480 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan, HI, 1664. 



In the drawings figures 7, 8 aud 0, the open spaces between 

 ' ••'. m.i r. .-1,1,1 DJaothe bead of the flshwaj 

 where the water passes under thefloor /', directly from the 

 dam, is represented is guardedbya wrought iron grating. 

 This is only ueec ■ ' i-osition requires 



that the weak points be protected from injury by ice or drift- 

 ing tuiii'. . ■ : ,1 with where other 

 , 



i [OH 



The propei< setting or location of the flshwaj Is a mater of 

 re satisfactoi -. oi eration Where 



the construction is tsiderable, the 1". trt ion should 



be made under the <lir.-.t j. .ri of a competent engineer, and 



:::'. r :i ..■:.!. mm! -.udv of the locality. 1 n ail r::::, Stile following 



conditions ore to be obsei \ . <l in the construction* 



: .1 'the water capacity of the flshwaj must be la propor- 

 tion to the volume of the stream. Thi< more water tfe can 

 ■• ■',,ii: ii ihe tfehway the more satisfactory it will be 

 in opt •. 



,'!,■ trppel end of the n»h«m must beat such a 

 , i mm lull at ordinary spring si age- pi the stream. 

 I he discharge from ,|i,. flshw ay should be Ifiade close 



lo the raced t lam 



Fourth— Tnc 6«hw»y nuts so located as to be -n uhhI 



from, ice aud drift, or when ths is imprarii.-.-ih!-- it must be 

 built strong enough to resisl Injury. 



When lhe-:e run, lit inns are realized in the .Olistriiction, 



complete aatisfaeti, ,n in operation may be expected. lu Figs, 

 lo. Hand :.' are presented three plans of actual ecnMriie- 

 liens, u-hirh will furnish nsi-iul -iicge-l i..n- a- to I- ..-life. 

 • offishway .,n the llappahaiie..-. „ Hi-, ,-r 



of the Bshway '•■- a culvert piercing the il Pwall. Theflsh- 



wav is buill ..ii ., »!,, , on e r in three, and in two sections 



w>n» to bring th. ■' u.'j elos-tolhe abutment. 'I his has 



Fig-. 11 shows plan of fisb.way at-Bosher'a Dam on James 



■'.■■•■ miles , m- Richmond, Tin- j« a i ,- 



-■ n in the i'reth-i . 

 Here advantage #aa taken of in ■• locality tolhi 

 behitul the high flood shown in the drawing. Twi - 

 verts u'lmii i ne water to a sluice which conducts it to the'head 

 of flic Hshway this dischargeof water Is too far from the 

 faoeof the dam to Becurethe best results, and it will be ne 

 cess uy t -.,,-,, i a .1. -u. - ting wall at the lower end, to turn the 

 ,-n -i-::i around the abutment. This ftshway has beet) in opei> 

 ation since the middle of May, 1883, and since thi water has 

 - I-' n-,- shad, bavt been ob- 

 served passing in forge numbers. Ven. few shad have reached 

 th. total catch by she nets being lesstoan 

 Itvu hundred. 



. ow; plan ■■! Hahwaj on (ana! Dam N-, i the 



Potomac River, near Sheperdstown, *W. "Va. Thiawasbuill 



in th-.- tvintor of 1832; stood, ivithout injury, the heavy ice 



■ inns MJld Hoods oi the lure winter, and during the season iu-i 



.ne;. full satisfaction to those who have watched 



tiou 



■ ■ i- i ivet sped 



v nil Bit ie, In this caseSthe Bshway 

 . behind the abutmeui on the Man Ian I 



■ p. ne -i ->■••!■ L-'l to in. abutment ; >v 

 i brackets. The water is conducted i,-tlu 



ANDtfTMKAM gives the tenor of feeling hereabouts, and not a 

 few of the Simon pure beagles arc owned in this county. I do 

 not refer to what is usually termed a beagle or rabbit dog, by 

 very many, for they could never bo described let alone 

 properly classitied at a bench show. The Writer knows of two 

 or three importations of noted English running beagles under 

 u.iv, of Which he will « rite you anon. Homo. 



The English Beagle Chili.''— Will all "whom it may con- 

 cern, ' accept the foregoing amendment, to tn\ previously sug 

 gested name for the club? 'Tig, perchance, useless to keep harp- i 

 mg ,,n --e! a mouldering suing, "but I do like to liaveagood, ■ 



: ! an appropriate name for anything which is 



worthy of a name at nil. ami it ins to me that- the name, ; 



above writ, will be comprehensive and detlniti •■ 

 However, I will not persist in forcing my individual prefer-. 

 '•ne.- iiii.in the.-lulj. although with tnv i'nho'i u lOir-n.-i 

 nes. l always "swear by" England and tie. Bnglish\ and should 

 like to see "Kuglish' lead the tii.lu and the true l\| I Kn -li-b 



i he undevinliug standard tor the club! 



I am at one with "Rusficus." .-.- i., t|„. s|„-,-i, ,,„,- .., 



beagle hound wepropose "to take care of;" and the bencti-li g 

 (or bandy-leg) and American "class," we should let. severely I 

 aloue. 



The true English bpagle is wu.-thy ol praise, is wortbv of 

 breeding and culm-i,-. and She gentleman who owns a flue 

 specimen or a brace or pock of silch should be proud of his 

 possession, I am a lover and « champion of the English 

 beagle and, though l may never breed a single whelp. Ipur- 



pose to always own one or u Of as "flne"-a typt as.] can 



procure. The beagle is eminently historic and' aristocrat ie. 



itseir to circumstances— a 



dignified aud 



that evening. After waiting over an hour at the station for 

 the Main, h e si v I v remarked that, being a iudg'e. in this in- 

 stance and also interested, he knew the right tin.,-, bo ■•.••'■■• m- 

 his dogin a field trial from reading the accountsoi - 

 trials in Iorkst i.vn Stkeam. I forbear giving you the score 

 made by the dogs, but our bag Was uitirtv-tive n'l-iil mil tort.v- 

 -'!:...-..; l-iili,-, I gruusC. ' JoHM D-4.VTDS0!*, 



tfOKROK, Wii-ii . Dec, SI, ls*l. 



ON THE SCENT. 



BRAO^ELD is the southwestern i„v.„, 

 Stew York, and is ,,. -uugly n . 



ik in quest of 

 jautiful. and 



make tin- fol- 

 ickboard (the. 



and like, a 

 hard ran 

 lounge in 1 

 combroatii 



i ; SC; 



toeral 

 ml lu 

 rawint 



Rdop 



The Engl 

 .-hib which 

 nanle, ma\ 



iah beagh 

 is to be 1 



it i - ii.-. 



purj 





ientlemei 



. the 



healt 



west pari ol th.- "v 

 out, was -r,L-.;.-s;u 

 ■■ih.-r hounds whi. 



i bi 



ho dOi 



of 



. Ii. 



and i: 



lilul. 



i tru 



and plet 



'.■ beg to suggest that liinher di 

 i- will be purposeless. The Amer 



O. W. R. 

 ssiou of the proposed 

 i English Beagle Ohib 



PRIVATE FIELD TRIAL. 

 HAVE read with much interest the accounts giv, 



l of 



shooting trips the past season in -\ our popular journal, and 

 send vou the following account of a short trip taken bj Bill 

 and tuvs.-li in this Sie.le. Like man' . um uv other sportsmen 

 we both imagine we have flrst-class dogs, and I was delighted 

 at receiving a message from him to be on hand at n given 

 poi 



D (and by the 

 torn a very 

 sler, Prince, 

 ick it fresh, 

 slike dying 

 iwina. We 

 •lithe chorus 

 in.lin-- path 

 the tangled 

 he.t-i,. taSng 

 ore properly 



-I to 

 I ku 



vhe hadaacn 



THE PARADISE KlSll.-. 







m, Fi 



appeal 



sei'Li the li-li j u l-let'mauy and adl 



Mullen for -"- pair of them, Ass 



be had. I ' ! them. 



- tg to ili.-iuuitisli the sexe< 



I'Ut.ll.- li.Ll,- I! ... d oi b 



tt 



article on this Bsh, 

 eit. of Cineinuati. 

 st 11, iSSI. I bad 

 nd so sent, to Mr. 

 les were to 

 -y were too 



-.:-.,..- i - -i i .' ,-,...it.iuuallv t'ouglu 



m - tparate thorn and after a week putthem 



i - --,.-. :, - ij. \vhen they rubbed against each other at nrst, 



but Jinullythf large one resumed its pugnacity. Knowing 

 that the. lish was originally a, native of a warm elimate, I 

 tliouehl to hasten the ripening of the eggs by placing' the fish 

 in the sun on the window sill. Tt was one Sunday afternoon, 

 nint 1 lav down not intending to e;o to sleep, but on awaken- 

 iiig-ljoih' risii were dead, and the thenur.ineter showed 100 de- 



gi' - Bo1 It vt "iv females with eggs newly ripe,— F, M. 



Ihe Mmml 



FIXTURES. 



BKNCH SHOWS. 



Jan. Iff,. 17, 18 and Is, -(St.. John, Kei» Brunswick. %. w. Wilson 



St. .lobn. N. B. 

 April — . iSSi.-ihe Clevehuid Hiaiel. Show Association's Second 



iii.-. Charles T.hieiiiii. Superintendent. U. 11. MunJiall, Sec- 



refj.rr, flevelilnd. Ohio. 



THE AMERICAN ENGLISH BEAGLE CLUB. 



against the proposed nam 



OM there had been a _l'vat I 



.-luh, lira- sounded on the name m 

 liosel submitted lor my icnsideratiOl 

 lection. My reasons t'ei it >: i. 

 were many, audi e.ill refer to a fi 

 ii. ■! l .. pe --ii i .-,.'., ■-- Ie ws | ia- i bo da; it 

 but a few removes from atook brougbi 

 Rattler, that has probably won more 

 any living beagle, is bv an imported s 

 (Rosey) ir -I : 11 ■■' : ani lai 



more s l(m._v ii i- iiur. -- ' - ! '.:- i- 



it Loiv.. 'his 'luit won at 1 



Xew ^i ink in ISS2, was from Englati 



good 



BAM man kicking 



iishlleagle Club. 



in-' in starting the 



i i - nably the 



' .' I.'rll. o!.- : iii " 

 i the bench th-Mi 

 i-rior) out, ot. lam 

 n,i DoUyl, El- 



■ lo imported an- 



bos i ' I hinkl and 



■:- a very 



a want to propa- 



gate, and vt ,i'i no1 Ball them bv their correct title.; The prece- 

 -. pi iin America.!! Jersey "Cattle t'lub uume also eaiue to 

 mi Dtiuidas it did bo "Kustietts," However, I trust that the dju> 



lei'L-nees of opinion about the name will hot abate any interest 

 . ■ in object of the club, arid that progress will soon he 

 ,.-,,,,-,, -,l. DORJtlK. 



tfc 



iii ban 



,1. bird 



- in poc 



Held, 



man a 



id dog 



(tarn 



tarters 





disi-us 



illg uu 





then ( 







at th( 



,-,-rr, 



it- nvid 



We a^ 



-- -,-d [- 



at ii. ■ d 



stoppi 



.lb,- 



der or 



credit 







gnn; that tht 



points 





ed up ; 



ml the 



m |.r, 



portion 



to his i 



get |/t 



.pei ei 



edit for 



, Mill 



been 



Maryland I 

 been s-n in t 



.In. i .- 

 - 



Lh.-lat 



ear a diminution of uiab-rial ,,u which to 



whs. ■ -n-, i-..-[, .'ling M. in r-.uou tail 1 



bere •■ - ■ b.-n^a club of this seetloi 



.. ,„--- 1 ion should be "The. American English 



• ■• ' -,-:■,.'.. tand i '■ -nil thai rln num. 



jjupli , - otniuiini, ,-il.ion in la.st isSUB of E0R8ST 



wise than a bird dropped to the 



" - 1 " ' '" ■ .I.;, should be 



of opportunities Jo poini should 



M, oBowing morning was bitter cold, with hard frost, 

 when we took the held, bin we came to shoot, and shoot we 

 would il the weather was unfavorable. A brisk wall-: ,,f ten 

 minutes from our quarters brought its to a st ubble Held, when 

 Frank and Seotty were at once turned down. Both went off 

 at a g. m.i pace. Frank belonged to Bill, and he was over 

 every likely place in that field that could harbor a bird, avoid- 

 ing the unlikely, in a space of time and in a manner that might 

 not please a field, trial man. but I have a dread of such dogs 

 when running one against them for the. purpose of hnding 

 game. Seotty was quartering beautifully, showing quite as 

 much speed as Frau^-, but his systematic work was largely 

 done in the rear of his antagonist, where it was of little use. 

 In style they were about equal. One carried the best head, 

 and the other the best tail. We decided that point by allow- 

 ing the head to win, thereby differing witn some field trial 

 authorities. That field was drawn blank, but on 'entering the 

 next both dogs commenced reading, when a covey of birds 

 got up away ahead ot them (for which the birds were excus- 

 able), coming I ia.ck < >ver the clogs, and also over us. I dropped 

 one within three feet of Frank's nose to test his steadiness to 

 shot. And to see how soon he had that bird to his master 

 pi need him a first-rate retriever at least. 1 was more careful 

 with the second, as 1 aliowed it to pass where I wa 

 drop it when between the dog and the bird. To order he. re- 

 trieved it in field trial style. We marked the balance in a 

 swamp, such as is only found in Michigan. And the ice partly 

 1. earing us up we had some good work from the dogs. The 

 birds being not entirely full-grown, laid well and made it 

 difficult for the dogs to Hush them— flushes bv our rules being 



', .,, ,, 



it would make this article too tedious to give a detailed ac- 

 count of bur trial, as the next covey -was stronger birds, and 

 did not behave so well, having a g;'.- at |.- , .peusit v for the wing. 

 Neither did we lind another such well-behaved covey as the first 

 during the day. The dogs were nearly even until the evening, 



aud 1 'bagg'ucffhi! six 'bv being on the righT'side of the thicket' 

 and by a point on a ruffed grouse being double of that on a 

 quail, 'and night, coming on just in the right time, Seotty won 

 I lie day. 



Xext morning John, owned by Bill, and Jerry were, taken in 



1 1 1. ■_■■ •-' ■ .. ■ 'lion from the one taken the day before, and 

 turned down in a large wheat sLiibble. John did some beau- 

 tiful and rapid quartering and showed grand style, and led 

 .ferry a merry dance until I he birds were flushed ahead bv a 

 team and marked into the woods. Here level-headed Jerry 

 did some hue work, but in the next field John made a beauti- 

 ful find, and repeated it Often, so that lie got even bv noon; 

 but in the aftci noon Jerry let out some Of lus rtoerve powers, 

 and in the evening did such excellent work on ruffed grouse as 

 to make him an easy winner of the day. 



On the third morning Frank and Seotty were again put 

 down, and after a tedious da v in a rough country, where birds 

 were not plenty. Frank had the best of it. 



John aud Je'rrv had then' second trial on the t'uurth day, 

 when Jerry showed up in such tine, form, and did such ex- 

 cellent work as to mane him an easy winner. On the fifth 

 morning Frank and Seotty were again put down, aud were 

 i , igether until late in the afternoon with nearly equal results, 

 when Frank made a lucky find and repealed it so often 

 through Bill's superior marking, when the covey scattered, 

 as to give him a clear lead when the aforesaid Billverj aud- 

 deLih"'-e-_-..|iect.:d that we must leave off shootmg and hurry 

 - 1 i lis bo as to ea.fc.h the train, as I 



Frank and Hero, were let loose. They 

 and a few minutes later their commingled oi 

 chimes grew indistinct aud were finally lost in t 

 v. ill not attempt to follow the footprints our « t 

 glided— as truly as tin- locomotive follows u- 

 of steel-over the hilltops, through the ravines, i 

 alders, across the open meadow ; hut we will see 



place along the rather irregular picket. Iin - 



ambuscade. Tbe red tail, put upon his me.ral to Keep out oi 

 lb,- jaws ot the hounds, clung to his wits in „ most, admirable 

 manner and was very successful in steering clear of t*ic bat- 

 teries for a time. At length he uncovered hiuiseh i,, iin- un- 

 erring aim of one of the. company and sprawled oul lifeless 

 upon the snow. 



Though the count was not large, the day was full of excite- 

 ment, with many pleasing aud many disappointing incidents. 

 The hounds "histod," in the vernacular of the rural lot Minim- 

 several of the red tail family. Their music all dav long re- 

 sounded on the air. andeehoel and chin, nil melodiou-lv a ng 



the hills and v.-dl-v-. The hunters would occasionally get u 

 broadside volley at the bomudjng fugitives, but the fugitives 



. ait.u- tin- fox had passed by on the other side, that it might be 

 well enough to put caps on his gun. But sul'his fox hutttiug. 

 At about dark another victim fell at the aim of one of the 



The writer and a veteran disciple Of the eii-iise al-o set out 



upon the same dav in an easterly direction, we l>eing our own 



and striking a fresb. ti-ack northeast oi the vlUagecon- 



cluded to follow it and try the virtues of still-huntiug. The 

 footprints led us a very devious course of about three miles, 

 I when we came < ■• small swamp in which were a few scatter- 

 ing trees, bushes, logs and upturned roots. My companion, 



I to whom I will give the credit ot having a sharp eye, a keen 

 scent and a good "bark." who had kept determinedly f,\ the 

 track from tie- fir.-r, suddenly and rather uncspeetedlY saw a 

 fox pop out into full view, but a few rods ahead of him. I 

 was a little to one side, but s aw the animal the next instant 

 gliding through the bushes, undo thrill went througl 

 myv.-ry finger tif.s v- lie,, I saw that he was i '" 



.. I duty, a's 1 had done, mine,' and I could u 

 from a shout of triumph overthe prostrate form of my victim. 



[t appeared that reynanl, after his morning walk, had 

 curled up on the top of a. stump and was taking a pleasant 

 nap, which was rudely broken bv our approach. The hi e-L, 

 was a maguitieeut one, and his fur was of a very gi od co] 

 He now sits in my stuly with all the appearance of being as 

 good as any other fox, and is serenely taxing e ?oocl square 

 meal off a poor, innocent grav rabbit, upon which he has just, 

 pounced, evidently. But he 'is nothing but a dude of a fox 

 after all. wearing glass eyes aud being all sham inside. 



On the Monday following a large party went out with the 



hounds, and as the fox led the. dogs out of the country, they 



set out upon afresh track by way of stUl-huiituig. lie wris 

 soon started, and was slightly wounded by one of the party. 

 All bauds (and the compositor need not make it hounds) fol- 

 lowed up the trail, and came up to and shot at him si ■' 

 times, but the much-persecuted knight of the turkey roost 

 duallv succumbed to a charge of Bs from a hard-hitting 

 Baker in the hands of the senior proprietor of our local paper. 

 The carcass parted with its hide and the party turned homes 

 waid, bearing the hard-earned trophy. F M 8 



BBOOKMMJi, N. Y., Dec. SO, 1883. 



MERIDEN DOG SHOW. 



rpilr; seventh annual exhibition of the Mcrideu Poulto V. 

 1 sociation was held in the City Hall, Meii.l.-ii COUU., OB 

 Jan. 1, ■-'. Ii and 4, in connection with which a dog show was 

 h,-ld on the last, three days. The .-..mniiftee mad,- no classifi- 

 cation, but offered a division Of l!:--' ij'.i' ■'-.-' I," ',', ecu first and 

 second of every disthiet variety of dog shown. This did m 

 prove much Of an inducement to owners, but the flftj dogs 

 shown were jn.,-:. ali'-ui as.iaui; - - -■ -aid I. accommodated m 



the gallery of the building, the main floor being occupied bj 



the poultry and pigeons. The dog show began on Jan. -!. and 

 as it rained heavily nearly all dav the attendance was verj 

 fight, but on Thursday and Friday ihe returns taken at the 

 gate proved very satisfactory. 



The English setters were very moderate, the beat being Mr. 



Todd's Frank, but he is far too st.iltv behind i 



high rank. .Maud, a nice daughter of Berkley, was shown 



A 

 ■11 placed 



was gus- 

 to boo! 

 in the St. 



thelri-,1, setter Class, and took Hist and tin- .sorter spc 

 1 , ,; , ,, niter bitch, Mistrel, 



shoulders and excellent tegs 



peuded a tine dog fox, whirl 

 on New Year', Day. Mr. B 



Bernard dog class, -, J 



other special for the best dog h, the show. - h 



had bard work to get home, in front of Messrs. 



Livingstons's bull-terrier Young Duke, who oidy wants 



a little tilling out behind to make him A No. I 



Th- Chequasset Keuuel's St. Bernard It 



a very nice front and was a good second, Don Pedro is a well 



developed puppv and loots afl if he would make a large dog 



with a good head. Mr. Duaphy% spaniels ha . t 



through the negligence of the express company, .Mr. Wiltuor- 



ding's Black Venus had a w t ' nd special. 



She did not show oh 'well ie tbe thai I i 



a very good ..lie, Willi plenty ol bone, straight lege; ami excel 



- -ton won first in both si 

 terriers and bulldogs, and tt.ev certainly have 

 team There were a- good manv pus> shown 

 Treasure is' minus tr.i.e'o. he i,. i in. eight !■>. . -, 



