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from tlie squid, the fisherman. is compelled to stop and 
wedge his hook, and it tries his patience. For a trifling 
charge any tin smith will tinker the squids as described, 
and the blue-fisher will find them more satisfactory than 
the squids as usually sold. 
As a general rule, blue fish merely nip at the end of the 
squid, and as hooks are usually placed in relation to the 
end of the squid, the fish are” hooked in the edge of the 
mouth and tear out. To obviate the superficial hooking 
and tearing out process, I so arrange my hooks that the 
points clear the end of the squid from one and a quarter to 
one and a half inches. By this arrangement I generally 
hook my fish deep, and loose fewer than though I used 
squids as sold at tackle stores. . 
Hooking blue fish requires no tact or piscatorial ex¬ 
perience; all that is required is to allow the squid to trail 
behind the boat. When landed the difficulty of parting 
company is the rub. The best mode is to throw the fish 
into the boat. Through their flouncing and head-shaking the 
squid is generally released. This failing the fisherman 
seizes the squid and elevates the book and fish, and a few 
expert twists of the hand with the struggles of the fish 
sometimes suffice. This procedure failing, I seize the fish 
by the back of the neck with my left hand, and if a large 
fish, hold his body between my knees, and with the right 
hand tightly grasping the squid, wrench the hook from the 
mouth. In a recent number of the Forest and Stream 
“B. Hackle” advised “A1 Fresco” to experiment with a 
salmon fly in blue fishing, but he neglected to state how 
gut snoods would resist the dental, efforts of the snappish 
customers, and moreover, as I have been injured by those 
fellows with all my care, I shall be very careful about 
using my fingers to unhook a salmon fty from the mouth of 
a blue fish. 
The expert angler who can cast a fly or artificial min¬ 
now, and handle a nine ounce rod, may enjoy excellent 
sport among the blue fish, provided he uses a long shanked 
hook and gimp snoods. Numbers of these fish may be 
seen “breaking water” at any time on the banks and shoals 
of Barnegat Bay; and by using a small boat, the rod-fisher 
may enjoy his sport ad infinitum. 
For successful blue fishing, the speed of the boat should 
be about six miles per hour. If motion is more rapid, 
fewer fish will be hooked, and a great number will tear 
out. If the boat moves slowly, the fish will discover that 
the bait is a deception and will refuse it. 
One mistake made by novices is, in having too many 
fishing in the same boat. Three lines, one midship and one 
on each quarter can be successfully used, but two are pre¬ 
ferable. Sometimes five and six fish from one boat, and 
the result is, that a fighting fish will entangle a portion or 
all the lines. 
For successful blue fishing an experienced and industrious 
boatman is a sine qua non. Many of them take parties out 
and appear to study self alone—to obtain their fee with the 
least amount of labor. On one occasion, this season, I met 
two young gentlemen who had spent the day in blue fish¬ 
ing without obtaining a bite; yet, at the same time and in 
the same bay, I had averaged forty large fish per hour. 
But a few days since I was fishing in company with two 
friends, and in a short time we captured 154 fish estimated* 
at 900 lbs—a greater weight than was captured by any six 
boats engaged in the sport at the time, and in the neighbor¬ 
hood. Our success was alone attributable to the tact, 
knowledge,industry and go-aliea‘dativeness of our boatman, 
Captain Joel Ridgway, of Barnegat. I have already ex 
pressed a favorable opinion regarding this gentleman, and 
must again assure your readers that if a fish is to be caught 
or <T bird to be shot, he will find it. Captain Ridgway 
studies his employer’s interest, and is ever ready to sacrifice 
himself for their benefit. His boat is one of the largest, 
the fastest and most sea worthy on the bay. There are 
quantum suff. of good boats and experienced captains at 
Barnegat; but Captain Joel Ridgway is my favorite when 
I can secure his services. I refer thus pointedly to this 
gentleman because I frequently receive letters of enquiry 
as to whom I would recommend. 
Blue fish may be captured along our coast from Florida 
to Maine. It is a pelagic or wandering fish; and in March 
and April they are found off the Carolina coast; and from 
the middle of May until the middle of June large fish may 
be captured off the coast of New Jersey; and later in the 
season off the eastern States. About the first week in Sep¬ 
tember, on their way south, they are found off the coast of 
New Jersey; and may be taken to the north of Hatteras 
until the latter part of December. Barnegat appears to be 
a favorite haunt for these fish; and on their travels north 
in May and June, they enter the bay, and may be caught 
in large quantities ranging from two to twelve pounds. On 
tlieir return in the fall, they may be found inside the 
shoals and outside the bar ranging from eight to fifteen 
pounds. The small or summer fish, known as “snap 
mackerel,” spend the summer in the bay and around the 
shoals, and almost any day from June 1st until September 
10th excellent fishing can be obtained. The summer fish 
range from one to three pounds, although schools of larger 
ones occasionally enter the bay. Frequently, during the 
summer months, small schools of large fish can be found 
from two to five miles from shore. 
In closing, I cannot resist the temptation of quoting the 
language of that genial fisherman, A. M. S., of the Phila¬ 
delphia Evening Star , whom I have had the pleasure of 
meeting at Barnegat on several ocasions :— 
“I am aware that trout and salmon fishers will turn up 
tlieir noses at blue fishing; but I attribute such feelings to 
ignorance of the sport. Having tried both, my pre¬ 
ferences are decidedly in favor of the salt water blues, 
leaving our trouting friends to the full enjoyment of such 
sport as they can find in tumbling over rocks, wading 
waist-deep in ice cold water, untangling lines, refitting 
snoods,” (not forgetting mosquitoes, back flies, the expense 
of outfit and cost of reaching distant points where good 
sport is obtainable.) “In fact it is impossible to conceive 
of anything more exhilarating than trolling for blue fish. 
It is exercise for mind and body, and unless a man is made 
of wood, he cannot, if the fish bite, fail to grow excited or 
even enthusiastic over it.” 
Amen ! “so mote it be,” is the only addition that can be 
added to the preceeding remarks by Al Fresco. 
Beverly , N. J., July, 1874. 
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—Gilbreth Knox, the celebrated stallion, died at Beacon 
Park on July 36th. He was owned by Mr. Wentworth, 
who paid $17,000 for him. The horse was entered for the 
great stallion race at Beacon Park in September next. 
Jjf ntmrnl 
Secretaries atul friends of Athletic , Base-Ball, Cricket, and other out¬ 
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday in 
each week. 
—On July 33d the Manhattan Club visited Staten Island 
to play a first eleven match with the Island eleven, and 
going there in full strength they came off victors by a score 
of 103 to 73. The weather was fine and the match was en¬ 
joyed by a large crowd of spectators. The Manliattans 
went to the bat first and scored 60 runs, after which Gil¬ 
bert made the highest score, 36. The Staten Islanders 
could only offset this with 30, of which M. Eyre, of the 
St. George Club, made 11. In the second inning the Man- 
liattans scored 43 to the Islanders’ 43, the latter, therefore, 
being defeated by the total score of 103 to 73. In this last 
inning Cammell’s 13 was the best score on the Manliattans’ 
side, and Benson’s 7 not out on the other. The latter car¬ 
ried off the palm in bowling, Erring ton leading on the 
other side. 
—On July 10th and 11th the grand match at cricket be¬ 
tween Eton and Harrow Schools took place at Lord’s 
Grounds, London, and Harrow came off the victors by the 
appended score: 
HARROW. 
A. J. Webbe c E. Lyttleton b 
Wakefield. 77 b Forbes.. 80 
G. B. Walker c Whitmore b 
Dennison. 14 c Whitmore b Bayly. 0 
Lord Anson b Whitmore. 7 b Bayly../.. 18 
E. Hills b Bayly. 20 b Forbes. 2 
P. C. Crutchley c smith b Den¬ 
nison. 4 cJuddb Whitmore. 7 
F. L. II. Morn'ce b Bayly. 0 1b wb. Forbes. 0 
II. E. Meek 1 b w b Bayly. 0 e Ralli b Whitmore. 17 
C. W. M. Kemp 1 b w b Whit¬ 
more. 0 b Whitmore. 1 
A. Banbury b Whitmore. 0 b Forbes. 1 
J. P. Mclnroy b Dennison. 11 b Forbes. 7 
W. Grenfell not out. 0 not out. 2 
Byes, 2; leg byes, 8; wides, 6.. 10 Byes, 4; leg byes, 3; wides, 3.. 10 
Total 
Hon. A. Lyttleton run out. 
A. C. Miles run out. 
H. E. Whitmore c Banbury b 
Crutchley. 
Hon. E. Lyttleton 1 b w b Meek 
W. F. Forbes b Meek. 
F. Judd b Meek. 
A. Haskett Smith o Mortice b 
Meek. 
E. Rallic Webbe b Meek..... 
T. Wakefield b Meek. 
E. Beckett Dennison b Meek.. 
J. Bayly not out. 
Leg byes, 5; wides,2; no ball 1.. 
Total.. 
Umpires— Farrands and Price. 
155 Total. 
ETON. 
7 b Banbury. 
0 c and b Crutchley. 
34 not out.. ... 
58 c Webbe b Crutchley. 
9 b Crutchley. 
2 1 b w 6 Crutchley. 
4 not out. .. 
1 
0 
17 
3 
8 Byes, 2; leg byes, 2; wides, 2.. 
143 Total. 
145 
29 
14 
61 
0 
32 
0 
17 
6 
159 
—In the match, Gentleman vs. Players, which took 
place on Lord’s grounds July 6tli and 7th, the Players won 
by scores of 185 and 161 against 331 and 114; totals'346 to 
345, with two wickets -to fall. Hornby led the Gentle¬ 
men’s score % in the first innings with 63, and Yardley the 
second with*47; Lockwood leading the - Players’ score with 
70, and Poaley with 39 not out. Hill and Shaw led the 
howling for the professionals and Buchanan and Grace for 
the amateurs. 
—The New York Fly Aways were defeated by the strong 
nine of the Staten Island Base Ball Association on July 
35tli, at Staten Island, by a score of 17 to 15. The Island 
nine included Beavens, Worth, Dollard Jackson and Mort. 
Rogers of the old Brooklyn Stars; Beach of the Princeton 
College nine, and F. Rogers of the Red Stockings, proles-, 
sionals, of 1873. Fred. Crane of the old Atlantic nine has 
also joined them. They are the strongest amateur team 
now in the field outside of the leading college nines. 
—The Fly Aways play the Chelseas to-day, July 30th, 
on the Union Grounds, Brooklyn—their future field for 
matches this season—and the Aldingtons on August 1st at 
the same place. The. Chelseas play the Staten Island nine 
at the Island on August 1st. 
—The Nameless Club again sustained defeat on July 
35th at Prospect Park, this time by a score of 37 to 16, the 
Nassaus being the victors. Their experiment of playing a 
professional pitcher has not paid apparently. 
—The Fly Aways had a game with the Mutuals July 
31st, but they were easily defeated by a score of 16 to 4. 
—The Mutuals left town July 36th for the West for a 
three weeks tour. They are to play in Louisville, St. 
Louis, &c., as. well as Chicago. 
—The professional contests since our last issue have 
been as follows: 
July 20—Philadelphia vs. Chicago at Chicago. 6 to 2 
July 22—Chicago vs. Atlantic at Chicago.10 to 8 
July 23—Mutual vs. Hartford at Brooklyn.13 to 5 
July 24—Hartford vs. Philadelphia at Phila.. .8 to 4 
July 25—Mutual vs. Hartford at Brooklyn. 7 to 3 
July 25—Chicago vs. Atlantic at Chicago,. I? to 4 
—The position of the championship contestants now 
playing in the professional arena—the Bostons and Athlet¬ 
ics being temporarily out of the fight— is as follows, ud to 
July 37th: 
Club. Games Won. Lost. Total. 
Mutual. 20 16 36 
Chicago. 16 16 32 
Philadelphia. 14 18 ' 33 
Hartford. 10 17 27 
Atlantic. 9 20 29 
Baltimore. 5 23 28 
Total. 74 110 185 
—The Hartfords came to town ^uly 33d and sustained 
defeat at the hands of the Mutuals by 13 to 5 in a poorly 
played game. They then went to Philadelphia and offset 
tlieir loss with a victory over the Pearls by a score of 8 to 
4. On Saturday they again played the Mutuals, but again 
lost, this time by 7 to 3 only. 
—The Philadelphia nine visited Baltimore and Washing¬ 
ton July 37th and 38th, and the Mutuals play the Chicago 
nine in Chicago August 1st. 
—The Atlantics, on July 30th, defeated the Maple Leafs 
cf Guelph at Guelph by a score of 15 to 1. 
—The New York Aldingtons visited Scranton, Pa., last 
week, and they had a pleasant series of games with the 
Modocs of Scranton, the Shumakers of Wilkesbarre, the 
Jeff Davis nine and the Providence Club. They also 
played the Binghampton Cricket Club a game. Their 
best match was with the Modocs, which they won by 
10 to 3. 
—The Confidence nine of New Rochelle had a visit firm 
the Americus of Greenwich on July 31st, and they def< at- 
ed the latter by 11 to 5. 
—The Hoboken Waverlys defeated the Commercial 
nine of Wm. Kinsley & Co , at Hoboken July 35th, by 7 to 
5, the game being a remarkable one in many respects, not 
a run being earned and scarcely a base but made. 
§iu W or H § ani m- 
—On Wednesday, July 32d, at Fleetwood Park there was 
a trot for hors who had not beaten 2:50. There were 
eleven entries. we won by Minnie M in four heats. 
Time—2:45; 3:45; 2:47; 2:454. 
—On the 24th a race took place at Fleetwood. Gussie 
and Jake. Won by Gussie. 
—On Monday, July 27tli, two trots took place at Fleet- 
wood. First race won by George; time—2:43^; 2:43|; 
2:43; 2:45. Second race won by George; time—2:47f. 
—On the same day, at Waverty, N. J., a race took place 
between Lottery and Princess. Won by Lottery. Time— 
2:39; 2:41; 2:38. 
—Deerfoot Park, July 23d, a trotting race for 2:40 
horses. Won by Jefferson. Time, 2:424; 2:41; 2:40; 2:40. 
—At Beacon Park on the same day, best 3 in 5, mile 
heats, for 2:50 horses. Won by Bessie Hunt. Time, 2:45; 
3:45; 2:49; 2:44. Also, a race for running horses, mile 
and repeat. Won by Eclair. 
—At the Ilarrodsburg races, July 23d, the first race, for 
three year olds, was won bv Kentucky Central. Time¬ 
s'. 
—First day of the Saratoga meeting, July 25th. The 
Travers Stakes, for three year olds, one and three quarter 
miles, had eleven entries—At ilia, Acrobat, Steel Eyes, 
Brigand, Rutherford, Grinstead, War Dance, Aaron Pen¬ 
nington, Reform, Julius and Asteroid. Won by Lorillard’s 
Atilla. Time—3:08f, which is within half a second of Joe 
Daniel’s famous time. The second event was for a Sweep- 
stakes for All Ages, one mile and a quarter, with four 
entries—Springbok, Mate, Survivor and Dublin. Won by 
McDaniels’ Springbok in 2:09f, which is very fast time. 
Following this event came the Flash Stakes for two year 
olds, half a mile. Olitipa, Willie Burke, Australind, Cal¬ 
vin, Bayminster, Ravenna, Victorious and Caroline entered. 
Won in the finest style by Olitipa in 47£, which is at the 
rate of 1:35£ to the mile. 
—The Dexter Park races were concluded at Chicago, 
Ills., on July'- 24th, with the following events:—The first 
race was for a purse of $1,000 for three minute horses. 
James Howell, Jr., won the three last heats. Time—2.27R 
2.31, 2.82T The second race was for a premium of $2,500 
for horses that had never beaten 2.20, mile fieats, best 
three in five in harness. J. S. Wade’s Red Cloud won in 
three straight heats. Time—2.20, 2.24, 2.2LJ-. The third 
event was a running race for a purse of $1J)00, all ages, 
two mile heats. Ed. Harrison’s Falmouth, five-year-old 
won. The fourth race was the Consolation purse, a single 
dash of a little less than a mile and three quarters, which 
was won by Gleaner. 
—On the 25th, at the Dexter Park, Chicago, a race took 
place between Goldsmith Maid and Fullerton against time, 
but the results were not satisfactory. 1st heat, Goldsmith 
Maid, time—2:291; second heat, the Maid, 2:19f; third 
heat, the Maid, 2:25£. A heavy track and high wind all 
adduced as apologies for the slow time. 
S cw §ubUcnticm8. 
An Annotated Ltst of the Birds of Utah. II. W. 
lleushaw. Salem: 1874. 
This list of birds, a most valuable contribution to our ornithology, is 
based largely upon the material collected during the field season of°l'872, 
while the author was with the exploring expedition under command of 
Lieut. Wheeler. Of the 214 species enumerated 160 were actually taken 
or noted by Dr. Yarrow and Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Ridgway has ad¬ 
ded valuable material to the list. 
Eleventh Annual Report of the New York Society 
nor the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled. May, 1874. 
Treating, as does the Forest and Stream, of athletic exercises, her¬ 
alding the triumphs of the hardy oarsmen, pedestrians, or gymnasts, we 
do not forget that over training or taxing the constitution too much some - 
times brings trouble with it. The Hospital for the Ruptured and Crip¬ 
pled, founded some ten years ago, pays especial attention to the diseases 
of the body which may either arise from accident or from inherent 
causes, and the report now before us shows, in a most comprehensive 
way, the vast amount of good done by the institution. Especially di 
recting our inquiry to the cases of rupture, we find that 1,787 cases of 
rupture were treated up to the 30th April of this year, and of this large 
number the major proportion were either cured or materially relieved. 
The number of patients received increases notably every year, showing 
how great was the necessity for such an institution. Admirably con¬ 
ducted, governed by a board of officers and physicians composed of our 
first citizens, and most skillful surgeons, the report of the Board of 
Managers is of the most encouraging character. We note that Dr. Jas. 
Knight, the Resident Physician, pays a merited compliment to Mr. Her¬ 
man Fluegel, the well known gymnast, who has, in former years, ren¬ 
dered very efficient service to the convalescent and paralyzed patients, 
many being greatly benefited by his skillful services. 
Do Snakes Swallow theIr Young? G. Brown Goode. 
You may find many a scholar ready to affirm that every word old He- 
roditus uttered in regard to the geography of the ancient world was true, 
and you may find ornithologists and itchyologists of to-day w T ho are 
ready to back up antique lore, and who will declare, no matter how fab¬ 
ulous the accounts were a thousand years ago, that in each and every 
one there was some grain of truth. In Spencer’s “Faerie Queene” the 
poet describes Error as a snake, and says: 
“Soone as that uncouth light upon them shone,' 
Into her mouth they crept, and suddain all were gone.” 
Brown, in his “Vulgar Errors,” tells of the viper, “and how the young 
ones upon any fright for protection ran into the belly of the dam ” As 
early as 1789 the subject was discussed, “Do Snakes Swallow their 
Young?” The pamphlet written by Prof. G. Brown Goode absolutely 
settles this curious subject. Placing the questions in the hands of the 
American Agriculturist , and asking for replies, no less than eighty let¬ 
ters were received by Prof. Goode, and in the Eorest and Stream quite 
a number of cases were cited, where it was absolutely proved from the 
testimony of the most trustworthy individuals, that snakes of certain 
species do swallow their young. Not only have the small snakes been 
seen entering, but issuing from their mother’s mouths. It is curious, ac¬ 
cording to Prof. Goode’s thorough researches into this subject, to notice 
that the American Indians founded some of their legends on the fact that 
the mother rattlesnake allowed her little ones to enter her mouth. Prof. 
Goode’s pamphlet is thoroughly convincing, and the question “Do snakes 
I swallow their young?” is positively settled in the affirmative. 
