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of the club house. The second of the great pools lies less 
than a quarter of a mile above and is aa adoiirable water 
for some big fellows, and it runs some 15ft. in depth. 
Here Mr. Anderson, standing upon the timbers of the 
dam on the evening -of our visit, hooked and played for 
nearly a quarter of an houi^ a trout which he thought 
must have weighed 4lbs. He was alone and could not get 
down to the water, which was some 20ft. below him, and 
though he had his fish nearly dead on top of the water it 
finally broke away. At the lower dam, upon the same 
evening, Mr. Alexander hooked a good one or two which 
broke loose, but landed two that weighed over lib. each. 
The largest fish have been taken at the pools at night 
upon a light fly, preferably the white miller. It is a com- 
mon thing to hear heavy fish feeding in this big water at 
night, but of course it is not the easiest thing in the world 
to go right out and hook one. 
Enough has been said to show in outline the angling 
possibilities of this fortunate corner of the world, and I 
consider it lucky to have been able to tell Forest and 
Stream readers something about this model angling or- 
ganization. If shows the possibilities of these lovely 
Michigan streams, than which no better trout waters ever 
rippled out of doors. It is no wonder that the Detroit 
gentlemen are willing to go so far to get to Fontinalis. 
As we rode away, reluctantly, to be sure, and looked 
baqk upon the waving flag which bore the pleasant word 
"Fontinalis" high above the peak of the hospitable roof, 
one could not avoid reflecting upon the considerableness 
and the permanency of the hold which the sports of the 
rod and gun have obtained among the best citizenship of 
the land, a hold to be enlarged and strengthened more 
and more as the years go by, and in no way better than 
by such bodies of thoughtful and energetic men as those 
who thus \^ent far into the heart of the Michigan pine 
forests to save a bit of nature for themselves and friends. 
Fontinalis Olub is young, not yet four years old, and 
seems to have known no troubles of any kind in its his- 
tory. It is surely destined to a long and happy history. 
E, HouaH. 
1206 BoYCK Bdildinq, Chicago. 
The Tame Gull of Big Moose. 
Boston, Sept. 1. — Editor Forest and Stream: I am 
pleased to send you a letter for publication received to-day 
from Rev. W. H. Allbright, D.D., of Boston, who has 
spent August at club Camp Big Moose, Adirondacks: 
"Aug. 31 I was very glad to get the copy of Forest 
AND Stream you forwarded to me to Bl^ Moose. Our 
party of f 0"r and guide have been on several expeditions 
of four and five days' length from camp, 
"Fishing in Big Moose and thereabouts is not good in 
August. Some good catches of salmon trout were made 
early in the month, A 10-pounder and several smaller 
fish were taken by parties staying at camp. We took 
some speckled trout weighing from ilb. to If lbs. The 
trout are here yet, but they are not disposed to be caught. 
We have seen plenty of game. Partridges are numer- 
ous. We have had fine views of otter and mink. 
Two red foxes came in om- way, and deer to the number 
of about thirty. I have shot one and a half. The first I 
got the second day of the open season. The second fell 
three days ago. Two of us shot from the boat instan- 
taneously. The deer dropped with a bullet through its 
neck, breaking the bone. Which one of the two sharp- 
shooters killed it cannot be determined. As the law 
allows but two to each person, we shall have to go to- 
gether and shoot together at our next deer. Our camp 
has had three. 
"I must close with a reference to Bill Dart's gull. Bill 
is the popular proprietor of the hotel on Second Lake. 
This particular gull he caught when young and has 
tamed for the benefit of his guests, Bill, it is said, plays 
tricks with this creature. It has an unlimited capacity 
for big suckers. It will eat two large ones at a meal, 
swallowing them down alive. Bill feeds it on the sly, 
then brings the gull out to perform for the company. He 
talks to the gull, while the suckers keep up a lively scrim- 
mage inside. Bill says, 'Now, my hearty, show us a trick 
or two.' Bill watches to see which side the suckers are kick- 
ing, then says, 'Fall over on your right side.' Over goes 
the gull, and the company applaud at the intelligence and 
drollery of Bill's bird. Then he tells it to 'shake its sides 
in laughter,' and when the suckers kick inside the gull 
the suckers outside squeal over the unique performance 
of Bill Dart's pet gull. 
"The woods are full of people this year, and health and 
pleasure abound. Thank God for the woods and waters." 
J. P. W. 
"Popscheny." 
Stottville, N. Y., Sept, 4. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
In Fred Mather's "Men I Have Fished With," No, 10, Mr. 
Mather speaks of the "Popskinny," and says that he ex- 
pects to be called down on the spelling of this name. On 
an old English map which I have, entitled "A Topograph- 
ical Map of Hudson's River," etc., and which map was 
published according to Act of Parliament Oct, 1, 1776, 
this name is spelled "Popscheny," and applied to a group 
of islands at the Overslaugh. The Normanskill Creek, 
also mentioned by Mr, Mather in the above article, is 
spelled on this map "Normand Kill," I bought this map 
in a second-hand bookstore some time ago, and in tracing 
its origin found that it had been taken from a copy of the 
"North American Atlas," published in London in 1777. 
A perfect copy of this atlas I found in the Lenox Library, 
and the map referred to is well worth looking over, The 
names Mr, Mather uses are evidently of Low Dutch origin, 
A. C. Stott. 
Iiarge New Jersey Rock Bass. 
Salem, N. J., Aug. 31. — Elisha Davis and Harry Bram- 
ble went fishing in "Fishing Creek" (a small tributary of 
the Delaware River) last Saturday, and among their catch 
numbered four rock bass that weighed 251bs., divided as 
follows: 4^, 5, 7 and S^lbs, each. Your correspondent 
saw the two largest, and they were beauties. They were 
caught with rod and reel, with soft shelled crab for bait. 
Quite a number of large rock have been caught in our 
streams here this season, but this caps the climax. 
A Jersey Sandbdrr. 
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Correspondence intended for publication should reach im at the 
latest by Monday, and as much earlier as practicable. 
FIXTURES. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Sept. 14 to 17.— Montreal Kennel Association's bench sliow, Montreal. 
G. Lanigan, Sec'y. 
Sept. 15-18.— Orange County bench show, Newburgh, N. Y, Robt. 
Johnston, Sec'y. 
Sept. 22 to 24.— Milwaukee Kennel and Pet Stock Association's second 
annual dog show, Milwaukee Louis Steffen, Sec'y. 
Sept. 22 to 25.— Queens County Agricultural Society's bench show, 
Mineola L. I. J. Mortimer, Manager, Hempstead, L. I. 
Sept. 23 to 26.— Stockton Fair Association's bench show, Stockton, 
Cal. D. J Sinclair, Sec'y. 
Oct. 6 to 8.— Dan bury Agricultural Society's show, Danbury, Conn, 
Q. M. Rundle, Sec'y. 
Dec. 1 to 4.— City of the Straits Kennel Club's local show, Detroit, 
Mich. R. H. Roberts, Sec'y. 
Dec. 8 to 11 —Augusta, Ga.— Georgia Poultry and Pet Stock Associ- 
ation. .J. W. Killlngsworth, Sec'y. 
Deo. 15 to 18.— Central Michigan Poultry and Pet Stock Associa- 
tion's show, Lansing, Mich. C. H. Crane, Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS, 
Oct. 19.— Brunswick Fur Club's annual hound trials, Barre, Mass. 
Bradford S. Turpln, Sec'y, Roxbury, Mass. 
Oct, 26.— Hempstead, L. I.— Natioonal Beagle Club's trials. Gteo. 
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. 3.— Oxford, Mass.— New England Beagle Club's trials. W. 8, 
Clark, Sec'y, Linden, Mass. 
Nov 2.— Union Field Trial Club's inaugural trials. P. T. Madison, 
Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind 
Nov. 10 —Columbus, Wis.— Northwestern Beagle Club's trials. Louis 
Steffen, S^cV, Milwaukee. 
Nov. 10.— Leamington, Ont.— Peninsular Field Trial Club, Leaming- 
ton, Ont. 
Nov. 10.— Greene County, Pa.— Central Beagle Club's trials. L. O. 
Seidel, Sec'y. 
Nov. 16.— National Fox Hunting Association's third annual trials, 
Bardstown, Ky. F. J. Hagan, Sec'y. 
Nov. 16.— Newton, N. C— E. F. T. Club's trials. 8. 0. 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. 8, F. T. Club's fall trials, W. B, Staf- 
ford, Sec'y. 
Dec. 14.— Athens, Ala.— Dixie Red Fox Club's second annual trials 
J. H. Wallace, Sec'y, Huntsville, Ala. 
COUBSINQ. 
Sept. 22.— Cheyenne Valley Coursing Club's meeting, Sheldon, S. D, 
Dr. J. P. Aylen, Pres. 
Sept. 29.— Aberdeen Coursing Club's annual meeting, Aberdeen, S. 
D. Dr. F. W Haragan, Sec'y. 
Oct. 6.— Mitchell Coursing Club's meeting, Mitchell, S. D. H. G. 
Nichols, Sec'y. 
Oct. 21.— Altcar Coursing Club's meeting. Great Bend, Kan, T, W. 
Bartels, Sec'y. 
Oct. 28.— Kenmore Coursing Club's annual meeting, Herrington. 
Kan. C. A. Robinson, Sec'y. 
Oct. 13.— American Coursing Club's annual meeting, Huron, 8. D 
F. B. Coyne, Sec'y. 
1897. 
Jan. —.—Continental Field Trial Club's quail trials, P, T, Madi- 
son, Sec'y. 
Jan. 18.— West Point, Miss.— U. S. F. T. C. winter trials. W. B. 
Stafford, Seo'y, Trenton, Tenn. 
MANITOBA FIELD TRIALS CLUB'S 
TRIALS. 
The first day of the trials, Tuesday, Sept. 1, was favor- 
able for work, a stiflf wind from the southeast, a cloudy 
day and a cool temperature offering fair conditions for 
competition. A rainstorm set in in the afternoon. The 
attendance was light as compared to that of former 
years, and the number of starters in the different events 
also had decreased. 
Mr. P. H. Bryson, of St. Louis, Mo., judged through- 
out, and his awards were commendably correct. Birds 
were in sufficient numbers to test the dogs' merits. Only 
three handlers from the States were present, Messrs. Rose, 
Nesbitt and Fay. After an absence of some years from 
field trial competition, Mr. Charles Barker again joined 
the knights of the whip and whistle, and showed that he 
had lost none of his old-time skill and address in handling, 
and was still able to cope with the best. The latter handled 
his dogs with noticeable fairness. 
There were present Mr, John Wootton, honorary sec- 
retary-treasurer; Messrs, W. F, Ellis and E, McKenney, 
Manitou, Man,; Major J. M. Taylor, New York; E, C. 
Johnson, Chicago; F. G, Simpson and G, B. Borradaile, 
Winnipeg. 
On the evening of Sept. 1 the club held a meeting. The 
resignation of Mr. C. C. Chipman as patron was accepted 
with regret. Following is the list of officers elected: 
Patron, Lieut.-Gov, Patterson; President, F. G. Simpson, 
Winnipeg; First Vice-President, T. T. Ashford, Birming- 
ham, Ala. ; Second Vice-President, G. B. Borradaile, Win- 
nipeg; Secretary-Treasurer, John Wootton; Managing 
Committee— W. C. Lee, W. F. Ellis, Geo. Soames. The 
trials of 1897 to be held at Morris, Man. , beginning on the 
first Monday in September. 
The Derby. 
This stake had eight starters. There was an absence of 
good breaking in the performance of some of the com- 
petitors, conspicuously among which were those of Mr, 
McKenney and one owned by Mr. Wootton. 
The Derby Stake was for setters and pointers whelped 
on or after Jan. 1. 1895. First, $100; second, $75; third, 
$50; fourth, $35. Forfeit, $5; $10 additional to start. 
They were drawn to run as follows: 
E. McKenney's b. b. setter bitch Maid of the Morn (Val 
Lit — Cam Sing), owner, handler, with Hobart Ames's b., 
w. and t. setter bitch Glenn (Blue Ridge Mark — Lou R,), 
D. E. Rose, handler. 
H. H. Maybury's 1. and w. pointer bitch Alabama Girl 
(Von Arrow— Lady Mull), D. E, Rose, handler, with E. 
McKenney's b. and w. setter dog Barrister (Val Lit— Cam 
Sing), owner, handler. 
S. P, Jones's b,, w. and t, dog Hurstbourne Zip (Tony 
Boy — ^Dimple), D. E. Rose, handler, with John Wootton's 
setter dog Ben Bondhu (Dick Bondhu II. — Maud a Rose), 
owner, handler. 
Hobart Ames's b., w. and t. bitch Christina (Blue Ridge 
Mark — Lou R.), with Del Monte Kennels' 1. and w, pointer 
dog Tony Works (Tick Boy— Lulu K,), C. Barker, hand- 
ler. 
Glenn and Maid of the Morn were started at 7:57 a 
short distance from town. Maid opened the work on 
chickens by flushing and chasing two of them, after 
which she flushed and chased a remaining bird. Glenn 
showed an incUnation to join in the fun, but was obedi- 
ent to command. Sent oq, both soon stopped to a point, 
Maid going on to a flush and a chase, Glenn also be- 
having badly. Rose was unfortunate in flushing some 
birds which Glenn was working upon close by him. Next 
she pointed, then starting on a bird flushed down wind 
of her, after which she made two good points. Maid 
again flushed and chased. Up at 8:33. Maid was the 
better ranger, and worked her ground with better judg- 
ment. She was badly handled, which aggravated her 
unsteadiness. She had Kood natural abilities which were 
not properly trained. Glenn was working under disad- 
vantages when against such an unsteady competitor, as 
are all dogs under such circumstances, and her work was 
better than could be expected amid so much that was dis- 
tracting. 
Alabama Girl and Barrister began at 8:35, and were 
ordered up at 9:05. Barrister opened the work with a styl- 
ish point, which was followed up with a flush and chase, 
and after order was again restored he repeated the error, 
following it with a third one of like kind, Alabama Girl 
yielding for a few moments to the temptation of the bad 
example. Sent on, Alabama Girl made a good point, and 
sent on again she flushed excusably. Their speed and 
range were good, and they beat out their ground with 
fair judgment. 
Hurstbourne Zip and Ben Bondhu were oast off at 
9:18 Both pointed; Ben had chickens; Zip, a lark. Sent 
on. Zip pointed on the footscent where the chickens had 
flushed. The birds were followed, and Zip was steadying 
to point as a bird flushed. Ben made a flush and a chase. 
Zip made two points; nothing found. Ben next found 
some of the scattered birds and flushed them and chased, 
his pleasure being augmented by the flushing of another 
bevy in his chase, whereupon he got beyond control en- 
tirely for awhile. Zip made two good points in the mean- 
time. Though both worked well as to range and speed, 
Zip was the better and had also the better judgment, his 
superiority being particularly noticeable toward the end of 
the heat. Ben showed a disposition to potter awhile 
sometimes, and he was very erratic in his work; and his 
bad chasing probably ended all his chances in the compe- 
tition. Up at 10:35. 
Christina and Tony Works began at 10:37. There was 
some uncertainty as to which had the first point, though 
there was no special merit in it. Christina made two 
points, one of which was at the moment the bird flushed, 
Next, Tony pointed; nothing found. Both dogs roaded 
and pointed; a single bird flushed wild ahead. Christina 
made a flush. Her range was limited, but she was dili- 
gent and speedy. Tony had fair speed and was obedient. 
Second Round. 
Glenn and Alabama Girl began the afternoon work at 
3:10. Girl was just steadying to a point as the bird 
flushed and she made the bad error of chasing, though 
not a bad chase. Glenn next made a point on several 
birds. Up at 3:33. Girl was the better worker, and she 
was also the better in speed and range. 
Hurstbourne Zip and Tony Works were started but a 
short time when both pointed, Zip thfi first to secure the 
point. The dogs behaved well to flush. Sent on, Zip 
made a good point; Tony, called up to back, pressed in 
and flushed the covey. The birds were followed. Zip 
pointed, Tony backed; two birds were flushed to the 
point. When they were ordered up at 4:26, Zip was 
easily the better performer. Rain began to fall in the lat- 
ter part of the heat. 
Christina had a bye and she began at 4:29. No birds 
could be found to her first point, though birds were 
thought to have been there recently; sent on, a bird 
flushed ahead of her and she lost several other favorable 
opportunities to point birds which were lying close by. 
Afterward she redeemed her performance by some good 
points, but as rain set in steadily the trials were ended for 
the day. 
Wednesday. 
A cloudy morning with a breeze of bracing coolness, 
which soon gave place to a clear sky and a stiff wind, 
which increased to a wind so strong as to add to the diffi- 
cult of the work by midday and also seemed to make 
some of the chickens wilder. 
Third Bound. 
Hurstbourne Zip and Christina began at 8:15, and they 
made an excellent heat, displaying superior range, speed 
and judgment for puppies, and they had the best of the 
competition in the stake. Zip found a bevy on which 
Christina secured a point inrlependently as she came up. 
Zip showed his superiority, Christina second. 
The dogs were placed as follows: First, Hurstbourne 
Zip; second, Christina; third, divided between Alabama 
Girl and Tony Works. 
It escaped Mr. Bryson's attention that there was a fourth 
prize, but on learning of it he let first and second prizes 
stand as awarded, but left the other for_ later action. 
Later Glenn was awarded fourth. 
The All-Age Stake. 
There were twelve starters drawn to run in the follow- 
ing order: 
Manchester Kennel Co.'s b., w. and t. setter bitch 
Gleam's Ruth (Count Gladstone IV. ), N. B. Nes- 
bitt, handler, with E, McKenney's b. and w. setter dog 
Val Lit (Orlando — Lady Lit), owner, handler. 
John Wootton's b. and w. setter bitch Bonnie Lit (Or- 
lando — Lady Lit), owner, handler, with N. T. DePauw's 
1. and w. pointer bitch Sister Sue (Jingo — Rooney Crox- 
teth), N, B, Nesbitt, handler. 
Del Monte Kennels' b., w. and t. setter dog Sam T, 
(Luke Roy — Bettie B.), Charles Barker, handler, with W, 
F. Ellis's b. and w. setter dog Columbus (Duke of Mani- 
toba — Hickory Link), owner, handler. 
G. B. Borradaile's b., w. and t. setter bitch Dodo III. 
(Orlando — Atalanta), absent, with D. E. Rose's (agt.) 
setter Green way (Columbus — Maud a Rose), agt., handler. 
D. E. Rose's (agt.) b. and w. setter dog Domino, agt., 
handler, with Paul H. Gotzian's o. and w. setter dog 
Lawrence ( ). 
T. T. Ashford's 1. and w. pointer dog Von Gull (Kent 
Elgin — Fannie Croxteth), D. E. Rose, handler, with A. L. 
Shonfield's b. and w. dog Noble Leo (Count Leo — Minnie 
T.), N. B. Nesbitt, handler. 
The All- Age Stake was for setters and pointers whicli 
had not won first place at any recognized field trials in 
any previous year. First $125, second $75, third $50 
Five dollars forfeit, $10 additional for starters. 
The Amateur Stake did not till. 
First Bound. 
Gleam's Ruth and Val Lit were cast off at 8:46. Val 
Lit flushed a chicken on stubble and chased it earnestly. 
