Jan. 9, 1880.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



499 



There is no discount on Mr. Curry'a ability to do that 

 htter. Late as it was when we fished the big pool 

 (Oct. 13), the party ciught two trout, either of which 

 would weigh 4lbs. One of these was mine, and it was 

 the lnrgf st t>out I ever landed. If Jim Curry's "big un" 

 is ever caught, however, it will be so well-known in that 

 country that we are pretty sure to hear of it. 



E. Hough. 



Lake Ohamplain Fishing. — We are indebted to Mr. 

 Thomas Lee for information about the fishing betweerj 

 Westport and Essex, on Lake Ohamplain. Black bass 

 have been taken in goodly numbers with live minnows, 

 called chubs. Artificial flies were less killing. The fish- 

 ing was influenced a good deal by the direction of the 

 wind. The boatmen show considerable skill in locating 

 the fish, and it is best to secure their services if one cares 

 for a big creel. On the St. Lawrence Mr. Lee used yellow 

 perch up to 5 or 6Ln. long in bass fishing, and while they 

 were not taken so freely as minnows, they proved quite 

 efffC'ive. Pickerel, elsewhere known as pike, will snap 

 at such perch most ravenously. Wall-eyed pike are said 

 to be increasing rapidly in Lake Ohamplain, and they 

 furnish excellent sport. 



The McGinty Bait. — Our ever vivacious and always 

 veracious contributor, "J. M. S.," has invented a specially 

 alluring bait for red drum fishing in the deep sea. The 

 working formula is to fasten the new bait on to the hook, 

 drop it overboard, and utter the charm, "Down goes 

 McOinty to the bottom of the sea." It never fails. 



ANOTHER HEATED FERRULE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Life is too snort, and space in "the good old paper" too valuable, 

 to waste ma war of ink between a couple o' loon-atics about 

 heated brass, albeit. I am glad it .has givan Bro. Clapham an op- 

 portunity to air his knowledge on metallurgy, and to give me 

 "another shot," but I crave j our indulgence for a few more "last 

 words." 



What I wrote in Forest and Stream of Sept. 19 was not the 

 result of an elaborate exieriment, seeking the exact degree of 

 softening that would insure from heating a brass ferrule and 

 plunging it in cold water, or allowing it to cool in the air; it was 

 simply a fact learned by having occasion to burn the brokeu 

 stump of a rod out of a ferrule, when on refitting it, after letting 

 it cool in the air. 1 muni it, seemingly as stiff and serviceable as 

 before. Another one treated to a cold water bath while red hot 

 I found to be soft and utterly worthless as a ferrule. That was 

 all, and that was all I cart d at that time to kuow about, audi 

 told it in my own way. As to mv "chase and beautiful phraseo- 

 logy," it seems to usually express mv meaning aud reach the 

 foot, and I am sorry to note, too, that it sometimes strokes the 

 fur the wrong way. 



I am aware that backwoods "dialect" is not as a rule "chaste, 

 or litauntul," and "Ihev shed bar'ls an' bai'ls o' tears" over my 

 inability to steer clear of it wnen wriiiog— as I>ick Mc would 

 say— for "facetious" reader.--; but to no purpose, and if any one 

 wants "anotner sho." at me for it thsycan blaze away and waste 

 their ammunition. I will say, moreover, that I did not use 'h" 

 word "obtuseness" in my last communication. I used another 

 word not calculated to generate quite so much "heat," and if 

 that was tbe off' nd ins? word, "cha-te, beautiful," or otherwise, 

 that "heated the brass" in your worthy and painstaking corres- 

 pondent, 1 heartilv beg his pardon, as it was the fault of the 

 type and not mine, "an' that's my hand on 'i. 



F«»r the sake of peace I may say that my statement "may hev 

 bin a leetle mite h.t?-ty" as far as it went, hut I didn't see the 

 fairness in Bro. 0!apham*s turning the information sought to he 

 given (brief aud hasty though it mav have been) completely up- 

 side down, giving it an entirely different meaning from that 

 which was plain on the face, and then claiming to have made the 

 discovery himself; hence, I was moved to object, in "chaste aud 

 beauiiful phraseology." I trust, however, that the editor's deci- 

 sion, "The heated is the softer," wUl "cool" me ferrule question 

 without tne use of water (or more ink) and cause the fur to re- 

 sume its natural pasiiion. Kingfisher. 



Cincinnati, Dec. 29. 



Seines. Nets of every description. American Net & Twine Co.. 

 Mf rs., 34 Commercial st. Roston. or 199 Fulton nt... N. Y.— Adv. 



TROUT SPAWNING BELOW HIGHWATER MARK. 

 — Roslyn, L. L, Dec. 31. — tSd&tor Forest and Stream: 1 

 have recently noticed a, to me, n c w performance in the 

 spawning of brook trout. During the past two weeks we 

 have been finishing up a 40ft. yacht, and while doing so sbe 

 was moored in a creek, the outlet of my trout pond. At 

 high tide the water in this crpek is 3 or 4ft'. deep, and is salt. 

 Right alongside the yacht, scarce 10ft. distant, several trout 

 have made their spawning beds. There is a fine swift stream 

 for about 200ft above the spot to the pond, also a still better 

 stream above the latter. The trout have a free run to and 

 from the pond and tidewater, but I have never before known 

 tbem to spawn below higbwater mark. Is It a common 

 thing ?— Thomas Clapham. [We have never heard of such 

 a spawning locality for the brook trout, and believe nothing 

 of the kind has been observed before. We should like to be 

 informed about the further history of these trout and their 

 ova.] 



TROUT FROM CORRY, PA. — The Pennsylvania Fish 

 Commission has presented to the U. S. Fish Commission a 

 lot of beautiful living trout, which are now exhibited in the 

 Central Station at Washington. We have referred before 

 to the efficient work of Mr. William Buller, superintendent 

 of the hatchery at Corry, and these trout are an additional 

 proof of his skill. The shipment includes lake trout about 

 five or six years old, rainbow, brook aud Von Behr trout, 

 and some curious hybrids, resulting chiefly from the cross- 

 ing of lake and brook trout in different ratios of the two 

 forms. The Pennsylvania Commission has concluded to 

 place its rainbows in landlocked bodies of water, to control 

 its migratory habit. 



YELLOW PERCH SPAWNING.— Some of the ve'low 

 perch (Perm, americana) in the U. S. Fish Commission 

 aquaria at Washington have begun spawning in the latter 

 part of December, nearly three months ahead of their time 

 m the wild state. Some of the ovaries containing fertilized 

 eggs are in a hatching jar at the central station. The mass 

 is fusiform and is made up of a series of irregular lobules, 

 which are twisted into a screw-shape and pressed more or 

 less closely together. The eggs are about as large as a No. 7 

 shot. The form of the embryo can be distinctly seen. The 

 usual period of incubation is about two weeks. 



EASTERN BROOK TROUT IN COLORADO.— The new 

 station of the U. S. Fish Commission in Colorado had ob- 

 tained, up to Dec. 25. a total of 550,000 eggs of wild brook 

 trout from breeding fish belonging to Dr. Laws. It is be- 

 lieved that 1,000,000 eggs will be collected before the season 

 closes. The low temperature of the water, which is uni- 

 formly 43 degrees Fahrenheit, will greatly lengthen the 

 season for taking eggs. According to the experience of Dr. 

 Laws, the period of incubation will be 120 days. Mr. Rob- 

 inson reports that eggs at the end of thirty -eight days do 

 not show the eye spots, 



PENOBSCOT SALMON FOR PENNSYLVANIA.— The 

 State of Pennsylvania will receive its allotment of salmon 

 eggs from the United States station at Bucksport, Maine, 

 and will hatch them at Allentown for distribution in the 

 headwaters of Delaware River. This plan will be continued 

 several years in succession, in order io test its results lull v. 

 The captures of salmon in the Delaware last year encourage 

 the Commissioners to keep up the efforts at stocking the 

 river. 



Jpu? fennel 



FIXTURES. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Jan. 20, 1800.— Seventh Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Coast 

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

 Bush street. San Francisco. Cal. 



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

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



Feb. — , 1890.— Meet of the Brunswick Fur Club, New Meadows, 

 Me. 



THE FOX-TERRIERS OF TO-DAY. 



Editor Forest and St ream: 



Not a great while after the publication of Mr. Mason's ex- 

 cellent book, "Our Prize Dogs," I heard a very influential 

 exhibitor of fox-terriers say that Mr. Mason had commit- 

 ted most serious blunders auent the past and present status 

 of the fox-terriers. The criticism to which the fox-terrier 

 breeder took exception is on page 554: and I was told that it 

 was not only "untrue," but that it had already been "con- 

 demned" by English judges of the breed. In this criticism 

 Mr. Mason, after giving one of the most perfect descriptions 

 of a dog that I have ever read, launches forth on a subject 

 of vast import to fox-terrier breeders in general, He writes: 

 "A question we have frequently asked ourselves of late is, 

 are the terriers of the present, much or any better than those 

 of ten or fifteen years ago ? Are they better as a whole, or 

 are there to-day individual specimens that could beat the 

 old champions ? A dog like Trimmer would not of course 

 be able to beat one of Lucifer's quality, and a badly-coated 

 specimen like Tyke would be equally idfeapable of winniug 

 over Mr. Belmont's crack. A bitch like Bellona would be 

 outclassed by Richmoud Olive, Richmond Dazzle and 

 Safety. But what would be the position on the beuch to-day 

 of such dogs as Buffet and Dorcas ? How many are there 

 that could beat Oiive ( Murchison's) ? How many in this 

 country would be able to beat old Fussy ? For a brace prize 

 where could two be found to oeafc Buffet and Dorcas ? How 

 many of our dogs show the character that was seen in old 

 Belgrave Joe ? When we consider the great inducements 

 that are offered in the way of valuable prizes and extrava- 

 gant prices for good specimens, we are forced to the conclu- 

 sion that the old fanciers were more than a match for the 

 new in the science of breeding." 



This was decidi dly unpalatable to certain owners who 

 had paid exorbitant prices for imported dogs, so it must be 

 "condemned" and "untrue." I had. never seen the dogs re- 

 ferred to in this criticism, excepting of course those that 

 had been exhibited in this country, aud I was unable to give 

 substantial indorsement to Mr Mason's views, so a rather 

 heated discussion terminated with my saying, "Mason don't 

 write like that without knowing what he is about," the re- 

 joinder being, "Mason is right so very often on these dos 

 questions that it's about time he got things mixed, and 

 this time we have got him." I suggested having the set- 

 tlement of the matter to the London Field or StocU-Keeper, 

 vvith a new hat on the res lit for the winner; but expt-rience, 

 or something else, had taught my friend that betting 

 against Mason on matters pertaining to our canine friends 

 was a decidedly risky business, and so the thing was 

 dropped then and there. 



A recent issue of the SloclirKcepcr contains a strong letter 

 by Mr. W. Allison, headed "Concerning the -Front' of the 

 Fox-Terrier and Other Matters." That Mr. Allison is one 

 of the oldest, most experienced and b j st judges alive no- 

 body will deny; and this being the case, i claim that bis 

 opinions, as expressed in this article, are the strongest pos- 

 sible indorsement of Mr. Mason's pungent criticism. 



Mr. Allison writes: "As to terriers of to-day being better 

 than those one can call to mind, the thing is absurd. Such 

 bitches as Fussy, X. L., Burbidge's Nettle, Dorcas and Fan 

 were miles ahead of anything 1 have seen at the Kennel 

 Club shows. Wire-haired terriers have improved, and that 

 to a very great exteut; but smootli ones are on the down 

 line, and will continue so unless some radical change is 

 made." 



I claim for Mr. Mason's criticism thst instead of bping 

 "untrue" and "condemned," it is correct in every particu- 

 lar, and will be indorsed by most eminent anttiority. 



BELVOIll. 



DOG TALK. 



MR. F. R. HITCHCOCKhasdisposedof his pointers to the 

 Hempstead Farm Ken u el. Seven in all were sold, in- 

 cluding Duke of Hessen, Woolton Game, Gem of Kippen, 

 Tory Tanner, Tory White, Stella and Tory Dick, the latter 

 a puppy by Lad of Bow ou; of Gladys. The price paid lor 

 Duke of Hessen and Woolton Game was $2,000. 



The Hempstead Farm Kennel has also purchased from 

 the Westmiuster Kennel Club the litter of nine, five dogs 

 and four bitches, by Naso of Kippen out of Lass of Bow. 

 Their kennel now contains 2(5 pointers, and it will take a 

 very strong team to beat them either on the bench or in the 

 field. 



Every member of the Eastern Field Trials Club should be 

 present at the annual meeting next Tuesday, as business of 

 great importance will be brought before the club, and it is 

 desirable that all who can should attend. 



GIVE THE AMERICAN FOXHOUNDS A PLACE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I was glad to read in one of your recent issues the article 

 over Dr. Heffinger's signature in regard to foxhounds at 

 bench shows. Yes, we have talked it over at our meetings 

 held by the Brunswick Fur Club, and I have also had the 

 subject mentioned to me by owners of fine foxhounds who 

 do not belong to the club, and they agree with the members 

 of the club that there should be a standard for the Ameri- 

 can foxhound. I think that we have in the American-born 

 foxhound just as good blood and just as g odtype for points 

 as can be found in any foxhound m the world, and I cannot 

 see why we should not have a standard to judge by as well 

 as the English. The managers of our New England bench 

 shows must bear in mind that a great many of our Ameri- 

 can dog men own tine braces and packs, and'do not consider 

 it worth their while to enter hounds for the small prizes 

 offered at bench shows held in this section, and furthermore 

 judged under English rules. Now if the managers of the 

 Boston bench show will, as Dr. Heffinger has suggested, 

 offer some handsome prizes for the best bitch, the best 

 puppy under eighteen months old, best brace and best pack, ! 

 in addition to the regular single dog. I am sure that the j 

 patrons of the Boston bench show will see as handsome a 

 collection of genuine foxhounds as ever was seen together 

 in any part of the country. I certainly hope that this 



matter will be taken into consideration before our next 

 show season. 



As vice-president of the Brunswick Fur Club, I take this 

 opportunity of extending an invituion to the m maaers of 

 the New England bmch shows aud all oihers wV> are iut°r- 

 ested in foxhounds and t ie m inly snort of f >x hunting to 

 the meet of this c'ub. whi"h takes place at New Mead"ws, 

 Maine, fr un Feb. 1 bo Maroh L L, O. DE3SNI302J. 



Waltham, Mass. 



THE REPORTER. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



lu the article on "The Reporter" in your issue of Dec. 19, 

 your correspondent writes: "It is asserted that a dog can- 

 not be trained to report." I trained a setter to report. Out 

 of five dogs that I have owned I have trained two to report. 

 I consider that any dog that is not inclined to be timid can 

 be taught to report. I use a dog cal I and whistle on it while 

 I am feeding him and whenever I want him to come to me. 

 Then, suppose I am in the field and be should run off after 

 a rabbit or birds and does not come hick at once when I 

 whistle; as soon as I catca him I give him a severe thrash- 

 ing and whistle all the time. Thus he learns that he must 

 come when he hears the whistle. I also whip or scold him 

 every time he flushes a p iriridge, whether I have called him 

 or uot. Teach the dog (1) that he must come to the whistle, 

 (2) that he must not flush a bird under any circumstances. 

 Then he will reason out the matter for himself. If any one 

 will try this 1 do nob think he will have any trouble that 

 will not be well repaid when hunting in a rough country. 



B. 



King William County, Va. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



As I was reading over your paper of Dec. 19, I was quite 

 interested with the article entitled "The Reporter," and I 

 would like to inquire through your much esteemed paper 

 where I can obtain a poiuter dog pup that would be likely 

 to possess such qualities for reporting. E. E. B. 



[This habib is not peculiar to any strain of pointer or set- 

 ter, so far as we know, as we haveseen individuals of almost 

 every strain that would at times practice if. We do not re- 

 member having seen a dog do this until be had considerable 

 experience on game. The first instance of the kind that we 

 saw took place more than forty years ago. A full descrip- 

 tion of it may be found in the history of "My old Dog Trim" 

 in "Training vs. Breaking."] 



THE ALL-ROUND DOG. 



Editor Forest and. Stream: 



You have been publishing articles of late on the "all- 

 round dog." They are readable, as the "all-round dog" is 

 the most interesting: animal of the doe kind. I had one, 

 a cross between a collie and a so-called Newfoundland. He 

 was as black as jet, with a beautiful face; and was much 

 more trustworthy, affectionate, useful and intelligent than 

 many of my human acquaintances. 



He was a coon dog from the word go; and moreover, he 

 was a military engineer. I heard him giving the coon 

 signal in a piece of swamp near my place one day; and 1 

 went in to see wbf.t was the matter. He had raised a big 

 swamp coon and the animal had taken refuge in a high 

 hollow stump, a perfectly impregnable position. On my 

 approach Dufferin showed the wildest delight and implored 

 me to help him out with the coon. This I refused to do. 

 being determined to leave him to his own resources. Bring 

 at a complete disadvantage, as the coon would have been 

 nearly his match on fairgiound, and as he s«w noway of 

 nulling the beast out at the top, my dog set to work and 

 burrowpd under the stumn, tearing away the partially 

 decayed roots with his teeth, and forced his head in, 

 seized the coon by the haunches, pulled bim down and cut 

 of the stump, and then after a masnificent battle killed 

 him. Now here was a clear case of intelligent »nd logical 

 reasoning. When he found I would not help bim. after re- 

 peatedly and eloquently asking me to do so, and knowing 

 that it was impossible to pull the coon out at the top. he 

 deliberately laid bis plans to mine the em m.\ 's position, 

 which he did. It was a piece of reasoning which would do 

 credit to a man. I dressed the coon, stuffed him with sage 

 and onions, and Dufferin ana I ate it th» following Sunday. 



He was a noble sheep dog, a good heeler, a ptrfect watch- 

 dog, would lie down beside a grip, a parcel, a coat, or meat 

 or arouse and watch it for a day In short it would take up 

 too much of your space to give a list, of bis aood qualities. 

 Old age came on bim, and I put bim cut of misfrv with my 

 own hand, preferring that than to permit a stranger to do 

 it- The Khast. 



DIP AND DASH, 



DIP is an imported pointer belonging to Mr. W. H. Force, 

 General Manager of the Post Per.m^ron Horse As- 

 sociation, at Ariosa, Wyominr; and Dash is a liver-colored 

 pointer belonging to Major Woipple of Cheyenne. Dash 

 was iuvited to the P. O. ranch, and as Dip 'had not been 

 consulted in giving the invitation he rather resented the 

 presence of Dash and made kuowu his objections in no un- 

 certain manner, especidly when he thought Dish was 

 paying too much attentioa to Bessie. Linu, aud Dimples; 

 and after rppeatedly giving voice to his displeasure he made 

 a savage onslaught ou the stranger, but Dash was all there, 

 game as a pebble and willing to scrap, despite the fact of his 

 having but three legs iu good condition. When he was a 

 pup he had b^en injured in on" of his shoulders and never 

 fully recovered and was ob'iged to do his runt ing mostly on 

 three legs. This unpleasantness continued for several 

 weeks and until the two dogs struck up a friendship in 

 rather a peculiar manner. 



One morning I had to go abou f . four miles from the 

 ranch, on horseback; and the dogs followed me. Ou com- 

 ing back I noticed that Dip was giing lam*, and i-alling 

 him to me I examined the foot but found nothing at fault; 

 and let him go. Away he went sou id as a d >ltar, uabil he 

 jqjned Dash, when again he went lame; and again I dis- 

 mounted but failed t ) discover the cause of bis limping. 

 He started away all right, but no sooner catching up with 

 Dash than again the lameness appeared and I understood 

 the reason. It was a perfect, imitation of Dash's gait and 

 resulted from sympathy and good fellowship. He seemed 

 to realize the disadvantage Dash was laboring under, and 

 from that morning they were inseparable companions aud 

 thebest of friends; and there was never anything too good for 

 Dash during the remainder of his visit, and Dip was appar- 

 ently lame half the time; and even now when his thoughts 

 revert to his quarrel and reconciliation with Dash, he goes 

 lame with a dot and carry three sort of motion. Millard. 

 Ariosa, Wyo. ' 



AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB MEETING. 



NEW YORK, Jan. V. — A special meeting of the American 

 Kennel Club is hereby called for Saturday. Jan. 18, 

 1890, at 12 o'clock M., for the purpose of ratifying the adop- 

 tion of the changes in the rules, and the articles in the 

 constitution at the last quarterly meeting, to conform with 

 the technical requirements of Art. XIX. of the Constitution. 



The annual meeting is hereby ordered to be held on 

 Thursday, Feb. 13, 1890. at 1 o'clock P. M. Both meetings 

 to be held at the office of the club. By order of August Bel- 

 mont, Jr., President. A. P. Vredenbtjrgh, Secretary. 



