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canoe up a bridge, he's not goinfr to atempt to "jackass" it up. I 

 . don't think either he will have to anchor it out. That 31J^iD. canoe 

 mentioned by "Surg-e" must hare been an older sister of Tramp, as 

 the latter is by all odds the weightiest canoe (?) I ever struck. If so 

 it was, I ana sorry for the owner's financial loss; but sincerely trust 

 her bleaching bones may forever rest in peace. My own experience 

 leads me to think that ''Surge" exaggerates unintentionally the diffl- 

 culty of handling these large canoes. It certainly was not size, but 

 excessive weight, that was at fault in the case of the derelict 

 refen-ed to. Take ray own canoe, for example, ]6ft.x3'2in. "Hold 

 on!'' you say, "that is not a racing canoe— you are outside the racing 

 umits of the A. C. A." Not a canoe, ehl Why not? Because she 

 happens to be IJ^in. wider and 12in. longer than a Mohican No. 3? Or 

 is it because she is 2in. wider than the A. C. A. rules prescribe for a 

 canoe of her length, which ? In everything else she holds to the A. C. 

 A. definition, she is both rowable or paddleable— the latter preferred 

 —and sailing, so until proved to the contrary, I will call her a canoe. 

 Take her, for instance, with the metal airtanks, ceuterboard. rudder, 

 masts, sails, seats and paddles, she must weigh close to 12.51bs., prob- 

 ably more, and yet I have never had any trouble in getting in or out 

 of the boat house, and at times up as steep a bridge as "Surge" is 

 ever forced to use, I think. 



This talk'of gettingrid of the "useless paddle," "anchoring our boat 

 out to save the trouble of carrying her into the house." "wedging the 

 mast in," "rig the sails with gaff and boom," the canoe "vanishing," 

 etc.. etc., all this has greatly the effect of affectation. The canoe is 

 a fact, a happy fact for me, and with me it will stay, but there is no 

 rubbing out that also fact, that there are canoes and canoes. Then 

 why not bring aU these canoes into the happy circle of the A. G. A.? 



In the comments on "Long Shanks's" article on "Clasaiflcation of 

 Sailing Canoes," the editor uses the words ' as it is the policy of the 

 A. C. A. to encourage all legitimate cruis-'ng craft." I don't know 

 whether he speaks "by the rule" or not, but that is the way it should 

 be; and yet, from the other articles from facile pens closely follow- 

 ing the above, there would seem to be some who are not anxious to 

 live up to this broad principle of good sense and good fellowship. I, 

 for one, would much like to hear from some of the Eastern folk who 

 have the larger canoe in use, and learn from them of her good and 

 bad qualities. 



And now, Mr. Editor, while I am at it, and since you invite "views" 

 on "Long Shanks's" article, let me have an inch or so more of space. 

 The Association rule requires that "a caaoe, to compete in any of the 

 races of the A. C. A., must be sharp at both ends, with no counter 

 stern or transom, and must be capable of being efficiently paddled 

 by one man." This is the broad rule as laid down, but it don't 

 amount to anything— is utterly valueless, and besides misleading; for 

 the rule goes on to say in the next paragraph that, to compete in 

 various races, the canoes must be limited to certain sizes for certaia 

 , classes, which is sensible and proper, but is still inconsistent, inas- 

 much as the largest size specified— Class B-is not as large as may 

 "be capable of being efficiently paddled by one man," as I know 

 from experience. 



With " Long Shanks" I ask, why bar out any canoe that meets 

 with the requirements of the Association ? or rather, why should the 

 Association say one thing and then turn right aroimd and say they 

 mean something else ? If they don't mean it why promulgate it at 

 aU ? 



"Long Shanks's" schedule of the classes as they would be under 

 the rules as proposed by him, brings out very forcibly to me the in- 

 consistencies of the present mles. There are two canoes in his lists 

 that belong to members of " our" club. At present they are both in 

 the same class and yet one has no more chance sailing against the 

 other than the Guenn had with Mr. Clapham's sharpie— in other 

 words, it had no business there. In " Long Shanks's" list they are 

 classed in different divisions and nearer I think to fair rating.' Yes 

 "Shanks" old maul— if you will allow that from a stranger— I think 

 you have put it pat, and now if you, or some one else "which hes in- 

 liooence" would only speak a word in good fellowship tor that canoe 



of larger growth which has raised such a "boiling of troubled waters" 

 and tack on a Class C that would take the ultra wide canoes keep- 

 ing them by themselves so that the smaller craft would get no hard 

 knocks in bumping against them, methinks it would be a long step 

 toward the consummation of that broad poUcy as stated by the editor 

 "the policy of the A. C. A., to encourage all legitimate cruising 

 craft." 



Methinks also that a salt-water "meet" wouldn't be a bad thing to 

 show up the good qualities of the big ub's. What say you? Hal. 

 Newbcroh, N. Y. 



THE ROYAL C. C— The autumn meeting of the B.oyal Canoe 

 Club was held on November 24, and the following officers were 

 elected: Commodore, H.R. H. the Prince of Wales; captain, J. Mac- 

 gregor (Rob Roy).; mates, J. W. Clayton and G. Herbert; cook, F. F. 

 Tuckett; purser, C. J. Wright; secreta ry, T. G. F. Winser; commit- 

 tee, the Earl of Caithness, the Hon. A. F. Kinnaird, A.B.Ingram, 

 Dixon Kemp, E. A. Leach, Major Roberts, Claud Scott, E. B. Tred 

 wen, and W. E. Graham. On December 8 an adjourned meetiag was 

 held at which several proposed changes in the rules were acted on. 

 Mr. K. B. Tredweu, seconded by Mr. W. E. Graham, proposed to 

 alter rule 3b to read : " Length uot exceeding 20ft., with a limit of 

 8ft. beam for that length, the beam may ba increased J^in. for each 

 full inch of length decreased, until the hmit beam of 3ft. is reached." 

 Mr. Tredwen also proposed to adopt the clause from the A. C. A. 

 rules allowing a beading of IJ^in depth and %\n. thickness, seconded 

 by Mr. W. Baden Powell. The following motion was introduced by 

 Mr. Baden Powell and seconded by Mr. W, E. Graham: "Any 

 member who has won three first prizes in club races of the same 

 denomination shall be considered a 'senior,' and shall thereby be- 

 come ineligible to take auy prize given by the club during 1886 — ex- 

 cept in challenge cup races— in a race of the same denomination as 

 that in which he is a 'senior,' the prizes given by the club going to 

 the juniors. In any race, however, in which a ' senior' competes and 

 wins he shall receive a recognized club flag, the ' senior flag' consist- 

 ing of a blue silk flag witu club device and year date of his race 

 thereon, and also any presentation prize which may be attached to 

 such race. In the case of a challenge cup race the"winner shall be 

 presented with a distinctive club flag of silk, bearing a suitable de- 

 vice, with date of race thereon. The ' senior' qualification is to 

 include the races of 1885, All three motions were passed, but a 

 motion of Mr. T. F. Knowles to abolish side deck flaps was voted 

 down, as were several other motions, to allow water ballast, to limit 

 sail area and weight of centerboards. 



THE A. C. A. INTERNATIONAL TROPHY.-The following sub- 

 scriptions have been received since last week: J. L. Greenleaf $1, 

 N. H. Bishop $1, Wm. Lowey $2. Total to date, $64 Subscriations 

 of $1 each may be sent to the chairman of the committee, Mr. Wm. 

 Whitlook, Nos. 37 and 39 West Ttventy-second street, New York. 



tS?~ No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



Ed.— The one bearing youi own name wOt shoot as far as you can 

 aim straight. 



Subscriber.- Spartanburg, S. C— Write to Capt. C. E. McMurdo, 

 Charlottesville, Va. 



Canadian, BrockviUe.— We cannot cempare the boats from the 

 dimensions you give. The cup is given by the N. Y. C. C. and as 

 holders they hav echarge of the races. TUere would not be time for 



the races at Grindstone, and an international race will be sailed 

 there as matters are. 



W. L. M., Lynn, N. Y.— We do not know the address of the Man- 

 hattan Arms Company. 



L — We have seen some cross-bred English and Irish setters which 

 were capital field dogs. 



G. H. P., Middletown. Conn.— The E.K.C.S.B. number of Dr. .larvis's 

 champion Elcho is 6,129. 



5. S., Lowell, Mass —1. The English getter bitch won second at 

 Lowell, in 1882. 3. W^o have no record. 



J. W. M., Tom's River.— The design you refer to is by Mr. Edward 

 Burgess, No. 7 Exchange Place, Boston. Write to him for full par- 

 ticulars. 



Chicago.— 1. Can a person properly enter a dropper in a pointer 

 class? 2. Could a person enter a protest against such entries? Ans. 

 1. No. 2. Yes. 



L. F. F., Boston, Mass.— The subject has been so fully discussed 

 already that it is not advisable to reopen it now. The arm will be a 

 serviceable weapon in the coimtry you name. 



Dick, Brookfield, Mass.— The floats for fishing lines are a regular 

 article to be had of tackle dealers. Write to any of such advertisers 

 in this paper. The netting cannot be described ; consult the catalogue 

 of some of the net manufacturers. 



H. M. D., Denver, Colo.— A newspaper reports that a Nebraska 

 observer has discovered that the prairie dogs supply themselves with 

 water by digging wells, each village having one, wnth a concealed 

 opening. He claims to have found one such well 250 feet deep, 

 approached by a winding staircase. What is jour opinion? Ans. 

 See discussion of the subject in recent issues. How did the man 

 measure the well? 



Penn.— 1. Is a setter dog of any use in hunting rabbits? 3. What 



season and what time of night are best for shooting muskrats? 3. 

 Can a resident of Pennsylvania shoot ducks in any manner in Cecil or 

 Kent county, Maryland," during April? Ans. 1. Yes, a setter can be 

 used for that purpose, but it is an unworthy use to pur a setter to. 2. 

 Moonlight nights in the late fall. 3. The Maryland law forbids wild- 

 fowl shooting after March 31. 



6. H. S., New York.— A spring step to the mast was tried on canoes 

 in New York and Toronto several years since, but was abandoned 

 after a series of careful tests, as the benefits were very slight. We 

 have never tried the reel referred to. but such appliances are unsafe 

 in a small boat, as in the event of a failure to work properly a cap- 

 size must follow. Two or three battens of moderate size are most 

 effective in keeping a sail flat. The sail hoist mentioned is said to 

 answer very well, and is used on a number of smaU yachts in the East. 



M. Hanover, Pa.— I have an 8-pound, 12 grain, choked. I load 3 

 drams powder, one card and two heavy wads on powder, and 1 ounc e 

 No. 8 shot for birds, but find the gun makes too close a pattern. Our 

 shooting is in cover that requires quick shooting, and birds hit at 30 

 yards and inside -as I am accustomed to shoot— are thoroughly 

 smashed and entirely unfit for use. Can I modify the loading to give 

 me a wider pattern, or must I change the bore of the gun. Have 

 tried various methods of loading, but find the choke work's the same. 

 Ans. You will probably find it necessary to take the choke out. 



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