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FOREST AND STREAM. 



TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC. 



The great reduction we have made this season in tho prices of onr 

 Split Bamboo Hods ba« occasioned many inquiries to he addressed ns, 

 of which we may mention the following: "Are those rods of the same 

 qnalHy as those yon sold us last yetir5" "How is it that when we last 

 purchased yon charged u« $10 for a fly-trout, rod, and now adverse 

 them for $95J" etc., etc. Lacking time to reply to these individuals, we 

 seek the aid of the press to make our explanations. 



Those who arc acquainted with the reputation onr house haB always 

 enjoyed of furnishing first-class goods, an answer to the first query we 

 have named wosld be superfluous, were it not that reports have been 

 circulated by dealers, not tn'-invfaclurert, who are not in a position lo 

 meet our prices from the fact that they are dealers and not manufactur- 

 ers, tliatthcse rods are of inferior quality; that the enamel has been 

 sacriBced to reduce eost or making, etc. 



To mis we most emphatically reply, that the rods we are now offer- 

 ins lire of the very i-aine quality, or better if possible than before; that 

 bamboo itself is the best wo havo had for many years. Tbey are marie 

 by the very eamo workmen; the mountings are German silver of best 

 quality (not "brass, nickel-plated," as reported), and the fittings are 

 perfect in every reFpect. In short, we will guarantee them fully equal, if 

 not superior, to any maker. Without any exception in the matter, we 

 challenge comparison in every particular. That this comparison may 

 be exhaustively made, we have at our store for inspection of all who may 

 be interested, first, the sections of bamboo in its rough state; then the 

 strips as they are prepared ready fitted for glueing; then the joints after 

 being glued, and anally the completed rod. 



This we consider will covor all the points as to "quality," and we 

 think even Ihe most skeptical will be satisfied when they have examined 

 into the matter, that onr rods are as perfect as hands can make them. 

 Willi respect to the second query, as to the great difference in price— 

 of $40 last aoason, bnt $25 now— the answer is simple. We ate now 

 manvfacVurtrs; we pay no manufacturer's profit. All those rods ore 

 nude in our shop, under tbe personal supervision of the firm. Dealers 

 wlio charge the old high prices are obliged to do so because uayiug a 

 manufacturer's profit. Their cost is more thau tbe price we are selling 

 at. These rods are not reduced lu price, and sold at or under cost— as 

 a •'leader," as somotitnes is doue-io influence orders for other goods; 

 they lire sold at what, we consider a fair profit, and we are satisfied with 

 the percentage they pay us. 



Of course we d i not make as many dollars and cents on a rod as 

 formsrly, but oar orders so rar this yeor are ahead of onr whole eal.-.s of 

 last season. We have no reason to regret fixing the price at a figure 

 that will place these reds m the hands or the majority of fly-fishermen. 

 The annexed list will show ihe reductions wo havo made. We quote: jj 



Ply-rods, strip, 2 tips; now $25, formsrly $10. 



Fly-rods, strip, 32 and duplicate joint; now g35, formerly $55. 



Black ba-srods, strip, 3 tips; now 530. formerly f5B. 



Black bass rods. strip, 3 tips and duplicate joints; now $40, form- 

 erly 865. 



Salmon rods, fj strip, 2 tips; now $50. formerly $P0. 



These rods are iu all their parts wholly mode by hand. Positively no 

 machinery is used in any part of their construction. Send for circular. 

 II -.-:et A Jialloson, 65 Pulton street, N. Y.—Adis. 



Yachting and Ranting. 



HIGH WATER FOR THB WEEK. 



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Boitm. 



New York. 



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AMATEUR CRUISING. 



Continued from our issue of April 19(/i. 



Boston, April 2-ltb. 

 Editor Fobest and SssBJat: 



THE 8th of July still found us at Scituato, with no pros- 

 pects of getting away that day. As a change of base 

 soine one proposed taking a stroll up the shore. We cleared 

 away the breakfast things, with considerable grumbling on 

 the part of the cook at washing the dishes; bat I might just 

 as well tell my grievances to stone posts; it was brewing a 

 Storm that eventually broke out with mutiny on my part. 



The wind was still blowing a gale from'the so'u'west, and 

 as W6 got no tidings from John, out sixth associate, we 

 congratulated ourselves that something delayed him as well, 

 and we should meet at Provincetown. 



"All hands tuuible into the tender that is going ashore," 

 came the word, and a lively scramble ensued for positions, 

 as generally the last man had to work an ash breeze. I 

 looked out for my place, and it fell to Ned to put in the artis- 

 tic touches with the blades. A few minutes' pull, and we 

 landed on the beach skirting the south side of the harbor. 

 Making the boat fast to a large rock we climbed the bluff, and 

 were rewarded with a grand view of Massachusetts Bay. The 

 huge billows capped with foam broke in thundering toues on 

 the shelving beach, each receding wave sonorous with 

 tinkling music of pebbles rolling over each other by the 'force 

 of ma-sive water. 



Did you ever feel as you stand watching Old Ocean in his 

 might, a force you oould not resist, a yearning to be braving 

 the dangers of wind and wave, ? Just bo were my feelings as 

 I stood on the hill looking out to sea; far away the deep blue 

 of the water mingled with the lighter color of the sky, aud 

 only relieved by occasional crests of 'white. From our start- 

 ing point the shore is a continuous range of bluffs extending 

 as far as Marshfleld. On passing the second hill we de- 

 scended to a splendid beach of sand, firm as a floor. Here is 

 where the mossers have settled and moor their boats. Mak- 

 ing the acquaintance of two very fine looking, robust men of 

 the name of Dixon, we derived considerable information about 

 preparing the moss, a slight inkling of which I gave you in 

 my former letter. 



They catch many blue fish off at the moorings, and occasion- 

 ally a shark. During the winter months there are often vessels 

 wrecked, and the people got many luxuries that they would 

 otherwise go without. Not long before we arrived a bark 

 went ashore, arid altuo -t every one for months smoked cigars 

 or had molasses cake on the table three times a day, 



As it \va3 getting along toward noon, we concluded to give 

 up going further, and go back by way of the town. Giving 

 the Dixon brothers an invitation to spend tbe evening aboard 

 with us, and receiving some of their moss, we parted com- 

 pany. Strolling along through the pleasant country' seats, 

 the green grass and tempting shade of rose-twined porches were 

 Blmost too much for human nature, and when some buxom 

 maiden presented her pleasant phiz at the open window, more 

 than one was tempted (through curiosity) to claim acquain- 



tance. But, thanks to an over-ruling power, we conquered the 

 sins of the flesh and arrived at our ark. Wo dined sump- 

 tuously off steak, fash, and sundries. 



After the dinner dishes were cleared away, we all took a 

 hand in fixing up the boat for our intended visitors of the 

 evening. Charlie, Ned, and I took the tender after all things 

 were straightened, and rowed ont to the mouth of the harbor 

 to Bah for ennners, and we got a nice mess for breakfast. 

 The surf bothered us some as it broke rather spitefully out- 

 side the bar, and tumbled into the harbor in a rough chop 

 sen. We fished until we were tired, aud then rowed back to 

 the "Josephine." 



We got everything in readiness for a substantial meal, 

 hoping the Dixon boys would put in an appearance hefore 

 supper, but we did not get their company until 8 o'clock. 

 We spent a very pleasant evening, singing songs and telling 

 yarns, and it was after midnight when "we. turned in. A 

 good night's rest, and we awoke with the lark. We bustled 

 round to get breakfast out of the way, as the morning bade 

 fair to give us the iiiuch-looked-1'or trip to the Cape/ The 

 bells were ringing 7 a. m, as we tripped the anchor and 

 came gliding out of the harbor. As soon us we felt the long 

 roll of the bay, anew life seemed infused into our veins. 

 A gentle land breeze from the West southwest set us gradu- 

 ally toward our destination. Setting the stay-sail, the old 

 "Josephine" began to show a "bone in her teeth." Until we 

 made Bace Point, the sail to the Cape was one of the most 

 delightful I ever experienced. About 5 P. M. we were close- 

 to the shore, and the water looked inviting as we ran the 

 beach as far as Long Point, the entrance to Provincetown 

 Harbor. The sun had been pretty dazzling to the eyes all 

 day, but we did not suffer ranch with the heat. We were about 

 two miles from Long Point light, when I called attention to 

 a bank of very black clouds gathering in the west; the wind 

 too seemed to come in pretty hot puffs, and we began to 

 wish we were in harbor. While the others were talking and 

 laughing I kept my eye to windward, and soon detected the 

 signal coming in a dark streak across tho water. Calling 

 Captain Bill's attention to it 1 sprang for the stay-sail sheet 

 and cast it off just in time to save the topmast; we soon got 

 it in and stowed away. The "Josephine" was now showing 

 her stanchness under three lower sails; we wanted all the 

 canvas on her we could carry, as she was hauled sharp on 

 the wind, with a lea shore under us, and two miles to go be- 

 fore we could start a sheet. The water began to look ugly, 

 and the wind kept increasing. Puff after puff would strike 

 us, and the old boat would bury to her cabin windows under 

 the press of Bail. One heavy squall struck us, and the cock- 

 pit was filled : wo slacked jib and fore sheets to let her up; 

 and Ned and I crawled for'ard to take in the. fore-sail, which 

 we accomplished after much pulling and hauling. Even 

 then the old tub had all she could stagger under. We were 

 not long making the two miles, but the wind kept getting 

 heavier, and the sea rougher. 



•Take in the jib and start your main sheet," sung out 

 Capt. Bill, as he squared away for the harbor. We went to 

 work with a will; Charlie and the musician gave her the 

 sheet, while Ned and I stopped down the jib. The boat was 

 now running dead before the wind, and was rolling fear- 

 fully. At every other sea the main boom would slash into 

 the "water, requiring all the captain's attention to keep her 

 from jibing. The run from Loflg Point to Commercial 

 Wharf was all of two miles, and the spectators began to as- 

 semble on the pier as our movements attracted their atten- 

 tion. As we drew near, the sheltering beach to thenorth'ard 

 and east'ard protected us from the sen, but did not afford 

 much relief from tho wind; so watching our chance, we 

 luffed up under the end of the wharf and let go our 751b 

 anchor. The wharf sheltered us a little, but not enough to 

 protect us from the sea. It was about 8 v. m. when we were 

 all snug for the night. After partaking of a substantial hot 

 supper we turned in, but not to sleep. The wind blew a 

 gale all night, and the boat rocked and tossed us round as 

 if we were in a churn. Often did we wish for daylight to 

 appear. Four out of our five, felt pretty seasick, which with 

 our fatiguo of the day made us feel anything but pleasant. 

 m Hedge. 



YACHTING NOTES. 



Boston. May 1st. 



The sloops Wayward, Starlight, Effie May, Maraquita, 

 Sunbeam, Pacer, 'Eva, Rebie, Leda, Violet, Cycle, Clyde. 

 Nattie, Ohiquita, Posey, Agnes, and schooners ' i 

 Phantom, Elsie, Vanitas and Enigma, with fifteen or twenty 

 smaller boats, are launched and are Tiding at their moorings 

 in Dorchester Bay. The present week will see many more 

 afloat, and as soon ;■■■ iri can gi I airy .'tiled weather they 

 will all be put in fighting trim ready for the summer contests. 

 It is one of the finest pictures I ever saw when all the 

 moorings are occupied. About 185 yachts moor here, and 

 most of them are painted white. As they rise and fall 

 on the swell, they present a grand sight. Some are trimmed 

 with gay colors at the mast-head, others have their sails 

 furled in the neatest fashion, with every sheet and line 

 taut, presenting to the observer a vision of symmetry and 

 grace. 



By the way a yachtman leaves his vessel you can deter- 

 mine his character. Some aTe neat almost to a fault, others 

 have the grace that betokens a thorough seaman, while 

 others still, I am sorry to say, neglect their boats, and show 

 nothing but disorder. A yachtman, to be a good sailor, must 

 have good ideas of ordei and fashion, because there is ns 

 much fashion in coiling ropes, furling sails, and stowing, as 

 there is in rig or models. Bo thorough, and you will be 

 neat and pleasing; be jaunty, and you Will bo graceful and 

 easy. 



M:v/i.— -Considerable talk of uniting the clubs in this sec- 

 tin for a grand union regatta, to come off on Decoration 

 Day, May 30th. Whether It will culminate anything exten- 

 sive, remains to bo seen. It is proposed to have each club 

 stand its share of the expenses. 



Mr. Gleason's catamaran has arrived, and is a curious 

 specimen of architecture. It looks as if he had built a row 

 boat 18 feet long by 5 feet wide, and then cut her in two, 

 lengthwise, and finished tho two boats. The gfcrai 

 form the inner portions of the raft, which is firmly braced 

 together. The space between (four feet) is partly covered by 

 a light platform. She is built very light and strong, and will 

 be sloop-rigged. The port boat has two center boards in 

 her, one forward and one aft. The starboard craft is simply 

 an ordinary boat without the boards. She will have the 

 patent slides on the mast and entry hollow spars. There 

 is an extended platform carried out beyond the hull's aft, 

 covered with wire netting. Each boat is provided with a 

 rudder, and both are worked with one tiller. Both boats are 

 open, being protected on the outer edges by a small, raised 

 wash-rail to keep the water out when the lee boat is down. 



— May 7ft- — The past week has been of groat service to 

 the Boston yachtsmen. The pleasant weather has permitted 

 the launching of a large number, and the moorings are 

 rapidly filling up. 



June is to be a very active month in boating and yachting 

 matters. The Quincy T. C. hold their first regatta June 2d. 

 The Boston Y. C. June 7th. The Dorchester and East 

 Boston Y. 0. June 17th. The Dorchester Club make their 

 regatta an outside race, the start to take place off Nahatn. 

 I jake rowing regatta is to como off June 13th, if 

 report is to be credited." All entries are free. As the prizes 

 are very liberal, and in money, there will probably be a large 

 attendance. Kedgb. 



DtriBTjBv, Mass., Mmj "Ah.— Several races will soon be 

 sailed. A n ew club house will lie completed during the pres- 

 ent month. 



Marcus Winslow's schooner yacht "Hermes," built by N. 

 V. Watson of Kingston, hn's been challenged by the 

 schooner "Scud," of Plymouth, to sail a race for $100. The 

 arrangements will soon be completed. Geotjse. 



New Yoke, May 5, 1877. 

 On Thursday. May 3d, two canoes, which are at present 

 nameless, together with the Bambler, the Delaware and the 

 Qui Vive No. 2, wore launched upon the Passaic River at. 

 Newark. These boats are all Qui Vive build, and will weigh 

 about 50 lbs. each. Three of them are rigged with forc-sml, 

 main-sail and dandy; the others have no after-sail. The 

 original Qui Vive will probably be put on the. river some 

 time this month. Magua. 



Chimin- BSowiub Association. — At the last meeting of this 

 association the following officers were elected: President, 

 Andrew L. Soulard; Vice-President, Inott Schwarz; Captain, 

 Alfred J. Keegan; Secretary, V. G. Andreboy; Lieutenant 

 and Treasurer, Alanson Wilson; Coxswain, William Knnpp. 

 The association has a large, handsome boat-house, contain- 

 ing over S4.000 worth of boats ef all descriptions. It has 

 rowed several races and always been victorious. It intends 

 entering a four-oared shell at" the annual regatta, Greenwood 

 Lake. 



On The Hablexi. — Three members of the Dauntless Boat 

 Club contended a two-milo straightaway single scull race on 

 the Harlem River on Thursday last. The prize was a single 

 scull shell presented bv Mr. Ferris. The contestants were 

 F. Gillelan, H. W. Peckwell, and H. W. Walter. The start 

 (which was made fifty yards below High Bridge) was a very 

 even one, Gillehm going in front after the first dozen strokes, 

 and winning by five lengths. Peckwell was second, two 

 lengths'ahead of Walter. The time was 12m. 2st!js. 



— The Orion Rowing and Athletic Association of Jersey 

 City will hold athletic games at West Side Park, Jersey City 

 Heights, on Wednesday, May 30th, at 3 p. m. First prizes 

 will consist of gold medals; second prizes, silver medals. 

 The programme includes hundred-yard dash, one-mile 

 walk, running high jump, quarter-mile, run, hundred and 

 twenty yard hurdle race, three-mile walk, half-mile run, 

 running' broad jump, one-mile run, tug of waT (.silver 

 medals). Entries close May 19th, and may be addressed to 

 David W. Lawrence, P. 0. Box 2639, N. Y. 



Co.ssuiix-iiQs Coked.— An old physician retired trora active practice, 

 hav in g bad placed in his hands by an Kant, Indian missionary the for- 

 mula of a sini ale vegetable remedy for tbe speedy and permr neat euro 

 of Consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and 

 Lung affections, also a positive and radical cure i'or Nervous Debility 

 and all nervous complaints, after having thoroughly tested its won- 

 derful curative powers in thousands of cases, feets it his duty to make it 

 known tohissufforlng fellows. Actuated by this motive, and a conscien- 

 tious desire to relieve human suffering, ho will send, free of charge, to 

 all who desire it, this recipe, with full directions for preparing and suc- 

 cessfully using. Sent by return mail by addressing with stamp, nam- 

 ing this paper, Dr. J. C. Stose. 32 North Fifth Street, Philadelphia, 

 Pa.— Jdv, 



Rational gnpimes. 



Tobonto Hare and Hounds. —The first run of tho season 

 on Saturday week was a grand success, and augurs well for 

 the future of this young club. Twenty-three members met 

 at the time appointed, and threw off on the hill just north of 

 the DaVenport road. Atter an exciting run of about six 

 miles the hares were overtaken within a short djstanei oi 

 home by Messrs. Hare, (K. F. C.) and Palmer. The country 

 generally was good going, though several stiff ploughs tried 

 the endurance of the men, but ultimately all got in safely. 

 Messrs. V, San key and C. Shaw were tho hares. 



College Athletics. — The tenth field meeting of the Co- 

 lumbia CoUege Athletic Association, in conjunction with the 

 Princeton Athletic Association, was held on the grounds of 

 the New York Athletic Club, at MoU Haven, on Saturday 

 last. The referee was James O'Neil ; j udges, Jasper T. Good- 

 ing, Professor J. H. Van Arnringe; time-keepers, John 

 Wood, C. H. Pierce; starter, John Whipple. Prizes of gold 

 medalB. The following is a summary of the various events: 



1. Ono mile walk. 1, Charles Eldrldge; 2, G. Francis, Colombia. 



"Running high jump. J. W. Prior. Colombia; H. Bogcrt. Colom- 

 bia. Three/trials each; tie. Distance, 5ft. Sin. 



3. Half-mile rim. 1, E. R. Colgate, Columbia; 2, 6. W. Hammond, 

 Columbia. Time, 2m. 6». 



4. Pole vaulting. 1, P. D. Weeks, Columbia; 2,H. Bogert, Colombia. 



5. Hundred yaTOB dash. 1, William Waller, Columbia. Time. 11}*. 



6. Throwing tbe hammer. 1, O. Parnily, Columbia; 2, Charles S. 

 Bovd, Columbia. Distance, 7!i ft. 



7. Dssb 410 yards, 1. G. W. Hammond, Columbia; 2, B. R. Colgate, 

 Columbia. Time, 51m. 45s. 



8. Dash 220 yards. 1, W. W. Waller, Columbia; 2, W. R. Stewart, 

 Columbia. Time, 25s. 



9. Two-mlle walk— walk over. Charles Fldrldgo, Colombia. Time, 



*l(i. Running broad jump. 1, A. Jlast, Princeton; 2, H. Bogert, Co 

 Inmbls. Five trials. Dutaece, IB fr- 

 it. Hnrdlerace. Distance, 120 yards; 10 hardies, 3 feet 6 Inches high. 

 10 yards apart. I, J. W. Pryor, Columbia, 2, A. W. De Forest, Co. 

 InmUa. Time.20H _ 



IS. One mile mcc. 1. W. J. G. Barnes, Columbia; 2, W. H. Phraner, 

 Princeton. Time, 5m. 2!s. 



•en' race, haiomile ran, elevea -ratters. 1. E. Merrltt; 3, 

 W ,T. Diiffv; J, 0. V ,a;iii; C. S. Davidson, W. It. Griffin, A. Vauder- 



5ncl, J. A, Hood, W, Itoland, C. Fatire^o, E. Lithouer, C. Gouaard. 

 'tme.im. 11}«. 



Tha medic. running ana hurdles, entire 



eircnitof 8S2 yards— was won by A. W. Do Forest over two ottwr con- 

 restart ts. 



