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FOKEST AND STREAM. 



[Oct. U, 1886. 



as I passed and asked each party "What hick?" they 

 would hold up a sti-ing of from one to two dozen bass, and 

 each bass would weigh from 1 to 51bs. Their mode of 

 fishing was both successful and primitive. The water 

 Ay as very swift and taking about 20yds. of heavy cotton 

 Ime, they would attach one end to a stake driven in the 

 mud. To the other end they would fasten about a half 



f)Ound of lead. Two and fom- feet respectively above the 

 ead they would fasten a couple of large bass' hooks, and 

 having baited with two large live minnows tbey would 

 toss the lead out in the stream as far as it would go. 

 After setting several sitch lines they woiTld x^robably get 

 a bass on one of them and pull him " in hand over hand, 

 and then would be kept busy hauling in fish, haiting and 

 throwing out, until they wearied of the slaughter— for 

 slaughter it was— and terrific slaughter. 



We made our Avay across the river and got upon the 

 crib of the dam, which luckily happened to be unoccu- 

 pied. The fma soon became "fast and furious. Judge 

 Hudson caught the first fish, which pulled lilbs. Indeed, 

 he may have caught the second, too, for he caught more 

 than all the rest of the party. It was some time before I 

 took my first, but when he came he was a beattty, a 3- 

 pounder. Bait was very scarce, and for several' hours 

 during the morning we had not a single live mimiow, 

 though we had at least a dozen small boys foraging in 

 the neighborliocd for us. The natives looked at us a little 

 contemi>tuously on account of om- light bamboo rods, 

 reels and long lines. Nevertheless, at about 12:30, when 

 ■we stopped for dinner, our catch of 18 fish Aveighed just 

 S41bs. After dinner we went at it again, and though we 

 did not seem to catch them so fast, what we did catch 

 were large, and by twilight we had some SOlbs. more. 



It is an undecided question as to whom belongs the 

 honor of catching the largest, which was taken as follows: 

 It was getting late in the evening and we were entu-ely 

 out of live minnows. Putting two hooks on my line and 

 baiting with two large dead mmnows, I prepared to cast 

 about 40ft. out in some very rapid water, in hopes that 

 the swift current would make the dead fish look as if they 

 were alive. In preparing to cast, my line became tangled, 

 and tlie better to untangle it I set my rod against the'mill 

 and dropped my hooks and bait off the crib into the water, 

 some oft. below. The bait had hardly touched the water 

 when it was taken with a rush that almost set me wild. 

 In my excitement I grabbed for the line instead of the 

 rod, and in so doing lost my balance and went headfore- 

 most into the water. Luckily it was some 8ft. deep, so 

 beyond the ducking I was not hurt. My fii-st thought on 

 coming to the top was the fish, a.nd I tm-ned to yell to 

 Judge Hudson, when I saw that he already had the rod 

 in Ills hand, his vast proportions shaking with laughter 

 while he skilKully played the bass. 

 "Have you got 'him?'" I yelled. 

 "Yes, and he's a buster," he replied. 

 I got out as quickly as I could, but almost before I 

 could get on to the crib the Judge had the fish there. He 

 was a beauty of 4+lbs. Several times after that I' felt the 

 earth tremble as if there was an eai-thquake, and tm-ning 

 saw the Judge's sides shaking with silent laughter — "Just 

 laughiag at the way that fish pulled you in." 



The next morning we added some 201ba. to our catch 

 before taking the 12 o'clock train for home, where we 

 "were soon the center of an admiring crowd of friends and 

 small boys as we di\dded our catch. Some of those 

 friends we made happy by a further subdivision. We all 

 hope to repeat the trip everv spring as long as we hve. 



Tax. 



Stactntos, Va. 



Blitefish.— Rockaway, L. I., Oct. 9.— Editor Forest 

 and Streavi: The young bluefish, or "snappers," are not 

 as plenty here now as they were ten days ago. For some 

 weeks in September they were very plenty and were 

 taken in gi-eat numbers off the iron pier with sj)earingfor 

 bait. One of the largest catches of the season was made 

 by Messrs. Adams Griffin and Harris, of Brooklyn, two 

 weeks ago. They took 403 snappers, weighing from \ to 

 I of a pound in one day, but the fishing has dropped off. 

 Diuing this pleasant weather there are many anglers here, 

 and while they all meet with some success,' the fishing is 

 not what it was. — Iron Pier. 



The Ohio Fish and Game CoMivnssioNEES.— Sandusky, 

 O., Oct. 4. — Editor Forest and Stream: In the leading 

 editorial of your mimber of Sept. 30 you class me as one 

 of the Fish Commissioners of the State of Ohio. The 

 Governor could have done much worse than to have 

 appointed me to that ofiice, but then he did better by 

 appointing my son and partner, C. W. Sadler, who is 

 young and energetic, an expert angler, and one who takes 

 gi-eat interest in the protection and propagation of fish 

 and the reasonable jirotection of aU game. If of any con- 

 sequence, you can make the correction. — E. B. Sadler. 



H. H. Thompson.— This gentleman, whose initials often 

 appear appended to fishing articles, and who is well 

 known as the secretary of the Bisby Club and more re- 

 cently as the secretary of the board of New York Fish 

 Commissioners, will leave his present business in New 

 York city on November 1, to take the position of first 

 teller of the new Bedford Bank of Brooklyn, of which 

 Fish Commissioner E. G. Blackford is president. Mr. 

 Thompson is an exxsert bank officer of much experience 

 both in private banks and m the United States Treasury. 



Blttefishing in Great South B4.y.— There is not very 

 good fishing for bluefish and weakfish in and about the 

 Great South Bay and other waters on the south side of 

 Long Island. The fish were so late in coming in that 

 angiers had almost despahed of having any sport with 

 these fish this season. The trolling outside Fire Island 

 and along the south coast from Eockaway Inlet to Mon- 

 tauk Point is now very good, and the sloops and catboats 

 are numerous. Many good catches are reported. 



New Jersey Coast. — Camden, N. J., Oct. 6.— I had 

 rare luck at Anglesea last week with the nmd hens and 

 with the young mackerel, the latter wc catch by trailing. 

 The big mackerel (10 and 151bs.) have disappeared from 

 the sea, but thSse "blue fish" weigh from 1 to 21bs. and 

 are dehciously toothsomei I have met half a dozen New 

 Yorkers at Anglesea, brought there by my letters in For- 

 est AND Stream. The red drum (channel bass) ai^e biting 

 and will be there till Oct. 26.— J. M. S. 



NuMBERiNa Hooks.— The lack of agreement among 

 hook makers regarding the numbering of the different 

 sizes is almost as great a grievance as the vagaries of fly 

 nomenclatm-e. All anglers know that a specified num- 

 ber of one maker does not fit the hooks of a rival manu- 

 facturer, who is a law unto himself regarding the desig- 

 nation of sizes. On this subject the editor of the London 

 Fishing Gazette replies to a correspondent, who complains 

 of the evil: "We have for years past advocated one general 

 system in the numbering of hooks. We have now sent a 

 letter to every firm of hook njanufactnrers of importance 

 in the country, aslting them, in the nante of the angling 

 community generally, if they will, on and after a date 

 to be named bv them, agree to number their hooks of all 

 kmds as follows: 000, 00, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 

 13, 14, 15, and so on, begimiing with 000 as the smallest. 

 There can be no question as to this being the best and 

 simplest method, as it leaves it optional to the maker to 

 increase the size of his hooks indefinitely without upset- 

 ting the numbering, whereas if he calls his biggest hook 

 number one, it is not likely to correspond with the big- 

 gest hook of another firm, and it is x)ossible before long 

 he may want to make a larger hook to still, then he will 

 have to call it 1 or begin another system and call it 1a. 

 W^e shall pubhsh the replies we receive. The plan of 

 numbering which we suggest is that now in most general 

 use, and we sincerely hope that manufacturers will con- 

 sider the interests of then* customers, and anglers gen- 

 erally, and adopt one uniform system." 



Destruction of Small, Fish. — Greenwich, Conn., 

 Oct. 11.— Editor Forest and Stream: Some parties here 

 are taking bass, weakfish, etc., with seine. Fish too 

 small for their use are left on shore to die instead of be- 

 ing thrown back to grow. They operate about the mouth 

 of Coscob Harbor, and claim that being in the Sound they 

 have perfect right to net then fish. Several rod fishers 

 are indignant at the netters' style in general, and their 

 selfish short-sightedness in particidar, and I promised to 

 consult Forest and Stream on the' subject. As tide 

 water extends some two miles above where the netters 

 operate, I suppose they can reasonably claim to be netting 

 in the Sound. But is it legal in Connecticut to net such 

 fish either in Sound or river flowing into Sound? If not, 

 to whom should complaint be made? You know the ob- 

 jection of many persons to attending court in such cases, 

 even when not deterred by fear of neighbors' opinions, 

 they are afraid of postponed cases, loss of time and dollars 

 for nothing. Is it necessary that witnesses testify in per- 

 son, or will their depositions forwarded to the warden 

 suffice? I am not Avitness to the netting but wish to post 

 those who are. — F. D. G. [We would advise our corre- 

 spondent to complain to the flsh commissioners of Con- 

 necticut; they are: Dr. AV. M. Hudson, Hartford; Robt. 

 G. Pike, Middletown, and James A. BiU, Lyme.] 



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Address aU communicatio7is to the Forest and Stream Pulj. 0>. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Oct. 13 and 14.— Third Annual Dog Show of the Stafford Kenne 

 Cltib. R. .S. Hicks, Secretary, Stafforrl Springs, Conn.' 



Oct. 19 to 23.— Fifth Annual Dog Show of the Kew Brunsmck 

 Kennel Club. H. W. Wilson, Secretarv, St. Jolms. N. B. 



Dec. 1 to 8.— Firi3t Dog SIiow of the [nter-State Poultry and Pet 

 Stock Association, Cairo, lU. A. A. Co^v•de^y, Secretary, Cobden, 

 111. 



Dec. 11 to 17.— Second Annual Dog: Show of the Western Connec- 

 ticut Poultry Association. Frank D. Hallett, Superintendent, 

 Winsted, Conn. Entries close Dec. L 



FIELD TRIALS. 

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

 Association, at Abilene, Kan. R. C. Yan Horn, Secretary, Kansas 

 City, Mo. 



Nov. 8.— Third Annual Field Trials of i he Fi^lif r's Island Club, at 

 Fisher's Island, N. Y. Max Wenzel, Si i i >boken. N. .1. 



Nov.i!3.— Eighth Annual Field Trial- ; rern Field Trials 



Club, at High Point, N. C. W. A. Co,:i. r, h« c l etary, Flatbush, 

 Kings county, N. i' . 



Dec. 6.— Eighth Annual Field Trials of the National Field Trials 

 Club, at Grand ,1 unction, Tenn. 



Dec. 14.— Inaugm-fd Field Trials of the Texas Field Tri.als Club. 

 For members only. John F. Sharp, Secretary, Marshall, Tex. 



A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 



rpRF. AIMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registralioii 

 of pedigrees, etc. (with prize lists of all shows and trials), ib 

 published 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. Box 28.3S, New 

 York. Number of entries already printed 4126. 



PACIFIC KENNEL CLUB. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



A number of g-entlemeu appreciating the importance of a 

 keunel club with amemliership extending all over the coast, 

 recently met and perfected such un organization under the 

 name of the Pacific Kennel Club. 



The objects, as expressed in its constitution, are as follows: 

 First-j-To promote, encourage and imijrove the breeding of a 

 .superior class of dogs and their exhibition. Second — To pub- 

 lish a kennel register or stud book for the registration of 

 pedigrees. Third — To own dogs for stud and Ijreeding pur- 

 poses only. Fourth— To hold bench shows and to adopt rules 

 and regulations for conducting the same. Fifth— For mutual 

 improvement and dissemination of knowledge on all matters 

 pertaining to dogs, and to procure and maintain a library 

 for the use of the members. The admission fee is as follows: 

 Anv person joiiung within sixty da}^s from the Sth of Sep- 

 ternber, 1886, -§2.50. Any person joining after the Sth day of 

 November, 1886, and before the 8th day of January, 1887, .«5, 

 and any person joining after the Sth day of January, 1887, 

 SIO. The monthly dues are 50 cents, payable c^uarterly. Each 

 application must be accompanied by the admission fee. 



The present oiilcers of the club are as follows: Col. Stuart 

 Taylor, President, Naval OflQcer, Custom House; Ramon E, 

 WUson, Esq., First Vice-President. 419 California street; H. 

 T. Pajme, Esq., Second Vice-President, Los Angeles; James 

 E. Watson, Secretary and Treasurer, 516 Sacramento street. 

 Executive Committee— Dr. C. G. Toland, 7 Montgomery 

 avenue; J. Homer Fritch, Esq. , 143 East street; J. H. Man- 

 gels, Esq., 327 Market street; S. Cameron Alexander, Esq., 

 Bank of British Columbia, Sansome and California street; 

 H, H. Briggs, Esq., Breeder and Sportsman, 508 Montgomery 

 street; John F. Carroll, Esq., 1,:d33 Oak street; Ely I. Hutch- 

 inson, Esq., 419 California street. 



For further information apply to the secretary, P. O. Box 

 1836, San Franoisoo. 



THE EASTERN FIELD TRIALS ENTRIES. 



WE publish below the list of entries for the open .stakes 

 of the Eastern Field Trials Club, to be run at High 

 Point, N. C, next month. There are .35 in the All- Aged 

 Pointer Stake, 44 in the All-Aged Setter and 6 in the Cham- 

 pion Stake. The latter will possibly have two more entrie-s, 

 as the winners of the All- Aged Stakes will be eligible to 

 compete. The number of .starters for the several events will 

 undoubtedly be unprecedented in the history of field trials, 

 and the meeting promises to be even better than the brilHant 

 one of last year. The grounds of the club were drawn last 

 week by Messrs. Albert A. Holton and E. A. Smith, who re- 

 port birds more plentiful than last year, although a majority 

 of them were only about half grown. There is plenty of 

 food, however, and they will be well grown wdien the trials 

 take place. Many of the handlers with their dogs have 

 already gone to the vicinity and are hard at work preparing 

 for the trials. i i' © 



Mr. Coster has received no reply to his letter to the Pa. R. R. 

 requesting free transportation of dogs to the field trials. The 

 Richmond & Danville R. R. Co. have issued instmctions to 

 baggage masters to allow free transportation for dogs over 

 their line when accompanied by an attendant, who must 

 present certificate signed by Mr. Coster. 

 Following is a list of the nominations: 



ALL-AGED POINTER STAKES. 



Richmond (John E. Gill, Franklin, Pa.), lemon and white 

 dog (Don— Benlah). 



Don's Dot (John E. Gill, Franklin, Pa.), liver and white 

 bitch (Don — (jremome). 



Half a>"D Half (Edward Dexter, Boston, Mass.), liver and 

 white dog (Priam— Malt). 



Hops (Edward Dexter, Boston, Mass.), black and white 

 ticked bitch (Mike^ — Romp). 



Prince (J. O'H. Denny, Pittsburgh, Pa.), lemon and white 

 dog (Minnesota Prince— Countess). 



Tammant (F. R. Hitchcock, New York), liver and white 

 ticked dog (Tory- Moonstone). 



Duke OF Bergen (F. R. Hitehcock, New York), liver and 

 white dog (Bang Bang— Fan Fan). 



Bang Bang (Westminster Kennel Club. Babylon, L. I.), 

 orange and white dog (champion Bans — Princess Kate). 



Naso of Kippex (Westminster Kennel Club, Babylon, 

 L. I.), liver and white dog (Naso II.— chainpiou Maggie). 

 _ LUCKYSTONE (Westminster Kennel Club, Babylon, L. I.), 

 liver and white bitch (Tory — Moonstone). 



Old Pebo (C. D. Ingersoll, New York), liver and white 

 dog) Bang Bang— Kelly's Lill). 



DiXEY (J. R. Andrews, New York), lemon and white dog 

 (Sensation— Lotta) . 



Robert le Diable (Highland Kennel, New York) liver 

 and w^hite ticked dog (Croxteth— Spinaway). 



Bill (.Tames P. Sw^ain, Jr., Yonkers, N. Y.), lemon and 

 white dog (Jiush — Nan). 



Neversink (iN^eversiuk Lodge Kennel, Guymard, N. Y.), 

 liver and white dog (Croxteth — Lady Gwendoline). 



Flash R. (D. S. Gregory, Jr.. New York), liver and white 

 bitch (Ranger— White Lilly). 



Result (.J, E. Thayer, Lancaster, Mass.), liver and white 

 dog (Hart's Shot— Floy. 



Rapid (Bayard Thayer, Bo.ston, Mass.), orange and white 

 dog (Bang Bang— Rue). 



Rue II. (Bayard Thayer, Boston, Mass.), orange and white 

 bitch (Bang Bang — Rue). 



Dean (T. M. Aldrich, Manton, R. I.), liver and white dog 

 (Sensation— Daisy Dean). 



J;.MMiE (C. J. Peshall, Jersey City, N. J.), liver and white 

 dog ^Start— Maude). 



Nick of Naso (C. J. Peshall, Jersey City, N. J.), liver and 

 white dog (Naso II. — Pettigo). 



Lalla Rookh (L. W. White, Ramsey, N". J.), orange and 

 white bitch (Sensation's Son — Grace). 



Consolation (Charles H. O dell. New York), orange and 

 white dog (Bang Bang— Grace III.). 



Je rsAM (Pittshurgh Kennel, Pittsburgh, Pa.), black hitch 

 (Sambo — Diana). 



Flotsam (Pittsburgh Kennel, Pittsburgh, Pa.), black, 

 bitch (Sambo — Diana). 



Sweep (Pittsburgh Kennel, Pittsburgh, Pa.) black dog 

 (King— Lulu). 



Dress (Clifton Kennels, Jersey City, N. J,), liver and white 

 ticked bitch (Donald— Darkness). 



Joe Pape (Joan Drees, Little Rock, Ark.), black dog 

 (Saucho the Devil— Spot). 



Malite (Highland Kennels, New York), liver and white 

 bitch (Meteor— Dell). 



Rod (Castleman Kennels, Trenton, Tenn.), liver and white 

 dog (Meteor— Dell). 



Krupp (Castleman Kennels, Trenton, Tenn.), liver and 

 white dog (Meteor — Dell). 



Queen Bow (Clifton Kennels, Jer.sey City, N. J.), liver 

 and white bitch (King Bow — ^Bow Queen). 



Nameless (Royal Robinson, Indianapolis, Ind.), liver and 

 white bitch (Meteor— Dell). 



Nellie F. (Castleman Kennels, Trenton, Tenn.), liver and 

 white bitch (Croxteth Ranger— Fannie). 



ALL-AGED SETTER STAKES. 

 ENGLISH setters. 



Gloster (Edward Dexter, Boston, Mass.), black, white and 

 tan dog (Dashing Rover— Trinket). 



Belle of Piedmont (Edw^ard Dexter, Boston, Mass.), 

 black, white and tan bitch (Dashing Rover— Belle of 



Hatch ie). 



Prince -;s PTelen (Ramapo Kennels, Ramsey, N. J.), orange 

 and white bitch (Thunder— Bessie). 



PriisCE Imperial (Ramapo Kennels, Ramsey, N. J.), 

 orange and white dog (Emperor Fred — Bessie). 



Clifford (Ramapo Kennels, Ramsey, N. J.), black, white 

 and tan dog (Emperor Fred- Fairy Belle). 



Brandon (J. O'H. Denny, Pittsbm-gh, Pa.), lemon and 

 white dog (Royal Rock— Nellie). 



Roy Monarch (E. W. Clark, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.) black, 

 white and ticked dog_ (Dashing Monarch— List). 



Gay Gladstone (B. P. Holliday, Prairie Station, Miss.), 

 orange and white bitch (Gladstone — ^B'lounce). 



Mandan (B. B. Morgan, Akron, O.), blue belton dog 

 Count Noser— Lola). . , , , 



Mack (N. Wallace, Waterbury, Conn.), black and white 

 dog (Perry's Pete— Knight's Tip). 



St. Elmo IV. (Dr. S. Fleet Speir, Brooklyn, N. Y.), black, 

 white and tan dog (St. Elmo— Clio). 



Windermere (Dr. S. Fleet Speir, Brooklyn, N. Y^.), orange 

 and white dog (Druid— Countess Louise). 



Dashing Noble (Pittsburgh Kennel, Pittsburgh, Pa.), 

 black, white and tan dog (Count Noble— Da.shing Novice). 



Daisy Queen (Pittstmrgh Kennel, Pittsburgh, Pa.), 

 black, white and tan lutch (Rock— Meg). 



Pendeagon (Geo. T. Leach, New York), black, white and 

 tan dog (Count Noble— Floy). _ ^ ^ , , 



Ben Partington (T. M. Aldrich, Manton, R. I.), black, 

 white and tan dog ( Floy). 



Gem (T. M. Aldrich, Manton, R. I.), black and white dog 

 (Druid— Ruby). ^ ^ , , 



Miss Elsie (E. F. Thomas, Hoboken, N. J.), black, white 

 and tan bitch (Count Noble— Ruby). 



King Leo (E. F. Thomas, Hoboken, NT. J.), black, white 

 and tan dog (Count Noble— Ruby). 



DAISY F. (D. E. Rose, Lawrenceburg, Tenn.), lemon and 

 white bitch (Gleam— Dean). , , . 



Bob H. (Dr. R. J. Hampton, Athens, Ga.), black and white 

 dog (Count Noble— Belle Boyd). 



