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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 10, 1887. 



Mr. Allison deposited his additional $10 with Mr. Carney a 

 moment later. When Dr. Van Hummel was approached 

 during the afternoon for his $20, he stated that he had made 

 a mistake; that he did not want to run Terry, because there 

 was no glory in beating him; but that he would like to run 

 Sandy ,Tim, the last year's champion. Dr. Van Hummel 

 repeated this to Mr. Allison in my presence. Mr. Allison 

 asked him what stakes he wanted to run for, and when he 

 wanted to run. Dr. Van Hummel named $50, and any day 

 the following week. Mr. Allison named Friday. Both gen- 

 tleman agreed that $20 should be the forfeit. Dr. Van Hum- 

 mel deposited $10 with Mr. Carney that afternoon, and said 

 he. would deposite the other $10 on the signing of the papers 

 that night. At the signing of the papers Dr. Van Hummel 

 stated that he understood the. forfeit was to be $10. 

 Mr. Carney refreshed his memory, and he made up 

 the $20 forfeit and signed the papers. Mr. Lowe, at 

 some personal inconvenience, stayed over to judge the 

 race. On Friday Mr. Allison and Mr. Lowe were at 

 Great Bend. I was not there, but am informed that Dr. 

 Van Hummel put his dog into the wagon and made every 

 apparent preparation for the race. Mr. Allison and Mr. 

 Lowe remarked to him that if he did not mean to run he 

 would sa ve the judge and opponent along ride and their livery 

 bill by letting them know it. Mr. Lowe and Mr. Allison 

 went on out to the grounds. Some time after they were 

 gone Dr. Van Hummel sent word to their hotel that he 

 would not run. Mr. Lowe and Mr. Allison expressed them- 

 selves as feeling such treatment shabby. Mr. Lowe had 

 been at some trouble to stay over. I do not know what 

 reason Dr. Van Hummel assigns for not running. I have 

 no interest in that, as 1 simply state facts and this is my 

 last reference to the matter. But I know that Mr. Allison 

 told me that Sandy Jim was lame at the coursing meet; that 

 he put the side race off till Friday to give him a chance to 

 recover, and that he would run 'him Fr;day, lame or any 

 other way. I do uotthink Sandy .Jim was so lame on Friday 

 but that he could have interested Rich and Rare. I am 

 sorry the race was not run. I should have liked to see it. 

 But we all agreed that we could never see it. That is the 

 only reference I would draw from the above facts; and this 

 quite closes my interest in the matter. Possibly sportsmen 

 would like to know these facts and to know they are exact. 

 — E. Hough. ' 



A RAILROAD DOG. — Editor 1 Forest and Stream: While 

 reading Day's "Reminiscences of the Turf" I came accoss 

 the following anecdote: "At Porchester station, between 

 Cosham and Farnham, on the Southwestern Railway, there 

 is a dog to be seen that is quite a character in its way. It is 

 a Clumber spaniel, lemon and white. He gives notice of each 

 stopping train, generally before, but always on the moment 

 of its appearing in sight. On its approach he rises Up from 

 the mat where he is generally lying, and trots up and down 

 the platform, wagging his tail and barking continuously. I 

 saw him myself in July last, when long before I could see the 

 train approaching, he commenced barking all along the 

 platform, and ran down the steps to the yard below, and out- 

 side still giving tongue as though to warn the passengers of 

 the arrival of the train. The most curious point is, as the 

 stationmaster informed me, that the dog takes no notice of 

 the express trains that do not stop at the station, nor of lug- 

 gage trains, apparently holding them in contempt and allow- 

 ing them to pass and repass without any warning. More- 

 over, he understands that he is not allowed to cross the line, 

 and only very seldom defies the prohibition-." — Clumber. 



HORNELL SILK.— Hornellsville, N. Y., Nov. 6.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream; Your correspondent "C." in issue Nov. 

 3 makes a mistake, champion Hornell Silk is not the cham 

 pion field spaniel, but he is the champion field trial spaniel 

 of America by default. We challenged any brace in America 

 to run against Silk and Daisy for an y amount, on grouse and 

 woodcock. After waiting a year to give all a chance, we 

 claimed the championship.— J. Otis Fellows, Secretary H. 

 S. Club. 



THE WINSTED SHOW premium list is ready. The 

 prizes are $5 and S3 in all classes, with $3 and $2 for puppies 

 where provided for. Pointers and setters will be judged by 

 Dr. H. Clay Glover, all other classes by Mr. James Watson. 

 The membership application of the club in the A. K. C. is 

 pending. Secretary is Frank D. Hallett, Winsted, Conn. 

 Entries will close Dec. 30. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



Notes must be gent on prepared blanks, which are fur- 

 nished free on receipt of stamped and addressed envelope. 

 Sets of 300 of any one form, bound for retaining duplicates, 

 arc sent for 30 cents. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 



$W Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Bessie Bondhu. By Lake View Kennels, Boston, Mass., for 

 white and orange English setter bitch, whelped Aug. 27,1887, by 

 Gas Bondhu (Dashing Bondhu— Novel) out of Nellie Dale II. 

 (Dash III.— Nellie Dale). 



LOU Dale. By Ravenswood Kennels, Boston, Mass., for white 

 and orange English setter bitch, whelped Aug. 27, 1887. by Gus 

 Bondhu (Dashing Bondhu— Novel) out of Nellie Dale 11. (Dash III. 

 —Nellie Dale). 



Clip WimVem and Chautauqua King. By F. M. Shelley, Sheri- 

 dan. Is . Y.. for blue belton and black and white and tiekedJLng- 

 lish setter dogs, whelped May 5, 1887, by Knight of Snowden (John- 

 nie Faa— Swan) out of Lady Brighton (Prince Phoebus— Rosey). 



Gwmbtrland Kennels. By J. B. Chase, Portland, Me., for his 

 kennels of English greyhounds, pointers and red Irish setters. 



BRED. 



B3F~ Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Daisy Ranger— Spot Dash. J. W. Trantum's (Middleto wu, Conn.) 

 pointer bitch Daisy Ranger (Ranger Croxtcth— Fannie Faust) to 

 Robt. Leslie's Spot Dash (Sir Philip Sydney— Topsy), Oct. 12. 



Tinsel— Lucifer {as in pnmcnti). Blemton Kennels' (Hempstead, 

 L. I.) fox-terrier bitch Tinsel (Bacchanal— Blomton Tansy) to their 

 Lucifer (as in prasenti; (Splinter— Kohinoor), Oct. 26. 



Village Belle— Lucifer. Blemton Kennels' (Hempstead. L. I.) fox- 

 terrier bitch Village Belle (Volo— Beauty) to their Lucifer (Splin- 

 ter— Kohinoor), Oct. 15. 



Blnitt i mtn-hrtail—lAU-mr. Blemton Kennels' (Hempstead, 

 L. I.) fox-terrier bitch Blemton Gingerbread (Spice— Blemton Ar- 

 row) to their Lucifer (Splinter— Kolunoor), Oct. 11. 



Lady Brighton— Teddie, F. M. Shelley's (Sheridan, N. Y.) Eng- 

 lish setter bitch Lady Brighton (Prince Phoebus— Rosey) to J. H. 

 Levman's Teddie (Ted Llewellin— Marcella), Oct. 25. 



Di Vernon— -Dublin Scat. J. W. Lippincott's (Philadelphia, Pa.) 

 collie bitch Di Vernon (Robin Adair— Effie Dean) to Chestnut Hill 

 Kennels' Dublin Scot (The Colonel— Jessie), Nov. 5. 



Night Thorpe— Dublin Scot- Chestnut Hill Kennels' (Philadel- 

 phia, Pa.) collie bitch Night Thorpe (Nullamore— Gem) to their 

 Dublin Scot (The Colonel— Jessie), Oct. 21. 



Trix— Desmond. Chestnut Hill Kennels' (Philadelphia, Pa.) Irish 

 setter bitch Trix (Elcho— Fire Fly) to their Desmond (Fresco- 

 Grouse), Oct. L 



Bonnie Know— Scot HI a. MeEwen & Gibson's (Byron, Can.) collie 

 bitch Bonnie Know (Red Gauntlet— Brenda) to Chestnut HiR Ken- 

 nels' Scotilla (Dublin Scot— Flurry II.), Nov. L 



Helen— Dublin Scot. J. R. Bennett's (New York) coBie bitch 

 Helen (Strephon— Mavis) to Chestnut Hill Kennels' Dublin Scot 

 (The Colonel— Jessie), Oct. 16. 



Luella— Scotilla. Chestnut Hill Kennels' (Philadelphia, Pa.) col- 

 lie bitch Luella (Strephon— Mavis) to their ScotiUa (Dublin Scot- 

 Flurry II.), Sept, 29. 



Jude— Strephon. Mr. Johnstone's (Philadelphia, Pa.) coUie bitch 

 Jude to Chestnut HiU Kennels' Strephon (Eclipse— Flurry), Nov. 1. 



Queen— Black Prime. Fred Smith's (Jersey City, N. J.) spaniel 

 bitch Queen to A. C. Wilmerding's Black Prince (Benedict— Mad- 

 cap), Oct. 80, 



Beaiity— Black Prince. Henry Chapman's (Ridgewood, N. J.) 

 spaniel hitch Beauty to A. C. Wilmerding's Black Prince (Bene- 

 dict-Madcap). Sept. 29. 



Joan— Drake. F. H. D. Viette's (Ottawa, Can.) Clumber spaniel 

 bitch Joan (Flash— Flirt) to Clumber Kennels' Drake (Ben— Joan), 

 Oct. 30. 



Heather Belle— Rutland. A. R. Kyle's (South Norwalk, Conn.) 

 collie bitch Heather Belle to Rutland, Oct. 9. 



WHELPS. 



ISP" Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Pussie. Harmony Kennels' (Covert, N. Y.) beagle bitch Pussie 

 (Ringwood— Beauty). Oct. 14, six (one dog), by A. C. Krueger's 

 Cameron's Racket (A.K.R. 4010). 



Princess Ida. Thos. W. Mill's (Montreal, Can.) bulldog bitch 

 Princess Ida. (Byron IL— Rhodora), Sept. 25, four (one dog), by his 

 Guillernio (A.K.R. 671). 



Media. Blemton Kennels' (Hempstead, L. I.) fox-terrier bitch 

 Media (Arius— Nancy Lee), Oct. 28, four (three dogs), by their Res- 

 olute (Result— Diadem). 



Rachel. Blemton Kennels' (Hempstead, L. I.) fox-terrier bitch 

 Rachel (Result— HeatherbeU), Oct. 10, four (one dog), by A. H. 

 Clarke's Regent (Roystcrer— Ransom). 



Flora. Cumberland Kennels' (Portland, Me.) pointer bitch Flora 

 (Jeff— Fan), Oct. 23, five (three dogs), by Fred Thompson's Glen 

 (Glenmark — Zanneta). 



Madge.— Editor Forest and Stream: In your issue of Oct. 27 the 

 date ot the Dublin Scot— Madge litter should be Aug. 4, and not 

 Aug. 14.— Robt. McEwen (Byron, Can., Nov. 2). 



SALES. 



Notes must be sent on the Prepared Blanks. 



Festive. White, black and tan fox-terrier bitch, whelped July 

 29, 1886, by Bacchanal out of Blemton Arrow, by Blemton Kennels, 

 Hempstead, L. I., to Lawrence Timpson, Red Hook, N. Y. 



Daze. White, black and tan fox-terrier bitch, whelped June, 

 1882, by Deacon Pincher out of Diamond Dust, by Blemton Ken- 

 nels, Hempstead, L. I., to C. Rathbone, Albany, N. Y. 



Seminole. White, black and tan fox-terrier dog, whelped Nov. 



1. 1886, by Bacchanal out of Safety, by Blemton Kennels, Hemp- 

 stead, L. L, to Col. L. Kip. Now York. 



Lady Mice. Lemon and white English setter bitch, whelped 

 June 1, 1887, by Rex out of Betsy, by Robt. Leslie, Lynn, Mass., to 

 Goo. H. Holthum, same place. 



Lion III. Fawn, dark points, mastiff dog, whelped Aug. 8, 1886 

 (A.K.R. 4167), by Dr. Geo. B. Ayres, Omaha, Neb., to C. H. Bab- 

 cock, Exeter. Neb. 



Meg Merrilies. Dark red Irish setter bitch, whelped Aug. 12, 

 1880 (A.K.R. 2181), by Harry A. Fletcher, Portland, Me., to Isaac 

 B. Chase, same place. 



Maud Sarsficl' 1 - Bed Irish setter bitch, whelped July 4, 1886, by 

 Sarsfleld out of Maud II., by Harry A. Fletcher, Portland, Me. to 

 Wm. P. Mills, Baltimore, Md. 



Roderick of Roslyn. Sable rough-coated collie dog, whelped June 



8. 1887, by Dublin Scot out of Flurry 11., by Chestnut Hill Kennels, 

 Philadelphia, Pa., to F. R. Sears, Jr., Boston, Mass. 



Lochgarry. Sable and white coUie dog, whelped Sept. 5, 1886, by 

 Strephon out of Jersey Lily, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa., to J. W. Lippincott, same place. 



Patty. Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped Feb. 12, 1887 (A.K.R. 5230), 

 by E. F. Woodcock, Lansing, Mich., to Geo. B. Martin, East Jor- 

 dan, Mich. 



Sandycroft Belle. Fawn, black points, mastiff bitch, whelped 

 April 9, 1887 (A.K.R. 4981), by Sandycroft Kennels. Milford, Del., 

 to Geo. Gillivan, West Jefferson, O. Being refused by him, BeUe 

 was taken by Express Agent W. H. Tunis, Clayton, Del., to pay 

 charges upon her. 



Daisy Bright. Black, white and tan Llewellin setter bitch, 

 whelped April 25, 1 887, by Gun out of Lady Bright, by Thos. J. Cof- 

 fey, Washington, D. C, to Frank Pitzer, same place. 



Blanche Sensation. Orange and white pointer bitch, whelped 

 Oct. 28, 1880 (A.K.R. 4646), by Frank Pitzer, Washington, D. C, to 

 Wm. Gunsford, Roanoke City, Va. 



Elcho, Jr.—Mollie Bawn whelp. Red Irish setter bitch, whelped 

 June 6, 1887, by Chestnut Hill Kennels, Philadelphia, Pa., to J. B. 

 Blossom, New York. 



The Moonst one— Media icliclp. While, black and tan fox-terrier 

 bitch, whelped April 8, 1887, by Blemton Kennels, Hempstead, L. 

 I., to C. Rathbone, Albany, N. Y. 



Regent Vox— Fret whelp. White, black and tan fox-terrier dog, 

 whelped June 22, 1887, by Blemton Kennels, Hempstead, L. I., to 

 Dudley Winthrop. same place. 



Prince {A.K.R. 1968)— Meg Merrilies (A.K.R. mi) whelps. Dark 

 red Irish setter bitches, whelped May 24, 1887, by H. A. Fletcher, 

 Portland, Me., two to I. B. Chase, same place, and one to N. B. 

 Smith, Syracuse, N. Y. 



Bacchanal— Village Belle whelps. White, black and tan fox-ter- 

 riers, whelped March 3, 1887, by Blemton Kennels, Hempstead, L. 

 L, a dog eacii to Paul Tuckerman, Tuxedo Park, N. Y., and H. V. 

 R. Kennedy, Lawrence, L. I., and a bitch to Dr. H. S. Quin, Utica, 

 N.Y. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



C. E. B., Riverpoint. -What shall I do for my Newfoundland 

 pup, 4J£mos. old, very large for his age and quite fat, wants to 

 have an emiction every minute and passes a great deal? Ans. 

 Give the puppy a teaspoonful of sweet spirits of nitre in a li ttle 

 water three times daily. Keep bowels in good shape. 



D. M. P., Vicksburg,— A small terrier has been sick for a week 

 or more. The dog shivers while asleep, frequently rests his head 

 on his front paws and stands in that position, has a distressed 

 look and is in pain, has fallen off iu flesh considerably. Ans. Dog 

 has catarrhal inflammation of bowels. Give 5 drops of Fowler's 

 solution of arsenic night and morning and diet on milk. Give 

 teaspoonful of brandy night and morning and a very little chopped 

 raw meat mixed with the white of a raw egg. 



J. R., Providence.— A setter bitch has had two kinds of worms 

 for the past five months, one about Sin. long, the other liin. She 

 has a great appetite and is well fed three times a day, but is very 

 thin. Ans. Give the bitch two tablespoonsi'ul of castor oil. After 

 four hours give 30grs. of powdered areca nut made into a large 

 pill or bolus with lard. Diet the bitch for twenty-four hours be- 

 fore and after treating, giving nothing but milk. A purge of oil 

 may follow four or six hours after the areca nut. 



^voting. 



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OUR RIFLE AND TRAP COPY was stolen this week by some 

 thief at the present moment unknown; and the indulgence of 

 readers of this department is asked. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



LEOMINSTER, Mass., Nov. 5— The scores in detail of the mem- 

 bers of the Leominster Rifle Club in the BuUard rifle match No. 4 

 are as follows: 



George F Trcvear. 7 9 7 10 7 8 7 7 10 8-80 



10 97889 10 38 5-76 

 987799988 8-82 

 97879 10 998 8-84 

 9 7 8 8 10 7 8 4 10 7—77—399 



E M Rockwell 6 6 7 10 7 8 9 9 7 4—71 



'85 10 97689 10 7-79 

 10 9 9887866 9—80 

 9 10 7 10 97799 7-83 

 9 8 7 7 6 6 10 7 10 7—77-390 



F A Whitney 7 7 5 7 5 5 8 5 9 5-63 



856769869 8—71 

 76996 10 10 88 8—81 

 70997 10 6 78 10-82 



7 8989880 10 6—79—376 

 GW Foster 79859776 10 9-77 



679979 10 66 8-77 

 9 859 10 8466 10-75 

 9588 10 9657 6-73 



8 8 6 9 6 9 8 5 9 9-73 -375 

 CAJodin 8 10 9 7 6 8 4 5 7 5-69 



467686869 10-70 

 8569838 10 5 7-69 

 8 8 10 6 10 6 5 8 8 9-78 

 64 7 9 9 8 7 6 9 6-71-357 



THE RB-V OLVER RECORD. — The Boston Herald of Nov. 3 re- 

 ports: Mr. F E. Bennett, a member of the National Lancers, 

 broke the pistol record of 100 shots at Walnut Hill yesterday 

 making a score of 857 points. A Smith & Wesson army revolver 

 .44cal.. with factory ammunition, was used. Lasfcapring Chevalier 

 Fame made, at W alnut Hill, what was supposed to be a record 

 mipossible to surpass, but the record of yesterday's work by Mr. 

 Bennett beats it badly. The conditions Of yesterday's shooting 

 were identical with those under which Paine established his best 

 record, viz.: 100 shots, standard American target, 50yds. Cheval- 

 « r Pa 2S e 8 total was 841 Points, which included 70 bullseves. Mr. 

 Bennett s aggregate was 857 points, in which were 77 bullseyes. 

 I ne result ot the match gives the best revolver record on the tar- 

 get by 16 points to Mr. Bennett. The last string of 10 shots was all 

 bullseyes. 



The conditions for shooting were unfavorable, a high, gusty 

 wmd blowing from 6 o'clock. The exhibition was conducted under 

 the supervision of Mr. A. C. Gould, of the Rifle, and the scoring 

 was performed by the official scorer of the Massachusetts Rifle 

 Association. Ihe detailed scores are appended: 



1 7 8 10 10 9 7 10 7 9 10-87 



* 8 9 8 9 7 10 8 6 9 9-83 



* 6 10 9 8 10 10 9 8 10 6-87 



% - - 8 9 10 6 6 10 7 10 8 8-85 



5 7 9 8 8 9 5 6 9 10 7-78 



g 9 10 8 7 10 10 8 10 6 9- 87 



7 10 9 9 8 10 10 10 7 7 9-89 



8 10 9 9 7 9 9 7 10 8 7-89 



?• 9 10 7 9 10 7 8 9 7 10-86 



10 10 8 9 10 8 8 10 9 9 9-90-857 



OWENSVILLE, Ind.— The Oweusville Rifle Team organized 

 Oct. 20, 1887, under the name of the Owensville Ballard Rifle Team 

 and is composed of ten members, they adopted the National rules 

 and had their first weekly shoot for sold and leather medals Oct. 

 25, divided into two teams, 200yds., standard target: 

 Capt. Sumners's Team. 



Sumners 5 6 5 9 8 5 6 



J Daugherty 6 6 5 4 5 4 3 



W Roberts 3 2 4 5 6 6 4 



G Wetter 6 4 4 8 8 10 7 



J Stone 3 7 3 6 10 2 3 



Capt. Montgomery^ Team. 



4 6 7-61 

 8 4 10-55 

 7 9 3-49 

 4-62 

 4 6-44-271 



7 6 



4 5 8 



9 6-64 

 7 4-44 

 5 5—47 

 2 7-46 

 4-60-261 



Montgomery 3 6 9 9 5 



McDaughterty 5 3 3 2 5 5 



W Gentry 3 4 3 4 9 3 



R Speck 6 8 2 8 2 2 



H Mauck 6 6 6 8 6 6 _ 



Montgomery having the highest individual score wears the gold 

 medal. In the shoot-off between Stone and Daugherty for leather 

 medal Daugherty won.— J. M., Sec'y. 



OUR OWN RIFLE CLUB. -Newark, N. J., Nov. 3.— The score 

 shows a decided improvement over former shoots: 



Snellen 115 FA Freiensehner 113 



Fred Freiensehner 107 John Bayer 109 



Chas Weeks 108 OA Kiefer 105 



Willms 101 Miller 104 



Knothe 103 J M Kiefer 103 



Hunziger 101 Drexler 101 



Bertram ..100 Bander 100 



Condit 108 



Krocplin 



Total 1,850, average 103 l 9 



Gutman . 95 



Klem 93 



Inchting. 



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A WINTER SCHOOL OF YACHTING. 



THE fifth and last regular meeting of the Seawanhaka Corin- 

 thian Y. C. was held at the club house on Nov. 8, with Com. 

 Canficld in the chair. After some routine business and reports of 

 committees, a motion of thanks to the Atlantic Y. C. for their 

 offer of the use of the A. Y. C. landings at Whitestone and Bav 

 Ridge was passed, also a vote of thanks to Vice-Corn. Center for 

 valuable contributions to the model and library collection. The 

 proposal of Gen. Paine as an honorary member, made by Com. 

 Canfield and seconded by Vice-Com. Center, was carried unani- 

 mously. A motion was made and carried to increase the annual 

 dues of the club to $25 and the entrance fee to §50, to take effect 

 after this year. Members joining the club during the remainder 

 of the present year will pay the present entrance fee of $25. 



From the following programme of winter work it seems that the 

 interest in yachting which rose to such a height during the 

 summer will not be permitted to die out as soon as the fleet 

 is laid up, but that, for the first time a strong and systematic 

 effort wiU be made to render the Avinter season as profitable to 

 yachtsmen as the summer is pleasant. Some of the clubs in 

 times past have held regular winter meetings for study and dis- 

 cussion, the lectures delivered some years since before the Sea- 

 wanhaka C. Y. C. by Mr. A. Gary Smith will be remembered as a 

 very important step toward that improvement in design which of 

 late has borne such good fruits, but the present undertaking of 

 the club is far more thorough and systematic than anything 

 before attempted by an American yacht club. 



The general plan of operations laid down bv the club was given 

 iu the Forest asd Stream at the time of the establishment of the 

 club house last spring. Since that time the various committees 

 have been industriously at work, with the result that the club has 

 now a very suitable and convenient shore headquarters at its 

 house at No. 7 East Thirty-second street, New York. The main 

 parlor and meeting room is handsomely furnished in oak, while 

 back of it is the library. Down stairs is a billiard room and a 

 large and well fitted kitchen, which will be put into practical use 

 during the winter. The upper part of the building is leased in 

 apartments for gentlemen, chiefly members of the club. The 

 library is furnished with the leading periodicals and newspapers, 

 and the ^standard works on nautical matters, while a full set of 

 coast survey charts will be kept corrected to date. The present 

 library is but a beginning, but it is designed to include the 

 standard works on all branches of nautical subjects, and to keep 

 it fully up to the times, making a valuable reference library for 

 yachtsmen. All charts of the Coast Survey and Weather Bureau 

 will be on file. The club's collection of dra wings of prize-winning 

 yachts, including many leading yachts, is also under the in- 

 spection of members of the club, under suitable restrictions. The 

 model collection thus far includes carefully made models of Mis- 

 chief, Clara, CindereUa, Shadow, Intrepid, Grayling, Bedouin and 

 Fanny, while others are now being made. The lines iu every case 

 have been fully verified before the model has been made, and 

 every care has been employed to secure accurate reproductions in 

 miniature of the boats. Two very handsome models have been 

 presented to the club, one a full working model of a cruising 

 schooner designed by Vice-Commodore Center, the other a finely 

 made model of a rowing sheU; both the handiwork of Mr. Gustave 

 Grahn. 



Another collection has been started that promises to be of the 

 greatest practical value. Already the club has secured samples 

 of the best American and English canvas, wire and manilla rope; 

 and the collection will be increased so as to cover all materials 

 and appliances used in yacht building; blocks, ironwork, brass- 

 work, pumps, and similar fittings.. 



The cosy and cheerful rooms are every night well filled with 

 yachtsmen, and if it went no further, the mere intercourse and in- 

 formal discussion would serve to promote a spirit of sociability 

 among the members; but the scheme proposes to do far more 

 toward their instruction and entertainment during the winter. 



In accordance with the plan first announced, the foUowing 

 course of lectures has been arranged: 



Nov. 19— Hydrography; history; theory and methods of chart 

 making. 



Dec. 10— History and general theory of navigation. 



Jan. 7— Practical navigation by dead reckoning. 



Jan. 28— Mariner's compass; history; theory; variations, devi- 

 ations, forms and correction. 



Feb. 19— Chronometers; history; construction; regulation; care 

 and use. 



March 18— Aids to navigation; Ughts; buoys; fog signals, etc. 

 April 1— Tides and ocean currents. 



April 22— Harbors; tidal action and flow, as illustrated by New 

 York Bay. 



All these subjects will be treated by officers of the United States 

 navy and other well-known experts. Due notice of each lecture 

 will be given. 



A glance at the list shows the scope and importance of the sub- 

 jects treated of, all of which are of prime interest to yachtsmen. 

 There are comparatively few who are able to devote much time 

 to study, the demands of business, society, and even of their boats 

 engross much time, and few have the opportunities for special 



