Mabch 27, 1884.] 



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TRITON.— This schooner has become the property of Mr. Henry E. 

 Dodge, Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 



SEAWaXHaKA CORINTHIAN Y. C— Annual club dinner at Del- 

 monieo'a to-night at 7 P, M. 



t.ESS— Left Marseilles for Yillefranche Feb. 29, mid was 

 expected at Nice March 8. 



MONTAUK.-This schooner arrived at St, Pierre, Martinique, March 

 lf»i from St. Kitts. 



LAKE Y. R. A.— Meeting has been called for March 29 at Toronto. 



(^mating. 



FIXTURES. 



Winter Camp-fire.— Sixth meeting, Wednesday, April 2, 8 P.M., No. 



28 East Fourteenth street, 



would prefer I5ft.x31in„ or even larger. If compelled to adopt on s 

 size for all men, all places and all purposes, there is no question bu- 

 that the i4ft.x30in. or31iu. would be the best all-around canoe. Hap 

 pily, however, the canoeist may suit himself from among the many 

 sizes, models and builders. 



I may say in conclusion that I build more canoes either I4ft.x27in., 

 or under, than all others. Probably because there are so many more 

 miles of inland waters than seaboard. Rushton. 



ROB ROY C. C. OF INDIANAPOLIS. 



RGANIZED June, 1888, with twenty members. J. B. Morrison, 

 , Commodore; L. M. Vance, Vice-Commodore; Frank Yater, 

 Keeper of the Los and Treasurer; Signal, a pointed burgee lOiu.x 

 ifiin., cardinal red field with the words. "Rob Roy C. C„" in letters of 







BOATING TRIPS ON NEW ENGLAND RIVERS. 



rpHE canoeist who reads Mr. Fellows' interesting little book wil} 

 X wonder why he did not choose a canoe for such work, and wil 1 

 feel a desire to convert him from the oar to the paddle. The trips 

 described were made on the Nashua, Housatonic. Sudbury, Concord 

 and Merrimac rivers, and were of that sort most enjoyable to the 

 true canoeist, the lazy loitering on narrow streams, camps in quiet 

 nooks, continual surprises, obstacles to overcome in the. shape of 

 dams and shallows, excursions on shore to visit points of interest, 

 and with sufficient work in rapids to give occasional excitement, in 

 fact the cruising described by Mac ^regor. and for which no boat is 

 so well suited as his Rob Roy. Mr. Fellows seems to have been un- 

 fortunate in his craft, owing to the leakage, and his experiences with 

 railways and express companies wi 1 awaken the sympathies of many 

 canoeists who have suffered similarly. "Without falling into a mere 

 list of stopping places and obstructions, or impairing its interest, 

 minute details" are given concerning the waters traversed, and it will 

 prove an accurate pilot to all following the same course, as maps are 

 given of all the rivers mentioned. We hope that when Mr. Fellows 

 next goes afloat it may be in a canoe, and that we can welcome him 

 some day under the A. 0. A. flag, for in spite of the heterodox oars 

 on the cover, his book is worthy of a place in every canoeist's library. 



gold thereon. The club is governed by six standing committees of 

 three members each, appointed by the commodore at the annual 

 meeting of the club. The committees are: Financial Committee, 

 Inspection Committee, Entertainment Committee, Regatta and Race 

 Committee, Cruising Committee, Membership Committee. A series 

 of meetings is now being held once every two weeks, for the purpose 

 of discussing matters relating to canoeing. 



LOCAL CANOE MEETS. 



IT will be seen, by a notice in another column, that the Whitehall 

 C. C. have already taken action to arrange for a local meet next 

 summer at Lake George, in connection with the Lake George C. C: 

 canoeists about New York and the Hudson are ready for a meet at 

 Newburgh on May 30. and the Hartford and Springfield clubs will 

 unite with other neighboring canoeists at some point on the Connec- 

 ticut on the same date, and several Eastern canoeists have proposed 

 a meet in June on the Merrimack Paver. 



While there are a number of canoeists in New England, they are 

 not united, there are but few clubs, and some such movement as this 

 is necessary to awaken them and draw them together. The Vesper 

 Boat Club, of Lowell, has a number of canoeists among its members, 

 and some of these are ready to stai t the movement. It is proposed 

 to hold a camp between Lowell and Lawrence, where there are many 

 beautiful sites. Canoeists can center at the former place, paddling 

 down to the camp, continuing later to Lawrence, Haverhill 18 miles, or 

 Newburyport, 80 miles. The Boston & Lowell and Boston & Maine 

 railroads can be taken from Lowell and Lawrence to ail parts of 

 New England. The expenses of such a meet would be very 

 small, rates could probably be asranged with the railroads, 

 a -few tents could could be hired for those who were unprovided, and 

 the canoeists would need about three days' rations each while, in 

 camp. Canoeists throughout New England who favor the scheme 

 are requested to write to Forest and Stream, making any suggestions 

 that may occur to them. For the first year racing "may well be 

 omitted, the main object being to promote unity and sociability 

 among canoeists. 



Witn these four meets the East is well provided for, but there are 

 many canoeists west of Pittsburgh who cannot attend the A. C. A, 

 or local meets, and it is highly desirable that they also sLould unite 

 in some central spot, and we shall be glad to hear also from their 

 representatives. With tliem it is more important than in the East, as 

 canoeists there will attend the A. C. A. meet, while they cannot do so 

 on account of distance. 



Canada also remains to be heard from. Do not all who were pres- 

 ent last year wish to go to Stony Lake again on Dominion Day $ 



Such meetings all over the country can accomplish work that the 

 A. C. A. cannot do in arousing local interest, making converts among 

 boating men and campers out, and increasing tJae spread of canoeiug 

 generally. 



THE ALL-AROUND CANOE. 



WHAT is the best all-around canoe? Is it the canoe that will just 

 suit everybody for everywhere and everything? If so, it will 

 never be built. 



I am very much interested in the canoe articles published in Forest 

 and Stream. 



First because I am an old woodsman, having taken my first les- 

 sons in canoeing in a heavy, cranky dug-out, or the still more tick- 

 lish spruce bark canoe, where it was necessary to be constantly on 

 guard in fisning and in shooting, lest, when a big one bit and you 

 struck him hard, or when perhaps your chum had put a couple of 

 drams too much powder in the old muzx.leloader just to see it kick 

 you, some careless movement should spill you out into four feet of 

 water and ten more of soft mud, 1 can therefore appreciate the light, 

 steady, beautiful craft of to-da\ . 



Second— Because I am a builder of these modern canoes. It is as a 

 builder that 1 have studied the points and obtained the information 

 which enables me to speak understandingly on this subject. My 

 correspondence numbers about live thousand letters per year: of 

 this number several hundred go into details, describing "the canoe I 

 want"' or "the boats used in this locality." Some contain absurdities, 

 some theories, and some sound information and practical advice. 

 Thus it H ill be seen that the professional builder has not only his own 

 ideas and experience, but those of hundreds of others, and he is con- 

 stantly trying experiments either on his own account or in budding 

 to order. 



He builds a 10ft. 6in.x20in. canoe weighing 15 to 20 pounds for a 

 "Nesanuk," and is told that it is the perfect canoe. He builds an 18ft. 

 xBjjjft. sneakLox for "tiojuru," and ifiat is the thing. He builds a 

 Stella Maris for the river cruiser, and a 15x31 Princess" or larger Pearl 

 for the seaboard, and both suit. 



. "NeaSntuk" is a light-weight veteran well versed in "woodcraft.'" 

 as many of the readers od the Forest and Stream weR know, and 

 h.s 20-pound canoe is ample for him, while a 10-pound one will do very 

 wen. 



Mr. C, inspired by the interesting articles written over the signa- 

 ture "Nesstnuk." wants a canoe just like his. or perhaps wants to 

 outdo him by getting ones or Oft. feet long. He gets it and finds it 

 practically useless. Why? Because Mr. C. is six feet tall, weighs 

 two hundred pounds, and is stiff and clumsy. He should have taken 

 one 18£t.x30m. at least, or if for sailing, the.' 18x5}-, sucakbox Mr. D. 

 wants a boat, lie is not over strong, light weight', and a little timid. 

 He tries toe sneakbox but finds it too large, heavy, and to a certain 

 extent unmanageable. He should have taken a light, open canoe, 

 the Stella Maris, or at most the 14x30 Shadow or Princess. 



In naming the best all-around cauoe, there are too many things to 

 be considered to have any one craft nil the bill. First, the boat must 

 fie the purchaser's eye. Mind, I say his eye, not yours or mme. We 

 must suit the mental canoeist, second, we must fit the physical 

 canoeist, That, you will say, is easy; a simple problem in weights 

 and measures. True, if you take care of that other fellow, the men- 

 tal man; but if you don't, it is about even chances that the mind will 

 insist on cramming the body into a craft but half large enough, or else 

 compel weak and untrained muscles to do the proper work of an 

 athlete. '1 bird, we must consider where the boat is to be used. 



The Stella Mai is can cruise from Labrador to Cape Cod. and the 

 sneakbox . can expkwe the waters of the upper Hudson; but if the 

 owners of these respective boats contemplate such cruises they 

 would find it advantageous to swap. 



For the canoeist of medium weight, for inland cruising, where the 

 paddle is used as much as the sail, and where supplies may be procured 

 easily and of i en, a canoe 14ft.x26in. or 27in. is the best all-around 

 canoe. Fori- at heavy weight, one I4ft.x30in. would be 



better for the same purpose. For lakes many miles in extent or the 

 seaboard, a canoe 14ft.x30in. is thought small enough, and many 



ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CANOEING. 



IT might indeed be possible to fix to a date when the first canoe 

 club was started in America, and also to record the names of 

 those who took part in the organizing of clubs. Boating in various 

 degrees dates back many years; for instance, to Noah, who built his 

 ark to very correct nautical proportions. But the birth of canoeing in 

 these times dates back to the day when McGregor first stepped into 

 his Rob Rov. 



Yet there are many who "canoed" long before the Rob Roy was 

 thought of: who paddled around in birchbarks, presumably forhunt- 

 ing purposes first, and occasionally for the pure love of being on the 

 water. These old stagers no doubt took up the idea when it came 

 over, and possibly such an old hand as "Nessmuk" may have been the 

 first to have a canoe built, and covered in with a wooden deck. It is 

 easy to see that a sail would soon follow. Two or three companions 

 become interested, and after, say. one season's desultory drifting 

 around a club is formed, and clubs beget clubs. 



Let us take a trip across to the old count ry for a few hours and visit 

 some of the clubs there. The Royal C. C. has a membership of over 

 i 00. Now, one would imagine that there must be at least 50 per cent. 

 of that 600 sufficiently enthusiastic to turn out for the challenge cup 

 race; but, with its members scattered over a large area, and ho cen- 

 tral club house, is it any wonder that there are not more than, say, 

 one dozen who turn out for the cup? The cup course at Hendon. too, 

 is like— what it really is— a fish pond in very confined limits. Yet, to 

 make all allowances, where could the Royal C. C. find a more suitable 

 place? 



Some of the R. C. C. branches are more happily situated for a large 

 entry at races. The Cambridge branch had eleven entries for a 

 quarter mile race in '67, and on no occasion is there any record 

 of two and one-half per cent, of the membership entering for the 

 cup. Why? 



Since we are in Fnglaud let us visit other clubs. The eastern 

 branch of the R. C. 0. at Hull has a fairish cruising ground, though 

 awkwardly hampered by mud and sand banks. It has a few 

 active and enthusiastic members and a fair membership, but its per- 

 centage is similar to the parent club. The, northern branch, or now 

 the Mersey C. C, is still better situated, and evidently mote enthu- 

 siastic as to entries for race s. Go further north a couple of hundred 

 miles and visit the Clyde and Forth C. C. The Forth 0. C. is con- 

 veniently situated, but rather exposed to south and southerly winds. 

 It has a fair membership and an extra average of interested mem- 

 bers. 



Go 'cross country and visit the Clyde. This club has the finest, 

 loveliest and most romantic situation anywhere. Its club house is 

 only a few yards from the sea even at low water. It has a most 

 sheltered launch' ng slip, a pretty fair membership, and a very high 

 percentage of active members, With a roll of about thirty-five, it is 

 not uncommon for 10 or 12 to go off on a cruise together or enter for 

 a race. Records are in existence of an attempt to get up an inter- 

 national canoe club cruise, at which nor, more than eight took part 

 in. Now let us return to the States. 



There is a man in America by name «f Bishop who took a leading 

 part in getting up an international canoe club cruise, and mark the 

 result— twenty-three canoeists meet at Lake George and organize in 

 1880. At the last meet of this Association there were something like 

 forty prizes raced for, with as many entries as ten for a single race 

 from an attendance of 300 canoeists. English canoeists seem afraid 

 to take their canoes, say 50 or 100 miles, to attend a meet, wfiile here 

 an average American canoeist thinks no more of going, canoe and 

 all, 600 miles or more for a "meet" of three days' duration. But, 

 hold , we forgot. 



There is one English canoeist, to wit, C. W Bush, of the Royal 

 C. C. and the Mersey C. C., who took his canoe to Canada with him. 

 Three cheers for Bush— a man among men. It is doubtful if he 

 would have done so had he not been a Mersey man ; but where would 

 a Mersey man not go? 



Now what is the result of the institution of the A. C. A. ? A healthy 

 growth of canoe clubs all over the States, from Cape Cod to the 

 Golden Horn, fi orn Key West to the St. Lawrence, including of course 

 our good friends the Canadians. 



To be a member of a canoe club is no mean attainment. Their 

 doors are not open to everybody, and a would-be member requires 

 certain attributes to recommend him to membership. Then again, 

 there is the club house; and how different from clubs usually called 

 "the club." You cannot buy a drink or a smoke in any of our clubs. 

 You don't find any signs of intoxication, unless it be the effects of 

 exhilaration on the water. There is no dawdling around the club 

 room, but a sprightly hurry to get afloat and away, or a very pos- 

 sible and probable dissertation and explanation on a new kink in a 

 rope or a wrinkle in a sail. You ask did I say healthy? Of course it 

 is, and for proof look at the boys : speak to them, walk or paddle 

 with them, eat with them, and then hear them snore 1 



Then again, apart from clubs, there are the, new winter cruises 

 now becoming popular dike an epidemic) all over the country. The 

 winter camp-fires are certainly the most enjoyable and remunera- 

 tive »vay of investing the fly about dollar that could be instituted. 



But who else is benefited? Why, canoe builders, who, were it not 

 for canoeing, would have possibly not been so well known. There's 

 Rushton, Smith, James, Waters, Herald, Rogers, and a host of well- 

 known names, who lend, or rather give, their lielp to the evergrow- 

 ing cause, and who could tell an interesting tale about "how they 

 commenced to build," were they only to take the trouble. But they 

 have not time. You boys all keep them too busy building. Wren. 



CANOE VS. SNEAKBOX. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The owner of "Bojum's" old canoe is quite right in declaring for 

 the canoe as a cruising: boat. Nobody claims the sneakbox to be 

 better as an all-round boat. Were I to cruise from the headwaters 

 of the Potomac to Point Lookout, on Chesapeake Bay. 1 should use a 

 canoe, dor it could be easily carried around the falls of the upper 

 river, would be pleasanter to paddle along the stretches of smooth 

 water above Washington, and carefully handled, could be sailed with 

 safety where the Potomac is from five to ten miles in width, although 

 it would perhaps be a little wet when a heavy sea w r as on. 



But if I were to cruise from this city down the Potomac and ex- 

 plore the length and breadth of the Chesapeake as well, I should use 

 the sneakbox. When you say that "a boat of 18x5Uft, is larger and 

 should carry more, sail faster and be stiffer than one of H ■ -'Wr..'' 

 you state the very reason why the box is superior for wide waters. 

 "Boats of the same size" cannot be considered in the sneakbox-canoe 



it yet I presume he would accommodate Dr. Neide with a race from 

 Throgg's Neck or Flushing to New Haven, or perhaps even to 1km- 

 tauk; but the editor surely wouldn't expect "Smirk's" iff. of beam 

 to be reduced to the dimensions of that of the doctor's canoe. I 

 admit that the merits of the two boats could be thoroughly tested by 

 cruising together, but not that racing together would be a fair test, 

 unless several races were had under various conditions of wind and 

 water, current, tide, etc., and "a little wind and water" won't settle 

 the question either, Mr. Editor, for on the wide waters where we put 

 our trust in the sneakbox there is always a good deal of wind, lias 

 Dr. Neide ever made a practical test of the sneakbox on wide waters 

 like Ontario or any of the great lakes, Long Island Sound. South, 

 Barnegat, Dela.ware or Chesapeake Bays? Seneca. 



Washington, March 10, 



[For a fair comparison of model it is necessary to consider boats of 

 the same size, and if, for instance, the 18x5^6 sneakbox be compared 



with an 18x3>4 canoe (the same proportions as a 14x80 canoe) there is 

 no doubt as to the superiority of the latter on every point, except 

 draft. This comparison would not be unfair, as the depth of one 

 would offset the extra beam of the other, and similarly the Snark. 

 121^x1, would be well matched against a 15x31 canoe. Perhaps 

 "Snark" can tell, from previous races, what chances the box would 

 have in such a race. The following letter off ers an opportunity to 

 settle the question as far as it can be done by a single race. If the 

 time and place mentioned are not convenient to Mr, Wild, no doubt a 

 race could be arranged nearer home, say in New York Bay. I 



A PROMPT ACCEPTANCE. 



Editor Forest and .Stream: 



In reply to your correspondent. Geo. H. Wild, of Bed Bank, in to- 

 day's issue, f hereby offer to sail the canoe Guenn, 15ft.x31in., N. Y. 

 C.'C, at the Newburgh meet on Decoration Day against his 12.6 

 sneakbox. Race to be singiehanded. No shifting ballast-triangular 

 course at least three miles. Sailing regulations of New York C. O. to 

 govern match for a mug; or colors as may be preferred. Other 

 entries permitted at SI entrance fee. 



New York, March 20. Wm. Whitlock, Com. N. Y.U.I . 



Editor Forcxt and Stream: 



As to the sneakbox vs. canoe I am decidedly of the opinion, as 

 "Bojurn" says, that a sneakbox will drown out any other boat of her 

 inches. 1 have seen them cross our bay to windward when a 301%. 

 catboat dare not show her nose out of harbor. The bay is five miles 

 wide, and with a norwester there is considerable sea. E. B P. 



Toms River, N^J. 



KNICKERBOCKER C. C. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The Knickerbocker C. C. intend removing from their present loca- 

 tion at the foot of Eighty-sixth street on or about the 1st of May next. 

 Their house has long been inconveniently small in proportion to their 

 number, and for nearly twelve months they have been considering 

 the advisability of securing enlarged quarters. They have finally 

 succeeded in obtaining the house belonging to the late Resolute Boat 

 Club, at the foot of 152d street on the Hudson River. The building is 

 large and commodious, capable of accommodating fifty canoes, with 

 a large upper meeting room, and is well supplied with racks, lockers, 

 cli 'sets aud other conveniences. The original cost of the erection was 

 in the neighborhood of $2,300. 



By private subscription among the members the purchase money 

 has' been raised, and we shall be enabled to enter it in May without 

 one cent remaining due and with all the preliminary expenses of 

 painting, fitting up. etc., paid for in full. It is situated in a sheltered 

 nook on one of the broadest and most beautiful parts of the Hudson. 

 In the neighborhood are many points of interest to the lover of the 

 picturesque and the commanding site of the spot renders it peculiarly 

 adapted to club meets and regattas. 



The Knickerbocker C. C. is in a most prosperous and promising 

 condition. It numbers twenty-seven active members, with thirty-six 

 canoes. Many new boats are being built, and the universal activity 

 and interest displayed in regard to better models, new- eenterboarels. 

 improved sailing 'rigs, unheal d of camping kits, and phenomenal 

 water-tights promises a vigorous and enthusiastic summer campaign. 

 We hope to send a fair representation toour coming local meet, and 

 believe the blue diamond on its red field will float from many a mast- 

 head this autumn at the Thousand Island. The club has lately been 

 duly incorporated under the State Laws of New York, the board of 

 trustees for the present year beiug the lately elected officers: Messrs. 

 Brentano. Greenleaf. Mat tin. Sullivan and Fowler. 



We. expect a large accession of new members as the season opens, 

 many having expressed their desire to join us. We are one of the 

 four oldest clubs in the United States, the second in size, and the 

 second as a corporate body, but we trust to be second to none in 

 the interest we feel in canoeing, and I may add, second to none in the 

 hearty welcome we shall extend to brother canoeists and members of 

 sister" clubs who may visit us in our new home. 



E. Fowler. Sec'y K. C. C. 



LARGE VS. SMALL CANOES. 



Editor Eorftt and St muni: 



A correspondent asks why the Stella Maris could not be built a little 

 r and deeper and remain about the same weight. > Certainly. 

 fc/very one knows that it is only the material that weighs, and it lakes 

 no more to build a house 30>;40 two stories high than another : 

 and one 'story high. A fat man will weigh no more than a lean one 

 if their height be equal. 



Seriously, however, if you add to the capacity of a canoe by add- 

 ing to either length, depth or beam, you must increase thejveight. 

 Builder. 



VESPER BOAT CLUB.— The annual meeting of the Vesper Boat 

 Club was held at the American House March W, with a good attend- 

 ance of members and Vice President Harry A. Brown in tne chair. 

 Report of last meeting read and accepted. Tie treasurer's repefrt 

 followed, and showed the club io be in a highly satisfactory finan- 

 cial condition. Receipts for the year were Si , ?81.88 : expenditures, 

 §1,708.41. leaving a balance of $28.47, Canoeing is becoming a promi- 

 nent feature of the club work, and with about twenty-five canoes in 

 the boat house, it may be advisable io form a canoe division and 

 open communication with the American Canoe Association. Officers 

 Were then elected, as follows: President. Paul Butler; Vice-Presi- 

 dents, Harry A. Brown and Fred P. Marble: Secretary, Walter U. 

 Lawson; Treasurer, Ralph F. Brazer; Directors. C. P. Nichols. A. G. 

 Swapp aad C. F. Edwards. Austin K. Chadwick and R. F. Htmen- 

 way were appointed a committee to draft resolutions of thanks to 

 Mr. Knapp for his valuable gift. E. S. Sherman and W. P. Kennard 

 were elected auditors. Adjourned.— Lowell Courier. 



THE WABREN C. C. is now fully organized and ready for ex- 

 ercise and recreation. It members are: William Schuur, Captain; 

 W. O. Warner, Mate; Willis Cowan, Purser; J.P.Jefferson, W. H. 

 Johnson, J. A. Cadwallader, 0. H. Noyes. Fred Morek, W. A. Greaves, 

 B. Kittinger, W. a. Talbott, Ed. Wetmore. The club will be repre- 

 sented at the annual "meet" of the American Association at tne 

 Thousand Islands next August, and expects to increase its member- 

 ship this summer. — Warren (Fa.)-AIail. 



AVHITEI1ALL C. C— At a special meeting of the Whitehall Cauoe 

 Club a committee, consisting of F. C. Cooke, W. W Cooke. Jr.. and 

 E. A. Greenough, was appointed to make arrangements for a local 

 meet on x,ake George next summer. They will act in connection 

 with the committee of the Lake George Canoe Club appointed for the 

 same purpose, — Hawkeve. 



^nnivtrji to (^omsyondmt$. 



Z3T' No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



W. M., Roslindale. Mass.— For full particulars address W. A. 

 Stearns, Amherst, Mass. 



R. C. H., Philadelphia, Pa.— Watch him and correct him every time 

 that he commits the fault. 



II. G., Rathruu, I. T.— What is the best work published on breaking 

 a dog? Ans. "Trainingvs. Breaking," price $1. We can furnish it. 



O. G.L., Comstock, Mich.— Would like the latest Michigan laws 

 you can give. Ans. You will have to write to the Secretary of State 

 for copies of bills. 



J. 6. W., Harrisburg, Pa.— We know of no maker of tubed shells, 

 and presume that you would be obliged to have them specially manu- 

 factured for yourself . 



S. H, F.— Do not think marine glue cau be obtained in this country. 

 Try the large paint aud varnish dealers. Pierce or Raynor. B'ulton 

 street, or along South street. 



J. S., Brooklyn.— Please let me know the address of some one that 

 has game chickens for sale, also common pigeons. Ans. Write to 

 J. A. W. Van Wyck, New Hamburg. Dutchess county. N. Y. 



F. R. H., CoUingvilie, Conn.— What is the eustoinasv way of choos- 

 ing referees in gun clubs? Is it usual tc choose thtui for' the season 

 or at each practice? Ans. Generally chosen for each match. 



M. S. F.— Cost of single-hand yacht of 21ft, loadline, from $700 to 

 0, according to build and equipment. Fairly good boat of mod- 

 erate type can be built for less if content With small outfit and plain 

 finish. 



Constant Readers, Old Subscribers, True Sportsmen, and others, 

 who forget to sigu their names to their questions and commimica- 

 tions are respectfully referred to the notice at the head of this 

 column. 



F. K., Holyoke, Mass.— In loading buckshot, is it right to place a 

 wad between each layer of shot, or only one wad, the same as in or- 

 dinary loading? Ans. Either way will do. The first is said to be 

 very good. 



Black ami Tan, Dedham, Mass,— 1. Farrar's Fan was by Dick and 

 out of Thomas's Fan. 8. Grouse (E.K.C.S.B.i was by Rock and out 

 of Floss. 3. There are ten volumes of the English Stud Book. Tfai 



