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FOREST AND STREAM 



flvfoT. 1?, 18&2. 



Mitcheuer will confer with the committee appointed by the 

 A. K. C. to arrange some mutually satisfactory plan of fix- 

 ing show dates to avoid clashing;. 



A letter was va-d from Mr. Geo. Bell complainine of irreg- 

 ularities in the judging at Ottawa bench show. It was re- 

 f er'-ed to a committee coHsisting of Messrs. Stewart, Mitch- 

 ener, Gorman and Oldrieve to report on. 



Five new members were elected, and it was decided to 

 have the C. K. C. diplomas engrossed before being sent out. 



H. B. Donovan. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Kennel Motes are Inserted without charge; snd blanks 

 (Cnrnished free) wUl be sent to any address. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Rod's DruM and Clip. By West End Kennels, San Antonio.Tf x.. 

 for black, while and tan English setter dog and bi'cli, whelp-d 

 March 18, 1892, by Rod's Ace (Roderigo— Oountess House.) out of 

 Rosa Noble (BrpcT^enrklgp— Frarobel Noble). 



Immriul Kent and RifMrd Kent. By West End Kennfils, San 

 Antonio. Tpx, lor black and white pointer does, whelped April 

 Sr 1S93. bv Trinljet's Chief, Jr. out of Uucheps of Kent. 



Lord nf Kent. By 3. M. George, San Antonio Tex., for black 

 and white pointer dog. whelped April 2", 18!i2, by Trinket's Chief, 

 Jr. out of Duchess of Kent. ^ „ „ , 



Star of Kent. By Mrs E. S. A.vis, Ft. Mclntosb, Tex., for black 

 and white pointer bitch. whelped April 27, 1892, by Trinket's Chief, 

 .Tr. out of Duchess of Kpnt. . „, . 



Fern- of Kent. By West End Kennels. San Antomo, Tex., tor 

 liver and white pointer dog, wheiped April 2", 1892, by Trinket's 

 Chief. Jr. out of DueheFS of Rpnt. 



Cardinal B-ichelieu. By J. W. Irwin, Littlo Rocls. Ark., for liyer 

 and wLilte pointer riog, wnelpad April 27, 1892, by Trinket's Chief, 

 Jr. out of Duc'.hpss of Kent. 



West End Spot. Gvv FavMes, West End Beauty. West End (3-ir\ 

 and Weat tund Be'lc. By West End Kennels, San Antonio, Tex., 

 for black ann WD it« Englisii SPttPrs two dogs and thrpe bitches, 

 whelped June 25. 1893, by Manitoba Frisk out of Sophia HilU 



Neptune. By Dr. W. T. Parker. Beverley, Mass., for pointer 

 dog, whelp d Jnlv 4. 18"2 hv Dan out of P*i,nny. 



Tonu Forest. NoWe WeUer. Nettie WeUer, WaltJiam Lily G-zwe 

 and Weller'K Fancy. By National Baagie Kennels. Waltbam, 

 Mass., for black, white and tan beagle dogs and bitches, whelped 

 Map 17 1893, bv Tonv Weller ou'- of Topsy S. 



EherJiarVs Boy and Caslrier's DangMer. By Eberhart Pue Ken- 

 nels, CincmnHti. O., t>n- silver fawn pug dog and bitch, whelped 

 Aug. 9, 1893, by Eherhari's Cashier out of Flossie II. 



BRED. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Fegll.—Henmore Shamrock. D. C. Qonig's (Lenox, Mas^i.) Iriph 

 setter bit' h P g II. (Snipe— Fan) to F. L. Cheney's Henmore 

 Sbamroek (Muskf rry— Avoca), Oct 7. 



Judy— Patsy Boltvar E. L. Orout's (Olncirinati. O.) pug bitch 

 .Tu 1 V 10 Ebwrhart Pag Kennels' Patsy Bolivar (Eherharo's Cashier 

 —Flossie ir.), Oot. 18. 



PetreilV.—Kcnt [L A. E. Dav's's (Worcester, Mas?.) English 

 setter bitch Petrel IV. (imported Don .Tuan— imported Petrel III.) 

 to Cohanei Kfnnels' chnmp'on Kent 11. (champion Count Howard 

 Lady Westmoreland). Aug. 28. 



Rhoda— Manitoba Frisk. J. P. Cruger's (San Antonio, Tex.) Eng- 

 lish setter bitch Rhoua to West End Kennel'*' Manitoba Frisk 

 (innport.fd Dick Bondhu— Wostprn Bolle), Aug 15. 



Princess Royal— Count Sxviveller. West End Kennels' (San Ad- 

 tonio, T- X ) lush se' ter hitch imported Princes^ Royal (Kildare— 

 Stella IV.) to Henrv Solms's Count Swiveller (champion Dick 

 Swivt-llf^r- Kil''are Rubv), Sept. 2.5. 



Cozzie— Bradford Ruhy TT. Beo Hey's (Cincinnati. O.) pug bitch 

 Cczz e to tflhrirnart Pag Kennels' Bradford Ruby II. (ohatnpion 

 Bradford Ruhr-Pass B.), Nov. 3. 



Ohru{ia—Leclihoi. C. S. Haaks's (Manchester, N. H ) Russian 

 wolthound Hitch Obruga (Kroat— Harpadka) to his Leekhoi (Reez- 

 vee— Lsbiedk"), Ojt. 29. 



Kinjal-Leektioi. C. 8. Hunks's (Manchester, N. H,) Russian 

 wolttiound tiiioh Kinjal (Oharaday— Prokaza) to his Leekhoi 

 (Reezvee— Labiedka), Oct. 61. 



WHELPS. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Petrel IV. A. E, Davis's (Worcester. Mass.) English setter bitch 

 Petrel IV. (imported Don Ju-n- imported Petrel III.). Oct. 29. 

 seven (three does), hy Cohauet Kennels' champion Kent 11. 

 (champion Count Howard— Lady Westmoreland). 



Raskeda. C. S. Hanks'a (West Manchester, N. H.) Russian wolf- 

 hound bitch Raskedfl. (Kreelet— Kbralka), Oct. Ifi, six (four dogs), 

 bv his Leekhoi (R»ezvee— LabiedKa). 



r«m Fwm B. P. Rotherock's (Williamsport, Pa.) Irish setter 

 bitch Yum Yum (Rob— Daisi ), Oct. 18, thirteen (seven doge), by F. 

 L. Cbenej's Henmore Shamrock (Muskerry— Avoca). 



Daisy. F. L. Cheney's (Pittsfleld, Mass.; Irish setter bitch Daisy 

 (Chief— Le'gh Doane), O 31. seven (four dogs), by his Henmore 

 Shamrock (Muskerry- Avoca). 



Lady of Lyons. Dr. Hugh Halladay's (Chicago, 111.) English set- 

 bitch Lady of Lyons (Frince Phce tus- Lady Romp), < ct. 8, eight 

 (Qve dogt-), by bis Mick (Locksley— champion Leddersdale). 



Svodka. C. S. Haaks'^ (West Manchester. N. H ) Russian wolf- 

 hound Ditch Svodka (Khedie— Krasotka), Nov. 8, five (three dogs), 

 bv bis boekhoi (Reezvee— -Labiedka). 



Hillside Freedom. R. G. Stewart's (Washington, D. C.) fox-ter- 

 rier bitch Hillside Freedom (Russley .loker— Freya), Nov. 11, three 

 (one dog), by Hamlet Owen's Ranter (PU<;her— Vene). 



SALES. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Brownie. Fawn pug dog, whelped Aug. 23, 1892, by Patsy Boli- 

 var out of Mabel E., by Eberhart Pug Kennels, Cmcmnati, O., to 

 O. A Martin, same place. 



CoM>i( SwireMer. Rtd Irish setter dog, whelped May, 1890 by 

 champion Dick Swiveller out of Kildare Ruby, by West End Ken- 

 nels. San Ant'inio. Tex , to Henry S dms, same place. 



June. Black, white and tan English setter dog, whelped April, 

 1889, by The Corsair out of Schula, by West End Kennels, San 

 Antonio, Tex., to H. D. Kampmann, game place. 



West End, Spot. Black and white English setter dog, whelped 

 Jane 35. 1893, bv Manitoba Frisk out of Sophia Hill, by West End 

 Kenn^l=:. San Antonio, Tex., to Chas. Hummel, same place. 



Tl''£.st End Belle Black and white English setter bitch, wheltied 

 June 85. 1893, by Manitoba Frisk out of Sophia Hill, bv West End 

 Kennels. San Antonio, Tex., to T. G. Lock, West Lake, La. 



West End O-irl. Black and white English setter bitch, whelped 

 .Tune 2-5, 1893, by Msnitoba Frisk out of Sophia Hill, by West End 

 Kennels. San Antonio, Tex., to J. D. Speer, same place. 



Lord of Kent. Black and white pointer dog. whelped April 37, 

 1892, by Trinket's Chief, Jr. out of Duchess of K^nt, by West End 

 Kennels, San Antonio, Tex., to J. M. George, same place. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



There is no cliarue for an.nveriny questions under this head. All 

 questions relating to dUmente of dogs will be answered In/ Dr. T. Q 

 Sherioood. a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Suraeons, 

 Conmiunicatiom referring to other matters connected with Kennel 

 Manaaement and dogs iinU receive careful attentimi. 



WOODGHUCK.— Yes, a combination of foxhound and shepherd 

 blood would be good for running rabbits, foxes, etc. They are 

 commonly called Inrchi-rs. Mr. Ashburner's new book treats of 

 training beagles, which would apply to your case. Price, 50 cents. 

 We can supply it. 



CO., New York City.— Most of the handlers are down South 

 preparing for the fleld trials, and we do not know of a handler 

 who could be intrusted to confine himself to the methods jou 

 speak of in ti-aining your Irish setter. There are several places 

 round New York where the dog could be boarded until some of the 

 regular handlers return about Christmas. 



T. B. L., Holmesville, O.— Yott can commence a record of your 

 foxhounds at any time with the kennel record book we supplied 

 you with. The letters A. K. R, befoie a dog's number den. ta that 

 this dog was regist-red In the American Kennel Regisiec now 

 incorporated wirh the A. K. O S. B. The hitter letters stand for 

 the American Kennel Club Stua Book, and E, K. 0. S. B for the 

 English Kennel Club Stud B jok. 



.r. M.C,,Norristown, Pa.— We have a bouse dog, small, Mack and 

 tan, fa sTR. of age. He seems xo be in good condition, except that 

 his breath is very bad or tainted. Can you give a remedy? Ans. 

 Probably due to the teeth. If there is an accumulation of tartar 

 have It removed and also any teeth that are very loose. If not 

 due to the teeth Rive an aperient and after, tablets of papoid and 

 boraoio acid fFlnllerlformtUft), one twice a day, ^ 



What Mr. Dixon Kemp points Out in the Field, as quoted else- 

 where, is, we believe, correct. According to the new deed, ail mutual 

 agreements must be preceded b,y a peremptory challenge, naming 

 dates and giving dimensions: the challenger .ihoU send such a docu- 

 ment and the holder must receive it. If the match is made without 

 such a formal challenge as Is minutely specified ia the new deed, and 

 the i-aces should be won by the challengei-, it would be perfectly 

 legal for a member of the New Y'ork Y, C. to ob.iect to the deUvery 

 of the Cup on the grounds that it had not been challenged for as the 

 deed demands. 



Com, Gkbbv"s remarks as to the rights of the surviving donor form 

 a very lame defense of this portion of the dispute, and in no way 

 answer the point's recently made by a correspondent in our pages, 

 that all ownership on the part of Mr. Schuyler and his associates ter- 

 minated with the establishment of a trust of which all yacht clubs 

 were the beneficiaries. 



Pending a letter from Lord Dunraven, which may or may not 

 arrive this week, there is nothing new in regard to his challenge. By 

 next week the last letter of the committee and Lord Dunraven 's 

 reply will probably be made public, and yachtsmen will know some- 

 thing of the prospects for a race. 



Unahndful of its sad experience with the faked plans of Thistle in 

 1886, the Boston Herald now announces itself in possession of the 

 dimensions, elements and approximate plans of the Carroll Sl footer. 

 Unfortunately for its readers, its stern sense of patriotism compels 

 it to reserve all this interesting news. 



American Model Tacht Club. 



Prospect Park, Nov. 8.— The last regatta of the club was sailed on 

 Election Day. The Presidential election had its elTect ou the entries 

 of the yachts in their respective classes, as might be expected. Con- 

 siderable sport was had notwithstanding. The course for the wind- 

 ward races was the best that has been laid out for many seasons. 

 The owners of the competing yachts could not flud any fault as it 

 was a fair dead beat to windward. The wind being \V. N. W., the 

 regatta committee were enabled to lay out a quarter of a mile course 

 due W. N. W. Ic will probably be some time before such a favorable 

 slant of wind will show itself again. 



The second class was called to the starting line at 11:30 A. M., only 

 three yachts showing up, Thorn, Mary S. and Comet. 



The'Comet was first over the line on the port tack at llh. 47m. 10s., 

 the Mary S. going over 33^, later. Thorn having some trouble 

 against the head sea which was quite heavy, jumping in to the com- 

 mittee skiif quite often. The Comet held ttie port tack only for a 

 short time, the Mary S. holding oq too long was forced off her course 

 by a streak of wind which comes otit firm behind a laise hill situ- 

 ated on the north shore ot the lake, she losing about 200ft. by this 

 move. The Comet keeping the. middle of the lake in the true" wind 

 was hitching her way to the finish very rapidly. 



The Mary S. finally coming about on starboard fack started to 

 overhaul the Comer, which she did, catching her about lOOyds. from 

 the finish, but she was footing so fast that her owner was unable to 

 catch her topu' heron port tack for finish line, she sailing outside 

 the flags clear up in the southwest cove before she was caught. 



The Comet crossed the line winner of heat, beating the Thorn 

 Im. Us. 



Second Heat.— The Thorn withdrew, the Mary S. crossed the line 

 12:19::J0, Comet 12;22;10, both on port tack. The Mary S. holding the 

 tack and almost ruining her chances by same manoiiver as in previ- 

 ous hpat. The Comet's owner knowing better, gained at least lOOyds. 

 by this, she tackmg up the lake as before. The Mary's owner, see- 

 ing he was being left, came about on starboard tack, footing like a 

 steamboat (her owner, by the way, stiekiug i^iose to his yacht), 

 crossed the line winner of heat by 2m. 21s. elapsed and 2m. Us. cor- 

 rected. 



Third heat the Mary S. out-footed the Comet and would undoubt- 

 edly have won the third heat and race, but she was doomed to dis- 

 appointment, she being ruQ down by the May, whose sailing master 

 evidently must have been asleep. The Mary B.'s boom was carried 

 away and steering gear, which was of brass, broken and twisted out 

 of shajie. This accident gave the race to the Comet, 



The Mary S., with proper handling, can undoubtedly outsail any 

 second class yacnt on the lake, if not the larger boats. 



The third class was started next, over the triangular com-se, one 

 mile, entries being Jennetta, lilecira and Mar.iorie. Tae Electra sail- 

 ing away from the other.«, crossing starting line at 2h, 29m., the Mar- 

 .iorienexc, followed by.Ienoetta. 



First class filled with four boats. Marguerite, Katie C, Maria Shoo- 

 fly and Hotnet. The Marguerite shows she has been improved since 

 last year, wioning first and third heats and race. Wind was very 

 strong and steady all day, most of the yachts sailing with scuppers 

 under. So ends the season of 1892. 



SECOND CLASS— FIRST HEAT— TO WINDWABD. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Thorn, J Pfeiffer 16 00 17 00 



Mary S , J- Shertdan Got away from owner. 



Comet, &eorge W. Townley 13 19 13 m% 



SB0OI4D BEAT. 



Thorn Withdrew. 



MaryS 11 05 11 4294 



Comet 18 26 13 5514 



THIBD HEAT. 



MaryS Disabled, 



Comet 13 39 14 08% 



THIBD CLASS— ONE MILE TBIAKGITLAB COURSE. 



Jennetta, George W. Lyons 34 33 34 83 



Elect;ra, J. Pfeiffer 33 28 31 59 



M-arjorie, H. Fisher 83 49 -33 19 



MR-ST CLASS— FIRST HEAT TO WTHDWARD. 



Marguerite, H. Fisher 9 48 10 38 



Katie C, J. Sheridan 13 49 14 14 



aiaria Shoo Fly. G. W. Lyons 10 29 10 53J4 



Hornet, J. C. Meyer i] .57 13 OKW 



SECOND HEAT. 



Marguerite , 9 5H 10 28 



Katie C 14 54 15 14 



Maria Shoo Fly 9 56 9 ooM 



Hornet 11 58 12 09U 



THUtn HEAT AWD FINAL. 



Marguerite , . 9 21 9 51 



Katie C •• -.15 36 15 51 



Maria Shoo Ply 9 47 9 56U 



Hornet 10 55 11 06>| 



F. W. Nichols. 



The Deed of Gift. 



We are not stu-prised that the ISiew Tork Y. C. declined to attach 

 Lord Dunraven's conditions as a permanent clause to the "new deed 

 of gift."' If they had the power to do that, they had also the power 

 to alter the original trust imposed upon them; and the stand taken 

 on this side of the Atlantic is that they had no power to alter that 

 trust. The '-sole survivor" had no legal right whatever to alter the 

 trust, and we are certain that such an open-minded sportsman as 

 Mr. J. 0. Stevens, who was the prime aonor of the Cup, would have 

 been aghast at the quasi legal tinkering with the simple, straightfor- 

 ward deed, which was countenanced by the "surviving donor. ' The 

 conditions aslied for by Lord Dunravea and agreed" to under the 

 "mutual arrangement" clause are, we think, perfectly fair and 

 would form a befitting suggestion to attach to thegoriginal deed- 

 but we feel certain that If the new deed is valid, the New York Y. C. 

 has no power to contract itself out of the full conditions under woich 

 a challenge can be made. They may make mutual arrangements 

 after the challenge has been made as to other matters; but the in- 

 formation required of the challenger cannot under the new deed be 

 dispensed with. Accordingly, if an English yacht won the Cup under 

 the conditions the New York Y. V. is now widiDg to accept, it would 

 be competent for any member of the club, or, perhaps, for any 

 American citizen, to move the courts to prevent the Cup being 

 handed over to the winner.— Field. 



Sib— Respecting your remarks on the attitude of the f^Tew York 

 Y. O. with regard to the America Cup, I feel satisfied that they repre- 

 sent the views of most yacht owners or others who have studied the 

 question, and that your correspondents have been most fair and 

 judicious. 



It muf be that tbe late Sir Biohard Suttoc, Lieut, Henn and Ur. Be 



raced without "any equivocal objection" once they had decided to 

 race on conditlots agreed to. 



They having done so does not ratify or confirm the act of the 

 New York Y. C. in abrogating the original deed under which the Cup 

 was presented to the club. 



The committee of the club in question were doubtless men of 

 repute in their own particular business, aud this makes it all the 

 more surprising to Qnd they permitted the only surviving donor to 

 cancel the old deed, and concoct a new one for their acceptance. 



It was an ultra vires act, and beyond the powers of the donor and 

 club respectively, and no matter how many races there may be under 

 the new deed, the fact remains that the American courts could, and 

 would, at any time set aside the new gift on being asked to do so, and 

 quite irrespective of whether the terms were fair or otherwise. 



What would be the result of a surviving exe3utor or trustee pur- 

 ported to be able to set aside a will, acted on for years, in order to 

 make a new one to suit interested persons?— ionri'on Field. 



When told that yachtsmen recently seen in England questioned the 

 right of the club, or of the late surviving donor of the America's Cup 

 -Mr. George L. Schuyler— to legally change the deed of gift. Com- 

 modore Gerry said : 



'•They don't seem to understand that the club had as much legal 

 right to request Mr Schuyler to alter the deed, after that alteration 

 had been agreed upon, as any man has to alter hi^ will, or to change 

 the conditions of any deed of trust by agi'eement of the surviving 

 donor, or donors, of the article or securities in quest) on. "wVec York 

 WprM. 



It is not likely that Dunraven has waived his objection to the new 

 deed of gift under which the cup is held, objections st^ared in common 

 by all sportsmen, be they English or American, And it seems qaite 

 as unlikely that the clique in the New York Y. C, which has hpreto- 

 fore "managed" the America's rtup will withdraw the obnoxious 

 dimensions clause. Because once upon a time, many years ago, one 

 English yachtsman tried to get the better of the racing contract, the 

 New York Y. C. appears to set down English yachtsmen for ever 

 more as knaves and American yachtsmen as simpletons. 



Why not found an asylum for racing American yachtsmen, where 

 every presumptuous and designing fortigner may be challenged at 

 the entrance gate, and where the comings and goingi of each sub- 

 scriber are under the careful supervision of a distinguished commiD- 

 lee. 



The present deed of gift is not sportsmanlike. We nave no right to 

 ask from the challenger more than the waterline length and rig. For 

 the rest, the record of the American sportsman shows that he is quite 

 able to take care of himself even against a bold, bad Baglishmao.— 

 Brooklyn Standard-Vnion. 



Rambler. 



The Rambler is a steam launch recently built for A, Warner and 

 W. L. Polk ot Vicksburg, Mis.s., by the Eacine Hardware Manufaetur' 

 ing Company of Racine. Wis. She is Saft. length by 7}4f t. beam, has 

 7 by 7 engine, and 12 horse-power upright boiler, fed by an injector 

 and duplex pump. The hull is of w^ood, white oak frame planked 

 with Alabama cypress. Cypress is considered by many to be a very 

 superior timber for planking, owing to its durability, and was pre- 

 ferred by the owners to any other wood. 



The Ramble- was built for sponirg purposes as well as light towing, 

 and will be used during the winters on occasional trips after turkeys 

 and wild fowl. She has open canopy exiendiug full length of boat, 

 except three feet forward, but can be completely and quickly closed 

 by a curtain that is snugly pocketed when nor in use jtist under the 

 eve of the canopy. There is a B^ft. x 6>tft. space llu-;h wiih the 

 seats in the stern for a bed. with 4ft, space oetween it and the engine 

 for undressing and dressing when the bed is made, which is done by 

 placing looSB boards between seats and unrolling a .'iin. mattress, the 

 mattress and blankets being kept in a substantial rubber blanket 

 during the daytime. 



The boder is fired from the forward end, coal being the fuel used. 

 The launch has ample room for fuel and ••calamities'' for four .sports, 

 men for a two weeks' outing and two hundred miles round trip. On 

 one side opposite the boiler the seat is omitted, leaving free and easy 

 passage. 



The wainscoting and fore and after decks are in oak, and every- 

 thing aoout the boat is substantial and neat. In this respect a word 

 ot praise is due Fred W Mariin in charge of itie boat building de- 

 partment for the company, The plans and verbal suggestions of the 

 owners were faithfully followed wild a painstaking cire that a first 

 class job be done that is somewhat rare. Mr. Martin thoroughly 

 understands his business, having designed and built some very fine 

 and fast boats. 



When the wind blows, and it rains, and is cold, such conditions be- 

 ing propi'ioiis for wild fowl shooting, the Rambler can be made quite 

 coinfortable by letting down the curtain and fastening itsnuely 

 around the hull well below the coaming, and building a roaring fire 

 in the bofier. Fifty or sixty pounds of steam makes the interior suf- 

 ficiently comfortably, and wih keep the boat pleasant aU night with- 

 out further attention. 



There IS DO nicer way to go after game than with a boat of this 

 kind. With two small paddling boats to use in going to and from 

 the blind and for retrieving, with an ample number of decoys anrl 

 other articles of use, the tofi of the wild fowl shooter is greatly 

 lessened. For instance, to find the game, the launch is used to coast 

 along the bars until a STutatile location is found. When that is done 

 the launch is made secure by anchorage at a place just far enough 

 away to keep her from being a "scarecrow." It is easj^ to cool 

 down steatD and step into the little boar, where the decoys have 

 ali'eady been placed, paddle off to the most likely place for game, 

 put out decoys, make a blind, generally in the wiUows near the edge 

 of the water,' and take the evening snoot. At dark, after the last 

 glimmer of lignt has gone, and not even the splash of a duck on the 

 water could be seen, how comfortable to paddle off a couple of hun- 

 dred yards or so to the launch with a snug bag of mallards or green- 

 winged teal, or both, lying in the bottom of the boat, to the launch, 

 which is slid warm from the hot boiler. And in tbv. morning, just 

 before the first streak of day, it is no great task to have an ei,rly cup 

 of hot coffee and oe back to the decoys, which had been left out, by 

 the lime the early flight sets in. 



Tnere is nothing chimerical in this. The owners of the Rambler 

 used the launch Green wing several seasons in just Buch spurt, and 

 they have voted it the moot satisfactory way for river shooting. It 

 is not always that game is to be had in abundance, but some is always 

 obtained and the run to port is made with an ample supply for home 

 and friends. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



While aspiring to be fairly well informed as to the noted writers of 

 nautical fiction and general literature, as well as those wfio treat 

 solely of technical matters, it was no small surprise to us to read, 

 about a year ago, of the death in New York city of a writer who de- 

 servedly ranks with Cooper, Dana, Marryatt and Michael Scott; an 

 author whose works we had long smce read with pleasure, and yet 

 whose very existence was unknown to many and forgotten by many 

 more. The disappearance of Herman MelviUe and or his boo&sisone 

 of the curious mcidents of the history of American authoi-s; made 

 suddenly famous Uy his first book nearly forty years ago, following 

 it with other books, with magazine articles and stories and with 

 poems, the author of "Typee" and "Moby Dick" retired voluntarily 

 trom the semi pubhc life of the writer to the seclusion of the philoso- 

 pher and dreamer, his existence forgotten even hy those wtio had 

 known him until it was recalled by the news of his calm and peaceful 

 death. In addition to Mr. Melville's voluntary re iguation of the 

 honors of authorship, the entire edition of his works was destroyed 

 by fire many years since, leaving but few copies in circulation. This 

 loss is now being made good by the republication of a carefully 

 edited ediiion ot the most famous of his sea stories by the CTmted 

 States Book Company, of New York and Chicago, "Typee" and 

 "Omoo" now being ready, while "3IoDy Dick" and "White Jacket" is 

 announced, 'ibe volume of "Typee" contains a portrait of tae 

 author, with a very interesting biographical and critical introduction 

 by Mr. Arthur Stedman. To those who, like ourselves, have long 

 since read of Fayaway and the Happy Valley, of Captam Auab and 

 Flask and Moby Dick, we need only say that this delightfid fairyland 

 of the South Seas is again opened to them. To the younger genera- 

 tion of jachtsmeu who know not what they have missed, we oil'cr the 

 sound advice to forego for a time the mongrel French-American vul- 

 garities that are found ou so many cabin tables and devote them- 

 selves to a study of Herman Melville. 



On Nov, 7 the Oswego Y. C. elected the following officers: Com.. 

 John T. aiott; Vice Com., Geo, B. bloan, Jr.; Capt., John M Schuler; 

 Sec'y-Treas,, W. B, Couch; Meas., W. P. Judson; Fleet Surgeon. J, 

 W. Eddy, M D. ; Directors, AUeu Ames, Geo. W. Say ward, J. D. Hen- 

 derson. Delegates to the Lake Yacht .fiaeing As.'^ociation meeting, to 

 be held at Rochester, Dec. 17, Com. Mott. ex Com. W. B. Phelps, Jr., 

 and Allen Ames. It is proposed % shorten tne Lake circuit, and the 

 Oswego regatta will probably be omitted next year. 



A match for 1893 has already been made, the parties being Harry 

 Gray Otis, owner of tae cat Magpie, and Walter Abbott, in bfhalf of 

 the cat Typhoon. Three races, for $100 per side, will be sailed next 

 July at Hull and Nahant, 



The steam yacht El Vallede Annahuac, built at Racine, Wis. was 

 recently sunk by a coUision with the government steamer Gen QiU 

 more, below St. Louis, while on her way to Tamplco, Mexico. 



