Dec. 2, 1893,] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



477 



The World's Fair Aquarium. 



Editor Forest and Stream:' 



I beg to be allowed to comment briefly on some of tbe 

 statements embraced in the editorial on the "World's Fair 

 Aquarium," in your issue of the ISth inst., regarding the 

 character of the exhibit and the loss of the material in 

 Chicago. 



First.— All the material required to produce 75,000 gallons 

 of sea water was in the. Fisheries Building when I resigned 

 ray position as "In charge of the Aquarial Exhibit." This 

 consisted of all the coustitucnts— solid and liquid— of that 

 amount of sea water— excepting the pnre water. This 

 material cost delivered in the Fisheries Building about -S^OO. 



Owing to ignorance of the requirements in its re-iucorpora- 

 tion with the water to restore it to its proper condition on 

 the part of those charged with this work, this was not used, 

 alome 8 or 900 gallons of bitter residue in carboys being 

 thrown a\Vay. 



Something like nineteen iron tank cars of sea water were 

 then transferred from the ocean, and most probably the salt 

 alone of the original material was used to make an additional 

 supply. Owing to favorable conditions, the shipment of 

 sea water in bulk was successful. In warmer weather the 

 water would have become fouled, and had it been very cold 

 would have fro/en solid in the tanks, and it would" have 

 proven au interesting and e.xpensive problem to remove it. 



I simply desire to make the point that 7.5,000 gallons of 

 good, pure and sjenuine sea water, can be produced in 

 Chicago for about ^400. 



Second.— If 3S,(i00 gallons per hour of fre.sh water was 

 used, it was out, of all proportion to the necessity, 10,000 

 gallons being ample under proper coniti(jns. 



Third.— The great cost of maintenance was due to exces- 

 sive mortality, because of careless and incompetent methods 

 in tran.sporting and handling the fish, by reason of which 

 they ^vere very much brtiised and lacerated, aud thus became 

 an easy prey to fungus and also to the fact that the condi- 

 tions in the tanks were not healthy or i'a.vorat)le. There was 

 an entire absence of aquatic plants in the fresh-water section, 

 atid but an insignificant showing in the salt-water ones, not 

 with.standing that the original conception promised all the 

 luxuriance of vegetable life common to the ornamental pond, 

 and that the fresh-waier vegetation could have been procured 

 right here, within the range of the Krupp gtm. Plant life is 

 an absolute necessity in the establishment of healthful con- 

 ditions in the aquarium, and also in prodticing that feeling 

 of contentment necessary to the successful keeping of live 

 fish. 



Prof. W. H Ball criticised the unfavorable conditions and 

 results so conspicuous in this exhibit, in the Nntioji of 

 Sept. 14. 



"Fungus" and "fish pai-asites" are everywhere where there 

 is water, and are only virulent or troublesome in:der unwhole- 

 some conditions. During 1891 I furnished two articles tu 

 Forest a>.d Stream on this subject, but cannot remember 

 the dates. One was entitled "Brackish water for injured 

 fish," and the other "A curiotis parasite .ind its relation to 

 temperature." In these articles stiggestions were offered 

 for dealing with these pests. Opportunity for extended 

 observation and experiment in this direction "was aiJorded in 

 this work, but so far I have not se6n or heard the suggestion 

 of anything having been seen or discovered that would be of 

 value in dealing with live fish. 



The aquarium exhibit as a whole, was a very common- 

 place one, and leaving out the Salinrjn idn-- of which the 

 sbowiug was poor, and several species not difficult to obtain, 

 I will guarantee to duplicate the fresh-water part of It with 

 larger specimens in fine condition from the Lagoon in 

 Jackson Park. Of the commercial food fishes, the lake 

 trout (one and two years old, artificially hatched), sturgeon 

 (siiiall or mediums pecimens), blackjbass and pike-perch, com- 

 prise the list. Of the salt-water commercial species, there 

 Avere sheep.shead, led-snapper. sea-bass and tautog, repre- 

 sented by medium sized specimens, and scup, spot, croaker, 

 and a few other species represetited bv small specimens. 



The Wisconsin Fish Commission "made a vastly better 

 exhibit of valuable food fishes under nothing like so 

 favorable conditions— even to carrying and keeping white 

 fish in splendid condition. 



The most .striking features of the aquarium exhibit were 

 suckers, cathsh, mudfish aud gars, and great tanks meant 

 to be spectacular in effect were filled with fingerling fish. 



All ot the salt-water .specimens shown at one time could 

 have been transported in one, or almost, two carload.s. 

 At the close of the exhibit it was stated in the Chicago 

 papers, that the exhibit comprised 3,500 specimens. As the 

 greater part of the collection consisted of small fish, five car- 

 loads of .'.00 hsh each, ought surely to be a liberal estimate 

 tor transporting them. This would leave forty-three (say 

 torty) carloads of ti.-sh ro cover the losses during the six 

 mouths ot the exposition, ou the claim that nearly fifty 

 carloads were carried there. Was ever such mortality heard 

 of before? ■' 



The large amotiut of money aud labor expended ou this 

 exhibit should have resulted ia the making of a grand and 

 comprehensive exhibit as outlined in the original conception. 



1 be aquarium is a grand one aud in tank capacity, next to 

 thHt at Brighton, England, the largest in the world. 

 Although compulsorily adapted to a building already 

 designed and for temporary use only, it had all the conditions 

 tavorable to a great success, and it is therefore tiufortuuate 

 that \vhile we claimed to be able to accomplish results not 

 heretofore achieved in this direction, and had suppo.sed we 

 had made some advances in methods of transporting and 

 handling live fish, we should have made so poor a showing 

 before the world. \Vm p Seal 



New York Commission. 



A KEGULAK meeting of the Commissioners of Fisheries of 

 the State was held Tuesday. Nov 14. The bn,siness trans- 

 acted was important in that it included the acceptance of the 

 report of the Committee on site for the proposed new hatch- 

 ery in Sullivan county and the appointmeut of the Pre.sideut, 

 Mr. L. D. Huntington, as a Committee to have the plans 

 prepared and proceed with the erection of the building 

 The land upon which the hatchery is to be located, was 

 donated by the people of the neighborhood, aud great inter- 

 est was shown by all lixing at Rockland. This hatchery will 

 get its water supply from the IJeaverkill, one of the most 

 noted trout streams in the State, and bids fair to be of great 

 service in the artlQcial propagation of trout. 



The following were the principal features of the report of 

 the chief game aud fish protector: In the second district, 

 William Kidd reported that he had received ^100 penalties 

 and §20 costs in a suit against Jesse Connors and others for 

 illegal fishing, and ^20 penalty and costs against William 

 Van. Wagner for shooting song birds, aud *25 aud costs 

 against Bruiu Sawyer for killing quail. lu the third district 

 Matthew Kennedy reported that he had convicted Charles 

 Nichols of maintaining a fish weir in the stream, and Nichols 

 had been fined ^:75 and costs. Thomas Parker and William 

 Brigham had plead gtiilty to shooting duck from naphtha 

 launch, and were fined -^35 aud silo costs. Godfrey Smith, 

 Kichard Reed, A'alentiue Morrissey, Jacob Weber and 

 William Pettinger, pleaded guilty to shooting duck at night 

 and paid S137.50 to settle the action. He, Kcunedy, also 

 brought an action against Ruppert brothers, the sons of the 

 New York brewer, for shootiag from naphtha launch, and 



against John Stall, Jr., for Sunday shooting and fishing. An 

 intere.sting case Avas decided in the fourth district where a 

 man nfimed Harold C Henderson was arrested for allowing 

 dogs to run at large in the woods during the closed season. 

 Henderson is a New York city man, and he claimed that he 

 left the dogs in charge of one Frank Wood. The Court there- 

 fore held that Wood was the party who should have been 

 arrested. The protector of the ninth district, Sherman F. 

 Snyder, reported that the fish-ways on the New York .side at 

 Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, are in very bad shape, and says 

 that if nothing is done for them before winter they 

 will probably go out with the ice in the spring. The flsh- 

 Avays on the Pennsylvania side have been thoroughly 

 repaired, and are all right. Henry C. Carr reported that he 

 had secured the conviction of .Joseph Barter and Charles 

 Baker for maintaining a fish-way in the Susquehanna River, 

 and they were fined s.5b each. He also reported that he had 

 convicted five men for spearing fish in the Susquehanna River, 

 and that they were fined S15 each. George M. Schwartz 

 seized and destroyed during the month fifty-two gill nets and 

 seven fykes and valued at §150. Charles" H. Barber reports 

 that on Oct 1, three live deer were seen within three miles 

 of Greenwich, and on Sept. 39, a deer was shot at Shnshan 

 within ten miles of Greenwich. This is the first time in 

 twenty-five years that deer have been found in this immedi- 

 ate vicinity. Charles C. Clark, special protector, reports that 

 he arrested H. Bingham for taking partridges. He was fined 

 j?25 and all co.sts. On Oct. 21, he arrested George Phillips and 

 William Spencer with twelve snared partridges in possession. 

 They were taken before a justice of the peace and plead 

 guilty and were fined .?20 penalty and costs, A great many 

 trap nets and fyke nets were destroyed dtiring the month. 

 The Commissioners signed the circtilar already printed, 

 which has been sent to all parties interested from Maine to 

 Virginia, calling a conference to discuss the Atlantic Coast 

 fisheries. It is intended at this conference to discuss the 

 advisability of securing uniform legislation along the Sea- 

 board States for the protection of food fishes. It is believed, 

 tha*:. while there may be many causes for the gradually 

 diminishing supply of" edible salt water fishes, still the con- 

 tinued use of purse and pound nets has had much to do with 

 diminishing the supply. It is believed that a law could be 

 enactad abolishing the use of pound nets and pro-sdding that 

 purse nets shall not be used in any waters the depth of which 

 does not exceed the depth of the net used, and that valuable 

 results could be obtained. There is no dotibt but that fisher- 

 men are unanimously resolved that these agencies have had 

 the greater part to do with the destruction of edible food 

 fishes, and as recent investigations have to sotne extent at 

 least x'roven, that the majority of fishes like menhaden, 

 mackerel and others come into the shallow waters along otir 

 coast to spawn, and they should be at least protected during 

 the spawning season. It is believed that there will be a 

 large and representative gathering at this conference, and 

 that many important suggestions will be made and mnch 

 reform legislation influenced. 



At the meeting of the Commissioners, the report of the 

 Comn:iittee appointed to purchase the land necessary for the 

 uses of the hatchery in Stettben county was adopted, and the 

 Committee's purchase of land confirmed. The President was 

 also empowered to address a letter to Hon. Edward Hannan, 

 Superintendent of Public Works, urging ttpon him the nece.s- 

 sity of providing for the repair and maintenance of the fish- 

 ways of the State. The fish-way at the Troy Dam, the mo.st 

 important in the Htidson River as far as the salmon are con- 

 cerned, is entirely destroyed, and the fish-way at Lackawaxen , 

 which is absolutely necessary in order to allow the shad and 

 black bass to ascend the Delaware into New York territory, 

 is also sadly in need of repair. The fish-way at the Troy 

 Dam need not be re-built, if, as the Commissioners have sug- 

 gested, the sttperintendent will extend the apron in part of 

 the dam so that the salmon pass over it, but the fish-way at 

 Lackawaxen must be re-built. This fish-way has been of 

 great value, and black bass and shad were caught above 

 Lackawaxen in abundance during the past season as far up 

 the river as its junction with the east branch of the Dela- 

 ware. The entire power of maintaining these fish-ways is 

 imposed by statute upon the Superintendent of Public 

 Works, and he cannsethe general fund for the purpose of 

 their snpport. The Commissioners of Fisheres are simply 

 given advisory powers as to their first construction. After 

 that they ure entirely under the control of the Superintend- 

 ent of Public Works and should be maintained by him. 

 Numerous complaints have been made to the Commissioners 

 of Fisheries and in the newspapers as to the condition of the 

 fish-way. Commissioners have no power in the matter what 

 ever, and reference in every case should be made to the Sup- 

 erintendent of Public Works. The Commissioners have 

 called his attention to these matters frequently, but without 

 any satisfactory reply. E. P, Dovle, Sec'y. 



F IXT U RES. 



DOG SHOWS. 



Nov. 28 to Dec. 1.— New .Jersey K. L., at Newark, N. J. Dr. W. F. 

 Seidler, Sec'y. 



Dec. 13 to 15.— R. 1. Poultry and Pet Stock Ass'n, at Providence. 

 Dec. to 33.— Northern Ohio Pet Stoclr Association, at Akron, O. 

 H. F. Peck, Sec'y. 



1894. 



Jan. 23 to 26.— New Orleans Fanciers' Club, at New Orleans, La. G. 

 W. Sentell, Jr.. Sec'y. 



March 13 to 16.— Mascoutah Kennel Club, at Chicago, III. J. L. 

 Lincoln, Sec'y. 



FIELD TRIALS. 

 Dec. 13 to 16.— Chicago K. C, at Ciiicago. O. H. Goodrich, Sec'y. 

 1894. 



Jan. 1.— Southern California Field Trials, at Ontario, Oal. H. C 

 Hinman. Los Angeles, Cat, Sec'y. 



Jan. 39. — Southern Field Trial Club's Trials, New Albany, Miss. T. 

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



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

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



Mascoutah entries close Bee. 4. 



Hamilton Dog Show. 



Toronto, Can. — The third and most successful of Hamilton 

 local shows was held Nov. IS, and was a most gratifying 

 success from all points of view. The entries according to 

 the catalogue were 205, of which spaniels and terriers form 

 the greater part. In the black cocker dot; class there were 

 10 entries, including such well known specimens as King 

 Raven (for exhibition only), Chandler's Beau Kay, etc. The 

 bitch class was still stronger, no less than 10 being entered. 

 The other color dog class had S, in which wereTlamilton 

 Jack, shown at Toronto; Russett, Red Justice, etc. Mr. W. 

 B. Palmer showed for exhibition only the red dog Cherry 

 Punch, received from Mrs. Smylhe, Nov. 18, and is a winner 

 of about 20 prizes. The correspondiug bitch cla.ss had 4. 

 From Dr. Griffin's Kennel were Principio, Kathleen Mavour- 

 neen, Edgewood Robin and White Rose, not for competition, 

 as he judged these classes. Bull-terriers in all numbered IS; 

 fox-terriers total 39, and include the smooth bitch Bonaly 

 Belle and Policy, the latter not for competition. Irish 

 terriers had two uew ones in Boxwood Pat and Lady Alice, 

 both very soft coated aud bad colored. Dandies had 2, 

 Skyes 1, Bedlingtons 4, Airedales 2, 's^Mte English terriers 1, 

 and black and tans 6. 



Pugs were a poor lot of seven, and Yorkshires only two. 

 The St. Bernards and mastiffs were also a poor lot, as were 

 great Danes. Collies had a fair class of fonrteen, in which 

 Finsbury Dude stood well to the front and won easily. 



J udging was put off till 7 P. M. in order to draw the crowd. 

 Mr. E. Tinsley took setters, pointers and all spaniels: Dr. 

 Griffin, btill-terriers, and Mr. A. D. Stewart, advertised to 

 judge the rest, was aided by other specialists in several of the 

 terrier classes. 



The show was held in the Drill Hall, a large, light and 

 clean building, the dogs being tied to staples driven into the 

 floor and placed in five long rows. Ample sawdtist was pro- 

 vided and everything was beautifully sweet and clean, f^^-^ 



Several Toronto men were there, including G. B. Sweet- 

 man, A. A. Macdonald George Bell, Mr. Bickford and H. P. 

 Thompson. H, B. DONOVAN. 



MASTIFFS.— £)05fs.- 1st. Arthur Garrick's Don; 2d, W. D. Croy's, 

 Tom. Bitches; 1st, Thos. B. Steam's Hope.— Puppies -Docfs.- 1st,. 

 Mrs. Edward Martin's Grimsby Jack. 



GREAT DANES.— X(0£/s,' 1st and 2d, E. Jackson Sanford's Ormond; 

 andD^nau. PvvviES—Dogs: 1st, Chas. Osier's Toy. £itc/ies." 1st, E. 

 .Jackson Sanford's Metta. 



ST. BERNARDS.- DofiTs; 1st. D. Peace'r^Jefferson; 2d, J. Somer- 

 ville's Laddie; 3d, T. J. Senior's Help.— Puppffis— foas.- 3d, John 

 Rose's Sam. 



NEWFOUNDLANDS. -Bitches: 1st, John Radigan's Nell, 

 GREYHOUNDS.— Dojrs,' 1st, A. McEachren's Bute. Bitches: 1st, Dr. 

 Lackner's Venus; Bd, C. Webster's Jess. 



COLLIES.— Doys; 1st, W. A. Mighton's Finsbury Dude; 2d, J. Mont- 

 gomery's Bruce; 4d, Mark O'Rourke's Kenneth. Bitches: 1st, E. Har- 

 ris's Mayflower; 2d and 3d, J. Montgomery's Flossie and Jean.— Pup- 

 pies— X)oas.' 1st, Mark O'Eourke's Kenneth; 3d and 3d, R.Evans's 

 Monarch and Colonel. 



RUSSIAN WOLFHOUNDS.-Doffs.- 1st, J. W. Steven's Guard. 



POINTERS.— flogs.' 1st, J. W. Bowman's Boxer. Bitches: 1st with- 

 held; 2d, J. Down's Nellie. 



ENGLISH SETTERS,— Dogrs.- Isfc, Dr. Malloch's Romany; 2d, J 

 Down's Towser; 3d, D. Murray's Sport. 



GORDON SETTERS.— Dogs.' 1st, H. Bryant's Jack; 2d, W. R. 

 Harper's Ponto; 3d, Geo. Flett's Duke. 



IRISH WATER SPANIELS.— Dojfs; 2d, H. Bryant's Dash. 



FIELD SPANIELS.-Xio£rs,- 1st, J. R. Cline's Darkey Joe; 2d, Chas. 

 Wilson's Rtuben; 3d, J. D. Roach's Jacks. Very high com.. J. Mc- 

 Keown's Jacko. Bitches: 8d, J. McKeown's Topsy; 3d, P. McKay's 

 Ruby. 



COCKER SPANIELS.— Black— iiofirs.- 1st, 2d, 3d and high com., 

 Raven Kennels' Beau Kay, Chancellor, Jay Kay and Sport. Very high 

 com., John Cooper's Blackie. Bitches: 1st, 3d and high com., Raven 

 Kennels' Molly Bawn, Raven Cryo and Modjeska; 2d. Charles Wilson's 

 Reba. Very high com , A. T. Malcolmson's Daisy. Com., B. J. Wood's 

 Ruby and J. McCann's Nellie.— Puppies— Dogs,- 1st, F. Flynn's Black 

 JuBtic. Very high com., Gilbert Clayton's Black Prince. High com., 

 G. T. Ritchie's Dandy. Bitches: 2d. Ravan Kennels' Modesty.— Other 

 THAN Black— flogs; 1st, W. Tocher's Derby; 3d. T. Clappison's Ham- 

 ilton Jack; 3d, Raven Kennels' SunUght. Very high com., W. C. Nib- 

 lett's Russett. High com., F. Flynn's Red Justice. Com., W. Mc- 

 Laughlin's Koko. Bitches: 1st, W. C. Niblett's Gypsy Queen; 3d, T. 

 Gould's Goldie; 3d, G. T. Ritchie's Scotty. Puppies: 1st, J. J. Guy's 

 Heatherbloom. 



BULL TERRIERS.— flog-s; 1st, Mark O'Rourke's Pup. Bitches: 1st, 

 Dr. Rennie's Countess of Wentworth. Very high com., Robert Aitche- 

 son's Vixon.— Puppies.— flogs.' 1st, Mark O'Rourke's Pup; 2d, W. 

 Kilbv's Dixy; 3d, R. Aitcheson's Tartar. Bitches: 1st. Dr, Rennie's 

 Countess of Wentworth; 2d, J. Reid's Mollie; 3d, E. Harris's Prin- 

 cess H. Very high com., Neil McLean's Maggie. 



FOX-TERRIERS.— Smooth— flogs; 1st, D. Gillies's Jack Vandal; 2d, 

 Smith & Croswaithe's Jack; 3d, C. Turner's Hamilton .lim. Very high 

 com , Thos. Meade's Jerry. High com., James Miller's Pepper. Com., 

 Miss Whitcombe's Jack. Bitches: 1st, Hamilton Fox-terrier Kennels' 

 Bonaly Belle; '3d, J. Hood's locaste; 3d, James Hughson's Sultana.- 

 Puppies— flogs; 1st, W. B. Smith's Viper; 2d, J. W. Hammond's Jack. 

 Very high com., J. W. Pearce's Bart and F. McBeth'sDennio. Bitches: 

 1st, Fred. Henstridge's Josie; 2d, H. Bawden's LiUv.— Wire-Haired— 

 flogs; 1st, John Hendrie's Wentworth Twig. Bitchen: ist and 3d, 

 Miss M. McGlverin's Saltie and Biddy; 2d. F. McBeth's Rags. Very 

 high com., A. White's Rose.— Ptrppias- flogs; 1st. F McBeth's Domino; 

 2d, Miss M. McGiverin's Tyke. Bitches: 1st and 3d, Mrs. Cook's Vick 

 and Nellie; 2d, Miss M. McGiverin's Nipper. 



IRISH TERRIERS.— flogs; 1st, Rev. T. Geoghegan's Boxwood Pat;' 

 2d, J. Hood's Rugby Ben. Bitches: 1st, Rev. T. Geoghegan's Lady 

 Alice; 2d, J. Hood's Rugby Kit. 



DANDIE DINMO NT TERRIERS.— flogs; Ist, H. D. Steven's Dan; 

 2d, W. T. Ramsay"s Inkosi. 



SKYE TERRIERS.— flogs; 1st, Geo. Johnston's Rats. 



BEDLINGTj3N TERRIERS.— flogs; Equal 1st, George Johnston's 

 Badger and Patrick Booth's Blucher; 3d. G. T. Thomson's Danger 

 FiiFPiEs- Bitches: 1st, Alex. Wati's Blue Bell. 



AIREDALE TERRIERS.— flogs; 1st, C.W. Rickett's Worry. Bitches: 

 1st, C. W. Rickett's Nell. 



DACHSHUNDS.— Bt7c7i.es; 1st and 2d, C.W. Rickett's Freda and 

 Hulda. 



WHITE ENGLISH TERRIERS.— flog.s: 1st, J. M. Harris's Turk. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.— fli<c//.c.s; 1st, J. E. Anderson's 

 Grit; 2d, W Presnail's Lady.— Puppies— flogs; 1st, Perfecto Kennels' 

 Charlemagne. Bitches: 1st and 3d, Perfecto Kennels' Bon Eon and 

 Chocolate Chip; 2d, J. Baikie's Pearl. 



PUGS —Dogs: Is, Miss Annie Dingwall's Punch; 2d, W. H. Thomp- 

 son's Fred. Bitches: 1st. W. C. H. McAllister's Lily Herb; 2d, Mrs. 

 W. Macdonald's Juno.— Puppies— flogs; Prize witnheld, Bitches: 1st, 

 Mrs. H, Shadel's Milly; 2d, 'W. H. Thompson's Nellie. 



YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.- flogs; 2d, Miss Harris's Cricket. 



TOY TERRIERS.- BiicAes; 1st, John Connel's Lady. 



KING CHARLES SPANIELS.— flogs; 1st, Sliss Chowne's Prince. 



BARBET E.— Dogs; 1st, Mrs. J. Down's Pomeroy; 2d, J. Hartley's 

 Beauty. Bitches: 1st, Mrs. J. Down's Dolly. 



FRE.S'CH POODLES.— flogs; 1st, Miss Annie Hendrie's Figaro. 



A Russian terrier was entered in the miscellaneous class; but did 

 not come to time. 



Flaps from the Beaver's Tail. 



Toronto, Can.— Forest and Stream noticed the sale of 

 the Irish terrier Shagar to a gentleman in Canada. Dr. W. 

 H. Drummond, of Montreal, his new owner, sends me the 

 following particulars of the dog: "Shagar (E. K. C. S. B. 

 35,31V) was formerly owned by Dr. A. Lees Bell, Dumfern- 

 line, Scotland. He is by Ballymacarett out of Fair Lass 

 and weighs 231bs., whelped Jan. 2, 1892, and is the wdnner of 

 twenty-five firsts and specials includiug cup for best dog in 

 show. Is the sire, by difi'erent bitches, of Inverness Balfour 

 and Lefroy, first and second respectively in puppy class, and 

 Benbeach Biddy, second open, two thirds and one fourth, 

 Edinburgh, last month. Considering the dog's youth and 

 the fact that he has never been advertised at stud this record 

 is a good one." I hope to hear a good account of him on this 

 side. 



Young stock from this kennel has been going freely, 

 among others being puppies of the Commissariat — Tartayo- 

 ter litter to the Very Rev. Dean Carmicbael, Mr. Richard 

 White aud Dr. Prendegast, of Montreal; Mr. W. .J. Crossen 

 Cobourg, and Mr, .1. W. Darcy, Boston, Mass. Dog puppy 

 (Commissariat— Ballymoney) to Mr. Jas. Ferguson, Mon- 

 treal, and dog puppy by same sire out of Rugby Norah to 

 Mr. F. E. Catne, Montreal. H. B. Donovan. 



McLIn Gets His Deserts. 



The McLin trial was concluded Nov. 21 and resulted in. a 

 verdict of guilty. McLin was sentenced to three years in 

 the penitentiary. The charge on which he was tried whs for 

 perjury. He swore at his trial before the local Justice of the 

 Peace that he had only four living dogs and no dead dogs in 

 his kennel at the time the affidavit alleged cruelty. Thns 

 ends one of the most dastardly episodes in the history of 

 dogdom in this country. It is. we believe, unnecessary to 

 point out that the sentence will serve as a warning to others, 

 for we do not think there can be another man in the business 

 who would be guilty of such cruelty. 



