Jan. 23, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



9 



bee and tlie secretary went to Ottawa and had a long interview 

 with the Ho-a- Mr. Tupper, raiTjiaier of fisheries, and his deputy, 

 Lieun-Col. Tilton. As a result of this interview the conamittee 

 were desired to Euhmit to the Government in writinff what, the 

 oluta wished. Ou July 7, bv authority of the committee, a letter 

 signed hy the president, vice-president and secretary was for- 

 warded to Col. Tilton and ft still under consideration of the Gov- 

 ernment. To the principal points in this letter special attention 

 is called. They axe fis follows: 



1. That Chatauguav, de Lisle, and Beaudette rivers have iish- 

 ways put in, and that the sawdust act be strictly enforced in these 



'^^l^f That the number of licensed nets on these rivers be reduced 

 at least one-half, and that no netting licenses be issued w'tmn 

 ten miles of Montreal, this limit being reserved lor rod and line 



^3. That MisBisquoi Bay he clblsed tp net fishing for five years 

 from May 1, 1891. „. ^, 



4 That the mesh or net used be not less than 2in. on the square 



^S.'^The'ciub desire to asli the appointment of Alfred Marsoin as 

 flsh warden, to act in concert with John Moms, of St. Lambert, 

 over the whole district mentioned above, and that local wardens 

 be abolished in these localities. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ , ^ 



6. That the close seasons for lake fgray) trout and brook trout 

 commence at the same time. Oct. 1, and end at the same time. 

 May 1, except that after Ash Wednesday people in the country be 

 allowed to catch flsh for their own me. , , , ^ 



7. That the close season for bass, maskmonge and dore end the 

 same time, .lune 15. . , x, . t.^ j. 



With regard to section 3, a great many think that we ought to 

 try and get all netting abolii?hed from the Cascades to Bout de 

 Tile, in the Sr. Law rencp, and on all waters washing Montreal 

 Inland and Isle Jesiis. Were these concessions granted, there is 

 little doubt but in a few year.s there wouhl be good fishing with 

 rod and line for thousands in Montreal who have only a day or 

 iialf a day at a time for an outing. 



At a meeting of your committee on the 6th June, it was moved 

 by Mr. Boyer, and seconded by Mr. Atwater, that application he 

 made to the Quebec Government for an appropriation to assist the 

 club witli its work. For various reasons this application has not 

 vet been presented, hut your committee think that, considering 

 the work the club is doing, and what it has done in the past, it is 

 far more entitled to recognition from the Grovernment than many 

 clubs which receive assistance from the Government in this city. 

 A writer in the daily press a short time ago suggested the propriety 

 of our provincial Government issuing gun licenses— persons not 

 belonging to the province already have to pay, or are supposed t o 

 pay, for leave to shoot in the province— but though the idea of 

 issuing licenses for the right to shoot was a very good one, the 

 writer's idea of statistics must have been very vague, when he 

 fancied that a reventie of $300,000 could be got thus. If he had 

 said that a revenue of $30,000 could be obtained he would be 

 within the mark and the Government would not only be able to 

 pay competent and reliable men to loolc after and preserve our 

 game and game fish, but leave a surplus for the (Joveinment, and 

 license to shoot nped not cost more than $3 or $d per annum. 



A statement of the financial position of the club will he sub- 

 mitted to you by the treasurer, and when the amount of work 

 done during the past year is taken into account we think we are 

 justified in sayihgthat the work has been done with due econ- 

 omy. For the reasons stated at the beginning of their repcrt the 

 membership is smaller t,ha.n it has been for several years, and it 

 it is to be hoped that the members will make an endea vor to add 

 to their number. In this connection the thaniss of the club are 

 due to Mr. Boulter, who has been indefatigable in obtaining new 

 members. 



The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi- 

 dent, George Boulter; Vice-President, T. C. Brainerd; Secretary, 

 A, N. Shewan; Treasurer, H. A. Becket. Committee: L H. Stearns, 

 L. A. Boyer, George H'^rne. A. A. Wilson, W. H. Parker, T. V. E. 

 Brown, H. W. Atwater, H. R. Ivcs, A. Boyer, M.L. T. Hiam, 

 G. W. Stephens, A. Dawes, B. L. Clarke, E. A. Cowley, Dr. Finnic 



it has been fully demonstrated that it is a proper and profit- 

 able work for the State to engage in, and should receive the 

 encouragement it deserves. The excellent trout, black bass 

 and landlocked salmon flshine; which our 800 or 400 square 

 miles of lakes and streams afford a,ttracts many visitors to 

 our State, and prolongs their stay. The total number of 

 young fish distributed the past year is 1,761,000. The great 

 increase of deer in the northern part of the State is the re- 

 sult of their protection, and of abetter observance of the 

 law. It is claimed, and is probably trae, that there are more 

 deer than sheep in Coos county. Towns should select men 

 who will faithfully execute the laws protecting flsh and 

 game during thei rbreeding season. I recommend legislative 

 encourgemeut of the work of this Commission." 



REARING TROUT AND CARP TOGETHER.— Mr. 

 Philo Ogden, of Durango, CoL, has discovered that he can 

 rear carp and trout together without detriment to either. 

 During the large portion of the year the trout feed chiefly 

 upon insects, niany of which are very destructive to young 

 carp, and in the winter when there is a scarcity of insectis 

 the carp settle down into the mud and the trout satisfy their 

 appetites with snails and minnows which do not hibernate. 

 Both trout and carp are doing well for Mr. Ogden. 



All communications must reach us by Tuesday 

 of the week they are to be published; and should 

 be sent as much earlier as may be convenient. 



FIXTURES. 



REARING TROUT FOR MARKET. 



Editor Forest and Stream.: 



I have read in your issue of Jan. 1 an article by Mr. Milton 

 P. Peirce on "Failure of Trout Culture," in which he kindly 



asks you to name a solitary person who has made a success 

 in raising trout for the market. 



If Mr. Peirce will take the trouble to visit the Clear Water 

 Trout Ponds, at Carolina, R. I., owned by Messrs. J. W. 

 Hoxie & Co., or the Old Colony Trout Ponds, located here, 

 I think he will at once be convinced that trout raising is a 

 success. Messrs. Hoxie & Co. have for the past five years 

 marketed 10,0001bs. of trout a year, besides what they have 

 sold to sportsmen, and they will have that amount to sell 

 next year, and all from artificial hatching. 



Pardon me if I state what I am doing at the Old Colony 

 Trout Ponds, I have in two of my ponds some 15,000 trout 

 which will be two years old next March. These trout will 

 average }4Yb. each next April, and therefore weigh not far 

 from 7,500 pounds. I propose putting nearly all of them on 

 the market next spring, keeping only enotxgh over to breed 

 from next fall. I have also, in addition to the above, some 

 5,0001bs. of two-year and three-year old trout, from which I 

 have taken 3,000,000 eggs during the past season. I have 

 also, in addition to the above, some 50,000 trout fry of last 

 season's hatcMhg; many of them are now five inches long. 

 I shall stock my ponds anew with these fry (or yearlings 

 they will be in the spring) as soon as I dispose of the older 

 fish, and these the following j'ear will average }4lh. each. 



To give an idea of the amount of food such a stock of trout 

 will eat, I will state that I am now feeding SOOlbs. of meat 

 daily to them. 



I am aware that there have been many failures in trout 

 raising, and probably very few have made it a success, but it 

 is either from the want oc proper facilities or because they 

 failed to give it the care and attention that is necessary to 

 success. W. L. Gilbert. 



Pltmouth, Mass. 



MICHIGAN FISHCULTURE. 



WE have received from the Fish Commissioners of 

 Michigan a copy of their ninth biennial report for 

 the period extending from Dee. 1, 1888, to Oct 1, 1890. This 

 is unquestionably one of the most valuable of the excellent 

 series of reports published by this Commission. It com- 

 prises 216 octavo pages and 23 plates. The half-tone illu.s- 

 trations of fishcultural .stations and operations are among 

 the very best that we have seen, and the plates accompany- 

 ing Prof. Reighard's memoir on the development of the 

 wall-eyed pike have been very satisfactorily reproduced by 

 one of the relief processes. 



We are unable for want of time to give more than a pass- 

 ing glance at the contents of this valuable document, re- 

 serving it;s detailed examination for another occasion. The 

 report contains statistics of the fisheries, accounts of new 

 work accomplished and of the routine work of the fishcul- 

 tural stations, details of the scientific work involved in the 

 examination of the waters, notes on the habits of important 

 food species, data concerning the complete success in stock- 

 ing streams in which trout were not native, record of the 

 planting of the species propagated and a list of hundreds of 

 streams which have been stocked with brook trout since 

 1§85 and were thrown open for fishing May 1, 1890. 



The principal article in the appendix is the one already 

 referrecl to by Prof. Jacob Reighard on the development of 

 the wall-eyed pike, but we must defer the consideration of 

 this and many other important items until a future time. 



SUCCESS OF FISHCULTURE.— The following estimate 

 of the value of flshculture and the protection of fish and 

 game is from the inaugural address or Gov. Tuttle. of New 

 Hampshire: "The artificial propagation amd free distribu- 

 tion of food and game fishes is an undertaking of economic 

 importance to the State. It is no longer an experiment, for 



DOG SHOWS. 



Jan. 20 to 25.— First Annual Dog Show of the Louisiana Poultry 

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

 retary, Box 1658. 



Jan. 20 to 25.— Dog Show of the Georgia Poultry and Pet Stock 

 Association, at Augusta, Ga. A. H. Vonderleith, Secretary. 



Jan. 21 to 26.— Dog Show of the Elmira Poultry and Pet Stock 

 Association, at Elmira, N. Y. Carl Hart. Secretary. 



Jan. 27 to 30.— Inatignral Dog Show of the South Carolina Ken- 

 nel Association, at Greenville, S. C. F. F. Capers, Secretary. 



Feb. 24 to 27.— Fifteenth Annual Dog Show of the Westminster 

 Kennel Club, at New York. James Mortimer, Superintendent. 



March 3 to 6.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Maryland Kennel 

 Club, at Baltimore, Md. W. Stewart Diflfeuderfler, Secretary. 



March 10 to 13.— First Annual Dog Show of the Diiqnesno Kennel 

 Club, at Pittsburg, Pa. W. E. Littell, Secretary. 



March 16 to 19.— Inaugural Dog Show of the Washington City 

 Kennel Club, at Washington, D. C. 



March 24 to 37.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Massachusetts 

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



March .31 to April 3.— Seventh Annual Dog Show of the New 

 England Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. E. H. Moore. Sc cretary. 



April 8 to 11.— Third Annual Dog Show of the Mascoutah Ken- 

 nel Club, at Chicago, 111. John L. Lincoln, Jr., Secretary. 



April 14 to 17.— Fourth Dog .Show of the Cleveland Kennel Club, 

 at Cleveland, O. O. M. Munhall, Si'cretary. 



Sept. 1 to 4.— Dog Show of the Youngstown Kcimel Club, at 

 Youngstown, 0. 



FIELD TRIALS. 

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

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



CHARLESTON DOG SHOW. 



''pHIS interesting little show was held in connection with 

 i the South Carolina Poultry and Pet Stock Association. 

 Though advertised to commence Jan. 13, it was not till the 

 next day at 3 P. M. that everything was in ship .shape for 

 judging. Owing to the great distance from Noruhern ken- 

 nels and the season of the year, the entry list was, as might 

 be expected, not a very large one. At the same time the 

 class of dogs present was far ahead of anything yet seen so 

 far South, and must have been gratifying to the promoters 

 of the affair. In a sense, the dog show was a sort of side 

 show to the great gathering of poultry and chicken 

 raisers, who literally swarmed Irom ail parts of the country, 

 but we fancy that, judging from the attendance, the dogs 

 proved even a greater attraction than the roosters to ttie 

 people of Charleston. A continual stream of visitors passed 

 through the aisles nearly all the time the show was open, 

 and no doubt the venture proved a success financially. The 

 160 exhibits were benched by Spratts Co., in their usual efli- 

 cient manner, and the feeding was properly and carefully 

 attended to. The hall was tastefully decorated, and this 

 combined with the neat benching made a very pleasing 

 effect. The disinfecting was eflicient, for at no time, though 

 the weather was warm and very humid, was there the 

 slightest smell. With more experience in such matters, 

 several little items which require attention to constitute a 

 perfect show will, no doubt, be properly attended to in 

 future. 



The dogs were benched without regard to their proper 

 numbers and in few cases did the bench number correspond 

 with the tag on the dogs; and another time it would be 

 better to put the prize labels up as soon after the judging 

 as possible, as it is hardly fair to the visitors of a show to 

 expect them to pay their money and then be no wiser when 

 they came out, as to which is the winner, than when they 

 entered the building. Mr. Mclnness, who looked after the 

 dog show more particularly, was courteous and obliging to 

 a degree, and I trust these few hints will be accepted in the 

 same spirit in which they are given. Like many other un- 

 dertakings the proper running of a dog show cannot be 

 learnt in a day. Many well known dogs were present, but I 

 would have been better pleased had more local ones been 

 entered. Here is a good field for the disper.sion of surplus 

 stock from Northern kennels, collies and St. Bernards in 

 particular. With Mr. Dtffienderffer's nice team of St. Ber- 

 nards this breed did not lack In quality and the Oriole Ken- 

 nels made a good show with their fox-terriers, nearly a 

 dozen of which were entered. Pointers and the setter 

 classes, especially Irish, were well filled and, of course, 

 with the Philadelphia contingent, well represented. Some 

 good dogs put in an appearance in the terrier and pug 

 classes. Spaniels were also a display of good quality. Dr. 

 H, Clay Glover judged the pointers and setters and H. W. 

 Lacy the rest of the classes. In none of the classes was the 

 competition very keen, so theii* duties were comparatively 

 easy. 



No mastiffs were entered, and here I may remark that the 

 club made a mistake in giving the bulk of the prize money 

 to the challengs classes, for T am certain had they left out 

 the cJiaUenge classes and devoted the "kudos" to the open 

 division, a larger number of entries would have resulted, 

 though where they could have put them would be difiicult 

 to say, as the hall was just comfortably filled as it was. 

 With these few remarks I will proceed to a review of the 

 awards. 



ST. BBESTARDS 



were the the first to enter the ring. The struggle lay be- 

 tween Warwick, Jr., and Lord Baltimore, as Bawn of Ken- 

 dal's lack of condition, want of markings and faulty hind- 

 legs ^t him out of the hunt, though given vhc. Warwick, 

 Jr.'s, better head, color and limbs sufficed to put him ahead 

 of the giant Lord Baltimore, vsho, though he has improved 

 since Baltimore, is too long in face, light in color and straight 

 behind to roake him very formidable. In the bitch class two 

 nice ones from the Maryland Kennel s«"cured the "money. 

 Pleiad, recently imported, made her first appe-^rance in this 

 country, and though she is not a crack, still she has many 



good points, principally in head, bone and depth of body. 

 She beats Blodwen considerably in bone, though one foot 

 turns out rather badly, still her nice markings and typical 

 head just put her ahead of her kennel mate. The other entry 

 was too poor to notice. In thepuppy class afair little bitch in 

 Roulette, a bit long in head but nicely marked, took the 

 prize and was afterward sold to Mt-. E. Penge, the owner of 

 Bawn of Kendal. 



In smooths the only entry was the well known and typical 

 little dog. Lord Hector, a sort of pocket edition of his hand- 

 some sire. This win will now put him in the challenge class. 



ROUC4II C0ATE13.— Challenge— Dogs; Ist, J. W. Kemble's 

 Warwick, Jr.; 2d, W. Stewart Diffenderffer's Lord Balti- 

 more. Very high com., E. Peuse's Bawn of Kendai. 

 Bitches: Ist, W: Stewart Dift'enderft'er's Pleiad; 2d, W. 

 Stewart Diffenderffer's Blodweu. Puppies: 1st, W. Stewart 

 Diffenderffer's Roulette,— Smooth-COATBD— Dogs: 1st, W. 

 Stewart Diffenderffer's Lord Hector. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS. 



Only two appeared in this class, and being good big black 

 dogs, the one with the thickest bead got the prize. New- 

 foundlands need attention in Charleston as well as elsewhere. 

 The prizes should really have been withheld, as their coats 

 were too curly. 



Dogs and bitches: 1st, James O'Cameron's Rover: 2d, 

 John Amengual's Carlo. 



DEBBHOUNDS. 



Only one entry, and this a well-known winner— B. S. Der- 

 ing's Nora, described in our Toronto report. She was nicely 

 shown. 



Dogs and bitches: lat, B. S. Dering's Nora. 



DALMA-TlANS. 



I was surprised to meet two fairish specimens of this neg- 

 lected but handsome breed. Tbe dog, Jeff, was by far the 

 best, both in head, legs, feet and spots, though both are 

 splashed too thickly on shoulders and loin. 



Dogs and bitches: 1st and ad, Dr. T. W. Tuggle's .Jeff and 

 Bell. 



GREYIiOUNDS. 



Two very fair dogs turned up in Balkis II. and Monarch. 

 The former, a son of Mother Demdike, has the faulty back, 

 v\h:-i and feet of bis dam, but heahs the other dog in head and 

 legs. In bitches a brjtter than eit her was also showti by Mr. 

 Whitou in Spinaway, who looks like goin^ a bit. She is 

 by Lord Neversettle out of Partera. She completely 

 smothered her opponent Fanny, whose Italian greyhoundy 

 look and poor condition ought reallj'' to have put her out of 

 r.he money altogether. 



Open— Dogs: Lst, Woodhavi^n Kennels' (L, C. Whiton & 

 Co.) Balkis II.; 3d, Dr. Johu May, .Jr.'s Monarch. Bitches: 

 1st,' Woodhaven Kennels' Spinaway; 2d, Woodbury Ken- 

 nels' Fanny. Best iu the show, Spinaway. 



POINTERS. 



I a the heavy weight class for dogs a rather heavy and 

 coarse dog, Alto, won, over Bruno, beating the latter in 

 head, legs and ribs. In the corresponding IMtch class Jess 

 had things to herself; she is faulty in head and front. In 

 the light weight dogs Pomraery Sec had a somewhat easy 

 win over Boss of Hall's Island, which l.Ttter 1 think just 

 about takes the Spratts iu nomenclature, he loses to the 

 winner in ribs, head and legs. Two very nice bitches turned 

 up in the next class, and it was a rather even match, though 

 eventually Lady Graphic's better barrel, shorter back and 

 more showy action, just beat the sweet-headed Rosa May, 

 who has oiie of the nicest he;ids I have seen for some time; 

 she is a daughter of the well-known Fritz, and has won 

 several prizes in the South. Daisy, vhc, is straight in 

 stifles, wild eyed, and a bit out in front. Rob Roy, the 

 puppy, was a poor one. 



Dogs: 551bs. and over— 1st, H. B. Briton's Alto; 2d, R. 

 Graham's Bruno. Bitches: 1st, J. W. Kemble's Jess. Under 

 .551bs,— Dogs: 1st, N. H. Hyland's Pommery Sec; 2d, T. S. 

 luglesby's Boss of Hall's Isianii. High com.,W.W. Power's 

 Toby. Bitches: W. H. Hvlanl's Lady Graphic; 2d, -J, P. 

 Cartwright's Risa May. Very high com., W. St. J. Jer- 

 vey's Daisy. Beat pointer, Pommery Sec. 



ENGLISH SETTEES. 



A good looking son of Roi d'Or was returned the winner 

 in the dog class, and barring a trifling lightness in muzzle, 

 little fault can be found wit^h hi in, as he looks a workman 

 all over and flt for any company. Carlton Pero, second, is 

 boo coarse and heavy in head, though good in legs and feet. 

 Dashing Kent, vhc.', is too straight-faced and wide in front. 

 In bitches Tick, the winner, is a nicely made one, though 

 small, also a bit light in muzzle, beats Molly in pasterns 

 a^d form generally. Rosa Brown, he, beats the c. card Lot- 

 tie, in head and body, the latter being too coarse and heavy 

 throughout. Tick was the only entry in puppies. 



No challenge entries. Open— Dogs: 1st, J. P. Dessaussur&'s 

 Sam Slick; 2d, J. W. Kimble'.s Carlton Pero. Very high 

 com. , J. W. Kimble's Dashing Kent. Birches: Ist," H, A. 

 Bridge's Tick; Woodbury Kennels' Molly; B. Mclnness's 

 Rosa Brown. Com., A. B. Connor's Lottiie. Puppies: 1st, 

 H. A. Bridge's Tick. Best English settei-, Sam Slick. 



lEISH SETTEES. 



In challenge bitches two good ones faced the judge, both 

 stars in fact— Molly Bawn and Ruby Glenmore. It was a 

 tight go between them. Ruby did not show herself well, 

 but the only advantage she has is in color, Molly just beat- 

 ing her in character of head and front, Ruby being some- 

 what weak in pasterns, and also is not so good in hocks as 

 the winner. Molly looked quite gay for her j'ears; in fact 

 much better than she has for some time. Eight showed up 

 in the dog class, but outside of the winners there was little 

 merit. Kildare, well known, would livve been an easy win- 

 ner but for his condition, for his typical head is ail that 

 pulled him in a winner; he really ought not to have been 

 shown so poor in coat and flesh. Merlin loses in shoulders, 

 head and neck, though good in body and bone. Eleo, re- 

 serve, is a taking little dog, though lacking a trifle in type, 

 but is of good color. Jack Heywood, vhc.', loses in head, 

 too. .Terry C. is coarse and light in color. In bitches -Jean- 

 nette, an old friend, was placed rightly over Leda Glencho, 

 also well known, iu her present shape, the latter appearing 

 with her bag all down as if in whelp, not looking by any 

 means the clean-cut animal that won at Baltimore last 

 spring, Winnie II. is well known, and Madge, vhc, has a 

 fair head only, but nice body and front. Lulu, though en- 

 tered, was absent. Rosa, c, is off color and small. 



Challenge — Bitches: 1st, Woodbury Kennels' Molly 

 Bawu. Reserve, W. L. Washington's Ruby Glenmore. Open 

 —Dogs: 1st, W. L Washington's Kildare; 2d, B. H. Price's 

 Merlin. Very high com., reserve, Seminole Kennels' Eleo. 

 Very high com., N, P. Colson's Jack Heyward; C. H. 

 Hemme's Jerry. Bitches: 1st, Oriole Kennels' Jeannett«; 

 2d, W, W. Kendal's Leda Glencho. Reserve, N. L. Washing- 

 ton's Winnie II. Very bigh com., J. W. Kemble's Madge; 

 Com., Sunset Kennels' Rosie. 



GOEDON SETTERS. 



Challenge bitches saw the well-kn own Roxie, in fair bloom, 

 the winner in the absence of Rose. In open dogs Duke of 

 Kent is just fail-, a bit heavy in head, good legs and feet. 

 The other entry had no part of the necessary 62}4 per cent. 

 In bitches Viola, light in eye, fair head, might be better in 

 tan, was alone. 



Challenge Class— Bitches: 1st, H, F. Smith's Roxie. Open 

 —Dogs: 1st, J. S. Gans's Duke of Kent; 3d, withheld. Open 

 —Bitches: 1st, Jos. F. Gans's Viola. 



SPANIELg. 



In the dog class there was only one with, much pretensions 



