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FOREST AND STREAM. 



trainer seemed to have perfect confidence in her, and from 

 her fine work he is entitled to much consideration for 

 trainer's stake. I mark Countess 4 points, 20; backing, 3; 

 pace, 5; style, 5; quartering, 4; retrieving, 5; total, 42. 

 She only having lost a flush charged to the bad when she 

 wa9 ordered up. All adjourned to meet again around the 

 lunch-table. 



The next, No. 13, Clip, owned by Mr. L. H. Smith, 

 Strathroy, Canada, was sent into the woods at 1:55, and 

 hunting well soon pointed a single bird. One of the judges 

 being considerably behind, the bird flushed before he 

 was up. Those present decided not to charge it against 

 her, but not giving credit for a point, another present think- 

 ing she was fairly entitled to credit for it. After passing 

 through field after field, she made an excellent point on 

 covey; bird ordered killed, and was, which she retrieved 

 in good style . Second bird well pointed, and third flushed. 

 Fourth and fifth birds pointed in good style. In pace and 

 style I consider her perfect, never having seen her equal, 

 some pronouncing her the best bitch in America; and she 

 is sure to make her mark high in the future field trials, 

 and but for her failure to back would have been in first 

 ranks. I shall mark her 4 points, 20; pace, 7; style, 5; 

 quartering, 4; retrieving, 5, total, 41. Charged against 

 her 1 flush, 3; not backing, 3; total, 6. 



Next, No. 14, Flirt, owned by W. W. Tucker, DeVall'a. 

 Bluff, Ark., was started on and immediately made her 

 first point, second bird also pointed; third flushed, and 

 fourth well to her credit. It was oidcred killed, and was 

 well retrieved; no other birds near. This closed the sec- 

 ond day, and she was entitled to a chance for another 

 point, first in order for Wednesday morning. Two days 

 now devoted to puppies; two entries yet to run. The trials 

 have been retarded by a scarcity of birds. 



Weenesday Morning — Third Day. — At 6.30 the conductor 

 called " All aboard," and the train left the depot, reaching 

 the grounds at 7 a, m., and at 7.15 Flirt was put down for 

 a chance on the fifth and last point. Passing through the 

 corn-field, stubble, and again to corn-field, she pointed 

 on covey, doing her work well. My mark for her per- 

 formance is : Point, 20; pace, 4; style, 4; quartering, 2; 

 retrieving, 3. As she could not win she was not put down 

 again to see if she would back. 



No. 15, John, owner, Kemp Hughes, of Franklin, Tenn., 

 being the next entry, was sent to work at 8.10. Soon 

 flushed first bird— a hard one on him — in corn field ; ground 

 almost bare. Second bird a good point; bird flushed and 

 killed and moderately well retrieved. Soon afterwards 

 chasing a rabbit destroying his chance to win, he was with- 

 drawn. 



No. 16, Llewellyn, owned by L. H. Smith, Strathroy, 

 Canada, was next and last in the puppy stakes. Making 

 two consecutive flushes he was withdrawn. The first, a 

 single bird, was a hard one on him; the second was a covey 

 which he should have pointed. 



GREENWOOD STAKES. 



Prize, a gold water set, and very handsome. To be con- 

 tended for by imported Irish setters. Conditions, three 

 entries two to start. Requisite entries made, Friend, worked 

 by G. M. Campbell, and Kate, entered by St. Louis Ken- 

 nel Club, worked by Whitford— were Ant to start on scat- 

 tered birds. Friend flushed first, second and third birds 

 and making good point on fourth. The birds were in 

 woodland, and a hard place to score well; fifth bird a point 

 for Friend; bird flushed and killed by Mr. Morgan, Frhnd 

 retrieving in fair style. Kate doing little to credit or other- 

 wise, was then taken up, and Erin sent away with Friend, 

 was soon in cotton field, making his first an excellent point. 

 Friend, coming up behind, failed to back as she should; 

 passed Erin, and made an inexcusable flush— a fine co- 

 vey, and they went down close by in sedge grass. Friend 

 soon made another flush, and Erin following example, both 

 dropping to wing, and next a false point for Friend. Erin 

 brought up and backed promptly. Some time elapsed be- 

 fore another bird was found, Erin finding and pointing it; 

 bird flushed and killed by Mr. Whitford, and well retrieved 

 by Erin. This closed the contest, Erin performing well, 

 Friend showing good pace and style, but her seeming weak 

 points are she does not back well, and flushed too often. 

 Judges were unanimous in awarding prize to Erin. 



Next in order was lunch, with the usual abndaut supply. 

 After lunch it was agreed upon by Mr. L. Smith, of 

 Strathroy, Canada, and Mr. "Waddell, of Edina, Mo., to 

 run a trial of speed, former naming Leicester, latter Phil. 

 Each having selected a judge, the night previous at Pea- 

 body's Hotel, they to select a third. Mr. Smith was 

 promptly on time with Leicister. Mr. Waddell failing to 

 put in an appearance, making a square back down. Capt. 

 Pat Henry was anxious to run his Pride of the South, and 

 he and Leicester were taken down a lawn 200 yards away 

 and turned loose. Leicester first to winning post, Pride 

 close up. Another trial was then had, Clip and others 

 added to the number. This was a fine race, Leicester first 

 in, Clip a very close second, and Pride half length behind, 

 all showing wonderful speed 



Our correspondents report of the other stakes, which is 

 very voluminous, reaches us too late to be published in this 

 issue. The winners of the various events were as follows: 

 Puppy Stakes— First, Isabella (native), owned by John Da- 

 vidson, of Monroe, Mich. Pride of the South and Count- 

 ess tied for second prize. Champion Stakes— First, Drake, 

 owned by St. Louis Kennel Club, second, Stafford, P. H. 

 Bryson; third, Paris, L. H. Smith. The Greenwood cup 

 was won by the St. Louis Kennel Club's Erin. Sweep- 

 stakes for braces— First, Drake and Erin, St. Louis Ken- 

 nel Club; second, Maud and Stafford, P.H.Brys.m; third, 

 Paris and Pride of the South; fourth, Lily and Countess; 

 fifth, Buck and Kate. The following is our correspond- 

 ents summary of the meeting: — 



In reviewing the trials of the week our judgment is that 

 that the performances of the dogs far exceeded those of any 

 previous trials. In the Puppy Stakes "11 showed fine hand- 

 ling, there being but one break shot in the sixteen entries, 

 and two days of work— a wonderful performance, where 

 many of* the entries were from 12 to 14 months old, and 

 those being in the field only from two to three weeks; and 

 in justice to the puppies would add that the rules were 

 chanced after they had been worked, which accounts for 

 the seemingly great disparagement compared with older 

 dogs. In their case a failure to point, together with the 

 flush, counted 8; in the age$ dogs a flush was counted 

 Ottiv, a lost opportunity for $ point counting on|y 5 to 



mA do§;s 8 9 to puppies, ' Ju the Puppy ' 



by rule, the judges were obliged to give first prize 

 to a puppy, which could not otherwise have won it, as she 

 w T as very deficient in space and style. Independent of 

 rules, the award, in my judgment, should have been Pride 

 of the South, first; Countess, second; Isabella, third. No 

 complaint of the judges decision in this, or other con- 

 tests, was heard — being in position to hear if any was 

 made. I can say, from beginning to end, I did not hear a 

 word that could be construed into dissatisfaction to the 

 awards in all classes. The judges are well known 

 gentlemen, and all were satisfied they had received honest 

 judgment. In the beginning, the contest waxed warm be- 

 tween blue bloods and natives, but looking over the re- 

 sults, I find that the blues are credited with winning eight 

 times; natives, twice; but in Greenwood Stakes no natives 

 were eligible, leaving score 7 to 2, and but for rules would 

 have been 8 to 1, with Countess the winning native. The 

 St. Louis Kennel Club, and Mr. L. H. Smith, should be 

 proud of their respective kennels, the former winning in 

 every contest, excepting Prince in Puppy Stakes. In re- 

 gard to Mr. L. H. Smith's kennel, Strathroy, Canada, it's 

 a singular fact that, of the twelve winning dogs, excepting; 

 the Irish cup won by Erin in these trials, seven are from 

 the Strathroy kennel, and out of nine dogs run from his 

 kennel seven were winners, only two not being placed. 

 Surely the owners of blue bloods should congratulate 

 themselves. After the trials were over the following dogs 

 were sold, and we hear brought the prices mentioned. Lil- 

 ly, pointer, sold to St. Louis Kennel Club at $75; Stafford 

 bought by same, at $500; Duke, owned by Luther Adams, 

 and Llewellyn, by Mr. Smish, were both sold at a 

 price not made public. In comparing the record of 

 each dog, given according to my judgment, it will be seen 

 to differ little with the official statement of the judges. 



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FISH IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER. 



Black Bass, Jlicropterus salmoides; Weakflsh. Cynoscion regalis. 



M. nigricans. Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix. 

 Mascaloiige, Esox nobilior. Spanish Mackerel, Cybium macula- 

 Pike or Pickerel, Esox Indus. turn. 

 Yellow Perch, Ferca Jlavescens. Cero. Cybium regale. 

 Sea Bane, Scicenops oceUatus, Bonito, Sarda pelamys. 

 Striped Bass, Roccus lineatus. Kingfish, Menticirrus nebulosus. 

 White Perch, Mbrone americana. 



Fish in Market. — The recent storms on the coast have 

 interfered with the operations of the fishermen to such an 

 extent as to make fish very scarce. Bluefish and bass are 

 now being received from North Carolina. We quote: — 

 Striped bass 20 to 25 cents per pound; smelts, 20 cents; blue- 

 fish, 12i cents; salmon, "40 cents; mackerel, 15 cents each; 

 white perch, 15 cents per pound: Spanish mackerel, 75 

 cents; green turtle, 18 cents; terrapin, $15 per dozen; 

 halibut, 18 cents per pound; haddock, 8 cents; codfish, 10 

 cents; blackfish, 15 cents; flounders, 12 cents; eels, 20 

 cents; lobsters, 10 cents; sheepshead, 25 cents; scollops, 

 $1.50 per gallon; soft clams, 30 to 60 cents per hundred; 

 whitefish, 20 cents per pound; pickerel, 18 cents; salmon 

 trout, 15 cents; hardshell crabs, $3.50 per 100. 



— Mr. E. G. Blackford, of Fulton market, received on 

 Tuesday, from Westhampton, Long Island, four splendid 

 shad, weighing 3£ to 4i pounds each. Last year, about 

 the 25th of November, shad were taken in Florida waters, 

 and also in Savannah river and in the Neuse river below 

 New burn, N. C. A week or two later nine fine fish were 

 taken by a schooner while blue fishing, twenty miles north 

 of Cape Hatteras. It is very unusual, however, to find 

 shad as far north as Long Island at this season of the year. 



flgfSee Mr. Leonard's advertisement of Bamboo Fly- 

 Rods elsewhere. 



— The Snow Hill (Maryland) Messenger says that "within 

 the past week millions upon millions of dead fish of differ- 

 ent species have been washed up from the sea and lie rot- 

 ting in the sun. In one place on Cobb's Island there is a 

 strip of the beach two miles long and seventy-five feet wide 

 covered with them to a depth of from three to six feet. 

 Several large vessels are engaged in collecting and trans- 

 porting them to the farmers of Accomac county to be used 

 for manure. "- 



[We will accept from our readers with thanks, any inti- 

 mation whatever, that will aid in assigning a reason for the 

 great mortality of both salt anu fresh water fish which is 

 periodically brought to notice. The causes must be wide- 

 spread and various.— Ed.] 



Makyland. — Large quantities of bass are being caught 

 n the Potomac at Seneca, above Washington. 



YuiGWiA..—Black8burg, Nov. 13^.— Our bass fishing is 

 about over. Mr. William F. Page, of Lynchburg, reports 

 taking 800 red eyed perch from a pond near the salt works 

 on the Holston, with pitchforks, by forking out the grass. 

 These were transferred to James river, at Lynchburg, and 

 Tye river in Nelson^county. Several hundred had previ- 

 ously been transferred to New river by the same gentleman. 

 These fish appear to be new to science, they are near the 

 Rock bass of the north in size and game qualities, and im- 

 mensely prolific. E. 

 t Norfolk, Nov . lUh. — The fish market does not show as 

 abundant and varied supply as last month, but there is a 

 fair share of salt water fish, including bluefish, bass, grey 

 trout (squeteague), perch, and tailors. Of fresh water fish 

 we have pike, mud shad, bream, chub, raccoon, white and 

 French perch. H. 



Tennessee. — Nashville, Nov, 18th.— Charles E. Hillman, 

 of this city, while on a recent expedition to Caney Fork, 

 caught a jack fish, weighing fifteen pounds. The width of 

 the mouth is five inches, and the measurement back of the 

 gills, nine inches. It had long teeth, and very large eyes . 



tf Large Eels. — An eel was taken about November 2d 

 from a pond in Kingston, R. L, which was said to weigh 

 over fifteen pounds. Your correspondent, who saw the 

 fish, believes that it must have been near that weight. How 

 large does the common fresh water eel grow in America? 

 Frank Buckland, the English naturalist, who is in the habit 

 of collecting and making plaster casts of the largest fish he 

 op gefcj says jfl his jtotes to j,|§ "£f&turg giftory of $# 



bourne," that his largest eel weighed seven pounds. Mr 

 Buckland gives the following as a good way to catch eels' 

 "Take a corn sack, turn down a hem, and run a line round 

 at the mouth. Drop a sheep's paunch into the sack and 

 fill up with straw as tight as possible. Sink it in the 'pond 

 or river; the eels work through the straw to the end. Bv 

 drawing the sack up by the cord, it is closed, and you have 

 your eels bagged." s, q q 



Movements op the Fishing Fleet.— The fine weather 

 of the present week has been favorable for the shore fisher- 

 men and they have done a good week's work. The demand 

 has been active and the prices realized in this market, have 

 been $4.00 per hundred weight for cod and $3.50 for had- 

 dock. There have been 39 arrivals from Georges and the 

 Banks, and 1 from the Bay of St. Lawrence. The receipts 

 have been 420,000 lbs. of Bank codfish, 175,0001bs Geoiies 

 codfish, 135,000 lbs. Bank halibut, 85,000 lbs. Georges hal- 

 ibut, and 120 bbls. mackerel.— Cape Ann Advertiser, Novem 

 her 17th. 



* With regard to the well-authenticated habit of salmon to 

 return habitually to their native streams, Mr. Wilkinson in 

 his recent article, published in Scribner's Magazine de- 

 scribing an angling excursion in Canada, incidentally re- 

 marks: — 



"It is notable that although three Gaspe rivers flow into 

 the same bay, and for long distances within a few miles of 

 each other, yet the fish are so different as to be readily dis- 

 tinguished one from another by the natives. The fish run. 

 up earliest in the York, and those taken even in the lowest 

 pools are of larger size than those of the other streams. 

 Of course those that are strong enough to get to the upper 

 pools early in the season before the liver has run down 

 are extremely large. The last runs of fish in the York are 

 perhaps a trifle smaller than the general average of the 

 St. John, where the early and late runs are more nearly the 

 same average size. So the fish of the Tay in Scotland, are 

 a month earlier than those of the Tweed, and presumably 

 in this case because the snow gets out of the former much 

 the sooner. The fish of the St. John are slightly shorter 

 and fuller than those of the York, resembling more nearly 

 the JSalnio quinatt of California. A few seasons since the 

 St. John was so jammed with the logs of a broken-up lumber 

 raft, that the fish were blocked out of it, and that year its 

 peculiar fish were taken in the York. The next year the St. 

 John was clear and its fish went back to it. A few seasons 

 later, grilse and young salmon were taken in the York 

 which slightly resembled the St. John fish. The parent 

 fish returned to their own stream. Their offspring, which 

 were hatched in the York, remained in that river." 



—A dog with an ear for music is owned by a man in 

 Troy, in N. York. • The man's ' daughter is taking lessons 

 on the piano, and devotes several hours a day to practice. 

 One day the dog was in the room, and showed great inter- 

 est in the piano. He jumped upon the table and looked 

 at it, ran under and around it, leaped upon it, and peered 

 into it, as if trying to find out where the sounds came from. 

 Soon after, when the young lady was playing, the dog tried 

 to imitate the notes. Afterward, while she was practicing, 

 the dog almost daily would try to sing; he did not bark nor 

 howl, as dogs will often do, at the sound of bells. Although 

 he could not pronounce fa, sol, la, mi, do, etc., he suc- 

 ceeded in a good imitation of the sounds, and could causs 

 his voice to rise and fall with the notes. All this was at 

 first only in the presence of the young lady. When she 

 told her mother, and invited her to be present, the dog 

 would net siug. By and by, however, his fondness for 

 music overcame his bashfulness, and he would sing in the 

 presence of the two ladies. Afterward other members of 

 the family were called in, and now the dog, having con- 

 quered his modesty and gained confidence in his own pow- 

 er, will exhibit his musical talents in the presence of any 

 company. He is certainly a wonderful dog, and if properly 

 encouraged may learn to talk as well as to sing, and be- 

 come a living proof of the Darwinian theory of evolution. 

 — Springfield Republican, 



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