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RIGGING OP MIZEN. (Fig. 2 Enlarged.) 



The three blocks under the boom do not interfere, the two for 

 the downliaul being under the jaws, and the one for the reef line 

 being under the boom itself. 



The hole through the boom for the forward reef line is counter 

 sunk and smoothed, so that the line does not bind. 



The system of loops and eye splices at T, IT and K take up anv 

 Slack made by .unequal shrinking of the divided lines. 



The main halliard blocks on deck can be removed from deck 

 and the entire sail and rigging removed and furled. 



The rings under the boom do not turn sidewise so as to jam the 

 Irae, but may be turned up against the boom so as to be out of the 

 way in stowing. 



The blocks, 2 and 3, on eii her side of the cockpit, are made fast 

 by a short bight of heavy line, cleated to half a Tredwen spring 



cleat; they are not belayed, and may both be cast off in an instant, 

 letting the sail fall on deck or into the topping-lifts. All the spars 

 may be then raised above the sea by hauling the topping-lift, and 

 swung inboard bv the sheet. 



A bight of small line is made fast just forward of each of the 

 blocks 2 and 3, to set the sail up flat after it has been, raised. 

 The enlarged drawing shows the knot at 4. This would have been a 

 splice had Silver Lake line not been used. The end thus formed 

 is made fast to a cleat on the coaming. R. B. Bttrchabd. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Eastern Division: Theo. A. Walter, 

 Hyde Park, Mass. Northern Division: W. H. Cronk, Ottawa; 

 Chas. Archbald, Montreal. 



£39~No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondent*. 



P., Louisa county, Va.— "We have asked C. .T. R. to give you a 

 wrinkle. 



C. M. W., Providence. R. I.— The Forest and Stream targets 

 are open for testing any guns that owners or makers may submit 

 for the purpose. 



C. L., New York.— Can you advise me what bait to use for mink 

 traps xnd how to bait it ? Ans. Fish or a chicken's head. In the 

 case of an animal so small as a mink the bait mav be tied to the 

 pan of the trap. 



J. A., Jr., Caledonia, N. Y.—l have a kennel of beagles. The 

 dog tax m our town is $2 each (dog or bitch). I sometimes have 

 15 or 16. Is there any New York State dog law giving exemption 

 to breeders? Ans. No. 



H. L. F., Tarrytown, N. Y.— 1. A setter dog three years old Is not 

 too old to be taught to retrieve. 2. For method of instruction 

 study Hammond's "Training vs. Breaking." 3. The setter indi- 

 cates the location of the bird by pointing it. 



P Ktokuk,Iowa.— 1. Coarse and fine shot weigh the same bulk for 

 bulk, because the ratio of solid metal to interstitial space is the 

 same m both cases. An equal bulk of mixed large and small shot 

 will weigh heavier because the ratio of interstitial space to 

 metal is reduced. 2. We cannot identify the bird from your 

 meager description. 3. The price of the abridged A. O. U. Check 

 List is fifty cents. 



Ed. Ward, Brunswick.— Will you kindly inform me as to the 

 dog law in the State of Maine. For instance: If a man should 

 shoot my dog, can I recover damages in any way, and if so what 

 course should I pursue? Ans. It is a legal axiom that the law pro- 

 vides a remedy for every injury, but your legal status in the 

 matter would depend on whether the dog was killed wantonly or 

 in self-defense. Your proper course is to consult a lawyer. 



V. S. McN., Potecasi, N. C— Will you oblige me by giving min- 

 utely and plainly the moduli oycruwli of using quicksilver' in the 

 removal of lead from rifle barrel? Ans. The modus operandi is to 

 stop one end of the ban-el, pour in a little quicksilver, stop the 

 other end, and then keep the quicksilver in motion over the 

 whole inner surface of the barrels until all the lead is amalga- 

 mated with it. Follow this with a stiff brush. 



A. C. R., New York— Could you kindly inform me through your 

 esteemed paper where 1 could get good trout fishing during the 

 two last weeks of May, within 150 miles of Ni-w York? Do you 

 know of any better placa than Rockland, Sullivan county, N.Y 

 Lackawaxen, Pike county, Pa., or Stroudsburg, Monroe county! 

 Pa.? If not, which of the three is the best? Ans. Rockland atid 

 Stroudsburg botb well recommended. Dmgrnan's Ferry Pike 

 county. Pa. (New York, Lake Erie & Western), is a noted resort. 

 Oak Ridge, Passaic county, N.J. (New York, Susquehanna & 

 W estern), has many trout streams. For additonal localities see 

 Forest and Stream of April 25, page 289, answer to A. K. R. 



E. R. C, Lewiston, Me.— 1. Is there any other object in grooving 

 bullets tban to lighten t hem? 2. Will they shoot any more accurate 

 than the smootli bullets? 3. Will a rifle using a bottle-necked 

 shell shoot as accurate as a rifle using the straight shell of the 

 same caliber with the same charge? 4. Will the round ball shoot 

 and penetrate as well as th« conical ? Ans. 1. The canelures hold 

 lubricant and take the grooves of the barrel. 2. Yes, in the rifle 

 for which they are designed. 3. A bottle neck holds a larger 

 charge in a smaller length. They are not favored in fine rifles. 4. 

 The ball is made conical to secure more accurate shooting and to 

 increase weight. Htnce it should hit harder, though the shock to 

 the animal hit may not be as great. 



H. E. B., Rockland, Me.~l. Would you send $20 or $30 to a stranger 

 for a dog you had never seen? Would it be unbusinesslike to 

 offer to deposit with express agent a sum sufficient to cover all 

 charges, aud then have the goods come subject to approval? Ans. 

 1. There would be nothing imprudent in sending ttie price for a 

 dog to a respectable, long established kennel firm after arranging 

 for his purchase on description and guarantee, but it would be 

 folly to make such arrangements with a man of whom you know 

 or can ascertain nothing satisfactory. 2. If you have a doo- sent 

 subject to your approval he should be sent C. O. D. on yourlodg- 

 ing the costs of transit one way with the express agent, as evidence 

 of your good faith. The fact that an owner will send a dog for 

 your approval, and be prepared to bear half costs if you reject 

 him, is sufficient evidence of his good faith; but there would be 

 nothing unbusinesslike in your undertaking to defray all charges. 



E. F. J., Morgantown, W. Va. — I write you for information 

 about bass fishing. I have used always a plain reed pole and 

 about 20ft. of line, but am now desirous of trying light tackle and 

 reel. Would like to know what length and weight of rod to buv; 

 also whether to buy a plain or multiplying reel, click or drag, 

 and what size and quality of line is best. I want a rod which will 

 do for both bait and fly-casting. Fish range as high as 3i^lbs. 

 What flies would you recommend? Ans. A trout fly-rod lift long 

 and weighing 9oz. will be suitable for black bass fishing. ' Ash 

 and lancewood are perhaps the best materials. The "Imbrie" 

 reel can be used both for bait and fly-fishing. No. 4 or 5 will 

 answer. It would be mucb the best to have separate rods for bait 

 fishing and fly-fishing. For bait fishing use Henry Hall Co.'s H or 

 No. 6 line. For fly-fishing you should have a water-proofed 

 tapered line of enameled silk 25 to 30yds. long, size F or 4. There 

 is great diversity of opinion among anglers about the choice of 

 flies. You will find the following, however, generally recom- 

 mended: Professor, red-ibis, coachman, Queen-of-tne-water 

 grizzly-king and the various hackles. 



Subscriber, Bristol, R. I.— Where can a friend and myself find 

 good inland trout and bass fishing, about May 5, within three or 

 four hours' travel of Boston, Mass., and good accommodations? 

 We do not mind paying well for the fishing privilege. Ans. You 

 cannot lawfully catch black bass until July 1 in Massachusetts. 

 In New Hampshire the season begins June 15. At Natick, Mass 

 (Morse's Pond), fishing is good for black bass, pickerel, yellow 

 perch and white perch. Tnere is probably no better place for 

 black bass in Massachusetts than Stow, Middlesex countv, Assa- 

 bet River. Except in the Berkshire Hills or in stocked "waters, 

 trout are not excessively plentiful in Massachusetts. Becket, 

 Berkshire county (Boston & Albany R.R.), is credited with some 

 trout in Mill Brook, May and June. Chester, Hampden county 

 (Boston & Albany), is well known. Many brooks near arc fished 

 with best results, April to June. Easthampton, Hampshire 

 county (Connecticut River R.R.), has Broad Brook, containing 

 some trout. Plymouth (Old Colony R.R.) is near several trout 

 brooks. Shelburne Falls, Franklin county (Fitchburg R.R.), has 

 several small brooks. The west branch of Swift River near its 

 headwaters is excellent but hard to reach from Enfield. Roaring 

 Brook, three miles from Stafford (Wiliimantic R.R.), furnished 

 fair trout fishing last year. 



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