FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Oct. 32, 1881. 



COOPER'S POINTT Y. O.-The open racp. of the Coop°r'8 Point 

 T. C. on Sepr,. 28 re^uUeri as follows: Elrst cla«8 cabin pIo pa, 

 Nance wins, with 7 star' erg; seotnl cl«.s=! open cai?, Bonnie Jean 

 wins, wi'h 4 starters; third class opf-n cats, Kiig wins first prize, 

 Olark second pr z=, with (5 starters; fourth class lucbups, Louisa 

 Wins, with 4 starters; fifth class tucKups. ABnie wins, wlih 4 

 startere; sixth cla'S dou 'le enders. McGmty wins, with 4 star ers; 

 the Louis* also wins the Onmrnodore's Cup in the sail-oif Oct. 3. 

 Wind light S.W., Witli a waning ebb lidp, and it was agreed by 

 the sailing masters that the regatta committee steamer should 

 anchor as a lower turning mark in case the leading hoiit could 

 not reach the regular mark. Thi« was done with the above re- 

 sults. Bonnie Jean. Riverton Y. C. made the quickest time ovpr 

 the course, and did bome fine sailing. The little double ender 

 McQ-iniy was the feature of the race.heing third to turn the 

 lower mark. She is fine-lined and as slippery as an eel. The 

 Nance, Corinthian Navy, the smnllest cab'n slnop on the Dela- 

 ware, save the Lark, cutter, Treuton Y. O., did srlendidly, ht»r 

 large clubtopsail drawing nicely oinse-haul d. The Louise did 

 phenomeDai sailing. Soon after the stai t on the sail-off race she 

 lost a man overboard by the Hie linp parting. He was picted ud, 

 and yet she Wf-n by 6m. The Anme wins a parse of $20 b-sides 

 her prize. The King sustains her well earned reputa ioa as a 

 prize winner in the O. P. Y. C, and the Clarke, last year's chaui- 

 pion in the same club, did remarkaiily well, winning second prize. 

 She was bandied bv fleet captain Tiarks. The regatta committee 

 were Commodore W. Kinsey, W. Cook and Capt. R. W, Wilkins. 

 The Hild, cabin sloop, oeat the Nance on Oct. 11 for a cabin lamp. 

 The race was from Cooppr's Point around black buoy below block 

 house and return. Oa the same day the Bianca, cabin sloop, won 

 the trio race by fioi., starting froni the salt works wharf, around 

 Chester buoy and return. Another race between ihe Rork, cabin 

 slo ip, Hnd Carrie, cnbm cat, starting from Cooper's Point, around 

 Chester buoy and return, was won by the oat by Urn. The South- 

 wark Y. C. ('uckui)g.) also had a spirited rane, and the Clarke, 

 Eckman and Burton sailpd a photo race. Clarke wins. I men- 

 tion the^e races to show that, alihough it blew almost a N.E. sale, 

 the racing season for us is nor ov^r, alihongb ihe Philadelphia 

 boats are nearly all out of commission,— Pointer. 



MASSACHUSETTS Y. O.— The new winter quarters of the 

 Massachuseris Y. O. will he at No. 15 Hayward Place, Boston, 

 where a very comfortable club iiouse b^s been fitted up. The 

 summer stations Ht Roe's wharf and Dorchester have been 

 closed. 



CORINTHIAN Y. O. OF SAN PRANCISQO. -This active club 

 closed its season OQ Oct. 17 with a reception at the clubhouse, 

 Tiburon. The club bas one of the most attractive burgees in the 

 yacht list. 



BRUNHILDE, schr., J. J. Phelps, has j'lst been c>>artered to 

 the Board of Trade of one of tile West India Inlands. A col- 

 ored crew came ud last week and is now fittrag her out at Tebo's 

 wharf. 



SULTANA, steam yacht, T. L. Park, was at Sou^hamnton at 

 last aavices, from Antwerp. Sne was in dock for overhauling. 



CANOE. YAWLS AND CA'^fOE-YAOETS. -The canoe-yawl 

 during the pa-st season has been very much to tne fore in the 

 Soleni races. First, the Spruce, and later the Torpi^do, both light 

 displacement craft of what is known as the ■■Oxford" type of 

 yawls, have raced against the flset of crack J^-rating yachts, and 

 frequemly have competed successfully Many of these yachts 

 are provided with lead kpels of about ton weight, so that the 

 battle has been one of differing types. It has usually been when 

 sailing on a reaching wind that the canoe-yawls have proved their 

 superiority. Both these boats were built by Mr. Theo. Smith, 

 Medley, Oxford. The latter made her passaee bv sea from the 

 Thames to the Me of Wight. Her owner, Mr. Walter Stewart, 

 will probably be known by name to most. canoeists, as the designer 

 and sailer of the Charm canoe, -which twice won the £50 fhallenge 

 cup of the R. C. C. The compptition hetw en these widely dlf- 

 fert-nt types is another proof of the suitability ot the Y. R. A. rule 

 of measurement, as L. X 8. A. rating appears to have classed the 

 boats very fairly together. Thus far it seems qui'e reasonable to 

 assume that canoes and canoe-) awls miebc fairly be raced 

 together under the same rule. As before mentioned in these 

 pages, the rat'ng of a canoe of 16ft. with ll-2;q, ft. of S. A.— the 

 R. O. C. limit— is .8, and, provide d canoe form and the oiher 

 definitions of a, eanoe-jawl (R. C. 0.) be retained, and this rating 

 not exceeded, we can see no reason why all the R.O.C. races 

 should not be made "oppn to canoes and can<ie-yawlj not exceed- 

 ing .3 rating." — Model Yachtsman and Cavoeist. 



PAPP00'='E-C1TY OF THE STrtAITS RACE.-Dp.troit, Mich., 

 Oct. 19.— Noticing ihp account of the Pappoose City of the Straits 

 race in your paper of Oct. 15 I thought it no more tnao tair to ' he 

 City to saytl'at Pappoose gave tbo City Im. 333.. instead of the 

 City giving her 38i.. tuus beating the City 3m. 24^. instead of 5m. 

 35s. as stated. The accident to ihe City occurred when both 

 yachts had gone about 8 miles on the first leg. The middle peak 

 halliard block gave way. leaving her wi'h the gaff dropppq for 

 five minutes, all this time the heavy sea driving h< r to leeward. 

 We believe this mishap cost her the Taee, as it certainly delayed 

 her more than the length of time she was beaten. She showed 

 her speed going free by gaining on Pappoose Im. 5s. coming home. 

 — E. B. W. 



ATLANTIC, schr., has been sold by E. C. Homans to C. B. 

 Setley and W. H. Marshall, of the Larchmont Y. C. through 

 Hughes' agencv. The yacht was out ia commission this spring, 

 and partly sold, but, on examination, a part of her qusrter was 

 found to be rotten from water which had found its way in from 

 careless laying up. She was dismantled and laid up beside 

 Sachem in Nortbport harbor, where she has laid all summer. 



LTOWANA.-W. W. Durant has cabled from Cowes to J. 

 Beavor Webb, the designer of Utowana, that the yacht went 

 through the recent gale in a most satisfacory manner, though 

 losing her jib boom and damagiog the steering gear. She is now 

 at U"wes, after calling at Fayal, Mideira, Gibraltar and Lisbon. 



WHIM, schr., Mr. Jentiing.:", has recently been hauled out at 

 Wintringham's and her plankiug stripped off. The oak dead- 



woods and the greater portion of her frames of hackmatack and 

 oak, as well as much oi the planking, also oak, are entirely rotien 

 and a general rebuilding is necessary. The vacbt was built as 

 late as 1885, and has been in como-issioa for the greater part of 

 the time. 



Ko Notice Taken of Anonymous Oorrespondents. 



C. O., New York.— If you will send your address we will answer 

 by mail. 



J, B., Missouri.— The bird of which you send us wing is the broad 

 Vising hawk (Butco lattssimm). 



J. K., West Gardner, Me.— The Maine deer season will close Jan. 

 1. Write to Capt. C. F. Barker, Rangeley, Me. 



H. W. C, Stockbridge, Mass.— Try the makers of loading tools, 

 whose addresses you wll find in our advertising coloumns. 



S. T.. Philndelphia.— We know of no recent work on game re- 

 sorts; the FOBBST AND STREAM flles contain notes on scores of 

 of them. 2 Use the larger i alibtr for large game. 3, The 12- 

 gauge will ktU the further. 4. The powders now in market are 

 not recommended for that use. 



J. E. B.. Oswego Falls, N. Y.-l. Will you kindly inform me 

 through your valuable paper if wild rice lives from the root or 

 does it grow each year from the seed? 2. How old are pointer 

 dogs when they get their nost? Ans. 1. I' grows from the origi- 

 nal stock, as other grasses. 2. He should point, naturally, when 

 from six to ten weeiis old. 



F. A. K., St. Anthony's Park, Minn.— On opening the crops of 

 two pintail ducks, I found the small seeds in one and the large 

 pieces in the other. Will you answer to next i.-su^^ what they are? 

 Ans. Through the courtesy of Dr. Mprriam we have the identifica- 

 tion of the grass seeds by the botanist of the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment as belonging to the tall orairie grass or switch grass (Pan- 

 ■icumvlrgatum'i. The small tubers have not yet been made out. 

 but eflTorts will be made to determine them. The grass is thus 

 described in Dr. Taspy's report on "Agricultural Grasses and 

 Forage Plants of the U. S.," 1889, page 28, and the plant is ngured 

 on plate 16: "A tall perennial gtass. 3 to 5ft. hieh, growing mostly 

 in clumps in moist or even in dry, saudy soil, verv common on The 

 sea coast, and also in the interior to the base of the Rocky Moun- 

 tains. This is a good and prolific grass if cut when young; when 

 ripe it becomes harsh and unpalatable. It forms a large consti- 

 tuent of the na'ive grasses of the prairies, particul-rly in moist 

 localities. It is said to be cultivated in some parts of Colorado, 

 and with very satisfactory results." 



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No. 1, S 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, 



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No. 4, 3 joint, 6 strip Bp lit Bamboo Black Bass Bait Rod, Raised Tie Guides, solid reel seat above the hand, extra tip, silk whippings, nickel mountings, complete m wooq form, length 



8i, 9, 9i, 10ft , weight 9, lOJ, 13, l.Soz • Price 2 72 



No. 4, 6, same as above buf is German Silver Mounted • 3 82 



No, 7, 6 strip Split Bamboo Salt Water or Lake Trollmg Rod, 3 joint, solid reel seat above the hand, double tie guides, nickel mountings, length 8ft., weight 20oz || ^75 



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 Sliding Click, Niokt-l Plated, 40yd8., $1.75; 60yds., $2.^; 80yds., $2.50; 200yds., $8.75. Braided Linen Reel Lines on Block, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 300ft., 41o, J. P. M. Brand Linen Reel 

 Lines on Block, SOOft., 0 thread, 38o. ; 12 thread 43o. ; 15 thread, 46c. ; 18 thread, 53o. Brass Swivels, 15o. per doz. Best Qualifcv Hooks on single gut, per doz., 10c. ; double gut, l5o. per 

 doz. ; treble gat, 30o. per doz. Single Gut Leaders, 1ft., per doz., 15o. ; 2ft;., per doz., 30c. ; Sft, per doz., 45o. Double Gut Leaders, 1ft., per doz., 15c. - 8ft., per doz., 30o, ; 8ft., doz., 450.. 



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