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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 12, 1889. 



The whole number of fry planted since the commencement 

 is 636,844,900. Of these 463,709,000 were Salmonoids, and the 

 others of Percoids and Centrarchoids (pike, perch and black 

 bass). 



Mr. Wilmot pays a grand compliment to the fishcul- 

 turistsof the United States. He says: "While nearly all 

 the countries of the Old World are actively engaged in the 

 art of artificial fishculture, it is found that in America also 

 the industry has been entered into with more vigor than 

 elsewhere, and nowhere has the same amount of effort been 

 put forth to utilize the science of fishculture for resuscitat- 

 ing declining fisheries in the general interests of the inhab- 

 itants, than is shown to he the case in the United States of 

 America, where, by the almost unbounded liberality of the 

 Federal Government, and bv the larger proportion of indi- 

 vidual States of the Union, this work is generously sup- 

 ported and extensively carried on; and large sums of money 

 are annually granted from the public treasury for the erec- 

 tion and maintenance of Federal and State fish hatcheries, 

 and for employing professional experts, who are we] I versed 

 in ichthyology, and also appointing persons having a prac- 

 tical knowledge of the wants in each State as Fishery 

 Commissioners, whose duty it is to look after the fisheries 

 and fisboulttire, and husband the work to its fullest extent. 

 Over and above this Government patronage, and support, 

 fishculture is now being extensively carried on by private 

 enterprise in many parts of the Union. This is shown by 

 the fact of the numerous advertisements of proprietors of 

 fish farms, so to speak, offering for sale fish eggs and young 

 fish of various kinds, bred in their private nurseries.'' 



In conclusion Mr. Wilmot states that the Canadian fish 

 hatcheries, their apparatus and appliances are in good work- 

 ing order, and that the large output of young fish during 

 the past season has been safely and satisfactorily accom- 

 plished, also that the eggs now in the hatcheries present a 

 healthy and vigorous appearance; that the reports from the 

 different hatching stations indicate that fishculture as pur- 

 sued in Canada is active, progressive and successful up to 

 the limit which it has reached, but he is fully convinced 

 that the enterprise has not yet become sufficiently expanded 

 nor is it placed upon such a broad and satisfactory basis as 

 its importance demands, and closes with the following 

 words: "I therefore fully indorse the sentiments of the 

 leading fishculturists of the United States, and the policy 

 of that country when it is said that 'Public fishculture is 

 most, useful when conducted upon a gigantic scale— its sta- 

 tistical tables must be footed up by tens of millions. To 

 count young fish by the thousand is the task of the private 

 propagator: and that the prosperity and wealth of the fish- 

 eries of the present day are entirely under the control of the 

 fishculturist to sustain or to destroy, aDd capable of im- 

 mense extension.' " 



FISHCULTURE IN ILLINOIS.-Thewoik of restocking 

 the streams of Illinois, which was commenced in 1887 on a 

 large scale, has been carried forward during the past year 

 and the present summer. This year much has been accomp- 

 lished, thousands of fish have beeu seined out of sloughs 

 and holes and transplanted in suitable waters. The species 

 handled are principally black bass, large and small-mouth; 

 crappie, two species; sun fishes, white bass, perch, pike- 

 perch, pike, pickerel, buffalo fish, and catfish, several species. 

 These are taken from the seines and placed iu live boxes, to 

 be kept until the arrival of a transportation car, in which 

 they are carried to their final destination. The cars are 

 loaded by the U. S. Fish Commission, and are especially 

 fitted for such work with large boxes holding from 80 to 100 

 gallous of water. The cost of transporting these fish is 

 comparatively small, as the railroads throughout the State 

 haul the cars free of charge. This method of stocking 

 streams will undoubtedly result very successfully. These 

 fish, varying in length from 3 to Him, planted in" suitable 

 waters, will 800D mature and breed, and should multiply in 

 numbers very rapidly. The Commissioners of Illinois de- 

 serve the support of their Legislature aud of all others in- 

 terested iu the subject of fishculture. 



FIXTU RES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Sept. 9 to 12.— First Annual Dog Show of the Brooklyn Kennel 

 Club, at Brooklyn, N. Y. Charles Dickleman, Secretary. Entries 

 close Aug. 28. 



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

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

 close 11 A. M., Sept. 9. 



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

 Club, at London, Out. C. A. Stone, Manager. Entries close Sept. 5 



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

 sociation, at Ottawa, Can. Capt. B. C. VV. MacCuaig, Secretary. 

 Entries close Aug. 31. 



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

 Company, Toledo, O. Caas. E. Rowland, Secretary, Box 423. En- 

 tries close Aug. 26. 



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

 Club, in connection with the Industrial Exposition at Toronto, 

 Canada. Capt.. C. Greville Harston, Sect'y. Entries close Sept. 4. 



Sept. 17 to 20.— Dog Show of the Pet Stock Association at El- 

 mira, N. Y. J. Otis Fellows, Superintendent, Hornellsville , N.Y. 

 Entries close Sept. 7. 



Oct. 1 to 3.— Third Annual Dog Show of the Bristol Park Agri- 

 cultural Society, Bristol, Conn. F. C. Barnes, Secretary. 



Oct. 8 to 12.— Eighth Annual Dog Show of the Dan bury Agri- 

 cultural Society, at D anbury. Conn. B. O. Lyues, Secretary. En- 

 tries close Sept. 28. 



Nov. 14 to 1(5.— First Dog Show of the Continental Kenuel Club, 

 at Denver, Col. Claude King, Secretary. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov. 4.— Third Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Konnol Club. 

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



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

 at Chatham. Out. 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. 



Dec. 2.— loaiignvsd Field Trials of the Central Field Trial Club, 

 at Lexington, N. C. C. H, Odeli, Secretary, Mill's Building, New 

 York, N. Y. 



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

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

 Ga. 



REGISTRATION IN THE GAZETTE. 



Editor Forest ami Stream: 



In answer to the communication which has appeared in 

 the several sporting papers signed by the Stnd Book Com- 

 mittee of the A. K. C, upon their action in increasing the 

 fee for registration in the Stud Book from fifty cents to one 

 dollar, and in answer to a letter from Mr. Anthony (who is 

 one of the advisory committee of the A. K. C), permit me to 

 say that front the commencement of the publication of the 

 Stud Book by the A. K. C, and which was published every 

 three months until Jan. 1 last, the income derived there- 

 from, which was fixed at fifty cents for each registration, 

 was found sufficient to defray all of the expenses for the 

 publication of the same, notwithstanding the fact that at 

 and during said time a rival register was being published by 

 the Forest aud Stream Publishing Company, and notwith- 

 standing the fact that during a portion of said time a rival 

 club was in existence, composed of about two hundred 

 breeders, aud during that time less than half the number of 

 clubs than we now have were members of the A. K, C. 



On Jan. 1 last the A. K. C. commenced the publication of 



the Kennel Gazette. The rules were so changed that only 

 dogs whose pedigree could be traced unto the fourth genera- 

 tion could be registered in the Stud Book, while any mon- 

 grel could be registered in the Kennel Gazette, An upper 

 and under secretary were employed by the Kennel Club, the 

 former receiving a salary of $1,500 a year, while the second 

 agreed to be satisfied with $1,000. The duty of the first was 

 to edit the Kennel Gazette, while the second became editor 

 of the Stud Book. The registration in the Kennel Gazette 

 was fixed by the rules at twenty-five cents per dog, while the 

 registration in the Stud Book had previously been fixed at 

 fifty cents. The first number of the Kennel Gazette, after 

 many barks and a few howls, dawned upon the doggy world 

 in January last. From an examination of that issue I find 

 that there were 45 dogs registered whose sire and dam were 

 known, 3 that were half orphans, and 4 mongrels without 

 any pedigree whatever, making in all, during the month of 

 January, 52 dogs. 



The income to the Kennel Gazette from the registration 

 of these 52 dogs was $13; the income for advertising I will 

 estimate at $100, which, with the $13 for registration, make 

 a total of $113 income. The expenses are: " Salary of secre- 

 tary, $125; rent, $15; cost of the Gazette as per treasurer's 

 report, $3(55.(34; postage and stationery, say, $20; making a 

 total of $525.64 expenses, from which take income, leaving a 

 net loss to the club of $412.64 for the first month 



Now we will take the eight months, and we find that 1 ,004 

 dogs have beeu registered from Jan. 1 to and including the 

 August issue of the Gazette as follows; 



January 52 



February 510 



March 534 



April 464 



May 299 



June 33 



July 6 



August 6 



Total 1,904 



Now, the income derived from the above amounts to S476. 

 Let us now submit the following statement of income and 

 expenditures, which, I believe, will be found to be very 

 nearly correct for the eight months now past: 

 Expenses. 



Salary of secretary $1,000 



Office rent 125 



Due associate members for two registrations in Stud 



Book 327 



Due associate members 327 Stud Books at $3 981 



Due associate members 837 Kennel Gazettes at $3 654 



Publishing the Kennel Gazette at, say, $300 per month. 1,600 

 Incidentals, including stationery and postage, say 300 



Total $4,987 



Receipts. 



1 , 004 dogs at 25 cents 476 



Advertising, estimated 800 



Received from associate members (if all have paid) 1,635 



Showing a net loss to the club of over 

 months. 



Mr. Anthony says that the Kennel Gazette is the money 

 making end of the A.K.C. I have great respect for Mr. 

 Anthony's opinion, but will he kindly give us the figures ? 

 I will venture this: If Mr. Vredenburgh" will make a report 

 of the financial status of the A.K.C. at their next meeting a 

 deficit will appear, showing substantially that I am correct. 



Now we will take a look at the Stud Book, and we will find 

 that since January last there have been registered 1,875 dogs, 

 for which the A.K.C. has received $937.50. 



The expense, to the club is the salary to the under secre- 

 tary for the eight months, which is $66(5.67; rent, say, $125; 

 stationery and incidental expenses, say, $200. making a total 

 of $001.07; so we fiud that the office expenses have so far more 

 than absorbed the revenue received for this account, and 

 evidently there is no money now in the treasury to publish 

 the book on Jan. 1 next. The big drain on the Stud Book 

 has been the Kennel Gazette. Taking out about 20 percent, 

 of the dogs registered in the Kennel Gazette, which are 

 classed with pedigree unknown, and then, say, 30 per cent, 

 more whose pedigrees would not go to the fourth genera- 

 tion, this would leave about one-half the dogs registered in 

 the Kennel Gazette to be registered iu the Stud Book, and 

 the Stud Book account would be increased by doing away 

 with the Gazette. 



I am of the opinion that breeders will not pay the one 

 dollar to register their dogs, and when I see that the West- 

 minster Kennel Club, which is annually able to come out 

 thousands of dollars ahead, the richest club in the country, 

 having millionaires among its members, to save the paltry 

 sum of twenty-five cents on the registration, will register 

 the get of that grand little dog, Naso of Kippen, out of their 

 well-bred Kate VIII., and attach the name of Westminster 

 Ben to one and Westminster Cato to the other and have 

 them published as registered pointers by the A. K. C. in the 

 Kennel Gazette with Belle II., whose sire was unknown; 

 with Columbus Nig, whose sire and dam were unknown, 

 and with Dan, whose pedigree is unknown, and with Fan, 

 whose pedigree and date of birth is unknown, and with 

 Fanny and Fanny II., both without a pedigree, and Frank 

 and Guy, whose pedigrees are unknown; while Spot II. and 

 Spy came into the world and into the Kennel Gazette. with 

 the same uncertainty, their pedigrees being unknown, I also 

 find in the same Kennel Gazette of March, registered with 

 this collection of mongrels, published to the world as regis- 

 tered under the head of pointers, not only the t wo above 

 named, the get of Naso of Kippen, but the get of Bang Bang, 

 Donald, Tammany, Mainspring, Sensation, Nick of Naso, 

 Robert the Devil, Lad of Bow, and other well-bred pointers. 



Now, if the Westminster Kennel Club, to save 25 cents, 

 are willing to class their well-bred dogs, with their kennel 

 name affixed, with the above designated collection of mon- 

 grels, what are we to expect from the struggling breeder 

 who lives upon the mountainside when the A. K. C. in 

 creases the registration fee to $1 ? When rich breeders like 

 the Rutherfurd Bros, will register their well-bred fox-ter- 

 riers in the Kennel Gazette among a lot of mongrels to save 

 the 25 cents, what shall we expect from the poor breeder 

 when the A. K. C. increases the registration fee to $1? 



The object of a registration is to preserve the pedigree and 

 thereby improve the breeding, and by stages increase the 

 certainty of pure blood. The Stud Book should be published 

 quarterly, and no dog should now appear therein unless the 

 descendant of previously registered dogs, or with a pedigree 

 going back to the fourth generation; and the registration 

 fee should be made so cheap that every one who owds a well- 

 bred dog would avail himself of the opportunity to register 

 it. At the next meeting of the Executive Committee I hope 

 the secretary will make a detailed statement of the financial 

 condition of the A. K. C, aud that the delegates will see the 

 wisdom of doing away at the earliest moment with this 

 costly and useless publication, the Kennel Gazette, and the 

 necessity of cutting down the expenditures and publish the 

 Stud Book every three months. Also the necessity for 

 doing away with the associate membership, which is under- 

 mining the local clubs throughout the country that give the 

 shows. 



If a member of the New Jersey Club who pays $10 a year 

 dues as well as his proportion of losses in giving a show, as 

 well as his time, which is necessary to the club, wants to 

 register two dogs, he pays the fee to the Kennel Club, which 

 is now $1. If he wants a Kennel Gazette for the year he 



pays $2; if he wants a Stud Book, when it comes out, he 

 pays $3. 



The associate member, who pays nothing for dues to the 

 local club, takes no liability for show losses, gives none of 

 his time, gets now back what the A. K. C. charges the mem- 

 ber of the local club $6 for, and when the raised registration 

 fee goes into effect $7, for $5. My estimate of the deficit now 

 in the Gazette and Stud Book accounts is about as follows: 

 $2,076 in Kennel Gazette, $54.17 in Stud Book. This deficit 

 will be considerably increased during the balance of the 

 year, and if it were not for the associate members the Stud 

 Book would be more than self-sustaining. I am glad to 

 see that breeders are realizing the worthlessness of 

 this Kennel Gazette, for I find that during the month 

 of June there were only 33 dogs registered in the Ken- 

 nel Gazette, 10 of which were mongrels. In the month 

 of July there were only six dogs registered in the Kennel 

 Gazette, two of which were mongrels. In August only six 

 dogs were registered in the Kennel Gazelle, three of which 

 were mongrels. Is it worth while for the dog breeders of 

 this country to contribute about five hundred dollars a 

 month for three months to the Kennel Gazette to register 

 these forty-five dogs registered in June. Jtuy and August, 

 aud do not the figures convince every thinking dog breeder 

 that the time has arrived when I should have the opportu- 

 nity, which I have long desired, to write the obituary of the 

 Kennel Gazette? The pen will not be steeped in gall. 



The venture was made upon the deliberate judgment of 

 almost every delegate of the A. K. C. They believed that 

 it was not only practical, but for the best interests of the 

 club. I have no fault to find with any delegate for the 

 course he has pursued. I am as strongly and firmly con- 

 vinced as ever that the A. K. C. aud the Stud Book are 

 necessities; that they should not be torn down, butbuilt up. 

 And upon reflection, the experiment, having been tried, is 

 it not a palpable fact that we should now make this 

 changer' PeshALL. 



Jersey City, N. J., Sept. 7. 



GERMAN MASTIFF OR GREAT DANE STANDARD 



CiHICAGO, 111., Sept, 7.— Editor Forest and Stream: All 

 J breeds of dogs have their distinctive features and char- 

 acteristics, by which the particular family to which they 

 belong may be recognized and judged. Of the various 

 breeds, none are more imposing nor distinguished in appear- 

 ance than the German mastiff, or great Dane, or the 

 Deutcbe dogge, which in early times was commouly called 

 the boarhound. Later, the heavier- bodied specimens were 

 known as the Ulmer dogge, and the lighter-bodied as the 

 Daniske dogge, or great Dane, now known in Germany, the 

 home of the breed, as the German mastiff, but better known 

 in England and America as the great Dane. 



The enormous size, splendid proportions, great strength, 

 fine action, dignified and elegant carriage, superior intelli- 

 gence, courage and fidelity of the German mastiff or great 

 Dane, mark the breed as approaching the perfection of the 

 canine race. 



This dog, as the name boarhound (originally applied to 

 the breed) indicates, is particularly adapted to animal hunt- 

 ing, and in early days was used to hunt wild boars and other 

 large game. But, while splendid on the hunt, as a com- 

 panion or guard, he has no superior. There is no large dog 

 better fitted for a house watch dog, for his coat is short and 

 fine, and is easily kept clean, while his habits and tempera- 

 ment are unexceptional. Ilis growing popularity amply 

 attests his valuable qualities, and he only needs to be known 

 to be appreciated. 



The following are the points and their value of the Ger- 

 man mastiff or great Dane, adopted Sept. 4 by the German 

 Mastiff or Great Dane Club of America. 



General A ppca ranee.— The German mastiff df&refit Dane 

 is remarkable in size, of powerful and elegant build, strong 

 and muscular, of high courage, supple in action, graceful 

 aud dignified in carriage and in movement. The coat is 

 short and line, the head and neck are carried high with a 

 distinguished air, the ears are rather small, and when un- 

 cropped somewhat resemble those of the greyhound, but 

 when cropped are carried upright, something like those of 

 the bull-terrier. The neck is strong and well arched, and 

 should be without dewlap. The tail is fine and tapering, 

 and is carried on a line with the back, with a slight ten- 

 dency to curve at the extremity. A too highly curved tail, 

 or carried too high, gives the animal a very common appear- 

 ance, and is a serious fault. In general appearance the 

 German mastiff or great Dane is not so massive or clumsy 

 as the English mastiff, nor so light and leggy as the grey- 

 hound, but somewhat resembling both, or what might be 

 considered a satisfactory medium between the two; and in 

 formation indicates great strength and activity. In disposi- 

 tion he is gentle aud affectionate, yet courageous, and bears 

 the stamp of nobility of character. He is devoted to his 

 master and friendly with those he knows, but is not inclined 

 to be free or familiar with strangers. When aroused he dis- 

 plays his strength and courage, but because of his intelli- 

 gence and temperament he is easily governed even when 

 under excitement. 



Height. — In height dogs should not be less than 30in. 

 straight measurement at the shoulder, and bitches should 

 not be less than 28in. 



Weight.— Dogs of the above height should weigh not less 

 than ISOlbs., and bitches not less than lOOlbs. 



Body. — The body should be long, somewhat inclined to 

 roundness and compact. Belly well drawn up, yet well pro- 

 portioned—not gaunt nor tucked up like the greyhound, 

 but showing muscle and strength. 



Iliad. -Tne head, or skull, should neither be domed nor 

 flat; rather lengthy and not too broad; the frontal bones 

 slightly raised; little indentation between the eyes, with 

 very little or no stop; cheek muscles well developed; face 

 not too broad. The whole formation and expression of the 

 head and face should rather more resemble tbe hound than 

 the bulldog or mastiff, except the muzzle, which is not like 

 that of any other breed, as the German mastiff or great 

 Dane has a muzzle peculiarity his own, the entire head and 

 face, but much heavier, more nearly resembling those of the 

 approved bull-terrier than of any other breed. Too much 

 resemblance to the hound is a fault. 



-Bars.— The ears should be small and carried high, some- 

 thing like those of the greyhound. The ears may or may 

 not be cropped. When cropped they resemble those of the 

 bull-terrier. 



Eyes.— The eyes should be small, round and deeply set, 

 with a sharp expression, and may be light, or the various 

 shades of brown and hazel, or in harmony with the general 

 color of the dog. 



Nose, — The nose should be large with bridge well arched. 



Muzzle. — The muzzle should be broad and strong, and 

 rather square, or blunt, at the point. 



Lips. — The lips in front should be blunt, not hanging too 

 much over the sides, but with well defined folds at the 

 angle of the month. 



Jaw.— The lower jaw should neither be short nor long, 

 but should bring the teeth to meet evenly 



Neck.— The neck should be rather long, very strong and 

 muscular, well arched, without dewlap or loose skin about 

 the throat. The junction of the neck and head should be 

 strongly pronounced. 



Forequarters.— The shoulders should be sloping and mus- 

 cular, the elbows well under, and neither turned inward nor 

 Outward, 



Legs. — The forearms should be very muscular, with large 

 bone, knees strong, not bent; ankles or pasterns muscular, 

 and the whole legs straight, strong and well proportioned. 



