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fish raised in fish-ponds. Such a society with us would un- 

 doubtedly be the rnea^s of creating a rivalry between our 

 fish raising friends, and would give greater publicity to 

 their enterprise. The time will come, however, when dis- 

 plays of this character will be made, and when a prize trout 

 will give as much distinction to the fish-breeder, as a prize 

 calf does now to the agriculturalist. 



— Sir Samuel and Lady Baker are in London to-day. The 

 brave man and the plucky woman are once more safe and 

 sound. We all await with the utmost curiosity, an account 

 of their adventures, and how they fought their way back 

 from Massondi to Unyoro through mud and w r ater, disput- 

 ing their ground step by step. Of course the geographical 

 researches will be secondary to the detailed account of their 

 adventures. Native information however in combination 

 with European discovery seems to point to the fact that the 

 Lakes Tanganyika and Albert Nianza, are one and the 

 same body of water. Cars to Khartoum will be next in 

 order, and at last a permanent foothold will be had into the 

 interior of Africa. The Khedive of Egypt, is a great man, 

 and so are his lieutenants Sir Samuel and Lad}' Baker. 



Their gracious Majesties the Emperor of Brazil and the 

 King of Sweden, having intimated their august intention of 

 showering down a rain of orders, decorations, ribbons, &c, 

 for the gratification of the Englishman of science, the 

 learned Britton of to-day is quite generally exercised, 

 whether he can take the much coveted honors at ail. The 

 English foreign office has some stringent regulations re- 

 specting foreign orders, which interfere sadly with the 

 decorative hopes of those gentlemen, who would have liked 

 to have sported knots of varigated ribbons on their dress 

 coats at scientific dinners or have upholstered their manly 

 bosoms with dangling crosses on the occasion of a paleon- 

 tological conversazione. 



u Nature" is quite sad over hopes dashed, and pathetic- 

 ally observes: " It seems so unjust, so cruel, that men of 

 science to whose labors it is mainly owing, that our country 

 and the world generally are mounting rapidly higher and 

 higher in the scale of civilzation, should be practically de- 

 barred the few honors that come in their way." 



This partakes somewhat of the character of a plaint, which 

 we do not think emanates from the true man of learning, 

 and we feel certain does not represent true English feeling 

 Would the order of the Boot Jack in diamonds have given 

 great Michael Faraday any more distinction? Would Mr. 

 Tyndall be any more impressive with a brass Sun — an 

 enameled Lion or a pinchbeck Eagle plastered on his 

 person? 



Kecognition of merit comes from sources mightier than 

 monarchs possess. Great illustrations of science shed luster 

 on the age they live in, and it is they who give distinction 

 to Kings and Emperors. 



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—There seems to be no doubt but that James Gordon 

 Bennett, Esq. is making preparation for fitting out an ex- 

 pedition to the North Pole. What we believe to be very 

 certain is, that should Mr. Bennett organize such a voyage 

 of exploration, every detail will be perfect. We must needs 

 admire not only the liberal spirit of Mr. Bennett, but the 

 pluck of the men, who are willing to undertake this peril- 

 ous voyage. May it be successful. 



—The New York Yacht Club held their regular monthly 

 meeting at the club rooms, on Twenty-seventh street, Yice 

 Commodore Wm. P. Douglass in the chair. The following 

 gentlemen were elected members: John A. BurnhamJr., 

 George W. M. Sturgis and Arthur Lumiey. 



Mr. Arkwright, of Savannah, Ga., has offered to give the 

 club a tract of land for the purpose of making it a winter 

 rendevous. The gift was accepted. The|following:ietter 

 was then read : 



C. A. Newton, Esq.: 



Dear Sir: I beg, through you, to tender my resignation of the office of 

 Vice Commodore of the N. Y. Y. C. While naturally reluctant tore. 

 sign so honorable a position, I feel it my duty to do so inasmneh as I am 

 persuaded that the flag officers of the club should always be active mem- 

 bers. For two years back the Sappho has not been in these waters, and 

 it is very uncertain whether I shall put her in commission next summer- 

 While placing my resignation in your hands, I desire to thank the yacht 

 owners for the honor which they have conferred on me in selecting me 

 as their Vice Commodore, and to assure them that although relieved from 

 office my interest in the welfare of the club shall never flag. 



October 23, 1873. W. P. Douglass . 



The members of the club asked the Vice Commodore to 

 reconsider his determination to withdraw as as officer of the 

 club, which at length he concluded to do, and afterwards 

 tendered to the club the die for the new medal, which was 

 struck some time since in commemoration of the victory of 

 the America in winning the Queen's cup. 



—We are pleased to aid in extending the publicity of a 

 most signal act of benevolence, as well as of graceful 

 courtesy, which has grown out of the Cape May Yacht 

 race It seems that Mr. A. B. Stockwell, of the Dread- 

 naught, sent his check for $1,000 to the Regatta Committee 

 of the N. Y. Yacht Club, in payment of the bet won by 

 Mr. J. F. Loubat, oE the Enchantress, which the latter 

 gentleman, instead of accepting, immediately endorsed over 

 to the order of the Committee with the following note: 



UnioK Club, New York, October 25, 1873. 

 Fletcher Weslray, Esq., Chairman N. Y. Y. C.Begatta Committee:— 



Sir: I beg to acknowledge receipt of your official communication of 

 the 22d inst., with check of Mr. A. B.. Stockwell for $1,000, our bet upon 

 the race you decided won by the Enchantress. 



Inclosed please find that check indorsed by me to the order of the New 

 York Yacht Club, as well as my own for the same amount. 



I beg the Eegatta Committee to hand one to the Treasurer of the Sandy 

 Hook Pilots' Charity Fund (care of J. W. Avery, No. 309 Water street), 

 and the other to the Treasurer of the New York and New Jersey Pilots' 

 Benevolent Society, (corner South and Fulton streets). 1 remain, sir 

 very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



(Signed), J. F. LOUBAT, 



Captain Yacht Enchantress, N.Y.Y.C. 



—The Atalanta and Nassau Clubs held their four oared 

 shell race October SB, on the Harlem river. A large num- 

 ber of the friends, invited guests and members of the 

 Atalautas, Nassaus, Argonautas New York Rowing Clubs, 

 were oh board the steamers Catlin and Winants to witness 

 this exciting contest. The water was as smooth and placid 

 as a mountain lake in July, and the arrangements were 

 carried out with decision and fairness. The course was 

 three miles straight away, from the Powder Schooner 

 anchored in the stream, to Morris's dock. The Nassau's 

 shell was built by Jewett of England, and the crew r con- 

 sisted of the following: F. G. Bfown, bow, 144 lbs.; John 

 Walker No. 2, 157 "lbs. ; A. W. Montgomery, No. 8, 168 

 lbs. ; O. T. Johnston, stroke, 157 lbs. The Atlantas' shell 

 was built by Biffen of London. The following were the 

 crew 7 : Edward Blake, bow, 130 lbs.; William Spear, No. 

 2, 145 lbs.: Theodore Van Raden, No. 3, 150 lbs.; Russell 

 Withers, stroke, 55 lbs. They had never rowed in a match 

 before, and had only been in training ten days. They 

 started at a quarter to eleven, both crews getting away 

 evenly. The Atalautas pulling a long stroke of about thirty- 

 nine to the minute, the Nassaus nearly the same, but not as 

 long a reach. It was a very handsome race for the first 

 mile. The Nassaus steered badly, losing at least two 

 lengths, while the Atalautas course was so true that it could 

 not have been steered better by a coxswain. The Atalautas 

 on approaching McComb's Dam Bridge spurted and were a 

 boat's length ahead, the Nassaus still keeping too much in 

 shore, but rowing well. On coming up to High Bridge it 

 was apparent that the Atalautas must win, bar accident, as 

 they rowed with almost mechanical precision from end to 

 end and finally won passing the dock about three lengths 

 ahead in 16m., 20sec. This time is not very fast, but it 

 must be borne in mind that the water wa§ very dead, and 

 the course fuFy three miles. A foul was claimed by the 

 Nassaus. but afterwards very properly withdrawn. The 

 referee was Mr. Charles Roosevelt, The judges for the 

 Atalanta crew were George B. Springstein and George 

 Rooker; and the judges for the Nassau crew were J. C. 

 Babcock and J. H. Willis. 



— The. great race is over, and it is safe to say that every 

 man on the Nassau steamer was willing to acknowledge 

 that his crew was fairly out rowed. Individually, the men 

 were physically superior, but the style of stroke, the hold 

 on the water, and that regular uniformity which has always 

 marked the rowing of the Atalanta four put them in the 

 . eyes of rowing men much farther ahead than they showed 

 at the finish. 



The Nassaus now paddled back to their boat house, and 

 the steamboat with the members of the club and their lady 

 friends on board turned and went down the river to get 

 ready for the next event, the single scull race from the 

 powder sloop to McComb's dam; distance, one mile; for a 

 prize. During the passage lunch was served, and the band 

 exerted its powers to dispel the shadow of disappointment 

 which had become visible on the faces of some of the 

 members. 



For the single scull race the following members entered: 

 John H. Walker, Lindsay Watson, John H. Abeel, Jr., 

 Grinnell Willis, and E. S. Gilley. The men were soon got 

 in line, and all started off fairly at the word, Willis slightly 

 leading. He was, however, soon overtaken by Abeel, and 

 as he was evidently pulling stronger with his left arm, twice 

 ran across Abeel's bow, finally compelling him to stop dead 

 and get on the other side, thus practically spoiling his 

 (Abeel's). chance of winning. In the meantime Walker 

 and Watson were having a close race on the other side of 

 the river, and at the half mile it was hard to tell which 

 was ahead. Abeel now having a clear course was trying 

 hard to make up for lost tim^, and Willis and Gilley had 

 disappeared in the grass which lines the river's bank. After 

 a hard struggle Walker came in first, half a length ahead 

 of Watson. Time, 5:55. 



The third and last race was between the six-oared barge 

 and six-o^red gig of the Nassau Club; distance, one mile; 

 for prizes. Of the twelve men selected to row, the commit- 

 tee placed the six heaviest men in the barge, as it was the 

 heaviest boat, and arranged the crews as follows: — 



Barge— Bow, Frank Brown; 2. George Scott; 3. Lind 

 say Watson; 4. Montgomery; 5. Frank Bacon; stroke, 

 Grinnell Willis; coxswain, Foster. 



Gig— Bow, M. D. Parker; 2. Giffin; 3. George Floyd 

 Jones; 4. Chris. C. Gunther; 5. John H. Babcock; stroke, 

 J. H. Miller; coxswain, E. S. Gilley. 



This race was rowed from Mc'Comb's dam to the powder 

 boat, and resulted in an easy victory for the barge, the su- 

 perior weight and experience of the crew more than com- 

 pensating for the difference in the boats. In fact, it was 

 no race at all, as the gig never once showed to the front. 

 Time not taken. 



The men were now taken on board, and the Fletcher 

 steamed back to the city. The deck was cleared, and 

 dancing was indulged in, muoh to the delight of the ladies. 



This closes the season on the Harlem river, and while 



the Nassau club have no reason to be ashamed of their de- 

 feat, the Atalantas certainly have reason to be proud of a 

 victory so hardly won. 



—The Palisade and Vesper boat clubs of Yonkers, on the 

 Hudson river, rowed an eight-oared barge race on October 

 23d. The steamer Virginia Seymour left the Gas House 

 Dock at three o'clock with a large number of friends of 

 both clubs on board. The course was three miles straight 

 away. The Palisades were pretty confident up to within a 

 week of the race that they stood a fair chance of winning, 

 but on learning that the Vespers had put sliding seats in 

 their boat the race lost much of its interest. The stroke 

 of the Palisades was, however, by no means as telling as 

 the Vesper's long steady pull, the Vespers finally winning 

 in about eighteen minutes. 



Cornell University, October 18th, 1873. 

 Editor Forest and Stream: — 



The Fall Regatta of the Cornell Navy took place, as per 

 announcement, at the corner of the lake, Saturday, 

 October 11th, A. M. The weather was all that could be de- 

 sired, with the exception of a slight south-wind, which 

 roughened the water somewhat. Every exertion had 

 been made by the Regatta Committee to have the regatta a 

 success, and they were ably seconded by all interested. 

 But an unforseen accident occurred a day or two before the 

 races, by which one of the six-oared shells was rendered 

 useless, for the time being, and two crews were in conse- 

 quence not able to row: 



The two single-scull races were merged into one, on ac- 

 count of Courteney's shell having been disabled. So that, 

 instead of four there were only three races. 



The first race w T as for the "Tom Hughes Challenge Cup," 

 open to crews belonging to the "Tom Hughes B. Club." 

 Classes 75 and 76 entered crew 7 s. The race was well con- 

 tested throughout, both boats keeping near together over 

 the entire course, which is two miles straight away along 

 the shore of the lake. But 76 proved a trifle two much for 

 75, and won the race in seventeen minutes, having rowed 

 considerably over two miles. The starting Signal Officer 

 starting them from a position too far down the lake, mis- 

 taking the two-mile post. The following is the crew: — 

 F. O. Young, bow, G. M. Jarvis, 2d, N. R. Roy, 3rd, 

 T. A. Murray, 4th, G. P. Sturgis, 5th, A. M. Ensign, 

 stroke. 



The second race was for single sculls for a prize of a 

 silver goblet, three entries. R. H. Robinson, U. S. R. C. 

 W. J. Thompson, 74, C. F. Tweet, 74, won by R, H. Rob- 

 inson, of Union Spring, in 17£ minutes. Thompson second. 

 The third and last race was for the championship of the 

 University, and the Cluck Champion Silver Cup. 



Great preparations had been made for this race, since it 

 was the occasion of the first race for the challenge cup, 

 which had only been finished lately. But on account of 

 the before mentioned.accident, only 74 and 76 entered crews. 

 They started well together, and for a time rowed bow to 

 bow, but soon the better and longer training of the 74 men 

 told, and they drove their boat into the lead, which they 

 maintained throughout, winning the race in 14 minutes 

 50 seconds; 76 about 30 seconds behind. 



The following are the champions: — R. B. Foster, bow, L. 



F. Henderson, 2d, F. B. Alexander, 3rd, D. G. Derin, 4th, 



G. B. Upham, 5th, J. H. Southard, stroke. 

 Notwithstanding the accident, the large crowd in attend- 

 ance considered the regatta a success, and enjoyed them- 

 selves much. They pronounced the cars provided by the com 

 mittee to follow up each race along the shore, a decidedly 

 useful novelty, and a means for viewing the races, which 

 it is to be hoped will be continued at all future regattas. 



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FISH IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER. 



Coast Fish. Lakes 



Bluefish, Skipjack. Horse Mackerel. Black Bass, (mo opterus nig 

 ( Temnodon saltator.) and archiaan.) (two species 



Weakfish, Squetaug (Trout) Otoli- Pickerel, (Esox reticulaius ) 

 thus.) 



Bays and Estuaries. 

 Striped Bass, Eockfish. (Labrax hneatus.) 



—Anglers who propose to continue their favorite pastime 

 after the first of November, should go to the Potomac and 

 regions more southerly. 



—Rods to be laid aside for the winter should be carefully 

 examined now, and all defects and damages repaired, the 

 ferules and bands thorougly cleaned, new plugs fitted to the 

 joints, and rings supplied where missing. Where a joint 

 has been fractured or broken entirely, the parts should not 

 be patched or spliced, but a new one obtained. Negligence 

 in this matter will be found a poor winter's investment 

 when the rod comes to be used again in the spring. Take 

 the^ rod apart, wipe the joints dry and lay them away in 

 their case in some apartment where the temperature will be 

 uniformly as near 45° as possible. By no means let the 

 rod stand near a chimney or furnace flue; and the other 

 extreme of cold in a garret or outbuilding should be 

 avoided. Changes of temperature destroy the pliancy and 

 stiffness of the rod. Where the rod has no leather-case, 

 but is kept in a bag, never tie the parts together tightly, as 

 it subjects some portion to an extra strain, thereby impair- 

 ing the equal distribution of strength throughout its entire 

 length. For the same reason a rod should be laid flat on a 

 floor if possible, instead of being stood on end in a corner, 

 and under no circumstances, either when in use or m 

 ordinary, should it be left jointed and hung on I pe^s. 

 Really, the best way to keep rods perfect is to put thenTm 



