FOREST AND STREAM. 
[^EfT. 11, 1897. 
Boston Fishermeiii 
Boston, Sept. 4 — The fall fly fishermen are beginning to 
be anxious, and are off, or soon will be. Mr. F. S Dexter 
and Mrs. Dexter are booked for Kennebago, as usual. Miss 
Ada Sherma, of Boston, tiieir guest. Las made a good trout 
record, according to the papers. H. W. Smalley, of South 
Framingham, writes a friend here that his trip to Seven 
Ponds was not very satisfactory, by reason of too much rain 
and high water. But he came back to Kennebago, and 
fished Kennebago Stream as well, with remarkably good 
success. He took twenty-four trout, the united weight of 
which was 601b8. He landed two trout on one cast, weigh- 
ing 3 and 41bs. respectively; a very hard cast to beat, 
Mr. Frank F. Dodge is out from his camp at Lake Bahio, 
Nova Scotia. It has already been, mentioned that he went 
down there recently, with Mrs. Dodge, for the purpose of 
bringing home his two boys, who have been spending their 
vacation there. But, like getting the children safely to the 
circus and back, it often takes both parents, two aunts and 
their Sabbath school teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Dodge both 
went fishing and caught trout, the madam leading the catch 
with the largest, as it should be. The boys caught some- 
thing like 180 trout during their trip, taking no more than 
they required for their camp table. On the last day Mr. 
Dodge and his son were fishing near each other when the 
father struck a trout. Immediately the hooked fish became 
entangled in the boy's line, when the father directed him to 
ease up on his rod till the fish was landed. This done, the 
attempt to untangle the son's line was made, when it was 
found to be fast to something, and it proved to be a hand- 
some trout weighing nearly 21bs., the best catch of the day. 
Mr. Dodge and his boys are delighted with Lake Bahio, and 
will take the first opportunity to be there again. 
Special, 
Boiled Octopus. 
A British Oolxtmbia correspondent writes that being on a 
cruise and going ashore to wait for the weather to moderate, 
"I found an old Indian camped waiting for it to calm down. 
He was boiling a piece of devilfish (octopus) that he had 
taken from the rocks with a gafl:. He offered me some and 
said it was very good. I felt rather dubious about it, but 
tried a small piece out of curiosity, and finally made a hearty 
meal of it. After the arm is skinned it looks very much like 
a parsnip. After dinner, in passing his canoe I saw some 
queer-looking things wiggling in the bottom which turned 
out to be some more of the arms, and though they had been 
cut off for hours they were still alive." 
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FIXTURES. 
BENCH SHOWS, 
G. M. Rundle, 
Oct. 4.— Danbury, Conn., Agricultural Society. 
Sec'y, Danbury. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Oct. 25.— Brunswick Fur Clnb's ninth annual trials. 
Nov. 1.— Dixie Red Fox Club's third annual meet, Waverly, Miss. 
Nov. 1.— New England Beagle Club's trials, Oxford, Mass. 
Nov. 2.— Monongahels Valley Game and Fish Protective Associ- 
ation's trials, Greene county. Pa. 
Nov. 8.— Union Field Trials Club's trials, Carlisle, Ind. 
Nov. 9.— Central Beagle Club's trials, Sharpsburg, Pa. 
Nov. 9.— Peninsular Field Trial Club's trials, Leamington, Ont. 
Nov. 15.— E V. T. Club's trials, Newton, N. C. 
Nov. 16.— International Field Trials Club's eighth annual trials, 
Chatham, Ont. 
Nov. 22.— U. S. F. T. Club's autumn trials. . 
Jan. 
Jan, 
1888. 
10.— XJ. S. F. T Club's winter trials, W^t Point, Miss. 
17. — Continental F. T. Club's trials, New Albany, Miss. 
THE CONTINENTAL FIELD TRIALS. 
The open stakes of the third annual field trials of 
the Continental Field Trials Club, were run at Mor- 
ris, Man., beginning Sept. 1, It was demonstrated 
during the trials that the great overflow of the Red River 
last Spring, had seriously affected the chicken crop. The 
prairie in and about Morris, which is so high above the river 
at the present time as seeming to be forever safe from in- 
undation, was some feet under water in places, and the 
streets of Morris were then navigated in. skiffs, On the 
adjacent sections of prairie which were so high as to be above 
the overflow, there was also found to be dearth of chirkens. 
The trials, moreover, were not supported with entries 
to the extent that they deserved, consequently the clnb had to 
face a deficit, a small one it is true, but a deficit, nevertheless. 
Gn the whole it was not encouraging. 
Mr. W. S. Bell, of Pittsburg, famous as afield trial judge, 
attended to the judicial part 6f the trials without any assist- 
ance — a most arduous task. His awards were pleasantly 
accepted. Mrs. Bell accompanied and drove for him, man- 
aging the horse and carriage with the skill of a trained reins- 
man. 
There were few visitors, the Canadian sportsmen manifest- 
ing no interest whatever, save that shown by Mr. G. B Bor- 
xadaile, of Winnipeg, who was present in person through- 
out, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Draper and Prof. Edm. H. 
Osthaus, of Toledo, and Miss L, Cavileer, of Pembina, N, 
D., were present part of the time to witness the competition. 
Owing to the scarcity of birds, the trials were uninteresting 
to witness, and unsatisfactory as a competition. 
Nearly all the dogs were in the pink of physical condition. 
Mr. Rose, in particular, won much praise for the extraordi- 
nary good condition of his dogs. 
The weather was so hot and dry that only the most endur- 
ing dogs could run even a short time without great distress 
or being so blown that a shortened range residted. Frequent 
watering was a necessity. With few birds to reward so much 
effort, the wonder is that the dogs sustained their interest 
and industry as well as they did. 
The puppies were an excellent lot, but needed more ex- 
perience. 
The Blue FJIbbon Stake. 
This stake was formerly called the Derby. There were 
nine starters in it. The quality of the competitors was 
higher than the average, and several of them showed that 
they had superior material in them which only needed ex- 
perience to develop properly. 
This stake was for setters and pointers whelped on or after 
Jan. 1, 1896. Entries closed May 15 with $10 forfeit; |5 ad- 
ditional forfeit payable July 15, and $5 to start. The purse 
was |650, of which $125 went to first, $100 to second, $75 
to third and $50 to fourth. 
Following is the order of drawing and other information : 
W. N. Kerr's b., w. and t. English setter dog Count Ed- 
wards (Count Eric— Ann), Geo. Richards, handler, with Dr. 
M. F. Rogers's b., w. and t. setter bitch Pearl R. (Sam Gross 
— Donnashey). D. E. Rose, handler. 
Del Monte Kennels' o. and w. EQ^lish setter bitch Minnie's 
Girl (Antonio — Minnie T.), Frank Richards, handler, with 
Dr. L. C. Bacon's b., w. and t. English setter bitch Alice K. 
(Anto Gladstone — Speckle Gown), R. L. Alexander, handler. 
Dr J. R. Daniel's 1. and w. pointer dog Sam's Beau (Plain 
Sam— Dolly Dee II,), Geo. Richards, handler, with .John 
Myers' 1. and w. pointer dog Chisholm (Von Gull— Croxie R.), 
D. E. Rose, handler. 
Tobasco Kennels' b. and w. setter bitch Hurslbourne Joel 
(Tony Boy— Bonnie Belle 11.), S J. McCartney. ha,ndler, 
with Wm. Elliott's 1. and w. pointer dog Doctor Tassie (Hal 
Pointer—Kent's Star), Geo. Richards, handler. 
J. J, Odum's b., w. and t. English setter dog Sport McA. 
(Tony Boy— Blue), D. E. Rose, handler. 
First was won handily by Pearl R. She was the only 
competitor which showed ability to work properly on birds 
under general conditions. Her point work was by far the 
most finished and accurate, and she worked her birds with 
greater skill. Her range was but moderately wide, though 
she beat out her ground with judgment. 
All the other winners showed rawness in their bird work. 
Some would point under certain combinations of circum- 
stances, others could road and locate under favorable condi- 
tions, and none were reliably stanch. While there was good 
quality in the puppies, there was a general lack of discipline 
in their performance on birds, as was to be expected so early 
in the season. 
Sport McA., second prize winner, was the widest ranger 
of all, and he showed remarkable stamina. He did not work 
at all times to the gun, and his point work and stanchness 
were most uncertain. Had he had the finish which will 
come with more training and experience, he would easily 
have been first in the take. ^ 
Doctor Tassie, third, displayed some excellent ranging 
ability, which was not well sustained, and his finding and 
pointing were very erroneous. 
Minnie's Girl, fourth, was closely pressed by several others, 
and her place came to her chiefly not because of the meri- 
torious work she had done, but because she had done less 
undesirable work than several others. She has a labored 
way of galloping, and her locating is awkwardly done. Iler 
range, too, was poorly sustained. 
Wednesday. 
The weather was clear, and though ther6 was a cool 
morning and evening, the day was warm. The dogs which 
ran nearest the midday hours had much the most diificult 
work. Birds were scarce, and consequently the tiia) was a 
punishing one in the way of hard woik 
CotiNT Edwards and Pearl R. were cast off at 7:45. 
Pearl roaded nicely down wind in flax, pointed the bevy 
nicely and did a clever piece of work. She was diligent and 
displayed good judgment. Her range in this heat was but 
moderately wide. Count pottered on the foots.cent of spar- 
rows, and also frittered away much much time on gophers. 
His range was narrow, excepting a few irregular casts he 
made without much purpose. Up at 8:81. 
Minnie's Girl and Alice K. began at 8:34. Alice 
pointed a single in grass, but her handler seemed to think 
there was no bird. The bitch went on and the bird flashed. 
Alice next stopped to a point on a bevy, at the same time 
flushed wild Sent on. Minnie made game. Alice pointed 
a single. She moved on and flushed. Several other birds 
flushed about her. Minnie was pointing in the meantime. 
Alice was handled very unskilfully. Minnie r.unged wide, 
but beat out her ground with poor judgment. Alice worked 
diligently, but her range was only moderately fair in width. 
Up at 9. 
Sam's Beait and Chisholm started at 9 :03. Both went 
fast and worked well. Each had a dashing way of going. 
Chisholm in the latter' part of the heat was going quite 
plainly the wider and covered the most ground. Their bird 
work was ragged, the errors seeming to be from inexpeiience. 
Beau flushed some birds, and next Chisholm flushed a single 
bird and pointed one. Both made game, but found nothing. 
Chisholm flushed a single, and Beau was somewhat un- 
steady. Next Beau pointed three bu'ds well. The heat 
end'id at 9:51. Both maintained their speed well to the 
finish. They showed a high class of natural ability. 
Htjrstbourne Joel and Doctor Tassie were cast off at 
10:00. Joel wasted much time on false scents. Doctor 
ranged wide and fast, used his nose constantly, and ranged 
well to the gun. He flushed a single. The temperature had 
become very warm, and birds were difficult to find, and dif- 
ficult to point when found. Aside from the matter of find- 
ing and pointing. Doctor made a very superior showing. 
Joel ranged narrow and covered but a moderate area of 
ground. 
Sport MisA ran alone, beginning at 10:50; down 86 min- 
utes. He ranged well, and he showed good ability io his 
work on birds, though, as was to be expected so early in the 
season, his work was lacking in finish. He failed to locate 
some marked birds on which he was worked, and pointed 
some others, making a good find and point on a bevy. His 
range was fairly good, and his capabilities were very much 
above the average. The temperature was vtry warm. 
This ended the forenoon's work, and the party went to 
town for lunch. Work was resumed about the middle of 
the afternoon. Birds were extremely scarce. 
Second Hound. 
Seven were kept in in this round. 
Pearl R. and Minnie's Girl were started at ::5:16. Min- 
nie roaded nicely to a point on a bevy. Pearl at the same 
time was making game, but she failed to locate before Min- 
nie had the point on the birds. Up at 4:01. Pearl stayed 
out belter at her work;, and her range was more skillfully 
conducted. In this respect she made an excellent competi- 
tion. Minnie's showing was the better on the sit:gle oppor- 
tunity available, which was largely a matter of accident, 
when such diligent seeking as Pearl applied herself to was 
without any finding of birds. The scarcity of birds made 
severe work for the best dogs. Minnie shortened her range 
toward the end of the heat, and showed signs of fatigue. 
Chisholm and Doctor Tassie were cast off at 4:03 and 
ran till 4:37. Doctor ranged wide and fast and with excel- 
lent judgment, using his nose constantly and keeping his 
mind on his work. Chisholm lessened his efforts gradually, 
and was ranging comparatively close in towai'd the end of 
the heat, though he went fast and wide in the beginning. 
Doctor made two good points on birds, Chisholm made one. 
Alice K. and Sport McA. started at 4:41. Sport made 
an excellent display of wide ranging conducted with good 
judgment, though the scarcity of birds prevented him from 
making the showing on them which his industry deserved. 
Sport made a point to which nothing was found; Alice re- 
fused to back. Sport roaded nicely to a point on a single 
bird; Alice crowded up too close and the bird flushed. 
Alice made a point; nothing found. Up at 5:30. Alice at 
best had but a moderate range, though she covered her 
ground in a methodical manner. She gradually contracted 
her range till, at the end of the heat, she was working close to 
her handler. 
Sam's Beau had a bye and was run alone, beginning at 
5:32; down 50 minutes. He flushed a single in wheat, and 
the two remaining birds flushed wild. Next he pointed a , 
single bird well, and was steady to shot. He worked dili- 
gently, ranged wide most of the lime, and showed excellent 
judgment in beating out his ground. 
Thursday. 
The weather was pleasant and a warm, stiff breeze blew 
steadily. Mosquitoes were less troublesome. Birds were 
difiicult to find. The work of the Derby competitors was 
decidedly inferior. Nearly all the dogs ran in bad form, and 
either made bad blunders or misbehaved on birds. 
Third Round. 
Six dogs were kept in in this round, -i' « ' " ""^ 
Si'ORT McA. AND Doctor Tassie were cast off at 7:23. 
Sport flushed a bevy. He chased twice. Doctor flushed 
twice. Sport was drawing on a bevy when Doctor swung 
in ahead and pointed it. Doctor made several flushes in suc- 
cession, then pointed a single nicely. Up at 7:52. Doctor 
was not ranging up to his performance of the previous day. 
He was careless in his bird work. Sport was ranging fast 
and wide, but he was very uncertain in his point work. He 
showed merit, but he needs more discipline. 
Pearl R. akd Sam's Beau started at 8. Pearl flushed 
a single excusably down wind, then flushed another up wind. 
Beau flushed some scattered birds. Pearl, ranging nicely 
about 300yds. away, pointed a single bird nicely, going to it 
with nose well up, and holding her point stanchly till her 
handler went to her. She was steady to shot. Up at 8:35. 
Both started slow. Peau loafed through the first part of the 
heat. He seemed to have lost interest in the search. Pearl 
was going wide in the last part of the heat, and her last find 
and point were perfect pieces of work. 
Minnie's Girl AND Chisholm began at 8:38. The heat 
was a succession of blunders on birds. Each was not prop- 
erly steady to wing. Minnie made two points out of tlie 
numerous opportunities afforded. She was tired toward 
the close of the heat and showed signs of quitting. Chis- 
holm was going far the wider, but with no judgment. 
Final. 
Pearl R. and Sport McA. were started at 9:20 and they 
ran 19 minutes. Sport flushed a single, and Pearl pointed on 
footscent some moments afterward. Sport ranged wide and 
fast. Pearl's range was but moderately fair, yet she worked 
with better judgment and ;observed pioper consideration of 
the gun. 
The Excelsior Stake. 
This stake was formerly called the All Age Stake, and was 
for setters and pointers which had never won first in an All- 
Age Stake in any recognized field trial in America There 
were three prizes, namely, $125 to first, $100 to second, and 
$75 to third. Entries closed Aug. 1, with |10 entrance and 
$10 additional to start. 
There were nine starters, drawn as follows : 
Edward Gray's b., w. and t. English setter dog Count 
Robert (Count Eric — Ann), Geo. Rictiards, handler, with 
Hobart Ames's b , w and t. English setter bitch Christina 
(Blue Ridge Mark — Lou R.), D. E. Rose, handler. 
Eldred kennels' b., w. and t. English setter dig Tony 
Gale (Antonio— Nellie G ), D. E, Rose, handler, with A. C. 
Reed's b. and t. English setter bitch Swab (Manitoba Toss — 
Pitti Sing), owner, handler, 
P, W. Dunham's lem. and w. pointer dog Elgin's Dash 
(Kent Elgin — Mack's Juno), D. E. Rose handler, with Edw. 
A. Burdette's b., w. and t. English setter dog Cincinnatus 
Pride (Cincinnatus — Albert's Nellie), George Richards, 
handler. 
Edward A. Burdette's b. and w. English setter bitch Anne 
of Abbottsfoid (Gladstone's Boy— Bohemian Girl), George 
Richards, handler, with Del Monte Kennels' b., w. and t. 
English setter dog Sam T. (Luke Roy — Bettie B,), Frank 
Richards, handler. 
8. P. Jones's b., w. and t. English setter dog Hurslbourne 
Zip(Tony Boy— Dimple), D. E. Rose, handler. 
Anne of Abbottsford, first, displayed a superior dashing 
range, good judgment in conducting it, and her work on 
birds, though necessarily limited in consequence of the 
scarcity of birds, was of a good class. She made an excel- 
lent showing considering the pioor opportunities. 
'^Elgin's Dash also had a wide range, and was also com- 
mendably industrious. He worked with much spirit and he 
repeated his heats with unimpaired endurance. He showed 
rawness and lack of experience in his point work. With 
more experience he should be a first- class performer. 
Christina ran an even, pretty race. She divided third 
with Sam T. Her showing was far superior to that of Sam, 
She had excelled him incomparably in the quahty of her 
work on birds, and in the precision of her work also. She 
did not fiddle on fal'e scents and false point as he did, nor 
follow he? competitors, and she beat out her ground with 
more uniformity and with belter judgment. Sam, on his 
showing, was better dropped out of the running after the 
second round. All that gave him any standing in the 
awards was his find in his heat with Christina, and her 
shortening of range from being blown toward the close of 
the same heat. As to the class of work he was not in it at 
all compared to her. 
*FiTst Bound. 
When the Derby was concluded on Thursday the All-Age 
stake was immediately begun. 
Count Robert and Christena were started at 9:42, 
Christina was much the faster and she had a very useful, 
wide range. Her manner of working to the gun was good. 
She found and pointed a bevy nicely. Count false pointed 
several times, and he had but moderate speed and range. 
The heat ended at 11 :10. 
The party went to town to lunch. The afternoon was a 
wearisome search to no purpose. Many dogs were worked 
almost to a standstill with only nine chickens, one small 
bevy of seven and two old birds, as a reward for the work. 
There was a stiff, warm wind blowing, and whether the 
weather conditions were unfavorable, or whether the dogs 
were unfortunate, not a point was made on the few birds 
