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other lakes and ponds another year. The salmon at Sebago 

 are very large, averaging double the size they do in the 

 eastern part of the State. They vary from six to seventeen 

 pounds. They are of a bright silver color, with very few 

 large black spots on the sides near the back, so nearly re- 

 sembling the grilse that the difference can hardly be per- 

 ceived. The land-locked salmon at Sebec and in the Scoodic 

 waters are identical, varying only in size. When hooked 

 they spring from the water three times their length, and 

 are as gamey as the sea salmon. 



Sebago Lake is situated fifteen miles from Portland. The 

 Ogdensburg E. R. runs past it. The salmon a few years ago 

 were very plenty there, but owing to reckless fishing have 

 decreased very fast. They begin to run up the streams the 

 first of September and continue to do so till they spawn, 

 which is in October. They also run up in May, about the 

 fifteenth, and stay up about two or three weeks. 



There is a State law to prohibit taking trout and land- 

 locked salmon from the first of October to the first of 

 February. 



To reach Sebec Lake and other points in that section, go 

 to Bangor ; from there take the European & North American 

 R. R. to the different lakes and streams. Hiram Leonard, 

 of Bangor, (Rod Maker), and by the way not to be beat in 

 that line, has thrown the fly in all sections in that part of 

 the State, and is always willing to give anglers all the infor- 

 mation desired. He is now at Sebec Lake preparing to take 

 spawn of the land-locked salmon for the States of Massachu- 

 setts, Connecticut, and Maine, to distribute in her waters 



H. 0. Stanley, one of the very efficient Fish Commis- 

 sioners of Maine, to whom we are indebted for many favors, 

 writes at recent date : 



"lam somewhat extensively engaged in fish eulture, outside of what I 

 am doing for the State. I have a hatching-house here at Dixfield, where 

 I hatched 150,000 salmon for the State, and turned into the Androscoggin 

 river this season, and am expecting to increase the amount the coming 

 year. I have also just established a large hatching house (in company 

 . with Mr. George Shepherd Page and George O. Hayford) at Bends' 

 Stream, on the Mooselucmeguntic Lake, one of the Rangely chaiuxjf 

 lakes, where we intend to take hundreds of thousands of spawn from, 

 the finest trout in the world. We shall hatch and turn into the lake 

 twenty-five per cent, of all we take. Shall also hatch a large amount of 

 land-locked salmon and turn into the lake. The balance of the trout 

 eggs, after turning in twenty -five per cent., we shall sell at a very low 

 price to any one wishing to stock other waters.' 1 



—We are in receipt of the following letter from D. H. 

 Fitzhugh, Michigan, a gentleman who has been chiefly 

 instrumental in identifying the American grayling and add- 

 ing it to our list of "game fish :" 



Bat City, Mich., Augus. 24, 1873. 

 I have just returned from the " Au Sable," whither I was accompanied 

 by a young Norwegian, who is here looking at our pine lands, a proficient 

 in "the gentle art." 1 went to try the grayling. We found capital fishing. 

 Each taking a light flat-boat, with a man to manage it, we fished up and 

 down two or three miles of open river, taking 220 fish averaging, when 

 cleaned, half a pound each. The heaviest fish weighed two pounds. 

 — A private letter from Harrisburg, Pa., says : — 

 " I am sorry to say that this section of Berks County cannot boast of 

 mammoth fish or game; but there are streams in our county in which fish 

 are abundant, but they are of a common size. The Schuylkill river, 

 which passes through here, has no fish— not even " schnakes," or frogs, 

 as the coal dirt which accumulates in it from the Schuylkill coal-fields, 

 kills them all. 



In years gone by, shad and all other kinds of fish were plenty in the 

 river, but the poor quality of the water exterminated them all. 



The fish laws are very stringent, and are rigidly enforced. We hope, 

 erelong, to catch " big fish" again in the streams and rivers around 

 here." 



On the 4th of September instant, Seth Green received a 

 shad which was caught in company with others at Tidi- 

 oute, Pennsylvania, on the Allegheny River. It was thirteen 

 inches and a half long and well developed. These fish were 

 no doubt the offspring of the lot of shad which to the 

 number of 25,000 were taken from the fish works on the 

 Hudson, and deposited in the Allegheny river at Salamanca, 

 fey Mr. Green, on the 30th day of June, 1872. They were 

 sent to the Allegheny by request of Prof. Baird, United 

 States Fish Commissioner at Washington, who was engaged 

 in the work of stocking the Mississippi with shad by plant- 

 ing them in its tributaries. 



The shad that was sent to Mr. Green is about the size it 

 should be at the age of fourteen months. Tidioute, tile 

 place where it was taken, is about sixty miles below Sala- 

 manca, and these shad were doubtless making their way to 

 the place where they first found a home in the river. It is 

 probable that they had been down the Mississippi, and true to 

 the habit of their kind, were returning to the place of their 

 nativity so far as they were able. If shad will live in the 

 Mississippi and its tributaries, to the age and size of these, 

 the experiment of stocking these waters may be regarded 

 as successful. 



—John Foord, Esq. , of the Ncm York Times, who has 

 just returned from a tour of the lake.?, reports game in up- 

 per Wisconsin as being remarkably plenty. In Oconto 

 county, near Lake Noqueba, the deer were abundant. 



—Some gentleman in Scotland has a big fish in a loch, 

 which he wants to catch and cannot. Mr. Buckland thinks 

 it is a monster pike, and advises the use of an ingenious 

 bait, which is worth [trying, for our muscalonge, he says 

 make an imitation of a water-rat out of worsted. Put two 

 small black buttons for eyes, and boot-laces for the tail. 



—A shark nine feet long, of " a lovely sky blue tint," and 

 weighing 475 pounds, was caught in San Francisco Bay a 

 few days ago, and will be stuffed and sent to Vienna. 



—Codfish, so enormous as to attract remark, are selling 

 in the fish-market at Halifax, N. S. 



fttchting mid jj^mting. 



HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK. 



BATE. 



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—A schooner arrived at Halifax last week, so infested 

 with bed bugs, that the authorities impressed a steam- water 

 boat into service, and after two hours' scalding with boiling 

 water, succeeded in cleansing the vessel. 



— The New York Yacht Club hel d a meeting last week, 

 Rear Commodore Kingsland in the chair. 



Mr. Colgate moved that the Regatta Committee be au- 

 thorized to carry out the instructions of the Commodore's 

 letter in regard to the October'races. Carried. 



On motion of Mr. Chase the Secretary was added to the 

 committee. 



It was moved to appropriate $1,000 to defray the ex- 

 penses for the October races. Carried. 



A latter from the Treasurer, Mr. Shsppard Homans, was 

 read, calling attention to the fact that interest on bonds of 

 the club will be payable on demand, at his office, 250 

 Broadway. The meeting then adjourned. 



The following are the prizes to be sailed for at the Octo- 

 ber races : 



Cups presented by the Commodore, one for schooners and one for 

 sloops, to be sailed for on the first Thursday in October, over New York 

 Yacht Club Course: value, §500. 



Cup, presented by the Commodore, to be sailed for on the second 

 Thursday of October, by schooners of any organized yacht club, from an- 

 chorage off Owl's Head to and round Lightship off Cape May, and re- 

 turn to Sandy Hook Lightship; value, $1,000. 



Purses, presented by the Commodore, to be sailed for on the second 

 Thursday of October (under the direction of N. Y. Y. C), by pilot boats, 

 working schooners and smacks (schooners), sailing from any port in the 

 United States. The first vessel arriving to take a purse of $1,000; the 

 first boat arriving of each of the other two classes to take a purse of $250. 

 No class, however, to win more than one prize. 



Further instructions in regard to the races will be issued by the Regat- 

 ta Committee from time to time. Any person desiring to enter their 

 boats or wishing any information can address Mr. Charles Minton, Secre- 

 tary, No. 28 Broad street. 



— The Boston Yacht Club held their sixth annual regatta 

 on September 13th, off Castle Island. It would have been 

 impossible to have selected a finer day, and the first class 

 yachts had a grand time of it outside, as they turned the 

 stakeboat in splendid order, the schooner yacht Fearless 

 taking the lead, and proved the winner. The celebrated 

 yacht America was tendered by General B. F. Butler, the 

 owner, as the judges' boat. The regatta was unusually in- 

 teresting. The winning boat in the first-class schooners, 

 was the Fearless — time, 2h. 50m. In the second-class 

 schooners, the Mercury was the first. Time, lh. 26m. In 

 the first-class sloops (keel), the Mary Ellen was the winner 

 of the first prize — time, lh. 22m. 24s. In the second-class, 

 sloops measuring less than 26 feet, the Rebie was the fiast 

 boat — time, Hi. 16m. 24s. 



— The South Boston Yacht Club held their third and last 

 regatta this season, September 11th, over the same course 

 as in previous races. The first prize in the first-class, was 

 won bjr Kelpie. In the second-class, Queen Mab won the 

 first prize, and Ripple the second. For the second prize in 

 the first-class, Starlight was the winner. In the third-class, 

 the Maud is the winner of the first prize. Another trial is 

 to take place for the second prize. The wind was light, 

 from the southeast, and the yachts carried all their light 

 sails when in favorable parts of the course. 



— The Royal Halifax Yacht Club match is settled, ami 

 will take place on Friday, September 19th, when the 

 Squirrel, Whisper and Petrel, will sail to Sambro Light and 

 back. These yachts are the fastest sailers in the squadron, 

 and will afford an excellent opportunity of testing their 

 relative merits and speed, as the distance is a long~one. 

 The proposed stakes is a cup to cost $100, to be provided by 

 the two losing yachts. 



— The Brooklyn Yacht Club has at present seventy-three 

 yachts, composing twenty-one schooners and fifty-one 

 sloops. It was organized in 1857, and incorporated in 

 1864. The fall regatta will take place in October ; the 

 date is not yet decided on. The election of officers takes 

 place at the annual meeting in January next. 



—The Yacht Sphynx, of Toronto, capsized in the gale on 

 Lake Ontario, on Friday, and drowned three men. 



Saratoga Lake, September 11. — The grand amateur 

 regatta on Saratoga Lake is proving without exception the 

 best managed out-door pastime that has ever taken place 

 in this country. Even the loosers did not complain. The 

 weather was delightful, and the wind died away toward 

 the start. There were ten entries for the single scull race. 

 Distance one mile and return. . 



C. E. Courtney Union Springs. 



T. R. Keator Harlem. 



H. S. Trans Potomac. 



Robert Leffman Atlantic. 



E. E. Yates Grand Haven. 



W. H. Hughes Friendship. 



James Wilson Beaverwyck. 



Charles Pipenbrink Mutual. 



A. A. Graves, Jr Beavenvyck. 



M. J. Fenton Mutual. 



The signal gun to get into line was fired at three o, clock 

 precisely. The start was an "excellent one. Wilson appeared 

 to get off a trifle the quickest; but Yates, Courtney and 

 Keator soon follow and bring their boats up to his line. 

 Courtney puts more steam on, but does not increase his 

 stroke, and takes the lead. Keator takes the second posi- 

 tion. Wilson is not rowing as well as he does on his own 

 waters. Courtney is now pulling forty-two strokes to the 

 minute and gaining at every stroke, and he turns the stake 



boat and crosses the line a winner in fourteen minutes aud 

 fifteen seconds. Keator second, Yates third, and Wilson 

 fourth. 



The pair-oared shell race came next. Two entries, ETassaus 

 of New York, and Argonauts of Toronto. Distance one 

 mile and return. Commodore Brady fires the pistol, and 

 they start off well together. Johnson and Brown (Nas- 

 saus) pulling 42, the brothers Lambe (Argonauts) pulling 

 43. For the first quarter of a mile, the two crews are 

 a-beam. The Toronto men rounded the stake boat ten 

 lengths ahead of their opponents. The Nassaus are pull- 

 ing vigorously, they are out-rowed; and the Lambe broth- 

 er's, pass the judges boat in fifteen minutes four seconds. 

 Nassau crew in sixteen minutes, fifteen seconds. 



Saratoga Lake, September 12th. The weather on the 

 second day of the grand amateur regatta was even more 

 delightful than on the previous one. The first race was 

 the single scull race, for all who have never rowed for a 

 championship cup, and was started at three o'clock pre- 

 cisely. There were seven entries. Distance one mile and 



return. 



F. E. Yates Grand Haven. 



T. R. Keator Harlem. 



A. A. Graves, Jr Beavenvyck. 



J. H. Girvin Beaverwyck. 



B. B. Hausey Cincinnati. 



J. C. Sweeney Friendship. 



Robert Leffman Atlantic. 



All the men started with the exception of Leffman, and 

 " had taken their positions promptly after the firing of the 

 last gun. The start was evenly made, Keator, Girvin and 

 Yates taking the lead. Cincinnati drew out of the race, 

 Sweeney capsized. Keator maintained his lead and kept 

 it throughout the race, and came in a winner in sixteen 

 minutes, twenty seconds. Graves second, Girvin third. 

 The second race was for double sculls; three entries, 

 two of which came to the start. 



Aroma ,, t ) R. Lambe, of Toronto. 



Argonaut 1 H. Lambe, of Toronto. 



,- „„„„„,„!, j James Witeon, of Albany. 



Beaverwyck j W. R. Hills, of Albany. 



The Beaverwycks and Argonauts were in line. The 

 start is given, the Albanys drawing ahead, pulling 

 thirty-six, while the Arognauts are losing at thirty-eight 

 strokes to the minute. When the Canadians spurt, the 

 Albany men do the same ; the Argonauts put on the steam 

 and the Beaverwycks f alL a length behind. The boats 

 make direct for the same stake boat, and a foul is immi- 

 nent. They don't touch, are round it and off for home. 

 The Toronto boat now pulls right away for the Beaver- 

 wycks, leading them six lengths, and eventually pulls 

 across the bow of the Albanys and come in winners after 

 a magnificent race. The Argonaut Crew of Toronto, 

 Hand R. Lambe, made the two miles in fourteen minutes, 

 thirty-five seconds. The Beaverwyck crew of Albany, in 

 fourteen minutes, fifty seconds. The third, a four-oared 

 race, was the most interesting of the day. There were six 

 entries. The following is a list of the four-oared crews: 



fD. Brown, stroke. 

 ,.,. - r J J. W. Kirk, 3. 



Cmcmnatl 1 H. Keylish, 2. 



I xx. x^ejiisii, ti. 



[K. B. Hauser, bow. 



Duquense.. . 



.,..] 



f F. Brennan, stroke. 

 1 S. Moody, 3. 

 , G. Scharf, 2. 

 {J. Straub, bow. 



[F. C. Eldred, stroke. 

 • '„, I M. Phillips. 3. 



A '-Sonant j . R St epi lt f n60n) 2 . 



[Edward Smith, bow. 



|'T. Gorman, stroke. 

 I R. Gorman, 3. 

 j D. Doncaster, 2. 

 [ James Wilson, bow. 



|'J. Smith, stroke. 



Beaverwyck. 



PaHarou l S - C - Medburry, 



1>all8lou ' • - | A. J. Reid, 2. 



( J. N, Ramsdell, bow. 



fl). Caughlin, stroke. 

 T> nffl , lv1 ,. j Z. T. Carpenter, 3. 



rot<mac j A . J. McBlair. 2. 



(.H. S.Traax, bow. 



The start was very equal, the Argonaut and Duqiiesne 

 in about the same style. Cincinnati, showed well in the 

 front. Beaverwicks and Ballstons got off together; the 

 Argonauts took a decided lead at the start, leading Duquesne 

 by about half a length. After about six lengths had been 

 rowed, the Potomac crew spurted, and barely scratching 

 past the Ballstons' boat gave them their water. Instead 

 of pulling straight ahead, as evey one expected, they 

 kept their diagonal course, and a foul with the Beavenvyks 

 seemed inevitable. It did not come, however, for, by a 

 wonderful effort, Truax, the bow of the Potoniacs, ran his 

 boat alongside of the Beaverwcyks. After a good deal of 

 trouble they got off again safely. The Argonauts made a 

 good spurt at the half mile, but Duquesne soon passed 

 them and secured the lead. Duquesne turned the stake 

 boat first, the next three following fifteen seconds behind. 

 The Argonauts made a good race of the last half mile, but 

 could not get any closer to the Duquesne men. Pittsburg 

 men were leading by six lengths and swept past the judges' 

 boat in twenty minutes fifty -five seconds. Argonaut crew 

 followed, their time being twenty minutes fifteen seconds. 

 The prizes were presented at the Town Hall, a great num- 

 ber of ladies being present. Charles Courtney, of Union 

 Springs, was awarded the'diamon dsingle-scull badge, the 

 Lambe brothers the pair-oared and double scull prizes ; T. 

 R. Keator, of the Harlem Rowing Association, the badge 

 in the junior scull race, and the Duquesne Clubs' four-oared 

 crew of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, the grand challenge cup 

 and four goblets. 



— The annual review of the Schuylkill Navy took place 

 September 13th, on the Delaware. The crews presented a 

 very creditable appearance. The eight-oar shell of the 

 West Philadelphia crew, in passing through the locks a' 



