THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 



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writer on natural history, on hunting, and 

 on various scientific subjects; is an ex- 

 officer of the British army, and has travelled 

 and hunted over a great portion of the 

 world. His pen and his voice have great 

 influence everywhere, and he is destined to 

 be a most valuable worker in conjunction 

 with the League. We therefore welcome 

 him, most heartily, to the ranks of the ad- 

 vanced school of sportsmen who are op- 

 posed to the sale of game now and forever. 



NOTES. 



The League of American Sportsmen, is 

 just the thing. Such a body can do a power 

 of good for our game. 



I am no great hunter, but I have been, 

 since a boy, an enthusiastic fisherman. 



Along the Hudson river I have seen 

 thousands of striped bass, less than 6 inches 

 in length, caught and carried away by men 

 who call themselves sportsmen. 



I have felt, many times, like making an 

 example of some of those would be's. 



I have fished from Barnegat to Sandy 

 Hook; and have had opportunity to see 

 the way our fish are being destroyed by 

 fish hogs, on the Jersey coast. 



Large numbers of weakfish and other 

 fish, enter New York bay during the sum- 

 mer months. 



If it were not for the kindly storms which 

 sometimes break up the pound nets, out- 

 side, few fish would ever get through the 

 Narrows. 



In the Hudson, from April 1st to June 

 1st, we get some nice striped bass. If we 

 don't protect the small fish, we must ex- 

 pect to see the fishing become poorer, year 

 by year. W. S. Baker, 



Spuyten Duyvil, New York City. 



The Ohio legislature has passed a law 

 prohibiting the sale of quail, wild turkeys, 

 ruffed grouse, prairie chickens, woodcock, 

 and squirrels, at any time. Several people 

 have objected to the plank in the platform 

 of the L. A. S., which declares the League 

 opposed to the sale of game. Some of 

 these have argued that such a provision 

 was utterly impracticable. The state of 

 Ohio has prohibited the sale of quail for 3 

 years past, and the result has been so sat- 

 isfactory, that the law has now been ex- 

 tended to cover the other species named 

 above. If the Ohio epicures, who do not 

 shoot, can get along without game, why not 

 those of other states? 



The Ohio law prohibiting the sale of 

 quail has been rigidly enforced, and it has 

 been impossible to buy a quail, any place 

 in that State, for the past 3 years. If such 

 a law can be enforced in Ohio, why not in 

 other states? To the victor belong the 

 spoils. The man who is too lazy to go into 

 the field and kill his game should be con- 

 tent to chew beefsteak. 



I subscribe to the objects of the League 

 with the greatest pleasure and am delighted 

 to become a member. I have seen so much 

 wanton and useless destruction of fish and 

 game, especially by those " hogs " who fish 

 and shoot for a record, that I cannot but 

 subscribe to any laws, no matter how 

 stringent they may be, which will bring 

 them to time. Over and over again have I 

 heard men boast of spearing bass, trout, 

 and salmon on their spawning beds, the 

 game warden of the locality being a chum 

 of theirs and looking somewhere else. As 

 interested, therefore, in all legitimate sport, 

 I beg to enclose you my check for $3 in 

 payment of membership for 3 years. 



Dr. Geo. T. Elliot, 36 E. 35th St., N. Y. 



We have now organized 4 State Divi- 

 sions, as follows: 



The New York, with Mr. A. E. Pond, 

 124, 5th Ave., as Chief Warden; the Penn- 

 sylvania, with Hon. J. O. Denny of Li- 

 gonier, as Chief Warden; the Massachu- 

 setts, with Dr. Heber Bishop, of No. 4 

 Post Office Square, Boston, as Chief War- 

 den and the New Jersey, with Mr. T. H. 

 Keller, Plainfield, as Chief Warden. 



Washington and Connecticut now have 

 the requisite number and their divisions 

 will be organized at once. 



Michigan, Colorado and Wyoming each 

 have nearly enough and we hope to organ- 

 ize these, and several other states, in the 

 near future. The officers are working like 

 beavers, and if they could have the active 

 co-operation of all the members it would 

 make a lot of difference in the general re- 

 sult. Every member who reads this should 

 go at once among his friends and induce a 

 lot of them to join the L. A. S. 



Mr. A. E. Pond, Chief Warden of the 

 New York Division, offers to pay, out of 

 his own private bank account, all the re- 

 wards that may be earned within a year 

 from this date, in his Division, for convic- 

 tions of game law violators. Here is game 

 protective sentiment that counts. There are 

 liable to be a hundred convictions of game 

 law violators in this state, within the year, 

 and Mr. Pond says he hopes there may be. 

 He says the more the better. 



Now let the local wardens go to work 

 and see how much of Mr. Pond's money 

 they can earn during his term of office. 



I stated in May Recreation that Mr. F. 

 S. Hyatt, Treasurer of the L. A. S., was 

 vice-president and a director of the Trades- 

 men's National Bank. I should have said 

 the New York National Exchange Bank, 

 92 W. Broadway, N. Y, 



If you have not yet ordered your badge 

 you should do so at once. Furthermore 

 you should wear it. Let the world know 

 of the faith that is in you. 



