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[Sept. 21, 1895. 



September Fishing in Maine. 



Boston, Sept. 14.— It is a curious fact tbat September 

 angling for trout in Maine is slowly growing popular. 

 Only a few years ago the veteran anglers made two trips 

 Annually to the Rangeleys and to the Moosehead waters. 

 Now very few anglers seem to care for fishing in Septem- 

 ber in that State, Indeed the drift has been homeward 

 of late, though the papers and correspondents devoted to 

 booming the angling resorts have lately made a desperate 

 effort to keep up the supply of trout stories. I have lately 

 taken pains to make inquiries of a number of Boston 

 anglers who formerly made fall trips to the Maine trout 

 waters, and I have not found a case where a fall trip is to 

 be made with trout fishing in view. In several instances 

 I have been answered: "Oh, I don't care for fall fishing. 

 The trout are full of spawn, and not good for anything. I 

 like to fish in the spring as well as any one, but fall fishing 

 has cloyed with me." A verdict of this kind is the rule 

 this season. It is true tbat some of the camp owners at 

 the Rangeleys and at other points will remain through 

 September, but it is more with shooting in view than for 

 trout fishing. The salmon anglers are all at home, and 

 the season has been a delightful one. Special, 



Coming out of camp on Kennebago, it was a delight to 

 meet Mr. Dutton, of Houghton, Dutton & Co., Boston. 

 Mr. Dutton is an enthusiastic sportsman and has a beau- 

 tiful camp on Cupsuptic, one of the Rangeleys. Leaving 

 his camp the evening before at 5 o'clock he fished for less 

 than an hour and caught thirty-one trout, wbich his guide 

 weighed, and the entire catch weighed over 50lbs. There 

 were four doubles. J. T. B. 



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Pennsylvania Fish Protective Association. 



Philadelphia, Sept 14.— A well-attended meeting of the 

 Pennsylvania Pish Protective Association was held on Tues- 

 day evening, Sept. 10, at the rooms. 1020 Arch street, Phil- 

 adelphia. Resolutions of regret were presented and adopted 

 on the death of Col. Marshall McDonald, United States 

 Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries. 



The Legislative Committee submitted a lengthy report 

 and announced the following bills as having been approved 

 by the Governor of the State: 



"Bill No. 218, Section I.— That no person shall, at any time, 

 place in any waters of Pennsylvania any torpedo, giant pow- 

 der, nitro-glycerine, dynamite, lime, electricity or any other 

 poisonous or explosive substance for the purpose of catching 

 or taking fish. 



"Section II. — Any person or persons offending against any 

 of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, 

 and on conviction thereof shall be fined $50 for each offense, 

 and undergo an imprisonment of not less than thirty days, 

 or more than one year. 



"Bill No. 201, Section I. — That from and after the passage 

 of this act it shall be lawful to use in the waters of this 

 Commonwealth, other than trout streams, eel-pots made of 

 wicker work or netting, the said eel-pots to be of a length not 

 exceeding 5ft., with an entrance to the same not exceeding 

 2>£in." 



The Act of Assembly approved May 22, 1889, was so 

 amended that penalties are made mandatory, and prohibits 

 the taking of b lack bass under 9in. in length in the Delaware 

 River. 



The Act of May 23, 1887, making a close season for German 

 carp, was repealed. 



A resolution indorsing the action of the officials of the 

 New Jersey Fish Commission in seizing the Menhaden fish- 

 ing steamer Rawson for violating the fishing laws, was 

 adopted and a copy forwarded to Commissioner Howard P. 

 Frothingham. 



Numerous communications were read requesting informa- 

 tion regarding the use of eel-pots, this act being in some 

 instances misinterpreted as restoring eel-weirs and fish- 

 baskets. The Association authorized the printing of a con- 

 siderable quantity of circulars and posters containing new 

 laws and those amended, for distribution throughout the 

 State. 



The following preamble and resolution were unanimously 

 adopted: 



"Whereas, The death of the Hon. Marshall McDonald has 

 made vacant the office of United States Commissioner of 

 Fisheries, and 



"Whereas, We are informed that the name of the Hon. 

 Henry C. Ford, of Philadelphia, is about to be presented to 

 the President of the United States for appointment to fill 

 such vacancy, 



"Resolved, That we unqualifiedly indorse the application 

 of Mr. Ford for appointment to such position for the follow- 

 ing reasons, to wit: His service for nearly ten years as a 

 member and president of Pennsylvania Fish Commission ; 

 the great success of his administration in that position, his 

 executive ability and his thorough knowledge of fishculture 

 have attested to his efficiency, and render him eminently 

 qualified to fill the office made vacant by the death of Hon. 

 Marshall McDonald. M. G. Sellers, Sec'y. 



(Attest) "H. O. Wilbur, Pres." 



M. G. Sellers, Sec'y. 



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The Beagle Trials. 



Linden, Mass., Sept. 6. — Editor Forest and Stream: 

 Entry blanks for the third annual trials of the New Eng- 

 land Beagle Club are now ready, and will be mailed to 

 all beagle owners, but should any be overlooked please 

 drop me a line and I will forward blanks at once. The 

 trials this year will be more interesting than ever before, 

 and without doubt better dogs will be seen, and from 

 present appearances competition will be very keen in the 

 various classes. A long list of special prizes have been 

 donated and will be announced later on. The judges are 

 men of long experience, and have been indorsed by the 

 leading beagle breeders of the country. The trials will 

 be held as last year, at Oxford, Mass., and the club head- 

 quarters will be at Bacon's Hotel, where the low price of 

 $1.25 per day is made to all attending the trials. Land- 

 ord Bacon, as all well know who have attended former 

 trials, does everything possible to please all, and the best 

 of food is served, and plenty of it. The grounds are 

 about fifteen minutes' ride from the hotel, and good com- 

 fortable quarters are provided for the dogs within easy 

 walking distance of the hotel. 



The trials begin Tuesday morning, Nov. 5, and continue 

 every day after till finished. Any information in regard 

 to reaching grounds or anything regarding the trials will 

 be cheerfully given. Entries close Oct. 1. 



W, S. Clark, Sec'y-Treae. 



MANITOBA FIELD TRIAL CLUB'S TRIALS 



Good weather favored the running from start to finish. 

 The competition was excellent as a whole. Birds were 

 not plentiful, but still they were not so scarce as to injure 

 the work. 



Mr. W. S. Bell, of Pittsburg, judged the stakes, ex- 

 cepting the amateur, and decided skillfully and well. 

 Mrs. Bell did the driving for Mr. Bell, so that be could 

 devote all his attention to his duties. There was no more 

 skillful driver on the grounds. 



The list of visitors was unusually large. There were 

 present Mr. and Mrs. Ewing, New Islip, N. Y. ; R. Mer- 

 rill, Milwaukee; C. P. Mingst, Wm. M. Holm and C. 

 Harb; J. H. Woodward and wife, Miss Woodward and A. 

 H. Woodward, G. Morrow and wife. Birmingham, Ala.; 

 C. C. Chipman, Thos. Johnson. G. B. Bnrradaile. O A, 

 Boxer, T. C. Peters, C. W. Graham, D. M. Telford, 

 Winnipeg; E E Ellis, Tacoma, Wash.; W. E. Warner, 

 New York; Mr. Murray, Supt. Branch C. P. R. R., and 

 many others. » 



The decisions were well received, as they deserved to be. 



There were some misunderstandings concerning the 

 entries of Mr. Titus and Mr. Wells, but they were all 

 settled at a club meeting and their entries were accepted. 



The Amateur Stake. 



The opening of the competition began on Monday, Sept. 

 9, with this stake. There was quite a commendable inter- 

 est manifested in it. The competition was diligently 

 followed by a fair field of spectators. 



Mr. Thomas Johnson, of Winnipeg, judged it. The 

 quality of the work was barely average, with the excep- 

 tion of a few good performances. 



There were six entries, all setters, run as follows: 



C. W. Graham's b, w. and t. dog Gladiator II. (Glad- 

 stone's Boy — Queen Novice), owner handler, with Chimo 

 Kennels' chestnut and w. dog Larry Noble (Ezra Noble — 

 Cornelia G,), G. B. Borradaile, handler. 



Chimo Kennels' b. w. and t. dog Ortolon (Orlando — 

 Atalanta), G. B. Borradaile, handler, with J, Wootton's 

 b. and w. bitch Bonnie Lit (Orlando— Lady Lit), owner 

 handler. 



Chimo Kennels' b. w. and t. bitch Dodo III. (Orlando — 

 St. Atalanta), G. B. Bnrradaile, handler, with N. F. Ellis's 

 b. and w. dog Columbus (Duke of Manitoba— Hickory 

 Link). 



Second Round. 

 Larry Noble with Gladiator II, 

 Ortolon with Bonnie Lit. 

 Dodo HI. with Columbus. 



Third Round. 

 Larry Noble with Bonnie Lit. 

 Dodo III. with Bonnie Lit. 

 Columbus with Larry Noble. 



First, Dodo III.; second, Bonnie Lit; third, Columbus; 

 fourth, Larry Noble. 



Dogs owned by members a month before the club's 

 trials were eligible. The dogs' competition was restricted 

 to members who were amateurs. 



The prizes were: To first, silver cup, presented by the 

 club's patron, Mr. C. C. Chipman; second, third and 

 fouth, 50, 30 and 20 per cent, of entrance and running 

 fees. 



Dodo III. was easily the best dog in the stake in every 

 detail of the work. Her locating and pointing were 

 specially superior to that of the others and would rate 

 very well with the good work done in the open com- 

 petition. 



As for Bonnie Lit, Columbus and Larry Noble their 

 work was lacking in finish anl at best was about 

 ordinary. 



This stake undoubtedly will accomplish much good, as 

 it will divert some interest from the strictly professional 

 competition to that of membership and amateur com- 

 petition. An amateur cup, however, would retain more 

 interest if the ownership were contingent on two or three 

 Wilis instead of one. It would be more eagerly competed 

 for and more valued when won. 



MONDAY. 



As there were so few entries the start was delayed till 

 afternoon. The weather was cool, a stiff breeze blowing 

 steadily. Birds were not found plentiful and the work 

 on birds was meager in quantity. 



First Round. 



Gladiator II.— Larry Noble,— They were cast off at 

 3:05. Larry took a long cast, pointed, lost scent 5 prob- 

 ably, for he left the point and moved on and the bird 

 flushed afterward. Up at 3:35, Larry was the wider 

 ranger. Gladiator took long casts betimes, but his range 

 was not uniform. 



Ortolon — Bonnie Lit. — They began at 3:41. On stub- 

 ble Lit flushed twice and next she pointed a single, more 

 from the preceding flushes than from scent. Ortolon 

 flushed some birds which were scattered about, appar- 

 ently feeding. The birds were followed and he afterward 

 pointed one; following on, Ortolon flushed twice. Next 

 each at the same time pointed birds and was steady to 

 shot. Lit next roaded and pointed a single and left 

 it. On some scattered birds both worked inaccurately. 

 Considering the opportunities on birds the work was 

 Bloppy. Up at 4:10. Lit was the faster and wider ranger 

 and did the better work on birds. 



Dodo III.— Columbus— They were cast off at 4:16 and 

 ran about 30 minutes. Columbus flushed some birds. 

 Both ranged fairly well. There was no point work. 

 Second Round. 



As nearly all the running 'was done in the afternoon, 

 Mr. Johnson decided to make the heats short so that the 

 conditions respecting time of day and temperature would 

 be equalized. It was at that juncture becoming cooler, 

 and the dogs were run in the same order again. 



Larry Noble— Gladiator II. were cast off at 4:53. 

 The dogs were now going much better, owing to the 

 cooler temperature. Larry took a cast and pointed the 

 birds well; Gladiator backed, Both steady. Up at 5:19. 

 Larry was the wider and faster ranger. Gladiator some- 

 times followed Larry, thus not ranging independently. 



Ortolon— Bonnie Lit. — They started at 5:35. Lit 

 flushed two birds and pointed the flush. At the same 

 time Ortolon pointed and roaded; nothing found. Lit 

 next made a flush. On stubble she next roaded to a flush 

 on a bird and pointed, and several remaining birds were 

 flushed to the point. Ortolon coming up pointed o 



backed. Lit was the wider ranger. Her point work was 

 ragged. Up at 5:50. 



Dodo III,— Columbus were started at 5:53. Dodo 

 pointed to a flush. Next on wheat stubble Columbus 

 made a good point on a single and Dodo backed. Dodo 

 broke shot and chased a short distance. It was not a bad 

 one, and not sufficient to cut down her superiority over 

 many of the others. Columbus flushed and pointed a 

 bird on stubble; the flush or point were so nearly simul- 

 taneous that it was difficult to determine it. Dodo took 

 a long cast, pointed, beat to and fro on scent and located 

 and pointed the bevy, doing a good piece of work, the 

 bnst of the afternoon. At the same time Columbus 

 pointed; nothing found. Columbus flushed a single. Up 

 at 6:25. Dodo seemed to be improving in ran ge and point 

 work as she got further into the competition. She had 

 decidedly the better of the heat. 



Larry Noble— Bonnie Lit were started ^t 6:30. Lit 

 flushed a single; at the same time Larry pointed. Moved 

 on. Up at 6:55. Larry was much the wide:; and faster, 

 though he did not keep the course so well as could be de- 

 sired. Lit had narrowed her range a great deal toward 

 the last of the heat. 



This ended the day's work. 



Third Round. 



Four dogs were kept in the third round. 



TUESDAY. 



A late start was made. The sky was overcast. A stiff, 

 cool wind blew steadily. Gradually the sky cleared and 

 the temperature at noon was comfortably warm. The 

 afternoon was windy and cool, with some rain. 



Dodo III.— Bonnie Lit.— They were cast off at 8:14. 

 Dodo showed decided superiority from start to finish. 

 While making a cast she caught scent, followed it accu- 

 rately with nose high in air, and pointed the bevy 

 staunchly and well. Lit running close up, failed to recog- 

 nize the scent. Down 8 minutes. 



Columbus— Larry Noble were started at 8:26. Down 17 

 minutes. Columbus flushed a bird. About 300yds. away 

 both dogs were seen on a point, and the birds flushed 

 wild. Moved on, Larry pointed and Columbus backed 

 and broke back. Nothing found. Larry flushed a bevy, 

 and both pointed the footscent of it. Both took wide 

 casts, but lacked judgment in beating out their ground. 

 This heat ended the stake. 



The Derby. 



There were 19 starters in the Derby. Following is the 

 order of running: 



T. G. Davey's b. b. setter bitch Brighton Maud (Brigh- 

 ton Tobe — Lady Brighton), R. Storey, handler, with W. 

 F. Ellia's b., w. and t. setter dog Jekyl (Columbus — Mani- 

 tou), handler, owner. 



C. P. Mingst's b. and w. setter dog Rex (Antonio— Co- 

 lumbia), J. Mayfleld, handler, with Charlottesville F. T. 

 Kennels' b. and w. pointer dog Nabob (Rip Rap — Dolly 

 D.), C. E. Buckle, handler. 



A. P. Hey wood-Lonsd ale's liv. and w. pointer dog 

 Ightfield Mentor (Ightfield Doveridge— Ightfield Musa), 

 W. Brailsford, handler, with N. T. DePauw's liv. and w. 

 pointer bitch Sister Sue (Jingo — Rooney Croxteth), N. B. 

 Nesbitt, handler. 



Blue Ridge Kennels' b., w. and t. setter dog Brighton 

 Dick (Antonio— Ruby's Girl), D, E Rose, handler, with 

 T. G. Davey's b. b. setter dog Brighton Dick (Brighton 

 Tobe— Lady Brighton), R. Storey, handler. 



A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale's liv, and white pointer dog 

 Bonny Dan of Colehill (Don of Bolcord — Duchess of Bol- 

 cord), A. Cameron, handler, with A vent & Thayer's b., 

 w. and t. setter bitch Feu Follett (Count G lan dstone IV,— 

 Folly), J. M. Avent, handler. 



W. W. Titus's b. w. and t., setter dog Sam T. (Luke 

 Roy— Betty B.), F. Richards, handler, with F. R. Hitch- 

 cock's lem. and w. setter dog Tory Fashion (Count Glad- 

 stone 1 V.— Fleety Avent), J. M. Avent, handler. 



Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' o. and w, pointer bitch 

 India (Rip Rap— Dolly D ), C. E. Buckle, handler, with 

 W. B. Wells's b. , w. and t. setter dog Selkirk B. (Whyte 

 B.— Dido III.), J. J. Spracklin, handler. 



J. Simoneau's b., w. and t. setter bitch Bessie S. (Co- 

 lumbus — Maud a Rose), owner, handler, with W. F. Ellis's 

 b., w. and t. setter dog India (Columbus — Maud a Rose), 

 owner, handler 



Manchester Kennel Co.'s b., w. and t. setter bitch 

 Gleam's Ruth (Count Gladstone IV. — Gleam's Maid), F. 

 Richards, handler, with John Wootton's b., w. and t, 

 setter dog St. Peter (Duke of Manitoba— Hickory Link), 

 owner, handler. 



Manchester Kennel Co.'s b., w. and t. setter bitch 

 Gleam's Dart (Count Gladstone IV. — Gleam's Maid), F. 

 Richards, handler. 



Second Round. 

 Sam T. with Sister Sue. 

 Domino with Tory Fashion. 

 India with Bessie S. 

 Gleam's Ruth with Feu Follet. 

 Gleam's Dart with Brighton Dick. 

 Nabob with Brighton Maud. 



Third Round. 

 Tory Fashion with Sister Sue. 

 India with Gleam's Ruth. 

 Sam T. with Brighton Dick. 



First, Sam T. ; second, Sister Sue; third, Brighton Dick; 

 fourth, Tory Fashion. 



First, $250; second, $75; third, $50; fourth, $25. $5 forfeit; 

 $10 to start. For setters and pointers whelped on or after 

 Jan. 1, 1894. 



Sam T. showed a superiority in well sustained range 

 and speed, judgment in beating out his ground, and the 

 class of his work. 



Second was very closely contested by Brighton Dick 

 and Sister Sue, the latter the better in style and sharpness 

 of her bird work, while the former was good at finding 

 and very sure at pointing accurately. Either one could 

 have been placed second or third with reason. 



Fourth place was won by Tory Fashion, though closely 

 pressed by Gleam's Ruth. The latter was decidedly 

 superior in every respect save her over-eagerness to flush 

 or get near the birds when drawing. Tory required a 

 deal of coaching, pottered on footscent and was awkward 

 in her point work. In beating out her ground she was 

 about ordinary, being erratic in ranging and without sys- 

 tematic effort. 



Brighton Maud— Jekyl were started at 8:49 and ran 



