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"POEEST AND STREAM" TISHING POSTALS 



Send ws a postal curd report of your ovnv luck, your partner^s luck, 

 your neighbor'' s luck, your faiher-in-laio's hick. And— her luck. 



Clayton, N. Y,, Aug. 16.— On the llth inst,, a party 

 from tlie Hubbard House, Clavton, viz., Messrs. T. G. 

 Jordan, J. W. Gibson. S. W. Pickering, G. A. ]\mine, J. 

 R. (iarside, S. G. Hopkins and Dr. J. L. Reese, landed 250 

 • black bass weighing over lib. each. This party who fish 

 daily, make it a rule to throw back every bass they catch 

 less than a pound in Aveight. J. G. Fkaser. 



Huguenot, Staten Island, Aug, 15.— Mr. Andrew Beas- 

 ley and Gus Wichman caught 17 weakfish which weighed 

 45^1bs,; caught on the last two hours of the flood tide. 



Gus Wichman, 



Three Lakes, Wis. , Aug. 16.— Mr. J. R. Albrint and 

 Clias. French of Three Lakes, caught 436 black bass at 

 Butternut Lake. Largest S^lbs., total 8701bs; 23 'lunge 

 have been caught at my place during the week, largest 

 381bs. F. R. French. 



Staten Island.— Tottenville, Aug. 18.— No fish during 

 the last week. A few were taken on ebb tide yesterday. 



John T. Hawkins. 



Cayuga Lake. 



Cortland, N. Y. — Editor Forest and Stream: I was 

 about Cayuga Lake a good share of last week and while 

 at the present time angling isn't a rose-colored success on 

 that beautiful sheet of limpid blue, the season up to a few 

 weeks ago has afforded better fishing than for several 

 years past. In the vicinity of Union Springs a great 

 many fine pickerel have been taken. The same statement 

 would apply also to Kidder's Ferry and Sheldrake, with 

 the esception that a good many very gamy black bass 

 have been caught in the neighborhood of the two latter 

 named resorts. At Lagoda Park, on the east shore, bass 

 fishermen have had great sport The fish have not aver- 

 aged large, ljut they have been great fighters. North of 

 the Park, at the mouth of Salmon Creek, the visiting 

 angler will find some nice bass. On the west shore from 

 Frontenac Beach to Glenwood and for a couple of miles 

 beyond, bass may be taken. A number of carp, some of 

 them 7 and 8-pounders, were caught in the overflow 

 waters on the Tompkins county fair grounds, at Ithaca, 

 early the present season. Local fishermen say it's a great 

 season. M. C. H. 



A Bass for a Prize. 



Bridgeport, 111. , Aug. 17. — I send you a note from the 

 Vincennes Commercial. It is one that will set the anglers 

 to thinking: 



"Treasurer Moorhouse, of White county, while bass 

 fishing at Oak Dale, lauded a black bass weighing 7ilbs. 

 It took two hours and twenty -seven minutes to tire out 

 the fish, and Moorhouse himself was exhausted when the 

 work was done. The bass has been sent to the Cincin- 

 nati Fishing Club, which has a standing reward of llOO 

 for a black bass weighing 61bs. or more." W. McB. 



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F IXTU RES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Aug. 80 to Pept. 2.— Blue Grass Kennel Club, at Lexinsrton Kv Mr 

 Roger Williams, Sec'y. a , j- 



Sept. 11 to 13.— Toronto, Canada. C. A. Stone. Sec'y. Entries close 

 Aug. 31. 



Sept. 19 to 22.— Mount Holly, N. J. H. I. Budd, Sec'y. Entries close 

 Sept. 11. 



Sept. 19 to 22.— Rhode Island State Fair Ass'n at Narragansett Park- 

 Cranston, R. I. D. C. Collins, Sec'y. Entries close Sent. 4 

 Sept. 25-30.— Kansas City, Mo. 



Sept. 26 to 29.— Ottawa, Canada. Alfred Geddes, Sec'y 

 Oct. 3 to 6.— Minneapolis K. C, at Minneapolis. H. T.Van Duster Sec 

 Nov. 21 to 24.— New Jersey K. L.. at Newark. Dr. W. F Seidler' Sec' 

 Dec. 12 to 15.— R. I. Poultry and Pet Stock Ass'n, at Providence'. 



FIELD TRIALS. 



... 1-— Northwestern Field Trial Club's second annual trials. Man 

 itoba. Thos. Johnson. Sec'y, Winnipeg. 



Sept. 13.— Manitoba Field Trials Club's Trials, Souris, Manitoba R 

 J. Gallaugher, Sec'y, Winnipeg. - ' 



Oct. 30.— National Beagle Club trials, at Nanuet, N. Y Geo T aiok 

 Tarrytown, N. Y., Secretary. ' ' 



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

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



Nov.7.-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 

 Lellmger, Sec'v. ' 



Nov 20 —Eastern Field Trial Club's Trials, at Newton, N. C. Mem- 

 bers' Stake Nov. 16. W. A. Coster, Sec'y. 



1894. 



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

 M. Brumby, Sec'y, Marietta, Ga. "y, -uibb. x. 



Feb 19.— United States Field Trials Club's Spring Trials, Grand 

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



THE TRAINER'S MASTERPIECE; 



OB, 



The Wonderful High-Class Dog, 



( With apologies to Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes.) 



A PRACTICAL STORY. 



Have you heard of the high-class dog, I say, 

 That -was trained in such a practical way? 

 He won every trial till he grew gray 

 And kept on winning, but "alack-a-daj^" 

 I'll describe his performance In my poor way— 

 Turning poor Avent with envy green 

 Rose and Barker were sight unseen 

 Have you ever heard the story, hey? 



BUghteen hundred and umpsty-eight 



Johannes Davidyson was on the slate 



(«aUus old boy from Michigan State) 



That was the year when Elizabethtown 



Saw birds as plenty as thistle down, 



And Avent's dogs were done so brown 



By the boys from a Virginia town. 



The great Futufity entries closed 



As this high-class dog was "flnished" by Mose. 



In training trial dogs. I tell you what, 

 There is always somewhere a weakest spot— 

 In range, or pace, or nose, or style. 

 Bird sense, obedience (well, I should smile), 

 In pointing or backing— willy nil, 

 Some fault is discovered by John or Bill 

 In head or in body, in legs or in tail. 

 The handlers chaff and reporters rail. 

 Your dog gets beat when he should not fail. 



But Closes swore (as trainers must, 



AVith a "Blame your eyes, I'll make you dust.") 



He would train one dog to win every stake, 



From Derby to Champion, and all they'd make; 



If he didn't do it, "by gum," he'd break. 



" 'Cause," said Moses, " 'tis mighty plain 



That the w^eakest point is whar I must train ; 



An' the way to work him so he will gain 



In this particular, is only jest 



Never to give his weak p'ints a rest." 



So Moses looked the authorities up 



As to where he could find the most likely pup. 



With natural qualities for winning the cup; 



That wouldn't be gun-shy or blink or bolt, 



Range Uke a coyote and run like a colt, 



Beautiful action and elegant style. 



Nor run to a standstill in deuce of a while; 



Strong in the pasterns and strong in the loin. 



Shoulders well sloped till the blades nearly join. 



Hocks well let down and stifles well bent. 



Wide, roomy chest and short ribs to rent, 



Elbows low and feet closely kniD, 



Head carried high and neck that looks fit. 



Tail never carried above Ime of back, 



(To a dog with his tail up Mose sure'd give the sack) 



Courage and character without a ilavv, 



Fine disposition as you ever saw ; 



That was the kind of a purp Moses found. 



"Tell ye," said Moses, ' he ain't no hound. 



Had him a week and put him through, 



WeU," thought Moses, "this purp will do." 



Do ! I should think so. I tell yuu what, 

 He was the "Joe" of the whole blessed lot, 

 Won his first Derby, and got there to stay, 

 Won the AU-Age Stake the very next day. 

 Ran in each trial held dming that fall, 

 Entered each stake and won them all. 



Eighteen hundred and umpsty-nine, 

 Moses and Clinker still in the line. 

 Eighteen hundred and imapty came. 

 Got there, the winners, just the same. 

 Eighteen hundred and umpty-two, 

 Mose and old Chnker ran her through. 

 Umpty-three, four, five and six, 

 Moses and Chnker stiU taking the tricks. 

 Eighteen hundi'ed and umpty-seven, 

 Avent said "Clinker should be in heaven. 



Very few dogs that we hold dear 

 Win at the trials in their tenth year 

 Without folks thinking it's rather queer. 

 "Strange fatahty," it has been said, 

 'That most great winners so soon go dead— 

 Their records forgotten, life's short span spetl." 



Fu-st of December. Champion da3-, 



"There are traces of age in Clinker," they say, 



"The old dog soon will pass away." 



Moses, too, is turning gray, 



But Mose and Clinker are just as per 



As when in the Derby they made iheir spurt 



In eighteen hundred and umpsty-eiglit. 



When Chnker's fame first grew so great. 



He still is perfect in every part; 



He must be, surely, for Moses's art 



In training the youngster had mad" him true 



In running gear and bird sense, too; 



So never a fault to find had you. 



His "back" was just as staunch as his "point," 



His body was strong in every joint. 



His range and speed \\ ere equally good, 



He'd find more birds than other dogs rould. 



He'd find the coveys, and point 'em, too, 



To his scattered bii ds he would stick like glue— 



With never an error, never a fiush. 



Ovei- the crowd fell a solemn hush. 



As champion Clinker led the way 



On this, his hundredth, field trial day. 



First of December in umpty-seven. 

 This time the stai-ters number eleven. 

 Now, small pumpkins, get out of the way, 

 Hei-e comes Clinker to win the day, 

 Braced with a roached-back, cow-hocked jay< 

 "Let her rip," said Mos°s. Off went they. 



To a standstill Clinker had run his foes. 



He won by superior pace and nose; 



And 10 he third series by rule he goes. 



All at once the dog stands still. 



Close by the snake fence up on the hill; 



First a shiver and then a thrill 



Runs over the crowd and all is still. 



For poor old Chnker, alack-a-day ! 



Had sjirouted wings and flown away 



To a field trial higher than this, they say. 



AVhere competition would be more gay. 



What do you think that Clinker found 

 When he got there and looked around? 

 Field trial handlers in spotless white 

 Huntmg the stars through clouds at night. 

 Field trial dogs with blue belton wings. 

 Judges and handlers Uving like kings. 



End of the wonderful high-class dog. 

 If nobody wants one, no one's a hog. Hub 

 Broken Bow, Nebraska. 



The Forest and Stream is put to press each iveeh on Tues- 

 day. Correspondence intended for publication should reach 

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



POINTS AND FLUSHES. 



[By a Staff Correspondent.] 



The Kansas City Bench Show. 



Chicago, Aug. 19.— Mr. James H. Whitfield, of the Kansas 

 City Star, made a pleasant call on the Western olHce of 

 Forest and Stream this week. He informed us that there 

 would be a bench show at Kansas City, from Sept. 2-5 to 30, 

 in connection with the fair, and that about S2,000 in prizes 

 would be offered for competition. Application for member- 

 ship has been made to the A. K. C. The matter of judges is 

 now receiving the club's attention. 



In Memoriam. 



For some weeks Forest and Stream has forecast the fizzle 

 of ]\Ir. Buchanan's show. 



The World's Fair dog (?)' show, after a most fitful linger- 

 ing has breathed its last. Too many accoucheurs, who were 

 eacli intent on advancing their selfish interests at the expense 

 of the national bantling, hastened its demise. There was too 

 much willingness on the part of the accoucheurs ior the pub- 

 lic to furnish the expense, while they personally reaped 

 directly and indirectly all the matei-ial benefits possible. 



Forest and Stream, from the inception of the World's 

 Fair show, frankly and fully pointed out errors of manage- 

 ment and errors of policy. It in no manner sought to make 

 the World's Fair show an advertising billboard, as did some 

 others. It asked for no discrimination in its favor in a jour- 

 nalistic way, for the best of all reasons, namely, it did not 

 need it, nor does it ask for any unfair advantages. 



The mismanagement from the start was against the success 

 of the show, but the "fake list" of judges published by a 

 contemporary was what aroused the most widespread and 

 indignant resentment among the dog fanciers. That a dog 

 show of international scope should be confined to the narrow 

 channel of favoring the private business interests of one 

 journal was bad enough, but when that paper in its nervous 

 haste to publish news in advance of its facts, pitblished a 

 fake list, its "news" was met by an indignant and vigorous 

 protest, such as was never before known in the kennel world, 

 it got Mr. Buchanan into tangles, from which he never 

 could extricate himself. 



Nor have the managers of the dog show been quite candid 

 in the matter. In June there were not entries enough to 

 hold a respectable dog show, hence, perforce, it was neces- 

 isary to make a postponement. In my opinion, there was a 

 very wide lack of interest since the "fake list" event, and a 

 most serious though silent resentment engendered. 



The A. K. C. fee for a certificate of registration was most 

 unpopular. The qtiestion in this connection has been di- 

 verted in a manner from its real purport. The A. K. 0. says 

 it was but meeting the requirements of the World's Fair 

 show in furnishing the certificate of registration. The 

 World's Fair show said it had nothing to do with the price 

 charged by the A. K. C. The fee of fifty cents for a certifi- 

 cate of registration is the real grind. That Is the point. 

 There was nothing to justify .such exaction. The mere tilling 

 out a blank form with the statement that such and such a 

 dog is registered in the stud book is not worth fifty cents. It 

 was particularly objectionable Avhen said dog had already 

 been registered at a fee of one dollar. Ten cents for a certifi- 

 cate would have covered all clerical efl'ort and the expense 

 of blanks. A few years ago fifty cents paid the fee for regis- 

 tration, postage, clerk hire, composition, presswork and 

 binding. 



Is there any cause for wonderment that the World's Fair 



dog show had so few entries? 



The management was ill advised by its advisers, and was 

 awkward in itself. It is useless to go into minor details now, 

 such as appointing judges without consultiug them, etc. 



The failure of the show, however, ought to carry some 

 wholesome lessons with it. The sycophant and the parasite 

 are not the wisest advisers, nor are they the most trust- 

 worthy in their friendships. It is well sometimes to heed 

 the wishes of the public, particularly in matters in which it 

 is concerned. The day has gone by when any one man holds 

 the world or part of it in his hand. The day has gone by 

 when a man can take what belongs to the public and hold it 

 as his private possession. In respect to news of the World's 

 Fair show, news which should have been given alike to every 

 journal throughout the land, it was demonstrated that the 

 press of the land is too powerful to permit selfish per.soufd 

 interest to corner it. It demonstrated, too, that there are 

 forces in action in journalism which cannot be ignored. The 

 modern demand, judging from the signs of the times, is for 

 men who are equal to their pretensions, and can get what 

 they want in fair, open competition. The man who By energy 

 and alertness can furnish news to the public at the earliest 

 possible moment is justly deserving of praise. The man who 

 furnishes the public news by prostituting his own or some 

 one's else official position, is not deserving of any praise 

 w^hatever. The time is steadily coming when the public will 

 demand fairness in its news matters as well as in all other 

 matters. This is not advanced in a pleading spirit. Forest 

 AND Stream is perfectly able to get what news it deems 

 worthy of effort. But on the basis of fair play to the public, 

 one can justly question the fairness of running a pubhc affair 

 to subserve a private interest. 



It is a source of much regret that the World's Fair show 

 was killed. Under proper conditions it could have accom- 

 plished immeasm-able good for the canine interests of Amer- 

 ica. As for its international character, that was largely 

 fictitious from the start except in the narrowest and rao.st 

 limited sense. But -RUth the large variety of breeds of real 

 merit which are owned in this country and could be entered 

 in the competition, and with the throngs of visitors in at- 

 tendance at the World's Fair, whose interest would be en- 

 gaged more or less permanently, the advancement of canine 

 interest wotdd have been great. But it was meddled to death 

 by selfish interests. Mr. Buchanan in a contemporary says: 

 'T am mortified that all my work goes for naught, and that 

 yours is also in the soup with mine: but such is fame and 

 fickle fortune." 



It is consoling, that even at this late day, the two gentle- 

 men have a true perception of "where they are at." They 

 have tmconsciously been in the "soup" some weeks. 



In the circular Mr. Buchanan i.ssues announcing the aban- 

 donment of the show the matter could have been more con- 

 cisely and frankly stated by saying that mismanagemeu t 

 had killed the interest in the show, and that one of si3ficient 

 importance therefore could not be held for lack of entries 

 and judges. 



Field Trial Matters. 



Mr. Thomas Johnson, Winnipeg, Man., under date of Aug. 

 14, writes me, in regard to chicken prospects, as follows: "I 

 went out on Saturday evening with a few dogs and found 

 three bevies within two miles of the city. This means lots 

 of birds for the trials. I leave for Edmonton to-day, a little 

 over a thousand miles northwest of here. 



"On my return, in a week's time, I will take a holiday and 

 do sotne dog breaking by way of exercise. I saw three 

 splendid butt"alo heads a few days ago from Peace River 

 district, so that all the buffaloes are not killed yet. Ducks 

 are fairly plentiful this year, and snipe will be thick if Mr. 

 Hough will put up his gun in the spring." 



In the St. Landry Clarion, of Aug. 13, there is mention of 

 the presence of Judge Perrault, Messrs. Laurent Dupr^, 

 Arthur D6jean, J. J. Perrodin, Allen Delame, of Opelousas, 

 and Dr. J. H. Parker, of ViUe Platte, La., at the Columbian 

 Exposition. No land can boast truly of a better game sec- 

 tion or finer sportsmen than those of Louisiana. 



Field trial men have suffered a material loss in tlie action 



