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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug. 1, 1889. 



HAUNTS OF BOSTON ANGLERS. 



THE season is well advanced, but the trouting is not 

 yet entirely over. Reports continue to come in of 

 good catches. The streams in New England are very 

 high for the midsummer season. Abundant rains have 

 kept them up and the vacationist has a better chance for 

 trout. This is peculiarly true of the brooks in the region 

 of the White Mountains. A couple of Boston salesmen 

 fishen some of the streams in the vicinity of Mount Wash- 

 ington last week with remarkable success. They report 

 the trout larger than usual. The fishing at Rangeley is 

 said to be holding out better than usual this season. The 

 Houghton & Dutton party, of Boston, have been at their 

 Pleasant Island camps, and the fishing has been good. 

 Salmon fishing at Bangor has not been a success this 

 year, but the reports from the New Brunswick waters are 

 better. Dr. Frank Getchel, of Philadelphia, formerly a 

 Waterville, Me., boy, has been to the New Brunswick 

 salmon waters and has had remarkable success. He 

 claims to be nothing more than a green hand at the 

 business of salmon fishing, though a lover of trout fish- 

 ing when a boy, yet on the first forenoon he hooked and 

 landed four. In one day he hooked thirteen salmon and 

 landed ten of them. He returns with a paper signed by 

 native fishermen and guides saying that such a feat had 

 never been performed before on the waters where he 

 fished. 



But the big men of Beacon Hill like to go a-fishing as 

 well as the common mortals for whom they make laws, 

 even well into the hot weather, and thus deprive them- 

 selves sometimes of the annual fishing trip. Senator 

 Daniel Gunn, of Suffolk, has just returned from a two 

 weeks' fishing trip to Country Harbor, Nova Scotia. The 

 Senator has been to the same fishing point before, but 

 last year he was deprived of an outing by the long ses- 

 sion of the Legislature. This year he resolved, come 

 what might, to drop the business of making sleepy stat- 

 utes for the line and fly-rod. The fourth of July he 

 picked up his already packed fishing outfit and "just 

 boarded the " Flying Yankee" for St. John, and thence 

 to Moncton, N. B. Thence he went to Truro, New Glas- 

 gow and Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Tkence his route was 

 by stage, 29 miles, to Melrose. This part of 'the ride is 

 through a delightful farming country. Mr. Gunn says 

 that the pasturage is "up to the eyes" of the sleek, well- 

 fed cattle, and that the crops are "hiding the fences" — a 

 most delightful country for a cool summer ride. From 

 Melrose it is 17 miles further, by team, to Country Har- 

 bor. Hei-e, in their season, Senator Gunn finds the sea 

 trout in all their glory. Country Harbor is at the head 

 of a beautiful sheet of transparent tidewater, flowing in 

 and out, some 12 miles, to the sea. On the north side of 

 the bay are lofty mountains covered with d#nse hard- 

 wood, close down to the water's edge, rendering the 

 scene at nightfall or at moonlight grand aud beautiful in 

 the extreme. The artist might visit there with profit, as 

 well as the sportsman, and if both were happily com- 

 bined in the same man, then that man would be doubly 

 paid for his trip. But Senator Gunn is well satisfied to 

 bring away a good slice of the scenery "in the eye of his 

 memory." All sorts of salt-water fish abound in this 

 bay, and at the proxjer season, and when wind and tide 

 both serve, the famous sea trout are taken very freely. 



Senator Oimn's luck w as all that could be asked for. 

 On one tide he hooked and landed sixteen trout in less 

 than one hour. Several times doubles were taken on the 

 fly. Contrary to his usual custom, he put on three flies, 

 with the result of triplets, twice successfully landed. 

 But the crowning cast of all brought up a trout on one 

 fly, a pollock on another, and a perch on the third. At 

 the same moment a fishhawk and a gull were soaring 

 above his head, and while he was landing this most re^ 

 niarkable catch each dropped into the water and secured 

 a fish. The Senator concluded that that was a lucky 

 day for all hands. To say that our good friend had a. 

 pleasant time is not to over state the story in the least. 

 Senator Gunn is a warm friend of the Forest and Stream, 

 and when he had landed the trout, the pollock, and the 

 perch, all at the same cast, his first thought was, "How 

 will that sound in that much loved paper which comes 

 regularly once a week." Then he thought: "Now, when 

 1 get home and tell this story to the boys, even the old 

 wooden codfish in the State House, on Beacon Hill, will 

 wink his eye and smile." There was no room for him on 

 that cast. The only other time that he has ever deigned 

 to move was, when, several years since, some one was 

 making a remarkable speech before the House, and hap- 

 pened to declare that the fishing interests of Massachu- 

 setts Bay would some time be of greater value than her 

 agriculture. Then the old wooden fish turned around 

 into the position he is in to-day. 



Moose are still plenty in that country. Mr. Gunn saw 

 tracks and signs. Partridges are abundant, and the 

 flocks are large. Rabbits are very plenty. Mr. Gunn 

 thinks that he has found something of a sportsman's par- 

 adise, though he has no further interest in it than that 

 his brother sportsmen may share it with him. Good ac- 

 commodations are to be had at Mrs. McZaren's, Country 

 Harbor. Special. 



The Kentucky Fish and Game Club will pay $20 

 reward for information that will lead to the conviction 

 of any person or persons caught in destroying the fish in 

 the public waters of the State of Kentucky, by the use of 

 dynamite or other explosives, and this club will faithfully 

 promise to keep the name of the informer a profound 

 secret, and consider any correspondence strictly confi- 

 dential. Address, G. G. Berry, Secy, 234 Fifth street, 

 Louisville, Ky. 



Pennsylvanli. — A Beaver correspondent writes anent 

 the report of Warden Hague's vrork, given in our last 

 issue: "Warden Hague received his appointment in 

 June, 1888, and has accomplished in that time more than 

 all his colleagues, as not one of them has up to date 

 brought about a prosecution and conviction.— G. A. S." 



The Springfield Club, of Springfield, Mass., who 

 have acquired a 300-square-miles fishing and hunting- 

 territory in the Lake Amabilish district of Quebec, report 

 great trout fishing. Some of the members declare that 

 they have had a surfeit of trout, and their fishing experi- 

 ence transcended the most ambitious dreams. 



Fishing in the Chesapeake Bay has been poor dur- 

 ing the past ten days owing to the storms, 



Fishing in Massachusetts.— Wellesley, Mass., July 

 25.— We have been fishing several times this season, and 

 for the last few times have had very good success. My 

 brother Win and I went up to the lake this afternoon for 

 live bait (minnows, etc.) and then went over to the perch 

 grounds. The perch kept us busy for two or three hours, 

 and we got a fine string of them. Win pullled one to the 

 surface which broke his line and got away. I think it 

 was the largest perch I have ever seen; we both thought 

 him a large black bass at first, but as he turned over on 

 his side he showed his black bands and red fins. I once 

 caught a yellow perch in the same place that weighed 

 lib. 8oz.; this one must have Aveighed all of 2 or 2|lbs. 

 Toward evening the eels began to take hold, and we soon 

 had the boat so slimy with them that it was unsafe to 

 step about in it, the footing becoming very insecure. I 

 have been up to the farm pond several times this season, 

 but have only caught a«few bass so far. The best fishing 

 seems to be right here in our own lake, and for one who 

 likes to catch small fish the sport is good. Frogs are very 

 abundant this season, and many of them are of extraor- 

 dinary size. I caught one a week ago that weighed ex- 

 actly 141bs. It was the largest frog that I have ever seen 

 except, perhaps, the monster preserved in the Smith- 

 sonian.— S. F. Denton. 



Thomas J. Conroy's Assignment.— It is with much 

 regret, that will no doubt be shared by thousands of ang- 

 lers throughout the United States and Canada, that we 

 announce the assignment of the old and well-known fieh- 

 ing tackle house of Thomas J. Conroy, New York. Es- 

 tablished nearly 60 years ago by the original John Con- 

 roy, the firm has changed its title a number of times and 

 was variously known as John Conroy, J. & J. C. Con- 

 roy, J. C. Conroy & Co., Conroy, Bissett & Malleson. 

 Conroy & Bissett, and in '83 it took the present style, 

 Thomas J. Conroy. During this long term of years 

 this noted concern has supplied the wants of ang- 

 lers in every section of the country, and we feel sure 

 there is no lack of sympathy for "them in their pres- 

 ent trouble. It is hoped that a speedy settlement will be 

 arrived at and that the old concern will once more cater 

 to the angling fraternity. As a sequel to this, and no 

 doubt caused by it, we learn that Mr. Frederick Malleson, 

 fishing tackle manufacturer of Brooklyn, N. Y., has also 

 failed. He was formerly connected with the firm of 

 Conroy, Bissett & Malleson, but separated from them in 

 1 881 and assumed control of the manufacturing depart- 

 ment. We are unable to state, how disastrous these fail- 

 ures are, but trust the embarrassment will be only tem- 

 porary. 



The Catskill Mountain Waters are looking up. 

 Trout fishing there has been restored, until it is now pos- 

 sible to make good catches in many streams long barren 

 of any but fingerlings, A 21b. trout was secured last 

 Monday by John H. Ireland, who took his beauty from 

 Eastkill Lake, near Onteora Park. 



LAKE RONKONKOMA.— Messrs. Frert Mather and Prof. 

 Bashford Dean, of the College of New York, are exploring 

 Lake Ronkonkoma, Long Island, with the view of ascer- 

 taining its depths, bottom' temperatures, and the character- 

 istics of its animal and vegetable life. They report having 

 found bottom in the deepest pare of the lake, but as yet have 

 not made the results known. Black bass, pike, pink and 

 yellow perch are found in large numbers in the lake, 



THE PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION have iust 

 completed a contract for a new and large hatching house at 

 Allentown in addition to the one already there. This will 

 increase the capacity of the eastern hatchery to double its 

 present size. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Sept. 7 to 11.— First Annual Dog Show of the Brooklyn Kennel 

 Club, at Brooklyn. N. Y. Charles DicVleman, Secretary, 



Sept. 9 to 13.— Dog Show of the Farmers' Lancaster Comity Fair 

 Association, at Lancaster, Pa. A. A. Herr, Secretary. 



Sept. 10 to 13.— Sixth Annual Dog Show of the London Kennel 

 Club, at London, Ont. C. A. Stone, Manager. 



Sept. 10 to 13.— Dog Show of the Central Canada Exhibition As- 

 sociation, at Ottawa, Can. Capt. R. C. W. MaoC'imj?, Secretary 



Sept. 11 to 13. —First Annual Doj? Show of the Toledo Kennel 

 Company, Toledo, O. Chas. E. Rowland, Secretary, Box 423. 



Sept. 16 to 19.— Dog Sliow of the Dominion of Canada Kennel 

 Club, in connection with the Industrial Exposition at Toronto, 

 Canada. Capt. C. Greville Harston, Secretary. 



Sept. 17 to ^0.— Dog Show of the Pet Stock Association at Kl- 

 mira, N. Y. " 

 . Oct. 7 to 1 

 cultural Society 



Jan. 27 to Feb. 1, 1800.— Dog Show of the Colorado Poultry and 

 Pet Stock Association, at Denver, Col. 



Feb. 18 to 21, 1890.— Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club. New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent. 



March 11 to 14, 1890.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Rochester 

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



March 25 to 88, 1890.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Mass. 

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



April 1 to 4, I860.— Sixth Annual Dog Show of the New England 

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



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. L— Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennol Club. 

 P. T. Madison. Secretary, Indianapolis. Ind. 



Nov. 11.— Inaugural Field Trials of the Canadian Kennel Club, 

 at Chatham, Ont. C. A. Stone, Secretary, London, Ont. 



Nov. 18.— Eleventh Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field 

 Trials Club, at High Point, N. C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Sara- 

 toga Springs, N. Y. 



Dee. 2.- Inaugural Field Trials of the Central Field Trial Club, 

 at Lexington, N. C. C. H. Odell, Secretarv, Mill's Building, New 

 York, N. V. 



Dec. IE.— Second Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field 

 Trial Club, at Amory, Miss. T. M. Brumbv, Secretary, Marietta, 

 Ga. 



Jan. 20, 1500.— Seventh Aurmal Field Trials of the Pacific Coast 

 Field Trial Club at Bakersfield, Cal. H. H. Briggs, Secretary, 313 

 Bush sireet, San Francisco, Cal. 



Feb. 11, 1890. -Fourth Annual Field Trials of the Texas Field 

 Trial Club, at, Marshall, Tex. W. L, Thomas, Secretary. 



COURSING. 



Oct. 9 to 12.— Fall meet of the National Coursing Club at Hutch 

 inson, Kan. M. E. Allison, Manager. 



Oct. 24.— Annual Meet of the American Coursing Club, at Great 

 Bend, Kan. F. K. Doan, Secretary, St. Louis, Mo, 



IRISH RED SETTER CLUB'S FIELD TRIALS. 



ASHBOURNE, Derbyshire, Eng., July W.—EMtW Forest 

 and Stream: Presuming that it will be interesting to 

 the readers of your valued journal, I herewith inclose pro- 

 gramme of the Irish Red getter Club's field trials. The 

 trials will begin Sept. 17 at 9 A. M. Seven events are on the 

 card. 



No. 1.— The Irish Setter Puppy Stakes, for Irish setters 

 born on or after Jan. 1, 1888, with £5, cup and 50 per cent, of 

 entry fees to first, 20 per cent, of entry fees to second and 10 

 per cent, to third. Entry 2 guineas for non- members and 

 1 guinea for members. 



No. 2.— The Irish Setter All- Age Stakes, for all Irish set- 

 ters, with £5, cup and SO per cent, of entry fees to first, 3 

 guineas, cup and 20 per cent, of entry fees to second and 10 

 per cent, of entry fees to third. Entry same as No. 1. 



No. 3.— Irish Setter Brace Stakes, for Irish setters, with 5 

 guineas, cup and 50 per cent, of entry fees to first, 20 per 

 cent, of entry fees to second and 10 per cent, to third. Entry 

 same as No. 1. 



No. 4.— The Irish Field Trial Derby Stakes, a sweepstakes 

 of £5 each for setters (all breeds) and pointers whelped on or 

 after Jan. 1, 188S, with 50, 20 and 10 per cent, of the pointer 

 entry fees to the pointers and the same to the setters, and a 

 special 5 guinea cup to absolute winner. 



No. 5.— The Grand All-Age Stakes, a sweepstakes of £6 

 10s., with 50, 20 and 10 per cent, to first, second and third. 



No. 6.— The Grand Brace Stakes. Entry and prizes same 

 as No. 5. 



No. 7.— Special Prize— The Irish Red Setter Club's Field 

 Trial champion cup, value 20 guineas, to be competed for 

 by the winners in all the stakes. Entries for Derby close 

 Aug. 1. All other stakes Aug. 31. The judges are Dr. J. H. 

 Salter aud Capt. J. K. Millner. 



The moors are abundantly stocked with game, it lies well 

 and the dogs will be shot over. The absolute winners of 

 each stake, including one dog selected from each of the first 

 prize winning braces will compete for the champion cup. 

 Three of the stakes are open to pointers and setters of all 

 breeds, and three are for Irish red setters only. 



The committee have taken every care to frame these trials 

 on a sound and popular basis, and have given every en- 

 couragement to owners. In all probability the competitors 

 will be very numerous, and the competition keen, as the 

 time of year is very suitable. The brunt of grouse shooting 

 will be over, and in England a fortnight's sport on partridge 

 will have been had. The dogs will then be in the height of 

 training, condition and experience, and as real work will be 

 done by them, without doubt all sportsmen will look upon 

 the winners of each stake, and the champion cup, as abso- 

 lutely the best sporting dogs of the year. 



Dr. Salter is one of the most respected, experienced and 

 fairest of judges in Great Britian, and every one will have 

 the greatest confidence in his decisions, assisted by Capt. J. 

 K. Millner. 



The committee look forward to one of the keenest com- 

 petitions ever known. It is the first time these trials will 

 be held for open competition, and the committee trust that 

 it will become a most important annual event, and in that 

 case they will endeavor to present a 50 guinea champion 

 cup in the future. \M. H. Cooper. 



ENGLISH SETTER BITCHES STOLEN. 



ROSECROFT KENNELS, New York, July 27.— Editor 

 Forest and, Stream: On Jan. 24 last, our English set- 

 ter bitches Passiou and Countess Peg disappeared from the 

 kennel of our Mr. Fiske at Plahilield, N. J. It was not 

 deemed wise to advertise them by name at the time, for ob- 

 vious reasons; but as all efforts to find them, or any trace 

 of them, have entirely failed, it. is believed that they have 

 very probably been removed from this part of the country, 

 and we consider it proper to fidvise the dog world in gen- 

 eral, especially the managers of shows, etc., throughout the 

 country, against the possibility of their being brought to 

 light in some other section, Below is a description of the 

 two, although at least one of them. Passion, would be suf- 

 ficiently well known to be recognized, at any rate, any- 

 where in the eastern part of the c ountry. If they, or either 

 of them, should at any time "show up," we should be glad 

 to have any brother sportsman do as be would be done by; 

 and, of course, we will cheerfully pay any expenses incurred 

 in any way. 



Passion— 7246— blue belton bitch, whelped July 29, '83, 

 by Goodsell's Prince ont of Pebble. Was bred by Prof. 

 Rice, of Brooklyn. Rather small— weighs about 43lbs. 

 Head nearly evenly marked, and very much resembling 

 Royal Albert's in contour aud marking, but, of course, a 

 trifle lighter; circular black patch over the top of the hips; 

 no other patches, but is heavily and pretty evenly mottled 

 all over. Short stem, heavily feathered and correctly car- 

 ried; excellent chest, body, quarters, hocks, shoulders and 

 elbows; very strong loin. One of the few good, pure 

 Laverack bitches, and shows her Laverack breeding 

 at the first glance. Her weak points are a trifle throat- 

 iness, not very marked, and a tendency when heavv to drop 

 a trifle in the back and pasterns, not very noticeable when 

 light in flesh. Very mild in disposition", but not very free 

 with strangers, and inclined to hunt better for her friends 

 than any one else. Is an excellent quail and partridge 

 bitch; ranges very wide, and with great judgment, as she 

 has had considerable experience 



Countess Peg— 8290— black, white and tan hitch, by Fairy- 

 King out of Countess Floy, whelped June 30, 1885, also 

 small; not far from Passion's size. Black ears with the 

 usual tan linings, aud both sides of head black with tan 

 marks on the cheeks, triangular star on forehead with a 

 narrow blaze: triangular patch of black above, the root of 

 tail; tan fleckiugs on forelegs and muzzle: otherwise pure 

 white; stands low behind and raises high in front; head 

 shows the Foreman tendency to a little shortness, as also 

 does the neck; very fine chest, back, loin, ribs, quarters 

 hocks, legs and feet; coat and feather very soft, full and 

 long; stern short, but usually not well carried, though at 

 times it is carried perfectly. Has lost one toe on right hind- 

 foot, although she does not go lame. Exceptionally qniet 

 and a great pet. In following - 'to heel" walks very close 

 and always a little on the right hand. Is a good latch on 

 quail, on which she has been principally used. 



Wilson Fiske. 



SALE OF SPORTING DOGS AT ALDRIGDE'S. 



ON Thursday afternoon the salesroom at Aldridge's in St. 

 Martin's lane was crowded with would-be purchasers 

 of the many pointers, setters, retrievers and spaniels which 

 were to be sold to the best bidder. Among the kennels rep- 

 resented were those of Mr. Lloyd-Price, of Rhiwlas; Sir T. 

 B. Lennard, Belhus; Mr. Assheton Smith, Yaynol, and 

 others, including altogether some thirty-eight brace of dogs, 

 most of which had good characters in the field as work' 

 men. The pointers from Rhiwlas were first offered and h„d 

 a speedy sale, ten animals fetching 236gs., or an average of 

 about 23 J 2'gs. each. Ben Ultimus, by Little Ben out of 

 Bellona, a liver and white pointer, winner of third prize at 

 the late national field trials, realized most money, viz, 50gs.; 

 then Luck of Merioneth, a lemon and white 2>:i'yrs. old dog, 

 by Luck of Edenhall, sold for 40gs.; Belle of Edenhall, his 



money. An Irish setter, only lomos. old, sold well for 24gs.; 

 a Sussex spaniel, said to be perfect in work, was not dear at 

 17%gs., while three retrievers, all well broken, went for 

 93.^gs., viz., Ben, 2yrs. old, wavy-coated, 40gs,: Yarrow, 



