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tFEB. i8, 1899. 
Cold Spring. — 466,000 brook trout ; 93,835 brown trout ; 
44,485 rainbow trout; 48,000,000 torn cods; 48,000,000 
smelt; 6,550,000 lobsters; 1,214,800 shad. 
Catskill. — 1,500,000 herrings : 3,882,600 shad ; donated to 
State waters by the United States Fish Commission, 
5,800,000 shad. 
Fulton Chain.— 790,750 brook trout; 55,ooo brown 
trout; 199,000 lake trout; 1,500,000 frostfish. 
Pleasant Valley. — ^295,250 brook trout; 120,800 brown 
trout; 75,400 rainbow trout; 29,000 lake trout. 
Sacandaga.— 858,000 brook trout; 90,000 brown trout; 
187,000 lake trout; 1,035,000 frostfish. 
Total summary of fish planted from Oct. i, 1897, to 
Oct. I, 1898: 
Brook trout— 3,964,500 fry; 72,785 fingerhngs; 20,762 
vearlings and older; total, 4,058,047. 
Brown trout— 857,000 fry; 34,640 fingerlings; 69,103 
yearlings and older; total, 960,743. 
Rainbow trout— 119,000 fry; 33-500 fingerlings; 35,76o 
yearlings and older; total, 188,260. 
Lake trout— 762,000 fry; 133,725 firigerlings; 18,786 
yearlings; total, 9i4,5ii- . , , 
Pike perch— 17,550,25® fry; 222 yearlmgs and adults; 
total 17,550,472. 
116,450 bass; 2,562,800 -yellow perch; 1,000 red-throat 
trout, fingerlings; 50 pickerel; 1,500,000 herrings; 6,550,- 
000 lobsters; 48,000,000 torn cods; 48,000,000 smelt; 15,- 
000,000 ciscoes ; 5,785,000 frostfish ; 2,650,000 mascalonge ; 
24,100,000 whitefish; 10,897,400 shad; 65.000 shrimp; 
total, i88,899,733- 
Report of Chief Protectof, 
Maj. J. Warren Pond, Chief Protector, reports: 
The following devices, which were being illegally used 
for catching fish, have been captured and destroyed: 
56 seines. 971 fyke nets, 320 trap nets, 5^4 gill nets, 221 
squat nets, 2 pound nets, 17 dip nets, 65 tip ups, 13 spears, 
457 set lines; total number of devices destroyed, 2,706; 
valued at $29,515. 
Three hundred and sixty-nine persons were prosecuted 
during the year for violating the fisheries, game and 
forest laws. Of this number 335 were convicted, 30 dis- 
charged, and 4 held to grand jury. The total amount of 
fines, penalties and costs imposed by the courts in these 
cases was $10,827.49, of which $8,480.94 has been collected 
by the department and deposited in accordance with law, 
and an aggregate penalty of 735 days' imprisonment has 
been imposed. 
I think this is an excellent showing, and I confidently 
assert that all statements, from whatever source they pro- 
ceed, that the fisheries, game and forest laws are every- 
where disregarded and violated, are reckless statements 
of persons who have no knowledge of the subject. Doubt- 
less, violations have occurred which have not come to the 
knowledge of the department. This i.s mevitable, owing 
to the fact that it is impossible to cover tlie whole State 
with the limited number of protectors that we are allowed 
by law. But it is certain that the nurnber of these cases 
is not so great as some would make it appear. Several 
reports of violations of the deer hounding law have 
reached me, every one of which has been carefully in- 
vestigated and found to be based upon evidence so flimsy 
as to discredit-the report. 
In some localities of the State there is a manifest un- 
friendliness to the laws for the protection of fish and 
game, so much so that it is impossible to secure convic- 
tions in the local courts. In several cases an acquittal or 
a disagreement of the jury has resulted from the plea 
of the defendant's counsel that the protector or the com- 
plainant was out for "blood money," meaning his share 
of the fine if conviction is had. 
In one of the courts in Greater New York a person 
arraigned under section 78 of the fisheries, game and 
forest law for shooting song birds was discharged on 
the ground that section 1493 of the charter of that city 
supersedes the fisheries, game and forest laws. For the 
same reason moneys collected as fines for violations of 
the fisheries, game and forest laws have been turned over 
to the city comptroller instead of to this department. 
This will necesitate a civil action to obtain an opinion 
of the higher court as to the true meaning of the law. 
The St. Lawrence River Park. 
Pursuant to the provisions of chapter 273, laws of 1897, 
this commission has purchased several points on the 
River St. Lawrence to be used by the public for the pur- 
pose of recreation, camping, fishing, etc. The tracts pur- 
chased and prices paid therefor are as follows: 
Burnham's Point, near Cape Vincent, $500; Cedar 
Point, between Cape Vincent and Clayton, ,$1,400; Canoe 
Point, on Eel Bay, $4,200; Watterson's Point, on Can- 
adian side of Well's Island, $700; Mary Island, opposite 
Alexandria Bay. $5,000; Kring's Point, near entrance to 
Goose Bav, $2,300; one-half of Cedar Island, near Chippe- 
wa Bay, $3,000; one-half of Lotus Island, nine miles be- 
low O'gdensburg, $4,Soo; De Wolf Point, on Lake of 
the Isles, $500. . „ , . , r 
These islands and shore points are well located, easy ot 
access and in every way suitable for public park pur- 
poses. This commission has contracted with a respon- 
sible person for the construction of docks for steamers 
and row boats, wherever necessary. These grounds have 
been cleared of fallen timber, underbrush, loose stones, 
etc. 
Suggestions and Recommendations. 
We recommend that there be a close season of one 
month for whitefish during their spawning season. With 
the work being done by the commissioners in stocking 
lakes and the close season of one month, while spawn- 
ing, we feel confident that this most valuable fish can 
be restored to the Great Lakes and made plentiful in 
several of the smaller ones throughout the State. 
The commissioners having made a successful start in 
rearing game birds, have gone as far as their very limited 
means would permit, and would recommend that an ap- 
propriation be granted for the construction of suitable 
enclosures and the further continuance of the work. 
With the birds on hand and a small appropriation, .500 
Mongolian pheasants could be reared and distributed this 
We recommend that the law o'f 1898, which provided a 
bounty for ttig ?Qhxw and destruction of illegal devices 
for the taking of fish be amended by the reduction of the 
bounties, and a safeguard against a repetition of' the 
frauds that were practiced during the past year. 
We recommend that an appropriation of $2,000 be raadie 
for the care and maintenance of the lands recently pur- 
chased on the St. Lawrence River. 
Massachusetts and Maine. 
Boston, Feb. 11.^ — The feature of the week in Massa- 
chusetts fish and game circles is the introduction into the 
Legislature, now in session, of a bill to prevent, by a 
very stringent law, all fishing and shooting on Sunday. 
Under the common law such action is an offense, but 
nothing is ever done toward enforcing the law, and far- 
mers and country residents complain that their lands and 
woods are overrun by gunners on Sunday. The proposed 
law not only provides a penalty, but makes its enforce- 
ment obligatory. But the bill will not go through with- 
out opposition. There are members of both branches of 
the Legislature who have indulged in Sunday shooting 
and fishing on many occasions, and would like to do so 
again. 
On the other hand, the Maine Legislature has a propo- 
sition now before it to repeal the clause in the game 
laws making it an offense to hunt on Sunday — to repeal 
the clause so far as the back towns are concerned, but 
leave it, in force in the larger or inhabited towns. In 
that State there is no clause in the game and fish laws 
against fishing on Sunday. Now the Maiae law^ says that 
it is wicked to shoot on Sunday, but not fish. 
Capt. Fred C. Barker, of Bemis and the Birches, is 
back from a short vacation trip to Cuba. Lie went for a 
much-needed rest, in connection with looking at "our 
new possessions." He says that he would not give up 
the Maine woods and waters for the whole island. He 
will go ahead and add to the attractions of his places on 
Mooselucmaguntic, and have them ready for the rod 
and line sportsmen, as soon as the telegraph announces 
that the ice is out. 
Special. 
Connecticut Shad Fishery. 
The Connecticut Fish and Game Commissioners give 
this graphic showing of the results of shad culture ; and 
as was said in the report printed in our last issue, future 
years promise to show an increase yet more abund?mt: 
SHAD CAUGHT IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER KROM iSqO TO 
1898, INCLUSIVE. 
Years. ' Number. 
1890 3? 34,318 
1891 
1892 
1893 
1894 
189s 
IS 
1896 
3 
3-' 
1897 
1898 
22,462 
18,965 
41.253 
31,145 
62,597 
57,318 
73,367 
93,450 
The Fruits of Protection. 
Manchester, N. U— Editor Forest and Stream: I 
see by report from our Legislature now in session, there 
is notice of a bill to repeal all fish and game laws, aboUsh 
the commission, and throw away all the good work that 
has been done in New Hampshire. I know there has 
been a great deal of good done to keep up the supply of 
fish and protect the game. I know of trout streams that 
have been stocked for years, and have given good re- 
sults, where there would not be any fish if they had not 
been stocked. It is a pleasure to follow up a stream you 
have put fry into later and see the little fellows dart 
for cover, or show themselves in some clear pool. The 
protection and stocking of lakes and streams have been 
the means of bringing thousands of dollars to our State 
from summer boarders, and those that like to fish and 
hunt. But we have a class that will kill the goose now 
sitting for the tasteless and worthless meat of the mother 
goose, rather than have the dozen of fat young geese in 
the fall. Such is human nature. We need more pro- 
tection instead of less, and will hope the law may be made 
better instead of worse. Old One. 
Fixtures. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
iFeb 8-11 —Milwaukee, Wis.— Bench show for the benefit of the 
Wisconsin training school for nurses. E. J. Meisenheimer, Sec y. 
Feb 21-24.— New York.— W estminster Kennel Club s twenty- 
third annual "show. Jas. Mortimer Sec'y and Supt. . , 
March 7-10.— Grand Rapids, Mich.— Butterfly Association s bench 
show. Miss Grace H. Griswoid, Sec'y- . „ , i,, i. 
March 14-17.— St. Louis, Mo.— St. Louis Kennel Qub's show. 
March 21-24.-Chicago.-Mascoutah Kennel Club's show 
April 4-7.— Boston, Mass.— New England Kennel Club s bench 
show. James Mortimer, Manager ^ r-i k- t, o 
Nov 22-24.— New York.— American Pet Dog Club s show. S. 
C. Hodge, Supt. 
The Binghamton Show. 
BiNGHAMTON, N. Y.. Feb. 9.— I am sorry to inform 
you that owing to shortness of time we were unable to 
make the necessary ar^fangements to hold bench show, and 
it is tlierefore declared o^. 
J A, P, Fish, Secy Bmghanitop Show. 
Irish Setter Club Meeting. 
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 12. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: The annual meeting of the Irish Setter Club 
of America will be held in the Madison Square Garden, 
New York, on February 22, at 11:30 A. M., during the 
W. K. C. Show. Geo. H. Thomson, Sec'y. 
278 City Hall. 
The index for Volume LI. of Forest and Stream, 
which appears with this issue, will be found in all 
mailed copies, and will be furnished to 'Others without 
charge. Those who desire to bind their volumes may 
save themselves and us some trouble by taking pains that 
their index is not lost, as it may well be, since it is not 
stitched in with the number in which it is inserted. 
Fixtures. 
Feb. 13 and 22.— Newark, N. J.— On Lincoln's and Washington's 
birthdays respectively, on Smith's grounds, Foundry street and 
Ferry street, a 15 live-bird event each day; open sweepstakes 
also; class shooting. 
Feb. 15-16.— Reading, Pa.— Live-bird tournament of the Reading 
Shooting Association. Geo. G. Ritter, Manager, Reading. 
Feb. 15. — Bergen County Handicap., third contest, 15 live birds, 
open to all, $10 entrance, birds included, at Helfrich's Hackensack 
Bridge grounds. 
March —.— Brooklyn, L. I. — Monthly shoot of the Brooklyn Gun 
Club. John Wright, Manager. 
Feb. 21-22.— Garden City, L. I.— Amateur championship contest 
under the auspices of the Carteret Gun Club. 
Feb. 22.— Fremont, Neb.— All-day shoot of the Fremont Gun 
Club; targets and live birds. 
Feb. 22.— Rochester, N. Y.— Live-bird and target shoot of the 
Rochester Rod and Gun Club. 
Feb. 22. — Lebanon, Pa.— Keystone Gun Club, of Lebanon, Pa., 
all-day live-bird and target tournament; open to all. A. E. Smith, 
Captain. 
Feb. 22. — ^Altoona, Pa. — ^Target tournament of the Altoona Rod 
and Gun Club. G. G. Zeth, Sec'y. 
Feb. 22.— New Haven, Conn.— New Haven Gun Club's tourna- 
ment; $20 added money. J. B. Savage, Sec'y, 
Feb. 22. — Worcester, Mass. — Tournament of the Worcester 
Sportsmen's Club; targets. A. W. Walls, Sec'y. 
Feb. 22.— Lebanon, Pa. — Keystone Gun Club's live-bird and 
target tournament. 
Feb 22. — Dexter Park, Brooklyn. — ^All-day open shoot at live 
birds. H. S. Lippack, Manager. 
Feb. 28. — Lyndhurst, N. J. — Live-bird tournament of the Brook- 
lyn Gun Club. John Wright, Manager. 
March 1.— White Plains, N. Y.— Fifteen live-bird handicap, $10 
entrance, birds included. E. G. Horton, Manager, White Plains. 
March 2-11. — Madison Square Garden. — Tournament in connec- 
tion with Sportsmen's Exposition. Address, Sportsmen's Ex- 
position, 2S0 Broadway, New York. 
April 4-5. — Chambersburg, Pa. — Chambersburg Gun Club's spring 
Uve-bird and target tournament; open to all. J. M. Runk, Captain. 
April 6-8. — Utica, N. Y. — Fulford's handicap at live birds. E. 
D. Fulford, Manager. 
April 11-13.— Elkwood Park, Long Branch, N. J.— The later- 
state Association's seventh annual Grand American Handicap 
tournament. 
April 18-20.— Lincoln, Neb.— The Lincoln Gun Club s second 
annual interstate tournament; targets and live birds; $500 added. 
Geo. L. Carter, Sec'y. 
April 18-21.— Baltimore, Md.— Prospect Park Shooting Associa- 
tion s tournament; $500 added. Stanley Baker, Sec'y. 
April 2E;-28.— Baltimore, Md.— Tournament of Baltimore Shooting 
Association; targets and live birds; money added. Geo. L. Har- 
rison, Sec'y. , „ „ , \ ■ 
May 2-5.— Lincoln, Neb.— Nebraska State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion's twenty-third annual tournament, under the auspices of 
the Capital City Gun Club; six amateur and four open events 
each day; targets and live birds. R. M. Welch, Sec'y. 
'May 9-13. — Peoria, 111. — Illinois State Sportsmen's Association's 
tournament. C. F. Simmons, Sec'y. 
May 16-19. — Erie, Pa. — Ninth annual tournament of the Penn- 
sylvania State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of the 
Reed Hurst Gun Club. F. W. Bacon, Sec'y. 
May 18-20.— St. Louis, Mo.— Tournament of the Missouri State 
Fish and Game Protective Association. H. B. Collins. Sec'y. 
May 23-25. — Algona, la. — Tournament of the Iowa State Asso- 
ciation for the Protection of Fish and Game. John G. Smith, 
Pres. 
May 24-25.— Greenwood, S. C, — Annual live-bird tournament of 
the Greenwood Gun Club; 25-bird Southern Handicap. R. G. 
McCants, Sec'y. 
May 30.— Canajoharie, N. Y.— All-day target shoot at Canajo- 
harie, N. Y. Charles Weeks, Sec'y. 
May 30-Tune 2.— Erie, Pa. — Ninth annual tournament of the Penn- 
sylvania State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of the 
Reed Hurst Gun Club. Frank W. Bacon, Sec'y. 
June 6-9. — Sioux City, Pa. — Fifth annual amateur tournament 
of' the Soo Gun Club. E. R. Chapman, Sec'y. 
June 7-9. — Columbus, O. — ^Tournament of the Ohio Trap-Shoot- 
ers' League, under the auspices of the Sherman Rod and Gun 
Club. J. C. Porterfield, Sec'y, O. T. S. L. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS, 
The programme of the shooting tournament, to be given at 
Fremont, Neb., on Feb. 22 and 23, has nine events for the first 
day, eight of which are target events, alternately 10 and 15 targets, 
50 cents and $1.50 entrance respectively, except the eighth, which 
is $L The ninth is at 10 live birds, $2.50 entrance; three moneys. 
There are three monej'S in the 10-target events; four in the 15- 
target events. The programme of the second day provides live- 
bird shooting exclusively. There are four events, 8, 10, 15 and 10 
live birds, the entrances of which are $2, $2-50, $5 and $2.50. The 
15-bird event has four moneys; the others three. A handicap in 
all live-bird events will be given, from 25 to 32yds. The manage- 
ment invites all to come early and stay all day; plenty to eat; 
the management will do all in its power to make the meeting a 
success. The tournament will be held on the fair grounds. The 
competition begins at 9:30. Ship your guns and shells to Mr. 
C. C. Beveridge, Fremont, Neb. 
A brief note from Mr. C. C. Beveridge (Dominie), who is now in 
Fremont, Neb., informs us that the thermometer was 35 degrees 
below zero on Feb. 8. He mentioned it as a calm, uneventful 
state of affairs, but if he could have witnessed the kettle full of 
cold and snow and wind which the weather clerk mixed up and 
then sifted over this section, he would have thought that 35 below 
zero was a mere ginger snap. The Dominie has been shooting 
some live birds recently, and it may be that as he shoots in 
Nebraska he looks out of the corners of his eyes toward Elkwood. 
He will return to New York about April 1, where he will find a 
warm welcome in the old circle. 
The terrific blizzard which set in Sunday and raged all day Mon- 
day spoiled many of the shoots which were fixed for Feb. 13, 
Lincoln's Birthday. All last week, the thermometer in the north 
coquetted with the zero point, with some fitful snowstorms on 
different days, but the daddy storm came in at the finish, and 
broke all the records of many years. The hero who ventured 
forth on Monday to shoot targets was greater than he who taketh 
a city. . . 
Owing to the blizzard vi'hich raged on Feb. 13, the date fixed 
for the championship of New Jersey contest, of which the E. C. 
cup is emblematic, Messrs. T. W. Morfey and Harold Money, the 
principals agreed to a postponement to Feb. 25. The match will 
be shot at Lyndhurst, N. J., as previously arranged, and there will 
be the same target and live-bird programme as that fixed for 
Feb. 13. 
On Feb. 17 the Handicap Medal Contest, open to all residents of 
Chicago will be contested for in the first shoot of the series, which 
will be held on the first and third Fridays of each month, com- 
mencing at 1 o'clock P, M,. pn Joh« W^tsoo'f grow,ds, Bar«- 
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