriment of the breed, When judging English dogs, or dogs
of English breed, in Germany, it is done on the English
standard, and, when possible, by English judges. Tt would
therefore seem to us uot ah unreasonable request so ask that
a ete principle be followed in England with German
breeds.
“The Dachshund points lately published in the Mield are not
those of a German Dachshund, but of the French Basset,
“The German Dachshund is no hound, but a terrier, Itis
apparent from the points given that our light dog of five to
seven kilogrammes (lb. to Tilb. Wnglish, about); so much
prized by us, is either quite unknown or not approved of. Our
club has therefore decided to haye a model of a Dachshnnd
made, together with description and drawing specifying the
standard points fixed ipon in Hanover,
“These points haye been described by an Englishman (Mr,
Hugh Dalziel, in his ‘British Dogs’), We shall have the pleasure
to send you one of these models, when finished, and hope that
you will. do your best to have these points also adopted in
England, and leave your present Dachshund points for the
Bassets, for which breed they do well enough.
“Vou would oblige us by having this letter published in the
Kennel Gazette, with our full signature, and, if your yiews
agree with ours, we would feel éxceedingly obliged by your
also addressing a few lines to the Kennel Gazetie on this
subject. “THE PRESIDENT, FINK.
“The Dachshund Club, BrRur, Dec. 8, 1851."
GORDON, OR BLACK AND TAN SETTERS.
Anditis with the Dee that it-will prove of use to
breeders of Gordon setters in this country that I again call at
tention to it.
I offer the following questions to your readers, the answer-
ing of which will, [have no doubt, be of great use in getting
the black and tan, or Gordon sether, back again to his former
high place as a field dog. For myself, I have tried for several
years and have been partly successfulin getting a fairly good)
dog, but would like to hear others on the subject,
meet fe
Her. necessary that a Gordon setter should be a beayily
2d. What advantages are to be gained by brevdine aan g
when a little white was allowed in the chest or feet ?
 Fes. 23, 1892.]
4th, Willa lightly built dog do the same amount of field
work as the more heayily made one ? ’ Mr, Wm, A. Buckingham’s CoNasal Gonn.) Grouse Dale, Feb. 7.
Sth, Inthe first field trials Gordon setters did-yery well.
_ How ts it now that they are not placed in them ?
tith, Have the Hnglish setters so much improved, or have
the Gordon setters retropraded #
_ wth. Ifthe former, why cannot the Gordon setter be also
npraxed hy judicious Meeedin ¢? If the latter, who is to
ame ?
8th. How are Gordon or black and tan setters to be im-
paves so tase they may again be heard of as thorough good
owner's Ranger.
eld dogs # Hilt. Mr. Charles Heath’s (Newark, N, J.) liver and white pointer
‘These questions have been suggested to me by reading over biteh
My. Sergeantson’s letter, and in one of the later paragraphs of his Westminster Kennel Club's Sensation.
letter he gives his ideas, which are well worthy of note, and I Jolly Vie. Mr. J. J. Donovan's (Boston, Mass.) ehestoit and white
trust will be acted upon by those who have the love of a good
field dog at heart. J,.8. Nryin,
Lowxnon, Ont.
THE NEW YORK DOG SHOW,
4 tae is eyery indication that the coming show of the
-_ Westminster Kennel Chib will be a very successful one.
Hutries are coming in freely. The premium lists haye been
tnailed to all of last year’s exhibitors, and any one wishing
them ean procure copies by addressing Mr, Chas. Lincoln,
Supt., 23 Park Row, or by a plying at this office. The rail-
roads have responded fayora pe the request of the managers
for free transportation for the dogs, when accompanied by an
attendant. Hxhibitors coming by the Erie must apply to Mr.
J.C. Abbott, general passenger agent, New York, for a per-
mit. The express comipanies will, as usual, return free all
dogs that haye paid charges one way.
here will be a large and valuable list of special prizes offered,
which we shall publish as received each week. Mr, C. Du
Bois Wagstaff, Babylon, L. L, will give a handsome meer-
sthaum pipe, value $40, for the best pointer puppy under
twelve mouths old. A member of the club will give $15 cash
for the best pointer dog and $10 for the best pointer bitch sired
by Sensation. The class for St. Bernard puppies will be divided
into rough and smooth-coated, and exhibitors must desiznate
to which class their entries a We understand that hand-
' sone prizes will be given for the best exhibition of yard train-
ing adapted to field use, This class should fill well, and it will
undoubtedly prove one of the most attractive features of the
sh ow.
The following well/mown gentlemen have been appointed
as judges: For English setters, J. O. Donner, Esq., New York;
for pointers, greyhounds, deerhounds, foxhounds, beagles and
Beetehania sks Jno. §. Wise, Richmond, Va.; for fox-
terriers, bulldogs, bull-terriers, Skyes, Yorkshires, dandies,
rough-haired and toy-terriers, Italian prey Houde: King
Charles and Japanese spaniels, G. de-Forest Grant, Esq.; for
collies, Jas. Watson, Esq.
CROSS-EYED DOGS.—West Winsted, Gonn.—I haye a
cross-eyed dog, the only one I have ever seen or heard of.
But this is due to my very limited experience. Has any one
ever had any experience in regulating or curin
strabismus in a dog? This dog is coming two years old,
a Laverack, a grandson of Pride of the Border, His father
was bred in Albany by Mr. Dudley Alcott. (I was congratu-
lating myself on the fact that my dog came from purely bred
ancestry on his father’s side, but the recent communications
from Mr, Liewellin seem to throw some doubt on that, for he
says Pride of the Border was not pure. All owners of this
stock are much interested in knowing the true inwardness of
this matter, Cannotsome one speak with authority? Will
not Mr. Layverack’s stud-book throw some light on the subject?)
Be this as it may, my dog is a good one, staunch, good nose,
and a fine retriever., People tell me he can see double—once
with either eye—and that thus I can bag two birds where in
reality there is only one. There may be circumstances in
which this would be a manifest advantage, but unfortunately
all dogs descended from Pride of the Border (and this irregu-
larity is doubtlessly explained by the fact that Pride of the
Border was not purely bred) hunt with the nose, and as this
fellow’s noseis not cross-eyed, the claim is of no practical
Service. Would you advise me to have an operation per-
formed on his eyes? Would there not be too much danger of
ing his condition worse rather than better? I shall be glad
to haye a word from you or some of your readers on this sub-
ject. REGULUS.
FOX HUNTING IN MASSACHUSETTS.—We have re-
ceived a notice from the Myopia hunt. We are pleased to see
that the sportsmen of the old Bay State are taking an interest
in this matter, and trust that we shall be called upon to chron-
icle some glorious sport. This clib has been organized to
maintain a pack of hounds to hunw the eau adjacent to
the town of Winchester, Mass. The Myopia Club haye granted
permission to erect the kennels on their premises, The an-
nual assessment will not exceed $100, Gentlemen desirous of
joming will please send their names to either of the undersigned.
ugh A, Allan, No, 80 State street; Frank Seabury, No. 44
State street, Boston.
SNAP.—We have received a picture af the red Irish setter
Snap, owned by Mr, W. W. Rice, Hudson, N. Y. Snap is by
Max Wenzel’s Chief out of G.Hill’s Tilly; is six months old, a
solid red in color, 28 inches high at the shoulder, length of
head 934 inches, 3}¢ inches from corner of eye to end of the
nose, and is 51 inches from end of nose to tip of the tail, and
weighs 40lbs. He is remarkably well developed for his age.
KENNEL NOTES.
NAMES CLAIMED,
Royal Sport. By Mr, Charles M. Turner, Angusta, Me., for black,
white and mottled Hnglish setter dog, whelped Feb. 19, 1881, by Royal
Blue (Gladstone—Mersey) out of Florrie (Copeland’s Pete—Bassett’s
Geen - Begs).
Coquette. By Mr. J, R. Pierson, Buckingham, Pa., for the English
greyhound bitch, whelped April 22, 1881, by Ben (Buccaneer—Folly)
out of Fan (Cremorne—Lioness),
Buckle, By Miss M. Sheldon Le Roy, N. Y., for the ager grey-
hound bitch, whelped April 22, 1881, by Ben (Buccaneer—Folly) out of
Fan joraorne— joness). ‘ ful for a medium sized dog. to be given upon an empty stomach and
Folly. By Mr. J, R. Pierson, Buekingham, Pa., for the English grey-
hound bitch, whelped April 22, 1881, by Ben (Buccaneer—Folly) out of
Fan (Cremorne—Lioness),
Thorne Dale, By Mr, ©. H. Lounsbery, Providence, R.1., for the
Orange, white and tan setter bitch, whelped July 7, 1881, by Grouse
Dale out of Lady Thorne.
Hairy Dale, Rosie Dale dnd Gipsey Dale. By Mr. C0. H. Lounsbery,
Providence, R. L., for the orangé and white bitch puppies, whelped
_ July 7, 1881, by Grouse Dale out of Lady Thorne,
Buecancer. By Mr. J. R. Pierson, Buckingham, Pa,, for the Eng-
lish greyhound doe whelped April 22, 1881, by Ben (Buccaneer—
psiy) out of Fan (Cremorne—Lioness),
Judge. By Mr. A. C. Richardson, Peoria, ML, for the liver and
white pointer dog, whélped Oct. 15, 1881, by. King Bow out of Grace.
Rock Dale, By Mr. C. H, Lounsbery, Providence, R. I. for the
white, black and tan setter dog, whelped July 7, 1881, by Grouse Dale
out of Lady Thorne, i Strand, London, ng.
Byt rae By Mr. J. R. Pierson, Buckingham, Pa,, for the English
provooun dog, whelped April 22, 1881, by Ben (Buccaneer—Folly) out
of Fan (Cremorneé—Lioness).
BRED.
Sprite—Major. Mr, @, ti. Cook's (Sherburn, Mass.) white cocker
spaniel bitch Sprite (Wildair—Mignon) to owner's Major (Holabird's
rarlie—Ruth), Dec. 20, 1881.
Belle—Montague. Mr, Burr Hollis’ (Hornellsyille, N. Y.) black and
tan Burdett cocker spaniel bitch Belle (Bean—Blanche) to owner’s
black cocker spaniel Montague Auliren: “Gnesn), Feb. i8.
Fancy —Chvistiias Bill. . W. A. pyre Pores bitch Fancy to
Homewood Kennell’s ee: Pa,) imported Christmass Bill (Luck
of Hdenlall—Ready Money), Web. 15:
Core I,—Guy, Mr, Manasseh Smith’s (Woodford, Me,) setter bitch
Cora IL, to owner’s Guy, Feb: 16.
FOREST AND STREAM.
Biel rauee Dele. Mr. Charles §. Johnson's setter bitch Syiph to
Blanche—Grouse Dale, . Win. Tallman’s (Providence, R.
setter bitch Blanche to Grouse Dale, Web. 13,
Lassie—Rex. Mr, F. W. Rothera’s (Simcoe, Ont.) imported Scotch
collie Lassie to Mr. J. Lindsay's (Jersey City, N. J.) Rex, Feb. 21,
Starlight—Dashing Don, Mr. F Hall's (Bangor, Me,)
setter bitch Starlight (Rake—Fannie) to owner's Dashing Don (Lofly—
Mand Muller),
WHELPS,
White Lilly. Mr. 8. B.. Dilley’s (Rosendale, Wis.) pointer bitch
White Lilly whelped Feb. 14, six—tfour dogs and two bitehes—by
; pleasant sail upon some placid little lake in front of your doorway,
Lill whelped Feb, 16, eleven—fiye dogs and six hitches—by the
English setter bitch Jolly Vic (Dash—Flora) whelped Jan. 17, eleven—
seven dogs and four bitches—by Galvin’s Scot. One dog and one
bitch since dead. A
Daisy Dale. My. Wm. A, Buckingham’s (Norwich, Conn,) English
setter bitch Daisy Dale whelped Web. 16, six—four dogs and twa
bitehes—by Waters’ Grouse (Grouse—Romp).
Daisy. Mar, George Poyne’s (Grafton, Mass.) ved Ivish setter bitch
Daisy (Rory O'More—Queen Bess) whelped Feb. 15, nine—three dogs
and stx bitches—by Mr, W. H. Pierce’s Larry (Hlcho—Rose),
SALES.
Bettie Black, Cocker spaniel bitch puppy (Wildair—Mignon) by
Mr. Eugene Power, Portland, to Mr. T. D. Greetiway, Syracuse, N.Y,
Col. Spot. Cocker spaniel poe puppy (Wildair—Mignon) by Mx, Eu-
gene Power, Portland, to Mr, T. D. Greenway, Syracuse, N. ¥,
Rex—Jennie Nettles whelps. Sable and white collie pppnies by Mr.
Mr, J. Lindsay, Jersey Orty, N. J., a bitch to Mr. G. H. Whitebead,
Trenton, N. J.; a bitch to Mr, Wm. Whitehead, Trenton, N. J.: a bitch
to Mr, W. H, Watts, Philadelphia, Pa.; a dog to Mr. 8. H. Neergaard,
New York; a dog to Mr, J. B, Ramirez, New York.
Comet. Liver and white pointer dog, whelped May 12, 1881, (Crox-
teth—Vinnie) by Dr. Luke Corcoran, Springfield, Mass,, to Dr. J,
Belot, Havana, Cuba.
Phantom. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped May 10, by Grox-
teth out of Vinnie (Ranger—Bess) by Dr, Luke Corcoran, Springfield,
Mass., to Dr, James Warner, Hayana, Cuba. — light canoe to a veteran causes his eyes to Sparkle and the blood to
Brant. Gordon setter dog puppy (Bailey's Tom—lueille) by Mr,
Charles H. Lee to Mr, A. B. Gardiner, Providence. R. I.
Blossom. Champion Gordon setter No. 5.090, E. K. G_8. B., by Dr.
J, §. Niven, London, Ont., to Mr. H. L. Kinsley, Milford, Mass.
Bab IT —Black Bess dag whelp. By Dr. J.S. Niven, London, Ont.,
to Mr. §, Macbeth of the same place, b of the sun comes peeping above the eastern hills, striving to penetrate
Silk If, Bull-terrier dog, two years old (Silk—Puss) by Mr. James
Mortimer, New York, to Mr, James Page Stinson, Leavenworth, Kan.
Maud Power. Black and white coeker spaniel bitch (Wildair—
Mingwon) by Mr. Charles F, Kent, Monticello, N. Y., to Mr. R. J. Bell,
Bellsville., Ont,
Watch. Black and tan foxhound by Mr. Charles ff, Kent, Monti-
cello, N. Y., to Mr. H. G. Plimpton, Medfield, Mass.
Spbrt. Black, white and tax foxhound by Mr. Charles F. Kent,
Monticello, N. Y., to Mr. Patrick Vaughan, Troy, N. Y¥.
Troop. Black and tan foxhound by Mr. Charles , Kent, Monticello,
N. Y,, to Mr. H. M. Harrington, Northville, Mich.
Memnchester and Rhea TT. Black spaniel puppies (Benedict—Khea
II.) by Mr. Burr Hollis, N. Y., to the Hornell Spaniel Club of the same
ples (By some mistake purchaser and seller were transposed last
week,
Tramp, Liver and white ticked poimter dog, whelped Sept. 18, 1881
(Dash—Grace I) by Mx. R. M. Livingstone, New York, to Mr. Palmer.
Banjo. Cocker spaniel puppy (Wildair—Mingwon) by Mr, Charles
F. Kent, Monticello, N. Y., to Mr. H. H. Hall, New York,
Wildair. Black Burdett spaniel by My. Charles f. Kent, Monticello,
N. Y,, to M. J. Bell, Bellsville, Ont.
NAMES CHANGED.
Phantom to Katrina. Dr. James Warner, Havana, Cuba, has
changed the name of his liver and white pointer bitch Phantom (Crox-
teth—Vinnie io Katrina,
Prince Laverack to Prince, Mr, James H, Goodsell. New York,
wishes the name of his pure Laverack setter dog Prince Laverack
changed to Prince, as Mr. Snellenburg, of New Brighton, Pa., has a
prior claim to the name.
Pupicren Wantep.—Can any of our readers give the peiligree of the
red Irish bitch Goube’s Sue?
Answers to Correspondents.
: Constanr ReapER, Washington, D, ©,—See answer to J. C. McC.
an. 26.
Farmer, Danbury, Conn,—send us your name, that we may know
what credit to give to your communication.
E. L. K., Brooklyn, N. Y.—I fail to lili crows with charge of 3tédr.
Powder, iigoz. shot, in 12-bore, Ans. Reduce your shot load to loz. or
4g02,
F. D. B., Mt. Morris.—Quail have been successfully transplanted
from the South to this climate; but, on the other hand, many of these
experiments have failed. We hope that our correspondents will advise
us of success or failure in their undertakings.
Amuanta, Atlanta, Ga.—Last summer I allowed my dogs to sleep
under my verandah, This winter has been mild, and I now find the
place infested with fleas. Can you tell my any way by which I can get
rid of these pests? Ans. Use ecarbolic acid freely.
X,, Harrisburg, Pa.—What is the difference between wild rice of
Minnesota and that of Eastern Canada? Which is best suited for
Susquehanna River, vicinity of Harrisburg, Pa? Ans. They are iden-
tical; either will grow in the locality named if properly planted. The
great mistake of most experimenters with wild rice is that they do not
Bow enough,
H. W., Philadelphia.—Can yourecommend a good place to camp for
July? Would prefer some place where can have good boat fishing.
Would like some place within 200 miles of Philadelphia. Ans. There
are good placesin Pike county, Pa, Goto Scranton and try the streams
between theré and Hawley; or go up the Bushkill, on the south of
Pike county.
Powter, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.—My pointer cut one of his toe pads
quite badly some three weeks ago. It does not heal. Ought it to be
sew up or willit eventually come together again? Ans. Clean the
wound horoughly and apply a plaster of pine pitch and put a boot on
his foot, If there is a loose flap of skin it may have to be trimmed off,
as it will not unite after so long 4 time. " habitations of men, and into the depths of endless forests, where the
W. T. M., Brooklyn.—i. The Ditmar powder is so dangerous thatits
use has been practically abandoned by sportsmen. 2, Some of the
eae symptoms of worms in the dog are constant retching, foul
reath, a dry congh, regular action of the bowels, a rough or staring
coat and emaciation. 3. Areca nut powdered; a heaping teaspoon-
followed in two hours by a lose of oil.
SupsoriBer, Middletown, Conn,—l. | hayea bitch, and would like to
know whether I haye a right to call ber ved Irish? She weighs 60
ounds, red color, rather dark, but not as dark as some, white on
reast and throat, a few white hairs on forehead and end of nose; four
white feet. 2. Do you know anything of a J. Marble’s celebrated dog?
8. Willit be impossiblé for me to gst my dog registered in the Stud
Book? Ans. 1, It is the breeding as well as color that entitles the red
Trish to the name, 2, Jerome Marble’s Grouse isa Gordon. 3. No.
L. S., Red Hook, N. Y.—1. Where is the ‘English Kennel Club Stud
Book™ published? 2, What became of the other two puppies (one of
the three was Home Ruler) exhibited with Mr. James Watson’s Irish
terrier Kathleen at New York, 188? Who purchased the Lachine
Kennel Club's Irish terriers Home Ruler (now Splinter) and Kathleen,
and where are they now? Ans. 1, At the London Feld office, 346
For price write to secretary, F. W. Wilson. 20
Pall Mall, London 8. W., Eng. Anew volume is published each year,
8. Of the two bitch puppies, one of them died; the other is owned by
Mr, Barnette, of this city. 3. Kathleen and Span were purchased
by Mr. Geo. Krebl, of London, Hng., who has them now.
Dr. C. §., New York —I have a. water spaniel, about« year oli, that
has been sick for nearly 1 month. His eyes are inflamed and filled
with matter; nose dry and hard; has dry, white spots mm two or three
woaoeee on the legs, where the hair has partly come off, Was at firsl
ull in the house, fall of life out doors; has lately been more cheerful.
He now has a large swelling on the right side of his head and face.
Has been fed with considerable irregularity, Will you please tell me
through your pane how to cure him. Ans. Probab), distemper. The
swelling is undoubtedly an abcess, which should be lanced as soon as
pusisformed. A generous diet with a little cod liver oil once or twice
a day will probably bring him through all right.
75
oe
Hachting and Canoeing,
I.)
ONE DAY IN A CANOE.
English
Sunde: A small boat used by suvages, usually hollowed from a log.
I FIND thé aboye definition in a book on out-door sports published
many years ago. I greet you then, lovers of tle mosh manly,
enjoyable and instructive sport extant, as fellow elas Sot and inquire
of you whether you have ever taken a canoe cruise. Ido nob meana
or
a paddle down a sluggish river in your immediate vicinity; but haye
you ever taken your canoe to the headwaters of a rapid mountain
stream and descended it in your frail craft, shooting the rapids, pro-
pelling yourself with strong strokes through the eddies, camping amid
the wilds of the forest, and prepariug your own meals, in utter inde-
pendence of the seal ring of the all-potent railway conductor, or the
be-diamoned shirt front of the overpowering hotel clerky If not, then
you have yet to begin your life. The canoeist is the most independent
traveler in the world. The railway passenger, choked by the dust,
and deafened by the roar and rattle of the train, must move orremain
stationary as others may command; but the canoeist, floating toise-
lessly upon the water with the very poetry of motion, moves at his
own sweet will, darting from side to side of the stream, pausingto
pluck a tower here or gather a pebble there, as his faney may lead.
The bicyclist is dependent upon the weather and asmooth track, bein
subject to delay by a rainstorm or to be laid aside entirely by a bit o
muddy roadway; the canoeist laughs at the storm, and surmounts all
obstacles alone and unaided, The pedestrian soon becomes weary and
footsore, and must pause for rest; the canoeist, after paddling a forty
or fifty mile stretch, folds his arms, reclines against his backboard and
still proceeds upon his journey with fresh panoramas pliding into
view for his énjoyment at every bend in the stream. Canoeing deyel-
ops inits votary strength and health by exercise in the pure open air;
manliness and breadth of character hy being thrown upon his own
resources, and mental and physical perception and decision by the
rapidity of judgment and action he must make when among the dan-
fZerous rocks of the rapids. It also possesses a fascination for one
who has once indulged in its exciting joys, which never dies away,
but clings to him throughout all his after life: and even the sight of a
bound through his veins with renewed enjoyment at the recollection
of summer days Spent upon the water.
Let us see how, as a solitary canoeist, we pass the day upon a moun-
tain stream. We awake and, oxtricating ourself from the blankets,
crawl out from beneath the deck in the early morning, just as one eye
with its beams the thick, cold mist which has settled aboutus. It is
hard work for the sun to hold its own pt now, and it does seem as
though it would be vanquished and entirely blotted out from the sky;
but it exerts itself until it grows red in the face, and soon its warm
rays shake the mist curtain to its centre and cause it to twist and
writhe itself in agony into odd shapes and crooked columns and wisp-
like waving pennons; and then it separates from the water and the
land and goes soaring up toward the sky until it dissolves in space and
is lost to sight. We make our toilet with the aid of the clear river
water, a piece of mirror plate and a comb. Taking out our oil cook-
ing-lanip, we soon have coffee boiled and a steaming hot dish of soup’
ready, and, selecting the cleanest rock we can find, spread our break-
fast there, and enjoy it in the sharp morning air with an appetite
equally sharp. It takes us but a short time to roll our blankets
together, strap them in shape and stow in the water-tight compart-
ment, wash our dishes (pie pans and tin cup), pack our provisions in
tin cams and push them under the after deck, slide our canoe into the
water, seat ourself and grasp our eight foot paddle and then we are
away on our day’s journey. And what wonders of sky and land and
water we enjoy thisday! Here, at a bend in the river, we come to
towering cliffs which rise 300 feet in the sir, their face as even as
though chiseled by the cunning hand of a master architect, and sweep-
ig away in & Curve as graceful as Hogarth’s line of beauty, Passing
another bend, we have before us 4 long straight stretch of broad, clear
water, as smooth and unruffied asa sheetof glass. On either hand the
mountains,in great wayes of yerdure, spring backward and upward
until their tree-crowned summits seem to sweep the sky, and we catch
ourself wondering why the little fleecy eroude floating there do not
tear themselves to tatters on the topmost branches, and they stretch
away and away along the banks of the riyer in rolling billows until,
in the far distance, wrapped in azure haze, they melt into indistinct-
ness and mingle their lines with the blue of the bending dome above;
and the water spreads about us like a huge mirror, reflecting and
repeating the scene in softened beauty. A fish leaps into the air and
showers from its sides the glittering drops like a fountain of diamonds;
4 bird skimming along the placid surface touches the mirror with her
wing and sends out quivering ripples broadening and circling away
until they fill the space from bank to bank, and all the picture—sky
azid mountain and river—are bathed in a food of sunshine. Again, we
hear a dull, roaring sound away yonder in advance as though it was
the muttering of distant thunder. It grows louder and more distinct
as we proceed, and we notice that the rocky walls which hem in the
river approach more nearly together and that the current is growing
more swift, and that, although we are not using our paddle, yet we are
swept along past the rocks toward the sound with increased rapidity.
As we near the sharp bend in front the noise grows deafening, and in <
amoment more we are suddenly whirled into great, strong rapids,
where the waters in their fury churn themselves to foam against the
sharp rocks which bar their path, and then spring high in air in
whitened spray. Shall we go to the right or to the left? Quick! for
we haye but a second in which to decide, and the safety of our boat—
perhaps our own life—depends upon the decision, <A strong dip of the
paddle here; a quick, backward stroke there; the grazing of a rock
against the side of the boat; a roaring sound which deafens our ears;
flying spray which shuts out the full view; a sense of darting through
space like a bird on the wing; a turmoil of waters; a momentary vision
of dark whirlpools edged with whitened foam,and before we haye
time to realize the grandeur of the rapids, or scarcely (raw an extra
breath, we are resting at ease in the still waters bélow.
And so itis allday. Hvery bend in the river is a surprise, a wond-
rous, ever changing kaleidoscopic yiew, revealing to us such scenes as
we—you and I, dear reader—have dreamed of in connection with the
fairy tales of our boyish days, but scarcely expected ever to see in the
world of reality. And we Hoaton down past the spot where civiliza-
tion encroaches upon the wilds; past the city, where are furnaces
with great glowing masses of fire and with clouds of smoke rising like
incensefrom an altar built to the god of labor; past the little white cot-
tages nestled among the trees and vines of the mountain sides; past
the dark and eoollooking gorges cut ier into the rock by the cease-
less flow of the rivulet from a spring which we can imagine as hidden
away under the edge of some rock, with velvety mosses about it, and
delicate ferns waving oyer its bubbling waters; past diminutive
patches of farms, neatly laid off in squares of varying shades of color;
ast the little towns whose buildings cluster about the single street
ike grapes upon a stem; past a roadway winding up between rugged
rocks and tangled forest growth; past lone trees standing ont like gen-
tinels to guard the landscape, and then once more away from the .
béar still makes his lair; and all the time the steady stwoke of the pad-
dle makes music to the canoeist’s ear. Occasionally we take our gun
from its rest, and with a well-aimed shot, drop thé solitary bird fly-
ing above us, or cast a line in some deep, dark pool, while we rest
the shadow of a rock, We pause at times to examine some new
species of plant, or to pluck a flower or gather a shell or a pebble, or
to wander into the depths of the foredt to drink from some cooling
spring hidden away among the bushes, <A surprised squirrel sits
ravely upright on the limb of an old tree, and watches us with its
right eyes 28 we float by, and then springs chattermg away among
the leafy branches to its nest in the hollow of the trunk; a bird flies
Screaming over our head and then circles off ont of sight over the
mountains; a. brilliantly colored dragon fly hovers about us and then
alights upon the end of our paddle, and stretches its wings of gauze
to the sunshine; a huge turtle sunning itself upon a log raises its head
on our approach, and lazily drops into the water with a dull plunge,
anda slender green snake writhes away among the rushes on the
bank, As we are borne smoothly along, we lean over the side of our
little hoat and trail our hand in the water, and in the clear depths be-
neath we see strange fishes holding themselves stationary against the
current, with rapid moving fins, or darting swiftly about in play; and
away down there on the bottom are the long, yellow, clistening river
grasses bending oyer and lying flat upon the pebbly bed with their
heads turned down stream, swaying gracefully to and fro with ever
pulsation of the swiftly flowing water, and requiring the possession 0:
searcely an atom of romanceto imagine them the golden tresses of the
river maidens, whose houses ave in yonder rocky caverns beneath the
water. Amid such scenes as these we forget the worry and care and
vexation of every-day life, What care we whether stocks advance or
decline, or suits are lost or wou? We float all day, careless and
happy, basking in the smiles of the sunshine which soaks into our yery
bemg and expands our soul and mind to a broader yiew of nature
and of humanity us well.
Aft noon we get our midday meal, and rest for an hour within the
shadow of a broad-spreading tree, while we read a hook, or lazily
allow our eyes to wander over the beauties of the landscape before
us.
And again, after a pleasant paddle of a few hours, and when the
shades of 6yening begin to fall about us, we land upon a sandy bank
by the side of a huge fallen pine, whoge resinous branches are goon
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blazing and crackling in a heap, while om the coals. oursupperis coolk- | quisition and nautica] proficiency with the most mpretentions organ the besbof her classin Boston or Nev VYorls, bht she is nol a match
ing. In a little wits we sif down tos neal which the gods might | ization in (Great i We Writs this im no caplians spirit, bob Omir for the cutter atronning, norwith the yind bare, Masée, dven 2
envy, for if 4s spiced with am appetite borh of exercisé and pire witha Wiewto cheeking unmitigated conceit alwara, an atcompani- moderaté one, the cutter can romp away from Shadow or suy slobp
mountaih ait The appointments of our tablé comprise no fine Wnen ment for iaek of knowlege, i the hope that, seeing oselves as in 6xisteuce just as she pleases,
orrare ching, neither do whils-aproned and soft-slippered servants others do, we may laste to improve unt we may take rank with the The case of the fishermen on “the banks” is not a,queDeiel. They
weit upon usin vythinie movements to the breathiies of soft music; highest, bot ouly as Inere owners but also as sailors of Vaehts. We are have short spars and small sails, Nine away their forms for speed
butwe o¢cipy a dining room grander than hand of man eyer fash- allso youns vet atthe helm, many of 5 afloah searcé more than 4, and ziye them racing rigs aud they woul! not bé slow to discover the
ioned, or human brain can ivyent, Its iumination is the sparkling year, that ii is natoval and excusable enowzh if exparts at tooling and superiovily of lead over cobble stones. As for sea hoats, and sea.
tivelight which sénds out showers of rubies: its floor is carpeted with Davigadng their ships can still he counted upon one’s fingers in any boats which can ‘'go"in a seaway, there is nothing under the sun
gréensward wrought by wavering light and shadow into & pattern fleet while the great mass has not as much 4s entered the portals of equal to a Vanduara, Sambdena, Jullanar or Seabelle. This is tha testi-
more beautiful than the Brussels of any parlor; its broad-spreading real vachtsmenship. mony of facts and the observation of unprejudiced persous. The
walls springing hiv in air ave frescoed with forest trées, and its far- Tolounge about the club rooms of America is bub te find what ean inability of our beamy sloops in rough water is too notorious to
reaching csiling is fretter with twinkling stars. Atnizht, wearied to be met with af any inn and hostlery 4 thousand miles away fromsalt require asseyeration, Before the next season is hp our correspondent
resttulmess by the days labor, we wrap ourselves in our bliwket, lie wilter, Ifis but to see a party at cards in one corner of the rooni, an- and othersof his mind in Boston may haye an a) ortiuniby to test
down with on fest foward the fire, aud ave lulled into a dreamless other reeling off a game of billiards, a third passiig opinions upon their opinions about cutters to windward should Madge o Maggie
sleep by the vippliue of the water 2atist tue rocks; anil no Oriental couktails, feasts, hops and the déar girls, with possibly a few engaged sport fighting flags in Hastern waters.
prince testine upoo his volvabecusbions aod with his silken counter- in heated debate as to one sloop beating another, anil one more beat-
pane above him, ever knew one-lalf so sweet.a slumber as we, with ing both, all Gouched jin language tHlayormg more strongly of hayseed
mother earth onr couch, a shone our pillow, and no meaner covering than of bring, and displayinga woeful lack of teehnicality, perspicuity SHEAWANHAKA YACHT QGLUB.—Next regula : meeting at Del-
than tne great, blue, starlit dome of heaven itself. Oraycs MRauur. and detail, Yars. your regular old shellbacks, showing sea-sreen eyes monico’s, Monday, March i, when the measurement commiltes is
Conesrais, O. | with scale-clad armor, fins and web-teet, men who look bring, talk expected to report,
almost smell brine; sailors who go to sea in their yachis from innate LARCHMONT YACHT CLUB.—Next resular mioeting, Monday,
STELLA MARIS. love of the sea, whose very life and being is woven ii.oné with sport Feb. 27, when the measurement cominittee wili report the result of 1s
atioat—alas, they are scarce as néedles in & haystack! Beating some- deliberations. Until that time we reserve comments, :
Editar Mores? cuncd Streams body. getting from ons part to another with the least possible time COMMISSION ED,—Capt. Chas. Stryker, of Port Jefferson, will be
As with the opening spring the canpeists “fancy lightly turns to outside, swallow tails, plug hats, white neckties, fair hands, fireworks, skipper of the steamship Rhada, My. P. Lorillard, We are «lad to see
thoughts of *summer cruises, if seems to be 4 duty which is owed the banjos and grand times at the big hotel ashore, those are with us still native talent drawn upon for duty aboard our yachts, The Swade and
canoeing Fraternity to call attention to a new model of cruising canoe the conceptions of yachting lifé and the acme of ambition of ninety- Teuton are not neat aud smart enouzh by halt,
lately built for 4. member of the KC. CG, by Mr, Rushton, of Canton, nine out of every hundred of American amateur salts, Se promener
New York, Ttisnot now claimed for this model—which, by the way, em mer, with the bright sun above and dancing waters around, spin- MAGGIN.—Hatcher & Clifford. ot Sauthampton, have finished
is christened the Stelia, Maris—that it is absolute perfection, or that ning yarns of happenings on land under the shady lee of au awning | the cradle im which the 16-lon eutter Mugeie will hestowerlon her Pass-
itis destined to supersede all preyious models, or that nothing su- spread while undérway. and too often liberal drafts at the latter, the age from Liverpool to New York by Atlantic steamer, The Maggie is a
perior to it Gan possibly be builf; but the assertion is made that for monotony relieved elsewhere by queries as to whereabouts and how | spinner, and in a tumble off the Hook will give New York's best
general, all-round ernising in all kinds of waters it will be found to be long it will fake to get in somewhere for a stroll in fhe streets and a machines 4 very sore trying,
a thoroughly satisfactory craft, and will “ill the bill” about as nearly Hirt with eountry lasses, an abstinence rom work, fear of a sprinkl- “THE AMERICAN CANORIST” is a new publication to appear
as any shyle with which our average cruisers are familiar. ing from above, and A wholesome dead of a little dash of spray, a monthly, conducted by Col. C. L, Nortou, not as an investment sv
Ryerybody knows Mr. Rushton’s famous ‘American ‘Traveling tiresome, listless lolling about the Lubbers’ cockpit aft, and grewter in- much as for the benefit of those interésted, Whe first number has
Canoe, and 9 first-rate canoe it is. Well, the Stella Maris may he terest jin what goes on down below, “downstairs,” instead of on deck: | come to hand and is creditable in appearance and entertaining in
called a, revised, corrected and amended edition thereof. Imagine all this, we say, makes up the expectations of the body of Americans matter. Published by Brentano, Union Square, price $1 per year.
the “American Traveling Cande* given a few inches more of lenzth, wheu they go on a yachting “trip.” To be driven about for a ride on wa trust the new vénture will succeed and become 4 permanent in-
aninch or so more of depth and width, with the “lat floor and fuli the water, and perhaps hold the stick and pull ata sheet to Ill time, stitution. y
hearings carried a little further forward and aft, and with a gracefnl comprises all there is in the sport to the great thousand to. whom _HASTERN YACHT CLUB.—Officers for the year: Gorimorlore,
shesr of tinches at the bow, diminishing to 2%%iuches ai the stern. others who exhibit a foudness for the art of handling their charges in Charles H. Joy; Vice Conimodore, Henry 8. Hovey: Rear Commo,
and you haye the outward form of the Stella Maris. | all weather orrevel in the seionceof nayizating to distant lands across
The iuside arrangements are especially noteworlhy. There are no ‘troublesome waters under inky skies are as so many “¢ranks™ de- dore, Ib. H. Peabody; Secretary, Sidney W. Burvess; Treasurer, P, T.
Jackson; Measurer, George A. Goddard; Wieet Captain, Alanson
so-dalled “air-ticht compartments” (decidedly a case of lucus amon | vided for theiv pride in salle, seaworthy ships, and their passion for the Tucker, 2d; Regatta Committee—Daniel Appleton, George A, God-
lucendb) to hold water and décay, but the entire hiner surface of the romance Of lif on ald ocean, dard, F. W. Lawrence, Henry B, Jackson and 5. W. Haven, .
boat 13 easily aveessible, and can be réached, if necessary, for bailing Need we substantiate all this, when with a feel numbering hun-
or for repairs. There are two dryistowage couipartments—a large dreds of sail, buttwo have ever heen the short six hundred miles to the CANQES.—We call attention to the advertisement of Thos, Kane &
one exteniling from the forward énd of the manhole elaar to the how, Bermudas, but half a dozen have boxed about the picturesque waters Co., builders of the Racine Vener canoe. In their letter, thay Say:
reachei by 4 rubber-packed door in the bulkhead, fastened with of the Chesapeake, but three or four haye eyer made thei’ nunibers “Of all the extensive advertising we have done, VorEs® asp STREAM
thumbscrews, and the ofhér taking up about two feet of the space ab in the West Mdies, the most elorious cruising pround iu this hemi- has been by far the most valuable medium to us."’ This is the exper
the stern, reathed by a hateh serewed down flush with the deck, The sphere, but a paliry few have ventured down of own well marked ience of all, as Forest Anp Srrpam enjoys a practical monopoly of the
deck forward is unbroken, and the forward compartment must re- coast in years and years, while hundreds upon hundreds have spent yachting and canoeing interest In America, Others have attenipted
main dry unless the manhole be soaking full of water; and it is diffi- their time dawdling, dvifting by afew hours run ata timé up and to ron us a race, but none have bee able to keep abreast or make
cult to sea, as the door is screwed tight, how it canleakeyen then, down the puddle cailed the Sound, and not oné im fifty has doubled @ven a respectable showing,
The manhole is five feet long.with reinovable hatch im four pieces, Cape God, with big Boston and the beautiful coasting to the eastward SALEM BAY YACHT CLUB—Edifor Foresh and Streain: Whe
and with sliding bullthead; and the foot-steering gear is ingeniously almost at ou? very doors? Can we call ourselves yachtsmen in earnest officers of the club for 1862 are as follows: Commodore, D. H. Rice;
arranged so as to be worker by the crew sitting against this bull when we shirk the sea and would not get off soundings for a fortune, | Vice-Commodore, Howard Wade; Rear-Commodore, J. C. Raymond:
head, ovr at the extreme after endof the manhole (which is a yery de- when all but the biggest in the fleet no longer deam themselves in “our Treasurer, G. W. Mansfield; Secretary, Horace A. Brooks, Directors —
sirable position when shooliiy rapids, for example), waters” with Sandy Hook buoy still visible to the naked sye, when we I. W. Dodge, G. A. Breed, J. HW. Langmaid, 8. GB, Rogers, John New-
Here, then, we have aii elevant and beautifal craft, weighing only deny having had “our weather? with a palbry rolhon the bar and no comb, Regatta Committee, D, H. Rice, J. Newcomb, Snow Rich, C.
sixty-five pounds, primarily intended for paddling, with a sheer suffi- more wind than to force a temporary single réef in a wee ten-tun Murphy, D. C. Goodridge, Measurers—Anton Liebsch, J. BF. Roch.
clent to keep her nose always up out of the water and her deck dryunder cutter like the Madge, when we Gallit hedivy work for the Shadow off The Nautilis Y. C. is now consolidated with the Salem Bay.—G, W. M.
any ordinary sea, yet nol enough to catch the wind and sénsibly im- Brenton’s Reef and prat about the swell shé erandly took and sur-
pede her progress, with every inch of room ayailable, with full bear- vived, both yachts in the match carrying fopsails on a wind? Are we
, FOR EXHIBITION.—The only American who has responded to the
ings anti flatioor amidships, enabling her to carry safely afine spread sailors when we stand almost in awe of a petty bit of work and a few invitation of the International éxhibition of models to be held in Lon-
of canves, with straight es,so that the bearings increase as the drops of salt water which the tiniest thine of a three-tonner in Great don next month, is a New Bedford barber. who has Gut out a neat
boat keels, with rnider and foot-sheering gear, and with water-tight sample of our beamy light draft’ sloops which he will send over for
Britain would think but play and aveeps with eager zest in the fun? competition, As this abominable style of yacht seems about to pass
compartments taking wp fully one-half her length, Wherein lies the boasted and Joudiy-leralded eapacity of yachts
Asto her general finish aud make-up nothing need be said, for Mr. ouf of existence with the growing intelligence and experience amon
unable to cope with 4 trifling bubble which abroad would have passed builtlers and owners, it might he a. good plan to keep some such mod
Rushton's work speaks for itself, and eyeryhody who has seen her unnoticed in the press, but which our landsmen and yerdants aboard
Says she is the “prettiest canoe in the feet,” the judges’ tug magnity into something terrible to behold? And our
on exhibition nearer home, just to show a few years hence how
She is at present at the club house of the Knickerbocker Canoe protessionals, what becomes of their won(lvous skill when the very ies our people really knew about good forms and rigs in these
days.
Clnb, Highty-sisth street and North River, whére any person inter- pick of that class in New Yerk could nefther make nor take in sail,
ested may inspect her fair proportions and judge for BeTEH, but could be taught more than they knew by the conmionist foremast WANDERER.—My. fi. D, Morgan left port last Saturday aftemoon
IRIGO. hand aboard the cutter Madge? in the Wanderer schooner, 197 tons, for an extended ernise, The
Asyachtsmen we are green. As sailors very green. It is necessary owner and friends expect to make Bermuda as a port of call and may
that this should be known and acknowledged before much eon be then shapea cruise for the Mediterranean for an absence of eonsider-
THE DEATH RATTLE OF MEAN LENGTH. expected in the way of improyement. Forms? Ann Stitzam, having ablelength. He tales Captain W. i, Crayeu as his sailing master,
| Ets a loaf only, and @ shriveled, dried-ip little half it is! higher motives as its mainspring than mere limeserving anid servile who has under him a crew of ten hands before the mast, a mate and
Better than none, however, and a momeutous gain in one respect catering to prejudices existing, here puts these facts before the pub- quartermaster. The schooner has had a thorough overhauling and is
is the concession offered to sotamon sense in the report of the Larch- lic in strong light and language, and thougzh unpalatable to many a in fine trim, and with snug rig we trust no danger will ailend soing ta
mont ¥. 0. committee on measurement. That the committee, starb- good citizen whose soul finds a mora congenial feast in high tlown sea in a vessel of such scant hold, for she is 106ft. din. Iead line, art.
ing with strong prejudice in favor of mean length induced by long huneombe, it is with a view to his own good that this has been Sim, beam, and only 8ft. tin. deep, with a draft of 10ft. 5in., and no
Written. Formsr ayp Srream has been the world over and cruised and ballast on keel.
custom, which has rendered yachtsmen callous to its defects and
surrounded by influences all tendiug to the preservation of that vaced in yachts of all kinds. Tt takes a birdseye ylew of the field, NEW SCHOONER,—Hlias Davis & Son, of Annisquaw, are to build
faulty rule, should have refrained from very radical innoyition, is selects what is best, laughs at the provincialisut of nations or local- a schooner for Cambridge owners, A pity that thu yawl rig was not
néturalenough. But they have at all events upset the old fetish. and ities, loves its enemies, and wins the battle, chosen for so small a craft. We hope the owners will give ita trial in
in their recommendations they have cast loose at last from the stolid Having successfully introduced the entter in “our waters," let us preterence, They will never vegret doing do. Our coming issues
stupor which bas’ permitted mean length to drag out its days so long now shitt the topic ind gee what we can do to help along the eruisers will contain some interesting facts hearing apon the matter,
that the end seemed never to come, And so one more club is added toa handy rig. The new boat is to be 42ft, over all. a7ft, Gin, water line, 12ft,
to the list which has kicked over the nonsensical system which Practically “eruising’’ is unknown to New York and neishboring 6in. beam, and 6ft. fin. depth of hold. There is a model
eat ae a tew feet of plank hnng over the stern at sevén times their ports. The sunimer drifting ahout the sound can scarce be dipnitied for you which will make an honest, comfortable, sesxworthy
mike compared to the body of the boat. as such.. In the Basi filling up for a yoyage foreign has of latehecome cratt. The average talent about New York would have prated about
The committee's report, which we have received, is a guarded popular and many a craft about Boston slips her moorings to be zone sailing over the water and made the schooner 16fb. beam and 4ft, hold.
and intelligent document, and if not over profound and somewhat where fancy calls for weeks or months onarnn. The nsial ritof the Boston takes more kindly fo the principles advocated by VorEst Any
vague and dogmatic. gives eyidence eudugh of being conscientious sloop Was s00n found a job to handle and small schooners multiplied SrreAM, and safe ships haye an assured future around the Cape.
work carried out with more ability than was to have been expacted ii consequence, What was gained in the better control of the can-
yas wis tosh in speed. weptheriiness and simplicity, But for want of NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.—WNext xenera) meeting at elub rooms
from amateurs with so difficulta task before them. Until action is Thursday, March 22. Itis fo be hoped some way will be found to
taken by the Larchmont Y. C. in the matter, we reserve a general anything better the schooner became a favorile where the sloop yas
found wanting. There is a rig in existence which, while handier and niodify the objectionable clauses im the deed of gift of the America
review of theirlabors. Inthe meantime we congratulate the public Cup. No foreign yachts will challenfe as the dead now stands, and
and ourselyes upon the suecessful uprooting of the inean length siter than the sloop, is faster and in every way preferable to the in accepting it without revisiof the club runs the risk of being madi
yagary under which the clib had previously sailed its matches. schooner. This tiv, 4 very popular one with cruisers and fishermen the subject of pleasantry abroad, Our foreign exchangés teem with
The new proposition is to add one-third the overhang aft only to Bunead) * known as the ‘‘yawl” and of the yaswl we propose to speak
next week. adyerse criticism. Reserving rights for ourselyes and refusing tliem
the load line length, a yery serious and mosi, commendable modifieu- tothe other side is quite a novel proceeding in offering a challange to
tion of the sickly formula of the saints dethroned, all comers. Tf the conditions are definitely accepted by the chib as
But the importance of the committee's lahors lies not so miuch in | CUTTERS AT SEA. they now stand, the America Cup may as well be sold for what it
what they recommend as in the fact that they have found ib possible | will bring. It’s value as an international trophy will be less than
to pronounce in favor of An innovation at all, iditoy Fovest caved Stren t nothing, for it will serve to make our yachtsmen appear ridiculous
Tt is the first step in the reform
we are confident will end with the TC would like to put in this little answer to ‘Hard Down,*? In your before the sporting world.
afoption of the only perfectly logical and equitable méthod of com- issue of wd inst, ‘Hand Down’? ventilates his liking for the cutter, and
parison by bulk. It is the first toddle of the infant brealdnug away expresses his sympathy for the advocates of the sloop. He argues CANOE RIGS.—According to Mr. Whitlock a good plan for locating
from the léading stiings, and if no great distance hus been reached that those that difter with him about the Madge’s virtues, are either masts of a canoe About 14ft. long, is to step the mainmast from 1b
as a straw showing how the winlis blowing, our felicitations canne ignorant or biassed. Now I am one of those. Ib has been proved to 20 inches from the bow and the dandy or mizzen about 2ft. from the
be withheld. Mean loa may now be considered a stale, ontlawerL stetn. Much depends, however, upon the cut of the sails, Thus the best
beyond argument, by the time taken, and by eyewitnesses, that the
wreck wilh but a short lease. of life before its corpse is interred for- cutter was faster than the Shadow only off the wind, and anybody position for a leg of mutton woul not correspond to that of a latteen
ever, There are fourteen elubs on the Atlantic coast whose policy is that denies this statement is either ignorant of facts or wilfully tries or lug maingail, We believe Baden Powell and others who have ex-
governed hy the interest of cabin yachts and tixed ballast. These to mislead the public by statements he cannot substantiate, The perimented extensively with different rigs find that the regular naval
are the Royal Nova Seotin, Portland, Salem Bay, Bastem, Boston, cutter, under most circumstances, is noted for just. the opposite architects’ method of balancing sail withinimersed longitudinal section
Dorchester, Beverly, New Bedford, Larchmont, New York, Seawan- qualities that ‘Hard Down" claims for her, The cutter may claw oft of hullis quite as applicable to canoes as itis to yachts and pee
haka, Atlantic and Quaker City. Of these fourteen only the New alesward shore, but l have yet to s4e the cutter that will work to vessels, at all events to canoes having keels or boards, This metho
Bedford, Quaker City, Boston and Atlantic still sail uniler mean windward of the Shadow. There ig nota cutter or keél boat in exist- consists of finding the geometrical centre of the sails, and so shaping
length, The first two have not as yet given the question consideration mice that aan take the Shadow's wind when she is sailed as Lhayve seen them that this centre will fall a trifle, say 3 or 4 inches, forward of the
one way or the other, nor are they welded to any degrée to a particn- fer, Tam no loyer of the centreboard, but I am willing fo give eredit centre of aenins of the immersed hull projected upon a fora and aft
lar hobby. They may be expected ta go with the tide of popular when it is due. lany, To find these centres divide suils or hullinto triaueles, draw a
opinion. The Boshon and Atlantic Y. C. are the only two raalhy “Hard Down” says, ‘A sloop with a whole sail breeze will go down iné from apex to centre of opposite side and Jay off two-thinds ihe
maintaining 4 preference for the old order of things. Thare cau be with the wind pretty fast,” but Iwill bet him, in mostevery trial he can length on that ling from the apex, The point willbe the centreof the
no doubl bat that these two clubs willsoon come id out of ihe rain. make, the cutter will go faster, “fyrd Down” also adds, '* that is triangle, Proceed in same way with all others, Then to obtain the
so that in another year Ameriein yachtsmei will no longer have bout all you an say for the sWiop,? Wherels thebiasnow? Giveme general centve find the areas of each triangle. This is done by measur-
their puerility and disregard of elementary arithmetic thrown up to | a hoat that can clay off alee shove, and [ alse want ole that reaches ing-the length of a perpendicular from apex to opposite side and mul-
them asin the past. “Le Hof estmort, vive le Roi” till he again kieks with an basy sheet. If a boal can only point when she is laved down i sivaing by thatside. Next draw a perpendicular at extreme end
the bucket and a still more acceptable sample steps in his place, } she eventually will not demonstrate much spéed, and in working to af.canoe. ee each avea with the distance its centre is located
The result of the Lavchmont committee's pains may be small, windwaril Cannot conipete with a smart working reacher. If she cay from this perpendicular, Add these products amd divide the whole
almost microscopic, but their inuportis great, and for thal much we combine speed on a close haul, then she will demonstrate her by thesum of theareas, The quotient represents the distance the ape
think the reling fire of Forms inp Srream may now be thanked, In superiority, I claim 1 can show “Hard Down lots of sloups that will eral centre of figure is situated horizontally from the perpendicu-
time we lool for better things, Forgst Anp StrmAm set out first to make thé cutter drop ito their Jee wash, larline at end of canos, Proceed in samé manner with hulland keel
abolish mean Teneth, next to introduce measureiient by bull. One- Speéaling of the sloop's wetness, it depends Slt Pee whether aman nuder water, and then alter position of masts until a baiance is
halt of the work seems about aevomplished, and for the remaining intends to be an Orthodox or Baptist, whether he prefers sprinkling brought about as before mentioned. Tull, bluff canoes shonld have
half wwe will “gird up our loins”? and fight when the opportune or ducking head and heels into it. We have the best right to claim their sails a trifle further forward than fine, sharp boats, to counter
moment arrives, superiority for the sloop over the cutter, from two facts. Lam speak- act the pressure of water under the lee bow, otherwise too much
ing for Boston now. First, the Shadow heat the Mudge twenty-five weather helm would be required to keap tha canoe on her course.
| Minutes, Second, the third ruce has not heen sailed, and as each boat For area of sail in a cruiser nee about Wifb. in both sails; less if the
THE YAWL IN AMERICA. has won a race, with the worst defeat on Madge’s side, the question canoe is not yery stiff, Racersare limited only by the. amount the
will have to remiain open until both come together again, and we are canoeistis willing to risk. As for the style of vig, the Lord Ross, la-
Hf laie we note among yachtsmen ah increasing disposition to teen seems to be received with increasing favor. It does away with
J cruise and to voyage in their craft lor the sake of the delights and neither ignorant or biassed, 4
IT will tell you what ‘Hard Down’ will see on the Banks, cods' long masts, Much gear, and is an exceedinply flat sail, We will illus-
adventure aforivd oy lovethening ott their days sfloat to weeks and trate the tig at an early day.
even Monts atatime, This can only be taken to mean
a eradual heads, mackerels’ tails, deep, wide. models, no lead or ballast outside,
growth of a love for the sea and if8 Associations, indicating the dawn and men that will te hiin teles of peril and hardship that will sink his
_ of the sailor instinet among owners. The first conceptions of the expérience into insignificance, and astonish him, when they will Bay
novice are always limited to racing, He gobs “down the bay” of an his heavy lead keel boal would not live the night out in a Tebruary PUBLISHER’S DEPARTMENT,
afternoon, picks op some rural pacht and races her hore, invariably northeaster with a cross Gut northwester and the thermometer down
bedts the alter ian out of his boots and blows about his old tub bein: between fitteen aud fwenty deevees helow zero. The well-known firm of Alford, Ward & Dayenport are now to be
the fastest thine buman hand eyer fashioned, Oryners of this class,
We are building new pilof boats now and then, also fishing boats, found at No. 77 Chambers street, in more roomy and comfortable
thourh loudestin proclaiming their accomplishments in the nautical why does nosome one persnade thesy men they are throwing their lives quarters than before.
line, will almost always be found among the most ignorant of preju- vay by not petting entbers? Kepey,
diced and the least capable of deliveringa sound, well dizested opinion ‘Kedge's" information about the Shadow races is hardly correct. Messrs, Hiram Sibley & Co, are now universrlly recognized as lead-
of any sort concerning the sport, They are as plentiful as blackberries ing seedsmen, Just now the firni are s boil desirous of obtain-
As @ practical yachtsman he must know the utter impossibili y of the ing all inforvhation caleulated to At them Tor the most intelligent ger-
and, we regret to say, Sal the most numerous in our clubs. ‘To this Shadow beating another yacht soc eaied to he fast by twenty- vice of their many customers inthe South, To thisend they ave of-
element must be aseribed the infantile crudities which serye to Keep five minutes over a Q-mile course except hy afluke, The Shadow's
away from club life, the graduates at the business and associates victory was dus to tlie fact that Madge had to hold her tuck and ran fering $500 cash in prizes for the best essays on gardening in the
With the name of American yaehtsinen an amount of boyishness and outof the wind owing to broken spreader, while Shadow hove about Southern States. ‘These essays must come trom those practically ac-
verdpncy yery far from atbractive or complimentary, ‘To say that as and -took a fresh vein home, Tha second day's match was a fair one
quainted with all the eonnibiane Bileghiai the subject; and the decision
a body on clubs are yet green op Btass is to record What is discernable in_every Woe and completely denies the fishy tales Toperding their respactiye merits will be made by well-known and ad-
upon the most casual inspection, for itis the truth that not one of our about Shadow's mittedly competent judges. Full patliculars can be obtained hy ad-
eae, which originated with interested. and prejudiced parties and
plus, not even the oldest of them all, cn compare in sailorlike ac- found yent in Boston papers. The Shadow is a smart boat, Ohieass peer Sibley & Go,, Seadsmen, at either Rochester, N. ¥,, or
probably 0, I,
 Fre, 23, 1882 | FOREST AND STREAM Nae

Rifle and Trap Sheoting. BOSTON, MASS). Feb. 20.—The conditions sere quite tronblesome,
the wind blowing from about dné north, snd tle eht was excessively
glatine The scores male in fie various matches shot are appended:
Cranimoor Match,
Ep tieoi
1882.
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D. P. Boyden.... .... 445548304442 oC, W. Green....... 6441934343 135 Male, saeassetee sees nes 0741011111012 01711201 1—16
IRST prize to be ten monogram meals, présented by the Worusn Sharpshooters’ Match. AWVALSORI. Gait fe, oe fa 0 1110171007707 017000-12
AND STREAM AND Rop anp Gon. Second prize 5)) per cent.
of | A, @. Adains.,.,....,.A680108G596—%5 Bs Anson........... (E87 H4483—66 AETSEV (2) agen alse aE a O1O7T7T71T101T71217104 1—16
entrance fees; thitd prize, 30 per cent,; fourth prize, 20 per cént. B. G. Warris.....-... HasOs7e710N—73. CG. Crocker... . . ..8b469475—63 ATERAUE. ped ehdo acca nce st 1011010001111110170011
Open to team from any organized rifle club. J. Ni Frye eae: 10588109 481093 STIS Tas Swe Be OR ee Bens 5 00172177071101111001710—13
Conditions—Teams—Each team shall consist of ten men, The Novelty Mateh (Rest). Van Schaick 1070110100111111000—2
teams participating must be comp of members of the yariotts G.W. Whiteomb,
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clubs which they represent, Rifles—Limited to ten pounds in weight; J. B. Fellows. __....88991089101010—91 A. Anson......-- 659105661097—7U Lundie,.... 111101110011101001 1—18
tninimum pull of trigger, three powhds; 22-100 cal. Téams mAéy fur- J. Baxter... .... 10101010891 01086—91 Montgomery. L00000000T0T1101L01T10—8
nish their own rifles and ammunition, or use those at tte gallery, as Badge Match No. 8. TIS WOT on). Hee aes H1011701171000170711 00-11
they may desire, Number of Shots—Ten by each competitor. A Os Gould). 00... bid44155555—1b 4B, Anson. ...,..... .5id4hbd544—15 A dense fox, a dark day, and alightning-trap account for the very
Sighting shots—Two shots willbe allowed each commpetitor. Posi- J, B. Fellows. ........- Asso ot—th 6G) Crocker, .,..4-;. 4545464435—14 indifferent scores made—Guo. A, WILsoN. Sec.
tion—Oilf-hand. Targels— 200-yard pte , according to thé régula- ALBANY, N, Y., Feb: 16.—The third and final competition in the
tions of the N. R. A., reduced in proportion to the range &t the gallery. MINNBAPOLIS, Minn., Feb. 16—The regular weekly shoot of the
vifle club was held yesterday at the range near the university in antici- Hstelle match at Rensselaerwyek. Weather unpleasant, and wind
Practice—No. practice allowed on the day of the match, Witvance nothing to speak of. Good scores were male, and, alter an exciting
Fee—Vive dollars to be paid at, the office of tha Porasn anv Strrmasr, pation of the match which will come off at the tange next Wednes-
day afternoon between teams trom 56. Pauland home club. Followy- contest, the match was won by Capt. Fitch, with 46 out of the possible
No, 39 Park Row, N. Y. ‘The match to be governéd by the rules of the 50. The details of the match are as follows:
WN, R.A, relating to teams. ing is the score at 200 yards, off hand, tle best possible score being
fifty points: Estells Match—300 Yards.
The above tournament will be shot during the month of March and
will be in many respects similar to the contest carried on during the APE MNS ee | MN reac chet ey eraser neh Shoda tel Win EFBitch;
MS TN Bal $..< i. -csce cece cee eeea eee wren 545545455446
Winter of 1879 under the direction of thispaper, The intentionis to hie rival SEB ee oreSe sf nFps CSG hoh dB aly aie oon oerere G H Charles, Bal8. we 45 4644545545
pate the team captains to fix upon a siitable gallery in which to Gallison 4 OW) A, Willams, 2. -. --.42225 24209 @ White, Bal S......... iy 71 Rada 5 hd HAG
ave the records made, and there ought to beat least a dozen teams ELHa Dib ev ped ee FOSS be epee UAE A CRONE: J. Wiener Nn. iets vs 38 eee Williaa SI aah
SUBETAMER BAL Lil a,Akh eit wie oe Me
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contending for the mastery and the elégant tvophies now under pre- GabTea Bilisete RK. HH, Stas... EDO rabhaarecaaenete
a Senate ee Ming oe ietent as se ae Pee 43408395 3 432
paration. The entries will close on March 6, and the date of prelimi- Pentsnson nea Pe P.O, Qiratr
Seventeen duplicate scores were made.
mary meeting of captains will be announce in the issue of March 9. | Weeks...|. 41
The shooting to take plaice during the month of March. All teams Muél interest is talcenin the match to come off next Wednesday, SCHUTZEN NOTHS.—The regular annual gencral meen of the
intending to enter should do so atonee, so aS to Haye a voice in the ald as the St. Paul team werd beaten last Washington's birthday, the Newark Shooting Society took place January 17, JH&2. The meeting
meeting. boys feel pretty certain they can down them ogain this year. ‘The was well attended. After the reading of the minutes the Board of
Gonsidevable interest is shown by the Newark elubs, several of six best shots aboye will constitute the team, Directors presented to the assemblage their report for the year 1881,
whom have already entered, and there promises to be much friendly
A NEW PISTOL—The English Government, according to a Lon- in which social, as wellas financial progress was stated, Alter the
rivalry between them and the New York men. The Seppenfeldt Rille
(lon paper, is making some experiments looking to the use By.the army. reading of the report, which was adopted with approbation, the of
Club, of this city, have also entered. nuyy, Ivish constabulary, and other government service, of a new ficers and directors for the year 1882 were elected as follows:
weapon, the mitraillense pistol, in which there are four barréls, President, Gollfried Krueger: Vice-President, F. H. Wismer;
ist Shoot-
which dre loaded at once by a patent quadruple cartridge biz enough ing Master, August Begerow; 2d Shooting Master, George Hartmann;
HELVETIA RIFLE CLUB.—The following is the programme | to afford good hold to the fingers. Forty shots per minute can be dis- Treasurer, John Klenert; Secretary, A. C, Frummann: Financial See-
adopted by the Helvetia Rifle Club for their shooting duting 1882, for charged, and the empty cartridges ejectel automatically. As there retary, William Schmander, Jr, Directors—Dr. Frank Lehmacher,
member's only. Theirshoots aré held at the grounds of A. G. Genez, isno opening througi which any gas can escape, the weapon can he William Kraft, Joseph Hensler, Christoph Lehmacder, Henry A.
170th street and Boston avenue, There are five series of contests. put to the shoulder when aiming, and there are no screws, ham- Haussing, Franz Haefeli, Albert Metz, Albert Seitz, August .A. Sippel
For precision shooting: Distance, 200yds.; 2-inch ring target with 12- mers or projections to catch the clothing, reins or accoutrements. and Otte Hilpert. The following named gentlemen were electeu as
inch bullseye to be used, Each member is allowel a maximum of Above all, there is no fear of 4 jam or the weapon becoming unser- a committeé to revise the books of the financial minagement of the
three tiekels (len shots each) a series, The total number of points of viceable from overheating, The pistol will take the ordinary govern- Society: Albert Hahn, Conrad Brandt and Ernest Adam. For letting
each shooter to form his aggregate of tie year. Tn case of tiss, pre- ment cartridge, the Newark Shooting Park on South Orange avenue, South Orange
cedénceis given 1, to hits; 2,to highest number of tickets. Handi- Township, Essex County, N. ¥., the board presnted to the general
eap: Five per cent. allowed for open sight and three pounds pull, but ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb, 14.—The gallery shooters here are Nard at meeting sealed proposals which were opened and read. The park
no cleaning. Members having shot at last four series, and showing an work practicing up for their match with the Leadville team, and a was rented for one year with the privilege for two other years, under
improvement in the last two over the first two, will be entitled to pre- challenge has been sent to the Cincinnati Rifle Club. Capt. Schaaf, the same conditions, to Messrs. Charles H. Wage and Gustay Meister,
miums. Time shooting: Target same as in precision shooting. Time our gallery master, who has been captain of 88 different rifle clubs, as the highest bidders.
limited totwominutas. Repeating apparatus not to be used; carbines sSays'that the better class of people in St, Louis are giving much at-
notallowed, The number of points, hits and shots to form the year’s tention to shooting, and that he has among his patruns some of the THE NEW YORK RIFLE CLUB held their regular monthly meet-
ageregate of cuch shooter, In case of ties, preference is,given to the | best amateur shots in the United States, There is, he says, every in- ing last Thursday evening, at which there was a good representarion
highest number of one, to pomts; two, to hits; and_tlivee, to shots. ditation that 8. Louis will be able ‘to trot ont as fine a lot of gentle- of the members, After electing sixteen new members and transacting’
Preminms will ba given as follows: For the most bullseyes and shots men shols” as any cily in the Union, and they enter into the sport other business of inyportance, the meeting adjourned, but al the re-
With a1 average of atleast seven shots per minute; also, to those niak- with vim, placing themselves entirely under his coaching. He is also quest of Capt. F. J. Donaldson, they remained a few moments, and he
ing an average of nige shots per minute, with atleast seventy per in receipt of letters from some society ladies who wish to learn rifle then, with a neat little speech, presented to Sergeant T, J. Dolan, of
cent, hits, Fall shooting: Festival to be held in October, 1852; to Tast shooting, but who of course cannot visit his gallery like their lords do. the 12th Regiment, the prize which he had won in the Secretary's
one day, Prizes for provision aud time shooting to consist of yolun- Heis casting about for an idea which will materialize into a very Match of 1881, at Creedmoor. The trophy is a handsome gold watch,
tary contvibutions collected among the members and of funds far select shooting gallery for ladivs only—in the up-town districts. where elegantly engraved and suitably inscribed with the name of the win-
nished hy the treasurer, the amount of which to be decided upon atithe ladies may heeome season snbseribers and yisit the gallery with their ner and that of the donor, Capt. Donaldson. There is now progress-
chib meeting. Every Iinember showing complete tickets for three daughters. The thing is to be very exclusive im all its surroundings ing at the cluba Surprise Match, during the month of February for
series or more is entitled to praey alid premiums. Conditions: Rifles and not open to casual shooters. twenty prizes. The question is, “What are they?’ No one imovws.
limited to 18lbs. and .45-cal, No artificial rest, Only finished car- They are all to be done up as nearly alike as possible and cach man,
tridges allowed. Cleaning at option of competitor. Members absent MANCHESTSR, N. H., Web. 16, 1882.—.\, few of the members of the according to his score, is to draw one. Thus the pooresh score may
or sick at the time of the shooting days appointed and, in cousequence, Manchester Shooting Club, met on the club grounds this P. M., and in- draw thebest prize. This keeps up the excitement and the members
not able to shoot the respective serie tickets, may be allowed, on dulged in glass ball shooting, Conditions: Holden trap, 18 yards rise, are hard at work putting up big scores. We congratulate the club on
written application to the secretary, to shoot them onalater oveasion. 5 balls each man, ifs prosperous condition and increasing membership. Their rooms
Shooting masters: Chas. F, Lutz, 5. Buzzini, Wor the executive com- are finely fitted up and.the members are ever pleasant and courteous,
mittee, 5. Huber, pres.; R. Weidmann, sec. The officers for the year NEWARK.—The third tournament of the Newark Central Rille As-
ave: J, Huber, President; Theo. Hattmann, Vice-President; Saml. sociation takes ee this week at the Plymouth rifle range. 444 Broad
Rey, Thedsurer; and R, Weidinann, Secretary. st., Newark, N. J, The following clubs will compete: Essex, Uoiumbia,
O Greeley.,.....,.,..- Tow
SPRINGHFIBLD, MASS., Feb. 14, 1852.—The Rod and Gun Rifle Team First, divided between Plymouth, Frelinghuysen, Celluloid, Barnard, Warren and Amateur.
met at Piltsfield to-day, the Albany and Pittsfield Rifle Team for a Clark; third. F, J. Drake. The entrance fee is $5 a club. At the end of the tournament this
aria match, Conditions: 200yds, off-hand, man target, 10 shots Sweepstakes No. 2, money will be invested in three prizes for the three clubs making the
each. MW Wadley ee We Drake... ochun btdectoo 3 highest scores.
First Marcn, QIN eni Aas werent RE POC Wcictite, ose te ee des int2
Rod and Gun Rifle Club. E A Durgin 4 0 © Clare ye INTERNATIONAL MATCH CORRESPONDENCE.
Bunstend. ............ ) 10 §& 10 12 12 W 1 12 11—108 Ay COWeMsom.27.029 2e:a: Baa: 4 © Greeley HERE is a determination on the part of our American managers
vases 6 1 10 12 11 10 11 10 11—102 ist, Wadleizh; 21, French; 3d, Drake, to ‘‘bulldoze” the English riflemen into a cast-iron promise to send.
Wt 10 9 Tf S$ 11 10 9 12 10-97 Sweepstakes No. 3.
ae Sean ro, Olde ae | KowtO) «G2
a team over here in 1883. It begins to look very much as though
JiR aC elas i 2 Oe oe eee le, > EA Durgin ‘ through much insisting on this point the elitire match will beslaugh-
" W Y 10 1 10 1 F% Wt) = = Hi—485 M Wadileigh.. peeks SOUS orctaliewe Se See tered, Gen. Wingate makes a presentation of whith the Ameri¢éan
C Albany Rifle Club. A CO Watsor 4 CO Clark. . f managers, if not what the American public want, in the following
WE Eritch.:,..4.. ii 10 YW 12 1m FF 10 10 10 12-104 CJ Darrah.. .2 O Greeley letter which was recently sent to the British Committee;
CH.Gaus... _.. 21 0 10 IW a0 it 12 Bett Wo— 95 ist, Drake; 2d igh; od, Durgin. New York, Web. 10, 1582.
W F Miles 2m 9 10 G6 12 1 9 + 10 -8— 95 Sweepstakes No. 4,
Wa Renick.. BOT) 2. 8 100 0. oF 1k. 0— "4
My Dear Sir Henry—In my former letter Idid not explain fully
HeAeDureine oo arees hope: Ses aa 6 M Wadleizh....., e e pera 3 oun views in regard to the importance to us of a rebum mateh, bub
JT Miles, /......,...-.. 8 4 10 © 8 10 10 9 7% 9— 82—170 SY TDA lel woe wee -y--1-,4 GH Hubbard py nae
Suconp Maron. will endeavor to do so now, The valie of an international competition
CJ Darrah.......... oteon ee Cr Greeley yon: fees eet 2 to either country lies in the increased interest that it will deyelop in
Rod and Gun Rifle Club, Con rench sh tec coughs se Se bdees FASC WalsOuibata hve -aelenis 9

Tag
OB Ge Oy ti steers
Ace 10) 10) a as ty 9) td a2 6B 42-104 rifle shooting among its citizen soldiers. As I presume you ave aware
; woe Durein; 2d. Drake: 3d. divided between Hubbard and Wad- the number of those in this country who have shot with military rifles
Bumsteaid.... .......- Ww 3 10 OW AF dt dd 10° di—103 eig¢h,
Barrett... 224. Beep scen dt 9 “8 10 dt di i 12) Y 10—100 at ranges over six hundred yards is yery few, and these few dre con-
Sweepstakes No, 5. fined almost entirely to Creedmoor. Our climate will not permit of
Cooley ...... . Www 9 WwW F i 1 9 i 9 EA Durgin,.....--...... ..5 A CO Watson practice much before April, and the time remaining for the selection
Vanvilack... oe ae 8 8D) et === 99. CED EU CE pare tegun ete 5 G H Hubbard of the team is so short that a general practice for places can hardly
Chapin. _.. . 12. S26 weeeiee 11) ST Gs “Seen 9S 15y Mo Wadleiehe 0. ey eee set WO Greeley iv aialyeu
utes onic ete be expected. Consequently the niinbér of competitors will pe few
Henne 4...+s PS BNO eR. ie oO: sh RE 88 ist, Durgin; 2d, divided between Wadleigh and Hubbard.
VALSOR eee etic s , 9 di if 9 9 10 8 10 G— 94—794 and the team itself cannot reasonably be expected to be q particularly
Sweepstakes No, 6. strong one. Neither will any particular interest in military shooting
Pittsfield Chas, EHTAS OURS IE h tet hry etek), lee PHL CU St inte s rds ek esis 4 be expected to result from ils selection.
TARAS Arte. ett y-twee nig dda 6 8 Oh) OY dh 1 42 10) eine G H Hubbard.....,.. ; AR es TOTO ea ea a Oe, 1
EE GUE VAS ee thot lie)= lehone Tim 9 1 9 8 0 17 1) 9—100 But if if understood that a return match in 1883 will follow, the Nati-
ist, Durgin; 2d, French; 3, Hubbard, J. E, Wi onal Guard of the various States will prepare themselves vigorously
ADOT Ht Abe ents©apeWook Vaabh otis SOS ae hee Rife es:7 tobe properly represented upon it and their general shooting be
efe: hoyc lsh eR aya 9 7 9 1 98 YY 10 11 10 10— 95 CINCINNATI INDEPENDENT SHOOTING CLUB.—Feb, 16.—
illips. .- 2 8410 9 Tdi wit 9 8 96 Weekly shooting this time was at the new explosive clay balis nade sréstly improved. Our National Rifle Association and the general
Gorham. 8 30 7 IT BA 9-1 12 7— 98 by Folz & Woeber. Raining all afternoon: and shooter had to wade publicare therefore yery strenuons in désiring that such a match
Whipple. - Neeser Gaon “Te i CI dee Weigh ate oso through mud three inches (ee from the shelter to the shooting stand, sh#ll be fehdered certain, So long as it is in doubt there is great diffi-
THO lets seenlsspe-- COSCO RO — TE
— 3 but all enjoyed the shooting inder the circumstances. The following culty in obtaining that public interest whtch the matter deseryes and
is the score at 20 balls: which, is imdispensable to make it a success,
NEW ORLEANS, La., Heb. 15,—Thé rifie experts turned out in full Henry Oyerman.....,..- .. OIITIAZII170—8 12177111111 T hope, therefore, that your association will agree upon it.
foree last week, at Clinton's Gallery, 24S5b. Charles street, and made Peter Kessler. ,.... 1111110111-—9 1111111111—j FPieuse cable me on receipt of this of its final decision.
some starting good scores ab the new si-yard range, on the third Wred Shoeltge.......0......-.. 11i7011111—9 112111111110 Sincerely yours, GEORGE W. WINGATE,
floor, The followingis the seote: Captain Gluckowsky 11021110118 11011111119 Sir Henry Sr. Jonn Hatrorp, London.
Taam Shoot—Possible 604, BYVAL EAS eee Ee = tated 1010111011—7 11149101111—8
TREC UMIOGOT. Perla tht eld binaeselee Carlisi eel eer) 76 88—B85 John
J Hovyekemp.,.... ~-seel111101111-4 1111401111—9
UMS LCD)oo nie bape Bac a atog eine een 78 T4—Pe4 459 Val Vohiman..._,.._.-.......1110111111-? 11011101115 THE WIMBLEDON RECORD.
Wri Weiss. .... bs 4 Oe Peeep 79 80—235 L Rosenfeller..-_...,.--.--.-4111111101—#) 11111111110
Mis yer bepress ay gee sensi kaos shee eb 2 (4 74-220-455 John BanerJdr,.,,,.,-..-,-.-.0110101101— 1111011101-8
HE only match on the Wimbledon common meeting which corres-
ponds with our proposed International Military mateh is that
0). Phil Donald 1101010110—6 10711111110—8
mown as the Queen's prize contest. This is in two stages. Worthe
9 81 81 82-402 James Robinson 1011011101-7 1114111111—10
first stage any volunteer may enter, and the shooting is over the 200,
79 7% 80 80-898 500, and G00yds. ranges, 7 shots at each range, making a total possible
80 78 80 79 79396 FIRST GERMAN GUN CLUB, New York.—Chib grounds at New of 105 points. The sixty marksmen leading the list are then purmitterd
pera 1, Feb. 15, match at 10 birds each, handicapped rises. Score +o shoot in the second stage, firing {shots each at S00, 900 and 1,W0yds.
EE W 79156 as follows:
John Devoushive.......75 79—154 Wm Glaceum, 21yds. 0111101001—7 Er Genner..... Qi —6 making
1011001011 a similar possible total of 105 points, It was im 1875 that the
circular subdivisions on the targets were introduced, and in that year
ar 7 79—156 Chas Grainger.21
DrG Hudson..21
'
*!
10101111017
io1oni01—7
_H Zahn....,...21
J Glaceum.....26
8s
**
0019770100—5
10010NnoI—5
the short range target had a bullseye of § inches in diameter, a centre
of 16 inches in diameter, an inner of 22 inches, and a general field for
J G@ Eléin,..... Qi! qiWooldi0—f LMaisch:...... 21s O1OI11110—7 the outer of 40inches diameter. Wor the mid range target the sizes
L Bauerband,.21 ‘' O101010110—5 Chas Nagel....21 * (101 100100—4+ were a bullseye of 22 inches diameter. a centre of 88 inches, an diner
OW Pfaender.29 * 1101111711—9 Tr Sebiller,...25 * 0010000110—8 of 54 inches, and an outer of 70 inches diameter, It should be remem-
AGE Se EL: 25° Widdid—9 FP Bockeliann 21 ** 1101001111—7 héred, too, that at 200yds. the prone position was allowed. Under
ated.
HE SQUpM ary t) oo! say tent “Bleed CG Grogs, ate theeae 78 80 Ties shot off at 2fyis..5 birds: Pfaender killed 4. toval 13; Gotz these conditions, MeVittie led in that year with 88 points, while at the
The above scores were made at the new 32-yard range just com- killed 3, total 12. second stage Pearse was the leader with points. The long range
pleted. talrets at the second stage being the same ae those now iu use,
ZBETTLER RIFLE CLUB.—New York, Feb, 14:—ifth competition In 1876, with the same target configuration, the first stage was won
GOMPANY B.—Tenth Competition lottery match, Go, '*B,’! 12th In- forthe gold match, Creedmoor targets, ten shots per nian, possible by Olley, with 85, and the second stage by Pullman, with 74 points.
fentry, at the Armory, Feb. 17, 1882. 50, gallery distance: O.G, Zettler 4), M. Dorler 48, J Levy 48, C, Jud- The year 1877 saw a shifting on the matter of targets at 200yis.; the
Private A Kingsland........-...... 0.06h§ 4455 5 4—82, handicap 1—31 son 47, H. Hoiges 47, M B Buel 47, D. Miller 46, B. Zettler 46, M. Klien bullseye was 6 inches in diameter, with a centre 12 inches in diam-
Private Geo F Hrfort,, 2.0.0 sic. - es 1: h4446 4 4-30, handicap 0—30 45, A Lober 48, J. O'Neil 43. BZ. eter, an inner of 24 inches, and an outer covering the remainder of a
Sergeant Jno L Paulding....-......... 44546 5 5—82, handicap 3—29 DELAWARE AND MARYLAND.—Philadelphia, Web. 17.—1I hand 4e4''f, larget slab. At the 500 and 600;ds. ranges, the figures were for
Sergeant A B Van Heusen_.,.........6445 5 5 422, handicap 3—29 you herewith score of un interesting match shot yesterday =f Hlicton, the bullseye, 24 inches, centre, 36 inchés, inner. 46 inches, and for
Corporal Jno HT, Sanders... -.6 5 5 4 4 4 431, handicap 2—29 d,, the rival parties being respectively of Delaware and Maryland. outer the 6x6ft. slab. The position rule at 20Uyds. remained as in
Corporal Wim Buri 4454543 5—29, handicap 1—25 the first two being of Delaware and the last two of Maryland. Con- 18/5. Hobbiss led with 88 at the first stage, while Jamieson was the
Private U H Wood... 44445 4 5—30, handicap 327 ditions of match25 birds each man, 21yds. rise, find and Handle for wiliner of the sécond stage with 70.
Private D Rafferty..... 243454 4 5—2). handicap 2—27 each other. The Delawares were lacking in experience antl were oul- Jn 1875, the bullseye at 200yds. was imereased to ai 8-inech circle, bul
ETEVuPE Oe LBACN yy Lh etal alee neae 855444398 handicap 127 birded, otherwise tha resmlb inight lave been different, Their amyhu- otherwise the targets were unchanged. The leaders in that year were,
Private Dt DEATHS. oes ele ee 48444 4427, handicap i—26 nilion evidently bad noi been properly looked after, for Holmes eee in the first stage, with 95, and Rot, in the second stage,
Private A A Brewer ......05 0-0... Ho 4S a8 do Bs), tect ceneoe clearly hit eyery bird he shobat, Williams is’ good Clean shot, being with 78.
At the same Rewies a rite club was organize as Co, B,” well mp in the science of shooting, all of them being counted No, 1 Tn 1879, there had heen no change i the target, and the top scores
fantiry Rifle Qlub, Its objects ure improvement of markmanship stood, Mac Donald, with 96 in the first stage, and Taylor, with &3 in the
amohe the members. Only active hotorary menibebs, and honorary duel-shorters. Score:
Delaware. seeond.
discharged mombers of Co, “8,7 18th Infantry, are eligible tb mem- Radcliffe, Milford,..... ......,10011 11110 O010)1 J 11111—20 The year 1880 saw fine shooting in the first stage, when Scott
bership. Regular officers will be élected oh the 3d of March. At Holmes, Dover,...,......-.....01000 OM11 1111 01011 11111—16—36 totaled 102 inthe possible 105, and in the second stage Ferguson
ieee U. E, Woodis temporary chairman, and A, a a 5ecre- P : Maryland. reached 74. The improyements were due in large measure to the ad-
ary. The annual meeting will be held on the ist lay of ch, Williams, Port Deposif...-...,.11011 didi 10011 11110 11111—22 mirable weapons which were coming info use under the mora liberal
each year. Regular meetings Ist Friday each month. Barnes, North Wast......-..,.-11i17 Olt 10000 11140 01011—17—39 rules of the council, Last year the leading man at the first stage was
LYNN CENTRAL SHOOTING CLUB,, Lynn, Mags,, eb, 14, 1882.— Imay add that Barnes was troubled with & stiff neck from a boil, Major Pease, with 96, and at the second stage, Private Beck. another
Match No, 3, l
seorus made in the above match were as follows: and may nét have been at his best, while Racicliife qvas shooting an Devon man led with 86. :
BW Webster........1111111111—10 JH Frost... .-.-.111111411—10 over-loaded light muzzle-loader, which placed. ie at a disadvantage; In mukiig éstitnates from these figures ih shonld be borne in mind
JP Randall.....,....111111011-9 FA Johnson., .111111i111—10—49 notwithstanding which he made the best st®aight. score, With some that they represent the supreihest difort
of a gréat conipany of shots
HW George,.,,,,., J1111111—10 BW. Ww. coaching and practice he would make a hard men to beat,—W, H, W, and that the faylis quite marked even within the next few scores,
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trated, a thorough and complete guide book to Already in the Market and Known

Dr, Gordon Stables, R. N.

the Rangeley Lake region, Kennebago, Cupsuptic,
Parmachnee and Connecticut Lakes and the head to be Reliable. Large Number of Special Prizes
waters of the Connecticut, Mazalloway, Androscog-
gin, and Dead rivers; illuminated covers, tinted TWYFORD BERKS, ENGLAND,
paper,.820 pages, 60 illustrations and a large map,
made mostly from accurate surveys. Price, posi- AUTHOR OF THE Epwarp Greece, Hse., President
pal, by mail, 50 cents. OHARLES A. J. FARRAR,
amaica Plain, Mass. j
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY SPORTSMEN. “PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C. J. PALMER O’N=EIL, Vice-President.
For full particulars address, giving references, Exports champion and other pedigree dogs of an. C, A. STEVENS, Esq., Treasures.
reed! Send for i 2 %
R. L. 8., this office. C. B. Eipen, Esq., Secretary.
DOG BREAKING “PLAIN HINTS TO WOULD-BE BUYERS.”
Price 10 cents, post free, Gives addresses of prin-
BY HOLABIRD- cipal English breeders,
Ou the Stud.

POINTERS
A GOOD BOOK FOR THE MONEY. Price-Lists, etc., can be had of

GROUSE DALE.
Price 25 Cents. CHAS. LINCOLN, Supt.,
FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. Loc'x Box 303, Pittsburgh, Pa,
Winner of Chicago Field Cup and Puppy Entries close February 25,
|
Stakes at meeting of Hastern Field Trials FOR SALE, “=

=, Club run at Robbins’ Island, Dec. 1879; also HENRY W. LIVINGSTON,

WN'S PATENT ist in All Aged Stake of same Club, Noy. CARE OF THIS OFFICE. SIXTH ANNUAL
GUN CLEANER.
THE BEST A
30, 1881, and winner of American Hield Cup
OR RED IRISH SETTERS AND COCKER SPAN-
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)
Cleaner and Oiler
For Breech-toading
in market,
arms
for best dog or bitch in the trials of 1881,
Will serve a limited number of approved
iels of the most fashionable blood, address
CHAS. DENISON, Hartford, Conn. Septi5,tf New York Dog Show,
For One Dollar, one Cleaner, Patchés, Brush’
|tn and full directions sent free of postsre. |
bitches at $40, EMASKETT KENNEL, N. H. VAUGHAN, PRO-
ordering give calibre
of gun. Send for circular prictor, Middleboro, Mass. Sporting dogw Given under the auspices
Address T. YARDLEY BROWRA, Patentee. Address, broken and handled, also a number of broken dogs
READING, Es,
a for sale. Dogs and puppies boarded on reasonable
WM. A. BUCKINGHAM. terms. P. O. Box 335. Sept22,tf —OFr THE—
NORWICH, CONN.

WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB,

OR SALE, A NUMBER OF WELL BRED AND
well broken pointers and setters, also dogs
avantet, boarded and broken, satisfaction guaranteed. Ad-
“BEAU.” dress H. B. RICHMOND, Lakeville, Mass. Sept22,tf
GENTLEMAN WISHES TO HIRE FISHING IMPORTED BLACK SPANIEL AT THE STUD, —WILL BE HELD AT THE—
privileges on some*good salmon river, for sa ULEOUT COOKER SPANIEL KENNELS.—FOR
fifteen days during the eae season. The Resti- FHE $35.00. Cockers of all ages and colors, dogs, bitches
poncee Tegion preferred. ease reply, stating and puppies, address with stamp, ROB’T WALKER
APPROVED BITCHES, $20.00.
ocation, terms, &c., to this office. AN ae Pm
e623, 36. This famous spaniel has won twenty-one prizes
Franklin, Del. Co., N. Y. July21,té
American Institnte Fair Building,
and cups, and is sire of noted prize winners on the ORY O’MORE KENNEL.—THROROUGHBRED
Tee QUAIL FOR STOCKING THE , red Irish setter puppies for sale, by Champion Third Ave. between 68d & (4th St.,
Marshall’s Creek club grounds. Address ED. English show bench. Rory O’More out of Norah O’More (Berkley-Tilly)
HUFFMAN, Marshall's Creek, Monroe County, Pa., and Ga; Jcho-Fire Fly). Full pedigrees. W. N

April 18, 19, 20 and 21,

ord. A. MALONE, Haskin Lodge, Tremont, N. Y. Will book a few orders from ‘“‘Bean”’ out of im- CALLENDER, Albany, N. Y, Dec29,tf
State price per dozen. feb23, 1b. ported prize-winning bitches from $20.00 up, age
and qualify considered. Address, with stamp for OR SALE—A HANDSOME LIVER AND

1882.
white pointer dog, 18 months old, is thoroughly
Sor Sale, pedigrees and prize winnings, trained on woodcock, ruffed grouse and quail, is very
staunch and fast, a good retriever and sold for no
RIVERSIDE COCKER SPANIEL KENNEL, fault. Price reasonable. L. J. O’CONNOR, Mer-
rimac, Mass. feb16,2t.
SHOOTING. Lock Box 33. Claremont, N. H. Prize Lists can be had of
HE ADVERTISER, WHO IS IN A GOOD
Three shares for sale in a shooting club, givin shooting section of Virginia, with long experi-
Black Spaniels.
shooting Vee
marsh on Lake St. Olair, abounding in ducks of all BOB II, imported, black; First, Strabane, Porta-
down, Kilmarnock, Belfast, and London, Ont.
ence of breeding and breaking dogs, has room for
three or four setters or pointers to board or break; CHAS. LINCOLN, Superintendent.
has first-class accommodation on his own farm.
Special, Franklin, Pa. Stud fee, $15. Gan refer as to ability to two Field Trial Judges in
BENEDICT, imported, black; first and special, this country. Address, ‘‘VIRGINIA” care of this Office, 23 Park Row, Room 10,
New York, 1881. first Atlanta, 1881. $20. paper. feb16,38t.
Puppies by above also by BRAG, first and special,
‘ood stable, ice house and dog kennels. Splendid New York, 1881, for sale. Price from $10 upward.
focality for breaking dogs, HORNELL SPANIEL CLUB, Hornelisville, N. Y. Fe SALE.—A FINE SETTER BITCH, 16 NEW YORK CITY.
Nov3.tf month, by Deacon (St. Elmo—Maida) out_of
Belle (Bob I.—Jet). Price low. A. W. PEARSALL,
Huntington, L. 1, N. Y. feb23,2t.
Cameron Kennel.
Beagle Hounds bred for bench and field purposes.
RALLY (Sam-Dolly); stud fee, $25.
]Rie es OF BASTHRN FIELD TRIAL WIN
ners of 1880, printed on fine tinted paper, will be
ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 8d,
further information address D. C. PLUMB, Niagara, RAC (Rally-Louise); stud fee, $25. sent post-paid for 25 cents each, or the five for $1.
Canada. feb9,3 GOLAN CAMERON, Brickeryille, Pa. . CO., 89 and 40 Park
Dec29,tf
ROOK TROUT.—EGGS AND FRY FOR SALE,
also trout for table use. Address F. W. EDDY, N THE STUD.—WIRE-HAIRED FOX TERRIER
Tyke, recently imported from Mr. Wm. Carrick,
OR SALE CHEAP.—A VERY FINE LITTER
Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!
Randolph, N, Y. jand, tf.
Jr., Carlisle, England, winner of 2d Wolyerhampton.
of fine Ivish setter pups, having the combined
plood of the celebrated champions Elcho, Plunket teadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs,
1880; ist Alexandra Palace, 1881, and VY. H. C., and Rory O’More; also an Irish bitch, 8 months
OR SALE—ONE OF WM. ELLIS’ LONDON Crystal Palace, same year. Stud fee $25. Address A BANE TO FLEAS—A BOON TO DOGS.
old, having one cur of Hlcho and two of Plunket,
celebrated D. B. M. L, shot-guns, but little used. NEVERSINE LODGH KENNELS, Guymard, Orange also a beautiful native bitch, one year old, with This powder is guaranteed to kill fleas on dogs or
Cost $%) to import. 26-inch, 12-gauge, 81% Ibs., Co,, N. ¥. Jan19,t£. good pedigree. Address, E. J. ROBBINS, Wether- any other animals or money returned. It is put up
Damascus barrels, and extra handsome stock nicely field, Conn. tf. in patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, whi
checked and finely engrayed. Handles well and greatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious.
comes to the shoulder exactly as a gun should.
Light and handy, just the gun for brush shooting
for partridge and woodcock. Price $50 cash. J. G.
Ghee Hennet. Price, W cents by Mail, Postpaid,

MORRISON, Ashland, Grafton Co., N. H. feb23,1. Areca Nut for Worms in Dogs.
TUD BOOK N. A. KE. C—BLANKS FOR MAKING A CERTAIN REMEDY,
entries of dogs, not previously registered, in the Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with the
OR SALE—W. W. GREENER L. B. SHOT GUN, second volume of the N, A, K. C, Stud Bookarenow
10-gauge. Price $50. H. 5. HALE, Bellefonte, directions for use.
ready, and can be obtained by addressing N. ROWE,
Pa. fehb23,1t. Box 384, Chicago, 1. In all instances a three cent Price, 50 cents per Box by Mail
stamp must be inclosed for postage. Only one dog Both the above are recommended by the ‘‘ Forest
R SALE—1 W.& C. SCOTT & SON DOUBLE can be registerod on a blank. Fee for registering OR SALE.—FINE COCKER SPANIEL DOG and Stream and Rod and Gun,”
B. b, . Wine Damascus, 10-bore, 30-inch each dog25 cents. Entries close positively April 1. Trump, Good reasons for selling. Sold for
barrels, 9 Ibs 1 oz., 844 inch drop, low hammers, top Dogs, in the registering of which in the first volume no fault. Good pedigree. Warranted sound in CONROY & BISSETT,
teyer, double bolt, extra rib, patent forend, horn errors were made, can be registered in the second every way. Address, for further information, J. B.
yolume by paying thefee, 25cents. Foradog which KLIN®, Box 45, Newport, R. I. feb23,1t. 65 FuLTON STREET, - - NEw Yorx.
butt, finely engraved, chambered for 3-inch shell.
and extra wide across breech, dark stock, a beauty has died since the entry was sent for the second
yolume, another can be substituted by the same HENRY C. SQUIRES,
and extra fine shooter, close and hand, with 40 ROKEN DOGS—POINTERS, RED IRISH OR
zhellg and loading tools. Price $70. Is perfect; will owner, feb9, 7t. 1 CORTLANDT STREET, - New YORE,
English setters, 2. and 3 years old, dog or bitch.
send ©. O, D.; privilege of trial; sold for no fault.
Address L, A. DAVENPORT, Patentee of Davyen-
Stand on all game. Retrieve land or water. Can WRIGHT & DITSON,
OUNDS FOR SALE, G. W, WICKS, 93 spare a few at $50 each. Call or address with
port's Standard Trap, Davenport, N.Y. feb23,2t, Straight st., Paterson, N. J. feb23, 1. stamp, CHAS. F. KENT, Monticello, N. ¥. feb23,2t. ¥80 WASHINGION StREDT, - Boston, Mass.
———————————— SSE

FO SALE—STOCK, FIXTURES AND GOOD Y AT ME. SAM-

willof a gun and sporting goods business. Best QTup BEAGLE.—THE IMPORTED ENGLISH OR SALE.—A PURE BLACK AND TAN (NO
location and most rosperous business in the line in \3 beagle liound. Ringwood; white, black and tan white) Gordon setter bitch. The celebrated 5 to $20 res aah $5 Hon Adare
the West. <A goo trade established. Address W. ticked; 1344 inches high; weighs 17lbs,; ears spread Nat and Smut strain, No better blood in the world. STINSON & GO., Portland, Maine.
P. DAVIs & £ON, Kansas City, Mo. feb. 1t, idinches; full pedigres; stud fees $10, Address, N. Price $25. ROBERT WALKER, Franklin, Del. Co.,
ELMORE, Granby, Ct. N.Y. feb23,2t. AMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS.—_SECOND
OR SALE—WHOLE OR PART, LARGEST AND edition now ready. This story describes the
best oyster planting property in this country— OR SALE—A LIVER WHITE AND TAN OR SALH—FOUR HANDSOME MARKED trip of a party of Boston gentlemen to the Richard-
@hesapeake Bay—conyenient by rail or water to all Llewellin setter dog, 14 months old, partially Gordon setter pups bitches oyer five months old, son-Rangeley lakes, It treats of “‘camp life,” In-
cities. lendid terrapin grounds, duck shooting; broken. By Blue Dan (Dash IU1,-Opal) out of Flake. sired by Bailey’s Tom, formerly known as Doane’s doors and out, is amusing, iustructiye and interest-
title perfect, Investors Sear este an ruid-Swayzee.) Or will exchange for first class Tom, ex-Lucille, Marble’s Grouse, ex-Gay’s Pansey. ing; 224 pages, 12 illustrations. Price 26 cents.
fitable husiness, address GEORGE R. DUNN, reech-loading shot-gun. For pe and falfpedigrer: Address CHARLES H. SHE, Barrington Center. mail,pos aid) 80 cents. CHARLES A. J. PARRA,
Walnut st., Philadelphia. feb23,3t. Address, GEO. W. LOVELL, Middleboro, Mass, R.L feh23,16. Jamaica Plain, Mass.

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Philadelphia Fishing Tackle ASSOCIATED

| TO SPORTSMEN:
HOUSE. PATENTEBS of the PERFECTION” HAM- SOUTHERN RAILWAYs.
MERLESS GUN.
PATENTEHES of the ‘GIANT-GRIP” ACTION.
Richmond & Danyille
Line,
Atlantic Coast
Line,
Bay Line.
si The Pennsylvania R. R. Co,
Makers of high-class guns only to the individual THE Kespectfully invite attention to the
orders of gentlemen who cannot content themselves Preferred Routes to Florida SUPERIOR FACILITIES
with a gun taken down from the shelf of a gun store,
Tilustrated lists, photos and directions for measure- afforded by their lines for amen most of the
ment sent on application. TIME TABLW IN EFFRCT JANUARY 8, 1882.
TROUTING PARKS and RACH COURSES in. the
Middle States. These lines being CONTINUOUS
JQ W. TOLLEY, Patentees & Mannfrs, RICHMOND AND DANVILLE
Train 564. Leaves New Yark *4:30a.m. Phila-
LINE, FROM ALL IMPORTANT POINTS, avoid the difi—
culties and dangers of reshipment, while the excel-
A. B. SHIPLEY & SON, PIONEERR WORKS, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, delphia *7:05 a.m. Baltimore *9:45a, m, Arrives lent cars which run over the smooth steel tracky
Lynchburg 5:00 p. m. Danville *7:12 Ri m, Char- enable STOCK TO BE TRANSPORTHD without
failure or injury.

SPORTMEN’S DEPOT.
B08 COMMERCE ST., PHILA. lotte “5:00am. Atlanta *11:00a. m, There makes
same connections as No. 50 below, Pullman ears THE LINES OF THE
Washington to Atlanta, and Atlanta to New Orleans,
Manufasturersa of Fine Fishing Tackle of Train 52. Leaves New York 8;30 a. m, Pennsylyania Railroad Company
Every Description. (EspaBLisHEep 1836),
Limited Express, 10:00 a m. Philadelphia +11:45
First Premium at World's Fair at New York, and u.m, Baltimore {3:10 p, m. Richmond *11:25 also reach the best localities for
FOR SEA, RIVER OR BROOK FISHING. Centennial Exhibition. p. m. Danville *7:00 a. m. There connects
* Roads, Reels, Wlies, Leaders, Lines, etc.
REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS,
with No. 52 below.
mond to Danville:
Pulhnan Cars from Rich-
(227 This train connects Mon-
Gunning and Fishing
We make a# specialty of Wood and Rod Mountings days, Wednesdays and Fridays from Baltimore at
4:00 p. m, direct via York River Line for West Point in Pennsylyania and New Jersey. Excursion Tickets
for Amateur Hod Makers, Our Celebrated Betha- and Richmond and connecting there with Train 60. are sold at the offices of the Companyin all the
bara Wood is far superior to anything known for principal cities of Kane, Renoyer, Bedford, Cresson,
making rods, being stronger than split bamboo, and Train 52. Leayes New York {3:40 p. m. Phila-
delphia +5:45 p.m. Baltimore {8:55 p.m. Arrives Faenat Minnequa, and other welllmown centres
the spring and elasticity of tempered steel.
at Lynehburgh *4:45 a. m. Danville *6:57 a. m,
‘or
ces, 4147t. long, 14,35¢.; 34, 48c.; 114, 65¢.; 1, 85¢.;
Charlotte #1:05 p. m, Atlanta *12:05 n't; Macon
ligin. sqr., $1 each. ‘
nie Betcha Fly and Bait Rods and Split Bam-
boo Fly Rods recetyed the first premiums at the
KRIDER. *6:30 a.m. Montgomery *7:55 a. m. New Orleans
*10:02 p. m., 54hours from New York, Pullman Oars
TROUT FISHING, WING SHOOTING
STILL HUNTING.
AND

N.E, Cor, Second and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, New York to Washington, Washington to Charlotte
Centennial, Franklin Institute and Penna, State ALSO TO
and Charleston. Arrives at Columbia *7:00 p. m.,
Price list of wood and rod mounti ings free. Our GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, and Augusta 10:20 p, m, Savannah *8:45 p. m. Tuckerton, Beach Haven, Cape May, Squan, anc
#5-page new Dlustrated Catalogue of Bishing Tackle Fishing Tackle, Rods, Reels, Lines, Hooks, Flies,
Jacksonville *8;00 a,m, Leaye Columbia 6:15 p. m. ‘points on the New Jersey Coast renowned for salt
gent, post-paid, on receipt of ten cents In stamps, Leaders, Snoods, Artificial Bait, Fly Hooks, Charleston 5:55 a. m, Arrive Savannah 10:45 9, m. water sport after fin and feather,
Ete., Ete.
Jacksonyille 5:20 p, m. ;
Train 50. Leayes New York *9:00 p.m. Phila- L. P, FARMER, Gen'‘l Pass. Agent?
TO ANGLERS: (@$"Salmon, Bass and Trout Flies. Made to Order. delphia 12;30a.m. Baltimore 4:20a.m. Arrives at
Also ‘‘ Krider’s *’ Celebrated Center Enamel FRANK THOMSON, Gen'l Manuger.
Lynchburg *#2:20.p.m, Richmond, 11:30a.m. Dan-

JOHN ENRIGHT & SONS,

Split and Glued Bamboo Rods. ES , ville *6:00 p. m. Charlotte 12:25 a.m. Atlanta
Birds’ Eggs and Birds’ Skins in Great Varieties.

Chesapeake & Ohio R’y.

Taxidermy in all its branches.
*12:30 p.m, Macon “6:55 p. m. Montgomery *9:00
Spratt’s Patent Dog Biscuit. _ : .m, Mobile *5:14a.m. New Orleans *10:22 p. m.

Fishing Rod and Tackle Makers, Repairing of all Isinds, 24- Pullman Cars New York to Atlanta via, Lynch-
burg and Danyille and Atlanta to New Orleans,
Arrives Columbia, 5:38 a. m,.; Augusta, 9:52 a, m.: THE ROUTE of the SPORTSMAN and ANGLER
EAL SPANISH GUT FOR FISHING. GUT Savannah, 7:20 p, m.; Jacksonville, 5:30 p.m. Pull- TO THE BEST HUNTING AND FISHINU
Castle Connell, near Limerick, Ireland. has been sold at enormous profits by thé com- man Sleeper Greenboro to Augusta. GROUNDS OF VIRGINIA AND
bination. Price list sent free by mail. Buy only WEST VIRGINIA,
from the manufacturer’s agents, HERNANDEZ & ATLANTIC COAST LINE. Comprising those of Central and Pledmont Virginia
Reels and Lines to match balance of rods. No BOTHFELD, 121 & 128 Front street, New York, Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley. of Virginia, Allep—
ts. .All information respecting fisheries on the Train 40. Leaves New York *4:30 a. m. Phila- hany Mountains, Greenbrier and Néw Rivers, Kens-
annon in this locality, as also catalogues of our delphia *7:05 a.m. Baltimore *9:00 a. m. Arrives wha Valley, and including in their varieties of game.
at Ricteceat *2:49 p,m, Wilmington *11:50 p. m.
The Hunting Sight.
greenheart rods and general assortment of tackle, and fish, deer, bear, wild turkeys, wild duck, grouse
to be had on application. Charleston *6:45a,m, Savanunah*j0:45 4.1. Jack- quail, snipe, wood¢oek, mountain trout, bass, pike,
sonyille +5:30 p. m. Pullman Sleepers Washington pickerel, ete. }
to Charleston.

GEORGE HANCOCK,
Train 48. Leaves New York *9:00 p.m, W. Phila- Guns, fishing tackle and one dog for each eports-
LYMAN’S PATENT COMBINATION man carried free.
GUN SIGHT delphia *12;30 a.m, Baltimore #4:20 a. m. Arrives
at Richmond *11;30 a, m. Wilmiigton #9:55 p, m. THE ROUTE OF THE TOURIST,
Makes a Sporting Rifle perfect. | Send for Charleston *6:45 a.m. Savannah *10:45 9, m (se
circular containing full description. Ad- sonville 5:30 p. m1. Columbia *6;10a, m. Augusta through the most beautiful and picture Me scenery
dress, 9:52 a. m. acon *6:45 p.m. Savannah 3:20 a. of the Virginia Mountains to the Whi é Sulphur
WIELIAM LYMAN, mi. Jacksonville yia Augusta *5:30 Pp:m. Pullman Springs and other famous summer resort a.
Middlefield, Conn. Sleeping Cars New York to Savanna The ©. & O. R'y is reached by rail at TMuntington,,
W. Va., from the West, Northwest and Southwest:
BAY LINE. at Charlottesyille, V., from the North and Hast, and
THISIS™ Leaves New York 13:40 p.m. Philadelphia +5:45 at Richmond, Va., from the South.
The completion of the Peninsular Extension in the
is our Game Bag \ SSS p.m. Baltimore +815 p,m. Arrives at Portsmouth
Patentee and Manufacturer of the 79:00 a.m. Weldon 41:42 p.m. Raleigh +7:35 p.m. summer of 1881 affords
or Skeleton Coat. Wilmington *9:55 p.m. Charleston *6:45 a, m, Sa-
THE ONLY ALL RAIL ROUTE TO Hit
HANCOCK A) & “B? shows |
entrance into game
vannah *10:45.a.m. Jacksonyille +5:80 p.m.
lumbia *6;10 a. m. Augusta
(Co-
9:52 8. m. Savannah “YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL.”

Enclosed Fishing Reel pockets,

\ besides the game

This coat |N *7:20 a. m. Jacksonville via Augusta *6:30 p. m.
Pullman Sleeping Cars Weldon to Savannah.
*Daily. +Daily, Sundays excepted,
For reservation of berths, sections, and for tickets
antl establishes w continuous rail
mond, Va., and Huntington, W. V., between the
mouth of Chesapeake Pay and the Pacifie Ocean.
line, via Rich-

ASS — . pockets, time tables, and for all imformation, apply at 306
Washington street, Boston. 229 Broadway, New
H. W. FULLER,
We will send it to you postage York. 1348 and &&$ Chestnut street, Phila.. Comer G, P, & T. A., Richmond, Va.
paid for $2.00, of Calvert and West Baltimore streets, Baltimore.
zs 511 Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, and leading

Bromfield House, Boston.

Up‘Wh:
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DZ.eee HOLABIRD Ticket Offices East.

SHOOTING SUITS.
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ey

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“THE FISHING LINE.”

BEAUTIFULLY NICKEL-PLATED, WRITE FOR CIRCULAR.
With Folding Handle, Price, $4.00 UPTHEGROVE & McLELLAN,
VALPARAISO, IND.
TAKE THE
VINCENT BISSIG,
Grand Rapids and Indiana R. R.
Practical Gunsmith, Trout,
THE ONLY ROUTE TO THE
Grayling aud Black Bass Fisheries,
9 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK.
New and Second-Hand Guns, Pistols, etc., con- AND THEE
stantly on hand. Repairing of every description FAMOUS SUMMER, HEALTH AND GAME
done in the best manner and warranted. Guns RESORTS AND LAKES OF
bored to shoot close and hard. Pistol grips fitted to
Sent by TS
or by express,
3 repaid, on receipt of price,
beral discount to the trade.
stocks. Pin fires altered to central fire. Northern Michigan, HUROPHAN PLAN,
SHELLS LOADED TO ORDER. THE WATERS OF THE
P. O. Box 380, North Adams, Mass,
GRAND TRAVERSE REGION
| MESSENGER, Proprietor.
and the Michigan North Woods ave wisurpassed, if
THE BOSTON Aotele wid Routes tor Sportsmen, equaled, in the abundance and great yariety of fish
contained, Wild Fowl Shooting.
Shooting BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and the

Grand Fersoually Conducted Tour

famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found only in
these waters. SPRINGVILLE HOUSE OR SPORTSMEN'S.
Suit,
The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends Sept. 1.
Ron GRAYLING season opens June 1 and ends RETREAT, SHINNECOCE BAY, &, 1.
—TO— Noy, 1,
USED BY THE BLACK BASS, PIKE, PICKEREL and MUSGA- By a practical gunner and an old bayman, Has
CUBA and FLORIDA. |
Best Sportsmen LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the many
lakes and lakelets of this Territory, The Sportsman always on hand the best of boats, batteries, cte.,
in America, can readily send trophies of his skill to his friends with the largest rig of trained wild geese decoys ot
or “club” at home, as ice for packing fish can be the coast. The best ground in the yivinity of New
AND CALLED THA FINEST York for bay Bene shooting of all varieties. Speciah
had at nearly all points.
“SHOOTING suiIT UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF TAKE Your FAMILY WITH YOU. The seener attention given by himselt to guests. and sntisfac-
IN THE MARKET ! | of the North Woods and Lakes is very beautiful. tion guaranteed. Address WM, N. LANE, Good
Ground, L. I. Refers by permission to J. B. She;
F No discount allowed to dealers.
Soldvonly at Oak Hall, Boston.
LEW EH oe ALDEN. The air is pure, dry and bracing, The climate is
peculiarly beneficial to those suffering with herd, 801 Broadway, und Wm, Dutcher, &0 Broad-
way. N: Y, :
ims hee waere and Vests, Hay Fever and Asthma Afféections.
anne wind proof, are sold by eel | The hotel accommodations are excellent, and will
t $10, $12,
$5 and $7. Send for circulars, ne
All Expenses Paid. be largely increased in time for the season of 1882
by new buildings and additions, ST. CLAIRE HOTEL,
G. W. SIMMONS & SON, Buston. During the season ROUND TRIP EXCURSION Corner Ninth and Grace Streets,
TIC WILL BE SOLD AT LOW RATES, and | Opposite Capitol Square, Richmond, Va,
Leaving New York February 28, per steamer to attractive train facilities offered to Tourists. and

Flobert Rifles
Santiago, Cienfuegos, thence rail across the island Sportsmen, | STEPHEN HUNTER, ©. R. FUNSTEN,
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CORRESPONDENCE. seasons of the year we cannot, feel surprised that game grows In the matter of pistol models the want is still greater for >
THE Formst aND STREAM is the recognized medium of entertain- scarce, and already complaints are beginning to be heard models, and the collections are bare of anything save a few
ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. from certain sections of the South that the shooting is not oyer-ornamented samples of holster blunderbusses, fit only to
Communications upon the subjects to which its pages are devoted are what it used to be. In the old ante-bellum times the hunters produce a sensation on parade, What has been discarded,
respectfully invited. Anonymous communications will not be re-
garded. No name will be published except with writer’s consent.
were few compared with the whole population; but at the and when the valuable features of our present most compact
The Hditors are not responsible for the views of correspondents. present time almost every man and boy in the South owns a and accurate revolvers came into being, it is impossible to
firearm of some description. The havoc created by these tell, save perhaps by a delving search through the records of
SUBSCRIPTIONS
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May begin at any time. Subscription price, $4 per year ; $2 for six
months; to a club of three annual subscribers, three copies for $10;
come in after the shooting season in their own States has With our whirligig system of office holding and vacating,
five copies for $16. Remit by registered letter, money-order, or draft, closed, will surely tell on the supply of game in the Southern it may perhaps be too much to expect anything like the tech-
payable to the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, The paper States, bountiful and neyer failing as it may now appear to nical display of firearms of which we have spoken. It would
may be obtained of newsdealers throughout the United States and be. If action is taken by the different State Legislatures in ‘be comparatively easy now to form:such a display, but every
Canadas. On sale by the American Hxchange, 449 Strand, W. C.,
time, the evil day—when game shall be as scarce in the South year of delay diminishes the chance of getting models and
London, England. Subscription agents for Great Britain—Messrs.
Samson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London. as it is now in the North—may be indefinitely postponed; but examples of the discarded weapons which should find place
if no laws are passed, we must cither see the game extermi- on its shelves,
ADVERTISEMENTS. nated or else must recommend to landholders a general post-
Advertisements of an approved character only inserted. Inside
ing of their property. AHSTHETIOS OF ANGLING.
pagés, nonpareil type, 25 cents perline. Special rates for three, six
and twelve months. Reading notices 50 cents per line. Hight words
We have no doubt that the wild fowl canner above alluded NGLING “hath a devil of a fascination.” It was a de-
to the line, twelye lines to one inch. Advertisements should be sent to will be obliged, in one way or another, to abandon his yoted lover of its charms, who, one bright morning
in by the Saturday previous to issue in which they are to be inserted. scheme, even though ‘“‘thereis money init.” The Legislature when the wind came quartering exactly right and the ripple
Address all communications, will, undoubtedly, attend to his case very promptly; but even was just high enough, shouldered basket and rod and went
Forest and Stream Publishing Co.
- Nos, 39 ann 40 Park Row. New Yorr Crry, if that body should fail to perform so plain a duty, which we away to his favorite pool, all forgetful of the fact that it was
cannot believe possible, the local gunners will, no doubt, to have been his wedding day. What consternation there
drive him off so soon as his intentions become generally was, when no bridegroom appeared at the appointed hour
CONTENTS known. 4 and place. What hurrying to and fro, what whisperings
—
EDITORIAL. Fishing at Horton’s Point. and surmises, until some friend, understanding his laudable
A Wild Fowl Cannery. The Ten-Pounder. MUSHUMS OF ARMS.
Museums of Arms. More About Chub. weakness, ventured to suggest that the absentee had gone
4Hstheties of Angling. The Hel Question. i would naturally be supposed that in such a country as
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. FISHCULTURE. a-fishing.
A Sonnet; Salmon Work in Maine. this where so much and such rapid progress has been made The idea was scouted by those who were ignorant of the
Ottawa and St. Maurice Rivers. Natural Food for Ponds.
Game and Fish in Texas. Salmon in Scotland, in the matter of small-arm manufacture, the history of enticing powers of a morning when the angler recognizes all
NAtTuRAL History. THe KENNEL. the movement from the old-fashioned flint-lock of the Revo-
Crafty Feathered Fishers. Grouse Dale. the signs as being auspicious of a plethoric basket. It was
The Seal Islands of Alaska, Gordon Setters. lutionary epoch to the latest breech-loader, could be read in with doubting hearts that they followed up the trout stream
English Widgeon in New Jersey. Layerack Pedigrees.
GAME BAG AND GUN. Worms in Puppies some fine museum of arms, Such, however, is not the case, until there he was, playing afish, when the angry voice of the
Sperting Notes in Newfound-| The New Yori Dog Show. neither in this city nor at the seat of government in Wash-
d. Boston. Dog Show. was-to-be-groomsman brought him to a realizing sense of his —
A Record of Wing Shooting. Kennel Notes. ington, nor among the workshops of the Hast can any pre- neglect of the one he loved. ‘‘Heaven forgive me,” he cried,
Who is Responsible? YACHTING AND CANOEING.
Notes from aaa The Yawl in America. sentable display of firearms be discoyered. There are col- “but wait until I land this fish and I'll explain all.”
ae atory Quail Yachting in San Francisco, lections of military bric-a-brac, of army-junk, but nothing The explanation was consistent enough, and nothing was
ong elect Quail Club. The British Yawl.
Notes on Shooting. The San Francisco Yawl. which is of any value to one desirous of seeing the progress casier than a complete adjustment of the mistake. Her father
Breech ys, Muzzle-Loaders. The Clapham Yawl.
SHa AnD RIVER FISHING. RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING, made and the products of inventive genius in the way of was a gentle angler himself, and the daughter had seen the
With the Grayling. The Wimbledon Record. these smaller weapons. good influence that a love for the sport engendered, Like
Camp Flotsam—i, Matches and Meetings.
The Value of Angling, ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, As atule, army officers are lamentably deficient in a prac- the sensible woman she proyed herself, she recognized the
tical knowledge on this part of their duties. They are poor fact and was willing to acknowledge that in angling she had
marksmen as a general thing, and in the practical knowledge a formidable competitor for the love of her husband, and as
A WILD FOWL CANNERY, of firearms of the smaller grades are woefully ignorant. that was the only thing that could allurehim from her, she
A® enterprise which is now being undertaken in a small West Point does not boast of a collection of models or sam- was content, '
way in the South, but which, if not checked in time, ples to show what there is new and what efforts have been Angling is replete with attractive elements, butit is a genu-
may assume alarming proportions, deserves immediate legis- made in bringing about the present service arm, and after ine inborn love for the sport that impels its devotees to give
lative attention. Our readers will remember that not long the young lieutenant gets into service, he knows only the arm time and money that they may indulge that love. There is
since our Sacramento, Cal., correspondent spoke of the pro- that is issued to himself and his men, and in the majority of no chance for display as there is in shooting or riding, or
posed establishment in California of a quail cannery, and we instances does not seem to think it worth his while to waste rowing. Be one never so skillful, his skill is not known out-
haye now to chronicle the fact that a man in North Carolina time, expend effort and burn powder in mere practice at the side his craft. The expert with shotgun or rifle or oars
proposes to establish a cannery for wild fowl. As yet the target. commands the applause of the crowd, while the angler, no
project is in its infancy. The individual alluded to has a In New York city the United Service Institution has a less proficient in his chosen recreation, must content himself
portable oven in which he bakes the flesh of the canyas-backs, museum at its rooms on Governor’s Island, but it is almost with doing his work quietly and alone. He never performs
redheads and brant before sealing them up for market. With entirely a collection of relics of odd and quaint bits of rusty for outside effect. He has no audience to applaud him, His
his batteries he secures great numbers of fowl, and it is said accoutrements sathered up at a safe interval of time there- sport is quiet and gentile, lacking in everything showy and
that next season he proposes to conduct his operations on a after, upon the spot where some great battle had been fought. impressive to the vulgar, but he knows there is something to
much larger scale, and that he believes “‘there is money in it.” Battle flags in tatters and scabbards that have lain under- admire and applaud in the manipulation of forty feet or more
Tt seems scarcely necessary to point out the atrocity of this ground for many months may be very cherished mementoes of line.
proposed scheme, nor to urge upon the citizens of North of important events, but they are not the subjects to take as Ply fishing requires, nay, demands, one to be xsthetic in his
Carolina and the members of clubs who own property in models in making new designs, nor are they of much use in tastes, and if he is not that he will become so in the company
that State the importance of using their influence with the studying the progress of inventive art. In Washington there of the genial sportsmen who are facile princeps in the peaceful
Legislature at its next session to have a bill passed prohibiting isa collection somewhat after the same order at the Navy art. The implements he uses inculcate a love for the beauti-
the destruction of fowl] for any such purpose. Yard, and auother gathering of similar odds and ends at the ful. They are beautiful to look upon and admirably adapted
The game laws of many of the Southern States are in any- War Department. Here and there a fragment may be seen to their purpose. Delicate, yet containing, when properly
thing but a satisfactory condition, and unless steps are speed- which is worth some study, but on the whole the articles managed, an amount of hidden strength surprising to the
ily taken to revise them, we feel sure that their citizens will gathered are only worthy of a corner in the grand museum novice.
have cause before long to regret the neglect. Itis becoming of historical fragments which the United States of America In the repairing and tying of his flies, he attains a nicety
the fashion now to go South in winter for the shooting, but ought to possess. of touch and displays a rare knowledge of color and form,
this will not continue long after the supply of game birds The collections of arms made by the various official exam- for he has often to experiment with a variety of allurements,
shall haye become sensibly diminished. In many of the ining boards would in themselyes make a very excellent nu- and the product of his study may be a fly with no parallel in
Southern States it isat present legal to shoot quail all through cleus for such a display of perfected arms, effort in inyen- nature, one tied in bold defiance of entomology, yet effect-
the year, a practice which cannot but have the worst possible tion, and products of the armorer’s skill such as we haye ing a better result than would obtain by conforming to some
effect on the supply of birds. Other varieties of game are outlined, There have been several such special commissions recognized copy.
scarcely better protected. The influx of Northern and Weat- composed of officers who have made themselves familiar with There are no mean animosities engendered among anglers
ern men into the South in winter is certainly a good thing for the subject, and they have published reports, with yery care- incamp. They are invariably willing to assist their brethren
the sections which they visit, if for no other reason than that fully drawn plates of the arms submitted for testing and their of the rod in every way to augment their pleasure, comfort
they bring in money and stimulate trade. Of the higher and several parts; still the arms themselves, to be handled and ex- and success. Scores of men go fishing who, if they gain
still more important view of the case, the establishment. of amined by actual manipulation, would be an invaluable ad- some knowledge of a* hidden pool where the fish are excep-
pleasant acquaintanceships and of kindly feeling between junct to the understanding of the plates as published, tionally large and plenty, keep their discovery locked up;
men of different sections of the Union, we need now say The collection, too, would be of interest, in a general way, but these men are not anglers in the true meaning of the
nothing. We cannot urge too strongly upon our Southern as showing what enormous strides have been taken in secur- word, They occupy a place between the sportsman and the
readers the importance of taking action upon this matter at ing at once portability and accuracy in these classes of arms. pot-fisherman, with a decided leaning toward the latter.
once andin earnest. It touches them far more nearly than To-day the United States army is not armed with the best It is a recreation full of sweetness. It invites one to serene
it does us, but our interest in it is not less strong than theirs. rifle in the market; as it certainly should be, and it is quite as enjoyments and contemplative repose, and the angler yields
Let them be wise in time. certain that the majority of the members of that army, rank to ils beguiling influences. He gathers inspiration from the
When it is permitted to shoot quail, deer and turkey at all and file included, are not aware of the fact. infinity of delights with which the earth and all its surround-
 84 FOREST AND STREAM, ~[ Mance 2, 1882

ings are laden; idolizes the wonderful works of the Creator,

whether it be the birds as they pour forth their songs of sum- Che Sportsman Couist, fifty miles long, has some interesting’ falls, but widens
many beautiful lakes, allin a wilderness without habitatious.
into

mer joy, or the golden buttercups and purple pansies that And now we are in the capital of the Canadian Dominion,
A SONNET. and a town of many novelties, the story of whose foundation
patch the hillsides, is as follows: Late in the last century a man named Rugeles
The bills that stretch away in lines of undulating beauty, ifSAW him off, a man of quiet mood, Wright from Massachusetts obtained a tract of land at this
Who loyed to hannt the margin of the stream. point, lying on both sides of the river, and deciding that the
the new born day tipping the mountain top, the clouds with There on a iog, silent,as lf a dream
their eyer yarying shapes, the trout streams dancing and south side was unfit for settlement, fixed upon what is now
Of beauty held him bound, near stream and wood called Hull as the site of a village and the centre of a lumber-
sparkling, leaping and tumbling over moss-green boulders, He patient sat for hours, Some time his look ing population. In process of time, having’ to settle with one
coursing oyer pabbly beds, the placid lake cowering snugly Followed the fight of crane or water-bird: of his teamsters named Sparks for 4 tritling debt, he pre-
Some time he listened to the wind which stirred vailed on the man to take, with some merchandise as part
tinder the black and blue hills are mines of pure delight to
The forest trees, and their high branches shook, payment, the hills of the northern side of the Ottowa, throw-
him who loves the swaying rod.
How often, wearied with the babbling crew ing in a yoke of oxen besides. Years afterward, when the
When the mosquitoss sound their trump of menace and de- scheme was inaugurated for building the Rideaw Canal, one
Of mien who throng the village streets and ways,
fiance and commence to bore away with all the enthusiasm Tired of contentions that amount to naught,
day in 1823, Sparks was surprised to seea crowd of officers
of their forefathers, he employs no unparliamentary language | Doth my soul sigh to dwell beside the blue
and soldiers in the act of taking possession of his sandy bluffs.
They were under the command of a man named By, and
to express his disapprobation of their infernal heniousness, Of mountain streams, to spend the happy days
wanted the property for the British Crown. The work, of a
but, childlike and bland, he puts on another coat of oi] and | Near waving woods that lead to quiet thought,
military character, which these men had in hand, began by
Gawesyitnn, Ark, - J.B, R:
tar, greets them with a smile, submits to their visits with the building of shops and shanties on either side of the hills;
Christian resignation, and smashes them with a laugh finally a bridge was thrown across the fall connecting Hull or
OTTAWA AND ST. MAURICE RIVERS. Wrightstown with Bytown, and as the latter prospered the
MimLArp. BY CHARLES LANMAN, former remained stationary. Money flowed into the pocket
FYNHE rivers of Canada have a habit of being so exceedingly of the owner, he sold lots and became wealthy, and the long
A. New Mar or Norramry Marye.—Mr. Thomas Sede- despised hills were eventually decided upon by the Queen as
interesting that the pen which undertakes to deseribe
wick Steele, author of ‘Canoe and Camera” and other works, their charms is constantly tempted to place the last one men- the site of the Canadian capital.
lias just Compiled one of the most satisfactory maps of the tioned in adyance of all its fellows, Nor is this dilemma The city is divided into three sections, the upper, central
great canoe tours of Northern Maine yet published. This lessened in the case of the rival streams of Ontario and Que- and lower town, and like Quebec, chietly occupies a lofty
bee, whith I now propose briefly to. describe, plateau, and is the centre of a brotherhood of waterfalls, the
chart is 20x30 inches, printed on Government Survey paper, most imposing one being called Chaudiere, as if in opposition
The first fact that has attracted my attention about the
Thounted on cloth, snd is an invaluable aid to the sportsman Ottawa is that, while at its mouth, we find one of the oldest to the famous cataract near Quebec. The adyantages of its
tourist in these wild regions—in fact, to such an individual and handsomest cities on the continent, and in its lower valley | position are remarkable and the surrounding scenery exceed-
if is a most necessary adjunct to the economy of his camp the seat of Government of the Dominion, we are, at the same | ingly interesting. The streets are broad, the houses plain
kit. From the extreme lower portion of the map covered by time, without any satisfactory information as to where is but substantial, the churches fine and the government build.
located its fountain head, or what is the precise character of ings designed upon a decidedly imposing scale. They are
Moosehead Lake diverge the great rivers of this yast wilder- the country of which it is the offspring. located in the midst of a garden and lawn of thirty acres,
ness, the Main St. John, Aroostook and east and west About midway between Lake Huron and Hudson’s Bay two hundred fect above the bed of the river, are built of the
branches of the Penobscot, while a portion of Canada on the there is a lake called Temiscaniing, Tt is thirty miles long cream-colored Pottsdam stone, and have a tower one hun-
north and New Brunswick on the east is embraced within by fifteen wide, and receives the surplus waters of a chain of | dred and eighty feet h igh, and contain a number of statues
lakes which extends for seyeral hundred miles. Tt has many of the Queen and. several of her children, The location of
its boundaries. Great care has been exercised in noting smaller tributaries, all of which flow out of an unexpiored the city is certainly very picturesque and romantic, but the
many points along these routes, which, although of the and desolate wilderness. Upon this lake there is only one aristocracy of the place is very depressing to 1 man with the
greatest importance to the canoesist, are seldom brought human babitation—one of the postsof the Hudson’s Bay Com- independent procliyities of a Yankee.
pany—and out of which flow the waters of the Ottawa river, The Chaudiere Falls are located at the western extremity
within the scope of the ordinary map, Alone the Main St. of the city, which is itself on the south side of the river
which, after running a course of 500 miles in a southeasterly
John every log house and portage seems to be conscientiously direction, empties into the St. Lawrence, with which it clasps Ottawa, and by some enthusiasts have been compired with
indicated, while the many falls of the picturesque East hands, as if were, when the twain lovingly encircle the Island those of Niagara. They are forty feet high and two huu-
of Montreal. About midway between the parent lake and dred wide, and the depth of the great pool below is supposed
Branch are noted, to the advantage and caution of the voy-
the mouth of the great river there is a small stream called the to be about three hundred fect, It is supposed that there are
ageur of these waters. After leaving the farms at Chesun- subterranean currents which conyey the immense mass of
Matawan, which connects it with Lake Nipissing, and it is
eook and Chamberlin Lake the tourist to the Aroostook pad- within a distance of about fifty miles from this spot that the waters beneath the river, for at a spot half a mile down the
dles about two hundred miles through the wilderness before | navigation of the river by a chain of steamboats comes to an river the waters have a boiling appearance, and as they are
never frozen, some brilliant man has named it the Kettles.
reaching a sign of civilization, the first house being that of end. To that point it is possible for the tourist to go with Immediately below this locality the riyer is spanned by a
comparative ease; but beyond it none ever venture excepting
Philip Painter, while the second habitation, one mile further the hardy hunters and trappers who collect peltries for the suspension bridge, from which, most admirable views are ob-
on, is that of William Botting, situated on the right bank, at | Hudson’s Bay Company. My visit to the Ottawa was for the tained. At the northeast part Gf the city there are two other
a bend of the Aroostook River, called the Oxbow. Innu- purpose of enjoying the scenery and the pleasures of its bass falls, over which the waters of the Rideau River pour with
fishing, when my companion was the distineuished Canadian, great impetuosity into the Ottawa; and although inferior to
mnerable lakes and ponds are spread out before one on this the Chaudiere in point of grandeur, they haye attractions of
Harrison Stephens, with whom it was also my privilege to
chart like shot holes in a target. These and many other fish for salmon in the Jacques Cartier; and I now invite my their own. Taking’ all this rough and tumble scenery io-
points of interest recommend this new survey of Mr. Steele reader to join me in «1 fying passage from the St. Lawrence gether, it is full of beauty—wild, fascinating and romantic.
to the camper-ont in the wilds of Maine. The map is pub- to the great wilderness of the north, But this brotherhood of mammoth waterfalls and this frontier
At first the immediate banks of the river are generally low; seat of government are not the only features which will im-
lished by Estes & Lauriat, of Boston, and is mailed, post- press the tourist in*these parts, for he will look with equal
but from St. Anne to Carillon, 2 distance of twenty-seven
paid for $1 per copy. miles, they are somewhat higher, excepting at Grenyille, be- amazement upon the timber slides, through which the treas-
tween which two places there is a canal, to overcome the ures of the adjacent forest are brought to market. These
Dogs and Rarroap CmArces,—We received a call last Carillon, Blondeau. and Lone Sault Rapids, and im which slides were invented by Ruggles Wrieht, and baye been emi-
week from Mr. Geo. G. Barker of Boston, Mass., who has just vicinily are the pretty villages of St, Andrews and La Chute. nently successful. For accomplishing their purpose a por-
returned from a shooting trip South, He was accompanied by Twelve miles further on we come to Grenyille, where the tion of the river is dammed off and tumed into a broad:
land becomes hilly and the shores rise abruptly from the channel, down which the waters of the Ottawa rush with
champion Princess, who is looking finer than we eversaw her | water. From a point a few miles below this village fhe fearful rapidity. The head of the slide is perhaps three hun-
appear betore. Mr, Barker was the guest of Mr. Chas. 8. Pow- Ottawa becomes the boundary between the Provinees of dred yards above the falls and extends down the stream for
ell, of Smithfield, N. C., andreports a capital time, with birds Ontario and Quebec, und directly opposite the place are nearly a mile. At certain intervals the waters mre so, ar-
located the first of the great Inmber establishments which ranged as to stop for a time the impetuosilty of the descending
fairly plenty. He is very enthusiastic im praise of the whole- ratts; when they move as on 8 gently flowing river; bul soon
have been the means of developing the forest wealth of the
souled hospitality that was extended to him, but complains bit- Ottawa valley, In the three mills here located they worked, coming to another pitch, down they go arain with all the
terly of the extortionate demands of the railroad employes for in 1880, 111 saws, employed 16() men and usetl up 1,500 logs fury of the tumbling and roaring waters; and after a num-
thé transportation of dogs. Itis very singular that so intelligent in every twenty-four how's. As these mills are only speci- ber of such fearful escapades the rafts of logs and timber
mens of many others found scattered along the great valley, finally reach the quict water bed below the falls, and are
and wide-awake a class of men as railroad officials are, should soon sent off to the mills or markets where they belong.
the reader may bewin to realize the extent of the lumber bus-
pursue the short-sighted policy that ss:ems to obtain upon iness in Canada, and will perceive that her great army of But wonderful as are the movements of these ratts, the fact
many of the Southern roads of charging sportsmen such ex- hardy lumbermen, three-fourths of whom are Frenchmen, is still more wonderful that there should be found a race of
orbitant rates for carrying their dogs, They certainly lose are suecesstul competitors with those of New Brunswick and men who have the daring to pilot or navigate them over the
dollirs where they gain cents, for such treatment is soon of Maine, Wisconsin and Minnesota, With the coming on of | foaming waters, It is not offen that such scenes are wil-
winter, when other people are thinking more of pleasure and nessed within almost a stone's throw of any kind of Parlia-
noised gbroad, and would-be patrons seek some other route, comfort, their toil begins. Tt is then they go forth to ent ment, and we may naturally suppose that the perpetual roar-
We trust that fhe time is not far distant when all railroads down the great white and red pines, draw them over the snow ing of Chaudiere would have a tendency to subdue the voice,
will adopt a uniform rate for dog fares that will be more ly oxen to the frozen rivers, where they remain until spring, as well as the political passions. of the average provinctal
when they are floated down in rafts, so that by the month of orator. When the Dominion of Canada shall have become
commensurate with the services rendered, than the preedy one of the States of the Republic, if might be a good idea to
May the rivers are a wilderness of timber and logs, The
demands of many of these harpies of the rail, who now have rafts into which they are formed are of great extent, and the remove the seat of its government to Ottawa instead of Bt.
full contro! of the matter. | stalwart men who manage them have to be well fortified with Louis, if for no other purpose than to lave something on
| courage and strength, as well as rare sagacity. While the hand that can silence the wild und noisy harangues of our
A New Crus Houss.—An association of New York |Jozs hold together all is well; but, when passing over the Congressmen,
rapids, they often separate, and then woe betide the unhappy Between the city of Ottawa and the Matawan, already
entlemen is now beings formed for the purpose of securing a
men who are upon them, unless good fortune and the rarest “mentioned, the great river presents a succession of lakes,
large tract of land in Pike county, Pennsylvania, and build- skill come to their rescue, When the logs hecome wedged at rapids and islands which combine to form a panorama of
ing there a summer clubhouse. The location is four miles the top of a rapid so as to cause What they call « jam, it be- extraordinary beauty and grandeur; but all that canbe done
from Pine Grove, on the Erie Railway, and 115 miles fromm | comes necessary to cut away the key-like loos with axes.
in this paper is to give fhe names of the more prominent at-
tractions, as follows: The Falls of the Little Chaudiere, the
this city. The land comprises, we understand, about two This is always a very dangerous thing to do, and none but Rapids of Remoux and De Cheine, and Lac de Cheine, which
the bravest among the lumbermen eyer attempt the task,
thousand acres, with several ponds—Creely, Wolf, Tink and When successful, many of the great logs breal: to pieces like is navigable for large vessels; and then come the de Chats
Weskaline--which afford good bass and pickerel fishing. Tt common sticks; and then thousands of them, free from all cascades, which are lroken by many islands and resemble
the Lake of the Thousand Islands; the Lac de Chats, the du
is proposed to build alarge club house with cottages sufficient restraint, go plunging dlown the rapids or the falls in dire Fort Rapids, the Calumet Falls and the island of Grand
confusion, rendering all the coolness and activity of the lum-
for ihe accommodation of the members and their families. | hermen to escape of no wvail. Many of the graves which lie Calumet. Throughout the whole of this region the toresis
The location is said to be pleasant and healthful, The asso- scallered along the banks of the Ottawa are the sad memorials and hills seem to he without bounds. Where cultivation has
ciation bas been organized Dy prominent professional and of men who have thus lost their lives. been attempted-the soil has proven to be fertile, and where
business nen of this city, The membership will be limited As we continue up the river the route lies through a dense- proper res¢arches have heen made minerals have been found
ly wooded country as primitive in appearance as when the of many varieties and of great value. But as we proceed
fo one hundred, Jesuit missionaries ancl fur traders first voyaged up the river further up the river we find even yreater attractions, if that
in their canoes; the current is ventle and the scenery diversi- were possible, as the islands of Alumette and Hayley, the
THE WELL-KNOWN firm of §. M. Pettengill & Co., adver- fied by numerous islands, the foliage of whose trees often lakes of Alumette, and the gloomy grandeur of Dead River,
tising ag2nls, whos? establishment was totally destroyed in Tests upon the waters, aud by occasional elimpses of human where the hills rise to the height of six hundred feet or more,
the late Park Row fire, have opened 4 new office at No. 263 habitations, Then come the Hourishing villages of Thurso directly from the deep waters, and the scenery resembles that
and of Buckingham, the last of which is onthe River du Lievre, of the Saguenay.
Broadway. and a most picturesque place because of its beautiful water- The forest wealth of the Ottawa valley is indeed marvelous.
EASY READING LESSONS_IV. falls which are forty and seventy feet ligh; and a canoe Tts area is about one hundred thousand square miles, while
FOR THR LIMQLE READERS OF THE NOREST AND STREAM. | voyage from this place up the River du Lievre will not only that of the entire lumber region of Canad is nol more than
Did you ever, nry Dear Children, see a Domphool? There is | afford views of very charming scencry, but bring the tourist three hundred thousand square miles. It is divided into
one i that Sail-Boat. Heis writing his Name, and that of his
to the High Pulls of the river, which measure about one hun- three grand sections, known by the names of the Red Pine
| dred feet and are sometimes very grand and imposing, and Country, the White Pine Country and the Hard Wood
Girl, with a Bis, Blue Pencil, on the New Sail. How pretty it also to a lovely Inke and 4 vomantic cave. Country; and the rivers not yet mentioned which water this
looks, on the Nice, White Canvas! What will the Skipper Just below the city of Ottawa ariver called the Gatineau magnificent domain are the Madawaska, the Bonnechére,
aay, when he seas it? Hewillsay ““* * * * | | | ernpties into the river Ottawa from the east, and which is its the Coulonge, the Petewawa, the Black, the Du Moine and
#¥ 8 —— —— ae Pf} ey /mostimportant tributary, It is itself three hundred and the Gatineau, ,
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Of course here is no end to the stories of adventure and voyageurs ready for au expedition, but he must; be ready to is i magnificent clear, rapid stream, running between pre-
romance connected with the Indians and the French fur live on hardiack and to sleep upon hemlock boughs, which, dipitous: blufls, and over beds of #ravel and solid rock,
traders, who have viven a strange human interest to this re- if he ig # man of sense, he will enjoy. The forests abound varying in witlth from to to three hundred tech, The chan-
pion; and the only histovieal story that can here be chronicled with deer, cariboi and moose, and good sport will reward nel is dotted by numerous small islands eovered with reeds,
is from the pen of Jean Charles Tache, and is as follows: the pation Wunter, The latter animal is genorally hunted rushes and heavy coarse grasses, about which the cunning
“Tn ascending tho great River Ottawa, one has to stop wt when the snow is deep, and sufficiently crusted with ice to black bass delight to juak, eo
the rock of the high ionntain, situate in the middle of the bear the weight of a dog, but not that of the moose. The Very little fishing has been done inthis stream, and it is well
portage of the seyen chutes, at thé foot of the island of the tramp alter a moosé may sometiines last for many days, and stocked with the gamest of American fish, the blick bass,
Grand Calumet, It is here that Cadivux’s tomb may be seen, sonie of the best pictures of this sport, aud of the scenery of not to speak of the perch, buffalo, blue cat and two varieties
surrounded by a wooden railing. Each time the Hudson this part of Canada, were executed by the late accomplished of gar.
Bay cinoes pass the little rock an old voyageur relates to his artist, C. Crieshiff, of Quebec. The contrast between the The fishing can be indulged in to the lieart’s content, ihe
younger companions the fate of the brave interpreter. wild scenery and primitive lite along the whole valley of the stream being peculiialy adapted fo it. The aneler can
Cadienx was a roving interpreter, wlio had married a young St, Muurice and the city of Three Rivers is striking to the wade ont in most any part of the chanacl, making long ensis
Algonquin girl, and, purchased at this portage furs for the passing tourist, Dut characteristic of this northern province. down among the numerous islands mentioned, the current
traders, Atter a winter thus passed he ascertained that a There are iron foundries or “‘forees” now in operation in this taking the ties down stream, thus ehabling hint fo keep up
party of Iroquois were waiting to pounce on the canoes, To vicinity, which were established by the French nearly one the slack of his ling and out of sight of the fish, Therushes,
preyent this, he and « young braye endcayored to inveigle hundred and ditty years ago; {he city is the see of «# Roman also, afford an exeelont screen for the angler, The only
the hroquois into the woods, while the canoes descended the Catholic bishopric, and the Cathedial is claimed to be one of drawback to the pleasure of fishing here is the yoracity of
rapids, and by a cireuitous route bimself rejoined the yoya- the handsomest in Canada; und an extensive lumber trade the gars. They will talce off your bail and frighten your fish
geurs. Ho succeeded in the first part of his design; but when with the West Indies has existed here for many years. ‘To away. The angler should supply himself with a good zifle,
thirteen days had elapsed, and Cadieux had not been heard All lovers of the picturesque who are sighing for ‘new fields by means of which he can rid the streams of a ereat many of
from, a party was sent bo scour the woods, who found « small and pastures new,” | would say thats canoe voyage on the these pests,
hut of bougts, and the corpse of the interpreter half covered St. Maurice will amply repay them for all the inconveniences The railroad will be completed to this section on or about
with green branches. His hands were clasped over a large of a wilderness tor. the middle of April. I know of no portion of the State that
sheet of birch bark, on which was seribbled his tale of ex- | affords the Jover of sport a finer field (han this.
haustion, hunger and desth. ‘lhe piece of bari on which GAME AND FISH IN TEXAS. Iisa delightful climate to canap out ih, beihy dry, vie
his death song was written (for Cadieuxs was a poet) was | orating and very heuthful. The clevation above sea level
brought to the post of the Lake of the ''wo Mountains, and ee letier of ** Wells,” of Pine Woods, N. C., in Forest
is about 950 feet, Guo, W. Pon
the voyageurs of to-day haye set it to a plaintive melody, : AND STREAM, Of Feb. 16, giving an account of his hunt- Dei Rio, Kinney County. Tex,
which is much in the style of the old Norman ballads.” ing “Trip fo Texas,” amused me nota little, He travels a
thousand miles or more to hayé some sport with his gun in
But I must now pay my respects to the River St. Maurice, Texas, stops a few days in fwo populous prairie counties, Tt is selfish to haye a good thing and keep if all to one’gself,
As the crow flies, the distance trom the central part of the domt tind anything, of course; returns to North Carolina aud so-1 will just inform my brother sportsmen throngh your
Ottawa to that river is net rest, but the reader must retrace reports Texas to be a mighty poor place for game! From columns that within three hours’ sail of this city, which 1s
the imaginary trip he has just made and pass with me down
the report which he gives of himself, he expected evento find now connected by rail With the centres of civilization, one
to Montreal and thence to Three Rivers, where we will have game in the streets of Fort, Worth—a city of 10,000 people, may find all the year sround fishing that cannot be beaten
another talk ahout another of the wonders of Canada. This situsted im a grert prairie—bears, buffalo, deer, cougars, in the United States, and in the winter season wild fowl
river waters a territory of more than fifty thousand square hyenas, turkeys, prairie-chickens, etc. Of course he did not shooting that can hardly be equalled.
miles, which is exceedingly rich in forests of pine spruce and find them prowling about or feeding in the streets of the city; Iventnre to say that any day one may land at Corpus
hemlock. It takes its rise in ® spring lake four humdred neither did he tind them on the outskirts of the city, Tar- Pass, with a single rod and reel, a thousand pounds of game
miles from the St. Lawrence into which it empties by three rant county, of which Fort Worth is the capital, is a great fish, and from seventy-five to three hundred ducks may be
outlets, and from which fact its only town of any imporance | rolling prairie, pierced hy railroads in eyery direction, popnu- killed with one gun in the course of a day, almost any day
is called Tiree Rivers. Tn 1829 several commissioners. were lous of farmers, with very little timber except along the one chooses in a winter. This without decoys and without a
appointed by the Provincial Government tomake a survey of streams. There is no covert for game to hide in, and there- dog to retrieve.
the St, Maurice for the purpose, in part, of ascertaining the fore there is very litile there. Johnson county has similar Quail are abundant here, ancl turkeys, geese, and deer can
proximity of its souree to the Upper Ottawa. They traveled be gotin almost any quantity. I would like to see some
conditions, excepi that the scream of the locomotive and
in canoes and met with many interesting adventures, and I sportsman, who fancies he knows how to land a big fish with
thunder of the trains are nofi so sencrally heard over its roll
have had the privilewe of consulting their reports in the Gov- | ing prairies. They are both very beautiful and fertile 1e- arod and reel, come down here in September and get the
ernment Library at Quebec, where the officials take pleasure conceit taken out of himself and his tackle by the tarpum,
gions, but for going a-gunning in, they are among the last
in extending every facility to those seeking information. In counties in Texas that | should think of. Indeed, I know of which at that time keep the water in a perfect boil.
this old book I have found » few items about the Indians no county in Texas which would seem to offer a less encour- The great trouble with the sport here is, there is too much
who formerly iilabited the vailey of the St. Maurice. They ‘ging prospect (o the sportsman than these two, The idea of of it, and one soon loses his zest for it.
were nol numerous even fHity years ago, and the pure stock trayeling go far to ge gunning, and then choosing such local- Only a few days ago I left one hundred and eighty ducks
is now well nigh extinet, and their decline has heen in keep- ities as the field of one’s exploits, seems to usin Texas very on the whart for persons to help themselves.
ing with the evadual extinction of their favorite animal, the funny. The hotels here are good and prices not exorbitant, and it
beaver. The superstitions which prevailed among these old would really be a treat to many northern sportsmen to come
Indians were somewhat peculiar, and they Were more san-
Game is very abundant in Texas; to use a strange. back-
down here either winter or summer and see how lavish
guine than many other tribes in regard to the efficacy of woods expression, ** There’s just oodles of it.’ Tf ‘* Wells” nature has been to us. Bpran:
dreams, had gone to Colorado City, on the Texas and Pacific Rail-
They allowed the visions of the night to influence | yoaq whieh he left at Fort Worth, he would have struck Corpus Cristi, Texas, 1882.
their conduct im daily life, and notwithstanding their general
into a splendid game country, where -he could haye had his
docility they were sometimes induced to perform déeds of surfeit in short order.
Deer and antelope are very abundant |
great barbarity. The purpose of a dreany with them was
always good, however dreadful might be the results, When in that region, ditto wild turkeys; and in the proper season
one of thei: “voices of the night” told them that they could the Colorado and other streams swarm with geese, ducks and
dlatuyal History.
not succeed in the chase until they had killed some friend or swans. Ihave often seen that river covered with these birds
foe, they did not aveid the Killing; and if informed in a as Taras the eye could reach. The vcese are not confined to CRAFTY FEATHERED FISHERS.
dream that in the absence of legitimate food they might the streams, bul waddle over the prairies in great Hocks, FUXHE following speedy method of killing wounded wild
resort lo afellow man, they readily became cannibals, In the Sand-hill cranes, in battalions and brigades, stalk over the
fowl, which appear sometimes to be as hard to despatch
lore of this Jone land the exploits of one particular cannibal prairies. In the rough hills are pecearits, ever ready to join as the traditional cat, was shown to me bya Rice Lake
issue, With the adventurous sportsman in battle. Ah! when
loom above all others. His warne was Macontogan or the Indian many years ago, and I have practiced it with good
Crooked Knife, and he is said to have confessed tothe killing you jump them it stirs the blood, particularly if you be not
perched on the hack of a fleet-tooted horse, or haye not a con- success eyer since. It is speedier in its action than either
and eating of not less than three metils or half-breeds, His biting the head or neck—both of which performances always
feasting dreams were so frequent that he acquired the very venient tres to climb. Copgars and bears and wolves are
also numerous, and jaguars, dangerous fellows when they get savored tome of barbarism, and are for many reasons
appropriate reputation of being an evil spirit or demon, But objectionable-—it is quicker death than wringing the neck,
they tell us of another man who on¢éeé figured in these parts, their dander up, are by no means infrequent. ‘ Wells” need
not to have gone so far as Colorado City to find plenty of and does not distigure either the bird or its plumage in the
who was 2 canibal without any regard to his dreams. This slightest degree.
reprobate was once discovered in his lodge partaking of the game. I merely instance that point as one where he could
have stepped off the cars and plunged at once into meding res. The Indian, when showing me his plan, picked up a
remains of his grandchild, whom he had killed to keep him- wounded duck, and, pulling a feather from its wing,
Self from staryation, But<these are exceptional stories, and Deer are almndant within a few miles of Palestine, also tm
keys and ducks, and squirrels without end, Squirrel hunt- plunged the quill portion of the feather into the duck’s neck
by the Indians, genvrally, they ave listened to with pain and just aboye the sternum or breast bone, penetrating the
indignation. ing with » pretty little rifle, carrying a ball not bigger thana
pen, is really interesting sport, cavity of the throat, and pulled it backward and forward
Another glimpse intothe character of the Indian mind is ob- once or twice in the manner of using the plunger of a
tained by this little story. They believed that among what they Yo my thinking there is no finer game country in the
world than the ereat alluvial plain lying along the Gulf in syringe. A convulsive shudder of wings and body took
eall the Carribou Mountains there once liyed certain wood place and all was over, the bird being as dead (according to
demons, andl from the eve which was their Special home, the Texas, extending from tyenty to sixty miles in the interior,
Tn winter that region literally swarms with ducks, geese, John Plicenix’s description) as Julia's sister, and this method
screams of children were often heard. Their terrible sounds has never since failed of producing a similar effect when
were undoubtedly in perfect keeping with the solitude of the cranes, curlews, snipe, and a sreat variety of other birds.
Deer are by no imeans scarce. It is indeed a regular sports- used by me. Of€ course, any sharp imstrument would produce
land, butit is more than probable thitt the screams in question the same effect, but as you aré always provided with a
‘came from the great horned owls or the nighthawks which mans paradise, whether the gun or the rod be his favorite,
The bays and bayous are very populous of gamey and tooth- feather after shooting a duck, no necessit y exists for encum-
abound in the woods between the sources of the St. Maurice bering yourself with any other appliance.
and Hudson’s Bay, : some tshes. About twenty miles cast of Houston the Great
Thicket hegins, continuing tothe Sabine River, and probably Regarding the capture of fish by the bald eagle, (Hihiatus
The St. Maurice has many tributaries, and there is a leucorephulus) it isan undoubted fact that offen a fish is
kind of fascination in the yery names they bear, some of beyond, ‘This is an immensely dense forest, with thick en-
tanglement of jungle, penetrated by innumerable streams. obtained from the water by this bird, but he cannot fairly
Which are asfollows; Shawenegan, Matawan, Vermillion, be said to catch fish im the sense applied to the osprey and
Tt is full of deer, bers, wild-cats, coons, squirrels, ducks,
Flammand, Mannonan, Wessonnean, Mekinol, Bostonnais,
Croche, Grand Pierriche, Tranché and Windigo, as well as etc. One would also think that turkeys would abound in it, kingfisher. A disabled or sick fish floating on or close to
but they do not, owing to the ereat prevalence of cats, oce- the suface of the water will be picked up hy him, sometimes
the Rat and the Ribbon, all of them flowing throuvh 2 eveat | lots, weasels and -other sly, predaceous varmints, These yery cleverly too, and always by aid of the talons; but as for
wilderness, and only to be visited in canoes, Lakes are obtaining fish in the manner of the other two named birds,
numerous, and in several places the immediate banks range
things are too much for the turkey, and he gives that ¢veat
wilderness a wide berth. He will not stay where an enemy by fairly diving and securing his prey when under water,
from two hundred to a thousand fect in height, heir and submerging himself to do so, this is a feature that 1 do
waters abound in yarious kinds of fish, and throughont the may lurk behind every free and low, and where he has no
sufety either by day or nicht, not think ever occurs, A stranded fish, or one struggting
whole valley both large and small game is abundant, the fur- over shoal water, will be snapped up by him, but I am ot
bearing animals affording constant employment to many As for Bob White, I fearhis utter extermination in the
opinion not otherwise.
men, who do their trading at the Hudson Bay Company's State Unless the law-makers step in to preserve him. We During the last of the run of the oulachans in Fraser
port at a place called La Tuque, located in the far north, have a2 number of worthless persons in Texas who prowl
River, during the month of May last past, I saw within a
Sut the crowning attraction of this river are the Falls of the about with nets, destroying entire flocks at a swoop. By
distance of three miles on the banks of that river, I believe,
Shawenegan, which ave about thirty miles from the St, persons on horseback these birds are as easily driven as a
flock of sheep or domestic ducks. Whole districts are thus more than « thousand eagles engaged in picking up the dead
Lawrence, and in their grandeur are indeed well nigh as and dying fish flouting on the surface of the water, and lett
imposing as those of Niagara, Although located on the Si. stvipped of every bird, the worthless persons not even leay- aground by the receding of the tide. Never did I see a flock
Maurice, they bear the name of a large river which empties ing enongh for “seed.” We have some loose and inefficient of gulls more numerous following a school of herrings than
into that stream just below the falls, thereby causing con- law on this subject now, and it is to be hoped that the next were the eagles at this place, but not one instance 6ccurred
fusion in the mind of the tourist, The total fall of water is Legislature may pass 2 law to hang every one of these rascals, of the bird diving for his prey. On salt water I have sat for
said to be one hundred and fifty feet, and during the spring The hirds are taken into the towns alive and sold to the res- hours and watched the osprey fishing, to be systematically
freshets there are three distinct leaps, unconnected with each fanrant-keepers, If every man would <‘‘post” his lands, it
robbed and ve-robbed by his white-headed cousin, but can
other, but mevting in one immense basin, he great rocks ) would have some etiect toward curtailing the miscreants, record no instance of an cagle diving fora fish, On the pur-
which separate the falls are called “La Grand-Mére” and Ne AyD,
PaLMerine, Texas, 1882. . tictilar occasion aboye referred 10, I counted as high as Al-
“La Bonhomme.” There are large fissures in the rocks, into teen eagles sitting on one small hemlock tree; the river on
which the waters are driven with great force, and which, in ty your issue of Heb. 2, 1 notice a communication from both sides was lined with eagles in a(ldition to those on the
rebounding, make « fearful noise and throw up vast columns Maj. HW. W-. Merrill, partially descriptive of Kinney county, wing, and the Indians living here informed me that this
of spray, while an immense whirlpool near by is perpetually and I bes leaye, to give you something additional concern- state of affairs had lasted for about ten days. On returning
covered with foam, But further up the river are the Falls ing the western portion of the county lying on the Rio to this place, three days afterward, to secure some speci-
of the Grand-Meére, and the scenery both below and immedi- Grande and Deyils rivers. mens, I was too late, as the oulachan run was over, ancl not
ately aboye them is full of interest. On a comparatively This portion of tle county is very rouzh and broken by an eagle was in sight. A person who has not liyed wpon or
quict reach above these falls the people have tried to give deep canons and ravines, furnishing a sale retreat for the visited this coast cannot appreciate the number of eagles that
employment to a small steamboat, but the navigation is different Kinds of game that abound. Here may be found congregate where fish or other food is plenty—there is appar-
dangerous, The only proper way for the tourist to enjoy white-tailed deer, turkey, three varieties of quail, a few bears, ently no limit to their nnmaber.
the scenery of this river is to trayel in 2 canoe, and there ‘are panthers, aid 2n. occasional jaguar or leopard, A feature that is peculiar to the fish crow (Oorous eantinua)
_ilways to be found at Three Rivers some Indian hunters or | Devils River, the natural western boundary of the county, of this const, and which must have been a lately acquired
 86 FOREST AND STREAM. [Mace 2, 1882.

custom, may be of interest to your readers. Belonging to

the various ranches, mills, logging camps, Indian rancheries,
éte., are large herds of pigs which, except when put into
Sixth —That the females bear a single pup each, and that
this is born soon after landing; no exception to this rule has
ever been witnessed or recorded,
Gane Bag and Gun.
pens for afew weeks ta fatten, derive most of their sub- Seventh.—That the “‘see-catchie,” which have held the *SPORTING NOTES IN NEWFOUND-
sistence from beach combing. The salt water flats at low tide harems from the beginning to the end of the season, leave for
the water in a desultory and straggling manner at its close, LAND,”
are covered with stranded fish, crustaceans, elc., and large
beds of clams and cockles are to be found almost every- sreatly emaciated, and do not return, if they do at all, until (Pipes this title an_admirable little work has just been
where. The pigs repair to these beds at low tide, and are six or seven weeks have elapsed, when the regular systematic published at St. John’s, Newfoundland. The author,
very dexterous in digging up the clams. During the digging distribution of the families over the rookeries is at an end for Captain W. R. Kennedy, R. N., senior naval officer com-
the crafty crows seat themselves on the pigs’ backs, Micaw- this season, A general medley of young males now are free, manding on the Newfoundland coast, has had three seasons’
ber like, ‘‘waitine for something to turn up” or be turned which come out of the water and wander over all these rook- experience of sport in the colony. He isa sailor who has
up. Sometimes each pig will haye its individual rider, but eries, together with many old males, which have not been on been all around the world, not ‘‘without seeing it,’ has shot
if the flock of crows be large and the herd of pigs be small, seraglio duty, and great numbers of the females. An and fished in every clime, and being a thoroughly good all-
then some of the latter animals may have all the way up to immense majority over all others present are pups, since only around sportsman, his opinion of the capabilities of New-
three or four crows upon’ his back and shoulders at one time. about twenty-five per cent. of the mother seals are out of the foundland, as a sporting country, must be received with the
The pig roots up a clam, crushes it in his jaws, and drops it water now at any one time. weight and respect which is due to a yeteran deer stalker,
to the sround to divest it of its shell. A crow hops down, Highth.—That the rookeries lose their compactness and a keen fisherman, and a first-class wing shot. Captain Ken-
seizes cither the whole clam or a portion of it, and flies away, definite boundaries of true breeding limit and expansion by nedy writes as wellas he shoots; to all the readers of Formsr
or, perhaps, hops up again on the pig’s back, and proceeds the 25th to the 28th of July every year; then, after this date, AND SrrHAM, therefore, we cordially recommend the perusal
te devour the shellfish, and after it is finished prepares for the pups begin to haul back, and to the right and left, in of this little work, which has already reached the honor of a
another sweet morsel. If a whole clam is rooted out without small squads at first, but as the season goes on, by the 18th second edition.
being crushed, and the crow succeeds in getting it, he flies of August, they depart without reference to their mothers, Tt will interest alike the disciple of Izaak Walton, the hun-
away and proceeds to open it in the ancient and accepted and when thus scattered, the males, females and youn ter of big game, and the lover of dog and gun; eyen the stay-
manuer, by dropping it from a height upon a rock, going swarm over more than three or four times the area eek at-home sportsman, whose hands are innocent of blood, who
higher and higher, if unsuccessful in_ his first attenipts, until by them when breeding and born on the rookeries. The has never felt the thrill of delight which the gunner feels at
his object is fmally accomplished, The most perfect friend- system of family arrangement and uniform compactness of a good shot, or the angler experiences in the rush of a noble
ship and good understanding appears to exist between the the breeding classes breaks up at this date. fish or the whir of the eel, will be interested in the stirring
crow ‘and pig, as no unseemly quarrels or differences of Ninth.—That by the 8th or 10th of August the pups born adventures “‘by flood and field” which the gallant captain has
opinion are éyer seen to occur. Whether the crow ever nearest the water first begin to learn to swim, and that by the so gracefully described.
makes any return to the pig, by ridding him of vermin or 15th or 20th of September they are all familiar, more or less, We select three short extracts, one on trout fishing, another
performing other kindly offices, I haye never observed, but with the exercise. on grouse ee and lastly the finest of all the sporting
certain it is that nothing but the best kind of feeling seems Tenth.—That by the middle of September the rookeries scenes in this book, the deer combat:
to exist between the biped and quadruped when feeding are entirely broken up; confused, straggling bands of females ‘Selecting one of Farlow’s lovely ‘‘silver doctors,” I com-
together in this manner. As pigs were only introduced into are seen among bachelors, pups and small squads of old menced at the head of the upper pool, whilst Jim fished
this part of the world at a‘comparatively recent date, Master males, crossing and re-crossing the grounds in an aimless, below. About one-third down, a rise! and I was fast in a
Crow has been an apt scholar in thus adapting himself to listless manner. The season now is over. 3lb. trout, which was speedily landed, and, to cut a long story
circumstances in the way of obtaining a cheap clam dinner Eleventh.—That many of the seals do not leave these short, I took out of that pool before I left it eighteen others,
through the assistance of his porcine friend. Although not a srounds of St. Paul and St. George before the end of December, averaging from 2lbs. todlbs. I then moved down to help Jim,
disciple of Darwin, still this demonstrates to me, at least, that and some remain even as late as the 12th of January; but who could not get his line out to the further bank where the
animals are endowed with reason to a greater degree than that by the end of October and the beginning of November fish lay; so together we went down to the rattle and the pool
many persons are willing to admit. To witness a herd of every year, all the fur seals of mature age—five and six below. At this place we found the trout ‘‘jostling each
pigs upon a seabeach ridden by as many or more crows, all years and wpward—have left the islands, The younger other,” so thick were they that, although there were salmon
conducting themselyes with an apparent unity of purpose males go with the others, Many of the pups still range in the pool (we could see them), they stood no chance, as the
without any quarreling or contention, must, I think, be to any about the islands, but are not hauled up to any great extent more nimble trout seized the fly immediately it touched the
person both interesting and instructive, and to a student of on the beaches or the fats. They seem to preter the rocky water. For upwards of an hour the fun was fast and furious,
natural history pleasing in the extreme; sucha sight can be shore-margin, and to lie as high up as they can get on such as we generally were both playing fish at the same moment;
seen in this part of the world almost daily. bluffy rookeries as Tolstoi and the Reef. By the end of this the beach was sloping, gravelly, and clear of trees, so we
As some of your readers incline to the opinion that a nom month, November, they are, as a rule, all gone. gave them the butt freely, and after a few rushes hauled them
de plume detracts from the yirtue of articles upon natural Within the brief limits of this notice it is impossible to out by the hair of the head! The strand looked as though a
history, and is otherwise objectionable, I have no hesitation. allude to many of the extremely interesting facts in the history seine had been hauled, the speckled beauties of 3lb. to 4b.
in dropping that of “‘Mowitch,” by which I have been in the of these curious pinnipeds which have been brought out by lying about in all directions. At last the fish slacked off, as
habit of addressing you, and subscribe myself, Mr. Elliott's careful painstaking and long extended observa- well they might, and we hove to fora cup of coifee which
J. C, HueHes. tions. It is certainly true that to him we owe a very large was being prepared for us on the bank. After a few min-
New Wesraayster, Jan. 24, 1882. part of our knowledge of the habits of several of the more utes for refreshments, and to rest the water, we set to work
important species of this truly remarkable group. again, but the trout had had enough of our flies. I rose a
good salmon in the tail of the pool, and Jim hooked another,
THE SEAL ISLANDS OF ALASKA. which he lost. We then fished the pool over again, with a
ENGLISH WIDGEON ON THE NEW JER-
A MOST fascinating work, issued by the United States small trout on spinning tackle, taking three brace more big
SEY COAST. trout, after which I went up to the upper pool and took a
Commission*of Fish and Fisheries, is Mr. H. W- Elliott’s
‘Monograph of the Seal Islands of Alaska,” just published URING the past two or three years several English erilse with the fly, and half a dozen more big trout.
as a special bulletin. This is not surprising, since the history widgeon have been killed by the baymen. on the New “Tt was now 3 P.M., and we had a long journey before us;
of these far-distant little specks of land on the broad ocean, Jersey coast, in Tuckerton and Big Bays, near Little Kg, so, putting our fish into a light skiff, which had been poled
the habits of the remarkable animals which inhabit them, and Harbor Inlet, but unfortunately no special value was Esha up whilst we were fishing, we dropped down the river, and
the economic yalue of their products lend to them an almost upon them. The fowl were plucked and sold with the varied then on board. Our bag weighed exactly 98lbs., out of
absorbing interest eyen to the most careless reader; and Mr. lot of ducks brought to the town, and thus yaluable speci- which there were thirteen trout which scaled over 3lbs., and
Huliott, who knows more about these islands than any one mens were lost to the collector and ornithologist. It would twenty-five over 2lbs. weight. Not a bad bag to be made
else, knows, also, how to write about them in a very pleasant seem from the manner in which the baymen spoke of them between 11 A.M. and 3 P.M. I think after that I am justified
and attractive style. Besides this, he is an artist of very great as ‘‘red-headed widgeon” thatthe birds were not of the in stating that, with proper precautions and fair play, the
talent, and his work is generously illustrated with sketches, sreatest rarity in these waters, My man, Sam Smith, resid- rivers of Newfoundland would be second to none in any part
which give a far better idex than any word-painting could of ing at Tuckerton, told of haying shot two or three, the sub- of the world.”
the modes of life of the creatures he depicts. ject coming up directly after we had killed a pair of our own Captain Kennedy deyotes but small space in his book to
The subjects treated in this monograph must be given in widgeon or bald pates that came to our decoys. Iwas asked grouse shooting, a. true Scot, ‘‘his heart is in the Highlands a
order to enable the reader to form any idea of its complete- by him if I had ever seen a red-headed one. I pricked up chasing the deer,” Caribou stalking is evidently his fayorite
ness and the breadth of its scope. my ears immediately, knowing he referred to the English sport. His short notes, however, on the sport over dogs op
The geographical distribution of the fur seal is first taken bird, and not wishing to have him think I would value very the Newfoundland barren are well put together and we can
up, and this is followed by a history and description of the highly one of these rare visitors to our shores, soon learned certify from personal experience that all he has written
Prybiloy Islands and of the natives, the Alaska Commercial by indirect questioning all I desired, At Tuckerton a Mr, about this special expedition is critically correct. Grouse,
Company and its business. We are then introduced to the Kelly purchases from the market shooters all the fowl killed or as they are all called partridge, are plentiful in the imme-
seal life on the islands, are given a life history of the fur seal, by them, and ships them to New York. Most frequently diate neighborhood of St. John’s, but the enormous number
the method of taking, caring for and shipping the skins is the ducks are plucked, as the same price is sivenfor them of shooters speedily exterminate the broods, and after the
described, and the economic value of the skins, oil and flesh of with or without their feathers, and the gunners gain the first weelk in September it is necessary to go some distance
the animal discussed. To the natives of these islands the sea feathers for their wives. from the capital to make a bag, +
lion comes next in importance to the fur seal, and its life, his- T have known of other rare varieties of fowl having been **A very pleasant expedition may be made in the direction
tory, mode of capture and economic uses are now described. shot at the points mentioned—a Hutchins goose by myself, of Salmonier, a pretty village some fifty miles to the west-
A chapter on the walrus follows, after which is one on the others by the baymen, only known to them as the “ little ward of St. John’s, where accommodation for a sportsman
reproduction of the fur seal, sea lion and walrus, Under the goose” or “sedge goose,” black brant, and several eider ducks. can be obtained at Carew’s Hotel. The road is good and
heading, Illustrative and Supplemental Notes, a great variety It would be well if collectors wishing rare birds or fine speci- scenery beautiful throughout the route; and a stoppage may
of subjects, geographical, biological, linguistic and economic, mens of any of the varieties of water fowl, would put them- be made either at Topsail, twelve miles, or Holyrood, twenty-
are discussed, We are given catalogues of the mammals, selves in communication with Mr. Kelly and have him save five miles, at both of which places a decent hotel is to be
birds and fishes of the group, with some notes on the inverte- such birds as were desired. His charges would be moderate, found. From Holyrood to Salmonier is twenty miles; at the
brates and plants, all of which are interesting. Tam sure, and I doubt if they can be purchased as cheap in latter place a few days may be pleasantly passed. The hotel,
A recapitulation and summary of Mr, Elhott’s account of the large cities. though unpretentious, abounds with good cheer, and Mr,
life in a fur seal rookery will be of interest to our readers, to Another most excellent source from which to obtain speci- Carew and his wife are obliging, and attentive to their guests.
most of whom this animal is but little known. Mr, Elliott says mens of almost all the warbler tribe is to make the acquaint- Fair sport may be had in this neighborhood with gun, rod or
that: anee of the keepers of the several light houses (the first-class rifle, accordingtothe season. A snipe marsh lies directlyin front
First,—The earliest bulls land in a negligent, indolent way lights, as the tower is higher) and get them to send the end- of the house, and a salmon river, to use an adyertising phrase,
at the opening of the season, soon after the rocks at the less variety of dead birds that are so frequently found, in runs through the property. An amateur sporting parson,
water's edge are free from ice, frozen snow, ett. ‘This is, as spring and autumn, at the base of the tower, having flown who had never handled a rod before, hooked thirty grilse in
a tule, from the 1st to the 5th of every May. They land from against the light during their fight in the night. I expect to this stream in one day last season. At the back of the pre-
the beginning to the end of the season in perfect confidence be brought to account for imparting this latter piece of in- mises, a few hours’ journey through the woods, there is ap
and without fear. They are very fat, and will weigh, at an formation, for I am acquainted with one collector in particu- extensive park or barrens whereon deer and wild geese are to
average, 500 pounds each. Some stay at the water's edge; lar who has obtained many valuable skins by this method; be found in the fall of the year. Leaving Salmonier one
some fo to the tier back of them again, and so on until the but as his cabinet is full to overflowing he should not object. morning an hour before daylight, accompanied by an en-
whole rookery is mapped out by them, weeks in advance of Homo. thusiastic sporting J. P., we drove down by the river till we
the arrival of the first female. found ourselves abreast of a small fore-and-aft schooner at
Second.—That by the 10th or 12th of June all the male A Pond wir VArimp YVisrrors.—A sora rail was killed anchor some forty yards from the shore. Opening fire upon
stations on the rookeries have heen mapped out and fought in the month of November, on the borders of a mountain this craft with snipe shot to rouse out the crew, we managed
for, and held in waiting by the ‘‘see-catchie.” These males pond near Kresgeville, Monroe county, Pa. The same pond after a few rounds to wake them up, and soon got aboard,
are, a8 a rule, bills rarely ever under six years of age; most. was visited by a flight of loons—not the great Northern and in a short time were scudding ont of the harbor with a
of them are over that age, being sometimes three, and occa- diver—which remained but aday. A lone Canada goose flowing sheet, A brisk N. E. gale carried us across the bay
sionally, doubtless, four times as old. was shot there also by Mr. Wells, of Curtinsville, Pa., aflock toasmall park thirty miles distant, where we landed and
Third —That the cows make their first appearance, as a of golden plover whistled on its banks, and the only otter conveyed ourselves and our traps to a neighhoring farm-
class, on or after the 12th or 15th of June, in very small num- ever seen in the county was killed as it swam near the house. We receivcd a hearty welcome from our host, and
bers; but rapidly after the 23d and 25th of this month, every wooded shore. All this variety In the space of aweek. The indeed from all the village, the unsophisticated natives being
year, they begin to flock up in such numbers as to fill the pond must have been situated in the direct line of the mi- unused to visitors, turned out en masse to meet us and gave
harems very perceptibly, and by the 8th or 10th of July they gratory flight of these birds, and being in an elevated coun- us every information as regards sport, Curiously enough,
have all come, as arule—a few stragglers excepted. The try, it was visited as a resting place, for surely no atiraction these people all spoke with a foreign accent, rolling the ‘‘r’
average weight of the females now will not be much more in the way of feed presents itself, except it may be the fish like a Frenchman, but with a ridiculous mixture of Irish
than eighty or ninety pounds each. of its waters for the loon, and it would take a sharp loon to brogue as well. .They declared the “patterridges” to be jostl-
Fourth.—That the breeding season is at its height from the capture 4 trout, especially the trout of this pond.—Homo. ing each other on the barrens, and as for the salmon and
10th to the 15th of July every year, and that it subsides trout, “begorra, yer honor, they're as thick as the sands of
entirely at the end of this month and early in August; also, Sprinc Norms.—Slingerlands, N. Y., Feb. 20.—During the say.” The village was Prohseedbay situated in a valley,
that its method and system are confined entirely to the land, the recent warm spell, Wednesday and Thursday last, blue and unlike the generality of Newfoundland settlements, pre-
never effected in the seu, birds made their appearance in the early morning, to the sented a well-to-do appearance. A lovely salmon river wound
Fifth.—That the females bear their first young when they number of half a dozen, remaining about the place all day. its course through the yalley, dividing into seyeral branches
are three years old, and that the period of gestation is nearly Is not this unusually early for them to put in an appearance as it approached the sea, and variegating a considerable ex-
twelve months, lacking only a few days of that lapse of time. as far North as Albany?—C. A. Naxos, tent of rich meadow-land, which afforded pasturage for herds
. Marce 2, 1882.] FOREST AND STREAM. S7

of cattle and sheep; a considerable portion had also been de- We believe it is the intention of Captain Kennedy to pub- means woodcock, ruffed grouse or other game that is out of
yoted to agriculture. A barrier of sea beach obstructed the lish a larger edition of his work at some future time, with season.
mouth of the river, causing at the branches to re-unite and illustrations drawn by the author, Copies of the present edi- Now, the great trouble in trying to enforee the game laws
Tush through a gut of barachois into the sea. tion may be obtained through the editor of T'oREsT AND has been the fact that we have all {he while been trying to
**The afternoon of ourarrival we ascended the barrens, at STREAM. get at the market hunters instead of the venders of the game
the back of the yillage, and bagged sixteen brace of grouse after itis killed. If the market hunter cannot sell his game
and a few snipe; the birds were fairly plentiful; the dogs A RECORD OF WING-SHOOTING. his yocation is gone, and he stops shooting, If our game pro-
worked well and the powder was straight. The next day and tectors would bear this in mind and act accordingly they
the next, we ayeraged ten brace per gun; and on the fourth | BEG to present to your readers the following record of might be a power for good. ~ i
my wing-shooting during the past five seasons. My L hope that if thirty additional game agents are appointed
we worked along the coast to a rendezyous where our boat system! is to Keep score-cards in my pockets, and as soon as
had preceded us, and from thence re-crossed to Salmonier. that good men will be selected, and selected in proper local-
possible after making a shot [score hit or miss. I also ifies; and while I do not believe that the selection should be
Our bag (two guns) was sixty brace of grouse and snipe—not keep in my shooting box a Bogardus score-hook, and at
much to brag of in a country where game is preseryed—but left, to local clubs, as “Ogdensburg” suggests, I think that
not bad for a wild country where the only protection the night “‘post up” for the day. It mayseem. too much trouble, leading sportsmen should be consulted.
and it certainly is some, but a quiet determination and a little As 9 result of close observation I will say:
birds get is a close time during the breeding season, where practice soon makes if come natural. It is better to count
eyery man calries a gun and vermin are encouraged for the 1. That if illegal shooting is to be stopped, you must stop
your shells before starting and again on yourreturn. The the sale of game out of season.
sake of their skins. sportsman. must be careful not to shoot for a score, but let
“Walking onthe barrens of Newfoundland is very much 2. That a mean date should be fixed upon, so that the sea-
him adopt the principle of taking all his chances, and son will open on the same date on both ruffed grouse and
harder work than on a Scotch moor; but there is no limit to whether his card shows good or poor shooting he alvays
the extent of ground; it costs nothing; the birds when found woodcock.
knows that the score is a fair one; if good so much the 3. That three months in each year is all the open season
are magnificent; and when the sport is combined with snug better; if not, why long shots, out of range, bad light,
quarters and kind-hearted hospitality, as in our case, it is not that should be allowed.
unaccountables, etc. will easily explain how it was. 1 allow 4. That the State game agents should be compelled to do
to be despised.” one barrel for each bird, but when a bird is shot down and
The best extract we have reserved for the last—the descrip- their duty or be remoyed.
has to be shot over I count but one shot. The gun used in I hope other sportsmen will keep the hall rolling.
tion of the combat of the two stags: ‘‘Refreshed by a sooth- 1877, ‘78 and “79 was a 10-bore, weight 9lb. 6oz., charge
ing pipe we proceeded cautiously along, looking out for deer, BRANT.
4drs. to 5drs, powder, itoz. to 1doz. shot. Im 1880 and Maprson County, N. Y., February 20, 1882.
when Reuben exclaimed, “Look, Captain, big stag,” as a 781 I used a 12-bore, Slbs., with 3idrs. to 4drs. powder,
pian of sunshine lit up the snow-white side of a noble beast. 14oz. to 1foz. shot. The scores were as follows:
he big stags ut this season are almost white, their necks NOTES FROM KENTUCKY,
Killed. Missed. Per Cent. Killed, Ce BGR gene
entirely so, The deer was hurrying along, evidently on the Nivea 316 152 675 1880. ..... 244 ] & believers (?) in ground-hog day and similar forecasts
trail of other deer; we ran to cut him off, but he had 1878, .....279 17 704 1881..-... g2 83 526" of the weather are in a distressing dilemma. Our
already disappeared in the woods, so there was nothing for it 1879525.) 234 195 545
sround hog certainly must have been fearfully frightened by
but to follow on his tracks. At this the Indians are maryel- The above is the exact reading of my score-book, and the his shadow, andin view of the repeated snowstorms im-
ously skillful; with eyes npon the ground, they follow at a reader may criticise ashe chooses. Good, bad or indifferent, mediately following, not a doubt of his retirement for a six
rapid pace, noting every blade of grass pressed, every stone it remains my score as Lmade the shots. It includes both weeks’ snooze was entertained, and scarcely were we recon-
displaced, or mud stirred. The trail would haye been easy open and brush shooting at what are usually considered ciled to the fourteen more snowstorms to follow by antici-
enough to follow but for the numerous tracks of deer all lead- game birds. The smaller birds and birds of prey, ctc., are pation of the long deferred ice crop, when on the morning
ing down to the valley; and it was evident that a large com- not included. The writer could easily have increased the of the 7th inst. a whippoorwill proclaimed winter over,
pany had preceded us, a fact of which our old stag was number of shots each season, but he does not shoot for The ground hog reappeared, doves began cooing, a rusty
doubtless well aware. Westruck down through some woods, “a, bag,” and is contented with moderate luck. On first toad emerged from his winter quarters, and within the past
picking our way by the ‘‘eads” or open passes, well trodden commencing my system I was not careful enough about week a gentleman found his terrier baying a black snake,
by deer, when I happened to catch a glimpse of some white posting each day’s work, and I lost nearly half a season’s which had taken a bush instead of a squirrel. The mercury
objects In the valley below. A glance through the glasses work by this neglect, but [ do not do it now. for the past ten days has fluctuated between 50 and 70 deg.
pronounced them to be a ‘‘company” of deer, and although Now, as for loading, experience has tauzht me that for a F., buds are swelling, peach trees nearly ready to"burst into
we could not make out a stag, we were perfectly well assured No. 10 gun of say 91bs. weight, 4drs. powder, good powder, bloom, grass fields showing green, and numerous other
that one would be among them, and our old friend’s hurry to and itoz. shet is the best charge, especially for long shots. indications that spring is not coming but here. We realize
get into the valley became apparent. Picking our way My No. 10 has a 8-inch chamber, and L have to crimp con- the fact that “‘all signs fail in dry weather,” but the memory
cautiously down herons the wood, we at length reached the siderable paper, but this in my opinion gives extra force, at of few reaches accurately to that period, though'there are
valley and found ourselves within a few hundred yards of the least my experiments and my friends seem to warrant it, and traditional allusions to a drouth, and now the weather
deer, which we at once proceeded to stalk. The deer were There beg to call attention to this as being of seeming im- croakers predict that winter will begin about watermelon
seattered about feeding among some immense boulders, and portance. Another trial I made resulted in the best com- time, and that but about two small showers of this year’s
we had no difficulty in approaching to within 150 yards of bined target and penetration that Lever saw. The charge supply of rain remain for summer distribution. In view of
the nearest hind, but still no stag could we see. A blinding was 5drs. and 1foz. of No. 7’s, and the evenness of it was this paradoxical state of affairs, you readily appreciate our
snow-storm now came on, and we waited to see how the cat remarkable. It was the premier of hundreds of loads. Let “torn up” condition.
jumped, when, looking back, we saw a splendid stag coming some of your readers take a few long-length shells, put the During open season such demoralization prevailed in the
out of the wood behind us, accompanied by a hind. This above mentioned charge in them, and crimp all the paper weather office that close season caught sportsman, gun and
was evidently the same fellow we had seen before, but we had down as tight as they can, putting two pink wads over dog rusty, and small gameis abundant. Ducks and geese
reached the valley by a shorter cut, while he had picked up powder and one over shot, and then send the result to this failed to call, if they passed; not half a dozen deer were
With a mistress on the way, and was in searchofmore. The paper. I have found that the fuller the shells the poorer the bagged in the county, and only the hunter who follows a
two beasts looked like ghosts coming through the blinding effects, more especially in penetration. In my competitions squirrel dog has had any fun. Squirrels were never known
snow. Atthis time Reuben climbed upon a rock, and, to between 10 and 12-bores, I haye found that so far my present so numerous as last fall and winter, except during occasional
our great delight, said he saw two big stags—onein charge of 12 loaded with 3idrs. and 1do0z. shot has produced the best periods of migration. A neighbor and I bageed twenty-six
the party of hinds; the other, the one we had just seen com- targets so far as penetration goes, but in the field 4drs, and one day in December, and at no point on our stroll were we
ing down to rob him of his harem. The scene now began to 1joz. has the lead. At a trial last spring one of my friend’s exceeding « half-mile from the house. Within gunshot of the
get exciting; a great commotion became visible among the No. 10 failed to come up in any way, although loaded with house we bagged seven within a circle of twenty yards
hinds, and presently we saw their lord and master galloping Odrs. and up to i4oz. shot, the No. 12, with 3idrs and i}oz. diameter, and I missed the only opportunity I ever had to
about in a great state of excitement calling in the stragglers, beating it. We are to have another trial early this spring, kill two squirrels with one rifle-ball by missing both. Let
prodding them with his horns, and generally calling them to and some new shells are to be tried, and I hope to chronicle me inform 8. W. M., of Indianapolis, that a neighbor, whom
order. During this time we ran in, in hopes of gettinga shot, it to your readers. I will conclude by saying that all my I implicitly believe, informed me that a fortnight since he
and several times my rifle bore on the shoulder of the old fellow; rewards haye been the outcome of my own personal experi- came upon fully a dozen gray squirrels burying walnuts.
once [had him and a hind in line, and could have killed ence during many years. FReD'EK SKINNER. Having no gun he sat and watched them fully an hour-till
them both with a single ball, but the snow was coming down Boston, Mass., February, 1882, the job was completed, when he discovered that not a single
heavily, the sights of the rifle were covered, and I waited a walnut remained under the tree, which stands inside a corn-
better opportunity. Reuben tried to ‘‘toll” the stag, but he field, on 2 mountain side, but a few paces from the timber.
took no notice, well knowing that his real antagonist was WHO IS RESPONSIBLE ?
It recurs that a contributor to FormsT AND STREAM, in des-
coming down from to windward, for by this time he had Editor Forest and Stream = cribing some of the peculiarities of a pet squirrel, mentioned
winded the, other stag, and probably seen him, as we could I have been very much interested of late in reading certain this very trait of burying a reserve,
now hear his challenge to mortal combat. Nor had he long articles that have from time to time appeared in your columns We have touched up our tackle, plugged rust holes in
to wait; for, having collected his hinds, leaving others prob- inregard to game protection, and I was particularly interested minnow-buckets, and but await the subsidence of the deluge
ably for them to wait till he returned, the old fellow started in 2 communication signed ‘“‘Ogdensburg” which appeared in to give the pike, perch and bass a trial, Shall take along a
off at a gallop and disappeared from our view. A moment our issue of January 26; and I fully agree with the writer gourd of worms and half a dozen eighteen feet rods to fall
later, and 4 crash as of a tree falling, resounded through the in saying that the local game constable act is a failure, and I back on suckers and redhorses if not successful in use of
valley, as the two stags’ heads met in the arena, Now was am not at this time prepared to say that the State game agents minnows. KENTUCKEIAN.
our time; disdaining all notice of the hinds, we ran for the are not in the same category. P. §.—This was written ten days ago, but couldn’t get to
spot, the hinds seeing us running began to run also, not away Now, the work of destroying nets in Oneida lake is all office without a boat, and that anchored eight miles off if
from us, but with us, and in a moment the extraordinary right, but there is some other work that. to my notion, needs not carried away by floods.
sight might have been witnessed of some sixteen or seventeen looking after. In the city of Utica ruffed grouse were sold Min1 Sprines, Ky.. Feb. 1882.
hinds and three men all rushing along, mixed up together, to until February 1. This was all right if the birds were killed
witness as pretty a fight as ever a deer-stalker beheld. In all before January 1—but were they? A local sportsman of this
my experience of deer-stalking, extending over many years, village was in Utica, and seeing a large number of grouse MIGRATORY QUAIL.
I never saw the like or expect to see again. There, amidst displayed had his suspicions aroused, and on making cautious | HAVE read the remarks on migratory quail of Mr.
the blinding snow, were the two monarchs of the glen, their inquiries learned that if he would send in a few birds on the Everett Smith from Maine, and of Mr. Williams from
heads down, backs arched, horns crashing, turf flying; sly they would command a good price and be sold as 1881 Springfield, Mass.
truggling, writhing, pushing for the mastery, while the birds. Now, the local sportsmen of Utica buy these birds, Mr. Smith does not claim to prove more than that some of
hinds, for whom the battle was raging, and who had now knowing that they must have been killed ont of season; and, the quail returned; his evidence appears to be from corres-
arrived on the scene, assembled themselves around to see fair although there is a so-called game protective organization in pondents, but as he is quite silent about the young broods of
play. What the issue might have been it is difficult to say; Utica, it winks at these offences. the returned birds, I conclude his measure of success is no
the combatants were well matched as regards size and weight, Again, in the village of Richticld Springs, a famous sum- greater than that of Mr. Williams and others, including our-
but the new arrival was the fresher of the two, and had longer mer resort, are numerous hotels and restaurants. From July selves. The ‘‘weak point’ in this quail business is with the
horns, while the owner of the seraglio, exhausted by the cares 1 till the hotel season closes woodeock and ruffed grouse ure beyies or young birds. - We have no right to expect that the
and anxiety attendant on his large family, was slowly but every day articles of diet. Where do they come from? Part old birds will return to the place they were liberated from
surely giving way, and would probably have eventually of them are shipped there from New York city and the bal- any more than to expect that an escaped prisoner will return
either been lalled or forced to retire, when a third and com- ance are killed by local market hunters within a radius of to his jail, but the young birds will have a ‘‘desire” to return
mon enemy arrived onthescene. Selecting the nearest beast, forty miles. Men are employed by the season to shoot game to their native soil, and it is with them we have to deal and
I fired right and left into his huge squirming body, while for the hotels, and a leading hotel man told the writer that to facilitate this act of migration. In Canada ‘es perdrix”
5B, simultanuously did the same with the other. The during the month of July, 1880, one man killed 500 ruffed haye young early in June, which is the commencement of
stags, which had paid no sort of attention to us, now grouse and woodcock, After such slaughter as this, need we our hot weather; by the Ist of September the young birds
separated; one reeled and made an effort to charge. but lay the disappearance of grouse to that innocent chatter-hox, are barely fit to be shot, but by the 1st of October_they are
rolled overas a third bullet pierced his carcass; the other the red squirrel, or the predatory cat? Any man who ascribes quite strong and full grown. I infer from these facts that
made off, but had not gone farhbefore two more shots, fired the disappearance of ruffed grouse to other causes than pot- unless quail are turned loose in May there will be no birds
simultaneously, dropped him also, and the two gladiators lay hunting vandals does not understand the matter fully. strong enough that year to migrate with a hope of seeing them
dead within a couple of yards of one another. Would that a Let us look a little further. In Saratoga there is a repeti- again the following spring, and that our failures with quail
Landseer had been there to picture that strange scene, one tion of Richfield, but on a much larger seale, and dozens of arise from the fact that we turn out the birds at the end of
that will ever be impressed upon my memory, the grandeur men make large wages shooting for that markef. June instead of in the beginning of May.
of which was heightened by the romantic beauty of the place But the great head centre of all this traffic is New York Acting upon the above opinion, I endeavored to carry over
and the heayy snow-squall raging at the time. A moment city. Commission houses under the guise of pouliry and my birds of last year so as to liberate them this spring, hut I
later, and the scene changed from one of intense excitement meat receive large quantities of game, which is partly con- have only partially succeeded, as I have only six left. The
to perfect. calm; the squall passed, the sun shone out, the sumed in New York, and the balance shipped to summer mortality consists in “accidents” connected with cats, rats
Stags lay dead, with faces upturned to the cloudless sky, and resorts; and while the editors of Formst Ayp Srream are and escapes, all yery trying to the temper, but formmg a
the hinds had departed to seek for another lord and master, toiling to educate the people up to 2 proper standard, within series of misfortunes which were not unbearable. The fault,
‘We sat down to refresh ourselves with a pipe, whilst Reu- a BiGaES throw of their office is this nefarious business pur- however, arose from the nature and insecurity of the aviary,
ben performed the last offices to the departed. deer. Tt may sue which was a temporary yard covered with nets. Sa
be said, “* What a pity you didn’t wait and watch the com- Local clubs do not, as “Ogdensburg” supposes, always have I, however, recommend an empty room with a net to’pro-
bat;” possibly we might have done so, but there was always game protection at heart. True, some of the members talk tect the birds from hitting the ceiling with their heads,*(say
the risk of their winding us, or being led off by the hinds, loudly and contribute ‘liberally; but when one of those same fastened about two feet from the top of the room) the win-
although I believe we might have sat down and watched them men goes to Saratoga or Long Branch in July his first hotel dows to be netted off, and if plenty of sand is spread about
for an hour and killed them after all.” order is for an “‘icehouse dinner,” which in {plain, English the fioor, I have no doubt that the{quail can be easily
 88 FOREST AND STREAM. [M ARCH 2, 1882,

wintered over, and that they would be fine strong birds by | erratic flight at short range would finally “pring up” in the
the following spring. The month of May is a ood month EXPORTATION OF MICHIGAN DEER.
_ bullseye at 300 yards and upwards? Like Mr. Palmer, I have
in which to liberate quail in Canada, because our farmers are CODE particulars of the shipment of game out of this made rifle shooting a specialty for long years; in fact, from
spreading grain over their fields, consequently there is an \) State in defiance of the law may be of interest, Twill boyhood it has been almost my sole pastime,
till
abundance of food, but in the United States the month of try and give you a few facts. Large shipments of game sight and physical infirmity has nearly deprived failing eye-
me of the
April would be preferable, in fact as soon as the winter is | across the lake from here to Milwaukee and Chicago were pleasure. From Jong experience, if from no other
over the quail would thrive better in a wild state, reason, [
almost daily occurrences during the open season. There are must conclude that the rifle that will do steady, accurate
Lintend to order two hundred quail again this spring, because a large number of boats called hookers that ply across the work at long range will also do the same at short range. T
the birds are hardy, cheap, and iH I can éstablish them on the , lake, besides the umbermen’s steam barges and scows. On have ever found itso, Ihave also owned rifles that would
“jardins” of the Lawrentides they need not fear the domestic these deer are shipped. ‘Four were senfi on one schoaner at do good work at short range which at long range were totally
cat or the gun of the fowler, because the loup-cervier (lynx) once. More than fifty violations oGcurred here at Manistee unreliable. In this article I wish to refer to that of “Byrne,”
and the hunter would not trouble themselyes with so small a alone. Wo one cares to bring down the curses of the people following third after that of Mr. Palmer,
bird, and the former is a great enemy of the house cat. As making these shipments hy entering complaint. Then, the While I can in-
_dorse much that Mr. Palmer and ‘‘Byrne” say, and partien-
fo what becomes of the old quail, all we know is that they lumberman is the power that moves the people. Of the open larly the latter, with reference to shotguns and pistols, Imust
migrate in the autumn about the same time woodcock and violations in the close season one ease will coyer many of the take exception to some of their rifle points, 1 do not believe
snipe disappear, but where they co to we do not know. sapie class, For several years if is said thats prominent | that Ma. Palmer, Mr. Brinton, or any other man, can without
W. Riropes. ittorey of Grand Rapids annually comes up north to fish flags on a windy day beat experienced marksmen who use
QvEpec, Canada, Feb. i882. _ and haye some fun, ast scnson he was joined at Sherman | flags. While I think that first-class breech-loading rifles, with
T have a lof of live quail in transit from Texas and will let hy some focal pot-hunters. They made their camp on the | properly prepared ammunition, will do as good work as
you know about tiem in good time. By the way, I believe Betsy Riyer, Some few deer must have been killed by them, muzzle-loaders, I feel just 48 certain that they cannot beat
as the men driving
that all that has been said about the return of the migratory seyeral occasions and the river were compelled to stop work on the muzzle-loader which is properly loaded,
quail to the North is talk. We turned out 400 birds here in they had burn up the stinking carcasses of deer | It L were to shoot for a wager. I should take a muzzle-
killed and left in the river to rot. The above are | loader, but would make my own projectiles, select my own
1878 and 1879, 200 each year; and althoughthey appeared to facts, and can be
vouched for hy Mr, Hopkins, justice of linen for patches, and also the powder. I once spent an en-
breed well enough, not one has ever refurned to us. Ido the peace of Springdole,
not entirely despair of them yet, but so far they certainly and the foreman of the Island Lum- tire day in New York city searching for suitable linen for
have not appeared. W. ¥. Wer. ber Company of Frankfort. The worst chemy to the came patches, and only found one piece that was fit for nice work.
is the lumberman, who not only allows the pot-hunter to {could not even at Stewart's find a piece that would stand
RuTLAND, Vt.. Feb. 1882. squat on his lands, but buys his venison at two dollars per the test of my “piek-glass,” but did chance to find a piece ati
A LONG ISLAND QUAIL CLUB. head, about two cents per pound, Ask him why he does so | Lord & Taylor's, although my sample came from Stewart's
and he will say that pork hauled fifty miles or Iess is expen- 4
OME years since—I believe in the winter of 1848—a few months before.
sive. Mutton is cheaper and he doti’t haye to haul it now.
‘J friend sent me from Charleston, §, C., fifty live quail. Some of these same lumbermen are members of game clubs; Many fine rifle-shots know nothing about scientific load-
The birds were received by me in December, and were kept ing. Perhaps “‘Byrne” may be one of these. I judge, at.
| but then they are not to home, 7 deast, from the last paragraph of his article, that he has not
until the folowing March in a smallroom. About the end A word about some of the mighty fishermén. While at
of that month T turned forty-seven of them loose in a grove Boyne Falls last June I saw Messrs. Portman and Kelloz, enjoyed the pleasure of witnessing first-class practice, as he
near my house, Up to the spring named, quail had been members of the State Fish Commission, and they will vouch siys he has not seen the man who could place ten consecu-
very Scarce in this neighborhood for several years, and I for this, namely, that the count fisherman tool: out cf the tive shots in a space that could he covered with a saucer, at
naturally watched pretty closely to see if my little colony of Jordan and Boardman rivers trout that would average seven- a distance of seventy-five yards. This, in other wards,
Southerners would increase and multiply, and—they did. teen to the pound. means within a six-inch circle. Now, I am over fifty-six
And box after box of fingerling trout years of age; have had no target practice to speak of for
One pir mated nd produced thirteen ¢ges in a nest built were shipped by these counters to their friends, fo substanti-
within 300 feet of the spot where I turned them loose. This ate the wonderful lies that they would tell of their fishing on seventeen years; my eyesight is badly impaired, and my
nest I tock hodily, with the egss in it, and asmall white their arrival home. heryes seriously unstrung, I have in the house an old target
I[s there no way out of this? Gznnot _ rifle, made over thirty years ago. Tf I cannot, with this old
bantam hatched every one of them. As for the rest of the some means be devised to exterminate these pudwhacks?
quail, they serenaded us all that summer with their sweet tifle, on a still day, strike a four-inch target ten consecutive
call, and besides stocked our neighborhood within a mile or Resipent, times, at a distance of seyenty-five yards, then 1 will ae-
MANISTEE, Mich,, Peh, 1882,
two, so that for two seasons after wo had very fair shooting. knowledge the fact through the Formsr anp Sitrmaar, and [
Since then the quail have been gradually disappearing about (don’t believe “Byrne” would exact a more humiliating pen-
here, and now are so scarce that if pays no one to try for BREECH vs. MUZZLE LOADERS. | alty.
them, f am firmly convinced that if, say one hundred of I presume that numerous readers of the Forest awp
our Long Island sportsmen would stop talking about the A SERINS of interesting articles have recently appeared STRHAM will recollect the company of sharpshooters organ-
in your excellent journal
“protection of game,” and each and every one of them put muzzle and breech-loading inrelative to the accuracy of rifles, ized by me at Buffalo, N. Y., during the fall and winter of
, which both have earnest ad- | 1862, At the same time an officer, who, to avoid dismissal from
Tis hand in his pocket for a ten-dollar bill wherewith to pur- vocates. They have endeavored
chase a number of quail to turn loose in the latter part of they prefer are most aceurafe; to explain why the systems service, had resigned from Berdan’s Sharpshooters, and was
and yet there is aa element, | engaged in New York city in getting up a battalion of sharp-
March, the result will open his eyes as to what might be | Which so far has been entirely
done in the way of restocking exhausted quail lands, overlooked, and I believe ex shooters. Col, Berdan learning the facts reported the same
| plains the great results obtained by old style muzzletoaders, to Beeretary Stanton, who issued an order forbidding any
Would it not be a good idea for some gentlemen who have as also the reason why
land, with a few dollars to spare over and above their cham- instances have fallen
modern breech-loaders in so many mustering officer to muster into the corps of sharpshooters
short of that nicety of results so much any person who did not upon test fire five consecutive shots
pagne bill, and who say they are interested in ‘‘Bob White,” _ desired. I began by experience
to form a quail club, each member of which shall hand over (140 to a 1b.) with a barrel with a flint-lock sniall hore within an average distance of five inches: from the mathe-
tothe treasurer yt least $3 to be used in the purchase of sight situated as forty inches in length, and the rear matical centre, in other words, make a twenty-five-inch string,
Southern birds for distribution among the members, pro rata’? near to breech as was possible to have it, and this at a distanceqof two hundred yards. ‘This it will be
I for one, have #10 ready to be passed in, so soon as a strictly | This rifle had a reputation for accuracy for many years, and _ observed would be much better marksmanship than ‘“Byrne”
honest and sober treasurer can be found. THomas CLAPHAM, had won repeated victories, which at last excluded it from _ ever witnessed, still, my company of eighty-three men com-
_ other contests, as no one was willing to enter against it up to plied with the regulation, and their targets are on file in the
Rostyn, Long Island.
7 yards. Tt was the fashion at that time to have the barrel War Department, each attested by two witnesses. The aver-
of great length, and this style was continued until the hreech- age for the entire company was twelve and three-cighths inch
NOTES ON SHOOTING. loading system was adopted, Makers of the latter at once strings, being less than half the limits allowed by the “order.”
Wer fake the liberty to publish the foliowing extracts shortened their barrels, and placed the rear sights farther This will be seen to be.an average of less than fwo and 2 half
from 4 private letter of an old and valued friend, who from the breech, in some instances one-third the length of inches from the mathematical centre for each of the four
for some years has been debarred by illness from enjoying the barrel from the breech: and extreme accuracy was the hundred and fifteen consecutive shots fired by ei¢hty-three
the dearly-loved sports of the field, or taking his usual active exception instead of the rule. Long-range rifles with thizty- | different men from a half-dozen or more different States.
part in promoting the cause of game protection, and the four inch barrels and rear sight on the grip or heel of stock These men were mustered into service by Captain Sheldon
mmprovement of the companions of our sports, In this con- have in their turn won victories which were, deemed impos- Sturgeon, First Infantry, U.'S. A.
nection we would say that a quarter of a century ago he sible, and can, without being forced from a fixed rest, place a The shooting was all done from the shoulder, at a rest of
imported from Scotland a “Blue Belton” setter dog, and a consecutive bullets in the bullseye at 1,000 yards, with se course, and with several different rifles, some of which were
year later a bitch, (from the Duke of Gordon's kennel, we little deviation from a fixed point as to excite ihe admiration loaned by Dan B. Castle, the well-known Buffalo jeweler,
think) whose progeny, both in looks and performances, | of the world. who also dealt in second-hand rifles. Some were also loaned
would compare favorably with the blue bloods of to-day. Billinghurse, Chapman and James, of New York, and by his neighbor Robson, the gunsmith. T will here say that
We trust that our friend will soon favor our readers with his Newcomb and Fitzpatrick, of Natchez, Mississippi, can and Dan Castle and several friends of his, who sometimes had
views upon some of the important questions that are from did make twenty-tive pound rifles with telescopic sights rmn- triendly triais of marksmanship with us, did decidedly better
time to time discussed im, these columns: ning the entire length of a long barrel, which at 22 yards shooting than ‘‘Byrne” seems to think possible for any man
“When the great attraction and principal Dusiness of could place ten consecutive balls in a ecard 12¢ inches by to do,
national, State and district sportsmen’s conventions is shoot- 34 inches and which (James’ score) measured 92 inches string Referring again to Ma. Palmer’s article, I will say that in
ing pigeons, and the game laws are ignored hy those sworn measure, These results would seem to teach us that the my younger days too attended all the turkey-shoots Within
toentorce them, ss also by large numbers of the shooting | greater the distance between fore and rear sichts the greater practicable reach. The Jasi one was in 1865, A party of
fraternity, the interest in the preservation and protection of the accuracy, and that accuracy is sacrificed by some makers young men formed a sort of ‘syndicate’ for the purpose of
game, nearly or quite obsolete, has rather been waning for of bree¢h-loaders who place the rear sight (almost univer- furnishing all the turkeys I was willing to shoot for at ten
yeurs, “Pools,” “the pot,” and kindred associations have sally) one quarter the length of barrel from the brecch, | cents a shot, distance thirty rods (165 yards), nothing but the
little or no inducements for a class of gentlemen who love| Not only does the short distance between lhe sights
pre- head to bestruck. Four shots collapsed thesyndicate. Each
the gun, and whose aid and presence are valuable. ‘‘Gloan,” | vent that nice and close adjustment which greater distance of the four shots passed through a turkey’s head within one-
Vol. 17. No. 28, says a good thing, as all his communications permits; but the distance of the rear sieht trom the eye is an- half inch of the centre, and at the distance stated, This is
do. Twish there were more of them; they should he read other obstacle when the rear sight is so far from the’ breech, also better than “‘Byrne’s” allowance,
and re-read, I presume he may be thonght ‘old fogy” with To sum up, I believe that given rifles of both systems, same Mintroy P. Parrcr,
some of the rest of us. Bat mind you, his ideas will prevail calibre and powder charge, with front and rear sights’ same Wenonan, N. J,
or the so-called pame associations will find their latter end | distance on each and barrels of same lene th, the results wouid
soon, Another thing you know, Lam no believer in “first be in favor of the breech-loader, from its superior excellence Having read T, §. Van Dyke's letter on “‘The Rifle of the
class” guns at $50, or dogs at $15 to S25. Future,” and many letters in reply, and being a rifle maker
“Loading” of inside finish which the muzzle-loading hand-made rifle can- of thirty-five years’ experience, { cannot stand around with
appears the topic just now. Hardly two think alike, Fear- not possess,
ing no one will agree with me I merely Say, when a man has Butit you take the superior finished muzz}eloader of thirty- my hands in my pockets and allow this discussion to go on
bought a gun and intends to use it, he can’t spend a little four to thirty-six inch barrel with sighis properly adjusted | without putting in a few words. Iwas pleased with the
time and money more advantageously than by going out and and compete with the breech-loader, short barrel’ and number of times that Mr. Van Dyke hit the nail on the head,
rear and will show where he missed if on some points.
targeting with different charges, grades of powder, sizes of sight half way down the barrel, the result will be disastrous
shot, distances, cte., etc, | He did not seem to know that we have a perfect system of
The idea that every gun of the to the breech-loader. A word about round balls in breach- patehing the extreme long ballfor a muzzle-loader.
same hore and weight requires the same charge is wrong. loaders. TJ have faithfully tried for a long time with We
powder have a very perfect way of patching such balls, by using
Were all powders of same strength and cleanliness there charges from 5 to 70 grains powder, round halls 145
eTains, bond-paper cut in the form of across. When the paper is
would be more truth in recent communications. I don't picked balls, 205 grains in a .45 calibre Sharps military rifle, cut just the right size it leaves only one thickness of paper
think if necessary to use a cannon, kea of powder, and bag and distance from twenty to sixty yards, with anch
of shot to break a glass ball, or that the barrels of “best” sults that I would never risk a shot of that kind poor re- around the ball, and sheds from the ball when fired as per
shooting guns are made of fas pipe or its component metals. I patched the balls, IT filled the shells full
at any oame, fect as when put into the gun. This paper is thicker than
of wads and seb paper used for breech-loaders. The patent muzzle (to load
Tf a man wants to carry twelve to fifteen pounds of gun, why the ball on top and inserted with greatest care, and they will
Jet him do if; it may please him and won't hurt the dogs, strip every time; the twist of the grooves is too great, even with such patches) should be counterbored down about one-
when the balls are of pure tin or pure Jead, or of any propor- half inch, just enough to take out the grooves. This allows
‘Jorn Boypen.”” the patch to fold around the ball before putting on the suide
tion of either,
Manyvtaxp.—Templeville, Caroline Co., Md,, Feb. 18.— | I have loaded from the muzzle also and with same results.
starter, ,
The quail and wood¢ock seuson closed in this county 15th As 4 long-range rifleman I am
Mr. Yan Dyke truly says, “The long range rifle owes its
inst,, leaving us lots of quail for breeders, perfectly femiliar with every ‘iccuracy mainly to its ball being pushed im so far before
Owing to not detail, and the extreme care necessary to produce uniform
much shooting being done round here the past season, 1 results, and this firing.” I think Mr. BE. A, Palmer lost sight of this when
care T have given to the round ball; and they he claims to have discovered his ready remedy (which has
found lots of full coveys at the close of the season, ‘The Will not do.
winter so far has been very mild, except afew cold snaps. | New ORuEANS, La. Groner Howe, M.D, been in use for a number of years) for patching the hall to the
We have had no snow of any consequence, so you can { old style breech-loader. Mr. Van Dyke appears to have
imugiuc how nicely the birds are doing, The woodeock haye understood this system yery well, but he was speaking of the
Referring
Iven coming on here very fast for eight or ten days; T have Breech-loade to my article, which you head ‘Muzzle ys. acenracy of the old style, soft, taper bullet when loaded
rs,” in your issue of February 23, you will notice
seen nore here in the past week than ever before at this time
that used ammunition of my own preparation; and i is to through the muzzle like the old style muzzle-loaders.
ia the year. They seem fo he nesting, tut I have found no | this point that T wish now _ Mr, Paliner has aw idea that the more perfect the bullet
to refer, and state miy belief that _ titer being fired, the more accurate it will shoot. This does
signs, except that they are paired. T have made it my busi- / factory-prepared ammunitio
hess to hunt for their nests, but in vain, n is not reliable for fue shooting, hot prove to be true with my experience. I often find that
Everything is _I note the article (following mine) by
favorable for lots of game next sehson in this part of the _ further EB, A, Palmer, and still many rifles shoot better to make the balls softer so they show
on the short one by “F. J." I had intended in ny
iat —W. G, Sarre last to ask Mr, Van Dyke how x projectile that made an the grooves more perfect, and also leave a distinct shoulder
on the ball at the edge of the patch, which shows more

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expansion by force of powder, but there is a limit in this
Tespect to gef fhe greatest accuracy.
any people have @ notion that the ribs formed on a ball
by the rifling affect its accuracy by catching the air in its
spiral motion. This is not so; the ball passes through the
air the same as though there was a spiral passage cut for it.
Old style, short, conical balls have to be much softer than
those used in fhe long-range system, and consequently are
found more imperfect and bruised after being fired.
The majority of target-shooters do not pretend that their
short conical balls (which are fhe most accurate up to three
hundred yards) will compete with a ball double their weight
at one hundred rods. Mr. Palmer speaks of one Joseph
Brinton heating so many of the old target muzzle-loading
rifles in their farce shooting, as he styles it. The reason is
lain to me why he came out victorious. It is a well-known
act that a ball three times heavier than balls used in the old-
style target rifles will beat them in the wind at moderate
long range. J presume that any of those old style guns used
on that occasion would beat Mr. Brinton’s breech-loader
when tried in a favorable time. They would shoot more
shots to a horizontal line than his, and when well engineered
would make a much finer target than he could ever do with
his breech-loader. He simply blazed away without using
any of the engineering skill required to do good shooting with
the old target rifle. He speaks of Homer Fisher being there
with his pet muzzle-loader. That may not be a criterion to
judge by, for the question is, whether Mr, Fisher's rifle was
made on the correct principle of a muzzle-loader, or whether
it was like those foreign muzzle-loaders made on the same
principle as the long range breech-loader, when the ball took
the grooves by force of powder instead of being properly
fitted to the grooves by driving them through a contracted
muzzle-piece with the cross-paper patch as herein described.
In regard to loading a breech-Ioader at the muzzle to get
greater accuracy, that depends entirely on how the gun is
rifled—whether for round or conical balls. I could give many
fine points on the subject, but I decline to do so, for I have a
son who may work at the business after [am gone. I would
haye been about the first one to perfect the breech-loader if I
could not see six reasons why one cannot be made to shoot as
close as a muzzle-loader, am in fayor of a breech-loader
where rapid. firing is required; but for a target rifle they can
never be brought fo the same perfection as a muzzle-loader.
There are many fractional points that can be put into a muz-
zie-loader that cannot |)e got in a breech-loader.
1 will explain to ‘‘F. J.” one of the reasons why a gun will
shoot well at long range and not at short range. If is known
hy many of our old target shooters that we cannot cast, balls
that are of uniform density on all sides. Swaging them does
not change or break the crystal braces that are formed in the
cooling of the metal, A ball that is weak, or less dense on
_one side, will not expand in line with the bore; the rapid
twist required to use those long halls causes them to wabble,
so the ball fakes what might be called a spiral-parabola curve;
its greatest disfance from the centre would depend on how
much if wabbled on the start; it finds its equilibrium before
it gets 800 yards, and tales the true line of flight. A muzzle-
loader can be made to shoot a yery long ball much finer at
short range than a breech-loader,
From my experience, the manufacturers of breech-loaders
stand on the same grounds nowy that the makers of muzzle-
loaders did thirty years ago, At that time an inferior rifle
maker could make a gun that would shoot seven shots in ten
as close as the best maker, but their three stray shots would
measure about as much as the whole ten shot by the best
maker. There are so many causes for those stray shots, that
it requires a lifetime experience to make a rifle that will not
make them far from the centre. I do not write this letter in
the interest of muzzle-loading rifle makers, because with the
bullseye measurement and controling interest in that class of
shooting, there is nothing to be gained oyer the breech-loader
at longrange, But if they used string measure, (an average
from the centre) the well-made muzzle-loader would beat the
best breegh-loader that was eyer made, I don’t say that many
rifle makers could produce a gun superior to the long-range
breech-loaders, for it is a well-kcnown fact that we neyer had
more than eight or ten in the United States that understood
the husiness well enough to make a gun to any certainty. If
there are any that don’t believe it, let them inquire of some
of the old crack shots, and not of those that have come up in
the use of breech-loaders. I can show finer shooting done
thirty years ago with guns made by a few makers, than can
be done by any breech-loader of the present time; and I be-
Jieve ag Mr, Van Dyke says, that “‘the man who has grown
up with the breech-loader is only a callow youth, who knows
nothing of what arifle can do.”
Tf any man thinks he can make a very long ball shoot as
close at short range, say 800 yards,as our short target balls,
he will find his mistake after » few years’ experience, A
man who has had ten years’ experience in rifle making, just
begins to find out that he knows nothing about it,
*
Geo. H. Frernis.
Utica, New York.
I heartily sympathize with “‘Byrne” in his efforts to dis-
conrage the men who tell such marvelous stories of their
skill with the shotgun or rifle. They are a social evil, but I
think not a necessary one, and the best way to combat it
which has ever occurred to me is to so enlighten the public
mind in regard to the results obtainable in the use of fire- |
arms that unreasonable stories told of them will meet with
discredit everywhere.
_ I believe feyy men will be found who care to relate their
improbable yarns to an audience showing plainly that they
know them to be all ‘‘wind, simple wind.” But I would
hike to caution “Byrne” on one point. I am afraid he has
too little faith in the average rifleman’s skill. His statement
to the effect that he had not been so fortunate as to find a
man able to place ten consecutive shots at 75yds. that would
be covered by a saucer, even using # ‘“‘dead rest,” staggered
me 4 little at first, but I soon recovered, and, firm in the
belief that Lcould do that much myself, seized my little
squirrel rifle and, taking a 200yds. target reduced to 50yds.,
started out to see about it. L placed the target, measured off
foyds., and, sitting on a stone, but using no artificial rest for
the rifle, fired ten shots, I did not go to the target until the
atring was finished, when I took it home and measured up.
Result: A string of 15,3;in., average each shot from the centre,
itjin, A ring 4}4in. in diameter encloses all the shots. Now,
4 Common tea saucer measures Gin. in diameter, and will cover
the ten shots, with 1%;in. fo spare. I enclose the target to
give additional weight to my statement, The rifle used
was @ 28in. .22-cal) Ballard, with peep and globe
sights. TI am sare I can do much better with my pet
target rille—a new Maynard midrange—but all I care’ to dois are too many complications in our game laws Dow without ad- community.
to show thata person not by any means proficient in the use | ding such a one as Mr. Gillespie proposes. —Oatp Honker, | sharpers have manipulated the law and the police too long.
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of the rifle may easily do what ‘‘Byrne” thinks, or appears to Onto.—Harmar, O, Feb. 18, 1882.—We haye just organ-
think, quite a feat. ized asportsman’s club composed of the best sportsmen of our
Compare the above with the splendid score made hy Mr. town, and have for our object the protection of game by law.
F. J. Rabbeth at Walnut Hill, recorded in Forest AND We will this week publish a warning in our local papers that,
STREAM of January 26, and if sinks ito insignificance, after this date we will prosecute all persons violating any of
That gentleman, shooting with a “dead rest,” placed nine out | the game laws, also all grocerymen for selling game killed
of ten shots, at 200yds., in the centre ring of the bullseye, out of season. We mean business, as there are a class of pot-
22in. in diameter, and the tenth inside of the 52in. ring, all hunters here who Kill all kinds of game in almost all times of
easily covered by a small ten saucer. the year, and if they still persist im so doing it will be dear
In this shooting, mirage and windage, two highly impor- game for them. Quail are very scarce here and must be pro-
tant factors in the rifleman’s problems, enter; whil:at 7ayds, tected. Grouse are yery plentiful, but so shy that if is al-
both may be practically overlooked. most impossible to get 2 shot at one. These with a few squir-
The best way L know of for a person to obtain a clear idea rels and rabbits is about all our game. Our club numbers
of what may be done with a rifle, is to learn the sizes of the twelve members, all of whom haye breech-loaders. We
rings on the various targets in use and their respective counts, oceasionally indulge in an afternoon at glass ball shooting,
and then read the weekly reports appearing in the rifle making very good scores, as twenty-eight out of thirty is not
columns of FoREST AND SpREAM of the shooting done at the an uncommon occurrence. We have sent for some clay
different ranges, pigeons and a trap, and will try our skill at pigeon shooting
In this way a person may soon learn what the best marks- this week.—H. 8.
man in the country are capable of doing; but, like “Byrne,”
he will never see the man who can hit a silver dollar every Drpn't-Kyow-11-was-LoaDEp.—Hditor Forest und Strean:
time at T5yds. off-hand, Let us have plain facts, Ithank you for the scoring you are giving the fools that for
- N, E. Maxson. amusement point firearms at their friends. If there is any
WESTERLY. Rhode Island. ; act that would justify ‘‘shooting on the spot” this is one of
them. How many innocent victims have gone down to the
Mr. T, 8. Yan Dyke writes in the number for Jan, 12 graye, leaying scores of bleeding hearts to mourn all through
“the problem for the rifle maker of the future is this: How life, the results of this worse than insane folly. J am conti-
to adjust the ball fully, firmly and gently to the grooves dent that eyery person familiar with the use of firearms, and
before firing, and do it quickly enough to retain the great the dangers attending such use, even in the hands of the most
advantage of rapidity of fire.’ To do this seems to me cautious, will thank you for the position you have faken. An
simple enough. Any rifle in which fhe cartridge is not insane asylum is the only safe place for those thaf can find no
pushed home by the thumb could be made to seat the ball as other amusement, Keep it before the people.—D. T. C.
well as a muzzle-loader, simply by shortening the chamber
for the cartridge so that the ball will be pushed into the HorNELLSVILLE AssocraTion.—Hornellsville, Feb. 23.—
grooyes of the rifle. There is plenty of the lever power in The Hornellsyille Fish and Game Protective Association has
rifles of the Winchester style to foree a bullet into the just been organized. Articles have been drawn up and filed
grooves, but the ordinary cartridge would hardly suit this with the Secretary of State so the Association will be in a
style of loading, because the bullet might, instead of going position to enforce the laws. Our river and streams have
into the grooves, eet pushed back into the shell, Common been stocked with bass and trout; the supervisors have stop-
tim-fire factory cartridges would suit on account of the ped all fishing for three years. We propose to see the laws en
bullet being firmly held by the extreme end of the cartridge so forced, and give the fish and game a chance. The following
that almost the whole bullet could be bedded in the grooves. officers were elected—J. W. Robinson, Pres.; H. Leach, Vice-
Pres.; G. W. Griswold, Sec.; L. T. Charles, Cor. Sec.; T.
GLENFORD, Quebec. FitzGibbons, Game Warden.—J. Or1s FELLows.
Ounro.—Strongsville, O., Feb. 18.—Editor Forest and West Boyvuston, Mass., Feb. 24.—A strange animal has
Stream: Our partridges have wintered well so far, and they been seen by a number of people in the easterly part of the
are more plentiful now than | have ever known them at this town. Attempts have been made to capture it, but without
season Of the ycar. I Know of twelve or fifteen birds within success. It is somewhat larger than a cat, with long hair
auradius of one mile of my house. Our shooting is mostly standing outward from its body. Mr. Albert B. Pierce has
| over the hills and gullies of the Rocky River, with consider- a record of séven foxes which he has bagged this winter,
able underbrush. I haye been remarkably lucky with what besides a large amount of other game. He has made the
little shooting I have done this season. Rabbits were not best record, although others have killed several. Last weelx
very plenty this fall; they were hunted too much with ferrets Mr. Pierce started up two, but they reached a burrow which
last winter. We have a fair supply of quail left. So far we he could not dig out,
have a fair show for good shooting next fall. Foxes are
quite plenty and afford us fine sport on the light snows, Baneor, Mn., Feb. 24—At the annual meeting of the
Five have been killed. Pigeons have commenced flying in Noromlega Sportsman’s Club for the Protection of Fish and
quite large flocks, but few haye been shot as yet. Snipe Game, held Feb. 22, the following officers were elected for
have not put in an appearance yet. They don’t often come the ensuing year, viz: Chas. York, President; H. N. Fair-
until the last of March. Have seen some large flocks of banks, Vice-President; Fred. T. Hall, Secretary and Treas-
ducks going north. One of your correspondents, a few urer; John P. Tucker, H. W. Durgin and Thos. F. Allen,
weeks ago, writing of squirrels laying up their store, says: Executive Committee. The club is in a prosperous con-
“Who ever saw a squirrel with a mit in his mouth but that dition, and great interest is manifested in seeing that the laws
he stopped and ate it at the first convenient place?” If he are strictly obeyed.—No-Ram.
has not, I have frequently cut trees in which I have found
upwards of half a bushel of good hickory nuts. On Feb. 19
Garr. Bogarpus writes from Elkhorn, Il., that there are
I found four more partridges that I had not known of before, more ducks there now than at any other time within ten
They were on my farm. My neighbor says they hatched
years. The Captain and his sons, Eugene and Henry, have
there. —W. 8. A. joined Cole’s Circus for the season, Now the country fences
will be placarded with twenty million dollar challenges to
Onrcago, Feb, 23, 1882..—We had some very good duck-
all other biggest shows on earth to produce an equal family
shooting here until the cold wave struck us last Monday and
froze the marshes up and drove the ducks south. Geese of fine shots.
have been very plenty this year, but they are in a wretched SumynEcock Bay.—Good Ground, Long Island, Feb. 20.
condition and not fit to eat. Mallards are selling at $1.20 —During the last warm weather redheads and broadbills came
per dozen on South Wall street. The Riverdale and the Blue into the bay by thousands, and as there is plenty of spring
Island Clubs had a shoot at Blue Island yesterday (Washing- feed, the chance for sport looks better here than for years,
ton’s Birthday); the Riverdale Club won. The Lake George especially for redheads. No geese yet.—Winniam N, Lane.
Sportsman's Association, of this city, will be obliged to
yacate their shooting grounds at Lake George, Indiana, as
the land their club and boat houses stand on has been bought Tur Eyansville. Ind., Argus reports: ‘‘ The blue bird has
by the “East Chicago Company” and the Chicago Belt Rail- been here. He only stayed one day, however, and then had
way Company, these companies having bought ten thousand | his valise checked back to New Orleans, where the wind
acres of marsh land—which includes Lake George and Wolf | didn’tA blow ; the feathers : of his
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tail over his right eye twenty-
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Lake—and will erect. immense iron works, factories, etc., as | tree hours out of the twenty-four.
soon as spring sets in. The surveyors have already com-
meneed their work, and in a few months one of the best A double-tailed goat is one of the products of Walton
ducking grounds in the western country will be destroyed, County, Ga. The other goats regard him as a kind of oleo-
and the ‘‘outlet,” Blue Bill Point and Rice Island, will be margarine butter.—Oommercial Advertiser.
things of the past—Trnx-Bore,
A Sensrpue Doe Law.—A bill has been introduced into
Foxes on Ice.—Baltimore, Feb. 20.—In your issue of the Maryland Legislature which has some novel features. It
Feb. 2: ‘‘Sancho Panza’ says that a friend of his asserted
that a fox left no scent on crystal ice. You, also, corroborate provides for an inventory of all the dogs in the State before
his assertion. I know very little about fox hunting, but I the 12th of May, each year. The county commissioners he-
witnessed a sight last winter that certainly does not yerify fore the 12th of April are to divide each election district into
this assertion. Three of us were engaged in breaking the ice
in front of our blind on the Dunder river, which is a branch as many divisions as there are constables in the district, who
of the Gunpowder, so as to get a hole large enough to put in are to perform the work of their part under penalty of $500
our decoys. The ice was about an inch or an inch anda for failure so to do. Upon the return of the lists the county
half thick, and as clear and smooth as glass. We heard the commissioners will assess each dog at $25; the owner of said
music of the hounds across the river in the woods, and pres-
ently saw Reynard come out on the shore, and, after looking | dog can place a higher value on him and pay the same as on
at us for a moment, he took to the ice and made a bee line other property. The owner can recover damages if any one
fora point about half a mile off. He got across and out of injures his dog, unless the dog was engaged in the destruc-
sight before the hounds came out of the woods; but as soon tion of stock or poultry or was killed or injured hy some one
as they did they struck the trail and went across the ice in
full ery, making a beautiful sight, The morning was quite in his own defence. The bill further provides that owners
cold, and the ice did not thaw any until several hours later. of dogs are liable for damages done by them to property or
The fox was run into his den and dug out by those chasing person, ‘
him.—k. A. R.
GAMBLERS IN ConvENTION.—A great concourse of gamb-
Coynectricur.—South Norwalk, Conn., Feb. 10.—Mr. Gil- lers is now in convention in this city. The occasion is a six-
lespie, of Stamford, has a bill before the Legislature to pro-
hibit the shooting of quail, partridge and woodeock in the days’ pedestrian match. The walking is only a wheel in the
county of Fairfield for three years, As woodcock are migra- gamblers’ machinery to wheedle money into their purses.
tory and don’t remain in this county after the 15th of Noveim- The style of betting now carried on at the walk is clearly
ber, to protect them longer than the law does now would against the law, but by some hocus-pocus or other an injunc-
seem absurd to say the least, as they would be shot as soon as
they migrate in the fall by sportsmen of other counties and tion has been obtained, restraining the police from inferfer-
States, In view of the scarcity of quail and partridge it ing with the unlawful proceedings of these blacklegs, and
would be a good idea to protect them for one year, and I the injunction is to be argued March 6th, the Monday after
think every one would stand by such a law, but to do any | thé finish uf the walk! The whole affair is a disgrace to the
good it should cover the State, not one small county. There
Pool-room, horse-race and walking-match
 90 FOREST AND STREAM. (Marc
2, 1883.

Sea and River ishing, hour as an experiment, for a shori fime on each occasion.
Another ‘‘sign” with some anglers is that black bass won't
THE VALUE OF ANGLING,
arecent address before the Warmers’ Institute of lowa,
bite after the first leayes fall wpon the water in the fall of the
year. As we have been informed by reliable anglers of large Mr. B. F. Shaw, the able Wish Commissioner of that.
In he used to gang, out, ont, out, and ever sae far out, frae the point
catches made by them much after this, and inasmuch as State, made an address upon Fish, Fishing and Fishculture,
o’a promontory, sinkin aye further and further doon, first to the
Formsr AND STRHAM announces as in season for December
from which we extract the folowing;
waistband 0° his breéeks, then up to the middle button o° his waistcoat, From the cradle to the grave we hear more or Jess of these
then to the yverra breist, then to the oxters, then to the neck, and Micropterus salmoides, we are fain to belieye ‘there is
subjects. The babe sitting on its mother’s knee hears her sim-
then to the yerra chin o’ him, sae that you wunnered how he could nothing in it.” , : ple ditty:
fling the flee, till the last o’ a* he would plump richt doon oot o' sight, Who, when a hoy, failed to learn that ancient “‘sign” that ‘* Many fishes in the brook,
tillthe Highlander on Ben Cruachan thocht him drooned. No he, in- “after ‘peepers’ have been stopped three times, suckers will Papa catch them with a hook,
deed: sae he takes to the sooming, and strikes awa wi' ae arm: for the
run!” and did not feel himself ‘ stirred as with the sound of Baby eat them if he can."
tither had haud o' the rod; and could ye belieye't, thouch it’s as true as
a irumpet” by the musical swells breaking slong the meadow
scripture, fishing a’ the time, that no a moment o) the cloudy day
or the woodland marsh—the precursor of summer and of ang- And he will be quite likely to remember his first attempt at
micht be lost; ettles at an island a quarter o'a mile off, wi? trees, and
ling? The connection between the two, so far as the “sign” eating them. The tempting but deceptive mouthful of sucker
an auld rnin o' 4 religious house, wherein beads used to be counted,
soes, is like the warning set down in the old almanacs for to beswallowed by the youngster who is scarcely more than one
January, © look—for—snow—about—this—time.” 'Thesame himself, the disposition to swallow too much and in too much
and waters eaten, and mass muttered hundreds o’ years ago; and get-
ting footing on the yallow sand or the green sward, he but gies him-
may be said of the sign, ‘‘when dogwood blossoms pickerel ofahurry, the cruel, sharp-pointed bone that pierced his throat,
bite,” or of the similar one of corn being in silk. getting more firmly fixed with every effort made to disgorge
self a shake, and ere the sun looks out o’ the cloud, has hyucket a
Closely allied to anglers’ ‘‘ signs” is another class of ‘‘signs’’ it, the frantic mother kindly beating his backin the hope that
four-pounder, whom in four minutes (for it is a multiplying pirn the
born among and held by ager of the past, along the sandy the concussion may setve to dislodgeit, until his backis black
creter uses) he lands, gasping through the giant gills, and glittering
beaches and coves of Long Island and the bolder shores of and blue for many days after. “The dry crust of bread with
wi’ athousand spots, streaks, and stars, on the shore.—T'he Shepherd,
the lower Hudson. These relate not to fish, but to ‘‘ buried sharp-pointed corners that was thrust down his throat, cutting
in an account of the angling of Kit North, in. **Noctes Ambrosiance.”
money,” for it would seem as if these contemplative men, furrows that for days after felt like the ragged edge of eyery
dreaming in bays and inlets and creeks, with minds stored unpleasant thing; the final desperate effort of the mother with
WITH THE GRAYLING. with ‘“‘sign” and liquid, sometimes wandered to another land one of her longest fingers down his throat, seeming to him to
BOVE the hills the dawn of morning breaks, fairer than the lost Atlantis or the Utopia, which has never be feeling for the ‘soles of his feet; the tipping over of his
And sheds its flood of radiance o’er the lea; been found, and brought from thence strange wild stories of stomach and final dislodgment of the bone in some myste-
The clear-yoiced brook makes laughing minstrelsy; richly-freighted galleons, sunk upon the main; of strange rious manner, aré memories that will go with him through
Deep im the bosky woods the pheasant wakes. men in stranger costumes, who concealed, with “sign” and life’s journey.
O’er moss and fell the frosty glory lies,
spell and incantation, in lonely spots, chests iron-bound, Do you remember the little creek that used to cross the
The birch receives it on its silyern bark;
filled with jewels and gold—the fruitless attempts to recover toad or meander through the pasture and meadow, and
which haye haunted the shores of our bay and river with the how as a seven-year-old man you one day, in looking into ita
The moorhen’s eyes grow brighter still; and hark!
best poetry of the New World. Verily, the angler of the enormous pools—fifteen inches deep and full two feet across
The heron’s scream, as homeward now he flies.
olden time had food for contemplation, when, drifting idl —saw the monstrous finny leviathans; how you determined
To me the morn yet holils a greater charm— through long summer days, he waited patiently for the luck to capture some of them; how you went to your mother’s
A pleasaunce sweeter, deeper, more serene which came not. spool of cotton thread and took a piece four foot long, and
Than e’en the jewelled glories of the scene; Angling successfully, like learning, has no royal road. from the pin-cushion a pin, and how, with a bent pin for a
A soul-slaye rare as Gilead’s gracious balm. Signs” no more insure fish than a schoolmaster can capa- hook, the thread fora line, a twig for a pole and a worm for
city. _Hence our two classes of anglers—the lucky and the bait, you sallied forth to do or die; how youtrembled for fear
J ‘go a-fishine” for the Umber shy unlucky—seem each born to if; the one to return at nightfall that you should miss him as you approached the scene of
Whose iridescent sides shame Orient pearls; with a well-filled creel, dry and satisfied as to the inner man; action; the throwing in of the bait, the glorious nibbles, the
See with what gentle, oily, dimpling swirls the other with the proverbial ‘“‘fisherman’s luck.” Indeed, final good, solid bite, and the throwing clear over your head
The soft stream curls as Umber takes the fly! we have often been told by those of whom we expected bet- of an immense shiner, fully two inches long; the repetition of
Oh! panacea for all sub-lunar woes— ter things, that though they were fond of angling, they the same until you had a full dozen—enough, in your imagin-
The nerye-delighting fight a grayling makes! ‘don’t go any more, for they never have any luck.” Shades ation, to make a square meal for all your family; and how
Be gentle and be calm, his lip oft breaks— of Walton! We beg everybody's pardon, but must remark mother, to please the yanity of her pet, had them cleaned and
Good fisher, notso rough, or off he goes!
that he who measures the result of his day out by the scales cooked to 4 crisp, and the deliciousness of this mesl of the
or the number which night finds in his creel, is just the man first and finest fish you ever caught? If you do not remem-
Triumphing do I stand, with gladsome brow, who will sit down and reckon the per pound which his fish ber these things, then you haye missed one of the sweetest
A quivering bar of silver gracefulness haye cost him, charging up a day of lost time in the calcula- memories of life,
Upon the mossy bank, in death's distress, tion, Erom all such, good Lord deliver us. You see the boy of twelve to sixteen years in his rugged
As fragrant as the wild thyme, see him now. After all, there is no accounting for this sort of luck at mountain home, where all have to labor manfully for a bare
times. Jt almost seems as if some anglers were destined to subsistence. He does his full share of the hard work with a
Thenes homeward through the brake, or o'er the lawn,
take every fish within cast of the boat, while their equally cheerfulness that shows the stuff he is made of, but he has
With spirit cheered to greet the toil of day,
expert, patient brother in the same boat with the same bait been for the past month silently but fervently praying for a
And heart as buoyant as the waying spray
never gets a strike ora nibble. We have often thought that rainy day. He has an abundance of work for every pleasant
That all be-gemmed, sways in the breeze of morn. fish could tell which bait was cast by one of gentle dispo- one, and he knows that the trout bite best when it rains, It
Creon, in London Fishing Gazette. sition, and which by one of violent nature or of sullen, angry comes, and the more dismal and dreary the day the more the
moods, and that they gave that of the latter a wide berth. sunshine of the boy’s buoyant spirits is shown in his face,
CAMP FLOTSAM. Tf anglers are not born, but made, we must insist upon a His enthusiasm is an inspiration that brings a sympathetic
TI. CONCERNING “SIGNS,” —CONCLUDED.
belief in innate taste. We have seen a sturdy youth content joy to all his family, old and young alike. His chores early
to stand and dangle a cord with naked hook—by the hour— done, he, with doughnuts in one pocket and his tin box of
HERE are certain “‘signsin the moon” which, from time along a brooklet in which there had neyer been a fish—at worms in the other, is off for the brook. Though barefooted,
4 immemorial, have been regarded by anglers as influenc- least within the memory of man. Who has not seen the boy he has no time to take around the road; but, through briar
ing, in no small degree, their success. We must confess at content in fishing in a pail of water, or in a pool formed by a patehes, windfall, thorn brakes and other obstacles, he takes
the outset a very limited knowledge of these and leave them summer’s shower? Did the resemblance never strike you, a straight shoot for the best hole in the, brook, or to the big
to be more fully enumerated by the brethren of the angle who my angling friend, between these early manifestations on the spring with an intent to fish the whole length of the stream.
may “‘jine in experience,” part of the boy, and those of his sister withther doll? Whence When once there he puts his horse-hair lme—the result of
“Tt isa “sign,” which, we believe, the Indian left behind come they? The stick and string are put in the boy’s hands much study and labor of his own—upon the slender willow
him, that when the new moon lies on its back, that is, with and he is told to fish, you say, and the doll is placed in the pole that he cut last year and has carefully seasoned in the
the coneaye upward, it is a “dry moon” or a sign of dry, child’s arms with some like saying. Very good! Are they shade until it is as light and springy as wood can be made.
pleasant weather. The logic of it is, that ‘‘the water can’t not apt? But sticks and strings are common playthings with With his sprout hook and light sinker he is ready for business.
Tun out.” There is, however, an interpretation of this “sign” the boy and can be put to hundreds of uses in his games. Tf you have fished for trout, you know what it is, if not, it
which makes it a “wet moon” for the reason that ‘it is full Yet, he chooses this particular way, and that, too, ina man- would be hard for any one, however gifted, to give you a fair
of water.” Likewise, we have the signs that when the hom ner not the easiest or most natural to his tender years. Is it idea of its pleasures and perplexities. That boy has been
of the moon is turned downward it is a ‘‘dry moon” because not born in his bone, sinew and spirit? Comesit not down there so often that he knows just how and whattodo. He
“the water has run out,” also a ‘‘wet moon” because ‘“‘the through a line of generations from the days when, as Juvenal glides behind a stump and, with the cautiousness of a cat,
water can run out.” The authoritics upon each side are so has it, ‘ A chill cavern furnished a scanty dwelling and in- creeps to the edge of the stream. Carefully he takes the
humerous and respectable that we are unable to come to a closed under a common shelter the fire hnd household ods, bearing of the water as it swirls under the bank, and with a
conclusion without hearing argument. the cattle and the owners; when the world was new an the skill that only comes with experience he drops his angle so
There is quite a prevalent belief, among a class of anglers, sky but freshly created and men, born out of the riven oak softly that scarcely a sound or ripple comes upon the water.
that fish do not “‘bite” in the full of the moon; the reason or moulded out of clay, had no parents,” when men sought It is carried down by the current. A moment’s suspense, a
given is, that they feed nights. While the fact, given as a existence from the forests and waters? rush, a swirl in the water, a tightening of the line, a twist of
reason, is undoubtedly true, the deduction therefrom, that Whatever answer the wise and prudent may make, the fact the wrist upon the pole that is known as ‘‘the strike’—which
fish “‘won’t bite” during days when the moon is in the full, will remain, and the boy, with his mimic rod, casting in fasten the hook in the fish’s mouth, the rushes of the fish to
is certainly false. The opponents of that theory instance the mimic sport, will bring up the long column whose sdvance, and fro and his wonderful leaps into the air as he gallantly
fact that catfish and eels “bite” on dark rainy nights, and weighted with years, fondly turns in the glow of the sunset, struggles to free himself, the coolness of the hoy as he firmly
argue therefrom that fish feed when in the mood, whether it to the days that are no more. holds a tight line upon his captive to keep him from running
be in darkness or in light. As we write, memories of an ancient fisherman who gave under roots or around or under sunken rocks until after the
Tt seems to us that these have the better of the argument, us our first lesson in angling, from the bridge by his mill, final struggle, the gentle lifting of the fish from the water lest
for we have certainly had as good success on days when the with a piece of cotton cord and a pin hook, our childish glee the hook should be torn from his mouth, the landing of the
moon was in the full as at any other time, and this, asa rule. ‘over @ minnow—our first catech—come up again. Mingled fish, the throwing down of the pole in his eager haste to make
At such times we have seen and heard the fish—black bass— with these, yet more distinct, comes the memory of another, him sure, his triumphant ‘‘Whoop, I’ve got a whopper’—all
leaping in every direction upon the surface throngh moon- the companion of many a boyish ramble by stream and lake, proclaim that the boy is no novice at trout-fishing. And how
light nights, which proves nothing more than that the fish under whose tuition with the pliant rod we sought nobler he looks at the magnificent fish as he jumps about as though
were moving about, for certainly, there was not sufficient game, whose time-scarred face und locks whitening for the his every muscle were a spring of steel. See his gleaming
food or insects flouting on the water to account for the harvest, told us, could we but have read it, that his night was eyes as he views its changing rainbow colors and notes the
number of fish which were leaping, for, be it remembered, at hand, that soon the royalty of his love for the boy would beautiful spots of brown and crimson and gold, and when
this was upon a lake some two and a half miles Jong and half be under the clod of the valley, who, simple soul, trusted you find anything in nature or art more beautiful, may I be
a mile wide. Our own theory is, that on moonlight nights cach angler’s “sign” and taught them with his gentle craft, there to see. .
when there is a gentle ripple on the water, the tish are whose name, alas! was long years ago carved on a tomb- Hear the boy talk to him: ‘‘I beat you that time, old fel-
attracted to the surface, and that their leaping is mainly in stone, yet, whose memory throngs amid these words and lines low. That pays youfor the pranks you've played on me
sport. ‘The time when we have observed this has always until the eyes brim full with the tearful tenderness which it before now. What have you done with the hooks you have
been mid-summer, and, on these nights haye known the fish awakens. : stolen from me, hey? Oh, crackee! ain’t you a beauty,
to persistently refuse the fly, in fact we have never known one Let those who will, ‘‘scout” the anglers’ ‘‘signs.” Weare though?” Now the boy’s worship of nature is in full force.
to beso taken at night at this lake. In accepting the full moon not of them. They came with our boyhood, dropped from You see it in every expression of his face and form, and in
idea, are we not compelled to assume that fish prefer to feed at loved lips which are silent and can utter no word in their every motion as he secures his prize and prepares for further
night and that they won’t feed by day when the mioon is full, defence; they are a part of our day out with our rods, and work, He is prouder of his triumph than petty tyrants are
and from this are we not led directly to the position that fish let us believe that our manhood is none the less manly and of their despotisms, and he would not trade his magnificent
can find their food more readily by “the uncertain light of strong if, on these days the involuntary query comes upon us prize for the gold that some shyster has succeeded in plun-
the moon” than in the light of day, a position, we venture to —is it does come and will come, in spite of our philosophy— dering from his victim. But he goes on. He knows every
say, difficult to maintain. The advocates of the former “is the * sign’ right?” WAWAYANDA, crook and bend of the stream, every riffle and deep hole,
theory seem inclined to invest the fish with an absurd habit, every overhanging bank, eyery sunken log or stone or other
in causing him to feed at night, whether in the mood or not, A Hanpsomm Presmnr.—We were shown by Messrs. hiding and lurking place for the trout, and just how to ap-
or, in supposing that if the desire for food seizes him in the Conroy & Bissett, last week, the following handsome angler’s proach them without alarming the fish. He joys in the
night he at once seeks to satisfy himself, while, if such desire outfit: One ae ac salmon fly rod with gaff, raised drenching rain, for it hides his motions from the fish, and he
comes over him by day, he Basipones its gratification until pillar reel, Holberton fly book, flies, etc,, in fact everything knows that these showers knock the bugs and beetles from
night—if the moon be full, and—it might be added with complete and ready for use, all heavily gold plated, in mag- the overhanging trees and float them into the streams, and
equal sense, aiter first examining the ‘‘weather probabilities” nificent yelvet-lined sole leather case, with silver name-plate that the fish will be looking for such food at such a time
to assure himself that he will be in no danger of losing his and corners, Also, one each black bass and trout fly rod, and will be the more readily decoyed. And he has no fears
meal by the intervention of a cloudy night. ; split bamboo, with reels, landing net, fly books, etc., etc. for his health, for his active habits of life have hardened his
We have often heard if asserted that black bass will not complete—gold plated and in same style of case—making a robust frame until it could resist storms almost as well as the
bite after sundown, We haye caught them after that hour, | most complete and elegant outfit. n addition, there was a trees that surround him, The only thing that he really
and until dark, in considerable numbers, while still fishing trolling box containing everything in the shape of lines, min- dreads is that it may turn into # thunder storm, and so his
with black crickets, and on several occasions we have taken nows, spoons, etc. This outfit is for a present toa prominent sport for the day be ended, for he well knows that the trout
them with the same bait as late as ten o’clock at night, not, New Yorker, ordered of Messrs. Conroy & Bissett, and details will not bite when it thunders. His pluck, perseverance
however, in large numbers, for we only tried it at that Jleft:to Mr, W, Holberton, and skill is rewarded by a big string of the prince of fishes,
 Manck 8, 1882.| FOREST AND STREAM. 91
and he goes home with a light heart and a firm step to show THE TEN-POUNDER, up. I pulled, and to my amazement landed a plump tyo-
his mother how successful he has been. Her eyident grati- pound chub. He must have begrudged the sunfish his fru-
fication at his success, her pride in his growing manhood EGARDING the fish called by Capt. Dampier a ‘‘ten- gal meal, and appropriated himself the morsel, paying his
and her praises of his skill aud prowess fill his heart once pounder” in his notice of Southern fishes, published in
life for his greediness. Soon adding three more fine fellows
more with filial love and determination to be and do some- Porest anp StREAM a few weeks ago, and about the iden- to him,,1 returned home to report to my friend on his arrival
thing every day that shall be worthy the praise of so good a tity of which our correspondent ''S, G. CG,” raised the ques-
tion, we may be able to throw a little more light, By favor that the fishing was good, as we also found it the next day at
mother. “The Rocks.”
Seventy yeara or more later, you see him an aged patriarch, of Mr. Frank Endicott, who kindly gave us the first extract On another occasion I went chub-fishing, and it was in my
after having fought life’s battles manfully, with his rod and from the book of the doughty captain, who sailed in search way to call on a sick elder, who had been suffering from a
line, following the same meandering brook with his heart of plunder, fume, knowledge and fish, we haye another ex-
long run of fever. Tis fever was slowly subsiding, and he
still full of hope and expectation that each new cast will tract from Dampier’s description of the ‘“ten-pounder” which
was well nigh in the early stages of conyalescence. ‘The elder
bring him some new conquest, and still dreaming that ‘‘the may lead to its identification.
“Ten-pounders,” writes Capt. Dampier, ‘‘are shaped like was something of a fisherman. His house stood upon the
superb sport of to-day will be excelled by the grander sport. banks of the river, and many a nice haul had he made from.
toullets, but are so full of very small stiff bones intermixt
of to-morrow.” And now he sings one of his favorite songs: with the flesh that you can hardly eat them.” Mr, Endicott the rifts near by. Asking me to stay on my return to report
“Tye angled in many waters Tuck, which I promised to do (though it would have been a
writes: My own impression is that it is a fish known locally hard promise to keep if I had not taken a scale), I took my
On many a summer's day, on the Homosassa River as the “‘skipjack,” a long, slender,
Tn many & murmuring river, pickerel-like body with a powerful tail, small head and large leaye of him and proceeded a few rods up the stream.
By many a tangled way; stopped on a bank at least twelve feet above the surface of
eye, dorsal fin setting down into a filmy case as to be out of the creek, where there was a short, sharp curye, the water
But the voice of that brook has never the way in its lightning-like moyements through the water.
Lost its pathos and charm for me, This fish took the fly very readily and almost literally, for eddying in the curve, and quite darkened by the low over-
As it ripples and runs forever hanging boughs of two large white oaks that rooted them-
after a desperate struggle, in which it would frequently get selyes in the margin. It looked very fishy down there; but,
To its grave in the mighty sea.”’ loose owing to the tenderness of its mouth, it would leaye the
then, how was I to make a cast with my rod among all those
Should you see and hear him while his silyered hair was fly all ragged and useless, in fact, almost reduced to its origi- limbs? I hit upon this plan: Placing my rod upon the
covered from sight, you would ask, “*What boy is that?” and nal elements of simple hook and gut. ground, with the tip just at the edge of the bank, and making
when told that it was the same boy who, seventy years be- Dr. Ferber and | had some of them cooked as an experi- sure that my line was free, I took the hooked grasshopper in
fore, swallowed the sucker bone, you might at once compare ment, and found them very bony, but of a very delicate
my hand and cast it down upon the surface. ‘The instant it
him with old Mr. Skinflmi and Hon. Moneybags, and well flavor, somewhat resembling & shad. F. ENpDIcorr. struck it was seized by a pound and a half chub, and the way
wonder how it could be. Look deep down into his inner- that water boiled, and that line surged, and that tip danced
most heart and see the golden memories of a life well spent Pysacona, Fla., Feb. 23, 1882. up and down, and my neryes quivered, is beyond the power
in communication with nature and thus with nature’s God. Fiditor Forest and Stream:
of description. I could only hold on and let him play till he
His life has been one long fishing trip after knowledge—for Tn your issue of Feb. 16, you ask what is a ‘“‘ten-pounder,” exhausted himself, and then haul him up hand oyer hand,
the hidden secrets of nature, for happiness for himself, his etc., ete,, and I write to say that I have heard the Hlops which Idid successfully. A little further up, on 4 clean, un-
loved ones, his friends, and for humanity, and not for power savrus (Linn.) of the Gulf Coast called by that name. Ido obstructed shore, I had the good fortune to Jand several more
or gold. His stalwart form, his pure heart, and his still not understand how the name could be reasonably applied to that afternoon. On my way back I reported myself to the
brilliant mind are his best possessions. Would you have him this fish, as it is usually of much less weight than ten pounds, sick elder, and as his languid eyes suryeyed my string of
barter them for the gold he might have made without earn- and am inclined to think the name was originally given chub his wan face brightened up wonderfully, and he has
ing from those who have earned, without getting it, the to some other fish which, perhaps, the #, sawrus resembles, assured me, a score of times since, that in all his sickness
shrunken and shriveled body, the dwarfed mind, the impure Hlops sau7'us is of the same family as the tarpum, and their nothing did him so much good as the sight and smell of those
heart and stricken or hardened conscience of the money-get- general habits seem to be very similar. In this section it is chub. Hr.
ter? No. You may value the gold, perhaps, for more than commonly called ‘lady-fish” and ‘‘skipjack,” and is exceed-
its worth, but you would never take it at such a cost. ingly abundant during the greater part of the year. It ar-
rives on the coast in early spring in immense schools, which SPEARING Fish THrovueH THE Ion.—Following is an ex-
remain several weeks about the inlets and sea-beaches, before tract from a letter dated at Alexandria, Jefferson county, N.
FISHING AT HORTON’S POINT. Y., Feb. 12, 1882: “This cold weather has given us some
entering the bays and lagoons. At this season it swims near
USED to go down to the east end of Long Island (or the surface preying upon the schools of small fishes that are magnificent skating and ice-boating. The river is frozen to
rather, what would be the east end if a good piece were also coming inshore, making a great commotion all the while the depth of six inches, with good clear ice, the entire dis-
cut off), and when it was possible to get out on the Sound and attracting large numbers of sea birds. By the middle tance from here to Ogdensburg, and below. I had one noyel
at Horton’s Point, you might count on finding subscriber of summer the schools are broken up and the individuals are experience, ¢. ¢., that of skating down fish, and spearing them.
out among the fishermen. Sometimes on a very pleasant, scattered all through the bays, laroons and bayous, where It was done in this way. We went over on the flats, and the
calm day the change of tide would bring with it a heavy they feed in shoal water on grassy bottoms, upon such small clearness of the ice gaye us a good opportunity to see the fish
swell and an off shore wind; then you might count on get- fishes and crustaceans as may be found there. In the fall lying on the bottom. Then wechased them until they became
ting all the work you wanted in rowing ashore, and often a they again form schools and gradually leave the bays alto- tired, when they would stick their noses into the mud, and
spill in the surf as you made a landing. gether. The spawning season is in September and October, there remain until we cut a hole in the ice and speared them.
One day Fred. R—— and I were out m a miserable flat- as determined by the ripe oyaries taken from them during Three of us speared seventeen fish in this way in less than
bottomed scow that would go only one,way at a time, and those months. three hours, all pickerel and muskelonge.”
that always the wrong way. We fished close in shore and I haye never had an opportunity to follow their movements
got afew sea bass, but found that by getting further out we closely at this period, so cannot say how or where they THE EEL QUESTION.
eould do better, so we kept gradually working further off spawn. It is probable, though, that the spawning grounds
shore until if got pretty well on in the afternoon. The are in the bays, for mm the early spring I have caught very A paper read before the American Fishcultural Association by Prof.
G. Brown Goode.
breeze was freshening and the water rising, but the fish were small specimens there, which must have been hatched near
doing their prettiest, and we did hate awfully to quit. to where they were caught. i is the disposition of American ichthyologists to accept,
Finally I said, when I got niy next fish we would give.up. During the summer specimens are occasionally taken by for the present, the views of Dareste, and to consider all
That time was not long in coming, for I soon got the twitch hook and line, and they afford considerable sport, as they are the eels of the northern hemisphere as members of one pole-
that sounds ‘‘to action,” and on hauling up found I had on very gamey. Their flesh is soft and tasteless and quickly morphic species. Gunther is inclined to recognize three
a skate about twenty inches long and a dogtish nearly three spoils, besides the quantity of fine bones it contains makes it species in North America—one the common eel of Hurope,
feet long. Well, there was a little fun about thattime. I undesirable for food. The average size of this fish is about Anguilla vulgaris; one the common American eel, Anguzlla
was too old a fisherman tio think of losing either fish, though twenty inches long and about three pounds weight, but speci- bostontensis, which he finds also in Japan and China; and the
one of them was good for nothing, but it required all my mens are taken of twice those sizes, The “‘lady-fish” is quite third, Anguilla texana, described and illustrated by Girard,
strength and skill to save both. My plan was soon laid, and yaluable in West Florida, for it makes the best bait that has in the Report of the United States and Mexican Boundary
Thauled in the dogiish, got him by the tail, took out the been yet found for red-snappers. It is used both fresh and Survey, under the name of A, tevana, which, he remarks, is
hook, then let the skate play on a taut Jine while I killed the salted, and quite a large quantity is preserved by the fisher- scarcely specifically distinct from A. bostoniensis, from which
dogfish—no easy thing to do, by the way—then the skate men each year. \ it differs only in the greater development of the lips. The
was pulled aboard and added to our mess. Hlaceie canadus has besides the names “‘cobio,” ‘‘serzeant,” distinction between A. bostoniensis and A. vulgaris, as stated
We were only about a mile from shore, but that mile was “crab-eater’ and “‘snooks,” the name of “ling” among the by him, consists chiefly in the fact that the dorsal fin is situ-
the longest I ever traveled on water. The hoat bounced fishermen of this section. Here it is found only in the deep eted a little further back upon the body, so that in the former
around and turned wrong end foremost; got sideways and water at sea, and usually on the red-snapper grounds, the distance between the commencement of the dorsal and
tried hard to get on top of us; in fact, we did begin to think The tarpon is usually called “‘silyer fish” here, or else ‘‘tar- anal fin is shorter than the head, while in the latter it is equal
she could sail better that way, but how to get her turned pon” instead of “‘tarpum,” as in other parts of Florida. to or somewhat longer than it. This character docs nof ap-
oyer, and we on top, was the difficult problem, and it was Sii4s STEARNS, pear to be at all constant.
decided that, as we came out in the boat, she should carry us GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE EEL.
back in the same way. And she did, too; but when we got MORE ABOUT CHUB. We may therefore provisionally assume the identity of the
ashore we could hardly crawl up the bluff, so completel eels of the old and the new world, and define their distribu-
"*tuckered out” were we; but our baskets vee gee filled. C was my good fortune to live about six years in the smart tion somewhat as follows: In the rivers and along the ocean
and that settled all claims. . R., JR. little yillage of High Falls, Ulster Co., N. Y., situated
on the Rondout Creek, twelve miles from where it empties shores of Eastern North America, south to Texasand Mexico,
into the Hudson. and north at least to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but absent in the
ANGLING AND Porrrics.—It is well known that President
Arthur is an enthusiastic and skillful angler, Mr. George The village takes its name from a waterfall at that point of waters tributary to Hudson Bay, the Arctic Sea and the Pacific;
Dawson, of the Albany Hvening Journal, author of ‘“The ahout forty feet, furnishing a splendid water-power, which is present in Southern Greenland and Iceland (?) latitude 65 deg.
chiefly utilized by three large cement mills—Norton’s, Dela- north; on the entire coast of Norway, from the North Cape,
Pleasures of Angling,” and one of the yeterans of the craft, latitude 71 deg., southward; abundant in the Baltic and in
is an intimate friend of President Arthur. Some years ago, field’s and Yan Dennark’s, The rugged country thereabouts
abounds with cement rock, and the market is largely supplied the rivers of Russia and Germany, which are its tributaries,
when the latter caught the fifty-pound salmon, which will and along the entire western and Mediterranean coasts of
always make his name famous on the piscatorial roll of fame, from that region and the adjoining town of Rosendale, Mid-
way between High Falls and the Hudson River, the Wallkill Europe, though not present in the Black Sea, in the Danube,
Mr. Dawson wrote to us of the great pleasure it would have or any other of its tributaries, or in the Caspian; occurring
given him, had he himself brought the big fish to gaff, but empties into the Rondout, about doubling its volume of water
from that point. The Wallkill is well stocked with black also off Japan and China and Formosa; also in various
adding that as the gratification had been denied him, there
was n0 other man in the world whom he would rather have bass, and affords fine fishing. Bass are also taken in the islands of the Atlantic, Granada, Dominica, the Bermudas,
catch the fish than his friend and fellow angler, Chester A. Rondout at and below the mouth of the Wallkill. Few are Madeira and the Azores. '
Arthur: We were reminded of this letter by seeing in the caught above; not any as far up as High Falls. Some sea- GENERAL NOTE ON HABITS. [Professor Baird.]
Albany Journal, the other day, some comments by Mr. Daw- sons, however, chub are quite abundant. They are a pretty The habits of the eel are very different from those of any
son on President Arthur’s recent appointment of General D. fish, almost as gamey sometimes asa bass, and the meat is other fish, and areas yet but little understood.
B. Warner, of Ohio, tio the office of Consul at St. John, New white, solid, of fine fibre, and delicious. “This,” so far as we know,” writes Professor Baird, ‘is
Bruuswick, a position which he formerly held. “Although In shape they correspond with the wood-cut given in the only fish the young of which ascend from the sea to at-
blessed with bnt one arm.” says Mr. Dawson, ‘‘General War- ‘Chambers’ Encyclopedia,” where they are said to be of the tain maturity, instead of descending from the fresh fo the
ner can cast a fly and kill a salmon as deftly as any fully Lecerseus genus, and of the family Cyprinide.. In color they salt water. Its natural history has been a matter of consid-
equipped angler we ever met with, and it was as an angler also agree with the description there giyen—‘ bluish black on erable inquiry within a few years, although eyen now we are
and not as a Goyernment official that General Arthur first the upper parts, passing into silvery white on the belly.” far from having that information concerning it that would
formed his acquaintance. He was the lessee of the river They are found in the warm months in the rifts and strong be desirable, in view of its enormous abundance and its great
from which the President has taken many a score of the king currents. We used for bait either grasshoppers or grub. Our yalue as a food fish.
fish of all waters, and, having enjoyed this unpurchasable mode of fishing for them was with a long bamboo, with a ““The eggs of the cel are for the most part laid in the sea,
I through the courtesy of General Warner, it must have line of the sumé length, anda simple hook of medium size. and in the early spring, the period varying with the latitude,
afforded him extreme pleasure to reciprocate his courtesy. We would wade into the rifts, and cast into the deeper chan- the young fish may be seen ascending the river in vast num-
Having shared in General Warner's courtesy upon more than nels. It was common for them to rise and take the bait the bers, and when arrested by an apparently impassable barrier,
one occasion, and thereby reached the summit of an angler’s moment it struck the water, and make off with it up stream, natural or artificial, they will leave the water and make their
ambition, we desire to congratulate -him upon the fact that Giving them ample time, you were almost always sure of way above the obstruction, in endeavoring to reach the point
the bread he cast upon salmon waters years ago has returned your fish. at which they aim. Here they bury themselves in the mud,
to him after many days. It was while enjoying the kingly I recall two rather peculiar incidents in chub-fishing. In and feed on any kind of animal substance, the spawn of fish,
sport made possible by General Warner's kindness that the the summer of ‘71 I]was expecting a friend, whois fond of the roes of shad, small fish, ete. At the end of their sojoum
President met the scholarly and accomplished Judge Gray, fishing, from New York, to spend a few days with me. LI in the ponds or streams they return to the sea, and are then
of, Massachusetts, whose appointment to the Bench of the went out in the afternoon, as he arrived in the evening, tosee captured in immense numbers in many rivers in what’ are
Supreme Court has given such universal satisfaction. From whether the chub would bite, [went up the creck, to what called fish baskets. A V-shaped fence is made, with the
these simple incidents if can be seen that if sometimes pays is there known as ‘The Rocks,” baited with a grasshopper, opening down stream into the basket, into which the eels fall,
to be courteous and that it is notalways time wasted to ‘go and standing back the length of my rod from the shore, IT and from which they cannot easily escape. This same device,
a-fishing,’ dropped the grasshopper upon the surface of the water along- it may be incidentally stated, captures also great numbers of
side of a large rock, gently washed by the current, where the other fish, such as shad, salnion, and other anodromous fish,
Micmiean Frsnine.—The Wik Rapids, Mich., Pragress depth was about four feet. The moment the bait struck the to their grieyous destruction.
reports that the aggregate catch of black bass by local anglers water [saw a sunfish snatch if and dive down. I gaye him “As might be expected, however, the Falls of Niarara
from May 27 to September 2, 1881, was 4,200; of trout, 3,810. a slack line, and presently the slack began to be slowly taken |constitute an impassible barrier to their ascent. The is
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yery abundant in Lake Ontario, and until artificially intro-
dnueed was unknown in Lake Erie. At the present time, in
ibe spring and summer, the yisitor who enters under the shact
of water at the foot of the falls will be astonished at the
enormous number of young eels crawling over the slippery
rocks and squirming m the secthing whirlpools. An estimate
of hundreds of wagon loads, as seen in the course of the
perilous journey referred to, would hardly be considered ex-
cessive by those who haye visited the spot at a suitable season
of the year.’”!
- INTRODUCTION OF HEELS INTO NEW WATERS IN THE UNITED
STATES,
In describing the geographical distribution of the eel it
Was stated that if occurs in the rivers and along the ocean
shores of North America, ‘This being the case, as might be
supposed, there are miny inland lakes and streams of the
United States in which this fish does not occur; for instance,
in the chain of great lakes above Niagara Falls and in the
upper waters of other streams in which there are considerable
obstructions, The cutting of canals in various parts of the
country has, however, produced a great change in their dis-
tribution; for instance, it is stated by Mitchell® that eels
were unknown in the Passaic above the Great Falls until a
canal was cut ati Paterson, since which time they have be-
come plentiful in the upper branches of that river. They
haye also been placed in many new localities by the agency
of man. Concerning this Mr. Milner remarks:
“The eel (Anguilla bostontensis), appreciated in some local-
ities and much yilified in others, is another species that has
been frequently transplanted, It is pretty evident that it
never existed naturally in the chain of great lakes any higher
up than Niagara Falls, allhough specimens have been taken
in Lakes Erie and Michigan. Their existence there is with
little doubt traceable to artificial transportation,
“A capiain of a lake vessel informed me that it was quite
a common thing some years ago to carry a quantity of live
eels in a tib on the deck of a vessel while on Lake Ontario,
und they were often faken in this manner through the Wel-
land Canal. He said that it was a frequent occurrence on
his vessel, when they had become tired of them, or had pro-
cured better fishes, to turn the remainder alive into the waters
of Lake Erie.
“Tn 1871 Mr. A. Booth, a large dealer of Chicago, had an
eel of four pounds weight sent him from the south end of
Lake Michigan, and a few weeks afterward a fisherman of
Ahneepee, Wis., nearly 200 miles to the northward, wrote
him that he had taken a few eels at that point. It was a
mutter of interest fo account for their presence, and a long
time afterward we learned that some parties at Katon Rapids,
Mich., on & tributary of the lake, had imported a number of
eels and put them in the stream at that place, from which
they had doubtless made their way to the points where they
were taken, The unfortunate aquarium-car, in June, 1873,
by means of the accident that occurred at Elkhorn River,
released 2 number of eels into that stream, and about four
thousand were placed by the United States Commission in
the Calumet River at South Chicago, Ill, two hundred in
Dead River, Waukegan, Il., and three thonsand eight hun-
dred in Fox River, Wisconsin.”?
They have since been successfully introduced into Cali-
fornia.
GUNTHER ON THE LIFE WABITS OF THE EEL.
Coneerning the life history of the eel much has been writ-
fen, and there have been many disputes even so late as 1880,
Inthe article upon Ichthyology, contributed to the ‘‘Eney-
clopedia Britannica,” Gunther writes:
“There is n0 group of fishes concerning the classification
and history of which thereis so much doubt as the cel family;
an infinite number have been described, but most are so
badly characterized, or founded on individual or so trivial
characters, that the majority of the ichthyologists will reject
them.”*
In his Catalogue of the Fishes m the British Museum, Dr.
Gunther has claimed fo retain those as species which are dis-
tinguished by such characters that they may he recognized,
though he remarks that he is by no means certain whether
relly specific value should be attached to them, remarking
that the snout, the form of the eyes, the width of the bands
of teeth, etc., are evidently subject to much variation. In
jus more recent work he remarks, ‘‘Some twenty-five species
of eels are known from the coast waters of the temperate and
tropical zones.
DARESTE’S VIEWS,
Other recent writers have cut the knot by combining all of
the eels into three or four, or eyen into one species, and it
seems as if no other course were really practicable, since the
different forms merge into one another with almost imper-
ceptible gradations, In his monograph of the family of
Aneuilla-tormed fishes? M. C. M. Dareste remarks:
‘Dr. Gunther has recently published a monograph of the
apodal fishes, in which he begins the work of reducing the
number of specific types. The study of the ichthyological
collection of the Paris Museum, which contains nearly all of
Kaup’s types, has siven me the opportunity of completing
the work begun by Dr, Gunther, and of striking from the
eataloeue a large number of nominal species which are:
fonnded solely upon individual peculiarities.
“How are we to distinguish individual peculiarities from
the truce specific characters? In this matter I have followed
the suge@estions made with such great force by M. Siebold in
his History of the Fresh Water Fishes of Central Europe.
This accomplished naturalist has shown that the relative pro-
portions of the different parts of the body and the head vary
considerably in fishes of the same species, in accordance with
certain physiological conditions, and that, consequently, the
ave tar from haying the importance which has usually heen
attributed to them in the determination of specific charac- hesitation in pronouncing them young eels which were to be discovery of the ovary of the eel in the ‘* Proceedings of the
ters, born alive. This opinion was first brought up in the Middle | Society of Naturalists,” at Berlin.
“The study of a very large number of individuals of the Ages in the writings of Albertus Magnus, and in the follow-
genera Conger and Anguilla has fully convinced me ef the ing centuries by the zoologists Leuwenhock, Elsner, Recli, prominence through Lazzarro Spallanzani, ‘This renowned.
justice of this observation of Siebold; for the extreme varia- and Fahlbere; even Linnaus assented to this belief and inveslivator, in October, 1792, went from Paviato the lazoons
hility of proportions forbids us to consider them as furnishing stated that the cel was viviparous. It is but natural that un- of the Po, near Comacchio, for the sole pnrpose of there
true speeitic characters, ; skilled observers, when they open an eel, and find inside of it, studying the eel question.
“J also think, with Siebold, that albinism and melanism, a greater or smaller number of living creatures with elonga- through the autumn; he was, however, unable to tnd amy-
that ig to say, the diminution of augmentation of the number ted bodies, should be satisfied, without further observation, thing that was new resarding fhe question, butim the report
of chromatophores, are only individual anomalies, and cannot that these are the yonugs of the eel; it may be distinctly upon his journey of investigation he entirely threw aside
be ranked as specific characters. Risso long since separated stated, however, that in all cases where eels of this sort haye the discovery of Mondini, and announced that the oyaries
the black congers under the name of Miranda nigra. Kaup heen scientifically investigated, they have been found to be discovered by this authority were simply fatty folds of the
describes as dislinct species many black Anguillas. These intestinal worms. ®
specics should be suppressed, T have elsewhere proved the
frequent occurrence of melanism and albinism more or less
1. MS, note by Professor Baird.
9. Transietions Lit, and Phil. Soc. New York, 1., ». 48.
3. Report U.S. Pish Gomattssion, p..2., 18/4, 526,
4, Gunther, Catalogue of Fishes British Museum, VOT, p, 34,
4 4 Comptes Rondus of the Academy of Sciences, Paris,
FOREST AND STREAM. [Maren 2, 1882,
complete in nearly all the types of fishes belonging to this ‘(T1.) The last group of errors inclndes the various siwppo-
family, a fact especially interesting, since albinism has hitherto sitions that eels are born not from cels, but from, other fishes,
been reearded as a very exceptional phenomenon in the and even from animals which do not belong afall to the class
proup of fishes, This also occurs in the Syimbranchidm, 1 of fishes. Absurd as this supposition, which. In fact, was
have recently shown if in # specimen of Monopterus from contradicted hy Aristotle, may seem, it is found at the present
Cochin China, presented to the museum by M, Goeffroy St. day among the eel-catchers in many parts of the world.
Hilaire. “On the coast of Germany a fish related to the cod, Zoarces
“T must also sianalize 1 mew cause? of multiplication of oimiparus, which brings its young living into the world, owes
Species; itis partial or total absence of ossification in certain to this circumstance its name Acne’, ov eel mother, and,
individuals. This phenomenon, which may be explained as similar names ure found on the coast of Scandinavia.”
a kind of raehitis (rickets), has not, to my knowledge, been “Tn the lagoon of Comacchio.” continues Jacoby, ‘I have
noticed; yet I haye found if in a large number of specimens, again convineed myself of the ineradicable belief among the
I had prepared the skeleton of a Conger of medium size, the fishermen that the eel is bori of other fishes; they pomt ta
bones of which are flexible and have remained in an entirely special differences in color, and especially inthe common
mullet, A/ugél cephalus, as the causcs of variations in color
cartilaginous state. fAtill if is not necessary to prepare the
skeleton to determine the absence of ossification, for we can and form among eels. Tt is a very ancient belief, widely
prevalent to the present day, what eels pair with water snakes.
establish this easily in unskiuned specimens by the flexibility
In Sardinia the fishermen cling to the belief thata certaim
of the jaws. Itis yery remarkable that this moditication of
the skeleton is not Incompatible with healthy existence, and beetle, the so-called water-beeile, Dytizeus Avdselit, is the
progenitor of eels, and they therefore call this “mother
that it does not prevent the fish in which it is found from
attaining a very large size, of eels.’ ”
“Those fishes in which ossification is absent are remarkable SEARCH FOR AND DISCOVERY OF THE FEMALE EBL,
by reason of the great reduction of the number of teeth, which, A scientific investigation into the generation of eels could
although the only parts which become hard by the deposit of only begin when at the end of (the Middle Ages, the prohibi-
calcareous salts, remain, however, much smaller than in indi- tion which the veneration for Aristotle had thrown over the
viduals whose skelefons are completely ossified. investigations of learned men was thrown aside, With the
“We can understand how much specimens ould present revival of the natural sciences in the stxteenth century we
characters apparently specific, und that they should haye been find that investigators turned themselyes with great zeal to
considered by Kaup as types of new species. These consider- this special question, There are treatises upon the genera-
ations haye led me to reduce, on an extensive scale, the num- tion of the cel written by the most renowned investigators of
ber of species in the family, that period, such as Rondelet, Salviani, end Aldroyandi.
So, in the genus Anguilla, I fincl but four species: Anguilla Nevertheless, this, like the following century, was burdened
vulgaris, occurring throughout the northern hemisphere, in
with the memory of fhe numerous past opinions upon the eel
the new world as well as the old. Anguitl marmoraty and question, and with the supposed finding of young inside the
A, mowa of the Indian Ocean, and Anguilla megalestoma of hody of the eel.
Oceanica. The principal supporters of the theory that the ecl was
“There are at least four distinet types, resulting from the viviparous were Alburtus Magnus, Leuwenhock, Hlsner,
combination of a certain number of characters; but the study Redi, and Fahlberg. The naturalists, Franz Redi and Chris-
of a véry large mumber of specimens belonging fo these four tian Franz Panllini, who lived in the seventeenth century,
specific types has convinced me that each of these characters must be mentioned’-as the first who were of the »pinion,
may vary independently, and that consequently certain indi- founded, however. upon no special observations, that the
yiduals exhibit a combination of characters belonging to two veneration of the eel was in no respect different from that
distinct types. It is therefore impossible to establish clearly of other fishes.
défined barriers separating these four types. In the eighteenth century if was for the first time main-
“The genus Angiuiili exhibits, then, a phenomenon which tainted that the female organs of the eel could certainly be
is also found in many other genera, and even m the genus recognized, tis intéresting that the lake of Comacchio was
Home itself, and which can be explained in only two ways: the stavling point for this conclusion as well as for many of
Hither these four forms haye had a common origin, and the errors which had preceded it, The learned surgeon, San-
are merely races, not species, or else they are distinct in cassini, of Comacchio, visiting an cel fishery at that place in
origin, and are true species, bul have been more or less in- 1707, found an eel with its belly conspicuously enlarged; he
termingled, and have produced by their mingling interme- opened if and found an organ resembling an ovary, and, as if
diate forms which coexist with those which were primitive, appeared to him, ripe eggs. ‘Thereupon he sent his find,
Science is not in the position to decide positively between properly preserved to his friend, the celebrated naturalist,
these alternatives,” Yalisneri, professor in the University of Padia, who examined
/it careftlly, and finally, to his own great delight, became
ANCIENT BELIEFS CONCRRNING THE REPRODUCTION OF THE
EEL.
| sutisfied that he had found the ovaries of the eel. He pre-
| pared an elaborate communication upon the subject, which
The reproduction of the eel, continues Benecke, has been he sent to the Academy of Bologna,”
‘an unsolved riddle since the time of Aristotle, and has given ! At the very beginning there were grave questions raised as
raise to the most wonderful conjectures and assertions. Leuy- to the correctness of this discovery. The principal anatomi-
ing out of question the old theories that the ecls are generated cal authority at Bologna, Protessor Valsalya, appears to haye
from slime, from dew, from horse hair, from the skins of the shared ihese doubts, especially since shortly after that a sec-
old eels, or from those of snakes; and the question as to whether ond specimen of eel, which presented the same appearance
they are produced by the female of the eel or by that of some as that which was described by Vallisneri, was sent from Co-
other species of fish, it has for centuries been a question of macchio to Bologna, The disenssion continned, and it soon
dispute whether the eel is an eme-laying animal or whether it came to be regarded by the scientific men of Bologna as a
produces its young alive; although the fishermen believe that matter of extreme importance to find the true ovaries of the
they can tell the male and female cels by the form of the snout, eel. Pietro Molinelli offered to the fishermen of Comacchio
A tnindred years ago no man had ever found the sexual avalutble reward if they would bring him a grayid eel,
organs in the eel. Tn 1752 he received from a fisherman a living eel with its
Jacoby has remarked that the eel was from the earliest belly much extended, which, when opened in the presence of
times a riddle to the Greeks; while ages ago it was known by afriend, he found to be filled with cegs, Unfortunately the
them at what periods all other kinds of fishes laid their eggs, joyful hopes which had been excited by this fortunate dis-
such discoveries were never made with reference to the eel, covery were bitterly disappointed when it was shown that
though thousands upon thousands were yearly applied to the eel had heen cunningly opened by the fisherman and
culinary uses. The Greek poets, following the usage of their filled with the eggs of another fish. The eel question eame
day, which was to attribute to Jupiter all children whose pa- up again with somewhat more satisfactory results when, in
ternity was doubtful, were accustomed to say that Jupiter the year 1777, another ecl was taken at Comacchio which
was also progenitor of the eel. showed the same appearance as the two which had preceded
“When we bear in mind,” writes Jacoby, ‘ithe yeneration it. This eel was received by Professor Cajetan Monti, who,
in which Aristotle was held in ancient times, and still more being indisposed and mmable to carry on the investigation
throughout the Middle Ages—a period of nearly two thou- aloné, sent a number of his favorite pupils to a council at
sand years—it could not be otherwise than that this wonder- his house, among whom was the celebrated Camillo Galvani,
ful statement should be believed that it should be embellished the discoverer of galvanism, ‘This eel was examined by
by numerous additional legends and amplifications, many of them all and pronounced to be precisely similar fo the one
which have held their own in the popularmind until the present which had been described hy Vallisneri seventy years before.
day, ‘There is no animal concerning whose origin and exist- If, was unanimously decided that this precious specimen
ence there is such a number of false belicfs and ridiculous should be sent for exhaustive examination to fhe naturalist
fables. Some of these may be put aside as fabrications; others Mondini, who applied himself with great zeal to the task, the
were, probacly, more or Jess trne, but all the opinions con- results of which were published in May, 1777, The paper is
cerning the propagation of the eel may be grouped tegether entitled ‘‘ De Anguille oyariis.”’ and was published six years
as érrors into three classes: later in the transactions of the Bolooha Academy, Mondini
“(L.) The beliefs which, in accordance with the description was salistied that the supposed fish which YVallisneri de-
of Aristotle, account for the origin of the eel not by their de- scribed was nothing but the swimming bladder of the eel in
velopment from the mud of the earth, but from slimy masses a diseased state, and that the bodies supposed to be eets were
which are found where the ecls rub their bodies agaist cach simply postules in the diseased tissue. In connection with this
other, This opinion was advanced by Pliny, by Athenteus, opinion, however, Mondini gave, and illustrated by magnifi-
and by Oppian, and in the sixteenth century was again ad- cent plates, a good description ind demonstration of the true
yocated by Rondelet and reiterated by Conrad Gessner, ovaries of the cel, as found by himself, This work, which
“(IT.) Other uuthorifies base their claims upon the occa- in its beautiful plates illustrates also the e&gs in a maenitied
sional discovery of worm-like animals in the intestines of the fold of the ovary, must be regarded as classical work, and it
eels, which they described, with more or less zealous belief, is an act of historic justice to stitte that nuither O. FP. Miller
as the young eels, claiming that the eel should be considered nor Rathke, but really Carlo Mondiniwas the first discoy-
as an animal which brought forth its young alive, although erer, deseriber and demonstrator of the female organs of the
Aristotle in his day had pronounced this belief erroneous, and
eel, which had been sought for so many centuries, *
very rightly had stated that these objects were probably in-
Three years later, entirely independent of Mondini, the
testinal worms. Those who discovered them anew had no
eclebrated zoologist, Otto Fredrich Miller, published his
The discovery of Mondini was next specially brought into
He remained at Comacchio
lining of the stomach. ®
6 Itis very strange thatan observer, so careful as Dr. Jacoby, should 7 Tfailto find any vecord of the publication of this payer, except
denounee in this connection the well-known error of Dr. Eberhard, of that given by Jacoby, who states thatit was printed ab Venice, in
Rostock, who mistook a speeies of zoarces for an eel, and deseribed 1710, with a Plate, and Su BBA EIE in 1712, under the title “Di ovaria
the young. which he found alive within the body of its mother, as the Anguillarom,”* in the proceedings of the Leopold Academy,
embryo of the eel, In Jacoby's essay, p. 24, he states that the animal 80. Ff, Muller. Bemuhungen, bet den Intestinal Wurmeru.
| described by Eberhard was simply aiintestiial worm. an error which 9 Prof. G, B. Ereolani, of Bologna, and also Crivelli and Maggi, in
/ oa manifest to all who will take the pains to examine the their essays hare ti in 1872, have rightly stated that, Mondini's
priority of discovery hay been overlooked’ in Germany, Neibher
 MaArcr 2, 1882.] FOREST AND STREAM. 98
Tt was without doubt this absolute negative statement of upon the trays ready for transportation to the developing various couditions we may find, but we are now turning the
auch @ skilled investigator as Spallangani which for a long | house, They are there placed under running water which insects into smelts and minnows, the infusoria into buffalo,
time discouraged further investigations on the eel question, | flows over and under them day and night until the eyes of the redhorse and suckers, und the water vegetation into carp and
and allowed what had already been discovered to be rerarded | incipient fish can be seen without the help of a lens; like two other yaluable varieties of vegetablefeeding fish. Ent I think
as doubtful, as finally to he forgotten. So when Professor little black dots small as the point of a needle, This period T hear some one say, “I do not like suckers or redhorse—they
Tathke, of Nonigsberg, in his assiduous labors upon the re- artives in about sixty days, ‘he esgs are then ready to be are poor food, and the buftalo is little if any better, and the
sent to the different subscribers. They are carefully packed. carp and smeli are too much in the future and so are only
productive organs of fishes, in the year 1824, describing the in layers of gauze netting, resting on soft beds of damp moss,
ovatics of the eel as two cuit and collar shaped organs on both speculative.” Very well, my friend. I shall tell you that
and can then besent all over the United States, and even to these fish aré much better than the insects, infusoria mud, or
sides of the hackboue, and in the year 1838 described them as remote parts of the world like Australia. Penobscot salmon water vegetation for human food; but these are not the re-
new, he was everywhere in Germany (ond to a large extent to are how swimming in Australian rivers, where no salmon sults we were aiming at—they are still to follow. Some day
the present day) revarded as the discoverer, The first pictnre was planted at the creation; where no salmon wag ever one of the Jank, lean bass, which has been living upon his own
of the ovary aiter that of Mondini, and the first microscopical known until the eggs of the Penobscot salmon were sent out young until there are no more to liye upon, pressed hy a vor
plate of the ege of the eel, Holnbaum-Hornsehuch presented and hatched in those waters, and the little fish there carrying acious appetite, determines to change his diet. He eatehes
out the instinets of its own machinery and wants, went down a young smelt, In place of the hard, scaly armor of the
ina dissertation published in 1842—a paper which should be into the ovean, and thence back to the place that first saw its
rightly considered as of grcat importance in the literature of young bass he finds the soft body of the smelt; instead of the
birth, and thus was established a colony of Maine salmon in stiff, sharp-pointed, spine rays of bass fins that so offen have
this question. The questions concerning the ovaries of the Australian waters. very nearly taken his life as he has gorged his old rood, he
cel may be regarded as having been brought toa distinet) con- After the eggs are all taken from the fish, their numbers finds only the soft, velvety fins of the new. He needs no
clusion by Rathke, who in the year 1850, published an article ascertained, which is readily done, as each tray holds in a further argument to cause him to henceforth forswear the bass
describing a eravid female eel, the first and only gravid speci- single layer covering its entire wire surface, a certain number, and take to the new food. He took the old, obnoxious, un-
men which had, up to that time, come into the hands of an say two thousand each; counting the trays in use gives an ac. natural food sparingly, for the labor and pain of taking it
investigator, !" curate count of the eggs; the books are made up, the expense made him do so. This caused his former small, lank and lean
[To BE CONTINUED, |
per thousand calculated, and the number of eggs each sub condition; 4nd because he took the young bass for food, yon
Scriber is entitled to is the number of times that the east per have a, reason for their former scarcity, The eating of the new
thousand will go into the sum of money each subscriber con- sott-rayed finned fishes is a luxury, and their plentifulness in-
Frenne ty lynarp Warers.—Coneerning the California | tributed, sures him a full meal with but little labor, and with these con-
trout which haye been put out in New York waters, Seth The number of salmon bought this year was five hundred ditions he will soon grow in size and fatness, while the imiu-
and thirteen. One hundred and forty-six of these died from nity given to the young bass will soon cause the waters to teem
Green writes trom Rochester to Mr. Chas. F. Tmbrie, of the injuries supposed to have been caused hy the rude dip net used
firm of Abhey & Imbrie, this city: ‘‘The fishing in the inland with them. §o0 we can eyolve our bass, wall-eyed pike,
by the fishermen transferring the fish from the pound of the salmon, brook trout and other valuable fish (rom the insect,
waters will be better this year than last, and within three weir to the boats in which they are delivered at the works, the infusoria, the vegetation and other sources af food by
years you will hear the greatest howl over the California Hour were neyer accounted for, possibly killed by otter or simply furnishing missing links,
trout that has beem heard for years. They spawn in the mink. Jn the fall, one hundred ane thirty-one males and tiwo Is there anything further we may do upon the ground, or
spring and hatch in a few days, and will fill our streams so hundred and thirty-two females were captured and placed in rather water, we haye just gone over? Let us see. Suppose,
full that our followers will have to enlarge their baskets.” the tanks. when we pulled the weed, we found no insect life, but we
The Penobseot river being the only river on the Atlantia knew that in an adjoining water the sanie weeds were alive
coast of the United States where salmon are left in sufficient with insects. How easy to carry a stem of the weed with its
Reet Frorrves.—In our last issue in a reply to a corres- numbers to afford a supply of salmon ova to the country, it is insects from the ove to the other; and where is the housewife
pondent who wanted something new in a way to hold his deserving of all the protection and care that the State and the that has seen the one solitary fly of springtime crow into
reel to the vod, we overlooked the fact that our advertising city of Bangor can afford it. millions before the frosts of winter, that could not foretell
columns contained an illustrated patent reel plate and rod We give below the contributions to the Penobscot salmon what the transplanting would soon accomplish; or, again, if,
breeding establishment controlled by Sate and National Goy- when we dip our paddle into mud, we find instead ofa soil fall
trimming by Thomas H. Chubb, Post Mills, Vermont, and ernment, at Bucksport and Orland for the year 1881:
another by George Hancock, North Adams, Mass., to whose eof infusoria, 2 rich but barren muck or marl, in which the in-
Maine, $2,000.00 Share of eggs, 1,080,000 sect-beering weed thrives, how easy to transplant an insect-
advertisements our inquirer is referred. covered weed and thus furnish a source of supply for both
Massachusetts, 500.00 #3 - ©270,000
Connecticut, 500,00 “ “J 162,000 | weeds and insects; or if, instead of the proper soil, we found
United States, 1,757.54 ‘f s 950,000 only sand or gravel, we could siill introduce the proper soil
j Hisheulture, : 2,462,000
itself. Thus, if we found only barren water, with a sand or
gravel bottom, we could introduce tue proper soil, the weed,
the insect, the smelt and the bass, successively,—B. F. SHaw,
LANDLOCKED SALMON,
before Farmer's Institute of Iowc.
THE SALMON WORK IN MAINE. We receiyed from the Grand Lake Stream Landlocked
HE following is an extract from the report of the Com- Salmon Breeding Works one hundred and fifty-eight thousand
; i Paammts of Fisheries and (rame of the State of Maine, eges, for fitty thousand of which we are indebted to Prof.
For 1881: Baird. These eggs were hatehed and distributed in Gold
| Stream ond at Enfield, Maranocook at Readfield, Wilson’s PRIVATES letter from Mr. A. W. Armistead, the gentle-
For the benefit of such of our citizens as take aninterest in + inan who brought over the turbot and soles to America
piseiculture, we will giye a short account of the method of poud in Auburn, and Rangeley lakes. The landlocked salmon
last season, informs us that he soon sails for South Africa. In
taking our salmon eggs. The Salmon Works are owned by planted in previous years haye proyed a, success, and have relation to the spawning of salmon he writes:
the United States and such individual States as contributed been taken at Cold Stream pond in Enfield, Wilson’s pond in
to their construction and arrangement. The whole is under | Auburn, Webb's pond in Weld. Also several have been taken The River Firth Fishery Board have sent down word to my
the control of Mr. Charles G. Atkins, Assistant U. 8. Com- in the Androscoggin River, ati the mouth of Webb’s River at | brother that the salmon are now up spawning, so he is going
missioner of fisheries. Hach subscriber, whether Prof, Baird Dixfield. Every year they are now taken quite frequently in this week to try for some—we have early and lite spawnersin
for the U.S. Commission, or such of the other States as see Rangeley waters. This fish is a very valuable acquisition to all the Firth, some spawn October and November, and then there
fit ta contribute, receives a dividend of eggs according to the waters where there are large running streams affording them is another run in January. FOREST AND STREAM has just ar-
amount of his subscription. The fish are purchased alive of facilities tor breeding, and which seem as necessary to their rived now while lam writing. A new line of steamers [ think
the weir fisherman at the market rate per pound, at the time perfect development as to the sea salmon, As a pond fish, will run before long from Milford Haven to New York to
when it is lawful to take salmon, and all that Mr, Atkins pur- without these accessories, it-will prove a failure. Maine is the make the passage in ahout six and a half days—this might be
chases are just so many fish saved to the State, less the num- only State that possesses a sufficient) stock of this rare fish, to worth noting down perhaps, in case another attempt is made
her that may die from bruises received in taking them from afford its ova to be taken for distribution to other States. An with the soles and turbots. Must not add more—must write
the weirs, The fish are very violent when first taken from establishment in its conduct and arrangement similar to the you again before sailing. My brother will do anything he can
the weirs, beg fresh run from the sea, and have to be trans- salmon works at Orland and under the same superintendent, im connection with the sole and turbot experiment.
ported in boats carefully prepared to protect the fish from is successfully carried on at Grand Lake s?ream in our State. A.W, ARMISTEAD.
injuring themselves, as also to furnish them with continued As this is strictly an inland fish, which does not migrate to the
change of aerated water. The fish are transported several | sea, and cannot be taken in sufficient numbers for breeding
mules up a tributary of the Penobscot River into a stream of purposes, excepting during the breeding season, a special per- _CARP IN GEORGIA.—Mr, A. A. Wright, of Georgia, writes:
water known as Dead Brook, About ninety rods of the mnit'is granted to the superintendent to take the fish during “T have carp weighing from six to ¢ight pounds, two and threc
stream is here divided off by a secure and high fence made of the close time, upon the condition, that the parent, fish shal years old, and they haye a nice palatable flavor, and from ex-
slats, allowing free circulation of the stream: here the fish are be put back uninjured into the water whence taken, and that perience with other fish they stit our Southern waters better
confined all through the summer and autumn up to the time twenty-five per cent, of all the ova taken shall be hatched and pice any Lhave tried, All our Germans here are advocates
of spawning. The water yaries in depth from two to fifteen distributed in the same waters, of carp.
ficet. An abundant growth of water plants and overhanging As a matiter of interest to the reader, we give below a list of
bushes affords shelter to the fish from the direct rays of the the contributors for 1581, with the dividend of eges to each
subscriber;
sum, deep pools where the surface water will sometimes DOG RACING.
indicate in the hottest days seventy-five or even eighty Maine $300.00 60,000
desrees of heat, The bottom of the area of water where the New Hampshire, 250.00 50,000 HE staid inhabitants of the “ity of Brotherly Love” oc-
fish are contined, has a deep deposit of mud, which is abso- Massachusetts, 500,00 100,000 casionally indulge in a little décoraus recreation, Last
lutely essential, as otherwise the fish would cast their spawn Connecticut, 500.00 100,000 week it was a dog race. The Philadelphia Times giyesus a
Wherever they could get access to the gravel, and the objects United States, 1,450.00 290,000 synopsis of some of the heats as follows:
of the arrangements for their voluntary capture be defeated. Watch and Park's Dash were prepared for a start. Watch,
The upper ence is aeross a breadth of some twelve feet of 600,000 a half-breed Newfoundland, being the largest dog, had to run
shallow water. Here is a small building furnished with all In conclusion we would suggest to amy anglers taking a the full course, 175 yards, and Dash, a setter, was given 24
the appliances for receiving the spawn, pans, pails, wire trays landlocked salmon in waters stocked by the Commissioners of yards start. At those points the dogs were held in slip, while
and frames for transporting the eggs to the hatchery some Fisheries, that they carefully return them back. In this way, their masters, after allowing them to smell a live rabbit and a
fonr miles distant, scales for weighing and measuring the fish we may expect ina few years to see good salmon fishing in pigeon, ran towards the end of the course. ‘Ten ora dozen
aiid ergs, books to receive record of each fish, ete., etc. our inland waters, and while we are on this subject, allow us yards trom the end the owners of the dogs stopped, the pistal
As the cold weather of October approaches, the instinct to ask the aid of all our citizens in preventing the destruction
went off and the dogs started. Watch made a hee line for his
developsiof seeking « place to deposit their eggs, and the fish of the young sea salmon by boys. We do not wish to be wnder- master, but Dash wanted blood, ‘and instead of racine toward
leave the deep water where they have rested all sammer, and stood that they are wantonly destroyed, but from actual ignor- ) home turned and charged full tilt upon his rival. The dogs
move up against the current, until stopped by the tence ance that they are young salmon. Indeed, they are some- rolled over and the crowd yelled with excitement, but an in-
opposite the house, Some twenty feet below the fence, a net times sold as trout, They may readily be distinguished as stant later Watch struck his feet and resuming the race,
ig stretched across the stream, with an opening midway, having minute and bright red spots, dark cross bars, and are darted on toward his master, followed savagely by Dash.
arranged something like the entrance to a mouse-trap, | often mistaken for trout, Watch crossed the string first in 1714 seconds, but’ half a
through this the fish all enter and are prisoners. These are | second later the defeated dog was on top of the victor and
dipped out in nets, the sexes divided off, and placed in float- NATURAL FOOD FOR FISH PONDS. feeding on his left ear. The dogs were separated amid the
ing tanks anchored to the shore, ready for use from day to cheers of every one except the owners of the racers.
day as they are required. A good deal of skill acquired by [* order to stock our waters intelligently it is necessary Jones’ Nell, Smith's Just in Time and Hicks’ Sport were the
ractice combined with natural aptitude, is required to more fully to study the character of every lake, pond, starters in the second heat, the first named beimg ab ihe
handle, hold and spawn thefish. The exgs are received ina pan river, reseryoir or other waters in regard to its character and seratch,
hike an ordinary mill pan; then a male fish is taken from the capacity to produce fish, What is its temperature, what does They started evenly. Sport, a lurcher, that is said to have
tari, and by much the same process as in handling the female it now produce in the way of fish, and what would he better heen a clever racer ii years gone by, soon pushed to the front,
fish, a small aA of milt is ejected into the pan which is suited to it? What are its present productions—vegetablo, with Nell six yards before Just in Time when the first hun
turned and kept in motion until every ege is seen to be infisorial or insect life—that will furnish food for fishes; and dred yards were run. The crowd yelled, “Sport wins!” and
touched by the milky fluid. The eggs which at first were what of these that, if introduced, would find a suitable home. | “Twenty to one on Sport,” but before the first shont diad
adhesive, clang to the pan, and to each other, now change. To make plainer what I mean, let us examine one of our away a man, who had evidently attended dog races before,
color, beconie separate and individual bodies like buck shot. smaller lakes. We find a tew bass and wall-eyed pike, butwe gave a sharp whistle as the lurcher passed him. The dog halt
They are now washed in seyeral waters, and then spread | find them in small numbers, of small size, lank, lean, and with halted in response to the call and swerved momentarily, but
aravenous look, These facts give us evidence that, while the that halt and swerve, brief though the time was, allowed Nell
Rathke nor Hohnbaum-Hornschuch nor Schluser haye mentioned his water is suited to produce these valuable fish, the food on to flash past and cross the tape a yard in front of Sport, who
work. §. Nilson. in his Skandinavisl Fauna. 1855, says nothing of which they live and thrive is wanting in their haunts. They seemed to recognize the error he had inade and hung his head
Mondini, Hementioned as the first discoyerer of the ovaries O. F. | are carnivorous. They live almost wholly upon minnows, and and tail guiltily when he approavhed his master.
Mailer, while Cuvier, in his ‘Histoire Maurelle de Poissons,” assigning The unex
the honor ratherto Rathke. Th, von Siebeld is the first to announce these we will find almost, if not entirely, wanting. In our ex- | pected resuit of this heat brought the excitement up to afever
in bis work, published in 1863, Die Susswasserfische yon Mittel Huropa, lorations we find a. bed of water plants. We pull one up and | heat. Nell ran her 105 yards in 11 seconds. Nixon’s Joe Buck-
page 349, that Mondini, almost contemporaneously with O. F. Muller, End it covered trom end to end with small insect life—too | ley and Cartwright’s Old Spring raced for the next heat in
and independently from him. discovered the ovaries of the eel. The small to be of any use to the carnivorous fishes, but precisely | good style, but the latter, who had the best of the haud icap-
Crror, as was discovered by Italian goologisis later than by those of what would delight the stomach of a smelt and make him a ping, won by several yards. ;
Germany, arose from the tact that the announcement of Muller's dis- fish paradise. e introduce the smelt. He lives, thrives and Tyler's Leti Me Go, Johnson's Bess and Davis’ W ally came
eoyery was printed in 1780, while that of Mondini. which was made in
1/77, was first printed in 1768. i grows, and in a short time the waters will be swarming next, and the first mentioned won so ywickly and with such
10 Rathice, who first. since Mondini, has in detail described (1824, with young smelt. Wedip up a paddle full of mud from the ease that the spectators could hardly believe their eyes, She
1835, and 1850) the ovaries of the eel, is considered by some to have bottom of thelake and we find it filled with small red worms is perfectly trained, and in slip she kept her eyes fixed on
recognized them; but this, however, is not true, the additions made and other forms of infusorial life, We know that this is the nothing but her master at the other end of the course with a
by him to Mondini’s description being to a great extent crroneous. Tt food of the buifalo, red horse and sucker, We at once intro- rabbit in his hands. She went off with the pistol, shot by her
is not fruc that the traverse leaflets are wauting in the ovaries of the duce a few large butfalo, He finds these rich banks of mud nivals like an arrow and had finished her part in the race be-
écl, as he asserts in hie last work, contrary to his former description, and infusoria much sooner than we could, and, turning his tail fore they were fairly going, She won the final heat and handi-
which was probably based on the law of analogy, and that thereby
they are distingtished from the salmon and sturgeon. It is not to the surface of the water, he soon fills himself with the por cap with even greater ease than she did the first trial. So
Time, what Rathke likewise asserts, that the genital opening of the eel tion of the bank richest in that nourishment on which he lives amazed were the spectators at her speed and the straight-
consists of two small canals, for 1 have invariably only found one, and thrives, Soon weshall have added to the lake millions of Hess etod course that they forgot to take the time of the last
which opens in the urethra. Rathke has cerlainly described the eggs young and many large buifalo. Again, we find vanieties of wo heats.
quite exactly. distinshishing the larger whilish ones, having a diameter tender water vegetation. We know that upon this the carp
of shout one-fifteonth of a ling, and the smaller transparent one, with and other yegetable-feeding fish liye and thrive. We at once
the pineal vesicle inside; but Mondini tikewise says: “iniwmerds PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT.
spherulaes minimis, eyualer, pellnoideds, divisaa tamen, que in ventro introduce the carp. He finds a happy home, He grows and
Moculum ostendebont, éce, vedi,” thus showing the true hature'of the rears his millions of young carp try—estimatod as high as Tur American Anus Company, of Boston, Mass., ave Making a sinple-
Syaries and the SEES, and contrasting them with the fatty formation 300,000 for a five-ponnd fish. b. . barreled, semihammierless sun, which they furnish at a low price,
fied with the ovaries and eggs of osseous fish,’ (Syrski), So we can go on to almost indefinite lengths and utilize the The firm is well known in ¢ennection with the Fox gun,
 G4 FOREST AND STREAM. [Mare 2, 1882,

Che Zennel. gentleman’s article, and to assist in placing the Gordon before |
four many readers in his true light. His first question—*Is
it necessary that a Gordon setter should be a heavily-built
GROUSE DALE.
E give our readers this week a sketch by the well known
dog!’ Certainly not, if you wish him for field-work; but from artist Mr. J. M. Tracy, of the celebrated setter Grouse
a bench point of view, one would be led to think differently;
Dale, which we need scarcely say is a speaking likeness.
FIXTURES. Grouse Dale. won first at the late Hastern Field Trials
the bench show dog is much too heavy for field-work; some a
BENCH SHOWS. the prize winners of the present day weigh from 68 to 75 Ibs. on Robbins’ Island. He won the puppy stakes at the
March 7, 8, 9 and 10—Pittsburgh, Pa., Bench Show. Chas. Lincoln, How many hours’ work, do you suppose, sich a dog capable inaugural meeting of the Hastern Field Trials Club im 1879,
Superintendent, Tntries close Feb, 25, and was second with Aldrich’s Smut in the braces at the same
of performing, and what chance would he haye by the side of meeting.
pril 18, 19, 20 and 21—New York, Sixth Annual Bench Show of the the nicely-made field Gordon, weighing only 50 1bs.? The lat- Healsoran at the same trials in 1880, but was not
Westminster Kennel Club. Entries lose April 3. Chas. Lincoln, ter dog would surpass him in all field-work hy long odds. placed, although he ran a grand heat with Gladstone, except
Who, pray tell me, would wish to start on a hunt with two that he was unsteady at the finish. At the last meeting on
Superintendent.
Tay 9, 10, 11 and 12—Boston, Mass, Third Bench Show of the Massa-
chusetts Kennel Club. Chas. Lincoln, Superintendent; BH. B. Hardy, of these heavy Gordons in their wagons, when they can get Robbins’ Island he ran all of his heats in good form, yanquish-
Secretary H-xhihilion Committee. P.O. Box 1793, Boston. the same breed and color, with lighter frames, swift as the ing such noted performers as Croxteth, Maida, Lizzie Lee and
racers, with nose surpassed by none, and powers of endurance others. He also ram at the late National and Pennsylvania,
I believe the Trials at Grand Junction, Tenn,, but was so heayily handi-
FIELD TRIALS.
equal to any strain in this country or in Hurope,
September—National American Kennel @lub Field Trials on Prairie craze for large dogs for the bench has been the cause of so capped by his long journey and want of rest that, although he
Chickens. Jos. HW, Dew, Columbia, Tenn.. Secretary.
many comments on this strain, showed some remarkable good work he was unplaced in the
December—National American Kennel Club Field Trials on Quail, national all aged, winning with Dashing Monarch third in the
Grand Junetion, Tenn. D. Bryson, Memphis, Tenn., Secretary. Secondly, he asks, ‘‘ What advantages are to be gained by brace and dividing second with Warwick in the Penn-
breeding thus?” sylvania all aged. He has been shown on the bench
GORDON SETTERS. I will say positively none; every step taken toward the but once, capturing a y.h.c. at New York in 1880,
heayy dog is ruinous to any strain of field-dogs, unless you are in a large and yery good class, his sire, Waters’ Grouse,
\ \/® are glad to see that there is a growing interest taken breeding for the style and speed of the cart-horse. being placed first in the same class. His dam, Daisy
in this grand breed of setters, and we trust that the Thirdly, he asks, “ Are the Gordon setters of to-day as good Dale, won second at Philadelphia in 1877, and is a full sister to
gentlemen who have taken the matter in hand will not rest in field as when a little white was allowed on chest or feet?” Diana, the dam of Pollux, who won the Derby at the last
until they succeed in restoring the prestige of this old time The light-weight Gordons are good field-dogs, whether it is meeting on Robbins’ Island. Grouse Dale is a handsome dog,
favorite. We clip from the London Fieta the following letter with a frill or toe of white. I certainly—speaking in a field rather aboye the medium size. He is nearly white, with
upon the subject from Dr, Niven: point of view—would not destroy one so marked, nor a black- lemon—or rather orange—markings, and isnow three years old.
Sir—The letters which have appeared in late numbers of white and tan dog, if of proper size, My preference is always He is quite stylish, and all his moyements are very graceful.
The Field on Gordon setters haye peculiar interest, for the last for the Gordon with as little white as possible. I think it His action while roading game and his style while on point or
year I yentilated my opinion of what they ought to be in the wrong to debar such from competing at shows. Fellow-sports- backing is magnificent. He is very intelligent and obedient and
Live Stock Journal, but, from no answers coming to my ques- men, a good Gordon cannot be of a bad color; color will not has a capital nose, and is always inthe best of health and
tions, [ fancied that Gordon or black-tan setters were no longer spoil his field-work. Many pups are destroyed for a white chest spirits and ready for the field at a moment’s notice. He is
thought much of in England, but had been set aside for their or foot; save them, and many you will find, at two years old, owned by Mr. Wm. A. Buckingham, of Norwich, Conn., and
more fashionable brethren, the Laveracks and Llewellins. It have lost the white hair; it will have grown out; turn your at- was trained by Mr. Wm, Tallman, of Providence, R. L.
was with much pleasure indeed that I read the very interest- tention more to destroying of the large dogs and perpetuate a
ing letters on this subject which have appeared in your smaller dog.
columns from those who ought to know what constitutes the Fourthly, he asks, ‘‘ Will a lightly-built doz do the same
Gordon setter. amount of field-work as the more heayily-made one?” WORMS IN PUPPIES.
Por the past six years (not very long, I grant) I have been I will say the heavy dog can be used up in a few hours Ore of our correspondents, Mr, John White, of BEIAE CRUE
breeding Gordons, and in the many litters of pups which while the lighter-built one will last as many weeks. This if Conn., writes us that one of his pointer puppies has died
have had in that time I have always found white on the breast have seen in the field with the two types. and that the supposed cause was worms, for which he treated
and some of the toes of at least one-half of the whelps, al- Fitthly, he says, ‘‘ Gordon setters did well in the first field him, but upon making an examination after death he could
though both sire and dam were not so marked. From analyze trials; how is it now they are not placed?’ Itis very seldom discover no sign of worms, but found that the bowels were
ing the pedigrees of these, which trace back to Kent, Rock, any entries are made at trials now; not, I am sure, for fear of yery much inflamed and esi eee that he Lee no
Rhine, Regent, and others * = ou tmany young dogs
which were called Gordon a die from this cause that are
setters, I am led to believe : Ze wrongly pup posed to have
that white must have been been afflicted with worms.
largely predominant in some This is undoubtedly true,
of the older strains, By care- and in such cases, when the
ful selection, and keeping animals are dosed with the
only the pups which show usual remedies that are ad-
no white, | believe the pres- ministered for worms, the
ent show bench Gordon set- disease is’ aggravated, caus-
ter has been obtained, but, ing the poor dog much
by doing so, we are falling unnecessary suffering, if, in-
into a very much worse fault deed, they are not the direct,
than a little white on the cause of his death. For this
chest. We are getting too reason extreme cation
much black, and the tan should be observed in the
mixed with the black very treatment of the ills to
much; at least that is my which our pets are subject.
experience, and I dare say We haye no doubt that often-
others can say the same of times the drastic remedies
their stock, so that, in order that are administered to
to get the tan markings expel the worms are the
clear and distinct again, it is primary cause of the inflam-
necessary to cross with the mation that frequently ends
red Irish setter, and I could the days of many an unfor-
name some prominent breed- tunate youngster who, with
ers of the present Gordon prone care, would haye
setter who made no secret een spared to gladden the
of doing so. By this cross eyes of his master with the
also it is affirmed they get mature beauty of his form,
better field dogs, and I have and rejoice his heart with
no doubt but that they do. the faultless performance of
What I contend for is to his duties in the field. As,
try and get a lighter-built we haye often stated in
dog than what has lately these columns, we never
been the rage. No wonder dose a pup with powerful
that the Gordon setter has medicine. HWormerly we pur-
been named, and rightly so, sued the opposite course, and
the “old man's dog.” eis by careful nursing and a
built too heayy in front; constant recourse to our ex-
his massive head and heayy tensive stock of drugs, suc-
shoulders were never made ceeded in killing about tywo-
to get over the ground, and, thirds of the animals that
from what I haye seen of we bred, and ruining the
them, their loins and quai- WM. A. BUCKINGHAM’S GROUSE DALE. health of a portion of the
ters have been sacrificed in remainder. Sinee we have
order to gét the fashionable adopted the “don’t care’
front. [ think it is time for breeders of Gordons to take this their not being placed, but because they are not owned by system all this has changed and we seldom Ice a DUP from
up, and get an equally handsome dog, properly proportioned men whose principal hobby is to have a trainer and see his disease. We firmly believe that nature—if untrammeled by
both before and behind, which would be a stayer in the field. dog hunted once a year. But they are owned by practical the use of pernicious drugs—yill safely bring through four
I do not quite like the idea of crossing with the Ivish setter, on hunters, and many by those who have not the means to grati- out of five of the puppies left to her care.
account of his well-known fault of being so headstrong, as I fy themselyes in yearly field-trial amusement. Then, azain,
think one of the greatest pleasures of owning a Gordon is that they are owned by men who would attend but their time is
he is a very easily broken dog, and requires little or no hand- not their own. If the Gordons, with field form, had the same
ling to make him a very pleasant one to shoot over. which I THE BOSTON DOG SHOW.
labor expended for them, as dogs of other strains, they, to
fear would be lost toa certain extent if the Irish setter blood my mind, would do much better nose-work than what we read ae third hench show of dogs which is to be given by the
was introduced to any great extent. of at many yearly trials. Massachusetts Kennel Club, at Music Hall, May 9, 10, 11
J have been endeayoring to do this, and haye partially suc- Sixthly, he asks, ‘‘ Haye the English setters so much im- and 12, promises to be a grand one. The classification list is
ceeded, by crossing the old champion Blossom with a Duke proved, or have the Gordon setters retrograded? The Gordon now in course of Ee, and will be one of the most com-
bitch. Ont of ten or twelve puppies of this cross, I have no is as good for field-work to-day as he ever was, and is the peer plete ever offered. .
hesitation in saying there isnot one that is not a good, fast of the English in many respects. I believe you can get more The club, atter due consideration, have decided to give
dog; and, although they have not got very fashionable heads, first-class field-dogs out of a litter of Gordons than you will handsome certificates of award in the following order: First,
they make up for it in their loms and quarters, eyer get out of Euglish or Trish. . second, third, very highly commended, highly commended,
Tam much obliged to Mr, Sergeantson for the correction as To queries seven and eight will say, im order to improve the and commended, to each of the different classes in their list.
to the breeder of Blossom, and would be still more so if he Gordon forthe bench, haye the standard changed for a lighter The judges will be particularly instructed not to give those
could trace out for me the pedigree of Bloom. Although Blos- and more racy-looking dog. Fellow-lovers of this dog, it is awards unless the dogs come up to the proper standard of
som is now nearly ten years old, heis as active as a puppy, the dog on the bench, with his immense frame, that has made merit.
and can hunt (as we say in Canada) as fast and as long as him Se with many that have Een them for field- The classes number ninety-six against sixty-three of the
many of the young ones. My motto for breeding Gordons or work, e haye in this country as fine field Gordons as any last show given in Boston. The following other classes will
black-tan setters is ‘‘strength with lizhtness.” J. 8. NryEn. one could wish for, and wherever owned they are very highly be made champion classes: Mor heavy and light weight
In response to the request of Dr, Niven, Mr, Sergeantson prized, H. MALcoum. pointers, black spaniels, heavy and light weight champion
gives the following: I have great pleasure in being able to sup- Baurimore, Md. fox-terriers, champion mastiffs, champion St. Bernards,
ply Dr. Niven with the pedigree of Blossom's dam, Bloom; champion bulldogs and bull-terriers; also same to pugs, Skyes,
and as Blossom has left some worthy descendants behind him Yorkshires, and other breeds; a class will be made forthe
in this country, no doubt their owners will also be glad to TRACY'S SKETCHES,—Mr. J. M. Tracy, the well-known new breed of dogs, the famous berghunds, which haye been
know the pedigree, and | dare say you will, therefore, kindly artist, has just issued the second pair of the series of hunting extensively imported into this country by Mr, Lorillard and
uiblish it, Mr. Stokes unfortunately mislaid the pedigree, scenes which he is publishing. One of them, “ A Hunting other gentlemen. :
utit has been obtained again through the kindness of Mr: Scene in Tennessee,” is a striking picture of the well-known The prize list will soon be ready, and an office opened which
Webber, of Falmouth, from his old friend and neighbor Mr. Gladstone and Peep o’ Day. The otheris a capital delinea- will be duly announeed.
Pope, the breeder of Bloom. Here itis. Bloom was whelped tion of Minnesota chicken hunting, with Dash III. and Mr. Chas. Lincoln has again been appointed Superintendent
April 13, 1871, and was by Whitford’s Rake out of Pope’s Countess May in the foreground. The pictures heretofore for the show. He reports that a great amount of interest is
Blanche, by Hackett’s Grouse, (1379) out of Pope’s Bess IL., by published by Mr. Tracy have met with a very cordial recep- already being taken in the show from yarious parts of the
; Pope’s Tip out of his Bess L Tip and Bess I. were purchased tion from the sportsmen of the country, who recognize a country,
by Mr. Pope fromthe Harl of Southesk, of Kinnaird Castle, “master hand” in the truthiul as well as pleasing portrayal of Spadtal invitations will be sent to Bngland so as to make a
about the year 1854. Whitford’s Rake was a long, low dog, the animals represented. ‘There has been such a eall for these truly representative show of all the best dogs in the world.
first-class in the field, and won first prize at the Bathand West pictures that Mr. Tracy has found it impossible to supply the The entries will close April 3.
of England Show in 1863. W. SERGEANTSON, demand as promptly as he would like. He has now made ar- All commmnications should be addressed to EH. W. Hardy,
Aeton BurRNELL Rectory. Trangements for increasing the production, and will soon be Secretary, P. O. Box 1,793, Boston, Mass.
able to fill all orders as soon as received.

Editor Forest and Stream:
in your issue of Feb. 23 I notice an article by Dr. Niven on
the Gordon setter, in which he asks several questions about
this grand field-dog. Beinga great lover of field sports and
owner of some fine field-dogs, my experience of many years
in breeding this dog, and in hunting over them in the North,
South and West, I consider a sufficient reason why I should
be entitled to express my opinion and answer the above-named
A CONSCIENTIOUS DOG,—A faithful Newfoundland dog
ape the night on a pond in Connecticut, recently, guarding
the coats of a party of ice-cutters. He refused to leaye them
when called away, and inthe morning he was found at his
post badly frozen. That dog was a noble philanthropist; he
probably knew that the icemen would seize on the fact of an
axe or saw being lost to raise the price of ice in the summer,
and he averted the calamity.—Christian Union.
NEW YORE DOG SHOW,.—A special prize of a club
medal will be given for the best greyhound puppy under
twelve months, also a medal will be giyen for the best Chesa-
peake Bay dog or bitch. This class of dogs was untorbunately
left outin making ont the prize list. Thormas Orgill, Hsq., of
Brooklyn, will judge the classes for spaniels in the sporting
division. Please state that the P.O. Box is No. 1,625, where
a porart Hanis should be addressed.—CHas. Lincoun,
pt,
 _Mance 2, 1882] FOREST AND STREAM.
LAVERACK PEDIGREES. COCKBR, SPANIEL PRODUCE STAKES.—The
Spaniel Club enters the cocker spaniel Lady Bath, in whelp to
I NOTICH in your issue of Feb. 23, a very interesting com- Bob ITD, in the Cocker Spaniel Produce Stakes. Any person
munication from ‘Bast’ on the pedigrees and colors of
Layerack setters, and, as he in the commencement of his let- having cockers who has not received a copy of the conditions
ter corracts you inregardto the color of some of Pride of of the stake, will oblige by sending stamped envelope; and
anu. of the cireular will be furnished
the Border’s get, so now I take the liberty of correcting him
in regard to the color of Adams’ Rock. After a long line of MESSY Secretary, A, C. 8. C., 443 W. Forty-third street,
reasoning, “‘Hast” says: ‘We might add a strengthener to this
side, by bringing another example in the shape of Adams’
PEDIGREHS.—We have received a large number
Rock, a liver and white dog by Bruce out of Daisy. Bruce grees in response to our request for them, and tender our
was by Dash IT, out of Statiler’s old Phoebe, and Daisy was thanks to the senders. Wetfind them very useful for reference
fall sister to Countess and Victress. Now, where does this as often they contain information that cannot be found else-
liver come from, etc?’ I would imform ‘Hast that Adams’ where, and we trust that our readers will continue their
Rock (now dead) has nothing to do with this Layerack setter favors and send us copies of the pedigree of all of their dogs,
color question, for in the first place, he was not liver and white
at all, but lemon and white; and again, he was not a pure
Layerack, Mr. Layerack has passed that bourn from which
KENNEL NOTES.
no man returns, and he cannot speak to defend, and that grand
We wish to impress upon the minds of those who send us items for
old dog, Pride of the Border, which he sent to Mr. Raymond, our Kennel Notes, that to avoid mistakes all names should be written
has passed to the happy hunting grounds; and now, after all in PRINT LNTTHRS, as we find it very easy to make mistakes where this
these years of shimber, the truth of the ons, and the pureness isnot done. Wealso would like to be informed whether the animal
of the other, is held up for rivals to pick at, I am rather of istmale or female, and to know the date of birth and the breed to
the opinion that Pride can rest in his gvave
trust to his descendants, be they of whatever
to fight the battle of his breeding,
with peace, and
color they may,
Mont CLARE.
which it belongs. whether pointer, setter or other. ‘A careful study
of the notes in this number of the paper will show just whatis wanted.
NAMES CLAIMED,
Cusremont, N. H. , Negress If, By Mr. J. T. Kirk, Toronto, Canada} for black cocker
spaniel bitch, whelped Sept, 1, 1881, by Kaffir, B, ik, C. 8, B, No. 10,451,
Owing to the recent controversy in regard to the Laveracsk out of Negress, BE. i, 0.5. B. No, 8,873.
and their colors, permit meto mention, if of any interest to Bower If, ish, Florette and Mlorella. By Mr. Colin Cameron,
you or you readers, that 1 have a dow, liver and white, which Brickervilleé, Pa., for beagle dog and three beagle bitches, whelped
color I attribute to the Laverack blood, The dog referred to, Nov. 3, 1881 (Boxer—Lady). q :
Dolph by name, is the produce of in-breeding after a direct Bergald’s Lady. By Mr. Colin Cameron, Brickeryille, Pa., for lemon
cross, he being bred from brother and sister, (by different and white beagle bitch, whelped Oct, 26, 1881 (Vidocq—Finesse).
Brie Chief. By Mr, Colin Cameron, Briekerville, Pa., for beagla
litters, however,) Fred and Kate, black andtan, They by Dan dog, whelped Noy. h, 1881 (Rally—Bessie).
out of Ruby. Dan, by Dandy out of Die; Dandy, by Jobling’s Oly and Cristal. By Mir. Colin Cameran, Brickerville, Pa., for beagle
Dandy, (Lord Rosslyn blood) out of Langstaff Moll, etc. Die, bitches, whelped July 28, 1881 (Victor—Music),
dam of Dan, has clear pedigree back to the Duke of Gordon's Trish Don, By Mr. H. A. Clo¢k, Geneva, Ia., for red [rish setter dog
Dandy. Dandy and Die were purchased by Dr, J. H. Gautier puppy by Red Cloud out of Jule.
of J. D. Kedward, Esely Court, Michel Church, Msely, Hert- ‘oly. By Mr. H, A. Clock, Geneva, Ta., for red
ford, Bngland, and were pure Gordon, while the dam of Dolph
biteb puppy by Red Cloud out of Jule.
Barney. By Mr. A. T. Bond, Medford, Mass., for red Irish setter
was by Mystery out of Cora, born May 12, 1871, and was bred dog, whelped Sept, 26, i881, by Cys Shot (Dash—Dr. Green-
by Mr. Edward Laverack, Cora is own sister to (Q. C.) Mr. ough’s bitch) out of imported Rock (Bob—Fairy),
Garth's Daisy, and to Percell Llewellin's Countess aud Nellie, Scout, Norse and Lucia. By Mr, D. S$. Gregory, New York, for liver
Cora by Laverack’s Dash, out of Laverack’s Moll IT1., ete. and white pointers—two dogs and biteh—whelped Dec. 17, 1881, by
Mystery, bred by Mr. Lavyerack, by Ls. Jet, out of Duchess Croxteth out of owuer’s Belle (Sensation—White’s Grace).
Forest and Rill. By Mr. G. A, Colman, Charlestown, Mass., for
and so on. back to old Moll and Ponto. And to conclude, as Gordon setters, doe and bitch, whelped Jan. 6, by Bailey's Tom (Dash
cannot find any traces of liver and white on the grand sire,
—Fly) ont of owner’s Flora (Tom—Chloe).
think grandma is to blame. Percy C. OBL, Moy Star, May Day, May Bee, May Morn, May Flower and Moy
PLAMNFIELD, N. J. Rose. By Mr, J. J. Snellenburg, New Brighton, Pa., for black and
white and black, white and tan Mnglish setters—three dogs and three
THE NEW YORE DOG SHOW.—Brooklyn, Web. 27, 1852. biteches—whelped Feb. 19, by Count Noble ont of owner's May Laver-
ack (Thunder—Spot). t E. R. V., 8killman.—i, To have your gun re-blued, send it to a prac-
—Editor Forest and Stream: At the Westminster Kennel Club Roger. By Mr. J. A, Smith, Winsted, Conn., for black, white and.
Shows, with but one or two exceptions, the sporting dogs have
tan Hnglish setter dog, whelped Oct. 31, 1881, by William (Strong's
been divided into two classes. Namely, the aged and puppy Rock—Dayis’ Dan) out of Ruby (Blue Blood—Bess).
class. One of the exceptions is the English greyhound. Being
BRED.
desirous of entering some of my puppies in the coming show,
yet feeling they could not compete with full grown dogs with Toronta Jet-—Toronto Beaw. Mr. J.T. Kirk’s (Doronto, Can.) black
any chance of winning, I addressed Ma. Lincoln, the superin- cocker spaniel bitch Toronto Jet (Nigger—Belle) to owner's Toronto
Beau (Kaffir—Squaw).
tendent, asking him to present the matter to the club and if Princess—Ben, Mr, George G. Barker’s (Boston,
possible haye a puppy class formed. He very kindly wrote aoa ee bitch Princess (Ranger—champion Han) to the black pointer
me on the 23d inst, that he had submitted the subject to the en (Howe's Rex—champion Fan), Feb, 8.
managers and they had decided to give a club medal for the Buck, Jr.—Joe, Jr, Mr. G W,. Campbell's Carter’s Creek, Tenn.)
best Hnglish greyhound puppy under twelve months old. He setter bilich Buck, Jr., to Joe, Jr., Feb. 22,
further added that “‘they will have to be entered in the Pet—Will, Mr. B. &. Mercilliott’s (New York) native English setter
bitch Pet to owner's Will, Feb. 25.
regular clags for greyhounds, and all puppies will be afterward Little Pel—Rex. Mr. BE, F. Mercilliott's (New York) imported pur
judged separately. They will also be allowed the privilege of
bitch Little Pet to owner’s imported Rex, Web. 19.
stig pel in the aged class.” At the last show the display of Hore Belle-—-Ringwood. Mr. Y. D. Hadlett*s (Winsted, Conn.) beagle
prey ounds was Srreponehy fine, and now that we are to hitch Hare Belle (Wlite—Cossette) to Mr. N. Elinore’s imported Ring-
ave a puppy Glass, I hope that it will be a full one, and thus wood (Ranteér—Beauty), Feb. 24. . scaleless
bring into sharper competition these dogs which, beside their WHELBPS.
great beauty, afford their possessor the double pleasure of com- Fannie. Major D. T. Bunker's (Aubnndale, Mass.) liver and white
anionship and usefulness. The recent sales at Aldrich’s show pointor bitch Pannis (Yosco—Kib) whelped feb. 16, eleven—four dogs
im what high esteem and value these fleet and gracetul dogs are and seven bitehes| by Dash (Borland’s Bob—Lady.)
Gipsey, Mr. George F. Gildersleye’s black and tan setter bitch Gip-
held by our British cousins, and I look forward to the time not
far distant when we will have our own Hastern Coursing Club, sey (Orgill’s Rip—Aten'’s Nellie Horton) whelped Web. 20, six—three
dogs and three bitshes—by Dr. H. F. Aten’s Glen (Colburn's Dash—
and the greyhound will become as familiar to our eyes ashe Mullins’ Belle).
is now strange,—H, W, HuntTine ron. Buck LIT. Mr. G. Campbell’s (Carter's Creek, Tenn.) setter bitch
ea If. whelped Feb. 17, five—two dogs and three bitches—by Joe,
Jr
DOGS POISONED,—Willow Lake Kennel, Plaintield, Feb. ' Lioness. Mr. W. BH. Lee’s (Boston, Mass.) importad mastiff biteh
22,.—Wditor Forest and Stream: I penned you last week with whelped eb. 24, twelye—ten dogs and two bitches —by owner’s Turk.
Ruby. Mar. J. H. Phelan’s (Jersey City, N. J.) pointer bitch Ruby
sorrow, the death of my stud dog Lord Percy; and now I
(Woodrulf’s Dick—Faun) whelped Feb, 24, seyen—fiye dogs and two
must add among the gone but not forgotten, the black and bitehes—by Mr. James Bantfield’s (Clifton, Can.) Snip.
tan Gordon, Tom, whose death will be read with sorrow by Gay. Mv. W. N. Callender’s (Albany, N. Y.) red Tish setter bitch
the many who have enjoyed his company, and also the prom- Gay (Hicho—Firefly) whelped Feb. 24, nine—six dogs and three bitches
ising young dog Guy, the property of Mr. James R. Brady, is —by owner’s champion Rory O* More,
ajloss never to be replaced, The sudden death of Lord
SALES.
Percy, and his action as described to me, caused me to report Brie Chief, White, black and tan beagle dog, whelped Nov, 5, 1851
that it was pneumonia that killed him. A post mortem on the (Rally—Bessie), by Mr. Colin Cameron, Brickeryille, Pa., to Mr, John
last two shows poison to have been the cause, and as Lord G. Word, New York. - G. ¥. P., Providence, R. I.—l. For Maine summer excursion try Tim
Percy’s actions were the same, itis safe to assume it was Driver and Bower. Black, white and tan and lemon and white
olson that killed him, Sir Lancelot and several other noted beagle dogs (Jack—Venus) by Mr. Colin Cameron, Brickerville, Pa., to
2s have also been ill, but are recovering. But I hope the Mr, Edward Thayer, Pawtucket, R. I.
three which have fallen victims to this scoundrel’s work may Oly and Cristal. Black, white and tam beagle bitches, whelped July
8, 1851 (Victor—Music), by Va. Colin Cameron, Brickerville, Pa,, to Mr.
satisfy his desive, for if the intention was to injure me he has Kdward Thayer, Pawtucket, R. TI. , 1; moose, Oct. 1 to Jan, 1; caribou and deer, Oct. 1 to Jan. 1; rutfed
certainly accomplished the purpose, or if done for the purpose Bow, Black, white and tan beagle dog, whelped May 8, 1581 (Trailer
of robbing, I think the perpertrator deserves reward, and trust —Lizzie), by Mr. Colin Cameron, Brickeryille, Pa., to L, Vaughn & Co.,
it will bemy lot to serve it to him. “T knowI could gra- Providence, R. I.
ciously,”—Parcy C. OnE, Bid. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped May 8, 1881, by
Mr, Colin Cameron, Brickeryille, Pa., to Carrington & Co,., New York.
Bower TT. Black, white and tam beagle dog, whelped Nov. 3, 1881
COCKER IMPORTATION.—We noticed some time since (Boxer—Lady), by Mr, Colin Cameron, Brickeryille, Pa., to Mr. J. M.
the proposed importation of two of Mr. Arthur H. Hasten’s Bergold, Canal Fulton, 0.
black spaniels, Beau and Blackie, Both of these dogs have Bergold's Lidy. Lemon and white beagle bitch, whelped Oct. 26,
been great winners on the bench in England, They were 1881 (Vidocq—Finesse) by Ma. Colin Cameron, Brickerville, Pa,, to Mar,
shipped from the Beverly Kennels, England, Nov. 14, and J. M. Bergold, Canal Fulton, O.
Florette. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped Noy, 3, 1881
reached the Riverside Kennels, at Claremont, New Hamp- (Boxer—Lady) by Mr. Colin Cameron, Brickerville, Pa., to Mr. B. FP,
shire, Dec. 16, 1581, in good condition, Bean and Blackie are Dexter, Marion, Mass.
evenly matched, are jet blackin color, with but little white Florella, Black, white and tan beagle biteh, whelped Noy. 3, 18$1
onthe chest; have flat glossy coats with excellent feather, (Boxer—Lady), by Mr. Colin Cameron, Brickeryille,
and are made after the latest fashion, with short, sturdy legs colm Cameron, Canton, Miss.
and long, Papas ae bodies. They give indications of ver Harry. Lemon and white beagle dog, whelped Sept. 13, 1881 (Rani-
high breeding, Beau is the sire of Beverly Bess, for whic. bler—Oloud's Lillie), by Mi. Colin Cameron, Brickerville, Pa., to Mr,
Henry Stuttle, Batavia, I.
Mr. Basten refused £70 ($350) at the last Manchester show. Bluuche. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped Nov, 5, 1881
Beau is also winner of twenty-two prizes and cups, and has (Rally—Bessia), by Mr, Colin Cameron, Brickerviile, Pa., to Mr, Henry
sired a number of prize winners on the English show bench. Shuttle, Batavia, Til,
Blackie is also a noted prize winner, having taken first at Walter. White and tan flecked beagle doz, whelped Sept, 18 (am-
Manchester, Eng., jusi previous to inzportation, winning bler—Glond’s Lillie), by Mr. Colin Cameron, Briekeryille, Pa., to Mr.
twenty-one prizes and cups in all. Arthur Chapman, Doylestown, Pa.
Ruth. Black, white and tan beagle bitch, whelped Noy. 6, 1881
Babe Basie). by Mr. Colin Cameron, Brickerville, Pa., to Mv. Chas.
PRIORITY OF CLAIM TO NAME.—Feb. 20.—ditor Forest . Willis.
and Stream; Tsee by the Formpst AND STREAM, that Mr, Smith, Reno li Black pointer bitch, by Mr. B. F. Mercilliott, New York,
to Mr. ®. A. Spooner of same place.
of St. Louis, wishes me to change the name of my puppy Paris—airy whelp. Black and white English
Brian Borow. IT under any obligation to do so. I have months old, by Paris (Leicester—Dart) out of Fairy, own sister to Mr,
special reasons for not wishing to,—JoHN Gooup. [We fail to J, O, Donner’s Bessie (Ranger—Belle), by Mr, 0, W, Donner, Halifax,
see any good reason preven any one claiming’ any name N_S., to Mr. Louis GC, Clark, New York.
for his dog he may choose. In case two or more gentlemen Bow, Liyer and white ticked pointer dog, whelped 1874 (Bang—
should chanee to gelect the same name for animals of the same ieee the St. Louis Kennel Club to Mr. Edward
eans
breed, it seems to us that they have a perfect right to do so, Jaiunty, Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped
and no coninsion can possibly arise if the owners will in such eee by the &t. Lonis Kennel Club to Mr. Kdward
case prefix their own names to those of their dogs, thug Mr. eans, la.
Smith's dog should be known as Smith’s Brian Borou, and Mr. Belle. Lemon and white pointer hitch (Wrank—Nell) by the Canes-
Goold’s dog as Goold’s Brian Boran, by pursuing this course it Lets Kennel Club, Lancaster, Pa,, to Dr. J. Merrill, Poughkeepsie,
would be impossible that airy mistakes of identity could tran-
spire.] Forest Queen. Lemon and white Euglish setter bitch puppy (Rough
—Lady Beaconsfield) by Mr. Calyin C. Keill. Souderton, P., to Mr. D.
Skirving, London. Ont. i Jake mud and worms, as I have found out by dredging. What
THE POINTERS BOW AND JAUNTY.—My. Edward Lady Beaconsjield, English setter bitch (Leicuster—Orphina) by
Odell, of New Orleans, La., writes us that he has purchased Mr. Calvin C, Reiit, Souderton, Pa., to Mr. D Skirving, London, Ont,
of the St. Louis Kennel Club the celebrated pointer, champion Bettie Black. Cocker spaniel bitch puppy"(Wildair—Mignon) by Mr,
Bow aud the bitch Jaunty, the latterin whelp to Faust. We mugeue Power, Cortland, N. Y,, . T. D. Greenway, Syracuse,
congratulate Mr Odell upon the acquisition of so good a pair Aye - the trout.
of dogs, We understand that Bow will not be withdrawn Romaine, Red Trish setter hitch, whelped June 13, 1881 (champion
from the sitid and the breeders of the Southwest will un- Blcho—Rose), by Dr, Wm, Jarvis, Claremont, N, H,,to Mr. G T
doubtedly eagerly embrace the opportunity to secure his Weaily 1; White blackand d tantan beagle
beagle d dog
Services, Ny; Dodge, Detroit, Mick co Mir, FD. Hallete, Wingtad. Gown.”
95
Hornell IMPORTATION,
Negress I. Black cocker spaniel bitch, whelped Sept. 1, 1881 (Kafr
—WNogress), by Mr. J, J. Kirk, Toronto, Canada, ftom the kennel of T,
Jacobs Ksa., Wolfborough House, Newton Abbott, Devonshire, Eng.
She arrived in New York Feb. 16 by the Anchoyia,
at once. JAMES PRESENTATIONS,
Paris—Pairy whelps, Black ancl white Kuglish settlers, dog and
bitch, five months old, by Paris (Leceister—Dart) onliof fairy (Ranger
—Belle), by Mr, O. W. Donner, Halifax, N. §.,to Mr, J, G, Domner,
New York, .
of pedi- Norse. Liyer and white pointer dog, whelped Dee, 17, 1881 (Crox-
teth—Gregory’s Belle), by Mr. 0. 8. Gregory, New York, to Mr. D. &.
Blliot, New Brichton, 8. 1. Wikre: ]
A'THS,
Bob itr, Mr. C,H. Goodman's (Springfield, Mass.) liver and white
pointer dog, whelped Joly 14, 1881 (Dr. Lyman’s Bob—Zip), from dis-
temper.
Doctor. Myr, Louis OC. Clark’s (New York) liver and white pointer
(Rock—Kate), from distemper.
NAME CHANGED.
Comet to Hicho VI. Mr.A. Blair Kelsey, Belvidere, N. J., wishes to
changecau name of his Irish setter dog Comet (Hicho—Noreen) to
cho VI.
Answers ta Correspondents,
D. W. H., Philadelphia. We know nothing of the firm.
J, A, G. Haverhill, Mass,—The gun has a good reputation.
W. L, B., Saugatuck.—Write to H, 0, Ryall, Shelbyville, Tenn,
= B, G.—We haye been unable to find the articles to which you
refer.
AY Dee SEY our game columns for reports from the ducking
grounds. 5 j
aa G. a Ashtabula, O.—Write to Kdwin 8. Harris, No, 177 Broadway,
New York,
R. G, L—You will find in Colorado deer, elk, antelope, wild fowl,
etc., but you cannot expect to find its game close at hand.
L. W. H., Brooklyn, New York.—Yout will find much bistorical mat-
ter about early guns and gunmakers in Greener’s new book,
|. H, W.—1. The name is probably simply a trade-mark, We lnow
Trish setter eeno such gunmaker, 2, Red Irish setter puppy will cost from $10 to
$25.
P53)
EK. B, H., Henderson, N, Y.—My young foxhound is yery wormy,
but appears to feel well as is in good order. Ans. Weed plenty of thick
sour milk,
SUBSORIBER.—1, A letter addressed to the author of the article will
be forwarded by us. 2. The county seat of Crawford county, Mo., is
Steeleyille; of Washington county, Potosi.
I BR, 8., Colliersyille, Tenn,—W ould. advise you to correspond with
some of the gun dealers whose addresses you will find in this paper.
A gun with single set of barrels will be all sufficient for your use,
Royan Sport, Augusta, Me.—1, I have “laimed a name for my dog,
and it has been published in the Pormst Anp AtmeAM. Will it be regis-
tered in the stud bool? 2. If not, how can I getibregistered? Ans,
1. No. 2. See advertisement of stud book,
tical A Several first-class firms advertise in our columns to
do all kinds of gun repairing. 2. Wedo not know whatis the best
point for you to open a sporting goods store in Virginia.
L. K., Mayfield.—i. Where, and at what price, can I buy the best
field glass? 2. How can IJ distinguish the prime article from spurious
imitations? Ans. 1. Write tojany one of the large dealers im sportsmen’s
goods. 2, By dealing with responsible parties, and by looking through
e glasses.
Mass.) black W. W.—In what localities along the coast of Oregon and southern
California will I find the most wild fowl, including all kinds of game
birds? On the coast of which of the hyo States are the birds the most
numerous? Ans, The southern coast of California, about Ventura and
Santa Barbara.
Constant ReApER, Clayton.—Can you inform me if the beagleis a
good stayer after a fox when running alone? Ans. We have never
seen them follow except in company, but presume they would stay
Perhaps some of our readers who haye had experience will give us the
facts in the case.
J. H., North Platte, Neb.—Where would I be most likely to get some
German carp, either large or small; I wish to stock two
lakes. Ans. Write to your Fish Commissioners, W. L. May, Fremont;
R. R. Livingston, Plattsmouth; B. B. Kennedy, Omaha. Or to Prof.
S. F. Baird, Washington, D. C.
I. L, W,, North Manchester, Vt.—l. We can supply back numbers,
price ten cenis each. 2. The Forest anp Stream may be bound in
yolumes, two each year, or by years. The latter, however, makes a
bulky volume; cost of binding, $1.50 per volume. 38. We presume that
you may get the trap of some of the dealers in sporismén’s goods.
J. K. W,, New York.—Is it necessary that | should know the pedigras
of my dog in order to have him admitted to the New York dog show?
2. My dog has 4 ravenous appetite and is too fat; how shalli feed? 3.
Giye me a good description of an Italian greyhound. Ans. 1. No. 2,
Feed light, with vegetable food mostly, and give plenty of éxercise.
3, An English greyhound in minature, of about eight pounds weight.
Good for a pet only. :
J. H. W., Russell, Kansas.—My friend and 1 propose to measure the
distance between this place and Boston, on horseback, leaving here
about the first of April, Could you give us any information relative
to the expense and time required for such trip, and the number of
Miles per day, which we could probably make with comfort to our-
selves and ponies? Ans. You can travel between twenty and thirty
miles per day with comfort. Select your horses with reference to
their training as saddle horses.
Pond, or the Seven Ponds. See particulars of these resorts, in back
numbers. You will find either one of these places comfortable for
your lame friend. 2. Maine game and fish open season are as follows:
Salmon, April 1 to July 15; trout, togue and land-looked salmon, May
ito Oct, 1; black bass, Oswego bass and white perch, July 1 to April
grouse and woodcock, Sept. 1 to Dec.'1; quail, no open season;'ducks,
Sept. 1 to May 1; plover, Aug. 1 to May 1.
g G. H. E.—1. To decide a dispute, will you inform me if champion
Sensation was ever exhibited in England under the name of Don? 2.
What is his 2, K, 0. 8. B, number? 8. Can you tell me anything that
will cure my cocker spaniel of a very bad cough? Otherwise she
seems yery well; her nose is damp, eyes look well and she is very
lively. 4, When will the second yolume of the A. K. ©. 8. Book be
out? Ans, 1. Yes. 2. We believe that he is not registered. 8. Take
of Barbadoes tar half a drachm; powdered squills one drachin; ex-
tract of belladona half a seruple; liquorice powder sufficient to make
into pills; make into twenty pills, and give three or four daily. 4. We
cannot tell,
OxnARR.—Aré the McCloud River trout, the rainbow trout and the
California mountain brook trout one and the same fish? The New
Pa., to Mr. Mal- York salmon hatchery on the McCloud river was destroyed last spring
: by freshets. Haye the buildings heen rebuilt, and are they in opera-
tion again at present? Will the U. 8. Commissioner distribute the eggs
of the McQCloud River trout from U.8. hatching station on the McCloud
River to applicants from the states this spring? Ans, They are one
aud the same fish, called different names by different persons. Ratn-
bow trout is the most descriptive name, and we prefer it. The build-
ings haye been repaired and, no doubt, Prof. Baird will have eggs for
distribution this spring. Make application now.
H. R,. St, Johns.—_1. I haye a Sharps military rifle (45-cal.), and
the bullet has a flathead, If T gota bullet mold to run round-headed
bullets, would I make better shooting? I fire irom 200 te 600 yards.
8. I have two bullet molds; one of them seems to run a smaller bullet
than the other. A. bullet from the smaller mold, when naked, will
run down the barrel of the rifle with ease, but the larger one, you can
push it down with your finger. Which is the best bullet? 8. If 1 get
setter dog, five my rifle re-chamberéd to take a larger shell will itmake any difference
inthe shooting? 4, Would a 500-grain bullet make better shooting at
600 yards than 420? Ans. 1, It would make very little, if any, dilfer-
ence; at the longest ranges both forms of bullets are used. A moder-
ately Hat-headed bullet secures steadier shooting, 2%, Tt would depend
Odell, New Or- ou the composition of the bullet and the charge of powder. If the
bullet is too hard, it will not *‘upset’ and take the rifling; if too soft,
1877 (Marquis— it willlead the barrel. 3. No. 4, Tf the charge of powder he propor-
Odell, New Or- tioned to it, yes,
Bass., Boston,—My friends own, around the shores of a loyely lake
in New Hanipshire, one-half of its horder. In the Jake bave been trout,
and probably there are some there now; but we uever sea them or
could catch them while there during the summer. We want to plant
black bass in the lake; would these clear out the trout? The Jake is fed
by springs and has rocky and sandy shores, and in the middle of
jind of bass is best snited for this place? Haye we the right to
plant bass here without asking permission of the town? we
no exclusive privileze. Lake is abont one mile across, and will aver-
age say sixty feetin depth. Ans. The bass would probably kill out
'The best species for this lake would be the small mouth.
We do not now of any New Hampshire law that would prevent your
stocking the lake if your friends own it and agree to it, but it would
be best to. consult the Fish Commiissioners of the State. They ave: A,
y—Dolly)
y—Dolly- by Mr,
wd.J a Powers, Plymouth; Luther Hayes, Milton; Dr. Rdward Spaulding,
 FOREST AND STREAM. [Mancét 2, 1892.

Hachting and Canaeing. t

THE
YAWL IN AMERICA.
[CONTINUED, ]
ERHAPS the readiest explanation of what fhe yawl rig really is
can be given by referring the reader to the accompanying cuts.
In point of principle, the special features consist of a mainsail, which
is really the maim sail, and inboard entirely at that; a small sail of
some sort rigged over the stern, its mast stepping anywheres from
ridderhead aft, and headsail such as may be preferred. The principle
of the rig, and, of course, its efficacy and advantages, vanish as soon |
as the after sail is made so small that the vessel cannot be thoroughly
well worked with the mainsail taken off, for then the yawl simply
Inerges invo the sloop or cutter, with arag or handherchief flung to the
breeze over the counter, and all recommendations of the rig have no
longer any force. To obtain the benefits of the yawl, the after sail
must always he given area enough to work ship to windward properly
with the assistance of the jibs; otherwise the rig will prove buta
treacherous sham, likely to get the skipper into trouble.
In Great Britain the custom of allowing yawls one-fifth of their ton-
nage tree of tax in racing has lead to the introduction of a sail plan
which, while technically a yawl, and the recipient of the one-fifth de-
duction, is, in point of fact, little else but a cutter. For racing, the few
square feet sacrificed in the mainsail have been found an advantageous
exchange for the gratuity of one-fifth tonnage, and hence these pseudo
yawls flourish to a great extent among foreign racing men, Little can
be said in their favor, for their mizzen is too small to gain them the sym-
pathies of the cruiser, and their mainsail is docked too much to snit the
taney of those who wish a full-fledged cutter, and nothing short of
one. With sail plans of this sort we have now nothing to do, and our
attention is to be deemed fastened upon the bona jide yawl only.
Practical yachtsmen do not need to be told that the sloop is an ex-
ceedingly clumsy and unhandy rig, and that for safe, comfortableand |
easy work, especially if shorthanded, she is the least to he recom-
mended ofall styles in vogue. In ‘our waters,”’ where sharp squalls
are frequent, the sloop is actually dangerous; and so little confidence
is shown in the rig that a threatening cloud either brings all the can-
vas down by the run, permitting the yacht to drift helplessly about,
or she seuds under jib for shelter, The idea of reefing a mainsail in
time to meet a sudden emergency, especially at night or in narrow
waters, is so impractical that it will hardly be cited by any one asa
way out of the difficulty. Again, there are opportunities enough when
the whole sail is not at all to be desired. The sloop, to shift her berth,
to undertake a short run or to stand off and on while awaiting day-
light, or on the lookout for a pilot, or fishing off some reef, offers no THE SAN FRANCISCO YAWL.
facilities for the saving of time and labor. It is whole mainsail or
nothing, and every time you trip your hook the tedieus job of hoisting
the big sail stares one in the race, and “swigging off’? follows in the
wake. You run in for an hour and the breeze is a bit stiff, down
comes the sail and all hands turn to, stow and stop, only to cast adrift
again and wonder what makes the task of getting underway more
than once a day so very tedious and so slow. Hew yachts, indeed, are
fully manned, and even insuch as are big sails mean preat expense in
the keep. Wetakeitfor granted that any arrangement affording a
materia! saying in time and trouble, without serious loss in other
respects, will commend itself to sensible men, and for that reason the
novelty of the yawl to American eyes needs no extended apologies.
We are a practical nation, and very fond of considering ourselyes
such; and if trial develops what we claim for the yawl, we see no red-
son why its popularity may not be counted upon for the future just as
soon as once fully understood, We will lay before the reader ample
facts and testimony of a home source, so that our choice of this rig
for the cruiser will not be laid simply to imputed prejudices of Forusr
AND STREAM.
Concerning safety and efficiency the yawl possesses much in its
favor. Upon the appearance of a squall the main sheet may be let go
by the run, and with jibs and mizzen the yacht can be kept right on
her course, to allintents and purposes close reefed for the moment,
You need haye no anxiety as to how you are going to luff out of the
mess with a weather shore, a mark, a tow or unknown bottom close
aboard. Noris there loss of time and water in drifting or squaring
away as compelled to do inthesloop. You quietly keep about your
business as though nothing had happened and gather in again when
the danger has passed, Or should a storm be breeding, there need he
no alarm nor scratching of head as to what is to be done should it
break before moorings are reached, When the gale sweeps down up-
on the ship, luit her sharp, let go main halliards and down comes the
biggest sail on the run, up helm, away on your course, and furl at
convenience. In place of driving into unknown channels at full speed,
go through the same process and work up at a slower rate with your
boat under better control, In boxing and backing through a fleet at
anchor, j:b and mizzen is enough to take you out into clear water
where more sail can be made when the anchor has been secured, f
chain washed and payed down below, the mizzen serving as a most
effective attair in aiding the steering, checking headway on asudden by
smartly trimming aback and always ready to come down in an instant
should some other fellow’s heacl booms threaten close quarters in
shaving under yourstern. Reefing becomes a pleasant occupation,
The mainsail is lowered, and while the yacht is logging at a good rate
on her course, haul out the cringle at your ease, tie away at the points
and make a snug job of it too, for there is no hurry to get off again as
with the sloop, and no laying out on a jumping boom to pass the ear- |
ing. How many do not recollect hauling down one line of points ina |
sloop and the work hardly accomplished, but another row was needed,
entailing a second edition of risk and labor, and a commensurate loss |
allaround. There isno such thing in the yawl. Settle away and wait
till you can feel the strength of the wind and then proceed accord.
ingly, for you are always on your proper course. ‘There is no h THE BRITISH YAWL.
boom to take charge of tho deck In bad weather, no long boom end to |
dip in the sea and trip when running’ before it; while Wwing-and=wine |
the mizzen steadies the boat and wild yawing is checkmated, To steer
a sloop off the wind is little else than gymnastics, but to steer 9 yaw
going large is childsplay in comparison.
With a judicious stepping of spars or division of headsail the ad-
vantages do not even stop here. If a single jib is preferred, the mast
may be shipped further in the bows, glying a smaller jib to work
without undue length of main boom, and if well balanced, the mizgan
can be leftin the gaskets and a passage made under the two sails
remaining. equivalent to a single reef,- In small yachts the dub ma
be stowed in addition, anda _catboat with snug canyag is the resul
at a saving in time and work in getting under way, Often enough
does it happen thata Corinthian wil! find himself alone and bound |
for seme place to pick up a friend, The weather is dirtyor the fair ;
way crowded,or time upon his hands, so he holsis his maimsaj| only,
and has no flying sheets to attend, but goes in comfort at his own
choice of pace, or his crew and cook all in one is ordered down below
to fire up the galley and have things in shape for a meajatan ap-
pointed hour, so the owner takes his ease at'the helm with the boat
bolt upright, but making fair way till the inner man has been appeased,
when the jib and mizzen are again run up to dnsure a higher rate.
For yachts of larger size double haudsail is to be preferred, The
mast isthen brought furbher alt, the mainsail correspondingly de-
creased, and with that and the outer jib the ship can be sent through
in comfort and very good balance at short order, whereas the sloop
would tie down a reef in the mainsail, and carry lee helm all
sorts till out of
the jib has been likewise reduced, after toil and a duckin,
by clumsily bundling up the foot into an
wneouth sausage-like rol
at the foot called a reef, and will not triny flat, or worse yet, until the
WY has been ‘bobbed’ by showing only the head at bowsprit
end,
he bent of the gail heing stepped down to the bowsprit from stem to
half way out, the helmsman losing the use of the sheets, his boat not
to be trustedin stays, and the bag far outhoard lifting tons of water
in a sea, straining ship and gear, and stopping headway in a most dis-
gusting fashion. Many more yery palpable advantages of the yawl
might here he cited, but the reader may be left to supply what we
have omitted, our object has been to lead thought in this direction.
That actual experience beara us out in all we have said, will be
learned from the following extract froma letter written to ForrEsT
AND STREAM Some years ago by Mr, Yale, Secretary of the San Fran-
cisco Y. C. His long experience serves to render him an authority
worth quoting: ;
With jib and driver alone your boat is under command, there being
sufficient area of canvas to form working sails. This, of course, is as
handy as possible in getting under way or coming to, as will be ap-
parent to every yachtsrman, the bulk of canyas being off the boat, As
we all very well know, one never reefs until the last moment, and is
apt to hold on to it too longon account of the bother. Nobody ever
reefs a sloop “f he can help it, of course, and the longer the boat the
bigger the job, In case we settle away to reef the mainsail in the
yawl, we keep right on our course with driver and jib, and all the
work on the mainsail is done inboard, Practically, however, we reef
very little, for, lowering the mainsail, we can run along easily, In
reefing, howeyer, any oué will recognize what difference there would
be passing an earing Inboard or outboard in a lumpy sea and fresh
breeze, Atno time do we lose control of our vessel, as in laying by
under a jib in reefinga sluop, It is very convenient to coax a boat
through 2 squall with driver and jib by flowing the main sheet and
getting the bulk of the canvas off her by letting itshake. Witha
vquall abeam, for instance, flow your main sheét, but keep on your > = pS ee SS
course under short sail, the wind passing harmlessly between your Tie = SSS —=
masts, Ifthe wind comes too heayily, lower away your mainsail on
to the lazy lines and keep on under driver and jib. No need of luffing
and waiting for it to pass, Or, if you choose, at any time you can i THE CLAPHAM YAWL.
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fake @ yout drivét alone and sail under mainsail and jib, which would imovations in our regattas and may throw them open to all-comers, ROSTON.—The Members of the Massachusetts Rifle Association
pul you in shapes like @ reéfed sloop, Yonr sails must he properly but this idea does not seem popula altogether, as itwould give an celebrated Washington's Birthday by a shoot at their range at Walnut
balanced to enable you to do allthis, Your yacht will then work well nnidesirable element a chance at the prizes, Of steam yachts we hear Hill, The shooting conditions were excellent,
under any of these circomstances. very little, as we all prefer sailing, our clubs being thorough Corin- CREEDMOOR 3LATCH.
The driver acts asa vary efficient lever, being so far outboard, and thians who #o in forthe sport with keener relish than your Bastern BS Gy Hares sce oer) belek ae eee 5555565
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as it is entirely under control, can be used to great advantage in nabobs who seem to care more for gething from port-to port than for ASA Be TOMEI boli toterpace!teOe pee oe,5545465045447
doing short worl, as amoug wharves or vessels, A very slight pull the practical enjoyment of working their own yachts. In our entire W. Williams.......- fos este eee eee DGbd4554544 45
on your (iriver bo winward will swing you wonderfully quick, whieh flast we have only one professional captain, he aboard ile Mitt, H. Burleigh... ......... : 5444545 5 d—
will come in yery handy in ervisiny aboutin a light bréeze, or if you schooner Caseo, belonging to Dr. Merritt, of dakland, By the way, A.C, Adams (mil, 4p4¢ 545444 4-49
happen to petastern-hoard on, If you wish to back out of a glip— you met the Doctor when he was East recently. He still thinks as SWAG AT CN eh 5 22 wis att dick ak ula ie wt44 5544444 2
WHiGh Tf is Often convenient for you to do—by bringing your driver ighly as ever of the Gaseo, and will likely make another long voyage D. F. Boyden,...... vt4hd 44444 42
square across and throwing your helm over, if you are used to your or tovo in her this year, bis last ventures in this way haying been such S. Lewis. . 95 6444 394d 4 4p
boat, you Gat: do it in 4 manuer to surprise any lookers-on. @Success ail so much enjoyed by himself anda party of five ladies, ATO We Te oa os Dts 43445445
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The driver is very handy in other ways as well. If you wish to stop One of the ladies has written up the log of her cruise in entertaining ARPSHOOTERS’ H
suid wait in 4 moderate breeze without loweriig your sails you can Style, and we would rejoice to see it published. We have our Mrs., or 9 810 6 910 10—S87
come up on your jib and main slieets, haul your driver flab aft and rather in this ease, our Miss, Brassy just as well as the English, and 99 610 9 7 987
Jet her sweat, She will then lie head to wind and will pay off enough we area little proud of the fact. The Frolic, Commodore Harison’s 9.8 % 8 7 1010-85
to let her head saily fill, the driver being so much outboard aft throw- yawl. has, of course, been in commission all the year round as usual, § 6 8 G10 4 9%
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ing her head up the instant in begins to pay off. At the same time and has run up many miles of cruising, The Commodore never 0 G69 7 6-7
there is HOt nnch sail for the wind to take effect on. Tf alone, you seems to tire of life afloat. It growson him with time. We expect 5 5 6 & 8—b9
ean take your skiff or suiall hoat and go and get a lost hat, boathook “Dick” Ogden here soon, aud will pump him about your yachts in the
or an oar. or pick up a duck; you may shoot without thinking of Rast. ‘Dick’ has become a convert to yawwis, and is now one of their 5 10 10 10—93
lowering your sails or your boat coming to grief during your tempo- stiunchest friends. when but a few years ago the whole thing was foo 910 9 $2
rary absence, If you beat up into a narrow slip or creek and want to “blasted Hnglish, you know." Since we have Americanized the rig a 7 8 §& 10-84
turn square in your wake. haul your driver quickly to windward to little by substituting a sharpie sail for the lug oyer the stern, and 9 6 5 §—81
swing her head and deaden away, flow your mainsheet, check on your dubbed it a driver instead of a jigrer, he has become reconciled and 1 9 & B80
jib as soon a5. she pays, ease off your driver, and your jib will turn | his patriotic soulis no longer yoxed at the importation of a foreign 6 6G % 0-7t
her almostin her track before she gathers much way. Kemember, 1 idea. Altogether we are doing well, small yachts are niultiplying, 7 09 8 9-738
am speaking of asmall yacht, one that a man can handle by himself, aid the outlook was neyer better. If we cannot as yet equal you in
Tn running in a seaway with wind on quarter or dead aft, you haye | the matter of fittings and detail, we think that in construction,
no long boom to dip in at every roll, and make you think everything hallasting and rigging we cari give you points on the Atlantic sea-
is coming ontof her, as yon sometimes hayeouasloop, You tan board, hat you had to leaim by being heaten by the Madge we below:
swing out like a schooner if you choose, and need never fear jibing. haye acquired among ourselves, and we are still ahead of you on iron Creedmor Target,
tf your sails come over they will come over in two pieves, your driver centreboards and the yaw! rig. PACIFICUS, | B. G. Harris.........5555555545—49 ©, D, Ward... ,.....54545
(the lirhter) first, and then the mainsail. seldom both at once, Tt is Re Dayised oh. birt ibe!
4 pleasure to run under, mainsail alone before a strong breeze as the CORRESPONDENCE.—Many correspondents whose letters haye re- cA ES Ete ee
aoe beta
sailis in ihe body of the boat, renderiie the steering easy. One not Mained unanswered, do not know what good things they have missed B.AMNSON ...2:2. 44.6 59564435415
used to the vig will be surprised at the driver, asTaniat mine sgome- because they failed to send their addresses, Our columns are too Novelty Mateb (Rest).
times, though I have used itso long. There the little beggar hangs | crowded to answer thirty or forly Inquiries every week in the paper Bate dcturinsns AnITH Re Sn FE edad 1010 910101010 7 10—56
behind you and out of sight, working like a Trojan and requiring no
eave, You don'tste it unless you look ove your shoulder, but it- Atlength. Without address, no reply. .--1010 71010 9101010 9-15
9 8 10 910 10 9 j)—p4
keeps pulling atyay all the time, KENSINGTON YACHT CLUB.—2ditor Forest and Stream: Our
officers for the year are; Commodore, Walter Qilbert; Viee, Geo, 77
9 9 10 10 70 99 10, 10—ft
All of our yawls are sharp with the helm, The saiis are so ayenly 6 10 10 8
balanced and so long on the footand low down that you don’t haye a, Epler; Rear, Enos L, Leeds; Secretary, J. I. Miller; Treasurer, John Woy BO
great press of after sail. The bulk of itis in the centre of your boat. Haslan; Measurer, Johu Smith,
87 9 8
You never have to work yourself black and blue oyor a tiller to keep Saga ct inkisae te Ty
her off ju a fresh breeze. A yayl will steer just as easy with wind on
Aifle and Crap Shoating.
ootsiiirt toting Ae. 0 9107010 7
the quarter as abeam, which a sloop will not. You can rezulate your
helm to a certain extent with your driver sheet, the slightest little
alteration affecting the steering. In this way yon do not haye to
carry your rudder broad across your stern ina quartering breeze.
The yawl Sappho, 40ft. long, recently broke her rudder on a shell GJ 5 5—fil
bank in the southern partof the hay, and her owner beat her up FOREST AND STREAM TOURNAMENT
some Seventeen miles by carefully tending driver and jib sheets with-
On Saturday afternoon, March 4th. will be inaugurated the first of a
FOR THE SHORT-RANGE GHAMPIONSHIP OF 1882. fortnightly handicap team match, The prizes will consist of 25, 15,
out the nse of arudder. When squaring away for Oakland Creek, and 10 percent. of the day's entrance fees. Entries 25 cents each.
however, he lowered his driver and steered with two sweeps, pusst prize to be ten monogram medals, presented by the PorEst
AND STREAM AND Rop AND Guy. Second prize 50 per cent, of Matches to open at 2 o'clock P. M. ,
To sum up, ldo net believe thatany rig yet devised is ahead of a
yawl forsmall yachts which the owner handles and takes care of entrance fees; third prize, 3) per cent.; fourth prize, 20 per cent.
Open to team from any organized rite club, ABHEL TROPHY MATCH.—Terms: Open to teams of ten (10)
himself, One can have a lightly built high cabm as on a sloop with- men each; number of teams from each company unlimited; each
out having the greatest bulls of his sailin one piece. You can have Conditions—Teams—Kach team shall consist of ten men, ‘The
teams participating must pe composed of members of the various team to pay entrance fee of one dollar and pay for its own ammiuui-
your sail divide into three pieces, as on aschGoner, without haying tion, which must be such asis used for armory practice; seven shols
any mast im your cabin to bein the way or strainit. (All tree sails clubs which they represent, Ritles—Limited to ten pounds in weight;
minimuni pull of trigger, thres pounds; 22-100 cal. Teams may fur- per man at 200 and 500 yards; no sighting shots; positions as usual;
can be handled by oue man, You cain get undér way and come to Remington rifles asissued. All competitions to take piace at the armory
withoutassistance as I yery frequently do, In fine, the rig for handi- uish their own rifles and ammunition, or use those at the gallery, as
ness cannot be beaten, they may desire. Number of Shots—Ten by each competitor. between Nov. 1, and April 1. Winning teams to have possession of,
\ [20 BE CONTINUED, | Sighting shots—Two shots willbe allowed seach conipetitor, Posi- trophy for 30 days, subject to challenge at any time after 20 days, and
tion—Or-hand, Targets— 20-yard targets, according to the regula- the challenging team shall notity the Inspector of Rifle Practice so
tions of the N. R, A,, reduced tn proportion to the range at the gallery, that at least 10 days shall be allowed the challenged vompany for pre-
Practice—No practice allowed on the day of the match, Entrance paration. Should more than one challenge be received, the Inspector
YACHTING IN SAN FRANCISCO. of Rifle Practice shall decide precedence, and appoint date for each
Fee—Hive dollars to be paid at the office of the Forest anp STREAM.
No. 39 Park Row, N, ¥. The match to be governed by the rules of the company to shoot.
Editor Forest and Stream: Company B Team.
In some respects, atleast, we are setling an example herein San N. R, A, relating to teams.
The above tournament will be shot during the month of March and 200 yards. 500 yards.
Franeiseo, which might well be followed by your older clubs in the Corp GC H Bagle.. ....... 444454 29 65545 5 5—85—G4
Wast, Wemetsoveral tines during the winter months to Hsten to will be in many respects similar to the contest carried:on during the
lectures delivered by members who are proficient in technical Winter of 1879 under the direction of this paper. "The intention is to Corp D Valentine, Jr,....4554444- 80 555645 5 5-34-41
permit the team captains to fix upon a suitable gallery in which to Lieut Jas E Ware........ 44444 4 4-28 5555 8 5 5—34—tiz
branches. Thus ati our last monthly meeting, Mr, Letts Oliver treated Priy HT Lockwood... ..4444544-29 55555 4 4 3362
a large audience composed of the “lub members and others interested, have the records made, and there ought to be ali Jeast a dozen teams
contending for the mastery and the elegant trophies now under pre- Priy B W Anderson b444 655 4-81 5654525 3—30-61
to a dissertation upon the stability of yachts, their ballasting and sea- Priv CL True..... 4445454 2 44555 5 4232-60
going qualities, founding his discourse upon a paper read by Mr. paration, The entri¢es will close on March §,and the date of prelimi-
Dixton Kemp before the London Institution of Naval Architects. The inary meeting of captains will be Aunounced in the issue of March 9. Segt WR Bostwick......4354554-3) 53445 4 5—30—6)
lectury was illustrated with large colored sketches and put before the The shooting to take place during the month of March. All teams Privy A D Lockwood.,.... 65345 6 6-32 223445 4 -24—56
intending to enter should (lo so ationce, 80 as to have a, voice in the Corp F A Buckman.,.,.. 430444226 555844 3-29 55
listeners m a very acceptable manner; as Mr, Oliver is by profession meeting. Segt D W Nesbitt.......4434465 3-27 554423 5—28—55—599
anengincer, and being also a scientific yachisman, the subject was Company Hteam............-. 554 Company I team...,.......,., Bel
treated by him ina thorough manner. As you may suppose, a reat | Entries will close Monday March 6, Hntrance fee must accompany
Company K team...........-.- 621 Company Iteam............... Buy
deal of discussion arouse il cousequence, Mr. Oliver held with Mr. entry, in order to secure representation at the meeting of the team
captains to arrange place, «late, etc, Match has heen shot three times before, won each time by Company:
Kemp that Iead and a low position for the same, wilh great depth and Bteam. First time, score 581; second time, score 550: third time,
easy form of hull was productive of the best seagoing qualities. In score 543. Match shot at Seventh Regiment Armory Range, Feb. 27,
fact, he avrveed altogether with the principles sét forth from time to THE WIMBLEDON RECORD. 1852, under supervision of Capt. J Le Boutillier. Regimental J, R, P.
time in Forssy AND Streamu. Now you kuiow we have here many
professional men, ship builders, sea captains and others, whom you COMPANY B.—Eleventh Competition lottery match, Co, '‘B,"* [2th
would no doubt ciass with the ‘told school.’ They undertook to trav- Infantry, Friday, Feb. 24, at the Armory, 50yds, off-hand,
erse the lecturer's opinions, thereby creatinga discussion which, if Corporal Jno H Sanders...,.........-+ oD 4445
4
4 6—31, handicap 2—20
not perfectly conclusive one way or the other, served to bring out Private dd Mann........0-.4.....).- 54444 3—28, allow. ._.1—89
many points of valuein practical application. We have here beliey- Private Jno A Sampson.. £3345 5 4—28, allow.,_,.1—30
6rs In the desp type, but the old school of beant and fat bottom, is of Sergeant Jno L Paulding. .. 645559 4481, handic
course the strongest innumbers, and owing to the special conditions sergeant A B Van Heusen ..--... 4444 4 5 530, handicap :
of strong pales, shoals, and comparatively smooth water in which our Private DE Wood, .......-,-.---+-- 45445 4 4—30, handicap |—37
yachting is done, the old sehool has an advantage in referring to ex- Private A-A Brewer........ ..-..-..- 44448 4 4—27, handicap 0-27
isting customs and practices, which are all on theirside. If we had by taking the total of the twelve wen at the first stare, including the
ore outside ctuising io do, and made reguiar sea voyages as the |
PrivateA Kingsland. ..............,... 454448 4 28) handicap 2%
Captain © S Burns....................8 44 4 4 4 427, handicap 126
English, oras you are learning todo on the Atlantic coast, those mm Corporal Wm Burt 44443 3 5—27, handicap 126
favor of deep yathts would haye a much stronger case. At all events Private J J D'Arey 454443 327, handicap 1—26
thelecttiure was ‘educational’ in its tendencies. Our estimable and Private F W Shiner-:,...;..,.,........4.3 44 424-26, allow... ..1—86
hard-working secretary, Mr, ©. G. Yale, isto lecture next on Sharpies. Privete,Oh Ga eh: 2 kag. yee ern 444495 4 8—26, handicap 1%
AS we have vot a sinele one on this side, he will likely have things all his
own way, though 1 confess to very serious doubts about boats which
are both narrow and shoal in onr strong winds. The lines of a G0ft, GARDNER, Mass., Feb. 22.—At the last yisit of the Gardner Rifle
sharpie were sent here by Mx, Glapham, of Rosiyny L. I’, but so far Chib to the Hackmatack Range, the attendance was larger than it had
are not likely to be buill vom, the originators of the project having been for some time. The inch ring and Creedmoor target combined
backed out, Under our length rule the sharpie or any boat like her was used, Distance, 200yds., off-hand. The following is the record
would hardiy be a success, even if she is all Mr, Clapham claims for made:
her, which 1, for one, m skeptical about. _ R. C. R. ce Totals.
Yachting is on the increase with us, and now with returning pros- | WEN EDOUPE SoS ospers porn hase xe 95 4%, Sf 4 182 98
perity, we look foravegular boom. Everybody has been overhauling | @F Bilsworth................ Bt 44 82 «fd 1G) 89
and putting things in shape tor the season, Webezin early here and Chester Hinds................. £3 45 §1 4b Ib {yi
lay up late. ‘The Pacific Y. C. will open the ball April 1, and the San Ac Mathews. ..1....2.5.2.--.--- So 44 f4 45 154 88
Pranviseo Y.C. Apyril2). The first named club also talks about an ocean L Walker, ... 43 83 AS 151 85
race out to the 15-fathoms hoy and back, Aug. 12, but I doubtif many RNID OIS See Wie ky pratt een ve 58 4) 146 Bi
will come to time, our craft sre so beamy, that they are not good in EH Knowlton. 48 64 «4D 195 =5
bueking a sea, but pound in a way that would drive one of your East- REPS AOS sh eee S See eae | on 43 60. Eb ly 85.
ern cutter men mad, and digszust him with outside work There is no Chas Shumway di 69 42 lis = $3
doubt but thabyouare right in what you say about less beam and more
depth belng nevessary for the best performance in rough water, and SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Feb, 27, 1682.—The Rod and Gun Rifle Club
by that I mean in real sea waves, not the short chops of ou bay in their practice to-day, made the following score on Mans. targel,
Which most large yachts can bruise through with nothine worse than distance 200 yards, off-hand: '
drenching everything in spray. Over at Hunters Point some radical Godley _. -s.a---10 9 11 1012 10 12 12 12 71—109
alterations have been made to the old schooner Wleur de Lis, and much ison -12 811 id 10 91212:10 9—in4
is expected of her by her friends, You see we are not slow to experi- 21 Stage, Chapin. ---tl 911711 10 9172 9 1% g—i0385
ment, for she is to have a steel centreboard, the first ever put into a 800, 900 and 1,000yds. Mayott......... Wii 81110 841 $ 11 12-108
yacht to my knowledge, She will also have something like three tons Year. Total, 12 Men, Av. pet Man, Total, 12 Men’ Ay. per Man. jain a handUY ge aa Moa a aplasia 1012 9121021 i) 7 9 11—102
of lead on the keel. showing that we are not even behind cutters in
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Gutsidé ballast, has helped along the fashion very much, for it now WASHINGTON GUN CLUB.—Washington's Birthday was agree-
looiss as Lhousn all our first-class yachts will come to lead on the keul ati: Aeey eae 1116 93 778 64 5-6 ably spent by the Washington Gun Club of Brooklyn, in a pigeon
in the long ron, lis advantage is no longer questioned here. The 1879 1121 tba To G6. shoot at their grounds at Ridgewood, L, I. These grounds are
Fleur de Lis will have her spars increased proportionally. 'The mast ee AL ee 1156 Gls 780 (34 situated buta short distance from the city. are easy of access, and
will be replace by new sticks Sf, louger, and she willreceive housing ibleT20 ie i a 1117 93 1-12 Oe 7 are equipped with everything needful toa proper enjoyment of the
topmapt 2ift, heel fo truck, Also, a d6ft. mainboom in place of the sport. There is 2 comfortable club house where one may keep warm
oli 40, and a 40P6, howsprit, showing 2Sft. outboard. The schooner WAKERIBLD, Mass—The Wakefield Amateur Rifle. Association and at the same time enjoy a full view of the shooting, he first
has a wood “all round” modi, and the owners are justified in expect- opened its range Fe)), 22 for competition in the new year’s match. match was under the New York State rules, aayds. rise, 5 birds Gach,
ing good things of her, She will, of course, be thoroughly overhauled Conditious: 20yds., ten rounds, off-hand: three best scores to count eal prize, a handsome fishing-rod} second prize, four dozen bottles
as well. A new schooner is also nearly finished. She is of handy 4s one comtinnens score. The result was as follows: of ale
size, baing 42fb. over all, Aufl. Reel, l4ft, beam and nicely fitted mside anderson 2 2 a ba Bb dd Rb day H Hedeman......,...; 102 01—8 J Moller, Jr........
es,
for long cruising. Fler saloon fs about 9fo. long, with standing height TO Walksire
ortios fen cen vscn ecsave ee iG, Oe Abe Gb) T Obrig..... ..-10101—3 J venscher,. es
underthe house. There are two staterooms of considerable gize. a Wie peaitels Fy eee S445 5 4 6 4 & 5-46 W De Nys etal
patent W, @. pantry and gattey, ete, Her masts are to be poles 33£t, N Young..-.. 5 SET Ti saae 5S SS £44 F GF 44h J Diérking. . 111
ong; main boom sitt., tore boom, 14ft., cafts 18ft.. and bowsprit, 16ft. YTS
nip EE ae es eS ee ee Hadtb5 6 4 5 4 4 4 W L Trott.... ap ta
outboard, Tu you the tiv will sean ridiculously small, there being IDOE Whee een eens hte Tl, 6a 444 5 4 4 5 6415 RM Hopps. O10
only 435 yards of canyas in lower sails, bul you must not overlook S Re) GROOT Sat ba tack ite: pi dere: ta cada 5 4d h 44 6 8 Sot
that we do much of onr sailing in winds which would keep youryachts N& Fisher, 0... Sse ee 2a a bP 4 Be bb 5g
at their moorings with both anchors outahead. Ballast, 1,G00Ibs. len VEL ae coteere, ,-- aod Sy a ie a ods oR Ae ap Match for the amateurs, same rules, 2lyds, vise, G birds; fivsh prize,
on keel, the rest stowed on the skin inside, Her lines are bold and a Silver butter-dishs; second prize, four dezen bottles of ale,
CAMBRIDGE, Mass,—On the morning of the 22d there was a glass- J Bolger. Jr..........- 00000—0 H Kornarhens.. ...,..10100—-8
full, and 1 am ihelinad to think she will choke up more phan expected. ball shoot under the anspices of the Boat Club, and in the arterioon
at igh spexds, though at ordinary rates she should prove a fast vessel, there was a clay pigeon match. The former. howéyer, was not one of B Mueneh.......-..... 011002 H W Nolte,..........10101—8
for She combined great power with small “wet surfate,’ which, I A Attenbrand,.......- 1101 14 T Wils.._ - 0000 0—0
the regular matches for the prize medals; the contest being omitted,
believe, modern naval architects deem the principal canse of resist- The result of the glass-ball shoot was as lollows: In strings of 20—
ance at moderate speed. She is to have only & sinele lug jib, but Omar Whittemore broke 19; A.B. Hill, 18; J. Richardson, 17; G. Hut-
in time 7 feel sure we will follow your suggestions and five the chinson and Mr, ydams, 16 each; H. Jewett and PF. Ammidon, 15 each:
Torestaysanatial Of cotrse sotme of us Think this yacht ought C, Whatton and ©. W,. Sawyer, 13 each; J. Poland, 11; 4, A. Sawyer,
to have been a yaw, but our builders still exhibit some of the old- 7; W.F, Richardfon. Jv... There were three prizes offered in the
time prejudice to this improved syle of sail pian. However, they clay pigeon shoot by Richard Shaeffer, as foliows: First, a kee of
area coming round surely, for our former commodore, Eckley, a ship- owder; second, a drinking cup; third, a call. Theresult was, Warren
builder by profession, has.oyercome his objections to the extent of foote captured first prize, with 27 to his credit ontof 20. There was
sailing in the ae Pleetwing last year. py. a tie for second prize between Whittemore and Hutchinson, opel
The Con O'Conner is receiving four tons of lead on the keel, having breaking 25. In shooting off the tie a second tie resulted, and on the
her board shifted forward, and with new i i] make it third trial Hutchinson won, Chas, Swan tool: third prize, breaking aWaTOL PRACTIOCEH,—Several letters on this topic have )eeu re-
warm for Chispa, Nelli and others, Wo expect tomibtodee sundry 88, The last shoot forthe medals occurs on Fast Day, , edived, ad, and will be printed in oi next issne,
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 98 FOREST AND STREAM. [Mancm 2, 1882,

CONLIN’S GALLERY.—Thejrifie: tournament which has beenjin ALBANY,—Third match for” the™Maynard rifle at Rensselaerwyck. ZETTLER RIFLE CLUB, Feb. 21.—Sixth competition for the gold
rogress at Conlin’s rifle and pistol gallery, 1,255 Broadway, corner When the practice commenced yesterday the light was d match, 10 shots per man, gallery distance, possibie 50: J. Levy, 50; W.
hirty-first street, was brought to a close Feb. 18. It proved a at bright, and the reflection from the snow, which covered the range Klein, 49; J. O'Neil. 49; M. B. En el, 48; M. Dorler, 48; B, Zettler,48;
success both in popularity and good shootmg. The tournament offered and the hills beyond, made sighting extremely difficult. The outlines C. Judson, 47; G. Schurmann, 47; C. G. Zettler, 47; D. Miller, 46; J,
every class of rifle-shooters an pop ars of the targets were hardly visible, while the bullseye was more indis- Dutel, 46; 'N. b, Ward, 46; H. Hoiges, 45; A, Lober, 44; C, Recht, 41:
Ten prizes were offered for the ten (10) best targets made with rifle tinct than the black stumps which occasionally cen out of the snow D. Patterson, 41,—B. Zz.
held strictly off-hand, with the under arm free from body. on the hills near the targets. To add to the difficulty 2 fickle fish tail
The same number of prizes were offered for the ten (10) best targets wind was blowing, requiring careful watching and constant changes PLATTSBURGH, N, Y.—Match between Henry Collins, of Canada,
made with rifle held in any standing position without artificial rest. of elevation and wind to keep anywhere near the centre, An hour and Henry Prentice, of Plattsburgh. Conditions: 20 birds, 30ydsj,
Five prizes were giyen fo the competitors making the hest score with was spent in preliminary pool practice, which resulted satisfactorily. 5drs. powder, 11402. No. 8 shot, Score:
rifle in any position or rest. The latter was termed the ‘‘go as you Toward the close of the match it was quite uncertain who would win, Prentice ~..11111111111111111111—20 Collings,.... 11111010101100101111—15
please” mateh,*’ and its novelty made it a great favorite. Almost all ‘and the fate of the match depended upon the last shot. Mr. L. Geiger
of the competitors for the other prizes took a trial at the ‘‘goas you got a bull on his final round, which gave him the lead by a point, and, THE FIRST GERMAN NEW YORKER GUN CLUB held their an-
please,’ and the way they went was hard to follow. Positions and notwithstanding the handicap of a point against him, he retired a nual official election Wednesday, Feb. 8, in L. Maisch’s hall, No, 384
Tests were invented and brought into use which would have puzzled winner. The details of the match were as follows: Pearl street. The election resulted in fayor of Henry Zahn, Presi-
the most acrobatic of Creedmoor long-range marksmen. Conlin’s dent; Fr. Schiller, Vice-President; Fr. Pfaender, Secretary, and John
ready measurement targets were used. It enabled the shooters to Maynard Match—500yds., Off-hand, G. Klein, Treasurer.
measure each shot from centre of bullseye to centre of shot very ac- L Geiger, RS...... 4354555445*1—13 R J Willis, Bal §..3244555455 —42 NEW DORP, §, I,—A match was shot Friday, February 24, 1882, be-
curately, and the target having the least total measurement was GH Charles, Bal $.2554455553 —43 J J Miles, Bal §....4254555442 —40 tween Fr. Oppermann and Adam Foetz, both of the Virst German
judged the best. Any 22-100 calibre rifle was allowed. Bun Thorne, M G.,.5453445544*142 W T Miles, Hep 8..2234354453 —85 New Yorker Gun Club, at 25yds. rise and 15 birds each, for $50, at Col.
The following name and scores show the winners of the respective T Wooster, Bal §. .4555345533 —42 § B James, Bal 8. .4428542383 —23 Luxs’ hotel, New Dorp, 8. I. Mr. Oppermann killed 12, and Mr.
kinds of shooting: Goetz 11. The match resulted in the success of Oppermann. The
eR GNg Off-hand. *Handicap. shooting then ended in series of sweepstakes by those present. All
ITnehes. Inches present seemed to be well pleased with the few hours’ sport.—Fr. P.
1. Dr. B, T. T. Marsh.._.. 4 616 6. Dr. H. G. Piffard.......- 7 — LITTLE FALLS, N. J., Feb. 23—The following pigeon shooting
2. Dr. Fred. T. Brown.... 412-16 ¥. C. B. Van Housen..-.... 7 — match took place Feb. 22 among the old acquaintances of Little Falls, _ THE TRAP IN SPRINGFIELD.—Sprinefield, Mass., Feb. 1882.—The
3. John L. Paulding. ....,. 41516 §. R. P. F. Jones. .......... 71.16
and a merry day was spent. Mr, H. B. Walker and Mr, John Hopping, interest taken here in the trap, and in glass ball shooting, shows pleas-
RP Tipon Backers 2 sees lsa 6 7-16 9, Peter De Nyce.._.......- 7 3-16 ant evidence in the preparations which the Rod and Gun Club Glass
5. Max B. Bngel,.....,-... 6 946 10. F, A. Dugro.,......-.... 7 5.16 of Hanover, were present, and scored well among the shooters. e
were all surprised to see Mr, Walker with his old broken gun, He Ball Association have made for the ensuing season. Near the close of
Go as you please—(any position or rest.) used it all day; and when Mr. Baxter, of New York, who kept score last year’s field days, the need of a shooting house and somewhat
Inches, Inches. closer rules and perfected system, was manifest to all the fraternity.
1, Dr, H. G. Piffard......, 2 5-16 4. Dr, HT, 1. Marsh. ,... 3 246 for us, told him his gun was played out, he replied, ‘I will stand by
my old gun as Haas as I can make the score I haye to-day.*’ Messrs. ‘A subscription paper was readily filled, and to-day the association
2, W. CO. Southwick ......38 — 5. Peter De Nyce.........- 3 3-16 have a e shooting house erected, 30x12, with a piazza eight feet
3, A. B, Yan Housen..... 3 1-16 Spier, Walker and Townley tied for first. To shoot it out, Walker
started by killing his first bird, when they found they had fallen short broad, well heated and furnished. Trap-pit, Holden and Bogardus
Deliberate Aim—(no artificial rest.) of birds; so, the first prize being $100, they were all willing to divide traps—pulling stand and lever—and the whole paraphanalia in perfect
Tuches, Inches.
this among the three best. Walker’s first bird making four, he was shape, and nearly paid for. A fullline of prizes has been promised
1, D, A. Davis — 6. J.58. Gase.............. 6 14-16 forthe coming season, which will be opened the first Tuesday in March,
2 D8. .4 3-16 % William Klein.......... 7 entitled to $60, and $40 was divided among Messrs. Townley and
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Spier. The score was as follows: It is hoped that you may have to report, from time to time, interesting
8, Dr. E. 7. T. Marsh..... be 516" -B-NWelG- Swerlidh. Uteeee 7 1016 and good scores.—
| 4, Dr. H. G. Piffard......5 9-16 9. Peter De Nyce......... 8 5-16 ASST ibe 6 5464 9:66 Jhoe Sood 0 1:0—1 JrWalkers..2 .2.2--02:,2-4 011-2
4, Max Engel,............ 5 1146 10. W. O. Wetherbee...... 10 14-16 JGhapman sy. i ils... JO M2 (OWowilleyey steep ceed 111-3 RICHMOND, Va,—Match between Mr, Kell, Baltimore’s best shot,
The position in rifle-shooting offered a more severe test on the PChapman..............-. 110-38 J Hopping.......... se OSteS 110-2 and Mr.C. P. Stokes, of this city. The match was shot on Washing-
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the past records. The deliberate aim match was a yery close contest, Harlier a match had been shot for $40; 10 birds each, as follows: match. The score resulted as follows:
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butt, finely engraved, chambered for 3-inch shell. New York, or J. PALMER O’NEIL, 68 Fifth Avenue,
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IGHARDSON AND RANGELEY LAKES ILLUS- Alsoa

FOR SALE.
port’s Standard Trap, Davenport, N. Y, feb23,2t.
) trated, a thorough and complete guide book to
ithe Rangeley Lake region, Kennebago, Cupsuptic,
Parmachnee and Connecticut Lakes and the head OR SALE—WHOLBE OR PART, LARGEST AND Large Number of Special Prizes.
waters of the Connecticut, Magalloway, Androscog- best oyster planting PES pny, in this country—
gin, and Dead rivers; illuminated covers, tinted Chesapeake Bay—convenient i
paper, 320 pages, 60 illustrations and a large map,
made mostly from accurate surveys. Price, post- 1. COUNT: DAN Mase ie by Old Dan ex-
id, by mail, 50 cents. CHARLES A, J. FARRAR, Countess, black, white and tan, good size, fair field EDWARD GREGG, HsqQ., President,
erformer, about five years of age, a grand stud
Jamaica Plain, S.
og; won Y. H. C. at New York, and 1st at St. Louis J. Patmer O’Nuin, Vice-President.
bench show. C. A. Stevens, Esq., Treasurer.
DOG BREAKING FOR SALE: 2. BANJO, pointer (imported) by Garth’s Drake
ex-Grecian Bend, liyer and white, whelped April,
C. B. EuBEn, Esq., Secretary.
1876, thoroughly broken, winner of ist at Pittsburgh
BY HOLABIRD. Patent of a Glass Ball Trap. bench show, 1880.
3. MONA, champion Gordon setter bitch, (im-
A GOOD BOOK FOR THE MONEY. ported), not broken, whelped 1874, by Wakefield Price-Lists, etc., can be had of
Jock, ex-Juno; not very large but quite a beauty.
Price 25 Cents.
4. LADY RAPID, Gordon setter bitch, (im- CHAS. LINCOLN, Supt.,
TOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. Already in the Market and Known ported), by Old Reuben ex-Rosa, winner of prizes at
New York, St. Louis and Pittsburgh bench shows; Lock Box 303, Pittsburgh, Pa.
not broken, whelped May, 1875.
to be Reliable.

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5. CREAM. Italian greyhound, winner Ist, Entries close February 25.
Pittsburgh show, by Toney ex-Flirt, about three
years of age, and a beauty, light fawn in color.

SIXTH ANNUAL
6. ROSE, champion pointer bitch, (formerly
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY SPORTSMEN. Orgill’s), thoroughly broken, whelped April, 1876,
color, lemon and white. ‘
For full particulars address, giving references, 7. RODERICK Ce aa) by Count Dick, ex-
Phantom, whelped April, 1877, full brother to Mr.
R. L. §., this office.
|New York Dog Show,
Liewellin’s celebrated Count Wind’em; thoroughly
broken. ,
8. STELLA (imported), champion Gordon setter
Ghe Hewnel. bitch, rich black and tan in color, whelped July,

BILLIARD
»v? POOL
1875, by Ronald ex-Rhine V. Won the following
prizes; 1st in open class, St. Louis bench show, 1880; Given under the auspices
TUD BOOK N. A. K, C.—BLANKS FOR MAKING and champion prize at Pittsburgh show, 1881. This
' entries of dogs, not reonaly registered, in the bitch is a beauty. —OF THE—
ABLES witht the NEw second volume of the N. A. K. C. Stud Bookarenow 9. NELL (imported), cocker spaniel, dark liver
and white ticked, whelped April 15, 1879, partly

WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB,

CoRDpED EDGE CUSHION broken, from Earl Stanford's kennel, England; a
The best now made! yery nice bitch, won ist prize-at Pittsburg bench
show, 1881.
_ WAREROOMS,72.6 Broapway, NY 10. NIP (imported), blue Skye terrier, by Pratt’s
—WILL BE HELD AT THE—
Piper ex-Lass O’Gowrie, whelped October 22, 1878;
volume by payin; a very fine dog, ete.

JOSEPH GILLOTTS
has died eer the entry was sent for the second

owner.
American Institute Fair Building,
STEEL PENS bred.
ANTED, 4 SOLID BLACK COCKER SPANIEL
for stud purposes. Must be small and well
Address, giving pedigree, &c., HUGENE
Soin By ALL DEALERS Throuctour He WORLD
April 18, 19, 20 and 21,
POWERS, Cortland, N. Y. mch2,1t
GOLD MEDAL PARIS EXPOSITION—1878. 12, TUCK (imported), silver Skye bitch, by Mr.
OR SALH, A FINE SETTER DOG—A_ BITCH— Mark Gretton’s Sam ex-Madge, whelped June, 1879,
$15. Also a pointer and puppies. Address im- won when in very bad coat V.H. C., Pittsburgh

fitthe Stud. |
mediately, C. REIFF, Souderton, Pa. mech2,1t. bench show, 1881; won April 26, 1881, New York
bench show, 2d Eure
All the above Skyes are A 1.
1882..
QELLING OUT—ON ACCOUNT OF ILL HEALTH For further particulars, prices, ete., address

GROUSE DALE.
\K and other business, I will sell my entire kennel A. H. MOORE, ESQ.,
of fine broken dogs at a bargain. Pointers, Red
Prize Lists can be had of
Trish and dei istesetters, two and three years old, 1711 Spring Garden Street,
il game; retrieve land and water, Also mch2,1t. Philadelphia, Pa.
Winner of Chicago Field Cup and Puppy
CHAS. LINCOLN, Superintendent.
Stakes at meeting
‘Club run at Robbins’ Island, Dec. 1879; also
of Eastern Field Trials
Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N.
TWYFORD BERKS, ENGLAND, Office, 23 Park Row, Room 10,
1st in All Aged Stake of same Club, Nov.
AUTHOR OF THE
30, 1881, and winner of American Hield Cup NEW YORE CITY.
for best dog or bitch in the trials of 1881.
“PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE,” &C,
OR SALE CHEAP,.—A VERY FINE LITTER orts champion and other pedigree dogs of any
of fine Irish setter pups, haying the combined breed. Send for
Will serve a limited number of approved blood of the celebrated oie Elcho, Plunket

ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 8d,

and Rory O’More; also _an Irish bitch, 8 months “PLAIN HINTS TO WOULD-BE BUYERS.”
bitches at $40. Price 10 cents, post free. Gives addresses of prin-
old, haying one cross of Elcho and two of Plunket,
Address, also a beautiful native bitch, one year old, with cipal English breeders.
ood pedigree, Address, E. J. ROBBINS, Wether-
WM. A. BUCKINGHAM. eld, Conn. tf.
OR RED IRISH SETTERS AND COCKER SPAN-
NORWICH, CONN. iels of the most fashionable blood, address

Black Spaniels.
OR SALE.—_DASH—LIVER AND WHITE SET- CHAS. DENISON, Hartford, Conn.

EMASKETT KENNEL, N. H. VAUGHAN, PRO=

Septi5,it
Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!
prietor, Middleboro, Mass. Sporting dogs ieadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.
broken and handled, also a number of broken dogs
forsale. Dogs and puppies boarded on reasonable A BANE TO FLEAS—A BOON TO DOGS.
[sl y 5 le . Address E. P. L., Lock Box 16, Rome, Georgia, terms. P, 0. Box 335. Sept22,tf
STSENEDICT, pect black; first and special, feb23,2b. This powder is guaranteed to kill fleas on dogs or
irst Atlanta, 1881. $20. any other animals or money returned, Itis put u
ies by above also by BRAG, first and special, OR SALE, A NUMBER OF WELL BRED AND in patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, whic
OR SALE.—A PURE BLACK AND TAN (NO well broken pointers and setters, also dogs greatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious.
ork, 1881, for sale. Price from $10 upward, white) Gordon setter bitch. The celebrated
HORNELL SPANIEL CLUB, Hornelisville, N. Y. Nat and Smut strain. No better blood in the world,
boarded and broken, satisfaction guaranteed. Ad- Price, #) cents by Mail, Postpaid.
Noy3,tf dress H. B. RICHMOND, Lakeyille, Mass. Sept22,tf
Price $25. ROBERT WALKDR, ay DER Co.,
te 4 NG eb23.26, Areca Nut for Worms in Dogs.
Cameron Kennel.
ULEOUT COCKER SPANIEL KENNELS —FOR
Cockers of all ages and colors, dogs, bitches
A CERTAIN REMEDY,
Beagle Hounds bred for bench and field purposes. OR SALE.—THE HANDSOME, HIGH BRED and puppies, address with stamp, ROB’T WALKER Put up in boxes containing ten powders, with the
English setter dog Moody, 244 years old; color Franklin, Del. Co., N. Y- July21,t& directions for use.
RALLY (Sam-Dolly); stud fee, $25. black and white. Heis thoronghly house and fiel,
RACKET ee stud fee, $25. Price, 50 cents per Box by Mail.
broken, very intelligent and affectionate. Price $50,
COLIN CAMERON, Brickerville, Pa. CHARLES DENISON, Hartford, Ct. mch2,it ORY O'MORE KENNEL.—THOROUGHBRED Both the aboye are recommended by the ‘‘ Forest
red Irish setter puppies for sale, by Champion and Stream and Rod and Gun,”
|Berea HOUND RALLY I. (RALLY—DOLLY) Rory O’More out of Norah O’More (Berkley-Tilly)
in the stud. He is white, black and tan mottled, OR SALE.—FIVE LOW ENGLISH BEAGLE and Gay (Hlcho-Fire Fly). Full pedigrees. W. N CONROY & BISSETT,
15 inches high; ears spread 1 inches; weighs 20 hound pups. Dam and sire imported. G. D. CALLENDER, Albany, N. Y. Dec29,tf
LEONARD, Hinerburgh, Vt. mch2.1t
65 FuLTON STREET, - =: NEw YORK.
lbs. Fee $10. F.D. DLET, insted, Conn.
meh2,it HE ADVERTISER, WHO IS IN A GOOD HENRY C. SQUIRES,
OR SALH.—AN TRISH SETTER DOG, PURE shooting section of Virginia, with long experi- 1 CORTLANDT STREET, - New YORE,
N THH STUD.—RIPPLE, LITTER BROTHER red, no white, of the best of peritaree: ence of breeding and breaking dogs, has room for
to champion St. Elmo, by Pride of the Border retriever anda fine field dog: ab three or four setters or pointers to board or break; WRIGHT & DITSON,
from Jesse. Ripple isa large, thick set liver and bench show. Price $25. Also a black and tan rabbit has first-class accommodation on his own farm.
white and ticked dog, equally good in the field and or fox hound, with food yoice anda good trailer. Can refer as to ability to two Field Trial Judges in £80 WASHINGTON STREET, - Boston, Mass.
on the bench, Fee #5. A few highly bred setters Price $12. Apply of W. J. MORTON, Portsmouth, this country. Address, ‘ VIRGINIA” eare of this
for sale, broken, from perfection downwards, at Va. mch2,it paper. feb16,3t,
pes to suit. Send for list FRANK BEVAN, PER DAY AT HOME. SAM-
anager of Conestoga Kennel, Lancaster, eas a $d to $2 ples worth $5 free. Address
mch#,2i.. OR SALE OR EXCHANGE.—TWO GORDON OR SALE.—A FINE SETTER BITCH, 16 STINSON & CO., Portland, Maine.
bitches, three years old. One Gordon dog, one month, by Deacon (St. Elmo—Maida) out of
year old. One English pup, 7 months old. HLISHA Belle (Bob 1.—Jet). Pricelow. A, W. PEARSALL,
A. DOUGLAS, Melrose, Mass., box 201. meh2,1t Huntington, L. 1., N, ¥. feb23.2t. AMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS.—SECOND
N THE STUD.—WIRE-HAIRED FOX TERRIER edition now ready. This story describes the
‘ke, recently imported from Mr. Wm. Carrick, trip of a party of Boston gentlemen to the Richard-
dr., Carlisle, England, winner of 24 Wolyerhampton, OR SALE,—A BASSET OR BENCH LEG ORTRAITS OF EASTERN FIELD TRIAL WIN son-Rangeley lakes. Ib treats of ‘‘ camp life,” m-
Beagle dog, eighteen months old, a grand ci- ners of 1880, printed on fine tinted pa er, will be doors and out, is amusing, iustructive and interest-
typeof this valuable breed, Address sent post-paid for 25 cents each, or the fiyefor $1. ing: 224 pages, 12 illustrations. Price 25 cents, By
1, TWADDELL, West Philadelphia, Pa. FOREST AND STREAM PUB. CO., 39 and 40 Park mail, postpaid, 30 cents. CHARLES A. J. FARRAR,
mch2,2t. | Row, N. ¥ Dee29,tf Jamaica Plain, Mass.
 100 FOREST AND STREAM. |Mancr 2, 1882.

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Manufacturers of Fine Fishing Tackle of mond to Danville, ~~ This train connects Mon- Pennsylvania Railroad Company
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4:00 p, m, direct via York Riyer Line for West Point also reach the best localities for
FOR SEA, RIVER OR BROOK FISHING, First Premium at World’s Fair at New York, and
Centennial Exhibition. and Richmond and connecting there with Train 50.
Rods, Reels, Flies, Leaders, Lines, etc.
REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS.
Train 52, Leaves New York 3:20 p. m. Phila-
delphia +11:50 a. m. Baltimore +8:30a.m. Arrives Gunning and Fishing
at Lynchburg *2:00 a. m, Danyille *4:40 a, m.
We make a specialty of Wood and Rod Mountings Charlotte *11:05 a.m. Atlanta *12:05 n’t. Macon in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Excursion Tickete
for Amateur Rod Makers. Our Celebrated Betha- *6:30a.m. Montgomery *7:55 a, m. New Orleans are sold at the offices of the Companyin all the
bara Wood is far superior to renin known for *10:02 p, m., 54hoursfrom New York, Pullman Cars rincipal cities of Kane, Renovyer, Bedford, Cresson,
making rods, being stronger than split bamboo, and New York to Washington, Washington to Charlotte ; Iston, Minnequa, and other well-known centres
has the spring and elasticity of tempered steel. and Charleston. Arrives at Columbia *4:18 p. m., or
Prices, 41éft. long, 14,35c.; 34, 48c.; 114, 65e.; 1, 85c.; and Augusta 8:40 p. m. Savannah *10:45 p. m.
iigin. sqr., $1 each.
ur Bethabara Fly and Bait Rods and Split Bam-
boo Fly Rods recelyed the first premiums at the
j
JOHN KRIDER. Jacksonville *5:20 p.m.
Charleston 9:00 p.m.
Leave Columbia 4:15 p, m.
Arrive Savannah 10:45 a. m,
TROUT FISHING, WING SHOOTING
STILL HUNTING.
AND

N.E, Cor. Second and Walut Streets, Philadelphia. Jacksonville 5:30 p. m. A

Centennial,
Fai Franklin Institute and Penna. State Train 50. Leaves New York *9:00 p. m. Phila- ALSO TO
‘airs. GUNS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, delphia 12:30.a.m. Baltimore 4:20a.m. Arrives at
Price list of wood and rod mountings free. Our Tuckerton, Beach Haven, Cape May, Squan, and
Lynchburg *2:20 p.m. Richmond, 11:30a.m, Dan- points on the New Jersey Coast renowned for salt
65-page new Illustrated Catalogue of Fishing Tackle Fishing Tackle, Rods, Reels, Lines, Hooks, Flies, ville *6:00 p. m. Charlotte *12:40 a. m, Atlanta
gent, post-paid, on receipt of ten cents in stamps. Leaders, Snoods, Artificial Bait, Fly Hooks, water sport after fin and feather.
*1:40 p.m. Macon *6:55 p. m. Montgomery *9:00
Btc,, Ete. p.m, Mobile *5:14a.m. New Orleans *10:22 p. m. L. P. FARMER, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
TO ANGLERS: {2-Salmon, Bass and Trout Flies, Made to Order. fo=— Pullman Cars New York to Atlanta via Lynch-
Also ‘*‘Krider’s*’ Celebrated Center Enamel burg and Danville and Atlanta to New Orleans. FRANK THOMSON, Gen’l Manager.

JOHN ENRIGHT & SONS,

Split and Glued Bamboo Rods. Arrivyés Columbia, 5:38 a. m.; Augusta, 9:52 a. m.;
Birds’ Eggs and Birds’ Skins in Great Varieties.

Chesapeake & Ohio R’y.

Savannah, 3:45 p. m.; Jacksonville, 8:00a.m, Pull-
Taxidermy in all its branches. man Sleeper Greenboro to Augusta.
Spratt’s Patent Dog Biscuit,

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FOR FISHING. GUT

ATLANTIC
delphia *7:15 a.m,
COAST LINE,
Train 40. Leaves New York *4:30 a. m. Phila-
Baltimore *9:45 a.m. Arrives
THE ROUTE of the SPORTSMAN and ANGLER
TO THE BEST HUNTING-AND FISHING
Castle Connell, near Limerick, Ireland. has been sold at enormous Profits by the com- at Richmond *3:04 p. m, Wilmington *10:50 p. m. GROUNDS OF VIRGINIA AND
bination. Price list sent free by mail. Buy onl Charleston *6:50a.m,. Sayannah*J0:45a.m. Jack- WEST VIRG
from the manufacturer's agents, HERNANDEZ sonyille 15:30 p.m, Pullman Sleepers Washington Comprising those of Central and Pledmont V-
Reels and Lines to match balance of rods. No BOTHFELD, i121 & 123 Front street, New York. to Charleston. Blue Ridge Mountains, Valley of Virginia,’ =
mts. Allinformation respecting fisheries on the Train 48, Leayes New York *9:00 p.m. W, Phila- hany Mountains, Greenbrier and New Hivers, Kena-
Shannon in this locality, as also catalogues of our delphia *12:30 a.m. Baltimore *4:20a.m. Arrives wha Valley, and including in their yarieties of game

The Hunting Sight.

mheart rods and general assortment of tackle, at Richmond *11:30 a. m. Wilmington *9:55 p.m, and fish, deer, bear, wild turkeys, wild duck, grouse,
5 be had on application. Charleston *6:45 a,m. Savannah *10:45 a.m Jack- quail, snipe, woodcock, mountain trout, bass, pike,
sonville {5:30 p.m. Columbia *6:10a.m. Au pickerel, etc.
Guns, fishing tackle and one dog for each sporta-

GEORGE HANCOCK,
LYMAN’S PATENT COMBINATION 9:52 a. m. acon *6:45 p.m. Savannah 3:45 a. man carried free.
m, Jacksonville via Augusta *5:30 p mT. Pullman
GUN SIGHT Sleeping Cars New York to Savanna, THE ROUTE OF THE TOURIST,
Makes a Sporting Rifle perfect. Send for
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Leayes New York 18:40 p.m. Philadelphia +5:45 of the Arent Mountains to the White Sulphur
oo WILLIAM LYMAN, p.m. Baltimore 8:15 p.m. Arrives atPortsmouth Springs and other famous summer resorts,
79:00 a.m. Leave Weldon +3:37 p.m. Raleigh +7:56 p. The C, & O, R’y is reached by rail at Huntington,
Middlefield, Conn. m, Wilmington *9:55 p.m. Charleston *6:50 a.m, - W. Va., from the West, Northwest and Southwest;
yannah *10:45 a,m, Jacksonville 15:30 p.m. Co- at Charlottesville, V., from the North and East, an
ee THE HIGBY.” lumbia *6:10 a. m. Augusta 9:52 a.m, Savannah
*4°35 a. m, Jacksonville yia Augusta *5:30 p. m,
at Richmond, Va., from the South.
The completion of the Peninsular Extensionin the
Pullman Sleeping Cars Weldon to Savannah. summer of 1881 affords
Patentee and Manufacturer of the
*Daily. +Daily, Sundays excepted.
THE ONLY ALL RAIL ROUTE TO THH-
HANCOCK For reservation of berths, sections, and fortickets,
time tables, and for all imformation, apply at 306 “YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL.”

Enclosed Fishing Reel

Washington street, Boston. 229 Broadway, New
York. 1348 and 888 Chestnut street, Phila., Corner and establishes a continuous rail line, via Rich-
of Calvert and West Baltimore streets, Baltimore. mond, Va., and Huntington, W. V., between the
511 Et RAT avenue, Washington, and leading mouth of Chesapeake Bay and the Pacific Ocean,
Ticket Offices East. i H. W. FULLER,
A, POPH, Gen’] Passenger Agent.
G. P. & T. A., Richmond, Va,

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ANDTHE
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which makes it waterproof, Arranged with straps famous AMERICAN GRAYLING is found only in
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THE BOSTON horse. Can be packed at home and sent through
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The TROUT season begins May 1 and ends Sept. 1.
The GRAYLING season opens June 1 and ends
Noy. 1,
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lakes and lakelets of this Territory, The Sportsman RETREAT, SHINNECOCK BAY, L. I.
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$5 and $7. Send for cirelilars OY US At $10, $12, UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF Sportsmen,
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on this route. For Tourists’ Guide a handsomely STEPHEN HUNTER, 0, R. FUNSTEN
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ORANGE SPORTING The Parker Gun. The Hazard Powder Co.,
MANUFACTURERS OF

; i , . ; Wazard's po Powder” '

Orange Lightning. sinaeth and ceasineee. Poe

ters of one pound only.
me oe
Orange Ducking. Hazard’s “ American Sporting,’

Orange Rifle. Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse).

614 1b, kegs.
land prairie shooting.
In 1 1b. canisters and
A fine grain, ues and clean, for up-
Well adapted to shi ot-gups.

a om . see.
f ‘ . \ Ht rd’s ‘‘Duck Shooting.”*

BLACTRIC BLASTING APP AR ATUS, See = clean, shootin prirnoniere iy close -sendenrittrs rede
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1ctorious a a ranks any other brand and it is equally serviceable
Send postal card for Mlustrated Fecapalety Sowing Sail € a © 0
LXPOsition for muzzle or breech-loaders.
sizes of grains of powder, Furnished Free. MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. Hazard's “‘ Kentucky. Rifle.”’
La aki0 & Ran d Pow der Co == THE PHILADELPHIA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE says: ‘At Melbourne they had an excellent FEFG, FFG and “Sea Shooting’? FG in kegs of
opportunity of testing their power beside those of every exhibitor in the world, and they came off con-| 25, 1214 and 614 Ibs, and cans of bibs, FFFG is also
ay uerors over every other maker. ‘Their highest award comes to them from a country whose reputation | packed in 1 aaa: canisters. Burns strong and
, Y or this class of goods has for many years been above all others.”’ moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands for
29 MURRAY ST., N. J They have been in the hands of shooters for the past sixteen years and stood the severest test, and have esc
—— won more laurels than any other gun when brought in competition in the field or at the trap, At Coney | ® ndard panes A oe
Kijle Powder of theeee Shooulng U Pcds the
Country.
Island last year, at the New York
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G U W Pp oO Ww D E R best-average over nearly 200 competitors, Send for Catalogue, and the |Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.
R GOVER x TENT. ©.
AN on ana.MUSKET POW.
Show Rooms;
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; also, :
ANY RE UTRED GRAIN OR PROOF MANUFAC-
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Blasting Power. : The above can be had of dealers, or of the Com-

TH West POPULAR POWDER IN USE! pany’s Agents, in every prominent city or whola-
Duront’s GusyPrER. Mas, established in 1802 sale at our offiec.
have maintained great reputation for seventy 83 WALL STREET, NEW YORK.
eight years. Manutavture the followmg celebrate a
brands of powder;
Dupont’s Diamond Grain.,—Nos, 1 (coarse
to 4 (fine) tmequaled in strength, quickness ani
cleanliness; adapted for glass-ball and pigeon shoot
ing. Packedin 1 1b. canisters.
EMINGTO
Dupont’s Eagle Ducking.—Nos. 1 (coarse) to -
(fine); burns slowly, strong and yery clean; greai R Rie kes: 4
netration, with a, close pattern; adapted for glass
Ball, pigeon, duck and other!shooting, with eithe: SHOT GUNS, PISTOLS, &c. -
mitzzie or breach loaders: -Packedin 1 Ib. and’5 Ib ASK FOR-PRIGES. - -
ranisters and 614 and 1216 Ib. kegs; .
} Dupont’s Choke Bore.—Specially adapted fo ALFORD, WARD, DAVENPORT & GO.,
“Choke Bore’’ Guns, and particularly for prairi f7 Charhere Streot N, ¥,
and upland shooting.: - Burns slowly, strong anc
moist; does not cake or burn on the barrels, give:
both a.good penetration and @ close pattern; will b:
found well adapted for glass-ball and eon shoot
ing. Madeof twoxsizes, only No. 7 and No. 5, No. |
being the coarsest, Packed in 614 lb. kegs and 1 Ib W, W. GREENER'S and ©. G. BONEHILL’S GUNS a peel General Agent for CARD’S STAND-
Caner a sade rn ew. ARD GLASS BALL TRAP, Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Sporting Goods.
clean powder, onvery.
upent’s Eagle aie penta farpigtal
ifle.—A uick, strong an
shooting WILL. H. CRUTTENDEN, Cazenovia,
a
Madison
.
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CORRESPONDENCE. experience. We have to make the one and secure the other,
Tur Forest and STREAM is the recognized medium of entertain- and that toowith the utmost promptitude. But what has
ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. been once performed may be done again and with certainty,
Communications upon the subjects to which its pages are devoted are before us an American victory at the first encounter is en-
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garded. No name will be published except with writer’s consent.
tirely possible.
That the English shooters feel pretty secure in their own
The Editors are not responsible for the views of correspondents,
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their possession the English marksmen are justified in their
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The turn which affairs have taken may be regarded as a
London, England. Subscription agents for Great Britain—Messrs.
yery favorable one, and does credit to the diplomacy of the
Samson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London.
British Rifle Council. The step which they so gracefully
ADVHRTISHEMENTS. took was at once a victory and a concession. They agree to
Advertisements of an approved character only inserted. Inside
the American demand for a return match without really
pages, nonpareil type, 25 cents perline. Special rates for three, six
and twelve months, Reading notices 50 cents per line, Hight words offering to do so, and by the transposition of dates retain the
to the line, twelve lines to one inch. Advertisements should be sent part of leader and at the same time secure all the adyantage
in by the Saturday previous to issue in which they are to be inserted. to which their magnanimous action entitles them.
Address all communications, ' clined, sing:
Forest and Stream Publishing Co. A defeat in 1882 will be very disastrous to our American
Nos. 39 anp 40 Park Row. New Yorre Crry. association, far more so than a whipping on the other side
would have been at the same date, The first match must be
ry
hotel where the landlord took a shad to tablein this manner,
None genuine unless served on the plank, is their motto.
The shad of the Connecticut River keep later dates than
those of the Hudson, and claim to be entirely distinct in
their tastes and habits. These shad have learned to take
flies in fresh water, by way of desert to their last pate de
entomostraca, and the more xsthetic among them haye be-
come so highly cultivated as to relish the artificial fly with a
hook in it—to add piquancy to the otherwise flavorless com-
pound of feather, silk and tinsel, After taking this style of
fly the stimulating effect of the hook is seen at once. They
dance about like a man with an overdose of horse-radish, and
yush sround in a wildistate of excitement for a few minutes,
and then become quiet, if they succeed in getting into a boat
or on the shore. After the intoxicating excitement caused
by the stimulating hook comes a reaction, followed by a re-
pose which is usually fatal, but the shad do not seem to
mind it.
If Dr. Watts were now living and fully acquainted with
the different shads we have mentioned, he might, if so in-
How doth the little busy shad
Grow till he’s a whacker,
A feeding round Long Island Sound,

CONTENTS won, or at least not lost on anything short of an accident, or Upon En-tom-o-strac-a.
we fear that the chances of seeing an American team at Let sharks delight to snap and bite,
EDITORIAL, SEA aND RIVER FIsHING.
The Match at Creedmoor. Trout Flies. Wimbledon in 1888 will be very slim, And chew up the sailors’ clothes,
The Approaching Shad. Trout in New Jersey. But I am glad when a hot broiled shad
Loading for Game. The Bait Question. The reception given to the visitors should be of the warm-
Lies steaming under my nose.
The Trouble in Ohio. Chub Fishing. est sort. To havea set of British soldiers and members of
Science and Fisheulture. Black Fishing on the Sound.
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. The Hel Question. Her Majesty’s army, for such they will be, landing on our
Old Red Fox of Bald Mountain. FisHCULTURE.
shores is an eyent of moment in itself. Such official visits LOADING FOR GAME,
“Podgers” Tries Florida, Report of Maj. Ferguson.
Reminiscences of a Sportsman. Codfish Culture in New York. abroad are rarely paid by the British soldier, even of the dis is impracticable to lay down a formula for the loading
Passaic Falls, Fishculture in England.
NATURAL HISTORY. THE KENNEL, volunteer wing of the army, and we have a sufficiently large of guns which will apply with equal good results in all
Screech Owl in Confinement. The Pittsburg Dog Show.
Spring Notes. 4 A Visit to John Davidson. force of militiamen here to give their fellows at soldiering cases, Two guns may be of the same make, and exactly
Game Baa AnD Gun, Dog Ailments. from Great Britain the heartiest of receptions. similar in gauge, method of boring, weight, etc., and yet
How to Choose a Gun. National Derby Entries.
Destruction of Large Game.~ Our English Letter, what is the correct load for one may not be for the other.
A Conyerted Grouse Shooter. YACHTING AND CANOEING.
The sportsman, then, who wishes to get the best work out of
Wild Fowl in California. The Yawl in America, THE APPROACHING SHAD,
The Ohio Game Law. A Typical Bourbon. his gun should experiment with it to determine the load best
Notes from Worcester. Traps.
More Quail Experiments. Yachting on the Lakes. O doubt the extremely mild weather will cause the shad adapted to securing the most effective work, The following
St. Lawrence Club. Atlantic Yacht Club. to appear somewhat earlier in northern rivers than usual. | hints for amateurs we published two years ago, and venture
Game About Philadelphia. RIFLE AND TRAP SHOOTING.
SEa AND RIVER FISHING, The International Match. The 17th of March, the glorious anniversary of the ever to repeat them now, in’ answer to numerous inquiries which »
The Interpretation Thereof. Pistol Records.
Rangeley Notes. Matches and Meetings. glorious St. Patrick, who put a fast upon the meat but none have come to us.
Night Spearing. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. upon the whisky, is the day set apart for the first shad to be In the first place, select the kind of powder that you think
caught in the Hudson. ‘No right-thinking and respectable will suit you, and stick toit. We have several well-known
THE MATCH AT CREEDMOOR. shad would like to be taken before that day, which is recog- makers that manufacture a first-class article, either brand of
eae English rifle managers have completely turned the nized by the ‘‘North River’ family of shads as the opening which will give satisfaction after you become accustomed to
tables on the members of our American Board of Di- of the season, yet occasionally an unprincipled member allows it. Bogardus himself could not successfully use a mixed lot
rectors, and in place of capitulating under the absurd demand itself to be captured several days in adyance of this date, merely of cartridges, especially at cross-shots, The reason of this
made by the acceptors for a guarantee of a return match in to get its name in the newspapers. Such a one was taken up the is that one kind will burn slow and another quick, and an
1883, the British Council has shifted the scene of the proposed Hudson River about the first of the month, and we were aim that would prove deadly with one kind would be very
match from Wimbledon to Creedmoor for the present, and sorry to see that Mr. Blackford encouraged such a forestalling unreliable with the other. Therefore choose a good, clean,
made the demand of the American managers that a team be of the day, by giving ita prominent place upon the stand, strong, rather coarse-grained powder, and when you haye
sent over to England in 1888. The Americans at once ac- anda placard calling attention to it. Such conduct upon made your choice use n@ other. It does not make so much
cepted this turn in the programme; gave the promise that there the part of an adventurous shad should not be encouraged. difference with shot, as nearly all the makers turn out a good
should be a return match in 1883; and now all is bustle and The staid and respectable shads are in no hurry to crowd article. The greatest trouble with new beginners is that
, preparation for the event. in on the first day, even though it be the day set apart for they are apt to use too many shot for their powder, thereby
If was a politic move on the part of the British managers. remembering the virtues of St. Patrick; they hold aloof until losing penetration. Always bear in mind that one pellet
They avoid the conflict and rupture which seemed sure to the restless spirits of the more adventurous ones have led them that crashes clean through the bird will bring him to bag
come so long as the return match guarantee was insisted through the Narrows and past Castle Garden. They wait much quicker than half a dozen that wind up in the feathers
upon. with dignity outside of Sandy Hook until the snow water or penetrate but slightly. Our gun isa 7-lb., 12-gauge, cylin-
The throwing of the match oyer into September or later has all come down, gathering, in the meantime, flesh of the der bore, and after a very exhaustive test we decided that
will enable the English riflemen to get in all the sea- most savory quality, in order to retain their flavor up to the three drachms of Hazard’s No. 8 duck, with two pink-edge
son’s practice, to have the advantage of the selection standard established by their ancestors, to whom was given wads, and seven-eighths of an ounce of No. 8 shot, with thin
which the Wimbledon gathering will present, and then the specific copnomen of sapidissima, These have no wish wad, was the most killing charge for all distances, for com-
striking the American shores when the worst of the hot to be confounded with the Southern fish, which have been mon field shooting. For thick cover shooting, when snap
weather will probably be over, the visitors will find those forty-eight hours out of water by the time they reach New shots are the rule, we use the same charge for the left-hand
long days of steady weather so favorable to the making of the York, and they so proceed leasurely and in order, knowing barrel, but for the right, which we always use first fora
highest scores. The visiting team will go back, too, with that epicures await them who will appreciate their freshness quick shot, we use the same amount of powder and only five-
many lessons gained in the matter of arms and team drill by and juicy flavor. eighths of an ounce of No. 10 shot, thus obtaining high
careful observation on our American ranges; and soa victory A distinct species of shad is found in the Delaware River velocity, which insures penetration. We also get a large
for the British team during this year meansan almost certain below Philadelphia. It is known as the ‘‘planked shad,” and area of spread within a short distance, which secures many
victory for it in 1883, while a defeat for that team at Creed- is always found on a chestnut plank before the fire. Its a bird that we knew we should not bag with ordinary
moor would leave the chances open and about even, with a habits are little understood but it is conjectured that they charges, and we consider that our success in snap-shooting
fair margin of “probable success on the side of the British scent the odor of previous shads exhaled from the planks, is in a great measure owing to the use of this deadly charge.
team, which are never new, and ascend the banks of the river and Some may think that No. 10’s wre too light. We have not
With the complete acceptance by the British managers of fasten their tails to the same nails that held their ancestors. found them so, and nearly all our shooting is at ruffed grouse
every change suggested by the Americans there ought to be The planked shad loves the society of green peas, asparagus, in the months of November and December, and we have
an obligation on this side to make the match the greatest sort hot rolls, and champagne. We think that the Fish Com- never killed so clean nor so large a proportion of our shots as
of asucecess. It will be a very easy matter to follow up an missioners of New Jersey and Pennsylvania should pay more since we commenced using this charge.
American victory in 1882 by the sending of a team across in attention to this species. Commissioner Anderson, of the We have already said that there is a great difference in the
1883, and a defeat cf the home team in 1882 ought to serve first named State, is well aware of their superiority, but we shooting of different guns, and the charge that will give good
as a spur of the most pressing sort to secure a worthy repre- would call his attention to the fact that certain hotels are results with one gun will be far from satisfactory with others,
sentation abroad in the year following. We are, at any rate, frequented by baked shad who try to pass themselves off on Therefore test your gun thoroughly with different charges.
certain of two matches in the two years, and from present unsuspecting visitors as the genuine planked variety. This Commence with 2idrs. of powder and #o0z. of shot, and
appearances it will require some very lively work on the part is resented by the simon-pure planked shad, who haye cau- 28drs. of powder and foz. of shot, and 3drs. of powder and
of our American influence to make even a presentable show- tioned their customers to suspect all shad not brought to the loz. of shot; vary these charges until you obtain results that
ing in the opening contest. We are in this style of shooting, table on the plank. All planked shad hold a platter in ab- are satisfactory; try not less than ten of each kind, and care-
at the ranges named for the second stop, without rifles or horrence, and would not allow themselves to be served at a fully note the result. Always use a fixed rest when firing at
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the farget, as off-hand shooting is yery uncertain.

you have found the charge that will give the best average re-
When War Exuse Covutp pe Exprcotmp?—The latest promi-
nent shooting case is that of a young New York lawyer, who Che Sportsman Courist.
sults, be slow to change, and never do so until you find, died last week from the effects of a pistol shot, the weapon
after thorough test, that you have something better, Do not being discharged by his wife. [ the published details of THE OLD RED FOX OF BALD MOUN-
base your judgment upon your success or failure in bringing the affair are correct, the circumstances were most extra- TAIN. ;
the game to bag, as this is most unreliable unless you are ordinary. It appears that the man had been accustomed to THE HERO OF A HUNDRED RUNS,
am experienced shot. Comparatively few can ever make keep aloaded and cocked pistol lying on the table in his
NX ANY winters have passed since I first saw him—the Old
first-class shots at all kinds of game. Yery many, by pains- room. It was a revolver of the old style, with straight Be Red Fox of Bald Mountain. Iuse the word ‘‘winter”
taing, care and perseverance and a careful attention to neces- trigger and no trigger-guard. There it lay day and night, advisedly, and in the same sense that we speak of a lovely
sary details, can achieve a very satisfactory success. ever ready for its deadly work whenever the inevitable acci- maiden’s summers—for is not winter the joyful season when,
dent should explode it, Finally, one Sunday morning, the with eager hound, we enjoy the right royal sport of the
glorious chase? What more appropriate, then, for an old
THE TROUBLE IN OHTO. tragedy was enacted, the pistol was discharged by the wite,
fox-hunter than to place the mile stones along life’s journey
BILL is now before the Ohio Legislature to provide a and the man was killed. Nothing else, indeed, could have
where he can still see them, although his eyes haye srown
os three years’ close season for game. Such a proposed been expected from the circumstances, blear and dim? I dearly love the cheerful season; and repeat,
many winters have passed away since I first saw him in all
law has absolutely nothing to commend it. But its passage is the pride and pomp of his first chase. Not samany by eleyen
strenuously advocated by the representatives of the farming We UNDERSTAND THAT Mosquito Lagoon, twelve miles have taken flight since I last gazed upon his beautiful form,
interests. The farmers of Ohio reason that they cannot afford from New Smyrna, Florida, is to be made more attractive to cold and still; yet this was long, long ago. What glorious
to have their property despoiled and their live stock maimed sportsmen visiting Florida by the erection of a small, but visions around me throng as memory “‘harks back” to the
good old times—my hand is trembling, and erst my sluggish
by the shotgun rufiians who invade their premises. In that first-class, hotel there. The shooting at Mosquito Lagoon is blood is wildly coursing through my veins us of yore, when
they are perfeetly right, and should have the sympathy and excellent, and the deer hunting yery good indeed, while there the fresh morning breeze wafted to my expectant car the
support of all decent people. is no better fishing, we are told, in Florida. <A party there glorious music of the pack in full cry.
But the Ohio farmers haye set 10 work in the wrong way recently, within one week, took, besides many smaller fish, Well do I remember my first day with the hounds. I had
been a constant visitor for several weeks at the little shoe
to secure a remedy for this evil. Im their determination to seven ‘‘channel bass” weighing from twenty-five to forty- maker's shop of Uncle Nat Brown, who, among the fox
rid themselves of the plague of trespassing rowdies, they have eight pounds. Next winter visitors will find a good hotel at hunters, was the ‘‘the noblest Roman of them all.” Unele
become agressive and seek to trample on the rights of a the Lagoon, and we have no doubt that it will become a Nat had seen nearly four score winters. Hestood fully six
favorite resort. feet high, and straight as an arrow. Perfectly guileless was
very important and yery respectable portion of .the commu- he; strictly honest and truthful, even when telling a fox story,
nity. They propose in fact to punish the innocent with the His shop was headquarters for all the fox-hunters for many
guilty, to class the law abiding sportsman with the CALIFORNIA QuAtL on Lone IstAnp.—In the year 1852 miles around; and almost every evening a number of them
towdy. They forget that when they make sucha law as My. Wim. Niall, of Islip, Long Island, brought from Cali- would gather round his bench and hold an old-fashioned
love feast, Although but a lad of thirteen, I took kindly to
that now under consideration they are taking away from a fornia thirty quail, which he turned out at Islip. Can any the genial crowd and their many wonderful tales of successful
yery large number of hard-working business and professional of our readers give us any further information about the chase; and after listening to them a few evenings I announced
men their favorite means of recreation, rest and recuperation, birds? my intention of becoming a fox-hunter, This announcement
These men surely have rights which should not be wrested was received with tumultuous applaus, and dear Uncle Nat,
EASY READING LESSONS—V. kindly placing his hand upon my head, highly commended
from them simply because land-owners have suffered from my resolution, and made me quite a speech, replete with good
FOR THE LITTLE READERS OF THE FOREST AND STREAM.
the outrages of another classof men. There is nothing in adyice, closing as follows: ‘“Always remember,” said he, ‘‘and
T is a Dark Night, and the Young Man from the Hast is
common between the ruffian gunner, be he rich or poor, and take pattern atter these mighty Nimrods yousee here to-night;
down in the Big Swamp. Heis there to catch Snipe, He and never deviate from strict truth when telling a fox story.”
' the gentleman sportsman, be he poor or rich. And we can holds a Light anda Sack! The Snipe will fly at the Light— This was a hot shot, and brought down the house, as all of
conceive of no logical process of reasoning whereby the lat- as we all know Birds will do—and will fly into the Sack! The them were badly hit. Uncle Nat promised to take me out
ter class should be made to suffer for the sins of the former, Snipe have not come yet, but all the Mosquitoes in the with him as soon as the “law was off,” for there was an un-
The law providing a close season of three years in Ohio Country have arrived. The Young Man is full of Faith, and derstanding among the hunters of this vicinity that no fox
would be a most unjust law, if only because that it is based his Boots are full of Water. His Kind Western Friends, who should be shot until the first Monday in November, and I
neyer knew of any one breaking the rule.
on a most unjust principle. But Ohiofarmers are not the only taught him this Nice, Easy Way to catch Snipe, are up at the
The impatiently awaited morn at length dawned, and the
men who haye failed to see the social distinction which Camp. Isuppose some one is telling a Funny Story, for they first faint blush found me on my way to Uncle Nat’s; but
surely exists here, and until that distinction is insisted upon are all Laughing yery much, early as l was, he had been gone half an hour, This made
no difference with me, as I knew that the rendezyous was
by sportsmen themselves, others will not recognize it. old Bald Mountain, quite a hill about two miles north, Strik
Let the Ohio Legislature provide the strictest laws and the MORE EXPERIMENTS WITH THE QUAIL. ing a dog trot, I was soon there, The dogs were whimpering
severest penalties to suppress shotgun lawlessness, but we ie reply to your request contained in issue of Feb, 23, for in a patch of cedars about half a mile from me. Putting on
trust that for the sake of the best classes of citizens of that information as to the success attending the efforts of clubs a little more steam I was soon among them. Uncle Nat's
or individuals attempting to introduce Southern quails, we dog, old ‘‘Sounder,” greeted me with a wag of his tail, and,
State such unjust laws as that now under discussion may not: as he looked up at me, caught sight of something and was off
score a complete failure. Several of the sportsmen here
have place on the statute books. raised sufficient funds to procure from Messrs. Ryall and up the mountain like a race horse, giving utterance to a suc-
Farmers have rights; we hope to see them maintained. Ledbetter, of Shelbyviliec, Tenn., about twenty dozen—231 cession of unearthly yells, whines and sereeches. Looking in
Those who seek recreation with dog and gun have rights too, birds—which arrived in several lots in December and Janu- his direction, I spied the fox a few rods in advance of him,
ary last, most of them in an apparently nearly famished con- getting away from there the best he knew, There were eight
which should be insisted upon, dogs out, and at the first scream of old Sounder cyery one of
dition, Upon being fed they ate heartily but soon commenced
Its injustice is not the only objection to the proposed Ohio to die, and in a few days not one of the lot was living. We them joined the chorus and put for him at top speed. I stood
law. Such a statute would be futile as well. The fellows were shown the body of one, skinned by a taxidermist, that with dilated eyes and open mouth, eagerly drinking in eyery
was not more than one-half its natural size, the crop was note and quaver of the “heavenly music.” IT had anticipated
by whose depredations the farmers suffer are not a law-abid- much, and had Jain awake nights thinking of if; and
ing class. They would not respect a three years’ game law. full of feod but none in the-intestines, and we believe that
the birds had not strength enough left upon their arrival ater when I slept had visions that haunted me all the next day;
The farmers would have the same trouble year in and year the long journey without food and water, to enable them to but my wildest dreams were as nothing in comparison with
out as that they have now; and always will have until they digest their food. At any rate-we attribute our loss to this the glorious reality; my heart had never bounded as now,
cause, and if in error shall be pleased to have the true cause such ecstatic feelings I had never experienced before. Much
adopt some more sensible means of abating the nuisance than has been said and sung in praise of the “glorious music of
by tinkering at the ‘‘rame law.’ The only men who would explained.
In the spring of 1880 we received three hundred Messina the hound.” But how dead the words fall pon the ear, how
respect the three years’ law, would be the legitimate sports- quail in excellent condition. They were liberated on farms dull they seemed to the eye; even the “glorious music” itself
men, 2 class from whom landowners suffer no injury now, near the city and were heard of frequently during the sum- is anything but musie to him, whose harp is not attuned in
mer following, but no young broods were obseryed. There, perfect accord; but to him whose soul is in harmony and
and by thus depriving them of their rights no advantage whose strings are at ‘concert pitch,” it is indeed thrice glori-
however, is no doubt that they did breed, as the writer has in
would be gained. his possession a nest contaming four eggs that was run over ous music. Justlook at Uncle Nat as he stands there in the
by a mowing machine and deserted by the old birds, which fence corner at the tip of the mountain, his tall form clearly
SCTENCE AND FISHCULTURE. shows that if unmolested they would attempt to rear young. outlined against the blue sky, every throb of his quickened
In the fall they all disappeared and none have been heard of pulse beating in tuneful unison with the eager notes of the
HAT embryological science and fishculture should go dogs. Watch his dear old face sublime in its expression of
in this section since, with one exception, In May last a gentle-
hand in hand is a fact disputed by none, except a few man who helped put them out was informed that some of the happiness, Notice its varying changes as the grand volume —
dos-in-the-manger fogies who, having little knowledge of birds had returned, and upon visiting the locality with his of sound approaches or recedes; see the wonderful lightin his
setter succeeded in finding a pair and approached them twice eyes as he gazes in the direction of the chase, Mortal music
what embryolozy really is, sneer atit. The United States
near enough to identify them positively. They were left un- ne'er transiigured man like this,
Fish Commission has long been conducted on the plan of But to resume our chase, I stood spellbound until the dogs
disturbed but were not afterward heard of; others may haye
scientific fishculture, and Major Ferguson,
the Maryland Com- returned in localities of which we have no knowledge, as no were out of sight. Judsing by the sound that they had
missioner, has made his name famous by his exccllent reports special effort was made to keep informed. swung to the right and were croping to the other side, I made
This section is not a ‘‘sportsman’s paradise,” ruffed grouse forthe top of the hillas fast as my legs would carry me
wherein embryolosy has been a leading feature under the Breathless Larrived at the summit, and there found Uncle |
ablest scientists whom he could employ. are not as plenty as in many other sections of New England;
there is usually fair woodcock shooting in the season, but no Nat just as I have described him. He beckoned me to him,
Mr, B, G. Blackford, the most progressive Fish Commis- quails, snipe or ducks. Foxes are very plenty, to our knowl- and pointing to a large stone, motioned me down beside i,
sioner thatthe State of New York has ever had, has just edge no less than sixty-five have been captured by local Crouching low I lay and listened to the fast receding music, —
hunters this winter in immediate vicinity of the city; of this now faint and lower still until our straining ears could dis-
taken a step in that direction. He has long heen a valuable tinguish but a low murmur, melodious as the song of the
assistant to ichthyologists by forwarding specimens of fish, number Ira A. Moore, of the Waverly House, has taken
twenty-two, : J. H. Ws whispering zephyrs that played among the trembling pines
which came to him in his private business, at his own per- Manouester, N. H., March 3, 1882. overhead. Up to this time Uncle Nat had not spoken a word,
sonal expense, to Washington, for identification, and has but now with bated breath he bade me keep quiet, as the fox —
The first week in December last I ordered from Shelbyville, was sure to come back; indeed, he had already turned, for
added many species to our fauna. Now he proposes to go we could hear more distinctly, and the gradually increasing’
Tenn,, one dozen live quail, which reached here the 11th of
fleeper into the subject and has rented 4 room in the new December in most excellent condition, They had heen boxed sound once more sends the hot blood coursing through our
Fulton Market for the purpose of advancing research in all with care and looked very healthy and bright, not at all veins. Glancing in the direction of the chase, T saw the hero
departments relating to fish, The room will be fitted up for worried by their long journey by rail. The last week in of this sketch steal out of the cover a half mile away, and
January I ordered another dozen, which came Feb, 2. with many a shake and caper and flourish of his magnificent
the gratuitous use of such students as may wish to avail brush, he appeared to be getting in good trim for the race
They did not seem to be healthy, but I could not detect any-
themselves of its privileges to study up any special line of thing in particular. I vurned them into my large cage, 8 by that he evidently courted; he was the handsomest fox that I
original investigation, This, no doubt, many wall be glad 18, with the first flock. Ou the afternoon of that day two of ever saw, very tall and large, his beautiful coat was ‘‘darkly,
to avail themselves of, and it jill prove of great benefit to a them died, the next day one, and day by day one or two deeply red,” almost like a pure bred Irish setter’s. Nearly .
four inches of the end of his tail was snowy white. Very
class of students who now have difficulty in obiaining fresh were taken ont dead, until by the 22d of this month the
whole flock of twenty-four quail were dead. ‘The last lot supple was he and, as we soon found out, as speedy as 4
material or a room in which to worl it up. seemed to bring with them some dire disease that infeeted ghost and as full of tricks as any halt dozen foxes I have
New York city offers many facilities, in the way of my first flock, which, up this time, had been so healthy, and ever encountered. .We had good opportunity to learn all
tmaterig] for biological research, especially in the line of in about twenty days I lost all the little beauties, I could this, for we raced him several times every winter for nine
not detect any indication of disease, Such as lice or cholera, years before any of us got, near enough to shoot at him, and —
marine fauna, and the “enerozity of Mr. Blackford in fur- The trouble very evidently originated with my last lot, but it was two years more before we laid him low. Iwill not
nishing such a place for its study will, we predict, not be what it was is past my finding out. I have heretofore been anticipate, but resume the thread of my story,
neglected, Thosé who lave pursued such studies at home, very successiul with my pets and would very much like to When I saw him, I slowly turned my head toward Uncle ~
especially in the summer season, need not be told of the ad- know what caused this fatality. H. B. 5. Nat to tell him, but when I caught the eager slance of his
Manrerrs, O,, Feb. 25, 1882. eye I did not need to hear his low sh’— to know that he also
yantaves of a public room filted for this purpose. By this Nad seen him. While intently watching the pranks of our
act Mx, Blackford will place biological science under further QvuEEN IsABELLA, of Spain, gives shooting parties in beautiful hero and listening to the roar‘ of the dogs,
al now
obligations to him, France and makes big scores herself, , rapidly approaching, I was greatly surprised to see another

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fox appeat upon fhe scene. I knew him at once as the one turned into another channel by the nervous twitching and “PODGERS” TRIES FLORIDA.
What I had seen on hour before ahead of the dogs, His tongue retraction of hislips. I could see the sharp white teeth
was Out and his brush was trailing, he eyidently was having gleaming in his partly open mouth, and as at this moment 4 ROM this paradise of the sportsman, made famous by the
a hard time of if. ‘Take courage, old fellow, for deliverance |twinge of pain shot through my wounded hand, Twas forci- Forest AND STREAM, I greet you. To those who haye
isnear. Here comes our friend of the beautiful coat gaily bly reminded of my struggle upon ‘opening day,” and it is read your work on Florida this place must be somewhat
cantering fo the rescue. See the tired one as he toils up the needless to say that I did not covet a combat with this un- familiar, but feeling that 2 more recent “report” on its at-
steep, glance back, and understanding the ruse, slackens his easy looking brute, who had moved a step nearer, and with tractions will be acceptable to your numerous readers, I sit
headlong speed, and as the dogs break into the open with his ears laid back and an occasional jerky flourish of his tail, me down this balmy afternoon after a dinner fit for the gods
eager cry, he squats upon his haunches and calmly-watches appeared about to spring upon me and punish me for my in- (presuming that the gods were sensible enourh to appreciate
his deliverer, who unconcernedly continues his gambols until terference with the success of his well-laid plan to outwit the such a one) with a soothing pipe to tell you what a jolly
the open-mouthed dogs are almost upon him, wher, knowing dogs. Or, stay—perhaps he has heard the oft-told tale of good time I am haying,
by their frantic screains that they lave caught sight of him, my first brosh, and recognizing me, has come to wreak a It was sharp and cold when the good stsamer State of
and his friend is sufe, he gives a.final shulkke and with a de- summary vengeance upon the fell destroyer of his dearly- Texas left Pier 20, Hast Riyer, and headed down the bay
fiant fonvish of his tail almost in their faces, wlides awny loved friend. But afew seconds had passed since his ap- bound for Fernandina, and a stiff northwester was singing
With a long, low sweeping stride that soon Jeayus his pur- pewrance, yet 1b seemed a long time to me, and as this last through the rigging; but much to the gratification of many
suers far behind. ‘‘Noble deed, brayely done,” and deserv- thought flashed through my mind, an oppressive fecling of the passengers who had sundry misgiyings as to the re-
ing success. But hark! there comes old Sounder with his re- of dread came oyer me. I could stand it no longer. I tention of their dinners, it was smooth along the Jersey shore,
sonant eo-o0 at every stride. Gallant fellow, his many years made up my mind that there had got to be a fight; and and the gathering under the lee of the smoke stack was in
are too much of a handicap when the scent lics as now; but knowing well from experience in many a battle with my fullforce. Steadily and rapidly she steamed on her way to
he steadily keepson the even tenor of his conrsée, well knowing schoolmates that a vigorous onslaught would often reverse the orange groves, and when the steward’s summons to the
that, when the san gets a little higher and the track grows the odds, and reassured by a cheery shout from some one on matutinal meal rang out over the cold waters the response
slim, he will find his companions circling some harren field the hill above me, I threw myself at the grinning fiend with set at vest all hopes of the cook that his duties would be
or whimpering in some old road, and again take the lead. all my foree. He did not run, but, like something super- light. Your humble servant had been unable to do justice
Now heisin the open, and as he canters up the slope he causes natural, appeared to glide away just out of my reach. for a month to the tempting ‘lay out” of the Sturtevant,
a new light to dunce in the eyes of Unele Nat, for he does At this juncture the dog that I had heard a few moments but on this occasion there was no such failure, and during
not turn after the others. but-with head high in air, exult- before, gave tongue a short distance below me., I recognized the three following days there was little profit to the steward’s
ingly voicing lis delight, and with quickened specd he keeps his yoice, and with a loud spasmodic yell sounded my war department.
straight on up the hill ‘true to his first love,” who has ery. He knew the signal, and betore the sound had diced Railroads are all yery well when one cannot take steamer,
jomped to his feet and is coming toward us, Uncle Nut slowly upon my lips he was coming at full speed, his despairing, but the delicious sense of rest and peace that one feols with
brings “‘old Hollyhock” to a present. I hear the ominous mournful wail at the coldness of the track suddenly changed plenty of room to walk decks, and when tired of that, 4
click of the old flint-lock, and as the fox is ereeping in front to eager, joyous notes, for well he knew that this ery would cheerful warm cabin and a clean berth to turn into with a
full sixty yards away the old gun belches forth a cloud of surely lead him to a fresh trail steaming with the grate- certainty of not haying your neck dislocated by sudden stops
fire and smoke, and reynard rolls in the dust. My long pent ful perfume he loved so well; or, oh happy thought, per- and starts, and your rest disturbed by shrieking engines, is a
up feelines found vent in a series of yells as T rushed pell- chance his longing eyes would actually behold the object of consummation not to be realized on a train of dusty ears, to
inell atter the quarry who had gathered himself up and was his longing desire, On, still faster he came, with flakes of Say nothing of sitting down to asquare meal with plenty of
slowly dragging alone wilh both hips broken, In vain I foam flying from his wide open mouth, the light snow whirl- time to enjoy it, and no dyspepsia from hasty feeds of greasy
shouted and kicked at him, he would not stop; fearing that ing in a ¢loud behind him; and I had mentally added a mag- compounds and gutta percha pastry, and lastly and not
he would escape I threw myself upon him and clenched my nificent mate to the solitary brush hanging oyer the old fire- leastly at one-half the expense.
hands in his fur, held on like grim death. TIshall never do | place at home, and excited and half dazed as I was, I had You can take one of the fine steamers of the Mallory line,
soagain. Somchow I took a great dislike to the expression already laid the foundation for a ‘‘fox story” that would and with all the comfort described, find yourself landed in
of that fox’s countenance. He wrinkled up his lips and totally eclipse my maiden effort. I felt perfectly sure of Florida and travel about for ten days for what it would cost
prabbed my hand and held on, Old Sounder now appeared, the brush, for the noble hound now so near was noted for the to take rail, the charge by steamer being but $23, while by
and #ivying the fox a grip that made his ribs crack again, he number of his yictims caught and killed in fair and open rail the fare is $35, sleeper $5, meals en routé (and such
shook. him clear of me and soon finished him. Three of my race. Imagine my surprise then, when the fox bristled up meals) as much more, or say about $50 total. There is no
fingers were terribly lacerated, but so great was my excite- his hair and with short, angry snarls ran toward him, to see comparison on the score of expense or comfort in the choice,
ment that it was some time before I noticed that I was hurt. the dog I thought so braye, drop his head and tail and slink and any one having any regard for either will take steamer
Uncle Nat was in ecstacies; he laughed loud and long and away like some cur of low degree, The fox followed him every time.
praised me for my courage, and said that this was the best and I stood in mute astonishment and saw my beautiful Arriving at Jacksonville one finds a busy, prosperous
fox hunt that he had ever seen. ‘‘Now,” said he, ‘‘you have | brush disappear over a knoll twenty yards away. I could place, with hotels full of Northern tourists, cripples and in-
afox story to tell, and if yon can do it justice there is not now plainly hear the other dogs, and shouting to them at the yalids, familiar New York faces in the streets, and the fash-
one in the whole crowd that can cotnpete with you,” How top of my yoice Lran for the knoll. When Larrived at the ionable Fifth Avenue belles with the usual pug or Yorkshire
well I succeeded in a rehearsal that night, let the broken floor top I saw the “‘recreant hound” a long distance away with pet dog, the latter warmly welcomed by the jocund flea. You
of the little shoemaker’s shop attest. There was a full mect- his tail still curled close between his legs and one ear turned are met on every corner by the runners from opposition
ing, and when I finished my modest tale and drew from my wrong side ont, the yery picture of abject fright. The fox steamboats, and are enlightened on the merits and demerits
bosom my first brush and waved it aloft with my bloody had sheered to the right and was leisurely canterine’ up the of the numerous boats, Fare by virtue of the strong oppo-
hand, there was such a stamping and shouting that, although Aill, his shining coat was all smoothed out and as he looked sition being cheap, and a little more so than remaining at the
it did not: raise the roof, it landed us in a promiscuous heap | round at me and then at the cowering dog, I imagined that hotels, which are generally high priced, although if one
in the cellar. Tis true that in humble imitation of those,I could plainly see a broad grin upon his face and his sides knows the ropes good accommodation can be found at Jess
Pn T had drajyn upon my imagination for some of my | shaking with laughter, ever and anon he would flourish that pretentious houses at less rates. I tried the Tremont
acts, thus, I had entirely ignored Uncle Nat and “‘old Holly- beautiful brush in a manner that was péculiarly agerayating and found the table unexceptionable and price reason-
hock” and held him until old Sounder came up. to my deeply wounded feelings. The other dogs now came able—$a per day for transient, less for permanent. But
up, Straightening them on the fresh trail, away they went, is sight-seeing was not my racket and little alligators
_ Let us now return to the chase of our gallant fleet-footed in the windows had no charms for me, I pushed on
hero, We left him showing the pack a clean pair of heels. and 1 do not remember a better race than we had that day.
Round and round the mountain, with an occasional turn to Cedar Keys, for there is no sport to be had at Jackson-
In fifteen minutes the pack was out of hearing, and we neither ville. The fishing is poor, and as for shooting, the birds are
saw nor heard them more that day. About midnight two of away, but neyer out of hearmg, this wily fox kept us in an
agony of suspense all day long, Very often in sight, but as scarce as in New York. Occasionally one comes on a king-
the dogs got home; three more straggled in the next after- fisher, which immediately exclaims mentally, “Good pra-
noon footsore and weary; more than a week after, one was never within reach of the ‘‘death-dealing tube,” he appeared
cious! here’satourist, I'll git,” And ‘git? he does ata lively
found twenty miles from home; the other we never heard to delight in tantalizing his would-be captors. No sooner gait, knowing full well it will be bang, bang at a hundred
from. Although some of us were out nearly every day, we would one of them leave his stand to go to a better one, than yards. As for alligater shooting, that isa thing of the pre-
did not start this fox again until the middle of March, I this cunning rascal would slowly saunter by within a few vious. The gentle saurian knows his value, and that his car:
well remember the date, for when he first showed himself, yards of where he had been patiently waiting for hours. His cass will bring ten dollars, his teeth be made into dog whistles
fifty rods away, I exclaimed, ‘There is our hero of opening crowning act of impudence was played upon Uncle Nat, who and scarf pins, and big lies told of his dimensions, The al-
day.” Several of us were standing together, and Joe Hicks, had remained crouched hehind a big rock that was a famous ligators have got to know just the hours the boats will pass,
Who was quite a poetical genius, shook his fist at the fast re- runway from early morning until nearly night. About fifty and when one of them looks at his watch and sees that time
treating form and quoted in a sepulchral voice, ‘Beware the rods below him was a barway through which the fox had is about up, he rolls off his log, sinks behind it, and with one
ides of March.” Joe must have been endowed with the spirit passed several times. Once secing him come into the open eye just above he winks knowingly as he sees the watching
of propheey, for on this fateful duy eleven years later, this and head toward this barway, Uncle Nat forgot his own tourist with finger on trigger vainly scanning the bank for a
hero of a hundred contests was brought to grief. As soon as golden rule, to *‘stick to your station when the fox is play- sleepy victim. The alligators in the rivers know a New
the fox was oul of sioxht, every one started for his favorite ing,” and cautiously crept down the wall within shot of the York tourist a mile off, and retire to private life until he has
runway. I was nof old enough to carry a gun, but hunted runway. After waiting some time for his expected victim,
passed. The saurian knows, too, all about the advertise-
because [ dearly loved the sport. As I had learned the he slyly peered over the wall, but not seeing him, involuntarily ments in the windows in Jacksonville, ‘10,000 Alliwators
different runways and was fleet of foot, I managed, by cut- lanced behind him, ‘‘Pity the sorrows of a poor old man!”
Wanted” and says to himself ‘Don’t you wish you may get
ting corners, to keep pretty close to the dogs most of the There, standing upon the rock that he had just left, the set- ‘em?” When the tourist leaves forhome he buys a box of
time, and unless the chase led straight away, I scldom lost a ting sun illuminated each particular hair and causing it to oranges at a higher price than he can get the same for at
single note of the music, and frequently saw the foxes and gleam like burnished gold,he beheld this incarnate trickster home, a lot of orangewood canes and a squab alligator, lots
witnessed many of their sly maneuyers. So when the others calmly looking at him, and eyidently enjoying his discom- of which little varmints are seen squirming in tanks in the
left me, I ran to where I had last seen the fox, and sitting fiture. I was butashorf distance away and witnessed the
Whole performance, Untle Nat did not speak. Mere words windows along the street and dreading transmigration to the
down, waited for the dogs, who were fast approaching. North, and evince their disgust by snapping at everything
Looking in the direction that our hero had gone, I saw bim could not express a tittle of his disconsolate grief. But deep,
bitter sorrow Was manifest in his mournful, dejected pose, within reach. Delightful pets, truly. 7
returning. There was an inch or two of fresh snow, and he The railroad trip from Jacksonville to Cedar Keys is not
was carefully stepping in the tracks he had made when going. and a world of heartfelt woe in the droop of his dear old
head, Mechanically he shouldered ‘‘old Hollyhock,” and one to be cherished asa joy in the memory; the sooner itis
Lkept quiet and he came within two rods of me, when he forgotten the better. There is a muchness of dust, niggers
gathered himsel! together and with a prodiguous leap side- with a dazed look and faltering step he steered straight for
home, and did not halt, nor even look around, when the dors and the Florida cracker, poor feed, and cars that are inno-
ways, cleared more than a dozen feet, landing upon a bare cent of soap and scrubbing brushes; and when you get to
rock, Bounding like a rubber ball, he leaped about the same with a mighty roar passed over the mountain.
Poor Uncle Nat; this was his last chase. He went home to Cedar Keys the highest ambition of your soul is to gct away
distance to another one, and flatlienine himself close to the from it 4s soon as possible. All the beautiful lies of its
stone, cooly waited for the dogs to pass by. They were now bed that night and never rose from it more, He lingered a
few days, then calmly, peacefully passed away, dearly loved splendid fishing stand forth as frauds, and the sight that
screaming on the hot trail, and ina few seconds were close gladdens your heart most is that of the little yacht lying at
by (me, Giving them my wellknown “view halloo,” I and sincerely mourned by all who knew him, The doctors
said that his death was caused by pneumonia contracted that anchor that is to take you down the coast to Homosassa. You
started at Tull speed toward the tricky rascal, with the yelling are glad to find Mr. Jones ready to sail whenever you are,
pack almost at my heels, You should have seen the aston- day upon the bleak hillside. Precious little they knew about
it. They did not sec the utter, hopeless grief of that bowed and you are ready then and there to depart. In the present
ished look that he paye me when [jumped up. Surprise and instance it unfortunately happened that.Capt, Jones was not
disgust were plainly depicted upon his expressive face. As form, nor witness the halting, feeble steps, nor see the light
in his eye grow dim as he Jeft the barway that fatal night, ready, inasmuch as he had to wait until next day for some
he sailed away from the dogs across the fields, he several guests to arrive; but if you were in a hurry, and could put
times turned hig head over his shoulder and glanced at me, and so could not guess that the poor old man died broken-
hearted—a yictim to the wiles of our beautiful, treacherous up with the limited accommodations of the Spray, you could
evidently nob understandme my sudden appearance. As his take her and Capt. Dick and jog along.
course lay in the same direction that he had taken on opening victim. Sadly and with many tears we laid him to rest in
the little churchyard; and there, while listening to the Anything to beat Grant—7. ¢.,t0 get away from Cedar
day, I did not follow, thinking that he would adopt the same Keys—and the offer was gladly accepted, and Capt. Dick and
tactics and that we should see no more of him or the dogs mournful sound of the clods falling upon his coffin, there
canie to our ears, borne upon the gentle breeze from the top self were soon under weigh, with a light, fair wind, standing
for that day. P
of Bald Mountain, the ‘eager notes of the pack in full ery,” off to sea with her head southeast, And here let me tell you
Sitting down upon stone, I listened to the dogs, mean- about the Spray—you will tind her more minutely deseribed
while bewailing our unfortunate luck in starting this fox on fitting requiem for him who loved so well the glorious music.
A few days after the death of Uncle Nat my family moved by “‘Al Fresco” in his articles on Florida: A compact little
such a magnificent day, I had been there but a short time craft, 20 feet long, 6 feet beam, with a cuddy, or shifting
when [heard # dog in the distance behind me (I learned after- to the city, nnd, with the exception of an occasional visit to
my old home, I did not have a chance to indulge in my cabin, forward, open aft, and, in the present instance, put to
ward that he yas Jet go on the trail negrly five miles away). use as a freighter, her cockpit being lmmbered up with a barrel
Turning to look in his direction, great was my surprise and favorite sport; and nine long summers passed before T again
saw our beautiful friend SHADOW. of sugar, a barrel of tar, sundry cases of bacon, lard, ete.
delight to see our beautiful hero, who had disappeared in Loaded down pretty deep for so small a craft; but, for all
the opposite direction # short half honf before, break into [TO BE CONCLUDED. |
that, she showed her heels to several larger hoats and schooners
the open and come straight for me, He cantered up within we fell in with; and when I remarked on her surprising
twenty feet of where I was sitting, and came to a stop and Peexsnmn, N. Y. Jan, 30.—In this region last fall wood- speed to Capt. Dick, he replied, “Oh, she can just done go
turned his bright eyes wp to my face with an inquisitive look. cock shooting was moderate, quail very scarce, almost boss, you bet.” By virtue of my being a yachtsman of long
He liad undoubtedly been unable to quite make me out in diminished from the fields where they we found but a few standing and experience, Capt, Dick was nothing loth to sur-
the hurry and serample attending my first appearance, and years ago in good quantities. Their early departure is a render the helm and go to sleep, which he did in the hot sun
after obtaining a sufficient start from the dogs had returned mystery yet to be solved. Ruffed grouse are found in but with no head covering, and for a time Ffeared snch snoring
0 investigate the phenomenon. While musing thus, and ad- small numbers. Gray squirrels abound in the woods, 1 would loosen the fastenings of the craft. Il “put up” on
tiring the unstudied gracefulness of his every motion and shot twelve from one tree. The prospects for sport in the Dick's out-snoring any other nigger on the coast.
_ the beautiful contour of hig supple form, my thoughts were coming fall are good,—D, A, P, The wind was light, and when a dark bank began to risg
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at the eastward I roused Dick and asked if that did not por-
tend something we were not hankering after. Dick allowed
that it looked so, and in order to get a “lee” we hauled up
for the coast, miles and miles to windward and uot in sight.
For half an hour we carried all sail; then had to put in areet,
then another, and then another, and still it “piped.” It did
blow; and the sea began to rise, and the Spray to labor, and
the darkness of Erebus followed, Still we carried on, and
as the phosphorescent gcas broke on our bow, the conviction
loomed up in my mind that it would have been wiser to have
waited for the larger boat. But the recollection that the day
before leaving [ got insured in the Accidental Hartford Com-
pany was soothing consolation; firstly, because nothing serious
could happen; for had I not been for years trying to get the
best of life insurance companies vainly? Secondly, had it
not been oft and repeatedly promised me by a pious old aunt
that I never would be drowned, but was reserved for a higher
destiny?
By this time it fairly hissed, and the swash of water in the
boat told the tale of boarding seas that, if continued, were
bound to swamp us. Dick bailed with the wash basin and I
eased her at the helm; but it was useless, and Dickand I held
a council of war. One of three things must be done, either
to throw the freight overboard, up helm and seud, or anchor
—for be it known that soundings showed but four fatltoms,
eyen though we were a good ten miles from land—a rare dis-
pensation of Proyidence, especially designed for such occa-
sions. There were objections to either propositions; firstly,
it was dangerous fo get a barrel upon the gunwale to launch,
as the weight would heel her and let the seasin onus. To
seud was to run the risk of a pooping sea, loaded as we were,
besides a prospective yoyage over to the coast of Mexico with
short rations. So the anchor was the best experiment. We
got the small piece of sail down and the anchor over with
long scope; and, Jerusalem! how she pitched and rolled.
But coral rock bottom was good holding ground, and she
held. But the forward deck rode under, and the seas would
soon haye settled our hash except for the house which broke
them, After watching her awhile I made up my mind she
would stand it, if it got noworse. Fortunately it did not.
Crawling under the cuddy, somewhat sheltered from the
spray, I waited for morning, and filled in the time by bailing,
while Capt. Dick coiled himself up on the case of bacon and
went,to sleep; and high aboye the whistling of the wind
through the rigging and the pounding of the seas that nigger's
snore arose. Ji was a square stand-up tussle, but Dick won;
and about daylight the wind gave up the fight. The sun rose
bright. The seas calmed down. A light breeze came out
from the south, and we got under weigh. By noon we entered
the mouth of the Homosassa, and, with a heid wind but fair
tide, we beat up the four miles; and, rounding a bend, the
welcome sight of the Jones wide piazzaed cottages broke upon
our view, the white contrasting with the dark green foliage
of the orange trees, all so suggestive of a square meal and
solid comfort; and that I did find it I will prove to you in
‘Sour next,” PODGERS.
On THE Homosassa, Florida, February, 1882.
REMINISCENCES OF A SPORTSMAN.
BOUT the year 1872, I was invited by my friend, Col,
J. D. T., than whom few worthier men liye, who was
then a rice planter in the county of Brunswick in this State,
to visit his hospitable home and joi him and several others
in tLe pleasures of the chase. At that time, and eyen now,
so far as I know, deer abounded in the pine lands and
as he represented, I would be glad to purchase, He told me when pursued by unrelenting dogs to seek the water. I have
he would take $30 for it. I replied I would giye him a hun- known them often to cross a mere brook twenty times in
dred if, ov trial at a target, I saw that it was such a shooter their course to the river, without ever stopping atall. They
ashe alleged, It was agreed that when the hunt ended I seek for safety, not for drink nor for cooling. It seems to
might make the trial. A day or so afterwards, for the want me, therefore, that in the light of safety from all enemies,
of a better target, a flour barrel was placed on end, and the simile in the yerse I have quoted is far more expressive.
Kinchen, an old surveyor, stepped off the required distance, And now, begging pardon of every one who has had the
and shot each barrel consecutively. When we went to the patience to follow me in this and other articles, for forcing
barrel we found it had been hit with only one shot, and thathim to the exercise of that very commendable virtue, I prom-
did not even stick im the staye. As Milletts had loaded it ise him at least a week’s repose before the commission of
himsvlf, it was clear that he overestimated the capacity of another trespass. WELLE.
his gun, as he doubtless did the distance at which he shot
the buck. And so I didn’t buy that gun. The truth is, that PASSAIC FALLS.
yery, very few shotguns can be relied upon beyond fifty prox what knowledge I haye of the country that
yards, and most of the tales to the contrary are the purest stretches out toward all points of the compass from the
fiction, and must be taken with very many grains of allow- watery boundary of New York city, I will venture the state-
ance. Indeed, after the fiasco of Milletts’ gun, all the crowd ment that there is not another spot within an hour's ride of
tried the barrel, and, except in one instance, no gun hit it your office that just now combines so many elements of
with more than one shot. grandeur and beauty in the way of natural scenery as do
Milletts killed another buck the same day, at what he said Passaic Falls, at Paterson, N. J, I will not even except the |
was eighty yards, but old Kinchen, who was near him, told famous Palisades at their best. At present the scenery at
me it did not exceed forty. Nevertheless, we got two deer, the Falls is all Nature’s own, Jt seems, asif out of pure
and then went to our buggies to take the noonday lunch. jealousy, she would put out of sight the encroachments and
Our good hostess, with her excellent neighbor, Mrs. Fires, embellishments of art, for the strong stone wall built across
had prepared us an excellent repast, and, as usual, with ap- the top of the cataract lastsummer, during the drouth, is en-
petites somewhat sharpened with a draught of Glenlivet, tirely hid by the great yolume of water that now goes glid-
Tull justice was done to the sylvan entertainment. Milletts, ing over it, and plunging madly down into the deep rock-
with a little persuasion, concluded that as he was hunting, yalled chasm. Likewise, the trussed foot bridge over the
he would take a mere taste, and, holding the bottle to his chasm, a little east of the Falls, is absolutely covered, inches
mouth, I counted nine movements of the piston of his throat, thick, with frozen spray, a fantastic array of icicles of all
and wondered if that was what he called a taste, what he sizes, some of them enormous, depending from the bridge's
would call a drink ! floor. Shelving rocks are fringed with them. Whatever
On my return to the city of Washington, I stopped with a the spray touches it adorns in beautiful ice drapery. The
friend and presented him with a fine fresh yenison ham for trees aré cumbered with ice from trunk to remotest stem,
his Sunday dinner. Among his special guests, invited par- and those in close proximity with the Falls are quite denuded
ticuiarly that he might partake of the game, was an eccen- of their limbs by the weight which proved too sreat for their
tric but intelligent clergyman whose name was Fatterton, strength.
After we got to the table and Brother F. had returned thanks Yesterday, while I was at the Falls, a limb four inches in
to the Giver of all good for His mercies and blessings, I yen- diameter where it joined the trunk of the tree came crashing
tured toask him if he did not think that such a piece of down to the ice-paved earth. The ground beneath the trees
venison, like Burns’ haggis, was “weel wordy 0’ a grace as is literally strewn with severed limbs. A boy handed me a
lang’s my arm?” He replied, ‘‘No; short graces are always little twig with three tiny prongs, on each of which a ball of
the best, for you can get to eating the quicker.” It is eer- ice had formed that together would weigh at last two pounds.
tain that he enjoyed the roast “excellent well,” judging He had plucked it from a smujJl hemlock sevéral rods away.
from the rapidity with which bis molary organs were moyed The Falls are three hundred yards wide, while the chasm
during the continuance of the dinner, into which the great flood of water tumbles is at its widest
The scene now changes to a point much nearer home, and point not morethan twenty feet. From this narrow chasm
involves some of the same parties who have figured in another the water rushes out af a right angle to the Falls into a large,
part of these reminiscences, deep basin, and thence again, a little north of east, forming
During the month of November, 1873, we had a hunt about an acute angle with the basin, it pursues its course down the
fifteen miles northeast of our town. One afternoon, the rapids, which of themselves are really picturesque as viewed
hunters divided, and concluded to drive the same swamp and from the high, rocky promontory between the Falls and the
the bordering thickets, so as to meet each other about half rapids. Across these rapids, at a high elevation, ropc-walk-
way. A gentleman, a close kinsman, anda dear friend of the ers have risked their necks for the amusement of the people,
writer, whom all his nephews and nieces and many others and for their amusement Sam Patch once leaped into the
called “Uncle Pickett,” old Kinchen K,, Parson B,, and my- basin from a projecting cliff. It has appeared lilke a perpet-
self went to the upper part of the ‘‘driye” and started down. ual holiday at this interesting spot, so constantly do the
We had two hounds, Bob and Rock. Parson B. and I were crowds come and go, many in carriages, but more on foot,
on one side, while the two hounds were on the other. We since the high water in the Passaic and the gorgeous appesr-
had not gone exceeding three hundred yards, before the ance of the Falls in its beautiful winter robes, woven by icy
dogs ‘gaye tongue,” nearly opposite where I was walking. fingers out of the delicate tissues of the rising, floating mist,
T hastened rapidly below, evincing unusual agility, and had all emblazoned by the inevitable rainbow that shoots up out
run perhaps fifty yards, when I saw a large buck emerge of the sprayey chasm like a ribbon of fire. Hrs.
from the swamp and head away, so as to give me a broadside Parerson, N. J.,.February. 1882.
shot 4t about forty yards. My right hand barrel was loaded
with twelve No. 1 shot, and the left with twenty-five No. 3.

alatuyal History.
swamps of that section, and to get an abundant supply of T let off the right, and at the crack I saw plainly that I had
yenison only reqeired afew good dogs and skillful hunters hit him, The deer did not see me, and as he ran on, he
to bring down the game which the} might start from their passed within twenty-five or thirty yards, and I let off the left.
lairs. till hunting or stalking, as some persons eall it, was At the pop he fell dead. I went up and found I had hit him
SCREECH OWL IN CONFINEMENT.
not practiced, for the reason that but little success attended with four shot with the first barrel, and fifteen with the
it, Hounds—whether of “Black St. Hubert’s breed,” Ido not second, breaking no limb. He was the tickiest buck, with Wie out shooting in December last I had the good for-
know—vwere almost invariably used; and the experience of one exception, I ever saw, and must have had hundreds on | tune to shoot a screech owl (Scops asio) in the red
plum-
this section demonstrates that deer were not exterminated at him, I supposed him to be diseased and poor, but on dress- age. After being shot the little fellow flew tothe ground, and
all, nor permanently driven from their accustomed haunts by ing him found him to be in unusually good order—next to the was secured under my hat; uncovering him, he appeared to
the chase,the opinions of learned writers “‘fo the contrary fattest I ever had killed, It yas thought by the hunters that be dying, and was therefore carefully wrapped in a piece of
notwithstanding.” Fleet dogs of good breath can force them he was a solitary buck who had not had the friendly services of paper and deposited in a capacions pocket of my shooting
not only to “pant for the water brooks,’’ but to plunge in a companion to rid him of the pests. He weighed 148 pounds, coat, A tramp of three hours brought us to the wagon; and,
them as a means of refuge, but they will surely return after his head, hide, hoofs, etc., were taken off. We call this taking Scops out, I put him in the basket, observing to my
before many days have elapsed. Inopen woods, where deer alarge buck. That night[ spent with Parson B., who lived companion that he was about as dead as an owl could be.
are plenty, still hunting is far more destructive; for there the near, and while I was absent Old Kinchen, who to his piscato- Much to my surprise and delight, upon arriving home and
huntsman has only to have the advantage of the wind, anda rial accomplishments adds those of a skillful huntsman and opening the basket, there sat the owl, oul of the paper, with
knowledve of tle habits of the animal, to enable him to kill an expert butcher, proceeded to disrobe the deer of his hide. eyes wide open, snapping his bill and hissing at a most alarm-
nearly every one he sees, An acquaintance of the writer told After he had nearly taken it off, ina slow voice he said, rate. We put him ina large cage, where he afforded us
him, several years ago, that near the banks of the Suwannee “Uncle Pickett, does Col, Wellshoot cat-ridges?” “I don’t much pleasure by his curious habits. Por the first few days
River, in Florida, he had killed 178 deer in two years, by know, Mr. C, why do youask?” “‘Look here”—pointing to he was very quict, nof moving about much, night or day,
stalking, with an old-fashioned muzzle-loading rifle. A party the shot holes—‘‘tol’able thick, for forty yards.” And since probably owing to having been wounded; nor would he eat
of us, including himself, hunted two days diligently in the then, whenever one of our party claims to have killed a deer, anything, even though it were left in his cage all night. We
same neighborhood with a pack of dogs, and though we al uncommon range, he hears the words of Old Kinchen— were afraid he would ‘kick the bucket,” so determined to
started plenty of them, did not eyen get a chance to shoot. “tolable thick, for forty yards.” feed him, which was accomplished, with some difficulty, in
But this is a digression. On the occasion to which I refer, On another occasion, quilie late in the afternoon, and in the the following manner; One of us would hold him and pry
the party consisted of Capt. Rumming, Kinehen K., Nick same section of country, Teceel and Parson Dutfrey—he of his mouth, while the other poked a chunk of raw meat down
Dareall, Col T., William Fires, Teceel, Rev. William Mil- Lake Waccamaw—vwere sitting, facing each other, at the con- his throat; we found it necessary to thrustit, behind the forked
lets, the writer, and one or two others. The month was clusion of an unsuccessful drive, when Brother D. suddenly part of his tongue, otherwise he would throw it out of his
Sepfember, und the good old county had done her best to give raised his gun, pointing it diagonally towards his companion. mouth, winking and opening and closing his mouth, just as a
us 8 good supply of mosquitoes to keep us charming company “Fool who?” said Teceel. Just as he said it, bang went person would who had tasted something remarkably nice.
while we were in the wooils. Although there were hundreds Brother D.’s gun, and as T, looked round, he saw afine deer, After a week of feeding in the above manner, he seamed to
of thousands—this is not strictly accurate, you know, for I about cighty yards off, bounding away as well as he could. grow much more lively, flying about the cage during the
confess | was kept so husy that I couldnot count the enemy— Both shot, and then went down to see whether any damage night, and feeding himself night or day wilh equal ayidity,,
we were not troubled at night at all, and so far as their had been done. As they were looking at the place where either taking the meat in his bill or claws, as suited his con-
music was concerned, slept quictly andsweetly, Rice birds Brother D, said the deer was standing he remarked, ‘‘It.was venience.
were plentiful in the plantations, and fat and juicy as few a nice fawn, T."" “Pawn, the —— (beg pardon Bro. D.) it: When he had passed about ten days in confinement we bhe-
other birds ever become, Col. T. had secured several dozen was a fine buck.” Just then the writer came up, and as came very much attached to him, passing many moments in
for the purpose of regaling his guests; they were nicely pre- he pursued the track, he soon saw where the buck had run his society, amused by the curious and comical motions he
pared, set on the table for supper and eagerly deyoured by all against a small hickory tree. He remarked that he, the deer, went through; also the varied forms of facial expression,
the company, especially by Kinchen K. and Capt. Rumming. was hit, or he would not haye touched that tree. Pursuit caused by winking one eye at a time, or raising and lowering
That night—the memory of it haunts me still—the god of was made and after going about a mile he was found, And the long ear tufts. I cannot refrain from quoting what Wilson
discord reigued triumphant, through the mouth of his vice- Brother D. having ‘‘flashed his maiden sword,” was happy. says about this species, as it conveys a new feature to this
regent Rumming, assisted in no small degree by other Kako- After getting to camp he talked and talked and talked about already comical and interesting bird; ‘‘On contemplating the
phanists, who indulged iu the usual stentorian yariations, to the achievement until he wore us all out, Indeed, I fear that grave and antiquated figure of this night wanderer, so desti-—
the bullfrog tones of their leader, his exultation was so high, that he forgot one of the duties of tute of anything like gracefulness of shape, I can scarcely
Next morning, at an early hour, we were off for the hunt- a men—a nightly approach to “‘the throne of the Heavenly refrain from smiling at the conceit of the ludicrous appear _
ing grounds, between Orton and Lilliput ponds. Soon after race,” ’ ance this bird must have made had nature bestowed on it the
reaching the point of our destination the forces were prop- In that day the region for miles east and northeast of the powers of song and giyen it the faculty of warbling out
erly disposed, and it was not long before the report of Parson spot where we camped afforded splendid sport to the deer- sprightly airs while robed in such a somber exterior, But |
Milletts’ gun was heard, Both barrels had been fired, and hunter. With good dogs they could be started in nearly all the great God of nature hath in His wisdom assigned to this
the writer, who had heen assiduously fighting a whole the “‘drives,”’ but it very often happened that the game eluded class of birds agnore unsocial and Jess noble, though, per
brigade of mosquitoes about two hundred yards away, leit the watchful standers by running out at some place where no haps, not less: ieefal disposition, by assimilating them, not”
his ‘‘stand” and went to see what had been done. Milletts one was located, and where nobody thought a deer eyer only in form of countenance, but in voice, manners and appe- :
had a fine buck. He told me he had shot about a hundred wouldrun. After fleecing for a while, often shifting their tite, fo some particular beast of prey, secluding from the»
yards the first time, “and a leetle furder the next,” Notic- course if the dogs continued the pursuit, they took the near- enjoyment of the gay sunshine of day, and giving them little
ing that the deer had been hit with several shot, and thiok- est feasible route to some large body of water, where all trace more than the few solitary hours of morning and evening
ing that a pun eapable of such performance, at that distance, of them was lost. Can this habit be what Dayid had in his twilight io procure their food and pursue their amours, whi
a remarkably good one, I ventured to ask if it could be re- mind when he wrote the Forty-second Psalm—*'As the hart all the tuneful tribe, a few excepted, are wrapped in silen
lied wpon for such work. He assured me that, if properly panteth after the water brooks, so my soul panteth after and repose. That their true character, however, should no
charged, it would do the same thing nine times out of ten. Thee, Oh God.” It is certain that the mere desire to quench be concealed from those weaker animals on whom they feet
Lthen asked if he would sell it, and told him if it would do a “raging thirst” cannot be the motive which impels the deer (for Heayen abhors deceit ‘and hypocrisy), He has stampe
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their countenance with strong traits of their murderer, the

cat; and birds in this respect are, perhaps, better physiogno-
Hepernogs not Porcurryes,—Lincaln, Me., Feb.
Bilitor Forest and. Streaim—tIn your issue of Feb. 16, [read an in-
27—
Gane Baq and Gur.
mists than man,” The above opens, to me, at least, one new teresting article on ‘Hibernation of Animals” by C. F. Holder.
supposition: What if the owl could sing? Among the animals he enumerates as remaining dormant
Upon our approaching the cage he would erect all his during the winter is the hedgehog. I don’t question his HOW TO CHOOSE A GUN.
feathers, lower his ear tufts and head, swing his body from statement that they are sound sleepers, but I think he must [ buymg their guns, sportsmen should consider carefully
side to side, winking his large eyes, and repeatedly snap his be mistaken in regard to their hibernating, at least 1 have what sort of same they are likely to shoot the most, and
pill toxether, producing a loud cracking noise, alternating the frequently seen them during the winter months, particularly choose accordingly. This is the first thing to be thought of,
fits of snapping with a hissing noise, produced by expelling on moonlight nights when feeding upon the bark of hemlock the price and quality is a secondary affair, which can be set-
his breath suddenly. He also had a habit, which I do not trees, for which they appear to haye 4 particular liking. They tled later.
find mentioned in the books, and which I haye never observed will bite the ‘boughs’ from the limbs in getting to the most When the shooting is of such a character that the gun has
in the great hormed owl (Budo vtryinianus), of which species tender bark (I presume this) and I have seen the snow under to be carried around yery little, it is just as well to get a large
T have had two in confinement, and that is, when the trees where they have been feeding, completely carpeted
going size, so that the heavier loads used will do no more damage
through the above-mentioned defensive maneuyers, he would with them, Have seen regularly beaten paths in the snow, to the game, For geese and ducks froma point or sneak-box,
often stretch onf one of his wings to its fullest extent back- where they have traveled from one group of hemlocks to the greatest shoulder-guns that can be handled are single-
ward and downward, as a bird does when stretching its another. ave seen them in these paths during day time. barrel four-bores, weighing about eighteen pounds. These
wing. Itishard to imagine a much more grotesque object but this is an exception, as I haye most commonly seen them are full-choked and carry in the cartridge ten to twelve
than our little friend when engaged in warning us away from nights as before alluded to.—F. ©. P. [Our correspondent has drachms of powder, with three ounces of shot on top. They
his cage in the above-described manner. When sitting on the fallen into an error for which local nomenclature is to blame. will occasionally kill over a hundred yards off, and are such
perch in his cage he always sat at one end, bringing his body Tn certain portions, if not the whole, of New England, the powerful shooters, that good shots under that distance can
against the side of the cage in the same way that he would sit Ganada porcupine is wrongly called the hedgehog. The kill single birds sitting nearly every time. The barrels are
in # tree, doubtless thinking he could he less easily discovered animal referred to in the article on ‘‘Hibernation of Animals” forty-four inches or more long, and although they cannot be
if close to one side. I often allowed him to fly about the is the true hedgehog, (Mrinaceus Huropeus) which is not aimed so quickly as a short gun, stay without ‘‘wobbling”
room at nicht, and his flight was as soft and noisless as fall- found on this continent. The porcupine and the hedgehog when once sighted at an object. Some of these have elevat-
ing snow, Frequent handling caused him to become ye have scarcely anything in common except their prickly ing rear sights for long range, but I think they would prove
tame, and he would sift on my shoulder or a stick while armature, and if any one will compare specimens of the two to be more troublesome than useful. Another good heayy
walked about the toom, In alighting, aftera flight, he would, animals, he will see that even these are widely different. The gun. for those that prefer a double-barrel, is an cight-bore
if bis back was toward us, cither turn atound with a sudden porcupine belones to the order Rodentia, which includes the weighing fourteen pounds or under; all over this are too
jump or turn his head, which he could do to an alarming ex- beayers, squirrels, and hares, and the hedgehog to the Jnsec- clumsy to shoot easily, as they are not so well balanced as a
tent. After a time, owing, I suppose, to teasing, he got cross, tivord, with the shrews and moles. | single barrel. The charge is cight drachms of powder, fwo
and would fight a stick or your hand when thrust into the ounces of shot, B for geese, No. 4 to 6 for ducks, accord-
cage. In so doing he usually struck out with one foot, fast- HaAsits oF Woopprckers.—An extract from the report ing to the kind. Of the two guns just mentioned, I think
ening his claws in the object, and, at the same time, deliver- of the committee on ornithology of the Western New York that under most circumstances the four-bore is to be preferred.
ing a vigorous bite, followed by a twist, calculated to tear off Horticultural Sovicty, delivered by Mr. Chas. A. Green, It is almost as destructive in flocks as both harrels of the
a piece of the tormentor. In the cage were two swinging chairman, at Rochester, N. Y., is of interest in connection other, besides haying a greater range. Both of these kind of
perches, to which he took a great fancy, spending most of his with observations recently printed in the Formst snp guns are rather expensive to buy, and can generally be made
time on them. Iain ata loss to account for this preference, Srream. It isas follows: The redheaded woodpecker is only to a special order, They should be bored for close shoot-
as Lsupposed an owl never indulged in anything so festive classed among migrating birds, but I haye often seen him in ing, todo away with the trouble of wire and thread-wound
asaswing. Having to be absent from home for some time, protected positions during winter in this vicinity. On the cartridges so often used in cylinder, breech and muzzle-load-
and fearing my pet might not receive as good care during my 26th of December I heard a familiar drumming in the ing guns.
absence, I killed and mounted him. He now holds a con- orchard, and on searching found Master Redcap pecking ‘When ducks are jumped in lakes by boats and shot over
spicuous place in my collection beside one of his fellows in away as though for dear life, at the juncture of a decayed decoys in the rivers, something that is ligh! cr and more easily
the gray plumage. E. B. GuEAson, limb. I drew quite close, but he was not alarmed, but kept handled must be used. A ten-pound ten-bore, such as pro-
his eyes on me, at the same time drilling away like a steam fessional trap-shooters generally have, is the “most suitable
SPRING NOTES. pile driver. He has followed the specialty of dislodging weapon; it will do for shooting the larger kinds of bay snipe
insects so long he might learn their whereabouts and direct, at the seashore, as well as occasional duck shooting there.
Bay Rimes, L. 1., Feb. 19, 1882.—While out gunning on his beak, though blinded—a rebuke to men who are jacks of The charge for this should be five drachms of powder, one
Thursday (16th) I obseryed several bluebirds (Sialiam svalis) all trades, but master of none. He is an active, solitary ounce and a half of shot. At pigeons and glass balls it has
and two flocks of cedar birds (Ampelts garrulus) hovering bird, reminding one of those energetic people who are too been-the fayorite for some time with Americans. In Eng-
around the top of a cedar tree, Among the branches of a busy to visit, or gossip about their neighbors. He sometimes land, however, they have guns from two to three pounds
weeping willow near by were congregated a small flock of has a companion, but seldom lets her interrupt business. lighter, because many of the clubs handicap or bar out those
tree sparrows (Spizella monticola); also two pair of ducks Aside from insects, he rivals the boys insearching for and stor- oyer a certain weight. For trap-shooting, [ think that light
were seen winging their way to the far north. I was ing nuts; acorns, chestnuts and beechnuts are his delight, and guns should be chosen always by persons who are nol strong
informed by a friend, whom I met later in the day, that he woe to the intruding robber, be he squirrel or brother, who or well developed physically, because the quickness they ac-
had seen a few meadow larks at a friend’s place, where he dares to test the wares in his storehouses—the stumps and quire with handling these pieces, more than compensates for
had been visiting. Have also heard the song sparrow, but hollows of trees. By way of dessert he is not averse to a ripe the heavier loads they are able to use in the other,
have not seen any yet.—A. L. TowNsenp. harvest apple or peach, and when cherries ripen he drops What most people need that ¢o shooting, however, is a gun
Naw Lonpon, Conn., Feb. 27, 1882.—I haye recently other diet in proportion to the quantity and quality of for the field, one that will do for quails, snipe, woodcock,
obseryed here a number of birds that spend the summer with cherries to be had for the picking. Master Redhead is not grouse, etc., which is not too heavy to be carried all day
us, asfollows: Feb. 14th, robins; 15th, redwinged blackbirds; go commonly seen as of old, which I regret, for all our wood- easily and yet will kill the game. An eight-pound, twelve-
25th, two red linnets, robins, redwinged blackbirds; 26th, peckers are good friends. bore suits exactly for this. It takes three drachms and a half
robins and a whitethroated sparrow. Yellow birds, song of powder, with an ounce and one-eighth of shot in the cart-
sparrows, flickers, redheaded woodpeckers, blucbirds, larks, Tue Exrerror Goose my lowa.—Anema, Iowa, Jan. 20.— ridges comfortably, giving but little recoil. This is for people
kingfishers, etc., have been seen around all winter. I shot Etitor Forest and Stream: T noticed several communications of ordinary physique; of course those who are nofi capable of
4 goshawl the other day that was eating a full grown white in your paper in reference to the snow goose and the blue much endurance can choose still lighter. There are other
lephorn hen. Is not this hawk a rather rare bird in this goose, and although many writers have claimed that they are kinds of game which are killed so easily, that the smallest
section? Sharp-shinned, sparrow, cooper’s hawks are more the same bird, yet I have neyer considered them so, and haye charges are large enough to shoot them with, Such are
plentiful this winter than I ever knew of before.—B, C. 8. always looked upon them as two distinct species, They woodcocks and rail. A gun made on purpose for these birds
[The goshawk is not especially rare in Connecticut. Years differ in shape and color. Their bills and legs are not the should be a sixteen, or possibly a twenty-gauge. In the
ago, when we were accustomed to collect birds in that State, same color, and I never considered the blue goose as good former case it would weigh from six to seven pounds, and in
we usually killed half a dozen of this species every year.| eating as the snow goose. We have large flights of these the latter from five to six. One of the neatest rail guns used
New Haven, Feb. 27.—In going into the country to-day birds in Northwestern Iowa sometime in September or Octo- below Philadelphia ast season, was a Scott’s hammerless
with another party we saw a large flock of redwinged black- ber, and the weather is often quite warm when they come twenty-bore. It suited the kind of work exactly, taking just
birds, Is this not an unusually early time for this species of down from the north. They goto the same lakes and feed about the right charge for the birds. These small guns are
bird to put in an appearance in this latitude? Redheaded in the same fields as the white-fronted and Hutchins geese. very useful to taxidermists, but for any of the larger game
woodpeckers have been here all winter. Robins and bluc- Last spring we had quite a little flight of the snow and blue birds it is of no account, whatever its advocates in England—
birds haye been here for several days past.—L. EH. M. [We geese, and I shot an emperor goose that came to a field where who are getting to be quite numerous now—say to the con-
have found redwinged blackbirds in the vicinity of New J was shooting, with a flock of snow geese. It ig a splendid trary.
Haven in every month of the year. | bird, and the only one I have ever seen in Jowa. IT mounted Tn purchasing a gun the fit at the cheek and shoulder is a very
Weunusyite, N. ¥., March 2, 1882.—Robins and bluebirds it and haye it in my collection‘-—J. G. Smrrn. important matter, as well as the length of stock, all of course
appeared for the first time this spring last Saturday. Purple depending on the kind of man, Some tall men do not take
finches are quite plenty, A few flocks of pigeons haye much drop at the sfock, beeause they may haye high shoul-
Doras or A CAptTrvE Own.—Lockport, N.Y., Feb. 27, 1882. ders or short neck, but they do take along stock nearly every
lately passed over on their way north.—E, W, B. —The captive great horned owl, of which I wrote you last time to accommodate their length of arms. The best way to
Bumira. N, Y,, Feb, 21.—While driving in the country to- week, is doing well. A large brahma rooster was put in the find out if you do not know what measurement you take in
day I observed 2 flock of bluebirds (Sialia siuiis). The cage with himatfew days ago. The owl paid no attention guns, is to try some in a gun store until one is picked ,up
weather is cold and wintry; ground coyered with snow and to him, and after a while the rooster got upon the perch which suits, then measure it and make a note at the time for
the mereury indicated but 12 degrees above zero this A, M. beside him and commenced making acquaintance by picking future convenience. Always get a gun with a pistol grip, ib
This isthe earliest arrival of bluebirds coming to my notice at his owlship’s eyes. The latter did not specially object to gives the hand a firmer hold around the stock, as well as en-
during five years of observation.—E, B. GLmASoN. this, but finally closed the eye next to the rooster, and as abling the gun to be handled easily. Patent fore-ends are use-
Watertown, N.-Y.. March 2, 44 deg, Jat.—The bluebird owls “love darkness rather than light,” and roosters quiet ful things, but some of them are so made that they weaken
arrived in this section to-day, and is the only spring arrival downas darkness approaches, brabmasnuggled up to Bubo and the hinge on which the barrel swings. The best action I
proper, asyet. The waxwingand goldfinch evidently re- all went loyely during the night, and also for the next two know of is the top snap lever, it is always before the eye and
main hereabouts when the winters are open, For several days and nights. But the fourth night the owl's appetite was a glance will tell whether it is securely locked or not; it does
seasons the bluebird his arrived in advance of robins and too great, and the next morning he was quietly sitting on not get in the way of the hands when loading the gun, or is
sparrows, and is entitled to distinction as ‘‘the first bird of what remained of brahma, It was clearly a case of mis- -not so liable to break the spring, as other styles.
spring,’ Black River is nobly at its task, the bearmg away placed confidence on the part of that rooster, On Saturday Guns of any good maker that are made now come from
of snow water from the North woods. The trouter can the owl was given an English sparrow and he made only one the factory already choke-hored, so it is not necessary to
' reasonably expect an early opportunity.—J, Quay. mouthful of it. [think that a good way to dispose of the send them to a gunsmith to be rebored for a desired pattern,
little nuisance.—J. L. D. as was formerly the case. Itis always better to have a gun
Nuweort, R, I, March 1.—Tfundreds of brant were seen
here Feb. 28 in the upper bay. Is not this early for made such a pattern as you wish when it is manufactured,
Lake Monmaan, N. Y.—In the early part of the season because any further boring is sometimes spt to injure the
them ?—X_ woodcock were quite plenty and quite a number were shot. shooting, as often as improve it. Many gunsmiths do not
‘Quail are scarce; none have been shot worthy of mention.
Snore Lark Breepine iy New Yore.—We take the Ruffed grouse are almost entirely swept away from the sports- thoroughly understand choking a gun properly, and their at-
following note from Mr, Chas, A, Green's report of the com- man and dog. But a few years ago a sporisman could go tempts to try it only succeed in spoiling the barrels altogether,
mittee on ornithology of the Western New York Horticul- out for a short time and bag a half dozen with ease, but now requiring a new pair to be put in to get good shooting from.
tural Society. THe says: “HH. 'T. Jones, of Rochester, N. Y., they have left us. Gray squirrels are found in the woods in here are seyeral kinds of choke-boring practiced by the
reports to me as follows: ‘With many others, I have been large numbers, I shot twenty-seven during the month of trade, among them the jug or full choke, the modified and
interested in watching the nesting habits of the shore lark, October.—LoRsELLA. the taper choke. The first consists of a chamber cut out by
(Eremophila cornuta) a species which has only recently been an expanding bit near the muzzle of the gun; its shooting 1s
known in our State. It is a native of the Rocky Mountain yery regular, however, and should never be applied to light
Rare Wiyter Brrps,—Mr. James McCormick, of Syra- guns, on account of the danger of bursting. Taper chokes
section. I found the first nest and eges recorded in this cuse, N, Y., writes us: “I did kill three English snipe and
State in 1876, The nest was small, composed of grasses and one rail op the 9th of January, this year. The president of are a system of boring adapted to 8 with a thin barrel.
dried sticks (small ones) placed in a hollow in {he ground in the Onondaga Sportsman’s Club, as well as others, saw them. Modified chokes are always bored with a square bit, and are
the nursery row. There were four eggs, differing but slightly They were killed on a small marsh on the west side of of several different styles; one of the best is perfectly straight
from those received from Utah. The shore lark has become Onondago Lake, near the blast furnace, where-a stream of on the barrel except aslight contraction at the muzzle. Many
more comman, but Ihave been unsuccessful in securing an- warm water is constantly running from it, and spreads over persons recommend a cylinder bore for ordinary field-shoot-
other nest until the past summer, when, in hoeing between the marsh, which affords good feed. The birds were all in ing, claiming that the pattern if gives is sufficient at the
small peach scedlings in June, I found a second nest, con- fine condition.—James McCormick.” ranges the birds are generally shot. I think a choke bore is
taining foureggs. Not eine Boe I watched the female preferable, though, because the charge can be made to scatter
o on the nest, thus establishing the identity beyond doubt. at will by fixing the cartridges, and yet when wanted to, it
“The nest was placed on the ground in a clump of weeds. Taunton, Mass,, Mareh 4, 1882.—Bluchirds, robins, will carry well at long range. It is true that concentrators
and partly shaded by the peach seedlings. Both of these marsh quails and golden-winged woodpeckers are here, but can be used in a cylinder bore, but they are troublesome ta
nests were found upon land frequently cultivated, within act as if they wish they had not come, The markets here load, can be used only in guns with a certain shape chamber,
gunshot of a dwelling, showing that this bird has confidence contain quite a number of ducks and prairie chicken. I and are often irregular in their results. In regard to choos-
in human kindness, Like the night hawk, nursery fields have seen a large number of common yellow birds or gold- ing between American and English guns, they both have
seem to be its favorite nesting place,” ” finches at different times this winter.—Jonwn ©. Canoon. their advantages, but with ordinary grades—under one hun-

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dred dollars for instance—the Americans are far ahead; while ens, as he was raised among them, aud I never knew him to has often been spoken of as a sportsman’s paradige, and not
in the highest grades, the elegantly finished weapons turned stand one hefore, although he kills one every now and then inaptly. (It remains to be seen, however, how Jong if will he
out by the English crack makers cannot be beaten here as for amusement, but only does it by playing with them. I so.) A stranger happening in Sacramento to-day would no
yet. then and! there concluded I would not kill any more pheas- doubt have been greatly surprised at the quantity snd variety
In conclusion, [will state that choosing a gun from the ants on the ground, eyen if I were shooting by moonlight, of game to be found at the markets. In front of one little
reputation its maker has achieved is always a safe way to and so far I have kept my promise, although I haye had stand [ noticed on the sidewalk a pile of wild ducks, cousist-
buy. The yarious makes hive allsome peculiar advantage several opportunities of breaking it, and haye since had the ing of almost every known variety, at least as hich and broad
or patent, such as levers, fore-ends, extension-ribs, locks, ete., pleasure of killing two after kicking them up from in front as the average cord of stovewood, and beside another of geese
not possessed by others, whieh the purchaser picks out to suit of the dog, But to finish my narrative, I concluded to go to of four or five kinds, nearly as large, In addition to these,
his fancy, after haying assured himself first of the shooting the farmer, make a clean breast of what I had done, and pay piles of game were hanging all about, wild swans, sand-
qualities and workmanship of the guns im Hues E. ae him for the old hen and her brood. Although I did not know hill cranes, hares, rabbits, quails, robins, and ollier small
it, he had been an unseel witness of the shot, and when I game. These were all killed within a fey miles of Sacra-
PuiLADELPHIA, Pa, got to him he asked, ‘What did you kill? 1 saw you_shoot mento,
something but did not see you pick anything up.” I then On the 15th of March our close season commences on all
THE DESTRUCTION OF LARGE GAME. related what I haye told above and offered to pay him what- the above kinds of game, except geese and hares, but by that
WHERE DOES THE BLAME Lib? ever damage he thought was right; but he refused to take time the spring snipe will be along. They penerally stay for
8 your issue of Feb, 2 is a letter from ‘“W.” on the de-
anything, saying he had another old cluck which would take a month or so, and of course furnish excellent sport. But, as
Astruction of large game, and I ask for a little space toreply
care of the brood, and he did not want any pay for the old Lexpect to refresh my memory shortly, in regard to these
toit. As an army officer, who has been stationed for several hen. But he has since been paid twofold, for every time I go lively little fellows, I will defer writing of them until my
years on the frontter and paid much attention to game, I near him now with a gun he remarks, ‘“‘Hold on until I pen
next,
desire to take exception to that portion of the letter in which up my chickens,” but [ tell him he need not he alarmed as I I cannot close without expressing my admiration for the
English sportsmen are classed with skin-hunters. don’t kill pheasants on the ground any more, Formst AND STREAM since it donned its new dress. Fine
If a residence at yarious points, from the Mexican border CUMBERLAND, Maryland. feathers do make fine birds, as every sportsman knows; and,
to that of British America, may be considered a sufficient while in appearance the Formsr anp Stroma is all that the
basis for remarks on this subject, I cannot agree with ‘“W,” eye could wish, its contents have a still greater attraction for
WILD FOWL IN CALIFORNIA. him who 1s ever athirst for knowledge on all subjects pertain-
that Englishmen “‘come in greater numbers and stay longer
and kill more than the army men, the ranch men, * * * (UE. open season for most kinds of small game is draw- ing to the sports of the field. Nmron.
or an. occasional Kastern sportsman.” Many Englishmen un- _/ ing toa close. In less than three weeks from this time SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1882.
doubtedly hunt in the West cach year, the majority of whom the hourly reports of the shotgun, now heard from one end of
are gentlemen and sportsmen of experience, who have hunted the State to the other, will cease, and the mallard, the sprig, THE OHIO GAME LAW.
in other parts of the world and have enough self-control not the teal, the canyas-back, the’ blackjack, the widgeon and Wausron, O., March 2, 1882,
to shoot at every living thing they see, and not to kill game all the other ducks will begin to take up their line of fight Editor Forest and Stream:
wantonly. ‘There are, of course, exceptions, but I think the for the north. Throughout the Sacramento and San Joa- I inclose copy of the proposed new game law for Ohio. I
above is true, as a rule. That it is so ‘‘W.” practically quin valleys, however, many ducks—such as mallard, bine- have underscored the changes. No one who has had ex-
admits, when he says “that they hunt in season and kill only winged teal and redheads—remain and breed among the vast perience in this matter can believe for a moment that this
males is not to the point,” but [maintain that nothing could beds of tule or swamps that line the two principal rivers of’ theory of game protection will, if carried out, protect, It
be more fo the point, and would like to ask ‘‘W.” if he California. These home-bred ducks furnish our first sport at has been tried in Ohio two or three times before, and found
thinks ss much can be said of our own parties of hunters, the opening of the season, the 15th of September, Long be- wanting. When the farmer learns that the gentleman, who
aye, or of five per cent. of them. If so, his observations fore that date—say as early as the ist of August—the young shoots for pleasure, health and recreation mercly, is not the
have been very different to mine, begin to fly, and the finest ducks we have are those shot soon man who tears down his fences, destroys his crops and in-
Tam not speaking of skin-hunters, for it is admitted by all after the opening of the season. It is useless to say anything, jures his stock, but is his friend, and with him interested in
that they are one of the principal causes of the approaching perhaps, of the too prevalent custom, among a certain class, frowning down ruffianism and lawlessness, then may we hope
extermination of our large game in the West. Next, and of shooting the young ducks before the open season arrives, for a “pooling of issue,” and reasonable game laws rigidly,
very near to them, 1 would place parties of alleged sports- for they will do it until somebody is badly ‘‘cinched.” I enforced. The bill is as follows:
men from all parts of the United States, Exceptions l again have known men to resort to all sorts of deception and cun- “4 bill to amend section 6961 of the Revised Statutes of
admit, but I do not think that anyone who has had many ning in order to steal out of town and slay the young flop- Ohio,
opportunities for observation, will deny that most of these pers, but whose zeal for duck-shooting seemed to subside as “Suc. 1. Beit enacted by the General Assembly of the
parties kill without the slightest regard to close seasons, to soon as the law protecting (?) the ducks expired. Anything State of Ohio, that section 6961 of the revised statutes be so
their need of meat, or to the age or sex of the game. I that can be got illegitimately and in an unsportsmanlike amended as to read as follows:
further affirm that for every single head of large gume killed manner seems to haye a tenfold attraction in the eyes of some “Smo, 6961. Whoever, in any place, catches, kills or in-
by these parties, six others, at the very lowest estimate, are men oyer that secured in a gentlemanly, legal way. But, jures, or pursues with such intent, any quail or prairic-
. wounded and lost, dying of their wounds after hours and despite this army of bushwhacking shooters—among whom chicken, before the jfifieenth dity eo] November, one thousand.
days of suffering, This is partly from incapability and care- are often fo be found members of sportsmen's clubs which eight hundred and eighty-five, or after satd diate, between the
lessness in looking for a wounded animal, partly because we profess to “‘protect game and encourage a healthy taste for ‘first day of January and the first day of November, inclusive,
rarely use the double express rifle for large game, thereby tield sports’—there are usually enough young birds left to or any wild turkey between the fifteenth day of January and
showing ourselves as far behind the times asif we still used furnish pretty good sport untilthe ‘‘immigrants” from the the first day of November, inclusive, or any ruffed grouse or
flint-locks for feathered game. To my mind there isno more north begin to put in an appearance, which is usually with pheasant, or blue-syinged teal, between the first day of Janu-
contemptible and unsportsmanlike sight than to see aman the first rains in October, The first to come are the wid- ary and the first day of September, inclusive, or any mallard
empty « repeating rifle at a band of running antelope four or geons, teal, mallard and sprig, and later on the lordly canvas- or wood-duck, or other wild duels, between the first day of
fiye hundred yards away. He knows perfectly well that back and his smaller cousins, the blackjack and bluebills. April and the first day of September, inclusive, or any wood-
while he may wound some, there is but the slightest chance of There is probably no part of the United States—at least cock between fhe first day of January and the fourth day of
killing any, and yet he will blaze away as long as the band where the country is thickly settled—that furnishes better July, inclusive, or catches by snare, or trap, any quail or
is in sight and call this sport. sport in the way of duck-shooting than do the two great Virginia partridge, or upon any waters, marshes, or in any
Is potting bevy of quail on the ground any worse than yalleys of California trayersed by the Sacramento and San cover to which wild fowl] resort, by the aid or use of any
this, or as bad? Joaquin rivers. As before mentioned, these rivers are swivel or punt-gun, or any other gun than a common shoulder-
Buffalo, elk and mule deer are the greatest sufferers from bordered by great tule swamps, which are not unlike the gun, or by the aid of a push-boat, or sneak-boat, used for
visiting sportsmen, as they are easily killed. bayous to be found along the lower Mississippi and other carrying such swivel or punt-gun, kills or wounds, or pur-
The truth is, that our own people are the ones to blame for Southern rivers, They are, as a general thing, dotted here sues with such intent, any wild goose, wild duck, or brant, or
the Immense and, to a great extent, wanton destruction of and there with open ponds, lakes and sloughs, and the disturbs or destroys the eggs of any such birds, shall be fined
game that is constantly going on; and I see no use in trying further the hunter can penetrate the dense thickets of tule, not more than twenty-five nor less than two dollars, or be
to blind ourselves to this fact. Look over the files of your the better his chances of finding the birds in plentiful imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.
sporting papers and sce if this is not true throughout the numbers, as the continual shooting of market-hunters, “Src. 2. That said section 6961 of the revised statutes be
country. Game birds snared and shot during the breeding sportsmen and small boys, prevents them from staying in the and the same is hereby repealed.
season; cock-shooting in early July; killing grouse in August more accessible places. “Sno. 3. This act to take effect from and after its passage,”
after a late spring; shooting game of all kinds fo make a Duck-shooting for the market has been a regular business
‘hig bag,” not for sport; slaughter of large game of both in this section for the last thirty years—ever since the country
sexes and all ages gt every season for their hides, or simply became settled by the whites. To-day I met with one of the NOTES FROM WORCESTER, MASS.
tor the sake of killing them; and many other similar things. veteran hunters of the Sacramento Valley—the most noted,
We pass laws, many of them excellent, and pay no atten- probably, of those still engaged in the business. He broke URING the last five or six weeks your correspondent has
tion to enforcing them. We see them yiolated under the up his camp on one of the islands in the lower Sacramento been unable to pick up any notes of interest, Neither
very eyes of the authorities whose sworn duty it is to enforce three weeks ago for the reason that the ducks had commenced is there anything very exciting going on just at present, The
them, and make no attempt to punish those men for gross to get poor, owing to the freezing over of the more shallow annual meeting of the Sportsmen’s Club, which occurred
neglect of duty. ‘ ponds in which they were wont to feed. For the last two Wednesday evening, March 1, at the Bay State Mouse, and
here is a growing sentiment against many of these things, months he has shot only canvas-backs, for which he re- a recapitulation of the fox-hunting season, with one or two
and our true sportsmen, though few in numbers, are the ceived in the 8an Francisco market from $2.50 to $4 per minor items, must furnish the material for this letter,
equals to any in the world; but there is no time to lose if we dozen. ‘There is a great deal of wild celery growing on these The annual meeting of the elub was largely attended, and
wish to saye any game for our grandchildren. tule islands, and in mild seasons the ducks are yery fat. The was exceedingly pleasant in eyery respect.
My own adyice is this: Pass good laws with severe penal- person referred to has hunted almost in one vicinity: every The reports of secretary and treasurer were entirely satis-
ties for their violation, and enforce them ‘without partiality, year since 1852, and has made a great deal of money, often factory, aud showed a membership roll of sixty-seven names
favor or affection.” ARK-BAR-DEA. averaging for the season from $300 to $400 per month, He and a handsome amount of cash in the ireasivy. And right
Moxrana, February, 1882. generally has a partner or an employe with him, and it is a here let me say, that since the formation of the club, abont
poor day’s shoot that does not bring them from 80 to 100 ten years ago, there has never been an assessment, and never
ducks fo the gun, He informs me that many years ago he has been a time in which there was not asufficient sum in the
A CONVERTED GROUSE SHOOTER. furnished one firm in Sacramento $9,000 worth of treasury for any enterprise in which the club might wish to
NN reading the article of your correspondent ‘*X.” in a ducks in one season, and I can readily belieye it, as embark, such as getting up tournaments, entertuming other
recent number of ForEsT AND STREAM, “‘On the Wing there were few market-hunters in those days, and half clubs, ete,, and of which we haye done mot a little. After
or on & Log,” Lam reminded of a funny occurrence which a dozen or so enjoyed a monopoly of the business, To- the report came the election of officers, which resulted as
happened to me last October. One evening I took my dog day the country is full of men shooting for the follows: President, Gilbert J, Rugs; First Vice-President,
and gun and went down the Potoniac River about a mile to market. Whenever a fellow finds himself out of work and Wm. §. Perry; Second Vice-President, Maj. L. G. White;
my fayorite woodcock ground, thinking I might get a shot doesn’t know what else to do, he procures an old gun and Secretary, Stedman Clark; Treasurer, O. L. Taft; Execu-
or fwo, and had met with some success, so that I was rather goes on the warpath against everything that flies, Then, tive Committee—E. §. Knowles, A. B. F, Kinney, W. L.
later than usual starting for home; butif a bird had got up the farmer and his boys occasionally come to town with a Shepard and J, B. Goodsell, After the regular business had
high enough I could still have made it pleasant for him. load of wild ducks killed on the ‘‘ranch,” or a bag of quails been disposed of, the meeting adjourned and resolved itself
This reflection was running through my mind, when my dog which little Johnny caught ina trap in the nearest thicket, into a social meeting, and remamed till 4 late hour ag the
made a beautiful stand in a small clamp of willows ahead of And this is not all, for many of our city “sportsmen” make a | guests of some of the newly elected officers, who entertained
me. 1, of course, thought it was a woodcock, and called to revular practice of slaughtering all the game they can and the party handsomely, We are fevling very happy over
him to hie on, He tried to obey me, but after he had made a selling it. It is safe to say that three-fourths of the our new president. Mr, Rugg is a member of the old and
very faint effort, he gayeit up and stopped again. Being a ducks sold to dealers in this city are killed by men who well-known firm of Witherby, Rugg & Richardson, manu-
little provoked at him, as he never réfuses to flush, I made would be very indignant if one was to call them market facturers of wood-working machinery. He is a man of char-
about two steps toward him, when right at my feet there was hunters. acter and ability, a thorough and thrifty, business man, and
a whirr and a buzz, and I was so taken by surprise that I did Now, I rather like some of the professionals. 1 am well ac- an enthusiastic sportsman. He has every qualification and,
not recover nyself in time to get a shot, I need not tell you quainted with a number of men who regard it as perfectly we fully believe, will make a model presidenf. The club
it was a grouse, or as we call them here, a pheasant,; [ marked legitimate to shoot for the market—free, generous, honest, neyer was stronger nor in a more flourishing condition than aé
him down, and sent the dog forward again, but this time he open-handed, Iaw-obserying men they are too—men who haye resent,
did not lie so close, but got up with a large tree between us; | as much contempt for anyone who kills game out of season : The fox-hunting senson closed Feb. 28, the local hunters
and I did not get a shot again. By this time I was ready to as any sportsman could have. But J also know of men that having been, asa rule, very successful, and more foxes hay-
shoot him anywhere I could catch him, and concluded, if | shoot for the market who kill their game whenever and ing been killed than for many years, There seems, however,
possible, to get him on the ground. When we got to about | wherever they can—at night, on the feeding-srounds—any- to be plenty left, as if was very easy to stark a. fox on any
where [ thought he ought to be the dog stopped again, and I | where, so that they can fill their wagons and haye something passably good day up to the close of theseason. The hunters
began looking very cautiously in all directions on the ground, | to boast of the next evening when they gather at their rendez- in the neighboring towns also report unusually good success.
and there he lay alongside of a small drift pile. I took delib- yous. These ercatures always come home under cover of The names given below are residents of Worcester, except
erate aim at his head, as that was about all 1could see of him, the night, and sneak around unseen to the back doors of the Mr. White and his hunting partner, Mr, Hall, who, though
and such another fluttering and jumping you neyer saw, I poultry stalls to sell their game. TI
tell you it is a difficult residents of Millbury, are counted members of the Worcester
started to pick it wp, and you can judge of my disgust, when matter to enforce anything like a proper obseryance of the party, The individual scores are as follows: John A, Slo-
T tell you it was a farmer's old hen which had wandered off /game laws in communities whers this style of self-termed cum, 14; N. §. Harrington, 9; John M. White and Mall, 21;
from the farm and was hovering a brood of six or seven small |sportsmen predominate. W. 8. Perry, 7; Horace Adams, 5; E. 'T, Balcom, 8; Henry
chickens, T cannot aecount for the dog standing the chick- Bul we will dismiss this part of the subject, California Locke, 3; i. H. Smith, 2; L, Rand, A, BF Ninney, 1
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John R. Thayer, 1—total, 71. A good many foxes to be GAME ABOUT PHILADELPHIA. INDICATIONS OF THH MinneNNtuM.—The following novel
Killed in and about a city of sixty thousand inhabitants. and entirely original view of domestication appears in the
After the recent heavy snow storms, grave fears were enter- (uk Philadelphia sportsmen who haye visited the New Portland, Oregon, Rural Spint, The writer is more san-
tained by the sportsmen here that the quails had, for the Jersey bays during the past week haye been well re- guine than sanguinary, and adopts an optimistic argument
most part, perished. Sines the storms, however, reports warded. Geese, brant and black ducks ate now numerous whichis as beautiful in its way as anything we have ever
hive come in which give the matter a more hopeful look, | in these waters, The writer saw several large bags = brought scen. He says: “Thomas Monteith, of Albany, has a coop
several large bevies haying heen seen. Robins and bluebirds | into Kriders a day or two since and learned from the fortu- of about twenty Oregon quails, which he intends, ifit be
have been seen about here for more than a week. nate duckers that fowl of all kind have heen plentiful for a | possible, to domesticate, ‘“Dhe mysterious of nature is the
The Rifle Club, ofter getting fairly settled in their new fortnight, and the baymen expect their presence until the | art of God.’ The wondrous development of the hitherto
club house at Loyvell’s Grove, were notified to stop shooting, middle of March to the last of the month. At Havre de mysterious would seem to indicate that the Great Architect
as Uie balls were heard to whizz unpleasantly near some of Grace and the Bush and Gunpowder rivers canyas-backs are | is still at work in ways that are calculated to bring man and
the honses in the neighborhood. numerous, tedheads being less in numbers than earlier in His work and plans closer together. Those who give at-
They are now looking for grounds which shall be pleas- the season, and Monday last, ‘ducking day” at Ilavre de tention to the ways of the beasts, birds and fishes, can but
antly located, and where they can practice safely. K. Grace, almost every boat was the lucky one. All that: went recollect that there are incidents taking place which may be
out were well rewarded, Had there been more wind the indicative or intended to attract our attention to the fact that
number of ducks killed would have been larger; as it was the wild master is about to surrender to the more reasonable
ST. LAWRENCE GAME CLUB, many were brought in. At Port Penn, Delaware Bay, a few ruler, Civilization. We refer to incidents such as buifalo
snipe have heen killed—only the earlier comers, We cannot taking up with domestic cattle, prairie chickens with domes-
HE annual meeting of this association was held at the argue from the killing of these half dozen stragglers that the
office of the secretary in the city of Ogdensburg, March main flight is near; still we may expect them sooner than tic fowls, quails making their nests close up to barns, and
1, 1882. The president, L, D. Hoard, read his report, usual the present spring. All the early migratory birds have eyen raising their young close in, as though they appreciated
which was adopted. man’s protection, The farmer, the stock-grower, and eyery
arrived in the region about Port Penn, and the shad fisher- true sportsman will, if they sive heed to such things as they
Mr, Roper moved that the mecting appoint a delegate to men are preparing their nets in advance of last years’ date.
attend the State Convention at Albany March 15. The We have heard of the spring arrival of a pair or two of are interested in, ofttimes ask themselyes, Will all these’
inotion was unimimously adopted, and L. D. Hoard was woodcock near Philadelphia, and their quiet settling down things continue to be as they are now? The Great Giver,
named as such delegate, with power of substitution. Creator and Maker certainly intended that His work should
in swamps where they yearly breed. Should the first fort- he forever. It is then reasonable to conclude that the species
W. R. Peters addressed the meeting on the importance of night of March be balmy and springlike, without stormy
should he continued. Experience now goes to show that the
conferring with the district-attorney as regards the prosecu- weather, our sportsmen will surely find and kill snipe all
tion of the offenders of the game law, and suggested that along the Delaware River meadows from Woodbury Creek species cannot, or at least will not, continue in the wild state,
| Man is too aggressive. We conclude, therefore, that when
the chair appoint a committee of three to,so confer. The down to Salem Creek on the Jersey side and on the numerous
president appointed as such committee, W.R. Peters, J. feeding grounds on the Pennsyvania and Delaware side, the wild animals and birds are robbed of their homes, that it
MeNaughton and Jno. Webb, Jr, Mr. McNaughtou moved which are yearly visited by our fayorite bird.
may be that the God of nature may compromise, and man,
The duck beasts and birds will become friends, and the wild animals
that a committee of three be appointed to select suitable per- shooting on the Delaware River the past month has been
sons for trustees for the ensuing year. Carried. The presi- poor, not from Jack of fowl, but on account of the open and birds will in time become pets of him who was to have
dent named as such committee, J. McNaughton, Albert weather we have had, which has allowed the continual har- dominion over them.”
Chismore and E. FP. Bearsdlee. The committee reported as rassing of every flock of ducks which has made its appear-
follows: For trustees—RE. F. Beardslee, of Gouverneur, §. Toe Mrynesora Assoctarron,—The Minnesota State
ance. Our yéteran Delaware River duck-shooter, Mr. T. Sportsmen's Association is getting down to work, and an
A, Redway, of Potsdam, A. F. Nims, of Canton, James R. Conway, has in the past two weeks contented himself
Smith, of Russell, and J. Newell, of Ogdensbure. active canyass is being made all over the State for additions
with only two or three braces daily over decoys, starting to the membership roll, The idea is to have a popular asso-
The trustees retired for the selection of oflicers for the en- from Chester and paddling on then in this latter neighbor-
suing year, and reported the following: LL. D. Hoard, Presi- ciation of sportsmen, each of whom pledges himself by
hood or even further down the riyer. They are shy and becoming a member to observe the game laws and assist fhe
dent, Omdensburg ; E. F. Beardslee, Vice-President, Gouver- will not permit the approach of a boat no matter how well
neur; XN. VW. Howard, Secretary and Treasurer, Ogdens- association in enforcing them. The trouble has been that
disguised. It isonly when there is a flight and a stiff wind though many—yery many—haye been anxious to see the law
burg. that drives them oyer towards the New Jersey shore that any
J. McNaughton, Esq., addressed the mecting on the im- bag at all can be made, andl it must be done early in the day. enforced they have been unwilling to put its forces in motion
portance of protecting game and fish in this county, and against a friend or customer, and haye shrunk from drawing
especially in the Adirondack epee discussing the ineffici- SNIPE-SHOOTING GROUNDS. upon their individual heads the odium (purely imaginary) of
ency of the present game law of the State, and urging the As the snipe shooting season approaches, many of your enforcing a beneficent law. This association, howeyer,
members of the club to do all in their power for the passage readers are doubtless making up their minds as to where their changes all that. On general information received the
of an act that will easily convict those who unlawfully tramping grounds will be selected this spring. I have gener- officers of the association will act, and the law will be en-
slaughter game and fish. ally been a little selfish in imparting the localities of the sec- forced, not by a one-man power, but in the name of the
H, F. Beardslee suggested the necessity of securing the tions of the country where I have been usually fortunate in associated sportsmen of Minnesota, It is absolutely of para-
services of a game protector for this part of the State. finding birds plentiful, but at your request shall cive for pub- mount interest not only for every sportsman, but for every
Mx. Reynolds made some remarks upon the interest that lication a few points relative to the finding of these grounds, man who wishes to attract strangers to our midst to join this
would be awakened in the right direction, by publishing in which I am sure, should the sportsman hit the proper association at once. Do not wait till some one comes round
all the county papers the Peer abes of the annual meeting weather, it will repay him to visit. to solicit your subscription and name, but send in one dollar,
of the 8t. Lawrence Game Club. It was so ordered. In the neighborhood of Milford, Delaware, the Slaughter the annual dues, to the secretary, W. §. Timberlake, corner
Jno. Webb, Jr., offered the following resolutions which | Neck marshes abound with snipe; also the Prairie Hook Third and Jackson streets, St. Paul, and ask for a copy of
were unanimously adopted: marshes; but at Milford don’t stop ata hotel. Write to Mr. the constitution and by-laws of the association, and for a
Resolved, That the existence of a matured public senti- John Wooters. He knows the grounds, and is moderate in copy of the game law of the State. Prompt and persistent
ment demanding the protection and culture of the best his price for hoard, pilotage and team. action now will saye the State of Minnesota all the money
animal products of our forests and waters, and in favor of At Milton, which is reached by stage from Ellwood station and trouble that the older and more easterly States, Michi-
the appropriations made by the State in aid of such purposes, on the Delaware Railroad, I have always found fine snipe- gan, Illinois, Ohio, New York, etc., are at present expend-
is matter for public congratulation, and demands from the shooting, A team from Milton to the Drawbridge oyer Mil- ing to replace and cause to multiply the game and fish so
people energetic action in the enforcement of the laws for the ton Creek, five miles from the town, will put the sportsman recklessly destroyed in by-gone years, when game was as
preservation of their game and fish. right among birds that are seldom if ever shot at. This last abundant there as here. Let the people of Minnesota be
Resolved, That we appeal to a law-abiding and sym- place is difficult to be gotat, hence the certainty I experienced warned now and benefit by the bitter experience of others.
pathetic public sentiment to aid our efforts to suppress the of having good sport. It will well repay to visit these places, The first money paid into the treasury will be employed in
Jawlessness of classes and persons who habitually resort to but a license of $5.00 is required of every non-resident of carrying test cases to the supreme court. If that court
our forests and streams to pursue their work of destruction Delaware shooting in the State. decides the law unconstitutional, then, the association will
of game and fish, regardless of every consideration but that |. [ would advise a trip of a full week to anyone desirous of endeavor to frame one that is not, failing in which the same
of personal greed, or the gratification of a morbid passion wanting to shoot at these points, and the carrying of a No, law absurdity will be wiped off the face of the statute books, ~
for wanton and indiscriminate destruction. 10 gun and shells of No. 5 and 6 shot for marsh duck-shoot- and all will have an equal opportunity, without risk of
Resolyed, That we invite the people in the counties com- ing, which can always be had in the spring of the year, malicious prosecution or annoyance of taking a hand in the
prised wholly, or in part, in the section known as the especially at Slaughter Neck marsh. As to choice of time extermination process. If itis to be a short life let it be a
Adirondack region, to form associations for the protection of of starting, this must be made according to the condition of merry one and every one in at the death.—St. Paul Pioneer
game and fish in their respective counties, so that by the the marshes and openness of the season. I would say this Press.
interchange of views, and concerted and general action, the year, if the spring proves open, any time after the 15th to18th
laws directed to that enc may be generally enforced. of March, or even later, would do, Gam ArnLoAT.—The overflowed Mississippi is working
April 1 would surely hit
Resolved, That the president of this association be it. Milton Creek is my favorite. ruin and disaster to the dwellers in the delta country between
Homo.
requested to publish, in the form of circular letter, a general Cairo and New Orleans. Farms and townships are submerged
invitation to join our efforts for suppression and protection; ‘in the flood. A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
Loapine FoR GAME.—The subject of loads for shotguns writes of the destruction of game: The Mississippi ‘‘bottom,”’
and that he couple therewith a brief synopsis of the laws for is something to which I haye given a good lot of time and between the great river and the St. Francis, has long been
the protections of fish and game and the penalties for their thought in experimenting, both at the targets and in the field. celebrated as a sort of hunters’ paradise.
violation. The immense
I give the results of my experimenting. First, in rezard to forests and interminable canebrakes afforded secure shelter
Resolved, That we tender to the president and officers of the load of shot, it should not, when in the barrel, exceed in
the St. Lawrence Game Club our hearty thanks for their for innumerable wildcats, Jynxes, panthers, hears and deer,
height the diametre of the bore to get the best average results besides the smaller game, such as squirrels, opossums and
efficient services in the past year, and our congratulations at of both penetration and pattern, which will be for a 12-bore
the encouraging prospects of the extension of the influence raccoons. Some of these, like the squirrels, the wildcats,
lioz., 10-bore 140z. As soon as the shot exceeds this the lynxes and panthers, can readily adapt themselyes to the
and usefulness of the club from its feeble beginning, and penetration falls off—with heayy powder charges yery much necessities of the situation and take to the trees. But many
progress under the sustaining care of its president, to the so—and, consequently, the range; loz. of shot and 4drs. of a black-pelted bruin has been routed from his lair by the
wider field of activity contemplated by its incorporation, and powder gives about the same pattern, but 18 per cent, Detter encroaching flood, and compelled to seek preservation by
co-extensiye with the forests and waters of St. Lawrence penetration than 8dr. andioz. But 4dr. and 1 407. gives taking refuge on a floating log. A gentleman just returned
county, and we pledge to them and to the public our best only 7 per cent. better than 8dr, and 14oz., though the pattern from Madison, on the steamer Katie Hooper, saw six mon-
assistance in the discharge of their duties. is the same. The gun l usefor most everything is a 12-zauge, ster black bears floating on one huge cypress log, Many
Resolyed, That the proceeding of this association be pub- 82ibs., 80ins. The pattern is the same with 3 and 4dr. of hundreds—perhaps thousands—of deer have been caught in
lished in the several weekly papers printed in St. Lawrence powder and if puts about 54 to 67 per cent. of the load in the overflow and drowned.
county and in ForEsp AND STRBAM. Swamp rabbits and other game
the 30in. circle ab 40yds; i4oz. gives about 18 per cent. bet- animals have met no better fate. The squirrels, being expert
Gen. Judson eloquently addressed the meeting, siving some ter pattern than Joz,, and Itoz. gives 20 per cent. more swimmers, have migrated to the highlands; but the destruc-
vivid descriptions of his experience in the great woods— than loz, The followimg is the penetration of various tion of game animals has been great,
where the deer were being hounded to death. Adjourned. loads taken from the averages of several shots with each
N. W. lWowarp, Secretary, L. D. Hoarp, President. load, The penetration is in hundredths of an inch:
OGpENsBURG, March 1, 1882. Lone Istanp AssocrAtron,—The annual meeting of the
Powder. Shot. Pen. Powder. Shot. Pen. Powder. Shot. Pen. L. I, Sportsmen’s Association, was held in Music Hall,
3dr. 107, 44 3144 loz. 48 4 loz. 2
3dr, iigoz. 43 ae ligoz. 47 4 1tgoz. .50 Brooklyn, March 4, The following officers were elected for
Foxes on Icr.—Hartford, Conn., March 4.—In your last 3dr. W407. .42 3 i4oz. 48 4 14oz, 45 the ensuing year: President, C. E. Fisk; Vice-Presidents,
issue “E, A. R.” gives an instance of a foxcrossing ice and C.-L. Havemeyer, Henry Altenbrand. Geo. Post, Robt.
the dogs following the trail by scent. I have more than The following loads I use in the field with good effuct: For
geese, 4dr. powder Ijoz. No. 1 or B shot; ducks, 4dr., 1402.
Robinson, Capt. W. L. B. Steers; Secretary, H. W. Thorpe;
once witnessed the same Bsa but in every case the Treasurer, F. C. Chamberlin. Resignations from the Phanix
fox has been wounded or foot-sore, I have also seen the No.5; ruifed grouse, 34dr., 1f0z, No. 7; quail and woodcock,
adr.,. loz. No, 9; bay snipe, 84dr., loz. No. 9; rail, 3dr., un Club and the Brooklyn Gtm Club were read and ac-
dogs thrown oul many times by the fox taking to the ice, cepted, Messrs. W. L. B Steers, Chas. W. Hayemeyer and
Two years ago while fox hunting I saw a wily varmint who toz. No. 9; upland plover, 3idrs., ltoz. No. 8. Loaded
in all cases with one cardboard wad, with two pink edge, Henry W. Thorpe, were elected delegates to the State con-
was some distance ahead of the dogs, leave the highway in vention at Albany. Alternates, Robt. Fury for Kings co.,
which he was running and make a bee line for a pond nearly except for quail, woodcock and snipe, where one pink edge is
used. The one felt wad on powder does not drive so hard, Judge Lott for Queens co., and G. A. Chappell for Suffolk
half a mile distant that was frozen over, As soon as he was co. As a committee of ten to accompany the delugates, the
on the ice he commenced rolling over and over until he had and tends to scatter the shot more than two felt wads.—Dr
HAveEn (Philadelphia, Pa.) president named Messrs, Crook, Altenbrand, Chappell, Cham-
Zot three or four rods from the shore, when he gathered him- berlin, Post, Miller, Ackhurst, Eddy, Hedeman and
self up, and throwing his head in the air to listen for the McGovern. Messrs. Geo, B. Post, C. W. Wingert and Hugh
(logs, he shook himself and then retraced his steps to the road, CHARLESTON, Coles Co,, Mhnois, March 3.—On the ist McLaughlin, were appointed a committee to secure a central
when heran ashort distance toward the dogs, and then turning inst,, William Hughes and John Cartright were out for a club ground for the use of all the clubs belonging to the
‘fat aright angle soon disappeared. I wassomedistanceaway, day’s shooting about ‘eight miles north of here on the prairie, L, I. Association,
hutanticipating trouble started for the scene. The dogs ar- and they bagged one sprigtail and eight mallard ducks,
rived there before I did and it was a long time before T gotThey saw a few killdear. ‘They report the prairie a sea of Kerpinc Drip Gawe,—East Machias, Me.—Hditor Forest
them straightened out, In this instance the dogs could
water. Brant, geese and killdeer are scarce, rabbits and| and Stream: 1 should like to have some information about
‘mell the scent upon the ice much better than they could ducks by the hundreds, quail and pinnated grouse are toler- | the best method of keeping dead game, and whether it should
Upon the ground, which was undoubtedly just the result cal- able plenty, In the timber, squirrels, rabbits and quail toler- | be drawn or left undrawn. When] am camping out I have
culated upon by designing vulpes when he took so much able plenty, rutied grouse and turkeysacarce, Not any deer always lmwug my fowls up by the neck undrawn. I never
“pains to leave itthere. —Fox Hunter, in the county,—J, B, D, Tm have been in the habit of drawing them until wanted for the
 110 FOREST AND STREAM. [Manca 9, 1882.

too “gamy,”~
Sea and River Hishing.
2?
table. du case they were have sometimes ally it will he discerned to be in conformity with self-interest,
thrown them away; but have always found that ducks, part- which admonishes ns not to Kill the goose, etc. It seems
ridges, ete,, keep for a long time during cool weather, say +4 quite probable that early in the summer this place and
September and October, by simply bleeding and hanging up Phillips will have phonographic communication. This ac-
outside the tent after shooting. —8. H. T. Hauling fish through the surf is better than wasting time in the complished, a greater number of sportsmen will give this
Senate.— DANIEL WEBSTER, region the preference. W ARFIELD.,
A New Dock Rerrmvyer.—Mr, Edmond Redmond, of THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF,
RANGELEY, Maine, February, 1882.
Rochester, N. Y., the well known inventor of the diving
duck decoys, makes a suggestion in his paper, the Jowrzit, BY X.
NIGHT SPEARING.
that we leave him to ‘‘work up:’ ‘‘One day lately we were “When the wind is in the north,
reading about the desirability of a doe that would fetch ducks The prudent angler goes not forth. Noes the fine sports of the boys of fifty years ago, that
under all circumstances, when an idea occurred to us that When the wind is in the south, of “night spearine” must be included,
may be worthy of consideration. It was to train hawks to Tt blows the bate (fly) in the fishe’s mouth. The stream that we frequented was quite wide, but gener-
retrieve. There would be no more difficulty in teaching a When the wind is in the east, ally shallow, say from six inches to three feet deep, with
faleon to fetch than if is to teach them the old-time art of Then the fish will bite the least. occasional holes too deep forus to wade. The fish were mostly
hawking, The only question is, would any ordinary hawk When the wind is in the west, {rout and suckers, but the former were seldom captured, as
be strong enough to carry a four-pound duck or the still Then the fish will bite the best.” they never lie close to the bottom, while the latter were often
heavier wild goose or swan. Here would be a chance to put taken in large quantities and frequently of large size. Our
‘When the moon is shining bright, parties yaried from three to six, éach armed with rude spears
the national bird to some practical use. ‘The eagle is un- Seek other days for fish to bite.”
questionably strong enough to carry any ordinary duck, and and grain bag in which to carry his fish. Fora light, we at
it would not be a bad idea to employ his storm-daring pinion |Fasigns are the mere fictions of the brain and yoid of truth first used a faggot of pitchpine splinters, four or five inches in
and sun-gazing eye to recover dead ducks. From accounts or sense, then that is the end of them among sensible diameter, and eight or nine fect long, bound together eyery
we haye read about eagles swooping down and going off people. Boys may repeat them to kill time while spitting foot or so with green bands or wire, Two such torches were
with decoys, we infer that the eagle has a penchant for wild on their bait, But if they have sprung up out of the experi- required for a night’s spearing, covering about a mile of the
duck; and if he could be trained to fetch and carry for the ence of some and the observations of others at all times and stream and occupying about three hours.
wild fowler, another attraction would be given fo a fine places, orat different times and localities, and from their In later times we made an improyement in our lights.
sport.” truthfulness grown into proverbs sacred in the eyes of grand Necessity is said ever to be the mother of invention, so instead
old Izaae Walton and his followers to this day, then it may of the cumbersome and unwieldly faggot, we constructed
Tue CoMryeG or ram SyreH.—Philadelphia, March 6, 1882. be worth while to elaborate them a little and find out, if an opin work basket of old barrel hoopsand wire. This was
—Kiditor Forest aud Stream: Everything indicates the early possible, what they mean, tied to one end of a long pole and a corn basket to the other,
coming of the main flight of snipe withus. Yesterday’s In the north of England, where this first proverb probably in which a supply of pine knots were carried, and from which
rain hastened a few brace, and this forenoon three were killed originated, about the time in the spring when the flies begin the light in the iron basket was kept glowing, This proved
on the meadows at the foot of Broad street in the city limits. to be plenty and the trout begin to jump for them, should a a great success, and except when the bearer slipped on a
The veteran Mr, John Davis, of Philadelphia, has been out cold north wind set in the flies will all disappear from the smooth stone and boy and light together disappeared beneath
already, but have not heard of his bagging any, although he waters, hiding away in warm cover until there be a change the water, lighted the stream from bank to bank.
generally finds many of the early birds. Several local sports- of wind and temperature. The trout, discovering the disap- We found that a cloudy and moonless night with no wind
men started for the wet grounds on the New Jersey side of pearance of their food, seck their hiding places in deep pools was the most favorable time for our sport, there being no
the Delaware River this morning in hope of finding a few, and under banks and logs, Occasionally one may be found ripple on the water and the light more searching, so that a
Tt is very uncertain yet, for we need a week of mellow in their usual haunts ready to take the proffered fly of the fish was readily distinguished from a root or sunken stick.
spring-like weather, Yet all the migratory birds due about unbelieving angler in the “sign,” but the “prudent angler” in Spearing, like “‘bobbing for bullheads,” may not be considered
this time of year are ahead of their general coming a full the localities where such a state of things may occur ‘‘goes very scientific, but let a greenhorn try it, and if he don’t miss
week.—HomE. not forth.” his game, it will be because the fish is about as lone as his
On any stream in any country north of the equator, in the arm and as logy as a sucker. 15% 2D}
THe Burrato Rancr. —Fort Benton, Montana, Feb. 10, spring and fall especially, the south wind would naturally he
1882.—The buffalo have made a yery remarkable migration a warm wind, the flies would dancé merrily over the water,
lately. Last September the buffalo were all on this (south) the wary trout would be on the watch and keep up that half TROUT FLIES.
side of the line, in fact, nearly all on the south side of the metallic splashing sound so delightful to the angler, and HE warm weather of the past few days has turned our
Missouri Riyer, Since that time fully half of them have gone when he steals up cautiously and makes his cast “It blows thoughts towards the trout season, The bluebirds,
north clear to Battle River and the south fork of the Saskat- the bate in the fishes mouth.” robins and blackbirds are on in great numbers, English
chewan. It is truly wonderful how many buffalo are still The northern part of England, when the east wind sweeps snipe haye put in an appearance, and even the peepers have
left. Thousands of Indians and hundreds of white men down from the North Sea and the cold Baltic, or in Maine, been heard in the marshes.
depend on them for a living. At present nearly all the buf- New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Quebec, Thinking that the following items about trout flies are
faloin Montana are between Milk River and the Bear Paw from the cold icebergs floating off the Southern coast of La- therefore in season J take the liberty of sending the inclosed
Mountains, there are only a few small bands of them between brador, across the trout streams, in the spring and fall, (as lists. I have, for convenience, divided the flies into three
the Missonri and the Yellowstone.—J. W. 8. the east winds are dry and cold) the flies on the streams dis- classes, and, while [know from experience that such lists are
appear, the trout slink away to their hiding-places, and the not absolutely perfect, I can only say that they are the result
WiaxcHenpon, Mass., March 2.—On Monday of this week incredulous angler too late discoyers that—“'Then the fish of twenty years’ fly fishing in our waters, and to a certain ex-
members of the Gun Club went out for a hunt,.sides were will bite the least.” tent yerified by many other anglers. Olass A represents the
chosen, the agreement being that the losing side should pay But when the vitalizing west winds sweep up from the flies that haye proved most killing; class B, those not quite
for the suppers. G. Sumner Lord with his party reported warm currents of the Gulf Stream on the shores of England so good, and class O, those that are occasionally good,
the capture of eighteen rabbits, while James Sutherland and and North America, the flies swarm in myriads, the fish (trout OLASS A,
party had twenty-two rabbits, two partridges, and one squir- especially) are alive to the proffered chance for a good dinner Coachman, Great Dun, Black, Brown, Red and Ginger
rel. Last evening supper was furnished by the losers at the and leap to every lure—‘‘Then the fish will bite the best.” Hackles, Cech-y-bon-dhu, Shoemaker, Abbey, Grizly King,
American House, where rabbits and other good things graced Exceptions may be found in the heat of summer, when all
Blue Dun, Black Guat, Cow Dung, Red and Dark Pox, Yel-
the board, After supper a stirring speech was made by winds are warm, or in streams so protected by mountains or low Sally, Ronald Stone, Brown Hen, Dusty Miller, White
President Brown. forests as to be little affected by any winds, but this only
Miller, Scarlet Ibis.
proves the truth of the signs, CLASS B.
Tus HARLY Snipe.—Jersey City, March 7, 1882.—ditor Although ‘‘O. T, D.” may haye fallen into the trap set by
Forest and Stream: J killed this Tuesday morning an Eng- the Forest AND STREAM on the “‘worm question” he is Queen of the Water, Plum, Grouse and Gray Hackle,
lish snipe, weight, 8%0zs. This is the earliest I have killed, sound on the ‘‘moon question.” Fish do bite best in the Scarlet, Gray and Olive Guats, Professor Beaverkill, Cahill,
Scollopaa wilsonii. In referrmge'to my field-hotes, I find the “dark of the moon.” Tron Blue Dun, Bright:Fox, Canada, Montreal, Jungle Cock,
earliest one killed in previous years on the 10th of March, When the moon shines bright during the night, minnows Prime Gnat, Cinnamon Dun, Jenny Spinner, Gray Coflin,
1880; last year not until March 31st.—G. L. W. come to the surface near the shore and huddle together in Brown Coflin, Blue Blow.
swarms; then the trout, bass, pike and pickerel strike for CLASS 0.
Fuorma.—Maitland, Orange County, Feb., 1882.—Quail this bonanza and gorge themselves to repletion, Being full, Green Hackle, Brown Stone, Golden Spinner, Red Spin-
shooting has been very good the past season up to within two the fish retire to their hiding places, and remain there until ner, Raven, Green and Gray Drake, Hawthorne, Hooker,
or three weeks. Ihave hada party of New York gentlemen the process of digestion is completed and hunger drives them Golden Monkey, Alder, Shad Fly, Sand Fly, Brandreth
here all winter and they haye had good sport. Our table is forth to seek more food. This may occur in cight or ten Wood Duck, Bee.
supplied with venison all shot within a few miles from here. hours. Best flies for the Adirondacks, Maine and Canada:—
Hence it is idle to fish for trout or bass when the moon Brandreth, Holberton, Saranac, Rangeley, Moose, Tron Spin-
Stare Pargs.—The reservation of a portion of the Adir- shines at night, until about three or four o'clock in the after- ner, Canada and Montreal, Abbey, Coachman, White Miller,
ondacks as a State park and the reclaiming of Niagara Falls noon, with any assurance of getting more than an occasional Jungle Cock, Silver Doctor, the Hackles, W. Houmerron.
are two projects now exciting deserved public interest. There rise. When there isno moonlight at night the fish do not
can be no question of the ultimate adyantage which will ac- feed, and if the days be cloudy, rainy or windy, the “‘signs”’ TROUT IN NEW JERSEY.
crue from such action of the State. are right, and the chances are largelyin your favor for a good
day’s sport and a full creel. [ is not generally known, save by a few Philadelphians
RocHEstEr.—At the annual meeting the Monroe County To “spit on the bait’ is not a sign, but a fact; so with and the natives of the locality of which I will make
Sportsmen's Club elected the following officers: President, anise seed and assafcetida (recommended by our patron saint, reference, that within fifteen miles of the Quaker City there
M. M. Hollister; Vice-President, J. H..Brown; Secretary and the great and good Walton), and if these won't ‘‘fetch ’em,” are, in the vicinity of White Horse, on the Camden and At-
Treasurer, L. A. Pratt. There are $676.26 in the treasury no extraneous application will, Let the boys spit on their lantic Railroad, two or three streams at this writing fairly
and no debts, bate—just as good as assafcetida. abounding with trout, Trout Run, the main brook of the
three, (the names of the others I[haye forgotten) is a stream
Ducks on Lone Isnanp.—Port Jefferson, March 3.—Old thickly bordered and overgrown with an almost impenetra-
squaws, coots and sheldrakes are very plenty here.—W.
RANGELEY NOTES. ble labyrinth of alders, blackberry bushes, ete., which in
H. &. ee the season closed, the proprietors of Forest Retreat, spring time, unless it be very early, renders it impossible to
\) Messrs. Richardson and Grant, Lake Kenebago, haye fish with bait even, and neyer with the fly. The trout
NOTES FROM FOREIGN EXCHANGES. enlarged their main camp, and will erect a still larger one caught are small, scarcely ever measuring more than four or
eee Revista degli Sports of Rome has this notice, which, adjoining before the season opens, doubling the capacity of five inches, yet I have seen some that would reach six or
we presume, refers to Judge Caton: ‘Un ricco signore last year. This has become necessary to accommodate the eight.
deg] Stati-Uniti si presentd al Ministro d’agricoltura e com- constantly increasing patronage. Though less easy of access cane years ago the existence of trout in these New Jersey
mercio proponendo Vacclimatazione del yak in Francia. Il than most others, once here the sportsman finds it the loveliest brooks was kept a profound secret by those that displayed
yak ¢ una specie di bufalo con coda da eayallo; da un latte of all lakes, with fly-fishing all the season. During the past their catch on their return. I retmenther at one time offering
eccelente ¢ con la sua lana si fanno abiti_per contadini. La year 4 partially new trail was swamped out to Seyen Ponds, one dollar apiece for six live trout that would measure six
stessa lana, mediante un operato, dicono che imiti molto bene inches each, to be furnished me in good condition in twenty-
il capello umano.” lessening the distance two miles or more, and with less hill,
As in past years, George Huntoon will perform mail service four hours, not thinking I could possibly getthem, for it was
La Itustracion Venatoria of Madrid tells us that the out- iri-weekly, and haul supplies daily. John A. Burke, Range- in the month of February. In less than twelve hours, to my
rages of the dynamite fishing fiend are not confined to this ley Lake House; George Oaks, Oquossac House, Rangeley ereat amazement, Lhad them swimming in my aquarium pro-
country. It reports: “Cuatro jévenes muy conocidos en la City; H. J. Kimbal, Mountain View House, Rangeley Out- vided with running water and in full view of the passers by
citada villa, ancionados en extremo 4 la pesca, y con la sana, let; I. N. Packard, Camp Kenebago, Indian Rock; Maj. C, of my store, situated on Chestnut street, near Fourth, in
mala 6 buena intencion de hacer abundante cosecha con el T. Richardson, Hains’ Landing, at the head; and Capt, Fred Philadelphia. ‘These fish were taken by Mr. Chas. Vogel
destrozador elemento de la nitroglicerina6 dinamita, y al en-
eender, para arrojarlo al agua, uno de los yarios cartuchos que ©. Barker, Bemis, at the foot of Mooseluemaguntic, will from Trout Run while the snow was yet on the ground.
llevaban en su bote 6 embareacion, se les inflamd el resto de manage and control their respective hotels and camps as in They lived until June, when the temperature of the water
de los demas, siendo yictimas todos ellos, recogiendo al uno past years, Captain Barker at present is in Boston, lecturing hecoming too high, they one by one died.
cadaver y & los otros tres en un estado muy grave.” —talking, he modestly styles it—hbefore schools and angling T have often seen catches of fifty and seventy-five brought
associations, describing and illustrating by diagrams the from the stream, but the season in which they were taken
Lea Chasse Illustrée of Paris has this, which we commend localities and methods of enjoying sport. ‘Those fortunate was always in late February or early March, and I learned
to our game law makers: ‘‘ D’aprés le chiffre considérable des that it required the most active, weazel movement on the
permis de chasse délivrés chaques année dans nos préfectures, enough fo visit this region will find all he promises fully veri-
clest, 6videmment, en Irance que l’on compte le plus de chas- fied, His steamers, Oquossac and Mooseluemaguntie, will part of the angler (if you can call it angling) and a use of rod
seurs, ou qui se disent tels, sur tous les degrés de léchelle ply as usual, Old-timers will be pleased to learn that Captain tip only to find one’s way to water enough and room enough
sociale: depuis le racommodeur de sayates jusqu’au président C. W. Howard will resume charge of his steamer, Molly- where a bait could be dropped, These fish were native trout,
de la, République, tout le monde chasse, C’est le contraire en chuncamunk, on the Rangeley next season, the stream had then never been stocked nor the communicat-
Angleterre et en Allemagne. I] résulte de cette mosaique At the last session of the Maine Legislature an act was ing ponds, as I understand, but Iwas told by a Major Lewis,
humaine des abus nombreux qui nous conduitent fatalement passed prohibiting residents from aking certain fish during of Philadelphia, who used to visit_the locality often, there
& la destruction radicale du gibier. On cherche un reméde au are one or two dams siluated on Trout Rum or one of the
mal, et l'espoir nous reste. Le député qui aurait le courage de a portion of the close season for their own use—a privilege
monter & la tribune pour proposer une loi conservatrice séyére heretofore allowed them. So far as can be ascertained, the neighboring small creeks, where he had at times finer fishing
eontre le braconnage, risquerait de perdre sa popularité et law has heen duly obeyed, though public sentiment is, and and larger trout could be caught. Trout Run was always re-
déplairait aux masses.” for a while longer, no doubt, will be, against it; but eventu- ported fo me as a terrible place for rattlesnakes after the, sea-
’Manca 9, 1882, FOREST AND STREAM, 111

son had became warmer as it approached May or June, but I RecaEHOe seems to be more readily detected in pools and quiet adds (p, 138): ‘‘The eels and the lampreys have no deferent
do not know how true it was, remember, though it was places. canal, any more than an oviduct, Like the ova thé semen
only in February, March, and early April, my friends went T forgot to mention that I use a leader from one and a half ruptures the capsuler in which it has collected and diffuses
there. Lalways fancied, however, it was the preater growth to three feet in length, This enables your bait, if the current itself in the abdominal cavity, whence it is expelled in the
of Pee etc., the later season brought forth and not the is not too strong, to drag behind your float just the length of same way asin the ova.” But he eorreetly describes the
snakes, the leader, The part of your line under water, from float to place of opening of the penbueal canal, the waters, ete.
Of late years ebruary and March fishing at Trout Run is sinker, being perpendicular, and as the bait goes down stream Robin, Comptes Rendus, 1881, p. 388.
not indulged in, ss the law interferes, but 1 am informed to- bouncing and dragging over the stones on the bottom, it is by | By some droll coincidence the University of Bologna, and,
day the same streams are fall of trout, and the distance within this method made very attractive and inviting for the fish. soon after, that of Pavia, were again prominent participants
fifteen miles of Philadelphia; Such fishing I neyer enjoyed, When I have my line in proper condition—7, ¢., well waxed, in the eel tournament, At the meeting of the Bologna
but it is a fact we have trout. so near us. Homo, so that it will float on the surface of the water from cork to Academy, December 28th, 1871, Prof. G. B. Ercolani read a
rod. [use a 12o0z, split-cane rod; but 1 have always felt paper upon the perfect hermaphroditism in the eel.
toward the end of a day’s fishing, when the wax has worn off Hourteen days later Prof. Balsamo Crivelli and L. Maggi
THE BAIT QUESTION. and the line becomes water-soaked, sinking, instead of remain- read a detailed and elaborate paper upon the “‘true organs of
ite writer comes to you for information, from you or ing on the surface, that a stiff rod (natural cane) would be generation in eels,” These investigators, without concerted
some of your well-informed correspondents, on ‘‘fish- more effective in striking, if not yielding so much pleasure in action, had all at once brought up the celebrated issue of the
ology.” To state the case brictly, we have near us a river point of comfort. I have also canght chub with a fly in early previous century; this time, however, having specially in
which abounds in perch (so we call them; I think they are spring and Jate fall in a small trout stream that empties into view the male organs of the ecl, while all were convinced
generally known as ‘‘sub pereh,”) horse fish, white bass, cat- the Conemaugh River, Pa. When fishing for them in the that they had reached a final result by their inyestigations.
fish, ete., etc. Octorara Creek we call them ‘‘fall fish,” Tuck. The results were certainly very peculiar. In the paper of
The great trouble with us is bait. We use, when we can PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Wreolani it was claimed that the snake-like folds of fat,
get them, the tail part of large crawfish which, skinned or which had formerly been noticed near the ovyarium, were
peeled, makes a yery white nice bait; they are scarce, how- BLACK-FISHING ON THE SOUND. nothing else than the spermaties of the eel, and that upon
ever, and hard to get. The common earth worm is plentiful WN my day Ihave taken a good many blackfish. While the left side of the animal this organ developed into a true
gunuen but is a poor bait, the fish seeming not to care much there area good many gamier fish to catch than the testicle, while the one upon the right side shrank up and
or it, blackfish, or taufog, there’s a good deal of eating on them, became functionless. In the work of Crivelli and Maggi, on
The stream has a current of two and a half or three miles and not bad eating either, when well cooked, and there's the other hand, the folds of fat next to the ovary were also
per hour, too much to fish with a cork or float, and what the always some sport about catching them, too; and where the considered to be the male orvans of the eel, while the one on
writer wants to hear is—what is the best bait to use, and choice lies between trout the size of half a lead-pencil, and the right-hand side of the animal -was considered without any
whether to fish at the top of water without any sinker, or to blacktfish of from one to four pounds, I'll go for blacktish doubt to be the male reproductive organ. The last named
fish near the bottom with « sinker and worms, or some other every time. authorities described the spermatozoa which they had seen in
bait, We have no experience with this, hive no trout in this A fayorite place of mine for getting blackfish is on Long this stripe of fat upon the right side. Since these strips’ of
part vf the State, and we use about the same old style of bait Island Sound near Darien, Conn. A bay sets in there, and fat were universally found in all eels, and always in connec-
and tackle that was in use by our fathers and grandfathers. back of the bay is an inclosed body of water, with flood tion with the former, the investigators could come to no
Can “‘flies,” “lady-bugs,” grasshoppers, frogs, and rubber gates to open and shut with the tide. Our boat was stowed nee conclusion than that the eels were complete hermaphro-
crawyiish be used to adyantage in ourriver? Of course I mean away at the further side of this pond, In the morning early, dites,
such baits as we can buy from the fishing tackle stores, and my friend Fred. Ryder and I would start in our flat-bottomed The male organ of the eel, as described by Ercolani, as
not the natural inseeis. By answering these questions, to- scow, pull across the pond, slide the boat over the wall, and also by Crivelli and Maggi, shows how carefully investiga-
gether with such other information as would be useful on the after pulling down the bay some distance, would go ashore tions may be expended upon things whieh are not in the
subject, you will confer a great favor on a subscriber who is and dig clams for bail. Sometimes this wag the hardest part least equivocal, since there was not the slightest trace of
fond of fishing, but finds proper bait hard to get. of our day’s work, for, often after digging tillwe thought we structure like that of a spermary. The cells of this body in
We are “up” on guns, dogs, and quail shooting, but far would go through to the other side, we found—no clams; but the lining of the stomach next to the ovary are simply fat
behind the age in the sport of the fisherman. The writer has perseverance brings success. So if wedid not get them in cells, with all the characteristic peculiarities, just as they are
asmall carp pond, and has recently placed init twenty young one place,we would in another. given in all the manuals of histiolozy. Prof. Rauber, of
carp, procured from the Fish Commission in Washington I well remember one day we spent there; during the fore- Leipsic, has examined these fat cells carefully, and they haye
city. He will be able to report something in that line. In noon the tide was not right for fishing, and we got but little; also been investigated in many eels by the writer, Dr. Jacoby.
the meantime, he would like to be informed as to what is the about noon the tide changed, and began to run out. We Never has anything but fat cells and blood vessels been found
best kind of aquatic plant to place in the pond, whether to pulled out to the edge of the Sound, laying about 250 yards in them, The so-called spermatozoa, described in the work
plant the seeds or bulbs and how best to geta quick growth in from shore, and dropped anchor a short distance from an of Maggi and Crivelli, proved to be microscopic fat particles
the pond, suitable for carp. Can you tell me? oyster smack, on which all hands were busy with hand lines, orca ene bodies, such as are commonly found in fat
SUBSCRIBER. fishing. As we laid aside our oars, and picked up our rods, cells,
Goutpsroro’, North Carolina. our neighbors on the smack begun to laugh at “‘them city In the meantime, at Trieste, the question concerning the
It is yery difficult to tell what will be the best bait for fish fellars fishin’ out here with poles.” ‘‘They won't catch a fish, male organs of the eel was making a yery important advance.
Darwin had already expressed the opinion that among nearly
in @ stream that one has never fished. [tis somewhat lile see if they do,” said one. ‘‘I'll bet they won't,” said another.
prescribing for a patient whom you do not know, when ata We said nothing, but got to work; finding it hard to get all fishes the female was larger than the male. He states that
distance. The best plun in such cases is actual experiment. bottom, we kept putting on more Jead, until we had about a Dr. Ginther has assured him that there was not a single in-
stance among fishes in which the male was naturally larger
We would try minnows, fins of fish and strips from their bel- pound on each of our lines, and getting the gauge of things, than the female. This opinion may, perhaps, have induced
lies, white grubs from the fields in spring, and such natural we soon had everything lovely; for the fish seemed to be fairly Dr. fyrski, director of the Museum of Natural History at
baits as we could get. starving for our bait. First Fred, would reel up one, then L
would get one—then they came up, two at a time, just as Trieste, now professor in the University of Lemberg, when he
Artificial baits are good in some cases, especially when undertook, at the request of the marine officials of Trieste, the
kept in motion to attract the eye of the fish, but they haye no fast as we could reel them up—all good sized fish, ‘‘regular
odor that is attractive. tide runners’ —and it was hard work, too; a heavy rod, with determination of the spawning time of the fish which were
We doubt that your fish will tise freely to the fly. They are a pound sinker, with the tide running lively and fish biting question, caught in that region, and was obliged to take up the eel
to devote his attention especially to the smaller eels.
mainly mid-water feeders,and the current seems strong enough at the line fifty to sixty feet away; but we were anxious to Dr. Hermes, in behalf of Dr. Syrski, protests against this
to spin for the fish. We would adyise small trolling spoons, make a good showing to “them other fellars” in the smack, idea, stating, on authority of the latter, that the published
with very small hooks, and if the current is not sufficient to and convince them that we knew how to catch fish. And we
opinions of Giinther and Darwin were unknown to him prior
spin them when held by the rod with twenty to forty feet of did it, too. Of course they had their eyes open, and took in to the publication of Jacoby’s paper. Up to that time every
line, then the spoon can be cast and trolled. If the spoon the whole thing, but very silently.
sinks with so much line, place a light floatt*midway, or where Finally, they could stand it no longer, and one of them investigator had chosen for investigation the largest and fat-
shouted to us, “‘Say, Mister, wot’s you fellars fishin’ with.” test eels, thinking that the largest and oldest specimens must
experience proves the best. Perhaps other subscribers can
help this one out of his trouble. “Clams,” was the laconic answer. ‘‘We hain’t gotno clams, haye the most highly developed organs of generation. On
Nov. 29, 1878, Syrski found in the second speciman which
In the matter of carp food, the Festuca flrutuns is a good We's fishin’ with winkles,” .
he investigated—an individual fifteen inches long, which is
water plant, it grows in the ponds at Washington. The con- “‘T suppose you've got lots of fish?” said I. ‘‘Nary a fish.
ferva called ‘frog spittle” is excellent. Have you got any?” was the response. ‘‘Well, a few,” said now preserved in the museum at Trieste—a completely new
I, and pointing toa bushel basket full to the top, “‘how do organ which had never before been seen within the eel by
you like the looks of them?” ‘My goodlands! what a mess,” any former investigator, although tens of thousands of eels
CHUB FISHING. said he. And finally they came right down to business and had been zealously studied.'* Syrski published his discovery
asked us to give them enough for dinner, and some clams for in the April number of the proceedings of the Imperial
NOTICED in your issue of February 16 “‘Ches. A. bait. So I quietly told them that they could see for them- Academy of Sciences, Vienna, in 1874. The most important
Peake’s” answer to “‘P. A. B.,” concerning chub fishing,
selves that “them city fallers’ could catoh fish when they point of the discovery was stated to be that in all the speci-
loaality, etic., and your editorial comments on same." I agree
with you that it js fo be deplored that locality should so con- set out to do it, and giying them all they wanted, we hoisted mens of eels in which the Syrskian organ was found, the
well-known collar-and-cuff shaped ovary, the female organ of
tribute to the inconeruity of the popular nomenclature of fish. our anchor and pulled for shore. J. R. JR.
generation, was entirely wanting. It was evident from this
In‘some respeets “Ches, A, Peake,” although evidently refer- that ecls were not hermaphrodites, The question now arose,
ring to bass, describes the chub, for the chub certainly means THE EEL QUESTION. is the newly discoyered organ in the eel, in its external form
business when he bites, which he is never tardy in doing on A paper read before the American Fishcultural Association by Prof. as well as inner structure, so different from the ovary that it
any fairly favorable day for fishing, and is a spirited, if brief, G. Brown Goode. could be considered as a partially developed or peculiarly
fighter when hooked. [CONTINUED. | shrunken oyary? According to all researches which have up
I haye known them in tide water to attain a growth equal HUNT FOR THE MALE HEL AND ITS DISCOVERY BY SYRSET. to this time been made, there is the hishest kind of probability
to a good-sized shad. Is this too indefinite? Well, then,
certainly two pounds and over; but the ‘‘giants” that are The history of the search for the female of the eel having that this newly discovered structure is actually the long
sought male organ of generation. The investigator cannot,
Jand-locked about one pound, as you say. I have caught been given, for the most part, in a translation of the work of however, answer this question with complete certainty, since
them in eyery stream I have fished that empties into Dr. Jacoby, it seems appropriate to quote the same author
concerning the search for the male cel, which, though much the thing which is most necessary to the solution of this ques-
the Delaware—the Rancocas, Pennypack, Timber, Raccoon, tion—namely, the finding and the recognition of the sperma-
Mantua and Brandywine; also the Octorara, that empties shorter, is none the less interesting. tozoa—has not yet been accomplished.
into the Susquehanna. My favorite and, I think, most suc- In the dissertation of Hohnbaum-Hornschuch, published
In February, 1879, Professor Packard announced the dis-
cessful time for fishing for them is from October to March, as in 1842, the opinion was expressed that certain cells found by covery of spermatozoa in eels from Wood's Holl, Mass., but
their flesh is much finer then, and they will then always bite the author in the ovaries which differed from the egg cells hy soon after declared that this wasa mistake, and that he had been
if there, and not frightened. Of course, I mean if the streams their form and contents, should be regarded as the spermary
are clear and free from ice. cells of the eel, and that the eel should be regarded as herma- deceived, by molecular movements among the yolk nuclei in
the female organs, The discoyery of spermatozoa in the
The bait par excellence—grub worms out of an old apple phroilite, Six years later Schluser presented an interesting spermaries of the conger-eel, recently announced by Dr.
stump; light line under all circumstances and, if fishing from dissertation upon the sexes of lampreys.and eels, in which he Hermes, of Berlin, is, however, sufficient to demonstrate
the hank of a flowing stream, a rather stiff rod—but not too pronounced these opinions of Hohnbaum-Hornschuch to be
fully the correctness of Syrski’s theory, The confirmation
heavy for comfort—that will enable the fisher to lift them out erronc¢ous, and expressed the opinion that the male eel must in the case of the common eel is solely a matter of time.
over brier bushes that frequently overhung “likely spots;” a be extremely rare, or that it was different, perhaps, from the
small-sized cork float, that a buckshot will properly balance, female. From this time up to the beginning of i879 a male HOW TO DISTINGUISH MALE AND FEMALE EELS.
regulated in distance from the end of the line as the depth of éel was never seen, nor do we find any opinions expressed INTERNAL CHARACTERISTIOS—BHNECKE AND SYRSKI.
the stream varies. concerning the form of the male of the eel or its reproductive The difference between the organs of sex in the eel are well
If fishing “cyery inch of ground,” you should have your organs. |! described by Benecke, The oyarics of the ecl are two yel-
line (linen) well waxed, so as to make it as impervious to According to Robins in 1846, George Louis Duvemoy | lowish or reddish-white elongated organs as broad as one’s
water as possible and to run through the guides freely; then (Couvier Anatomie Comparée, ed. 2, 1848, tome viii, p. 117) finger, situated alongside of the backbone, arranged in num-
let your cork float down stream, keeping it about thirty feet described the rufile-tube type of the testis of the lampreys crous transverse folds, extending through the entire length of
ahead of you. Experience alone can teach you when to strike. and eels, with the free margin festooned in lobules, shorter te the abdominal cayity. They have no special opening to the
You can wax your line by either boiling it in, or rubbing the right than to the left, like the ovaries, ete, He added: outside of the-body, and their contents must be discharged
beeswax on, and then remove the surplus by pullingit through ““At the breeding scason, we perceive in it an innumerable
a rag lield in the hand. Im shallow water always keep at quantity of granulations, or small spermatic capsules, the 12 In a microscopic investigation of fatty tissues it is very easy for
rounded form of which has often Jed to theiy being con- ing the so-called Brownian molecular movements to he mistaken for moy-
least thirty feet behind your float, and when you want to fish spermatozoa, especially in fishes whose spermatozoa, if not very
the “‘likely spots” with shortened line, approach cautiously. founded with the ovaler, af least as the eels, in which, in much magnified, shows only the head and appear like liltle bodies
The chab aze shy about here, and, I fancy, every place else reality, these capsules are nearly of the same size as the globular in form.
ovules, but the latter are distinguished by their oval form.” 18 “I commenced my investigations,” writes Syrski, ‘ton the 29th
when scarce, The ovular aré spherical, and not oval; but the other facts November last year (1873), and already in the second eel which I dis-
T said that grub worm out of an apple stump is the bait par sected on that day I found the testicles, and therefore a male individual
excellence; but they are as hard to get, if not more so, than are fundamentally correct. It is also in error that Duvemoy of an eel’ Isent in March of the following year (1874) to the Academy
of Sciences in Vienva a preliminary communication,
which was read
the fish, so I have frequently used small blocks of dairy 1i Jacoby states that in a paper by Rathke, published in the Arciiv | at the public session held the 15th April, and printed in the reports of
cheese; also the inside of a baker's loaf of bread, moistened fur Naturgeschichte in 1838, he remarked, '‘L expect soon to be able to | the academy,”
‘and moulded by the hand on the hook. I have caught chub say something concerning the male organs of the eel.” In 1875 Professor Von Siebold found male eels in the Baltic at Wis-
t would be very interesting to know whether in the papers left by mar. although this discovery was not at this time mads known to the
with both of these substitutes for the grub, but have generally this skillful investigator there may not have been recorded some | ublic. They have since been found in the German Ocean, in the At-
been the most successful with them in running water, as the valuable observations concerning the male eel. antic and in the Mediterranean,
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into the, abdominal cavity and must find exit through the a strong disposition to adopt the Jatter hypothesis, and there since the young eels neyer find their way info land-locked
very sinnll opening situated behind the anus, These tivo are many people at the present day who claim to have been ponds in the course of their wanderings, while eels planted
bodies, on account of their great size, are of course not easily present at the birth of young eels, or to have found.a quantity in such isolated bodies of water thrive and grow rapidly but
. overlooked, but they contain such a reat quantity of fatty | of young eels in adult cels which have been cut open, Fre- never inerease in numbers. Another still more conyincin;
cells and the eggs imbedded in them are so amall and delicate quently ihthyologists hear accounts of occurrences of this argument is the fact that im lakes which formerly contained
that one might easily believe, even after a superficial micros- kind, and reecive specimens of supposed little eels from one many eels, but which, py the erection of impassable weirs,
Gopic examination, that the whole organ consists only of fat. fo two inches in length, which have been kept alive for seye- have been cut off from the sea, the supply of eels has dimin-
While the eves of other fishes measure from one to three mille- ral days ina glass of water. These are usually thread worms, ished, and after a time only scattering individuals, old and
Incters in diameter—and sometimes are much larger—still Ascaris Wheitd, which live by the hundred in the intestinal of great size, are taken in them. An instance of this sort oc
the eggs in the ovary of the eel have, on an average, a di- cayity of the eel, and which may be easily distinguished from curred in Lake Miiskendorf, in West Prussian, If an instance
ameter of about one millemeter, and areso closely surrounded the eels of the same size by the sharp ends of the body, the ot the reproduction of the eel in fresh water could be found,
by fatty cells with ontlines much more strongly marked that absence of fins, of eyes and mouth, and by the sluggishness such occurrences as these would he quite inexplicable.
it requires great sicill to prepare 4 microscopic slide in which of their motions. The smallest eels, less than an inch in In the upper stretches of long rivers, the migration of the
they shall he as plainly visible as they are in the accompany- length, have already the complete form of the adult, and are eels begins in April or May, in their lower stretches and
ing illustration, in which they are magnified 150 diameters, also transparent, so that with a magnifying glass one may shorter streams, later in the season. In all running waters
When # person has a microscope which magnifies only 100 perecive the pulsations of the heart, and sce behind it fhe the eel fishery depends upou the downward migrations; the
diameters, it is best to put a portion of the ovary in water brownish-red liver; the mouth, the pectoral, dorsal, anal, and eels press up the streams with occasional halts, reniaining
when dissecting it, in order that the eges may be easily caudal fins are easily seen, and the black eyes cannot be over- here and there for short periods, but always make their way
found. It is much exsier to find the egos in young eels, 7 or looked. In addition to the infestinal worms, the young of a above. ‘They appear to make the most progress during dark
§ inches in len¢th, than in the adult fish, since in the former, fish of another family, Zoarces viviparus, haye given oppor- nights when the water is troubled and stormy, for at this
although the ovaties and the eggs are smaller, the fat cells tunity to the ignorant for many discoveries; for instance, Dr. time they are captured in the vreatest numbers. It is prob-
have not made their appearance, and the eges are, therefore, Aberhard, in No. 4 of the Gartenluube for 1874, described able that after the eels haye once returned to the sea, and
plainly visible at the firgt glance through the microscope. The and illustrated an ‘embryo of the eel,” which, in company there deposit their spawn, they neyer can return into fresh
number of exes is extraordivarily large, amounting to many with about a thousand similar embryos, had been cut out of water but remain there to dic. A great migration of grown
millions. The eges of larger size, which sometimes are found the belly of an eel. This tolerably good drawing at first eels in spring of summer has never been reported, and it ap-
In great quantities in eels that have been cut up and have | sight is seen to represent the embryo of zoarces which is al- pears certain that all the female eels which have once found
been considered to be eel exes, have always proved to be the most ready for birth, since it still possesses a very minute their way to the sea are lost to the fisherman, In No, 8 of
egos of other fish which they have swallowed, and in the umbilical sac. It is very evident that the minute cee of the the German Mischeret Zeltung for 1878, Dr. Schock published
course of cutting them up have been found in the eel’s belly. eel could hardly produce a great embryo with an umbilical certain statements sent tohim by Dr. Jacoby. It is remarked
The male eels, which are found only in the sea and in the sac which exceeds by more than a hundred times in size the in this paper, among other things, that after the deposition
brackish water, are much smaller than the females, rarely Whole eee. Itis also evident that the imagination of the of the spatyn, the female cel dies a physiological death, and
exceeding 15 or 16 inches in length; in them, in the place of writer had exaggerated the 200 or 300 young in the zoarces that occasionally the sea in the neighborhood of the mouths
the ovaries in tle female, are found spermaries, which differ to a thousand, of rivers has been found covered with dead eels whose ovaries
in appearance in the manner heretofore referred to. These HUNT FOR YOUNG EELS.—dJACOBY., were enipty. When, where, and by whom this observation
consist of two tubes which stretch the whole length of the As might haye been foreseen, continues Jacoby, Sytski’s was made, and who pronotinced upon the empty ovaries in
body cavity, situated close to each other, and proyided with discovery drew attention anew to the solution of the cel prob- these dead fish is unfortunately not mentioned,
numerous sacculitions. Ripe spermatozoa are as rarely found lem. Inthe spring and summer of 1877, the German and A great number of the cels remain in inland waters while
in these organs as ees ready to he laid have been found in Austrian papers and journals were full of articles and para- others proceed to the sea, either becatise their esas are at this
the ovaries of the female. According to many accounts the graphs upon this subject. Among others the following time sufficiently ripe, or perhaps because they aré sterile. Tf
male eels, which latter were found alsoby Von Siebold in announcement made the rounds of the press: ‘‘Hitherto, in would seem probable that the increase in the size of the ezgs
the Baltic Sea at Wismar, differ from the females in the’ pos- spite of all efforts, science has not succeeded in discovering in the wandering eels begins to be yery rapid after August
session of a proportionally sharper snout, less conspicuous the secret of the reproductiom of the eel. The German and September, while inthe carlier months of the yer, in
dorsal fins, darker coloration of the back, a more prominent: Fischerei Verein in Berlin offers a premium of fifty marks to all eels of moderate size, the eges were at the utmost but
and metallic Inster upon the sides, the clean white coloration the person who shall first find a gravid eel which shall be about 0.09 in diameter. In September of the same year, I
of the belly, and the larger size of the eyes. I propose to re- sufficiently developed to enable Prof. Virchow in Berlin to found (as an average of numerous measurements) a diam-
produce here the original descriptions and figures of Syrsiki, dissipate the doubts concerning the propagation of the eel. eter of 0.10; in October, 0.16; in November, 0,18 1o 0.28,
the discoverer of the male eel. ; Tferr Dallmer, of Schleswig, inspector of: fisheries in that while the eggs showed other characters connected with ap-
EXTERNAL CHARACTERISTICS, —JACOBY, province, offered fo transmit communications to Berlin, and proaching maturity which carlier in the season were not to
in 1878, in the January number of the German Mishery beseen, All the eels which were captured later—in Decem-
The external differences presented by living eels (remarks ber and January—part of which came from rivers and har-
Jacoby), corresponding to the presence of sn ovary and the (razette, he published a detailed and very interesting report of
his proceedings. He wrote, among other things, that it was bors, part from the harbor of Putzig (Putziger Wieck) had
supposed male organ, are very interesting. eges measuring from 0.09 to 0,09mm, while, yery exception-
‘The most important, writes Jacoby, is (1) the difference inquite beyond his expectation that this announcement would
have found its way into nearly all the German journals ally, some measured *0.16mm, although among the fish ex
the size and length of the animal, Syrski states that the amined were some which measured 3 feet in length.
largest eels found by him with the supposed male organ between the Rhine and the Weichsel, and from the Alps to
measured about 17inches, 430mm, J have, however, found | the sea. The number of -letters which he received first DO MALE BENS LEAVE THE SHA AND ENTER FRESH WATER,
specimens with this organ at Trieste and in Comacchio which rejoiced him, then surprised him, finally terrified him, so This problem is one of great interest, both to the biologist
measured 17% to 19 inches, 450 to 480mm, All the eels which that at last he was obliged to refuse to attend to the com- and fishculturist—if is in fact this one disputed point still
exceeded this size, for instance those which were over 8 feet munications. He had learned at Berlin that an equal num-
remaining to be solyed. Ujon its solution appear to depend
in length, 1™, many of them growing to the thickness of the ber of communications from all parts of Germany had been the final decision of the question still so warmly debated
arm of a strons man, have been hitherto found to be females received, sent directly to the address of Prof. Virchow.
both in Hurope and America. ‘Do cels brecd in fresh
The other recognizable external character in the female are | Objects which professed to be young eels cut out of the water only, in salt water only, or in both fresh and salt
(2). a much broader tip of the snout in comparison with the parents, but which were really thread worms, were sent to water.” As has already been stated, the theory for a lon&
small, either attenuated or short and sharply pointed, snout him by dozens; the most incredible stories, usually from time generally accepted, is that eels are ‘‘catadromous,” des-
of the eel with the supposed male organ; also (8) a clearer women, about great, thick eggs which they had found in cending to the sea to spawn, The theory is, however, sharp-
coloration in the female, usually of a greenish hue on! the eels, were received by him, A. witty Berliner communicated ly contested by many observers, chief among whom on this
back, and yellowish or yellow upon the belly, while the to him in a packet sent by express the information that the side of the Atlantic is the IIon. Robert GB. Roosevelt, Presi-
others have a deep darkish green, or often a very deep black ecl problem was now happily solved since a lady ee] in Berlin ent of the American Fishcultural Association, Jt appears
upon the back and always a more perceptible metallic luster had given birth to twins, Finally Herr Dallmer found him- probable to the writer that the truth lies somewhere between
upon the sides (1, once ina while, found eels covered allover | self compelled to insert the following notice in the Se//es- these two extremes, and that it will be hereafter ascertained
with a brownish tint, always possessing the organ of Syrski), wiger Nachrichten: ‘Since the German Wischerei Verein has
that the eel, like a majority of otheranimals, has Hexibe habits,
usually exhibiting also a white color upon the belly, In addt- offered a premium for the first grayid ee], the desire to sometimes deviating from its ordinary custom, which appears
tion (4) thereis an important external character inthe height of obtain the prize, curiosity. or the desire for knowledge has to be to spawn in salt or brachial water,
the dorsal fins; all females haye these fins much higher and created so lively an interest upon this point that it might
Male eels haye been found in the following localities:
broader than the eels of the same size which possesses. the flmost be called arevolution, I at one time offered, when
1. In 1774 by Syrski, in the fish markets of ‘Trieste; these
supposed male organ. Finally (5) thereis a character, which necessary, to serye as an agent for communication, but since markets being supplied with eels fram Chrogeia on the Adri-
is not always a safe one, in the greater diameter of the eye in business has compelled me to he absent from home a great atic, and to a lesser extent from the lagoons of Commac-
the eels with the supposed male orgah. Hels with quite small part of'the time, I would urgently request that hereafter
chio,
eyes are almost always found to be females; eels with the packages should be sent direct to Prof. Virchow in Berlin. 2. In 1875, on the coasts of France, by Dareste.
organs of Syrski usually have comparatively large eyes, yet I feel myself obliged to inform the public upon certain j 3. In 1875, among specimens of Ariguilla marmarala from
female eels with quite large eyes are not wnusual. special points. The premium is offered for a gravid eel, not
for the contents of such an eél, since if only these were sent ndia,
The following proportional measurements, the average re- 4. In 1875, in the Baltic, at Wismar, on the Danish coast,
sults of the study of a great number of eels measured by me, it would be uncertain whether they were actually taken from by Prof. Yon Siebold.
will be of general interest; column @ giyes the total length of an eel, The eel must always be sent’ alone; the majority of 5. In 1877, in the lagoons of Commachio, by Jacoby.
the eel; / the breadth of the snont between the nostrils; ¢ senders haye hitherto sent me only the intestines or the sup- Among1,200 specimens, five per cent. were males; while
the bredth of the snout between the eyes; d the length of the posed young of the cel, which were generally intestinal among these, less than 15 inches tn length, 20 per cent. were
snout from the centae of the eye to its tip; e the ayeraze worms; the eel itself they haye eaten; nevertheless the prize males. This wasin brachial water. (See paragraph XIX.)
measurement of the male eyes; fthe length of the head to of fifty marks has been expected by nearly all senders, ete. 6, In 1879, at Tricste, by Dr, Hermes, who found 14
the gill-opening; ¢ the height of the dorsal fins, all the meas- By this transfer ef the résponsibilities, the inspector of fish- males smong 20 eels selected by Dr. Syrski.
urements beg given in millemeters. eries has rendered a yery unthankful service to Prof, Vir-
chow; he was obliged to publish a notice in the papers in 7. In 1880, on the Baltic coasts of Denmark, by Dr,
A, Hels with supposed male
which he urgently stated that he wished to be excused from Hermes. Out of one lot of 39 from Wismar, he obtained 8
organs: B. Female eels., receiving any more packages, for he would hardly know males, thus repeating Yon Siebold’s observation.
| f | j what to do with them.’ The comic papers of Berlin now 8. In 1880, from fhe Baltic between Zealand and Saland
Denmark. Out of one lot of 36, Dr. Hermes obtained
@ ob oc dle! filg |a lb) ce) a pe | Ff. Vas circulated the suggestion that hereafter the eel should be gent
to the investigators only in a smoked state. This amusing males,
episode is interesting in showing how remarkable an interest 9. In 1880, in France, by Robin.
the whole world was beginning to take in the eel prob- 10. In 1880, by Cattet.
5 | 480) 8.5)12 (17 | 6 62 99
| 6 | 475) 5145116 | 8 159 9.5 lores it. In 1880, by Dr. Hermes, at Cumlosen, on the Elbe,
6G | 440) 8 |12 |14 | 6 |66 | 75 UNDOUBTED NORMAL REPRODUGTIVE HABITS OF THE HEL,— about 120 miles from the German Ocean.
5 | 410) 8 112.518 | 7b\h1 | 7 BENECKEE. 12. In 1880, at Rugers on the Baltic, by Dr, Hermes, who
4 | e78) “5)11 (12 | 5 |49 |G5
6 | 869) 75/11 |18 | 6.5) 51.5) 7 Tt may be assumed with the greatest safety, writes Benecke, found 444 per cent. males in one lot of 187,
b | 842) 6 8 |i | 45/44 | 6.5 that the ecl lays its eggs like most other fish, and that, like 13, By Dr. Pauly, among eels planted at Hiinnigen, in
the lamprey, it only spawns once and then dies, AI! the Hisass-Lothringen, See below.
4.5) 818) 6.5] 8 | 11.5) 8.5/4 | 6
It has‘ been shown by Dr, Panly that among the very
i

egos of a female eel show the same degree of maturity, while

According to the distinguishing marks which have in the fish which spawn eyery year, besides the large eggs young eels (monté), taken near the mouths of the rivers, is a |
been given, special reference having been paid to the height which are ready to be deposited at the next spawning period, considerable percentage of miles, which, when transplanted
and narrownéss of the dorsal fin, much success has been met | there exist very many of much smaller size, which are ‘to fresh water, will then retain their masculine characters
with in picking oi, in fhe firsh-market of Trieste, the eels destined to mature hereafter, anc to he deposited in other and develop into perfect adult males. This discovery is, of
which possessud the organ of Syrski; absolute certainty in years, Itis yery hard to understand how young eels could course, of the utmost inrportance to fishculturists, making
recognizing them cannot, however, be guaranteed. If one find room in the body of their mother if they were retained the attempt to introduce ecls into new waters, Its importance
is Searching among liying cels with no characters in mind until they had géined any considerable size, The eelembryo has already been pointed out by Direetor Haack.
with the exception of the first—that of length—he will find can live and grow for a. very long time supported by the little | youhin tor Introvionon ante ciminee waters anueh this—that
The practical lesson fo be learned is simply be taleen
in eyery ten eels, on an average, eight females, and with the yolk, but when this is gone if can only obtain food outside of .) of os = ,

supposed male organ; bul tt the selection is made with a the body of its mother. The following circiumstinces lead from yery near the mouths of rivers, in order that both males
careful reference to all these murks of difference, the pro- us to believe that the spawning of the eel takes place only in and females may be secured. The interest to zoologists lies
portion changes, and out of every ten examples about eight the sea; (1) that the male eel is found only in the sea or in the fact that Pauly’s discovery renders the theory of You
wil be found with the supposed male organ, brackish water, while female ecls yearly iadertilce a pilgri- Siebold less plausible, indicating that the sexes of the young
For another excellent discussion with figures of the char- mage from the inland waters to the sea, a circumstance which cels are differentiated before they begin to mount the rivers,
acters of male and female eels, the reader if referred to a has heen known since the time of Aristotle, and upon the and that the males do not ascend beyond the limits of brack-
translation of an article by 5. Th. Cattie,in the Proceedings knowledge of which the principal capture of eels by the use ish water.
ofthe U, 8, National Museum, vol, iii, pp, 280-8. of fixed apparatus is dependent; (2) that the young cels with Dr. Pauly’s discovery is so interesting that I propose to
Hs ereatest regularity ascend from the sea into the rivers and translate his own account of it, The inyestization was made,
QUESTION AS TO THE YIVIPAROUS NATURE OF HELS.— ales. I believe, in Munich, and the report from which I quote was
; BENECKH, All statements in opposition to this theory are untenable, published in the Austro-Hungarian Msheny Gazedic, at Viewna,
The discovery of the two sexes has not, however, writes | December 23d, 1880, Dr. Pauly writes: ‘During the past
Benecke, settled the question whether the cel lays eggs or 14 Zoologischer Anzeiger, No26, p, 193; American Naturalist, vol, year I have received from Court-Fisherman Kuffar a large
brings its young alive mto the world, There has always been 13, p. 185, and Jacoby, p44, | ae number of eels, which I have used in my investigations, The
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 Marc 9, 1882] FOREST AND STREAM, 118
Jarge individuals, all of which came from lakes of northern assaults of Neptune and his hosts, but Old Nep. carried the Appendix A contains Prof, Ryder's illustrated report, which
Jinly, were females. I received, however, from the sume works by storm, and all but about ote hundred feet of the occupies sixty-four pages, and is followed by that of Master
individual, another lot of cels, consisting of much smaller shore cml has been washed awiy by the surf. Pranvis Winslow, the “ Bibliography of Literature relating
individuals, weighing from 20 to 90 erains (2 of an once to 3 to Oyster Culture;” “Notes ou some of the early stapes of
ounces), also taken in fresh water, Ad the request of Profes- development of the Clam, or Mananose, Myc arenmriu, Linn.,
sor Yon Sicbold, T had paid particular attention to the sexes hasSTURGEON fishing m the waters around Georsetown, &. C.,
become a large and profitable industry. About one hun.
| hy John A. Ryder,” with plates, to which we must refer
of the eels which I was engaged in investigating, and to my readers who wish to follow the subject thoroughly.
great astonishment I found that a Jarse majority of these dred men are employed in the business, and larse quantities Appendix B gives the oyster and fish laws of the State; the
small eels (19 out of 27) were males: possessing instead of the of Suntec meal are shipped to. Charleston in kegs every public, local and general laws of both oysters, fish and terra-
week, ~ pins. The frontispiece of the report is a fine drawing of a
familiar ovaries, the “lappenagan” described by Dr, Syrski, shad, while the plates at the end of the work contain Spanish
A histological examination of those organs convinced me KacKa Lake CLum.—A new chil has beon organized, the or bay mavkerel, codfish, shad, branch herring, male and
that the siructure of these tissues agreed with that described objects of which are the stocking of Lake Keuka, N. ¥., female, glut herring, antumnal herring, or tailor shad, male and
by Freud.” 4 with fish and protenting (hem against ileel fishing, the | fermale, salmon taken near Spesutie island, Md., 1878, Cali-
Ww + + cs) * ¥ fornia salmion and leather carp. This and the previous re-
stocking, ruaring and protecting of game on the borders of ports reflect great credit on the Maryland commission, and
My next ingniry was very naturally concerning the locality the lake, yachting, hunting and fishing. The managers for especially on Maj, Verguson, who has been immediately inter-
Whence these eels had been obtained. 1 learned that Karffer the first year are: William L, Halsey, Clark Bell, William 8. ested in following up fisheulture in a scientific manner,
had receiyed them two years before from Director Laack at Kimball, Henry F. Tuntingion, Henry B, Ellwanger, James
Tluningen, and upon questioning Director Haack learned G. Cutler, Morris @. Shepard, William W. Webb and Rugene
that they had been brought from a French river, the Sevre T. Curtis. The office of the club and its club houges will CODFISH CULTURE IN NEW YORK.
piovtaise, where they were caught as young fry (montrée) at be located in the counties of Steuben and Yates, upon the r] HH work of taking codfish eges at Fulton market still goes
adistance of ten or iwelye miles from its mouth, and further | honders Of Keulka Lake, on and has proved to be a success. This enterprise is
more were at the time of examination about four years old, | due to the forethought of Mr. E. G. Blackford, the active fish
The small size of these fish, their age being taken into con- | IN THE SENATE. commissioner of New York, and assistant to the U. 8. Fish
sideration, satisfied us that they had been reared in cap; Commission, Messrs. Sauerholf & Hamlen take eges daily
tivity since uncultivated eels would have been much heayier. HEN up rose Smith of Morida, the best of the debaters, and send them to Washington. Over 11,000,000 haye already
And spoke about his measure for protecting alligators; been obtained and forwarded, The best success in transporta-
The females in this lot of eels exceeded the males in length He showed how tourists shoot at them withonth regard for reason,
and weight and exhibited those external characters described And asked tio have if made a crime to iil] them out of season, tion has been had by putting the eggs in ordinary glass fruit
Then Brown he moved amendment by inserting a brief clause jars with sea water and then surrounding the jars with ice.
by Jacoby as indicating sex, Compelling alligators not to operate their jaws ; Prof. Ryder is still working out the embryology of the cod
The locality in the Seove néortaise where these fish were Bui Smith he up and said of him who thought jhe subject comical, in the rooms of the Fulton Market Fish Mongers’ Association,
inken may easily, especially at flood tide, have been within That Nature, when she gaye lim sense, hud been too economical. by kindness of the officers, Messrs. Miller, Lamphear and.
the limits of brackish water: by observation do not prove, And Brown, responding briefly, wished 16 say in this connection Storer, who have placed them at his disposal. The first two
That Smith in guarding reptiles had an eyeito self-protection, days of the experiment no live milt could be obtained, and
therefore, that male exes enter fresh water, Then Smith he flung a volume of the Message and Reports,
Dr. Jacoby found male cels in the lagoons of Commacchio, And Brown was laid upon the floor a good deal out of sorts. consequently the eggs then taken were worthless, but since
where the water is brackish. These males must have ascen- —Oiur Continent. that time good milt has been plenty. The size of the cod ese
is one-nineteenth of an inch in diameter and itis very trans-
ded in the “mountry”’ as fry, and probably at the approach of parent, much more so than the eggs of the shad, and Prof.
sexual maturity descended with the females to the sea. My
investigations and those of Jacoby prove only this: that the
young female eels do not necessarily break away from their
Hisheulture, Ryder tells us that the yolk is less inthe egs of the cod than
in that of the shad. Theergs of the codfish are of less
specitic gravity than those of the shad, and instead of requir
parents and trom their birth-places at sea, and entirely alone ing to be buoyed by a current of water from below, rather
proceed upon their migrations, while the males seatter through REPORT OF MAJOR J. B. FERGUSON. require a current to take them down. ‘The period of hateh-
the sea, but that their brothers seem to accompany them part ing varies from fifteen to forty days, according to tempera-
Ro the past four years the ‘‘Reports of the Maryland Fish ture, and the fish when hatched are not over one-fifth of an
of the way upon their journey, But how far? Do the males Commission” have been the most valuable and interestine inch in length and float belly up tor a short time.
know where pure fresh water begins, and are the fry of dif- of all State reports, on account of the original work in natura There is no doubt that the great number of fish brought to
ferent sexes found mingled together only at the river mouths? history, especially of the oyster, contained in them. ‘The re- Fulton Market make ita desirable place to obtain ezgs, and
If we bear in mind the fact that the male organs had so long searches of Professor Brooks in this ling have made the reports the suecess which has followed this attempt will no doubt in-
widely sought in foreign countries, and have awakened inquiry duce Prof. Baird to make it a permanent station. From this
escaped discovery, that, on account of their erystal-like trans- into the structure of the oyster by his discovery that American
parency, their defection in a fresh ecl is so difficult, etc., may point eggs can be obtained in such numbers as may be desired
oysters are bi-sexual. This hasraised the questionif European and cod grounds established along the coast. That the cod
we not admit that past conclusions are probably erroneous, oysters are similarly constructed, and, consequently, if former remain where deposited has been proved at Gloucester, Mass.,
and that although thousands of fresh water eels haye been observers haye mistaken its organization, or if the oysters of where the fry remained in the harbor, where planted by the
studied by different investigators, male ecls may yet be found the two continents differ in this respect. fish commission, and the fishermen report them as playing
in our streams, especially when more of the smaller indivyi- A handsome illustrated report, entitled; “Report of J. B. about the wharves where no cod were éver seen before.
duals haye been examined? Ferguson, a Commissioner of lisheries of Maryland, J.anuary, The present time is not the best for cod hatching, as they
1881,” is before us. The report proper comprises 114 pages, have most all finished spawning, beginning about October,
and the a bpsndices 152 pages, besides the index and plates. It but many millions of eggs may yet be obtained.
Dr. Pauly then discusses the observations of Dr. Hermes appears that the State ot Maryland has two fish commissioners,
who found 11 per cent, of males among eels taken at Willen- one to be appointed from the “eastern, and the other from the
berg, on the Elbe, about 120 miles from the German Ocean, western shore,” and the annual appropriation is. equally FISHCULTURE IN ENGLAND,
and no males whatever at Havelberg, 20 or 30. miles higher divided between them, and their work is separately carried
on; hence the present report of one commissioner. The detail ISHCULTURE is carried on in America to such an extent
up the stream. and closes his essay with the following con- of the work under Maj. Ferguson includes # distribution of and the subject occupies so large and forms so interesting
clusion: “Male eels undoybtedly ascend the rivers, but the nu- 1,500,000 shad and 690 carp in his district, and he calls attention a portion of your paper, that you will be clad to know we are
merical percentage of Indes to females appear to diminish as ane to the fact that fish deposited at the head of Chesapeake Bay copying your excellent example, although still sailing Lar in
proceeds up the streams,” This fact is opposed to the theory at as much for the benefit of the people on one “shore” asthe your wake. As will be known to many of your readers, the
proposed by sonie one that young cels are at first) of undiffer- other. Marquis of Exeter has twice or thrice sent his fish-breeder ta
entiated sex and have the tendency under the influence of Shad are one of the products of the fertile bay which divide the Delaware River for consignments of young bass, and out
fresh water to become females, under that of salt wator to the State, and a table of the catch from 1870 to 1880, prepared of twelve hundred fry brought over in 1879, he succeeded in
develop male characters.” bby Col. M. McDonald for the census, is given. This table is placing over eight hundred in Whitewater Lake near Stam-
compiled only from the head of the bay, where complete ford, where they have the river well, and are now breeding.
[fo BH CONCLUDED. | records are kept, and show a gradual falling off from 1872 to In fact we may say that the American black bass has been
1878, In 1879, however, a marked increase is made, coincident successfully acclimatized here, and is being offered to fish-
Ax Aqrvartum FoR BAurnrors.—Work has been com- with the expected return of the first large hatching, The culturists at ten shillings a head, and, although the price is
menced on fhe public marine aquarium in, Druid Hill Park, same result is shown in a table giving the amount of shad sold high, it introduced into suitable waters, will soon yield profit
in Washington and Alexandria from 1845 to 1880, showing the enough to satisfy the genuine Waltonian in sport, and the
which Mr, John W. Garrett is to present to the city, It will catch in the Potomac River, public in a new and delicious dish at a season when our
be conducted on asmall scale the coming summer as an The discovery of the spawning ground of the Spanish mack- salmon and trout are not to be had. Many of our waters are’
experiment, and will probably nof be open to the public. erel (Cysium maculatum), locally called “bay mackerel” by thoroughly neglected and their capabilities of producing im-
But if the experiment succeeds, work on the large aquarium McDonald and Harll, is alluded to. Mr. Ferguson went to Inense supplies of delicious, cheap and wholesome food wasted,
will commence in the fall, The matter is in charge of Dr. Mobjack Bay in the steamer Lookout and obtained afew eggs, and, as I believe, there is room for the bass where trout and
W. K. Brooks, of John Hopkins University. He is now in order to determine the best apparatus for hateling. Prof, greyling do not exist [expect to see it increase and multiply
making two aquaria, siluated in one of the ravines of the Baird co-operated in this experiment, and sent Prof, John A. in this country, as its character as a sporting fish is proved,
Ryder to study the embryology of the fish, a report of which tor it will increase our angler’s delight and lengthen the
park, selected on account of its coolness. They will haye a will be found in the next report of the U. §. Fish Commission. season of his enjoyment, and in the ‘Wisher’s Garland” of
capacity of 1,000 gallons each, with plate glass fronts six feet As the eges of the Spanish mackerel are lighter than. those of some year not far distant, the praises of the bass will he sung.
long, and will be tilled with sea water and marine animals the shad, new apparatus was required, and one with a down- T do not know whether the Neweastle “Visher’s Garland” is a
this spring. If the animals live through the summer and ward current was found to give satisfaction, book generally known among American piscators, but if not,
show that a marine aquarium is possible in this climate, the The obstructions to the ascent of shad in the Susquehanna it should be. The edition I possess is edited by Joseph Craw-
large aquarium will be in full operation next year, when all and Patuxent rivers are given, and the McDonald fishway is hall, and contains a garland for each year from 1820 ta 154,
the interesting dwellers of the Chesapeake can be seen at recommended to be erected onthe latter. In the matter of and many of them really are as described, ‘“‘right merrie” songs,
home. A few experiments will be made in April to see what placing tishways Maj. Ferguson suggests the plan that we haye gladdening the heart of all true anglers, and indeed old
contended for years is the ‘only right one—namely, to have writers claim for angling kinship with poetry. A writer in
is best to be done, and the two smill aquaria will be in oper- them recessed into the dam, bringing the foot on a line with 1053 says: ‘As it is said Poeta nascitur non Jif so ought the
ation May 1. The whole affair is Mr. Garrett's own proposi- the face of the dam, and the head up above it, instead of rest- piscator or fisherman to have a natural inclination unto the
tion, and he has set no limit to its cost, but told Mr, Brooks ing its head on the dam and _sloping its foot a hundred yards art of angling.” It may be.as well to say the “ garlands” re-
to go ahead at once. The Druid Hill watering carts will be below, where fish cannot readily find it. ferred to costs but a few shillings.
put on steamboats and sent down to the lower part of the The eggs of the rainbow trout were obtained from Prof.
bay, and the water taken in at high tide so as to get pure Baird, and 57,000 young were distributed in different parts of FISHCULTURE IN WYOMING.—In his messace, delivered
ocean water for the aquarium, This generous gift of Mr. the State, 21,000 being returned to the U. 8.1.0. he carp before the Legislature of Wyoming, Jan. 12, Governor Hoyt
Garrett's 1s another step in the great march of improvement also received attention, and also the golden ide, in the ponds
at Driid Hill Park, Baltimore. Diagrams, with instructions, said: The sixth legislative assembly took an important step
Baltimore is making in all directions. for the construction of carp ponds, are given, both for inland inthe direction of stocking waters needing to be supplied with
meadows and on tidal streams, valuable fish, by providing for the appointment of a comimig-
The immense oyster industries of Maryland have also come sioner to have charge of experiments looking to thatend, The
Toe LArcesr Ramsow Trour.— Under the heading report of the commissioner herewith presented, furnishes
“The Largest Trout Ever Caught in California,” the San within the domain of the fish commission, and the work of
experimenting with their bresdine habits, which led to such gratifying evidence of the succéss of the experiments already
Francisco News Letler says: While fishing for flounders in surprising discoveries concerning their structure, as reported made. The commissioner has demonstrated not only special
tide water near Ross Landing, last week, Dr. Jessup hooked in the work of the commission in former years, has been con- competeney for the work to be done, but likewise great zeal
and landed a trout that weighed, when dead, twelve pounds tinued. The investigations were bezun more to ascertain the and efficiency in the discharge of his duties, which haye been
one ounce. It wis one of the species known as the Pacific capacities of the oyster beds for producing food for the more performed without other reward than the satisfaction derived
coast brook trout, Salmo dridea, of which species says Mr, important fishes, but have led to attempts to increase the trom the success of his labors. It will he dbseryed that he at-
Redding, ina recent report of the State Fish Commission: oyster by artificial means, as far as the limited pecuniary re- taches importance to the construction of a hatchery, at a
sources at the command of Maj, Ferguson would allow. The small expense, ind the temporary employment of an experi-
“Tt grows rapidly, occasionally weighing as high as seven enced person to have charge of it. Should it appear, on fur-
pounds when if con feed in salt water at the mouths of coast labors o£ Prof, Brooks, which caused a dernand for the last
report among zoologists at home and abroad, have been a ther inquiry, that we cannot be adyantazeously supplied from
streams, and often weighing five pounds when confined en- | plemented by the exploration of Master Francis Winslow, hatcheties in neighboring States, [shall approve this recom-
lirely to freash water containing an abundance of food, as b. N., and the embryological studies of Prof, John A, Ryder, mendation, believing that the results to the Territory of stock
the MeCloud River,” Dr. Jessup was using an old line, and of the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences. The latter gentle- ing ourstreams, as proposed by him, would abundantly justify
had to use all his skill and finesse to land this aquatie mon- man was stationed at the mouth of the sonth fork of St. the expenditure.
ater. Perhaps he would haye lost it after all bad it not been Jerome’s Oreel, St. Mary’s co., in July. his creel flows into
for the prompt assistance rendered hy Mi. Lindsley, who got the Chesapeake a few miles north of Point Lookout. Had A WISHWAY AT ELK RAPIDS.—Regarding the proposed
his finger badly bitten in the struggle. The next largest the siifficient means been at hand it was the intention to arrange fishway on the Elk River and Blk Rapids, Mich., the Progress
ponds so as to control the ebb and low of the tide and the says: We have heen informed by Messrs. Dexter & Noble that
trout ever caught in this State was faken by Dave Nesfield, inflow of fresh water from the adjacentdrainage, by embank-
it is their mtention to build a fish-ladder in the chute early in
and weighed nine pounds, Dan O'Connell sometimes tells a ments, Nood-gates and waterways. the spring. Some tworyeat's 220 one was built tor the river,
story about aneleyen pound trout he caught in Callaveras In order to enable Prof, Ryder to work in a thorough and but which no fish but a salmon could eyer go up. It is the in-
Creek, but Dan’s catch is not generally accepted as a record, systematic manner, if was essential that the flow should be tention of the firm to put ina ladder that will meet all require-
the usual] formalities of affidavits from the weighing com- under his complete control, and also that the enemies of the ments, gnd that will be approyad by all sportsmen. Mb. John
mittee having been neglected. young oyster should be excluded, as far as possible, The ar- French has a minnow house built near the chute and has con-
rangements were necessarily crude aud imperfect, but im- vyeniences for keeping 10)),000 of this kind of bait. As soon as
portant results were attained, although the same difficulty the trost leaves the ground he expects to build his boat-house,
Tae Exp or ran Fisnmye Poor.—The great iron pier that Dr. Brooks met within keeping the young oyster was ‘which will be on HIE River, just aboye the chute.
built out into the sea at Napeagve beach, on the south side of encountered. Prof, Ryder was enabled to determine the rate
Long Island, a dozen or more miles west from Montauk of growth of the spat with some accuracy, and to make im-
Point, which was built by the Long Island Fishing Com- portant researches into the food and manner of fattenine the | LOBSTER CULTURE.—Mr, Dayid Babson, of Gloucester,
pany in the hope of takin enormous quantities of fish, has oyster, The importance of propagating the oyster will be Mass., proposes to begin the culture of lobsters in Goose Cove
more readily understood when it is knowa that localities Pond, near that place, A question has arisen whether he can
of heen Asticesss, If was an enormous pound net, with which are favorable for breeding purposes, are not always properly control the property, which he has leased from the
ron piles driven in the sand, after the manner of the iron good for their subsequent development, and that where the State Bish Commissioners, on account of a claim made by
ievs, It was supposed to he strong enough to resist the oyster fattens most readily it breeds sparingly, or not at all, |some that it is navigable, and therefore public water,
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 114 FOREST AND STREAM. [Marc 9, 1882.

Che Kennel,
Fairy-Prince, (Pontiac-Fairy Il.) J. H. Goodsell, Don Juan, (Tam B. C. Lucas, St. Louis, Mo., St. Louis, Smith & DeMars, Detroit,
O-Shanter-La Rene), J. H. Goodsell, Launce, (Pontiac-Fairy 11.) E. Mich., Grand Duke. J. Fawyeett, Jim, P. Dorsey, New Market, Md.,
A. Herzberg, Brooklyn, Aldershot, (Emperor Fred-Robinson's Blue Major, (Driver-Famous). P. Dorsey, Lucy I., (Major-Lucy).
—————— Cora). Laverack Kemiel, Prince Laverack, (Thunder-Peeress). Class 36. Beagle Puppy, Dog or Bitch, under tyelye months.—M.
Class 6. English Setters (pure Laverack pedigree).—Layerack Ken- M. Missley, Elizabethtown, Pa., Victor, Nr a te Nat DM's. A. N.
FIXTURES. nel, la Layerack, (Thunider-Peeress), Laverack-K'l, Pet Layerack, Taylor, Lexington, Ky., Major T., (Dodge's Rattler-iora). C, Cam
(Thunder-Peeress), Laverack Kl, Lora Layerack, (Laverack-Petrel I). eron, Fairy, (Victor-Beauty), J, Faweett, Bell, (Jim-Bell),
BENCIT SHOWS. J, H. Goodsell, Fairy T., (Baley’s Victor-Blue Daisy), J. H, Goodsell, Class 37, Dachshunds,—G, Prior, Philadelphia, Marguerite, (Unser
Marebh 9 and 10—Pittsburgh, Pa., Bench Show. Chas. Lincoln, Daisey Laverack, (Thundér-Peeress.) J. H. Goodsell, Petre! II., Fritz-Musie). J. Fawcett. Max, L.Workhansen, Waldman If, (\Wald-
Superintendent, (Carlowitz-Petrel), . Harrison, Peeress, (Prince-Lil 1). L, H. man-Waldien), L. Workhansen, Waldien II, (Waldman-Walilien).
April 18, 19, 20 and 2i—New York, Sixth Annual Bench Show of the Smith, Pearl, (Liewellen’s Prince-Lewellen’s Lil TI.) L, Workhanusen, Allegheny City, Pa., Waldman IT, (Waldman-Wal-
Westminster Kennel Clnb. Entries close April 3, Chas. Lincoln, Qlass 7, English Setter Dog Puppies, under 12 mos.—J. O'Neil, Acme, dien Il). H. Goldstroab, McKeesport, Pa., Max. H. P. Hodges, Pitts-
Superintendent. (Thunder-Bess). J.8, Margurum, Washington, Pa., Stick, (Thunder- burgh, Gredel. S. G. Ormsby, Pittsburgh, Hans.
May 9, 10,11 and 12—Boston, Mass, Third Bench Show of the Massa- Bess). J. 5S. Margurum, Cotton, (Thunder-Bess). WN. McDonald, Pitts- LIST OF AWARDS.
chusetts Kemel Club. Chas. Lincoln, Superintendent; B. BH. Hardy, bureh, Blaine, (Rock-Bell). GO, Taylor, Bur, (Knox's Duke-Taylor’s The awards, so far as made on Monday, are as follows:
Secretary Exhibition Committee, P, 0, ox 1793, Boston, Wntries Zue). W. Saeger. Startle. (Martley’s Bang-Rlanche). W. Saeger, Swift, Class 1.—First, Mr. A. H: Moore's Thunder,
close April 22. Hartley's Bang-Blanche). T. J, Wallace, Memphis, Tenn., Gath, ass 2.—First, Mr. D. Bryson’s Peep o! Day.
FIELD TRIALS. Count Noble-Peep .o’ Day). P. Wolfeniden, Bang, (Pan-Vixen). P. Class 3.—First, Mr. J: H, Goorsell’s Plantagenet. Second, Mr. GH.
angst a) ational American Kennel Club Field Trials on Prairie
Wolfenden, Duke, (Pan-Vixen). W. CG, Beringer, Monte-Christo, Baily Harrison's Foreman, Third, same owners Londen, Fourth,
(Thunder-Bess), J, Fawcett, McKeesport, Pa., Léo .(Qwner's Double- Mr. F. Bowen’s Chancellor.
Chickens. Jos. H, Dew, Columbia, Tenn,, Secretary. Owner's Fan), J. E. Long, Detroit, Mich., Blue Stone, (Goodsell's Glass 4.—First, Dr. A. B, Clayton’s Belle’s Pride, Second, Mr, J. W.
December—National American Kennel Chib Field Trials on Quail, Racket-Detroit Kennel's Club’s Kelp). Detroit Kennel Club, Detroit Orth’'s Gertrude. Third, Mr, W. MeConway’s Dolly Day._ Fourth, My.
Grand Junction, Tenn, D. Bryson, Memphis, Tenn., Secretary. Mich., Si. Julien, (Goodsell’s Racket-Kelp), Detroit Kennel Club, Royal A. A. Moore's Lass 0’ Gowrie, f
Sultan, (Goodsell’s Racket-Kelp). Detroit Kennel Club, Royal Class 5.—First. Mr. J, H. Goodsell's Don Juan. Second, Mr. A. 8.
Lothair, (Goodsell’s Racket-Kelp). Bishop's Fairy Prince.
PITTSBURGH DOG SHOW. Glass 8. English Setter Bitch Puppies, under 12 mos,—Detroit Ken- Class 6,—¥irst, Mr. L. H, Smith's Pearl; second, Mr, Goodsell’s
ITTSBURGH, Pa., March 6.—In order to be orthodox we nel Club, Queen Mand, (Racket-Kelp), Detroit Kennel Club, Princess Petrel TIT.
suppose that we may designate this as the “Smoky City,” Alive, (Racket-Kelp). E. Gray, Pittsburg, Rose Richmond, (Gladstone- Class 7,—First, Mr, Goodsell's Bluestone; second, same owner's
Leila.) R.'T. Vandervort, Pittsburg, Josephine, (Duke-Cora), <A, 8. Royal Sultan; vhe., same owner's St. Julien and Royal Lothair.
which we find comes natural and easy; but we cannot, as is Bishop, Flirt, (Thunder-Minerva). Laverack Kennel, Queen Layerack, Class 8—First, Mr. W. B. Gates’ Carrie J,; second and vhe, to
customary, poke fun at the murky atmosphere we breathe (Pory-Meg Merriles). 5. 0, Hunter, Pittsburg, Lady H., (Knox's Duke- Detroit Kennel Club's entries.
and the grimy faces we see; for well we know that beneath Dot H.) D. D. Eyans, Elkton, O., Betty. (Joe-Patch,) W. B. Gates, . Glass 9.—First, Mr. A, H. Moore’s Berkley.
the dark canopy over head clean, bright dollars are being piled Carrie J., (Count Noble-Peep 0? Day), E. 1. Martin, Wilmington, Del., es 33,—First, Mr. Dan O'Shea’s Roxey; second, Mr. J. Lewis’
up by the industrious inhabitants, and as we see the grimy Princess Warwick, (Warwick-Ollie), 5S. Moore, Belle, (Dasli-Rose IZ.) ‘over,
faces wreathed in smiles of welcome to the stranger, and know J. 8. Marguium, Washington, Pa.. Kit, (Bergunthal’s Rake-Dot). Class 35,—Messrs. Smith & De Mar's Grand Duke; second, Mr.
Class9. Champion Irish Setter Dogs.—J, 8. McIntosh, Biz, (Dash- Pottinger Dorsey's Major.
that the cordial greeting is from the heart, we have naught MelIntosh's Flora), A, H. Moore, Berkley, (Eleho-Leo I1.). M. Wen- Class 37.—First, Mr. L. Workhausen's Waldman IT; second, same
but words of praise for the Smoky City and the genial, whole- zel, Hoboken, N. J., Chief, (Berkley-Dueck), owner 8 Waldren.
souled gentlemen who make it their home. Hyerything looks Class 34.—Tirst, Messrs. L. & W. Rutherfurd's Royal.
favorable for avery successful show, Mr. Chas. Lincoln has Class 39.—Virst, Messrs. L. & W. Rutheérfirrd’s Tussle.
labored assiduously to make all the arrangements complete, Class 40,—First, Mr. W. J. Turner's Curate; second, Messrs. L, & W-
and with his usual success, as everything is running smoothly, Rutherfurd's Nailor.
eyeh to the minor details. 3 a 41.—First, Mr. Fleck's Gipp; second, Messrs. Rutherfurd’s
ally.
As will be seen by looking at the list of entries, many of the Class 43.—First, Mr. Griffin’s Countess Fleet I,
Most prominent dogs of the country will be present, as wellas Glass 44—Mastitts.—First, Mr. C. Goddard's Gurth,
quite a number of youngsters who, judging from their breed- Olass 47/—Newfoundlands.—Mr, W. C. Myer's Pluto.
ing, should make a good showing. There will be sharp com- QOlass 48—Champion Collies.—Iirst, Var. Lindsay's Rex.
petition for the many and valuable special prizes offered, and Olass 49—Collies—Virst, Mr. Apgar’s Mareus; second, Mr. Ralston’s
the winners may well be proud of the result. The magnificent Waddy; third, Mr. Burgess’ Tweed.
Class 52—Bulldogs.—First, Mr, Mortimer’s Blister; second, Mr. Liv-
display of these prizes in one of the large show windows of J. ingstone’s Hero. ‘
Palmer O'Neil & Co. attracts universal attention, and is well A full list of the awards, and a detailed account of the show will ba
worthy an inspection. Although all of them are not ex- published next week,
hibited, the display is yery fine and does infinite credit to the
donors. Jn the other window is displayed an oil painting by A VISIT TO JOHN DAVIDSON.
Mr, J. M. Tracy, of the red Irish setter Biz, owned by Mr. ET me give you some account of a recent visit to one of
MeIntosh, This is exceedingly well executed, and we think it the points of attraction in the suburbs, the snug little es-
the best and most life-like picture of a dog that we haye ever tate of our genial “mutual friend,’ Jolin Davidson, thant whom
seen. a more hospitable, whole-hearted, thoroughly straizht sports-
In addition to the large list of special prizes, Messrs. Bailey, man is not often found a-tield, Thad made & good many en-
Banks & Biddle, of Philadelphia, offer a solid silver ladle for gagements to visit the worthy Scot’s plantation, but was com-
the best kennel of sporting dogs owned by one individual. pelled, very reluctantly, to cancelthem on account of pressure
The judge in this class has no easy task, as’ there are several Class 13, Irish Setter Puppies, under twelve months.—J. §. MecIn- of business, but on Saturday last, John found me with an
kennels here that, for purity of breeding and beauty of form, tosh, Bizora, (Biz-Flora). J.S. McIntosh, Venus, (Biz-Wlora), T. M, afternoon at my disposal, and you can readily imagine I fell a
are well worthy of the highest commendation, and the for- Marshall, Jr., Pittsburgh, Wred, (McIntosh’s Biz-Annabel Lee). T willing captive. It was a byight, crisp, clear, sunshiny Feb-
tunate winner may well feel proud of the high honor achieved Stodd, Catasaqua, Pa., Garnet, (Hecho I1.-Dell). T. Stodd, Nannie ruary day, such a one as ordinarily is seldom seen in Michigan,
in securing this prize. The special for the best kennel of five (flcho T.-Dell). ©: P. Miles, Dot, (Red Grouse-Blanche). C. M, Mun’ though they have been abundant during this almost phenom-
English setters is also a warm place, as there are no less than hajl, Cleveland, O., Biz IL., (Meintosh’s Biz-Nora). Frank Billings” enal winter. We were soon seated in his neat, compact little
five entries, and all of them first-class. Nora II, (McIntosh’s Biz-Nora). Cortlandt Kennels, Billy, (Pierce's:
Larry-Cortlandt Kennel’s Red Bess), D. H. Hostetter, Shot, (Sport- shooting wagon, behind a pair of sharp little ponies, as neat
The class for Laveracks is exciting considerable attention, Gertrnde). G, Norbury Appold, Lardy Dah, (Champion's Berkley- and compact as the vehicle which they drew, and whirling
and the pick of the best Kennels in the country are present to Nerda), Baltimore Kennel Clib, Baltimore, Md,, Sting, (Derg-Wlounce across the historic River Raisin, over the very ground where
contend for the honors, Tf.). HE, I Martin, Wilmington, Del,, Netta, (Spy-Reeta), 3, 1. Martin, seventy years ago, occurred that massacre in which was spille
The show is heldin the old City Hall, which is a capital Lady, (Spy-Reeta). J. R. Trissler, Lancaster, Pa., Pride of Lancaster. some of the best blood of Kentucky, and asa foul blot stains.
place, asthe room is large and well ventilated, There are (Rapil Star-imp. Floss), the page of history with a crime and treachery which stands —
three rows of double stalls for the dogs, extending the length Class 14. Champion Gordon Setter Dogs,—J, Puddicombe, London, unsurpassed in the annals of civilized warfare. The roads
Ont., Joel, (Grouse-Moll). A. H. Moore, Bob, (Lang-Hloss). Franklin
of the hall, Owing to the large number of entrics there will Kennel Club, Bradner, O., Rupert, (Shot-Rhona). Franklin Kennel were a trifle softened by thé ardent rays of old Sol, and might
be no room in the main hall for judging, which will be done Club, Ripert I, (Rupert-Qieen). under some circumstances have made the drive somewhat of
in aroom up-stairs. The hall is lighted with the electric ight, Class 16. Champion Gordon Setter Bitches.—A. H. More, Mona, a “spatterwork picture,” but the three miles were traversed
which we should judge will display the animals full as well in (Wakefield's Jock-Gray’s Juuo). before we had time to comment on ib, and we draw up at the
the evening as by tay. The daily papers contain slowing Olass 16. Gordon Setter Dogs.—Franklin Kennel Club, Rupert IIL; gate of “Davidson Lodze,” where Frankie, « ‘chip of the old
accounts of the wonderful dogs that are to be shown, and SS ee ARTEN i block,” relieved us of the PORIeE, while we warmed our fingers
there is lots of doz tulk on the street corners and by the fire- Qlass 17. Gordon Setler Bitehes.—A. H. Moore, Lady Rapid, (Red
Reuben-Rose), G. W. Moore, Speed, (Don—Belle), and toasted our shins at the hospitable fire indoors.
side, and the exhibition will no douwht be thronged with eager Class 18. Gordon Setter Puppies under twelve months.—Franklin Of course, the first thing to be done, was toinspect the really ~
crowds anxiousto behold the celebrated animals about whom Kennel Chib, Rupert III,.. (Rupert-Alice), Franklin Kennel Club, magnificent kennel, which comprises some of the best stock in
80 much has been said. oer euipere U.-Nellie.) Franklin Kennel Club, Jessie, (Rupert I1.- America, Jobn has had many fine lots of dogs, but I am con-
Many of the dogs are already here, and the trains to-night Nellie). fident, as I told him, he has never shown the equal of the
will bring the remainder of the entries. A number of sports- Class 19. Champion Pointer Dogs, oyer fifty-five pounds.—Detroit present collection of upwards of twenty-five animals, At nuxy
men from all parts of the country are he e and many more Kennel Club, King Bow, (Champion Bow-Pierson’s Tatfee), A. H. request he brought them out and ‘‘put them through tha
Moore, Banjo, (Garth's Dralce-Greciun Bend).
are expected to-night and to-morrow. Among the tirst to Class 20. Champion Pointer Bitches, over fifty pounds.—A. J. motions.” :
arrive were Mr, D. C. Sanborn, of Dowling, Mich,; Mr. C. T, EBaly, Nellie R., (Lec-ran). The first brace out were Scottish Chief, a black, white and
Armstrong, of New Albany, Ind.; Mr. L, F. G. Berkley and Clauss 21, Champion Pointer Dogs, under fifty-five pounds.—A. H. tan, by Prince of Orange out of Doll; and Prince Charlie, a
Mr. H. Bailey Harrison, of Tilsonburg, Ont.; Mr. L. G, Moore, La Guy, (Champion Bang-Juno). John Fawcett, Duke, blue and tan, by Afton ont of Doll. he first-named is a mage
Hanner, of Cleveland, O.; Mr. &. l. Marten, of Wilmington, (Owner's Duke-Owner's Nell). nificent looking doz, with the speed and style of a thorough- —
el. Class 22. Champion Pointer Bitches, under fifty pounds.—A. H. bred of the highest class, and his owner's favorite of his ken-
We shall defer an examination of the dogs until they are (Flake-Lily), Moore, Lady Romp IL, (Francis* Prince-Bell). A. H. Moore, Ruby,
nel, The latter is a very pvetty little animal, also a very |
put in show condition, as many of them have come a long dis- Class 23. Pointer Dogs, over fifty-five pounds,—A. J. Haly, Hindoo, speedy and wide ranger, Thasecond brace were nearly white,
tance and yery much Lee need the scrubbing and rubbing
J which4 1 | (Champion
c Faust-Devonshire Lass), R. T. Vandevoort, Don, (Bang- whose snowy coat was gently fecked as with rain-drops, and
they are how receiving. Our report next week will contain | er. were Johnnie Faa, by Rob Roy out of Doll, and Swan, by
comments upon the most noteworthy animals, as well as a Class 24, Pointer Bitches, over fifty pounds,—H. W. Fawcett. Druid out of Lady Gypress. |
full list of the awards. Marguirette, (Champion Faust-Deyonshire Lass). Detroit Kennel The next brace were Abbey, a white, black and tan, by
ss aS (King Bow-Grace), Joseph Grasser, South Oil City, Afton out of Fannie; and Nellie Grey, a, blue belton, by Alton
ENTRIES IN SPORTING CLASSES. u., Dolly,
Class 1, Champion English Setter Dogs.—B. P. Wilson, Pittsburgh, Class 25, Pointer Dogs, under fifty-five pounds,—J. B. C. Lucas, out of Nellic. Another fine animalis Prince of Orage, oranve
Spot, (Carlowitz-Lucy), Laverack Kennel, New Brighton, Mack Drake, (Pillkington’s Tory-Jaunty), G. WN. Appold, Brayo, (Bragg- and white, srr a winner of second prize at the Alexan-—
Laverack, (Thunder-Peeress). H. G. Harrison, Tilsonburg, Ont., Dick Kate). R. T. Vandeyort, Christmas Bill, (Luck of Eden Hall-Ready dra Palace Show, London, Benledi, a white and lemon, by
Laverack, (Thunder-Peeress), A. H. Moore, Philadelphia, Thunder, Money). J. Lewes, Apollo, Pa,, Roy, (SuapshotRuby I1,). G, C. Macleod of Dare out of Lelia. ;
(Pride of the Border-Wairy IL), MeNulty, Captain, (Major-llora). Ned, a red Irish setter of Plunkitt stock, is a sood one, in
Class 2, Champion English Setter Bitches.—J. H. Goodsell, New Class 26. Pointer Bitches, under fifty pounds.—J. B. C. Lucas, worthy company of Glendyle, a white black and tan by Kob
Work, Petrel TI,, (Pride of the Border-Petrel). D. Bryson, Memphis, Keswiels, (Maust-Pilkington’s Faith), A. H. Moore, Countess Bang,
Teun., Peep a’ Day, (Gladstone-Clip), P, Wolfenden, Canonsburg, Pa., (Sam Price’s Champion Bang-Leache's Belle). J. Faweett, Nell 11, Roy out of Doll. Brownie, a brown and white by Dashin
Vixen II. (Dash-Vixen), (Owners Joe-Owner's Nell). RK. . Vandevort, Luck, (Luck of Eden Monarch out of Thistle; Blue Belle, by Prince of Orange out of
Class 3. English Setter Dogs (except pure Layerack).—J, H, Good- Hall-Ready Money). J. Lewes, Lill, (Pawcett's Duke-Owner’s Nell). Doll, and 4 brace of white and black puppies by Johnnie Waa
sell, Plantarenet, (Dashing Monareh-Petrel), H. B. Harrison, Fore- J. Lewes, Fan, (Paweett's Duke-Owner's Nell), G. W, Moore, Fancy, out of Ailsa, were aslikely progeny as one would wish to see.
man, (Dashing Monarch-Fairy a H. B. Harrison, London, (Paris- J, M. Knorr, Nell Il, (Ned-Nell,) J. F. Anderson, Fraud, B, Orgill, Next came the matrons of the kennel; Ailsa, imported in utero,
Lill). J. Givens, Pittsborz, Dan, (Rock Jr-Minerya). Superior Ken- Rill, (Rome-Champion Ruby.) and imported Doll, who retains her youth and vigor in a re-
nel, Allegheny City, Pa., King Dash, (Belton-Stayton’s Floss). Super- Class27. Pointer Dog Puppies, under 12months.—Miss M, Anderson, markable degree, not looking a day over three years old, T
jor Kennel, Belton IU, (Belton-Stayton’s Floss), Superior Kennel, Pittsburgh, Como. J. Lewes, Doon, (Hult’s Sefton-Clarissa). G. W.
Grouse. I’, Bowen, Emsworth Pa., Chancellor, (WeCléane’s Rangeér- Ballantiiie, Washingtonville, O., Black Sweep, (Sweep-Nell), C. P. also took a great fancy to a handsome fox-terrier, and a regu-
Blanche). W. B. Means, Allezheny City, Charlie. C. M. Mnaoiliall, Miles, Millie. lar beauty ofa beagle, which conrprise the kennel,
Gleveland, ©., 5am Tilden, (Brown's Dash-Moster’s Belle), R.H. Bil- Olass 28) Pointer Bitch Puppies, undér 12 months. Detroit Kennel Let it not be supposed, either, that John Davidson's taste for
ley, Canton, ©,, Praivie Storm, (Whitman's Charm-Prairie Belle). W. Club, Luvretto 11., (King Bow-LurettoT.). Detroit Kennel Club, Yam, breeding fine animals extends alone to dogs, for a plance about
H, Biverson, New Brizhton, Pa., Lightning, (Phunder-Spot). P. Woilt- (King Bow-Dot). J. Fawcett, Nell II,, (Joe-Nell). the farm will convince you that the reverse is true, for his
enden, Ben, (Roclk). C. T, Armstrong, New Albany, Ind., Belton I1.. Class 29, Ivish Water Spaniels——J. G. Graham, Allegheny City, Southdown sheep are of the highest quality, his cattle above
(Belton-Dimple). ©. H. Duncan, Oil City, Pa., Rock, (Adams’ Rock- Barney, Jr., (Champion Barney-Lady), G,W. Forsythe, Natrona, Piper,
Liewellen), A. H. Moore, Darkie, (Rhyl-Dolly). J. P. O*Neil, Pitts- (Ponto-Juno). Milwaukee Kennel Club, Dan O’Connor, (Champion the average, a good way, while in the stable will be found as_
burg, Acne, (Thunder-Béss). W. C, Beringer, Pittsburg, Monte Barney-Kathleen). — T- Ponornus, La Salle, DL, Count Bendigo, good looking a young trotter as almost anybody owns ‘in
Qhristo, (Thunder-Gess). D, 0. Sanborn, Dowling, Count Noble, (Connt (Whitman's Boh-Whitman’s Bridget), T. Donohue, Jndy, (Drale- these parts.’
Wind'em-Nora). J. ¥. Anderson, Coal Bluff, Pa., Snider, 58. Moore, Duck). J. A, Cooper, Milwaukee, Wis,, Storm, (Champion Barney- When in Bast Saginaw last month in attendance at the
Pittsburgh, Dash, (Belton-Knox’s Belle). J. 8. Brown, Pittsburgh, Lady). Hscelsior Irish Water Spaniel Kennel, Champion Barney. Sportmen’s Conyention, the subject of a field trial in Michigan
Bob, (Gelton-McDonna’s Magnet). J. 8, Brown, Neize, (MeCleane’s Class 3), Black Spaniels: (large size) Dogs or Bitches, over 28 was brought up, anc “Mat” Brown, of the firm of Brown & -
ee hae J, & Brown, Crack, (MeQleane’s Ranger-Blanche). pounds,—J. A. Winslow, Baltimore, Mil., Success, (Champion Batch- Ward, jewelers, of that city, made a very liberal offer in the
J. M. Hunter, Pittsburgh, Royal Gladstone, (Champion Gladstone- élor). Hornell Spaniel Club, Hornellsyille, N, ¥,. Bob TII., (Buceleuch-
Smith’s Mersey). HH. Hartley, Pittsburgh, Bang, (Rascal-Ruth IL) I, Nell). Hornell Spaniel Club, Benedict, (Champion Bachelor-Negress). way of providing prizes for the same, but it was thought im-
Hartley, Tip, (Rascal-Ruth I.) Hornell Spaniel Club, Black Prince, (Benenict- Madea ). ; possible to find a suitable place for holding it. While at Dayid—
Class 4 ®axhish Setter Bitches teacrat pure Spee coe ee Hatrt- Glass 3L. Black Spaniels (small size) Dogs or Bitches, undér 28 son’s, I was struck with the peculiar adaptability of the”
ley, Miss, (Tock-Woll Tit) H, Hartley. ady pounds.—Hornell Spaniel Club, Beatrice, (Nigger-Bell). J. 8, Niven,
Bird, (Royal-Dutchass). “Grosvenor Farm,” right opposite that of John’s, to this pur-
ice artiay. Ruby, (Rake-Juno). J. WwW. Orth, Pittsburgh. Gertrude, Black Beas, (Brush-Rhus), pose. Broad, rolling meadows, with three moderate Knolls at
Gladstons-Saahborn'’s Nellie). J. W. Orth, Fly, (Bergundthal’s Rake- Class 32. Cocker Spaniels, other than Black, Dogs or Bitches,—J. & W.
cCleane’s Pera) D, G, Sanborn, Nellie, (Gelton-Dimple). ©, A. | Bittner, Alleewheney City, Pa., Bess. CU. Klacke, Pittsburgh, Rose K., the western extremity, yi a field wherein every inoye-
Carpenter, Pitlsbureh, Dot, (Ralce-Lady Angus) RK, T. Vandevort, Nevo-Rose). J. 0. Haslet, Mrantsin, Pa,, Prince, (Bob-Doara). Horfiell ment of the dogs could be easily seen from one given point.
Pittsburgh, Mazel Kirke, (Dan-Lady Di), W, A. Givens, Minerva Il, Spaniel Club, Flirt 11., (Rollo-Brownie), Hornell Spaniel! Club, Pansy, Every variety of field can be found, includiny low imder-
(Roel, Jr-Minerva). W., M. MeQonway, Pittsburgh, Dolly Day, (Bel- (Wildaiz-Wannie). . Hornell Spaniel Club, Princess, (Wildair-Dolly). brush, and fields, too, of proper size tor the work, all that
ton-Vermer’s Rose) #. A. Givens, Minerva, (Champion Leicester- Hf. Allerton, Pittsburgh, Ringold, (Wildair-Pairy IL). W, I. Lewis, would be needed would be to plant the birds in advance,
Sanborn’s Nellie). C. Klacike, Pittsburgh, Zita, (Mac-Pit). Laveracic Pitisburzh, Johnny. which, indeed, would be necessary almost in any part of the
Kennel, May Layerack, (Thunder-8pot). W. H, Colcord, Si. Joseph, Class 33, Spaniel Puppies, under 12 months.—Hornell Spaniel Glib, State, ab least within comfortable reach of u Lown affording?
Mo., Conntess Druid, (Dfuid-Princess Draco). J, Mayer, Beaver Falls, Black Prince, (Benedict-Madeap). H, Alierton, Ringold If, (Ringold-
Pa., Nora, J. W. Foster, Leesburg, Va., Young Kirby, (Champion{ , Dot). _J. 5. Niven, Bene, (Bob IT.-Blacle Béss). Mrs. J, W.S. Arnold. the necessary facilities. I hope such a meeting can be al-
Druid-tmp. Kirby). Dr. A. B. Clayton, Chiathain, Ont., Beile’s Pride, | New York, Minnie Warren, (MusicIly), ranged,
(L. H, Smith’s Paris-J. E. Long's Belle). §. GO. Hunter, Pittsbureh, | _ Class 33. Foxbounds—H. B, Nelson, East. Liverpool, Sailor Boy, |
Dot H, (D6n C-Cora). 8. C. Hunter,‘ Lady H, (Knox's Duke-Dot H). | (Blinkey Jim-Blue Tail Fly). J. Lewes, Rover, J. Lewes, Bess, (owner's
G. C. Taylor, Etna, Pa., Taylor's Zue, (Don O-Hunter’s Cera). W-. Royer-owner’s Bess), D, O, Shea, London, Ont,., Roxey.
Saezer, Glenfield, Pa., Blanche, (Carlowitz-Magnet). J_ O. Donner, Classié!. English Beagles,—J. and W, Bittner, Rover. (Rally-Ringlet),
New York, Belle, (Ranger Il.-Mallard's Belle). Superier Kennel, J. and W. Bittner, Beulah, (Spot-Han), D. 0, Shea, Music, G, W. Nor-
including ‘The Druid,”
Countess, (Leicester-Pocahontas). H, B. Harrison, Tilsonburg, Ont., cross, Harry, G. W. Noreross, Harty, Jr, Mrs. A. N. Taylor, Lexing-
Twilight, (Gladstone-Mersey). A. H. Moore, Lass O’Gowrie, (Paris- _ ton, Iky-. Major’f., (Dodge's Rattler-Nora). CO. Cameron, Brickeryille, little eae and a ‘stirrup cup,” we turned the noses of the
Pearl). EB. CG, Schmertz, Pittsburgh, Donna. Thomas Orgill, Rena, Pa., Racket, (Rally-Louise), «C. Cameron, Brickeryille, Pa,, Lill, (War- little blacks toward the city again, and were spinning alan,
(Champion Ray-Nellie), : rior-imported Rosy). ‘T. Orgill, Melody, (Rally-Lill), 'T, Pooter, Cum- the road back to the ‘Floral City.” I am a
Mass6. Hnglish Setters (of pure Laverack pedigree). Hi. Hartley, |herland, Md., Young Rattler, (Dodge's Rattler-Norris’ Zula). you a “reminiscence” soon.
Royal Blue, formerly Napolean, (Flash IL.) A.S. Bishop, Pittsburgh, | Class 25, American Bench-Legged Beagles or Basset Hounds.—J. | Mowkor, Mich,
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DOG AILMENTS—CAUSE AND CURE. on Jolie, and the puppies are rapidly growing. Please tell me finding no necessity for any such contrivances, sail being shortened by
if you know of a similar case. Jolie gave milk for two weeks. taking it off her piece-meal, as required. Although ont for weeks at
TP HE following, from the Bagman,we commend to our read- atime, no trouble was experienced inevorking ship in all kinds of
ers, and trust that they will not only read, but heed, the —TueEo. A. Gint._{This occurrence, although very singular, is weather, with only casual assistance from Mrs. Yale at the helm while
yaluable advice it contains; not at all rare, as we haye published similar instances, ] the owner himself went forward to secure anchor or hoist the jib. As
_ Among the sea uumiber of queries addréssed to our several the Enid is a craft of historic fame, and goes down into the annals of
MR. J. O. DONNER’S English setter bitch is very sick with the sport as the first cabin yawl in America, a few particulars will not
departments dealing with domestic animals, and with dogs in pneumonia. She may possibly recoyer, as everything is be- be out of spA0e, premising to our Bastern readers that the area of her
particular, alarge percentage, referring to the different ail- ing done tor her that experience can suggest, but the result is, Seed of course, smaller than customary with us in our lighter
ments, ask ‘What is the cause?” to say the least, doubtful. winds.
Ttis a very natural and proper question, but we are quite DETAILS OF ENID, YAW.
sure very few of those who ask it have any proper conception AWzyikecdsWfoy teres Rese sete aie kn PAS Sh eee oom
of the emiealey peanswering in a large majority of cases. A TIMELY INQUIRY.—If one dog can be placed on a Léngth on deck....,:..
We do not in the slightest object tothe question; itisa scent, how many dogs can be placed on a trade dollar?—New Length on load line .-.
wholesome reminder tous of how very little we know, and York Mail and Express. We know of several that could Beam extreme....... :
should stimulate the cultivation in a healthy form of that pasteesbe ‘‘placed” providing our neighbor had the dollar to IDE DEM AMIS NTS opens coy Bf we SP ee meusB alien
yirtie which Uriah Heep paraded as his specially distinguish- ade. Least freeboard
ing .juality. We do object, however, to such questions—and Drath with board. 0.0. aoe. eee ee = Mees peas
we receive many of them—as, ‘‘My doghasabadcough. What LOST.—Mr. Fred. A. Taft, of Dedham, Mass., writes that USSD OLD ORLU a te anita fiche) kvinbelsvtan eesiectehis teen a :
is the cause of it and how am I to eure him!” his setter dog has strayed or been stolen. He is six years old eae ACO D ied eeed tate atla spol H atieteal erliein 614 tons
Byidently such writers consider that we are gifted with some and weighs about fifty-five pounds. His color is dark red Ballast; itonsinside sy) str: site ada cts seat eet eve 844 tong
mystic power of divining the causes pro lucing symptoms (almost liver), and white ticked on nose. Any one knowing Mainmast, deck to hounds....-........-.-.-.2..-. 23 ft. 3 in
which they do not deem it necessary even t) describe; but we of his whereabouts will confer a favor and receive a suitable Topmast, cap to shoulder.,.-.... ..2..2......0-55 8 ft.
reward by communicating with Mr. Taft. Masthead wernt H 3 ft.
lay no claim to magical art, and, therefo-e, take this oppor- 18 ft, 10 in
tunity of asking our correspondents to be a little more consid- et 10 ft, 6 in
erate, and better serve themselves by giving details of how : 20 ft.
their animals are affected when they seek our advice. Any THE ESSEX COUNTY HUNT will open the season next Mizzen boom...... 13 ft.
departure from the normal state of health or ordinary habits week under a new mastership, Mr. Henry Munn, the late Bowsprit outboard (ite
must be plain to those who take an interest in and observe their master, haying retired in fayor of the son of Judge Knapp, Jibboom, cap to sta 5 ft. 8 in
animals at all closely, and it is only by stating these deviations of Hackensack. Mr. Knapp will take up his residence at the Mast from end load li ae 7 ft. 2in
Kennel Club House at West Orange, N. J., and will hunt the Mizzenmast abaft stermpost..-............-, 1t -ptin.
from health fully and clearly that advice other than mere Rake tomainmagsh, .. 0. ¢.05+-<:-74-4- eR ih: Lin, 6.
guesswork can be given. Diagnosing and prescribing by letter hounds twice a week during the hunting season, Rake to mizzenmast...........--.-.----4- Siva
Hefae 1 in. 544.
without an eXamination of the patient is at all times difficult, Steve tobowsprith, 2 £25 eee eh ey ede eee ts <pa. ae
and when only one bare and isolated fact is stated it generally Mizzen boomkin outboard,.....0...-........-..,-. 4b,
THE NEW YORE DOG SHOW.—The entries for the New MOPSAUR APCs hey. secs oe dee oet bee = hs cee et aes 8 tt,
becomes impossible. York Bench Show are coming in much better than at any
In regard to cough, itis an evidence of disease, which may Ares four lower sails:- puso s. ce fee. orleans 620 sq. ft.
previous show, and the indications are that they will out- AT CAP I AUMSAI Se ou Asc Oe Saiefek Prt hetHate gets: teortchiens 390 sq. ft.
be slight orserious. Coughs differ greatly, and the sort of cough number those of any show ever held in this country, Mr, AGRE a ati tt eite ce ete cating er ted] defor 142 sq. ft.
often iidicates the character and seat of the disease. Then Lincoln, who is now in Pittsburgh superintending the show Area mizzen.,...... iy esece. 108 Sq. ft,
again, alterations in the appetite, the action of the bowels and now being held there, writes that nearly all of the exhibition
the temperature of the dog may be easily noticed, and when there will also be at New York, and that he is confident from
pain is suffered the conduct of the dog under its influence, con- the many letters and inquiries that he is receiving, that the
sidered together with other facts, often leads to a correct con- number and yalue of the dogs that will be exhibited here
ception of what is wrons. will surpass anything of the kind that the world has ever seen.
Ve call attention to these points that the departments
wherein our readers seek such advice may be more and more
useful; which result will be best achieved by querists contrib- For SAaLe.—Belle, by Rodman’s Dash, ex-H. N. Shorh’s imported
uting data whereon our several specialists can form intelligent Nellie. Belle is pure red, with the small white spot on breast and
opinions, feet, marked exactly like the old dog. As Lam situated il is impossi-
Unfortunately, in the present state of science, there are ble for me to keep Belle. Shehas never had a litter, and I think she
will be in season soon. No fancy price, as lam not in the business.
many diseases, the causes of which are hidden from us; but Messrs. Gubner, West, Robertson and Judge Pratt, of Brooklyn,
these are being diligently investigated and will surely be dis- now is your chance to get the old stock. Write soon, Mr. H. §S.
eoyered, and with increased knowledge freer scope will be eae. ae guarantee Belle’s pedigree. G. H. Witp, Red Rank,
given to the practice of preventive medicine. , J.— Adv. ings, .
A year after her appearance Commodore Harrison came out with a
fine, large yawl, known as the Frolic. Her sail plan at first included
Pachting and Canoeing.
ENTRIES FOR THE NATIONAL DERBY.
a narrow jib andalug mizzen. After trial, however, more bowsprit
\ieee received from Mr. D. Bryson, the secretary of was given and a gafi adopted, and under that rig we believe Frolic
the National American Kennel Club, the following has since been in commission. Being a deep, able boat she becamea
entries to the National Derby, made since his last report to us: favorite among the ladies, and for all round work one of the best in
the fleet, while in point of outfit and shipshape finish and keep she is
Countess Magnet, (Count Noble-Spark) liver and white, THE YAWL IN AMERICA. perhaps without a peer, Her owner isa sailor by profession, knows
English setter bitch, owned by D. C. Sanborne, Dowling, [conTiNuED. | just what should be found aboard a well supplied ship, and keeps his
Mich., July 13, ‘81. yacht up to the highest standard in all respects. Frolic has prob-
Unknown, (‘l‘ory-Meg Meriles) black, white and tan, English HE history of the yawl in America is this. In the year i849, ably logged more miles and days of cruising than any other yachtin
settiter bitch, owned by J. J. Snellengburg, New Brighton, Captain Harrison, now Commodore of the San Franeisco Y. C., America, Indeed, in the activity her owner displays and the avidity
Pa,, May 16, ’81. brought to that city a small yaw] on aship's deck from England. with which he follows up a life afloat, the Commodore need acknowl
Owing to our semi-barbarous revenue laws and tariffs and red tape, edge no superior at home or abroad. His example is one many an
Minnie Lee, (Bismark-Nellie) black and wite, English setter
pire owned by M. F. Rodgers, New Albany, Miss., Sept.
Pe, SL.
Dashing Hlcho, (Eleho-Noreen) red Irish setter dog, owned
by GC. Spahr, Ridgeville, Pa., nine months,
Royal Victor (Racket-Kelp) lemon belton, English setter
dog, owned hy J, M. Taylor, Lexington, Ky., ‘April 15, 81.

OUR ENGLISH LETTER.

N the dosey world things are rather quiet at present. The
old established Wolverhampton show could not be called a
suceess, the general quality being poor; Liverpool, the same
week, was altogether good—no such dog show in that neigh-
borhood for a dozen years.
IT hear from Devonshire, from whence has come so many of
our best pointers, that, in the several leading kennels some
yery pronieins youngsvers are coming on, bidding fair to take
the place of the old Devon cracks Bang, Wagg, Bow Bells,
Fan, ete., etc, Mr, S. Price’s Climax had last year a litter of
beauties to Mr. Statter’s Pux. Mr. Norrish has two forward
lots out of his Fursdon Juno and his Fan by Bonus and San-
cho (mother to Bow Bells) and his bitch Beryl (closely related
to the nonpareil Wage) has recently thrown a fine litter to
Wippell’s Bounce II. Beryl, while carrying these pups, won
second prize at Birminsham, and first prize and “breeder’s
rize” at Alexandra Palace in December last. Mr. Wippell
as a fine lot; some of last March by Bang II. are fine grown
dogs with lots of quality.
‘As much interest a: pears to be taken at present in spaniels SORLE ‘6 tet
in America, an excellent opportunity occurs for securing good
stock, as Mr, Arthur H. Hasten is breaking up his kennels and. ENID—Mr. C. G. Yale, S. F. Y. C.—The First Cabin Yawl in America.
disposing of the whole lot. These spaniels are Dr. W. Boul-
ton’s well-known blacks, a strain established by that excellent he was not permitted to use her in our waters. In 1855he built a Eastern nabob with time heayy upon his hands might follow with
pamphlet ‘Breeding for Color.” There are only a few of small open boat in San Francisco, and sailed her as a yacht with the adyantage and benefit to himself and the sailing community. In
yawlrig. At that time there were no yachts on the Pacific, and in general appearance Frolic is like the illustration to be found thour
these, all of high quality and great purity; three of them are factbut one clubin the country, the N. ¥, Y.C., with but a score or so last week's issue. In their Commodore and in their flagship the San
worth a special notice because of their super excellence, of vessels in its fleet. The influence of Com. Harrison's little boat Francisco Y. C. may take just pride, forin no respect are they sur-
Baronet, by Beverly Bob, ex-Champion Bona, sister to the was therefore not felt in subsequent years, yet to him belongs the passed in the Hast. In mere tonnage our flagships may be more
famous Brush, born July, 1880, a great winner. I consider honor of the first craft of the rig built and sailed in America, The pretentious perhaps, and in gaudy trapping more money has been
Baronet the best. headed spaniel being shown. His sire, next attempt to apply the rig on the Pacific owes its origin to Mr. sunk, but for an outfit such asa sailor would demand as the prime
_ Beyerley Bob, by Champion Brush, ex-Belle, is another one “Wall? Brooks of San Francisco. About the year 1868 he built a 17f6. necessity for favorable comment and indorsement, and for the liye
invaluable for stock. He won at London, Darlington, decked boat called the Petrel, which he supplied with a leg of mutton interest displayed in the club’s affairs, or for the ever ready manner
main and mizzen or “driver,” as our friends in California have since in which Frolic turns out in the lead upon all occasions and cruises
Brighton, Manchester, etc.; but the one with the most christened the after sail. So satisfactory was the experiment, that a the whole year round, our Hasterm men can show no parallel, and-we
remarkably brilliant historyis Beverly Bee, scarcely twelve few years later he built a larger boat, the Sweetheart, upon the same will have to lower our flag to our more spirited brethren of the
months old, She is by Beau, ex-Champion Bona, and scored idea, After passing outof his hands she was changed to a sloop in Pacific.
a first prize at Darlington when five months, first and cup at deference to New York machine sailing ideas. which unfortunately DETATLS OF FROLIC, YAWL.
Manchester at eight months old, and since first prize at Birm- threatened to invade yachting circles in San Francisco. The sloop hen cthyonideckn A: sok gests s cast «hee waynes
ingham and Alexandra Palace, and first and cup at Edinburgh, capsized on the bar outside the Golden Gate, in true New York style, Length on load line,.,
and drowned her crew of two hands. The really modern yawl yacht Beam extreme....... peeigets siettes
a truly wonderful career, for in black spaniels we have was first devised by Mr. C, G. Yale, the present secretary of the 5. F.
always some keen competition, Depth amidships.................
Y.C. About 1874 he built a regular cabin yacht 3ift. Jong, and acting IBeHISULEORHOAIU. fapmeterin
parts ses eae ee | Pee os
An exhibition of implements used in sport in ancient and partly upon the advice of Capt. Edwin Moody, well-known as an ex- reatesu. drade ec ey. aka) ee ee eee
modern times opens here next week, and I shall touch on its perienced sailor, the yawl rig was adopted. Capt. Moody drew the Draft with board...
more attractive and useful features in my next, spAe lan and balanced the sails to anicety, At first this little craft, Length of board..
the Enid, failed to make a favorable impression, as she was too snugly Displacement... --
Lonpbon, England, Feb. 4. rigged to show well in the races onthe Bay. Her Bermudian or jib- Ballast, inside, iron,,
headed mainsail was materially increased by the addition of a gaff Tron on centreboard,
LACTATION.—Princeton, N. J.—Hditor Forest and Stream with the cloths running diagonally to those of the old half of the sail. Hoist of mainsail.....
Since [have heen a subscriber of your yaluable paper, never To counterbalance this increase, a small fiying jih wasset to a boom Main boom..........
run out ahead of the regular standing bowsprit. A 12ft, housing top- Maina eae eee rer tats ot hs eprhe: aon; ei oe atabes Eee at
once have I seen an acctount of an incident similar to the one mInast and square-headed topsail was also supplied, and the Enid at Wd eng Psy ES ee
happening in my Kennels; I therefore take the liberty of ,once took rank as avery fair sailer, and the jibes against the rig soon Bowsprit outboard. ........
writing to you, and of asking you if the following occurr- ceased, A glance at the accompanying cut of the Enid drawn to Hoist of mizzen.....--. .-
ence is not something unusual in the canine line, indeed, if scale, shows that Mr. Yale incorporated in her several ideas which Mizzen boom.::-.-..., -
it is not a most singular freak of nature: In my kennel must be deemed decidedly ‘tadvanced,” and in accord with the later Mizzen galf._.-...---..,. :
I have two bitches; my oldest, a fine pointer bitch, I teachings of ForEsT AND Stream. Although built so many years azo, ATA ATTA s Cee e rn SNS CL pn tous Osatodiel dy 920 sq. fb.
the Enid was along way aheadin point of sailorlike rig of even the ACAD et ean Py 360 sq. ft.
had bred last summer, and she had nine puppies. At the majority of American yachts of the present day, and the credit of de-
usual time the mother, Dutchess, commenced weaning ATER IIZZCLIIE.. fete hdc tecls iereee eee etal eect tee 810 sq. ft.
vising innovations so long ahead of the mass of yachtsmen, should go
them. Now comes the funny part. No sooner had their on record to his credit. Not only was the Enid handy on account of Frolie's mizzen and jib contain therefore over two-thirds the area of
mother forbidden them to approach near her than these little her mizzen over the stern, but she was oue of the earliest, if not the the mainsail. and somewhat less than half the lower sail. Mainsail
rascals turned their attention to my other bitch, which is a yery first of our single-stickers fitted with appliances for getting rid and jib together equal about four-fifths of the whole. Reductions of
young setter. She, after being incessantly attacked by these of ler upper spars and gear aloft when not required for setting sail, twenty, forty and sixty per cent. can be effected without touching a
little Trojans, was at last forced to succumb, and weary laid and her square-headed topsail, it need hardly be said since the adyent knitlle, Frolic was built for cruising, but. has shown very fair speed
of the Madgein New York, was likewise an Improvement upon the upon oceasion, Herdead rise is 18in. to the hall-floor, the bow toler-
down at theirmercy. This siege was kept up in the most triangular things which contain nothing like the same area on the ably fine, and the mim long and elear. The cockpit is 10x10ft., the
active manner, aud ina few days poor Jolie, with her sides all same hoist, and do not sit nearly as well on a wind. The double head- cabin-house shows a side of ltin., giving 6ft. 2in, in the clear helow.
scratched, became a new mother to the pointer puppies. Had sail, though not quite the regular thing according to the latest ideas, She makes up four double berths in the main saloon, separated by
Ibeen home no such torment would ever have happened to was nevertheless an approach to the principles of staysail and jib we bulkheads avd curtains, after the manner of a Pullman palate ear,
her, But imagine my surprise when I entered my kennel have all along advocated, and which at last seem about to displace Also a double-berth in a large stateroom, amidships, and two berths
door, after sonie months’ absence, to find my puppies suckling the bagey single jib of the lighter for good. forward, for the crew. The ballastis cemented down between the
Mr. Yale and his partier, Mr, J, F. Lewis, enjoyed a vast deal of frames 80 that it cannot shift in case of accident, and the bilge is filed
my young setter, not nruch more than a puppy herself. There cruising in this little ship, and Mrs, Yale deserves a word of praise for up to the level of the floor-timbers with clean cement, doing away with
she Jay upon the clean straw, much enlarged and actually the example she set to society in often accompanying her husband on foul limbers. Tanks for water hold 30) gallons, Anchors 220Ibs, and
giving milk to her foster children. I had her immediately voyages of long duration. @ extreme hantliness of the yaw] is at- 1601bs, on the bows, with 50ims, half-inch chain and 35fms. three-
_ Separatedtrom them, and now not # sign of swelling is seen tested by the absence of reef points in any of Enid's sails, her owner eighths chain respectively. There is a kedge of 5élbs. besides, and

60tms, four and a half inch manilla hawser. Rail, coamines and fit-
tings of Tamaua wood as hard asivon, and black walnut and prima
Vera. > HE schoover Bva capsized on the Charleston
The this] on tle vollof honorwas the Sappho, owned
Chittenden, THe tried het asa yawl, dnd would never shtft to any
Otherviz, She is 40tt. lone. 15ft. 8in. beam, and Sf. an, drath, without
boaril. When she came outa galf mizzen was used. Then Mr, B.A.
Hyde altered his sloop Raven, adopting the les of mutton driver, after
the origmal Yale patter. Subsequently, having purchased the sloop
Startled Waayn, ie ined her into 2 yawi as well, after a short tial
With her isa sloop cohviueed bin that there was something amiss
with thar rig. ‘he Fawn is one of the handsomest of the Wester
fidet, and in sieer aid outline of tail wand sails shows style and frace,
the equalof our Wastern taste and fashions. The spar'plan was drawn
by Capt. Mooly, who has, we believe, furnished similar drawines for
hale of the feet. 4 from being the vaunted seaworthy vessels' the uninitiated are made
DETAILS OF SPARTLED FAWN, YAWL.
PSSM GS VST De eo dee s\aoe ee ee,
Length on load line
Benim BMG fee le ke) . 14ft, Bin,
Depih iainidshipss.:-)h.-pssc.iue
wees . fo, 8
Levist freeboard
Cibsdveswedrenito ts fe t Sr cee aa Ae oe
SME WIP GRP wien ee Bae ee ewe y ci i e
Leneth of bourd....,.. 2
Displacement, .......
SHOPIMASE HMOVO CHP sc. ce fe p{- sn Wen ope dnl eh doiode sect
Boom
Sey ae De ee a er ey Gat aes Riis nn, eee
Mizzenmast, deel to hounds
Woa7en GoOOM . 2.222. -:.,
Tipist of mizzen, to head,
Bowsprit-outihoard. . 2.0.) 00) ee
Mast from end load line
Mizzenmast abatt post... 2... 050. tee eee cee eee eee
Rake to mafnmast,.,.,........- det
Ralse to inizeen
Mizzéu boomkin outbom'd......... 0.2.2.2. 02.2 ecu
AUTaS NWA It aoe ore bron Sept Serie best mea epg aryl e
APBLATISTISAH . 05! ooletlelethaew oats nah ie
APRS. Ae tmt ndatey et,sct-tue dads ot fe scart, _ 40 sq, ft,
Area mizzen 220 sq. ft,
The jib and mizzen nearly equal the mainsail in area, which seems
to be very good proportious lor San Francisco yachts, Under main-
sail alone or under jib And mizzen about half lower sail would be
shown. The Fawn proved a fast boat under the new arranzement,
and though easily béaten as a sloop by the Frolic, she turned the
tables upon the latter as a yasvi, aud then handsomely disposed of the
New York sloop Clara, who, by the way, was also beaten by the
Wrolic, both yawls making good weather of it when the committee
feared for the safety of the sloop. Itis the universal testimony that
as yawls more stiffness is attained, the sail being kept lower down.
Not onty is this the experience in San Francisco, but also here in the
Basi we have the same thing. Since several notable victories of the
earlier yawls over sloops, our friends on the Pacific have ceased dis-
paraging remarks abont their being “comfortable but slow’ and one
atter another the sloops haye fallen in with the times, shed their big
booms and come out in improyed form with the handier ris, until at
the present day the sloop is well nigh extinct on the Pacific, while the
star of the yaw! isin the ascendant and certain to remain ab its zenith
foralltime, That the yawl would prove quite as fast as the big
mainsail in the lizhter winds of our Eastern waters we are not pre-
pared to muintain. but that in anything, from a good working breeze
vp, the toss due to bhe rig will disappear, we have good reason to believe.
Once let thers be wind cnonga and to spare to transmit its work to
the sailsand the yuwl will prove quite as fast, stiffer, handier and far
safer than the sloop, 4nd for these reasous the rig is entitled to favor-
able consideration by all who wish to combine efficiency to wind-
ward and reasonable speed, with easy work and a clear
before the approach of a biack looking cloud. Experiences
coast of the continent we reserve for another article.
[TO BE CONTINUED. |
A TYPICAL BOURBON.
& derive much amusement from the frantic efforts a turf con-
‘ temporary occasionally makes to gain for itself the reputation
of a critic. Something must be said. of course, upon the topics
Forums? AND STRHAM brings into prominence to keep up with the times,
and here is the way our contemporary blunders and staggers
under ifs heavy load of long-earned Bourbon talent. Tnsome‘hash,”
dished up for the hundredth time, we find among other exciting news,
six months stale, a bit of sickly pulffery about the schooner Eya, one
or the worst ratiletvaps ever built. And allthis time this wretched,
tnisshapen thing was tying onthe bottom, ignominously capsized on
the Charleston bar!
We wade through the hash and lo! the reporter has made a discovery
he gives to the world with heartfelt joy and relief. Score a big one
for him, for by dint of close study of the Herald and the scissors, he
has it that no fash vessel ean be turned ont by throwing into the hop-
per of naval scieuce varions mythical formule, and radning them out
ab the spout the fastest vraft in ereation by a simple twirl of the
erank, lise as they turn dog into suusage!
Away, therefore, with selenue, the profundity of which old age can
no longer grasp! He feels relieved: tle perplexing complications: of
the multiplication table, the worrying intricacies of the foot rule will
no longer rise to disturb his peaceful slambers, The world owes such
& Penius Amonwnent with long, green ears.
But this astonishing discovery was too much for his balance, for he
next runs fearfully amuek, Mit Dison Kemp, inan interesting article
in the London Mield, considers that, accepting stability as the stand-
ard of allowing fime, both bulk and dimension rules woull prove de-
ceptive. This is a conclusion no person has probably ever questioned.
THe sapien would-be eritic of onr esteemed turf contemporary in
New York is thereupon moveil to say that Mr, Kemp's deductions aré
solid proof im support of measurement by length! Qblivious he is to
yery plain English, his muddled conceptions failing to class length as
a dimension! The very rule, the fallacy of which Mr. Kemp was try-
ing toexpose! Really, is a person guilty of such rabid vonsense of
sound mind, or are his hapless yagaries to be ascribed to the effects
of a passing debauch?
Then again. we are told that Prospero was the first yacht Wuilt “from
aper,’ Asa matter of fact, hundveds had been built *from paper’
Jong before Prospero was ever thought of, and years béfore her ad-
yent numerous yachts had first been laid down on the drawing board
eyen in America,
The reporter's lnowledge of the cutter appears to he based upon
What little he has seen of the Madge. Aiythins with more beam is to
him no longer a eutter, yel nine-+tenths of the British cutter fleet haye
preter beain, ranging from four and a half down te three beams to
eneth, We commend to his study Lloyd's Register, a standard pub-
livation of which hu has probably never heard, but which will enlizhten
him considerably,
Prom the same Jupicvous source we learn that a certain 6Oft.
schooner is “too small fo amount to much,” our contemporary’s
insight into the qualities and worth of a yacht being Hmited to gaug-
ing her value by tonnage. Little yachts, no good, big yachts, heapy
good, Such is the sum and substance of its creed. Nodonbt our con-
temporary buys oil paintings by the square yard and pays for brie-a-
brac by the pound.
Need we be taken aback at its laughable proposition, to match
Arrow, 61.5 ft, water line, and Gracie, 72ft., and the reporter's curiosity
to know what the vesnuit would be? Can we be astonished that he has
heard nothing of ten new cutters in hand for this season? That he
still questions the advisability of ballast ontside. and repeats the ex-
pioded stuit from the forvecastla about boats weighted
being ‘“ozey,”” when Madge with every ounce of lead wet by salt
water was quick as a cat and nimble as a squirrel right underhisiiose,
When no one dreams of lannching eyer so beamy a boast in the Bast
without Shoes of metal on the keel, aid when shoal and
like Peerless, Agnes, and seures of others haye been materially im-
proved in speed and in safely by plasters underneath? Tt is not diffi-
eult to understand why such an ignoramus countenarices neither
change, experiment or veform, and comprehends only what has passed
before his own narrow range of ahsérvation and his petty experiences
in New York Bay. Your Bourbon never learns. Giye monkey a
razor aud he slaghes his eulicle. Atlow an iznoramus
his swagger in print, and pitfalls for himself hedigs abeyery seratch of
the pen, . SEAWANHAKA YACHT CLUB.—At a special meeting of the Sea-
Vet this scribe, without atrace of mechanical aptitude or technical
proficiency, not even in sympathy with the sport, a. mosh superficial
observer, slip-shoil in his veasoning, a slouchy logician, a timeserver,
aturm-coat, and a pirate ef our columns, Tlings shupid thrusts and
slang at Forest AND STREAM and the Lundow Field! Verily, itis broad
farce.
BOSTON YACHTING,—Oné of our mosh valued exchanges is the
South Boston Taquirer. Weare glad to know that hereafter it will
condnst a systematic department foryachting, ander the charge of a
special member of its stalt, The Jiquirer deserves support by Eastern
gneu interested,
FOREST AND STREAM.
TRAPS.
bar, March
by Mr. C. . erew were saved by the schooner Wm, Deming. They
prised the slipper, W. B. Sheldon, Dr. i. B. Townsend, the mate, tive
Seamenh andthe steward. In sinking, fhe small yawl got adrift by
good fortune. and in her the erew kept afloat until reseued, The
capsizing of the Eva withont good cause is a glaring exhibition of fhe
low ebb to which yacht modelling has suuk in America, in the asinine
éfforts to male yachts perform the impossible feat of sailing “ over
the water,’ Anent this subject we quote the followimg very applica-
ble letter of a Gloucester captain, which appeared in the Cape Ann
Advertiser, March 3. Atleast half the * accidents’) and loss of life
among the fishing fieet can betraced directly to the want of sufficient
depth and Jow weights in the smacks, many of which are very Lar
to believe, The letter is headed with the telling exclamation: “When
will this siaughter cease?’ for no less than four smacks have heen
45 £6. Gin, given up as lost, fifty-three men failing to return to their homes, and
45 Ft, leaving twenty-seven widows with sixty-six fatherless children in
their care. Is it not time brains stepped in where the jackknile has
held sway wifh such lamentable resnits?
Sit, Messrs, Hditors;—it seems high time that some intelligent action
4 ft, was taken by the fishing firms to inquire whether wé have the safest
ft, Gin class of vessels thatcould babuilt. 1 believe our modem-built fishing
aft.
vessels are too shoal, that is, have too light draught of water to make
13 tons goo! sea boats. Scarcely 2 heavy wale occurs nowadays that we
(owt hear some blood-curdling tale of vessels being knocked down on
their beam ends, anil escaping (destruction by only a hair’s breadth,
Having had the undésirable experience of seeing my yessel sprawled
out on herbeam ends twice in one day during a gale, IT know how
foo itis, Such was not the case with the oid-fashioned pinkeys,
whieh were much deeper in proportion to their size, In fact, a
pinkey of thirty tons drew quite as much water as one of our clippers
of over seventy-five tons, ‘he Enelish cutters of seyenty-fiye tons
draw from ten totwelve feet of water, and with only a ten-inch keel,
while our schooners of the same size, with a twenty-inch keel, draw
only sight feet att. It will therefore be seen that the difference
the body under water is very great; and we tind that there is qnite as
much difference in their performances at sea. I was assured by
British fishermen that they neyer knew of one of their cutters
being knocked on their beam ends, and this, too, when they fish at ald
seasons in the shoal and notoriously dangerous water of the North Sea.
Thaye often thought of writing an article for the Adpertiser on
shipbuilding in its relations to fishing vessels, but have always been
so busily engaged that I have refrained from making the attempt. I
cannot now, howeyer, desist from alluding to the subject of unsafe
vessels. Hnough lives have been sacrificed for the sake of attaining 2
high rate of speed and *' big deck room.* T think the time lias come
to substitute yessels for slabs, Tt would not costa fortune for some
of our fishing firms to try the experiment of building at leash one
vessel with a hull that would have some grip of the water. Not one
five or six inches deeper than the average, but with enough differ-
enee in the draught to determine something definite. SKIPPER.
YACHTING ON THE LAKES.
Rditor Forest and Stream ;
The Chicago Yacht Club is on a very good financial footing, and at
its annyal meeting voted in several new members. This has led to
some talk concerning anew club house, The drift of opinion tends
towards South Chicago, though no action has been taken in the
matter so far as Icanlearn, Theve is a rumor afloat that Pullman of
the Palace Car Company, the President of the Iinois Central Rail-
road, and another gentleman, have purchased a large tract of land on
the shores of Lake Michigan, and propose to build a magnificent
Summer hotel to cost $100,000. The Ulinois Central runs through the
property, and arrangements are to be made with a first-class steam-
boat line to furnish a water route. When this thing is put into shape,
we may expect a new club house to be built for the yacht club same-
where south of the cily. Their favorite cruising grounds are to Seuth
conscience Chicago, and in the immediate vicinity of the spot where thissummer
on this hotel will be located,
The season with us promises to beliyely. Thirty-eight zentlemen
from the Board of Trade haye joined the yacht club. John BW. Towns-
end is building a newboat for some friends. She will be a sloop,
7ott. over all, 63£t, water-line, 19ft. 10in, beam, and 7ft. deep, at a cost
of $10,000. Captain John Prindiyille, one of our great lights, has
spoken favorably of the model, A schooner of ninety tous is also
contemplated, ‘The Countess of Dufferin is now owned by William
Borden of this city. The last part of her name will be dropped, and
she will now be known simply as the Countess. She is receiving a
general overhauling and new cabins at a cost of $8,000. Mr, Lester is
haying a steamyacht built for Geneva Lake. She is 78ft. long, 1114
along ft, beam, 546ft. deep. Tiwo 1lin. square enginés, with locomotive
boiler 12fb. by 4)4ft., expected speed, eighteen miles, She has been
named Reinette.
AN ENGLISH OPINION,
Editor Forest and Stream:
Iwas pleased and heightened in my own esteem to find favorable
coniments in your journal on that which T felt moved to write during
the past year on the burning question of yacht measurement. It is
touch to be regretted that the Mnglish ¥Y. R, A, consents to move only
in one narrow grooye, setting its heel on justice, economy and many
elements of comfort in yacht racing.
sizes and yarieties of craft are gradually and helplessly sucked
into the yortex of the Association’s type producing legislation, and
all, in defiance of individual predeliction, become squeezed into the
ouly possible form. A dull monotony, compared with what might be.
is the natural result.
Logical recollection of why yachts need to be measured at all. and a
practical consideration of how best to do it—fayoring no one special
form—should- be the method of proceeding on both sides of the
“pond,” in place of a narrow straining after & creditless local predom-
inance. Then could the issues between the types and countries be
fairly tried, and the objects for which clubs, on this side at least, re-
ceive recognition from the government would be fulfilled. Now itis
ignored by a *‘pot-hunting ring,” in which the “ving” rules the price
andthe good things go exorbitantly to the most reckless bidder. Lam
proud to believe that we coincidé in thinking that the fairest way of
“bringing all reasonable types tozether is to infer the bulk from, say, a
consideration of all three dimensions.
J am yery much pleased with Worest Anp Stream. T like the views
which it fosters and ils independence from the trammels of custom in
measurement, Much instruction can be gained by following your
concise way of yiewing things. LaNDSEER MACKENZIE,
Lonpon, Jan. 20.
ATLANTIC YACHT CLUB.
Editor Forest und Stream ¢
The Atlantic Yacht Clib appealed from the judgment rendered
agalust tt by William T. Lee, ihe Secretary of the Brooklyn Yacht
Club, for $749.45, November 22, 1880, an(l the Supreme Court has
seryed the judgment and holds that Prank H, Stott after he had
signed tiie subscription paper to pay the $500 toward improying the
land of the club could have been compelled to pay it. And haying
paid it, and the club having expended, the money (he was one of the
committes who spent it) hé had no right to recover it batk, and that
he could not convey to the plaintiff any right that he did not have.
The opinion concludes, “Tt is plain that no reenvery can he had by
the plaintiff in this action, and the judgment should be reversed.
Barnard, Gilbertand Dyckman, judges: x.
EAST RIVER YACHT OLUE.—New measurementrule tukes load
line length only, the mean length ride haying been found wanting in-
asmuch as itis. a fallacious estimate of size. The club learned this by
the appearance of a square-slerned cabin boatin thefleet. Byidently,
in thal way if does not take much to convince those directly interested, of the truth
of what Forms? AND STREAM has been preaching. So long as their mean
length rule was a tolerahle approach to an expression of size, tle
club forind no fault, As soon as one member, smarter than the rest,
heamy craft brings out a bigger boat than usual under that rule, the club is not
slow to see its fallacy and aliolishes iffor load line length upon jhe
grounds that sich a system will more nearly class the hoat according
to actual size, Thisis rather a rough conimentary upon the reeent
“exhaustive investication™ by the amateur committee of the Larch-
mont Y.C. For their common sense in seeing through the weakness
of the committee's line of arguinent, the East River Y. C. deserve this
fres swing to revognition, Opening sail fixed for June 4; annual matches, June 20.
wanhala Yacht Chip, held at Delmynico's on Monday night last, the
name of the clab was changed to the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club. The club adopted anew system of measurement, Tt consists
of leneth on water line, with one-fifth of the ovethang added; this to
bemultiplied by nine-tenths, and then by the area of the lower sails,
and then divided by 4.000. This gives the seiling tonnage,
THE NEW CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.—The preliminaries for
organization are now under way, and the outlook is good for suc-
cessfully establishing a club especially devoted to the interests of
small yachts of the Corinthian order. A meeting ig to be called nexb
week, and in the meantime allinterested should send in their names
Ry ee perhent convenience to Mr, Franklin Beams, 188 Broadway,
ew YOrs,
[iarce 9, 1882,
LARCHMONT YACHT CLUB,—At the last meeting the following
gentlemen were elected members; Theodore Bartow. George A.
J. Her Thayer, H. Herbert Hogans, James §. Suydam, David Williams, Chas.
com- H, Leland, 6. B, Hopkins, Waldon Serymser, Robert Genter, Benjamin
F. Dawson, A. M. Jones, Grosyimor Porter, ludward J, Greaeen, B. F.
Beddall, Pf, Worth White, W. L. Stow, J. C. Cooloy. J, B. Miley, Daniel
Cook, William Peet, W. BE, Roosevell, George Taylor, Henry 0, Ward,
Horatio N. Harper and Warren B, Smith. The new meéasuremenn
rule, adding one third overhang to load line for length, and giving
timne on Atlantic ¥. C. scale was adopted.
NEW YORK YACHT OLUB,—Weare lad to sea that at last an
effort is to be made to uae the shape of flag officers’ pennants. That
distinguishing flags should he discernable by their shape as well as
colorshas been urged oftenin these dolums, and in acting upon our
advice the club takes one more step inthe richt direction. We hope
ib tay soon reduce the ‘‘enbical contents" to tons as well. The pro-
position to give smail yachts a larger share of prizes by adopting more
classes is commendable atid in conformity with good policy and the
tights of small yachts asset forth from time to time in FOREST AND
StreAw. Jt is of more import that one thirty-foot sloop or cutter
sailed by smart Corinthians should exist than a dozen of big ciphers
lying at their moorings a few weeks in mid-summer with owners who
are yachting nonentities,
_ JERSEY CITY YACHT CLUB.—Officers tor the year: 1, C. Roome,
Commodore; 8. F. Gregory, Viee Commodore; 8. Ff. Clawson, Seere-
tary; George Hawes, Treasurer; G. H. 1. Dogget: Measurer. The club
isflourishing. A large number of new members haye been added and
several yachts.
_ ‘MALTA CROSS" —Is a new publication devoted to transient yacht-
ing interests on the Island of Malta, where many Pritish and foréien
yachts call during their Mediterranean cruising. Subseription $150,
to be sent to M, A, M, Mizzi, 409 Strand, London.
PENNSYLVANIA YACHT CLUR.—Walter Gilbert has been elected
corresponding secretary, ‘The veratta committee is as follows: Walter
Gilbert, Wm. Hardman, Jr..Jesse Vandegrift, Geo, Bosler and O. F.
of Kern. Spring matches fixed for May 20),
cluswers ta Correspondents,
J. W. P., Jersey, O.—A letter directed in our care will be forwarded
to the party.
M. E. B., Willet, N. Y.—You can obtsin the cartridges from New
York dealers.
PoxHounb, Brocton, Mass.—'Dogs of Great Britain and America,"
price 25 cents. We can furnish it.
L. $., Red Hook, N. ¥.—i, See advertisement in this paper. 2.
Write to Mr. John Labatt, Loudon, Ont,
M. W. R., Vermillion, Fla.—The rifle is a favorite with many. You
can procure it of Boston, New York and Philadelphia dealers.
Constant READER, New York.—Ws have written for the facts ahout
Leal: Tf you will call, we will inform you regarding the other mat-
ber.
H. B., Glasco, N. ¥Y.—We believe the New York firm to be reliable.
Know nothing of the Pittsburgh party. The gun is considered a fair
one,
J. B. W., Louisville, Ky.—For target pistol write to the firm ad-
YORUBINe. them in this paper, The rifle may be had through any
dealer,
Anztous Inquirer, Fall River.—You neglected to affix your nameto
your letter or we would have wriften, asit was received too late for
Jast week,
A. M.—Should 4 codfish line ba on gut, gimp, or line? Ans, Cer-
tainly not on gut, their teeth ave too Sharp. The commercial flsher-
mén usé simply the tine,
H. K. §., Cincinnati.—The points for judging all classes of dogs are
fully given in a compilation entitled “Points for Judging, which wa
can furnish to you for 5) cents, |
J. D. G., Cuthbert, Ga.—The last edition. of Dr, Bethune's** Walton's
Angiler,”* costs from $8 to $12, according to the binding, The publish-
érsare Jno, Wiley & Son, Astor Place, New York. We can supply it.
T. H. M., Haverhill, Mass.—Can you give me the Name of a firm or
firms dealing in natural history specimens, bird and animal skins pre-
seryed for mounting, etc. Ans. Write to Prof.jHenry A, Ward,
Rochester, N. Y.
Trap, Chicago, Tll.—i. Has Captain Bogardus eyer shot a match
with Dr. Carver? 2. Willthesemen ever meet each Other ima bona
fide match to see which is the hetier man of the fwo? Ans. 1, No. 2.
Very probably not,
Pare, Springfield, Mass.—_1. When and how can T get government
charts of New England waters, 7. e., ifs viyers and coast line? Also of
Long Island? Aus. At any mayigation store or from Manning, 53
Beayer street. They will cost about forty cents apiece,
Tree CubTuRisT, Texas.—‘The Elements of Forestry,” by F. B.
Hough, of the Department of Agriculture, at Washington, will prob-
ably give you the desired instructions in trae planting, ete, Thé pub-
lishers are Robt. Clarke & Co., Cincinnati, 0,
5., Seneca Valls, N. ¥,—Where can J obtain a copy of the “Report
of American Pishcultural Association for 1881, and what is the ex-
pense of same? Ans, Write to the treasurer of the association, Ma
ii, G. Blackford, Fulton Market, New York city. We believe that the
price is one dollar.
W. O. W., Charlottesville, Va.—My setter pup is continually seratch-
ing and shaking his ears, and goes about with his head on one side.
The ears are slightly inflamed. If is very grateful to him to have
them gently rubbed or Imeaded, Ans, @ has canker in the ear.
Treatment: Bromo Chlotallum and Laudanum equal parts, diluted
with six times their bulk of water; fill the ear and Imead gently a
minute or two. Repeat once or twive a day until cured.
Mrs. H. J. H., Monmouth Beach, N, J.—l hayea very fine New-
foundland dog, who is subject to an eruption or sore atthe end of the
spine, near the tail. The flesh raises iu small pimples, very red: we
Wash it with tar soap and apply tar ointment, Tp only relieves—dous
not cure. Can lask your advice in the niatteur, Ans. The sore is un-
doubtedly due ta mange, Rub sulphur ointment over it each day, and
try to cover it so that he cannot lick il, Give him a teaspoonful of
sulphur four in his food each day fora waek, eed no meat.
J. 1. 1., Hot Springs, Ark.—i. Is there any good trout fishing on or
near the Pennsylvania Central Railroad in Pennsyivania—if so, where?
2. How does it compare with Maine fishing in the Rangeley lakes or
with the Adirondacks? 3, Can one find a hotel with moderate rates?
Ans, i, The best trout fishing in Ponnsylvania is in or near the northern
tier of counties. The fish in the monntaius are usually small, and you
will find no extra good fishing near the railroad, 2 The Rangeleys
are better, and so are some parts of, the Adivondacks, In the biferior,
away from the crowd, you can usually find moderate prices,
J. P. §., Leavenworth, Kansas,—Please give pedigrees of ie follow-
ing dogs: Hinck’s Silk (bull-terrier); St. Louis Kennel Club's Faust,
Bow and Munson's Gueen (pointers); Lucey (the dam of Royal Gen),
and Oephina (the dam of Lady Beaconsfield), (setters), Ans. ‘Hinelc's
Silkisuotrecorded. Waust is by Lord Soften's Sam ont of Pilling-
ton’s Nell. Bow is by Price's Bang out of Dayey’s Luna. Munson's
Queen is by Pat out of Nellie. Lucy is unlmown tous. Write to Mr, -
1. T. Sawyer, Boston, Mags. Oephina is by Pride of the Border out of
Gildersleve’s Nelly.
BE. T. G., Elgin, T1.—1. Has anyone made success of raising carp:
in Florida? 2 J have tear Tampa, Fla,, three small ponds, each one
covering
a quarter of an acre, Tha water is yery clear and good
depth, about fifteén feet in the centre, probably fed by aptings bottom
sandy. Would yon consider thom goo to raise carp m? 3. Where
would be the handiest place forme to vet carp from? Ans. 1. ¥as.
Mr. Geo. B. Rixsford, Rixford, Mla., has recorded his success in Forust’
AND SrrEam, 2 Yes, 3. From Prof. 5. ’, Baird, Washington, D, ©,
if not from Mr, Rixford.
Sunsormer, Poughkeepsie, —1, Whats 4 proper dose of areca nut for
pointer dog two and a half years old; good sized dog? How many
doses should he have, and at what intervals? When, and how much,
castor oil shonld be given to clean him outy 2 Should he haye tonies
after to build him up? If so. what is the most simple and best? Ans.
1. Two grains of partly powdered. arses ant for each pound that the
dog weighs, to be eral upon an empty stomach, and followed in four
hours by a. dose 0: enced paris of sweetand castor oil, Repeat once
@ week two or three times if the first dose is nub sufficient, 2. A table-
spoonful of cod liver oil twice a day is a very good tonite,
J, 8. D., Bethlehem, Pa,—What tackle shallT use for the capture of
Maskinongein Georgian Bay? Ans, If trolling frommboat we prefer
a stiff eight-foot rod, multiplying reel with 100 yates best hawser-laid
linen line with tio feet of piano wire atthesend. Wesay piano wire
lecanse it is a stifi steel wire not liable to bend, kink or break, Spin-
ning baits, commonly called “spoons,” are best with this me. If cast-
ing from a rock, or anchored beat the samerig will Mo if the current
is strong enough to spin the bait lively, if not use a single hook and & —
minnow, sucker for choice, as it islong-lived on the pours We donot
think that gangs of hooks are the correct thing, although they are
more “killing,” Tt sayors of Hock-shooting,
 Marc 9, 1882 FOREST AND STREAM shied

Rifle and Cray Shooting.

Adjutant-CGeoneéral of his State stating that he has been a. member of the ALBANY, March 2.—"'Six hundred yards off hand," was the rally-
National Guard since Sept. 1, 1881, and is a proper person to represent | ing ery, A handsome and costly bottle of elegant perftime was the
his State. He shall alsosign an agreement to conform to the con- || prize, and each rifleman went from his house, loaded down with guns
ditions prescribed for the selection of the team. Persons authorized | and ammunition, with the best wishes of the female portion of his
FOREST AND STREAM TOURNAMENT to participate in the final competions for the selection of the family for his success, More than ordinary interest was evinced and
team shall be allowed the free use of the range at Oreedmoor for prac- each pictured to himself how proudly he would walk home with the
— FOR THE SHORT-RANGE CHAMPIONSHIP or 1582, tice two weeks previous to the competitions, The association will pro- prize and receive the thanks of the feminines, who. dote on cologne.
vide quarters and subsistence on tle range for the competitors in the When the range was reached, the (0 yard firing point was two feet
JOIREST prize to be ten monogram medals, presented by the Forrsr four final competions, und for the team and reserves after their under water, It was decided that the 500 yards range should be used
AND STREAM AND Rop And Guy. Second prize, 6) per cent. of selection, A competitor may be remoyed by a two-thirds yute of the instead, and to that point the competitors repaired, The day was
entrance fees: third prize, 3) per cént.; fourth prize, 20 per cent. Captain, team, and the committee. Notice is to be given to the Sec- bright and heautiful, lights excellant, and the Hag Woated lazily with
Open to team from any organized rifle chib. retary of the National Rifle Association on or before Aug. 1 by such the gentle zephyrs. An hour's pool practice was indulged in before
Canditions—Teams—Kach ftam shall consist of ten men. The States as propose ty be represented in the competitions. Where no any Of the men announced themselyes ready to commence a score.
teams participatiiys musi be composed of members of the various competition is held by any particular State, any persons in such State Por an hour and a half the sabre-keeper wis busy tullying everything
clubs whieh: they represent, Ritles—Limited to ten pounds in weight; who shall make the requisite scores and shall haye them certified by from a, clean miss to dead centre buils-eyes, without much apparent
minimuny pull of trigger. threa pounds; 22-10) cal, Teams may fur- officers of the National Guard of that State, will be permitted to enter adyantage to any parti¢ular competitor. On the last three rounds,
nish their own viflos and ammiunition, or use those at the gallery, as the final competitions at Creedmoor, however, the fate of the match hung, and it was won with 45 out of
they may desire. Number of shots—Ten by each competitor. The committee of five for the selection of the team consists of Gen. the possible 50. Scores were ade as follows:
Sighting shots—Two shots will be allowed each competitor. Posi- G. W. Wingate, Gen, §. R: Smith, Col. J. G. Story, Col. George G. Aweet-Scented Match—500 Yards Offhand.
fion—Oif-hand. Targets—200-yard targets, according to the reghla- Scott, and Col, H. G. Litchfield, General Inspector of Rifle Practice. GW sr CDN ret gh cstwtot at.vied chester tes355 45 5 6 4 4 545
tions of N. R, A,, reduced in proportion to the range at the gallory. United States Army. GERr OnArleswilGaGa Ble s\n. set eels656445 44 4 4 4-48
Practice—No practicé allowed on the day of the match, Entrance - eed es trophy will. it is hoped, be offered to stimulate the BATS Green Bilas diet. tach noebtion atk 445 f 4 4 5 4 4 3-d2
Fee—Five dollars to be paid at the office of the Forest AND Stream, match. BR Spelinan, Jr, Bal §............-- 453 38 4 4 5 5 5 442
No, 39 Park Row, N. ¥. ‘fhe match to be goyerned by the rules of the Ib GaP ullsn Ro se te. yeeros
esp sesco ost ae ceeed: -& fe 4 Ap
WN. A. A. relating to teams. Ins Wooster beh Seo A eee Bee ceeds oe AGE 38
The above tournament will be shot during the month of March and PISTOL RECORDS. 2 Three competitors wilhdrew. Following this match a five-shot sub-
Will be ih may respects similar to the coutest cartied on during the — AH efforts of the Pornst AND Srream to show what can be done scription match was called, which was wou by Lieut. Spelman with a
winter of 1879 under the direction of this paper. with the pistol as a weapon of precision, and the publication of fullscore. Seores were made as follows:
A mmeécting of (he captains of the various teams to decide where the several letters detailing experiences with the popular little firearm, Subseription Match—s00 Yards Offhand.
mateh shall be sliot, and to make the necessary arrausemeénts, will be has brought many other letters detailing similar notes of shooting RR Spelman, Jr, Bal §..... =1=% 3 = fee = o & 5 5=-26
held at Conlin'’s Gallery, Broadway and Thirty-first street, next Tues- done, From these we select several for print. The suggestion of one W J Remiek, Bal 8...... 44 5 6-23
day, § P. M,. Marchit. All teams that intend entering should do so correspondent that some note should be taken of the percentage of (Cite tu (CsFal (OE a J RN aa, ee er | f 4 4 6—21
at once, as those whose entrance fee is not paid before that: time, will failureis 4 food one, By striking an averaze between the hits and Die Ceieilgrittt caus soeeennn, 1 ers wee ore een ne 3.4 4 6 5-21
have Oo voice in the meeting, 1b is also necessary that the number of misses some notion may be formed as to the average ability of the Weteed a kettthsiy ACER ESI 1 tabasco as untceentct wcescr oe4 4 4 2 6—19
vormpéting teams should be known then, thatthe preliminaries may average revolver and pistol, and this is what we are most anxious to Rae Greeny Baller a nema ec set sl dene eae a eine > 5 of 2 R19
be arranged accordingly A reach. It is beyond question that nine-tenths of this class of arms are Thos Wooster, Bal §.............4..22, De bist
atwaeBee3.5 Bo 4—i8
utterly valueless for aiming and hitting purposes, and of course every
THE INTERNATIONAL MATCH. time they are fired with ball cartridge somthing is hit, but to aim at BOSTON, March 4,—The few riflemen who visited Walnut Hill to-
day found if almost impossible to make satisfactory scores oll AGcount
SPECIAL meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Rifle an object with them is a pretty sure way not to hit it. Correspond- of the strong north gale that prevailed allday. Ontof fonr matches
Association of America was held at No, 20 Nassau street, on the ents in writing of shooting done should be careful to say precisely
ete ey weapon and with what ammunition the firing was per- down for competition but one filled, and the scores made in that are
alternoon of Mareli 2, with the following members present ; Generals given below:
Molineux, Wingate, Shaler, Smith and Olyphant; Colonels Story ormed. ‘
Creedmoor Match.
and Cowperthwait, Major Schermerhorn and Mr. Seabury. General I notice in your valuable paper of Feb. 16 remarks on pistol shoot- (te DUT ii4e | eA Ass A eau meu 565 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 5—46
Molineux, the President, announced that the meeting had been called ingby “Fusil.” I would like to inquire if he kept a memorandum of AC Adams (Mil) d@¢ 445 5 5 6 4 d—d4
to consider yery important matters in regard to the proposed interna- all the shots he fired. Ido not wish to be understood as doubting his BRATSONAE yos.5. ake aa eee a 4609 5 44 4 4 4 44
tional ritie match. General Wingate, he said, had a surprise for the statements. I agree with him that a person would be surprised at J H Max , eGo fe, 0 oh AE Bs he
members in the shape of messages from Mngland stating that, al- what can be done by practice with a yood pistol, and I also think that GD Paine. wo 4 4 4 4 a 4 5 548
though the Enelish riflemen were unable to guarantee a return match “Fusil’ was as much surprised as any one when he made the shots he i Baxter igs tus fas esd ae hates Foie: be al a a AD
in case the American team should #o there, they were willing to take tells of, else, why make memoranda of them? I remember when a ETE cites fehl pesritieadw
the A444d46 4 & 4 4 4
the initiative, and come here this fall to shoot at Creedmoor, small boy of having a cast-iron pistol without any sights on it, and of CB Crocker bos tt 24 2b 2 yee
General Wingate then read the letters and cable dispatches which killing a hen upwards of eighty yards, but I have a faint remem- DOC Ar ihr. Oy 28 Weds case 444444445 441
haye lately passed between himself and Sir Henry Halford bearing brance of shooting alarze quantity of ammunition away and not EN Yersa.. 44 4342 & 2 4 4-35
on the subject as follows: being able to find where I hit, Will *‘Pusil” please give us the num- J A Cobb. 44344 4 8 8 8-85
“NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, | ber of shots he missed at the same or closer range?—S, §. W., (Osborn
No. 12 PAuL MAtL, Feb. 14, 1882, Hollow, N. Y.). : WELLINGTON, March $.—The Raymond Club held its refular shoot
‘“Drar GENERAL WINGATE—We have received your letter following The perusal of ‘‘Musil’s” communication recounting his certainly to-day. There was present a large number of shooters and quitea
upon your telegram saying that the terms we propose for the Interna- remarkable record of pistol shooting calls to mind some of my own number of spectators. The following is the result of the sweeps:
tional Military Mateh are agreeable to your association, provided we experience. I did not preserve the dates, but give you the substance. Firsti_ sweep—Curtis and Webster, first; J, T, Witherell, Thomas and
take standing position at 200-yards and guarantes a return match in The weapon T used in making the following shots was a Colts Haskell, second; W. B, Witherell, Loring and W, ©. Gore, third.
1888. We have also received @ telezram asking us to waive the rule as revolver, .22-cal., 3in, barrel. (I think). 1, Hit a silyer three-cent piece Second sweep—Wehster, first; Clark, E. C. Gore, Curtis and Hart,
to proof mars. first time, distance 15ff. 2. Shot a singic blackbird fromthe top of second; Loring and Jones, third. Third sweep—Loring and Curtis,
“7 am directed to tell you that we are quite willing to give way to an oak tree, estimated distance 17yds, 3. Shot a robin on the ground, first; Sawyer and Thomas, second; George Hollis and BE. C. Gore,
your wishes upon both the first and last questions, but for ths second, distance 40ft. 4. Shot a piece of paper 2in. by 3, held between the third, Fourth sweep—J, FP, Witherell, George, Thomas and Warring-
the guarantee of a return match in 1883, we are unable to pledge thumb and finger of a friend, distance 25ft. 5. Shot a robin through ton, first; Websterand Clark, second; W. B. Withevell, third. Fifth
ourselyes. Our invitation to you was prompted by a desire to comply the head 50ft, distance. 6. Shot a red squirrel from an oak tree while sweep—J. F. Witherell and Johnson, first; Thomas, second; W, B.
with the wish expressed by anaes and other American riflemen, that a stiff breeze was blowing, swaying the branch on which he sat, dis- Witherell, third. Fifth sweep—Hart, first; J. F. Witherell and
there should be a mateh at Wimbledon during the present year, and tance (estimated) 20yds, 7. Put three balls in succession through a Thomas, second; Sawyer, Farrington and Johuson, third, Seventh
we aré most anxious that the terms should hé such as to meet your imot hole jin. in diameter, 10yds; and have killed scores of rats at sweep—Sawyer and Johnson, first; Canarda_and W. &. Witherell,
views. Itis with this object that we assent to the standing position distances varying from 20 to 30ft. This may not be as remarkable a second; BE: C, Gore, third, Highth sweep—J. TV. Witherell and Far-
at 200 yards, which we are aware is a concession to your advantage. score as ‘“Fusil’s,”” but comparing the weapons, approximately goad, rington, first; Canarda, second, Bestscores at 20 birds: Webster, 18;
The committee of which Iam Chairman have referred the question of —B. W.5., (Bay City, Mich.). Clarke, 18; Hart, 18; Qurtis, 18: J. ¥. Witherell, i7; Thomas, 17; Lor-
a return match to the Council of the National Rifle Association, who ing, 16; Sawyer, 16; O'Neil, 16: Jones, 15; Jolmson, 15; Hollis, 15;
find it perfectly impossible to pive the desired guarantee, This condi- Thave been watching your coinmns closely concerning the work of George, 15; C. BE, Gore, 14; Canarda, 138; W. B. Witherel,, 18; Philbrick,
tion is now the only point at issue between us, and we trust that our pistol shots, Being once farniliar with that weapon I will tell you 13; James, 12; Merliave, 11; B. 0 Gore, 10 Lewis, 6,
inability to give way vbout it will not be considered by you sufficiently what I saw a gentleman in this city do seyeral years ago with a Smith
important to preclude our having the match at Wimbledon this year. & Wesson large sized Russian model. Ata distance of 3lyds. he put GARDNER, Mass., March 1.—Members of the Gardner Rifle Club
“Tn veferenes 10 your inquiry as to the teams shooting together, fifty-one consecutive shots in a Gin. target. Now, remember this was made the following record at their last practice at Hackmatack range.
we propose that) the two teams shall fire at the same butt with each performed with a regular army weapon and regulation ammunition. The conditions were: Distanee, 200yds., off-hand, two scores of ten
othet, and that three targets—a target to every four men—shall be This the shooter did not consider remarkable shooting. Hestill liyes shots each per man, using the inch ring and Creedmoor target com-
alloted to each team. Tf is our custom in military breech-loader com- here and can perform the feat any day when called on.—B., (Peoria, bined:
petitions for two men to fire alternately at’ the same target, the next O). R. C. i Totals,
two men taking their places when they haye completed their seven Isaw in my last week's copy of Formsr anp Stream, and in fact Gt Bilgworth., oo...te aes 88 46 BA 172 91
shots each, ould you prefer this order of firing, or for the four men have seen for the past month, scores of pistol shooting, and want to A Mathews 87 45 83 45 170) 90
at @ach target to fire shot for shot all round ? know what arm is used by persons making those remarkable scores, GR Pratt.... . 83. 45 "4 48 187 S8-
“Should any other pots of detail ocvur to you we shall be most I have tried with many different revolvers, and even with my own HS Pierce, .,____ wa 42 T4 A 145 © (86
happy to consider them and will do our best to meet your views, cannot approach the poorest shots in the matches you notice. Ihave S$ Hildreth. .,._. 69 48 ves 43 148 86
Believe me, yours sincerely. H. Sv, Jonny HAatrorp, a Smith & Wesson .88-cal, Is not this too large a ball to enable me to CC Meritt ie 45 ot 43, 187 88
* Chairman of Committee National Rifle Association, Great Britain, shoot with accuracy? If you can give me any licht as to the best Weed ay! 65 At) 67 4 122 &t
“General G W. Wingate, Chairman Committee National Rifle As- reyolver for accurate shooting, with size of ball, etc., you will greatly READS MSE Shaws
pace haahae 44 Od $6 40 Nt Bt
sociation, United States, America,” oblige.8. B. P., (Little Falls, N. ¥.). SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March 6.—The Rod and Gun rifle tey;m met at
The following from Sir Henry Halford, which it will be observed, their range to-day and made the following Scores. Theta was no wind,
bears the same date as the above, was also read: “BYRNE'S” MAN,—Editor Forest and Stream: Inthe Pormsr Ann but a dense fog almost wholly hid the bullseye from our view: .
~“Winsrow, Leicester, England, Feb. 14, 1882. StrREAM of Peb, 23, “Byrne,” of Crockett’s Bluif, Ark, (if the gentle- AVE 20h imenEWE y8 pe UR Bs wae an oesPe Me Ag See 2 1111212 91010 9 10 —104
“Dear Genera, Wispcare—It has struek some of the members man’s name had been given I would have written directly to him) DEASWGHEOTI dese tay canes y ome! fiat ee 10 4 $41 9 10 121219 11 —104
of onr committee that should our inability to give a guarantee for a makes several statements that are very hard for rifleman to swallow, Roalyre se ese
os _es, see es 11 ii 112 9 9 9 1041 9 —i08
return match ab Creedmoor at so distant a time as next year. proye a “Byrne” believes that it is within the possibilities for. mau to place Bul ees See eee Oe. ee 12 410101271 9 910 11-101
complete har to your coming over this year, the difficulty might he got ten consecutive shots offhand with a rifle, seventy-five yards, that Wis eat 9 eo tae = reas:nto W § Sil 914011 10 11 17 — $9
over by our taking a team to Creedmoor this year if you guarantee a could all be covered by asaucer, and that there may be a few men FTE NIL
STT MIs ey me Sy ioe we 10 81010 7121010 8 11*— 99
return match af Wimbledon hext year, Ttis always a difficult matter that can doit or even do better, but he has not been so fortunate as Deke Se PS Eos coon: Shae eee $101010 8 7FiL1110 9 — 94
f6r us 16 raise fonds and secure fit men to trayel so great a distance, to see one shoot that could do it, even witha dead rest. * ye i CER TARSF PN ad ee wee Cais om ee Rd 8111110 710010 %¥ (— 2
-biutT think that the interest aroused at present in the matter would Now just to make it interesting for “Byrne,” I will deposit $250 with Mathergant tay Seta
ras eS ee G1011 911 810 9°7 § —89
encourage us to athempt it for this year, We have not consulted our same amount from him, at any time and place that he choses, and
Council on this matter, but, as time is of great importance, I am send- agree to place ten consecutive shots offhand at fifty yards, ina space * Mil.. 3 points. Rep anp Guy,
ing this unofficially and without committing our Council, to know if it that willbe covered by asaucer. Also ten consecutive shots from
would meet with approbation on our side. Should you think well of rest at 100 yards in four inch circle. In my failing to do this he takes NEWARK, March 3, 1852.—At the meeting of the Newark Rifle Asso-
jt T shod be gat of a cablegram, and upon it will take the opinion of the pile.—R, EB. Surrs, (Le Sueur, Minn.) Ciation it was decided to enter the association team, but allow all
our Council, Believe me, yours very truly, H, 52, J, Hanrorp."” clubs so wishing to enter the Forrest Anp SrreaAm match. The follow-
In reply Genwrval Wingute sent the following cable dispatch: NEW YORK-RIFLE CLUB.—On Thursday evening, March 2, the ing clubs have signified their intention of entering a team; Mssex,
Hatrorn, Rifle Association, London : New York Rifle Club gave a reception at their handsome club rooms Frelinghuysen and Amateur, The March tournament of the asso-
Your plan would remove difficulties which threaten to prevent the on Fourth avenue, anfl took this occasion to distribute the prizes in ciated clubs commence on Wednesday Myening, March §, at the range
mateh, sd will be cordially accepted if made officially, the Surprise match shot during the month of February. The condi- of the Columbias’ on South Orange avenue. Clubs shooting in the
F (Signed) WINGATE, tions of this match were only fiye shots instead of ten, and the scores following manner: Plymouth, Warren, Essex, Celluloid, Columbia,
On the ist instant General Wingate received the following by cable: of the best ten targets to count. Highest possible score, 250 points. Frelinghuysen. Mr, A. Welsher of the'Columbias , has offered a prize
Mareh 1, 1882. The prizes number twenty, but what they were no one knew until last (silyer cup) to the tén men making the best scores in the: tournament,
Winaarn, Rifle Association, New York : evening. The winners, with Eta scores, are named below: these ten to shoot a separate match, the biggest score to Win the emp.
Council willing to send team to Creedmoor this year upon terms al- W Simpson Q J BBlydenburgh .,... eich eh toe 229 The Barnards and Amateur have withdrawn from the tournament;
ready arranged, (Signed) Hatrorp. T P White WED Gadwells se: Na 228 referee and scorers will act as Ou other matches,—A. C, Neuman, Sec.
SPiWelbsie ce ee ye 2 GR PTA Be! Sele eee 225
After reatling these conmmiunications General Wingate stated that Dr J W Wright.....:.:..4 LopAy ACuchi ew ia weap Weep py em ARE
the Committee on the International Rifle Match recommended that a NEWPORT, R, .—At Paradise range, Wednesday, March tst, the
EU DSc air ye yee peste.ss J Buckingham........-...... 219 following scores were made:
dispatch be al once sent to England accepting the offer of Sir Henry P Heuala ties te tote ae uel HR Russell... 2... 218
Halford. A resolution to that effect was passed, and the following CE Overbaugh W Herbert 211 Writ artoye ose aire. Loken. 12.12.121012 17 Tt 9 12 41
dispatch was sent to England: . R Trautman sy.) 2.0. 234 RJ Seabury....... 209 Viper SSE Bie eed areete Welced 5 cage tenors 1212-12 11 107241 912 %
Sir Hrxry St. J, Hanrorp, Rifle Association, London : ALS HOWIebi. Bese) wdeyedt est HA Carter... ... 202 PLU MHL tl apes iach dette W111012 91 8w
Terms aseepted. Match to be in September. W..S. Bryer 7 9 Dit F¥1012 610 9
(Signed) WINGATE, DEVRETISONE SE Pe od eeo ee. te eeto eee alae eee 6 410 710 611 5 9 6
The directors then discussed the best means of sélecting a team for Ata meeting of the club beld Thursday evening, Mr. Farrow was
the match. Ihwas proposed to invite all the States to compete for the | appointed to arrange a match with a team from Ney Bedford club
houoet of haying a representative in the American team, and to use all and to arrange for selecting a team,
ineans to Zeb Wp such a popular interest as will result inthe production RAYMOND CLUB.—The Raymond Club held their usual weekly
of a team worthy of America, The whole matter of selecting a suit- shoot at Wellington, Mass., Wiiday, and were favored as usual with &
able team was finally referred to the Comunittee on the International | very large attendance of shooters and a strong sprinkling of specta-
Rifie Match, with mistructions to report at the regular meeting, to be tors, Eight sweeps at clay pigeons were shot. The best seores at
held Tuesday evening, March 7th. In the matter of selecting a team, mysterious bundles, the members with their guests pen at tg te twenty birds were; Webster, 18; Clark, 18; Tart, 18; Curtis, 18; With-
the commmittes is to act “ by and with the advice and consent of* the r. M. MW. Malt- erel, 17; Thomas, 17; Loring, 16; Sawyer, 16; O'Neil, 16; Jones, 15-
directors. and the matter will be thoroughly discussed before any plan Johnson, 15; Hoilis, 15; George, 15; OC. B. Gore, 14; Canarda, 18; W. B;
is adopted. Witherell, 18; Philbriek, 13; Jamies, 12; Merlive, 11; Gove, 10: Lewis, 6,
At ameeting of the N. R, A. last Tuesday evening, it was proyided NEW YORE SCHUTZEN CORPS.-The annual calico hall of the
- thai a committee of five shall be appointed by the Board of Directors CLAY PIGEONS,—Lynn Central Shooting Cluh, Lynn, Mass., Feb.
New York Schutzen Corps occurred on Wednesday evening, March ist, 23, 1888. Mateh four. Tle scores made in the above match were as
to carry out the programme, Bach State or Territory, including the at Germania Hall, this city. Although the weather was unpropitious,
District of Columbia, desiring representation on the team shall Tollows: i
a large number of people gathered to ‘trip the light fantastic’ and BWV SWiRDS EEE. oo feel oe ope cte eo shel DeLay Os oI oe deel
estublish competitions at such place, or places, as its military enjoy themselves. The guests were received by Capt. M.D, Buseh,
- authorities may prescribe for competitors fo represent it. ‘he com- ED Wels GOLe Gye Lc tle Le TOD AAG tee ie &
ex-Capt, John F, Rottman, ex-Capt. David G. Yuengling, Maj, Geo, dabei yale See ee ee LON aL Ph jis ReeTy)
petitions ars to be apex only to members of its uniformed Militia who Aery and other members of the reception committee. Maj, Aery was
haye been members since September lasf. Hach competition is to HAS JOHNSON. (2.2 cis ese 2 tens t = ph OSC aaa aie ya)
also chairman of the committee of arrangements, and had plenty to SRO Ost ee ee et et aPeresh Tite ah weDe a eesree by
consist of seven shots by each competitor at each of the ranges of attend to. The arduous duties of floor managing was atténded to by
| 200, 500 and 600 yards in the fivst stage, and 800, 900 and 1,000 yards in Messrs, Andvew Steffens and ¥, W. Mertens, Jr, The hall was nicely PENNSYLVANIA STATE RIPLE ASSOCIATION, Philadelphia,
the second stage, Any military breech-loading rifle may be used. decorated, and the guests were made happy and comfortable. One of March 4, 1882,—At the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Rifla
The position in shooting will be standing at 200 yards ;prone at 500 the most prominent yisitors was ex-Mayor Gunther of New York. This Association, held Friday, March 3, the folowing officers were elected
- and booyards, and any at fhe otherranves, No sighting-shots are to gentleman was Mayor during 184 and 1865, when the Schutzen Corps for the year 1882: President, C, W. Ziebar: Vice-President, J. P. Wat-
_ be allowed and no cleaning is to be permitted between the ranges. went t0 Europe; he reviewed them aud delivered a parting address, son; Secretary, Dr. M. Price, 318 North ‘th street, Phil. » Treasurer, J.
_ Competitors in these coutests who make at least 85 in the first and_ 67 told them to be happy, virtuous and etijoy themselves, which they L, Weatherly,
in the second stages will be deemed qualified to enter the regular did, His presence was parlicularly gratifying to Capt, Busch, the
competitions ab Creedmoor. The latter competitions will take place founder of the corps and the commander at that time. There was
on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Aug. 15, 16, 17 and 18. also present Capt. Gerdes with # delegation from the New York City PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT.
At their conclusion 14 competitors shall be selected in the order of Schutzeén Corps. During the course of the evening the guests de-
their efave scores made in the four competitions, beginning with scended to the supper room. wherea good repast awaited them. There CANtyeE TrisoineGs,—We call attention to the advertisement of the
the hightest in the list of competitors. speeches were made by Capt. Busch and Maj. Aery, and responded to Medford Nancy Goods Companyin this week's issue. They manufac-
The committeeisempowered to select two additional men who may by Capt. Gerdes, Great credit is due to the different committees for ture dog collars and trimmings of all kinds. such as harness, bells,
Hol have shotin all the competitions, These sixteen men with the is Suara management of the affair, with which every one was
committee are fo select a Captain. The latter niay appoint an Adju- pleased. chains, @t¢., in endless vaviaty. Collars of any size, shape or design
mt to assist him, The Captain shall have the management of the may be procured of them in celluloid, leather or metal, either ready
m, and shall prescribe the rides for its government ind practice, CREEDMOOR,—A two-days spring meeting will be held during the made or to order. Any of our readers in need of anything in the dog
including the decision as to the final selection of the twelye men who frst
arpeie isSAS. faepresiie © on the cat noe opened seer
all constitute the team. Bach person entering the tinal competi- ively, and much in is felt atthe prospect of the approac furnishing line, should giye them 4 call, Their addressis 0¢ Duang
ons at Creedmoor will be required to present 4 certificate from the joternational match, 4 3 street, New York City,
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persons who care to preserve their individuality in Finest Spring Steel Hooks tied on Selected Spanish Silk Worm Gut (the Gut and Hooks our own
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Send for Price-List. Prices given are per dozen. To be had of all first-class dealers in Fishing Tackle.
Our Goops ARE SoLpD By First CLAass DEALERs,
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Marc 9, 1882.] FOREST AND STREAM, 119

_ Plisrellaneous. , Ear Sule. Hn the Stud. Ghe Kennel, -/,
KNAPP & VAN NOSTRAND, romney srsakeax mae oon |MASSACHOSELES Kennel GLO
Fre SALE.—A VERY FINE LONDON-BUILT
single muzzle-loading hunting rifle, American
model, Cost twenty guineas in London some years

Poultry and Game, ago. Weight, ‘(4lbs.; calibre 44; -barrel, 28in-;
stock, 18}¢in. " Finest’material and finish; almost as
good as new. Well balanced ands fine shodter.
289 & 290 WASHINGTON MARKET, — ice $50.00; just one-half what it cost originally.
APPROVED BITCHES, $20.00. T ry ans
. “New York, ; Address M. J. Egan, St. Martins, Milwaukee Co.,
Wisconsin. mch9,2t

Consignments ofallkinds of Game solicited,

Rar
© accepteit acl aiAllowete
market,oy
aed
OR SALE.—200,000 BROOK TROUT
Address F, W. EDDY, Randolph, N. ¥.
FRY. English show bench.
Will book a few orders from ‘‘Bean” out of im- BENCH SHOW OF DOGS
consignments. pri OR SALE,—A SECOND-HAND RUSHTON ported prize-winning bitches from $20.00 up, E
| EGor'all invotes Ofprevious’
+ week: ens, and
aes aor eee Lug ag od ee ae -
foot steer apparatus. ice $40. G. W, and quality considered. Address, with stamp for Will be given in the
ORITTENDEN, Northampton, Mass. mcb9,1t pedigrees and prize winnings,
The Art of Photography RIVERSIDE COCKER SPANIEL KENNEL,
Complats without s Teacher. Lock Box 33. Claremont, N. H. Music Hall,
. From $6.00 up; send 10c, for Circu-~
; lar and Catalogue, to
title ect. Investors ng legitimate ‘and _ Cameron Kennel. AT
AUGUST HERZOG, 36 John St., N.Y profitable business, address GEORGE R! D Beagle Hounds bred for bench and field purposes.
Manuf'rof Photo. Instruments. 402 Walnut st., Piitladelphia. feb23,3t
BOSTON.

DECKER’S |
RALLY (Sam-Dolly); stud fee, $25.
RACKET (Rally-Louise);. stud fee, $25.
COLIN C MERON, Brickerville, Pa.

besele hound. Ringwood; white, black and tan

ticked;
May 8, 9, 10 and 11,
Ghe Kennel. 1882.
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TOR SALE.—ONE REMINGTON RIFLE, 40, 70,

Portraits of Celebrated Dogs
BILLIARDax POOL
28-inch barrel, -bottle neck shell, wind gauge,
front, Peep, rear sight, rubber butt plate, reloading NOW READY.
tools, 70 shells, avery accurate weapon, used very
little. Price.$20.00. Address, H. SIEBENHICHEN,
Entries close April 22,
FIRST PAIR OF THE SERIES OF FIELD SCENES
404 Sixth street, New York city. meh9,1t BY J. M, TRACY,
TA BLES with the New A Grouse Moor.—_EMPEROR FRED.
Corpep EDGE CUSHION
The Ses? now made/ FOR SALE: Snipe ‘Shooting in the
THUNDER.
Mississippi Valley.—
For classification lists, &e., addresa
~WAREROOMS, 72.6 Broanway, NY Correct Portraits of the Two Leading Laverack
Patent of a Glass Ball Trap. Dogs in the World.
CHAS. LINCOLN, Supt.
THE COLLENDER BILLIARD TABLES
Alreadyin the Marketand
to be Reliable.
Known
Price,
fe Beet steel‘ehgrayving.
75c. each. SIXTH ANNUAL
For sale by SCHUYLER & DUANE

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY SPORTSMEN.

New York Dog Show,
For full particulars address, giving references,
Given under the auspicas
R. L. S., this office.

MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE Dr. Gordon Stables, R. N. —OF THE—

H. W. COLLENDER CO. DOG COLLARS AND FURNISHINGS.

WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB,
TWYFORD BERKS, ENGLAND,
WAREROOMS: Medford Fancy Goods Co. AUTHOR OF THE
768 Broadway, New York; 96 DUANE STREET. “PRACTICAL KENNEL GUIDE;” &C.
84 and 86 State Street, Chicago; We are the only exclusive manufacturers of orts champion and other pedigree dogs of any —WILL BE HELD AT THE—
br Send for
‘17 South Fifth St., St. Louis. Dog Jewelry in the World. **PLAIN HINTS TO WOULD-BE BUYERS.”
We manufacture Price 10'cents, post free. Gives addresses of prin-
“American lnstitate Fair Bnilding,
BILLIARD AND {0-PIN BALLS,
1500 styles in Celluloid; Leather and Metal. cipal English breeders,
———
OR RED TRISH SETTERS AND COCKER SPAN-
iels of the most fashionable blood, address
CLOTH, CHECKS,
April 18, 19, 20 and 21,
CHAS. DENISON, Hartford, Conn. Septl5,té
Cues, Cue 4 Chessmen,
Tips, ’ Dice, Keno, : ) a . & dogs

1882. |
dogs
CHALK, Ete,, DOMINOES. Above is a cut of our-engrayed Celluloid Dog
for sale; Dogs.and. puppies boarded on reasonable
Collars. Price 75c.
to $5.00. -
terms. 0. Box 335. Sept2e,tf
PLAYING CARDS, Ete. OR SALE, A NUMBER OF WELL BRED AND
Ivory, Shell, and Pearl Fancy Goods, Ju the Stud. well. broken pointers and
bearded and broken, satisfaction. suaeantged,
setters, also do
x '
TOILET SETS, CANES, FANS, Ete: dress H. B. RICHMOND, Lakeville, Mass. Sept22,tf
Repairing done, Ten-Pin Sues built and estimates
GROUSE DALE. ULEOUT COCKER SPANIEL KENNELS.—FOR
Cockers of all ages and colors, dogs, bitches
CHAS. LINCOLN, Superintendent.
F. GROTE & GO., 114E.14thst., N.Y. Winner of Chicago Field Cup and Puppy
and puppies, address with stamp, ROB'T
Franklin, Del. Co., N.-¥.
WALKER
July21;té Office, 23 Park Row, Room 10,

ESTERBROOK'S °Tess
Stakes at meeting of Eastern Field Trials
ORY O’MORE KENNEL:—THOROUGHBRED
Club run at Robbins’ Is!and, Dec. 1879; also red Irish setter puppies for sale, by Champion NEW YORE CITY.
Rory. O*’More out of Norah O’More (Gerkley- Wy)
ist in All Aged Stake of same Club, Noy. and Gay (Elcho-Fire Hy). Full pedigrees. W.
XDER, Albany, N.Y. Dec29,tf
30, 1881; and winner of American Hield Cup
ORTRAITS OF EASTERN FIELD TRIAL WIN
for best dog or bitch in the trials of 1881,
Will serve a limited number of approved sent
ners of 1880, printed on fine tinted paper, will be
postpaid for-25 cents each, or the five for $1.
ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 3d,
FOREST AND STREAM PUB. CO., 39 and 40 Park
Leading Numbers: 14, 048, 130, 333, 161. bitches at 840, Row, N. ¥ Dec29,tf

Fleas! Fleas! Worms! Worms!

For Sale by all Stationers Address,
OR SALE.—FULL BLOOD ENGLISH MAS-
THE ESTERBROOK STEEL PEN CO., WM. A. BUCKINGHAM. tiff pups from Romeo IJ, and Pride. Price $25
Works, Camden, N. J. 26 John St. New York W. E. SESSIONS, Worcester, Mass. mch9,4t
NORWICH, CONN. Steadman’s Flea Powder for Dogs.
66 AWEEE IN YOUR OWN TOWN. TERMS Black Spaniels.
TUD BOOK N, A. EK. C.—_BLANKS FOR MAKING A BANE TO FLEAS—A BOON TO DOGS.
‘OD and $5 outfit free. Address H, HALLETT entries of dogs, not previously registered, in the
second volume of the N, A. K. C. Stud Bookarenow This Bards is guaranteed to kill fleas on dogs oF
‘CO., Portland, Maine. BOB I, imported, black; First, Strabane, Porta-
down, Kilmarnock, lfast, and London, Ont.
any other animals or money returméd.. Ti is put u
in patent boxes with sliding pox box top; which
Special, Franklin, Pa. Stud fee, $15, greatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious,
BENEDICT, imported, black; first and special,
SEND FOR CIRCULAR OF, THE New York, 1881. First Atlanta, 1881, $20, Price, 0 cents by Mail, Postpaid.
ies by above also by BRAG, first and special,
} “| ork, 1881, for sale. Price from $10 upward. Dogs, in the registering of which in the first volume Areca Nut for Worms in Dogs,
IcYING CLAY PIGEON HORNELL SPANIEL CLUB, Hornelisyill . x We errors were made, can be registered in the second
A CERTAIN REMEDY,
J LIGOWSKY ——————— SSS
Novs.t£
ee
yolume by paying thefee,25cents. Foradog which
has died since the entry was sent for the second Put up in boxes containing ten’ powders, with the
CLAY PIGEQN COMPANY TUD.—FOX TERRIER BUFF, K. C, §, B. 6938. yolume, another can be substituted by the same directions for use,
| N°33 VINE $T CINCINNATI... owner, feb9, 7t.
This celebrated prize winner will make the sea- Price, 50 cents per Box by Mail.
[Extract from Forest anp STREAM, July 7 son of 1882 at Lawrence Farm, Groton, Mass. He Both the above are recommendéd bythe “ Forest
1881, p-448.] ; : has won numerous prizes in England, and is ad- OR SALE CHEAP.—A VERY FINE LITTER and Stream and Rod and Gun.”’
mitted there to have the best legs and feet of any of fine Irish setter pups, having the combined
* * * This eee 50 nearly resembles the terrier now living, ite 18 lbs. Bitchés should blood of the celebrated champions Elcho, Plunket
actual motions of birds that the Clay Pigeons afford be addressed to J S LAWRENCE, Groton, and Rory O’More; also an Irish bitch, 8 months
CONROY & BISSETT,
excellent practice for wing shooting. Y € commend Mass. Fee $15. For further information, pedigree, old, having one cross of Elcho and two of Plunket, 65 FunTON STREET, - 3 NEw YoreE,
all sportsmen to test its merits. + &c., apply to J. & P. LAWRENCE, Groton, Mass. also a beautiful native bitch, one year old, with
mch9,8t. gone pedigree, Address, E. J. ROBBINS, Wether- HENRY C. SQUIRES,
SHED for sale, $2 eld, Conn. tf. 1 CORTLANDT STREET, - New Yors.
er
WILD RICE bushel, CHAS. G N THE STUD.—RIPPLE, LITTER BROTHER
CHRIST. , Fishery Inspector, Port Hope, Ontario. to champion St. Elmo, by Pride of the Border OR SALE.—A BASSET OR BENCH LEG WRIGHT & DITSON,
from Jesse, Rip le isa large, thick set liver and Beagle dog, eighteen months old, a grand speci-
white and ticked dog, equally good in the field and Inen, the true type of this valuable breed, Address =80 WASHINGTON STREHT, - Boston, Mass.
onthe bench. Fee $25. A few highly bred setters DR. L. H. TWADDELL, West Philadelphia, tae
aanted. for sale, broken, from perfection downwards, at mch?,2t,
mices to suit. Send for list, FRANK BEVAN,
anager of Conestoga Kennel, Lancaster, Pa.
GRE Onset
STINSON
tes wer Be tee ate
& O0., Portland, Maine.
SEE
mch?,2t, DOG BREAKING
N THE STUD.—WIRE-HAIRED FOX TERRIFR AMP LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS.—SECOND
che region proferred, ease reply, stating BY HOLABIED, edition now ready. This story describes the
focation, terms, &c., to this office. UE ae phe recently imported from Mr. Wm. Carrick,
Jr., Carlisle, England, winner
of 2d Wolverham ton. trip of a party of Boston genilemen to the Richard-
I~ ; eb23, 36, A GOOD BOOK FOR THE MONEY. son-Rangeley lakes, It treats of ‘* camp life,” in-
ceedLge ae fale ee one Vi. SHE ie
IVE. FOXES WANTED. ADDRESS, Irys'
BOX 178 NEVERSINK ace, Bame year.
LO]
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. Address
rd, Orange Price 25 Cents. fag; B51 ages,
paved, 19
12 illustesions,
illustrations. Priea eecents.
rice 25 cane eo
‘ Moutolain J. * meh?,2t Co., N. ¥. er pole OP tf. FOR SALE AT THIS OFFIC
mail, postpaid, 30 cents, CHARLESA, J, PARRAE,
Jamaica Mass.
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COMMERCE
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ST., PHILA,
Fishing Tackle of
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with No. 52 below.
mond to Danville,
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Cars from Rich-
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CORRESPONDENCE. Great Britain, says of the coming contest: ‘“We may now prisonment these bats were no doubt pterodactyles, or else
THe Forest AND Stream is the recognized medium of entertain- confidently hope: that an international military shooting the immediate progenitors of that interesting group. As the
‘Mmeut, instruction and information between American sportsmen, match will become an event, if not of yearly, at least of fre- process of evolution was going on above ground and the
Communications upon the subjects to which its pages are deyoted are quent occurrence. The great ingenuity and energy of the unimprisoned reptiles were developing into birds, and so on
respectiully inyited. Anonymous communications will not be re- Americans give hope that it will lead to great improve- up to mammals, the Swanton bats felt that they could not
garded. No name will be published except with writer’s consent. afford to be left behind in the race toward perfection, and
ments in military rifles and team shooting.”
“The Editors are not responsible for the views of correspondents.
that it was incumbent on them to keep up with the progress
SUBSCRIPTIONS of events. .So, very naturally, in the spring of 1882, Mr.
THH SWANTON BATS. Reese finds that they have transformed themselves into
May begin at any time. Subscription price, $4 per year ;$2 for six
months; to a club of three annual subscribers, three copies for $10; Ww the ordinary phenomena of hibernation as ex- something so yery like the ordinary bat of to-day that to the
five copies for $16. Remit by registered letter, money-order, or draft, hibited in many of our modern animals we are all casual eye there is no difference perceptible. Had the editor
payable to the Porest and Stream Publishing Company. The paper more or less familiar. The long winter sleep of the bear and carefully examined the matrix which held them, it is not
may be obtained of newsdealers throughout the United States and his kinsman, the raccoon, and of the woodchuck, or ground impossible that he might have seen in it the imprint of a
Canadas. On sale by the American Exchange, 449 Strand, W. C., hog, not to mention the more complete form of hibernation hitherto unknown species of pterodactyle.
London, England. Subscription agents for Great Britain—Messrs.
of reptiles in northern climates, are facts familiar to every Hibernation among mammals rarely covers more than a
Samson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London.
schoolboy. Among mammals, however, the torpor is sub- few months, although we have met cases in our own experi-
ADVERTISEMENTS. ject to interruption at times, by a rise of temperature, which ence where it lasted much longer, in fact, for many years.
Advertisements of an approved character only inserted. Inside does not seem to affect the more profound sleep of reptiles One of these we remember-especially well. Joe Jefferson,
pages, nonpareil type, 25 cents per line. Special rates for three, six and batrachians. whom we believe to belong to the class Mammalia, once
and twelye months. Reading notices 50 cents per line. Hight words How long it is possible for a hibernating mammal to sus- slept twenty years, while playing Rip Van Winkle, and we
to the line, twelve lines to one inch. Advertisements should be sent tain its existence beyond that portion of the year which it can bring hundreds of living witnesses, who saw it when we
in by the Saturday previous to issue in which they are to be inserted. usually passes in this quiescent state, has been a question did, to prove our words. Epimenides, the Greek poet, went
Address all communications,
Forest and Stream Publishing Co.
which has engaged the attention of many a naturalist, but Mr. Jefferson a few better, for he took a nap of fifty-seven
which has remained unsolved until now. Discoveries have years, while the seven sleepers of Ephesus ‘‘straddled the
Nos. 39 anp 40 Park Row. New Yorke Crry.
recently been made in the State of Maryland, which illumin- blind,” so to speak, by dozing away 230 years. These last
ate this subject with a flood of clear light, and suggest pos- were mammals also, although boys. Their case is interest-
CONTENTS sibilities in regard to hibernation, hitherto unthought of. ing as presenting another point of similarity to that of the
EDITORIAL.
The editor of the Lonaconing (Md.) Valley Times gives an Swanton bats, for they, too, did their sleeping in a cave,
SEA AND River FisHrnc.
Preparations for the Match. Camp Flotsam—IIl. Black Bass, account of the discovery of a pair of antediluyian bats in a The Swanton bats in their Carboniferous days squabbled
The Swanton Bats. Practically Considered.
Another Death Trap, Amateur Reel Making. coal mine, from which the following facts are extracted. with antediluvian monsters in dispute over their food, and
Local Clubs. Lucid Fish Law. “Mr, Anthony Reese, a miner employed in the Swanton dwelt in caves and hollow trees in company with Dendyerpe-
Proposed Dog Law, Tennessee Fish Notes.
Easy Reading Lessons. The Hel Question. mine, near Barton, Allegany county, Md., dislodged what ton, Baphetes and Archegosmurus, forming a happy fam-
‘THE Sportsman Tourist. FISHCULTURE,
Old Red Fox of Bald Mountain. Land-Locked Salmon.
appeared to be a piece of petrified wood in a seam of coal, ily, not second to that of the ‘“‘the greatest show on
Adios. Rainbow Trout. 1,000 feet from the opening of the mine and 250 feet below earth.” In the twilight of early morning they circled oyer
That Trip to Texas. Rights of Fisheulturists.
Naruran listory. THE KENNEL. the surface. In the presence of two other miners it was dis- the steaming pools chasing the swift-winged and beautiful
The Jeanette Voyage. The Pittsburg Dog Show.
Dromming of the Ruffed Grouse, Gordon Setters.
covered that the find was a pair of bats and that they were Miamia, Blattina and. Haplophlebium, which there abounded,
Shore Birds in Grenada. Kennel Notes. alive. They sip water, but do not seem to be able to devour and dodging the teeth of the ganoids and selachians that
Live Brant. RIPLE AND TRAE SHOOTING.
“Bright Feathers." The International Match. food, and most of the time are in a torpid condition. They were ever ready to take a rise at them, while the goswwrus
‘GAne Bac anp Gun. The ‘Teaser’ Target.
Destruction of Large Game, Matches and Meetings.
are quickly roused when handled, and one of them bit Mr. and all the rest of the saurus family looked on at the wild
Mr. Post's Bill. YACHTING AND CANOEING. Reese’s finger till it bled. The discovery was made on the romp with kindly interest. Later in the day, when the tropic
Another Ohio Deer Hunt. Seawanhaka Yacht Club.
My Hirst Deer. The Yawl in America. 16th ult., and the bats are stili alive. One escaped while sun poured down with fervid heat, and no breeze ruffled the _
Michigan Association, ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mr. Reese was taking it home, but, strange to say, it was surface of the water or stirred the straight, pale foliage of the
found again in the mine near where originally discovered.” tall lepidodendrids, calamites, and tree ferns, the Swanton
This is certainly a most wonderful discovery; so remark- bats hung themselves up on the cliffs and comfortably dozed
PRHPARATIONS WOR THH MATCH.
able, indeed, that, many people might question whether it had away the time until the cool of the evening, when they recom-
VERY THING is now serene where but recently there ever taken place had it not been vouched for by an editor. menced their flight. Then the Carboniferous boy, if there
| was a yery troubled atmosphere in the matter of the We are relieved from all speculation as to how the bats had been one, might have thrown up his hat, and as the
preliminary arrangements for the international match. On reached their position in the solid coal by the editor’s theory, Pre-pterodactyles flapped by on leathery wings, entreated
‘this side the water the committee have sent out the pro- which, we are proud to say, accords exactly with our own them in the language of his time:
gramme on which they propose to proceed in selecting the ideas on the subject. ‘‘This theory is that the bats were pass- “Bat, bat, fly into my hat,
“ee It is but a general scheme of selection, and it is a good ing the season of hibernation in the hollow of some decayed And Pll give you a pound of candle fat.”
‘one, and any really good military shot may rest assured that tree, perhaps thousands of years ago, when a conyulsion of About this time, our heroes—if we may be allowed this
‘he can win his way by merit toa place on the team. It would nature buried the tree in the depths of the earth. The coal term—entered the hollow tree of our friend, the editor of the
be an honor which any American soldier may well give time development came, the tree became a part of the coal stratifi- Valley Times, to take a short nap of a few months, when the
‘and labor to merit, and, whether the score be high or low, a cation, the bark a petrifaction, and the~sleeping bats were contractors for the Swanton mine took their lodging house
wellanade effort will be duly appreciated by the public at caged in a living tomb. But what saved the bats from per- for a support to be used in timbering up the mine while the
Jarge. There is no reason now why the least obstacle should ishing? They did not need air, they did not need food; they coal was being dumped in, and here the tree with its slum-
be allowed to interfere with the harmony which preyails. were waiting in a torpid state peculiar to their species and bering occupants was carelessly left. The poor creatures,
With open, above-board work the committee of five will find adapted to their nature for a season that never came to them, snugly cuddled up inside, were never told anything about
a disposition to support them on every side; but with the The subtle influences of nature that touched them with life the matter, and never saw the light until the sixteenth of last
manifestation of any disposition to bestow favoritism and at the approach of spring were cut off, and their state of month,
Secure any undue advantage for any person, to the possible somnolency continued without interruption. The organism Such appears to have been the history of the Swanton bats,
I rejudice of the interests and prospects of the team, they may that can retain life three months without sustenance or res- sole living relics of Carboniferous Time. We stand before
tesure of some lively talk, if nothing more. piration ought, if the surrounding conditions are the same, them with bared heads and awestruck minds as we contem-
Across the ocean Sir Henry Halford, who seems to be to retain the yital spark three years; then why not three plate the changes that have passed over our globe since they
arying the entire weight and burden of the preparations thousand? Decay was arrested because, with these creatures, were first hatched near the borders of what is now the Swan-
ipon his shoulders, is stirring up the popular feeling toward constituted as they are, their entombment was simply an ton coal bed.
ihe match and, at the same time, uttering cautions that the indefinite prolongation of their season of hibernation.” We cannot allude to the many interesting features of this
Match is not to he a walk-over for his tear when selected. Here we may, perhaps, be allowed to say that the editor’s discovery, but one point is worthy of special mention. This
ih a letter written for publication during the past weelkx he modesty in claiming only a few thousand years for the is the survival, in the small bat discovered, of the ferocity of
Says; “It may now, therefore, be considered as settled that a Swanton bats, however creditable it. may be to his caution, the primitive Palzeozoic monster. It is stated that; one of the
atch will take place af Creedmoor in 1882, and at Wimble- and to the truly scientific spirit in which he is pursuing his animals bit Mr. Reese’s finger until it bled! It is shocking: to
on in 1883, The committee calls upon the foremost shots investigations, must not be allowed to hamper the mind in contemplate what might have happened if Mr. Reese had
4 ong volunteers to practice with special reference to par- its consideration of the wonderful power of an animal to live made his find earlier, during the Cretaceous period, for ex-
ticipating in this contest,” He adds that nothing short of the so long without air or food. We find from the records of ample, when the bats were probably pterodactyles, with a
est work of the best men the country can produce will insure the Swanton coal mine that its foundations were laid 14,492,- spread of wing of not less thantwenty-fivefeet. Had they been
Auccess for the British, 673 yearsago, This was the age of the ‘“‘steamboat lump.” disturbed then, probably the sole evidences of their release
Tt is well not to be over sanguine, and Sir Henry is very The contract for the mine called for certain specified layers would have been a pool of blood, a miner’s hat, a candle and
Careful not to raise any false hopes. The match is meeting of “stove,” ‘‘ezg,” and ‘‘chestnut,” to be in position and a pick. We congratulate Mr. Reese on his escape.
vith general approval, and the chronic British grumbler, who ready for excavation in 4,000,000 years thereafter, under The Swanton bats, as sleepers, haye certainly achieved a
penalty of a heayy forfeiture for each additional 50,000 years success, and so far as yet heard from, they are fairly entitled
after the date specified. As we find no record of any failure to the cake, the whole of it and any crumbs that may be
to fulfil the contract, we may assume that the work was scattered about. They are, in the language of the “‘literary
completed according to its terms, and accepted, and hence fellar,” facile principes, and to use the not less expressive ver-
merica, and the press is giving the matter an earnest sup- that the bats must haye been in the dwelling from which nacular of the street boy, “they take the rag off the bush.”
ort. In its last issue, the Volunteer Service. Gazette, for nearly they haye just been released something over 10,000,000 years They missed some few years of fun ten million years ago, but
score of years the organ of the volunteer movementin at the very shortest calculation. At the time of their im if they had enjoyed it then, they could not now, so on the
 124 FOREST AND STREAM. [Maren 16, 1882

whole we are inclined to think their privations balanced by rather than that we must wait till desolated homes and lost overcome the apathy which has in the past defeated all like
their present joys. They will have to learn to dodge tele- treasure at the bottom of the sea force conviction against the attempts to secure national legislation on this important
graph wires, which could hardly have existed in them day, obstrep2rous stupidity and inexcusable culpability of build- matter, In our next issue we will present a review of the
although this is mere conjecture on our part, since we came ers grasping after the shadow of light draft instead of the buffalo legislation at Washington during the past ten years.
to this planet at a later period. substance of good, safe form, wholesome weights and proper
We extend a cordial welcome to the Swanton bats, and balances,
PROPOSED DOG LAW FOR NEW YORK STATE.
hope that they will enjoy the nineteenth century as much as Light draft has no connection whatever with speed.
they did the age which they first knew, and if they should Light draft yachts may be fast, but so are boats of the deep- Ape following is the text of section first of the proposed
happen to come down our way this summer, they will find est draft yet attempted. new legislation concerning dogs, and for the protection
the windows open and plenty of crackers and cheese on the Light draft yachts may make a passage without much ado, of sheep:
but once let a trap meet an adverse condition of wind and Section 1, Every owner or keeper of a dog shall annually,
dish.
So + wave and nothing else but a miraculous intervention of on or before the thirty-first day of May, causeit to be regis-
ANOTHER DEATH TRAP. Providence or dumb fool’s luck will bring the slab out of tered, numbered, described and licensed for one year from
the first day of the ensuing June, in the office of the clerk of
IME and avain has Fornsr anp SrrEAm raised its voice the mess without serious harm.
of warning, and innumerable have been our words of Owners of traps may secure partial safety at least by city or town wherein said dog is kept, and shall cause it to
caution against going io sea in beamy, light-draft vessels. plastering lead on the keels of their machines. They can Wear around its neck a collar distinctly marked with its
owner’s name and its registered number, and shall pay for
They are not fit for aught but duck-puddle play, and if sent secure entire immunity from drowning by burning up the
such license two dollars. Provision is made whereby the
to sea the penalty of ignorance or foolhardy recklessness is libels upon sound design which disfigure our waters by the
owners of poultry, sheep or other domestic animals killed by
sure to be paid in the end, A hideous, misshapen slab of a squadron, and make so many of our yachts the butt of ridi-
dogs can recover their value. Section 13 provides that all
thing called Eya, and by the unsophisticated accepted as a cule among sailors and intelligent men.
puppies when eight weeks old shall be considered dogs.
“vacht” (save the mark!), has gone the way of all such rattle-
This is ridiculous, and should be changed to four months at
trap shams. One of the widest and flattest of tubs ever LOCAL OLUBS. least, as many puppies die soon after weaning. We presume
launched in obedience to whittle-jack inanity and hearsay
theory, this thing has met the HE first step toward fish and game protection is the that dog owners throughout the State are perfectly willing
fate that awaits scores of
enactment of laws forthat purpose. But this alone will that a law of this kind should be passed, but a tax of one
other such traps as soon as they venture to poke their noses
not bring about the desired result, The laws must be en- dollar per capita would be amply sufficient to provide funds
outside habitually, The Eva was begotten in ignorance,
forced; which will not be done unless some one makes it his for the payment of all losses that may oceur, and still leave
sailed in ignorance and ignominiously sunk in consequence,
business to. see that they are. It is an old and true adage a large surplus for the treasury of each county,
io keep company with the rapidly growing list of contempti-
Lle endings which are disgraceful to the intelligence of that “what is everybody’s business is nobody’s business,” and
yacht builders in America. if the enforcement of the game laws is left to individuals, in Tue Prrrssura Bexcu Smow was a superior exhibition
There was no need of building the Eva so flat and shallow. ninety-nine cases out of a hundred there will be no attempt of fine sporting dogs, better than those which preceded it,
She was not intended to nayigate some specially shoal bay, made to prosecute the most flagrant violations of them; and There has been, indeed, since'the inauguration of such exhi-
for, with her board down, she drew no less than twelve or in the hundredth case, a man honestly endeavoring to bring bitions, a wonderful improvement in the standard of fine
thirteen feet, and from her size, seventy odd tons, she should the poacher to justice, only brings upon himself the ill will dogs shown on the bench in America. Competition is closer
luave been fit to cruise around the world in perfect safety. of all the poachers, and gets no backing from those who, if than ever before, and the prize winners of a bench show now
She was built as she is, in obsequious deference to the it could be done without any effort on their part, would are sure to be a first-class lot. One most satisfactory and en-
yomance current among most of our builders that fast rather prefer to haye protection effective. couraging sign of the times, is the fact that many of the
yachts must, in defiance of all physical laws, sail ‘‘over the In the States where there are not trusty game constables field trial winners are also coming to the front as bench show
water,” and not through it. The most casual investigation, appointed, the only effectual means of having the laws carried winners. The breeders have very happily hit upon the
the most superficial observations in actual practice refute the out isin the organized effort of the friends of protection. plan of combining bench show form with field qualities, and
stupid vagaries which gave birth to such a conception as this With lamentably few exceptions, of which that of Michigan the result is taking away all their arguments fromthe carp-
flat iron Hya, and it is nothing short of shameful to builders is a shining example, the State associations have proved very ers at bench shows and field trials.
and owners alilce that they have so long been content to pass incflicient, They expend their energies on pigeon shooting
from mouth to mouth a lot of mythical, meaningless, point- tournaments and around dinuers, and seem to quite forget New Yorx Dog SHow,.—Everything looks very promis-
loss and wholly unsubstantiated claptrap as the acme of the object which they are supposed to have in view. Tor the ing for the New York show; entries are coming in from all
successful desion, when every-day experience gives to the most part, the influential members of these associations are parts of the country. Hundreds of applications for entry
nonsensical stuff about speed bemmg dependent upon light rich men, who can hire all the ground they wish for shooting blanks have been received from parties who have never be-
draft the lie direct, Yet thousands upon thousands of over, or can make journeys of hundreds of miles to where fore exhibited, showing that there 1s an increased interest
dollars have been invested—sunk, literally sunk—and reputa- game is plenty. At any rate, for one reason or another, most being taken in dog matters. Major J. M. Taylor, of Lex
tions have been lost by the score, through blindly following ig- of the State associations amount to next to nothing for game ington, Ky., who so acceptably judged here last year, will
norance so gross and such palpable humbug, that words fail and fish protection. Jt seems, then, as individuals can judge the Irish and Black and Tan Setters. Mr. James
us to express in full the scorn that should follow the clumsy do so little, and large bodics will do so little, that Watson, of this city, will judge the Mastiffs, St. Bernards,
bueolics responsible for the curiency given to the unlikely the main hope of efficient protection is in the formation of Berghunds, Newfoundlands, and Dachshunds. This com-
fabrications concerning the requirements for speed. Not local clubs. Every sportsman in a township is interested in pletes the list of judges, and we congratulate the West-
even the wildest flights of spiritualism nor the loosest nursery the preservation of its game and fish, and has some oversight minster Clib upon having secured the services of so capable
yarns of ghosts and goblins can equal, in improbability, in of its woods and waters. There cannot be much illegal shoot- and fair-minded gentlemen.
downright impossibility, the utter baselessness of the light ing and fishing in his neighborhood without his knowing it,
draft quackery to which a constantly increasing number of and with a dozen or even a half dozen earnest men to help Rete TourNAMENT.—As will be seen by reference to our
deluded victims are being offered in sacrifice. one another, it can soon be stopped, Let it be known in a rifle columns, the preliminaries of the Forms? AND STREAM
The Eva was a schooner, the slabbiest kind of a slab, township that there are a dozen residents united in the deter- gallery rifle tournament have been arranged, and the series of
worse than the abominable sandbag caricatures we see mination to put a stop to shooting and fishing out of season, matches will soon be inaugurated. .A comparison of the
hottom up by the score eyery year. She is 78ft. over all, and the poachers will quit their evil deeds, or practice them scores made in the coming tournament with those recorded
66ft. water line, 22.4ft. beam, and d5ft. Sin. in depth of hold, so seldom as to do but little harm. ‘The expenses of such a in the last Forest AND STREAM competition will give an
with not as much as an ounce of ballast outside to preserve club need not be at all burdensome. In most places a room interesting test of the progress made in this kind of shooting
the balance between such a light weight hull and the usual for meeting can be had rent free; the town house, a school in the interyal which has elapsed.
towering spars, the use of which the reckless verdancy of the house, or the house of # member. An occasional notice in
times explicitly demands. This thing has been up and the local paper setting forth the purpose of the club to prose- Tam AprronpAcK Park.—Ex-Goy. Alyord has submitted
down the coast several times before. Once she struck a reef- cute all offenders will cost but little, and not much more a a bill at Albany which provides that 600,000 acres of the
ing breeze and a trifling sea, Then, in the wild antics all hundred printed copies of the constitution and by-laws, one Adirondack region be set apart for a preserve, to be known
slabs go through under such conditions, through the ceaseless for each member to keep, and a few for him to distribute ag the Adirondack Forest, andto be used by the public for
efforts to stand on head and tail all in one second, the jump- where they will do most good. There need be no expensive hunting and fishing purposes.
ing-jack of a thing tossed her skipper over the quarter like a shooting matches, nor annual feasts in part; for the legiti-
rubber ball high up into the air, and down he shot like the mate work of the club they might better be left out. Now
Live CanyAs Backs Wantrep.—We are requested to in-
stick of a rocket, head first into the sea to appear no more. and then it may be thought best to hire a trusty man to watch
quire if any of our readers can tell how and where one or
Now the ‘‘yacht’”’ has followed suit. She was bound from ‘a stream or piece of woodland for a few days, but often this more living pairs of canvas back ducks can be obtained. We
Norfolk via Ocracoke to Jacksonville, Florida, but dropped can be done by members without any severe tax on their shall be greatly obliged to anyone who can give us the desired
herself on the Charleston bar. Fortunately all of her time, cach taking a day in turn, Counting everything, after information. :
crew, lucky dogs they were, found a passing schooner to take the club gets fairly started, the levy on each member need
them aboard in time. There lies this Eva thingin the sands, not exceed fifty cents a year, A convention of members of the New York State Asso-
the fish swimming in and out and the crabs poking round Regular meetings, for the election of officers and the trans- ciation for the Protection of Fish and Game met at Albany
down below among edibles and fancy drinks in the steward’s action of necessary business, need not be held more than yesterday. A report of the meeting will be given in our next
silent domain, reflectively wondering, no doubt, what an ass twice a year, though, of course, the oftener they are held the issue,
mortal man can be to send such a treacherous make-believe more the interest will be kept up, and they may be made
interesting and instructive by essays on and discussions of THs Papers on Doe Trarsrme, which were published in
trap to sea, when, had common sense held sway, the slab
subjects with which the sportsman and naturalist is concerned. this paper, have been collected into book form and are now
would neyer have left the blocks her keel was first laid upon.
The good work that might be accomplished by only two or in press, to be issued shortly.
And now, how many more such productions of ‘the
talent” are there in the fleet? What yacht is to be the next, three such organizations in every county, is incalculable,
the untimely close of whose career we will have to record in and there is hardly a township in the land but has at least its EASY READING LESSONS—VI.
these columns. Who are tobe the next victims to the sickly half dozen sportsmen, or men whom, though rarely fishing or FOR THE LITTLE READERS OF THE FOREST AND STRNAM.
balderdash about light draft and speed? Will builders learn hunting, grieve to see our woods and waters made desolate, USH! Donotmake a Noise. You will wake the Hunter.
been Let such unite at once for the preservation of the fish and The Day is cold, and He has been sitting long on the
anything at all? Can we hope that the Madge has
egre- game we have left. Runway, so he has built a Fire and has now fallen asleep.
more effectual in driving into unwilling craniums the How tired he must be, poor Man, after waiting so long.”
gious folly of their ways than all the hard knocks they have
Hark! what is that Sound? The Hunter does not hear it, He
received from ForEst AND Srream? Tre Dusrrocrion or LArcE Game,—In our Game Bag
is sleeping so peacefully. What is that pretty Animal with
For, mark our words, as we go cruising and lengthen our and Gun columus this week will be found an important con- Horns and 4 white Tail, that has come out of the Woods, and
yoyages, disasters without cause will follow in each others’ tribution to this discussion. Its writer has had unusual op- now stands looking at the Hunter, so curiously? It is a Deer.
wake, and a frightful roll of deaths will be called it the end portunities to secure accurate Information on this subject by See how gracefully It bounds away. What will the Hunter
of the season if light drait yachts persist In going fo sea. personal observation. In the same connection we print the say when the Dogs come up and wake him? He will ak
Mohawk, Sophia, Eva and others have but opened the chap- bill introduced at Washington by Mr. Post, and referred to upon the Beauties of Nature. What will the other Hunters
ter. Let us hope with the light shed abroad by Forusr AND the Committee on Territories. It is extremely doubtful if it say when They learn that the Deer went past Him? They
SrrwAm that common sense will prevail through acquisition |ever comes out from that committee unless Mr, Post can will praise his Watchfulness—Oh, yes,
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Che Sportsman Couvrist.
THE OLD RED FOX OF BALD MOUNTAIN.
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HAD in the meantime heard much of the old red fox, as
during the season scarcely a week passed that the dogs
did not haye a race with him. It would take columns to
portray the many exciting tales told of his successful efforts
to réfain tliat beautiful brush; ever on the alert, always cool
and self-possussed, he seemed instinctively to locate every one
of his enemies, and no matter how close a corer they got
him into, he would always by some sly maneuver that they
least expected manage to leave them, if not actually tearing
their hair and gnashing their teeth, at least in a frame of hero is but. an intangible spirit fox. Now, at lensth does he
inind yery conducive to this condition. Many of these understand the secret of his successful carcer and cum account
stories are well worthy a place in history. One of his ex- for his many remarkable escapes and mysterious disappear-
iraordinary eseapes particularly struck me as very remark-
able for its display of intellicence. I wus perhaps the more
impressed with this shrewd trick as I arrived upon the scene
justin time to witness the blank looks of the crowd when
they discovered that they were sold again,
There had been no hunting for several days, owing to the
severe cold anda heayy fallof snow that had drifted badly
and was erusted hard enough to bear up a man; at last the wind
veered toward the south, it grew warmer, and a few
seattercd flakes of snow gaye promise of a glorious day on
the iiorrow. 1 had for some time been anxiously awaiting
just this state of affairs, and as soon ay I caught a glimpse of
the first white-winged messenger in the air, | hastened to the
depot and was just in time to catch the tram. TL arrived at
amy destination a little after dark, but was'still seyeral miles
from my old home. I supposed that I should have no trouble
in finding a team to take me over, but after an hour spent in
frnitless efforts, I found that I was literally in a one-horse
town, every team was away but one; and old Hopkins, the
owner of this steed would not budge an inch, ‘for the old
mare was skittish in the night,” but as a compromise he said
that he would keep me all night and take me over at the
breaks of day. As 1 could do no better I was forced to be
content. He was as good as his word and routéd me up in
good season. When | came out I found the team ready, and
my eyes were claddened at beholding four or five inches of
moist snow. Deeply thankful for this and blessing my lucky
stars for so early a sturt, I took my seat in the cutter and we
were off. The light from the lantern flashed upon us as we
started, and I noticed 9 kink in the old mare’s tail that I did
not more than half like, but did not pay much attention to it
at the time, as my mind was preoccupied dreaming of the
glorious run that we were sure to haye on so perfect a day as
this pronused to be. We had gone three or four miles and
notwithstanding my abstraction, I had a dim consciousness
that we were getting along ata lively rate, when IT was fully
aroused from iny reverie by the frantic efforts of Hopkins to
Keep the old mare down to her work. She cut up in such a
way that I began to think that the old man had spoken the
truth and that she really was skittish, We went but a short
distance further before [ was perfectly satisfied that he knew
what he was talking about. Jt was now broad daylight and
Teould see just ahead that the road made a sharp curve and
wound round down 2 steep descent. Not quite liking the
idea of going down the bill at this rate of speed, I advised
him to pull her into the ditch where the hard crust would
soon bring her to terms.
Thave since calmly reviewed the whole performance, and
have come to the conclusion that as a common carrier old
Hopkins was liable in an action for damages for following
such pernicious advice, for no sooner did he gee her off than
she put on more steam; and the way we tore through the
crust was a caution. We soon came to the curye and plunged
into a drift; the old mare kept righf on, and so did her
owner. The cutter shared the fate of the ‘‘Deacon’s’
one-
horse shay.” JI could not tell whether I turned two or three
somersaults, but I struck all right, sitting, and with force
enough to stick, and luckily faé¢ing the right way to get an
excellent though fleeting view of old Hopkins, as ata terrific
speed, prone upon his belly, he slid down the icy decliyity,
and, with arms and legs wildly gyrating, disappeared in a
cedar thicket. Profoundly grateful that mine eyes had beheld
the inspiriting sight, | rose to my feet to go and see if he
wus hurt. I went, and in the same style, only that I was the
other side up. Idid not have his good send off, and conse-
quently failed to make his extraordinary time; nevertheless,
when I reached the cedars Iwas greatly surprised at the
great difference between perfect rest and the exhilarating
epecd of my descent. Neither of us sustained any serious
injury; and crawling back to the remains of the cutter, I
found my gun all right, and throwing it over my shoulder,
Ileft my traps with Hopkins to forward, and bravely struck
out for old Bald Mountam, nearly five miles off.
On Account of the bad walking, I did not arrive there until
the sun was more than two hours high. Observing quite a
crowd upon the hillside, I saon joined them, and was just in
time to wilness their discomfiture. It appeared that they
had held an indignation meeting the past eyening, and had
unanimously resolved that the old red must die. They had
accordingly mustered in, force, and formed a cordon across
the mountain through which the wily trickster conld not
pass. At daybreak they unleashed the dogs upon his well-
Imown trail, and in ten minutes they started him. He took
seyeral turns to shake off the dogs, and then headed straight
for the line of hunters. One of them saw him break cover
and come directly toward him, Congratulating himself that
fortune had so smiled upon him, he avaited the fox’s ap-
proach with slistening eye and throbbing heart. Supreme
moment of bliss unalloyed, that ten-fold repays for fatiguing
tramp and weary hours of patient watching! A king
could not @xchange places with him now. See with what
exultant looks he gazes ypon his yictim, who has now crossed
the death line and is at his mercy, Yet a little nearer, and
the old Queen’s musket, so famous for many miles around
for its deadly accuracy, leaps to his shoulder; his keen eye
glances along the trusty barrel; he catches a good sight of
the bright red form, and with ecstatic triumph mirrored upon
his speaking countenance, he firmly presses his finger upon
the fatal trigger. As the well-known peculiar boom of the
old tin broke upon the still morning air and reverberated
igmong the hills that returned the sonnd with a thousand
echoes, there came from a score of brawny throats a succes-
sion of loud, exultant shouts that fairly drowned the roar
of the old gun. Then there was exciled hurrying to the
-scene, for eager eyes were expecting to behold the lifeless
form of the beatiful one who for many years had go art-
fully eluded them and set at naught their best laid plans for
his capture. No lingering doubts of the fatal result disturbed
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their minds, for well they knew that the master of that old prints leading away in a ditect line from tho place where I
guncould truly boast that no fox had ever yentured within had been silting; glancing along their course [ beheld—more
ils charmed circle and heard its resonabt voice and lived to than two hnndred yards away—a flitting streak of red, and,
tell the tale. although blinding tears obscured my sight, L could plainly
But what is the matter with its proud possessor now? see as it disappeared over the rise the same old well-remem-
Just watch his face and see its serenely triumphant expres- bered derisive flourish of that beautiful brush. Let us draw
sion slowly change to a wondering, vacant stare as he vainly the curtain here. I fain would hide from stranger eyes my
looks for the struggling form of his expected prey. With overwhelming chagrin,
breathless speed he reaches the spot. In vain with keenest More than two years elapsed ere I again beheld our gallant
eye he scans the pure surface of the snow; no flecks of red hero, It was then on the eventful 15th of March that [have
life blood; not even a single golden hair can he find upon its before alluded to. A “sugar snow” had fallen the night
virgin bosom to comfort his sorrowins heart. Eyen the previous and covered the ground to the depth of nearly a
track abruptly terminates. He sees at its end the long, toot; a damp‘ south wind that scarcely stirred the sleepmg
thickly lying furrows ploughed by the hurtling lead, and pines was lishtly blowing; the leaden sky gaye promise that
knows that his aim was true. Now, he solves the mystery, the snow would hold and give us a magnificent day, About
and chilly wayes creep along his spine as he realizes: that our a dozen of us had met at the foot of old Bald Mountain at
daybreak, and starting the dows upon the old red’s trail had
scattered, each one to his favorite runway. By common
consent the stand at the top of the mountain had been alloted
ances; all is now clear and mingled with the vagne feel- tome. Hach one of them knew that I dearly loved the spot
ings of ate in his bosom is the glad assurance that the pride for its associations, and, althouwh it was the best one on the »
and joy of his heart is still worthy his uustinted love, and mountain, with the chivalrous féelings that I have ever found
can still proudly boast that mortal fox ue’er escaped its deadly to possess the heart of the true sportsman, they with one
aim, Many of his companions haye nov arrived, and show- voice insisted that I, as their guest, must take the post of
ing them the broken trail, he commences his wondrous story, honor, As [ approached thé well+emembered corner, sad
but is interrupted by a loud exclamation from one of them, thoughts mingled with the joyful feelings in my heart, Tn
who has made a discovery, and calling them up, points to a fancy I could see the loved form of Unele Nat standing in
hole in the snow full fifteen feet from the losttrack. Justat his fayorite place under the little pines; and if seemed but
its mouth were three or four footprints, that the dogs, who yesterday that I had sat at his fect and listened to the thrill-
how came up, loudly proclaimed were not supernatural, but, ing tales of his early days, with which he beguiled the long hours
as our old acquaintance, Joe Hicks, expressed it, ‘‘of the when the chase had led away and the dogs were out of hear-
earth decidedly earthy,” ing. Treasured were his words of wisdom; and to the
, Ashort consultation was held; and as its owner's faith in knowledge thus gleaned do I owe the successful termination
the old gun was still unshaken, he insisted that the fox was of many a well-contested race, and the possession of many a
badly wounded, if not dead, so it was decided to dig him out. well won brush, Well do I recall one bitter cold day that
Procuring tools from a fatm house near by, they commenced we were here, The dogs had been gone for a long time, yet
the task just as the sun was rising, and for two mortal hours no thought of deserting our post had entered our minds. A
they dug and sweat. Just as Larrived, they had reached stranger chanced to be crossing below, and seeing us there in
the other end of the burrow under a drift and discovered the freezing wind came up and accosted us to learn what we
that our hero had taken a new departure and dus under the were about. After gratifying his curiosity and expressing
snow more than thirty feet to a wall, where he came out, and his astonishment of our ideas of sport, he turned to Uncle
keeping in a trough-like space between the wall and drifted Nat and asked him how old he was. There was a merry
snow, had made his escape unseen. . twinkle in the old man’s eye, as with well dissembled chilly
No words of mine can portray the ludicrous scene that shudder and much blowing of his apparently freezing fingers
greeted me when I joined the ocrest-fallen crowd. I shall he replied with trembling yoice, “If you reckon by years, I
never forget the subdued look of melancholy resignation that shall be seyenty-eight next runnin’ time; but if you reckon by
overspread the countenances of that discouraged eroup of the fun lye lad heré on old Bald Mountain, I’m older than
martyrs. Mocking words were in my heart; but as I gazed Methuselah,” The stranger laughingly took his departure,
in the sad eyes of that disconsolate band my lipswere sealed. and Uncle Nat, turning to me with his face wreathed in
Blessed silence! Little did Idream that before the going smiles, remarked, ‘‘That man ain’t a fox-hunter; he thought
down of the sun I should be hugging myself, and blessing we were cold.”
my guardian angel that I had not intruded my ill-timed Thad thus remained here for more than an hour thoroughly
levity upon their overwhelming grief, for now I could trust- enjoying the pleasant memories of bygone days, before the
ingly turn tothem for'the sympathy I sorely needed in my dogs, who had taken a long turn to the west, came back. I
dire distress, knew as soon as I heard the first sound of their voices that
But let us resume the chase. The dogs were at once laid they had not started the fox, for the pathetic wailing of
upon the trail, and their cheerful notes brought brishter the low melodious notes that fell upon my ear told well their
looks to the faces of the hunters, as each one returned to his tale of hope deferred. Several times, while I had been
stand. I wended my way to the top of the mountain, where sitting here, uy eyes had rested upon a small dark spot on
Thad so dearly won my first brush, and seating myself in the snow, about a hundred rods to the north of me; but I
the corner of the fence under the two little pines, dreamily had scarcely given it a second thought. I might perhaps
listened to thedistant music, Ihad remained here quietly have paid more attention to it, but the dogs had passed yery
for many hours, and the sun was low in the west before the near it ou the old trail, and Iwas watching them when it
fox returned to the mountain. He had not been far away, first caught my sight.. True, they were to the windward of
for with the exception of two or threé intervals of short du- it, but so improbable was if that 2 fox should lie quict with
ration, the dogs had not been out of hearing the whole time, all these howling demons so close to him, that I was thrown
{had greatly enjoyed the excellent race, but had given up entirely off my guard. Not until the dogs commenced the
all hope that he would come back. Now my drowsy senses ascent and were not more than a half milé away, did he stir.
are aroused, and the light of hope again dawns in my breast Then Isaw our subtle hero rise from his couch, and atter
as I notice a change in the direction of the chase, The does two or three graceful shakes of his lithe form, steal away
are swinging tothe right, and, knowing that this course would down wind and disappear over a knoll, Picture my disgust
surely lead them back to the mountain, every nerve and and chagrin, when I realized that the wily rascal liad been
fibre of my body is thrilling with intense, delishtful excite- craftily lying there all this time in plain view of the whole of
ment, and eye and ear are strained to their utmost tension, this side of the mountain and quietly taking note of our
Listen to that magnificent burst of melody, as they turn the movements. I cotild imagine hig smile of derision, as he saw
corner of the wood and swing into the open, Hear the soul- me complacently take my seat at his favorite crossing place;
stirring echoes, as they roll along the narrow gorge. So full and in fancy I could see the look of contempt which he
of reverberating sound is the valley that seemimely in mid- bestowed upon yonder crouching form near the barway,
air one could cross to yonder bank upon the resounding through which he was wont to. pass.
trumpet chords. Hush! Don’t stir nor move your head; Glancing back I saw that fhe hunters on this side of the
don’t even wink; just slowly turn your eyes and glance mountain had Jefi their stand and were coming toward me,
down the slope to where that sled path comes out of the for well they knew that the cunning brute had located every
woods. ‘There in the barway, with his head turned Dack to one of them; and that they must change their positions, or
listen to the dogs, stands our hero, beautiful and bright as the fleeting view that they had just obtained of him would
When we first beheld him. be the last that would greet their eyes for the rest of the day.
Although nearly a decade has flown since that memorable The dogs were now upon the top of the mountain. While
day, and seores of deadly foes have all these years dogged his waiting with quickened pulse for the glorious burst of melody
footsteps, not a single shining hair is missing, Now he turns that would break upon the morning air when the hot scent
his head and, witha keen, searching glance to see that all is
should fll their eager nostrils, I was much amused to sve the
clear, slowly trots along the beaten path. Alas! his course is actions of the leader of the pack when his eye caught sight of
not in our direction, for the path suddenly turns to the south the depression in the snow where the fox had lain. Turning
and we despairingly see him calmly jog along for full fifty
his head oyer his shonlder and looking at the broad trail, but
rods—but see! he has turned around and is retracing his atew yards away, that he had helped to make a long hour
steps, and as he nears the turn increases his speed. Now he
before, he appeared to take in the situation at a Glance,
is at the angle, and, with a wondrous leap, he leayes the
path, and, with far-reaching stride, is swinging round the and I could plainly see by the way that he wheeled around
that he was just as madas he could be be, and as he tore
knoll and coming straight bere O kindly fortune, thus to along the fresh trail his sharp jerkey yells plainly expressed his
Shower upon us thy royal fayor. Upon the wings of the wind
anger, and the thoughts of thati long weary circle'that he had
he comes with graceful lope and soon will cross close by that
stunted bushy pine fifty yards in front—our chosen ‘‘death soneedlessly taken added fresh speed to his flying steps,
line.” Then shall his proud form lie grvovelling in the death When the hunters came up I told them the tale, confident
that each one of them knew by experience just how the dog
struggle that, with all his cunning, he cannot escape; avenged
felt, and that he would be sure of their heartfelt sympathy.
will be our grievous defeat of the morning, and wiped out
We held a short council of war and decided to advance our
with his warm heart's blood the many foul wrongs and in-
sults that we have suffered for long, weary years. Hold hard forces about a mile to the north and patrol an old road that
the quick coming breath; smother the wild throbbings of that
ran over the mountain, We reached our destination in good
order, and placing a guard at each important position, culmly
wildly beating heart. Here he is, and, as his nose disappears awaited events. Just below me and in full view, one of the
behind the little pine, I quickly jerk my gun into position hunters was seated upon the bank beside the road, His keen
and—ah! what deep cunning the sbrute possesses. He has
eyes Were ever turning up and down the road, restlessly
stopped in his headlong flight and has crouched behind the
bush, thinking to disconcert me, and that the sudden collapse watching each approach. Suddenly he springs to his feet,
and, whirling around with his gun at his shoulder, tiyists
of my tense nerves will unsteady me so that he may escape and dodges a moment, and then stands Wlankly gazing into
the deadly charge. Poor, deluded fool; a thunderbolt could
not now distract my aim, Make your quickest rush for life the impenetrable Tanrel thicket the yery picture of dark,
hopeless despair. There was a world of meaning in the
and see that muscles of steel aie unfalterine eyes are still
sad, faltering way in which he slowly lowered the old gun,
here. Why does he not essay the trial? Perhaps he has
and I did not need to hear the curses loud and deep that he
recognized ine; and as his thoughts po back to that first
meeting and he realizes that be can expect no mercy from poured forth, to know that his goul was stirred to its inmost,
me, he is abjectly cowering in deadly fear. Poor fellow; you depths. With my curiosity greatly excited, I hastily joined
shall have a chance for your life. Gird np your Joins and him and found that he had been sitting where a stone cul-
yert crossed the road, and the firstthaf he knew our tricky
fly with all your wondrous speed} no shot. of mine shall grect
your ear until you haye a fair start. hero had popped from its mouth not six feet digtunt and
Janded upon the bank within three feet of his lead, and be-
But a second had passed since his disappearance when fore he could cover him had twisted out of sight, Although
with these een flashing through my mind T started upon
this man had achieved the fruition of his dearest hopes, and
the tun toward him. 1 reached the lititle pine and looked his ardent prayers that the fox might cross al bis stand had
in yain for his tretibling form. He was nowhere to be seen, been speedily answered, “‘still he was not happy,” and go in-
but indented upon the snow were four very suggestive foot- stilled into my mind were the generous teaching of my chiyal-
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rous companions that I could truly say that I did not enyy | ADIOS. jin office in Washington who appoint men to foreign stations
him his good fortune, ;A he one who has traveled fer nearly two months with no for which they are not qualified nor acclimated, ‘The twelve
TInstinctively realizing that remarks of miné would be en- other means of locomotion than mules years residence of Dr. Trowbridge here as our consul, dur-
aud horses, the
tirely inappropriate, I turned to resume my post, Fancy sight of a vailroud is most refreshing, Myen if the traveler ing which he has discharged the duties of fhe office faith-
my feelings when I beheld, not twenty yards from where I make, what may be called, ‘‘Mexican connection’”—that is, fully and won respect from everybody, should entitle him, to
had been sitting, this satanic imp standing in the middle of find himself just twenty-two hours late for the train—it is areappointment. It is impossible for one not acclimated to
the road and coolly gazing at us. Although he was good pleasant to reflect that he is, at any rate, ina portion of the reside in this city long without receiving a visit from ‘*Yel-
eighty yards distant I instinctively brought my gun into country where a train runs at stated intervals, even though low Jack,” which may prove fatal. The Dovtor and his
position and as he sprang for the bank, threw it well ahead but once a day. For sixteen days previous to my reaching family have passed through many bad seasons; they have 4ll
of him and impulsively pulled the trigger, With proudly Esperanza I had been in the saddle; in the last three I had had the fever, and it is to be hoped they may be spared yet
beating heart I saw him miss his footing at the edge of the ridden one hundred and seventy miles, sixty miles in the last many years to live in a, place they seemto like. Wor a city
bank and tumble back info the ditch. With loud exultant day, and reached the station aboye named in a state of ex- of 23,000 people Vera Cruz does not present a broad water
shouts I yoiced the tumultuous feelings of joy and pride that haustion and fever, The great heat of the Southern valleys, front, aS seen fromthe sea, nor is it far from the sea yall
Were surging inmy bosom. But my triumph was of short in yiolent contrast to the high plateaus traversed by the rail- to the sand hills that bound it inland. It presents a lovely
duration, for gathering himself up he took the bank and wall way, were responsible for the latter. picture from the steamer, the soft tones ofits walls harmonize
with a prodigious flying leap and disappeared. Esperanza, # station on the Mexican Railway, 152 miles so well, the many towers and the peculiar covered domes
Notwithstanding the painful revulsion in my feelings I from Mexico, and 111 miles from Vera Cruz, lies at an alti- glisten in the sun, and. far beyond the sand hills and the
noted with no small decree of satisfaction that the derisive tude of nearly 8,000 feét above the sea, consequently it is Llanos and forests, on a clear day, rises the snow-white peak
flourish of that beautiful brush, with which he was wont to cool all day and windy all night. It is below this station, in of Orizaba. It is surprising how far the two preat peaks,
wave me his adieu, was entirely wanting, and that his usual the direction of Vera Cruz, that the scenery of the road is of Orizaba andthe Cofre de Perote, can beseen. We discerned
nonchalant appearance of fearless abandon was suddenly such mapnificence that people come from all quarters of tne them on Sunday at ‘Tuxpan, a hundred miles north of Vera
changed to a frightened look of mortal fear and dread. world to look upon it. Eighty-two miles from the cnast is Oruz, and it is said that the former can be seen sixty miles at
Some of the dogs had now reached the road and were Orizaba, a town lying on the line between the tropic and the sea,
howling and tearing at the stones at the mouth of the little temperate zones, with a profusion of tropical vegetation and Nothing could be learned regarding the commencement of
bridge. Yelling to them atthe top of our voices, we soon a soft, agreeable climate. It has been selected as the place work at Anton Lizards, the port that Gen, Grant contem-
had them at the spot where the many brightred flecks upon the for an exhibition of the products of the State of Vera Cruz, plates making the rival of Vera Cruz, but reports state that a
snow plainly showed us that he was grieyously hurt. As the and the ‘exposition buildings” were about the dimensions of great work is being done at the River Coatzcoalcos, on the
screaming dogs, made frantic by the smell of the warm those used in county fairs in the States. The show took Tehuantepec railroad. Fifteen miles are said to be finished,
blood, rushed after him with terrific speed, we congratula- place in December, A return fever obliged me to lie over and the grading carried well into the country. ‘This isa
ted ourselves that the chase would soon be over and that we one train—twenty-four hours—at Orizaba, and here I was railroad that seems likely to enter upon profitable work as
could soon proudly boast the possession of that long sought left to puzale during my waking hours over a problem. It soon as it is completed.
white-tipped brush. We saw by the marks that he left that was this: Two months previously I had lefi Cordova for Beyond River Coatzcoaleos, where, at present, the steamers
his right fore leg was broken and uselessly dangling. There Southern Mexico, taking with me but little luggage, as the do not stop, is the chief and only port of the State of Tabasco,
was a large quantity of blood upon the snow, and we fol- travel was to be on horseback, Nearly all my effects were ‘a place of some importance, called Frontera. At Frontera
lowed the trail and saw that at almost every jump the red left in charge of a worthy man, whose acquaintance I had the great river, Tabasco, or Grijalra, discharges a turbid
life current had spurted from the wounds for more than a made a few days before. Now, I was in Orizaba, but seven- flood, and it is up this river that one must steam and paddle
foot. We again shook hands and raised our voices in exultant teen miles from Cordova, and the question was how to get if he wishes to reach the famous rnins of Palenque.
shouts of victory. Our companions now joined us, and as the trunks without stopping over another day; the steamer Glorious country this land of surprises, of deep, impenetra-
they beheld the gruesome sight, raised a prolonged cheer that was advertised to sail the next day, on arrival of train; there ble forests, shrouding from human view cities born thousands
made the welkin ring again. was but one train and but one steamer. Two months before of years before our history began. How one longs to get on
The chase led down wind, and the dogs were soon out of the yomito, the yellow fever, was within eighteen miles of shore at these ports that lie wrapped in haze from six to ten
hearing; indeed, most of them were running ‘‘still” and exert- Cordova, at Paso del Macho, and rapidly advancing up the miles distant! We know that they are the points visited by
ing eyery nerve to overtake the wounded fox; this was no mountains. Now, il was in Cordova, and raging still more Cortés, by Cordova, by Grijalra; that here occurred askirmish,
time to expend the panting breath in futile noise; precious fiercely than at the coast. This was another reason for not there a bloody battle; that here the heathen were converted
moments could not be wasted now to thrust the eager nostrils stopping at that delectable place, and as this was not sulfi- én masse, by the thousand, and worshiped, not only the God
into the warm track and dally with the perfume; but mute cient, the smallpox was carrying off such as the vomito of the conquerors, but the Spaniards themselves and their
and relentless as fate, with bloodshot, glittering eyes and pro- spared. There was but one way, to telegraph, asking the horses. It is when off Campeche, perhaps, that one feels he
truding tongue, every muscle and tendon of the swiftly flying gentleman, whom I barely knew, to send the luggage to the has reached historic ground, for it is a point mentioned in the
forms was strained io its utmost tension as they sped along in station, Three telegrams were sent, but no answers received, earliest chronicles of New Spain. Here, asin Yucatan, there
this wild, exciting race, and it remained a matter of doubt whether my friend had are numerous deer and small birds, like quails, and in the
We followed on about a hundred rods to the brow of the not fallen a victim to the fever, until the dreaded station was lagoons great swarms of water fowl But the scrub that
hill, expecting to find upon the broad slope below the panting reached and the things found in possession of the agent. covers Campeche is infested with the garrapatm, 2 species of
‘forms of the dows lying upon the snow around the mutilated It is a very strange fact—but nevertheless apparently a tick that worries the life out of one penetrating it. ‘The very
form of their victim; but when we arrived at the spot and fact—that no matter how much the yomito has devastated a name of the country in Maya, the language of the native
glanced down the hillside there was nothing to be seen save place, the prominent men all seem to be spared. Here in Indians, Cham, a.serpent, and péche, a garrapata. As these
the bloody trail, almost obliterated by the rushing dogs. We Cordova it was reported a dozen people had died daily for ancient Mayas never bestowed a namie unless if was well
stood here a moment, and, as our ears caught the sharp cries a month, yet at the depot all was as usual; the same officials, deserved, it seems that serpents shounded ,in Campeche as
of the dogs far to the west of us, with one impulse each man the same porters, even the same women and children sell- well as ticks. They are nasty beggars, these ticks, and when
started back at the top of his speed. ing mangoes and pine apples. smarting from their bites, on the occasion of many an excur-
Hearing a heartfelt grunt just behind me, I glanced over Dreaded by many is the passage through the city of Vera sion in Yucatun, I have thought a serpent would be much
_ my shoulder and beheld a sight that I shall long remember. Oruz during the summer or the autumn months, Hyery pre- pleasanter to mect. Not aserpeut too big too handle nor too
Close to me was an old, gray-headed patriarch standing on his caution is taken against delay there, and people en voyage small to be easily discovered, but a good average one, from
head and gallantly essaying to reverse his position, while a hurry through without daring hardly to draw a deep breath which you might escape with nothing worse than a fright.
little to one side of him a compatriot was struggling waist-deep till safe on shipboard. My calculations had been made with Loswood and mahogony come to mind when we think of
in the treacherous depths of a spring hole that had been hidden an eye to this fact, with the intention of going direct from Campeche, for is not theformer designatedas Osmpechianwm?
by the snow. I had been ardently longing for my old stand train to steamer, but there was a great obstacle to the carry- Haenaterylon Campechianum is a long name for a rather
on top of the mountain, but now [was more than reconciled ing out of this plan. As we got down clear of the moun- short tree, and in this case barely more than tha name re-
and perfectly satisfied with my position. A glance at the tains and was crossing the Llanos, we were suluted by furious mains, for the trees hayeall been cut down.
wildly eccentric evolutions of those frisky boots, and a blasts, the pine trees were wildly lashing their trunks with The lagoons, which lie along the coast, especially Laguniw
glimpse at the wonderful contortions of that mud-besmeared their long leaves, and the wind wiistled and howled through de Terminos, which the first Spanish navigators thought the
visage were very consoling to my feelings. With renewed the train. Long before we had reached the city we knew termination of the new world, were formerly lined with log-
vigor I pressed on to the old road, and, tearing through the that there was.a “norther” blowing, that there would be no wood. But now the logwood cutter must penctrate far into
narrow laurel thicket, rushed up the slope, and breathless going on board that day. the forest, ascend the swift rivers and thread the unhealthy
and thoroughly blown reached the ridge. I was still more For a city that has passed through such a pestilence the swamps before he can find it in abundance. At the port of
than 300 yards from the little pines, but to save my life I past season, Vera Cruz looked very fresh and inviting. The Progress, at the extreme tip of Yucatan, we finally said good-
could nol go another step. scars of its sufferings do not show to one walking through bye to Mexico. Seven months previous I had landed on this
The dogs were about a mile to the southwest of me, and the streets, (which are very clean) or to one conversing with very shore, a stranger, not knowing a single soul. [ had
were swinging toward the mountain and rapidly ap- its inhabitants, «one into the interior and had since traveled many a mile
proaching. Soon I saw our now thoroughly frightened hero The ravares of yellow fever and smallpox haye been really through the forests and over the plains and mountains of New
with lolling tonsue and trailing brush come over a rise, and terrible, yet the people seem almost to haye forgotten the Spain. Now, I was returning to the States, Jaden with the
with incredible leaps, steer straight for my favorite stand, dreadful visitors and are as light-hearted and hopeful as ever. spoils of many a foray in historic fields and rich in the recol-
Not more than ten rods behind and in full view of him, were The officinl returns cannot be relied upon, and itis nol be lection of many friends—pursued, perchance, by the curses
three of our swiftest dogs, straiming every nerve to overtake lisved that they represent the half of those who died, yet of a few enemies. It seemed like parting from scenes of
him, Now they are at the top of the bill, and as they reach they admit about 400 as the number of deaths from woralto home when we finally steered away from Yueatan and the
the descending ground I can sce that they are slowly but during the months of Jane, July and August. In June, the low sand hills with their fringes of palms, amongst which
surely gaining upon him, Poor old fellow! your race is number is admitted as 285, when the fever was at its worst. nestled red-roofed houses, sunk down behind the sea. We
nearly run. A few more weary leaps for life and the gleam- Tt is thought that the norther, blowing when we left, will heard that yellow fever had got that way, too, and that some
ing fangs of the relentless flends so close behind will be fas- haye rid the city of the last vestige of fever for the season. of our friends were dead. Good friends—they are all good
tened in vou quivering flesh, Sadly I gazed upon the scene. Ti lasted three days; the second day was a holiday—the friends in Yucatan—may your souls rest in peace! wo
Profound sorrow was in my heart as Ll realized that this was Mexican Fourth of July—their anniversary of independence. days later, we were dodging the carriages in the streets of
the last of those many days of rarest sport that we had en- This they celebrated with rockets and bands of music, At Havana, and listening to the band at evening, as it filled the
joyed with him; and as I saw the gallant fellow—weak and night the lovely plaza was illuminated and the people cool air with music in the Pargue de Ysabel. Havana, too,
wounded—gamely struggle on, tears were in my eyes, and L crowded there to enjoy the fireworks. Then the fever patients was stricken with yellow fever, but we heard more of it be-
cursed the hour that hand of mine had wrought him harm. and invalids crawled out of their heated sick rooms and sat fore we reached the povt than after we had entered it. In-
The open-mouthed dogs are now close upon him, As they in the breeze, even enjoying the fierce gales. deed, these officials, rotien with pestilence and jaundiced
spring to scize him, he nimbly doubles upon them, and they A chronic complaint along the coast of Vera Cruz is this with pest fevers, wished to place us in quarantine, instead of
go sprawling and sliding down the hill, while he, with brave blast of Boreas called the ‘‘Norther.” Jiswoops down upon warning us against infection ou shore. But we sauntered on
leaps, climbs the steep ascent, Butnew disaster awaits him the sea like abird of prey, sending ships ashore and lying shore, dnd touk aboard cargoes of sugar and tobacco, and
here, for another dog has now arriyed and cuts off his re- low many a forest monarch and many a residence on land. really gave the fever little thought. Nor had we occasion to,
treat. Game to the last, he boldly faces the new comer and The open roadsteads of this coast offer no protecion except thouzh we were saddened and reminded that the climate of
fastens his sharp teeth in the end of lis nose. With howls of for the slight shelter offered by the island and castle of Sian Mexico had some bad spots in it, by the death of one of our
pain the cowed dog tears himself loose, and with cresifallen Juan de Ulna, in the bay of Vera Cruz. The sea dashes over number, only one day out of Havana, We buried him next
looks sneaks away. Fatal delay; ere the fox can recover and the quay in great waves and over the sea-wall into the streets, day at sea, almost Within sight of the Florida coast, right
resume his flight, erucl jaws have closed upon his beautiful covering the custom house with spray and the houses of abreast of Indian River, this young man, a son of Brigham
form, and with vengeful shake and ever tightening prip, even the back streets with encrustations of salt. The wind Young; aright good young man, and whom we regretted
soon finish their bloody work, howls through the streets, filling everybody with sand and should die such an untimely death.
My companions had now arrived, and together we wended consternation, but itis a welcome visitor, nevertheless, and the Four days later we had exossud the Gulf Stream and were
our way to the spot. Deep feelings of sadness were in our amount of disease and fever germs it dislodges and sends off heading up towards the noble city where the Pormst AnD
Hearts, and hushed and low were the few words that we ut- to be dissipated in thin air cannot be calculated. During the Srream and other papers are published. It was a Sunday
tered, Almost teverently we raised the mungled, bleeding **Norther” all the small boats and lighters are drawn out and when wearrived, [remember well it was the Sabbath, be-
form, and with misivy eyes and husky voices, gave three hauled up beyond the reach of the surf. Larger boats and cause the reyenue officer on duty said I had better zive him
cheers for our gallant hero, the Old Red Fox of Bald Moun- steamers are made as snug as possible, and the crews hold on five dollars so that he wouldn’t have to break the Babbath by
tain. Smapow. to their hair and rejoice in a short period of enforced leisure. looking at my trunks, How praiseworthy, reflected I, is the
The boatmen avail themselves of a privilege the law allows conduct of this officer, who has such respect for the holy
Mr. Anpur’s Exeiorr.—The Richmond Whig reports : them, during the season of ““Northers,” and charge a pas- Sabbath day; and I could not belp contrasting i with that
Mr. H. M, Albert, of Pulaski county, recently fired into a Senger two or three dollars for passage to the steamer (bulf a of my late companiona in Mexico, who were probably at that
flock of ducks feeding about one of his fodder stacks. He mile) instead of the regular fare of fifty cents. By this series time on their way toa bullfight, And did I give him that tive
had loaded his gun heavily for just such an opportunity. Tt of gales the steamer wus detained three days beyond her dollars to prevent his desecration of the day, and to eke out
was an antique gun, with a bore like 4 pint pot. Upon this usual day of leaving, and [, who had made such frantic his scanty salary? Ask him!
occasion it capped the climax of all its murderous achieve: efforts to reach her, had ridden so fast and far to catch her, Tt was not for me to indulge in reflections at such 4 time,
menis by slaughtering outright twenty-five ducks, maiming found myself stranded (as it were) inVera Oruz till the storms but to get iny lugeage ont of that officer's way before he
an indefinite number, besides Enocking its owner senseless, were over. Atthe U. §, Consulate, all the old family who changed his mind and broke my boxes open. And, likewise,
and finally concluding its own career of carnage by bursting have been there so long and have made Americans so wel- I believe it is best to act with my reader, and take myself
into ten thousand and odd pieces. Mr. Albert did not pick come, were residing—except Dr, Trowbridge, the head of it, away with my bageage before he breaks my metaphorical
up his game, butit seems that one of the farm hands did pick who was absent in the United States. he sid ending of the head, Reflections, I know, are not in order; but Jet me
up him, and forsome time little was thought of the ducks, recent attempt to replace him, by the death of his successor linger to wish the gentle re.der adios; and, reader not quite
until if was ascertained that Mr. A. was not seriously hurt. after but thirteen days’ residence, should read a lesson to those so gentle, udios! our yoyage is ended OxER.
 Manor 16, 1882.]
THAT TRIP TO TEXAS.
' I ESTEEM myself most forttnate that I have been able to
4 afford even a moment's amusement to my entomical
friend, (ide7 soraos) “IN, A, T.,” who sips honoy fromthe rich
flowers that bloom in the Holy Land, and then buzzes around
with the mnsie of his aromatic wings. It occurs to me,
however, that before he proceeded to indulge in his criti-
cisms, he should haye been right sure that the “spur had
pricked the sides,” and thus justified the ‘‘wincing’ he has
exhibited. There was nothing inmy communication which
warrants the particular ‘‘amusement” in which he gloats.
“Wells” never thought and never said, nor even intimated that
Texaa did nof abound in game. He would have regarded it
as most remarkable, if in a territorial domain of more than
200,000 square miles there was not enough of it somewhere
to satisfy the aspirations of the most ardent sportsman, He
did not expect to see prouse or deer, or mule-eared rabbits in
the immense city of Fort Worth, or cyen in the numerous
other pretentious cities which make glad the heari of the
people of the Empire State of the Union, but from the repre-
sentations which had been made to him by residents of
Texas, he did think that when he stood near fhe temple of
justice of Tarrant county, and looked over miles of rolling
prairie, the “yisual line which circled him,” embraced thous-
ands of prairie chickens and other game of that latitude. He
did not expect to be told that it was somewhere else. He did
expect to find, even in the thickly populated counties of
Johnson and EGll, in which there are still many thousand
heres of uninclosed prairie, in large bodies, quite a quantity
of grouse, and in the fields that splendid game bird which
civilization does not destroy. He was only disappointed,
that is all. Ifhehad had the honor of “‘N, A. T.’s” acquaint-
ance, and could have satisfied him that he was a fit associ-
ate, which, perhaps, he might have done by the kindness of
one of the best-known citizens of his own town—favorably
known all over the country for his intelligence and integrity
—he might haye been introduced into the very Elysium of
sportsmen, and had all the enjoyment he desired. But alas,
that glory was not reserved for him. When ‘Wells’ next
yisits Texas, he will be happy to avail himself of the kindly
offices of ‘‘N. A. T.,”’ and will endeavor to convince him
that he has greatly erre(l in his estimate of the extent of his
observations, that “Wells” has intelligence enough to even
find his way to that State without fhe aid of an express
agent, and has seen enough of the world to know that bear
and deer and grouse do not inhabit the ‘‘cities of the plain”
rm adorn the land, honored by the residence of ‘‘N. A.
TI think I cannot be wrong in supposing that the readers of
the Forpsr AND STREAM were not expecting me to write of
what I did nof sec, and to draw upon imy imagination for
facts, I sincerely trust that very few of them can believe
me tobe such a sitapleton as to think that Texas has no
game because I found but little of it, or that Iwas even so
verdant as to expect to see it in abundance in the crowded
streets of even so unpretending a city as Fort Worth. My
communication has at least had the good effect of bringing
forward so clever a writer, and, I doubt not, so cautious a
gentleman as “N. A. T.” to enlighten all who are anxious
inquirers as to the proper game regions of that vast domain,
which lies between the Sabine and the Rio Grande. But of
one thing the readers of the Fornsr ann Srream may be
assured—even Texas does not contain anything like the
quantity of game which ardent and often fanciful writers
describe, and ‘he who is deceived thereby is not wise.”
That it has a good supply there is no doubt: and in certain
seasons the birds of passage are yery abundant, ‘‘Wells”
wanted to try his hand or his gun upon the pinnated grouse,
becatise that sport was a novelty to him. He has killed very
many duck and not a few quail, and can find them not only
in the pine woods of his own State, but in some parts of it
which contain much less pine than the part of Texas in
which *"N. A. T.” lives, The central counties of North Caro-
lina are as fine aregion for Bob White as any part of this
continent, and that any one can testify who has visited them
and gotten from ten to fifteen miles from a railroad station.
But I think that “NW, A. T.” and myself will not be enemies
because of this little squall, but each, in his own way, will
do all he can to amuse, if not instruct, the sportsmen of the
country, For mere controversy, I have no taste and have
no disposition, simply ‘‘for the fun of the thing,” to indulge in
that kind of criticism which is sometimes resorted to, solely
to exhibit skill in debate. I have had my share in such
strugeles as are common among men who entertain decided
convictions and desire to enforce them, But I haye never
entered into a contest with no other end im view than the
glories of triumph. Let us haye peace. Fortunately for us,
our country is a large one, and Heaven in good wisdom has
not bestowed all blessings exclusively upon one section.
Bach State has some peculiar advantages; and even North
Carolina is not entirely destitute of attractions, either in the
way of business or pleasure, Some of her citizens are not
80 simple as to expect, eyen in Texas, ‘‘figs from thistles,”
or that buffalo and antelope find good browsing and a sate
retreat in the lonely streets of Dallas, Waco, Austin or
Palestine. “N. A. 1.” agsures us that they are not in Fort
Worth. I believe him, WELLS.
Poy— Woops, North Carolina,
Massacnuserrs Drrr Br.—A bill has been introduced
at Boston, providing as follows: Section 1. Whoever, in
the counties of Barnstable and Plymouth, in the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts, at any season of the year, shall
kill, take, or wound any deer, except his own tame deer kept
on his own grounds, when in, near, or within two hundred
ards of any pond or river, shall upon conviction be pun-
ished by a fine of not morethan one hundred dollars nor less
than ten, or by imprisonment in the house of correction not
more than six months nor less than one, or by both fine and things ‘‘that no fellah can ever find out.”
imprisonment. Sec. 2. In all prosecutions under the pro- It is possible, though hardly probable, that the grouse may
visions of this act the possession 6f any deer mentioned as come to the front again.as suddenly as he faded and failed,
prohibited by this act shall be prima facie evidence to con- Treat him well in any case, Neyer shoot more than three or
vict under the same. Sve. 8. All fines imposed under this four of him in a day. Heis, heyond question, our finest
act shall he paid to the city or town where the offence is game bird. If you go to claughter him for a ‘‘bag,” there
committed. Sec. 4. Any person may, in fhe counties of isn't enough of him to go round,
Barnstable and Plymouth, hunt deer, with or without dogs, Once, and once only. I saw a couple of cock grouse in an
between the first aay of November and the first day of De- animated discussion. They fought more sbarply, quickly
cember in cach year; but no hunting of deer shall be allowed
upon any days other than Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of each week within the time specified, and any
person offending against this act shall be punished by fine
of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars for each
offence, Sec. 5, Ti shall be the duty of fhe selectmen and
the constables of the respective towns within said connties
to cause the provislons of this act to be enforced. Sec. 6.
This act shall take effect upon its passage,
FOREST AND STREAM. 127
dhatuyal History.
and lay in sight of their logs for hours, it was the only fight
I ever saw, and I have met only one candid man who claims
to have seen the same thing.
I have seen the fellow drum, probably a score of fires,
NOTES OF THE JEANNETTE VOYAGE. and it is a pretty sight. He is a picture, as he straightens
HE sad fate of the Jeannette and the sufferings of her and struts; and, as he quickens the strokes on his breast and
gallant crew haye enlisted the sympathies of the civil- sides, until he sends ‘‘muftled thunder” to the vales helow.
ized world. The wncertuinty which still exists in regard to The man is a brute who can send a charge of shot crashing
what. has become of the two missing boats’ crews cannot be through such a thing of beauty. Now, of all the sportsmen
terminated for some time yet, but it is cheering to know who read Forrest AnD StrREAM, and who hunt grouse, I
that every effort is being made for their discovery and rescue doubt iften men can truly say that they ever suw a cock
by the Governments of Russia and the United States. grouse fairly in the actof drumming, And yet it is not a diffi-
To many of the readers of the Formst AND StrmAM news cult thing to achieve. It may be done by any enthusiast, as
of the Jeannette will have a peculiar interest, from the fact follows: Wirst, find the drumming log of an old bird that
that the taxidermist of the expedition, Ma. R. L. Newcomb, has drummed on the same log for several seasons. Go in the
was for years a frequent contributor to these columns, and middle of the day, look the ground over and select a good
was personally known to a large number of our readers, stand-point ahout thirty-five yards away. Cut off a twig or
We trust that the missing crews may be found before long, branch here and there until you can command a clean yiew of
but in the dead of winter and in sueb a region as the mouth the log from end to end. Get out of bed on a frosty April
of the Lena, the searchers have a hard time before them. morning before it is fairly daylight, take your position and
A few interesting notes, sent on by Lieut, Danenhauer, keep it, sient and motionless, A little before sunrise the
have been published. He says: “We discovered Jeannette bird will come, sometimes a little later. A small, well-sighted
Island May 16, 1881 [%], in Jat. 76 deg. 47 min., long, 158 glass is a good thing to use, Here is what you will see.
deg. 66 min. E. It was small and rocky, and we did not A proud, beautiful cock-grouse, neck wings, rufiled to
land upon it, Henrietta Island was discovered May 24, in their fullest, swelled, proud, defiant, strutting back and forth
lat. 77 dex. 8:min,, long. 157 deg. 43 min. H. We visited it, on his log, making a low, cooing, love note, but, all the
and found it to be an extensive island, animals scarce, many while watchful, wary and cautions. If you can keep him
glaciers. A yery large island, found in lat. 76 deg. 88 min., from getting suspicious, presently he will make his grandest
long, 148 deg. 20 min, f., was named Bennett Island. On it strut, throw his wings up, and then commence the strange
we found many birds, old horns, drift wood and coal; no peculiar drumming, that may be heard much more than 2
seal or walrus; strong tidal action; bold and rocky. The mile.
south cape we named Emma. The general health of the In a few minutes you may see a pretty brown bird come
crew during fiwenty-one months was excellent; no scurvy. swiftly over the leaves, looking hardly larger than a quail.
We used distilled water, bear and seal meat twice a week, She has heard and answered the call of her lord—the sultan
but norum, Divine service was held regularly. We took of the log. There is a love passage of a minute or two, in
plenty of exercise, and everybody hunted. Game was scarce, which the hen is meek, submissive, and close-feathered, her
but we got thirty bears, two hundred and fifty seals and six lord, ruffed, strutting, and looking his grandest. Then she
walrus; no fish or whales seen. All possible observations glides away as she came, his majesty mounts his old pine
were made during the drift, the result showing northwesterly throne and drums his readiness for another interview with
course, the ship heeling over and being heayily pressed by members of his harem, and the thing is repeated again and
ice most of the time. The mental strain was heavy on some again. IJ haye seen it repeated six times of a morning, and
of us. The result of the drift during the last five months sometimes only once or twice. It is worth a little patience
was 40 miles by tidal movement of the ice; very rapid drift and self-denial to see it.
the last six months. Soundings pretty even—18 fathoms One of our naturalists—Audubon or Wilson—describes the
near Wrangel Land, which was often visible 75 miles dis- same thing, if |remember right. He had been there and
tant. The greatest depth was 80 fathoms; average depth, seen it.
80; bottom, blue mud; shrimps plentiful; meteoric speci- When muscle and brain work together a little freel and.
mens got from bottom; surface water temperature 20 deg. easily, I will submit a finish to the Nipper cruise. And J
above zero, ‘he extremes of temperature of air were: Cold, haye got something to say on canoeing. Ihave watched and
58 deg. below zero (Fahrenheit); heat, about 44 deg. above, read the canoe talk carefully. Canoes are like deacons, “All
During the first winter the mean temperature was 33 deg. deacons are good—but there is a difference in deacons.”
below zero; second winter, 89 deg. below. During first sum- NESSMUE.
mer mean temperature was 46 deg. above zero, The heavi- Ping CREEK, Penn., 1882.
est gale showed a yelocity of 50 miles an hour, but such
gales were not frequent. Barometric and thermometric SHORE BIRDS IN GRENADA,
fluctuations were not great, There were disturbances of the GRENADA, W. L, February 6, 1882.
needle coincident with the auroras. Telephone [?] wires Liditor Forest and Stream:
were broken by the ice movements. Winter's growth of ice Jam much indebted to your correspondent, Mr. W. Hap-
was 8 fect. The heaviest ice seen was 23 feet thick, During good, for the information contained in his account of the
the first week of the retreat from the Jeannette we drifted ‘*Range and Rotary Movements of Limicole,” which ap-
back 27 miles more than we could advance. The snow was peared in your issue of October 20 last.
nearly knee deep, The naturalist’s notes were saved, but A great number of these birds visit this island, and the
the photographic collection was lost with the ship. Lieut. poplar belief is that they come from South America, owing
Chipp’s 2,000 auroral observations were also lost.” to the fact that they appear immediately after the southerly
The above sketch of the doings of these brave explorers winds set in during August and early in September, and the
will -serve to give some idea, however inadequate, of whati stronger the south wind, the more plentiful are the plovers,
they endured for many months. Caught in an ice pack etc, The first to arrive are the yellow-lexs, (Totanus flavipes
from which it was unable to escape, the Jeannette must have and 7. melanoleucus) generally about the middle of August,
drifted about at the mercy of the tides, until af last the good but last year was exceptional, as we had strong winds from
ship, unable longer to resist the pressure of the ice, was southward during July, and I shot several yellow-legs on the
crushed and had to be abandoned. 20th of that month, Then follow large flocks of sandpipers
(Hreunetes pusiitis), plovers (Charadrius virginicus), and grass
DRUMMING OF THE RUFFED GROUSE. birds (Actodramas maculata); also in less numbers the follow-
ing: Syuatarola helvetica, Bartramia longieawuda, Afgialites
66 4 WORD spoken in season—how good it is.” Your semipalmatus, Limosa feda, Micropalama himantopus, Strep-
23 kind letter reached me here, whither I had come stlas interpres, and a goodly sprinkling of others.
against all medical advice, creeping along in the old stage- I can now understand the reason of the birds arriving at
wagon at the reckless pace of two and a half knots an hour, Barbados earlier than they do here, as they come from
but I was also creeping from the Valley of the Shadow, and the north and not from ‘‘the mouth of the Orinoco,” as
the weather was like May. The meilow trill of the bluebird generally believed and asserted by our sportsmen,
and the querulous scolding of the robin were heard in the I would be thankful if any of your correspondents would
land, and long strings of pigeons were flying overhead; inform me through your yaluable columns, of the habits and
and so, hour after hour, for eight mortal hours I crawled migration of the blue wing teal (Quwerguzdula discors), which
up the banks of Pine Creek, passing more than twenty miles arrives in our Swamps during the month of October,.and is
of the best grouse coverts 1 ever saw, where a few years ago also supposed, to come “from south’ard.” CERTHIOLA.
1 could bag all the grouse { wanted in half a day’s tramp.
The coveris are still there; the grouse have vanished—where
and wherefore? There are no more ticks, owls, hawks, Tar Bonpmran WaAxweye in lowa.—Oskaloosa, Iowa,
weasels, cats or other vermin now than when grouse were March 4, 1882.—I clip the following from my diary: March
most plenty. It is not to be charged to the increase of setters, 50, 1880. Yesterday I saw a flock of birds in the orchard,
pointers or breech-loaders, for they disappear just the same which J at first took to be cedar birds, but on shooting a pair
on the best tanges, where dogs and breech-loaders haye never I came to the conclusion that they corresponded better with
been arrayed against them. It is not through any lack of descriptions I have read of the Northern waxwing (Ampelés
food, which is, and always garrulus).
has been, most abundant on the Their general color is a rich bronze, with dark
upper waters of the Susquehanna, And it is not caused by brown under tail coyerts; also small white spots on the wings
pot-hunters. We haye none here worth mention. What is and black around the bill, extending back under the eyes.
the cause® Size, fourteen inches from tip to tip of wings, eight inches in
It is a strange phase of human nature, and goes far to length. There is no doubt they were waxwings. The color-
prove the Darwinian theory—that the average bifurcated ings of the cedar bird and waxwing are very similar, except
fragmentof animated nature cannot accept a hard, plain fact the spots of white on the latter, which are not seen on the
without agitating his pray brain matter about the reason former, but the cedar bird is in size about one-third smaller.
therefor. What brought these birds so far south, has often puzzled me,
This is well—when a reason can be had and proved. as it will be remembered the winter of '79-80 was yery mild.
But it happens that our gamiest and most beautiful bird John Burroughs, in Sertdner’s, of Juan. ‘78 says: “The wax-
yanished suddenly, all at once, from every section of the wing is a bird of Siberian and Alaskan evergreens, and
country without any assignable reason that any logical mind passes its life, for the most part, far beyond the haunts of
can accept, The proof of the fact is conclusive and oyer- man.” He confesses to haying neyer seen the bird, but
whelming. Itis one of the thonsand mysteries that meet us thinks that Audubon saw themin Maine. The birds with
mi every turn from the cradle to the grave; one of the which I had experience were exceedingly tame, allowing me
to approach within a few feet before taking flight, which, in
itself, gave evidence of their being natives of localities undis-
turbed by nan. Have any of the readers of Formst AND
STREAM ever seen this rare and really beautiful bird in lati-
tudes as far south as this (about 41 degrees north)? If so, I
hope that they will sive through your columns their observa-
tions on this subject.—J. HE, SHEVERS.
Two Live Braxt.—Mr, Frederick Mather, assistant to
and pracefully than tongue or pen can describe. But they the United States Fish Commissioner, received yesterday a
were not game. In two or three minutes one of them hurtled present of a pair of live brant. He intends sending them to
away like a shot, and the victor, taking possession of the Central Park, and Mr. W. A. Conklin, the superintendent of
drumming log, swelled. ruffled, strutted and put onan amount the menagerie, has promised to look after them. Later on
of importance that you would hardly deem possible in a bird Mr. Mather will haye them sent to a well-known trout hreed-
of his size. I thought at the time that such a cirens could be ing fario on Long Island, where be trusts they will mate and
seen at any time in the season by one who hac patience to breed. The geese were wing-tipped last winter on the Vir-
sneak-hunt up to ¢yeshot of a drumming log and lie perfectly ginia broad-water by a New York sportsman who was shoot-
quet. But, although I turned out in sharp, frosty mornings ing there, and after a hard chase they were captured in the
 128 FOREST AND STREAM. [Mancr 16, 1882,

shoal water and confined ina pen, Although, from

fime, brant haye been domesticated both here an¢ in Europe,
time to
Game Bag and Guy. meat 73 utilized, it 18 not wnldioful, between certain months
(August 1 to February 1 or March 1), It is during this open
they haye neyer been known to follow the example of the season that most of the gameis killed, Ont of season, the’
other varieties of geese by breeding in confinement. As yet law is about as well executed asin the Western States: flat
their nesting resorts have never been discovered by ornithol- DESTRUCTION OF LARGE GAME. is, it 1s not executed at all, to any extent. Why? Simply
ogists or arctic explorers. Indeed, the surmise that there are NTRODUCTORY to this subject a quotation will be made because, as in most of the States, there isenot sufficient appro-
open seas at the Pole has been principally based on the priation to execute the taan, and in these sparsely settled 'Terri-
from a communication written for the eld (London)
observations made of the habits of this mysterious fowl. As newspaper about two years since and copied into the Forms tories the costof its executions ten fold what it would be in
far north as the explorers haye reached the branf have still AND STREAM : the States. It is true, the outfit of the offending hunter is
been seen winging their way northward. Their food is ‘“The problem of the preservation of the large same of | confiscated and most, if nof all of it, goes to thé informer.
Known to consist mainly of marine grasses, which grow only Montana and Wyoming, now the best game districts of the But here, as elsewhere, there is something repulsive in publie
on the shoals, This, perhaps, points more fo open seas at the country, is entirely-dependent upon one condition, the price sentiment against an informer, however conscicutious he
extreme north than any other evidence yet brought fo light. of ‘pelts. As long as the price of antelope and deer skins may be, and there are few that haye sufficient moral courage,
On the day after the geese were secured they became yery remains less than fifteen cents, and elk skins less than twelve In the only case, in my knowledge, where such information
tame and almost instantly recognized the person who fed cents net to the hunter, there will be few killed, except for was given, the judge promptly fined the offender the extent
them. ‘They would run to the side of their enclosure and food. Whien the price rises above those figures, the destruc- of the law; but the conscientious rancheman who give
take sea prass and cabbage leaves from his hand. They tion will go on in a greater or less ratio, in proportion the information was so severely criticised, even by those
arrived here yesterday from the South in fine condition, and thereto,” from whom better things should have been expected,
when given their liberty they at once proceeded to eat a good As was to haye been expected, this prediction has been that no one has since followed his example. And
breakfast of corn and make their toilets. Of all the five more than verified. Since that time the prices of deer and such is public opinion everywhere; and unless there are
yarictics of geese this fowl is the most beautiful. At this antelope have ranged from tiwenty-iive cents, to thirty-five set of officers specially appointed to execute game laws,
time brant are migrating northward, where they will mect cents, and fhe destruction of those animals has been commen- they will remain a dead letter on the statute book, here, as
the ice on the coast of Labrador, It is presumed that they surate; for the season of 1880 the shipments of hides on the elsewhere, The faithful execution of the game laws in these
descend trom their acrial route and feed at the springs above Missouriand Yellowstone haying been approximately 167,000, Territories would require an outlay of seyeral hundred thou-
Hudson Bay and in Greenland on their way to their bowers and for 188i, 143,000, representing about seventy-five per sand dollars. As the State and county taxes in these sparsely
at the Pole—WNew York Heruld. [The hrant were shot and cent, of animals actually Killed. The hard winters of settled districts already amount to from two fo three per
wounded last October by Mr. Franklin Satterthwaite, as was 1879-80, and ’80-81, with their deep snows, peculiarly fa- cent. in valuation, it is mot to be expected that this addi-
recorded in Forms? AnD StReAM at the time; they fed from vored this work, as durmg the winter months elk, deer and tional outlay will be assumed,
his hand the next day. They are now at Central Park.] antelope band together in large herds and are the more easily WHAT ARE THE REMEDIES?
Bricut FHATEERS.—The fourth part of Mr. Rathbun’s bagged. During the summer they disperse into small bands, There aretwo. First, by the raising of a fund bythe phi-
‘Bright Weathers,” which has just appeared, is devoted to the the two former disappearing into the timber of the foot-hills lanthropists, sportsmen and others interested, of say half a
summer warbler, (Dendr&ea cestire) of which an excellent and of the most rugged mountains. Last spring, elk skins, million dollars, to be used, by some hocus-pocus, in “bearing”
plate is given, showing a highly colored malic and female. which before that had been of small value, rose to tyenty- the pelt market and keeping it “bear’-od, In that event, this
A very pleasant description of the habits of this familiar two and twenty-five cents per pound ($2.50 to $7 per hide), business would stop within twenty-four hours, Hyen were
little bird accompanies the plate. Mr. Rathbun directs This price giving a fine profit, last summer they were even this practicable, it will hardly be done, as talking is much
special attention fo one curious feature of the summer followed into the high and most precipitous mountains, their cheaper than action.
warbler’s life—that of building two or three-storied nests to summer home, (something that had never been done before) The other remedy is very feasible and very certain of re-
avoid hatching and rearing the young of the cow bunting— ten to twelve days’ travel of packs being necessary to get the sults. Let Congress (uniting with the Territorial Legislatures,
by furnishing an excellent illustration of one of these nests, hides to market. if necessary,) pass a law, forbidding the killing of any same,
which is nowin his collection. Im the example figured And so with the buffalo. During all seasons when their except for the immedtite necessities o£ food, and forbidding the
there are three nests, built one on top of the other, The robes were good, this work has been steadily going on, and exportation of either the hides or meat of said animals from
Tower of the three contains-two eggs of the cow bunting; the mostly by men who have been engaged in the business for the Territory, under proper penalties, authorizing the seizure
one next aboye one ege of that bird, and one of the summer years on the Southern buffalo ranges. and confiscation of cither in the hands of traders or at the
warbler, while the topmost nest is emply. It is well known Asamatter of statistical information, pains have been tailway stations or steamboat landings, and at the same time
that the nest of the species under discussion is a favorite taken to gather the following facts, believed to be approxi- making liberal appropriations for executing the law. The
place of deposition for the egg of the cow bird, buf the mately correct, in relation to the shipment of hides from the whole business would stop within twenly-four hours. There
former understands what the rearing of the young vagrant Yellowstone and Missouri rivers for the years named, and would be no way of eyading it and no one wouldrun the tisks
means, and frequently in this way escapes the disagreeable which represent from seventy to seventy-five per cent. of the of almost certain detection at the shipping points. It would
task, animals killed, by men engaged in that business, require very little expense to execute such a law, the close
1880. watching of the shipping points accomplishing everything
Yellowstone River—deer and antelope........-....,... 60,000 desired. Such a law would involve the necessity of treading
Answers ta Correspondents, Missouri River--deer and antelops..:...-.,.,--.,- -.-.. 107,000
——— 167,000 on the Constitutional toes of the Indian (interfering, to some
Yellowstone—buftalo (by whites). .... oH eats oA bce: 22,700 extent, with treaty rights), but that could in some way be
ry aN (DYaTTIRL EFAS )F Umetmasee
nee esetha nite 5,000 gotten around, Will this course be taken? I fear not.
No report from the Missouri. ——._ 27,700
§. M. I.--See answer to “Dog Breaking.” Even should it assume such strength as to get before Con-
A ReAprER,—The gun is well spoken of, and we believe it to be IUGDAMERPER S Pee R RELL eB: laieteDidurlerjacte rleciie se cise ee ed 194,700 gress it is probable, that in the contest between the friends of
reliable. 1881. the red man and those of the buffalo and elk, nothing wonld
R. 5. J. N., Monongahela, City.—See advertisement of ‘‘Dog Train- Yellowstone—deer............_. ee
cue fin te as Aetre 20,000 be done. It is true there are no voters to conciliate, no clee-
ing vs. Breaking.” Yellowstone—antelope...-.......-.. ++, bp Ae 53,000
Missouri—deer and antelope,.,.....).+--ereeces erences 70,000 toral yotes in the near future to enter as a factor into the
CrRTHioLA, St. Andrews, Grenada.—We should be yery glad to re- question. Still the average law-maker takes but liltle interést
ceive from you the rates you offer. ——— 142,000
T. P. M., Harrisburg, Pa.—The term “scroll” we presume to be a
SVeLOWstOMe
Ney Ei dakiec! makceh sen dee cette ee aaa 5,200 in this game question. 80 there appears very little hope in
localism. Its meaning is not known to us,
; ——— .__ 5,200 this direction.
Yellowstone—bufftalo (vitae): SS ee CS eS ae, 78,000
C, H., Highland Fails.—Ior the State law write to your representa- xt SS idiansi) cies ids ead eee ae 15,000 WHAT NEXT?
tiveat Albany. Wor the county laws write to the county supervisor. MISS OUTI—=DHILAIO Bs de wach otterrhotee dated ce bauer teen ey 000
E. P., Carter Camp, Pa.—Write a description of what you want to —— 116,000 It is not probable that the price of pelts (with the decreas-
some of the dealers in Sportsmen's goods, whose names you will find ing annual supply) will again fall below a_ paying price to
in our advertising columns. aitgHLe: aa nbagnsh
Ase;.8 taney ee ee hd tebe aoe: 264,200 the pelt-hunter; so that the sequences before chalked out in this
L, l., Philadelphia, Pa,—Will you be so kind as to tell me the num- The value in money on the river bank of the shipments of article will just as inevitably obtain as that day follows night,
ber of toes the upland ployer has, and also the number the commion 1881 is as follows: and a few years will witness the gradual extermination of the
tilf-up has?) Ans, The upland plover (Bartramea longicander) has
four toes. What do you mean by the common tilt-up? We presume grandest game that ever catsted on the earth, yiz., the prong-
Tringoides macularius; this also has four. Buffalo robes—116,000 at $2.50............. .-. $290,000 buck, the white-tail and the mule deer, jhe elk and the
Antelope hides—53,000—159,000Ibs, at 30cts 2. 47,700
Birrersweer, Bay Ridge, L. 1.—Will you please identify the below- Deer hides—20,000—=85,000lbs. at 38l4cts. A 28,333 mountain sheep of the Rockies. I care not for the buffalo,
mentioned gullfor me? Length from tip of bill to end of tail 22in., Elk hides—5,200=78,000
bs. ab 25ets iter nein | whit) as it is not in the true sense a game animal, and its destruc-
with expanse of wing 50in; general color of back slaty gray: breast
ee white; first six primaries tipped with blaci; tail pure white;
Antelope and deer from the Missonri—210,000Ibs, afi 80cts,..... 63,000 tion ig inevitable as a means of the solution of the Indian
ead and neck white mixed with gray; bill gamboge yellow, witha ETOYNE 0 a bobatSeat Sea ve fea ia bw 9 Soe og 4 te oe A bartOS $448,533 question. But it is sad to contemplate the des(ruction of the
reddish orange patch near the end of lower mandible; pupil of eye This does not include furs nor wolf skins. others. ‘The mountain sheep and the grizaly will be the last,
black; iris light yellow; feet pale whitish; three-toed, with small ios survivors. The latter, to the last, will need no came laws
behind. This gullis quite numerous in New York bay. Ans. Probably This appears a pretty large sum, m the aggregate, but for
a silvery, or herring gull (Larus argentalus). the number of persons engaged in the trade, say 1,500, it for his protection, In the future, as in the past, he will
B.D. W., Dover, N, H.—1. Is there a patent on the enclosed mo#el amounts to but little per capita, always be able to take care of himself.
pickerel trap, and if'so, hy whom patented and when? 2. If there is, With few exceptions, the buffalo hunters do not more than: As to the moral aspect of this question, Mr, Hditor, I am
can I make 4 few and sell them, but not extensively, and can I make pretty nich a believer in the law of general ayerages. I
them for my own use if patented? 3. If patented, don’t they have to make a living, as fhe expenses for provisions, ammunition,
be stamped, and hy whom patented, with dates of patents? 4. Give labor, efe., are high and constant, and the contingencies of have spent several years among the snipe, duck and chicken
me addresses of some dealersin New York stereoscopic views, ete. ? the business many, coupled with a great deal of hard labor hunters of the Mississippi Valley, and J am inclined (o Glass
Ans. 1. New York dealers do not know of such a patent. 2. You can
during the seyerest winter weather. all useless slaughter of fame (destruction of life) in the same
make for, own use, but notfor sale. 8. Yes. 4, HE, H. & T. Anthony,
571 Broadway, ancl Aug. Herzog, 86 John street. Asan instance: Among the many hundred hunting camps category, Whether it bea snipe or duck or goose or a lordly
H, 5. M., Winchendon, Mass.—For the past two Septembers I have on the lower Yellowstone a great deal of expense was incurred elk, it is.an animal life, and it is as culpable to destroy the
fished in “‘anada waters, and caught what are called there the red, or during the summer months in putting up hay, building one as the other.
common brook trout, the gray trout, and the black trout, all in the
smokehouses and other conveniences for curing the buffalo The truth is, this subject of the destruction of the lower
same lakes. Wil you please give me throngh the Forrsr snp animal life, arcept for the mere purposes of food, is to le ap-
STREAM the proper names or classification of them, as I am frequently and elk meat for market, larze contracts for which had been
asked, and would like fo give a more satisfactory answer than I now made with the traders in order to get as much money out of proached with a great deal of caution, If not handled with
can? Thad a 14¥4 pound black trout sent me two weeks ago from
the business as possible, and in expectation of the buffalo a great deal of care and delicacy, you are sure ‘to knock
Buckingham, P. Q., which was in good condition, the flesh quite rei things into, pi.” Conceding, for the suke of arzument, the
and toothsome. Ans. It is possible-that the ‘gray trout" is fle com- being found on the usual contiguous ranges.
mon lake trout, Cristivomer naniaycush, or the Salmo conjinia, as De Early in the season, howeyer, the buffalo, as if by instinct, tight of man to Kill game for sport, that certiinly carries
Kay called it, This is the great lake trout of the Hastern States,
and asii by preconcert, started to the north, in immense with it the right to support one’s family hy the same means,
Canada, and the great lakes. The others, the red und black, are the The fact that the sportsman is nof compelled to do so is no
same fish, the common brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis. Older bands crossed the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers and thence
writers made a different species of the latter and called it the “sea well across the British line, literally ‘‘fleeing from the wrath reason why the “pot-hunting” sportsman should not eom-
trout,” S. canepensis, but naturalists now class them as tha same.
to come.” Some few of the hunters followed, but without bine the spori and business The ‘‘skin-honfer” and ‘"pot-
The young of the large estuary trout of Canada, or black trout, are hunter,” as long as he keeps within the law, stands on as
lmastakcalle brook trout. Wood and water make the difference in success. So with the ells, around the foot-hills of the Bic
eolor, Horn Mountains, at about the same time. As if by instinct high a leyel as the sportsman, When they transcend the
J, D. P., Galt, Canada.t. Can you name some of the leading they gathered into large bands, crossed the Big Horn River law, they then occupy the same level as the sportsman, who
dealers in bird’s eggs, or parties who have eggs to exchange? 2. Abort
twenty years ago I had one of the finest trout ponds in this part of the
and thence in a southwesterly direction into the Wind River transcends the spirit of all game fis (Whe “higher law’) by
country, but, unfortunately, thought I could improve the fishing by Mountains; so far from the Yellowstone as to prevent, it is the unnecessary destruction of animal life, and no lower,
putting in some black bass. Instead of bass, however, I put in snn- hoped, successful following. Some few of the buffalo re- These sentiments are not fashionable in the sporting papers,
zish, and now they are driving out the trout almost entirely. Is there mitined south of the Yellowstone, but the bullx of them went but they can't be controverted.
any way in which 1 can getrid of the pests? The pond coyers about |
northand will remain there on account of the mild winter, So when I read the beautify rounded paragraphs, de-
thirty or forty acres, and is from ten to thirty feet deep, Is supplied
wiih two cold streams of moderate size; both rise within a mile of the (mmless driven back by some severe storm from the north in yoted to the denunciation of these pelt-hunters as butchers,
pond. If 1 cannot get rid of the sunfish, is there any other fish that the next month). Inthat event hunters will be apt to lose ete., (which accomplishes about as much good as “whistling
would do well inthe pond? Ans. 1. Dr, A. B, Foote, 1,222 Belmont
all the profits of lagtseason’s work. against the wind”) the thought naturally occurs how much
avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 2. If thepond can be drawn off. that is the
besi plan to pursue. If not, then we would advise getting a big seine useless butchery has the writer committer among the snipe
HOW LONG WILL THIS LAST? and ducks? And when these homilies are written by
that would sweep the one and put some fine netling inside if, even
mosquito netting, and The large bands of buffalo will last about four years at the sportsmen (7?) who, a few months before, hy thelr ann written
drag it. Such a net would have to be drawn
yery slowly. You can then replace such fish and insects, or larva,
| present rate of killing, for it must be borne in mind there js confessions, committed the same “butchery,” those rand
crustacea, etc., as you wish.
a considerable natural increase annually. words from the good book, so full of the quintessence of
Unless there is considerable decline in the price of pelts,
HUNTING.—The March meet of the Meadow Brook Hunt, and to within the limits heretofore indicated (of which there charity, will riseup, ‘‘Let him that is without sin among you
Rockaway Hotinds and Queens County Hunt are as follows; cast the first stone,” Ihave no sympathy for, nor 4m 1 an
Meadow Brook Hunt, Saturday, 18th, Island Trees, at 3:0) is no prospect, as the decrease in supply is apt to prevent apologist of thesc hunters, but haying warmed my shins
P. M.: Monday, 20th, Sennels, at 6:45 A. M.; Thursday, 240, much decline) it will continue with the deer and antelope around their camp fires a good many cold nights, Tam fully
New Cassel, at 5 P. M.; Saturday, 25th, Hicksville, at 3:45 P. until their numbers are so far depleted as to make it un- prepared to testify that they are both flesh and blood like the
M,; Monday, 27th, Kennels, at 6:45 A. M.; Thursday, 80th, | profitable to follow them. Then it will be kept up toa certain balance of us, and are imbued with the usual share of the
atSP.M, Th e Rockaway Hounds will meet et Saturday,
Ba March extent by the amatcurspertsmen. The decrease in small game better qualities common to human nature.
18, 4 P. M., Woodside; Wednesday, March 22, 4 P, M., Jamaica; is already noliceable, as during a trip last summer and fall of In looking over the sporting papers (whether Hnglish or
Saturday, March 25,4 P. M., Woodside; Wednesday, Mareli +1) miles around the foot-hills and occasionally up into one
29, 3:30 P. MW, eS neete Special train March 29, leaves Hun- American) it is curious to note the animus pervading the ac-
ter's Point 3 P.M. J. D. Cheever,I Master. The Queens County | of onr mountain ranges, there was a marked decrease of counts of the yarious sporting adventures. Itia rarely “haye
Hunt meets Saturday, 15th, Richmond Gill; Tuesday, 21th, deer compared to what were scen two years ago in the same We killed too tauch game” (more than can be tilized) Int in
Garden City; Raturday, 25th, Queen’s Toll Gate; Tuesday, Usth, localities, ine casés out of ten we haye made a “respectable bag” or a.
the Kennels, aj} P,M, F. Gray Griswold, Master, Queens, There sre stringent laws in Montana and Wyoming larger bag than Tom, Dick or Harry,
Ting Island, against the Killing ‘of game for the’r pelts alone, bit ¢ thé recall now the letter of 9 Cleveland sportsman, whose
 Manon 16, 1882,]
club owned someextensiye marshes and whose letter was
j
mostly devoted to proving his club had made a bigger score
_ than some other club, his scoring between 7,000 and 8,000
fucks, ‘The letter winds up with the statement that this
feat had been avcomplished by “rigorously protecting the
marshes,” The thought naturally arose, ‘the marshes were
doubtless well protected, ht who in the d——I protected the
ducks?” Not that club, certainly, Here is a similar case
from the South. One of a party hunting chickens in
August on the prairies, writing a congratulatory account of
their trip, tells of the party killing 1,400 chdekens in one
week, 1 am within bounds in estimating that not one-half
of the game in either of these cases was consumed, It was
Impossible, under the circumstances, and yet either of these
Sportsmen (7) would be highly indignant to be classed as
“butchers,
Here is another representative case from a sportsman
among the buffalo for the first time, He is naturally very
enthusiastic oyer the sport and at the sight of such huge
monsters, and is particularly grateful to some army friend
who assists with a squad of soldiers in the sport and, as it
were, “rounds up” the buffalo for his convenience, This is
all very natural, and the graphically descriptive account has
the ring of the true sportsman, the hunt winding up with a
bag of about sixty buffalo, huge monsters, too! No wonder
he was eluted; and only a ten days’ hunt (say 50,000lbs,
meat, or 25,000 rations for one man). A year passes. Zem-
pera mutantur, et nox mutaamur in tls, says the Latin
poet, He returns to the locality of this exploit, but
either missing the buffalo, or more probably posing as ‘‘an
old hunter” “who had been there” on the previous year’s ex-
ploit, proceeds to read these wicked skin-hunters a most bean
tiful lecture on the magnitude of their offences, in which the
word “‘buteher,” etc, frequently appears. It reads most beau-
tifully; but ence the signature and recalling the pre-
vious year’s graphically described hunt among these same
anitals, you unconsciously ask, ‘‘but how about those sixty
buffalo?” Getting no response, you naturally recur to the
parable about removing the mote from your brother's eye,
and those words of Shakespeare about “consistency” being
such a, beautiful ‘jeywel,”
The spirit of all game laws is to prevent the uscless slaugh-
ter of game—more than cun be properly utilized for food—
whether in season or out of season. Yet, what occurs each
year? From the time the migratory birds (ducks, geese, etc.)
cross the 49th parallel in September on their way South, and
their retin again in May, they are under a constant fusilade,
the badly wounded numbering about as many as those bagecd ;
and so with the snipe. With the grouse, the work on them
is of shorter duration, but far more effective, for every sports-
man of the Eastern States is dumped out on the prairies of
the West, and there is a constant ‘“‘bangine” being heard in
every township for seyeral months.
It is fair to estimate, without taking into account the
wounded, that not more than one-half of the vast amount. of
these birds killed are ever utilized for food. Eyen with the best
intentions it spoils on their hands or en route to market or
friends at home. There is already a marked difference in the
amount of game in the Mississippi Valley at this time and six
or seven years ago when I was familiar with the ranges. In
a few short years what now exists in the Northeastern States
(cast of the Allegheny) will obtain in the Mississippi Valley,
and the country will awake to the necessity of efficient game
protection, but only after it had been virtually exterminated.
A faithful execution of the game law out of season (which
can alone he done by a liberal expenditure of money) will
only partially check the impending evil, Iam satisfied that
(unlike the ease of the large game in the West) the gradual
extinction of the feathered game of the Mississippi Valley is
due to the useless hilling of such game by what are termed
sportsmen. ‘No Jaw can reach such cases, and the correction
of the abuse must rest with each individual sportsman. No
conscientious sportsman will violate this ‘higher law.” Tt is
done by those calling themselves “true sportsmen” each
year, and by their own confessions.
Bven recognizing the law of the “survival of the fittest?’
and the right of man to hunt for sport, we all become
“Dutehers” when animal life is destroyed uselessly.
In conclusion, will Congress take action in this matter?
Tf done at all it should be done at once, for game is fast dis-
appearing. Recollect this is the last of the large game of any
quantity remaining on the continent, By the construction
of the U, P. Railroad Colorado has been shorn of her game
for the want of sucha law. By the near completion of the
N. P. Railroad the same fate inevitably awaits Wyoming
and Montana. J feel sure this measure will be supported hy
nine-tenths of the people of these two Territories. ‘They will
see their interests lic in that direction, and f do not doubt
Territorial action can be had if necessary. But no power
but Congress can control the Indian question, and, if neces-
sary, the buffalo, the only animal in which the Indian is
interested, can be excepted from the Jaw.
In regard to taxing foreign sportsmen I have little to say.
Ti would lool: just, that if “American soyereiens” are taxed in
Canada, “British lords” haye the same privilege on this side
the line. Ti would amount to little, as far as protecting
the game is concerned. From my information, English
sportsmen who have visited northeast Wyoming and Mon-
tana kill but little game, Asarunle, they have been among
big game before, and have passed that stage peculiar to most
amufenrs, that inordinate desire to shoot their rifles off at
every animal fleeing from them and unable to shoot back.
The amateur sportsmen among them ugually go through the
park during ‘fly time,” when itis difficult for an experienced
hunter to kill sufficient game for food.
There haye been some complaints from Eastern Wyoming;
notably of an English sportsman, who boasted, in the
columns of the London MY¥eld,.of killing 400 head of large
gamein afew months. It was intimated by some of his
connfirymen in Wyoming that a good deal of this game was
killed with paper bullets. But however that may be, he
was so roughly handled in the columns of that paper by his
own countiymen in Wyoming and athome, that no one ap- nearest the swamp, | went there and ‘‘putup.” After test-
pears to have followed his example, or if they have, they an ing the rifle two or three shots to ascertain how it was sighted
not publish the fact. P. I started for the swamp about three hundred yards distant
March 2, 1882. across a wheat-stubble field, the stubble just appearing above
CrrcaAgo, Il,, March 10.—Geese and ducks are now here
im great numbers, but the high water makes it hard to get at
them, Mr. C. A. Orvis of this city hagyed sixty-three blue
“Ddills af, (he Sportymen’s Club's grounds at Thayer's Land-
‘ing, Indiana, last Saturday, I was out shooting yesterday
“morning on the prairies just west of the city, ‘and saw
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MR, POST’S BILL.
Twas on the fresh trail of two wild deer, though I did not
Suppose a wild deer could be found nearer than the black
OLLOWING is the text of the Bill introduced into the swarop one hundred miles away, in the northern part of the
House of Representatives hy Mr. Post of Wyoiniug: State. 5
A Bill for the protection of wild game in the Territories of
the United ;States,i My excitement was now at a bigh pitch. Although in
i : former years [had killed many wild turkeys in an adjoin-
Whereas it having become apparent that wild game natural | ing county Thad neyer enjoyed a deer hunt, for they all
to the Territories of the United States is rapidly disappear-
disappeared many years before. Tat once scaled the fence
ing, and that; the efforts of the Territorial authorities have and followed the tracks with much trouble, as they went over
proved ineffectual for its preservation, and that uniess ade-
high logs which covered the ground in every direction, I
quate measures are speedily taken for its protection it will was now approaching the railroad down which 1 had passed
soon become extinct: Therefore,
nearly an hour before. I was hutrying on as fast as possible,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives wondering whether the deer had crossed before the train
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That
it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to kill or de- passed down, when suddenly I heard the crack of a twig
ahead of me and ut the same instant caught a glimpse of the
stroy any elk, deer, antelope, buffalo, mountain sheep, or bi- heads of both deer behind a large brush heap and not over
son in any of the Territories of the United States, at any
100 yards away. They kept so thoroushly ouf of my sight
time, for any purpose or under any pretext whatsoever, ex- behind the numerous brush heaps that if was impossible to
cept for food, and then only when necessary for human sub- catch a snap shot, and finally they passed over the railroad
sistence, being governed in amount and quantity by the rea-
about one-fourth of 4 mile away and in full sight. One was
sonable necessities of the person or persons killing the same; a very large doe and the other nearly a, full-grown fawn. I
Provided that nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit
ran to the railroad and found that they had passed into a
the killing of such quantity as may be necded for domestic strip of heayy forest not much over one-fourth of a mile wide
market supply, for purposes of human subsistence only,
and running in a high southerly direction, ‘The railroad ran
Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons in a southwest direction. A traveled road crossed it at the
to have in his or their possession for the purpose of transpor- station within half a mile of where I stood. Running down
tation out of any of the Territories of the United States, or the railroad to the edge of the timber, I could see that only a
from one of said Territorics into another, any of the animals yery narrow neck of thin forest connected at the highway
mentioned in this act, either dead or alive, or the skins or about 300 yards cast of the station. I reasoned that the deer
pelts of any such animals; and if any such animals, or the would pass through this neck. Taking out my watch and
skins or pelts thereof, be found in the possession of any trans- time table T found that an express train from Cleveland was
portation, steamboat, or railway company, or of any person due at Columbia station in fifteen minutes, and the whistling-
or persons, for purposes of transportation, whether the same post was near where the deer had crossed.
If I. could only
be in transitu or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the United tun down through the fields and gain the nick of woods be-
States marshal to seize said property, and arrest the owner fore the deer passed, the train would surely drive them within
thereof if he can be found, and upon judgment being ren- range. About half way between the station and the neck of
dered against the owner thereof said property shall be forth- woods was a house, by which in the road stood a man and two
with destroyed.
large boys looking towards the neck of woods. I feared they
Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful for any person to deal in, had seen my game pass, but soon learned that they had some
or to buy or sell, or have in his possession for the purposes of time been watching a load of hay coming up the road and if
sale, trade, or barter, any of the animals mentioned and de- the deer had passed they would surely have seen them; besides
scribed in this act, or the skins or pelts thereof. ’ they were surprised to hear that [had seen any deer in that
Sec. 4, That it shall be lawful for any person who has rea- region. I was soon in the neck of woods meeting the load of
son to believe that any of the provisions of this acti have been hay there, which, with its ox team was provokingly slow get-
violated to make complaint thereof to any justice of the peace, ting away, but finally reached the house just as the locomo-
United States commissioner, or judge of any court residing motive whistled. Within a few seconds I saw the deer sweep
convenient to the locality where such offense has been com- ing down at the top of their speed and the train in full sight
mitted; andif such officer is satisfied that probable cause and in direct range from the instant the deer had come
exists for such helief, he shall commit such complaint to within reach, A few jumps further and they were in range
writing, which complaint shall be sworn to by the complain- of a lot of cattle in the field and as they crossed the road
ant, whereupon such officer shal] issue his warrant of arrest within fifty yards of me, they were in range of the load
and cause the accused to be brought hefore him for trial; and of hay, men and boys who were calling out to me not to
upon conviction any such offender shall be fined not less than shoot that way, and a little further on in range of the house,
twenty-five dollars nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned where by this fime a woman and several children had ap-
until the fine is paid, not to exceed three months for the first peared.
Nothing could be more provoking, but I kept my
offense, and for the second offense the fine shall not be less rifle ranged upon the old doe and as she reached a safe ranee
than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred and fifty dol- beyond the house and about 130 yards from me, J fired at her
lars, and imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more just as she was entering the heavy forest, She “flagged”
than three months; and the United States shall have execu- back the signal that she was struck and almost instantly dis-
tion for the collection of all fines imposed by this act, to- appeared behind the fallen tree tops. Quickly loading my
gether with costs of prosecution, one-half of all such fines to rifle I soon found where my bullet had carried the hair along
be paid to the complaining witness and the other half to be on the snow, and a litfle further on [ found blood where the
paid into the school-fund of the Territory in which such deer had cleared a high log. I followed upon a run.
offense may have been committed; and all process required
After going about half a mile I caught sight of both deer
to he issued in carrying out the provisions of this act shall be bounding away behind a large fallen treetop. The doe had
served by the United States marshals of the respective Terri- laid down and the warm blood had melted a hole in the
tories in which any proceedings under this act may be had,
snow, showing yery nearly where the deer had been struck.
Sec. 6. That it shall he the duty of the United States mar- They were now leading mein a westerly direction and soor
shalof any Territory of the United States to arrest, on infor- crossed the railroad through a heavy helt of timber, which
mation, any person he may haye reason to believe has violated they followed for miles, océasionally showing themselves in
any of the provisions of this act, and straightway bring him, the distance. The wounded doe lay down a number of -
with the accusing witnesses, before the justice of the peace, times during the afternoon, bleeding profusely each time.
United States commissioner, or judge of any Territorial court They finally struck a semi-circular belt of timber bearing to
most conyenient of access, and it shall be the duty of such the north and cast. At dark they reached
road passing
justice, United States commissioner, or judge to proceed im- through a bushy clearing and passed on toward some heavy
mediately to try the aceused and deal with him as provided timber beyond. J could see the roof of a house over the
in this act.
bushes about half a mile up the road, and being much
fatigued, concluded to go and engage quarters for the night
ANOTHER DEER HUNT IN OHIO. and take my deer trail early inthe mornine. Approaching
the house | was surprised and delighted to find it the same
“MANY YEARS AGO.”
one where I had secured quarters in the morning. I then
HE deer hunt in Ohio, described by Ma. D. W. Cross, in saw that the deer were heading for the swamp where they had
Forrest aND StReAM, Feb, 23, broucht vividly to my probably strayed the previous night and near where [ had
mind a somewhat remarkable hunt which1once had in the first struck their tracks! An excellent warm supper was
same county. It was in Jan, 1858. I was clerking in a bank ready and partaken of with a relish known only to the young
ing house in Cleveland. Whenalad I had often accom- hunter, A neighboring farmer made a call that evening,
panied this banker on a squirrel hunting expedition, and it and stated that during the past season a large doe with at
always pleased him, when practicable, to aratify my ever-long- first asmall fawn was seen several miles to the westward,
ing desires fora hunt, The Gleveland, Columbus and Cin- amd at various times during ihe scason was seen with her
cinati Railroad had not been long in operation. Within a rapidly growing fawn working further east, till finally they
few miles of Cleveland if penetrated what was then at best a seemed fo rémain in the region of the swamp, They had ,
half-settled region with long, continnous though generally been much hunjed for two months past and fired at several
narrow line of virgin forest. Some seventeen or eighteen times. The farmer thought I would find my prize within
miles from Cleveland the road passed near a large swamp. half a mile the next morning, but Lhad better start early -as
This was in the immediate vicinity of Columbia station. At aparty had been out for them that day but in the wrong
the time of which I write there had been a brisk snowstorm, direction. From my description the farmers could trace my
some seven or eight inches haying fallen. The conductor of route, and they assured me that [had tramped about twenty
the P. M, mail train from Columbus called in at our bank- mules.
ing office just after his arrival, and alluding to the snowstorm, The next morning before sunrise Twas again on the track
said it was a good time to hunt wild turkeys, remarking that of iny deer and found they were bearing diagonally towards
his train scattered a large flock near the swamp from above the house I had just left. Their course was through a
Colmmbia station, The banker at once asked me if I would second growth of underbrush When TI had nearly passed-
like to try them in the morning, saying he would hovrow a out of this underbrush to the open forest just beyoud, I sud-
nice rifle for me if I wished to go. No urging was required. denly saw the dov’s head elevated above a thick bush covered
In the evening [was duly prepared with the necessary out- with dry leayes. IT don’t believe five saconds elapsed before
fit for a week's hunt if necessary, and instructed not to I put a bullet through her brains, and upon running up
return without a turkey. Taking the early train the next (about sixty yards) 1 found that the doe was lying on a-
morning I found myself forty minutes later at Columbia high Knoll and had evidently heen lyine their several hours.
station. Upon inquiring f was informed that a large flock of [I cut her throat but scarcely a spoonful of blood passed
wild turkeys lived in the swamp which, however,
was nearly from the veins.
inaccessible. Learning of a hospitable farmer who lived I soon found where the fawn had run away into the
forest upon my 2pproach, and IT had not followed the track
more than half a mile before the fawn sprang out of a
thicket and started on a detour throush the open forest in
the direction of its dead mother, but within a hundred
the suow. As TJ heared the forest I discovered fresh tracks in | yards it passed through @ little opening, where I had a fair
the snow which I at first took to be hogs’ tracks, but soon dis- shot, when its heels went oyer its head and if lay for two
covered that they were too far apart. I then thought they or three seconds square upon its back, which was bedded in |
were made by « pail of stray sheep, but I could see every the snow, and its feat went like drumsticks. I ran and cut
part of the lane field, which was surrounded by a rail fence its throat, and it Med copiously, My bullet bad passed
as high as T conld reach, and no sheep or other animals in squarely through its shoulders, The shot of the previous day’
sight. My curiosity being aroused i followed the tracks to had struck the doe just forward of the lett hip, and had
the corner of the field projecting into a “chopping” coyered passed out just back of the right shoulder,
with logs and large brush-heaps. Here I discovered that the I now had two deer killed within an hour, and not over
tracks had been transferred to the other side of the high 300 yards from where T had slept the previous night. I ran
fence, leaving a space of not less than fifteen fect between to the house, and with the aid of the farmer and his son, a
the tracks, For the first: time it flashed across my mind that span of horses and # sleigh, we had the deer at the station
 130 FOREST AND STREAM. [Manon 16, 1882.

just in time to catch the morning train for Cleveland.

in an appearance at the banking office and was sharply
I put Crockett’s method (on the bottom of the river), we made no
attempt to reload anything but the canoe; that accomplished, Sea and River Hishing.
reprimanded for ee so soon without any game. When we started without, a single sood-hye to the fies, mosquitoes,
J assured the banker that J had more gamie at the station than ete. What would that haye heen amongso many? After
a few hours’ work, an internal fecling reminded us we had Tt happened to be both the hour and the day when fish with one
I could carry and was after a team, he-hardly knew what
accord begin to feed. The eldest, truest, and deepest chip of the
rebuke to administer for the apparent trifling. When I had little or no breakfast. The rain ceased, we made 4 land-
ancient block of Zebedee (who is pretty sure, even in these tumble
returned a little later with his team and asked him to go with ing, then 2 big fire, and intended fried detr's heart to be
down times, fo be of apostolical succession), however shrewil his
me fo the station and help load the game, he began to realize part of the menu; but Jack, having been yery busily engaged
that I had not been on an entiré fool’s crrand and that I cer- snarding the birch, had appropriated that part to himself, so study of the loaves and fishes, cannot predict when the fish will want
tainly had heayy game at the station. He accompanied me, salt pork was in order. No time was to he lost. With a their loaf, but is ready to present them with the hoolk upon demand,
and when the baggageroom was opened and the game square meal, we were soon on the way, and plied the paddles The water is the same, and the weather has not changed; to the kaen-
showed he was as excited and delighted as had heen. He with a will that meant and was business. About two P. M. est human eye and seuse there is no sign of difference, yet certain is it
posted the evening papers, who published the exploit, The the sun came out; this increased our zeal and gave another that for hours together no tromt will even look at the yery finest fare;
next day several parties went down the road deer-hunting, steady boost. Before sundown we reached Whitneyville, and then all pf a sudden, as if the dinner-bell rang, off seampers every
but I had probably killed the last wild deer in that part of hired a team to take us home, “before dark” being part of trout to his private napkin-ing, wags his tail, and fans his fins, and
the State; at least, Iwas so informed by Columbus people the bargain, which was faithfully performed, and arrived foes up and down like a corporation saying grace.—R, D, BoaokMORE,
nine years afterward. Minton P, Prmrce. about eight P. M. Our return ‘‘with the largest deer ever Tn ‘\CHRISTOWELL."!
Wenonag, N. J., March, 1882. brought into the town” was soon noised about. Hundreds
came to see it. It was nicely dressed, and weighed a little CAMP FLOTSAM.
under 200lbs, Jack returned to his post-office and we to our
MY FIRST DEER. homes. The next morning distributions were made. Some
TI. BLACK BASS—PRACTICALLY CONSIDERED,

WN 1840, for Tippecanoe and Tyler too, I cast my first arts of the meat (which im color much resembled yeal, hay- HE black bass have been, until within a few years, an
Presidential vote, and shot my first deer. I was residing ing been killed in fine condition and without running) were almost unknown fish in many localities in the State of
at that time in the pleasant scaport town of Machias, then slightly salted, making the best corned meat I ever tasted, New York. Like most new arrivals, their coming was at
and now the shire of Washington county, Maine. One of and finally the skin made into soft, serviceable leather, well tended with many rumors concerning their previous stand-
the peculisrifies of its denizens was that what you had not adapted for slippers and dry weather. J. B. ing and respectability, as well as their habits, peculiarities
done you could nof do, particularly if you were young folks; and idiosyncracies, Most of these rumors were utterly without
this, with my love for a “‘still-hunt” and ‘“‘we'll give you fel- Parrrivge SHoorme oy FoeRuARY.—W orcester, Mass., foundation, so far as truth went, yet by reason thereof a
lows fifty cents a pound for all the deer meat you'll kill,” March 11, 1882.—So much has been said about the scarcity noble fish has been cursed with a reputation for capricious-
were strong inducements to tty what could be done. of partridges in New England and other States, that it would ness which isundeserved and far beyond the reality, although
Harly morn, July 10, found my companion ‘‘Bob Foster” hardly seem possible that there could be a locality in W orces- mainly by those who haye taken no pains either through
and the writer, with the necessary accompanying documents, ter county where they were so plentiful that an organized study, observation or inquiry, fo learn the truth concerning
footing it up to Whitneyyille, four miles, Placing our birch club could afford to shoot them on the 27th day of Webruary their habits. We have in our mind one who has long pro-
canoe in the water we began to unload and get ready for a for a club supper, even to say nothing of the disregard for fessed himself a lover of fish and of fishing, who has had deep
start. As the upper deck of a “birch” consists entirely of the game law of the State, which all organized clubs are sup- yearnings after them, yet who cannot be induced to go angl-
air itis important that the cargo should be packed in the posed to respect, obey and enforce. Yet we read in the last ing tor black bass, ‘“‘Why,” he says, ‘‘you have to under-
hold, and just as near the bottom as possible, Hyerything issue of FoREsr AND SrReAM, under date of March 2, that stand algebra, geometry and trigonometry, and go when the
in place, we took positions as follows: F. in the stern, my- the gun club of Winchendon, Mass., did have a hunt on the moon is right, and then the wind musi be just so, and you
self in the bow, wedged in between the ribs just as far as my 27th of February in which ‘‘sides were chosen, the agreement must fish at a certain hour, and then you can’t tell whether
own ribs would admit—sitting on my heels with Knees and being that the losing side should pay for the suppers.” The you will catch any.”
toes on the bottom—midships occupied by camping and cook- report says further that “James Sutherland and party reported The above is a fair sample of the opinions regarding Mierap-
ing utensils, rations and ‘‘Jack,” a little wiry Scotch terrier with twenty-two rabbits, two partridges and one squirrel. terus salmotdes, held in the main by anglers of the oldschool,
kindly loaned by Mr. W., the postmaster,who was also Jack's The game supper was served at the American House,” and whose methods are still somewhat of the hoop-pole, threshing-
master and one of the syndicate making the above liberal after supper ‘President Brown made a stirring speech.” the-water, rocking-the-boat order, and from this class the
offer of 50 cts. per pound. Jack was of the knda great deal Now, if this report be correct, and it must be so regarded notion has been derived that the black bass is a mysterious
of dom done up in a very little skin, and next to being second until contradicted, it would seem that the town of Winchen- fish and very uncertain in his times of taking the bait. It is
assistant postmaster, deer lunting was his forte. don presents a field for a missionary or a constable, or per- difficult to dislodge an idea firmly rooted in the mind, and
Constant paddling, a few carries, a sharp lookout on the haps both, If the members of the Winchendon Gun Club the notions aboye mentioned are to a considerable extent
banks of the river for game, and in it for rocks and logs, are so lost to all shame, and have no more regard for law or still held, together with another, that tackle not unlike the
made our arrival at the mouth of a spring brook quite satis- common decency than to get up such a disgraceful affair, traditionary hoop pole and clothes line are requisite to the
factory. Here we caught, cooked and ate a good trout dinner, they will confer a favor to the sportsmen of this State by capture of these fish. We contess the use of heavier tackle
and decided our manual of action im case the object of pursuit keeping it entirely to themselves, for it is terribly humiliating than is necessary, but we have seen the native gaze in won-
wastound. Before sundown we reached an elevated point to have the sportsmen of the country know that such a club der and contempt at our ten-ounce rod with its light taper
on the west side of the rivera little below ‘‘Great Falls,” exists in Massachusetts. Certainly if we believed such affairs enameled line, and have been greeted with “Say, Mister,
nearly forty miles from home, where we were to camp first were of common occurrence we should blush to own that we ain’t that ar’ pole an’ fixins rather slim fur bass?” and,
night. lived in the State. It is commonly supposed that game pro- “Wat dyer spect to git with that?”
‘After an examination, unpacking, supper, fixing the cedar tection is one of the leading objects of all sportsmen’s clubs; What one of the aforesaid natives expected ‘‘to git” but
boughs and making a big smudge for the use if not benefit of it certainly should be, else the fewer clubs the better.—IK. didn’t, fell under our observation « few mornings later. We
the pre-occupants, we took a look at the “big carry,” which had crossed the lake from camp and were netting minnows
would be in order early in the morning, and a stroll by the in shallow water just off which one of these sons of the
Tus Micnicay SportTsmmn’s AssocraTion.—Hadilor Horest Mountains was anchored and fishing. There was a break, a
river side to see if anything was lying round loose, then re- and stream: At ameeting of the Hxecutive Committee of
turned to quarters feeling satisfied with the day’s work. whirl and a splash in the water some ten or twelye feet from
the Michigan Sportsmen’s Association, held in Grand Rapids, his boat which drew his attention, ours too. He hastily lifted
Listening to mosquitoes never was my best prescription for March 8, the following gentlemen were present; President,
sleep. Jack stood watch the best of any of us because more one of his hoop poles, drew in the line, removed the hookand
E. §. Holmes, Grand Rapids; C. W. Higby, Jackson; Secre- attached another that might have answered for a small shark;
experienced and at home, and keeping off the ampazans fell tary W.B, Mershon, East Saginaw. The following business
principally on humanity. upon this he put a*sunfish larger than many we were proud
was transacted, as the secretary had received a very limited
Toward daylight we heard a noise—pat, pat, great big correspondence regarding the calling a meeting to discuss the
to carry home and haye cooked when a boy, and this com-
drops—soon it became wet rain, very wet, and we found our bination he threw near the place where he had seen the rise.
advisability of forming a National Association, No action It had hardly more than touched the water when there was
camp well adapted to letting in the rain as wellas letting out
was taken in the matter, but the secretary was instructed to another leap and splash, a tug at the line, a quick jerk by
the darlx; there being no “‘deacon’s seat” we hitched up back, try and secure the views of a greater number of State associ-
but all to no purpose. My. Native, and ablack bass—at least a fonr-pounder—flashed
ations and individuals also. The English sparrow question along the surface and sprang bolt upright in the air. When
Having been up the river the previous autumn, I knew
was deferred until some future meeting, C.W. Higby, of Jack- he fell back into the water ii was, we judged, with about
there was a food camp a few miles above and we decided to
son, was appointed State game and fish warden and mission- three feet of slack line. It is needless to record the sequel,
go forit. Taking a hasty bite and tying up the gunlocks
ary, with instructions fo form clubs whenever possible, also
with our pocket handkerchiefs, the birch was reloaded and how that bags struck out for d>ep water, how the hook and
to enforce the laws when broken. His salary and expenses hoop pole never failed, how something between the two
soon we were at the foot of the carry on the opposite side the
are to be paid by contributions from the clubs and sportsmen parted about the time when the fish took up the slack,
river. The narrow path and high bushes wet the last dry of the State; the more freely the contributions are made the
thread we had on, After tipping the water out of the birch no ‘Great Heavins| Heayins and arth ! did you see that ?”
time was lost in relaunching, Soon after, as we turned a
more effective will be his work, and it is hoped the sports- turning to us. We nodded. “Jerusalem! that was the
men and game protectionists of Michigan will keep Mr. Hig- bigeest one I ever seed—like a shad. Thunder an’ lit’nin’!
bend of the river and looked up to an island perhaps 600
yards distant, there in the tall srass, broadside too, stood a by in the field the entire time.—Dovranrcs, how he took off that hook; he'd a weighed seven or eight
big buck in his bright, well-fitting summer coat, the hand- pounds, Well, 1swow. I’m sorry I lost ’m; guess my line
somest animal yet seen in my life, alternately feeding and Enrorce Existiye Laws.—Of all the remarkable game had a bad spot in it. It’s no use talkin’, it takes good
raising his head, looking several times, as we thought, laws I have ever scen, the proposed law for Ohio, published riggin’ to hold one of them fellers.” We don’t believe we
directly down upon us, when not a motion was made or in your paper of March 9, certuinly takes the cake, It would have had that strike in a senson’s fishing, with that
hardly a breath drawn, and no sharper or more anxious provides ‘“‘that section 6961 of the revised statutes be so tackle, and we wouldn't want ib with amy spectators, Still,
eyes Jooked that look than Jack’s, apparently boss o yer all. amended as to read as follows;” and in the next section, the fish might have heen saved after he got the slack, by
When feeding we put in the double quick and worked for deer ‘‘that said section 6961 be andthe same is hereby repealed.” throwing the hoop pole overboard—perhaps, Yes, one must
life; we were obliged to, notthat we were out of meat, but the Unless people in Ohio use language differently from other needs ‘understand algebra, geometry, trigonometry,” and
current was strong against us. Thinking we were within 200 people, the effect would be simply to repeal the section and have some common sense besides, to catch black bass in that
yards I remoyed the handkerchief, laid the muzzle over the put nothing im its place. If this would not be the effect, way.
bow, took ‘any position.” Soon crack wentthe rifle, out of it and if such is the regular and orthodox way of amending a We have sometimes thought that black bass were as shy
went two patched conical bullets, “60 to the pound,”one enter- statute in Ohio, I can only say they do things queerly in that and wary as trout. Wesay sometimes, for in this respect
ing just back the foreshoulder, the other passing through top of State, Respecting the policy of the proposed amendment they seem to be more shy at some periods than ut others,
theneck, Atthesameinstant out jumps Jack taking in ‘‘right (or of what we may suppose to be intended,) I have only to and to differ in degrees of shyness at different lakes.
smart” water, and within two of getting all of us into the say that it seems like the very common error of trying to Tf there is anything about a black bass which may be
river. The deer jumped sideways and fell flat out of sight, make up for the lax enforcement of a law, by enacting a termed capricious, it is what we call their sudden ‘change
“You've fixed him,” said F. Hardly had he spoken before new law, More severe or more sweeping in its provisions. of bait,” or more correctly speaking, their change in food,
the deer was up looking directly at us. He got off the island, The fact is, and the sooner it is recognized the better, that As arule they take readily such bait as is natural to their
swam the river, and in climbing up the bank fell over back- what all legitimate interests require is, generally speaking, waters or shores. We think there are few exceptions to
ward twice. Being successful in reaching the top, I took not new laws, but the enforcement of existing ones.—8. H. this, among which isthe shrimp and helgramite, but they
Foster's smoothbore loaded with buckshot, had him, set me are somewhat uncertain, You have royal sport for a week
on shore, and soon reached his beat where the blood gspurt- Sourm Aprmyeron Cius,—South Abmgton Station, Mass. , with crawfish, when lo! on going of a morning to some fa-
ings were plainly visible from every leap he made. In the March 6, At the annual election of officers of the South yorite spot, you fail to get a strike. Sometimes two or three
meantime F. goes out into the river again to pick up the Abington Sportsmen’s Club the following officers were days will pass before you find out whar they have gone to,”
dog, who was hardly able to hold his own, but soon called elected for the ensuine year, viz.: Seth P. Gurney, Presi- Tt may be frogs, minnows, crickets or grasshoppers—be not
me back as the buck had returned to the water, I stepped dent; Chas, Bieltord, Ist Vice-President; Henry A. Whiting, surprised if you find it “‘wums.” Sometimes it wyill be this
down and into the birch, we were soon near our game, he 2d Vice-President; Wm, H. Cook, Secretary; C. F. Cook, and nothing else for a week. Our old companion in the
having laid himself panting and kicking on a little tuft or Treasurer; M. W,. Lincoin, Captain, ‘The first badge shoot camp—* Mot. S.’—alluded to in a former article, than.
hassocls part way across the river. comes off on Fast Day.—W. H. ©. whom there is no more expert angler for black bass within
As we approached he partially raised his head. The look our acquaintanship—and we know a few—says, “If I can
that came from those eyes is not forgotten, and with feelings CopsArEake Duers.—The Cecil (Md.) Democrat reports: have but one kind of bait for bass, give me the worm for any
of regret I pulled the trigger and ended his sufferings. Jack Not in many years have there been such an abundance of season.” Common as the bait is, it certainly proves a tempt-
jumped on to the body, holding a sort of post mortem. We wild ducks and geese as there is this winter. The reports ing one. Properly put upon the hook, it is attractiye and
put a cord around his neck, took him in tow, and paddled for are that the Chesapeake, the Choptank, the Hastern Bay and lively, and good for any season in some degree. We haye
the shore, where we met the most numerous reception in all Miles and Wye rivers are feeming with waterfowl, The found the best way to present it, is the one which preserves
my life. Black flies! Oh, the black flies! Both air and ducks are chiefly redheads and blackheads. In Miles River its natural appearance. This is, not fo string or run it from
woods full of *em. We lost no time im letting them have and Hastern Bay gunners are having all the sport they want head to tail upon the hook, but to pass the point of the hook
other blood beside ourown,; and, while remoying the entrails, shooting blackheads from bailed blinds. through the body so as to just cover the point and barb.
taking off the head, the horns, being in their soft or velvet This permits the two ends to hang and keep up a lively
state, ‘no good,” decided our trophy should be got home “How to Cxoosm A Guy.”—In the last number of your wriggle, The same may be said about grubs and the famous
that same day before dark, the obstacles to which were rain paper, the types made my article say, ‘*When the shootime is ‘wasp nest,” With crickets and grass ppers we prefer to
still pouring, two journeys at each carry, forty-two miles’ of such a character that the gun has to be carried around *‘ string” them, that is, to pass the point of the hook in at the
travel, more cargo and a head wind; in our fayor was the very little, it is just as well fo get a large size, so that the tail, and, traversing the body, to bring the point out through
current, not yet seven o'clock, and at least one ‘‘extra pluck.” heavier loads used willdo no more damage to the pame.” the head, so you can just feel it. This makes the bait secure
Placing the deer’s head on top of a big stump, tying his legs The word “no” should haye been omitted, as if gives a niean- on the hook—which should be small—and from its tender
so a8 to admit of a ‘‘shoulder-pole,” never having tried | ing opposite to what wis intended—C. W, T. nature, especially the cricket, has its advantages. A. frog is
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well hooked through, what may he called, the calf of the perfect rod is to each different; it lies between these ex- our amateurs, would consume much valuable space and, per-
Jes, This makes a wound easily healed in case you find tremes; consult your taste and that is perfection, so far as haps, prove tiresome, ;
tim ‘‘net the bait’ and release him, while it docs not your pleasure is concerned. Choose a fine line, a neutral Want of familiarity with the manner of using the tools
scriously impair his locomotory power. It is much better tint, for instance, a taper enameled or sea grass line with much increases his labors and, correspondingly, his mishaps,
than tearing the skin off bis poor little back by repeated a reel, also light, either click or multiplier, capable of hold- He burned his first rim in soldering.
casts, and he willbe quite as lively in the water, besides, it ing thirty yards. Hooks of the Sproat bend on single gut are In turning and recessing his rubber plates, perhaps by
is hooking him ‘‘as though you Joved him,” Most anglers perhaps the best, and with a six-foot single gut leader which, feeding his cutter too fast, a piece was dug out too large to be
refer to hook the crawfish through the second full joint ou the snell, should he of a neutral tint, complete your overlooked, and thus this piece keeps company with the un-
from the body, and a minnow through the dorsal fin. Both outfit, fortunate rim.
metnods are good, but perhaps with the latter bait, to put the We are in doubt whether there is any advantage in a Of the dozen or fifteen screws necessary in the reel, seyerul,
hook through the lips is preferable. leader, but prefer one of the “mist” variety for harmony’s it is safe to say, would be twisted or broken ere their threads
Thus far we have confined our remarks to still-ishing and, sake, We haye been as successful without a leader as when were cut. In cutting the threads in the rods which hold the
with the exception of fly-fishing in its season, there is, in our using one, two sides together, most likely one or two of the little taps
humble judgment, no rarer sport. We are aware of the pre- Many persons—we will not say anglers—will not fish with used for this purpose would be broken. A number of holes
dilection of some for castine the minnow, but we are inclined less than three rods. They sit in a boat bristling like the have to be drilled—some in the rim, some in the shaft, Most
to believe that this mode of fishing is confined, with few ex- ‘“fretiul poreupine,” This sort of thing might be excusable likely the twist drillis dull. Now, if our novice is not care-
ceptions, to Western waters and the St. Lawrence, and that in one who had a famishing camp dependent on his individual ful in grinding it, he will find he has made a somewhat dif-
it has met with small fayor from our Bastern anglers, and exettions, but a sportsman, an angler, for shame. Rods used ferent hole than he intended.
with smaller success in our extreme Hastern waters. If we with different baits, when the object is to find the right bait There is trouble in the reel bottom, which, for want of a
are in error, remember this is an “experience meeting,” and for the time, are pardonable, perhaps, but this ascertained, casting, he is obliged to file out. In cutting the two slots in
do not leave us to “blush in ignorance.” oh, gentle angler, forebear! your single rod will bring you which are to be soldered the litfile rods which are to hold it
Speaking of the “experience meeting,” it seems we are more pleasure. and as you exhibit your catch by the canip to the sides, he will often find, when finished, that they are
doomed to have if out alone with the editor. While ‘‘Ness- a at night you won't feel like one who has ‘‘bought his not at right angles to the line of the piece, Again, when he
muk” and “Kingfisher” seem ‘backward about coming for- sh.” comes to solder them, as the borax begins to melt and run the
ward,” we are comforted with the thought that it is perhaps It is 4 notion with some, and a mistaken one, that their piece will commence to squirm and crawl.
due to our labors that the editor has “undergone a change” success will be the more certain if they can reach the spot Here let me advise. It would bea good plan for him to
on the quesiton of “‘spitting on the bait.— Vide Formst anp chosen for their day’s sport by the time the first rays of the keep his borax in his pocket, or some kind, golicitous friend
Srream, Feb, 23, p, 64. , sun strike upon the water. Such are rewarded four-fold in may substitute a piece of alum. I will warrant, if he uses
We have tried the artificial baits—trog, grasshopper, grub, these carly ventures, but not by the trophies of the angler. that, he won’t succeed in soldering the first or second time he
helgramite, eic.—in vain; indeed we cannot now recall our Rew pleasures surpass those attendant upon the long ride tries, DO matter how clean his work is, After all, the ama-
haying eyer taken a single fish with any of them, while the along country roads, through fragrant meadows, past silent teur who really means reel generally completes one, It may
natural article has proved a most taking bait, We were about farm honses, sleeping in the twilight of the dawn, listening not have quite so good a finish, run quite so smooth and click
to say that we doubted if any one has succeeded with them, meanwhile to “‘the breezy call of Incense—breathing morn,” as musically as the professional ‘‘clicker;” still he has made a
aud, upon deliberation, we believe we will say so, for if there across dim landscapes just leginning to resound with the reel, and it is all his own—most likely no‘one else wants it.
is any place where a “‘lively doubt” may be expressed and a yoices of the resurrection from ‘‘the death of each day’s life,” As the elation of haying been a reel maker wears, he begins
fellow helped ont, it is at an “experience meeting.” nntil a belt of mist, stretching down the valley in front, fo look around and compare and examine the store reels. His
With whatever bait one may angle, the old rule, ‘“‘study to arouses new enthusiasm and fills one with eager anticipation reel he finds to have taken about all of his leisure time for
be quiet,” should be observed. In anchoring, let your anchors of the sport which is awaiting im upon the bright waters three or four months, cost him about as much as the best
go without a splash; avoid making a threshing floor of the now shrouded in its mantle, ,; store reel, which is very likely far superior to his, Neyer-
water; remain in one position—either sitting or standing— Stay, eager spirit, rest yet awhile, and mark those peaks theless, the fact. remains that he has completed a reel which
and enforee these rules with a companion, if you chance to aboye you, how they “‘stand up to take the morning,” and will work, and thus taken another step in the march toward
have one. If there is an abomination to an angler, itis to those clouds which crimson and gleam like banners across the complement of home-made ‘‘traps.”’ Ruropy.
have a companion suddenly rise without cause, rocking the the gateway of the day. Wait, and watch the pearls of dew
boat violently in so doing, and plunging your rod, if the tip which now glisten over the herbage, along that pathway to
be near the surface, half its length under water; such a one the landing, until they dissolve into a cup of Nature’s brew- A LUCID FISH LAW.
fishes with us—just once. It is, however, always better to ing, into a draught more precious than that in which she of HE New York State Wish and Game Law of 1879, with its
anole alone. Egypt drank the health of the great Triumyir. Wait, your subsequent legislation, general and local, haying proved
in choosing the places for success in angling, much depends journey is not to be in yain, nor has it already been without utterly ineffectual, I beg leaye modestly to suggest, as the
upon the judgment, something on chance. We have our profit, ‘The morning has been a poem, and your being has result of long experience and observation, the following sub-
favorite spots every year, and they change with each year in throbbed in unison with its rythm. ‘The clouds, the breeze, stitute for all existing statutes. It has no merit but that of
the same lake. Year after year we have found new places the ripple, everything betokens good sport in store, but until simplicity, all essential points being embraced in a single
where bass would take the bait lively whenever we cast; yet the sand has twice or thrice run its round, you will court the lucid paragraph, which any farmer’s boy may read and
within the range of six or eight years we have never found black bass in vain, WAWAYANDA. readily comprehend. It is based on the ‘“‘Jonce Trammell
the sane spot a fortunate one in any but the first year. Compromise,” (see ‘‘Harper” for January) in which old Mr,
Asarule, it may be given that a gravely, sandy or rocky Spiney ‘thad drawed the papers so close and particklar that
bottom is a favorite resort for black bass. Upon such bottom AMATEUR REEL-MAKING. nary one of ’em couldn’t find a place to pick a hole in’em.”
we tind them usally ina depth of from eight to twelve feet ofMeee manufacture of a reel, like the preparation of the But here is the text:
of water. Otten, particularly in a cold northeast storm, they other equipments of the angler, as prepared by the ama- “Be it enacted, that on and after July 1, 1882, and also
are found upon a weedy bottom, and sometimes upon a muddy teur, 1s often attended by vexations and disappointments. retroactively from July 1, 1881, all laws and parts of Jaws
bottom adjacent to deep water, as upon the border of a chan- Perseverance, howeyer, usually crowns the attempt with conflicting with Section 20 of the Laws of 1879, and with
nel, Ona clear, windy day afavorite haunt is a point of success. Sections 21 and 23 of the Laws of 1878, are hereby so far re-
rocks or the headland at the entrance of a cove. They are Let us suppose our novice has decided to attempt a reel, pealed as to leave the latter unmodified but the former in full
rarely found in deep water—say over fifteen feet—although A hard rubber click reel, German silver bound, etc,, one that force, which, however, shall not apply to the intervening
we have heard of their biling, late in the fall, in exceptional shall not be too-heavy for comfort and yet sufficiently large sections, nor to any other section except so far as to inchide
cases, at a depth of thirty {eet. to carry line enough for a large trout or a lively “hickory” Otsego Lake and the Oswegatchie River with its tributaries
The two methods of still-fishing—mid-water and bottom or squit, 2 sort of general reel, for since he may not build entering into said lake near its outlet, and no pickerel (except-
fishing—hive each their advocates, In the former the bait but one, he would like that one to fit a variety of fishing ing only sturgeon and cutfish) shall be taken therefrom (flat
is kept a foot or so from the bottom, while in the latter the passably well. Among the reels of his friends he finds one is to say from the aforesuid) at anytime or by any one what-
bait rests on the hottom. In either of these methods some capable of carrying some sixty yards of lme of proper size. soeyer, Saying only in the months above mentioned, which
anglers prefer a flout or sinker, some prefer both, It de- This he selects as his pattern and guide. Through his inti- applies to salmon, trout in their season, and to black bass at
pends much. on habit, anc some anglers lose half the pleasure macy with a machinist he is allowed the usé of a suitable all other times; but nothing herein contained shall be so con-
if without afloat. If a float be used, the smaller the better; lathe, and also of the small tools usually found in a machine strued as to prevent intelligent adults from. taking minnows.
asmall )ottle cork is the best. Some anglers use neither shop. For stock he purchases hard rubber of sufficient with hook and line, or with seine or drag net, during the
float nor sinker, and we think the tendency is-to discard thickness fo admit of the recess on the one side for click, month of December in each year; and if any man be convicted
both in lake fishing. This necessitates, in mid-water fishing, gear and spring, and for the score on either side in which the of violating this statute or any part thereof ‘‘shoot him on
the support of the bait by the rod. Many anglers permit spool shall whirl. German silver of the finest quality, some the spot,” which the chairman of any Board of Supervisors
the bait—minnows excepted—to rest for perhaps a minute in the sheet, of a thickness suitable for the rims and spool. is hereby empowered to effect the same with a common ghot-
on the bottom, then draw it slowly to the surface and again Two sizes of wire, one for the shaft and bushings, one for gun or other suitable apparatus held in the hands of the resi-
casting, permit to sink as before, and repeating. This is a the various screws necessary in the work; a little hollow wire ent game constable, or if not any such, by the county judge
good way. Ttis ursed by very respectable authority in such of which to make the five little posts which are to keep the of said county, unless the same shall haye been elected
matters that whether one should fish on the bottom depends sides a proper distance from the spool. For that portion through party bias, but if not, then let him shoot.”
upon the kind of bait used. The helgramite and crawtish which clamps to the rod he obtains a thick piece of metal. Ji may with propriety, perhaps, be added that the above
often give trouble by crawling under stones or sticks, but Our novice, haying no pattern from which to have cast- has received the unqualified approval of the Attorney Gen-
these are species of food which fish find upon the bottom, ings made, is obliged to work all such parts entirely by hand, eralof the State, whose opinion is thai it covers the whole
and this annoyance must be endured. Bait should be pre- thus entailing upon himself an additional amount of labor, ground and more too, especially the ‘‘Oswegatchic River and
sented as near as possible in the condition and locality in but since it isa labor of love it does not matter. At the its tributaries, which clause, he thinks, may be subject to *“‘con-
which the fish find that particular kind, _ bench he perhaps commences with the hard rubber, which stitutional amendment.” He also informs me, and it is a
We have said that the tendency is to discard both float and he forms into two discs of the proper diameter and drills a piece of information which the public will be delighted to get,
sinker, and it is this which is causing more fishing to be hole through their centres, into which he forces the metallic that the heirs of Lindley Murray, the yreat srammarian, who
done on the bottom. Ii is perhaps as well to he restricted to bushings in which the shaft of the spool is to revolve. From is said to have kicked his coffin cover off immediately after
neither method, but to adopt the one found at the time to he his sheet metal he cuts two circular pieces of the same size the passage of the Fish and Game Law of 1879, has caused
the most taking, As an incident to the change that is taking of his rubber pieces. Two narrow strips of metal of suf- the authors of that law to be indicted for murder—murder of
place this occurs to us: We were out for a day last summer discs are then cut, and, the King’s English.
ficient length to encircle his metallic And as the murder was most foul, the
with an accomplished and yeteran angler. We had pro- after a thorough cleaning, are bound to their edges and temains even of the victim having been mutilated by the
ceeded to business, he with an eight-ounce rod without float charged for soldering. The ordinary blow-pipe docs not bloody minded miscreants, all good citizens will unite in the
or sinker, we, as it chanced, with a small vial cork float. seem to work well for so heayy a job. He has then, per- prayer that their punishment may be swift and condien,
After the first fish had heen duly landed, which was done haps, recourse to the forge. Most likely he burns the first Hirav Paryyey, Chairman Fish Committee.
by him, he observed, **You had better take off that float; I one and has to arrange another. Hventually he will no Coopmrstown, N. Y.
know if is hard to come to it, but you will have to if you doubt solder them, after which he drills a hole through their
‘catch any bass. Tthought as you do once.” We assured centres of sufficient size to permit of their being passed on to TENNESSEE FISH NOTES.
hiin that our habits in that regard were not confirmed, and a clamp arbor. He places them in a lathe and turns their HE angling season 1s now near at hand, and our Walt-
after he had taken two more we dispensed with our float and faces and edges true. Now, so much of their centres are cut onian disciples are already beginning to brighten up
then began to fake them, Of course the fish knew nothing out as to leave only a rim of the width necessary to afford a their tackle, and getting ready for the fray. Byery class of
of the float, and it affected them only in this way: It was a firm seat for the screw heads which are to hold the posts and tackle, from the commonest to the most elaborate, ig now im-
chilly, rainy day, and we were fishing in a depth of twelve sides m position, A section of the rim which is to go on the ported to this market, as an examination of the stock offered
or Hfteen feet, and my friend’s bait went to the bottom or c1ank side should present about the appearance of the letter by Paschal & Fall, Silas Marcy, and Charley Griflith would
deeper than mime, The only objection to the use of the T, the click side that of the letter L. Each rubber disc he show. It is not unnatural that it should be so, when among
fioat is that it may prevent the bait from reaching the best then recesses on their edges to the extent of the thickness of our most enthusiastic anglers are found men of wealth, like
lace. the rim stock, and in width equal to that portion of the Col, Geo. F. Akers, Charles Hillman, Frank Furman, Capt.
There is much of the angler’s outfit when be is prepared, rim as shown by the perpendicular lines in the T and L sec- W. Stockwell, D. W. Paschal, J. P. VY, Brown, and Hilas
as he thinks, for black bass, that is purely notional and use- tions. These pieces, with their rims, are finished, the click Marcy. They devote several weeks, both in fall and spring,
less. It is easier to enumerate the essentials than the non- side with flush edges on both sides. The crank plate flush to the delightful recreation, and spare no expense or trouble
cssentivs, The former are few and simple. Much of the on the spool side only, on the other the metallic edge is left to procure eyery device and appliance which can add to their
pleasure of angling comes from the use of beautiful and deli- raised a little, inside of which travels the handle. pleasure,
cate tackle. There is a thrill which comes with the strike He now, perhaps, turns to the spool and its shaft. Tomake Hillman and Furman generally run together, and their
upon your delicate rod, the rush, the leap and the play, the spools he taurus ont a die of the proper depth and diam- outfit is a museum of piscatorial parapherniulia, They gener-
which, to him who angles with his hoop pole, is unknown, eter, strikes in it two pieces of his sheet metal, thus shaping ally go to Coney Fork or Buffalo. Col. Geo. F, Akers has a
or is Int a sorry excitement. the cup picces which form the sides of his spool. decided preference for South Haspeth, though he is perhaps
Ti is, perhaps, an ungrateful task, if not treading danger- The stock for the shaft he centres and places in the lathe to better acquainted with the best fishing places of any one in
ous ground, to attempt fo specify that which anglers are not be shouldered in a proper manner to receive the spool cups, Middle Tennessee. Messrs. Paschal and Brown represent
agreed] upon—the perfect outfit for black bass. Individual which are bored through their centres and forced on the the Cumberland Angling Club, and often make extended
tastes ani preferences must be consulted, for each should shatt, when it and the shoulders shall have reached a proper trips, but now that they have stocked the club's ponds with
have that which will most conduce to his pleasure. The shape, and there pinned and soldered to the shoulders. Re- game varietics, they may confine their future campaigns to
tod should be light and nicely balanced, ranging according furning to the lathe he finishes the spool so tliat if shall run them, Capt. Stockwell does most of his angling in the
fo taste from «ight to twelve ounces in weight, and that true with the spindle. On one end of the shaft he fastens the Cumberland River, as his dutics of chief of the fire depart-
number of feet in length, Some will prefer an additional click gear; the olher is prepared for the crank, ment compel him to remain close at home. [He has ood
ounce or two in weight, perhaps a trifle more in length, The To enter into all /he details of reel making, as pursued by sport at times, his handsome creéls are often the envy of pass-

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ers-by. Silas Marcy’s fayorite streams are the Duek and moved by overwhelming curiosity, comes on the following of about 2 centimeters in Jeneth, in the brackish water of the
Plint rivers, here he often does some remarkable work, QId day to the same place, he sees nothins, but if he looks with 4 Hider, at Freiderckstadt; so also did Yon Stemann.
Si,’ as he is often called, never fishes for Small ones, using strohe magnifying elass carefully over the water-plants, he “Hiyery year,” writes the Jatter, “from April to the end of
as he docs, minnows that sre big enough for a fry, when discovers little ereenish-white ges resting upon the bottom, June, there appear great mrsses of young eels, which are pres-
larger ones are seurce, out of which the young eel will escape in about six weeks.” ent in large schools toward the Upper Hider, secking in
The detailed definition of the signs of the Zodiac, which Ti is only to be regretted that the enterprising observer has every way to pass each other. In April the first cels show
appeared in the editor’s columns of the Forrsn anp StRmAM not illustrated the whole development of the egg by photo- themselves generally singly; cold weather has evidently kept
two weeks 2¢0, ainused the above named gentleman yery graphic views of his fancies, them back up to this time; since this year, until to-day, no
much. When they begin operations I will keep you posted Another wonderful story was narrated by Dallmer. 14 ascent whatever has taken place, and now the approuch of
as to their Jack, It seems an opportune moment to acain call A Flensburg cel-smoker told him that onee, in April, one the great schools is beginning. Where the current is feeble,
the attention of anglers down East to the fact that this is of the sacks.in which eels had been sent to him, after it had the procession is broatl; but where the eels encountera strong
the most favored State in easy reach of them to have a few been emptied, was put into the water with the others; after current—near a mill—it becomes small, and presses close to
weeks’ sport, and where they can have not only all the com- having been tied up he found, after eight to fourteen ditys, the shore, in order to overcome the currents, The little ani-
forts and Juxuries of a civilized country, but better sfill a millions of liying young etls from oné to two inches long. mals swim eagerly and rapidly along near the banks until
hearty welcome from our local sports, He thought that fertilized spawn bad been left im the bag they find a place over which they decide to climb. Here
Our fish market is well supplied at present, most of them, which, in eight to fourteen days, had deyeloped into fishes they lie in great heaps, and appear to awit the rising of the
however, are brought from the Nothern lakes, the Gult, Reel- of one to two inches in length. .A million of young eels of tide, which makes their ascenteasier. The tide haying risen,
foot, and Savannah, Andy Meadus, the principal fish dealer 14 inches in length would take s space of 9,761 cubic inches, the whole mass begins to separate without delay; eel after
in this city, told me that on Saturday last he sold upwards which would be much more than a sack could contain, eel climbs up on the steep wall of rock, determined tio reach
of two thousand pounds, principally red snapper, perch, Such a quantity of litile fishes would scarcely be able to find the little pools, at the height of 15 or 20 inches, into which
and trout. Je had on his stall a wartsaw which weighed, inasack tied together at its mouth food enough to enable some of the water from the Upper Eider has found its way.
Without the head, 150 pounds. he flesh of this fish is beau- them to grow from a very minnte size (the eggs in the ovary Into these holes the little animals creep, and haye yet to
titully white, and preferred by many to any other, Shad are haye been found only 0,23mm large, and may, perhaps, when travel a distance of 40 or 50 feel under the roadway before
quite abundant, though rather dear, selling as they do 20 cts. laid, measure 0.5™™) in eight days to a length of from one to they can reach the Upper Hider, Another detachment be-
per pound. The striped bass, which are caught in large two inches; let us, however, suppose that the eel-smoker had takes itself to the sluice-ways, and clings to the cracks in the
numbers in Reelfoot Lake, are an excellent pan fish, perhaps confounded a hundred little eels with as many millions, it wood; also around the mills their ascent may be obseryed,
the most delicate of all the varieties which come from that could hardly, eyen then, happen that these little animals in especially about sunrise.’”! ©
extraordinary place. J. D. H. from eight to fourteen days could haye grown to 160 times Davy sends a similar account from Ireland. He was a
NASHVILLE, Feb. 28. 1852. their original dimensions, The story would be much more witness of the ascent of young eels, or “elvas,” at Ballyshan-
probable if if ;were supposed that the young eels in their non, at the end of July, 1823; he speaks of the mouth of the
Aw Artistic TrRApE OaTranoGuE.—We haye before us, in wanderings toward the fresh water had, perhaps, found tiver under the fall being “blackened by millions of little
quatto form, an illustrated book containing nearly all that an their way into a bag which was not tied up at its mouth, ecls about as long as a finger, which were constantly urging
angler uses, except flies. Ttis issued by the firm of Abbey In De La Blanchere’s ‘Nouveau Dictionaire General de their way up the moist rock heside of the fall.” ‘‘Thous-
& Imbrie, New York, The illustrations are mostly new, and Peche, Paris, 1865,” occurs the following paragraph, with- ands,” headds, ‘‘died; but their bodies, remainines, served as
are neater than is usual with this class. The hooks are not out any indication of iis source: ‘Chenu and Desmarest do a ladder by which the rest could make their way; and I saw
only drawn of the exact sizes and curvatures, but a new sys- not hesitate to state that the eel spawns upon the mud after a some ascending eyen perpendicular stones, making their way
fem of showing the side bends by means of shadows is intro- kind of copulation; that the eges remain, adhering together, through wet moss or adhering to some e¢ls that had died Sin
duced, which give a perfect idea of this important feature. joined by a glutinous substance analogous to that which con- the attempt.7"'7
This method is copyrighted by Abbey & Imbrie, and will nects the esgs of the fresh-water perch, and forms little Such is the energy of these little animals that they con-
inake their catalogue a standard work on fish-hooks. The pellets or rounded globules. Each female, as they have tinned to find their way in immense numbers to Loch Brne.
book is issued for the trade only, and not for general circu- suececded in observing, produces annually many of these In the little eels which ascend the rivers there are no traces
lation, The price of it is five dollars. We do not remember masses, The little fish soon hatch out and remain, for the of sexual organs, but in the fresh water they develop only
to have seen finer lithograph work on a dealer's catalogue, A first few days after their birth, together in these masses, but info females. One of the most recent observations made by
circular letter accompmiying the book states that the plates when they have reached a length of 4 or 5™m they shake off Dr. Pauly, in Munich, would »sppear to contradict this
will not be loaned, even to their wholesale customers. the bonds which hold them and soon ascend in great bodies idea, since he discovered male cels among the fish which
fo,the Streams | and brooklets near which they find them- were brought with a lot of fyoung eels to Hiimingen, were
selves. ® kept there for two years in ponds, and were finally re-
THENNESSEE.—Port Royal, March 7, 1881. The black bags, According to this, the eggs are deposited in masses of leased in the fish pond of Court-Wishermann Kauffer. We
or, as locally known here, ‘‘trout’ season has opened in slime, inside of which the young hatch out in the course of should bear in mind, however, that these young ecls were
earnest with us, and the followers of dear old Izaac are afew days, and a few days later they shake themselves free captured at the mouths of fresh rivers in brackish water; and
having royal sport. The sucker season is also in full blast, and swim about at liberty. that among the numerous small cels which swim in the
and anglers who love to iish for bottom biters are having When and where these investigators haye made such brackish water there must be many larger specimens, m
good sport. As a table fish many think suckers superior to observations is nof to be found out from the ‘“Dietionaire;” which the male organs have already bepun to develop. Such
trout, Ido dearly loye the sport of angling. But I had at any tate, it is very hard to understand how they have _are doubtless those which were sent in the male condition to
tather angle for game fish, as it requires more skill and proved that the same female eel yearly lays several sets of Hiiningen and Munich, and were there recognized as males.
knowledge of the habitsof the finny tribe fo capture them. eggs. This presumption can be set aside only if male eels shall
The weather is cool now, but we have had some lovely BENECKE ON THE MOVEMENT OF YOUNG EELS. hereafter be found among the fish which are caught in the
spring weather, Fields and pastures are green, peach and upper part of rivers in the condition of young fry,
plum trees in bloom, some forest trees are putting on their Benecke gives the following thorough discusssion of the Concerning another important fact which is connected
summer robes, and we have heard the joyous musical notes movements of young eels: with the moyements of the young fry of the eel, I became
of the spring birds. Formsr anp Sire is simply superb The young cels, hatched out of the eggs at sea, doubtless acquainted last year (in the course of an exploration of the
in its new dress.—Brrpo, liye at the bottom until they grow, through consumption of waters of the district of Monitzkundc) with the river Brahe,
rich food substances fhere to be found, to a size from 1 to 8 at Mublhof, above Kittel, where a high dam was built in
SrRIrPED Bass tN Tan Houpson.—Thirty years ago it was centimeters. When they haye attained this*size they begin 1846 and 1847 for the purpose of watering a large system of
common to see boats containing two or three men anchored their wanderings in immense schools, proceeding to ascénd meadows by the overflowing of the siraam. Below the dim
in the channel of the river at Albany fishing for stripsd bass, into the rivers and lakes. These wanderings of the young is an inclined plane’ (constructed of boards), about 800 feet
Good strings were taken, as we can personally testify. Now cels have been known for a yery long time; for instance, in long, built forthe purpose of preventing the waiter, which
the fish is rarely seen there, The original limit to the ascent fhe lagoons of Comacchio, in which they may be found, for rushes out when the sluicégate is opened, from washing
of this fish in the Hudson before the dams at Troy, Fort the most part, after they haye gained the length of from 6 to away the bottom of the stream and its banks. This plank
Miller and Wort Wdyward were built was Baker’s Walls, three 8 millimeters, and in France, later also im England, Den- floor consists of two layers, (he lower one of 24nch, the up-
miles below Glen’s Falls. The sturgeon and shad also mark, Sweden, and, more recently, in Germany they have er one of d-Anch boards. The grade of the dam at Muhlhof
ascended fo the same place, we are told in a private letter, also been oliseryed, (33feet 3 inches) has entirely cut off the ascent of the fry of
recently received from a gontleman residing near there, According to the French reports young eels are hatched the eel into the upper part of the Brahe and the lakes tribu-
out early in the winter, and in february, haying obtained the tary to it, and the number of eels caught above the dam—
length of-four or tive centimeters, they appearin the brackish which was formerly very considerable—has become reduced
THE EEL QUESTION. water ai the mouth of the Loire in immense numbers, soon to almost to nothing. In the year 1847 the construction of the
begin their wanderines up thestream. Theyswim in crowded dam.and the inclined plane was completed; in 18523 the upper
A paper read before the American Fishcultural Association by Prof,
G. Brown Goode. schools at the surface of the river right up to the banks, and layer of the planks on the plane had warped and sprune up
little detachments of the army deploy at the mouth of cach in many places, so that it had to be torn wp for repairs. “The
[concLUDED.] ; | tributary and pursue their wanderings alongits course, These cause of the warping was immediately diseovered: thousanils
SPRANGE MISSTATEMENTS IN ICHTHYOLOGICAL LITHRATURE, swarms of young eels are called in France ‘‘Montée;” in Italy, of eels—as thick asaman’s finzer—somewhat flattened im
“Montata.” The number of the young fish is, as might he shape, and, on account of the absence of livht, of a
One may conclude from these observations that, the cels
expected from the number of the eggs in the oyary of the cel, pure white color, filled the space between the to layers of
preparing to spawn leave the inner waters early in December wonderfully large. Redi has recounted that, from the end of planks, and their united pressure from beneath had caused
and seck out the deeper places of the sea, where they cannot January to the end of April, the young fish contmmue wander-
be caught with our ordinary implements of capture. The ing up the Arno, and that in i867 over 3,000,000 pounds of the upper layer to yield; these ecls had found their way be-
eel eggs can only be found by a systematic investigation of them were taken in five hours. Into the lagoons of the tween the hoards as fry, where they had found sufficient food
certam parts of the sea bottom with the dredge and the Comacchio the eels pour from February to April. In March and had grown to such a size that the pressure of their nni-
microscope. This investigation might also incinde the sink- and April they have been noticed in many French rivers, in ted strength had pushed up the roof of their prison, These
ing of the migrating eels in special cases to the bottom of the which the migration continues from eight to fourteen days, facts, obs¢ryed by an old millwright, were communicated to
sea, in order to determine whether, under these circumstances, me by Privy Counsellor Schmid, of Marienwerder, who
The first account of these wanderings in Germany was that
the exes would ripen more rapidly. By using the largest fish given by Von Bhlers, In 1863 he wrote to Yon Siebold: supervised the construction of the Mulhlhof dam, and he
for this purpose one could arrange, hy méans ot small open- “This took place about ten years ago, in the villaga of Dreen- fully confirmed them,
jnvs in the Gages, to permit the entrance of the small male hausen, in the Province of Wesen, in the Kingdom of Han- Eels of 4 inches in length, which in May are plenty in fish-
eels, At any rate, there is no doubt from these observations oyer, ponds, by the end of October reach a length of 10 inches and
As we were walking, toward the end of June or the the thickness of a man’s little finger; in the following fall
that the spawning period of the eel takes place in winter, beginning of July, on a dike, which at that place projects out they measure from 20 to 24 inches, and in the third year are
In an article by Guido Lindenhain, entitled “The Natural into the Elbe, we noticed that along the entire shore there
History of the Eel” Zur Naturgeschichte der Aale), which has might be seen a moving band of dark color. Since everything ready to be eaten. On account of their rapid growth and
recently been published in the Austro-Hungarian / ishery which takes place in the Hlbe is of interest to the inhabitants hardy nature, in consequence of which latter they live in
Gazette, extending through six numbers, a fanaitul contribu- of that region, this phenomenon immediately attracted atlen- mud-holes and unprofitable waters of all kinds, the breeding
tor of that paper, among other wonderful things, claims to tion, and it soon became apparent that this dark band was of eels is a very remunerative business. The young fish (of
have discoyered the spawning of the cel in rivers and composed of an innumerable body of young cels which were which, at the time of (heir first appearance at the months of
ponds. Twill allow the yery sagacions gentleman fo recount pressing against each other, as, at, the surface of the stream, rivers, it takes 1,400 to 1,700 to make 4 pound, when taken
his summer night's dream in his own words, m order to show they were forcing their way upwards towards its souree, later and a little further from the sea, it takes only 350 or 400
with what certainty and precision the most baseless fables | while they kept themselves so close to the shore that they fol- | for the same weight) may be obtained at low prices: from
concerning the natural history of the ‘eel are even yet | lowed all its bendings and curves. France through Huningen, or in Germany from Randesberg,
The width of this band | antl, through the Berlin Aqnorium, from Wittenberg, and,
narrated: : , of fish at the place where it was observed (where the Elbe has | when the temperature of the air is not too high, may be ear
“The methods of spawning by the cel,” writes this keen a considerable depth) was perhaps « foot, but how, deep it
observer, “are very interesting, but to observe them is very could not be observed, so thickly crowded together were the | ried in soft moss through all Germany.
difficult and tiresome, and, indeed, only possible when the young eels, As they swam a great number could betaken in According to the statement of the well-known Paris fish-
spawning places haye already heen determined by experience. a bucket, and it was very annoying to the people who lived merchant, Millet, hwo pounds of eels, planted in a muddy
One must remain for many nights upon the shore, hitlden. pond in 1840, in five years yielded 6,000 pounds of fine eels.
along the Hlbe that, so long as the procession of fish lasted,
behind the Imshes, with unflaceing attention, until these no water could be taken out of flie river which was not full OBSERVATIONS OF DR. HERMES hy 1881 ON THE CONGR,
noctumal adyenturors have come into the shallow water and of the little fish. The length of the young tels was, on an The observations of Dr, Otte Hermes, director of the Berlin
made heir presence known by their snake-like motions at the Ayelagze, from three to four inches; the thickness of the body
suiface. As goon as they have gathered together upon their was about equal to that of a goose quill. By themselves i$ Professor Benecke had in his possession some of the young eels,
chosen haunts thete is a ereat commotion in the water, antl might here and there be seen swimming eels of freater size, which escaped from all the yesscls in which they were confined, and
powerful blows are livard, so that the water splashes up a but none of them were probably more than eight inches in even climbed to the ceiling of his room,
considerable distance, nnd the surface 1s covered with little Jeneth. AT of them, cyen the smallest, were dark-colored.
17 Het-rarrs ty Connecticur.-—lresh water cals taay be caught in
‘large numbers, in weirs along the lake slreams, when descending wh
waves, as if some gruul onject was moving about, aiter whichThis wonderful procession of fishes continued unbroken and the fall equinox to deposit their spawn in some Imwer rezion, and in
one gets glimpses of parts of the bodies of the contending| of the same density throughout the whole of the day on which fhe following August their offspring, from thre to six mehes long,
rivals of the happy spawning fishes themselvex, After the it was first observed, and continued also upon the following return in immense aambers, The basin of the Still River Talls, near
duration of an hour or so it is again quiet, and one sees that Colebrooke line, is for seyeral days alive with them. They may he
day. On the morning of the third day, however, not one of seen laboriously crawling up every roek which is moistened by the
the water is moved in different directions in serpent-like the young eels was to be seen.” spray of the fall, and endeayorine to reach their aneostral lake or
waves, which hacome less and less apparent to the eye of Similar observations have been made at Wittenberg, on dam, At the foot of the Niagara Valls this phenomenon may be wit-
the observer, while the ecls are leaving ihe spawning plices nessed on 4 large scale at the same season of the year or later, and
(he Elbe. Kuppfer observed great quantities of young eels, probably in other places where the fall is too high and the current too
and are betaking themselves to hunt for food or are secking 8 for the young eels to stem it without contact with the rocks, —
thoi customary quiet dwelling-places, If the observer, 16 Bisehe und Pischerci im Sussen Wasser, Segeherg, 1877, Annals of Winchester, Conn,, Boyd, p, 2.
 . ihe
Manor 16, 1882.] FOREST AND STREAM.
Aquarium, who has recently discovered the true nature of ‘Pascinto’ means ‘pastuted,’ and tle fishermen understand
the organ of Syrski in the conger, are extremely interesting, by this those eels which do nol migrate: but which remain
since Syteli, in 1874, found the organs in Angudlla vul- through the whole yeu' feeding id the lagdois. They in-
jave—which are called by his name, and which, by him and _ clude, However, under this name, eels of two kinds—the
Midst ZOSlogists, were taken for the male reproductive organs sterile females already described, and the eels which are not
=il is only necessary that a tipe male eel should be found in yet ripe, a8 well as the normal females and supposed males,
order to settle forever the question of the sexes of the eel, Whose period of migration is somewhat remote. This cir--
to this fime all efforts have failed to reach the desired re- cumstance is 4 cause of much difficulty to the investigator. |?
t. The historical investigations of the Syrskian organs “The studies on the second point to be solyed were of |
rsued by 8, Freud render it more probable that these were special interest, viz,, tha determination’af the presence and
young roes; yet there remained all the time a doubt, since the behayior of els With orgatis of Syrski, at Comiacciia,
the spermatozoa had not been actually observed, and this wn. cn abeswef this question yery briefly, since among
Serininty is an insuperable obstacle to the acceptance of the specimens examined by me at the fishing stations and ati the Legislature, and 2 committee was appointed to distribute
Syrskiun discovery. The supposed discovery of spermatozoa so-called eel factories (with the exception of the largest speci- throughout the State circtilars setting forth the object of the
by A. 8, Packard in the male eel proved to be another delu- meng, Which are always females), [ found on an average of association, A committee was also appointed to secure the
sion. The contradiction of this imaginary discovery appeard five por cent, with the organ of Syrski; of the eels under 15 incorporation of the association. A resolution offered by
in No. 26 of the second volume of the Zrologische Anzsiger, inches in length (45 centimeters) on an average there were 20 Mr, Finch was adopted requesting the trustess of Purdue
p, 193, in which it was stated that the motile bodies were not per cent,, so that the conclusions as to their abundance were
Spermatozoa, but yolk particles. This correction was also yery similar to those at Trieste, where the fish market is sup-
made by Von Siebold’s assistant, Dr. Paul, '* and by 8. Th, plied, for the greater part, with cels from Chioggia, and to a
{ attic, less extent with those from Comacehie,
It is well known, as Yon Sicbold remarks, that young cels, “In Oomacchio the largest edls with the organ of Sytski,
aiscending the rivers, developed into females and that the which T have abserved, were abont 17 inches (48 centimeters)
Males remain in the sca or at the months of rivers. This in length, the smallest about 9 inches (24 centimeters).
hlatement cannot be exactly demonstrated, since among 250 of these were found among the eels taken during their migra-
Gels, from 11 to 15 inches in length, taken in the vicinity of tion’ to the sea, and, like the females, were found with
Oumlosen, I found 13 males or 6 per cent. (Cumlosen is sit- stomachs completely empty or slightly filled with a slimy
usted in the vicinity of Wittenberg, and is-at least 120 miles substance, It was impossible to find in any specimen a more
from the mouth of the Elbe). How Jarge the percentage of advanced development of the Syrskian organ than in those
dilference between the neighborhood of the mouth of Elbe examined in summer at Trieste, Te A
‘and places situated farther up the stream, as rezards the pro- “With reference to the third question undertaken by me,
portion of males and females, may be, I haye hitherto, from which relates to the actual kernel of the eel question, that is,
want of material, been unable to decide. Forty from the the possibility of obtaining the eels which have migrated out
Havel at Hayelberg (about 20 miles from Cumlosen) were all to. sea, in order to obtain in this manner the sexually mature
females. Out of 127 cels taken in the bays at Rugen, in the milters and spawners, [ have been unable to obtain any results.
Baltic, [ found 61 or 444 per cent. males, while at Wismar, Lhaye, so far as my opportunities permitted, left no stone
‘on the Danish coast, the males only constituted 11 per cent, unturned to gain its solution, I went out to sea from Mag-
Whether these facts have any connection with the discovery navacea and from Codigora, on Chioggian vessels, and many
df the hitherto unknown spawning places of the eels, it is times have fished myself, and Nave stinitilated the fishermen
fo be hoped that further observations will determine,
by offers of reward to endeavor to obtain eels at sea, but I
When Cattie, in his already cited work, gives it as a de- am forced to the conclusion that with the ordinary means
termined fact that the eels wander into deep water here, in this cannot be done.
order to let their generalive organs attain maturity, which “Tntelligent gray-headed fisherman of Chioggia, who by
Happens in six or cight weeks, and that the old male and fe- means of their fishing apparatus know this part of the
male cels, after the reproductive act, die, according to my Adriatic as well as they know their awn pecketsa, have
nowledge; there are wanting obseryations which will give assured me that throughout their entire lives they have neyer
this a scientific foundation, What Von Siebold and Jacoby caught a grown-up river eel in the sea.at any distance from
only state as probable appear to him (Cattie) to have become the coast. The eels which were brought to me at Mannbach
already established facts, as having been caught in the sea, and which I found to be
As far as the distinction between male and female cels by the ordinary females, or eels with the Syrskian organ, were
external charactersis concerned, the cels sent to me, some either from localities close to the shore where they are not
| time in November, from the coast of Schleswig showed so rave, or were taken in the Palotta ¢anal, Tlicre was no lack
i; eat difference in color that their sender, the fish-master of. attempts at deception.
Fishermen tool: eels from the
Hinkleman, was able to decide without difficulty between shore with them in order to be able, on their return, to claim
males and females. The former were distinguished by a that they had been caught at sea. In the immediate neighbor-
| Specially: brown coloration, while the females, in addition to hood of the coast they are, as it has been stated, in the
@reater size, almost without exception exhibited a dull steel- spring-time not rare, and there are not the slightest differ-
gray color. Among the males were found many specimens ences between these and the eels of the lagoons. I found
of 17 4-5 inches in length, which I was careful’to note be- both females and eels with the organ of Syrski with their
gause Syrski had only found the size of 164-5 inches, In réproductiye organs in the same immature condition as in
j Beacelio, according to Jacoby, a specimen of 18 4-5 Comacchio; evidently they had just come throuch the Palotta
inches had been found.
canal from the lagoon into the sca. <A Geértain distance,
| JACOBY'S TOUR TO COMACCHIO IN 1877, AND HIS conoLu- perhaps one or two marine miles from the coast, every trace
SIONS. is lost of the adult eels which wander by the many thous-
“In the fall of 1877,” writes Jacoby, “I undertook a jour- and into the sea, Strange as this problem appears at first
ney from Trieste, by way of Ravenna, to Comacchio; con- sight, it is easily understood when the character of the fishing
vineed of the difficulty of the questions to be solved by my own apparatns is considered; fhe nets are those used in the cap-
previous labors, I had no great hopes of finding sexually im- ture of lobsters, and are worked over the bottom; they have
Mature cels, either grayicl females or mature males, My meshes much too large to hold the eels, or, whet they are
Aighest aim was at the beginning to determine the following small-meshed, they do not reach the bottom. The problem
| points: (1) Whether evidences of preparation for breeding can only be solved by using apparatus constructed especially
Tight not be found in the eels which were wandering in the for the purpose.”
| fall toward the sea; (2) to what extent ecls with the origin of The economical value of the eel as a food fish has been
Syrski could be found participating in this migration; (8) ag well established, and it is now greatly sought after for intro-
far as possible to obtain eels from the sea at a distance from duction into the localities where, for some physical or other
| the coast in order to compare their organs of reproduction teason, itis unknown. The advantages as summed up by
with those of the eels in the lagoons. a German writer, are, first, that an eel will live and grow in
‘In determining the answers to the first two questions I any water, however warm, and whatever be the general
“was uble to make some new and interesting discoveries, but character of the bottom, though it prefers the latter
With regard to the latter, my miost diligent efforts were abso- muddy and boggy; second, the eel requires no special food,
Jutely fruitless. but devours anything, living or dead; it is an excellent
“I found that the eels when migrating to the sea in the scavenger, feeding upon dead fish, crabs, efe., as well
[falltook no food, In many hundreds examined by me, upon any living prey it can secure; third, but few conditions
“caught during their moyement, I found stomach and intes- can interfere with its development, and it grows with very
| tines entirely empty; that the eels during their migrations eat grat rapidity, heing marketable at the age of three years;
nothing is also known to all fishermen and watermen of fourth, the young, on account of their hardiness, can be
OCamacchio. Atthe same time, the eels which remained in transported in a crowded condition, and to any distance,
the lagoons were more or Jess filled with food, not only those with very little risk of destruction. These considerations
| Which were not sufficiently mature to migrate, but also a are, in the main, well established, and there is no question,
Pbrecd of eels which never gocs to the sea, but remains but that the eel can be introduced in many waters to adyan-
throughout its entire life in the laroons. tage, supplementing the earlier inhabitants. It has been
“There may be found in Comacchio, and doubtless every- plunted in the waters of the upper lakes and the Mississippi
where where eels live in sreat numbers in brackish water River; in the latter they have reached an advanced deyelop-
along the coast, a peculiar group of cels which, as far as I ment, It is, however, a very undesirable inmate of rivers in
‘could determine, consists ensinaly of sterile females. These which fish are taken hy means of gill nets, the destruction
female eels with ovaries present a yery peculiar phenomenon; of shad and herrimg in the waters of the Susquehanna and
Wiien they are opened one finds instead of the well-known others further South being enormons. It is not unfrequent
yellowish-white, very fatty, cuff-shaped organ, a thin, that when a gill-net is hauled up, the greater part of the
seummy, slightly folded membrane, not at all fatty, often as catch consists simply of heads and backbones, the remainder
transparent as glass, and of about the same proportional size being devoured by myriads of cels in the short time the net
as the so-called cufl-shaped organ. When this membrane is is left.out, The spawning shad are considered by them a
examined under the microscope there may be seen in it ergs special delicacy, and are found emptied at the vent and com-
Bey transparent in appearance, with yolk dots absent or
with yolk dots very small and few. This organ appears to 19 Tt has been noticed by many early writers that there are certain
be an abnormally-eyeloped ovary, incapable of fertilization, eels which never come to the sea—Risso, in his ‘Histoire Naturelle,’
tome 3, p. 195, and §. Wilsson, in his “Scandinavisk Fauna,”
These sterile females, which I found of all sizes, even up to p. 663. The latter called this variety ‘'Grasaal, or grass-eel, and
the length of 27 inches, present all of the acknowledged fe- spoke ofits yellowish green coloration and the soft, delicious flesh.
male characters in great prominence and in an exaggerated Strange enough, both these writers spoke of the sharper snont of this
degree; the snout is broader, and often, especially af the tip eel, and Risso, who founded upon it another species, Anguilla
acutirostris, described it as brackish above and silvery below. ‘These
of the under jaw, extraordinarily broad; the dorsal fins are, descriptions apply in every particular to the non-migratory oel ab
on the average, higher; the cyesare much smaller, especially Comacchio. Jacoby remarks that al the sterile females brought to
him under the name *Pasviuti,” were distinguished hy their broad
m large specimens, and the coloring is clearér; the back of a snouts. The following tables were prepared at Gomacchia. A gives
¢learcr green ond fhe belly yellower than in the normal the total length of the body of the eel; 6, the breadth of the snout
Temale, The flesh of these sterile females has a very deli-|between the nasal tubes, in millimeters.
éflayor, and quite different from that of other cels, in)
Was quite astonished at the fine fayor when I tasted them for A.—Sterile female or O--Eels with supposed
the first time in Comacchio. The flesh, as the expression Pasciuti- B.— Normal female. Inale organs,
oes, melts upon the tongue. It is even possible to distin- | smaller ones, Persons recently from the Hastern States pro-
uish them while living by feeling them with the hand, their | a. a o b, th.
Soft bodies being yery different from the hard, solid, muscu-
lar flesh of the others.
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ed them ‘Preseetti,’ and defined them to he those eels | wT 480 8.6 It Any eget 480),
ich had not hecome ripe, but which were at least a pound TT | 458 10 It |) «405 9 Tit 470
weight, The name ‘Priscetti’ is, however, very méorrect, IV | 4438 i) IN 447 q TAG AS
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pletely gutted of the ovaries. Sometimes the shad, uppar-
ently full, is found to contain several eels of consiclerable
size, They do not seem to be very destructive of living fish
of any magnitude, although the young fry are deyoured with
gusto.
Toe Typrana Wis Ayp GAmm AssociArion haye clected
Samuel “EH. Williams, President; Charles M, Walker, Viee-
President; Alex, C. Jameson, Secretary, and Harry C. Hollo-
way, Treasurer, John A, Finch, B, W. Langdon and John
T Qalman were appointed a committee to prepare a mendments
1,200 to the existing fish and game laws for submission to the next
University, at Lafayette, Ind., fo provide a model fish pond
for the benefit of the people of the State. The association
decided that nothing more could be done toward preventing
the destruction of fish by the dynamite fiends, until all amend-
ments to the existing laws could be secured and rigidly en-
forced through local associations. The association then
All adjourned until the second Tuesday in January, 1883.
Hisheulture,
THE CALIFORNIA LAND-LOCKED SALMON.
HE Waitsonyille, Cal,, Pajaronian recently stated that
ldt'g’e puinbers of salmon were being talsen in the streams
in that vicinity, and that they clearly differed frona- the ordi-
nary coast or river salmioil. he fishes were described as being:
much more slender in form thail the latter, with finer scales,
peculiar spots, ete. The editor of the Sacramento Bee for-
warded the item to Hon. B, B, Redding, State fish commis-
sioner, with a request that he would favor the readers of the
Bee Willi ius opinion in regard to the identity of these fishes,
in response to whidll lie Writes as follows: : .
Eprrors Bee; Yours, with the extract from the Pa javonjait,
duly received, In answer 1 would siyi Jordon and Gilbert, of
the Smithsonian Institute, were here in. 1&4) cathering statis-
ties of fish and fisheries for the census. They iiade a careful
examination, and so far there haye been found five varieties
of Sdlmici en the Pacific coast. Sacramento Riyer salmon
spawn in August atid September, while those that come lnto
the San Joaquin probably spawn at an earlier period, for the
reason that the eggs are ripe earlier ii thie fish taken from the
San Joaquin than those taken from the Sacramento. The
salmon of the short coast rivers is one of these fiye varieties.
It ascends these short streams during the heayy réiiis, or aiter
the fist teins ef winter break the bars at the mouth of rivers,
and reaches as high as i; ean into the pastures and meadows
of the Coast Range, and theré spawns and immediately returns
to the ocean. In quality it does not compare with the salmon
of the Sacramento River; it is not so good whew fresh; neither
is it so good when canned, When canned and sent abroad. it
injures the reputation of the Sacramento River fieh. In the
San Francisco market it is called trout or salmon trotit, bit ib
is a true Salmon. 7 ’ ph
Landlocked salmon have been put into the Pajaro Riyer,
and also into the lakes of Salinas Valley, anid probably have
inereased in numbers. A person familiar with the Sacramento
River salmon and the salmon of the coast streams could as
readily tell one frdmi the other as you could tell a Buronea
from a Chinaman or a negrdé., HH the fish taken in the Pajare
have five black spots about the size df Inickshot on the oper
culum or gill-cover, it is certain they are Jaridlocked salmon.
If the people taking any strange or peculiar fish i atty part
of the State would send one of them to me I would take it te
the Academy of Sciences and have its species detertnined,
and aScertain what particular fish it is. I hardly thinkit
probable that landlocked salmon in the Pajaro haye become
so numerous that they Gan be taken in large quantities, and
the probability is that the fish mentioned in the. Pajaronian
is the ordinary coast stream salmon, It would be diiticult to
tell what a fish is by a newspaper description, Ordinarily the
particular marks which distinguish different yarieties of fish
are the last things to be noticed. :
Once before # committee of the Legislature an old fisher
man from Collinsville stated to the committee that he had
fished for twenty-eight years on the Sacramento, im fact, he
when had done nothing else since he came to California in 1849 but
fish on the Sacramento; that he was entirely familiar with
the appearance and habits of the salmon; that he was satis-
as fied he himself had caught several millions of them; he felt
certain that they spawned on the sand bars about the mouth
of the San Joaquin and Sacramento, When asked by one of
the committee if he thought he was familiar with everything
about the appearance of the salmon and its structure, he said
yes, as he had opened and cleaned hundreds of thousands of
them. Then the chairman of the committee asked limif he
could tell how many fins the fish had, counting the tail as EN
fin, The old fisherman confessed that he could not; that it
had not occurred to him to count them,
I state this to illustrate to you how difficult it would be for
me to tell a fish by a newspaper description.
B. B, REDDING,
THE RAINBOW TROUT.
I have noticed items in your valuable paper at yarious
times in regard to our California brook, or rainbow trout.
Being engaged in raising a species, which I believe to be the
rainbow trout, and having had but a short experience with
them—a little less than three years—I ani anxious to ¢et mora
information concerning them, If all who are engaged in rais-
ing or intending to raisefish, were posted in regard to their
rapid growth, and knew how veadily they adapt themselves
to waters of different temperatures and to food of different
kinds, it would check to some extent the rage for carp, and
increase the demand for trout.
The fact that thousands of their exes can be procured and
tome 4,
sent to any part of the country with safety, at a light cost,
and that they can then be hatched and are ready for use
within six or eight months, render them more desirable than
the carp, Jt is well known that carp eggs cannot be shipped,
and that only a few of these fish can be procured by any one
person, Then itrequires two years after stockine your pond
for them to begin to increase. Consequently, as you see, I
would be feasting on trout two years before you would get a
|taste of carp. Wealso have another advantage, Tt is not
necessary to draw the water frora the pond in order to catch
the trout, while it is necessary to do so to catch the carp.
Still another point in favor of the trout, they are superior im
flayor. The larger fish are equally as finé flavored as the
nounce my trout superior in flavor to the Hastern brook trout.
| hb The rainbow trout are not so particilar about their food as
the Hastern brooktrout. They eat bread crumbs greedily.
=
Lhave tound in the contents of their stomachs leaves and
weeds that grow in the lake, which I think must have been
6 taken from choice, because there were more than they neces-
6 sarily would have swallowed in capturing their food. In
a order to show how rapidly the rainbow trout will grow,I will
5 relate my experience with them. In September, 1879, I
5.5
stocked a small lake, containing forty-five acres, with 2,000
fish, hating then in, harrels a distance of forty miles, I caught
 134 FOREST AND STREAM. [Marc 16, 1889,

them from the head waters of Pitt River. They were from | on one of the lines; that he did this to help the other man,
one and a half to ten inches in length. As there were no fish (Itis to be noted here that the defendant did not make this pressive of his appreciation of the kind attentions which
of any kind in the lake, and no enemies of consequence, and admission until after the plaintiff had produced evidence that been shown him by the members of the association; he
an abundance of suitable food, they had nothing to do but the defendant was seen taking fish np through the ice.] Both || tlemen handsomely complimented Judge Taylor. Several other
followed in the same strain, ‘
to grow. Nothing more was seen of them till April, 1880. parties went away together about 4 o'clock with quite a string | My. Gregg, the president, eave a short history of the sor at
They could then occasionally be seen feeding during the of fish, I think [ should be justified in finding trom this evi-
summer. In September following I placed 1,300 more in the dence that the defendant aided, ahetted and ussisted this stating that at the first meetmg in 1871 they held a doe 5
lake, This lot were from two to five inches in length. in connection with their poultry show, at which only th
other man in taking fish from the pond in question. T need dogs were exhibited; the next one, he remarked, was mm
Their next appearance was in April, 1831, just nineteen not cite authorities to show that the defendant would he better, as they had six. He then warmly eulogized Mr,
tmonths from the time the first fish were deposited in the lake, equally liable with this other man to pay the penalty pro- Lineoln, and paid a high compliment to his ability as a ri
They then began to ascend a small stream, which enipties vided by statute.
into the lake, for the purpose of spawning, To my great sur- ager, which was ent ees ale aPC ae A yote of tha
Fourth—The fourth point, andthe one which presented to was unanimously teudered to Mr, Jas. Watson, for the imp
prise I found them measuring from fourteen to twenty inches me the most serious difficulty, was as to the plaintiff's title to
in length, and some of them weighing four pounds. This was the pond in question. Pour years since the company, by vote tial and yery satisfactory manner in which he had dischar
his duties as judge of the non-sporting classes. M7, Wats
So satisfactory that I concluded to experiment still further of its directors, authorized its secretary to lease. There was
with them, and try to hatch some artificially. I took near no limitation of the secretary's power to, nor of, the time for made a fewremarksin reply, waen the meeting adjonrued
20,000 eggs and placed them in hatching boxes in a buildine which the lease was to be given. The secretary did lease for a brief time was devoted to social converse, which all appea
oyer a stream of water. During the night the dam broke and one year from January 1, [This lease was in writing,] With- to thoroughly enjoy, and when the final good nichts
left the eggs high and dry. Thinking they would be killed out any new yote of the directors the secretary léased verbally spoken, the wish was universally expressed that all
in afew minutes, I paid no further attention to them. Six for a second year, and then again for a third year, and the meet at next year’s show. Several protests were handed
days after, on examining the eggs, I found them moist and plaintatt paid the company for this occupancy usually in July. but none of them were sustained except in special clags|
looking healthy—the floor of the building being damp and About the first of January last the plaintiff asked if he could Count Bendigo was protested as haying been purchased b
eool had prevented them from spoili IT then emptied them have the pond for another year, and the secretary said yes. the Excelsior Kennel was formed, and wis prononnced t
gible by the committee,
into the stream. Tn about six weeks Ifound many hundreds The company certainly would not be permitted ta dispute the Tt was nearly 11 o’'glock when Major Taylor commen
of them had hatched. plaintiff's title during the first three years; during this time judging,
Tsimply mention this to show how hardy they are. After the plaintiff was wijhout question the occupant of the pond.
spawning they returned to the lake and began to feed on He claims to be in possession now, under aalee of right. Tam CHampion Encuisnh Serrer Dogs were a capital lob, op
prasshoppers. inclined to think the plaintiff is lawfully the oecupant of that one of them well worthy the pride of place, As they
My method of feeding them is original as far as [ know. At pond by virtue of his understanding with the secretary; but led around the ring for inspection. one of the owners wihispa)
the southern boundary of the lake is an_ old grayel bar, whether he was lawfully the occupant of that pond or not to us that he was beaten “by thunder.” A glance at the
thrown up by an extinct Jake or ocean, This bar is about seems to make no difference; he was in possession under a competitors showed that all were of one mind and when |
half a mile wide by three miles in length. Its only production claim or right, and is just as much entitled to the protection of blue ribbon was given to the beautiful son of Pride of |
is weeds of various sorts and innumerable grasshoppers, of a the lany against a straneer asany otherdisseizor, A thiefmay Border, there was not 4 dissentant yoice. Mr. B. F. Wile
local, harmless species, with indifferent wings. They do not lawfully maintain his possession against eyery one except the Bot, although too fat, is a well put together animal with lp
travel. These collect along the edge of the water in great true owner. of hone and muscle, and we have na doubt is possessed 6
quantities, and to all appearances will furnish an inexhausti- Mueh was said in the argument about this statute being great endurance, Mack Laverack, owned by Snolienb;
ble Supply of food for alltime to come. To feed the fish then, penal, and that a strich construction should be placed on it. and Loyd, has but just retumed from a long and haad ey
it is only necessary to walk or ride close to the edge of the I am aware that, in times gone by, the waters of this State paign in the field and consequently was lacking in that he
lake for about # quarter of a mile, when the grasshoppers will were thought to be 4 free fishery; but that this doctrine of free of coat and feather generally considered of vital impot
hop into the water by thousands. There is always a breeze fishery could never strictly be applied to any bub public nayi- upon the bench. Heis a very well formed animal, anda eo
from the South at this season of the year, which carries them gable waters. Of late, however, a large share of the time of looking one as well as a first-class fielder, We shall lone
“out to sea.” As soon as they are out afew feet from shore the Legislature is taken up with the protection of fishcultire member his magnificent high-headed point at Grand Jun
the fish, which are lying a short distance out expecting them, I think, therefore, it may be said with truth that it is a rule last December, while running his heat with Foreman,
make arush, frequently throwing their broad purple sides of pups policy in Connectieut to protect the propagation H. Bailey Warrison's Dick Laverack, own brother to Macl,
into full view, an Pane the water boil for nearly a quarter and culture of fish, And therefore a liberal construction one litter older, is alsoa good one. He has also left the n
ofa mile. With such food they soon recovered from the ex- shold be placed upon all acts of the Legislature for the pur- of his coat and feather among the briers. He had the pn
hansted condition in which they left thespawning bed. From pose of furthering the objects in view, fortune to get a hot cinder in his eye while on his journ
this time their growth was very rapid. Those that would have This brings me to say, therefore, that I am constrained to causing him to droop his head, which detracted from his
weighed from three to three and half pounds, on leaying hold, that the plaintiff is entitled to recover the penalty pro- pearance, Thunder, the winner, was shown in the yery p
the spawning grounds in May, weighed from five to six and a vided by law, viz., the sum of $100, of condition, except that he was a triile too fat; his foath
quarter pounds about the lst of October. As near as I can something wouderful to see, that upon his tail almost 1
estimate, trout pe nieey months old average from one and a ing bhe ground, That Thunder is a good stock dog aswel
quarter to one and a half pounds, I shall be pleased to corres- WHAT MIGHT “SLICKHNS" BH?—The Gridley, Cal., bench show winner, a glance at the dozen of his progeny Ol
pond with parties who are raising the rainbow trout, and Herald says: “Feather River is freer from slickens than it are exhibited here shows conclusively. Although he has b
ascertain if posible if they will subsist on vegetable food. has been tor many years, and the water is rapidly assuming the recipient of many honors upon the bench, we cousider
It isreported that the trout of Pyramid Lake, Neyada, feed the clearness of the Sacramento as seen during low water well deserving of all that he has won, and doubt ifthere is.
on a species of moss whichgrows in the lake. Itis also re- north of Colusa. Fish are also becoming plentiful in the day a better Laverack in the world, Inthe bitch class th
ported that the trout of GooseLake, when confined, eat boiled streams. The first salmon seen in it for nine years made its were three good ones. Peep o’ Day, who was awarded
wheat and rice. Ido not know these reports to be true. appearance near the Thresher slough last Friday afternoon. prize, Petrel I]. and Fairy IT, Vixen If, was clearly oy
H, Woopson. Tt was a good sized one, and would weigh not less than twenty matched. We were somewhat surprised that Major Tay
Fort Bidwell, Modoe County, Cal. pounds. Catfish are also becoming plentiful in it, and we who has heretofore in makiny his awards shows so decided
hear of seyeral parties catching trout in the stréam during the preference for the Laverack type, should pass by such pa
past month, Ii the stream ean be kept rid of slickens it will representatives of this type as Petrel If. and Fairy IL,
become one of the most popular pleasure resorts in the State.” place Peep abovethem, Although Petrel II, is the best Laver
RIGHTS OF FISHCULTURISTS. | It may be that slickens eat the salmon, and if so, why don’t bitch that we have ever seen, and we fully expected tosee.
LAW of Connecticut provides that “Eyery person, who they shoot them? Or do slickens come down and drink up all win, we must say that Peep o’ Day is nearer thé type thati
shall enter on the land of another, for the purpose of tak- the water and leave the salmon to dry wp? If so, then shoot- prefer. We consider her a grand one, Although not in)
ing fish from any private pond or stream therein, after the ing would remedy this. The Herald does not state how large condition she has a gamiy, stylish look that is very taking
owner or occupant of such land, pond, or stream shall have the slickens grow, nor just how they destroy the fish. Per- her owner may well be proud of her and her achievements,
osted a notice adjacent thereto, forbidding such entry, shall, haps after all’slickens is a weed that fills the streams so that as she has not only repeatedly taken the highest honovs nyol
in addition to the damages for such entry, forfeit fo such asalmon cannot pass through between the stems. In vain the bench, but is a Field Trials winner as well, haviue Woll
owner or occupant, one hundred dollars.” we have appealed to the dictionary in the absence of any per- first in the National Trials all-aged stake at Grand Junchiol
An interesting case has just been decided in Waterbury, son speaking the California language: O, what can the last December. ;
Conn., which may prove interesting to our readers, and per- slickens be-e-e? O, what can the slickens be? ENGLISH SETTERS were a grand lot, with scarcely a poor
haps serve as a precedent in other cases of trespass upon pri- oneamong them. In the dog class Plantagenet was desert
vate ponds. Therefore we give the opinion of the judge in edly given first. He is yery near our ideal, andawe know
full. no dog that we had rather possess. We were very ]
H. H, Peck ys, Elijah Mallory, action to recover a statutory
penalty, of $100 for fishing in the plaintiff's private pond, This
Che Ziennel, leased with him atthe Field Trials on Robbins’ Island
all, and pronounced him the best youn doe that we hat
ish
complaint came before Henry I, Boughton, Hsq., justice of the ee
eyerseen, Should his mature form fultill the promise he no
eace, and was ably contested on the part of the plaintiff by ‘ives, we shall look to see him take high rank—if nob Bie
Avebeten & O'Neil and on the part of the defendant by Judge FIXTURES. Tipiee parsons the canine celebrities of tha day, Foreniail
Cowell. The following written opinion was delivered by BENCH SHOWS. his half brother, was placed next. He is not so well put to
Justice Boughton: April 18, 19, 20 and 2i—New York, Sixth Annual Bench Show of the gether as Plantagenet, bub a yery good one» We eo
OPINION. Westminster Kennel Club, Entries close April 3. Chas. Lincoln, scarcely make up our mind just how to place Noreman, Li
The principal points of contention in the case before me Superintendent. don, Belton IT, Belton Iil., Lightning, Chancellor, Neiz
were; ay 9, 10,11 and 12—Boston, Mass. Third Bench Show of the Massa- Crack, and were glad that the onerous task devolyed w
1, That the court had no jurisdiction of the subject matter ehusetts Kennel Club, Chas. Lincoln, Superintendent; W. H. Hardy,
Secretary Exhibition Committee, P. O, Box 1798, Boston, BHntries
other hands, Prairie Storm was also a pood one, except)
of the action, close April 22, hiscurly coat. Royal Gladstone was a fair antmal, but 5
2, That notices were not posted as required by law. FIELD TRIALS, out of condition. Wealso liked the liftle Acme, but hey
5. That there was no sufficient proot that the defendant Bene hSt a OHanet American Kennel (lib Field Trials on Prairie too youny and undeveloped to compste with the crack
entered on the land for the purpose of taking fish. ; Chickens. Jos. H, Dew, Columbia, Tenn., Secretary. this class. We were disappointed in Darkie. He is plat
4, That it did not appear from the eyidence that the plain- December—National American Kennel Club Wield ‘Trials on Quail, no show animal, Heis a erand one in the field, and loo
tiff was the owner or occupant of the pond within the mean- Grand Junction, Tenn. D, Bryson. Memphis, Tenn,, Secretary. goer and a stayer, and we haye no doubt would nickw
ing of the statute. f with some of the finely-formed bitches that lack bone aml
Hirst—This seems a very strongly marked action on a statute muscle,
to recover a debt as a penalty for fishing in the plaintiff's pri- PITTSBURG BENCH SHOW. In the bitch class Belle’s Pride was decidedly the best, ait
yate pond, The allegations in the complaint are: That notices S was foreshadowed in our report last week, the Pitts- fully deserved the pride of plate. We liked both Doily D
were posted; that the defendant broke and entered for the burg show proved a wonderful success, Not only were and Minerva for second place better than Gertrude; in fi
purpose of taking fish; that, by force of the statute in such the entries in excess of those of any former show, but the there were several that we thought full as good as Her, ly
case provided, the plaintiff is entitled to recover. There is no quality of the animals exhibited was greatly superior. In Bird, although rather too small, was very well put togethe
claim here for an injury to the plaintiff's possession, nor for fact, we do not remember a show where the percentage of and we fully expected to see her placed. Lass o’ Gowrie, 3
common law damages. Our statute provides that action may zood ones wasso high as here. The hall was crowded nearly though a capital bitch, was in such coidition that we did m0
be brought where either the plaintiff or defendant resides. allthe time, often uncomfortably so, and the result finan- think she deserved mention. She was protested as ha
This is fhe general rule, There may be tyo or three excep- cially was a most gratifying success, Although Thursday was mange, but as the veterinary who was consulted pronou
tions, like ejectment, trespass to land, and summary process; rainy and very disagreeable, we could not see that it made ber free from it, of course the protest could nut be susta
but certainly the action is not one of the exceptions. ; much difference in the attendance. Even the ladies donned She was only a short time from a hard campaign in the fie
Second.—The second point of resistance was: That notices
their waterproofs and turned out in zd0dly numbers to see and had not had time to get in condition, Mr. Don
were not posted as required by law. If the owner should post and admire the beautiful animals that were here displayed. Belle was in splendid condition, and would haye pncomte
notices on the first day of January and these notices should It was very aggravating to witness the bright smiles from ably crowded the winner of first place, bul she was tak
be immediately torn down, and on the first day of the follow- “witching eyes,” and to listen to the endearing words from with a very severe attack of pneumonia while an her jour
ing January a stranger should fish, withont any notice that ruby lips that were lavishly bestowed upon the “lucky dogs,” and, in spite of every effort to save her, she died. Twi
the premises were a private fishery, whether the penaiby. who appeared to appreciate and thoroughly enjoy their ‘‘day,” although a little beefy and a bit coarse, we liked very
could be coliected in such a case as this would be doubtrul. Much of the success of the show is due to the indefatigable Blanche was also a good one. Had she had good feather al
The plaintiff would seem to be within the letter of the statute, labors of Mr, Chas. Lincoln; that his efforts were appreciated would haye looked much better. Alfogether this was a splail
but still, 1am hardly inclined to thik he would be within the the many words of praise from the members of the associa- did class. Next came the
spirit. On the other hand, if notices were properly posted, tion, as well as the more substantial testimonial presented him Purn LAVERACKS,—Don Juan was given first, as he was o10eb
and were immediately torn down, and immediately there- abundantly attest. The officers and members of the society the best one. He has adealof quality, and is very well pit
after a stranger should fish, could it be successfully contended were unsparing of their time and money, and fairly earned together, We liked Prince Laverack for second plact
that, because the notices were not there or that the stranger their abundant success. We have often heard the sportsmen although Fairy Prince isarare good one, yet he is a tll
did not see them, the owner would be without the protection of the “tron City” extolled for theim generous hospitality, coarse and has notthe thoroughbred look of Prince Layers
af thislaw? I think not. In this case, however, although but can truly say that the half had not been fold. More He will tndoubtedly be heard from again, as he is not
there was some uegalbive testimony from the neighbors, that enial whole-souled gentlemen ib has neyer been our good mature. We fancied his action while moving round fhe
they had not seen the notices, and some of them thought they ortune to meet, and we shall long remember with pleasure the best of the lot. Royal Bluse was not in first rate
would have seen them if they were there, still there was the the very pleasant associations connected with onr sojourn dition. He has a beautiful head and a wonderful eye.
very positive evidence that a notice was ou the bulkhead on | here. The old City Hall in which the show was held is well will also improve, as he is not yet two years old, Alders'
the day in question, and that other notices were seen on the calculated for the purpose; it has been renovated and greatly was in very poor show condition, which was too much @
premises adjacent to the pond at difierent times during the | improyed since last year, new windows have beeu put in and handicap in this company. In the bitch class we were
preceding year, 9nd, indeed, duying= the three preceding years. it has been newly painted and frescoed, electric lights were | surprised. We had Peétrel IIL, agrand one, day for lis
t should be compelled to find from this evidence that suti- introduced especially for this occasion, and the animals could | and Pearl for second, bnt the positions were reversed.
cient notices hac seen posted, and that the law on this point be seen nearly as well in the evening as hy day. Many of the is avery handsome animal, with a gamy, stylish look, and
had been complied wita. P : stalls were tastefully draped and decorated, and this arded | deal of quahty, but she is a trifle sway-backed, and thongh
Third,—The third point presented for the consideration of mich to their appearance, ; ; | fair condition, could not compare with Petrel, who was 1
the court was, whether the defendant entered npon the land On Wednesday evening & very interesting meeting of the | capital form, Next to these two we preferred Pet Laverad :
in question for the purpose of taking fish from the said pond. association was held, at which a large number of gentlemen 8. ow. that we were prejudiced in her favor, as we retaiied
‘The evidence was that the defendant and another man started from all parts of the country were present. Gen. Sweitzer, in a lively recollection of her winning ways while at the tf
out together in the morning and went to ‘‘Blade’s pond;” that behalf of the ménmibers of the association, in a yery happy trials, She was sadly off in coat and feather, as she las
this ater tnan fished in the pond until about 10 o'clock A. M,, speech, presented to Major Taylor a beautiful and costly hunted allthe season, Lu Layerack, her litter sister, is ale0)
the defendant remaining with him; that the defendant then badge be elegant design and exquisite workmanship as a tes- good one. Peeress, although she had just weaned her pups
said, ‘Let us go down to Oakville and see what hick we shall timonial of their high esteem tor him as a gentleman and a was grossly fat, yet she showed many good points, am
have there;” that they went to Oakville, where holes were cut judge. The major was taken completel by surprise, anc deserved all she cot.
through the ice on the pond in question, and the other man | could scarcely command language in which to reply, but in a tm the dog puppy ¢lass four brothers carried off the pring
fished until 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The defendant himself few well chosen, heart-felt, words, expressed his thanks for pal honors, and justly, as they were grand ones. lue 3
said that he sat upon the bank during all this time, paca it this elezant token of esteem. Col. Goddard, of Zanesville, Was a trifle the best one, although Royal Sultan Was nearly
that on one occasion he took out a fish which had been caught | O., made aiew remarks, which were warmly applauded, ex- good. Royal Lothair and St. Julien were not quitewp to ol
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yet they were good ones. Weailso fancied Acme. He Howard Hartley, Pittsburg; Blanche, Win, Saceer, Glenfield, Pa, Class 60.—Black and tan tertiers over Slbs. First, Vortigern, Ed-
eauslity. especially in head, and we shall be surprised ©., Miss, Howard Hartley. Pittsbute: Minerva IL, W. A. Givens, Pitts- ward Lever, Philadelphia. Second, Tilley, D. D. Mansfield, Pittsburg.
does not turn out a Pood one. Monte Christo is also a burg. Vhe., Dido, W. F. Hendrickson, McKeesport, Pa.; Bessy, Mrs, Thoius
Coton looks as though he might make a good, Class 6,—Layerack setters. Dogs: First, J. H. Goodgell's Don Harrison, Pittsburg. He,. Topsy, same owner; Kittie, D. D. Mans-
Juan, New York. Second, Fairy Prince, A. §. Bishop, Pittsburg. field, Pittsburg, C,, Quince Il, Mrs. Maggie, Naylor, Pittsburg; Nell,
iceable one when mature, Vhe., Prince Laverack, Snellenburz & Loyd, New Brighton, Pa.; Daniel Bittner, Allerheny, Pa.; Penny, Mrs. Margaret Bittner, Alle-
¢ bitches were a good lot, with several very fine ones. Royal Blite, Howard Hartley, Pittsburg. O., Aldershot, H. A, Herz- gheny, Pa.; weighed exactly 5lbs., and was awarded an extra special
ie J. carried all before her, Although a trifle lezry and berg, Brooklyn, N, Y, silver cup, equal to first. 1
Jeslack im loin, she isa very stylish, samy-lookine bitch, Class 6.—Laverack setters. Bitches: First, Pearl, L. H, Smith, Class 61,—VDoy-terriers (any breed) under Slbs. First, Kitty, Miss
hen fully developed will undoubtedly be a stunner, Strathroy, Ont. Second, PetrelTIL,.J. H.Goodsell,New York, Vhe,. Nellie Stevens, Pittsburg. Vhe., Pic, Mrs. J. Otis Fellows, Hornells-
hibe had as good a loin as Princess Alice we should have Peeress, H. Bailey Harrison, Tilsonbarg, Ont.; Pet Layerack, Layer- ville, N, ¥. He., Richard, Miss Marshall, Pittsburg; Lotta, Mrs. A. M.
acl: Kennel, New Brighton, Pa. Ho,. Lu Layerack, same owner. Watson, Pittsburg.
erred her lor second place, Alice is ayery good one, with Class {.—Eneglish setter dog puppies undur 12 months, Hirst, Blue
| loin and quarters. Her sister, Queen Maud, is also a Class 62.—King Charles spaniels. No award.
Stone, John B. Long, Detroit, Mich, Second, Royal Sultan, Detroit Qlass 63.—Italian greyhounds. No entries.
od one. aithough « bit too large. She has animmense chest Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich. Vhe., St. Julien and Royal Lothair, same ese 64.—Poodles over 10lbs. First, Poody, Mrs. Fanny Rotrock,
is Well put together for so bigaons. Rose Richmond is a owner, Hc., Monte Christo, W. C. Beringer, Pittsburg; Leo, John sbure.
good. ane. incess Warwickis too young to compete Fawcett, McKeesport, Pa. GC. Acme, J. Palmer O'Neil, Pittsburg; Class 65.—Poodles under 10lbs. First, Queen, Mrs. Margaret Bittner,
these, but she will, no doubt, make a. good one. Her coat Gath, EB. J. Wallace, Memphis, Tenn. Allegheny City, Pa.
nital. Upon the whole, the Hnelish setter classes were Class 8. —English setter hitch puppies under 12 months. First, Car- Class 66.—Miscellaneous. Bell, English harrier, S, H, Hoffman, Mc-
rie J., W. B. Gates, Memphis, Tenn, Seeond, Princess Alice, Detroit Keesport, Pa., and Norah, Ivish terrier, Dr. J. S. Niven, London, Ont,
ast that we have eyer seen, Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich. Vhe., Queen Maud, same owner; Jose- divided first,
AMPION InisH Srprek Docs brought out three grand paints R. T. Vandevort, Pittsburg, He,, Rose Richmond, HM. Gray, SPECIAL PRIZES.
Gerkley was at his best, and, of course, the others ittsburg; Flirt, A. S. Bishop, Piltsburz; Belle, $, Moore, Pittsburg. Class A.—For the best kennel of five eet setters owned by ex-
to stand aside. Chiet was also in capital form, C., Lady H., Samuel GC, Hunter, eae Ge hibitor. Petrel IL, Petrel IM1., Plantagenet, Don Juan and Fairy II.,
he is nol yet ood enough to wrest the laurels from 3 Class 9,—Ghampion Trish setter dogs. rkley, A. H. Moore, Phila-
elphia. Jas. H. Goodsell, New York.
ve. We had Topsa to see Biz come to the geratch Olass 10.—Champion Irish setter bitches. Gussie, Cortlandt Kennels, Class B,—For the best kennel of fiye Irish setters owned by exhibi-
od form enouzh to win, as we believe him to be the best Peéksiill, N, Y. : tor. Biz, Vlora, Abbey W., Bizora and Venus. John §, McIntosh,
setter in the field that can be produced. Although he Pittsburg.
Olass 11,—Irish setter dogs: First, Larry, Cortlandt Kennels, Peeks- Class C.—For the best kennel of five Gordon setters owned by exhib-
iuyery 460d condition, his coat and feather, owinzto hard kill, N.Y. Second, Spy, Sidney Dillon Ripley, New York, Vhce., itor. Rupert I., Rupert I, Rupert T1., Rose and Jessie. Franklin
in the field, was not at its best. Raleigh, A. H. Moore; Philadelphia. He., Bragg, R. B. Morgan, Kennel Club, Bradner, 0.
N the bitch class Gussie was deservedly placed first. She is Canton, O.; O'Leary, Baltimoré Kennel Club, Baltimore, Md. C.,
Class D.—For the best kennel of five pointers owned by exhibitor.
e bitch, and was much too fat, and her coat and feather Flush, Robt. J. McKay, Pittsburg. No entries.
Class 12\—Ivish setter bitches: First, Lady Clare, Jerry Cockrell,
not well srown; but she has a good head. and is very well Memphis, Tenn. Second, Reeta, E.T, Martin, Wilmington, Del. Vhc¢., Class H.—VFor the best kennel of Irish water spaniels owned by ex-
opether, with good quarters and legs, and.is & ¢rand one. hibitor., No entries.
Abbey, J. 8. McIntosh, Pittsburg; Reddie, James H. Goodsell, New
Ais also a very good little one of capital form; her coat is York; Norah TL, Frank Billings, Cleveland, O, He., Floss, J. R. Class F.—Wor the best kennel of five cocker or field spaniels owned
by exhibitor. Benedict, Black Prince, Princess, Flirt and Bob III,
tao wavy. Poor old Lou! we pitied her. With her Trissler, Lancaster, Pa, O©,, Lady Friend, R. B. Morgan, Canton, O. Hornell Spaniel Club, Hornellsville, N. Y.
years and numerous family cares she looked old and Olass 13,—Ivish setter Puppies, under twelve months, dogs and jlass G.—WNor the best kennel of five Collies owned by exhibitor.
mi wrinkled, It seemed almost asacrileze to parade bitches: First, Norah Il, Mrank Billings, Cleveland, O. Second, Ayreshire Laddie, Rex, Jersey Lass, Sheila and Fearless. Jas, Lind-
Bizora, J, S. McIntosh, Pittsburg. Vhe., Lardy Dah, G N. Appoid,
nirmities before the public, and to allow defeat to mar Baltimore, Md. He., Netta, E. I. Martin, Wilmington, Del, C.,
sey, Jersey City, N. J.
Wetotore unimpeachable record. Venus, J. 8. MeIntosh, Pittsburg. Glass H.—For the best English setter, dog or bitch. Thunder. <A.
open class for dogs was a very good one, Larry, who Class i4—Champion Gordon setter dogs:
H. Moore, Philadelphia,
Bob, A. H. Moore, Class I.—For the best three English setters, dogs or bitches, bred
‘ red first, was decidedly the best, although he has not Philadelphia.
and owned by exhibitor. St. Julien, Royal Sultan and Royal Lothair.
el his coat for a year, and it looked somewhat faded. Spy, Class 15.—Absent, Detroit Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich:
i) won second, has improyed yery much sipce we last saw Class 16.—Gordon setter dogs: First, Rupert IiI., Franklin Kennel Olass J.—Wor the best Laverack dog entered in the openclass. Don
Club, Bradner, O,, (the only entry).
and was in capital form. We fancied Raleigh for Class 17,—Gordon setter bitches: First, Lady Rapid, A, H. Moore,
Juan. Jas. H. Goodsell, New York.
nd place. Indeed, except io size, we thought him as good Philadelphia. Second, Speed, G. W. Moore, Pittsburg. Class K.—For the setter or pointer (dog or bitch) that has the; best
y, as he is OF capital form and was in splendid condition. field trialrecord. Nellie D. UC, Sanborn, Dowling, Mich,
Class 18.—Gordon setter puppies, under twelve months, dogs and Class L.—for the brace of aoe setter dogs that has the best field
@is a good dog, with a grand loin and hind-leg and good bitches; Wirst, Rose, Franklin Kennel Club, Bradner, 0, Second, Bere FeeORG: King Dash and Belton IIl., Superior Kennel, Alleghany
, but he lacks quality. O'Leary was a fair animal. Rupert I11., same owner. tity, Pa.
i we did not like; heis of good color and has a fair head, Class 18.—Champion pointer dogs over 5blbs.: King Bow, Class M,—For the best matched pair of English setters, color and
Wit he is sway-backed and too low at the shoulder, Detroit Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich. quality to be considered: St. Julien and Royal Sultan, Detroit Kennel
Class %).—Champion pointer bitwhes over 50Ibs.: Nellie R., A. Ciuh, Detroit, Mich,
Th the bitch class, Lady Clare is the best all-around Irish J. Barly, New Albany, Ind. (only entry).
fc) that we have seen for a long time; she was deservedly Class N.—For the best English setter dog under two years old:
Class 21,—Champion pointer dogs under 55lbs.; Duke, John Faw- Plantagenet, J. H. Goodsell, New York.
cd first. We thought Reddie sure of second, as she is a cett, MekKeesport, Pa. (others absent).
Class O.—For the best native English setter dog without Laverack,
tiful animal,very well put together. She has a nice head lass 22.—Champion pointer bitches, all ahsent. eee or field trial blood; Sam Tilden, C. M. Munhaill, Cleye-
a 200d flat coat, She isin whelp, which detracts from Class 23.—Pointer dogs over 55lbs. First, Don, R. T, Vandevort, and, O.
Er appearance, and there was not much to choose between ene Second, Hindoo, A, J, Haly, New Albany, Ind. (only two Class P.—For the sporting dog or bitch exhibited in the best bench
entries). show condition: Berkley, A, H, Moore, Philadelphia.
rand TReeta, who secured the place. Abbey W. was also Class 24.—Pointer bitches over 50lbs. First. Marguirette, H. W.
Mit as good as either, and Norah [I. would undoubtedly Class Q. For the best dog or bitch under 12,months old sired by
eer New Albany, Ind. Second, Dolly, Joseph Grasser, South Oil Thunder: Monte Christo, W. C. Beringer, Pittsburg.
beaten all three with an added year. Lady Friend is too ity, Pa. : lass R,—For the best English setter stud dog, to be Shown with
forward and atrifle sway-backed. Floss is too blocky Class 25,—Pointer dogs under 55lbs. First, Drake, J, B.C. Lucas, two of his get: Thunder, A. H. Moore, Philadelphia. (Shown with
it for an Trish. : St. Louis, Mo® Second, Brayo, Geo. Norbury, Appold, Baltimore, Prince Laverack and Mac Laverack).
the puppy class Norah If. was first; she was decidedly Vhe,, Christmas Bill, R. T, Vandevort, Pittsburg. Class 8.—F'or the best English setter brood bitch, to be shown with
tie best. bizora, the second winner, is a very pretty little Class 26.—Pointer bitches under 50lbs, Pirst, Rill, Rdmund Orgill, two of her Rowen: Fairy Il., James H. Goodsell, New York,
Brooklyn, N. ¥. Second, Lill, Joseph Lewes, Apollo, Pa,, Vie., Luck, (Shown with Thunder and Fairy Prince).
Mine; bub more of the type ot an English setter than Trish. R. T. Vandevort, Pittsburg. He., Fan, Joseph Lewes, Apollo, Pa.
We thought Netta, or Lardy Dah more worthy of the place, 4 eee T,—¥For the best Irish setter dog: Berkley, A. H. Moore, Phila-
C., Fraud, J. F. Anderson, Goal Bluff, Pa. CLE. ia,
mbDoON SETrEeRs.—This class was very small, only eisht all Class 27,—Pointer dog puppies under 12 months. First, Como, Miss Class U.—For the best Irish setter stud dog, to be shown with two
t In the champion class, Mr. A, H. Moore's Bob was Minnie Anderson, Hazélwood, Pa. Second, Doon, Joseph Lewes, of his get: Bekrley, A. H. Moore, Philadelphia (shown with Chief and
wed first, He isa yery good dog and in first rate condition. Apoflo, Pa, Lardy Dah).
8 a well-formed animal; Rupert IL. we liked better than Olass 25.—Pointer bitch puppies under 12 months. First, Yam, Class V.—¥or the best Irish setter brood bitch, to be shown with two
Second, Luvetto Il., Detroit Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich.
Mona, the only entry in the champion bitch class, Class 24.—Irish water spaniels, Dogs and itches: First, Count of her progeny: Flora, John §. McIntosh, Pittsburg (shown with
she was absent. the open class for dogs there was Bizora and Venus).
Bendigo: T. Donoghue, La Salle, I. Second, Barney, Jr.; J. C. Gra- Class W.—l'or the best Gordon setter dog or bitch: Bob, A, H.
one entry, Rupert Til He is rather an ordinary animal. ham, Alleghany City, Pa. Vhe. Dan @’CGonnor, Milwaukee Kennel Moore, Philadelphia.
@ were only two in the bitch class; Lady Rapid is a very Club, Milwaukee, Wis. Class X,—For the best Gordon setter stud dog, to be shown with
one; we also liked Speed; althoueh small, she is very Class 30.—Black spaniels. Dogs or bitches over 28lbs.: First, Bene- two of his get: Rupert, Franklin Kennel Club, Bradner, Ohio (shown
iby. In the puppy class, only Rose and Rupert IIT, put in dict; Hornell Spaniel Club, Hornellsyillo, N. Y. Second, Black Prince, with Rupert Uf. and Rupert I.)
Sameé owner, Whe. Bob III., same owner.
appearance. Rose, although very small was decidedly the Class 31,—Black spaniels. Dogs or bitches under 28lbs.: First, Black
Class ¥.—For the best Gordon setter brood bitch, to be shown with two
formed one; her color was also good. Rupert's straizht of her progeny. No entries.
Begs; Dr. J, 8. Niven, Londou, Ont. Second, Beatrice; Hornell Class Z,—For the best spouse dog, (any weight) King Bow, Detroit
idles are much against him, Spaniel Club, Hornellsyille, N.Y. Only éntvies, Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich,
INTERS. —We were disappointed in the number of pointers Class 32,—Cocker spaniels other than bluck. Dogs and bitches: Class AA.—For the best pointer bitch: Marguerite, H, W, Fawcett,
ibited; there were only thirty-four entries in the ten First, Princess, Hornell Spaniel Club, Hornellsyille, N, Y, Second, New Albany, Ind.
isses, and of these s¢yen were absent. We expected to Hlirt 1., same owner, Vhe. Pansy, same owner. He. Rose K., Car! Class. CC.—For the best pointer dog puppy under 6 months old:
Kdacke, Pittsburg,
number of Mr, Orgill’s dogs present, but they are in Ten- Class 8214.—Spaniel puppies under 12 months: Wirst, Bene; Dr. J. §.
Conio, Miss Minnie Anderson, Pittsburg.
ed at work, and it would have interfered too much with Niven, London, Ont, Class DD,—For the best pointer stud dog to be shown with two of
field education to have taken them home in time to fit hisget, King Bow, Detroit Kennel Club. Detroit, Mich., (shown with
Class 83.—Pox hounds, Dogs and bitches: First, Rozey, Dan Yam and Luretto 11.),
fforthe bench. In the large champion class,.King Bow O. Shea, London, Ont, Second, Rover, Joseph Lewes, Apolto, Pa. Olass EE,—For the best pointer brood bitch. No entries.
deservedly placed first; Heis x very stylish looking liver Class 34 —Enelish beagles; Dogs aiid bitches: Wiret, Melody, Thos, Class FF.—For the hest cocker spaniel, (log or bitch, owned by a
hite, with food chest and loin, but rather thin in flesh. Orgill, Brooklyn, N. Y. Second, Music, Dan. O. Shea, Londen, Ont, member of the American cocker Spaniel Olub. Princess, Hornell
d was in grand show condition, but not quite up to the Vhe., Harry, Geo. W. Noreross, Piltsburg; Major T., Mrs. Alice N, Spaniel Club, Hornellsville, N, ¥-
Taylor, Lexington, Ky; Lill, Colin Cameroun, Brickeryille, Pa, He., Class GG.—For the best fox terrier, dog or bitch, Curate, Wm. J.
kK of a winner in first-class company. There was only one Beulah, J. W. Bittner, Alleghany City, Pa.
in the large champion bitch class, and she an ordinary Class 35.—Bench-legged beagles. Dogs and bitches: First, Grand
Turner, Philadelphia.
al, The same may be said of Duke, the only one present Class HH,—For the best collie, dog or bitch, Marcus, Allen §. Ap-
Duke, Sinith & DeMars, Detroit, Mich. Second, Major, P. Dorsey, gar, New York,
esmall champion dog class. Both of the entries in the New Market, Md. ae Il.—For the best bull terrier. Nelly, W. EB. Livingston, New
champion bitch class were absent. Class 36.—Beagle puppies under 12 months. First, Major T., Mrs. ork.
the open class for larze dogs only two were present; of Fame eh Taylor, Lexington, Ky. He., Victor, M. M. Missley, Elizabeth- , Class JJ.—For the best Skye terrier. Mac, Gilbert Rafferty, Pitts-
# Don was much the best: he is a very powerful animal and own, Pa, urs,
Class 37.—Dachshunde. Wirst, Waldinan T1., Louis Workhansen. Bear LL.—For the best Yorkshire terrier. Conn, Gilbert Rafferty,
st class fielder. Hindo has a sood head and necle but is | Alleghany City, Pa, Second, Waldien Il.,same owner. He., Gridel,
oosely built. The bitches in this class numbered only ittsburg.
Bh. F. Hodges, Pittsburg. C., Max, Henry Goldstroab, McKeesport. Class MM.—For the best bulldog. Blister, J. Mortimer, New York.
Marguirette was a very fairanimal with good coat and Class 33.—Champion fox-terrier dogs. Royal, L. & W. Rutherford, Class NN.—For the best toy or pet dog owned and exhibited by a
but too round in the chest; she shows quality and was New York, : lady. George (pug), Mrs, Bdwin A. Prue, Philadelphia. ‘
tly placed. We fancied Olivette for second place as she Class 39.—Champion fox-terrier bitches. Tussle, L. & W. Ruther- Class 00.—For the best Itish setter, dog or bitch, bench and field
ved # deal of quality and is a good one for her age. She ford, New York. trial qualities to be considered. Berkley, A. H. Moore, Philadelphia.
Class 40.—Pox-terriers, Dogs: First, Curate, W. J. Turner, Phila- Class PP.—For the best Irish water spaniel dog or bitch bred at and
good head and neck, a gootl coat of a capital color, delphia. Second, Nailer, L. & W. Rutherford, New York. He., Prinee,
legs and feet and a very good tail, She is too long urchased from the Ex¢elsior Irish Water Spaniel Kennel. Barney, Jr.,
FY. W. Fleck, New York. . ©. Graham, Alleghany City, Pa.
Mupled and a bit legey bul will no doubt improve somewhat Class 41.—Fox-terriers, Bitches: First, Gipp, F. W. Fleck, New Class QQ.—For the best Llewellin dog under one year. Blue Stone,
th age, Dolly wis too fat to show well, although she ap- York, Second, Sally, L. & W. Rutherford, Néw York. J, EB, Long, Detroit, Mich,
ed to be well formed, Class 42.—Fox-terrier puppies, under 12 months; First, Brittle, Class R..—F'or the best kennel of five St. Bernards owned by exhib-
} the open class for small dogs Drake was much the best. L, and W. Rutherford, New York, itor, No entries,
6m the end of his nose to his loin he is almost perfect, He Class 43.—Greyhounds. Dogs and bitches: Virst, Countess Fleet IL, Class 55.—For the hest kennel of sporting dogs owned by one indi-
Chas. ©. Griffin, Pittsburg. He., Prince of Wales. Dr. G. A. Seroggs, vidual. ‘Thunder, Bob, Berkley, Raleigh, Darkie, Banjo, Loo II,,
tweak in loin and hindquarters. Bravo isa very nice looking Beaver City, Pa. ¢
he has a yery good coat, a capital loin and quarters, and Lass o’ Gowrie and Lady Rapid, A, H. Moore, Philadelphia.
Class 44—Mastiffs. Dogs and bitches: First, Gurth, Chas. GC.
oditail, Christmas Bill is a very well bred animal: he has Goddard, Zanesyille, O. Second, Hector, Wm. Wade, Pittsburg.
od loin, good less and feet, and a splendid coat; his head Vhe.. Bayard, same owner. C., American Duchess, Wn. L. Jones, GORDON SETTERS.
lob first-class. In the bitch class Rill was the best. With Pittsburg. s
Class 15,—St, Bernards, rough eyated; First, Raver Lion, J, M. Hiditor Forest and Stream :
Bexception of a littlé too much length in loin she is all over Wilkinson, Pittsburg, Mr. Malealm, in your issue of March 2, in answer to mine of
sod one. Luckis very near as good and should have had Class 46:—Sb. Bernards, smooth coated: First, Snowball, Wm, L. the 25th, has struck the right key-note in the last paragraph
nd, although her round chestis against ber. Lill is a fair Jones, Pittsburg, only entry, of his yery sensible letter. In order to get the Gordon setter
al, but too stocky built: her sister Fan has a better Glass 47.—Newfoundlands: irst, Pluto, W.0. Meyers, Sharpsburg,
d body although notso good ahead. Fraud is a yery Pa, He., Vauny, same owner, into his old place among lovers of the field and gun we
QOlass 48.—Ghampion collies: Rex, J. Lindsay, Jersey City, N. J. must have 1 change made in the present standard of points
Lone, except that she has a split nose. for judging them at bench shows.
iz puppies were nottirst-class; we thought Black Sweep Class 49.—Collies, Dogs: First, Mareus, Allen S. Apgar, New York.
Second. Waddy, Thomas W. Ralston, Hlderton, Pa, Whe., Tweed, Right here a question occursto me, What is the use of a
pod asany, although he is quite small, Como is a very John W. Burgess, Hast Orange, N. J ‘ bench show dog in the sporting classes if, by breeding him up
ghimal, althoush his head is not good, Doon is also of _ Class 50.—CGollies. Gitelies: First, Jersey Lass, J. Lindsay, Jersey to the standard for such shows, he is being gradually alienated
ape, but is colored like a foxhound, ‘There were only City, N. J. Seéond, Juno, Aen 6. Apzar, New York. Vie., bess. from the uses to which he was originally intended?
bitches present, They were fair ones and rightly placed. John W. Burgéss, East Orange, N. J. He., Sheila, J. Lindsay, Jersey
To my mind, the judges of thesé dogs at bench shows, both
miments wpou the peamaining classes will appear next City, N. J.; Fanny, Thomas 8, Ralston, Elderton, Pa,
i, The foliowing is the Class 5{,—Collies, puppies, under 12 months: First, Fearless, J. in England and America, have been too much carried away
Lindsay, Jersey City, N. f Vhe., Gelle, G, W, Mivans, Allegheny, Pa,, with the idex that Stonehenge, in his latest edition, tried to
TULL LISD OF AWARDS, iO ‘Tromp, Cap and Topsy, same owyuer. figure a heayily-built dog, but my reading of his work dows
f, very highly e¢ommended; lic. hizhly commended; ¢,, com- Glass 52.—Bull Dogs: Wirst, Blister, Jas. Mortimer. New York. not lead me to believe that he had any such idea,
. mended.) seconil, ero, KR. M. Livingston, New York, r 5 _All the ground they have to go on for this is that he says the
$1. —Champion English putters. Dogs; Thunder, A, H. Moore, Q@lsss 63,—Bull Terriers: First, Nelly, W. EB. Livingston, Now York. “skull is usually # little heavier than that of the English set-
24, Se eee White Sik, G. W. Moore, Pittsburg. THe., Snow, W. W. Speer,
ter.” Irom this it cannot be taken that he meant the whole
2—Chuuunpion Hnuglish setters. Bitches: Péep o Day, DB, Bry- Pittsburg,
is, Tenn, Class EL —Rou. h-haired terriers (except Skyes and Yorkshires); body was to be built on & heavier seale.
Jas 3-Bnglish setter dogs (except Laveraci), First, Plantage- First, divided befween Lady, Dan O'Shea, London, Ont.,and Kelpie, _ What I wish to suggest is for the owners and breeders of
J. HF. Gobtsell, New York. Second, Toréman, @, Bailey Har Robert Hume, Orange Court House, Va, Vhe., Prince Charles aud Gordon setters in this country to form themselyes into an
; Liisonburg, Ont.; Third, London, same owner, ourth, Chan- ucen Lilly, J. EH. Naylor, Chicago, Ill, He., Captain, G Ratferty, organized club. Let them think over and lay before the judges
Yrank Bowen, “nisworth, Pa. Vhe., Belton UL, Henricks & ittsbure: Sullo, Mrs. Pronguee, ‘Allezhany, Pa, G., Wlora, Geuze of bench shows what they consider the standard of merit in
i, ealeghany City: Lightning, Win. H. Elverson, New Brighton, Bradley, Wckieespuri, Pa. 4
the Gordon setter, and, if necessary, let them draw out ascale
elton (1, Charles T, Armstrong, New Albany, Ind, ie., Daria, Qlass 55.—Champion Skye terriers, dog or bitch. Mac, Gilbert Ref
Moore, Puiladeiphia; Neige, Joseph N. Brown, Pittshure; Crack, ferty, Pittsburg. n J of points for jadging at shows, and I have no doubt such a
Naat CG), Grouse, Henricks& Stayton, Aleyhany City, Pa.; Class 56,— Skye terriers, dogs and bitches. Wirsh, Jim, Wm. Sanier- course would have the desired effect,
Storm, KR. A. Builey. Canton, 0. son, West Philadelphia, Pa.;——L. G. Hanna, Cleveland, 0. C., Judge Such a club might be easily formed, and it could give addi-
Class 4—nelish seiler bitches (except Layerack), Tirst. Belle’s and—, sane owner. r tional prizes at shows and, perhaps, be able to institute a prize
ie, De. AlienB. Clayton, Guatham, Ont. Second, Gertrude,J.W. Class 57.—Yorkshire terriers, Wirst, Mont, C. A. Shinisle, Pittsburg. to be given for Gordon setters at the coming field trials. Hop-
\ sburg. Third, Dolly Day, Wm, MoeConyay, Pittsburg. Class 58.—Charipion pugs. Rodetick, Miss Adelaide Detchon, Phila- ing FOREST AND STREAM will give this endeayor to benefit one
‘Lass 0° Gowrie, A, H. Moore, Philadiiphia. Vhe., Ruby, delphia.
Tlariley, Pittsburg; Hazel Kirke, R. T. Vandeyoort, Pittsburg. ass (9.—Pnzs. Tirst, George, Mrs, Edwin A. Pue, Philadelphia. of the finest and, in spiteof what may be said on the contrary,
E. A, Givens, Ee ee ay, #., 5. C, Himter. peers) Second, Guess. Miss M. C. Jones, Pittsburg. O., Vixen, Misy Jemmie ablest fleld dogs, a fair field in its columns, which I have no
H. Bailey Harvison, mburg, Ont. He., Lady Bird, Martin, Pittsburg. doubt it will. J, 5. Niven.
 136 FOREST AND STREAM. [Maxcu 16, 1882.
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_ THE DOG WHISTLE, advertised by Messrs, Wilbur & Co.

in another cohimn, is a most compact and useful little article,
Besides the whistle it contains an excellent compass and a
water-tight match box, the whole taking up no more room
than an ordiiary whistle. Tis convenience and compactness
will recommend it fo all sportsmen,
ORGILL'S POINTERS.—T. M. Aldrich writes us that Mr.
Orgill’s pointers, which are under his care, have improved
wonderfully. He thinks that he can beat in the field any
kennel of ten dogs in America, andisready to match one of
them avainst uny pointer in the world,
PRIDE OF THE BORDER II.—Can any of our Texas rea-
ders give us any information of the Laverack setter dog Pride
of the Border Ti. He was sold to a cattle dealer in that State
some five or six years azo by Mx, Tasker, of Philadelphia.
HASTERN FIHLD TRIALS CLUB,—There will be an im-
portant meeting of the Hastern Field Trials Club at Del-
ere 212 Hifth avenue, on Thursday evening, the 16th, at
3:30 FM.

KENNEL NOTES.
We wish to impress upon the minds of those who send us items for
our Kennel Notes, that to avoid mistakes all names should be written
IN PRINT LEDPHRS, as we find ib very easy to make mistakes where this
isnot done, We also would like to be informed whether the animal
is male or female, and to know the date of birth and the breed to
which it belongs, whether pointer, setter or other, A careful study
of the notes in this number of the paper will show just whatis wanted.
BRED.
_Nell—Maicolin._ Mr. John 8, Crowther’s (Baltimore, Md.) black na-
live setter bitch Nell to Mr, H. Malcolm’s Malcolm (Duke of Gordon—
Tilley’s Dream).
Daisy I.—Sensation. The Westminster Kennel Club's lemon and
white pointer bitch Daisy II. (Plake—Lilly) to their champion Sensa-
tion, Feb, 24,
Hiy—Brag, Dr, H. B. Wygant’s (Peekskill, N. Y. cocker spaniel
bitch Fly (Sam Flora) to the Riverside Kennel's (C aremont, N. H.)
Brag, Feb, 23.
Blanche—Grouse Dale. Mr. Wm. Tallman’s (Providence, R. I.)
lemon and white setter bitch Blanche (Dan—Bonibel) to Mr. Wm. A.
Buckingham’s Grouse Dale, Feb, 13.
Jennie—Mac. Mr. Wim. Tallman’s (Providence, R. 1.) black and
white setter bitch Jennie (Lathrop’s Dick—Gip) to owner’s Mac
(Perry's Pete—Knight’s Ply), Feb, 14, '
Jennie I.—Mae, Mr. Wr. Tallman’s (Providence, R. 1.) black and
white setter bitch Jennie I. (Patch—Jennie) to owner's Mac (Perry’s
Pete—Knight’s Fly), Feb, 25. THE “TEAZER” PISTOL TARGET.
Nellic—Turk. The Imperial Kennel’s (Tom’s River, N. J.) Gordon
setter bitch Nellie (Rover—Belle) to Mr. T. Forman Taylors champion (Entered by J. S, Conxry, 1255 Broadway, N. Y., in U.S. Patent Office, 1882.)
Turk, Jan. 29. J
Dell—-Turk I, The imperial Kennel’s (Tom’s River, N. J.) English
setter biteh Dell (Frank—Blue Nell) to Turk IT. (champion Turk— to add two additional men to the fourteen above named from riflemen man-target there will be, also,a gold medal for the best shooter,
Nellie), Jan. 29. oeknown skill who may not have shot in any or all of the compe- Messrs, W. & C, Nolte promised to give a gold medal worth $25 to the
itions. shooter of the corps who makes the most points during the season,
Zoe—Warwick, Mr, BH. A. Spooner’s (New York) orange and white 6. Those selected in accordance with the preceding sections and the
setter bitch Zoe (Morford’s Don—Mercilliott’s Pet) to Mr. H. W. committee acting jointly shall, bya majority yote, select a captain
Ganse’s (Wilmington, Del.) Warwick (Leicester—Petrel), EAST SIDE RIFLE CLUB,—following are the officers of the newly.
who shall appoint un adjutant to assist him in his duties. The cap- formed club under the name of the Hast Side Rifle Club; headquarters,
WHUELPS, tain, when selected, shall have the management of the team and pre- 114 Avenue B: B. Wragge, Pres.; Th. Jung, Viee-Pres.; Gus. Zimmer
Nymph If, Mr. Thomas Hilleary’s (Leesburg, Va,) lemon and white scribe the rules for its government and practice, including the decision mann, Treas,; Gus. Messerschmitt, Sec.; Jul, Oberlaskamp, Fin, Sec.;
pointer bitch Nymph IT. (Beaufort-—Nymph) whelped Feb, 17, nine— asto the final selection of the twelve who shall finally constitute the Ant, Dufiner, Sergeant-at-Arms; Wm, Seppenteldt, Capt. This club
tive dogs and four bitches—by Hammond's Jack. eam, willshoot for places Friday, March 27, at Seppenféldt’s rifle gallery,
Gussie. Mr. N. Leonard’s (Boston, Mass.) English setter bitch Gus- 7. Each person entering for the competitions at Creedmoor shall be 15 E, Houston st. ’
sie (Dash IT.—Modjeska) whelped eight—four dogs and four bitches— required to produce a certificate from the Adjutant-General of his
by Mr. Arnold Burges’ Druid, State stating that he is and has been since September 1, 1881, a mem- 4EHTTLER RIFLE CLUB, March 7.—Seyenth competition for the
Sprite. Mr. F, L. Cook's (Sherburne, N. Y,) black and white cocker ber in good standing of its uniformed National or State Guard, and is gold match; ten shots per man, Creedmoor targets, gallery distan By
a Paster person to represent his State upon the team, possible fifty:
spaniel bitch Sprite (Wildair—Mignon) whelped Feb. 22, eight—four PSUEN TEE OMG ea) er aa er orn ie BY) SIAODGUS mee ON 1.0 een non ee 46
dogs and four bitches—by owner’s Major (Charlie—-Ruth). . Hach competitor so entering shall subscribe the following: ‘I de-
sire to compete for a place on the American Military Team to repre-
lio. Mx. R. Doe's, Salmon Falls, N. H.) cocker spaniel bitch Clio
M Dorler..,. TAL noes Sac
(Snip—Feather) whelped Dec. 7, 1881, four by the Riverside Kennel'ssent the United States in the International Match of 1882, and hereby
(Claremont, N, H.) Brag, agree to conform to the conditions prescribed for the selection of said
team, If Iam a successful competitor, I hereby pledge my word that
SALES. I will shoot in the match and will in addition perform such practice
Count Noser—Maple whelp. Lemon belton Laverack setter dog, and submit to such discipline and government as the Captain of the
Six months old, by Count Noser (Carlowitz—Princess Nellie) out of Team shall direct.”
Maple (Thundet—Peeress), by Dr. G. A. Stark, Mibyaukee, Wis.,to 9, All persons authorized to compete in the final competitions for DUS e- MGs ay Ret PGS At B.
Mr. Wm, Tallman, Providence, R. I. : the selection of the team shall have the free use of Creedmoor Range BOSTON.—The Massachusetts Rifle Association held an unusually
Grouse Dile—Lady Thorne whelp, Orange and white setter dog, for practice for two weeks prior to such competitions. well-attended shoot at Walnut Hill Saturday. The feature of the
whelped July 6,1881, by Grouse Dale out of Lady Thorne (Prince— 10. The National Rifle Association will provide quarters and subsist- day’s work was a complete score of 10 bullseyes, made by Adams
Beile), by Mr, Wm. Tallman, Providence, R. I., to Mr. N. Wallace ence on the range for all competitors during the four days of the final The weather conditions could hardly be called excellent, as a tricky
» Savannah, Ga. competitions, and for the team and reserve subsequently, until the wind blew from the northwest most of the day, although the light
Bonnte Boy—Gipsey whelp. White bulldog, seven months old, by conclusion of the mat¢h. ' compensated, in a degree, for the fitful breezes. The scores made are
Mr. Edward Griffith, New York, to Mr. John Wright of same place. li. Any person selected in accordance with the foregoing regula- appended:
tions may, for cause, be remoyed by a two-thirds yote of the captain, f Creedmoor Match,
team, reserve and committee having charge of the competitions. AC Adams 56565
5 5 6 5
12. Notice shall be given to the Secretary of the National Rifle Asso- LW Emerson 45555
4 6 4 5.
Aifle and Trap Shooting, ciation by August 1, by such of the States and Territories as intend to
be represented, stating. the number of competitors they propose to
send, and their names.
G Loomis
T Baxter
HR Coole
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13. In case any State or Territory shall neglect to hold a competi- D 6445445 6
tion for the selection of members of its National Guard, whose similar E 4554444 4 5
FOREST AND STREAM TOURNAMENT practices to those above mentioned may have made the averagescores E 44445644 6 4
FOR THE SHORT-RANGE CHAMPIONSHIP OF 1882, as above prescribed, shall, upon forwarding to the Secretary of the E 534445 3 5 4
Atamnseeting of the team captains, last Tuesday, it was agreed National Rifle Association on or before August 1, a copy of such scores, C 5444444 6 4
that the mutch be shot ai the Zettler Rifle Gallery, 207 Bowery, to certified by an officer of such National Guard and sworn to by himself A 4444554 4
commence on Monday evening, March 27, at 8 o'clock. On the matter before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and producing the J 45383834434
of referees, ii was agreed that each club should select. a member, not requisite certificate from the Adjutant General of his State, shall be Sharpshooters' Match.
a shooter on the tearh, to act as referee, and that the two referees of entitled to, enter the final competitions at Creedmoor, JEmMSe (lof Vn Le ae! Sb Calis aoe a aire NOME
each evening should select an umpire, not of either club. Itwas 14, In case experience shall prove that the efficiency of the team W Gardner Bey.” Caer OO ee Seay
voted to use a movable screen behind the target to record the num- will be advanced by the use of any particular rifle the National Rifle Dink ite BA
ye wd
ber and exact position of shots. Association will provide it. : ad” BBS FE
There was some discussion on the length of time each team should Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to issue a circularto the 10 4 5 § 8 4 8 20
use in shooting, and it was finally decided that each team should be various commanding officers of the National Guard and to the rifle ovelty Match (Rest),
allowed only two hours and a half to shoot their score; an average of associations and clubs throughout the United States, urging them to ; 1088 99 7 910 81
fifteen minutes to a man, take such steps as Shall induce the members of the National Guard of 8 81010 9109 7
The following resolution was adopted: No member of any team will their respective States to compete for places on the team, so as to 403) er Hquneey
nek eriees or oe peeee 1010 8 888 8 & 7%
be permitted to rest any part of his borly against or upon any support, insure the selection of a truly national team fully competent to sus- HF Richardson (military)..,...,....... 67 77% 48 4
nor is it allowable to place the stock of the rifle under the coat. vest or tain in this match the reputation already earned by American rifle- TAL ACODI ales, be wicca
ME ee aie tee 83845969065 3
suspenders while shooting, and any shot made in that manner will be
men, and from time to time to forward to the Secretary of the Na- GARDNER, Mass., March 8.—At the last regular meeting of the
counted & miss. tional Rifle Association any inventions or improvements coming to Gardner Rifle Club, there was a good attendance and fine sport.
It was decided to leave the entries open until Saturday evening, their knowledge which they consider to be likely to improve the shoot- members who shot fora record used the inch rmg and Creedmoor
ing of the team, target combined, distance 200 yards, off-hand, two scores to each man
March 25, when a meéeting will be held to draw for shooting positions
and to make final arrangements. resulting as follows:
THE “TEASER” TARGET- C. apt uk
GNM swore, ete deanseeens 46 8 46
THE MATCH COMPETITORS. Rare expert pistol shots of the day haye acquired such a degree of JN Dodge.......... 44 80 844
skill with the weapon that it has been foynd necessary to devise Chester Hinds, . 43 Vin ss
ae programme for the selection of the team to represent America new systems of scoring their best work. Mr, J. 8. Conlin, of Con-
in the coming match with the English Volunteers, of which 2 F Nichols.......,. 42 80 644
lin’s Gallery, this city, has just published a novel target of his own SLeon Walker’: Sa deetr 43 = ti 48
summary was given in our last isauc, appears im full below, invention, which promises to supersede the/old style of ring targets.
| If carried out with enthusiasm it ought to bring about a fine team; Chee Maritttoely lee 42 ao 41
Its inventor dubbed it the *Colonel” target, but those who have tried SESH TKO VILO De ieee tener ete 42 5ST 8642
and with ample time for preparation and éyery indication that the their hand at it have discarded this name tor the more appropriate
committee intend to have the best men on the team, from whatever GPSTtuarhiwave belensics eee eee 40 48-40
one, the ‘‘Teaser.”. We give herewith an illustration of this new tar- pee il nsgoih conte saan sear ee 4) 45 40
section they miay come, no National Guardsman who can shoot with get, ‘This is printed from the block from which the targets them-
eredit need complain of a want of opportunity of securing a place_ on HUM Sr WO Odes ned ee ees 84 40) 30 3688 64
the team, selves are printed, and so is an exact reproduction, r During the winter there has been series of meetings when thera
PROGRAMME OF SELEGTION. In this target special regard is had to ‘line’ and “elevation.” been a contest for what 1s known asthe ‘Road Match” for cash pr
Prominence is given to elevation, the scale here (the perpendicular The conditions were, distance, 200 yards, off-hand, using the Gardn
Resolved, That the following method be adopted for the selection of arms) being higher than that of line (the horizontal arms), Unless ring target, three scores to count as oné continuous one, The folloy
the team which shall represent the United States in this.match: the shot has one or the other of these it scores nothing; that is, a ball ing scores gives the names of the lucky ones with the prizes award
1, A committee of five shall be appointed by the Board of Directors put into the card anywhere between the four arms counts as zero in each: Total. Priz
of the National Rifle Association for the purpose of carrying out this the score. According to the rules of Conlin's Gallery, however, a G F Elisworth 99 dH 101-384 $10,008
programme. The president of this association shall be ex officio a shot cutting the black line of any one of the several divisions of a tar- J NEBOAZO. Leste avers Looe eae. nee: 91 97 95283
member of the committee. get is counted the same as if it had entered that division, Thus a hall Pranic HNIGHOIS sf. peel eee ete)sete wk 92 92
2, Each State or Territory (including the District of Columbia) de- just cutting the outer line of the lowest division, counts 1, just as it A Matthews...._... . 88. 89
siring to be represented in the team shall establish competitions at would if put into the centre of that division. ’ ‘ : WiGhartesey aa. sr. eb's whe Ae 92. 93
such place or places as the military authorities may prescribe for The “Teaser”? is already a popular target at Conlin’s, and we be- Gheslen Hints) yee oan eel iy eae ee 86 89
competitors to represent it, tobe open only to members of its uni- lieve it will be found a sufficient test of the best pistol shots’ skill for BrelsHekn owltonseey Jules. aa oe) pice 90 89
fee National or State Guard. who haye been such since September along time yet. Weshall publish from week to week scores made in HC Knowlton_._... $0 BS
1 é shooting at this target; but we do not expect this year to print a run SB Hildreth ........ Pe Pe ee 80
(a). Hach of sueh competitions shall consist of seyen shots at 200, of ten consecutive 5's, ; SeleGnhWalketive eseJosmiee
WeeLe vrei, aed + -94 79
50), GO), constituting the first stage, and 800. 900 and 1,000 yards, consti- The target pistols used at Conlin’s are the Stevens .22-calibre, 12-
tuting the second stage. The two stages may be fired on the same inch barrel. As a specimen of the kind of work that can be done NEWPORT, R. I., March 10.—We inclose scores made by Ne rt
day or on different days. with such a weapon, we may cite a shot made by Dr. E. T. T. Marsh Rifle Club on Wednesday last. A team match with the New Bedfo
(4), Weapon—Any military breech-loading rifle within the rules at Conlin’s last week. <A playing-card was stuck up, with ifs edge to Riile Club is on the tapis. Competitions for place on the team begil
agreed on in rezard to the match. the shooter, and split in half by the ball at the second shot. Distance, next week, Inthe “Chromo” match, at Paradise range, on Wednes
(¢). Position—Standing at 200 yards, prone at 500 and 600; any at the 25 yards. day, the following remarkable score was made by the inembers of the
others, Newport Rifle Association—10 shots, 200yds., with artificial rest, the
(d@). No sighting shots to be allowed, or cleaning, except between butt of the ritle to be against the shoulder:
ranges. SCHUETZEN NOTES. Knight . 12) 217 AR" 43242) 12 12
3 Allcompetitors who, in taking the three best scores made in these HE New York City Schuetzen COED, Capt, John F, Gerdes, held
competitions, shall average at least 142 points—say 85 at 200, 500 and / their first practice shooting at the Union Hill Schuetzen Park on
600 yards and G7 at 800, 990 and 1,000 yards—shall be qualified to be sent Wednesday, March 8. The following members proved to be the best:
to Creedmoor to represent their respective States, H, W, Cordts 189, C. Bruns 178, J. Lurch 185, J, Detlefsen 172, P. Bayer 9 9 @ 7 i
4. On August 15, 16,17 and 18 four competitions shall be had at 170, out of ten shots of posailte 250, on 200 yards, off-hand. The club are elated at the return of Mr, W. Milton Farrow, “thi
Orcedmoor by the competitors representing the several States, Upon After the shooting the proprietors of the park, Messrs. W. & C, champion rifle shot,” to Newport, and are confident of organizing 3
the conclusion of these competitions fourteen competitors shall be Nolte, served the corps with a splendid lunch, after which the presi- team, under his tutelage, that will be second to none, even at Creed
selected by ageverating the three best of their scores in these compe- dent of the shooting committee, Mr. H. W. Cordts, read the following moor.
titions, the first aggregate taking the first place, and so on until the resolution of the corps: P TRAP SHOOTERS are penerelly aware of the excellence of the
required number be obtained, F Th. 2 The members of the shooters during the season of 1882 will be Card trap, of which Mr, Will. H. Cruttenden, Cazenovia, N, Y., is
6. The committee herem provided for are anthorized, if in their divided into four classes, and for each class a gold medal will be the agent. e do not know how may of these traps Mr, Cruttenden ba
judgment it be advisable and necessary for the strength of the team, prize for the best shooter, This is on ring-target, 25 centre. On the sold, but they must’be legion,
 Manon 16, 18827 FOREST AND STREAM 1387
ALBANY.—A stormy atternoon greeted the marksinen at Rensselaer- examined if was found that while depth could be utilized in a small from the centre of the strap, secured a toggle. When blowing, he
wytk Thursday. Wail, snow, rain and sleet fel! all the afternoon, and hoat, like the Madge, with all the ballast outside, depth, could not be tossed the bag over the weather side. and there let it hang outboard,
~ through it all jhe marksinen kept sending in thé bullets with unerrin, made use of in the same way with a large boat, thus giving depth a the toggle across the inside of the fhole pins. Mn. Tonlinin writes con-
aim itd] darimess ended the sport. The mateh was for an imperia changing value that no formula could equalize. cerning the James:
hotezraph presented by Messrs, MeDonnald & Sterry; the distance "The same conclusion was reached in regard to beam, as the 7ft., “{ found this rig very comyeniout, especially in hunting, as I eonld
200 yards, and the two best stores of séven shots to count. The bulls- 8in. beam in Madge. with all ballast outside, has been found to be brail up-the mainsail and shoot from eéither side, Game can be ap-
eyes began to come on the opening rounds and, notwithstanding the equal about to the 141¢ft. beam of the Schemer, with al! ballast imside, proached in this manner under easy sail more veadily than in any
adverse condition, excellent: scores were made, Mr. G. Mairchild win- This put un end to taxing beam as a dimensivin, other way. I used to go ini) quest-of alligators. The largest I ever
ning with 33 aud 3i, or a total of bY outof the possible 70. The details Atlength a suggestion was made to try the formula now before you. killed and measured was 14f't. long, and about as big in the body as a
Of the Mateh werd as follows: It was found to classify widely different types of boats so fairly that Hour barrel; but on one occasion IT was with a friend on a bayou,
Photograph Mateh—200 Yards, ib was adopted, This formula allows the wide and heavyily-canyassed about 50 miles fvom Mobile, and we hoth shot and killed one, which
G Wairchild, MG.........2: 0546 5 45-383 ho 45 5 § 5—34—67 boat to contend on equal terms with the long and moderately-rigged We judged to be about 5 or 6 feet longer than our boat, This wasin a
GH Oharles, May §........... 43556464 5—82 5445.66 5—38—65 Boat, In this case, one pays for her sail and the other pays for her part of the country where people seldom pétnitrated. Tt was nearly
Ce Wihiite; Bal’S.,....:2:-.:.-. 4446 54 6-81 55445 5 5-s3—G4 length, thus allowing boats to compete that could not meet fairly sundown, and we heard him bellow; andin a few minutes affer we
Rid) Willis; Bal 8... --.-..- 4-44 454545431 5536 4 4 5—dl—62 under any other measurement. erceiyed him, about 5!) or 60 yards distant from us. He appeared to
Pour compoatitors withdrew. The reasoning that léd to the adoption of the aboye is as follows: é making right for our boat, evidently, with hostile intentions, when
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Peb, 27, 1892.—The great rifiematch between M. The axiom ‘‘Length gives speed” is agreed to by all good authorities, we shot him, ITtilled one once with 2 muzzle-loadiug pistol, which
Gran of Chicago, aud C, Bers of Davenport, has been looked forward Next tolength comes the power to carry sail. This can be obtained alligator measured 914 feet long, He had heen fighting, and one of
to with great interest, It began yoslerday afternoon at 2 o*clock. by beam, or outside lead with less beam. Béam is better for smooth his forele#s had been bitten off close upto his body, All that I ever
After firing twenty-five shots on each side they had to stop, as they water, but outside lead is better for rough water, leaving out alto- idlled I shot about the eye in the head, as this is about all you can see
could not see the target on account of the heayy fog. Out of the gether the important factor of safety. Stability can be computed, of an alligator to shoot at, thoush sometimes a little of his tail will
tywenty-fye shots OC. berp was ahead bhirty-nine rings, and everybody but not only would the calculation be too conip!6x for any club pur- show above water. This pistol was fitted with a stock lilce a ritle, and
expectad him to come out vitlorious, Ad’ 9 o'clock to-day the shoot- poses, but stability changing with every angle of keel, it would be of was 12-inch barrel, Tj had a patent loading-muzzle, removable, and
ing was continued, when Wf, Grawmade asurprising score and came doubtful utility if it were calculated. But lower sail can be taken as would shoot accurately at 200 yards. 1loatled with a patch of linen
outthe viclor Although the weather being unfavorable, there were 4 sufficiently accurate measure of the stability, The sails can be eut out with a wad citer. The ball was conical, and 70 balls weighed
a preat many spectators present. Out of possible 250 in ten shots, meéasured ina short time, and as all the calculations are very simple, one pound. [killed a good many alligators with it over 8 feet tong,
yards distance and offhand, the following are the scores: eyery owner Gan verify them. This measurement also allows a de- and other game, and of one occasion shot the heads off of 45 ‘Bee
signer the greatest latitude of choices of dimensions and modes of bal- Martins’ in suecession,”
M. Gran. O. Berg. lasting, and any shape of overhang can be put on, either forward or A long period now intervenes before the appearance of the yaw! in
16 18 31 21 24 21 19 17 19 17—198 R4 17 24 1!) 22 22 V1 17 21 24—211 ee At the same time as much sail can be carried off the wind 4s Northern waters. When in 18/5, Mr, Buchanan Hemry, of New York,
24 18 19 28 1K 15 18 28 21 17196 22 25 2h 23 20 25 21 22 17 2B—221 efore,
21-20 22.21 2h 17 23°20 24 238—215 2219 21 2118 19 21 21 24 20—200 had a fine deep-bodied sloop deslzned by Chas. Hilliian, and built by
LIST OF BOATS UNDER THE NEW MEASUREMENT. Lennox, South Brooklyn, if was proposed to give her a mizzen, but
23 83 23 04 B4 2h 912) 24 Bi wad 22 21 22-22 21 21 19 2% 2122-218 for some reason the project was not carried out. Later, however, in
25 R424 BO Bo 24 2B BI LB 22—RIZ 2218 22 22-22 19 21 21 20 19—R206 [The column of lengths includes one-fifth of the overhang. |
1880, Mr. Henry gave the rig a trial, much to his satisfaction, ou
Sail. Tons. Length. Ft, Area Sail. Ft. another boat. The question arose how to ric a catboat snuuly: for
1070 1060 Incite Se ee aE ee La! 102 7206 family sailing out of Stonington Harbor, and yet have sail enough for
CINCINNATI, Feb. 20.—The Empire Rifle Club had a meoting last MC aIWERYO are ee ate le lek hele 165.4 109.7 G6b2 light winds when desired. To this end Mr. Henry originated the
week, with scores ag follows: Wanderer, ....... fd trecket SRSEA 156.7 108 645 “eat yawl’ in the Isabel, beng a very judicious combination of both.
Doughiman............. Hii 910121011 2 9 1010 10 11 10—148 CV ea te eden ie cronies 79.8 79.6 4473 This boat was built by Wallin at his old sliop, foot of Court street,
Btickels .......... ., 910 810111110 $1012 9 9 10 8 10—145 Gracies Shs sed ne x ° 66.7 70.9 4090 Brooklyn, and proved a perfect success. She was pssentialiy a snug
Hall. ..... Al 81010 7 910 910 911 10 9 11—145 AVS OTIS fide eee, eae eee. 55.1 02 4 3933 catboat, with a short bowsprit run out ahead, and 4 leg-of-mutton
Randall 11 910 7 8111010 610 9111112 2187 Oriya oe EAR nia lnt2 ee TON 28.1 52.2 2400 Thizzen to counterbalance the jib when in use. Both the small sails
Curtis - ji10 6 O11 8 810 612 510 S10 7-12 PGE ED PM rai a ofc Soden mite ete 26 47.9 PaLT could be taken in at short notice, leaving a small Gat mainsail with
Jackson,....... i. 6 9.9 81010 6 7 0 © 4 % 5 6 10—108 SVE aon tee er ee vttiee el ae ed 48.1 2B2 the boom only reaching to the rudder head. This sail was enough
Doughman being handicapped seyen points, and Hall not competing gH Co eae pe eee a a We ve 4.9 2115 for ordinary PREDoses: and when set alone in strong winds was equal
for tne prize, Sticicels wou the Ballard rifle for the first time. The Madea: 21.4. 43.9 2166 to a couple of reefs down. Hyen the builder and his men, ustially so
Hamilton County Gun Club, at their lust regular shoot, made the fol- Rover... 17-2 43.0 1787 ayerse to any innovations, took kindly to the arrangement, and spoke
lowing scores: Scheme: “ee ie 37.8 1539. highly of her performance under all sail, under mainsail only, or
Bande .,...-.-.:.:-::::-5 444383 44423 5 4 4 4 4 5-61 Mariel: fepove,
bees paera =A Rat ot 12.9 41.3 1400 under jib and mizzen, We helieve the Isabel has retained this rig,
Brooks,...... 438 382 2 44 456 4 4 3.3 2-51 Respectfully submitted, A. Cary Samra ‘ and will come out again in the same fashion this season.
CLT aie es SE la fd 42385 4383835 5 4 4 4 B—5B Chairman of the Committee. The honor of bringing ont the first cabin yawl on the Atlantic
DYES. bn pases 4 et £455 44335 4 4 4 5 B61 belongs to Mr. David Williams, of New York. After sailing the sloop
ioe Ae ene ae ee DR 44653
5 544465 5 4 4 465 {Ti we are not entirely in accord with the reasoning by which the Caprive for one year he essayed a full-fledged yaw of the orthodox
Gimidsle)? 3 ise. -id £45 444 444 4 4 4 B80 eommittee deduced the above rules, and if we might venture to dis- style, his object being the attainment of greater safety and comfort
Msrary er ee ee t1423 8 8444434
4 4 3 3-54 pute some of the conclusions with regard to measurement by bulk; in cruising. Subsequent experiences have demonstrated the wisdom
PATS oe cies sees te tie 8 8448 33 4 4 4 4 5—55 we haye ‘no desire to quarrel with the new rule, bub deem it fully of the thoice made, for as a yawl Caprice has won golden opinions
A od a ASB 5S a 4 Ib 4 4 863 worth extended trialin practice. As an empirical method, it is at all for herself during some extended sailing, including a cruise to the
ma 444483 445 58 5 5 4 4 8-61 eyents far ahead of anything yet attempted, and its worldugs is cer- Yorktown celebration and back, So faras can he judged the yacht
443334 4445 5 & 4 4 4-60 tain to be of great benefit inits good tendencies to modify model in lost only a trifle in speed in light winds, and nothing at all in anything
ert 4 45 4d dd £ G§ 4 4 4 4 5-83 the fleet, It discountenances extravagant forms of all sorts. Nxtreme from 4 working breeze up, while she gained materially in stiffness,
for the second time. forms belong to one of the following three orders: very short and and from an unhandy and dangerous sloop became as a yaw per-
wide, very narrow and deep, or very long, narrow and shoal. The first fectly under control, always prepared for anything that might turn
ALGONQUIN GUN CLUB.—Regular semi-monthly contest, March 2 is discouraged by taxing the large sails due to great beam, the second
eta ere rein ee ery sey. ave cael el tee ee) hl lr Pret, 10. 0.0-—13 up. The old school would have adyised altering to asckooner to
hy taxing large sails due to ete depth, the third by taxing excessive secure these very desirable points, but in preferring the yawl Mr,
Brenner.... 1100001111111111110115 length, Excessive beam is discouraged most, because initial stability
TSR ope EL. VSN eee Rav eee 110111400010100111111—48 Williams made a choice far more commendable. Theré was no main-
grows fastest with its adoption, Inordinate length of body is weighted mast lo straddle the centerboard and rack the callin house, no such
Si SOT Pe ae 1700110111111101011 O14 next,since length contributes to stability in a faster ratio than depthand
Wan Sthaicky. 2. 07101011010011000111—9 multiplicity of gear, nO such expense as in the schooner, while
finally depth is levied upon the least through sail area, as depth adds to greater efficiency under canvas was preserved, with a better opportu-
LEDS Coys OTe eae tre ee ae eer CDI OO i OT 1117 stability the slowest of the three cardinal dimensions. The rule is much
Griswold.s., 2.2.2. dee ee. OL0T1TL1000T0T111100011 nity for reduction of sail to meet emergencies, with economy in time
to be preferred to simple length measurement, for all types may meet and labor, and invoiying less risk than with the schooner. If is
Male... 010100111172010101011-18 under it with a tolerably equitable chance, and the designer is not driven
Sauer, -1110011111111111100 1-1 enough for us to add that after two years’ trial Mr. Williams sees no
into the production of the biggest body possible on a certain length, as cause te regret bis innovation, and that Caprice will again be seen
Cassehee ed Tele ete WOT TO ed StF he is under rules measuring length only, whether il be his choice or not,
(Bid
iethi pee eS aw Ae oe oe OL10001T1T111101010111143 disporting the mizzen this year.
The new method of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club will lead to the build-
ZAG LE yD el aaa bile Se a ee 111111110071010100110—128 ing of wholesome boats of a medium type, their length beiug lett to DETAILS OF CAPRICE, YAWL.
Greener,....... soe 10017710001111001
1 1-12 the architect's will, within reasonable bounds, as it ought tobe. The Length overall... eee. Pence ean 30 £t. 10 in,
"ELEN Sas Bae A et Gen or O0TO00101017100017T010—8 radical fault of the new rule, so far as its logical derivation is con- Derethvon load tnew Sey. isis eile, ek ele 532 ft. 4 in,
Tn ties shot off, Cassebeer won first badge; Brenner second. cerned is, however, this yery fact that it countenances a certain type, GSI Cor GNIO es yee yl eae ieee Ase pat 13.ft. 8 in,
WELLINGTON, Mass.—The Raymond Club had a pleasant shoot wholesome though it may be, to the exclusion of others. We hold that Depthbsor hold ssf. sey i heres: 4 fb, Gin,
Friday on their grounds at Wellington. Considering the fact thata well- type should be settled altozether upon its merits observed in actual . Dratt without board, ...,........ 4 ft, Gin,
attended meet had been held at the same place on Wednesday, the at- experience, and that a perfect mule can only be that one which meas- rahi want PORTE n.o jeoiith eee tee Atk sala Lunes 1 ft.
tendance on Friday was very satisfactory, Theprincipal match was at ures size without regard to form atall Bul sinee length rules ancl | Least freeboard. 1 ft, 10 in,
twenty ¢liy pigeons, tun yards rise. and the result was: G@. A. Samp- most others in vogue lead toa very distinct and yery undesirable type, Displacement...
son 18, ©. Jones 17, ¥. Loring 16.8. Campana 16, Tf. Donovan 14, B, our preference is decidedly with the Seawanhaka rule, for its influence
Abbot 13, J. G’Niel 18, I, Hopkins 10, W. Lewis 10, A. Taylor 7, J. upon model is at all events in favor of the best allround boat. If the
Antoimetle 7. times are not yet quite ripe fora bulk rule pure and simple, leaving itto i, Bin.
THE WILLIAMSBURGH ATHLETIC CLUB, of Brooklyn, will hold experiment to determine the best shape for yarying purposes, we rt. 8 in.
their spring meeting on Decoration Day, May 30, instead of May 27, as commend the conclusions of the Seawanhaka committee to favorahle Foist of mainsail
previously announced. consideration by other clubs seeking to escape the oversparrad, costly. Foot of mainsail...,...... Pcl rick he #
chunky results of faulty length roles. The formule may at first sight Headiof mainsail... 2.0...
seem complicated, but itis mot likely that any one will acknowledge Lesdeh of mainsail, .s00.)...b2 bts.

Machiing ayd Canoeing,

himself incapable of performing a few simple multiplications and Topmast, cap to iruck..............2-.
divisions.—Ep, F, & sf Bowsprit, stem to topmast stay.......,
Mizzenmast aft of énd load dine
uff of lug mizzen... ...... Pee anal £4 - 6 in.
THE YAWL IN AMERICA. (Re almopmare cei 8 Ok Pe ee a iy ee ee 3in,
SEAWANHAKA YACHT CLUB, ead ORMNAZEN see eae oe) N Te iy eee
[CONTINUED. | eachlonimizzenwee ys ise unse.fate
ihitor Forest aid Strecani + .
The new mode of measurement devised by the specially appointed HB introduction of the yawl along the Atlantic coastis of recent Boomkin outboard...
committee for the use of the Seawanhaka Y, Q. is as follows: date, and due to the publicity given the merits of the rig through Jib on foot,.........
Norgst AND §tReAM. The unanimity with which all who haye giyen Fore staysail on foo
fl FOR SOHOONERS. Area mainsail... .,. PTE:
ivatrial agree that it eyen surpassed expectations, and the steady
Sailing Tonnage
sete nT SS) 0.9% (as-ts—"So 35) increase in the number of boats rigged with a mizzen, as well as the 1 inchy tat i eae fh
great number of inquimes reaching us concerning the yawl, seem to + . ft.
400) point to the permanent habitation of that rig in our ficet, just as 200 Sq. ft,
surely as the cutter has made a place for herself in our ‘nidst, strictly . 270 sq. ft.
Or expressed in words, the Sailing Tonnage of schooners is equal to upon undeniable merits, with the aid of a favorable introduction to } 125 sq, tt.
Length on Load Line plis one-tiith Overhang, this sum multiplied by the yachting public through these columns. It is not to be supposed Area lower sail...............-- bg eee Ree aLee 269 sq. £t.
nine-tenths and tlie product again multiplied by the Sum of the area that the yawl is to supplant every other style of canvassing in vogue,
of Lower Sail and Topsails less ouc-fifth the area of Mainsail and Fore- The sails of Caprice were laid out by Mr. John Sawyer, and consider-
but that it will become popular as a cruising rig for,short-handed
sail, the whole product to be divided hy 4,000. ‘ vessels, as a safe rig for prolonged voyaging, and as a faster, more
ing it was his first attempt of the kind, he succeded in striking a very
In the formula ahoye OH stands for Overhang, LS for area Lower good-looking cut, for there is soniething of smartness In Caprice'’s Ap-
Weatherly and even handier rig than the schooner there seems no pearance which reminds one of the handsome yaywls to be met with in
Sail, TS for area of both Topsails, MS for area of Mainsail and FS for good reason to doubt. The unprogressive element among yachtsmen
area of Foresail, will, of course, demur to anythiig which threatens to invade the
foreign waters. The Yaeltt has the cutter’s double headsail, though
TOR SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. the jib is not set flyme, but, pilot boat fashion, on a permanent or
ancient order of things, but in the long run the practical advantages standing stay to the bowspritend, The mizzen is of the rerular
UWL-+OM, 9 4,. (peime MS of the yawl are certain to be appreciated, and the old school will lug pattern,
Sailing Tonnage—( ~) 0.9% (us ; Ts—**) again be left astern, as they already haye been on the question of easily taken care of. flat
sits very and has been found an effective sail very
The yard hooks to an iron ring trayeling on the
keels, outside weights, and the cutter. Forest ayp Stream lel the nuzzeniast, To this ring the halliards are attached. The footis
4000 yan in cutters, and now hopes likewise to earn for itself the title of
Or expressed in words, the Sailing Tonnage of a sloop or cutter is “father"' of the yawl in our waters. But we do notintend to act as laced to a boom with a gooseneck and band at the mast. ‘The sailis
equal to the Length on Load Line with one-fifth te Overhang added, judge and advocate in one, for through the kindness of a number of stowed by lowering the yard and making up on the boom in the same
this sum multiplied by nine-tenths and again multiplied by the area owners we ate enabled to bring to bear the experience of others in manner as a sloop's mainsail. There is a light topping lift to the
hoom and two light shrouds to the mizzen set up to eyebolts in the
of Lower Sail with area of Topsail added, less one-fiftn'the area of Main support of all we haye said in behalf of the yawl. rail by lanyards, Concerning the yacht Mr. Williams writes:
Sail, the whole product to be divided by 4,000, ofaras any records exist, the first of the kind was owned some
Tn this formuia OH stands for Oyerhang, LS for Lower Sail, TS for ' The statenient, in yourissue of the #th inst., that the trial of the
thirty years ago by Mr. Moody of San Francisco, theu a resident of yaw! rig on the Caprice had been satisfactory is entirely borne out by
Topsail and MS for Mainsail. Boston. She was an open boat, but whether used strictly as a yacht the fauts, The change acconplishes the result aimed at, which was to
ne-ffth the area of Mainsail goes free of tax for the area of top- or not we cannol say. The next on record is the James, of Mobile,
sail allowed. Any increase in the area of topsail is subject to tax by built, we believe, some seven years azo for Mr. Morton Toulmin, now make a boat safe and comfortable in heavy weather without much
the formula, of Washington, D. C, She was the handiwork of a Mobile upper-har sacrifice of speed in light winds. The measurements of the Caprice
The report of the commiittes to the club is as follows: are as follows: Keel ditt, 2in., water line 32. 4in,, over all 36ft. lin.
pilot, and does him credit in her conception, In vig she was an out She jas rigesd in the prey ailing style for such small sloaps: lous hoom
_ Commonons and GuniriEMmn of THR SHAWANHAKA YACHT CLUB.—It is and out yawl, though with a sprit mainsail and mizzen. She sailed
due to the Club that some explanation should be given regarding the well, was found particularly adapted to knocking abont in all day, in short gaff, short standing fopniast, ind sinvle head sail,when | bought
reasons that led your comniittes to séleet the measurement now be- search of luck with gun or fishing tackle. She would work in good
her early in 1830. I crnised a good deal in her during that séason, and
fore you. A number of incetings haye been held, and the various shape undermainsail only, or under jiband jigger. The mainsail had soon found that this rig left mich to be desired, and therefore decided
measivements have besu reviewed. to change her toa yawl, witha much longer housing topmast and
brails toye off 56 that it could be gathered in to the miashiu a moment double head sail, As I went to Hurope early in February before those
First in order came the eubical measurement. This was diswarded for a squall, alterations were made, many of the details were not as I should have
for the reasou that the present desideratum is a host of heavy dis- DETAINS OF THE JAMES,
Placement, and much more frechoard than hasbeen customary. But wished, As{T did not return until September, and for a month or go
Lengthon load line............0.--2s.0.
2s. eee Iiit, Sin. did but little salting, the principal cruise of which T can speak person-
cubical measurement is directly azaist such a type. As a proof of Beam ab stars. i ).te. bila atl bie eee ey 3 ft. § in,
this we will select tie Gracie, Ter tresboard, when measured, was ally was dows to Yorktown by the inside route to attend the celebra-
Beam 4 ft, from Stern... oe. eee ee. «6TH. Lin. tion. The sailing by this route was about eighty miles on the Dela.
3ff. and 3-10. Thoure are boatsin Boston 26ft. jin. long on wati line, Beamuathamainmast).i: 2.211142 -.22:-. ps 2-) fe 2 ft. 10 in,
that haye 214it. freeboard; so that we may conchide that more free- ware tnd ~lmost the whole length of Ohesapeale Bay. It took us
Least freeboard... 1 ft. 4 in, longer to tun down thé Chesapeake than we expected, because L hat
board would bean advantage. Letius add six inches to the Cracie's Depth amidships, .. 2¥t, 1 in, business in Baltimore which iiot only rave us a considerable distance
freeboard, This would increase her contents 535 cubic feet, and add Centre-hoard Jengt 24t. 4 in.
2min., 34sec. to hertime. That is, the revised Gracie would have more to run, but cansed the loss of a favorable wind that would have
Cpe bre-Doa madre re a) oj cccleore o's) oiebrie melee Mae taken us along way, Indecd, our saiiing in the day time wag all beat-
to allow the present Gracie thattime. Now this alteration would add Gertra-boardiaft of mash... 2. ci. ey aces tees etn . ft. 10in, ing against a headwind. which was generally rafal ton strong, with a
to the héad-’oom in the cabin, but would be of no use as regards Ballast. two sand bags.................-.- oA uae 80 Tbs,
speed, except in rough water; at oflier times it would be a detriment. heavy sea, or else tantaligingly ight, We made two Pood runs at nicht
Mainmast, hoist 2.2.5 .i..lsceestasetuceeeeetae wire “BLh Gin, befera the wind, the whole of one and fully half of the other being
Let us now make another alteration, and add four feet to the MaarhGonm 22.2 8 4 , 7 in,
Gracie’s water line. with the same proportion of beam and depth as under mizzen and forestay sailoniy, These rims would not have heen
Mainsail, head. made under the old ri The first we should not have ventured ta
before, Similar bodies are alike as the cubes of their similar dimen-
sions. Mainsnil, leach. ___ trpttepese ve eee atavh upon; avcdin the second care, in which the wind ¢ame upon us
Bowsprit oviboard after nightfall in the open bay, where we had sauchored ina calm, it
Therefore, assume the waterline at Tift. for convenience. As the Mast fom stem.,.,. ioe hott fae Mite peels atee OL Bean, would have ended a the first shelter we could haye reached, instead
cube of 71 is to the enbe of 75, so is the contents of the Gracie T1ft. long, WibPaeuee avoriss4 0 ae a SR Oa eeRa a es 6 fb. 11 in,
to the contents of the Gracie 7aftlong. The result is 6,251 eubic feet. of taking us along stretch 6 our way, until about half-past three in
IMIAZ EN OU ES ye Seber ee eh eri besahacans ees: . a ff Qin the morning, we thought it was time te rest, and accordingly dan into
‘Consequently, 6in. of freeboard, making the contents 5,227, is the Mizzenyiead te ie Nn bee eee, bed ce fon ode 22t. Gin. the mouth of the Potomaa,
Same value as df longer on the water Tine, We can say with cer- Miazen, leagh............ *Po ott& Pe eee 8 th: While In Heht weather the sloop rig has its advantages, perhaps, if
ry. that this conclusion is not true, and dismiss the enbic measure- Beaguikin Guthotttd Us ol cle eens 2th.
ment. ° isyery unhandy and even dangerous in any weather that calls tora
Mizzenmast from sterm._...-......-_; 1 ft. 6 in reef; and in ertising I consider it of more importance tq be nble to
Reape comes mean length. This is a very good measurement Spritof mainsail. ....._.-.--.,.-.-,---. Me Gu aice
for smell boots. and forall boats that are of the same type, athe stay outin any weather and to have no fear of squalls, knowing that
Anglicare igiewer Seok Fo Oe) es econ 2 POUR AlETT, you can almostat2 moment's notice reduce your caiwis to any point
ground is taker at the outset by this measurement that all are of the
same type, while in this club the boats are widely different in type, desired, ani still have itin handy and manageable shape. With this
There was a single line of reef points in the mainsail, 2ft, ahove the knowled s8 you can often zee steadily on
and length cowld not be used with faimess to all,a length measure- foot. The ballast consisted only of & couple of 25lb, sand bags, as the your way with an easy
Tent invariably tending to wide and heavily masted vessels, very boat was nobintended for carrying on, The Mobile pilot “saw? our mind, while your neighbor with the big sails either seeks shelter or
fastin smooth water, but not fitted for long cruises. takes what he knows to be an utiwarranted visk,
New York sand bagen ahd “went them “one better,” He sawed
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$74 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. contained.
BP, 0. Box 380, North Adams, Mass.
BROOK TROUT abound in the streams, and the MESSENGER, Proprietor,
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THE BOSTON 4 SON-RANGELEY LAKES REGION, including al
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LONGE, also abound in large numbers in the many SPRINGVILLE HOUSE OR SPORTSMEN’S
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lakes and lakelets of this Territory. The Sportsman
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Ammunition, ete, Miscellaneous Advertisements. Amnnunition, ote.

ORANGE SPORTING‘ The Parker Gun. The Hazard Powder Go,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Gun powder [

Hazard’s ‘‘Blectric Powder.” ;

Orange Lightning. Nos, 1 (sine) co G (coarse).
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Unsurpassed in pointe!
Packed in equana anis- :
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Orange Ducking. Hazard’s ‘* American Sporting.”
Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse), In 1 1b. canisters and
Orange Rifle. 614 lb. kegs. A fine grain, quiek and clean, for wp
land prairie shooting. Well adapted toshot-guns.
@
Creedmoor. Hazard’s ‘‘ Duck Shooting.””
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and 14 and 1244 Ib. kegs. Burns slowly and w
FLECTRIC BLASTING APPARATUS, clean, shooting
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remarkably close and ‘with
For field, forest. or water shoo
Send postal card for Illustrated. Pamphlet, showing
Again Victorious at the late Exposition at ranks any other brand and it is equally serviced
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mwa THE PHILADELPHIA JOURNAL OF COMMERCE says: ‘At Melbourne they had an excellent PEFG, FFG and ‘Sea Shooting” FG in kegs
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querors over every othermaker, Their highest award comes to them from a country aha reputation packed in 1 and 44 Ib. canisters. Burns strong an
29 MURRAY ST., N. Y.” or this class of goods has for many years been above all others,”
They have been in the hands of shooters for the past sixteen years and stood the severest test, and have
; moist. The PRG and PFC are fuvarite brands
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{Nos. 39 & 40 Park Row, New Yorr.

CORRESPONDENCE, of ruffed grouse August ist in Otsego county was carried, down the two birds, his iron tube seemed to be broken close
Tas Forest anp Srrzam is the recognized medium of entertain- for what reason is not stated, but a more remarkable step
to the end nearest to him, and he was very busy with it fora
ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. backward has not been chronicled in late minute, so that the wood-drake began to think there would
years, we think.
Communications npon the subjects to which its pages are devoted are Why people in Otsego county should desire to kill the young be nothing more to fear from him.
respectfully inyited. Anonymous communications will not be re-
grouse, when many of them are no larger than quails, if is But he soon came their way with that death-dealing engine
garded. No name will be published except with writer’s consent.
hard to understand, and still more so to conceive why a of his in perfect trim again. So the drake sounded his
The Hditors are not responsible for the views of correspondents.
body of men containing many representative sportsmen warning note “‘O-eek! O-eek!” and madam scrambled out of
SUBSCRIPTIONS should support such a movement, The mover of this the tree and they both set forth on wing, and each urged the
May begin at any time, Subscription price, $4 per year ; $2 for six proposes also to open the waters of Otsego Lake to the net- other to put the best quill forward. Then there were two
months; to aclub of three annual subscribers, three copies for $10; ters during July and August. Itis true that permission is flashes of lightning and two clouds of smoke and two
five copis for $16. Remit by registered letter, money-order, or draft, given only to take whitefish in this way, but how are the thunderous reports, and the drake lost the brightest feather
payable to the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. The paper other fish to be warned that the net is not intended for them? of his crest, and the duck a quill from her wing, which went
may be obtained of newsdealers throughout the United States and
floating down the air behind them.
Canadas. On sale by the American Exchange, 449 Strand, W. Ci;
They decided that there was no safety for them here, and
London, England. Subscription agents for Great Britain—Messrs.
A LITTLE STORY. that they would tempt fate no further, haying luckily
Samson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, 188 Fleet street, London.
Ore day, when spring had fairly made its presence escaped the boy, the pot-hunter, and the wing sportsman. So
ADVERTISHMENTS. they deserted the home which promised to be so pleasant,
known by the softness of the south wind, and by—
Advertisements of an approyed character only inserted. Inside and began anew by a stream which ran through a Canadian
pages, nonpareil type, 25 cents per line. Special rates for three, six “The bluebird shifting his light load of song
From post to post along the cheerless fence”
forest where no gunner eyer came. There they reared a
and twelve months. Reading notices 50 cents per line. Eight words
family of fourteen, and in the fall took most of them safely
to the line, twelve lines to one inch. Advertisements should be sent of northern fields, and by the robin tuning his pipe where it back to the south.
in by the Saturday previous to issue in which they are to be inserted. had long been unheard, a pair of woodducks came flying
Address all communications, There were no ducks in the stream they left in April, till
northward, and after some careful viewing from above of a October, whereas, except for the shooters who got only two
Forest and Stream Publishing Co.
certain wood-bordered stream, settled in its waters. The snipe and two feathers, there might have been sixteen
Nos. 39 anp 40 Parr Row, New York Crry,
male was in brave apparel, which he had donned in the plump woodducks on the first of September.
southern swamp, where he had spent the winter and wooed There is a double moral to this little story; one for the
CONTENTS. his mate, and her dress, though less gaudy than his, was woodducks and one for the sportsman. So far only the
EDITORIAL, FISHCULTURE, rich and beautiful. In fact, they were on their wedding woodducks seem to have profited by it.
= The pont aanne Changed. The London Fishery Exhibition, journey, and in search of a summer home. The little river
A Little Story The Ohio Hatchery,
THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST, THE KENNEL, had just cleared itself of ice and was flowing between brim-
Camp Flotsam. Pittsburg Dog Show.
Stock Raising in Texas. New York Dog Show. ming banks with many water maples bending over it, their A ProposED MonuMENT To HeRBert.—The Greenwood
NaturaL History. Hastern Fiela 4Trials Club. Lake Association, whose club house is situated in the War-
Ornithological Nomenclature. Laverack Pedigrees. buds grown crimson with renewing life, The blackbirds
Game Bac anp Gon, Dog-Haters. were gurgling so joyfully in the trees, the muskrats swam so wick Woodlands, at Greenwood Lake, N. Y., are desirous
Fee at Cobb’s Island. Gordon Dogs.
An Arkansas Bear Fight. A Day and a Half with the boldly forth to their lovemaking and food-getting, and the of commemorating at that spot the memory of the man who
The NewYork State Association, Beagles. gave the lake and the park their names, and they have
Veteran Bear Hunters. Kennel Notes.
turtles basked in the sunshine on the logs so lazily that it
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Idle Hours in the Blind. already secured the services of an eminent artist to paint for
YACHTING AND CANOEING. seemed as if bird and beast and reptile might live here undis-
“Byrne” and that Shotgun, ips.
More Quail Experiments. Small Yacht Stoves. turbed through all the live months with none to make them their reception room a fine portrait of William Henry
Last Shots at the Grouse. One-Gun Starts. Herbert, One of the members of the association has volun-
The Mississippi Floods. That Tract.
afraid but the hawk and the mink. Hard by was a great
SHA AND River FISHING. “Real” Yachting. marsh that gave promise of wild rice in August and Septem- teered to contribute the sum of $200 fora monument fund,
Snap:
pping Mackerel at Cape May. RIFLE 4ND TRAP SHOOTING.
ThatB ig Bass. ber, and the four sharp eyes of the ducks discovered a hollow
Military Reyolyer Use.
and the treasurer of the association, Mr. H. C. Cooke, No.
Large Pompano, ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 159 Front street, New York, has been authorized to receive”
tree, in which a big woodpecker some seasons before had
chiseled a doorway to as snug a home as they could wish. other contributions for the same object. It is proposed to
Taking all things into account, they felt sure they could not erect the monument in the Warwick Woodlands, The asso-
THH PROGRAMME CHANGED, ciation offers to bear all attendant expenses, devoting all the
better themselves, and at once set about going to house-
oTHE county delegates of the New York State Association keeping. funds which may be subscribed solely to the purchase of the
for the Protection of Fish and Game convened at AL A few days later, while they were resting from their labors memorial. We wish the Greenwood Lake Association
e last week. The report of their proceedings, which is and taking a comfortable bath, they heard an unwonted success in its commendable undertaking, This is an oppor-
given in another column, will be read with pleasure by all crashing among the underbrush, and presently a boy ap- tunity now for the namby-pamby class of professional
true friends of the society and of the purposes for which it peared on the bank a fewrods above them. He bore an iron admirers of ‘‘Our Frank” to supplement their loud and un-
was organized. tube some feet longer than himself, and after groping down wearied harping on their mania and put their hands in their
The Albany convention was in decided and pleasing con- the stream a minute he discovered them and pointed it in pockets for some substantial evidence of their worship of
: trast to those others held by the association in recent years, their direction. If they had known anything about tele- Herbert.
: which have called out severe and merited criticism. It was scopes they might have thought this was one, from the time
f not an assembly of trap-shooters gathered for a great pigeon it was held toward them. But at last it belched forth fire Destruction or Sone Brrps.—The bill to amend the
‘Slaughter, but a meeting of sportsmen who came together to and smoke and thunder, and something went hurtling over game laws of this State, now in the hands of a committee,
engage only in the work which legitimately belongs to the their heads with a sound as ominous as the whistling of a contains a number of most excellent features, as well as a
society. The meeting was marked by a pleasant social hawk’s wings. They swam away into a secret place as fast number that must be unhesitatingly condemned. One of the
feeling, earnestness of purpose, temperate discussion and dig- as their paddles would take them, and left the boy there la- most striking of the latter is that which permits taxidermists
nified bearing throughout. It is a turning point in the his- menting and using some strange language concerning his to kill the small song and insectivorous birds, except on Long
tory of the association, or at least it may be made such, and innocent fun. - Island. It is difficult to understand why any provision at
the change af programme will be most gratifying to those The next day they ventured forth to feed and bathe, but