May 2, 1896.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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The 10-Pounder. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
The name of the west Florida fish to which F. S. J. C. 
refers in your issue of the 18 th is probably big-eyed her- 
ring of the Fishery Industries, Sec. I., page 611, pi. 
218, upper figure. It is there described also as the 10- 
pounder. At Fort Macon it has been called the horse 
mackerel. 
The 10-pounder has a very wide distribution and must 
have received many common names. No one seems to 
have praised its qualities as a food fish, but it is shapely 
and graceful, with an ample mouth and a body designed 
for speed, hence its charm for the angler. 
The hake mentioned by F. S. J. C. is the kingfish (Men- 
Hcirrus), and that well-known species rejoices in a medley 
of common names; for example, it ib the hake of the 
American Fisheries Society. 
Battery Pabk Aquarium, New York, April 25,— 
The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the American Fish- 
eries Society will be held in the Aquarium, Battery Park, 
New York, May 20 and 21. Members of State Fish Com- 
missions are invited to read reports of their work during 
the past year, showing the methods employed and the re- 
sults accomplished, as a basis for general discussion. Titles 
of papers to be presented should be sent promptly. 
Tarleton H. Bean, Recording Secretary. 
That Out of Sorts Feeling. 
Providence, April 22.— One day last week, feeling out 
of sorts with myself and everybody else, I took ray canoe 
and paddled four or five miles up the Ten Mile River. It 
THE 10-POUNDER OR BIG-EYED HERBING. 
(From "Fisheries Industries.") 
New Jersey and Delaware coasts, the torn cod in some 
parts of Connecticut, black mullet in the Chesapeake, sea 
mink in North Carolina, and whiting in some localities of 
the South. 
The study of local names of fish is very instructive, and 
it is calculated to teach unscientific persons forbearance 
with ichthyologists, who are often obliged to change sci- 
entific names in accordance with the state of their in- 
formation upon the subject. Tarleton H. Bean. 
New York, April 20. 
Quannapowitt Pond. 
Mr. J. C, Ha.rtsh.orne, chairman of the fish committee 
of the town of Wakefield, Mass. , writes to the local Citizen 
and Banner of the supply of fish at hand: "Old Quanna- 
powitt and Smith's Pond are full of fine, edible fish. It is 
a fair estimate, I think, which places the total weight 
taken last year from these Wakefield lakes at two and 
«ne-half tons, from April 1 to Nov. 1 — seven months — or 
5 OOOIbs., which, at 10 cents per pound, yielded $500 worth 
of fresh, wholesome food. By this estimate the average 
daily total catch was only 25lbs. — a very small average, 
ifc would seem, when the large flotilla of boats used, 
and the scores of domestic and foreign anglers, who gave 
the fish no rest, are considered. One single instance of 
last season will illustrate the matter. Two men, trolling, 
took fifty-two pickerel weighing from -Jib. to 4Jlbs. each, 
and the next day they took twenty more. Fishing is free 
to all, and hundreds of pounds of fish are taken away by 
strangers from far and near. Old Quannapowitt is a 
splendid fish pond, and although it is impossible for 
alewives to run up from the sea by reason of detective fish- 
ways, yet the lake is well supplied with food for the big 
fish by the prolific spawn of the German carp and of 
other fish which are natural to the waters. The carp is 
a vegetable eater and his appetite is insatiable. The fin 
de sieele carp, if he has good luck with the monstrous 
mass of weeds in this lake, and does not meet an untimely 
death, should weigh, according to all previous records, at 
least 251bs. May we all be there and catch one." 
Trout in Central New fork. 
Ithaca, N. Y., April 26. — The brook trout season opened 
with some streams in good condition and others high and 
turbulent. Many local anglers were early a-stream and 
some fairly good creels were reported. Dr. Lockerby 
scored a total of twenty-one trout. Messrs. Wilson and 
Post twenty. Several smaller scores were made. How- 
ever, better results may be looked for shortly. Reports 
from Cortland way state that the streams in that locality 
are rapidly assuming their natural conditions and will be 
in fine shape in a fortnight. Cortland, McClean, Hurford 
Mills, Slaterville, Speedsville and Homer are all located in 
close proximity to good trout streams. 
Prof. , of Cornell University, has discovered sixty 
distinct varieties of fish in Cayuga Lake. 
The shutting down of the Esty tannery and the conse- 
quent cessation from the constant pollution of local 
waters is expected to improve very much the fishing at 
this extremity of Cayuga Lake. One indication of this 
improvement was furnished on the 24th, when Milo Wal- 
ley and a Mr. Bradley in two hours' fishing caught 120 
perch. Black bass fishing was unusually good last season, 
and for the reason above stated is expected to be still bet- 
ter the coming one. The crop of bullheads, suckers and 
carp is said to be enormous. A 24lb. carp poses as the 
record heavy fish taken in local waters. 
Fyke net fishermen are said to be very much in evidence 
at various points along this end of Cayuga Lake. 
M. Chill, 
Salmon Fishing Lease. 
The New Brunswick authorities are to lease the fishing 
privilege of the Crown Lands on the Nepisguit from Tide 
Head to the Eleven Mile Tree, which is several miles 
above Pabineau Falls. It will be offered at public auction 
at the Crown Land office, Fredericton, on Wednesday, 
May 6; upset price, $100. There are in this leasehold 
about three and one-half miles of salmon water above 
Pabineau Falls — both banks of the river being included in 
the lease. Below the falls there are about two and one- 
half miles on the right bank from the Indian Reserve 
downward and about one and one-quarter miles on the 
left bank. Now that first-class salmon fishing privileges 
ure so hard to obtain this ought to be eagerly sought after. 
The reason why it is in the market is on account of the 
bankruptcy of the former lessee, a St. Louis, Mo., gentle- 
man, 
was a beautiful, warm afternoon, and the songs of the 
birds and the smells of the growing things in the damp 
earth and the sight of a mink and several muskrats soon 
put me to rights. C. 
Fish and Fry for New York Waters. 
State of New York Fisheries, Game and Forest 
Commission, Albany, N. Y., April 20, 1896.— All persons who 
desire to obtain fish or fish fry from the Fisheries, Game and 
Forest Commission, for planting in public waters of the 
State, for under no circumstances are fish furnished by the 
State to be planted in private waters, should apply to the Secre- 
tary of the Commission at the office in Albany for blanks to be 
filled out for this purpose, at the same time stating the kind 
or kinds of fish desired. Three different blanks are furnished: 
Blanks for trout fry, blanks for fish fry (including all fish 
furnished by the Commission other than trout and black 
bass), and blanks for black bass. A separate blank must be 
filled for each kind of fish applied for. All applications for 
trout fry (including brook, brown, rainbow and lake trout), 
whitefish, ciscoes, Adirondack frost fish and smelts, must 
be filed in the office at Albany on or before Feb. 1, each 
year. 
Applications for torn cods must be filed on or before Jan. 1. 
Pike-perch and mascalonge applications may be filed as 
late as April 1, and applications for black bass as late as 
May 1. 
Most of the species of the salmon family reared by the 
State spawn in the fall and are hatched the following 
spring, and are ready for delivery from March to May, de- 
pending upon the season and the situation of the hatchery. 
The spring spawning fishes, like the mascalonge, pike-perch 
and black bass, may be delivered in May and June. Appli- 
cants for fish are notified in advance of the shipments of fish 
assigned to them. Applications for fish received after the 
dates fixed by the Commission for that purpose must be re- 
jected for that year, as assignments once made are final. 
The clerical work of filing applications and assigning mil- 
lions of fish is so great that it cannot be reviewed for re- 
assignment before distribution begins. 
By law, no fish, fish fry or spawn, other than trout, salmon 
and frost fish, can be planted in the waters of the Adirondack 
region, and the penalty for violating the law is $500. The 
law further provides that no trout of any kind or landlocked 
salmon shall be taken from any waters of the State for 
stocking a private pond or stream. 
A. N. Cheney, State Fishculturist. 
Salmon Fishing for Sale. 
Freehold, on the best fishing waters of the southwest Mirimichl 
River (Burnt Hill). For terms and particulars apply to Thomas J. 
Conroy, 310 Broadway, New York city.— Adv. 
' he Mmnel 
FIXTURES. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
May 6 to 9.— Pacific Kennel Club's fifth annual show. H. W. Orear, 
Sec'y. 
May 9.— Hamilton Kennel Club's one-day show, Hamilton, Ont. W. 
J Tulk, Sec'y. 
May 13 to 16.— Seattle Kennel Club's third annual show. C. B. 
Yandell, Sec'y. 
May 20 to 23.— Alameda County Sportsmen's Association's show 
Oakland, Cal. H. W. Newton, 8ec'y. 
Sept. 7 to 11.— Toronto Exhibition Association's eighth annual show, 
Toronto, Can. C. A. Stone, Sec'y of bench show. 
Sept. 22 to 25.— Milwaukee Kennel and Pet Stock Association's 
second annual show. W. W. Welch, Sec'y. 
Sept. 22 to 24.— Milwaukee Kennel and Pet Stock Association's second 
annual dog show, Milwaukee. W. W. Welch, Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Sept. 2.— Morris, Man.— Manitoba Field Trials Club. John Wootton, 
Sec'y. 
Sept. 9.— Kennedy, Minn.— Continental Field Trial Club's chicken 
trials. P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Oct. 9.— Brunswick Fur Club's annual meet. Bradford S. Turpin, 
Bec'y. 
Oct. 26.— Hempstead, L. I.— Natioonal Beagle Club's trials. Geo. 
W. Rogers, Sec'y, 250 W. Twenty-second street, New York. 
Oct. 28.— Greene county, Pa. — The Monongahela Valley Game and 
Fish Protective Association's second annual trials. 8. B. Cummings 
Sec'y, Pittsburg. 
Nov. 2 — Bicknell, Ind.— Continental Field Trial Club's quail trials 
P. T. Madison, Sec'y. 
Nov. 16.— Newton, N. C— E. F. T. Club's trials. S. C. Bradley, Sec'y, 
Greenfield Hill, Conn. 
Nov. 17.— Chatham, Ont. —International Field Trial Club's trials. 
W. B. Wells, Sec'y, Chatham, Ont. 
Nov. 23 — Newton, N. C— U. S. F. T. Club's fall trials. W. B. Staf- 
ford, Sec'y. 
Mr. J. B. Stoddard has settled at Newton, N. C, for 
a while and will give his dogs some training there. He 
is undecided in respect to a trip to the chicken country 
this season. 
THE BOSTON^SHOW. 
As Patriots' Day this year was on Monday, April 20, the 
management selected that day for the commencement of 
the New England Kennel Club's bench show, and a de- 
lightful spring day it was — too fine, probably, for the best 
interests of the dog show, as the people seemed to favor 
the outdoor amusements, and patronized them most lib 
erally. The baseball season also opened on that day, and 
the national outdoor game and bicycling and other amuse- 
ments diverted many thousands of reople, of whom many 
otherwise might have attended the dog Bhow. 
Wednesday and Thursday were unfavorable days, being 
more or less stormy; but whether the weather was pleas- 
ant or otherwise the attendance was light — far too light 
considering the quality of the show, the prestige of the 
club and the support which such a large city can give, 
and previous years have demonstrated that it contains. 
There were thus indications that there would be a deficit 
in the receipts — a regrettable possibility. 
The management made special effort to make the event 
a pleasant one for the exhibitors over and above the busi- 
ness considerations of the competition or the honors of it. 
The club gave an enjoyable lunch to the exhibitors, 
judges and newspaper men on Monday, and were most 
solicitous in the interest of the exhibitors and courteous at 
all times. Messrs. Brooks, Hammond, Curtis and Love- 
land were busy in attending to the show affairs. Mr. 
David E. Loveland, the efficient secretary, was superin- 
tendent. 
Mr. James Mortimer judged bloodhounds, mastiffs, St. 
Bernards, Great Danes, Newfoundlands, Chesapeake Bay 
dogs, bull dogs, pugs, whippets, schipperkes and miscel- 
laneous. He also judged fox terriers in the absence of 
Mr. H. W. Smith, of Worcester, who had consented to 
judge them. The latter was mistaken in the date of 
opening, he supposing it was on .Tuesday, as heretofore. 
Mr. Chas. H. Mason judged deerhounds, greyhounds, 
Russian wolfhounds, spaniels, Bassets, dachshunde, 
poodles, collies, sheep dogs and terriers other than fox and 
Boston. 
Mr. Alex, L. Goode, Boston, judged Boston terriers. 
The veteran, Mr. John Davidson, judged foxhounds, 
pointers, setters and beagles. 
The catalogue contained 717 entries, but of these up- 
ward of 100 were duplicates, and there were a number of 
absentees, so that there were but few more than 500 
benched. Of these the larger was from the Boston ter- 
riers, which numbered 74, fox terriers 71, spaniels 69, 
pointers 43, beagles 48, Scottish terriers 39. Irish terriers 
38, poodles 25, foxhounds 37, bull dogs 26 and dachs- 
hunde 17. 
As to the judging, there were about the average num- 
ber of grumbles, which goes to show that the personal 
interest in personal affairs still obtains. As this show is 
near the close of the season, nearly all the dogs have been 
already repeatedly noticed. 
Bloodhounds were six in number, most of them dogs 
now well known. Kaween had no competition in the 
challenge class, and there were just dogs enough to take 
the three prizes in the open dog class, of which the well- 
known Simon de Sudbury won first, Alchemist second. 
There were two bitches. She, winner of first at New 
York, was first. 
Mastiffs numbered nine. Emperor William and Lady 
Diana took the challenge honors without competition. 
In open dogs, Black Prince Brampton took first; second 
and third going to two ordinary specimens, Rob L. and 
Gen. Gomez, In bitches, Vere took first, and Nellie Bly, 
a light-bodied bitch, took second. 
St. Bernards were good in quality. Nearly all the 
winners are well known. In rough-coated dogs, chal- 
lenge class, Altoneer was first, Eboracum second. Lady 
Livingstone had no competition in open bitches. Leed's 
Barry captured first, Jim Blaine, Jr., second and Sir 
Hugh third. The two well-known smooth-coated dogs, 
Alton, Jr. , and Melrose King, competed in the challenge 
class, the former winning. 
Great Danes numbered six, and were only a fair lot. 
Deerhounds were mostly shown by Mr. John E. Thayer, 
he owning six of the seven shown. 
Greyhounds. — In the challenge class the well-known 
Southern Rhymes had a walkover. Bestwood Daisy beat 
Southern Belle in the class for bitches. In open dogs, first 
went to Davy Garrick; second went to Electric, poor in 
head; third to Toronto, a coarse dog. In bitches, first was 
won by Lucy Grey, an ordinary bitch, and second was 
withheld, the remaining bitch being of the weedy kind. 
Foxhounds were a superior lot, and good in number. 
Songster, well known, was first in the open class for 
English dogs and bitches. Friendly and Winsome, also 
well known, were second and third. Bowsprit, withoxit 
competition, took the honors in the challenge class, Amer- 
ican hounds, dogs and bithces. In the open dog class, 
American hounds, first went to Duke, inferior in many 
respects to Dock, third, a dog of exceptional soundness 
and symmetry. Rock, second, is also a sound hound, 
plain in head, ears too short. Piper, the reserve, also is a 
very good dog, though somewhat short in neck and ear. 
Veracity, a tidily built bitch, won first in the open bitch 
class; second going to Primrose, a fairly good bitch, and 
third to Flirt, too light in bone, though snugly built, 
and well built in body. In a good puppy class, Veracity, 
already mentioned, won first; Scott, flat in ribs, short in 
ear and plain in head, took second. 
Chesapeake Bay Dogs were two in number, Deacon 
and Daisy, each without competition. 
Pointers were of mixed quality, good and poor. 
Molton Banner was alone in challenge class, heavy-weight 
dogs. In the heavy-weight open class, Twinkle, quite a 
good pointer, not in first-rate coat, well shaped head, 
body and neck, took first, second going to Glenuower, the 
latter carrying some lumber. Third went to Speedaway, 
a trifle coarse, though still a fairly good dog. The reserve, 
Duke, is coarse in head, otherwise fair. In heavy-weight 
bitches Ightfield Diana was easily first. She is a large 
bitch, soundly built, excellent in symmetry and pointer 
character. Alice Leslie, second, is light in barrel and 
lacking in symmetry. Urada, third, is flat in skull, does 
not stand squarely in front, yet is quite a good bitch. In 
challenge dogs under 551bs. Ridgeview Comet had no 
competitor. The corresponding bitch class contained 
three of superior merit. Devonshire Pearl took first, Miss 
Rumor the reserve, while Wild Lily took vhc., though 
what meaning vhc. has in a challenge class it is 
difficult to explain, since a dog in a challenge class 
is supposed to have long since been above the vhc. 
