£76 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 1886. 



A MOSQUITO RA.CE AT BOSTON.-On April 24 a race for small 

 boats was sailed off City Point, over a four mile course to the buoy 

 off the Marine Park pier, round buoy 2 to channel buoy off K street, 

 to and around the buoy off the pier, and back to the starting point. 

 The prizes for first class were three, $5 cash, a pair of rowlocks, and 

 an anchor; for the second, $5 and an anchor. 



First Class— 13ft. and not over 15ft. over all. 



Name and Owner. 



Second class, imder 13 feet over ail. 



he times were: 



Length. 



Corrected 



13.02 



4 51 48 



13 03 



4 57 55 



13.10 



4 53 46 



13.06 



4 54 12 



13.06 



4 55 59 



14.10 



4 59 41 



12.02 



5 01 58 





4 59 17 





4 57 37 



..11,1^ 



4 55 54 



The winners in the first class were the Baby, Wizard and Lady 

 May; in the second class the Etta and Bunty. The judges were Cap- 

 tain William A. Andrews of the dory Nautilus, Charles A. Borden 

 and Joseph Golden. 



RIVERSIDE Y. C —This club, of Jacksonville. Fla., held its annual 

 meeting on April 16, electing the following officers: Commodore, W. 

 S. Wightman; Vice-Commodore, John P. Varnum; Secretary and 

 Treasurer. L. D. Hosmer; Fleet Captain, W. L. Davids; Flag Officer, 

 F. V. Wightman. Executive Committee, J. H. Stead, H. B. Wood- 

 ward, Geo. L Drew. The by-laws, sailing rules and constitution will 

 be carefully revised at once, and the club house will be much im- 

 proved. The next meebing will be on April 30, at 7:30 P. M. 



MIRAMICHI Y. C— A new club with this name was organized on 

 April 12 at Newcastle, N. B. with 30 members, the officers being as 

 follows: Commodore. J. C. Miller; Vice-Commodore, J. L. Steward; 

 Rear Commodore, C. J. Butcher; Secretary-Treasurer, F. Kennedy; 

 Trustees, J. C. Miller. James Miller, G. Watt and P. Wheeler; Meas- 

 urer, T. Crimmen. The burgee is of blue and white, with letters M. 

 Y. C. A club book will soon be issued. 



NEWARK Y. O— The opening sail on May 16 will be to Bay Ridge 

 to inspect the Atlantic. The fleet will leave Newark at 9 A. M., and 

 there will be a scrub race each way. Most of the yachts are ready, 

 ail the cabin sloops being painted white this season. 



A SHOAL SLOOP.— A centerboard yacht 30ft. long, lift. 2in. beam 

 and 15in. draft, is now building at Canarsie from designs by her 

 owner. Mr. Samuel Robbins, of New York. She will have both jib 

 and mainsail and cat rigs. 



KNICKERBOCKER Y. C— The yachts are being launched and 

 fitted out rapidly. Last week the Whim and John Demarest were 

 set afloat. A large number of the club fleet have had iron keels 

 added this season. 



NEW JERSEY Y. C— June 14 has been named 'for the 15th annual 

 regatta of the club. Com. Dilworth has lately added to the fleet the 

 yacht Wayward, late ot New Haven, purchased by him from Mr. C. 

 B. Warner. 



NEWARK Y. C— Three of the boats of this club, the Vixen, 

 Emmy 0. and Winifred, are ready to race any three yachts of an- 

 other club Of 26 to 28ft., an average of the times of each trio to 

 decide. 



CYTHERA..— Mr. Stewart's yawl was spoken on April 4 in lafc. 42 

 north, long. 11 west, by the steamer Roslin CasUe. On April 9 she 

 arrived at Fun chal, Madeira, after a passage of 19 days from Eng- 

 land. 



ANOTHER PROPOSED CRUISE. — The New England Y. R. A. are 

 talking of a large cruise from City Point this summer, visiting 

 Marblehead, Rockport, Portsmouth, Newburyport and Isle of Shoals. 



THE SALE OP "246."— The large steam yacht, built by Cramp & 

 Sods last, yea-, and known only as No. 246, has been sold to Mr. S. V. 

 Harkness, who will use her on the lakes. 



GEN. PAINE'S YACHT.— All is ready for launching, the painting 

 and gilding is completed, and the yacht will be launched about May 

 6. The name will probably be Mayflower. 



THE GOELET CUPS. -Mr. Ogden Goelet has notified the New 

 York Y.C. that the cups offered by him will be ready by July !» They 

 will be raced for at Newport, as usual. 



MUMM'S YARD.— In consequence of ill health. Mr. John Mumm 

 has leased his yard and business to Messrs. Guion & Costigan for five 

 years. 



SHONA. — Mr. Sweet's new purchase arrived in Boston last weeki 

 and is now at Beverly. She will race in Boston waters this year. 



NO^TH END Y. C —Boston is to have a new club with this nanfe 

 It starts with a good fleet of small boats. 



^nnwtr$ to <$om8pandmt$. 



IW' No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



Amateur —Use yacht drill (6>£oz.) for sails of 17ft. boat, bighting it 

 twice. 



W. S. O, Jamestown, N. Y. — Write to E. & C. Von Culin, Delaware 

 City, Del. 



D. C. G.— See "Canoeing in Kanukia." Mr. R. B.Burchard, A. C. A., 

 has cruised down the St. Lawrence. 



J. M. F., Philadelphia.— See files of the Forest and Stream for the 

 past year for articles on gasoline and other stoves. 



E. B., Boston.— Where can I get photographs of dogs; prizewin- 

 ners? Is there anyone who sells them? Ans. We know of no one 

 who has them for sale. 



S. T., Centerville.— 1. Does extremely frosty atmosphere affect a 

 rifle for accurate target shooting? 2. I have a Hatchkiss rifle I want 

 to put a graduated peep sight on it, but if I put it on the tang it will 

 be in the way of the bolt. Would it give good satisfaction to plaee it 



back of the grip about where a person usually places the stock 

 against the face? Ans. 1. No. 2. Yes, if suitable to position assumed 

 by yow in shooting. 



J . D. G. and W. C. R., Pond du Lac. Wis — We cannot give size of 

 ub from the figures sent. If you will refer to "Small Yachts" you 

 will find the method of calculation fully explained. 



T. F. T., New York.— Would you be kind enough to give me the 

 name of one or more of the Fish Commissioners of New Hampshire* 

 Ans. They are: Geo. F. Riddle, Manchester; Luther Hayes, Milton, 

 and E. B. Hodge, Plymouth. The latter is also the superintendent. 



_ F. B. D , Ovid, Mich,— For caulking a light boat use a light caulk- 

 ing iron and wooden mallet. Raw cotton is used for such work in 

 preference to the oakum used on large vessels. It is spun into a 

 thick strand and sold in rolls. The seam is first opened by driving 

 in the iron. The strand of cotton is then driven in firmly, painted 

 over and the seam puttied up. 



C. V. B., Albany, N. Y.-l. Can you tell me where there is good 

 trout fishing anywhere near the AdiroDdacks? 2. What month is the 

 best for trout fishing? Ans. 1. West Canada Creek, Herkimer 

 county, reached by way of Remsen or Prospect, N. & E. R. R.. or go 

 to the Fulton Chain, via Booneville and the Forge House or on the 

 north side to Meacham Lake. 2. May and June. 



R. H., Winsted, Conn.— It is always best to rub down paint with 

 pumice stone rather than to scrape it. For the latter purpose a paint 

 burner or torch may be had at the paint store. Alcohol or napthha is 

 burned giving a hot flame, which must be followed closely by the 

 scraper. Use white lead and linseed oil, mixed with lamp black to 

 a lead color for the priming coat, thinning with a little turpentine. 



D. D. P., Hicksville, O.— Can you conveniently give me any infor- 

 ation as to the colonization of California quail. Will it probably suc- 

 ceed here or at my home in Northwestern Ohio. I have released four 

 pair in this vicinity and have three pair left that I am in doubt 

 whether to release here or to take to Ohio. I would prefer to have 

 them in Ohio if tney are likely to thrive and to stand the winters 

 there? Ans. They would be quite sure to do well in Tennessee and 

 probably in Ohio, but the experiment should be tried on a large scale, 

 and as much protection as possible afforded the birds for the first 

 season or two. 



A. R. G., Centerville, N. Y.— 1. Is a stream stocked with trout from 

 the State fisheries, by parties who went to the expense of getting 

 them here, private or public fishing? 2. When does the trout season 

 commence in Sull van and Ulster counties? 3. What sized sign boarus 

 must a farmer put up to prohibit fishing and hunting. Ads. 1. The 

 fishing is as much public as it was before. The owner of land through 

 which a stream runs may forbid fishing on his part of the stream, and 

 if all the owners through whose land it runs combine they can pro- 

 tect the entire stream by forbidding tresspasing. 2. May 1. 3. Sign 

 boards must be at least lfc. square and at least one board to every 

 fifty acres. 



$343,000 was paid last year for claims under the life policies of the 

 Travelers, of Hartford, Conn., and $1,292,000 to life and accident 

 claimants together.— Adv. 



HUMPHREYS' 

 ^Homeopathic Veterinary 

 Specifics for 



\ HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP* 

 DOGS, HOGS, POULTRY". 



FUsedby U. S. Governm't. 

 Chart on Rollers, 



and Book Sent Free. 

 Humphreys' Med. Co., 109 Fulton St., N. Y. 



TROUT FLIES, 



36c. Per Dozen. 



H. H. KIFFE, 



818 FULTON STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y. 



Send for Fishing Tackle Catalogue. 



The Open Shot Regulator. 



Good for 10 or 40 yds. (WltWt 

 WINAN8 & WOODEN, d at \ 



97 West Kinney st., Newark, N. J. fe^ m - 

 Send bore of gun for sample. 



TRADE 



MARK. 



Among the Many Novelties 



Introduced by us for the coming season, we -wish to call attention to our 



Dead Finish, Waterproof, Braided Silk Fly Lines, 



FOR SALMON, TROUT AND BLACK BASS. 



We have been experimenting for some years in the hope of making a perfect waterproof line. Success crowned 

 our efforts somewhat less than two years ago, but we have not offered the lines for sale till we were certain of their 

 excellence in every particular. These lines will not crack, chip off or become sticky and stiff. They are completely 

 waterproofed, not merely on the surface. They will not become tender in use or by age. 



SAMPLES AND PRICES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. 

 Also a new style LANDING MET, made of waterproof braided linen line, which prevents the hooks from catching in the meshes. 

 The prices of these nets are only a little in advance of the old style made from twisted thread. 



ABBEY & IMBRIE, 



Manufacturers of every description of 



INB PISHING TACKL 



18 Vesey Street (Fourth door from the Astor House), New York. 



Split Bamboo Fly Rod. 



This cut represents our No. 28 Split Bamboo 

 ■cm Fly Rod with Grooved Wood Form. Length, 

 lO^ft ; weieht 8oz. We maite same style rods 

 for trout and bass to weigh from 5 to 12oz , also 

 »=tc the "Staadard Hen6hsll Rod." Lancewood Rods, 

 Reels. Turned Stock and Rod Trimmings of all 

 descriptions. For New Illustrated Catalogue for 

 1886 address 



THOS. H. CHUBB, 



Orange County, Post Mills, Vermont. 



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Sale toy all Dealers* 



Send for 76-page (April, 1886) Catalogue. Just out. 



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