July 15, 1899. 1 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Trout Fishing: in Pictures* 
"This is the season of the year," said the Truthful 
. Angler, "in which the calendars should contain the italic 
line 'Now read trout stories.' " The Truthful Angler is 
hot only an enthusiast, but ranks as an expert also, for 
^ lie goes away for three days when the season opens and 
returns with trout "from a little stream back of Copake" 
he says by way of explanatiota. 
"It's not so much the stories I mind," says the TrutMul 
Angler, "for no person ever really lies about fish, even 
though a justifiable expansion may in some instances be 
practiced. But it is the pictures. Such consistent misrepre- 
sentation cannot be the result of accident and ignorance. I 
am convinced that there is somewhere a school of im- 
pressionist fishing in which the first canon is to shun 
everything that is natural. Look at the pictures of men 
fishing for trout and take them as they run. Most of them 
have the angler fishing the Avrong way of the stream. A 
good many take pains to outline the man's shadow fairly 
over the one likely spot for a trout to lie. But the saddes't 
of all such art, for it must be art, since it cannot be illus- 
tration, is the series of pictures which claim to depict fly- 
casting. Invariably this dainty art is portrayed in one of 
two ways; sometimes both are combined. Commonly the 
angler is shown in the act of brandishing his rod in the 
firm grip of both hands. Another strongly accentuated 
feature is the position of the elbow. Generally that is repre- 
sented as on the level of the shoulder, and as far away 
from the body as is possible. Frequently these two re- 
markable attitudes ate shown in combination by bringing 
the left arm across the face and stretching the wrist far 
enough to allow the hand to grasp the rod. Now I don't 
pretend to be much on art. but I do claim to be able to 
put a fly where it will do the most good. When I was 
a youngster and first left off worms and began to fish in 
that brook I know at the back of Copake, these were all 
the rules I ever got for casting: 'Use only one hand; 
keep your elbow digging into your ribs until the fish is 
landed.' Just about one in a hundred of these pictured 
fishermen is making a real cast. What the others are 
doing I don't know, unless maybe it's this golf game under 
moist conditions. I believe they hold some of their Scotch 
shinny sticks that way." 
Llewella Pierce Churchill. 
Newfoundland Fishing. 
St. John-'s,_ Newfoundland.— The rivers all around the 
island teeni with salmon and sea trout, and any angler on 
pleasure bent, who wants to get his fill of first-class 
angling and at the same time who wants to enjoy a cool, 
pleasant climate for a few weeks, can find no better place 
m the whole world than in Newfoundland about the 
month of July. 
I have had many inquiries from American sportsmen as 
to the chmate, cost of travel, hotel rates, etc., and replied 
to most of them. For the information of the readers of 
Forest and Stream, I'd like to repeat that the climate in 
summer is bracing, seldom going over 75 or 80 degrees. 
Hotel accommodation for sportsmen is cheap, rarely ex- 
ceeding a dollar per day. Of course, parties camping 
out can live much more cheaply than that, and the finest 
grades of necessaries for outfit can be had in St. John's 
nearly as cheaply as in New York. Guides can be had in 
abundance, and cost about a dollar per day, except an ar- 
rangement be made for a trip, when it probably would not 
cost rmich over half that figure. There is a tri-weekly 
connection with the continent, and through tickets may 
be had in New York, Boston or any of the large railway 
centers for a very reasonable amount for the round trip. 
The palace steamer Bruce plies tri-weekly between Sydney 
and Port au Basque, and the railway svstem of the island 
is now equal to best American service. All things con- 
..sidered, the sportsman who is anxious for sport, and who 
wants to enjoy a few weeks of bracing, health-giving en- 
joyment with a short sea voyage (six hours it takes for 
the run from Sydney to Port au Basque), and all at 
moderate cost, can get them all in a summer trip to New- 
foundland. w. J. Carroll. 
Like Cleopatra. 
Charlestown, N. H. July i.~Editor Forest and 
Stream: I have written for Forest and Stream occa- 
sionally, for so many years, some twenty-two or twentj'- 
three, as I remember, that I quite feel as if I belonged to 
it, and am pleased and honored to be recognized as one of 
Its "stand-by" contributors. The first thing 1 do when 
I get the paper, as I now do regularly Thursday morn- 
mg. IS to look over the signatures to the letters, and if I 
ind Rowland E. Robinson, Shoshone, El Comancho, Fod- 
ders and Didymus among them, I am sure of two or three 
lays' enjoyment, for T read the pape^ leisurely, and pass it 
an to some boy friends the next Wednesday, so as to be 
ready for the coming number. I miss H. P. U., Wells, 
3. O. S. and others very much ; but you have some good 
lew correspondents to fill the gaps, and I enjoy the letters 
•if Messrs. Avis, Spears, Hastings and Mrs. Churchill 
:;ery much, as well as those of Messrs. Price and Talbott 
wish we could hear oftener from Kelpie, Kingfisher and 
V[r. Wingfield, and I should like to hear again from your 
central American correspondent. Mr. Lyman. "Take it 
ill in all," to quote Shakespeare, Forest and Stream 
s like Cleooatra, ".A.ge cannot Avither, nor can custom 
ttale, its infinite variety." 
To say tliat it is as fresh and good as ever is a truism 
To say that it is better, seems impossible, and I watch for 
ts weekly Visits as eagerly as ever. Von W 
Long: Island Fishing. 
Queenswater, L. I.— Messrs. Meyer and Son deserve 
le honor of having captured the first Idngfish of the sea- 
on They went out from Benny Moliter's place, and the 
btal cateh was five kmgfish,, six weakfish and a variety of 
ther hshes. such as fluke, bass. etc. The big bluefish 
ave arrived, and make livelv fishing outside Thev are 
veragmg from 6 to rolbs. each. The largest catch fo"r one 
oat was stxly-two. caught last Friday. 
The Forest and Stream is put to press sach week on Tuesday 
orrespondence intended for publication should reach us at tht 
test by Monday and as much earlier as practicable. 
That Maine Fishing: Record. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
In your issue of July 8, under the heading, "Angling 
Intemperance," I find an allusion to my catching 701 trout 
in one day on the meadow grounds in the Seven-Pond 
region, and your correspondent describes this as particu- 
larly brutal sport. It is a fact that I caught 701 trout in 
one day all on a fly, and my diary shows that 693 were 
returned to the water immediately, with the utmost care 
to avoid injuring them. The eight remaining were cooked 
for lunch. As I went over the same ground the next 
afternoon and found no dead fish, I think comparatively 
few were seriously hurt. It is also true that during eleven 
days' stay in the Seven Ponds region, I killed only sixty- 
nine fish and ate them, and I did not take away with me a 
single fish. It happened that with two exceptions the fish 
weighing lib. or more were caught in the afternoon, and 
none of these were killed, as we returned to camp for 
supper. 
If your correspondent will take up the matter of plug 
fishing in the larger Rangeley Lakes, he may help to dis- 
courage a real abuse. In the present instance he is jump- 
ing on the wrong man. My guide. Matt Carr, or Mr. 
Grant, the proprietor of the Beaver Pond Camps, will 
substantiate my statement, and they will bear testimony 
to the fact that I killed fewer fish than probably any guest 
at the camp this spring— and there wasn't a "fish hog" 
there. It is now illegal to fish in the Seven Ponds region 
with anything but a fly, and the abundance of trout there 
this year is the best evidence that no abuses in killing fish 
have prevailed for some years past. 
J. S. Seymour. 
Nag's Head Fish and Game. 
Nag's Head, Dare County, N. C— Editor Forest and 
Stream: While canoeing down three of the big sounds 
in North Carolina— the Albemarle, Pamlico and Roanoke 
—we discovered the most delightful place for a sportsman 
it has ever been our lot to visit. Nag's Head is situated 
just east of Roanoke Island. The hotel is a vei-y comfort- 
able one, kept by Mr. Charley Grice. But how to begin to 
tell my brothers of the sport to be had with rod and 
gun I am at a loss. These sounds are literally filled with 
all kinds of salt-water fish, including sheepshead. sea 
trout or weakfish, bluefish, hogfish, spots and crokers. Near 
the hotel there is a fresh-water pond which contains more 
large-mouth black bass, white and speckled perch and 
pickerel than any sheet of fresh water I ever saw to its 
.size. It IS about one mile long and half a mile wide Mr 
James Hathaway, of Elizabeth City, N. C, took yester- 
day a large-mouth black bass weighing iij-^^lbs., with 
twenty-three others ranging from % to fi^lbs. It is a 
very peculiar lake, or pond, completely surrounded by 
mountains of sand. 
The bay bird shooting here is equal to what it was on 
Cobb s Island and the rest of the Virginia coast ten years 
ago. While there are a few New Yorkers, including the 
Rev. Thos. Dixon, who know by experience the sport to 
be had here; I feel that all who are fond of the rod and 
gun should also know, especially the readers of Forest 
AND Stre,^m. MoRK Anon. 
^he Rennet 
The Tuna Record. 
AvALON, Santa Catalina Island, Cal., July ^.—Editor 
Forest and Stream: At 10:30 last night a sensation was 
created by the arrival of Col. C. P. Morehouse with a 
monster tuna which smashes all previous records for this 
wonderful game fish. It weighs 25ilbs., and is a most 
beautiful specimen, perfect in every part. The fight lasted 
three hours and twenty minutes, and was exciting 
throughout the night being dark and a heavv sea run- 
ning, i he fish did most of the fighting on the surface, and 
many times leaped straight into the air, making a most 
spectacular play. 
The great fishing tournament is now well under way 
Yellowtail, barraconda, mackerel and all kinds of fish 
which abound here are being caught in great numbers 
Recent tuna catches are : Col. Robt. A. Eddy, of San 
^rancisco one of ii7lbs., caught in two and one-half 
hours, and one of 75lbs., caught in thirty-six minutes 
£t" a V '"'',",'4"'' °^ ^2i}hs caught in thirty-two minutes. 
M. A. Earlchffe one of i8olbs., caught in five hours and 
tmrty minutes (boat towed twenty miles). F. V Rider 
one of i53lbs., caught in two hours and forty-two minutes' 
and one of iTSjbs., caught in two hours and twenty min- 
utes. Col. Eddy took a 2271b. jewfish in thirty-five min- 
utes. All these were taken on rod and reel. 
A Fund for Miss Crosby. 
Mr. E. C. Farrington, Secretary and Treasurer of the 
Maine Sportsmen s Fish and Game Association, is sending 
out an appeal m behalf of Miss Cornelia T. Crosby (Flv 
Rod), who has been for some time in a Portland hospi- 
tal m consequence of a knee injury. Mr. Farrington 
yui^^'t.- , ^ ^^^^ compelled to leave the hospital with 
debts which are a constant worriment to her and a draw- 
back to her recovery. Our object in this appeal is to place 
in her hands sufficient money to remove this burden As 
Secretary and Treasurer of the Maine Sportsmen's' Fish 
and Game Association, and with advice of others and 
unknmvn to her this method is adopted to accomplish the 
object m view. Remittances may be made to Mr Far 
nngton at Augusta. 
Ontatio Fishing. 
Cedar Park Hotel, Charleston Lake, Charleston, Ont 
June 24.— There are quite a large number of American 
quests here enjoying the celebrated trout and salmon fish- 
Levi South worth. 
NOTICE. 
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Fixtures. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Sept. 4-7.— Toronto, Can.— Toronto Industrial Exhibition Asso- 
ciation's eleventh annual show. 
Nov. 22-24.— New York.— American Pet Dog Club's show. S. 
C. Hodge, Supt. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Nov. 6.— Bicknell. Ind.— Indiana Field Trial Club's trials. S. 
H. Socwell, Sec'y- 
Nov. 14.— Chatham, Ont.— International Field Trial Club's tenth 
annual trials. VV. B. VVellg, Hon. Sec'y. 
Nov. 3.4.— Washington, C. H., O,— Ohio Field Trial Club's 
trials. C. E. Baughn. Sec'y. 
Dec. 8.— Newton, N. C— Continental Field Trial Club's trials. 
Thos. Sturges, Sec'y. 
Continental Field Trial Club s 
Derby Entries^ 
New YoRic, July 8— Editor Forest and Stream: The 
following is a list of entries for the fifth annual Derby of 
the Continental Field Trial Club, to be run at Newton, 
N. C, in December. The entry is nearly double that re- 
ceived by the club last year, numbering in all fifty-nine 
l)uppies and iorty-one setters and eighteen pointers. 
SETTERS. 
Trixie — O. D. Stuart"s o." and vv. bitch, March, 1898 
(Kingston — Duke's Ruby). 
Bona— Hobart Ames' b., w. and t. bitch, April. 189S 
(Tony Boy — Christena). 
Hurtsbourne Cricket — N. T. Harris' b., w. and t. bitch, 
June, i8g8 (Tony Boy— Cynosure). 
Minnie W.— A. C. Waddell's b„ w^ and t. bitch, 
January, i8g8 (Dude B.— Miss Bess). 
Pride— James McKay's b., w. and t. dog, February, 1898 
(Cincinnatus Pride— Brown's Queen Vic). 
Pontiac — Avent & Duryea Kennels' b., w. and t. dog. 
May, 1898 (Count Gladstone IV.— Hester Prynn). 
Sioux — Avent & Duryea Kennels' b., w and t. bitch 
May, i8g8 (Count Gladstone IV.— Hester Prynn). 
Ute — Avent & Duryea Kennels' b., w. and t. bitch 
May, 1898 (Count Gladstone IV.— Hester Prynn). 
Mrs. H. B. Duryea's b., w. and t. bitch, March, 
1898 (Count Gladstone IV.— Tory Luna). 
Solos— Edw. H. Osthaus' b., w. and t. dog, August. 
1898 (Cincinnatus Pride— Gleam's Nellie). 
Kalmia Doll— Robert Kelly's b. and w. bitch. May, 1898 
(Cincinnatus Pride — Maud III.). 
Oakland Rex— E. C. & T. R. Hoyt's 1. and w. dog, 
April, 1898 (Belton Bob— Noble's Vick). 
Delia's Sport— H. K. Devereaux's b., w. and t. dog. 
January, 1898 (Marie's Sport— Delia K.). 
Dewey— S. A. Smart's b., w. and t, dog, October, 1898 
(Harwick — Queen Esther). 
Luna Belle— John M. Watson's b., w. and t. bitch, May. 
1898 (Tony Boy— Lena Belle). 
Bob Acres— George Crocker's o. and w. dog, July, 1898 
(Tony's Gale— Minnie T.). 
Miss Meadows— George Crocker's b., w. and t. bitch 
July, 1898 (Tony's Gale— Minnie T.). 
Miss Bangle— George Crocker's b., w. and t. bitch, 
July, 1898 (Tony's Gale— Lightfoot) . 
Queen Lill— George Crocker's b., w. and t. bitch, Julv 
1898 (Tony's Gale— Lightfoot). 
Chadwick— George Crocker's b.. w. and t. dog. Tulv. 
189S (Tony's Gale— Lightfoot). & J - 
o-^^i^j?~John A. Wilson's b., w. and t. dog, August/ 
1898 (Cincinnatus Pride— Antonia). 
Honest Joe— John A. Wilson's b., w. and t. dog, August 
1898 (Cincinnatus Pride — Antonia). 
Eldred Lark— Eldred Kennels' b. b. bitch, August 1898 
(Cincinnatus Pride— Antonia) . 
Max Gladstone— Leon Ernest Seay's b., w and t 6o<r 
June, 1898 (Greenway— Buena Vista II.). 
Glen Noble— H. B. Hollins' b., w. and t. dog Mav 
1898 (Glen— Lem Gladstone). 
Don Noble— J. R. Blake's lem. and w. dog, Februarv. 
1898 (Don P— Jessie). 
Buccaneer— Henry Rape's o. and w. dog, March, 1898 
(Antonio— May Win). 
„^j3rwick Boy— C. I. Shoop's b., w. and t.' dog, Ju-ne. 
1898 (Harwick— Spot's Girl). 
Harwick, Jr.— C. L Shoop's h., w. and t. dog, June. 
1898 (Harwick— Spot's Girl). 
Harwick Girl— C. I. Shoop's b., w. and t. bitch, June, 
1898 (Harwick— Spot's Girl). 
o^-^ady Harwick— C. I. Shoop's b., w. and t. bitch, Mav, 
1898 (Harwick— Miss Tony). 
Count Hunter— C. I. Shoop's b., w. and t. dog, March, 
1898 (Count Gladstone IV.— Hunter's Oueen) 
Gailor— P. Lorillard. Jr.'s, b., w. and t. dog, Januarv, 
1898 (Eugene T.—Gloster's Girl). 
Pet of Rancocas— P. Lorillard, Jr.'s. b., w. and t. bitch, 
Januarys 1898 (Eugene T.—Gloster's Girl) 
Geneva— P^ Lorillard, Jr.'s, b.. w. and t. bitch, May 
1898 (Tony Boy— Lena Belle). 
Miss Lee— P Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w and t. bitch. July. 
1898 (Eugene T.— Trinket). 
^Misfortune— W. Gould Brokaw's b. and w. bitch ( 
Fairview Bonne— W. Gould Brokaw's b.. w. and t 
bitch, April, 1898 (Belton Boo,v— Queen Vick) 
My Nellie _S.— Arthur Stern's b. and w. hitch, March. 
1898 (Antonio— Robin's Cora). 
My Sue S._— Arthur Stern's b., w. and t. bitch, March 
1898 (Antonio— Robin's Cora). 
Luna— CharlottesAnlle F. T. Kennels' h-. w. .and t. bitch, 
April, 1898 (Tony Boy— Christena) , 
POINTERS. 
/,?^'^""~;;^''^¥- RoS'e'-s' 1. and w. dog, April, 1898 
(Von Gull— Babv Ruth). 
Croxie Kent H.— W. N. LioscomVs h. and w bitch 
May, 1898 (Rip Rap— Croxie Kent). 
Frank F.— L. C. Clark's 1. and w. dog, January. 1898 
(Gamester— Sallie) . 
By Jingo— Jas. S. Crane's 1. and w. dog, March, 1898 
(Jmgo— Dot s Pearl). 
rPr?Kl.'^^^^y~^^^- S- Crane's I. and w. bitch, March 
i8q8 (Jingo-Dot's Pearl). ' 
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