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CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP.— Rena ( schooner, has been sol 

 by Sir Roderick Cameron to Handren & Robbins for f 5,500. .. . 

 Beth, cutter, lias been sold to Mr. Eaton.' of Beverly; by W. M. 

 Jameson, who has bought the keel cat Musquito. . : :Carmita, cut- 

 ter, has been sold by C. Hi Foster to C: S. Eaton; her iron keel will 

 be replaced by a lead one of 2,0001bs — Sagitta, sloop, has been 

 sold by H. C. Ward to A. B^ Clafiin — Wigwam, sloop, has been 

 sold to Chas. Macre by R. Q. Remsen. ; ::Fediilma, steam yacht, 

 has been sold by E. M. Brown to John Stetson: 



THE CRUISE OF THE ALVA.— On Jxtly 2 the steam yacht 

 Alva sailed froiii Staten Island on a long cruise, having on board 

 her owner, Wm. K. "Vanderbilt, with his wife and family and a 

 party of friends. It is stated now that a cruise around the world 

 is not contemplated, but that after a visit to England and Scot- 

 land the party will join the yacht 111 the Mediterranean for a 

 winter's cruise there, returning in the Spring. 



AN OPEN CHALLENGE.— Frank E. Brown, of Annisquam, 

 owner of the sloop White Swan, has challenged all boats under 

 30ft. over all, to a sweepstake race from Squam light around the 

 Isles of Shoals and return, the start being made at 9 o'clock A. 

 M., July 9; entrance fee $5. The entries thus far are, Petrel, 

 Howard Paul ; Woua, Charles E. Cunningham ; Trudette, ex- 

 Commodore L. M. Haskins. 



AMERICUS-CRUISER,— These open boats sailed on July 2, 

 over a course of ten miles to windward and return, oft Bridgeport 

 for $250, per side, Americus winning by 11m. 4s. Messrs. Angus- 

 tin Munroe, of Larchmont, and A. H. Davis, of Bridgeport, were 

 the judges. 



MAYFLOWER— Gen. Paine has finally sold Mayflower to Mr. 

 E. D. Morgan, of New York, subject to no conditions, but it is 

 certain that she will be raced for the rest of the season, including 

 the trial and if necessary the Cup races. 



THISTLE AND IREX.— These boats have sailed three more races 

 since last week, Thistle winning all, but the reports are very 

 meagre. The wind seems to have been light and fluky. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C.-San Francisco.— The C.Y. C. of San Fran- 

 cisco sailed their annual regatta on June 18, Sirely winning in 

 second class and Spray in first. 



OPEN BOAT RACING.-On June 30 a match was sailed off the 

 Columbia Y. C. house between the catboats Mystic and Daisy, the 

 former wiuning by 5m. 43s. 



EASTERM Y. C— The cruise of the E.Y.C. will begin to-day 

 from Marblohead, the destination probably being Bar Harbor. 



E. N. F.— Does a pedigreed bitch lose that pedigree if by a 

 misshap she be bred to a mongrel ? And are the pups from 

 that bitch in future years if sired by a pedigreed dog entitled 

 to a pedigree? Ans. 1. Pedigree means the line of ancestry; a 

 bitch cannot lose her pedigree; whatever happens to her, her sire 

 and dam, and grandsire and granddam, etc., are the same. 2. The 

 produce of a pedigreed bitch by a pedigreed dog will of course 

 have a pedigree. 



R. H., West Torrington, Ct.— Are the scarlet tanager and cardi- 

 nal grosbeak the same bird V If different please describe both as 

 to color? Ans. The cardinal and the scarlet tanager are entirely 

 different birds, the former belongs to the FringiUidas or Finch 

 family, and the latter to the Tanagridm or Tanager family. They 

 are different in habits and in appearance. The cardinal is red 

 vermilion, with large bill, and very noticeable crest on head,, a 

 jet black mark on face extending down on throat. The female 

 is reddish mixed with ashy. The male scarlet tanager is a smaller 

 bird, bright scarlet except wings and tail which are black; no 

 crest on bead. Female yellowish and olive green above, bright 

 below, no black anywhere. 



Since ladies have been accustomed to use Glenn's Sulphur Soap 

 in their toilet their personal attractions have been multiplied, 

 and it is seldom they are seen disfigured with blotches and pim- 

 ples, or rough or coarse skins. Sold by all druggists. Hill's 

 Hair and Whiskku Dye, black and brown, 50 cents.— Adv. 



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No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



S. M. H., Boston.— You probably can get the trout for stocking 

 purposes from W. L. Gilbert, Plymouth, Mass. 



J. E. K.. Hartford, Conn.— Will you please inform me to what 

 size or length rattlesnakes grow and about what length they 

 average? Ans. The rattlesnake (Crotalus horridim) is usually less 

 than 4ft. in length. Sometimes specimens are taken much longer. 



H. K. C, Clyde, N. Y.— 1. Will you please give me the address of 

 Capt. A. H. Bogardus and Dr. Carver? 2. Also the address of any 

 one you may know who manufactures brass row locks? Ans. 1. 

 Dr. Carver, care H. C. Squires, 178 Broadway, N. Y.; Capt. Bogar- 

 dus, care Adam Forepough's Show, Erastina, Staten Island, N. Y. 

 The Captain is shooting there. 2. The oarlocks may be ordered 

 from L. W. Ferdinand, 260 Federal street, Boston, Mass. 



Skylarks on Long Island. — In the year 1852 some 

 Brooklyn gentlemen (among thorn the present writer) 

 assembled at the Brooklyn Institute, at one of the regu- 

 lar meetings of the Natural History Society, to consider 

 the best means to rid the city of the insect pests then de- 

 vastating the shade and ornamental trees. A committee, 

 appointed to report on the subject, decided to import a lot 

 of European birds, and the following were selected: Spar- 

 rows, blackbirds, skylarks, siskins, woodlarks, goldfinches, 

 bulfinches, thrushes and robins. A sum of money was 

 subscribed, and the late Mr. Perry, then secretary of 

 Greenwood Cemetery, gave an additional hundred dollars 

 toward the expenses. The writer, being about to sail for 

 England, was appointed a committee of one to superin- 

 tend the selection of the birds there. On his arrival in 

 Liverpool he communicated with Mr. Thomas Woodcook, 

 a great lover of birds, then at Manchester, and the draft 

 and list of birds were forwarded to him for their pur- 

 chase. He promptly fulfilled the task, and the birds were 

 soon on their way to New York in charge of an officer of 

 the steamer. They arrived safely and were housed 

 in the tower of the building at the old entrance to Green- 

 wood. They did not seem to thrive there, so they were 

 removed to the house of the late Mr. John Hooper of Ber- 

 gen street, Brooklyn, who cared for them till spring. The 

 sparrows were then let loose in the city, and half of the 

 skylarks on Gen. Johnson's farm at the Wallabout and 

 the other half at Flatlande. The rest of the birds were 

 taken to Greenwood in cages and hung up in the trees. 

 They were all supplied with food and the doors of the 

 cages left open so that they could come or depart at plea- 



sure, and a trusty person was engaged to watch the birds 

 so that none should molest them. This plan was success- 

 ful, as the birds roosted at night in the cages, going out 

 in the daytime, and continued thus for about fourteen 

 days. The blackbirds, goldfinches, thrushes, siskins, etc. , 

 soon disappeared from view, but the skylarks now seen at 

 Flatlands are no doubt descendants of the birds then lib- 

 erated, as their nests have frequently been found, show- 

 ing they have become acclimated to our severe winters, 

 which evidently destroyed the other birds. The above 

 were the first birds imported into the United States for 

 the purposes of colonization that I am aware of.— Nicolas 

 Pike in Evening Post. 



Mr. J. A. French keeps a hotel 'at Andover, Me., which is 

 well known to visitors of the AndrosocoKffin lakes by the 

 shortest route. Mr. French is a noted fox hunter. His score 

 last winter was 26, chiefly killed with the gun. He is a keen 

 shot with the rifle, as is also his sou Tom, 19 years of age. 

 A few days ago a farmer living a mile below French's Hotel, 

 in Andover, found that an old bear had killed a couple of 

 lambs from his flock of sheep. Mr. French advised the care- 

 ful housing of the balance of the flock, but requested that 

 the dead lambs be suffered to remain where bruin had put 

 an end to their existence by a single stroke of his paw. Mr. 

 French says that he calculated that about the second night 

 the old bear would return to finish his repast. Accordingly, 

 on the second night. French and Tom took their rifles and 

 quietly stole away from home. About 10 o'clock they were 

 on the ground near the dead lambs. They came to ambush 

 30 yards away and calmly waited for the moon to rise. By 

 the time that luminary was well up in the sky an enormous 

 black object was seen coming down the mountain. "There 

 he is," whispered French. "I see him!" answered Tom. 

 "You give the word!" By this time Tom's gun rested on the 

 top of the fence, but French's gun was at his shoulder, with- 

 out a rest. The old bear rather slowly and cautiously ap- 

 proached. At this moment another bear, up in the mountain, 

 only a short distance away, gave that dismal scream that 

 generally unnerves the night bear hunter, but not so French 

 and Tom, They were eyeing their game with all their 

 might, trying to draw a close bead on him by the moonlight. 

 He stopped and turned his head in their direction. He had 

 scented them or seen them, and the next bound would have 

 given the hunters only a running shot, or perhaps no shot 

 at all. But they were too quick for him. Both rifles rang 

 out. The bear gave one leap backward and fell dead. 

 French had shot him through the head and Tom through 

 the spinal chord, just forward of the shoulder, both fatal 

 shots. Both guns had spoken so near together that French 

 asked Tom why he did not fire. The hunters went back to 

 the hotel happy at their exploit. And so short a time had 

 they been absent that their neighbors could hardly believe 

 that they had really shot the bear, till the enormous carcass, 

 nearly nine feet in length, was dragged into the village by 

 willing hands.— Boston Herald, June IS. 



Write Uptitegrove & McLellan, Valparaiso, Ind., for new 

 catalogue of sportsmen's and civil engineers' wear. — Adv. 



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With the exception of our Patent Compensating Reels and Section Bamboo Rods which we introduce to the public, 

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 tackle ever made. The chief points of manifest superiority of this method of tying flies over the old-fashioned way are: 



1st The wonderfully life-like and fluttering motion this fly has when moved on the water. 



2d— The fish is almost certain to be hooked if it touches the fly. 



3d— Any of the present favorite combinations of color and form can be tied in this way. Thus, those who believe 

 that fish are attracted by particular colors or forms of fly, can have their old patterns in the patent style. 



4th— These flies not only offer less resistance to the wind in casting, but more resistance to the water in drawing. 

 Hence one can do as good work with a small hook tied this way as a large hook tied as before. Experience proves that 

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We take this means of notifying dealers and fly-tyers that we shall prosecute any infringement of our rights under 

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 the fluttering fly. could add many letters from well-known and expert anglers if we were willing to drag tne names of private gentle- 

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Scientific American:: "When so arranged the wings offer less resistance to the air in casting. As the fly is slowly drawn toward the angler the wings 

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Forest and Stream: " * * * more like a natural insect than the old patterns whose wings close when being drawn through the water. * * * 

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 * * * This flv will certainly, when drawn against the current or over a placid pool, seam the surface with an attractive wake, and its expanded wings will 

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