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FOREST "AND » STREAM. 
f June 15, 1895. 
Onondaga Anglers' Annual. 
If there are fish left in Oneida Lake to-day they are so 
nearly scared to death that the most consummate wiles of 
the fisherman's art will be of no effect for weeks to come 
in luring them from their hiding places to snap at tempt- 
ing bait. A whirlwind of irresistible proportions struck 
those popular fishing waters yesterday, in the shape of 
a delegation of sixty members of the Anglers' Association, 
who with a few invited guests went out for their annual 
fishing contest. The finest summer morning this popular 
sportsmen's organization has ever met with on a similar 
occasion gave bright promises which were more than ful- 
filled in the delightful weather experienced during the 
whole day. Shortly after 6 A. M, the fishermen gathered 
on the Washburn House landing at Brewerton, and sides 
were chosen for the day's contest. G. W. Ingalls and O. 
G, Jones were selected as captains, and from the crowd of 
piscatorial fanatics present they picked their teams. 
Pfomptly at 7 o'clock, according to custom, a giant fire- 
cracker announced to the teams seated in their boats that 
the battle was on. Then there was a struggle between 
the boatmen of the rival crews to get up the outlet to the 
lake ahead of everyone else, and secure a mortgage on 
the best fishing grounds. Inside of an hour the small 
fleet of boats was scattered here and there over the sur- 
face of the lake, and was finally lost in innumerable 
black specks here and there in the distance. Fish- 
ing went on without a break until noon, when 
some of the anglers went to Frenchman's Island for 
luncheon, others supplied the wants of the inner man 
from well-filled baskets in their boats, while still others 
went ashore and ate a dinner in camp style in some woods, 
the oarsman acting as chef and frying "really the finest 
mess of fish I ever ate in my life." After dinner the fish- 
ing continued without interruption until 7:30 P. M. 
About 6 o'clock the boats came straggling back to Brew- 
erton, one by one, and at 7:30 the boom of the firecracker 
announcing the end of the contest found the boats again 
at the hotel dock ready for the weigh-up. It was found 
that Capt. O. G Jones's side had scored 2,523 points, and 
Capt. Ingalls's 2,452. Many fine catches were displayed 
on the pier. The best of the day and one which is re- 
markable in these waters was the string of Warren Tall- 
man and Eugene Eastman. They brought in 15 black 
bass aggregating in weight 31 pounds. Not one of the 
fish weighed less than two pounds, and three of them 
tipped the scales at three and one-half. Charles Mowry 
had landed 22 pike averaging nearly two pounds apiece. 
O. G. Jones caught 331 pounds of pike and bass near 
South Bay. The catches were nearly all far larger than 
those of last year, and when the total weight has been 
calculated it is certain that the total of 218 pounds caught 
last year will be thrown far in the shade. As soon as the 
fish were weighed they were photographed, suspended on 
a screen in the ballroom of ttie Wasburn House. Before 
taking the train for home the fishermen sat down to sup- 
per, part going to the Washburn House and part to "Nett" 
Wood's. 
St. Lawrence River Canadian Tax. 
Ottawa, Ont., June 10.— Editor Forest and Stream: 
The Canadian fee from American anglers will not be 
exacted this season on the St. Lawrence River between 
Kingston and Prescott. 
John Costigan, Minister Marine and Fisheries. 
SUMMARY OF POINTS. 
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Points. 
C. H. Mowry 448 21. 
G. C. Corcoran 374 22. 
W. D. Tallman 362 23. 
E. Eastman 312 24 
Joseph Baker 200 25. 
M.J.French 179 26. 
E. W. Houser 166 27. 
Louis Will 165 28. 
W. S. Morey 151 29. 
George B. Wood 147 30. 
L. F. Ormsbee 148 31. 
J. C. Melligan 1H2 32. 
W.A.Hill 128 33. 
W. B Tifft 127 34. 
J. E. Bierhardt 123 35. 
W. K. Squire 121 36. 
F. C. Brower 117 37. 
F. H. Stinard 116 38. 
F.B.Scott 106 39. 
C. W. Coleman 105 40. 
Points. 
F. B Putnam 99 
J. E. Coon 93 
W. H. Schilley 92 
I. Schwartz 89 
A. F. Stinard 85 
L. A. Stevenson 84 
M. H. Schwartz S3 
D. V. Ferris 83 
Amos Padgham 76 
C. G. Miller 70 
R. A. Molyneux 58 
A. Hahn 58 
B. Klapetzsky 56 
F. H. Hale 52 
C. H. Barnes 38 
E. J. Page 33 
F. B. Garrett 37 
W. H. Larrabee 27 
A. M. Strong 23 
F. E. Howell 11 
Canandaigua Fishing 1 Tournament. 
The Canandaigua (N. Y.) Eod and Gun Club will have 
its annual fishing tournament on Thursday, June 20. 
The captains of the two contesting teams will be Lewis 
H. Adams and Walter H. Knapp. The rules of the con- 
test have been changed somewhat for this year, and are 
as follows: 
Rule 1. Only members in good standing are eligible to 
contest. 
2. Fishing is restricted to Canandaigua Lake, its inlets 
and outlets. 
3. All fish must be caught between the hours of 12 
o'clock midnight of the 19th and 9:30 p. m. the 20th. 
All fishermen contesting must report with their catch at 
the town house on or before 9:30 p.m. All fish presented 
later will be barred and will not be counted. 
4. Each and every fish must be caught by hook and 
line or rod and line — the line or rod and line to be handled 
and every fish landed by contestant. 
5. No set line or other devices than those mentioned 
above will be permitted. 
6. A supper will be provided on the night of contest 
which must be paid for by the team scoring the lowest 
number of points. 
7. No contestant will be allowed more than one prize. 
8. All fish must be displayed at town hall till 10:30 p.m. 
The kinds of fish with the points allowed are here 
given: German trout, 8 inches, 40 points; lake trout, 14 
inches, 40 points; black bass, 8 inches, 35; pike, 14 inches, 
40; chub, 8 inches, 9 points; pickerel, 12 inches, 8 points; 
perch, 6 inches, 5 points; bullheads 8 inches, 5; rock bass, 
6 inches, 5; sunfish, 6 inches, 4; suckers, 10 inches, 3; carp, 
8 inches, 3 points. 
How to Kipper Trout and Salmon. 
To kipper after the old Highland fashion will insure the 
salmon or trout keeping, and eating well. Split the fish 
up the back, remove the back bone, and sprinkle the flesh 
freely with salt and pepper. Use one or two twigs for 
cross stretches, inserted across the back, some Sin. or 
4in. apart, according to size. The fish is now ready for 
drying, and herein lieB the secret of success, and the point 
where most curers break down. To prevent the fisn be- 
coming sodden or damp is the aim to be kept in view. If 
the weather be breezy and dry a few days' exposure in the 
sun will suffice; if wet or moist, hang the fish near the fire, 
and always do so over night. If dried too hastily the flesh 
will sweat, and go wrong in a few weeks' time; but, if care- 
fully sun dried in a breezy exposure, it will keep for six 
months. — London Field. 
F IXTURES. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Sept. 8 to 6— Kingston Kennel Club, Kingston, Ont. H. C. Bates, 
Sec'y 
Sept. 9 to 18.— Industrial Exhibition Association's .'annual bench 
show, Toronto, Ont. C. A. Stone, Sec'y and Sup't. 
Sept. 17-20— Orange county Fair Bench Show, Newburgh, N. T. 
Robert Johnson, Sec'y. . . 
>-'ept. 24 to 27.— New England Kennel Club's second annual terrier 
show, Boston, Mass. D. E. Loveland, Sec'y. 
Oct. 8-11.— Danbury, Conn.— Danbury Agricultural Society. G. L. 
Rundle, Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Sept. 2.— Continental Field Trials Club's chicken trials at Morris, 
Man. P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Sept. 10.— Morris, Man.— Manitoba F. T. C. John Wootton, Secy, 
Manitou. 
Nov. 5.— Chatham, Ont. — International F. T. Club. W. B.Wells, Sec'y. 
Nov. 7.— Newton, N. C— U. S. Field Trial Club's Trials A. W. B. 
Stafford, Sec'y, Trenton, Tenn. 
Nov. 11.— Hempstead, L. I.— National Beagle Club of America, fifth 
anmial trials. Geo. W. Rogers. Sec'y, New York. 
Nov. 18.— Eastern F. T. Club, at Newton, N, C. W. A, Coster 
Sec'y, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 
Nov. 25.— Continental Field Trials Club's quail trials at Newton. 
P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Oct. 29.— New England Field Trial Club, at Assonet, Mass. S. R. 
Sharp, Sec'y. 
EXPERIENCES IN SEARCH OF A DOG. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
This recounts a man's endeavor to get a good dog. I 
told a dog-dealer that I would write of my endeavors to 
get one. 
Some twenty years back the writer was endeavoring to 
obtain a good rabbit dog. Not knowing of a paper at 
that time such as the Forest and Stream, I was directed 
to write to Mr. Elmore, of Connecticut, but he informed 
me he had no good beagles for sale. I bought a hound 
on Staten Island, a good-looking dog, but he would run 
and tongue both ways, so you knew not if he was follow- 
ing the rabbit or going away from it. Well, some one, 
fortunately, stole that dog. Next I obtained one from a 
dealer in the city. Next day I exchanged him for another 
dog. This one was shot, having treed a cat in the woods. 
A man endeavored to shoot the cat; the dog rushed in and 
received the charge. Next I bought a dog that was raised 
and broken in Sullivan county. Well, this one was a 
grand dog in all respects; height 20in., good-looking — a 
true hunter. Had there been a rabbit feeding at night, 
and had it gone to its bed, he would give a bark or two. 
If he could talk he would have said, "One is around, look 
out!" And then no more tongue until the game was run- 
ning. I have shot a rabbit ahead of this dog, and he 
would be off again giving tongue. I have thus shot four 
or five in succession. But this dog was taken sick. I 
know very little of dogs, so thought if sick they ought to 
get well again ; so my dog died. I had him three years. 
I thought, shall I ever get his like again? I had a puppy 
which was sired by him, I sent him into the country 
to be kept and trained. As the folks were looking at him 
one day he began to run. They thought he was mad and 
one of the girls climbed a tree in her fright, and the dog 
was shot. I guess it was worms, but I knew nothing of 
a remedy. 
I now concluded I would try English beagles, but I was 
afraid of dog dealers and breeders. I thought they 
wanted exorbitant prices. I was ignorant of the facts, 
and did not know where or how to get a good beagle 
My son told me of a stray dog at a shop, and described the 
dog as having crooked legs. I thought that it was a beagle 
such as I wanted, so I obtained this waif of a dog, think- 
ing I had one of the right kind. I took him in the field 
and found he would chase a bird, but not a rabbit* would 
he hunt. 1 was fixing a gate and this dog started to cross 
the road to me. A locomotive cut his head clean off, so 
this beagle's days were over. 
About this time I found a paper called Forest and 
Stream. I was at once interested in it and have been so 
up to the present time. I thought, this is just the paper 
I havo been after. Well, now for the advertisements of 
dogs. I communicated with a Philadelphia company, now 
extinct (Forest and Stream refused their advertisement), 
and was informed they had what I wanted. They sent 
me a book with recommendations from parties who had 
bought dogs of them. I bargained with them for two 
broken English beagles, black, white and tan, for $40] I 
sent them a check for the amount, when they promised 
to send two beauties. I waited two weeks, but no dogs 
came. I found the check had been collected. I sent on 
about the dogs and got in reply that the weather was so 
dry they could not teat the dogs, but were waiting to pick 
out two that would work together. I waited till late in 
October, and then I informed them I wanted the dogs so 
that they might know me, as hunting commenced in 
November. So I received the two mated beagles, and 
oh! what a pair for a good-looking man to take into the 
fields. One of them was a little black and tan, a white 
streak on breast, a lively dog, but no trailer. The other 
dog was a short, chunky black and tan, a little white on 
him. Well, I guess that filled the contract as to black, 
white and tan. The short, chunky beagle, on being taken 
for a trial hunt would take an old trail in the field 
and work and tongue that old trail for two hours. He 
certainly filled the bill as a worker. I put up a rabbit and 
put him on the trail, but he did not want to work on that 
rabbit. I called my companion to take aim and we 
would shoot the dog, but he persuaded me to send him 
back and have him exchanged. So I gave my friend $5 
to box and express the dog off. I wrote the company and 
in due time received a red dog about 20in. high, a strange 
match for the little dog; but he was a pretty fair hunter. 
Well, I gave these dogs away and thus ended my vision of 
a nice pair of beagles. I did not scold or fret, but I took 
it philosophically. 
And now I concluded to have two young beagles and 
break and work them myself. I agreed with Mr. Krue- 
ger, of Pennsylvania, and bought two. He gave me 
a satisfactory deal. I was well satisfied. But one died, 
the other I gave to a friend. It made a good dog. 
I bought a beagle bitch for $15. She was as agreed 
upon — a good hunter; but if shut in a room at night, a 
new door casing was required next morning. The man 
forgot to tell me of that trick. I sold her, but before sell- 
ing told the man of this vice. 
I am yet in search of a pair of beagles. I saw adver- 
tised a nice pedigreed beagle, warranted. I do not intend 
to give any person's name. I saw him about the dog. It 
was advertised at $30. I went home with him to see the 
dog, and then found he had another, which he intended 
to exhibit in a few days at a fair. So the dogs were turned 
loose. An elderly man who owned the grounds was with 
us. We had not got far from the house. I thought the 
dogs did not take hold as they should. The elderly man 
said, "Mr. So and So's bull had broken into the field," and 
said bull was very dangerous; so we scud off for the house, 
dogs also. I then, on this man's representation, bought 
that dog, to be delivered to me in two weeks. I wanted 
to fumigate and clean my dog place. I want to say this 
man was holding a responsible position in a large associ- 
ation, and yet would cheat in selling a dog. Well, I paid 
him for the dog then and there. And blame that bull ! 
The dog that was sent to the fair got vhc, but he called it 
the third prize, and then he wanted me to buy this dog (I 
must not write the dog's name), price $100 — $100! I said 
"No." But he extolled this dog as a hunter and 
an all-day dog. Why, "he would hunt a fox." I 
closed with him for $40, to be paid after I had a 
trial and was satisfied with the dog. This pair of dogs 
was sent to me, and following them by post was a letter 
about the dogs, and asking as a great favor if I would 
pay for this last dog, as another dog dealer (one well 
known to most dog men) had let his note be protested, 
and it had been discounted at the bank, and he was short 
of funds just at present. I said certainly I would help 
him out if such was the case, so I paid the $40. And 
now I say blame that dog man for letting his note go to 
protest. Well, the dog would not hunt only at times, 
and that time was not often. When a gun was fired off 
it was legs, do your duty, and dog, get home as soon as 
you can. 
I took the vhc. beagle to a relative in the country to 
try him. This relative has a first-class rabbit dog which 
would drive a rabbit. I saw a rabbit come close up to my 
new dog, and the dog seemed more scared than the rab- 
bit. I think that was the first rabbit he had seen. I was 
thinking again, "Darn that dog man that let his note go 
to protest" (I belong to a church, I may not swear). 
My late friend, Judge Gubner, of Bay Eidge, wanted 
me to show the man up to the other dealers. I had his 
letters and advertisements, and there were the dogs 
that could be tried, but I let the matter drop. I gave 
these dogs away. One can be seen at any time. He is 
gun scared. 
Later, I purchased of the late Judge Gubner, of New 
Utrecht, five days before his death — he knew death was 
near — his two beagles; they need no comment as being 
good. One since died. 
I purchased one of C. S. Wixom, of Covert, N. Y. Mr. 
Wixom thought I was over cautious and kept the dog a 
long time before I paid for him. If he reads these trials 
and tribulations I underwent I think he will change his 
view of me. His dog far excels the guarantee he made 
to me, and there are many honest, square, fair-dealing 
men engaged in this business, some of whom I find it a 
pleasure to associate with. 
And, Mr. Editor, some may say, what a simple fellow; 
but I had the fever and wanted to get two good dogs. 
May my experience or folly be a benefit to others. In 
this communication I have given you the facts with very 
little embellishments. I am not buying dogs, and when 
I do, only on the terms, try before you buy. But darn 
that bull, and darn that dog man that let his note go to 
protest. John Bateman. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES* 
I have heard betimes some unfavorable remarks as to 
the propriety of club members being in charge of club 
affairs which are closely related to the competition, such 
as appointing the judges, managing the competition, 
selecting grounds, etc. The implication is not always 
that there is any culpable act or intention; it is oftener 
advanced that there is an impropriety in it. As to why 
it is so, no one has yet ventured to go beyond an expres- 
sion of opinion which often was founded on self-interest. 
Any common belief or usage should be founded on good 
sense, though this is not a concession that the subject 
under consideration is at all established as a matter of 
common belief. It is often though a matter of someannoy- 
ance. Gentlemen who as club members have taken all the 
trouble a,nd responsibility of arranging a competition find 
at a certain point that if they have dogs entered in the 
competition there may be a bugaboo raised as to 
the propriety of their selecting the judges, etc. 
It has always impressed me as being a very 
trivial and unnecessary question. The club member 
is seldom a professional dogman; he does not enter into 
field trial competition for profit; he has an established 
business or revenue; his reputation as an honorable gen- 
tleman is already established; he is known to be above 
chicanery or dishonesty. Then as a club member, why 
should he not fearlessly exercise all the privileges of a 
club member? It is all a matter of mere incident to him, 
not a means of livelihood. Club members have conceded 
too much in these matters; so much, indeed, that they 
had little left that they could call their own save the 
privilege of paying dues, a responsibility for deficits, or 
a privilege of nominal authority. But that members, for 
the reason alone that- they have dogs entered, should have 
no voice in selecting the judges, etc., is absurd according 
to any fair principle. The sooner clubs learn to manage 
their own affairs with some firmness and independence, 
the better for field trials and all concerned. 
This feeling seems to have some collateral outshoots. 
For instance, if it can be shown that the judge owned a 
stud dog which was the sire of one of the competing dogs, 
or owned the grandsire or grandam, or some other an- 
cestor, narrow minds were not slow in hatching suspicions 
and mutterings. They of course implied that the judge 
mu3t have an undue liking for blood of his breeding and 
a prejudice against all others. I earnestly believe that a 
judge who withdraws temporarily while such dogs are 
running, or recuses himself, as the lawyers say, does him- 
self an injustice and in a way indorses the soundness of 
'the false assumption. I believe that a judge who is 
worthy of the invitation to judge is worthy of filling the 
