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solved in a large measure, the attention of the Commission has 
been of late more particularly directed toward sea fish. _ 
In the appendices of Yol. 10 we find an excellent article 
entitled, “A New System of Hishway Building,” illustrated 
with seven full page plates, by Marshall McDonald, <A list of 
1817 of the principal Jakes of the United States, with a desig- 
nation of their locations, by C, W. Smiley. A list of rivers, 
by the same, Interesting articles on the whale fishery, by 
Messrs. Sanford and Southwell. A history of the tile fish, by 
Capt. J. W. Collins. Naturalhistory and articles on biological 
research, by Messrs. Collins, Bean, Smith, Hensen, Ryder, 
Blake and Verrill. The oyster is treated of by M. Bouchon 
Brandely, M, Broechi, Lieut. Winslow, Prof. Ryder and M. 
Puységur, 
nder the head of propagation of food fishes is an account 
of the shipments of esgs abroad by Fred Mather. Operations 
at Northville, Mich., by Frank N. Clark, Reports on salmon 
breeding and trout breeding on the McCloud River, by Liv- 
ingston Stone. Reports on the propagation of Penobscot and 
Schoodic salmon in Maine, by Chas. G. Atkins, Report of 
hatching salmon and the distribution in 1882, by Fred Mather. 
Operations at the central station in 1882, by Col. McDonald. 
Shad hatching at the Navy Yard, by Lieut, Wood. Statistics 
of shad hatchiug, by C. W. Smiley. Distribution of carp, by 
McDonald and Smiley. The feeding of carp, by Carl Nick- 
las, Exploration of the .Chesapeake, by J, W. Collins, List 
of fishes distributed by the Commission, by Dr. J. H, Bean. 
Physical character of the continental border of the Gulf 
Stream, by Prof. K. A. Verrill, and an alphabetical list index 
to the principal rivers of the United States, by C. W. Smiley. 
These two volumes contain so much that is of interest, that 
we cannot more than give the titles of the articles which form 
the appendices. The reports of the Fish Commission have 
already reached tien large volumes, and are a complete library 
of fisheulture, and contain much valuable biological work. 
Those who wish to look up these matters are referred to the 
volumes themselves. 
HYBRIDIZING SALMONID.2.—As arule there is no prac- 
tical utility in hybrids among fishes. Ifa large, quick-grow- 
ing hybrid is produced, it will either be sterile or its progeny 
will go back to the type of one of its parents, with perhaps 
constitutional defects which will dwarfit. As a scientific ex- 
periment to see what can be done and to prove how near the 
relationships between fishes are, hybridizing hasits uses. Dr, 
Francis Day has discoyered in artificial breeding among the 
Salmonidce that, while all the hybrids between thesalmon and 
the trout had proyed sterile, the crosses between the salmon 
and the chars had proved fertile. 
THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION.—Mr. Seth Weeks, 
Superintendent of the Western Division of the Pennsylvania 
Fish Commission, has resigned, and Mr, Wm, Buller, an em- 
ploye of the Hastern Division for some years, has been 
appointed superintendent. This week 5,000 yearling rainbow 
trout wore received from the United States Fish Commission 
and planted in several streams. 
Che Zennel, 
FIXTURES. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Jan. 27, 28,29 and 30.—Annual Dog Show of the New Brunswick 
Poultry and Pet Stock Association. Mr, H, W, Wisson, Secretary, 
St. Johns, N. B. 
Feb. 1 to 11, 1685.—New York Fanciers’ Club, Third Annual Exhibi- 
tion of non-sporting dogs, poultry and pigeons at Madison Square 
P Sarees Web. lto 11, 1885. Chas. Harker, Secretary, 62 Cortlandt 
street. 
Mareh 5, 1555.—World’s Exposition Dog Show, New Orleans, La. 
Entries close Feb, 23. L.F. Whitman, Superintendent. 
March 16, 19 and 20, 1885—Second Annual Show of the New Haven 
iennel Club. E. §,. Porter, Secretary, New Haven, Conn. 
April ¢ to 10, 1885.—First Annual Dog Show N, HE. Kennel Club, 
Musie Hall, Boston, J, A, Nickerson, Secretary, 159A Tremont street. 
April 21, 22 and 28.—Annunal Dog Show of the Sb. Lonis Gun Club. 
W. A, Albright, Secretary, St. Louis, Mo. 
May 5, 6. 7 and 8, 1885.—Second Annual Deg Show of the Gincin- 
nati Sportsman’s Club, Cincinnati, O. W. A. Coster, Git ete gale 
May 13, 14 and 15,—Third Annual Dog Show of the Toronto Dog 
Show Association, W. 8S, Jackson, Secretary, Toronto, Ont. 
A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 
HE AMERICAN EHNNEL REGISTER, for the registration of 
pedigrees, etc, (with prize lists of allshows and trials), is pub- 
lished every month, Entries close on the ist. Should be in early. 
Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. 
Régistration fee (60 cents) must accompany each entry, No entries 
inserted unless paid inadvance: Yearly subscription $1.50. Address 
“American Kennel Register,’’ P, O. Box 2882, New York. Number 
of entries already printed 198'7. 
BEAGLES FOR FOXES. 
Hiditor Forest and Stream: 
I have been intending to contribute my mite ever since sey- 
eral article appeared in your columns under the head of 
“Beagles for Foxes.” It would take several columns of your 
yaluable paper to make myself plainly understood and to do 
the subject justice; but I will condense what I haye to say in 
a very small space, and perhaps will appear in another paper 
ou the right size of beagles for work. 
1 don’t propose to go back to Queen Bess and tell the origin 
of the bsagle and give his history to the present day; sufficient 
to know that he is among us, and has been handed down with 
apure lineage, One of your correspondents claimed that his 
pack could catch a rabbit in a few minutes, another that he 
had never known his to catch cne and would not have them 
to doso, I belieye both gentlemen, and believe what they 
say to be true. Ihold that a beagle will run just as you train 
him, If you break him with some steady dog that depends 
on the gun, then in nearly every case you will have a steady 
beagle that will never catch; when, on the other hand, if you 
break him with a very fast dog, one that runs to Kill, then 
nearly every time you will have a fasu beagle and one that 
runs to kill, 
I think that every experienced lover of the hound will bear 
me out in this, This is the great reason why so many fox 
acks can't kill a fox, for they run just to run and not 10 kill, 
ow, don’t understand me to say that beagles can be trained 
to make first-class fox dogs (but I believe they can kill a fox), 
for that is something for which they are not intended; they 
were neyer bred for that kind of work. 
The one great seeret of beagles for rabbits is that a beagle 
trails entirely different from afoxhound. I have beagles, and 
have seen them trailas fast as any foxhound, in fact the most 
ot them do, but they trail altogether different. The beagle 
when he comes to a loss will go back to the place where he 
last caught the scent, and make it off and follow all the com- 
plicated doubles the rabbit hag made, but when the foxhound 
comes to a loss he circles one, two, or perhaps three hundred 
yards off, and takes wp the trail where the rabbit has gone 
off straight, agshe always does after making her doubles, 
which is a great advantage infox hunting, buta disadvantage 
in Yabbit bunting if you want a dog to shoot over, and again 
it depends much on the nature of the country. I have had 
mny beagles to run a rabbit four hours in this section and nob 
catch him, and have caught nine rabbits in six hours, just ten 
eae above here in the open country, and with the same 
pack, — ‘ é 7 
Now, in conclusion, I will say that T don’t believe beagle, 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
would make killing fox dogs asa whole. Of course there are 
exceptions, and take them as a whole, they will seldom catch 
rabbits, Now, brother lovers of the beagles, 1 think we 
should compare notes on this subject, for the beagle is coming 
and is bound to come into notice, for with the rapid decrease 
of other game the rabbit seems to become more numerous, 
and the day is not far distant when a pack of beagles and the 
rabbit will be our best recreation. 
Notes on this subject will be appreciated and eagerly read 
by many. HounpDrRy. 
Pine Vinw, Vi. 
DOG SHOW RULES. 
There must be government in all society — 
Bees have their Queen, and stag herds have their leader; 
Rome has her Consuls, Athens had her Archons, 
And we, sir, have our Managing Committee,—Scott, 
DBditor Forest and Stream: 
Not many months ago the very serious charge was brought 
against me of having stated that our dog show rules and a 
portion of the sporting press are“‘rotten.” What a shocking 
thing to have said in these days when little ‘family arrange- 
ments” and “deals” reign supreme, But, Mr. Hditor, I do not 
find thafthe word has ever been used by mein any of my 
letters to your paper, though I cheerfully confess to having 
written itin private correspondence, and there is no perceptible 
reason why | should retract it. Perhaps it is more expressive 
than polite, more emphatic than select, but on the other hand, 
it seems to be well adapted to the occasion, and the individul 
who objected to its introduction, will please note that it ex- 
presses the truth. Has somebody not proved conclusively 
that its application to a portion of the press (a small portion I 
admit) was perfectly in order? If uot, what further evidence 
is required? Pray, advise me, Mr, Wditor, if that already sup- 
plied was not sufiiciently substantial, as I haye some more up 
my sleeve and it’s just boiling to come down and run off by way 
of my pen, Beaufort looks me in the face and in the language 
of dogs says, *‘Let him haveit,” No, old man, the next time, 
or I may be accused by some anonymous scribbler of de- 
nouncing an American sportsman. (?), 
Was the little word (almost as ‘“‘unsavory” as a field trial 
record) misapplied to several of our dog show rules? I will 
endeavor to prove it was not, and I will support argument by 
evidence. Mere expression of thought is not evidence, and it 
is eyidence and evidence of a substantial kind that the public 
requires before they are willing to admit that during all these 
long years they most certainly have been—what, fooled? Mr, 
Grege’s sensible letters clearly demonstrated the absurdity 
and the injustice of one rule. They did something more 
than this, for they were the means of eliciting another 
illustration of the tyranical (that is the proper word) princi- 
ples that have been nursed and cherished in certain quarters 
until they have, it appears, been adopted. The temper of dog 
lovers is not such as will permit of much further abuse of their 
rights, and those who so foolishly entertain hope that things 
will be permitted to continue in the future as they have in the 
past, labor under an hallucination with which they will do 
well to sever theiy connection. Some of our dog clubs appear 
to be ignorant of the fact that at the present time there is a 
strong under-current running, and that what two years ago 
was but a tiny stream, will soon be fond to have developed 
itself into a veritable Niagara, sweeping all before it in its 
course, and engulfing those who are foolhardy enough to risk 
a passage through it. 
og shows are comparatively a new institution in this coun- 
try, and itis only recently people haye taken any interest in 
their management. So long as aman was able to show his 
dog and win the prize, or see somebody else win it, he never 
stopped to think what was going on behind the scenes. It 
was a matter of indifference to him who the managers were, 
or what they were, if his prize money was paid or he suc- 
eeeded in obtaining the one dollar silver medal, emblematical 
of honor and glory combined, It never occurred to him to 
ask whether the managers were experienced persons, and if 
those worthies won the prizes ab their own shows, under the 
judgment of men (qualified or unqualified) appointed by them- 
selves; he never thought it worth his while to complain, or 
perhaps he was not quite sure he understood the points of his 
own dog, and consequently could not tell whether the judges 
were acting fairly or unfairly, or whether they knew any- 
thing about the dogs they were judging or not. Such a con- 
dition of affairs was not destined to long life, and exhibitors 
soon began to open their eyes to what appeared to them to be 
an unsatisfactory state of things. A thick coating of white- 
wash was applied, but it soon wore off. Then the woodwork 
began to “split,” and the curious passers-by thought they 
would avail themselves of the opportunity to look through 
the fence, seeing they were not ‘‘tall” enough to look over it. 
They did look through, and a nice picture was for the first 
time presented to their yiew, Did yon, Mr, Editor, ever see 
Sir Edwin Landseer’s great picture ‘‘Laying Down the Law”? 
This was a fac-simile of it, Assembled together in congress 
were big dogs and little dogs, from the dignified Newfound- 
jJand down to the fragile but eraceful Italian greyhound, <All 
seemed to be in reverential fear of the chairman, who, with 
one foot on a piece of parchment, was laying down the law, 
IT expected to find the occupant of such an exalted position 
something that is great and noble and good among his breth- 
ten. Picture my surprise when I discovered that he was only 
a what—a poodle. Yes, Mr. Wditor, a trick dog making laws 
for pointers, setters, deerhounds, greyhounds, mastiffs, St. Ber- 
nards, Newroundlands, ete. What do you think of that? Sir 
Edwin Landseer has passed from among us. Had he been 
alive it was my intention to have written him to ascertain 
where he procured the subject for the performing chairman 
of his great work, as Lhave a firm conviction that he came 
from Chicago. 
Well, by and by somebody serewed up the pluck to com- 
plain, and after that somebody else had the “‘audacity” to 
lodge a solid protest, which, of course, was not entertamed., 
It was brought against too influential a person, and so the 
complainant was politely told to go to the deuce. What could 
he do? There was no tribunal before which to bring his case. 
The rules were amended, but so framed as to allow influential 
persons who might misconduct themselves, a loop hole 
through which to escape and avoid punishment. But the out- 
side, especially if he refused to knuckle down or be bullied, 
was held sate and sure by the selfsame rules. They were 
rules for the rich man and rules for the poor man, but only 
binding in their application to the poor man, or persons un- 
able to wield a certain amount of influence. Mr. Wade's 
allusion to Rule’ of the new club hits right honie and in the 
proper place. He has stated facts, The narrow-minded rule 
is the oifspring of a bitter personal feeling against myself, and 
was passed to exclude Beaufort from competition, in order 
that the public may not compare him with two animals owned 
by members of the club. I am told the little game is to ba 
R ayed as follows: §. and his club own a dog called Slang 
lang; M. owns a dog called Gas-Meter. 8. and M. are, mem- 
bers of the new ciub (American Kennel Club). 8. and his club 
refuse bo accept my entries for their show, and in accordance 
with the despotic rule, all other shows held under the elub’s 
rules must do likewise. I can appeal to the Hxecutive Com- 
mittee, which may be composed of 8., M., and a third party 
(A.). §S. and M, want my dog out of the way, because he can 
beat theirs; they, of course, agree that I ought not to be per- 
mitted to exhibit him. A, dissents from such business, which, 
however, does no good—tyo beat one. The club then an- 
nounce that as they cannot beat my dog, and seeing that lam 
continually exposing trickery and fraud in the public papers, 
my dogs are disqualified from ceca as at all shows held 
under the rules of the American Kennel Club. Funny, isn’t 
it? That this little plan has been laid out nobody doubts; it is 
— [daw. 22, 1885. 
one of the leading topics in doggy circles, Let me tell Mr. 8. 
and his club that it is not in their power to bury my grand 
dog in oblivion, any more than it is in their power to stop me 
writing the truth in this journal. The W-. EC. made a good 
ofter for Beaufort ($500), I made a better ($1,000), The only 
way to geb rid of the dog is to find one to beat him, No other 
kind of business will the public tolerate. ButI didnotset out 
to discuss the rules of the new club. Sufficient for the day is 
the eyil thereof. 
How about Rule 12 of the W. K. ©.? Hereit is: “All pro- 
tests and Spee ey must be made in writing, and be delivered 
to the Board of Managers or the Superintendent immediately 
after the awards are made.” The absurdity of sucharule 
would appear to be apparent to an infantinswaddling clothes. 
A dog with a false pecligree wins a prize, Somebody discoy- 
ers the fraud, say an hour, a day, a week, or a month after 
the judge makes the award. A protest is lodged, and theclub 
vefer the complainant to their rule as aboye, <A nice thing, 
truly, for a man to send his dog to a show without any guar- 
antee that fraud is not to be perpetrated, and after that shel- 
tered under the weather-beaten wings of some weak-lmeed 
club, Are the risks en route to a show not sufficiently numer- 
ous without incurring others? Dogswith “crooked” pedigrees 
can be exhihited with impunity; several of the like were on 
exhibition at the New York show last spring. Stolen dogsare 
admitted, win the prizes, and take them, too, Judges can 
pass judgment on dogs in which they have an interest. Pup- 
piss can be exhibited in classes for aged dogs, and vice versa. 
n fact, almost anything can be done and is done, and unless 
somebody objects “immediately” after the awards are made, 
there can be no redress. The owner of a fraudulent entry 
leaves the show apparently as honest a man as those he 
has swindled, and not wunfrequently is his conduct 
indorsed by the club that accepts his entry. Yes, 
all protests must be lodged immediately after the 
awards are made, I you happen to be so thoughtless as 
to visit John Barleycorn, and you find you have been swindled. 
during your absence, you are requested totake it as a good 
joke. You ought to have sent in your protest immediatel 
after the awards were made, and you failed to comply wit 
the very intelligent rule No. 12. You are of course supposed to 
koow that immediately may mean anything from a few 
months down to a few seconds, and that itis usual to regulate 
the interpretation according to the position of the individual 
against whom the protest is lodged, Was the rule framed to 
protect the wicked or to deprive the innocent of their rights? 
The funny part of the business is that the rule was made by a 
club which, in a large measure, is made up of members of the 
legal profession, The other clubs, evidently cognizant of the 
fact that a thing being law is sufficient reason to insure its 
not being enforced, adopted the rule, Perhaps in the future 
they may prefer to strike out on an independent course of 
their own, seeing that imitations are seldom good, and that 
even thelayw is notimmaculate. Perhaps Mi. Smith will, in 
his usual practical manner, kindly demonstrate the justice, 
or eyen the common sense connected with such a Himsy rule, 
That it answers the purpose for which it was framed I firmly 
believe, and I am guided to such a conclusion by the follow- 
ing documentary evidence: 
TOMPRINSVILLE, 8. I., Sept, 12, 1884. 
Mr. R. OC. Cornell: 
Dpar Str—The rules of your last dog show having (it appears to 
me) been violated, I feel it to be my duty, as one interested in the im- 
provement of dogs and dog shows, to bring two cases under notice of 
the W. K. C., with a view to haying intelligent and just decisions ar- 
rived at thereon, 
First—Mr. John W. Munson, of St, Louis, Mo., has publicly stated, 
over his own signature, that he entered for competition (in the cham- 
pion light-weight pointer bitch class) an animal owned in part by 
himself and the judge, Mr. H, GC. Sterling, also of St. Louis, Mo. Rule 
No. 2 of your show is as follows: ‘‘Every person who enters a dog for 
exhibition must be the bona jide owner (or the duly authorized agent 
of the owner) at the time of closing the entries.’ Your prize list fur 
ther states, ‘This bench show will be held under the poll wie rules.” 
Was the entry referred to yalid? If so, why? If not, why is Mr. 
Munson aliowed to hold the prize? 
Second—Mr, John W. Munson retains special prize BB, which was 
offered as follows: ‘J, M. Tracy, Esq., artist, etc., offers a large 
framed photograph, from his picture of ‘The Hastern Field Trials,’ 
for the best pair of pointers, to be owned and entered by one individ- 
ual or club.?’ Mr. Munson admits the judge had a halfinterest in one 
of the dogs with which he wou the prize, atthe time the entry was 
made, and that a third party (Mr. Hughes) owned the other dog. Is 
Mr, Munson entitled to the prize? If he is, why? Is Mr. Sterling en- 
titled to the prize? If heis, why? Is Mr. Hughes entitled to the 
prize? If heis, why? If neither of them ts entitled to it, why is it 
not awarded to the owner of a valid entry? Are there legitimate rea- 
sons why Mx. Munson should not forfeit all prizes won by his and 
other people’s dogs entered for competition in his name. and be 
barred from exhibiting at future shows to be held underthe auspices 
of the W. K. C.? If such reasons exist, what are they? I shall esteent 
it a favor if you will kindly advise me what action, practical or other, 
itis the intention of your clubto take, , 
This letter is written in no antagonistic spirit, nether has it any 
connection with the questionable decisions in other classes, Waibh- 
fully yours, CHas. H. MAson. 
WESTMINSTER KENNEL Crun, 64 William street, Sept. 18, 1884. 
Dear Str—In reply to yours of the 12th inst,, [ refer you to Rule 
12, in the premium lists of W. K. C. shows, which reads as follows: 
“ATL protests and charges must be delivered te the Board of Mana- 
gers or the Superintendent immediately after the awards are made." 
Yours truly, (Signed) Ronenr C. Cornenn, See’y W. K. C. 
Mr. C. H. Mason. 
That looks well, Mr. Editor, does it not? But it jsn’b the 
worst part of the business; Mr. Munson says the club was 
aware of the joint ownership of the dogs at the time the 
entries were made. Further comment is winecessary. I 
wouder if this letter will be termed a denunciation of Ameri- 
can sportemen and their dogs. When aman does that which 
is ungentlemanly and unsportsmanlike he ceases to be either an 
American gentleman or an American sportsman. Am I right 
or wrong? If I state the truth in these columns, and support 
my statements by evidence of a substantial kind, is 16 de- 
nouncing American sportsmen and their dogs? Methinks not, 
Teall it protecting American sportsmen, protecting society, 
rotecting our dogs. “Saxon” may call it what he likes, Per- 
aps if he were not ashamed of his name he might agree with 
me. No doubt he is longing fora reply to his misleading 
statements and unpaid advertisement, and though it’s hard 
lines being compelled to shoot sparrows, I won't keep him 
long iu suspense, He must have been in a generous turn of 
mind when he admitted lamaman, CHAR LHS H. Mason, 
JAN. 19, 1885, 
THE COLLIE CLASSES. 
Editor Torest and Streanv: ; ; 
T was glad to see the letter of “A Roving Highlander.” My 
FOREST AND STREAM for 1884 is being bound, so | cannot refer, 
to my letter to see what I said about color; but if L remember 
right, it was that the color ‘was generally” black and white, 
etc, Lshould have expressed myself more correctly if I had 
said that the Highland collies are “almost any color under the 
sun except green.” But I certainly agree with A Roving 
Highlander” that the shepherd's dogs are nearl y always (what: 
he calls pepper and salt) what I called “gray, dark gray, or 
nearly blaelk. i oh: 
These colies have been nearly ruined because they became a 
fashionable breed, and at one’ time no other color would suit 
but a black and tan, and to get that color nnserupuleus breed-_ 
ers crossed in the Gordon setter and got the color but ruined 
the dog, You can always detect the setter strain, however 
tar back, by the heavy ears like Hiram’s, a 
Thope “A Roving Highlander” will cometo our show 
Toronto on 13th of May, and send his dogs, and if the Ontario” 
Collie Club has any influence, they will secure honest an 
thoroughly qualified judging = 
By the by, Mr. John 1 avidson is only airie of 
