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KACING- ON THE HUDSON.-On the afternoon of Aug- 28 a 

 regRtta was sailed on the Hurison River from Washington Heights, 

 open to several classes of boars, for prizes presented by John A. 

 Cameron, of 152d street. The course, widen was ahout twelve 

 miles, was from 152d street to a stake boat on the Jersev shore off 

 the Palisade Park (just below Engjiwood). from thence to a sta fee- 

 boat off the chem'cal works at Edgewater, and return to 152d 

 street. At the start a strong N.W. wind was blowing, the sea, 

 being rough. The skiff Valiant was the first off, gom« by the 

 starting line with a big rush on the instant of the s'gnal. Just as 

 the catboat Roma was co miner about to cross the starting li>ie she 

 carried away her mast at the deck, and was towed in. Valiant 

 led almost up to the second stakeboat, and the way this ski (T with 

 her leg-of-mutton sail traveled aloag was a surprise to many. The 

 Cameron here look the lead and heaaed for the New York shore, 

 where the wind was strong with a down fide. Valian? and 

 Frankie V. foolishly held to the Jersey shore and lost badly by so 

 doing, there being little wind and a tide butting against them. 

 The greater part of the race was sailed iu a succession of rains, 

 squalls and calms. Cameron won The sloop race. Dolphin t he cat- 

 boat race and Ino the steam launch race. The official figures are 

 as follows: 



8LOOP8. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



J. A. Cameron, J. J. McCarthy 2(5.00 2 10 20 2 10 20 



Arrow, Madden 19.06 2 40 22 2 30 37 



CATHOAXS. 



Roma, C. C. Griffin 19.00 Carried awav mast, 



Dolphin, H. C. Schwartz 19.06 2 07 45 \ 



Frankie V., F. Van Riper 18.11 3 27 43 2 26 58^ 



Mystic, F. C. Stratton 20.00 Did not finish. 



Rambler, Davis 18.00 2 37 SOU 2 34 35U 



Valiant, C. J. Leach 15.08 2 51 51 2 46 08 



STEAM AND NAPHTHA LAUNCHES. 



Perseverance. Elliott & Co 23. OS 12150 12148 



Ino, J. M. Cummfngs .23.06 1 07 10 1 07 10 



Flirt, A. B. Tower 23.06 1 07 46 1 07 44 



The last named race was very close and interesting. All the 

 launches were well handled. The Perseverance broke down a 

 few yards from the finish. The judges were G. T. Holibiui, C. H. 

 Krnse, L. C. Vannier and Jas. Miller —L. 



LARCHMONT Y. C. OYSTER BOAT RACE.— The annual race 

 of the Larchmont Y. C. for the oyster boats about the Sound was 

 sailed on Aug. 23 over the Captain's Island course of the club, 22 

 knots, the wind being fresh N.E. Tue times were: 



FIRST CLASS SLOOPS— PRIZES $50 AND $25. 



. _ . ■ „ Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Jennie R., A. L. Ford 35.00 3 37 47 3 31 47 



Combination, L. B, Smull 35.06 3 52 06 3 46 51 



Agnes, F. Morris 39.00 3 53 31 3 53 31 



Mary Ella, A. R. Jones 41.00 Disabled. 



SECOND CLASS SI/OOPS — PRIZES $40 AND $25. 



Emma R Martin, G. W. Martin.. . .30.07 4 02 35 3 59 47 



Claudia M., A. L. Ford 29 06 4 03 18 3 59 03 



Lucy Neal, J. E. Bird 81.10 Did not finish. 



Eva C, A. B. Ford ..33.00 Did not finish. 



Bessie B 32.04 3 58 05 3 58 05 



THIRD CLASS SLOOPS— PRIZES $40 AND $25. 



Simon Banks, A. J. Hart 31.00 4 11 05 4 08 05 



Stella May, K. M. Smith 30.01 3 37 57 3 33 34 



Julia B., J. C. Thorn 33.00 4 02 37 4 02 37 



Loon, C. O. Duryea 33.05 Did not finish. 



FOURTH CLASS SLOOPS— PRIZES $40 AND 825. 



Susie C, T. E. S'.uyvesant 27.04 3 H 23 3 49 28 



Jennie A. Willis, J. A. Will 25.07 3 55 35 3 51 57 



Agitator, J. Reynolds 24.08 Did not finish. 



Addie B., J. Croker 24.05 3 58 07 3 51 44 



FIFTH CLASS SLOOPS— PHIZES $40 AND $25. 



Shamrock. E. Hvde. 26.06 4 02 17 3 59 17 



Delphine, A. L Smith 25.02 4 21 08 4 21 08 



Joke, E. C. Smith 25.0(5 Did not finish. 



The winners are Jennie R., Bessie B., Stella May, Susie C. and 

 Shamrock. 



ROYAL NOVA. SCOTIA YACHT SQUADRON, Aug. 23.— Race 

 No. 5. Course No. 8. Starting off squadron wharf to flig buoy in 

 Dartmouth Cove, thence to Mars Puock buoy leaving these marks 

 on the starboard hand, and finish off squadron wharf, 10 a 10 miles. 

 Time limit, four hours. Weather rainy. Wind, south, squall v. 

 Tide, ebb. Start, 2 P. M. 



„ Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Wenonah. scb., A. E. Jones et al. .4 31 10 2 29 00 4 31 10 



Calypso, sip . H. V. Kent 4 44 50 2 43 05 4 32 55 



Hildred, sip., G. E. Francklyn, Jr. 4 51 20 2 49 40 4 39 46 



Mentor, cut., C. Stayner 5 00 00 2 58 05 4 45 15 



Daphne, sip., F. H. Belletal 5 05 40 3 03 40 4 52 14 



Minnehaha, sip., A. I. Stikeman. .Late for start. 



Albatross, sen., Psyche, cut,. Etienne, sip., did not start. 



First prize, Wenonah (L >rd Lansdowne cup); second prize. 

 Calypso; third prize, Hildrei. Officers of the day, J. E.Butler, 

 F. S. West. 



GORILLA— Mr. Royal Phelps Carroll has lately sold his 40- 

 footer to Mr. Wm. Kent. 



RIVERSIDE Y. C. LADIES' DAY REGATTA, AUG. 23.— 

 Course for classes 1 to 7 to Centre Island Buoy and return; classes 

 V to 10 once around Captain's Island; distance 12 and 7 miles; 

 weather clear: wind heavy N.W.; tide flood. 



CLASS 1. 



w , Length. S>»rK Finish. Elapsed. Corrected 

 Eleanor 47.00 3 17 00 5 24 00 2 07 00 3 07 00 



CLASS 3. 



Alcedo 38 00 3 17 00 5 45 00 2 28 00 2 28 00 



Doctor 35.00 8 17 00 6 19 00 3 02 00 



CLASS 5. 



Vorant 30.11 3 17 00 6 31 20 3 14 20 3 14 20 



Kanet 26.00 3 17 00 6 37 05 3 20 05 3 15 03 



CLASS 8. 



Pearl 24.03 3 22 00 4 23 28 1 01 28 1 00 45 



Dot 25.06 3 33 00 4 24 38 1 02 38 1 02 38 



Sirene 24.07 3 22 00 4 '29 37 1 07 37 1 07 06 



CLASS 9. 



Gertrude 21.10 3 22 00 4 27 68 1 05 58 1 04 58 



Rival 19.11 3 22 00 4 38 40 1 16 40 1 15 11 



Lassie 19.11 3 22 00 Did not finish. 



Winners -Class 2. Eleanor; Class 3, Alcedo; Class 5, Vorant, pro- 

 tested by Zanet; Class 8, Pearl; Class 9, Gertrude. Times were 

 taker-, from the gun. Prizes were presented to the ladies on the 

 winning yachts. The flagship, the schooner Nirvana, served as 

 judges' boat. Regatta committee, F. B. Jones, W. A. Mu fling, W. 

 S. Lines. 



SIP PIC AN Y. C— Twelfth (open sweepstakes) regatta Murion, 

 Aug. 30.— Courses, third class, from judges' yacht around Bow 

 Bells buoy, thence around Southeast Ledge buoy and return to 

 judges' yacht, 9 miles; fourth and fifth classes, from judges yacht 

 around stake boar off Plantain Island, thence around Seal Rock 

 buoy and return to judges' yacht, and repeat course once, 7 miles. 

 Wind fresh southwest. 



THIRD CLASS. 



_ Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Cor'ed. 



Parok, W. H. Davis 19.05 1 20 50 2 57 57 1 37 07 1 21 48 



Daisy, L. M. Stockton 19.03 1 22 41 3 02 50 1 40 09 1 24 33 



Hermion, R. L. Barstow. -.20.00 1 20 12 2 59 30 1 39 18 1 24 41 



, FOURTH CLASS. 



Edith, Irving Chapman.. .. 17 .?M 1 25 58 2 56 22 1 30 24. 1 14 20 



*Hugo, J. G. Palfrey 15.fi}* 1 26 21 8 05 02 1 38 41 1 20 28 



Mattie, E. Allen 15.09 1 26 24 3 05 07 1 38 48 1 20 S3 



Kttt, J. H. Clarke 1 25 54 3 05 55 1 40 01 1 22 52 



May, G. G. Van Rensselaerlfi.03 1 26 .38 3 17 03 I 50 25 1 33 12 

 *Rnled out for fouling Kiti . 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Worry, H. W. & R. P. Bel- 

 lows 13. 9W 1 31 30 3 11 35 1 40 05 1 19 08 



No Name, C. A. Clark 13.05 1 31 55 3 16 35 1 44 04 1 22 29 



Winners— First prize, class three, Parole; (lass four, Edith; 

 class five, Worry; second prize, cla-sfour. Mattie. Regatta com- 

 mittee, J. Gorham Palfrey, chairman: Irving Chapman, G. G. 

 Van Rensselaer. Judges, Dr. J. S. Whitney, Messrs. O. M. An- 

 gier, A. L. Briggs. 



CORINTHIAN NAVY.— This organization continues to grow 

 and has now passed the two hundred mark in membership. The 

 cruise which was held in the week ensuing between Aug. 2 and 9 

 was most successful, nine boats reporting to Commodore Connolly 

 at Greenwich, Conn, The East River Squadron held their regatta 

 off the Knickerbocker Yacht Club House, at Port Morris, on Aug. 

 16. The entry list was large, and every class except cutters filled. 

 Mr. A. Dahm- Petersen managed the affair, and deserves great 

 credit for its success. The Staten Island Sound Squadron will 

 hold its fall regatta on Sept. 6. Entries may be made with Mr. 

 Lottie B>-rg, The Alpine, Broadway and 33d street. The West 

 Long Island Sound Squadron of the Corinthian Navy will hold its 

 annual rmiatta at Greenwich, Conn., on Sept. 13; entries may be 

 made with Mr. E. B. Jones, 40 Wall street, The following are pro- 

 posed for membership: F. C. Barber, E. T. Cusbmg, A. D. Prince. 



The West Long Island Sound squadron will give an open regatta 

 on Saturday, Sept, 13, at Greenwich, Conn., the start to be at 1 

 P. M. Entries may be made with Mr. P. B. Jones. 40 Wall street. 

 The Staten Island Sound squadron will give its fall regatta off 

 Sewaren, N. J., on Sept. 6. Entries to be made with Mr. Lotus 

 Berg, The Alpine, Thirty -third and Broadway. A regular meet- 

 ing of the association will be held at the Hotel Marborough on 

 Sept. 29, at 8 P. M. Proposed for membership, ft. Wilton Lock- 

 wood. 



lew ^nblicntion^ 



THE SALMON FISHER * 



MR. HALLOOK'S book of the salmon is in convenient form for 

 ready reference, and will be read with a great deal of pleas- 



* The Salmon Fisher, by Charles Hallock, New York. The Har- 

 ris Publishing Co., 1890, pp. 126. 



ure by anglers. The chapters devoted to the equipment for salmon 

 fishing, the methods to be adopted, the reviews of the author's 

 own exploits on salmon rivers and of the details of salmon fish- 

 ing, particular instructions for the skillful handling of the fish, 

 descriptions of the celebrated preserves of famous anglers, and 

 the mdex of the salmon waters of Canada and adjacent provinces 

 are admirably executed and have a permanent value. 



Concerning the life history and the distribution of the Salmo- 

 rifflcS we differ in some essential points from Mr. Hallock. For 

 example, in the Eastern Continent one species of trout. Salmo 

 macrostUima, is found in northern Algeria in about latitude 37° N. 

 In North America The most southerly trout recorded was described 

 by Prof. Cope in the American Naturalist for August. 18o6, page 

 735. Tin's is a black spotted species from streams' of the Sierra 

 Madre, Mexico, at an elevation of 8.900ft., in the southern part of 

 Chihuahua near the boundaries of Dnrango and Cinolas, N. Lat. 

 38°. This carries the family nearh 12° limber south than Mr. 

 Hallock's limit. The rainbow trout, S irirleus, is known to oceitr 

 as far south as the Mexican boundary, about latitude 33°; and the 

 brook trout, S. foWbtnaM*, is native in western North Carolina 

 below latitude 38°. 



There are many difficulties in the way of determining the dis- 

 tribution of the Saltnonidce. Scarcely anything definite is known 

 about this family in the northern part of British America, and 

 the "monstrous salmon weighing up to 751b?. and measuring 20in. 

 in depth," referred to try Schwatka, are more likely to be lake 

 trout than salmon. For the occurrence of this large species in 

 the region in question we have the authority of Richardson, a re- 

 nowned ?,< rilogist, who studied collections from many portions 

 of tne Territory. Tbe gDod condition of this supposed salmon in 

 winter, under 6ft. of ice, is another argument in favor of the 

 belief that, it is lake trout. From aU we can learn from natives 

 of Alaska, who accompanied us to the lake sources of salmon 

 streams, and from the testimony of white men engaged in the 

 Alaskan canneries, salmon can be caught in these lakes at any 

 time during the winter under the ice; but thev never recover 

 their plumpness and all die in the early spring. Mr. Btrsch, who 

 has spent many years in Alaska and is thoroughly acquainted 

 with its salmon and trout, has assured us that no living adult 

 salmon come down the Karluk River in the spring. Although 

 the Atlantic salmon recuperates after spawning there is scarcelv 

 any evidence to show that the species of Pacific salmon return to 

 the sea alive. As to the distribution of the quinnat salmon, the 

 species has never been traced with any certainty above the 

 Yukon River. The only species which are positively known to 

 range further to the north are the dog salmon, 0. Keta, and the 

 little humpback, 0. gnrbmcha. Specimens of the keta have been 

 obtained in Kuwuk River, a tributary of Hotham Inlet, and the 

 little humpback has been taken by Capt, Smith in the Colville. 



We have reason to believe that the. Pacific salmons, at least, 

 take very little food in rivers. They come in from the sea 

 pursuing herring, capelin, lant, and other marine fishes of small 

 |)Zei but while these probably attract the nobler species into the 

 bay b they do not ascend streams, and the salmon leave them 

 behind when the rush into fresh water begins. It has not been 

 the writer's good fortune to find sand worms in rivers above tide 

 limits, and he doubts their oc urrence in fresh water in quantities 

 sufficient to form a food supply for hungry salmon. 



There is no evidence of the landlocking of any other Pacific 

 salmon than the red fish, Oneorhynclius nevMa. It is higiily 

 probable that landlocking occurs in this species, for numerous 

 quantifies of small red salmon, which are sexually mature, have 

 been observed in Idaho, Washington and British Columbia. We 

 recently examined examples of ten inches or less in length, both 

 sexes of which were ready for spawning or partially spent. These 

 are from the Puget Sound region, and were collected by Prof. O. 

 B. Johnson, of Tacoma. A small fish like this would scarcelv 

 answer the description given by Mr. Hallock of the 401bs. speci- 

 mens occurring in lakes of the West and Northwest. The great 

 lake trout, however, Salvelinus namaijcmh. abounds in lakes of 

 Idaho, British Columbia and Alaska, and is probably t±e species- 

 alluded to. 



The number of dead fish to be found along Alaskan streams, 

 except in the vicinity of canneries, is frequently exaggerated, and 

 it is pretty certain that bears do not pursue their prey any where' 

 near the haunts of man. Wnen we have been fortunate enough to 

 discover a bear in the act of Qsbing it has onlv been by a consid- 

 erable outlay of stealth and patience. We have the impression 

 that the fourteen salmon taken from a Clackamas pool in one day 

 by a single rod were the steel head salmon referred to bv Mr. Stone 

 m Forest and Stream of Aug. 8, 1889. This of course is not a 

 true salmon, hut a large black-spotted trout. In southern Alaska, 

 a grea t many qu nn at salmon are caught in the salt-water bays 

 by trolling, using sea herring tor bait. 



We cannot leave this interesting subject without calling atten- 

 tion to the tact that the theory of the fresh-water origin of ihe 

 Saimomd^ and its date from the later Tertiary has no accepted 

 basis, ho fossils belonging to the salmon family proper have yet 

 been found. The erenu? Rhabdofaris, of Cope, which has been 

 used as a text by those who proclaim the fresh-water origin of 

 the tamily, differs radically in a very important particular from 

 all the members of the true Salmonidce, and the probability is 

 that it will finally be assigned to a very different place in' our 

 systems of classification. T H B 



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