FOREST AND STREAM. 



219 



§ea and §iver S isnit IS- 



FISH IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER. 



Striped liass, Socciif lirn"tl.u,<. Wcnkfish. 



SOI-TrrERN WATI5R3. 



Ptftopann. Trout (black 6»»s). Shmspi&ttaii, 



Snapper, Drum {two species). Tililorflsh. 



G i ■ SBiiBaaa. 



Hockns.li. Striped BUSS. 



a** &*%«. 



Fish in MARKET.— The only change uoficeaWc in Hie 

 flsli markets from last week is the comparative scarcity of 

 blue fish, which retails at twelve cents per pound, and the 

 absence, in a modified form of smelts, which now bring 

 twenty-live cents per pound. The South is C0»ltr)l) UtHtig 

 the highly edible retl-snappcr and grotlper, These come 

 principally from Florida where 1bey are caught in large 

 numbers. Lobsters are also gelling scarce, the greater 

 portion of those iu the market hailing from Boston. They 

 bring ten cents per pound at present. Bass is quite plenti- 

 ful and sells at the usual rate. Oysters are very abundant 

 and some of them are exceeding large, many of those from 

 1he Chesapeake beiug monstrous in size. 



—There is an unprecedented demand at present for Blue 

 Poiut oysters, they being considered the finest variety in 

 the. marMt. 



—We learn from Virginia that some few days ago about 

 sixty large vessels we.-e dredging the mouths of the. Huppa.- 

 hannock and Piankatauk rivers, and that all Ibe canoes 

 thai could rig up a scrape or dredge were about going into 

 the bottom. At the. rate the oysters are being taken up by 

 thesc means the oyster rocks will soon be naked. Most of 

 the vessals are from other States. 



— A large shark has been captured at Cape May. It 

 measured eight feet in length, and on being opened it was 

 found to contain a twelve pound mackerel, besides a num 

 bcr of small fish, all alive and apparently well. 



— Mullet are very abundant at Biloxi, Mississippi, and 

 other points. The flavor of the mullet when cooked is 

 superior to the famous mackerel, making a much more 

 delicate dish. We understand that the. fishermen of Biloxi 

 propose to catch and pickle them for the Now Orleans and 

 other markets. 



Louisiana. — j&tn&mTfo, SaBtfiibtr 3. — Red fish arc biting 

 in Lake Ponchartrain now. Angling for these fish with 

 rod, reel and cork from a boat at anchor is the finest sport 

 in the world. It is equal to casting the fly for the far 

 famed salmon. The red fish is full of pluck, and will take 

 out. tlie line a long distance, and when reeled up is off with 

 it again and again until exhausted. Nothing can surpass 

 his beauty when just hauled out with his glistening copper 

 coat set with spots of black, and When broiled, with butter 

 sauce, few fish rival him in the delicacy and excellence of 

 his flavor. Green trout (black bass) fishing in all our 

 shores is at its zenith upon the appearauce of front, and 

 red fish, sheepshead, croakers, and sea trout are taken with 

 hook and line in large numbers in Lake Pontehartrain. 



J. E. L. 



—A few days since a school of black fish were driven 

 ashore and captured at North Truro, which numbered 016. 

 The uext day they were sold by auction, bringing $5,777.55 . 

 The purchasers expect to realize for the oil at least §30,000. 

 The captors numbered at least 300 men, women and chil- 

 dren, and 100 boats, all sharing the sum realized from the 

 sale. The fish were mostly large, weighing from two to 

 four thousand pounds. There were three or four little 

 kittens, weighing from 150 to 400 pounds. This is a wel- 

 come contribution from the sea to tlie pockets of the fisher- 

 men and others, for every one who took part in the driving 

 in has a share. The number previously driven ashore this 

 fall on the Truro coast was 1,105, making a total of 1,305, 

 and yielding 27,000 gallons of oil. 



—A correspondent of the St. John's Telegraph, writing 

 from. Pubnico, N. S., states that there are 130 French 

 families, owning 65 schooners engaged in fishing on the 

 Banks of Newfoundland, and all well to do, and it is esti- 

 mated that two-thirds of the Gloucester fishing captains are 

 natives of this part of Nova Scotia. Of the value of these 

 fisheries we may form an idea, when, from the little settle- 

 ment of Lockcport alone, there will be sent this season 70,000 

 quintals, valued at $350,000. During the season just closed, 

 17,100 barrels of porgy oil have been manufactured in 

 Boothbay, Me., or about 435,000 gallons, amounting to the 

 handsome sum of $157,700. The fish have also yielded a 

 residuum of about G,bUQ tons of "chum," valued at $53 800 

 making a total of $331,000. The value of the oil made in 

 the adjoiniDg town of Bristol is about $500,000— making 

 $731,000 in the two towns. Quito a number of barrels of 

 live eels, embedded in wet seaweed, have been sent from 

 Nantucket lately, for the Boston and New York markets. 

 Bringing in the neighborhood of $30 a barrel, they are quite 

 a profitable article to export. So says the Mirror. Quite a 

 business is now being done nights catching herring in 

 Ipswich river and bay. Some dozen boats, with three men 

 in each, lake from eight to fourteen barrels nightly. 



Schooner S. C. Noyes, of Newburyport, is high line of the 

 mackerel fleet from that port this season, having landed 



1340 barrels. 

 — A sturgeon, weighing 75 poinds, was caught in Lake 



Simcoe last week. 

 —The fish weirs in the vicinity of Yarmouth, Mass., have 



taken large quantities of bass during the past two weeks. 



They have been very successful this season, 



Twin Lakes Trout Fakm. i 

 b Canaan, Conn., November 2il, IK!, f 

 Editor PoBBST ai;u stueaji: — 



While irtiontil, t niay i. ; well say that tUo stars ot Bra barrels of base 

 lie njj seized 01 I ol CM1 3 '■■ '"' : I« •' vidently 11 canard, and a very large one 

 l,t thai, us after diligent inquiry, no snch streak of tad luck can be 

 traced 10 ice source or He nuttier— nt least by auy one hereabout. 



Yours, &c., E. 8. Pease. 



—The students of Tuft's College, had a splendid field day 

 on the Jlh inst.'int. and enjoyed it exceedingly well. The 

 mo, 1 iro-portani even! was the mile race. The contestants 

 were F. B. Earriqgton, '77. W. W. Dodge, '78; J. 11. 

 r,i:idley, ")S. Harrington led from the outset, and made 

 the score iu five minutes and thinv-eight seconds, which 

 beats Harvard by three seconds. The principal podeslrian 

 snort was the Kill vards race for BJlVnrvasos. for this B. 

 U Dwinnell, '70: E, C. Churchill, '77, II L. Whitehead, 

 •,:. P. \. Branch, '17-. C. w. (turner, "Theology;" .1. Q. 

 Frost, '70, were brought into competition. Dwinnell fin- 

 ished first in 10.'. Gurncr in 11 seconds, and these respect- 

 ively reel fved the two vases offered) Harvard's lime was 

 II -.III) seconds, and that made al. Saratoga KM. The 

 wheelbarrow race alforded a deal of sport, and the two 

 burlesonc trophies ol victory were awarded to II. L. White- 

 head and .1. Q, l-Yo>l. No prizes bad been offered for 

 jumping, ami the late mention made lhal it would be a 

 a part of the (lav's sport detracted somewhat from Ibe 

 raerfl of the exhibition, However, several entered at the 

 hist moment, and ibe biggest standing jump was made by 



HaiTingnm— 11 feet and 7 inches. Perry ran and jumped 

 17 feet ; inches, which is a long way ahead of any of the 

 Colleges, II. \j. Whitehead won the sack race, and tlie 

 sport concluded with a three legged race. 



C.iiiM.i.i. t .\i\i-.ihu-y, IriiACA, Novembei 21 1874. 

 F.mrnit Forest ami S-i-iikaji :— 



Notwithstanding the pact position whit h our (row bold at the lini-b at 

 Ibe regatta nl Saratoga lasi July, the inicicsl in athletic sports VMS Hi vei 

 so manifest as at present. Perhaps defeal i* necessary in order to teach 

 people to tie more careful and thorough in all future preparations What- 

 ever the reason, the taut remains that nearly every member of ibe Ohlver- 

 sity al present takes an active part in pome kind of atliletie (.port. 



Rowins, Iwe ball, anil foot-ball each recall its ahaVeoT attention. 

 Mid that kind of attention which brings success in tlie end. We attempt- 

 ed a regatta on. the lOthoI (iciober, but the wind seemed unwilling, and 

 after having two boats swamped in the first rice, four six-oared crews 

 having started, and the others, being disabled, or going to the assistance 

 of (he submerged our.-incn. ibe regatta whs declared postponed, which 

 postponement lias boon decided to be till next Spring. The clusa boat, 

 clubs bine milled into a simile club, under the name of Ibe Spragud Boat 

 (lub, UrUa giving us. In place of On- old cumbrous machinery, two clubs 



i in: Torn HnghBs aod Sprngue— with which to conduct boating in the 

 future al I lie University. It is. believed that this will be much better 

 than the old pi in. It certainly cannot be worse. 



It must not be thought that boating la confined exclusively to the 

 sterner sex, for during the past year a crew of ladies, under the instruc- 

 tion ofon M the professors, have made rowing their "specialty," and 

 right well have ihey, Ibroiigb pleasant and stormy weather, performed 

 ibeir cx.-rc.ise. Woii may they put to shame many of theclnb crews, who 

 fear to venture out if the weather is bad, or there are indications of a 

 Storm. A week or -two ago this crew took a little pull down the lake of 

 twenty-two miles, and returned the same day, making the entire trip of 

 foriy-four miles m twelve hours. Item for Mr. Clark's "Sex iu Educa- 

 tion." In base lull the following games have been played: September 



'78 winning by H to 24. Prtsm these .!..-.- «■■ Unlvereitj Bins tvai -■■■ 

 lectcd, and without very much practice together, have played as follows: 

 October 14th- Koi c-t fays, or Ithaca, vs. University, Potest City* vtn- 



s, 20 :• 



II. n 



The mil 



In r... 



-Syracuse University vs. 

 mings; score, 2.-. to 12. In 

 iced on both sides; but u 

 ir club what it should be. 



is the record: September lOtli, in order to 

 niiirs played them a gams, and as a matter 

 ■aight goals. September 19th, "17 vs. VS. In 

 B play'ng with "<> the week before, played » 

 ' were nominally victors, winning the only 

 slimen kept the ball from their goal in the 

 hour and ten minutes, being the longest inning ever 

 at the University . September 85th the Buckeyes (Ohio) 

 of rvnn., piny. -tlu close and well fought game, but tlie 

 yp proved a little too mnch for the Bark Peelers, win- 

 five goals. October 3d the representatives of Delaware 

 ed for tlie honor of their respective homes, Delaware 

 of live goals. October lllth forty of the dwellers upon 

 I into the valley and played the denizens I hereof, also 

 but the players were so evenly matched that, the gamo 

 ■ two and two. The best, fought and played game of the 

 was that on Saturday, October 21th, between 'TO and 

 a side. It might appear from the result that it was all 

 70 won in three straight goals; time, 35, 35, and 45 min- 

 utes respectively, but the sides were very evenly matched, and both 

 played well, except that '76 possessed the most ekill in placing, distribu- 

 ting, and playing her men. 



In athletics proper much has been done, and a day was appointed for 

 the games, which lake place twice a year, but on account of the weather 

 they were postponed till next Spring. There are at present twelve men 

 in training, as a foundation for the University crew for next year, and 

 with this start and the Winter work ill the gymnasium, it is hoped Ihat 

 u good crew may be turned out next .year. There are also several single 

 scullers who have been I'lacticing all the Full, and who now prosenta 

 on the water, and who can make very good time. 



ibis game '78, profit 

 line game, and all! 

 two goals played, y 

 last inning for an 1 

 played, I believe, at 

 ami Bai k Peelers ol 

 Ohio Bucko- bo 



and Canada worker 



the hill descended i 

 forty in number, b 

 resulted in a tie-tv 

 season, her 

 '77, forty n 



appe 



Though Amh 

 regatta lias shot 

 material. The 

 cited by an enei 

 class crews org! 

 tha 



As Amhe 



— *•♦— 



J. 



a last July, the Fall 



e excellent boating 



shells. 



raid 



t pa 



!.■ two 



: townspeople, and 

 ranged 

 o have 



jssful 



•1 trial. The prizes lor the two crews were two sets of six pairs 

 of silver oars, and that of the best crew at the second triul a set or six 

 silver goblets. The course selected upon the Connecticut was one and 

 one half miles up, then a turn, ami the same distance back, making 

 three miles. 



Saturday afternoon the college repaired to the river, the seniors with 

 their white ribbon, tlie juniors, royal purple, the sophomores, red, and 

 the freshmen, blue. The water was quite rough for the first race, be- 

 tween the seniors and juniors, though not materially impeding ibe nice. 

 Both crews made a fine start, the juniors took the lead, and desoite their 

 poor steering, kapt II through the race, gradualfj diM.imiug their rivals. 

 Thoirlimc was IS: minutes 50) scc.oirls; that of the seniors 19 minutes 21 

 seconds. Mr. Scoville, flic (-etiior siroke, who has pulled twite at Sprin^- 

 OderedoOftOf the beat bating men in college, but his crew- 

 could not back him. 



After some delay, came the race between the sophomores and fresh- 

 men, w Men resulted in a victory for Ufa) former. Their time was 18 iniu- 

 ecshiucn III minute.- Hi seconds. This 

 . lime over the other was due to the better condition of tho 

 water. The freshmen were forced by their rivals into shallow water, 

 whore their oars stuck in the mud, though through some technicality 



llieirrbiimtng a foul was not entertained. As "Wednesday drew near the 

 cxcilcmi-nt grew more intense, uniil the aflenioon, when it was at fever 



lu-iil. The same boat had been used by jiiiine-- and SO] moras Mtfl 



unch claimed it, but loi gave it to ibe Btfphomores, who -.1-" bad the 

 choice of positions. The seniors meanwhile (fpr itinsih. w.n-wcdo 

 tiere in college) bad done all in I heir power by coaching and eucourage- 

 menito aid the Sophomores, while the juniors had the sympathy of iln- 

 frc-diinen. who appeared bedecked with junior purple. After weary 

 wailing, the crews rowed down into line, wheu a broken rudder lb.. ■ 

 compelled tho junior crew to row back a mile to Hie boat-house f..r re 

 pairs; then another mile lo in,., line. Then- is „ latmnrnt Ol alienee, and 

 the voice of the Commodore is heard over Ibe water, -Ai.- sou ready? 



Go!" ami Ihey are off. Tie: second man of Hie juniors catches aci 



and for a moment the sophomores have Ibe lead. Then fallow! . 

 pull with prow to prow, each straggling for tnn lead, when with a ioag- 

 niilccnt spurt— forty-two strokes to the minute— the purple sho..i- al.i all. 



cease rowlnft thera on again, witb anolnor spurt toward tTid finish, 

 and unci ringing cheers tlu prtrptBcrod the line in 18 minutes. 6 eec- 



Tiii- time neule show" ibit the regatta was a success, and from Ibe 

 boating men developed, the college may In.pe to send a good m w Co the 

 next regatta. 



The athletics, Saturday, Nov. 7th, wore well attended, ami proved B lc- 

 censful, Ihough the short time for preparation- only fmu days Was in- 

 sufficient for the ii-cnsMiiy preliminary practice. The contests With the 

 successful competitors were as follows:— 



1. Kimniiig Dash. IOU Yards -Won by II. S. Knicht. Time, in sec. 



2, Throwing ball a Dislance— Tins was decided upon anav'eragDOl 

 three throws, ami the prize was awarded lo W. II Williams, wle-e :,v- 

 ei.ige was :i:(if<m.r.l--J inches. The ln-l ilnow was by I). .M.l'iati- 

 336 fei i 9 indies, 



g, standing Long Jump, Rarming tifirlg Jump, and Hop. Skip and 

 .lump The prize was awarded lo C, S. Nash. Total distance, 47 feet 

 Hi ill! he.-. 



1. Three Mile Walking Knee— Won by B, W. I'atlon. in '.'Ii mill. I\0 sec. 



S. Running High Jump -Won by L. Vinton, who jumped 1 fed Oin. 



(i. Sink liiice. ion Yard- Won by C. S. Sanders. Time. -,''-( !■ 



7. Three logged Knee, 1(<1 Yards- Won by W. E. Ely and U.S. Knight 



u 15 B 



irtds. 



3. Two Mile Running Kuce— Won by Dr. W. ('. Morrell, in 11 min- 



9. One-half Jlilo ituuuing Race— Won by C. U. Barker, In •> minutes 

 19 teconds. 



II). Wrestling Match -This was by fertile irnvt interesting thing on 

 the programme, and was won by V. 0. Newman. \.u;\:\n. 



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I'uincicton, November 7th, 1874. 

 Kiutor FORBST ami stukam:— 



The first attempt made. by Princeton to have a regalia of her own was 

 inaugurated this afternoon. Throughout the whole Fall, thus far. the 

 candidates for the Kresbinen and University crows have dally appeared 



Saratoga last July. Tie course-, thougb not measured, was pmbably.ii 

 little more than a mile and a quarter in length. Afier a rulber exciliug 

 and close race, the Sophomores crossed the lino a length and a half 

 uheador tbc Knsiiinci. Toe Sophomores were considerably out or 

 practice, some of tne mon having rowed but very little, if at all, this Bee- 

 sion. The Freshmen did exceedingly well, and ir ihey fulfil what they 



evinced admirable pluck and great strength in Hie race Though tBoy 

 rowed rather wildly and splashed considerable, their boa: moved swiftly 

 through Ibe water. Their stroke seems vOry effective, and bids fair to 

 equal that of the last year's Freshmen Clew. The following are the men 



■2; Van Lenness, No. 3; Karge, Mo. •!; Aliller, 5; Hitchcock, bow; Bul- 

 ler, '7(i, coxswain. The Sophomores had all lb- members of theft-eld 

 erew, with II. Butler, 77, S. S-, coxswain. The judges were Messrs K. 

 J. Hall and J. W. Taylor, of last. jvatV University crew. 



Aftel 



:oll, 



m , nil j Qaptatn 





be Uuivcrsitvc 





a Mes.rs Butler 



'7(i, andfireenon 

 working boat, wi 





Idle the latter 



d row 

 used ( 



eu in a pair-oared 

 1 pair-Oared shell. 



It present i.i.lic 



atious prove 





eton A 



ill be represented 



by an able oarsn 



an, a nien.be 







1 Ibe single scull 



race, as well as ii 



the Universi 



v and Freshman 





lesl Summer. 



The field games 



of foot ball c 







,od here next Sat- 



nrdav, the 14th instant, bet wee 



i the Columbia 



Collef 



e, New York, and 



Princeton rwen! 



ins. A well 



contested and 



interes 



ting game is ei- 



pected. 









(JtrtDvis. 



^iiiiotml JHa$Umes. 



—Tlie Manhattan club In 

 very creditably indeed, 



ide 



ugh tho past eea 



prived of their grounds and 

 from June to September. Tliev < 

 Park and Staten Island clubs, nndm 

 George and Prospect Park clubs, wi 

 three of the seven games played by 

 second eleven games they won fo 

 Staten Island club alone defeating Hi 

 — taking the averages of the pl&yera 

 lows:— Canimell, Gilbert, Hosford, 1 

 Greig, Erringlon, ii. Tucker, Heywc 



Gaines played, 13; Won, 8; 

 Ut Eleven Matcke, 

 Dale. Where played. Opponent. 



June 27. Hoboken, St. George's flu 



Jiily-l. Prospect Park, Prospect Park (_• 



July 23. State.. Island, Stutell Island rl 



Aug. 5. Hoboken, St. irgtfsOlu 



Ang. 20. UobCKen, StatenWanda 



Aug. 25. H.. bo ken. Prospect Park I 



Sept. 12. Slatc.n Island, Slateu Ishoid VI 



July 11. 



jiiivao. 



Aug. 11. 

 Sept. 8. 

 Oct. 1 . 

 Oct. 7. 



enabled lo nlay 

 ed the Prospect 

 feated by Hie St. 

 ; four and losing 



first eleven. Of 

 id lost two, the 

 Their llrst eleven 

 e lesl — is as foi- 

 atd, IMcDougall, 

 and Loncrgan : — 



nesult. 

 I.osl by an inning.,. 

 Won bvssums. ' 



Wo 





Stateu Wand, 

 Hoboken, 

 Hoboken, 

 llohoken, 

 Staten Island, 

 Hoboken, 



raterson Cli.li, 



State.. Island Club. 

 St. Gu.tree's Club. 



Lost by 12 runs. 



Won by wickets. 

 Lost by SI runs. 

 Won by 103 runs. 

 Won by IS runs. 

 Woo uytjSrrrnS. 



Anoteer Test of Endthuncu.— "When Weston failed 

 to walk live hundred miles in six days the t'onKst ajnD 

 STREAM asserted that the. feat was possible by those who 

 had mental and physical stamina, and who looked more for 

 an honorable reputation rather than for money. The per- 

 son who now proposes to do the feat is Jlr. John li. Judd, 

 the well knovv u professor of athletic training. Professor 

 Judd, under the name of John Davidson, has already ac- 

 complished several wonderful feats of the kind, and lie be- 

 lieves himself fully competent to accomplish this. Ho 

 has, for instance, proven his endurance by walking 105 



