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Newfound Lake. 
Newfound Lake, Bristol, N. H., Aug. 25. — The fishing 
season for lake trout and landlocked salmon at this lake 
has about gone by, and closes one of the most successful 
seasons we have ever had. Of course, there are the usual 
grumblers, men who are too "tired" to row a boat, or too 
dilatory to start out in the morning. These have had 
their usual luck (0), but with the diligent fisherman the 
story has been Veni, vidi, vici. 
To recapitulate all of the lucky or, more properly 
speaking, the earnest fishermen who have been rewarded 
with fine catches of trout or salmon, would tax your 
readers' patience too much. It will suffice to say that out- 
side of the State a few may be mentioned whose busi- 
ness engagements only allowed of a day or two to fish. 
From Massachusetts the Boston Eames-Coburn party 
took seven trout, largest 14 pounds. From Gloucester, the 
Smith party, a fine string of salmon, average 5 pounds. 
From Northampton, the Kingsbury party, trout and sal- 
mon. From Danvers, Wm. Burns and party, trout. From 
Springfield, D. Campbell and party, salmon ■ and trout. 
From New York we had a devotee of fishing in Ex-State 
Senator Wm. L. Sweet, of Waterloo, who, by the way, 
said he would like to bring with him in 1891. B. B. Odell, 
now talked of for Governor of New York. 
We had the pleasure of again meeting Mr. Wm. D. 
Kelley, of Philadelphia, president of the Clearfield Coal 
Corporation, who was accompanied by his son and 
daughter, the latter gracefully landing a lo^-pound trout 
after fifty minutes of steady strain on rod and reel. A 
•flady from Braintree, Mass., made a remarkable catch of 
five fish (total 39 pounds) one forenoon, the largest a 
salmon of 12 pounds. 
The next in order in this county is the open season 
for game, which begins Sept. 16, and indications are 
that game of all kinds indigenous to the State is plenty, 
especially deer, as numbers have been seen this summer 
swimming in the lake for their health and sniffing around 
the hotel piazzas, presumably to get a look at the other 
■'dears." H- 
Fishing: at Asbury Park. 
AsBURY ^ARK, N. J., Aug. 2$. — The past week has 
given us a small taste of surf fishing and of small 
fishes. What are known as school bass have been quite 
plentiful all along, running in size from i pound to 3 
pounds in weight, What we need is a regular shake-up 
of old Neptune, which will send the big fellows in. I 
have on several occasions taken three and four on a single 
tide. While they are always welcome, still the "big one" 
is always looked for. 
On Thursday morning we saw what was a most wel- 
come sight, reminding us of ye olden times. A school of 
blues broke inshore within ,50 feet of the sarid, cutting 
and slashing a school of menhaden. Not a man had 
squids along, and. of course, there was nothing to do 
but let them take their departure with ranks unbroken. 
The fishing in river and bay is not up to the standard 
in most places; the extreme heat has no doubt had some- 
thing to do with the matter, and sport should improve 
from now on. The Shrewsbury and Raritan at Keyport 
are giving about the best returns so far as large weak- 
fish are concerned. Some good catches have been made 
at both points the past week. Bluefish and channel bass 
are biting freely at Barnegat Inlet. I expect to visit that 
point within the next two weeks for a few days and try 
my hand at that most interesting game. 
■ Leonard Hulit. 
Alaska Grayling. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
The mention by your correspondent of grayling in the 
northern tributaries of the Yukon is interesting. This, of 
course, is Backs' grayling, which is different from the 
Michigan and Montana varieties. Lt. Schwatka men- 
tions having found them in the main river in 1883. In 
the near future a trip down the Makenzie River by 
steamer and via the Ft. McPherson trail to the Porcu- 
pine country in Alaska will be a pleasant summer out- 
ing, or the tourist may crogs the divide from the Peace 
River to the Pelly, an eighty-mile portage. 
Chas. Hallock. 
Rhode Island Landlocked Salmon. 
Fish Commissioner Wm. p. Boardman has stocked 
Sneach Pond at Cumberland Hill with a large quantity 
of landlocked salmon fry. The ponds in the immediate 
vicinity of this village would also have been stocked, but 
the law requires that a brook must empty into the pond, 
and as there is no bjook emptying, into Sc'qbt's Pond or 
the new rivef, both of them were omitted irj t^e distribu- 
tion. 
Points and Flushes. 
The Philadelphia Dog Show Association begs to an- 
nounce that its dates have been changed from Nov. 21, 
22. 23 and 24 to Nov. 28, 29, 30 and Dec. i. The show 
will be held at Horticultural Hall, and the committee now 
have under consideration the matter of the prize list and 
the list of judges. The following bench show committee 
will be in charge of the show: Clement B. Newbold, 
President ; Edward Moore Robinson, Alexander Van 
Rensselaer and Louis A. Biddle, Vice-Presidents ; Mar- 
cel A. Viti, Secretary; S. Boyd Carrigan, Treasurer; 
John C. Groome, C. Leland Harrison, Reginald K. Shober, 
James W. Paul, Jr., Robert Toland. John W. Geary, 
Francis Edward Bond, Mitchell Harrison, D. Murray 
Bohlen, Henry Jarrett. Sidney W. Keith, George R. 
Packard. Mr. James Mortimer will be superintendent 
of the show, and Dr. C. J. Marshall veterinarian. All 
communications may be addressed to Marcel A. Viti, 
Secretary, 320 Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia. 
Entries for the third annual bench show of the Texas 
Kennel Club, to be held at Dallas, Texas, Oct. 9 to 13, 
close Sept. 25. Entry blanks and all necessary informa- 
tion can be obtained of the superintendent. Dr. Geo. W. 
Clayton, Box 914, Chicago. 111. 
American Ganoe Association, J 899- J 900. 
Commodore, W. G. MacKendrick, 200 Eastern avenue, Toronto, 
Can. 
Secretary-Treasurer. Herbert Begg, 24 King street, Toronto, Can. 
Librarian. W. P. Stephens, Thirty-second street and avenue A, 
Bayonne, N, J. 
Division Officers* 
ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
Vice-Com., H. C. Allen. Trenton, N. J. 
Rear-Com., Lewis H. May, New York. , 
Purser, Arthur H. Wood, Trenton, N. 'J. 
CENTRAL DIVISION. 
Vice-Corn., John S. Wright, Rochester, N. Y. 
Rear-Com., Jesse J. Armstrong, Rome, N. Y. 
Purser, C. Fred Wolters, 14 East Main street, Rochester, N. Y. 
EASTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Corn., Frank A. Smith. Wercester, Mass. 
Rear-Com., Louis A. Hall, Boston, Mass. 
Purser, Frederick Coulson. 405 Main street, Worcester, Mass. 
NORTHERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Corn., J. McD. Mowatt. Kingston, Ont., Can. 
Rear-Com.., E. C. Woolsey, Ottawa, Ont., Can. 
Purser, J. E. Cunningham, Kingston, Ont., Can. 
WESTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Corn., Wm. C. Jupp, Detroit, Mich. 
Rear-Com., F. B. Huntington, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Purser, Fred T. Barcroft, 408 Ferguson Building, Detroit, Mich. 
Regatta Committee: R. Easton Burns, Kingston, Ont., Can., 
chairman; Harrv Ford, Toronto; D. B. Goodsell, Yonkers, N. Y. 
Meet of 3900, Muskoka Lake, Aug. 3-17. 
Official organ, Forest and Stream. 
1-3. Toronto, club cruise. 
8. Toronto, fall regatta. 
15. Toronto, sailing races. 
Fixtures. 
September. 
American Canoe Association, 
Twenty-first Annual Meet. 
cockbitrn's point, big island, lake rosseau, muskoka. 
Au^. 3-17. 
While in its annual search for pleasant camping 
grounds the American Canoe Association is bound to no 
one locality, but is free to choose within a very extensive 
area a new site each year, as a matter of fact 
the meets are held for three out of four years 
among the Thousand Islands of. the St. Lawrence River, 
with an occasional excursion into some new and distant 
region. In the course of twenty years of this wandering 
the Association has visited Lake George four timeSj 
Lake Champlain four times, the Thousand Islands nine 
times, the Canadian lakes once, the Hudson River once 
and the seaside- once^ After four successive camps on or 
the immediate vicinity of Grindstone; Island in the 
St. Lawrence, there was last ytfer a desire for a change, 
and as the Northern Division was willing to take, thou.gh 
out of its turn, the commodoreship and the meet, the 
choice most naturally turned to the interior of Canada. 
The beauties of the Muskoka lakes, of which all Canadians 
are justly proud, have been extolled at many of the 
meets, and when this locality was named as its first 
choice by the Northern Division, it was accepted by the 
Association without objection. To those who, without 
having visited Muskoka, had looked into the question of 
its availability for an A.. C. A. camp at some future time, 
two objections presented themaelves^ — the distance from 
the geographical center of membership, and the nature 
of the ground, which is generally unsuited for a lai'ge 
camp. While some misgivings were felt on both points, 
and as it proved with good reason, the proposition of Com. 
MacKendrick and the Northern Division for a meet at 
Muskoka was willingly accepted by all other officers and 
members, and there -was a general disposition to make 
the meet a success* That this has been accomplished 
will probably be conceded by practically all who attended 
the camp, especially those who were there for the longest 
time. At the same time, it will probably be a very long 
time before another A. C. A. meet is held on the Mus- 
koka lakes. 
The lakes themselves proved all that their many ad- 
mirers claimed — a clear, bracing atmosphere, beautiful 
scenery on every hand, rocky and wooded shores and 
islands, many studded with picturesque cottages, and 
yet with only a remote suggestion of civilization, as the 
houses were well hidden in the thick woods. The water 
was, if possible, finer than the air, clear and pure to ,a 
remarkable degree, with a softness that made it perfect 
for baching. The weather was all that could be asked ; in 
commton with all other parts of the country, the hot wave 
was felt about Muskoka, and in the early part of the 
meet one could sleep all n'ght with hardly a sheet for 
covering, -v^hile as a consequence of the intense sultriness 
there were several heavy showers. On the \yhole, how- 
ever, the campers were far more comfortable there than 
in Tororgo, New York, Montreal or even, the summer 
resorts. In ordinary seasons the climate must be all that 
is claimed for it. The camp itself, in personnel and 
amusements, was a thoroughly enjoyable one; a pleasant 
lot of people, many well acquainted from former meets, 
and with a larger proportion than usual of ladies, man- 
aged to make the two weeks pass very quickly, with 
nothing startling or sensational, but with constant occupa- 
tion of one sort or another appropriate to the occasion — 
paddling about the islands, fishing, bathing, watching the 
races, excursions on the lake steamers, camp-fires at 
night. The number registered — 175 — was comparatively 
small, as the remote location prevented the usual casual 
attendance of old A. C. A. men who run up for a- Satur- 
day and Sunday in camp ; all hands, however, were canoe- 
ists, or, at least, campers, and prepared to enjoy them- 
selves in camping fashion. There were no tourist or 
hotel parties; no invasion by the country people, and 
there was no attempt at elaborate dressing. The matter 
of dress, once much discussed, has settled itself; those 
who raced, especially the paddlers, wore jerseys and 
white duck trousers, while those who lounged about the 
camp and did no racing and little or no peddling wore 
the usual yachting rig— cap, blue serge coat, outing shirt 
and white ducks. The ladies contented themselves with 
plain clothing, well-suited for every-day wear about the 
camp or afloat. 
The two difficulties inherent to the general site — tlie 
distance and the nature of the ground — were felt by all, 
and they will probably prevent another meet at Mus- 
koka for many years. The distance — or rather the time — 
from Toronto is a serious obstacle, especially to those 
who have already made a night's journey to the secendary 
starting point. The writer left Toronto at 11 A. M: on 
an express train and reached camp at 7 P. M., after a 
most tedious journey of only a little over a hundred 
miles, with many delays both on the train and the steamer. 
Coming home, the steamer left camp at 9:30 A. M., and 
the train reached Toronto at 6 P. M. As Toronto is 
about fifteen hours' ride from New York and Boston, it 
was practically a matter of a full day and night. The 
camp ground was selected only after many searches by 
Com. MacKendrick, and others who were more familiar 
with the Muskoka District, and from all that we oan 
learn, it is one of the few sites which were at all avail- 
able. Though wild enough t® all appearance in passing 
in a stfifemer, the shores and islands have been prettj 
nearly all purchased by summer residents, from Pittat- 
burg. Pa., in particular, and other distant points in the 
States and Canada, and apmparatively few spots ar« left. 
Of these, all are marked by the. same charsietertstics — 
hiMy and very rough ground, wfth numerqits rogks, md 
few beaches and landing .places, and an abuntfejice of 
second growtli trees , and prQtJably trnderbrus^i ^ well, 
