Feb. 5, 1891.] 



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THAT MARKBOAT QUESTION. 



Erlitor Forest and Stream: 



I have been an interested reader of the "Markboat Question," 

 and up to date I fail to see where the opportunity for dispute 

 comes in. As I understand it, the question is settled by the rules 

 under which the race is sailed. 



If sailpd under any club rule, such as the Y. K. A., rule 18. or the 

 S. C. y. C, sections lo and 11, rule 34, which yo\i quote, then A must 

 give B room, hut under the regular rules of the road A could hold 

 her course and it M'ould be B's fault if she got in such a position 

 that she could not make the mark. I cannot see why A should 

 give up the leading position unless a rule under which the boats 

 were sailing called for it, which, while an unjust rule, as long as 

 the boats agreed to it beforehand it would be binding. 



It has been a mystery to me why clubs adopt rules many of 

 which nuUify the common rules of the road. 



A merchant vessel, failing to recognize the starboard tack, run- 

 ning into a vessel ahead or crowding another on an obstruction or 

 ashore would be liable for damages, why are more laws requii-ed 

 for yachting? 



In modern yacht racing ths more laws laid down the more 

 chance there is for a dispute, and instead of a captain that can 

 make his boat go through the water fastest, it req^uires an expert 

 tiller-juggler on deck and a sea-lawyer below to mterpret vague 

 rules and regulations, and by the time they are looked up the 

 crisis has passed or some one has come to grief. CthettA. 



BAN Francisco, Jan. SO. 



CORINTHIAN NAVY.— The annuid meeting of this organiza- 

 tion was held at the Hotel Marlborough on .Ian. 37. The acting 

 admii'al's report showed the Navy to be in splendid condition. 

 Notwithstanding the tact that the dues are only $3 per year, the 

 Navy gave seven regattas and has held a number of lectures. The 

 purser's report showed close on to 800 members on the roll and 

 a tidy balance of cash on hand. The officers elpcted for '91 are: 

 Charles M. Connolly, Admiral; Thos. T. Tabor, Vice- Admiral: 

 Frank B.Jones, Chief Purser. Commodore Center presented a 

 silver cnp to the Navy, the same to be sailed for under the Navy 

 rules, except that no more than two persons shall be aboard of 

 any competing boat. The A'lmiral has appointed John Jarvis, Jr. 

 Fleet Captain. Proposed for membership: Howard Patterson, 

 William T. Davis, M. Gates, W. A. Hamilton, Albert A. Simpson, 

 C. P. Bruch, J. H. Rushton, William Dressier, C P. Tuttle, H. E. 

 McCormick, C. Bowman Haag, Winfleld Van Deusen. Mr. 

 Gideon is now ready to form tlie Delaware River Squadron, and 

 will be mustered in at an early date. 



NEPTUNE BOAT CLUB.-This club, located at Baltimore, Md., 

 is now buildine a house on piles at Ferry Bar. It will be two 

 stories high, 6tx33ft. The club is devoted to sailing as well as 

 rowing, its fleet including one steam lanncb. too large cabin 

 sloops, one cutter, four open canoes 26 to 36ft. Ions, and some 

 small open boats. The membership is about SO, with prospects of 

 a large increase in view of the new house. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY Y. n._i inclose list of officers for 1891: 

 Com-. F. C. Goldsborough; Vice-Com., Col. E. Llovd; Rear Com., 

 W. H. Barton, Jr.; Sec'y, J. G. Morris; Treas.. Col. F.H. Johnston. 

 Board of Governors, above ofllcws and Col. F. H. Johnston, G. R. 

 (joldsborough and J. H, Wheeler. 



VISION, steam yacht, Mr, Clarence McKim, is now fitting out 

 for a Southern cruise at Astoria. A new Frout wheel has-been 

 shipped. Her owner will join her at Charleston about Feb. lo, 

 sailing for Jacksonville. 



CAPT. JOHN BARR.— It is reported that Admiral Tweed, of 

 the Corinthian Y. C, has engaged Capt. John Barr, of Clara and 

 Thistle. At present Admiral Tweed owns only the 5-ton Shona, 

 but he is likely at any time to have a more fitting successor to 

 Minerva. 



HARLEM Y. C— On Jan. 30 Mr.Chas. J. Pagan delivered a very 

 interesting lecture before tlte Harlem Y. C, the subject being 

 "Sail Plans; How to Design, Correct and Sheet Sails so as to Ob- 

 tain the Best Results." 



SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C.-On Jan. 27 a lecture on "Some of 

 the practical uses of electricity as applied to vessels." was 

 delivered by Mr. S. Dana Greene before the Seawanhaka O. Y. C. 

 The annual dinner of the club took place on Feb. 3 at Delmonico's. 



TOMAHAWK, cutter, now owned by Com. Crowninshield, 

 Corinthian Y. C, will be altered at Lawley's, her keel being cut 

 off about one foot, making the new keel wider. The mast will be 

 moved 18in. forward and the rig will bo reduced. 



MANHATTAN ATHLETIC OLUB.-On Jan. 20 Capt. Howard 

 Patterson lectured before the Manhattan Athletic Club on "The 

 instruments of navigation dealt with from a practical standpoint." 



KELPIE, sloop, has been sold by R, H. Henderson to E. E. 

 Chase. Mr. Chase is an old New York yachtsman, once well 

 known as the owner of the schooner Clio, 



GREAT HEAD Y. C— On Jan. 31 the members of tlie Great 

 Head Y. O. enjoyed their annual dinner at Young's in Boston. 



A NEW 30-FOOTER.— Mr. Burgess will design a 30-footer, of 

 hut 9ft. beam, for Mr. C. F. Lyman, of Newport, owner of Mopsa. 



'S^" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Oorrespondentfl. 



A. T. J., New \''ork.— Address J. F. Sprague, Monson, Me. 



Constant Reader, San Francisco.— Wo cannot undertake to 

 tell you why the authors of arithmetics adopt special methods. 



FuH.— You will find early reports of the London fur sales in the 

 Hatter and Furrier, or the Fitr Trade Review; both are published 

 in this city. 



J. A. B., Washington, D, C— WiU you please inform mo, through 

 your answers to correspondents, who was the owner and breeder 

 of Glenelcho, A.K.R. 2.560? Ans. Owner, Mr. J. B. Stevens, Jr., 

 Dover, N. H. Breeder, Mr. A. C. Stott, Stottville, N. Y. 



N. S. H., Clip ton. N. Y,— Has the case of hydrophobia, described 

 in inclosed clipping from the Mail and K.rp)/',?.s come to your 

 notice, and if so, is it aproximately correct? Ans. Yes, but 

 whether it was really hydrophobia we are not prepared to say. 

 0C. B. F., New London, Conn.— Will youletmo know through the 

 columns of your paper the ped igree of the pointer dog Lachem 

 Boy, registered Aug. 18, 1888: also, if possible, of pointer dog Rust, 

 sold when a pup at the Westminster Kennel Club's show, I think 

 in 1884, to Mr. J. D, Lynch? Ans. We can find no mention of either 

 dog in any stud book or in the A. K. C. show reports. 



Foxhound.— I am about to purchase a foxhound. Could you 

 inform me where I can obtain the best one, aud also inform me 

 what qualities and points a good hound should have? Ans. Mr. 

 F. H. Hayes, Dexter, Me., has a good kennel of American fox- 

 hounds. A foxhound, whether of the English or American tvpe, 

 should have good straight legs and feet compact and hard through 

 the pads; a well-ribbed body, with deep chest and plenty of heart 

 room, and a good, hard, wet-resisting coat, what is called a hound 

 coat. 



CONNBTQTXOT, New York.— Will the English partridge live and 

 increase it put out with our native quail? I have heard that the 

 latter drive them away aud destroy them. Have you any infor- 

 mation on the subject to give your readers? Ans. We have no 

 doubt that the English partridge, if put out here and protected 

 until it got a fair foothold, woiild do well. We do not believe that 

 our bird would drive them out. The English partridge has never 

 jet, so far as we know, had a fair start in this country, but it does 

 well in the cold countries of Europe. 



T. C, St. Paul, Minn.— Would you kindly give me your opinion 

 as to the best dog for all-round field sports and purposes? I am 

 not a constant sportsman, but when I go out, once or twice in a 

 season, I would like a dog not so headstrong as the Irish setter or 

 one that needs constant handling to keep him in trim. Some dogs 

 have more natural hunting qualities than others, and this is my 

 reason for asking you to give me your idea on the subject. Ans. 

 A well-broken spaniel, English setter or pointer, would suit your 

 purpose in the oi-der named. 



Olb Reader, St. Paul, Minn.— What plausible reason can be 

 assigned for the entire disappearance of those swarms of wild 

 pigeons which formerly could be seen in such'vast numbers in the 

 early part ot spring and autumn of every year? They surely 

 have not been exterminated, nor is it likely that the whole family 

 of these birds has come to an end by some unknown cause; they 

 must still exist somewhere, ai\d by enlightening me on the sub- 

 ject you would greatly oblige. Ans. Our issue of Oct, 24, 1889, had 

 a notice of an article by Mr. VVm. Brewsi^er in the Aw/f, showing 

 that the wild pigeons still resorted in large flocks to the uninhab- 

 ited regions north of the Great Lakes in British North America. 



J. G. S., Brooklyn.— Please inform me through the columns of 

 the Forest and STREAJt if a plaintifE gets a judgment against 

 the defendant and the plaintiff fails to have the same satisfled by 

 law, what extreme legal action can the plaintifE then take against 

 the defendant? 2. Is there any law on pickerel and perch on Long 

 Island? 3. Is there a Ig-hore breechloader shotgun in the market 

 that will shoot No. 4 shot through an inch pine board at 85vds., if 

 so what is the name of the arm? 4. What would you consider a 

 fair price for live years sub criptlon of the Forest and Stheam 

 in good order? Aus. 1. Consult a lawyer. 3. No. 3. The prob- 

 ability is that you will not find such a gun. 4. They are worth 

 whatever you can get for them. 



W. J. S., New York.— 1. I wish to have a gun made for quail 

 shooting. 13-gauge, from 6}^ to 71bs., 2(3in. barrels. How should it 

 be bored? When I shoot, tue first barrel is nearly always used at 

 about 20yd3; the second inside of 85yds. How large would the 

 killing circle be at 20yds. using 3>4drs. powder, IJ^oz. shot, for a 

 true cylinder barrel? Would you advise any other length of bar- 

 rel than 26in.? Shooting mostly done in brush. S. What is the 

 lU'oper load for a 20-gauge gun for field shooting? Ans. 1. It 

 would be better to keep to a cylinder bore with perhaps a moder- 

 ate choke in the left barrel. If the gun shoots evenly l^oz. shot 

 would make a killing circle of 30 to 3.5in. diameter at 20ya8.; 26in. 

 barrels are rather short, better go to 28 anyhow. 2. For a 20 use 

 2}^drs. powder and loz. shot. 



J, S., Albany, N. Y.— 1. What pattern will a shell loaded as fol- 

 lows equal: 3 or 3J^drs. powder and IJ^ iz. of shot dischai-ged from 

 a 12-borc, full choKe gun, shot separated in two equal layers v.ith 

 card wads? A friend said cylinder. 2. Will a full choke gun of 

 $100 trade shoot equal or nearly so every time? 3. If a full choke 

 gun is re-bored to a modified choke will it shoot as good as a new 



modified choke gun? Ans. 1. We don't know; nobody can tell 

 what any cartridge in any gun will do except by trial. If it is a 

 good gun, choked and properly loaded it will pattern 75 per cent, 

 of its charge at 50yds, in 40in. circle. Dividing shot by cards scat- 

 ters it some, but not regularly, especially from a choke. 2. Y'es; 

 nitro powders as ordinarilj' loaded sljow wider variations than 

 black. 3. It should be, but having put it through the borer's hands 

 try it and find out whether it is improved or ruined. 



C. M. F., Pittsburgh, Pa.— Will you kindly inform me in the 

 next issue of the Forest and Stream where I can procure Eng- 

 lish pheasant eggs in this country? I have an idea of trying to 

 introduce these birds into Gloucester county, Virginia, by having 

 iheir eggs hatched out under a hen and caring for the young birds 

 until they are able to take to the fields. Can you tell me whether 

 they will thrive in the Virginia counties lying contiguous to the 

 southwest shores of the Chesapeake Bay? The greater portion of 

 Gloucester county is level, dry and heavily wooded; portions of 

 the county are hilly. The forest is mainly pine, although quanti- 

 ties of chestnut, oak, beech and trees of like kind occur, Ans. 

 You may procure the eggs from Jekyl Island Club, Brunswick. 

 Ga. Write to Col. R. L. Ogden, 53 Broadway. New York. Or 

 Tuxedo Park may supply you; write to Mr. Jas. L.Brefse, Tuxedo 

 Park, N. Y. The birds will probably thrive in the section named. 



CHUNKS OF HARD SENSE. 



From tlie Argus and Patriot. 



IT is important for Vermont that its waters should he well 

 stocked with the varieties of fish desirable therefor, and then 

 that those fish should be properly protected. The Legislature at 

 its late session provided for the establishment of a fish hatchery. 

 After young flsh are deposited in suitable waters the most vitally 

 important thing is that such fish should be protected, if the State 

 is to get the best returns from its investment. There is a mistake 

 far too prevalent among people that where there is water there 

 must necessarily be flsh, and that when there are none their intro- 

 duction will be followed by a great and continual increase with- 

 out further care or consideration. Nothing can be more erroneous. 

 You may stock and continue to stock waters, but if the flsh are 

 not eflteotually protected by laws providing for a close season dur- 

 ing their spawning time, and by the prohibition of seines, pounds, 

 aud all other kinds of nets, spearing, the use of dynamite, and the 

 like, all the money that has been, and shall be expended by the 

 State in this direction will be worse than wasted. The laws on the 

 statute hooks of Vermont for the protection of fish are not perfect, 

 but they are decided steps in advance, and the penalties for their 

 violation should be enforced with a thoroughness and promptness 

 that shall cause them to be j-eapected. The cultivation of the 

 summer visitor crop will bring more money into A''crmont than 

 any other one thing, and that crop can best be cultivated by 

 thoroughly enforcing the laws for the protection of game and flsh. 



From the New Yorh World. 



The Yellowstone National Park is no part of any State or Ter- 

 ritory, It therefore has no law except such as Congress may pro- 

 vide, and as Congress has provided none the region is withotit law 

 or the means of enfoi-eing justice. 



There is a range of mountains adjacent to the Park. It is a 

 worthless range for any possible purpose except inclusion in the 

 Park, for which it is very valuable. 



The gentlemen who have charge of the Park interests have been 

 trying for years to get Congres to pass a bill to provide the Park 

 with the protection of law and to add the range of mountains to 

 its area. 



The Senate, which has several times passed such a bill as is re- 

 quired, has done so again this year; but in the House, where former 

 bills have come to grief, a rider in the shape of a railroad job of 

 purely speculative character has been attacherl to the bill, im- 

 periling its passage and very seriously marring it if passed. 



This rider provides for a railroad through a part of the Park, 

 not for the use of Park visitors but for the benefit of a mining 

 camp called Cook City. It is not a genuine railroad project, but 

 an effort on the part of a little ring of speculators to secure a 

 charter for a railroad monoply which they can market at tlieir 

 own price. 



Obviously the rider ought to be voted out of existence and the 

 bill ought to be passed. The Park is a great National possession 

 and is destined to be one of the country's glories. Its borders 

 should be enlarged, as proposed, while it costs nothing to enlarge 

 them; the protection of law should be extended to those who visit 

 the district and no railroad should on any account be permitted 

 to invade a region set apart as a permanent home for the beauties 

 of untamed, unspoiled nature. Least of all should a gang of 

 tradprs be permitted to secure a speculative charter for such a 

 railroad, to he used as a lever with which to extort money here- 

 after. 



Names and Pob/eraits 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, 230 pages, price 82.50. For sale by Fobbbt 

 4Jrn Stbmav. 



Forest and Stream, Box 3,833, N. Y. city, has deseriptiye Illus- 

 trated circulars of W. B. LeffingweU's book, "Wild Fowl Shoot- 

 ing," which will be mailed free on request. The book la pro- 

 nounced by "NanIt," "Gloan," "Dick Swlveller," "Syblllene" and 

 other competent authorities to be the beat treatise on the siabjeot 

 ftxtant. 



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Notice to Fishermen. Cut Prices for 1891. 



Here I am again as usual cuttingr the prices of Fishing Tackle. Low prices and good quality of goods increases 



my business. It will pay you to buy your tackle in Brooklyn. 



No. I, 3 joint, 6 strip, Split Bamboo Trout or Black Bass Fly Rods, solid reel seat below hand, nickel mountings, silk whippings, extra tip, all complete in wood form, length 9i, 10, 



lOpt. , weight 7, 8, 9oz Price $2 72 



iNo. 1, G, same as a,bove but iS G-ermaa Silver Mounted , , " 3 32 



No, 4, 3 .ioint, 6 strip Split Bamboo Black Bass Bait Rod, Raised Tie Gruides, solid reel seat above the hand, extra tip, silk whippings, nickel mountings, complete in wood form, length 



8i, 9, %\, 10ft , weight 9, lOi, 13, ISoz , .Price 2 72 



No. 4, G, same as above but is G-erman Silver Mounted " 333 



No. 7, 6 strip Split Bamboo Salt Water or Lake Trolling Rod, 3 joint, solid reel seat above the hand, double tie guides, nickel mountings, length 8ft,, weight SOoz . '. " 2 75 



No. 8, same as No. 7, bat is 3 joint , " 375 



No. 380, 3 joint Ash aDd Lauce wood Heavy Salt Water Bass Rod, hollow butt, extra tip, brass mountings. 9ft. . . . ',V. " 90c 



Brass Multiplying Reeis, Balance Handle, Screw Oil Cup, fine finish, 25yds., 83c. ; 40yds., 95c. ; fiOvds,, $1.05; 80yds., $L15: 100yds., $1.35, Hard Rubber Multiplying Reels, Balance Handle, 

 Shdmg Chck, Nicka Plated, 40yds., $1.75; 60yds.. $3,25; 80yds., $3,50; 200yds., $3.75. Braided Linen Reel Lines on Block, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, SOOfb., 41c. J. F. M, Brand Linen Reel 

 Lines on Block, 800ft., 9 thread, 38c. ; 12 thread. 43c. ; 15 thread, 46c. ; 18 thi-ead, 53c. Brass Swivels, loc. per doz. Best Quality Hooks on single gut, per doz., 10c. ; double gut, 16c. per 

 doz, ; treble gut, 20o. per doz. Single Gut Leaders, 1ft,, per doz., 15c, ; 2ft., per doz., SOc, ; 3ft.,.per doa., 45c. Double Gut Leaders, 1ft., per doz., 15c, ; 2ft., per doz,, 30c. ; Sft., doz,, 45c. 



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