Jan. 23, 1890.1 



FOREST AND STREAM 



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Several thousand carp have been distributed among the far- 

 mers. 15,000,000 whitefish eggs will be giveu to the State by 

 the general government, to be hatched at Erie for Lake Erie. 

 The^Erie station will hatch wall-eyed pike iu large numbers. 

 We are about to dispose of our entire stock of rainbow trout, 

 and the hatching of this fish at our stations will be discon- 

 tinued.— J. V. L. 



Rhode Island enjoyed very good trout fishing the past 

 season. The trout were of good size for this State and in 

 goodly numbers. The favorable condition of our streams 

 for the past two seasons— high water during the summer and 

 fall and mild winter and spring— has benefited the supply 

 of trout. We. have usually put trout into the various 

 streams in the fry state, but now we are about to try au ex- 

 periment and put in trout 8 or lOmos. old. Of course, this 

 requires more care in rearing and transportation, but we 

 think more speedy results maybe obtained m this way.— 

 W. P. M. 



Vermont intends to plant 300.000 speckled trout, 50,000 

 rainbow trout, 50,000 landlocked salmon and 50,000 lake 

 front, besides the usual number of black bass and pike. 

 Protective laws are becoming very popular there, and no 

 trouble is experienced in enforcing them. The people are 

 bearinuing to see the direct pecuniary benefit which they 

 derive from anglers visiting the State during the summer 

 and leaving their money there. . 



Virginia is making preparations to hatch eggs of striped 

 bass, shad, sea trout (weakfish), porgy (or moonfish) and 

 bouita (Eltteatii canadus), all of which have been manipu- 

 lated more or less successfully in years past. We have es- 

 tablished the fact that the spawning season of the Spanish 

 mackerel is in the month of June, and not, as has been sup- 

 posed heretofore, extending over the months of June, July, 

 August, and even, according to some, as late as Sept. 15. It 

 is true we find gravid Spanish mackerel during the whole 

 of the period above mentioned; but they occur sporadically 

 and not in numbers sufficient to justify any attempt at 

 propagation after July 10. The abortive efforts in hatching 

 Spanish mackerel formerly were due, I think, to beginning 

 too late, in the season. 4 



The spawning season of the shad for our latitude is the 

 month of May; but we occasionally find ripe shad as late as 

 August, and I found one this year in September. 



From June 1 to July 10, 1889, we secured over 12,000,000 

 eggs of the Spanish mackerel alone, iu fact, from the middle 

 to the last of June they were so abundant that we could not 

 handle them all. Of other fish we were fortunate in secur- 

 ing an abundance of ova and had satisfactory results in 

 hatching them. . 



If we can secure favorable legislation, we propose, m the 

 near f uture, to locate a hatchery at some eligible point ou 

 the lower Chesapeake Bay for the propagation of all the 

 food fishes that spawn in our waters, and their name 

 legion. . a _ , , . , 



The products of our fisheries, excepting the shad, which 

 have markedly increased during the last few years, is be- 

 coming annually less, and the project of increasing them, 

 or at least retarding their decline, is well worth a trial.— 

 J. T. W. 



Wisconsin adopted a different system for conducting the 

 work with lake trout. Men were placed on the fishing tugs 

 at the various fishing grounds to take the eggs, impregnate 

 and put them on their natural spawning grounds. Better 

 results are expected from this process than from hatching 

 and planting the fry. The eggs thus planted last tall will 

 reach many millions. The fishermen seem to appreciate 

 our work and are cooperating with us. Nov. 21 we had 

 1,100,000 brook trout eggs in the hatching troughs, and we 

 anticipate the largest distribution this season ol brook and 

 California trout on record. By reports from different parts 

 of our State angling has been better than for years past. 

 California [rainbow] trout have been taken in our northern 

 streams weighing from 5 to Slbs., and they seem to be quite 

 numerous. The work of the Commission is steadily on the 

 increase, and they have the encouragement and good will 

 of the people of the entire State.— J. N. . 



Wyoming Territory has accomplished excellent results m 

 rearing trout. The Commissioner recently wrote to Mr. 

 Geo. H. H. Mnore, of the TJ. S. Fish Commission, a letter 

 from which we quote by permission: "We have had the 

 greatest success in all our plantings. What do you think 

 of try planted in. the spring of 1885 in Little Laramie River ? 

 I have seen eleven trout caught this fall which weighed 

 when dressed 301bs. This is one of the streams that never 

 before contained any trout. One California trout hatched 

 from eggs received from the U. S. Fish Commission in the 

 spring of 18S5 was found dead in the river; it weighed i}4 lbs. 

 and measured 19%iu. in length. I found him myself and it 

 is, therefore, no fish storv. We have just completed our new 

 hatchery and have taken to date 800,000 brook trout eggs (S. 

 fontinalis), . , , , „ „ , 



Canada contemplates an extension of the work ot Psh 

 breeding, and for this end Mr. Wilmot has removed to 

 Ottawa. The law regarding the deposit of sawdust m 

 streams is being vigorously enforced, the Department be- 

 lieving it to be very destructive to fish life. 



RAINBOW TROUT IN MEXICO.— Senor E. Chazari, of 

 the City of Mexico, obtained some eggs of the rainbow trout 

 (Salmo irideus) and reared the young in a pond. He re- 

 cently stated that the development of this trout in Mexico 

 is extraordinary. An example captured by chance in the 

 river, after its 'escape from the fish pond, weighed not less 

 than 21bs. He expects by the end of 1890 to have some eggs 

 from this stock for artificial fecundation. 



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FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Jan. 27 to Feb. 1, 1890.— Dog Show of the Colorado Poultry and 

 Pet Stock Association, at Denver, Col. 



Feb. 11 to 14, 1890.— Fourteenth Annual Show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club, American Institute Building, New York. James 

 Mortimer Superintendent. ., ' 



Feb. 19 to 22, 1890.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah 

 Kennel Club, Chicago, Iff, ' • * 



March 11 to 14, 1S90.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Rochester 

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



March 18 to 21— First Annual Dog Show of the Maryland Ken- 

 nel Club, at Baltimore, Md. W. Stewart Diffenderffer, 220 N. 

 Charles street. Secretary. Entries close March i. 



March 25 to 28, 1891).— Second Annual Dog Show of the Mass. 

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



April 1 to 4, 1890.— Sixth Annual Dog Show of the New England 

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



April 15 to 18, 1890.— Show of the Buffalo Kennel Club, Buffalo, 

 N. Y. A. W. Smith, Secretary. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Jan. 20, 1890.— Seventh Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Coast 

 Field Trial Club at Bakersfleld, 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. W. L. Thomas, Secretary. 



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

 Me. 



Nov. 17.— Twelfth Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field 

 Trials Club. W. A. Coster. Saratogo Springs, N. Y., Secretary. 



Dec. 1.— Second Annua! Field Trials of the Central Field Trials 

 Club, at Lexington, N, C. C, H. Odell, Mills Building, New York, 

 Secretary. 



A. K. C. BENCH SHOW RULES. 



FOLLOWING are the bench show rules as adopted by the 

 American Kennel Club Dec. 19, 1889. To take effect 

 Feb. 1. 1890: 



I. The word dog, where used in these rules, includes both 

 sexes. 



H. Every dog entered at a show held under these rules 

 must be registered with the secretary of the American Ken- 

 nel Club for publication in the Kennel Ga-zcitc (official 

 blanks will be furnished on application to any show secre- 

 tary or by the American Kennel Club, 44 Broadway, N. Y.). 

 The cost of such registration is 25 cents, and the penalty for 

 non-registration is disqualification and the forfeiture of 

 entry fee and any prizes won at a show. 



III. Every dog entered at any show held under these rules 

 must be the hana fide property of the person making such 

 entry on the day of closing the entries. The entry must 

 clearly identify the dog to be exhibited by name, and, if 

 known, its date of birth, name of its sire and dam, and the 

 name of its breeder; should any of these particulars be un- 

 known to the exhibitor it must be so stated on the entry 

 blank and inserted in the catalogue. 



No club shall receive an entry not marked registered un- 

 less the same shall be accompanied by a fee of 25 cents under 

 a penalty of $5 for each offense, which fine shall be collected 

 by and paid to the secretary-treasurer of the American Ken- 

 nel Club. Any club in arrears for this, or any other 

 amount, for a x>eriod of thirty days, shall be at once sus- 

 pended. Failure to pay such penalty within sixty days, the 

 club may be expelled. 



Dogs already registered in the American Kennel Club 

 Stud Book shall be exempt from the registration required 

 in Rule No. 3, but in all such cases the Stud Book number 

 of the dog must be given with the entry, to the secretary of 

 the show, and must by him be published in the catalogue. 

 Registry in the Stud Book can be made only under the fol 

 lowing conditions: 



1st. Where sire and dam are already registered, or are 

 directly desceuded from the dogs already registered in said 

 book. 



2d. Where dogs possess an authenticated pedigree extend- 

 ing back three generations. 



3d. Where dogs (not eligible under the provisions as above 

 required) have won not less than two first prizes in the 

 regular classes at any show, or have been placed at any 

 field trial, recognized by the American Kennel Club. Novice, 

 miscellaneous and selling classes not included. 



4th. After January 1, 1890, all dogs winning a prize at any 

 American Kennel Club show, or field trial, may be registered 

 in the Stud Book without charge, provided the are eligible 

 under above conditions. 



IV. If the name of a dog which has won a prize has been 

 changed, the old name must be given on the entry blank 

 and inserted in the catalogue, together with a list of all 

 prizes won by the dog, until such time as it wins a prize 

 under its new name. 



V. If a dog has been entered without being registered and 

 identified, as directed in rules 2, 3 and 4, it shall be disquali- 

 fied and forfeit any prize which may ha ve beeen awarded 

 to it. 



VI. The breeder of a dog is the person owning or leasing 

 the bitch at the time of her being bred. 



VII. A puppy is eligible for competition in the open class 

 as well as the puppy class, but a separate entry must be 

 made for each class. 



VIII. The authorities of any show may decline any entries 

 they see fit, or may remove any dog on account of disease, 

 vice or other cause. 



IX. A duly qualified veterinary surgeon must be ap- 

 pointed at each show held under these rules. Each dog re- 

 ceived at a show must be passed upon by him before being 

 benched. A duly qualified veterinary surgeon is one who 

 has been properly educated in some reputable college or 

 university entitled to confer the degree of V. S., and has re- 

 ceived a diploma from the same; or one who without ever 

 having held a diploma, has had at least five years' practical 

 experience to fit him for the practice of his profession. 



Any club neglecting to enforce this rule shall, upon satis- 

 factory evidence, be fined not less than 85, nor more than 

 $50, as may appear proper to the executive committee of the 

 Ameriean'Kennel Club. 



X. A castrated dog or spayed bitch shall be disqualified, 

 and forfeit any prize which may have been awarded it. 



XL Total blindness, deafness or lameness shall absolutely 

 disqualify. If the judge or veterinary surgeon is satisfied 

 that the deafness or lameness be temporary, the dog shall 

 be allowed to compete. 



XII. A dog suffering from mange or any contagious dis- 

 ease shall be disqualified, and forfeit any prize which may 

 have been awarded to it, and shall be removed at once from 

 the show building. The regularly appointed veterinary 

 surgeon shall alone decide as to the mange or contagious 

 disease, and his decision must be given in writing. 



XIII. A judge may disqualify a dog which in his opinion 

 has been improperly tampered with, subject to the decision 

 of the veterinary surgeon.' Should the judge's disqualifica- 

 tion not be sustained, the class must immediately be re- 

 judged, 



XTV Eull discretionary power is given to the judge of 

 each class to withhold any or all prizes for want of 

 merit. The judge's decision will be final in all cases affect- 

 ing the merits of the dogs, and appeals can only be enter- 

 tained where misrepresentation or breach of the rules is 

 discovered. 



XV. Should an appointed judge be unable to fulfill his 

 engagement the committee shall have the right to fill the 

 vacancy in such manner as they see fit. All the separate 

 classes of any one breed of dogs must, however, be adjudi- 

 cated upon by the same judge, or judges acting in con junc- 

 tion. 



XVI. In any class where there is a limit of weight, the 

 person in charge of a dog entered in such a class may claim 

 of the show committee the right, at any time before the 

 judging, to have the dog weighed and the weight of the 

 dog shall be registered and hold good at the time of judging. 



XVII. Bench show committees may provide for the fol- 

 lowing classes: Miscellaneous classes, selling classes, novice 

 classes, puppy classes, open classes, challenge classes, 



1st. The miscellaneous class shall comprise all pure breeds 

 of dogs, for which no regular class has been provided in the 

 premium list. 



2d. The selling class shall be for dogs to be sold for a 

 maximum price, to be stated in the premium list. An ex- 

 hibitor may catalogue his dog in this class for any sum less 

 than the maximum. 



3d. The novice class shall be for a recognized breed for 

 which a regular class has been provided, and for competition 

 in which a dog shall not have won a prize at any American 

 Kennel Club show, or which has not won a prize in a recog- 

 nized show held in England or Canada. 



4th. The puppy class shall be for dogs of twelvemonths 

 and under in age, excepting for the following breeds, which 

 may be extended to eighteen months of age, at the option of 

 the Bench Show Committee: St. Bernards, mastiffs, deer- 

 hounds, Irish setters, great Danes. 



5th. The open class shall be for dogs of any age which 

 have not already qualified for the challenge class, and for 

 which no challenge class has been provided. 



(3th. The challenge class shall be for all dogs having won 



four first prizes in the open classes. A dog having won three 

 first prizes in this class shall have the privilege of the title 

 of champion, without further competition. 



7th. All dogs qualified to compete in a champion class 

 previous to Jan. 1, 1889, shall compete in challenge class. 

 The winnings referred to iu these rules apply only to 

 shows recognized by the American Kennel Club, a list of 

 which, together with these rules, must be published in the 

 premium list and catalogue of each show. 



XVIII. In estimating the number of prizes a dog has won 

 with reference to whether it should compete in a challenge 

 class or not, the number of prizes won shall be calculated 

 up to 12 P. M. of the day preceding the closing of the entries 

 of the show. 



XIX. In entering a dog in a challenge class it is necessary 

 to specify on the entry blank a sufficient number of first 

 prize wiunings to entitle him to compete in such classes, as 

 required by these rules, and this record must be given in 

 the catalogue. 



XX. If a first prize winner is disqualified, the next dog iu 

 order of merit as placed by the judge shall be considered 

 first, and the win shall count in every respect the same as if 

 it had been the original award. An equal first prize shall 

 be counted as a win for both dogs. 



XXI. No dog eligible for special prizes can be withdrawn 

 from competition, unless it has been stated on entry blanks, 

 "Will not compete for special prizes." 



XXII. No special prizes can be accepted or offered by 

 a show committee after the regular judging has commenced. 



XXIII. The age of a dog shall be calculated up to and in- 

 clusive of the day preceding the show; for instance, a dog 

 whelped April 30 shall not be eligible on May 1 of the follow- 

 ing year to compete in a class for dogs under 12 months of 

 age. 



XXIV. An objection to a dog may be made by any exhib- 

 itor, or any member of a club, a member of this association, 

 but must be in writing, and be lodged with the secretary with- 

 in seven days of the last day of the show. No objection shall 

 be entertained unless accompanied by a deposit of $5 ; ex- 

 cept in case of objection lodged in the name of the American 

 Kennel Club, which may be made at any time. 



The show committee shall at once meet and decide upon 

 any objection lodged during the show, and from their de- 

 cision an appeal may at once be taken to the local delegate, 

 or to any member of the executive committee of the Ameri- 

 can Kennel Club, who may be called upon by the show com- 

 mittee, provided any such member is not on the show com- 

 mittee. If the second decision is adverse to the appellant, 

 the deposit of $5 is thereby forfeited to the show committee. 



Immediately upon the lodging of a protest with the sec- 

 retary during a show it shall be his duty to request the 

 judge to select reserve numbers, if he has not already done 

 so, in order that any prize or prizes which would be affected 

 by the disqualification of the protested dog may not fail of 

 being awarded. 



If the objection is lodged subsequent to the show, it must 

 be decided by the committee within twenty days from its 

 receipt. Five days' notice of the date and place of meeting 

 for that purpose must be given to all parties in interest. 



From any such decision or decisions appeal may be taken 

 to the full executive committee of the American Kennel 

 Club, but such appeal must be forwarded to the secretary 

 within seven days of the decision being rendered, together 

 with a deposit of 810. If the decision appealed from is sus- 

 tained the £10 deposit shall be forfeited to the American 

 Kennel Club, but if the decision is reversed then all deposits 

 must be returned to the applicant. 



XXV. Any person who has been guilty of misconduct of 

 any kind in connection with dogs, dog shows or field trials 

 may be suspended by the president of the American Kennel 

 Club, or, in his absence, by the the vice-president, or by the 

 committee of the show or trial where such offense was com- 

 mitted. Notice of such suspension by any committee must 

 be forwarded within twenty-four hours to the secretary of 

 the American Kennel Club. The secretary of the American 

 Kennel Club shall at once notify the president, or in his ab- 

 sence the vice-president, who shall investigate the case, and, 

 if he sees fit, suspend the penalty until the next meeting of 

 the executive committee. The executive committee must, 

 in every case of suspension, at their first meeting thereafter 

 either remove the same or impose a penalty of disqualifica- 

 tion for such a period as they may decide upon. 



The disqualification of an owner shall apply to all dogs 

 connected with the perpetration of a fraudulent act. The 

 committee of the American Kennel Club are, however, em- 

 powered to use such discretion in the enforcement of this 

 penalty as shall protect innocent parties. 



Any" person may prefer charges against any other person 

 before the American Kennel Club, provided said charges be 

 in writing, and they shall be heard at the first opportunity 

 by the advisory committee, from whose decision, however, 

 an appeal may be taken to the full executive committee. 



No person shall, however, fee disqualified or debarred with- 

 out due notice and formal charges and specifications, and au 

 opportunity given of being heard in his own defense, and 

 the American Kennel Club will not recognize any ex-parte 

 proceedings on the part of any club. 



XXVI. No person under suspensi on or sentence of disquali- 

 fication can exhibit or take a prize, or act as agent for any 

 person, at any show held by a member of the American 

 Kennel Club. 



No person that has been expelled f rom a club, a member 

 of the American Kennel Club, can be employed in any 

 official capacity at any show held under these rules, under 

 penalty of suspension of the club so employing him. 



XXVII. Entries made in the name of a kennel must be 

 accompanied by the name of the actual proprietor or pro 

 prietors, but not necessarily for publication. The partners 

 in a kennel will be deemed equally culpable in the case oi 

 fraud perpetrated in the kennel name. 



XXVIII. The secretary of every show must forward to the 

 secretary of the American Kennel Club a copy of the premium 

 list of the proposed show as soon as sent to exhibitors, which 

 must contain a list of officials under whose management 

 the show is to be held. The date of closing of entries shall 

 not be changed or extended beyond the original date as 

 advertised in the premium list. Any club receiving any 

 entries after the original published date of closing shall 

 be expelled. 



Each of these officials, except paid employees, shall be 

 held personally responsible for the payment of all prizes 

 within sixty days of the last day of the show. The secretary 

 of the American Kennel Club shall, upon evidence being 

 produced that any such prize or prizes remain unpaid, issue 

 notice of suspension of each and every official, and otherwise 

 proceed as provided for in Rule 25. The secretary of every 

 show must also forward to the secretary of the American 

 Kennel Club a duly certified copy of the judges' awards 

 within five days of the closing of each show. 



And no club shall insist on a date conflicting with one 

 already claimed, under penalty of suspension. 



All dates claimed for shows and field trials must be filed 

 with the secretary of the American Kennel Club, and by 

 him published in the American Kennel Gazette. 



XXIX. The person presenting the identification ticket 

 shall be recognized as the agent of the owner in the latter's 

 absence, and his recei pt for prize money shall be binding on 

 the owner, unless notice to the contrary is indorsed on the 

 identification ticket. 



XXX. All prizes offered by the club or committee in charge 



