32 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



AERATION UNDER ICE.— The New York Times savs: 

 A question of timely interest to lislu-ulturists is under dis- 

 cussion h\- scientific papers in London, led byawiterfor 

 Nature., who has tried I" solve the problem of how to con- 

 struct ponds so as to supply fish with air daring the winter 

 in t .(' surest nn.l most eflicient. manner, and how in natural 

 lakes the water baneath the ioe is atu-atsi The diBoussion 

 has elicited the curious fart that naturalists of the highest 

 repute are not at all in accord in respect to the latter; some, 

 with Kwainson, holding thai fishes become partialis or wholly 

 torpid when deprived of their normal allowance oi owgcii. 

 and may thus live for along time: while others claim that 

 air-spaces are formed beneath the ice by the soaking of the 

 water into the ground, to which the imprisoned population 

 resort when necessary, SirJohu Frankflnwas the Drat to 

 ud announce the fact that (Mies maybe frozen into 



...lid 



nd 



species of fishes, will.oul reference to advance in type of or- 

 ganization, such as cam, minnows, dace, gudgeons, etc.. differ 

 materially as to the frequency with which thev require air.: 

 but careful constructors of ponds take account of the fact 

 Urn! all specie-; need a certain quantity, and that artificial 

 provision must be made for this necessity — that is, for 

 Supplying the pond with air during the period of 

 ice-formation — cutting holes in the ice is the most 

 obvious resort, and generally answers the purpose; but 

 nature must evidently Hud other means, or the preservation 

 of the tinny tribes in land-locked lakes and ponds in this lati- 

 tude would be out ol the question. One writer points out the 

 lad that when a pond is shallow a sudden frost is apt to kill 

 the fish, by entangling in the ice the greater part of the air 

 contained in the water. On the other band, when the pro- 

 gress of the congelation is very gradual, and a thin crust is 

 first formed on the surface, the air is separated as the freez- 

 ing proceeds and collected in lenticular masses beneath. If 

 the pond is a deep one and the ice is very slowly formed, 

 magazines oi oxygen are thus created that constitute a suffi- 

 cient supply tor a considerable period. Again, deep ponds, 

 other tning's being equal, freeze more slowly than shallow 

 Ones, as fl takas the water a longer time to attain the maxi- 

 mum den-it v by Cold, and until this takes place the surface 

 temperature never sinks below about 40 dog. Fah. In addi- 

 tion to depth, Ihe capacity of the soil at the bottom to ab- 

 sorb water influences the question of air supply, for, as the 

 water beneath the ice is taken up by absorption, opuu 

 spaces are created and the air enters by percolation. Lastly, 

 when fish ponds are fed by springs or rivulets in active 

 motion, although telluric absorption creates no air spaces, 

 tho inflowing water carries a considerable supply of oxygen 

 and even of free atmosphere in the form of bubbles and foam. 

 By taking advantage of natural facilities for depth, good 

 bottom, supply in active motion, sheltered margins, etc., fish 

 ponds may be constructed in which the danger to population 

 in the winter is reduced to a 



eVL-Illee 



e pollu'tii 



THE CONNECTICajT COMMISSION. -The 

 report of the lish commissioners of Connecticut f.. 

 1S.--J, is at hand. It opens bv calling attention to tt 

 of streams bv allowing the "refuse ol mills and f 

 (low into them. This refuse often contains lime, or other 

 SUbBtances fatal to fish, and when the water is low hundreds 

 of small fishes are killed in this way. An article from the 

 Ohemicttl Beoie - entitled ••Preventing the Poisoning ot Fish 

 by Bleaching PowdBr,"is queted .and a number of experi- 

 ments given. The writer recommends digging a pond into 

 which the waste shall first How and be rendered harmless by 

 exposure to the air, in the ease of chlorine. During the year 

 535,000 brook trout, 1 1 1,-140 land-locked .salmon. •JO.'"), 427 salmon, 

 and .'.i\' ."■'.' shad try were distributed. m.O.sii youngcarp 

 were received from the I . S, V. C.and distributed by Mr. a. 

 .1. l'eiiton. supcriiileii lent oi the hatchery at i'oquoiinock. 



T11K 1 IsH LAWS OF TKNNESSEE.-.Nasbv.lle. Jan. 37. 

 -Editor Forest and Strewn: Since writing my last gloomy 

 letter as to the prospects of the Legislature repealing the fish 

 laws in this State. 1 have been encouraged to believe that the 

 number of bills presented by the different members were of 

 Such varied natures thai nothing general can bo made of them, 

 and that the Committee on Agriculture to which they wore 

 referred, reported back adversely upon them. I sincerely 

 hop, .!„<■„■., prove the case, and that before the regular 

 assembling of the lawgivers two years hence, fish will have 

 so increased iu quantity in the many streams of the State, 

 the people will recognize the advantages accruing from pro- 

 tection, and not attempt to tamper with the laws. — J. D. H. 



THE MICHIGAN COMMISSION.— The term of Mr. Eli B 

 Miller, of the Michigan Fish Commission, having expired, the 



.ernn, has ftp) ite.l Mr. T. H. Bisaell, of Detroit, to til] 



the vacancy. Mr. Miller has served the State for several 

 year's with credit, and retires from the duties with honor. 



%nzwtr$ to $orre$pondent$. 



&S 



;•■■■ No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



P. 13. P. -The Kennel Gazette is published in London, Bug. 



P. I^Miiekstihiny, Pa.— We should think not. It- is natural for all 

 animals, man Included, to stretch themselves after sleep. 



A. I .).. Hvdeville, N. Y,— 1. The address is So. 237 Dock street. 

 Philadelphia, fa. •>. Works on the .Vorrli American birds are: 

 Itair.l, brewer A Kidewav's ■• V-rth Amei ica.. lsn-.ls," price $30; and 

 Dr. (tale's "Key to NortE American Birds," which is now out of 

 print, 



A, A. M"., Otsego, .mi. b, If you simply mean sleeping bench the 

 • a the bonchsho ' ' ' 



Pea 



except •>•!>, 



earpeiili 



.Mis. I'i 



SI. Tho 



nerv and have them so.'. 



P. L.T., Howard Do 



probably mean a Great ; 



w. D.. Brqoklond Pa 



kirk. 



full a, 

 264. 



nil do. If} 



if the person who mote a book on 



What is the price of tho book? 



. believe that tue price of each is 



I'a.. and Milton P. 



• the breed. You 

 re is a diversity of 

 if yours is a really 

 undersized dog it 



nen of bird killed 



Vhe ffienwl 



FIXTURES. 



UKNC'H SHOWS. 

 il23. I88s.-(irand bit 



atiolial Bench She 



, Pittsburgh, 1 



ay 8, 9, 10 ami li. 188 

 null Bench Show, Mii.lis-,. 

 coin. Stip't. 



■ ti ■ ii — Eor the bench 

 after January I. 1882, 

 Superintendent, ('. U. EIMn, 



aster Kennel Club, >,v,i Hi 

 Srden, Sen TorU Gity Ghas. 



i the Ft 



attention 



fn 



municationn . 

 Publish hit/ C\ 

 ,i the office „ 



(I St 

 individuals, in wlitee absent 

 purtance are Habit- In delay. 

 Owing to the illness of the Kennel Editor, 



linns mi- deferred. 



■hould be Ud- 



<>f i 



n Bommiaiu 



WASHINGTON DOG SHOW. 



r pHElist of special prizes which have so far been contributed 

 I are given below, but it is expected that many more will 

 be given before the opening of the show. The entries for all 

 special prizes will positively close at 1 P. M on the da \ ,,f 

 opening the show, viz., trie Mth inst. All other entries close 

 on the 12th. Mr. Lincoln writes that the prospects for a suc- 

 cessful show are very encouraging. 



SPECIAL PRIZES. 



A.— Messrs. Tiffany & Co., New York cil\ , oBer silver , up, 

 value JUKI, for the best brace of setters or pointers. Entry 

 fee $o. 



B.— Messrs. M. S. Smith & Co., of Detroit, Mich., offer silver 

 cup, value So0, for the best collection of St. Bernards. Entry 

 fee $5. 



C.— Geo. C. Helming, of Washington, oilers three prizes as 

 follows: One corduroy shooting jacket, value ?!-, for the 

 best English setter dog' or bitch owned and bred in U'a dun- 

 ton. Entry fee, ¥1.00. 



D.— One seventy-six shooting jacket, value $Il).fJu, for the 

 best Irish setter dog owned in Washington. Entry fee, 81.00. 



E.— One duck shooting coat, value HM\ for the best cocker 

 spaniel. Entry free. 



F.— W. H. Cruttenden, of Cazc-.uo.ria, N. Y., offlerepue of 

 Card's standard rotatiug traps, value $ll>.uo. for the best 

 pointer dog or bitch. Entry fee, si. on 



G.— Chas. H. Mason, ol" Yonkers, N. Y., presents Crystal 

 Palace medal won bv him in England, this bo be awarded to 

 the best dog or bitch in the classes judged by Mr. U'a i -on. 

 Entry free. 



H.— B. H. Siiuenietz, of Washington, 1). C. offers silk 

 umbrella, value SJU.UO, for the best Scotch deerhound. Entry 

 SI. 00. 



I. — Messr». Timing & Co,, of Washington, olfer robe de 

 ehambre, valuo $30.0.0, for the best English setter puppy, do - 

 or bitch, whelped subsequent to lUfi}, bred and owned in 

 Washington. Entry fee sl.uo. 



J.— Messrs. J. W. O. Meara .v Co., of (VaaluAgtou, offer 

 ladies' toilet set, value $35.00, for the best toy or ladies' pet 

 dog owned and exhibited by a lad} residing in Washington. 



K.— H. Serukeu, jeweler of Washington, oilers a Vienna 

 bronze gilt nickled ladies' inkstand, value 815.00, for the best 

 Skve or Yorkshire terrier ow ned and entered bv a lady resid- 

 ing iu Washington. Entry fee. 



U— Julius Lansburgh. of Washington, offers Turkish rug, 

 value $18.00, for the best English pugowned and entered by 

 a lady residing in Washington. En1 is fee. 



M.— Chas. H. Mason, of Yonkei-s, N. Y., oilers silver cup 

 lor the bestjipg or bitch entered by a lady in the non-sport- 



1? 



Enti 



fe. 



.— A. C. Stevens offers one gentleman's picnic jet, one 

 cigar case for t he best English Setter dog or bitch that has 

 never previously won a first prize. Entry free. 



O.— Messrs. Willett &. Rouff offer pair Of gentlemtiu's seal- 

 skin driving gloves, for the best Gordon setter, dog or bitch. 

 Entry free. 



P.— James Watson of New Yuri; t'it\ offers a gold mounted 

 collar, for the best bulldog. 



Q— Geo. W. Cochrane offers. h«x of cigar:,, value * In, for 

 the best spaniel of any breed Hut ry free, 



B..— Messrs. Tyssamski Brothers offer Russian leather glove 

 box and a handkerchief ljox. value ->10. for the best Skye terrier 

 owned by a lady residing in Washington. Entry free. 



S.— Conrad Becker offers leather tourist's bag, value >I0, t,.r 

 the ls-st foxhound, dog or bitch. Entry .<!. 



NATIONAL CLUB, FOURTH DERBY. 



BKYSON, Secretary of the National American Kennel 

 Club, Memphis. Tenu, has received the following en- 

 tries for the Fourth Annual Derby fa be run at this year's 

 National Field 



~. idling. Out.). Countess Vie, 

 ' January 8, l-^u'. 



nt Noble-Bessie T. 



n, black, white and tan setter 

 . :..i Lpri] L9, 1882. 



elle. hluebelt.ih setter bitch. 



t'Chip, black, 'white and fan 

 i whelped. April 19, ISStt, 



H. Bailey Ha 

 (Dick Lavefack-I 



W. B. Gates's ( 

 dog, (Count .Void 



W. R, Gates's i 

 (Count Noble-lie: 



W. ft Oates's ( 

 setter bitch, (Cor 



D. C. Sanborn's (Dowiing. Mich.) Van "lloriip," blue b.llon 

 setter dog, (Count Noble-Dashing Novice) whelped. May Ml, 

 1882. 



D. C. Sanborn's (Dowiing. Mich.) Joe bowers, blue beltuii 

 setter clog (Count Noble-Dashing Novieei whelped. May Ml, 

 1882. 



D. C. Sanborn's (Dowlintr, Mich.) Katie D., black, white 

 and tan setter bitch (Count Noble-Dashing Novice) whelped, 

 May Ml. 1883. 



D. C. Sanborn's (Dowiing, Micb.) Novelty, blue b.-lion 

 setter bitch, (Count Noble-Dashing Novicel, whelped. May 21, 



1-sM. 



J. Hayward, Jr.'s ((St. Joseph, Mo.) Fred H., black and 

 white setter dog, (Dash III. -Countess True) whelped June .i, 

 1882. 



J. Hayward, Jr.'s (St. Joseph, Mo.) Lady Fay. black and 

 white setter bitch (Dash Hl.-Couutess True) whelped, June (i, 

 1888, 



THE ENGLISH KENNEL DISPUTE. 



THE meetings of the new National Club and the Kennel 

 Club, reforred to in our last week's article, were duly 

 held on January IT, at the Crystal Palace, Loudon. The re- 

 sult of those meetings is well summarized by the/.." Stool 

 Journal as follows: "Upon tho whole, it is p'robablc that the 

 result of the two meetings held on Wednesday is in the direc- 

 tion of compromise and peace, though it would be very rash 

 to consider that all danger of the disastrous competition 

 which has absorbed so much attention recently has been 

 averted. The meeting of the Keuuel Club was a -close" one, 

 of which tio oflicial information has been vouchsafed us, but 

 we are able to state that, to all intents and and purposes, the 

 proposals of tho circular discussed by us the other day were 

 carried, without at least any material amendment, and with- 



out giving the n.-w guinea men of associates (lay voice what- 

 ever in the managomi nl oi affairs < >n the other bund, the 

 proposed National Dog Club may now be considered for- 

 mally Donstitued, ii, which -leu - and exhibitors are to have 



the two 



llle 



stand face to face: but on the more pressing question of the 

 rival Stud-books, we are glad to see that calmer counsels 

 are beginning to prevail. Nothing derive has vet been done; 

 but when Mr. Walsh fSloneheugcJ states that th- result of 

 conference with itilluential member- ,,; the KYmie] Club iva, 

 that a "compromise" on that point would probably Be 

 effected, wecannoi bin bopethai the evil of two Stud-booSs, 

 atleast. will bo spared us. Both sides are beginning to find 

 OUt at las! what we have insisted on lr.cn (Ii. ■lir-l. Ilia' to 

 light out I bat particular quarrel can only result in heavy 

 loss t.. both sides/' 



CRYSTAL PALACE DOG SHOW. 



r 'pHE twentieth dog -low under the management ..f tie- 



1 English Kennel Club w.-i- held in the Crystal Palace, 





& 



,11 .la 



EB 



and 



follow! 



Ig th.'-e ifllVS. It WILs 



club, and the beuohes, 



aearly a quarter of a 



ibted to our contem- 



report o 



i Hi 



-,-ii.n 



" Fte ''' lL 



r th 



■ ■ i.,;i. 



wing extraoots from its 



In niastii 



-. c, 



own i-.ii 





vas pli- 



Bed an i Pontilf mid 



Empcro 



• in 



he champion clous. 



This 



■■■ • ■ ; decision we arc 



,,u,teui 



al.U 



to 



ndorse, a 



* we 



collsid. 



r Pontiff hi- superior 





ma 



.1.11 



lOint i-:v 



-|.i: 



!"■ 1' 



I skull. In the open 



briudle, 



dOg el-, 



. Sultan x 





veil fr. 



in Lancelot, the sum 



till' el..- 



Princes 





Iboi 



!ii'".i'"i'.'. _ 



Sjl, v 



•ho res 



. bill "u 



it we n 



smbles a German mas- 

 ii... In the bitch class, 



• ian.\ lleo|i..|.tr;i pres 



l.aibt.'dlv the best in 

 ust ■■■ ofess i , a die- 















Is a good-bodied dog. 



and Osc 



ar is 



like! 



v to do b( 



Mel- 



a seer 



nil time. The leading 



bitches 



were, as 



the fash 



on goes, hi 



ehly bred ones, bnl in 



moreth 



in o 



!'■ ,11- 



Lance la.ktli, 



deep h 



act points which used 



to be so 



higl 



h tb 



ought of 1 



ii th 



•niii-ti 



Y world. 



Iu St. 



Pel 



lards 



. Bayard 



bea 



ted tin 



Champion dogs, and 



was loo 



111:.', 



e\ln 



ue-lv \\ el 



. 



loth ti 



IS dog and bir, Oppp- 







W( II known tl 



s.t .1 



would 



be '|u:te useless tore- 



for to t 



elu 



it le 



igth. Ii 



op 



■ii '1,. - 



'-'•■ Scarcely followed 



Mr. IVi 



lit 



a all 



his decis 



"11- 



thongl 



m some quarters he 



was co 



Isid 



led 



,o have j 



Ude 



.1 the 



class extremely well. 



Leonarr 



. Ill 



w-i'-l 



uer of th 



cbn 



llen-e 



;up of the St Bel u.ud 









cbly a grandly-framed 















lb -runt, the next in 















who came third, and 



r.,.,1 , 





• 1 :",.' 



rth. Th 



• la 



.-il-llie 





great fa 



von 



C,,l 





we c 



onsidci 



him t., be ai leas! sec- 



ond bee 



1. it 



not 



superior 



to the win 



icr. Trojan, vhc, is 



dctlcien 



t in 



•bar.-. 



iter of hi 



ad; 



ind th. 



gigantic Rector, who 











- :ii 





nulder. is also fouud 



ler up, 

 i head. 



ntiughere. Aljienstock IU. might ha 

 and the same remark applies to Barrier, \ 

 coat and color, with excellent legs. Pii 

 little light in his eve, but has a great deal ,,t true St. Bernard 

 character about him. and, we tiiink. was well worthy of a he. 

 card. In the bitches, Lady Norma, who is the bust of her 

 sex in existence, was most properly lirsl , equal seconds going 

 to Mi-. Thornton* Mabel It. mid Mr .tophus L'lli-ida. Of thu 

 vhe's, we preferred Belhaaona to either Lady Gladys or 

 Como: and, as far as wc could judge of them upon the bench, 

 Brenda III. was about the best of the he. division. Beau- 



> to tin 



1 dog. v 



well-known Pei 

 juld surely ha\ 

 champion "blase. Copenhagen is uol 

 opponents, being nine years old, bu 

 St. Bernard type about him, and t 



nooth 



Jlass* 

 lerof 

 i the 

 f his 



if the 



irnard type about him, and well d rrod bis speoia] 



Leila, the winner of the. •hallcn-e ci p and Srstfn the 

 open bitch class, would be the better tor double dOT clawi, 

 but in other respects is one of the be.-t bitches now before 

 the public, her head being perfection. Ida. 1 1.. I be next in 

 order, was well up, and is good onoii.ih -o win in almost any 

 company. 

 Pointers were not strongly represented, but the most ot the 



winners are well-known «...i,l dogs, and Mr Sam Price 



bandied them very well. Bangn. was all alone in the Cham 

 Dion dog class, and that sweet bitch Eta el had ..ni> one en 

 Open dogs, heavy 

 i. io ih front, ond 

 nn .unquestionably 

 throaty to please 



Id I rial dog, eimie 



n br.i.e. Don IX.. 



ml whit.-, with an 



deficient in head 



t year, was 



i .ind white. 

 ttj fair in 



a KOOd one. 



tehee on the 



,xt to her 



her head is 



y arc ncarly 



ii nei veau, aim i-. getting 



to do bell, rby ;iii.i-b\ , a, her 



oiui>eted iu tho champion ling- 

 usn seTOT • ...>-. an. i in,- ia uer won, though we question very 



diei to b •■ agaihai hun. Onlj No\ el w;is in the en-responding 

 bitch class, and of course she took tie- prize, in bho trpen dogs 

 SirAlister. who is good all over, won easily first, \\iti. Iloy- 

 alty. who niighr. showalittle more quality in hishe.i.i. -- ■ ;.■! 

 Tycoon, who came third. Is a showy-looking, well-bred dog, 



tered again 



t her 



in the n.-x 



weights, too 



ight tin- well-knoi 



he won well 



frou 



Lake, who 



well-made ai 



id «-o 



id-he;lded .1 



many judges 



. ... 



mg Diak, hi 



third, but w 



is ago 



od war bebii 



vhc., is a 



pecilll 



iih Hcked 



excellent bo 



Iv an 



! legg, but 



properties. 

 and the bi tt 



lnl.\ i 



brace of lai 

 won. In the 



Hang, the iu 



llr-r-U 



p for the Fii 



of tie- Cham 



pion 1 



tippy t flip a 



tirst : he is a 





v framed dot 



disfigured b\ 







bis body and 







In the bit.h 







bench, was 



N\'ell 





we thought 







superior to Shotov 





fc; bin Amber II. i a sure 

 I \ is uiuleiiiiiblv high 

 y',1 CV and Koyai Book 



•ely phtced. In the bit, '•he.- Mr. I'auntleroy was 

 .ii.--. >n phi, in. Novelctrte first; bat, good bitch 

 d Rose is. we T dink Heather Belle, if in her best 



condition was lirst-rate. 'in bla'c 

 moderate class. Marquis, Mho is 

 rather heavy-headed Don 11. '1 

 lot, and Moll IV.. who won. is ai 

 was looking in superb condition, 

 above the average, and her c< 

 also a grand bitch, of excellent 

 light inner middle piece, Norwich Bl, 

 though hi 

 her legs, feet, aud he 



seen, but behind she is a little deficient 

 setter champio 

 already longstr 

 well. "In the bi 



Pearl, vhc, would 

 Of quality, and her 



:. do.-.,, wine), WAS a 

 coll . « on trom the 

 a were a far better 

 nonly good one, and 

 ad and body are far 

 i.. llcnt.. Czarina is 

 nt perhaps a Uttle 

 made a good third; 

 to thftl "I th.- first and second, 



usually 



class, Ga 

 ider thai 



In Irish water spaniels, d 

 the head of auairs, but his 

 have been. Young Patsej 

 only one prize — but is shoi 



•r In the Irish 

 added one more to his 

 . and was looking extremely 

 rasfll-st, but is too well-known 

 daesei wore v ry i,,..ll ones, 

 the quahtv made up for tho 

 lie won in the dbg el ,-,, Will 

 d one; but, a^ things were, wi 

 is by far the best, in the class, 

 is ihe best bitch. 

 Mickey Free' was, as usual, at 

 In ion wa» not what it should 

 C. was next best— there was 

 leg feather. In tho bitches, 



