The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-14
THE NEW YORK SPoRTsMEN,s CLUB.

Annual Meeting Last Evenfng-Dfscus-
sions on tho Game Laws-Election of
Omcers for 1879.
The New York Sportsmen's Club held its twenty
ninth annual meeting mt the residence OF the coun-
sci, Mr.. @. E. Whitehead, o. West Thirty fifth
street, last evening" The President, Mr..
Royal Phelps. occupied the chair. The Sec.
rotary having read the minutes, and the
ordinary routine business having been transacted,
Mr.. Whitehead spoke at some length on the sub.
ject OF the sale Of venison when out Of season in
this city He said that very large quantities were
in the market, and the vendors of it claimed
right to dispose OF It, asserting that It was i'm
ported from Minnesota. There was din1culty in
proving where the deer were killed, and therefore
he suggested that the association should call the
possession did not constitute an efence and was
not liable to penalty. He thought the constant
and ceaseless alteration Of the game laws by the
was endeavoring to forward.
The President asked how the law OF possession
affected trout and quail, as he knew parties who
claimed TO obtain their supplies from Canada. Mr.
Whitehead explained that the law gave certain
yet it was matter Of State right. one State law
COMPOUNDED with another, and as game became an
article OF merchandise in one State it could he
Mr.. Royal Phelps thought that II the club mt
the matter before the Legislature in Albany in its
proper light II would provide remedy He men,
toned case OF nsnmonger in Sixth avenue who
had, a few days ago, number of trout In his pos
session. contrary to law which, he said, he had pur-
chased from Fulton Market dealer. This last
man dened the club, and he proposed that he
should be sued under the section Of the bylaws
That met the case.
It was decided to sue the offender for the full
penalty-t1,000
Mr.: PALMER said he had travelled much in Iowa
ana Illinois and found that the sportsmen's clubs
there were as anxious to stop the importation Of
game to New York out Of season as their own club
was, but they said they found 1t impossible to do
so unless the New York club lent them all the aid
in their power by suppressing the sale In this CITY,
DR.. STEPHEN A. MAIN onered the following res0-
luton, which was unanimously adopted
Resolved That the club bcgs respectfully represent
to the Legislature OF the State that the alienation the
law law for the ~ soav deer made at
whole spirit and uniformity OF the law these subjects
takes away the power of enforcing this excludes
persons interested In these laws in this city giving
club recommends that the law this subject be restored
as formerly.
Mr.. Curfee was then elected by ballot member
OF the club, and Mr.. Thomas A. Cuthbert aud Major
William Ferguson proposed for election ne KIT month";
The election OF officers for the ensuing year was
then proceeded with, and resulted as lolows;--
PRESIDENT, Royal Phelps; Vice-President, X. b.
Roosevelt; counsel, Charles +. Whitehead Secre-
tary ana Treasurer, w. J. Hays Executive CON-
mittee, Messrs Swan, Craven and Gilbert.
Mr. II, Is. ROOSEVELT, by request OF the MEM
ity OF petitioning Congress to provide a national
game laws. He said there was nothing In the
constitution that would authorize such law, and
ne felt sure II would be voted down II 1t ever came
before the House.
The meeting then adjourned until next month,