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reasons for our opinions, and facts for assertions. The 

 Godbout is a large river flowing with full volume, broken 

 by rapids, and affording two magnificent pools a consider- 

 able distance above its mouth, and other minor pools which 

 are bu' little threshed. 



Singular about those Kelts in June. Kelts, every angler 

 ought to know, though few do, are spent fish— fish that 

 have spawned, and ought, by good rights, to make a straight 

 wake at once down stream to salt water, to find food, and 

 recuperate after the fulfilment of nature's demands. What 

 business had these salmon to spawn in June when the usual 

 season is in August and September V We must observe, too, 

 in this connection, that no Kelts have been taken since the 

 thorough enforcement of the fishery laws of 1868. Now, did 

 these salmon learn to anticipate the raids of netters and 

 dippers by a month or two and so make their precious de- 

 posits before the fishing season commenced? We are per- 

 fectly aware, and do not need to be reminded, that runs of 

 salmon of the same outcome and generation do not occur 

 always at the same day or month, and that these Kelts may 

 have" been in advance of their sisters. But this argument 

 holds no water against the fact of the non-appearance of 

 early Kelt during the past four years. There are perhaps 

 twenty experienced salmon-anglers in the United States and 

 Canada, thoroughly informed but seldom heard from in 

 print, who will condescend to throw some light on this 

 problem. 



We wish all our readers, especially those in Great Britain, 

 of whom we have some sco es, to bear in mind that the St. 

 Lawrence (Province of Quehec) fishing is at least three 

 months later than' the fishing in western Nova Scotia. In 

 the locality last named, the salmon begin to run in Feb- 

 ruary, or as soon as the ice breaks up, and fly fishing in 

 March with the line frozen so stiff that it will scarcely 

 render, is not unusual, or the result by any means insignifi- 

 cant. July Kelts in these rivers are not a wonderful 

 phenomenon. 



— La, Cham Illustree states that in a pond near the Castle 

 of Arras a gardener caught a carp having just behind the 

 fins two rings of gold, joined together, and on them was 

 inscribed 'Tsaure de Berville, 1704." This case of age of 

 of the carp seems w ell authenticated. 



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—The New York Yacht Club will hold its annual meet- 

 ing at the Club House, corner of Madison avenue and 27th 

 Street, on February otli, for the election of officers for the 

 ensuing year. The report of the Committee on the Classifi- 

 cation of Yachts will be read at this meeting. 



—The Brooklyn Yacht Club will hold its annual meeting 

 on Wednesday the 38th, at their Club Rooms, Court street, 

 Brooklyn. The Secretary, Mr. William F. Lee, has re- 

 ceived from the owners of the following yachts, now build- 

 in,,- at Bye N. Y., the dimensions of the yachts that 

 will be added to the fleet of the Club:-Sloop, owned by 

 Mr Darnel Edgar, Jr., of New Rochelle— length over all, 

 67 feet- lengthen water line, 61 feet 6 inches; depth of 

 hold 6 feet 6 inches; tonnage, 82 tons. Sloop, owned by 

 Mi William Edgar Morris, of New Rochelle— length on 

 cleck, 47 feet; length on water line, 43 feet; breadth of 

 beam, 15 feet; tonnage, 31 tons. 



—The Seawanhaka Yacht Club at a recent meeting elect- 

 ed the following officers for the ensuing year:— Commodore, 

 William L Swan; Vice Commodore, James W. Beekman, 

 Jr • Secretary, Frederic D. P. Foster; Treasurer, B. L. 

 Swan- Measurer, F. G. Foster; Chaplain, Rev. William 

 Irvin- Surgeon, James R. Wood. The annexed yachts 

 were added to the fleet of the Club :— Schooners Ariel, Com- 

 modore William L. Swan; Idler, J. S. Colgate; Peerless, 

 j R Maxwell; Triton, G. A. Thayer. Cabin sloops- 

 Alert' Henry Vail; Christine, S. P. Blagden; Au Revoir, 

 J E 'Roosevelt. Open sloops— Cruiser, C. Lee; Ripple, 

 C M Schefflein; Electra, W. B. Simmonds. 



—The annual Convention of the "Rowing Association of 

 American Colleges" will hold its annual session at Hartford, 

 Conn on Wednesday, January 21st. The great interest 

 taken Wall parties in College Aquatics, is shown by the 

 addition of three more entries, Princeton, Rutgers and the 

 Chicago University, making in all sixteen representative 

 colle-e boating men to decide the all-important question, 

 "On what water shall we hold the next College Regatta?" 

 Tahiti"- every matter into consideration, and the strong and 

 influential inducements held out by the Saratoga Rowing 

 Association (which were conscientiously carried out last 

 v-ar) such as transporting boats and crews from the rail- 

 road depot to the Lake, a standard price for carriage hire 

 and board, building a grand stand, with free admission for 

 the friends of the students, also boat houses for the crews; 

 in fact the willingness on the part of the Saratoga Associa- 

 HontQCaJry^tlny suggestions" for the safety, comfort 

 andsucces^ofthe next Great College Regatta, we there- 

 fore lope that the Rowing Association of American Col- 

 wes will decide on Wednesday next that the ensuing 

 Colle-e Regatta will take place on that beautiful and ad- 

 mirably well adapted water for rowing contests, the Lake 

 of Saratoga. 



PHILADELPHIA BOAT CLUBS. 



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Philadelphia, Jan. 12, 1874. 



Editor Forest and Stream:— 



The representative of the Forest and Stream was very 

 courteously received by W. R. Tucker, Vice Commodore of 

 the Schuylkill navy, and escorted through the different 

 boat houses, and kindly invited to take a row in one of 

 their many beautiful pleasure barges. This unexpected 

 kindness was immediately acted upon. The water was 

 smooth as a mill pond, the day (January 8) being unusu- 

 ally mild, and the row was a most pleasant one. 



The Schuylkill Navy held their annual meeting January 

 5th, on which occasion the following gentlemen were elect- 

 ed as officers for the present year : 



Commodore, James M. Ferguson, Quaker City Club. 



Yicc Commodore, John Hockly, Jr. , Undine Club. 



Secretary and Treasurer, Jonathan Gillingham, No. 10 

 Walnut St., Undine Club. 



Official Log Keeper, W. R. Tucker, Undine Club. 



The Schuylkill Navy is composed to-day of the following 

 clubs : 



Undine, 80 members, 14 boats. 



University, 128 members, 8 boats. 



Crescent, 66 members, 13 boats. 



Philadelphia; 53 members, 8 boats. 



West Philadelphia, 88 members, 12 boats. 



Pennsylvania, 38 members, 9 boats. 



Malta, 55 members, 6 boats. 



Quaker City, 42 members, 9 boats. 



Making in all, on the 1st of July, 1873, the handsome 

 aggregate of 550 members, with a fleet of 79 boats. Of this 

 navy 44 are shells, 27 gigs, and 8 barges. Outside of the 

 navy are the following clubs: 



The Bachelor Club, the oldest club in Philadelphia, or- 

 ganized in 1853, with 53 members and 8 boats. 



Vesper, 57 members, 10 boats. 



Pacific, 21 members, 3 boats. 



College, 27 members, 3 boats. 



Making in all 150 members and 24 boats, or a grand 

 total in Philadelphia of 709 members and 103 boats. 



All these clubs have their boat houses, with the exception 

 of the West Philadelphia, situated at the foot of Lemon 

 Hill in Fairmount Park, and their elegance and tasteful 

 style of construction add no little to the beauty of the spot. 

 These boat houses cost about $10,000 each on an average, 

 are built of stone in a most substantial manner, and are 

 generally occupied by two clubs; the exceptions are the 

 Undine and Bachelor Clubs, who each own their own 

 houses. The interior construction of these boat houses is 

 on a par with their outside elegance, every arrangement 

 being found in them for the accommodation of the mem- 

 bers. They have bathing houses attached to them, recep- 

 tion and withdrawing rooms, the boats being housed in 

 the lower part of the building, with floats in front for 

 launching and taking in the boats. 



The course from the boat houses to the Falls of the 

 Schuylkill river is three and a half miles. From the pecu- 

 liarity of the river, the water is seldom lumpy and rarely 

 is ever unfit for boating exercise. Most of the course, or a 

 great deal of it, being within the Park property, exercise in 

 shells or in the boats can be taken without fear of interrup- 

 tion. There is a very slight current always running clown 

 caused by the falls, but its influence on the river and on 

 the time of the boats is quite insignificant. 



The racing season of 1873 opened with the regatta of the 

 Quaker City Club on May 10th. The next race was be- 

 tween the eight-oared shells of the Crescent Club and the 

 six oared shells of the Bachelors, won by the Crescents; 

 distance, 2f miles; time, 16:30. The spring regatta of the 

 navy was held June 14th. The single shell race being a 

 foul, was ordered to be rowed over again. The four-oared 

 shell race was won by the Vesper Club, who pulled by invita- 

 tion in the regatta. Distance, 3 miles; time 19:24 minutes. 

 The six oared barge race was won by the Pennsylvania Club. 

 3 miles, time, 21 :15 minutes. Four-oared gig race was won 

 by Pennsylvania ; 3 miles ; time 20 M- All these races were 

 timing races; average time for winning boats during the 

 regatta: four-oared shell, 6:28; four-oared gigs, 6 ;41i; six- 

 oared barges, 7:05; single shells, 7:36. The single shell 

 race which had been ordered to be pulled over was won by 

 John Lavens, of the Pennsylvania Club; time 22:25. dis- 

 tance, 3 miles. 



On August 9th a single shell race between four competi- 

 tors was won by Jas. B. Mingus of the Vesper; time, 17:30; 

 distance, 2 miles and 1,400 feet. Six oared race took place 

 August 30, between three six-oared barges; won by the 

 Pennsylvania Club; time, 18:25; distance, 2 miles and 2, 800 

 feet. On September 13 the Navy held their full review. 

 Fifteen boats appeared on the course. Oct. 25th between 

 double scull gig of College Club, and a pair oar shell of the 

 University, won by the former; distance, l-£ miles, straight 

 away; time, 9:20. On Monday, 27, the Club boats of the 

 Malta'; also the Crescent Club regatta on the same day. 



The' following interesting statistics of the Undine Club 

 for the year 1873 will astonish some of our readers: They 

 rowed 695 times; 3,665 miles; greatest number of miles 

 were rowed by J. Gillingham, being 1,083 miles. The club 

 rowed on 212 days in the year. On account of want of a 

 crew or bad weather, the club did not row on 39 days; 

 the rowing was closed by ice 62 days ; and on Sundays 

 when the club do not row, making it 52 days, comprises 

 the extent of the year's work. 



South Boston Yacht Club.— A regular meeting of this 

 Club was held at their Club House at City Point, South 

 Boston, Wednesday evening, the 7th instant, at which the 



following named officers were elected for the ensuing year ; 

 — Commodore, J. N. Roberts; Vice Commodore, H.J. 

 McKee; Fleet Captain, J. A. Woodward; Measurer, J. 

 Winniatt; Recording Secretary, E. Hatch, Jr.; Financial 

 Secretary, John Monks; Treasurer, Thomas Christian; 

 Trustees, G. G. Morris, W. H. Lafield, J. Stewart. The 

 meeting, which was very large and enthusiastic, adopted a 

 series of resolutions, to be sent to the family of the late A. 

 P. Holbrook, a deceased member, and a vote of thanks was 

 tendered to the retiring Commodore, F. S. Wright, and his 

 associate officers. Before vacating his chair, Commodore 

 Wright made a few appropriate remarks, concluding by in- 

 viting the members to partake of one of his superior chow- 

 ders. Songs and stories wound up the pleasures of the 

 evening. The Club is in a very thriving and healthy con- 

 dition. Over twenty new yachts have been added to the 

 list. They propose to celebrate their sixth aniversary at 

 the next meeting, which takes place February 6th. Capt. 

 Roberts, the new Commodore, is well known among yachts- 

 men, and it is believed, will make an efficient and popular 



officer. 



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— George Brown's Challenge. — This challenge was 

 received too late for our last issue: 



Halifax, N. S., Jan. 5, 1874. 



The challenge of John Biglin, of New York, telegraphed 

 here to-day, I accept, and row at Springfield, Mass., in 

 June; or I will row any oarsmen in America a five mile 

 race, with turn, in best-and-best boats, for any sum 

 not less than $2,000, on either the Charles river, Spring- 

 field, or the Kenebecassis. This challenge to remain open 

 for one month from this date, and the race to take place 

 sometime during the month of June, 1874. Any party ac- 

 cepting this challenge will please deposit the stun of $500 

 with either W. L. Lowell & Co. , Exchange Broker, Hali- 

 fax, N. S., or Judge Jackson, American Consul at this 

 place, which will be immediately covered. Each party to 

 pay his own expenses. Yours, respectfully, 



George Brown. 



— An ice-floe would not be ordinarily chosen for lake 

 navigation in preference to a sail-boat, but a recent occur- 

 rence near East Saginaw shows that it may be very much 

 safer. Two young men who went out fishing the last day 

 of the year were carried away on an ice-cake, and after 

 several days' absence, were given up as lost. A party of six 

 men started out last Monday in search of them. On Tues- 

 day, the two lost fishermen came to shore, worn out with 

 six days' fasting and suffering, but alive. On Wednesday 

 the boat in which their would-be rescuers haddeparted was 

 found bottom-up near the shore, and there is no doubt that 

 the six men have been drowned. — Chicago Tribune, 8th. 



MI 10 * iB un m & M¥ e * 



GAME IN SEASON FOR JANUARY. 



Moose, Alces Malchis.) Caribou, Tarandus Bangifer.) 



Elk or Wapiti, Oervus Canadensis.) Squirrels, Red Black and Gray.) 

 Rabbits, common Brown and Grey,; All kinds of Wild Fowi. 



FOR FLORIDA. 



Red Deer, Cancus Virginianus) Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavof) 

 Woodcock, Philohela minor.) Quail, Ortyx Virginiamts.) 



Snipe, Plover, Curlew, etc., in great 

 variety. 



[Under the head of "Game, anoTFisn in Season" we can only spe&jy iu 

 neral terms the several varieties, because the laws of States vary so much 



that were toe to attempt to particularize -we could do no less than publish 

 those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game in question. This 

 would require a great amount of our space. In designating game ice are 

 guided by the laws of nature, upon which all legislation is founded, and 

 our readers would do well to provide themselves with the laws of their re- 

 spective Slates for constant reference. Otherwise, our attempts to assist them 

 will only create confusion^ 



— On Tuesday evening last, the 13th of January, the an- 

 nual meeting of the New York Association for the Preser- 

 vation of Game was held at the residence of B. L. Swan, 

 Jr., Esq, Royal Phelps presiding. The meeting was a full 

 one, and of the most satisfactory character, and the society 

 may with just pride point to the great advance made, 

 through their instrumentality, in regard to the preservation 

 of game, not only in New York, but throughout the whole 

 country. The Committee on the revision of the game 

 laws, reported in favor of petitioning the Legislature to re- 

 store that portion of the law of 1871, prohibiting the killing 

 of deer on Long Island for the next five years, which im- 

 portant measure has been frequently advocated in the col- 

 umns of the Forest and Stream. Recorder Hackett urged 

 strongly the importance of this measuie, and the report of 

 the Committee was unanimously approved. The account 

 of the Treasurer showed the funds of the Association, not- 

 withstanding it has been plaintiff in niany cases, to be in 

 good condition, there being some $2,800 on hand. Mr. A. 

 C. Post was elected a member of the Association. Mr. 

 Haggerty spoke very much to the point when calling the 

 attention of the Association to the choking up of the 

 streams in the Adirondack region by felling timber, and 

 the ruthless waste going on there. The counsel of the 

 club, C. E. Whitehead, Esq., reported the progress made 

 in different suits brought by the Association. The follow- 

 ing gentlemen were elected as officers for the ensuing year : 

 President, Royal Phelps; Vice President, R. B. Roosevelt; 

 Secretary and Treasurer, W, J. Hays; Counsel, Charles E. 

 Whitehead, Executive Committer, Dr. J. H. Gautier, 

 Clinton Gilbert and D. H. Haight. 



— There are a great many right and left snap shots and 

 capital statuettes on a runway who don't know much more 

 of the haunts and habits of their game than they do of 

 crochet work or knitting. They have an intelligent bush- 

 beater who knows the lay of the covej^s, a dog with a good 

 nose and well broken, a splendid pair of barrels, and a keen 

 eye and quick trigger. The guide leads up to the hunting 

 ground, then the dog takes the van and attends to business, 

 and when his tail gets stiff a bird rises, the gun drops him 

 neatly, the attendant marks him down, the dog retrieves, 

 and the gunner puts him exultingly to bag. Precisely the 



