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A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE ROD AND GUN. 
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not know his successor, but hope that he may prove to be as 
good a man as Mr, Shaw has been, but it may take him 
years of hard work and study to arrive at the knowledge 
now possessed by bis predecessor, and therefore this change 
does not seem to be for the best interests of fishculture in 
Towa. Fishculture is something which cannot be learned in 
a year, and the men who have been engaged in it for the 
past fifteen or more years are still learning, therefore their 
knowledge and experience cannot be too highly valued, and. 
should not be carelessly thrown aside for merely political 
reasons. 
THE GROWTH OF TRAP-SHOOTING. 
E have not the statistics at hand to show how many 
hundreds of base-ball games are played by profes- 
sional clubs in this country every year, how many millions 
of dollars are invested in the business, and what the profits 
are, It is well known that the national game yields hand- 
some returns to the stockholders, This is because the public 
is interested in the matches on the diamond field, and is quite 
willing to pay gate money to witness the play, 
The experiment is about to be made by certain enterprising 
gentlemen of attempting to inaugurate a system of trap- 
shooling matches which shall have charms for the, public 
and receive the same support now given to base-ball. They 
reason that since base-ball matches are popular, shooting 
matches may also be so managed that the public will pay 
admission fees to witness them. The accomplishment of 
this end would, of course, be a highly desirable condition of 
affairs. The public would be instructed in the noble art of 
“shooting-flying,” and what pastime might better engage its 
attention, Incidentally the manufacturers of powder and 
shells and targets, the gunmakers and the publishers of 
ForEst AND STREAM would be benefited. 
Snch a consummation is, we are quite ready to agree, one 
most deyoutly to be desired; but we must yet confess that 
our faith is too weak to very clearly foresee its coming. On 
the contrary, it is extremely improbable that trap-shooting 
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SHOOTING PROSPECTS. 
T is about time for the arrival of the shore birds, and 
those who gun along the beaches and on the salt 
meadows will soon be looking for their coming. No great 
flight is to be expected much before the middle of August, 
however, and eyen then it may fail, In fact, shore bird 
shooting along the New England, Long Island, and Jersey 
coasts is most uncertain. In old times one could rely on hav- 
ing a little of it, but new times haye come, and what with 
the entire lack of protection at any season of the year, and 
the building of hotels and cottages all along the beaches, the 
birds have become so few and so wild that it is the exception 
for them to be seen in any numbers along our shores. Down 
onthe Virginia coast there are afew localities where the 
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artificial Wee canever betnatiestotuteyest: any large nuM- | birds still appear in something like their old abundance. We 
CONTENTS. ber of individuals other than those who are directly con-| tayo seen acres of salt marsh there brown with jack curlew, 
* ae aad é ; Tie Kaen, id cerned as participants, This is, however, merely an opinion, | 5,4 peaches where, at the right stage of the tide, the wil- 
" ics in Fisheulture, etter from an Ignoramus, I ic @ ‘ y ; i 
Wimbledon—i884. Training Trick Done. ia the fallacy of which we should be well pleased to see lets traded back and forth in numbers which were astonish- 
‘Shooting Prospects. ! Newport Fox Hunting, demonstrated by the event of the practical test about to be|;,, g, Itis years since we have shot there, but we are told 
) The Growtivot Trap-Shooting. | _ Kennel Notes. ; made in this city. And, then, trap-shooting is as yet only in ; he : : : 
= IN Bench Senor. ieee 1 Le ee ite inf Ij iy withi 5 , ; ; that, if one hits the flight, the birds are still numerous. 
, PORTSMAN OURIST, if no mM ts) ng. y 4 ral. f « e,e : 5 ‘ 5 
‘ With the Pilchard Fishers. Range and Gallery, 5 its infancy. It is only wat cs ae Dey, S Ons period A. list of these localities is given in our little pamphlet en- 
ae ee, . its Wisp, " : that base-ball has assumed its present proportions; and it | s16q «Shore Birds.” 
6 Humming bird, ovidence Tournament, a . s + > : . c 
aie DE ving ee ea NE ‘ ee ere shee Beata F e ett 2) eaoary Sas ee not! ‘The easterly storm which prevailed along the Atlantic sea- 
: ‘ e Lake Geor: 7 "i j Sit. i “ 
. Gun Bao DUC i" oe ‘ | meee ©. C.Races, meat ay be accorded a like important position in public | hoard last Sunday was just such an one as we have often seen 
en Seasons for Game and Fis cago ©. C. Annnal Regatta. ! ; i090 { irds 
Tenoricnoe with! & Panther. ithe AY Ci, A. Meet, i —_—_ = bring on the early flight of these birds, and we presume that 
BET Biory es Beet Hunt, arene C. C. Championship POLITIOS IN FISHOULTURE during the week there will be some shooting along the Long 
' here tHe Game Goes. 4 ces, 7 i i EG. 
ee he Dueks at Bige Baye, A Simple Cange Outfit, : Island and New Jersey shores. 
6 Performance 0 otruns. ‘Where’s Friday?’ s . sas « : 2 aes . A 
Stallcing the Mountafn Sheep. Cruising Canoes. F there is any position, either in the individual States or We heard last week of a few yellowlegs and dowitchers 
x Wen ope he Por Phe Galley We aa under the general government, which should be filled by being killed on the outer beach near Islip, and no doubt 
bs 2 U rounds. 106 aD rene : * . : sy: mp 8 : * A * . 
| pitts Choice of Hunting Rifles, | _A Bad Day for wap Cookery | competent men, irrespective of their political creed, it is that | before long, further reports of this shooting will come in 
ame FIRE PLICKERINGS ACHTING. seed ' 5 “ sys . : 
| Bra ann River Frsnines - Hull Y. C. Races, of Commissioner of Fisheries, The position is one that calls | thick and fast. 
All the indications now point to a good shooting year, a 
season when birds shall be plenty. From all quarters come 
reports of quail plenty, and the mellow ringing note of Bob 
White resounds from the old stone wali, the gray rail fence 
for a man who has not only a love for the work, but who 
also has an intimate knowledge of the habits of fishes and the 
waters inhabited by them, as well as of the needs of the 
Camps of the Kingfighers;—xu, Lynn Y. C. Matches. 
“Salt-Water Fishing. Jeffries Y. C. Matches. 
Oneida Lake, #7, New York Y. ©. Cruise and 
’ FISHCULTURE. as Races. 
Whitefishes off North America. The Steam Vacht Athlete. 
ae Pesan ray EE Sy is eee aise: people. If, in addition to this, he has some zoological lore, 
7 , ah os . . s . $ 3 
The Laverack Setter. The Sentinels of our Coast. he should be valued too highly to be laid aside because his | and the twisted branch of the gnarled old apple tree. 
Fe ee TA NGtS ae aha ¥.C. Second Champion- | political convictions do not chance to agree with those who Ruffed grouse, too, have reappeared in something like their 
The Deerhound. i é ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. may be temporarily in power. Most fortunately the United | old time abundance. In covers long deserted by these noble 
birds you may this season find some broods, the young just 
large enough to flutter up to the low branches of the trees, 
while the mother stands straight and slim in the top of the 
alders near at hand or tumbles at your feet in a seeming 
death struggle. 
Woodcock do not seem to be very plenty, yet we know of 
one gun which captured seventy-five on the second and third 
days of July this year. 
Yes, the signs are certainly, so far, very favorable for a 
good fall’s shooting, and although there are still some dangers 
to which the young quail must be exposed, we hope to find 
birds plenty when the crisp days of October and November 
shall summon us afield. 
States Fish Commission is not in any sense a political 
machine. Its head is not in political life, and its many and 
widely-scattered experts are selected for their fitness alone, 
and if they have views on politics they are permitted to hold 
them, the same as any other citizen. We regret to say that 
this sensible rule is not followed in some of the States, and, 
therefore, changes are made in accordance with the views 
of politicians, who know little, and care less, of the fishing 
interests, . 
Of the thirty-nine States having Fishery Commissioners, 
thirty of them pay no salary to these officers, two (Connecti- 
cut and New Hampshire) pay them three dollars a day 
while actually at work; one (lowa) pays $1,200 per year to 
the Commissioner and $600 to the assistant; one (Maine) pays 
$500 to each; three (Maryland, North Carolina and Texas) 
pay $1,500; while Kansas pays her Commission + three 
dollars a day for fifty days. Jt is therefore plain that the 
pay is not large enough to make the position a tempting one 
to political men of a class fitted to fill it, even in the few 
States which pay salaries, Yet there have been instances 
where Governors haye removed men whose experience was 
of value in order to reward some partisan who came fresh to 
the work, but was entirely ignorant of the duties of the 
oftice, Certainly if the principle of Civil Service Reform is 
a correct one, then if should be applied in the case of the 
Fishery Commissioners, who should only be removed for 
neglect of duty. 
Our attention has been called to this matter by the re- 
moval of Commissioner B. F, Shaw, of Iowa, one of the 
ablest fishculturists in the country, and one whose services 
have been of great value to his State. We have long known 
of his good work and have watched it with pleasure, noting 
his broad views and systematic endeavors to protect and in- 
crease the fish food supply of Iowa. Mr. Shaw is said to 
have been removed because he was not in political accord 
with the present chief executive officer of his State. We do 
A BENCH SHOW ASSOCIATION, 
: ee postponed meeting for the purpose of forming a 
t national bench show association will probably be held 
at Philadelphia at the time of the coming dog show. That 
such an association is greatly needed, no one at all con- 
yersant with the present state of affairs will deny, and we 
| hope that prominent breeders throughout the country will 
- attend the meeting and take such action as shall best serve 
- the interests of all concerned. The circular which was 
published last May, and which was sent by the Westminster 
Kennel Club to all of the prominent clubs in the country 
who had held bench shows, called for a meeting of delegates 
Brom such clubs only, Pending this meeting the club 
received letters from several breeders and exhibitors, sug- 
gesting that the association should be composed of individuals 
instead of clubs; and wishing that the best possible course 
should be pursued, they postponed the meeting, in order 
that a free and full discussion should point out such course. 
We have no fear that associated clubs would trample upon 
the rights of exhibitors or public. Their interests are too 
closely allied; and an unjust and domineering course pur- 
sued by such an association would at once meet its just 
reward in the withdrawal of that support without which, 
of course, the clubs cannot hold their shows. Neithe: have 
we any doubt that an association composed of individuals 
an accomplish all that is required of it. There should be 
no antagonism between the clubs and individuals; their 
interests are identical; the object of each is to preserve the 
purity of the different breeds of dogs and to improve their 
quality, The meeting should be perfectly harmonious in 
all important points, and the society formed should be an 
association that will command the respect and support of 
eyery lover of the dog in the land. We hope to see some 
efinite action taken at Philadelphia. 
Forustky PRESERYATION.—The Commissioners appointed 
by the Comptroller to investigate and report upon a system 
of forest preservation for New York State, met at Saratoga 
on Wednesday of last week. About thirty gentlemen, repre- 
senting the owners of forest lands, were present, and an in- 
formal discussion was held. Reference was made to the 
destructive effects of forest fires, which it was stated were 
very often due to the carelessness of camping parties; and 
special stress was laid upon the necessity of having a force 
of guardians to patrol the woods and prevent the setting and 
spreading of such conflagrations. The Commission will 
meet at Blue Mountain Lake, next month, and make a tour 
of inspection through the Adirondacks. 
AuL Roaps LEAD To RomEe.—<An illustration of the old 
proverb is the fact that within the past week we have been 
favored with calls from Mr. N. P. Leach, of Canada, Mr. T. 
G. Dabney, of Mississippi, Mr. T. 8, Van Dyke, of Califor- 
nia, and Mr. H. L, Mullen, of England. No, 39 Park Row 
is at the hub of a pretty big wheel. 
