April 8, 1886.] 



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Fish and Game in the Aderondacks — Mr. A. R. Fuller, 

 of Meaeliam Lake, Franklin county, writes: "The winter 

 has been a good one for game. My deer have wintered well, 

 and we saw two of them a few days ago, near my log house 

 at the other end of the beach. They did not look thin, and 

 could run well. We see partridge (ruffed grouse) often, and 

 a few days ago I saw three foxes at one time. I cannot hear 

 of any killing of deer in this section, and think there has 

 been none. There has been no fishing. The new fish law 

 for the Adirondack's I think is a good one. We have just 

 finished getting in ice, which is about 22 inches of solid 

 blue, and our next job is to get in wood, and then we are 

 ready for the fishers." 



Trouting on Long Island. — Comparatively few trout 

 have been taken on tl^e island during the first week of the 

 open season. Cold northeast storms with rain have pre- 

 vailed, and but one decent day occurred in the week. This 

 was on Friday, the 2d. At the South Side Club many mem- 

 bers have been waiting for better weather, while a few have 

 fished. At times the wind has blown a gale in which no 

 fly-fishina: could be done. But few fish were taken on the 

 south side of the island and few or none on the north side. 

 There are plenty of trout in the streams and ponds, which 

 will rise to Lhe fly when better weather comes. 



Tip-up for Pickerel,— " Awahsoo3e" sends us a modifi- 

 cation of "Yager's" tip-up, illustrated in issue of March 4: 

 "Here is a rough sketch of a 'jack' or 'tip-up,' which I think 

 is more convenient than any of those you gave. The two 

 pieces pivot on a screw, and can be folded into very compact 

 shape for carrying. The end of the upper stick that rests 

 upon the ice may be painted black or red to make it show 

 plainly when raised by a fish, biting, 'W. J. C.'s' slot might 

 easily be adopted, and would doubtless be an improvement. 

 Any stake arrangement seems troublesome and unnecessary. " 



M Ousel ccmaCtUNTtc Lake. — I think your correspondent, 

 "Special," is mistaken about the new fiowage on the Moose- 

 lucmaguntic Lake. I have it from good authority that there 

 will be no new fiowage this spring. When the wings of the 

 new upper dam are finally completed, as I understand it, 

 there will only be two feet and three inches more water on 

 the lake than there has been for the past two or three springs. 

 — Capt. Barker. 



Keuka Lake.— Keuka Lake has just received into its 

 deep waters 500,000 Halsey trout and 80,000 black bases 

 which were placed therein by Jack Sheridan, of Penn Tan, 

 State fish protector. The trout are from the spawn of trout 

 taken by the late Wm. L. Halsey from the mountain lakes 

 of Oregon, and given to Seth Green to propagate. — El mini 

 Gazette", March 27. 



Pennsylvania Trout Season will open April 15, as stated 

 in list of seasons at head of this column last, week. 



igislfenltnre. 



Address all communications to the Forest and, Stream Publish- 

 ing Co. 



RESTOCKING WITH SALMON. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 

 I wish to obtain answers to the following inquiries: 



(1) Has the planting of salmon and trout eggs in any of the 

 Maine rivers resulted in a commercial success; that is, has a 

 river from which the fish had been exterminated, been re- 

 stocked so as to afford good sport again withm, say five years, 

 at a reasonable figure? 



(2) What is the cost of eggs and young fish per 1,000 of 

 salmon, trout and landlocked salmon aud where can they be 

 obtained? 



(3^ Is it better to turn in mature fish ready to spawn, young 

 fish or eggs? 



(4.) What are the best practical works on fishculture? 



I should further be glad of an expression of opinion from 

 experts on the following question: Given a river in which 

 salmon are known to have been abundant, but are completely 

 exterminated at present, all obstruction being now, however, 

 removed and ample spawning grounds. Would the expendit- 

 ure of a sum of money in fish or eggs be likely to result in a 

 success financially in the sale after a few years of fish or fishing 

 privileges? Jock Scott. 



LWe will answer the questions hoping to hear from others 

 treating the subject at greater length. L. Yes. 2. We cannot 

 give cost of eggs or fry, write to Mr. Charles G. Atkins, Bucks- 

 port, Me.; Mr. E. M. Stilwell, Bangor, Me., or Mr. Henry O. 

 Stanley, Dixfield, Me. 3. Young fish just ready to feed. 4. 

 The Reports of the U. S. Pish Commission, some twelve vol- 

 umes.] 



BROWN TROUT EGGS IMPORTED. -This spring, Herr 

 von Behr, President of the German Fishery Association, made 

 a shipment of 61,000 eggs of the brown trout, Salmo fario, to 

 be divided between Prof. S. F, Baird, Mr. E. G.Blackford 

 and Mr. Fred Mather. This lot was a total loss on arrival. A 

 second shipment of 40,000 from Herr von Behr to the same 

 persons arrived in good order. The steamer Elbe, of the North 

 German Lloyds, will bring a further shipment of 50,000 from 

 Herr Max von dem Borne, the well-known fishculturisfc, to 

 Messrs. Blackford and Mather, but by agreement will be 

 divided with Prof. Baird. Some of the eggs already received 

 were sent to the U. S. Stations at North ville, Mich., and 

 Wytheville, Va. Mr. Frank IN . Clark, in charge of the f ormer 

 hatchery, reports their arrival in good order. Some 30,000 

 eggs are now in the troughs at Cold Spring Harbor, L, L, and 

 are doing well. Mr. W. L. Gilbert, of Plymouth, Mass., has 

 imported 25,000 eggs of this fish from England, and has sent 

 some to the Blooming Grove Park Association of Pennsyl- 

 vania, and to other places, reserving 5,000 for himself. The 

 merits of this fish are rapidly becoming known to our anglers 

 and the fry are in great demand. 



THE ADIRONDACK HATCHERY. —Some time ago we 

 published a pledge signed by one hundred guides, hotel- 

 keepers, and others, condemning the depredations of the 

 vandals who cut up the nets of the Fish Commission at Little 

 Cedar Pond (now Lake Brandon) , and agreeing to sustain any 

 efforts to bring the offenders to justice. We have now re- 

 ceived from Mr. J. M. Wardner, proprietor of the Rainbow 

 Lake Hotel, a printed list of as many more names from St. 

 Regis Lake, Bloomingdale, and Loon Lake. Mr. Walters, the 

 superintendent of the hatchery, is now at Cold Spring Harbor, 

 Long Island, hatching land-locked" salmon, lake trout, brown 

 trout and smelts, for the Adirondacks, in consequence of the 

 breaking of his dam. He will return with these fish in May. 



SHORT LOBSTERS SEIZED.— Damariscotta, Me., March 

 30.— Fish Warden John L. Thompson seized about 1,000 under- 

 size lobsters in B^othbay and Bristol yesterday, He chartered 

 1 $mfcU l 3te&u>.e,r and took th> ojuxnuifj factories by surprise, 



SHORT LOBSTERS. — The Rockland (Me.) Courier-Gazette 

 reports: "Fish Warden Thompson made a seizure of three 

 barrels of lobsters consigned to parties in Boston at the 

 steamboat landing at Wiscasset, Tuesday. Forty out of the 

 two hundred and forty lobsters were found to be less than 

 the law allowed. The seizure has made a great stir among 

 the fish dealers in that vicinity. Warden Thompson is too 

 much for them. The short lobster business has cost a Portland 

 man $1,300, according to Deputy Fish Commissioner Shattuck 

 of Boston. It is claimed by friends of the lobster law that the 

 lobster fishermen are coming to the commissioners with con- 

 gratulations on their success in stopping the short lobster 

 business. They say that if it is kept up for only a few years 

 longer the lobster is saved. They appear to be in favor of 

 protection— the great majority of them— and they would be 

 willing to furnish evidence to "convict the few who persist in 

 retaining lobsters forbidden by law, but for the fact that their 

 entire property and living is in their lobster pots, and they 

 dare not offend the law breakers. In the case of the Portland 

 man who swore that a car containing short lobsters was the 

 property of the man who had loaned it to him, and that he had 

 no knowledge of the lobsters in it, the commissioners say that 

 they shall have no difficulty in proving that the key to the car 

 was in the possession of the man under arrest. They have other 

 cases against him, and they say he will have to give up the 

 short lobster business. Fish Commissioner Counce, fish war- 

 dens Thompson, of Newcastle, Nichols, of Winnegance and 

 Despreaux of Brunswick, and others, held a private meeting 

 in Bath, Tuesday, and action was taken concerning the future 

 course to be pursued by these officers of the law. It was the 

 decided expression of all to push things to the fullest extent of 

 the law. 



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FIXTURES. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. 8.— Second Annual Field Trials of the Western Field Trials 

 Association, at Abilene, Kan. R. O, Van Horn, Secretary, Kansas 

 City, Mo. 



Nov. 22.— Eighth annual field trials of the Eastern Field Trials Club, 

 at High Point, N. C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Flatbush, Kings 

 county, N. T. 



DOG SHOWS. 



April G, 7. 6 a ud ».— Second Annual Dog Show of the New England 

 Kennel Club. Edward A. Moseley, Secretary. Boston, Mass. 



April IS, 14, 15 and 16. First Annual Dog Show of the Hartford 

 Kennel Ciun. A. C. Collins. Secretary, Hartford. Conn. 



April 13 to 18— Bench Show of the Buffalo S. F. P. C A., Main 

 Street Rink. Buffalo E. H. Rounds, Secretary, 75 White Building. 



April 27, 28, 2!) and 30.— Third Dog Show of the Cleveland Bench 

 Show Association. C. M. Munhall, Secretary, Cleveland. O. 



May 4, 5, 6 and 7.— Tenth annual dog show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club, at Madison Square Garden, New York. James Morti- 

 mer, Superintendent. P. O. Box 1813, New York. 



May 18, 19, SO and 21 —Third Annual Dog Show of the St. Louis 

 Gun Club. St. Louis, Mo. Geo. Munson, Manager. 



A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 

 rpHE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration of 

 pedigrees, etc. (with prize lists of all shows and trials), is pub- 

 lished every month. Entries close on the 1st. Should be in early. 

 Entry blanks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. 

 Registration fee (50 cents) must accompany each entry. No entries 

 inserted unless paid in advance. Yearly subscription $1.50. Address 

 "American Kennel Register," P. O. Be 2832, New York, Number 

 of entries already printed 3481. 



THE NEW HAVEN DOG SHOW. 



THE third annual dog show of the New Haven Kennel 

 Club, held at New Haven last week, was a first-class 

 show. Although there were not so many entries as last year, 

 the average quality was much better. The management was 

 as good as we have ever seen ; everything in connection with 

 it ran smoothly, and the exhibitors were warm in praise of 

 the manner in which the show was conducted. There is a 

 genuine ring to the words of welcome with which the New 

 Haven boys greet their visitors thatmake3 them feel at home. 

 There ha3 always been at the New Haven shows an entente 

 cordiale among the visitors that renders the reunions there 

 very pleasant. At no show has this been more apparent than 

 at the one just held. The armory of the 2d Regiment, in 

 which the show was held, is very roomy, well lighted and 

 well ventilated. The dogs were comfortably benched, and 

 there was ample room for visitors. The attendance was fairly 

 good at all times, notwithstanding the disagreeable weather 

 of the first two days, and we have no doubt that the receipts 

 of the show will exceed the expenses. The judging in nearly 

 ah of the classes was satisfactory, although some mistakes 

 were made; We are pleased to record that not a single pro- 

 test was made. The performance of the trick dogs was 

 eagerly watched by delighted crowds. Nep, one of the per- 

 formers, is a nondescript terrier possessed of wonderful pow- 

 ers. He performed many difficult and pleasing feats, display- 

 ing in some of fihem a degree of intelligence that was aston- 

 ishing. His owner informs us that Nep has been trained en- 

 tirely by the humane method, and that he has not been struck 

 a blow. 



Spratts Patent had charge of the feeding of the dogs, 

 although the club furnished free to those who desired it any 

 description of food called for. We questioned many of the 

 exhibitors in regard to Spratts biscuit, and found that those 

 who had not previously used them complained that they phy- 

 sicked their dogs, and consequently they were not favorably 

 disposed toward them. On the other hand, we found many 

 that feed them at home who like them. One of our most 

 prominent kennels makes a practice of feeding the biscuit for 

 at least a week previous to attending a show, and the kennel 

 man in charge strongly recommends this course, and says that 

 if this in done nine dogs out of ten will thrive on the food. 



The judging ring was in the center of the building. It was 

 commodious enough to allow the largest classes ample room. 

 The judging commenced on Tuesday and was completed on 

 Wednesday at noon. We published a list of the awards last 

 week. The fist was more accurate than could be expected. 

 The corrections will be found below, together with the re- 

 mainder of the specials. The judges of the different classes 

 were as follows: English setters, black and tan setters, Irish 

 setters and pointers, Mr. John Davidson, Monroe, Mich. 

 Mastiffs, spaniels, greyhounds, deerhounds, Newfoundlands, 

 bull-terriers, pugs,^orkshire and toy terriers, toy spaniels, 

 Italian greyhounds, Mexican hairless and miscellaneous, Mr. 

 C. H. Mason, Bay Ridge, L. I, Beagles, Mr. L. D. Sloan, 

 Philadelphia, ;Pa. Foxhounds, Messrs. Sloan and Davidson. 

 St. Bernards, collies, bulldogs, poodles, fox-terriers, basset 

 hounds, dachshunde, black and tan, Bedlington, Irish, Skye. 

 Dandie Dinmont and rough terriers, Mr. B,onald H. Barlow, 

 Phfladelphia, Pa. Trick dogs, Messrs. A. H. W r akefield, Provi- 

 dence, R. I., and Jas. Lindsay, Jersey City, N. J. Veteri- 

 nary, Dr. Edward C. Ross, New Haven, Conn, 



MASTIFFS— (MR. MASON). 



There were sixteen entries in these classes, and the quality 

 was decidedly good. Homer, looking very well, represented 

 the champion dogs and Prussian Princess and Rosalind the 

 opposite sex. The judging of the next class was eagerly 

 watched by admirers of the breed, and both the Itfords found 

 numerous friends. Caution's beautiful color and. excellent 



longer and stouter than his opponent. He stands on the best 

 of legs and feet, moves well, and has plenty of bone. He 

 is rather long from eye to nose and lacks depth of muzzle, 

 and his eyes are not the correct color. He is above the aver- 

 age in skull and has small ears. Caution has plenty of skull, 

 and it is fairly well formed, but his ears are much' too large, 

 and he is underhung more than we like to see. He would do 

 with more length of body; and his hindlegs are weak and of 

 faulty conformation. Hector and Dread took the vhc. cards, 

 and they were looking well. Hector is the truer-formed dog 

 ot the two. Boss was absent. Cedric's G-urth is a big, lon<j- 

 legged dog, short between the couplings and faulty in head, 

 muzzle, ears and feet. Maidus i3 faulty in head, muzzle, eyes, 

 ears, size and color. Court is leggy, light of bone, shallow in 

 body, houndy in head, and faulty in ears and feet. Lavluss is 

 faulty at both ends and is light of bone. Nero is deficient in 

 head, size and color. Hannibal was looking so tucked up that 

 the prize was withheld from him in the puppy class. Dread 

 Jr., in the same class, shows little mastiff character. There 

 was a sharp tussle between Ilford Cromwell and Prussian 

 Princess for the handsome prize offered by Mr, Wade, and 

 after a very careful inspection of the two dogs the blue ribbon 

 was handed to Cromwell's owner. Princess has the best of it 

 in muzzle, wrinkles and eyes, but in other respects Cromwell 

 is the better dog. He stands over more ground, is much truer 

 formed in body, a.nd has by far the b=st limbs. The judge, 

 kept well to type, and discarded houndy specimens. 



ST. BERNARDS— (MR. BARLOW). 



Bonivard and Rohna were the entries in the champion 

 classes for rough coats. The former is a most typical dog. In 

 the open dog class First Choice was selected for premier 

 honors. We cannot indorse the decision, and would have 

 given the pride of place to Merchant Prince. These dogs have 

 been fully described in our previous reports. Rudolph II. , not 

 looking so well as he did at Newark, deserved his card, and 

 the others were well placed. Miranda was well selected as the 

 pick of the rough-coated bitches. She is a good one, but was 

 not in full coat on this occasion. Stella was overrated. St. 

 Bride, c, should have been second. Venus is sour in expres- 

 sion and lacks the necessary markings. Lady Athol and Mar- 

 gery were absent, as was also Loyal, only entiy in the puppy 

 class. There were no smooth -coated champions, and in the 

 open dog class Rigi was placed over Apollo. Rigi is a very 

 little dog of good type, but he lacks bone, is not sufficiently 

 square in muzzle, and has a badly-carried tail. Apollo is too 

 houndy in head, but should have been first, Mt. Velan is 

 faulty at both ends and lacks character. ' Bernice was absent 

 from the corresponding bitch class, leaving Alma II. , fully 

 described in our Newark report, to win. Lodi was alone in 

 the puppy class. He is faulty in head, ears and coat. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS— (MR. MASON). 



Bruno, looking well, scored an easy victory. Major, placed 

 second, is faulty in head and coat. Joe is a long way removed 

 from bench show form, being faulty in head, coat/limbs and 

 tail. 



. GREYHOUNDS— (MR. MASON). 



Bouncing Boy, looking well, scored a bloodless victory in 

 the champion class. In the open class Hawthorn Belle, a 

 racy little bitch, not quite stout enough for our liking, beat 

 Harlequin, whose worst faults are in feet and back. Fido 

 would have been higher on the list but for his plain head and 

 fight eyes. He stands on capital legs and feet, has good pro- 

 pellers, and was well shown. Hush Money was badly shown, 

 and has not improved on his puppy form. The special prize 

 offered by the club for the best greyhound bitch was a splendid 

 trophy, and fell to the share of Hawthorn Belle. 



DEERHOUNDS— (MR. MASON). 



In the champion class Mac, looking well, beat his old op- 

 ponent Bran, who, as usual, was short of coat. The open 

 class for dogs and bitches was undoubtedly the best ever seen 

 in this country. Chieftain, a magnificent specimen, remarka- 

 bly good in almost every' point, was first, and his kennel com- 

 panion Wanda, a great bitch, was properly placed second. 

 Ignorant persons have stated that Chieftain's head is too thick. 

 It is sufflcently wide at the base to prevent the dog from slip- 

 ping his collar before he is sent out of the slips, and this is just 

 what it should be. Heather, a fair specimen, took the reserve 

 card. He is much below the winners in good looks. Mercia 

 is far too small a> d is faulty in head, ears, and coat. The win- 

 ner in this class took the special prize for the best dog or bitch 

 entered in the classes judged by Mr. Mason. 



POINTERS— (MR. DAVIDSON). 



There were thirty pointers entered, with five absentees. 

 Beaufort was alone in the champion class. In the open class 

 for large dogs first went, to Captain Fred, rather a taking look- 

 ing dog, with a fair head, muzzle and eye ; his ears set a trifle 

 high, and he is too throaty for so small a dog, being very close 

 to the dividing line. He has a fair chest and back, moderate 

 shoulders, good loin, quarters and tail, except that it is car- 

 ried too high; he has rather weak pasterns, and is too straight 

 behind; he also has dew claws. Second went to William. 

 Tell, first at Boston last year. He was looking well, except 

 that he was much too fat; this magnifies his worst fault— too 

 much width in front. Had he been in good form he would 

 probably have beaten Fred. Zeb, vhc, is a big, rather coarse 

 dog, with a fair head, except that he is undershot and has too 

 large an eye ; he is too wide in front and is a bit slack in back ; 

 he has lots of bone, good legs, feet and tail. Sancho, he, 

 looks a workman, but is not a show dog. He has heavy shoul- 

 ders, is too wide in front and round in barrel; his head is 

 moderate. He is quite fair in back, loin, legs and has a good 

 tail. In the corresponding bitch class Nell, looking well, was 

 alone. In the small dog class first went to Nick of Naso, win- 

 ner of third at Newark the previous week. Second went to 

 Bon Ton, winner of first at New Haven last year. He does 

 not improve with age, and his head has decidedly gone 

 the wrong way. Ned, vhc, has a good loin and tail, but 

 otherwise has not much to recommend him. He is weak in 

 head with heavy shoulders, light bone and poor feet. Dixon, 

 he, has a fair head, although bis ears set too high. He is 

 rather lathy and shallow and weak in pastern and is also 

 straight behind and has too long a tail. Rex, also he, has 

 fair shoulders and loin and a good tail, but is faulty in head, a 

 bit shallow, and has ragged hips and might be better in bone. 

 In the corresponding bitch class, first and second went to two 

 fairly good blacks. There was not much to choose between 

 them. Both have fair heads disfigured by light eyes. Phyllis, 

 placed first, has a trifle the best of Mistrel all round, except 

 in feet. The puppy class brought out four good ones, all of 

 one litter, by Beaufort. They carried off the kennel prize, which 

 they well deserved and also won the stud dog prize for Beaufort. 

 Songo, placed first, is a fine upstanding dog with no seri- 

 ous faults except that he is not right hi pasterns and in 

 consequence does not move so well as Bowdoin, winner of 

 second. We liked him better than Songo, he has no conspic- 

 uous faults, and has full as good a head as his brother, and 

 moves much better. He is a very nice dog and shows lots of 

 quality. We shall expect to see him among the wiuneis next 

 year-. Sachem, vbx\, is a bit light in muzzle, and not quite so 

 good in head as the others, but otherwise nearly their equal. 

 Santer, he. , is also well up with them, except that he is a trifle 

 heavy in head, throaty, and a little too straight behind. All 

 have good legs, feet and tails, and are a credit to their sire. 

 Lady Snow, vhc, winner of first at Newark, is not so good as 

 either of the four, and should have been content with the two 

 letters. Daisy Belle, he, was in too good company. She is 

 very good in chest, body and tail, but is weak in head, light in 

 bone, and faulty in pasterns, with turned out toes. 



ENGLISH SETTERS— (MR, DAVIDSON). 



Rockingham and Plantagenet graced the class for champion 



condition, yrere not of. then? selves guffieien,t to outweigh the | English dogs, Plantagenet being out of coat left his formid- 

 t*rner iioesof Cyonjw'elL Tjfe lS^t»r js B> ^ truly farmed dog f $b5§ oppopenS 1» score an. easy Yiptcry, There were no entrie^ 



