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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Oct. S8, 1886. 



Veemont Bass.— Fair Haven, Vt., Oct. 23,-1 have 



spent a good many days with the rod and line on the 

 waters of Lake Bomosecne, and have taken from its 

 waters all the varieties of fish that live in it. The bass 

 winch are taken from those waters are the regular large- 

 month black bass, but they are commonlj'- known as 

 "Sweego" bass. The "Jumbo bass" that has' been spoken 

 of in your paper was undoubtedly one of that species. 

 The largest I ever took Aveighed Slbs. , but they have been 

 taken as liigh as 151bs. ; but not often, the greater number 

 running from -J to 31ba. each. A small lake of 80 acres 

 only about two miles from here was stocked with small- 

 mouth black bass some eight years since, and there are 

 now a great many fine bass in its Avaters; but they are 

 hard to take, as there are myriads of small fish in it. This 

 summer I had the pleasure of helping eat one that came 

 from there and weighed GJlbs. before it was di-essed, I 

 think if some good fly-fisher should come and try it, lie 

 might reap a good reward, as tliere has never been a fly 

 upon the pond. I should take pleasure in going and show- 

 ing him the spot. Will landlocked salmon and smaH- 

 mouth blaxjk bass thrive together in the same water?— Ned. 



The Heaviest Trout Yvit:.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 An English totuist, writing in the London Times, Oct. 1, 

 from the north shore of Lake Superior, has the following: 

 "We stopped at the little station and heard a fish story 

 from one of the residents, who told how he had gone 

 down to the sliore, and, seeing the trout disporting, had 

 taken a little butterfly to bait his hook, and with it caught 

 three 30-pound speckled ti'out. They were of the finest 

 quality, yet so numerous are they here that he had sold 

 all three for one dollar," Your columns, I think, record 

 a S. fontinalis of ITlbs. from Lake Nepigon, also one of 

 121b8. from the Rangeley Lakes, and we hear of a 2.5- 

 pound black bass from Lake Bomoseen; but these are 

 trifles compared with the three taken by the veracious 

 Canadian, whose tale, perhaps, should go to tliat depart- 

 ment of your paper entitled "Camp-Fire Flickertngs." — 

 S. C. C. 



A Trout -Score.— Henry S. Cari^euter, of Osceola, 

 claims to have caught 26,900 brook trout during the past 

 20 years. They were mostly taken from Salmon River. 

 The largest Aveighed about l^lbs. — Utica Herald. [How 

 much did the smallest Aveigh?] 



Brookyaus, N. Y. — The ninth semi-annual picnic of 

 the Brookvale AngUng Club was held at Brookvale Mills 

 last Saturday. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 



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Address aU comtminications to the Forest and Stream Pub. Cn. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Dec. 1 to 8.— First Bog Show of the Inter-State Poultry and Pet 

 Stock Association, Cairo, 111. A. A. CoAvdery, Secretary, Cohden, 



Dec. 15 to 17.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Western Connec- 

 ticut Poultry Association. Frank D. Hallett, Supeidntendent, 

 Winsted, Conn. Entries close Dec. i. 



FIELD TRIALS. 

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

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

 City, Mo. 



Nov. 8.— Third Annual Field Trials of the Fisher's Island Club, at 

 Fisher's Island, N. Y. Max Wenzel, SecretarT, Hoboken. N. J. 



Nov. BigrMh Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field Trials 

 C]i'l3, ;u Hig/i PoiuU N. C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Flatbu.sh, 

 Kin6;s eonntv, N. Y. 



Nov. 2:i.-FifthAiiuu.Hl Field Trials of the Robins Island Club, 

 Robins Irihmfl, L. 1. Open to ineaibers only. L. Wateroury, Sec- 

 Tiinvy. 



Dci . i.—7iist Annual Field Trials of the Irish Setter Club, at 

 Salisbury, N. C. W. Dunphy, President, PeekskiU, N. Y. 



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

 Club, at Grand Junction, Tenn. 



Dec. li.— Inaugural Field Trials of the Texas Field Trials Club. 

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



A, K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 

 rpHE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration 

 of pedigrees, etc. (with pi-ize lists of all shoAvs and trials), is 

 publislied eveiy jnontli. Entries close on the 1st. Should be ixi 

 e.arly. Entry lilanlcs 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. 0. Box 2832, New 

 York. Number of entries already printed 4236. 



ST. JOHN DOG SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The show which closed last Friday night was the best ever 

 held in St. .John, both as regards quantity and quality of 

 exhibits. The I) ail/i J Sun of .Saturday .said": " The do": and 

 pony show, wLicli has heen an unprecedented success, closed 

 last' night. It has heen very largely attejiiied." Lansdowne 

 Rink, where the exhibition was held, is admirably adapted 

 for a ooa; sho^v, and is capable of comfortably accommodat- 

 ing five; iiruidred dogs. There were 20.5 entries against 143 

 last year, and Mr. Wilson informed me that the gate receipts 

 were airaost double those of last year. Much of this success 

 was due to Mr. Wilson's own persistent labors, and the 

 eshibitora, knowing this, presented him with a .suitable tes- 

 timoidal eiublematieal of thei r appreciation of his unflinch- 

 ing energy and devotion. In tiiotiuerit terms Col. Blaine, 

 the gallant president of the Club, eulogized Mr. Wilson's 

 ger^dces, past and present, and that gentleman replied briefly 

 but iu well-chosen Avords. 



The feeding was done by Spratt's Patent, and many exhib- 

 itors who had not seen the biscuits before spoke very favor- 

 ably of them and stated their intention ot using them in 

 their kennels. 



It has never fallen to my lot to come in contact -with a 

 better hearted or more hospitable set of people than I met 

 in Sfc. John, and I will avail myself of this opportunity and 

 publicly express my gratitude through the widely-read col- 

 umns of your vakiabie journal. It will be many a day be- 

 fore I forget the kindly words of ^velcome or the countless 

 courtesies that were showered upon me during my visit to 

 St. John. 



MASTIFFS. 



Mastiffs were first on the list and though Friday, to whom 

 I awarded first prize, is a long way removed from first class 

 form he showed just enough character to earn him a place 

 in the category of dog show Tvdnuers. lie is a fairly well 

 built dog so far as body goes, and his coat, color and condi- 

 tion and size are above the average. He does not stand quite 

 straight on his fore pins and is not round and heavy enough 



from the elbows down. He lacks in volume of skull and is 

 too. long and narrow and shallow in muzzle, added to 

 which defects he does not carry hia ears comme U faut. 

 The bitch class did not fill and Fi-iday just described scored 

 another ^vin in the puppy class for dogs. In the correspond- 

 ing bitch class SyMa was alone and while she is not of 

 correct type I gave her the prize. She is what one might 

 properly term a Wade mastiff, a long-legged, light-boned, 

 noundy-headed specimen, almost entirely devoid of true 

 mastiff character. Some day she may carve her way to the 

 front, a second Baby of the mastiff world. Pardon me for 

 digi-essing just a moment to congratulate mv esteemed Pitts- 

 burgh friend upon ba%dng put aside his pen. May he never 

 resume it to discuss the mastiff question is the worst wish 

 of myself and others who have listened to his many mislead- 

 ing statements. As a reformer of dog sh ow abuses Mr. Wade 

 has few equals in this country, and the motives which prompt 

 him to write are of the purest kind. But his wholesale 

 atticks upon dogs he has never seen, his altogether incorrect 

 descriptions of prominent English winners, and his farcical 

 comparisons will only tend to retard progress and mislead 

 the credulous beginner. 



ST. BERNARDS. 



Celtic Rector was decidedly ahead of his three rough-coated 

 competitors. He is an orange and white dog, and claims as 

 his sire that characterless specimen Rector. His head, as 

 might he expected, is very deficient, but it bears no resem- 

 blance to that of his giant sire. His dam. Countess IV., was 

 by my Yorkshire friend's well-known Barrv, and Celtic Rec- 

 tor has inherited the bad expression and faulty head of that 

 dog. He is not a big dog, carries his tail too high, stands 

 well on straight legs, niigiit be better in markings and would 

 be improved by more coat and bone, Celtic Ralman, second 

 prize, lacks character in head and is too leggy and scanty of 

 coat. Clyde has a small wolfish head and is not a show dog. 

 Guess is a brindle mongrel, .such as one often sees at a dog 

 sho\v. Celtic Sheba was my choice for first in the next class, 

 She is not quite so good in head as the second prize winner, 

 Celtic Lassie, but is of better size, has more bone and a bet- 

 ter coat. Celtic Linda is on the small side and is deficient in 

 muzzle and very light of limb. Celtic Mona is much above 

 the average in head and strength and straightness of limbs, 

 but her color, a sort of clirty lavender, is dead against her. 

 Grant was alone in the class tor smooth-coated champions. 

 He is not one of my sort, has a very plain and expressionless 

 head, is ,iadly marked, faulty in loin and lacking in size. 

 Lodi was the only entry in the ouen class and was jioints the 

 best St. Bernard in the sliow. He has improved since i last 

 saw him, and while he- is not a crack he is a useful sort and 

 will be heard from again. His very heavy ears are his worst 

 faidt, 



NEWFOirSiD.LANDS. 



I was rather disappointed in not finding a better lot of 

 Newfoundlands, but Mr. Wilson assured me that he had 

 never seen but one really good specimen in or near St. John, 

 a dog owned by a sea captain. Hog and owner soon disap- 

 peared and have never returned. I awarded first prize to 

 Starda, a dog of lair size and with a better coat thtm the 

 average. His head is much too light and is not of correct 

 formation; it is narrow and domed. His slack back would 

 handicap him heavily if shown in good company. Captain, 

 he, is an undersized specimen, faulty in head and ears. 1 

 could not conscientiously have given him the second prize 

 card. Mollie, winner in the bitch class, was all out of coat, 

 but she is of better type than any of the others, and was only 

 beaten for the special prize on the score of condition. Jumbo 

 is a small, curly, weedy, poor-headed specimen. Darkie 

 would have stood a better chance of winning in a class of 

 brown, curly-coated retrievers— not a Newfoundland at all. 

 Jessie, second prize, is too small, and is faulty in skull, muz- 

 zle and forelegs. The first prize dog puppy Ls'iuuch too curly 

 in coat; his head is plain and his ears heavy. Nellie will not 

 distingiush herself in good company at future shows. 



I'OINTERS. 



Sport scored an easy win in the dog class. He is very much 

 like old Sensation, but is a better looking dog, better in 

 shoulders, chest, back, loin, tail, muzzle and cars, but not 

 quite so ^'ood in skull or in neck. He is not, I am told, a 

 good field dog, and as he would be outclassed on the bench 

 alongside the cracks of the present time, 1 would not advise 

 any one to purchase him at the price ($50) asked for him. 

 Pointer, placed second, is a white and lemon dog, not straight 

 on the forelegs, or good in pasterns or feet. His head lacks 

 character and his shoulders are heavy. Dash, unnoticed, is 

 is very deficient in head (skull and muzzle shallow, no stop, 

 ears set on highi, a very plain looking animal. Nellie, a 

 liver colored bitch of some quality, took first in the next 

 class. She is not of the type I like— too round in barrel, not 

 quite right in forelegs and too straight in stifJes. She is best 

 at the two extremities. Brovraie, a bitch of the same type 

 and color, Avas second. She is better in stifles than the win- 

 ner, also in hocks, but is much too leggy and shallow. 

 Queen, c, and entered as liver and white, is a white ami 

 lemon ticked bitch, fairly good in body, but weak in head 

 and faulty iu neck, legs, second thighs, tail and eyes. Ex- 

 press is very deficient in .shoulders, legs, feet and back. 

 Jersey, the winning puppy, will never be heard from tn good 

 company. He is deficient in head, ears, eyes, pasterns, feet 

 and tail. Don does not possess a single show point, so that 

 I was compelled to dismiss him without notice of any kind. 

 Sport won the special easily. 



SETTERS. 



Of the four dogs shown Gun, who possessed far more true 

 setter character than Bex, was given first. He has bad eyes, 

 is faulty behind the back ribs and was not well shown. Rex, 

 placed second, is the more truly-formed dog and was in bet- 

 ter condition, but 1 could not get over his very plain head, 

 which clearly denotes a bar sinister in his pedigree — if he 

 has one. The other Rex, the unnoticed one, is much too 

 leggy, shows little if any character, and is very faulty at both 

 ends. Morning Star, a little bitch showing some quality 

 and fairly good in head, scored an easy win over her kennel 

 companion. Lady Bright. The latter has a rather nice head 

 and shows some quality, but she is heavy in shoulders and 

 slack behind them, does not stand straight on her forelegs 

 and is undersized and a bit weedy. Fan is fairly good in 

 head, but is too leggy and light of limb to suit me. Her tail 

 is baaly formed and badly carried and her color is washy. 

 Daisy is heavy in shoulders and very faulty behind the back 

 ribs. Jolly Jet, the winning puppy, has a fairly good body 

 to recommend him, but he needs improvement at all 

 other points. Old Ai-gus, in blooming condition, was 

 alone in the class for champion Gordons. Ho is 

 getting to be rather light in the quarters, but with 

 that exception was looking as well as I have ever seen 

 him. Flora, first in the open bitch clas.s. is light in color and 

 too weedy all over to compete successfully in good company. 

 She is also rather snipy and faulty in stop. Dash, the first 

 prize puppy; is deficient in muzzle and in eyes; his ears are 

 set on too high and he is not free of white. 



The Irish setter dogs were a veiy useful lot of seven. The 

 fii-st prize winner might have been purchased for ^ a few 

 days before the show, but all of a sudden the price jumped 

 up to S50, and then got into the hundreds. Another lltord 

 Cromwell. He is a dog that can take a card in any company. 

 True, he has not a head like Old Palmerston's or color like 

 Chief's; but he is good in back, shoulders, chest, quarters 

 and stern, stands on the very best of legs and feet, and car- 

 ries himself very gaily. Elcho IV., another useful-looking 

 one, took second, and had he been in better condition and 

 carried his ears properly I would probably have placed him 

 flirst. He is better in muzzle than the winner, but not so 

 good in peak. He is also cleaner in the cheeks and of better 



color than the winner, bu t is not so good in legs, feet, back or 

 stifles. Gariyowen, vhc, is a dog of the Berkley type— too 

 low on the legs, not rangy enough, a nice type, but not the 

 right one. His coat is excellent, but his color, while very 

 handsome, is too dark. He is flat over the loin, not long or 

 clean enough in head and neck, stands too low at the shoul- 

 der and does not carry his tail properly. Dash, vhc, is not 

 very bad at any point. The faidt with him is that he is too 

 big and heavy at all points. Rosy was in poor condition or 

 she would have been noticed. His head is not quite right and 

 his color is too light. The unnoticed Dash has a short stumpy 

 head and is poor in color and straight behind. Hebe, the 

 first prize bitch, is too weedy and shallow, besides being 

 faulty in muzzle. She is quite young and will improve, but 

 I do not think she will be heard from again in good com- 

 pany. Maudie, second prize, is som iu head, and the same 

 may be said of Madpce, w^ho is faulty in slioulders, forelegs, 

 pasterns and feet. In body and tan she will do. Tempo, the 

 first prize dog puppy, is better in head, body, legs and feet 

 than the average and may be heard from again, if not pitted 

 against the cracks. Hebe, just described, was first in the 

 class for bitch puppies and Molly, faulty in head and color, 

 was second. 



SPANIELS. 



There were twenty-six entries in the spaniel classes, and 

 the quality was better than I expected to find it, but there 

 w^as nothing first-class, and a fairly good dog could easily 

 beat the lot of them. My notes against Jack, winner in the 

 class for field .spaniel dogs, are as follows: Light eyes, not 

 clean enough in liead, stands too high, slaljsided, tail not 

 docked and badly carried." Black, .second prize, was fir.st in 

 the puppy cla.ss last year. He is deficient in skull, muzzle, 

 eyes and ears, .stands too high on the legs and is light of bone. 

 Rover, he, is much too big, but being better in head, coat 

 and ears than the i)alance of the class, I gave him the card. 

 J 'Ben," says my note book, "is a light-boned .specimen lack- 

 ing in character." Spot, faulty in head, ears, eyes and coat, 

 was the only bitch shown. I gave her second prize. Prince, 

 with his yellow eyes and plain head, is much too shallow 

 and leggy, but I gave him second prize in the puppy class 

 nevertheless. Cocker dogs were a little better than their 

 heavier brethren, and I awarded two first jirizes, one to the 

 black and white Sport and the other to Maxie, a black. 

 Neither is first-class. Sport is too cheeky and is also faulty 

 in muzzle and coat, his ears are placed too high, and he is 

 light of limb. Maxie is too heavy in head; he is also rather 

 flat-sided and light in eyes. Pornyj, second prize, says my 

 notebook, is "faulty in head, leggy, light of limb, shelly, not 

 straight in front.'' My first prize bitch is far too much on 

 the Su.ssex type, and is light of bone and short of coat and 

 feather. She is a liver-colored bitch decidedly deficient in 

 cocker attributes. The winner of second prize had previously 

 tasted of the sweets of victory, but she won't do for me. She 

 is faulty in head, body and limbs, and no fault coukl have 

 been found had I withheld the prize. Two puppies were 

 shown, and they were so near equal that 1 gave each a second 

 prize. 



GREYHOUNDS. 



There was only one exhibit, a red and white dog of rather 

 more than average quality. In head and neck lie is fairly 

 good, but his heavy shoulders, light limbs and pasterns, and 

 faulty feet are hardly the proper things for the plains of 

 Altcar. 



DEERHOIJNDS. 



Ml'. ITiayer as usual had matters all his own way in these 

 classes, there being nothing up to the form of his Bran, Loma 

 II., Highland Laddie, Duncan and Thora. Vaughn 11., c, 

 in the open dog class, is too small and is light of bone, weak 

 in pasterns, open in feet and scanty in coat. Jess, second in 

 the open bitch class, was in such poor condition that Thora 

 had no trouble in beating her. The flrst prize puppy is of 

 good type and fairly well formed all over, but she is too small 

 ever to make a good one. 



C0LLIE3. 



There were seventeen entries in these classes and the qual- 

 ity of the exhibits was but little below the average. Olin- 

 thus scored rather an easy win in the dog class. His head is 

 the worst part of him aiul will always keep him back in good 

 company. Bruce, second prize, is rather a coarse dog, much 

 too heavy in head and in ears, and lacking in top and uu- 

 der-coat." Don, he, is very faulty in head and ears and his 

 coat is too soft. Jerry, c, is much too small and weedy, 

 but his head and ears being better than others in the 

 class, I thought him worth a card. Barker, also c, 

 is far from being perfect in the three more essential 

 points, head, body and coat. Roy's head and ears won him 

 the card: he is not a good one by any means, being very de- 

 ficient in body, leiis, feet, coat and tail First in the bitch 

 class went to "N>'llie {4rey, a Ijitch above the average in body 

 and coat bui handicapped with a short, sour head and full 

 eyes. I failed to find anything worth a second to her. Two 

 fairly good puppies, by Ben Nevis from Nellie Grey, easily 

 won the puppy class prizes. One of these, Ness, is rather 

 a promising youngster, but she will never be quite first class. 

 She won the special for best collie in the show, the runner- 

 up being her brother Avon. 



FOX-TERRIERS. 



The fox-terriei men were demoralized at the sight of Mr. 

 Thayer's strong team. They swept the boards. With the 

 exception of Meersbrook Model II. all are well known to 

 your readers. The new bitch scored a veiy easy win in the 

 pujjpy class, although not a good one. She is too legCT, 

 stancfs badly on her fore legs, is light of bone, and not right 

 in feet. The owner and exliibitor of a cripple in one of these 

 'asses, not appreciating a rule I have ot disqualifjing the 

 Jind, the lame and halt, sought out Col. Blaine and in- 

 formed that gentleman that the judge was a nailing good 

 one except of fox-terriers. The Colonel, who had taken fij-st 

 in the bull-terrier dog class but only second in the bitch 

 class, replied as follows: "Can't agree with you, sir, can't 

 agree with you. Our judge doesn't know the first thing 

 about bull-terrier bitches, but I tell you he's a splendid judge 

 of bull-terrier dogs." The hit went home as did also the 

 owner of the cripple. I gave the special for best fox-terrier 

 to Richmond Olive, who also took that for best siiorting dog. 

 BULLDOGS. 



Mr. Mills had a couple of entries in these classes, but they 

 did not show up, and Mr. Thayer had a walk over with Tip- 

 poo, Rhodora, Moses and Josephine, all well known to your 

 readers. 'Tippoo, of course, won the special, and 1 thought 

 him clearly entitled to the special for best non-sporting dog. 



BULL-TEREIEKS. 



Crib, faulty in .skull, muzzle and eyes, was the only decent 

 specimen in the dog class, and Bones, full in eyes and faulty 

 below them, was a very easy ■«dnner in the bitch class. She 

 was shov/n too fat. .lulia, second prize, has a brindle patch 

 over one eye and is very faulty in muzzle, not quite straight 

 on her legs, and not right either in shoulders or tail. Tat- 

 ters, he, is of the same pattern, but shghtly underhun.g. 

 The balance of the class were dogs of all colors and shapes- 

 pit dogs. 



OTHER TEREIEKS. 



I only awarded a second prize in the class for black and 

 tan dogs and that to a dog out at the elbows and very defi- 

 cient in head and eyes. Nell, the winning bitch is faulty in 

 head, eyes and color; she shows age. Neither of the toys is 

 good in head. 



The first prize Skye terrier dog is fairly good in head, ears, 

 body and tail, but he is short and soft in coat— serious de- 

 fects. The second prize winner is not nearly so good in head 

 and Ms coat is very scanty. Jessie, the winning bitch, w 



