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be within a foot of the bottom, with or without a cork, as yon prefer. I 

 think the maneuvers of a eork when a bass is bitingadd verymuch to the 

 enjoyment, besides, in very clear water, it assists you in making out a 

 correct diagnosis. The best hooks for black bass are the notched end 

 Kendall, mude by Hemming & Sou, No. 1 or 1-0. The long curve,: beard, 

 aud just the right temper, make them admirably adapted for holding the 

 jumping rascals The be*t times for fishing on Lake Erie are daring the 

 months or May and October entire. 



The paradise for black bass fishing is at Ft Pelee Island in Western 

 Lake Erie. The fishing is equally good from dock or boat. I caught 

 these boss UkBt Fall, ranging from three to five pounds, until I was literally 

 satiated with the spurt- As Isaac Walton said of (rout, '•Ihcv seemed to 

 bite from mere wantouness." Our Kentucky parlies who go there esti- 

 mate their catch by thousands of pounds. It seems to be i ne "I the 

 most difficult problems for men to determine the proportionate 

 strength of a u*h and a fishing rod. The strength of n fish is magnified 

 about ten limes, and a rod provided accordingly. Trout fishermen have 

 more sense ou that, point than our Western anglers, 



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Bravery.— Our correspondent, Mr. J. W. Kinsey, at 



. hist week saved the life of a sailor wrecked in 



the inlet near his hotel. He was assisted by the lighthouse 



keeper, Mr. Vales,. All readers of the Forest and rVntE.ut 



arc practical men, and wellschooled. 



— At the annual meeting of l-ho International Yacht Club, 

 al Detroit, the following officers were elected: Commodore, 

 K. ('. Barker; Vice Commodore, William H. Burk; Rear 

 Commodore, G. S. Davis; Secretary, P. fl. Van Bitten; 

 Treasurer, A. G. Lindsay; Measurer, D. Reaume. Execu- 

 tive Committee: C. B. James, fij, A. Brush, C. E. Lock. fra. 

 Gl'iggS, GJias. Parent. Regal ta Committee! W. G. Thomp- 

 son. Hubert Ilackett, Joseph Nicholson, E. A. Armstrong, 

 E. A. Brush. 



— The third annual ball of the Boston Boat Club takes 

 place at Beethoven Hall Friday evening, Dec. 11. 



Yachting Notes. — The yaclitlDg season just closed has 

 been an eventful and interesting one to Canadian yacht- 

 men. The challenge race between the American yachl 

 Cora, of Detroit, and the Annie Outnbert, a Canadian 

 yacht, which took place on Lake St. Clair, was the most 

 important yachting contest of the season. The Canadian 

 yacht won the race easily, after three trials to make the 

 course in the prescribed seven hours. 



The challenge "Goodwin Cup," a gift, from Queen 

 Victoria, is now' held in Canada. The winner of this ciioice 

 trophy, properly rigged and manned, can outsail in an 

 open lake nice of thirty miles, with an eight-knot breeze, 

 any yacht on our inland waters, with the usual time al- 

 lowance. 



The regatta of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club this 

 season was a brilliant contest. The day was favorable; a 

 fine breeze was blowing. The schooner-yacht Oriole won 

 the first place, while the Annie Culhbert" showed that she 

 •was a worthy and successful antagonist. 



The third great yachting event of the season came off 

 on the Bay of Quinte, below Belleville. The Ina won the 

 first place and retained the champion flag, which she car- 

 ried away a year ago- 



The fourth regatta took place over the famous Cobourg 

 course. Unfortunately this regatta came off so late that 

 the entries were fewer lhan tliey otherwise would have 

 been for the liberal prizes offered. The Annie Culhbert 

 honored her birth place by coming in an easy winner. 



The fifth regatta was on Burlington Bay, and the Bru- 

 nei le bore off the first prize. Captain Stinson pluckily 

 sailed his yacht, in every race on Lake Ontario this season, 

 and sailed her well, and his deserved reward came in the 

 victory which he won at his own home. 



To "recapitulate briefly, the record of Lake Ontario for 

 the year past stands as follows.- — At the Toronto regatta 

 the Oriole won first; at Belleville the Ina was first; at, Co- 

 bourg Annie Culhbert was first, and at Hamilton the Bru- 

 nette was the winner. Thus the four rivals each won the 

 first prizes in the four yachting events of the season. A 

 fairer division of the honors could not be made. The 

 Oriole has been laid up near Hamilton's wharf. 



The Lady Stanley is hauled out on the island, while 

 the Gerahline and Rivet are snugly secured at Clarkson's 

 wharf. The Coral is in dry dock at Port Dalhousie, and 

 the Ina is hauled out at the foot of the lake, in her old 

 Winter quarters. The Annie Cuthbert is secured for the 

 Winter at Hamilton, as is also the Brunette. The Daunt- 

 less lies at Belleville, and will undergo some repairs to 

 spars and sails litis Winter. When properly fitted out, as 

 she will he, she will trouble our fleetest yachts. The Gorilla 

 is laid up at Cobourg. — Toronto Globe. 



— The fcur-oared race between Bagnall and Winship 

 against Lumsden and Boyd, for $1,000 a side, will be pulled 

 on the Tyne on the 21st of December. 



KEELS VS. CENTRE-BOARDS. 



Socth Boston, December 8, 1874. 

 Editor Forect and Stream:— 



Most of the yachtsmen of my acquaintance agree that the centre-board 

 yachts of the present day are faster than the keels. This I admit to be 

 true. Cut when they say a centre-uoard is superior sailing before the 

 wiud, 1 cannot agree with them, for various reasons. If akeet boat can- 

 not outsail a centre-board with the sheets started, of what nseis she for 

 speed? In the first place, philosophy teaches that the object which 

 least resistance in passing through tho water is wedge shaped, 

 offering much less resistance than a flat or round bottomed one of the 

 same bulk under water. Now, the average keel boat is built so as to 

 come much nearer this wedge shape than the centre-board, which, as a 

 rule, is of light draught, aud with great beam and a large ''seat" in the 

 water. Again, there is auoiher disadvantage in the centre-board boat. 

 The opening in which the centre-board works up and down admits con- 

 siderable water, which ol course rises to its level in the case and makes 

 e heavy dead water drag But, it may be urged, the keel yacht has (1 dis- 



advantage of a heavy piece of timber continually acting as n drawback; 

 hut of the two evils I Ihink the former is the greater. But there are a 

 great many keel boats in Boston aud vicinity which ate almost exactly 

 the same models as centre-boards the only perceptible difference being 

 the substituting of a keel for n centre-board. I am by no means certain 

 that my argument would then hold good; but I think the records justify 

 me in saying that keel boats, as a class, are faster oft the wind titan 

 centre-boards. For racing, however. 1 would much prefer a centre-board 

 model. For working to windwurd this model is tnnch to he preferred, 

 mid there is much less danger of miss staying. But for seagoing quali- 

 ties and rough weather, commend me to the old-fashioned keel model, 

 smacking somewhat of the Deal lugger style. Tarn sorry to see these 

 famous old styles filling away, to be replaced by the shallow "skimdisk" 

 of the present day. rj, F, G. 



MR. BISHOP'S CANOE VOYAGE. 



Mr. Bishop has kindly sent us the following note- of his 

 progress thus far:— 



Paper Canoe "Maria TiitcHtiSA.' 1 ) 

 Cobb s Island, E. S. Va., v 

 December 1, 1871. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



I have rowed from Quebec by interior water courses to this island 

 beach on the eastern shore of Virginia, having passed up the SI l.i.v 

 rence River to the benutifnl Richelieu; thence up that sto use's 



Point, wdiere I entered Lake Champlain and the United Bit 

 Lake C'hamplnin one ^hundred and fifty miles to Whitehall, and thence 

 through the canal fifty-one miles to Albany, ended tho journey made in 

 a wooden canoe, in October I set out in one of B . Waters & Sons' paper 

 "Baden Powell" canoes, on my journey Southward to Florida. My canoe- 

 is an open one. She is fitted with outrigger rowlocks, which allows me 

 to row as well as paidle. in an open canoe, ol only eight and a half in- 

 ches depth of hold amidships, I con -id .-r sailing an nnsafe undertaking; 

 so I shall send my mast and sprit, sail home by express from Norfolk, as 



,: :i "- •' ' ' ! " to"* hy carrying any unnecssstiry cargo. Having 



passed through Kill Von Kull and between Staten Island and the main 

 land, I ascended the Raritnn to New Brunswick. N, .f., and followed the 

 canal thirty-six milts to Bordeutown, where it connects with the waters 

 of the Delaware. Continuing southward, down tho Delaware River and 



Bay, I hauled my e 3e from a point above Cape HenloDen to Love ' 



eek, head Of BebObDtu Sonnd. Rowiug across Rehoboth and Indian 

 River Sounds, the canoe a-eended White's Creek and made a second 

 portage three miles overland, into Little Assowoman Bay. Since that 

 portage was made Inave been over the bays aud sounds and through the 

 net work of salt marsh thoroughfares, crossing the strong tidal currents 

 of Chincotengite, Assowoman, Carnality, Matomkin, Watchoprague, 

 Little Mochipongo and tire.n Mochlpongo Inlets to Cobb's Island, which 

 is situated about eight milt from the main land. 1 will cross to-morrow 

 to the mainland, and haul my canoe five miles overland to Cherrystone, 

 on the east side of Chesapeake Bay. From Cherrvstone Landing across 

 the hay to Norfolk is a distance of thirty -live miles. This water I will 

 cross on the steamer X. P. Banks to Norfolk, and then push on to Ihe 

 Currituck Sound via Elizabeth River and the new canal into North 

 Landing River. Down the North Carolina Sounds to Cape Fear, thence 

 along tie Atlantic eighty miles to Georgetown. S. C, and by interior 

 waters to the St. John's River, Florida. I will continue the journey, 

 and southward, up the St. John's to Salt Lake, two hundred and forty 

 miles, where I will make a portage of seven miles east, to Indian River. 

 The waters of Indian River will be followed to Jupiter Inlet, where be- 

 coming land-locked, It will be necessary, for the second time, to 

 trust to the surface of the ocean, until the southern end of Florida is 

 reached. 



While in the Isle of Wight Bay, ott the eastern coast of Maryland, it 

 was myg >o,l fortune to visit Dr. Purnell's fine estate. I was moch in 

 tcrested in finding the prairie chicken comfortably settled upon his 

 meadows, the ancestors of which the Doctor introduced there some five 

 years smee, with two species of the California "quail." The results of 

 these interesting experiments I will forward to you when I can get a- 

 dryer camp table than a damp salt-marsh, threatened by immersion by an 

 in-creeping tide. 



The dimensions of my canoe aro: Length, 11 feet; beam, 28 inches; 

 depth, 8f inches; hc ; ght of bow from a horizontal line at keel, 23 inches; 

 height of bow from a horizontal line at stern, 2 i inches; weight of canoe, 

 58 ponnds; oars ;7 feet 8 iuches), 6J pounds; mast, sail, boom, &c, 6 

 pounds; paddle (doable bladed) 2| ponnds. Total, "3 pounds. My own 

 weight is 130 ponnds; blankets, charts, provisions, &c. about 100 

 pounds. I am, very truly yours. X. H. Bishop. 



— The contest of various Western colleges at Galesburg, 

 111., has been completed with moderate success. That of 

 some of the. Eastern colleges will consist of two separate 

 contests. Thirteen essays have been handed in to the 

 judges, Messis. James T. Fields, Richard Grant White and 

 T. W. Higginson. The decision will be announced at the 

 conclusion "of the oratorical contest on the 7th of January, 

 al Association Hall. The verdict of the judges for the lat- 

 ter competition will be based upon the style of composition 

 and manner of delivery. Messrs. William Cullen Bryant, 

 George William Curtis and Whitelaw Reid are three gentle- 

 men to make the award. Considerable interest is man- 

 ifested in the success of Col. Higginson's idea. — Yale Rec- 

 ord. 



Yale College, December 5, 1871. 

 Editor Forest and Stream :— 



The twenty of Columbia College visited New Haven to play a game of 

 foot ball, the second of this Fall, with our boys. Thi6 time they appear- 

 ed in full force, and with a plucky and determined set of men seemed 

 bound to win, if such a thing could be done. It could not be accom- 

 plished, although several of our best players were unable to participate 

 in the sport, making it necessary to play substitutes in their stead. The 

 ilual resnk was— Yale, six goals; Columbia, one. The twenties were— 

 School of Mines, King, ,70, captain; Cornwall, Morewood, Rhodes and 

 Tomps.on, of ! 76; Lindley, Radford aud Rounds, of '77; Law — McMahon, 

 ciinonds, Sprague and Webb, of '7>; Drowne, Kling and Vaudeventer, 

 of '76; College— Bach, George, Price, Root and Weeks, of ',5. For Co- 

 lumbia—White, Bristol and Denning, P. G. ; Bushnell and Peters, Th ; 

 Avery. Benton, Cochran, Fulton, Grinnell, McBiruey (capt.), and Hall, 

 S. S. S., of '75; Arnold, Phelps, Trumbull, Vaille, Wakeman and 

 Wright) of 76: Bakerand Cooke, of '77; and Wurts, of '78, represented 

 the blue. Columbia won the toss and caut (both of which, by the way, 

 we have lost every time this year) and as nsnal Morewood bestowed the 

 initiatory kick npon the much-kicked, highly-bounding mass of rubber. 

 The first goal was won by Columbia in 21 min ., through some excellent 

 playing by Cornwall, who also succeeded in sending the ball betwixt the 

 posts. After this they werennable to score another goal, as we won the 

 remainder in the following times— second, 9 min . ; third, 21 min , ; fourth, 

 13 min. 30 sec. ; fifth, S6 min.; sixth, '< min. 30 Bee.; 7th, 17 min. 15 sec. 

 The playing was or most lively description. Indeed, I never Baw so much 

 "rushing" indulged in, and with such good success. I noticed among 

 the Columbia players, as excelling in this department of athletics, Corn- 

 wall, Vandeventer, McMahon, Weeks and Morewood. Among our 

 boys, Baker, Wurts, Wakeman, Bristol and Grinnell were prominent. 

 Of course there was an accident; in fact two men were slightly injured, 

 and were obliged to retire. In the tlfth inning Radford was the unlucky 

 man, and for us Vaille gave place to Johnson of ' . . 



The referee waelCortea Maxwell, of '75. Judges-Coinmbia, Mr. C. M. 



Ward, '7?, 8. or M.; Yale, Mr. Betts of '75. With becoming grace, dig- 

 nity and fairness their arduous duties were performed to the complete 

 gratification of the spectators, who. In spite of cold and dampness, 

 viewed the game to Its. completion . Taken as a whole, this con test was 

 far superior to the last, as regards skilful playing. The two twenties 

 seem to all to have improved greatly. We have not met Princeton yet, 

 partly from our inability to visit her at. any time, and partly because she 

 cannot visit us owing to pressing examinations, lr not this Fall, at any 

 rate next Spring, wo hope to meet her, and will do our best to reverse 

 the order of things. K. 



———*♦■•» 



New Haven, December •!, 1874. 

 Run-on Forest and Stream:— 



The New England college presidents, in consultation assembled lately, 

 determined to encourage, rather than discourage, muscular development 

 among collcgiaus. They considered college boating in all its phases, and 

 although It appeared that much time was taken from study by the neces- 

 sary training which is incumbent upon the athlete, yet the advantages de- 

 rived from such a course of action seemed to them, if anything, preju- 

 diced against it , sufticient to counterbalance all other considerations. 

 Such a sentiment, from such a source, is surely worthy of mention. Can 

 anything but good result from it? 



In your issue of two weeks ago you mentioned that the athletic sports 

 held here in October last were to be held again in the Spring, and yon 

 gave the list of prizes and of the times to be made. As yet, the full 

 record of thedoings of the boys this Fall has not been published in your 

 paper, and as they are worthy of being preserved, I send them to youfat 

 this late day. 



The hnrdle race was first, and Cortes Maxwell, of '75, won it with ease 

 — 10 hurdles, 120 yards, in 21 sec. The same man carried off a prize of 

 like nature nt Saratoga last July— the J. G. Bennett Cup. There were 

 three contestants. The throwing of a base ball was next in order, and 



C. M. Dawes, '76, was the winner over four competitors. The distance 

 wns 317 feet 10 inches, which is excellent, as it was against the wind. H. 

 W. Bo wen. '7S, came ont victor in the half-mile walk. His opponents 

 were five innnmber. His time was 2:17j. The standinglone jump brought 

 ont three contestants. Cortes Maxwell won easily, his best jump being 

 11 feet 3J inches. Fifteen contestants appeared to contend in the 100 

 yards dash. Owing to the great number the race was run in three squads 

 of five each, the. winners to contest for the prize. Maxwell won the first 

 heat, Davis the second, and Betts the third. The race between these 

 three for the prize was won by F. W. Davis, '77, in Hi sec. The running 

 high jump was won by Cortes Maxwell over one competitor. lie 

 jumped -1 feet 7 inches, his sole opponent giving up at 4 feet 6 inches. 

 After this Maxwell cleared 4 feet 9 inches for the amusement, of the 

 crowd. The one mile walk resulted in a victory of A. H. Ely, of '76, 

 over his eight opponents. The time announced as official was 10 min. 27 

 sec. Your correspondent, as well as several unofficial timekeepers, made 

 it 9 min. 21} sec, which is most likely to be nearer the true time! The 

 hop, step aud jump w r as won by Cortes Maxwell with the greatest possi- 

 ble ease. Three trials were allowed each competitor. Maxwell only 

 jumped twice, hie last jump — Ilfeet3 inches— being sufticient to make 

 him a winner over his sole opponent, a thcologue. The wrestling, which 

 was divided into two classes, heavy and light w eight, came next in order. 



D. B. Cunningham, '76, won the light weieht wrestling, after a tough 

 struggle over eight contestants. C. M, Forbes, cf '70, also vanquished 

 his two opponents in the other department, being thrown but once. S. 

 R. Betts, of '75, won the one quarter mile dash from eight competitors. 

 His time was 57 sec. This was the most exciting race of the day, Davis, 

 the winner in the dash, being about ten feet behind. The three-legged 

 race (consolattou) was next, and it ended the most success! nl series of 

 athletics ever held here. Bntler 3nd Hammond, '76, S. S.S., covered 

 the l'2o yards in the fast time of 20J sec. 



The result of these games so far exceeded the expectations of those in- 

 terested that they are to be a standing thing hereafter. It is probable 

 that next Spiing the college will meet and institute a Y ale Athletic As- 

 sociation, thus cutting loose from the supervision of the boating, foot 

 ball, and base ball organizations, under whose charge these sports have 

 hitherto been conducted. Winter, with its cold days, precludes all out- 

 door sport, except foot ball, and this is not indulged in with such a zest 

 as formerly. The gymnasium, however, will soon have its busy season, 

 and all college will exercise in doors, in preparation for the Spring 



K. 



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The New Brighton Olt/B, — Through the efforts of 

 Capt. Taylor, of Bay street, Tompkinsville, Staten Island, 

 a chess club is now in successful operation under the above 

 title, and an interesting chess tourney has been commenced. 

 The club meet at the Captain's residence every Saturday 

 night, and a pleasant social time is had around the chess 

 boards. Mr. A. Heydenseick is the Secretary, and his ad- 

 dress is 59 Liberty street, New York. 



The Williamsbtjrgh Club. — A new club has been re- 

 cently organized in the Eastern District of Brooklyn by a 

 number of German chess players, and at the first elec- 

 tion the following corps of officials were chosen . F. 

 Huene, President; "Charles Neher, Vice President,; H. A. 

 Schwab, Secretary; O. Walter, Treasurer. The club al- 

 ready numbers about twenty-five members. 



Appended is the score of a pretty little game played be- 

 tween Dr. Barnelt and Mr. Davis in the above tourney, 

 the Doctor giving the odds of Queen's Knight, which is 

 removed from the board. In the seventeenth move he 

 threatened mate in three moves and forced the garnet- 

 Black (Defence.) 



1. P. to K. l'. 



2. P. takes P. 



3. Kt.t.oQ. B. 3. 

 " *o Q. B. 4. 



. P. to K. 5. 



. B. takes K. B. p., check. 



. B. to Kt. 3. 



1. B. to K. Kt. 5. 



. R. to K. sq. 



. B. takes B., check. 



;. Kt. to Q. 4. 



. P, toK. B.4. 



. Kt. to K. 6, check. 



. R. takes B, 



. Q. takes Kt. 



5. P. to 0. 6. 

 C. Kt. to K. B."3. 



7. Kt. toKt. 5. 



8. K. to B. BB. 



B K. Kt. takesIK. P. 



10. B. to K. 2. 



11. P. to Q. 3. 



12. B. takes B. 



13. Q. toB. 3. 



14. Kt.toKt 5. 



15. B. takes Kt. 



16. Q. takes K. P. P. 



>Ir. Murray, one of our valuable correspondents, is 



now engaged in maki-ig a survey of Newfoundland. lie 

 penetrated to the interior of the island by following the 

 courses of the principal rivers. He reports the country to 

 contain fertile valleys, large coal fields, and fine forests. 



— The transit of Venus, which occurred last Tuesday. 

 was carefully noted by American scientists from the prin- 

 cipal points in the world. The party landed on Desolation 

 Island, in Australia, will not see their comrades of the 

 Swatara for six months. 



—Navigation on the inland lakes of Canada is over l'pr 

 the season 



