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were not salted. The English were large consumers of 

 herring. Noble families laid in generous stores for their 

 own use. Each noble at this early age had feudal depend- 

 ants by hundreds to feed, and fish was an important item 

 to store up. Salmon, too, were in stock. The monk was 

 content to feast on eels. The monastries consumed them 

 by the cartload yearly; indeed they were legal tender for 

 rents of farming lands. An eel is loathsome— he squirms 

 hi the mud, calls upon his best wits for mischief in the 

 Bight-time, like all rogues. The herring ambles gracefully 

 on sandy shoals, the sun reflecting on its silvery side, and 

 trom the cook's hands is a dainty dish for even kings. In 

 modern days the herring is an important article of com- 

 merce. The invention of pickling in barrels, near the 

 close of the 14th century, gave the commerce of Europe a 

 lift, as that method of preservation enabled the fish mer- 

 chants to send to distant markets, requiring larger vessels. 

 One of the prominent streets ot London was named in 

 honor of this discovery Pickling Herring Street. The 

 tonnage of northern Europe and the United States neces- 

 sary to catch and distribute the herring tribe is immense. 

 We are of the opinion, as before expressed, that the 

 markets of Europe will be largely supplied with that fish 

 from our side of the Atlautic. Their abundance and our 

 superior methods of catching them, with superior vessels 

 to market them, favor the enterprise. Load over fish, and 

 return salt. We are capable of supplying with oysteis from 

 Virginia, barrelled herring from our northern waters, and 

 liahbut and cod, fresh, in ice, possibly from the Grand 

 BaQks or Georges, to the markets of England. The Eng- 

 lish people want fresh fish. The exportation of herring 

 should consist of only the first quality, in strong barrels, 

 honest weight, and branded, as a partial security for the 

 integrity ot the owner's pack. No other will -pay the cost of 

 freight. The Island has 80,000,000 of fresh fish eaters. 

 At certain periods Norway, Sweden, the Baltic ports, 

 France, can lake a few cargoes of herring, for short catches 

 are common there. A new source of supply to the nations 

 of Europe necessarily must go through the testing stages. 

 American herring have their reputation to make. The 

 world takes rapidly to a good, honest article— they shun 

 the inferior grades. The ages are all agreed that honesty 

 is a virtue of rewards and profits. A gentleman is well 

 known to the writer who has made $100,000 by selling 

 honest herring. His brand sells the cargo. Nobody cares 

 to weigh it or unloosen a head. That man never deacons 

 his fish— hence his reward. Gloucester h«s a great future 

 in the fisheries of the world, hence it is well to plan upon 

 solid maxims in the outset, so that it shall go out in all the 

 land that they who seek that city as buyers of the wealth 

 of the seas, fish, shall be justly dealt with. — Cape Ann Ad- 

 vertiser. 



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THE YALE — HARVARD FOOT BALL 

 MATCH. 



Editor Forest and Streams- 

 New Haven, Nov. 25th, 1876. 

 I would like to call your attention to ilie report of the 

 Yale-Harvard foot ball match which appeared in your last 

 issue. From beginning to end it is full of inaccuracies. 

 Your correspondent speaks of Yale as "showing a reckless 

 disregard to the rules governing on and off sides." Per- 

 haps so. Yale knew enough of them however to win the 

 game. Again we read, "Harvard succeeded in getting two 

 touch downs, but as the wind was unfavoiable no goals 

 were kicked." This is not correct. Haivard in the first 

 half of the game obtained only one touch down, and the 

 wind was not unfavorable. It blew steadily down the 

 field keeping the ball near the south goal throughout the 

 game whichever side it might be that was guarding It. 

 Thompson's "lucky" kick (a generous comment) was made 

 while this wind blew. Again wc read, "at this exciting 

 juncture the crowd, which at no time of the game kept the 

 proper limits, broke in upon the field and used up twenty 

 minutes of valuable time," etc. This is utterly false. The 

 crowd did break in, but no valuable time waslost. There 

 was an interval of ti£ minutes which time the referee reli- 

 giously added to the length of the game, as by the way he 

 did all the time lost in disputes, making the game last lh. 

 47^m. instead of lh. 30m. Your correspondent says again, 

 "finally, Cushing obtained a touch down and was just, 

 placing the ball for a kick at goal when time was called 

 and the crowd rushed in upon the field." This is untrue 

 from beginning to end. The ball was kicked outside the 

 goal, and then time was called. The game had continued 

 one and a half minutes beyoad rhe proper time to stop, so 

 Harvard may have the satisfaction of learning that her 

 second touch down was gained unfairly, after the game 

 had properly closed. Your report says, "Harvard claimed 

 a tie." True enough. To her shame she did. But on 

 what grounds? Certainly not by the Rugby rules, for 

 there three touch downs do not count a goal; and if they 

 did it would have made no difference as Harvard only 

 secured two. Your report says, "the wearers of the crim- 

 son naturally desire another opportunity for retrieving 

 their fortunes." Why should they ? At the supper given 

 the Haivard team and its backers, at Hedcl iff e's restaurant, 

 Mr. Curtis, of Harvard, said that his team had been fairly 

 defeated and he had nothing to complain of. He spoke 

 moreover in the highest terms of the referee. Now 

 Harvard wants another game. Yet when she came down 

 to play us she made the express stipulation that there 

 should be no return match, alleging that she had neither 

 the inclination nor time to play again. We sought hard 

 to change her determination but without success. She 

 was confident of victory and did not intend to give us 

 another chance, saying that even if she wanted to play us 

 again the thing would be impossible. Is her eagerness for 

 another match now a hightoned proceeding? Speaking of 

 the Freshman teams, your correspondent says, "a match 

 between the Freshman teams had been arranged." This is 

 untitle. On Thursday morning the president of the Yale 

 club both telegraphed and wrote to the Harvard Freshman 

 team that the Yale Freshman would not play them Satur- 

 day. In the face of this telegram and letter received by 

 them before they had purchased tickets, the Harvard 

 Freshmen had the assurance to come down and try to bluff 

 Yale into playing. The fairness of this little game will be 

 appreciated when we mention that Harvard had but one 

 Freshman on the University while Yale had two. We 

 lioa't want any hard feeling to exist between the colleges, 



but when one side publishes such reckless statements as 

 those which have been made by Harvard how can the 

 peace be kept. G. C. W. 



FOOT BALL . 



A good game of foot ball was played on Wednesday of 

 last week, between teams of Columbia College and Stearns 

 Institute, on the grounds of the St. George's Club at 

 Hoboken. The Rugby rules were observed. Columbia 

 won the first goal in thirteen minutes, the second in eleven, 

 and the third in six. The fourth was hotly contested and 

 it was fifty-seven minutes before the New York boys 

 scored this last and won. Mr. Woods of Columbia Law 

 School was referee. 



On Thursday on the same grounds a match was played 

 between Yale and Princeton, in which Yale was again vic- 

 torious by two goals to none. The attendance of spectators 

 was very large, there being over 1,000 persons present. 

 Yale had the kick off and after a few minutes play, Camp 

 of Yale, managed to pass the ball to Thompson, who car- 

 ried it under his arms through the opposing ranks and 

 secured a touch down, when Bigelow sent the ball over 

 the string and secured the first touch down for Yale; time 

 23 minutes. Princeton played better in the second round 

 but the backing up of Yale was too much for them and 

 Yale after some fine play on both sides secured the second 

 goal in 17 minutes. Before a third goal was made time 

 was called. The teams were: 



Yale— E. V. Baker (captain), O. D. Thompson, W. I. 

 Bigelow (backs), W. C. Camp, W. D. Hatch (half-backs), 

 W . Y. Donner, C. C. Camp, R. Wurts, W. H. Taylor, F. 

 W. Davis, N. W. Walker (forwards). 



Princeton— A. J. McCosh (captain), H. S. Thompson, 

 Samuel Johnson (backs), D. Stewart, J. O. Denny (half- 

 backs), Benjamin Nichols, E. H. Nichols, H. Stevenson, J. 

 Potter, E. McCalmont, W. E. Dodge (forwauls). 



Umpire for Yale— G. T. Elliot, of Yale. Umpire for 

 Princeton— E. W. Price, of Columbia. Referee— S. C. 

 Bushnell. 



athletics. 

 The Scottish American Athletic Club held its annual 

 games on Thursday last. The list of entiies was very 

 large and the sports well contested. The events and re- 

 sults were as follows. — 



Putting the abot— 1st., A. W. Adams, allowed 5 feet, 41 feet 6 inches. 



One hundred yards run— 1st in final heat, $\ J. Higgins, time 10J- 

 seconds. 



Throwing 56 pound weigh:— 1st, A. Thompson, allowed 2 feet, 22 feet 

 4 inches. 



One mile walk— 1st, W. M. Watson, scratch; time 8 minutes 50 sec- 

 onds. 



Four hundred and forty yard8 run— 1st in final heat, J. II. Ferguson, 

 time 1 minute. 



Running hts,'h leap-lst. C. W. Roth, allowed 6 inches, 4 feet 8 inches. 



Four hundred forty yards run— 1st, Knox, Jr., allowed 30 yards, time 

 1 minute. 



Throwing the hammer— 1st, A. Thompson, allowed 12 feet, 89 feet 1| 

 inches. 



Half mile run— 1st, n. Scot, allowed 45 seconds; time, 2 minutes 33£ 

 seconds. 



Three mile walk— 1st, E. C. Holslce; time, 24 minutes 31 seconds. 



One mile run— 1st, C. Vonght; time, 5 minutes 11 seconds. 



BICYCLING. 



A bicycle race for $500 and the championship, between 

 Wm. De Noielle, and Wm. McClellan, occurred at the 

 American Institute building on Thursday evening last. 

 The terms of the race were the best three heats in four, of 

 five miles each. The first heat was won by De Noielle, in 

 15m. 12s. The second heat was won by McClellan by less 

 than a length, in 14m 52s , and the third was also taken by 

 him in 15m. 30s., and the fourth and last race in 15m. 25*. 



SKATING. 



The skating season of 1876 and '77 was opened in 

 Brooklyn on December 2nd, on which day the ball went 

 up at the Capitoline Lake and Union Lake Pond. 



At Central Park, owing to the exhaustion of the supply 

 funds, there are no means at command to incur the ex- 

 pense of preparing the lakes and skating houses for the 

 public, and the promise is that there will be very little 

 skating at command this winter, unless the snow does not 

 cover the ice on the lakes. 



At Prospect Park everything is in readiness for the open- 

 ing of the skating season, as soon as the ice covering the 

 lakes is of sufficient thickness to bear the vast crowds 

 which throng the park on skating days. A fetture of 

 this winter's sport at the Park will be the opening of the 

 new and handsome skating house erected in the place of 

 the temporary structure Hitherto used each winter. Th e 

 large lake has been set aside for the use of the Ice Boat 

 Clubs, the curlers and ball players, the inner lakes being- 

 devoted to skating. 



BILLIARDS. 



The "Pool Room Tourney" which was the billiard 

 event of the past two weeks in this city, ended on the 29th 

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It will be seen that Joe Dion had the lead only by excel- 

 lency in general average, it being a tie on the score of 

 games won and lost between him and Rudolphe and Slos- 

 son. 



Cooking Fish in Clay.— After preparing, cover the fish 

 with clay two inches thick, and throw it into a hot fire. 

 The clay hardens almost instantly, and the fish in its 

 tough oven bakes through and through, retaining all its 

 -juices. The clay is then poked out of the fire, cooled with 

 a dash of water, and a sharp stroke with a stick separates 

 it from the fish. The fish's skin peels off with the clay, 

 and the dish is ready. Brown bread and potatoes consti- 

 tute the rest of the meal. A little experience will enable 

 one to cook a fish perfectly in this way. The clay is a 

 good absorbent of the strong odors of the fish, and takes 

 away all but the sweetest and best flavors Game is also 

 delicious cooked in clay. 



—Pride is an extravagant opinion of our own worthiness* 

 vanity is an inordinate desire that others should share that 

 opinion, — Oumming8 t 



fachting md ^jlazting. 



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All communications trom Secretaries and friends should be mailed no 

 later than Monday in each week. 



HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK. 



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—The Florida Agriculturalist says that Mr. W. S. -Abbott 

 of New Smyrna, is building a schooner to run on the Hills- 

 borough and Indian rivers, between Smyrna and Jupiter. 

 In order to pass through the canal at the haulover, lighters 

 will be statiored there to receive her freight and convey it 

 through the canal to the opposite side, where it will be're- 

 stored to the schooner again after she passes through. This 

 will be of great service to the settlers along the Indian 

 river, who will thus be provided with transportation from 

 their doors. 



Curious Overland Yoyage of a Schooner.— The 

 Jacksonville (Fla.) Sun mentions the incident of the 

 schooner Ida Smith, which was lying at anchor on the 20th 

 of October, near the south shore of Mosquito Inlet, when 

 the gale of that date was so severe on the Florida coast, 

 struck her and drove her across the sand bar at that point, 

 and over the marsh island for three-fourths of a mile, 

 where, after the subsiding of the waters, she was left high 

 and dry 170 feet from a creek of sufficient depth to float 

 her. In her path across the inland she swept down bushes 

 and trees, which her dragging anchor and chains gathered 

 up and carried along. Not at all discouraged at finding his 

 vessel in such an unexpected predicament, Capt. Masters 

 obtained help and commenced the work of getting the 

 schooner into her natural element. Ways were built, and 

 after constant labor for twenty-eight days the Smith was 

 once more afloat. She sustained but very little damage, 

 which was speedily repaired, and she arrived here, as stated 

 above, on Tuesday. 



A Big Polar Bear.— The skin of an immense polar 



bear has been received by a gentleman in Norwich, Conn, 

 from a friend on the bark Isabella, at Cumberland Inlet' 

 with an account of its exciting capture, which the Bulletin 

 prints as follows: "A party of men from the Isabella, in- 

 cluding a number of Esquimaux and myself, were walking 

 on the ice a short distance from the ship, wiien rounding a 

 hummock, we unexpectedly discovered at a short distance 

 from us a large bear, quietly feeding. We would have re- 

 turned to the ship without disturbing it, as we were armed 

 with only one ritle and a few spears carried by the natives 

 had not one of the several dogs that were with us an- 

 nounced our presence by a loud bark. The bear, as soon 

 as it saw the intruders, began to advance slowly toward us 

 but was met by the dogs, who attacked the animal vigor- 

 ously, but with little effect. He shook them off, and, after 

 injuring three of them so badly that they had to be killed, 

 he continued to advance. We dischaiged the rifle, and 

 then fled to the ship, where we armed ourselves, and came 

 out to look after his bearship, who had disappeared behind 

 one of the numerous hummocks by which we were sur- 

 rounded. We had searched for sometime, when, as one 

 of the Esquimaux passed the corner of a hummock he 

 came face to face with the infuriated animal. He gave a 

 fearful cry as the brute struck him with one of his im- 

 mense paws. The rest of us heard the crv and rapidly 

 surrounded the brute, which stood perfectly still over the 

 body of the Esquimaux. We fired sixteen shots, twelve of 

 which entered its body, before it received its death 

 wound. The native was insensible when we picked him 

 up, and badly torn about the shoulder by the beast's claws 

 but was not seriously hurt. We took the body of the bear' 

 on a sledge to the ship; it weighed 1,575 pounds, and was 

 ten feet one inch, from nose to tail, and eight feet and four 

 inches around the thickest part of its body." 



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