FOREST TANLV. STREAM.' 



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ff Winihrop Head, leaving it on the port, to Whistle. 



a; the Graves, leaving it on the port, and back to the 



rting; for the second, third and fourth classes— 



to the buoy off Whathrop Head, rounding 



,ie and back to following is the 



sunnnary : 



1 IR'T CLASS. 



Actual Time. 



Nams anrl Owner. Length. H. M. 8. 



» w , .t. Bryant...- u "' ; 



,<■, J. G.Minot 46 " 1 62 oi> 



BECONJ 



Pen. QeorgeLee 1* 06 1 r;42 3 



gatikey, Jou u Bryant l 4n ru 



Edith, W.C. Burrage 18 01 2 05 40 



water Liiv, p. Grant, Jr 19 oo Withdrawn. 



Aurora, J. C. Sharp, Jr 18 00 



THIRD CLASS. 



Bessie, G. P. TJpham, Jr IT 04 1 46 45 



Nora, R. G. Sttelling W it 1 B0 02 



Avis, W.c. Haskell IT 01 NottaKens 



POITBTH OLABB. 



Splash, C. E. Hodges JO 0* 1 53 36 



ile, G.JIinot i-oo Nottakea. 



New York,— Troy, Sept. 5, wwf 6— The regatta of the 



Upper Hudson Kegatta Association was rowed over a course 

 of one mile and a half si raightaway. Tlie races were : 



Four-oared Shells— Entries : Wolvenhooks ami Cohoes. The boats 

 (otiled, I hi. the Vvolvenhooks coming in first. The Co- 



i of fool was allowed. 



ies : W. K. Hill and M. Monahan, of the Albany 

 Club; C.Jameson and M. Fenton. of the Albany Mut.uals. 

 ho former in 12m Ws. 



i , ... • bj '■'• » OS o) Colmesin Jim. 42es. 

 In the second neat Miles of the Volvculmok: Maries, of the Mutnals ; 



Wharrington oftheWa Fulton, of ttie Mohawks, started. 



Won by Miles in llm. 69 -. , Hailes third and wharring- 



°D< luble soul! race— Entries: Wolvenhooks, Miles and Craig: Laureates, 

 Smith ami Presoott; Ulysses, Tbayer and Marshall ; « 

 brink and Mosley. Wont the M ituais imom. 20,\s., Hiysses secona, 



the Laureates and Wo mi k o .. 



six . oa ,,: ■,, nines and Filleys. Won 



bv Olympics in ten. Ss. Mutnals second, in ym. 9^'«s. 



"' F i,.;., b , j— Williams, ol the \ I i rvllets, and 



os, of the Wolvenhooks, were tne contestants. Tompkins 



in 31 



Second heat— Entries: H.A. Ylets, Laureate Club, and F. A. Davey, 



, i lub. Won by Davey in torn. Hits. Final heat won by lomp- 



kmsiuiom. ISVjS 



W 



c. 



W. — 



FiHev-5 Sim 5'>s. ; Mohawks, 9m. is. 



heat of four-oared race— Won by Olympic in 8m. 51jtfa. The 



Cohoes timewasdm. S'i's. 



Junior sculls— Final heat won by Higglns in 6m. 33s. ^Miles' time 

 was lorn. 246. 



* ■ » «»• 



Man n att ax Yaoiit Club, Sep*. 11.— -The first union re- 

 gatta of this club was sailed over a course for the first, second, 

 third and fourth classes was from an anchorage off I02d street 

 to the southward and eastward of Ward's Island ; thence to 

 the northward and westward of South Brother and Biker's 

 islands ; thence to the southward and eastward of Throgg's 

 Boint Buoy; thence to the westward of Stepping Stones Light, 

 and thence to and around the Gangway Buoy, returning to the 

 same course, passing between the home stakeboat aud the club 

 bouse. The. course for the fifth class was the same as the others, 

 itingthat when round the light at Stepping Stones they 

 returned to the starting point. The prizes were elaborate 

 gold badges. The official time was as follows: 



ETBST CLASS CABIN BOATS, 



Elapsed Corrected 



Time. Time. 



Xame h. m. s. h. m. s. 



G.H. Arthur 4 14 02 4 14 21 



p e t re i 4 49 20 4 43 20 



SECOND CLASS— OPEN BOATS. 



Dare Devil 3 57 23 3 55 88 



j)olly 4 29 00 4 29 00 



TH1KD CLASS— OPEN BOATS. 



P'uek and Luck 4 03 25 4 03 25 



4 S3 45 4 S23T& 



Artful Dodger 4 20 40 4 IT 57 >* 



FOUETH CLASS. 



SophiaEmma 4 19 10 4 18 20 



coouette 4 2545 4 2545 



Geo. B. Deane 4 28 45 4 28 45 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Wave . 3 23 30 3 23 20 



Oarrie"i> 3 3 1 30 S 30 50 



3 4130 3 39 30 



Skipjack 3 42 30 3 42 30 



)H Pj 3 46 30 3 42 40 



C. II. Longstreet 3 49 30 3 48 40 



A. Vaiian, Jr.... 4 06 30 i 04 40 



CANOE NOTES. 



ON the Bassaic this summer canoeing has increased in favor. 

 One year ago Newark boasted six canoes, among them 

 the Delaware, Dragon, Saranac and Qui Vive. Now there are 

 not less than fifteen, including the Bambler, Bassaic, Dela- 

 ware, Thetis, Spray, Arrow, Josephine, Bess and Qui Vive n, 

 with several that are nameless. It is no unusual thing to see 

 two or three ot these pretty crafts cruising in company on a 

 pleasaut afternoon, ana certainly they present a fine picture, 

 gracefully careening under the pressure of their white sail. 

 The favorite rig is the standing lug. The Qui Vive II carries 

 a lug main with jib and dandy. She weighs when empty 

 43', lbs., or 51 lbs. with fittings complete. On Mondaj r , Sept. 

 2, the Bassaic, under the paddle of her owner, Mr. Fred Hus- 

 pey, of Orange, started on a cruise around Long Island. He 

 goes eastward through the bays of the south side and returns 

 by the Sound. 



On Wednesday, Sept. 5, the Qui Vive II was sailed by her 

 owner from Newark to New York. The distance was accom- 

 plished in four hours. The run up New York bay was made 

 under all sail in less than two hours. The roughest water 

 was encountered between Governor's Island and the Anchor 

 Line piers, and although no apron was used, only about half a 

 cup of water found its way into the well, and that came from 

 eas caused by steamboat swells. Mag-va. 



New Jersey— Elisabeth-port, Sept. S.— First annual regatta 

 f the Bowing Association, Staten Island Sound. There" was 

 ut one race, that for double sculls. .The crews entered were; 



Bartlett, and Moore, Boyd and Rogers, Cooley and Kellogg, 

 Kendall and Davis, Darling and Husband, Darling and 

 Ihedrick, P.allontine and Marsh. Tbe course was a mile aud 

 return. Barttett aud Moore won the race in 30m. 30s. 



—Tbe Oceanic Yacht Club, of Jersey City, has elected the 

 following officers for the ensuing year : Commodore, Charles 

 F. Taylor ; Vice Commodore, 'George Smith • Treasurer, 

 Louis Heller ; Secretary, Williain W. Poland ; Measurer, 

 John Demarest. 



Jftw §ublimtians 



The Atlantic has a continuation of Mr. Aldrich's story, 

 "The Queen of Sheba," Mr. Howell's "A Counterfeit. Presentiment," 

 Mr. Whipple's papers on Dickens (this being on " Great Expectations "), 

 and Edward H. Knight's "Crude and Curious Inventions at the Cen- 

 tennial." T. R. Lounsbury contributes an interesting study of the 

 •' Fictitious Lives of Chaucer," and Eugene Benson has a paper on 

 "Dr. Stendhal." David A. Wells discusses the important question, 

 "Are Titles and Deeds Property!" Charles Hale has a pleasant de- 

 scriptive paper on " Consular Service and Society in Egypt." There 

 are several poems and a sad little story, "The Child of the State." 



Lippincott's has two illustrated articles, " Among the Ka- 

 byles," by E. C. Bruce, and " A Padnan Holiday," is described by Char- 

 lotte Adams. Howard M. Jenkins has a sketch of the " Battle of 

 Brandywine," and there is a paper on " Madame Patterson Bonaparte," 

 and Edward Duryea writes of " Our Blackbirds." The departments of 

 poetry and fiction are well illled. 



The Galaxy opens with a discussion, by Isaac Newton, of 

 the question, " Has the Day of Great Navies Passed ?•' and a somewhat 

 kindred subject, " The American Army," is treated by F. Whittakcr. 

 "Americanisms" is by Richard Grant White, of course. There are 

 interesting articles on "Inez De Castro, of Portugal," "Venice." 

 " Points of Interest in England," "A Chapter of Oddities," and a more 

 serious one on " The Municipal Debt ofjthe United States. Poetry and 

 fiction are well represented, and the editorial departments are up to the 

 usual standard of vivacity and timeliness, which usually characterizes 

 them. 



St. NkJiokis presents as a frontispiece a spirited picture of 

 Col. Kane's coach. The opening article is descriptive of "Young 

 Folks' Fun In Central Park." There is a charming Scottish story by 

 McDonald; a rollicking story entitled "Drummer Fritz and His Ex- 

 ploits ;" and among a host of other good things is a well written account 

 of " An American Circus in Brittainy." Who but a schoolma'am, and 

 the " Little Schoolma'am " at that, would ever have thought of that 

 paper ou " School Luncheons ?" 



^inmvt\H to ($£Ot\rtnyon&mt&. 



No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



E. Kuhn, City.— Read the notice at the head of our kennel column 

 and govern yourself accordingly. 



J. O. F., Hornellsville, N. Y.— What is the price of " Long Range Rifle 

 Shooting?" Ans. 25 cents. 



Subsoibeb, Menomonie, Wis.— Your description is too meagre ; see 

 head of kennel column. 



F. G. L., Waltham, Mass.— From your description we are unable to 

 point out the fault with your gun. Consult a gunmaker. 



F. H., Boston.— Shepherd dogs are " collies." Fishing is quite infer- 

 ior in Chataqua Lake, N. Y., owing to the depredations of poachers. 



J. J., Milwaukee.— Are the " unacoountables" which so often occur 

 at Creedmoor made when new shells or old are used, or both? Ans. 

 both. 



B. de S. P., Ithaca.— We know of no one at present wbo«as a grey- 

 hound for sale. Try advertising in our columns. Mr. Waddell will 

 probably give you good testimonials if you write him. 



C. L. I., Phila.— My setter dog Is very tender about the ears. Although 

 there are no sores visible he will yelp at, the slightest twitch of the ear 

 Ans. Should not trouble about him at present. 



\Y. T. H., New Bedford.— What kind of sport, hunting and fishing can 

 I find in southern Georgia, or northern Alabama this fall and winter? 

 Ans. Deer, bear, wild fowl, bass, etc. 



W. T. R.,N. Y.— To show good penetration how many sheets of paper 

 should a ten-gauge breech-loader penetrate with 314 drs. powder, 1% oz. 

 No. 8 shot at 40 yards? Ans. 30 to 35 sheets ; 120 pellets would be fan- 

 penetration. 



J. C. M., Concord, N. H.— What is the correct number of pellets to the 

 oz. of English chilled shot of the different sizes? Ans. AA, 40 ; A, 50 ; 

 BB, 58 ; B, 75 ; 1, S3 ; 2, 112 ; 3, 135 ; 4, 17T ; 5, 21S ; 6, 280 ; 7, 341 ; 8, 600 ; 9, 

 9Si ; 10, 1,726. 



Sigel, Cockeysville, Md.— What is the time on pheasants, quail and 

 woodcock in season in Pennsylvania? Ans. Woodcock from July 4 to 

 January 1. Qnail October 15 to December 15. Ruffed grouse October 

 1 to January 1 . Traps, nets, snares, etc., prohibited. 



G. H Jones, Louisville, Ky,— Is the bird known in South Carolina as 

 the rice bird, in Virginia as the reed bird, further north as the ortolan 

 and bobolink one and the same bird? Ans. The bird known as reed 

 and rice bird is the bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) . But the ortolan is 

 the sora, or common rail {Porzana Carolina). 



F. S., Boston.— Can you tell me where within 48 hour's rail of Boston 

 I can get good woodcock and partridge shooting for two weeks in Oc- 

 tober? Ans. The reports from Lacouia, N. H. would seem to point 

 this out as a favorable locality. 



R, H„ Brooklyn.— Entries for the Judd short range and champion 

 matches are to be made at office of N. R. A. 23 Park Row, or at range 

 on days of match. In Judd match minimum trigger pull 6 lbs. in other 

 matches named not less than 3 lbs . 



S. T., N. Y.— Will you Inform me whether robins may be shot this 

 year on Long Island and also when the season for ducks begins ? Ans. 

 Do not shoot robins at any season. You may kill ducks from Septem- 

 ber 1 to May 1. 



Rod and Reel, Fall River.— Will you please inform me the right 

 name for the fish I send you in a paper box ? All persons in this vicin- 

 ity are stuck on the proper name for this iish. Ans. The fish is a yel- 

 low caranx {.caranx crytsos). It is also known as the yellow mackerel 

 (somber crysos). It runs with the butler fish, and 1b not uncommon in 

 Eastern waters. 



J. W. F. W., South Boston.— Allowing the split nose to be a, deformity 

 only, is it not liable to occur with the setter as well as the pointer dog? 

 or in other words is it a sign of cross breeding with the pointer when 

 he split nose happens with the setter ? Ans. Very likely to be. 



J. G. McK., Peterboro, N. H.— I have a as cat. muzzle-loader weigh- 

 ing 7 lbs., bullet a flat pointed cone, weighing 136 grains. How many 

 grains of powder ought I to use for shooting 200 to 500 yards? I have 

 been using about 30 grains aud it carries accurate up to the distance 

 named; Can I use a different shape of bullet and get better results? 

 Ans. With a hardened bullet larger charges might be used with good 

 effect. 



H. E. W., Phenix.— Myself and three companions have decided on a 

 hunting trip to Florida. We intend starting Nov. 1, Now, can you tell 

 us a desirable locality to make our obj ective point? We intend to camp 

 and board ourselves, If we can. Ans. Escambia county would be a good 

 point; may be reached via steamer or rail from Pensacola. 



Waco, Waco, Texas.— When, in shooting double balls, a man fires 

 both barrels of his gun at one, when the traps are sprung, is he allowed 

 two more balls ? or are the two scored against him in case he misses ? or 

 if ho hits one and misses the other what Is he entitled to according to 

 Bogardus' rules ? Ans. He is entitled to what he breaks and nothing 

 more. It was his own fault. 



F. H. P., San Francisco.— Can you give me any information regarding 

 the habits and manner of breeding of the fresh-water crawfish, or amal 1 

 lobster ? On the vineyard belonging to our firm we have a trout stream 

 and are about to lay out a few fish ponds. Among others we would like 

 to raise some of these crawfish which are very rare on this coast. I 

 should also wish you to recommend me a good work on fish culture. 

 Ans. See our natural history column. 



W. H. W., Louisville, Ky.— 1. Is the bird known as the quail in the 

 East and as the partridge in the South and West a quail or a partridge? 

 2. Is the ruffed grouse, called the partridge in the East and the pheasant 

 in the West a pheasant or not? 3. Have we any pheasants in the TJ. S.? 

 Ana. 1. The bird qnail belongs to the family of Perdicidoi, genus Ortyx, 

 though it is not a true representative of the partridge family. 2. It is 

 not a partridge or a pheasant, but simply a grouse— ruffed grouse, 3. 

 No. 



G. A. S„ Nyack, N. Y — Please prescribe for my setter pup, 5 weeks 

 old, fed on bread, milk, and well-cooked meat ; eyes bright and clear, 

 and do not notice any change in appearance. Breathing regular ; bow- 

 els rather open ; appetite generally good ; Is in a clean and warm place, 

 plenty of sun, ventilation, etc. He has passed In his stools tbingB that 

 look like white worms from 1% to 3 inches long and nearly as thick as 

 a match. They do not seem to have any life. AnB. Use prescription 

 No. 2 of " Gazetteer " in doses as per table on page 542. 



Nimbod, New York.— Do you know of any place beyond Harlem River 

 and in the neighborhood of Jerome Park where one can drive and have a 

 little private practice with shot-gun and short range rifle ? dont't want 

 any public resort, but would like to pay for use of private grounds. 

 Ans. We do not. By advertising in our columns you will probably se- 

 cure that which you desire. 



—Washing in all ages and all rebgions has had a sort of religious sig- 

 nificance, its effects are so important to the physical and consequently 

 to the moral well-being. Soap may, therefore, be looked on as one of 

 the consecrated necesi ties. No wonder, then, that B. T. Babbitt's Toilet 

 Soap, recently introduced, takes such a hold on popular favor. Why 

 not, indeed? Its components are of the purest oils and there is no need 

 of artificial fragrance. It is the most emollient and delicious of toilet 

 soaps.— [Adv. 



S. R. G., Philadelphia.— Does it injure nickel-plated and blued pistol 

 barrels to keep them constantly covered with grease ? I have heard 

 that oil or grease softens the metal and renders It more liable to rust 

 after the lubricating substance is removed. I live in a very moist att 

 mosphere and find that grease is the only thing that will keep my pisto- 

 barrels from rusting. Ans. Certainly not. On the contrary, good lu- 

 bricating material devoid of acids is beneficial. Vegetable oils arc usu- 

 ally objectionable, as containing an acid and hence' they predispose 

 metals to rust. If this is removed, or if animal oils are used no harm 

 can possibly result. 



C. L. A., Stoughton, Mass.— Will you kindly send me recipe for a 

 vermifuge, avoiding areca nut, for my pointer, one year old, who is ev- 

 idently troubled with, worms ? Ans. Santonme, S to 10 grains ; quu 

 nine, 3 grains ; leptandrin, 2 grains; aloin, y 2 grain; powder and mix: 

 Intimately, and divide into three powders, which give three times a 

 day on three alternate days. The morning of tho day on which the 

 powders are given give the dog a dose of either salad or castor oil. 

 This makes nine powders and three doses of oil the animal will re- 

 ceive. One day's dosing, followed by oil is usually sufficient, but to 

 thoroughly eradicate the parasites the above way is best. 



Sharbott Lake, Ont. — Any one who understands the habits of the 

 black bass and knows when and how to fish for tnem will not be disap- 

 pointed here. They run large, averaging 3 lbs. weight and there seems 

 to be two varieties. I do not confound the Oswego with the black, but 

 one variety of the latter seeming to be blacker, chunkier and more 

 gamey than the other, which is the same as found in the St. Lawrence. 

 These black fellows are known here as " humpbacks." Perhaps one is 

 the male and the other the female, and as the fish run larger than in 

 the river, the difference is more easily distinguishable. Ans. We 

 cannot undertake to decide from the meagre description given. 



R. E. P., Bloomington, 111.— Would you please define for me aud sev- 

 eral other friends (who, with me, are admirers of your paper) the 

 difference between these three fishes— the pike, the pickerel, theznas- 

 kelonge. We have an argument on hand with reference to these 

 it being contended by one party that they are all one fish in different 

 stages of growth ; by another that they are fish of the same species in 

 the same class that a cat belongs to the tiger family. If you will settle 

 this matter for us we shall be much obliged. Further, what is the flab 

 called a wall-eyed pike ? are there two kinds of pike— wall-eyed and an- 

 other kind? Ans. You will find this matter fully discussed on page 3C9 

 of the Forest and Stream of July 5th, 1S77. The wall-eyed pik; 

 pike perch {Lucoperca stitzostedion Americanum, Aud.) or pickerel of 

 the Lake Huron Fishermen. 



W. H. A., Willlmantic, Ct.— I have a setter pup seven months old who 

 has some kind of disease breaking out on him which causes a good deal 

 of scratching. The disease, as near as I can describe It, is as follows : 

 The skin has a whitish, scaly appearance ; tho hair comes out, and by- 

 scratching he makfs it bleed aud look very bad. It first appeared ou 

 his head, but is now spreading down his fore legs and on his belly. 

 Please give me a prescription. Ans. Wash with juniper tar soap 

 (Cazwell, Hazard & Co.'s). Give a teaspoonful of the following 

 times a day : acetate of potash, 1)4 drs ; fluid extract of balmony 

 and fluid extract of boneset, each 1% drs; fluid extract of tara.xi- 

 cum, >,oz; sweet spirits of nitre (Squib be), 6 drs; syrup sarsaparilla, 

 loz., and water to make 4 ounces. Also apply externally, blackwash 

 as before recommended in these columns until the eruption seems to be 

 healing, then apply the two following solutions with a sponge, mixing 

 them in equal parts just before using: I. Sulphurct of pot! 

 water, 1 pint. 2, Muriatic acid. 2 oz. ; v 



