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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 5, 1891. 



PTsirasYivvAmA— 



Henry C. Ford, President, Philadelphia; James V. 

 Long, Corresponding Secretary, Pittsburg; Henry C. 

 Demutb, Spcretary, Lancaster; Walter L. Powell, 

 Treasurer. Harrishurg: S. B. Stihve.ll, Scranton; L. 

 Streuber, Erie. Saperintendents: J. P. Greveling, 

 A Hen town; William BuUer, Corry. 



Rhode Tslasd— 



Henry T. Root, Providence: Wm. P. Morton, John- 

 ston; J. M. K. South wick, Newport. 



*SOtITH CAEOLIKA — 



Hon. A. P. Butler, Columbia. 



W. W. McDowell, Memphis; H. H.' Sneed, Chatta- 

 nooga; Ed. D. Hicks, NashTille. 



Utah— 



A. Milton Musser, P. O. Box B, Salt Lake City. 

 Vermont — 



Hon. Herbert Brainerd, St. AU>an.s; F. H. Atherton, 

 Waferbiiry. 



VlBUlNlA— 



Dr. John T. Wilkins, Jr., Bridgetown. 



West A^iRGT^iiA— 



C. S. White, President, Romney; F. J. Baxter, 

 Treasurer, Sutton; N. C. Prickebt, Secretary, Ravens- 

 wood. 



WiSCOSSIN— 



The Governor (ex-officio)-, Philo Dunning, President, 

 M:iriir,OTi; C. L. Valentine, Secretary and Treasurer, 

 Janesviile: Mark Douglas, Melrose; 'A.V. H. Carpen- 

 ter, Milwaukee; Calvert Spensley, Mineral Point; E. 

 S. Minor, Sturgeon Bay; Jas. Nevin, Superintend- 

 ent, Madison. 



Wtominc; Teiuiltort— 



lionis Miller, Laramie. 



Do:"J]"NMos or Caxaba.— 



Hon. C, M. Tupper, Minister oP Marine and Fisheries, 

 Ottasva; lion. John Tilton, Deinity Minister. Ottawa: 

 S. P. Bauset, Chief Clerk, Ottawa; Samuel Wilmot, 

 Snperiutendent of Fishcultnre, Ortawa. Inspectors 

 of Fisheries: J. R Kinney. Yarmouth, N. S.; R. C. 

 Hockiu, Pictou, N. S.: A. C Bertram, IS^orth Sydney, 

 N. S.; J. H. Pratt, St. Andrews, N B.; R. A. Chab- 

 jua ii, Moncton, N. B. ; D. Morrow. Ornmocto, N. 15.; 

 E. Hackett, Tignisb. P. E, L: W. Wakeman, Gaspe 

 Basin, P. Q.: Tlios. Mo wat, Xew Westminster, B. C: 

 Alex. McQueen, Winnipeg, Manitoba; F. C, Gilchrist, 

 Fort Q.n'Appelle, N. W. T. Officers in Charge of 

 Fish Breeding Establishments: Cbas. Wilmot, New- 

 castle, Ont.; Wm. Parker, Sandwich, Ont ; L. N. 

 Catellier, Tadoussac, Quebec; H. Davis, Gasp6, 

 Qtiebec: A. M. Moore, Magog, Quebec; Alexander 

 Mowat, Festigouche, Quebec; A. B. Wilmot, Bedford, 

 N, K,; C. A. Farquharsou, Sydney, N. S.; Isaac Sheas- 

 greeu. MirAmicbi. N. B.; Chas. McCluskv. Grand 

 Palls, N. B.; Thos. Mowat, New Westminster, B. C. 



NEWFOtIKDLA>; O— 



Hon. A. W. Harvey, Chairman, St. Johns; M. Har- 

 vey, Stcretary, St. Johns; Adolph Nielsen, Superin- 

 teudent of Fisheries, St. Johns. 



infRpmation was xeceiived from, these commissions. 



COMIVIISSIONER McDONALD EXONERATED. 



THE Committee on Fish and Fisheries of the Senate, to 

 whom was referred the resolution of June ,3, 1800,' as 

 follows: "Resolved, That the Committee on Fish and Fish- 

 eries be, and it is hereby, instructed to make an early in- 

 quiry into the administration of the affairs of the United 

 States Fish Commissioner's office, and especially in respect 

 of the changes in the force, compensation paid to'employees, 

 and any alleged favoritism, or other undue administration, 

 and report to the Senate thereon; Resolved, That the said 

 committee have power to send for persons and papers," 

 made the following report, which was ordered to be printed 

 Feb. 21, 1801: 



The passage of tha foregoing resolution was owing to the publi- 

 cation or ceriaia charges of a rather sensational character which 

 appeared iu the press of the country, seriougly reflectina-, not only 

 upon the administration of the affairs of t1ie Fish Commission 

 hut also npon the character ami inicgrity of gome of the officials 

 connpctcd there\\'i1h. 



'Vbf clmrge-'^ so made, havinK boon hrotiglit to the attention of 

 the C!orumis;iioa.-i-, iie \ tn-y iiromytly asicert an ius'e.stlgation. 



'I'tie ehargrt-s snmnied up can be iifst expressed in the words: In- 

 cifieioncy, exiravagajice, diahonestj', political favoritfsm and 

 nepotism. 



Your committee, at its first meeting after the passage of the 

 resolntion of inve.s ligation, appointed a sub-commi'tee consisting 

 of ilp chiiirinaii Eitrt Senators Blodgett and Sqnire to invefitigate 

 the tufnirrioc t,)ie Fish Commission in reaped to the charges re- 

 ferred to. F.very person whose name wa.-^ k7io\\-i\ to the com"mittee 

 as being in any M'ay eonnectFd with the publication or dissemina- 

 tion of the said charges was notified that the committee would 

 giA-e him an opjicrrnnity to be heard, and would also he glad to 

 have him .snhmit the names of any persons whom he desired 

 snbporinaed; also that any material and relevant interrogatories 

 which he juight desire to have propounded to witnesses would be 

 so propounded upon filing the same in mating with the clerk of 

 the committee. 



In all sixty-three witnesses were sworn and examined, a very 

 great ma,ioritT of whom were subposnaed at the special instance 

 of the persons appearing to have charge of the case against the 

 Fish Commission. In everyinstance the comnrittee accepted all 

 the interrogatories hied, and although many were of donbtful 

 relevancy they were prop'Uinded to the witnesses designated, and 

 also upon request of the same individnals subposnaes were issued 

 for evi ry person who.se name was furnished, where it was in the 

 least made to appear that the testimony of such persons would be 

 at all relevant to the subject matter of the in vestigation, and 

 great care was exercised to secure a full and impartial investiga- 

 tion of the pending charges withotit favor )o any one. 



The t esl imony so taken and submitted with this report comprises 

 over (ioO printed pages. 



It will suffice to say in a general way that not one of the charges 

 afl'ectmg the administra tion of tbe affairs of the Commission or 

 the standing and integrity of any official connected therewith 

 has been proven to bave any foundation in fact whatever. 



It is true, as has been charged, thnt the force of assistants em- 

 ployed in connection witn the work of the Commission has been 

 increased over the number employed in former years, and 

 thxt there Las lieen a corresponding increase in the cost of main- 

 taining it; but it mua1 be remembered that during the fiscal year 

 ending Jump 30, 1^87, there were but twelve fish-hatching stations 

 in operation, while during the year ending June 30, 1890, there 

 were iwenryou' ; also that the production of eggs, fry and year- 

 ling flsb for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1887, was 259,0d0,0ai 

 while for thfi y(3ar ending June 30, 1890, it was b58,000 000, or an in- 

 crease ot 99 000 000. 



It should also be remembered that the amount of money avail- 

 able for the propagation of food fishes and fur the general'aduiin- 

 istration WfisiiLl877 S13G.B14.92 while in 1890 it was only §160,000. 

 We feel warrantoa in saying that the practical and seieniiflc re- 

 sults of the w ork of the Commission exceed anything heretofore 

 attained and that with a very moderate increase in cost to the 

 Government over former years. 



In com lusion. your committee, in view of the great importance 

 to the country of the work of the Cnramission and the urgent ne- 

 cessity tor Its continuance, ask a cs^reful esiniination of the 

 testimony herewith presented, beheying that it is sufficient to 

 con'/iLCi all fair-minded persons that there is no just cause to 

 Ciiiieise tlie policy of The Cummission or t he course of the Com- 

 missioner and his subordinates in the matter of administration, 

 but on the contrary that tbey deserve commendation for the con- 

 scientious woTE which they are perforuaing. 



Francis B. Stockbkidqe. 

 Watson C. Squire. 



RUPUS BnODGETT, 



THE VERMONT HATCHERY.— Rutland, Vt., Feb. 23. 

 Gov. C. S. Page has announced the appointment of two of 

 the Hatchery Directors. Dr. H. H. Swift, of Pittsford, and 

 Chas. C. Wai-ren, of Waterbury. It is rumored that the 



hatchery will be located in St. Johnsbury, in which case the 

 third director will be a resident of the place. The Fairbanks 

 of St. Johnsbury have offered to the State the use of their 

 ponds for breeding purposes. While the loctition as a dis- 

 tributing point has disadwantages, nature has made it one 

 of the best for breeding purposes. Both of the above directors 

 are members of the Vermont Fi.sh and Game League, as also 

 is Gov. Page. The sportsmen of Vermont will not be satis- 

 fied until there are at least two hatcheries, one in the 

 northern part and another for the southern section of the 

 state.— Wheelock. 



All communications must reach us by Tuesday 

 of the w/eek they are to be published; and should 

 be sent as much earlier as may be convenient. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



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

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



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

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



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

 Keunpl Club, at Washington, D. C. 



March 21 to ;37.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Massachusetts 

 Kennel Club, Lynn, Mass. D. A. Williams, Secretar.v. 



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

 England Kennel Club, at Boston, Mass. E. H. Moore, R( cretarv. 



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

 nel Glut., at Chicago, TIL iTohn L. Lincoln, Jr., Secretary. 



April 11 to 17.— Fourth Dog Show of the Cleveland Kennel Club, 

 at Cleveland, O. C. M. Mnnball, Secretary. 



April 15 to 18.— Dog Show of the Southern California Kennel 

 CluD. at Los Angeles. 



April 2S to May 3.— Dog Show of the California Kennel Club, at 



an Francisco, Cal. Pi. P. Rennie. Sec'v. 



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

 Youngstown, O. 



NEW YORK DOG SHOW. 



THE years roll around with alarming frequency nowa- 

 days, and one W. K, C. show follows another with rapid 

 strides on the track of time. Each succeeding show sees new 

 faces, both huraan and animal, and the improvement of 

 quality and breeding is just as apparent in the former as 

 with the latter. Society having .set its stamp of approval on 

 such exhibitions, it i.s a foregone conclusion that better men 

 —when we say better men, we speak from a financial point 

 of view — have joined the ranks of the fancy — aye, and women 

 too, who in years past would have thought twice before 

 lending their names to any such publicity. Now it is a 

 society fad, and consequently dog shows in jSTew York are as 

 much a part of the social programme of thegrarfcZe dame as 

 the opera, society balls, the horse show, or any other gather- 

 ings where wealth ancl fashion most do congregate. The 

 dog show which opened on Tuesday last may be put down as 

 one of the most succce-ssful yet held, and there is no .surer 

 indication of the popudarity than thepersonnel of the crowds 

 which poured into the hand.some Garden, despite the worst 

 weather that a W. K. C. show has so far experienced. The 

 first day was a fair one, but the weather of Wednesday and 

 Thursday cotild hardly be surpassed for natural perverseness. 

 When it was not raining it was snowing, and a tearing wind 

 blew the flakes with aggravated force till one would think 

 that the dainty women would prefer a seat by their cosy fire- 

 places to the risking of health aud silks and satins in the 

 storm outside and the crush within. Superintendent Morti- 

 mer wore a pretty long face on Wednesday and Thursda.y. aud 

 visions of his European trip looked hazy indeed, but 

 Friday pulled itself together and all was sunshine antl 

 more crush. The scramble on the home stretch, from mid- 

 day to 10 at night, was a terrific one, and no doubt put the 

 l^alance on the right side. The expenses incurred this year 

 were far greater than formerly; we are told that the rental 

 of the Garden for the week was S6,000 alone, and this led the 

 management to impo.se the large entry fee, for -single dogs, 

 of S5. Though no doubt this kept p.; few dogs away, it was 

 better, for the entry piled up to l,;)27 after all, more than in 

 any previous year, and iu most of the breeds almost any one 

 of these entries could be counted on to get a mention at out- 

 side shows. With the improved surroundings and the style 

 in which stich exhibitions are conducted in the Garden now, 

 came an improved class of attendants, and at no time dur- 

 ing the show did we come across such men, who attended to 

 the wants of the dogs, as those of last year. On mauy sides 

 we heard expressions of praise for the men, and during our 

 rambles through the aisles we experienced the greatest 

 courtesy from the attendants, who were ever ready to help 

 us iu getting the dogs up and olf their benches. We are the 

 more pleased to write this way considering the fact thatla.st 

 year otu' story was very different. It is a pity that in alter- 

 ing the Garden the floor room has been curtailed, and it 

 would seem as if the old Institute building is still the best 

 for a New York dog show, there the whole entry can be 

 ranged on one floor and a larger space given to the'judging 

 rings than was possible this year, and which had the eft'ect 

 of delaying the judging. Unless some other arrangement 

 is made, either limiting the enti-ies to one thousand or 

 using the American Institute building, there is little 

 doubt that many of the principal sporting dogs will 

 be kept away, as such seemed to be the general feeling 

 among many of the exhibitors. The pointer and setter and 

 spaniel men want to be on the ground fioor every time, to 

 see and be seen, but as it was, being in the baseinent, they 

 were divided from the rest of the show and not half the 

 visitors saw their dogs. The spaniels were, however, moved 

 up on Wednesday morning and their beuches arranged at 

 the Fotirth avenue end of the building. As we .shall give 

 the names of the judges wheu criticising the differeut breeds 

 of dogs it is needless to recapitulate them here. We are 

 sorry that we cannot say that the judging gave unbounded 

 satisfaction, because it didn't. There was much grumbling. 

 The English setter men were the first to feel out of sorts, 

 and toward the end of the first day the mastiff men claimed 

 a grievance. It is not our province here to say anjdihing 

 harsh about judges, the exhibitors themselves have the 

 remedy iu their own hands, and the criticisms on these 

 classes will show where the trouble lay. We have already 

 mentioned the names of those gentlemen who were active 

 in attending to the many duties which arise in the rttnning 

 of such a large show. Messrs. Hitchcock, Terry and Crom*^ 

 well were, however, noticeable iu this direction and were at 

 all times ready to confer a favor if possible, Mr. James 

 Mortimer had of course his hands full as .superintendent, 

 but he has got the running of this show down to a flue point, 

 and though everything worked very nicely and smoothly 

 there was not that look of bustle and anxiety so generally 

 apparent in former years, aud we were able to get in many 

 a little conversation during the week without his being 

 buttonholed by six different fellows at Che same time. Mr! 

 Tallman, as assistant superintendent, was in the langtiage 

 of the street "all over the shop," and as a result the aisles 

 were kept clean and sweet, dogs were well bedded, and, in 

 fact, we never remember seeing a dog show of this size so 

 free from dirt and objectionable litter. Walker's disinfect- 

 ant seemed to do its duty well, is cleanly to handle, and, 

 when not used too freely, is not at all offensive. Dr. Glover 

 evidently kept an ''observant eye" on the dogs as they came 

 in, for it vfas remarked by more than, one old exhibitor that 



they had never seen so little sickness or skin complaints vis- 

 ible: not more than three dogs being taken sick during the 

 show. In conclusion, we may remark that at no previous 

 show have we seen so m a tly out-of-town dog men, fanciers 

 coming from ten to 1,000 miles to see the fun. The prize list 

 of the rest of the classes and the specials, which had not been 

 judged up to the time of our going to press last week, will be 

 found appended, and now we may as well proceed to a criti- 

 cism of the dogs present. It will be seen that our reporters 

 in most cases aim to state the faults of the dogs exhibited 

 rather than to question the decisions of the judges. Our 

 idea of a report is, that those who are absent as well as those 

 who have been at the show can, from these criticisms, form 

 some idea of the failings and good points of the dogs exhib- 

 ited. The reporter cannot, as a rule, put himself in the 

 jndge's position, and, therefore, it is manifestly unfair to 

 rejndge the classes on paper. This rule should hold good in 

 every report; except in a case where some verj'- glaring or 

 palpable error has been committed. We had almost forgot- 

 ten an important feature, the feeding, which, we are told, 

 was all that could be desired; this department of the show 

 being, of course, in the hands of Spratts Co., whose facilities 

 were also severely tested to supply the large quantity of 

 benches nece.ssary for such an entry. 



MA.STU'I'S- (Mli. MARSHALL.) 

 (Eepoit bij Mr. Chas. H. Masnn). 

 The good cla-ss of mastiffs shown in 1889 gave one hope of 

 still further improvement in the near future, audi regret 

 to say that the dogs this year, taken as a whole, show a 

 slight falling off, iNot only is the quality of the dogs in 

 more than one class worse than it was, but the judging also 

 has taken a turn the wrong way. It was in 1889 that Mr. 

 Marshall made his d6but as a judge, and it was a great 

 pleasure to me to have been able to say a good word for him 

 in these columns. On that occasion I prefaced comments 

 on the dogs by the following statement: "There were mani- 

 festations of dissatisfaction over several of the awards, but 

 iu justice to the .judge, who made his d(5but on this occa- 

 .sion, we mmst .say that but few mistakes were made, and 

 those that we noticed were not of a serious nature." I 

 would gladly repent that opinion now, but Mi-, Marshall's 

 very serious blunders have made it impossible for me to do 

 so. The inclination to say a word of encouragement is .still 

 there, but the decisions made will not permit of its being 

 used. There is no use in mincing matters, and sloppy criti- 

 cisms, which merely act as balm and benefit nobody, are out 

 of the question with me. The judging was bad, very bad 

 indeed, in fact as bad as 1 have ever seen, aud I will pro- 

 ceed to show why, in my opinion, it was bad, hoping always 

 that the judge will give the readers of Forest and Stream 

 his views and endeavor to make clear to us how he 

 came to reverse prc'sdous awards to such "an alarming 

 extent. Sears' Monarch and Lady Coleus were unopposed 

 in the challenge classes. Great credit is due somebody 

 for the former's grand condition. This useful but by no 

 means high-class specimen is nearly always shown as fit as 

 hands can make him. Her Ladyship might have been look- 

 ing better, especially in coat. Both are well known. Here 

 the awards were correct, but nowhere else. The open class 

 for dogs brought out a good lot, and the judge, after taking 

 more than an hour to examine the competitors, got things 

 badly mixed. The winner turned up in llford Ch'aucellor. a 

 good dog possessing many essential points. He is good in 

 skull, fair in muzzle, strong in bone, and stands over an 

 average amount of ground. His muzzle, while decidedly 

 better than the average, lacks the perfect hang of lips seen 

 iu several other exhibits. In eyes he is a shade light, and 

 the excessive dewlap and empty face skin, well enough in a 

 bloodhound, but not the correct thing in a mastiff, are a 

 detriment to a head that is good in outline. Ears not per- 

 fect, yet not bad. Body strong, but not cylindrical enough 

 for me. Hocks too straight, but not actually bad. Move- 

 ment only fair. Coat not in good condition. Shown too 

 light. Merlin, second prize, is a new one, exhibited by Mrs. 

 Chas. E. Wallack. He is a dog possessing a number of good 

 points, and, if not placed iu the best company, should score 

 again before the show season is over. On this occasion he 

 certainly got more thaa he was entitled to by merits. Head 

 vastly better than average, though a trifle long in muzzle; 

 lips not sufficiently forward; ears rather long; and gen- 

 eral appearance of head not square enough; body fair; 

 leggy; straight iu hocks; light in second thighs; coarse 

 in coat. Has plenty of .size. Stands well, forward. 

 (Tood in stern. Lacks the [quality .seen in Beaufort] 

 Lady Dorothy and others, Melrose Prince, well known and 

 fully described iu old reports, was fourth. His coat was 

 blotchy, blood all wrong, and he was scratching most of the 

 time, yet, notwithstanding this, I would have placed him 

 higher on the list. E.xley's Chief, vhc, is a young dog of far 

 more than ordinary merit, although, like Merlin, not quite 

 in the first flight. His strong points are skull, depth of 

 c!.ie,st, fore-limbs, size, coat, color and massiveness. Defects, 

 muzzle lacking volume in proportion to size of skull, lips 

 not sufficiently forward, forelegs too close, body not round 

 enough, quarters rather light in proportion to foreparts, ears 

 a shade large aud hocks not suflii iently bent. He was placed 

 equal with Czar, Olaf and Sir Minting, and can beat any one 

 of them. Czar, vhc, lacks in width of muzzle, hang of lips, 

 size and quality of ears, length of legs (too long for bulk and 

 length of body), formation of libs, position of feet, formation 

 aud position of hocks, and in addition, he is of wrong tj-pe. 

 He was clearly over-rated in this company. Olaf, vhc, is too 

 long iti muzzle, shallow in head and generally plain. His 

 best points are back of the occiput. He got rather more than 

 he deserved. I see he is catalogued to be sold for $75, which 

 is a bit more than he is worth. Sir Minting, vhc, is a better 

 specimen than either Czar or Olaf. Defects, eyes staring, 

 ears too large, leggy and rather light in middle (the 

 ribs should be dereper and better spirung, and the loin 

 should not be tucked up). His head is too small in all 

 directions and he might be better in hocks. Through 

 all of these defects he shows good breeding. He is not a big 

 one. Minting Minor, he, was first at Toronto last year and 

 second in 1889. He was fully described in my report. He is 

 a better dog than Olaf, though faulty in eyes, head mark- 

 ings, size and massiveness throughout, and'in bone especi- 

 ally. Elkson, he, can beat Czar and Olaf, albeit defective 

 in muzzle, throat, skin, ears, pasterns, straightness iu front, 

 position of forelegs, depth of ribs and in quality of coat. 

 Macduff, c, lacks in depth and width of muzzle, length of 

 legs (they are too long for his body), ribs (they are round), 

 formation of hindquarters, position of forefeet (bhey turn 

 outward), and he lacks true character in head as well as 

 quality throughout. Arminius, also c, is a long-faced, 

 beagle-eared, houndy specimen, lacking true mastiff charac- 

 ter and quality. Beaufort, third prize, was looking infin- 

 itely better than last year, when the same judge placed him 

 over llford Chancellor, whereas llford Chancellor was not 

 on this occasion looking nearly so well as he did last year. 

 Placing llford Chancellor over Beaufort was wrong; placing 

 Merlin over him was absurd. In head, size and quality of 

 ears, lips, neck, chest, back, loin, set on of legs, straightness 

 in front, feet, coat, stern, length from withers to stern, 

 quality throughout and true mastiff character he smothered 

 every competitor in that class. Grand dog that Beaufort 

 undoubtedly is, I would like him better had he a somewhat 

 shorter muzzle, better set eyes, more bone, cleaner hocks, 

 truer formed hindlegs and a bit more wrinkle. 1 am in- 

 formed on excellent authority that Mr. Marshall put 

 the dog back because he has been much used in the 

 stud. It is uo part of a judge's btisiness whether a dog has 

 been used in the stud or not so long as the dog does not 

 show the effects of heavy stud work, and who can say that 

 Beaufort showed, the first symptom of weakness in any part 



