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FOREST AND STREAM, 
one rad-tailed hawk (Bolen tioreqKs)—all presented ; three spotted 
hyenas (Hyena erpeuta), two American elk (Oeretos cqnadiJflsts), 
a] ( horn In garden ; one pig-tailed monkey (Maeaeus mstnaHrinVS), 
fire Macaque monkeys (.If. eynomolgu«); all purchased. 
Frank ,T. Thompson, Superintendent. 
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EASTERN KENNEL CLUB FIELD TRIALS 
ON BOBBIN’S ISLAND, PECONIC 
BAY, N. Y. 
Uecejnher 9-X3, 1879. 
BOUT fifty noted sportsmen from all sections east of 
the Mississippi River boarded the train at Hunter's 
Point, U. I., on the afternoon of Tuesday, the 0th inst, 
bound for Netv Suffolk, in the eastern end of the Island, 
to take, part in the first annual field trials of the Eastern 
Kennel Club. Among the excursionists might be noted 
Paymaster Billings, United States Navy ; C. D. Wagstaff, 
of Babylon, L. I.; Dr. Aken, of Brooklyn : Messrs. Tail- 
man and Aldrich, of Rhode Island ; Dr. William Jarvis, 
of New Hampshire: Thos. J. Gallagher, of the St, Louis 
Globe-Demor.ral; W. Young, Esq,, of the Sun, and many 
others. 
Arriving at Cutchogue depot, eighty-five miles from 
New York, the party, with their quadrupeds and hunt¬ 
ing implements, were soon comfortably installed in the 
many family coaches sent from New Suffolk for theiv 
accommodation, and in a very short time were carried 
over the intervening two and a half miles, and landed at 
their respective stopping places. 
Robbin's Island, the spot selected for the trials, is situ¬ 
ated about the centre of Great Peconic Bay, and em¬ 
braces about six hundred acres of land admirably adapted 
for hunting purposes. The land is rolling, part being 
woodland and thicket, the balance meadow land, with 
here, and there bundles of low brush. About three hun¬ 
dred quail, principally from the Indian Territory, have 
during the past few weeks been turned loose on the 
Island by Ira B. Tuthill, jr., the present efiicient superin¬ 
tendent. These quail are not more than half as large as 
our native species, but were for the most part received in 
good order, and the trials during the past few days 
evinoed tlieir spread throughout the whole island. 
The following new rule was proposed, aud after argu¬ 
ment unanimously adopted :— 
“ The dogs shall lie drawn in braces, by lot, and run in 
heatB: the beaten dogs to be retired (except as herein¬ 
after mentioned), the winner to be drawn and run again. 
The dog winning the final heat, in the first series of heats, 
shall be declared winner of the first prize. Then the 
judges shall select among the dogs which have run with 
the winner of the first prize, such dogs as they think 
possess sufficient merit to entitle them to a chance of 
winning second or third prize, and run them against 
each other : the winner among these shall then compete 
with the dog that ran the final heat with the winner of 
the first prize. Tho winner of this last heat shall be de¬ 
clared the winner of tlm second prize, and his last com¬ 
petitor winner of the third prize." 
It was decided that the entries in the Puppy and All- 
Aged Stakes should close that evening : that the Puppy 
Stakes be run first, and that the Brace Stakes remain 
open until the finish of the All-Aged Stakes, 
Puppy Stakes.—Open to all wider eigthtem months of 
age. —First prize : A cup and $25 added; second prize : 
$40 ; third prize, $20. Entrance : $12 ; forfeit, $8. 
The following entiles were announced : John B. Good¬ 
win’s (Norwich, Conn.), orange and white setter dog 
Grousdaie, fourteen months old, by Grouse ex-Daisy 
Dale; J. 0. Donuer’s (N. Y. City) white setter bitch 
Bessie, ten months, by Ranger 11., ex-Belle; E. A. 
Spooner’s (N. Y. City) black ana white setter bitch Daisy, 
fourteen months, pedigree unknown, and Dr. J. F. Sniers 
(Brooklyn) white and black setter dog Banquo, eleven 
months old, by St. Elmo, ex-Flora. 
The weather, Wednesday morning, though a little 
heavy, was considered favorable for the working of the 
dogs. At 8.30 all were aboard the fishing-smack Emma 
Wilson, Captain Acker, and within twenty minutes were 
safely landed on the island dock. The judges selected 
were C. D. Wagstaff, of Babylon, L. I. ; Washington 
Coster, of Flatbusb, L. I. ; and T. F, Anderson, of New¬ 
ton, N. J. 
The first pair drawn to run together were Banquo and 
Grousdaie. About 0:30 they were turned down in the 
open lot on the north eastern part of tho island, but 
scoring a blank, they entered the thick cover south of 
this space. Bv tins time in ranging, quartering and 
speed, Grousdaie had already evidenced superiority over 
Banquo. Grousdaie located a bird, Banquo failing to 
back, Banquo next points unsteadly, Grousdaie however, 
firmly backing. The bird was ordered killed and the 
pair ordered up. 
Bessie and Daisy were next turned down in an open 
field of about 100 acres, Daisy located and flushed a 
bird badly close to her. A bevy being started by the 
spectators and closely marked down, the dogs were 
ordered to that place. Bessie here pointed staunchly, 
and was well backed by Daisy, who however, at the re¬ 
port of the gun, the judges ordering the handler to kill, 
broke and chased the bird. 
At 3 o’clock, Bessie and Grousdaie were ordered down 
to decide first prize. Within a few minutes both dogs 
finely and staunchly pointed the same bird, and the 
almost holding of the breath of the spectators indicated 
their appreciation of this beautiful sight. Soon after 
this Bessie, by pointing and flushing an American 
sparrow, lost her chance of first prize, and Grousdaie was 
the win ner of the cup ; Bessie being second. 
Banquo and Daisy were then turned down to compete 
for third prize in Idle salt grass, where some birds had 
been plrced. Both dogs scored a flush, and after con¬ 
siderable ranging it being impossible to decide which 
was thn better dog, they were ordered up aud the 
third prize equally divided between them. 
At a meeting of the club, held at the Hotel, Wednes¬ 
day evening, the following entries were paired to run in 
the order given below in the All Aged Stakes:—First 
prize, cup and $50 cash ; Second, $50; Third, $25. En¬ 
trance, $15. Forfeit, $10, 
First Pair—A Lansing’s (Albany, N. Y.) white and or¬ 
ange setter dog, Max Harkaway, by Guy Mannering, ex- 
Quimby’s Rose with E. A. Spooner’s (N. Y. City) black 
and white setter bitch, Daisy, by Sensat ion, ex-Psyche. 
Second— C. H. Raymond’s (Morris Plains, N. J.) orange 
and white setter bitch, Floy, by Lincoln. ex-Fairy, with 
G, W, and A. Bassford’s (White Plains, N. Y.) black and 
tan setter dog, Chris, by Rodman’s Dash, ex- Nellie. 
Third — Lincoln & Hillyer’s (Warren, Mass.) red Irish 
setter dog, Arlington, by Pratt’s Dan, ex-Hobart’s Ruby, 
with W. Jarvis' (Claremont, N. H.) red Irish setter dog, 
Raleigh, by Elcho, ex-Rosa. 
Fourth— J. Yon Lengerlce’s (New Jersey) lemon and 
white setter dog, Jersey Dash, pedigree unknown, with 
W. Tallman’s (Drownesville, R. I.) black and white setter 
bitch, Jennie, by Latlirop’s Dick, ex-Harrington's Gvp. 
Fifth— W. Jarvis’ (Claremont, N. H.) red Irish setter 
bitch, I,ora, by Elcho, ex-Rose, with Dr. J. Fleet Spiers’ 
(Brooklyn) tri-colored bitch, Maida, by Spier’s Dick, ex- 
Olio. 
Sixth — Dr. Spier’s (Brooklyn) Gordon setter dog, 
Romeo, by Gypsum, ex-Daisy, with C. H. Raymond’s 
(Morris Plains, N. J.) lemon and white setter bitch,' Lem¬ 
onade, by Valentine’s Glen. ex-Quimby’s Nellie. 
Seven th —Dr. Spier’s (Brooklyn) black and white setter 
dog, St. Elmo, by Pride of the Border, ex-Jessie with 
Thomas A. Howell's (Brooklyn) white and orange pointer 
dog. Shot, by Sensation, ex-Psyche. 
Eighth —Fred Heiseman’s (Greenpoint, L. I.) liver and 
white pointer dog, Ned, by Maillard's Dick, ex-Hudson’s 
Fan, with Dr. Spier’s white setter dog, Sid, pedigree un¬ 
known. 
Ninth —W. S. Blydenburgh’s (Brooklyn) red and white 
setter bitch, Bessie, by Howe's Dash, ex-Dailey’s Fan, 
with L. II. Morris’ (Lore City, 0.)red setter dog. King, 
by Plunkett, ex-Kitty. 
The weather Thursday morning was lowering, with a 
perceptibly heavy fog during the earlier hours, and fre¬ 
quent showers the remainder of the day. Promptly at 
8 o’clock all embarked, and by 9 o’clock were in working 
trim upon the island. Daisy, Shot, and King, failed to 
put in an appearance, and forfeiting their entrance 
money, the heats were respectively given to Max Hark¬ 
away, Floy, Raleigh, Jennie, Maida, Lemonade, St. Elmo, 
Ned, and Bessie. The heat of Jennie and Jersey Dash 
wasveiy close, both dogs exhibiting great speed, staunch¬ 
ness, and the best of control, under their handler, Tail- 
man. In the fifth heat Lorna unwittingly flushed a bird, 
aud was thus ruled out. In the next heat, Romeo, after 
doing some excellent work, and backing Lemonade at 
fully two hundred feet distance, lost the heat by break¬ 
ing and lushing in on his mate. 
About 2 o’clock the winners in the above beats were 
again paired for second trials. Bessie and Maida were 
ordered down first; tho poorer dog, Bessie, winning by 
bad conduct on the part of Maida. Max Harkaway and 
Raleigh were the second pair. This heat was especially 
interesting, as the whole work was carried on lii plain 
sight of the spectators, and the dogs worked admirably 
in every way. A flushed bird circling round the crowd 
broke up Max and gave the heat to Raleigh. The day’s 
sport closed with a beat between Ned and Floy, Ned win¬ 
ning an easy victory, though not so good at quartering 
as Floy. 
At the Thursday evening meeting of the club it was 
unanimously decided to hold the next annual field trials 
at the same place, Robbin’s Island, commencing ou Tues¬ 
day of the week preceding Thanksgiving, 1880. 
The weather Friday morning was lowering, but by 9 
o'clock tho clouds parted, the sun shone forth, and a 
brilliant day for sport was the result. The running of 
the second ties commenced promptly at 9 a. m., Jenny, 
the bye dog, first running with St. Elmo, and winning 
the heat after forty-five minutes time by superior work. 
Jennie and Lemonade then ordered down. So soon as 
they entered the scrub oak Lemonade made a false point. 
Catching scent not long after he acted abominably by 
flushing the bird and running after it. At 11.45 Jennie 
was declared winner of the heat. 
At 12 H., sharp, Jennie was again ordered down to run 
with Raleigh. The latter soon made a false point, 
Jennie refusing to back. Raleigh then flushed a bird. 
Soon Jennie pointed, Raleigh hacking her nicely. Ordered 
to flush, Raleigh jumped twice towards the bird, but 
at command of handler, stopped. The heat was then 
given to Jennie. 
The next pair, Bess and Ned, were ordered down about 
1 p.m. Ned being unused to field work of this kind acted 
badly, but proved his superiority in speed and delicacy 
of handling birds. After thirty minutes, the heat was 
given to Bess. 
Bess declining to run against Jennie forfeited first 
prize to the latter. 
The following were thus left as competitors for second 
prize, viz.St. Elmo, Lemonade, Raleigh, Bess, and 
Jersey Dash. Lemonade and Bess withdrawing, St. 
Elmo and Dash were paired to run first heat, St. Elmo 
soon made a false point, and not long after flushed a bird. 
He soon again took scent, pointed staunchly, while Dash 
ran past the bird, thereby losing the heat. 
St. Elmo and Raleigh were then ordered down for the 
final heat. After some excellent work, each backing the 
other most handsomely, the second prize was awarded to 
Raleigh through St, Elmo flushing and jumping after a 
bird. The latter was given third prize. 
Entries for the Brace Stakes were next called for. 
First Prize, $100 ; Second, $50. Entrance, $15. Forfeit, 
$10. Five entries'; the number required to fill were soon 
announced. They were (1) Goodwin's Grousdaie and 
Aldrich’s (Providence, R. I.), black setter bitch Smut— 
handler, Tallman. (2) Dr. Blydenburgh’s Gordon setter 
Glen, and white aud lemon English setter, Ned—handler, 
Blydenburgli. (3) Sid and Maida—handler, -. 
(4) St. Elmo and Romeo — handler, Height. (5) Raleigh 
and Lorna — handler, Wanamaker. 
The first brace were ordered down at exactly 4 p. sr, 
Tallman, the handler, labored under the disadvantage of 
being wholly unacquainted with Smut, the brace having 
been made up but a few moments before the entries were 
made. Tho first point made by Smut was false. After 
considerable ranging, Smut, well-backed by Grousdaie, 
again located some birds, which, being -flushed to order, 
the bitch retrieved in good stylo. 
The next brace were at 4.45 ordered down over the 
same course as the preceding brace. Although Glen is 
much the speediest dog, Ned located the birds first, well 
backed by Glen, at nearly a hundred yards distance. 
Ordered to fire. Glen made the best retrieve, as he hacl 
already made the best back of the whole trials. 
About sunset, St. Elmo and Romeo were ordered down 
over the same course. Romeo, well backed by St. Elmo, 
located first aud retrieved well. At half-cast five, it be¬ 
ing too dark to work longer, they were ordered up. 
Saturday opened with a fine clear sky, sharp, bracing 
air, which upon the exposed parts of the island proved 
very searching and uncomfortably cold. Promptly at 9 
o’clock Sid and Maida were ordered down. Sid caught 
scent first, and was well backed by Maida, Sid re¬ 
trieving after bird was killed in excellent style. 
At 9.30 Lorna and Raleigh were called. Raleigh 
scented first, as he was going at almost whirlwind speed, 
stopped instantly, and bent around, tbe form by liis 
fore and hind parts seeming to be almost at right angle. 
Lorna backed him well. 
At 10 o’olock Glen and Ned were again called. After 
much ranging and quartering, scent was taken in a 
hollow, out of sight of the spectators. The dogs stood 
firm for over five minutes, until the spectators could get 
within sight. Ordered to retrieve the killed bird. 
Ned again took scent, and pointed finely until Glen had 
brought the bird out of the brush, and delivered it to the 
handler. 
The judges of the day, after consultation announced 
that the first prize was awarded to Glen and Ned, and the 
second prize to Grousedale and Smut, a decision which 
appeared to be a genuine surprise to many. Dr. Wm. 
Jarvis, on behalf of Raleigh and Lorna entered a written 
protest against the payment of the prizes, until the 
matter had been presented to the Appeal Board of tbe 
National Kennel Club, and tlieir decision had been 
announced. 
Thus at 10:30 A.M., on Saturday, the 18th inst., closed 
the First Annual Meeting for field trials, certainly one of 
the most successful ever held by any club. The absence 
of many noted hunters from well-known kennels might- 
be commented on, as also the absence of all pointers but 
two. Tbe excursionists as a body were well pleased with 
the accommodations afforded them, the uniform kind¬ 
ness on the part of the residents in the vicinity, the un¬ 
equalled advantages of New Suffolk for fishing^and boat¬ 
ing in the summer, and for duck hunting in the fall and 
winter, as well as the beautiful scenery and excellent 
condition of the island for the purpose desired by the 
club. 
DOG “ SALMONING.” 
T HE strange caption under which we are writing 
will strike all our Eastern readers very curiously. 
It is not only one which is wholly new to them, but 
which at once opens up an entirely new field of investi¬ 
gation, A dog is said to be “ Salmoning ” when he goes 
out along the ;salmon rivers of the Pacific, preying upon 
the fish which have died in their struggles to ascend the 
stream to tlieir spawning beds, and been cast up on shore; 
“ Salmoning” is also the technical term for that fatality 
which most always results from eating such fish. 
Fish culturists have now learned that salmon and 
other fish which have suffered injuries and abrasions of 
the skin from fighting with each other, struggling 
among rocks, being temporarily held in nets, or wounded 
by spears, etc., invariably become diseased with a 
fungus which attaches itself to the wounded parts, and 
ultimately die. In replyto our correspondent's solicitous 
inquiries, in behalf of himself and of a large hunting 
club which he represents, we may suggest that tho dis¬ 
eased fish poisons tbe dog by transplanting the fungus to 
his viscera and vital organs. We merely suggest this, and 
leave the subject to pathologists and doctors to determine. 
We may, say, however, that the dogs of Labrador, which 
are used by the coast dwellers for draught purposes, 
subsist almost exclusively upon fish ; but these fish are 
fresh and not diseased, and many of them are captured 
by tbe dogs themselves, which watch for them by the 
sea-side, as keenly as do the seals and otters. Hence 
fresh fish evidently is not detrimental to dogs, and we 
can only conclude that diseased fish would affect them 
as injuriously if they ate them, as they do theii“ canine 
cousins of the Pacific coast. 
The singular part of our correspondent’s statement is 
that some dogs have become accustomed to salmoning, 
and survive. This on the principal, we suppose, that old 
topers seem to thrive on whiskey which has failed to kill 
them. 
Corvallis. Benton Co., Oregon, / 
November 28 a, 1879, f 
Editor Forest and Stream :— 
Several rivers in Benton County empty into the Pacific 
Ocean, and up these rivers large quantities of several 
varieties of salmon come in their season to spawn. 
Many of these fish, after spawning, become so weak 
that they are unable to return, and in a sort of dying 
frenzy, or struggle, reach the shallow water near the 
shore, where they perish, whence they are eagerly sought 
for and devoured by bears, panthers, catamounts, grey 
wolves, coyotes, and our house and hunting dogs. The 
bears and the felines eat them with impunity. Not so 
with the wolves, coyotes, and dogs. These latter die 
annually in great numbers from “ Salmoning ” as it Is 
called here. So far as the wolves and their first cousins, 
the coyotes, are concerned, we have no complaint 
to make. We consider rather that the result spoken of 
is a wise provision of nature, which keeps hack the pro¬ 
duction of these “varmint.” 
But we object to the loss of our dogs, and wish your 
advice and suggestions in the premises. 
The symptoms of dog “Salmoning ” are thus described; 
“Eight or nine days after a dog gets his first dish of 
