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rptlgh water could be counted upon. It was no wonder then 

 that odds .should have been given on Hanian at 100 to 85, and 

 in Baltic cases even 4 to 1. The weather on tue 8d opened 



anything but agreeably, and it was almost feared that a repeti- 

 tion of the disappointment of the day before was in store for 

 the crowd. Toward afternoon, Sheriff Hardin-, the referee. 

 went over the course, and finding the water barely at for 

 »0ed out I be men afler a sharp rain squall "bad flat- 

 ten id out the writer a little. The crowd of spectators was ex- 

 ceedingly small, uot reaching ten thousand, little faith having 

 been placed : ' 



iljl.y 



day. " JUanh 



and selected the outside course, m 



current, being more under the lee of the i 



water. Both men paddled flown to the 



gct.her, and were Bent away well logethi 



rale of 34 and the Toronto man putting 



old business-like way at 29. This tended 



slight lead at first, and at Wh' 



half a length. Here HfWflto 



up a hit, and in a spurt, keep 



time, he sent his ship ahead s 



the. grand stand being receive 



again dropped ti a a imtoi tab 



warmed up to 29 once more, 



three quarters of a length. '1 



seemed to bother Courtney a 



33 he held his opponeu 



being pulled that 

 obi lice of sides, 

 affected by the 



Is and in slack 



rling strikes to- 



'ourtney at, tin.' 



his work in his 



,ive Courtney a 



Pi .in the had spun it out to 



seined to think it time to wake 



» well within himself all the 



lie quarter-mile, the signal at 



with loud cheering. Be had 



27, when at tint half mile he 



tl at the mile had a lead of 



; rough water and tide rips 



od deal, but wot king up to 



hand until suddenly"] I ' 



made a powerful effort to shake him, and spun out his lead 

 t.o a full length, then crossing some nasty tide rips, made for 

 the lee of Dixie Island, Courtney, divning his intent ion, 

 putting on a spurt and hauling up even easily. For a time 

 both held the same positions, but at the mile and three-quar. 

 tu-fl, Courtney had ncually gained on the Canadian and headed 

 him by nearly a length, the first decided lead he obtained up 

 to this point. But Hanlau seemed to have a large reserve of 

 steam for just such occasions, and working up to SI, $ 

 fast Htroke for him. he reduced the American's advantage, and 

 before they were far past the two mile stake had turned the 

 tables on his opponent. Both now pulled out from under the 

 islands and steered a straight course for the turning buoys, 

 the Union Springs' sculler having a little the furthest to go. 

 Haitian fetched alongside first, and in six strokes was around, 

 time, 21m. 25s , the pull up having been against the wind, 

 which was blowing quite fresh again. Courtney 

 was just broadside at the buoy when the Canadian 

 started off for home, but the American made a won- 

 derfully quick turn and gained much, runuing up even cm 

 Hanlan at the quarter mile on the home-stretch. It was evi- 

 dent, however, that the Toronto boy had the race pretty well 

 in hand, and was piilliug a wailing race. He had tested his 

 man, and now knew that he could show him across the line, 

 lie was willing to makes sure thing of it and take no risks 

 Uy keeping up a full bead of steam all the way home to no 

 purpose. They rowed a close and a fast race on the voyage 

 down the river with wind aud sea in their tail, Ilanlan load- 

 ing still at the four-mile station. When the last half mile was 

 opened, Courtney showed that he had the stuff in him yet, 

 for he made a last and wonderful effort, which, but for an 

 untoward check, might have turned the scales in his favor, or 

 materially reduced Haitian's lead at the finish. He quickened 

 up to 30, and ran up even. Both had been steering off their 

 course, and when Hanlan found himself oli'iged to gel back 

 to their proper water he was compelled IrSaoss Courtney's 

 bow, leaving to the latter the chuice of frffag or slacking 

 up. Poor Courtney, who had allowed him?3r 'to be thus led 

 off by the Canadian, was in sorry plight indeed. Foul I he other 

 man he would not.and so slows down. Haitian crossesand speeds 

 his shell over the hue, a winner by alength aud a' quarter, and 

 champion of America from pole to pole. Time, 36m, 33s. 

 This was an unsatisfactory linUh, but the referee gave the race 

 to Hanlan, aud for Hie lime that settles the question of the 

 championship of this continent. What Courtney might have 

 done, or would have done, if he had not done just as" he did. 

 and all the other dozen ifs that t~e result of the match has 

 called up, cannot enter in the least upon the question of the 

 title, to the. championship,- Hanlan holds it now, aud will hold 

 I; until he is beaten. 



Active Boat Cmjb.— The first annual regatta of this club 

 was held, Sept. 29, on the Harlem Eiver. Course two miles 

 •with a turn. Starter and referee, Jobu Kyle. Judges Messrs. 

 Donnelly and Higgins. Senior single-sculls, won by Hubert 

 Dougau, 16m.J Joim Smith not timed. Junior single Sculls, 

 won by John Saul, Mm.; Christopher Me.Keou, 18m. 45s. 

 Double-sculls, W. F. Gannon and John Smith, Mm. 45s.; 

 Thos. Cannon and Thos. Oassidy. 15m. Barge race, H. 

 Pilfer, stroke : 0. McJIeou, J. MeEnigbt, W. Lemmcy and 

 J. Kohler, cox., 16m. 15-.; T. McKeon, stroke; Peter Leo, 

 J. Lemmey, D. Cough aud E. Brogan, cox., Kim. 30s. Gig 

 race, W. Gannon, stroke; J. Smith, B. Dougau, K. Toifflt 

 and J. Saul, cox., 14m.; T. Gannon, stroke; J. Dougau, P, 

 Tracey, T. 'Cassidy and T. Hoolahan, cox., 15m. 15s. Fes- 

 tivities finished up the day. 



Nereid Boat Clou.— The annual regatta of this club was 

 held over the Neptune course, Hill von "Hull, Sept. 28. Dis- 

 tance, one mile and a half with the tide. Water a little rouah. 

 Single-sculls, shells, J. L Gladwin. 8m, SBJs.; H. S. Bussing, 

 Jr., 8m. 33J&; J. p. Karle, 8m. 47s. Junior four-oared gigs, 



A. J. Munday, bow j T. E. Pierce, E. W. Gladwin, W. A 

 Brown, stroke; 8. Benedict, cox., 7m. 29j?3.; 0, B. Middle- 

 tOD, bow; C. T. Adams, R. W. Murray, ft, W. Walsh, stroke; 

 J. 0. Egertou, cox., second ; J?. B. Fiske, bow ; J. A. Lynch, 

 E. E. Britton, E. C. Halsey, stroke ; H O. Brown, cox., 

 third. Senior four-oared gigs, A. O. Bunce, bow; W. H. 

 Force, W. D. Johnson, J. P. Earle, stroke ; J. O. Egerton, 

 cox, 9m. S|s.; J. L. Gladwin, bow; H. 0. Brown, B. S. 

 Bussing, C. M. Bull, stroke; B. Hazard, cox., second, 9m. 

 19*s. 



Eureka Boat Club— The fifth annual regatta of this club 

 was rowed on the Passaic off their club-house near Newark. 

 Beferee, Thos. W. Kennedy. Judges, W. M. Cougar aud 

 Marcus P. Hague. Water smooth. Distance, mile and a 

 quarter with a turn. Single-sculls, Frank Camp bell, Sra. 31s. ; 

 i. Young, 8m. 32s.; L. Laiblin, A. H. Groel, S. Howard and 

 F.Fisher, not timed. Fair-oared gigs, R. Laiblin, bow,- W. 



B. Flavell, stroke, 8m, 61s.; M. K. Everett, bow; W. F. 

 Volk, stroke, 8m. 544s.; A. H. Groel, bow; 8. Howard, 

 Stroke, third ; W. Clark, how ; G. Clark, stroke, were 

 Stamped. Four-oared shells, G. Clark, bow; B. Laiblin, M. 

 It. Everett, W. Ryuo, stroke, 7m. 358.; J. Young, bow; J. 

 T. Duffy, F. Campbell. VV. B. Flavell, stroke, 7m. 37s.; S. 

 Howard, biw ; F. Fisher, W. F. Volk, J. B. Angleman, 

 Bticke, third; W. Clark, Jr., bow; M. Fcrce, W. Parsel, P. 

 young, stroke, not limed. Six-oared gigs, J. Young, bow; J. 

 T. Duffy. R. Laiblin, W. B. Flavell, F. Campbell, J. B. Angle- 

 man, Btroke; J. P. Conttel), cox., 7m. 17s.; W. Clark, Jr., 



how ; W. F. Volk, M. It. Everett, G. Clark, W. Ryno, P. 

 Young, slroke; M. Force, cox., 7m. 20s. This was a very 

 close race all the way. 



Pioxeek Boat Club.— This club held its fall regatta on 

 Gowanus Bay, Sept. 38, Water hinipy. Distance, one mile 

 with turn. Slnglu-sculls, J. M. Jacobs went across the line in 

 Cm. 51s., but, having turned in the wrong direction, the gold 

 medal was awarded to Jas. R. Beard, 7m. 5s.; G. Cox, third, 

 7m. 12s.; E. J. Smith, fourth, 7m. 13a. Pair-oared gigs, 

 DarUtiff and Flirt. Crews ; W. H. Bandy, how; A. Gtin- 

 ther, stroke; Ge. rge t fax, Jr., cox ; and F. Fink, how; F. 

 Keddall, stroke; George V. Thatcher, ox. The Darling won 

 in Gin. 48s. i'lirVn time, 7m. 



Atlantic Boat Olub. -Their twentieth annual regatta 

 was rowed, Sept. 28, over the upper Pleasant Valley course, 

 from, the porvder house down to Taylor's Hotel. Distance, 



Hahu second. Pai 

 Hagemeyer, bow, f 

 Quinn, stroke, ,1. 

 l J uddin, J. Reed, a 

 coxswain. Won 1 

 din third. F.mr-o; 

 .1. Eosenbaum, am 

 Kloppenberg, J. H 

 by the former in 7i 



llAl!t.H.M RoWLNl 



Harten 

 Distan 

 cup in 

 this mi 



Junior singles-. J. McCord, 9m. 30s.; a' 

 ■'■Lis : Uhromo, J. Miller, stroke, J. 

 ■ ud .1. Benson, coxswain ; Empire, D. Mc- 

 Rosenbaum, bow, and A. Kiel, coxswain; 

 Hoke. M. Daao, bow, and E. Offerman, 

 iy (Jltronm in 8m., Empire second, fud- 

 ired shells: J. Reed, stroke, J. Molihnan, 

 I D. McQueen, how ; J. Miller, stroke, G. 

 agemeyer, and C. Erleukotter, bow. Won 



ulliug match took place on too 

 i J. B. Hunsley aud James Mulhu. 



a tod. 



! i; 



and Ed 

 coming i 



ahead 



Rkbulutk Bo 

 lutes of Washing 

 Hudson, foot of 153d street, 

 Water Smooth. Junior singl 



ixg. — A sculliu 

 i' 3, between 



ilts with a turn. These two men won the 

 ill race of the recent police regatta, and 

 : iiie who was to retain the same. Rens- 

 i| age, won in 19m. 45s.; Mullins, 20m. 

 jell race loilowed. Entries: J. Larose, 

 M. Coghhm, M. Kyle, bow; J. Walsh, 

 J. Logan, W, Tuomey, bow. Won by 

 ?4m. 30s. Third race, for single sculls, 

 ly in luin. 30s.; Win. Miluer second. 

 at Ciiatal'oi:a Lakh — The professional 

 iqua. September 28, turned out a failure, 

 ^euient and want of cash. G. H. Hosmer 

 wed over the oourse in the dark, Hosraer 

 tccoiding to some accounts. 

 Clttb — The annual regatta of the Reso- 

 :m Heights was held, September 22, on the 

 e. one mile straightaway. 

 B. Kuapp, 5m 



Sculling on rue Hap.lem. — A match race between G. 

 Gaisel Gramercy Boat Club and W. MeCrecdy, of the Hew 

 York Athletic Club, was rowed on the Harlem, October 2d, 

 over a mile course ; won by Gaisel by several lengths. 



Halifax's Champion, Warren Smith, having won the 

 ehampiou belt of the p irt three times, was presented with 

 the soue by M. II Rickey, M P., Mayor of the city, on the 

 27th ult. 



RossPlaistko MATcn.— Wallace Rnss has accepted the 

 challenge of Fred Plaisted, of New York, lo row a two mile 

 race for $1,000 on the Kcnnehecassis, St. Johns. There 

 is sure to be trouble about smooth water there this time of 

 year. 



Bath Boat Rack.— The annual regatta of this club took 

 place October 2d. at Bath, Me. Course, two miles. Single 

 sculls, Fred H. Kimball, 15, n.; Oscar Oihill, second, 17m.; 

 Edward Pepper, third, 17Am. Single scull working boats, 

 won by W. P. Stevens in 22m., Charles G. Lemont, second, 

 23m , and Charles B. Harrington, third, 23m. 7s. Double 

 scull working boats, Stevens and Harrington won in 18m., 

 Lemont and L. Blair second, 18m. 8s.; Charles Norton and A. 

 S. Duncan third, 18m, 10s. 



OniTtiAitY. — Editor Forest and Stream : The canoeing in- 

 terest at Newark received a severe blow on Wednesday "last, 

 when Bowers' hoaWlGU.se was totally destroyed bV tire. The 

 Alice, Mr. John Hnbherton: EdiVi Adele, Mr. R. Martin; 

 Josep/rine, Mr. William O. Mcllwaine, und Qai Vive, Mr. I. 

 P. West; together with two that were nameless, one of 

 which belonged to Mr. F, Hussey, were burned. Three of 

 the above-mentioned canoeists intended to start for a cruise 

 of some 250 miles on the 14th inst., anil this fact greatly 

 aggravates their loss However, the love of the double 

 paddle and the light Qui Vive is so firmly rooted in the 

 breasts of the bereaved that the spring of '79 will probably 

 behold successors to most of the ill-fated cruisers furrowing, 

 as did their sires of old, the turbid waters of the Passaic. 



Bast Orange, JY. J., Oct. 7, 1878. Maoua. 



17jfa. ; W. B. Peet, second.; F. D. Clark, third; J. Putnam, 

 fourth. Senior pair-oared gigs: J. R. Folsom, bow, H. 

 Morse, stroke, H E. D Jackson, coxswain, 5m. 14Js ; F. D. 

 Clarke, bow, M. G. Foster, stroke, 8. P. Weir,coxswuiu, sec- 

 ond. Junior pair-oared gigs : S. 1 J . Weir, bow, I, Putnam, 

 stroke, P. W. Foster, coxswain, 5m. 46s. ; H, E. D. Jackson, 

 bow, J. R. Folsom, stroke, F. D. Clarke, coxswain, second ; 

 M. L. Aiken, bow, F. Baker, slroke, G. S. Dearborn, cox- 

 swain, third. Folsom slipped his seat off the runners and 

 Putnam's crew won by three-quarters of a length. Single 

 sculls: H.Morse, 5m. 324s.: M. G. Foster second. Eight- 

 oared barges: M. L. Aiken, bow, I. Putnam, F. Baker, W. 

 B. Peet, C. B. Kuapp, T. Peet, T. Tonnele, A. Whitman, 



stroke, G. S. Dearborn, coxswain, 4m. 4%.; S P. We r, bow 



H, E. D. Jackson, W. S. Crittenden, II. Morse, M. G. Foster! 



T ' Fulsom, F. D. Clarke, E. S. Whitman, slroke, C. Brock, 



vain, second. Final race, Capt. A. Whitman's crew, of 



Heonl/HtA tient Pcpq Lt H iViirv,,in'a r.vnr,, :- u 



J. R. Fulsi 



C0XSW 



barge llewLule, beat Pres. E. S. Witman'a crew, in barge 

 Palisade, by one length. 



V.E8PEB Boat Club.— The first annual regatta of the Ves- 

 per Boat Club, of Lowell, .Mass., was rowed, September 20, 

 over a two mile course on the Mcrrimac, above Pawtucket 

 Falls. Telephonic communication was supplied between the 

 grand stand and different points along the course, keeping 

 the. public informed as to the progress of the races all the way 

 down. Water very rough. Referee, J. S. Ludlow ; Judges, 

 Henry Burrows, Prentiss Webster, F. B. Shetld 

 S. E. Stott, Walter Coburn, Thomas Nesmiih, E. W. Hoyl| 

 R. H. Butcher; Starter, F. T. Greenholge; Timekepers' 

 Willis Farriugton, G. H. Allen, A. H. Hunking. Double- 

 scull working-boat race was won by A. S. Baker and A. D. 

 Butterlield in 15m. 4|s ; H. A. Roach and E S. Sherman 

 second. H. K. Boardmau und J. U. Coggeshall met with an 

 accident and withdrew. Single scull working-boats— won by 

 John Walsh iu 15m. 59fs.; Ralph F. liiayor second. W. K. 

 Chase got into trouble with his slitting seat and gave up. F. 

 W. Stackney also gave up, owing to an accident to some of 

 his gear. Four-oared shells— Messrs. Paul Butler (son of 

 the General), bow; H.S.Johnson, F Whitney, Ben Israel 

 Butler (.another sou), stroke; and W. N. Law.son, bow; S. 

 T. Barnes, T. E. Patker and Ed. Ellingwrjod, slroke. The 

 Lawson crew won in 15m. OJs., the Butler crew's time being 

 15m. 17s. 



The Lonuuetjii. Rowing Germ.— The annual regatta of 

 this Montreal club was held on the St. Lawrence September 

 28. Water smooth distance, two miles with turn. Tub 

 race-won by P. Foster, beating J. Moffat a longdistance. 

 Single sculls— J. Ferguson, 29ui. 30s.; M. Smith gave up. 

 Four-oared shells— Lactone Club, 19m. 30s; Longneuil Club 

 second, 20m. Junior fours— won by Moffat, bow, McClure, 

 Boyd and Lovelace, aim.; Lovelace, bow, Bonnell, Lfthead 

 and Pell, second, 28m. 30s. Pairs— U. Hell and H. Lusper, 

 22m. 15s.; Binned and Walls second, 24m. 40s. Single-scull 

 handicap— F. Foster, 20m. ; W. Gear second, 18m. 45s. 



Reading Regatta.— Under the auspices of the Nautilus 

 Club an open regatta was held at Reading, Pa., September 

 28 ; course, mile aud a half with a turn ; tide favorable, water 

 smooth. Four-oars— West Philadelphia Club and Nautilus 

 Club, of Reading; won by latter in 9m. 28+s.; crews, H. 

 Lane, bow, S. A. Abbott, M. Fulton, W. Heaton, and S. Mc- 

 Ilvain, bow, W. Hyman, S. Seyfert, B. McHuight. Secoud 

 heat, Pennsylvania Club and College Club— won by the Col- 

 lege crew, the Pennsylvauias touliug a scow while making a 

 close race; crews— Pennsylvania, J. W. Barr, bow, J. M. 

 Andrews. A. L Kappes, W. B. Cobb ; College, R. L. Hart! 

 bow, D. Kennedy, W. M Stewart, J. Bond. Senior singles- 

 Julian Kennedy won easily in 10m. 21^s, ; II. McMillen, of 

 the Vesper Club, Philadelphia, second. This reverses their 

 tial at the Newark National Regatta, where Kennedy was 

 beaten 30a. by his opponent. Final beat, four-oars— won by 

 Nautilus crew in 9m. ]8s ; College crew second, 9m 22Vs. 

 Pair oars— F. Henderson and W. Rennert, of the Quaker cfty 

 Club, Philadelphia, had a walk-over iu 10m. 40s. Junior 

 singles— Sey fen won easily in 11m 57s ; R. D. Sorver secoud. 



New Yoek A a hi.etio Cri:n -The sculling maxh for the 

 Champion medal came off September 28 on the Harlem; dis 

 tance, one mile against the tide. Won by E. D. Mills, Jr., 

 the present holder of the medal, W. E. McCready running 

 into a schooner when he had a good lead. 



If* nnd Uu/flf 



FISH IN SEASON IN OCTOBER. 



FBRSIl WATER. 



Btaetr Bass, IRcroptcrw m!.„wkU«; eiKe or Pickerel, F.sox luciun. 



Yellow Percli, I'erea Aaveectm, 



Muskatoage, Hsox nobittor. 



Sea Bas-i, Sri&nops occllatu*. 

 Stripeil Bass, Jloccua tinneatua. 

 White Perch, Murone amerieana. 



WFSSi.'ish, (.ViA'.viVi,,,, r-'iju.:*. 

 Bluettst!, JPornatomtts saltatriz. 



WATER. 



Spanish Mackerel, Ci/himn m 



turn 

 Cero. Cyliwni regale. 

 Bonito, ocm/a petamyfi 

 Kingttsti, WmiiLirriU nebutoBu*. 



On the Necigon.- -Reports of unusual good sport during 

 the past season havo come to us from the ti out fishermen on 

 tbeNepigon. Mr. James R. Chamberlain, of Rochester, N.Y., 

 and ope or more companions, whose identity is concealed under 

 the time-approved "we," have been on a most enjoyable 

 tour among the big fishes, whose size, color and gamenesa 

 have won for the river its fame. The accounts of the jaunt 

 which he gives his fellow-sportsmen induce all sons of envious 

 feelings among the stay-at-home's. 



' Mass.aohijsetis— Warelwm, Sept. 30.— This has been a fair 

 trout season, notwithstanding their languid indifference to the 

 bait and the great increase of worm-drowners aud would-be 

 sportsmen, whose labors have been anything but encouraging, 

 while the "old ones," having waded on in the "oven tenor of 

 their ways," have been rewarded with old fashioned heavy 

 baskets. The scpietague (weakb'su), which make I heir advent 

 in our waters in July, were early taken in desirable numbers, 

 over sixty being takeu to a boat ; hut clo?e in their wake 

 came myriads of unbearable blue sharks anil tck possession of 

 the grounds, driving away our gamy fish, to the discomfiture 

 of the sportsmen, who can but occasionally fad in with a 

 strolling school. The unwelcome sharks, an interminable pest 

 to our fishermen, have come to us this year in greater numbers 

 than ever before in the memory of our oldest fisherman. 

 The striped bass put in an early appearance at their old and 

 favorite haunt, Cohassel Narrows, the fishing ground or stands 

 being the railroad bridge of the O. O. R. R. at that point, and 

 for some cause they do not lake the bail as they did in days of 

 yore. Some three weeks since, accompanied by a friend, we 

 drove to a small lake some rive miles distant from our village, 

 where we launched our canoe, and in one and a hdf hours 

 took 23 black bass. My friend used the shrimp bait, while I 

 deceived tbem with an artificial India-rubber helgramite. I 

 caugbt the first biss and my full share of the number total. 

 On Tuesday afternoon last we added a friend to our compauy 

 and visited the same little lake aud launched our canoe, and 

 in about the same space of time canoed 21 black bass, one 

 p'ckerel and seven splendid yellow or red perch We used 

 for bait shrimp aud saltwater minnows. Notwithstanding 

 in Yankee land we claim the above as fair luck, I uvuat say, 

 on the latter day in particular, ihe black ba<s did not in most 

 cases seem like himself. His action was languid or lazy like, 

 sucking in the bait with a sort of indifference, lacktoe his 

 characteristic snap and avidity, which 1 ai tribute lo ihe un- 

 paralleled excessive heat of the past summer, which as a rule 

 will apply to the trout. This little gem of a lake in the 

 woods is a treasure of itself. It embraces seventeen acres of 



> in the 

 I put in 

 ho wed 

 i arliii- 

 i, which 

 -_jb say the frost 

 will bring them lo their appetites: but I am of the opinion 

 that they are an educated class of fishes. And why not,. Na- 

 ture taught them to beware of the shark, which they wisely 

 dodge at first sight, and why not the same teacher give them 

 instinct Id beware the tiny hook; but whether educated or 

 from whatever the cause, il is sufficient for mo to kuow they 

 do not take the hook. It is a beautiful spot for anglinc, the 

 hole being surrounded by a piue forest, making a picture of 

 iture's own art, unsurpassed in real splendor by any sheet of 

 water and surroundings in the State Iheiv are countless 

 rs of fiihes, and the amateur can catch too many in one 

 day. The largest bass taken from this lake turned Ihe scales 

 upward of six pounds. Not a bass weighing under one pound 

 is allowed to be killed. Cxnus Ll-clm. 



Northampton, Ost, 8.— Black bass fishing in the Couuecticut 

 River, at Northampton, Holyoke, clc, has been very fine for 

 the past few days, aud excellent strings are reported. 



middle, and is edg.al around by a 

 a day on that bridge in company 

 every device, strategy and tempti 

 cial)" known, and on that day < 

 weighed less than five pounds 



ig bait (natural arj 

 me bass was taket 

 Tbev 



