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Carlin, Ashland, Wis., lift., line No. 19. Paul Lang, 
Oxford, N. H., May 2, New Found Lake, N. H., 14ft.. line 
No. 4. John Higgins, Middlebury, Vt., May 22, Lake 
Dunmoce, 13ft. C. E. Wheeler, Farmington, Me., July 18, 
Clear Water Pond, 14ft. 8oz., line No. 4. 
BROOK TROTJT. 
B. O. Foster, Minneapolis, July 25, Nepigon River, 7ft. 
12oz., length 25in., line No. 21. R. T. Hitchins, Chicago, 
July 31, Nouville River, Canada, 5ft., line No. 22. Robbie 
Whitlock, Broadalbia, N. Y., May 22, Sacandaga River, 
3ft. 4oz. Frank Dillbalner, Hastings, Mich., May 24, West 
Creek, 2ft. 2oz., line No. U. W. H. Little, Sheffield, 
Mass., May 30, 2ft. 4oz., line No. 1%, P. M. Bartlett, Sun- 
apee, N. H. , June 18, Lake Sunapee. 4ft., line No. 4. Nat 
D. Watkins, Farweli, Mich, July 22, 3ft. 4oz., line No. 20. 
W. D. Calverly, Houghton, Mich., Aug. 19, Lake Superior, 
5ft. 8oz., line No. 15. 
GREATEST VARIETY. 
Will Cunningham, Attica, Ind., Aug. 25, Kankakee 
River, line No. 1£. 
GREATEST WEIGHT. 
J. McCluslcy Blayney , Frankfort, Ky., July 19. Wiscon- 
sin, line A. J. Morgan Wells, Mt. Sterling, Ky.,' June 25, 
St. Francis River, line No. 3£. 
HEAVIEST FISH. 
Henry Seiffert, Spokane, Wash., Sept. 2, Spokane River, 
chinook salmon, 51ft., line No. 22. Will S. Boswell, Bris- 
tol, N. H., May 30, New Found Lake, salmon, 14ft. 8oz., 
line No. 1. J. F. Mayor, Coshocton, O., Oct. 17, Tusca- 
rawa River, pike, 24ft. 8oz., line No. 3. 
MAINE TROUT. 
T. J. McDonald, Lowell, Mass., May 23, Middle Dam, 
Me., 8ft. 8oz., length 25iin., line No. 4. 
Fishing' on the Al Foster. 
New Yore City, Dec. 1. — Kindly say to my brother 
fishermen that they can put in a few days of grand cod- 
fishing on the Al Foster. I at one time laughed at this 
kind of fishing and will now admit that it gives me a 
great deal of pleasure to get a good-sized cod on my hook. 
I do not admit to my friends that it will compare with 
black bass or trout fishing with a light rod, but the sub- 
stitute at this time of the year is agreeable. I must wet a 
line when I do not go in the woods with my dogs. I 
have met a number of old fishermen such as we do not 
see around the lakes, and I have yet to meet one who is 
not willing to give you advice and help you catch a cod. 
Come along and try your luck and let me know through 
the Forest and Stream what you think of it. H. C. W. 
^izliituttttre mid ^izh t§rot§ction. 
Vermont Fish and Game League. 
Montpelier, Nov. 21.— The fourth annual meeting of the 
Vermont Fish and Game League was held here this evening, 
and was followed by the third annual banquet. The attend- 
ance was large*. Col. W. W. Henry of Burlington presided. 
The report of the treasurer showed that the League has a 
Bmall fund on hand, also a small part of the "Leach fund," 
which was given for defraying the expenses of introducing 
game into the State. 
Mr. Titcomb, secretary of the League, proposed sixty-four 
new members, all of whom were admitted. Among these 
were men from New York city, Boston, Ticonderoga, N. Y. , 
and other places outside the State, making the present total 
membership 271. 
The officers elected were: President, N. W. Fisk; Secretry, 
J. W. Titcomb; Treasurer, A. W. Ferrin; Vice-Presidents, 
W. R. Peake, Bristol; E. C. Smith, St. Albans; H. R. Dorr, 
Rutland; W. S. Webb, Shelburne; F. D. Proctor, Proctor; 
James W. Brook, Montpelier; Erastus Baldwin, Wells River; 
Membership Committee, TJ. A. Woodbury, H. R. Dorr, J.W. 
Titcomb; Executive Committee, Addison, D. A. Bisbee; Ben- 
nington, H. S. Bingham; Caledonia, L. K. Hazen: Chitten- 
den, Wm. W. Henry; Essex, Nathan Hobson; Franklin, F. 
J. Hanley; Grand Isle, S. E. Fleury; Lamoille, Geo. M. 
Powers; Orange, W. S. Curtis; Orleans, F. C. Kinney; Rut- 
land, C. A. Gale; Washington, C. C. Warren; Windham, F. 
W. Childs. Windsor, Fred Arnold; Auditors, A. B. Noves, 
E. W. Raymond, J. H. Melntire. 
The League's appreciation of the services of its retiring 
president found expression in this resolution: "That this 
organization extend to H. R. Dorr our heartfelt appreciation 
of the faithful services in the past which has assisted in 
bringing us as a society to our present flourishing condi- 
tion." 
And as to Fish Commissioner Titcomb it was voted: "That 
it is the will and pleasure of the League that Governor 
Woodbury shall not accept the resignation of Secretary Tit- 
comb from the State Board of Fish and Game Commission- 
ers." This vote was afterward put in the form of a resolu- 
tion, requesting the Governor not to fill the vacancy caused 
by the resignation of Secretary Titcomb, it being understood 
that he is still Commissioner until his successor is appointed. 
J. E. Hubbard, J. P. Rich and E. H. Lewis were appointed 
a committee of three to select a design for the League but- 
ton. The committee recommended a button of appropriate 
design, showing a deer's head and a crossed rod and gun. 
The report was accepted, the price being left with the com- 
mittee. 
Senator Edmunds sent a letter in which was made this 
plea for the interests of the League: "The general intention 
of the Vermont farmer is to make our beautiful State more 
and more attractive to visitors, who use and consume and 
pay for in cash on the spot almost everything that farmers 
produce, and at prices usually far above those paid by ship- 
pers. I have been compelled to travel a good deal in this and 
other countries, and 1 have observed everywhere that the 
most prosperous rural communities are those that attain the 
greatest number of visitors, who, in one way or another, 
make a home market for everything without any middlemen 
or the tax of transportation. If our State will have good 
roads and game in her forests and fish in her waters she will 
receive more real benefit than from 1,000,000 operatives in her 
factories, and will preserve her homogeneous people, who 
have given her the character and peace she has so long 
enjoyed." 
Gov. Woodbury spoke in the same vein at the banquet in 
the evening, when he responded to the toast "Vermont," re- 
ferring to the work of the League as "the leaven of the State" 
in their line of improvement. He said that the work of the 
League is of great moment in furthering the fish and game 
interests, and that the Legislature, while not in sympathy 
with sporting interests, perhaps, were gracious enough to see 
the good effects of bringing people to our State, and there- 
fore were willing to help the League in all reasonable ways. 
Senator Barber, responding for the committee on game 
and fisheries, said that the success of the League was greatly 
due to the interest taken by Mr. Titcomb. In conclusion he 
asked that he be retained as Fish Commissioner. The re- 
quest was greeted with loud and long applause. 
Gen. W. W. Henry responded to the toast, "The Fish and 
Game League." A. H. Nelson, of St. Johnsbury, responded 
to the toast "Recreation," dwelling particularly upon the 
delights of fox hunting. 
W. W. Grout spoke on "Good Work." The association in 
doing its best work, he said, was greatly hindered by vast 
amounts of sawdust and shavings in the streams. He could 
not see why the farmers did not recognize this and put a 
stop to the nuisance, as it would be a great benefit to the 
farmers at large. He thought the farmers should be induced 
to join the League so that they might better realize the im- 
portance of the work. 
"Fish and Game Culture as Related to the Material Pros- 
perity of New Hampshire," was the subject taken by Mr. C. 
F. Rowell, of Keene, N. H, who spoke of the attractive 
waters of his State that have been stocked, and told how the 
cottages had sprung up around them wherever the fish had 
grown large enough to afford sport, and of the increased in- 
come of the State occasioned by the fish and game interest. 
Others who spoke were George M. Powers, M. C. Washburn 
and John W. Titcomb. 
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FIXTURES. 
DOG SHOWS. 
1895. 
Feb. 19 to 22. — Westminster Kennel Clu s nineteenth annual show, 
at New York. James Mortimer, Supt. 
Feb. 26 to March 1.— Mascoutah Kennel Club, at Chicago. J. L. 
Lincoln, Sec'y. 
March 5 to 8.— Western Kennel Club Co., at Denver, Col. E. T. 
Welant, Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Jan. 14.— Pacific Coast Field Trials Club, at Salinas, Cal. 
Jan. 21.— United States Field Trials Club's Trials B, at West Point, 
Miss. P. T. Madison, Indianapolis, Sec'y. 
Feb. 5.— Southern Field Trials, at New Albany, Miss. T. M. Brumby, 
Sec'y, Marietta, Qa. 
Sept. 10.— Manitoba Field Trials, at Morris, Man. John Woolton, 
Manitou. Sec'y. 
Hamilton Dog: Show. 
• 
The local show at Hamilton, Ont., Nov. 24, was a suc- 
cess financially and in regard to the quality of many of 
the exhibits. A number of Toronto exhibitors took down 
dogs for exhibition only, just to show the dogmen of the 
Ambitious City that Toronto can win blue ribbons when it 
wishes. A. A. Macdonald had his fox-terriers King Pin and 
Dark Eye, and others in this company were H B. Donovan, 
J. O. Bennet, James Denny, W. P. Frazier, W. L. Crawford 
and Geo. Bell. The show was held in the Drill Hall, and 
with 285 entries there were 265 dogs benched. Mr. W. J. 
Tulk, Jr., was acting secretary, and with the committee 
worked hard to have everything in good order, and suc- 
ceeded. The show was confined to dogs owned in Hamilton. 
The members of the committee did not enter their dogs for 
competition, though some of the best dogs in Hamilton are 
owned by them. The Terra Cotta Kennels made an excellent 
display with their Russian wolfhounds, now in much better 
condition than when shown in September. Dr. Griffin had 
his crack team of bull-terriers, among them being Principio 
and Kathleen Mavourneen. 
Mastiffs were only fair, St. Bernards and Newfoundlands 
very moderate. Greyhounds, one or two very fair specimens. 
Setters poor. A good Dane was that owned by Senator San- 
ford, by name Ormonde. As is the case with some others 
from this kennel, he was very shy in the ring. Spaniels 
were fairly good, collies perhaps better than former years at 
a local show. A rattling good young Manchester terrier 
was Mr. John Welsh's Tony. Quite a sprinkling of Irish 
terriers; Fagan still was shown altogether too fat; he is an 
old-fashioned one and was beaten by Geo. Geoghegan's 
Rugby Norah II. Dr. Rennie has a good bull-terrier in 
Wentworth Countess, although her brindle ear may handi- 
cap her a trifle in hot company. Fox-terriers, except for 
TJndercliffe Cornet, were very poor indeed. One Scottish 
terrier was on hand, and although he is too young yet to 
show, looks a wear and tear customer. Taken all through 
the show was a good one. With such a committee looking 
after the interests of the Hamilton Kennel Club matters 
doggy are bound to boom, and already a, big show is being 
talked of next year. 
The cup for best dog or bitch in the show was awarded to 
A. Whyte's Undercliffe Cornet. 
SPECIALS. 
Best in each breed— Mastiff, J Armstrong's Niji. Great Dane, E. J. 
Sanford's Ormonde. St. Bernard dog, W. J. Macdonald's Robert 
Bruce; bitch, George Paine's Tassie; pup, Robert Bruce. Newfound- 
land, J. Roddigan's Nellie. Greyhound dog, S. F. Taylor's Ponto; 
bitch, C. Webster's Jess: best in show Ponto. Collie, E. Harris's May. 
Pointer, F. Dowding'a Boxer. Beat setter H. S. Bunbury's Bob. 
Harrier, W. Richards's Sir Richard. Irish water spaniel, W. Marsden's 
Jacko. Black and tan terrier, John Welsh's Perfeeto Nadjy. Irish 
terrier, Geo. Geoghegan's Rugby Norah U. Bull-terrier, Dr. Rennie's 
Wentworth Countess. Fox-terrier, wire or smooth never shown at 
C. K. C. shows, M. O'Rourke's Bodo; best in show, TJndercliffe Cornet; 
best bitch, H. S. Bohr's Nellie; puppy, E. Graham's Rose. Field 
spaniel, R. G. Dow's Canadian Boy. Cocker spaniel dog, Miss M. 
Morrison's Beauty; bitch, Fred Flynn's Nan. Pug, Miss A. Dingwall's 
Prince. King Charles spaniel, Lovell and Wodehouse's Annie Laurie, 
Scottish terrier, Mrs. J. J. Dean's General Coxey. Best pet dog, Mrs. 
Start's Dot; second best, Mrs. J. Down's Dolly. 
Tick Boy and the Manitoba Field Trials. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Field trials and shooting have taken up all my spare 
time lately, and I have now for the first time a few spare 
moments to answer Mr. Stoddard and Mr. Kidwell's letters 
re Tick Boy and the Manitoba field trials. First let me 
thank them both for the sportsmanlike and moderate tone 
of their letters. 
I can assure Mr. Stoddard that I need no refresher to recall 
the incident to my memory; what I saw, right or wrong, 
was Tick Boy going across wind, flush a bird— probably 
before he got wind of it— turn instantly and follow it at a 
fast pace. Mr. Stoddard of course knows his dog, but a 
stranger to him would be very apt to judge the act as he 
saw it, not on any past work of the dog, which of course 
he could know nothing about. 
Of course my knowledge of prairie work is of a limited 
nature; still I have seen enough of it to know that marking 
is a distinct feature of it and a characteristic that some of 
the prominent trainers are developing in their dogs— and to 
my mind with doubtful advantage to them. Topsy's Rod 
pointed a covey, part of which flushed; he started after 
them, but only after watching them from a standing posi- 
tion. Avent called him back, when he pointed the balance 
of the covey. Again, he pointed a single outlying bird, 
which flushed; and he kept on pointing until his handler got 
up, and when ordered on started in a straight line after the 
bird, allowing Brighton Tobe, who was backing, to go up 
and point the balance of the covey. 
Tick Boy certainly acted well during the balance of his 
work, showing no disposition to chase, nor on the other 
hand did he do any marking. It this sort of thing were to 
be continued it would be difficult for a judge to tell just 
where chasing ended and marking began. I suppose the 
only difference between a chaser and marker is that one 
chases with the object of flushing when he gets to the bird, 
and the other with the object of pointing it. If it is a good 
thing for a dog to mark, I suppose the sooner he starts and 
the faster he goes the better chance he will have of marking 
correctly. But as I said before, I think it a quality of very 
questionable value. One does not want his dog going half 
a mile away after a single bird when lots of birds may be 
close by. Of course skillful trainers are not slow to find 
out that a knowledge of where the birds are is quite an 
assistance to a dog in case of a flush or otherwise with the 
other dog at a distance. 
I would like to hear from some of the gentlemen who 
were present at the trials and saw the piece of work in ques- 
tion as to what they considered it. 
In answer to Mr. Kidwell as to why I did not throw Tick 
Boy out at once, I don't know that I can do better than give 
him an Irishman's answer: "How did I know what the 
other dogs were going to do?" W. B. Wells. 
Chatham, Ont. 
U. S. F. T. C. Trials B, All-Age Entries. 
ENGLISH SETTERS. 
Lillian Russell— Jackson & Denmark Kennels' black, 
white and tan bitch (Phillip Gladstone! — Lou G.). 
t SAM P. Jones— F. W Dunham's black, white and tan doe: 
(Hiechbid— Nellie II.). 
Hoosier Box— Jos. H. Hunter's black, white and tan dog 
(Antonio — Daisy Hunter). 
Daisy Hunter H.— Jos. H. Hunter's orange and white 
bitch (Antonio — Daisy Hunter). 
Breeze Belton— J. H.Winslow's black.whiteandtan dog 
(Breeze Gladstone — Nellie Belton). 
Minnie T.— W. W. Titus's hlack, white and tan bitch 
(Dick Bondhu— Bettie B.). 
Antonia— W. W. Titus's black, white and tan bitch (An- 
tonio — Miss Nelly Y.). 
Blue Ridge Mark— Blue Ridge Kennels' black, white and 
tan dog (Gath's Mark— Ollie T.). 
Allene— Blue Ridge Kennels' black, white and tan bitch 
(Gath's Mark— Ruby's Girl). 
Bessie Shoupe— Blue Ridge Kennels' black, white and tan 
bitch (Gath's Hope — Countess Rush). 
Sandy Gladstone— S. Mirray Mitchell's black and white 
dog (Breeze Gladstone — Delaware). 
Tort Sandstone— F. R. Hitchcock's black, white and tan 
dog (Count Gladstone IV.— Tory Diamond). 
Tory Topaz— F. R. Hitchcock's black, white and tan bitch 
(Count Gladstone IV. — Tory Diamond). 
Dan's Lady— Theo Goodman's black, white and tan bitch 
(Dan Gladstone — Lilly Burgess). 
Blue Kate— Nat. D. Nesbitt's black, white and tan bitch 
(Blue Mark— Callie B.). 
Flirt C —Nat. B. Nesbitt's black and white bitch (Czar— 
Zoe L.). 
Auld Clootie— C. W. DePauw's black, white and tan 
dog (Dick Bondhu — Sheena Van(. 
Acolyte— Dr. C. W. Duke's black, white and tan dog 
(Toledo Blade— Sue II.). 
Camille II.— D. G. Rowland's black, white and tan bitch 
(Roderigo — Topsy Avent). 
Blue Dan— Dr. G. Chisholm's black, white and tan dog 
( )• 
Amethyst— C, F. Joyce's black, white and tan bitch (Count 
Gladstone — Tory Diamond). 
Gleam II.— Maj. J. W. Renfroe's black, white and tan dog 
(Gleam — Tube Rose). 
Rodfield— P. T. Madison's black, white and tan dog (An- 
tonio — Nellie Hope). 
Eugene T.— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s black, white and tan dog 
(Count Noble— Ruby's Girl). 
Ightfield Rosalie— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s lemon and white 
bitch (Frid— Rosa). 
Beryl— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s lemon and white bitch (Glad- 
stone's Boy— Ruby S.). 
Bostonian— W. C. Shirrod's black, white and tan dog (De 
Soto — Ruth Gates). 
"Joe Bowers— Dudley Schofield's black, white and tan dog 
(De Soto— Ruth Gates). 
Topsy's Rod— Avent & Thayer Kennels' black, white and 
tan dog (Roderigo — Topsy Avent). 
Cynosure— Avent & Thayer Kennels' black, white and 
tan bitch (Roderigo — Norah II.). 
Clementina— Avent & Thayer Kennels' black, white and 
tan bitch (Roderigo— Norah II ). 
Gleam's Pink— Manchester Kennel Co.'s black, white and 
tan dog (Vanguard — Georgia Belle). 
Gleam's Sport— Manchester Kennel Co.'s lemon and 
white dog (V anguard— Georgia Belle). 
POINTERS.- 
Dogwood— Charlottesville F. T. Club's liver and white 
dog (Ightfield Dick— Cowslip). 
Wild Damon— Charlottesville F. T. Club's liver and white 
dog (Damon— Flora). 
Sel AH— Charlottesville F. T. Club's liver and white bitch 
(Rip Rap— Dolly) 
Delhi— Charlottesville F. T, Club's liver and white bitch 
(Rip Rap — Queen II.). 
Don— D. P. Ritchey's liver and white bitch (Trinket's Coin 
— Moulton Patti). 
Romp III.— R. J. Martine's liver and white dog (Conev's 
Fritz— Dolly). 
Tick Boy— Stoddard & Kidwell's black and white dog 
(King of Kent— Bloom). 
Stride aw ay— E . O. Damon's liver aud white dog (King 
of Kent— Pearl's Dot). 
King of Lynn— Robert Leslie's liver and white dog (Tem- 
pest — Nadjy of Naso). 
Little Ned— W. N. Kerr's liver and white dog (Ridgeview 
Dazzle — Kate Claxton). 
Verge— C. W. DePauw's liver and white dog ( 
Jingo— N. T. DePauw's liver and white dog (Mainspring— 
-) 
Hessen's Boy— Louis McGrew's black and white dog 
(Duke of Hessen — Barmaid). 
Lad's Lady— L. W Blankenbaker's liver and white bitch 
(Lad of Rush — Lady Margaret). 
Sport S.— Mr. McDowell's liver and white dog (DickSwiv- 
eller — Vixen). 
Lady Margaret— Major J. R. PurcelPs liver and white 
bitch (Dick Swiveller — Countess Bang). 
Sam Bang — Major J. R. PurcelPs livei and white dog (Dick 
Swiveller — Countess Bang). 
St. Blaise— Major J. R. PurcelPs liver and white dog 
(Guy — Lady Spotswood). 
ClD— Major J. R. PurcelPs liver and white dog (Duke of 
Hessen — Barmaid). 
Lula K.— G. R. Howse's liver and white bitch (Ossian — 
)• 
Tamarack, Jr.— H. K. Devereux's liver and white dog 
(Tamarack — Maud Graphic). 
Rex Faust— W. B. Stafford's liver and white dog (Rex- 
Mosey). 
Hempstead Duke— Hempstead Farm Kennels' liver and 
white dog (Duke of Hessen— Lass of Bow). 
P. T. Madison, Sec'y. 
IfJDLAN-APOUS, Ind., Nov. 25. 
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day. Correspondence intended for publication should reach 
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