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trout sboiild have at least one opportunity to reproduce its 

 species; if the trout of 6in. in lengtli which is thrown bade 

 on the last day of the season is incapable of breeding during 

 the succeeding aur.uran, he might as well be killed at that 

 time as the next summer, when he will be of legal length, 

 hut still has had no opportunity to breed. If the limit were 

 fixed at 8, or better, 9iu., the fish of that size put back in 

 the last week of the season would breed that fall and could 

 be taken during the succeeding summer properly, having 

 had one season in which to do their share toward keepiag 

 up the supply. Am I right or wrong in my theory? If you 

 •will reply to this thenry through Fokest anx> Stream I am 

 .sure your opinion will be eagerly read by many people who 

 wish to see sound laws on this subject enacted and enforced, 

 VVm. Y . W. Ripley. 



UPPER DELAWARE RIVER FISHING. 



FISH Commissioner Henry C. Ford wrote from Egypt 

 Mills, Pa., on Aug. 27 as follows: 

 "I have been here since June 10 and have found the 

 bass fishing poor, although the river has been in good 

 condition owing to the dryness of the summer. I have 

 taken only two large fish this summer — one 4.V and the 

 other 4iibs. Last summer my catch of large fish here 

 was 16, running from 4lbs. to oAlbs. There is the largest 

 Dumber of young bass in the river that I have ever seen. 

 You cannot run your boat ashore without seeing from five 

 to ten young bass of this season's spawning in the shallow 

 water. The conditions this year have been excellent for 

 spawning fish — there has been no high water to wash 

 awav the helpless fry. 



"The number of young shad returning to sea is marvel- 

 0U9; I have seen more this season than for fifteen years. 

 Toward nightfall the river has been full of them, leaping 

 after the srnall flies that seem to constitute their food 

 supply. The annual restocking of the headwaters of the 

 D.-laware River with shad fry, the destruction of all fish 

 weirs and the abolition of net-fishing after the close of 

 the shad season have made this the best shad river in the 

 United States. 



Set Lines in Hemlock Lake.— The water supply of 

 Rochester, N. Y , is being polluted by dead fish caught 

 on set lines, which are illegally used, and people are 

 na'urrtlly indignant over the double outrage. Mr. George 

 D. Reed, of Rochester, has spent the mouth of August at 

 the lake and in the course of his trolling has taken up 

 five miles of lines at the risk of bodily harm from their 

 owners. Mr. Reed will give the two Wilieys who threat- 

 ened him an opportunity to appear before the grand Jury 

 of Ontario county. Wlaen hook and line fishermen dis- 

 cover set lines they usually cut them and they sink to the 

 bottom baited; fish take the bait and rot on the hooks. 

 Such lines have frequently been hauled up to the surface, 

 but were not removed on account of the ofi:ensive smell 

 of the decayed fi?h. The good people of Rochester will 

 rail J' to the aid of Mr. Schwartz in Ms efforts to prosecute 

 these destroyers of fish and of the public health. The 

 boldnt-ss of the law-breakers, who add seining to other 

 Illegal fishing, requires swift and ample punishmet. 



NoKTH Carolina Trotjt Streams.— Florence, S. C— 

 I have just returned from a two months angling expedi- 

 tion through the mountains of Western North Carolina. 

 Tne trip was in all i^oints a success, as I got 30 days 

 fishing in spite of heavy, washing rains, interfering 

 occasionally with fly-fishing. I kUled 1,007 trout, all of 

 better size than in former years. Many individual fish 

 weighed from f to lib. and several of the rainbow species 

 weighed from 2 to S^lbs. With a delightful climate, 

 tempered by an altitude of from 3,500 to 4,000ft., this is 

 one of the finest places in the South for the lover of fly 

 fishing. In the streams near the town of Highlands 

 much poaching has been done by the native mountaineers, 

 for the purpose of selling trout of any size to the hotels, 

 the result of which is a large falling off of the catches 

 by flv-fishers in these streams. Such conduct on the part 

 of the hotel-keepers is reprehensible and will ultimately 

 result in their own damage, as sportsmen will shun 

 that imrticular poi nt.— B. 



Woods Holl, Mass., Aug. 26. — Bonitos have just made 

 their ai pearance in the harbor to-day, they are feeding 

 on silversides and young herring. A number of them 

 were caught in Vineyard Sound at Menemsha Bight, 

 The beautiful fish, leap out of water almost as freely as 

 blutflsb, and are nearly equal to that species in food and 

 game qualities. They'can be readily taken by trolling 

 with squid or minnofv. About dark last evening the 

 little karbor was said to be full of large squeteague. Blue- 

 fish are decreasing and striped bass increasing.— T. H. B. 



Henderson Harbor, N. Y., Aug. 31.— Arriving here 

 I find devotees of the rod and reel having the grandest 

 kind of fun catching black bass and pickerel, some of 

 which weigh among the teens. I believe Mr. Burtis, of 

 New York carries home the banner record of last week, 

 having reached the top weight of a 14lb. pickerel and 41b. 

 bass.— Sid Bromles, 



Gloucester, Mass.. Sept. 1.— Bluefish struck into 

 Ipswich Bi.y and E^sex River about a fortnight ago; but 

 I have not heard that any were taken. The harbor is 

 full of small mackerel 6 or 7in. long. I have seen the 

 boys catching smelts from the wharves recently. — E. F, L. 



NEW YORK prSH COMMISSION.-At the monthly 

 meeting last Tuesday the Commii=sioners appointed .John 

 Hunkins protec'cor iu the Sixth District. The annual ap- 

 propriatioQ was distTihiited among the hatcheries as fol- 

 lows: Caledonia -Sil 2.000, Cnld Spring $5..500. Adu-ondack 

 14,600, Sacandaga .$3,000, Fulton Chain ^2.500; contingent 

 expenses SI, 500. and for 1 fist year's deficit and a car house 

 for the new fish car §1,000; total of -*30,000 allowed. Com- 

 missioner Bowman will be absent six months on a trip 

 around the world. During his absence Mr. Burden will 

 have charge of Caledonia. 



RESULT OF PLANTING COD.— On June 30, 1891, Ghas. 

 Perry was on a wharf at Glou^'ester, Mass., and saw a very 

 large s<?hool of small fish which, bethought, resembled cod, 

 but the u;imber was so gi'eat that he could not believe it 

 possible that they were cod. He dipped into the school with 

 a bi^cket and caught three of the fish, and they proved to be 

 cod Irom an inch to lijin. long. These are" doubtless the 

 result of planting fry in the harbor by the Fish Commission. 



Fl XTU R ES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Sept. 8 to 11.— First Annual Dog Show of the Hamilton Kennel 

 Club, at. Hamilton, Ont. 



Sept. 14 to 18.— Toronto Industrial Eshihition Association Third 

 International Dos Show, at Toronto. C. A. Stone, Sec'y and Snpt. 



Sept. 23 to 25.— Inaugural International Dog Show of the Mon- 

 treal Exposition Company, at Montreal, Canada, Entries close 

 Sept. 8. ,f. S Robertson, Secretary. 



Sept. 33 to 36.— Inaugural Show of the Blue Grass Kennel Club, 

 at Lexington, Ky. Rogers Williams. Sec'y. 



Sept. 29 to Oct. 1.— Third Annual Dog Show, in connection with 

 .the Central Canada Fair, at Ottawa, Ont. Alfred Geddes, Supt. 



Dec. i to 8.— Sixth Annual Dog Show of the Northern Illinois 

 P' ultry and Pet Stock Association, at Rockford. III. 



Deo. 10 to 14.— Inangural Dog Show of the Preeport Poultry and 

 Pet Stock Association, at Freeport, 111. T. E. Taylor. Sec'y- 



Dec. 30 to Jan. 3.— Fourth Annual Dog Show of the Mohawk 

 Valley Ponltry and Kennel Club, at Gloveraville, N. Y. F. B. 

 Zimmer, Sec'y. 



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.Ian. 5 to 9.— Annual Dog Show of the South Oamliaft Poultry 

 and Pet Stock Association, at Charleston, S. C. Benj. Mclnness, 

 Sec'y. 



.Ian, 13 to 10.— Second Annual Dog Show of the South Carolina 

 Kennel Association, at Columbia, S. C, F. F. Capers, Secretary, 

 Greenville, S. O. 



Ff-b. 9 to 12.— Fourth Annual Dog Show of the Mascontah Keu- 

 nel Club, at Ohicago, III. John L. Lincoln, Jr., Sec'y. 



Feb. 23 to 26.— Sixteenth Annual Dog Show of the Westminster 

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



March 1 to 4.— Dog Show of the Philadelphia Kennel Club, at 

 Philadelphia, Pa. F. S. Brown, SecV. 



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

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



April 7 to 10.— Seventh Annual Dog Show of the New England 

 Kennel Club, at Boston. Mass. E. H, Moore, Sec'y. 



April 30 to 33.— Fourth Annual Dog Show of the Southern Cab- 

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



May 4 to 7 —Annual Dog Show of the Cabfornla Kenuel Club, 

 at San Francisco, Cal. H. L. Miller, Sec'y. 



* FIELD TRIALS. 



Nov- 3.— Inaugural Trials of the United States Field Trial Club, 

 at Bickne.ll, Ind. P. T. Madison. Indianapolis, Ind., Sec'y. 



Nov. 10.— Second Annual Trials of the International Field Trial 

 Club, at Chatham. Ont. W. B. Wells, Sec'y. 



Nov. 10.— Eastern Field Trials Club's Thirteenth Annual Trials, 

 at High Point, N. O. Members' Stake Nov. li. W. A. Coster, 

 Scretavy. 



Nov. 33.-Iri8h Setter Club's Field Trials, at High Point. N. C. 

 G. G. Davis. Secretary, Philadelpiiia, Pa. 



Nov. 23.— Gordon Setter Club's Field Trials, at HigU Point, N. 

 C. L. A. Van Zandt, Secretary, Yonkers, N. Y. 



Nov. 23.— Serond Annual Trials of the National Beagle Chib, at 

 Nanuet, Rockland county, N. Y. F. W. Chapman, Sec'y. 



Nov. ai.— Central Field Trial Club's Third Annual Trials, at 

 Lf»xington, N. C. C. H. OdeU, Sec'y, 44 and 46 Wall street, New 

 York city. 



Dec. 14.— Philadelphia Kennel Club's Field Trials. Charles E. 

 Connell, Secretary. 



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Jan. 10.— Second Annual Trials of the Bexar Field Trial Club, 

 at San Antonio. Texas. G. A. Chabot, Ssc'v. Amatem-s onlv. 



Jan. 18.— Trials of the Pacific Field Trial Club, at Bakersfield. 

 Cal. J. M. Kilgarif. Sec'y. 



.-Fourth Annudl Field Trials of the Southern FieldTrials 



Club, at New Albany, Miss. T. M. Brumby, Sec'y. 



"IS IT NOT WORTH CONSIDERING?" 



UNDER this query we had something to say, in om- issue 

 of Aug. 37, respecting the American Kennel Club and 

 the libel suits instittited against its officers and some of 

 the associate members. We pointed out that this litigation 

 was working decided injury to kennel interests, and sug- 

 gested that it might be worth the while of those competent 

 to do so to devise some means of averting the consequences 

 which threaten. What we had to say appears to have ex- 

 cited much interest, if we may .iudge from the numerous 

 printed comments. Among; these comments we note only 

 one of a dissenting tenor, and the mode of dissent therein 

 chosen is to hint that in making our suggestion of Aug. 27 

 we were not acting primai-ily of our own accord, but that 

 some one else had pres.sed the button and we were doing the 

 rest. The identity of this hypothetical personage was not 

 disclosed, but it was supposed to have been a forger ipo.ssibly 

 a servant girl), who had signed Mr. J. Otto Donner's name 

 (Clarum ct vcnerahUc nomen!) to a fraudulent night tele- 

 gram. To this we have only to say (and in saying it we are 

 robbing no one, male or female, of any credit due them), 

 that the article in question was written wholly and exclu- 

 sively of our own accord, at our own instance, and without 

 any yre^^ous hint, suggestion or request of anybody. Item- 

 bodied our own deliberate, sincere convictions. W e believe 

 that it reflected the earnest feeling of many thoughtful m^ 

 soUcitotis for American kennel interests. And whatever of 

 trttthful presentation of facts and whatever of sensible 

 suggestion of expediency were embodied iu that article are 

 not likely to be weakened by ascribing it to a grotesque 

 origin. 



KINGSTON DOG SHOW. 



OJSTE of the best arranged shows I ever attended was held 

 at Eangston, Out., Canada, from Sept. 1 to 4. Their first 

 venture was held last year in connection with the fair, and 

 so much local interest was created in dogs thereby that it 

 was deemed advisable to increase it, if possible, by repeating 

 the exneriment this year, although the fair would not be 

 held. Under the able and energetic management of Mr. H. 

 C. Corbett, the idea became something tangible, and last 

 week's show was the result. Held in the skating rink, than 

 which no better building could be built for the purpose, the 

 show was well ventilated, light and clean. The benches 

 were arranged down each side.^the end and the middle with 

 very wide alleys between. A very good plan was pursued in 

 having the smaller dogs benched on a stand in the middle 

 of the rink, allowing about a yard's breadth of boarding 

 between the spectators and the cages, so that no one could 

 touch or tease the dogs. The stalls were very roomy, and 

 altogether the show was well arranged. At no time was 

 there any smell. Sanitas .sawdust being used, though hardly 

 needed. The floor being of earth, was admirably adapted to 

 show the dogs off naturally. Sir. H. C. Corbett proved him- 

 self an efficient manager, and we heard no complaints. A 

 room was set aside for exhibitors, and this is something 

 that will be appreciated at every show. Mr, Oldrewe, Mr. 

 Bates and Mr. Higgs all worked hard to make the show a 

 success. Judgingdid notcommence till Wednesday, accord- 

 ing to the time stated in the premium lists. Dr. Wesley 

 Mills judged poluters, setters and all spaniels excepting 

 Clumbers, which were taken by Mr. Alfred Geddes, of 

 Ottawa, and Mr. H. W. Lacy took the remainder of the 

 classes; judging being completed by Wednesday night, 

 wi_th the exception of two or three specials. 



Some good dogs were shown, notably in the pointer, set+er, 

 fox-terrier, St. Bernard, mastiff and pug classes. The 

 attendance, owing no doubt to the distance from the center 



of the tovra, was not as it should have been, although the 

 club will hardly lose very much, as expenses were not very 

 heavy. Dr. Mills and Mr. Geddes commenced the judging, 

 but I will give the breeds by the catalogue. 



MASTIFFS. 



The entry of mastiffs numbered nine, three only of which 

 bad much pretension to form. The challenge class did not 

 fill. In open dogs it did not take the jtidge long to decide 

 on the winner as Mode, shown in tip top shape, was points 

 in front of Minting Minor in akull, muzzle, ear, eye, bone 

 and body; at the same time the latter has his noticeable 

 points and shows his good breedinff. Eufrid, third, loses to 

 both the others in head, a bit dished face and body. The 

 others in this class were too racily built to command notice. 

 The open bitch class was poor, Bess, out of shape, met a 

 superior one in Zilda, who is deeper and squarer in muzzle, 

 has more gii-th of skull, better body and coat, and carries her 

 ears much better. Neither are good ones and first was with- 

 held. The other in the class was even worse still and was 

 sent out. Mastiffs are not improving in Canada as they 

 should do; the custom laws ro.ay have something to do with 

 the lack of improvement in some breeds, and when the 

 present restrictions are removed no doubt there will be a 

 greater demand for well bred stock from American kennels. 



ST. BERNARDS. 



The same applies in part to St. Bernards, the New York 

 St. Bernard Kennels having things all their own way. In 

 the challenge class our old friend Hector, looking as young 

 and vigorous as ever, was alone. In the open dog class Mr. 

 Reick's new dog Kingston Regent made his first appearance 

 under his new ownership. This dog will stand a good deal 

 of critical examination, tind requires it to gain a proper ap- 

 preciation of his good points. His lack of blaze and dark 

 coloring on head, of course, detract from his appearance to 

 the casual observer, but there is no gainsaying his depth 

 and squareness of muzzle, massive skull, good ear, .straight, 

 heavily boned leg, depth of chest and rich color: he might be 

 a bit longer in body, better in pasterns and feet, and could 

 easily carry twenty pounds more flesh. He is a good mover. 

 This son of the late Prince Regent had no competition. In 

 bitches the turnotit. though limited to three, was of good 

 quality. Mr. Reick's Republican Belle and Zenith had a 

 close fight, the former winning in head, depth of chest and 

 bone; the third prize winner. Nun Nicer, shows a good deal 

 of quality, but was smaller than the others and out of coat. 

 GBETHODNDS. 



Sevei'al well-known dogs showed up iu these classes. The 

 challenge division brought champion Harmony into the 

 ring, she carries her six yeai's very well, is well muscled and 

 as spry as a two-year-old, in open dogs there was a very 

 clo.se competition between Hazlehurst and Ranger, and it 

 was Hazlehurst's superior front and bind legs from thigh 

 down, being much better in feet and more let down in stifles, 

 that gained him the ribbon, as Ranger's nice ribs, excellent 

 loin and well-developed quarters made it difficult to pass 

 him over. He afterw.ard diNided the condition prize with 

 the pointer King Bow's Bow. The third piize feU to Elcho, 

 who this time could not be made to raise his ears at all, hav- 

 ing esndently, like every well-informed dog, read the Forest 

 AND Stream; he was in nice shape, and is a well-formed 

 little one from the head back; it was a close thing for him, 

 however, with Chester, reserve, who, though only five 

 months old, was as big as any greyhound in the class, with 

 immen.se .straight bone, good head and body; if he does not 

 grow too coar.se, which appears very likely, he ^vill be heard 

 from again. Open bitches was a poor show. The winner, 

 Clio, is just a fair blue-colored greyhound, .she is a bit long- 

 cast, and while one cannot say she has really any bad points, 

 still she hardly shows herself as a bitch 6t much quality; 

 lack of rib-development is her worst feature. Second and 

 third prizes were withheld, and two letters given to Bess, 

 more as a sop to Cerberus than anything else, for I could 

 find little merit iu her when I saw her again after judging. 

 beagles. 



These merry little hounds showed up in goodly numbers 

 and competition was keen. Iu challenge dogs Royal 

 Krueger and Racer, Jr.. fought their battle o'er again, with 

 the result that Royal Krueger showed superior in head and 

 body; Racer carries his brush better, "Roy" turns one foot 

 out a bit now. Una, looking well, had the ladies' division 

 to hreself. In open dogs the competition ^yas very close 

 and took some time to decide, for when one dog beat the 

 other in one point he himself was deficient in some that his 

 competitors possessed. Tricotrin's excellent front and good 

 body eventttally pulled him through a winner over Ranger,- 

 who loses in head, coat and body, but beats Tricotrin in car- 

 riage of stern, and also is better In body and front than Roy 

 K.,~who did not look so well as when shown at Baltimore. 

 The bitch class was another good one, with lots of work for 

 the judge. Elf, hardly her.self, beats Fanny K. iu front, 

 body and coat, ^iaby W., third, is well known. Music, re- 

 serve, has a nice .skull, but muzzle is not square enough, is 

 deficient in bone, has a fair feel of coat. Emeline, vhc, is a 

 bit too long in body and coat, not quite up to the mark, 

 muzzle not short or square enough. A class was made for 

 underlain., and in this Aya W. had little difficulty in 

 adding another to her score, for though Dot has a nice 

 cobby body she is beaten iu head, front and carriage of 

 brush by the other. 



ENGLISH SETTERS— (DR. MILLS). 



The gathering in this breed was nothing very startling' 

 The challenge cla.ss did not fill. Edgemark was well ahead 

 of anything else iu the open class. He is well known; is a 

 nicely formed dog and won easily. Benzine, second, was at 

 Cleveland in the spring; he could lie improved in stop; his 

 legs and feet are his best points. Kent's Rex, third, owned 

 by the secretarjr, is a trifle otit in front, is a bit cloddy in 

 body but has a nice-shaped head. Sir Edward, vhc, might 

 be better iu pasterns and loin, and is out of coat. Grouse, 

 vhc, is only a fair one, and was described in om- Ottawa 

 report. Glen II. is coarse iu head, leggy and not very good 

 in feet. In bitches, a Kingston bitch, Liberty, won nicely 

 over Ruby K, iu head, the latter being pinched in muzzle 

 and not so good in front, showing also .signs of her recent 

 maternal duties. Mado, third, has a film over one eye, is 

 open in feet and snipy muzzled. Albert's Nellie, a noted 

 winner, was marked " absent. The novice class was filled 

 with Kingston dogs, and Kent's Rex, already described, had 

 no ditiiculty in pulling to the front, though the seven- 

 months-old ptip Sir Harold is quite promising, having good 

 bone and front. Young London, third, is coarse in head and 

 has wretched feet. Glen II., vhc, I did not see in his stall. 

 Altogether the exhibit of these setters was better than one 

 often meets with at shows of this size. 



IRISH SETTERS. 



With the Seminole and Gleudyne Kennels represented the 

 show of Irish setters, though limited, was entitled to some 

 respect as to quality. No challenge dogs were entered, and 

 in the open the struggle for honors was easily between Semi- 

 nole and Glen Jarvis, and the judge following out his theory 

 gave them plenty of exercise for that day at any rate. Semi- 

 nole eventually gained the verdict, beating Glen Jarvis in 

 head and color; -Jack, third, is more on the English type of 

 head, especially in skull, is nice and straight in front as far 

 as his feet, which however ttxrn out a bit; iu color he is 

 hardly rich enough. In bitches Josie D. won ea.sily, being 

 better in muzzle, body, color and having good serviceable 

 legs and feet; she shows white on chest and muzzle. Aurore, 

 second, is a poor one, slack in back, snipy muzzle and light 

 in color. The other entry was of no account, b'\t had a nice 

 St. Bernard blaze. 



