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FOREST AND STREAM. 



tJlTLY 2, 1891' 



AMERICAN Y. C— A special regatta of the American Y. C. 

 ■vrill he sailed on July 6 over courses off Milton P.iint, the Club 

 station, op^n to yachts of the New York, Larchmont, Seawanhaka. 

 Eastern, Atlantic, Corinthian of New York, Oyster Bay, New 

 Haven, New Rochelle, Riverside, Indian Harbor, Corinthian of 

 Marblehead and New Bedford clubs. Prizes will be given in each 

 class provided two or more siart. with second prizes for four 

 startert). A special prize of $250 will be given for the 46ft. class. 

 The sixth annual regatta of the club will be held on .July 18, over 

 the club's straigtitaway course of eighty nautical miles, mth a 

 time limit of five hours, for the Atalanta Cup and tiae regular club 

 prize steam yacht race, the big prize being the Atalanta Challenge 

 Cup, presented by Mr. Jay Gould. Any seagoing cruising yacht 

 over 100ft. on waterllne belonging to any organized yacht club in 

 tlie United States is entitled to enter. The cup will go to the yacht 

 making the fastest time over tlie American course, irrespective of 

 time allowance, but must be won three successive years by the 

 same yacht beforo it becomes the property of the owner. Eighty 

 nautical miles must be made in live hours, or should the course be 

 changed for a shorter or longer distance an average speed of 16 

 nautical miles per hour. Yachts entering for the Atalanta Cup 

 will start from a stakeboat anchored 434 knots east, 34 north, from 

 Race Rnck, and finish olf the club house. The regular prize is 

 open to all steam yachts enrolled in any yacht cltib. The regatta 

 committee includes Mr. George H, Hall, Mr. Ezra S. Connor. Mr. 

 Wm. S. Alley, Mr. J. Howard Wainwright and Mr. Walter J. 

 Price. 



BEVERLY Y. C, June 27.— The 171st race of the Beverly Y. C. 

 was the first fizzle in the history of tLie club, it was an attempt at 

 an open sweepstakes at Marblehead; on the basis of those at 

 Monument Beach, and for several reasons was a failure. There 

 were many other races the same day for larger prizes aid entries 

 were few; several boats postponed entering till the list was closed 

 and could not be accepted. Then it blew very hard N.E. in the 

 early morning, with a big sea, and the Boston boats we^(^ unable 

 to get down. Hawk and Mignon were on hand in the 30ft. clas?, 

 but were scared by thick weather and fear of losing spars, in view 

 of E. Y. O. race Monday, and agreed to postpone. Wanda and 

 Susie were on hand, but having walkov^ers did not start, and race 

 resolved itself intoama^ch between third-classs sloops Kraken 

 and Wraith. They s'arted on a beat in a good S.E. breeze and 

 Wraith at once took lead and bear the larger boat till wind died 

 out, when Kraken caught up and drifting homo with a free wind 

 left Wraith far behind. 



Length. Elapsed. CorrectPd. 



Kraken, Percy Chase 28.05 2 19 15 3 11 30 



Wraith, H. P. B-nson 22.03 2 29 45 3 18 22 



Course, 714 miles. 



NEW HAVEN Y. C— The tenth annual regatta of the New 

 Haven Y. C. will be sailed on July 8; open to yachts of the follow- 

 ing dimensions: Cabin sloops and cutters. .52ft. and under l.w.L; 

 open sloops, 2.5 to 31ft. l.w.L; catboats, 15 to 25ft. l.w.L, and enrolled 

 in any organized yacht club. To be sailed over the club course, 

 and under the regatta rules, regulafions and time allowances, and 

 under the direction of the regatta committee of the New Haven 

 Y. C. Cash prizes will be offered in the following classes: Class 

 1, 40 to a2f t ; Class 2, 33 and under 40ft.; Class 3, 28 and under 3Sf t.; 

 Class 4, 22 and under 28ft.: Class 6, open sloops, 35 to 31ft.; Class 7, 

 catboats, 15 to 25ft. Length for classification, length on load 

 waterllne. The Warner enallenge cup will be contested for by 

 yachts in Class 3 enrolled in N. H. Y. C. A special prize will be 

 offered for the yacht making best corrected time in Classes 1, 3, 3 

 and 4. The steamer Elm City has been chartered to follow the 

 yachts oyer the coarse. We earnestly desire all yachts eligible to 

 participate. Err regatta and sailing regulations see N. H. Y. C. 

 Book for 1890. Entry blanks and further information may be had 

 by applying to the regatta committee. Entries close Monday, 

 J^oly 6, at 9 A. M. Regatta Committee— W. A. Foskett, Jr., chair- 

 man; L. A. Elliott, Prank P. Tyler. 



FORT JEFFERsON N0TE8.-Port Jefferson, Long Island.— I 

 see you mention the old Fanny, so famous in her day. Well, she 

 will soon be to the front again, for Capt. Bayless, of Port Jefferson, 

 has been making a new boat on the old lines, having added a fan- 

 tail overhang. The old lines were closely followed, but almost all 

 the planking is new. It Mill be interesting to see how she will 

 show up under the guidance of Messrs. Fisk, her present owners. 

 Messrs. Mather & Wager made a right good .iob ouiof iEolus. 

 They cut her in two, lengthened and put on overhang, so that the 

 schooner Comanche, as she is now called, is 98ft. over all. The lines 

 show Burgess influence, and they had a good model to work from, 

 as Constellation was close by all the time. The two boats were on 

 the ways side by side this spring, and Comanche will be seen well 

 forward in her class, and the crossed pipe and tomahawk in yellow 

 on a blue field be brought home to Denver in glory by its owner, 

 Mr. H. P. Fowler. There were a lot of yachts here this spring, but 

 all except the Fanny are in the water. Constellation has not yet 

 gone into commission, but is ready any moment. There has been 

 good blackfishing and flounders were plenty. A few weak fish 

 have been taken by spearing or in nets, butnone on hook and line. 

 No blueflsh so far.— Gbay John. 



LARCHMONT Y. C. SPECIAL, JUNE 30.-A very fine race was 

 sailed on Tuesday by the 46-fobter8 for a prize offered by the 

 Larchmont Y. C, the times being: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Sayonara 13 03 13 4 10 33 4 08 20 



Mineola 13 00 53 4 10 57 4 10 04 



Jessica 13 01 41 4 31 49 4 30 08 



Sayonara wins, with Mineola second. 



NEW ROCHELLE Y. C.-The annual regatta of the New 

 Rochelle Y. C. will be sailed on July 7 over the regular club 

 courses on the Sound, the classification being: Schooners- First 

 class, all over 90ft. on l.w.L; 90ft. class, 78ft. class, 67ft. class, 58ft. 

 class, all 58ft. and under. Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls — First 

 class, all over 80ft. on l.w.l ; 80ft. class, 70ft. class, 61ft. class, 53ft. 

 class, 46ft. class, 40ft. class, 35ft. class, 30ft. class and 35ft. class. 

 Jib and mainsail boats— First class, all over 26ft. on l.w.l.; 26ft. 

 class and 23ft. class. Catboats— First class, all over 36ft. on l.w.L; 

 26ft. class, 23ft. class and 20rt. class. In each class at least two 

 yachts must start or no prize will be awarded for that class. The 

 regatta committe mav refuse an entry and may accept an entry 

 made alter the date of closing. Commodore Abbett has offered 

 two prizes of sterling silver for the 46ft. class. 



MOSQUITO FLEET Y. C, June 37.— The first cup race of the 

 Boston Mosquito Fleet for fourth and fifth classes was sailed on 

 Saturday, over the club'j course, in a light and fltiky breeze, the 

 times being: 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Tantrum. J. F, Small 14.U 1 23 48 1 32 43 



Bessie, W. L. Young 13.11 1 39 31 1 27 36 



Nadine. D. N. Palmer 14.11 1 28 10 1 28 05 



Annie, E. H, Rich 14.08 Withdrew. 



Nellie, J. O'Leary 14.11 Withdrew. 



Nina, J. P. BuUard 14.11 1 28 41 1 28 36 



CORINTHIAN Y. C. CRUISE.-Com. B. W. Crowninshield, of 

 the Corinthian Y. C, has issued the following order regarding the 

 club's cruise: "Flagship Tomahawk, Marblehead, June 12.— 

 The captains of the yachts of the Corinthian Y. C. are invited to 

 assemble at the club house Friday evening, July 3, at 9 P. M., and 

 the fleet will start the morning of July 4 for a cruise to the east- 

 ward. The smaller yachts will be sent away each day ahead of 

 the larger ones, and if such yachts do not care to go the whole 

 cruise, their presence as long as possible will be appreciated. On 

 arri^'ing at the anchorage Friday evening, captains will report to 

 the flagship. Bv order of B. W. Ceowninshield, Commodore, 

 Robert F. Herhick, Fleet Captain. 



THE 46-FOOTERS.— Gloriana will not start again before the 

 New York cruise, by which time she will have a new and larger 

 mainsail. Sayonara, Mmeola, Jessica and Nautilus will race in the 

 Sound this week and next, while Oweene,Thelma, Alborak, Beatrix 

 and the 40- ooter Gossoon will race at Marblehead. Like Minerva 

 and Jes8ioa,Barbara is below her Unes.being.as reported,4in. under 

 at the bow and ^in. aft. Jessica was lately kept in her class by a 

 liberal use of the adze, but Barbara will require to be hauled out 

 in order that about a ton may be taken from the fore end of her 

 keel. She will haul out at Lawley's after the Eastern regatta. 



PHILADELPHIA Y. C. CRUISE.-General Orders, No. 2: The 

 second cruise of the club will take place July 3 to 8, and will ex- 

 tend to Cape May if the weather is favorable. Yachts will ren- 

 dezvous off the club house at Tinicum on the afternoon of July 3. 

 Captains will report to the commodore on the flagship Norna at 3 

 P. M. If the arrangements are completed, the start will be made 

 on the afternoon of the 3d; otherwise early on the morning of the 

 4th. By order of the commodore, W. Babklie Henry, Fleet 

 Captain. 



TRIP OF THE ALLEGRO.-Col. S. V. R. Cruger's steam yacht, 

 the Allegro, built by Seabury & Co., in her recent trial trip made 

 17 miles an hour for 6 consecutive hours. On June 24 last she 

 made 4 trials of 9 miles each over a measured course. Her flrat 

 run wan made in 32m., second in 26.35m., third in 30m. and fourth 

 in 28. 25m. The speed guaranteed is 18 miles for 3 consecutive 

 hours. She made 36 miles in 116J4m. 



OCEAN Y. C— A club by this name has rpcently been organized 

 at Stapleton. Staten Island, the officers being: Com.. J. H. Boldt; 

 Vice-Com., Geo. Michael; Sec'y, Jas. Gould; Treas.. Geo. Staple- 

 ton; Fleet Capt., Chas. Randall. Fifteen small boats are already 

 enrolled, and the club will hold its first regatta on July 4. 



SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C.-An important meeting 

 was held on June 33, at which it was finally voted to raise the 

 annual dues from ^25 to 8,50, to t^ike effect after the present year. 

 The initiation fee rema,i ns as at present, but the life membership 

 has been increased to $500. 



MR. BURGESS.— The latest news of Mr. Burgess is to the effect 

 that he is still quite ill, being very weak and delirious. It is ex- 

 pected that he will be able to be moved to his cottage at Marble- 

 head in a couple of weeks. 



HLTLL Y. C, June 27.— The ninety-second regatta of the Hull 

 Y*. C. on .Saturday was a complete failure from lack of wind, the 

 yachts starting with a light breeze which soon died out, none 

 finishing the course. 



LYNN Y. C. EXPERT CUP, JUNE 37.-A race for the Expert 

 cup of the Lynn Y. C. was sailed on Saturday in a light breeze, 

 Emma L. winnirig, with Irene second, out of 6 starters. 



CONQUEROR, steam yacht, Mr. F. W. Vanderbilt, was at 

 Halifax June 29, from Plymouth, Eng., for Newport, with only 

 officers and crew on board. 



SALES.— Fad, cutter, has been sold to L. Boyce. of New York. 

 Glimpse, sloop, G. E. Bartlett, Lowell, has beeu sold to L. B. Hal- 

 le tt, of Boston. 



DORCHESTER Y. C— The regatta announced for June 27 was 

 indefinitely postponed. 



BOOKS RECEIVED.— Quincy Y. C. year book. Annuaire du 

 Yacht. 



Ko Notice Taken of Anonymoas Correspond^nta. 



W. S. F.. Kentucky.— Schoverllng, Daly & Gales, 302 Broadway, 

 New York. • 



P. B., Kan.— You will find gooditrout Ashing in streams easily 

 accessilDle from Denver. 



C. E. S., Alexandria Bay, N. Y.— Will you kindly inform me if 

 the humming bird is migratory? Ans. Yes. 



B. B.— The carp fishing is good at certain points in the Passaic 

 River, New Jersey, in the vicinity of Little Falls. 



J. S.— Chilled shot will not injure the barrels of your gun. It 

 preserves its form better than the soft shot. The No. 9 is right 

 for snipe. 



L. P., University Club. — For bay birds try the Currituck 

 country. Write to J. P. White, Norfolk, Va., who will post you 

 as to exact localities. 



Bassfly, New Albany. Ind.— American black bass were im- 

 ported into England in 1890 by the Duke of Newcastle, the ship- 

 ment consisiing of more than 1,000, collected by Fish Commis- 

 sioner Blackford, of this city. The fish at last reports were doing 

 well. 



M. G,, Chicago.— There are moose in Maine. For good hunting 

 ground write to Edgar Smith, Round Mountain Lake, via Eustis, 

 Me. The best caribou country is Newfoundland, but you should 

 have no difficulty in striking them in Maine. 



G. S. L., CatonKville, Md. — Are the squirrels, natives of Mary- 

 land, injurious to birds, their nests and eggs? Ans. The red squir- 

 rel is most destructive of bird life, the gray less so. We think 

 that the little ground squirrel or chipmunk cannot be considered 

 as doing much harm. 



A. Z., Me^.hanicsville. la.— Barn pigeons may be captured by 

 providing for a hoarder shelter to close the entrances to their 

 cotes. Standard black bass flies are the coachman, grizzly-king, 

 red-ibis, professor, white-miller, and red, yellow, brown and gray 

 hackles. Dr. Henahall recommeds also the polka, Oeonomowoc 

 and Henshall, 



J. R., Philadelphia— 1, Please advise me whether or not the .40-83 

 Winchester rifle is heavy emugh (or deer. 3. Also, is it suitable 

 bore for turkeys and how far will it carry accurately? Ans. 1. 

 Suitable for deer. 3. Also for turkeys, but leas powder would do. 



3. Its range depends altogether upon accuracy of holding and ad- 

 justment of sights. No one can say j ust how far a rifle will carry 

 accurately. 



J. W. G. D., Philadelphia.— 1. Where can 1 get a foMing, port- 

 able camp bed? 2. Is there any waterproof glue or cement that is 

 not melted by the sun's heat. I want it to fasten on decoy duck 

 heads. 3. If the above ducks have three coats of paint could they 

 remain in (fresh) water for 5 or 6 days at a time without being in- 

 jured? They are made of white pine and cedar. 4. Would it 

 injure a full choke Greener trap gun to shoot 3 buckshot in a load 

 with BB. out of the same cartridge? Ans. 1. At any of the 

 sportsmen's supply stores. 3. Try Jeff ery's Marine Glue. 3. Yes. 



4. It would not injure the gun but the shooting wotild be poor. 



B. H., Tucson, Arizona. — A, B and C make a match to shoot at 

 five bluerocks each, $20 entrance outside of price of targets. A 

 breaks 5, B brenks 4 and C breaks 5. A and C having tied on 5 

 each, they agree to shoot off the tie miss and out. In the shoot- 

 off A breaks his first bird, C breaks his first bird. A misses his 

 second bird and C refuses to shoot at his second bird, claiming 

 that A was out, and that it was not necessary for him to shoot 

 after A had missed his second bird. Ans. C should have shot at 

 his second target, and can have no claim to money without doing 

 so and breaking it. It certainly was necessary for him to shoot, 

 for he might have missed too, and then A and C would have been 

 even again. 



INFORMATION WANTED. 



J. F. S. wishes information about the game and fish in the re- 

 gions of Namakagon and Long Lakes, Wisconsin. 



Will some of your readers kindly inform me where the best fall 

 gray squirrel shooting is to be had? I should like to go hunting 

 this fall, and wish to find the best sport within reasonable dis- 

 tance of the city.— H. S. 



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