25, 1905 ] FOREST AND STREAM. 
peating Arms Company, at their factory in New Haven, 
is a full magazine, octagon barrel, take-dO'wn, with 
jborately hand-carved, fancy walnut pistol-grip stock 
d forearm. Into the right-hand side of the stoi&k is set 
oval plate of silver, bearing the engraved inscription: 
resented to F. james Reilly, Fourth President, by the 
nawadeh Outing Club, 1905." The carrying case is also 
the finest workmanship, arid niade to order fof the 
b. 
The presentation had been kept a complete secret from 
. Reilly, and it was evident that he was deeply affected 
the expression of regard which the club had shown 
1. With becoming modesty he thanked the members 
their' handsome gift, said he did not feel that he had 
erved so much honor at the hands of his fellows, and 
5ed by toasting the future success of the organization 
1 the happiness of its members. 
Ir. Radford then announced that no further speeches 
i been arranged, and that the remainder of the evening 
jld be devoted to story-telling and other informal en- 
ainment. In response to a general appeal, Mr. Stepath 
1 the story of how he had caught the magnificent 4^^- 
iind small-mouth black bass in Lake Mahopac, N. Y., 
ch he has recently mounted and presented to the club, 
which has been added to the collection of mounted 
pe specimens taken by the members, which adorn the 
3 house at Pelham Bay Park. The struggle between 
1 and fish had beett exciting to a degree, and Mr. 
path's story was characteristically and thriUingly told, 
said when the fish struck he "thought he had hooked 
American continent." Although the great bass suC- 
ied in breaking his fragile rod in three separate pieCeSj 
Stepath was able to net and bring his splendid prize 
, )oat. 
Ir. Joseph E. Ridder, a son of the distinguished jour- 
st, Herman Ridder, spoke graphically of his trout and 
: tion fishing experiences in Norway during the past 
;on, and of the elk, reindeer and other game animals 
ch are found in that northern country. His accounts 
' e very interesting, and Mr. Ridder promises to further 
i|;rtain the club members with discriptions of the fauna 
I flora of Norway at one of the club's periodic natural 
.ory seances in the near future. 
[r. Joseph B. Hanf, a charter member of the club, told 
e amusing incidents of his first squirrel hunt in West- 
i iter county, New York, taken ten or twelve years ago. 
' very pleasant gathering was brought to a close by 
iging of "Auld Lang Syne." Those present were; 
eht J. Frank Case, Vice-Ptesident F. James Reilly, 
c ary Harry V. Radford, Treasurer Joseph B. Hanf, 
t/alentine Farrelly, Frank W. Norris, Jr., William F. 
ly, Joseph E. Ridder, Charles U. Stepath. 
iassachusetts Association Dinner. 
asToiv, Feb. 18. — Editor Forest and Stream: The 
bbers of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective 
ociation have become accustomed to looking forward 
le annual dinner as an event of peculiar interest. This 
the members and ffiends assembled at the Copley 
are Hotel on Thursday evening, February I6, to the 
' her of about 150. President Hinman, as is custom- 
reviewed briefly the good work of the past year, and 
ared the aim of the association to be not the killing 
ame, birds and fish, but their protection. He alluded 
ic distribution of quail last spring for restocking and 
|bod for the birds this winter, which has been sent 
!,iout charge to all who have made application for it. 
jalso mentioned the large increase in membership dur- 
! January. It is a fact, he said, that the members who 
t game nearly all go outside the State to do it, and 
the efforts of the association in the line of protection 
2 not made with a view to getting larger bags of game 
;aselves. Ex-Senator Morse, of Boston, made a plea 
I'birds on the ground that they are of incalculable 
^fit to the agricultural interests in the destruction of 
lious insects. He looked back with pride to a vote he 
cast as a legislator against the wearing of birds on 
len's hats. Rev. Wm. H. Ryder, of Gloucester, in 
ding to the work of the association in feeding the 
s, likened the members to St. Francis of Assisi as 
inthropists. He said they were doing what the church 
it to do. 
idge Jabez Fox was greeted by the singing of ''Fair 
vard." He spoke of the English method of raising 
i sants under hens and driving the young into the woods, 
re an effort is made to render them wild, and later on 
are driven to the guns of the hunters. He hoped the 
was far off when American would be forced to raise 
rarae. 
iowe Forbush spoke of the book on birds for print- 
which an appropriation of $3,000 is expected, having 
idy received the indorsement of the Agricultural 
iimittee of the Legislature. This work is for free dis- 
iition to farmers and others of the State, 
dmiral Maynard spoke of the protection of fur seals, 
said there should be a treaty with Great Britain for 
■ preservation. Postmaster Hibbard told several amus- 
anecdotes, as also did Mr. E. S. Barker, who proved 
rv humorous raconteur. Mr. E. T. D. Chambers said 
was a general desire in Canada for reciprocity be- 
sportsmen of the two countries and especially a de- 
er the abolition of seining for pike-perch on the 
an shore of Lake Champlain. He suggested, if 
:ary, that the sale of those fish in this country should 
jliibited. Mr. Chambers referred to the meeting of 
jrth American Fish and Game Association, of which 
representative, in Boston next summer, as an event 
CO bear good fruit in the interest of the fraternity 
.:rtsmen. 
I er speakers were Dr. George W. Field, of the State 
lission, and Dr. F. M. Johnson. 
he meeting of the Pittsfield Rod and Gun Club this 
J ames M. Burns was elected President, Charles W. 
f Vice-President, and George C. Hubbell Secre- 
- reasurer. The club, on motion of Mr. J. H. Wood, 
d "to use all the means at our command to help de- 
:c hunters' license bill." Messrs. H. S. Russell and 
Stevenson were among those who addressed the 
iUlg. 
Torts are making to secure funds for the much-talked- 
'nial park, and already about $14,000 have been 
1. the largest contribution being $5,000 from Col. 
. Thayer, of Lancaster and Boston. Several Iiave 
1 sums ranging from $100 to $2,000, the latter sum 
by John C. Phillips. The writer can think of nothing 
more needed to complete the many attractions of the Hub. 
At the hearing before the Fish and Game Committee 
last Wednesday, Mr. Wm. C. Hathaway, of New Bedford, 
urged that there should be no quail shot in the month of 
October, claiming that the birds were only partially 
grown, and many small birds are killed every year. The 
bill (House Bill No. 251) which he had been instrumental 
in introducing, provides for making the open season on 
quail the months of November and December instead of 
October and Noveittbef, Mr, Hathaway stated that he 
expected several witnesses to appear in support of the 
bill, but they were not in attendance. In opposition ap- 
peared Hon. Robt. S. Gray, of Walpole, who declared the 
season at present all right; but, he said, he only knew of 
two quail in his town. Mr. Gray appeared as a member 
of the Committee on Legislation of the 'State Association. 
He was followed by Mr. Abbott S. Mitchell, president of 
the Middlesex Fish and Game Protective Association, 
with headquarters in Arlington. He said he represented 
225 members who desired the law to remain as at present, 
and had instructed him to appear for them. His testimony 
was reinforced by that of Dr. J. W. Bailey, secretary of 
the club. Herbert E. Tuck, of Haverhill, for the Fish 
and Game Association and Gun Club of his city, said the 
change would in effect open the shooting for three months 
instead of two, as the gunners would be allowed to kill 
ruffed grouse in October, and many quail would fall by 
the guns of partridge hunters. Mr. Joseph Sherman, 
member of the House from Marshfield, spoke strongly 
against the bill. An up-to-date hunter, Mr. Jessup, of 
Lowell, made a characteristic argument in opposition, say- 
ing "not all who hunt are honorable men," and the Eng- 
lish language was inadequate to describe some of them. 
When the birds have gathered "like a little family" and 
selected some sheltered spot for winter, as they do in late 
fall, "he is a mean man who would slaughter them." He 
had no patience for the class of hunters ambitious to 
"make a record for killing" more than any of their brother 
sportsmen. Not one should be allowed to scatter the 
December coveys to the four winds to freeze and starve. 
This same Mr. Jessup was the banner witness two years 
ago when the anti-sale law was made a permanent statute. 
A. B. F. Kinney, of Worcester, declared that every sports- 
man's club in his city was opposed to the bill. He said 
it was against protection, for more birds would be killed 
in December than in October, No sportsman, he said, 
shoots the small quail. Ex-President J. R. Reed, a mem- 
ber of the Executive Committee of the Central Commit- 
tee, said that Committee and the State Association were 
opposed, and he considered the present law the fairest one 
possible. He desired that wardens have a right to 
"search" any man out with a gun without a warrant. Mr. 
George H. Mackey requested to be recorded as against the 
bill, Mr. White, of Haverhill, also spoke in opposition. 
The writer has no doubt the committee — if they have 
not already done so — will report "leave to withdraw." 
Representative Wm. C. Dunham, of Nantucket, a mem- 
ber of the committee, spoke briefly in behalf of a bill to 
continue the close season on quail in Nantucket for three 
years more. The committee reported favorably on this 
bill, and it passed the House on Thursday. 
Hearings on House Bill No. 289 for protection of trout 
in Berkshire county, and on House Bill No. 440, on length 
of trout allowed to be taken in the western counties, are 
scheduled for Wednesday, March i, at 10:30 A. M. 
Central. 
In South Florida. 
INIaitland, Florwa.— Editor Forest and Stream: In 
your number of November 26 was an article by W., 
headed "A Cheap Winter in Florida," and contradicted 
in your number dated December 10 by a Mr. C. A. Dean. 
I have hunted and camped through the southern parts of 
Florida every winter during the last nineteen years. Your 
correspondent W. was entirely correct; and as for grow- 
ing radishes in three weeks, any person at all familiar 
with truck knows that a radish older than three or four 
weeks is not fit to eat, 
I have also passed from Kissimmee to the Gulf, and 
during the entire trip have encountered but few rattlers, 
and have several friends who, having made the trip, will 
bear out my statement. 
Mr. Dean is entirely wrong when he states that the 
Disston Canal is a failure, many thousand acres of land 
having been reclaimed. Also Mr. Dean makes the state- 
ment that the pine trees of Florida are not disappearing. 
The statistics of the Port of Jacksonville will disprove 
that. 
Concerning the alligatorSj there are thousands of 
hunters in this State who will testify that where fifteen 
3'ears ago they were plentiful, to-day there are compara- 
tively none. 
I have heard many hunting men familiar with sport in 
Florida speak well of Mr. W.'s article. While not per- 
sonally acquainted with Mr. Dean, I know him by name, 
we also having mutual friends. He comes south every 
winter with a yacht, chef, guides, etc., and is about the 
last person who would know how to spend a cheap win- 
ter in Florida. W. B. WiLLETT. 
Butte Rod and Gun Qub. 
Butte, Mont., Feb. 13. — The following letter sent out 
by the club to the members of the Legislature will show 
how they stand on the game law question: 
"Dear Sir— It has come to the knowledge of the Butte 
Rod and Gun Club that there is an effort being made to 
repeal the law relating to game, and abolish the office of 
the Fish and Game Warden. We are authorized to earn- 
estly protest against any material change in the laws for 
the protection of game. 
"Our observation convinces us of the fact that fish and 
game have greatly increased during the four years past, 
all of which we attribute to the fact that the State has 
had a warden. There were few offenders last year, which 
shows that a game warden who goes after the lawbreakers 
and not wait for a complaint to be made, as a civil officer 
does, is the only one who will assist in the preservation 
of our game. 
"If the only reasonable objection to the present law is 
the question of cost, and economy is sought, we suggest 
the office of warden may easily be made self-sustaining by 
a small license collected from all fishermen ^nd hunters, 
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said license to be issued by some county officer, as treas- 
urer or county clerk. 
"We call to your attention the unwarranted contention 
that members of rod and gun clubs desire game protection 
for their own use. The true facts are that many members 
of these clubs become so enamored of the sport of shoot- 
ing inanimate targets from traps that they never go out 
in the field hunting. 
"They feel that if the fish and game are unprotected 
that there will be a loss to the State. 
"Some of our members have spent their money stocking 
streams with fish and in preserving the game under the 
impression that our law makers would help to preserve 
for future generations the splendid game ancl fish of this 
our much-beloved State. 
"We implore you there should be no backward step in 
this matter. Any assistance rendered along this line will 
be duly appreciated by the members of the Butte Rod and 
Gun Club. Respectfully submitted, 
"E. A. MoRLEY, President." 
The New York Dog Show: 
The Twenty-Ninth Annual Dog Show of the West- 
minster Kennel Club passed far away beyond all its prede- 
cessors in magnitude. The entries in all the different 
classes numbered 2,712. The actual number was 1,752. 
Last year the actual number was about 1.680. 
It was managed by Mr. James Mortimer, assisted by 
Mr. George W. Gall, both of whom have had the ex- 
perience of years in connection with this greatest event of 
America's canine world. 
The benching, feeding, and general neatness were ad- 
mirable. By order of the committee the dogs of the show 
were benched and fed by Spratts Patent (America) Lim- 
ited, whose skill and products have contributed so much 
to make high class dog shows possible. The dogs looked 
as well fed and contented as a whole as if enjoying the 
best care of their appreciative owners at home. 
The generous display of cups, large and small, plain 
and marvelously wrought in beautiful designs, was not 
the least of the dog show attractions. Among those con- 
spicuously noticeable for their beauty and numbers were 
the Westminster Kennel Club's, the Ladies' Kennel Asso^ 
ciation's, the Russian Wolfhound Club's, the French Bull- 
dog Club's, the Toy Spaniel Club's, the the Bulldog Club's 
and the St. Bernard Club's. 
The classes for pointers and setters, as a whole, shaded 
under last year in respect to numbers. 
The judges were as follows : St. Bernards, Mr. Dudley 
E. Waters; Great Danes, Mr. C. A. Mantler; Newfound- 
lands, English foxhounds, Russian sheep dogs, grey- 
hounds, retrievers, chow-chows, Schipperkes, griffons, 
bruxellois bull terriers, Mr. Geo. Raper; deerhounds, 
Airedale terriers, Scottish terriers, fox-terriers, 'Welsh 
terriers, black-and-tan terriers, Dandie Dinmonts, Bed- 
lingtons, whippets, Pomeranians, Mr. Arthur Maxwell; 
Russian wolfhounds, Dr. J. E. De Mund; pointers, Mr. 
A. H. Ball ; English and Gordon setters and Chesapeake 
Bay dogs, Mr. 'Wm. Tallman; bulldogs and French bull- 
dogs, Mr. Wm. Codman; sporting spaniels and collies. 
Dr. Henry Jarrett; beagles, Mr. A. J. Purinton; Irish 
setters, Dr. Wm. Jarvis; American foxhounds. Dr. 
Heffinger; Dalmatians, Mr. E. N. Barker; pugs, English 
toy spaniels, Japanese spaniels, toy poodles, Yorkshire ter- 
riers, Maltese terriers, toy terriers, old English sheep dogs 
and basket hounds, R. F. Mayhew; Irish terriers, Mr. O. 
W. Donner; dach.shunds, Mr. Jos. Graeffle; Boston ter- 
riers, Mr. HL p. Riley. 
ihe Westminster Kennel Club cups, offered by mem- 
bers of the club and won outright, were as follows: 
George De Forest Grant's cup for the best pointer dog — 
B. F. Lewis's champion Mark Rush. 
Walton Ferguson, Jr.'s, cup for the best pointer bitch — 
H. A. Waldron's Norwald Primrose. * 
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s, cup for the best Old English 
sheepdog — Frohman and Dillingham's Stylish Boy. 
Andrew Miller's cup for the best Clumber spaniel — 
Norwood. Kennel's champion Norwood Shot. 
R, H. Williams's cup for the best team of St. Bernards 
— Alta Kennels. 
H. K. Knapp's cup for the best beagle — W. G. Rocke- 
feller's Rock Ridge Vixen. 
William Ranch s cup for the best Gordon setter — King 
and Cane's Downham Victor. 
Charles M. Chapin's cup for the best Scottish terrier — 
Craigdarroch Kennels' champion The Laird. 
A member's cup for the best collie — Meadow Kennels* 
Clayton Countess (smooth coated). 
Robert V. McKim's cup for the best bull terrier — M. 
Cunningham's Lady Ruth. 
Thomas Paton's cup for the best pointer puppy — M. T. 
Mason's Prospector. 
L. A. Eldridge's cup for the best English setter bitch — 
Bloomfield Kennels' champion Mallwyd Di. 
Frederic Bull's cup for the best Boston terrier — E. C. 
Barnum's Miss Barnum. 
Henry W. Bull's cup for the best Airedale terrier — 
York Kennels' champion York Sceptre. 
Charles S. Guthrie's cup for the best English setter dog 
— •Bloomfield Kennels' Bracken o' Leek. 
Samuel T. Peters's cup for the best team of Dalmatians 
• — Windy Valley Kennels. 
Roswell Eldridge's cup for the best deerhound — Miss 
Clarisse H. Livingston's Gelert. 
A. W. Hoyt's cup for the best parti-colored cocker 
spaniel — W. T. Payne's champion Lorelei. 
James McGovem's cup for the best Irish terrier — Rows- 
ley Kennels' Historian. 
B. R. Kittredge's cup for the best greyhound — B. F. 
Lewis, Jr.'s, champion Lansdowne Hall Stream. 
L. S. Thompson's cup for the best English foxhound- 
Middlesex Hunt's Nemesis. 
W. P. Thompson's cup for the best Irish setter — Dr. 
Charles A. Gale's Shan Law. 
Harry Payne "Whitney's cup for the best fox-terrier— 
C. K. Harley's Wandee Doris. 
Louis Fitzgerald's cup for the best bulldog — T. W. 
Lawson's champion La Roche. 
Herman B. Duryea's cup for the best English setter in 
the field trial classes — ^Bay View Kennels' champion Mall- 
wyd Queen. 
Center Hitchcock's cup for the best Great Daneg — 
Monticello Kernels' champion A. Caesar, 
