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YACHTING IN FLORIDA— NO. S. 



WE awoke at our mooring at Orange Bluff, and found 

 n fair "bright morning. As soon as the sun whs 



well up in}' cronies of tile evening before came with their 

 .■runs on their shoulders, followed by half bred hounds. 

 The gleam was impatiently osraipinsr, so no time was lost. 

 Our skill's were lied astern, and oil we went against the dark 

 tide ot the river lo a point some miles above, where we 

 sidled up i.o a steep bnulc and tied the yacht to a tree. 



Here under a superb oak, with wild oruiigi' trees all 

 about, we made a camp for the ladies, and then took skiffs 

 for a, stretch over shallow water. We landed at last in a 

 ta.mrle of orange U'ccs, palmettos, vines and cypress, all 

 forming a beautiful mass of foliage, with a carpet, of moss, 

 The bitter oranges, more fair and golden, and much larger 

 . than ihe sweet iritit, IitiDfj in bunches that, weighed down 

 the branches, and seemed almost to cost a glow in the deep 

 stiade. 



From this cool retreat we worked our way to a more 

 open upland, where a few scattered pitch pines east a 

 meager Shadow. The ground was Sandy, sometimes hear- 

 ing a little wire like grass, wiih here and there some pretty 

 wild flowers of unfamiliar form and unknown names, and 

 at other points covered with the saw palmetto, iib/w con- 

 nection of Ihe more lofty cabbage palm, so called from a 

 row of saw-like teeth oil each edge of its lint stem. The 

 leaves were about, shoulder high, rendering it prudent to 

 keep hands and gun elevated til avoid sharp rasps from the 

 serrated stems. 



Our course led along the edge of a cypress swamp, keep- 

 ing a few rods from it! As we. followed along after the 

 hounds, which were now slowly beating about under the 

 low arowth, I gained from mv companions, John Foster 

 ami John Lee, some idea of "jumping deer." The deer, here 

 very numerous, hide and harbor in the swamps during tbe 

 day. At night they come into tin- "pine open" to feed, return- 

 ing lelsiirly as dawn approaches, leaving on the dew a Hail 

 that remains until the sun is well up. The hounds strike 

 this scent, and dashing into the swamp, alarm the aeer in 

 their day repose. They will not run long in the wet ground, 

 where vines and canes hamper them, but break out and 

 make for the scrub islands, which are upland thickets of 

 thorn and rough low trees, where they find refuge and 

 rarely leave it. As the only chance for shooting them is 

 between the swamp and the scrub, it is not desirable that 

 the dogs should be staunch. Half bred hounds, or even 

 curs are the best, as they soon abandon the trail and return 

 to follow another one into the low ground. As we came 

 where a ame was expected, we separated to cover a long in- 

 terval between the cypress and the thickets, and walked 

 slowly on, waiting to bear from the hounds. It was not 

 lona before their exciting tones were heard, when we stootl 

 motionless by pine stems for concealment, and listened 

 eagerly to gain an idea when the game would break cover. 

 It was not 'my luck to see this tirst chase, as the baying 

 hounds swept around a low hill to a point where Lee had 

 gone, and our Only knowledge of its termination came 

 from the report of his gun, and a distant whoop of exulta- 

 tion following, announcing his success. The dogs remained 

 with Lee until he came iifbcaring a fat young buck, which 

 was concealed from the keen eyes of the buz/.auls by a 

 covering of palmetto leaves, when we went on as before. 

 The dogs followed a number of trails, but no deer came 

 out for "a lone lime, and WO were about lurniug back when 

 a large buck burst from the swamp with a hound at his 

 heels," and almost jumped on Foster, who pitched up his 

 gun and fired within ten feet, but tbe buck saw Ihe sudden 

 movement and dodged so quickly that a shot through his 

 ear was Foster's only mark. Now sadly frightened, lie 

 sailed over the palmetto leaves, running between Foster and 

 me, so that for a moment I dared not lire, but could only 

 watch his graceful bounds, until when out of range of the 

 gUide, 1 sighted him on a bound and lie did not gather bis 

 feet under him again, but fell in a merciful death. He 

 was old and grey'; huge and tough, a wary old fellow that 

 had probably made many an escape from hounds, or from 

 the more fatal enemy, the panther. 



It was now midday, and the grass too dry to retain a 

 1 rail, so we made our way back to our boat. The guides 

 staggering under the load of game, wdiile I found load 

 enough in adding their ponderous guns to my own. 



We rowed back lo the yacht and found that some fish 

 had been taken, wdiile the engineer came in with a wild- 

 cat he had shot as it was skulking along the rivet's edge 

 seeking fish. 



We lunched under the bearded oak. and then Madame 

 started on a shopping expedition in the yacht to the one 

 store at Volusia, seven miles down the river, to get fresh 

 supplies for the domestic department of the boat. 



White and lesser herons were lighting on some trees in 

 some low islands not far away, seeming preparing to roost 

 there; so embarking again in a. boat I had Foster leave me 

 concealed among the Overhanging vines, where t crouched 

 down with a visrid sensation that it was just tbe haunt for 

 moccasins and alligators. After the boat was faraway 

 groups of heron swept around and over the island, scan- 

 ning it with keen eyes, only to wing their way on as if un- 

 certain; but as night came on tiie desire, to roost there 

 overcame their suspicions, and rhey came thick and fast, 

 giving me numerous shots more or less favorable. When 

 Foster came for me we gathered in a number, losing one 

 that I fancied an outlying alligator, took. 



The- plumage of the while heron, or "angel bird," tills 

 one with endless admiration, so pure and light are its 

 sprays. These bird? were, taken in with all possible care, 

 and "were free from stains. Laying them in careful order, 

 we slarled to pull back to meet our steamer. Tbe dark- 

 ness came, and we were well on our way before her light 

 was seen, She came after us, but we told old Paul to leave 



us to row to Orange Bluff, so she turned about and went 

 dashing by us, leaving us rocking in her wake. 



She was tied fast when we came to her, and calling for a 

 light, we. eame quietly alongside, holding our white birds 

 up to show like phantoms against the darkness. They 

 were hung in the cabin, much to the delight of our Utile 

 passenger, whose fancy was charmed with the beautiful 

 birds, Orange Bluff we found very pleasant, and the 

 kind hearted resident, of the place offering to take us in 

 wiih his family, we concluded to send the yacht home aud 

 enjoy his hospitality. 



The fishing was* excellent, and from here we made ex- 

 cursions of very great interest. Two Indian mounds are 

 here of marked character, which have been examined by 

 Dr. Wyman and others. 



There, are no public houses near here, and all is undis- 

 turbed, so it was a privilege we fully appreciated in sharing 

 Mr. Can's home. 



Other trips were made, and of them, perhaps, more some 

 other time. One can hardly go amiss in Florida if pre- 

 pared to seek natural interests, and leave Saratoga trunks, 

 and watering place amusements and dissipations behind. 

 Those who want the resources of fashion will do well to 

 linger in Jacksonville or St. Augustine, and leave yachting 

 and Bohemianism to the easily 'pleased lovers of wild life. 



L. W. L. 



—The Smedlcy Brothers, foot of Court street, Brooklyn, 

 have just finished a twenty-foot boat for Captain Hopkins, 

 of Brooklyn, and have in progress of construction two 

 others, the first, twentv-flve feet long, for Mr. Meeker, of 

 Aniboy, 1ST. J., the second, twe»ty-tw0 feet in length, for a 

 New York gentleman. 



The prizes won last season by yachts of the Brooklyn 

 Club, it is reported, will be presented at the February 

 meeting. 



The schooner Tarolinta, N. Y. Y. C, Messrs. II. A. 

 Kent and U. A. Kent, Jr., will, leave port in a few days for 

 a lengthened trip to the West Indies. 



Mr. P. MeUiehan, of Pamrapo, N. J., is building a small 

 cabin sloop for parties in Cambridge, Miss. She is 28 feet 

 on deck, 10 feet R inches beam and 4 feet depth of hold. 

 The sloop vncht Playful, B. Y. ft, is in Winter quarters at 

 this yard. " Mr. McGichan is at work finishing a sloop, 48 

 feet over all, 14 feel ti inches beam and 5 feet hold. She is 

 intended for a gentleman on one ol the Western lakes. 



The steam yacht building at K.evport, N. J., for Mr. 

 Ricker, or Fli/.abelh, is 89 feet over ill. 



At the next meeting of the Eastern Yacht Club, to be 

 held February 9, it is probable that the members may take, 

 into consideration the present "sailing regulations" with a. 



can be made in the rules as to "sails to be Carried in races" 

 and "allowances;" and, as it is desirable to ascertain, as 

 early as possible, the views of yacht owners and others in- 

 leresied on these subjects, such gentlemen are requested to 

 state them in writing' to Secretary Henry B. Jackson, No. 

 114 Federal street, Boston, previous to the 2d prox. With 

 regard to "sails carried in races" the following suggestions 

 have been made — 



. 1, with the addition, "Boats to b 



Tied a 



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- -Same as No. 4. with the addition, "Woddnj #»fftoesail." 



Same as No. •(, with the addition, "Working topsails" 

 would allow jibtopsail.) 

 ft. Same as So. I, witn the addition, "GUttTtopBalls net aloft." 



■..- Sloops to be allowed to cary balloon iibiopsuil as a studding 

 piuuaker, boomed out from the mast. 

 following objections have been made to these sug- 



Tblhi nd -That the lower soils of wane yachts are email, and 



thee require tie- mring topsails; Mint the inpinu.-is of some of the smaller 

 yaciils are necessarily too short to admit of topsails being set aloft to ad- 



i'o rite third. — Ttiat tbe working staysails, eatliopsaits and jibtopsails 

 aru so lal'L-e in some yachts as to lie in effect •'balloon sails," and grncr- 

 ally the impo-.-lltillty of ib -lining piuperly what are ' 'working" and what 



To suggestions 4, 5, 0, 7, 8 it is objected that such rules 

 would not work fairly to many yachts, and that the ten- 

 dency would be to increase the size of the lower sails to 

 extravagant dimensions. 



Regarding "allowances," the following suggestions are 

 made:— 



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ug the adoption of this suggestion. 

 It has also been suggested, with reference to the mode of 

 measuring for length: — 



First.— To relain the present mode "cm water tine." 

 ,Vt,>/»i\— To measure the length "on deck oyer all." 

 Third. -To lake the "mean between the ahene two measures. "— 

 Hi-rttM. 



—The officers of the Seawanhaka Boat Club of Brooklyn, 

 for the current year are: — President, Charles A. ciirdier; 

 Vice-President, "James A. Ficketh Secretary, W. H. Oood- 

 iiow, Box 2425 New York P. O.; Financial Secretary, W. 

 A. Kelly; Treasurer, Jessie L. Wheeler; Captain, John 

 Keppel; Investigating Committee, Geo. Hatborn, Robert 

 II. Orr, Frank Adee; Trustees, Fred. A. Fox, Johu M. 

 Banken, C. B. Elliott, A. W. Fiske, Richard Dixon, 



—The amateur regatta, to be held in Troy this Summer, 

 will far surpass that held there last year, which is saying a 

 good deal. The Laureate aud Ulysses clubs will spare no 

 pains to make it a success. A larger number of clubs will 

 be represented than last year. The Beaverwycks, of 

 Albany, who won the association prize, will have the same 

 crew. 



—At Frederick Wright's shipyard at Islip a sloop yacht 

 is in course of construction for Captain Foster S. Clark. 

 Iter dimensions are 37 feet keel, Hi feet beam, aud 4 feet (i 

 inches hold. She will be launched about the 1st of May. 



—Mr. I). Oronan's clipper brigi. "Elsie," C'apt. Love- 

 grove, arrived yesterday morning from Mayagu.-z, P. K. , 

 having been only 30 days absent from this port. This 

 vessel' has made seven triiis to Poroi Rico aud back in 11 

 mouths and 31 d-iys, thro.:, weeks :;f which time she was 

 laid up undergoing extensive repairs. Her. performance is 

 hard to beat.— IMifox Itc.porir.r, Wh. 



Boston, January 4, 1875. 

 Epitor Forest and Stheaji :— 



All those, who are interested in yachting must know that one of the 

 most important t ttiogs in a race is to get ft good start. Now, where there 

 are twenty or more boats entered for a race, 1 claim that, it le impossible 

 to get them off fairly, except by a flying start. At the CUy Regatta held 

 in Boston last Summer, some, of the boats were half a mile ahead of the 

 others at I lie start, and a good many captains aid not hear the signal for 

 starting, ta steam whistle) but took their cue from the oilier boats which 

 were neat enough to hear it. Of coarse there was a good deal of grmnb - 

 ling when the prizes were awarded. This trouble could all be avoided, 

 by adopting the rule of the Kasteni Vaclit Club in regard lo starling, 

 which seems to give general satisfaction. The jachr.e sunt off in Irregu- 

 lar order, and tbe time of each is taken as il. passes the judges' boat. As 

 the City Regatta alwnys brings together more bout5ihaiianyolher.it 

 would be well for those who have charge of the matter to attend to this 

 in time, and thus prevent the occurrence, of another muddle like that of 

 Inst vein. , Yours, ,tc, Keadi- About. 



Anonymous I'nmniiinlcnltons not IMollffif. 



E. H. P., Philadelphia.— Thanks for your article on Fox Ituuling in 

 Virginia. Be.kindenough to give us your city address, »b we desire to 

 communicate with yotl. 



SyRArxr-E, N. Y.— Can yon tell me where t can get a distinct map of 

 Fulton and Hamilton counties, and price of such? Ans, sioud to Col- 

 ton & Co., ITS William street, N. Y. Trice about 75e. 



Amy Helfenstein, Milwankie.-AVill you please tell me where you 

 think the. best place in Wisconsin can be found and oblige? Ans. 

 '"Home— home — there's no place like home." 



W. H. P., Nassau —If any one wants wild rice, not parched, I can get 

 it for them in any quantity, provided luey order early in the Summer, so 

 I can make the necessary arrangements at. the Agency to procure the 

 reqnisile supply.— Thomas P. Cantweul, Braluerd. Minn. 



C. A. A., New York.— A notice iu a recent number of your paper al- 

 ludes to a map of the United SluteB, compiled from the. coast, survey 

 charts, and published in Philadelphia. Please state by whomf Aus 

 E. Lloyd. Map Publisher, Philadelphia. 



W. H. MoD., Dover, Del.— Won't you please give us cuts of Ihe new 

 Wimbledon targets in your valnable paper, and oblige many who ate in- 

 terested in rifle shootintt* Ans. Have tried for three weeks to procure 

 diagrams. Will probably print them in our next. 



G. W. E., Brooklyn.— Do you know where I can purchase Bome brown 

 wing curlew decoys, suitable, for shooting the tirow owing curlew in 

 Florida! An3. Order through any gunsmith. Price ranges from J12 to 

 $18, according to finish. 



e. 0. BiniHESs, Ossian. Iowa.— Can a pawn, on being played to ftjo 

 eighth square, be substituted only for any piece previously taken, or can 

 a player have two queens, three rooks, <v,e., on the board at. tbe sumo 

 time? Ans. Tbe. moment a pawn reaches the eighth square it can be 

 changed for any piece, so that the playur changing it cau have two 

 queens on the board or three rooks and any other pteceB, 



A. G. T. A.— Where can I go for a two weeks - excursion from Feb. 1 

 and get, some good shooting? How is Currituck Sound? Ans. Most too 

 lull' for Currituck. The club members returned two weeks ago. You 

 can go to Florida and back in two weeks, and have half (he time for 

 shooting. Round trip to Jacksonville from New York and return V ia 

 Pennsylvania Ka'lrotid, $oO-cheap! 



E, P. R., Brooklyn.— Is tbe Maynard a first-class sporting rifle, and 

 does it work to advantage with shot barrel, or have you heard of any 

 person having any trouble in extracting the shells, or are there any oilier 

 drawbacks to it? Ans. Gunsmiths and sportsmen speak of the Maynard 

 Kiflc as a very perfect weapon. Au excellent rifle at a very low price is 

 the Ballard, sold by Messrs. Bead & Sons, Boston. Price $li. 



J. Scott, Gravenburst, Muskoka, Canada-Will yon please give a 

 description of '.he Wimbledon target, and how they count the points? 

 Ans. An interesting description of the Wimbledon target, and its differ- 

 ence from that used al. Creedmoor cannot be given withont engravings, 

 which we hope soon to place before our readers. The points are counted 

 as follows: Bullseye, ti, centre, 4; inner, 3; outer, a. 



C. B, L„ Lockport.— Will you be so kind as to inform me, (hrough 

 your valuable paper, how that beautiful dark blue color is produced on 

 rifle telescopasf Is it done by he™. ling, or by some chemical process? 

 Ans. The arlicle is placed in a sheet iron pan, and entirely covered w ith 

 hone dust, then heated slowly and afterwards oiled, or if required, it ia 

 allowed to soak In oil, 



T. H. E., riicasio, Cat. — 1 send'yon the weight of a dozen California 

 quail, six males and six females: Weight of moles, 2 fl-lt, pounds; fe- 

 males, 2J pounds. They were averaged from seventy-one birds in good 

 condition. Please give the weight of Eastern qnail from Eastern and 

 Western States, if there is any difference? Aus. Western quail takio 

 iu lump only weighed in three instances, iu our presence, 6j pounds per 



Siioorix.) Ci.cii. Denver.— Has the Supreme Court of New York State 

 decided tiiat the possession of game out of season, although bought be- 

 f,,re ihe season dosed, Uiu violation of the law ? If ao. In whutcaae 01 

 eases? Ans. We enclose lo yon a copy of Judge Daly's decision in 

 favor of The Peoplet-s. J. II. Racey, in a suit covering the. question >ou 

 refer to us. Qouusel for the New York Society for Protection or Ibimo 

 lias published a statement that in only one case out of seven had the. 

 prosecution failed. Quite possibly these cases may lie appealed dually to 

 the Supreme Court, but. wu do not understand that any suchcase has 



L.C I- Moil iiaven.-Would you inform me, through yonrmost val- 



u:il,ie]wp.L if there i- any elly in existence thai, lias the gas lighted up 



strnetcd? An- .'.,-■ .,i.'.. .-client of lighting the street, lamps by elec- 

 tricity has been tried, to a limited extent, in one of the Eastern cities 

 iBo-toii. we believe), bat has been found impracticable and expensive, If 

 used on ft large Bain. The necessity of employing lamp cleaners and 

 lighters would sltll exist, and the liability to breakage of the circuit, of 

 electricity would involve a host of disasters, such as total durkneoa, &r.. 

 of the entire city. 



K. a. D., Caniiudaigua.— In the International shot gun trial of 18T.1, 

 near New York, how far was the target, what size and brand shot was 

 used? Ans. isi. jo'flir yards; dlamawr of target, 30 inelies. The tar- 

 get was composed of forty sheets of tough hardware w rapping paper, aj 

 nearlv like that used at i lie liritisli-un trials as eould be obtained. 3d. 

 There is no ree.o-,1 of size ol brand ol .shot. The charge was u oz. of 

 shot aud from Sj to U drachms .if powder. Full reports of the gun trial 

 Our Jourtal did not re- 



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ha besi, route to St. Augustine 

 ich St. Augustine from New 

 rail to Jacksonville, thence by 

 n's River daily), from thence by_ 

 • by steamer to Charleston, Sa- 

 il rrom tnence to St. Augustine, 

 ree times a week, tiud to Pernah- 

 aineis, S31.7a; via "all rail," 

 art in theaeeoluiuns.it will he 

 cs excursion tickets, to .lackso."- 



