FOREST AND STREAM. 



71 



4 13 45 4 07 55 



3 59 45 3 59 45 



4 15 00 4 10 30 



4 19 47 4 15 37 



3 17 40 3 16 10 



3 33 05 

 3 05 40 



3 26 29 

 3 05 40 



4 48 00 4 45 57 



4 17 15 4 17 15 



4 12 55 4 11 04 



4 31 00 4 29 51 



same starting place to Mattinecock's buoy, thence to 

 Throgg's Point and return to the place of departure, a dis- 

 tance of a little over twenty-one miles. 



At 12:23 the final gun started the largest yachts, the little 

 ones of the fifth class have received the signal five minutes 

 earlier. The Susie S. and W. T. Davids, the latter cele- 

 brated for her many victories last year, were soon leading 

 the fleet, and were first around the buoy, followed at short 

 intervals bv the entire fleet, the little Ripple bringing up the 

 rear. At Throgg's Point the Susie S. was nine minutes 

 ahead of the Davids, and had the race in hand. The 

 Sophia parted a shroud, and afterward broke her traveler, 

 but kept in the race. The following is the result:— 



FIRST CLASS. 



Elapsed Conected 



Start. Finish. time. time. 



Name H. M. S. H. M. S. II. M. S. H. M. 8. 



Eleanor 12 33 00 4 29 15 3 56 15 3 51 55 



SusieS 12 33 00 4 11 31 3 38 31 3 35 51 



Chemaan.... 12 33 00 4 '29 40 3 56 40 3 49 30 



W F. Davids......... 12 33 00 4 22 ■ 35 3 49 35 3 47 25 



Journeyman 12 33 00 4 28 45 3 52 45 3 52 45 



SECOND CLASS. 



Sarah H... 12 33 00 4 46 45 



Marv Emma 12 33 00 4 SZ 45 



Emily P.... .....12 33 00 4 48 00 



Pidgeon ...12 33 00 Nor, timed. 



Sophie Emma..... 12 33 00 4 52 47 



THIRD CLASS. 



Fron Fron 12 33 00 Not timed. 



Kamehameha 12 33 00 4 43 25 4 10 25 4,11 25 



Eavorita 12 33 00 Not timed. 



Lurline... 12 33 00 4 40 24 4 07.25 4 05 35 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Four Brothers 12 33 00 3 50 40 



Byron 12 33 00 Not timed. 



Only Daughter 12 33 00 Not timed. 



Gertrude 12 33 0? Not timed. 



Ella 12 33 00 4 01 05 



Mdget." 12 33 0D 3 38 40 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Lu-in 12 28 00 Not timed. 



Livonia 12 28 00 5 16 00 



Shaughraum 12 28 00. 4 45 15 



Susie , 12 28 00 4 40 55 



Ripple.. *2 28 00 4 59 00 



The Susie S. wins $150, the first prize, beating the W. F. 

 Davids 11m- 34s. The Mary Emma wins $100, the second 

 prize, beating the Sarah H. 8m. 10s. The Luriine wins $75, 

 the third prize, beating the Kamehameha om. 50s. The 

 Fidget wins $50, the fourth prize, beating the Four Broth- 

 ers iOm. 36s. The Susie wins $25, the fifth prize, beating 

 the Shaughraun 6m. lis. 



The judges were Messrs. John Sawyer and H. D. Phelps, 

 while Capt. J. Devoe acted as umpire. The time allow- 

 ance was two minutes per foot for the first three classes, 

 and one minute twelve seconds for the others. 



Monkoe, Mich., Regatta. — A report of this regatta was 

 shut out of our last issue. The Raisin. River Navy, in 

 whose hands had been placed the management of the af- 

 fair, is composed of the Floral City, Amateur, Sho-wae- 

 cae-'mette, and Independent Scullers' Clubs, which may be 

 considered quite a navy for a city like Monroe. The fol- 

 lowing events were contested:— t% 



Time. 

 Entries. Distance. Crew. M. S. 



Four-oared shells 3 miles Sho-wae-cae-mettes. . . 19 42 



Junior double sculls.... H miles White Fawn 9 58 



Senior double sculls.. 1* miles. Dolly 10 01 



Junior single sculls. ...I* miles W. C. Walldorf 12 06 



Senior single sculls H miles.... ...H. Durrell 11 OR* 



Lapetreak race 1* miles Amateur B. C 8 51 ? 



Four-oared shells '. .3 miles Sho-wae-cae-Mettes.. . . 17 47 



The last race was a spirited one, and excited the utmost 

 interest and enthusiasm, as the clubs were pitted against 

 each other in the late regatta at Toledo, in which the Shoe- 

 wae-cae-mette Club won the junior four-oared race, and 

 the Undines came over to give the Monroe boys a friendly 

 pull for the prize at this regatta, but they were not success- 

 ful. The Shoe-wae-cae-mettes put in their best strokes, 

 and won the race by some seven lengths. [ The visitors were 

 entertained in the evening by Monroe crews, and every- 

 thing was pronounced good. Keoka. 



Regatta at Hamilton, Ontaeto.— The yachtsmen of 

 Hamilton held their first regatta on the 4th inst., under 

 the most favorable auspices of weather and attendance. In 

 the first class race the Ida, Annie Cuthbert, Lady Stanley, 

 Brunette, Mocking Bird and Dauntless competed. The Ida 

 was the winner by twenty-five minutes, the Dauntless being 

 second and the Lady Stanley third. The race for second 

 class yachts was not sailed. 



Royal Albert Yacht Club.— This is one of the most 

 flourishing clubs in Great Britain, and their regatta, held 

 last month, for richness of prizes and number and impor- 

 tance of entries was not second to that of the Royal Yacht 

 Squadron itself. The most valuable prize sailed for was 

 the piece of plate of the value of $1,000, presented by our 

 countryman, Mr. Z. F. Loubat, owner of the Enchantress. 

 The course was from Spithead, round the Nab Light, 

 then 3e westward around a mark boat moored off Yarmouth 

 and back to Spithead. The following yachts entered:— 

 Tacht. R-ig- Tons. Owner. 



Iona Cutter 66 Mr. J Ashbury M. P. 



Cuckoo Cutter 92 Mr. H. Hall. 



Kriemhilda . . .Cutter 105 Count Batthyanv. 



Neva' Cutter 62 Mr. R. Holmes Kerr. 



Oimara Cutter.. 159 Mr. J. Wylie. 



Fiona ' Cutter 78 Mr. E. Boutcher. 



Vol-au-vent . .Cutter 104 Colonel Markliam. 



Arrow Cutter...-. 115 Mr. Chamberlayne. 



Olga...- Schooner 220 Mr. J. A. Hankev. 



Egt-ria Schooner 155 Mr. J. Mulholland. 



Gweudolin . . . Schooner 192 Major E wing. 



Corinne Schooner 162 Mr. N.Wood. 



Flyjng Cloud. Schooner 75 Mr. F. Cox 



Latona ..Yawl 163 Mr. A. B. Rowley. 



Gertrude Yawl 68 Sir A. Fair bairn 



Florida Yawl 130 Mr. W. Jessop. 



Heron Yawl 45 Mr. W. Blackwood. 



Owing to the lack of wind the race was not a first rate 

 one. The Vol-au-vent, a new cutter, was the winner of 

 Mr. Loubat's gift, arriving some hours before the other 

 competitors. The Corinne took the second, and the Ger- 

 trude the third prize, the. distribution of prizes being on 

 the plan of the first yacht in to determine the rig of the 

 winner, etc. We observe that Mr. Ashbury, our old com- 

 petitor for the American cup, had one of his fleet entered, 

 but his name has not been as prominently before the yacht- 

 ing public this season as heretofore. 



Drowning of a Yacht Captain.— Capt. E. Smith, 

 sailing master of the schooner yacht Eva^ of the New 

 York^Yacht Club, Mr. E. Burd Grubo, was lost overboard 

 on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 2:30 P. M., about forty miles 

 south of Cape Henlopen. There was a gale of wind at 

 the time, with a heavy sea. The yacht was running before 

 the wind, and the Captain was sitting on the rail. He lost 

 his balance and fell overboard. The yacht was immedi- 

 ately hove to and a boat lowered, but in the darkness and 

 heavy sea it was impossible to save him, 



South Boston, Sept. 6th, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream: — 



The third championship regatta of the Dorchester Yacht Club was 

 sailed on Saturday, The breeze was strong from the southwest, and the 

 day was all that could be desired. The only accident was the capsizing 

 of the Wanderer, which occurred when she was approaching the last 

 buoy on the home stretch. At the time her chances for winning the 

 prize was excellent. The crew clung to the bottom of the boat, and 

 were soon after taken off by the Mabel, which towed the capsized yacht 

 to South Boston. All the boats sailed over the usual course— about nine 

 miles— with the exception of the fourth class, which sailed the short 

 course— something over five miles. Below is a summary:— 



first-class centre-boards. 



Corrected time. 

 H. M. ft. 



1 25 08 



1 26 21 



Yacht. Owner. 



Lillie Babb 



Eva Bangs 



SECOND-CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS. 



Fannie.. B.Dean.... 1 29 02 



Queen Mab Halsall 1 35 44 



Niagara A. Bean 1 41 09 



Mabel ...Roberts Not timed. 



Wanderer lluss Capsized 



THIRD-CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS. 



Water Witch Gorman 1 35 31 



Bristol,, Mann 1 36 42 



FOURTH-CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS. 



Socket Bass 1 13 19 



Tulip Burgess 1 14 00 



Virginia Plimpton 1 17 17 



FIRST-CLASS KEELS. 



Mariquita Dexter » 1 38 17 



Sunbeam Mickerson 1 38 39 



Lidie Whorff 1 44 19 



Saxon Clarke 1 53 35 



SECOND-CLASS KEELS. 



Ruby Preston t 48 44 



The. Lil>ie, Mariquita, and Rocket, each having won in a previous con- 

 test, take the prize in their respective classes. In the second-class 

 centre-boards the Fannie won, and a special race will ha\ e to be sailed 

 by the Fannie, Mabel an I Wanderer, as a boat is required to win two 

 races before taking a prize. In the third-class centre-boards the Water 

 Witch won, tieing the Bristol, and in the second-class keels the Ruby 

 sailed the course alone, thus tieing the Macduff, and these boats will 

 have to sail again. This race will take place at an early date, and tho 

 final regatta of the club will be held on the 20th of September. 



Ready About. 

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Tiie Troy Regatta. — The rowing season may be said 

 to have been brought to a close with the regatta of the 

 Amateur Association at Troy. A series of well contested 

 and interesting races were witnessed by a large congrega- 

 tion of spectators, although the narrowness of the course, 

 which rendered it necessary to row the races in heats, mili- 

 tated somewhat against the effectiveness of the contest. 

 On Tuesday the events were the first two heats of the 

 four-oar race, three heats of the single scull race and a 

 pair-oar race. In the first heat of the four-oar race three 

 crews appeared, the Friendships, Atalantas and Mutuals. 

 The Atalantas pulling an easy stroke of thirty-four to the 

 minute, won the heat in 8m. 22|sec, the Mutuals second 

 in 8m. 40isec: Immediately after the conclusion of this 

 heat, three other crews started, the Beaverwycks, Argonau- 

 tas and Quaker Citys. The Argonautas started with the 

 lead, but were soori passed by the Beaverwycks, who won 

 the heat, doing the mile and a half (which was the distance 

 in all the races) in 8m. 22£sec. ; the Argonautas 6fsec , and 

 the Quaker City crew a dozen lengths behind. In the first 

 heat in the single-scull race, Young, of the Arlington Club, 

 having withdrawn. Riley, of the Neptunes, Ackerman, of 

 the AUantics, and Randall, of the Potomacs, were left to 

 compete for the heat. Riley was the favorite, and won in 

 9m. 24|sec, Ackerman second in 9m. 85scc. The second 

 heat brought out four contestants, R. H. Orr and J. B. 

 Maxwell, of the Sewanhaka Club, and George W. Latlirop 

 and T. McCormack, of the Beaverwycks. McCormnck 

 got the best of the start, but was soon passed by Orr and 

 Lathrop, the latter winning the heat in 9m. 41fsec. ; Orr 

 second. The third heat was a forgone conclusion for 

 Courtney, of the Union Springs Club. Roach and Bain- 

 bridge pulled against him, but could never hurry the cham- 

 pion, and he won the heat in 9m. 34sec. The pair-oar 

 race was won by the Argonautas, represented by Ed. Smith 

 and J. Eldred in 9m. 39sec; the only competitors being 

 Gorman and Wilson, of the Beaverwyck Club. 



The first event of the second day was the concluding 

 heat of the single-scull race between James Riley, of the 

 Neptune Boat Club, West Brighton, Staten Inland, and 

 Charles E. Courtney, of the Union Springs (N. Y.) Boat 

 Club. Courtney won in 9m. 46sec. The event of the day 

 was the concluding heat for four-oars, between the Beaver- 

 wyks and Atalanta crews. The latter, comprising the four 

 college men, Rogers, Downs, Eustes aud Gunster, won in 

 8m. 34^sec. ; the Beaverwycks time being 8m. 42sec. The 

 concluding event of the regatta was the double-scull race 

 between the Neptune, Beaverwyck and Union Springs 

 pairs, the latter, having the invincible Courtney as stroke, 

 won in 8m. 501sec; tlie Neptunes time being 9m. 06sec, 

 and the Beaverwycks 9m. 13sec. 



Our thanks are due to Capt. J. K. How, Col. Lee 

 Chamberlain and others of the Laureate Boat Club for 

 courtesies extended to our representative and we regret that 

 want of space prevents us from giving a more extended ac- 

 count of this interesting and successful regatta. 



The Watkins Regatta.— As we go to press this event 

 is in progress, and there is every prospect of the regatta 

 being a success. The two Cornell crews have been at the 

 lake for some days. The course has been laid on the 

 western shore of the lake and a good stand with a seating 

 accommodation for a thousand spectators has been erected 

 opposite the starting point. Gil. Ward has also gone to 

 Watkins to row in the professional single scull race to- 

 day. 



— The Schuylkill Naval Board met September 6th and 

 perfected their arrangements for the Local Regatta of the 

 18th inst. The races will be in the following order: — 

 Double sculls, single sculls, six-oared barge, four-oared gigs, 

 pair-oared shells, and four-oared shells. The members 

 will take the champion flags for the respective classes, be- 

 sides a handsome special flag. Each winning oarsman will 

 receive a handsome badge, which has been adopted for the 

 "Local." It is unfortunate that the regatta could not be 

 arranged to meet the programme of the Cricket Tourna- 

 ment, or perhaps it is unfortunate that the cricketers did'nt 

 accommodate the programme to the date of the regatta. 



Sculls. 



Typo Rage. — The Union and Herald Boat clubs rowed 

 their third annual race on the Harlem River on Tuesday, 

 September 7. The members of both clubs are compositors 

 employed on morning dalies in this city. The crews were 

 composed as follows: Vuion—J, P. Schorield, bow; B, 



Kells, No. 2; J. Macbeth, No. 3; Al. A. Mohr, stroke; C. 

 Gatter, coxswain. Herald— J. Armstrong, bow; G. John- 

 son, No. 2; J. Veitch, No. 3; W. Clack, stroke; J. Dut- 

 ton, coxswain. Their galleys are built by Chris Thomas 

 and John Kyle and there is not a stick among these minions 

 of the oar. The Union crew won— Time 15m. 20s. 



Jfnmvep j $o ^ort[t UfanAmt$. 



Iggr'rVo Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



S . K. , Jr. --Who is the best maker of American paper shells? Please 

 send me the address. Ans. The Union Manufacturing Company, 

 Bridgeport, Conn. ___ 



Zeke, Augusta, Ga.— Please inform me where I can find some honey- 

 bees for sale? Italy bees are preferred. Ans. Address Jasper Hazen, 

 Woodstock, Vt. 



W. H. B., Leicester.— -Will you please send me the rules of the Creed- 

 moor Kifle Association? Ans. Address Secretary National Rifle Asso- 

 ciation, No. 93 Nassau street. 



Y. S., New Orleans.-- Will you inform me where I can procure the 

 best book on Trapping and the be«t traps? Ans. Newhouse's "Trap- 

 per's Guide." Address him. care Oneida Community, Oneida, N. Y. 



E. B. S., Syracuse. — If a metal shell fits a gun, should the burnt pow- 

 der cover the outside of the shell after being fired? Ans. No; but the 

 gas formed by the combustion of the powder would probably penetrate 

 the shell and discolor it. 



F. B. P., Paris, Ont.--What is the latest edition of "Fur, Fin and 

 Feather? 1 ' Ans. A revised edition just printed. We can send you a 

 copy. What is the price of the Hart shell? Ans. Twenty cents each, 

 plain; twenty-five cents nickle plated. 



Styx, Baltimore.— "The Fly Fisher's Text Book," by "Theophilus 

 South," i.e., Chltty, can likely be bad through Scribner & Co., or some 

 importer of English books. Published by Henry G. Bohn, York street, 

 Covent Garden, London, 1845. 



Rail, PhiladelpMa. - Can you give the laws and restrictions regulating 

 the gunning by non-residents in the counties of Burlington and Camden, 

 New Jersey? Ans. Apply to any officer of the West Jersey Game Pro- 

 tective Association. Address, B. W. Richards, Philadelphia. 



G. N. A. , Montreal.— Please give me your opinion on the Parker gun, 

 manufactured by Parker & Co., of Connecticut. The gun is selling a 

 good deal here, and for the price asked, viz., $55, greenbacks, seems a 

 good article. . Ans. Tbe Parker gun compares favorably with any of 

 American manuacture . 



W. L. , Bridgeport.— Having heard many inquiries and some disputes 

 in regard to the height and weight of Capt. Bogardus, the champion 

 wing shot of the world, would ask you to give the desired information, 

 and much oblige many of your readers. Ans. Capt. Bogardus stands 

 six feet in height and weighs 200 pounds. 



II. B. S., Newton. — Are Colvin's boats manufactured and sold now; if 

 so, where can I get one and at what price? Where can I get any wild 

 rice? Please give the address. Ans. Colvin's boats can be purchased 

 from Messrs. Eaton & Co,' No. 102 Nassau street, this city. For wild 

 rice, address Richard Valentine, Janesville, Wis. 



Nestor, Sloatsburg.— Will you kindly state in your well-Informed 

 journal how many Government fish hatching establishments there are 

 in the Dominion of Canada, and where located? Ans. Six; on the 

 Mirimichi and Restigouche Rivers in New Brunswick, at Newcastle, On- 

 tario, at the Dartmouth River (Gaspe) and Tadousac, Quebec, and at 

 Windsor, (now building) Nova Scotia. 



D. M. Y., Morristown, Pa.— In a recent number of your valuable pa- 

 per I saw a recommendation of Belmontyle oil for protecting guns from 

 the action of Bait water. I cannot find it in this vicinity. Will you 

 please inform me where to get it? Ans. From Henry C. Squires, No. 1 

 Courtlandt street. 



Fkank, East Liverpool, Ohio— Will you please give receipt for prepa- 

 ration to resist the attack of the festive musquito? Ans. Tar, sweet oil 

 aud pennyrcyal, in proportion three each of the latter t© one of the first, 

 or try "culexifuge," to be had of druggists, or Eaton & Co., 102 Naesau. 

 street. We have printed many other recipes in this paper, but think 

 these the best. 



J. A., Salem, Mass.- -Will you please inform me what you think of the 

 W. & C. Scott gun that is sold for $25, having the name of that firm on 

 the lock. Are they genuine Scott guns and good shooters, and should 

 you consider them a good gun for the money? Ans. No genuine W. & 

 C. Scott & Sons guns can be sold for that price; an old second-hand 

 muzzle loader might be, but we doubt it. 



M. W. A., Brooklyn.— 1st. During the latter part "of this and the be- 

 ginning of next month what sport could be relied upon in the shooting 

 and fishing line at Alexandria Bay? 2d. What are the essentials of an 

 outfit to one making his headquarters" at the Crossmon House? Ans. 

 1st. Wild ducks, black bass and mascalonge. 2d. No outfit, required; 

 everything furnished. Take your own gun, of course. 



S. O. P., Yonkers.— Will you inform me and other readers what po- 

 sitions were taken by. the members of the Irish team in rifle shooting? 

 In short, I would like to know whether they shot off-hand, or had also 

 their patent contortions? Ans. No off-hand shooting is done at the 

 long ranges. The Irish riflemen shot lying at full length in various po- 

 sitions. 



Jno. S. R., Philadelphia.— 1st. What is the cost of a four-oared 

 shell bottom gig, medium quality? 2d. Do any of the boat or barge 

 clubs in Philadelphia take contributing members, and if so, which one? 

 3d. What is the cost of .a contributing membership in the different 

 clubs? Ans. 1st. About $300, with oars. 2d. Yes, several. 3d. 

 From $5 to $15 per annum. 



E. M. G., Solon, Somerset county, Me.— We are going to organize a 

 rifle club here; where can I get by laws, etc. ? Where can I get a good 

 book on fly fishing? Ans. Have sent you by-laws, score book, etc. 

 Write Secretary of National Rifle Association, No. 93 Nassau str-eet for 

 their report, for regulations regarding shooting, etc. No strictly Ameri- 

 can work on fly Ashing. 



S. K., Concord, N. H.— Will you please inform me how many genu- 

 ine Laverack setters there are in the United States, and whether any can 

 be purchased? Ans. Mr. C. H. Raymond, of Morris Plains, N. J., 

 and Mr. L. H. Smith, of Strathroy, Canada, possess the only genuine 

 Laveracks of which we are aware. We know of none for sale, although 

 a puppy might, in time, be purchased of the former gentleman. 



Howakd, New York. — 1st. To whom shall I apply for general infor- 

 mation about Florida? 2d. What kind of rod would best suit for fish- 

 ing in the waters of the Southwest coast? Ans. 1st. See answer to 

 "Pawpaw," in our issue of August 26th. Also address editors of Flor- 

 ida Agriculturist, Jacksonville, Fla. We can furnish from our files as 

 much general information as any one, and may compile into form of a 

 pamphlet. 2d. Get a stout trolling rod, such as are sold for striped 

 bass, with reel to hold 100 yards braided linen line. 



• E. S. G., Brockport, N Y. — Is there such a thing as a plover whistle, 

 or anything made to imitate their call;" if so, please send me one by re- 

 turn meil and I will remit you whatever the cost of same and tiouble is. 

 Ans. Take a round miniature tin box three quarters of an inch in di- 

 ameter and a quarter of an inch thick, or less, and a small hole exactly 

 through the centre. If it does not answer fully on trial, ream out tbe 

 hole a trifle. We have seen these whistles on sale at toy stores. A lit- 

 tle practice will enable you to call any whistling bird. 



Dixon .—I send you a parasite found upon the gills of a blueflsh, Yon 

 will see that it resembles a centipede somewhat. Are such parasites 

 common, and what is the scientific name of this? Ans. Science has 

 not delved very deep yet into the study of fish parasites. It has teen 

 ascertained, however, that nearly every species of flsh has a parasite pe- 

 culiar to itself . The, scientific name of this is hzvomco ovqlis, Harger*. 

 uncommon , 



