Oct. 10, 1889.] 



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QUEEN CITY Y. C.— A race for the Commodore's cup was 

 sailed on Sept. 28 in a strong N. W. wind over two rounds of the 

 club course. The cup was presented by the commodore to be com- 

 peted for by second class club boats, the winning boat to hold it 

 for one year. If won by same boat three times in succession to 

 become the property of the owner. The starters were Elsie. Alli- 

 ance. Tramp, Come-Again and A. A. Elsie won easily in spite of 

 a bad start. The postponed race for 20 to 25ft. boats was sailed on 

 Oct. 5 in a strong wind, the starters being Brenda, Mischief, Made- 

 line and Swan. Brenda, when in the lead, broke her tiller, but an 

 oar was passed aboard from the judges' boat and she continued 

 the race, being steered by the oar, holding: her place for a time. 

 The times were: Mischief 5:12:05, Swan 5:16:43. 



A RATHER FISHY STORY.— The following dispatch to the 

 New York World marks the opening of the winter season of paper 

 yacht racing. The report is in every way improbable: "Glasgow, 

 Oct. 5.— James Bell, one of the members of the syndicate who 

 owned the Thistle, has bought on this associates, and, it is reported, 

 intends to fit her with a centerboard. He will then issue a chal- 

 lenge on the old terms for the America Cup, which, under the 

 circumstances, the New York Club will not be able to refuse." 



A CURIOUS BLUNDER.— The last issue of the Field contains 

 a table of the 40ft. racing copied from an American paper, in 

 which the number of starts and the positions in each race are 

 given for each of the leading forties. The Field has interpreted 

 the list of positions to mean that seventh and even eighth prizes 

 are given in America, and laments over the long string of flags 

 which Gorilla must fly, running all the way from firsts to eighths. 

 It is hardly necessary to say that prizes are seldom given for any- 

 thing worse than third place, and more commonly for first and 

 second only. 



ROYAL CANADIAN Y. C.-On Sept. 28 a race was sailed for 

 the Cosgrove cup, the times being: 



Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Brenda 4 41 50 1 41 50 1 38 47 



Kelpie ' 4 39 48 1 39 48 1 39 48 



Alert 4 42 28 1 41 28 1 40 37 



Finette 4 42 30 1 42 30 1 41 51 



Fmette protests Alert for forcing her on a buoy. On Oct. 5 the 

 race for the McGaw cup was sailed in a fresh'S.E. wind. The 

 times were: 



Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Viper 4 49 00 1 49 00 1 49 50 



Bifida 4 51 45 1 51 45 1 50 25 



Woos Withdrew. 



Freda Wiihdrew. 



SING SING Y. C— A race for 22ft. cathoats was sailed on Oct. 

 4 in a stroog northwest wind, the course being two rounds of a 5 

 mile triangle. The times were: 



Length. 



Pauline B., James Smith 22.06% 



Orient. Aug. Osborne 2s!.(H&J 



lrex, Roger Haydock 23.00 



Columbia-, 22.00 



Elapsed. Corrected. 

 1 38 50 1 38 50 

 1 40 21 

 1 4L 14 

 Disabled. 



1 40 21 



The judges were Messrs Gibson and Sherwood. 



CATBOATS AT NEWPORT.— On Oct. 5 a race was sailed at 

 Newport for prizes of $35 and $25 in each of three classes, given 

 by Mr. E. D. Morgan. The course was 16 miles, wind light. The 

 win ners were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Dove 4 12 18 Jennie 4 14 20 



SECOND CLASS. 



Pawpaw 4 20 32 Lizzie . . 4 24 16 



THIRD CLASS. 



Shamrock 4 42 04 Rebecca 4 44 18 



VALKYRIE.— On a late voyage from Cherbourg to Southamp- 

 ton Capt. Diaper was thrown from the forecastle ladder as the 

 yacht plunged into a ses, breaking both the small bones of one leg. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C— The Corinthian Y. C. of Marblehead has 

 issued a very complete and interesting summary of its midsum- 

 mer races for 40, 30 and 37ft. yachts. 



A GOOD RECORD.— The jib-mainsail boat Eureka, designed 

 by Mr. J. Borden, Jr., has won 10 firsts and 4 seconds for 14 starts. 

 She is 25ft. over all, 19ft. 6in. l.w.l. 



A NEW CENTERBOARD PILOT BOAT.— A new Burgess 

 pilot boat is talked of for Capt. J. N. Reid and other owners, to 

 be a centerboard craft. 



RIVAL, sloop, has been sold by Messrs. Hope and Capman to 

 her former owner, Mr. P. G. Sanford, of the Cedar Point Y. C. 



TIDAL WAVE, schr., has been sold to Dr. A. L. Ranney. 



Imw^B to (^arresgondmte. 



iSff'Ho Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents, 



C. S. W», Zanesville, O. — See our game columns. 



Setter, Asheville, N. C— The American Kennel Club, 44 Broad- 

 way, publishes the Stud Book. 



Kenmore, Albany, N. Y.— The Irish setter Kenmore is owned 

 by Mr. W. C. Hudson, Albany, N. Y. He is not a champion and 

 was not shown at Toronto. 



F. N. M., Lebanon, O.— The Park bill did not become a law. On 

 application Mr. Chas. S. Fee, general passenger agent Northern 

 Pacific Railway, St. Paul, Minn., will send you pamphlet describ- 

 ing the National Park. 



W. H. B.. Spring Lake, Mich.— 1. We do not know of any firm 

 which will sell the castings you wish. You might apply to the 

 Bowdish Mfg. Co., Skaneateles, N. Y.. for castings or drawings. 

 2. Read "Training vs. Breaking." For sale at this office. Price $1. 



J. M., Raleigh, N. C. — Please give me the name of some reliable 

 firm who can furnish me with genuine waterproof silk English 

 corduroy. I have written to every prominent firm in New York 

 and have so far failed, and to a great many other places with a 

 like failure. Ans. We cannot find a waterproof silk corduroy. 

 Dealers say that they do not know that such an article was ever 

 made. If you wish silk waterproof cloth the rubber dealers, 

 whose addresses'are given in our advertising columns, can supply 

 them. 



J. R. T., Norwich, Conn.— How can I tell the small-mouth black 

 bass from the large-mouth? I sometimes see a fish in the market 

 that the dealers call a chiquit; is that the right name for the fish? 

 Which is the best line for trolling, Cuttj hunk bass or braided 

 linen? Which is the best material to make a dip net with fine 

 mesh to catch small fish for bait, cotton or linen, and what size 

 twine? Ans. 1. By its smaller mouth, the upper jaw ending at a 

 vertical through the middle of the eye, and by the larger number, 

 of rows of scales between the head and tail (lateral line), and by 

 its different coloration. The small-mouth has 74 scales in the 

 lateral line, and the large -mouth but 68 scales. 2. We are unable 

 tu find our, to what fish this name is given. 3. Braided linen. 

 4. Ordinary net twine, fine. Mesh small according to size of fish 

 desired. 



New Jersey. — Please identify this bird observed in New Jersey: 

 Length about TJ^in. Head and bill shaped like that of white- 

 throated sparrow. Head black with whitish yellow line over the 

 eye. Broad yellow stripe on crown streaked with brown. Bill 

 yellow. Feet and tibia black. Feet small, seemed feeble. Back 

 variegated. Wings and tail black or dark slate color. Two 

 white bars on wings. When flying showed bars and white spot, 

 either on each wing or on outside edges of tail. Wings when 

 closed extended nearly half way down the tail. Tail rather long. 

 Under parts white. Throat and chest tinged with reddish yellow 

 streaked with light brown. Sides under wings when flying showed 

 bright rose colored patch. Elight was jerky like a chewink. 

 Seemed to walk slowly and witn difficulty. Very tame. When 

 first seen, flew from ground to roof of shed. Then to ground. 

 From there it continually flew a few feet upward and caught 

 small moths that lit on side of house. Ans. The bird described 

 is a young male rose-breasted grosbeak (Habia ludoviciana). 



30-FT. RACING YACHT FOR LAKE WINDERMERE. 

 Designed by Chas. Livingston, Esq., Liverpool, 1889. 



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