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FOREST AND STREAM 
A WEEKLY JOURNAL, 
Devoted to Field and Aquatic Si-outs, 1‘pj.ctical Natural History, 
Fihu Culture, the Protection op Game. Preservation of Forests, 
ato tub Inculcation in Men and Women op a healthy interest 
in Out door Recreation and Studt: 
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NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1875. 
NATIONAL SPORTSMEN’S CONVENTION, 
To Correspondents. 
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Correspondence, must be addressed to The Forest and Stream Pub- 
lishing Company. Personal or private letters of coarse excepted. 
All commanlcadons intended for publication must be accompanied with 
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Objection be made. *No anonymous contributions will be regarded. 
Articles relating to any topic within the scope of this paper are solicited. 
We cannot promise to re tarn rejected manuscripts. 
Secretaries of Clubs and Associations are urged to favor ns with brief 
notes of their movements and transactions, as it is the aim of this paper 
to become a medium of useful and reliable Information between gentle- 
men sportsmen from one end of the country to the other ; aud they will 
find oar columns a desirable medium for advertising announcements. 
The Publishers of Forest and Stream aim to merit and secure the 
patronage and countenance of that portion of the community whose re- 
fined intelligence enables them to properly appreciate and enjoy all that 
1 s beantlful in Nature. It will pander to no depraved tastes, nor pervert 
the legitimate sports of land and water to those base uses which always 
. tand to make them unpopular with the virtuous and good. No advertise- 
ment or business notice of an immoral character will be received on any 
terms ; and nothing will be admitted to any department of the paper that 
may oot be read with propriety in ttao home circle. 
Wo cannot be responsible for the dereliction of the mail service, If 
monoy remitted to ns is lost. 
Advertisements should be sent in by Saturday of each week. If possible. 
<:H\flLE8 II ALLOCK, Editor. 
WILLI \M C. IMRRIS. Business Manager 
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE COM- 
ING WEEK. 
Thursday. Jnno 17th.— Racing, American Jockey Club, Jerome Park 
— Tro-tlng. Fleetwood, N Y ; Syracuse, N. Y ; Providence, R I — 
Schuylkill Navy Regitta. Philadelphia; Dorchester Yacht Club Regatta, 
Bo*ton — Base bal’, Hartfords vs. Bostons, Boston. 
Friday, June 18th. — Trotting, Fleetwood, N Y : Syracnse, N. Y.; 
Warwick. N Y.; Providence, R I.— Base ball, Keystone vs Barling- 
ton, at Bnrllngton . 
Saturday-, June 19th —Racing, American Jockey Clnb, Jeromo Park 
N Y —Brooklyn Yacht Clnb Regatta— Trotting, Warwick, N. Y - 
Base ball, Germantown vs J B. Doerr, Hoboken vs. Concord, at Hobo- 
ken. 
Monday, June 21st. — Colombia College Commencement; Trotting 
Peoria, III. 
Tuesday. Jnne 22d.— Trotting, Palerson, N. J. ; Watertown, N. Y; 
Salem, N. J ; Beacon Park. Boston; Peoria, 111.; East Saginaw and Still- 
water. Mich -Yachting. Atlantic Yacht Club Regatta. 
Wednesday, Jnne 23d — Trotting, Paterson, N. J.; Beacon Park, 
Boston, Watertown. N. Y —Bench Show of Dogs, Mineola, LI; Base 
ball, Hoboken vs. Cbelsea. at Hoboken 
Ohio State Sportsmen’s Convention.— The Ohio State 
Sportsmen’s Association assembled in Cleveland on Tues- 
day of last week. In the absence of the President A. T. 
Brinsmade, the first Vice President, occupied the chnir. 
Delegates from eight clubs and associations were present. 
The standing Committee on Rules aud Regulations reported 
that the present game laws were entirely inadequate to the de- 
mandsof the case, and recommended that proper delegations 
be appointed to visit the General Assembly and petition 
them to pass more effective laws. The name of the asso- 
ciation was changed to the Ohio State Association for the 
Protection of Game and Fish. The constitution was 
changed so that no shooting tournament where pigeons or 
other birds are used can be held or permitted under the 
auspices of the association. The following officers were 
elected for the ensuing year;— President, Thomas A. Lo- 
gan, Cincinnati; Vice Presidents, C. C. Brigham, Toledo, 
and Col. D. W. Thomas, of Akron; Recording Secre- 
tary, R. C. Smith, of Bedford; Corresponding Secretary, 
W. B. Milbank, Toledo; Treasurer, H. H. Brown of 
Cleveland. 
A committee was appointed to confer with the managers 
of the leading railroads in the State and endeavor to make 
arrangements whereby fixed fare and suitable accommoda- 
tion shall be established for all dogs carried on their lines. 
Adjourned sine die. 
—From the reports we are receiving from sportsmen's 
Clubs, societies for the protection of game, and others in- 
terested in the proper enforcement of the laws acainst 
shooting out of season, wo feel confident that those who 
•hoot woodcock before the season opens will find it a more 
expensive luxury than they bargained for. 
T HE Second Annual Convention of the National Sports- 
men's Association assembled on the evening of the 
8th of June, instant, at Braiuard’s Opera House, Cleveland, 
Ohio. The Convention was called to order by the Presi- 
dent, Hon. A. T. Brinsmade, who occupied the chair. 
In the absence of the Recording Secretary, Mr. T. C. 
Banks, of the Rod and Gun, was elected secretary pro ton. 
Jonathan Sidway, of Buffalo, W. J. Babcock, of Ro- 
chester, and Dr. Holmes, of Michigan, were appointed a 
Committee on Credentials. 
The following delegates were in attendance, then, or at 
subsequent sessions of the Convention: 
Massachusetts — Jerome Marble, Worcester; S. T. nan- 
nand, Springfield; Luther Adams, Boston; George Delano, 
New Bedford; F. L, Sturtevant, Framingham. 
Connecticut — R, O. Cheeney, South Manchester; Wil- 
liam Humphrey, West Meriden; Henry B. Harrison, New 
Haven; H. J. Houghton, Waterbury; A. C. Hobbs, Bridge- 
port. 
Vermont — Dr. M. C. Edmunds, Weston; George Gregory 
Smith, St. Albans; Colonel M. S. Colburn, Factory Point; 
Dr. G. F. Gale, Brattleboro; Gen. W. H. W. Ripley, Rut- 
land. 
New York — Charles Hallock, New York City; R. P. 
Flower, Watertown: William J. Babcock, Rochester; A. 
B. Lamberton, Rochester; Jonathan Sidwav, Buffalo. 
Ohio — L. A. Harris, Cincinnati; R, C. Smith, Bedford; 
Edward Taylor, Akron; Z. C. Pheatt, Toledo; Henry A. 
Harvey, Cleveland . 
Illinois — J. V. La Moyne, Chicago; F. P, Hopkins, Pala- 
tine; W. F. Milligan, Chicago; D. T. Elision, Chicago; 
John L. Pratt, Sycamore. 
Michigan— Robert P. Jones, Detroit; W. C. Coburn, De- 
troit; E. S. Holmes, Grand Rapids; D. H. Fitzhugh, Bav 
City; Edgar Week, Mt. Clemens. 
Kansas — Col, N. S. Goss, Neosho Falls. 
Texas— Wade Luchett, San Antonio. 
Maryland— Duncan C. Clark, Baltimore. 
Nebraska— John W. Petty, Omaha; John D. Jones, 
Omaha. 
Indiana— -A. B. Wade, South Bend. 
Wisconsin — H. N. Sherman, Beloit. 
The President then delivered his annual address, which 
was received with much applause. Mr. Briusmade spoke 
as follows: — 
Gentlemen op the Convention:— 
With pleasure we welcome you to tills the second convention of the 
National Sportsmen's Aesociation-an association yet in its infancy, 
having been orvau zed less thau a vcar-Out which has nevertheless de- 
veloped strengih day by .lav, proving beyond question that it willI ac- 
complish in time all that is or was expected of it. 
lis purposes, as set forth in the resolution adopted at the time of Us 
organization, are: The piotection of game and fish in all me States and 
Territories, by procuring the passage In each State, and in the Congress 
of the Uni ted _ States, of uniform cooperation and consistent laws 
strictly prohibiting their destruction during the breeding, nesting and 
spawning seasons and reasonable time preceding and following the 
same; prohibiting the capture and destruction of certain species of game 
rtL«m?irt«n^? n rt d i tr “ P8 .i dUrlni! 11,1 ? ea *? n8; prohibiting the catching and 
destruction of fish, in the now navigable lakes and streams, with nets or 
b ?'S“V U K 80f . chelniCill8; Prohibiting the obstructing of the free passage 
of fish by nets across such streams, and by the creation of dsh dams and 
traps; and to procure the passage of such other anil further legislation 
as might be uecesary and proper for the full accomplishment of its »ur- 
pose; second, through subordinate organizations, to Insure a rigid en- 
forceraent of ’ alJ thu game and protection laws, now or be rear ter to 
be eu acted; third, to secure by and through proper legislation the riiiht 
?£P r °P^[ l y ln ll8 eful burning dogs, making them, when stolen, the snb- 
jeci of larceny, and when wantonly killed or mained, the subject of a 
misdemeanor; fourth to secure by and through proper legislation, Uie 
n^L° f , “ n B prohlbll . iD 8 at any time and season the killing or dc- 
strucUon of all song und non-game birds; to organize and consolidate 
under state junsdiclion, game und (is h protective clubs or associations 
A«H^ n Mnn te i aUd act under the jurisdiction of the National 
Association, In securing and enforcing proper protective legislation 
Since the organization of the association at Niagara Falls m Sep'tem- 
str. S m V . e , r {,^n beun acc 7 m P |l -‘hed, and it fias been fully demon- 
siraied that Its formation was wise, and I may say, absolutely demand- 
f^'th 8eV l ri1 S ? lc 0r 8 au izations have since been formed; clubs auxiliary 
f^{^'b, h » a n-^«.^ nlU , g n P everywhere ’ aDd a determination is man* 
rested by all sportsmen to have our game and fish protected The al- 
,?™° f ?'2 le l *««> 1 «nre.has been called to the necessity of hav ing 
nUv ,“ nd reecrvo >™ rc-Biocked with fish, and several Stau-f 
have taken definite action, and made liberal appropriations for such pur 
pose. Ann 1 may here adu that me Fish Commissioners in the several 
Slates have entered into their work with commendable zeal, and the re! 
suit of iheir efforts is already manifest. 
frJm e ,h" bJe< i [ 0t ? ,U cu i, ture - 88 Mr Roosevelt well says, “has passed 
„ experiment Into absolute certainty," and as it is true 
J, 1 , 0 "' f cre of J val “ r will produce more food thau one acre of land the 
subject Is one of great importance to the peoplo at large Relaxation 
for me professional man and for the artisianin every vocation la a nosf 
live necessity No man can tax bis brain, or follow the imad-rXof 
bus ness routine unceasingly with Impunity. Recreat on 
equilibrium of body and mind, and w/are pain 55 and “and 
quent witnesses of the violation of this law of nature The Zion 
»nrf ntl f . f , e, i the nminu -' tia, ‘ce Of health and the preservation of’menmi 
and physical vigor render a resort to an entire change of thouilhT fe^l 
ing, and action an imperilive noty, and It is only to the uniimiated I 
need say that (his can scarcely be more effectually found limn w! h gun 
m baud traversing the fields and forests, or following ^he 
.thus securing at once an appetite and fond in .n,t”r„ !!!: 
ed by that profound r 
renewal of energy und a new 
mies, and then the true sportsman is made to suffer for the wnnton 
oft-times malicious acts of the struggling hunter. It is no pleasant thi? 1 
for n farmer to have his fences torn down, his cattle at large, rr 3 
trampled, hay-stacks burned, fruit stolen, aud himself deled .Pi 
insulted. * 0| 1 
No gcullcmun will he guilty of such depredations, bnt only a ln»| f . 
irresponsible fellow, who ongtat to suffer tho penalty for the violation , 
those very laws that sportsmen and farmers are alike interested to . 
maintained. We arc the friend and ally of the farmer, and consider .i, 
marauding acts quite as reprehensible as he can, and In the malnUMi.i, 
of good fellowship desire and seek the protection of his property 
ask his co-operation In the defense of wholesome laws. ' Ba 
Our birds of plnmago ana song, harmless and useful birds, other th an 
game, must bo protected; slrange it Is that laws are required for ihr-i 
protection, for It would be supposed that they, at least would be spur, , 
Beautiful to the sight and cliurmlng to the ear, they, too. arc wauionl, 
and wickedly killed, not by tho sportsman, but bv the straggling hunter 
for the misdeeds of whom sportsmen snffer. We have In the State of 
Ohio laws protecting certain birds at all times of the year, but how f r , 
quently do we see them lying dead by the wayside. Michelet say»:- 
"Numcrous species of birds no longer make a hull in France; one win, 
dlfllrully descries them flying at Inaccessible elevations deploying their 
wings, in haste accelerating thoir passage, saying: 'Pass on, pass „„ 
quickly; let us avoid the land of dc.Mh, the land of destruction.' ” 
Brother sportsmen, let us look well to it that our laws ore strictly on 
forced 
We have several excellent papers In the country especially devoted to 
matters of Interest to sportsmen, and their efforts for the furtherance of 
tue same object as ibis association commend them to our perusal nod 
warm patronage. Their columns, open to correspondence, are an aveune 
for the communication and for the receiving of useful information and 
ln behulf of this association I desire to tender thanks for the kind words 
and Invaluable assistance they have so cheerfully accorded to us. 
I would respectfully recommend to the several Slate sportsmen’s a>«o- 
clatlons to publish In a compact form the came law* In force iu their ro- 
spectlve States and have them generally circulated and posted In consul.- 
nous places, so that all may know the law; aud request also local auxiliary 
c ubs to offer suitable rewards for the apprehension and conviction ot 
all offenders against the same, whomsoever they may be. A law amounts 
to uotbiiig unless enforced, and let It be known thnt hereafter ail oor 
game laws must lie rigidly observed. In this connection I would also 
recommend the formation of local associations In at least every couniv 
auxiliary to the State Associations, the members of each such organize! 
lion to come from all classes In the communitr, Including the funner, tho 
mechanic, the merchant, or any respectable inun, for the object lu view 
is for the general good, and chums a common interest. 
Aud now, gentlemen, having a comruou interest in the protection of 
fish and game, let us In the coming years, as fur as possible, exert our 
energies toward this object, and I am sure that no one will have cause to 
regret anything he may so do in that behalf. 
I trust that our meeting will be a pleasant one, and that no person will 
regret being with us, and that our deliberations will be of benefit i 0 
all. The National Sportsmen's Association Is destlued to succeed, for 
Its members are geuileinen, and no tru» sportsmen can be other* W- 
We ask tho advice and co-operatlen of all sportsmen and scientific gen- 
tlemen. wherever they may be located, and do confidently assure Hum 
that the National Association will steadfastly pursue the purposes and 
objects for which It was orguulzed. 
An interesting paper on “Hybridization of Fish,” pre- 
pared by the venerable Dr. Garlick, of Bedford, was then 
read by the President, in the absence of its author, who 
was detained at home by illness. It wa9 listened to with 
much interest, and attracted the closest attention. 
Mr. Charles Hallock, of New York, editor of Forest 
and Stream, then read the following paper on 
UNCLEAN CREATURES. 
Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Convention: My subject is'Tn- 
f '. a ! ld lhe hef , t of ! hc ‘ext will be found In the book of 
the Old Testament known ns Leviticus. Mr. President, I did not desire 
to give any special prominence to this little essay, which I promised vmi 
sir. some time ago to read at this meeting, as it is a dirty -.abject to l.sn- 
dle and contains ouly n few thoughts germaln to the general subject in 
which we are all Interested. It ,s merely a kind of argurntnlumadtoin". 
^°Jh°i r 8pCC “ Uppeal 10 i h ,° pala,e8 and '•iomacha of moo. m 
i h ? c , 01 , nm0n *ensc and in no way scientific or bearing heavily 
npon the logic of facts with which our Grand Array of Protection ha« to 
™' e ,. I Prefer to leave learned disquisitions to the naturalist*,^ 
codification of ( came laws to the barristers, and the determination nf 
P c,..! ? 8 and ho " a> 8 and tn ® UDS of puuLhment to the judge*. 
J 7 anD0t forbear by way of a natural prologue, and I hope yon 
"L l J * nd °' e e me. to congratulate the recognized pioneers In flsn cnV.uo 
and game preservation upon the gTeal hold which the objects for whirl, 
nnMi S ' r 80 0b ' ,|lnaU:l >’ labored from the begluuing have taken upon tbc 
LJ^. l8UpP T J thatmoru lhan one hundred sportsmen 1 * Vtfbs ani I 
associations, including numerous State conventions (all of them keening 
prominenily in view the preservation of game), have been orgamreil 
since this national body wua organized at Niagara eight months ago tho 
f a .1! e ai‘ ;ill mK''‘ t J inule i d fhroughont twenty-six Stales and lhe Provinces of 
This fact alone suSkiently Indicates the sense ofiheconnlry 
3 ™mp& revolved, and Is a guaranty of ultima, e 
The time is not remote when game will bo abnndant ln all those nans 
of our country that are not densely populated; fish will swarm inonr 
r n nd°-^ 8 tf »d 08U eea80D8 be respected like the Sabbath of New Kng- 
Now, the ercution of all these protective associations Is e«od The 
mere moral weight thereof is great, to say nothing lhe dlre^tdffPcT of 
^Jocal clubs must be subordinate to and under l^ uriaTn'of 
whose influences will always be swecnlii^ K y ert HD(1 
or rod in 
!> 18 f* nr >n« at <recc an appetite and food io MilefE ltVbe 
BQccecded by tbat profound rest and slumber ihut restore heal, ll 
renewal of energy and a new lease of life. As l.as^ been well eald- ' ’ ^ 
r m C l r . e m “ a , hlgnest benetlt from exerclsc.lt must be combhied wkh 
fi^kT 1 - a,,d 0, . al1 out-door amusements, perhaps tho most faaclna- 
bnog him down beiore he gets beyond range- and 10 
and oagglng him, altogether make' up a lit.le drama compieu- ln itsll^ 
iTni?. , ,' nder8lood and e«0oj«» tnust be experienced U '’ 
“ of the attention of tn.s assodation lw’ 
to these laws are not enacted und wo h.iv,. , ulu enaments 
would be sutjicienl. create less confuslon^sencumbel^ thcsreinUH and 
8a r« m ' lc, ' of lhe . l ‘ mo uf lhe lBW m^ers. The proper Derson«^o’ron d 
suit aud advise wire re reference to needed legislailon f.fr nroreriw.^ 0 ^ 
8 Ti,?urrr Md •cMmu.t.-men of pTkcUc'Tknov^leX ' 
lhe General Government undoubtedly canuot leitlslata „„ 
lawB, so far as the Slates are concerned and such work must nm"» 8a T 
fall upon Slate Legislatures. I cannot, therefore, too atromdv'^^ 
° lh , ur 8 P° rts I m, n IQ every Stuu- In the Union, where no N?*re 
associaiion exists, the immediate formation of such and tli/n 
wWch V R r cannot sMctiia 1,a8eag0 01 any ,aw Peering ttoMM 
with those in States contiguous to tlivlr borders Gnino i« V 
onp^raSwuh £fS c to be 
.. ----- always be sweeping. 
-S"isis6!|s, , s;i& sa^ssr^.ssfs 
course of instruction and study, designating to i 'i'® 1 '", a 
ntes and mairlculants their respective spheres of W w„ . de , rg ! a ' , 1 ' 
cute how intimately the science of nninrni ll,? 1 la ? 0 ^-, ", e arp 10 ladl 
pastimes which we depend npon for our rlrrenr ?' 7 18 h'"?" 1 wlth ,h0!0 
-the pigeon trap for^cqulr'ing LcZcy of a m ’o^cVn V C 
triggyt; the field for extended pastime • tho stuT^or nr n «f eye sn.l 
and insects, so that when wp have anklvvtd .n/ ° f 0n flora ,lnd f* una - 
the habitat of the other M we de , ter “ lnu 
■e stream, or in that rotten log hard by, a grnb Md B . wi ^.?, V b rha, ' p L n ? 
the trout congregate In the vicinity 'hnr ,, i,7,r ' 0 81011 •‘now that 
meadow, tho harvest la ripe on th^.llsld^or V k 0 T rm boru « Imho 
on the ridge, there the wo dcock, die quail' andbiheTuffem* 1 **™ 1,8 nnI * 
where tS Dads grow- 
jJntbreVe&eZK 
requI'reSrs a ' ,d fl8hea -" e SSL alVthM/S 
and approve someTndlclous 0 sy^tim o7 mime ? laws P such «?h acc< ; pt 
I*t d u. make haste slowlyf and g.ve oJSSSffl 
We have much labor to perform In reenact to B ^i„ .. 
seem to clash, in determining and defliiiug the rt,/h J Inlerests that 
and owners and venders, and the cWstltntlona frv n prlvile K t8 of 
them; in removing prejudices; in instructing y f lawa 10 govern 
jects and aims, the economic value of gaine J nroteprSi! >ri " ) w I? ,0 0,lr 7 I> ' 
that requires lhe Institution nnd observance of r?oi»° n « 1 the nec, '"' ll) ' 
wrestle with the avarice and strateuv of S , ^ ? 80 Bea80na - 'Vo arv io 
rcct morbid tastes and uunutura? appetites °nnrf P i ° U8 *l? nie dM *«r»; cor- 
°f would be epicures with much wealth anil 8 !!!! k 0I i off tlie Pretensions 
np pencocka’ tongues like the Roman emnPro«“ iD 5’ wh .° would serve 
wings to excite the envy and admiration Sf'JJh*? ’i“ nd 8a,rnl * Of linnet 
This brings mo directly facTto faw with b m qui °! 1 ? sueet9 - 
Ciikatuhes,' 1 which you have bogt n to fnnev , 8 J ,bJect of "Unclkas 
peroration, already made too prolfx” W fn ' ICy wou,d bo smothered In the 
it Svemn^;/r/ryXe L '“ D'U Ch °?P thla -bject because 
anu down tnebroJd surface of ,|nsZ™i7 bJc , ct ' 1 ““ wander up 
ix-rfectly at home everywhere All “ sphere, nnd find my-elf 
whole world is fall of u I do not ref..! ^ ro C0UVt: r«r.t with It. Tlie 
l R" d e of men, although the Aooitla PAn/h? 8 ? 6 !!? 8 * of ,nor “l* and turp- 
wilh all uncleanllness 1 am Cl ■ U8 l . 0,d U8 that wo are filled 
There 1. not a thi™ 0 ret“ C h^whZ J :.' V n!. l ‘, lhst wb,ch 18 Physical, 
seed that roL. In the ground to renew bs..if. , U 1 , u< ' loa I' «■«»»« perlod-fhe 
•tructare require, a ^outtuVpM^^^ A P $X 
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