Dec. 34, 1885.1 



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Pennsylvania Game and Fish Protective Associa- 

 tion. — The movemenl is not confined to sportsmen, but the 

 hearty aid of farmers and others is desired. The aims as 

 set forth in our application for charter from the State is as 

 follows: (1) The protection of game and fish from unlawful 

 destruction; (3) the increase of game and fish by stocking; 

 (3) the securing of uniform game and fish laws in different 

 States; (4) securing and enforcing of competent laws for the 

 protection of game, insectivorous birds and fish in Pennsyl- 

 vania; (5) to ascertain and report on the occurrence and 

 abundance of game in the various portions of the State; (6) 

 increase of knowledge concerning the value or detriment to 

 the farmer or horticulturist of birds generally. At a recent 

 meeting for organization John M. Chalfant was elected 

 President, and C. J. Pennock, Secretary. It is desired that 

 the membership be extended as rapidly as possible in order 

 that a report, may be made early in 1886 of the game and 

 fish of the State. It is believed this feature of the Associa- 

 tion will be of general interest to the sportsman, as full re- 

 ports are expected from every county. Information will be 

 furnished members in regard to means of access and cost of 

 transportation to points where game and fish are abundant. 

 An important feature of the Association will be the reports 

 on the food supply and occurrence of birds, showing which 

 are of particular value or otherwise. Membership fee is $1. 

 Small yearly dues will entitle members to all reports of the 

 Association. Further particulars can be had by addressing 

 C. J. Pennock, Secretary, Kennett square. Pa. Member- 

 ship fees may be forwarded to the Secretary or to D. Duer 

 Philips, Cashier National Bank, Kennett Square, Pa. 



The Late Geo. H. Ferris. — Editor Forest and Stream: 

 I have read with sorrow the obituary notices of Prof. Rice 

 and Geo. H. Ferris. I had met Prof. Rice but two or three 

 times, and then with pleasure and profit. His death is a 

 real loss to fishculture . The death of Geo. H. Ferris will 

 send a thrill of sorrow through many an old and middle- 

 aged rifle shooter. I visited hitn several times many years 

 ago in connection with rifle work, and from time to time 

 had correspondence with him. Some of his long-range 

 rifles mounted with telescopic sights, also made by him, 

 were the height of perfection, doing better work than has 

 ever been approached by breechloading arms. His work was 

 not merely lor a livelihood, but was a "labor of love" as 

 well. In my own amateur work I received valuable sugges- 

 tions from Mr. Ferris, who was really the most thoroughly 

 practical aunsmith I ever knew. — Milton P. Peirce (Phil- 

 adelphia, Pa., Dec. 18). 



A "Forest and Stream" Club.— Stillwater, N. Y., Dec. 

 20_ — Editor Forest ajid Stream: I have to inform you of the 

 organization of a new gun club, composed of the following 

 members: S. F, Wood, G. P. H. Taylor, Elmer Vandecar. 

 Ofaas. Kip, Geo. Lansing, Geo Van Vechten, Harvie Ackert 

 and Seth Handy. Dr. Taylor was elected secretary, and the 

 name "Forest and Stream Gun Club" was adopted with 

 much enthusiasm. I need not say that the members are all 

 readers of that ever-welcome journal. — G. P. H. Taylor. 

 [With such a name the new club ought to be a model.] 



A Canvasback Duck Story. — A solitary, keen-eyed 

 canvas-back came whistling across Chesapeake Bay toward 

 where two New Tork gunners were ensconced. "Hole 

 on! " said one of them, fidgetting with his gun. " I'll dam 

 soon settle his hash," The duck came, wheeled over the 

 stools and the enthusiastic sportsman, after firing both barrels 

 saw the bird fade away in the dim distance. " Yer dilent^ 

 settle his hash, did yer? " remarked the other man in a pleas^ 

 ant tone of voice. " No," replied the other.coutentedly, "he 

 dident have any hash ! " " | 



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THE ROD AND REEL ASSOCIATION, 



PCJRSUANT to call a meeting of the Association was 

 held in the laboratory of Mr. E. G. Blackford, Fulton 

 Market, on Tuesday the 15th inst.. President Endicott in 

 the chair. The president stated that the terms of the oflicers 

 expire with the year and that as the call had stated that 

 there had been some irregularity in the election of officers 

 at the meeting following the tournament he would say that 

 it was in election of a president. He had talked with Judge 

 McGown before that meeting and told him that it was pro- 

 posed to make him president, but that while the Judge de- 

 cUned he did it in such a modest way that he merely attrib- 

 uted it to his native modesty. Since the election of the 

 Judge, however, that^gentleman had written a letter stating 

 that his duties forbid him to serve as president, but he would 

 always be glad to be of service in the rear rank. The sec- 

 retary then read.thesletter referred to, and during the election 

 Capt. William Dunning was called to the chair. 



Mr. Robert B. Lawrence proposed Mr. Endicott and he 

 was elected. Mr. Mather then otfered his resignation as 

 secretary, saying that he had served for four years and the 

 labor was greater than he could well spare time for, and 

 besides this he wanted to cast occasionally and have some of 

 the fun. That the last tournament had deprived him of 

 joining some friends in the bear hunt and that now no 

 doubt there were several thousand bears marauding the pig 

 pens that would have been meat had he been let loose. A vote 

 on accepting the resignation was taken and "the noes had 

 it," notwithstanding Messrs. Tripler. Mitchell, J. A. Roose- 

 velt, and others spoke in favor of letting up on him. At the 

 suggestion of Mr. Blackford that the secretary might be 

 more resigned to his fate if the members attended meetings 

 more promply and helped with the work, Mr. Poey volun- 

 teered to act as the secretaiy's assistant. The meeting then 

 adjourned. Afterward, Mr. Ed. Eggert talked among the 

 members advocating holding a tournament in the spring. 



Aji Item for Hon. Proctor Knott. — Alfred Booth, the 

 great Chicago fish dealer, is preparing to remove his fishing 

 business to Duluth, believing that Lake Superior affords 

 better fishing grounds than Lake Michigan, and Duluth is 

 becoming such a railroad center for connections with the 

 great West that his headquarteis will be in Duluth for the 

 fish trade. His famous fast fishing yacht is coming to 

 Duluth so as to enable him to supply the ij}3,rkets ^Jaily with 

 J&fee trout and wjiitejj3lj,-->y, p, T. ' * 



Newport Fish and Game Association. — Messrs. Thos. 

 Burlingham, Thomas Dunn, Edward S. Hammond, Joseph 

 P. Cotton, Patrick J. Galvin, William H. Hammett and 

 Frank H Wilks and others have formed the Newport Fish 

 and Game Association. The objects of the association are 

 to control the fresh water ponds in Newport and vicinity for 

 the propagation of fish and for fishing, and for the protec- 

 tion of game, and to use every legal means for the fulfill- 

 ment of these ends. The officers are: President, Joseph P, 

 Cotton; Secretary, Frank 11. Wilks; Treasurer, William H. 

 Hammett; Board of Directors— Thos. Burlingham. W. P. 

 Sheffield, Jr., Edward -S. Hammond, S. E. Greene, Benj. M. 

 Thurston. The secretary writes: "We have control of the 

 fishing privileges of the Lily Pond, which we have stocked 

 with black bass, and the Almy Pond, which we have stocked 

 with German carp. Both are situated south of the city. We 

 are treating for the control of Nielson Pond, situated about 

 two miles east of the city, on the Second Beach, which we 

 intend to stock in the spring with trout. In the future we 

 shall try to control other ponds and brooks in other parts of 

 the island.— F. H. Wilks, Secretary," 



The One Shot Got Away. — Memphis, Tenn., Dec 14. — 

 A'squib recently published in Puck, (I believe), seems worthy 

 of a place in " Flickerings." It was to this effect: A fish- 

 erman went gunning one day, and when he returned he re- 

 ported that he had shot five "quail," but one of them got 

 away in the brush. He exhibited the four he had bagged, 

 and in a moment of forgetfulness remarked that the one 

 which got away weighed five pounds — Coahoma. 



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CONNECTICUT SHAD FISHERY.— The damage done to 

 the local shad fisheries by the dam at Enfleld, Ct.. can hardly 

 be measured. The fishery is pi"actically killed and an earnest 

 effort is laeing made to have something done in the matter. 

 At the voting precints, to-day, copies oJ! the foUowiug peti- 

 tion were being largely signed : To the Senate and House of 

 Representatives, in General Court Assembled : We the under- 

 signed, citizens of Springfield, West Springfield and Ctucopee, 

 respectfully i-epresent that tlie Connecticut River, from the 

 Connecticut line to Holyoke, is now, by reason of the mainten- 

 ance of the dam at Enfield, Ct., made'useless for shad fishery. 

 Massachusetts formerly had 16 miles of water upon which de- 

 pended large and remunerative fisheries for shad. By the re- 

 cent raising and maintenance of the dam at Enfield, the en- 

 tire fish industry upon said river is ruined. We therefore re- 

 spectfully pray that such action may be taken by the general 

 court as may bring this matter to the attention of the Legis- 

 lature of Connecticut as may result in some remedy by which 

 citizens of Massachusetts may have restored to them rights of 

 which they have been deprived by the action of a Connecti- 

 cut corporation. — Springfield Union. 



LAND-LOCKED SALMON IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.— The 

 Manchester Union of late date says: "Charles Gordon, of Ash- 

 land, killed with a spear in Squam River, Dec. 9, a handsome 

 land-locked salmon, 34 incnes m length, 9 inches in depth, and 

 weighing 15 pounds. He was brought before G. H. Adams, 

 Esq., Wednesday, on complaint of Fish Commissioner Hodge, 

 pleaded guilty and was fined S15 and co.sts. " This item was 

 sent us by Mr. Elliott B. Hodga, of the New Hampisliii-e Fish 

 Commission, who writes: "I send you tliis to show the extra- 

 ordinary gi'owth of the land-locked salmon in this State. This 

 fish was a male and of course in poor condition. In Septem- 

 ber the same fish would have weighed near 20 pounds. It 

 could not have been over nine years old, and may have been 

 much less, as much larger ones from the same (Squam) lake 

 have been taken. I took several thousand land-locked salmon 

 eggs from fish taken in Sunapee Lak:e this fall. I think that 

 these are the first eggs taken from fish aitiflcially introduced 

 into waters outside of the State of Maine. They have been a 

 success in all watere that are adapted to their habits in this 

 State." 



THE ADIRONDACK HATCHERY.— Smce the damage to 

 the nets belonging to the hatchery and the prompt action of 

 the Fish Commission in issuing handbills defining the penal- 

 ties for such trespass, the suspected parties have left the 

 neighborhood. Last week Mr. Hardner, of the Rainbow Lake 

 Hotel, visited the hatchery and showed a paper which he was 

 circulating for the signatures of hotelkeepers and gmdes, 

 pledging them to aid and protect the work of the State and 

 to try to bring all trespassers and poachers to justice. No 

 doubt this action wiU tend to repress the lawless vagabonds of 

 that region. 



SUICIDE OF TROTJT.— Editor Forest and Stream: My 

 article in this week's issue was not written as a prize compe- 

 tition. I beg of you, therefore, to cut down that leap of six 

 feet alleged to have been made by those little salmon, for it is 

 too much of a feat by at least five feet for even a prize leaping 

 fete. If I wrote it six feet, it is the most sui-prising pen- 

 sUpping feature of the communication.— Milton P. Peirce 

 (Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 18). 



POINTS WORTH CONSIDERING. 



1. Because of tlie compact style of its typography the Foeest and 

 Stream actually contains, weekly, more reading matter pertaining to 

 its chosen field than is foimd in any similar publication in the world. 



2. In general excellence the reading columns of the Forest and 

 Stream are of a higher grade than those of any similar publication 

 the world. 



3. Taking into account the amount and the character of weekly 

 reading given, ihe Forest and Stream is away ahead of any similar 

 publication in the world. 



4. If a sportsman wishes a sportsman's paper, he will be better 

 suited by the Forest and Stream than by any similar publication in 

 the world. 



"My rod creaked and bent double," a stout red-faced gentle- 

 man was saying, "and the birch spun like a teetotum. I tell 

 you if Pierre Chaveau hadn't the presence of mind to grip the 

 most convenient part of my trousers with a boat^-hook I 

 should have been dragged into the lake in two seconds or less. 

 Well, sir, we fought (39 nunutes by actual time taking, and 

 when I had him in and got him back to the hotel, he tipped 

 the scales, the speckled beauty did, at 37 11-16 pounds, whether 

 you believe it or not." "Nonsense," said a quiet little gentle- 

 man who sat opposite, "That is impossible." The first speaker 

 looked flattered at this, and colored with pleasure. "Never- 

 theless," he retorted, "it's a fact on my honor as a sportsman. 

 Why do you say it is impossible?" "Because," said the other 

 calmly, "it is an ascertained scientific fact, as every true 

 fisherman in this room knows pei-fectly well, that there are 

 no trout in Mooselemagunticook weighing under half a hun- 

 dred." "Certainly not," said a third speaker. "The bottom 

 of the lake is a sieve — a sort of schistose sieve formation— aqd 

 all fish smaller than fifty pounders fall through." "Why 

 doesn't the water drop through, too?" asked the stout patient, 

 in a triumphant tone. "It used to," replied the quiet gentle- 

 man, gi-avely, "until the Maine L^gi^JRtwe p^i^ssed m mt 

 fVGYmUwg iV^— Chicago Nep^, ' " — i . . r 



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NATIONAL FIELD TRIALS. 



THE DERBY. 



FOR the Derby there were eighty nominations, of which 

 twenty-three filled. The running began Friday, Dec. 11, 

 the weather cleai- and cold. The tu-st brace put down was 



SAM STEREETT AND JOE NOBLE, 



Sam Sterrett, handled by Tucker, and Joe Noble handled by 

 Avent. They were cast oft' in the opan at 8:45, and went off 

 at a rather slow gait. Then they went uito thicket, where 

 Joe di-ew and poiuted a bevy. Going after the birds, Sam got 

 a point, and ordered on pointed again; bii'd shot at, steady to 

 shot and wing. Moving on, Joe pointed. Sam tlien pohited 

 a bu-d that had been marked. They wwe then ordered up 

 and Sam Sterrett awarded the heat. 



PEGJIM AND KING SHOT. 



Pegjim, handled by Waters, and King Shot, handled by 

 Zimmerman, were cast off in sedge grass field at 10 -.25. Peg- 

 jim soon pointed. Ordered on King Shot flushed, then pointed, 

 and going on flushed again. In woods he scored another 

 point. Going on he drew to a point on bevy along the edge 

 of a strip of gi'ass, Pegjim not up to back. Birds flushed and 

 shot at, steady to shot. Going across a gully into sedge grass, 

 Pegjim pointed single bird. Then casting 6ft", flushed. They 

 were then ordered up at 13:10 and the heat awarded to King 

 Shot. 



GATHLIT AND NOKTIER. 

 G-athht, handled by McOraw, and Nortier, handled by Short, 

 were cast off in sedge grass at 13:15. They went through grass 

 over a hill; both slow. Nortier had a little advantage in 

 style. Gathlit drew on a bevy, then went on and flushed. 

 They flew into grass, where Gathlit flushed a single bird. 

 Then on the Mil Nortier flnshed a bird. He then pointed bal- 

 ance of bevy. Gathlit refused to back, went in and flushed. 

 Going after birds, Gathlit pointed. Then Nortier scored a 

 point. Then GathUt flushed. Taken up at 1 o'clock for lunch. 

 After lunch put down again at 1:45. Nortier soon poimed a 

 bevy in good style. Short flushed and kifled: both dogs steady 

 to shot. They were then ordered up at 2 ::i5, and Noi tier wins 

 the heat. 



MAUD D. AND OATH'S HOPE. 



Maud D., handled by EUison, and Gath's Hope, handled by 

 Rose, were put down at 2:30. After a long tramp Maud 

 flushed a single bird and dropped to wing. Gath's Hope made 

 a cast back and flushed a bevy which the judges did not see. 

 Going on, he pointed a bevy nicely, well backed by Maud. 

 Bu-ds flushed and shot; both dogs steady to wing and shot. 

 Going on, Gath flushed twice m woods. Maud chen flushed 

 three times in succession. Then she flushed a single bird. 

 Going on, Gath flushed twice. They were then taken up at 4 

 o'clock. Gath's Hope wins the heat. 



BOB GATES AND CANADA PEG. 



Bob Gates, handled by Stephenson, and Canada Peg, handled 

 by Avent. were cast off in a field of sedge gi"ass at 4:10. They 

 got away at a cUpping gait. In speed and style, in going, and 

 on point, they were evenly matched. Bob Gates soon got a 

 point on a bevy, near a branch. The birds flushed and Hew 

 into sedge grass, where Peg picked up three points in rapid 

 succession and Bob flushed a single bird. Going across branch 

 Peg pointed again. Then, on the side of the hill, Bob pointed 

 a single bird; lower down the hiU he pointed again. Then, 

 going into woods, Bob pointed in fine style, but Stephenson 

 failed to flush a bii'd before him. They then drew a corn 

 field blank, and were taken up at 4:50 to be put down again 

 next day. Saturday was cold and cloudy. The same bi ace 

 cast oft" in grass at 9 o'clock, and worked iuto woods, where 

 Canada Peg flushed a bevy. She then pointed a single bird. 

 Going on she flushed three or four birds, and was stopped to 

 order. Then Bob Gates pointed wnere a bevy had been 

 flushed and Peg backed. Going on in grass she pointed hand- 

 somely and staunchly a bevy, which was flushed and f oUowed 

 into a thicket, but could not be found. On hiU Bob Gates 

 flushed a bevy and dropped to wing, then flushed a single 

 bird. Near a fence Bob pointed a single bu-d— flushed but not 

 shot at. Going on, he made a point on two birds, then pointed 

 a single bird. Moving on, he again got a point on a single 

 bird. Brace taken up at 10:10. Bob Gates wins the heat. 



LOGAN AND PEGFLY. 



Logan, handled by Moody, and Pegfly, handled bj^ Bevan. 

 were cast off in a field at 10 :20, and were worked into an oak 

 thicket, where Logan pointed a bevy and Pegfly backed. The 

 birds flushed, and both dropped towing. Then Pegfly pointed 

 a single bird. Going on, both pointed a bevy. Following the 

 birds, Pegfly pointed twice in succession, and Logan false 

 pointed. Some distance beyond, in a grass field, Logan 

 flushed two bu-ds, then tm-ned his head and pointed balance 

 of bevy. Birds flushed and shot at. Steady to shot. Then 

 Pegfly roaded and pointed a bevy. Taken up at 11:15, and 

 Pegfly wins the heat. 



BON SELENE AND NANNIE S. 



Bon Selene, handled by Ellison, and Nannie S., handled by 

 Tucker, were cast off in grass tield at 11 :25, to be worked on 

 scattered birds. They were a nice going and stylish brace. 

 Bon Selene soon flushed a single bird. Going ui opposite du-ec- 

 tions both came together and dropped on a point on a hare. 

 Hare flushed and steady to fur. Then Bon Selene flushed a 

 single bird. Soon after, both dogs dropped on a point on four 

 birds. Going after the scattered birds, Bon Selene di'opped on 

 a point, moved up and pointed again; bird flushed itself. 

 Elhsou shot— steady to wing and gun. Then Nannie S. 

 pointed a single bird, and, going on, pointed again. Tucker 

 flushed and kiUed— steady to wing and gun. Going into plum 

 thicket, Bon Selene pointed a hare, and Nannie backed. They 

 were taken up at 13:30, and Nannie S. wins the heat. 



TAHQUlN AND BEAUTY GLADSTONE. 



After limch, Tarquin, handled by Short, and Beauty Glad- 

 stone, handled by Ellison, were cast off in a wide grass field at 

 1 :15. Soon after starting, Tarquin ran into and flushed a bevy 

 as Beauty was drawing on them. Following the bevy. Beauty 

 flushed a single bird and dropped to wing. Then Tarquin 

 flushed a smgle bu-d. In very high grass he roaded and 

 flushed a bird. Going on, Tarquin walked into the middle of 

 a bevy. Following the birds, Beauty pointed. Ordered on, 

 Tarquin pointed. Bird flushed and shot at ; steady to shot and 

 wing. Going on. Beauty pointed a bevy in the edge of a brier 

 thicket. Birds flushed and followed into gi-ass, where Beauty 

 pointed a single bird, and Tarquin got a point and a flush. 

 Brace ordered up at 2 :20 and Beauty wins the heat. 



NOBLE C. AND PAP SMIZER. 



Noble C, handled by Stephenson, and Pap Smizer, by Zim- 

 merman, were cast off in sedge grass at 3;:35. They got away 

 at a very fast pace. In speed and stjde of going and on point- 

 ing Noble C. had the advantage. They ran through oiien 

 ground and made a wide cast to the right through sedge, 

 where Noble ran up an outlying bird of a bevy, which flying 

 over the bevy, caused the rest to flush. They went , down 

 into the woods, where the dogs picked up points so fast they 

 could scarcely be scored, Fii st Noble pointed a single bird, 

 went on and pointed again, then flushed. Then Pap pointed 

 a single bird. Bird flushed and shot at, Pap steady to wmg 

 and gun, Ordered on, Nobis flushed a single bird. Then Pap 

 poiptedtwiog iij succession, and fchgn false poiritied, Thej- 

 Noble pointed, then f.als§ pointed and pointed ageiiii,, He tu^n. 



