Forest and Stream. 



A Weekly Journal of the Rod and Gun. 



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NEW YORK, JUNE 2 6, 1891. 



j VOL. XXXVI.-No. 23. 



( No. 318 Broadwat, New York. 



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CONTENTS. 



Editorial. 

 June Days. 



To the A.uglers of the World. 



Salt- Water Fish Wanted. 



Snap Shots. 

 The Sportsman Tourist. 



Sammy Calhoun. 



Tege Yaikway. 



On the North Shore.— vm. 

 Natural History. 



Bird Notes from Takoma. 



The Possum "Sulla." 



Florida Hummingbirds. 

 Game Bag and Gun. 



In the liockies. 



On an Easlish Preserve. 

 Sea and River Fishing. 



A New Minnow Bucket. 



Chicago and the West. 



Queen of the Rod. 



Dogs That Catight Crabs. 



Rocky Mountain Grayling. 



Surprises With Trout. 



Railroad Guides and Fishing 

 Resorts. 



Canada's Tax on Americans. 



Angling in Canada. 



Fishculture. 



Ohio Fish Commission. 

 The Kennel. 



Beagle Training. 



Dunrobin Kennels. 



Irish and Gordon Setter Trials 



Dog Chat. 



Kennel Notes. 



Answers to Correspondents. 

 Rifle and Trap Shootihq. 

 Range and GeJlery. 

 Two Targets. 

 The Trap. 



New York's Thirty-third State 

 Slioot. . 



Kleinman — Meade. 



Pennsylvania Association. 

 Yachting. 



Beverly Y. C. 



St. Lawrence Y. C. 



Corinthian Y. C. of New York. 



The June Regattas. 



Yachting Notes. 

 Canoeing. 



Down the Susquehanna.— ii. 



Massasoit C. C. 

 Answers to Correspondents. 



JUNE DAYS. 

 TN June, "if ever, come perfect days," with skies of 

 purest blue, flecked with drifts of silver, fields and 

 woods in the flush of fresh verdure, the streams winding 

 among them in crystal loops inviting the angler with 

 promise of more than fish, something that tackle cannot 

 lure nor creel hold. 



The air is full of the perfume of locust and grape bloom, 

 the spicy odor of pine and fir and of pleasant voices, the 

 subdued murmur of the brook's changing babble, the hum 

 of bees, the stir of the breeze, the songs of birds. Out of 

 the shady aisles of the woods comes the flute note of the 

 hermit thrush, the silvery chime of the wood thrush; and 

 from the forest border, where the lithe birches swing 

 their shadows to and fro along the bounds of wood and 

 field, comes that voice of June, the cuckoo's gurgling 

 note of preparation, and then the soft monotonous call 

 that centuries ago gave him a name. 



General Kukushna the Siberian convicts entitle him; 

 and when they hear his voice, every one who can break 

 bounds is irresistibly drawn to follow him, and live for a 

 brief season a free life in the greenwood. As to many 

 weary souls and hampered bodies there, so to many such 

 here comes the voice of the little commander, now persu- 

 asive, now imperative, not to men and women in exile 

 nor wearing the convict's garb, but sufl:ering some sort of 

 servitude laid upon them or self-imposed. Toiling for 

 bread, for wealth, for fame, they are alike in bondage, 

 chained to the shop, the farm, the desk, the oflice. 



Some who hear, obey and revel in the brief but delight- 

 ful freedom of June days spent in the perfumed breath of 

 full-leafed woods, by cool water brooks and rippled 

 lakes. 



Others listen with hungry hearts to the summons, but 

 cannot loose their fetters and can only answer with a 

 sigh, "It is not for me," or "Not yet," and toil on, stUl 

 hoping for future days of freedom. 



But saddest of aU is the case of such as hear not, or, 



hearing, heed not the voice of the Kukushna, the voices 

 of the birds, the murmurous droning of bees amid the 

 blossoms, the sweet prattle of running waters and danc- 

 ing waves. Though these come to them from all about, 

 and all about them are unfolded the manifold beauties of 

 this joyous month, no sign is made to them. Their dull 

 ears hear not the voices of nature, neither do their dim 

 eyes see the w^ondrous miracle of spring which has been 

 wrought within their touch. 



Like the man with the muck-rake, they delve on, in- 

 tent only upon the filth and litter at their feet. Sad in- 

 deed must it be to have a soul so poor that it responds to 

 no caress of nature, sadder than any imposition of servi- 

 tude or exile which yet hinders not one's soul from aris- 

 ing with intense longing for the wild world of woods and 

 waters when Kukushna sounds his soft trumpet call. 



SALT-WATEB FISH WANTED. 



n^HE petition now circulating among residents of West- 

 Chester and Queens counties. New York, asking the 

 Commissioners of Fisheries to begin the distribution of 

 marine fishes in Long Island Soimd, in the vicinity of 

 New York, is another evidence of the growing interest in 

 the methods, and satisfaction with the results of modem 

 fishculture. The petition refers to the great decrease of 

 game fish in the Sound during the last 25 years, and the 

 Commissioners are requested to restore the supply, par- 

 ticularly of striped bass and weak fish, in the interest of 

 salt-water angling. The practicability of artificial hatch- 

 ing of both of these fishes has been demonstrated, so that 

 no difficulty need be experienced in obtaining a supply 

 for stocking the waters. There are other matters, how- 

 ever, which require consideration before the distribution 

 begins. Are the conditions favorable now to the growth 

 and reproduction of striped bass and weakfish in the 

 waters which the petitioners desire to improve? 



Are the causes of the present scarcity of these fishes 

 known and capable of control? Certainly, if proper con- 

 ditions for the support and multiplication of the fish 

 exist, or can be provided, the rest of the task will prove 

 easy, and'the success of the undertaking need never be 

 in doubt. If, however, the spawning grounds have been 

 broken up, the food destroyed or driven away and the 

 waters polluted so as to become unfit for fish life, no 

 amount of restocking will accomplish the restoration of 

 the rich fishery of a quarter of a century ago, and money 

 expended for that purpose will be wasted. We are 

 thoroughly in sympathy with the movement for the im- 

 provement of the waters of Long Island Sound, but ad- 

 vise a careful study of the region before the particular 

 line of effort called for involves much outlay of time 

 and funds. 



TO THE ANGLERS OF THE WORLD. 



JN addition to the unprecedented and magnificent dis- 

 play of tools, tackle and all the appliances of angling 

 that will be made by the manufacturers and dealers of 

 the world in the Angling Exhibit at the Columbian Ex- 

 position of 1893, it is confidently expected that anglers, as 

 a class, will willingly do their share toward making the 

 exhibit a success in every way. Almost every angler can 

 contribute something interesting or instructive. Any- 

 thing relating even remotely to the gentle art, is desirable, 

 as angling books and other literature, paintings, photo- 

 graphs, drawings, models, trophies, etc., also specimens 

 of abnormal fishes, or heads, fins or scales, etc., of excep- 

 tionally large ones; home-made or primitive rods or other 

 tackle; curious articles of tackle used by savages, bar- 

 barous or semi-civilized nations or tribes. Every article 

 sent will be catalogued in the name of the exhibitor, and 

 upon application space will be provided for its proper in- 

 stallation, and proper care will be exercised to insure its 

 safety. 



Any angler Wishing to add something to the general 

 stock of the Exhibit, and who desires to make application 

 to have it displayed, can address Dr. James A. Henshall, 

 U. S. Fish Commission, Washington, D. C. 



Rev. E. L. Stoddard, rector of St. John's Episcopal 

 Church, Jersey City Heights, believes that if city news- 

 paper editors will go fishing on Sunday they should not 

 be deprived of "benefit of clergy"; so, the other Sunday, 

 he had a special 5:30 A. M. service for Editor Benson of 

 the Jersey City Evening Journal: and at its conclusion 

 wished his parishioner a happy day on the water, 



SNAP SHOTS. 

 'T^HERE is a favored region beneath the sky of Texas 

 where the residents shoot quail to eat, and not for 

 fun; they pot them on the ground, a bushel at a time, and 

 have no nonsense about it. A New York sportsman 

 happened to visit this district, and undertook to reform 

 the shooting morals of the community by teaching his 

 friends to shoot on the wing. The natives simply thought 

 him a fool to waste the good chances at game on the 

 ground and to wait till the birds were in the air. The 

 only individual who was thoroughly pleased with the 

 new style was the cook of the establishment, whose dis- 

 agreeable duty it was to prepare the birds for the table. 

 He was in high glee and prated loudly of the true sport 

 of wing-shooting, because by that mode there were fewer 

 birds for him to make ready. 



The thirty-third annual meeting of the New York Asso- 

 ciation for the Protection of Fish and Game, held at Rome 

 last week, was marked by a large attendance and lively 

 enthusiasm. The shooting clubs were on hand in force ' 

 the entry in the first match very nearly approached tha 

 of the great Board of Trade contest at Chicago the week 

 before. The Rome gathering was distinctly a tourna- 

 ment, and not in any sense a convention, as that term 

 would be understood by one of the old-timers. There 

 was neither time nor inclination to take any action re- 

 specting the purposes of the Association as indicated by 

 its title. The customary resolutions, this time relating to 

 the Adirondacks, were adopted, but the chief business of 

 the evening meeting was to determime the choice of 

 meeting place for 1892. A Syracuse correspondent sends 

 us a note, which we i^rint, calling attention to this lack 

 of interest in fish and game protective effort. This cor- 

 respondent was in former years an active member of the 

 Association. He shares the regret of many others that 

 the original purposes of the organization have been so far 

 forgotten. This is not finding fault in any degree with a 

 shooting association; the feeling is that while there is an 

 abundant field in New York for the work of a game and 

 fish protective society, it is a public misfortune that no 

 such organization exists. Is there room for it? Is there 

 work for it to do? And, are there men ready to organize 

 it? Perhaps our Syracuse friend will give us his views on 

 these points. 



Judged by all conventional standards, Gloriana is 

 about as homely and unprepossessing as wood can well 

 be made; in fact, it would seem as though Mr. Herreshoff 

 had set out deliberately to violate all recognized canons 

 of grace and beauty, in order to emphasize more fully 

 the superiority of Gloriana in the essentials of speed and 

 ability. Whether or no she was made intentionally ugly 

 or it came about merely through indifference, the fact 

 remains that she was considered so up to the beginning 

 of last week. Since then, however, she has improved 

 greatly in appearance if one may judge from the many 

 chance comments at all the races, until we are reminded 

 of those familiar words of Pope: 



"Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face. 

 We flrst endure, then pity, then embrace." 

 A few more victories like those of the week, and half the 

 fleet will be in the builder's hands for remodelling, 

 longer ends, bows padded out, tailboards and figure- 

 heads chopped off, and gold stripe painted out. 



The famous Minnetonka Lake has become so shallow 

 that its attractiveness is seriously endangered, and the 

 people of Minneapolis are earnestly considering the pro- 

 ject of putting a dam across Minnehaha Creek. This will 

 mean the destruction of Minnehaha Falls, rendered 

 famous by Longfellow; but whatever of sentiment may 

 attach to this waterfall is more than offset by considera- 

 tions of utility; for Lake Minnetonka is the center of 

 a vast summer resort interest, with steamboats, and hotels 

 and cottages. 



"Uncanoeing" is a word for which the Forest and 

 Stream claims admission to the dictionaries as ajppUcable 

 to the man who has no taste for paddle or canoe sail. It 

 is something of a curiosity, too, as it contains the five 

 vowels. 



One of the comments most frequently called forth on 

 all hands by Gloriana's performances is that Mr. Morgan 

 has at last found what he deserves for his spirited ancl 

 persistent pursuit of yachting. 



