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Sept, i, 1905.T 
The ^^Old Angler at His Best. 
Editor Forest mid Stream: 
Most of your readers know the “Old Angler” simply 
as a keen controversialist, but I wish to present him now 
at the age of eighty-four years as an inventor and a dis- 
coverer. Just imagine! In evidence I inclose for your 
inspection a trio of salmon flies which you will admit are 
deftly tied and superior at least to the average shop fly. 
They were tied as patterns for the instruction of a 
youngster who has contracted the cacoethes tiendi in con- 
nection with the desire to go fishing. The “Old Angler” 
calls him “his boy,” and speaks w^ell of his proficiency, 
for he says : “He is a quick learner, and I wdll shortly 
send you some more, some of his work, and more of my 
own, for I find that I am recovering some of my old deft- 
ness in the art.” But the merit of the work (which re- 
quires delicate manipulation and keen eyesight) is not in 
its delicacy, beauty and accuracy, as fly-casters say, but 
consists in the fact that the flies are tied with fine wire 
loops instead of with gut loops, an entirely new innova- 
tion, and the wonder is, as the old man himself says, that 
the ware was not universally adopted long ago for sal- 
mon flies,or, indeed, for all flies except the smallest trout 
flies, though he adds by way of accounting, that “the 
wire loop doubles the life of the fly, and that profes- 
sional fly-dressers probably w^ant their goods to wear out 
soon, so as to keep the market open for a continuous 
demand.” It is certainly a remarkable achievement, this 
feat of invention and fabrication, and I wmuld fain do the 
venerable record-breaker honor by giving his name were 
I not forbidden. However, every one knows the “Old 
Angler” as a prodigy of mental vigor and a Hercules in 
polemics, and so I would let his case rest right here 
were it not for his discovery, which is one of the most 
remarkable in scientific investigation and ought to be 
exploited. 
In mention thereof it may be said that very little addi- 
1 tional is likely to be learned in the life history of the 
I salmon, so that w’hen an observer adds something quite 
I out of the ordinary it should be fully recognized. What 
the “Old Angler” has discovered then is what concerns 
the function of the hook on the male salmon’s lower jaw. 
This has' been a matter of speculation for decades, since 
it pertains only to the one sex. I myself inferred that its 
use w'as in some way associated with fecundation, which 
is as near any ichthyologist every came to a correct solu- 
tion of the puzzle. But now the “Old Angler” says, “I 
am convinced that the function of this male hook is to 
rupture the membrane which closes the mouth of the 
oviduct, leading from near the gills to the vent. The old 
notion that the female deposited her eggs in the ridd or 
furrow, -and that the male followed her, shedding his 
milt over them, is all wrong. The fish are side by side 
in the ridd, and the jets of ova, as they issue from the 
female, are met by simultaneous jets of milt from the 
male, and it is my belief that the ova are as thoroughly 
and effectively vivified in the natural process as they 
can be by any artificial manipulation. The female does 
not extrude all her ova into one ridd. The ova in the 
upper part of the lobes are ripe days before the ova in 
the lower nart of the lobes, and several ridds are made, 
and several days occupied in the process. This part of 
the life history of the salmon is that least understood.” 
Charles Hallock. 
The Old Colony Club. 
Boston, Mass., Aug. 25. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
The annual meeting and clambake of the Old Colony 
Club W'as held at Padanarum, South Dartmouth, on 
Friday, Aug. 25. This is an event of much interest to 
the summer people as well as the natives of towns bor- 
dering on Buzzard’s Bay. In spite of a rainy morning 
v/ith no indications of favorable weather for an outiiig, 
more than one hundred members made the trip in special 
electrics, starting from Buzzard’s Bay, passing through 
Wareham, Marion, Mattapoisett, Fairhaven and New 
Bedford and reaching the station of the New Bedford 
Y. C. at 12 o’clock. 
The yacht club had extended tO' the Old Colony Club 
the use of their premises for the occasion. At the busi- 
ness meeting Gerard C. Tobey, Esq., of Wareham, was 
elected president by the unanimous vote of the meeting. 
Messrs. Charles S. Hamlin, Dr. Maurice H. Richardson 
and Thomas Jefferson, vice-presidents; Charles H. Tay- 
lor, Jr., secretary-treasurer; Charles P. Horton, W. A. 
Nye, George I. Briggs, John I. Bryant, George W. Fish, 
N. H. Emmons, G. W. Jones, Col. H. E. Converse, John 
W. Delano, Edward Hamlin, Theophilus Parsons, Ed- 
ward Atkinson, Louis Bacon, B. H. Anthony, James L. 
Wesson, F. E. El well. B. F. Gibbs, H. Stockton, Lau- 
rence Minot, T. C. Thacher, Horace S. Crowell, mem- 
bers of the Executive Committee. 
A resolution on the death of Joseph Jefferson, which 
had been engrossed, was adopted by a standing vote. 
The report of the treasurer showed a balance on hand 
of $992.32. The sum of $100 was appropriated toward 
the expense of opposing the establishment of a leprosy 
colony on Penikese Island. The secretary reported that 
the Executive Committee w'ere able to defeat the bill to 
permit the taking of menhaden for bait, which was re- 
ported upon adversely by the fish and game committee of 
the Legislature last winter. He also stated that some 
similar bill w'ould probably be brought forward next win- 
ter, and on his recommendation the Executive Commit- 
tee was authorized to take the necessary steps to secure 
its defeat. 
After the business meeting the members repaired to 
Laban’s Folly Hotel nearby, where the clambake was 
served. After dinner President Tobey presented Hon. 
C. , S. Hamlin, . w'ho delivered an address on “Penikese 
and the Leper Colony,” in which he reviewed in detail 
the various steps by which the Board of State Charities 
was authorized to make provision for the care of the five 
unfortunate persons in this State afflicted with leprosy. 
Although the island has been purchased no lepers will 
ever be placed there if the members of the Old Colony 
Club can prevent it. Mr. Hamlin’s address was received 
with marked tokens of approval. 
Mr. Augustus L. Thorndike, of Brewster, explained 
how the plan to place the lepers in the neighborhood of 
his town was frustrated, and condemned the Penikese 
location. Senator H. A. Harding, of Chatham, explained 
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and heartily condemned the manner in which legislation 
to permit the taking of the island was obtained. All the 
speakers expressed the opinion that as it was due tO' the 
neglect of United States officials ihat the lepers are here, 
it is incumbent on the Federal Government to make pro- 
vision for their proper care, and that one of the Massa- 
chusetts Senators had stated that on the reassembly of 
Congress such action would undoubtedly be taken. 
Dr. George W. Field, chairman of the fish and game 
commission, spoke upon the “Artificial Propagation of 
Shellfish and Crustaceans.” Rev. Allan Hudson, of Brock- 
ton, in a very jovial way entertained the members for a 
few moments, after which, assuming a more serious tone, 
he paid a touching tribute to Mr. Jefferson, and said he 
thought the noted actor should have a monument erected 
lO' his memory on Buzzard’s Bay. The last speaker was 
Gen. Charles H. Taylor, who after alluding in a feeling 
manner to the club’s loss in the death of Mr. Jefferson, 
read a poem appropriate to the occasion. 
The club has for its main object the protection of the 
fi,sh in the bay from the destruction incident to the use 
of seines, nets and pounds. Its membership of about 200 
is composed of the solid men among the permanent resi- 
dents of the towns and those who have summer homes 
on the shores. That it is a power to be reckoned with on 
Beacon Hill was abundantly shown two years ago, when 
the American Fisheries Company employed the late 
Attorney-General Hosea M. Knowlton to aid in an effort 
to repeal the law against seining menhaden in the bay. 
It was a bitter fight. Mr. Knowlton was able to get the 
bill through the committee but nO’ further. Central. 
Chicago Fly-Casting Scores. 
The winning scores of the Chicago international fly 
and bait-casting tournament, Aug. 18, 19 and 20, were 
given in our issue of last week. We supplement that re- 
port with the full record of scores as follows. For the 
full conditions of each event, see last issue : 
First Event — Long-distance fly-casting: 
Feet. 
Feet. 
E. J. Mills 
120 
A. C. Smith 
104 
R. C. Leonard 
118 
I. H. Bellows 
102 
F. N. Peet 
108 
C. F. Brown 
88 
John Waddell .. ... 
107 
W. T. Church 
83 
H. G. Hascall 
104 
Diamond trophy. 
E. J. Mills; first prize, R. C. Leonard; second. 
F. N. Peet; third. 
John Waddell 
; tied for fourth, H. 
G. Hascall 
and A. C. Smith. 
Extra Event — Salmon-casting for distance: 
Feet. 
Feet. 
R. C. Leonard 
141 
H. G. Hascall 
121 
A. C. Smith 
135 
F. N. Peet 
118 
E. J. Mills 
129 
John Waddell 
105 
Silver cup, R. C. 
Leonard. 
Second Event — Distance and Accuracy fly-casting: 
Per Cent. 
Per Cent. 
H. G. Hascall 
99 10-15 
A. C. Smith 
....97 12-15 
F. N. Peet 
99 
W. T. Church 
....97 11-15 
R. C. Leonard 
98 11-15 
C. F. Brown....... 
....97 9-15 
I. H. Bellows 
98 7-15 
John Waddell 
....97 5-15 
H. Wheeler Perce.. 
98 7-15 
W. McCown 
....96 11-15 
E. J. Mills 
98 3-15 
G. A. Hinterieitner.. 
. . . .92 10-15 
E. R. Letterman... 
97 13-15 
Diamond trophy, H. G. Hascall; first prize, F. N. Feet; second, 
R. C. Leonard; third, and fourth, H. Wheeler Perce and T. H. 
Bellows, by agreement on the tie; fifth E. J. Mills; sixth, E. R. 
I.etterman. 
Third Event — Accuracy and Delicacy fly-casting, dry fly: 
Per Cent. Per Cent. 
F. N. Peet 
..99 5-30 
John Waddell.... 
97 12-30 
H. G. Hascall 
..98 23-30 
C. F. Brown 
96 24-30 
A. C. Smith 
..98 2.3-30 
E. J. Mills 
96 15-30 
I. H. Bellows 
..98 10-30 
W. T. Church 
95 1-30 
Diamond trophy. 
F. 
N. Peet; 
first prize, A. C. Smith won on 
the cast-off of tie; second, PI. G. Hascall; third, I. 
fourth, John Waddell. 
H. Bellows; 
Fourth Event — Delicacy and accuracy bait-casting, 
Per Cent. 
J4-OZ. weight: 
Per Cent. 
H. G. Hascall 
..98 1-15 
F. D. Rhodes.... 
96 12-15 
R. C. Leonard 
..98 
H. D. Armstrong. 
96 10-15 
Wm. Stanley 
..98 
H. R. Winfield.... 
96 9-15 
E. R. Bartholomew 
..97 14-15 
A. Rabbers 
96 7-15 
G. A. Hinterieitner 
..97 11-15 
D. W. Osborne... 
96 6-15 
N. C. Heston 
..97 10-15 
W. J. Jamison.... 
96 5-15 
Tilden Robb 
..97 10-15 
A. C. Smith 
96 4-15 
F. N. Peet 
..97 10-15 
E. L. Mason 
95 1.3-15 
F. N. Place 
..97 10-15 
T. R. Duncan 
95 11-15 
0 . J. Loomis 
..97 8-15 
F. P. Naylor.. 
93 10-15 
H Wheeler Perce... 
..97 7-15 
J. W. Bramhall... 
0 . E. Becker 
..97 4-15 
E. J. Mills 
93 7-15 
E. R. Letterman... 
..97 2-15 
C. F. Brown 
93 6-15 
G. A. Davis 
..97 1-15 
H. C. Chapman 
92 3-15 
E. R. Owens 
..97 1-15 
John Waddell 
90 14-15 
Diamond medal, H. G. Hascall-; first prize, William Stanley; 
second, R. C. Leonard; third, E. R. Bartholomew; fourth, G. A. 
Hinterieitner ; fifth, L. N. Place; sixth, Tilden Robb; seventh, 
F. N. Peet. 
Fifth Event — Distance and accuracy bait-casting, i/^-oz. weight: 
Per Cent, 
E. R. Letterman 98 4-10 
E. R. Owens 98 3-10 
0. J. Loomis 98 2-10 
H Wheeler Perce 98 
A. Rabbers 98 
W. E. Kidder... 98 
N. C. Heston 97 9-10 
F. P. Naylor 97 8-10 
J. Wh Bramhall 97 8-10 
Wm. Stanley 97 8-10 
H. G. Hascall 97 7-10 
1. H. Bellows 97 7-10 
C. F. Brown 97 5-10 
Wm. McCown 97 5-10 
.A.. C. Smith 97 4-10 
F. N. Peet 97 2-10 
E. B. Bartholomew 97 2-10 
F. W. Heminghaus 97 1-10 
P. " ' ■ ■ — . - - 
L. 
E. 
G. 
O. 
E. 
C. 
T. 
J. L'nderman 97 1-10 
J. Tooley 97 
M. Wertenberg 97 
A. Davis 96 9-10 
F. Botsford 96 8-10 
L. Mason 96 8-10 
W. Keiser 96 8-10 
E. Ammen 96 8-10 
Tilden Robb 93 7-10 
G. A. Hinterieitner 96 6-10 
D. W. Osborne 96 5-10 
Per Cent. 
Reuben Leonard 96 5-10 
D. A. Dean 96 4-10 
J. D. Rhodes 96 4-10 
J. R. Dishington 96 3-10 
B. L. Shutts 96 3-10 
A. Van Bochove 96 2-10 
W. J. Jamison 96 2-10 
E. M. Towne.., 96 2-10 
Chas. F. Browne 95 8-10 
B. F. Flegel 95 8-10 
L. N. Place 95 8-10 
P. J. Van Ornum .96 7-10 
W. T. Church.... 95 7-10 
W. W. McFarlin... 95 6-10 
A. H. Barnes 95 5-10 
A. Wagner 95 3-10 
John Waddell 94 9-10 
E. J. Mills 94 9-10 
Arthur Webb 94 7-10 
B. J. Jackson 94 7-10 
Mrs. E. B. Bartholomew. 94 5-10 
Mrs. F. D. Rhodes 93 7-10 
,E. B. Miller 94 7-10 
J. D. Rowland 93 3-10 
E. P. Soerry 93 3-10 
F. W. McAnanny 93 
F. G. Worden 92 9-10 
H. B. Noyes 91 4-10 
H. G. Armstrong 89 2 40 
Diamond trophy, E. R. Letterman; first prize, 'E. R. Owens 
of the Kalamazoo “bunch”; second, O. J. Loomis: third A’ 
Rabbers: fourth, W. E. Kidder, Kansas City; fifth, H. Wheeler 
Percy; sixth, N, C. Heston; seventh, W'illiam Stanley; eighth F. 
J-'. Naylor; ninth, J. \V. Bramhall. ’ 
Sixth Event— Long-distance bait-casting, %-oz. weights: 
Feet. 
R. J. Duncan.... 124 47-60 
Frank Bush 118 47-60 
G. A. Hinterieitner. ... .118 19-60 
H. E. Rice’ .;. 113 12-60 
John Waddell 105 52-60 
Feet. 
F,. B. Bartholomew 183 49-60 
F. D. Rhodes 178 46 80 
L. J. Tooley 176 24 60 
D. W. Osborne 167 46 .f. ,'i 
A. Rabbers 161 52-60 
Tilden Robb 159 3-60 
E. M. Wertenberg 153 43-60. 
E. R. Letterman 142 10-60 
Wm. McCown 137 .3-3-60 
H. G. Hascall ...13‘> O’-OO 
E. B. Miller 127 20-60 
Diamond trophy and world’s record for this event E B Bar 
tholomew; first prize, F. D. Rhodes; second, L. G. ’Tooley who 
also was awarded the special prize for the longest single en’«t he 
haying scored 194 feet 8 inches; third, D, W. Osbofne ; fourth 
prize, A. Rabbet’?. ’ 
C. F. Brown 
Edgar Roseman 
F. N. Peet 
A. C. Smith 
F. P. Naylor... 
103 28-60 
91 24-60 
89 31-60 
56 31-60 
43 24-60 
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Fox Hunting In Tennessee* 
Before the war no part of America carried out the 
English traditions of this fascinating pastime as did the 
South, and to-day, although lacking in organization and 
systematic work, we have here some of the best breeds; 
of dogs for practical uses in the country. Around 
Nashville we have some good packs of dogs and more 
mithusiasts of the royal sport. This coterie keeps up 
its meetings all the year round, and only the hot, dry 
spells of some of the summer months And them com;-' 
plaining, like the farmer, of the bad times of the pres- 
ent and the grand times of the past. Nearly all arr 
hard-working business and professional men, and they 
get nervous and unfit for work, they say (to their wives) 
unless they get a run or two during the month. It 
needs but to see the comradeship of such a party as we 
got together last night to prove the truth of this. 
We left the city at 4 o’clock, and several eyebrows 
went up as my overcoat was seen under my arm, for 
it was then blazing hot. A trolley ride to the country 
home of Professor Draughon and then a good dinner, 
and then the harnessing of the dogs into their own 
wagon — to keep them fresh — and we were off, leaving 
violet clouds and an orange sunset in the west as our 
steady but brisk fox-hunting mare carried us toward 
the south. The Professor had to complain a little of 
the warmth and of the lack of rain — it never does to 
have all conditions favorable when our favorite horse, 
gun or dog is put to the test; but the clapping hoofs 
of our equine abettor sounded so cheerful that he could 
not put hope out of my heart, and I saw the faint 
crescent of the new moon come out against the sky 
with more than my usual pleasure at this sight. 
All good men and animals have their peculiarities 
and special ailments, and our mare had hay-fever, for 
we had scarcely come upon a hay field, the cocks stand- 
ing in ample outlines against the twilight, when she 
began to sniff and shake her head. She finally stopped, 
turned around her head and began to scratch her nose 
against the shaft of the buggy. This was repeated to 
her infinite relief several times and all was well by the 
time we reached our meeting place. This was at Pro- 
fessor Alfred Ferrell’s, and Mr. Dale and Mr. Ash- 
worth also were waiting for us under the trees. I was 
quite lost in the flow of technical dog talk which fol- 
lowed. I had no idea of the many points which seemed 
from the energetic asseverations of my friends to be 
of the most vital importance. We might have still been 
in the discussion, but one man had no dogs to praise 
and he said, “Let’s go.” 
Within a mile or so, as we trotted comfortably down 
the pike, we heard the joyful cry of our Blue dog (I 
don’t know why he was called Blue). He was leading 
the trail and the Professor stood up in the buggy and 
looked over his way with great satisfaction. The pack 
was soon working vigorously, and then broke out in 
the fierce quick notes which indicated close pursuit. 
My hunters were able, by their intimate acquaintance 
with the neighborhood, to follow the line of the chase 
as though looking at it. Here was the picket fence, 
there the bad bluff where some faults were being 
made, now again come the exultant waves of savage 
melody. Reynard was evidently as game as his pur- 
suers, for he led them almost to the city out of mere 
love of the race, we thought. 
Finally somebody else’s dog got after a young fox, 
and so great is the idea with dogs and men of just 
stopping by the way to snap up the other good thing, 
that even the Blue dog fell into the snare and left our 
entertainer of ’the night free to seek some dewy bed 
of grass to rest and smile at our discomfiture. 
The night fell cool and my overcoat was needed, the 
stars had grown pale, and the great trees of the Ayres 
estate, in which we were hunting, seemed to hang in 
heavier shadows on the night— there was nothing left 
for it but to drive home dozing and starting up at the 
strange outlines appearing all along, which darkness 
always gives to the most familiar objects, 
Edgar Magness. 
Nashvule, Tenn.^ Aug 5. 
Points and FInshes. 
The premium list of the Richmond County Agricul- 
tural Society’s first annual dog show. Fair Grounds, Don- 
gan Hills, S. L, Sent. 4-7, can be obtained on application 
to the Secretary, Edward P. Doyle, Port Richmond, S. I. 
Musical Roostefs. 
The following comes down from Le Sueur; “John E. 
Noyes, a retired merchant of Le Sueur, has a fine, large 
black Minorca rooster that every time it raises its voice 
crows a tune. There is no mistake about it, and the 
many rnusicians who have listened to his efforts all unite 
in bearing out the statement and in recognizing the tune 
he crows, v/hich is ‘The Maid Has Lost Her Shoes.’ This 
is no made-up storj', but is true, every word of it, and is 
directly vouched for by Mr. and Mrs. Noyes and by one 
of the teachers in the public schools here, who is a student 
of nature and close observer of animals.” 
Now here is a study in “new nature” worthy of the at- 
tention of its brightest student. Who taught this rooster 
to sing instead of to crow? By what system of evolu- 
tion did he arrive at this stage of musical development? 
A Brahmin would solve the problem off-hand by stating 
that it was simply a case of the transmigration of a mu- 
sical soul into the body of a rooster. 
The crowing of a rooster has from time immemorial 
been the bane of the life of the sleepy farm hand, a sort 
of agricultural alarm clock as it were. Now,- ■w'hether 
the situation would be ameliorated by having a rooster 
awaken you to the tune of “Hiawatha,” “Bedelia”'^ or 
“Dooley” is a question. Would it not be better to leave 
bad enough alone. Charles CRiSTADQRa, 
THE MANY-USE OlE 
Preyents the Rod from splitting and whitening.— Adz/, 
