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FOREST AND STREAM, 
boat- set seaward about three miles from the starting 
point, and finally rounding the water works crib, finishing 
at the starting line, making a course of about eight miles 
in extent, The prizes were to he apportioned into four 
lots, the winner to get the championship Dag and one- 
fourth of the entrance money ; the second to get one- 
half the remaining entrance money ; the third to get five- 
eighths, and the fourth three-eighths of the remaining 
quarter. In addition, a many handled tin cup was pro¬ 
vided as a prize for the boat mailing the best record for 
slowness. Geo.'E. Stewart. Dr. J. C. Cutler, and Geo. N. 
Glines were appointed judges, and the time set was 10 
o’clock a, si. One schooner, the Stranger, Mr. S. Law, was 
entered, and twelve sloops, as mentioned ; Silver Spray, 
8. Law ; Chimes, W. P. Francis and others ; Unique, 
Frank Sinead : Gipsy, It. F. Bell and T. A. Russell; Car¬ 
rie, 8, Law ; Mastery Harry, C. C. and H. C. Ketaser ; Or¬ 
phan Boy, B. Lyman ; 'Brio, Tqpsy, Mora, Nomaid, and 
two others. 
The sailing rules were as follows : Each boat entering 
to pay nn entrance fee of $2. All entries must be made 
before 6 r.M. , on Monday, September, 9th, 1878. The sig¬ 
nal to commence crossing the line to be given at 0:45 
a,H,. and any yacht not having crossed by 10 a.m., her 
time of starting will be taken from that time. After the 
signal for the start no throwing out or taking in or boom¬ 
ing out of ballast. Yachts and boats were allowed sails 
ns follows : Schooners : mainsail, foresail, flying jib, jib, 
jibtopsail, fore and main gaff topsails. Sloops: mainsail, 
jib, flying jib, jib topsail, and gaff topsail. Time allow¬ 
ance to be computed from time to time of passing home 
Btake boat on the finish, as follows : Length on water-line, 
lireadth of beam inside fender streak, depth of hold next 
to mast from underside of deck to upper side of planking. 
These dimensions added together, constitute gross meas¬ 
urement, on which one-half minute per foot will be al¬ 
lowed in case there is dispute. Yachts on the port tack 
mutt invariably give-way to those on the starboard tack, 
and yachts running free must invariably give way for 
those by the wind on either tack. Yachts rounding 
stake-boats shall leave them on the-port hand, 
Ou the day set for the regatta all boats were started, 
but owing to a heavy squall were unable to makeafinisb, 
the outer stake-boat”having been blown from its anchor¬ 
age. Three yachts, the Orphan Boy, Mora and Dolphin 
went ashore during the gale that followed, aud were en¬ 
tirely lost, while numerous minor accidents happened to 
others of the fleet. The race was declared oil by the 
judges, aud at a meeting of the contestants at Law’s 
boat-house the same evening it was decided to hold the 
regatta on Thursday, Sept. 19th, and the owners of the 
wrecked boats were allowed the privilege of entering 
other boots in their stead. It was at this meeting that the 
need of concerted action among yacht owners and 
amateurs was recognized, and the idea of an association 
to further and promote aquatic sports began to take 
definite shape. A committee consisting of Messrs. F. H. 
Swead. W. P. Francis, H. G. Phelps, Bernard Lyman, 
Robert E. Patterson, R. F. Bell aud Charles P. Smith 
were selected to carry the postponed regatta to a suc¬ 
cessful conclusion, and also to collect and furnish data 
which would tend to place the proposed association on a 
permanent basis. They were instructed to report their 
proceedings at a meeting to be held at Weckerling's Hall, 
Champlain street, on the Saturday following the regatta, 
at which time the prizes were to" be awarded aud pro¬ 
tests beard, and all matters connected therewith brought 
to a final settlement. 
The purse which was to be contended for Sept. 19th 
had been augmented by two new entries, and the addi¬ 
tion of five dollars as a present fay Mr. George E. Stewart, 
making a purse of $28, after deducting a few necessary 
expenses for stateboats, &c. The Nadine, Robert Pat¬ 
terson, master, was kindly loaned for the use of the 
efollowing boats started in the regatta in the order 
named : Trio, Alert , Topsy. Gipsy, Stranger, Silver 
Spray, Nomad, Unique ana Chimes. The wind was from 
the southwest, blowing just fresh enough to make the 
carrying of all sails possible. The first stakeboat opposite 
Dodge street was passed in nearly the order of starting, 
but after the turn the better sailors showed to the fore, 
and the lame ducks dropped out. The outer stakeboat, 
about the halfway point, was passed first by Trio, next 
Unique, then Silver Spray, Stranger, Gipsy and Chimes 
in close succession. Around the Water Works Crib they 
passed, and then came rushing down. They swept past 
tile home stakeboat in the following order : Unique, 
Chimes, Silver Spray, Stranger, Gipsy, Trio and Alert, 
Topsy having been dismasted, and Nomad not finishing 
the course. The. Master Harry met with an accident to 
her centerboard just before the race, and Was unable to 
be on hand in time to sail. 
At a meeting held after this match the prize money 
was awarded by the committee of arrangements as fol¬ 
lows ;— Champion pennant and first prize, $7, to Unique : 
second prize, $9, Chimes ; third prize, $7, Silver Spray; 
fourth prize, $5, Gipsy; and the tin-cup emblem to 
Alert. An organization was perfected, and the follow¬ 
ing officers elected Commodore, Frank Sinead ; Vico- 
Commodore, W. P. Francis : Rear-Commodore, Henry 
Gerlach ; Secretary, Charles P. Smith ; Treasurer, H. G. 
Phelps : Measurer, R. F. Bell; Executive Committee : C. 
P. Smith, chairman; Robert E. Patterson, Bernard 
Lvman, Robert E. Gill, jr„ and Samuel Law. Forty 
names wore listed on the club rolls, including many 
prominent business men of Cleveland. Since then the as¬ 
sociation has prospered, and is now on tlio high road to 
success. A club book is issued annually. We append a 
list ol’tiie fleet:— 
first class. 
Length. Breadth- Depth. 
Rig. Name. Ft.ln. I'L.ln. Fl.tn. Owners. 
Selu'...JtweAnderson 11 00 J& 03 6 IK) das, Con-uj-fln. 
ISlDOp..HurryBurke.. 45 00 14 09 4 fill tieo. E.Bteivart. 
Sloop . Phantom.. . JU1. Johns. 
SECOND CLASS. 
itat .Stranger . 28 00 00 01 3 07 Samuel Law. 
Scbr. Camilla- . 89 00 11 00 a Xo 11. IS. Mix and others. 
Sloop .SilverSpray.. 24 00 oo 93 act -Saimiol flaw, 
ffloop.. nolle. at Oil 90 03 oil W.(J. Pitts and others. 
TOiirn Class. 
19 03 OS 03 9 05 H. Hrneud. 
...IK 08 98 90 2 03 T. H. Bussell. 
. SI Oil US II) H 03 11. G. A O. O. lieltter. 
..nil 00 9.1 3 92 llermim Krause, 
ry III 00 05 06 3 011 II. A’. II. flyman. 
9. 20 IX 08 10 3 03 C. J. Walsh, 
011 00 . 3 03 II. & 1J. Li man. 
East Boston Yacht Clot. —The first union ragatta of 
this club was sailed Sept. Sfltli, open to dll yaChts under 
forty feet; wind steady from S. E. In the first class O. 
A. protested Anonyma. for fotil start, and was awarded 
tiie prize. Posy carried away masthead and Eugenia 
fouled Dictator, resulting in a protest from tlis latter. 
Dream lost bowsprit. We annex a summary. The judges 
were Messrs. T. H. Stone, J. P. Morrison, R. Crosbie, E. 
A. Sweet and G. B. Atwood. 
SPECIAL CLASS SCHOONERS. 
Name. Oumcr. 
Anonyma.11. Hickey.. 
O.K. ’ " -- 
. St 03 
Comeed 
Time. 
n.M.s. 
a 04 30 
s as 06 
J. P. Morrison . 23 00 
FIRST CLASS.'SLOQPS AND CATS. 
Viking . S. P. Freeman. ....35 03 1 50 29 
Daisy.R.M. Wood. 31 06 1 58 25 
Heotor. .J. H. Stone. 82 08 2 05 33 
FIRST CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SL90PS. 
. I,. H. Keith. 38 05 1 46 25 
Lily;.. D. B.&L. 30 00 1 58 23 
Magic.E.C.Neale .. 30 03 withdrawn 
SECOND CLASS SLOOPS AND CATS, KEELS. 
Veronica...T. Chamberlain . 21 00 1 37 05 
Dictator.K. Bihher. 23 09 1 31 38 
Clara.F. Lincoln. . 25 10 1 31 24 
Gail. . W. McCormick. 27 08 J 35 47 
Bannerett . .F. A. Daniels . 23 09 1 37 11 
Flcetwlng. G. Turner, jr . 22 00 1 40 34 
Lottie.F. Webster ... 20 00 1 43 46 
Hirondeltc .C. M. Nowell.. — 24 00 1 45 47 
SECOND CLASS SLOOPS AND OATS, CENTRE-BOARDS. 
Eva..W. T. Lambert. 25 04 1 30 51 
Muriel .C. a. Weld . 2105 133 £8 
Judith.... . H.Pidgeon. 2103 133 43 
Ficetwing.- — ft. Crosoio ... 27 06 1 33 49 
Eugenia.G. F. McCauslaud. 82 03 withdrawn 
Posy, .H. H. MoKec. . 21 03 withdrawn 
IRD CLASS SLOOPS’AND OATS, KEELS. 
Nonpaviel . J. W. Mansfield. 16 00 
Mary.E. Pidgoon.10 00 
THIRD CLASS SLOOPS AND CATS, CENTRE-BOARDS. 
Water Witch.If. Hutchins . 19 05 32 10 
Peri. Gem-gel.ee . 18 06 32 37 
Fancy. K. Grant, jr . 19 01 33 49 
Shamrock.M. .1. Driscoll. 29 01 32 56 
flita. H.B Richardson . 18 09 35 06 
Herald. W. Smith. 10 04 35 47 
Dream.C. Barnard . 18 00 38 27 
Wildiire .II. A. Keith. 17 03 45 23 
First prizes go to O. K., Syren, Viking, Veronica, Eva, 
Water Witch, and Nonpareil. Second prizes go to Lillie, 
Daisy, Dictator, Muriel and Peri, 
Beverly Yacht Clot. — Tbe fifty-third regatta of the 
club was sailed Oct. 1st at South Boston. It was a “ sail 
off” for the club championship of second class. Open to 
Hoiden, Fancy and Peri. Tbe first being hauled out for 
the winter, did not appear. The other two ran down be¬ 
fore the wind almost bow and bow, but at the mark 
Peris mast went by the board, and Fancy sailed home 
alone, taking the pennant in her class. 
Haverhill Yacht Clot. —The union regatta of this 
club sailed Sept, 36th, and brought out a long list of 
entries. Entries in first class : Hornet, Twilight, Hattie, 
Empress, El fie, Planchette, Lizzie Warner and Emma L. 
The Warner look first, and Empress second prize; the 
third not awa rded, owing to some dispute. In second class 
the following came to the line : Abb ie M ., Josie J., Una- 
fore, Startle, Linnie May, Magic and Eclipse. First 
prize to Abide M., second to Eclipse, third to Josie J. In 
third class the entries were : Ada L.. Julia J., Vision, Tiuo 
Brothers, Psyche, Keturah, Alatus, Idalette, Dolphin, 
No Name, Edith M. Adelaide, and Brown. First prize 
Alatus, second by Psyche, third by Idalette. Judges 
were Messrs. George Eenderson, O.M. West and Horace 
Fitts. 
A Master’s Certificate.— Mr. Charles H. Whitin._ 
owner of Violet. Dorchester Y. C. and Beverly Y, C., has 
obtained the British Board of Trade certificate of com¬ 
petency as master of bis own yacht. Tbe London Field 
adds that Mr. Whiting is the first American that has ob¬ 
tained a certificate. We are certain there are many Cor¬ 
inthians who could readily pass examination for a mas¬ 
ter’s certificate before our own. Boards, and we hope the 
fashion of studying for and obtaining such certificates 
will become a custom with us. Yachtsmen who have 
tbe privilege of decorating their cabins with certificates 
of competency would soon form an elite among sea¬ 
men, whose example would be beneficial and influential. 
To American Yachtsmen.— For complete records of 
all yacht races in England, os well as for a great variety 
of other matter of interest, such as cruises and yachting 
tales, read Hunt’s Yachting Magazine , established 1853. 
Can lie had of booksellers generally, or direct from Hunt 
& Co.. 119 Church Street, Edgware ' Road, London, E. C., 
England. Published monthly, one shilling sterling per 
number.— [Adv. 
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FISH IN SEASON IN OCTOBER. 
Sloop-Unique... 
Sloop .Gipsy 
Sloop .Vixen. 
Sloop Lady 1<1» • 
Sloop- Master Bel 
Sloop. Klttii) Wall 
Sloop. .Nettle. 
b tea to .faclat Rosaline, Geo. IV. Gardner. 
LlV XMlahi 4U IP/ iqAl'f IW 
ides: M. nigricans. 
Muskalonge, Sw* nnbiHm;. 
8en Boss, Siitonops ocdlalxis. 
swiped Bass, Roecus linmtus. 
White- Perch, Marune. amtricana. 
WoiUtlisb. Ourwxcirm regalis. 
Bluefish, Pomalw nut saltatrix. 
Yellow Perch, Perea Jlavesccm 
SALT WATER. 
Spanish Mackerel, OglHum mac- 
ulatum. 
Coro, Gybtum regale, 
Bonito, Sarda pelamys. 
KingDsh, Hencfcbrus nehulosus. 
— The following recipe for a chowder is given by the 
Portsmouth Times:— 
To make n chowder— that delicious dish— 
The first Important thing is, catch your fish! 
Then scale and slice it, put it iu a pot, 
Tn which is fried salt pork, ,)ust sizzling hot; 
Add crackers, milk, a spoonful of sweet oil, 
Pepper and salt, aud then put on to boil. 
A few sliced onions give it a toothsome relish 
Though the fastidious think this flavor—horrible. 
BluefibH. —There has been a fine run of from two to 
seven pound bluefish on the Long Island coast during the 
whole of October, and numerous fishing parties from 
Ganarsie and other eligible points have taken advantage 
thereof and enjoyed good sport and abundant returns. 
There will probably be a run of large bluefish (twelve to 
sixteen pounds) before frost. As soon as frost comes they 
111 disappear. Trolling and rod-fishing with reel are 
the approved modes. 
Rhode Island— Newport, Oct. 9tli.— Bluefish and little 
mackerel are caught now iu large quantities. The blue¬ 
fish are iu fine condition and bring a fair price. Black- 
fish (Newport's favorite chowder fish) are in fine condi¬ 
tion, and are caught from the many points of rocks around 
our island. Captain Swan caught a fox or thropher 
shark while fishing for bluefish. Seldom seen, so near 
our harbor. Occasional. 
—Merrick Goldthwaithe caught thirty-one pouts a few 
nights ago in Singletary Pond, the handsomest and largest 
pouts that probably ever were caught in this vicinity ; 
several of them weighed over two pounds apiece and quite 
number weighed one and a half pounds. 
—An old gentleman crossing the Shenandoah River at 
Howellsville Ford recently, followed by a favorite shep¬ 
herd dog, heard a great commotion behind him in tue 
water. Turning around to see the cause, he found that 
his dog had been eeizedLy the tail by a monstrous bass, 
and carried under three times before he could release him - 
self from its almost fatal grip. 
New York — Eaton, Sept. 29tli. —Our 1 ‘ Ramping 
Elub” has just returned from the ErieviUereservoir. We 
went into camp on the 10th. The reservoir was very low 
and in “bloom,” although we did not know what was 
tbe matter with the water until the arrival of the Forest 
and Stream of that week, containing the article from 
Seth Green on that subject, We can certify to the state¬ 
ment of Mr. Green, as the bass fishing has been excellent 
all summer, and a large number have been taken up to 
about tbe time we encamped there, and but few were 
caught during our stay. Last yeaT during the first week 
in September, we caught a large number of black bass 
weighing from two to four and a quarter pounds, but this 
year only about a dozen were taken in the whole ten 
days. Game was also scarce this year, a few snipe and 
a couifie of ducks being all that was shot; but for all that, 
we bad a very pleasant time. J. B. Tuokerman. 
California Fishing. —Occasionally I have the 
pleasure to send you some few words relating to fishing 
on this coast, and especailly that of the members of our 
[Sportsman’s Club of San Francisco. This now still 
flourishing association, succeeding better lately, on ac¬ 
count of having enforced our game laws by convicting 
persons selling in tbe market quail out of season, and 
watching keenly our trout, salmon, and other sporting 
and commercial interests—this useful society, I say, pos¬ 
sesses by lease at present only one large and splendid lake 
(Merced), stocked with young salmon and some large 
trout, which afforded the members and some friends 
much excellent recreation and amusement for about two 
months last spring, bait fishing, some fishermen catching 
as many as twenty-five each per day. 
Through the kind courtesy of Mr. Howard, president 
of tlie Spring Talley Water Company, many respectable 
parties, lovers of the rod, as well as members of the 
Sportsman's Club, received permission gratis to fish in 
two of the company’s lakes—San Andreas and Pilarcitos. 
In the first we had some good fishing with the fly, besides 
bait fishing, capturing numbers of silver trout, which, 
although small, afforded pleasant amusement—now and 
then a specimen being captured of from two to four 
pounds, products of a former planting some three 
years since. Lake Pilarcitos yielded about a similar re¬ 
creation, only that the fish there are the genuine brook 
trout, and running nearly the same size as tbe San 
Andreas fish, but only the larger ones there are more 
numerous. The scenery surrounding this last lake is most 
beautiful and romantic, and is much embellished with 
b ills and rocks covered with handsome vegetation—trees, 
shrubs and flowers. 
As the season has advanced success with tbe fly and 
anglmg has much fallen off, as is usual, though a few fish 
still continue to be creeled in both of these lakes. 
Our brook trout fishing has been quite partial this 
season, some of our streams furnishing fine sport, while 
others have yielded but little, compared with some 
years. 
4a The McCloud and Sacramento river fishing, about 
Mount Shasta, toward the north, for both salmon and 
trout, never fail to afford' all the satifaction a6 to num¬ 
bers and size, at least, that visitors can desire, besides 
gratifying the lovers of the wildest and most striki n g 
natural scenery. Tbe trip to tins almost exceptionally 
magnificent fishing and scenery requires at least two 
weeks, while excursions to the lakes and brooks above 
mentioned may be accomplished in two or three days. 
We have bad very few young salmon running into or 
frequenting our bay in fall, winter or spring tor these 
two last years, consequently onr city anglers have 
missed the amusement which they enjoyed in capturing 
them from tlio Oakland long wharf and a few other- 
points, several years previously. But we live in hope in 
the future, as we do m so many other things in this life 
and the next, concerning which most of ns have much 
faith and trust, E. J. Hooper. 
\V Wyoming Territory.— Spokeane Falls, Stevens Co., 
Sept. 2oth .—I arrived here September 23d, after an une¬ 
ventful and monotonous trip of five days through the 
bunch grass hills at Eastern Washington Territory. 
Made the journey in a private ox team from Walla Walla. 
This point is certainly the fisherman's paradise, and the 
number and size of the trout taken in this vicinity is as¬ 
tonishing. I took ten trout yesterday afternoon just 
below the falls that weighed in the aggregate a trifle 
over twenty pounds ; one of them tipped the scales at 
three and a half pounds, and was twenty inches in length. 
They are caught in almost every manner known to the 
disciples of Walton ; with kralling hooks, flies, grasshop¬ 
pers, and traps; tbe latter, however, be it said, are used 
only by the Indians. Everybody goes fishing here, tbe 
young and old, great and small, natives and whites, and 
even the hogs take an unusual interest in it, as I found 
to my cost. They are very fond of the toothsome trout, 
and made way with a very nice-ono I had killed and laid 
under a willow on the bank. Multnomah, 
