Aug. 25, 1894.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Fishing in Hartford. 
The Park River is a picturesque stream that runs 
through the center of Hartford, Conn. It skirts the 
grounds of the State Capitol and adds a charm to the 
composition of photographs of the celebrated Soldiers' 
Memorial Arch. Were it not that it receives a consider- 
able part of the sewage of the city it would be a thor- 
oughly delightful stream. As it is, its distant vistas are 
much more charming than near-by views, and it is said to 
be a serious menace to the health of the city. 
Much has been written about this classic stream, but it 
has not heretofore been regarded as a fishing water. Last 
Friday, however, an enterprising citizen took nearly a 
barrel of fish from it, almost in the center of the city — "the 
largest catch he ever made," remarks the Hartford Post. 
The catch consisted of eels, bullheads and suckers, but at 
the expense of a good fish story, we are forced to add that 
they were not taken by any orthodox method known to 
the craft of anglers. Truth compels us to state that they 
were already dead when captured. They were found 
floating on the placid bosom of the river or lodged on 
shoals or the banks of the stream. From the Post we" 
learn that "the cause of this sudden revelation of the 
plump creatures which have for season after season fed 
upon the fertile mud of our beloved stream seems to have 
been a quantity of strong acid poured into the river from 
one of the large factories between the Capitol avenue and 
Broad street bridges." 
^irJimliwc md '^Mi tjiJjroUction. 
The Follett Trout-Netting Case. 
Sheffield, Mass., Aug. 13.— Editor Forest and Stream: 
The Follett case was not called at the July term in Pitts- 
field. His lawyers pleaded sickness and made other ex- 
cuses for an adjournment. They had previously tried to 
settle the case out of court for less damages than the 
lower court imposed, which was $150 and costs. But 
District Attorney Gardner, who conducted the case for 
the Commonwealth in Pittsfield (the appeal case), would 
not accept anything less, and was not willing to adjourn 
it. It was, however, agreed that Follett was to settle it 
on Aug. 20 on the fine imposed, $150 and costs, which 
probably would mean $350 or $300; or else it would be 
carried on to the January term in Pittsfield, but on a new 
basis, viz., he would be fined $5 per fish for all the fish 
we could prove he had taken, and as he admitted taking 
150 fish, it would at least cost him $750. Bat we were 
prepared to prove that he had much more than he ad- 
mitted. 
The "Prohibition Plank" is good. I talk it. We all 
need it, and it's bound to come. Harry S. Andrews. 
A Large Small-Mouth Bass. 
Joseph A. Burr, of Brooklyn, who is spending the 
summer at the Loomarwick House, at Lake Wafamaug, 
Litchfield county, Conn., came down to New York on 
Monday on an important errand. He had succeeded in 
taking a monster small-mouth bass weighing 71bs. (Soz., 
and brought it with him to have mounted. The bass was 
taken at high noon Saturday after a struggle of twenty- 
three minutes. In company with Frederick Ohman, his 
guide, Mr. Burr was still-fishing, using small perch for 
bait. He had out three light rods and one bamboo pole 
belonging to his guide. The bass, defying all rules of 
good taste, took the bait attached to the latter outfit, and 
with such a rush that the pole had to be thrown over- 
board to save the tackle. Mr. Burr, however, soon suc- 
ceeded in recovering it, and then the battle royal began, 
which lasted as above noted, twenty-three minutes. The 
fish was weighed immediately after being taken from the 
water in the presence of witnesses, and is the record bass 
for Lake Waramaug. 
Maquam Bay Bass and Pike. 
Swanton, Vt., Aug. 5.— I thought peahaps it would be 
of interest to some of the readers of your paper to know 
where they could make excellent catches of black bass 
and pike, so I will tell you some of the catches. Many 
sportsmen, if they knew of a place so near and handy 
to reach, and could always be sure of making good 
catches, would come in almost a moment's notice. On 
•Monday last Mr. Cochenthaler, of Montreal, made a 
catch of fifteen fine bass, several pike and one large 
muscalonge. It is not unusual for one person to go out 
for half a day and secure twenty bass. There have been 
rive pickerel caught, not any of them weighing less than 
81bs. The Original Hotel Champlain is only three rods 
from the lake shore. Four trains from Boston and New 
York arrive daily in front of hotel. The steamer makes 
daily trips to Plattsburgh and back. A person can leave 
New York in the morning and arrive in time for supper. 
C. F. Smith. 
Schroon Lake. 
Schroon Lake, Adirondacks, Aug. 18.— The fishing 
here in Schroon Lake has been particularly good this 
year. Several good catches have been made and reports 
of large fish come in daily from all parts of the lake. 
Mr. W. H. Doan, of East Orange, N. J., has many large 
bass and pickerel to his credit, among them being a pick- 
erel weighing l4lbs. Mr. Carl von Holy, who is stopping 
at the Grove Point . House, is an ardent fisherman, and 
recently hooked and caught a black bass weighing 3f lbs. 
A party of three gentlemen, Mr. von Holy, Mr. A. R. 
Free and Mr. S. F. Eawson, from the above-mentioned 
hotel, went ont fishing on the 17th and returned with over 
OOlbs. of bass and pickerel. 
But one deer has been killed as yet, this one having 
been shot at Big Pond, about two and one-half miles 
from here, by two native hunters, Jenks and Whitney. 
The deer was a good buck, weighing 1301bs. when dressed. 
J. 
In Connecticut Waters. 
Norotok, Conn., Aug. 9.— Striped bass, weakfish and 
blackfish are now biting. Several bass weighing 151bs. 
and thereabouts have been caught here lately. Some nice 
weakfish are being caught off Norwalk Island and the 
small islands east of Shippan Point, one weighing 51bs. 
A neighbor caught twenty-five weakfish about two weeks 
ago. A blackfish weighing 6Hbs. was caught off the 
'•Clumps," and I landed one with a fight rod while fishing 
from a rock near the beach that just tipped 81bs., an hour 
or so after landing him. M. L. C. 
Degeneration of the Youghiogheny. 
Smithton, Pa., Aug. 10. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
Haying read your item in Forest and Stream of July 38, 
entitled "Menace to the Youghiogheny River Bass," I cannot 
refrain from adding a word. From 1872 to 1882 I enjoyed 
fishing the waters of this beautiful stream in the vicinity of 
Smithton, Pa. It abounded in bass, salmon, catfish, white 
perch and pike. Many pike were taken from 20 to 301bs. 
weight. But from 1882 to 1884 the sulphur waters from the 
coal fields then being opened up destroyed all the fish from 
Bradford down. So we lovers of angling must either go 
above the coal fields or seek other waters for our sport. 
Since the destruction of the fish in the lower waters of this 
river, I have often fished it between Confluence and Ohio 
Pyle; and although the beautiful salmon and pike of the 
lower waters are not there, I find it very good bass fishing; 
and I sincerely hope that this tannery company at Con- 
fluence will not be allowed to destroy the fish in the upper 
river as the coal and coke companies have the lower. 
A Subscriber. 
For Seining in the Kishwaukee. 
Rockford, III., Aug. 11.— Editor Forest and Stream: The 
other day Sheriff Ames, of Boone county, got after some 
Rockfordites for seining in the Kishwaukee in that county, 
and five were fined. The victims were Charles Holland, E. 
J. Hoffman, Frank Gruninger, H. V. Fritz and George P. 
Eggleston. They paid .$18.75 apiece at Belvidere yesterday. 
Sheriff Ames deserves much credit for his action in this 
affair; we trust that his example in the performance of duty 
will have a good effect. Our streams require close watching 
and a rigid enforcement of the law. Lone Trail. 
Popular Scenic Route to the East. 
The new vestibuled train service via Chicago & Grand Trunk, Grand 
Trunk and Lehigh Valley Railways, between Chicago, New York and 
Philadelphia, via the St. Clair Tunnel, Niagara Falls and the beautiful 
Susquehanna, Wyoming and Lehigh Valleys, known as the "Switzer- 
land of America,' 1 offers elegant appointments and is the most pictur- 
esque route connecting these leading cities. Train leaves Dearborn 
Station, Chicago, daily, 3:10 P. M., and has attached a Pullman Vesti- 
buled Sleeping Car for Toronto, Montreal and Boston, via Montreal, 
During the summer tourist season there will also be attached to this 
train, a Pullman Buffet Sleeping Car for the White Mountains and 
tourists' resorts on the Atlantic Coast, by way of Montreal and the 
Portland Division of the Grand Trunk Railway. The beautiful scenery 
along this route makes it one of the most picturesque and attractive 
tourist routes to the East. Baggage can be examined and passed 
Customs at Dearborn Station, Chicago, thereby avoiding delay and 
inconvenience on entering Canada. For sleeping car reservations, 
rates, time tables, etc., apply to E. H. Hughes, General Western Pass- 
enger Agent, 103 Clark street, Chicago.— Adv. 
F IXTU RES. 
DOG SHOWS. 
Sept. 4 to 7.— Des Moines Kennel Club, at Des Moines, Iowa M 
Bruce, Sec'y. 
Sept. 10 to 14.— Toronto Industrial Exhibition Association, at 
Toronto. O. A. Stone, Sec'y. 
Sept. 10 to 14.— Pittsburgh A. C. Kennels, at Pittsburgh, Pa. A. A 
Batchelor, Sec'y. 
Sept. 18 to 21.— Rhode Island State Pair Association, at Cranston. R. 
I. W. W. Dexter, Sec'y. 
Sept. 19 to 22.— Orange County Fair, at Newburgh, N. Y. 
Sept. 19 to 22.— Stockton Kennel Club, at Stockton, Cal. John 
Hefferman, Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Sept. 5.— Manitoba Field Trials Club, at Morris, Man. R. J. Gallaue 
her, Winnipeg, Sec'y. 
Nov. 6.— United States Field Trial Club, at BickneU, Ind. P T 
Madison, Indianapolis, Ind., Sec'y. 
- Nov. 6.— International Field Trials, at Chatham, Ont. W. B. Wells. 
Sec'y. 
Nov. 23— Eastern Field Trials Club, at Newton, N. C. W. A. Coster. 
Saratoga, N. Y., Sec'y. 
Large Pointer Litter. 
Editor Forest arid Stream: 
As being of interest to your many read ere I send you this 
well authenticated bit of news. Mr. George Ferguson of 
this place is the owner of many valuable dogs, including 
pointers, setters, both Irish and Gordon, and collies. Of the 
lot, his young pointer bitch Suffolk Beggie, by American 
Boy (30,796) (King of Kent— Westminster Ina) out of Spinett 
(Lad of Bow— Spinaway III.), has always been a favorite. 
She was whelped May 19, 1893, and in due time was taken 
lo the South Side Club to Mr. H. R. Duvall's Phra (31,225) 
(Robert le Diable ex Mona). On Aug. 11 she whelped a litter 
of eighteen puppies, sixteen bitches and two dogs. Twelve 
of the former died within a few hours, but the remaining 
half dozen, four bitches and two dogs, are in excellent health 
and are little beauties. How often has this number in a litter 
been exceeded? C. P. Rogers. 
Huntington, N. Y., Aug. 17. 
"Wire-Haired" Cocker Spaniels. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
A sarcastic novice wants to know what a "wire-haired" 
cocker spaniel is. That is not a novelty. I breed dogs for all 
sorts of work; a few years ago a friend offered me big prices 
for a small all-round farm doz, for vermin, birds, rabbits 
and a watch-dog that had "sand." I knew all about cockers 
for part of the work, and also that Welsh terriers cannot be 
beaten for vermin, and are as game as a pebble; so I crossed 
a cocker dog with a Welsh terrier bitch and got just the very 
animal I wanted— a wire-haired cocker; some of them are 
down East. Perhaps the class was made for them. 
I did not know I was making a new breed, thought they 
were mongrels; but they do what they were bred to do.which 
is more than most of the so-called thoroughbreds will do. 
„ „ ^ „ J - 0tis Fellows. 
HORSJELLSVILLE, N. Y., Aug. 16. 
New England Field Trials. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
A meeting of the governors of the New England Field Trial 
Club was held in Boston, Aug. 9. It was decided not to hold 
the regular open trials this season, but instead to run a 
Members' Sweepstake, $5 to nominate and §10 to start. En- 
tries close Sept. 15, and the trials will be run Oct. 23 on the 
club grounds at Assonet Neck, Mass. The details were put 
in the hands of the field trial committee— Messrs. Ed. Brooks 
W. C. Baylies and A. R. Sharp. It was also voted to offer 
the use of our club grounds to the Gordon Setter Club of 
America, who will probably run their trials as soon as our 
Members' Stake is completed. 
„ Arthur R. Sharp, Secretary. 
Taunion, Mass., Aug. 13. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
\By a Staff Correspondent.] 
Under date of Aug. 10, Mr. J. B. Stoddard, who is located 
at La Salle, Man., writes the following notes concerning 
field trial matters. Messrs. Pickering and Sheldon are 
trainers who reside in Manitoba, and have been prominent in 
the competition of past years. He says: 
"Mr. Pickering is at Oak Point, and Mr. Sheldron at Arm- 
strong's Point, both with good strings of dogs. I do not 
hear of any world beaters. There may be some dark horses 
or it may be that the array of talent, from abroad, now in 
the province has had a depressing effect on the local wielders 
of the check cord. 
"The weather has been remarkably dry all season, and the 
birds hatched well. There was a bit of territory here and 
there burned over during the nesting season which rendered 
it necessary for the birds in the burned districts to set up 
housekeeping in a new place, but as the weather has been 
favorable the second hatchings are coming on in good shape. 
The young grouse grow very rapidly, and almost before you 
know it they are able to fly. Some of the early hatched birds 
can hardly be told from old birds. 
"Harvest in this section has just begun and we may now 
begin searching the stubbles for grouse. There are plenty 
of birds, and the Manitoba Field Trials will no doubt be a 
great success. The quality of the dogs shown should be the 
best ever seen in this country judging by the entries received. 
Several, five in fact, of the best kennels in the States are 
represented, viz.: Avent & Thayer, Bine Ridge, Charlottes- 
ville Field Trial, Hempstead Farm and F. R. Hitchock. 
Then there "are T. G. Davey's and J. J. Spracklin's strings 
from Ontario. 
"You can readily see that the trials here this year should 
be as good as they make 'em." 
Field Trial Suggestions. 
There are valuable suggestions in a letter written to me by 
Capt. McMurdo, under date of July 25, the part referring to 
field trial matters being herewith presented: 
"With the long experience and knowledge some of us 
have, I cannot see why a field trial club should not be got 
up and managed so as to carry out exactly what we want. I 
have never seen a trial conducted entirely to my satisfaction 
yet, though great improvements have been made in the man- 
agement of the Eastern. 
"A thoroughly good judge will be the hardest thing to 
find. No one but a professional can be expected to know 
everything about dogs and the tricks of handlers, but a non- 
professional would in other respects be more desirable. 
However, I think rules could be made with regard to the 
handling of dogs that would prevent a professional having 
any advantage over an ordinary sportsman. 
"Speed has always been over-estimated. I believe all the 
very fast ones are running, not hunting, a great part of their 
time. It may show bird sense, but I don't want a dog thatruns 
from one likely spot to another, and hunts those places only. 
Of course he may find more birds than one that hunts all the 
ground I am walking over, but I hate not to have all the 
reasonably good ground worked out. 
"Field trials are required by breeders for the purpose of 
ascertaining their success in breeding; making money out of 
them is not the object. One or more perfectly competent 
judges are necessary. 
"Handlers must obey the directions of the judge or they 
must take up their dogs. 
"Trials should be run on suitable grounds and in suitable 
weather. < 
"Aged dogs must be thoroughly trained— ones that cannot 
be handled by an ordinarily good sportsman will not do. 
"No Derby puppy should be more than twenty months old. 
Members of the club should be elected by vote." 
Capt. McMurdo's comment on the dog which runs swiftly 
is worthy of special consideration. 
Parallel Cerebration. 
A most remarkable instance of two persons writing the 
same article came to my notice recently. In the Memphis 
Commercial Appeal of July 22 there appeared a most spir 
ited description of a fox hunt, vividly realistic and written 
in a most pleasing style. It had the caption "Death of Old 
Bob at Last." It was unsigned. The author was Mr. P. H. 
Bryson, of Memphis. A Western contemporary, in its issue 
of Aug. 11, has the same article, word for word, but signed 
by Mr. G. V. Young, Meridian, Miss. It is a remarkable 
case of unconscious cerebral appropriation or swift journal- 
ism which preaches "that he should take who hath the 
power, and he should hold who can," though it is supposed 
at the same time to be an exponent of true gentility. 
In a pleasant letter Mr. W. W. Titus writes me that Mr. 
Frank Richards, the celebrated field trial handler, has Little 
Ned going in great shape this year. Also that Mr. George 
Richards has some promising youngsters. These three 
handlers are training in North Dakota. B. Waters. 
909 Security Building, Chicago. 
A Show for Pittsburgh. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
After a wait of nearly three years Pittsburgh fanciers 
will have a chance to show their dogs. The members of the 
Pittsburgh Athletic Club, the largest and best known ath- 
letic organization between New York and Chicago, have 
organized the Pittsburgh Athletic Club Kennels, and between 
the dates of Sept. 10 and 14 they will give a show in the Pitts- 
burgh Auditorium. 
The dates were chosen on account of the G. A. R. National 
Encampment, to be held here that week, and which it is ex- 
pected will bring 250,000 strangers to the city. All the rail- 
roads are offering one-rate excursions and the concessions 
obtained from the express companies will be announced 
later. 
The premium list is out and can be had by addressing Sec- 
retary P. A. C. Kennels, P. O. Box 357, Pittsburgh The 
prizes are liberal. For the challenge classes the club offers 
$15, $10 and So. For the more important open classes the 
prizes are $15, $7 and $3 for first, second and third; and in 
the others $10 and $5. The puppy and novice classes get $10 
and $5. Kennel prizes of $10 and a handler's prize of $50 will 
be offered. The P. A, C. boys are not only ardent fanciers, 
but hustlers of a wide acquaintance and experience, and they 
are utilizing both to work up the finest list of special prizes 
ever offered here. 
The club has been fortunate enough to secure the services 
of Mr. J ohn Davidson, who, with two competent assistants, 
will make awards in all classes. 
The selling classes in sporting and non-sporting dogs have 
been liberally provided for, and any animal entered in any 
of the other classes can be shown in the selling class without 
extra charge. An auction sale of dogs will be held on the 
last day of the show, and for this reason the managers re- 
quest that exhibitors put a price on their stock. By making 
this auction sale provision the club endeavors to mutually 
benefit owners who want to sell and local fanciers who want 
to buy, and to give the latter a chance to bid on some of the 
best blood now on the bench. The club hopes in this way to 
bring some of the new good ones permanently to this city, 
and they are assured of success, as the Smoky City has a 
Class A reputation as a market for good dog stock. The 
entry fee has been fixed at $8, and the list will close on 
Sept. 3. Alf. R. Hamilton, Sec'y. 
Pittsburgh, Pa. 
