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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 10, 1888. 



GRACIE AND "TWINESHARP."-Norristown, Pa., May 7.- 

 A race was sailed on May 5 between Thos. W. Bluett, of Philadel- 

 phia, and E. A. Leopold, owner of the skiff Gracie. The race 

 grew out of a controversy recently published in the Forest and 

 Stream regarding the comparative speed of a small ducker and 

 the Gracie. Mr. Bluett ("Twinesharp") sold his ducker, 14x44, 

 with 73ft. sail, shortly after the challenge was issued, but ex- 

 pressed his willingness to sail the Norristown ducker Warren, 

 14x45^, against the Gracie, requesting, however, that the latter 

 should not attempt to sail around him six times during the race, 

 as was proposed by Mr. Leopold. It was agreed that the race 

 should he on eveu terms. The start was made at 9:05 A. M., with 

 a very light wind: 



Length. Start. Finish. 



Gracie, E. A. Leopold 12.00 9 05 00 11 13 40 



Warren, "Twinesharp" .14.00 9 05 00 withdrew 



The judges waited half an hour after the Gracie finished, and 

 as the Warren was not in sight, they went home for dinner. The 

 course is 5 miles, and the Warren was supposed to be about two 

 miles behind when the Gracie finished. The tie between the 

 tuckups Igidious and G. W. Bowers from the cruise of April 22 

 was sailed off at the same time: 



Start. Finish. 



Igidious 9 00 00 11 14 10 



Bowers 9 00 00 11 14 11 



The Igidious won by Is. The Gracie started 5m. behind the 

 tuckups and beat them 30s. at the finish. Judge, Wm. Alcorn. 



ROYAL CANADIAN AND TORONTO YACHT CLTJBS.- 

 These two clubs of Toronto, Canada, are now making an effort to 

 amalgamate under the name of the former, the older club. 

 The following statement has been made up of the strength of the 

 two clubs: 



Assets. Liabilities. 



R. C. Y. C $21,500 $14,500 



T. Y.C 6,500 3,000 



Total $28,000 $17,500 



Membership. 



R.C. Y. C 367 



T. Y. C 275 



Total, 642 



Estimated joint annual revenue $9,000 



" " " expenditure 7,500 



" " " surplus $1,000 



Should the union be consummated it will make the new club 

 the second in America in point of membership. 



MADGE— MERLE— A match is talked of between the 10- ton 

 cutter Madge; now owned in Rochester, and the Merle, of Oswego. 

 Madge is the Watson cutter that raced so successfully with the 

 sloops in 1881, while Merle is a Burgess boat, new last year. She 

 is about 1ft. shorter than Madge and over 6ft. wider; a deep cen- 

 ter board witli a heavy lead keel. 



BANTAM.— The 26ft. cutter, designed by Mr. Burgess, in 1886, 

 for Mr. Archibald Rogers and built by Lawley, has been purchased 

 by Mr. Woodbury Kane, who will cruise in her this season about 

 the. Sound. Her name, Medora, will be changed to Bantam. She 

 is now hauled up at Bay Ridge for a suit of copper. 



BOSTON FISHERMEN.— The new schooner designed by D. J. 

 Lawlor will be built for Capt. John Cannon by A. D. Story. She 

 will be similar to the Sylvester Whalen, but of less displacement 

 and deeper. Mr. Story has another order in prospect. 



DORCHESTER Y. C— In addition to its quarters on the water, 

 this club will establish a town house before next winter, after the 

 plan of Seawanhaka C. Y. C. 



SEAWANHAKA, C. Y. C.-The thirdjregular meeting will be 

 held on May 12, at the club house, at which among;other impor- 

 tant business Mr. John Hy si op will move striking but the whole 

 of Rule XIII. of the Racing Rules entitled "Sails," and substitu- 

 ting the following: "There shall be no restrictions as to sails ex- 

 cepting that Classes V., VI., VII. and VIII. sloops, cutters and 

 yawls, shall be restricted to topsails which do not extend above 

 the truck nor beyond the gaff end. No club or head yard on 

 spinakers shall exceed in length one-thirtieth of the hw.l. length 

 of the yacht, and no foot yard or club shall be permitted." Mr. 

 Hyslop will also present a modification of the present Table of 

 Time Allowances and will move the adoption of his amended 

 Table. A bill has been presented before Congress authorizing the 

 loan by the secretary of the Navy of an old war vessel to Captain 

 Howaad Patterson, for the summer cruise of a navigation class 

 of yachtsmen. 



LARCHMONT Y. C— A meeting was held on May 5, at which 

 the classification lately adopted was changed to read as follows: 

 Schooners— Class A, over 91ft.; B, 91ft. and over 79ft.; C, 79ft. and 

 over 68ft: D, 68ft. and over 59ft.; E, 59ft. and under. Sloops, Cut- 

 ters and Yawls— Class 1, over 81ft.; 2, 81ft. and over 71ft.; 3, 71ft. 

 and over 62ft.; 4, 62ft. and over 54ft.; 5, 54ft. and over 47ft.; 6, 47ft. 



Some other minor changes were made and the courses were 

 slightly altered. Thirteen new members elected. The club wiU 

 celebrate the completion of the new club house on May 12. The 

 sum of $3,000 has been appropriated for prizes for the annual 

 regattas. 



SHACKAMAXON Y. C— Editor Forest and Stream: A meeting 

 of the Shackamaxon Y. C. was held at the club house foot of 

 Shackamaxon street on April 30, at which the invitation of the 

 Montgomery Sailing Club of Norristown to go up there with the 

 fleet to race them was accepted, and a committee apointed to 

 arrange for dates and transportation. A large party will go up 

 to attend the race, which is virtually a test between two different 

 types of boats. The prizes for the spring regatta, June 11, con- 

 sisting of liandsome marine glasses and compasses, were on view 

 and attracted considerable attention. -J. M. Archer. 



CEDAR POINT Y. C— This active young club has just passed 

 its first birthday with a membership of 41 and a fleet of 24 yachts. 

 The officers for 1888 are: Com., Francis Burritt; Vice-Corn., J. 



H. Jennings: Sec'y, Edwin Thorne; Treas., P. G. Sanford; Meas., 

 S. S. Dayton; Regatta Com., A. S. Cram. F. W. Hurlbutt; Mem- 

 bership Com , L. K. Youngs, J. H. Jennings and E. S. Wheeler. 

 The yachts are classed and rated by the waterline length. The 

 club is located at Saugatuck, Conn. 



SAVIN HILL Y. C— At the annual meeting on May 2, the fol- 

 lowing officers were elected: Com., James H. Stark; Vice-Corn., 



I. H. Odell; Fleet Captain, Henry G. Patten; Sec, J. Herbert 

 Shaw: Treas., H. G. Patten; Meas., A. Lawrence Kidd; Delegates 

 to N. E. Y. R. Association, F. J. Stark, W. H. Besarick. J. L. Corr. 

 The present club house has been repaired, but a movement is now 

 on foot to replace it by a new one. 



NOOYA, s.y., has been sold by J.W. Andrews to J. Montgomery 

 Sears, of Boston. 



Saub of Salmon Rivers in Anticosti.— In another column 

 will be found an advertisement of the sale of the season's fishing 

 on the famous salmon and trout rivers of Anticosti Island. The 

 privileges will be sold at auction by A. J. Maxham & Co., Quebec, 

 on the 22d instant, who will furnish all required information. 

 These rivers have been fished a little in years past, and have ex- 

 cellent reputations.— Adv. 



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IESF~No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



O. M., Ottawa.— Choose the double barrel gun. 



J. L., Liberty. Tex.— There is no national championship medal 

 for skill in rifle shooting at moving abjects. 



A. J. T., Philadelphia, Pa.— We know of no steamer of 70ft. that 

 has beaten the Mary Powell. Stiletto, 94ft., is probably the 

 smallest that has done so. 



S. R. K., Jr., Philadelphia.— The New Jersey woodcock season 

 will open in Monmouth county Nov. 14 and extend to Dec. 25. 

 We cannot name a locality near the town. 



Beagle, Cleveland, O.— 1. We print elsewhere an article from 

 "Iron Ramrod," which may answer your request. 2. Send us the 

 beagle paper, and open the discussion yourself. 



Natura, Orillia, Out.— Could two young men that hate civiliza- 

 tion make money enough out of bird stuffing to keep them if they 

 would go out camping and working at it all summer, and learn 

 themselves. Ans. We think not. 



If G. F. M. of Boston will send me his address I will put him 

 on the track of some good black bass fishing within an hour's ride 

 by rail of Boston, and after July 8 will at any time show him the 

 place and cast a fly with him.— W. B. Arnold, Rockland, Mass. 



A. M., Plantsville, Conn.— The standard for the Irish setter says 

 "The color should be a rich golden chestnut or mahogany red, 

 with no trace whatever of black; white on chest, throat or toes, 

 or a small star on the forehead, or a narrow streak or blaze on 

 the nose or face not to disqualify." 



George, Quincy, 111.— The thwarts are placed about 7in. below 

 gunwale, the forward one so that the boat will trim with one man 

 on and one in the stern, the after one far enough aft to leave 

 room for the legs of man on forward thwart, then the boat will 

 usually trim with but one man in her, on the after thwart. The 

 rowlocks are placed from 9 to lOin. abaft the after edge of thwart. 

 You can use oars 8ft. 6in. long. 



Liberty.— Where can I find a place within 250 miles of New 

 York city where either weakfish or blackfish are plenty and run 

 large size; where fine fishing can be counted on with certainty? 

 Ans. You may find such a place at almost any fishing place be- 

 tween Cape May and Montauk Point. During some seasons the 

 fishing for weakfish may be best about Barnegat Bay or in the 

 Kills at Staten Island; this is impossible to predict. Blackfisning 

 is better further east, and you will find good fishing for them east 

 of New London, from Groton to Wood's Holl, where you will also 

 find plenty of sea bass, The season is from June to October. 



J. Quay.— In plautiong young trout in streams, where should 

 they be placed and how guarded, if at all, and is any subsequent 

 attention necessary''' Ans. Always place them near the head- 

 waters, if possible, and in small streams select such as have good 

 hiding places, as rocks, weeds and obstructions, near which they 

 will lie. Instinct teaches a young trout to keep out of the way as 

 much as possible, and they will scatter to find food and shelter. 

 If placed in deep pools many will be devoured by the larger ones, 

 and the small fish seem to avoid these places. You cannot well 

 guard them, and if you confine them closely they will starve un- 

 less you give your whole time to them. The only attention you 

 can give is to watch for their many enemies and kill them. 



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