196 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Ootobbh 6, 1881. 



lwderstand treat tag rort'lint disease, but would like opinion of some 

 one bettor po-u'd a- toiidvimirjiiityol dipping ine hair close to tlie 

 akin at this sen.sun oi tliu ji-h-, .• us. Wu would not advise vmn iIu- 

 BK SO. 



, 1 c Key, Minn— a l 

 spring w us Idem itn.t ace 

 morunt, yvid,,.,,-,/,,.. is nils nui „ 

 coast tor this bird v Aim. 

 (Qraculuit ililofhiit) which IS Conn 

 1(1 v i- r. 



C. H. \\\, Tioga, fa. -WliHe BUO 

 three aorn rail, a,i round m tuocuiii 

 tlon ot Uie country ■; i never s;i\v .. 

 llkeiy to llau ruil anywhere at thl-- s 

 com and rye stubble, as well as in i 

 any water. 



this vicinity Inst 

 •eloptndln) nsacor- 



:ll:i ■■ II .'in < no i-ea 



H. S. T. 

 wild rice 1 . 

 chrlsi.oi Rice Lake, 

 rivor— ilie eaal brani 

 trouuc:d by some in 

 ■wild lice to be indlg< 

 thecoiitlneiu. 



F. a, Klueron. H. , 

 shot this moi Ding in 



tnuch ab iui pi lyur 1 



to ine a larger bird t 

 good many abOUl n< 

 wben shot , aud from 

 Aus. The Mm i.- .in 



H. L. J. 

 sneak b.i\ 

 to build oi 

 lowiu bo 



lUtli, Mm 



, it is through all th.ii ii hl or 

 apresato-jiaya plover that, I 



a IS .in i.viuim.iiixe 

 a Francisco.— 1 am \ 

 nue, wn our boat bul 



F., Fine Co., III.— I. My boy Is collecting bird speel 

 BtanlUy asking me to uaine i ucm. a-.iu.v bird kinr 

 1 would iikv io known yon couid not recommend i 

 which he can Identify his specimens him.-,elf? a w 



names or U Utdnurovrv a us. I. Dbaes' Key to 



Birds, price Si, Is wlmtjou want. 8,'Tno Ruin I 

 given to oot.ii brack oil.ett and jeiiow billed cuckoo; 

 caiuw and ft mgllmpJimatoMM.) 



T. C., Stamford, I'onit. I 

 anu I lanced H., w ben U. d.s n i'M-J a ■. b 



down; but it again s-< 

 waier ami \< disehnrg'-d ; 

 this time li Is very hart, 

 will gremly oblige. Ana. 

 violent snuklug or I be ae. 

 It out. see answer to M. 



1 I b.il 



■I A,.|J 



J. P.S., Leavenworth, K.in.-.as. - ran jou giyanie the extended ped- 

 Igreeor br. sttaliansol.i Flash and his Ben*>7 I rc-gnta puiour 

 Bitch puppy at the auction sale at i laker .->, in I-::', by i-'l.iah Out "t 

 Beds, an I li ive nut i.uu p ■ h.'.ro.'. An, Ku.vi if i , li.. ■ . -urge our. ot 

 Peg. ueoige was linponedoy Sir Fred Ui uoe troui the kermelsof 

 IheDukeoi lieautoit leg was out ul lira 

 IntllS' UroUSe. Jlf.le was n\ .-lint out ot • 

 above out or Peg. Ot '• i uuo V pedigree we b 

 - lor lite dealer -. oil ini-nU' 



he Is reliable 

 E. L. l'., Pagoda Springs, COL— l. The 



long time In !:.■■ hrsicpuia 



have been prosocut il.^ iraud.-b. 

 ooutinuaUy cautioning the puiiiic that r-ii 

 bought lor a Ming, t »ei.ii..w ot no pape 

 eeta, except liiosepiibiiMiieii in linn state, i 

 aloner ot lunnlgruiiun at .ia.-i>...m i.e.- j mi 

 giving tu.i inhumation about in- aiuerniii. 

 Spencer title ir«s at one time a fayo ite «tbi 

 Ueve tiiat it Is no longer munufiici ured. \ 

 & Graham, Maiden Lane, JNBW Voik. 



J. F. L., Morrlstown, N. -l.— 1 would a-.k 

 proper lime to stuck a pond with i hey enow 

 lyiounaiu Neiv.ier.-!-.. i .!>,■... tii« poiii 

 placed already is partially stocked with bl 



wltn pickerel. '1 he reason why I 



from the tact, that some lour winters alnot 



were pur In tue pond through the 



trace of sauie lias been seen, li . ■ 



except tin.' wiiiier was proper, bw win 



• pi ' by Mr. a. i. 

 dioi by (leorge as 

 nothing Is known. 

 t'h we inline that 



1 hi logs. 

 nap rule ha 



nanus. 

 In cold i 

 Maroh oi 

 them lu 

 bo compl 

 be if the 

 D.Nei 

 lficd, to e 



Which di 

 B. In you 



ehoke-bo 



Gai 



' lla 



Tbc llsh 



ilhi'i. .\ e should h.iy thai any Una- Would (to, except Jp 

 pill, when ihe.v spawn. We do uot know why putting 

 rough the ice wou-U olTeet them, uplesa the pond was 

 ly nozi-n (bat. tie.', eon d mil gi t air, which rmgni easily 

 .. . - shallow. '1 lie am r iiai, would also ole In that case 

 oik —l. ]* It inpiriiius 10 a choke-boied gun, full or mod 

 ot buckshot out ot it, either large or small size shot! a, 

 Duconsldei the best,achoke boredguuoronenoxcbokcdV 



pinion, wh it i- in.' I.. -i aid lueeeh lotidingsltol-guns, 



'..Vi ii. , l.-.-r, iit.ui «->-■'»•? I. What is yoiu ■ iipln- 

 labimerlesu «uu '.' Ana. 1. In sluioi lug buckshot rrom 

 shot, at the choke. See 



-ho 



for =oi 



For brush shooting, 

 shooter, the Cbok bfl 

 dar barrel and uue oli 



cannot d'.s -rluiluate D 

 Hrst-cluss (fUIH tO oe I 

 is one depending upm 

 lesBgun in BOni • r -j 

 see no valid objeetu.i 

 men ; but slowly', just 



shoots closer aud, 

 .■friable to a cylinder bore. 



e inn.' tlusiieo elose to tbe 



i-i i iil.?i/e>. line eylm- 



To produce real genuine sleep and cMllUke repose all night, take a 

 Uttle Hop lilttots on retiring. 



§lxchting and (^anoeitig, 



THE NATIONALITY OF THE THING. 



MANY have hastily taken us to task fur being "traitor" to our coun- 

 try. Now, FoaEST Axn Stheam has a particularly clear Idea of 

 what It. is about, audit tenpws exaetty whai IC wants. Let us look Into 

 the matter, we quote Worn our eatoen id contemporary, Ajkld OM 

 AjUmt, because li exhibits a more thorougli ecn.cption or tbc issues 

 before tbe yachting worl I (3ian any "i lv i- ui .iur xuhangea, and be- 

 cause Its columns are ably conned by a. wOU-UlOalUng and aompetOM 

 writer. The jePllnients V/e eull trom its pages have boon shared in 

 bymany. We are confldenl Ih ii. a second tiioeyiit wUl convince Afield 

 and Ajtoat and those thinking like it oi I be liimsluess of the charge 

 they bring. Says our trlenii : " XI i- tail;, tag tp loieigu designs has 

 become really sickening." Now, In tin; name of common sense, what 

 Has the " foreign " character gpi todo wiih iho uiattaf ■ Does Ifieli 

 anilAfioai prerer t.'oonecllcut weeds to the fragrant Havana because 

 the star-spangled banner Boats only over the rank leal Of m» beloved 

 homo? Drjeslt eat wooden nut na . ■.■..:■ desplelng 



the genuine spice impum-d nvm auoutlaf. ! -.. , . 'lis island 



fast racere, tuai o it be iguomminusl 



from abr ■ i ' ' n . ' ■ ■ '• :"■ - et ".' 'iiy nun '■ '•-'- 



the advi'.-e ol I .. , long i. n,uafl .. ■ i..-d to lor- 



elgners" by :-au i : "; "in : -a, ..-n.. ■ - ,:-h ■■■■ • J ■ •■ 

 bavo held our he..di ilinii.mr. u..r wouid ■■.■..', -Iiani.'inl 



defeat day lu, 'lay '-»J . j.'-evl-hle ;.'• l-^lmg tor oaai.-.c.-. io ■.■xplain 



torelgm-r l- ' <■-'■' ■ ■•< -'<■'- : - 



wbt-rever P. e.iu Oj i.j '..id, .'.ii.i '. ...r not oiio jot or tittle foi tue] ig 

 Is Under. "■ Itnpw-llOEhlnglsui " will never be a feature of these col- 



Patriotlsm In a question of mocha ni.-s and sclenae ! Fiddlesticks ! 

 yadge i 



THE HAT1GK. 



Saiiiiibiy hasan editorial concerning 

 innnce, which tor l'- ae airac.v of tacts, 

 ... , tearlessrlng stands unrlyalled by anj,-- 

 thlng wbicb has oeeu written in the daily puss since the adveui ol 

 the len-nn wonder, lis keen satire thrusts horn" n. lily deserved re- 

 buka on tie.' one hand and Us praise of a '-luri devoicd lo legitimate 

 yachilng is as well merited on theoila r. \\>' teproducc Hie ftrucle 



had Bailed, and others are likely to follow— that i 

 cans are not badly frightened by the phono: 



r the 



ch has so sls- 



llBii wlil.-ll she 



seungfi in the 



lii-l.-aed thai liny 

 a-alnsi which lie- 

 li,-IH ecniieboaid 



they 



ten, and although he wrote 

 say, i nc New Vnrk Yacht 

 rileglous hands and won the 



Willi | 



Ihej have had a 



• ■.hremillv acknowledge t 



seivedio win. When we 



organizing victory over tl 



wanhnka ulnb cannot bu 



patriotic. 



" Why did not the Sea w 

 mice to Madge, reipilre her to glvt 

 lie' s. -h, inn ■.' It is nil.' to plead 

 have changed lis rules when the i 

 came e\ nl.-nt, and could nor. h nil 

 Scotch .i achta to give an altowani 

 wanhaka yachts? And tlvn, ' 

 Which would have aflonii-d prctm 

 - she has won merely 

 gustlngly fast? The New York v 



of redeeming their credits 

 yachtsmen, and they are c 

 have been beaten fairly, a 



to win i.ee- by sharp pra.- 



'•Vaein-uien like i.'oinntodore Cent. -rand Com 

 have lung maintained tho. superiority ol the oi 

 anu have insisted that a stout keel-boat wll 

 which characterizes the English yachts is a b 

 iii-ii who mean to cruise iu all weathers than 

 skimming-dish, will lastly rega'il the victories 

 mauv proofs of the truth of their I Inures. 

 } oiaude, which have long ago proved their e: 



bablllty. 

 method 

 I'iUihiika 

 use they 



THE AMEBICA CUP I.N KA.NGEU. 



1> the America Cup. 

 demands lor competitors 

 spaced the spectacle of seclr 

 technical stiiulatlon. "Mo 

 lost lu fact as well 1 It on 

 .saiuoena, Vanduara and In 



•xt ye 



lla 



... We.. 

 k to England by a 

 m lost. Will It be 

 n out to be true, 



v down LL. . 



w 1 Is 





ittei 



n:|l,lh 



thorough wind-ianitners as t'amueua or 

 chine that could hope to cope with such 

 deliberate belief, and we put. It on record, I 

 ana foul sailing, the retention ol the Amei 



.!■■", -,■...' ■ i ■ , ill I!" al 



rlrsi attempt Whittle out a 

 enccv 



"■■ . e ii. :i .- •. 'I'.'!. 



.hips,! 



ssels'.' It is our 

 lukes. accidents 

 bis Bide ui iln 

 1 I'.nilHh cracks. 

 ions of beam and 

 at a bound. We 

 I modelers of our 

 an they in their 

 tin's long experl- 



OPINIONS OF THE PBESS. 



[Sew York Uerahl) 



TUli result of the contest was particularly gratifying to the 

 yachtsmen who have advocated the building of cutters on this 

 hido of the Atlantic, as the Schemer was badly beaten without any 

 "its," the Madge showing to greater advantage ou almost every 

 point of Hailing. There were indications in the morning of light 

 weather throughout thu day, but outside the Hook there was wind 

 enough and sea enough to suit the cutter sntl a trillo too much for 



the home boat The boats worked their way down from the club 



house, aud in thin brief preliminary sail all hands were struck with 

 the difference in their canvas. The Madge's suit fitted her exqui- 

 sitely, and the size of her club topsail was something wonderful. 

 ... .Off Coney lslaud'B hotels the Madge uae « el) to windward and 



outfoottug thu Schemer She looks to go into the sea more than 



she really does ; Bho lifta so soon. The Schemer, of course, was 

 being tossed about very lively and the Sea was stopping her head- 

 way. On board the judges' boat there were a few pale faces as 

 the Lightship was approached, it being impossible to stand with 

 ease. The Madge, though she plunged into the sea, went through 

 it, and she increased her lead perceptibly, the Schemer begging 



much of the wav ofT shore The Madge is a racing. machine in 



the fullest sense of tha term ; but what would some of the larger 

 racing machines of her type, say tho Vanduara or Samonea, do 

 with the American racing machines if she crossed the ocean to test. 



matters with them over the same course 't The success of the 



visitor in defeating tho Schemer so easily on Tuesday put particu- 

 larly long faces on some of the club members, while others jomed 

 wiih tho cutter's ere.v iii'[ii:et cjii^riiliiliiiiuiis over the result ol 

 the initial race. One thing was admitted fiaukly aud freely, that 

 the wei.tb.-rlv .pia litres and speed of the Madge aro marvelous.. .. 

 Up lo this timu, however, the Madge has not been compelled to 

 fall bock upon her allowance for victory', as she ban bi laj an bei 

 boats easily on even sailing. The conclusion of yesterday's con- 

 test found'tha Wavo a badly defeated craft... .TIte canvas of the 

 Wave, though looking better than that, of the Sei.ouier. Is eked ike 

 beituty of tue cutter, , . .It was the first private match the cutter 



visitor.. . It v 

 just such anot 

 to her greal r..pi 

 though defeated 

 tho j--. IgtfB boal i 

 wont by tho Mit 



anchor Bets wi 



tho lightship, v, hi 

 moment, howov 



the begmoiug of a romarkablc race, and perhaps 

 r may uot bo soon in years. Tho Madge added 

 mtation, while the Mistral was not disgraced; 

 . . .Tbe Madgo shot up to windward as soon aa 

 was clear of them, and thou she immediately 

 atral, inside tho Narrows, as if the latter waB at 

 rero made that the Mistral would uot go around 

 ich were readily accoptod, but no one thought for 

 _. strong tho winds or heavy tho soa, but thut 

 the Madge would go to the outer beacou aud make good weather of 

 it. ...Tho .Madge went away from her competitor sufficiently fast to 

 demonstrate that, barring* aecidonts of a disastrous nature, there 

 was no chauce for tho plucky Mistral boys. Iu the dead boat to 

 windward, from the Spit buoy to the lightship the Madge piled up 

 new honors as a racing-boat, showing lo perfection what are called 

 hor best qualit'CH, thrashing to windward in half a gale. The 

 cutter behaved admirably miming back. 

 [Evening Tnkjral}i.\ 

 She will go homo with a cleau record. Nothing America's got 

 .■an boat her. Well, sIib'b a wonderful boat, anyway Tho repre- 

 sentative of Bonnie Scotland, carried an amount of cauvas which 

 was wonderful in a boat of iuu- i-i/.n, but she stood up uudor it 

 " like a house," as one old salt put it. Captain Duncan, who was 

 iu charge again of the Madgo, won the eeouiiuiis of those who 

 wore convcrsaut with the handling of a vessel by the splundid 

 management which he displayed. 



[ fc'tvil fin; A'.l;l.-. 5S. : 



The victory of the Scotoh yacht Madgo, yesterday, while it was 

 not agreeable to American yachtsmen, must havn 'demonstrated 

 thu fact that in the smaller class of yachts the English models are 



[AVmi Tori World.] 



Tho first of tho series of races with tho Scotch cutter Madgo was 

 sailed yesterday, and resulted in a decided victory for tin- Madge, 

 iho having beaten the Schemer, the sloop which was matched 

 agaiust hor, live minutes and forty-one seconds, irrespective of 

 time allowance. There was a good sailing breeze most of thu time 

 during the race, but rather more sea outside of thn Hook than 

 suited a yacht as shallow as tho Schemer. The victory of the 

 Scotch boat was duo in part to tho superiority of her cauvas, she 



haviug a splendidly fitting 

 American competitor were o 

 yeslorday has proved conck 

 weathcrly sntl extremely fast 

 hold on to bnr topsail— an enormou 

 thn bar, when it was taken in very u 

 mast aloft, howevor, ready for the a 

 was short and irregular, rather than 

 Madge bad decidedly the advantagi 

 the little cutter pitched bowB uc " 

 clear out of sight, tho sea did n 

 it did that of thu Sell, nier, an 

 Scotch cutter Madge raced ye 

 sloop-yacht Mistral, and beat'h 



while those of her 

 ad set badly, lint tho trial of 

 ily that tho Madgo is au able 



it Tho Scotch cutter pluckily 



ions one- until tn-arly out upon 



mtly. She still kept hor top- 



n iu. Tho sea upon tbe bar 



heavy, and iu this chop the 



,, of the Schemer. Although 



Icr, burying her bowsprit at times 



t retard her progress ae much as 



1 sho increased her lead.. I'tiu 



terday with Mr. Edward Fox's 



r squarely, in a "thr»Bh v out. to 



the lightship against a heavy Hea aud with a reeling breeze fro 



tbe eastward The last of tho club races between the Scotoh 



cutter Madgo and the sloops of the Seawanhaka Club was sailed 

 yesterday, aud waa as " fair and Bquare" a contest as was ever wit- 

 nessed. Tho weather aud wind were as favorable for the Schemer 

 - -the American sloop selected-as they could have been, and she 



was beaten 5m. Ca., without . ullnwanco of timo After getting 



out.-ulc of tho Hook tho Schemer took in her topsail -, the little 



Scotch cutter, however, pluckily held on to hers The remarkable 



speed of this little cutter was shown by comparison with these two 

 crack yachts, both of them so much larger than she. Tho 

 Misohief outsailed her but very little, and the Oriva not at all, al- 

 though carrying exactly tho ranio canvas. Nothing could bo pret- 

 tier tiiau the .Madgo as sho went along the shore with a breeze 



which was now quite stiff Tho cutter sent her small topsail 



down orce more and roplaced it with tho balloon, shifting the sailB 

 with great rapidity. 



[Xew York Ti^(.<.\ 

 Madge's superiority lies chiefly in working bettertotbnwind- 

 ' roui;hwatcr....Thoadmirahle set- 

 tled tho admiration of ovory one, 

 g perfectly steady and, in yachting 

 mt, ho' 



.king better tin 

 lingo! the Madge'sfeails ooi 

 mainsail, topsail aud jibs be 

 I ail-lance, as Hal as a board, 

 that the Madge was working wo 

 and, therefore, really gaining an 



antagonist At this stage the ra 



tho Wavo had no more show of wi 

 But the Madge was not to bu 



o app 

 iderfully close to the windwa , 

 important advantage over her 

 10 was decided, and thenceforth 



iiiing than of Hying in the air. 

 outmanmnvrod. Bho immedi- 

 ately pointed up so sharply to the windward as to cross, the line, 

 grazing the leo side of the judge's boat, and shot past the hitter's 

 bow fully 100 feet to tho windward of tho Mistral. The Madgo 

 crossed tho lino at 10:45:54. It was evident at once that she waB 

 outsailing tho Mistral. Iu less than 0vp minutes Bhe passed to 

 the windward of the Mistral, and thou cut across her bow, sailing 

 with ii. comparatively frco sheet. At 1 1 o'clock tho Madge passed Fort 

 Wadbworlb, fully a quarter of amilo ahead of the Mistral. OutBidoof 

 tho Narrows a pretty heavy chop sea was cncouutered.and both boats 

 wore speedily compel!, d to sln'uteo sail. The Mistral led the way 

 by taking iu hor topsail, and the Madge booh followed suit. Then 

 tbe Mistral reefed her maiusall, aud tho Madge took in her fore- 

 sail. Tho Madgo rounded buoy No. 10 at 12:00:51, and the Mistral 

 followed at 151:18:85. Beating out to the lightship over a rough 

 soa was the work next before the yachts, and old salts shook their 

 heads aud said that thu Mistral could not do it, but as to thu 

 Madge tho remark was, " Oh, «he can go anywhore." 

 Dftto 1'orA.aar.J 



At no time since the America's trip have, the Americans been 

 obliged to acknowledge a square defeat until yesterday. The Eng- 

 lish yachtsman, James Coates, has now sent over a model Scotch 

 racing machine to test our craft, and, judging from the manner 

 in which she carried off tbe honors yesterday, it is not unlikely 

 that a new era in yacht building may cusne from a general beating 

 all around ...The sails of tho Madge set as porfect as can be, 

 being as flat as a board. The Schemer is considered as fast a boat 



of hwr inches as can be found in America At 11:25 the Madge 



took iu her small jib-topsail, and it was thought by all aboard the 

 steamer that she was utettinn more wind than she could staud. 

 This illusion en.< quieliiv di.ipclk.d when, shortly after, Va large 

 jib-topsail was set. .. .After passing Sandy Hook the yachts en- 

 countered n heavy sea. The Madge was at her best in the open 

 ocean and gained rapidly. 1 he seas washed completely over her, vet 

 sheseeined to ride us easily as in smooth water. No jar was percepti- 

 ble, as is the case of A niericmi yachts when striking a heavy swell .... 

 The performance of tbe Btrauger in the dead beat to windward, 

 from buoy HUo the Sandy Hook Lightship, was perfectly won- 

 derful Her performance w ns c fnsidered iu ovory way wonder- 

 ful, aud it was apparent that the Mistral had not thu shadow of a 

 chance with her on siich a day and in Bnch a sea. 

 [A'.ur y«rl! Tribune] 



Bat when the Scotchman set her spinnaker it looked as if a 

 cloud had suddenly been caught in her rigging, aud she came 

 along a tower of canvas. .. .The difference in the build of the 

 two boats was great. The Schemer, though intended for faot sail- 

 ing, looked heavy beside the slender aud graceful Madge. Tho 

 Madge has no rail, and in sailing goes thron^n lie so ioscad of 

 Over them ; she looks and acts like a penknife with a butterfly 

 wing attachment. Her sails arc different in cut from the sails of 

 an American yacht, and they sit ou her beautifully. . . .The Madge 

 took in her jib topsail and shortly after her club topsail. Thin 

 latter sail is an immense affair, and the way it was taken in, in tho 

 freshening breeze, called forth the aduiiraliou of all who saw tha 

 mauituvre. There was no fluttering of the sail, no catching in 

 ropes or other sails j a man was seen to go aloft, and then the sail 



:.red as if by magic The way thu Madge carried sail was 



wonderful, lu tho" heavy sea, off the lightship, she ran t np her 

 club topsail and flow through the rollers lute a roce-horso. 



