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[Jan. 14, 1892, 



■which broke iu a mountain of foam under the faint light of the stars, 

 and ran into Portland about 10 P. M. 



The next morning the wind was light northeast, and we ran past 

 the Cape easily. The wind gradually hauled to the southward, and 

 a dense fog came down upon us, and we could not see a hundred feet. 

 We turned back, ran by compass, sounding the horn often, kept 

 accurate record of the time, speed and courses, saw buoys in proper 

 places, and arrived inside the breakwater of the inner harbor with- 

 out mishap, tbough it was thick and almost dark. Itwas au anxious 

 run, but gave us considerable confidence in our compass and judg- 

 ments. We rested a day and sailed out at 9 A. M., having a pleasant 

 day and light northeast wind which drew to the east-southeast and 

 died out at sunset, leaving us broad off shore about six miles east of 

 Boon Island. We could not get anywhere, and concluded to stay out 

 all night. There was a smooth sea, bright starry sky, warm atmos- 

 phere, and there were the lights upon Cape Neddick, Whalebacfc, 

 Boon Island and White Island in sight for hours. Early morning 

 breezes found us in sight of Thatcher's, a good breeze from the 

 east came with the sun, and before breakfast at 7 o'clock we had 

 sailed gaily between the Londoner and Thatcher's, and were bowling 

 merrily along toward the west. At 10 A. M. the anchor was let go off 

 our Corinthian Y. C. stage, and we dressed ship with fortv lovely 

 craft around us. 



Pittsburgh, Pa. 



THE CORINTHIAN SWEEPSTAKES. 



THE full conditions for the fourth annual sweepstakes of the 

 Corinthian Y. C. are as follows: 

 The Sailing Committee, pursuant to its authority under the 

 sailing regulations to institute special rules to govern particular 

 races and in accordance with the special rules for the annual 

 sweepstakes, promulgated in the Routine Book of 1891, announces 

 the following conditions to govern the fourth annual renewal of 

 the above race: 



I. The sweep will be open to single masted yachts exceed- 

 i ng fi fty and not exceeding sixty feet sailing length. Formula 



^ A -+ L - W " ^sailing length. 



[N. B.— 8. A. and 1. w. 1. as per rule of measurement of the C. Y. 

 C. of N. Y.] 



II. It will be open to yachts enrolled in any recoganized club- 

 American or foreign. 



III. It will be sailed off Newport, R. I., on the Monday succeed- 

 ing tbe termination of the New York Yacht Club's cruise (proba- 

 bly Monday, Aug. 15, 1892). 



IV. The stakes will be $100 each, $25 on entry ($50 forfeit if not 

 declared out by July 1, and $75 if not declared out by Aug. 1). 

 Entries will close on the first day of June, 1892. 



V. The course will be an equilateral triangle of twenty-five 

 nautical miles, whereof one leg (if practicable the first) will be 

 laid off dead to windward. 



VI. The start and finish will be at Bren ton's Reef Lightship. 

 Vfl. The start will be flying and (unless hereafter changed by 



the sailing committee in the exercise of its discretion) no time 

 will be allowed for delay in starting. 



VIII. Full professional crews, including helmsman, will be al- 

 lowed, viz., one man for each full four feet of sailing length and 

 one for any fractional excess. 



IX. There will be no time limit for the race nor any restriction 

 upon the sails to be used. 



X. No person shall be interested in more than one yacht entered 

 for the race. 



XI. Owners must furnish certificates of their sailing length 

 nuder the Club rule by their respective Club measurers to the 

 Sailing Committee at least ten days before the race (any boat fail- 

 ing to do so will not be timed); the same will be accepted as final 

 unless a re-measurement be demanded by a competitor in writing 

 within twenty-four hours after the race: in the event of such 

 demand the re-measurement must be by the measurer of this 

 Club; to cover the expense of such re-measurement the demand- 

 ing party must deposit the sum of $20 to be returned if the prior 

 mpasurement be found materially erroneous. 



XII. Seventy-five per cent, of the entry moneys will be given in 

 silver plate to the winning boat; twenty per cent, to the second 

 and ten per cent, to the third, or in the event of less than five 

 Btarters, seventy-five per cent, to the first and twenty-five per 

 cent, to the second. 



XIII. With every protest or objection a sum of $20 must be 

 lodged, which amount will be forfeited absolutely to the use of 

 the sweepstakes fund in the event of the protest or objection 

 being on consideration deemed frivolous. 



XIV. The sailing regulations of the C. Y. C. of N. Y. will a poly 

 to and govern the race except as modified by the above special 

 conditions. 



Dated, 5t> Wall street, New York, Nov. 20, 1891. 

 Eben B. Clarke, ) 

 William H. Plummer, | 

 William Gardner. V Sailing Committee. 



George H. Cormack. 

 Chas. Stewart Davidson, Sec'y I 

 For entry and measurement bl -nks apply to 



M. Roosevelt Schuyler, Sec'y C. Y. C. of N. Y., 



55 Beaver street, New York City. 



NEWARK BAY Y. C.-Offlcers 1892: Com.. Harry Mainhard; 

 Vice-Corn., John Spavin; Treas., Edward Scott; Sec, Tlion. Bird; 

 Meas., Cortland Braisted; Board of Trustees—Messrs. Edward 

 Corrigan and James Spavin. 



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Ozarks.— Will some reader who is familiar with the fishing and 

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N. N. N., Newton, N. J.— The shooting seasons in North Caro- 

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 12in. in length, including bill, 2J£to3in.; plumage below, russet- 

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J. H. F., Scranton, Pa.— I am particularly anxious to catch a 

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 the br-st fishing grounds and fishing guides on the North Carolina 

 coast? I shall appreciate an answer. Ans. The best month for 

 red drum fishing in North Carolina is October; but wo are in- 

 formed that many fine specimens of the fish are found in Janu- 

 ary in Beaufort and Wilmington markets. Wrightsville, nine 

 miles from Wilmington, and accessible by rail, steamer and road, 

 is one of the best places in the State for red drum fishing. W. H. 

 1 opp and W. E. Davis, of Wilmington, can give detailed infor- 

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 on the coast for winter fishing and hunting; it is covered with a 

 virgin forest, and has numerous sheltered strips of beach, on 

 which lizards may be seen actively feeding in winter. A few fish- 

 ermen settlers are on the island. At Wrightsville complete facil- 

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J. G. H., North Adams, Mass.— A pond or lake of probably fifty 

 acres lies in the town of Wilmington, Vt., nearly at the summit 

 of Haystack Mountain; it is very deep on one side, the other has 

 a nice gravelly bottou. The bottom is very clear and cool. Trout 

 have been put in at different times as far back as seventy-five 

 years aeo, and black bass within four or five years. No fish have 

 ever been seen in the pond. The outlet, is a eood trout stream and 

 they can be caueht clear up to the outlet. There is a large spring 

 near this pond; it is the bead of a brook that runs off in another 

 direction, and little trout can be seen in this spring at any- 

 time. Now, if there is some mineral deposit there, a« some people 

 predict, that destroys the fish I should think it would affect the 

 spring so near by and also the outlet of the pond. Considering 

 you the best authority to explain the mystery I Tefer it to you. 

 Ans. Without more definite information as to the fishes native to 

 the lake we cannot solve ihe mystery of the disappearance of the 

 trout and bass. If pike and pickerel are found, they would be 

 able to dispose of bass and trout faster than they could be intro- 

 duced. The existence of mineral substances in quantities! suffi- 

 cient to injure the fish is extremely improbable; recent explora- 

 tions in the Yellowstone Park have shown that mineral water is 

 not fatal to fish. 



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