The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-02
T r U T..
Opening Of the Season for
Catching Them.
JLTON MARKET EXHIBITION.
The South Side Sportsman Club
Preserves at Islip.

angling dress, recently described by scotch gen.
enan N tnis city, was green all over; even his straw
hat dyed green color; his coat. vest, pants
boots all OF greensh bue-in short, he was
thoroughly emerald from head TO loot. The cause oil
his donning This apparel when his trout-hshing
expeditions among the Highland streams Of Scotland
was as ne SAID TO SO represent the color OF the
country to deceive the little tiny VIC
tins he was seeking, and thus tho bettor TO
Iure Them to q seuse OF security while cast
ing his n.y. s.An but now. SAID veteran
Highland angler. after scrulaizing The garb Of SIR
Humphrey ''it may do vera weel to look IKE the
grass, but be CAREFUL cir Humphrey, not to get tue
sun at your bock,n meaning That the fish had keen
enough eyes TO discover the shadow OF moving OBJ
jecl, alter being always accustomed TO permanent
ono, ana that they likely TO be alarmed II sir
Humphrey presented his shadow ~ hue OF green az
IN OF linsey -woolsey.
But ii the renowned English philosopher could have
risen from his tomb in Geneva aud visited Fulton
Market yesterday he would been both aslouDded
and delighted to have witnessed such great variety
of his nny iavorites, gathered from long distances,
aud either gracing marble slabs In mobile condition
or swimming brskiy in crystal tanks, through whose
waters continual streams OF the fresh liquid
Kept constantly flowing. There were the small
fry, not yet IN active lite; there were the
tiny fish just big enough be enjoying with in-
different grades OF tribe. all the way from few
day to three years old Many Of the specimens, IL
will pc seeu, come Long Island, but there were
some handsome specimens from tar OF as Ireland
and Scotland, Although the season was Two weeks
later than last year. yet the sn are ~ present quite
scarce, dealer III the market being Obliged 10 pay
high ninety cents per pound Tor loo pounds n
order TO make u respectable show on his tables
TROUT sPEcIaENs.
A history and description vi the piscatorial beauty
and table aeicacy when is now attracting the 2ur
~ mi
reacy been given in the HERALD; hence u repetition
here unnecessary. Therefore appended IS list Of
specimens presented by Mr. Eugene y. B!ackord, the
prime pal exhibitor there wcre:-
large OF 1--we native trout Two years old, from
II. ID. AcGoverH, Busnwick, l.. l. Tue same gentle
has also some dead trout, winch are very hae.
Dead trout from thomas Ciapham. Rosyn, l.. l.
Some OF these trout have been III sat water ana are ~
very nne c0ndilion-plump ana apparently we'll led.
they elegant steel blue CLINT Oh their sides
the spots being also bright ana beautiful They showed
much care ~ packing on receipt.
H. H. Seaman, Rldgewood, N. j., an exhibition OF
very une, well leu asn
From nc Babylon points, L. l., are some trout very
light color, also some Others from ia naicl
A. A Anderson, OF Bloomsbury, N. j., has a large
lot . trout from his ponds artlciaily bred.
Livingstone Stone. Chariestown, ". H., has sent
arliiicaliy bred trout. very plump bright aud
ON u vegetable diet, having for about half the time
Spratt's dog biscuit tor tood.
from the ponds a. Randolph. N H., large quant
ties.
From II. +. Dousman, North Prairie, Wis These
finest specimens OF artihciaily bred trout IN
From the Rangcy Lakes in Maine, some most
ex celient Wild front OF the large variety.
From the New YORK State Hatchlng Works, at Gale
douia are one lake trout and Jour very large brook
sent oy Seth Green, State superintendent OF the
Hatching Works.
Wild trous from Caledonia Creek, sent by James
Ann,n, u ism brcedes, VI Caledonia, N. Y. They
particularly bright coiored, The brightest on exn-
Dition.
oTIgR KINDS OF TROUT
John =. Brodhcad, from tho Delaware Water Cap
sends some very dark and elegant Wild trout. They
re good Wild trout on exhibition.
Ira Hoyt, Halsoy Valley, n. T., sends some fair
specimens OF arti1cially cultivated brook trout
specimens OF Pennsylvania trout from Newtown.
Bucks county, SILVER belied and gold spotted.
su.cms ms rvn.rMaulo Tor lner freshness OF appear.
auce beauty oi coiosing, due mainly to tue ex-
ccl.nco Of tnelr packing coming IN small relriger-
ator IRON tie place where caught
FOREIGN TRoUr
From Canada there are some specimens of trout
j. duncan y Son, Liverpool, England, send Mr.
Biackiora specimens vi lrisn trout from Loush
Neagn quite large, silvery. and With very large red
brown spots
from river Zee. They have much the appearance
o salmon smoits, being vi siivery nue. with black
spols.
The same drm send specimens OF English trout
irom The river Lune. They Resemble ours somewhat,
but have much Lar ger scaics.
There are also some brook trout Try from Mr. Nc
Govern, Busnwick. Seth Green wiil send MS speci-
mems Try to-day.
Professor Matper has sent some California salmon
fry from the United states Fish Commission.
There DO large addition 10 the exhibition to-
day, wnel H. H. Roosevelt wil contribute some vaiu-
aule specincnA
There was a continual stream OF visitors to Mr..
Blackiords quarters IRON tue opening hour until
late a Afternoon Nearly all the principal hotci
keepers paid visit TO tho show, ana many Others
distinguished Tor their gasronomic tastes Including
dv.ncs, politicians, nnnncscrs, reIred merchants,
onnarcs real estate spectators ana professors OF
muse
Messrs. Middleton, carman " 60 put on view large
nsh which was iaDaied ''Atautic Ocean Trout" and
weighed iorty-nye pounds 1nc dase attached 10 the
LABOR was Aprii 2, nsicad Oh Apri l. IN orGer proba-
bly, to disaouse the mind OF the spectator TO the
realty OF the hsh beng trout al al.
OPENING or THE SEASON UPON THE ESTATE
or the SOUTH SIDE sPoRfsmtNs CLUB.
The best nshing in this couatry Is said 10 DO
had upon me estate OF the south side sportsnan's
CluD, near lslip, suffolk county, Loug Island, ana
near the Shore Of tho Great South Bay. Into that
splendid sncet water cmptics the Connocquol,
lar scsl stro upon the island. Before reaching the
by The stream winds through tue preserves OF tho
ciu b. ailordng stretch OF miles Tor breeding and
taxing iisn. For many years TAO CUP has bred
beautiful brook trout alter the Old iasnion-
collecting tho spawn ana Matching the young
nsh In portions of stream damned up for the pur
pose rnc plan found to give satisfaction to the
dozen gentlemen VINO alone out OF membership OF
100 awaited themselves Of the facilities Tor ishog.
wiinin the past few years, however, greater in
tcrest has been manifested by the members s'thc
gentle SPORT" ana about twelve mon.ns ago apparatus
tor the artificial breeding OF "no spccKlcd beauties
was nttcd up and Mr. RamsdeI, formerly assistant
OF Mr. Sch Green, was placed la charge. rhe result
OF tins movement the tanks of the breeding
house, when contain about eighty THOUSAND tiny
trout about quarters oil an inch long, Next
fail these will be placed the open preserves and
when they attain respectable size--at tho age OF
tnrec years or tncrcabouts--wili be allowed tho
liberty OF the and the chance OF beng hooked
When this immense number OF fish is placed in the
scream the supply will be 50 much augmented that
members viii probably DO allowed to catch much
greater number than tho dozsn por day to which
cacn Is now limited.
YOUNG SALMON
Besides tho tiny trout the club has, in large pool
near the lower oil It's stream, several thousand
x.,nnr salmon. Tho precise disposlion OF which has