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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Mat 4 1882. 



+*. ,T 9 nsi «-— If the tacts heretofore presented establish 

 the allegation that (1) the number of pounds offish caught has 

 been maintained, but (3) by enormously increased and effect- 

 ive facilities, (3) that large fish arc seldom caught and thai, the 

 small one? have not been allowed to survive, so" that (41 already 

 many fish mg places have entirely failed us , it cannot be de- 

 nied that, a, crisis has been reached such as seriously to alarm 

 all who are interested in the lake fisheries. 

 \,Z\' The Re ™edy.— the gre b efficiency of apparatus winch 

 has been re-j.-iaal,, t> n Loom. We do not retrogrades Men 

 will stall use the powerful appliances which they have dis- 

 covered; but it is possibl e Cor the nei ^boring. States to regu- 

 l»te bylaw the size,,;; the ioe,h and sum. other minor de- 

 tails. I his some of the States have attempted, and no doubt 

 others will imitate them. It is also greatly in the interest of 

 certain localities to prevent the pollution of then- waters 

 with sawdust, decayed lumber, offal, etc. 



Artificial propagation has already been attempted on a 

 limited scale and the methods pretty well worked out. It, is 

 beheve/.i that if carried on extensively it, may become a very 

 powerful factor m the remedy desired. 



THE EDINBURGH FISHERIES EXHIBITION. 



THIS exhibition was opened on Wednesday, the 12th ult., 

 and promises to be a success. Lord Rosebery formally 

 opened the exhibition at 1 P. M. with an appropriate speech, 

 which elicited frequent applause. The London Meld says : ' 



One of the most, striking and apparently popular exhibits 

 was that of the "bony fishwives," a number of whom were 

 present in a great variety of very picturesque costumes. The 

 -unfinishsd state of the exhibition rendered useless any attempt 

 at dealing with it systematically as yet; we could, therefore. 

 only wander through the building and take note of such 

 things as struck the eye. One thing we could not fail to 

 notice, and that was the. splendid collection of specimens of 

 fish preserved in cases which had been sent up bv the London 

 anglers for exhibition ; we question if there has ever been so fine 

 a, collection got together, No doubt the Londoners were grate- 

 ful to their Scotch friends for affording them such unlimited 

 opportunities of practicing then- art, and so took an honest 

 hand-grip across the border. * * * * There is a capital 

 collection also of stuffed British aquatic birds and their eggs 

 by A. Hogg, of Edinburgh. A collection of poor Frank Buck- 

 land's casts, from Kensington, including the large salmon so 

 deftly painted by our lamented friend Rolfe, were also there 

 under the charge of Eden. 



Fine drawings of fossil fish were exhibited by Dr. and Mrs. 

 Tra,quair, and a horrible example, of a debosh'ed old salmon 

 perishing from Saprolegnia ferax was skillfully drawn and 

 colored, with illustrations of the disease, on a large scale. 



Mr, A. Brown, of Glasgow, showed a lovely collection of 

 shells, even down to the minutest specimens, all charmingly 

 set up, a,nd obtained while dredging; while the beautiful col- 

 lection of shells, corallines, annelids, crustaceans and fishes 

 made in the Vega expedition were a credit to Sweden. 



Dr. Francis Day had a nice collection of British fishes, and 

 C. W. Mcintosh a fine case of fish from the Channel Islands. 



Mr. Percy Russ exhibited a capital show of beautiful native 

 oysters from Cullmamore, Sligo. We tasted thereof, and 

 found them quite equal to the best Whitstables that come into 

 the market; and if Mr. Russ can produce such oysters as these 

 on the west coast of Ireland, he must have happened on an 

 exceptionally fine piece of ground. 



The freshwater fishing-tackle show was poor, only two 

 really good cases being at present in order. There are several 

 tackle-makers whose names are in the catalogue, but their 

 cases _ are not yet on view. 



India rubber and oiled waterproof goods appear to be well 

 represented, among which is a most amazing arrangement 

 called the patent pedomotive duck shooting apparatus, in 

 ■which a man cases his legs in boots which terminate in feet 

 very badly afflicted with elephantiasis, to all appearance, with 

 a large float round Ms waist, so that he can apparently "walk 

 the waters like a thing of life." 



There is also a collection of life-saving apparatus, showing 

 how the cork is prepared and fixed; and prepared corks for 

 fishing are given in varieties. 



Herring casks, measures, and brands are displayed by the 

 Fishery Board : and coral, both raw and fabricated into or- 

 naments of various kinds, is shown in a tasteful case. 



The piscicultural apparatus, models of weirs and fish passes, 

 and many other departments of interest, will be better taken 

 next week, when they are more complete. 



The only notice of any American exhibit we find in Land 

 and Water, which mentions a display of fishing tackle by 

 Conroyand Bissett, as "apparantly very light and nicely fin- 

 ished fishing-rods." 



CALIFORNIA SALMON TAKEN IN OHIO. 



I HAVE just learned with gratification of the capture of 

 three California, salmon, from Newbury Pond, located ton 

 miles from this place. The young fish were planted by the 

 Fish Commissioners four years ago, and as we had heard 

 nothing from them up to the date of the capture named, we 

 feared that they had all perished. Those taken weighed 

 respectively about three, two and a half, and two pounds, 

 and were taken on minnows by some countrymen, who did not 

 know •what they were, and who placed them with their catch 

 of bass, instead" of returning them to the water alive, as they 

 shoidd have done. From a description given me by a man 

 who saw two of the fish, I have not the slightest doubt but 

 that they were California salmon, and in time we anticipate 

 some fine sport with them. 



We have a pond in this place, for propagating black bass, 

 and last season we placed several hundred young bass, taken 

 with a net in Chagrin River, in waters not before stocked 

 with tliis desirable fish. 



There are also at least twenty carp ponds within ten miles 

 of this place, stocked through the kindness of Prof. Baird and 

 his assistants last year and the year before. J. J. S. 



Chagrin Falls, O., April 34. 



LATE SPAWNING BROOK TROUT.— The trout in the 

 upper waters of Caledonia Creek spawn very late. Mr. 

 Jamas Annul, Jr., of Caledonia, N. Y., has the. latest eggs of 

 any breeder we know of. This year he took 800 eggs on the 

 I2th of April, and has taken 5,000 in the two weeks previous. 

 In some waters the trout spawn in November and in others 

 not until the. following months. Trout confined in cold spring 

 water where they do not feel the change of seasons take on a 

 very irregular habit of spawning, and sometimes those, in one 

 pond will' be all winter at it; a few of them early and others 

 three months behind them. 



The advertise™ eot of the Grand Rapids and Indiana R. B. in this 

 issue presents a very attractive mid alluring prospect to the sports- 

 man or tourist. The fishing in Northern Michigan promises to be un- 

 usually good, and the season for trout is now open. Black bass, pike 

 and pickerel abound in these, and the beautiful scenery and clear, 

 bracing air must add greatly to the enjoyment, of a fishing trip. The 

 road thoroughly appreciates the wants and necessities of sportsmen, 

 aims to make them comfortable, every convenience for them, their 

 i raps or dogs being provided. 



Waterproof Fisuino-uni s. - We have inspected a box of the 

 Vgtaaeli >of flBaiug-nnee of WMii&q Mills&Son. They 



claim for this line that it is tho smoothest an( | best water-proofed; 

 thatitisthe strongest and iho most durable because it is. made of 

 the best quality of silk. The lint* certainly are smooth and ver> 

 strong. 



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FIXTURES. 



BENCH SHOWS. 



icoln. 

 •e, P. i 



fit 



ich Show of the Massa- 

 itendent; E. E. Hardy, 

 J 70S, Boston. Entries 



June (1, ?, 8 and fl. -Cleveland, O., First Annual Bench Show of the 



OM« ifl'K"? Association. Charles Lincoln, Superintendent; 



FIELD TRIALS. 



September-National American Kennel Club Field Trials on Prairie 



Chickens. Jos. H. Dew. Columbia, Tom,. Heeretary. 



December i— National American Kennel Club Field Trials on Quail 

 Grand Junction, Tenn. D Pry sou, Memphis, Team, Secretary. 



GORDON SETTERS. 



Editor Forest and Stream 



„- Stonehenge. «,« 

 breed of setter has been unquestionably crossed with the. 

 bloodhound. Will "Vitus'' please inform me in what edition 

 he finds such a statement? On the contrary, I find in the third 

 edition of Stonehenge, where he, in speaking of the Gordon, 

 says that "this dog after taking prize after prize, his extraordi- 

 nary career naturally caused a great amount of jealousy and 

 he was called by the opposition party a cur, a mongrel, a half 

 bloodhound." Now this puts it in a different light; the above 

 slurring by the opposition is about on a par with the oppo- 

 sition party of the present day, when they say he has a collie 

 cross, all of which I look upon as far-fetched, and to not a 

 word of which do I attach one particle of truth. 



I have bred many Gordons, and out of purest of the. pure. 

 never have I seen the. slightest trace of any such cross. The 

 opposition party seem still to have rankling in their hearts 

 the defeats the Gordons gave their favorites at the early field 

 trials and bench shows in Europe, and if our bench show com- 

 mittees will see. that the judging system is better understood, or 

 a new standard formed for the .fudges and exclude these heavy 

 show dogs of the present day, then the grand dog will come to 

 the front as a prize winner again. Some quote Stonehenge as 

 saying there are many black and tens that are not Gordons. This 

 is surely true; now this should not be; we want Gordons. If 

 some one else, wish black and tans, let it be so, but do not mix 

 them up. I notice that "Vitus" speaks of gun-shy mongrels. 

 Does he mean Gordons or black and tans. If Gordons, please 

 allow me to say, that he will find no more in this strain than 

 you will in either English, Irish or pointers. 



My experience has taught me that pups are nrverborn gun- 

 shy, at least I have never seen it so. Gun-shyness or noise- 

 shyness, caused by improperly introducing them to harsh 

 sounds suddenly, has been invariably caused by improper 

 treatment in kennel or yard when young. In other words, I 

 claim gun-shyness is caused by harsh treatment and through 

 the ignorance of trainer or* owner, I have raised many 

 Gordons for my own use, and never yet have I had a 

 gun-shy one. 



What becomes of the light-weight Gordons? you may ask. 

 They keep them to hunt over and send the heavy oneg to the 

 show to win prizes, or sell them to those, fond of exhibiting on 

 the show bench. As the slurs have been well ventilated about 

 this breed, 1 will tell now of some of their good qualities, and 

 if "Vitus" can produce a strain with better qualities than the 

 Gordons, and will join me this fall and bring a brace with him, 

 and hunt them in company with my light-weight Gordon 

 beauties in the field, I will be much pleased to have, his com- 

 pany. Stonehenge, in his second edition, says: "The great 

 features of representatives of the true Gordon blood are that 

 they can go much longer without water than the generality 

 of setters, they show more variety in their attitude on the 

 'point,' and the length of their shoulders, their large bones 

 and development of muscle enable them to race and keep it 

 up." To this I will add, his superb nose (which has been much 

 sought after by other breeders), staunchness and intelligence, 

 all make up the merits of this king of setters. In same edi- 

 tion Rev. Mr. Hutchinson, writing under the nom de plume of 

 "'Sixty-one,'' in his well-known letter says: "I have seldom 

 seen a true Gordon anything but a good one if well managed" 

 And Laverack, in his work, speaking of this strain, says; The 

 Gordons the Rev. Mr. Hutchinson had, or has, as good a breed 

 of these dogs as any one, being much lighter and not nearly 

 so cumbersome.as the ordinary class." I can indorse the above 

 quotations, and will conclude by saying, after hunting in my 

 younger days dogs of other breeds— and they wore good— I 

 have never found the equal, much less the superior," to the 

 light-weight Gordons for held work. Haeby Malcolm. 



Baltimore, Bid., April, 1883. 



Now, I would like to have "Vitus" describe the English and 



Irish setters, so that I may be able to distinguish between 



them, Are there any pure English or Irish setters in America? 



-for, on reading the article, I am almost enticed to believe 



latwe have no dogs in this country but mongrels. Can 



any published work that describes the Eng- 



lish and Irish setters accurately? 

 MinDLETOWN, Conn. 



WE ADVISE HIM NOT TO SHOOT. 



A MAN residing in a small village not far from New York 

 city, who has a great antipathy for all dogs, whether of 

 high or low degree, having procured* a permit (from some of 

 the village authorities I suppose) to shoot all dogs at sight 

 found wandering alone on the highways, proposes to wage an 

 exterminating war upon them, Now," I live in that village 

 and own dogs there; and my dogs being of considerable value 

 I would like to know if, in case of his destroying any of 

 them, I would have grounds for action against him, or if Tarn 

 to remain passive, while this high-handed business is going on. 

 Perhaps you will say to keep the dogs chained. That would 

 not do, a*s they are large (setters) and require a great deal of 

 exercise, which they can only get by being allowed their free- 

 dom. My chief object in residing in the country is to benefit 

 them. Onyx. 



[The courts in this State have decided that a dog is personal 

 property. In our issue of November 24, 1881, we. cited a 

 judgment to the effect, rendered by tho Court of Appeals, and 

 we repeat it here for the benefit of the individual whose 

 strange resolution you mention: 



Thecase was that of Mullaly, plaintiff in error, vs. The 

 People, defendants in error; decided October 11, 1881. The 

 plaintiff in error was indicted for grand larceny for stealing 

 a dog of the. value of $90, and wasconvieted of petit larceny, 

 the value of the dog being admitted to be only £25. His coun- 

 sel claimed that stealing a dog is not larceny.' Wm. F. Kintz- 

 ing for plaiutiff in error." Daniel G. Rollins, District Attorney, 

 for defendants in error. ''Held, That while at com m on law 

 the crime of larceny could not be committed by feloniously 

 taking and cam ins' aw.av a dog, this rule, has been changed 

 by the Revised Statutes, 3 R.S., 690, § 1; id., 70S, §83; I 

 Park. C. R„ f.fi:i; 4 id., ysii; 10 Abb. N. 8., 132. The definition 

 Of 'personal property' in section Mo of ;.' Revised Statutes 703, 

 as used in that chapter, as goods, chattels, effects, evidences 

 rights of action, and certain written instruments, is com- 

 prehensive enough fcq include dogs. It is to be taken literally, 

 and the law makers intended to make it the crime of larceny 

 uy chattel which had value and was recognized by 

 the law as property. A system for the taxation of dogs hav- 

 ing been at the same time, enacted, 1 R. S., 704, it can 

 be supposed the Legislature meant to regard dogs as property 



for the purposes of taxation and yet leave them without pro- 

 tection from thieves. Tho definition of personal property 

 found in th'e statute is not to be referred to the common law, 

 •but to the common understanding at the time when the stat- 

 ute was enacted. Juchgment of Gener al Term, affirming judg- 

 ment of conviction, affirmed. Opinion by Earl, ./. All con- 

 cur, except Folger, Ch. J., dbsentmg."l 



Another case in point is that or one II. m V Schmidt, who 

 was recently sentenced b. Judge Cowing to four years' im- 



grisoument for stealing- from AucoM i' Van Couitlandt, of 

 angSbridgo, a setter dog valued al $50, 

 The Revised Statutes of tins State provide, Ch. XX, Tit. 17. 

 (Sec. 6) that any person may kill a dog, on which the tax has 

 not beeu paid, five days after demand ; Sec 15) i hut any per- 

 son may kill a dog' which he sees chasing, worrying or 

 wounding any sheep; (Sec. 16) thai owner must kill his dog, 

 if he has committed any of the above acts, on notice thereof; 

 (Sec. 17) that the justice of the peace ma\ order owner to kill 

 dog if he has attacked peaceable travelers. It has b 

 that any person may kill a. ferocious or dangerous dog run- 

 ning at large— (Putnam vs. Payne, 13 Ji 

 Maxwell vs. Palmerton, 21 Wendell, 707; Dunlap vs. Snyder 

 17 Earber, 501). Or if a dog is a general nwsance, e. g,, If he 

 is in the habit of flying at persons on the street— (People vs 

 Board of Police, 15 Abb., Pr. H>7). Or if he howls Ity day and 

 night on the premises of one who is not his owner, and the 

 nuisance cannot be abated in any other way— (Brill vs. Flagler, 

 23 Wendell, S54). But the mere fact that the do£ killed had 

 been accustomed to worry hoes, etc. on defendant's premises, 

 within plaintiffs knowledge, is not a bar to an action Cor. 

 damages for the killing— (Hincklev vs. Emerson, 4 Cowen, 

 351). We understand that a case'will bo tried at Niagara 

 Falls, this State, next summer, in which the principle under I 

 consideration will be involved. If our recollection of the 

 occurrence is correct, an official of that village kdled a, valu- 

 able sporting dog, on which no tax had been paid, or win' eh 

 did not have a collar, and the owner brought suit for dam- 

 ages.] ' 



THE STORY OF A LOST DOG. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Cleveland, April 14, 188& 



inst. 

 written 



Willotjcshby, Lake County, O., April 8. 18BS, 

 Mb. F. L. Chambeklin: 



Dear Sir— A setter dog of a bright yellow color, having a 

 collar on marked as per above, followed a gentleman down 

 from your city last night. If the dog is a valuable dog and 

 one worthy of a remunerative reward, I feel assured I could 

 get him for you. If not, then the subject does not merit our 

 attention further. I shall expect a reply by return mad if 

 you wish to regain the said dog. I am very truly yours, 



(Signed) James T. Robison. 



Wishing to see how far this man's avarice woidd tempt him, 

 I wrote as follows: 

 Jaues T. Robison, EBq., Attorney at Law. Willoughby. 0.: 



Dear Sir— To yours of 8th— the dog Sauchp is a valuable 

 dog. How much reward do you and your gentle o 

 require? Please answer a.t once, as I wish to use. him . Yours 

 truly, F. L. Chajuberux. 



This seemed to change, his tune, for he wrote as follows: 

 Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio; April 11, 'Bft 

 Mr. F. L. Chambekltn: 



Dear Sir— To begin with, you have entirety misjudged me. 

 My gentleman friend, as you see fit to denominate the pur- 

 lomerof your dog, I never saw before nor since. It was by 

 the merest accident that I happened m a meat market oh 

 Friday evening to get my usual family supplies, and n 

 in with the dog. The dog attracted my attention, and I tried 

 to buy him. Ichanced to see the plate on Ids collar, and told 

 the man that the dog' belonged to F. L. C, of Cleveland. He 

 was taken back, and admitted he was not his owner. 1 used 

 to live in your beautiful city, and the thought ocoured to me, 

 this dog is thought a good deal of by its owner, and if I get 

 him away from this man and get hirn back to Mr. G, I will 

 be doing unto Mr. C. as I would be done bv. 1 simply wanted 

 to have you pay necessary expenses— no reward. Your ic.tter 

 is more or less iusulting. I have formed an attachment for 

 the dog— he for me. I was in hopes von would not answer. 

 Now, I have the right to ask you to 'pay me for my trouble, 

 expense of keeping Saneho, etc. Bend me sm, n'ocl I will 

 send himto you by express, upon receipt ■ I h same. Very 

 truly, (Signed) J&MbS T. Rojbi 



Thinking ten dollars rather high for keeping the dog four 

 days, I went to Willoughby, and so expressed myself to Mr. 

 Robison, telling him I was willing to pay what was right and 

 reasonable. But he declared he would not take less. I 

 finally started out to replevin the dog, when the dog followed 

 me on to the street, also the lawyer. A crowd" gathered 

 around, to whom I explained I had ottered live dollars, when 

 Robison suddenly concluded to fake that amount. During 

 our talk he admitted that the "purloiner" of the dog wanted 

 §1.50 for him, but when he. showed ray name on the collar the 

 fellow said, "Take him along'' (probably a little frightened). 

 So that when Mr. R. was writing "I foci assured I could get 

 him for you" the dog was snugly in his possession, 



F. L. Chambeklin. 



EASTERN FIELD TRIALS CLUB. 



THERE was a very important meeting of the Eastern Field 

 Trials Club at Delmonico's last Thursday evening. Action 

 was taken upon matters that are intimately connected with 

 the future welfare of the Association and it gives us great 

 pleasure to announce that the result is all that its ruostsan- 

 gitine friends could wish. Among the more important changes 

 was the limitation of the number of members to one hundred. 

 The original motion placed the. limit at. seventy-'flVe, but as 

 there are already seventy-two and •-••veral gentlemen were 

 anxious to join, the limit was extended. The initiation fee 

 and the annual dues were unanimously increased to $25 each. 

 This is decidedly a step in the right direction, and places the 

 club upon a sound financial basis. Although there is nearly 

 §300 in the treasury and no debts outstanding, the proposed 

 leasing and stocking of grounds for holding the annual trials 

 will require quite an outlay, and with clubs, as with indivi- 

 duals, a handsome balance iii bank is of the greatest: import- 

 ance.' The by-laws were further amended by reducing the 

 number of governors from twenty- live to fourteen, including 

 the officers, and making seven a quorum, and also making 

 eleven a quorum at the. general meeting cji the club. It was 

 voted that the fiscal year shall commence, the -ocond Thurs- 

 day of January. The committee on ground- for' hi : 

 trials reported progress, and were given io: !, , 

 power to select and announce the same, with the tin 

 rr.eeting. The appointing of the judges and the arrangemenjj 

 of all necessary details in connection with the trials 

 placed in their hands. Mr. James H. Good-ell and J. E. i. 

 Grainger were added to this committee The meeting then 

 adjourned, and a meeting of the Board of Governors was held 

 and Mr. Edward L. Ludlow of New York was 

 member of the club. The meeting was characterized by the 

 utmost good feeling, and much enthusiasm was manifested hy 

 the members present, Mr. Donner brief! v out lined the history 

 Of the, club up to the present time and eloquently alluded to 

 the possibilities of its future, and congratulated the members 

 upon the brilliant prospect, of a long career of usefulness. It 

 is tho intention of the club to lease or purchase suitable 

 grounds for the holding of the trials io order that they may 

 not be obliged to go so far as seems inevitable, this year owing 

 to the scarcity of birds in this vicinity. 



