236 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[OOTOBER 2t, 1 



HOW THE TIDE 18 SETTING. 



Mlitor Foresi and Stream t 



Lot me say that fclioiigU I fli-s( bought : 



U'li (..f thcinaturoof ttic diil- i'M imi' ■ li t 



i' ■ • ! I 11,1. i.iM -.vitU th'o iiidul-L'i'il'Hiiiili 



' -" :v of l.iff keel tvitiwlf.. tiie 



' . : M.jntJvmad.-, and lj;i 



a( tlir 



liCLld l.;.h! ! : I ,.■• . ,' ■ . . 



a bunt dm.'. I, iL, ,'■ l, i ■:•. u ■:^y.i i v., 



I WaSOlll.-.M.j,: UU^B V.,-Hl,fi, llliu ll,,l . 



aud the waymnhicii aiw mdi' out 

 Chesapealif'. havf added l)io last shaM 

 man. Plcuhe accejit mv best wikIips I' 



work. ir bd-i:ii':,:^ k'lp:, brirok all - 



•rd : 



1 thought 



;aJlv L;i-tidiiated u 



nd T am now a 



tiT r Blial! !-,n 



SI a 



A OjVPSIZING EIG. 



XdHor Forest awl Stream: 

 Coi.fcrning my capsizable rig you noted in yoUI lust issno, let 



mc adfl that I have iitted up mv pataat in the y.tfiht ,Tane Hill, 



whieli was on exhibition for ;- Tii-nlipr r," t\p-.: ::^'l'ri:nk ISates', at 

 Kliurt, Braucb. t^he wnrlri;' :'i ,-, !' .,! i,, , ' .•' iMU, is a 

 great tiiu-ceas in speed a ;id : i. i , ,i , , , , :ili:dher, 



aud she ia ttie aduui-ation ul :ii] \'. u. ■ ii,i ■, ■■ ,-.. . i. i.-, - ;i i. v -fii. 



John iloLHOD. 



YACHTIKG NEWS, 



The Picmr. FiiEET. — .Vn idea of tlie prcvaUirit; eiislonis among 

 I'acihc vachtjimeu can be gathered tr.mi tbe fullowuig details of 

 the ucw sloop Stone has riuished f.-r Jlensi-s. Buekingham and 

 Wfilt: Length ot keek ai^ofl.; over Ml, rlllt.; h. am, l'_",.ft.; cabin, 

 11 by 8tt., and Oft. from tloor to eeilii,^, Feiwardot tlie main 

 cabili is a state-roum aud galley. Len-tb ef mast, -Iflft. ; main 

 booin, 3.5ft • g:itf- ]'J'.K. and bowsprit, 12it. oiitnar J ; h-e)ii centre- 

 board, .'I _; I 'ill 



iKTKr.i'i:! I n er, uow cruising in Eiu'opean waters, has 



beeumn ' : i I'i ' . I. nglish critics, and her speed and weatherly 

 ,lii;i!li.ii i .:, :led ijy ah who have had a rnuiu her from port to 



e 1 . !_ I . ! .1 . iUt trip 'to Scotch waters. Mi: Lh.yd Phamix has a 

 1. I I!, I ,11 1 lie Mediterranean in coiitemplatiou, fur wtrich the lu- 

 ll, 'k: La 1. I 11 tlioroughly oyerhaiUeel m a Cowea yard. 



Li-sTUFTiiEANTnuAcrrE.— The"emiimiif"r). Ue,.::re:-iia:.l:'ulilers 

 did not bile at the rerkins boiler, and so Jfujo. lirmie jm Vni n e, a 

 to Euglaud, leaving the agency in the haiid,^ e:' uJm -a lt:i\e;i man, 

 as we glean from anuiigrammaticalcara in uuenl' tlie siiiull.r ..lieetii. 

 The attempts to deceive the public with fb./ albumg bait of One 

 pound ot coal per H. P. per bom' ha\ e lurued out a dtaid faihire. to 

 tlio credit of American engineer.^ he it said. 



New Bdles OF TUE KoAD.— An import;u:i i . li,. i Mineihiiis 

 ai-ises. Do tlie rulo.5 impose auy duty on a I ' ■ iv iii_i.t 



beyond making her position known V Is ;i i ■ m i.i.i- 



gldered by thooe in ebaige tij lie a. vesriel „•.. ■ ... ,...,.,(, Ill,: 



■Mbtlull 



To 



appu 



Bbip, and as s 



ii seen to be ai,iiroaeLing would be readily understood in this case, 

 lint a buve-tij .siiip ought to be otherwifle didtiiiguislied. — Mautkal 



M,:'iaii,i.:; l.oii:iuii. 



Bkouklvn liAeiirCi.UB.— Thenameofonep. S, O^l.r.nliasnrniipoil 

 out 111 prmt as a self-cuustituted ■■ caudidiib r\ r, i^ 



of the Brooklyn v. C. Ah a general el.',|... ... , i .i! .lii.. 



till .January, the numbers liave am|.le III... i.. ni i. , m i. , . .:' 



munlly down I. ' ' 



110 



s to 



o tlie 1 



.Suefi iiii] 

 laitty ot the drill. 



AYacut ioi! rKANiii;. — iMr. Verbrugghe, of Paris, is uow iu 

 this city, ali..ut to have a .'.sti. cabin sloop built for shipment to 

 the rivei- Heme, in ra.... with llie Brench lioats, which have readied 

 a vei-v fam de^clo|llnent lor speed, both in Imll ami sails. Oh nig 

 b.ibccbannel near Pans bemg only a few bimdred yards wide, 

 tbe sail ni.w in use there is of the sliding guuter style, it bein;' 



possibi., ! I , . li: . I'l .. ':\-: plau. The 'sails which ^Ir, ' n 



ham b a I ...|.. :. .. | . nii heats might be snbhtitnl. .. . 



advauia... , ,. . . ... iie-d the same Hat surface. - . ■ . 



lowereeulieau,. 11" -rr::.i,,.i-'..-il.. \:-v I; ,.e. 



all, (piesl.iunal-.li . i .'i .' . ' ■-.'!. ■ :■ i i ■ , . . 1 1.. 



sloop. 



(Janokino as an Exercise.— McGregor ("Bob Boy i writes tibout 

 canoeing as comp.ared to rowing in the foUowiug strain : ■• finuoe- 

 hig is immeasurably to he preferred to rowing. .\s ihe rebirmed 

 convict t«ld his master, who quoted the proverb about honesty be- 

 ing the bout jiolicy, I have tried both and inttmtely prefer the cam ic. 

 It is the spine on "which fatigue tells, the one bone which supports 

 the whole fabi-ie- : ami it, is r.reciseh- the si.iiie which cannot, Ln. 



Cinveringoverm . . i i ,i i . ■ ■ , .! . .i.-- 



comfort aud power, tcjv.iug, 1 gr, 

 but it cannot he practiced on strangi 



, i.i svufter fur a day mi 

 aiers alone; ami the se 



cannot laucv what a spread— spinnakers, and e\e|..- ,, II .■ .I 



possibly pile on. As von ciaws over from SoutLi.i . , 



thing that strilies the eye is the dub house. f the i;..'., i '. .. ' i ■- i'; .- 

 roji. Iths, asvoulniuw, a castle ; tue bmlding ia of ^tiine an-l not 

 largo, but pretts-. loid overgrown witli \\\ , -Vt tlie cmjier is a lower 

 with no opening at the tojj. At one siile is a pleasant little lawn. 

 TJja sitnatiuu i» beautiful. In. fact Cowes itself is a most deliglUful 

 ^ttle pliMJe to ft yachting wan. Here you have yachtiug iu all tho 



perfection to which it can bo brou.ght— yr.cbt 



Hublhue. Almost every shop aud building bus .n 



yachthjg. There is not a grocer or a dry c :. 



a sign up foi' supplving yachts. The islamJ i. i I i 



Al tor servico on Sunday 1 took a wall; to tiic n tm 



titul sea view all tbe time, then back tu Ka.st 



Methua, a. little river which' run.) between East and West Cow 



After Uiiii]iii.f. and liacinsi: HCeimed LiJciim',.. X Inn ['ied bad, to i 



pure, yachting 



.III", In do With 

 I V- I.I I mis not 



the 



esitate to let the unfortu- 

 trbor appeared even niore 



old All I 

 cutter, 



peopli. 



itor IS tmpoptilar, tbe s|.,,i..t:,l i .; ,-, .|i,n .; 



mite vessd Imow it. Next ihlUmI „ li.e 



fiillthau ever of y.aehts ,uuv a p^em- 



rL.di.pof the tower of Bast Cowes castle a:i.. i.,r -. ,• .Mt - ,,, 

 ii. -ill ire of the luaiidand, foiu' or live III! ,.; . . .. , i 



- I li US )iictTU-e. Again I hm-ried down to '-.. ii . i i , 



... Ill liv the inhabilants of Cowes. The be'„t .un, i i.ml ei i hi,.- uiee 

 1 I . oil the steamer's dock as they passed on the thud round, li 

 . niethiug superb to see these magniticeut elipipcrs foaming 



r under large topsails and spimiakitrs. The Batmia ran Tiast 



1- irk boat ttrat. Ou Friday tiii'-.- n •-.,.- .- i.itiif, r ,-i.... i.i- 



,r .11:. I, TLiis was the last day i ' n . , , ■.,, , • ,. . . ., 



,.•,1 ,^ . . ....■■..I' f'li .-i'lo '■.!■ .. ■ j.alipasl 



■ . ndohne 



with 



idL 



uate. commenced. The 



with its thousands of li,^.i:i ,. i , • , ,i li ' ;,;, •.;-... ' :... hi I 



Jlost ■ of thcni dress in aiipropnato yaebtiiig coslumes, ami many 

 have an honest, sunbm-nt face. 



High Si'Eed Peopellers.— The residta obtained from actual trial 

 of the BeBay propeller are so remarkable that e.^iperiment with the 

 new wheel ou steam yachts rniglit add measiu-ablv to their speed. 

 The propeller may be described as a double screw, one abaft the 

 other, the forward one righi liambid, the alter ene left banded aud 

 rcvolvuig in opposite itii-ui'ii.. .-. 'i"..- :ir. n • ' 'I ^■•' •■ . .-i' '•■-' i! - 

 that the blades have to ).. ,.,i ,, ' 

 object of this aiTangemi ill ; , i ■ . 



and the diagonal action t i i I . - ' l . 



were made ou smaU boats in IsT.i.n.l . , , i, .nii^iai-tii n Ibiii 

 the 830 ton steamer, Cora liana, .. . . i il i-upplied with the 



wheel to test it oil a large scale. 'Jl..., .i m , -tiilihig: 



uul.naij Beliay 



, , Screw, Propeller. 



Avcra.ge levobitions per minute.,... ...,., Ii6,32 «5. 



.Werage sleam pivsiDiire. pouwls T4.T T46 



.■Werage vaemim, Inehes..... .„... as,® 24.215 



f udlcated Horsepower , .r.8i.5l 8S5. 



TIMK. 



Fii-aliCOiu'se. Second. Third. rourth. 



>f. S. M. 8. It. S. M. S. 



(irilliiiir', si-ri'iv 15 .5 2I) ST V2 3 19 56 



bell..;, pr ■il-r n .1 11! Ai fl Hi 10 



Fiisf couisf. si'cond, Tiiu'd. FouiMi. 



Ordinary .screw . lieait Rio 10,95^ (5.03 



DeBay propeller j i,.',i,7 r.Siffi.. U.50« gtt«2 



.ie,:!,ivn IS CIBCEB. 



Orfllnaty DeBay 



8cKn>-. ProptsUer. 

 AT. s. jr. s. 



Toport , ,4 4» 4 VA 



To siiirboiird G ,11 .i-i at 



i^scnr 



I.. I! . . I. ■ 1 y bi'.lf piiich, 



■• . I ..i ... I . ..■ iiiiiiated. 

 .-.yi ' • ■. i ; n- . . nl.l weigh 



:i..i-. Ill 11 il.. .1 .. i. .. iliO lbs.; i.jft., Biii lbs, ; Ctiif-'r-JTe 



li.i-,i iiii.n., liiiVI , 'I i|.'.-.. .... eblBiucludc the stodi aiularefi.r 



the "b.e-t bowers,'- .Ml vaclifs oyer aSft. ought b. earrv two 

 bowers, first aud second, and if over 60i:t. a "apare" m adiiitiou. 

 Mncli depends n|ion ttie service the yacht is to be put to. In gen- 

 eral, the .iiidmrs in use are b.e ligbi- nnd not ot a good holding 



i' i . ..I, v.' • . . I ■ , ... mb and 



- .- . 1 ;' iie-tiiml 



I. I' - ,11.. I .Mil, that do 

 il chance for some enter- 

 nccH ill the market, but 

 Is ol stiilors. Dealei-s in 



ouriaVboiledtogeihei 



^e 



V.nuNTEll A YAii-UT's 



■ooici 



lorMnell, «'iil'n..!"i'.': 





luneof Ihem si 









A M i, 1 ■ . 1 





— Tlie vigor of youth gi\'en to the aged iiud iu&wu by ntdng Hop 

 Bitters. Try it. 



—The jVminai Eall Meeting of Iho WilUanHhurg .\t!Jetio Club 

 wiU be held on :-, ir. i. - . ■. 1 ■ . n , . , rheirnnw 

 grounds, WytL,. n. E. U. 

 I'he biilow-ingr.. . ' . . . . .1 handi- 

 cap runs ; l,unO-yard rini, rpeeii... 1 . i..r those 



; who have never won a prize in .. i Inudle 



handicap ; 1 mile walk, 15 sec. hn 1. 1 . . : , . - 1 4 men, 



1 500 pounds. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



— Anotbeb DisoovEns.— Prof . Swift, Astrmiomer of the Wernt* 



Observatory, at Roche.ster, N. Y., dr. ', i . 1 . r'b r '' i^r comet 

 on the eveiuug of October 10. The ociated 



prc..is .iispatehes. Imt some imporbi I . i.' Is which 



roulduol be telegraphed arc herenilli given. rue nen celeBtial 

 risitor is ill Ihe bi.i.^tdlatu.n i.f Pega^us, right ascension, 21 houra, 

 111 nmmtes, deeiiiiidiin iiurlh 17 de-rees, 30 minutes. Its rate of 

 iiiotinn is sli.v, bdngiu a noribwi'.s. r';. ,iiiv,..i 1, „i. so that it in ap- 



[.iiinebJiLg tin i,mi. It has a very .-1... Li lil.m ou Olioaide of 



Uis eeiiire. in addifiou to a .star-bl .. .1 1-. ■ lidi indicates that 

 itis till owing oil an extended tail, iioiu bi.e lact of its oxlraof- 

 dinary size we iue wan-anted in presuming that it will 1)0 very bril- 

 Uant, and the additional fact that it is coming abnoRt diroctly 

 toward the earth, gives promise that it will be one of the most rc- 

 remarkable comets of the present century. Tliis is the fifth comet 

 which Bi-of, iswift lias discovered, and tlic iucrcaseilfaciljlies which 

 Vir. H. K. WaiTicr, the popular and weidtl,^ iih.iii..-iT. man, hau 

 given him, by erecting a niiigiiiiiseiil ni..-..! , . r; hi' '.■i, beiiellt, 

 promise muchin.. re b...r the liitiire. The:, is n y •.-il'si; lli at fur- 

 ther developmenlsmay prove tins to be the gie.il .eio. 1, of 1812, 

 which is being constantly expected, m whiclj evtiit astrMiiomers 

 will have an unusual opportmuty to test the spectroscope for the 

 first time upou these eccentric bodies, and aricerUuii certainly what 

 they are. 



— IU'. B. O'Grady, cor. 123d et. and Ist ave., New Tork, Iibb fiUll 

 on hand some of those choice Cocker I*upa which were advortiBert 

 in om- issue ol Sept. 9. 



—The Holabird Shooting and Fishing Suits. Xipthograve & 

 JIcLellau, sole mauufaetm-ers, ValpnraiBO, Ind, Send tor oirculor. 



— Thatfmred tongue, bad tasting month and nuserftblo feding, 

 soys yon need Hop Bitters. 



— llr. .1. W. CoifiiTs pointer Frank, adverlised in another col- 

 umn, should be a good dog. Bake II. is a w ell-kuowu prizft winrmr, 

 and l.'ist year took ppi ei;il at Nen- Yi.rk f<.r Insl sl.id pomter. IFraok 



y-.n ■■•.■. .1 i ..... ...I ihai the " Kbui- 



.... 1..., I. , . ■.• . . - iir:icv and effect; 



(lie rapidity of the fire. 



■ ,\ lia.r cutk, tbUH 



1 , , The additioual 



I littlejifanj, tl'om 



'if. 1.: ',bj« isei>^ bmmuander. V. S. N. 

 ti. W. Coi.umt, Carilaiu, U. S. N. 

 S. K. SELfiiiooE, Lieut.. U. S. N, 



STEW431T AooitEOATE PHIZES.— It IS formally annmuiced tliat 

 W. M. FaiTOw and W. J. Underwood were the wiimors o( the Stew- 

 art aggi-ogata prizes, at the recent priiie nieeting at Creodinoor, w 

 follows : 



Farrow— Champions' Match, 137 : short range, .'il : AVimliledon 

 1111)), 11.'.: malung a total of 313 poiuts out of a pussilde ,i;!.'i, any 

 riile. 



Fudi-rwood— f'ouv anaXnC'i Journal. 32; Sew York Slate 

 Slalch, 13; and the Fu-st and Second Division Mahihes. 43; being 

 a total of 118 points out of a possible 135, militaiy ride. 



Answers fa ^arres^ondenis. 



JJT" i\o Aiotice taken ot Anonriuoiisi Conimiujlcalioni*. 



J. M. F., Philadelphia.— Both patfcem and pcueli-atiou escoUent. 



W. K. 15.— Ortgood'a for river use and Ooughtrey'ii for more open 

 water. 



L. Ii. ,T , Saplaa, N. Y.— You osntmt make a living hy Bhootinf; 

 for the market in Chesapeake Bay. Better slick to somo good 

 trade. 



C, F- C, Attlchoro Fate, Mass —Wo fail to find in our copj- of 

 tlie JIasBiichusetts game hiw any pruvisinn relating to the use of 

 ferrets. 



J. H.— Books yon nuuitiou are Engli«h, and must be ordered 

 through a book-JiOHse, Qr fre p^ orflei; tot yott.ttpon recoipt.Ol' 



M. F. \. C. Tic'aivnrri fity.— Will yon •tell me vrhom to apply (0 



forth.. ...1 1 . ■ r li. C. S. is.'/ Ana, Mr. 0, DeBoilge, ni 



Broad sn •.•., "-: .■ '."..ik, 



L. B. H., Virginia. — iioui' doj; is Buffering fi'oiil iuterual cankoi' 

 of the ear. See answer to "H. 2L H.," in FoaissT AM) BTBEAM,Oet. 

 7. We hare mailed a copy. 



0. A. S., Forked Hirer.— The llrm yon mention stand high. 

 Write them again; there has, no doubt, betsa aomo mietaku, ur 

 perhaiis catalogue is not ready. 



F. L. IB, Hamilton, Out.— 1. Is there not a dintiuot breed of re- 

 trievers apiart from Ihe spaniel? 2. If au, can they bo bred from 

 brecduig from dog aud bitch of the name breed? 3. Give the 

 pomts and usuid color, i. "Wliat are the uaual duties of a well- 

 broken retriever? 5. Is he not Bupposed to retiieve wounded ganm 

 .TS well as dead, no matter how far- the game rmis after being 

 wounded? ><. 1 lo you know of any one having a genuine reti'iever 

 ni eiilcr Canada or the United States? .AUB. 1. Hetrievers at" 

 generally spaniels of some one or other variety. Some, hifw«ver, 

 such as the -'liiijjiiBii i-eliiever," may be conaidcred a distinct 

 lirced, brought about through Tarious crosses of the Bponiel. Of 

 the other retrievers, the black wa\y-coaU'd, Uie black ciu-ly-cualed, 

 the Norfolk, the liver-colored, the iins-iin. lii.,e each, had their 

 day. 2. TcH, irineachease the 1 ,1 iiine^. 3. Want of 

 apace will not liermit the ansiviiins: .1 ibn .lucbtiou; we muKt 

 therefore refer yon to what has been WTitteu on the subject by com- 

 petent authors, such as by "Stonehonge" iu ''The Dogs of tho 

 British Islands;" Mr. Hugh DidzieJ, in "EriliHh Dogs," Division 

 I., p. l.'iT ; and Mr. Vero .Shaw's '■Illustrated Book of the Dog," 

 now being published. -B Belrieiers are divided into two olaasca, 

 those that retrieve from llie land aud those that retrieve from tbe 

 water. At one time the deerhound was considered a deer re. 

 ti-fover ; other land retrievers are mostly used to follow al the heel 

 of tlie gunner, and upon being ordered onfc) to pick up the dead 

 birds, and chaso those that are winged and deliver them to thu 



