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them, although, as it was, the show was a grand success, and its man- 

 agement hy Mr. Clark, of Manchester, could not have been better. Some 

 very fine dogs were shown, and for the interest of sportsmen I will speak 

 a few words in their favor. The celebrated Dick and Shamrock, two 

 very fine red Irish setters, owned by Mr. Jarvis, were the winners of "the 

 first and second prizes in their class, and they were well worthy of the 

 same, Shamrock taking first prize. Dick second prize. Don, a black and 

 white Gordon setter, owned and shown by Dr. Wheeler, of Manchester, 

 was a fine looking dog aftd called one of the best broken dogs in the 

 field. Don was winner of the first prize in the class. Snipe, a native 

 setter pup, sixteen months old, owned by P. H. McGuire, of Salmon 

 Falls, N. II., very promising and showing some good marks, was winner 

 of second prize m his class. Bounce, a fine Laverack and Irish setter 

 pnp, nine months old, owned and shown by C. H. Loud, of Portsmouth, 

 N. II., was bred in California by his owner from pure imported stock, 

 having a pedigree tracing him to the best kennel in England. Bounce 

 was winner of the first prize in his class. Mr. Loud is about importing 

 a pure Laverack bitch for the purpose of breeding his Bounce. Grouse, 

 in the < pinion of all sportsmen at the show, was one of the handsomest 

 pointers ever exhibited. Grouse shows all the good points of his breed, 

 has had a very careful and perfect training, and is one of the staunchest 

 pointers I ever shot over. He was trained by his owner, our forest 

 champion. Grouse was entered by Youatt Potter, of Manchester, N. II., 

 and is owned by J. S. Sides, of Portsmouth, N. H. Grouse was the 

 winner of the first prize in his class. We have some very fine dogs in 

 Portsmouth which ought to have been on the bench at Manchester: 

 Dandy, a fine brown' colored pointer, owned by James Carroll, well 

 broken under the care of his staunch master; Lem and Joe, two fine 

 setters, owned by Capt. Eastman, of the United States Navy; they are 

 fine bred dogs, and well broken; Dandy, an Irish setter, owned by John 

 Sides, is a fine dog, and would have stood a good chance for a prize had 

 he been at the show; Dash, a fine liver ana white pointer, owned by W. 

 Young, shows very fine marks, and ought to have had a chance on the 

 bench; Dash, a fine black and white setter, owned by Capt. Nelson, 

 United States Navy, is a very powerful dog with plenty of bottom, and 

 good for a long hunt. Quail. 



Salem, Mass., Sept., 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream :— 



A visit to the Dog Show at Manchester, N. H., gave me the following 

 impressions: In the red setter, or Irish class, only two dogs put in an 

 appearance— one of Mr. Wm. Jarvis' of Claremont,N. H , Shamrock, who 

 took first prize, and the other, his old Dick, who took second prize; 

 both were very nice dogs, and Shamrock's pedigree traces to Plunkett on 

 both sides. I should have liked him a little deeper red, and without anv 

 white, but his owner said he was shedding his coat, and therefore it had 

 not that evenness of color so desirable. Norwithstanding _hey had no 

 competitors, the verdict as regards prizes would probably have been the 

 same, for both Shamrock and Dick are able to win in the best company. 

 The other setters were ordinary, excepting a rather pretty pup owned by 

 a Mr. Loud, of Portsmouth, N. II. He seemed lively and bright, and his 

 owner said he was part lemon and white Laverack, and showed me the 

 pedigree, which seemed very fair indeed. In the spaniel class one little 

 liverand white bitch (cocker) seemed the right sort. She took the first 

 prize for bitches and her color was marked— Kittery, Maine. I tbinkjshe 

 was imported. The pointers were about the same as is usually seen, 

 exeept a small liver and white flecked one, owned by John Sides, of 

 Portsmouth, N. H. He was of the small breed, but had an honest, 

 tough look, with a fine eye, and was shown in very fine condition. There 

 were quite a number of sheep dogs, or colleys, but none of them had the 

 coat that "Stonehenge says they should have; but I should not like to 

 judge them hastily, as I have never seen many of them, nor paid any at- 

 tention to the breed. A vary fine mastiff named Samson, said to weigh 

 160 pounds, seemed the right sort. He was fawn with black muzzle, the 

 only objection to him being his head which, from his eye to nose, looked 

 too short; but he was not underhung. A fine tawny St. Bernard, nearer 

 "Stoneheiage's" description of the true rough breed than I have ever 

 seen. The only otber noticeable dogs were a pair of Scotch greyhound 

 pups, one light and the other dark brindle, both legitimate colors and 

 nice looking pups. The show was not as large as I had hoped, but still 

 in each class there was certainly one good type of the breed, and that 

 part of the fair seemed to be always crowded, and certainly was a good 

 beginning. Mr. Clark and Mr. Jarvis were present most of the time, 

 giving information to all and answering questions and receiving all criti- 

 cisms with pleasure and urbanity. Dr. Rowe was not able to be pres- 

 ent to read his paper on dogs, which was a' disappointment to a good 

 many. Now that we have got started in New England on dog shows, I 

 do hope that this Winter we shall have a show at or near Boston that 

 may approach, in the dogs shown and interest taken, some of the English 

 shows. So mote it be is the wish of Dry Land. 



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DOG FARES AND THE NEWARK SHOW. 



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Marlboro, N. J., September 11th, 1S75. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



I forwarded by express Don, one of "One-eyed Sancho's" pups, to a 

 Mend of mine at Burkville, Va. He writes me the express charges 

 were $9.50, a pretty large amount, I take it, for that distance. In this 

 connection I am glad to see the efforts your paper has successfully made 

 in the interest of traveling sportsmen for the reduction and abolishment 

 of dog fares. It is my experience that where the officials of railroad 1 

 lines are sportsmen all charges, if any, are moderate and reasonable. 

 Myself and friend in the Fall of 1862 had to pay from New York to 

 Washington, D . C, a charge of $Q on two dogs, and the trouble and re- 

 sponsibility of their attendance was thrown upon us in the smoking car. 

 My objection to this was I did not smoke, but on account of my dog 

 was obliged to stand it all the way through. 1 have since come to the 

 conclusion that there are no sportsmen In connection with this line as I 

 hear of other complaints from good authority of a similar nature . 



I am glad to inform you that my red Irish bitch Nell, the only living 

 dog of this sex, (if not incorrectly informed,) out of S. Rodman's Dash, 

 has just been introduced to Pride of the Border, and I am anticipating 

 excellent and handsome stock from this cross. The red Irish and the 

 Laverack strain, I am told, blend well together and make reliable and 

 serviceable dogs. 



I think the Bench Show of Dogs to be held at Newark will be emi- 

 nently successful, as it is sustained by the best sportsmen of the State. 

 I hope to be able to have a number of my dogs on exhibition at that 

 tithe, and only wish it was in season to have a "field match" at the same 

 time and place. In the field is the place to test the real merits of dogs 

 for the use of practical sportsmen, and I sincerely trust that these trials 

 will become abundant and central. M. 



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Montello, Wis., September, 1875. 

 Editor Fore.st and Stream:— 



In the report of the Bench Show at Watertown, N. Y., I noticed the 

 entry of a Gordon setter bitch of fihe stock, owned by J. E. Fisher, of 

 Brooklyn, N. Y., and entered by the name of Flirt. Will Mr. Fisher 

 please send the pedigree of his Gordon bitch for publication in Forest 

 and Stream, as the pedigrees of good stock is a matter of importance 

 to all sportsmen. Fred. 



[We shall be pleased to publish this dog's pedigree, as 

 requested. — Ed.] _________ 



—The Thirty-Fourth Annual Exhibition of the Queens 

 County Agricultureal Society will be held at Miueola, Long 

 Island, on the 28th, 29th, and 30th of this month. The 

 premium list is very large, and the celebrated stallions 

 Blackwood and Dictator will be on exhibition. 



A Seasonable question fob Naturalists;— What is 

 an equine-ox? 



FISH IN SEASON IN SEPTEMBER. 

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Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri. Salmon Trout. 8alm,o confinis. 

 Black Bass, micropterus salmoides, micropterus nigricans. 

 Striped Bass Eoccus lineahis. Sea Trout, Salmo immaculutus. 



Bluefish, temnodon soltator. Weakflsh. • 



{Under the head of "Game, and Wish in Season" we can only sped 



fy in general terms the several varieties, because the laws of States vary 

 so much that were we to attempt to particularize we could do no less 

 than publish those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game in 

 question. This would require a great amount of our space. In desig- 

 nating game we are guided by the laws of nature, upon which all' legis- 

 lation is founded, and our readers would do well to provide themselves 



with the laws of their respective States for constant reference, 

 our attemnts to assist them will only create confusion.] 



Otherwise, 



Fish in Market. — The severe storms of the past week 

 have contributed to make fish scarce. Spanish mackerel 

 are selling at 40 cents per pound; sea bass, 18 cents; striped 

 bass, 25 cents; black fish, 15 cents; large weakfish, 12, 

 small weakflsh, 10 cents; halibut, 18 cents; cod 'fish, 10 

 cents; bluefish, 10 cents; eels, 20 cents; flounders, 10 cents; 

 green turtle, 15 cents; scollops, $1.50 per gallon; soft crabs, 

 $1.50 per dozen; hard crabs, $4 per 100. Bait. — Shed- 

 der crabs, $1.50 and $2 per dozen; shrimp, $1 per quart; 

 soft clams, 30 to 50 cents per 100; sand worms, $2 per 100. 



— On Sunday last a party fishing on the banks near Sanely 

 Hook caught a large dolphin. Not knowing what manner 

 of fish it was they took it to Mr. Blackford of Fulton 

 Market, who, with his usual liberality and desire to further 

 the interests of science and add to our store of knowledge, 

 purchased it for Prof. Baird. It is probably the finest 

 specimen of this fish in the possession of the Institution. 



— Quite a number of the spotted lampurgus have been 

 taken recently on our coast. The lampurgus closely re- 

 sembles the dolphin in form and color, but the two are 

 easily distinguished by experts. 



—Advices from the Newfoundland fishery show that 

 there has been no improvement in the catch, and many 

 vessels have abandoned the voyage. 



— The cod fisherey at Labrador is announced to be a 

 complete failure, and a hard Winter is anticipated for the 

 tishermen. 



— Mackerel are reported as striking in on Halifax shores. 

 One day last week, at Ketch Harbor, 800 barrels were 

 caught. 



—The North Sidney, N. S. Herald of thelstinst. reports 

 large schools of mackerel outside their harbor. 



— A species of fish called clam crackers have made their 

 appearance in Skidaway River, at Isle of Hope, Ga, 7 

 being attracted by clams which are planted on the beach. 

 They are from four to six feet wide across the back and 

 are spotted like leopards. 



— The Pensacola Gazette says a party of fishermen caught 

 in one hour on the snapper banks of Pensacola, two hun- 

 dred and one of these noble fish. 



— Our Rhode Island correspondent, "Shot," asks: — 



"Have any of the chummers for blue fish tried a float in 

 fishing. The idea came to me as I was having very poor 

 luck some time ago (not getting my hook in the right place 

 at the right time you know) to attach a cork to my line 

 about a foot above the wire. I took in three blue fish in as 

 many casts, and was not so much annoyed by the small 

 fish tearing the bait from my hook. I wish some of the 

 fishers would try it and repoffc for the sake of the brethren. 



— Valentine Bachman, while fishing near Indian Rift, up 

 the Delaware, last week, caught a black bass weighing 

 seven pounds. 



— This item about salmon seining in Paget Sound looks 

 marvelous, but is corroborated every year by similar 

 catches. We quote from an Olympia paper: 



"One company, consisting of citizens of Olympia, 

 whose business is managed by Mr. V. Tull, and another 

 known as Vining & Beinheimer, are catching salmon by 

 the thousand at Muekelteo. The first company caught at 

 one cast of the net, last week, 2,900 fish, of an average 

 weight of 7 lbs., or about 20,000 pounds all told. Of 

 course such a weight could not be hauled in, so the net 

 was kept in place until the tide went out and then the fish 

 weie secured. Every available barrel and kit on the Sound 

 has been secured, and every cooper is at work making 

 more, and yet not enough have been secured to hold the 

 fish as they are caught. The fish are of the variety known 

 as silver salmon, and are as rich, juicy and fat as any sal- 

 mon in the world." 



Our Fisheries.— The number of arrivals of fishing 

 vessels at this port, for the week ending Sept. 9, was 81, 

 an increase of 18 over those of last week. They are clas- 

 sified as follows: 35 from Georges, 17 from the Banks, 27 

 from off-shore mackereling and 2 from the Bay of St. 

 Lawrence. Mackerel still continue very scarce, and the 

 news from the fleet is not of an encouraging nature. 

 There is, however, time yet for the vessels to get good 

 fares, ere the season closes, and this is most anxiously ex- 

 pected. The receipts of fish at this port during the past 

 week, are as follows: Georges codfish, 564,000" lbs. ; hali- 

 but, 16,200 lbs. Bank codfish, 1,700,000 lbs. ; halibut, 150,000 

 lbs. Shore mackerel, 1,700 bbls.; Bay mackerel, 440 bbls. 

 —Gape Ann Advertiser. Sept. 11. 



New York.— Ghittenango, Sept. 10. — Oneida Lake, Madi- 

 son County, is a place which I will recommend for good 

 black bass fishing. One day this week two men went out 

 after 4 o'clock in the afternoon and caught twenty-four 

 fish, averaging about four pounds, the largest weighing 

 four and a half. This was at Lake Port, three miles and 

 a half from Chittenango Station, N. Y. C. and H. H. R. R. 



Shep. 



Virginia.— Leesbury, Sept. 8. — The bass fishing in the 

 Potomac near this place has not been so good this season 

 as formerly. The few caught, however, have been of 

 larger size than the many of previous seasons. Maj. Mur- 

 ray, on Goose Creek, a tributary flowing into the Potomac 

 near Edward's Ferry, caught 37 bass one day and 32 the 

 next, and reports them to be increasing in that stream, I 



The Monocacy in Maryland muddies our fishing grounds 

 often when the rest of the river is clear. I thought I 

 would never tell a fish story, but to-day I hooked a fall 

 fish, and in his first flutter a bass seized him and fought 

 so well that I thought both firmly fastened. I landed the 

 fall fish after some time, badly bitten, but lost the rascal 

 that tried to swallow him. Please give me in your Answers 

 to Correspondents the scientific name for fall fish. It is 

 a handsome fish from 6 to 22 inches long, silvery white on 

 the sides, with greenish tinge on back and white on the belly; 

 has scales; 7 fins; 1 dorsal; 1 caudal; lanal; 2 abdominal;* 2 

 pectoral; is soft rayed, with the caudal forked; rises to a 

 fly; is gamy and good to eat; in small streams will con- 

 tinue to bite at fly, bait or wheat dough until all the school 

 is caught. Is caught in the Fall of the year, and generally 

 in swift water (some think the name is from their being 

 caught near falls.) T. W. 



Indiana. — Go?inersmlle, Sept. 6- — We have just returned 

 from a ten day's fishing trip to Rome City, Ind., with (to 

 us) remarkable good luck, our catch averaging about 40 

 pounds per day to two rods, using live minnows for bait. 

 Fish caught principally black bass and pike; largest pike 

 weighing 14 pounds; 'largest bass, 7$ pounds. They are 

 often taken here much larger than this. Small fish, crop- 

 pies, ring perch, blue gills, &c, can be taken so fast that 

 the sport becomes wearisome. For the benefit of the 

 angling fraternity I will say that Rome City, Ind., it situ- 

 ated 35 miles north of Fort Wayne, on the G. R. and I. R. 

 R. The Lake Side House, kept by J. N. Berry, a true 

 gentleman and thorough sportsman, affords good accom- 

 modation. By inquiring for "Fawn" Tioby you will find a 

 courteous and agreeable young man who will accompany 

 you and point out the best fishing grounds, and who is well 

 posted. There are fifteen lakes within a radius of five 

 miles, which are all accessible from this place, the largest 

 being six miles long by one-half to one and one-half miles 

 wide. Duck shooting begins here about the 20th of this 

 month and lasts until extreme cold weather sets in. 



S. W. B. 

 ^ A Boy's Tussle with a Small Whale.— A young 

 friend of ours who has been spending the Summer at Lib- 

 by's Neck, in Maine, writes the following account of his 

 attempt to capture a blackfish, which is a species of whale. 

 The boy is only sixteen years old, but has pluck enough 

 for twice sixteen. We quote: — 



Libby Neck, August 28, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



I have had. some very good fun fishing since I have been here, with 

 both targe and small fish This morning I got up quite an excitement 

 by striking a blackfish. There were three or four swimming about the 

 bay, and everybody was watching them. After staying for an hour or 

 so tbey disappeared, and everybody thought they had gone out to sea. 

 I was sitting down on the bank by the water in front of the house when 

 one came up within fifty feet from shore. 1 jumped up, and it was not 

 long before I was in my dory with a scnlpin spear, rowing after him. 

 The water was so shallow that where he went he made a large ripple on 

 the surface, so it was very easy to tell where he was. I headed him off, ' 

 and kept driving him nearer shore unlit 1 got him in water about three 

 and a half feel deep, and then he kept frying to get by me. At last he 

 gave it, up and made right at the dory, head first, and I thought I was in 

 for a ducking sure, but 1 could no! get (nit of the way. So I stood up 

 and grabbed my spear, and when I saw turn within about three feet I got 

 ready for him, but just then he saw me and turned his side toward me 

 and gave a mark 1 could not mi- s, and I drove the spear into his side, 

 and I tell you there was some water flying for a minute. He swam off 

 with the spear in him and went toward shore. I shouted to the fellows 

 on shore for help, but they did not get 'there soon enough, for when he 

 felt the shore he turned right about and went under my dory with the 

 spear in his side. So he got off. I turned to row home, and out in the 

 bay I thought I saw my spear. I went out, and there it was with the 

 iron drawn out of the handle, and 1 guess that blackfish has got some- 

 thing to remember me by. The barbed part drew out of the handle, and 

 is in the fish. The, fish, I should judge, was about ten feet long, and if 

 more boats had put out to help me we might have got him. I caught a 

 pollock day before yesterday that weighed Sl£ pounds, which is a pretty 

 good fish. Mackerel have been plenty, but there are not many now. 



Chas. D. Sanborn. 



THE MAGNETEWAN AS 

 STREAM. 



A TROUT 



Toronto, Canada, August 23d, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



I returned from Doe Lake last week, and, according to promise, send 

 you a short account of my trip, in which [ faithfully record my expe- 

 rience and my impressions. My party consisted of Major S., two sons 

 of Dr. R.,and my own three boys. We had made arrangements 

 through Mr. Stenatt, who lives about nine miles to the west of Doe 

 Lake, to have a commodious boat ready to transport us along the lake 

 and the Magnetewan River; but to make sure of having one which we 

 could manage without too much fatigue, we took with us from Toronto 

 a light cedar, double sculled, one capabk of carrying six or eight com- 

 fortably, and which proved very serviceable on the trip. Inconse- 

 quence of some defect in our telegram there was no conveyance ready 

 at the Severn to transport our boat, and consequently Major S. re- 

 mained over to bring it along the next day. I arrived at Rosseau about 

 midnight of Monday, 26th July, stopped at Pratt's that night, and the 

 next morning started with Marshall's team for Doe Lake. Our route 

 was along the Nipissing Road for about twenty miles to Adams', thence 

 on a road running eastward nine miles, to Stenatt's, near the'head of 

 Rainy Lake. It was near ten o'clock before we got off. and in conse- 

 quence of this delay night overtook us about four miles from Stenatt's, 

 and as there are no settlers along that portion of the road, we would 

 have been obliged to camp out if we had not .availed ourselves of the 

 light of two of our camp candles. We were kindly accommodated at 

 Stenatt's that n:ght and the next day until Major S. arrived with the 

 boat, which came safe and sound, notwithstanding the severe strain it 

 had been subjected to over the terrific roads. 



On Thursday we started for Doe Lake, nine miles to the east of Ste- 

 natt's, which we reached about noon, and where, after dinner on a beau- 

 tiful sandy beach, we embarked in Bob, McMichael's and our own boats 

 for the Magnetewan. Four miles roiv to the north end of the lake 

 brought us to the outlet into the river, up which we proceeded two and 

 a half miles to the first rapids; but as the prospect for trout was very 

 unpromising, we turned about, without landing, passed the qutlet of 

 Doe Lake, and descended the Magnetewan to the first rapids about 

 seven miles below, reaching them in time to get our camp nicely ar- 

 ranged before night set in. Our first approach to the river made it ev- 

 ident that we were on no trouting ground. From the rapids above 

 down to our camp, a deep, dark, dirty river, full of leeches and all man- 

 ner of abominations, wound tortuously between level banks, about four 

 or five feet high, with scarcely an appreciable current. 



The rapids where we camped were about 150 yards long, with a fall 

 of about 3£ feet. The rocks were covered .with a dirty, slippery, brown 

 moss— certainly a most unpromising place for trout. I had carefully 

 chosen my ground high up on the river, with the reasonable expecta- 

 tion of there finding, if anywhere, my favorite sport; but the illusion 

 was soon dispelled. We spent three days there, and as might be ex- 

 pected, found no trout—no, that is incorrect; we did get one, about 



