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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 28, 1885. 



t, •^ CI ^ 10 Y - 0.— Saturday, April 25, was the opening day of the 

 Pacific YC., and an entertainment was given at the club house. Din- 

 ner and dancing: over, the jfuests wont on board the yachts and at 6 

 ?r ?£•• a JJ were uud " r way for VUlej^ in the following order: Annie, 

 Nellie, Rambler, White wing, Fleur de Lis, Halcyon. Frolic and Lur- 

 lrae. The wind was light at first, coming fresher off Point Pinole. 

 Fleur de Lis was first in, her time, being 2b. 88m.. with Lurline 2h. 

 34m.; Annie was first on corrected time with Ramhler second. Before 

 morning (be fleet was increased hy Emerald, Elia, Virginia, Solita, 

 Ripple. Nellie (sloop). Syren and Red Cross. Next morning brought 

 a reefing breeze when thev started, and Fieur de Lis was soon dis- 

 abled, first with a broken block on h^r gaff, and then with the loss 

 of h°r jib tack Halcyon, with the S}4 tons added to her keel. (4 tons 

 in all), sailed in fine shape, coming in first, with Lurline second and 

 Nellie third. 



NEW YOtfK Y. C— A meeting was held on May 21, at the club 

 house, the Oup committee reporting progress. Tbey are still waiting 

 an answer from Mr. Beavor Webb before settling all derails. The 

 date of the cruise was discussed but not finallv decided upon. Mr. 

 John R. ^latt presented to the club a painting of Montauk. The fol- 

 lowing gentlemen were clpcterl as members: John J. Phelps, of the 

 schooner Brunliilde; H. W. Collender, of the schooner Speranza: 0. 



A. Robbins, of the cutter Mu iel: Geo. G King, steamer Ladoga: J. 

 Stickney. steamer Falcon; Daniel S. Appleton, J. Nelson Howard, 

 Brent Good, Prescott Lawrence. Thos. F. Rowland, W. Llovd Jeffries, 

 J. H. Ladew, Addison Thomas, Charles Sweet, Thos. J Cassidy, Henry 



B. Belknap and Henry Breevort. Judge J. W. Wallace, of T,h"e United 

 States Court, was elected an honorary member. 



LLOYDS REGISTER.— We have received from Lloyds agent in 

 New York. Mr. Thos. Congdon. a copy of the Yacht Register for 1885. 

 A comparison with that of last year shows 3.281 yachts now listed, in 

 place of 3,086 then. The dimensions of some most interesting to 

 Americans are as follows: Genesta, composite, length, stem tc stern- 

 post on deck, t>5.6ft., beam 14.6ft., depth from main beam to floors 

 11 75ft. Galatea, steel, length 90.42ft., beam 15ft., depth 13 33ft. 

 ■Stranger, composite, Mr. Warren's new cutter, length 67.8ft., beam 

 13.6ft , depth 9ft. Bayadere. Mr. J. M. Forbes'snew cutter, designed 

 by Watson, length 46ft., beam 10ft. The book contains the full tab)p s 

 •of scantling, anchors, chains, etc., which have come to be recognized 

 •everywhere as the standard in building, and a list cf American yachts 

 Mot rated by the sosiety, 



NEW5-TONNERS.-Besides the new 6 for parties in Hamilton, On- 

 tario, which Mr. Wm. E. Patonhas lately desiened and whose dimen- 

 sions are 32ft. waterline Dy 5ff. llin. beam, he has had proposals for 

 another yacht of the same length for Lake Ontario, and he has also 

 designed a racing 5 for English waters, 33ft. 4in. long and 5ft. 8in. 

 beam. He has lately been at work on the designs for a 20- 

 tonner, 53ft. 4in. waterline, Sft. 9in. beam, and 9ft. 5in. draft; and 

 also a little cratt for Australia, 32ft. waterline, 7ft. beam, and 7ft. 4in. 

 draft. Mr. Paton has thus far been very successful in the smaller 

 classes, having designed and built Trident. 5 tons, six year.?, since and 

 raced her successfully for five seasons, while Olga and Ourrytush 

 have since added greatly to his reputation as a designer. 



NAVAL SONGS.— There are always times when music is welcome on 

 the water, and especially in yachting where ordinary occupations 

 sometimes fail to amuse, or when at the close of the day all are disin- 

 clined for even the exertion of reading. Almost any company of 

 yachtsmen can boast musical talent sufficient to render the many 

 simple airs so popular with all. A collection specially suited for the 

 use of yachtsmen has lately been iss ed by Wm. Pond & Co., of New 

 York, under the title of " Naval Songs '■' It includes all the well known 

 and popular sea songs, besides an interesting notice of tbe songs 

 peculiar to the sea and sailors, with a number of examples of the 

 " shantey songs," one of which we reprint on another page. 



AMERICAN Y. C.-A meeting was held on May 19, at which the 

 following programme of races was arranjed. The yachts will leave 

 the Larchmont club house on the morning of July 16, sailing direct 

 to New London. On the morning of July 17 there will be a hoat race 

 of small boats and captains' gigs opposite Pequot House. At 1 o'clock 

 in the afternoon the squadron will leave for Shelter Inland. On Sat- 

 urday, July ±8, the steamboat carrying non yacht owners will return 

 to New Yo-k, and afterward the yachts will be under the command 

 of Commodore DeCordova, who will direct the future movements of 

 the fleet. 



A NEW S1NGLEHANDER.— Dr. W. H. Winslow, of Pittsburgh, Pa., 

 has ordered from E. L. Williams. Boston, a littlo keel catboat, 24ft. 

 over all, 20ft. waterline, 7ft. beam, and 4ft. 6m. draft, with an iron 

 keel of 1,500 pounds. 



CAMBRIA.— This schooner was at Bermuda on May 20, forty-four 

 days out from Cowes. She is bound for New York. Her former 

 owner, Mr. Jas. Ashbury, was in New York this week. 



NEW HAVEN Y. C.-The annual cruise of the New Haven Y. C. 

 will begin on Aug. 8., on which date the club will sail to the eastward. 



HARLEM Y. C— The date fixed for the annual regatta of the Har- 

 lem Y. C. is June 16. The races will be held off Oak P6int. 



J£mww$ ta (^otnzyondmt$. 



JSP*"" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



A. D. F., Boston.— Deer shed their horns annually. 



W. H. T., Schuyler, Neb.— The article was published on April 16. 



J. C. R.— We published the lines of a Clapham sharpie'on Sept. 13, 



1883. 



C. G. B., Providence, R. I.— Tbe paint will be of a yellow color, we 

 cannot give the quantity required. The receipt is as good as any of 

 the others. 



A. B. C, Toledo. O.-We can furnish you "Kemp's Yacht and Boat 

 Sailing," price §10. "Frazer's Practical Sailing," price $1, will aid 

 you with the ropes. 



G. C. Lynn. Mass.— You will require 75 to lOOsq. ft. of cedar ^in. 

 thick, for 14x30 canoe. It can be had of boatbuilders in Boston, 'ihe 

 price is from 4 to 8 cents per square foot, according to quality. 



W. E. N., Lewisburg, W. Va.— Can you give me name of some per- 

 son or firm (one that is reliable) who make greenheart bass bait-rods? 

 Ans. All our advertising tackle dealers are reliable men, write to any 

 of them. 



E. J. F., Boston, Mass.— The term Corinthian is synonymous with 

 amateur. Its origin is not known, but it has been applied for many 

 years in England to gentlemen sportsmen, though of late years used 

 only in connection with yachting. 



T. W. B , Odessa, Ont.— I had two bitches served hy a dog belonging 

 to another man . When there was no distinct understanding about a 

 money consideration for the service of the dog is there any law, written 

 or unwritten, that allows the man owning the dog to have first choice 

 of the pups of both litters? Also please give me the main points as to 



color and markings that show best breeding of piigs. Ans. It is 

 generally understood, unless some other arrangement is made, that 

 the owner of the dog has first choice of the li ter. 2. Consult a. good 

 dog book such asStonebenge or Dalziel's "British Dogs," We have not 

 room here for the description which you ask for. 



J. M. H., Oakland. Cal.— Stingaree is a corruption of sting-ray, 

 applied to several fishes of the family Trygonidve, genera Uroloplius 

 and Dasyatis. both of which are found on the Pacific coast. We do 

 not know what the oil is used for. 



W. T. L.. Little Falls, N. Y.— Will you give me the tittle and price 

 ot some good work on ichthyology? Ans Get the "synopsis of the 

 Fishes of North America," by Jordan & Gilbert, published as a bulle- 

 tin of the IT. b. National Museum, 1882, no illustrations. 



M.M., Fort Mc Henry.— Please send me this piece of information- 

 Does the vessel that is filled with water with a fish the weight of fiva 

 pounds therein, weigh as much as it would with the fish out ot it* 

 Ans. This is older than the days of William toe Conqueror. The 

 weight of vessel, water and fish is five pounds more than that of 

 vessel and water without the fish, 



V. Z., New York.— Is there trout or bass fishing in Lake George? 

 If a person would have to have a guide to find them, and also what 

 the best flies are for August? Ans. No brook trout, but lake trout 

 and black bass. The former must be taken with bait or trolling 

 spoon. Youwoiild needaguioeor boatman if a stranger. Use red 

 ibis, Cheney, oriole, Mather or jungle cock for black bass. 



C. P. W., Westboro, Mass.— I this morning noticed a bird I have 

 never seen before. It was the size of a catbird, colored a.nd marked 

 as follows: Head, wings and tail black, breast white, a deep scarlet 

 heart-shaped sp >t underneath the throat, three narrow white stripes 

 across the wings, its note resembled that of the thrush, but clearer 

 and not so long; it was on an elm near my barn, and quite tame. 

 Cau you tell me what it was? Ans. It was a male rose-breasted gros- 

 beak (Goniaphea ludoviciana). 



L. T. R., Louisville.— Where can I find some fair trout fishing in 

 Western Pennsylvania or Central New York not more than a day's 

 ride from Buffalo? How would Potter county. Pa., do? Ans. The 

 county named has some trout streams, so has Tioga. Clinton and 

 Lycoming counties, Pa. In the latter you strike Pine Creek In Cen- 

 tral New York there is little good fishing in public streams. If you 

 want to fish a preserve! stream, write to James Aunin. Caledonia. 

 N. Y. The fish there are plenty, but shy biters, and small flies and 

 fine fishing are necessary. 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



Five Acres Too Much.— A truthful elucidation of the attractions of 

 the country, and a careful consideration of the question of profit and 

 loss, as involved in amateur farming, with rnucli advice and instruc- 

 tion to those about purchasing large or small places in the rural dis- 

 tricts. New and enlarged erliiion. By Robert Baruwell Roosevelt. 

 Price $1.50. O. Judd Co., New York. 



The Woods op the United States [Jessup collection].— With an 

 account of their structure, qualities and uses. By 0. S. Sargent, New 

 York. D. Appleton & Co,. 1885. Price $1. 



The Meisterschaft System.— Italian language, Part I. Boston, 

 Meisterschaft Publishing Co. 



Luck of a Wandering Dane.— By Hans Lykkejaeger, Philadelphia. 

 Price 25 cents. 



Cure Diseases of 



Horses, Cattle, Sheep 



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SOLD by T)bog<; j sts. or .sent postpaid on receipt of 

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Harrison's Celebrated Fish Hooks, 



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Spring Steel— 

 Treble Hooks, brazed 

 and tapered or eyed. 

 Double Dublin Fly 



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 Hollow Point, Limerick 



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 Aberdeen. 



Mew York Bass Hooks. 

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Black Fish Hooks, 

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 All kinds of Artificial Flies and Baits. Brass and 

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Spring Steel— 

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 Kendal Sneck Hook, 

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 The above minnow is No. 7. The following are the various sizes we keep in stock. 



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