Nov. 4, 1881] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



tying up the old scow we went to work carrying poles 

 and bark with which to repair it, and soon had it in such 

 shape tliat it needed but little touching up to make it as 

 cozy as possible. Dhectly in front a space of open water 

 reached out and was met by a fringe of alder and water 

 maple. In the rear, the ground, perfectly free from 

 underbrush, was covered with a soft carpet of leaves and 

 gi-ass and extended with a gentle slope of clear open 

 woods backwai'd some two or tlnee Imndred yards, \^'here 

 it ended abnajptly in an old stumpy wheat field enclosed 

 by a rail fence and noted as a favorite woodchuck ground. 

 A few feet distant a small stream trickled down the hill- 

 side and passing over a large flat rock dropped with 

 a sudden plunge'iuto the main body. On the roof of the 

 cabin, bottom up, Old Shack kept a light skilf which he 

 used for exploring and setting out and taking up his traps. 

 After helping Mm doAvn with this we cut fish]Doles, and 

 Chip having dug some worms, the old man entertained 

 us with stories of Ms adventures while we fished and 

 caught enough to do for several meals. Then as the day 

 had well advanced, we decided to go home, promising to 

 come around tli? next day. As the old man thanked us 

 witii a friendly. "Be ye goin'? Wal, boys, yeV bin a big 

 help ru me "n" I'm much obliged. Come 'roimd whenever 

 ye kin. I'LL be glad to hev ye," and bade us goodby we 

 felt that there were manv good things in store for us dm-- 

 ing Old Shack's stay. " J. H. B. 



THE BROOKLYN GUN CLUB. 



THE Brooklyn Gun Club was organized Jiily 24, 1872, 

 as a trap-shooting club; reorganized July 31, 1887, 

 and Jem. 8. 1884, and incorporated IMay 15, 1885. As a 

 pigei Ill-shooting society it was well known to all tra^i 

 shooters. In 1880 the pigeon sltooting feature Avas done 

 away with, and the club membcvsliip has since then been 

 composed of sportsmen interesi eil iif game and lish. The 

 preserves consist of 700 acres in the towns of Huntington 

 and_ SmitUto\\ n. Suffolk county, Long Island, the club 

 having rented from the lando"\vQers exclusive shooting 

 and fishing privileges <:m this ti-act. The game is quail 

 and grouse; 250 dozen or tlie former, brought from Ten- 

 nessee, have been at different times put out. A pond of 

 28 acres affords excellent trout fishing. A special game 

 protector, employed by the club, and having appointment 

 as game constable, looks out for trespassers and poachers. 

 The farmers who rent sliooting privileges to the club, 

 ajipreeiating thai it i> ibr tlirii- interest to lookout for the 

 club's interest, render ciBcient aid in detection and pun- 

 j:-inners. One farmer, for instance, 

 T e other day to give notice of some 

 1 a portion of the club preserve, 

 .-j-eiiidcd |>romptly, caught the fellows 

 and took them before the Justice at Smithtown. Thev 

 had seven robins, one quail and §40. The Justice took 

 .$38 and let them go. 



The Brooklyn Gmi Club has demonstrated to its own 

 satisfaction the possibility of keeping up the game supijlj- 

 and nraintainingforthe members.witliinready access from 

 a Lirge eity. good shooting and lishing. Tlie members 

 are representative men; tlie legal profession appear to 

 hold the balance of power in the membership of forty. 

 The members are: 



ishmenr 

 drove sever 

 gumiers sir 

 The consia 



Aten. H. F., M. D. 

 Blankley, Thomas S. 

 Breese, Wm. L. 

 Bloomfield. James 3f. 

 Creed. GeorE'.e H. 

 Crane. J. S. 

 Cole, Edward H. 

 Dotter, Charles T. 

 Durkee. E. W. 

 Eddy, A. 



Havemever, C. W. 

 Hill, John L. 

 Hoey, Wm. 

 Hard. George M. 

 Horn, Wm. C. 

 Higgins, Jr., Chas. S. 

 Johnson, R. M. 

 Lawrence, W. M. 

 Logan, John L. 

 Leggat, Richard J. 



Lamarche, JohnV. 

 Lamarche, Hemw J. 

 Mom-oe, Dr. I. C. 

 McEwan, Jolm E. 

 BIcDermott, P. J, 

 Post. George W. 

 Pratt, Hon. Calvm E. 

 Peckham, Alfred. 

 Prentiss, Sam'l F. 

 Paxton, Rev. Dr. Jno. R. 

 Rogers, Theo. 

 Schneider, F. 

 Seabmy, George J. 

 Smith, Fieling H. 

 Studley, Theo. E. 

 Walter, Gustave. 

 Wynn, Wm. 

 Williams, J, D. 

 Wingate, Gen. Geo. W. 

 Wheeler, W. B. 



We give the following as forms wliich may be copied 

 by other clubs; 



CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. 

 We. the undei-simed, Henrv F. Aten, John L. Hill, Gus- 

 tave Walter, John W. Douglas, P. J. McDermott, I. C. Mon- 

 roe, John E. McEwan, George J. Seaburvand JohnL. Lo^an, 

 all of full age and all citizens of the State of New York, do 

 hereby certify: 



Tliat we desire to form a club or society for the purposes 

 hereinafter mentioned, iu pursuance or the provisions of an 

 act of tlie Legislarure of tiie State of New York, entitled 

 "An Act for tlie incorporation of Societies and Clubs for cer- 

 tain lawful purpcses." passed May 13, 1875, and the amend- 

 ment thereto, and do hereby declare: 



First— That the name or title liy which such society or 

 club shall be kiiowm in law is the '"Brooklyn Gnu Club."' 



Second— Tliat the particular nature and obiects of such 

 club are the enforcemeut of the ganae and iish laws, the 

 propagation of game aud rish, and the hiring and leasing of 

 lands and waters for shooting, fishing and hunting pur- 

 poses. 



Third- That the number of trustees, directors or man- 

 agers to manage the society or club shall be nine, and the 

 names of such trustees, directors or managers shall be as 

 follows for the first year: Henry F. Aten, John L. Hill, 

 Gustave Walter, John W. Douglas. P. J. McDermott. I. C. 

 Monroe, John E. McEwan, George J. Seabury and John L. 

 Logan. 



Fourth— Tliat the principal office and place of meeting of 

 said society or club shall be in the city of Brooklyn, county 

 of Kings, and State of New York. •> ■ J 



Fifth— That the duration of said society or club shall be 

 for the term of twenty j-ears. 



fn witness whereof we liereunto set our hands and seals 

 this tifteenth day of jMay, in the year one thousand eight 

 himdred aud ei.srhty-five. Henry F. Aten, John L. Hill, Gus 

 tave Walter, John W. Douglas, P. J. McDermott, f C 

 Mom-oe, John E. McEwan, George J. Seabury, John L. Logan- 



CONSTITUTION. 



Article I.— Sec 1. TMs association shall be known as 

 the Brooklyn Gun Clu.). Sec. 2. The objects of this Club are 

 the enforcement of the came and lish laws, the propaa;atiou 

 of game and fish, and the leasing and hiring of hmds and 

 waters for shooting, lishing and hunting purposes. 



Akt. If. —Sec. l.^The membership of this Club is limited 

 to forty members. Sec. 3. Candidates may be proposed and 

 voted for at any meeting of the Club, as provided for in the 

 By-Laws, 



Art. hi.— Sec. 1. The officers of the Club shall consist of a 

 President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary, and also 

 thi-ee Directors, which Directors shall constitute an Executive 

 Board for the management of the affairs of the Club. Sec. 2. 

 There shall be also nine Trustees, seven of whom must be 

 officers of the Club. Sec. 3. All Otficers and Trustees shall be 

 elected at the annual meeting by a vote of the members of 

 the Club, and shall hold office for one year or until their suc- 

 cessors are elected. 



Art. IV. The annual meeting of the Club for the election 

 of officers shall be held on the second Tuesday in January of 

 each year, due notice of which shall be sent by the Secretary 

 to each member. The regnlar meetings of the Club shall be 

 held on the second Tuesday in .January, March, May, July, 

 Septenilier and November, for .social purposes and for receiv- 

 ing reports from the Oificers and Board of Directors. Special 

 meetings may be held at the call of the President or Execu- 

 tive C'oniiuittee. or by the Secretary, at the written request 

 of three members of the Club. 



Art. V. At any meeting of the Club seven members shall 

 constitute a quorum. 



Art. VI. In case a vacancy occurs in any office the same 

 shall be filled by a vote of the members of the Club, at any 

 meeting of the Club. 



Art. VII. The Clul) shall have the power to establish Bj^- 

 Laws and Rules and RegulatioTis for shooting, hunting and 

 fishing, which ma\- l)e altered at any annual meeting. They 

 may also l)e altered at any regular nu^etiiii;- or at any special 

 meeting called for that purpose, notice of such intended alter- 

 ation having heeu p-iN-en at least thirty days before .such reg- 

 ular or .special meeting. 



Aut. ^, 111. This Constitution shall be changed only at an 

 annual meeting, notice of the intended change having been 

 given in writing at a previous regular meeting. 



Airr. IX. At any annual meeting of the'Club at which 

 Officers and Trustees are elected members may be repre- 

 sented Iiy proxy and vote as if present, said proxy being given 

 especially for that meetingand filed with the Secretary before 

 the nteeting is called to order. 



Ai;t. X. A meeting of the Board of Officers may be called 

 at any t ime hj the President or a majority of the iiiemhers 

 of tlie Executive Board. 



BY-LAWS. 



Article I. At the meetings of the Club the order of busi- 

 ness .shall be as follows: 1. Roll call. 2. Minutes of last regular 

 and .subsequent special meetings shall be read and approved. 

 3. Members proposed and voted for. 4. Reports of Commit- 

 tee. 5. Unfinished business. 6. New business. 7. Bills ex- 

 amined and passed. 8. At annual meeting election of officers. 

 9. Adjournment. 



Article II. 



Section 1. President.— The Presjdant shall preside at all 

 meetings of the Club. 



Sec. 3. Vice-President.— In the absence of the President the 

 Vice-President shall preside, and shonld both be absent those 

 present shall choose one of their number to ac't as Chairman, 

 who shall perform all duties for the time lieing. 



Sec. 3. Secretary.— The Secreiary shall keep a record of 

 the transactions of the Club, and pay to the Treasurer all 

 moneys as sciin as received, keep accurate accounts with its 

 menil lers, draw all orders for the payment of bills as ordered 

 by the (Jlub. give notice to the members in arrears for fines 

 or otherwise, attend to all correspondence, and transact such 

 other d.tities as may be directed by the Club. 



Sec. 4. Treasurer.— The Treasurer shall receive and pay 

 out all moneys of the Club on the order of the Secretary, 

 countersigned by the Chairman or members of the Executive 

 Board, and keep a book sho^-ing the same, and shall report 

 to the Board of Directoi^s at each regular meeting. The 

 Treasurer shall receive all the funds through the Secretary, 

 aud shall keep a true account of all moneys received and 

 paid out by him. He shall deposit the moneys received in 

 the name of the Club in a bank designated by the officers 

 thereof. 



Sec. .5. The Executive Board.— The Executive Board 

 shall, before the annual meeting, take a correct inventory of 

 the property and effects of the Club, and place the same in 

 the hands of the Secretary, and it shall be recorded in the 

 minutes of the Club at the annual meeting thereof. They 

 shall examine the books of the Secretary and Treasurer and 

 report the same to the Club at the annual meeting. 



Article HI. 



Section 1. The initiation fee of a member shall be dol- 

 lars, and the annual dues dollars. Candidates can be 



proposed and voted for at any meeting of the Club. The an- 

 nual dues to the Club are payable on or before March 1. Sec. 

 3. In electing members all present shall vote, and the vote 

 must be by ballot and unanimous to elect. All candidates 

 for membership shall be proposed in writing bv a regular 

 member, and shall be indorsed by two other niembers, said 

 proposition to be sent to the Secretary, who shall keep a 

 record of the same as received, and on voting said candidates 

 shall be taken up in the order as received by the Secretnry. 

 Sec. 8. An assessment, not to exceed ten dollars per year, 

 may be made upon all the members of the Club at any regu- 

 lar meeting by a two-third vote. Sec. 4. Any member who 

 is in arrears for dues, fines or assessments, and shall neglect 

 to pay the same for thirty days after receiving notice of his 

 indebtedness troni the Secretary, may bo dropped from the 

 roll and from membership by a vote of the Club. 



Art. IV. Any member can resign his membershii) by giv- 

 ing notice in writing to the President or Secretary, but no 

 resignation shall be accepted if the member be iu arrears for 

 assessments or otherwise. 



Airr. Y. Any member guilty of ungentlemanly conduct or 

 violation of the By-Laws may be fined, suspended or expelled 

 by a two-thirds vote at a regular meeting, but no action shall 

 be taken unless the member be present or shall have been 

 duly notilied by the Secretary of the charges made against 

 him. 



Art. VI. The privileges of the Club may be extended to 

 ■such parties as the Board of Officers may determine for one 

 year. 



two friends during the shooting season to shoot on the Club 

 grounds. 



VII. Any member or members may have the privilege of 

 taking a guide for shooting on the Club grounds, but all 

 birds killed by said guide are to be scored against said party 

 or parties. The guides to be G. Herbert Newton and William 

 E. Newton, and a third, to be named by parties present, if 

 necessary. 



VIII. Any member or members violating any of the above 

 rules may be suspended as a member of the (^iub bv a board 

 consisting of the President. Vice-President, Treasiirer, Sec- 

 retary and the members of the Executive Comndttee; said 

 board to be convened by a call of the President or Chairman 

 of the Executive Conimirtee, or any otiier two members of 

 the board. A ciuorum of said board to consist of not less than 

 three members. The Secretary to notify such member at 

 once_^ of his suspension. 



IX. Any member having been .suspended may be reinstated 

 at any regular meeting of the Club, or at a special meeting 

 called for that purpose by a majority of the members then 

 present. 



X. The Pi-eside!it or Executive Committ.ee. at the request 

 m writing by a suspended member, .shall caU a special meet- 

 ing of the Club to act on his case, said call to be made within 

 one week after receiving such request. 



RULES FOR FISHING. 



I. No member of the Club shall fish iu Club waters to ex- 

 ceed three days in any one week, or kill more than sixty 

 trout in any week or thirt.y in one day. 



H. Trout of less than six inches in length shall be returned 

 to the water a.s soon as taken. If such trout dies it shall be 

 scored against the person killing the same and he may re- 

 claim it. 



HI. Each active member may take a friend ^vith him to 

 fish, not to exceed twice in the season, piwdded, however, 

 that said friend does not l)elong to any other Kings county 

 shooting, hunting or fi.shing club, or had not belonged to 

 any other Kings county shooting-, hunting or fishing club 

 \vithin twelve months prior to Jan. 1. 1SS.5. But this rule 

 .shall not prevent active members from taking members of 

 their families to fish. All fish taken by such friend or mem- 

 bers of families to be scored against such member. Ladies' 

 and children's visiting days shall be, prior to June 1, Mon- 

 days, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 



1 \'. If on any day the number of members desuang to fish 

 shall exceed the nunilier of boats belonging to the Club then 

 the boats shall be apportioned among such members, not to 

 exceed three members to each boat; but if the number of 

 members exceeds three for each boat then the priWlege to 

 fish shall be decided by lot, unless such members otherwise 

 agree. 



V. Members shall be responsible for all damages done to 

 boats Avhile being used by them, and .shall see that the boats 

 are cleaned and properly housed as soon as brought to land. 



VI. Eich member may take a guide at his own expense, 

 provided there are sufllcient boats for other members, their 

 friends aud families, all fish killed by such guide to be scored 

 against sach member. 



VII. Any member who violates either of the above rules 

 may be suspended from membership by a board consisting 

 of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary and 

 the members of the Executive Committee. Said board shall 

 be convened at the call of the President or Chairman of the 

 Executive Committee, or any two members of the board. 

 Three members of said board shall constitute a quorum, 

 and three votes shall be necessary for such suspension. 



VIII. Any suspended member may be reinstated in the 

 manner provided for the reinstatement of su.spended mem- 

 bers in subdivisious IX. and X. of Rules for Game Shooting 

 of the Club. 



A DOUBLE DISASTER. 



[Art. VII. provides for transfer of certificates of member- 

 ship.] 



RULES FOR GAME SHOOTING. 



I. No member of this Club shall kill more than twentv-five 

 birds (cpiail or partridge) on the Club ground in any week 

 during the season. Weeks to commence on Monday and end 

 on Saturday evening. 



II. No member of this Club shall shoot or hunt on the 

 Club grounds more than four days in any week, and no two 

 days consecutively over the same' ground. 



HI. No more than eight members shall shoot or hunt on 

 the Club grounds on the same day, and should more than 

 eight members be on the grounds the privilege to shoot shall 

 be designated by lot. 

 IV. Each member shall register in the Club's registry on 

 rrival. and also register in his own handwriting the num- 

 ber of birds killed by him and the place where such birds 

 were killed, said registry to be made on the evening after the 

 hunt. 



Y. Any acti\'e member of this Club shall have the priAulege 

 of taking with him a friend to shoot or hunt on the Club 

 grounds after November 1,5, proAuding, however, the said 

 friend does not belong to any other Kings county shooting or 

 hunting club, or has not belonged to any other Kings cohntj^ 

 shooting or hunting club mthin twelve months prior to 

 January 1, 1885. All birds killed by said friend to be scored 

 against said active member. 



vl. No member shall have the privilege of taking more 

 than one friend at one time, and shall not take more than 



THE morning sun of the glorious 4th and no less glori- 

 ous 5th of July warmed the backs of a couj)le of 

 young men, accompanied by a borroAved pointer of the 

 female kind, who were eagerly beating the hazel bushes 

 and low ground in the rear of Fort Howard, opposite Green 

 Bay, Wis. We were having good sport and enjoying 

 oiuselves, as youth with gun and dog only can, when a 

 fuie bird rose from a little thicket, and as my gun 

 came into line and the discharge followed, to my dismay 

 through the smoke I saw the form of the dog high in the 

 air, as she leapt for the tempting game, forgetful of her 

 trainmg, if slie ever had any. Too late ! Down went bird 

 and dog together! When we reached the spot there was 

 the game, sure enough, and the dug had evidently been 

 impartially served with the same sauce. Sorrowfully we 

 bent over the dying animal, but could do nothing to re- 

 lieve her, and as her pantings grew feebler and almost 

 ceased, vv e left the spot, for the strange thing we call 

 life seemed to have departed. Of coiuse our day was 

 clouded, but as the animal was entirely at fault, we 

 made the most of an unlucky time, and betook our- 

 selves to another part of the tield where, having 

 secured a few more birds, we made oiu way 

 homeward, Avhere the sad story was related to her master, 

 who of course prizeti her higlily, and now that she was 

 gone, her vhtues were all remembered and her faults for- 

 gotten. The next morning, to our great astonishment, 

 Ave learned that she was at liome. She had found the way 

 to the ferry during the niglit, crossed on the boat, no one 

 knev.- how, and reached her home, where she finally 

 recoA-ered. We had hardly time to congratulate ourselves 

 on tills fortiuiate result when Avere served with summons 

 to appear and answer to a charge of shooting woodcock 

 out of sea?on. This was a scheme for revenge devised by 

 the officers of the fort for having tresiiassed on what they 

 had come to consider their oavu gromid, simpl\^ because 

 in their vicinity. AVo proposed to test the matter, and 

 had the satisfaction of seeing them ' 'hoist with their own 

 petard," for the case AA-ent against them, their claim that 

 the 5th and not the 4th AA\as the day intended by the law 

 Avhen shooting should commence not being tenable, and 

 they had the costs to pay. C. J. T. 



LTncle Leach. avIio used to live down on S. River in 

 Maitie, was sadly giA en to di-awing a long bow. One 

 eveniug in the a illage grocery he was entertaining a small 

 audience Avitli tales of hunting and fishing, when he was 

 asked if he CA-er bad any luck shooting Avild geese. "Any 

 luck shootin' geese." repeated the old man. "Wall, I 

 should say so. Vv'hy. "twas only this blessed iiiornin' that 

 I see a flock Hying over and blazed into 'em with my old 

 gun, and, gentlemen, I hope to die if I didn't bring doAvn 

 six and a raccoon.. — Black Spot. 



The KA^"ELUo:E LLvrshes.— Indianapolis, Tnd., Oct. 20. 

 — I spiOnt last week on the Kankakee marshes, near Eng- 

 lish Lake. There Avas quite a flight of ducks ou Monday, 

 but it will need freezing weather to bring in any great 

 quantities. Snipe are abtuidant in their favorite feeding 

 grounds. Wild geese are going south in great numbers, 

 but few stop.— H. C. H. 



