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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dug. IS, 1688. 



SALMON CULTURE, 



THE United States Fish Commission has been making 

 experiments with salmon at Orland, Me., in keeping 

 them a year before planting them, and this year released 

 nearly 100,000 yearlings in the Penobscot River, m addition to 

 the usual amount of fry. Col, McDonald thinks favorably 

 of this plan, and proposes to enlarge the works at Orland in 

 order to keep more of the fry to turn out at a year or more 

 old. The Maine Commissioners have obtained many salmon 

 eggs from the United States, and will place a portion of the 

 fry in the Kennebec River, which has all the qualities ot a 

 salmon stream, but over-fishing has depleted it. No doubt the 

 Kennebec can be again replenished with sal mon, but it takes 

 time and money to accomplish it. Other rivers of the north- 

 ern Atlantic coast will also receive plants of salmon, the 

 southernmost being the Hudson. In this river the results 

 are very encouraging, and it is understood that a complete 

 report of the work done and of the catches made will soon 

 appear. 



In Canada a fair crop of eggs has been gathered, fully up 

 to the average of the past few years, and the hatcheries are 

 giving promise of a good number of fry for the spring plant- 

 ing. At the Eraser River hatchery Mr. Mowat breeds both 

 thequinnat and the suckeye salmons of the Pacific coast, but 

 the Atlantic species is the only one hatched at the other sta- 

 tions. The United States has two hatcheries on the Pacific 

 coast, one at Clackamas, Oregon, and one at Baird, Califor- 

 nia. Both are doing well and have a good supply of eggs. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Dec. 3 to 8.— Dog Show of the Northern Illinois Poultry and Pet 

 Stock Association, at Rockford, ill. A. H. Currier, Secretary. 



Jan. 1 to 4.— Fourth Dog Show of the Meriden Poultry Associ- 

 ation. Joshua Shute, Secretary, No. 430 Pratt street, Meriden, 

 Conn. 



Jan. 15 to 19, 1889.— Seventh Annual Dog Show of the Southern 

 Massachusetts Poultry Association, at New Bedford, Mass. F. 

 W. Dean, Secretary. 



January, last week.— Western Pennsylvania Poultry Society's 

 Fourteenth Annual Show, Pittsburgh, Pa. C. B. Elbeo. Sec'y. 



Feb. 5 to 8. 1889.— First Annual Doe Show of the Columbus 

 Fanciers' Clnb at Columbus O. Tbos. R. Snarrow, Secretary. 



Feb. 1 to 12.— First Annual Show of the Hudson River Poultry, 

 Dog and Pet Stock Association, at Newburgh, N. Y. J. H. Dreven- 

 stedt, Secretary, Washington ville, N. Y. 



Feb. 12 to 15, 1889.— Fifth Dog Show of the New Jersey Kennel 

 Club, at Jersey City, N. J. Geo. L. Wilms, Secretary, 142 Monti- 

 cello avenue. Jersey City, N. J. 



Feb. 19 to 32, 1889.— Thirteenth Annual Show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Clnb. New York. James Mortimer. Superintendent. 



Feb. 26 to March 1, 1889.— Second Annual Show of the Ronssalaer 

 Kennel Club, Troy, N. Y. Alba M. Ide. Secretary. 



March 5 to 8, 1889.— Second Annual Doe: Show of the Albanv 

 Kennel Club, at Albanv, N. Y. Geo. B. Gallup, Secretary. 



March 12 to 15, 1889.— Second Annual Show of the Fort Schuyler 

 Kennel Club, Utica. N. Y. James W. Dunlop. President. 



March 19 to 22. 1889.— First Annual Doe: Show of the Marvland 

 Kennel Club, at Baltimore, Md. W. S. Diffenderffer, Secretary. 



March 26 to 29, 1889— First Annual Dos Show of the Massachu- 

 setts Kennel Club, at Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretary. 



April 2 to 5, 1889.— First Annual Show of the Rochester Kennel 

 Club, at Rochester. N. Y. Harry Yates. Secretary. 



April 2 to 5, 1889.— Annual Show of the New England Kennel 

 Club, Boston, Mass. J. W. Newman, Secretary, No. G Hamilton 

 Place. 



April 9 to 12.— First Dog Show of the Worcester Kennel Club, at 

 Worcester, Mass. Edward W. Doyle. Secretary. 



April 9 to 12, 1889— First Annual Dog Show of the Maseontah 

 Kennel Club, at Chicago. 111. John L. Lincoln, Jr., Secretary. 



April 16 to 19, 1889.— The Seventh Doe Show of the Philadelphia 

 Kennel Club, at Philadelphia, Pa. Win. C. Child. Secretary. 



May 22 to 25— Pacific Kennel Club Show, San Francisco, Cal. 

 FIELD TRIALS. 



Dec. 10.— Second Annual Field Trials of the American Field 

 Trials Club, at West Point, Miss. C. W. Paris, Secretary, Cincin- 

 nati O. 



Jan. 14, 1889.— Sixth Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Coast 

 Field Trial Club, at Bakersfield. Cal. N. P. Sheldon, Secretary 

 320 Sansome street San Francisco, Cal. 



A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 

 rpHE 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 

 York. Number of entries already printed 6776i 



THE SOUTHERN FIELD TRIALS. 



THE DERBY. 



THE trials began on Monday, Dec. 3, at Amory, Miss., a 

 small town containing about one thousand inhabitants 

 situated 121 miles west of Birmingham, Ala., and 130 miles 

 east of Memphis, on the Kansas City, Memphis & Birming- 

 ham R. R., and is the junction of the Aberdeen branch. The 

 town is only a year old, hence has an unfinished appearance 

 The surrounding country is very favorable for field trial 

 work, being level in its general aspect. The large planta- 

 tions were divided into corn and cotton fields, with sedge 

 fields, pine woods and thickets intervening here and there 

 affording ample cover for the birds. The weather was mild 

 and pleasant. The birds were not evenly distributed, their 

 haunts being near the thickets. With few exceptions, they 

 went to cover at the first flight. Sometimes there would 

 be an abundance of birds found, at other times there would 

 be long searches before finding. The quality of work in the 

 Derby was very good considered as a whole; considered in 

 particular, it was of a mixed character, some of it excellent 

 and some not above mediocrity. A great deal of enthusiasm 

 was manifested by the management. The time limit was 

 enforced in this stake, and the sentiment appeared to coin- 

 cide with that developed at High Point, that is a fixed time 

 under which a brace could not be ordered up, but no further 

 restrictions. When heats were ended, a signal was sounded 

 on a foxhorn, thus informing those who were to run next 

 that they were wanted for the start. This innovation could 

 be profitably adopted by other clubs, as it would avoid many 

 wearisome delays in sending messengers when the wagons 

 are left some distance to the rear. The rules were found to 

 have some flaws, but these can be easily avoided. 



The interest in the trials was well sustained, the spectators 

 following each day with undiminished attention. Among 

 those present were J. Shelly Hudson and Mr. Snedburg 

 Covington, Ky.; Capt. C. E. McMurdo. Charlotteville, Va ; 

 T.M. Brumby Marietta, Ga.; S. G. Porter, Chattanooga 

 w£ ; i?V^ cAffee , , i? d A - J- Warmpler, St. Paul, Minn.; 

 W. R. Holliday and B. T. Holliday. Aberdeen, Miss.: W. H 

 Joyner, Memphis Tenn.; H. A. Renfroe, Cole City. Ga.; F. 

 P. Myles and P. H. Bryson, Memphis. Tenn.: F. J. Waddell 

 Chattanooga, Tenn.; Col. James Gordon, Pontotoc, Miss. 

 ?" V^ s ' ji herr y ? reek > Miss -; R - L. McCook, Red Bank, N 

 J.;.i. I. Stone, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Whyte Bedford. Mem- 

 phis, Tenn.; Col. W. C. Sherrod, Florence, Ala.; T. L Sar- 

 ff 11 .*' Qhve Branch, Miss.; T. H. Poindexter, Stanton, Tenn.- 

 Major J. W. Renfroe, Atlanta, Ga.; J. L. Anthony, Netber- 

 wooct, N. J.; and several more whose names your corres- 

 pondent cannot recall to mind. The judging gave satisfac- 

 tion and was well done on the whole. The judges were Dr 



R. I. Hampton, Athens, Ga., and Messrs. H. B. Duryea, 

 New York, and T. L. Martin, Lexington, Ky. Professor 

 W. W. Legare", Marietta, Ga., judged on Monday forenoon, 

 Mr. Martin not arriving until afternoon. The dogs were 

 drawn to run as follows: 



Captain Bethel (J. M. Foster), black, white and tan dog 

 (Gordon— Blanch), January, 



against 



Lindo (S. L. Boggs), black, white and tan dog (Gladstone 

 —Flounce), January. 



Yazoo (Whyte Bedford), black and white dog (Bob Gates 

 —Hustling Hannah), January. 



against 



Count Piedmont (Edward Dexter), black, white and tan 

 dog (Count Noble— Belle of Piedmont), Aug. 9. 



Fashion (J. F. Hart), black, white and tan bitch (Count 

 Noble— Lit), June. 



aaainut 



Duke of Maine (H. P. Fariiham), liver and white dog 

 (Beppo in.— May F.), June. 



Dimple (Fred Myles), black, white and tan bitch (Gordon 

 —Blanch), January, 



against 



Keswick's Dan (J. R. Dougherty), liver and white dog 

 (Osborn Ale— Keswick II.), May. 



Tuberose (W. E. Venable), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Count Noble— Lit), June, 



against 



Bob's Boy -(C. L. Stewart), black and white dog (Bob 

 Gates— Hustling Hannah), January. 



Hope's LASS (J. O'H. Denny), black, white and tan bitch 

 (Gath's Hope— Lady May), July. 



against 



Oliver Twist (B. F. Wilson), black and white dog (Count 

 Noble— Fannie W.), January. 



Mildred (IMward Dexter), lemon and white bitch (Dash- 

 ing Rover— Muriel), Feb. 25, 



against 



Felix M. (G. Knapp), lemon and white dog (Gath's Hope 

 —Daisy F.), April. 



Florence Gladstone (J. I. Case, Jr.), black and white 

 bitch (Gladstone — Florence), January, 

 against 



Sancho (John A. Greenleaf), liver and white dog (Beppo 

 III.— May F.), June. 



Bass (C. E. Michel), liver and white dog (Osborn Ale— Kes- 

 wick II.), May, 



Glamorigan (L. A. Biddle), liver and white dog (Robert 

 le Diable— Tuck), June. 



The Corsair (B, M. Stephenson), black, white and tan 

 dog (Don Gladstone— Haidee), 



against 



Millie Gates (C. R. Jones), black and white bitch (Bob 

 Gates— Hustling Hannah), January. 



Bloomo II. (Jas. L. Anthony), liver and white bitch (Lad 

 of Bow— Bloom), March, a hye.' 



captain bethel and lindo. 



They were started at 8:20 about one mile north of town, iu 

 a large open field. The weather was mild and cloudy; the 

 temperature was about right for work. There were indica- 

 tions of rain, and toward night a light drizzle set in. R. P. 

 McCargo handled Captain Bethel; C. Tucker handled Lindo. 

 The heat was rather inferior in merit, both dogs making 

 errors in pointing false and flushing. Each backed well and 

 was steady to shot. Captain Bethel had a great advantage 

 iu speed, range and style and work on birds, Lindo not get- 

 ting a point. Down 45m. Captain Bethel won. 



COUNT PIEDMONT AND YA200. 



Captain McMurno handled Count Piedmont; R. P. Mc- 

 Cargo handled Yazoo. They were cast off at 9:20 in an open 

 field. Count's execution on birds was decidedly superior in 

 quickness, accuracy and staunchness. Yazoo Avas not steady 

 on his points or backs, and broke in occasionally. At the 

 end of 30m. Count Piedmont won easily. The range of 

 either was not wide. 



FASHION AND DUKE OF MAINE. 



Fashion was handled by S. L. Porter; Duke of Maine by 

 H. M, Short. The heat began at 9:52, and was a very tame 

 one throughout, the pace being slow and the range limited, 

 although both were in favor of the setter. W T hile being 

 led through a cornfield, the presiding judge not considering 

 the ground sufficiently promising, a bevy was flushed by 

 one of the horsemen. Why the dogs should be ordered up 

 for such a reason in such short heats is difficult to account 

 for, as it does not tend to establish the relative endurance, 

 in such short heats, even in a limited degree. On birds, the 

 pointer showed the better performance and this determined 

 the heat in his favor. Down lh., and they covered less 

 ground in that time than could well be done again. 



DIMPLE AND KESWICK'S DAN. 

 Dimple was handled by R. P. McCargo; Keswick's Dan 

 by N. B. Nesbitt. The heat began at 10:55. Both dogs 

 showed good pointing capabilities on birds, Dimple being 

 quicker in execution but not always accurately pointing, 

 and she flushed more times than were admissible in good 

 work. Both backed well. They were steady to shot and 

 wing. The presiding judge, toward the last of the heat, had 

 ordered up the dogs to be led, the grounds not being suffi- 

 ciently promising for birds; they were good enough how- 

 ever to determine a dog's judgment in hunting his ground 

 and pace and range. While the dogs were up, a bevy was 

 seen a few yards ahead on the road as the dogs were led 

 along. The dogs were cast off on it, the bevy flushed, was 

 shot at and the puppies were steady notwithstanding the 

 great temptation to chase. Dimple had an advantage in 

 speed, range and style, and worn Down lh. 15m. Dan's 

 work was the best pointer work in the stake. 



TUBEROSE AND BOB'S BOY. 



S. L. Porter handled Tuberose; C. L. Stewart handled 

 Bob's Boy. The heat began at 12:23. This heat was inferior 

 in the grade of work displayed in every particular. Several 

 flushes were made which were not excusable; in fact, both 

 showed inferior noses. They backed well and were steady 

 to shot and wing. Their range was narrow. Tuberose 

 won. Down 45m. The party then went to lunch. 



OLIVER TWIST AND HOPE'S LASS. 

 Oliver Twist was handled by C. Tucker; D. E. Rose 

 handled Hope's Lass. The heat began at 2:00, and was by 

 far the best one of the day. Mr. T. L. Martin, the regular 

 judge, having arrived, he began judging with this heat. 

 Prof. Legare judged during the forenoon. The heat of 30m. 

 was nearly all on birds. Oliver showed great quickness and 

 precision m pointing, and superior ability in finding. In the 

 beginning of the heat Oliver pointed; Lass refused to back, 

 drew past him, flushed and broke in. Both were steady to 

 shot. Oliver won. He had better style on pointand ranged 

 with better judgment, There was not much difference in 

 speed. 



FELIX M. AND MILDRED. 



D. E. Rose handled Felix M.; Capt. McMurdo handled 

 Mildred. They were cast off at 2:44. The heat was a long 

 one, lasting lh. and lm. A great deal of ground was worked 

 over, and but few birds found. Felix false-pointed several 

 times. They ranged well and showed good speed, Felix the 

 better; style about equal. Mildred pointed well. They 

 were steady to shot and wing. Felix won. 



FLORENCE GLADSTONE AND SANCHO. 



Charles Barker handled Florence; H. M. Short handled 

 Sancho. The pointer was slow in speed and narrow in 

 range. Both backed well. Sancho pointed a bevy and 

 Florence pointed twice on single birds. They were steady 

 to shot. Florence had great speed, style and range. The 

 beat began at 4:04 and lasted 45m. It was resumed the next 

 morning at 8:00. The morning was very favorable, mild, a 

 little foggy, but it cleared up as the sun rose higher. A 

 start was made about a half mile from town. Florence 

 opened the work by pointing a bevy in heavy sedge; the 

 birds flushed wild. On the scattered birds Florence roaded 

 nicely across wind to a point; as she drew carefully along, 

 the birds flushed wild ahead of her. While following the 

 birds Elorence, going down wind, wheeled instantly to a 

 point on a single bird. At the end of 30m. Florence won. 

 She had better speed, style, and slightly better range, 

 although she did not work her ground with good judgment, 

 not staying out at work as she should. 



GLAMORIGAN AND BASS. 



The heat began at 8:47 in an open weed field. D. E. Rose 

 handled Glamorigan, N. B. Nesbitt handled Bass. The 

 heat was a close one both in quality and quantity of the 

 work. The handlers flushed a bevy in the open weed field. 

 In sedge in pine woods each made several points on singles 

 and each drew closer on the birds than was correct for good 

 work. Glamorigan backed with greater promptness and 

 trueness, although Bass backed well. Bass flushed once or 

 twice, while Glamorigan showed a disposition to potter at 

 times. They were steady to shot and wing. Glamorigan 

 had the better range and slightly better pace. Both were 

 well trained. Glamorigan won. Down 30m. 



THE CORSAIR AND MILLIE GATES. 



The Corsair was handled by B. M. Stephenson, Millie 

 Gates by R. P. McCargo, The heat began at 9:04. So far 

 as work on birds is concerned it was a very poor exhibition, 

 Millie began by running willfully through a bevy in the 

 open sedge and displayed some anxiety as to whether she 

 had done it thoroughly. On the scattered birds she flushed 

 repeatedly and was only steady to order. Neither worked 

 the ground intelligently or stayed out at work in proper 

 form. The Corsair won by the demerits of his competitor. 

 Down 30m. 



Bloomo II. had a bye. The first series resulted as follows: 



Captain Bethel beat Lindo. 



Count Piedmont beat Yazoo. 



Duke of Maine beat Fashion. 



Dimple beat Keswick's Dan. 



Tuberose beat Bob's Bob. 



Oliver Twist beat Hope's Lass. 



Felix M. beat Mildred. 



Florence Gladstone beat Sancho. 



Glamorigan beat Bass. 



The Corsair beat Millie Gates. 



Bloomo II. a bve. 



Second Scries. 



BLOOMO II. AND COUNT BETHEL. 



Bloomo was handled by B. M. Stephenson. She whipped 

 out and in to her handler in her ranging after running a 

 few minutes. While she went very fast at first, she was not 

 hunting; she was merely racing about without any idea of 

 birds, yet she pointed well when she happened to run across 

 any. She watched her competitor and was not independent. 

 Count had a decided advantage in conducting his range 

 more intelligently, maintaining a fast, uniform rate of speed, 

 and staying" out at his work. Bloomo flusbed some birds 

 which she should have pointed, and once refused to back, 

 and drew by the pointing dog and flushed, She was not 

 steady towing or shot at all times. Count also was unsteady, 

 and once wilfully flushed a bird and sprang at it in the air. 

 His errors in flushing were wilful, for he showed good 

 scenting powers. Bloomo false-pointed soon after the heat 

 began, and had more flushes than Count. Both were dis- 

 obedient; Count was prompter and steadier in backing, and 

 had better style. It was an uneven heat in work done, with 

 the lesser merit decidedly on the side of the pointer. Down 

 45m. Bioomo II. won. 



COUNT PIEDMONT AND DUKE OF MAINE. 

 The heat began at 10:57. Duke began by flushing a bevy 

 in sedge in some sassafras bushes. The birds went into bad 

 cover. Duke pointed, made two points on single birds. The 

 cover was so thick it was abandoned; the dogs were sent on 

 to find another bevy. After going a short distance Duke 

 flushed a bevy while going down wind, and the birds went 

 to very thick cover. Count pointed a bevy well and was 

 steady to shot. The pointer showed superior capabilities in 

 roading slowly and pottering in thick cover. Both were 

 steady to shot. Count had a decided advantage in range, 

 more uniform speed, better style, and showed superior work 

 on birds. He won. Down 46m. 



DIMPLE AND TUBEROSE. 



At 12:02 they were cast off. Dimple was feeling in ex- 

 cellent spirits and ranged merrily and with judgment. The 

 temperature was quite warm. Tuberose was outclassed in 

 every quality, and made some wilful errors, which made 

 her score lower than was necessary. Dimple was better in 

 range, speed, style and execution on birds. She won with 

 something to spare in 45m. 



OLIVER TWIST AND FELIX M. 



They were cast off in the open field after lunch, at 1:20. 

 This proved to be the sensational heat of the stake. The 

 work on birds began early in the heat and was continued to 

 the end. Oliver began iu great form and sustained his high 

 performance throughout. He went to his birds quickly, 

 with precision and rare judgment, pointing in fine style and 

 backing with equal grace and certainty; in short, all his 

 work was done with accuracy and elegance. Felix did well 

 in pointing, backing, ranging, and showed good style, but 

 he was outclassed. In any of the other heats his work 

 would not have been overshadowed. It was one of those 

 heats which a dog can run only when birds, grounds and 

 highest capabilities are in proper combination. His work 

 in this heat far exceeded his performances at the Eastern 

 Trials. At the end of 30m. Oliver Twist won. 



FLORENCE GLADSTONE AND GLAMORIGAN. 



The heat began at 2:00. It was a very close one in the 

 quality and quantity of work done, the former being inferior 

 and the latter meager considering the opportunities. Many 

 flushes were made. The grade of work throughout was not 

 of a high order, notwithstanding there were many oppor- 

 tunities. Florence was superior in speed and style; she car- 

 ries too low a head for gracefulness. Her range was irregu- 

 lar, whipping out and in, and it was not eonducted with the 

 best judgment. On the whole it was a cloSa heat, with a 

 very narrow margin in favor of the setter. Down lh. The 

 Corsair had a bye in this series. The summary was: 



Bloomo II. beat Captain Bethel. 



Count Piedmont beat Duke of Maine. 



Dimple beat Tuberose. 



Oliver Twist beat Felix M. 



Florence Gladstone beat Glamorigan, 



The Corsair a bye. 



