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—Daniel Edgar, Esq., has sold his yacht "Arrow," of 

 the New York Yacht Club fleet, to Ross Winans, of Balti- 

 more for $9,000. 



—The yacht Atlanta, of the New York Yacht Squadron, 

 ■with Wm. B. Astor and a party of friends on board, 

 grounded on Hampton Bar on Tuesday, was hauled off by 

 Baker's wrecking steamer and taken to Norfolk for re- 

 pairs. 



New England Bowing Association.— On the 25th inst., 

 pursuant to a call, delegates from Brown, Dartmouth, and 

 Trinity Colleges, assembled at Worcester, Mass., and or- 

 ganized a new rowing association, to be known as the New 

 England College Rowing Association. The call was signed 

 by^Bowdoin also, but her delegates failed to put in an ap- 

 pearance. 



The delegates present were E. C. Carrigan and Na- 

 thaniel Niles, of Dartmouth, S. "W. Nickerson H. F. 

 Lippitt, of Brown, Sidney D. Hooker and E. D. Appleton, 

 of Trinity. 



A temporary organization was effected by the nomina- 

 tion of Mr. Lippitt, of Brown, as President, and Sidney D. 

 Hooker, of Trinity, Secretary pro tern. The Committee re- 

 ported in favor of the old constitution, with such amend- 

 ments as may be suggested. 



Subsequently E. C. Carrigan was chosed permanent Pre- 

 sident of the Association; Mckerson, of Brown, Vice-Pre- 

 sident; Sidney D. Hooker, of Trinity, Secretary; A. C. 

 Crocker, of Bowdoin, Treasurer. 



It was moved by Mr. Appleton that the Regatta Com- 

 mittee have the power to appoint the lime for holding the 

 regatta of 1876, and to notify the colleges six weeks before 

 the selected day. 



it was deciaed to hold the regatta at New London, and 

 that the race should be for fours without coxswain. 

 Messrs. S. W. McCall, of Dartsmouth; Hooker, of Trinity; 

 and such person as Bowdoin might select were appointed 

 aRegatla Committee, with the latter as Treasurer. The con- 

 stitution mid by-laws as adopted, are very nearly the same 

 as those of the Rowing Association of Americau Colleges. 

 One material change was effected. Article second, sec- 

 tion second, now reads: Any college boat club or navy 

 desiring to be represented in this Association, shall pre- 

 sent to the Societjr at least ten days previous to the annual 

 meeting of the Association, a written official notice to that 

 effect. But during the first year, any New England 

 college boat club or navy desiring it may be admitted to 

 the Association by a two-thirds vote of the Regatta Com 

 mittee, providing said notice is officially made to the Re- 

 gatta Committee at least thirty days prior to the annual re- 

 gatta. 



The following letter, received from Harvard, was read. 

 It shows the position of the crimson, and promises much: 



Harvard University Boat Club, \ 

 Cambridge, Mass., Nov, 21, 18?6. j 

 To the Secretary of the New England Bowing Association; 



Dear Sir— Owing to the fact that we are compelled to row a race with 

 Yale this year, and also that we could not row two races on account of 

 the expense, we find it impossible to join the New England Association- 

 Wishing you, in behalf of our Boat Club, every success in your project, 

 I remain, Very truly yours, Arthur M. Sherwood, 



Secretary H. TJ. B. C. 



The prospects seem good for a fine regatta. Bowdoin 

 will surely be on hand, with Brown, Dartmouth and 

 Trinity. Princetou is warming up, and will no doubt join 

 the Association, and Columbia is said to be favorable to 

 the New London course. Wesleyan collegians have almost 

 assured the movers in this enterprise that they will be 

 represented, and if the Sopfiomore class at Williams, 

 which comprises the active men of her navy, is reinstated, 

 that college will send a good crew. The regatta could be 

 held about the same time as the Harvard-Yale race, which 

 would give two clays rowing. 



Sail-Boat Building.— A correspondent recently sug- 

 gested that the value of a boat's keel would be augmented 

 were the same double, one part being affixed on each side 

 of the boat just below the water-line, in lieu of the single 

 Keel on the bottom. Other readers interested in nautical 

 matters have written to us with apparently a like belief. 

 As we do not coincide therein, and as the allied subject of 

 the construction of sail-boats is just now of limelv interest, 

 wc offer the following remaiks: — 



The keel may be determined by theoretical considera- 

 tions. The primary object of the keel is to give wea her- 

 jiness through the augmented resistance of the vessel to 

 leeway owing to increase of depth, or more strictly of area 

 ot longitudinal section. If a vessel is not of suitable di- 

 mensions the architects adds timber (dead wood) to increase 

 £er longitudinal section. He adds it to the bottom of the 

 Jeel first. If this is not enough he affixes more in the stern 

 and cut-water, and balances it by more in the run before the 

 ruciUer; and thus it happens that small vessels with a very 

 small body obtain a great weatherly section. Tlrs, in 

 wet, is carried to extremes in the construction of racing 

 vessels, but is, of course, accompanied with a sacrifice of 

 capacity. 



, ^ ow ' if the keel be taken from the bottom, split, and 

 iastened half on each side, it is obvious that nothing is 

 w ! D ti \ U P ° int of increased longitudinal section. The 

 veatiier keel certainly has no influence whatever in retard- 

 ing the vessel's drift to leeward, since it lies in what would 

 oe dead water did the ship drift so fast as to leave a wake. 

 lie leeward keel would, of course, oppose some resistance, 

 ahlv, bebmliule more thau were the side keel 

 Ic ^gether, since the gain to resistance would be 

 Srnn^ n - y !° ! he exce3S encountered by a body presented 

 Perpendicularly to the line of resistance over one of like 

 «>ea presented in angular direction thereto. Therefore it 

 « oovwus that, instead of being superior in adding to 



weatherly qualities, side keels in comparison with the bot- 

 tom keel are inferior. 



There are other expedients for securing weatherliness 

 often applied to small boats. The Dutch, on account of 

 the shoal water along the coast of Holland, are obliged to 

 use boats of very light draft of water. Deep keels are im- 

 possible; but the want is supplied by large flat boards of 

 enormous area, carried on each side of the vessel. The 

 board on the lee side of the boat is let down so that the 

 whole of it must be driven flatwise through the water be- 

 fore the vessel can drift to leeward. This is a simple sub- 

 stitute for windwardly section, and is applied to the "cen- 

 ter board" commonly used in this country on small craft. 

 In sail-boats, however — and here we refer rather to the 

 skiffs and cat-boats used for fishing and pleasure purposes 

 than to yachts— the elements of stability, which is most 

 important of all is very frequently neglected, and, as a re- 

 sult, capsizing under unskillful management or by acci- 

 dent is common. 



Probably the safest small boat is that known as the 

 "cat-boat," peculiar to Newport, Rhode Island, and 

 vicinity. It is extremely broad, and sometimes has a keel, 

 sometimes a center-board— more commonly, we believe, 

 the former. The marked feature of these craft is the broad 

 shoulders, this name being technically given to the part of 

 the vessel just at the water line, which as the boat rolls, is 

 above or below the water, as the case may be. By adding 

 to the shoulders of a vessel the builder makes use of the 

 fluidity of the water as a substitute for the dead weight of 

 ballast, and thus substitute for the deed weight of ballast, 

 and thus gains greatly in stability. The bottom of the 

 boat is always the upsetting, and the shoulders the right- 

 ing power, so that on the predominance of one over the 

 other the craft is stable or crank. The Newport boats — in 

 which sea excursions, even in moderately rough weather,are 

 safely made — combine, nearer than any other we now re- 

 call, the advantages of large longitudinal section, broad 

 shoulders, small under-water body, and fine lines; and in 

 these respects it is in marked contrast with the fiat- bottom- 

 ed, narrow-shouldered skiffs common to Long Island 

 Sound. 



_ As there are expedients for gaining in weatiierly quali- 

 ties, so there are for gaining in stability. The most nota- 

 ble one is that based on the principle of the Malayan proa, 

 namely, the double hull. The Malay lashes a couple of 

 stout spars, thwartships his boat, and fastens to their ex- 

 tremities another and smaller boat. The large vessel to 

 upset must either raise its auxiliary boat out of water or 

 force it under — in both cases meeting a strong resistance, 

 and acting under a very poor mechanical advantage. The 

 consequence is that almost unlimited sail can be carried 

 on these vessels, and ^peed is gained in accordance there- 

 with. A device of this description recently vanquished 

 several crack yachts in a fair race in this vicinity. The 

 same principle has likewise been applied to the twin steamer 

 Castalia, which now plies across the English Channel, and 

 the stability gained is such as greatly to preclude the un- 

 easy rolling which made the voyage in smaller vessels so 

 excessively disagreeable. — Scientific American. 



— Thursday, a queer looking craft tied up at the dock. 

 It was a sail boat, about twenty feet long, made with rough 

 lumber, and in the rudest possible style, and insufficiently 

 safe for navigation upon a placid lake, much less the ocean. 

 It came from the Georgia coast, with two men. bound for 

 the Halifax river, where they intend to settle. In conse- 

 quence of want of provisions, they crossed the bar and re- 

 mained here a few hours, then proceeded to Matanzas, 

 where they will re enter the ocean for the final run to 

 Smyrna. 



Alex. Iwauowski is building a new yacht for Mr. D. R. 

 Morrison, of the St. Augustiue Yacht Club. It is a flat- 

 bottom boat, and about the size of the "America." 



The yacht "Bover," by schooner from New York, now 

 lying in the basin, is to convey a pleasure and hunting 

 party south, about the 1st of December. 



We do not yet hear of the bringing of any new yachts 

 here this season. Mr. R, F. Armstrong, Sec. and Treasurer 

 of the St. Augustine Yacht Club, a lew days since showed 

 us a copy of the constitution, by-laws, sailing regulations, 

 &c, of the Club, recently published in New York, by the 

 said Club. It is expected that all the active members of 

 the Club will this season wear this uniform. The first meet- 

 ing of the club will soon be held, although it is not expect- 

 ed that there will be a sufficient number present for a quo- 

 rum. — 8t. Augustine Press JS'ov. lQt/i. 



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A. D. M., Concord, N. H.— Will you please tell me where I can get a 

 cooy of Arnold Burges's "American Kennel and Sporting Meld," and at 

 what price? Ans. Four dollars. We can furnish it. 



Odenkjrchkn, New Haven, Conn.— I have a very nice gray bird dog 

 (setter) which is a little gun shy, could you oblige me by telling me what 

 would cure this shyness, if so you would greatly oblige me? Ans. See 

 article ou "Gun Shy Dogs," in our Kenael Columns this week. 



C. J. G., Lebanoa Springs.— Do you kuow whether the "American" 

 gun made by Hyde & Shattuck, Springfield, Mass., is a very good gun? 

 Ans. We know nothing of the qualities of the gun. 



D. H.; Brooklyn. —What will rid my dog of fleas? Ans. Steadman's 

 Flea Powder, told by H^lberton & Beeiner, No. 102 Nassau street, this 

 city , 



A. W., Rhinebeck.— Will you oblige me by sending the address of the 

 veteran trap maker, Mr. Newhouse? Ans. Sevvell Newhouse, Esq.* 

 Oneida Community, Oneida, N. Y. 



G. C. P., New York.— Please give me your opinion as to the use of 

 English chilled shot for field shooting, as I would like to learn whether it 

 is more effective in killing game than the ordinary soft shot? Ans. The 

 chilled shot being harder retains its spherical shape much better than the 

 soft, and the result is increased penetration. It is possible, however, 

 that it may be harder on the gun. English chilled shot is impoited by 

 H. C. Squires , No. 1 Court land street. 



C. H. S., Chelsea.— Will you be so kind as to infoiin me where I can 

 obtain a good boarding place in some private family iu the counties of 

 Accomac or Northampton on the eastern shore of Virginia, and also 

 which is the best shooting country? Ans. We do not know of any private 

 boarding honsjs at present, but by going to the locality you can easily as- 

 certain in a day's time. The whole of Accomac and Northampton 

 counties afford good sport. See our issue of Nov. 16th. 



W. L. A., Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.— 1. Has there not been a book 

 on North America Bats by Dr. Cones, published lately? If so where 

 can I get it, and at what price? Ans. A monographic account of the 

 "Bats of North America," by Dr. Coues and Dr. H. C. Yarrow, forms 

 part of Chap. Ill of Yol. V of the 4 to reports of the Geographical Sur- 



veys West of the 100th Meridian (Wheeler's), published by the War De- 

 partment. The work we believe is not generally accessible. Better 

 write to Dr. Coues, (address 509, Hh street, Washington, D. C.) 



Y., St. Paul, Minn.— What is the best work on taxidermy? Ans, 

 "Field Ornithology" by Coues. Jesse Haney & Co., 119 Nassau street, N. 

 Y., publish a small Taxidermist's Manual. Is your Editor-in-Chief, 

 Mr. Hallock, a Yale man? and if so, of what class? Ans. Entered Yale, 

 class '50. An alumnus of Amherst. Thanks for your reminders. 



G. B. G., New Haven.— Please mrorm me where^the "Oologist" is 

 printed? Ans. At Utica, N. Y., by S. L. Willard & Co., Editors. It 

 is a small eight-page publication, but quite useful to ornithologists, who 

 all ought to take the paper and use its columns. 



W. L. J., Menasha, Wisconsin.— Can you give me the address of the 

 Ward Burton Rifle Manufacturing Company? Ans. No such company 

 formed that we are aware of, but a letter addressed to Mr. Ward Burton, 

 care of the Laflin & Rand .Powder Co., No. 26 Murray street, would 

 probably reach him. 



C. W., Philadelphia.— Would you recommend duck as eqnal to cordu- 

 roy, beaverteen, &c, for shooting suits, especially sea and river shooting? 

 Ans. We much prefer duck when water-proofed. For additional warmth, 

 wear a Cardigan jacket under the coat. 



W. J. W., Duxbury, Mass.— I send yon a gold fish; please notice the 

 peculiarity of the tail, and state in your next issue whether it is a dis- 

 tinct specie or a monstrosity? Ans. This is a three-tailed fish, illus- 

 trating a quite common freak of nature. 



O. P. H., Franklin, Pa.— Which can you recommend as the best for 

 running rabbits over a rough and hilly country, a beagle or harrier? Can 

 you tell me where I can obtain such a ( dog, either trained or apup? Ans. 

 Either are good. By addressing J. H. B-, at this office, you may pur- 

 chase a good beagle hound. 



W. F. R., Cincinnati.— 2. Will a pointer dog^and a King Charles cross 

 make good bird dogs? 2. Will a King Charles stand birds? Ans. 1. 

 Dogs bred as you state might be broken to point birds, bit we would not 

 recommend such breeding. 2. Spaniels have been broken to stand 

 birds. 



R. R. M.. Ferrisburgh, Vt.— Some time since, while shooting with a 

 fiiend who during the day used up his supply of shells, I loaned him 

 some brass ones. I now find that although we both used No. 10's his 

 bore was a trifle larger than mine, so that the discharge enlarged the 

 shells so much that I cannot insert them in my gun. Is there any rem- 

 edy to be applied to this case ? An. We fear you will have to get new 

 shells. 



E. W. S., South Haven, Mich.— Can you tell of a good place on Grand 

 Rapids & Indiana Railroad, in Michigan, for a three or four day's hunt 

 for deer; also give name of some party in that vicinity that could be got 

 to show me through the woods and drive when necessary? Ans. We do 

 not know of such a place or party, but if you address J. D. Page, Grand 

 Rapids, you may ascertain. 



H. G , New York.— Please inform me if it is advisable to go deer shoot- 

 ing in Lewis county, N. Y., at Glendale station, or vicinity, or to go to 

 Virginia; and what part for deer and other game, route and expense 

 etc.? Ans. We should recommend Virginia in preference; Brunswick 

 county for instance. Go via. Norfolk. Isaac M. Bradley, Eldred, Sulli 

 van county, this State, guarantees good deer shooting. 



Holly, Philadelphia.— I have a spaniel pup about five months old; 

 since she shed her first teeth she has acquired the habit of lolling her 

 tongue out of one side of her mouth. Is there any way of breaking her 

 of the habit, or do you think she will outgrow it? Ans. Dogs some- 

 times loll their tongues out in consequence of detective teeth. If this 

 is not the cause, have a wire muzz 1 © made to fit close up to the jaw so 

 that Bh© cannot thrust her tongue out, and in a skort time she will give 

 up the habit. 



R. M. L., Scrantqn, Penn.-Can yon inform me if two days good 

 sport could be got either at quail, ruffed grouse, or duck, any where on 

 the route between New York and Boston, by way of Fall River steamer, 

 or train by Lake Shore, or Spriugfleld route, where the services of a re- 

 liable guide could be had ? Ans. Rather late for quail or grouse, but at 

 Stoney Creek, a station on the Shore Line, you will find some good duck 

 shooting. Guides and information can be had at Friuk's Hotel. 



A. B. C, N. Y.— Is it too late to plant wild rice, aud would it grow in 

 the Shrewsbury river, N. J? Where could I get it quickest, of reliable 

 quality? Wnat ia the modus operandi of planting it and probable cost 

 of the seed, and quantity necessary to sow to attract the birds? Ans. It 

 should be planted in fall and spring to insure a crop, and should do well 

 in your locality. Chop a strip ten feet wide along the margin of the 

 stream and sow broadcast, a bushel of seed to the acre. The seed can be 

 had from Richard Vaeutine, Jauesville, Wisconsin. See page 39 

 Vol. IV. 



C. E. J., East Templeton, Mass.— Gibson, in his "Complete American 

 Trapper," in speaking of "fish oil," says it can be bought ready for use, 

 but neglects to tell us where it can be obtained, or under what name. I 

 have inquired for it at the drugstores and they "laugh at me" and say 

 they know of no such substance. Will you be kind en ugh to supply 

 the necessary inf ormntion ? Ans. Fish oil is an article of commerce, ex- 

 tracted in immense quantities from the menhaden or mossbunker. You 

 can obtain it from almost any dealer in oils. Try Bliven & Carrington, 

 No. 263 South street, this city. Your druggists must be brilliant peo- 

 ple. Don't they keep "cod liver oil?" 



S. A. C.,Laconia, N. H —1. How should a gun be bored to do the 

 best work in shooting Kay's or Eley's improved cartridges at long range? 



2. For ruffed grouse what number of shot would you advise me to use? 



3. In shooting Kay's or Eley's No. 7 at a 30-inch cii cleat 40 yards, jioz. 

 what would be a good average pattern? 4. At 60 yards, which will do' 

 the best work, a choke-bore, or with Kay's or Eley's cartridges? 5 

 Can as coarse shot as B B be used successfully in cartridges ? 1. a cylin- 

 der bored gun is best for shooting concentrating cartridges. 2. No. 6 

 3. From 150 to 200 pellets. 4. We have compared the shooting of 

 Kay's concentrating cartridges with a full choke-bored sun. »nH fir,* 

 that they shoot just about equal. 5. Yes. 



s-bored gun, and find 



J. H. R , Rushton, N. Y.— 1. Can you inform me what the best book 

 on "canoe building" is, and where obtained? also price? 2. Can you 

 tell me where I can get the rubber cloth used for apron and by what par- 

 ticular name, if any, it is known to the trade? Why would not water- 

 proof canvas be just as good? Ans. There is no book published devoted 

 to canoeing, unless it is Mr. Powell's, and we do not know the publishers 

 of that. There has been more printed in this paper than you could find 

 in any book. We can send you for $1.00, ten numbers as follows- 

 March 5, 12, 19, 26, April 23, May 7, June 11, July 16, Aug. 6; all in 1874' 

 containing exhaustive articles with diagrams, on canoe building 2 T! e 

 rubber cloth can be had of D. Hodgeman & Co., No. 27 Maiden Lane 

 but we should think that water-proofed canvas would answer as well. 



Crusoe, Ogdensburgh, N. Y.— 1. What is the best way to clean brass 

 shells that are corroded with powder and have been so for some time? 



2. Are paper shells "turned over" proving as effective in close shooting 

 as those left full length of chamber and fastened by crimping or glueing? 



3. Is the rifle ball tipped at the end supposed to be as accurate in every 

 respect as the pointed ball? Can you tell me if the tipped ball is claimed 

 to be more acurrate and preferable by many marksman and the reasons 

 in support of the claim? Ans. 1. Vinegar will brighten the shells, or a 

 weak solution of oxalic acid; but for cleaning the inside of the shells 

 use Ronall'9 metal shell cleaner. 2. Yes, providing they are not cut. W© 

 should prefer using extra wads and filling the shell until only enough 

 paper is left to turn; providing the shell, when unloaded just fits the 

 chamber. 3. The tipped ball is more accurate, from the fact of Us beine 

 affected less by the wind and less likely to be turned froia the iike el 



