CteC i. 1883.| 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



369 



the anterior of trie head ats in most fishes. The most marked 

 jmuracteristie of sharks is their voracity. They wiH eat 

 nny'hing that cornea in their way, and their jaws are pro 

 Hried with numerous sots of teeth, so that as boob as one bg1 



are nun nui or rendered worthless unolher set Hikes their 

 "pllice. The lecturer held up to view tin- jaws of :i good 



.. and explained that the teeth were sel in a tou/jl] 

 gut Wry durable cartilage. Theteethof most 8harR& will 

 Borne out -very easily. The size to which sharks grow can 

 Mr jndffl ,! by their teeth, [u the jaws exhibited by Profes- 

 sor Biekmore the teeth wen- aoout as laTge as a man's 



thumb niiil. Iinl flic '<'■' I lowed large tooth which 



he said must ii:i\.< l., i,.i!' -c<l lo ; i shark thirty or fifty feet 

 long. The tooth was ihotil six inches long, and was foupd 

 ra. st phosphate bed in South Carolina. The teetli ol' some 

 sharks, partffcularlj the man eater^ arc sharp and pointed 

 [fee -pikes, while the teeth of nuoiher clsss of sharks ore 

 Bet into the laws fiat, like paving i-tom-. En a spare hour 

 on board ju> a sailor will take as much satisfaction in 

 sh;n peuing u shark hook as a, barber does in strapping a 

 iM/or. A : r. , : . hart is captured autthanled aboard the 

 teasels the sailors cut H up Into as man; small pieces us 

 Bbssibui before tnrowrna ii overboard Sharks a 



Sons oillftsas cats, aniTit is rwsajrj to cul them all to 



pirn--- in , .■ ii,-i to kill ih, in. Cm one occasion eome sailors 

 Bought a good-sized shark, and after getting ii on deok, (lis 

 patched it, as they thought. They cutout one entire sid.' 

 oi its niuuMi :n, I' threw the mangled carcase hack into the 

 -water. A little while afterward they caught the same 

 shark, apparently asfuU Of lit'- and mischief as over. 



The shape and peculiarities of th" thrashing shark were 

 Blown and described. This flah has a tough and ugly look- 

 tiisr tail longer than the body, with -which il thrashes and 

 Bisablps its enemies it in a foiroklable and relentless -art- 

 versary of the whale, and hunt- the leviathan uf tlte deep 

 dflsh. -'Tiie-c fish travel in packs 

 like wolves.'' said the Professor. When o wli.-de is attacked 

 flic swnrdfish go down Under it. end by pricking end out- 

 lino ii ii. the bally they force the monster lo ii--- lo the sur- 

 face of the water. Then the thrashing .-harks rake their 

 tails and lash the whale across the back. The jwordfiall 

 and I he shaiks keep up tin jv combined assaults until their 

 in mimnih hut, as against them, powerless adversary is dead. 

 The oaiy pan of 'i whale that is eaten by the thrashing 

 parka la the tongue, 1' is not known that the ftwordfish 

 85.1 a»3 pari Of a whale. They appear to join v. ilh the 

 thrashing -hark- in assaulting whales only out of pure 

 "With all of I heir voracity," llie let-iurci said, 

 plie sharks are entitled to the credit ot earing for one an 

 other. Voniu sharks are watched and protected by the 



older one-." Prof. I'bokmore ne\t took Up I he rays' 01 



id ppinted out the principal eharacterislios of 



S ■ rays, aesoid, were regular- electric hat- 



B i-i- which ■ ould pro luce currents of electricity from their 



Di.e of ihi' mosl curious varieties of fish is the lUDgfisb, 

 -which can live either in or out of water, and which t'iv- 

 qucnily creeps upon the shore in Search of food in the form 

 of reptiles or small animals, This flab has both gills and 

 SlOgS— When in the water it breathes with its gills and when 

 Bill «.;' water i1 breathes with its lungs. Ii i-Tprovidwl wiih 

 four anterior limbs, which aid it in its movements on BOOK!. 

 I pn - ol this variety of fish is fotmd onlvin Australia, A 

 il . -n- of sturgeon were illustrated and hriellv de- 

 scribed, »m\ tin- lecturer called attention to the faot that the 

 BAlyptortis of the Nile and the garpiko of North America 

 folongod to the same class of fishes. The garpike, hi said 

 Uailde-.cendc.il without a break from similar fishes which 

 were abundant during the most ancient times. The presence 

 of (Wins like the garpike in the water to-day, it is claimed. 

 Bpmpietply overturns the theory of a toial ' annihilation of 

 animate objects on the earth at any pe-riud, Bithnrthere 

 mu-a hove been a pair of garoikes in'Noah's nrk, or, accoid- 

 pg I- si lent c. there was no Noah's ark 



ANGLERS' TOURNAMENT ECHOES, 



t t tii;:;i;>i'()M);:x r ,,f the London WMi 

 ^\ v,titi< in that journal as follows: 



■so. Sural; the method 



■ 



ii, bv tlic by, 



but whiuli oa 





ro.i. 1 use o 





casting, the 1 





w1k-i-,. I wis! 





gentlj mi tbi 





the fly fulls i 



rst, forlrttm ■ 



gept whciv, i 



is blown out l>v a .-noni 



lat in the American conU 



above lie w, 





pub, four i 





factory, iiii'i 





alteration in 



. and directk 



Bl !,!,■• Ol!. ■ . 



eld by tlio line are conti 



■ I will not pretend to say 

 lliing ever happen*, ex- 

 I, as in blow-line fistiinc. 



Xf.w Yoiiic. Dee. it. — Editw Vbregl and Stream; In view 

 of the fact that the el evation of the platform from which 

 the casting W8S done has been commented on across the wa- 

 ter and given as a re 

 that the next casting mi 

 the u ater, or. at most, t 

 I do not at all ,i_'i 



minted in POKEST and Si I'.i-.am of Xo 

 elevation of three feet pr.iclically add 

 fcngtll of Ihe rod. I do not think it L-a\ 

 nil, for certainly a man could i 

 lop es he car, from Ihe level of tin-, wi 

 does mil udd to the length of the rm 

 more power to the rod. If the rod i 

 nine: power, up to 8 i.-eiiain | 



ason 1 



u-tiie 



long cast 



S ma.le. 1 bop* 



itch w 



Hide 



ill talc 



■ phicc I 

 Of Six ilK 



)U the level Ol 



hes. For one 



lh the 



editor 



of the 



London Field 



il I 



may be said to have its Ii 



ionics too gr 



sat for hu 



thai an eleval 



on of lhrec 



to tin enst, 1 



ut if it 11. 



taken three oi 





den ion 



by letting 



sfcrty feet, wrh 





longer it ba- 

 il I that poin' 

 hue "its added weighl !"•■ 

 icle. Il is hnruly possible 

 r might ii.ive added six inches 

 sell ten feel high it would have 

 ii the length of it, This can be 

 an cast from an elevation of 

 l ,h,,p at his f,,,i,. T" avoid Fill 



future discussion on this point, next year let us have two 

 platforms, one for the bass ensri ne; a inl a low one for Ihe 

 tly-tifdiers. ITaklem Mere. 



linonKi.vN. Dec. i.— AV/Vw Forast m&H&rmmi Ini'egnrd 

 lo .Mr. Wood's challenge ta anyone lo show him how any 

 person may derive an advantage in retriOving a line nl a 

 tournament bj the use of the automatic reel, I wishtosay: 

 When the rules require a line to be retrieved after each cast, 

 and a mnn has had a fortunate puff of wind which has sent 

 his line out farther than he can recover ii and get it behind 

 him for another enst, he can then take up twenty feet oi it 

 in a wink, while the lino is in Ihe air. i: h • uses One of those 

 reels. This he cue do :md no man can si e il uulo- he stands 

 beside him and keeps his eye on the reel. Therefore the 

 committee did well io abolish the rule requiring the line to 

 be retrieved, which wasa useless, old fogy regulation at best, 

 or they would have been obliged lo bar ihe use of the auto 

 malic reel, I do not care to claim the ten dollars which Mr. 

 Wood offers to atiyoae who shows how an ad vantage can 

 be secured in this Way, bur having shown him how it is, 

 will suggest that lie may apply the: money to some chari- 

 table object, which hi* kindly 'heart m:iy Select. 



Giitca Reel. 



NATIONAL ROD AND REEL ASSOCI- 

 ATION. 



TM11> young association has taken a shone: hold upon the 

 angling fraternity, and anglers arc asking why they 

 uever thought Of having one before. Every angler in the 



'and should connect himself with it, for only by a large 

 society enn anything be done- in the way of promoting the 

 object's for which (be association was formed. 



The time is ripe for such a society, and in years to conn- 

 will be the boast of manv au nnsiler that he was one of 

 e original members.. The constitution will be ;, Simple 

 ie. and all memberships sent in now will date from the 

 new year. This rule was made so lhat no one could forget 

 when' his fees were due. 



The gentlemen composing the committee of arrangements 

 at the late Anglers' Tournament have issued the following 

 'rciilar: 



The undersigned would respectfully call your attention (otiie fact 



Unit at the close of the late Forest axd Strk.vm Anglais' Teiu-nauient. 



rt fit tnis city, a pejnmtieut assoeiaiion with the above Hile was 



i irsl i be proservaUon oil statue lish by every possible means tor 

 those Whose delight it is to lake them with rod <iu,l reel. 



Second The cultivation i,r ii..ir fraternal reeling which iilwuvs ex- 

 ist - anions- the lov.-r-: ot oui' gentle sport. 



Third— The holding of an annual tournanieni. to compare excel- 

 leuee in the use of rod and reel. 



You are cordially invite. I to join. 



The membership fee has been fixed at $$ ji-r aiinuin. Lite mem- 

 bership is:>. 



Coiii.iati'ie.-'.tioiis ni.iv h" icl.I:--^— -1 :v the seeretarv. 

 Kespectfnlly vimrs, 

 l'-RANUIs ESBIOOTi, 



President tUchmond Co. iN. V.i (tame and Pish 

 Protective Association, Chairman. 

 Jajiies Benkasii, 



rresideii; s.eiiii side Sp 'rt-tn 'c s ( lit!', of Long Island. 

 Walter M. Hrackett, 



Viee-Pi-esi.l,.ni Mas-elm-etcs Fish and (lame Proteu- 

 tive Society, Uoston. 

 Kl-heseO. Ui.AoiiFOBD. X. V. Kisli Commissioner. 

 S. JI. HiATciu-orii,, Sipiilmockcl Chin. New ^ or!:. 

 Martin It. liuevs. Wawayamia chili. Xew York. 



HKNRV V. C1IOSI.Y. Willou-eiuoe Cllill. .New York. 



int. A. Ferrer, New York. 



James Oeuoe-. i mondaga Fishing f.'lnh, Syracuse. 



Dr. J. A. Hen-sham.. 



Author of "TueBookof the Blaol; Bass. ;- Cvmhlana. 

 Kv. 

 Fred. Mather. 



Fishery Kditor Forest .ish Siulam. Sew York 

 Proc. Alfred JI. il.tvi-n, 



Stevens Institute oi Techn„lo;;v, Holjoken. >,. .1. 



liAKNET l'HlLLIPS, 



Secretary Americau Fisheidtnral Aasoeiaiion, Xew 

 York. 

 Jambs L. YAi.i.oiio.s. 



IVesident l'as,,i,e Ul.in.l chili. Xew York. 

 Geo. W. Van Sici.k.v. Wil:o«emoc chili. Xew York. 



Commlllee of Arrangements of Angleis' Tom-nani.-ni 



Then- will be s meeting of the- association op Thursday, 



Dcceinbir 14. at ihe .Wor House, New Yotlc city, at I P, 

 \1.. to lulopl n coiislilnlion and Inlaws and to transact 

 Mich oilier business as may be brought before the meeting, 

 (Signed) 



less, is h \DieoTT, President, 



Fred Matueu, Seeretarv, 89 Park How. 



Locke W. VVixcnESTKn, Treasurer 



Damp BbukaUD. — The Adjutant General of tin* Army 

 has received from Lieutenant General Sheridan a highly 

 interesting report of the explorations made by him of parts 

 of the Territories of Wyoming, Idaho ami .Montana (luring 

 August and September of the present year. He was ac- 

 companied OU this trip by General Sackel, Inspector Gen- 

 eral of the Army, several officers of bis staff, General Anson 

 Stager, Mr. K. 'W. Bishop and John MoOullouarh, the actor. 

 General Sheridan describes his trip minutely. He left 

 headquarters iu Chicago on the 1st of August and pro- 

 ceeded by way of Fort VVaslutkiefo the open pouutry. The 

 command marched up the Wind River, and taking the south 

 foik of that liver discovered a nev. pass, winch had hitherto 

 been u-cd only by Indians, aud which was named Lincoln 

 Pass, after the Seeretarv of War. General Sheridan says 

 this is by far the best pass he bjlH ever seen over the Conti- 

 nental divide, Next they found themselves in the valley of 

 tin- (Jms Ventre liivcr, where they went into camp, which 

 they named. Camp Benkard. bihonor of .Mr. James Ben- 

 ktu-d, the president of llm South Side Sportsman's Olub ot 

 Long Island. The general goes on to describe his trip 

 with great detail, and gives many interesting incidents of 

 the marches through the valley "of the Snake Kiver, and 

 thence onward to the Yellowstone. 



Tub London FmuEEiEs Exiitbitiox-. — The work of 

 gathering material for one of the most complete exhibits of 

 fishery products ever made is now going on. Prolessor G. 

 Brown Goode, who had charge of the American exhibit a 

 Berlin in 1880, will have the care of our display at London 

 This, is a guarantee of care In the sell ction and arrfurgomen 

 . i the display. Tim great collection of the Smithsonian in- 

 stitution and' of ihe National Museum will in- sent, together 

 with much new material illustrating our fisheries and their 

 products, A depot for a stowage of atl.cles ,-ent from, or 

 mar New Vmk, has been established by Mr. !■;. <:. Bla. ,-: 

 foul at Fulton Market, where he will receive all mi id.-: and 

 attend to their shipment Those who intend iMiilaiine 

 should "ppiv to,- gpai ■ sUmi 



Some Labor Fisn. — Last week there were on the slabs 

 of Mr. E. G. Blackford. Fulton Market, New York, three 

 lish of large size. One of them was a tautog (blackfish of 

 >•'• ". York 1 , which came from Cape Cod, and weighed thir- 

 teen pounds. We believe that sixteen pounds is the largest 

 Specimen of Ibis lish on record, A maskinouje of tint- y- 

 f»ur pounds attracted much attention, although much short 

 of the weights that this fish litis attained. A "wbjteflsh" 

 (Ciirt'i/'.'ni'x) from lite lakes, which weighed thirteen pounds, 

 was the largest one we ever saw. and we do not recall the 

 Capture of a lai'gol one. 



Tin: ECOS OV I'-i'i.-. TIiikc who are interested in Ihe 

 manner in which e,T reproduce thtfir young may now look- 

 Cm- their eggs, which will be found In two long ovaries on 

 each sitleol Ihetish, and can i-i-.-i, lily be seen wilit a magnify- 

 ing glass or low poucr. The eels are now going to Ihe sea 'to 

 breed, and their ••fall run" will soon be over Great num- 

 bers are being talten about New York. Theouestfon whether 

 all eels musl go lo the sea to breed is still un open one. That 

 I hose near ^alt water do so is an established fact. 



sm.mos in Massachusetts. -Tlireefine Balm Qit, weigh- 

 ing from seven to nine pounds, were, received bv Mr. Bluck- 

 ford lately. They were taken in fykes near North Truro, 

 Mass., outside of "Cape Cod. This 'is an unusual time of 

 r to take salmon and shows that sonic of them arc nol so 

 far at sea now as is generally supposed. The probability is 

 these lish were bred in either the ( onnectieut, the Mer- 

 ac, or the Penobscot river, and have not journeyed far 

 from their homes. 



<$isficttlfme. 



PLANTS FOR CARP PONDS. 



IP young carp Bsh, three or four inches 

 In n lake or brook in March, m Septe 

 will be grown to llm length of front ten 

 and will weis;h sometimes from one to < 



It reqnir 

 Such is tin 

 idueet 



1 1i-- lish 



n length, be placed 



ile-r following they 

 to fourteen inches 

 and a half pounds. 



three years to bring a trout up to 

 'onderful growth of this new food-fish nc 

 to our lakes and brooks for propagation 

 i.iinlv upon vegetable food, but will not 

 ot when opportunity offers. "They gro- 

 e must beware of waters tii 



irpentii 



■ produ 



of I 



I will r 



ed t 



desc-r 



rpl, 



pound. 



iv being 



These 



ed too 



lation. 

 sod, in 

 ter by 

 ooil of 

 which 



1. Th 



• On 



at, Cat 



nl,. ,,i, , 



rianlh- 



11 V, 



Iter t« 





(1 has e 



vali 



nt root 



s, llllod 



mutter, 



ami 



is in .sc 



me plac 



sneeillc 



nam 



e. Th 



i plant 



leutuiit.— This plant grows luxu- 

 3 deep, or on the banks hard by. 

 th farinaceous aud amylaceous 

 used as human food, hence the 

 -ell suited to lakes; also as fish 

 .ted iu the margin of tho lake, 

 six to twelve inches deep in water, it will throw up continu- 

 ously, three to four feet above tho surface, immensely large 

 leaves, sometimes two or three feet wide and three or four 

 feet long, giving the shores or banks quite a sub-tropical ap- 

 pearance in the size and splendor of its foliage. 



-'. N'pnphceaodoratas— This charming water plant grows in 

 from a few inches of water to four feet deep, and yields an 

 abundance of farinaceous matter in its stems, leaves and 

 roots. [See Case's "Botanical Index." page «».] It grows 

 luxuriantly in water, audits leaves, one foot broad, lie flat 

 unon the water, affording: shade to the finny tribes beneaOi. 

 ;afe lodgment for the eggs of the 



carp, and its pure white II 

 ins tho valley with fragrani 

 nutrition. 



8, Nuphwadvena.— Calh< 

 is mistaken as to the specie 



npe 



, or the Southern Slock. Journal. 

 ecies (Luteunil of our Nuphar. The 

 pecies nave tile odor of brandy, and 

 croft. 'I'iii- i> the American species, 

 opean, and the seed contain a large 

 iiiatiet . anil -oo..- -:■ '. i - are used for 

 When planted in a lake or aquarium 

 iis growth than any other variety of 

 artly it contribute more toward puri- 

 l.uve amount of oxygen supplied it, 

 .oi it. Which is so important to pure 

 inal life In confinement. [See Case's 

 i- S. ] We fear that its rapid growth 

 liable in small (minis, but such fuxuri- 

 ivell suits' it to large lakes, where the 

 a much pleasure in watching its tri- 

 tho waters. • 

 J." Xelumbtnim lutcuw.— There Is a strange grandeur and an 

 exquisite benutv about this plant which excite the admiration 

 of all romantic lovers of Ho wers, a sweet loveliness about them 

 which create a desire to possess and cultivate some, of them. 

 All water lilies are lovely, but this one is gorgeous. 'I ho 

 flowers are a light canary color, varying from white to pink, 

 and often five inches in diameter, and exquisitely fragiant. 

 The seed receptacle, like the flowers standing out of the 

 water, is a Hat, circular surface, and constitutes the base of 

 an inverted cone, which is perforated with holes for the 

 accommodation of the nuts. Fhese are the water chinque- 

 pins. -The root contains a large percentage of mucilaginous 



The Lutein. i ,, He- 

 quantity of fnrinaci 

 tood in other couuti 

 it makes a more vi" 



■ of develop! 



SVU- will <:N|C- 



nphant progress 



,vtabk- ; 



._ said to be one of the best 



or food. - ' [See Botauital Index, 



i farinaceous and edible." [See 



lage 53.] We are apprehensive. 



of, suit small lakes on account of 



till them up with roots; but give 



and we vouch for its success and 



yielding tood and shelter. 



or Cress.— This is a favorite fish 



prime. They devour it greedily. 



'They are particularly fond of water cresses and other juicy 



plants." [See Dr. Hessel in American Afnicidlurisl where he. 



that carp lish can hear.l Plant the cress hard by 



f tho lake, and it will send its limbs far out in tho 



and farinnef 

 known native v 

 page 77.] "The 

 Gray's Manual of 13c, 

 also', that tho plant v 

 its rapid growth. It 

 it the great hikes of 

 it? sublime developm 

 5. Nasturtium offi, 

 salad for the table of the 



teaches 

 the edgi 

 water. 



uticu, or Water Rice— This 



many slender, linear seeds, whicl: 

 suited to water. W hen alone i 

 Low witter, which is always fo 

 ponds. ''The luxuriant water < 

 pond devoted to carp culture. 

 of seed, of which the fish 



; produces 



Calho 



iioh 



th. 



calli 



SoutJu 



it /t/i 

 s,t, that lit 



lakps should r- 



laceous and well 

 flourishes. It gi ows in shal- 

 xound well constructed 

 JUld be planted in every 

 • plants vield great quan- 

 tiravagantlvfoltd." [.See 

 StoaA Journal, Vol. B, No. 31. iu 

 nia uwiuUea, or Water Oat], which 

 vas st riking ai ihe same thing. 

 Water Mace.— This is a grand marsh 

 ■ved, linear, sissile kaves. The flowers 

 a dense cylindrical spike, terminating 

 t above the roots, but sometimes ton 

 iter perhaps six feet deep. Its small 

 e water and germinate in the mud at 

 tiring the process of germination are 

 gives a peculiar aspect to lakes that, 

 t. Tho adornment pf oui nrtlfioia! 

 ,. attention When we > .'*it somoor 



