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P6RES'T AND STREAM. 



[June 13, 1889. 



New York, May 29. 1889. 

 My Lobd— Your letter of the 4th inst., addressed to the secre- 

 tary of the New York Y. C, having been referred, to the America 

 Cup Commoiittee, I have now the Pleasure of acknowledging re- 

 ceipt of same on their behalf. The club also received a letter 

 from Mr. Richard Grant, secretary of the Royal Yacht Squadron, 

 upon the subject to which you refer, but I inclose herewith a copy 

 of the committee's reply thereto. This leply calls the attention 

 of the Royal Yacht Squadron lo the facts of the case as they ap- 

 pear from the correspondence, and you will vce that the New 

 York Y r . C. could consent to no arrangement for a contest which 

 would leave any questions open concerning the conditions under 

 which the Cup should be held if won by tl*e challenger. The 

 matter now remains with the Koyal Yacht Squadron, from whom 

 the committee await a reply, and they have no doubt that such 

 reply will show that no obstacle remains in the wax of perfecting 

 the arrangements for a match, which t he members of our club 

 look forward to with the greatest interest and pleasure. I re- 

 main, my Lord, very sincerely yours. 



James D. Smith. Chairman. 

 To the Right Honorable the Earl of Dunraven, K. P., 20 St. James 

 square, London, W. 



THE TEN-MONTHS'- NOTICE CLAUSE. 



IN commenting on the objections to the last deed of gift the 

 Boston Herald says: "Ger. Paine knows better t han any one 

 else the great difficulties and disadvantages under which Ameri- 

 can yachtsmen were put. Challenged at the last moment by an 

 owner with boat already built, the American was expected to 

 design and huild a boat and get her in trim in six mout hs, and 

 such an advantage taken was called sportsmanlike. Teu months' 

 notice is fair, bot h parties have ample time in which to prepare, 

 and then the contest is placed where it should be best boat win." 



A we have repeatedly shown, this plea for a longer notice is en- 

 tirely groundless in view of the action of all former challengers, 

 who have been only too anxious to arrange all terms a year in 

 advance. The New York Y. C. had ample notice in October, 1886. 

 of a challenge from the Royal Clyde Y. C, but it flatly declined 

 all overtures for a friendly agreement as to size of boat, under 

 the plea that such an agreement would be informal and not a 

 challenge under the existing (second) deed of gift. The New 

 York Y. C. distinctly prohibited a challenger from giving more 

 than seven months' notice; in cases where a longer not ice has been 

 given, as by Mr. Webb in 1884 and the Royal Clyde Y. C. and Mr. 

 Watson iu 1886, it has brusquely declined to recognize such no- 

 tice, compelling the challenger to wait, until March before send- 

 ing his challenge. In the face of these facts it is absurd to talk 

 about beiug taken at a disadvantage, and the necessity for ten 

 months' notice. The great point of a ten mouths' notice is 

 not that the club shall have fair warning to prepare for a 

 challenge, but that it shall have all the leading dimensions 

 of the challenging yacht, in order to be able to outbuild her. 

 Such a demand is" so unfair and mean tbat it cannot be disposed 

 of by the general defense that Gen. Paine was on the Cup com- 

 mittee, and that he would not be a party to any unfairness. The 

 holder of the America's Cup has a right to the measurement of t he 

 challeuger by the method in vogue, but it has no right to inquire 

 into the specific dimensions which do not enter into that measure- 

 ment, such as beam at two points and draft; uor has it any right 

 to limit the designer of a challenging yacht in the alterations of 

 her dimensions when the actual work of building commence" 

 nor in altering the trim of his boat after trial. 



The whole of the ten months clause is cleverly framed to limit 

 and hamper the desiguer of a challenging yacht, and to give the 

 greatest possible amount of information to his opponents m addi- 

 tion, they giving noibhig in return, it is mor j than likelv that 

 no one, on either side, would object to the mere condition that 

 ten months' notice must be given. Such a demand would be fail- 

 enough, and no cnallenger would be likely to object. The great 

 points, which are carefully avoided by the Herald and other 

 papers which have commented on this clause, are the demand for 

 information and the disadvantages under which it places the de- 

 signer of a challeuger. His design must be completed and mailed 

 not later than the first week in .December, in order that a series of 

 races may be sailed before Nov. 1. He must give the most impor- 

 tant details to his opponents thus far in advance, with no guaran- 

 tee from them as to toe boat they will meet him with iu nearly a 

 year's time; and at the same time he is bound not to depart from 

 the dimensions thus put on record, or to change the ballast or 

 trim of his proposed boat after trial. It is not the demand for ten 

 months' notice, or the clause admitting centerboards to race for 

 the Cup which have caused the strong objections to the last deed 

 of gift, but it is such conditions as these mentioned, designed to 

 keep the Cup in the hands of its present possessors. 



ATLANTIC Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE t I. 



THE Atlantic Y. C. was particularly unfortunate this year in 

 the weather for its annual regatta, the day opening with 

 little wind, a heavy rain squall comii.gup at the hour ror the Mar; 

 10:30 A.M. About noon the sky cleared and a light wind from 

 the west came over the bay, so a start was made at 12:11, the tide 

 being then on the last of the ebb. The fleet went over on star- 

 board tack, Tii ania leading, with Grayling and Sea Fox after her 

 Shamrock, Gracie and Katrina were together under Sea Fox's 

 lee, the lormer working clear of the pack, while Gracie and 

 Katrina were hampered by want of room. The starting line was 

 a particularly bad one, being located in the midst of a fleet of 

 vachts at anchor. The times were: 



Titania 12 42 ; ">4 Banshee 12 51 45 



Grayling 12 43 19 Hderan 12 51 45 



Sea Fox U f 01 Stella 12 51 45 



Gracie W « <g Bijou 12 53 u 



Katriua 12 41 51 Marjorxe 32 54 IU 



Fanny 12 4ti 33 Tarpon 12 54 iy 



Anaconda 12 47 28 Ma Belle 12 54 40 



Clara |2 48 14 Wona 12 55 1(5 



Daisy 12 48 o5 Arab 12 51 35 



Roamer 12 48 08 Irolic 12 55 41; 



Cavalier .12 46 58 Kathleen 12 50 38 



Hypatia 1£ M 23 Mouette 12 55 45 



For over half an hour the fleet merely drifted. Anaconda going 

 ashore off Owl's Head and taking a line from a passing tug to get 

 off". Finally a light wind came in from the Narrows, and Titania, 

 Shamrock and brajiiug managed by good handling and "lead- 

 ers' luck" to get well outside the forts. Shamrock now leading 

 The new 20, Kathleen, wasdoing very well, having already pa-mi 

 her principal oppoueht, Arab, when the schooner Fearless on the 

 port tack crossed her mows and knocked her bowsprit, off; Kathleen 

 being on starboard tack, One of her Corinthian crew who was 

 on the bowsprit, end was taken on board the Fearless, who con- 

 tinued in the race, Kathleen of course giving up. The wind soon 

 fell, and it was 5 P. M. before Shamrock, the leader, was off Buoy 

 B}4, with Titania halt a mile astern and Grayling well to leeward 

 of both, the wiad being light S. E. Soon after a very violent 

 ihundt rstorm came up, the sky being black and threatening in 

 all directions. _ 



Katrina, Sea Fox, Gracie and others had given up, but those 

 that were left dropped all canvas, only Shamrock and Titania 

 ruuning under foresails. The storm, though very violent and 

 destructive in this city, did not reach Sandy Hook, there being 

 merely a v ery heavy ram tor half an hour, with no wind. About 

 6 P. M. the sky cleared, the leaders setting all sail for the Scot- 

 land, then but a couple of miles away. There was no prospect 

 of the race finishing within the limit, 10 hours, especially as the 

 ebb tide was now setting out. On being haded by the judges Mr. 

 Maxwell declared his intention to continue the race in spite of 

 the calm and a heavy mist now rising, and Titania also held 

 her course. The tug returned, passing the other yachts becalmed 

 near Buoy 8. The stakeboat remained at the hiiish nil night to 

 time any boats that might finish, but none succeeded iu finish- 

 ing within 10 hours. 



SING SING Y. C— The pennant regatta of the Sing Sing Y. C. 

 Was sailed on June 7 over a 10-mile course on the Hudson; the 

 wind being ationg southwest. 1'h.o times were: 



CLASS 1. 



Alice, G. F. Secor ,2 00 40 Lurline, J. T. Washburn..2 24 55 



CLASS 2. 



Aller, Sainstag Bros 143 53 Cora, B. R. Smith 2 00 22 



Madge, Ralph Brandreth.l 49 19 Lotta, Washburn Bros.... 2 09 20 

 Pauline, J as. Smith 1 50 27 



CLASS 2. 



Surprise, OBborn & HorT, .2 37 04 Seola, E. S. Pelham 3 37 38 



MLNNETONKA Y. C.-The first regatta of theMiunetonka Y. 

 C, on Lake JVJinnetonka, .near Minneapolis, Minn,, was sailed on 

 May 30, the corrected times being: 



Atlanta 2 08 38 Catherine 2 31 50 



Curlew 3 21 07 Princess , 2 37 On 



White Wings 2 30 52 ' ' " 



YAMPA.— Mr. Chapin's schooner lias reached the Azores, her 

 t-ime from New York being 3 days, 31 hours. 



Cavalier. 



Azalea 



Fearless... 



CORINTHIAN Y. C. OF NEW YORK. 



THE second annual regatta of the Corinthian Y. C. of New York 

 will be sailed on June 19, being open to yachts of any recog- 

 nized yacht club; to be steered by amateurs. The crews are 

 limited to one man for each 5ft. of length on deck, and one pro- 

 fessional Is allowed for each 10ft. of l.w.l., or fraction of 10ft., 

 thus a 40-footer may have a, crew of 8 to 12, of whom but 4 can be 

 professionals. The yachts will be classed by corrected length; 

 sail area, measured as by the Seawanhaka rule, plus l.w.l. length, 

 divided by 2. The classes will be 50ft. and less than W), sailing 

 rating as above: 40ft. and less than 50., 30ft. and less than 40, 25ft. 

 and less than 30, and less than 25ft. A flying start will be made 

 at 10 A. M. 



Course No. 1, 83 na.utical miles. Starting from a line between 

 the club steamer and buoy 15 to buoy 10 on Southwest Spit, keep- 

 ing it on port; thence to and around buoy 8>£, keeping it on port; 

 thence to and around Sandy Hook Lightship, keeping it on star- 

 board, and return over same course to buoy 15, keeping to east- 

 ward of buoys 9, 11 and 13 on West Bank, and outside of buoy 5 on 

 point of Sandy Hook, going and returning. 



Course No. 2, 26 nautical miles. From starting line to buoy 10 

 Southwest Spit, keeping it on port; thence to and around buoy 

 keeping it on port, thence to and around Scotland Lightship, 

 keeping it on starboard, and return over same course to buoy 15, 

 keeping to eastward of buoys 9, 11 and 13 on West Bank, and out- 

 side of ouoy 5 on point of Sandy Hook, going and returning. 



Course No. 3, 19 nautical miles. From starting line to buoy 10, 

 keeping it on starboard; thence to and around buoy 1, off Point 

 Comfort, keeping it on starboard; thence to buoy 15, keeping to 

 eastward of buoys 9, 11 and 13, going and returning. 



it' a stakeboat is anchored off buoy 1 it is to be rounded instead 

 of buoy. 



Course No. 4, 15 nautical miles. From starting line to and 

 around buoy lti on East Bank, keeping it on starboard; thence to 

 and around buoy 10, keeping it on st ar board; thence to fiuiBh line, 

 buoy 15, keeping to eastward of buoys 9, 11 and 13, going and re- 

 turning. 



The hrst class will sail course No. 1, the second No. 2, the third 

 No. 3, the fourth and fifth No. 4. The regatta committee 

 includes Messrs. E. B. Clarke, W. H. Plummer, W. Gardner and 

 J. W. Wilson. 



ATLANTIC Y. C, LADIES' DAY, JUNE 3. -The annual 

 ladies' day" race of the Atlautic Y. C, was sailed on June 3, 

 after being once postponed. The weather was aU that could be 

 desired, clear, warm, and with a fresh breeze. The course was 8 

 miles in the Upper Bay, off the Atlantic Basin. The times were: 



CLASS 2— SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 3 31 20 4 47 00 1 15 40 1 15 40 



CLASS 3— SCHOONERS. 



3 30 30 4 35 50 1 05 20 1 05 20 



3 32 00 4 45 00 1 13 00 1 11 00 



CLASS 3— SLOOPS. 



Hildegarde 3 30 50 4 32 55 1 02 05 1 03 05 



CLASS 4— SLOOPS. 



Anaconda 3 33 Oft 3 34 55 1 01 50 1 01 50 



Roamer 3 34 10 3 45 03 1 10 53 1 09 3S 



CLASS 5— SLOOPS. 



Stella 3 35 05 4 51 55 1 16 50 1 16 50 



CLASS 6— SLOOPS. 



Polly 3 35 07 4 52 50 1 17 43 1 17 43 



CLASS 7— SLOOPS. 



Daisy 3 38 10 4 52 (.3 1 13 52 1 12 23 



Hypatia 3 38 30 4 51 45 1 13 15 1 13 15 



CLASS 8— SLOOPS. 



Gem 3 38 10 4 58 00 1 19 50 1 19 50 



CLASS 9— SLOOPS. 



Iris 8 39 55 5 09 50 1 23 55 1 29 30 



Frolic 3 39 40 5 03 00 1 23 20 1 22 55 



Mouette 3 37 05 5 06 W 1 29 45 1 28 17 



CLASS 11— CATS. 



Marjorie 3 38 30 4 53 30 1 15 00 1 15 00 



Lotta 3 39 40 Did not finish. 



A prize, an oxidized silver breastpin, was given to each lady on 

 board of a winning yacht. Roamer was protested, but the protest 

 was not decided. During the afternoon a band was in attendance 

 on the grounds of the club, and the club house was opened to 

 visitors who did not care to go afloat, a dinner being served after 

 the race. 



MONATIQUOT Y. C— The opening regatta was sailed on June 

 6, off Weymouth, in a reefing breeze from the west, the times 

 being: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Moondyne, A. J. Shaw 24.10 1 28 33 1 02 44 



SECOND CLASS. 



Posy, R. G. Hunt 22.03 1 29 48 1 01 32 



Eureka, E. B. Rogers 20.08 Disabled. 



THIRD CLASS. 



Flora Lee, E. B. Glover 17.05 1 10 5-4 45 21 



Peri, Frank Driscoll 18.10 1 13 50 49 43 



Hester, R. B. Blackmur. 19.11 1 13 59 50 52 



Maud, H. Nash 19.02 1 14 40 50 53 



Diadem, L. A. Hayward 18.02 Disabled. 



The judges were Henry Gardner, E. P. Worster, G. H. Bicknell, 

 E.T.Jordan. In the evening a dance was held, with music by 

 Baldwin's orchestra. 



NEW JERSEY Y. C— But seven yachts started in the 18th an- 

 nual regatta of the New Jersey Y. C. on June 10, the times, as 

 given out, being: 



CLASS D— JIB AND MAINSAILS, OVER 2«FT. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Eagle Wing 10 49 50 1 58 23 3 08 33 3 08 33 



CLASS E— OPEN BOATS, 21 TO 20PT. 



Sirene 10 49 35 1 56 15 3 06 40 3 06 40 



Leader 10 50 35 1 58 06 3 07 31 3 04 16 



CLASS G — OATBOATS, 31FT. AND TINDER. 



La Mascotte 10 50 00 1 18 00 2 28 00 2 37 00 



Trankle 10 49 36 1 20 00 2 30 24 2 30 24 



Eddie 10 49 05 1 19 00 2 29 55 3 28 10 



Dash 10 51 20 1 57 45 3 06 25 3 01 55 



Winners: Eagle Wing, Leader and La Mascotte. 



SAVIN HILL Y. C— The first race of the season was sailed on 

 June 8 in' a light S.W. wind, the times being: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 White Fawn, W. C. Cherrington. . .23.01 1 36 45 1 12 52 

 Annie Maud, F. O. Vegelahn 23.03 1 53 00 1 24 26 



SECOND CLASS. 



Peri, Frank Driscoll 19.00 1 17 15 51 28 



Nora, E. M. Denny 16.09 1 24 30 1 02 02 



Avis, J. H. Odell .18.09 1 39 00 1 10 32 



The judges were Messrs. Lyman Spalding, Reuben K. Rice, L. 

 T. Howard. 



DORCHESTER Y. C— The first regular race for the season 

 was sailed off the club house, Harrison Square, on June 5, start- 

 ing at 3 P. M., the wind at the start being light southwest, shift- 

 ing to southeast. The summary was: 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Faustina, W. P. Whitmarsh 1 34 60 .... 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Peri, F. J. Driscoll 150 10 .... 



Water Witch, M. J. Kiley 20.06 1 58 30 .... 



SIXTH CLASS. 



Rocket, H. M. Faxon. 17. U 1 46 16 1 17 04 



Paradox, L. M. Clark 19.00 1 58 07 1 30 10 



Psyche, Frank Gray 18.06 2 02 41 1 34 10 



Mirage, John Dearborn 18.08^ 2 06 45 1 38 22V£ 



The judges were W. C. Gay, A. J. Clark and E. R, Tilton. 



OBJECTIONS TO THE DEED OF GIFT.— "The centerboaid 

 bogie is the last dying defense of the new deed. All the other 

 preposterous conditions have been thrown overboard by the 

 writers on the subject, and were never iudorsed by any con- 

 siderable portion of American yachtsmen. This is, so far," satis- 

 factory, and we see no objection to the New Y r ork Yacht Club and 

 Royal Yacht Squadron agreeing to adopt a by-law as to center- 

 boards; but, as we pointed out, last week, there is nothing in the 

 original and only legal deed under which the Cup can be held to 

 prevent centerboards being used, and no club holding the Cup 

 could interpolate any condition barring centerboards. We think 

 it very desirable that the New York Yacht Club, out of their ex- 

 perience with the Cup, should draw up certain by-laws to attach 

 to the original deed, but they should not part with the Cup under 

 any other deed but that bearing the signatures of the five donors. 

 Tne two deeds signed by the surviving donor in point of law are 

 not worth the paper they are written on."— Field, June 1. 



PARADOX.— Mr. W. Leybourne Popham's lugger, Paradox, de- 

 signed by Mr. W. C. Storey, was launched on June 7 at East- 

 bourne, Eng., where she was built by G. Gausden, She is 70ft, 

 l.w.l., 20ft. beam, with two large lug sails. 



WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS CLAIMED.— In speaking of the 

 sale of the Volunteer the Boston Herald says: "The boat is of no 

 earthly use to a man as a pleasure boat, because she is too large to 

 handle as a sloop, and too expensive to run. and would have to be 

 turned into a schooner." This bears out the point that the For- 

 est AND Stream made in first commenting on the. new deed of 

 gift, that the 80ft. class was a most undesirable and unnecessary 

 one, and that it could not be permanently kept up. Mayflower 

 was afloat for the first time in public on Saturday under her new 

 schooner rig. and Volunteer must follow, sooner or later. The 

 Herald also hints that a scheme is on foot to buy her in order to 

 prevent her from contending for the Cup; but there is probably 

 no truth in the rumor. 



VALKY"RIE'S MEASUREMENTS.— The official measurements 

 of Valkyrie are. given in the Field as follows: L.W.L. 69.64ft.; sail 

 area 65S8.1sq. ft.; rating 76.46. This, we believe, .is with a sprit 

 instead of a elubtopsail, so that with the latter, which she would 

 carry under New York Y. C. rules, she would measure about as We 

 estimated two weeks since, 6.684ft. The photos of Valkyrie have 

 just reached New York, and are being used as the basis for some 

 very absurd calculations, the Times giving her a sail area of 

 8,208ft. The above figures show, as we have contended from the 

 first, that she must be tmaller than the American boats of her 

 length. 



SEA BIRDS AND OIL ON WATER.— The English Army and 

 ]\avy Journal prints a letter from a naval officer, who suggests 

 that the ancients, who knew the value of oiling troubled waters, 

 learned this habit from observing the sea birds. All the fish-eat- 

 ing birds, cape-pigeons, petrels and the like, eject oil from the 

 mouth when captured. In the South Atlantic and South Paciiic 

 the writer had witnessed sea-birds floating in spaces of compara- 

 tively quiet water when the sea around was rough. .The unusual 

 smoothness lot" the water [wus evidently due to considerable 

 quantities of oil deposited by the birds. 



HUDSON RIVER Y. C.-The 17th annual regatta of the Hudson 

 River ,Y. C. was sailed on June 3, in a very light N.E. wind, the 

 courses being off Seventy-fourth street, River. The winners in 

 each class were: Argo, H. F. Allen; Aggie, J. Kaufer; Cameron, 

 J. McCarthy; Gesine, W. Luther; Oliver, W. Arndt; L ine Star, 

 J. Reis, and Ripple, C. E. Mott. The judges were Frank Oliver, 

 Com. A. J. Prime, and Henry Andruss. The regatta committee 

 included E. R. Wilson, H. F. Allen, J. Kelly, J. R. Tucker and 

 John Reisenweber. 



CEDAR POINT Y. C— The first of a series of five monthly races 

 was sailed on June 4 over a 15-mile conrse, in a strong breeze and 

 some. sea. The winners were: Class E, Carrie, Chas. Hill; Class 

 F, Teal, Frank Burrett: Class II, Roana, John H. Jennings; Class 

 K, Rival, F. Hitchcock; Class L, Kit, Herbert Woodward. 



STEAM YACHTS, BOATS AND CANOES.-We hare received 

 from the St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe and Steam Launch Co. 

 a very complete catalogue of small craft, including the St. Law- 

 rence skiff, of which they make a specialty, together with canoes 

 and steam launches. The illustrations of the various boats are 

 very good, showing both lines and details of fittings. 



ANOTHER CUP FOR THE FORTIES.-Com. Henry S. Hovey, 

 of the Eastern Y. C, has offered a handsome cup for the 40ft. 

 class in the regatta of the club on July 15, off Marblehcad, and 8 

 entries have already been made. 



ARRIVAL OF THE LADY EYELYTtf.— The keel schooner 

 Lady Evelyn, lately purchased in England by Sir Roderick Cam- 

 eron, arrived off Staten Island on June 8, after a somewhat stormy 

 passage, in which some damage was done to her bulwarks and 

 skylights. She left Cowes on May 1, taking a southerly route 

 and meeting heavy S. W. winds. 



LAKE OH AM PLAIN Y. C. OFFICERS. 18S9.— Com., Colonel 

 W. Seward Webb, of New York: Vice-Corn., W. A. Crombie; 

 Meas., A. C. Tuttle, Burlington; Pres., John Gregory Smith, St. 

 Albans; Vice-Pres., Elias Lyman H. LeGraud Cannon; Treas., 

 Horatio Hickok; Sec, Joseph Antel, Burlington. 



ROYAL CANADIAN Y. C— A lively race was sailed on June 

 1 for the foUowing yachts, over 25ft. l.w.l.: Aggie, Maria tt & 

 Armstrong; Verve, N. B. Dick; Escape, F. Turner; Rivet, Hume 

 Blake; Whistle wing, E. C. Rutherford. The wind was strong 

 southwest; Verve won, with Aggie second and Rivet third. 



KATRINA AND SHAMROCK.— A series of three matches was 

 saded last week between Katrina and Shamrock, under the 

 management of the l^ew Y r ork Y. C, Katrina winning every race. 



CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET. -Two successful races 

 were sailed at Larchmont on Jtrne 8 and 10, but reports were re- 

 ceived too late for publication this week. 



ELF, Mr. Wilkinson's 30ft. cutter, left Boston on June 6 for 

 New York, where she will enter the races this week. Her owner, 

 with three friends sails with her. 



VOLUNTEER.— Gen. Paine has lately advertised Volunteer for 

 sale in a Boston paper. 



ImwetiB to (IJsomspandmfa. 



t§~No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correapondesfcs. 



M. D. R„ Elmira, N. Y.— The A. K. R. number of the Yorkshire 

 terrier Lady Dido is 6923. 



T. T. L.— Maine is a good State, and you will do well to com- 

 municate with F. C. Barker, Rangeley, Me. 



E. L. B., Fitchburg, Mass.— Would a Marlin .33-40 rifle be large 

 enough for deer'/ Ans. Yes, where the hunting is done in a tim- 

 bered country. 



A. G., Ottawa, Can.— Dr. M. H. Cryer's Max won first in the 

 open class for pug dogs at New York in 1884, and John Parker's 

 Punch won first in 1885. 



E. M. B., Lowell.— Please give date when entry of cocker spaniel 

 was sent, also name of dog. We cannot trace anything from the 

 meager information given. 



M. E. A., New York.— Will you kindly settle au argument about 

 the plumage of the quail, A says the white-necked bird is the 

 male one. B says the Drown-necked one is the male bird. Which 

 is right ? Ans. A. 



L. S. G., Richmond, Va.— I have a very fine gun, and would like 

 to ascertain the trigger pull; how shall I do it? Ans. Set the trig- 

 ger, then ascertain with a spring scale, the weight indicated bv 

 the pull to fire the gun. You can readily accustom yourself to 

 a light or heavy pull. 



G., Negaunee, Mich.— While fishing last week in a small brook 

 for trout I caught 30 trout that weighed 201bs., the largest, was 

 16J4in. long and weighed 31bs., and was llin. around the thickest 

 part. Is this large for brook trout, or how large do they grow? 

 Ans. See reports of larger fish in our angling columns from week 

 to week. 



C. W. S., New York.— Will you kindly tell me the best locality 

 on the Delaware River for black bass fishing? Ans. The tribu- 

 taries of the upper Delaware abound with black bass. Callicoon 

 (N. Y. & L. Erie R. R.) is a good place. Egypt Mills, Pike countv. 

 Pa., is noted at. present. Go to Mr. Van Gordon's; board about $1 

 per day; minnows and helgramitos can be had for bait; boats can 

 probably be obtained at the house. 



F. P., Saugerties, N. Y.— It was stated in your paper several 

 weeks ago that the upper waters of the Delaware and the Susque- 

 hanna were teeming with black bass. Will you be kind enough 

 to furnish more specific information, especially in regard to the 

 Delaware, saying exactly at what point it would be best, to strike 

 the river with a view to fishing with a fly, and whether the fish- 

 ing would be from a boat or by wading? Ans. Go to Port Jervis 

 (N. Y r .. L. E. & Western R. R.). Between that place and the East 

 Branch of the Delaware you will find many good points for black- 

 bass, among thenx Pond's Eddy, Lackawaxen, Cochecton and 

 Callicoon. Boat fishing is preferable. 



Names and Portraits of Birds, by Gurdon Trumbull. A 

 book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can 

 identify without question all the American game birds which 

 they may kill. Cloth, 220 pages, price $2.50. For sale by Forest 

 and Stream. 



Beecham's Pills cure sick headache.— Ado, 



