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felt, altbougli, of course, tne temptation to modify them to gain 

 lenstb would not he nearly so great. I think bv measuring tlie 

 after and the forward sail separately, and perhaps charging the 

 forward triangle at half its area, this dffHculty might be sen«ibly 

 diminished, i'or the present, however, it seems to me safest to 

 leave matters as they are, classifying by waterline length, and 

 seeking to invent some more satisfactory and fairer method of 

 measuring sail and of taxing it severely enough to prevent, nr at 

 least not to encourage, the building of 'brutes,' and at the same 

 time to escape the, difficulties above suggested. For some time to 

 come, thanks to the example of the Minerva, yachtsmen will be 

 satisfied To bnild hoats of moderate proportions sttch as we all 

 want. One thing is clearly necessary for encouragement of yacht 

 racing— a combination among our large clubs by which we may 

 he secure in the possession of a common and, if "possible, stable 

 measure." 



Mr. Grielow: "I am strongly in favor of classifying yachts on 

 their corrected lergth and sail area rule; and the measurement 

 of sail area in accordance with the rules of the Seawanhaka Y. C. 

 The statement, oft* n lieard, that the corrected length rule will 

 produce a long and narrow boat has not been borne out by expe- 

 rience in Great Britain, where the rating rtile, which is substan- 

 tially the same thing, has been in force for several years. From 

 data before me it appears that with one or two notable exceptions 

 the wide boats have beaten fairly tho old narrow^ cutters. The 

 accurate measurement of sail area has always been a vexed ques- 

 tion, and is likely to remain so. All rules formulated so far have 

 been approximately correct only, and have admitted of more or 

 less evasion bv clever designers. Even if exact actual sail areas 

 could be readily obtained and were used it wottld not eliminate 

 evasions by reason of the fact that all sails are taxed as being of 

 equal value for speed. Obviously, the more effective sails would 

 bH increased at the expense of the less effective, and the result 

 would be a rig undesirable for seagoing purposes. The Seawan- 

 haka rule seems calculated not to offer a premium on bad rigs, 

 and it is uniform with the rules of the other large yacht clubs. 

 It has much to commend it." 



Boat Builbebs Wanted.— Wanted immediately, first-class 

 workmen for planking and decking high grade canoes, small sail 

 boats and launches. Only (700d workmen required. Write stat- 

 ing previous experience to J. G. Fraser, Manager, St. Lawrence 

 JRiyer Skiff, Cauoe and Steam Launch Co., Clayton, N. Y.—Adv. 



No Notice Taken ot Anonymous Correspondents. 



J. H. B.— There is a letter here for you. 



H. S., Morristown. N. Y.— The New York Legislature has not 

 yet passed any law affecting the wildfowl shooting. 



W. E. H. M., Muncie, Ind.— Consult our advertising columns for 

 addresses of St. Bernard breeders. 



H. L. A... C'lnton, Ohio.— Apply to any of the large dealers in 

 sportsmen's goods whose names you will find In our advertising 

 columns. 



A Reader.— Whether ties on highest score take all prizes or 

 not depends on the rules of the game, and those rules must be de- 

 cided on beforehand. 



G. W. H., Fredericton, N. B.— Will you kindly inform rae where 

 I can purchase some wild rice seed? Ans. Write to Chas. Gil- 

 christ, Port Hope, Out. 



C. M. W., Providence, R. I.— You will find plover, ducks, etc., at 

 Mace's Bay, New Bruasvvick, in season. The law requires non- 

 residents to take out a license (from the office of the Provincial 

 Secretary), fee $20. 



H. L. F., Camden.— 1. Which one of the books vou advertise 

 gives the best instructions on the c^ire of a horse? 3. What is the 

 best way to kill a wounded rabbit? Ans. 1. Geo. A, Martin's 

 "The Family Horsf: Its Stabling, Care and Feeding," price SI. 

 2, St-rike it on the back of the aeok with the edge of your hand. 



MONA^N, Fitchburg. Mass.— The Catskill deer park is an enclos- 

 ure of 150 acres, which has been stocked by the Forestry Commis- 

 sioners. It is reached by the Ulster and Delaware R. R. to Big 

 Indian, thence stage to Clary ville and Slide Mouutaia. Hunting 

 is not permitted there now. 



P. H. R., Oakland, Cal.— Have vou published anv other writings 

 by -'Nessmuk" than the "Poems" and -'Woodcraft?" Is the 3lb. 

 campax mentioned on page 7i in "Woodcraft" supposed to be the 

 favorite pocket ax? At what age did he die? Ans. 1. No, 3, It is 

 liked by many who use it. 3. "Nessmuk" (George W. Ssars) died 

 May 1, 1890, at, the age of 69. 



W. H. H., Tarrytown, N. Y.— Please give me the pedigrees of 

 following pointers: Judge (A.K.R. 6330), Ruby (A K.R. 4S93). Ans. 

 .Judge. bvKibbee's Ned, by William's Quaker (Clement's Dash— 

 Batty's Tidv), out of ludicott's Vixen, bv Foster's Dan out of 

 William''* Daisy, by Woodward's Mic out of Gillett's May. Dim, 

 Flossie, by ludicott's Van, brother to Vixen, out of William's 

 Blitzen, by Kron's Woopich out of William's Gvpsey, by Snapshot 

 out of Gabb's Fanny II. Ruby, by Rowell oat of Romp II. 



J. H. Shsrm.an, Idaho.— Lake trottt are readily caught bv troll- 

 ing wiih a minnow, about 4in. long, in deep water. A 6-0 to 10-0 

 O'Shaughnessy eyed hook is recommended for this kind of Rsh- 

 ing For the small lake trout, such as we have seen from Henry 

 Lake, Idaho, an 8-0 would be suitable. The samfi arrangemant 

 will he proper for still-flshing. We do not know that bears make 

 it a practice to visit salt Hcks. We would advise you to choose 

 for bears nothing smaller than .45-70 or .45-90. 



R. E. F., New York.— 1. For trap-shooting pigeons near New 

 York go to the new grounds to be opened by Mr. Penrose, whose 

 office is at 178 Broadway (in Sqnires's gun store). 3. For Long 

 Island duck shooting go to G. W. Howell's at Atlanticville. In 

 New Jersey try Samuel Loper's at Waretown (on Barnegat Bay), 

 or Capt. Johti Kelly's at Barnegat. 3. For information about the 

 Chatham Club apply to Mr. Geo. Shepard Page, 69 Wall street, 

 New York. 



C. E. T., Indiana.— 1 would very mtich like to know how large 

 the horns of mountain sheep grow. I have a pair that measure 

 lUn. around the base of horn and spread 21in. Ans. Your horns 

 are fair, but not large. Sixteen inches in circumference at the 

 base of horn and from 33 to Slin. in length measured along the 

 curve are fairly large horns. Seventeen inches is a big pair. We 

 have heard of a head that measured 22in. about the base, but have 

 never seen one that approached this, and never expect to. As 

 with other game so with sh^ep, the big heads are growing more 

 and more rare. The animals no longer have time to grow them. 



E. T., Avon, Mont —Have yoti any model of a screen to put at 

 the mouths of irrigating ditches out of streams to prevent fish 

 going out of the creek? Ans. Drive a post firmly at each side of 

 the mouth of the ditch, each post containing a groove in which a 

 screen can be placed and raised or lowered easily. The screen is 

 merely a rectangular wooden frame supporting a sheet of wire 

 gauze, and this should be of the proper fineness to prevent the 

 fish from passing through. We have no model or figure of such a 

 screen at hand, but the simple form here indicated will answer 

 the purpose. Any of the works on fishculture advertised in our 

 columns will give the necessary details about screens and their 

 position 



Abefar, Auburn, Cal.— Will you please tell me if "Antoine Bis- 

 sette's Letters" are written by Mr. Rowland E. Robinson? Their 

 great fidelity to the "Pea-soupers' " methods of speaking English 

 denotes a master hand, and one that has faithfully copied their 

 pronunciation and traits of mind. I was born and raised among 

 them and lived in daily communication with them for thirty-five 

 sears, and thought I "had them down fine," to use a bit of slang; 

 and Antoine Bi=sette is the living embodiment of the Canuck ot 

 my youth. Although Mr. Robinson does not sign his name to 

 the.se letters, I think no other man than the author of "One' 



Lasha" could have written them. Ans. They are by Mr. Robin - 

 son, author of "Uncle Lisha's Shop" and "Sam Lovel's Camps." 



J. A. E., New York.— We advise the .45cal. The hollow-pointed 

 express bullet expands, oa striking the gime, and gives a greater 

 shock than does the solid lead bullet. The steel fishing rods are 

 liked; their use is largely a matter of individual fancy. The black 

 fly preventive r«com'nended by Mr. E. A. Samuels in his "With 

 Fiy-R-)d and Camera" is this: One part pure Stockholm tar to 

 two parts sweet oil, adding a little oil of pennyroyal or pf'ppsr- 

 mint. Vaseline raoraoghly incorporated with this mixture gives 

 it consistency and "wear." Too much pennyroyal will irritate 

 the skin. "Npssmuk's" famous recipe, as given in "Woodcraft," 

 is this: Simmer together over a slow fire 3oz. pine tar, 3oz. castor 

 oil, loz. oil pennyroyal; bottle for use. Rub it in thoroughly, and 

 renew from day to day. "Kingfisher," in Forest and Stream, 

 recommends: One-half pint tar, pint lard or vaseline, i4oz. 

 pennyroyal, 3 drops creosote; mix with heat and bottle for use. 



J. S. C, Jr., Bosfon.— In the number of your paper of March 26 

 I notice under the heading of "Maine Deer" your correspondent 

 claims to have seen two deer "within the past two weeks," one of 

 which had a fine nair of antlers. Allowing that it is now four 

 weeks since these deer wera seen, it brings the date some lime 

 during the latter part of February or first part of March. I 

 would like to know if anyone else has ever seen a deer at this 

 season with a pair of antlers. Have never heard of such a thing. 

 Ans. The Virginia deer is supposed to shed its antlers from Janu- 

 ary to March, later in the North than in the South. In his work 

 on the "Deer and Antelope in North America" Judge Catou men- 

 tions the case of a buck which he had which had onlv shed one of 

 hiah'irns in April. This was in Illinois, and it is to be noted that 

 the animal was in a pirk. i. c, perhaps not under perfectly natu- 

 ural conditions. We have a record of a captive deer in a Boston 

 park which had shed one horn by March 15, 1878. Deer in the 

 Baltimore park are reported to shed in April. On the other hand, 

 we have seen a deer with only one horn about Feb. 15 in Nebraska. 

 We imagine there is a good deal of individual variation in this 

 matter, but that the rule nrst stated generally holds good. It is 

 well known that different species of deer differ widely in the dales 

 at which they sh ed their horns. 



There are those who seem to think that wherever there is 

 water there must of necessity be fish, but they are in error. 

 If fish are not protected during their spawning season the 

 supply must eventually become exhausted, just as the stock 

 of swine of a farmer vvould be cut off should he butcher his 

 sows just before they are about to farrow, or kill his other 

 stock as they were about to produce their kind. The policy 

 of Vermont has for some years been to protect valuable food 

 fish during their breeding season, but the class we have 

 spoken of, together with those who care more for the grati- 

 fication of their present desire to catch fish either for pelf or 

 pleasure, have been fighting these protective laws. At the 

 last session of the Legislature they thought they did a mighty 

 smart thing by the passage of an act that they'seem to think 

 has destroyed the efiectiveness of the protective laws passed 

 in former years. The statute book shows, however, that 

 they have reckoned without their host. If the time comes 

 when any of them shall presume to act unon what thev seem 

 to think to be true, they will find they have made 'a very 

 great mistake. The act that they fondly hoped was going to 

 enable them to defy the law with impunity, they will find 

 to be but a rope of sand. When it says this, the Argm and 

 Patriot speaks whereof it knows.— Argus and Patriot, 

 3Iontpelier, Vt. 



Names and Pobtbaits of Birds, by Gnrdon Trumbuu. A 

 book particularly Interesting to gtmnera, for by Its use they can 

 'dentify without question all the American gama birds wWoh 

 •.bey may kiU. Cloth, 23) pages, prlca $3.60. For eal e by FOBBST 



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to replenish their stock of Fishing Tackle. 



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NOTICE TO LIMIT OEEDITOKS. 



To the Creclitors of the F. L. Sheldon Company: 



Notice IS hereby given that on the tenth day of 

 February, 1891, an order was made by the Chan- 

 cellor of the State of New Jersey, that the credi- 

 tors of the F. L. Sheldon Company present to the 

 undersigned, the receiver thereof, and prove 

 before him under oath, to his satisfaction, their 

 several claims and dpmands against said corpora- 

 tion within two months from the tenth day of 

 February, 1891, and that in default thereof, such 

 creditors shall be excluded from -the benefit of 

 such dividends as may hereafter be made and 

 declared by the court upon the proceeds of the 

 effects of the said corporation, and notice is here- 

 by given to all the creditors accordinglv. WIL- 

 LIAJVI H. LEMASSENA, Receiver, 803 Broad at. 

 Newark, N. J. 



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