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FOREST AND STREAM 
A WEEKLY JOURNAL, 
Devoted to Field and Aqcatio Sports, PpacttcalNatuhai,History, 
l if.iiICdvronB, THE Protection ot Game,Preservation of Forests. 
AND THE DiCUnLOATlON IN MEN AND WOMEN Off A HEALTHY INTEREST 
is Odt-door Recreation and Study : 
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NEW YOKE, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1876. 
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notes of their movements and transactions, as it is the aim of this paper 
to become a medinm of useful and reliable Information between gentle¬ 
men sportsmen from one end of Ihe country to the other; and they will 
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the legitimate sports of land and water to those base uses which, always 
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Editor and Business Manager. 
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE COM¬ 
ING WEEK. 
Thursday, June 1st.—Trotting: Mystic Park, Boston; Belmont Park, 
Philadelphia; LeRoy, N. S.; Madison, Ind. Rtfie: First competition 
for places on International Team, C-reedmoor. Base-Ball: 8t. Louis vs. 
Athletic, at Philadelphia; Chicago vs. Boston, at Boston; Cincinnati vs. 
Hartford, ut Hartford; Louisville vs. Mutual, at Brooklyn. 
Friday, June 2d. - Trotting at Mystic Park, Boston, and as above. 
Saturday, June 3d. -Racing: Jerome Park, Trotting: Mystic Park, 
Boston. Mystic Boat. Club Regatta, Passaic, N. J.: Athletic vs. Triton, 
four-oared race, Passaic. Base Ball: St. Louis vs. Athletic, at Philadel¬ 
phia; Chicago vs. Boston, at Boston; Cincinnati vs. Hartford, at Hart¬ 
ford, Louisville vs. Mutual, at Brooklyn. 
Monday, Jane 5th.—Trotting: Belmont Park, Boston. Rifle: ScliueL 
ssen Park, Jersey City. Pigeon Match for Championship: Bogardns and 
Hr. Talbot, Philadelphia. 
Tuesday, June 6tb.—Racing: Jerome Park. Trotting: Belmont 
Park. Philadelphia; Dubuque, * Iowa; Nudiua, N. Y.; Washington, D. 
C.; Beacon Park, Boston. Rifle Shooting: Schnetzen Park, Jersey City. 
Atlantic Yacht Club Regatta: Joreey City Regatta. Pigeon Tournament 
St. Paul, Minn. Base Ball: Louisville vs. Boston, at Boston. 
Wednesday, June 7th.—Trotting as above. Second competition for 
places on Iuternatiou Team, Yale athletic sports. Pigeon Shooting 
Tournament: St. Paul, Minn. 
Announcement. —Mr.Wm. 0. Harris having resigned the 
office of business manager of this paper, to devote his atten¬ 
tion lo the publication of his Philadelphia papers, the Manu- 
J’iioturer's Trade Journal and Grocer's Price Current , the edito¬ 
rial and business management of the Forest and Stream 
w ill from this date he under the sole charge of Mr. Charles 
Haliock, its original proprietor. Mr. Harris still retains 
his interest as stockholder in ibis paper, and will be pleased 
lo welcome our readers at “The Hunter’s Camp," in the 
Centennial grounds. 
The Philadelphia branch office is discontinued, and there 
will be no other office than the present general publication 
office at 17 Chatham street, Hew York. 
—A bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating Ijfluors with¬ 
in four miles of the California University is called by a 
Sab Francisco paper, “An act to promote pedestrianism 
among students." 
—The next convention of the New York State Sports¬ 
man's Association, ftsd the annual State shoot wj!l he held 
f“ pVfpcUH*, 
STATE SPORTSMAN’S CONVENTION. 
THE BUSINESS PROCEEDINGS. 
T HE Eighteenth Annual Convention of the New York 
State Sportsman’s Association was held at Geneseo 
in Livingston county last week, under the auspices and 
direction of the Livingston County Sportsman's Associa¬ 
tion. To call the meeting a success merely, would hut 
feebly describe what in reality was a very delightful and 
harmonious re-union of sportsmen from every section of 
the State. The first meeting had been called for Monday 
evening, and at an early hour of that day the lovely, but 
quiet little village of Geneseo, began to bustle with the 
rapid arrivals of delegates and associate sportsmen, and the 
hotels became thronged with the constantly, increasing 
crowd. The Hew York delegation arrived aboutnoon, and 
were quartered at the Robinson House for meals, with 
rooms in adjoining piivate houses, au arrangement which 
we found subsequently conduced largely to Teposc. At 
half past eight o’clock in the evening, about two hundred 
delegates and associates had assembled in the Court House, 
the convention being called to order by Mr. Jas. W. Wads¬ 
worth, President of the Stale Association, who in a short 
speech, on behalf of the citizens of Geneseo, welcomed 
them present, and called for the order of business. Upon 
the roll being called, the following clubs were found to he 
represented:— 
Le Rov Sportsmen’s Clnlj—James Annin, Jr,, C. F. Bissell, D. Menzie, 
Eugene \Yakeman, Randolph Ballard. 
Mohawk Game Club, West Troy—N. Rowe, E. A. Meneely, .J. K. Glass, 
Peter Ray. 
DuusviHe Sportsmen's Clab—II. J. Faulkner, John Hyland, L, Kohn, 
W. G. Thompson, D. Hulburt. 
Niagara Falls Sportsmen's Club—J. W. Wbitmer, S. P. Young, ft. 
E. Griffith, Dr. A. C. Crveler, IV. H. Brewer. 
Monroe County Club, Rochester—W. J. Babcock, A. B. Lamberton, C. 
E. Rider, J. H. Brown, Eugene T. Curtiss. 
Jordan Sportsmen's Club, Jordan—Alfred D. Lewis, Charles E. Bert, 
J. W. Stewart, P. A. Sperry, Win. C. Graves. 
Genesee Sportsmen's Club, Irondeqnoit—E. S. Pbelps, John Evers 
head, G. W. Crouch, Jr., George Kudtuan, W. A. Lyon, 
Central N. Y. Sportsmen's Club, Utica—Hamilton Busboy, Charles 
R. Weed, Cbarlea W. Shapiey, John J. Flanagan J. H. Acklen. 
New York City Association for Protection of Game—C. DuBois Wag- 
staff, Col. Alfred WsgBtaff, Jr.. Matthias Nicoll. 
Riverside Sporting Club, Buffalo—John Gibson, W. Dailey, William 
Mugridge, William ltenowdeu, J. F. Clarke. 
Forester Club, Penn Yan—W. B. Sheldon, H. D. Pratt, W. W. Quack- 
enlmsh. 
Rochester Sportsmen’s Club, L. H. Grevar, F. W. Little, H. J. Bab¬ 
cock. 
Skanealeles Club—George Rawlins, Asa L. Sherwoood. 
Albion Rifle and Sportsmen’s Club—T. U. Taylor, George S, Hutchin¬ 
son, George Waterman, N. S, Lattiu, Wm. Ramedalc. 
Wayne County Sportsmen's Club, Clyde—James M. Curry, James M. 
Streeter, Henry Wood, Benj. Catchpole, John Hill. 
Pbienix Sportsmen’s Club, Seneca Falls Moses Ramsey, Horace Sils- 
by, W. S. Murray, Z P, Case, Wm. Lawrence. 
Dean Richmond’s Sportsmen's Club, Batavia—A. R. Warner, O. C. 
Parker. A, N. Coudin. iienry Todd, D. W. Tomlinson. 
Bnffalo Audubon Club—Charles A. Taber, W. N. Lawson, James 
Franklin. Jr., James Rafferty, Geo. H. Wines 
Central City Club, Syracuse—James Manning. G. W. Edwards, Howard 
Soule, G. W. Baxter. Jr., Frank Denison, M. A. Mabew. 
Queen City Club, Buffalo—,J. Oehmig, Chas. Stein, Philip Voltz, Geo. 
Slolver, Geo. Stanber, William Stewart. 
Onondaga Club, Syracnse—J. Bedford, W. S. Barnaul, T. E. Town¬ 
send, Tbos. Klinoer, Jr. ,;Thoe. Bruzille. 
Jefferson Sportsmen’s Club, Watertown—Dr. W. R. Trowbridge, G. 
W. Flower, L. W. Suudiforlb, W. T. Porter, J. L. Phelps. 
Livingston Sportsmen’s Association—W. W. Bishop, ft. A. Kneeland, 
G. W. Barney, Jr., W. A. Stevens, Wm. Willard. 
Audubon Club, Rochester—A Brownell, H. C. Daniels, E. B. Pope, N. 
Tomlinson, Wm. S. Markell. 
Forester Clnb, Buffalo—Dr. R. V. Pierce, Geo, Smith, H. R. Jones, 
Geo. H. Van. Vleck, Jonathan Sidway. 
The minutes of the last meeting having been read and 
approved, the following clubs were admitted to the State 
Association: Lima Sportsman’s Club, of Lima; Geneseo 
Sportsman’s Clut>, of Geneseo; Mount Morris Sportsman's 
Association, and tile Otsinlngo Club of Binghamton, A 
motion was made to admit two gentlemen from Steuben 
County as County Delegates, in accordance with simular 
action on previous occasions, but in the discussion which 
followed it appeared that although.meution was made in the 
by-laws of County Delegates no provision had been made in 
the constitution for their admission, A motion to admit 
the gentlemen from Steuben county, as well as another 
present from Chatauqua county, (these counties having no 
regularly organized clubs) was lost, and in order that this 
question might be friendly decided and placed in proper 
shape, it was moved by Sir. Flanigan, of Utica, that the 
constitution be amended so as to admit county delegates, 
which was referred, 
After an invitation from Mr. Kidder M. Scott, Presi¬ 
dent of the Livingston County Sportsman’s Club, to par¬ 
take of the hospitalities of the club at their rooms, the 
meeting adjourned. 
The pigeon shooting commenced at an early hour on the 
following morning, the trains from Rochester and Buffalo 
bringing in an additional number of sportsmen. A full 
record of the shooting will he found in its appropriate 
column with the scores and awards. The morning opened 
cold and disagreeable but by noon the sun appeared and 
from that time until the close of the meeting the weather 
could not have boon improved. As the shooting was con¬ 
tinued as long as the daylight lasted, it was after nine 
o’clock before~the delegates again assembled in the City 
Hall. The minutes of the previous evening’s proceedings 
having been read, the question of County Delegates was 
again taken up. Mr. Flanigan, of Utica, after explaining 
that his motion of Monday night was made merely to bring 
the subject before the convention, moved that all reference 
to county delegates be stricken from the by-laws. The 
resolution was referred to a committee whose roport will 
be acted upon at the next meeting of the Association. Mr. 
Henry Bergh, the irrepressible, through Mr. Flower, of 
Watertown, presented a letter to the Association asking 
for co-operation at the next session of the Legislature in 
procuring more stringent laws relating to the peculiar pro¬ 
vince of the society of which he is President, Mr. Bergh’s 
animus appears to he particularly directed towards those 
Who kill lame pigeons for the purpose of deciding illegal 
wagers. The letter was referred to a committee of two, 
consisting of Messrs. Flower and Lamberton. 
Col. Alfred Wugstaff, chairman of the delegation from 
the New York City Sportsman’s Club, asked lor a commit¬ 
tee of five to be appointed for the purpose of going to 
Albany during the next session of the Legislature to en¬ 
deavor to lnive suitable game laws passed, In support of his 
motion Col. Wagslarl read a letter from Mr, Royal Phelps, 
President of the N. Y. City Club, alluding to the work 
of his society and asking for the co-operation of the State 
Association in preventing the illegal sale of game. Col. 
defiled tha effurta of tUp idfeli ty fsgeiit a revision 
of the game laws, and alluded to the strenuous efforts made 
by market-men to liavo the section referring to the sale of 
game and fish out of season so altered as to permit them to 
sell it at any time upon their producing proof of its having 
been killed within the open tune. He also alluded to the. 
fact that the Game Committee of the Assembly had re¬ 
duced the penalties for violations of the law. Mr. Taber, 
of the Buffalo Audubon Club, stated that lie was a member 
of the Game Committee of the last Assembly, and that the 
committee had earnestly desired to present the best laws 
relating to the protection of game. But they found that 
there were conflicting intervals; that the market-men had 
rights as well as the sportsmen, In support of tire reduc¬ 
tion of the penalties he stated that it had been found dif¬ 
ficult to collect large fines and that they had been reduced 
accordingly. Col.’Wagstaff in replying, alluded to the 
work which had been done by his club in prosecu¬ 
ting illegal sales of fish and game. New York was 
the great market for the State. Abolish watchfulness 
there and the whole State would Buffer, and under false 
invoices game would be sold openly and defiantly at all 
seasons. Mr. Taber’s remarks, although eloquently de¬ 
livered and received with applause, were wanting in 
argument. As we shall refer to this matter at length on 
another occasion we leave it here for the present. Mr. 
Phelps’ letter was as follows:— 
New York. May20lh, 1876. 
To the President of the New York State Association for the Protection 
of Fish and Game, Geneseo, New York. 
Sir:— I am requested bv the New York City Association for the Pro¬ 
tection of Game, over which I have the honor of presldlag, to state to 
the parent State Association, about to assemble at Geneseo, how great 
has been its mortification and disappointment that the Committee on 
Game Laws of the Assembly should have amended Senate Bill No. 8b', 
introduced by Mr. Kennaday at the request of this association, by add¬ 
ing to it the following section:— 
“Section 6. Jn any prosecution or trial under tile provisions of this 
act of any person for having in his possession any quadrupeds, birds, 
fish, or shell fish in the months or pans of months when by law he is 
forbidden to have the same, it shall be lawful to be shown iu evidence 
that the quadrupeds, birds, fish, or shell flsh iu question wero not taken 
or killed within the time prohibited by law, or were not taken or killed 
within this Slate; and such evidence, when deemed sufficient by the 
court having jurisdiction of the offence alleged, shall be a snffleient 
defence to bucIi action." 
This section, and the amendment introduced in Section 30 in relation 
to search warrants, are undoubtedly the work or the lawyer sent tip to 
Albany by the groat game and fish dealers of the New Yurlt markets, 
and had I liny become a law Ibis association might as well have dissolved 
at. once, for any person who knows anything of tne practical working of 
the marketmen to evade the game laws wonld see at a glance how easy It 
would be for them to produce in court evidence, kepi on hand for that 
purpose, showing that "the game and fish In question were not takm or 
killed within the time prohibited by law, or were not taken or killed 
within this Stale. 
This association feels that it has done as much, at least, os any 
other individual association in the State towards the preservation of 
flsh and game thronghout this and the other Stales in the Union; and It 
complains that it has not been supported in the Legislature at Albany as 
it deserves. 
The marketmen of this city are wealthy sod determined, and unless 
the members of the different game preserving associations thronghout 
the State are united and active they will get such amendments to the 
game law as will enable I hem lo sell game and fi-fli in this oily the w hole 
year round. They ore fighting this association on the constitutionality 
of the game law in prohibiting the sale of game aod fish during the 
dose season when brought from another Slate, or from Canada, Up to 
this time we have beaten them in every State court, but they say they 
will take the case to the Supremo Court at Washington. 
So far as onr law suits and prosecutions under the existing game laws 
aro concerned we propose to take care of ourselves; hut we invite the 
co-operation and assistance of our fellow associations throughout the 
Stale to aid us in defeating it the next Legislature all such disastrous 
amendments as those above referred to, and in semiringsueh proper 
amendments as are generally conceded to be necessary, and as milted 
action 1 b always the most effective we beg leave to suggest the propriety 
of having a committee appointed by the State Association in charge of 
which tins matter of amending the game laws may be placed, and with 
Which we may place ourselves in communication. Roxai. Piielps, 
President New York City Association for the Protection or Game. 
The last action of tlie convention on Tuesday evening 
was the appointing of the place at which the next conven¬ 
tion should be held. The claims of Utica, Buffalo, 
Niagara Falls, and Syracuse were respectively argued, and 
an informal ballot showed for Syracuse 53 votes, Buffalo, 
28, Niagara Falls, 27, Clyde, 2, and Skeneatelas 2. Tlie 
Buffalo delegation then waived their claims in favor of 
Niagara Falls, and a formal ballot being taken, Syracuse 
received 01 votes and Niagara Falls 56. The selection of 
Syracuse was then made unanimous. 
The business meeting on Wednesday evening was called 
to order by President Wadsworth at 9 o'clock. Treasurer 
8. M. Spencer, of Rochester, reported the amount in the 
treasury $875. Col. A. Wagstaff, of New York, of the 
committee ou the letter from Hon. Royal Pbelps regarding 
the game and fish laws, reported in favor of the sugges¬ 
tions therein. The Committee on Delegates to the 
National Convention at Chicago reported the following; 
O. C. Morse, of Rochester, John J. Flanagan, of Utica, 
James Manning, of Syracuse, J.M. Wilmer, of Niagara 
Falls, Col. Wagstaff, of New Y'ork. Col. G. W. Flower, 
of Watertown, reported on Mr. Bergh’s letter, signifying 
the wish of the associations lo aid all proper measures for 
the prevention of cruelty to animals. The chairman ap¬ 
pointed Col. A. Wagstaff, of New Y’ork, Royal Phelps of 
New Y'ork, ,T. B. Sage, of Buffalo, A. B. Lamberton, of 
Rochester, and George W. Edwards, of Syracuse, as a 
committee to visit tlie Legislature on Game Laws. 
The following officers were elected for tlie ensuing year-. 
President,(Greene Smith, of Syracuse; First Y T ice-President, 
W. J. Babcock, of Rochester; Second Vice-President, Col. 
A. Wagstaff, of New York; Recording Secretary, John B. 
Sage, of Buffalo; Corresponding Secretary, George A. 
Edwards, of Syracuse; Treasurer, S. M, Spencer, of 
Rochester. Col. Fowler moved a vote of thanks to Presi¬ 
dent Wadsworth and his associates for courtesy and 
liberality to the association, which was carried enthusias¬ 
tically. Adjourned sine die. 
The reports of the pigeon shooting, fly casting, rifle and 
pistol shooting, and Bench Show of dogs will be found in 
their respective columns. 
Fulton Lake Park Association. —This association, to 
which we alluded to in our last issue, was formally organ¬ 
ized last week, at a meeting of the corporators at Geneseo 
last Saturday succeeding the State Sportsman’s Conven¬ 
tion. The officers chosen ure as follows:— 
President, Gen. R. U. Sherman, of Ulica; First Vice- 
President, Major Thomas McCarthy, of Syracuse; Second 
Vice-President, Hon. James Faulkner, of Dansville; 
Treasurer, A. B. Lamberton, of Rochester; Secretary, 
Gen. R. M. Richardson, of Syracuse; Executive Commit¬ 
tee, the President, First Vice-President, Treasurer and 
Secretary, ex ojfiaio, H. H. Thompson, of New York, C. N. 
Ross, of Auburn, C. C. Morse, of Rochester, Constitu¬ 
tion Tty-Laws were adopted and subscription lists for 
: h touted ftitmul atotdt only YYili soon fee 
