March 17, 1893.] 



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The Complicated Pike, as here shown, are from an 

 illustration of the London Illustrated News, one of the 

 1853 numbers, sent us by Mr. Henry Phair of New Bruns- 

 wick. The News description ran : "Very many instances 

 are related of the voracity of the pike, and the group 

 here engraved adds a remarkable example. The two fish 

 were taken in April last in the 'crystle Colne' (the Duke 

 of Northumberland's waters), precisely in the position 



here represented, and in which they have been excel- 

 lently preserved, by J. Cooper, Radnor street, St. Luke's. 

 The pike, it will be recollected, is one of the most vora- 

 cious of fish, and it is said, will even eat those of its own 

 species, of which ferocity this may present the first stage. 

 It is a. strange action of pike vs. pike. The two fish were 

 swimming in the Colne, one with open jaws into which 

 the other darted, and became transfixed, and 'faucibus 

 Juesit,' as we here see it." 



Frankfort (N. Y.) Association.— On Feb. 26 there 

 was filed with the Secretary of State of New r York a cer- 

 tificate to incorporate the Frankfort Game and Fish Pro- 

 tective Association. The directors are Alonzo M. Lints, 

 Chas. M. Rich, Edward Steele, Herbert Steele, Lansing 

 E. Nipe, Lerov Budlong and Henry M. Wood. The 

 officers an: Edward Steele, President; A. M. Lints, 

 Vice-President; C. M. Rich, Secretary; Herbert Steele, 

 Treasurer; H. M. Wood, Leroy Budlong, L. E, Nipe, 

 Trustees; Edward Manning, Game and Fish Protector; J. 

 J. Dudleston, Jr., Attorney. The association intends to 

 have grounds nicely located and in such shape for trap 

 shooting this season that those who enjoy such sport will 

 be anxious to become members, and that this association 

 will place a number of thousand trout in theMoyer and 

 Budlong creeks this spring, as an application was filed 

 with the State Fish Commissioner for the same and a 

 notice was received stating the application was granted. 

 There has been a law passed prohibiting fishing in any 

 form in the Moyer and Budlong creeks and tributaries 

 for three years, which will be strictly enforced and all 

 offenders prosecuted to the extent of the law. 



Tarpon Guides. — Ft. Myers, Fla.— Judge Carman, of 

 Long Island, and Mr. C. W. Wilson, of Brooklyn, wrote 

 me to secure them a guide. I secured Alphonse Gonzalez 

 at $6 per day. When Judge Carman and Wilson came 1 

 introduced the parties and the arrangements were made. 

 Alphonse never showed up and the Judge and his friend 

 were out a day's fishing besides the expense of hotel, etc. 

 We have good guides here and there is tarpon to be 

 caught, but when a guide fails I certainly shall take pains 

 to warn my Northern friends Frank Reckum, George 

 Boyd and "Dode" or Prince Robinson are all to be de- 

 pended upon. Thus far twenty-three tarpon have been 

 taken on rod and reel, and our river is full of the in. W. 

 F. Powell and myself with Betsey Robbet brought in 

 seventeen quail this afternoon; we left the office at 2 and 

 got back before dark. — Walter F. Mickxe. 



Smelt are Candle-Fish.— An extraordinary run of 

 "smelts" is reported in some rivers of Washington, 

 choking the streams in some parts of their course. There 

 is little doubt that the fish are eulachon or candle-fish, a 

 delicious but oily little creature, which when dried may 

 be burned like a torch. The eulachon, or ulikon, ascends 

 rivers from Puget Sound to Alaska in enormous schools 

 early in the spring and its coming marks a season of re- 

 joicing and feasting among the Indians. As a pan fish 

 this species has a high reputation. 



THE MECHANICSVILLE FISH WAY. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



la Forest and Stream of Dec. 31 I again see fishways 

 mentioned with a request for contributions. 1 was familiar 

 with one fact contained in that editorial, and that was that 

 after the fishways were built (aud I suppose paid for), as 

 mentioned by Mr. Wilmot, they were "perfectly useless, 

 either from uusuitability of location or want of proper con- 

 struction." Now, then, who is to blame for this state of 

 affairs ? 



Mr. Robert Hockin reported that of those he examined 

 "fully 90 per cent, were not in such a condition as to allow 

 fish to pass within their spawning grounds, and that they 

 were not fulfilling the purpose for which they were in- 

 tended." Now if those fishways get out of repair and become 

 blocked with small sticks and other rubbish, and no one looks 

 after them, is it surprising that they fail to properly work? 



I am so located that I can see the fish way built at this place 

 daily if I care to, and during the warm season I inspect it 

 weekly; many times I have taken out sticks, pieces of timber 

 and floating trash, which if it were not removed would in a 

 short time bar the progress of the fish. I have not heard 

 that any fish way has been built which is a self-cleaner or 

 self- repairer, and if those in charge of them neglect them it 

 should not go into the papers that those fishways are useless. 



Thefishwayat Mechanicsville is the Rogers patent, and 

 I personally know that it passes all kinds of fish over the 

 left, stone dam of the Hudson River Water Power and Paper 

 Co., without in the least injuring their dam. I have seen 

 the fish lying in the pools formed by the buckets, and also 

 seen them pass up and into the pond above. Before this 

 fish way was built salmon would attempt to jump the dams, 

 and could be seen by any one at all hours of the day during 

 June and July; now they are seen trying the same'thing at 

 the falls 40 miles north of this place. Build a Rogers fish- 

 way, locate it properly, take care of it after it is built, and 

 the fish will do the rest. A. C. Johnson. 



Mechanicsville, N. Y. 



COD HATCHING.— The number of cod eggs taken by the 

 TJ. S Fish Commission up to March 9 amounted to 

 77,000,000, and it is 'safe to say that the total plantings of fry 

 for the season will aggregate at least 50.000,000. At Gloucester, 

 Mass., the water in the hatchery a short time since reached 

 the low temperature of 31 deg., and a serious loss of newly- 

 hatched embryos was threatened, but Commissioner Mc- 

 Donald found that by connecting the salt-water discharge 

 from the condenser with the main suction pipe the tempera- 

 ture in the hatching boxes could be perfectly controlled. 

 After this arrangement was made the temperature was kept, 

 j'mni sr.-s rjeg. to 4] deg,, and the danger was. averted, 



Dogs: Their Management and Treatment in Disease. By 

 Ashmoni. Price $2. Kennel Record and Account Book. 

 Price $3. Training vs. BreaMng. By S. T. Hammond. 

 Price $1. First Lessons in Dog Training, with Points oi 

 all Breeds. Price bo cents. 



FIXTU RES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



March 15 to 18.— Second Annual Dor Show of the Duquesne 

 Kennel Club, at Pittsburgh, Pa. W. E. Llttell, Sec'y. 



April 6 to 9.— Seventh Annual Dok Show of the New England 

 Kennel Club, at Boston. Mass. C. Steadman Hanks, Sec'y. 



April 13 to 16.— Third Annual Dos Show of the Continental 

 Kennel Olub, at Denver, Col. R. W. iRentha), Sec'y. 



April 20 to 23.— Fourth Annual Dog Show of the Southern Cali- 

 fornia, Kennel Club, at Los Angeles, Cal. C. A. Sumner. Sec'y. 



May 4 to 7 —Annual Dog Show o£ the California Kennel Club, 

 at San FranHsco Cal. Frank J. Silvey, Sec'y. 



Sept. 12 to 16. -Fourth Annual Dog Show of the Toronto In- 

 dustrial Exhibition Association, at Toronto, Canada. C. A 

 Stone, Sec'y. 



THE WASHINGTON SHOW. 



rHE Washington dog show opened on March 8 and con- 

 tinued till March 11. The dogs on exhibition num- 

 bered about 400. The quality in many cases was good, and 

 competition quite up to the average. The board flooring 

 was a great improvement on last year, nor was the building 

 so cold. The officers of the club worked hard to make the 

 show a success, and fully deserve all credit. Messrs. Stine- 

 metz, Joseph H. Hunter, Heurv E. Barrett, A. W. Hancock, 

 G S. Atwater, J. H. Gulick, W. R, Traves, M. J. Flaherty 

 aud the secretary, Mr. Frederic S Webster, were all con- 

 spicuously and busily engaged. They are nearly all dog 

 fanciers and sportsmen themselves, and thoroughly under- 

 stood their visiting exhibitors. The only drawback is the 

 out-of-the-way location of the Riding Academy where the 

 show was held. It is almost on the outskirts of the city. 



Frederic S. Webster. 

 Secretary W. C. K. C. 



Mr. John Reed superintended the show, and when one says 

 this we know that his part of the business was well attended 

 to. The description of the dogs and the names of the judges 

 will be found helow: 



Mastiffs {Judge, James Mortimer).— There were four- 

 teen entries in the several classes, but with two or three 

 notable exceptions there was, as seems to be usually the 

 case this year, very little quality apparent. Challenge dogs 

 did not fill and only Menglada showed up in bitches. She 

 is rather narrow and long in head, stands on good legs, but 

 her body needs more depth. With Beaufort's Black Prince 

 in the open class there was no need to look very far for the 

 winner. He was a class to himself. He has not yet ac- 

 quired the flesh he lost after Albany, still he looked very 

 well and subsequently won the special for the best noh- 

 sporting dog in the show, the contest finally narrowing 

 down to this good mastiff and the bulldog "bitch Sal eni. 

 Merlin, second, has a good skull and nice depth of muzzle, 

 in fact, were he not so straight behind would be a nice all 

 round dog. Liukwood Chief is light in bone and eye, ears 

 not carried right, has a fairly well-shaped head but is rather 

 light in loin. Jefferson, vhc, spoken of in Philadelphia as 

 being too "greyhonndy." Duncan, he, has a small, poorly- 

 shaped head and his" feet turn out. In the bitch class of 

 three entries the well-known Pharoah Queen won well in 

 hand from Miss Beaufort; Queen is better behind than for- 

 merly, in fact now moves very well; she has a nice head and 

 good body; her feet are not, however, up to the standard. 

 Zoe, given c, is a weedy animal, whose owner must have 

 played on the judge's good nature. Two dog puppies and 

 McKinley was returned the winner, a nice-headed, prom- 

 ising dog. Second was withheld from a son of Linkwood 

 Chief's, having most of the undesirable qualities of his sire. 

 Iu bitches the prizes were rightly withheld. 



St. Bernards (Judge, Miss A. H. Whitney).— Last year 

 the Washington City Kennel Club could truthfully boast of 

 having had as grand a collection of St. Bernards, as far as 

 quality is concerned, as ever appeared in this country, and 

 the sight when the two Melrose Kennels showed their teams 

 of eight apiece for the kennel prize was one not soon to be 

 forgotten. Some such thoughts must have passed through 

 the fair judge's mind as she reviewed the rather mediocre 

 collection that passed before her last week. The well known 

 winners from the New York and Col. Ruppert, Jr.'s kennels 

 were present, and redeemed some of the quality of course; 

 but the general run was not of a very high order. In the 

 challenge divisions Kingston Regent and Republican Belle 

 occupied their usual positions without competition, but 

 Aristocrat's win in the open class now places him in the 

 challenge class, and Kingston Regent will have to pull him- 

 self together should Aristocrat get his coat. In open dogs 

 there were four entries, with Refuge II. and Knights the 

 absentees, leaving the competition between Aristocrat aud 

 Comte, the former is well known now; Comte has improved 

 very much since Chicago, 1891, and is a dog of nice type; 

 small, but head is well shaped and pleasant in expression, 

 good bone, rather short and chunky in body, is rather flat>- 

 ribbed and loses very much to ' Aristocrat in size and 

 .ytraightne.^ of cout. Arintfiri-at wyij of course. In 



bitches the order was Lady Gladwyn and Altonette, 

 but Ellen Terry had to give way to Duchess of Arlington 

 for third place. How this can be I cannot understand, as 

 Duchess of Arlington is miserable in body and coat, and her 

 lack of markings and rather poor head hardly bring her into 

 Mountain Queen or Ellen Terry's class. Mountain Queen 

 took reserve; she stands on good legs, with plenty of bone, 

 but her skull is narrow and muzzle weak, and her coat needs 

 attention. Ellen Terry, vhc, could have claimed either of 

 the two positions above her. Josephine Marie Sanderson's 

 name I thought I should never have to write again, but she 

 bobbed up serenely with another he; she is a pretty little 

 bitch, much improved, but too weak in head and straight- 

 faced, and her tail is still quite gay. Ida, c, is too long and 

 narrow in head, weak in pasterns and straight behind; her 

 body is her best part. Lady Marshall has little but her 

 body — and that is a bit short — to recommend her; head has 

 not stop enough and is too narrow. There were eight entries 

 in this class. In puppies, Sir Melvale, a large hobble-de-hoy 

 sort of a dog, with lots of good points about him, won easily; 

 grand bone, good body, and were he as good in front as he is 

 behind would be all right on his pins; head needs time to fill 

 out and deepen. Second was withheld from the other entry. 

 In novice roughs, Sir Melvale had to give way to Duchess of 

 Arlington, who, in her present condition, did not deserve the 

 position. Ida was vhc, and Dallas, also vhc, is a dog with 

 no type or merit, a snipy-headed brindle. 



In smooths, Empress of Contoocook was the only challenge 

 representative, and was head and shoulders above the others 

 in type and quality. Adonis II., described at Philadelphia, 

 was the only recipient of a ribbon, Columbian Rex not being 

 considered worthy of any honor. Psyche, winning second 

 in puppies, first withheld, brought up the end of the St. Ber- 

 nard classes; as may be supposed, she is not high class. Col. 

 Ruppert, Jr.'s team won the kennel prize. 



Great Danes (Judge, James Mortimer).— Not a very 

 great collection, quality keeping well in the background. 

 Tiger, a handsome colored dog, was the winner; he is 

 throaty, fairly good in head, has fair bone, though not 

 straight in front, fair body and moves well. Duke, second, 

 is a blue dog, snipy iu muzzle, not straight in front, is 

 rather weedy in body, but cleaner in the neck than the 

 winner. King, he, has a bad head and is light in bone. 

 There were five entries in this class. In bitches only one 

 appeared, Stella, boasting a nice head and front, beautiful 

 neck, clean and well arched, and nice body and legs, a bitch 

 with whom little serious fault cau be found. Lufra was 

 marked. In puppies Stella won again, beating Bismarck II. 

 iu head and front. 



Bloodhounds (Judge, James Mortimer). — Jack the 

 Ripper was the challenge entry and won, looking well. 

 Victor, in the open dog class of two entries, won from a 

 most promising puppy, Belhus, Jr., one of Mr. Winchell's 

 breeding as well; the latter pup has an excellent head for 

 bis age, good wriukle and length, and lots of loose skin, 

 beautiful ears, capital bone and a trifle heavy in shoulders. 

 A future winner no doubt. The well-known Judith was 

 alone in bitches. 



Newfoundlands (Judge, Miss A. H. Whitney).— Only 

 two poor ones, and Mayor Moore alone was considered good 

 enough for a ribbon, and that only a red one; he is faulty in 

 head and coat. Sir Carlo was given c, pour encourager Zcs 

 autres. 



Jttu ssi an Wolfhounds (Judge, James Mortimer).— At 

 no time in this country have two such good specimens, or 

 what we should presume are good specimens, of the breed 

 been shown before as Argoss and Leekhoi. It is a pity that 

 the owner of Leekhoi should jeopardise both his chances of 

 winning and the doe's life by exposing him to the dangers 

 of travel and showing in his present condition. The dog is 

 weak, thin, and a wreck to what he was at Chicago; he stood 

 weak on his pasterns and without energy or spirit. Argoss, 

 on the contrary, was in splendid condition and is a fine ani- 

 mal; though not so large as Leekhoi, he is better ribbed and 

 his head is half an inch longer, has a capital front and his 

 quarters and hindlegs resemble the greyhound more than 

 any dog of this breed I have seen yet, his color black and 

 tan with little white, and is in striking contrast to other 

 dogs of the breed so far seen on this side of the water. Of 

 course, it is a matter of taste, but to my mind it is rich in 

 the extreme, and bred to the white and fawn bitches will, 

 in all probability, produce some beautifully colored stock. 

 Mr. Huntington must be congratulated on his new purchase. 

 Seacrof t Svodka and Flodeyka occupied their usual positions 

 in the bitch class. 



Deerhocnds (Judge, James Mm timer).— A poor lot, and 

 the well-known faces were missed. Ron, in open dogs, was 

 considered only worthy of third place, he is small, has bad 

 feet, and is altogether a weedy specimen. There were no 

 bitches. The novice, class turned out better with three 

 entries. Glimnarth. the winner, has a nice coat, good loin 

 and quarters, is a bit heavy in shoulders and short in neck; 

 Maidall.is out of coat, is loaded in shoulders but good 

 behind, head could do with more length and strengtn; Ron 

 was here vbc 



Greyhounds (Judge, James Mortimer).— Quite a nice lot 

 faced the judge, and Gem of the Season bad to hustle in the 

 dog class before the flag went up in his favor over his ken- 

 nel mate Ornatus, whom be excels in head, ribs and loin, 

 Gem losing a little to the other in hind action. In bitches 

 the order was again Bestwood Daisy and Lilly of Gainsboro, 

 with Lady Clare, third, losing in loin, ribs and quarters to 

 the others'. Lady Ringold, he, is a weed. In novices, Sir 

 Lauucelot, a promising young puppy by Gem of the Season 

 out of Lady Clar j , won well over Ton in head, rib and bone; 

 the former was also the only entry in puppies. 



American Foxhounds (Judge, James Mortimer).-— These 

 were much mixed in type, the lot from the Deputy's being 

 the likeliest under the title. Those from the Sandy Spring 

 Hunt Club were a sorty lot and looked like going. In 

 bitches Mollie and Fannie from the Deputy Kennels claimed 

 both prizes. It is no use trying to criticise these hounds as 

 the type is so mixed and the line so faultily drawn between 

 the English and American hound that without a standard 

 one is at a loss to correctly judge them. The only English 

 foxhound present was a poor one, wide skull and altogether 

 poor type and prize was withheld. 



Pointers (Judge, Charles Heath).— A capital collection, 

 and the judge handled them in a manner that impressed 

 one at once with the hope that he will in future often be 

 called upon to act in the same capacity. Challenge heavy- 

 weights brought out a good lot, the ribbon finally going to 

 King of Kent, who is better in ribs, feet and shoulders than 

 Pontiac, second. Tempest was given reserve, his ears ueed 

 attention or the dog will soon lose his bloom. That capital 

 bitch Lass of Bow was alone in her class. There were ten 

 entries in the dog class, but outside of the winners the bal- 

 ance was a rather common lot. Graphite beat Westminster 

 Drake, thus reversing the Philadelphia decision, where 

 both dogs were described. Brackett's Lad, third, is rather 

 plain-faced, light eye, ears are set on too high, is heavy in 

 shoulders, light in loin and has not a good carriage of stern, 

 is good in front and is well ribbed up; no commended cards 

 were given. In bitches Revelation could not be denied in a 

 class of seven, her kennel mate, fghtfield Madge, taking the 

 red ribbon. As stated last week, the latter only beats the 

 other in head a trifle and is herself beaten in other structural 

 parts. Nellie, third, would do with more rib and is rather 

 pinched in muzzlp, good skull and body. Bev. R., reserve, 

 could be improved in head: feet are open and she was 

 shown too fat, In light-weight challenge dogs Duke of 

 Hessen scored another win over Ossining; Duke would do 

 with a little more flesh. Stella B. bad no competitor in her 

 nUm In under nftlhs. dogs Inspiration wpn well from Black, 



