66 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Ava. n, 1886. 



SCHOONERS. 



^ , Start. Miiish. Elapsed. 



Sachem , 10 53 19 1 33 20 2 30 01 



Montauk 11 01 00 1 31 15 2 30 09 



Fortuna 11 00 00 1 38 07 2 38 07 



America 20 57 50 1 88 11 2 40 21 



Wanderer 11 06 04 1 54 49 2 48 45 



Miranda : 11 04 30 1 57 40 2 53 10 



Water Witch 11 00 40 1 54 10 2 53 30 



Wave Crest 11 04 30 1 59 25 2 54 55 



I^itrepid 11 01 50 1 54 10 2 52 20 



EsteUe 10 57 54 1 54 02 2 56 08 



Dreadnaught 11 06 04 2 02 86 2 56 33 



Speranza 11 05 21 2 07 14 3 01 53 



Haloyon 10 53 43 1 57 42 3 05 00 



Dauntless 10 SiQ 31 3 02 48 3 06 17 



Lancer 10 56 31 2 05 15 3 08 44 



SLOOPS. 



Mayflower 10 55 02 1 14 03 3 19 00 



Puritan 10 53 05 1 14 40 3 22 35 



PrisciUa 10 54 54 1 31 40 2 26 43 



Atlantic 10 56 37 1 27 55 2 80 58 



Fanny 10 52 46 1 30 00 2 37 14 



Gracie .■ 10 51 37 1 31 29 3 40 03 



Stranger 10 49 55 1 33 47 2 42 53 



Huron 10 57 34 1 40 55 2 43 21 



Cinderella . .10 58 56 1 47 27 2 48 31 



Cjn,liera 10 59 48 1 48 40 2 48 52 



BLildegarde 10 59 34 1 49 35 2 49 51 



Bertie 10 .53 46 1 46 30 2 53 44 



Athlon 10 54 21 3 03 00 3 07 39 



Vixen 10 51 27 3 07 12 3 15 45 



Whileaway 10 55 48 2 07 26 3 11 38 



Galatea sailed with the fleet hut made no attempt to race. Lieut. 



Henn was on hoard the Electra on the run. In the evening a re- 

 ception ^\'aB held on hoard the Electra, at which Mr. and Mrs. 

 Henn met the yachtsmen and their guests. 



THE DEADLY CATBOAT. 



NOW that the season of summer squalls is upon us, the cathoat 

 and shoal sloop are daily coming to the front and rolling up their 

 usual record of drowning disasters. Such occurrences are not 

 pleasant reading, and we have refrained from noticing a numher 

 that liave happened this season, but since the wholesale murder 

 hy the Sarah Craig others have followed so rapidly that it is neces- 

 sary again to raise a cry of warning against the wretched boxes 

 which are a disgrace to our national yachting. Only last week at 

 Portland, Maine, a cathoat in which were an old gentleman and 

 his wife with six small children, was capsized while hound on a 

 picnic excursion in company with a similar boat. One boy was 

 saved hy the accompanying boat, the old couple and five children 

 from seven to twelve years old were drowned within sight of their 

 friends and relatives. 



On Aug. 1, the yacht Cruiser, of Sarnia, was swamped on Lake 

 Huron as she was returning from a cruise, and her crew of six 

 young men were presumably drowned, the bodies of three being 

 found. We have not the full details at this date, but the boat was 

 probably of the usual shoaL wide type common to that region. At 

 the same time the Sarali Craig was wrecked a small cathoat was 

 capsized in Jamaica Bay and the o-wTier and sailor, .John Green- 

 wood, with two young ladles, was thrown into tlie water. Being 

 an expert swimmer. Greenwood carried the ladies, one at a time, 

 to the capsized boat, where he left one, swimming into shoal 

 water ^vitJl the other and then returning for her sister. They 

 found an imcertain refuge from the rain and Avind in the marshes 

 until a signal, a skirt of one of the ladies displayed on a pole, at- 

 tracted the attention of a boatman who came to their rescue. 

 That they were not drowied was in no way due to the cathoat, but 

 solely to the skill and pluck of the ladies and their companion. 

 The first and last of these occurrences serve to emphasize one 

 fact. When ladies or cliildren are taken in a boat they should 

 always be accompanied by an equal numher of men who are able 

 to aid them in case of an accident. In the last case the circum- 

 stances were such that one man was able to save two ladies who 

 preserved thetr presence of mind, but the contrary is far too com- 

 mon wliere a man has to choose whicli of half a dozen helpless ones 

 he Avill try to save and which he will leave to drowm. The follow- 

 ing letter to the New York Herald contains so much plain common 

 sense that we copy it for the heneiit of landsmen who contem- 

 plate a cruise in vessels of the Sarah Craig type: 



"Win you permit an old yachtsman to soimd a note of warning 

 against the practice, common of late, of employing small freight- 

 ing craft for so-called yachting cruises along our coasts? When 

 all goes well there is pleasure and health cheaply thus to be ob- 

 tained, hut it is at the risk of life, for the following reasons, easily 

 understood. 



"These little vessels are designed and constructed to carry 

 freight, or cargoes, and when properly loaded are stiff and staunch 

 enough to be safe when decently handled by a suflieient crew, 

 though they are generally deficient in the latter respect. Wieu 

 these small vessels, however, are chartered for pleasure parties at 

 the paltry figures they generally get, they are in the condition 

 known as 'fljnng light'— floating high, above their load waterline, 

 with little or no proper ballast, because it would not pay the skip- 

 per to buy twenty or thirty tons of pig iron for that purpose, on a 

 short charter of ten days at $10 or $15 a day. Under these circum- 

 stances the craft starts" out on her pleasure (?) voyage under ab- 

 normal conditions for which she was not built. I venture to say 

 in most cases without any additional ballast to speak of beyond 

 what they mav have— a light stone or pebble ballast, perhaps— fly- 

 ing light, short-handed, and the deck littered up Avith a pleasure 

 party. When one of our short summer thunder squalls comes up 

 —during which often for a few minutes the ^vind velocity is as 

 great as that of any midwinter gale— a shocking disaster is very 

 apt to occur. 



"If, in addition to all this, tlie craft is of the shallow oenterboard 

 tvpe, and sail has not been reduced by j'eeflng to the utmost before 

 the squall strikes, a capsize is pretty certain. These vessels are 

 not vachts, and were not designed or ballasted as yachts, and it is 

 often a fatal error to ignore this fact. Yaclits, properly so called, 

 are designed to carry no cargo, but in lieu have a very low center 

 of gravity, and consequent safety obtained by proper depth of 

 hull and draught and by an abundance of iron or lead ballast 

 placed low do^vn in the hold or on the keel, and are so brought 

 down to their safe load water line, and in that state would in most 

 instances, excepting very shallow or faulty designs, carry away 

 their sails, even spars, before "turning turtle," because of their 

 great righting power, due to proper and suitable ballasting. 1 am 

 inclined to think that the late lamentable 'accident' was due to 

 thi-ee causes, all avoidable. First, insufficient or no ballast; second, 

 being short-handed, and so not properly reefed down in time, and, 

 third, to being of the shallow centerhoard type. 



"These 'accidents' injure the good name of legitimate yachtmg 

 and tend to discourage a safe, innocent and delightful pastime, 

 and, therefore, the truth ouglit to be known, however unpleasant 

 it may he. . Ol d YAGHTS>L\Jf. 



QUINCY Y C. 74th REGATTA.— On Aug. 7 the 75th Regatta of 

 the Quincy Y. C. was sailed off Great Hill m an easterly wind ot 

 good sailing strength, the start being made in a fog wliich soon 

 cleared up. The times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Echo, E. L. Burvvell 25.05 ] 33 11 1 07 54 



Posy, R. G. Hunt 22.01 1 39 19 1 10 a4 



Erin, J. Cavanagh 27.03 1 42 08 1 18 16 



SEOOKD CLASS. . „ .„ 



Nereid, C. F. Colby 20.07 1 28 00 1 01 4-3 



Wildfire, H. A. Keith 18.03 1 30 50 1 01 d6 



CrusadeiN A. Wilson 19 . 01 i a 43 1 03 ?1 



Pet, J. W. McFarland 20.01 1 33 48 1 06 00 



Diahem, L. Hay ward 18 . 06 1 35 15 1 06 44 



Mamie, H. T. Bowers 18.03 1 36 03 1 07 08 



THIRD CL.VSS. ■ , „„ 



Mirage, G. E. Jordan 17.10 135 33 1 00 37 



Rocket H. M. Faxon 16.07 1 28 28 1 02 01 



Flora I^ee, D. H. Lincoln 17.03 1 39 05 1 03 33 



Guenn. W, L. Dearborn 18.00 1 31 i2 1 06 45 



Nifti, E. F. Linton 17.05 1 32 45 ^107 32 



Tlie judges were Messrs. George G. Saville and Perry Lawton. 



YACHTING NOTES.— Nydia, sloop, has been sold to the Jeffries 

 Y. C, of East Boston. . . .Mabel, sloop, has been sold by Com. Clay- 

 ton, Chelsea Y. C, to Messrs. CMlds, Boulun, Brooks and Hitch- 

 cock, of Newton, Mass ^^^litewing, sloop, has been sola to a. 



P. Clark, of Boston, by Mr.. Nat Goodwin. 



SPRITSAIL BOATS AT SCITUATE.— On Aug. 7 the p_ stponed 

 race of July 31 was sailed at Soituate with M entries. The 8-mile 

 course was triangular, the wind was fresh N.E., start was madt 

 3:30 and E. Edson's boat finished at 4:57 with Geo. F. Edson's seco 

 The first prize was a silver bowl, the second $5, third S4, fourth Sfri, 

 fifth 82. The judges were Frederick Stanley, John H. Smith and 

 E. J. Jenkins. 



BUFFALO Y. C. CRUISE.-The cruise of the Buffalo Y. C. this 

 yearvdllbe to Port Dover, the Alarm, Jewett, Sylvia, Curlew, 

 Turk, Emma and Walrus taking part. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 

 3 08 05 3 29 86 

 3 10 40 3 .36 12 

 3 14 86 3 .38 00 

 3 15 09 3 39 09 

 Withdrawn. 



3 23 44 

 3 33 29 



2 37 39 



3 37 57 



3 06 03 

 3 07 11 

 3 08 55 

 3 09 05 

 withdrew, 

 withdrew, 

 withdrew, 

 withdrew, 

 withdrew, 

 ■withdrew, 

 withdrew. 



;5, Expert. 



LARCHMONT Y. C. OYSTER BOAT RACE.-The Larchmont 

 Y. C. will hold a race for oyster boats on Aug 21, starting at 10:30 

 A. M., over a 19-mile course from Larchmont around the red buoy oft" 

 Execution, Matinnicock buoy, a stakeboat off Captain's Island, and 

 finishing between Sands Point and Execution. The boats must he 

 oyster boats engaged in the business and not used for taking out 

 parties. They will be divided into three classes, cabin sloops, open 

 sloops, catrigged boats, the prizes being $75and|35in first class, 

 $50 and $30 in second class, |40 and f 3!) in thh-d class. Entries 

 must be made on or before Aug. 20 to the Regatta Committee at 

 Larchmont, giving exact length on load waterline. One man may 

 be carried for every five feet of waterline length or fraction there- 

 of, besides the captain. 



GENESTA AND IREX.-The two cutters have met twice lately, 

 with the result each time that Genesta has been beaten. The first 

 occasion was on July 28, the Royal Western Y. C, over a 40-niile 

 course, in a fresh breeze of increasing strengtli. The times were: 

 Irex, 4.47.20; Genesta, 4.57.45; Marjorie, 5.08.15. Next day they met 

 again in the Port of Plymouth regatta, over a 36-mile course, in a 

 heavy sea and strong blow, Wendur, Mav and Neptune, all in Class 

 C, being also in. Irex lead all day, gaining steadily, the finish 

 being timed: 



Irex 2 20 40 Wendur 2 4118 



Genesta 3 30 30 Mav 3 .53 05 



Marjorie 3 33 40 Neptune Not timed. 



OBITUARY-OHAS. A. MINTON.-On Sunday morning last at 

 his residence in New York, Mr. Chas. A. Minton died very suddenly 

 at the age of 61. Mr. Minton has long been known to yachtsmen 

 as the Secretary of the New York Y. C, which position he held for 

 fifteen years, having been a member for eighteen vears. He was 

 also known as a writer and an authority on financial matters, as 

 well as a genial companion and good friend. 



SANDY BAY Y. C— An open regatta was sailed off Rockport on 

 August 3, the course being a triangular one of 6 miles, sailed twice 

 over for the first and second classes and once for the third cUihh. 

 The boats were to start at 1:30 P. M., but the race was delaved 

 half an hour in hopes that a breeze might spring up. The only 

 restrictions were as to sails, mainsail, jib and topsail being al- 

 lowed for sloops and mainsail only for catrigs. The start was 

 made in a dead calm, but within half an hour a fair sailing breeze 

 from the northwest prevailed, which gradually increased through 

 the race. The following is n summary of the oflicial report of the 

 judges, the reports in the daily papers being incorrect: 



FIRST CLASS— 25 TO 30fT, 



Length. 



Black Cloud, Brown & "VSIieeler 25.00 



Atalanta, I. R. Thomas 38.04 



Eugenia, I. S. Palmer 26.06 



Ramble, J. J. Henry 27.00 



Yenus 37.06 . . 



First prize, $13, Black Cloud; second, $8, Atalanta; third, $5, 

 Eugenia. 



SECOND CLASS— 31 TO 35fT. 



Louette, L. M. Hasklns. 21 .08 



Petrel, H. H. Paul 31.05 



Expert, L. ^A^litcomb 33.00 



Sea Bird, O. L. Jay 23.01 



Kitty, E. H. TarbeU 23.08 



Good Luck, J. B. Fari'ell 21.06 



Silver Cloud, J. McLaughlin 21.06 



Osceola 21.00 



WiiteWing 21.00 



Posey, 11. G. Hunt 23.06 



Adele 31.03 



First prize, $13, Louette; second, .f8, Petrel; third, 



THIRD CLASS— UNDER 3lFT. 



Em Ell Bye, P. M. Bond 19.05 1 47 04 1 23 30 



Victor. J. Hildreth 17.05 1 49 51 1 34 18 



Vesper 19.08 1 55 05 1 31 45 



Lark, McKinney : . .18.06 2 02 04 1 37 37 



First prize, 813, Em Ell Eye; second, §8, Victor; third, $5, Vesper. 



Judges— Peleg Aborn, chairman; Chas. H. Maynard Hull Y. C; 

 Robt. Heme, Melvin Haskell, E. L. Rowe and Henri Wood, Sandy 

 Bay Y. C. 



THE RACE FOR THE FORBES PRIZES.-This race, post- 

 poned from July 1", was sailed on Aug. 3, in a hea\'y N. W. wind 

 and rough water, in which many of the yachts were disabled. The 

 race was open to yachts under 28ft., with one class of 20 to 28ft. 

 and one under 20ft. The course was: From judges' boat to flag 

 boat off Stone Beacon, to Squam red buoy, leaving it on port, 

 thence to Essex outer black buoy, bearing west northwest, leaving 

 it on starboard, thenc« to stakeboat hearing northeast by West, 

 leaving it on starboard, thence to Squam red buoy, leaving it on 

 starboard, thence to Essex outer black buoy, leaving it on star- 

 board, thence to stakeboat, leaving it on starboard, tlience leav- 

 ing Squam red buoy on starooard, to finish line from judges' boat 

 to flagboat. Distance, 14 nautical miles. The race was to start at 

 11:30 and to be finished at sunset, but it was 12:14 before the start 

 was signaled. Before the start Victor drove her mast through her 

 bottom, and Em-EU-Eye also met with an accident. The sum- 

 mary was: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. 



Lizzie F. Daly 26.a5 



Atlanta 28.01 



Banneret 25.03 



Venus 23.03 



Black Cloud, Silver Cloud, White Wings, Petrel, Good Luck, 

 Tyi'ant, Treposa, Adele, lola, ^vithdrawn. 



SECOND CLASS. 



Lark 18.06 3 13 07 3 .54 13 



Hestia 18.08 3 08 .35 3 50 03 



Lochiel 19.00 3 09 35 2 51 88 



Osceola, Sassacus, Spark, Alpine, Pm-itan, Sarah, withdrawn. 



Atlanta wins the silver yacht, valued at $300, Lizzie F. Daly a 

 $75 cup. and Venus a S40 cup. In second class Hestia -wins $15 

 cash, Lochiel $10 and Lark S5. The Daly protested against Ban- 

 neret for fouling the Essex buoy, and the latter was disqualified. 

 Tyrant lost her mast, Adele struck the judges' boat before the 

 start and sustained serious damage, and several yachts were 

 nearly swamped. The judges were F. L. Cunningham, F. E. 

 Brown, W. E, Dennis, H. Ward, C. E. Cunningham. 



CATBOAT RACING IN BUZZARD'S BAY.— An open race for 

 catboats owned in ]\Iarion and Mattapoisett was sailed in Marion 

 Harbor on Aug. .5. There was a triangular course of 9 miles for 

 boats under 18ft., and one of 6 miles for boats under 14ft. There 

 was a strong southwest wind. The eighteen starters were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. 



Mascotte, J. Loring 20.03 



Calypso, O. Delano 16.11 



Music, 0. Wing 1«.10 



Grace. W. G. Preston 15.09 



Lottio. — Borden 15.04 



Elsie, J. DcKay.... 15.04 



Crab, J. Whiting 14.09 



Mist, .James Clark 14.08 



Jnanita, F. & W. P. Robins 14.02 



SECOND CLASS. 



Nancy, J. Pegram 13.02 



Angelica, E, Luce 13.00 



Skip Jack, W. Austin 13.09 



Elf, - Bacon ......13.00 



June Bug, J. Clark U.U 



Swan, J. Clark, Jr 11-09 



Whisper, J. Austin — 11.07 . ^ _ 



In tiie first class the Mascotte whs disqualified for having fouled 

 both the judges' boat and tlic stakeboat. The weather was too 

 heavy for Music, Elsie and Nameless, so they withdrew after the 

 first half of the race. Juanita took lirst prize. Crab second and 

 Calypso third. In second class EK finished first, and Swan and 

 Whisper second and third respectively. The prizes were ^o, %o and 

 P in each class.— Potlead. 



THE CORLETT-TOMLIN MATCHES.— The third race between 

 these boats is oft", the owner of the Tomlin declining to sail. 



NEWARK Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA.— The Newark Y. C; 

 mil hold its 4th 

 on September 3 , 



starting at Uldrich'o jjc., .-.....^^ ^-^ ;rr"- ■ -v 



are: First class, cabin sloops; second class, jib and mainsaaJ, 

 19ft. and over; third class, jib and mainsail, under 19ft.; fourth 

 class, catboats. 17ft. and over; fifth class, catboats, under I'Jft. 

 Entrance fee |3 for each class, the winners to take the entire 

 amount. For claasification the waterline measurement will be 

 used. In addition to the sweepstakes special prizes w^U be given 

 by the club as follows: $10 for the yacht making .the best actual 

 time; S5 for yacht making second best ai'tual lime; |;j for yacht 

 making the worst actual time, and a special prize for tae yuclit 

 making best corrected time. Time allowance \riU be one mmuie 

 to the foot, 10-mile course. There are no restrictions as to sails or 

 ballast to be carried by yachts. All the entries are to he made to 

 Chairman Adams, of the Regatta Committee, before 12 o'clock, on 

 Saturday, September 18, at 7^16 Broad street, Newark. The Regattii 

 Committee are A. F. Adams, Edward Hinderlme and Joseph W. 

 WUliams. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



3 27 50 2 23 09 



2 14 20 2 12 06 



2 25 00 3 18 29 



3 .52 30 2 43 55 



Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Disqualified. 

 1 38 17 1 37 34 

 WithdreAv, 

 1 41 55 1 40 35 



1 43 .51 



Withdrew. 



1 38 .51 

 1 42 15 

 1 39 10 



1 2413 

 1 13 05 

 1 13 09 

 1 09 18 

 1 10 33 

 1 09 .51 

 1 10 11 



1 36 41 

 1 40 03 

 1 36 37 



Not taken 

 1 12 40 

 1 11 .38 

 1 08 28 

 1 09 41 

 1 08 55 

 1 09 11 



SWEEPSTAKES AT LARCHMONT.-On Aug. 21, a sweep- 

 stakes race of open jib and mainsail boats under 39ft. will besailed 

 off Larchmont, the entrance fee being $100 and the allowance 3m. 

 per foot. Entries must be made and stakes deposited with 

 Mr. J. M. Sawyer, 85 South street, not later than Aug. 18. 



SHREWSBURY RIVER RACES.-Two races were sailed on 

 Aug. 5 and 6, resulting as follows: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Aug. 5. Aug, 6. 



Elapsed. Corrected. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Nestle Nigh, Dr. Boyd.l .54 00 1 54 00 2 35 25 3 35 35 

 Etelka, Fred Degraw..! 54 23 1 54 08 3 33 06 2 31 55 

 „ SECOND CLASS. 



Fern, Bracken Bros....l 49 10 1 49 10 3 33 35 2 33 35 

 Little Spot, F. Smith. .1 51 48 1 51 30 3 37 01 3 26 36 



COLUMBIA Y. 0. SECOND PENNANT REGATTA.-On Aug. 

 8 the second pennant regatta of the Columbia Y. C. was sailed over 

 a triangular course on the Hudson River, as follows: From a stake- 

 boat opposite the club house at Eighty-sixth street and North 

 River, thence to stakeboat off One Hundredth street, thence to a 

 stakeboat anchored near New Jersey shore, opposite club house, 

 thence to a stakeboat off Seventy-fourth street and thence back to 

 starting point. The following yachts started at 4:10 in a strong 

 N.E. wnd, with rain: 



CLASS A— CABIN TACHTS. 



Lengtlu 



Eldiva. . . David McGlynn 32.08 



Trio Varley & McKeever .• .29.00 



Julian. Wm. James Greacen 88.03 



CLASS B— OPEN YACHTS. 



Unit Dietz & Greer S2.00 



Curlew John N. Lewis, Jr 21.10 



CLASS C— CATBOATS. 



Defiance Christian H. Kruse 19.10 



Anna Bella Geo. W. Pinchbeck 19.10 



Daisv Chas. Russell 19.10 



Eldiva withdrew. Julian won in Class A, her time being 1.19.25, 

 the best ever recorded over the course. Trio's time was 1.19.43. 

 LTnit won in Class B in 1.26.43 and Daisy won in Class C in 1.23.15. 

 The judges were Da.vid M. Hobnes, John F. Kimhal, Chas. T. Wella 

 and Chas. E. Simms, Jr. 



QUEBEC Y. C. REGATTA.— The races for the Commodore's 

 and Vice-Commodore's trophies of the Quebec Y. C. for yachts 

 under 13 tons, were sailed on Aug 1 over an 18 mile course, 9 miles 

 free to a buoy opposite Baumont, and a heat home. Tlxe times at 

 the turn were: 



Ined 1 43 00 Osprey 14430 



Montagnais 1 43 15 Kathleen 1 44 45 



Iris 144 30 lolanthe 1 45 30 



Wanderer 1 44 .30 Ripple 1 46 00 



The times at the finish were: 



Kathleen 3 48 00 Ined 3 56 .30 



Osprey 3 51 00 lolanthe 3.58 00 



Ripple 3 5;i 00 Wanderer 4 0100 



Iris ....3 54 00 



NEW HAVEN Y. 0. CRUISE.-The yachts of the New Haven 

 Y. C. were ready on August 7 for a start on the annual cruise, but 

 the bad weather kept them in harbor over Sunday. 



RACE AT SEWAREN.— On Aug. 8 a race was sailed over a 15 

 mile course on Staten Island Sound opposite Sewaren, N. J., with 

 7 starters, the wind being N. W. a good sailing breeze. Emma 

 and Alice won in Class A, and Laura in class B. 



Forest and Stream Fables. 



Always locked or it isn't, as you like It. Leike's Steerer. See 

 second p&ge— Adv. 



' No Notice Taken of Anonyitious Correspondents. 



C. J. I.— Write to Chas. GUchrist, Port Hope, Ont. 

 J. B. F., Baltimore.— A letter for you at this oflSce, , 

 H. B. W., Bordentown, N. J.— Your query is answered in our gun 

 columns. 



X. Y. Z., Keeseville, N. Y.— Write to City View Kennel, Box 1369 

 New Haven, Conn. 



Recoil, Chicago.— The recoil of a gun begins before the projec- 

 tile leaves the bore. 



G. F.— Please inform me when the game law is up on woodcock 

 in the State of Connecticut. Ans. Oct. 1. 



R. B., Detroit.— The word grilse should have read grill. The 

 name grilse is applied to the young salmon on its first return from 

 the sea; a grill is a gridiron. 



A. F. O., Albany. N. Y.— 1. Is there any work giving practical 

 directions for carp culture? 2. Is the carp a good table fish? 3. 

 Does it find ready sale in the markets?. Ans. 1. Yes, "Carp Cul- 

 ture," by Peirce, price 50c.; we can supply it. 3. We do not con- 

 sider it 80. It is better than no fish. 3. No. 



O. H. K., Evansville, Ind.— We are not familiar ^vith the dam in 

 question, and will say that you will have to learn the best fishing 

 spots from the natives or by experience. For black bass use hel- 

 gramites, crayfish, frogs or minnows. Find the rocks where the 

 bass lie, if there are rocks, or try the ledges near the dam. 



Forest Preserve (X. Y. Z., Keeseville, N. Y.).— The New York 

 forest preserve as named in the law is as follows: "All the lands 

 now owned or which may hereafter be acquired by the State of 

 New York, within the counties of Clinton, excepting the towns of 

 Altonaand Dannemora, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Her- 

 kimer, Lewis, Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Warren, Washington, 

 Greene, Ulster and Sulli\'an, shall constitute and he known as the 

 Forest Preserve." 



; S. D. E.— 1. I was fishing a few days ago, and, following up the 

 stream until there was scarcely any water in it, I foimd the trout 

 were small. I hooked three through the head, kiUing them, and 

 fotmd them f uU of spawn. Their lengths were 3, 2W and 3Min. 

 Would thev have grown any larger in the scarcity of water? Is 

 not this rather small-sized trout to spawn? 2. Do rainbow trout, 

 and they only, have a red slash under the neck? Ans. 1. They 

 were small fish to spawn, and possibly would have grown. Small 

 streams produce small fish. These would not have spawned before 

 October or November. 2. The Salmo parpxiratus. called rainbow 

 trout and other popular names, has a red slash such as you de- 

 scribe. 



F. W. R.., Fort Shaw, M. T.— 1. WiU you kindly detail the quali- 

 flcations which a horse must possess to merit the term "thorough- 

 bred"? 2, A. claims that there are no thoroughbred trotters on 

 the American turf. In how far is he correct? He maintains that 

 the term thoroughbred is applicable properly to runners only. la 

 he correct in this? 3. What is the meaning (accurately) of the 

 term "standard-bred"? Ans. 1. Strictly spejiking, a horse to be 

 thoroughbred must trace in all lines to Oriental uiiceHtors, hut for 

 practical purposes a horse is considered thorougiibred in whose 

 pedigree no cold cross nor unknown element appears later than the 

 sixth generation back of him. Of course, the contamination, onc« 

 started, never stops, but after five generations have elapsed it be- 

 comes so diluted that it is not considered to disqualify. 3. The 

 term may he applied to a runner if he possesses the necessary qual- 

 ification, as abos e; but not from any record or lineage as a trotter. 

 .S. The Breeiiers' Association's adopted standard reads: In order 

 to define ^\•hat constitutes a trotting-bred horse, and to establish » 

 breed of trotters on a more intelligent basis, the following rules 

 are adopted to control admission to records of pedigrees. When 

 an animal meets the requirements of admis,sion and is duly regis- 

 tered, it shall be accepted as a standard trotting-bred animal: 

 First— Any stallion that has, himself, a record of two minutes and 

 thirty seconds (2:30) or better; provided any of his get has a record 

 of 2:40 or bettei" or provided his sire or his dam, his grandsire or 

 his granddam, is already a standard animal. Second— Any mare 

 or gelding that has a record of 3:.30 or better, Third- Any horse 

 that is the sire of two animals wth a record of 2:30 or better. 

 Fourth— Anv horse that is the sire of one animal with a record of 

 2-30 or better; pro\'ided he has either of the following additional 

 dualifirations: L A record himseK of 2:40 or better. 2. Is the sire 

 of two other animals vrtth a record of 2:40 or belter. 3. Has a sire 

 or dam, grandsire or granddam, that is already a standard animal. 

 Fifth— Any mare tliat hits produced an animal with a record of 

 3:30 or better. Sixth— The progeny of a standard horse when out of 

 a standard mare. Seventh— The progeny of a standard horse out 

 of a mare by a standard horse. Eight— The progeny of a standard 

 horse when out of a mare whose dam is a standard mare. Ninth— 

 Any mare that htis a record of 3:40 or better, and whose sire or dam, 

 or grandsire or granddam is a standard animal. Tenth— A record 

 to wagon of 2:35 or better shall be regarded as equal to a 2:30 record, 



