FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. 20, 1902. 
my twenty years' angling. I used a No. 2 silk Kingfisher 
line. 6H-ounce rod and No. 02 hook. His weight and 
dimensions are as follows: Weight, 8 pounds; length, 
26 inches; depth, 6% inches; thickness, 3^ inches; 
mouth when open, 4^ inches. He used continually from 
75 to 125 feet of line. A. Kirsten." 
It is well known that these Au Sable rainbows out- 
fight any fish we have in our trouting waters in this 
part of the country, and it seems that this game quality 
continues even into the heavyweights. It must have been 
indeed an exciting time for Mr. ICirsten when he was 
fighting this big fish. 
As to what Mr. Hawks says about the grayling, per- 
haps he has not heard of our successful grayling trip 
this summer. I am not sure that I want to catch very 
many more grayling now. They'll go fast enough even 
if we all put up our rods; but I would be willing to 
wager something pretty that Mr. Hawks has in mind 
the same stream that we fished this summer. 
E. Hough. 
Hartford Buii-ding, Chicago, 111. 
Dr. Henshairs Grayling Success. 
Oswego, N. Y., Sept. 12. — Editor Forest an4 Stream: 
Mr. W. B. Mershon, who writes in Forest and Stream 
anent the passing of the grayling, will no doubt find 
consolation in the fact that there are yet some grayling 
to be taken with the fly in the waters of the Gallatin, 
Madison and Jefferson rivers in Montana. In the Galla- 
tin River there are only a few left. They, with the 
trout and the Rocky Mountain whitefish. are being ex- 
terminated by the numerous canals and ditches taken 
cut for the purpose of irrigation. In the Jefferson River 
I think they are more numerous. I have seen boys with 
quite respectable strings of grayhng, caught with grassy- 
hoppers in the latter river, and have also seen them 
jumping in the evening for natural flies, and they 
seemed quite num.erous. At the time I did not have 
my rod and flies with me, and therefore did not fish. 
Red Rock Lake, in the very southern part of Madison 
county, Montana, contains grayling of large size. This 
lake drains into the Madison River. 
But to Dr. Henshall, who is in charge of the U. S. Fish 
Hatchery at Bozeman, Alont., is due the credit of being 
the first man to successfully propagate' grayling from 
the spawn and milt. The doctor sent his men to the. 
upper Madison River, where they easily secured several 
thousand eggs. These were duly hatched and put into 
the small ponds at the hatchery. After the sack had 
been absorbed, they all died, refusing to eat the usual 
focd prepared for the trout fry. During the summer 
of 1899 or 1900 the writer w-as in Dr. Henshall's office, 
when he saw a number of dead grayling fry lying on a 
table. The doctor told of his bereavement, and said that 
he had put some of these dead fry under the microscope 
and had made a discovery. He had discovered that 
they possessed in their mouth a number of small but 
very sharp fangs. These fangs could only be seen with 
the microscope, and that this discovery he thought solved 
the problem of the death of the grayling fry. The sormg 
water used for the hatchery as it came from the rocks 
was walled up and roofed over, and was therefore ab- 
solutely pure water, or at least water entirely free from 
irfusoria. and as the grayling fry had those invisible 
fangs in their mouth, they must derive their food from 
infusoria, and that another year he should put them in 
creek water in which there would be food for them. In 
a recent copy of a paper published at Bozeman, Mont, 
it is announced that Dr. Henshall is now prepared to 
stock streams with grayling. He has therefore solved 
the problem, F. M. Higgins, M. D. 
A Pacific Black Sea Bass. 
Mr. H. T. Kendall, of Pasadena. Cal., but formerly 
of Dorchester. Mass.. has raised the record of the world 
<.n black sea bass. His brother. Dr. W. G. Kendall, of 
Boston, a prominent member of the Megantic Club, was 
with him. and forwards to me, for the Forest and 
Stream, through the kindness of Secretary L. Dana 
Chapman, a photograph of the big fish and the anglers, 
with an account of the capture. In the launch Fortune 
was also Dr. H. J. Macomber, of Pasadena, who got a 
fish weighing 183 pounds, and which, under any other 
c rcumstances, would have been considered a seven- 
days' wonder. But Mr. Kendall's fish weighed^ 419 
pounds, and raises the world's as well as the Tuna 
Club's record 35 pounds. The fight lasted an hour and 
fifty-one minutes, and when one considers the little 
rod, onlv 16 ounces in weight, with which the feat was 
accomplished, the wonder grows, and one is convinced 
that angling is an art mechanical. The line was a 24- 
strand Cuttyhunk, and tested up to a lifting strain of 
48 pounds. This feat will be a study for anglers the 
world over; the skill required to land a fish weighing 
almost a quarter of a ton, with a mere thread and a 
pliant rod with reel attached. The fish fought vigor- 
ously, and of course would have broken away a hundred 
times but for the remarkably skillful manipulation of 
the reel. ^ Special. 
Bass and Pickerel at Fowlwood Lake. 
Rock Hill, Sullivan County, Sept. 13-— I herewith re- 
port you my luck with rod and reel on Fowlwood Lake. 
After two hours' fishing, actual time, I landed twenty- 
eight pounds of fish— viz., three bass weighing respec- 
tively 8 pounds 10 ounces, 6 pounds, and 4 pounds, and 
three pickerel, 4 pounds, 3 pounds 6 ounces and 2 pounds. 
These were all caught en a single rod with crawfish for 
bait, and it was only after an involuntary swim that the 
largest bass was landed. I can assure you it seemed to 
me as if a team of horses were attached to my line when 
I got him on. 
Of course this is a fish story, and like most of the 
same, may not be believed, but I would like to know if 
the like record has ever been beaten. 
Mr. William Urban, of the cashier's office in the New 
York Custom House, caught one of lly^ pounds, a bass 0 
pounds, pickerel pQunds. 
Ftxtutes. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Oct. 7-9. — Danbury, Conn. — Danbury Agricultural Society's show. 
John W. Bacon, Treas. 
Oct. 21^24.— Frederick, Md. — Frederick County Agricultural So- 
ciety's annual bench show. J. Roger McSherrv. Supt. 
Oct. 21-24. — New York.— Ladies' Kennel Association of America's 
show. Miss M. K. Bird, Westbury, L. I., Plon. Sec'y. 
Nov. 2G-29.— Philadelphia.— Philadelphia Dog Show Association's 
show. M. A. Viti, Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Oct. —.—Drakes Branch, Va.— Inaugural trials of the Virginia 
Field Trial Association. C. B. Cooke, Sec'y. 
Oct. —.—Independence, la. — Eastern Iowa Field Trial Associa- 
tion's inaugural trials. J. G. Burk, Sec'y. 
Oct. 20. , ^.—Western Field Trial Association's second 
annual trials. C. W. Buttles, Sec'y, Kansas City. 
Oct. 27. — Paris, Mo. — Missouri Field Trial Association's (member 
of the American Championship Club), sixth annual trials. L. S. 
Eddins, Sec'y. Sedalia, Mo. 
Oct. 27.— Washington C. O., Ohio.— Monongahela Field Trial 
Club's field trials. A. C. Peterson. Sec'y. 
Oct. 28.— Whitby Island. Wash.— Pacific Northwest Field Trials 
F. R. Atkins. Sec'y, Seattle, Wash. 
Nov. 3. — Robinson. TIL— Illinois Field Trial A--=ociation's (mem- 
ber of the American Championship Club) fourth annual trials. W. 
R. Green, Sec'y, Marshall, 111. 
Nov. 3.— Thirteenth annual field trials of the National Beagle 
Club of America. Charles R. Stevenson, Sec'y, 106 Market street, 
Camden. N. J. ... 
Nov. 3.— Lake View. Mich. — Michigan Field Trial Association's 
(member of the American Championship Club) fifth annual trials. 
C. D. Stuart, Sec'y, Benton Harbor, Mich. 
Nov. 4.— Washington C. H., Ohio.— Ohio Field Trial Associa- 
tion's (member of the American Championship Club) fifth annual 
trials. C. E. Baughn, Sec'y. 
Nov. 7-8.— Robinson, 111. — Western Irish Setter Club's inaugural 
trials. T. L. Fenn. Secy. 
Nov. 17. — Glasgow, Ky. — Third annual trials of the Kentucky 
Field Trial Club. S. B. Hays, Sec'y. 
Nov. 10. — Bicknell, Ind. — Independent Field Trial Club's (mem- 
ber of the American Championship Club) fourth annual trials. 
H. S. Humphrey, Sec'y, Indianapolis, Ind. 
Nov. 11.— Hampton, Conn. — Connecticut Field Trial Club's trials. 
F. W. Smith, Sec'y, New Haven. 
Nov. 10. — Ruthven, Ont. — North American Field Trial Associa- 
tion's (member of the American Championship CUib) fourlh 
annual trials. Richard Bangham, Sec'y, Windsor. Ont. 
Nov. 11. — St. Joachim. Ont. — Internal innal Field Trial Club's 
fourteenth annual trials. W. B. Wells. Hon. Sec'y. 
Nov. 17. — Glascow, Ky. — Kentucky Field Trial Club's (mem- 
ber of the American Championship Club) third annual trials. F. 
W Samuel. Ser'v. Louicville. Kv 
Nov 18. — Ruthven, Ont. — Fourth annual trials of the North 
American Field Trial Club. Alfred Wigle, Sec'y, Windsor, Ont. 
Nov. 20. — Manor. L. I. — Pointer Club of America's (member of 
the American Championship Club) second annual trials. R. E. 
Westlake, Sec'y, Scranton. Pa. 
Dec. 1. — Washington C. H., Ohio.— American Championship 
Field Trial Club's second annual trials. Chas. B. Cooke, Sec'y, 
Rif-hmond, Va. 
Dec. 1. , — Interstate Championship Field Trial 
Association's second annual trials. C. D. Cooke. Sec'y, 
Dec. 15. — Huntsville, Ala. — Alabama Field Tri.il Club's (member 
of the American Championship Club) third annual trials. John 
F. Fletcher, Sec'y, Birmingham, Ala. 
Canine Elegies and Epitaphs. 
For those which have been printed in earlier numbers see issues 
o( July 19, 26, Aug. 2, 16, 23 of the current year. 
XXI, — The Dog which Thomas Thomas Owned. 
He's passed away! That good old dog 
Which Thomas Thomas owned 
For 17 attentive years. 
Now lies bewept, bemoaned. 
'Twas hard for Tom to pay the tax 
On dogs so old and staid; 
'Twas harder still to have him die 
Just when that tax was paid. : 
That such a dog should go tax free 
Was Thomas's favorite whim, 
.\iul yet he took it very hard 
When deatli exempted him. , 
So now no more on Sabbath days 
That dog to church will go, 
.\n(l. when the benediction's said. 
Depart sedate and slow. 
M- 
N'o more in Thomas's restaurant 
AN'hen winter's winds do roar, 
As door Is left ajar, will he 
.\rise and shut that door. 
( !r jump and open it himself 
.Vnd never howl or whine ' 
When wijshing to go in and out,— 
The dear, defunct canine. 
,\() more whene'er his name is called 
Will he respond alert; 
Fur Thomas Thoma.s's Thomas-dog 
Has mingled with the dirt, 
Now friends drop in and mix their tears 
With Thomas's copious brine, 
And beer up to the memory 
Of his Al K 9. . . , ^ , ,. 
—Springfield Republican. 
XXII.— Sir "W^altef Scott's Maida. 
(As done in Latin by Lockhart) 
Maida; marmorea dormis sub imagine, Maida, 
,\d januam domini sit tibi terra levis. 
(As Englished by Scott.) 
Beneath the sculptured form which late you wore, 
Sleep soundly, Maida, at your master's door. 
Points and FIttshes. 
The Canadian Kennel Club Stud Book, Vol. V., 1902, 
contains registrations and winnings for the year ending 
Aug. 31, 1901. The registrations are from 5534 to 6027. 
It is pubhshed by H, B. Donovan, Toronto. Price, $1.00. 
® 
Yachtingr Fixtwres, J902. 
Secretaries and members of race committees will confer a favor 
by sending notice of errorg or omissions in the following list and 
also changes which may be made in the future. 
SEPTEMBER. 
20. Manhasset, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open. Port Washington, Long 
Island Sound. 
20. Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay, Sea Gate, New York Bay. 
— , Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
27. Riverside, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open. Riverside, L, I. Sound. 
-7. Manhasset Bay, club raceabouts. Port Washington, L. I. Sound. 
For Cruising Yachtsmen^ 
With the purpose of stimulating the interest in cruis- 
ing, and the keeping of a detailed log by cruising yachts- 
men during the season of 1902, the publishers of Forest 
AND Stream offer prizes for the best stories of cruises 
submitted to be published in Forest and Stream. It is 
beheved that these will form not only entertaining records 
of pleasant summer days spent afloat along our coasts and 
waterways, but will furnish information of practical value 
to other yachtsmen making subsequent cruises on the 
same waters. 
Prizes will be awarded to the three best stories as fol- 
lows: 
First prize, $50.00. g 
Second prize, $30.00. 
Third prize, $2000. 
Contributions are invited under the following condi- 
tions : 
1. The cruise must be made in waters of the United 
States or Canada in the season of 1902. 
2. The cruise must be made in a sailing yacht, power 
to be used only as an auxiliary, if at all. 
3. The story must be prefaced by a description of the 
boat. Cruises should be treated in as interesting and 
readable a way as possible, but should be practical and 
contain all possible information and data that would be of 
value to men going over the same route. A description 
of the handling of the ship in all weathers will be re- 
garded very favorably in rhaking awards, and it is sug- 
gested to writers that an accurate acc unt be kept of all 
incidents happening while under way. 
4. An outline chart suitable for reproduction, showing 
the course taken, must accompany each article. When 
possible, articles should be accompanied by amateur photo- 
graphs taken on the cruise, includ'ng one of the boat. 
Good photographs will be considered in making the 
awards. 
5. The story should contain about seven thousand 
words, written on one side of the paper only, and must , 
be received at the office of the Forest and Stream Pub- 
lishing Company, 346 Broadvvay, New York city, on or 
before Nov. 15, 1902. 
Mr. T. C. Zerega has very kindly consented to act as 
judge and to make the awards. 
The America's Cup. 
All communications intended for Forest and Stream shoui.i 
always be addressed to the Foreat and Stream Publiahing Co., Nt ^ 
Now that Sir Thomas Lipt n has really determ'ned to 
make another attempt to win the America's Cup, it has ; 
been a source of very general satisfaction that he has : 
selected William Fife, Jr., to design the boat. Mr. Fife 
knows more about the form of yachts than any man in 
England, and now that he has two good trial boats, one jj 
on each side of the Atlantic, with which to try out the .'I 
rew product, his new boat should be in better condition J 
for the races than any of the previous challengers, par- 
ticularly as the work of construction is to be commence 1 
on the boat at once at the yard of Denny Brothers, at 
Dumbarton, so that she may be out very early in the , 
season. Capt. Bob Wringe will bavc charge of the new i 
Shamrock, and he is probably the ablest British skipper, I' 
and one of the most dangerous opponents that Capt, jj 
Charlie Barr could have, for beside being a wonderfully j 
clever sailorman, he is familiar with American ways and 
conditions. j 
Every year of a Cup race Anier cans always go through 
the process of losing the Cup even before the challenger ; 
arrives on this side. The same state of affairs will exist ^ 
this year, but this is a good sign, and the Cup is not in ' 
danger until we become over-confident. 
At least one new boat will be built on this side for the 
defense of the Cup. This will be the New York Y. C. ^ 
syndicate boat, and she will be designed and built by the 
Herreshoffs at Bristol. It is to be hoped that William 
Gardner, of Gardner & Cox, will receive an order for a 
boat. His success in turning out racing craft of all sizes 
and types has proven that he is fully qualified to cope 
with the task, but there is a popular prejudice atnong 
men who build Cup defenders in favor of Herreshoff; 
and probably this is because there are few who care to i 
risk a quarter of a million dollars in anything but a pretty 
sure thing. 
It is rumored that a syndicate is being formed in Bos- 
ton to build a boat from designs made by W. Starling 
Burgess, son of the late Edward Burgess. Mr. Burgess ' 
has had but little experience in designing racing yachts 
of large size, but he has been quite successful with his . 
smaller boats. If the money can be raised in Boston to ' 
build a boat from Burgess's design, surely New York 
yachtsmen should have sufficient pride and interest to see 
that one of their own designers shall be represented by a 
boat in the trial races. 
Of the Boston designers, none is better fitted to under- 
take the work of turning out a successful Cup defender " 
as B. B. Crowninshield. Independence, his first boat in 
that line, was a wonderfully fast craft. The experience ■ 
he had with her has stood him in good stead, and he is 
now capable of putting a dangerous boat in the big class. 
While natural ability and training of course count greatly \ 
ill producing these big boats, still a man who attempts;; 
the work without liaviiig had any previous experience 
with them, and having no data to work on, is certainly 
greatly handicappe4< " ' — ••1 
