»se. 16, 1898.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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spected this year I would be glad to record it. Finally, I 

 heard that a man had appearfd at Mechanicville, one day 

 last summer, claiming that he was one of the State Fish 

 Commissioners, and spent a day watching the big salmon 

 resting in the tai 1 race coming from the mill wheels. 

 The next morning this man who claimed to be a State 

 Fish Commissioner appeared at 4 o'clock to the watch- 

 man at the Plaster Mill, which is near by, and asked for 

 a gun or spear that he might kill some of the salmon, 

 which species of murder he said he was authorized by 

 the Fish Commission to commit. Admitting that the 

 man was a Fish Commissioner, he had no more right to 

 spear or shoot a salmon tban any other man in the State, 

 and the Fish Commission could not authorize such an act 

 any more than a district attorney could authorize a bur- 

 glar to rob a bank, or burgle a private house. If the Fish 

 Commissioners wish to run this man down I presume they 

 can obtain a description of him that may lead to his 

 identity. 



Black Bass Season in New York. 



Repeatedly I have poin*^ed out in Forest and Stream 

 the evil resulting from opening the black bass season in 

 New York State on May SOch. After all the testimony 

 regarding the open seaport for fish and game had been 

 taken by the Codifying Commission, Gen. Sherman, pres- 

 ident of the Commission, did me the honor of consulting 

 me in regard to the proper open season for some of our 

 fishes. I contended then, as I had for years before in 

 this journal, that as black bass spawn all through the 

 month of June the season should not open before July Ist. 

 Gen. Sherman was satisfied from his personal experience, 

 , and the evidence taken by the Commission, that July 1st 

 was as early as the season should open anywhere in the 

 State. But because of the strong opposition to a late 

 opening the code was i-eoorted to the Legislature with 

 the compromise date of June 15th for opening the black 

 bass season. The Legislature very promntiy amended 

 the date making it May 30th, as before. The passage of 

 the cede wiped out many special laws applying to a 

 riozen or more lakes and streams in which black bass 

 fishing began on dates varying from July 1st to July 10th, 

 and all the waters of the State with one exception were 

 opened to June fishing, which means killing by statute 

 law spawning bass and bass with young, unless moral 

 law steps in : but we all know that statute law can give 

 moral law cards and spades and a beating every time. 

 The new code was scarcely printed and distributed before 

 a howl went up from the very lake for which the May 

 30 sh law was passed, that the bass were growing scarce, 

 and the state would have to restock it. or the season must 

 be shortened, or something else must be done to save the 

 tishing. As far as this particular lake is concerned, the 

 people have made their own bed to fit the bass beds, and 

 if the spring is stiff and lumpy, and the clothes short top 

 and bottom, and the cool vernal winds get under the 

 coverlet, let her blow ; but th^re are other waters that 

 never wished such a law. There is an opposition to 

 special laws, but the people who earnestly desire to pre- 

 serve the black bass froro ilestraetion have a remedy. 

 Last summer in one of these waters, T urged that anglers 

 throughout the State should see to it that the boards of 

 supervisors in the different counties where black bass 

 have suffered because of June fishing, should pass a law, 

 as they are authorized to do, which would shorten the 

 bass season. 



The Board of Supervisors of Warren county, upon mo- 

 tion of Mr. Ross, have resolved: "That fishing for, catch- 

 ing or killing black bass or Oswego bass in Schroon River, 

 the lakes, ponds and streams tributary thereto in Warren 

 county, shall be iJrohibited by law except between the 

 first day of July and the thirtieth of September in each 

 year. For violating the provisions of this law a penalty 

 of ten dollars will be imposed for each fish killed, caught 

 or had in possession." This closes Schroon Lake, Brant 

 Lake, Friend's Lake, Loon Lake — all places of summer 

 resorts wi^h hotels large and small: Smith's Lake in 

 Chester; Round Pond, Burnt Pond and Long Pond in 

 Horicon, and Sherman Pond, which is so close to the 

 line between Bolton and Horicon I do not know which 

 town it is in. Most of the waters I have named are well 

 known to a large number of summer visitors for the black 

 bass fishing they afford, and it will be well to bear in 

 mind that a local law now forbids fishing in them for 

 black bass before July 1. Why the supervisors cling to 

 thfe name Oswego bass for the large-mouth bass they 

 alone can answer, I never have heard of any large- 

 mouth black bass in any of the waters covered by this 

 law, and if there are it would be far better to stamp out 

 the name Oswego, as applied to the fish. Closing the 

 season Oct. 1 will do neither harm nor good, for very few 

 bass are ever caught after that date, for they wiU not, as 

 a rule, bite freely, but if they do they are in good condi- 

 tion to be eaten, for they do not spawn until the following 

 poring. I am not inclined, for one, to find fault with the 

 October closing since the supervisors have cut ofH the 

 June fishing. A. N. Cheney, 



PENNSYLVANIA FISH WARDENS. 



We are indebted to Commissioner W. L, Powell for 

 the following notes relative to fish protection in Pennsyl- 

 vBnia. Warden James Kelly, of Huntingdon, has torn 

 out nine fish dams and dismantled three baskets in the 

 Raystown branch of the Juniata. He has destroyed three 

 dams and two nets in the Juniata, one dam in Standing 

 Stone Creek, and one in Vineyard or Crooked Creek, 



The warden has brought suit against four persons who 

 rebuilt dams and had two Italians fined for dynamiting 

 fish. 



The sheritf issued his proclamation against illegal 

 fishing, and as a consequence, two dams and baskets were 

 removed by their owners in Angwhick Creek, three in the 

 Juniata and two in Stone Creek. 



Warden Kelly has notified all parties who gig or spear 

 fish at night, and those who use dip-nets and other' un- 

 lawful implements that unless they stop the use of such 

 apparatus he will prosecute them to the full extent of 

 the law. 



Warden Jonas De Turck reported from Exeter, Berks 

 county, that illegal fishing is on the decline in his district. 

 There is some unlawful fishing in the small creeks, but 

 the last three suits have greatly improved the situation. 

 There is no violation of the law in the river and none be- 

 low Reading in the creeks, for these contain many fish, 

 •"specially the Antietam and Monocacy. Although the 

 DauberviUe parties yf^t^ w>% conyicted, the suit poai;, 



them a pile of money and they will not break the laws 

 again. 



Warden De Turck complains that the Schuylkill swarms 

 with monster carp, many of these fish 30in. long, are be- 

 ing caught. His largest one weighed lllbs. At Linfield 

 and the catfish dam many bass were caught, some of them 

 very large. The Neversink dam is full of fish, but they 

 have the flavor of coal oil caused by refuse from the gas 

 factory. 



OHIO FISH COMMISSION. 



The eleventh annual report of the Ohio State Fish and 

 Game Commission for the year 1891 has been received from 

 the former president of the Commission, Dr. .James A. Hen- 

 shall. 



The report is a general one containing chiefiy a record of 

 the number of fish distributed, the reports of wardens and 

 of the hatchery superintendent. The appendix is devoted 

 mainlv to statistics of the fisheries of Lake E.iie, obtained 

 from U. S. Fish Commissioner MacDonald. 



In iVfarch, 1891, the hatchery at Sandusky contained 

 39,000,000 of whitefish, whit-h were planted about the Bass 

 Islands and in Sandusky Bay. After the whitefish were de- 

 posited 15,000,000 of pike-perch eggs were collected, most of 

 them were hatched, and the fry were planted in Musking 

 dom River, Tot-tage Grove Lake and Sandusky Bay. 



From 16,000,000 sturgeon eggs the commissioner reports 

 that they obtained 5,000,000 of young sturgeon. 



With a special appropiation of $8,500, granted by the Leg- 

 islature in 1891, a, fish car was built. The car was finished 

 in August, and in September began the work of transferr- 

 ing black bass, pike-perch, rock bass, crappies, catfish, 

 suckers and other flsbes. About 200,000 adult fishes were 

 thus replanted. With characteristic generosity the rail- 

 roads of the State, except two or three, hauled the car free 

 of expense. 



The sturgeon eggs were hatched in boxes in open water 

 about the islands at the mouth of Detroit River. Some of 

 the fry were planted at the mouth of the i-iver and the re- 

 mainder around the islands of Pat-in-Bay. The eggs placed 

 in the Sandusky hatchery did not develop. 



FISHCULTURE IN RUSSIA. 



Dr. Nicolas Bobodine, Fish Commissioner of the Ural 

 district in Russia, is now in Washington studying the his- 

 tory and methods of American fishculture and fisheries. He 

 h.as visited most of the important fishing centers of the 

 world and now begins the comparison of Old World systems 

 with those pursued in the United States. 



The L'ral district contains no salmon or whitefish, its 

 principal fisheries having as their object the sturgeon, her- 

 ring, catfish and species of the carp family. The sturgeon is 

 a very valuable fish, and the society whose representative is 

 now among us is desirous of accomplishing its increase by 

 artificial propagation. Singularly enough there is consider- 

 able activity in sturgeon fishing through the ice In certain 

 deep parts of the Cral River. Judging from Dr, Borodine's 

 description, the capture of those large and valuable fish Is 

 attended with great excitement- 

 Russia has only one kind of catSsh^ hat, .America must 

 yield the palm for giant size, since the Russian species, 

 called tfla'/iis, attains to the weight of lOOlbs., and is esteemed 

 for food. 



Colorado Trout Waters. 



Destee, Ool., Dec. 7.— The United States Fish Commis- 

 sion took 100,000 trout eggs from Lake Wellington on Nov. 

 24 and placed them in the fish hatchery near Denver. From 

 Lake Geneva the superintendent took 100 fish averaging 

 31bs. each. This lake was stocked two years and five 

 months ago. Game Warden Land says there are a large 

 number of lakes in Colorado that are perfectly adapted for 

 trout raising. It is reasonable to assume that trout placed 

 in other lakes would grow as rapidly as those in Lake 

 Geneva and the stocking of them is well worth the atten- 

 tion of the Fish Commission. Teseeby. 



The Great New York Central System 



Stanus as a magnificent contradiction to the argument aga'nst 

 concenrrated railroad interests. Coming into existaBce in 1869, 

 by the consolidation of short lines between New York and Buffalo, 

 the system has vastlv extended its control, and to-day operates 

 the principal passenger service out of New York to Ohicfgo, Cin- 

 ninnati and St. Louis All through the history of ita evolution 

 from small things to tl^e first of American railways, the mRnage- 

 ment of this road have recognized that the people's interest was 

 their inter'^st; and that a ualicy that would best serve the public 

 would be of greatest benefit to the road. This road to-day is giv- 

 ing the best passenger sesrviee in the world.— />i.<;ie. 



Holiday Tour to Old Point Comfort via Penn- 

 sylvania Railroad. 



Christmas week is a most fitting period for a short trip of re- 

 creation, and in order to provide a contrenial outing for this pur- 

 pose the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has arranged a holiday 

 tour to Old Point Comfort. The party, under personal escor", 

 will leave New York and Philadelphia on Tuesday, Dec. 3T. The 

 entire period of the tour covers four days, anri the rate for the 

 round trip, including all necessary expenses, is $18 from New Y'^ork 

 and $15 from Philadelphia If one desires to vary the journey by 

 returning viaBichmond and Washington; he may spend one day 

 at the Hygeia Hotel, and return via the above cities, at the same 

 rate. This is a most delightful tour.— ^(Xu. 



Winter Shooting. 



SpOTtTSMEN who are laying their plans for a southern shooting 

 trip should make a note of the Princess Anne at Virginia Beach, 

 Va. This hotel is happily known by those to whom comfort is 

 essential, as combining an excellent service and appointment, 

 with some of the very best shooting to be found on the Atlantic 

 sea coaPt, In the immediate ueighbnrhood of the hotel are favor- 

 ite feeding grounds for ducks and snipe, while in the open cour'try 

 inland good quail shooting is to be had. To the north is the Vir- 

 ginia de=ert,"where bear, deer and wild cattle nbonnd. The a^"- 

 vertisement of this hotel will be found in another column. — Adv. 



Forest and Stream 

 Amateur Photography 

 Competition. 



See details in another column. 



F I XTU R E S. 



DOG SHOWS. 



1S93. 



.Ta,n. 3 to 6.— Mohawk Valley Poultry and Kennel Club, F. B. 

 Zimmer, Sec'v, Gloversville, N. Y, 



Feb. 31 to 2t.— Westminster Kennel Club, New York city, Jas. 

 Mortimer, Supt. 



April t to 7.— New England Kennel Olab, at Boston, Mass. .7. 

 W. Newman, Sec'y. 



Mav 3 1 o (} —Pacific Kennel Club, at San Francisco, Cal. Horace 

 W. Orear, Sec'y- 



.June 13 to 17.— Woild'a Fair, Chicago, 



Sept, 7 to 10.— Hamilton, (Jntano. A. D. Stewart. Sec'y. 



FIELD TRIALS. 

 Dec. 19.-Iri8h Setter Field Trials, at Lexington, N, C, Dr. G, 

 G. Davis, Philadelphia, Pa„ Sec'y. 



1893. 



.January.— Paclflc Coast Field Trials, at Bakersville, Gal, .1. M. 

 Ki'garif. Sec'y. 



Feb. 8.— Southern Field Trials, at New Albany, Miss. T. M. 

 Brnmhv. SeoV 



Feb. 13 — United States F. T. Club Trials. New Albany, Ind. P. 

 T. Madison, Sec'y-Treas., Indianapolis, Ind, 



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CENTRAL FIELD TRIAL CLUB'S TRIALS. 



Thbt began on Monday, Dec. -5, and the .stakes were run 

 in the order of the advertised programme. 



A great improvement in the rules was the abolishing of 

 the tinae limit. As a consequence there were no repetitions 

 of the wearisome experience of past years in following a 

 brace of dogs around and around with no otbe;* purpose 

 tban to comply with an arbitrary and senseless rule. 



The judges were Messrs. J. M. Tracy, N. Wallace and W, 

 S. Bell, the latter of Pittsburgh, Pa. This trial was the 

 fir.=!t one at which Mr. Bell judged. He fell into line like an 

 old-timer. In respect to them, they were the most alert and 

 painstaking three judges of the season. They kejit up with 

 the handlers and watched the work constantly. I did not 

 notice one get into a trance or dreamy contemplation of 

 pleasant reminiscences, nor did I notice any overwhelming 

 otnwi. They worked earnestly and conscientiously. Of 

 course thei-e were a few who were kicking, but that showed 

 a good normal field trial condition. Were a field trial to be 

 run without a kick, it would be just cause for alarm in that 

 it would be a departure without a precedent. One young 

 man, a right good fellow on whose hair rests some of the 

 Lard frosts of forty -five winters, kicked through three differ- 

 ent stagps, lasting about three days. The first stage wa.s 

 funny, the second was silly, and the third was wearisome. 



The grounds were most ditticxilt to work, owing to thf: 

 large area of open ground sown in wheat. This forced the 

 competition into ground of which the larger part was diffi- 

 cult to work. As to the birds, they were most difficult to 

 find on parts of the ground, while on other parts they were 

 plentiful. It was an open secret that the local shooters had 

 killed a large number of the birds on the grounds before the 

 trials began, and that, most destrutive of all. the netter had 

 been active too. 



The trials were a success. They were well managed. 

 Spectators, however, were accorded too many privileges, 

 they being allowed to ride too close to the judges. They, 

 however, were well behaved and not over eager as spectators 

 sometimes are. 



In addition to those mentioned last week in attendance, 

 were Messrs. T. H. Gibbes, Columbia, S. C, P. Henry 

 O'Bannon, H. B. Duryea, N. S. Simpfeins, Bayard Thayer, 

 John Simpkins, D. B. Thompson and H. W. Lacy, of Forest 

 AND Stbeam. 



The Pointer Derby. 



There were thirteen starters. The grade of work was most 

 decidedly inferior, considering it as a whole. The ranging 

 was poor, the point work faulty when it was not common. 



Jingo was easily the best dog in the stake, on the work 

 done and the manner of doing it, although he failed to 

 sustain the grade of it in the absolute heat. 



Lad of Rush made a good showing. 



Graceful II. won third, but it was not so much on ber Mgk 

 grade of work as on the inferiority of her competitors. 

 The order of drawing is as follows : 



Hempstead Farm Kennel's liver and white bitch Hemp- 

 stead Game (Duke of Hessen— Woolton Game), A. Cameron, 

 handler, vMh 



J. L. Adams' liver and white dog Lad of Rush (Rush of 

 Lad— Topsy L.), L. W. Blankenbaker, handler. 



R. L. Shannon's liver and white bitch Croxie O'Bannon 

 (King of Kent— Croxie Wise), Ed. Garr, handler, 

 with 



Charlottesville Field Trial KennePs black and white dog 

 .lingo (Mainspring— Qeenie), Capt. C. E. McMurdo, handler. 



R, L. Shannon's black and white bitch Ginger Ale (Os- 

 borne Ale— Pearl's Dot), Ed. Garr, handler, 



'With 



Hempstead Farm Kennels' liver and white bitch Hemp- 

 stead Blossom (Duke of Hessen— Woolton Game), A Cam- 

 ei'on, handler 



Luke W. White's liver and white bitch Graceful 11. (Duke 



of Hessen— Concave), owner, handler, 



vMh 



Elliott Smith's liver and white bitch Duchess of High- 

 lands (Beppo III.— Belle), A. Cameron, handler. 



H. I. Regenold's liver and white bitch Kent's Maid I'King 

 of Kent— Galena), with 



Randolph Kennels' liver and white bitch Early Dawn 

 (Duke of Beaufort— Ma'mselle), P. S. Bevan, handler, 



Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' black and white dog 

 Conscript (King of Kent— Hops), C. E. Buckle, handier, 



vMh 



W. N. Lipscomb's liver and white bitch Croxie Kent 

 (King of Kent— Croxie Wise), John N. Lewis, handler. 



W. T Hunter's liver and white bitch Lady Peg (King of 

 Kent— Lass of Bloom), a bye, Geo. E. Gray, handler. 



MONDAY. 



The weather was more like that of late summer, so clear 

 and warm was it — ^uncomfortably warm some hours of the 

 day. Birds were found plentifully at times, at other times 

 they appeared to be scarce. They however, far outnumbered 

 the good performances of the dogs. 



First Series. 



Hempsetad Game Anx» Lad of Rush be^an at 8;43. 

 Both started at good speed, Game following Lad much of 

 the time Toward the latter part of the heat, she let down 

 to a range of a few yaidaand pottered a great deal. Soon 

 after starting, liad yfm lost lor a few minritee, "Wheij 



