FOREST r AND ^STREAM.' 



129 



How moulding is also nailed around th.0 ■ 



\ fleck so made and well-painted will always i>6 tight. A 



loor or ceiling is fitted in the cockpit. No thwarts or 



seats are used. A paddle to use with this boat should 



■lit. feet long. If oars are to he used rowlocks can he 



I as before directed, outrigging them sis to nine inches. 



A movable bench is used for rowing ; oars seven or eight 



feet long, spoon oars being preferable. A square sail can be 



o run before the wind ; step the mast four inches ahead 



<jf forward end of cockpit. Sail of twilled muslin, forty-five 



feet area. This boat is steered with an oar or paddle. 



leads maybe fitted in the ends or not as the builder 



fancies. Factious. 

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Massachusetts— Boston Yacht Club, Sept. 12.— Third 



animal regatta for second and third-class yachts. The course 



for the former was from point off the Club House, down AVest 



VVay, leaving Thompson and Rainsford Islands on the star- 



Longand George *s Islands and buoy No. 7 on the port ; 



lin'ouch the Narrows, leaving George's and Gallop's 



s. Nix's Mate buoy, and buoy No. 7. oil' Fort Independ- 



m the port, thence to Cow Pasture or Dorchester buoy 



No. 6, leaving it on the port, thence to the point of starling. 



For 'the. third-class the course was from Starting point as 

 above, to Cow Pasture buoy. No. G, leaving it on the port, 

 thence lo buoy No. 7, off Fort Independence, leaving it on 

 the starboard." thence to Sculpin Ledge buoy, leaving it on the 

 port, thence to buoy No. 6, on Lower Middle, leaving it on 

 the port, thence to the point, of starting. 

 Following is a summary : 



SECOND CLASS BAOB. 



■Kinmr Owner. Length. Act. time. Cor. time. 



JNamt ' Ft, in. u. m. s. ji. at. s. 



... ,. i, ...IBryant 34 7 2 is 38 t .IT 5" 



Violet, o. b. ..'.'.'.. ...FEPeabody... . Si 3 23 47 1 52 43 

 TIIirtD CLASS. 



The third-class was started immediately after the second, 

 and the. following is the result : 



,. i, jpphinney 23 00 1 53 <!ft 1 22 49 



PftRPvob" ....FCHersey B2 01 1 55 4S 1 23 48 



Wanderer cb ...CKKusa 23 09 1 5i « 1 22 34 



Sunbeam, teei F W Nickersom. 25 03 1 td 44 1 29 07 



New York— Empire Navy. — The first annual regatta of the 

 Empire Navy was rowed Thursday afternoon at Yonkers. 

 The races were over the Palisade coutsc, two mUes straight- 

 away. The prizes were gold medals, and for the first i ace 

 the' club's championship colors. The events were : 



Four-Oared Shells— No. 1 Palisade Crew : H. H. Thayer, 

 G de F Underbill, Isaiah Frazier and C. H. Harriott; 10m. 

 33s No 3 Hiland Crew: J. C. Seymour, S. F. Allen, H. P. 

 Dam and T. N. Seymour ; 10m. 27s. No. 3 Harlem Row- 

 ing Crew : Howard Conkliug, Henry W. J. Telfair, Alvah G. 

 Bcranton and Thomas K. Keator; 10m. 42*8. 



Junior Single Sculls— C. C. Shaw, of the Palisades, 14m. 

 Jig ■ S S. Leo, of the Palisades, 10m.; S. F. Allen, of the 

 llihnds 16m. Is., and I. Frazer of the Palisades. 



Pur-Oared Gigs.— The Palisade crew not appearing, the 

 TJPKnhites rowed over the course and won the race. 



Senior Single Scull Kace-A. Moffat, 17m. 9£s. ; H. P. 

 Daiu 17m 2ojs. ; 1. Frazier. 



Double Sculls— E. B. Pinckney and A. B. Hoeber of the 

 Harlem Rowing Club, T. N. and J. C. Seymour of the Hi- 

 lands The Harlem boat foundered, the Hiland crew pull- 

 ing over the course winning the race. 



Six and Bight-Oared Barges— Palisades, 1st.; Eesoiutes, 

 2d. ; Harlem, 3d. 



Yachting in Flushing Bat.— Thirty-five to forty yachts 

 entered tor the annual contest at Flushing Sept. 14, but only 

 a few arrived in tune to start. The race for the $100 cup was 

 therefore postponed to the 25th, and a special one was made 

 ud for those present. The course was from a stakeboat off 

 llir Hoffman House, at the head of Flushing bay, to and around 

 Throne's Neck Buoy and return. The yachts crossed the line 

 as follows- Second-class— Emma D., 3:44:40; Mamie, 3:45. 

 First class— Thomas Paine, 3:45:50; Barthema, 3:40:05 ; Pluck 

 and Luck, 3:46:35. The Pluck and Luck turned Throgg's 

 Neck Buoy first in her class, and the Emma D. led in hers. 

 Stemming it was a dead heat to windward, and the Pluck 

 and Luck Wined a long lead, passing Hie finish at, 5:47:30. 

 The Thomas Paine arrived at 6; Emma D., 6:05:02; Mamie, 

 6:12; Barthenia, 6:12:05. 



Gkamebct Boat Club Regatta, Sept. 12.— The eight an- 

 nual regatta of this club was rowed at Harlem. There was a 

 fair attendance of spectators and the various events were well 

 contested Following is a summary : Single scull champion- 

 shin three miles, prizes a challenge belt and presentation med- 

 al.— Geo/ Gaisel was first in 22m. 89Js., but the race was 

 awarded "to H. R. Mills, on a foul. 



Pah oared gigs, one mile.— Entries: J. Rieffel and W. C. 

 Tarrfrard' J. W iiliamson and C. Earwick ; G. Norton and G. 

 Gaiael ; M. L. Sutton and H. W. Smtth. Won by lleiffel and 



T So d r Si'gTe Sdis, one milc.-H. F Spftzka, 7m. ^, ; 

 a P, Kranrf 7m. 354s. ; H. Mills, 7m. 46fs. 



Four oared' shells, one mile.-J- Rieffel, M. L. Sutton, W. 

 JS. Pearl and W. 0. Taggard Gm. 45s. rtt Mills C.Earwick- 

 er T Williams and H. A. Mills, 7m. 9£ s. ; C. F. Neathmg, 

 H Brown G Norton and G. Gaisel,, <m. 14fs. 



Eight-oar barges. -D. Cunningham, J. M. Connell, W, H. 

 Naethlng 0. Kundahl, H. F. Spitzka, W. E. Pearl, H.Brown 

 SSI. Naething, 8m. St**; * Mahr, W. M Dean, W. 

 H. Duhy, H. -i. Mahr, C. Hazleton, J. Loomis, George Nor- 

 tou and. George Gaisel, 9m. 8£s. 



Rochestbb, Sept. 18c— Annual single-sculls race for the 

 Riverside Rowing Club badge ; course a mile and one-half 

 with a turn. F. B. Durandwou in 12m. %S. J. Kelly, his 

 only contestant crossed the line in 13m. 17s. 



Sailixc a TWenty-Mile Rack.— The Sophia Emma of the 

 Manhattan Yacht Club and the Coquette of Tarrytown sailed 

 a twenty-mile race Sept. 14, $250, ironi North Brother Island 

 to and around Gangway buoy and return. The Sophia Emma 

 rounded the buoy at 4:06; the Coquette following six minutes 

 later The wind being dead ahead on the return, the sailing 

 of the yachts was tested, and the Sophia Emma soon left her 

 competitor nearly three miles astern. The Sophia Emma 

 rounded the home, stakeboat at 6:06, making the race m exact- 

 ly fi ve hours. The Coquette, arrived twenty-five minutes later. 



New Jebssts— Triton Regatta,, Newark, Sept. 14.— The 

 third annual regatta of this popular club was rowed over a 

 course of a little over a mile and an. eighth.. The events were 

 $8 follows : 



Junior Single Sculls— Entries : A. W. Conklin, N. C. 



Rommel, C. N. F. Gray. Won by Rommel in Sm. 25s.; 

 Conklin second in 9m. 2s. 



Senior Single Sculls— George W. Lee, 7m. 17s. ; George D. 

 Small, 7m. 80s : Frank L. Phillips, Sm. 3s. 



Pair-Oared Gig Race— H. C. Rommell and J. W. Van Ness, 

 Cm. 10s. ; F. A. Marsh and L. G. Dawson, 9m. 20s. 



Foar-Oared Shell Pace— Shell Old Maid : F. E. Townlcy, 

 Frank Phillips, Charles Bowles, George W. Lee ; 7m. 20s. 

 Shell Bachelor— F. R. Fortmeyer, H. C. Rommel, G. D. 

 Small, E. L. Phillips ; 7m. 15s. 



The regatta closed with a mirth-producing tub race. 



Pavonia Yacht Club, Sept. 14.— The Pavonia Yacht Club, 

 of Jersey City, held their annual regatta Thursday. The 

 course for the first and second-class yachts was from a stake- 

 boat off the club house, foot of Pavonia avenue, to and 

 around Fort Lafayette, turning the same from west to east, 

 passing to the westward of the can buoy off Robbins' Reef, 

 ling and returning, thence to the home stakeboat, pass- 

 ing the same to the westward. The course for the third, 

 class was from a stakeboat off the club house to and around. 

 Bobbins' Reef, turning the same from west lo cast, thence to 

 the home stakeboat, passing the same to the westward. 



The entries and time were as follows : 



Comcled Time. 



St Elmo * * ± 



[,''''" r • i 82 09 



Shaughrann 8 28 31 



K? !Um - •■'••■■4 20 65« 



V: h r s ; 8 56 u 



Nellieshaw g i 8 04 



g usa l» 3 02 30 



ProuFrou 4 2ti n 



Aiftlie Taylor 4 24 ^5 



HeuryH Holmes 4 15 41 



^nswep to ($,o\rtx$on&mt!t. 



IVo Notice Taken of Anonymous C 



W. E. L., Stamford, Conn.— Will you kindly Inform me if chilled shot 

 hurts a gun? Ans. No. 



W. A. C, Cincinnati.— Examine your clog carefully and see if lie has 

 not a fistula, or sinns in the elaw. 



W. 'J'. S , Worcester, Mass.— What, is the gauge of my shot barrel ? It 

 is 55-100 of an inch in diameter. Ans. 20. 



M. and M., Chillicothe, Ohio.— The Dittmar powder is all right, but de- 

 mands to be handled in a certain way to secure good results. 



Enquires, N. Y.— Will you please inform me as to the fastest time 

 made with or without record on the track ? Ans. Goldsmith's Maid 2:14. 



J3. D. W., Boston.— Would you please inform me of the proper address 

 to have my setter pup recorded? Ans. Arnold Burges, Hillsdale, 

 Mich. 



H. w. M., Manistee,— IsBiydenburgh of the American Team now using 

 a Sharps Itifle? Ans. No— he used a Remington m the International 

 Match. 



O. B., Shakopee, Minn.— How near is Lakin's " Ned" related in blood 

 to Dunham's "Jesse" both having Barley "Hhot" for sire. Aus. Half 

 brother and sister. 



T. O. M., N. Y. City.— Has there been a law passed prohibiting shoot- 

 ing on htaten Island for three years ? Ans. We have not heard of such 

 a law being enacted. 



J. W. B., Newport, R. I.— 1. Is there any cure for trembling of hands 

 and arms ? Do tea and coffee effect the nerves ? Ans. Yes, if the 

 causa is known. S. Yes, If abused in their use. 



C, M S., Lawndale, Logan Co., Ill,— Please tell me through your paper 

 what hunting I will And along the Galveston, Ilarrisburg and San An- 

 tonio R. R., Texas ? Ans. Wild fowl, plover, chickens, etc. 



F. W. K., Milbnrn, N. .T.— Will you Kindly inform me of a way of rid- 

 ding my pigeons of the lice which trouble them very much. Ans. 

 Strew tobacco dust in their nests and smoke their feathers well with to- 

 bacco smoke. 



S. H. P., Bridgeport, Conn.— Can you tell me anything about the fish- 

 ing in Cayuga Lake, N. Y. ? How is the black bass fishing, and do they 

 take during October ? Ans. We have heard no reports of late. Early 

 reports were not very favorable. 



L., Mansfield, Pa.— Is it possible to make a true cylinder bore, 12 

 gauge gun, HO inch barrel, that will give a pattern of 174 average out of 



5 show, at 40 yards, 3 drs. powder, \% oz No. T Tatham shot ? Ans. It, 

 may be possible, but not probable. 



W, H. B., Fisherville, N. H.— Your dog has epilepsy. Take care of 

 his general health, paying great attention to cleanliness. Give tea- 

 spoonful of Bondault's wine of pepsurn (Pougera's) three times a day, 

 and place on low diet- Give plenty of ah' and exercise. 



C. O. M., Philadelphia.— Will you please inform a subscriber of your 

 journal where good trout fishing can be had in the mountainous regions 

 of West Virginia? Ans. The " Hoy Wilderness" will probably suit you 

 beat. Write to Thos. Bastey, Oakland, Garxe Co., Maryland. 



W. J. H., New Bedford, Mass.— I wish very much for convenience in 

 traveling to take two inches from the barrels of my twelve gauge thirty 

 inch breech-loader. Will it make any difference in its shooting? Ans. 

 Yes, it will make difference, tuough it might not be positively injurious. 



E. W., Brookline, Mass.— Can you inform me where, during the 

 month of October, I can And good woodcock and partridge shooting in 

 the vicinity of some lake or stream where duck and snipe can be found? 

 Ans. You require a great deal from one locality. Try Lake Parmachiue, 

 K. H. 



Back Action, Noroton, Ct. — 1. Can I get a rifle for $25 that will shoo 

 a 3S short C. F. cartridge? 2. Is it against the law to shoot pigeon 

 matches in this state ? 3. What is the best size of shot to shoot loons 

 with, want to get them for their oil. 4. My gun is a Kemington 12 bore, 

 could 1 get a 10 gauge barrel to lit the same stock ? Ans. \. We do 

 not know of any in the market at that price, but any of the leading 

 makers will doubtless furnish one. 2. Not that we know of, except so 

 far as it may be brought under the statute of cruelty to animals. 3. No. 



6 shot, 4. Yes, by sending your gun to the makers. 



Skipe, Montreal— My dog is now 6 months old. About two months 

 ago he was run over, but did not appear to have received any injuries 

 from the accident, walking home all right. Some time after he seemed 

 to be unable to retain his water, and now it. is very disagreeable when- 

 ever he is stroked ; or, if frightened, will dribble away for ten or twelve 

 Beconds ; he appears very lively and eats well, in fact is in perfect 

 health excepting the loss of his water withont, apparently, any exertion 

 on Ws part. Ans. Your dog is suffering from paralysis due to injury 

 of the vertebral column. You cannot use Ddm with safety this fall. 



Ai.n. B., Del Norte, C'al,— Please inform me where I can get a book for 

 training setter dogs aud what the price Is? 2. I have a setter of good 

 breed nearly a year old; do you think he is too old to train? Ans. 1. " Hal- 

 lock's Sportsman's Gazetteer." Price *3 00, post paid, for sale at thia 

 office. 2. No, not if handled properly— with care. 



S. N. B., Latrobe, Pa— My red Irish setter pnp, 3 months old, is getting 

 a wart on the top of his head. It is new about as large as the end of your 

 little finger. Please let me know what to do for it, or what will take it 

 off. Ans. Cut il, down until it begins to bleed, theuapplya concentrated 

 solution of chromic acid. It will cause a healthy ulcer which will heal 

 readily. 



Lawyer, Philadelphia.— Can yon recommend to me any standard 

 works upon training for rowing, running, etc., and physical develop- 

 ment, with the prices, publishers, etc.? Ana. "Argonaut, or, The. 

 Arts of Rowing and Training," $2.00. " How to Row," $1.51). " Stoue- 

 heuge's Rural Sports," $!).oo. <• We=thall's Method of Traliuug tor Run- 

 ning, Walking, Rowing, etc., 5(Jc. Can be had at this office. 



\V. E. P., Cambridge, Mass.— (I.) I have a young pointer I wish to try 

 and train him myself. Where can I get a cheap work on the subject ? 

 (2.) Wlat is the price of a W. & 0, Scott gun? (a.) Will a pointer thai, 

 has never been trained point a bird well? Ans. t. "Hailock's Gazet- 

 teer," price $3.00, for sale by us. 2. (inns are of different prices, from 

 ST5 upward. 3. Yes, if of good breed, and possessos a nose. 



R., Ithaca, N. Y.— For sea shooting I use a 10 bore, 9 lb. gun, with the 

 following charge : Two No. 8 pink-edge wads over five drachms of Du- 

 pont's No. 1 ducking powder ; one ounce or less of No. 4 shot, covered 

 by one No. 10 pink-edge wad. Could I load in any other way to save 

 ammunition; of get better resnlts in shooting, having driven shot en- 

 tirely through a goose at ten rods ? Ans. We think you might be satis- 

 fled with the result if as stated. 



Lonex, Stratford, Ct.— My dog three years old has an affection of 

 the ears, evidenced by a rash on the internal flap, and at times by a, 

 shaking of the head. The annoyance is yet slight— the flapping of the 

 ears once In two or three days apart. Ans. Apply Black wash, if does 

 not answer, touch each pimple with weak solution carbolic acid as well. 

 If any discharge from the ears wash them out with P. P. syringe and. 

 castile soap and tepid water. Give internally half teaspoonful of Eiix 

 iodo bromide of calcium three times a day. 



Bat Rioge, John St., N. Y.— I and two friends have an idea of going 

 to Pike Co. on October 1. We want plenty of game, are not very par- 

 ticular what it is. As we know no one in Pike Co., will you give infor- 

 mation where a reliable party can be found ? Can you give me a receipt 

 for keeping birds from grapes? Ans. IsaacM. Bradly, Eldred, Sullivan 

 Co., N. Y., or Thos. Williamson, Lackawaxen, Pa., will suit you. There 

 is no way of keeping birds from grapes except by means of "scare 

 crows," or by covering the vines with netting. 



C. V. J., Pearl Creelc, N. Y.— Will you please Inform me what the pros- 

 pects are for good hunting and trapping in V i rgima this fall and w inter? 

 Bo you think it will pay to go and make a business of it? Will you give 

 me directions and dimension,? for making the best boat for trapping to 

 accommodate two persons and baggage? Ans. It depends entirely up- 

 on your own abilities whether you can make trapping pay or not. Vir- 

 ginia furnishes good ground for hunter and trapper. You will find dir- 

 ections for building either a skiff or scow in the back numbers of the 

 Fokest and Stkeaji, July and iugust. 



E. F. B., Gouverneur, N. Y.— Please advise me what to do for my 

 spaniel dog. She Is stiff and lame in shoulders and neck, can walk 

 around some, seems to be hard work. Neck stiff, cannot put her nose 

 down to eat or drink, seems all right every other way ; appetite good. 

 The cause was being caught in a cold raiu just at night after hunting 

 two or three hours. Ans. Chloride of propylamine 32 gra. Anise seed 

 water, 3 ozb.; Atwood's alcohol, 1 oz. ; simple syrup, It drs.; saffron, .'„;.; 

 dr. Dissolve chloride in the water, add alcohol and syrup, then saffron; 

 let digest 24 to 48 honrs ; then filter until clear and bright. Dose, a tea- 

 spoonful three times a day. 



SunscRiBER, Philadelphia.— Will yon please give me tho law for wood- 

 cock, gttail and rabbits in New York State? Will I find this game abund- 

 ant about Watkins, Schuyler Co., in October? Can you advise me how 

 to get ink stains out of light colored cloth without injury to the fabric? 

 Ans. Woodcock may be killed from Aug. 1 to January 1. quail from 

 November 1 to January 1 ; hares from November 1 to March 1. You will 

 probably find a few woodcock and hares. As to quail we cannot 

 A concentrated solution of pyrophosphate of sodium will remove ink 

 stains withont injuring the fabric ; but the moment the ink has disap- 

 peared the fabric must be quickly and thoroughly washed with cold 

 water. 



F. M. W., Waterville, Me.— By a recent number of your paper I not.ico 

 that Hartman Talbot, of Port Huron Commercial, Is, or was, cruising on 

 Great Lakes in a catamaran. Do you mean by that simply two boats 

 decked over? or sncha craft as the <« Flying Proa" described in Aug. 

 number of Hamper's and canl learn through you whether there are in 

 existence one or more sucli crafts as that just alluded to? Ans. The 

 catamaran J. D. Buchtel which made the trip from Detroit to Chicago Is 

 simply two boats decked over. They each have thirty feet keel and G 

 feet breadth of beam, and are 12 feet apart. The deck is arch-shaped 

 to a point forward of their .stems 10 feet, so the full size of the del k 

 24x40 feet. A solid arch four feet high extends from side to side and 

 into this the spar is stepped. When running at a rate of 12 or 14 miles 

 an hour the catamaran leaves a rolling swell behind such as is made l>v 

 the paddle wheels o£ a steamer. This would indicate a resists. 

 migtit be well lo avoid in building another. We do not know of any cat- 

 amaran on the lakes of the build described in Bar par's Monthly. Cap!.. 

 James Dean, of Detroit, first built a smaller one than the Bud, \ 

 owns her still ; she is nearly the same style. The Buchtel was sold to a 

 resident of Green Bay, Wisconsin. 



Jersey, Newark, N. J.— A friend having a very fine setter pup 

 T months old, that was somewhat out of sorts, asked me to look at him, 

 I, upon careful inquiry, elicited the following symptoms:— Per 

 quietor lying down, nothing was discernible of an unusual nature; 

 an attempt to wa'.k a few feet would cause the dog to suddenly eject, a 

 distance of several feet, in one wiiill', a quantity of green, slimy liquid, 

 after which simply a listless disposition was apparent, a very slight fever 

 and pulse very little higher than usual. No appetite, but always ready to 

 drink ; had no passage for several days previous to my first seeing him, 

 and (it being now several days since I saw him) none that the owner can 

 discover since. Not wishing to advise a friend what 1 would try or do in 

 my own dog, he gave him the second and third doses of castor oil and 

 an enema of Castile soap twice, neither or which had the desired 

 effect; ainoetnen au enema of sweet oil, as well as a dose, inwardly, 

 and last evening a report came in, still vomiting occasionally but no- 

 ■vacuation, and no pain apparently. Upon further inquiry I learned 

 {hat the children had. been. eating peaches and threw him the.v, 

 oneormoreof whieh he swallowed whole. Is it possible that these 

 stones nave iodgej nes and have caused this trouble . 



if so, what can be done for him? Ans. It would be imposaihlectoxte er- 

 mine correctly from your description. It is a fair guess, however, 

 though we should not like to prescribe on the strength of it. If such 

 is the case, the dog will probably be dead before you read HUSana\ 



