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[Apbjl 26, 1888. 



roncluded not to, yawl boats ha ving a, decided cash value in 

 Philadelphia, 



Saturday, March 24, opened with the sun trying his best to 

 break his way through the heavy clouds, the east wind having 

 broken down the swell. Thermometer at 8 A. M. 3')°, barometer 

 30 16 ioo. Made sail at 7:30 and beat out of harbor dead to wind- 

 ward, with four pungies and a small schooner whose captain had 

 done some tall talking the day before, and who got under way 

 as soon as he saw us making preparations. We had two reefs 

 turned in when we came into harbor, so kept them in until we 

 had a chance to see what it looked like, outside. All the schoon- 

 ers carried full sail. Notwithstanding this, we held them all 

 readily except the schooner which started out to do us up. He 

 slowly but surely gained on us. As soon as we were outside we 

 shook out the reefs and bid them all good-bye, and by noon we 

 had sunk every one of them. 



Shortly after getting outside the wind went up to N.E., with 

 occasional relapses into its old quarter, N. W., making a dead beat 

 up the bay. We passed (Smith's Point Light, lower point of Poto- 

 mac River, at 9:30, and at once fell into the chops, where we 

 caught a licking. We were flooded until we were nearly across, 

 one wave after another washing us. Not long, steady swells, but 

 nasty little suits that would hardly support a yawl boat, and let 

 the. yacht sink right into them. However, we had company, for 

 there were a dozen sail in sight and every one was taking a wet- 

 ting. Passed Point Lookout at 11 o'clock, and now a regular north- 

 easier set in. We had made an attempt, several times to set top- 

 sails, but now they were quickly gathered in, and for seven hours 

 we hung out occasionally reefed and then whole sail; for unless we 

 got 3D miles to windward it was turn tail and run. Finally at 6 

 P. M. we rounded Cedar Point, and starting sheet soon ran in be- 

 hind Plum Point Light, Patuxent River, where we. dropped anchor 

 amid a fleet of thirty-seven sail, of all kinds and sizes, all wait- 

 ing for a southerly wind. Sailed by the log 78 knots, but made on 

 our course only 40 knots. 



During the day we had race afterrace, but distanced everything, 

 even to a 2-50-ton schooner, although this last is not remarkable, 

 as there, are very few coasting vessels that can work to windward 

 except under favorable circumstances. When light they almost 

 invariably wait for a fair wind. The wind which brought us to 

 the Patuxent would have carried the waiting fleet nearlj to Bal- 

 timore had they gone to windward as well as we did; yet they 

 preferred to wait for a better one. Chas. L. Work. 



OSWEGO Y. C— The backward season promises an abrupt 

 ending soon and the delay in starting in will cause the faster 

 movement of scrapers and replacing of fag ends; bringing our 

 sightlv craft out into the sunlight in time for a spin or two before, 

 starting on the opening cruise. The Cricket will appear with 8ft, 

 added to her length. She will probably be yawl rigged and it 

 will puzzle her old friends to recognize her as she drops her hook 

 in the ports along the south shore. She will no longer be the 

 chubby little Cricket, but will rise and fall on Ontario's bosom 

 with, the ease and precision of a ship of the line. The ex-commo- 

 dore has a full list of warm friends who delight to accept his 

 hospitality for an afternoon sail or an extended cruise. Two of 

 Oswego's former yacht owners expect to leave soon, one to New 

 York; and tiie Rochester Y. C. receives the best looking sailor in 

 our fleet, a tar that when rigged out for a cruise would grace the 

 deck of a Cape Homer; he is every inch a yachtsman and his 

 less will be felt. The Katie Gray will bid adieu to dry land in 

 time for the Decoratiou Lay cruise. The Ella lias been sold to a 

 popular young dentist here, who will take pride in keeping her in 

 best possible form and force her to the front on regatta days. 

 The familiar piratical-hulled Laura, which shaped her course into 

 our harbor one breezy rainy night in May, 1882, from Kingston, 

 will stir up the waters of Onondaga Lake the coming season. If 

 the passengers on the trains bordering the lake see something go 

 by we can tell them now it will be the Laura. The Merle, our 

 Burgess beaut*, is ready for a victorious season, and we wish to 

 say right here that for the leaders in the approaching summer, 

 we nominate the Merle and the Madge. The lolanthe would be 

 likely to try a heat with the winner, Thus we would have the 

 compromise sloop, the deep, narrow cutter and the light draft 

 sloop. A match race would prove much more interesting than the 

 circuit regatta. By the way, we notice that our neighbors on the 

 higher lakes have a good word to say about the extraordinary speed 

 of their boats. Without appearing to exalt ourselves, we wish to 

 state that we have strong reasons for believing that the Enright, 

 Faiichon or City of the Straits are no match for the Merle, lolan- 

 the, Katie Gray or the Kingston Laura; we hope to be able to 

 have our convictions tested.— K. G. 



MONTGOMERY SAILING CLUB.— Second weekly cruise, April 

 2:2, 1888, Norristown to Indian Creek and return, distance 5 miles, 

 weather clear and cool, wind brisk northerly: 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



G. W. Bowers, tuckup 15.00 1 20 45 1 20 45 



Plavford, tuckup 15.00 1 22 06 1 22 06 



Flviug Eagle, tuckup 15.00 1 23 00 1 23 00 



Elsie, dueler 15 00 1 38 27 ■ 1 28 27 



Tno, ducker 15.00 1 48 15 1 38 15 



J. S. Frith, tuckup 15.03 1 40 03 1 40 03 



Priscilla, tuckup 15.00 1 41 43 1 48 02 



Igidious, tuckup 15.00 Withdrew. 



Pennsylvania, hiker 16 00 Withdrew. 



S. J. Querner, tuckup- 15.00 Capsized. 



Warren, ducker 14.00 Capsized. 



Priscilla lowered sails and went to the assistance of the S. J. 

 Querner after finishing the course. The Igidious enters protest 

 against Flying Eagle for forcing her to pass to leeward, the former 

 being on starboard tack. The Warren ran into Igidious and cap- 

 sized. The latter dropped her sail and took the Warren's crew 

 aboard. The Igidious was the leading tuckup at the time and 

 claims her right to sail a race with the G. W. Bowers for first 

 place. Judge, William Alcorn. 



DEATH OF DR. LORING.— Dr. E. G. Loring, the owner of the 

 three cutters that have in succession borne the name of 

 Mignonette, died very suddenly on April 23, from heart disease. 

 He had been to the foot of Seventy-fourth street. New York, to 

 make arrangements for launching the new Mignonette, and 

 while waiting for a car on his way home, fell to the ground and 

 died before an ambulance could be summoned. Dr. Loring was 

 one of the leading oculists of New York, being associated for 

 some t ime with Dr. Agnew, who died last week. He was born in 

 1840, and when quite young visited Europe and studied medicine 

 in Rol bgna and Florence, afterward graduating from Harvard 

 Medical College. Dr. Loring was a thorough Corinthian, devoted 

 to yachting, and a part of every season was spent in cruising be- 

 tween New York and the Maine coast in the small cutter so well 

 known to yachtsmen. He was a member of the Seawanhaka, 

 Larchmont and Eastern clubs. 



THE ABOLITION OF RULE 8.-The following British clubs 

 have voted in favor of the abolition of Rule 8, concerning center- 

 boards; Royal Northern, Royal Thames, Royal London, Royal 

 Ulster. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C— The first semi-monthly race of the club 

 took place on April 17, from Cooper's Point to Chester buoy and 

 return, a distance of 28 miles. The boats crossed the line in the 

 following order: Item, 10:41:30; C iok, 10:41:45; Wilkins. 10:41:50; All- 

 mond, 10:42; Anderson, 10:42:15; Russell, 10:42:33; H.Clay Funk, Class 

 1, havingno competitor went over the course with the judges, Law- 

 rence \V. Kelley, James Freeman, and the reporters. Lower 

 buoy, Item, 12:13; Allmond, 12:13:45; Wilkins, 12:14:15; Cook, 12:15; 

 Russell, 12:19; Anderson aground on Block bar and out of the race. 

 Home stakeboat, Item, 2:36:45; Wilkins, 2:37:30; Cook, 2:39, All- 

 mond, 2:43; Russell, 2:56. Wind N.W. fresh. Best time 4.04,15. 

 This virtually opens the yachting season on the Delaware. On 

 May 1, second aud third class boats will sail over the regular after- 

 noon club course, from moorings to and around Petty's Island, re- 

 turn and repeat, a distance of 18 miles. 



CYTHERA-NONPARIELLE.— On April 21 the steamer Dela- 

 ware arrived at New York and reported passing a yawl on Thurs- 

 day, 250 miles south of Sandy Hook, and there were hopes that the 

 vessel might prove to be the missing Cythera. On the same after- 

 noon, however, the yawl Nonparielle, owned by Mr. Sanford B. 

 Pomeroy, arrived at Staten Island from the West Indies, being 

 the yacht sighted by the Delaware. Nonparielle has been cruis- 

 ing in the West Indies for the past two months, with her owner 

 and friends on board. On April 7, when the steamer Barracouta 

 sighted a yawl, she in another place, running before a S.E. wind 

 with all canvas set, so that it was not she that was seen. Several 

 steamers have arrived from West Indian ports since the Barra- 

 couta, but. nothing has been heard of Cythera. 



SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C— On April 21 Fleet Surgeon J. West 

 Roosevelt delivered his first lecture, speaking at length on the 

 disinfection of yachts and the proper and improper methods, the 

 lecture being illustrated by microscopic views of bacilli. The 

 lecturer also spoke of sunstroke and similar diseases that yachts- 

 men are liable to, with the remedies. The final lecture will be on 

 April i8. Capt. Taylor's lecture on harbors will be given on May 

 5, aDd on May 1 the graduating exercises of the navigation class 

 Will be held. To-night a special meeting will be held for the pur- 

 pose of making some changes in the rules prior to the publication 

 of the annual book. The classification lately adopted by the New 

 York Y. C. will also be offered for adoption. 



RESOLUTE-RAMON A.— Great changes are being made in the 

 old Resolute under the direction of A, Cary Smith. She is now 

 on Downing & Lawrence's railway, next to Poillon's, where her 

 old stern has been replaced by a long English counter, her plumb 

 sternpost has been cut away to a rake of 60 degrees, with a deeper 

 keel, some 10 tons of lead being added. The stern is a very good 

 job, having been carefully framed and the pieces stowed on deck 

 before the yacht was hauled out, so that it could be put together 

 without loss of time. With a new round bowsprit in place of jib- 

 boom, the Ramona, as she will henceforth be called, will not be 

 recognized as the once famous Resolute. 



CRUISING.— Mohican, s. y., Mr. Wm. Clark, sailed from New- 

 port News on April 18 for St. Michaels, whence she will proceed to 

 Glasgow. . . Loando, s. y., Gen. E. Bird Orubb, arrived at Norfolk 

 on April 20 from Morehead City, N. C, and sailed on the same day 

 for Old Point — Magnolia, s. y., Mr. Fairman Rogers, sailed from 



Charleston, N. C, for the North on April 19 Nirvana, schr., 



Gen. Perkins, arrived at Nassau on April 11 from Havana 



Lancashire Witch, s. y., left Port Limon, Costa Rica, on April 10 

 for New York, with the Earl of Scarborough on board. She will 

 call at Progrcso, Vera Cruz and Philadelphia. 



NEW YACHTS.— Lawley & Son wiU begin at once a 29J^ft. 



sloop and a 19ft. cat from Mr. Burgess's designs Mr. J. Borden 



willbuild a 25ft. jib and mainsail boat for Boston owners, to be 

 ready by May 30 — Gen. Paine's son, John B. Paine, has sold his 

 Burgess cat Wraith, aud will build a keel sloop 23ft. 6in.l.w.l. and 

 9ft. Bin. beam from his own designs. * 



CHESAPEAKE BAY Y. C— Officers for 1888: Com., Col. F. C. 

 Goldsbrough; Vice-Corn., Col. Edward Lloyd; Treas.. Wilfrid 

 Bateman; Sec, J. O. Morris: Governors of Club, Messrs. Johnson, 

 Barry and Wheeler. 



SOAP.— The story is now told that the grommets in Volunteer's 

 sail for the reefing lacing were all plugged with soap to lessen the 

 windage. The same was done with Thistle's sails a few days 

 before the races. 



ARIEL.— Though it was reported that this famous little Scotch 

 cutter had arrived in New T York the report was untrue, as Vice- 

 Corn. Stevenson has not purchased her and does not expect to 

 do so. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C, THAMES, ENGLAND. — This club has 

 arranged a very complete programme of races for the year for 

 yachts of 10 tons and under, sailed by Corinthians. 



MAJEL, sloop, lately sold to Com. G. H. Newell, Rochester 

 Y. C, will be launched this week and will soon leave Boston for 

 Rochester, via New T York and the canals. 



WHIM, schr., Mr. W. G. Brokaw, will have 6ft. added to main- 

 boom, mainmast and topmast, 4ft. on main gaff and a lead keel 

 bolted on. Poillons will do the work. 



CLUB BOOKS RECEIVED.— We are indebted to the Cedar 

 Point Y. G, of Saugatuck, Conn., and the Hyde Park B. C, of 

 Chicago, for club books for 1888. 



ANACONDA, sloop, Mr. J. G. Prague, is now at Poillon's, where 

 she will have a lead keel added. She will give up the. single jib 

 for a double head rig. 



HILDEGARDE, sloop, will be rigged with two headsails. her 

 mast being moved aft. Mr. Burgess will superintend the alter- 

 ations. 



QUINCY Y. C— At a meeting on April 21 it was decided to pur- 

 chase land on Hough's Neck and to build a club nouse to cost 

 $1,800. 



NEW YACHT FOR CLEVELAND.— Lyman Bros, are building 

 at Cleveland a cutter 19ft. 4m. l.w.l. with board beneath the 

 floor. 



NEW FISHERMEN.— The design for a new fisherman which 

 Mr. D, J. Lawlor is now at work on wiU be 92ft. l.w.l. 



THISTLE.— It is positively certain that Mr. Jas. Coates has not 

 purchased Thistle, and she is still on the sale list. 



FORTUNA.— Mr. Hovey's schooner has been planed off and 

 newly coppered and will soon be in commission. 



BRIDESMAID AND ATLANTIS.— The ocean race to Madeira 

 w r as won by the Bridesmaid by about 7 miles. 



TROUBADOUR, schooner, Mr. Lucien H. Smith, has a new 

 bowsprit, 4ft. longer, and a double head rig. 



THISTLE, sloop, Mr. Wm. Ziegler, has a new bowsprit 7ft. 

 longer than the old, and a double head rig. 



RAMBLER.— This schooner was offered at auction last week, 

 but no one bid the upset price of §4,000. 



WAYWARD, sloop, Mr. F. Beltz, has been lengthened 5ft. aft, 

 by Bayles, at Port Jefferson. 



EMPRESS, steam yacht, Mr. F. A. Schemerhorn, has had her 

 rig changed to a brigantine. 



LOTUS, schooner, Mr. Daniel Appleton, has had her mainmast 

 replaced by a new stick. 



MERLIN.— This little cutter is advertised for sale in another 

 column, 



\mwern to {^omzpandent^ 



No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



N. C. R., Birmingham, Ala.— Write to J. E. Thayer, Lancaster, 

 Mass. 



Pochuok, Newburgh, N. Y— Write to H. W. Huntington, 148 

 South Eighth street, Brooklyn, E. D„ N. Y. 



A. L., New York.— What is the trigger puU in the revolver 

 competition at Wimbledon? Ans. The conditions require a 41b. 

 pull. 



W. N. C. Damariscotta, Me.— Where can I get landlocked sal- 

 mon to stock a lake? Ans. Apply to your State Fish Commis- 

 ioners. 



G., Pittsburgh, Pa— 1. The book is the same. 2. Except in coat 

 and color, the Siberian wolfnound resembles the Scotch deer- 

 hound. 



J. M.— Do you believe that landlocked salmon will do well in our 

 Vermont waters? Ans. The fish should thrive in the latitude of 

 Vermont. 



R. J. H., East Orange, N. J.— Mastiffs are registered in every 

 number of A. KM. There are five volumes; price per volume, 

 $1.50; bound, f% 



Mary Powbll.— Will you kindly inform me through your For- 

 est and Stream whether any boat under 70ft. in length beat the 

 sidewheel steamer Mary Powell? Ans. Your question is unsigned 

 and therefore unanswered. 



J. A. W., Toronto.— Would you kindly let me know- whore I can 

 purchase feathers for trout fly dressing? Ans. They can be had 

 from game dealers in the laTge markets, of most any city. Also 

 of A. B. Shipley's Sons, Philadelphia. 



S. W. hi Boston.— The addresses you want are Charles Lancas- 

 ter, 151 New Bond street, London, Eng., T.W.Watson, 4 Pall 

 Mall, London, Eng. We do not know that they have American 

 agencies. You had better repeat your previous questions. 



J. L. S., Madison, Ga.— What can I get Brown's "Taxidermists' 

 Manual" for, and wiU you be so kind as to tell me who I can get 

 supplies from? Ans. We can furnish it, price $1 cloth, 60 cents 

 paper. For supplies write to J. F. Kannofsky, 369 Canal street, 

 New York city. 



P. P., Poway, Cal. — 1. How large have rattlesnakes been known 

 in the United' States, and how many species are there? 2. Is there 

 a horned rattlesnake in Arizona or elsewhere? 3. What is the 

 Gila monster? Ans. 1. We have seen a rattlesnake over 6ft. long, 

 but cannot say how large they grow; there are at least six or eight 

 spc ies known. 2. No. 3. A large lizard found in the Southwest; 

 see Forest and Stream, Vol. XXIX., p. 24, Aug. 4, 1887. 



W. S., New York.— 1. What is the best part of Pennsylvania 

 for trout fishing and lake fishing for bass and pickerel? 2. What 

 is the best bait for such fishing? Ans. 1, For trout go in Pike 

 countv and the adjacent counties. The State has tew lakes and 

 for bass and pickerel Lake Erie is the best, 2. Trout can be 

 taken with angle worms or small pieces of fish, for bass use hel- 

 gramites, crayfish or minnows. Pickerel can be taken with min- 

 nows, alive or dead. 



J. S. S., Jr., New York.— 1. Could you inform me whether I could 

 find good trout fishing acjLackawaxeTi, Pa., and also as to the way 

 in getting there? 2. How long a trip it is? 3. Whether by the 

 second week in May the fishing would be with flies or bait? Ans. 

 1. There is sometimes fair trouting in this vicinity. Take the 

 Erie R. R. 2. The distance is 111 miles and takes nearly six hours. 

 Consult time tables. 3. The season should be good then, but it is 

 impossible to forecast it. 



R, H. B., Jamestown, N. Y. — At one of our fish markets here 

 they have striped bass (bought in New YorK. city) and black bass 

 (bought in Buffalo, N. Y.) for sale, Is it illegal to sell those fish 

 now, even though they may have been imported tiorn an other 

 State, and if not, may not bass be taken from this lake, sent into 

 Pennsylvania and returned here and legally sol?d Ans. The 

 law permits the sale of salt water striped bass at all seasons. 

 Black bass can be sold if caught outside the State. There are 

 plenty of the latter in New York markets now, but it is claimed 

 that they come from the South. If a dealer wishes to evade the 

 law he might do as you suggest, if it would pay him to do it. 



J. W. T., Boston, Mass.— How should minnows be kept in order 

 to transport them three miles and keep them aiive during the 

 day? At what temperature should they be kept and at what, de- 

 gree will they go ou their backs? I had some put iu a few air- 

 tight jars, some lived seven or eight days, and one lot survived 

 twenty-one days, while other lots only lived a few horn's. Ans. 

 We do not understand how fish can live in air-tight jars after 

 they have exhausted the oxygen in the water, and therefore we 

 have no faith in this process. We would advise using as large a 

 can or pail as possible, and put in it such 'water plants as grow 

 With submerged leaves. Give access to the air and wrap the ves- 

 sel in a wet blanket to promote outside evaporation, which wiU 

 cool the water. If there is plenty of motion to the water inside 

 they will get oxygen, if not, pour it back and forth every half 

 hour. Most of the tackle shops keep buckets tor this purpose, 

 and they usually have an inside perforated bucket which can be 

 hung in the water when fishing. Avoid sudden changes of tem- 

 perature. If the water gets up to 80° it will not sustaifr any fish, 

 especially those taken from cool water. Observe the temperature 

 from which they come and try and keep them as cool, or a few 

 degrees cooler than that. 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



History of Base Ball.— We have received a copy of "Sphere 

 and Ash, a History of Base Ball," by .T, C, Morse. It is a pamphlet 

 of more than 62 pages and consists chiefly of matter which has 

 already appeared in the Boston Herald. Among the subjects 

 treated are notable, records by early clubs, contests for supremacy 

 in the sixties, tones of the early organizations and games con- 

 spicuous for extra innings. It is illustrated by portraits of well 

 known players. J. Spofford & Co., Boston, Mass. Price 25cts. 



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