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C, G. L.— "Highholds" are protected by law In Now York State. 



C. R., Philadelphia.— Please, inform me if mackerel have Bcales. 

 Ans. No. 



A. B., Boston, Mass.— Would advise you to procure a St. Bernard 

 We know of no puppies for sale. 



Jersey City.— What is the date or the open season for Hack bass in 

 New Jersey? Ana, The 1st of June. 



E. K., New York.— What kind of fishing is there in Schroon Lake? 

 Ans. Trout, lake trout, bass and pike (pickerel I, 



P. V. S., New York. We should advise you to go to the agents of 

 the first gun mentioned, and oxarninethe styles and prices. 



J. p.-, Jr., Denver, Col. — For English blue-rock pigeons for breeding 

 purposes apply to Chas. Reielie & Bro.. Chatham street, New York. 



F. G. B,, Hoboken, N. J.— Cm you inform me if there is any brook 

 trout fisning on Staten Island open to the public? Ans. There is 

 none. 



0. C, Riverside. Cal.— 1. The rifles are generally considered safe. 

 2. For pictures of hunting and fishing send to Currier & Ives, Nassau 

 street, .New Yurie. 



F. W. If.— See article on "Cheap Trip to Adirondaeks,' in our last 

 issue. Consult, also, "Wallace's Guide Book," which we can send 

 you. Price, fifty couts. 



C. H. L., Newport, N, Y.— 1. We can supply Manton's "Taxidermy 

 Without a Teacher," pi ice 50 cents. 2. The scientific name of the 

 highholi is Colaptcs ouratus. 



Q.. Opolika, Ala.— The guns are bored both full and modified choke, 

 ion cr.i: - ik: y ki want, we presume, by giving instructions to 

 the dealer from wlioui you purchase. 



G. L. B., Middleboro, Mass.— Can you inform me who owns the red 

 Irish setter bitch Kate, who won second priz?. at Pittsburg in 1879? I 

 wish her padigrue. Will some one send us the information? 



F. P.- The member of your gun club who reached the grounds after 

 the match had been decided had no claim to compete for the. pr' 

 It should have been awarded to the man who won the shoot-off. 



G. L., Phelps, N. Y r .— There is being sold upon our streets black 

 bass. What could we do about it? Ans. You can complain and 

 prosecute, the same as in case of any other offense against the laws 

 of New York. 



A. H. S., Catawissa, Pa.— What are the proper dimensions for., 

 kennel for a medium-sized setter? Ans. The larger and more roomy 

 the bettor. If you are scant of room, three by three and one-half 

 feet, and thirty inches high will do very well. 



G. M. C, St. ( 

 been explored, 

 sioners Of Agrii 

 a good onq| Sc 



A. B. D.Now 

 Southern Ivans; 

 National Wool Gr. 



, Mo.— We do not know that the land has 

 dvise you to write to the Florida Commis 

 :. Jacksonville. Althorp's map of Florida is 

 w, stationer, in Jacksonville, 

 lood sheep-raiding sections are in Nebraska, 

 isouri. For books on the subject write to the 

 is' Association, Boston, Mass. The Nebraska 



JtoWrter, publisheikat Lincoln, Neb., has a dopartment devoted to 

 sheep raiding. 



'Glenbale, Mass.— rt is not against the law to work your dogs on 

 young woodcock, not shooting at nor attempting to kill the game. 

 But we should not advise you to do it. It is not good for the dog, 

 because the sceut of the young bird is different from what it will be 

 when they are mature. 



H. A. W., Philadelphia— Please inform me whether the rock-fish 

 does not run up the Delaware Elver above tide-water, and if they are 

 not caught at the Delaware Water Gap. I know shad run up that 

 far. Ans. Yes. Small ones are taken up there occasionally. The 

 lish are amphiuecious, >'. e., inhabit salt and fresh water indifferently. 



W. H. R., New York.— A party of three or four want black bass 

 fishing in the State of New Yorit and board at a farmhouse near. 

 r, is some such fishing to be had in the Mohawk River, be- 

 tween Schenectady and Amsterdam; Oneida, Canandaigua and other 

 l-.ko.s "L central New York. No doubt board can be had at farm 

 houses near any of these waters. 

 ,''"' J. A. H., Quiney, Mass.— Is there such a snake as a hoop snake, viz., 

 a snake that can take its tail hi its mouth, forming a hoop, and in that 

 position roll along the ground to seize its prey or to attack an enemy? 

 Ans. No. The "hoop snake" is a figment of the imagination, dwell- 

 ing only in the innermost recesses and unfathomable abysses of the 

 superstition-befogged min ds of grannies and simpletons. 



Edieto. WalUalla, S. C— Will you please tell me who bred the 

 beagle bitches Lucy and Bess, mentioned by "Dorkin" in your issue 

 of March 23? If they were bred by Mr. Geo. Pownall, of Christiana, 

 Pa., I have a granddaughter of Bess which is a perfect little gem 

 and cannot be surpassed on hares. I have seen her rim with fox- 

 hounds fur fire hours, and she was never left behind. Ans. Mr. El- 

 more writes that Lucy and Bess are litter sisters, and were purchased 

 from Mr. Geo. PowuaU. who probably bred them. 



E. H. C, West Sterling, Mass.— Would Sebec Lake, Me., or vicin- 

 ity, be a good place for a couple of greenhorns to camp out for a 

 week or ten days' fishing? We have been used to roughing it at the 

 Seashore, and dontwish to go to the expense of luring a guide. 

 Would it be practicable to carry a canvas boat? Is there any other 

 place m that vicinity you could recommend? Ans. Y'es, fishing is 

 good there. You can take a canvas boat, but will have to put it on 

 a stage from South Sebec, or hire a wagon to transport it. 



C. II.. Runnels, Texas.— 1. Give names of parties breeding Scotch 

 coll is dogs for sale? 2. What are pups, male or female, from well- 

 bred colfies worth ? 8. Can the black bass of the creeks in Texas be 

 taken with fly? If so, what description of fly would you recommend? 

 4. If not, waat is the likeliest bait? Ans. 1. See our advertising 

 columns. 2. Ten to twenty-live dollars. 3. Most attempts to take 

 them with a lly have failed. We have had two accounts of their 

 being so taken, but knowing the authors very well, we require confir- 

 mation before believing. 4. Best baits are minnows, frogs and 

 spoons. ^^^^__ 



Vbnhok'b June Bulletin.— Mr. Vennor offers the public a special 

 "Bulletin." for June, in which he attempts a forecast of the general 

 characters of the seasons for the next nineteen months. Singularly 

 i.'uuu gh, his "long-range ' predictions have in the past been remarkably 

 correct, fde now describes the probabilities for the fall of 1888 and 

 winter and autumn of itffiS. Besides thin "noieteen month" predic- 

 tion, details are given for June and August, weather, and the summer 

 generally. An interesting chart of the comparative temperatures of 

 a number at stations between Fort Garry, .Man., and St. John, N. B., 

 is given in slack anil white, and some singular facts are mentioned 

 respecting "weather relationships," which Mr. Yennor claims to have 

 discovered. Another cut represents the iceberg inhabited by polar 

 bears, recently met with by an ocean steamer out at Bca, and the 

 skorcii is remarkably lifelike. This number of the "Bulletin" is the 

 last until the September issue, as the midsummer months have al- 

 ready been referred to in previous issues. It will be sent directly to 

 all applicants f ■■• ten cents, and subscribers for the rest of the year 

 fur fifty cents. Address, simply, Henry G. Vennor, Montreal, Canada. 

 No more papers can be sent for a stamp. — Adu, 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



Messrs. Wright & Ditson. the well-known manufacturers and 

 dealers in fishing tackle, camping outfits, etc., have a fine illustrated 

 c tc ll )g io, giving a full 1 ascription of t.reir goods, which they will be 

 pleased to mail on application. So;; their advertisement. 



Tents.— Mr. S Ilemmenway, who has occupied the sail loft over the 

 WaU Street Ferry -house for more, than a quarter of a century, has 

 recently been obliged to enlarge his quarters, and is now located at 

 No. 60 South street, city, where he is prepared to furnish tents for 

 camping or other purposes, in every known style: also, awnings, flags, 

 sails, etc., etc See his card in another column. 



MfiSSas. J. & W. 't'OLLEv. of Birmingham, have recently opened a 

 brancu establishment in London for me convenience of their custom- 

 ers. The address of the firm in London is No. 1 Conduit street, Re- 

 gent street, W., som • live minutes walk from the Regent Circus, aud 

 i venient to iho Hotel Langhaui, which is a favorite hotel for 

 Amjrio.visri London, Sportsmen from this country visiting Lon- 

 don saould not fail tar call at the L'olley establishment to inspect the 

 fine display of tnese most excellent arms. 



FLUSH DECK— Mi-. Mccormick's new deep draft, flushdeck keel 

 yacht, to be launched in Boston, is of the following dimensions: 

 83ft. long ou deck. 33ft. on the line, 13ft. 3in. beam, 7ft. 8in. draught. 

 The timbers are w.nte oak, sided 4in., moulded 3>$iu. at the top,2t(iin. 

 at the bottom, and spaced lOin, She has an iron shoe, weighing 6 

 tons, with iron floors to hold the same. The cabin has 5ft. llin. under 

 the carlines, Thu mast is d8ft. long, bowsprit outboard 15ft. Sin., boom 

 Wft„ gaff 87ft „ hoint Sift,, topmast 88ft. 



fachting m\d (^tutoring. 



FIXTURES. 



June 3— Larchmont J. C, Pennant Matches. 



June 4— East River Y. G, Opening Cruise. 



June 5— Quaker City Y. C, Spring Matches. 



June 6— Salem Bay Y. C, Opening Match. 



June 5— Hudson River Y. O, Annual Matches. 



June 10— Atlantic Y. C, Ladies' Day. 



June 12— Quaker City Y. C, Chester Regatta. 



June 13— Atlantic Y. O, Annual Matches. 



Juno 15— New York Y. C, Annual Matches. 



June 17— Dorchester Y. C, Annual Matches. 



June 17— Boston Y. C, Union Race, Dorchester Bay. 



June 17— Seawanbaka Y. G, Corinthian Races, 



June 17— Salem Bay Y. G, Spring Matches. 



June 17— Merrimack Y. G. Club Match. 



June 18— Quaker City Y. C, Harboi Cruise. 



June 19— Hull Y. I'., Spring Matches. 



June 21— Eastern Y. O, Spring Matches. 



June 21— New Haven Y. G, Annual Matches. 



June 21— Quiney Y. C, Second Club Match. 



June 21— Hull Y. C, Squadron Review. 



June 26— East River Y, C, Annual Matches. 



June 27— Southern Y. C, Amateur Race, Challenge Cup. 



June 28— New Jersey Y. C. Annual Matches. 



July 1— Hull Y. C. . Challenge Pennant. 



July 14— Quaker City Y. C, Corinthian Crmse to Wilmington, 



July 2— East River Y'. C, Amiual Cruise. 



July 4— Larchmont Y. G, Annual Match. 



July 4— Chicago Y. 0., Annual Matches. 



July 4— Cleveland Y, C, Annual Open Races. 



July 6— Dorchester Y. C, Open Raoes. 



July 8— Beverly Y. C, First Championship Match, Nahant. 



July 11— Salem Bay Y. C, First Championship. 



July 15-Hull Y. C, One Day Cruise. 



July 15— Merrimack Y. C, Club Match. 



July 18— Buffalo Y. C, Annual Matches. 



July- 21 -Quiney Y. C. Third Club Match. 



July 22— Eastern Y T . C. Cruise Eastward. 



July 22— Hull Y. C, Annual Club Matches. 



July 22— Atlantic Y. C. Annual Cruise. 



July 88— Quaker City Y T . C, Harbor Cruise. 



July 29 -Beverly Y. C, See mi Chamoionship Match, Swampscott. 



Aug. 5— Hull Y. ('., Sweepstakes Race. 



Ai;.u : ;:.' Uurkrr i.'jy Y. t; -. mmnl Cruise 



Aug. 8— Salem Bay Y. C, Second Championship. 



Aug. 10— Southern Y. C, Annual Sweepstakes. 



Aug. 12— Hull Y. C, Second Club Matches. 



Aug. 12— Merrimack Y. C, Club Match. 



Aug. ID— Beverly Y. C, Open Regatta, Marblahead. 



Aug. 19— Hull Y. G, Open Races. 



Aug. 23-Quincy Y. C, Fourth Club Match. 



Aug. Southern Y. C. Inter-Stn : . 



Aug, 26— Hull Y. G, Club Championship Match. 



Aug. 29-Salem Bay Y, C, Championship Sail-off. 



Aug. 29— Hull Y, C, CIn'e Championship Match. 



Sept. 2— Beverly Y. C, Third Championship M sh-h, Marblehead. 



Sept. 4— East River Y. C, Fall Matches. 



Sept. Hull Y. C, Club Championship Sail-off. 



Sept. 4— Quiney Y. C, Fifth Club Match. 

 Sept. 9— Merrimack Y. O, Open to All Match. 

 Sept. 10— Quaker City Y. G, Harbor Cruise. 

 Sept. 21— Quaker City Y. C, Harbor Cruise. 

 Oct. 1— Quaker City Y. C, Closing Cruise. 



CENTERBOARDS FOR CANOES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



That is a first-class centerboard show-n in your issue of May 4. In 

 looking into details of construction, would the lifting-rod 6 J not 

 straighten out when lead is being lifted out? V H looks as if it would 

 stand better, being set at a better angle. 



Would charcoal-iron rivets not have done as well as copper ones, 

 and so have saved Mr. R. T. mental anxiety as to galvanic action? 

 One little point looks as if it wanted explanation: When the board is 

 low-ered, what position does the part F P take? P looks as if it were 

 fixed so as to allow point F to fall aft. Should F P not be hinged just 

 at letter R, or, to explain better what I mean, should it not be con- 

 structed as sketch herewith inclosed? What does Mr. Tyson sav? 



Wren. 



A. Hingepin to allow lead to come out in line vertical with rod R. 



B. Pin on which centerboard hinges. 



C. Pin through keel supporting board. 



X. Rod to lift board up tnruugh si . t in deck. 



PEARLS. 



WHILE canoes representing a compromise between sailing and 

 paddling have received much attention throughout tbecountry, 

 it has been left to New York to introduce the heavy dragoons in the 

 way of lead laden canoes adopted mainly for sailing and for regular 

 windward work. With the great experience of our English cousins 

 to draw upon, it was natural as well as sensible that the Pearl of Mr. 

 Tredwen and the Nautilus of Mr. Baden Powell should hav* been 

 accepted as guides for us to start from. So much thought and care 

 has been bestowed by those and other experts upon this particular 

 class, that little remains for us to improve upon. Of these heavy 

 canoes Mr. W. P. Stephens has made a special study, and he is now 

 busy turning out. a number of them in his shops at West Brighton, 

 Stateu Island, where they may be inspected by those interested. 

 Canoes of this kind will not perhaps prove attractive to the cross- 

 country traveler, but we have such an extensive sea coast, so many 

 vast lakes, bays and sounds to navigate, that there seems even greater 

 need for such able, weatherly feUows in America than abroad, and 

 we are giad to see a start ma'de which promises to introduce among 

 suit-water men at least a most serviceable sort of boat. Having large 

 displacement, ample weights, low weights in the shape of lead and 

 iron boards, long fore and aft section, liberal accommodation aud 

 capable of carrying a large spread, canoes of the Tredwen-Pearl type 

 can go to win. tward pretty much like a yacht, and with a free sheet 

 and spinakcr like a steamer. 



With a smai-t breeze many miles will slide by in a day, while as to 

 weather, they need fear a blow and a sea less 'than acatboatof much 

 greater size. We need not tell those of experience what rough and 

 boisterous elements a well managed canoe may face. With a man of 

 skill and watchfulness at sheets or blades there is hardly a limit to 

 their capacities in a sea and little, dread need anyone have for aught 

 but a lee shore, and even then a resort to beaching offers a very fair 

 chance of escape if a cool head is preserved and judgment displayed. 

 In general the Pearl type differ from more popular styles In being 

 bigger boats all round, in having short entrance and run with long, 

 wide midship body, greater depth, high plumb topsides, ballast, boards 

 and largo rig with complete flUlnijs for control and reduction, and a 



tiller for hand steering besides the usual foot gear. According to the 

 new rules of the American Canoe Association now proposed for 

 adoption, the Pearls would fall under Class 4, as "paddleabie sailing 

 canoes." Length not over iHft. with a maximum of 27in. beam for 

 that length. The beam may be increased lj^hi. tor every foot of 

 length less than 28ft., showing that the A. C. -A. is alive to toe import- 

 ance of size in classifying boats, regardless of their lengtn. This is 

 of course as it should be and an example to sunury yacut clubs ex- 

 hibiting a much less intelligent comprehension of the subject of 

 measurement. Depth, underside of Oeck to inside of garooard at 

 forward end of wed not to exceed Klin, lieel, outside, limited to 2in. 

 depth. Centerboards limited in size to 18in. urop below keel and in 

 weight to UOlbs. There is, however, no limit to total weight or ballast 

 in class 4. As may be supposed, balancing beam agaiubt lengtn will 

 be productive of Highly interesting and valuable experiments. 



Tuns the question arises as to w nether an l»f t.xwi in. model is faster 

 than a shorter but broader one of 17ft.x-.»>i^in.; how will they com- 

 pare in ad round woric; will me greater reacning and running capac- 

 ity of 18ft. prove of more value tnan the better qualities to windward 

 tne shorter and beamier boat will show, and what will their respective 

 performance be under paddle, and tneu- behavior in a sea? All this 

 and a great deal more can be intelligibly answered from racing sta- 

 tistics yet to be gathered under the size rule of the A. C. A. But had 

 lengtn been accepted as tne standard of classification all results 

 would have been of a deceptive character; and might lead to conclu- 

 sions exactly wrong. If it is found that 18xa7 are oetler proportions 

 than 17x28)4 under the A. C. A. rule, we can easily see how a length 

 rule compelling the first to give time to the second, ignoring tne lat- 

 ter's superior beam and power, could lead to wrong conclusions by 

 reversing the actual score. We believe that upon nothing is the A. 

 C. A. tone more congratulated tnan upon tne sensible cnoice of 

 classification. That it has refused to listen to the superficialities re- 

 cently put forth in an effort, to give a semblance of logical derivation 

 to lengtn rules is emiucntly to tne credit of the A. U. A. committee 

 having the matter in charge. 



Already we have to note forthcoming experiments of the kind 

 indicated, for Mr. W. P. Stephens has nearly nnisned two handsome 

 aud exceedingly well built Pearls, whose contests will shed much 

 light upon tne value of length compared to beam. Being an expert 

 draugntsman and perfectly eomersant with "laying down" and 

 "taiclug off" on tue moid loft hoor, Mr. Stephens nas made wonder- 

 fully tun- jobs in botn cases. One canoe is ior Mr. uudiu, New lork 

 G. G. She is known to the cognoscenti as a number i\o. (i Pearl, 

 Tredwen's latest and most successful model. Length. 14ft. ; beam, 

 33iu. ; deptfi amidships, lfin. ; sheer forward, tiin. ; aft, 4iu. ; l^in. 

 deadrise on 9in. out; stem and post plumb; draft 7in.; centerboard, 

 5ulos. galvanized iron witn Stephens a new hoisting arrangement; 

 rudder drops 3in. below line of Keel; cockpit of almond shape, daring 

 coamings lot-ward with pin rail in the eyes; two mast tubes forward 

 1 and 2ft. from bow; also tube for mizzen 2ft. from post; mainsail of 

 the balance lug pattern contains luosq. ft., and mizzen 251 1. Total 

 weight, without board or ballast, about fOblus. Bunt with a smooth 

 skin on tne "riboon carvel" principle, malting tv very sightly, tight, 

 light, strong and workmanlike job. Tne skin planking lays togetner 

 flush inside and out, and a narrow ribbon is run arotuiu inside, cover- 

 ing the joint. Frames spaced Sin. apart, of steamed oak, Jgx^at 

 keel ana y, X % at head, bides of wiiite cedar, witn Spanish cedar 

 sneer strame, and deck of same secured by brass screws. Compart- 

 ments in eactt end, readied through doors in tne cockpit bulKheuds. 

 The floorboards are 2>14in. above the garboards. 



The sejond of the same order is budding for Mr. Whitlock. She is 

 of the same depth, but lit. longer and l^in. narrower. The center- 

 board and general construction are the same, though the masts are 

 ■ led a trifle further aft. There is one bulkhead aft tne well, with 

 a door, and a small half bulkhead abreast the centerboard truck. An 

 air bag is to be stowed forward of it. On deck there will be a raised 

 hatch tor stowage. Both canoes have under deck foot steerers and 

 ■also tillers for sailing. 



In tne same shops a lot of other work is in hand interesting to the 

 visitor. We note a line J ersey Blue model for Mr. V an Renssellatr, to be 

 m;h. ieJ isiu'-ralda. She has the look of a bold, easy boat under sail 

 and paddle, a very good fit for all round purposes indeed. She will 

 have two iugsails. Mr. Stephens has also urawn a number of sail 

 plans, among them a 75ft. batten lug for Judge Longworth, of the 

 Cincinnati G C, and a Chinese lug with battens running across at an 

 angle to the boom for Mr Cook, N. Y. C. 0. A number of more or 

 less modilied Rob Roys are in hand. The original American Nautilus 

 rests on brackets, a trifle antiquated in lines and build, though not 

 many years old, so rapid have been the strides made in the art of 

 modeling and construction since the introduction of the sport. The 

 same builder is busy w itn several pleasure gigs and yacht work, and 

 will boon lay the keel for Mr. H. W. Eaton's new cutter. 



THE SWEEP OF REFORM. 



That the boiileversement in faith from fight drafts to deep and mod- 

 erate forms with outside ballast is sw eeping all before it may be ■ 

 gathered from the following quotations from a recent issue of the 

 Herald. Tne opinions therein given accord so closely with all Iorest 

 and Stream has been seeking io impress upon tne public mind, that 

 we derive much consolation and pleasure to note the growing preva- 

 lence of the ideas and principles set forth in these columns. The 

 Herald says: 



"Of the new ideas that have gained a permanent foothold and been 

 extensively put to practical use. is the use of lead. A few years ago 

 yachtsmen would nave laughed at such ballast, but ridicule has been 

 supplanted by words of commendation, and those who most strenu- 

 ously opposed it have been led to believe in its value and efficiency. 

 Many yachtsmen have taken out their iron ballast and put lead in 

 place of it, wnde outside lead has been and is being put on large and 

 small boats. And the new departure in outside ballast will work a 

 revolution in the matter of models, as it will soon be ascertained that 

 less beam must be needed to carry the same amount of sail. Accept- 

 ing this, another step will be taken and the aid of the designer in- 

 voked, as tne lead must be properly placed or the yacht whl tail to 

 please in the matter of her trim. This involves figures, long the bane 

 of some builders; but the guesswork plan has nearly run its course, 

 and it cannot be iong before work of an accurate nature wUl take its 

 place. The first large yacht in this vicinity to take out her iron bal- 

 last and substitute lead was the schooner Norseman. It has without 

 doubt been a benefit to her. The schooner yacht Crusader has lead 

 outside, but in her case it was put on last season. The schooner 

 yacht (Jlytie, the Crusader's old antagonist, has all lead inside and 

 some placed outside, and as a natural sequence has increased her sail 

 plan. This, it is hoped, will increase her speed and make her at the 

 same time a safer boat. The schooner yacht Agues had some lead 

 put outside last year. 



"The new schooner building there for Mr. Weld will have fifteen tons 

 of outside lead, which is more than any native designer has yet tried, 

 and her first appearance will be looked forward to with mucn interest, 

 as she has less oeam and more outside w-eight than any boat of her 

 lenttth In the yacht fleet. The smaller yachts are putting on outside 

 ballast, even down to some of the twenty-eight feet class; but how far 

 this will be carried is a debatable point. In England it has reached 

 the point of putting nearly all the ballast outside, even on a boat 

 eighty feet long on water line, it has not been so very long ago that 

 .Boston yachtsmen bought many of their boats in New York, but now 

 Boston is turning the tables upon Gotham, for the yachtsmen of the 

 latter are buying from the eastward. More attention should be given 

 to contests between small boats. In England the races of the tiny 

 3-tonners are reported with the same care and accuracy or detail as 

 those of the stately nineties, and it should be so in this country; but 

 in the past the s,n .11 boat has been ignored with us, and anything 

 short of a first-class schooner in many instances seems unworthy of 

 record. Signs of better things, however, begin to appear. One 

 American yacht is heard of at Gibraltar and another at Gosport; 

 several have been to Fortress Monroe, and for cruises of this kind the 

 best of boats will be needed. And it should be remembered that the 

 size of a boat has but little to do with her ability to go from place to 

 place. This being learned by those interested, and then given a uni- 

 form rule of measurement, yachting will become one of the greatest 

 of our national pastimes." 



"OLSEN'S." 



SO now we at last have our "Hunt" and our "Lloyd's Register" com 

 bined in one very acceptable publication. We refer the reader toan 

 advertisement of Neils Olson's "New American Yacht List for IBS?, 11 

 a book that we may honestly take pride in, that has real merit, re- 

 plete with statistics of the majority of yachts, handsome, handy, and 

 lust whal Fobest aku Stream has been sighing for. We need no 

 longer hold up "Hunt's" and "Lloyd's" in terror urn as a model to be 

 eopied; no longer expose ourselves to th« terrible indictment of see- 

 ing nothing good unless it be English, for now. thanks to the very 

 pounding we have done with Epglisn books for our olub, thanks to 

 stirring up the latent talent we knew to live in our midst, thanks to 

 poking at the eagle til his scream has been heard, we have a> las' an 

 American List which is really of value and good repute. Now let 

 those very particular sticklers for everything and an ytuing AmeHcan 

 show the honesty of their professions by nimbly stepping up to the 

 captain's office and settling for a copy. Let them give in their sup- 

 port to a production of their native laud, the solid merits of which 

 we are foremost in commending. Two dollars aud a half will enable 

 you to crow to the crack of doom, for we head all creation with this 

 new List. So now we have "our Olsen," and a most orsditable rep 

 resectativeitii, 



