New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-02
THE TROUT SEASON HERE.
BEAUTIFUL EXHIBITS IN FULTON MARKET.
LOVERS OF THE SHY FISH SEE THEM TEMPT

LOVERS OF THE SHY FISH SEE THEM TEMPT
INGLY ARRAYED-oUT-oFTow SPORT.
Rows and rows Of beautiful dead trout lying on
banks OF green moss and shaded by bowers of palm
leaves CEDAR and red and white azaeas great mesh
water tanks garlanded with green trailing plants ana
filed with live trout that had been only few hours
ont OF their native ponds and streams, and trongs OF
well-dressed men and gazing admirlngly on the
wonderful coors OF these the shyest Of fishes, made
Fulton Market scene Of beauty yesterday that well
repaid the long journey that many people took In
order TO be there. The annual trout exhibition under
the supervision OF Mr.. Blackford the president OF the
state Fish Commission always makes April red
letter day in the market but this years display by
universal consent far exceeds anything ever seen there
before Splendid specimens of brook trout from the
ponds OF Tuxedo Park divided the admiration OF VS.
tors with those from the sOuthslde sportsmans Club
at Oabdae L. l. and brown trout from the Old Colony
ponds at Plymouth Mass, lay side by side with rain
bow trout from the Fish Commissions hatchery at
Caledonia in Livingston County, this State. There
we're specimens present from the hatchery at Cold
Spring. L. l., and beautiful fish from the ponds
of A. Raclow, at Elmont, L. 1. Salmon trout weigh
ing twelve pounds were there and hybnds, a cross
between hook and salmon trout, with dellcatey mot
tied skin combining the beauties of both classes.
Among the throngs Of people who visited the market
Yesterday were ex-MayOr William H. Wckham' FRED
erlck Mater superintendent of the hatchery al 0oo
Spring: F. Hammond, OF the Plaza Hotel; Mayor
Haynes Of Newark; p. C. Hewitt, son OF e4-Mayoc
Hewitt an ardent amateur fshcultuiist, who had In
the display some fine wnnanish or landocked salmon
from his ponds at Rlngwood, n. j.; William Edwards,
Of Cleveland and George Shepherd Page, of Summit,
~ j. former president of the American Flshcuitueai
Association. Not until the doors closed at hight dio
the people stop pouring through the market 10 sec
the exhibition. 1t proud day for Richard Mars
land, Mr.. Baelsfords superintendent, whose skilfui
hands arranged the display.
Those who wanted to buy trout could get them by
paying 81 a pound for Long Island brook trout and
so cents pound for those from Canada
IL WINS q great day for anglers likewise and
better day. gray and cloudy for Turing the cautious
trout in his native haunts could not have been mad
sportsmen with rods, baskets and all the accoutre-
ments of the sport numerous among the pas
sengers on the early trains that left Long Island
CITY Yesterday There was fishing in other parts
of the State also.
The founder season IS also OPEN and the "nounder
train on the Harlem River Branch of the New YORK,
New.Iaven and Hartford Railroad is now running The
trains leaves Harlem station at so a. H.
In Rockand County, at the foot of the Ramapo Range
| lies a Wild billy bit OF country, watered by
two brooks the Crum and the Demorest, which are
| full of miniature cascades aud aldcrfringed pools,
dark and DIM where trout hide. The Crum rises from
spring In the woods, while the Dcmorest Is the outee
OF chain of three lakes situated on natural ter
! races one above the other. the largest one Delhg
twenty three feet deep at its upper end The three
lakes covering about twelve acres as well as tle
two brooks which are about three miles long, are
| controlled by the Quaspeake Club, under thirty
years lease The club also controls the nshlng ana
shooting privileges 800 acres additional for
period of fifteen years. The upper lake was stocked
by the club in the spring of 1890 with 10000 lake
| or salmon trout and with the same quantity TINS
wear while the lower lake was stocked with loooo
california or rainbow trout this spring. as well as with
| I 600. vearlings DemOrest and Crum brooks were
also stocked with these, as well as with loooo
German and American trout They also liberated MY
nors OF virginia dual last March, and this together
with tbe natural resources Of the land, should make
fine shooting. as all are carefully protected by the
| clubs warden.
The surrounding country, apart from It's charm OF
aS,I iovelnesS and rugged beauty, Is Interesting
pfealiv and many OF the old Revolutionary land
IloG are left Almost in sight OF the cluohVise
lands an old red sandstone building where ou SIss
Tan Uonien fed Mad Anthony Waynes troops Wiki
tbav nassed on their way to make history DS cap'r-
ing stony Point -, ... >-o,, Ci+,, +te distance
t,onn which to New-YOrk Is tnrty-tWo miles, euaoi"e
Ino 10 reach New York in two hours A.,
The season was formally opened yeSteT1d1S 3 2 T
enrs of the club who President, H. r. De U,uI,'
oSident Rowerv Savings Bank; vice president y; ~:
PiCoIoW of the GansevO0rt savings BANK $1,000
d troas,lrer G. F. Sergeant OF Spadng ~ btVseS
anu committee A. Poidebard, James NJ Ierui anu
Wnliam r. Harris Editor American Angler