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NEW YOKE, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1874. 



To Correspondents. 



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 correspondence, must be addressed to The Forest and Stream Pub- 

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 notes of their movements and transactions, as it is the aim of tliis paper 

 to become a medium of useful mid reliable information betwei n genfl 

 men sportsmen from one eud of the country to the other ; and they will 

 find our columns a desirable medium for advertising announcements, 



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 patronage and countenance of that portion of the community whose re- 

 fined intelligence enables them to properly appreciate and enjoy all that 

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 the legitimate sports of land and water to those base uses which always 

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR- 

 RENT WEEK. 



Friday, August 14th.— Mystic Park. Boston— Utica Park Association. 

 TJtica, N. Y.— Rochester Driving Park Asso-iiaiion. Rochester, X.Y.- 

 Hartford vs. Taunton B. B. C, Tanuiou. M.i-.-\Vut-eka Trotting 

 meeting, III. -English Elevenvs. Klghtemi at cricket, »| the Oval, Lon- 

 don— New York Yacht Club cruise. 



.Satop.dav, August !5th.— Saratoga races, Saratoga- llartford vs. 

 Picked Nine L. B. ft., Mai ilia's Vineyard— American vs. English 41 

 cricket, at Sheffield, Ens.— New York Yacht. Club cruise— Practice day, 

 Harlem boat clubs. Harlem, N. Y. 



Mo.s'das, August mil.— Mutual vs. Olympic Boat Club, Albany 

 Americans vs. English at cricket, at Sheffield, Eng, 



Tuesday, Angnst 18th.— Hal ifas Crlckol Tournament, Halifax, N. S. 

 —Saratoga races, Saratoga— Hampden Park. Association, Springfield, 

 Muss— Trotting meeting, Burton, Ohio-Trotting meeting, Grand Rap- 

 Ids, Mich— Americans vs. English at cricket, Nottingham, Eng.— Lvnn 

 yacht Olnb regatta, Lyuu, Maes. 



Wednesday. August lilth.— Halifax Cricket Tournament, Halifax. N. 

 S.— Saratoga races, Saratoga— Hampden Park Association, Springfield, 

 Mass.— Regatta at Worcester, Mass.— Trotting meeting, Burton, Ohio- 

 Trotting meeting, Grand Rapids, Mich.— Trotting meeting, Etna, N. Y. 

 Trotting meeting, Wtlkesbarre, Feho.— Americans vs. English at cricket, 

 Nottingham, Eng.-Trotiing meeting, Hornesville, N. Y.— Practice day 

 cricket clubs, Uobokeu— Trotting at Agricultural grounds, South Nor- 

 walk. Conn. 



TatmallA) , August 20th.— Halifax. Cricket Tournament, Halifax, N. s. 

 — Saratogo races, Saratoga-Hampdeu Park Association, Springfield. 

 Mass.— Trotting meeting, Burton, Ohio-Trotting meet big. Grand Rap- 

 id-, Mich. Trotting meeting, Etna, N. Y.— Trotting meeting, Wilkes- 

 barre, Penn.— Isle of Shoals Regatta, N. H.— Trotting at Agricultural 

 grounds, South Norwalk, Conn.— Trotting meeting. Hornesville, N. Y. 



INDEX. 



The Index oi' our Second Volume is uow nearly comple- 

 ted, and will doubtless be ready for distribution with our 

 next issue. The amount of absolutely new ground covered 

 by our one year's publication is really surprising. Some of 

 the freshest material was contributed for our earlier num- 

 bers, when our circulation was very limited, and has 

 therefore escaped general attention. We would advise a 

 Cursory review of the entire volume. 



Since our paper was first printed, we have published the 

 first full and authentic information with regard to the 

 Island of Auticosti, the Nepigon country, the Salmon rivers 

 of Newfoundland, the Game, of Colorado, the Salmon of 

 the Pacific Coast, the Geography of Newfoundland, the 

 Zoology of the Northwest, Lake Okeechobee in Florida, 

 the Coulongo District of Canada, the Icthyc Fauna of 

 Humboldt Bay, California, the Angora Goat Culture of 

 Guadalupe, the American establishment in the Island of 



Formosa, and the Upper Saguenay. We have first called 

 attention to the presence of the American Anchovy, and 

 we have printed the first photographs ever made of the 

 Octopus and the Michigan Grayling, concerning which 

 hiller pretty much all that is known has been gathered 

 through our correspondents. As politicians say, " this is 

 glory enough for one year." Besides all this, we have dis- 

 seminated a vast amount of information not generally 

 known, so thai our two volumes really cornprise a cyclo- 

 pedia of useful knowledge that can scarcely be matched in 

 this country. We bow before the approval of ' an appreci- 

 ative constituency. 



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. THE U. S. FISHERY COMMISSION. 

 < 



WE trust our readers will set a proper estimate upon 

 the valuable papers which we are printing in this 

 journal under the department of Fish Culture, detailing the 

 weekly operations of the United States Fishery Commis- 

 sion in Long Island Sound. These papers, it is proper to 

 state, ave prepared by Commander Beardslee, U. S. X., the 

 oflicer in charge of the steamer "Blue Light," which Ihe 

 Government has placed at the disposal of the Commission, 

 and who is assisted in his efforts by the scientific gentle- 

 men on board, and notably by Prof.Verrill, of Tale College, 

 and by Prof. Baird, Chief of the Commission, to whom our 

 readers have always been indebted for contributions of a 

 valuable character. 



The importance of this work to science can scarcely be 

 estimated, while at the same time its influence upon the 

 industrial economy of the country must be sensibly felt for 

 good. It is but the continuation, too, of the work begun 

 oil the coast of Massachusetts, thence extended to Maine, 

 and hereafter to embrace the entire coast, line of the 

 Atlantic to Florida. Not only are new marine species dis- 

 covered, and the identity of others established, but tile 

 habitat and breeding places of food fish are ascertained, 

 and their habits so studied as to enable the men of science, 

 by their mechanical appliances, to prevent waste and mul- 

 tiply numbers, thereby giving guaranty for .years to come 

 of a continuance of that fish food which it so recently 

 seemed was about to disappear forever. Besides, by the 

 study of sea temperatures and experiments with Ihe ova 

 and small fry of fishes, and the lest, of water of various de- 

 grees of purity and saltness, the Commission are enabled to 

 transplant, propagate and adapt the several varieties to 

 new elements, so that they will thrive as vigorously as 

 under Iheir uormal condition. To aid in the accomplish- 

 ment, of this great good, the United Stales appropriated 

 last Spring the hardly munificent sum of 113,000, but what, 

 is lacking in money is more than made up by the enthusi- 

 asm of the scientific gentlemen of the expedition, who give 

 gratuitously their time and labor to the cause. There are, 

 perhaps, two dozen, in the corps, and we doubt not that all, 

 or nearly all, have contributed their largess or mite lo the 

 interesting material that is weekly prepared for our readers. 

 This material is most of it new. It is furnished to us at 

 first hand, before the savans have so tortured and befogged 

 it with incomprehensible terms and Latinized names, as to 

 render it simply as " clear as mud " to those who dwell any- 

 lower than the seventh heaven of human intellect. All the 

 little parts, characteristics and performances of the numer- 

 ous creatures that are brought to our notice, are made so 

 interesting and intelligible, and are so interwoven with 

 homely illustrations and plain instruction, as lo be eagerly 

 read by children and men of simple habits of study These 

 find that the "Professors," when stripped of the sombre 

 robes and mysticism of their occult studies, and brought 

 down to the plane of ordinary comprehension, are no 

 •'humbugs," but very companionable fellows; and the 

 consequence, is that all the fishermen and coasters of Long 

 Island Sound, and the dwellers around Noank, become 

 voluntary recruits and willing foragers to bring in new 

 species and "queer critters," which, like the dreams and 

 visions of the Persian kings, seek interpretation. 



Two weeks ago, July 30th, we gave engravings in our 

 paper of the egg and young of the skate, (the printer 

 transposed the two, so that the embryotic egg assumed to 

 be the living fish), and also an engraving of the full-grown 

 fish dissected, showing the eggs in their natural position, 

 and the use of those curious horns that pertain to the egg, 

 and by which tliey cling to the ovaries and hold the egg 

 firmly thereto. This, we are informed, is the only illustra- 

 tion of the kind extant, and is considered a great rarity 

 and very valuable. Prof. Agassiz, in dissecting a skate in 

 the presence of his class last year at Peuikese, discovered 

 the eggs in their natural position. lie expressed the 

 greatest surprise -and gratification at the discovery, and 

 announced to the students that, this was a sight seldom 

 vouchsafed to mortal eyes ; that in all his experience he 

 had seen but one case previously. 



We have now ready for publication two equally curious 

 subjects One is a young squid (or, octopus, cephalopod, 

 ink-fish, cuttle-fish, el cetera, et alia), just emerged from the 

 egg. This wc shall print next week. The other appears 

 in our article of to-day, and represents the famous tadpole, 

 from which the human race is facetiously said to be des- 

 cended, its structure bearing close resemblance to the 

 human anatomy, and the peculiar appearance of Ihe cell 

 work of its tail having caused him to be considered as the 

 lowest of the vertebrates. 



We take especial pride in forestalling the scientific book- 

 makers in producing these rare and curious things, and 

 owe, with our readers, a lasliug obligation to those gentle- 

 men of Hie Fishery Commission who have enabl 

 do so. 



THE PIGEON SHOOTING TOURNAMENT. 



WE have been advised by the President of the Ni- 

 agara Falls Shooting Club that said club will 

 hold a pigeon shooting tournament at Niagara Fall- 

 on the 9th, 10th, lllh, and 12th of Septembei 

 money prizes of value from $3,001) to -So,U0iJ, classed 

 in each shool as one, tv, o, three, four, and five moneys 

 — ties of ten shot off for first, and so on through; then 

 a grand "free for all," say $3,000 in money, in the 

 same way. Birds are ordered, coops are building, and 

 committees are appointed on railtoad reduction of rates, 

 and all are vigorously preparing tor Ihe event. The Inter- 

 national Hotel will reduce their rate one dollar, making 

 it $3 50 per day. Carnages, and all other charges in and 

 about the place will be materially reduced lo rales that 

 cannol fail to be satisfactory to all. By resolution, all the 

 members are appoiuled a reception committee. 



Under t lie auspices of this strong and vet'} energetic 

 club, the tournament cannot fail of complete success. Emu- 

 lous of rival organizations throughout the State, it is de- 

 termined not to be outdone at Syracuse, Oswego, or 

 Walerlown. and we have no doubt that more pigeons will 

 be shot, better scores be made, bigger prizes be won, more 

 money be spent, a larger assembly be present, and a better 

 time generally be had, than at any other similar meeting 

 hitherto held, or to come for ihe next half century. Cer- 

 tainly, Hie incident'!! BUiroundiugS of Niagara Falls are 

 sufficient in themselves to make the tournament attractive. 

 One thing, however, we do regret, and that is, that this 

 club should have selected the day assigned for the meeting 

 of the National Convention as the first day of its shoot. 

 No side show ot this kind is necessary to tempt the attend- 

 :,,,., ., ■ nilemen who propose to meet for II. o sole object 

 of devising the best method to protect and preserve our 

 game. Not one serious, earnest delegate the more will be 

 present in consequence of the tournament. The club 

 might just as well, and with greater propriety, have post- 

 poned its festivities until the following day, without in Ihe 

 least degree jeopardizing its mechanical harmony or its 

 prospects of success. We shall always oppose the mixing 



up of bllSineSS Willi pleasure and llie association of holiday 



pastimes with the proceedings of a deliberative body. We 

 regard the action of the Niagara Falls club in bringing 

 these two widely diverse and divergent, objects into juxta- 

 position as impolitic in the exireiue. Its direct tendency, 

 as we know from conversation with gentlemen that might 

 lie named, is to alienate those persons whose, intelligent co- 

 operation and knowledge of the subject, are most, valuable, 

 mid really indispensable. There is not Hie slightest kin- 

 ship or harmony la I ween the destruction erf pigeons at a 

 trap and the legislating foi the protection and propagation 

 of game. We make no objection to the pastime of pigeon 

 shooting, though not enthusiastic in that line of sport. We 

 hope for the Niagara Falls tournament every possible suc- 

 cess; but we wish the localities of the Convention and the 

 Tournament were as wide apart and remote as their objects 

 are divergent. 



That the objects of the Convention have received the 

 consideration of spoilsmen at large, and that the call has a 

 widespread approval, we doubt not. This is manifested in 

 the haste of at least one Western State to respond, namely, 

 Ohio. This Slate has appointed u delegation for the Sep- 

 tember meeting composed of Colonel C, W. Wooley, of 

 Cincinnati; lion. A. T. Brinsniade, of Cleveland: C. 1*. 

 Brigham, of Toledo; Harvey II. Brown, of Cleveland, and 

 C. A Logan, of Cincinnati, each delegate being empow- 

 ered lo cleel a sub-delegation of five. 



We trust that other States will be as fully and as ably 



ri ited Itisi'mportanl that the Convention should 



be full, for this can scarcely be regarded as anything else 

 than a preliminary meeting to devise some basis for future 

 action, and some general ground plan upon which lo con- 

 struct that legislative Contrivance, so much desired, which 

 shall essentially remedy the evils and object ions Unit now 

 attach lo existing game laws. 1.1 is equally important, loo, 

 thai the Convention should adjourn to a day sufficiently 

 distant to ensure a full consideration of the subject aud Ihe 

 receipt of such schemes as wisdom or ingenuity may =uggesi 

 and present, 



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Kkoi.imi Gentlemen Hintlno en the West —Private 

 advices from Deliver inform us that the Bar! exf Duiiraven 

 is hunting in. the neighborhood of Estes Park, and that 

 lately the Earl had u contest with a mountain lion, which 



wi'h the assistance of Dr. Kiugsley, was bauds : 



sptilclied. The Earl of Duiiraven will possibly later in 

 the season push further West. English gentlemen ou the 

 p dus iu i now may bA.v« DppprtU , .y of witnessing 



quite warm ivirfk, and of itipiriirj Hi,' I. | ■■ ■ i 

 Indian warfare which M, Le Comle de I'm is states islhe 

 cradle, or Ihe primary school of ihe American soldier. We 

 ShOUld siiongly advise that in certain regions of tbe far 

 West, great precaution Should be used. The Indian is no 

 respecter of nationalities, and we should regret to hear 

 thai any gentleman from the other side had lost bis scalp. 

 Three years ago, a party of seven, two of them English 

 gentlemen of rank aid fortune, the party fortunately un- 

 der command of a well known Indian fighter, had a gal- 

 lant but rather liail !n m It ii i -cttpc from the Apaches. It 

 Wa8 B Stand up light .or one day. and a running one for 

 uyee days, and oecpi Lvelj The Indians 



1 ped off, but a very ugly scar, somewhat 

 disarranging tin pari . the hair, will be a memento of 

 "I' which a plucky English gentleman w ill cany wilb. 



