:XoTf:.TOEii 18^ 1880.] 



FOEEST AND STREAM. 



31 T 



enoiigli. aud comes from very good imthoi-ity into tlic liar- 

 {tain. IdliM- koI. aroiunl lirhl, I'liliiM-i- nrxl, iind jVjti'iw u few nniratea 

 jttber. Ji i : I I ■ . I l liuu UuoB ILat did tlic 



Tmaine., , -rear. Tlie weatlier was 



leally 1 1 ■ -it -n-oiild not -have botli- 



ercdc, I'l - nt thosnd li:i'.oc it iil.-ivud 



amoTiK " tlnMHiiiiiiMi «<.: liareo)"li.ii 



corniiir : ings (it onr Dent. Povtmi i 



)>ef.1^ B - • ••! i87fi, aud jicople httrt' 



not to c-,M J .:!.:. :- ..,,.: u.i ,1 snoli oi' 0, "lime juicer" ^ :,, 



he ia aailur canujih to Iniow a- handy rig fi-om «. lulibtt's miUiu.-diill., 

 and to put hjs idoas into practice. Booms wore off on lli«.i run 

 homo, nnd the Arrow's mflideii mntoli was finished »s under : Ar- 



.1.1 ..1' , 



lUylliUl L-IU 



uud tliH ]',Buii«tl CliaUeuae Cay butli wiuit im 



rinif Vindes, the rest of her class went to pieces 

 wind. 



AlTOWtnmed 11-: :''-"I:i i'.l'i 'I:--.,.-' iM. !■ r..r ;i ,,i I 



ofCerod by the lir I . ', i. :. i,i , ;, , :";; m 

 TJiesohoouerH im . ■ i ■ ■ . i . . , 



clafls Hloops hhi: I ' . ■ '■ I ' . , ■ ■ ■' 'ill' I ; 



OUd vh.L-'h. ]''a\::^ ,,!,.,. ... 



Baild-l'!i;. ■ !'■ : i . ' ' Hilt 



liai-llOrl.- , • ',:v II ■ I. I ■ ' , I '. : 1 l^[li 



mithin- ■. .1 • •• , 1 1 ■ , : •,, 



1,352 I'll 



802 mil 1 1 



butter I 



lowaiii I - 



to the 



I oolloctiou ot 

 »." By a pecn- 

 m the area of 



^ or Um diiv at 



still' li- ,. ..I I , . I ||. I I .: , I 1 I ; 



wind c; ,1 I. I i.i'.i 1 : II III 1 1 . I 



and sliori ;.j- \;i...:-;. Ju., i; " ■'■ 

 long lead of luu '.12b., ( ,1 i i i 

 The sea was smooth out ^j 1 1 

 Nplint^,rs were made of 11 n 1 1 

 haclc in aafety. The "h1,i,. i,,,^ „..,.:■, ...um, 

 witli 2iu. 50b. to B7)aro, Comet nocoud, thou Ui 

 and F.Htelie. Hyhig kites were iti deiiiaud all 

 I'Ow lining thu'd boat in, tlio two uehootiorB oiitn 

 count of size. After aUowiuK tirrn r ri1n_ 

 Arrowhadmade theliestworif or 1 ' i 



2-tm. .<i38.; Comet, 4h, 25in. «H. ; 1 1 1 1 1 

 33in. 7ri.: Kate, tli. 11m. 38.-*., ;iuil 1.1 1: 1 1 

 and I..ini-ii .V.-! uin. il. 



Intl.- I'l II :ii !■ I 'Till, ■ . ;i . I . 



onlj' (in . "• ' |ii I i : 1 1 



50^; hii- im I,, L 



RioopR, lull 1. I \ .:i|| I i:i' I . 



Tuime li:i.il ■ ' 



the I'Min] I I I 



were-Hiiilrii ,ii;i i. :::.'. J -'ii, 



fau' day generally. Arn.. 1 , 



latter fuming the Spit a 1 1 1 1 1 : i 1 1 



hcyond the Hool:. Arii'Av ui 1 ; ;, , 1 



in a mess mth liir iii.-ii. 



neat turn luffed :ii 1 1 1 

 seconds in In r 

 doniit(l forawliiii - 



Arrow maintain' a I ,.,., .,.; . 



iiloft and made tUe line in ili. i ' 



41i. 47ni. oSa., aud BO the third 1 



liat of the new sloop. Two day- 1; ,1 1 



Cape May race fr'iii' S011.I" n...,i ,, 1 



and retiira. Alli ■ 1 ■ 1 



time onirlnckeil 1 



forty miuntcu I - 1 



cxhiliiterl irrrii : ■ i ■ 



Weilthcrr. :■ I ■ , 1 1 1 ^i ,. . 



or two l-iil in . •• I. . • . . I : i ' 



I .,,••, I ■, I I I , , I I ; I (111 



Vision — she drew less \^:l|||. 1:1:, 

 " O'er tlio water," and IimI m nuv :i 

 sliallow tiieory is as diaUuu n,, it- in 

 ij) a hreoz.', luid this diiv iiL-niii n 

 TheBelsMiuei-.s entered were J^stcUe 1 

 eloded A<?tiv(', Kate. Orion 



! iiiu. The 

 I .1 : lung Olid 

 I :..;,1, d with a 

 iilin.jl'..ll..win-'. 

 led, so that no 

 r.li got out .rnd 

 |jy jViTiiW lirst, 

 ie, TJndiue, Kate 

 li way home, Ai'- 



ul, this time with 

 e ilye-sloop 2in. 



sloops 1 

 rilgriin, 

 Centre, 

 handle 1 

 hired 01 

 the wli. 

 little till 

 Piu-tU 

 sailor-ni 

 like eel. 



lor tie 



I'roii 



done 1. 



Sels of III 

 bett-Bi' 111 

 ahi.i,'l.di 



In. iillinM 



Wii 



-a sriinil lot wUli 

 tial crew wbicli ei 

 ■. Mr. .T. J. Alexin 



of the gniaa'lest 

 rest. It looked 

 • ■■ '...,4, ,ind a 



. VK.iuilii.iiiiinel asloUuUia ndJ i:.i...i.^l. J.u-,vi. .ia;i- 

 I III re ; and as to rig, lei. luin try less hoi».t, 

 I iiiiiid sail and biff a topiiittst, with aorcR of 

 I uliiehoan he doused mth the stieka they 



L 11 111 ,1 auted. Tliat is the sailor's rig. The sloop is 



overgrown niu'soty toy. 



GO SLOW ON TtfB LIYADIA. 



C OME conlcMporaiios ai-e again goiug off half-cocked. The first 



>-J Ti;\HnU of tlie Czur'.-^ n.'W yiudit T,i\iidiii arn aecepU^d with 



chddlilei 1 :' III I. I •! I I, I .liiili.MiiveeH mid eK- 



■iiii the Bireii-th 



1:11. iUe ie-^'onof tire 

 tie u! a little more guarded in their 

 l» fore tlic faclH are in then- posBos^ 

 ed ui amoke. and the new one anent 



nil nil I'etter. The "ropnfflcaF," ^''e.! t ^- 



leao,"' wore hailed witli *1 ■ i 



UMitha' 



1 II 'Under .. . , 



-:ealjle in rotigh water, wUuo-wj n[""i ,••,,<. 

 .11., -floored permanently ill the i\eva, she wiil 

 •uIiul: palace, aud will under these cironmstancus 

 le »"('!-i//-»ifc to the imperial gastronoinin miieliiu- 

 .goiiig ship she will prow a lamentable faihu'e 



of on 



An tin 



llli;| 



lli.iMei 



to •' eiTllte li'volll 



SI. '11. 



'flillt rev'liition 



e pr 



and a hiigo wlute elephant The anpxiosition that she is fast is an 

 error. I'L'r the power applied, she is very slow. The idea that 

 such a foiiii eiin bo made to jiae coramer.'ially is an hallucination; 

 freiglite.'iiinot heeiirried eheuplv at an enormous expeuthtm-e of 

 power, nor will past;eii;;er triiffie of the high-priced knid be large 

 :h fur imuiv veiirs to eoue- to HUpport alone suc-h an e.'itrava- 



irtsel as the T.ivadia 



ng her to be of veiy [ 

 i cnf,'iiired iu " creating rovolulii. 



eat 



soon as tho Ijott'im fi.ci 



In the case of the .\ir 



Htanliated Blorieaiif an 



11 i.rnTil dej.igri ifi the 



1' ",i,ien(i./;i|{'l]L'"isit 



I'lps.jt all the knowledge 

 iiriug iiftv rears with a 

 tliev eau the Livadia is 

 e known aK siieli just as 



play the ]irophets false, as did the Antliracite quackery. 



THE AMERICA CUP MUDDLE. 



1,1 I ; -.earle it iieiT be iuidRrstoo<] by the few gentlemen 

 I I III lia'_l HO "ppiirtiiiiitv of arrivmg at the bottom faets, 

 11 '■ 1 . ■.riiliili-H Ini'i tied the eenditiooH under whieh the ,\raeriea 

 Cu],iH open (,, rbnlleof-ye ore not in the possession ..f the public at 

 largo, Iciest of all are thev eempnlieiided bv oiu- oouhIhh across the 

 sea. The unfortunate Ashburv ijiiljr.iglio' has served to mix up 

 'lattersto a dei'loral.le degree.'aod :li,. inM,r,..^-inns „f fnrmcr dif- 



f'T 



ret T 



leht c 



Kitir 



keepj the cup ^ 

 petition is not 



of file tnisteei 



the ti 



ns- 



iirivfi ; 



nd 



li the 



up 



I impel 



to 







. the d 



itv 



e N. V. Y. 



loiideiii-fl 

 ml ho po«; 



ucc we fondly believe 

 iji. asking for the pub- 

 rhallenge for the Haine 

 fty aeceding fo thi.H de- 



Ve suggest the printing of the 

 mal club book, soon to aijpear. 



away the 

 s refen-ed 



YACHTING NOTES. 



Biti 



VN T.v 



n't t 



■ CtTjB.— Fi-om Tarious sotu-ces we hear that tlie 

 effnrtsof thiKJoornid to nuUify the scheme of a bad eharaetcr to 

 raptiu-e the Sieeretary'H ehair will be heartily seconded at the proper 



'■■"I -irl that there ,vill be a decided Btnud made bv the members 



ii'i ' :-'||-|'' |-;-|- 1"--'-n '111- I iiir mdieated. This 



' - that a person of 



liild compel otlier 



■ I" I ' i iCi'- ni ii' h. Ill n . 1 . ni;jiiiii.,ii which ought to 

 iVilrn;iutal'lesaiJiug clubs. 



\.— This famous Idgh-speed yacht, the fastest of her 

 " ' ici, has beeu completely refitted and over- 



inffH, of Bristol, E. I., and 11 



1' figure. We have details c 



1 the HeiTcshotr boiler, (.imrine 



111 I it interested parties. .As v 



rli Liiainsmoothwaterv, 



have driven her 1 



I the 



jnceniinjj her. 



1 aud yachts at 



: hav; had tlie 



W6 believe, to , 1 

 intentions^ \V. 

 the Bristol bua i 

 which has aim n 



Deep Boats. - 



n eonsideratiou. 



UiA.— The 7-ton cutter. Guii 

 1, and 5 feet deep, stov 

 ie. (Int., has cruised 01 

 well satistiod with his 



KA.-Throu-h thi 

 -line phntos nf the f: 



'Jhes)'.-ed of this 

 Inn, ]i;;l,t draft thee 



; 1 Tric— The ie 



kiudiii 



ni a decided 

 vith (cruising 



24 ft. water 

 1 ballast, and 

 's last season, 



tliat hepro- 



e have 



itiiig and humorous descrintive 



'" — .'oiwu'j,, ,',;,ug published hi the iMr„i7 /c,.,, 



'II '. Ill n 1 I ncii whudi we 'piofetl. are to be credited to tlie pen of 

 Idr. i'reil il. Heyraour, not as before reported through attributing 

 the inilials to another well Imowne.^pert with both quill aud paddle. 

 S^-EAE• EoxEs,— Jfr. 7tu,shton. tlit canoe builder of Canton, N. Y., 

 'ak bo-v model to his stock, aud is preparetl 

 lucking punts at reasonable rales. They 

 cit of the eouutiy. 



iNTEEi 1: .- -nil] 1] : iim Cowes Oct. 31 for Alexandi-ia. She will 

 call at Lisbon, Cadhi, Gibraltar, Malta, etc., and also visit the Gre- 

 cian Archipelago . 



New Steam YA(^ht.— Wc hear that Mr. Benuett has ordered a 

 large seiy-going steam yacht from Messrs. Ward * Htanton, of 

 Sewbttrgh. She is to bo 225 feet long and to steam 20 miles. 



has 

 to f m'l 

 can be 



PU BLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



—Wo have received from Messrs. Uptliegroye & McLoUan Oieir 

 circular advertising thou: shooting suits elsewhere advertised. We 

 beUeye that their artielos are good and worthy of a trial. 



—Mange, Canker in Ear - ■ ' - ■ ciucd. Sample mailed for 

 stamp. Hepworth, 29li : leooklyn. 



—Dyspepsia, bdiousiK., nd raiaerahleuoss all eurod 



T\-ith Hop Bitters. 



— Uolabird Shoottug Suits. Upthegrove & McLellan, Valparaiso, 

 Tud. 



Bee iidT- of gnu stolon from Mr. Wra. J3. Uall, ot Lancaster, Pi>. 



Jinswers io §arresfi(tndmts, 



r«r- ivo Notice taken of AnoiiTinooN CouiniiuiicaliouN. 



Bi. B. F., Sumter, 8. C— Bee articles on wild rice in our issues of 

 Sejit. 30 and Nov. i. 

 iHis, yaliue, Mi.ch.— The work you mention is not highly thonght 



of by < 



aitholo; 



ists. 



A. W., Lawreneebnrg.— Write to Dunn & Wilbm-, game dealers, 

 192 Duaue St., this city. 



L. H., .\toka.— For the lamps send to any of the gun dealers ad- 

 vertised iu om- columns. 



V. B. M., Raleigh, N. C.—For oiling all parts of a giui we have 

 used Riggs' belmoutyle oil with much satisfaction, 



W. A. W., CharlotteviUe, Va.— For game aud fish at Lake Isto- 

 jiiiga see the article " Southwest Ploiida" in otu' last issue. 



1!. i;i., Salmon Falls, N. H.— Can I use B shot in an extreme 

 choke-bore ? Ans. Yes ; we hare done so without any bad results-. 



0. W. S., Fort Clibson, Ind. Ter.— Is there any danger from 

 docking a dog's tail, he being eighteen mouths old? Ans. The 

 dog is too old, 



F. W. B.— Confer ivith Sam'l Holmes, consulthig naval archi- 

 tect, 122 Front St., N. Y., for iron steam ships ; or with om- adver- 

 tisers for iron yachts. 



.T. 1". E., Jlontreal, Can.— 1. For maps WTito to Colton <t Co., 172 

 William street. New York. 2. We havewiththwvn cricket from our 

 colouins permanently. 



NovrcE.— The flatter the floor of yonr eanoe the less will she 

 draw, but for racing under paddles fiat floor and much beam will 

 produce a slow couoe. 



" A Young Sfoicr," New York.— Feed your setter on table sorapa 

 and dog biscuit. Give no meat unless cooked, and better none at 

 all, except when working, 



O. W. M., .lordau Station, Kentnoky.— In his husinesa dealiiJgB 

 with us the person you rneution has aln-aya been found Eeliobt©.. 

 Further than this we cannot say. 



Stak, Rome, N. Y.— We cannot refer yon to a dog fanolev, and 

 would advise you to watch our advertising columns, or insert an ad- 

 vertisement yourself toUiug what you want. 



i\r,\RK.vrHLTSETTR, Cambridge, BtasK.— Will you give me your 

 o],inioii as to what Western State is eonsidered the best tor Cattle- 

 raisiiig? Ann. Wyoming, Colorado or Nebraska. 



H. H., Rockland, Jle.— Is any one liable to hydrophobia it bitten 

 by a dog iu perfect health ? Ans. No. . But if he were would you 

 send an anonymous note for the doctor? 



W. E. N., Gardiner, Me.— We know of no party who can fnmish 

 yon wild rice nearer than those whose advertisements have appeared 

 in this paper. For instructions about sowing it see issues of Sept 

 ,10 aud Nov. 4. 



A. B.— All modem yachts, American or foreign, haTe the greatest 

 beam abaft the centre of theu: length. The "fish model" is ex- 

 ploded. No similarity between fish wholly submerged and ahipg 

 piu-tially aljove water. 



E. A. P., Mudisdii Barracks, N. Y.— Would there be any difference 

 betweou the shont.iug of a 12 bore 2S iucLes long and one of ,30 ■ 

 niches V Aus. If the guns are bored exactly alike llje ,10 iuch bar- 

 rels woidd shoot a little the best. Practieaily, the thfforence would 

 be very sUght. , 



L. H. H., Savannah, Oa.— Had you been a reader of the Fobest 

 ANO Stiie.ui you would not have asked about the danger of the 

 Dittmar sporting powdei. That subject was vnvy fully discussed 

 in our issues of Sept. 2.3, .30 and Oct. i. Read these articles and 

 you will no longer be in any doubt. 



B. C— The Cape Ann people have their sails treated by parties 

 hi Gloucester in special solution, the formula of which is not made 

 public. 8teep your sails thoroughly iu 14 gallouB of water, 1 pound 

 powdered alum and 2 ozs. powdered sugar of lead. Will preserv(3i 

 from mildew, keep pliable aud white. 



E. P. G., Lake City, Minn.— 1. We do not know the name of tll» 

 gniimaker. Probably a lu-m name given to the work of some Eng- 

 lish manufactm-or. 2. In a No. 10 breech-loader for chickons and 

 ducks use 1>4 oz. shot, 4 to 5 drs. powder according to weight of 

 gun. 3. The boats are good for general sporting purposes. 



E. G., New Orleans.— Do you think it safe to use thiead-woniid 

 cartridges in a f uU-chokod gun? Also l:u-gest bucKshot ? AVhat is 

 the greatest range of the thread-wound cartridge ? I have se'-n no 

 account of buck-shot tests iu choke-bores. Aus. Yes, if tli© eaii- 

 ridges will pass cashy the clioke, and if the shot will chamber iu it. 



H. J. D., Pbila., Pa. -My Gordon setter bitch puppy, four 

 mouths olJ, keeps very pioor, constantly .om.ti.ig its fo'nd. Its 

 ^temai-h IB Tc-ry sure to the touch. Sometimes touching its stomacli 

 will cause it to have a fit. What can I do for it ? jVns. The pnppy 

 probably has gastritis. Give cold broths and milk and goo d fresh 

 an. No solid food. 



L. M , Brooldyn.— Will you please answer, under heading iu 

 coming uimiber of " Answers to dorrespondents," whether Captain 

 Jlatth^w Webb did or did not swim across the Eughsh Channel, 

 from Dover to Calais, Aug. 24 or 25, 1875, or when? Aus. 

 Matthew Webb swam from Dover Pier to Calais in 21 hom-s 45 

 minutes, August 24 and 2.5, 1875. ' ' 



G. H. B.— I. Can you give mo some remedy tor the great amount 

 of dandniff on my dog's back. He is combed and brushed dailv, 



and great care given to his rleanlines.s. 2. What is canker in the 

 ear? 3. I.^ it always aecompardcd by au offensive odor? Ana. 1. 

 Wash the dog's back with .Juniper tar s,iap and give a little sul- 

 phur with his food for a w eek. 2. Cankei- is an inthimmatiou of 

 the luiing membrane of the ear. 3. Yes. 



J. B. W., Lowell, M.1SS.— 1. Why are not the small dueks called' 

 divers good to eat '• 2. Are red squirrels good to eat? 3. What is 

 meant by the term pot-hnnPr y ). How much will you send the 

 first seven numbers of this vohiine for? Ans. 1. On account of 

 their food, which is mainly fish. 2. Yas, for those that like them. 

 3. The teiin was origmally used to designate those who sola their 

 game, and is now used about any one guilty of xinsportamanliJcB- 

 practices, 4. Svyenty cents, 



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