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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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THE ENGLISH SETTER CLUB. 



THERE will be a meeting of the English Setter Club at 

 the office of the secretary, 50 Broadway, New York, 

 Sept. 85. 



The Executive Committee have prepared the following 

 circular, which should be promptly responded to by everv 

 lover of the English setter: "Office of the English Setter 

 Club, New York, August. 1890. My Dear Sir: You will 

 have noticed by the receut issues of interested papers, the 

 formation of an English setter club, its organization and 

 membership, which we hope meets your approbation. The 

 officers elected and the committees"appointed are fitted for 

 their several duties, and together witb these a~"d the organiz- 

 ing members, composed of many of the principal breeders 

 and owners from all sections of our country, we desire to 

 form by additional membership and influence, as we should, 

 the strongest specialty club in existence. To this end we 

 appeal to every lover of the English setter to join us, that 

 we may, by hearty co-operation and concerted effort, effect 

 much that cannot be done otherwise. Among these things 

 we mention the ad on ti on of a standard, selection of judges 

 for bench shows and held trials, a proper registration of the 

 English setter, and what should constitute one (ridding 

 ourselves of many that are improperly classed, and not in- 

 clude everything, as now, that is not a black and tan or an 

 Irish setter), establishing, where possible, the right of 

 property in dogs, and proner transportation of them by tail- 

 road and express companies, appointment of local commit- 

 tees to look after the c 're of English setters at bench shows, 

 and to report any negligence or abuse to the owner; in fact, 

 to take an interest in all nutters that may tend to the im- 

 provement and care of this breed, and all will recognize that 

 to best accomplish these objects, the largest possible in- 

 fluence of membership is Deeded. The membership fee and 

 yearly dues are placed at a low figure, tnat none may ex- 

 cuse 'themselves on account of it. We ask your favorable 

 consideration of this invitation to join us in our efforts for 

 good to our f ivorites. An early reply is respectfully solicited. 

 By order of the Executive Committee." 



"SPECIALISM" IN DOG SHOWS. 



WE bear a good deal of this question of "specialism," and 

 the. criticisms passed on the so-called "specialist" 

 are quite as often as not condemnatory. On the face of it 

 one would be inclined to say at once that there can be 

 nothing in such complaints Specialism, as it is called, is in 

 truth nothing more than the division of labor. And anyone 

 would "certainly suppose that a man would judge a particular 

 breed better if he did not burden his mind with the study of 

 breeds having nothing in common with that one. No man 

 in his senses would deny that a man might be perfectly well 

 fitted to judge a class of shorthorns and quite unfit to judge 

 Channel Island cattle. We should get some rather odd 

 results if a judge of Brahma fowls was turned on at Bir- 

 mingham to award the prizes in the game classes; and so 

 might multiply instances ad infinitum. Yet on the other 

 hand vague discontent at a system generally has some ele- 

 ment of truth underlying it. To intrust our shows to so- 

 called "all-round" judges would be putting the clock back- 

 ten years. Still it is worth while to see whether "specialism" 

 has not its dangers; if so, what they are and how they may 

 be guarded against. Now to begin; there are breed's and 

 breeds. There are breeds into wnich arbitrary points reck- 

 oned as merits by some accepted convention among breeders 

 and exhibitors, but having no obvious effect either on the 

 utility or beauty of the animal, enter. Now here the man 

 who is not a specialist is obviously helpless. No amount of 

 experience gained, say, atnone setters, will teach a man 

 whether a pug's head, or tail, or color is of the correct pat- 

 tern. It seems to me, however, that this in itself helps to 

 illustrate the dangers which attend specialism, and which 

 are present to the minds of those who denounce the special- 

 ist judge- There are many points where the most important 

 points are those which plain common sense shows are need- 

 ful to the working of the animal, and where convention has 

 established certain minor points as desirable. Take, for ex- 

 ample, an Irish setter He must have certain essential points 

 of make and sh ape needful for pace and endurance. He must 

 also have a certain type of head and a certain shade of color 

 as indications of purity of breed. Now these last are points 

 where no knowledge derived from any other breed will help 

 a judge. But in such points as shoulders, legs and feet, and 

 the like, the wider the judge's experience, the more equal 

 will he be to the task of criticism. If a judge of hounds 

 were to say "I really can't judge setters; there are several 

 detailed points proper to that breed which I don't under- 

 stand," I should say he showed his sense. But if he were to 

 say " I A kn,ow nothing about these dogs," I should be tempted 

 tofQS then there is a good deal about your own business that 

 you also don't know. And I should certainly admit this. If 

 a man had by any misfortune to travel somewhat out of his 

 own province to judge a breed with which he is thoroughly 

 conversant, the man who does know three or four breeds wi 11 

 do better, or perhaps one should say fail less, than the man 

 who only knows one. 



On the other hand, there is, as it seems to me, this over- 

 whelming argument in favor of the specialist judge. A man 

 can hardly have acquired the minute knowledge necessary 

 for a judge— the habit of patient and thoughtful comparison, 

 except by breeding and keeping continuously the kind of dog 

 that he professes to judge; and the man who nas done this 

 is, in nine cases out of ten. a specialist. The man of many 

 breeds is almost sure to be a man who may love dogs, but 

 who loves winning prizes better; and of such, it seems to me, 

 judges are not made. The man who really loves dogs for 

 their own sake, to whom the task of comparison is really a 

 labor of love, is almost sure to settle down— if he does not 

 begin— with a special interest in a very limited number of 

 breeds. Still he need not be absolutely or wholly a special- 

 ist. It is an old description of education that it should be 

 "something to everything and everything to something." 

 So I should say of the properly equipped critic of dogs. Only 

 the "something of everything" will not be enough to enable 

 him to judge with credit to himself or satisfaction to his 

 neighbors. 



The dangers of specialist clubs are, it seems to me the same. 

 There is no doubt a fear that they may teach exhibitors to 

 over rate what I have before called the arbitrary and conven- 

 tional points of the breed. And there is yet a further dan- 

 ger. It is the business of a specialist club to be for its own 

 breed the responsible department in the dog showing-world, 

 to protect the interests of the whole body of exhibitors in 

 that breed. And thus anything in the nature of exclusive- 

 " ess is fatal. A club which professes to represent the whole 

 3y of exhibitors and really represents a section is worse 

 .n useless; it is misleading. And this, it appears to me, 

 is a very strong argument against the policy of a club which 

 refuses to accept any judge for its own breed who is not a 

 member of the club. I know that I differ here from persons 

 who speak with high authority. Gertainly let a club draw 

 up and revise a list of judges; let it encourage shows to adopt 

 that list and exhibitors to insist on it. But good judges may 

 stand aloof from the club, possibly not from any personal 

 hostility to it. but from a score of reasons which do not in 

 the least affect their fitness for the post. A^specialist dub 

 ought to aim at making every breeder and exhibitor, even 

 if he remains outside the club, into an ally. 



The question of restricting certain prizes to members of 

 the club seems to me to: be .on a wholly different basis. That 

 is really a question of finance. If a club by so doing can at- 

 tract fresh members, and thereby increase their funds and 

 consequently its utility* let it do so., , If the prq'mise of a 

 jMSW.ftuiftfcattf members bVlngs ^b'sdrirMdnB of annual 



amount the prize is self-supporting, and those who are not 

 eligible for it are no worse oft than they would be otherwise. 

 It is not a question whether there shall be a close prize or an 

 open one, but whether there shall be a close prize or no prize 

 at all. 



Whatever may be the dangers or drawbacks of the system, 

 I canuot doubt that specialist clubs have done, and may do, 

 great good for breeds m which they exist. It is a good thing 

 to keep up personal communication and exchange of ideas 

 between breeders, to set a number of men working on what 

 One may roughly call a co operative system for the same ob- 

 ject, to substitute a corporate interest in the whole breed for 

 a merely individual interest in one's own kennel.— J. A. D. 

 in English Kennel Gazette. 



WILMINGTON DOG SHOW 



THE dog show in connection with the annual fair in pro- 

 gress at Wilmington, Del., this week was opened on 

 Tuesday morning. The catalogue showed a total of 190 en- 

 tries, and the dogs were benched on the permanent stalls 

 used last year in the cool ground floor of the large exhibition 

 building. Mr. F. R. Carswell, of Wilmington, was superin- 

 tendent, and he cannot be too highly complimented on the 

 way he managed the whole affair. 



The judges were Dr. H. Clay Glover and Mr. R. F. May- 

 hew, and tney divided the classes about half and half. Dr. 

 Glover worked by no means as rapidly as Mr. Mayhew, and 

 a few of his classes were not judged until Wednesday morn- 

 ing. The following is a full list of the awards made up to 

 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening, when the fair closed for the 

 day. As will be seen by the names in the list the quality of 

 the dogs is excellent, and we may add that the judges' 

 awards were well received by all hands: 



MASTIFFS.— Dops: 1st, Kensington Kennels' Brother; 3d, H. 

 Bxrnstt's Lu Lu; 3-i, Woodoury Kennel-*' Don. Bitches: 1st. D. 

 VVood&on'b Laity Oautior,; 2d, H. Burnett's Lady Tioga. Puppies: 

 1st, H. Barnett's Lady Tioga. Best in show, Lady Caution. 



ST. BERNARDS.— Rough-Coated— Do [/s: 1st. Swiss Mountain 

 Kernels' Archduke. Bitches: 1st and 2d, W. S. Diffenderffer's 

 Bind win and Lakme. Best m show, Blodwm. -Smooth-Coated— 

 Dogs: Lt, W. S. Dim nderfrer's L^rri Hector; 3d, Diffenderifer & 

 Sheworooke's Lord Clifton. Bitches: 1st, Woodbury Kennels' 

 Queen Bess. Best in show, Lord Hector. 



GREAT DANES.— Dogs: Ist.Weisbrod & Hess's Marco; 3d, J. H. 

 H. Maenner's Pedro. Bitches: 1st. Weisbrod & Boss's Flora: 3d, C. 

 Heimerle's Irene. Best three, .T. H. H. Maenner. 

 DEERHOUNDS— 1st, E. W. Jester's Thora III. 

 POINTERS -Challenge-Large- 1st, S. W. Pentz's Brake, 

 Small -Hemps' ead Farm Kennels' Queen Fan.— Open— Large— 

 Do08: 1M. J. H. Wtnslow's T»inpest; 2d, S. D. Riddle's The Beau; 

 3d, J S. Colton's Prince. Bitches: 1st. Fl-et View & Reading 

 Pointer Kennels' B He Randolph: 2d, W. H. Hyland's Laveraek 

 fclsa. Small— Dogs: lfit and 3d, W. H. Hyland's Pommery Sec 

 and Ossinine; 3d, H'leet View & Readinc: Pointer Kennels' Spot 

 Dash. Reserve, J. S. Summer's Bang of Kippen. Bitches: 1st, 

 Hempstead Farm Kennels' Merry Leus; 2d. J H. Winsluw'a White 

 Fawn; 3d. J. H. TindaU's Princess Bai-g. Puppies: 1st, W. H. Hy- 

 land's McGiuty. Best dog owned in Delaware, Prince; bitch, 

 Princess Bang. 



ENGLISH SETTERS.— Dngs: 1st and 3d, St. George Kennels' 

 Dick Roy and Don D«>1; 2d, W. H. Wallace's Punch. Reserve. D. 

 C. Brown's Dandc. Bitches: lst,E. Churchman's Rubv: 2d and re- 

 serve, St. George Kennels' Miss Dido an i Maggie; 3d, G. VV. Stan- 

 leA'sMeltla. Very high com., Woodbury Kennels' Mollie. Pup- 

 pics: 1st f'Tid high com., T. H. B.nrdv's Sam Randall and Blue Girl; 

 3d and high com., W. R. Fieles's Ivy and Dean; 3d, W. H. Wal- 

 lace's Oakinghaui. 



IRISH SETTERS. — Challenge— E. Matter's Larry S.— Open- 

 Dof/8: 1st, I. W. Kemble's IVL.jor; 2d, C. Stevenson's Don. Bitches: 

 1st, W. W.Kendall's Leda Glencho; 2d. I. W. KemHe's Madge; 

 3d, G. W. Bush, Jr.'R Norah. Puppies: 1st and 2d, A. W. Thaver's 

 Trix andMona; 3d and very high com., W. F. Aschenbach's John 

 L. and Nellie. 



GORDON SETTERS.-Challenge— 1st, H. F. Smith's cham- 

 pion Roxie.- Open— Bogs: 1st. H. F. Smith's King Item. Bitches: 

 1st, H. F. Smith's Countess Roxie; 2d, J. E. Gans's Ruby Royal. 



FIELD SPANIELS.- Over 28lbs.— 1st, W. H. Smith's Ladv 

 Daffodil; 2d, T, Wallace's Pasch a. 



COCKER SPANIELS.-OPEN-Dopfi: 1st, Barnes & Rumney's 

 Red Doc: 2d, Swiss Mountain Kennels' Toady Obo. Bitches: 1st. 

 Barnes & Rumney's Hazel Obo; 2d. Swiss Mountain Kennels' 

 Waggles Puppies: 1st, Barnes & Rumney's Banjo: 2d, Swiss 

 Mountain Kennels' Wiggles. 



COLLIES.— Challenge — Chestnut Hill Kennels' champion 

 Scotilla.— Open Dogs: 1st. and very high com., Cbeatnut Hill 

 Kennel*' Roslvn Wi.kesand Colonel Scot; 3d and high com., F. 

 R. Carswell's (agent) Major J m and Boskie; 3d, J. Watson's Blair 

 Athol. Reserve, Hempstead Farm Kennels' Hempstead Zulu. 

 Bitches: 1st and 3d, Chestnut HU1 Kennels' Cora If. and Jakvr 

 Dean; 3d and reserve. F- R. Carswell's Lady Moll and Iduna. Pup- 

 pies: 1st and 2d, A. R, Kyle's \ttila Wonder and Noble Wonder; 

 3d, F. h. Carswell's Rutland Pet. 



BULLDOGS— 1st and 3d. C. D. Cugle's Bombardos and Derby 

 Nanc\ ; 3d, Woodbury Kennels' Sykes. 



BULL-TERRIERS— 1st, 3d and reserve, Woodhury Kennels 

 Meg Membes. White Stubbs and White Violet; 3d. E. D. Hays's 

 Cbe»set'R Flyer. 



BASSET HOUNDS.— 1st, Mrs. A. P. Stephenson's Janesse; 2d, 

 St. George K»unels' Krooks. 



DAHHSHUNDE.— 1st, B. Cannon's WaMmann I. 



FOX-TERRIERS.— Challenge— 1st, Blemton Kennels' Blem- 

 ton Rubicon: 3d, Regent Kenuels' Blemton Consequence.— Open— 



ert'Tri's w arren Jenny; su, negem tveuneis- tiegent enn; 

 T. McAlees's Tenuis. Reserve. C. H. Byron's Nellie Bly. 



IRISH TERRIERS.— 1st, Chestnut Hill Kennels' champion 

 Breda Tiney. 



SKVE TERRIERS.— l=t. C. Stevenson's Lovett. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.— 1st, Rochelle Kennels' Dick; 

 2d, St. George Kennels' Winnie. 



YORKSHIRE TERRIERS. — 1st, F. Senn's Prince; 3d, Central 

 Keraieh-' Lady K. 



TOY TERRIERS.— 1st, Woodbury Kennels' Tiney; 3d, A. E. 

 Brow - 's Dot. 



PUG S.— Bitches: lst.R. T. Harrison's Nellie Bly. Puppies: 1st, 

 R. T. Harrison';- Maude H.; 2d, Seminole Kennels' Rash, Jr. 



KING CHARLES SPANIELS.— 1st, Mrs. F. Senn'a King Vic- 

 tor: 3d, Central K^nu^ls' Pansy. 



MISCELLANEOUS— ls% Geo. C. Whitman's emooth-coated 

 colbe Beauts : 2d, Chestnut H<11 Kennels' Schipperke Othello; 

 3d, Mrs. A. A. Cobb's poodle Curly. Reserve, V. Laubacker's 

 Dalmatian Dick. High com., A. C. Heck'B French poodle Chief. 



DEATH OF A PROMISING PUPPY.— Editor Forest 

 and Stream: I have lost, from inflam mation of the bowels, a 

 mastiff puppy that promised to be the greatest show dog 

 ever whelped in America. Several judges who had seen him 

 considered him equal to his sire, champion Beaufort, in 

 every respect. Of great size with the grandest short square 

 head and smallest ears, with the most dense black markings. 

 He was out of Gerda, so well known in England on the show 

 bench, also the winner of Mr. Wade's special offered in Eng- 

 land for the best moving mastiff. Champion Beaufort's 

 reputation as the best stnd dog ever known I am sure must 

 be correct, I have seen litters sired by him out. of inferior 

 mastiff bitches which are of great promise. He is always 

 sure to get good heads and black markings.— J. L. WlNCHELL, 

 (Fair Haven, Vt., A ug. 27). 



FOX-TERRIER LOST.—Bloorafield, N. J., Aug. 30.—A 

 small fox-terrier bitch disappeared Aug. 25, and I am afraid 

 she has been stolen. Has solid white body and evenly 

 marked head, black and tan patches covering eyes and ears, 

 and small oval black spot on top of skull midway between 

 ears Lame in her left fore leg. Quite timid. Answers to 

 the name of Trouble. Any information concerning her will 

 be gratefully received.— W. H. Joeckel, Je. 



, HA.TFBVEK sUfferejs.sendfiq. stamp for satnplepf Pes hall's Rem- 

 edy. L,- Wilms, Uers»y City, N. J. . Regular i&--4,dv 



THE OTTAWA DOQ SHOW. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Our silence with regard to the dog show to be held here in 

 connection with the Central Canada Fair, on the S3d, 34 tb 

 and 25th of Sept., must have appeared peculiar to many, 

 but it was our desire to be able to announce the list of special 



Ernes when writing, and this has only now become possi- 

 le. The show is held in a permanent building erected and 

 fitted for the purpose, amply lighted and ventilated, with 

 permanent benching capable of accommodating about one 

 hundred and sixty dogs. Should a sufficient number of 

 entries be received, it is the intention to build an additional 

 wing. An ample exercising ground, surrounded by a 7ft. 

 high fence, insures the dogs receiving sufficient exercise, 

 their well-being will be looked after by a paid superin- 

 tendent, Mr. C. C. Rogers, and an efficient staff of attendants, 

 while the members of the committee will constantly be in 

 attendance to personally see to the wants of the dogs and 

 their owners Exhibitors who are unable to attend in person 

 need not hesitate to send their pets to Ottawa, as they will 

 receive unceasingc. are and attention. Spratts Patent will 

 feed the show. All possible precautious against fire are 

 taken, and a fire engine, hose reels, and brigade of firemen 

 are on duty night and day at the grounds. 



Besides the attractions of the dog show, exhibitors should 

 recollect that the Houses of Parliament and Department 

 buildings of the Dominion Government, situated on a bluff 

 overlooking the beautiful Ottawa River, not to mention the 

 wonderful lumber mills, are one of the sights of the conti- 

 nent and amply repay a visit in themselves alone. 



To those hesitating between London and Ottawa we 

 would ask them to note that while we do not offer quite as 

 much money in prizes as the Western citv, our entry fee is 

 but oue dollar as compared to two at London, while our 

 special prize list is far the more liberal of the two No 

 trouble need be apprehended in crossing the United States 

 dogs over the border line, for arrangements are made with 

 the customs authorities constituting the show grounds a 

 "bonded warehouse" for the time being. A special feature 

 of the Ottawa show is the Central Fair Association's special 

 first class diploma for the best specimen of each breed, 

 which is a very handsome affair of large size. Mr. James 

 Watson, the popular and veteran judge of Philadelphia, 

 will judge all classes. Arrangements have been made with 

 the express companies running into Ottawa to return all 

 dogs free of charge that have paid full rates one way: also 

 with the railways, who have agreed to return all dogs free 

 when accompanied by their owner or attendant, excess bag- 

 gage rates being charged one way. Our list of special prizes 

 as collected to the present date includes: 



Five dollars for best in mastiff, St. Bernard, black and 

 tan terrier, pug, English setter, Irish setter, Gordon setter, 

 pointer, greyhound, beagle, Clumber spaniel, cocker, collie 

 and fox-terrier classes; $5 pair of trousers for best dog or 

 bitch fox-terrier; $10 for best kennel of 4 setters, any breed; 

 $10 for best setter puppy; S3 for best foxhound, bull -terrier, 

 best conditioned dog; with various reading matter to the 

 best puppies and a dozen photos of himself for the biggest 

 dog in the show. Ottawa is young in knowledge of dogs; 

 and as its people are now awakening to an appreciation of 

 them, this city offers a promising market for high class 

 stock of all kinds, especially in setters of all kiuds, pointers, 

 greyhounds, beagles, terriers of all breeds and all the non 

 sporting varieties. Entry blanks and information may be 

 had of "F. Arthur Jackson, Sec'y, Central Canada Fair, 

 Ottawa. The regular prizes are $7, S3 and certificate to 

 third, 60 classes. Entries close Sept. 13. 



Bench Show Committee, Central Canada Fair. 



THE BARZOIS.— Editor Forest and Stream.: In a letter 

 I received a few days ago from Mr. Hugh Dalziel, of Surrey, 

 Eng., the author of several able works on the dog, and the 

 same gentleman who came over some few years ago to judge 

 our dogs at the W. K. C and other shows, and in speaking 

 of the Russian greyhounds, and of Krilutt in particular, he 

 says: "Krilutt is the handsomest Barzoi I have yet seen, 

 and I have known every one of the breed exhibited" in Eng- 

 land. If the. Russian dogs .that are to compete with Krilutt 

 at Crystal Palace show in October, on their way to America, 

 can beat Krilutt they must be marvels. I hope they are, 

 for it is always a pleasure to see a better than the best." 

 We shall anxiously await the. show coming off at the 

 Crystal Palace, and whether or not Krilutt is beaten, we 

 shall give them a hearty welcome to our shores, and as they 

 go westward bid them increase and multiply and bring 

 good luck to their new and enterprising owner.— H. W. 

 Huntington. 



DAN DIE DINMONT SALE.— I have bought Mr Nay- 

 lor's (Mt. Forrest, 111.) entire kennel save one exception.— 

 W. E. Hoff (Chattanooga, Tenn.). 



KENNEL NOTES. 



BRED. 



fW Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Jersey Maid— Hesper. Pauline Kennels' (Jersey City, N. J.) St. 

 Bernard bitch Jersey Maid (Plinlimmon, Jr.— Maude) to E. B. 

 Sears's champion Hesper, Aug. 26. 



Queen Vic— Roger. E. A. Ohmer's (Dayton, O.) English setter 

 bitch Queen Vic to L. Gardner's Roger (Count Noble— Queen Meg), 

 Aug. 11. 



Queen Bess— Dick Swiveller. J. P. Snellirg'? red Irish setter bitch 

 Queen Bess to Geo. EL Covert's Dick Sw^v^ller. 



Nancy— Toons Royal. A. P. Mack's (Rochester, N. Y.) Yorkshire 

 terrier biteb Nancv (Bradford Hairy— Tan sic) to North Fields 

 Yorkshire Kennels' Toons Royal (champion Dreadnaught— Fills), 

 Atie. 25. 



Flo— Bradford Harry. C. N. Symonds's (Salem. Mass.) York- 

 shire terrier bitch Flo (Bright— Fan) to P. H. Coo-nbs's champion 

 Bradford Harry (Crawshaw's Hruce— Real's Lady), Aug. 29. 

 WHELPS. 



t3F~ Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Lady Sport. Natural Gas Pack's (North Baltimore, O.) Natural 

 Gas Pack bitch Lady Sport (Sport— Queen), Aug. 12, nine (three 

 dogs), by L. Bowser's Dick II. (Dick— Fanny). 



SALES. 



I^f Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Carl. Black, white and tan foxhound dog, whelped Auar. 1. 1889 

 by Jack out of Gypsy, by F. H. Hayes, Dexter, Me., to Charles 

 Greenwood, Sabattus, Me. 



J3?" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



C. B. 5., New London, Conn .—Write to We Macnaughton's 

 Sons. South Fifth avenue, New York. 



Old Sdbsoribeb, Argentine, Mich.—The little fish which you 

 caught on a fly is the blue-sported sun fish (Lepomis cyaneUus). a 

 is also called green sun fish and red-eye. This fish is found in trib- 

 utaries of the Great Lakes and throughout the Ohio anrl Missis- 

 sippi valleys, as well as in streams tri butary to the Gulf of Mexico. 

 The blue-spotted sunfl=h grows to a length of Sin. under favorable 

 circumstancos. It is a beautiful fish, and, as would be expected 

 from its wide range, varies greatly and has been described under 

 many scientific names. It is certainlv one of the most widely 

 known sunfi^hes of the West. In our Black Bass Supplement. Dr. 

 Henshall describes the game qu tli'ies of our sunfishes. and states 

 that some of them rise eagerly to the artificial fly and makt»a 

 gallant fight. You will find good fisrures of the species in the 

 Ichthyology of the Pacific Railroad Expedition, uuder the names 

 of CalVurm formosus arid lortguM% Piate V;\ Fifes, tfj and 5-8; also 

 Hate VI>, Fifes. 5-8, '', 



