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FOREST AND STREAM. 



THREE FISHERS. 



LAST Decoration Day the Lawyer, the Railroad Presi- 

 dent and the Editor were whipping the surface of a 

 little lake in Sullivan county, New York, where, they had 

 been told confidentially, "they grew to enormous size." 

 It is needless to say to what "they" refers. The Lawyer 

 and the Editor now and then hooked a fish, but, as it ap- 

 peared, prematurely; for it was evident, in the case of 

 each, that the word "enormous" could not be apj)lied 

 with precision except to its appetite. The Railroad Presi- 

 dent wielded a pole (by no stretch of courtesy could it be 

 called a rod) and did great execution among "the lily pads. 

 The casts of his companions and finally his — But this is 

 how it happened: The Editor, from his inherent desire to 

 instruct the ignorant, showed the Railroad Pi-esident how 

 to handle his pole; to depend on wrist rather than biceps 

 for force and j^recision, etc. It must be confessed that 

 the R. P. was not a very apt pupil. The pole would be 

 sent over the shoulder with a rush, and then back again 

 would it come, the Ime swishing and the leader snapping 

 in their efforts to follow the contortions of the tip, and 

 the flies threatening each moment to wing their way in 

 different directions. In despair the Editor exclaimed In a 

 double-leaded voice, "Turn your head and see that the 

 line is fully straightened out before casting!" Flushed 

 with excitement and conscious that all eyes Avere fastened 

 upon him, the Raikoad Pi-esident, nervously pulling out 

 two or three esti-a yards from his reel, braced himself, 

 and with a mighty roll of his arm sent the line singing- 

 back over the water. Turning his head to see that all 

 was right, he reversed his arm, nearly capsizing the boat 

 and— Great Scott! His leader, a brown-hackle (it was 

 yell-oh! now), was fast in his nose! Trying to smother 

 then- laughter, the Editor produced his office shears from 

 his boot, the Lawyer his (s)quills, and out came the fly. 

 This time a red-hackle. Gentle reader, the fish of "enor- 

 mous size" was landed, but not without the help of the 

 gaff. T'LIN. 



Minnow Experience.— Richmond, Va., Nov. 17.— I 



notice in the Forest and Stream of Nov. 4 are interest- 

 ing statements_ made by "Piseco" in regard to how long- 

 minnows will live confined in glass jars without change 

 of water. I wish to add my experience in regard to how 

 long minnows can be kept alive Avithout water. About 

 three weeks ago I went fishing for silver perch , and hav- 

 ing only a few small creek minnows for bait, did not 

 wish to encumber myself with a minnow bucket, and 

 wrapped the bait in a dry handkercliief, stuffed it in my 

 pocket and went to the -pond. I was greatly surprised 

 when I reached the pond to find that, although nearly tAvo 

 hours had elapsed since I put the minnows in my pocket, 

 four-fifths exactly were auve and swam off lively enough 

 when put on the hook. The few that died were very 

 small and were stuck firmly to the handkerchief, all 

 moisture having been absorbed from their bodies. If any 

 of my "brethern of the angle" have had similar experi- 

 ences I would Mke to hear from them through the Forest 

 AND Stream.— Simon Peter. 



Black Bass in Maine. — Our comments on the clamor 

 for a change in the laws of Maine to allow black bass to 

 be caught in May were copied into the Maine papers. We 

 took the ground that no black bass shoiild be taken be- 

 fore Jixne, and in Maine the middle of that month woixld 

 be early enough. Mr. John Mead, the well-known artist 

 and angler, writes to the Bridgeton, Me., News as follows: 

 "The Forest and Stream is near the mark, only the 

 close time for bass and wliite perch should extend to July 

 10, which is quite soon enough for "the law to be off" in 

 this State, as the fry need a mother's care to that date. 

 In regard to many Maine sportsmen clamoring for the 

 total extermination of the bass, it does not agi-ee with my 

 observations on this question. My calling brings me m 

 contact with many sportsmen, and I have failed to dis- 

 cover such a class. It is the 'chumps' who complain, and 

 very unreasonably it seems to me, I have never heard a 

 good reason set forth in favor of extermination." 



Sensibility of Fishes to Pain,— Noting the articles 

 "Sensibility of Fishes to Pain." I append an experience. 

 While fishing at Indian Pond, Me, , last June, with a fly, 

 I hooked and landed a trout, the lower jaw bone being 

 broken and a piece gone, the wound was fully three- 

 quarters of an inch long by one quarter of an inch deep 

 and bleeding. The guide with a hand Une had struck the 

 same fish and lost him less than ten minutes before. The 

 weight of the fish was 31bs. Ooz.— D. W. H. (Hartford, 

 Conn.). 



EvERTBODY OUGHT TO KNOW IT.— Write on one side 

 of the paper only. 



^tBhcttltnn. 



Address all communicatiom to the Forest and Stream Pub, Co 



, NINETY MILLION SHAD FRY.— The Bulletin of the 

 United States Fish Commission states that 90,000,000 shad 

 fry were hatched and distribxited last summer. The catch 

 of adult shad on the Atlantic coast last season is estimated 

 at something less than six millions, therefore fifteen young 

 fish have bsen planted for every one captured. The entii*e 

 cost of hatching and transporting the fry, sometimes across 

 the continent, lias been less than $20,000, about S220 per 

 million, or about forty-five young fish for one cent. 



English as She is Spoke.— Tourist— "An' now me letter 

 of credit is caAvshed, can you direct me to some spot in this 

 blawsted country that will equal Pipe-weed-under-Tay-copse- 

 Herefordshire-heath, North Staffordshire, England, for a flip 

 at a salmon?" Banker— "I seldom fish myself, but; I under- 

 stand that Mud - creek - over-against -Bill - Simmonse's-raill- 

 pond, Knox county, over-the-left-and-under-suspicion-Maine, 

 United States of America, four-hands-round is a fair sporting 

 ground."— TicZ-Sits. 



FIXTURES. 

 DOG SHOWS. 



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

 Stock Association, Cairo, 111. A. A. Cowdery, Secretary, Cobden, 



Dec. 1.5 to 17.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Western Connec- 

 ticut Poultry Association. Frank D, Hallett, Superintendent, 

 Wmsted, Conn. Entries close Doc. L 



Jan. 17 to 31, 1887.— Ohio State Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock 

 Association Dog Show, Columbus, 0. W. P. Kuell, Suporintend- 

 ont, Columbus, O. 



April5to8, 1887.— Third Annual Show of New England Kennel 

 Club, Boston. F. L. Weston, Secretary, Hotel Boylston, Boston, 



April 12 to 15, 1887.— Thirteenth ainnual Dog Show of the Western 

 Pennsylvania Poultry Society, at Pittsburgh, Pa. C, B. Elbon, 

 Secretai-y. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Dec. 8.— First Annual Field Trials of the Irish Setter Club, at 

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



Dec. 1.3. -Eighth Annual Field Trials of the National Field Trials 

 Club, at Grand Junction, Tenn. 



Dec. 14.— Inaugural Field Trials of the Texas Field Trials Club. 

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



A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 



nPHE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration 

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

 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 2832, New 

 Vork. Number of enti-ies already printed 43 H . 



Don't Sttffeh Cold to Acoumitlate on cold until your 

 throat and lungs are in a state of chronic inflammation. 

 Attack the first symptoms of pulmonary irritation with Halo's 

 Honey of Horehound and Tar, and achieve an easy victory. 

 Pike's Tooxhaohe Drops cure m one minute.— Adv. 



THE WESTERN FIELD TRIALS. 



[From a Special Correspondent.] 

 FIFTH BAY— Continued. 



BRIDGEPORT AND KING KOBLE, 

 beaten by Lufra, came to the front to run for second in All- 

 Aged Stake. Sent off in grass after a little delay, Bridge- 

 port siirmised that game was around and commenced draw- 

 ing, but King outgeneraled him by taking the body scent 

 and pointing staunch. Mr. Barker flushed and .Judge Mer- 

 riman shot and missed. The dogs remained quietlv. Cast- 

 ing off, Bridgeport got a point, and birds were flushed but 

 not shot. King wanting something bigger, wheeled around 

 and pointed what proved to be a fine covey or chickens. When 

 birds flushed the sportsman from Denver shot and missed. 

 Dogs were sent away to where birds were marked, the hand- 

 lers being instmcted to hunt them carefully, After being 

 shown the exact location they sent their dog.s on Avith poor 

 judgment, letting them go wild, and flushes were made, as 

 the quail did not give out much scent after dropping in the 

 g-ass. Bridgeport got a couple of flushes and a point. When 

 King was brought up to backhe was brought close and stopped 

 by low word from his handler; dogs then did some reading, 

 and after casting around for the body scent, birds fliished 

 wild ahead of King. The ground was then worked again, 

 but nothing found save a slight scent by Bridgeport. Barker 

 now came in for his share of demerit and fliished two birds. 

 The dogs were then ordered up to permit Judge Briggs to 

 shoot a prairie chicken. Mr. Van Horn showed him where 

 the bird was marked, and when the noble, strong bird sprang 

 into the air it sailed away with the shot from two 

 barrels after it, but not a feather was ruffled. The 

 judge looked much chagrined, being a good shot and wear- 

 mg a medal won at a shooting tournament. He 

 remarked, "Well, he looked as big as a blanket." 

 Sending on, a flush wa.s made by the judges, and 

 Bridgeport was also charged with one. After being cast 

 away Bridgeport made a grand point on a covey; and flushed, 

 with dog very steady, were easily marked in a cornfield near 

 by. Stafford shot and missed. In the mean time Bridgeport 

 was very steady to wing and shot. Sent away, Bridgeport 

 inade a fine point and King was sent up in open ground to 

 back, which he failed to do. Meantime an old hen was seen 

 to get away from the spot. Casting into the corn where the 

 covey were marked soon a flush was made by Barker. Dogs 

 were most too hasty, as there was not much cover, and an- 

 other was flushed, Bridgeport then made a fine point, and 

 a single was flushed and shot by Stafford. King, 

 sent on to retrieve, did it well. Bridgeport wheel- 

 ing around, cast away to south and soon established 

 a fine point. Stafford went on to flush. Bridgeport 

 moved and Stafford stopped to command and picked 

 up a dead bird, the wounded one he had shot at before, and 

 throwing it out in the cover it was finely retrieved by dog. 

 King is a grand dog in the open to find game, but appears 

 to have almost too much speed in a cornfield to prevent 

 flushing where the scent is very slight and the birds wild. 

 Sent oil to grass. King getting away with his gi-and style. 

 Bridgeport came Hp and backed finely, and this time did so 

 much better than when he was down with Lufra when he 

 refused to back on sight. Birds flushed and Stafford shot. 

 King sent on retrieved. Judges took time to consult, and 

 the race was so close that it was with some little hesitation 

 each could make up his minutes, and after finding that 

 King had naturally the best hiinting qualification but 

 lacked the education and experience in cover on quail that 

 Bridgeport has, they were compelled to award the heat 

 Tmder flie rules to Bridgeport. 



ROD AND BEIDGEPOET, 

 both handled by Stafford, were sent away and permitted to 

 hunt as they pleased, as he could not show any favors nor 

 make any noise that might attract one more than the other. 

 Soon Rod had a flush charged to him though he had made 

 game fifty yards from that place. Soon another was flushed 

 and killed and retrieved in good .shape by Rod. Now Bridge- 

 port came to a good point and Rod backed grandly. Rod 

 moved in to grass where Bridgeport stood, probably on a 

 rabbit scent. We noticed that Rod seems to improve every 

 day he runs, but burrs soon slow him down. Various places 

 were tried and still no birds were raised or scented. After 

 a time the corn was tried and Rod made a very excellent 



Eoint, and Bridgeport again redeemed his lost character and 

 acked. The judges here consulted and sent the dogs on. 

 Coming up to a slough a bird was flushed, but soon Bridge- 

 port came to a good point and was steady. Dogs called up 

 after being down about three hours, and judges give the 

 heat to Rod, and the day's work ended. 



SIXTH DAY. 



Considering the short time to finish the Derby it was con- 

 cluded to divide the third money in the All-Aged stake be- 

 tween Cornerstone, Bridgeport and Dick T. 



THE DERBY. 

 SPOT BELTON AND TRIXT. 

 At 9 A. M.. J. I. Case, Jr.'s belton bitch Spot B. (Dick B. 

 —Belle Beltoh), handled by C. N. Barker, her trainer, and 

 Trixy, handled by Gleasou, wei-e put dowm on grass to try 

 the qualities of speed, ranging, quartering and style of Trixy, 

 as they knew what Spot would do, as she had run in the 

 All-Aged three heats. Spot went away as usual and Trixy 

 was doing some good work, and at the slightest scent put 



her nose to therground and pottered. Grass drawn blank, as 

 was a portion of a cornfield. Getting off on a pasture, Spot 

 still going fast, Trix warming up showed more speed and 

 ambition. Next we tried a cornfield, where near the edge 

 dogs made game, and reading up flushed a single. Spot 

 cast off slowly soon stood, Trix and Spot now commenced 

 roading, as birds had been no doubt feeding around the en- 

 tire field, Trix going one way and Spot the other, Judge 

 Briggs following Trix and Judge Merriman Spot. -Judge 

 Briggs had the misfortune to run on to the covev and flush 

 them, but it was much better to have them flushed than not 

 to find them at all. Being marked in grass, dogs were sent 

 away to find. Going too fast as usual when on to the freshly 

 flushed birds Spot flushed and dropped to wing. Spot now 

 concluding no doubt she had disgraced herself enough got 

 on hot scent and dropped flat on the ground, Trix not being 

 asked to back that position. Barker "flushed bird and both 

 dogs Avere steady. Moving on Spot got a flush, but further 

 on got a fine point, standing erect with tail high. Trix came 

 around and backed finely, but made rather poor style, as 

 she set down with head erect. When Gleasou shot both dogs 

 were steady to wing and shot. Gleasou Avhistled Trixy off 

 Avhen she got on scent and drawing would have soon located; 

 and dogs were ordered up without her getting a point at 

 10 A. M. 



DILLSEV AND TANSY. 



The liver and white pointer Dillsey (Meteor— Dee), owned 

 by Col. C. W. Hughes, of Dalla.s, Tex,, and handled by her 

 trainer, W. B. Stafford, was put doAvn against Tansy, a liver, 

 and sister to her opponent (both being sisters to Rod, the 

 winner of second in the All- Aged Stake, and Malite, the win- 

 ner of the Derby last year), handled by A. J. Gleasou and 

 owned by J. N. Simpson. Sent away in open grass, Dillsey 

 ca.st away and made a little burst of speed; mean time Tansy 

 was following and not working independently. Getting "a 

 little scent they brisk up for a time, but after some minutes 

 get burrs ih their feet and seem to lose all courage; and the 

 pointer men are much disappointed that their pups do not 

 show^ more dash ajid vim to hunt Avhere there is no game. 

 Birds not found Avhere scattered, and they tried to 

 find them where the former covey had been flushed. 

 Alter the dogs .succeeded in flushing two birds, but 

 doing nothing at catching the scent in the dry grass, 

 they were sent away to a new field to find birds marked by 

 spectators. Tansy seemed to have a roAang manner and 

 flushed a bird after haAing the exact locality shoAvn to hand- 

 lers. Stafford going up flu.shed another. Tansy getting up 

 to some tall grass pointed, failed to locate, roaded and lost. 

 Dillsey crossed the road and made a good stand, and Tansy, 

 being in full view, made a good back. Staftbrd put up bird 

 and shot but did not kill, the orders from the commencement 

 being that no birds need be killed, as no retrieving Avas re- 

 quired from the puppies. Both dogs Avere steady to shot 

 and wing. Tansy on crossing over flushed a snipe, not 

 having the benefit of the Avind. Dillsey ran on into the high 

 Aveeds and made a point. Tansy 's notice being directed that 

 way ran in and got a point also. Casting on a few rods 

 Tansy got a stand and Dillsey made a line back. Gleasou 

 put tip birds and shot, dogs were steady to shot and Aving. 

 Dogs sent in to burry corn, and then judges ordered them up 

 and out. 



RUBY BUCKELLEW AND BESSIE B. 



The orange and white setter bitch Ruby Buckellew (Buck- 

 ellew — Brimstone), owned by T. W. Stoutenberg, of Daven- 

 port, loAA^a, and bandied by A. J. Gleason, against Bessie B., 

 a belton setter bitch (King Noble— Elsie Belton), oAATied by 

 F. H. Bull, of Racine, Wisconsin, handled by her trainer, 

 C. W. Barker, Avere put doAA'n at 11:10 A. M. on open ground, 

 Bessie getting aAvay lively and shoAving her merits superior 

 to Ruby, though Ruby Avas doing some nice close quarter- 

 ing, though she AA'atched her handler too much. Bessie 

 soon gets the admiration of all the friends of King Noble 

 Avhosawhim run, as she is a good second to him and no 

 doubt will be as fast when she is as old. Sent aAvay through 

 pasture and a small grass patch Avhere cover was high, Ruby 



fot into some sand burrs that about used her up, Bessie 

 ept going back and forth through the burrs, and no other 

 dog during the trials came near her in this except the run- 

 ning of Cornerstone in the first heat he was doAvn, when 

 Gleason so cruelly ran him mthout taking out the burrs. 

 Ruby's feet being cleaned by handlers, she got aAvay better 

 and began to show some more interest in the chase. Judge 

 Whipple just at this point very uncei-emoniously rode his 

 horse up to and flushed a fine coA'ey. Bessie came around 

 and made a good point on the place and Ruby backed. The 

 birds could not be located, but were left alone after Gleason 

 succeeded in tramping on one. By this time Bessie was 

 doing all the work that amounted to anything, Ruby lag- 

 ging. In high cover Bessie Avauted to point so badly that 

 she stood a barn fo\vl, when the old blue hen skipped. 

 Changing now to opposite side of the draw and making a 

 cast down the skirt of some high grass, Bessie made a good 

 stand. She roaded up a fcAv feet AA'ith head high and stood 

 again. Birds flushed, shot fired, both dogs steady. Sent off 

 to find covey again, the birds scattering so much that they 

 Avere hard to find in the high dry grass, and Bessie kept up 

 that same grand movement, but all that was raised was a 

 bird by Gleason. The judges ordered dogs up at 12:^5 and 

 made for the farmhouse for pumpkin pies, Avhile Judge 

 Briggs had his eye on getting a doavI of pure cream. 



BRUSH JR. AND TRAVELER. 



Brush Jr., an all red Irish .setter OAvned by G. D. Dehart, 

 Kansas City, Mo., handled by trainer Gleason, against 

 Traveler, a liver and white pointer dog (Meteor — Dee) OAvned 

 by J. W. Blyth, Burlington, loAva, also handled by Gleason, 

 were sent away at 2 P. M. Traveler had the best of the speed, 

 and both made a little burst, but getting into cover began to 

 Aveaken, and Brush commenced the foot scent business. 

 After getting dowm to it a little .slower yet, Traveler going 

 into a thicket pointed, and after a little steering around 

 Gleason flushed and getting rattled killed the bird, which 

 Traveler retrieved well. Sent on to follOAV the covey the 

 burrs put them to disadvantage; sent up a draw the dogs 

 and the FOREST AND Stream's reporter flushed, sharing 

 about equal in it. Sent on to try a weedy swale the judges 

 flushed a bird after the dogs had missed. Soon Traveler did 

 some bad work by flushing, and Bru.sh, not to be left out, 

 Aveut and did the same thing. A little further on Traveler 

 scored a fine point, and the AAdiole covey fiuslied in the weeds 

 and the edge of corn, and AAdiile the dogs stood very steady 

 another covey got up back of the judges. Dogs called up. 

 There were three coveys fliLshed inside of 75 yds., and yet 

 the pen and printer's ink vrill leave the history of birds be- 

 ing scarce at the Abilene field ti-ials of 1886. 



marksman and cornterstone. 



Marksman, a handsome Llewellin black, white and tan 

 setter dog (Doncaster— May Queen), noAv comes up for a bye, 

 and runs it oft" Avith Cornerstone. Mark is owned by C. B. 

 Donaldson, handled bv Gleason, AA'ho had six dogs out of the 

 nine entries that filled. Sent away at .3 P. M., Traveler got 

 up some life in the croAvd of judges, reporters and others by 

 going oft" a little faster than the last tAvo braces. He is, in 

 our estimation, the third in speed of all the entries run. 

 After a little search Mark came on to a scent and stood and 

 Cornerstone made one of his gi-and backs. The dog moved 

 and a bird was flushed. Marksman gets around now_ in 

 rather a slow manner and with all that makes a flush. After 

 a trial Avith Mark of backing and to shot, the dogs were 

 ordered up. The judges soon made iip the list of winners, 

 and Avhen they announced Bessie B. first, Spot Belton sec- 

 ond and divided the third betAveen DiUsey, Traveler, Tansy 



