*^"^ THE AMERICAW SPORTSMAN^S JOURNAL. 



rEntei'ed AMordlng to Act ot Conjji'esa, in tlie year I'ljO, t>y tlie 'Potest and Stream PublLsWiig Compjxny, In tlie Offloe of tlie Librarian of Congress, at .WasUngton.] 



nTx%L\^jrWe"e*;;^i.."jr'^} NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1880. 



CONTENTS. 



Editoeiai, : — 



Gume ProtecUon in Wyoming ; The British EilleCliallengo ; 

 Noae and Pftce: "Idle Time Not Idljr Spent;" Kind 



WordB ; The Tileston Fuud 123 



Tub Spohtsman Toukist : — 



Pireguing- oa the Sqiiatook 424 



Natuhal History ; — 

 Onr Waterfowl : Effects of Cold and Heat on Fishes ; The 

 Baskiug Shark : Another Captive Woodcock ; More About 

 Rquirrelfl : I.orI;ed Horns: I[aTjitR of theBcaTer: Ituficd 



Qxouna ; Wiii-Ut of Blauii-tiiilcd Deor 425 



Pish Oultokk :— 

 The Central FislicuUural Society's Report of the Tennessee 

 Commission; I'ish Culture m Neiv Hampshire; Intdli- 

 pcnoe of Carp ; Protect Spa^raing Lobaters ; Fish for Now 



York Waltrfl 127 



Sea a^d Tii\T.K Fisui.No :— 

 i'ly Fihhiiii? for Dlr.ck Bass ; Fish Slaughter in Canada ; The 

 Grtiiiibnnr ; A Water Glass; Range of Black Bass and 



Oiillioli ; Mortality of Fiah 428 



Game Bag and Giun :— 

 To t.h« Farin.ra of Long Island ; Tho Trapper's Last Shot ; 

 At-.rj.i j 1j. II ■ i;;;ijLtE Upon Shooting; Onr Philadelphia 

 Li I I i , , ^'.port in the Lone Star 

 fi I 1 : A Candid Story; 



(; I Fluffed Grouse ; The 



i-'- ' ' .11. I lioyerberatioua ; Tree- 



ing C;-o;w,i , Micmgan ; ViJlaiuous Practice ; New Jersey 

 Game ; Protection lor Wild Pigeons ; Notes ; Shooting 



Matches , 429 



The Kennel : — 

 The Gordon Setter; The Leonberg Dog in Newfoundland; 

 How to Train Collies; What Is a Cocker? Judges and 

 Knloa : Training Fox Hound Puppies ; Pittsburg Dog 

 Shoiv; Cljitf ; Boef Tea for Dogs; Instinct orEeason? 

 Kemul lUaiiiir.fiuijut; Current DogStoriea ; Kennel Notes; 



A Sud ,Voi idu; 1 1 , 442 



Tire Tinxi ; — 



Kangeand Gallery ; Wimhledon Marking ; Hunting Rifles. . 446 

 Tachtinci akb Oanoeixq : — 

 The Anthracite's Failure ; Sharpies as Cniisers ; Canvas and 

 Cedar Canoes ; Log of the Misfit 437 



ASSWMS TO COBRESPONDESTa 438 



PCTBLISIEERS" DrsPjVRTMEKT 438 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1880. 



*,* The FoBEST A>rD Stream goes to press Wednendays. 

 Ciirrcspondents are requested to mail tlwir '.sotnnMniaations so 

 tJiat iliey may reach «« before tJieit day. 



Tou are mnking a mhiake if you vcrjleet to file your Fobest 

 ANP STRK.^^r, o.nd fc) lufce the suciemce 'columes bound. They 

 form a Uhrary which cannot be duplimted. 



—This is an excellent time to call tlie attention ofyonrfi-iends 

 to the merits of the Foekst asd Stream. We shall be happy 

 to supply specimen copies of t/ie paper to any addresses which 

 tnoif be sent ■mi for tliai purpose. 



Befoee these lines meet the ej'es of our more distant read- 

 ers the midnight bells will have tolled the Old Year into the 

 past, and 1880 -will have been succeeded by 1881. 



We wish our readers a Happy New Year. 



i "We IsvtTK a careful reading of Col. Nicholas Pike's pa,per 

 relative to the protection of song and insectivorous birds. 

 The writer of that address speaks directly to Long Island 

 farmers, but the facts cited apply to other agricultural dis- 

 tricts as well. The system of protection urged for the lands 

 adjacent to the great heterogeneous population of the two 

 cities, New York and Brool;lyn, \s\\\ recommend itself to 

 the good judgment of rlgbt-tbinlvin<? sportsmen. 



Amoss thb Amenities of editorial life are the feincl words 

 of cheer which friends send to us in approval of onrendriv 

 ors to maintain for the Forest and Si keam u lti_h it inJ inl 

 of excellence. Especially do we value tht^L i vnir'ssmu^ ot 

 appreciation when thej' are written by those whose long ex- 

 perience in llir^ nclivc labors of jourmbsm knd an ddditional 

 emphasis to ilieir words. We pulilish tliis week such a letter 

 of mid-winter gratulalion, written by Gen. D. 11. Bruce, edi- 

 tor of the Syracuse Daily Journal. Coming to us aa it does 

 spontaneously, and from such a source, it is a compliment 

 indeed. 



GAME PROTECTION IN WYOMING. 



O OME TIME since we called attention to the formation in 

 ^ Wyoming of a Game Protective Association, and ex- 

 pressed the hope that it might do for that tenltory the work 

 which was imdertaken too late in Colorado. 



We iti'e hapiiy to learn on tlic liest authority that the pros- 

 pects of this new assijcintion are most encouraging. The 

 Wyoming Stock Growerti' Associutiou is lending all its 

 influence to further the good work, and has in a body joined 

 the Game Protective Association ; moreover, the stock grow- 

 ers have pledged themselves as individuals to prosecute vio- 

 lators of the laws, and from such action on the part of such 

 a body of men tiie best results are to be expected. 



The worst slaughter of game in Wyoming does not come 

 from the killing by skin hunters, for in the rough mountains 

 which constitute so large a portion of that territory it is im- 

 possible to get green hides to market, aa they have to be 

 jjacked long distances on the backs of mules. Parties of 

 hunters from the East, men who slaughter simply for count 

 and to boast of their bags when they get back to civilization, 

 arc the ones toward whom the Game Protective Association 

 must turn its attention. 



The gTeat extent of territory to be covered by the Associa- 

 tion, and the'fact that it is but sparsely settled, make it 

 clear that, no matter how earnestly its members may work, 

 they cannot do all that is necessary in patrolling the country 

 and looking out for law-breakers. What is imperatively 

 needed is a small mounted police force to ride the mountains 

 and take cognizance of the doings of the hunting parties that 

 may be traveling through the cotmtry. Mr. Moreton Frew- 

 en, now in this city, is endeavoring, with the co-operation of 

 that veteran sportsman, Mr. Sam Ward, to secure a small ap- 

 propriation from the general government, by means of which 

 such a force may bo engaged, and we trust that his efforts 

 may be successful. No one, who has not traveled for suc- 

 cessive years through the mountains of the West, can form 

 any just idea of the rapidity with which, in many sections, 

 om- large game is disappearing. We trust that Congress 

 may take this matter up and give it favorable consideration 

 without delay. It is one which requires attention. 



The amount to be expended is so trifling in comparison 

 with the good that may be done by it, that it is difiicult to 

 understand how any thoughtful man can be doubtful as to 

 the advisability of making the appropriation. 



THE BRITISH RIFLE CHALLENGE. 



THE invitation to visit Wimbledon and contest there in a 

 friendly long-range match, which was sent by the 

 chairman of the Council of the National Eifle Association of 

 Great Britain to the President of the National Rifle Associa- 

 tion ot America, still remains unacted upon. This is owing 

 to the fact that there has been no meeting of Directors or 

 members since its receipt, nearly a month ago. The proposal 

 to have another American team visit the leading English 

 range meets with general acceptance. One of our contempo- 

 raries, expressing its approval of the match, says that " If 

 the motmtain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go 

 to the mountain. ♦ * * It. must not, however, be forgot- 

 ten that though America may accept this challenge and a 

 team visit Wirnliledon next year, the emi^letnof national pre- 

 eminence in long-range shooting, the 'Palma,' still remains 

 in America. « * • Until the 'Palma 'is won by a for- 

 eign team the title of champion cannot pass from America." 

 Another journal of prominence says of the situation : 



This commuuii-ation arrives in good season, and we hope that it 

 win be presL-nted at the auuual meeting of the life members 

 Tanuxi\ m xt t n tht coiiil iucd action of the ashociation. * * 

 Theie can lie no reisLU vln \.meriea should not take up tlie chal- 

 lenge and scud a icpitseul itive tt am to ^^ imbledon in June, 18S1 

 Vnitii ' t' 1 1^ well «iusfitd that uulctn " "it t) 



T,\ujil I I 1. -nill hi\e tobt pi i t 



\j I 1 its numwouH Tictim 



Itinui^ii i 11 1 LLLit the clialltupc and ll u 



1K81 11 tins letter is placed before the lift minir ert, ot the -isho- 

 ciationtheie is not a partii le ot doubt that it wdl he aci,Lptei 

 imanitnously, in which case the several cotnniittees on practice, 

 ways and means, etc., can be selected from llie active workers of 

 the association and the team earned to a sucoessftil fonnatiou. 



The suggestien for a reference of tha whole matter to spe- 

 cial committees, made up in large part at least of mem- 



bers of the association outside of the Board of Directors, is a 

 good one. With such a management there is some prospect 

 of a creditable showing being made at Wimbledon, and if 

 those who are put in these positions of responsibility 

 recognize that there are shooting men in other parts of the 

 Union than New York, and on other ranges than that of 

 Creedmoor, a great stumbling block in former matches will 

 be avoided. If indications are to be relied on this match will 

 be the one which will most try the ability of our shooters. 

 The shooting men in the management of the Wimbledon 

 gathering have not been unmindful of the methods on our 

 American ranges. They have, they think, caught the secret 

 of American team success, and are now prepared to add their 

 experience to otn- system and assume the position which they 

 so long held at the head of the world of marksmanship. 

 There is no reason, however, for American riflemen to fear 

 more than a close, well-fought battle; and, win or lose, a f ail- 

 m-e on om- part to talce up the challenge promptly and in the 

 most liberal spirit can onlj^ be attributed to a narrow-minded 

 policy or a prejudice ruinous to the best interests of Ameri- 

 can rifle shooting. For the first time we have the opportu- 

 nity to beard the British Lion in his den, and our only am- 

 bition should be to give him an ellectual reminder that in 

 many points connected with long-range rifle practice lie is 

 woefully behmd the age. 



NOSE AND PACE. 



CAN it be true that the breeders of pointers and setters, 

 particidarly those of the last named breed, are sacrifl- 

 cicing nose for pace? To us, who have witnessed the field 

 trials of this year, this question seems full of interest. 

 While thinking this matter over we have fortunately fomid, 

 in our advance pages of Vero Shaw's book, a paragraph on 

 the subject that exactly meets onr views of this very im- 

 portant point. It is as follows: "In field trials a fast dog 

 looks flash, and liy his superior pace can cover more ground, 

 and therefore increase his chance of finding birds. The 

 natural result of this is, that such a dog defeats his slower 

 but surer companion, who keeps steadily plodding on 

 throughout the trial, and would do so throughout the day 

 without a fault, and probably would wear his gay companion 

 down in half a day. That such a thing is done at every 

 trial a reference to the reports thereof will amply testify, 

 and thts, we trust, will have the effect in time of causing 

 steps to be taken to remedy the evil. Field trials are such 

 excellent institutions in themselves, if properly caiTied out, 

 that every step should be promptly taken to prevent fash- 

 ionable prejudices from doing any injury to the class of dog 

 which is meant to be benefited thereby." 



These are sound words and to the point, and are especially 

 applicable to shooting as practiced in the East. What ai'e field 

 trials for ? Are they to introduce to public notice some 

 particular strain or strains of dog that will in a short-lived 

 heat dazzle the eye of the inexperienced sporting public, 

 much as the last scene of the pantomime does the school-boy 

 during holiday week ? Are they to be run La the interest of 

 breeders to make a profit, and enable them thus to find a 

 ready market for their stock, or are they to be run for the 

 benefit of professional handlers ? Looking at it in one light, 

 it certamly would seem that there was a tendency that way. 

 How many of the bona fids owners of dogs run last autumn 

 handled their own doga, or even could handle them if they 

 would, and how many owners trained the dogs that were 

 run ? This is a question that needs no reply. It therefore 

 cannot bo expected that owners who, for some reas m or an- 

 other, are not personally acquainted with the individual 

 traits and dispositions of their o-wn stock can be competent 

 judges of how their dogs should be bred for perfect working 

 and the most thorough killing and lasting qualities. We 

 despise a slow, poking dog ; yet in a week's shooting we 

 have seen more birds killed, and a beat swept cleaner over a 

 tortoise of this kind, than over the bouuding hare alongside. 

 Of course it is a novel laxryfor the tyro, who knows no 

 better, to see a dashing fellow skim after him field after field, 

 until he brings up standing on a bevy ot ciuaLl or a Ijrood of 

 grouse, and if the act ends there it leaves a lasting impres- 

 sion. But take the slow and sure, the dog whose nose has 

 not been sacrificed for foot, and beat out the same fields and 

 find birds in each which the lightning dog failed to scent and 

 I passed, and which is the better dog ? If there could be 



