Forest and Stream. 



A Weekly Journal of the Rod and Gun. 



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NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1895. 



I VOL. XLV.-No. 2. 



I No. 818 Broadway Nkw York. 



A FAMILY AFFAIR. 

 The great National Schuetzenfest, in Brooklyn, was a 

 family affair. Our German brethren are not selfish in 

 their pleasures, for they take their mothers, wives, sisters, 

 brothers and friends with them to enjoy witnessing the 

 competition or to indulge in the wholesome pleasure and re- 

 creation which are adjuncts to it. The competition of the 

 individual is thus lifted above selfish oneness and becomes 

 the common property of the family and its friends. All 

 alike share in the pleasure of victory or the struggle for 

 il, and all alike have equal benefit from the recreation. 



In this respect the Fest differee widely from the com- 

 petition of the average American. To him a competition 

 is a serious matter. He may call it recreation, but in 

 most instances it is merely the same serious business man- 

 aer directed into another channel. He goes out for relax- 

 ation, but he does not relax. His play is quite as serious as 

 jig work. He carries the same fixed business face at all 

 jimes. He is not responsive to the general good nature 

 And chattiness, nor does he display much personal vivac- 

 ty. To foreigners, with whom sociability is a polite art 

 and duty, the pleasant diversions of the American seem 

 to be periods of greater sadness. He is self-centered and 

 serious, slow and cautious in mixed company, so much so 

 as to be noticeably distinct in contrast with the vivacious 

 deportment and sociability of the Germans. 



Glendale Park during the past week has illustrated that 

 at a German Schuetzenfest it is not all of shooting to shoot. 

 The constant rattle of rifle shots, the almost equally loud 

 and spitefully sharp noise made by the bullets striking the 

 target and the whip-like crack of the echo, did not in the 

 least mar the enjoyment of the thousands of men and 

 women gathered there. High, strong fences securely 

 inclosed the shooting grounds, thus guarding the careless 

 picnickers from danger and the shooters from interfer- 

 ence or annoyance. The long line of firing points, care- 

 fully arranged with every convenience of gun racks, 

 each divided from the other in a stall-like manner, so 

 that each firing point had its own individual arrange- 

 ments, permitted a long line of competition all at the 

 same time without confusion or disorder, though to the 

 ■lay onlooker there was no evidence of system. Two or 

 three reports would be heard, then a single one, then a 

 whole volley, sounding much like a whole pack of fire- 

 crackers exploding at once, then shifting and changes of 

 the reports from volleys to single shots the livelong day. 

 The firing points occupied one side of a pavilion, the rest — 

 the larger space — being used for tables where the shooters 

 or onlookers could sit at tables and refresh themselves; 

 while pretty girls, strong, robust, fresh and healthy, in 

 the picturesque costume of Vaterland, filled and refilled 

 the foaming steins. 



But in the large grounds, so extensive and so filled with 

 people, and having so many other amusements in action 

 that on the opposite side the reports of the rifles could not 

 be heard, the rifle shooting appeared but an incident. 

 Small brass bands were here and there, the center of 

 large groups of listeners who sat at the tables clustered 

 about every attraction, and applauded each effort politely. 

 A large dancing pavilion so swarmed with waltzers that 

 it was a marvel that they could turn at all. Yet the 

 broad mass whirled round and round and rarely was there 

 a collision. On Singers' Day the park was filled to its full 

 capacity. There were many thousands of people present. 

 In every part of the wide grounds there was something to 

 engage the eye or. the ear. In one place was a large plat- 

 form on which was a continuous performance of athletic 

 feats — trapeze, tumbling, contortions, and parallel bars — 

 some of them being exceedingly difficult, and all very 

 good. A diversion which was particularly well patron- 

 ized, though crude in its requirements, was a test of 

 strength. A heavy beetle or maul was struck on a pin 

 which by lever action threw a small weight upward 

 between two parallel frames, which were fastened to a 

 board structure about thirty feet in height. Young 

 men and men not so young would take off their 

 coats and work at this enticing device with a vigor 

 and determination, costing five cents for two trials, 

 which would have won their employers' undying 

 confidence and esteem were they to use the same effort 

 in business. While one was bending and swaying in 

 swinging the ponderous mass of wood, a dozen would be 

 waiting for an opportunity to show their strength. A 

 shooting gallery of many targets and many rifles was 

 Tunning constantly up to its full capacity. Groups of 

 singers here and there warbled forth melodies. There 

 Were the usual '-fake" schemes too, which separate the 



good-natured money owner from his money— as the 

 colored gentleman whose head is pushed forward through 

 a hole in the canvas for any one to throw three or four 

 balls at for the sum of five cents, not so easy a game as it 

 looks to be, nor so certain of safety, as the colored gen- 

 lleman often finds out to his hurting. The cheap photog^ 

 rapher who takes pictures while you wait was crowded 

 with customers, mostly the young man with a pretty girl 

 who wished to show good faith. The merry-go-round, 

 with its impossible horses and tigers and its machine 

 music, was patronized alike by old and young, though a 

 grown man, sitting with grave dignity on a wooden 

 horse, going about in a circle to the weird notes of a 

 steam organ, does not seem to enjoy it so much as he 

 should. Every amusement was run up to its full 

 capacity. Every one was spending money and seemed 

 to be happy. Every one appeared to take his or her 

 enjoyment in a social manner. The pleasure of each 

 individual seemed to blend with the common pleasure of all. 



"ACCOMPANIED BY OWNER." 

 In our comments last week upon the Maine system of 

 prohibiting the transportation of game unless accompanied 

 by owner, it was said that similar provisions have been 

 adopted in other States. A study of them is interesting. 

 Here is an abstract, not, however, complete: 



In Arizona it is forbidden for any common carrier or private indi- 

 vidual to receive game animals, birds or fishes for transportation out- 

 side of the limits of the Territory. 



Arkansas has a statute, which has- been commented upon before in 

 these columns, making it unlawful to export any fish or game from 

 the State. 



California forbids railroad companies, express companies and 

 private individuals from exporting from the State deer and game 

 birds. 



Colorado forbids killing of deer, elk or antelope at any time except 

 for immediate use, governed in amount and quantity by the reason- 

 able necessity of the person or persons killing tho same. 



Connecticut forbids exportation of woodcock, ruffed grouse and 

 quail. 



Delaware forbids the exportation of game entirely. 



Florida has just passed a new law forbidding the transportation of 

 venison from one county to another, except that it may be carried 

 home by hunting parties. 



Idaho forbids the taking of deer or antelope at any time for the pur. 

 pose of traffic in carcasses. 



Illinois in a law which has been upheld by the Supreme Court for- 

 bids the sale or transportation for sale of quail, pinnated grouse, 

 ruffed grouse, pheasant, squirrels or wild turkey taken within the 

 limits of the State. 



Indiana forbids exportation of deer, quail, pheasant, wild duck, 

 grouse, prairie chicken or woodcock at any time. 



Iowa provides that game may not be shipped out of the state no 

 within the State, except that one dozen birds may be sent in one day, 

 provided an affidavit is made that the birds are not shipped for sale 

 or profit. 



Massachusetts forbids the exportation of woodcock, quail and 

 ruffed grouse. 



Michigan forbids transportation, except for food consumption 

 within the State, of deer, ruffed grouse, pinnated grouse,- quail and 

 wild turkey. 



Minnesota, in a law which has stood the test of the Supreme Court, 

 forbids the exportation of birds, animals, or fish killed in the State. 



Missouri forbids the shipment of quail, prairie chicken, deer and 

 turkey from the county where killed to any other county in the State 

 or to any point outside the State. 



Nebraska forbids the transportation or shipment of game animals, 

 grouse, quail and wild turkey at any time. 



New Hampshire forbids the killing of woodcock, ruffed grouse or 

 partridge except for consumption as food within the State. 



New Jersey forbids the export from the State at any time of any 

 birds, same or fish unless in possession of the person who may have 

 lawfully captured It in the open season. 



New Mexico forbids the exportation at any time of deer, elk, ante- 

 lope, wild turkey and quail. 



North Carolina forbids the exportation from the State of any quail 

 or partridge whether dead or alive. 



North Dakota forbirds the exportation at any time of game or fish. 



Oklohoma provides that it shall be unlawful to export game or fish, 

 except that live birds or animals held for domestic or scientific pur- 

 poses may be exported, though not more than one pair of such birds 

 or animals at any one time. 



Oregon also forbids exportation except for breeding or exhibition 

 purposes. 



The South Dakota law forbids the killing of birds for traffic, and 

 limits the number which any one person may kill during one day to 

 twenty-five. It also has a provision against the exportation of trout 

 or other food fish. 



Vermont forbids the killing of woodcock or ruffed grouse for the 

 purpose of shipping or in any manner disposing to parties outside of 

 the State for traffic or gain. 



West Virginia forbids the exportation except alive of deer and wild 

 turkeys. 



Wyoming forbids the capture of game for the purpose of selling or 

 disposing of the same, or of shipping it out of the State except by 

 express permission of the State Game and Fish Warden, and then only 

 for the purpose of supplying public parks. 



In Canada the law in general forbids exporting Into the United 

 States, and most of the Provinces forbid also the export of game from 

 one Province into others of the Dominion. 



PROTECT IDAHO BUFFALO. 



A number of years ago; soon after the extinction of the 

 large herds of buffalo on the plains, several of the West- 

 ern States in which mountain buffalo were still found 

 passed strict laws preserving this game for a term of 

 years. Such a law was passed in Idaho, being recom- 

 mended by the Governor, whose attenti»n was called to 

 the matter by an earnest letter from Mr. Arnold Hague, 

 of the U. S. Geological Survey. This law was in force in 

 1889, but it has since been repealed, and there seems now 

 to be no provision on the statute books of Idaho providing 

 for the protection of the species. 



This is particularly unfortunate since a portion of th e 

 Yellowstone Park borders on Idaho, and it is perfectly 

 possible for poachers to enter the park, kill buffalo, and— 

 provided they are not captured within the jurisdiction 

 of the superintendent of the park— to possess their spoils 

 in Idaho without contravening the statutes of that 

 State. Or if, as not infrequently happens, a bunch of • 

 buffalo wanders out of the park into Idaho, they can be 

 legally killed there. It is only two or three years ago 

 since something of this kind took place and one man 

 butchered ten buffalo just without the park. Within two 

 years a Montana, taxidermist hired a resident of Idaho to 

 procure some buffalo for him and six head were secured, 

 probably all in the park. The killer is now suing the 

 man who incited him to do the killing for pay for the 

 specimens. 



The southeast corner of the National Park is a great 

 summer range for game of all descriptions, and should 

 have all the protection that can be given to it. The force 

 of troops in the park is small, and although they are 

 handled to the very best advantage, it is a physical impos- 

 sibility for them to cover the whole of this extensive ter- 

 ritory. 



Besides the actual killing of buffalo which takes place 

 in Idaho or on its borders, more or less injury is done to 

 the small herd by the capture of calves. A certain man 

 named Dick Rock has now, we are told, three calves in 

 Idaho just beyond the borders of the park. These, it is 

 claimed, were captured in Idaho on Warm Spring Creek, 

 but there is good reason for thinking that they were taken 

 in the park and carried over the border line into Idaho, . 

 where they are now being reared in captivity. 



The passage of a law to protect buffalo in Idaho should 

 be recommended to the next session of the Legislature of 

 that State by the Governor. Such a law could not inter- 

 fere with the rights of any citizen, but might do much to 

 strengthen the hands of the authorities of the National 

 Park, who, by acting in concert with the authorities of 

 Idaho, might put an end to the poaching which 

 notoriously now takes place in the southeast corner of the 

 Yellowstone Park. 



CHARLES T. VAN SANTVOORD. 



Charles Townsend Van Santvooed died suddenly at 

 his home in this city last Friday. Mr. Van Santvoord 

 was born in 1854, was a graduate of Rutgers College of 

 the class of 1873, and manager of the Albany line of 

 steamboats. He was a member of the Union, University, 

 Seawanhaka and other clubs. 



Mr. Van Santvoord was a sportsman of the highest type 

 and had many close friends among shooting and yacht- 

 ing men. His was a singularly winning nature, marked 

 by a great gentleness and sweetness of disposition, and 

 those with whom he was at all brought in contact soon 

 became strongly attached to him. His gentle manner 

 did not imply any lack of pluck or hardiness. No man 

 would longer face the bitter storm in the ducking blind , 

 or more effectively handle oar or sheet in the gale when 

 returning at night, or more unweariedly tramp after the 

 dogs all day through field and swamp. He had a keen 

 appreciation of nature and cared far more for the con- 

 tact with outdoor things than he did for the mere shoot- 

 ing of game. Mr. Van Santvoord was a rare man and 

 will be sincerely mourned. 



How delightfully human it all was. Two elephants in 

 a Lawrenceburg, Indiana, circus parade fell out over a 

 peanut, and then elephants and tigers and lions and 

 hyenas all had a free fight. All for a peanut. Just like 

 men. 



Didn't-Think was one of the kindest, most tender- 

 hearted and benevolent old gentlemen in all the world ; 

 but Didn't-Think killed his man. He didn't think it was 

 loaded, 



