New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-26
CANE BREEDING IND GAME PHE"EHVHo'

TIE MODEL NEEDING PARK OF hhEklCA'
Soma months ago favorable mention was
made In these columns OF the breeding ana pfoP'ss
enterprise OF the Blooming Grove Park AssoclatOh'
whose territory lIes In Pike County Penn AS inc "o
ing plans OF it's projectors develop, 1t IA possible 10 form
more lust conception OF It's aims, magnitude ana I'LL
pOrtanco. -,
H. ia well known what widespread Interest III plsclc
turo has been awakened throughout the country Our
and inland waters will TEEN with ds as OF
vore and America has taken the lead OF all Othcr ha
tlons IN this work of propagation ond restoring
Certainly, the breeding OF game IA OF importance
paramount to tho breeding OF fish II our Streams nav
become barren and tenantess 80 nave our ioico'S'
Game is everywhere scarce, and only tho rich can aoi
10 cat It, Relatively, 1t is much scarcer than the u'
qualities OF fish, The Blooming Grove Park Association
"a fine first and only organization yet formed IN TINS
country for the breeding Of game In largo numbers Oh
scjcnt lc principles Tho Association has DOMAIN Va
1C 600 acrcs-cqual in extent to the largest parks anu
hunting forests of Europe and combining every requi
sto for the objects In view me S"i'rg 70 t0s Inv
streams end diversified by mOOrF tlnlper ldui, "i'
lakes part of 1t has ever been cleared
mnses while the Association cannot expect 10 inrhl5
the entire country with game, afcw ict5 anu iIsic' m
demonstrate bOY much OF the delcicncy In ~ o pi @
NV from the rcsurces of their single park Inc Booh
ing Grove Park Association has adopted III par ~
plans OF the English aud Continental preserves; ne US
disfmctyo and noteworthy feature IL its system OF
breedingpars The European parks are hoI IonoGu,
Grove Park are parks within the main park all Oh Nhch
win be inclosed and the main park itself VIII event,
20 breeding purposes exclusiycly-cach species OF anla
being kept by itself In these there VIII ne no hnnihg
whatever, but from them the surplus stock VIII pe
turned loose annually into the main hunting PARK Oi ho
sport of the members Of the Association The nrst OIL
these Enclosures is completed and Includes go acre.
or an area nearly large as Central PARK. ~ Is Iof VIZ
common red deer The profits OF this one breedngafB'
II Is estimated. VIII be suncieht 10 deIraI du tio GA
penses OF the Association. .,.
Tne Association has secured system OF STRINGENT
nd
and other ire gnartles It's % ayo are M
able to superintendent keepers lodges Will he erected
within each breeding park, and at desirable points h mo
main park; the Association makes its own game laws
and is empowered inforce them. Its power II aDso-
Lutte its exclusive domain. Moreover u mas INC
right TO buy, SELL and lease real estate tnroughQu e9
Townships and at the time its lands are 10 be taxed
only Wild lands In all respects the PROVISIONS OF us
charter are most liberal the Park Is only i2g nes from
Although The breeding Of game birds and animals IS TO
engage the chief attention Of the Assoca'i0 piS"lcu
ure will be vigorously prosecuted and TO this branch
OF propagation the mpd lakes and many streams OF the
park are admirably adapted The raising OF minLs and
other ur bearing animals, and the culture OF timber on
scientific principles, will also be encouraged both can
DO raised with profit Tho former has long since ccised
to DO experiment the known success 0f the lScs
seguo Mukeres at Verona, n " testify; whlle IN En-
gland and other European countries the laer mas long
been most fruitful source of revenue The standing
timber OF Blooming Grove Park world bring the price
paid tor the whole tract by cpttlnS out cGtnn pI
ton OF tho large trees annually, and peruhthg me
smaller to attain full Trustworthy ton Oh rev.
enue will be assured from year to year. 80
members hotel private cottages, every facility Tor
boating, fishing. hunting, and driving, diversity OF
beautiful landscape, pure mountain ar, game lo0d III
great variety, museum Of natural history, an arpore
m an ayy &YG ornsmen norom OF be
park lying adjacent to the hotel and reserved for aren't
feature Of animal lie and landscape to be found In that
part Central Park set apart for the Ike prp09es
for more than q year. The present hotel accOmpod.
lions are ample The shooting and fishing arc all tat
OF boats and hirch canoes rustic seats, summer houses
aud drives all available to members and their families