FOTIEST AND STREAM. 



very handsome ting, ami is 

 eyes, like Fairy, he- would 

 and .lo rnu great, ir.dr n-i I 



li tin- rlis 



ill be liani to hunt.. I tluak I 

 ~ . tlarlc note. 



li. Laveiiack. 



Tkk SnKEi- QuES'in >>,-.— Editor ForeU and fit-ream : In 

 response to your request I'or information in regard to bitches 

 worrying sheep, I send you the following FttQtS: The Hon. 

 W. O. Hiinuniiii, of Rowland, Me., once owned a magnificent 

 block Newfoundland biteh, which not only killed the neigh- 

 bors 1 sheep, but even her own master's, in the barnyard. 

 She became so savage that her master was obliged lo keep tier 

 constantly chained. 'and, finding he would be obliged lo kill 

 her. he possessed one of her pupa to supply her place One 

 night, when the youngster was about nine months old, its 

 mother succeeded in gelling her head out of the collar, aud, 

 taking the pup, repaired to a small island at the mouth of the 

 Seliois, on which a Mr. Roberts was pasturing a flock of 

 twenty sheep, among which was a, very large buck. Of these 

 the two dogs killed fifteen outright, aud mangled the others 

 so had I y that three of them had to he butchered, one ewe 

 and the old buck alone surviving The latter made such a 

 gallant nod ih -sperat e tight, in defence of his Dock that the 

 biteh was unable to gel "home, and the pup was in nearly as 

 bad condition as his mother. ' The havoc was at first aupposed 

 to be done In/ bears, but, the trucks on the wet Sand of I he 

 bench were clearly those of dogs, and on being followed up 

 the culprits were discovered more dead than alive. Mr. Kam- 

 nnit promptly-paid Hie damage, and us promptly immolated 

 " Old Penolla " on the altar of his wrath. The pup was never 

 known lo go within a rod of a sheep afterwards. I can vouch 

 farthe above facts, but am bound to state that in the course 

 of a long experience among sheep-killing dogs it is the only 

 instance of a bilcU attacking sheep that "has ever fallen under 

 my observation. Penobscot. 



Coijrmijha, Nevada, Aug. 22, 1878. 



PuBSHRS. Loses a Dkah Littlk Friend— Editor Forest 

 and Stream: Ensconced iu my old leather easy chair, in slip- 

 pers, with my brown old meerschaum, I settled myself tlown 

 this evening for a covet smoke, aud opened the last number 

 of the Fokest and Stream and prepared to enjoy the perusal 

 of its columns. As I turned its pages I was pleased to find 

 iu the communicnlion of " G. L. A." a sympathising and con- 

 geuial spirit. I was glad to see that a kindred soul appreci- 

 ated my views on the intelligent companionship of dogs, I 

 say to "G. L. A.," "Let, us shake." But rny soul is sad to- 

 night, and "G. L. A." will appreciate and understand my 

 sorrow v. hen I say that one of my dearest, little pets died last 

 night, root- little I'rincc! He was a lovely dog, and had 

 been, wont to coil himself up in my lap evenings as I smoked 

 and read. A week ago be began to droop and pine, and look- 

 ing up in my face with sad, meaning? eves, said : "I am sick. 

 Can you not do Something for tile?" I took down " Stone- 

 heftge" and "Hallock's Sportsman's Gazetteer," and sought 

 some remedy to fit ihe case. I could find no parallel descrip- 

 tion of poor Prince's ailments. I tried various remedies. 

 called in a Irh'ud of experience, but the disease baffled our 

 efforts and the poor dog continued to get, worse. Last even- 

 ing 1 brought him in aud laid him on the sofa, wrapped him 

 in warm blankets. But he. was restless, aud groaned ; and as 

 I sat by him and smoothed dowu his silken ringlets, he would 

 raise his head, and looking up with his two large, lustrous 

 eyes appealingly, seemed to understand that his end was near. 

 About twelve o'clock he essayed to rise, and creeping into my 

 lap, raised his head and tried to reach my face, which he 

 licked, and placing his little paws around my neck, gave one 

 convulsive shudder and fell back dead, with his eyes fixed 

 on mine. Covering him up with a shawl, I sat the sad hours 

 of the night through, and at sunrise buried him under a rose- 

 bush iu the garden. To-night I am sitting here sadly with a 

 cloud of sorrow upon my heart. And how much I miss that 

 little dog none wdio has not learned to love such a little pet 

 can know. I shall miss his joyous bark of welcome when I 

 come home at night, and his winning ways. He was only a 

 little dog, it is true, but he loved me and I loved biin. "How 

 ridiculous)" will some unsympatbizing reader exclaim, "to 

 ■waste so much sentiment on a dog." JSfot so will ray friend 

 "Q-. L. A.," say, Iumagine, for he at least will appreciale my 

 sorrow. It is true 1 have other dogs, and little Nelly Bly is 

 sitting at my feet, with beseeching" eyes, trying vainly to at- 

 tract iny attention, and says plainly, "Let me' take the place 

 of poor Prince." But no, little girl ; you are a nice little doggy, 

 but you are not Prince— not to-night, Kelly. It is too soon. 



" G. L. A." will find papers to his initial address at the 



pOSt Office. PODGERS. 



San Francisco, Aug. 26, 1878. 



Irfltjbnce of Previous Sires.— From an exceedingly in- 

 telligent article in the Live Stock Gazette, we take the follow- 

 ing: 



With regard to dogs, some interesting facts have fallen 

 under my notice, which may prove to be both useful and en- 

 tertaining to those interested. I possessed a thoroughbred 

 Collie dog and bitch ; ihe latter had already littered several 

 times, the puppies being thoroughbred. However, on one 

 occasion, the hitch got lined by a mongrel greyhound, which 

 was killed very shortly after this event (the circumstance 

 took place after the collie had been lined by the dog of her 

 own breed). In due course of time she pupped, four of the 

 offspring being black-and-tan, resembling the collie, while 

 three, were of the bluish color and build of the mongrel grey- 

 hound, impossible to mistake. The collie bitch reiiiaiued in 

 my possession for years after the time referred to, and was 

 never lined again by any other dog than the collie, yet not 

 one litter did she have subsequent to the greyhound's death, 

 without throwing one or more pups beating an undeniable re- 

 semblance to the mongrel. In conclusion, I may add that 

 mosl , rL-breeders know only too well, and often to their 

 cost, that animals, whether mares, cows, sheep or dogs, will 

 throw back; therefore, when I take into Consideration the 

 practical experience both of others and myself iu such mat- 

 ters, I cannot agree with the comparative few who think that 

 "after the production of offspring from quadrupeds, no con- 

 article iu the Lice Mock -Journal, of May 10, by Mr. Frith, 

 who also mentions an instance of a gray pony being served by 

 a male ass, and subsequently by horses ; after which he goes 

 on to say that the fouls got by the latter had no appearance of 

 the ass, 'not even the long ears.' It has certainly come 

 nnder my cognizance iu many cases that mares, after throw- 

 ing mule foals, have thrown perfect horse foals ; but these 



instances do not disprove the well-known fact among a numer- 

 ous class of practical stock-breeders, that the coneeptive in- 

 fluence of previous sires most, certainly and undeniably re- 

 mains iu almost innumerable instances to a very marked ex- 

 tent. George Beaumont. 



Salrs.— Mr. T. A. Fowler has purchased for Mr. John 

 Gibb, of Orange, K. J., Hash, a lemon and white pointer. 

 Dash was one of the Boston prize winners. 



Salic oi- Dream and Sefton.— ,T. Addison Smith, Esq., of 

 Baltimore, has disposed of the pair to Mr. E. A, Willard, of 

 Jonesboro, 111, for §500. Bream has been already shipped. 

 Seffcon remains with the Baltimore Kennel Club to be thor- 

 oughly broken. Mr. Amos Kelley has charge of Scftou, and 

 ho will have him ready by the 1st of December. 



Whelps.— East Aurora, N. Y., Aug. 20.— Mr. John W. 

 Perry's Gordon sotter Belle whelped four dogs, one bitch, 

 Aug. 17, by Turk, formerly of Chicago. 



Washington, I). ft, Sqit. 1. — 0. L. Keller's orange and 

 white setter Bird whelped to Duke eight dogs and foor 

 hitches. 



Namks Claimed. — C. L. Keller claims the name of Glenroy 

 and Leonora for his black and white pups. 



ffachting mid Ranting, 



HIGH WATElt FOit '1*1112 WEEK. 



Date. 



Boston. 



Sen York. 



Charleston, 





a. m. 



1 21 



s as 



9 IT 



in ir> 



10 64 



11 31 

 Id 



H. M. 



a 55 



3 03 

 13 02 

 fl El- 



-l 91 

 8 119 

 3 ill 



8 IT 



4 19 



5 14 



5 59 



6 8.1 



7 11 

 7 47 



Sent i 



Sept a 



8apt !l 



nei't in 



Sept It 



Sept IS 



CRUISE OF THE NEW YORK YACHT 

 CLUB. 



(Concluded.) 



ALL day Thursday, Aug. lo, there was so little wind that 

 the two divisions of the fleet. Rambler, Dreadnought, 

 Estelle and Recreation at Tarpaulin Cove, aud the rest at 

 Holmes' Hole, remained at anchor, their crews mostly en- 

 gaged in fishing. In the evening word was passed to get un- 

 oer way early next morning, and make for .Newport again. 

 The yachts iu Tarpaulin Cove hove up at, half-past five Fri- 

 day morning, Dreadnought paniug company off Cutty Huuk 

 to have some fishing. Kstelle and Rambler kept on their 

 course, and after a fair day's sail namo to in Newport Harbor 

 at ah. 30m. aud 3h. 10m. p. u. The other division, under 

 Commodore Kane, made sail at 6:50 a. m. the same day, with 

 the wind light, from S. W. and the tide on (he last of the 

 flood. Volante had Recreation and Eugene (Capt. Clarence 

 E. Brown), lately added to the squadron, as her special an- 

 tagonists. Vixen, Regina and Active formed another Class by 

 themselves, while Vision and l/racie proposed tackling each 

 other. Among the second class schooners were Clio and 

 Foam, and Intrepid and Restless among the keels. Volante 

 was first to pay around ; the rest followed close astern, ex- 

 cepting Foam, who was delayed some ten minutes. AH set 

 clubs and lib topsails. Passing West Chop, Regina and 

 Vision were in the lead, with Nereid, Active, Intrepid, Rest- 

 less and Clio close aboard, and Madeleine, Vision, Eugenie, 

 Volante, Recreation, Grade and Foam forming a second di- 

 vision astern. Clio drew ahead, but lost ground upon making 

 a beard to the southward, and it took her a couple of hours 

 to make good the difference. The day was just one to suit 

 her, though, and so she again came out ahead of the lot. 

 Toward noon, when off Tarpaulin Cove, Vixen had worked 

 out ahead, followed by Regin-a., Vision and Clio. To leeward 

 were the Nereid, Restless and Active. The wind veered to 

 the west and fell light, showers often killing what there was 

 of it. Clio got a streak of wind and closed up on the smaller 

 craft ahead, but was led by quite a distance, passing the Sow 

 and Pigs Lightship, by both Vixen and Regina. As soon as 

 sheets were eased off. Oracle seemed to be doing better, for 

 she ran by Vision. On the wiud they seemed pretty evenly 

 matched, though Oracle had a foul bottom at the 

 time. Both indulged in a luffing match, which 

 was ended by Oracle slipping through the other's 

 lee after they had gone far out of their course. 

 Nereid in ihe meantime had chosen the passage through 

 Wood's Hole and has a rapping tide lo shove tier along. She 

 did bo well that when the rest fetched into port they, much to 

 their astonishment, found her quietly riding at her anchorage. 

 Clio let go at oh. 43m., preceded by Vixen some 34m. 40s., 

 Regina next at 5h. 43m. 30s, , Madeleine (ih. 10m., Gracu 6h. 

 tOm, 30s., Vision 6h. 20m., Intrepid 7h. 30m., ActiveTh. 40m., 

 the rest not timed. Regina carried away her topmast, or she 

 would have given a better account, of herself. Commodore 

 Kane informed Mr. Johnson Gdpin, secretary of the Citizens' 

 G'ommittee, that the club was compelled to decline the offer 

 of a " Citizens' Cup," as the fleet would disband. The offer, 

 however, would be kindly remembered by them. We have 

 already made some remarks concerning the donation of this 

 cup, and think that if the committee will follow our sugges- 

 tions they will meet with a more satisfactory result ne.xt'sea- 

 son. It was next day resolved to disband, ami many of the 

 yachts then went off cruising on their individual responsibili- 

 ties. The commodore and officers have done much through 

 their zeal in organizing and carrying out the programme so 

 successfully to justify the congratulations they received upon 

 the happy termination of the cruise. It was I o ho regretted 

 that so little windward wor . was put in by the fleet, as nearly 

 the whole cruise may be termed a sail down-hill, and the real 

 qir lilies of ih" craft and their captains were called into play 

 only to a limited extent. The sailing proved pretty con- 

 clusively that off the wind at least, the keel boats are craft 

 nol to be despised, aud that among the lighter schooners Clio 

 is hard to beat, while in the lirst-ela^s Ctylie must be con- 

 sidered as about the best on an average. But, as we before 

 said, such tests as these were are but meagre in their results. 

 Volante deserves a word of praise for the plucky and persist- 

 ent manner in which Mr. Bobert Center tools her, aud the 

 conscientious way in which she accompanied the big fellows 

 from first gun to last. If Muriel had shown up a little more 

 iu company with others it would have helped solve the riddle 

 cutlers vs.' sloops, though just out of the builders bauds, with 

 the paint hardly dry, no one will blame her designer or owner 



from keeping aloof until she is in trim to enable her skipper 

 to get all out of her that there is in her. Dreadnought is 

 certainly to be classed among the finest and fastest of our 

 seaworthy schooners, and her equal is not in commission this 

 year. Intrepid did very well, and came up to the intentions 

 of her owner, for no one will deny but that she is a whole- 

 sonic, able arid fairly fast craft, just what she was designed 

 for. Vision never got into a seaway or Grade would have 

 badly beaten her. Active proved herself smart and handy, 

 and the Regina was exceedingly well handled, a fact, by the 

 way, to which she owes mueh of her success. The cruise of 

 the N. Y. Y. O. may in ' anted as an example for others 



to follow next year. 



YACHTING NEWS. 

 Nahasskt Regatta..— Mr. Editor : The second Union 

 Regatta of Ihe Nahasset Yacht Club was sailed Saturday 

 off Pleasant Beach, Cohasset, and was by far the most 

 successful race of the season in our waters. The 

 entries numbered one hundred and four, of w blob. 

 about seventy started. The day opened auspicou-ly 

 with a light southeast breeze, which, as ihe hour lor starting 

 drew nigh, veered more to the south and blew very fresh, At, 

 a quarter past one o'clock the preparatory gun was fired for 

 the that-class centreboards and keels to come into hue; and 

 after a short delay, arising from the difficulty of getting so 

 many boats into line, the second gun was fired for the start, 

 aud off they all went in a bunch, wind abeam, and lugging all 

 Ihe sail each one could carry The second-class centreboards 

 then lost no time in getting In line, and were soon dispatched 

 after the larger class, many of them reeled sod laying over 

 well before the breeze, which by ihis time was very fresh and 

 squally. The third-class centreboards and second" class keels 

 then came into li' e antl were soon flying after the r< st, These 

 yachts all sailed the same course, which was nine mileB in 

 length and at times pretty rough, giving some of the smaller 

 craft quite a shaking and preventing a number of timid 

 skippers from completing the course. Next came the spi cial 

 class for very small yachts, of which there were a great many, 

 and, as they started on their short course in shore, they 

 looked from a distance as if they were all sail and no boat. 

 When ail were started the sight was as pretly as could be de- 

 sired, and in fact the number of starters was greater than in 

 any club race ever sailed here. Besides the racing boats, the 

 bay was filled wiih larger yachts, some at anchor and some 

 sailing over the course, and all full of interested spectators. 

 The beach and all available points on shore were also lined 

 with spectators, and the steamer Rose SUmrlish carried a large 

 party over the course. When the race was about ball' com- 

 pleted the breeze suddenly died away, and, after several very 

 uncertain puffs, came out very light from the southwest, and, 

 as is usual in such cases, favored some of the yachts more 

 than others, but did not materially aliei the result, although 

 it enabled many unfortunates to explain why they did not 

 win. The Fancy in the second class, aud the Psycfie iu the 

 third both lost their masts early in the race, the Psyche's 

 going short off at the deck. As both these yachts had hollow 

 masts it gave those who do not believe in their strength a 

 chance to crow. There we^e several miuor accidents, but 

 otherwise the race went off in a highly satisfactory manner, 

 much being due to the efforts of Mr, Tower, who kindly al- 

 lowed his yacht to be used as judges' boat, and wb< i welcomed 

 the yachtsmen and their friends on board in a most cordial 

 manner. The times of the three leading boats in each class 

 are given below. Judges: E. D. Peters, J. P. Hawcs, Jr., 

 A. A. H. Meredith, W. Lloyd Jeffries and E. H. Hawes: 



FIRST-CLASS CHNTKKB0ABD8. 



Corrected 



Tune. Length. 



Nnmes. . OwnerB. h. m. s. It. la. 



F:im. limn Arthur Burgess 1 17 2a %, (i 



folly J. V. bhijpparcl l 19 si us 3 



Eva, T.M.famitti 1 23 18 25 4 



FIBBT-CLA8S KBEI.S. 



Clvde.'. Plllingbam & Bond 1 23 18 24 6 



Annie \V. L. Anderson 1 St 03 23 



Lottie F.W.Webster 1 81 39 2(1 



SECOND-CLASS CENTBEHOAKIlS. 



Scamp JotmBryant 1 10 15 18 



WturWllch ll.T. Hutchines 1 17 31 19 



Thistle VV. H. Liwhlleld 1 19 16 20 S 



ftKOOND CLASS KBBLS. 



Fairy O.A.Perkins 1 33 41 (?)2l 4 



mi,,,, .... .. .J G. Clluiuoera 1 84 09 21 2 



Little Charlie B. A. Ransom. 1 41 23 16 3 



First prize not decided until fairy Is measured. 



THIRD-CLASS CKNTBEBOAR1IS. 



Dolly Varden A.M. Cleverly 1 SO 33 16 o 



B.sste G. V. TJprmm, Jr 1 8S 04 IS 



sea Mew G. IMlowe 1 38 60 1G 10 



Bl'ECIAL CLASS. 



Frolic-, H.M.KnowKu 1 0T 03 13 tl 



Cttatlotte. oiro. t-iarraway 1 IU 33 IS u 



Morn Lee C.A.Borden 1 10 5S 12 $ 



V. 

 Brooklyn Yacht Club. — Owing to the paucity of yachts 

 ready to join the squadron of the Brooklyn Yacht Club tor 

 the annual cruise, this event has fallen through. Tho yachts 

 were to have met Monday, August 26, at Glen Cove, but only 

 ModeUine and Kate were on hand. Commodore Wallacb 



mg indisposed, did not put in an 

 flagship liresent. Word had been 

 secretary to the vice-commodore to 

 came of it. This is to be regretted, 

 failure was not entirely unexpected. 

 late in the season. Most yachtsuier 

 in the previous cruises of the Sea ws 

 York yacht clubs, and the vacat 



app.a 



nt ihr 

 COM 



the 



gh the club's 



■; but nothing 



but we must confess the 



Ihe date was fixed too 



had already taken nart 



haka, Atlantic and New 



was at an endj 



The calls of business were omnipotent, and but few craft 

 could be gathered at the rendezvous. Moreover, others had 

 left these latitudes and were scattered along the coast down 

 East, unwilling to give up their private cruising for the sake 

 of going over the same ground again withiu the narrow eon- 

 lines of the Sound, which, by the way, is becomii g jusi a 

 little too tedious to do more than once or twicu a season 

 The Corinthian spirit is seeking fields and pastures now. and 

 will not readily be pent, up within the set limits of a hundred 

 miles or so of mill pond sailing. Which club will be the 

 first to break the cast-iron custom of a cruise up Ihe Sound 

 and show the stuff it is made of by changing its courso next 

 year and heading lo the south ? 



Tnu Yawl Rio.- -Great curiosity was manifested to see 

 how the Fawn would sail iu her new dandy rig, and she sur- 

 prised everybody by the manner in which she behaved. It 

 was said she never sailed so well before, and never looked 

 better. The new rig is certainly v,-ry becoming to her and 

 certainly very convenient.— Pacific Life. 



Bkviirly YAorrr Cldb.— The forty-third regatta of this club 

 and the third championship regalia of the year will be sailed 



