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bring about three or four cents pei' pound — wluch means 
he must have caught at least a toR of hsh with hook and 
line. The croakers, porgies and big weakfish have also 
been biting in the inlet. Weakfish weighing 5, 6 and 8 
pounds have been landed, but the bluefish have been com- 
paratively scarce. Still blues can be expected at any time 
in August, and every cottager and each surfman at the 
station house has his favorite squid outdoors so that he 
can pick it up on' the run if any one calls out that the 
"btuefish are on." 
Walter G. Berg, chief engineer of the Lehigh Valley 
iiailroad, with two friends, made a catch of 75 croakers 
Ttnd 68 big Aveakfish outside one day this week. Some of 
the weakfish were eight pounders. 
Mr. Duffy and Mr. Calhoun, of New York, wlio are 
stopping at the Sunset Hotel, boast of 216 sea bass, 25 
"Hukes" (or flounders) and a few porgies, which they 
brought in after a day spent in the inlet. 
But these are only sample catches ; dozens of others do 
as well. Fishermen frequently fish from the inlet board- 
."walk, arranging a comfortable place to sit, and cast out 
lOto the swift running tide which cuts in close to shore. 
ScRANTON, Pa., Aug. 13, — Editor Forest and Stream: 
It may interest some of your readers to know that they 
can reach the best fishing ground for red drum or channel 
bass on the Jersey coast at Barnegat City by leaving New 
York on the Pennsylvania road at 12:20 for Barnegat 
Pier. A small steamer connects with this train for Barne- 
gat City, where they will find excellent accommodations 
at the Oceanic. The boat connects with the morning train 
returning. This has only been put on this summer. If 
they secure the services of John Adams they will be 
almost sure to get fast to a drum. In an hour and a half's 
fishing one afternoon last August I was fast to four of 
these big fish, and landed- one with rod and reel that 
weighed 32 pounds. I had about 150 feet of line out, and 
he fought every foot of the way in. They are a very 
game fish, but they must not be confounded with the black 
drum. ' J. H. Fisher. 
New Fishing Grounds. 
QuEENswATER^ L. I., Aug. 13. — ^The rush to the new 
fishing grounds, known as Queenswater Ridge, was so 
great that it was soon fished out. As soon as the 
phenomenal catches by amateitr fishermen were reported 
the fishing smacks located the grounds and remained on 
them night and day until they were so far exhausted as to 
make fishing no longer profitable. New fishing grounds 
have been discovered east of the old Fishing Banks, but 
they do not as yet yield fish as freely as Queenswater 
Ridge did when it was first discovered. Bluefish have 
been very erratic in their biting. Some days the catch 
has been good, while other days no fish were hooked. 
Weakfish are becoming scarce. Sea bass, fluke, porgies 
and blackfish are the fish which fill up the barrels of the 
fishing parties. 
Wreck Lead, L. I., Aug. ii. — ^Joseph Murphy, the 
comedian, is having a great run of luck fishing from his 
sailboat, the Kerry Gow. One day last week he broke 
the local record by catching sixteen kingfish. Another 
day he caught fourteen weakfish. Fish are biting freely 
out at the wreck of the Iberia, and few parties come in 
with less than a barrel of fish. 
Chicago Fly-Casting. 
Chicago, Aug. ii. — ^Here is the score of the contest of 
the Chicago Fly-Casting Club held to-day. Our open to 
the world tournament will be held Aug. 17 and 18 at 
North Lagoon, Garfield Park: 
Long Distance Accuracy Bait 
Distance and Accuracy, and Delicacy, Casting:, 
Fly, Feet. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. 
I. D. Belasco 89 .. .. 93 1-5 
I. H. Bellows 99 . . 95 1-2 93 2-5 
L. I. Blackman .. .. 88 
C. F. Brown .. .. 85 2-3 
H. Greenwood .. .. 87 3-5 
H. G. HascaU.... 9S .. 94 1-3 96 2-5 
N, C. Heston.. .. .. 94 4-15 
E. R. Letterman. .. .. .. 96 2-15 
C. A. Lippincott.. .. .. 93 94 13-15 
F. N. Peet 98 .. 94 5-6 92 4-15 
A. C. Smith 97 .. 911;} 87 11-15 
H. W. Perce .. S3 96 8-15 
H. H. Aiiisworth, .. .. 93 1-2 92 13-15 
G. Hinterlightuer. .. .. .. 86 4-0 
Holders of Medals — Long Distance Fly, I. H. Bellows ; 
Accuracy and Delicacy, I. H. Bellows; Bait Casting, H. 
W. Perce. 
Geo. G. MuIrrell, Sec'y and Treas. 
Little Sebago Lake. 
Medford, Mass., Aug. lo. — ^The Ridgewood club house. 
Little Sebago Lake, Maine, membership composed of 
Medford, Mass., gentlemen, has been open the past 
six weeks and will not close its doorS until the last of 
September. 
The veteran fishermen, Messrs. Childs and Dunbar, 
have been sojourning there the past week, during which 
time the guests have been amply supplied with black bass 
and white perch. 
As usual at this time Cf year, in these waters, the bass 
rise to the fly very Httle, live bait and the troll being 
the only sure way of getting a good catch. Only a few 
years ago this lake was stocked with white perch, and 
this is the first season that they have been caught in any 
quantities. 
As a whole, the fishing in these waters has been better 
this season than for many years past, several 4J/^-pound 
bass having been taken by different parties. Secretary 
Covelle being among the number. 
The club building was greatly added to in the early 
spring, giving greater accommodations than ever before. 
E. S. 
*^n the Louisiana Lowlands." 
Ingram, Pa.. Aug. g. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
Fred Mather's "In the Louisiana Lowlands" is an ex- 
cellent book — as handsome as it is good. Every line of 
Mather's is worthy of preservation. There are through- 
out his writings such an intelligence and such a spirit of 
geniality and kindness as to mak? him lovable. 
T. J, CHAPMAN, 
Newfoundland Salmon Fishing. 
Editor Forest and Stfeanl: 
Induced by the statements in the N. F. Railway folder 
I paid a visit to the island and found, after fishing on 
several rivers on the west coast, that the salmon fishing 
was poor. About 80 per cent, of the salmon caught with 
rod did not run heavier than from four to five pounds. 
As regards the larger fish, of from ten to fifteen and 
sometunes twenty pounds and more, of which there were 
a fair number, they take a fly very badly and do not rise 
as readily as the larger salmon do in the Canadian rivers, 
where also although there arc trout, there is no such 
swarm of very small salmon as found in all the rivers 
in Newfoundland. Other sportsmen whom I met cor- 
roborated my experience. 
As regards trout, there is good sea trout fishing in some 
of the brooks up to three pounds in weight, but as any 
one knows, these fish give poor sport, as they never 
jump. As regards trout fishing in the lakes, it is beneath 
contempt, the fish being in very poor condition and 
weighing from a quarter to half a pound, or less. 
In the face of these facts what becomes of tbe state- 
ment in Mr. Reed's folder respecting the island, that 
"Tourists are satisfied that the sport of salmon and trout 
fishing cannot be equaled in any other part of the world" ? 
Comment is needless. 
But there is more to come. To back up this ridiculous 
and most inaccurate description, appears on the folder a 
photo representing an angler and his guide on the bank 
of a stream with rod and landiiig net (it should have 
been a gaf¥), and lying at their feet nine large salmon that 
appear to be from about twelve to twenty-five pounds — 
truly a magnificent day's sport. Well, I discovered that 
this picture was "faked," as these fish were caught in a 
net, and then the photo was got up. Viator. 
he Mmttel 
Fixtfffes. 
FIELD TRIAI^. 
Aug. 21.— Emmetsburg, la.—Third annual field trials of the 
Iowa Field Trials Association. M. Bruce, Sec'y, Des Moines, la. 
Aug. 28.-Sioux Falls, S. D.— Inaugural field trials of the South 
Dakota Field Trials Association. Olav Haugtro, Sec'y, Sioux 
Falls, S. D. 
Sept. 3-4.— La Salle, Manitoba, Can.— Western Canada Kennel 
Club s annual field trials. A. Lake, Sec'y, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 
Can. 
Sept. 6-7.— Brandon, Manitoba, Can.— Third annual field trials of 
the Brandon Kennel Club. Dr. H. J. Elliott. Sec'y. 
Sept. 11.— Carmen, Manitoba Can.— Fourteenth annual field trials 
of the Manitoba Field Trials Club. Eric Hamber, Sec'y, Winnipeg, 
Manitoba, Can. 
Oct 30.— Senecaville. O.— Monongahela Valley Game and Fish 
Protective Association's sixth annual field trials. A. C. Peterson, 
Sec'y, Homestead, Pa. 
Nov. 7.— Hampton, Conn.— Connecticut Field Trials Club's field 
trials. J. E. Bassett. Sec'y Box 603, New Haven, Conn. 
Nov. 7-8.— Lake View, Mich.— Third annual field trials of the 
Michigan Field Trials Association. E. Rice. Sec'y, Grand Rapids, 
Mich. 
Nov. 12.— Bicknell, Ind.— Third annual field trials of the In- 
dependent Field Trials Club. P. T. Madison, Sec'y, Indianapolis, 
Ind. 
Nov. 13.— Chatham, Ont.— Twelfth annual field trials of the In- 
ternational Field Trials Club. W. B. Wells, Hon. Sec'y. 
Nov. 16.— Newton, N. C— Eastern Field Trials Club's twenty- 
second annual field trials— Members' Stake. Nov. 19, Derby. 
Simon C. Bradley, Sec'y, Greenfield Hill, Conn. 
No. 20. ;, .—Illinois Field Trials Association's second 
annual field trials. O. W. Ferguson, Sec'y, Mattoon, 111. 
Nov. 20.— Ruthven, Ontario, Can.— Second annual field trials of 
the North American Field Trials Club. F. E. Maroon, Jr., Sec'y, 
Windsor, Ontario, Can. 
Nov. 20. —. Pa.— Central Beagle Club's annual field trials. A. 
C. Peterson, Sec'y, Homestead, Pa. 
Nov. 22.— Glasgow. Ky.— Kentucky Field Trials Qub's annual 
field trials. Barret Gibson, Sec'y, Louisville, Ky. 
Nov. 27.— Paris, Mo.— Fourth .annual field trials of the Missouri 
Field Trials Association. L. S. Eddins, Sec'y, Sedalia, Mo. 
Nov. 30.— Newton, N. C— Continental Field Trials Club's sixth 
annual field trials — Members' Stake. Dec. 3, Derby. Theo. 
Sturges, Sec'y, Greenfield Hill, Conn. 
Cat and Dog. 
From the London Spectator. 
It is time that the controversy concerning the superi- 
ority of cat or dog should be discussed on some more 
general ground than that of British feeling or human 
egotism. The case is prejudiced, if we are to weigh the 
cat's merits on practical grounds, for the cat is essentially 
dramatic; or if we are to estimate her character from the 
Western point of view, for the cat is an Oriental ; or finally 
if we are to consider the moral qualities of the cat solely 
in relation to the desires of the human being. In all such 
cases the vulgar estimate of the cat would be the true 
one; and according to this vulgar estimate the cat is a 
domestic, comfortable animal, usually found curled up 
like an ammonite, essentially selfish, essentially cruel, 
and apart from these two drawbacks, essentially feminine. 
"The cat is selfish, and the dog is faithful." This sums 
up a judgment founded on willful denseness and gross 
egotism. In respect to what is the dog faithful and the 
cat selfish? The judgment rests on this — that the human 
being is a very little portion of the cat's world, but is the 
all-absorbing object of the dog. Here, plainly, Greek 
meets Greek, and we had better let the accusation of 
egotism alone. 
It is commonly said that cats are devoted to places, 
and not to persons. We have never found this true; 
but, if it is the case, it not improbably results from the 
fact that many people are devoted to kittens, but not 
to cats. Then the cat's devotion is transferred to the 
scene of her romances, the corners where she has lain 
in ambush, the place where she has secretly viewed the 
movements of her foe or of her prey, the place where she 
has experienced the surprising and absorbing joys of her 
kittens. The truth is that the scope of a cat's emotion 
and experiences too nearly resembles our own. We 
prefer the devotee. It is thus this general scope of life 
that chiefly differs between difJerent races of animals. 
The moral qualities differ from individual to individual. 
The dog's conscience takes a somewhat higher rank 
than the cat's for the chief part of his moral code he 
accepts as a law given by a higher being. He shows a 
desire for moral approbation when he has behaved well; 
he is depressed by moral disapprobation quite apart 
from the fear of the whip. But a cat defies the exter?isi 
code if it dare, and covets admiration rather than moral 
approbation. 
/Esthetic sensitiveness seems more developed in the 
cat th an iti the dog. The keenness of a dog's intelligence, 
combined with the inferiority of nature that lies behind 
it, makes the employment of the senses almost entirely 
utilitarian. Among esthetic sensibilities the enjoyment 
of music is the keenest and most common, and the per- 
ception of color perhaps the rarest. Neither the cat nor 
the dog can compare of course in musical susceptibility 
with the parrot, who is shaken by storms of emotion; 
but we have known a cat to show very marked pleasure 
in a whistled tunc. It is common to find dogs who 
"sing" following, to some rough extent, high or low 
notes of music; but one doubts if such imitation is 
conscious or based at all on enjoyment. The dog ap- 
pears depressed, with lowered head and tail, or un- 
comfortably excited, and a kind of thrill precedes the 
sounds. On the other hand, both cats and dogs appear 
to be conscious of the sounds they utter until experience 
of definite teaching has shown them the result. Facts 
seem to point to the conclusion that the voice is not. 
purposely produced; and that though sounds may give 
warning or guidance to other animals the utterance is 
dependent on physical impulse. When the impulse is im- 
itative, it may depend ultimately on such sensation as is 
felt by some people in the throat when a Bourdon stop 
is on the organ, atid by most people when they hear, for 
instance, the cheering of a large crowd. If this is so, We 
are on the wrong tack in comparing the sounds of ani- 
mals, varied and specified though they are, to language, 
and should rather compare them to weeping and laugh- 
ter, which provoke an imitative response, or even to the 
sounds of a man who has early become dumb through 
deafness. For in such cases it is not purpose, but effi- 
cient cause, that must be the subject of inquiry. 
With regard to color, both cats and dogs appear to 
have little jesthetic perception. We have heard of a 
dog appearing to prefer scarlet to blue, but it is diffi- 
cult to eliminate the effect of association in dealing with 
a single instance. Cats, however, seem to show a definite 
aesthetic perception of texture — esthetic, for it is not 
ordinary bodily comfort which rules. They may like 
to sleep on velvet, but they revel, waking, in the feeling' 
of crackling paper or texture of stiff silks. And there is 
a well-authenticated story of a cat which goes into the 
garden to lick the undersides of foxglove leaves, and 
cannot be kept from trying with his tongue the texture 
of flarmelette. But the keenest Eesthetic pleasure for a cat 
lies in the region of smell. The dog uses smell m.erely 
as a medium of information, but the cat revels in it. She 
will linger near a tree trunk, smelling each separate 
aromatic leaf for the pure pleasure of it, not. like a dog, 
to trace friend, foe or prey. If the window of a close 
room is opened the cat leans out, smelling the air. New 
dresses are smelt, partly perhaps for future recofnition, 
but also apparently for pleasure. A strong smell, above 
all a spirituous smell, is not only disagreeable, but 
absolutely painful. Lavendar water may please a tiger, 
but it will put a cat to flight. 
This apparent power of aesthetic enjoyment in the cat 
is counterbalanced in the dog by a quality we are wont 
to rank highly, yet not without a haunting misgiving. 
The dog has a rudimentary sense of humor. It is the 
commonest thing in the world to see a petted dog try 
to laugh off a scolding. If he is encouraged, if his fool- 
ing is successful, he will repeat it again and again with 
growing exaggeration, wnll roll with wide mouth and 
absurd contortions, or fly at one's face to lick it. On the 
other hand, he will recognize that teasing is a humorous 
proceeding, and when he begins to get bored will try to 
stop it humorously. 
Now the cat is solemnity incarnate. To punish it is 
to cause instant offense, to tease it is to outrage its 
dignity. The better bred a cat is the more easily is it 
offended. But the "sense of the ridiculous" is after all 
a gross quality; and the humor of one age seems 
vulgarity to the next. A cat is never vulgar. The old 
Egyptians said that a cat reasoned like a man, and the 
root of the matter is there. In the dog there is a quicker 
intelligence, a greater adaptability, and more facility in 
planning. But a dog cannot, as a cat can, determine its 
own end and purpose, and live its own life. He is after 
all the kinsman of brer fox; but the cat is a scion of 
royalty. 
Yachting Fixtwres, J 900, 
Secretaries and members of race committees will confer a favor 
by sending notice of errors or omissions in the following list and 
afso of changes which may be made in the future. 
AUGUST. 
15-17. Hull-Massachusetts, midsummer series, 25ft. class, Boston 
Harbor. 
16 and alternate following days, Newport Y. R. A., 70ft. series, 
concluding races, Newport. 
17-18. Annisquam, open, Annisquam. 
18. Mosquito Fleet, club handicap. City Point, Boston Harbor. 
18. Royal St. Lawrence, Hamilton trophy, 22, 20 and 17ft. classes, 
Pointe Claire, Lake St. Louis. 
18. Horseshoe Harbor, annual, Larchmont, Long Island Sound. 
18. Canarsie, Corinthian race, Canarsie, Jamaica Bay. 
18. Quen City, 20ft. class special, Toronto, Toronto Bay. 
18. Norwalk, club, Norwalk, Long Island Sound. 
18. Penataquit Cor., annual open. Bay Shore, Great South Bay. 
18. Winthrop, handicap, Winthrop, Boston Harbor. 
18. Beverly, Monument Beach, Buzzards Bay. 
18. South Boston, handicap, City Point, Boston Harbor. 
18. Corinthian, championship, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
18. Columbia, championship, Boston, Boston Harbor. 
18. Duxbury, 18ft. class, Duxbury, Mass. 
18. American, club, Newburyport, Mass. 
18. Quannapowitt, commodore's cup. 
18. Seawanhaka Cor.. Center Island cup. Oyster Bay, L. I. Sound. 
19. Hudson River, ladies' day. New York, Hudson River. 
20. East Gloucester, open, Gloucester. 
20. Manchester, handicap, Manchester, Mass. 
23. Plymouth, open, Plymouth Harbor. 
25. Haverhill, third championship, Haverhill, Mass. 
24-2g. Inland Lake, Lake Geneva, III. 
Royal St. Lawrence, Lake of Two Mountains regatta. 
25. Duxbury, open, Duxbury, Mass. 
25. Nahant, dory class, Nahant, Massachusetts Bay. 
25. Huguenot, annual. New Rochelle, Long Island Sound. 
25. Manhasset, special. Port Washington, Long Island Sound. 
25. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
25. Penataquit Cor., special. Bay Shore, Great South Bay. 
S5. Jamaic* Bay, open, Canarsie, Jamaica Bay, 
