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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[December 1, 3881. 



STOCKING NEW IEBBEY WATEIiS.-H vout isnue of Not. 

 PUhinst, ynur KlreBOnndent . '• :;, < ■, | ,i fog , JU the subject of 

 stocking water* , - with black bass, says; "Tho 



superintendence ol stocking ml tbc ponds Bonth of Marcel' eonnty 



hMbeoudeleg.m . ■ •' rim, is an error, All 



stockiu. i.i ■, Lous '■,■ authority erf the 



State IS done undei tho airoction and superintendence of the statu 

 Fish Commissioners, and fclioy have uot delegated Hieir p',v. arsto 

 anybody. A. 



HOLLAND riSEEKlKS.— We have received from Mr. 0. J. Bot- 

 tcmannu, Suft, of Fisheries of Holland, Li i report for 1680. From 

 it we loam t.Uat the turbot fishery was poor a* compared with tho 

 previous your, and algo ,. ie 111 I t ere not of as good quality. 

 Xheoatohot othoi iTftt, herring and anchovy 



was not large, fhe shrimp lisherv. which depends upon (lie 

 English demand, was also poor; the shrimps were small and 

 prices low. OirU-r- were fair iu number aud quality, owing ia a 

 great measure to culture. Tho report also iubludes one on the 

 Intefpational.Fi8b.ery Exhibition at Berlin last year, where the 

 Netherlands excelled in the display of oyster culture. 



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FIXTURES. 



BENCH SHOWS. 



December H, 15 and lfl. at Lowell, Mass., Lowell Dog Show. Entries 

 rlosr December s. ('has, A. Andrew. West finxi'ord, Mass., Superin- 

 tend, ul. 



December r.;, •. 1, IS and la, .ulanta, Ga., Pog Show. Entries close 

 Dec, fi. Charles Lincoln. Superintendent. Office at Uelnz & LVrkele's, 

 Atlanta, Ga. 



FlRl.n TRIALS. 



December B, at Grand Junction, Tenn., Rational American Kennel 



Club's KieW Trials. .Ins. T1. Dew, Secretary, Columbia, Trim. 



December 10 (or immediately utter the close 01 1 he National Trials 

 at Grand junction, Tenn.)— Pennsylvania Field Trials. Ke.m 

 close Dec. a at « a. m. J. t;. sta.vton, secretary, Pittsburgh, Pa. Ad- 

 dress will be Grand Junction Tenn., after Dee. 1. 



TRAINING VERSUS BREAKING. 



XS TEN 01IAPTBBS — CHAP. IT. 



WHEN our pupil lias become so well established iu the 

 knowledge of what is required of him that he will, 

 when at quite a distance from you, instantly stop at the 

 Signal of the upraised hand and retain Ms position until given 

 permissiou to move, we will advance him another step, and 

 teach him .the meaning of thai other sound of the whistle, 

 that we have meutioned as being used to attract his atten- 

 tion. We always use for this purpose two very short, quick 

 toots, with the second oue following the first instantly. As 

 the meaning of thi; signal is entirely ditl'crent from the one that 

 he has become accuatOi si eld 1 he sound be also so 



different that lie listate theewte from the other, 



nor for an instant be in doubt as to what is required of him 

 when he bears the sound of ihe whistle. 



As much depends upon first impressions, we will takegood 

 care that we start right, and that we let him hear the first 

 sound Of this signal at an opportune moment, and as we 

 wish to teach him that this sound is only to attract his at- 

 tention, we will be very careful that he is not looking to- 

 ward us, but w 7 ait; until be is at some little distance from us, 

 and looking the other way. At the same time care must be 

 taken that he is not particularly engaged about anything 

 Uutt would tend to distract his mind. At just the right 

 time you should sound the signal in a short, sharp, quick wav, 

 but only loud enough for him to hear distinctly, and he Brill 

 at once look around to learn what this means. At the in- 

 stant he casts his eye In your direction, raise your head as a 

 signal for him to To ho. Be very sure that; your hand is raised 

 at the proper time, for, as we have remarked before, first im- 

 presssions are very importune, particularly iu this lesson, and 

 he should instantly see and obey your signal, thus learning — 

 if this course is always pursued — that the two short blasts 

 mean nothing in themselves, and are oidy a warning to call 

 his attention to something of Importance that you wish him 

 to do. 



You will find it necessary to vary this or he will come to 

 associate this signal with your command at To ho, and at 

 once stop when he hears if. Nuw we wish to train him 80 

 thoroughly iu this that, when we come, a little later, to 

 teach him to quarter his ground, he will not slacken his 

 speed at the sound, but merely turn his head in your direc- 

 tion, and quick as a flash obey whatever signal you may 

 give him; therefore, when you repeat this lesson, instead of 

 raising your hand for him to stop, command him to charge. 

 Of course you will see that be is near enough to hear you 

 plainly. Perhaps it vull be as well at the next trial to sound 

 the long note as soon as he looks around, and call him in, 

 not Forgetting to abundantly caress and praise him when lie 

 performs his task iu a pleasing manner We think it a very 

 good plan to always have in our pocket something good for 

 him to eat, and when he mind? Una Ions note and comes in 

 quietly, we reward him with a bit of something substantial 

 as well as with fine words. This system of rewards must 

 pot he carried too far nor practiced too often, but need oc- 

 casionally when he performs his duties in a satisfactory 

 manner ; especially when he comes in at the Bound of the 

 whistle quickly and cheerfully, a little piece of meat will at 

 least have no tendency to slacken his speed when next he 

 hears this signal. This instantaneous, almost electric obedi- 

 ence and cheerful a'aerity is most pleasing to witness, espe- 

 cially when bunting in company with others whose dogs 

 may'iiut be quite up to the standard in this respect. There- 

 fore no pains should be spared tq so perfect our pupil in 

 this, so that when w r e come to practical work in the field his 

 actions shall cause us no disquiet nor reflect discredit upon 

 our skill as his teacher. 



There isonc word more that our pupil should early become 

 accustomed to, and it will bo well to introduce its use almost 

 atthe beginning. This is the word On. Yot is 



word alone or, as many prefer, you can .say (loon Or I 

 Bitter or all are well enough, and youi pup will learn tho 

 meaning just as quickly eveu should you indiscriminately 

 use all three, as it. is the wad "ii every time, and even if 

 you should paraphrase it, as a well known sportsmau is in 

 the habit, of tloing, and order you dog to Sit on, it will make 

 mo differ dog, 



Lfit us charge a j Q ore to be sure and issue all your 

 eomme - , ;i manner, and always in your ordinary 



tone of voice; and do not fail to deliver each one with a 

 falling inflection, for we never yet saw tho man who issued 

 his orders frith a rising inflection but was sadly bothered to 

 have them obey; d. By USillg tins word, or any of the above 

 varistitms, when you cluck to him to take, his food, he will 

 soon understand its meaning if the word instantly follows 

 the cluck, Probably he will get the two mixed at first, but 



as you practice him at To hi, be will soon learn what it, means ; 

 for as he improves in this and becomes steady, he should be 

 taught to point at gradually increased distances, and the 

 word /« should be used to move him up; aud in a short 

 time, if this is properly managed, he will carefully and 

 steadily "draw" on a piece of meat for a long distance. 

 Great care must be had that you do not confuse lorn by 

 seemingly contradictory orders, for he- now thinks that your 

 cluck and On mean one and the same thing, aud in order to 

 teach him the difference you must, omit the cluck when you 

 wish turn to advance, and omit the On when you wish him to 

 eat the morsel before him. This can be readily accomplished 

 by placing the meat four or five feet from him, and after he 

 has pointed it a short time tell him to Go on, and when he 

 is close to it make him To ho once more ; and then cluck to 

 him as a signal that he may have it. We always partially 

 omit the On after the duck, as soon as he appears to under- 

 stand its meaning, only using it enough tokeep him from for- 

 getting it, aud as soon as we begin to teach him the difference 

 we are very careful not to use either one in place of the 

 other, until he has the lesson well learned and appears to 

 thoroughly understand both signals, when we can safely mix 

 them again; for oftentimes when shooting we may wish to 

 move him on, especially when trailing ruffed grouse when 

 the capture of the bird depends upon our absolute silence, 

 at least so far as words are concerned; therefore he should 

 bo taught to advance at the sound of the cluck as well as 

 the word On. 



When well accustomed to the restraint of the chain, he 

 should be taught to come to heel and quietly walk by your 

 side. We greatly prefer that our dog should keep this posi- 

 tion with his head j ust opposite our legs, where we can see him 

 without turning around, instead of having Mm behind us. 

 In order 1 teach bim this.quickly and well, you should procure 

 a stick, about two feet long and an inch in diameter, and 

 fasten a snap at one end of it. This you can easily accom- 

 plish with the aid of a bit of leather. Now spring the snap 

 into the ring in his collar and take a little walk with him. 

 We generally manage a few of these first lessons at his usual 

 meal time b\ placing his dish of food at the proper distance 

 before we take him in hand. He should know nothing of 

 his dinner until you lead him to it. When all is ready take 

 a firm hold of your end of the stick and walk along at your 

 usual gait, coaxing him to follow. Be sure and have the 

 stick at the right angle to keep him just where you intend 

 to have him go. After one or two steps, and when you have 

 got him well under way, you must say lied to him. and re- 

 peat the word once or twice sis you walk along. You can- 

 not expect that his behavior will be entirely faultlesss upon 

 the first trial, but no matter how he takes it, lead him 

 straight to his dinner and at once unfasten him and let 

 him eat. After a few lessons of this kind, he. will 

 become perfectly reconciled, and you can gradually ex- 

 tend your walk and occasionally omit giving his food 

 at the end, and he will soon learn to keep his place 

 without the aid of the stick. Theu you can extend 

 your wa'ks, taking care to be very gradual in the increase 

 of time, and to be very sure that he implicitly obeys you and 

 does not leave his place for eveu so much as a second's time, 

 until you|bid him go on. If this lesson is thoroughly — now do 

 not smile at my frequent repetition of this word, for it is a 

 word that we are very fond of, and one that we wish to 

 thoroughly impress upon your mind as being of I he greatest 

 importance in perfecting our pupil in his education — if this 

 lesson is thoroughly learned, you wil' be spared much trouble 

 and worry in the future. Should you have occasion to walk 

 the streets, you will not be obliged to whistle at every turn, 

 and perliaps to wait and search for your dog, but you will 

 know just where he is and what he is doing. Then how 

 much 'better is it, when you come to the practical application 

 of the knowledge, which you have been to so much trouble 

 to impart, aud take your dog into the field, to have him 

 quietly retain his position by your side instead of rushing 

 wildly around at his owu sweet will, and compelling you to 

 shout yourself hoarse and to unstring your nerves in a con- 

 tinual struggle to keep him within bounds, thus placing you 

 at a double disadvantage, for the continual noiso not only 

 frightens the birds, causing them to rise out of shot, but the 

 constant worry of mind aud strain upon the nerves i3 a very 

 prolific source of unsteadiness in shooting. 



Do not neglect giving your pupil plenty of practice at all 

 his lessons, as well as the one just commenced ; not weary- 

 ing nor long continued practice, hut, just enough to keep 

 him well up to his work. If you have a spare moment give 

 him a little turn at To ho, ever aiming at perfection ; and be 

 sure to see that he does his work well, and never allow him 

 to perform his task in a careless or slovenly manner. You 

 should also practice him at Charge, until he will not only 

 obey the order readily, but retain his position in a perfectly 

 quiet manner until you shall bid him Hold up. 



lie should be made to Charge when you are out walking 

 with him ; and taught to remain quiet, while you walk 

 around ; and in a short time you can go quite a distance, 

 even out of his sight, and he will patiently await your return. 

 Your end' rs should be given at unexpected limes, when he 

 is not looking for them. By this course you will teach him 

 to be always '"ready to obey, no matter when uor where he 

 may hear the signal. He should also be taught to hold his 

 position at To ho, while you walk around and away from 

 him ; for it frequently happens, when trailing birds, that you 

 wish to go round to avoid a mud hole or brier patch, and if 

 your dog has been well trained in this, by witnessing one in- 

 telligent performance of this pleasing accomplishment, you 

 will' be mure than repaid for all labor expended in teaching 

 it to him. 



Many dogs will pay no attention to strangers, and appear 

 to care for no one except their masters. Should your pup 

 be inclined to notice others, and give you any trouble in this 

 respect, you can very easily teach him better, by having some 

 one call "the dog to him, and give him a few light cuts with a 

 SWllchj nnd by changiug your assistant every time, and ad- 

 ministeriog two or three doBes of this, he will give you no 

 further trouble. If your assistants will fondle him a little 

 before administering" the switch, the pup wiH all the sooner 

 find out that it is better to have nothing to" do with otheis 

 than yourself, and will uot bother you later by running to 

 every one who may notice him. 



EASTERN FIELD TRIALS. 



Pollux Win's the Deubv. 



Ferida Second. 



Sensation Jr. 'I'm 



!■'..■ 1 1 m.jis >.or vet Decided as we on 



:> Pkess. 



THE third annual meeting of the Eastern Weld Trials Olub 

 commenced at Bobbins' Island on Thanksgiving Day. There 

 were not so many present as we, had hoped to see, although a 

 goodly number of Bpbrtatnerj from" all parts of the country were in 

 attendance. The weather had much to do with tho uon at- 

 tendance oi many Who put in an appearance later. Wednesday 

 was a cold, raw .lav, with a chining northeast wind that cooled the 

 ardor of many who did not care to leave their comfortable fire- 

 sides for the bleak shores of tho island, especially as the nest day 

 was our national holiday, and the national bird had charniB f or 

 them that far outweighed the delights of a twenty-mile tramp 

 after the dogs with no chance for a crack at the hirdB. 



At a meeting of the Executive Committee Wednesday evening, 

 Mr. W. A. Costar was unanimously chosen to fill the place of 

 Judge in place of Mr. ,f. M. liinncv, who was unable through 

 sickness to attend. It, was voted to allow the owners of competing 

 dogs the privilege of accompanying the stewards while their dogs 

 were running. This is a very satisfactory arrangement, as it gives 

 gentlemen a chance to obtain an excellent view of the different 

 phases of the heats in which they are interested. After 

 the committee" rose, the members of tho association joined 

 in a discussion of the prospects of the publication of the 

 Becond volume of tho National American Kennel Club Stud Book 



Tho meeting then adjourned and tho President, Mr. Donner, 

 appointed Mr. Stokes, of Philadelphia, to draw the numbers for 

 the running of the Derby, and nine of the twenty-seven nomina- 

 tors qualified as follows : 



Dr. 8. Fleet Spier's black, white and tan English setter dog, St. 

 Elmo II., nine mouths old. ' Same owner's Lemon Bfclton English 

 setter dog, St. Mars, eleven mouths old. 



Mr. .1. 0. Higgles' (now Mr. ,T. H. CioodseU'e) lemon Belton 

 English setter dog' Plantagauet, sixteen months old. 



Mr. A. E. Godoffroy'a red Irish setter dog, Guymard, fifteen 

 months old. 



Mr. L. White's lemon and white pointer dog Sensation Jr., 

 ton months old. 



Mr. John Heckahor's lemon and white English setter bitch, 

 Ferida. sixteen months old. 



Mr. .1. lie T. Blaokstone's lemon and while English setter dog, 

 Koyal Dale, seventeen months old. 



Same owner's black and white English setter, Glen Dale, eleven 

 months old. 



Mr. E. E. Hardy's black and white English setter dog, Pollux, 

 eighteen months old. 



They were drawn to run in tho following order : 



Sensation, Jr.. and St. Elmo II. 



St. Mars aud Glen Dale. 



Pollux and Guymard. 



l'lantagenet aiid Royal Dale. 



Ferida a bye. 



Plantagenet appeared to bo the favorite with the boys, as whisp- 

 ers of lightning speed, immaculate style and wonderful nose were 

 floating in the "air, and this, coupled with the thoroughbred look 

 of tho animal, completely captivated a majority of those who ex- 

 amined him. 



Among the mauv prominent sportsmen present, we noticed Dr. 

 S. Fleet Spier, Mr. G. P.. Watkius and Mr. E. A. Hera berg, of 

 Brooklvn. Mi' James H. Goodsell, Mr. George T. Leach, Mr. 

 Sidney 'Dillon Ripley, Mr. John G Hecksher. Mr. A. E. GodefTroy, 

 Mr. D. T. Worden.'Mr. J. O. Donner and Mr. A. Tavlor, of New 

 York, Mr. E. E. Hard',', of Uostou, Mr. F. Perkins, of Providence, 

 and many other gentlemen (Those names do not occur to us. 

 Toward evening the ram commenced falling, and came down in 

 torrents until iioarlv morning, while Die northeast wind blew as it 

 only can on the coast. Notwithstanding the war of the elements, 

 there was manv a jolly gathering of sportsmen in the hospitable 

 homes of tho well to do citizens of New Suffolk, while McNish's 

 hotel was fairly crowded with a merry set that made things lively 

 long after all good sportsmen should have been sleeping the sleep 

 of the just. 



Thursday morning b 

 freak iu the west gave 

 i'he start was to have I 

 vas so threatening 

 t sroodly number of 

 ded for the 



)ke dull and cheerless, except that a light 

 lokeu that there was hope of a good day. 

 sen made at eight o'clock, but the weather 

 uri ho- ires Belayed until ten, when 

 Sportsmen embarked on the sailboat 

 ' in, Captain Smith having telegraphed 



DOG RECOVERED.— We take great pleasure in announcing 

 that Mr. Wm. A Baa has recovered mgEugliSh si fcter bitch pnppy, 

 whose loss we noticed two weeks since. The story told by 

 the parson who had her is plausible She is -aid to have 

 come to the bouse about ten days ago and tried togetiu, aud after 

 chiving her awtiv several times, they look pity ou her starving 

 eandiliou and kept her. She- may have escaped from her oaptor 

 and have been trying to get home. Pollux, who carried off the 

 honors at the Eastern Field Trial Dorby taut week, is out of tho 

 mother of Mr. liae'a bitch. 



at tho last moment that the steamer Calla which had bee» 

 engaged could not possibly he here. The wind was fail aud 

 Eresh, and "with a wet sheet aud a. (lowing sea," we were BOOO 

 at the Island. The club who have recently purchased tho Island 

 have made a wonderful transformation in the appearance of the 

 northern .'lid, the unsighllv sheds of the. brick yard have been 

 removed, as well as the large barn, while the dwelling house, a 

 short distance from the laudiug, has been remodeled into a very 

 stylish and convenient club house, with a wide piio-./.a extending 

 along the front and two sides of tho building. The ground has 

 been nicolv graded in front, which adds much to tho beauty and 

 attractive appearance Of the Island as we approach the landing. 



Not much time was lost after we arrived, but as soon as over- 

 coats and tho dogs that were not wanted were safely deposited in 

 the large l am that stands nearly in the centre of the Island the 

 president — Mr. Donner — annouueed that everything was ready, 

 and tho judges at ouoo ordered tho first brace of dogs cast off 

 at 10.45. 



SENSATION, ,TR., AND ST. ECitO II. 



Sensation, Jr., handled bv hiH owner, Mr. Luke White, of 

 Bridgeport, Ct., and T)r. S. Fleet Spier's St. Elmo II., handled 

 bv Hun Haight, were started in the large corn-field east of the 

 barn. Seusatum, Jr., started off at a fair rate of speed, dis- 

 playing ver, - . .! . and hunted throughout tho heat in a 

 very cheerM and rntolngant manner, (Then we take into consider- 

 ation that, he is but ten months old, and has had but fifteen birds 

 shot over him. Manv of hi^ motions remind lis of his sire, par- 

 tieularlv the wav he has of " fa( ling" for the birds when he strikes 

 the scent. St. Elmo II. started out in good form and beathia 

 ground in fine style, but soon commenced to lag. and before the 

 finish plainlv showed that he was all wrong. We examined his 

 d fo'und it dry and hot, and should not be surprised if ho 

 [ring down with distemper. Beating the north side of the 

 cornfield Jr. challenged near north oast corner, but soon passed 

 on; thou over the fence through a corner of oak sprouts to the 

 large open field, south of the cmb house, toward the north shore, 

 occasionally tiudmg a little scent which was evidently old. This 

 whs where we found so manv birds i.i-t vear. but with the excep- 

 tion of a skeleton nearly Btrrppedof flesh by a hawk that we inter- 

 rupted in bis unholy repast) nothing was found. Swinging again 

 to the south along the I'enee, boll !, . ,1 dl.e.-cd when near thu 

 sprout h. but nothing was found, I roi lli| thefeuce, and again 

 swinging toward the nor, - ,.„:;,!,„ ranged ftt good 



speed over the buck wins! stubble until near the beach, when he 

 struck scent and dropped upon hi= body, but soon moved on. A 

 sparrow started under his nose, Mid he took one or two jumps 

 it. but a word from, his handler steadied him, and a light 

 Jdow or two set the matter all rig! t. 



[■he spectators flushed a few birds from the hedge. Jr. pointed 

 nicely, and roaded up to where they were started, fie again 

 pointed iu hedge, but the bird t'ustied' wli.e .! , ,,i.e. Just 

 ,vo found some tbirtj or more oe.el birds 11. I bad been 

 chilled by the cold rain of the night b L iore. A lev, yet alive wpre 

 picked up by thi - ml when 



revivedbvthewarn.ti. ieabeauti- 



Rll ■!-. Mr White flashed the bird to order, but 



.Jid h,,; ,ot oiiite Bteady, but instantly dropped 



,, del , 04 he bad no lire, and 



after a tilth,. : , 1 ,1 ■ get him onto the last bird they wore 

 ordered up, and the heat given to tho Jr. Down just an hour. 



