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the proper reward for his foUy, for I believe lie was sixteentl: at the 

 finish of the first one. Well, he went home and did up the other fel- 

 lows who had not been to the meet and dreamed of what he would do 

 next year, but when 1885 came aroun d he was occupied by business 

 and finally slaried for the Thousand Islands, having had saiUip just 

 eight times during the precediiijr three month.^. "When he arrived at 

 the camp he unpacl;ed a pair of ICOft. sails, so new that their mast^ 

 had never even set in I heir tubes in his canoe. Tbes-e he hoisted once 

 when the wind died out before he had gone a quarter of a mile, and 

 again when the wind breezed un and drove him baclt for smaller sails, 

 yet when race day came around there he was with just those two ex- 

 periences in eariying large sail, but ready to compete with.the old 

 and weather-beaten seamen of the A. C. A. Now here we have these 

 two chaps, A and B, banding in their entries until between them they 

 had put up nine (by the way, this manner of speaking of them may give 

 r se to the belief that they were Fomehow connected, but no matter, 

 it will help to corceal their identity), and any one can guess where the 

 finish of each race foimd them. So to make a quick ending to a long 

 story, 1 will just say that when the prizes were given out on Capitol 

 Hill that last Friday mornir-g, had any cue kept count of the num- 

 ber of times A ar d B were called vp, he viould have found that be- 

 tween them for their nine entiies they had just seven prizes to .show, 

 includirg fli sts, seconds and specials; merely this and nothing more. 

 So as evej y word of the above is absolutely and strictly true, let no 

 novice be appalled.— Temecula. 



THE LIYEBIOOL NAVIGATION EXHIBITION.— Toms River, 

 N. J., Dec. Q.— Editor Forest and Stream: I have just received from 

 Mr. William S. Hoklen, S Prince's Park Terrace, Liverpool, England, 

 a eomn'unicaiion legardmgthe InteruEtional Exhibition of Naviga- 

 tion, Travelitg, Con merce ard Manulaciure to be held in Liverpool 

 durirg the jear ItiSd "under the patronage of Her Majesty the 

 Queen ai d the Pi esidencv of His Royal Highness tlie Prince of 

 Wales." Mr. Holden is one of the officers of the Mersey Canoe Club, 

 of Liverpool, and visited the writer at Lake Georpe, N. Y , about two 

 yeais a^o He is an enthusiastic canoeist, and has followed the de- 

 velopment of canoeing as a pa-stime in America since the bn-th of 

 the American Canoe Asscciation with careful attention. He is a 

 triend of the A. C. A,, and has done much in posting his brother 

 canoeist in Tngland regarding its history, progress and intentions. 

 Mr. Holden has been placed upon the Sectional Committee of Navi- 

 gation in the First Pivision ; and it is his desire to see America well 

 represented in the exhibition. If our canoe clubs, or individual ca- 

 noeists, as -n ell as canoe and boat builders, will address a letter to 

 Mr. Holden he -oill cheerfully advise them and assist them in the 

 matter of representation of articles they may desire to place on ex- 

 hibition. The csnoe has received such remarkable development 

 fince 1S£0 that a very interesting exhibition of its evolution in the 

 Ignited States and Canr.da might be easily made, sidt- by side with 

 what Gi eat Biitain will also show to the milhons who will visit Liv- 

 erpool during the j ear lg86. Action in this matter should be prompt, 

 as the time of rtceptit n of exhibits is covered by the fellowing rule: 

 '■4. No goods will be received previous to the 1st of March. 188(5, 

 wuhcut special permission; atd no goods will be receired after Dhe 

 15th jipril, 1^86.-' Coire f-pondence may be opened at once with Mr. 

 Wil iam T. Pioklen, 3 Prince's Park Terrace, Liverpool, England. - 

 Nathaniel H. Bishop. 



AN IMPERIAL CANOEIfeT.—The Archduke John, of Austria, made 

 the descent of the Danube, from Linz to Vienna, lately, in a c^noe. 

 The distance is 140 miles, and the Archduke, with an aid de camp in 

 another caroe, covered it in 2.2 hours, according to the repoit in the 

 London Guardian. 



OTI AWA C. C.-The annual ball of the Ottawa C. C. will be held 

 in tl e Eoyal Eoher Kink, at Ottawa, on Dec. £9. The committee are 

 Messrs. trough, Wicksteed, Lehevre, Baldwin and McQuilkin. 



MARMALADE LODGE.-"Ihetis," of Albany, was a guest at Mar- 

 malade Ledge last Sunday, and in spite of the storm was out in the 

 Tomboy in the afternoon. 



BROOKLYN C. C.-Edifor Forest and Stream: The regular 

 monthly meeting of the Brooklyn Canoe and [Sailing Club was held 

 December 8th, at the Brooklyn 'Library. Our constitution had pre- 

 viously been so amended that our officers consist of a commodore, 

 vice-commodore and secretary. The reports of officers for 1885 were 

 accepted for the ensuing year by unanimous election; J. P. New- 

 man, Commodore; William Whitiock, Vice Commodore, and M. V. 

 Brojkaw, Secretary (re-elected). Our club was organized less than 

 one year ago by nine members with eight canoes. We now have a 

 membe'sliip of twenty-one with a fleet of sixteen canoes and four 

 large sailboats Five new canoes of various models, by Everson. 

 will be added to our fleet next season. Our club house with locker 

 room on the second floor we find both roomy and comfortable. Our 

 location inside of Mumm's Basin, at the foot of Fifty fifth street, 

 Brooklyn, is a very desirable one, and very convenient especially in 

 rough weather, while we believe we have in our imicediate vicinity 

 the best canoeing water about New York Bay. On Jan. 12 (the anni- 

 versary of our organization) we are to have our first annual club din- 

 ner. The club is entirely free from debt, and looking upon the 

 results of our work of the past year w e anticipate a pleasant and 

 successful year to come.— M. V. B. 



THE A. C. A, TROPHY.-Subscriptions of $1 each to the fund for 

 the A. C. A. Trophy may be sent to Mr. Wm. Vfhillock. Nos. 97 and 

 39 West Twenty second street. New York, chairman of the committee. 

 The following subscriptions have been received since last week; Geo. 

 E. Andrews (A. C. A. 900). gl ; Emil C. Knappe (A. C. A. 6.30). $1 ; Chas. 

 P. Dodge (A. C. A. 198). $1. Previously acknowledged, $67. Total to 

 date?60. 



S^mi^r^ to ^amsfiandent^. 



No Notice Taken of Anonymons CorrespondentB. 



F. H. M., Ottawa, Can.— Measure from nose to set on of tail. 

 P. E. A., Monroetowu, Pa.— See advertisement of snowshoes. 



D. A. G., Newbm-yport, Mass.— Write to Gen. W. G. Ely, Norwich, 

 Conn. 



J. G. F., Boston, Mass.— Write to John E. Thayer, Lancaster. 

 Mass. 



II. M. W.. Baltimore, Md.— Follow the rules in "Training versus 

 Breaking." 



C. A. E., Elk Grove.— You can reduce the range only by use of a 

 lighter charge. 



HippiAs, Boston, Mass.— The pistol book gives practical directions 

 for the use of the arm; it is not nistorical. 



K., Ward Hill.— 1. The weight given is heavy enough for a ducking 

 gun. 2. The new action is a very strong one. 



J. T. C, Ohio.— Bo?ardus's "Field, Cover and Trap Shooting" is an 

 excellent work, and adapted to your pm-pose. 



K. Q , Haverhill, Mass.— 1, Write to W. H. Pierce, Peekskill, N. Y. 

 3. We know nothing of the dogs mentioned. .3. No. 



C. B., Eagle Point.— We do not: know the name, which is probablv a 

 trademark, and can not pass an opinion on the gun. 



F. A. S., New York.— We can give you no further information about 

 the locality than that already printed in the item you refer to. 



L. A. A.— The Forest and Stkeam's grizzly bears are now in the 

 Central Park menageiie, w^he re you may inspect them at any time. 



E. L. DE LA G., Brooklyn.— Can you give me the name of any house 

 dealing in alHgator skins? 2. Ai-e there any duties on skins coming 



from Cuba? How are thet generally shipped? Ans. 1. There are S 

 number of houses in Sprufce street and yicihity. 2. Yes. By 



sGhoonerj 



A. J. W. Pottsville,- fa— Gio to High J'ointj Nofth Cal-olina, for 

 giail^and turkeys. Communicate with the proprietor of the Bellevufe 



H. 8., Salt Lake City.— You will find in G'reener's "The Gun and 1th 

 Development" an account of the invention of the percussion sy stein 

 In firearms. 



Dick Swiveller, Pittsburgh, Pa.— For description of Bermuda 

 roads, send to Karl Kron, Washington Square, New York, fol" bis 

 "Coral Reefs of Bermuda." 



F. M. T., Brockville.— For glass ball use No. 7 or 8 shot. For 13- 

 gauge gun try .3drs. powder, loz. shot, and vary aa your experiment 

 ing may prove to be advantageous, 



C. C, Philadelphia, Pa. —Government charts can he had of dealers 

 in nautical instruments in all seaport towns. The prices range 

 from 20 to 75 cents. Use boiled linseed oil and terebin for oiling can- 

 vas— 1 gill of te rebin to 2 quarts of oil. 



W. L. C. Pittsburgh, Pa.— Nassau is not an island but a towm of 

 New^ Providence, one of the Bahamas. The special information not 

 to lie found in your public hbrary may probably be acquired by 

 application to the U. 8. Consul at Nassau. 



M. H. S., Brooklyn, N. Y'.— Make the sails of best sheeting muslin 

 and the spars of spruce. The mainsail can be lift, loot; 7ft. Si", 

 lutf, 9ft. head; 13tt. 7m. leech, lift, clew to throat, 16ft. tack to peak, 

 mizzen in same proportion, 5ft. ;3in. on foot, 4ft. 3in. on luff. 



J, J. C, Burlington, la.— The narrower boat. 30x16. would be 

 faster under oars. There would be little difference in the speed of 

 the two models mentioned. We know of no rudder that houses in 

 the stern of the boat. For copper nails and burrs send to A. Nelson, 

 195 Pearl street, N. Y. - 



O. S. A.— 1. Chatham will be found a desirable point, or £is desirable 

 as any. The flight is altogether a matter of chance; you cannot be 

 sure of getting any birds. 2. For notes on different guns .<:ee recent 

 papers in tbe Forest akd Stream. A dozen ditferent gun actions are 

 plenty strong enough for you. 



F. B, P.— Tbe "Gazetteer' ' is in many respects out of dale, but for 

 the most part reliable, and the best compr* hensive work of the kind. 

 The Forester volumes so fa r published, do not contain the Sporting 

 Scenes, but we believe the i nttntion is to include everything, even lo 

 the novels and histories b y which Herbei-t expected to be re- 

 membered. 



C. V. D., Massachnsetts.- 

 Sectiou 21. No person shall 

 or expose for sale, any w 

 black duck, or other sea du 

 first day of September . S 

 in any place with any trap 

 than the usual method of s 

 of any variety. But this se 

 the shooting of ducks on th 



-The Maine law on ducks reads as follows; 

 kill cr have in his possession, except alive, 

 ood di:ck, dusky duck, commonly called 

 ck, between the first day of May and the 

 ection. 22. Ko person shall at any time, or 

 , net, snare, device or contrivance, other 

 porting with fire arms, tale any wild duck 

 ction and the preceding shall not apply to 

 e sea coast. 



Thirty Ceots a Week, at age 25, buys a life policy for $1,000 in 

 The Travelers, of Hartford, Conn. Cheapest first class goods in the 

 market! Apply to any agent, or the home ofSce at Hai tford.--.iictT;. 



I SUPPOSE you ai-e surfeited tvitii praises of your clean, 

 heaJthy -toned paper; but I must thank you tor the pleasm e it 

 has given me to read it for some years past.— Spencer Cun- 

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