FOREST AND STREAM. 
ISkpt. a, 1899. 
Bass Fishingf at Henderson Harbor. 
Dr. John H. Meyer, of New York, sends us the ac- 
companying photograph of his catch at Henderson Har- 
bpn He writes : "I was looking about for a place to 
spend my vacation, where I could get good bass fishing 
as well as good pure air for myself and family. Mr. Van 
A CATCH OF HENDERSON HARBOR BASS. 
Etten, of the New York Central & Hudson River Rail- 
road, suggested that I go to the Gill House, Henderson 
Harbor, N. Y. I at once wired Mr. Gill for rooms. Re- 
ceiving a favorable answer I packed my trunks and left 
for Gill's. The accompanj'ing picture tells the story of 
my first day's catch. The eighteen bass weigh from 
to sH^hs. each. I have heard a great deal of good bass 
fishing, but the story of the pleasure awaiting the angler 
at Gill's has never half been told. 
"John H. Meyer.". 
New Jersey Coast Fishing. 
AsEURY Park, N. J., Aug. 26. — ^The past week has been 
one of positive delight to bass fishermen at nearly all 
points along the coast. It is safe to say that never have 
more bass been taken at a corresponding date. While the 
size perhaps may have been excelled, still when numbers 
and all considerations are regarded we may safely claim 
it as a banner week. If the easterly winds continue we 
look forward to a contintrance of the sport, as at this 
season of the year no bass are to be expected unless we 
have a turbulent sea. Some few weakfish are being taken 
in the surf, and an occasional kingfish, but the main sport 
is' confined to the bass. Bliiefish have been much in 
evidence outside the bar, hut none have ventured inside. 
Westerly winds will fetch them in, as the surf is fairly alive 
•with bait fish, and expectation runs high as r2gards the 
bhies. Conditions have improved some at Barnegat; I 
have, a letter from there stating that the weaks are again 
on the feed. Still, the run in the upper bay is small. One 
had. much better take in the lower grounds, viz., Ware- 
town, Harvey's Cedars and the lower thoroughfares. Good 
bass fishing is to be had at Warners, and channel bass are 
now due in the surf at the inlet. I expect to give them a 
trial within the next few days, and will have something 
to say if they are there, Leonard Hulit. 
Mussels After Crabs.. 
East Rockaway, L. I., Aug. 29. — Mussels have always 
been recognized as the enemy of oysters, but the crab has 
been supposed to be altogether too lively for almost mo- 
tionless bivalves. It now appears that the scarcity of 
crabs may be largely due to the great number of mus7 
sels in the bay. Thomas Jackson found a sea crab one 
day last week with a string at least 6in. long of young 
mussels attached to him. The crab was still alive and 
tried desperately to get away, but was firmly anchored 
b3^ the mussels. They were about the size of a pea, and it 
was estimated that there were several hundred of them 
in the bunch. Bay men are inclined to attribute the 
scarcitjr of crabs to anchor ice, which settles on the bot- 
tom, of the channels over the crabs during the time when 
they are hybernating in the mud, and smothers them, but 
the discovery of' the mussels on a crab raises the ciues- 
tion as to whether the mussels axe not helping to ex- 
terminate the lively crustacean. Quahaug. 
A Michigan Reward. 
The Detroit & Mackinac Railway Company, bead- 
quarters at East Tawas, Mich., is out with this notice- 
"Trout and grayling fishing is about over for the sea- 
son. In order to maintain the higli reputation of our part 
' f the State for good brook trout and grayling fishing, it 
i necessary for all parties to help in carrying out the fish 
l :ws and in seeing that they .are obeyed. 
"This company will. give a reward of $100 far. the evi- 
drnce that convicts the first person found guilty of spear- 
ing, netting or dynamiting brook trout or gi-ayling, or tak- 
in.g same by an\f means out of season. The. law protects 
these fish between Sept. l and May i. This offer applies 
to the foUowing counties: Arenac, Tosco, Alcona, Alpena, 
Presque Isle and Cheboygan, and reward will be paid for 
first conviction in each of said counties.'' 
Where are the BItiefish? 
QueenswateRj L. I., Aug. 28. — Fishermen have waited 
long and anxiously for the advent of the big bluefish. 
Every little while a few of the big fellows would be 
hooked and expectation would run high, until the fishing 
fleet came in as usual with nothing but porgies and bass. 
The cold water until the middle of Julji- was considered a 
satisfactory explanation of their absence, but why they 
still delay their usual annual visit to our shore is a 
fliystery. Quahatijc. 
Central New York Waters. 
Tthaga, N. Y., Aug. 25. — Mrs. Gertrude Ostrander, of 
this city, at present stopping at Carlton Island, caught 
while trolling one day last week a mascalonge that weighed 
3olbs. — the largest taken at that point this season. 
A. lady whose name, unfortunately, has slipped my 
mind, caught an 8j/51b. lake trout from Cayuga Lake last 
week. I supposed this a very heavy trout for Cayuga 
waters, but Al Hazclton, the veteran angler, says, through 
the Journal, that he saw last fall a trout taken from a 
seine at Union Springs that weighed 22lbs. Isn't this a 
remarkably heavy trout? Lovers of black bass fishing 
can find plenty of these noble fish in the^ waters about 
Cayuga village. M. Chill. 
Lake Mahopac Record Bass. 
New York, Aug. 28. — I take pleasure in informing you 
that on the 24^1 inst. I hooked and landed a small-mouth 
black bass at Lake Mahopac that weighed 7>4'lbs. ; length 
23^in. ; girth, jfm. The proprietors of the Forest House 
weighed it and took the measurements. With the single 
exception of the fish in possession of A. J. Dean, of the 
Dean House, this is the largest bass ever taken from 
the lake. There have been a number of large fish taken 
this season from Mahopac; two were landed last week, in 
addition to the one I caught, weighing respectively 6^4 
and 61bs., and quite a number from 5 to 61bs. 
Clifford L. Lutkins. 
Fixtures* 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Sept. 4-7.— Toronto, Can.— Toronto Industrial Exhibition Asso- 
ciation's eleventh annual show. 
Sept. 12-15.— Milwau'cee, Wis.— Milwaukee Kennel Club's fifth 
annual bench show. Edward Meisenheimer, Sec'y. 
Sept. 19-21.— Rutland, Vt.— Vermont Kennel Club's inaugural 
show. 
Oct. 2-6.— Dallas, Tex.— Texas Kennel Club's second annual 
bench show, Sydney Smith, Sec'y. 
Oct. 3-6.— Danbury, Conn.— Danbury Agricultural Society s eight- 
eenth annual show. G. M. Rundlei Sec'y. 
Oct. 10-13.— Providence, R. I.— Rhode Island State Fair Asso- 
ciation. E. M. Oldham, Supt. 
Nov. 15-18.— Philadelphia, Pa.— The Philadelphia Dog Show As- 
sociation's first annual bench show. Marcel A. Viti, Sec'y. 
Nov. 29-Dec. 1.— New York.— American Bet Dog Club's show. 
S. C. Hodge, Supt. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Aug. 31.— Emmettsburg, la.— The Iowa Field Trial Association's 
second annual field trials. M. Bruce, Sec'y. 
Sept. 4.— La Salle, Man.— Western Canada Kennel Club's annual 
amateur field trials. A Code, Sec'y. 
Sept. 6.— Morris, Man.— Manitoba Field Tnal Cltib's thirteenth 
annual trials. William C. Lee, Sec'y. 
Oct. 23.— National Beagle Club's tentlj annual trials. G. MifBin 
Wharton, Sec'y. ,.- , , 
Oct. 25.— Hampton, Conn.— Coniieeticilt Field Trials. L. Knight- 
Sperrv, Hartford, Sec'y. 
Oct. 31.— Greene Co., Pa. — The Monongahela Valley Game and 
Fish Protective Association's fifth annual field trial. A. C. Peter- 
son Sec'y. w - . 
Nov. 7.— Washington Q. H., O.— Ohio Field Trial Club's trials. 
C. E. Baughn, Sec'y. 
Nov. 8-9. — Lakeview, Mich. — Michigan Field Trials Association s 
second annual trials. E. Rice, Sec'y. 
Nov. 12.— Bicknell Ind.— Independent Field Trial Club's first 
annual trials. George D. Maxfield, Sec'y. 
Nov. 14.— Chatham, Ont.- International Field 'irial Glub'o tenth 
annual trials. W. B. ^^'ells, Hon. Sec'y. 
Nov. 14-17.— Carmichaels, Pa.— Central Beagle Club's fourth an- 
nual trials. J. W. Simpson, Sec'y. 
Nov. 17.— Newton, N. C— Eastern Field Trial Club's twenty- 
first annual trials. Simon C. Bradley, Sec'y. 
Nov. 21. — Lawrenceville, 111.— Illinois Field Trial Association's 
inaugural trials. O. W. Ferguson, Sec'y. 
Nov. 28. , Mo. — Missouri Field Trial Association's third 
annual trials. L. S. Eddins, Sec'y. 
Dec. 8.— Newton, N. C— Continental Field Trial Club's trials. 
Thos. Sturges, Sec'y. 
1900. 
Jan. 22.— West Point, Miss.— United States Field Trial Club's 
annual trials. W. B. Stafford, Sec'y. 
Feb. 5.— Greenville, Ala.— Alabama Field Trial Club's fourth an- 
nual trials. T. H. Spencer, Sec'y. 
Dogs in Battle. 
Dogs in Manila and all over the Philippine Islands are 
long and white, with ears that stick up like the ears of a 
fox, and bodies that are not over fat. Their ribs stick out 
a bit, and they are always hungry. The dogs that creep 
back into the towns where the American soldiers are 
howl when "tattoo" soimds at night, and again when 
"taps" or "hghts out." is given by the bugler.? later in the 
evening. They are up early, too, and if any one is awake 
their howls can be heard when the buglers sound' 
"reveille" in the early morning. 
On April 25, the day of the fight between the American 
and Filipino armies at Bagbag, the dogs played an im- 
portant part. The Signal Corps was back along the rail- 
road track stringing telegraph wires so that Gen. Otis 
could be informed of the progress of the fight. Not a gun 
had been fired. Suddenly a white dog went streaking 
along through the grass at the side of the railroad. The 
Signal men called to it. -But he paid no attention; just 
kept his head due south and ran as fast as his legs could 
carry him. How it was he knew bullets were going to fly 
over that place is more than can be told by dog experts. 
But he knew, for it was but a few minutes after he passed 
when a shot rang out on that still air. It was a signal 
for the beginning of the battle, 
More dogs came running past. Bullets knocked the 
dust in fron^ of them, and stuck in the bamboo trees over 
their heads. They could not run faster and they dared not 
stop. No one knew how far they ran. Perhaps until the 
dm of that battle was entirely lost to their sharp ears. 
There was one dog wiser than all the rest. Had he had 
human intelligence he could not have found a safer place. 
We found him as we hurried along the railroad grade to 
the river lying in the deepest part of the ditch, covered 
on one side by the high embankment and protected on the 
other by a grass-covered mound. We thought he was 
dead, he lay so stiU, and some passed on with their bodies 
bent, for the bullets still whistled in the air, though the 
enemy had been routed and was on the retreat. I looked 
closer. The dog's eyes were wide open. But when he 
was spoken to he only winked, never stirring a muscle. 
The look which came into his eyes asked as plainly as 
human tongue could speak that he be left alone. He 
was left behind, this wise dog was, but he saw the charge 
of the Kansas volunteers — they rushed past him. He 
heard the shrapnel explode and the bullets cut the aif. 
But he was safe and knew it. 
That night he came to the camp timidly, and some one 
*hrew him meat. So he grew braver, and followed the 
army on its advance to Calumpit. Where he was during 
this fight no one seems to know, but. he came up to us 
the night after and lay down near where a group of 
officers were talking, — Manila Correspondence Chicago 
Record. 

The' North American Field Trial Cl«b. 
Windsor, Ont. — The North American Field Trial 
Club has recently been organized by some prominent 
sportsmen of the United States and Canada. The officers 
are: President, J. B. McKay, of Detroit. Mich.; First 
Vice-President, D. G. Revell, Windsor, Ont; Second 
Vice-President, M. K. Cowan. M. P., Windsor, Ont.; 
Third Vice-President, J. B. Dale, Petrolia, Ont.; Sec- 
letary and Treasurer, R. M. Morton, Windsor, Ont. 
The advisory board will consist of the officers and 
Messrs. F. H. Marcome and Wm. Revell, of Windsor, 
Ont., and W. E. Warner, of Detroit, Mich. 
Owing to the late orgnization of the ,club, the trials 
this year will be open to members only, and consist of a 
Derby and All-Age Stakes, but it is the intention of the 
club to run open trials next year with guaranteed purses. 
The club will arrange the dates for running its trials so 
that handlers who participate in the Manitoba trials can 
stop oft' at Detroit on their way south, give their dogs 
ei,ght or ten days' work on quail and run them in the 
trials. 
It will be the endeavor of the North American Field ' 
Trial Club to make its trials one of the most popular 
events of the season. Their game preserve consists of 
four square miles on the Canadian side, about twenty miles 
fromi Detroit, on the main line of the Canadian Pacific, 
where the fields are large and open, with sufficient cover 
and game abundant. A new brick club house was built 
this summer, which will accommodate froiri thirty to 
forty guests, with commodious kennels for their dogs. 
Aided by a good bank account, all natural facilities and 
enthusiastic sportsmen, the North American Field Trial 
Club is bound to be a success. 
R. M. Morton, Sec'y- 
Connecticut Field Trials. 
New Haven, Conn,, Aug. 26. — ^We are to have another 
State field trial of setters and pointers in Connecticut 
this fall, and it will take place at Hampton Hill, Hamp- 
ton, Conn., beginning Oct. 25. A meeting will be held the 
evening before at Whi taker's Hotel to draw the positions 
of the dogs in the trials, and for the purpose of forming 
a permanent club. All interested are cordially invited to 
be on hand. N. Wallace, of Farmington, Conn., and 
Arthur R. Sharpe, of Taunton, Mass., will officiate as 
judges. There will be two classes — all age and Derby. 
We are very late about making the announcement, but our 
secretary has been a very busy man, so I thought I'd drop 
you a line. E. K. Sperry. 
The Texas Kennel Club Show. 
Chicago, Aug. 20. — I send you to-day cut of Texas 
Kennel Club new building. We are furnishing free trans- 
portation on all dogs from Chicago to Dallas and return to 
Chicago, also from Kansas City and return, which 
should be quite an inducement to exhibitors to show 
with us. 
Since mailing premium lists, we have added classes for 
bull terrier puppies, Bedlington terrier dogs and Bed- 
lington terrier bitches, Mr. James Cole, of Kansas City, 
will judge bull terriers. • Geo. W. Clayton, Supt. 
The Dachshund Standard. 
Dr. Alfred Boultbee, of Toronto, sends us his transla- 
tion of the German standard of dachshund, as published 
in the Teckcl Stamm-Buch. Dr. Boultbee expresses a 
hope that his translation may serve to correct many 
prevalent errors in Avhat he terms "the distorted standard 
as adopted by English breeders and the mongrel mixture 
of American Dachshund Club." 
Points and Flushes. 
The Greyground Stud Book, Vol. V,, compiled by Mr. 
Louis F. Bartelo, Keeper of the Stud Book, Denver, con- 
tains the addresses of coursing club secretaries, registra- 
tions, addresses of judges and slippers; constitution, by- 
laws and code of rules and list of officers of the American 
Cousing Board ; registered partnerships ; reviews of cours- 
ing in the Dakotas, in England, at Ingleside, at Los An- 
geles, winners of meetings, etc. It is neatly and sub- 
stantially bound, and is a valuable work in the interest 
of coursing men. 
Here is a good yarn from Cedar Lake, Ind. : Jabez Perkins and 
Joel Harkness had one of the most exciting experiences of their 
lives while fishing in Cedar Lake last Sunday. The fish were 
ravenous and seemed numberless. The sport was exciting and 
the bottom of the boat was soon a floundering, splashing mass. 
Suddenly Perkins struck what was apparently the king of .the tribe, 
and a desperate fight began. After a half-hour's work a big 5- 
pounder was hauled to the side of the boat and Harkness reached 
out with the landing net to capture him. The bass made a last 
furious struggle, and the men could see the hook was nearly torn 
loose. Harkness, in his hai^te to get the bass, leaned out too 
far and capsized the boat. In the mixup the bag of frogs used 
as bait caught on Perkins' belt and hung there as the men clung 
to the keel. Al] at once Perkins uttered a cry of pain and 
dashed his hand into the water toward his leg. "They're biting 
me," he cried. Then the anglers discovered they were sur- 
rounded by a tremendous school of bass, attracted by the frogs 
that were kicking and jumping in the bag. The fish seemed to 
have not the slightest fear of the men, and plunged and darted 
around them, making efforts to climb on the boat or right the 
vessel futile. Hundreds of bass, big and little, cut the water 
around the nearly submerged fishermen, dashing against them, 
biting and fighting. For fully fifteen minutes the men were in the 
water, endeavoring to drive away their tormentors and yelling 
lustily in the meantime. Another fishing party heard the cries 
and came to the rescue just in time. Both Perkins and Harkness 
were severely scratched and lacerated, but were atsle to work the 
next day.— Springfield Republican. 
