Aug. ao, 1888. J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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FORT U N A. — On Aug. 15, the schooner Fortuna, with her 

 owner, Mr. Henry S. Hovey, and Mr. Unas. A. Longfellow on 

 board, anchored in Gloucester Harbor, after a voyage of 32 days 

 from Southampton. Alter landing Messrs. Hovev and Longfel- 

 low, she sailed for Marblebead, arriving at 2:30 P. M. The racing 

 mainboom, gaff and topmast were shipped bv steamer, the fore- 

 topmast being carried on the mainmast. For the first half of 

 the voyage the winds were strong and dead ahead: for the latter 

 half they were light, hut from the same quarter. The record of 

 the trip is briefly as follows: Left Southampton on the afternoon 

 of July 14, at 2:15; weather was rainy; passed the Lizzard on the 

 lech, near dusk; wind G.W.; distance made 32 miles. On the 1™th 

 experienced fresh gales from S.W.; covered 137 miles that day. 

 Oil the 18th 164 miles, 19th 125 miles. 20th 133 miles, 2lst 751 mile's. 

 On the 25th made 131 miles, and on the 26th had heavy winds, 

 with a head sea, and covered only 66 miles. On the 27th 63 miles, 

 and on the 28th 128 miles. It was a head wind two-thirds of the 

 time, and when the fog did not set in head winds did. The largest 

 day's run was made Aug. 7, when 187 miles were covered; 24 miles 

 •Was the smallest day's run. Capt. Ncwcombe, who took Fortuna 

 across last year, is still in command. 



MARGUERITE. — Mr. Burden's schoouer has been out at Law- 

 ley's and no less than thirteen tons of lead have been cut out of 

 her keel, part at each end. The draft has thus been decreased 

 about 5m. She will be trimmed more by the stern than formerly, 

 two or three tons being replaced inside for trimming ballast. 

 According to the Boston Globe very elaborate calculations had 

 been made before commencing the alterations. If the calcula- 

 tions in the first place had been more elaborate, both in Sachem 

 and Marguerite, there would probably have been no occasion for 

 the troublesome and expensive alterations which both have un- 

 dergone. 



MONUMENT BEACH. — On Aug. 22 a race was sailed off Monu- 

 ment Beach for prizes contributed bv residents. The course for 

 class 1 . 2 and 3 was 14 miles, for class 4, 6<4 miles. The race 

 starter m a very heavy S. W. wind, which moderated later in the 

 day. rhe winners were: First class, Surprise, Mollie, Mattie; 

 second class, Wildcat, Mist, Success; third class, Daisy, Trump, 

 Star; fourth class, Edith, Red Wing, Nymph. The prizes were: 

 First class, $12, $9, $5; second class, $10, $8, $5; third class, $8, $6, 

 84, fourth class, $5, $3, $1. .Judges, A. F. Tolhurst and Ambrose 

 IE. Pratt. 



NEPTUNE AND LIZZIE F. DALY.— A match for asilver cup 

 and $50 a side will be sailed to-morrow, starting off Commercial 

 wharf, Boston. 



LAKE CHAMPLAIN Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA. -The first 

 annual regatta of the Lake Champlain Y. C. was sailed on Aug. 

 18 over a course from opposite the clubhouse, southwest to Rock 

 Dunder buoy, thence to Juniper Island and back to starting point, 

 fy& miles. A part of t he race was a mere drift, the wind increas- 

 ing toward the last. Ripple won, with White Wings second and 

 Emily third. The annual regatta for the ladies' silver challenge 

 cup, worth $500, and for other races for prizes of $100 each, will 

 occur Sept. 21. 



YACHT RACING AT GREENWICH.— On Aug. 15 a race was 

 sailed off Greenwich, Conn., in a fresh S.W.wind, the course being 

 12 miles. The starters were: Class A. Sirene, Doremus and Out- 

 water; Rival, F. J. Hitchcock, of Bridgeport; Mvstic, T. C. Strat- 

 ton; lone, H. A. Sherman; Alpha, W. Gil more; Telephone, J. G. 

 Porter. Class B, Ida K., Mr. Beck; Sayonara, B. B. McGregor, 

 Larchmont Y, C. Rival won in Class A, with Serene second, and 

 Ida K. won in Class B. 



SAN FRANCISCO —A new sloop, named Volunteer, has lately 

 been completed by Mr. Stone at Hunter's Point, for Capt. Geo. 

 Engel. She is 47ft. over all, 43ft. l.w.l., 15ft. beam. 4ft. 6in. hold, 

 and 3ft. (Sin. draft. The frame is of oak, with planking and ceil- 

 ing of Orford white cedar from Oregon. All the frame was 

 dressed with linseed oil while building. The boat has a pole 

 mast, a 50ft. boom and a single jib. She will be ballasted with 

 iron. 



POINTS OF THE NEW YORK Y. C. CRUISE.-BrWor fores* 

 and Stream,:— To the Ave points made by your correspondent "X." 

 last week, I would like to add a sixth. In the windward work from 

 New Bedford to Newport, schooner Miranda and cutter Bedouin 

 outcarried the wider centerboard vessels, and the cutter Pappoose 

 outcarried her centerboard classmate Nymph. The usual as- 

 sumption that beam can outcarry depth is upset by this and many 

 like lessous in practice. — Z. 



ARRIVAL OF MINERVA.— The new Fife 40 footer built for 

 Mr. C. H. Tweed arrived at Boston on Aug. 23, after a passage of 

 29 days from the Clyde. Captain Charles Barr was in command, 

 with Captain Donald Kerr, who was in Thistle last year, as 

 navigator. The racing spars arrived by steamer and the yacht 

 is now refitting. She will be in some of the fall races. 



JEFFRIES Y. C. PROTESTS.-In the regatta of Aug. 4 E. W. 

 D. was protested by Wraith and Moondyne on the ground of 

 short measurement. The judges find after a careful investiga- 

 tion that E.W.D., though entered as 23ft. 8in. waterline, is really 

 25ft. lin., and they have therefore awarded first prize to Moon- 

 dyne and the second to Wraith. E.W.D. takes third prize. 



EASTERN Y. C— It is proposed to hold a fall regatta, of the 

 Eastern Y. C. probably about the middle of September. 



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H. C, Brooklyn.— Tell us what birds you want. 



R. S. L.— Dalmation insect powder can be had of the druggist. 



W. S.. Trout Vale, Cal.— The open season for grouse and quail 

 in your State is Sept. 10 to March 1. 



R. H. A., Hoboken, N. J.— You cannot find grounds within 20 

 miles of New York where you will get good "woodcock, quail, 

 partridge, also duck and snipe shooting." 



W. B. P.— Will you please inform me through the columns of 

 Forest and Stream, of which I am a regular reader, how back 

 sights would work on a shotgun for snap shooting. Ans. We 

 would not advise their use; but a plain front sight, like the LyTnan 

 is of advantage. 



M., Northampton, Mass.— Can you tell me if there is a fish 

 known as "Otsego bass.'' peculiar to the waters of Otsego Lake 

 situated in central New York? Are the fish found in no other 

 waters; if so by what name are they known? If not found else- 

 where what is the explanation of it? Ans.— The so-called "Otsego 

 bass" is not a bass. It is the whitefish of the Great Lakes, Core- 

 gonvs dupeiformte, and was described by DeWitt Clinton as a dis- 

 tinct species. Later naturalists do not consider it distinct. The 

 name of Otsego bass is a flagrant instance of the many misno- 

 mers in popular use applied to our birds, beasts and fishes. 



C. P., Tecumseh, Mich.— 1. In your last number Prof. Forbes 

 gives instructions about artificial feeding of fish. Would the same 

 treatment do for frogs? 2. Can frogs be cultivated in artificial 

 ponds? 3. What could they be fed, and how could the creatures 

 which feed upon them be excluded from a natural pond which 

 has been filled with frogs? 4. Is there any place in tliis country, 

 or any other, where frogs have been raised for market? Ans. 1. 

 No. 2. No. 3. We do not believe that frogs can be raised arti- 

 ficially because their natural food consists largely of insects. 4. 

 No. Every year some newspaper prints an account of a frog farm, 

 but on investigation we have always found it to be untrue. We 

 have repeatedly said this, but the imagination of the reporter 

 creates a frog farm every season, and keeps us busy in a fruitless 

 search for the man who owns it. 



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