Feb. 27, 1890.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



109 



iving, but not without some discomfort. These are trout 

 bred artificially from parents bred similarly, so that they 

 have never heretofore been in salt water. The lake trout, 

 of course, never in any case gets to salt water. The ex- 

 periment in the case of the trout also probably offers an 

 opportunity of observing the changes of coloration which 

 take place in the Salmonidae which go to the sea. Men- 

 tion has been made of the fact that in an aquarium con- 

 taining gar-pike and mud fish (Amia), the gars were 

 infested with the parasite (Argnlus), while the mud fish 

 were free from them. Still more remarkable is the fact 

 that in an aquarium containing two species of the same 

 genus (Fwndvtots), the members of one species (heierocli- 

 tus) are completely covered with the infusorian parasite 

 Chromotojjhagus, while the others (dhtphan us) are not 

 infested. These two species school together. 



wm. p. Seal. 



"Natural Food fob, Fishes."— U. S. Fish Commis- 

 sion, Washington, D. C. — In "Providing Natural Food for 

 Fish Fry,'' in issue of Jan. 30, I am made to say that 

 "tht gnat and mosquito larvfe are of no use only," etc. 

 It should read, "are of use, only," etc. It should have 

 been stated also, referring to the killing of newly-batched 

 fish by mosquito larva?, that the young of goldfish 

 were meant. Trout fry would, of course, be too large for 

 them.— Wm, P. SEAL. 



KENTUCKY FISH NOTES. 



4 LTHOTJGH it is perhaps a trifle early for angling, 

 j V some good bass fishing is afforded within a radius 

 of twenty-five miles from Louisville. The finny tribe 

 bite encouragingly, and an excellent season is predicted. 

 In eastern Kentucky especially is the fishing good. A 

 delegation from the Somerset Fishing Club made a trip 

 to the south fork of the Cumberland River and caught a 

 large number of salmon, weighing from 3 to 141 bs. each. 

 They were white salmon, however, which bite somewhat 

 earlier than other fish. The members of this club report 

 fishing the best they have known in ten years on the 

 South'Fork at Port Burnside and above for quite a dis- 

 tance. 



Pineville is convenient to this spot. Capt. G. G-. Berry 

 and Mr. Graham Brown were there a few days since and 

 cast their lines in Clear Creek, a few miles from town. 

 The fish bit quite readily, and the largest bass captured 

 weighed lOlbs. 8^oz. Jellico, Tenn., a short distance 

 ■-across the State line, is said to be the best bass- fishing 

 point adjacent to eastern Kentucky. 



Tyrone, on the Kentucky Eiver, is the nearest point to 

 Louisville where the best sport for anglers is promised. 

 It is reached by the Louisville Southern, and for ten 

 miles along the liver on either side of the station the 

 banks are filled with spots where fish are quite plentiful 

 from early in the season until almost the last. 



Among the headwaters of this river, at Irvine, the 

 sport will be excellent with a week or more open and 

 pleasant weather. A friend of mine who lives not far 

 from Irvine, tells me that yellow bass are caught in great 

 quantities there. 



Nearly all the mountain streams of Kentucky contain 

 bass, wall-eyed pike and pike "proper." Two kinds of 

 bass are usually found, black and rock bass. The same 

 fish are found in the Kentucky River, and also the 

 "croppie," sometimes known as the "new-light" or "tin- 

 mouth." In the Cumberland River the white salmon are 

 only found below the Cumberland Falls. C. A, D. 



Louisvtlt.e, Feb. Si. 



A LEGAL ANGLER'S FEE. 



THE Hon. Jerry L. Suddarth, Prosecuting Attorney of 

 the Third Judicial District of Indiana, who lives at 

 Leavenworth, Crawford county, secured last week what 

 he considers the most fortunate legal fee of his life. 

 Since his boyhood Mr. Suddarth has been a devotee of 

 piscatorial pastime, and when legal duties do not inter- 

 fere, he can be found with hook and line as busily en- 

 gaged a,s though he were reading Blackstone. 



It is his custom each spring to invite a party of his 

 friends from Louisville to take part with him in a big 

 bout which he arranges. Naturally he knows where the 

 best fishing waters are. For eight or ten years Mr. Sud- 

 darth has had a yearning eye on a certain big pool in 

 Blue River, the great fishing stream of southern Indiana. 

 The stream is a small one, but contains hundreds of fish. 



The pool sought after by the man of law is one that is 

 always still and abounds in vast numbers of fish. The 

 attorney had tried again and again to get legal possession 

 of that fishing resort, but the estate was so tied up with 

 legal complications that he was unable to get hold of it. 

 Only a short time ago it was his fortune that the heirs of 

 the property secured him to make a settlement of it. 

 The attorney made only one stipulation— that his ser- 

 vices should be rewarded by a deed to the coveted fish 

 pond. This was cheerfully agreed to by the heirs, and 

 the tract was transferred to him last week. 



Mr. Suddarth has already set men to work erecting an 

 old-fashioned log house on its banks. He will supply it 

 with all the necessary conveniences. He proposes to 

 spend many days with his friends there, and was in 

 Louisville a day or two since arranging with them for a 

 trip at an early date. C. A. D. 



LootsvilTjE, Ky 1 _ 



A Black Bass Estimate.— Fayetteville, N. C, Feb. 

 17. — Editor Forest and Stream: My attention has been 

 called to the fact, which is admitted, that in a letter of 

 mine in your issue of the 6th hist. I inadvertently give 

 the credit of a sentiment to Genio C. Scott which 

 properly belongs to Dr. J. A. Henshall, in estimate of the 

 black bass. The quotation, which was made from 

 memory, and which is here rectified from "The Book of 

 the Black Bass," should read, "Inch for inch and pound 

 for pound he (the B. B.) is the gain est fish that swims." 

 Believing that to be the concurrent testimony of all of 

 old Izaak's disciples, the credit should be given for its 

 expression to him to whom it is due. — W. J. GREEN. 



Inspiration ls Needed for Fish Stories.— St. Louis. 

 — Fish stories can only be told handsomely when one is 

 in the humor, superinduced by active operations in high 

 old piscatorial art. Possibly the inspiration may overtake 

 me soon after the season opens in June. I must first drop 

 a line to my old friends in the water, and should they re- 

 spond in a manner somewha.t exciting, T may then drop 



line to you. — J. R, 



Ware Rod and Gun Club.— Ware, Mass., Jan. 28.— 

 The newly formed Rod and Gun Club has leased about 

 300 acres of land situated along the banks of Beaver 

 Brook in Ware, and has rebuilt an old dam at an expense 

 of |700, which will, when filled, give us a lake about two 

 miles long, delightfully situated among the hills and 

 woods, The lake is a grand feeding ground for fish, and 

 pickerel, bass, perch, etc., thrive wonderfully. At least, 

 so we are told by old fishermen, who remember the 

 original lake and the fishing at that time. It is proposed 

 to stock the lake this season with a number of desirable 

 varieties of fish, but just what we have not decided. 

 Carp, bass, muscalonge and others are proposed. Can you 

 give us any information as to desirable variety? We 

 have a first-class set of men interested in the club, and 

 intend to build a club house, with boat house, stable, etc., 

 during the coming season. Officers, F. M. Sibley, Pres.: 

 H. C. Davis, Vice-Pres.; S. W. Coe, Sec'y; H. O. Robin- 

 son, Treas. : E. W. Lawton, L. A. Fisherdick, Wardens; 



G. H. Perkins, Steward. E. H. Guild, E. E. Orrell and 



H, O. Caryl, Directors.— E. H. Guild. [We would in- 

 troduce black bass without hesitation. Carp will do no 

 harm, and we know one very successful bass culturist 

 who uses them regularly as food for his bass. Shiners 

 can be planted with the black bass and should be intro- 

 duced freely. As for the muscalonge we doubt its avail- 

 ability for your waters. The wall- eyed pike will get 

 along in company with black bass and endures confine- 

 ment in lakes; it is one of the finest game fishes in our 

 streams. In planting such active species, however, you 

 must provide a good supply of minnows, or shiners, for 

 their maintenance.] 



Our Florida Number.- -The New York Forest and 

 STREAM for Jan. 9 is in large part devoted to describing 

 the sporting attractions of Florida, and they are great i n- 

 deed for the lover of both rod and gun. More than a 

 score of excellent illustrations of the sporting fish of 

 Florida arc given, the celebrated tarpon or "silver king" 

 of course holding first place, although last on the list. A 

 copy of this grand number can be had post free by send- 

 ing six pence'- halfpenny to Messrs. Davies & Co., 1 Finch 

 Lane, Cornhill, London. We are certain all our readers 

 who buy a copy will thank us for the hint. Under Dr. 

 Bean the fishing department of Forest and Stream has 

 increased in interest, and our fears that the appointment 

 of this eminent ichthyologist to the control of this de- 

 partment might lead to more ichthyology and less ang- 

 ling in it have proved groundless. — The Fishing Gazette, 

 London, Feh. 1, 1890. 



The Spotted Hind in Washington.— Among a lot of 

 red snappers, red groupers, channel bass and other showy 

 southern fishes exhibited a few days ago in a Washing- 

 ton market were two examples of the handsome spotted 

 hind (Epinephelus drunimond-hayi)—& fish rarely seen 

 in northern cities. We first made the acquaintance of 

 this species in 1876, when Mr. Blackford sent a specimen 

 to the Centennial Exposition, which found its way later 

 to the National Museum. The sides of this beautiful fish 

 are profusely sprinkled with whitish spots on a purple 

 ground. Our knowledge of its habits is derived chiefly 

 from the writings of the late Silas Stearns, who stated 

 that individuals weighing 501bs. are occasional , though 

 this is fully four times the average. It is a bottom fish 

 in depths of 17 to 22 fathoms, and its color varies with 

 its surroundings. The spotted hind is most abundant 

 about the reefs in South Florida. In Bermuda, according 

 to Dr. Goode, it is called the "John Paw." 



"Wall-Eyed Pike in Kentucky.— Somerset, Ky., Feb. 

 10. — Five members of the Somerset Hunting and Fishing 

 Club with their boatmen, Jeff and Bell Roberts, caught 

 404lbs. of salmon Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 at their club house on 

 the south fork of the Cumberland River, eighteen miles 

 south of here, All were taken with hook and line, using 

 chub minnows for bait. The largest fish caught weighed 

 13-|lbs., the smallest 2ilbs. The fish were divided up 

 among club members and friends in this town. The sport 

 would have continued , but the river rose too high. Next 

 month the large pike (jack they are called here) will 

 commence biting. The lai-gest fish and the greatest 

 number were caught between the hours of 4 P. M. and 

 8 P. M. — J. M. R. [We assume that the salmon above 

 referred to are the same as the wall-eyed pike of the 

 Great Lakes and other northern regions, and will be glad 

 to have a pencil sketch for identification. Does the true 

 pike (Lucius Indus) inhabit your fishing grounds?]. 



WORK OF THE U. S FISH COMMISSION. 



WE are indebted to the Commissioner for the following 

 exhibit of the annual appropriations made for the 

 propagation and distribution of food fishes, the number of 

 stations operated, the product distributed and the miles 

 traveled, from the fiscal year 1886 to the fiscal year 1889, in- 

 clusive: 



Appropri- Fish and eggs 



Year. ation. Stations. Mileage, distributed. 



1886 $187,000 .13 83,318 173,666,083 



1887 175,000 13 87,396 310,625.413 



1888 175,000 15 89,631 338,986,117 



1889 161,180 19 116,013 333,463,689 



In comparing the appropriations, work done, etc., of the 

 year 188(1 with the year 1889, we find: In appropriations a 

 decrease of §25,820, or 13 8-10 per cent. In stations an increase 

 of 6, or 4(3 per cent. In fish an increase, of 15fl,706,B06, or 92 per 

 cent. In mileage an increase of 32,794, or 40 per cent. Sta- 

 tions in 1890, 21, an increase of 8, or 61 5-10 per cent. 



Should the deficiency of $20,000 asked for the current fiscal 

 year be given, the increase over 1886 will be only S8,000, or 

 1 6-10 per cent.' The tables showing theamont of work done 

 so far this year cannot at present, be brought together, but 

 indications go to show that at the end of 1890 the increase of 

 work over 1889 will be very large in one branch of the work 

 alone, that of. the distribution of fishes indigenous to the 

 Mississippi Valley, being 30 5-10 percent., or 100,591 fish in 

 1889 to 131,311 in 1890. 



Fohest and Strbam, Box 3,833, N. Y. city, has descriptive illus- 

 trated circulars of W. B. LeffingweU's book, "Wild Fowl Shoot- 

 ing," which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro- 

 nounced by "Nanlt." "Sloan," "Dick Swiveller." "Sybillene" and 

 other competent authorities to be the beef treatise on fb& subject 

 extant. 



he Benml 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



March 4 to (.—Second Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah 

 Kennel Club, Chicago, 111. Geo. H. Hill, Superintendent, 175 

 Dearborn street. Entries close Feb. 17. 



March 11 to M.— 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 4. 



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

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



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

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



FIELD TRIALS. 



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

 Trials Club, at Otterburu Springs, Va. W. A. Coster, Saratogo 

 Springs, N. Y., Secretary. 



Dec. 1.— Second Annual field Trials of the Central Field Trials 

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

 Secretary. 



1891. 



.Ian. 19.— Eightli A nnual Field Trials of the Pacific Kennel Club, 

 at Bakersfleld, Cal. II. H. Brigg*, Secretary. 



Feb. 2.— Third Annual Field Trials of the Southern Field Trials 

 Club. T. M. Brunby, Secretary, Marietta, Ga. 



FIELD TRIAL AT INDIANAPOLIS. 



INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 6.- FdWir Firrcstiind SI remit 

 A great deal of interest is being taken in dog matters in 

 this city, and while our dog show a few weeks ago was quite 

 a success, our local sportsmen go more on a good field dog 

 than one. with a beautiful form, A series o£ field trials has 

 been the result. The dogs are judged according to field trial 

 rules as much as yossible, except retrieving, no firearms 

 being allowed on the grounds. Birds are very plentiful, 

 and the farmer makes no objections to the crowd tramping 

 over his place, but frequently joins them to see the fun. 



The trial of which 1 send you » report, was quite a success 

 in every particular, and the winners may well feel proud, as 

 there is no doubt that the best dogs in the city were present. 



Wednesday, Feb. 4, quite a crowd of spectators, thirteen 

 dogs and their owners, boarded the 6:45 train for London, a 

 station sixteen miles east of this city. Arriving at our des- 

 tination the dogs were drawn and a start made north of town. 

 HOOSIEE HARRY ANO RODMAN. 

 Hoosier Harry, a liver and white pointer owned by H. A. 

 Comstock, and Rodman, same color and breed, were the first- 

 brace down. Both dogs started off at a rattling gait, which 

 they maintained throughout the heat. In fact your corres- 

 pondent was so infatuated with their merry style while in 

 motion and glorious attitudes on points that he has no criti- 

 cisms to make. They were the finest brace that ran; each 

 would honor the other's point, were steady to wing and fur, 

 and under very good control. After running 2h. Hoosier 

 Harry was declared the winner. 



Old) MAN AND NIGGER. 

 Old Man, an old liver colored pointer, so old that he was 

 gray around the muzzle and his teeth all gone, and the Gor- 

 don setter Nieger were cast off in woods to work on scat- 

 tered birds. The Gordon excelled in speed and style, but 

 the Old Man showed he was going to get there; 30 minutes' 

 race convinced the judges that the Old Man was the best 

 dog. 



DOC AND BEN. 



Doc, Irish setter, and the English setter Ben commenced 

 their race in a business-like manner, both going fast; after 

 drawing stubhle blank the dogs were ordered in a cornfield 

 where the red dog nailed a bevy; Ben not near to back; 

 birds followed to woods Doc pointed a single; then Ben 

 pointed. Ben while going very fast flushed 5 or 6 birds 

 down wind and dropped to wing. This was an excusable 

 flash and the dog should not have been penalized. Doc 

 scored a point backed by Ben. Dogs ordered up and Doc 

 awarded the heat. Down 40 minutes. 



GRAPHIC III. AND SPOT. 



Liver and white colored pointers. Put down in stubble 

 field, both started off at a very good pace. Graphic in ad- 

 joining ragweed field ran into a bevy. Following the birds 

 Spot secured three points and was given the heat. 



NELLY C. AND FANNY. 



Black and white Engligh setter bitch Nelly C. and the 

 red Irish setter bitch Fannj r created quite a sensation when 

 called, as both are noted in this locality for their great, field 

 qualities, besides carrying off the honors in their respective 

 classes at the late dog show. Both dogs showed good speed, 

 style, pace and range. After running 1 hour and 20 minutes 

 the dogs were ordered up and Fanny declared the winner. 

 PLUTO AND TUCK, 



English setters, started at a very rapid gait, Pluto show- 

 ing that he had had a little more experience on game, and 

 after being among the birds 20 minutes the judges gave 

 him the heat. 



HOOSIER HARRY AND FRANK. 



Liver and white pointer Prank being the bye dog he was 

 put down against Hoosier Harry, the winner in the first 

 brace. Both dogs got a point on separate bevies, and after 

 some work on singles the dogs were ordered up and the heat 

 given to Harry. 



Thus the first series was ended. The balance of the heats 

 run resulted in Hoosier Harry winning first, Rodman sec- 

 ond, and Old Man and Spot divided third. All the prize 

 winners are pointers. 



Mr. Hamp Kerr, S. Smith and Dr. Moore acted as judges 

 and gave perfect satisfaction, doing their work in an im- 

 partial manner. The weather was fine, grormd in good 

 condition for walking and everybody was glad that they had 

 gone, and some of the boys found out that they did not own 

 the best dog in the country. Si H, S. 



A PLEA FOR THE FOXHOUND. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The very slim recognition given the foxhound by bench 

 shows and reporters for various sportsmen's papers is ex- 

 ceedingly irritating to the lovers of this most perfect of all 

 hunting dogs. In making this complaint I am voiciug the 

 earnest sentiment of the Brunswick Fur Club and of at 

 least a thousand fox hunters in New England alone. A 

 magnificent pack of sixteen foxhounds were shown at the 

 recent New York show, the most perfect specimens of their 

 own or any other kind in the show, yet all the notice given 

 them in the report in your issue of Feb. 20 is comprised in 

 six lines. The hunting and therefore useful dog is surely 

 of far more importance than the utterly useless St. Bernards, 

 mastiffs and toy fox-terriers, and yet columns are devoted 

 to these where lines are given the foxhound. 



All we ask is that hereafter as much consideration be 

 given the foxhound on the bench and in reports as is given 

 the pointer or setter. I am quite certain that fox hunters 

 of New England who own foxhounds are equal in number 

 to the bird hunters who own bird dogs. We naturally look 

 to the Forest and Stream for good descriptions of our 

 favorites at the bench shows and hope we shall not be dis- 

 appointed in the report of the coming Boston show. 



A. C. Heffengee, Vice-Pres. Brunswick Fur Club. 



Portsmouth, N. H. 



» 



