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Quincy Yacht Clou. —The regatta committee of the 
.Quiucy Yacht Club, of Quincy, Mass., have prepared the 
‘following programme of places, dales, courses, etc., for the 
regattas of the ensuing seasonHaturday, May 37th, 
Quincy Point; Saturday, June 34th, oft' Quiucy Great Hill; 
Saturday, July 22, same place; Saturday, August 26th, 
same place. On Saturday, June 17th, the yachts of the 
club will rendezvous at Quincy Point by eight o’clock A. 
M., at which time a review will be held by the Commodore, 
after which the fleet will repair to Grape Island, where 
dinner will be prepared; the return trip will be made in the 
afternoon. Members of the club not owning yachts will 
be furnished with transportation. It is expected that there 
will be an extra regatta on July 4th. There will be a sec¬ 
ond prize in each class, in each regatta, except in ease that 
only two yachts start in any class,"in which case only one 
prize will be given. 
Centennial Rowing. —A recent cable dispatch from 
London says that the differences between Ibe Dublin Uni¬ 
versity Boat Club and the Bowing Club have occasioned 
the secession of the leading members of the former, in¬ 
cluding the two Barringtons and Penlland. They will join 
the Bowing Club, which will organize two crews for the 
Ilcnley Regatta, the first crew consisting of Messrs. Garde, 
Armstrong, Smith, and Hickson, and the latter including 
the two Barringtons and Penlland. The two crews will 
afterward be consolidated, and go to the United Stales as the 
Irish international crew. It is possible that the Boat Club 
may form an independent four for America. 
—Among the illustrations which will appear in the Glou¬ 
cester Centennial Book, are a fleet of fishing vessels to be 
on exhibition at Philadelphia, comprising the pink stern 
standing room boatof 1770; square stem standing room boat 
of 1620; pink stern, cuddy forward, 1830; square stern 
schooner, 1840; square stern, a little sharper, 1850; Georges- 
man, 1876; mackerel catcher, 1876; seiner, 1876; banker, 
with high quarter deck and blunt bow of 1800 and banker 
of 1876, seine boat, etc. These form a fine collection, and 
taken as they are from the original models, give the reader 
a correct idea of the advancement made in vessel building 
the last century. The clippers of to-day form a striking 
contrast with the vessels of the days agone. 
A Hew Wav to Bow a Boat.—No one that has rowed 
much on any of our many boating courses but has been 
■warned by a sharp call of “Look out ahead!’’ and glanced 
hastily over his shoulder to find a collision imminent—a 
collision to be avoided only by holding “hard all." Every 
•sportsman has felt that, in rowing, his boat was wrong end 
foremost, and, to see where he was going, in many an ex¬ 
cursion has resorted to pushing or paddling, at the expense 
of a great loss of power. Tlieo. Winthrop has said that 
“it took three thousand years to learn that we had been 
threading our needle at the wrong end;’’ hence the sewing 
machine. 
Mr. Lyman, of Middlcfield, Conn., realized that for cen¬ 
turies we had been rowing backward, and he put his wits 
to work to set the matter right. In company with the in¬ 
ventor and Mr.Harris, of the Forest and Stream, I had 
the pleasure, on Wednesday, of making a trial of the 
“new fangled contrivance,’’ and was very agreeably sur¬ 
prised to find that it worked Bmoothly and effectively. The 
oars, or rather, to speak properly, the sculls, are made in 
two pieces. The outer end of the loom, or portion of the 
scull inboard, is fastened by a ball and socket joint to the 
gunwale, and a short distance forward, by a similar joint, 
is fastened the shaft, or outboard portion. 1 Alight iron 
lever, or connecting row, joins the two pieces in such a 
manner that the blades of the oars move in the same direc¬ 
tion as the handles, reversing the ordinary method. 
The action is absolutely without noise, which will be ap¬ 
preciated by every one who lias attempted to row onto 
game. Much to my surprise, I found no trouble arising 
from the inability to feather, the sculls leaving the water 
with ease. The scuils, although but eight feet long, gave 
as much reach and power, apparently, as could have been 
obtained in the same boat with ten feet sculls, a length 
that would have necessitated outriggers. By simply draw¬ 
ing the looms against the guuwale, the blades are folded 
back as a bird folds its wings. Although the gear can be 
detached instantly, the sculls cannot become unshipped by 
accident, and there will now be no occasion for tne use of 
“swear words,” that so generally follow the loss of a row 
lock when among the reeds or brush. 
No one who has tried the gear will ever again be con¬ 
tented to use any arrangement that will not enable him to 
see where he is going. It is adapted for every boat pro¬ 
pelled by oars, except, perhaps, outrigged racing shells. 
Sculls. 
The “Gunn life Skiff.”— By invitation of Mr. Oscar B. 
Smith we had the pleasure of inspecting last week a new 
boat, called the “Gunning Skiff,” which seems to be an im¬ 
provement on the Barnegat sneak box. It was built by 
Sam T. Gritman, of South Oyster Bay. Her dimensions 
-are 11 feet keel, 12 feet 9 inches over all on deck, 4 feet S 
inches beam, with a swinging centre-board, which acts of 
ils Own accord when the boat is sailing in shallow water. 
The boat is also supplied with a lug sail of ten yards of 
cauvas; mast, 10 feet; sprit, 141 feet; sail nearly square. 
She is decked over 4 feet forward and 2 feet aft, wash- 
hoard 1 foot wide. The combing is 4 inches high, and ar¬ 
ranged for thatching with grass- Depth, 15 inches from 
top of combing. The sail is made so as a reef can be ta¬ 
ken when necessary. 
We had the pleasure of testing this little craft upon the 
rough waters of the hay, and found her serviceable and 
seaworthy, fully meeting the expectations of the builder and 
owner. 
The Centennial Regatta. —At a recent meeting of 
the Centennial Regatta Committee it was slated that the 
cost of the proposed regatta on the Schuylkill, in which 
crews from ail nations were expected to compete, would 
be about $25,000, This included the pure!lase ot prizes 
for amateur contestants, the. preparations for accommoda¬ 
tions, tho money prizes lor professional contestants, and 
the expenses for the running of tile regatta. The Schuyl¬ 
kill Navy has already succeeded in raiaiug the bulk of this 
amount, and the balance, it is expected, will be cont ributed 
by the various boaL alubs. etc. Mr. A. Wright Sanford 
was unanimously elected secretary, with instructions to 
confer with the boat clubs throughout, the Slate, and Sir. 
J. Schuyler Crosby was elected treasurer. 
The Boston Boat Back. —The race between the Faulk¬ 
ner-Began and City Point crews was rowed on Chrnlcs 
River on Saturday last, a mile and a half uud turn, “best 
and best.,” working bouts, tube rowed outlie gunwale for a 
purse of $1,000. The Faulkner Began crew’s time was 
20m. 18s.; the City Points 11s. inter. Both crews made 
claim of foul, and on Monday the race was rowed over 
again, Faulkner-Began winning without difficulty in 20m. 
20s. The time of the City Point crew was 20m. 49s. Fif¬ 
teen thousand persons were present. 
—The professional four crew to row at the Centennial 
Regatta, are now exercising on Newtown Creek. The 
names of the six from which the four is to be selected is as 
follows;— 
Rowiug 
Name*. Height. WctekL. Ago. 
John Biglin. 6,04. n>i) w 32 
F. A. Phdated. 5 .ji£ if.l) 2b 
J. W. Maxwell.-,. 5.11 170 32 
T. C-. Elliott . 5.91 155 34 
James FJuula . 5.1U1 170 27 
Jaim Styles ... (i, (u 172 21 
Englehardt, the single Sculler, is hard at work on the 
creek preparing for his match with O’Neil, which is to be 
rowed at Saratoga in July next for $1,000 a side. O’Neil 
has only been in training since Monday, while Englehardt 
has been at work for three weeks Brooklyn Union. 
CENTENNIAL REGATTA. 
• „ EiuLADwmA, May 33d» 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Tim advices from the other side of (he water regarding the entries for 
the Centennial regatta are very encouraging. Tim absolute entries cannot 
now be known, as tlicy will not come much before the time of closing, 
The crew that was certain from Dublin is just as certain since Ike disa¬ 
greement between the Rowing Club and the Boar. Club, the prospects now 
being that the two crews will be sent,. Cambridge is likely, besides the 
crews already promised, to send one to fQjptoseut, Trinity College. Tim 
amounts of the professional prizes has not yet boon announced, but the 
announcement should be made at once. The matter, which Is entirely 
in the hands of the Executive Qom rail tee, and out of the Schuylkill 
Navy’s powers, is being attended to, but a triflu more promptitude would 
not be amiss. On Saturday the Schuylkill presented a lively scene, aa 
in addition to the usual rowing, there were numbers of crews out prac¬ 
ticing for the regatta of the Navy, June 17ih, nml of the Temper Club, 
June 3d, The Commodore on Saturday Took Mr. -J. Russell Young, of 
the New York Herald; Mr. Austin, cf the London Time*; aud Mr. Mil¬ 
let, of the Boston Daily Advtrtitw-, with several other newspaper men, 
over the course. The geueral verdict was—splendid. Sepims, 
Answers j^o (Qoiresyondcittg, 
I¥o Notice Taken of Anonymous Communication!!. 
T. S. S., Washington, D. O,—What is the price of the Kay concen¬ 
trating Cunridge? Aiis. $3J50perlfl0, 
Seneca, Syracuse.—It is needless f.n send us details of base bull 
matches, as we have space for only the briefest mention „ 
C. S. Barrett.— What is the best book for beginners on taxidermy? 
Aus, In general work, Maynard’s “Naturallsi’a Guido;” for birds, 
Ooues’s “Field Ornithology.” 
Subscriber, Rochester, N. H.—Thu medicine for your pointer pup 
was sent to Bocbester, N. Y. Givo us your address and we Will at once 
mail to yoa enough powdered areca nut for your pointe.fi 
J. F., New York.—Can you inform.roe where the “Bay Ridge Rifle 
Club’s” range is located, llow near or in what direction Bom the vil¬ 
lage? Ans From 4th to 7th aye., on the Railroad property. 
G. W. H., Philadelphia.—Where can the Rob Roy canoe he obtained, 
and what is the price of same comp) git*. with sails, ule. ? Aus. Waters 
.to Balch, Troy, N. Y., or-Jarvis, Wiitldus, N. Y. - About $100. 
J, F. A.., Middletown, N, Y.—I have a Winchester rifle, old model, 
16-shooter and rim-fire. What is the cost of changing rim-llre Winches¬ 
ter rifle to a central-tiro? Ans. Your rifle cannot be altered to take the 
central-fire cartridge. 
H. C., Philadelphia.—Can you tell me where I can set a gun case 
made out of paper raache? Are they made at all; if not, don’t yon think 
they would find a ready talc, being light and handy? Aus. Do not know 
of any being made, and no not think they would equal leather. 
Proctor; Shrewsbury.—Can you tell me if there is good trout fishing 
in SUllivan county, Pa.? Ans. There are many trout streams, bnt the 
fish are not large, and the accommodation is very poor, unleek one can 
fall upon a private house. The taverns are few and far between. 
W. R., New York.— Can yon inform me of any person living within 
one hundred miles of New York to whom I could go In the month or 
July for a few days’ woodcock ehoociug? Ana. Mr. A. J. Rnyler, Ten- 
ally, N. J., can furnish you with fair woodeoou shooting. Write to him 
for particulars, 
J, C.P., Syracuse.—Can you give me life address of one or more re¬ 
liable dealers in eggs for collection? Aas S. L. Willard & Co., l lies; 
S. F, Sherman, New Hartford, N. Y.; K, L. Jiudaut, Orange, N, J.; C, 
J. Maynard, Ipswich, Mass.; J. 11. Batty, New Utrecht, L. I.; Fred A, 
Ober, Fernandina, Fla. 
Phil., Gilead, Mass.—Can you (ell me whereT can get a few pair of 
young mink; also the price, and whether it is or has been a practical 
thing raising them? Ane. There are a good many breeders of mink in 
this country and Canada. Address P. Ressiguc, Verona, N. Y., or 
Phillips & Woodcock, Caucadea, N. \\ 
Setter, Indian Lake, N. Y.- I have a setter pup about four mouths 
old; the hail* is coming off bis head, and small scabs appear; would be 
obliged to you for a remedy, aud also what? Aus. Anoint, his head with 
compound sulphur ointment. Give him little or no meat, but plenty of 
exercise—wash Ins head occasionally with carbolic soup. 
G. M. G.» Honeadale, Pa.—What is the usual leugth ami breadth or 
general dimensions for building an ordinary ten-pttll alley, and whero can 
I purchase balls for same? Aus. Ten-pin alleys are built of all lengths 
from 30 to 63 feet. Balls, pins, and all infocmatl n c-m be procured from 
Messrs. Peck & Snyder, No, 120 Nassau etreei, this cuy. 
J, T., Locust Valley .—Please iuform several of your readers whether 
the words “open to all comers,” in the National liiile Association's pro¬ 
gramme for matches at spring meeting include persons not members of 
the Association? Aus. “Open to all” means that Lbe matches are open 
to all riflemen, whether memu^ra of the N. R. A. or not. 
J. C. II„ Greenville.—1 have a red Irish setter pup live weeks old. 
lie has a bunch growing under his Mirout aa large as u hen’s egg. What 
is this hunch, aud What is the cause of it? Can you give me u remedy? 
Ans. It la hot ail uncommon thing for young dogs to be affected as 
yours is. Thrust a lance or sharp knife into the bunch, and it will dis¬ 
charge and soon be well . 
W. T,» New llaven.—PU-ase. Inform me to whom I shall apply for 
privilege to fish the MiTiunlchi, in Canada? Oau yon tell me Whether, 
for any reason, the fishiug is butler or worse than three years ttgo? Ans, 
For lctt&c apply to W. F. Whitcher, Ee<u» Ottawa .Canada. Fur fishing 
privilege, address Chris, A. Robertson, St. John, Few Brunswick. For 
salmou prognostics she Sea and River Column. 
SorEn.—What is ft Hdgramite? Where do tUey feed? I wish to get 
some for bait. Ans. What are known as Helgramlteti in the South and 
Dobson's inthe North, are the fully grown larva? and pnpie of several 
aquatic species in the family Sialina. Their feeding ground ia chiefly 
lu sluggish rivers, They are rare in mountain streams or head springs. 
They will bo found Inthe shallow parts of the stream, under stones or 
submerged driftwood, or buried m the soft mud aloug the hanks. 
Ono, Lock Haven. Pa.—1. Please inform me the best way for prepar¬ 
ing angle worms for bale. 2. What arrangements have the makers of 
the Ward-Bnrtun gun made for manufacturing, and when will they be 
completed, why have they been so long making them, and will the gun 
he as superior an arm us promised? Ans. 1. Place your angle worms in 
sand imd they will clean themselves of earth and become fresh and red. 
2. We believe the company has not beeu formed, owing to the depres¬ 
sion of basiuess- 
G. A. A., Montreal.—Please inform me as to the fishing acts as re¬ 
gards bass and pickerel for the States of New York and Vermont? 
Ans. The general close tune for black bass in New York State is be¬ 
tween January 1st and May 20th. No general law for pickerel, although, 
where there arc local close seasons they expire May 1st. In Vermont 
the close season for bass is from June 1st to Angust 1st. No close time 
for pickerel, but wall eyed pike and pike-perch arc protected between 
April 1st and June Jet. 
E. H., Cincinnati.—On my summer tour in Sandusky Bay and In Iho 
vlcluity of the Bass Islands, I prefer sailing to being sailed. Raving 
some practical knowledge in Bailing a boat I would like to add theory, 
and willflbauk you for recommending to me a book treating on the art of 
sailing a boat, and on tbe nomenclature or tbe rigging, also on boating 
and yachting generally? Ana. There Is no American work which will 
meg£ yoar want. Vanderdecken's “Yacht Sailor,” an English hook in 
the oust that we know: of. 
* 4 A correspondent who is raising canary birds says that he was 
informed that he must take away the cock bird, or it would kill the 
young ones. Re did bo, and a few days after the little things died. 
With the present broad he tried leaving the cock bird in the same cage, 
and carefully watched its movements. He found that the male first fed 
the female bird, which received the food and passorl it to the young. 
Evidently the female alone could riot prepare the food fast enough Tor so 
many yonng, and was assisted in the process by the male. 
Smitu, Rossmore Hotel. —I contemplate going down to Barnegat this 
Coming summer to spend a month or more, our party consisting of eight 
or ten gentlemen and their wives and families. Being a constautl reader 
of your paper I should like to know of a pleasantly situated house near 
tbo water on the main-land somewhere near Barnegat? Ans. Go to the 
Gorman House, Forked River, New Jersey, E. H. Frame proprietor. This 
house Is three miles from Barnegat village. Take New Jersey Southern 
Railroad, via. pier 8, North River. 
P. S. S.. Pittsburgh.—T had avciy fine pointer sent by express tome 
a few days ago, hut; ray friends differ in their opinion regarding him. 
Some say that they think lie is part setter, and so on. Hi is rather full 
in the head, short, and, as otic of ray friends says, like a bulldog, only 
for hi* cars; he has large legs, and a very slim tail; color lemon aud 
white. I wrote the friend that I got the dog frem; he says he is a cross 
between the spaniel Bader and ati English pointer. Is there such a dog 
aa a sudor? Ana. We never have heard of a variety of dog called wikv 
or sader spaniel. There is a kind of dog called “sooners,” and yonrs 
probably is a cross of the pointer and “sooner.” 
E. C., East New York.—Mr. Seth Green hae recommended me to yoil. 
Please send me your Doeembor number that contains the Index of con¬ 
tents or 1875, and please iuform me through the columns of your paper 
how I can raise gold fish lu a forty gallon barrel, and what is needed. 
I have some very line large breeders- I am going to try also the experi¬ 
ment of raising them from impregnated spawn, <fcc. ? Aus. For instruc¬ 
tion how ro raise gold 0Bh, see Forest and Stream; May 28lh, 1871, and 
November 12th and 18th, 1875. Have sent you papers aud Index. T. B. 
Ferguson, Fish Commissioner of Maryland, 102 North Charles street,- 
Baltimore, devotes much study to the breeding of gold fish. 
Martinez, Philadelphia.—! propose spending the next four, or possi¬ 
bly five mouths, near North Conway, N. Jl. Please let mo know what 
sport there is, if any, in that neighborhood: also, if it would bo worth 
ray while to take ray Winchester along? If there Is no sport, please tell 
me of a place no farther away which will combiuc society for the wife, 
coolness for the baby, and sport for the papa. Ans. There is plenty of 
fishing in lake aud stream in tbe vicinity of North Conway, which is one 
of the attractive points in the White Mountains. There are fine hotels, 
and over twenty hoarding houses In the vicinity, aud papa, wife and 
baby can take their choice. There is no summer shooting, except Tor 
woodcock, aud of coarse no use for rifle. 
Amateur, Latrobe.—Which is the most complete, the most reliable/ 
and the most practicable book on breaking? 1 have a pttp to break, and 
want to do this business systematically. What is the price of Mr. Bur-, 
gea’book? 2. 1 want to get my gun “moderately choke-bored.” Do 
you know anything of Bowen’s or Johnston’s reputation (Pittsburgh 
firms), and which would you advise me to patronize? Ans. The price 
of Mr. Burges’ book is $4. it will give you Instructions as to breaking. 
“Dinks, Mnyhew & Hutchiuson’* is also an excellent work, as it treats 
of diseases as well; price S3, 2. We do not know the firms you mention, 
any good workman should be able to choke bore your gun. In this city 
they guarantee a certain pattern. 
E, S t F., Wesleyan University, Conn. —1. When does the shad rise to 
the fly, and what lly does one need? I should like also to know whether 
in such a river as tho Connecticut yon would fish in the main stream, or 
in inlets? 2. Also where in Vermont, or in some neighboring section, 
can 1 find good trout fishing during the months of summer? Will the 
fish rise better to the fly in the early part of July or the early part of 
September? Ans. 1. Shad lake the lly in the Connecticut River up to 
about the middle of June. They are caught about the rapids in the 
main river, notably below the Holyolce Dam. A brown or gray fly, or 
combinations of these colors are used. 3, Good trout fishing and splen¬ 
did accommodation near Manchester, N't- 3, Trout will take fly better 
I11 early September than in July, us they then gather to Spawn. June is 
the trouiing month par excellence. 
C. T. S., Philadelphia.—I have a gun 10-gauge, 32 ioch laminated steel 
barrels, 8 pounds 4 ounces, muzzle-loader, made by Robert Jones, No. 3 
Great Howard street, Liverpool. With 2£ drachms (flask moosure, Eng¬ 
lish) Hazzard’s No. 1 Ducking Powder at 40 yards, U ounce No. 0 shot, 
it put in 294 to 325 pellets in (both barrels) a 30 inch circle, X have never 
heard the makers name before aud would like your opiuion. 1 notice in 
tho Forest and Stream that 4 drachms is a proper charge for an 8 
pound, gnu. Does that mean by weight, (avoirdupois) or flask measure? 
Ans. Robert Jones, of "Liverpool, is a reliable gun maker, but we think 
that 3 drachms of powder (tlnsk measure) and H ounce of shot would bo 
the proper load Tor your gun. The 4 drachms of powder recommended 
for 8 pound breech-loader, means flask measure, 4 drachms avoirdupois* 
with a load of shot, would probably burst tho gun. 
Sbnex, Conn.—Can you describe how a “Pettit pad” for targetting is 
constructed; also which is the simplest and cheapest way of making a 
target of paper for the exhibit ion of both pattern and penetration V 
Again, where the weights of powder and shot for a charge are given* 
does it Indicate actual scale weight, or weight, by measure? Equal 
weights of large and small shot do uot occnpy the same space, even 111 
powder the extremes in grain size differ in bulk. Ana. The Pettit pad 
cannot be had in this oountry. The best substitute Is stiff hardware pa¬ 
per; of tins, 30 sheets would be good penetration, and nave them largo 
enough to admit of a 30 inch circle being drawn from the centre. Tin? 
charges as marked on a powder measure represent a measure which i-» 
arbitrary, although corresponding with a Certain number of grain® rpotlv 
e caries weight. The shot is marked by actual weight sxqwtotfite. 
