New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-31

at our first haul" said Professor Bean. We
nu,,ad nm tuo black bass one Of which weighed
three and half pounds, also yellow pe'0"
Weighing one and half pounds W non 'o'H
the perch out Of the seine the color was " So'''
yellow. ana l mistook it for a large foIihsh
In fact | remarked, What a beautiful specimen
OF a goldfish. But after II had been paced III
the can we had with the Characteristic p'a'h
bands appeared and We knew IN" raS'a Ma"
been trying TO deceive. The fact that another
perch caught later on the same day a''cu j"
precisely the same manner confirmed me !" ny
opinion that this Is a trick OF TINS Na'le'! '''
deceiving the goldfish. upon when they prey.
nv making their appearance similar 10 that OF
the goldfish they get In among the 'a''ef VIZ"
out causing alarm. ana then HaNe u" @' ~
securing a good meal
Professor Bean said that the white perch were
the commonest variety OF FISH found III the AN
There were about half bushel OF TINS kihd III
zach haul. none weighing over quarter OF
Mound 4 few small yellow perch. common sun
0sb and goldfish were also taken. Several carp
vero canturcd one being n big fellow. Weighing
Ton ,ounds This last specimen Is now the KING
min IN tho carp tank at the Aquarium anu
uears q decidedly ",abascO' expression, az II III
,,.aead with the change Of his circumstances
"We had genuine surprise, sad FRO
fcssor Bean "by securing several Unusually
large fresh-water musses. one we took IN
measured by Az inches. | have never seen
It's equal outside the Mississippi Valley. These
were taken from the lake near the boathouse
by means Of dip-not.
II appears that these mussels have existed IN
the lake for some time for both the boatmeh
and policemen knew Of their presence PROBES
sor Rean was unable to account for their unusual
size in any way other than that the supply OF
food required by them must abound Another IN
teresting result of the expedition was the oppor-
tunity It afforded for making comparisons be-
tween the fish family Of the Central Park lake
and the Prospect Park lake 4 peculiar difference
was found to cxis.. a greater variety is to be
found in Central Park. the lakes being full OF
feb BELONGING 10 the ninnow family. In Pros
meet Park none Of these are found. The number
az the fish family in Brookyns park is not great,
hut the individuals grow to unusual size. There
fore the conclusion Is drawn that the feeding
there IS Of character designed to delight the
palate OF fish epicures.
Professor Bean related also feat accom-
pllshed by Captain Smith In catching In the big
lake in Prospect Park an eel weighing seven
pounds The Captain was out rowing one day,
accompanied by a small boy. They were drift
ing idly near the shore. when the boy espied an
object or the surface Of he water only a few
feet from land The Captain directed his course
toward the object. and was amazed to discover
a large eel. evidently sound asleep Having with
him no paraphernalia for catching fish, and being
at the same time anxious to secure such me
specimen. the Captain played a successful trick
on the slumberng fish. He drew his boat up
parallel with the shore ard balanced himself in
the boat so that the gunwale next the eel sank
to the waters edge then reaching over he
placed his hands in such position that when
he attempted to lift they would catch the eel ard
balance its weight In the centre Then he seized
the eel. which. startled from Its s!umbers, made
leap. and landed. just as the Captain had
planned right in the boat. 1t was a great feat
and the fish was cooked FOR the Captains table