Aug. 12, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Trout and Trout Waters. 



Owen Sound, Ont., Editor Forest and Stream: A few 

 months ago I purchased 10,000 trout fry with the intention 

 of feeding them in a large tank until they are twelve months 

 old and then placing them in a larger body of water which I 

 will endeavor to preserve. I have my choice of two different 

 places, but neither of them is quite free from objections, and 

 perhaps you or some of your readers will be kind enough to 

 give me your opinion and advice on the subject. 



The fir.st piece of water is a mill-dam which was well 

 stocked with trout at one time and still contains a few, but 

 has beeD fished out. The trout cannot leave the dam at the 

 upper eud as it is just below another dam, but at the lower 

 end the water falls a distance of 10 feet, and the ice and 

 flood in spring would prevent the use of a screen. The ques- 

 tion in this case is : would the trout be able to leave the dam 

 in any cont,iderable numbers by going over the falls, and 

 would yoa consider this a safe place in which to deposit the 

 young trout. 



The other place I refer to is a lake once famous for its 

 large trout, but which was almost cleared out by netting, 

 and to make matters worse, perch was introduced, which 

 have multiplied enormouslJ^ and have taken possession of 

 the lake. So far as 1 have been able to ascertain, not a single 

 trout has been seen in it for years. The lake is about 500yds. 

 long by 100yds. wide; a strong spring of ice cold water enters 

 one end, which is gravelly for perhaps 50yds.; the remainder 

 is mud bottom with several large springs at various other 

 parts of the lake. 



The questions I wish to ask with regard to this- are: (1) Do 

 you kuow of any means of exterminating the perch? (3) 

 Will perch kill a trout Lsay 6iQ. in length? (3) Would it be 

 safe after I have kept the 10,000 fry I mention for twelve 

 months to put them in this lake? 



One theory held here about the extermination of the trout 

 in this lake is that the large trout have swallowed young 

 perch and that the spines in the back of the perch kill the 

 trout. Is this correct? By answering the abo^'e questions 

 you will much oblige A Constant Reader 



[The mill dam appears to offer the more favorable condi- 

 tions for your trout, wldcli are assumed to be speckled trout. 

 There is uo practicable method of exterminating yellow perch 

 except by t he use of nets, explosives and fish narcotics and 

 the removal of their ribbons of eggs from the spawning 

 grounds. The introduction of black bass for the destruction 

 of the perch would not help matter, since the bass in a small 

 lake would soon kill all the brook trout you may plant. 

 The perch will probably not kill 6-rnch trout, but they are 

 very destructive to eggs and fry. The spines of young perch 

 may sometimes cause inflammation of the stomach of brook 

 trout, but this can scarcely cut much of a figure. Lake 

 trout feed ravenously on yellow perch and thrive on such 

 diet The cod fi'equently has its stomach walls pierced by 

 the .sharp pubic s];)ines of flounders and suffers no apparent 

 inconvenience from the injury. You will observe that the 

 spines of a perch after death are folded down close to the 

 back, and that trout as well as bass take their prey headfirst. 

 Thus the spines are depressed before swallowing is completed 

 The trout's intestine is short and straight, and its digestion 

 is rapid, thereby making the removal of waste matter prompt 

 and easy. The fact that the mill dam was well stocked with 

 trout at one time appears to show that spring freshets do not 

 sweep out many of the fish. Perhaps netting had most to do 

 with the disappearance of the trout.] 



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FIXTU RES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Aug. 30 to Sept. 2.— Blue Grass Kennel Club, at Lexington, Ky. Mr. 

 Ro^er Williams, Sec^y. 



Sepf . 5 to 8.— Kingston f Ont.) K. C, at Kingston. H. C Bates. Sec'y. 



Sepr. I] to l.").— Toronto, Canada. 0. A. Stone. Sec'y. 



Sept. 19 to 2d.— Rhode Island State Fair Ass'n at Narragansett Park. 

 D. C. Collins, Sec'y. 



Seiit. 19 t o ;i2.— World's Fair, Chicago. \V. I. Buchanan, Chief Dept 

 of Agriculture. 



Sejit. 2(5 1(3 29.— Ottawa, Canada. Alfred Qeddes, Sec'y. 



Oct. 3 to t).— Minneapolis K. C, at Minneapolis. H. T.Van Duster, Sec. 



Nov. 31 to 24.— New Jersey K. L.. at Newai-k. Dr. W. F. Seidler, See. 



Dec. 12 to 1.5.— R. I. Poultry and Pet Stock Ass'n, at Providence. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Sept. 4.— Northwestern Field Trial Clab's second annual trials, Man- 

 itoba. Thos. .John.son, Sec\v, Winnipeg. 

 Se]it. i'..'.-:\laiiitob;i Fioi.l Trials Club's Trials, Souris, Manitoba. E 



Oci. Natioual Kea};lc Club trials, atNanuet, N. Y. Geo. Laick, 

 Tarrytowu, N. V'., Secretai-y. 



Nov. 6.— United State s Field Trials Club's Fall Trials, Bicknell, Ind. 

 P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis. 



Nov. 6.— New England Beagle Club trials. W. S. Clark, Linden, 

 Mass., Secretary. 



Nov. 7-— International Field Trial Club's Fourth Trials, Chatham, 

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



Nov. 15.— Ohio Field Trial Club's Second Trials, Canton, O. C. V. 

 Le.llluger. Sec'y. 



Nov. 1.5.— American Field Trial Club Trials, at Carlisle, Ind. W. J. 

 Beck, Sec'y, Columbus. Ind. 



Nov. 20.— Eastern Field Trial Club's Ti-ials, at Newton, N. 0. Mem- 

 bers' Stake Nov. IG. W. A. Coster, Sec'y. 



1894. 



Jan. 29.— Southern Field Trial Club's Trials, New Albany, Miss. T. 

 M. Brumby, Sec'y, Marietta, Ga. 



Feb, 1!).— United States Field Trials Club's Spring Trials, Grand 

 Junction, Tenn, P. T, Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind. 



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



[By a Staff Correspondent.] 

 The McLin Matter. 



In a letter dated July 31, Mr. J. M. Freeman, Bicknell, 

 Ind., gives me the following information: 



■'McLin waived examination and was bound over in the 

 .sum of ^)0Q to appear in coiat. He can not give bail, and 

 will have to await the action of the grand jury in September. 

 His trial will very likely occur about November, Mr. Perry 

 attended the trial and says that he intends to stay w^ith the 

 case. We have had subscriptions as follows to date; P. T. 

 Madison, §3; D. C. Bergundthal, ^^10; J. A. Balmer, ^Ti; W. 

 A. Thompson, ^5; L. Rousch, St. Louis, §5; Geo. H. Kunkle, 

 Mexico, Mo., $3; Gail W. Hamilton, Centreville, Kan., SlO; 

 S. E. Corbett, of Wycholf, N. J., siJ. This is not enough to 

 properly prosecute the case, as we will have to see that some 

 of the witnesses are gotten before the grand jury. Some of 

 tliem can not afford to pay car fare and board)" 



Contributions can be sent to Mr. Freeman. Every dollar 

 couti-ibuted will add just so much to the resources of the 

 prosecution. The sportsmen at a distance can manifest 

 their support and good will by sending a dollar, more or 

 less, to the ])roseculion fund, and thus give the necessary 

 means to those who are so actively giving the matter their 

 personal attention, Ordinary wrong doiug is entitled to the 

 greatest leniency ami charity, but this particular case is 

 marked by such gross inhumanity, covering a period of 

 many weeks, ending iu the cold-blooded burning of the entire 

 kennel of dogs dead and alive, and the whole rounded out 

 ■with such reckless perjury that leniency has no place in con- 



sidering tbe matter. The case will be most earnestly prose- 

 cuted to a finish. Every lover of a setter or pointer, every 

 dog fancier, and every one who believes in humanity, should 

 contribute something to help the case along. 



Mr. Thomas Johnson writes me, under date of Aug. 1, 

 that Mr. Hallam, who is in charge of Mr. Heywood-Lons- 

 dale's dogs, was expected to arrive on the 2d inst. 



Also, that Mr, Avent had arrived in Manitoba with a 

 string of dogs to train. Pv,ev. Mr. Spence and Mr. John 

 Davidson have accepted the invitation to judge the club's 

 trials. 



While walking along Jackson street, near the postoffice, a 

 few days since, I saw a man, plainly dressed, leaning against 

 a building at the corner of an alley. At his feet was a bas- 

 ket of puppies which were about five or six weeks old, jet 

 black in color and healthy and bright in looks. They were 

 quite contented and did not mind the constant handling to 

 which they were subject. There were always a few people 

 looking at them and asking questions. I stopped and asked 

 the man if the puppies were for sale. He said, "Thim pups 

 is for sale. They be worth S25 apiece, but I asks only $5. 

 They know more than a man. Look at their coats— fine as 

 silk. Genuine cocker spaniels, and only -$.5." No person 

 need be without man's best friend, at -SSper friend, delivered 

 at the door, express paid, to fill a long-felt want. 



A constant source of gratification is the common ptiblic 

 sentiment in favor of Forest and Stream. Out here we 

 hear it constantly. The praise is so uniform and spontane- 

 ous that there is no doubt of its sincerity. Its high literary 

 grade, its dignity, fearlessness and freedom from vulgar con- 

 troversies, and the wonderful scope and variety of matter in 

 every issue justly excite praise and admiration. It is, there- 

 fore, not to be wondered at that Forest and Stream is 

 uniformly and steadily growing on its merits in every sec- 

 tion of this broad land. B. Waters. 



Appointment of Substitute Judges. 



Editor Forest a,nd Stream: 



Such a number of the proposed amendments recommended 

 by Dr. Perry are, in my judgment, not only for the best in- 

 terests of the dog men, but absolutely necessary for the life 

 of the A. K. C.-, that it is with reluctance I object to any 

 one, but the rule allowing exhiljitors to select by a vote their 

 own judge, in the absence of the regularly appointed one 

 will, I fear, cause as much ill feeltug, as much wire pulling 

 and as many undesirable effects among exhibitors as any- 

 thing we now have. 



More than this, how is the judge to be elected? What is 

 his majority to be, and might we not find a case of "dead- 

 lock" whereby no judge would be elected? 



Would not the avenue for professional wdre pullers be 

 opened wide? 



Would there not be a chance for owners who feared their 

 dogs would be beaten to head off the election by a "dead- 

 lock?" 



1 fear such might be the case. I consider it bad policy on 

 the part of the management of any competition to allow ex- 

 hibitors to have a direct or indirect "say" on the judges. 



Chas. E. Btjnn. 



Peoria, 111. 



Editor Forcbt and Stream: 



In Europe every jockey or kennel club has the right to sub- 

 stitute judges, and I dare say that this is the correct thing, 

 for if I or anybody has a really good horse or dog we need 

 not fear the judge. Count U. Palfft. 



JVUhwau, N. J. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I most heartily concur in Dr. Perry's idea of changing the 

 A. K. C. rule so that exhibitors may choose their own judges 

 in case the regularly appointed judge is absent instead of 

 having the appointment left entirely in the hand of the show 

 committee. During my experience as an exhibitor such an 

 event has occurred but once in my classes, and at that show 

 the matter was very pleasantly arranged i)etween committee 

 and exhibitors. Still I can easily imagine several show com- 

 mittees who would not be as agreeable about such matters. 



^ ..... , C. S. WISOM. 



Covert, N. Y,, July 31. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I do not altogether agree with Dr. Perry in his proposed 

 resolution regarding substitute judges. I think the com- 

 mittee should appoint the substitute but at the same time 

 notify all the exhibitors by wire or otherwise of the fact, al- 

 lowing them to withdraw entries if the judge selected is not 

 agreeable to them, and in that case to also have their entry 

 fee returned. L. C. Whiton. 



New Yoiuc Crry, Aug. 7. 



Canine Incongruities. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The peculiarities of beasts are not less interesting and in- 

 ex[3licable than those of men. I owned a Sliye terrier of un- 

 doubted courage, for he would run from no dog, big or little, 

 and would fight with wonderful pugnacity, though I never 

 knew him to take the aggressive. He was peaceful, but if 

 he had been labeled with the inscription that ornamented the 

 flag of Paul Jones, "Don't tread on me," no one could say 

 the motto would have been misapplied. But that dog had a 

 mortal dread of thunder. The least rumble along the horizon 

 sent him scratching for ingress at the door, and the bed be- 

 came his hiding place. 



I had a pointer named Mack whose courage no one could 

 dispute when it came face to face with dogs of the largest 

 size, but this very dog was one ;;day thoroughly discomfited 

 by a turkey hen that must have had a nest in the field where 

 I was hunting. She Hew at the dog and pounded him right 

 and left, drove him to the fence and through an opening* 

 As he got through the hen made a final charge against the 

 fence, but missed the opeuiug. The dog made not one effort 

 at self-defense. 



I once owned a fine bull-terrier of great courage, yet I 

 never knew him to assume the aggressive but was as gentle 

 as a lamb toward his fellows and man. I never knew him 

 to growl or bark at or show any signs of menace toward per- 

 sons coming into the yard. N. D. BLTrN&. 



Toronto Shotv. 



Toronto, Out.. Aug. 3.— The foUowmg extra classes have 

 been added to the premium list of the Toronto Indus- 

 trial Exhibition Association's bench show of dogs, to be 

 held at Toronto. Canada, Sept. 11 to 15: Russian wolf- 

 hounds, class ^}4, challenge dogs and bitches, .•JIO and 

 diploma; class 283t', novice dogs and bitchs, $7, S3 and 

 diploma. Dr. Perry has kindly donated the Ashmont trophy 

 to be competed for at our coming show, the same being for 

 the best dog in the show and to be judged by Mr. C. H. 

 Mason. The Fanciers' J ou/'vtai donates twelve subscriptions 

 to be competed for in the puppy classes, and Mr. W. Wade, 

 of Hulton, Pa., donates *10 cash for best specimen of Ameri- 

 can foxhound. Exhibitors will kindly remember that entries 

 close Thursday, Aug. 21. C. A. Stone, Sec'y and Supt. 



Flaps from tlie Beaver's Tail. 



Toronto, Canada.— A recent paragraph in the Toronto 

 Criobe is misleading, and as it may be copied by the kennel 

 press I may say that as yet the vacancy caused by tbe resig- 

 nation of Mr. Stewart as superintendent for Canada at the 

 World's Fair Dog Show has not been filled. The appoint- 

 ment lies in the hands of the Minister of Agriculture for the 

 Dominion, and the C. K. C. merely have the privilege of 

 recommending a nominee. Mr. Geddes having received a 

 majority of one of the executive he of course ^vill receive this 

 recommendation and will doubtless be appohited to the po- 

 sition. It is as well to be clear on these points. 



Mr. R. M. Wanless, Sarnia, has had the misfortune to 

 lose by poison (laid for rats) his imported Dandie Dinmont 

 dog Rodger, third at the last Toronto show. Mr. Wanless 

 has sent a good puppy by this dog out of Kirsly to Mr. J. D. 

 McColl, St. Louis. 



The Mount Royal Kennels have a litter of promising Bed- 

 lington terriers out of their bitch Tibbie, a winner at To- 

 ronto, sired by the well-known champion. Tick Tack, owned 

 by Mr. W. H. Russsell of New York. One of this litter was 

 kindly donated by Dr. Wesley Mills to the Hamilton Ken- 

 nel Club for its drawing, and was won by a local man and 

 who, by the way, by rare good fortune happens to be an old 

 breeder of this variety. 



Fascination was not poisoned, as was at first suspected. 

 This was plainly proved by an examination of the stomach 

 by Dr. Pyne, the official analyst. 



Local breeders of the merry and useful beagle are endeav- 

 oring to form a club devoted to the interests of the breed in 

 Canada, and something on the lines of the National 

 Beagle Club. It is proposed to hold an inaugural meeting 

 in about two weeks, and in the meantime Mr. John Smillie, 

 Queen street. West, Toronto, will be glad to receive names 

 and suggestions. 



I had the pleasure of taking part in the most successful 

 drawtng of the Hamilton Kennel Club held last Friday 

 night. Some four hundred tickets were disposed of and in 

 consequence the old debt of the cliib will be decreased by 

 some three hundred dollars, quite a nice little sum to receive 

 from such a source. The drawing was conducted by Dr. H. 

 S. Gritiin, the genial president of the club, Mr. W. P, SYaser, 

 of Toronto, and myself, Mr. Laidlaw being unable to be 

 present. The details w^ere carried out most systematically 

 and correctly, a,nd everything was strictly impartial in every 

 sense. Among other dog men present I noticed Messrs. Tins- 

 ley, Close (Treasurer, with a big " wad "), Tulk (Secretary), 

 Palmer Tocher, Harris, who drew the "plum" Tocate, in 

 whelp to imported Darkeye, Murdock, Hood, Maybee, 

 Toronto, and many others. The following gives the details 

 of the drawing : Cocker Canada Triss, G. P. Tinsley, Toron- 

 to, ticket .351. Dachshund Vixen, E. Collins, Dundas. Collie 

 Marionette, Spratts Patent, A^ew York, ticket No. 1. Fox- 

 terrier Tocaste, J. Hood, Hamilton, ticket 898. St. Bernard 

 Noble Regent, H, P, Mullen, Cobourg, ticket 81. Bull-ter- 

 rier Wentworth Thora, Miss Hendrie, Hamilton, ticket 772. 

 Pointer Bright Light, R. Hobson, Hamilton, ticket 770. 

 Cocker Bene Silk, J. A. McCloud, Guelph, ticket 339. Fox- 

 terrier Miss Coronet, J. H. Herbertson, Detroit, ticket 401. 

 Dachshund Combat, F. R, Close, Hamilton, ticket 88, Field 

 spaniel Black Pete II. , J. J. Biggs, London, ticket 51. Cocker 

 Florence G., J. H. Herbertson, Detroit, ticket 410. Bedling- 

 ton terrier puppy (not in catalogue), Alex. Watt, Hamilton, 

 ticket 736. 



While in Hamilton, the Toronto contingent were the guests 

 of Dr. Griffin and are deeply in his debt for the many cour- 

 tesies he extended. I had a brief visit to his range kennels, 

 which, though not extensive, are neat and scrupulously 

 clean. The floors are of brick, cemented over, as is also the 

 exercising yard with small grass lawn adjacent. The doors 

 are double, the inside one of iron bars, open night and day in 

 warm weather, the outer of heavy wood work. Champion 

 Principio was looking in grand fettle with skin beautifully 

 clean and feeling as hard as can be, A young bitch out o'f 

 Kathleen Mavourneen looks like making a winner. Dr. Griffin 

 told me he feeds nothing whatever but Spratts biscuits, dry 

 to the old dogs and soaked for the puppies, and he considers 

 them a standard feed. H. B. Donovan. 



The Forest and Stream is put to press each week on T«e,s- 

 day. Correspondence intruded for publication should reach 

 us at the latest by Monday, andas much earlier as practicable. 



The New A. E. C. Rules. 



The following letter sent by President Belmont to the sec- 

 retary of the A. K. C. regarding the new rules appears in 

 last month's Kennel Gazette: 



New York, July 34, 1893. 

 Secretary American Kennel Cluh, No. Broadway, Vity: 



Dear Sir— I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of 

 June 28, advising me of the result of the vote upon the 

 amended rules passed at the meeting of May IS, 1893, under 

 Article XIV. of the Constitution. 



The total number of clubs entitled to vote you state to be 

 fifty-five; but this is after striking out all the clubs dropped 

 for being in arrears for the annual dues of 1893; also the 

 clubs elected at the meeting of May 18, 1893, and, in addition, 

 the name of Mr. James L, Anthony, who resigned as an as- 

 sociate delegate at that meeting. 



It would appear, therefore, that the thirty-seven votes you 

 report as cast constitute the necessary two-thirds, ratifying 

 the adoption of the rules. 



However, as the matter is of serious import, and the pro- 

 visions of the Constitution are not clear tome as to the right 

 of new clubs to vote, I have decided to declare the rules iiot 

 carried, pending the final decision of the American Kennel 

 Club on the subject, at its September meeting, when you 

 will please bring the matter to the attention of the club, I 

 remain. Yours truly, (Signed) August Belmont, 



President A. K. C. 



Tortoise-Pointing Dogs. 



Editor Forebt and Stream : 



I suppose I am not the only shooter whose dogs have come 

 to a point on the land tortoise. I had a yeUow setter in New 

 York that did so several times ; but as soon as he got sight 

 of it he turned from it at once. In West Virginia I had a 

 pointer that would, on getting scent, steal up as cautiously 

 toward a tortoise as toward a quail. The moment he .saw 

 it, however, he seenied to think, O, pshaw ! and then turn 

 away in disgust. How did he know that the tortoise, hav- 

 ing the scent of game, would not fly as a bird or run as a 

 rabbit, for both these dogs accepted rabbit as game ? 



N. D. Elting. 



Dogs and Express Companies. 



HORNELLSVIULE, N. Y,, July 3L— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: If the express companies should follow Mr. Win- 

 chell's suggestion and discharge messengers who are careless, 

 then they would bounce the whole gang of United States Ex- 

 press messengers that had charge of my dogs from Provi- 

 dence, R. I., here. I bought all of Mr. H. S. Babcock's 

 pointers. Flash of Hessen and Thanksgiving Roxie were 

 shipped in one large crate; they should have come through m 

 from 12 to 15 hours, but it took uccirly SO hours. When de- 

 livered to me both dogs were nearly dead. By careful nurs- 

 ing the bitch recovered, but the dog died yesterday. 



J. Otis Fellows. 



