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FOEEST AND STREAM. 



[June S, 1880. 



Hunt wpin uot shou'ii. as they measured 16 inches higth 



, M i i . , msidorocl oversized by the club. 

 Why the jiidiie should overlook sueh clo K s as Rambler, 

 : uii , n , ■ ,,f iirstat v-n- York in 1879) and Charley 



.. id ..I. New York in. 1870) is a mystery lo us that we 



:.!■_. ■ ■• ■■■. i!i I- nuilveMplain, and if doge 19 inches 



higli and weighing at least thirty po 



hope bhe judge will led uswhat a hat r is*. 



N. Elmore. 



Montclair, N. J., May 2Wl. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



1 wish to call the attention of the several breeders of 

 pure beagles to the fact that the standard of excellence is 

 a peg in size. According to the awards at the 

 lite bench show the winners were from 15 inches up. 

 It user] to be from 12 to 15, but not one of the prize 

 winner? in the above Class were less than 15. Thertunl 

 r led to a dog that I know was 164 inches 

 liio-li at Hboulders. The. others I did Dot measure, but 

 ] .i ] --- : County Hunt Club im- 

 ported two * n Lid bitches. They arrived about three 

 ■',-,. ,.|rs ago, i '! good condition, so I had a bench show 

 of my own to decide which I should take to the show. 

 The late arrivals, however, lost the chance of seeing 

 Madison Square Garden just because they measured full 

 15 inches at the shoulders ; but they are beauties, for 

 all that. 



One of the judges in last years show censured me 

 for taking : l»1 & into '' a ring ft H measured W 

 laches. 1 tried to rub the halt inch off her feet with 

 smdpaper, but I couldn't letch it. He (the judge) said 

 g!io was no "hagle. 31 1 thought of setting the dog onto 

 he gave me third prize with another dog, and 

 sj llet up on him and promised to be more careful m 

 my BelectiQfi for future bench shows, and I was, for in- 

 stead of taking a oouple of 15 inch beagles, I took one 

 od one i:ii tichcs. m 1 got beaten with two 



In. s. 1 believe, Mr, Editor, that if I had taken 



a couple ol ' toe rads 1 should have got first and 



sv.vinl. sure. On meeting the aforesaid judge m the 



building, I asked him whnfc he called a beagle? He 



a me and said. "What did I tell youlast year? 



.. I EoTgot, ' I hadn't, BO I took him around 



t, the kennels i a-kecl him to point out the I it two. 



Well, he just went and showed me my own two. He 

 said the others were "duffers," oversized, and that be 

 never saw a "bagie" over 15 inches ; but, alas, I had to 

 stand it when the prizes were given, although i did get 

 honorable mention, and the dogs that took first and 

 second last year did not got a smell. The above jen, 



,,, .,,: ,„ ; „ gti Slfa Yc.r. BO I had the wrong 



Ulan, teat's all. 1 would like to know who will inspect 

 the dogs next year, SO that I can be ready tor em. 

 1 will try and ring in the right ones if I can find out. 



The Coot. 

 May ZUk.— 



, oekei 

 erfd bench 

 bettor than 

 was always 

 ivitti topkni 



the late 

 prize 



vci at the Show.— Buffalo, N, V.. 



•<:<t and Stream :— 1 am a breeder 

 i modest way. 1 have visited sev- 



saw few specimens thai 1 fancied 

 uriiig mv original stock I 

 . i avoid curly coats, or dogs 

 5 of upward of $50 1 visited 

 ^principally to view the 



• York Dog SI 



s in the cocker clas: 



i leas of a standard dog with thost 



arino my surprise and disgust, when lirst was awarded 

 , ,' i in ,.i ,..,■' V-, to the poorest specimen in the she 

 c mid boast of a topknot very similar that of Mr. Hola- 

 blrd's Champion Irish water spaniel dog Barney. When 

 I saw this dog, previous to the judging (?), I wondered 

 how a person could he fooliBh enough to enter Buch a 

 specimen in the eocker class. Now this award looked to 

 ma as if the judge knew but very little of what consti- 

 tuted a cocker spaniel. I heard it stated that I oil 



a was uot a genuine cocker spaniel in the show. 

 For argument's sake we will concede this, or that there 

 is uot one in the United States-, and 1 presume lie will 

 admit, that such a cocker is a rarity, even in England— 



'. rigi .1' h >mt I the breed. But that there were 



several specimens in the dug class which wen i 

 superior and came much nearer the standard of Stone- 

 henge than the dog ho gave first to, all will admit who 

 saw them. Of what use is it to expend money in Irving 

 tq hreed cockers to a standard that bench shows adver- 

 dogs are to lie judged by, when prizes are 

 awarded to such miserable specimens as the one ia,p - 

 tion. 1 am not a disappointed exhibitor. The Only dog 

 that 1 owned an interest in at the show was awarded first 

 prize in his class, with, I believe, eight competitors. 



Cockkr. 



THE TILESTON MEMORIAL FUND. 



EAsruiiN Efei.n Tiu.u.s CfcrrB I Ufa I till -The un- 



dersigned, a ooi • ttep. .,;- tern Fie d Trials 



Club, lore, so. ■ -a'"- - ■ : i u i . 1 1 - n. . . : B . i i I - IBOCODlpflUJ 



i lutlons of sympathy to the family of tie late Win, M. 



i. i sq„o1 thu ma !•■--!„■ ,-i ii.Sy av i your cordial and 



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I sportsmen, naturalists, lovers el aquatic air 1 .0 1 . m l - 



door sports, ami from all who nympai n. l» . avavornent 



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la apt Subscriptions to this fund as their 



Eei ha .- ■ am apt . tliem to make, under ah the well- known 



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: a ol ... likely lu be interested, and return with the 



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Secretary, Fred. N. Hail, P.O. tiov l.a.ir.i. Yew York. All 



BVibs i] i. m.s received willbe duly acknowledged through the 

 , , i pian's newspapers throughout the United states. 



i s ti. HAY-MOND, i 

 V. H. Mourns, J- Committee. 



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' ihnsetls Kennel Club. Ily 

 due of any particular point of anybreed, accord 



een at a glance. Twenty ia ah 



packages tor (1, postpaid. Bend currency 

 . , Address Edward J, Forster, Charleston 



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FIXTURES. 



• !:■■■■ i up.. I [aval bill, Mass. 

 a V. C. Annual Regatta. 

 C.Coi la'aan Regatta. 

 C. Annual Regatta. 



B " . I ups tOl i a Let : andslnops. 



v. C. Spring Regatta. 

 L r . C. Annual Regatta. 

 . C. Corinthian Regatta. 



Cup, Handicap. 

 '. Championship Regatta, 

 thian Matches. 



.-' y'. 0. Chester Regatta, 



'. c. Regatta. 



. C. Cruise to Half Moon Bay. 

 age v. C. Spring Regatta. 

 i ton's Reel Challenge Gup. 



YACHTING NEWS. 



"aias I'hosi San Francisco.— The yawl Emerald, which was 

 for so many years cock-of-the-walk in San Francisco Bay as a 

 Berinudiaii sloop, has heen thoroughly overhauled. She has a 

 new deck and her spars have been reset. Her eatin has been 

 raised to give standing room. She was an old-style yaeht, with 

 low freeboard and very low cabin. Site has heen fitted up hand- 

 soaiely. The Knirmld can still crowd some of the larger jaebts. 

 M . a u chler. for many years a leading member of the San 



Francisco Yacht Club, and an enthusiastic yachtsman, has gone 

 10 New Vorlctolive. Mr. Ether was owner of the yawl Emerald. 

 His fellow members ol the club miss him greatly, as he has taken 

 very great .interest in building up the organization, and is a genial, 

 pleasant companion. The sloop Oarer, which was brought from 

 New York to San Francisco on a vessel's deek two years ago for 

 Jauez Howes, Esq., is now' the property of Jno. Rac Hamilton, of 

 the Saa 1 iiuieisao Yaeht Club. Mr. Hamilton has refitted her and 

 put her ia first-rate shape. Her cabin has been raised to give 

 head room, and her interior fittings are now very handsome. She 

 has had 1,000 pounds of lead put in her keel, which makes her 

 stand up very much better. Before Mr, Howes sold her he had 

 her stern remodeled and lengthened, so she is now, with the new 

 improvements, very much better adapted to San Francisco waters 

 than when she arrived. Mr. Hamilton has her jibs arranged so as 

 ial I one Hying, English fashion, in strong breezes. The 

 yawl Sopphu has been thoroughly overhauled this winter anil has 

 ]U9t been launched in a greatly improved condition. She has 



a,, a. p _ i li : a 1 i. la feet, and is now forty-one feet water line. 

 Her cabin has also been raised and lengthened, the additional 

 length giving two state-rooms. She has now an enormous sliding 

 topmast, the second one of the kind in San Francisco Bay, the 

 first one having been pot on the little yawl Enid soma three years 

 ago. Her topsail 

 sail, ner driver, or "jigger," has been changed f r. . 

 leg of mutton, and she is now titled with a Hying jib. Wm. Stone, 

 the builder, made a very neat job in lengthening the Sappho. 

 Her name, by the way, has been changed to the LnlUa. With the 

 yawl rig and big sliding topmast the Lottta can carry a very large 

 Or very small amount of «ail, the change being made very quickly 

 aad readily, the whole being very well adapted t-a San Francisco 

 waters, where the a a a. ate atrongin the afternoons and light in 

 the mornings, II e si iOj) yaeht Annie, formerly ot Yew JTork, 

 and brought on the ship Three "Brothm I" San RranciSCO la 

 JabezHowes, Esq., last fall, has been vary nun h improved since 

 her arrival at the hitler port. She fairly glitters \ ith brai ask 

 etc., now. Her cabin has heen thoroughly overhauled, new cush- 

 ions, new carpets, new paint, etc. Oil paintings have been pn 



lis, mirrors added, convenient dish lookers, si; i a] Loi 

 ers. etc., put in. Her iron work aud rigging have been replaced, 

 gratings put ill cock-pit : and in fact she does not look like the 

 ,i,ai. Although she carries verymuch less sail than she 

 did in New rorlran riia men down from Mare Island on the first 

 cruise of the Stn Francisco Vacht Club this season, she came in 

 third, the California boats C/iis-pa and CoilBueic- alone beating her. 



A Pretty MooEt..— Mr. Bushton, of Canton, N. Y., has sent us 

 a beautiful model of his traveling canoe. 11 is about ift. long, 

 regularly built up, and shows all the rivets and details of a full- 



aad oanoe. 



A HANDICAP Match. -The Secretary of the Yew York Y. C, 

 Mr. Chas. A. Minton, has offered a cop, to be sailed for by yachts 

 oi the club, upon a handicap measurement, asunder:— 



a race will be sailed ofl„ Friday, June Hth, over the regular 

 club course, for a cup valued ol £3,10, presented by the! I a as 

 for competition by schooners and ^sloops of the club. Vaehls 

 Will not he-restricted 89 to sails, or ia the time of making the 

 race. It has been decided to adopt, as the most fair and simple 

 method Of. handicapping the various classes and rigs, the scale 

 anocvail. Time n I lowanees will be made according to ilia usual 

 tile i N. Y. V. C, and the race will be sailed, with tin excep- 

 tions noted, in accordance with its regulations. 



i.i . should be made in writing to the Secretary ol this com- 

 mittee, Yr. W. Lindsay Blateh, at the emb la. a.i ..a 8 p.m. 



, a Br ia. expenses of the committee boat, an 



anna., o as of f 30 will be required from each yacht entering- 

 IS will be returned. 



i evners of yachts entering can procure three tickets each from 

 Mr. F. W. 6. HutsUBD Broadway, for the committee boat, which 

 Willi .in Ha a sy at 0.30 A.M. precisely an the morning of the 

 race, and the Fern i I .ton at 10 o'clock, stopping 



at the same points returning. 



In the even I: uf the Annual Kegattn of the club being postponed 

 until the in i.i. sailed on Monday, the Hth. Com- 



mittee— F. W. .1. Hurst, .1. Fi ad'lr Tains. W. Lindsay Blateh. 



In calculating i me allowauoes, the following percentage of 

 cubical contents ol each yi ihl will ba taken is her measure- 

 rnent: Fust-, lass kei ■ oi in cs t.;firat-oh ■'- c a1 



i t '• 68 a", ', si ; .-. - 



70 per cent, econd-i - 



. i . ip : jtrat is. a.-- , ai.i. -., I sloOpE 



■ , i ol . ■ , iii ■ . ,a p,. as p. c cent,; second-class 



center-board sloops, 100 par cent. 



le to Mr. W. Lindsay Blateh, at the club house, 

 before S P.M. June nth. Sailing rules can bo .[obtained from the 



same source. Start, (lying, oil Stapk'ton, ?. I m 

 lowed to cross the line. Course, to and a round bony No. 106o S.W, 

 Spit, keeping it, on port band, thence to and around Sandy Hook 

 Light Ship, la , a,,,, i i -, i, ,, i hand, and return by same 

 se. Keep to eastward of hours 8, 11 and 13 on West Bank, to 

 thward of 85 on S. W. Spit aud outside 5} on the Hook, going 

 and returning. Finish between committee boat and bouy No. 15 

 on West Bank. 



Seawanhaka Yacht Clou.— The following members have 

 been added to the club list: Messrs. .Tiunes Clinch Smith, Fred, 

 liebhnrd, Geo. E. Chisolm and S. Nelson White. The club has 

 declined to join the N.YY A. for the present. The annual cruise 

 has been fixed for July 13th, rendezvous at Glen Cove. For the 

 Corinthian matches, June 13th, the following rules to be ob- 

 served : — 



The race will be open to yachts of the New York, Atlantic, 

 Eastern and New Bedford Yacht Clubs, and will be governed by 

 the sailing regulations and time allowances, and under the direc- 

 tion ot the regntta committee of the Saawanhaka Yacht Club. 



Fivo prizes are offered ; one in each class m which two or mora 

 yachts start ; and personal prizes to each member of the winning 

 crews. 



CfassyicaMnn.— Schooners.— Second class; alt whose area is 1,050 

 square feet or less. Value of prize, $100. Cabin Sloops.— First 

 class; those whose area is greater than 900 square feet. Value of 

 prize, $100. Second class; those wliose area is mm sqniua teel 01 

 less, and greater than 600 square feet. Value of prize, 8100. Third 

 BlaBS ; tlassa whose area is sap square feet or less, and greater than 

 394 square feet. Value of prize, $85. Fourth class; those whoso 

 area is 850 square feet or less. Value of prize, SG5. 



Rules fur Measurement.— Add the length over all to the length 

 on the water line, and divide the sum so obtained by I wo; this 

 will give the "mean length" of the yaeht. Multiply the mean 

 length and the ertremr, beam together, and the result will give the 

 "area" in square feet. Length over all will be measured from 

 the after end of the planksheer at the middle of the stern, to a 

 point perpendicular to the forward end of the load watei Line 

 the upper lino of the planksheer, or a point corresponding 

 thereto, if the planksheer does not extend so far. 



Entries must be made in writing, addressed to the Regatta Com- 

 mittee, and filed with the Secretary of the dub, O. E. Cromwell, 

 Si Liberty street. Room t.liy 3 o'clock, ism., an June loth, accom- 

 panied by the measurement of the yacl enti eQ, tceording tri 

 Seawanhaka rules, certified to by the measiH or of the club from 

 Which she enters, ox by her owner, together with a list of the pro- 

 posed crow, their several occupations and addresses. 



Every yacht-owner winning a prize shall allow the measurer to 

 take off the lines of his yacht. The fee for this will be $15. and 

 the lines will remain the property of the Seawanhalca Y. C. The 



Treasurer cannot deliver a prize until this rub i 



No copies of these linos will be allowed without consent of the 

 owner. 



Crews-— One man for every five feet of length on deck, and ono 

 for any additional part of live feel, will be allowed, not including 

 the owner. 



Yachts in Corinthian races must be manned by amateurs ei- 

 olUBively. The sailing master, rook and steward, if carried, shall 



An 



o tho 



board during such rare a mam:, a Bach yacht shal 



be sailed and, as far as possible, steered by her owner or by 8 mem- 

 ber of the club to which sa ho oners will bo rer 



strieted toliaa.iaal-s asa i aii. woi-king-galf-oa Hand I tr. 



No two headsails of tho same name shall be carried at the same 

 time. Balloon jibs will not be allowed. A working-gaff- topsail is 

 a jib-headed-topsail that does not extend above the truck nor 

 bevond the gall' end. 



Flying start at 11 a.m., at second whistle from olub steamer. Ten 

 minutes allowed to cross the line. Course for all but ton 

 from line between steainpr and Fori: Wadsworth around buoy 

 pi on asrss.-a Spit, keeping it on port hand, thence around 

 Sandy nook Lightship, keeps, rd hand, and return 



over same course. Fourth class will round Gcdney's Channel 

 buoy, keeping it. on starboard hand, instead of lightship. Keep 

 to eastward of buoys!', II, 13, aud outside fit. Finish at stinting 

 line. Regatta CpUltnlytee, .lames H. Elliot, C. Wyllis Betts, Louis. 

 P. Bayard, Robert Center, Giraud Foster. 



I.vnm VAOirr Clou. -The olhcers for 1880 are; Commodore, E. 

 C. Neal : Yicc-Commndorc, E. C. isouther; Fleet Captain, 11. 

 Dennis; Se, a , ',.11 ; Treasurer, C. H. Clifford; Mea- 



surer, C. 11. Taylor. 



Jeefiues Yacht OtrJB.— The officers for 1880 are as follows . 

 Commodore, William MeCormielc, yacht Gael; Vice-Commodorej 

 Frank H. Blaney, Empress: Fleet Captain, George 1>. Tenney,' 

 raafoti; Measurer and Secretary for the committee, George A. 

 Palmer, of yacht II". B. For.:!. The club has seventy-eight mem- 

 bers, and owns a club-house at Jeffries Point, East Boston. 



Salem Bay Yacut Club.— The club now numbers among its 

 Heet some nf the finest yachts on the coast. There areforty en- 

 rolled in the club, and new ones are constantly bemgadded. Four 

 of the yachts measure over TDft. in length, and twenty are 30ft, 

 and over. The new club-house will be supplied with a sightly 

 tower, with balconies on the lirsi and second Hours, aft 

 ample ' sv of regattas. A library of y ichlint 

 lure will be one of its attractions. The landing facilitle 

 arrangements for Hie care of yachts will be very complete. Moor- 

 ing buoys for club and visiting yachts will be eonv, , s 

 Gated. Arrangements will also be made for the laying-up of 

 yachts and boats in winter. The ciub hat nuv; about i m 



1 1 , ■ ■ ■ 1 1 1 ,■ '■, , a men' ijarsbip far Gen. B. F. Butter's 



schooner America has been & u 



Mom: Lead— The P&bHl, of Boston, has had a heavy lead keel 

 added, and the cat boat Eojfffi has received au iron one. 



CmusE of the CASOO— Br. Meriittleft Sun Fraucieeo May 8th, 

 in his schooner Ca..', is:- la the South Seas. 



We iiavea photograph of her, shOwi ng her to be a fine, wholesome 

 looking craft. She was built in 1379, at < lakland Creel Length 



■ r all , , ! - a draft, lift.; beam, 3-Tt.; with a lead 



heel. The party on board consists o) five ladies and three gentle- 

 man [a the cabin, and a sailing-master, eook and steward and four 

 .ore the mast. 



To Ernocu i.v A Ncr-Sur.t.r,. Two young men fn 



George P. Thomas and Fred Norman, arc having a 



built i ., , ■ , , a liieli they intend 



crossing the Atlantic and visiting many of the lcaditiv Bui ,' " 



f will start about June 1st. If is the smallest heal 



, ap,],. the attempt. The craft will be n 



