396 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



rjrjNE 12, i884. 



CLASS 0- CABIN SLOOPS. 



Oracle 10 57 50 5 30 03 G 33 13 6 88 13 



Fanny 10 57 50 5 19 24 C 21 34 6 16 11 



Mischief 10 57 50 5 18 21 6 20 31 6 1110 



Athlon 10 57 50 5 32 13 6 34 23 6 17 07 



Thistle 10 55 05 5 41 OS 6 45 33 6 28 17 



CLASS D- CABIN SLOOPS. 



Roatner... 1103 20 5 45 13 6 4153 6 4153 



Enterprise 1103 20 6 1110 7 07 50 7 03 40 



Fantta 1103 20 5 33 35 6 30 35 6 20 22 



Stella 1103 20 Not timed. 



Linda 11 03 20 Dia not go course. 



CLASS E CABIN SLOOPS. 



Crocodile 11 03 20 4 59 08 5 55 48 5 55 48 



Una 1103 20 5 39 38 6 36 18 6 29 46 



Phantom 11 03 20 fi 32 01 6 28 41 Not timed 



CLASS F -CABIN SLOOPS. 



Daisy 1103 20 3 52 51 4 49 31 4 49 31 



Viking- 1103 20 43112 5 27 52 5 27 21 



Nomad 11 03 20 3 58 30 4 55 10 4 54 14 



Romeyn 1103 20 3 29 33 4 26 13 4 25 11 



Ilderan 1103 16 4 00 07 4 56 51 4 5112 



CLASS G — CABIN SLOOPS. 



Venture 1 1 03 20 4 27 22 5 24 02 5 24 02 



Amazon 11 03 20 4 22 05 5 18 45 5 15 27 



The only mishap was to the Una, who lost her topmast. The win- 

 ning yachts were: Class A, Grayling: Class B, Triiou; Class C, Mis- 

 chief; Class D, Fnnita; Class E, Crocodile; Glass F, Romeyn; Class 

 G, Amazon. Crocodile also takes the Livingston Memorial Prize, 

 and Roamer secoud club prize in her class. 



QUAKER CITY Y. C. 



THE start at 10:50 A. M., on Monday, Jane 2, was one of the very 

 best, notwithstanding the light and variable airs. As predicted 

 by the writer the wind swung around from the N. E. to S. W. and the 

 yachts, with their light sails set, speeded away. At Gloucester the 

 Sunbeam having got her club topsail set had passed all the cabin 

 boats, and much to the surprise of all was rapidly going through the 

 fleet of open boats. Minerva No 2. or more familiarly speaking, the 

 "Old Reliable," was following close in her wake. It was supposed by 

 the quick move of the Rosita that she would soon go to the front in 

 her class and capture the Minerva, as it was the Rosita 's wind, but she 

 had her match m the Consort, and that settled it. 



After the regatta steamer came abreast of the fleet at Bed Bank, 

 it was discovered that the Pratt had gone down to show the rest of 

 the fleet the way, the little J. Galligher keeping her company, with 

 the Elwell a good third, Sunbeam fifth, Minerva, of Trenton," sixth. 

 Esther seventh. Off Hog Island the An Revoir went to the front. 

 Pratt a good second. Elwell third, Richmond fourth, Pierson filth. 

 Sunbeam sixth, Minerva No. 2 seventh. Soon after Flick got his 

 work in, and by a masterly manipulation of airs the Pratt took the 

 lead, keeping ft throughout the race. 



FIRST CLASS CABIN BOATS. 



Chester Buoy. Home. 



Sunbeam 2 10^ 6 11% 



Minerva .. ..- 2 20 6 21 



SECOND CLASS CABIN BOATS. 



Minerva No. 2 2 13^ 6 20% 



Consort..., 2 2(% 6 25>| 



Rosita 2 24 627^ 



Florigar 2 26 6 30 



THIRD CLASS CABIN BOATS. 



Thomas 2 28>£ 6 25*4 



Nohma - , 2 46 6 33 



Tillyer 2 29^ 6 35 



Ariel 2 38 6 36 



FOURTH CLASS OPEN BOATS. 



Pratt 2 02 5 40J£ 



Pierson 2 11 5 46 



Elwell 207 547 



Esther..- 2 16 5 5Q% 



Minerva (Trenton) 2 13M 6 ISV4 



CleeBro's 2 20 6 28K 



FIFTH CLASS OPEN BOATS. 



Richmond 2 12 5 57% 



Au Revoir 2 08 6 01% 



Skelton .., 241J^ 6 30 



J. Galligher 2 34 6 33}£ 



Turning the lower buoy the flagship Florigar \s topmast slipped 

 away from the heel fid and turned down. The rim home was void of 

 excitement on account of the light wind. The Pratt stood over for 

 Linicum Island, all bands following like sheep, until thu Sunbeam 

 rounded the buoy and went for the slack water under Jersey shore, 

 Cap. Wyble caught eels years ago in the grasses along the Spanish 

 main and knew just what he was about, of course he had many fol- 

 lowers. 



The Pierson, one of Jim Collins's last and best, having done phe 

 nomenal sailing in last year's regatta, was expected to take care 

 of the Pratt, us she did last year. But the Elwell had something to 

 say about that, and fought the Pierson every inch, rnakmg it quite 

 exciting, especially at the Horseshoe; but shape, like blood, will tell, 

 and she came in a good second. The Thomas got a puff or a luff, or 

 something else hitherto unknown, and came in with her tail up. as 

 will be seen by the record. Commodore Hanigan felt good when the 

 Richmond shewed up so far ahead of her class and fourth boat in 

 the fleet. 



The most remarkable feature of the whole race was the splendid 

 performance of the Sunbeam in the light airs. Had it blown hard 

 enough to have canted her a single degree, the judges would not 

 have been able to take her time at the home flag boat, The grand 

 old Minerva No. 2 again sweeps the deck, adding another to her 

 many victories. R. G. W. 



IRES.— The notice of the new steel cutter Trex is taken from 

 Land and Water: "The new 85-ton racing cutter, built by Mr. Fay. 

 at Northam, Southampton, for Mr. John Jameson, owner of the 

 famous racer Samceua.is from the designs of Mr. Richardson .who also 

 designed the Samoena. Silver Star, Marguerite, etc.. and is of the 

 steel-composite type— steel frames, with plankings of teak and pitch 

 pine, the hull being of immense strength. It was originally hoped 

 that she would be ready in time for the early matches, but strikes 

 among the workmen on the Clyde at the beginning of the year created 

 a delay in the supply of the steel, and for several weeks the work 

 stopped at the casting of the lead keel, a ponderous monstrosity 

 weighing close, on 72 tons, this being the heaviest keel of the kind ever 

 cast" It is in three or four sections, dove-tailed together, and secured 

 by gun-metal bolts of enormous caliber; from this the Irex has been 

 gradually built up, very much in the fashion that a house is raised on 

 its foundations, and the rapidity with which she has been completed 

 up to the period of launcning has been really marvellous, hardly 

 three months having elapsed since the receipt at the yarl of the first 

 of the steel castings. She has been turned out in a manner which 

 does Mr, Fay and whole staff the greatest credit, under the vigilant 

 eye of Capt.'O'Neill, of Mvosotis, Annasona and Samcena fame, who 

 has literally surveyed every inch of stuff put. into the ship, entering 

 at the same time into a hearty spirit of co operation with the. builder 

 that has done much to facilitate the progress of the work. We have 

 already given the principal dimensions of the yacht, but may repeat 

 that she is 85ft. long on the water-line, and 99ft. over all— her counter 

 thus being of great, length, with a sternpost of tremendous rake— her 

 outside beam is 15ft, and depth 13ft, The keel is4J$ft. across the top, 

 and about as deep in the deepest part, tapering fore and aft and ver- 

 tically and displaces over six tons of water. It is hoped she will be 

 ready for sea in about a fortnight, and will proceed to the westward 

 when in commission, sailing her maiden race at Liverpool on June 19." 



SINGULAR ACCIDENT TO A STEAM YACHT.— The Stella is a 

 steam yacht of 26ft. length, and BJ^ft. beam belonging to a club of 

 seven members, all of whom reside in Philadelphia, and who for the 

 past ten years have taken weekly excursions during The season on 

 the Delaware River and the neighboring streams. At half past 10 on 

 Saturday night, she left her dock at Kensington waterworks with her 

 owners on hoard beside two guests, being in charge of Alfred C. Neil, 

 a licensed engineer, and Jaune Cargill, a licensed pilot. Ruuuing up 

 the Delaware they turned into Rancocas Creek about 12 p. M„ and 

 shortly after, as claimed, blew three signals of four whistles each for 

 the drawbridge. As they neared the bridge, a man was seen coming 

 from the bridge lender's house to the. draw, but when near by they 

 found the latter was still closed. An attempt w-as immediately made 

 to torn the boat, but the flood tide ran so strongly that she was car- 

 ried broadside against the bridge, the cabin roof striking the timbers 

 of the bridge, keeling her over so that she filled and sank. Alfred 

 Anderson .who was asleep in the cabin, was earned down and drowned. 

 On the att.erdeck were Robert R. Coster, Jr., and John Cuthbert. an 

 old man with a crippled hand, both of whom held to the bridge. A 

 party arrived to help them, just as Coster after telling them to save 

 the other, released his hold and was drowned, The remaining mem- 

 bers of the party were picked up or swam ashore. It is claimed by 

 the owners of the yacht that the bridge tender was asleep, while he 

 makes a counter charge that they did not give the proper signals. 

 The body of Mr. Coster was not found, and the yacht had not been 

 raised at last reports. 



A CANDID ADMISSION.— "As the imported cutter Madge is again 

 to make her appearance this season with a fighting crew on board," 

 said a yachting expert yesterday, "it may be well to pefiect a moment 

 on what has occurred in the American yachting world since her vic- 

 tories in New York and Eastern waters in 1881. Up to that time few 

 men were so bold as to say that a deep boat could sail with the world 

 renowned skimming disnes, but the manner in which the stranger 

 disposed of her antagonists, though the measurement for time allow- 

 ance was veiy favorable to her, caused experts to conclude that, 

 after all, Americans, perhaps, did not know everything about the 

 principles of speed. Since that memorable yachting year a great 

 many changes in type and ballast have taken place among us in the 

 designing and construction of pleasure vessels. Nowadays very few 

 yachtsmen will have a shallow boat, except that, local causes compel 

 the selection of the type. On the contrary tlie majority make it im- 

 perative that they shall have good draft of water, and once pro- 

 nounced advocates of fight draft and light weight have made a 

 complete aquatic somersault by building deep boats with heavy 

 weights so that the. fastest vessels of the present day in smooth water 

 are those carrying a great weight of ballast, The feeling of the 

 yachting public in this matter became so strong a number of cutters 

 were built until now the real Simon Pure' housing bowsprit 'and a' 

 that' is frequently seen in American waters. And, really, you must 

 allow me to say that the cutter rig is the more 'beautiful to 

 the eye, while it is the best fitted to fight old Neptune yet 

 devised. Almost all our sloops have taken to the double-headed 

 rig, so that long topmasts, backstays, runners, etc., are so com- 

 mon, critics make no remarks, except at the absence of them. 

 All these things show that Americans have taken advantage 

 of an example set them, and not alljwed prejudice to blind them. 

 They have adopted what seemed to be good for our waters, and, 

 as experiments are yet being made, time alone will show what will 

 be the final result. Boston yachtsmen have taken to a type evolved 

 from the wide sloop, and the result is a heavy draft sloop— in fact, 

 more draft than that of a cutter of the same length and almost the 

 beam of the sloop. The type carries as much, If not more, weight 

 than the cutter, is as costly to build, and requires an enormous sail 

 area to obtain speed. Length measurement, however, combined 

 with canvas, restricts this type to very small boats, and though great 

 internal room is obtained, the principle is carried far enough to de- 

 velop fatal errors. That is to say, large boats cannot be made to 

 carry such sails, and even if they could, the first timo they were 

 caught outside with a big sea and no wind spars would he thrashed 

 out of them or gear so worn or strained that owners would hesitate 

 long before repeating the experiment. For these reasons Boston 

 practice cannot be taken as a guide, except for very small boats. In 

 New York the results of the trials with the Madge "and other cutters 

 have been to induce builders to timidly add more depth and slightly 

 reduce the beam, and, while the centerboard is retained, the forestay 

 has been put out on the bowsprit in order to obtain a better shaped 

 forestaysail. The measurement system adopted by the prominent 

 sloop clubs has no doubt had much to do do with this, though the in- 

 ability of many yachtsmen tor want of time to make extended cruises 

 and the shallowness of the water in numerous harbors are also 

 causes which have their effect. Depend upon it, we are on the eve of 

 a great change. The tendency is to restrict the beam and increase 

 the depth. Once well started in this path, there is no telling where 

 the stopping point will be, as it will soon be found that the ballast on 

 the keel is worth more than the beam. The season of yachting now 

 at hand may dispel much of the doubt surrounding the all important 

 subject, and to this end the results of the many races arranged will 

 be anxiously looked forward to by all thoughtful yachtsmen."— N.Y. 

 Herald. 



[A look at the fleet of yachts that will assemble three times this 

 week on New York Bay will give convincing evidence of the vic- 

 tory of Forest and Stream in the long fight for honest boats. The 

 presence of a fine fleet of thoroughbred cutters, while important in 

 itself, is no more so than the changes to be noted in the sloops of to- 

 day compared with the same vessels of a few years ago. but besides 

 such indisputable evidence, w T e quote the above as an index of the 

 feeling among a large majority of yachtsmen, who have burst the 

 shell of habit, prejudice, ancient dogmas, and so-called patriotism 

 that has so long retarded our yachting, and are willing to examine 

 fairly and intelligently all that is placed before them and to accept 

 or reject on merit only. 



Theself-satisfaction,over confidence and unwillingness to examine or 

 adopt any thing new or unknown has virtually disappeared among the 

 great body of American yachtsmen, while at the same time the sport 

 has advanced proportionately. Such truths as were proven so con- 

 clusively by Madge, and were then only accepted unwillingly because 

 they were beyond dispute, are now received readily, weighed care- 

 fully and impartially, and adopted or condemned only after a fair 

 hearing. 



The work of the last four years has made possible a fair and 

 thorough test of the questions in dispute, many of them have already 

 been decided conclusively, and the contests of this week open a sea- 

 son that promises to end the controversy finally.] 



SALEM, MASS.— While yachting is not as forward as usual at 

 Salem (perhaps owing to the backward season), there are yet signs of 

 life. The Fortuna lays at the wharf, Beverly, having just received 

 her summer spars and rig. Alongside was the Latona fitting up, and 

 the sloop Ariadne, now owned by B. B. Rogers. Beverly, will come 

 out looking finely in a white dress with hard wood upperwork. The 

 Halcyon is yet between the bridges, so are the Nita, Clochette and 

 one or two others. The cutter Medusa, Rice's Whitecap and Benson's 

 Viva, with Upton's Crest, are in commission. The Salem Bay Y. O, 

 with its new commodore, Mr. Winslow, and his new schooner, the 

 Cleopatra, will open the season lively. 



MAGGIE.— This cutter will soon be ready for the season's races, 

 having undergone several important alterations during the spring. 

 Some 5,0001bs. have been taken from her inside and added to her keel, 

 part in the shape of a shoe 4in. thick and Sin. wider than the old keel, 

 thus projecting lj/>in. on either side, forming a shelf. The rest of the 

 lead was cast in two' plates, fitting each side of the keel and resting 

 on the projecting shoe, all being held by copper bands passing under 

 the keel and through-bolted to the hull. In consequence of this 

 change she has been fitted with longer spars and a new and larger 

 suit of sails. 



ATLANTIC Y. O— The times of that portion of the fleet that 

 anchored in Gravesend Bay after the sail on Decoration Day were as 

 follows: Daisy 3h. lm., Tourist 3h. 6m., Viking 8h. 6m. 80s., Croco- 

 dile 3h. 6m. 45s., Romeyn 3h. 7m., Gleam 3h. 11m., Venture 3b. 11m. 

 15s., Genevieve 3h. 11m. 30s., Ilderan 3b. 11m. 45s., Nomad 3h. 21m., 

 Triton 4h. 10m. 30s., Graeie 4U. 15m., Agnes 4h. 23m. In class C the 

 Athlon won on Mouduy and not the Thistle, as at first reported, the 

 prize being aw r arded to the former. 



SOME NEW BOOKS. 



Eustes.— A novel. By Robert Apthorp Boit. Boston: Jas. R. Os- 

 good & Co. 



An Average Man.— By Robert Grant. Boston; Jas. R. Osgood & 

 Co. A study of one phase of New York social h'fe. 



But a Philistine.— By Virginia F. Townsend. Boston: Lee & Shep- 

 ard. This is a new novel by a writer who is a great favorite among 

 school girls. 



In the Saddle.— A collection of poems on horse-back riding. Bos- 

 ton: Houghton, Mifflin & Co. A comprehensive, well selected, ele- 

 gantly printed little book, with all the famous rides in the poetry of 

 adventure, love and war. 



Stage-Struck.; or. She Would be an Opera Singer.— By Blanche 

 Roosevelt. New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert. Written "to per- 

 suade American gn-ls, who come over to Europe to study music, that 

 they might be wiser to study at home."' 



W'HinLwiNDs, Cyclones and Tornadoes;— By William Morris Davis. 

 Boston: Lee & Shepard, An essay on the theory of storms, re- 

 printed from Science. The illustrations and the text- together afford 

 an admirable exposition of the subject. 



Everybody's Paint Book,— A complete guide to the art of outdoor 

 and indoor painting. By F. B. Gardner. New York: M. T. Richard- 

 son. The special design of the book is to give full instructions to 

 those who wish to do their own house painting. 



Profitable Poultry Keeping.— By Stephen Beale. Edited with 

 additions by Mason C. Weld. New York: George Koutledge & Sons. 

 Price, 81.50. A compendium of practical information about the vari- 

 ous breeds of poultry, with directions for their management. 



There Was Once a Man.— A story. By R. H. Newell (.Orpheus C. 

 Kerr). New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert, A reprint of one of 

 The Con fi neu! serials. Story opens in New York sixty years ago, 

 thence sceue is transferred to Borneo in the time of the famous Eng- 

 lish Rajah Brook. 



Superior Fishing; or, the Striped Bass, Trout. Black Bass and 

 Bluefish of the Northern) States.— Embracing full directions for dress- 

 ing artificial Hies with the feathers of American birds: an account of 

 a sporting visit to Lake Superior, etc. By Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, 

 New York: Orange Judd Company. A new edition of a work pub- 

 lished in 1865. Contains a great 'deal of solid information, for the 

 author is a thorough sportsman both with rod and gun. Mr. Roosevelt 

 is a strong writer, and we have often pointed out both Lis beauty of 

 style and his faults. The former are apparent on every pa 

 latter occasionally crop out He has become careless in revising 



what was really a wonderful stock of fishing lore twenty years ago, 

 and on issuing a new edition contents himself with adding new chap- 

 ters and letting the old ones stand. 



Fly-fishing in the Maine Lakes, or camp life in the wilderness;— 

 By Charles W. Stevens, Bo.< ton : Puppies, Opham & Co This boo k 

 was favorably noticed in our columns some months ago 'When first 

 published. The present is a third edition. Several pages have been 

 added, and there are numerous very crude illustrations contributed 

 by the authors friends. Barring these, the volume is a handsome 

 specimen of the bookmaker's art. 



Wild Woods Life, or a trip to Parmachenee.— By Capt Chas A 

 J. Farrar. Boston: Lee & Shepard, This is a book about boys and 

 lor boys. The title page describes it as "A realistic story of life in 

 the woods," It is not very realistic. The boys go through scenes 

 which are never to be found outside of book covers, yet. we presume 

 youthful readers wall find it none the less entertaining on that ac- 

 count, and we hope that Mr. Farrar may find a large audience for his 

 yarns. 



$nmvtr$ to §am^andmt^ 



i^° No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



A. L. L., New York.— The specimen appears to he the warbling 

 vireo (Vircomjlrm c/ilva). 



Pointer.— Bay snipe shooting in Shinnecock Bay begins in Jul v 

 is best in September, and lasts into November. 



Question.— Are any bullets of .32-caliber made hollow or express, 

 or would cartridge makers make them to order? Ans. Yes. 



J. T. G., Keyport, N. J.— We cannot tell of any cement that is en- 

 tirely reliable for your purpose. Marine glue would probably answer; 

 but it cannot be procured here. 



C. P. B., Ottumwa, la.— Canoes carry two flags, a club signal and 

 a private signal, the latter at the peak of the mainsail, the former a 

 peak of mizzeu when two sails are carried. 



F. P., New Bedford.— When is the law off for black bass iu Rhode 

 Island? Ans. The law of 1870, and we know of none later, forbids 

 their capture between March 1 aud July 15. 



Fishculturist.— How can I get the reports of the American Fish- 

 cultural Association? Ans. Only by joining. It costs $3 per year for 

 membership, and the reports are confined to members only. ' 



H. C. P., Orisco. la.— The best book for you is "Hallock's Sports- 

 men's Gazetteer,'' which contains descriptions of all the game bird s, 

 animals and fishes, and tells how to capture them. We can supply 

 it. Price, S3. 



Z. B. W., Gloversville, N. Y.— The only change made in woodcock 

 law of New York was printed in our issue of May 22. The season for 

 Delaware and Oneida counties was made Sept. 1— Jan. 1; elsewhere 

 Aug. 1— Jan. 1. 



Trout.— 1. Where can I get a book on trout raising? 2. Has a man 

 a right, legally, to net brook trout for stocking a private pond? Ans. 

 1. Get "Domesticated Trout," by L. Stone. We can supply it, 2. Not 

 in public waters, nor in private ones, without the owner's consent, 

 and in this case the waters must be strictly private. 



Novice, New Orleans— 1. Is a lancewood rod a good durable rod 

 for trout fishing, and what kind and size are the trout flies used? ;.'. 

 About what would a first-class canoe cost, with paddles and sail? 3. 

 What is the name of the best reel in use and what is the price? Ans. 



1. Lancewood is good. Flies of all kinds and sizes are used, accord- 

 ing to the size of the trout and the kind of waters. 2. A fust-class 

 canoe, with paddles, sails and fittings, will cost from $10Q to $150, ac- 

 cording to size and finish. 3. We do not know whether you want a 

 large or a small reel; they range in price from $1.50 to $18. Write to 

 any of our advertising tackle dealers, they are all reliable. 



Percyval.— I am going to fish a lake in Berkshire this summer 

 which has had 70,000 landlocked salmon placed in it in three lots, 

 first lot in 1879. The lake is fed by springs: deep in some places. 

 shallow iu others; in some of the shallow bays are pads. The bot- 

 tom is partly weedy in shallow places, and partly sandy in others. 

 The deep spots have stony bottom, no mud. The outlet i- 1 .1,! 

 sized stream and there are pads, etc., around it. The lessees of the 

 1 ,ke allow fishing from July 1 to Nov. 1. The angling works tell very 

 lit' le of value about this fish and so far as I know none have been 

 caught since the lake was stocked. I intend to try and see if any 

 have escaped the bass and pickerel and would like to ask these ques- 

 tions. 1. What weight should the fir.-it lot approximate? 2. Can the 

 fish be caught during the time mentioned? 3. In what part of the 

 lake would I be most likely to find them? 4. What kind and size of 

 flies or bait, if they take it, should I use? Ans. 1 Pour to six pot rids. 



2. Yes. 3. In midsummer they will be in deep water. In the fall they 

 may be near the outlet for spawning. 4. TJse ordinary salmon (lie's 

 if the shallow waters are cool. Use minnows in deep* water, fishing 

 as for lake trout, 



INFORMATION WANTED. 



C. H. S., Philadelphia, wants to know who invented the first Amer- 

 ican breechloading shotgun, when and where; also, wnether Roper 

 revolving shotgun is older than Colt's revolving shotgun. 



Invalid Sportsman, Biughamton, N. Y..— Wants to know where 

 he can locate in the South or Southwest, where winters are 

 very mild and short, where chills and fever are unknown, wberi 

 small game is plenty, where ah, climate and water are healthy, in a 

 not large village where the inhabitants are good. 



LONG ISLAND TROUT PRESERVES. 



ALotig Island brook trout is as pretty as toothsome, while 

 the artificial creature taken from a private preserve is no 

 match for the wild specimen which, unfortunately for persons 

 who are not million it es rapidly disappea red during ihe dec atle 

 past, and such a fish is now regarded as an extraordinary 

 prize. The time was when every stream on Long Island 

 abounded iu this game fish, but various causes have led up to 

 a point where an angler must own a preserve, or put himself 

 under lasting obligations to a friend w T ho does, in order to 

 find opportunity to throw a fly at all. While not a single- 

 stream has dried, business enterprises established along the 

 banks have poisoned the waters so thoroughly that not even 

 a sunfish could live in it. Other streams have been ut.lizecl by 

 professional breeders to raise market trout and furuish young 

 fry for stocking preserves, but the latter feature of the busi- 

 ness, once profitable, cannot be considered so any longer, as 

 the State Fish Commission is now supplying nearly all the 

 young hatch that is demanded. Then," again, gentleman 

 who have purchased and improved hind extending over terri- 

 tory miles long in any direction have had a sharp eye to the 

 value of swift running streams as an adornment and enrich- 

 ment to country seats, and it is such who have pratically 

 monopolized the brooks where everybody was wont to 69b 

 on chance luck. This is especially true of the south side of 

 Long Island, so that now there is no common fishing ground, 

 aud liot one person goes trout hunting where 100 used to go. 

 There are ponds to which persons may go and fish on the 

 distinct understanding with the proprietor that for every 

 pound of fish hooked he shall receive the prevailing market 

 price, so that after all the only difference between getting 

 one's supply from the pick of the market and the pond is the 

 satisfaction of knowing and saying that he caught the fish 

 and thus prove bis ability as a fly thrower, though it is by 

 no means difficult to catch fish when the thousand* in the 

 pond have been starved for days to make them eager to bite. 

 Some breeders are on such good terms with the tenants of 

 the water that a peculiar whistle brings them swarming to 

 the hank, aud a tiv thrown in from another quarter is made 

 for with a rush, the deluded fish thinking it the regular feed- 

 ing hour and the flv the first installment of lb" customary 

 meal. William Funnan, of Muspeth, was a fish charmer. 

 He has removed to Smithtown. The ordinary growth of a 

 trout, he says, is three to four incites the first year, and the 

 maximum growth is attained in lour years. There ate ex- 

 ceptions, however. Some of the young tish grow so rapidly 

 that they eat Ihe smaller ones, and the careful breeder makes 

 a specialty of keeping them properly separated. Occasion- 



