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Magalloway River Region, Maine.— Sportsmen are 

 coming into the woods at the present writing quite 

 numerously, via Colehrook, although the travt-l seems to 

 be ab »ut equally divided hetween that point and Bethel 

 and L ikeside, and Lake Umbagog. By the tor met route, 

 a very peasant and interesting drive is taken through the 

 famous D xville Notch, and by the latter, a cool and 

 enjoyable steamboat sail the entire length of Urnbagog 

 Lake and uptbe Magalloway River is a charming feature, 

 and highly enjoyed after the stage ride from Bethel to 

 Lakeside (foot of the lake). Teams from this place will 

 meet parties either at Colebrook by appointment, or at. the 

 steamer every day, after which a "good night's rpst pre- 

 pares one for a rougher experience in the camp. Deer are 

 still plenty, and seen every day in going up and down the 

 "Upper" River. Fishing is a little dull up river just now, 

 being "between seasons." Good sport is looked for next 

 month. Partridges are "thick."— Sewes. 



Deserved Praise was given by the Pittsburg (Pa.) 

 Dispatch when it said the oilier day, "Fish Warden John 

 W. Hague is just the sort of officer" the State needs. If 

 all the servants of this Commonwealth did their duty as 

 intelligently and as faithfully as Mr. Hague does his, not 

 nearly so many laws would be dead as there are to-day. 

 The fishes and the fishermen have heen greatly benefited 

 by the enforcement of the act of 1889. Mr. Hague after 

 making it very hot indeed for the law-breakers on the 

 Allegheny, gave his attention to the Monongahela. He 

 made the inspection in a canoe, and his report of the 

 fishing on that river is encouraging. The fishermen are 

 respecting the law. There is a general demand for an 

 open season of two months for outlines. The fishing 

 clubs camping out in the summer want to be relieved of 

 the terrible anxiety of watching poles. The sufferers 

 should be relieved." 



Angling Talks. By George Dawson. Price 50 cents. Fly- 

 Bods and Fly-Tackle. By H. P. Wells. Price $2.50. Fly- 

 Fishing and Fly-Making for Trout. By J. H. Keene, 

 Price $1.50. ' American Angler's Book. By Tliacl. Norris. 

 Price $5.50, 



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RETURN OF SCHOODIC SALMON. 



IN the report of the TJ. S. Commissioner of Fish and Fish- 

 eries for 1886, page 751, we find tue following account by 

 Mr. G. G. Atkius of the marking of Schoodic salmon at 

 Grand Lake Stream, Maine, for the purpose of recognizing 

 them in the event of their recapture in the same waters: "In 

 1885, at the close of the work of spawn-taking, the greater 

 number of the salmon in hand were marked by cutting out 

 a V-shaped piece from the outer margin of "the anal fin. 

 This year all the salmon that were handled were closely 

 scrutinized for these marks, and fifty-six of them (five males 

 and fifty-one females) were found to bear what appeared to 

 he the murk sought for. In each of these cases there was a 

 distinct, well defined triangular transparent spot in the 

 requisite position. It appeared as though the rays and in- 

 teguments had been reproduced, so as to completely fill the 

 outline of the fin, but that the new growth had as yet as- 

 sumed no color. So distinct were these marks that both 

 Mr. Buck and Mr. Munson (managing the station) were 

 fully convinced that they were the marks of 1885. Such a 

 result was unexpected, and great interest will attach to a 

 repetition of the experiment. These fifty-six marked fish 

 average in weight 3.41 bs , and in length 20.5in., in both 

 points less than the general average of 1885. Fnr a more 

 exact experiment Mr. Buck has devised a system of marks 

 consisting of holes to be punched through the fins, by which 

 numerals can be indicated and individual fishes identified 

 on their return, and these marks were applied to a large 

 part of the fishes handled in 1886." 



The object of this marking was the identification of the 

 fish in the event of their recapture and a comparison of their 

 condition with the previous record concerning them. Two 

 hundred salmon were treated in the way above described. 

 As the season of 1886 advanced, fifty-six fish, which had been 

 marked in 1S85, were taken, and it was seen that the notch 

 was filled up with tissue thinner than the rest of the fin and 

 lighter in color. The mark was visible but indistinct. 

 Where the rays had been cut off their position was outlined 

 in the new tissue, but there was little or no hone or cartilage 

 present. The salmon had not been numbered, and no com- 

 parison of their condition with that of 1885 could be made. 

 Many of them, however, were fine gravid females, and the 

 fact was established that these salmon visit the same spawn- 

 ing bed in successive years ft was expected that the holes 

 punched in 1886 would not close entirely, or that a scar 

 would be left by means of which the marked fish could be 

 identified. In 1887, however, only one marked fish was seen, 

 and it had the V shaped notch similar to the distinguishing 

 mark of 1885. If any other were taken which had been 

 handled in 1885 or 1886 the marks were too nearly obliterated 

 to attract observation 



From the foregoing it will be observed that more than 25 

 per cent, of the Schoodic salmon under observation at the 

 Grand Lake Stream station in 1885 returned to the stream 

 and were identified in 1886 This would seem to indicate 

 that the salmon belonging to the Grand Lake Stream school 

 maintained their organization intact and did not wander 

 far from the estuary of their native river. It is probable 

 that the mystery of the. winter habitat of our Maine salmon 

 will some d^y be solved within the limits of the Gulf of 

 Maine. Up to the present time no effort has been made to 

 investigate the marine life of the Atlantic salmon in A meri- 

 can seas. If we were to adopt the methods pursued in the 

 winter salmon fishery of the Baltic doubtless the results of 

 such studies would materially increase our knowledge of 

 the subject. 



The Yellowstone Park and Dining Oar Route— The 

 Northern Pd,oirio Railroad, scratching from the Great Lakes to 

 tbe Pacific coast, with its elegant vestHuled service of dining 

 cars and Pullman shepers, uot only afforde business men, tourisis 

 and others a route of travel equal in ever * respect to any in the 

 country, but renders aace°sibl^ to sportsmen the only region in 

 which can be found to-day the large game which was once so 

 plentiful m all the West. In addition to the large game, the 

 sportsman will find in the country along the line of the Northern 

 Pacific Railroad such quantities of small game as is unkuown in 

 the East. This line, penetrating the Lake Park region of Minn- 

 esota, and tunning through the valleys of such trout streams as the 



sportsmen's route of America. The pamphlet, "Game Preserves 

 of North America," together with other interesting publication, 

 descriptive of the Yellowstone Park and Alaska tonrs, will he 

 m<nlea free on application to Ohas. S. Fee, G. P. & T. A.. N. P 

 P. R., St. Paul, mnm-Adv; 



.Names and Portraits or Birds, by Gurdon Trumbull. A 

 book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can 

 Identify without questf-ion all th* American gamp birds which 

 they may kill. Cloth, 280 pages, price $3,50, For sale by Fobbbt 

 AMU STRBAM. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Sept. 1 to 5.— First Annual Dog Show of the Youngsto Wn Kennel 

 Clnh, at Youngstown, O. S. D. L. Jackson, Sec'y. 



Sept. 2 to 5.— Dog Show of the Wilin'ngton Fair Association, at 

 Wilmington, De]. p. jr. Carswell, Sunt.; 101 West Sixth street 



Sent, a to 4.— Dog Show of the Midland Central Fair Aasocia 

 lion, at Kingston, Out. C. H. C'orhett, Secretary. 



Sept. 2 W o.— Third Annual Dni? Show of the Michigan Kennel 

 Club, at Detroit, Mich. M. V. B. Saunders, Secretary, 



S>pt._ 15 to 19.— Second Annual International Dog Show of the 

 Industial Exhibition Association at Toronto, Canada. C. A. Stone. 

 Secretary, ' 

 T^- 23 f0 38-— Second Annual Dog Show of the Central Canada 

 H-xhibihon Association, at Ottawa. Alfred Geddes, Chairman 

 Com mi ♦ tee. 



Sept. S3 to :>8 -Third Dog Show of the London Kennel Club, at 

 Loudon. Ont. S. F- Ulass, Secretarv. 



Oct, 6 to 11.— Ninth /Ynnual Dbg Show of the Danbury Agricul- 

 tural Soeietv, at Dnnhurv Conn. B. C. Lvnes, Secretary; 



Dec. 30 to Jan. 3, 1891.— First Dog Show of the Buckeye Poultry 

 and Pet Stock Association, at Canton, O. James Sterling, Sec'y 

 3'fl North Market street. " ' 



1891. 



Jan. 20 to 2^.— First Annual Dog Show of the Louisiana Poultry 

 and Pet Sto It Association, at New Orleans, La. A. E. Shaw, Sec- 

 retarv, Box 11158. 



Fpd. 24 to 27.- Fifteenth Annual Dog Show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club, at New York. James Mortimer Superintendent. 



March 24 to 27.— Second Annual Doe Show of the Massachusetts 

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



FIELD TRIALS. 



Sept. 9 —Field Trials of the Manitoba Field Trials Club. Thos. 

 Johnson, Winnipeg* Secretary. 



November.— Second Annual Field Trials of the Brunswick Fur 

 Club, at Brunswick, Me. J. II. Baird, Secretary, Auburndale, 

 Mass. 



Nov. 3— Fourth Annual Field Trials of the Indiana Kennel 

 Club, at Carlisle, Ind. P. T. Madison, Indianapolis, Ind„ Sec'y. 



Nov. 3 —Second Annual Field Trials of the Canadian Kennel 

 Club, at Chat ham, Out. C. A. Stone, Toronto, On!., Secretarv. 



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

 Trials Club, at Otter burn Springs, Va. W. A. Coster, Saratoga 

 Springs, N. Y., Secretary. 



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

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

 Secretary. 



1891. 



Jan. 19.— Eighth Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Kennel Club, 

 at -Bakersfleld, Gal. H. H. Britres, Secretarv. 



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

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



COURSING. 



Oct. 21 to 25.— Fifth Annual Meet of tbe American Coursing 

 Club, a t Great Bend, K m. I. D. Brougher, Secretary. 



"ASH MONT " 



TO be widely known a.mong the citizens of the "canine 

 world" is a, distinction which many have attained and 

 still more will accomplish, but in such a community, rid- 

 dled as it is by petty jealousies, to have every member of 

 all the "schools," together with the vast army of independ- 

 ent*, uniting with one accord in granting to any single in- 

 dividual their tribute of praise is a distinction attained by 

 but very few. In this singularly unique position stands the 

 friend of the doe;, and every honest man's friend, Dr. J, 

 Frank Perry, of Boston, Mass. To thousands of dog owners 

 both here and abroad bis ?iom de plume of "Ashmont" is 

 better known than his name, and who is it that does not as 

 soon as he sees "by Ashmont" at the head of an article 

 leave all else unread until that is carefully perused and its 

 salient features memorized. 



"Ashmont," however, is but the safety valve whereby, by 

 doing more work, he recuperates from the nagging duties of 

 daily and .doubtless at times irksome routine; for as he 

 would doubtless say, with that merry twinkle of the eyes 

 and pucker of the lips his friends know so well, "A doctor 

 is never done working till he has followed his patients." 



The medical side of Dr. Perry's life is, of course, but little 

 known to the dog world, but in that direction he is a widely 

 read writer. In that field he carries out the same ideas so 

 well demonstrated in his recognized standard work on the 

 diseases of dogs — plain talks to plain people. When once 



Dr. Perry first came prominently before the American dog 

 owners when at New York show in 1884, he purchased the 

 mastiff dog Hero II. at his catdoeue price of $500. At that 

 time he had got together a small kennel of what maybe 

 called native mastiff bitches and wanted a dog of national 

 reputation to place at the head of the stud. Gradually the 

 natives were replaced by direct importations, and with a 

 view of not permitting his hobby to prejudice his profession 

 he gave the name of "Ashmont" to bis 'kennels, that being 

 the railway station close to his residence in the suburbs of 

 Boston. For several years the dogs from tbe Ashmont ken- 

 nels played a prominent part iii the show rings of this 

 country, and it was not until the arrival of Minting that he 

 really retired from exhibiting. At that time his unceasing 

 literary work was taking up the hours he had formerly de- 

 voted to the mastiff hobby, and having to leave much to 

 attendants, his interest necessarily became less. Although 

 it is but fair to say that when Dr' Perry finally decided to 

 retire he had undoubtedly the best kennel of mastiffs he 

 ever possessed. Still there wasn't a Minting among them, 

 aod with him as an exhibitor it was always first or nowhere. 



On one occasiou Dr. Perry officiated in the judging ring, 

 at New York in 1886, and when he emerged from the to him 

 trying ordeal he vowed it was his last attempt. It is no re- 

 flection at all upon Ashmont to say that he is not fitted for 

 the ring. Not that he does not possess both the knowledge 

 and ability to make good selections, but he has not the 

 callous indifference of the ideal judge, who has no sensitive- 

 ness as to exhibitors' pride or feelings, and can think of 

 nothing but tbe dogs in front of him. 



After several years of practical retirement Dr. Perry came 

 to the front again as the promoter of the National Dog Club, 

 the necessity for which seemed to be thoroughly sustained 

 by the hearty response received from all classes of exhibit- 

 ors. Everything seemed to promise a brilliant future for 

 the new club, and additional eclat was received by the sup- 

 port given to the Buffalo dog show, held under its rules, op- 

 posed as that show was by the concentrated efforts of the 

 A. K. C. and its supporters. Another month or two demon- 

 strated, however, that the energy of the members was but 

 effervesce tit, and the club would soon die of inanition. 

 Dr. Perry ? its president, then concluded to propose amalga- 

 mation with the A. K. 0., and his offers met with a willing 

 response on the part of that, body, the result being that the 

 National Dog Club members were accepted as associate 

 members and much enlarged privileges granted the latter. 

 It was further agreed that the National Dog Club officers 

 should be elected officers of the associate members tor the 

 ensuing year, with the president, Dr. Perry, a member of 

 the advisory committee of the A. K. C. How well Dr.Perry 

 performed the duties of his office was recognized by his re- 

 election to the presidency of the associate members for the 

 present year. His inflexible determination to have the 

 election of officers of the associates carried out in strict con- 

 formity with the letter of the constitution was evinced when 

 he declined to permit the counting of the votes when an 

 imperfect voting list had been sent out. This was a great 

 feather in "Ashmont's" cap, and the vote of thanks and 

 confidence tendered him at tbe associate members' ensuing 

 meeting was a well merited tribute to the position he had 

 taken. 



To those who only know Dr. Perry by his writings and 

 his speeches at meetings there is one other side yet unre- 

 yealed. No one has a largpr fund of apropos stories and apt 

 illustrations to garnish his conversation. Told, as they are, 

 in his dry, phlegmatic style, they are irresistible, and it is no 

 wonder that those who know "the Doctor" best love to get 

 him out of the burly burly of the dog show to a quiet corner 

 and start him on a story-provoking topic. 



THE IRISH RED SETTER CLUB'S FIELD TRIALS. 



THE annual field trials of the Irish Red Setter Club.will 

 be held Sept. 16 to 18, near Newtownstewart, County 

 Tyrone, Ireland. The judges are Dr. J. H. Salter and E. T. 

 Herdman, Esq. Six stakes are advertised as follows: 



The Irish Setter Puppy Stakes.— For Irish setters born 

 in 1889, with £5 cup and 45 per cent, of entry fees to first, £3 

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

 of entry fee to third, and 5 per cent, to fourth. 



The Irish Setter Ale-Aged Stakes.— For Irish setters 

 only, with £5 cup and 45 per cent, of entry fees to first, £5 

 cup and 20 per cent, to second, 10 per cent, to third, and 5 

 per cent, to fourth. 



The St. Leger Stakes.— For pointers and setters of all 

 breeds born in 1889. The pointers and setters will compete 

 separately, with 45 per cent, of entry fees to first, 20 per 

 cent, to second, 10 per cent, to third, and 5 per cent, to 

 fourth in each division, and a £5 cup to the absolute winner. 



The Grand All-Aged Stakes.— For all setters and point- 

 ers, with 45, 25, 10 and 5 per cent, to first, second, third and 

 fourth. 



The Grand Braces Stakes.— For all setters and pointers, 

 with prizes the same as the preceding. 



The International Challenge Stakes.— For all setters 

 and pointers, with 80 per cent, of entry fees to the winner, 

 and a fifty guinea challenge cup if there are four entries. 

 If there are five entries an additional prize of £20 will be 

 given to second, and if there are six entries £25 will be given 

 to second and £15 to third. 



The trials will be on grouse and the dogs will be shot 

 over. 



HOW IS THIS, MR. PESHALL ?-Mr. Peshall is a 

 lawyer. Mr. Peshall knows how lawyers do. If they are 

 non-suited in a case they immediately draw up a charge on 

 different grounds. This appears to me to be the sort ofplan 

 old Jimmie's friend is adoptiug. The jury, however, in the 

 case of the A. K. C. vs . Mr. Peshall is composed of a more 

 intelligent body than the average twelve men drawn to try 

 a case in our ordinary courts. What the neutral dog 

 people want to know is this: If there is anything "crooked" 

 about the A. K. C. affairs, why does not Mr. Peshall, who 

 has been invited by Mr. Watson to inspect the books, accept 

 the invitation? If he cannot point out the "faking," who 

 can? Mr. Peshall has made a specific charge which he has 

 not been able to prove by any printed testimony. The op- 

 portunity has been offered for him to do so, but as yet has 

 not been accepted. The only conclusion clear-minded people 

 can draw, is that the proofs he first asked for have mater- 

 ialized into unanswerable evidence for the defendants. — A. 

 Barkis (who once believed in Peshall, and is still willing to 

 do so, if the facts "weren't agin 'im."). 



that book so I gave it to a young girl to read, with instruc- i 

 tions to mark every sentence she did not fully and clearly ] 

 understand. I felt much nattered by having ouly some six • 

 or seven alterations to make." As "Dr. Frank" he has 

 published several works on the care of children and what, j 

 for want of a better term, may be called domestic doctoring 

 or household aids to the physician. He is also a weekly; 

 contributor on such subjects to one of the leading Boston I 

 papers, besides being medical director to an insurance asso- I 

 ciation. ! 



The two leadiug characteristics in Dr. Perry's genial 

 make-up might be said to be curiosity and charity — a desire 

 to get at the bottom of things to elucidate pertinent tacts 

 for the purpose of doing good to man or oeast, together 

 with that sharp grasp of a subject the result of a wide ex- j 

 perience, and all shining through that noble "fellow feeling 

 ■which makes us wondrous kind." » 



TORONTO DOG SHOW.— Toronto, Aug. 22.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: At the comine international bench 

 show of dogs of the Industrial Exhibition Association, to be 

 held in the city of Toronto, Sept. 15 to 19, the following 

 classes have been added to the list: Smooth-coated St. Ber- 

 nards, challenge dogs, silver medal, value §20; bitches, the 

 same; open class, bitches, $7, $3 and diploma. Greyhounds, 

 challenge bitches, bronze medal, value -$10. English setters, 

 challenge bitches, bronze medals, value $10 and $5. Irish 

 setters, challenge bitches (the Toronto Irish Setter Club do- 

 nates), $10. Beagles, challenge dogs, $5; bitches, the same. 

 Kennels of four each of beagles, black aod tan terriers and 

 Yorkshire terriers, $10; poodles, silver medal, value $20. 

 Class 6, rough coated St. Bernards; Class 10, smooth-coated 

 St. Bernards; Class 19, greyhounds; Class 28, English setters; 

 Class 33, Irish setters, will be for dogs only. Entries close 

 Wednesday, Sept. 3.— C. A. Stone, Sec, andSupt. 



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