FOREST AND STREAM 



[Nov. 10, 1887. 



A TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR BAIRD. 



NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 1887.— Editor Forest and Stream : 

 I herewith inclose a eulogy of Professor Spencer F. 

 Baird, which appeared in the last issue of the Deutsche 

 Fischerei Verefn Circular, thinking that possibly you 

 would be glad to introduce it into your columns so that the 

 countless number of friends in this country of the distin- 

 guished man may know what is thought of him in other 

 lands.— Geo. Shepard Page, Corresponding Member of 

 the Deutsche Fischerei Verein. 



SPENCER F. BAIRD. 



A noble friend in a far-away land— a benefactor of the 

 German Fishery Society— has passed away. We mourn at 

 the grave of au earnest; unselfish scholar, who, through a 

 long life, has devoted himself to the interchange between 

 America and Europe of knowledge concerning natural his- 

 tory and natural philosophy, and who has been for years 

 untiring in his efforts to stock Germany with the riches of 

 American waters. Without the expectation of either praise 

 or thanks, he was ever ready to answer questions or give 

 advice. More than this, he always offered to the German 

 Fishery Society that which, after his careful consideration, 

 he thought would be of most benefit to Germany and would 

 be most easily acclimatized. To him the fauna of our coun- 

 try's streams is indebted for the addition, since 1878, of not 

 less than four of the uoblest fish of the salmon family, 

 which having become thoroughly acclimatized are now our 

 assured property. These are the landlocked salmon, the 

 rainbow trout, the brook trout and whitefish. 



We are also indebted to him for the black bass and catfish 

 highly valued in America, from which we are promised much 

 benefit. No less than 10,000,000 eggs have been transported 

 to Germany from the boundless treasures controlled by the 

 United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. 



We have also, to thank Mr. Spencer F. Baird for the parti- 

 cipation by America in the International Exposition at Ber- 

 lin in 1880. He was very urgent in advocating it and the 

 result was a most magnificent completeness of the American 

 department, and it was at once declared the most instructive 

 and important exhibit of any country represented, so that 

 the greatest award of His Majesty, the Emperor, was 

 assigned to*?rofessor Baird. 



May America acknowledge the worth of this noble man, 

 and ever honor his labors and him, who through a powerful 

 initiative renewed the almost decimated fishculture, and 

 who has distributed in the waters throughout the east and 

 the west of that mighty land the fish which were natives of 

 but single streams and lakes in limited localities, who even 

 had steam vessels built for the puroose of using them as 

 hatching houses, and to whom every" attempt was welcome 

 which had for its aim the acclimatization in America of 

 European fish. That in this last respect we have been able 

 to be of service to our never to be forgotten friend, affords 

 us much gratification. Two species '(Karpfe and Forellc) 

 formerly unknown on the American continent, were brought 

 there from Germany, and astonishing results followed. The 

 carp (if such an expr^sion may be permitted) has begun a 

 new life there. As it in the shortest time increased to al- 

 most unknown quantities, the Americans immediately began 

 discussing the best means of taking care of the newcomer, 

 and a publication has been established devoted exclusively 

 to the culture of carp in the various regions of the Union. 



We learn with satisfaction that Prof. G. Brown Goode, for 

 some years a co-worker with Prof. Baird, will fill the vacant 

 place. May the loved scholar, whom many of us remember, 

 worthily follow the footsteps of his predecessor. He will at 

 all times find us ready to work with him in the same spirit 

 of brotherhood which bound us to the deceased. 



Spencer F. Baird was born at Reading, Pa., on the 8th of 

 February, 1823. He was Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution at Washington, He. died on the 18th of August, this 

 year, at Wood's Holl. ' He will long continue to live in the 

 hearts of his German as well as his American friends. Ave 

 car a anima. 



Berlin, Oct. 13, 1887. 



PROPAGATION OF CODFISH. 



WE take the following from the Cape Ann (Mass.) Breeze: 

 The United States Fish Commission, wmich has done 

 so much valuable sendee for the New England fishing interest, 

 is about to establish a fish hatching station at this place, and 

 the Commission will, it is said, ask the Lighthouse Board 

 for permission to erect a suitable building on Ten Pound 

 Island. The contemplated movement is meeting with much 

 favor from the principal fishing owners and fishermen of 

 other New England ports as well as here. They have brought 

 the matter to the attention of Captain J. W. Collins of the 

 Fish Commission schooner Grampus, whose opinion is asked 

 on the subject, and the necessity of establishing such a station 

 for the artificial propagation of food fishes, as the fishermen 

 believe that much benefit will come from it in the near future. 



A large number of our fishermen who depend solely on the 

 inshore fishing, say that unless something is done to stock 

 the waters by artificial means, the fish near the coast will be- 

 come extinct. Thev believe that the propagation and dis- 

 tribution of salt water fish can be carried on as successfully 

 as has been done with fresh water fish, which the United 

 States Fish Commission have done so well with in stocking 

 all the great lakes and rivers. In 1878 and '79 the Fish 

 Commission had a station here, and the first experiment of 

 hatching codfish was successfully accomplished. From the 

 results of their labor one and a half millions of young fry 

 were hatched and deposited in the harbor. At that time 

 codfish were very scarce along the shores of the Gulf of Maine, 

 especially off Cape Ann and in Ipswich Bay, and the prose- 

 cution of fishing in those waters was generally a failure, and 

 fish enough could not be caught to supply the local markets 

 of Essex county. Two years after the Commission had de- 

 posited the young cod in this vicinity the harbor was seen to 

 swarm with small codfish from nine to eleven inches long. 

 It was then thought by the fishermem that the appearance 

 of these small fish in these waters was none other than the 

 result of the labors of the Commission, The years of 1884 and 

 '85 found the fish off Cape Ami and in Ipswich Bay abund- 

 antly. They had grown to fair proportions, and were caught 

 in large quantities by the shore fishermen on trawls and in 

 gill nets; while the codfish were never seen so plentiful off 

 Cape Ann as during the winter and spring of 1886-7, and the 

 fish were of a very large size. 



Captain Lovel Hodgdon, one of the best known and most 

 successful fishermen on the coast, says the largest hauls of 

 codfish he ever saw taken were taken last spring, within five 

 miles of Eastern Point. He took 60,000 pounds in two days' 

 fishing. For a period of eight weeks the fishermen caught 

 several million pounds. 



David Tarr, of the large wholesale firm of James G. Tarr 

 & Brother, says that the large school of codfish which has 

 frequented the coast of late years is due to the earlier efforts 

 of the Fish Commission, and if they will only establish a 

 station here and keep on hatching codfish that the in- 

 shore waters will become very prolific, and the shore fisher- 

 men in winter will get all the fish necessary to supply the 

 markets and make good paying voyages. Captain J. W. 

 Collins, who has had much experience m this matter, and 

 whose opinion in all matters appertaining to fishing is second 

 to none, (as will be seen by the following letter which he re- 

 cently received on his return from his summer exploration 

 around the coast of Newfoundland, Gulf of St. Lawrence, 

 etc.) believes that the artificial propagation of codfish can 

 be successfully accomplished, and that it will be of great 

 benefit to the fishermen. 

 Coh McDonald, who is in charge of propagation and dis. 



tribution for the Commission, is very desirous of establishing 

 a hatchery on Ten Pound Island to be used for the propaga- 

 tion of all kinds of sea fish. We can see no reason why this 

 place should not be one of the principal stations in the United 

 States lor fish hatching, since it possesses facilities unsur- 

 passed. Sea fish of all kinds for hatching purposes can be 

 readily secured at the proper seasons of the year, when in 

 spawning condition. The advantages which may accrue to 

 our fisheries by the combined scientific and practical work of 

 the U. S. Fish Commission have often been demonstrated, 

 but perhaps never more forciblv than during the present 

 year. 



Captain Collins in the Grampus sailed from here early in 

 the season for an exploration around Newfoundland and 

 Labrador with a view to locate the whereabouts of the 

 mackerel, and on his return was asked by many his opinion 

 with regard to the prospects found. After giving his views 

 he received the following letter which explains itself: 



Gloucester, Mass., Sept. 29, 1887.— Capt. J, W. Collins: 

 Dear Sir— You may remember, about the first of this month 

 we asked you if you could give any information about the 

 prospect of mackerel in and about the Gulf of St. Lawrence 

 and adjacent waters. You said during your trip there in 

 the schooner Grampus, from which you had just returned, 

 you had observed very carefully all signs tending to show 

 the presence of mackerel in any considerable quantity, and 

 had not found any; and furthermore, you had kept a drag 

 net out all the time you were sailing, and had found abso- 

 lutely no food for mackerel, until upon your return trip you 

 had got nearly home, on Brown's Bank, or this side of it, 

 and there you found food in large quantities, which you con- 

 sidered to be a reasonably sure prospect, if mackerel were 

 caught at all, they would be caught upon our own shores; 

 which judgement has proved accurate and very valuable. 

 On the 7th of September, a few days after our conversation 

 with you, we received a dispatch from Capt. Cameron, of our 

 schooner Gatherer, at Souris, P. E. I., asking for instruction 

 how to proceed, saying the prospect looked to be fair there. 

 Acting upon your opinion, we directed our captain to come 

 home immediately. He started, and seven days later he 

 caught 350 barrels of mackerel eight miles from Eastern 

 Point, in Massachusetts Bay, and they were sold for S18 per 

 barrel. The 130 barrels he had on board, caught in Bay St. 

 Lawrence, were sold for S13.50 per barrel, and he had been 

 ten weeks catching them. We think the researches and ex- 

 periments of the U. S. Fish Commission have been of great 

 value to us in many ways and to the country at large. The 

 matter of hatching salt-water fish will eventually help very 

 materially in reducing the cost of fish to the consumers. 

 Permit us, in conclusion, to express our hearty sympathy 

 with the work of the U. S. Fish Commission, and you in 

 particular, as a representative of it, for your earnest and 

 accurate work in this department. Yours truly, Rowe & 

 Jordan. 



The large shore fleet which was engaged last spring in cod- 

 fishing, and the great quantities of fish taken attracted much 

 attention, for it was wondered by the most experienced 

 fishermen how such a school of fish should be seen off Cape 

 Ann. The following are a few of the many vessels and their 

 daily catches ; which are unparalleled in the history of the 

 fishing on this coast: Schooner Abby A. Snow with 12 men 

 in one day caught 44,0001bs., four miles off Eastern Point; 

 schooner Rising Star, 10 men, 39,000fbs.; schooner Dixie, 8 

 men, 40,0001bs. ! Breeze, 4 men, 20,000; Teddie,3 men, 10,0001 bs., 

 and this increase was presumably all from the work of the 

 Fish Commission. The result of such work as has been 

 mentioned is doubly beneficial; not only is the producer 

 benefited, but the consumer of fish is enabled to obtain a 

 finer food at less expense than now, when vessels must go 

 hundreds of miles from home ports to secure the finny 

 treasures oil the ocean. 



Hagerstown, Md., Nov. 6.— A new factor has been intro- 

 duced into Washington county politics. Thursday night, 

 while the Republicans were holding an outdoor political 

 meeting in Clear Spring, a skunk, attracted from his moun- 

 tain haunts by the startling assertions made by the orators, 

 put in an appearance, and with little ado put an untimely 

 end to the meeting.— Baltimore Sun. 



F I XT URES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



_ Dec. 6 to Third Annual Dog Show of the Central Berkshire 

 Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. W. T. Webster, Sec- 

 retary, Lee, Mass. 



Dec. 6 to 10.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Northern Illinois 

 Poultry and Pet Stock Association, at Koukford, 111. W. J. 

 HamleV, Superintendent. 



Dec. 11 to 10.— Third Annual Dog Show of the Wmsted Kennel 

 Olub. Frank D. Hallett, Superintendent, Winsted, Conn. Entries 

 close Dec. 3. 



Jan. 33 to 27, 18S8. -First Dog Show of the Agusta Pet Stock and 

 Poultry Association, at Agusta, Ga. 



Feb. 21 to 34, 1888.— Twelfth Annual Show of the Westminster Ken- 

 nel Club, Madison Square Garden, New York. James Mortimer, 

 Suoerintendent. 



April 3 to 6.— Fourth Annual Dog Show of the New England 

 Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. 10.— Robins Island Field Club's Annual Trials on the club 

 grounds, Robins Island, New York. 



Nov. 31— Ninth Annual Field Trials ot the Eastern Field Trials 

 Club, at High Point N. C. W. A. Coster, Secretory, Flatbush, 

 Kings County, N. Y. 



Dec. 12.— First Annual Field Trials of the American Field 

 Trials Club, at Florence, Ala. C. W. Paris, Secretary, Cincinnati, 

 O. 



Jan. 10, 1888.— Second Annual Field Trials of the Texas Field 

 Trials Club, at Marshall, Tex. W. L. Thomas, Secretary, Mar- 

 shall, Tex. 



Jan. 16.— Fifth Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Coast Field 

 Trial Club, near Kingsburgh, Cal. N. P. Shelden, Secretary, 320 

 Sansoine street, San Francisco, Cal. 



A. K. R.-SPEC1AL NOTICE. 



THE 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 (60 cents) must accompany eaeh entry. 

 No entries inserted unless paid Id advance. Yearly subscription 

 $1.50. Address " American Kennel Register," P. O. Box 2832, New 

 York. Number of entries already printed 5492. 



WESTERN FIELD TRIALS ASSOCIATION. -Kansas 

 City, Mo., Oct. 30.— Editor Forest a/tid Stream: I have re- 

 ceived this morning the delayed entry of au additional dog 

 for the All-Aged Stake, which please add to your list, 

 namely, Mr. L. B. Sugg's lemon and white setter Bun Roy 

 (San Roy— Queen Bess), 2yrs. 7mos.— R. C. Van Horn, Sec- 

 retary and Treasurer. 



ROBINS ISLAND FIELD TRIALS CLUB— The annual 

 field trials will be held Nov. 15. The judges invited to serve 

 are Judge C. E. Pratt, Mr. Jacob Pentz and Col. L. C. Bruce. 

 There will be 3,000 new quail on the preserve by the 10th of 

 this mouth and another thousand will be put outf after the 

 trials. 



AMERICAN FIELD TRIALS ENTRIES. 



FOLLOWING are the entries for the All-Aged Stake and 

 Champion Stake of the American Field Trials Club 

 trials next month. There are 41 setters and 9 pointers, a 

 total of 60, distributed thus: Arkansas 2, Connecticut!, 

 Georgia 2, Kentucky 1, Maine 1, Manitoba 1, Mississippi 3, 

 Missouri 1, Montana 1, New Jersey 10, New York 2, Ohio 8, 

 Pennsylvania 2, Tennessee 17, Virginia 2, Wisconsin §. 



Jim Gladstone (John Dress, Little Rock, Ark.), black' 

 white and tan dog, March. 1885 (Paul G ladstone— Busy Bee)- 



May (James N. Maclin. Keeling, Tenn.), black, white 

 and tan bitch, May 2. 1S86 (Gath's Mark— Dell). 



RENA (Chas. F. Loudon, Cincinnati, O.), black and white 

 bitch, Feb. 2, 1885 (Ben Hill— Joe W.). 



Noble C. (Walter H. Drain. Clarksville, Tenn.), black, 

 white and tan dog, April 22, 1884 (Count Rapier— Belle of 

 Hatchie) 



Rod Gem (L. A. Boli, Hamilton. O), black, white and tan 

 dog, Oct. 18. 1885 (Roderigo— Gem). 



Breeze Gladstone (Win. A. Buckingham, Norwich. 

 Conn. ), black, white and tan dog, Juue, 18S5 (Gladstone- 

 Sue). 



Effir Hill (A. L, Malone, Palo Alto, Miss,), black, white 

 and tan bitch, Dec, 26, 1885 (Prince B.— Donna). 



Rocks (W. W. Titus, Montpelier, Miss.), black, white and 

 tan dog, Juhe, 1882 (Lava Rock— Leddersdale). 



Dona Tello (Edward Hyde, Decatur, Ga.), orange and 

 white dog, May. 1885 (Baden Baden— Graver's Daisy). 



Daiset F. (Dudley & Fisher, Nashville, Tenn.), lemon and 

 white bitch, September, 1883 (Gleam— Dean). 



DAD Wilson (J. Shell ev Hudson, Covington, Ky.). black, 

 white and tan dog, Aug. 9. 1884 (Cambridge— Dido II.). 



Keystone (S. L. Boggs, Pittsburgh, Pa.), black, white and 

 tan dog, June 27, 1885 (Gladstone — Sue). 



TASSO (Jerry CockreU. Memphis. Tenn.), black, white and 

 tan, October, 1883 (Startle— Nellie C). 



Gay Gladstone (B. P. Holliday, Prairie Station, Miss.), 

 orange and white bitch, Dec. 26, 1884 (Gladstone— Florence). 



MANDAN (R. B. Morgan, Akron, Ohio), blue belton dog, 

 June, 1883 (Count Noser — Lola). 



King Noble (J. I. Case, Jr., Racine, Wis.), blue belton and 

 white dog, Aug. 28. 1883 (Count Noble— Rosalind). 



King's Mark (J. I. Case, Jr.), blue belton and white dog, 

 April 12, 1886 (King Noble— Belie Belton). 



Dixie Belton (J. I. Chase, Jr.), black and white bitch, 

 March 27, 1885 (Dick B.— Belle Belton). 



King's Dan (J. I. Case, Jr.), blue belton dog, July 26, 

 1885 (King Noble— Elsie Belton). 



Bessie B. (Leredo Kennel, Racine, Wis.), blue belton bitch, 

 July 25, 1885 (King Noble— Elsie Belton). 



Bohemian Girl (Leredo Kennel), black and white bitch 

 (Count Noble— Mollie Belton). 



JUNO A. (Memphis and Avent Kennel. Memphis, Tenn,), 

 black and white bitch, May 14, 18S2 (Druid— Ruby). 



CASSIO (Memphis and Avent Kennel), black, white and 

 tan dog, April 28, 1885 (Count Noble— Lizzie Hopkins). 



Jean Val Jean (Memphis and Avent Kennel), black, 

 white and tan dog, March 7, 1885 (Mingo— Twin Maud). 



Allie James (Memphis and Avent Kennel i. lemon and 

 w-hite bitch, March 7, 1885 (Mingo— Twin Maud). 



Chance (Memphis and Avent Kennel), black, white and 

 tan dog. June 1, 1885 (Roderigo— Bo-Peep). 



NAT Goodwin (Memphis and Avent Kennel), black, white 

 and tan dog, June 1, 1885 (Roderigo— Bo-Peep). 



Ollie S. (Memphis and Avent Kennel), black, white and 

 tan bitch, March 7, 1S86 (Paul Gladstone— Lottie). 



Nellie Cambridge (Richard Dorman, Cincinnati, Ohio), 

 black, white and tan bitch, June 18, 1885 (Ricket— Daisy 

 Cambridge). 



Prince (D. E. Rati, Lawrenceburg, Tenn. ), black and white 

 dog (Jeff— May). 



Cyclone (H. A. Renfroe, Cole City, Ga.), black, white and 

 tan dog, Jan. 1, 1884 (Lightning— Dora Royal). 



MAY M. (R. B. Morgan, deputy, Akron, O.), black, white 

 and tan bitch (Duke— Fannie). 



BUN Roy (L. B. Saggs, Memphis, Tenn.), liver and white 

 dog, March 30, 1885 (San Roy— Queen Bess). 



Duke (A. S. Bishop, Pittsburgh, Pa.), black, white and 

 tan dog (Doncaster— Flirt). 



Gloster (James L. Breese, Tuxedo Park), black, white and 

 tan dog, July 24, 188-4 (Dashing Rover— Trinket). 



Nortier (John W. Besserer, Helena, Mont.), no particu- 

 lars given. 



Dan (W, B. Shattuc, Cincinnati, O.). liver and white dog, 

 Aug. 9, 1884 (Cam bridge— Dido IL). 



Count Paris (C. W, Paris, Cincinnati, O.), liver and 

 white dog, May 2, 1886 (Count Noble— Dido II.) . 



CAMBRIA (Thos. Johnson, Winnipeg, Manitoba) blue bel- 



>n bitch (Cambridge — Pet Laverack). 



Jim Bludsoe (J. W. Renfroe, Atlanta, Ga.), dog, Dec. 3, 

 1883 (Baden Badeh— Daisy Dot). 



Spot (J. B. C. Lucas, St. Louis, Mo.), liver and white dog' 



1883 (Drake— Fan). 



Joe Pare (John Dress, Little Rock, Ark.;, black dog. 



Beau of Portland (H. F. Farnham, Portland, Me.), Black, 

 white and tan dog, Nov, 18, 1885 (Graphic— Zitta). 



Pap Smizer (Chas. Wheaton and Gustave Sander, Dayton, 

 O.), liver and white dog. July 24, 1884 (Meteor— Diana). 



DUKE OF HESSEN (F. R. Hitchcock, New York), liver and 

 white dog. May 9, 1885 (Luck of Hessen— Blarney). 



Graphic (Graphic Kennels, Netherlands, N. J.), liver and 

 white dog, April 15, 1881 (Bonus Saucho— Fursdon Juno). 



Bracket (Graphic Kennels), liver and white dog, Feb. 8, 



1884 (Graphic— Leach's Bloomo). 



LAD of Bow (Graphic Kennels), liver and white dog, March 

 19, 1884 (Graphic— J. Price's Climax). 



Beppo III. (Graphic Kennels), liver and white dog, May 

 26, 1884 ( , Meally). 



Graphic III. (Graphic Kennels), liver and white dog, Feb, 

 18, 1886 (Graphic— Leach's Bloomo). 



MEALLY (Graphic Kennels), liver and white bitch, July 12, 

 1881 (Staffer's Pat— J. Price's Climax). 



Revel HI. (Graphic Kennels. Netherlands, N. J.), liver 

 and white bitch, Feb. 2, 1883 (Graphic— Beryl). 



LASS OF Bow (Graphic Kennels, Netherlands, N. J.), liver 

 and white bitch, March 19, 1884 (Graphic— J. Price's 

 Climax). 



Bloomo (Graphic Kennels, Netherlands, N. J.), liver and 

 white bitch, August, 1881 (Bang II.— Weppel's Belle). 



Nick of Naso (C. J. Peshall, Jersey City, N. J.), liver and 

 white dog, April 15, 1885 (Naso H.— Pettigo). 



Rod (W. B. Stafford, Trenton, Tenn.), liver and white dog, 

 1884 (Meteor— Dell). 



Rex (W. B. Stafford, Trenton, Term.), liver and white dog, 

 1886 (Mainspring— Dell). 



Joy OF Prince (J. A. Purcell, Hickory Grove, Va;, liver 

 and white bitch, Aug. 33, 1885 (PurcelPs Flockrinder— Ion). 



CHAMPION STAKE. 



GATH 8 Mark (James N. Maclin. Keeling, Term.), black, 

 white and tan setter dog, May 33, 1884 (Gath— Gem). 



Richmond (James E. Gill, Franklin, Pa.), liver and white 

 pointer dog, July 27, 1883 (Vandevort's Don— Beulah). 



Roderigo (Memphis & Avent Kennels, Memphis, Tenn.), 

 black, white and tan dog (Count Noble— Twin Maud). 



O. W. Paris, Sec, and Treas, 



Cincinnati, 0, 



