FOREST AND STREAM 
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[July 23, 1898. 
Fixtures. 
Sept. 7.— Manitoba Field Trials Club trials. William C. Lee, 
Sec y, Winnipeg, Man. 
Sept 12.— Northwestern Field Trials Club's Champion Stake, 
near Winnipeg. Thos. Johnson, Sec'y. 
Nov. 7.— Indiana Field Trials Club's trials, Bicknell, Ind. W. 
H. Dye, Sec'y. 
Nov. 11.— Eastern Field Trials Club's trials, Newton, N. C 
S. C. Bradley, Sec'y. 
I 5 ;— International Field Trial Club's trials, Chatham, Ont. 
VV. B. Wells, Sec y. 
Dec. 5-6.— Missouri Valley Field Trial Club's trials. C. H. 
Werner, Secy. 
^ De £v Continental Field Trial Club's trials, Lexington, N. 
C. YV. B. Meares, Sec y. 
Tony's Gale. 
Tony's Gale (44,686 A), whose portrait we publish 
this week, is a noted field trial competitor and winner, 
as the following record demonstrates: First in U. S. 
Derby, January, 1895; second in the Southern Derby, 
February, 1895; fifth in U. S. All- Age Stake, February, 
1896; third in Eastern All-Age Stake, November, 1896; 
third in Continental All-Age Stake, and second in U. 
S. All-Age Stake, January, 1897: first in Eastern Sub- 
scription Stake, and second in U. S. All-Age Stake, 
November, 1897; second in U. S. All-Age Stake, and 
winner of the Champion Field Trial Association Stake 
in January of this year. He is large in size, though not 
of the largest, has a dashing style of work, and has de- 
servedly many admirers. He is owned by the Eldred 
Kennels, 11 Broadway, New York. The portrait is 
from the photograph of a painting by Mr. Edm. H. 
Osthaus, the well-known painter of field scenes. 
Continental Field Trials. 
Hillsboro, N. C, July 14. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
I have just returned from a trip through North Carolina 
and have seen and heard of more old birds carried over 
and more young ones hatched early than for several 
years. The prospects for quail in North Carolina, and 
plenty of them, are excellent. The readers of your 
American Canoe Association, 1 897-98. 
Commodore, F. L. Bunnell, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Sec'y-Treas., C. V. Schuyler, 309 Sixth avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. 
PURSERS. 
Atlantic Division, Wm. M. Carpenter, Main street, Sing Sing, 
N. Y. 
Central Division, Laurence C. Woodworth, Gouverneur, N. Y. 
Eastern Division, F. J. Burrage, West Newton, Mass. 
Northern Division, Edgar C. Woolsey, 37 Charles street, Ottawa, 
Can. 
Annual dues, $1; initiation fee, $1. 
Western Canoe Association, J 895-96. 
Commodore, C. F. Pennewell, Detroit, Mich. 
Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, 111. 
Rear-Commodore, E. H. Holmes, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Sec'y-Treas., W. D. Stearns, Detroit, Mich. 
Executive Committee: R. M. Lamp, Madison, Wis.; C. J. Stcat 
man, Cincinnati, O.; F. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Wia. 
American Canoe Association. 
Nineteenth Annual Meet. 
Stave Island, St. Lawrence River. 
August 5-19, 1898, Inclusive. 
To the members of the American Canoe Association: 
. The annual meet of the American Canoe Association 
will be held from Aug. 5 to 19, inclusive, at Stave Island, 
St. Lawrence River. The main camp will occupy favor- 
able locations on both sides of headquarters, which will 
be placed on a grassy knoll at the western end of the 
island, and directly facing a small, bay. 
The ladies' camp will occupy a selected position, con- 
venient to the general camp and headquarters. 
Meals will be served by caterer Mr. D. McElveney, 
of Albany, at the usual rates of $1 per day. 
A. camp store conducted by Mr. A. B. Chaffee will be 
conveniently located, and camp necessities kept in stock. 
Orders will be taken for articles not on hand. 
Mails will be distributed in camp at the secretary- 
TONY'S GALE. 
From a portrait by Edm. H. Osthaus. 
Photograph copyrighted, 1898, by Theo. Sturges. 
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Carp Fishing. 
Devoted disciples of Izaak Walton may wax eloquent 
over the fine sport of landing trout, pickerel, black bass 
or rock fish, but if such wish to experience royal sport, 
landing true game fish, let them t^ carp fishing. 
Early one morning lately, with iooz. rod, reel, stout 
line of good length, strong hook and potato bait, I 
sought out a shady spot along the banks of a rapidly- 
rushing stream to fish for carp. I finally found a loca- 
tion to my liking, well shaded from the sun's scorching 
rays, and concealed from the view of too inquisitive 
ramblers. Here I made myself comfortable, baited my 
hook, cast my line into the rushing current, and patient- 
ly awaited a "strike." Time flew swiftly; the sun mount- 
ed slowly, but certainly, toward the meridian; the solar 
rays left their impress on surrounding vegetation, ani- 
mate nature gradually gave way to oppressive heat, yet 
the carp bit not. Finally, with my rod resting on my 
knee in position for quick handling, I became keenly 
interested in the study of insect life actively manifest on 
the surface of the water before me; my attention be- 
came so absorbed in this entertaining diversion that I 
momentarily forgot the carp, when suddenly a sharp, 
strong pull on my line at once telegraphed to me the 
fact that I was carp fishing, not bug studying, and I soon 
learned the difference. 
Quickly rising to my feet, with my pole in hand, I 
watched my line run out with almost lightning speed as 
the fish darted toward the far shore. Then the sport be- 
gan: I had him fairly hooked, and he meant fight. It 
was a royal struggle. Not for an instant dare I lax my 
vigilance and allow him slack line. Up and down stream 
he darted; at times "head on" right for me, when 1 
kept my reel buzzing catching up the slack; then with 
a lightning flick of his vigorous tail he turned and dart- 
ed like an arrow straight for the far shore — the line fair- 
ly smoking as it flew from the reel. Then I could see 
him, ever and anon, well out in the stream a few inches 
below the surface, cutting the swift current with ease, 
while his gold-bronze sides glistened in the sunlight — 
then, quick as thougbt, he sought bottom and escape. 
Thus I fought him, up and down, across and return, at 
the surface, on the bottom, at rest, at rush, darting, 
maneuvering, constantly active and alert, till my arm 
was numb, my fingers were sore, my strength well nigh 
exhausted. He was all game, and even after an hour 
and' a half of brave struggle, when finally I threw him 
upon the bank, panting and gasping for breath, he at- 
tempted to leap back into the water. 
I filled and lit my pipe, sat down to rest, and with 
genuine pleasure viewed my prize. It was "only a 
carp" about 61bs. weight, but what sport. 
F. Alexander Lucas. 
Minnow Casting for Bass. 
I was much interested in the article by Jay Beebe, in 
issue of June i8, on minnow casting, for that has been 
my method of fishing for bass in the James River, Va., 
for several years. It has proved much more success- 
ful in my hands than either still-fishing or using the fly. 
In this method a dead minnow is as useful as a live one, 
and I have more than once used the same bait over 
again until it has had three bass scored to its record. In 
my opinion a splash by the bait in the water attracts the 
attention of the bass, and then as the minnow is moved 
along just under the surface the fish is very apt to take 
it in. It is good sport to see a 2 or 3-pounder rise to 
your bait almost as it would to a fly. 
In fishing the James near the headwaters, where the 
stream is often more than 150ft. broad, I find it well to 
let the bait play on both sides of the boat; first casting 
well under the trees along the shore, and then well out 
toward the middle of the river. If one is not watching 
the bait at all times, a broken tip is not unlikely, for I 
have many times had a strike just as the bait touched 
the water after recovery from the forward cast, and 
even a small fish will do damage if you try to "yank" 
him out of the water at the end of 40 or 50ft. of line. 
As to bait, a small catfish is preferable, as fish with 
weak mouths are easily snapped off; and if, before cast- 
ing, the pectoral spines be removed close to the body, by 
a knife, there will be less delay in waiting for your fish 
to turn the bait and start to swallow it. W. H. F. 
The Fly and the Day. 
Toledo, O., July 16. — Editor Forest and Stream: Re- 
ferring to Mr. Van Cleef's letter in the issue of the 16th: 
My own experience with the fly would lead me to be- 
lieve that there can be no hard and fast rule which will 
hold good as to the use of dark and light flies. As no 
good horse can be of a poor color, so no really good 
fly can lose its attractiveness because of a few degrees 
more or less of light. The "taking" qualities of -any 
particular fly, under any given conditions, are deter- 
mined by a number of attendant favorable (or unfavor- 
able) circumstances, most of. which we know nothing 
about. Sunshine and cloud are two of these, but only 
two. Jay Beebe. 
A Yukon Correction. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
My Yukon articles have contained a good many misprints, but 
I have let them all pass without comment because without ex- 
ception they have been due to my atrocious handwriting, and I 
am lenient with my own faults. If I could have convinced my 
conscience that the proofreader was responsible you would have 
heard from me before this, but as a matter of fact the intricacies 
which that worthy man has unraveled have won my admiration 
and counterbalanced the annoyance felt at seeing my stuff appear 
with a different meaning from that I had intended to convey. _ 
I want to put it on record, however, before some one else rises 
to convict rne of the error, that Chilcoot Pass is not fifteen miles 
below one of the sources of the Yukon River. A period instead 
of a comma and the substitution of "is" for "in" completely alters 
the meaning of the sentence, which should read: 
"Fifteen miles below its source in Chilcoot Pass, at Lake 
Bennett, the river becomes navigable for boats 50ft. in length," 
etc., instead of: "Fifteen miles below its source is Chilcoot Pass." 
A sentence has also been left out in describing the difficulties 
of navigation. The danger on the lakes was caused by the wind, 
and it. was the rapids on the river that were made more perilous 
twins; to the Ipw stage of the water. 
J. B, Burnkam, 
paper must not forget that the Continental Derby closes 
Aug. r. Let them hurry up their entries. 
W. B. Meares, Sec'y. 
The Continental Field Trial Club's meet will begin 
Dec. 5, at Lexington, N. C. The judges are Messrs. E. 
H. Osthaus, of Toledo, and W. B. Meares, of Hills- 
boro, N. C. Mr. Meares is also the secretary. The 
stakes will be as follows: 
Derby. — Monday, Dec. 5, open to all pointer and set- 
ter puppies whelped on or after Jan. i, 1897. First for- 
feit of $10 due Aug. 1; second forfeit of $10 due Oct. 1; 
$10 additional to start. Entries positively close Aug. 1. 
Three purses. $250 to first, $150 to second, and $100 to 
third. 
All-age Stake. — Open to all setters and pointers not 
having won first in any all-age stake of previous seasons 
at any recognized field trial. Entries close Oct. 15, 
with $10 forfeit and $20 additional to start. Three purses: 
$250 to first, $150 to second, and $100 to third. 
Sweepstake. — Open to all pointers and setters regard- 
less of previous winnings. $25 to start; entries close the 
night before the race. First heat to be one and one-half 
hours. Right is reserved to declare stake off if less than 
six entries are made; 60 per cent, to first, 40 per cent, to 
second, third dog to save his stake. 
Stevensville, Pa., June 20. — Dear Old Friend: I have denied 
myself the pleasure of your companionship too long already, and 
now, as the season approaches and thoughts of tangled thickets 
and whistling longbills haunt me continually, I cannot endure it, 
so inclose $2 for subscription for gin months. Game prospects are 
fine in ttiis part of Pennsylvania- W' McCain. 
treasurer's tent. Address United States mail and ex- 
press matter: A. C. A. Camp, Stave Island, Clayton, N. 
Y., and Canadian mail and express matter: A. C. A. 
Camp, Stave Island, Gananoque, Ontario, Canada. 
Carpenters and laborers have been engaged and lum- 
ber purchased, and tents, floors, etc., will be built for 
members at reasonable rates. Members will find their 
old tent floors, skids, etc., which were left at Grindstone 
Island, removed to Stave Island, where same may be 
obtained upon payment of storage charges. Lumber 
and nails will be sold to members who desire to build 
their own floors, etc. Members desiring floors are re- 
quested to send their order, stating size desired and in 
which part of the camp they wish it located, by Aug. 1, or 
as soon after as possible, to F. S. Thorn, chairman camp 
site committee, 394 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y. After 
July 28 address A. C. A. Camp, Clayton, N. Y. 
Tents, cots, camp-chairs and tables may be rented at 
reasonable rates by giving three days' notice to the 
chairman of the camp site committee, stating size of 
tent, etc. 
Customs Regulations. — The same arrangements as 
have prevailed in former years have been made for 
canoes and dunnage coming from the United States. 
Duty must be paid on provisions. 
Cruises. — Several short cruises will be arranged under 
competent guidance to some of the most beautiful spots 
in the Thousand Islands, and it is hoped that all mem- 
bers will come prepared to take part. 
Signals.— The A. C. A. signal code will be used to con- 
vey all intelligence from headquarters to the entire camp. 
Copies of the code, may be obtained from the secretary, 
Price 10 rents. 
