May 12, 1898.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



4B.1 



The Utica Fish and Game Protective Association 

 haB elected the folowing officers: President, I. C. Mc- 

 intosh; Vice-Presidpnt, Guptavus Dexter; Secretary- J. D« 

 Collins; Treasurer, George L, Bradford; Directors — Dr. C. 

 M. Hitchcock, W. E. Walcott, A. B. Gardner, W. K. 

 Gilrnore. Gustavus Dexter, Elon G. Brown, T. Jay Grif- 

 fiths.- Ports a (Utica, N. Y., May 5). 



Adirondack Trout. — Number Four, N.Y., May 2.— 

 Trout fishing, especially in May, is fairly good here. The 

 first legal day is to-day; the only two who went out fish- 

 ing caught lOlbs. of trout, five weighing a pound each. 

 They did not go over 1-J miles from the house. — Mussitt. 



Where to Go for Trout. 



Maiise and the Adirouda.cks are celebrated for their trout fish- 

 ing, bnt are only reached at an expense of time and money that few 

 men can afford m the spring of the year. Dowi on Long Island 

 there are some good trout waters, but all the best are religiously 

 preserved. North of New York City there are afew trout streams, 

 out they are scarcely worth visiting. The nearest point to t he 

 city where a decent catch mav be Lad, and in fact the only near 

 point for non-members of clubs, is the mountainous country lying 

 about the headwaters of the Delaware in Pike county, Pennsyl- 

 vania, and Sullivan coun'y, New York. Here, along the line of 

 the Erie Railroad, are many prolific streams where from thirty 

 to forty-five trout, may he brought to creel in a morning's fishing. 

 This country is easy of access from New York. From three to 

 five hours run on the railroad after business hours one day will 

 bring you to your stream, where, after a good night's rest you 

 can have a full day's fishing, and if you wish, ha back at your 

 dosk 'he following day. Any Erie agent will supply you with 

 information as to streams, boarding houses, trains, etc. It is all 

 contained in a little book published by the company, called 

 "Hummer Homes."— Adv. 



Playing Cards. 



You can obtain a pick of best quality playing cards by sending 

 fifteen rents in postage to P. S. Eustis, General Passenger Agent, 

 C, B. & Q. R. R., Chicago, HI.— Adv. 



tgfisffculinrq. 



NEW YORK FISH COMMISSION. 



A LBANY, May 6. — Gov. Flower to-day appointed under 

 J\_ the new game and fish protection law the following 

 Commissioners of Fisheries: William H. Bowman, of 

 Rochester, term of one year:, A, Sylvester Joline, of Tot- 

 tenville, term of two years; David C. Hackney, of Fort 

 Plain, term of three years; Robert Hamilton, of Greenwich, 

 term of four years, and Lawrence D. Huntington, of New 

 Rochelle, term of five years. The Commissioners were to 

 have had a meeting immediately after their appointment, 

 but as only Messrs. Hackney and Hamilton were present it 

 was postponed until Tuesday next. All except Mr. Hamil- 

 ton are reappointments. 



NEW YORK FISHWAYS. — Governor Flower has vetoed 

 these appropriations for fishways: Eight thousand dollars 

 for dam at Ogdenburg; §3,000 for dam at Rossiejfor purchase 

 of Pope's Mills Dam, $3,000; deepening Indian River, §1,000; 

 Fish Creek, * 1,500; Black Creek, $500; and has filed this 

 memorandum: "I understand that these appropriations are 

 to enable the State to co-operate with the Federal Govern- 

 ment in maintaining the fish hatchery near Theresa, for 

 which Congress has already appropriated $5,000. In my 

 judgment, this undertaking, having been assumed by the 

 United States Government, should be left to the discretion 

 of Federal authorities. I do not think the public interests 

 require an appropriation from the State treasury of so large 

 an amount as is included in the items above quoted, and 

 they are therefore objected to and not approved." 



COLOR FREAKS IN LOBSTERS.— During the last two 

 years lobstermen have taken in Fisher's Island Sound, L. I., 

 five or six indigo lobsters, a color form which was almost 

 unknown there, before. In the waters of Maine during the 

 same period three blue lobsters were caught. But one 

 of the most singular of all the freaks in the form of 

 a lobster was captured by G. M. Long in Fisher's Island 

 Sound. This was an albiuo — white even to the end of its 

 claws. Its eyes were pink. While the white lobsters are 

 rarely met with we are told that indigo lobsters are more or 

 less common. A good way to preserve the colors of these 

 animals would be to cover them with shellac. The varnish 

 also preserves the beautiful colors of the trout when ap- 

 plied to the skin. 



DO SALMON EAT IN FRESH WATER?— Prof. Zschokke 

 has published the results of some of his observations on the 

 fresh water para-ites of the salmon and Dr. Stiles has trans- 

 lated some of his conclusions for the April American Nat- 

 uralist. The absence of fresh water parasites in Rhine sal- 

 mon shows that in this stream no food is taken by them. 

 The occasional presence of fresh water parasites in the sal- 

 mon of the Tay proves that food is occasionally taken in 

 that stream. The very frequent presence of fresh water para- 

 sites in the salmon of tne Baltic Sea shows that it is the 

 regular custom of this fish to feed in the rivers and brackish 

 water of that regiou. 



PIKE PERCH FOR KENTUCKY.— Car No. 3 of the U. 

 S. Fish Commission rolled into Louisville on April 20 with 

 If ,000,000 eggs of the pike perch, which were to be hatched 

 and planted in Kentucky waters with the cooperation of 

 Major J. Fry Lawrence, president of the Kentucky Fish 

 ana Game Club. The eggs were brought fmm Lake Erie, 

 wherein the Commission collected 145,000,000 during April, 

 notwithstanding the unusually stormy and unfavorable 

 weather. There, is great satisfaction in Kentucky with 

 this important addition to its supply of food fish, especially 

 one of the known good qualities of the pike perch. The 

 fish began hatching April 20 and on May 1 all were de- 

 veloped. 



LOBSTER. TRANSPORTATION.- A maniu Friendship, 

 Maine, has constructed a lobster car which keeps each 

 lobster fresh and firm, and in which they can be kept for a 

 lone time or carried long distances in perfect condition, 

 alive and kicking. This might be utilized in transplanting 

 lobsters. 



One day last week a Gustavus man accosted me thus: "Do 

 you know how a fox gets rid of fleas when tormented by 

 them? If not I can tell you. One day last summer I saw a 

 lu-ge rpd fox go into my barn where I had been scutching 

 flax. Presently out he came with a mouthful of tow, and 

 scampered for the creek near by. I bad a curiosity to know 

 what the fellow was going to do with that tow and sol 

 watched him. He went to a deep hole in the creek, turned 

 around and backed slowly into the water until he was 

 entirely submerged, nothing to be seen but the tow. In 

 about three jerks of a lamb's tail the tow was floating on 

 the water, Mr. Fox was on the bank shaking himself, and 

 the next minute was off to the woods. I then secured the 

 tow and fouud it black with flaas." I can vouch for the 

 truth of the above.— Warren Chronicle. 



FIXTURES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



May 4 to 7.— Annual Dog Show of the California Kennel Club, 

 at San Eraneisro Oal. Frank J. Silvey. Sec'y. 



May 17 to 19 —Androscoggin Kennel Club, at Lewiston Me. T. 

 R. Oartland, Sec'y. 



Aug. 31 to Sept. 3.— Second Annual Dog Show of the Blue Grass 

 Kennel Clui\ at, Lexington, Ky. Roger Williams, Sec'y. 



Sept. 6 to 9.— Second Annual Doe; Show of the Hamilton Kennel 

 Club, at Hamilton, Canada. A. D. Stewart, Sen'y. 



Sept. 6 to 9.— Rochester Kennel Club, at Rochester, N. Y. Harry 



Sept. 13 to 16.— Fourth Annual Dog Show of the Toronto In- 

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

 Stone, Sec'y. 



Sept. 19 to 23 —Western Michigan Kennel Club, at Grand Rapids, 

 Mich. H. Gale, Galesburg, Mirh., Superintendent. 



Sept. 27 to 30.— Dog Show at Ottawa, Can. Alfred fieddes, Sec'y. 



Oct. 25 to 28.— Omaha Kennel Club, at Omaha, Neb. E. L. 

 Marston. Sec'y. 



Nov. 23 to 25.— American Pet Dog Club, at Madison Square 

 Garden, New York. Marion E. Bannister, Cranford, N. J., Sec'y. 

 FIELD TRIALS. 



Sept. 6.— Manitoba Field Trials, at Morris, Man. A. Holloway, 

 Winnipeg, Man., Sec'y. 



Nov. 6 —International Field Trials Club, third annual trials, at 

 Chatham, ODt. Amateur Stake, Nov. 0. Open Stakes, Nov. 7. 

 W. B. WeP«, Seo \v. 



Nov. 7.— United States Field Trials, at Eli/.abethtown, Ky. P. 

 T. Madisop, Indianapolis, Ind., Sec'y. 



Nov. 8.— New Enerlaud Field Trials, at Assonet, Mass. Oeo. E. 

 St^eknev, Lowell, Mass., Sec'y. 



Nov. 15.— American Field Trials, at Columbus, Ind. W. J. Beck, 

 Sec'y. 



Nov. 21. -Eastern Field Trial Club Trials, at High Point, N. C. 

 W. A. Coster, See'y. 



Nov. 28.-Philade]phia Kennel Club Trials, at High Point, N. C. 

 F. G.Taylor, Sec'y. 



Dec. 5.— Central Field Trials, at Lexington, N. C. Col. Odell, 

 Sec'y. 



LOS ANGELES DOG SHOW. 



[SpecM Report.] 



THE bench show that closed here to-day was the most 

 successful show ever held by the Southern California 

 Kennel Club. This club deserves great credit for their hard 

 work. In the face of many obstacles they are doing wonders 

 in the interest of thoroughbred dogs on this coast. 



The show was held in a well-lighted, airy building large 

 enough for four times the number of dogs entered, with 

 convenience for special meetings, feeding, etc. The secretary, 

 Mr. C. A. Sumner, is a thorough business man and the ideal 

 secretary. Messrs. Benchley, Keifei-, Holbrook, Bright, the 

 secretary, and Mr. Wilson, the superintendent, were always 

 at hand when wanted, and a better managed, more smoothly 

 conducted show was never held. Mr. Jas. Mortimer judged 

 all classes, and carries off the palm as the most popular- 

 judge that ever visited this coast. Unlike his predecessors, 

 he withheld all prizes (except one) where such prizes should 

 have been withheld. This is right, and the exhibitors thank 

 him for doing so. 



We must of course differ from the judge once in a 

 while on general principle. The only exception was in 

 the Newfoundland class. The winner in open dogs would 

 have been just as good a dog had he carried a white ribbon 

 as he was with the blue, and the owner, who knows how the 

 brute was produced, would have a better opinion of the 

 judge. His awards were remarkably well received, more 

 especially when the fact is considered that many former de- 

 cisions were reversed. 



The pointers and fox-terriers were much the best, as well 

 as the largest, classes. The pugs were not as good as last 

 year. More or less improvement is apparent in all other 

 classes. The performing dogs, goats, etc., proved a good 

 attraction. The specials consisted of about thirty silver 

 cups and many other articles of more or less utility. 



Mastiffs.— In open dog class Draco A., the winner, is a 

 dog of moderate quality, with fair skull and muzzle, good 

 body, back and loin, fair bone, has splay feet and is a poor 

 mover, with poorly-carried tail. Amado, second, has an im- 

 mense quantity of wrinkle, flew t«nd dewlap that give his 

 skull and muzzle the effect of being much larger than they 

 are. I think him full the equal of the winner in head, but 

 he is straight in stifles and a very poor mover. Bishop, 

 third, has a shorter head than the others, good mask, but is 

 shallow in chest and has flat feet. The balance of the class 

 was only fair. 



St. Bernards.— Republican, first, has improved materi- 

 ally since he won here last year, and the San Francisco St. 

 Bernard men may thank their stars that a Los Angeles 

 citizen purchased him and will not show him again. He is 

 a bit long in muzzle and not square enough, but has a good 

 skull, lots of character, good shadings and markings, nice 

 coat and color, excellent in hind limbs, but tur-ns out in 

 front feet. Grand Chancellor, second, is a promising puppy, 

 standing 33>.<in. atlomos.; he has a good skull and depth 

 of muzzle, but lacks in bone and substance, coat and color 

 good, nice shadings, but lacks collar. The other entry is a 

 self-colored chap that simply wasn't in it. In bitches a 

 lemon and white undersized bitch, without character or 

 anything else, got third, all that she was worth. 



Newfoundlands.— Scott, the winner, has St. Bernard 

 character and nice formation of skull, double dew claws 

 and a St. Bernard coat. No bitches were entered. In dog 

 puppies, Rover, the winner, has quite a little character; 

 coat curly. 



Great Danes.— Only one showed up, a very indifferent 

 specimen. 



DEERHOUNDS — Trojan, the winner, shows age and has had 

 his back injured, but is much the best in quality of coat; in 

 head he excels greatly, he is also good in legs and feet, bar- 

 ring one bad toe. Cervus, second, is a little flat in skull, has 

 a well-arched loin, good neck, well-bent stifles and good feet. 

 The other entry is not a good specimen. In bitches, Flora, 

 first, has a fair head, but is lacking in coat; she is the best of 

 the two in condition, has good body, is well bent in stifles, 

 but rather high in hocks. Lady of the Lake, second, has the 

 b 3 st head and best coat, but is badly out of form from wean- 

 ing a litter. 



Greyhounds. — Leo, first, has a good head and neck, fine 

 depth of body, well ribbed up, good shoulders, not over well 

 arched in loin, straight in tront but a bit too straight in 

 stifles. Lap, second, is a little short in muzzle, good length 

 of neck, the best of the two in ribs, good back and loin, well 

 bent in stifles and straight in front: except for a certain un- 

 explainablo lack of quality I like him full as well as the 

 winner. Handy, third, is fair in head, has excellent shoul- 

 ders, good and straight in front, nice feet, fairly well bent in 

 stifles, a bit high in hocks, the best of the lot in short ribs. 

 Nemo, vhc, is a little weak in pasterns, otherwise good. 

 Bitches.— Pronto, first, though full of quality and the best 

 in the class in most respects, is too lacking in arch of loin to 

 either run long or turn well; she is good in head, excellent 

 in neck, good in body, straight in front, well bent in stifles, 

 and well let down in hocks, with good feet. Silk, second, 

 beats her in loin but is shert in head and neck; she has good 

 depth, is straight in front and the best in stifles and hocks 

 in the show. Deno, third; has the best head of the lot, has 

 good length of neck, but is not as well arched in loin or as 

 well let down in hocks as Silk; she has good shoulders, front 

 and feet, Fly, vhc, is well formed but is a bit light in flesh 

 and limps slightly from a broken hind leg. Primrose and 

 Fannie, he, and Fleet, e,, are outclassed. In dog puppies, 



Charleston, first, is a well made youngster though a bit 

 high in hocks. Wallace Go-By, second, has a fair head but 

 is short in neck, good in body/front and stifles, not let down 

 enough in hocks and flat in front feet. Doc, reserve, is the 

 better matured of the balance of the puppies and won 

 rightly. Bitch puppies.— Lilyhaha, first, has the best head 

 in the class, good straight front, but narrow in chest and 

 lacking in second thighs; feet good. Brindle Duchess, sec- 

 ond, is a bit light in loin but good in front, well bent stifles, 

 hocks and body good. 



Foxhounds.— Yoicks, first, au English hound, is good in 

 body and limbs, but very heavy in head. Warrior, "second, 

 is an American hound, much the best of the two American 

 hounds in shoulders, and otherwise very good. Dixie, vhc, 

 is a bit high on leg and poor in shoulders, otherwise good. 

 Bitches: Music, first, has much the best head, ears are well 

 hung, and is good in body, loin, legs and feet. Patty, sec- 

 ond, has the best feet, but is plain in head; otherwise a typi- 

 cal American hound. 



Pointers. — In challenge class, dogs, any weight, Kan Koo 

 was alone; he was shown a trifle fat, otherwise'in fine condi 

 tion. He is a bit short in neck and back, too thick in skull, 

 but good in body, legs and feet. Open dog class, over 551bs. : 

 Ah Sing, first, is a little heavy in head, with an excellent 

 square-cut muzzle; he is well ribbed up, bub for his size is a 

 little short in back; his feet and legs are good, tail worn at 

 the tip, but well carried. Jap, second, is plain in head, ears 

 well hung, good neck, shoulders too straight, ribs well 

 sprung, a little too round in barrel and a bitspread in feet. 

 Hindoo, third, is a fair-headed dog, straight in front, 

 shoulder-bcund, short in back ribs, and is not near the qual- 

 ity of those placed over him. In bitches over 501bs., Amar- 

 yllis, the winner, was the only entry. She has as good a 

 head as the writer ever saw. Sneisgood in neck, body, back, 

 loin, bone, legs and feet; tail well carried; she might be bet- 

 ter in second thighs. Dogs under 55lbs.: Ko-Ko, the win- 

 ner, has a good muzzle, but is very cheeky; short in neck and 

 couplings and has flat feet, also carries his tail too gaily. 

 Idstone Bang, second, is square in muzzle, but lacks depth 

 of same, and is a trifle pinched under the eyes; he is the 

 best in shoulder, neck, head and feet, but is handi- 

 capped by not having an entire tail. Ray F., third, 

 beats Don F.. vhc, in head and general quality. 

 Bitches under oOlbs.— Tippetta, first, is a trim little bitch 

 shown in good condition; she is a trifle plain in head but 

 has good, clean limbs and considerable quality. Kioto, sec- 

 ond, also shown in fine fettle, has good length and depth of 

 muzzle but is thick in skull; she is a bit straight in shoul- 

 ders and out at elbows; has excellent feet and bone. Bessie 

 Jane.third, was removed from show shortly after judging and 

 I did not get a good lock at her. Fraulein, he, was poorly 

 shown; she is weak in pasterns and short in back ribs. Dog 

 puppies.— Spot, first, is a flashily marked, catchy dog; he 

 has a fair head, very fair body but lacking in depth of back 

 ribs, | and is not sufficiently; bent in stifles; fine tail, well 

 carried. Lemon, second, has a good muzzle, fair skull, ears 

 folded, excellent in body and loin, but has open feet. Quail, 

 reserve, has an excellent body but is a bit thick in skull, 

 well ribbed and good in loin, legs and feet. Baldy, vhc, is 

 good in head but has a sour expression, good in legs and feet 

 but not a very nice mover. Commodore, he, is light in eye 

 and lacks the quality of the winners. Bitch puppies. — Dessy, 

 second, got all she deserved. First withheld. 



English Settees.— Kash, first, is a good mover but other- 

 wise I do not like him; he is thick in skull, only fair in 

 muzzle, ears set on too high, shallow in back ribs, straight 

 in stifles, light in loin, out at elbows, tail earned with too 

 much curl, front legs, feet and body good. Stamboul, sec- 

 ond, is a much smaller dog but an elegant mover; short and 

 light in muzzle, ears a Httlp too high set, good skull, excel- 

 lent body, feet and legs. Roy T., third, is sour i a expres- 

 sion, has a peaked dome, neck might be better, has good legs 

 and feet and is a splendid mover. Prince Charles and Spot, 

 vhc. are of the heavy type of head, more like a Gordon set- 

 ter, but showing considerable character: they are heavy in 

 loin. Prince is a bad mover and Spot also moves indiffer- 

 ently. In bitches, Lilly C. had almost a walkover, the com- 

 peting bitch being simply not in it. She has a curly coat, is 

 pinched in muzzle, short in head, and may be considered 

 lucky in securing second. Lilly C is undoubtedly the best- 

 headed bitch on this coast, and is good in body, legs and feet. 



Irish Settees. — Brace, the winner, had a walkover, the 

 other entry being absent. He is too heavy in skull and short 

 in neck, but good in coat, color, legs and feet. In bitches, 

 Nora Mavourneen beats Lady Josie in head and character, 

 both are good in body, legs and feet. Lady Josie is much 

 the best mover. 



Gordon Settees. — The only entry in dog class, Donald, 

 won first. He is only fair. Lady Clara Jane, first in 

 bitches, is a bitch of considerable quality, though plain in 

 head and out of coat, but good in body and limbs. All other 

 prizes in Gordons were withheld. 



The Irish water spaniels and spaniels over 231bs. did not 

 contain a single fair specimen, and all prizes were properly 

 withheld. Gip, c, was first last year. He is a pretty span- 

 iel, an overgrown cocker, and as broad across the back as a 

 well-fatted hog. 



Cocker Spaniels. — The modern cocker was not repre- 

 sented in this show. Dan Slater, second in open dog class, 

 is better than Duke, third, but sadly lacking in quality. 

 Both of them are the Col. Stubbs strain, good dogs afield, 

 but useless for bench show purposes. In bitches, Flirt was 

 given first. She is of the toy spaniel type, baby-faced, a 

 pretty little thing, but not a show cocker. 



Retrievers. — Of the retrievers entered Nigger is the 

 nearest to the curly-coated retriever in type and was 

 awarded second. Roy, second, won first last year; he is 

 not a retriever, though doubtless he will retrieve. 



Chesapeakes had one entry, the winner last year, a good 

 useful dog, of good character and quality of coat. 



Collies.— Fordhook Bravo, first, is the best in head and 

 expression; outer coat of good texture, but under coat gone; 

 it was nip and tuck between he and Perris, second. Perris 

 loses to Bravo in skull, but beats him in coat and condition. 

 Perris also won in bitches. Shep, in the vhc. contingent, is 

 doubtless a good cattle dog, but not a bench show speci- 

 men. 



Bull-Teeriers.— These classes contained eight entries, 

 only one bull-terrier in the lot, Twilight, by Hinks— cham- 

 pion Starlight, won in open bitches and puppies and special 

 for best in the show. She is a very nice-headed bitch, un- 

 cropped, good in front and body. One hip was hurt when a 

 puppy, and the hock is carried straight in consequence. She 

 is not a particle lame, however, and was shown in splendid 

 condition. 



Fox-TERRIERS.— This class (35 entries) was the largest in 

 the show, and showed considerable quality. Blemton Volun- 

 teer was alone in challenge class. He is well known to 

 Eastern show goers, good in body, legs and feet, but perhaps 

 a bit wide in front, good in skull but a little pinched in 

 muzzle and too pronounced in stop. Blemton Reefer, first 

 in open dogs, afterward beat him for special; Reefer is 

 doubtless the best-headed dog on this coast, a bit high on 

 the leg and shown too light in flesh, making him appear 

 light in body. Blemton Vesuvian, second, is a little short in 

 muzzle and thick in jowl, otherwise good. Jack C, third, 

 is thick and short in head, ears too Avide at base and poorly 

 carried, good in coat, legs and feet. Winks, vhc, is too 

 large and fat. Frisco Joker, he, should have been placed 

 higher, he is thick in skull and showed very poorly, being 

 sick. Winifreda, first in bitches, is too high on the leg, loug 

 in body, a trifle too thick in skull, ears carried only fairly 

 well, otherwise very good. Bonnie Buzz, second, is a little 

 pinched in muzzle, Diit skull, front, coat and legs good, ears 



