FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June 16, 1892. 



■•put them out of the way and not have them "banged about." 

 Mr. Seabury has been breeding them since 1882, and he has 

 Taow three or four couple, whelped in September, 1891, that 

 r-^sre not large enough for his purpose, aDd are at the dis- 

 posal of breeders on the above terms. This is an opportu- 

 nity that many foxhound breeders should avail themselves 

 *of as an outcross on their own stock. 



_At first glance the large Derby entry (106) secured by the 

 ••-United States Field Trials Club struck us as being a record 

 one, but on investigation we find that in oneinstance this large 

 .number has been excelled. In the Central Meld Trials 

 Derby of 1890 there were 115 nominations— 71 setters and 4A 

 pointers.with 14 starters in the Setter Derby and 10 in the 

 Pointer Derby. The Eastern Field Trials come next on the 

 list with 102 nominations in 1886, which included 71 English, 

 4 Irish and 2 Gordon setters, and 25 pointers, from which 

 there were 29 starters. The United States Field Trial Club 

 <can, hswever, congratulate themselves on a record entry so 

 •far for this year, and the Elizabethtown meeting will prob- 

 ably be a lively one. 



The regular quarterly meeting of the National Beagle 

 •Club will be held at 266 Washington street, Boston, Mass., 

 at 7 P.M. The revised constitution and by-laws 

 ^will be voted upon. 



The California Kennel Club held a banquet in San Fran- 

 cisco May 29 and kindly sent us an invitation, but unfortu- 

 nately previous engagements precluded our acceptance. 



"Brock en hurst" should remember that those who live in 

 /glass houses should not throw stones. 



New England Field Trial Club. 



_A meeting of the board of governors of the New England 

 -Meld Trial Club was held at 266 Washington street, Bos- 

 ton, Mass., Monday, June 19, at 2 P.M.. President Power in 

 the chair. Present: Messrs. Bayward, Tucker, Lovell, 

 istickney and Power. The records of the last meeting were 

 read and approved. Dr. J. W. Hay ward, for the committee 

 on game and grounds, reported progress. A communication 

 from Mr. C. D. Roberts was read and filed. It was then 

 voted to admit Mr. O. W. Donner to membership. Dr. 

 Jlayward. chairman of the committee on judges, reported 

 progress. Voted that the committee on judges be instructed 



r The meeting was then adjourned to meet at 266 Washing- 

 don street, Boston, Tuesday, June 28, at 2 P.M. 



Too Successful. 



Xiberty Training Kennels, Breeders of Pointers and 

 English Setters, Fine Dogs in Stud.— Byattville, Ohio. May 

 ZQ.— Forest and Stream Pub. Co.: Your favor received. 

 IDonot renew advertisement, as it was only too successful 

 the first time We sold our surplus stock and took all the 

 dogs we can train for the season, and 90 per cent, of 

 our patrons say they saw that liitle *d. in "Foresr 

 and Stream." Greatly pleased with the increased amount 

 of good reading matter. Yours truly, W. B. McCloud, 

 -Manager. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



There, is no charge for answering questions under this head. AH 

 -itgmtwns relating to ailments of dogs will be answered by Dr. T. Q. 

 ■Sherwood, a member of the Royal College of Vricrinarv surgeons. 

 'Communications referring to other matters connected with Kennel 

 Management and dogs wUl receive careful attention. 



J. P. C, New York City.-My ee f ter puppy, two months old, haR 

 -.a small rupture at the navel. Kindly advi-eme what to do for it? 

 Ans. Do nothing, it will disappear as the puppy grows older. 



J. G. B., New York City.— Give pedigree of Gordon setter Bess 

 £111. (A.K.K. 6983). Ans. Sue, Dan. owned by Cyrns W. Field, 

 rfrosn an imported bitch owned by Robert BoDner. Dam, Nellie. 



F F. W. E., New York City.— To register your d<- gs tou must anplv 

 "ioi, P. Vref enburg, secretly A. K. C, 44 Bioadway, New Yoik 

 <eity, who will furnish foims which give yru every information. 

 'Yon will have to get Trpsy't pedigree for two generations back. 



»G. C. W.. BrinkerhcffvilJe, N. Y.— Csn jou give me a tabulated 

 • pedigree of the collie dog Berry (A.K R. 6857; tor two fall gei ora- 

 tions? Ans. The only record of pedigin- we can find is the fol- 

 lowing: (Sire, Sir George MacpLtitoi Grant's black and tan col- 

 he. Dam, bred by Mr. C. Grant of an old Highland breed of 

 collies. 



"C. D. R., Fort Niobrara, Neb.— 1. Not very gocd, Baldur and 

 Elpiva have the bf st Herd. 2. Yes. Thue 's a Rhx in the A K R 

 •<3.928) by Adam J. (3,36:) out of Tolande (3,383). 3. The advantage 

 of registering a doe ehcu'd be apparent. It is. or should be, a hall 

 mark of pure breeding, as the A. E. C. 8. B. requires an authentic 

 pedigree for three generations back on toih sic es before the dog 

 ■can be registered, though a dog can also be registeted, pedigree or 

 --no pedigree, if it has won two first prizes at any show under 

 -A. K. C. rules. 



E. N. J., Rulherford. N. J —My Irish Better, 14 mos. old, was 

 taken sitk about two weeks ago, and is getting wors* all the time. 

 When I first rotici d him he was dragsdrg his left hind leg and 

 walking sideways, then be commenced to lurn round in a circle 

 the ciicle decreasing all the time until now he will turn around 

 almost by the hour without moving from the spot. If he tries to 

 'tome to me when 1 call bim he can only reach me by going 

 ^around all the time and edging toward me. Both of his eyes ap- 

 pear to be drawn toward the left side. Be eats a little, but has 

 to stop eating to lurn around and then cemmences to eat again 

 JHisnose is cold and moist, and he does not appear to have any 

 vpain. Ans. If the symptoms you mention are the rfsult of dis- 

 temper, then Ifeur tieatment willnot accomplish n.u h. If not 

 -treat for worms sgain, giving the medicine in pill form; also treat 

 :for thread worms, by injecting up the rectum a solution of salt 

 -and water two or tlnee drams of the fcimer to one ounce of the 

 latter. Examine the ears thoroughly; if there are any small 

 white bedies m it cr even if they are irritated, use the following 

 lotion: Nng.Bjd. Nit 31. 01. Amygd 31. A few drops to be 

 placed in the ear twice a day. Wheie tie head joins the neck 



1 s the poll) insert a seton (> bout 4 or oin.lorg); on the seton apply 

 f little bmicdide of Mercury ointment (strength 1 to 8) Give 

 twice one teaspooniul of syrup of hjpopbosphites (Fellows)- also 

 give three tin es a day five giains oi ietiide 01 potash mixed with 

 a little food, or in a capsule or pill. If the bowels become consti- 

 pated, give two grains of calcmeL Ifstany time the dog turns 



, around very much, give him every two cr three hours till he get* 

 quieter, tablets trilurates containirg one-hundieth of a grain oi 



. Byoscine. Write again in a week sayirg tew the deg is. 



'Whenever X hear of a break in the levee down in my dis- 

 trict," said C. Stone, of Greenville, Miss., "I knowthat nine 

 chances to one crawfish have caused it. The assertion may 

 «ound slightly exaggerated, but it is a fact, nevertheless, 

 that the devilish little crawfish work more danger to the 

 levees than does the water. On a big rise, when the bed of 

 'the river is stretched from embankment to embankment, 

 the crawfish burrow into the levees and live there in the 

 tmoist earth. They multiply faster than maggots, and loosen 

 Tip the earth worse than moles. The levee may be completely 

 sodded with grass, and you see no external evidence of the 

 damage going on within, but when the next big rise come3 

 you will see it. I have frequently known the water to break 

 through the levee two or three feet from the top, and you 

 •can attribute it to nothing but the destructive work of the 

 crawfish. This was particularly true of the break at Offut's 

 in 1889, when a portion ofr the town of Greenville was sub- 

 merged. The builder of the levee in the future will have to 

 take into account the crawfish as one of his most stubborn 

 £oes."— St. Loute Globe-Democrat. 



drifting. 



FIXTURES. 



Rochester, Ladies' Day. 19. 



Hull, Class 4, 5, 6, Hull. 20. 



Mos. Fleet, Club, Boston. 20. 



Winthrop. Cham . Winthrop. 21. 



Cape Cod, Open, East Dennis. 



Beverly, Monument Beach. 22. 



Mass., Open, Nabant. 



Cor Navy, Glen Cove. 23. 



Eastern, Hand le 'p.Marblehead 22. 



Dorchester, 1st Cham , Dor- 

 chester. 25. 



Mos. Fleet, Cham., BostoD. 23 



Corinthian, Sift. Class, Mar- 

 ble head. 25. 



Winthrop, Ladies' Race, "Win- 25. 

 throp. 



Quincy, 2d Cham., Quincy, 25. 



Mass. 25. 



American, Steam Yachts, Mil- 25. 



ton Point. 25. 



Savin Hill, 1st Cham. 27. 



Cor Phila,, Spec. Scbr. Class. 30, 

 Williamsburg, Ann., L. E S'd. 



JULY. 



Miramichi, Cruise to Nequac. 15. 



, Lachine, Cruise, Richelieu R. 16. 



Rochester, Ann. Cruise, Oak 16. 



Orchard. 16 



New Rochelle, Ann , New Ro- 16. 



chelle. 16. 

 Seawanhaka, Ann., Oyster Bay 



Hull, Class Race. Hull. 16 



Savin Hill, First Cup. 1 .. 



Mos, Fleet, Cham., Boston. 18. 



Winthrop, Open, Winthrop. 21. 



Roy. N. S., 3-rating Class. Hal. 22. 



N.Y.Y.R.A. cruise, SandyH'k 23. 



Newark, Oruisf, Sandy Hook. 23 



Corinthian, Marblehead. 23 



Larchmont, Ann., Larchmont 23 



Buffalo, Open. 25. 



Douglaston, Ann., Little Neck 25. 



Bay. 



Boston City. Boston. 



Beverly, Monument Beach. 



Quincy, City of Q uncy Re- 

 gatta, Quincy, Mass. 



American, Ann., Milton Point. 



Winthrop, 3d and 4th Classes, 

 Winthrop- 



Winthrop, Moonlight Sail. 



Fall River. Ladies' Day, Fall R 



Miramichi, Cup, Chatham. 



Riverside, Ann., Riverside. 



Hull, Classes 1, 2, Hull. 



Monatiquot. Open., Ft. Point 



Siprican. lstOp^n Sw., Marion 



Buffalo, Laoies' Day. 



Savin Hill, Cash Prize. 



87, 



Winthrop, Sail, Winthrop. 

 New Jersey, Ann., New York. 

 Wiuthrop, Tender, Winthrop. 

 Royal Nova Scotia, '•United 



Banks" Cup, Halifax 

 Winthrop, 3d and 4th Classes, 



Winthrop 

 Rochester, Club Regatta. 

 Rhode Island, Ann. Regatta 



and Ladies' Day. 

 Chelsea. 



Indian Harbor, Open sweep, 



Greenwich. 

 Hull Cor., 1st Cham., Hull. 

 Brooklyn, Spring, Gravesend 



Bay. 



Staten Island, Clifton, S I. 

 Cor, Yonkers, Hudson River. 

 Cor. of N.Y., Ann. .New York. 

 Buffalo, Ladies' Day. 

 Eastern, Ann., Marblehead. 

 Savin Hill, Open Race. 



L Y.R.A., Belleville, Ont. 



Roy. N.S., Chauncy Cup, Hal. 



Hull, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, Hull. 



Mos. Fleet, Cham., Boston. 



Winthrop, Ann. Cruise. 



Dorchester, 2d Cham., Dor- 

 chester. 



Beverly, Monument Beach. 



Cape Cod, North Dennis, 



Oswego, L.Y.R.A., Oswego. 



Rochester.L Y.R A., Charlotte 



Corinthian, Atlantic City. 



Monatiquot, 1st Cham., Ft. Pt. 



Corinthian. Marblehead. 



Hull Cor.. Hull. 



Sippican, Club, Marion. 



Rhode Island, Cup. 



Rov.Ham.,L.Y.R A., Hamilton 



Royal Can., L.Y.R.A., Toronto 



Q teen City, L Y R.A.. Toronto 



E istern. 21ft. Class, Marbleh'd 



Quincy, Ladles' Day, Quincy, 

 Mass, 



Beverly, 21ft. Class, Marbleh'd 



Hull, Classes 3. 4, 5. Hull. 



Dorchester, Ladies' Day, Dor- 

 chesf-r. 



Indian Harbor, Ann., Green- 

 wich. 



Corinthian, Marblehead. 

 Savin Hill, 2d Cham. 

 Mos Fleet. Open, Boston. 

 Biverly, Monument Beach 

 Buffalo. Cruising, Sweeps. 

 Roy. N.S ,Wenonah Cup, Hal. 



The annual regatta of the New York Y. C. was the first and for 

 many years the only important fixture in American yachting, an 

 event in the social as well as the yachting world. In the 48 years of 

 the club's existence but one regatta has been missed, in 1881, when 

 the nation had little time or thought for sport and men were hurry- 

 ing to the front as fast as steam could carry them. It has been 

 evident for several years that this historic event has become but lit- 

 tle more than a tradition, and after the experience of this year the 

 question arises whether this traditional observance of an old custom 

 is worth continuing. When out of a fleet of 160 sailing yachts but 

 ten or a dozen come to the line on regatta day, and these few are 

 so scattered over a number of clas es that there is little competi- 

 tion in any one class, it is evident that the regatta has lost all 

 interest both for yacht owners and for the yachtsmen who attend as 

 spectators. 



When at the same time the old spectacle of a dozm or so of large 

 yachts, mostly schooners, which appealed to the ladies and non- 

 technical spectators, has also disappeared, there does not seem to be 

 any good reason for attempting year after year what is a foregone 

 failure. 



The labor imposed on the regatta committee and other officers is 

 considerable; the expenses of steamer, music, luncheon, tug, prizes, 

 etc., are quite an item, over $2,000; and though the officers are will, 

 ing to do the work, and the club is well able to stand the expense, it 

 is a serious question whether the results are at all commensurate 

 with the outlay, either in time or money. 



The officers and the club at large have spared no effort of late 

 years to build up the declining interest in the regattas, the courses 

 are well arranged, the prizes are of sufficient value, either in cash or 

 cups, the racing and measurement rules are more perfect than, in 

 the past, the regular classes are such as to group the racers well 

 together, and the special conditions, of cruising trim, etc., have 

 been devised to meet the wants cf the owners of the partially out- 

 built yachts. With all this, men will not enter or start, and so long 

 as they will not, there is little use in preparing for them- on the 

 elaborate scale that is necessary. 



The New York Y. C. is by no means the only club in which this 

 state of affairs prevails, it exists in all of the other large clubs, 

 though more noticeable in the case of the New York, because that 

 club has always been celebrated from the size of its racing craft: 

 and it cannot, as some others are doing, meet the case by the en- 

 couragement of racing in the 25, 30, or even 46ft. classes. 



So far as the total amount of racing' carried on each year under 

 the club flag, there is no special cause for complaint; August and 

 the annual cruise bring out a magnificent fleet, the greater part of 

 which joins in the races of the runs, if not the special events. The 

 only question is with the early June racing, shall it be continued in 

 the way that has characterized it for the past four years, or shall it 

 be abandoned entirely, the racing season of the club beginning some 

 six weeks later with the rendezvous for the annual cruise? 



The New York Y. C. sets an example that might well be generally 

 followed in the size of its racing programme, a sheet 8xl0in., a little 

 smaller than double note size, the map of the course on one side and 

 the details of prizes, classes, courses, etc., on the other. In marked 

 contrast to the compact and handy programme is another, a thick 

 sheet nearly 12xi8in,, largely made up of blank pages and margin, 

 too large for the pocket and not to be unfolded and read at all on 

 deck in a breeze. The model programme would be one of the smallest 

 possible dimensions, not over note size, or about 5x8io. The instruc- 

 tions should be very clearly expressed, the reverse of the general 

 practice at present, and the matter should be set as plainly as possi- 

 ble; the purpose of such a document is to give a clear and accurate 

 information to yachtsmen, not to display the skill aud artistic taste 

 of a compositor. In eome cases it is desirable to use a rather large 

 sheet in order to give a full chart of all possible courses, but, as a 

 rule, a small card, of the size mentioned, with all direction j set forth 

 in plain legible type, will meet with favor from the racing men 

 There may be a time when one common system of classes, measure! 

 ment, racing rules and conditions of starting will prevail; but in the 

 meantime it would be a step forward if all clubs, as nearly as possi- 

 ble, adopted a common size of racing programme and of simple 

 and clearly expressed starting and sailing directions. 



With the large number of races now sailed, sometimes three or 

 four in a week, there is no necessity for the long courses formerly ui 

 vogue when much more depended on a single race. The merits of 

 modern boats are not determined by one or two races, but often by a 

 dozen, and the opportunities for comparison being thus multiplied, 

 there is no occasion for sailing from 35 to 50 miles to secure a thor- 

 ough test. The present New York Y. C. course, from the Narrows 

 around the Sandy Hook Lightship, is much shorter than the old 

 course, but it is stdl long enough for the largest of the racing schoon- 

 e rs, and the course around the Scotland— 30 miles— is even longer 

 than is necessary for the smaller yachts. The most popular length 

 of course, even for the larger yachts, is 25 nautical miles, such as the 

 triangle of the Corinthian Y. C, off Newport, and of the Eastern Y. 

 C, off Marblehead. The Captain's Island course of the Larchmont 

 Y. C. is also a very good one for length— 21 miies. 



With the long courses sometimes sailed it is absolutely necessary, 

 and even with a 25 mile course it is desirable that the starts should be 

 early and punctual: with a little care in advance the too common 

 starts between noon and 1 P. M. may in most cases be avoided to the 

 advantage of all concerned. With a start promptly at 10:30 A.M., 

 the chances of wind ana also of a finish before dark in case of a slow 

 race are far better than with a noon start; and such a start should be 

 easily practicable. To those who are ready in time— and they are the 

 best racing men— the common delays with the yachts about the line 

 are most trying, a good helmsman sometim is losi ng his nerve com- 

 pletely in the interval. There are always a few ardent Corinthians 

 who want to rise at 9, breakfast leisurely at a club in town , and wend 

 their way later to Bay Ridge or Larchmont for a race; but the inter- 

 ests of yacht racing are not likely to suffer seriously if these gentle- 

 men are occasionally left on the club float. 



With an early start there is time to wait for a breeze if one is not 

 forthcoming, and if there is wind the race is made in about four 

 hours, bringing the fleet in by 3 P. M., with an hour or two for visits 

 and .chat before going to dinner or back to town, a far pleasanter 

 proceeding than the too frequent finishes between 7 and 9 P. M., the 

 evening wasted befo -e one gets to the club house or catches the last 

 train for home, 



The new class created by the New York Y. O. last week promises 

 to be a most excellent institution, and to simplify the racing both in 

 the annual regatta and the racing runs of the cruise. Within the 

 elastic and comprehensive limits of class 8 will be included all yachts 

 of whatever size or rig that would otherwise sail over for want of 

 competitors, the allowances being based both on rig and measurement. 

 Of course such racing as this, practically the same in vogue forty years 

 ago when racing fleets were as small as they are now, is no test of the 

 merits of the yachts, but it can be made to add a certain excitement 

 and interest that will induce entries and add to the pleasure of all 

 concerned, There was no occasion, as it happened, to test the new 

 class in the regatta of last week, but one is likely to occur about the 

 end of the cruise, the regular classes, however well filled up to Vine 

 yard Haven, usually going to pieces after that. 



For the past six weeks American yachtsmen have had a sample of 

 the weather enjoyed in England for the greater part of the last two 

 seasons and can sympathize fully with their British cousins. The 

 cold, wet and rainy summers of 1890-91 have had a serious effect on 

 outdoor sports in England, and yachting has suffered in common 

 with canoeing and rowing. The weather here this spring, up to the 

 day of the New York Y. C. regatta, has been of much the same sort, 

 cold and rainy ; and the effect is visible in the delay in fit ting out, 

 and the few and unimportant races thus far sailed. Just now New 

 York at least is enjoying a "warm wave," sent on from the Far 

 West, which from all appearances is likely to lend sunshine to the 

 coming races. The condition of yacht racing is serious enough at 

 best just now without the weather bureau taking a hand in to make 

 matters worse. 



A year or two since we called attention to the very faulty method 

 of class nomenclature followed by most yacht clubs, each class 

 being numbered or lettered after a purely arbitrary system; the 

 name, class 1 or A, giving no possible indication of the actual limits. 

 As each club has its own system, it is impossible to carry the many 

 limits in mind, and no man who races in more than one club can tell 

 without reference to the club book what the limits are; for instance, 

 of the 6th elass of the New York, the 4 th class of the Larchmont, or 

 the 2d class of the Atlantic clubs. The remedy for this confusion is 

 so simple that the only wonder is that it should be so generally over 

 looked. Each class should bear the name of its highest limit, as 90ft 

 schooner class, 70ft. or 40ft. elass, no effort then being necessary to 

 memorize the entire list of classes in all clubs. 



New Rochelle Y. C. and Seawanhaka C. Y. C. 



The following reply has been sent by the New Rochelle Y. C. to 

 the letter of the S eawanhaka C. Y. O, published last week: 



New Rochelle, N. Y., June 7, 1892. 

 Walter C. Kerr, Chairman Race Committee. Seawanhaka C. Y. C: 



Dear Sir— At the meeting of the New Rochelle Y. C, held last 

 evening, the secretary was instructed to acknowledge the receipt of 

 yours of May 31 and to accept your explanation that no intentional 

 discourtesy was in vo'ved in your choice of July 2 for the Seawanhaka 

 annual reeatta. 



The annual meeting of the New Rochelle Y. 0., was held Feb. land 

 July 2 was appointed as the date of the annual regatta, it having 

 always been the custom of the club to choose the Saturday nearest 

 to July 4, except when the date was a Saturday. 



The date appointed was published in all the New York papers the 

 morning of Feb. 2. 



Recognizing, however, that the choice of coincident dates was to 

 be regretted, and desiring to extend the utmost courtesy to your 

 club, the New Rochelle board of governors, at their May meeting, 

 did consider a change of date, but engagements made immediately 

 after the annual meeting made this impossible. 



One of these engagements was with the Iron Steamboat Company, 

 who could give us no other date. 



It is the desire of the officers and members of this club that I 

 should express their regret over the event and their willingness to 

 have made a change in date had it been possible. 



Yery respectfully, R. Condet Eudy, Sec'y. 



The American Y. C. Steam Yacht Race. 



It is now certain that no more than two steam yachts, Vamoose 

 and Norwood, will start from New London next Saturday in the race 

 of the American Y. O, postponed from last fall; while it is by no 

 means certain, in spite of many promises and protestations, that 

 both of these yach ts ■will start. The torpedo boat Cushing is in use, 

 being fitted for tes ting torptdoes, and Now Then and Vankee Doodle 

 will not enter. Norwood and Vamoose are to be at New London 

 early in the week, and there seems really no reason why both should 

 not race if their re spective owners really desire a trial. 



South Boston Y. C, June 11. 



In consequence of a protest over the incorrect marking of the 

 course in the Memorial Day race of the South Boston Y. C, the race 

 was resailed on June 11, the times being: 



LeDgth. Elapsed. Corrected, 



Tantrum, F. L. Perkins 14.05 1 15 10 5 05 48« 1B 



Laurel, J. K. Hutchings 13 04 1 21 17 1 00 47 



Annie, E. H. Rich 13.02 1 22 27 1 01 l6a, ff 



Escort, W. H.Ransom... ...13.10 1 21 37 1 01 27*, 



