Forest and Stream 
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NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1895, 
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SNAP SHOTS. 
The paper on the American Magpie printed in our 
Natural History columns will be read with interest by 
many of our readers, and especially by those who are 
familiar with the western half of the United States, 
where these birds are so abundant and so noticeable a 
feature of the landscape. The article is from advance 
sheets of Gapt. Charles Bendire's superb work on "Life 
Histories of North American Birds, with Especial Refer- 
ence to their Breeding Habits and Eggs." With the first 
volume of this splendid work many of our readers are 
familiar, and those who are not will at least remember 
the extracts which we published from it a short time prior 
to its appearance. These articles treated of the valley 
quail and the bald eagle. Oapt. Bendire is above all 
things a field naturalist, and he tells of the things he has 
seen on plain and mountain, in the depths of the forest 
and along the borders of the lakes. His observations are 
careful and accurate and his style is charming, and we 
feel ourselves favored in being able to present another of 
his delightful papers. The cut which illustrates the article 
is one taken in winter in the Yellowstone Park by Mr. 
Elwood Hofer, whose name is so familiar to our readers. 
It is a beautiful picture, well taken. A piece of meat was 
tied to a board, which was shoved out of the window; the 
camera was focused on the meat, and when the birds had 
alighted and were hard at work filling their hungry 
bellies, the shutter was snapped. We venture to say that 
no similar picture exists to-day; 
The New York Legislature promises soon to adjourn, 
and it is high time that it did so if the fish and game and 
forests of this State are to last a few years longer. It is a 
close race between the Game Law Committees of the 
Senate and the Assembly as to which is the worst. We 
are inclined to the belief that the Senate has done more 
at this session than ,the Assembly. On the other hand, 
the Game Law Committee of the Assembly has the dis- 
tinguished honor, as we are informed, of having violated 
its written pledges. After having assured Mr. W. W. 
Niles, of New York, both verbally and in writing, that 
they would vote for the anti-hounding bill which he had 
introduced, at the next meeting of the committee they 
went back on everything that they had previously stated. 
The only man who kept his word is, we are told, Mr. 
La Fetra, of New York. Those who did not are Higbee 
of Suffolk, Van Amber of Lewis, Fairbrother of Queens, 
Rogers of Onondaga, Campbell of Kings, Burns of West- 
chester, and Gray of Dutchess. We should be glad to re- 
ceive from any of these persons a denial of the story 
which comes to us from Albany, and on such excellent 
authority that we cannot doubt its accuracy. The anti- 
houndiag amendment to the game law was lost in the 
Assembly by a vote of 90 to 30. 
It is a satisfaction to learn that Commissioner Fu ler'on, 
the new executive agent of the Minnesota Fish and Game 
Commission, is doing good work. A St. Paul correspond- 
ent writes of him: "Our new executive agent has been 
in office just one month. He is a realization of a good 
game protector, as his work attests. He has operated and 
secured convictions in a dozen counties. He has confis- 
cated and sold illegal game to the amount of $1,100, and 
destroyed or has in possession 11,000 feet of nets, valued at 
$2,500. He has not sought isolated cases, but braved the 
most antagonizing element in the State, the commission 
houses, who have sent their hordes out to prey on every- 
thing in sight." 
Mr. W. W. Ellis, General Manager of the Missouri State 
Protective Association, has charge of the Missouri 
exhibit at the Sportsmen's Exhibition. This fine exhibit 
consists chiefly of pictures of hunting and fishing scenes, 
and also cover illustrations of a number of kindred 
sports. Mr. Ellis made the collection of fish of Missouri 
which appeared at the World's Fair in Chicago, and was 
instrumental in passing the first and only Missouri Game 
Warden bill. 
. THE SPORTSMEN'S EXPOSITION. 
The Sportsmen's Exposition in the Madison Square 
Garden, this city . was opened on Monday and will con- 
tinue through the week. In the comprehensiveness of its 
scope and the very high quality of its displays it surpasses 
expectation. The general expression heard among those 
present on the opening day was of pleased surprise at the 
extent and the elaborate character of the affair. The 
Exposition is in every way a credit, both to those who 
have been concerned in preparing it and to the general 
field it represents. Such a tangible forth setting of the 
sportsman's interests has never before been made in this 
country. We are sincere in our expression of trust that 
every reader of the Fokest and Stream who can do so 
may visit the Madison Square Garden this week. As for 
the unhappy individual who is "chained to business," he 
should do the next best thing — read about it in next week's 
Forest and Stream, which shall have as good a descrip- 
tion of the Exposition as pen and camera can produce. 
At the time of going to press it was easily to be seen 
that the Exposition was to be a success, and of an interest 
and excellence quite beyond the most sanguine expecta- 
tions of its projectors. It could not be said that this 
opinion was made up from a view of a finished exposition, 
for much of detail still remained in process of arrange- 
ment. Though the bulk of the displays were in place, 
several exhibitors had not yet put all their goods in order, 
and a few of them had not filled their spaces at all, but 
were waiting for their material to arrive. This is always 
the case in any exposition, and take it all in all the 
promptness of the exhibitors was unusual. Visitors may 
feel sure the Exposition is a success, and will be even 
more of a success as the week wears on. 
At the time of the hurried Forest and Stream inspec- 
tion of the great hall, there were sixty odd exhibits in 
place, and it is not too much to say that these covered 
almost the entire field of sporting interest. The readers 
of Forest afd Stream may perhaps not care so much for 
the wide, abundant display of bicycle, billiard, tennis 
and athletic goods as for the tools more nearly allied to 
their own craft of field sports; but it would go hard if 
any lover of a given sport of the outdoor air could not 
find it well exemplified and in such way as to teach him 
something new. Such is the proper function of the Ex- 
position. 
There were five sportsmen's journals represented by 
exhibits, four besides the Forest and Stream. Three 
others were classed as trade journals in the catalogue, 
and two concerns showed "books and publications" — 
Chas. Scribner's Sons and the Natural Science Associa - 
tion of America. The Exposition is especially rich in 
paintings and pictures, and not less fortunate is it in the 
statuary and still life, the sculpture of the taxidermist's 
art. Mr. Frederic S. Webster has an excellent exhibit 
from his studio, and his great cycloramic groups, stretch- 
ing across the full end of the hall at the Fourth avenue 
entrance, combine the excellencies of painting, taxidermy 
and patient reproduction of natural detail. Of these 
groups there are five; the elk hunter, the duck shooter, the 
trapper, the trout fisher, all being shown typically, in 
company with a startled shooter who has gone out for 
grouse and, put up a deer^ This latter is termed "A 
Lost Opportunity." Mr. Wm. W. Hart's elaborate exhi- 
bition of mounted big game deserves praise, and his tigers . 
and lions were the talk of many, notably the caged lioness 
before whose bars hangs the legend "Do not feed the an- . 
imals." Mr. Sauter's elaborate groups, especially his 
wolves and buffalo, should be noticed; and all about the: 
great interior was repetition of much taxidermy, as in 
the display of Mr. Thos. W. Fraine, of Rochester; in the , 
ornaments of the "Maine Central" cabin by S. L. Crosby; in 
the furnishings of the U. S. Cartridge Co.'s cabin, etc., etc. 
Among all the many specimens of taxidermy shown, how- 
ever, there was perhaps no piece more stirring than Mr. 
Carl E, Akeley's buck head, "The Challenge," which was. 
in the Forest and Stream exhibit. This artistic bit of ; 
work came all the way from Milwaukee, Wis. Indeed , I 
the entire country was put under tribute to adorn this 
occasion. 
The out-of-doors man loves the camera. He could love 
it and learn of it here. Messrs. E. & H. T. Anthony show i 
a very beautiful exhibit in this line, and the fair ladies in 
counterfeit which made the front of this exhibit had. 
many admirers, who looked also beyond at the instru- 
ments which had made possible the images. Messrs. 
Scovill & Adams and the Obrig Camera Co. had separate 
displays, and several general sporting goods dealers in- i 
eluded camera goods in their displays. 
In gun implements the country was represented, .as at . 
the World's Fair, by the great case of strange and useful 
jewelry and furnishments prepared by the Bridgeport 
Gun Implement Co. The Ideal Manufacturing Co. pre r 
sented a neat and attractive case of specialties also. Mr. 
Lyman's rifle sights scarce require comment, they are so 
well known. Mr. Lyman also shows the Rapid Fire tar. : 
gets just from the press of Forest and Stream. The 
"Perfect Oiler" was also perfectly shown, and many 
other small and needful things for every one who 
loves a gun. , 
Boats and canoes can be said to be well represented, but 
not extensively so. One recalls but three firms making 
such display. The Gas Engine and Power Co. have two 
lovely naphthas, well shown in an advantageous spot 
where two aisles converge. "The Only Naphtha Launch," 
says the plain and simple sign. The St. Lawrence River 
Skiff and Canoe Co., just back of the A. G. Spalding & 
Bros.' exhibit, is, as usual, beautiful and instructive. The 
Spaldings also had a great feature of popular interest in 
the Layman pneumatic boat, which they displayed in a 
great tank of water, with a man paddling about in it to . 
show it safe and practical, albeit odd of look. Hulbert 
Bros. & Co. made the third firm adding boats to their ex- 
hibit. The Meriden Britannia Co. offered something 
unique in the great silver trophies shown, among these 
the cups and plate won by the yacht Vigilant when 
abroad. 
Fishing tackle was relatively weak compared to guns 
and ammunition, which were very strong. Such firms as 
the Spaldings, Hulbert Bros. & Co., Schoverling, Daly 
& Gales, Von Lengerke & Detmold, had fine displays of 
the most modern of fishing tackle in their exhibits, and 
over such places as these hung many men with gloating 
eyes. George Paddock exhibited a line of the U. S. Net 
and Twine Co.'s goods. This was a fine display, show- 
ing many of the Kosmic rods which were exhibited 
at the World's Fair, together with great store of fine . 
goods of many sorts beside. Fred Divine has a fine dis- 
play under the wing of the W. Fred Quimby Co. Corn- 
wall & Jesperson show rods and fishing tackle, includ. 
ing the Horton steel rod. There is also shown a very 
complete series of the Natchaug Silk Co.'s celebrated lines. 
In guns there were fifteen different exhibits, each one 
excellent. Not even at the World's Fair could we have 
seen the gun trade better in its modern development, for 
the Fair was two years ago, and ever since then guns 
have improved. Those who have not seen the guns put 
out this spring by such well-known firms as the Hunter 
Arms Co., Parker Bros., Lef ever Arms Co., certainly have 
in store this week a duty, a pleasure, and an opportunity 
for knowledge. These arms all become increasingly 
beautiful, and they are beautifully displayed. Capt. du 
Bray was in charge of the handsome Parker cases, and 
was handling proudly some fine arms in the Sir Joseph 
Whitworth fluid steel barrels. The Hunter Arms Co.'s 
select and elegant assortment of fine guns was a delight 
to many. This exhibit is within the same rail with that 
of the W. Fred Quimby Co., but is separate of itself. Mr. 
McMurchy was not at hand as usual, and one missed Col. 
Courtney, of the Lefever gun, from among the visitors j 
