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are run under an established code of rules and scale of points, suclr as 
was given not long since by the field editor of the Forest and Stream . 
I would advise ambitious sportsmen wishing to enter a dog in such a 
trial, to be sure they are right and then go ahead. 
Things may not be as they once were, and those who throw down the 
gauntlet may not have seen the setter or pointer they wish to match fo r 
some time, to know if they had not gotten into bad habits, such as break¬ 
ing shot, running rabbits, &c. For these shameful errors, no matter 
how good the nose maybe, will surely count sadly against the animal 
committing them. 
Let us have first a trial of merit at home, to see who really may have 
the representative dog of the United States. There are owners of set¬ 
ters, I am sure, who would accept challenges given them to hunt their 
dogs on all descriptions of game, not merely pinnated grouse, rabbits 
not included. 
I would propose in all trials that each owner be compelled to hunt his 
own dog, and not turn over the handling to the breaker or a better 
sportsman than himself. Observer. 
TRIBUTE FROM A LADY. 
The following lines from a lady who loves both dogs 
and flowers will be appreciated by some of our readers: 
West Milford, Passaic county, N. J., July 3d, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Through the generosity ol a Brooklyn sportsman we have enjoyed the 
contents of yotir interesting paper, although I am a lady, and am blessed 
with Bergh attributes, and am inclined to think quail and woodcock 
much prettier upon the wall (if after Tait) than drawn and upon the 
gridiron, after some noble setter has pointed them out to his merciless 
master. 
I have another reason for not loving the sporting Prince and Dash. I 
love the flowers, and have been very grateful to the Forest and Stream 
for its hints and wise suggestions, and althongh I do not expect to see 
my flowers, like those of California, trail from housetops, still I think by 
reading your paper I have gained much knowledge on the subject, for 
which I am thankful. And after tending them until their budding 
glory has arrived, I do not like Dash to plunge among my zinnias, asters, 
gladiolus, &c., even if imported and worth his weight in gold; and al¬ 
though his master’s heel comes forcibly to the rescue of the flowers and 
poor doggy4ook3 up with an air that says plainly, “See, even in the free, 
noble country, we are not exempt from the pound!" Of course my sym¬ 
pathies then go to the dogs, and although doggy must fast, not in Lent, 
but the hunting season, that his master may eat the more, I take a loaf 
of bread under one arm, a pail of Orange county milk in my hand, and 
with these noble weapons of dog fare hie to some out-building where he 
may repose until his master thinks he needs more floral exercise. 
Now, Mr. Editor, we live near the beautiful lake of Greenwood, quite 
famous for its pickerel and bass, the only scaly denizens herabouts. 
Hunting, too, has been very good in the past, but this year we have had 
scarcely any sportsmen here. The late snows killed the young birds, so 
they will have to wait later. Now if any of your readers desire the com¬ 
forts of a pleasant home for their wives and little ones during the heated 
term, I will board them at panic prices, only asking that they will spare 
my flowers. I beg pardon if this looks like advertising in the Forest 
and Stream, and leave it to the consideration of those most interested, 
and whetherit gets in the Forest and Stream, or the chip basket think 
not that I write merely because I had an axe to grind. Respectfully, 
C- F. W-. 
jarse aijd dfmmi'. 
Yachting and floating. 
All communications from Secretaries and friends should he mailed not 
later than Monday in each week. 
HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK. 
—The Society of Agriculture and Horticulture of West¬ 
chester County, near White Plains, held their annual meet¬ 
ing on the Fair Grounds on July 30th. Two trots came off. 
The first trot was for a purse of $500, for horses that had 
never beaten three minutes; $250 to the first, $200 to the 
second, and $50 to the third. Twelve horses started, and 
H. Casey’s r. m. Rosa Sonburg was the winner. The sec¬ 
ond trot was by horses that bad never beaten 2:36, for a 
purse of $800;' $400 to the first, $2(0 to the second; $120 
to third, and $80 to the fourth. Mile heats, best three in 
five. 15 horses started, and the time was 2:37f, 2:35, 2:36, 
the first prize being awarded to Messenger Boy, second 
prize to Brown Prince, third to Lady Angie, and fourth to 
Lady Wood. 
—The Utica Park Association will hold their annual 
trotting on August 11th, 12tli, 13th, and 14th. The Asso¬ 
ciation announce a total list of eighty-six entries and the 
prizes to be competed for is the large sum of $30,000, with 
the addition of another $1,000 given by the Directors for a 
pacing race, to take place on Friday, August 14th, the con¬ 
cluding day of the meeting. The price of admission will 
be reduced to one dollar, which includes the full privileges 
of the field, stables, quarter-stretch and Grand Stand. Gil¬ 
more’s celebrated Twenty-second Regiment Band of thirty- 
five performers will give a grand instrumental concert 
from one o’clock until the horses are called, and play at in¬ 
tervals during the heats. The track is said to be one ot the 
fastest in the world and is in the best possible condi.ion. 
The entries m the 2:34 class are thirteen, 2:24 class five, 
2-45 class fifteen, 2:29 class fifteen, 2:38 class eighteen, 2:26 
class five, 2:31 class twelve, 2:20 class four. All the connect¬ 
ing railroads will carry passengers at reduced rates, and after 
the races special trains will leave the Central Depot in all 
directions. 
—At Mendota, Illinois, on the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st 
of August, the annual meeting of the Mendota Driving 
Park Association will take place. There will be thirteen 
premiums offered, and among the races will be included an 
old fashioned quarter race and a slow mule race. Officers 
of the Association are T. L. Carnahan, President, C. T. 
Taylor, Vice President, T. F. A. Newport, Secretary. 
Greasing Buggies and Wagons.— Greasing buggies 
and wagons is of more importance than some imagine 
Manv a wheel is ruined by oiling too plentifully. A well 
made wheel will endure constant wear from _ ten to twenty 
vears if care is taken to use the right kind and proper 
amount of oil; but if this matter is not attended to, the 
wheel will be used up in five or six years, or it may be 
sooner Lard should never be used on a wagon, for it will 
penetrate the hub and work its way around the tenons of 
the spokes and spoil the wheel. Castor oil is a go 0 * 1 ar¬ 
terialfor use on iron axles; just oil enough should be ap¬ 
plied to a spindle to give it a light coating; this is better 
than more, for the surplus put on will work out at the 
ends and will be forced by the shoulder and nut into the 
hub around the outside of the boxes. To oil the axletree, 
first wipe the spindles clean with a cloth wet with turpen¬ 
tine if it doesn’t wipe without it. On a buggy or carriage, 
wipe and clean off the back and front ends of the hubs, 
and then apply a very small quantity of castor oil, or more 
especially prepared lubricator near the shoulder s point.— 
American Patron. 
Nate. 
Boston. 
Netc York. 
Charleston. 
Aug. 6. 
H. M. 
6 29 
H. M. 
3 15 
H. M. 
2 29 
Aug. 7. 
7 42 
4 27 
3 42 
Aug. 8. . 
8 50 
5 35 
4 50 
Aug. 9. 
9 51 
6 37 
5 51 
Aug. 1 ■. 
10 44 
7 28 
6 44 
Aug. 11. 
11 29 
8 12 
7 29 
Aug. 12. 
morn. 
8 54 
8 9 
—The cruise of the Brooklyn Yacht Club this year has 
been an unqualified success, with everything that could be 
desired in the way of weather and a superb fleet of vessels. 
The runs from port to port have been a succession of the 
most delightful regattas. On July 30th a gale struck 
them at Martha’s Vineyard, but all got safely under 
shelter and no accident occurred. The weather cleared 
after a few hours, and a fleet of cat boats having been pro¬ 
vided, such of the yachtsmen as felt disposed, went trolling 
for bluefish off Cape Pogee. During the cruise of the fleet 
the time has been passed in the most enjoyable manner, on 
sea and shore. The Comet had a jolly time at Edgartown, 
as may be imagined. On the 30tli there was a hop at Oak 
Bluffs. The club has now disbanded and the yachts have 
scattered to the eastward and westward, and some have re¬ 
turned home. The Commodore’s cups, contended for in a 
splendid breeze, were won by the schooner Comet and sloop 
Qui Vive, and the race completed in the shortest time on 
record over that course. To sum up, we may say that this 
cruise has demonstrated the fact that the flagship—the 
Madeleine, Com. Voorhis—has lost none of her fleetness, 
though she sailed this season without any kites on board. 
The Qui Vive is certainly one of the fastest sloops of her 
inches in the country, and the Sadie has well sustained her 
reputation as one of Herreshoff’s most successful boats. 
The schooner Comet, modelled by Mr. Philip Ellsworth 
and owned by Mr. Lanby, has, from her very first aquatic 
encounter, met with nothing but one uninterrupted list of 
victories, and of the new yachts so far tested may be said 
to be the success of the season. We congratulate the club 
on their cruise now completed, and hope they may have 
many more in the future equally pleasant. 
—The Atlantic Yacht Club, of Brooklyn, rendezvoued at 
Glen Cove on August 4th, and started on its annual cruise. 
The number of handsomely modelled vessels lying in Hemp¬ 
stead Harbor presented an attractive picture. The order 
under which this fleet sailed is appended:— 
GENERAL ORDER NO 2. 
Flagship Peerless, New York, July 10, 1874. 
The fleet will rendezvous at Glen Cove Tuesday, August 4. 
august 5.—On signal from flagship will sail for Morris Cove, New 
Haven Harbor. 
August 6.—On signal will sail for Greenport.. 
August 7.—Special orders will be issued for the day. 
August 8.—On signal the fleet will sail in the afternoon for Ston- 
ington. 
August 9.—Divine service will be held on board flagship. 
August 10.—On signal the fleet will sail for New Bedford. 
August 11 or 12, as may he decided at New Bedford, will get under 
way For Vinevard Haven, where further orders will be issued. 
All signals for sailing will be the second of two guns, with interval of 
five minutes. 
By order, Commodore Maxwell, 
John B. Morgan, Recording Secretary. 
—The New York Yacht Club Squadron assembled at 
Glen Cove on August 4th, and started on the 5th its annual 
cruise. The following vessels are at Newport to-day wait¬ 
ing orders:— 
SCHOONERS. 
Name. Owner. 
Dauntless.Commodore J. G. Bennett. 
Alarm.Rear Com. G. L. Kingsland. 
Ariel..William L. Swan. 
IT. C. P. Bradhurst. 
Cho.J" Thomas B. Asten. 
Eva .. E. Burd Grubb. 
Fleur de Lis.J- S. Dickerson. 
Idler.8. J. Colgate. 
Josephine.Lloyd Phoenix. 
Magic.W. T. Garner. 
Rambler.W. II. Thomas. 
Restless.G. G. Haven. 
Tidal Wave.William Voorhis. 
Wanderer.James Stillman. 
SLOOPS. 
Fanny.C. H. Mallory. 
Grade.John R. Waller. 
Vindex" ... Robert Centre. 
Vision . ..J. J. Alexandre. 
Way ward. .. W. E. Morris. 
STEAM YACHTS. 
.Theodore A. Havemeyer. 
Lurline.... .Phillips Phoenix. 
The schooners Comet, Gvpsie, Madeleine, Phantom and 
Tarolinta, and the sloop Qui Vive, will join in this great 
aquatic pastime. 
_The Stapleton Yacht Club held their seventh annual 
regatta on July 30th. The course was from a stake-boat 
anchored opposite Stapleton Landing to the Southwest Spit, 
and return. Twelve yachts started. The distances sailed were 
twenty-five miles for first class and twenty meles for second 
class yachts. Com. Lyman’s yacht Elizabeth soon drew ahead 
of her competitors, and when the turning buoy was reached 
she was nearly two miles in advance of them. She turned the 
wrong buoy, and did noi discover her mistake till several 
minutes afterward, when she went back and rounded the 
right buoy, taking her place again in the race as No. 4. 
She soon regained the lead, and came in the winner, pass¬ 
ing the line six minutes and twenty-five seconds before her 
nearest rival, the Queen. The Elizabeth is said to be con¬ 
siderably longer than the Maud, and it is expected that the 
latter will receive the prize by allowance of time. The 
time allowed for difference in measurement was one min¬ 
ute to the foot for each ten miles. This gives the Queen, 
which came in second, the third prize. 
—The Queens County Yacht Club of Flushing, L. I., 
will hold their second annual regatta on Thursday the 13th 
of August, The yachts will be divided into three classes, 
viz.: first, class, cabin sloops; second class, open sloops; 
third class, cat boats. Time allowance will be given at 
the rate of one minute for each foot of additional length. 
The race will be open to all yachts, and the course will be 
from a point opposite Miller’s Hotel at Little Bayside, 
around Stepping Stones buoy, to a boat moored at City 
Island, thened to and around stake boat anchored off 
Throgg’s Neck to and around home stake boat, the course 
to be sailed over twice. 
—The Neptune Fishing Club, of Norwalk, Conn., forty- 
three persons, is at the Vineyard: 
—Next Saturday is fixed for the Corinthian Regatta, 
which is, perhaps, the most important yachting event ever 
witnessed in the United States or in any country. For, 
although the credit of originating Corinthian yachting does 
not belong to us, it is doubtful whether our English cousins 
have ever sailed ten large schooner-yachts, officered and 
manned entirely by amateurs, over an open course. Should 
there be a breeze and no fog, we think we can venture to 
prophecy as fine a race as was ever witnessed when the 
yachts were handled by their professional officers and 
crews. We mean as far as freedom from fouls, errors of 
judgment and seamanship are concerned. Let full credit 
be given these yachtsmen; for it is no easy undertaking to 
manage a vessel of perhaps over two hundred tons under 
all circumstances. The day upon which the race is sailed 
may prove fine, but these gentlemen accept the chances of 
any weather, and feel confident that though it should be 
necessary to reef and handle their vessels in a blow they 
would be found perfectly equal to the occasion, accepting 
the wet shirts and possible danger without a murmur. The 
original list of entries was as given below, but this may be 
added to still, as the books are open until 4 P. M. to¬ 
morrow, the 7tli of August. We believe the Foam, how¬ 
ever, has changed owners and may not be sailed, at all 
events not by the original crew. The following are the 
entries as they now stand: 
Yacht. Owner. Club. 
Madeleine.Com. J. Voorhis.Brooklyn Yacht Club. 
Tidal Wave.William Voorhis.New York Yacht Club. 
Foam.Sheppard Homans.New York Yacht Club. 
Azalia.Com. J. M. Forbes.Eastern Yacht Club. 
Tempest.James Lee.Boston Yacht Club. 
Fearless.Eben W. Phillips.Boston Yacht Club. 
Eva .E. Burd Grubb.New York Yacht Club. 
Peerless .Com. J. Maxwell.Atlantic Yacht Club. 
Palmer.Rutherford Stuyvesant.New York Yacht Club. 
Comet.Wm. II. Langley.New York Yacht Club. 
Idler.Rear Com.S. J. Colgate Seawanhaka Yacht Club. 
South Boston Yacht Club.—T he third of the series of 
champion regattas of this club occurred at City Point, 
South Boston, Saturday P. M. last. The prize for first- 
class keel boats was decided at the previous contest, on the 
17th ult., when the Fearless, Capt. Woodward, was 
awarded the honor. The second prize for that class is yet 
undecided, and could not be decideu on Saturday, as but 
one yacht, the Starlight, appeared, and the rules debar a 
prize when but one enters. The first-class centre boards 
got a good send off over the prescribed nine and one-half 
mile course at 2:45, the Naiad Queen and Fannie having a 
slight advantage to the windward. The following is the 
result: 
first class centre-boards. 
Sailing Time. 
Yacht. Captain. H. M, a. 
Fannie *...B. Dean. 1 45 25 
Posey.H. J. McKee. 1 48 05 
Naiad Queen.W. Kilmer. 1 49 50 
Ripple.C. D. Macomber. 1 52 20 
By this table the Fannie won the race, which places her 
in the same position as the Eva and the Ripple, who had 
been victorious in previous contests. 
SECOND-CLASS centre boards. 
Mabel.J. H. Robersts. 1 45 00 
Unique. James Stewart. 2 00 10 
In two previous contests the Maud, Capt. Fuller, had 
won and been declared entitled to the prize, which decision 
has been reversed on account of a reported error of six 
inches in measurement, against which reversal a protest 
has been entered and is yet to be settled. 
Starlight. 
FIRST CLASS KEELS. 
. 2 
02 
00 
Uncle Moses. 
SECOND CLASS KEELS. 
.C. H. Dolbeare. 
. 2 
25 
00 
Kate. 
.C. T. Haley—. 
. 2 
27 
00 
Another race will be necessary to a decision, as the Eva, 
Fannie and Ripple have each a mark for the first prize, and 
the Posey and the Naiad Queen for the second. Comd’r 
Robert’s yacht Mercury was the judges boat. 
Boston Yacht Club. —At a regular meeting of this club, 
held last Wednesday evening, it was decided to hold their 
Annual Regatta on Saturday, September 5th, off their club 
house at City Point. 
Com. Benjamin Dean has this week issued a congratula¬ 
tory order concerning their late review and cruise, an 
advance copy of which has been kindly sent us. We re- 
o-ret that our crowded columns will prevent our printing it 
m full, for it is not only a courteous document, but con¬ 
tains practical suggestions worthy of consideration by other 
clubs than the one to which they are specially addressed. 
The Commodore enumerates twenty-four yachts, including 
the famed America, which sailed on the cruise, and thanks 
their officers for the enthusiasm which secured so large a 
representation. He tenders particular acknowledgment to 
Captain Arthur Cheney for placing his steam yacht Ane¬ 
mone at the Commodore’s disposal, and for accepting the 
position of officer of the day. The neatness and trim, 
sailor-like appearance of the Tempest is specially compli¬ 
mented. The instrumentality of the “America” in contri¬ 
buting so much to the present status of yachting in this 
country, is not forgotten. Seamanship, which in some 
cases lias proved as skilful as with professional mariners, 
is indicated. And finally, the discipline of the club, the 
attention paid to marine etiquette, and the deference to 
superior officers, is favorably commented upon. The 
Boston Yacht Club is rapidly acquiring an enviable reputa¬ 
tion. 
_The Lynn Yacht Club has arranged a series of cham¬ 
pionship regattas; the first was announced for Tuesday of 
the current week. The races will be continued once a fort¬ 
night until one in each class has won two races. 
Isle of Shoals Regatta.— J. A. Poor, Esq., proprietor 
of the Oceanic, Isle of Shoals, N. H., has instituted a 
sailing regatta, open to all yachts, to take place off that 
point Thursday, August 20th, and sail for the Oceanic 
prizes which are now on exhibition in the well-known 
stationery and periodical store of A. K. Loring, corner of 
Washington and Bromfield streets, Boston, and consist of 
a handsome silver punch bowl and ladle for the first class, 
consisting of sloops and schooners thirty-eight feet and 
upwards on water line; a pair of silver napkin rings of 
special nautical design for the second class, centre-board 
and keel sloops; and a silver pitcher for the third class, 
center-board and keel boats measuring twenty feet and less 
than twenty-five feet. AH entries are free and may be 
made up to eight o’clock in the evening preceding the 
regatta, at “ The Oceanic,” or to Com. D. R. Beekford, 20 
India street, Boston, until 12 M., August 19th, and all 
