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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. 30, 1909. 
Connecticut Game and Fish Protection 
For some little time past the leaven of game 
and fish protection has been actively working in 
Connecticut. Evidences of this have been not a 
few—the formation of the Middlesex Game and 
Fish Protection Association, of town associations 
in New Haven, Milford and other towns in New 
Haven county, the earnest work of the deputy 
game warden for Fairfield county, all noted in 
Forest and Stream. The good sportsmen of the 
State succeeded in having the Legislature abolish 
spring shooting, and by faithful work killed the 
efforts to repeal that law at the last session of 
the Legislature. 
Last May the Connecticut Fish and Game Pro¬ 
tective Association of the State of Connecticut 
was organized, and organized on lines which 
promise results greater than have been accom¬ 
plished by some State associations which have 
talked much but • done little. The Connecticut 
Association has a President, eight Vice-Presi¬ 
dents—one for each county in the State—a Secre¬ 
tary and Treasurer and an executive committee 
of twenty-four members, three from each county 
in the State. The President is Theodore Sturges, 
of Fairfield; the Vice-Presidents, Gen. H. A. 
Bishop, Bridgeport; J. B. Thomas, Simsbury; 
Dr. Jos. Blake, Litchfield; J. E. Redfield, Essex; 
Hon. Geo. M. Gunn, Milford; U. S. Senator 
Brandegee, New London; R. M. Fisk, Stafford 
Springs, and John P. Grosvenor, Pomfret Centre. 
The objects of the association are to procure 
and enforce laws for the protection of useful 
fish and birds, to promote fish and game culture, 
to introduce useful exotic species, to see that 
suitable and fit persons are appointed fish and 
game wardens, to educate people in the art and 
skill of hunting and fishing and in a true spirit 
of sportsmanship — certainly all worthy ob- 
jects. From the receipts for the year, after the 
payment of all debts, one-half the surplus left 
in the treasury shall be turned over to the execu¬ 
tive committee as a reserve fund, and shall be 
held until this accumulation and additions shall 
have reached the sum of $5,000, when it may be 
available for the purposes of the association, by 
a majority vote of the executive committee. 
When such fund has been reduced by the action 
of the committee it shall again be restored to 
the amount of $5,000 as before. The annual 
dues of the association are small, $2 payable on 
admission. 
The citizens of Connecticut have made a good 
start toward forming an association for the pro¬ 
tection of game and fish, which shall be very 
effective. They have good names all down the 
list, and good work is likely to be done in this 
State before long—work which will result in a 
great increase in fish and game. Strong efforts 
are being made to enforce the laws without fear 
or favor. Only last week, we are told, a man 
was arrested in Fairfield county without a license, 
taken before a justice and fined, the fine and 
costs amounting to $17. The man had procured 
his license, but had left it at home instead of 
having it with him as the law provides. It 
seemed rather hard on the man, but after all 
what are laws enacted for if they are not to 
be enforced? 
The Game and Fish Protective Association of 
Milford, Conn., with the assistance of the State 
and of citizens, has posted a very great area of 
country and, we are told, has pledged itself not 
to shoot this year any quail nor any of the re¬ 
cently turned out European partridges which are 
said to have very greatly increased. Other 
States may well turn their eyes toward Con¬ 
necticut and realize what she is doing. Sports¬ 
men will await with interest the results of this 
protection. 
Indiana Breeders’ Derby. 
Washington, Ind., Oct. 23.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: We wish to announce our 1909 Junior 
Derby, Dec. 1 and 2, open to the world for all 
puppies whelped after Jan. 1, 1909. Handled 
afoot. Two dollars to nominate by Nov. 20; 
$3 to start, due Nov. 30. All the money goes 
in the stake, divided 50, 30 and 20. 
The management will donate a handsome 
trophy, suitably engraved, to the winner. The 
best dog by performance will win. All dogs 
must be shown on game, and class will be given 
high consideration. Every dog given a show 
and no favorites played. The best puppy will 
surely win. 
We have permission to run this stake on “The 
Graham Farms,” a celebrated preserve in this 
country. A prairie farm of 1,500 acres, all in 
cultivation, not a tree on it, and under one 
fence. Plenty of quail and at least one hundred 
chickens. An ideal country. A lady on the 
“home place,” who is an elegant provider, will 
furnish dinner and supper at a nominal price. 
These grounds are five -miles north of Wash¬ 
ington, on gravel roads and railroad station on 
farms. Trains leave Washington at 6 a. m. and 
12 noon, returning at 12 noon and 8 -.30 p. m. 
Hotel, livery and garage accommodations are 
fine and cheap. Washington is on the B. & O. 
Southwestern, four hours from Cincinnati, St. 
Louis and Louisville, and five hours from Chi¬ 
cago and Dayton, over the Monon, Eastern Illi¬ 
nois or Vandalia; four hours from Indianapolis 
and three from Terre Haute. 
I wish to say to all handlers to and from 
Glasgow, Hutsonville and Dayton to come and 
see us. We will have at least five entries from 
here. We will give all handlers a “quail sup¬ 
per” at Uncle Jake Matthews. Come and try 
them out. John L. Winston, Sec’y. 
Shooting in Newfoundland. 
St. John’s, N. F., Oct. 15. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: The number of sportsmen arriving on 
the west coast is daily increasing. Several 
sportsmen from England, among them Capt. 
K. A. Campbell, D. S. O., Capt. H. Holmes- 
Farse, Major P. W. North, and O. H. North, 
all army officers, also arrived lately. 
Several good heads are reported. Capt. 
Smith, who shot near Gambo, secured one mag¬ 
nificent head with 52 points. J. Curran, who 
was with him as guide, secured two, one with 
30 points, and another with 42 points. Gambo 
is a good place for either anglers or shooters. 
Mr. Curran keeps a comfortable hotel, and will 
fit out American sportsmen in good style. The 
rivers and pools near Gambo are first class for 
salmon, sea trout and ouananiche, and Mr. 
Curran is an ideal companion in the woods, as 
I can testify from experience. 
Partridge have been very plentiful this sea¬ 
son. Some great bags have been secured since 
the last accounts in Forest and Stream. 
I copied a few of the reports appearing in 
the local papers, and give them here for the 
benefit of partridge shooters in United States,' 
so they may make comparisons: 
P. Croke, Placentia grounds, 37. A. Stone and 
H. L. Hodge, 26. W. Earle, 10 on Fogo 
grounds. I. and T. Ryan, 20. A. and F. 
Donnelly, 40 brace at Holyrood. L. G. Chafe, ; 
40 brace at Tickle Barrens. Hal. Hutch¬ 
ings, 254 birds, Cape Shore grounds. T. and I. 
McNeil, 220 birds on Ship Cove grounds. 
Gerald and H. Harvey, Peters River grounds, 
145. Dr. White, of Trinity, shot over the Fogo 
grounds and reports partridge never so plenti¬ 
ful; he secured 80 brace of birds. P. Rainey, 
who went to Hawke’s Bay in his yacht Surf, 
caribou hunting, secured four splendid heads 
in two days with guide Geo. Reid, of Port 
Saunders. Partridge have been found fairly 
plentiful, and a large quantity of game has been 
killed on the Cape Shore grounds. Local sports¬ 
men have killed not a few, and A. Roche is 
high liner, having about 32 brace for his share. 
The officers of PI. M. S. Brilliant secured 180 
partridge at St. May’s. 
Two men named Tucker returned to town 
last week with eight barrels of rabbits. Par¬ 
tridge were sold in the local market last week 
for seventy-five cents per brace, and rabbits 
forty cents per pair. 
Some weeks ago Forest and Stream printed 
some notes of mine on “Newfoundland Dogs.” 
The editor was pleased to refer editorially in 
a very kindly manner, for which I feel very 
grateful. Dr. J. F. Pratt, of Binghamton, also 
paid me a very graceful tribute, which I 
would like to acknowledge through Forest and 
Stream. The genial doctor sent a beautiful 
mounted copy of Senator Vest’s famous “Eulogy 
on the Dog,” elegantly printed, and making a 
charming souvenir to hang in one's den. 
It has always been a source of pleasure to 
me to send from here notes and information 
for the benefit of American sportsmen. The 
graceful act of Dr. Pratt doubles the pleasure, 
as it shows that those notes are not always 
written in vain. W. J. Carroll. 
A Successful Hunt. 
‘ Detroit, Mich., Oct. 24. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: I have just returned from my annual 
moose hunt in New Brunswick. Both my com¬ 
panion, G. D. Pope, and I were successful in 
obtaining good heads, besides getting a deer. 
On account of pressing matters at home we 
were unable to remain in the woods longer than 
a week. I have had the same guides for the 
past two seasons and more faithful, hard-work¬ 
ing men, kindly and anxious that the sportsmen 
should get game, never lived. R. Lindsey Van- 
derbeck, Andrew McGaskell and his brother Guy, 
all of Riley Brook, N. B., can be recommended 
unqualifiedly. Vanderbeck has good camps at 
different points in the best game regions, and 
they look after the comfort of their patrons in 
the most thorough manner. As I have em¬ 
ployed many guides in different parts of the 
country I am somewhat in position to know 
what a guide should be. W. P. Manton. 
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