FOREST AND STREAM. 



celfent help in getting from plane to place, and supplies 

 a valuable escape from the monotony Of CftltUS, but after all 

 the real beauty of yachting is in sailing the yacht. For this 

 reason he always spread canvas when lie could, and used 

 steam only iu cases of necessity. His first crafl of the 

 auxiliary steam description was the Meteor, then he trans- 

 ferred himself aud family to the Kothui, in which lie mads an 

 extended Transatlantic voyage. Our readers may remember 

 the little steamer, three-masted schooner rig, with a small 

 mizzen only, as she lay off the Battery during her 

 owner's stay in New York. He afterward sold this steamer 

 to Mr. Ash'bniy. of Dipoiiia fame, and had built the beautiful 

 Sunhraw., H u iron auxiliary screw of about 500 tons, and bark- 

 anline rig. His cruise around the world in her recently, 

 which is so ably described by both himself aud Mra llrassey 

 iu their books on the cruise, is still fresh in the minds ot l lie 

 public. Mr. Brassey never did much racing, as he had not 

 l.hc time to spare, and uuless he could be aboard Ins own 

 craft and tool her over the course himself, he could not sec 

 the pleasure of "racing by telegraph," merely allowing his 

 sailing-master to do the racing and inform him by telegram 

 of the result. 



OAR AND PADDLE. 

 Metropolitan Folioe Beqatta. 



The first anuual regatta of the New York Police was held 

 on the Harlem River, Sept. :>. The arrangements for keeping 

 the course clear were not of the best, and in general the mana" 

 gement of the affair was more or leas slipshod. However, 

 with this year's experience m a lesson, we look for material 

 improvement in many directions when the next event of this 

 kind takes place. As the police are being called upon oftener 

 from year to year to attend regattas, keep things in order and 

 especially the courses clear, oarsmen generally will view with 

 favor the fancy displayed by the valiant knights of the law for 

 the shell and the sculls. It will serve to educate many of the 

 force to the requirements of racing, aud they will be. able 

 better to appreciate the necessity of keeping hummers iu 

 steam launches out. of the water of competing crews, a meas- 

 ure so badly neglected at the recent regatta of the Metropoli- 

 tan Association of Amateur Oarsmen. The course was two 

 miles and a turn, from Gates' dock to stakeboat at McGOmb's 

 Dam Bridge and return. During the earlier races the tide 

 was on the last of the flood and water slack for the last two ; 

 wind fresh aud water lumpy. Mr. Win. Blakie was referee. 



First race, single-scull shells.— J. Pilkingion, 25th Precinct; 

 L. Quinn, 29th Precinct. Quiuu took the lead, but at the half 

 mile Pilkingion went to the front, turned first and won easily 

 in 18m. 28£s., Quiun's time ISm. 29 Js. 



Second race, single scull working boats. — M. Carroll, 80th 

 Precinct ; C. Brady, 1st Precinct ; J. Roach, 28th Precinct ; 

 J. J. Donovan, 2;Jd Precinct. Brady led off, but Carroll went 

 to the front and won easily in 17m. 25 Js. Brady second, Roach 

 third, Donovan fourth. Oarroll pulled iu an outrigged boat 

 and was protested against. 



Third race, pair-oared gigs.— Entries : 23d Precinct, J. T. 

 Donovan and J. G. Stevens, J. McOtellan, coxswain; 29th 

 Precinct, L. Quinu and \V. Phelps, T. Dempsey, coxswain. 

 At the halt' mile the 23d Precinct led Ivy two lengths, aud in- 

 creased the distance all the way, winning easily in 17m. SJs. 



Fourth race, double-scull working hoats. — Entries: 25 th 

 Precinct, J. Pilkingion and J. W. Phillips; 1st Precinct, 0. 

 Brady and P. Scallon ; 10th Precinct, H. Gibson and W. H. 

 Hughes. The last crew gavo up after pulling a short dis- 

 tance. Pilkiugton and Phillips drew ahead, retained the 

 lead aud won by three lengths, time 18m. .Sis. Brady and 

 HCallOU second, 18m. 40is. While this race was being pulled 

 the steam launch Little Charlie was rammed uuderthe Seneca's 

 guards by the haymaker that was steering lier, and all hands 

 were dumped into the water, but finally rescued. 



Fifth race, four-oared barges. — Entries: 25th Precinct, J. 

 Pilkingion, bow, A. Eraser, "j. O. Gilligan, J. W. Phillips, 

 flroke, O. Garland, coxswain; 4th Precinct, M. Crowley, 

 bow, T. Barrett, B. Meyers, J. Canovan, stroke, J. Duun, 

 coxswain; 2<Jth Precinct, L. Keatimr, bow, J. Perry, J. GafT- 

 ney, M. Walsh, stroke. J. K. Pr.ce, coxswain ; HthPrecmct, 

 H. Burden, bow, W. H. Webb, J. Sarvis, D. Leary, stroke, 

 J. Sheridan, coxswain. The last crew gave up at the half 

 mile. The 11th and 25th Precincts fouled, the former stop- 

 ping to row, the other being considerably delayed. The 25th 

 went to work again aud drew up on the two leaders. The 

 4th rounded first, 2ilthnext, 25th third. ' Ou the home-stretch 

 the latter went ahead aud won in 11m. lG4s. The 4th second 

 in 14m. 22§s., and the 29th l3st in 14rn. 51:'s. 



Palisade Boat ton.- The annual regatta of this club 

 was held Sept. (i, on the Hudson, near 1'onkers. Course 

 from Valentine's Bane, up the river to the Gas-house Dock, 

 at Yonkcrs, one mile aud a half straight away. Regatta 

 Committee : Messrs. 11. G. .lackaon, M. F. Kowe, if. 11 Starr, 

 11. B. Moore and J. M. Jackson. Starter, Mr. F. Reese. 

 First Race— Trial heat for four-oured shelis. Entries: H. T. 

 Keyser and Columbia. The latter had outside position, and 

 went ahead, pulling i)S, but their steering was not of the best 

 at the start. At the haif-milc they led by half a length, which 

 they improved up to the finish, winning by Jive lengths in 9m. 

 38{s. Second race, trial heat for four-oared shells. Entries : 

 Two fresh crews in the same boats as used in first caoo. 

 Keyser took the lead, and won by three lengths in 9m. 254s. 

 Third race, for junior sculls. Entries: C. H. Harriett aud T. 

 H. Silkman. The latter caught the water first, and kept a 

 good lead all the way. 'lime, 10m. 10-is. Fourth race, final 

 heat for fours. Entries: Columbia, A. O. Lawrence, bow ; 

 W. B. Moore, F. W. Ritter, U. U. Thayer, stroke ; Keyser, 

 L. Frazier, bow ; E. M. Jackson, W. H. Stewart, A. Moffat, 

 stroke. Both got away well together, lml, Columbia gradu- 

 ally forged ahead, aud improved her lead every minute. They 

 won by four lengths in 8m. 34is. Fifth race, single son. Is. 

 open to residents of Yonkers. Entries: G. Corning, F. Post, 

 W. Bromley and W. Thomson. Mr. Post, took the lead and 

 won by ten lengths in 11m. 22s., Mr. Corning second, . i, 

 Bromley third, Mr. Thomson distanced. Sixth race aight- 

 Dared barges. Entries: Captain's crew, W. Atleck, Jr., how: 

 W. B. Moore, II. M. Underbill,, H, 0. Jackson, W. H. 

 Guernsey, T. H. Silkman, I. Frazier, H. B. Stair, stroke, and 

 C. II. Harriott, coxswain. Lieutenant's crew, J- Moffat, bow; 

 C. H. Rowland. C. B. P. Underbill, H. T. Keyser, H. H. 

 Thayer, W. 11. Meyers, A. Moffat, W. H. Stewart, stroke 

 and P. \V. Bitter, coxswain. Captain's crew had inside gost 

 lion and made the best start, when the stroke caught a genuine 

 crab, giving the others a chance to catch up. They held to- 

 gether a short distance, but the captain's crew drew out 

 ahead slowly. The race was closely contested, aud proved 

 the most interesting of the day. The" captain's crew won in 

 8m. 12{s., the lieutenant's crew second in 8m. 31 is. Atouuia- 

 ment with lances, padded at the end, finished the day's sport. 



Raisis Rivet; Navy. -The fourth annual regatta of the 

 Raisin Kiver Navy was held at, Monroe, Midi., tiept. 5, and 



: a UOCess in all respects. Course oue mile and return, for 

 all except donate and stogie sMIb. In the (our-oared races 

 the entries were : Centennials, of Detroit ; Undines, of Toledo; 

 Amateurs and Floral Cities, of Monroe. The first named won 

 the final heat in Mm. 10s. In the single-seull race Bowlesby, 

 the winner at the Newark regatta of the N. A. A. O., had a 

 walk-over. Time, one mile, 9m. 3Gs. In the double-sculls 

 the Wyandottes won in 7m. 9s,, beating the Undines after a 

 ciose race. Iu the six-oared shell race the Florals won by a 

 length in 13m. 83is., beating the Undines. The Sboe-wae- 

 cae-nielles were not entered, but gave au exhibition pull to the 

 delight of the spectators. 



Nonpareils and MOHTATOfl.— A four-oared shell race was 

 rowed ou Jersey South Cove, Jersey City, between the crews 

 of the Nonpareil Boat Club, of Philadelphia, and the Moutauk 

 Boat Club, of New York, Judges. Messrs. Verplank and 

 Brown. Course, three miles with a turn. An even start was 

 made, but Nonpareils soon took the lead. At the turn Mon- 

 tauks had closed the gap, the other crew fouling the stake. 

 Montauks kept their lead and won hy a length in 20m. 7^s. 

 The crews were as follows : Montauks— Charles Belli, bow ; 

 James Monroe, No. 3; William Whiter, No. 3; Charles 

 Lewis, stroke, and James Ryan, coxswain. Nonpareils — 

 Joseph Girard, bow; William Aikens, No. 2 ; Edward Gan- 

 non, No. 3 ; John Hauiade, stroke, aud Joseph Clark, cox- 

 swain. 



Haklan Rboatta.— The sculler, Ed. Hanlon, gave a two 

 clays' regatta at Toronto August 80 and 91. In the profes- 

 sional scullers' race on the first day E. Morris beat Flaisted, 

 Wallace Boss, Pat Luther, W. McKen, A. Elliott and Ed. 

 Ross iu the order named. On the second day Pat Luther won 

 iu tho skiff race, beatitig Elliott, Partille, Adair and Hum- 

 phries. 



A. PiiiLADHLvrriA Foci;.— tlithcrlo the City of Brotherly 

 Love las been remarkable for the entire absence of profes- 

 sional oarsmen native to her waters. This deficiency is to be 

 supplied by a four-oared crew with the Ward Brothers form- 

 ing a neuoleus. Ellis Ward is captain. The Wards are still 

 trying to bring about a match with Eaulkner aud Reagan. 



Rowing in tub South.— The Junior Pour, of the Palmetto 

 Bout Club of this city, have just returned from Augusta, 

 where they pulled against a picked crew on the 27th. Tho 

 race was very close and exciting at the start and for a short 

 distance, but. the capital rowing of the Charleston boys soon 

 took them ahead, which position they kept to the finish. The 

 Augusta crew steered too close in shore, and lost the usa of 

 their port oar for some time, which impeded their progress 

 very considerably. The Charleston crew speak in the highest 

 terms of the splendid hospitality shown Ihem by their brother 

 boatmeu and everybody else in Augusta. 



Charleston, 8, C, Aug. 31. T. 



Eogbwatkb Rowinu Association.— The first annual regatta 

 of this amateur association was held at Pleasant Valley oil the 

 Hudson, Saturday, Sept. 7. Tide, strong flood ; wind brisk 

 and quite a sea on. Single-sculls won by Frank Dewitt in 

 13m. 4ls., beating Antonio O'Brien, James Annette, Jr., John 

 A. AVinterburn, Geo. Lasker and Clarence weeks. Pair-oars 

 won by Resolutes in 18m. 55£s., beating the Waverleys. 

 Double-sculls won by James Fitzgerald and Frank Dewitt iu 

 9m. 24js., beating Rich. Annette and Geo. Lasher and J, A, 

 Winterburn and Clarence Weeks. A series of scrub races 

 followed. Col. Emmons Clark and Geo. Aidee were the 

 judges. 



Couktney-Hahlan Match.— Another change in the pro- 

 gramme. It is now asserted definitely for the fiftieth time that 

 all preliminaries between these two great oarsmen have been 

 settled, aud that Courtney has even gone so far as to affix his 

 signature and put up $500 forfeit. There has been so much 

 bucking and filling about this proposed race that people begin 

 to look with doubt upon its ever really coming off. The 

 latest advices transfer the scene of the match from Owasco 

 Lake to the Lachine course near Montreal. Stakes, $3,500 a 

 side and $6,000 more thrown in by the citizens of Montreal, 

 the latter having somewhat spontaneously answered a telegram 

 of inquiry to that effect, though when it comes to putting up 

 the cash, it will probably dwindle down considerably. Time, 

 October 2 ; distance, five miles. The race will not be for the 

 championship. That is reserved for a second occasion, 

 though the first race will be quite likely to settle the question 

 of superiority in such a manner that a subsequent trial for the 

 championship would be uncalled for. At present everything 

 looks lovely— until the next hitch. 



Nisw London Boating. — Mr. Editor : The Regatta picnic 

 of Kelsey Boat Club, of Norwich, at Thames Grove, Thurs- 

 day, Aug. 29, and the entries of crews from Norwich Rowing 

 Association, of Norwich, and C. W. Havemeyer Boat Club 

 and Thames Rowing Association of New London, seemed to 

 promise a meeting of Norwich and New Loudon oarsmen. A 

 four-oared shell race, 1 J mile and return, and working boat 

 races were on the programme. The Thames Rowing Associa- 

 tion ran an excursion by barge to the Grove, carrying a large 

 nber desirous of seeing the question of superiority settled 

 a season. A day or so before the race the Havemeyer 

 w withdrew, and on arriving on the course it was found 

 that the shell of the Norwich four, in which they had practiced 

 the entire season, even to the evening previous to the race, 

 was unserviceable, aud would not be entered, the erew enter 

 ing for the working boat race. The Thames four pulled over 

 the course in 15m, 43s., with a stroke to turn of forty to a 

 ute, reluming, of thirty-seven and eight. The course 

 generally accepted for two aud a half miles, although 

 rayed for three. The working boat, race was won by Tal- 

 bot brothers (colored), of New London. 



New London, Conn., Sept. 3. Misal. 



That Fast Run on tile Delawatm.— Editor Forest, and 

 Stream: A newspaper man myself, I know that you don't 

 want lo be boicd <ut libitum over a small matter, yet 1 beg 

 room Tor a word concerning what must be some sort of error 

 on the part of your East Orange canoe correspondents. They 

 never could have run Great Fall Ititt, or Foul Bit't, as it is 

 often called, in three minutes. I believe they honestly think 

 they did, but they did not. Contrary to their statement iu 

 or Aug. 39, Mr. J. M. Barnes, of this city, in canoe 

 flattie, and I, canoe Kleins Friits, in August, iHTii,' em over) 

 foot of the Delaware from Port Jervis to" Trenton. We were 

 warho.d against Foul Rift for two days above it, and came to 

 it determined uot merely to run it, but to examine it careful- 

 ly, and see if it is as dangerous as the natives think. We 

 weut through It without paddle save for steering purposes, 

 but -losing no time from speed of actual current, aud were 

 just eleven minutes from the time we entered until we left the 

 swill, water. That we thought a quick ruu, considering the 

 windings of the channel, following which the distance is fully 



three miles, though a straight line will measure nearly one- 

 third less. The rill, is very swift and crooked) whirling 

 among many and aaoii recklessly distributed houi.ie,-.: ,,i,-.' n,e 

 speed claimed by <> F. p. and E. P. I)." wmld have been sure 

 death to both boats aud men if it had been possible; but, it is 

 nor, nearly so swift or dangerous as Wells' Falls, L-unbcrtville" 

 N. J., a place we ran, though it is usually " carried." Besides 

 Ourselves, several parties have runlhc Delaware— oue of four 

 New lurkers, part in canoes and part in rowing boats, hav- 

 ing preceded us about four weeks. These, as we were told 

 there, dodged Wells' Falls except as to their provision and 

 supply boar, which was wrecked while beine lowered by a 

 hue. Wo have here two tarpaulins which we suppose Were 

 lost by this party, antl which my consort, Mr. Barnes fished 

 from the bottom half a mile below Lamberlville, " b\ V. ami 

 E. P. D." are certainly in error, anil I hope they will Search 

 for the cause of it. The Delaware is a grand stream for tho 

 canoeist, from Port Jervis at all seasons, aud from Deposit 

 when the water is high enough. But no canoeist who has 

 emu ion as well as nerve will ever dare a two-minute run 

 through a three-mile rapid, where the average current does 

 not exceed 15 to 10 miles per hour. It's too hard on the arms, 

 and too much for the credulity of old paddlers who "have 

 been there" 

 Louhtille, Sept. 2, 1S78. A. H, Siegfbied. 



jff? mid $hw[ ^/fishing. 



FISH IN SEASONTN SEPTEMBER. 



fbbsh « 

 Trout, Salllho'/tnlttti 



Hiilainii, .'-■•:'!..") sn.'i 

 Salniiiii Trent, Stih 

 LaiKl- locked. -'a, i<«. 

 Unn ling, Thymalti 

 Ular.k Bass. Hu-rop 



SALT WATER. 



St.i 



■ ;,-■ 



Mn-kieeujje, Kw,£ M'll 

 rikoor I'iekr-ivl, /•.'»<; 

 Yellow Perch, Perm 



Fish in Maekkt— Retail Pkioes.— Baas, 20 cents ; smelts, 25 ; 

 bhiettbh, 8; ealmon, frozen, 25; mackerel, 25; weak liih, 10; Spanish 

 mackerel, CO ; green turtle, 10; halibut, 15 j faafltlock, 6 ; lung lish, 

 18; codfish, 7; black fish, 12K; flounders, 8; pnrgies, H; ben bass. 18; 

 eels, IS ; lobsters, 8 ; shecps-hontl, 20 ; frogs, itl ; Scallops per 

 gallon, $1.50 ; soft clams, 30 to CO cents per 100 ; white tirih, 15 • 

 black bass,20; pompauo, 30 ; hard craba, per 100, *2.50 ; sofcoraba,' 

 per dozen, W. 



Fish of all kinds in moderate supply, and prices good. A 

 few Spanish received from Long Island. Smelts coming in 

 very sparingly, 



Mlisb.— Princeton, Sept. 2.— The landlocked salmon fish- 

 ing has now fairly commenced for the fall season. Eels are 

 now running down the St. Croix. I am taking lanre quanti- 

 ties of trout, whitefish, pickerel and eels. W. P. P. 



Massachusetts— Nantucket, Sept. 9.— Bluefish very scarce, 

 but what few are caught are in splendid condition. Wednes- 

 day a party at the south shore caught a sunfish which weighed 

 between 400 aud 5001 bs., the first one ever caught in these 

 waters. Saturday a man caught five piekeref in Maxie's 

 Pond, two of which were about 15iu. long— a very rare oc- 

 currence. Jaok Cculew. 



Movemests of the Fishing Fleet.— The number of 

 fishing arrivals reported at this port the past, week has becu 

 5G— 12 from the Banks, 27 from Georges, ij from the Bay St, 

 Lawrence, and 11 from Shore maekereling trips. Receipts, 

 050,000 lbs. (0 fares) codfish and 105,000 U.S. halibut, from Ihe 

 Banks; -130.000 lbs. Georges codfish: 1,700 bhls. Bay mack- 

 erel; antl 1,000 bbls. Shore mackerel,— Cape Ann Advertiier 

 Sept. G. 



Mystic Island.— Brooldi/n, Sept. 1.— lhave just returned 

 from a week's pleasant loitering at Mystic island, on the 

 Sound, where the delicious sea breeze, the golden sunshine 

 and delightful temperature made it a v.eek of real sybarite en- 

 joyment. To sit under the shade of the wide piazzas of the 

 hotel after dinner tmd lazily watch the vessels go sailing by; 

 the schools of porpoises Uashingand tumbling in the shTniug 

 waters, varied by llic Occasional leap of a sturgeon or tho 

 whirr of a sea-bird's wing, while the odor of new cut clover 

 aud garden flowers, scents the air, makes it a veritable lotua 

 eaters paradise. The boating aud bathing is superb, while the 

 fishing is excellent, to which I can attest, lis a party of us went 

 out one bright, bracing morning iu the craft of Capt. Potter, 

 the veteran fisherman of Noanck, and after a most successful 

 haul of blackfish, sea bass, porgies and flounders, I felt a 

 strong tug upon my line, and hauling in found I had three 

 fish upon two hooks. True, though a fish story ; for a sea 

 bass had taken one hook, a winner the other, and'a large black- 

 fish struck the latter aud pushed him up the hook and caught 

 himself. The captain said he had never seen the like before 

 in all Vila experience, so 1 stood champion fisherman of that 

 kind of catch. C. C. M. 



Baknegat Bat— Forked River. — Tha sport at this favorite 

 fishing resort is reported to be prime just now. Our rcgidar 

 correspondent writes us from the BaTnegat House, titli inst.: 



Weaklish, blnellsh and sheepshead have been biting well 

 the past, few days. The yacht ijello, with Mr. anil Mrs. Thos. 

 K. Fgbcrt and Mrs. J. 0. De La Vergne, caught 38 weaklish, 

 15 sea bass and 40 porgies. The last mentioned lady, with a 

 line split bamboo rod, took 28 of Ihe weaklish herself. She 

 also, in a couple of hours the day before, caught several flue 

 large pickerel iu one of our fresh water streams, near the 

 house. The Vapor, Capt. A. Parker, :i7 weaklish, 28 sea 

 bass, 52 pontics. The Sarah, with a party of gentlemen 

 from Trenton, 80 bluefish, 3 sbeepshoad. 'file large bluefish 

 are, beginning to make their appearance, and we expect some 

 flue sport soou. Come down and see us. 



GitEENWOOD Laicu.— On the Oth a parly of gentlemen had 

 fine sport at Greenwood Lake with black bass. Mr. K. Q-. 

 Blackford, with a six-ounce split bamboo rod, caught the 

 finest fish, weighing five pounds. Between 7 4. M, arid noon 

 a number of large fish were captured. While fishing the party 

 Were startled by a succession of Hutterings and spkishitigH in 

 the wider, anil it was found that a covey of quail, in an, 

 ing to fly over the lake, about a mile, wide, had fallen in the 

 water. Fishing tacit lo were dropped and all bauds weut in 

 tho boat to rescue the quail. Nineteen fine birds were caught, 

 only one having been drowned. The birds- wen,; secured and 



