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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 19, 1893. 



Maggie K—Blnrk Diil^e. ^\m. Kie(2\s ( Woodstocli. Ont.) cocker 

 spaniel bJtcli Mat^-ii-ip R. (cliampioii Bob. Jr.— Jealously ) to Luck- 

 well & DouglaK's Black Duke f chainpiou Obo II.— "Woodland i.i)ueeii), 

 Ot;t,. 



Lady SfunJ( i/- llo 1 O,,', H II A^ tbb b i ^an Fnutisi i til) 

 eockei spauKl bitLli b sr ml ^ i 1 i bl in-ki tsipi ti LikI vm-U .i 

 DouUa', s BlK I Dul e . b. up. ,i .1 II -\S II m.l (,)u en ( let 



rude— Dili c LiK u t n V rioD^iis ^\ .01 ^.t .ti 1 mi- k m 1 ei 



spaniel bitch Jude (cliainpinn Doc— t^niutty ) to then- Black Duke 

 fcharapion Obo II.— ^^ oodland Queen ). Out. 0. 



Mo'fS/e P—Blarl fiuir un T Pis ^( lA^codstork Out ) coU-ei 

 spaniel bitch Fl 1 >i ' n 1 -I 1 1 i t Lii. I n^-U Douglas 

 Black Dufferin I . i-: v- , , ^ . ; ... ; sept. 30. 



Woodlands,,^ . h.pbell's ( Miles City, Mout.J 



cockei spauiel ' Pi-f^ H — i hi, en) to Luck 



well V Dou^lis 111 1 ii lie i< lj 1 111 1 I' ' lb II — oiidlmd Queenj 

 Nov. 24. 



Victoria Nonna—niendon. A. ft. Hoi^lev s Enalish setter bitch Vic- 

 toria Nouua, CBuckelle\A — Mimietonka) to Ko.secrott Iveiuiels (.tlendon 

 (Rockm£;ham--Doiinai, Jan. k 



aiad>if;—Eiwrhart"!i Cnxlinir- Bberliart & Mack s (Cincinnati, O.) 

 pug bitch Gladys ( rtii- Lm is— k'hvHis II.) to Eberhart Pug Kennels ' 

 Eberhart s C;i shier ^chainpion Hash— Lady Ihora). Jan. 5. 



DniKii aindxtoiii-'. II—Toh-d.o Bee. Chas. Dean's ctdencoe, Can,) Eng- 

 lish setter liitch Daisy Glailstone II. (Ned Grladstone— Miss Rhoebe) to 

 ¥ W Eddy's Toledo Bee (Toledo Blade- Maggie Bee), Dec, 20. 



Puth—Kildnre- .k B. McKay's rDetroit, Mich.) Ii-ish setter bitch 

 Ruth to chanjpion Kiklare, Dec. C9. 



Ali'-e Ktai—Kildorc Oak (rrove Kennels (Moodus, Conn.j Irish 

 setter bith Alice Kent to their cliaiupion Ivildare, Dec. lb. 



Rote B I Dint-} id n > il trio e KeiJUels (~\I(iodus Conn i 

 lUbh settei liitLb r s E 1. 1 m lie i > thtii i li uiipj )n 1 U 1 ,i e I in 1 



May F —Kild '■ wi- HvoTt> Kennels (Moodtxs. Conn.) insh setter 

 bitch May F. to i ' i - 'u-on Ivildare, Jan. ,5, 



Posrdivd-])' 1'. J. Mischlei-s fNew Orleans. La.) tox- 



terrier bi'tcb P' ■ n ' :raek— L^^'than Belle) to Lemster Ken- 



|-H--ls' IV"-:-!.- '-ir !■ - 1 



'Un-est. Lemster Ivemiels i\Ne\y Orleans. 

 J . , iiiiroclc (Beverwvok Trap— Juhp) to their 



'''^ Lidiitt--' r M'ld'i/ — sh"lf»i 'Xfif' Forre.-^t. Lemster kennels ( r^e.w Orlemis. 

 La ) fov-terrier bitch Lemster Baby ( Kahy .Jim— Hillside kue i to then- 

 Shelby NeNV Forrest, Dec. . _ _ 



Qipwi/—Pi fi'' Tortnr. I.eiuste)' Kennels (iN^ew Orleans. La. ) tox- 

 terrier hiv-h aip*'.*- fo their Dixie Tartar ( cnanipion Kaby Mixer— Hill- 

 side Eue I I. let. i, . 



Wdfon iyr'h — f>''n> Ti'vt'n keiuster Kennels (New Orleans. La.) 

 fox-terrrier bitch Wilton ke. ■ , ; -j r \ ox— Royal Dart) to then- 

 Dixie Tartar (B.abv Mixer— II ' I I' Mi-t. L. 



p/n<t«Y— D/V(> 'I'nrfar \\' ■ lerrier bitch C+ipsey (Sport 



ii;/.c,.i-, f,., !,^iM-f,...-- nib i- -. - r Dec. ^. 

 . ; ■ ■ 1 -.i ';'r Ivenaels iNew Orleans. 

 I, , I. -ler -Lady Mixture I to their 

 ui-,,,!-: . : ■•: ,,...•! , - ' rilVs .lilll. DcC. 18. 



0-ui-'-'>i-—lV'ir''^-'i (' - iWest Manchester. 



Mass ) fox-terrier bitch Damson ( Di 1 i na ,i lo M . & .L. Ruth- 



erfurd's Warren Daysuuin (Katne-- VI .m.Inon.^.I^ 



icath't-B I ' iihistci Miss) fox 



reriiei bitch A i i i 1 i k uibon) No^ 17 



Grouse II ■ ' ■ iTank.s s i A\ est Maiiche.ster. Mass. ) 



loxteiiiei bitci I Ml il^Oh- II ; U \ BehiK ut s Blem 



ton Rasper ('Venio— chanipion Kacbel), Noy. M. 



WHELPS. 



Pi-opurf (1 lilanlcs sont tree on apitUciitioii. 



r («s< (/ Loii-oi KmniK ( ^t.^^ Or l< Tijlotluiiei bitihtJip 



sey Dee 12 live fthree dogs i. by their Dixie Tartar (champion Raby 

 Mixer— Hillside Rue,). ^ . - „t ^ t ^ f 4- ■ 



Wilff u I '-"-di LeinsTer Kennels' (New Orleans. La.) lox-terner 

 bitch Wilt. in Leab rRea;ent \ ox— Royal Dart), Dec. da. live (foiu- dogs). 



by tneir Dixie rarlar. _ . _ , x,- - t - 



Tai'iiK ;if H T ^ i< - 1 1 1 (. 1 pomtei bitch Lul> 



Kent (King- ot Kent— J - / ; 



ar.ack ( Ta.ni O Whantei - 



^'nn. W. H. Wortli':. : ' 



pinu Argus— Laura/. ' ^- vi".- 



'^el^'-^ F/'vV'^ II F - I ('levelaud. O.) pointer bitcli Kent's 



Flirt (King o£ Kent- k'lii i u -Jan. i, seven (tour dogs), by his Pamarack 

 , Tam O'Shanter-Croxteth's Rival Queen). . 



Kintal C S Hanks' s (West Manchester, Mass.) Russian wolfhound 

 nitch Kinzal. Dec. .31. ten (four dogs), by his Leekhoi (Beezvee— Lo- 



^^Tut-vlia ( ' S Hanks's (West Manchester, Mass.) Russian wolfhound 

 null obin^i (khoat-llirpjdla) Dtc iO ten (i iglit dog^;) by his 

 1 .eekhoi (Bee/.vee— Loliiedka), 



SALES. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Ben W Liver and white pointer dog, whelped April 25, 1893, by 

 chamiiion Pommery Sec out of champion Fan M.. by W. H. Hyland, 

 Vorth Tarrytown. N. Y.. to F. A. "Vi'agner, Sea Chft, L. I. 



Lher ^ r 1 v, i,;te uoiuter bitch, whelped May 1. 1888, by Go 

 Bang out of M'-^ ^ by W. H. Hyland. North Tarrytown, N. 



Y IitA A. f^H>' ^ , . i!le. JMass. 



aiblin Liver . ! li p^nmter dog. whelped Feb. 189:J, by Birt 

 out of Tunc by W H Hnaiid. North I'aiaA-town. N. \.. to L. H. Cuni- 



""pm? s'^^Liver and white pointer dog, whelped June 0, 189^, by 

 champion Pomrnery Kec out of Louisa H., by H. Hyland, North 

 TaiTvtown. N. Y.. to F. Bollett, Brooklyn, N. ^ . 



%ir Black- wliite and tan beagle dog. whelped June 10, 1891, by 

 AY H Hyland Nm-th Tarrytown. N. y., to J. A. fecoUaj-, Brooklyn, 



Nj V 



' f'lani White and tan bearfe bitch, by W. H, Hyland, North Tarry- 



invn N Y to .T A . Kcnllay. Brooldyn. N . Y. 



' ,11 1,(1 in setiei dog whelped Feb 22 1890 



, - -1 - ': '' ' H llvlanrl. North Tarrytown. N. \'., 



[ I ^ helpe 1 Vu^ J5 lh03 b-S 

 1' T. Brown eh. New Bedford, 



dogs ). by his I am- 



rei- bitch Nan i cham- 

 bv Ms Legnald H. 



■17. iBiK, by champion Pen- 

 . /.! -is. Oiucinaati. (_).. to Lew M. 



SP Ueruar-d dog. by Sidtan out 

 ■.. Cineiiinati. O.. to Key. W illiam 



(Gordon O rouse <,U'. I'l 

 Mass.. to (P D. Poubniii 



Qiwenie- Fa^vn piiii . ■ 

 rice out of MnP, by pi ien!.v 1 1 i 

 JWav- Tecuniseh. Neb. 



Monarch. Orange and white 

 of Beulah. by Elierhart Pug Ki 



^tZ!/ iunia-^U,d„ri d. i,k 1, beijes whelped Aug IS 1892 

 by R W Pope (Tardmer. IVle.. a whne. and tan dog to H. A. Gray, sauie 

 place- a blaclr white and tan doe to O. E. Taylor, Bath, Me., and a 

 l-la-k white and tan laiteh to P. L. Cheney, Pittsheld, Mass. 



Pcmmfrii ^er—Lnui.'sn H. v-helos. Lemon and white pointer dogs, 

 whehied liuieM IRfS. by W. H. Hyland, North 'Tarrytown, N. Y., one 

 each to Abram Aitclunson. ying Smg, N. 'i., and Drew Mullen, North 



Pomri'^ni ^'■■c—'i'an N. vlielps. Pointer bitches, whelped April wd, 

 189" by W' H Hyland. North Tarrytown. N. Y., a black and white to 

 Andre-w Pohr Sing King, N. \ .. and a liver and white to T. J. Jewell, 



'^'uamdi'^jnrin ) ps A\ bite « itli bUck and tan head fox teiiiei dog 

 whelped Oct P? 1892. by Suftolk Coronet out ot Bonaily Belle, by F. R. 

 Olese Hamilton Can . to Dr. N. B. McNulry, Dulutb, Minn. 



HmmWiu ilba ^^\at U teiiiei .1 ^ yhehied Oct 17 1S92 by 

 SuiTolI- Coronet out of Bonaily Belle, by F. K. Close, Hamilton, Can., to 



^""^Toledci^Blade^—^^ '''^ ^I'help. Black, white and tan English setter 

 dog whelped Tulvs JM b\ HenivMatiin Ji SmihisM ii t t 

 H %iller. Baltimore, Md. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



There is no clmrqe for nnsiverinq questions under this head. All 

 attestions relatinq to ailments or doos U'lll Oe ansiveredby Dr. T. G. 

 Sherii-ood a memher of the PoycU Colleije of Veterinary Surgeons. 

 Cojnmimicafioiifi ref^'iniui to other matters connected with Kennel 

 3Ianagementandaj<j n V ul^u i < > i rn^^ttdatte tion 



OHM Palestine, O.— Grace M. was whelped May 1, 1887, by Startle 

 B bv Gay H out of .Icsio B; Carii, uy .Sjiortsman out ot Jessie 

 Turnei'. 



C P M Lansine'burg. N. Y.— Sarsfield, the Irish setter, is by (h. 

 Garryowen out of Ourrer Bell il., by bnipe out ol Cairrer Bell: by 

 Palnierston out of Rose; Hnipe by Paddy out ot Kate; Garryowen by 

 Palmerston out ot Belle, by I'orlc out or Bellar; Palmerstoii by Old 

 Shot out of Kate. 



E W T New York City.— (1) '\^'rlte to secretary A. K. C. , 44 Broad- 

 way New York City, for registration blanks, which give tull intorina- 

 tion (2) You can fill out one of our lilanks and elaun the name tor 

 your dog (3) You cannot show puppies at any snow held under the 

 ■4. K C 'I'ules under six months old. or over twelve mouihs, Knowl- 

 edo-e of field -work is not a requisite m Viench shows. Dogs that never 

 saw a quail mav win the highest honors at bench shows. . 



(j H P S Neoga- Fla.— Please answer following questions as to 

 measuring mastiffs: (l) How is gu'th of loin talsen r (lii) How do you 



pla<;e tlw! tape lor measuring fnrth of head ? f-l) Is girth of arm taken 

 one inch above or below elbow 't (4) Is ■•occiput ' extreme back of 

 skull y (J)) Is girth of nmzzle taken midway between eyes and tip ? 

 Alls.- (1) 'The part between the last short ribs and hip bones. (2) 

 Round the head m front ot the ears; halt way bet^yeen eyes and ears. 

 (H i BeloAv. (4) Ves. the occipest is that shght protuberance at the 

 base (d' the skull, seen more distinctly in setters, bloodhounds and 

 pointers than mastiffs, (n) les. 



Definite and reliable news about the new American and British 

 yachts IS almost as scarce and precious as antlu'acite coal m these 

 days, but the following yachts may be considered as certainties. On 

 this side the Carroll boat, the Rogers syndicate boat and a third for a 

 second syndicate lieaded by Vice-Com. More:aD, and meludina' Messrs. 

 Oliver Isehn. A. Perrv Belmont. August Belmont. J. M. A\ aterbury 

 and others. All three of these wdl be built h\ Herreshott. ot about 

 85ft. l.w.l. The Carroll boat wdl have a centerboard. but it is not yet 

 known wliether the other two will be keel boats. Ihe Carroll and 

 Rogers boats will he ot steel throughout, the Morgan boat probably 

 the same. 



Tlii ee ImiiUs will lie built on the Clyde, one for Lord Dunravcn, to 

 race lor the America. Cup: one tor the Prince of Wales, and one for a 



Hcotith syndicate, headed by Mr. John Clark. The first tw'o will be ot 

 composite construction, desisrued by Mr. "Watson and built by Hender- 

 son ,t Co. The third, designed and built by Fife, vviU probably be of 

 comi^osite build. .Another yacht wiU be built in the south, designed 

 bv Mr. Soper and built by Fay & Co.. of Southampton, tor Mr. A. D. 

 Clark-e. .She \vill be ot i-ompiosite buikl. The Dunraven boat and 

 piilnbh theothei \\ it (inbutvillb ntn 1 oai d f laft hke Queeu 

 Mah. but the other two are likely to be of the usual keel type. All 

 four will be about, 80£t. i.wJ., the Prmce 0± Wale»S boat possibly 

 being longer. 



Two other of the same class are talked of. one for the Emperor of 

 Germany and another tor av Austrian syndicate, to race lor the 

 Meteor Khield. The sale ot Oueen Malt is reported, leaving Mr. Wtst 

 in tlie held foi a new lioat Mr. Payne is now at wock on a new 4U- 

 I'atei- for Adrnir.al ]\lontaane. mnl Mr. 1 tie is rnming out a boat tor the 

 same class tor Mr. ,lohu (irettoii. ho tins class will keep up its vitality 

 iie.xt year. 



Now that international racing is agam to the fore, one looks for the 

 customary reiiash (it old tables m eouiury papers: the tlireadlui e 

 story of "A our MaifStv. there is no second, is once more on its w < it \ 

 wa-s tioiuMim^-t) Mont m t, md the 1 pulp \ii u ii us r, i\ it 1 low 

 the old ]i.Tiintless snlled altout the Bi'itish ( haniiel lor weeks with a big- 

 sign bo:u-( I in lier n^o'ine challenErmg all British schoonei's to rai e is 

 hkely soon to start out tor a new land cruise. These tliuiys are the 

 usual accompduiments ot every international race, and yachtsmen pay 

 no attention to them, but it is a matter ot surprise that the great vew s 

 papers which pretend to pav serious attention to yachting should pub- 

 lish as true the most absurd and impossible stories. One was launched 

 last week to the effect tha t the new^ Fite cutter would sad m trial races 

 against the Dunraven vacht. the winner being sent to sail for the 

 'America Cup. The New :i ork \ . C. iias accepted a specific challenge 

 from the Royal ^ acht Sciiuulroti on behalt ot Lord Dunrax eti s yacht 

 Valkyrie and t he challengers have no power whatever to siibsntiito 

 anotlier vessel. 



Seaboa,rd Yachts and the Chicago Exposition. 



Editor Forest and stream: - - ^ - 



Replying to -s our correspondent askmg for information regarding 

 the route and difii cutties to be met within tatang a yacht from New 

 York to Chicago. 1 can perhaps give some hints and information upon 

 the subject w^hich may be ot service to yachtsmen contemplating such 

 a trip, from practical experience over the route to be taken fr.jm New 



nf i-be two nossible routes, i. e.. by way of the St. Lawrence River, 

 and via the Erie c^anal to Oswego or Buttalo, the St. Lawrence route 

 of course will only be taken bv the larger yachts— over lOUtt.— the 

 canal limit of length— unless it be tor the sake ot a very much longer 

 voyage, regardless ot tnin 

 tor those who desii e to gi- 

 or under by the easiest 1 

 cruisers, who can only Kt> hy the bi. La^\ 



A very comfortable and dehghtttd trip it is, too. it one iia 

 weathei built It nil not b ittemiit I \ ith ui^ I ui ill 

 craft, and with etimpecem 1 

 Osw-ego or Buftalo to Chica: 



11 ti le thei t 

 ibli in \ 1 in 



ore. IS mainly 

 t rP le 1 itT 



ntended 

 ot ItWtt. 



rtest route, fi 



id n n t . tl 



I 1 11^ 1 



1 1 



and the ' 

 11 I t^ I n 



1 Ih u,L 



tin western 1 akt s i^ tn n 1 

 short notice. The good liai uoi s .ue 

 Island Sound, nor as easy ot enti anee: , 

 man niy-sel'f- I have been through one or 1 

 vac hi- (hit would Knock the sod s 

 have ever chanced to see from Cape C 



should not now lie here it I had not been aboard cratt that \ 

 depended l 



Oft 



. 1 fo 

 lurse all 

 then- sailing lat 

 \11) uu 01 1 1 



of all standing 

 and heiB'ht tre 

 3in. to e'o undei 

 though oul-i' la 

 Exa. t hei 1 t 



itht 



facoralile 

 ea worthy 

 KC front 

 xil lier on 

 cecdingp' 

 luis as on Long 

 a!t-s\-ater yachts- 

 III ws t I th Lll es with 

 ;pe:ak— oit ot anytlitng I 

 1 to ( tp. ^ible Tiidn 1 I 

 5 to l,e 



t il) 



„lu> 111 



. siuniiier 1 



tout or tair 



a-^' to Albau.v. or if they do not 

 1 may enter the canal at either 

 ttber place the yacht must be stripped 

 1 i!(it to exceed 100ft. over all, draft 7ft. 

 top of deck house must not exceed lift. 

 J .-im 111 )t no'sx' positive that this is exact, 

 iveiit thrtiugh with a 98ft. steam yacht. 



^ _ be ola-ained at weigh lock however.) 



Han"- i il'"it-M-)f Kood w ooden lenders all round, to hang vertuallv 

 aloi'O- ^the -ides and long enough to readi from deck to just clear of 

 the w-ater Fill coal bunker.s. swing inboard small boats, and i-ig 

 awnings to jiroper height; as you will need them m the canal it 

 weather is hot. . . ■ - j . -, 



'VVhil" Ih'^s" prc[i:iratlonS arc benig made on board, von must call on 

 the canal superintendent and get a permit to enter the canal, 'Phis 

 is merep- a formality, no oo.st being attached. The lockstander at the 

 ■■iver lock will ask to see this on entrance, and pass you to the weigh 

 I^ck y-here you must stop and get your permit or cleai-ance to point 



'^'^The I'le-'irance papers -will not need to be shown after leaving the 

 wei"h leek until you reac^h the last lock at j^our destination, where 

 they must be o-iv en up. The lock-tenders and others are not allowed to 

 show any partiaUtv or accept tees lor courtesies .snown. but I have 

 found two or three cigars to the i^auai employees have an excellent 

 effect on their amiability for wmch trait they are not very remarkable 

 usuaUv In fact both the lockmen and the boatmen have no special 

 love for these "gilt edge .steamers ■ as they call yachts, but most of 

 l ie cnnal men I have fwmd, though rough and tough, are a pretty 

 decent set if j'ou treat them right and do not assume to be too tar 

 above them- Woe betide you though, if you try to rush into a lock 

 past the old battered hulk of a canal boat, whose captain thmks he 

 has the first right. . . • 



I have never taken a s.aihng yacht through the canal. Ot course a 

 sailint;- cr-ift would have to be towed, and a small steam tug— there are 

 mHnyl:h-it would do at .all the larger towns on the canal— woidd be the 

 on Iv practical way. Steam is the only thing to handle a yacht with m 

 the c'ln-il there ire times when there is considerable baclcing and 

 filling to be done, waiting at the loelis. or a\-oiding a ]am of bo.ats. 



I have however, made ten or twelve trips through the canal with 

 steam yachts- and it is a novel and mterestiug trip, but slow ot eotu-se. 

 The rate of speed is only about seven miles an hour on the average, as 

 the suction is se great that at a higher speed it throws the water over 

 the hanks the stern drags down and steering becomes a matter of 

 much ditficulty. . , , ^. . ^ . 



In my experience with yachts through the canal I have never had an 

 accident, and I would oiter these hints if you expect to get thi-ough 

 without damage. _ . 



Run at a speed, according to beam and dr.ait, that you can steer 

 eaallv slow down when meetma or overtaluog canal beats, especially 

 if loaded, as a yacht of 90 or luutt. and ilrawmg i,lt,, running at se\ en 

 miles m the cmal wilUowe the level 101 inil( the id en m^h to 

 make a loaded canal boat "yaw and steer wildlj . so that when jou 

 get ready to pa.ss the (^lianees are you getatnump n-om the eanaler 

 that will play hob with vouv varmsh, wiule her captain w^iU astonish 

 you with the extent and variety ot his vocabukary . Keep a little nearer 

 the tow iiath than the ^ -heel" path, and m wide water the same, tor 

 though the w.ater may m places be 200yds. wide, the channel or the 

 dug canal is ot one width. 



When abeut to pass loaded boats, especially "double-headers'" — ^two 

 boats lashed together stern and bow on— slow down when within SOOft. 

 and stop your wheel entirely when you are bow on, and don't start 

 again until you are abeam, the stern Iji.iaPs waist. Keep a sharj) look- 

 out ahead for boats, and when you see one taking up the whole canal, 

 give him a whistle for room to r:.;iss, indicating of course the side op- 

 posite his tow line, and do not run up 011 him until he gives way; they 

 can stand the thumping, the yacht canmjt. 



Always steer between timbers under bridges; some are low and have 

 ugly bolts projecting that wiU play havoc with your roof. All bridges 

 are supposed to lie high enough to clear allowed height, but they are 

 not. There is one, the railroad bridge in Schenectady, w'hich is the 

 lowest on the whole canal. Approach it very slowly till you are sure 

 you -will clear. Twice I have been compelled to pump forward com- 

 partment fuU of water to get nuclei', after trimming at start to the 

 regulation height. 



Don't try to run after dark in the canal, unless your yacht is a small 

 one. Better lay up at some good dock about sundown, selecting a 

 place where passing boats — ^wmch run all night — will clear you well. 

 See that j^our fenders are in good shape, having a light on the rail for- 

 ward and aft on canal side, turn in early and start again at daylight. 



Before you have had much experience in navigation on the Erie 

 Canal with a yacht, j^ou will make up your mind that neither latitude, 

 longitude nor compass vai'iation count for much, but that j'ou must 

 depend upon observation alone and have the daylight to do it. 



The Erie Canal is 852 miles long from Albany to Buffalo, ^',•ith 83 

 locks. Nineteen of the lopks are in sight from Troy. AtUtica, 110 

 miles west, you reach the 60-niile level, all clear of locks. a\ hich takes 

 you to Syracuse, 168 mOes. If you prefer to go via Osw ego and Lake 

 Ontario, you turn off the main canal at the- weigh lock^in Syracuse 

 and take the Oswego Canal, 38 miles to Oswego, ^^'hen, with the excep- 

 tion of the WeUand Ship Canal, j^ou have open 'v\'ater all the way to 

 (Tliicago. 



If j'ou continue in the Erie canal you have 10 more locks to Roches- 

 ter, about 90 miles. At the latter place you again reach a iiO mile level 

 from Rochester to Lockport. where are r, locks, all close together. 

 From Lockport to Buffalo is 31 miles and no locks alter passing the .-> 

 at Lockport. 



From Buttalo vou will find plenty ot sea room and perhaps some ot 

 it pretty rough at that. The (Tovernmeut charts will give any good 

 yachtsman all the mtormation lie needs about courses, dangers and 

 lights: iint once m the open ivater keep a sharp eye on the weather, 

 w^atch your iKirometer closely and make a hai-oor ir things look threat- 

 ening, tor xvith all voui- salt-water experience you will hud th.e storm 

 you may run into on the lakes will sometimes jiroye very tr\-ma- to 

 your seamanship and the stability ot your erait. 



At Chicago there is as yet no good anchorage except tiehmd the 

 Government breakwater, u or 1 miles from the Fan- grounds. It a har 

 bor IS to lie made at the Exposition I do not see hoiv it is possible tti 

 construct one large enough to accommodate man>' yachts m time tor 

 the 1 mm e a <h pe thi \ m r\ si xpi 1 1 it out theie m 1 

 Piiitt I I T le mil indLili-s it I htve 1 jd lucl 



ivrid ; , ■ -e immbcr ol our Pasi era vaclirs on hand. 



Witli;: : ' J. I - . -iiiig aiichoi-a!<-e. sale li-oni old 3lich]j;-an nor- 

 easters. a |i,-ii-c. ot v is!t.or.s to the Ian- could say with old Ben Bubstay 



^'Pitv all those poor folks. Bill. 

 That have to lie on shore." 



In my eommunioation regardhig scaooard vachts and the Chicago 

 B.'cposition I mentioned the fact that there was as yet no safe harbor 

 at the Exposition grounds and expressed doubts as to an^' being pro- 

 vided 111 time for the coming season. Apiropos of this stib.ieot a Chi- 

 cago triend sends me the Chicago IribK ne ot Jan. &. m which I find an 

 article on the harbor facihties as tliey are at present and as piroposed. 



.•is I stated m mv article, there is no harbor tor vachts at ( lucago 

 except behind the breakwater at. say, about toot ot \ anluu-en street, 

 and there is not room tliwe for a large number even it the necessary 

 alterations proposed are made. 



Besides, this is nve or six miles trom ilte Exposition, and m such 

 noi 'easters as Lake MichiL'-an is quite capable ot. the whole lake front 

 IS a lee shore m gales from the N . to E. . no ',-acht could he at anchor 

 m the open water ott the Exposition s^i^onads oi- :makea lamlnigsliould 

 she be qiute weathei'ly enough to run do\Mi trom the breal;\vatei m a. 

 gale. 



I have seen some of the largest vessels on the Lakes go ashore there 

 more than once, despite all the mud hooks thev could hang out. and 1 

 hope something may be done for a harbor, or there is little use ot 

 maav yachts taking their fiuej-achtsnien there. ,No one would think ot 

 entering Chicago River w^th a yacht, and the only other place I know 

 of would be the Calumet River, at South Chicago, where some might 

 be taken care of. 



The nearest harbor deserving the name is Kenosha, fifty-five miles 

 north of Chicago, and it looks as if the Eastern yachtsmen will hii.ve to 

 sail there in a Pullman car, leaving their yachts at liome, so far as I 

 see, Dorsal Finn. 



Notes from Our Readers. 



Editor Fore.'it a.nd, Stream: 



The glorious davs of. autumn : 

 and gold, the scarlet and yellow lei 

 varieg.ated magnificence to the moi-musr br 

 lie there, perchance, this vear 

 glistemny hues: but the old lea^- 

 h.ave burst tqioii US as a revelation 

 lulls, have gone forever. 



And so it IS with us. the Fokest and S 

 — grtiwii larger now Itv the w a\ — are ki 

 miss the "old leases, ■■Nessnn.ik. 

 many others who have ci-ossed the Pre;-] 

 The muse ot the Sairey camp, the stor 

 record ot that lonely camp in 3jicliigan. 

 ■•aaur by the Indians, are tales, w Inch 

 the quail hunts desci-ibed b^ -\\ ells t 

 trade ! 



The determined ehampionshqi by Jlr. kinmarUt ot cutter pr 

 the •■Crui.se of the (:oot. the taunts tlimg at tl 

 ott sloojis as to their pertormauce in a MringP 

 sea ■ ( 'ould he but revisit this mundane sphere 

 Wasp antl the abnormal hn-keels, w-hat. 1 wondi 

 tions:- 



But although many are gone, many are lett who It 

 by their writings time and again, and for wd. 

 eagerly scan the pages ot ea(jh issue, scpl im in 

 "Podgers. " thank toi-tune. IS still '.mlIi us— n 

 erovr less! But where are - Piseco. ci in be 



Bengd '^ep ^ Shd tiee u I i 1 11 1 

 Lowdands ' ot the lonfc a.go.- 



AVhere are the yacnt cruisers/ Did Onnda 

 moorings all season.' The interesting log ot tbe Pisa, so admirably 

 recounted, should act as a stimulant. May it act as such, until in 

 fancy we can snift the salt sea air and hear the groaning ot the hal- 

 liard blocks, the whistle ot the wind through the shrouds: hear the 

 ■heflf" as she plunges into it. throwing the spray high as the hound 



c |ia,st. No more will the crimson 

 es Of U'sr v(-^ar rustle in all their 



The same trees will 

 I as ot vore with leaves ot 

 Tne i t\es h se tmled Uueliiies 

 limbed tne 



t Itsliniiehes 

 ed. but still w-e 

 Ixunliardt. and 



ch time 



>ve 1 



It E V 11 



un t 



ej 1 ell 





-Wells 





t Diviile 





\ I 1 ^th 



11 1 



Vh V 



mm 



1 1 



i-mld 



epli el 

 do-, I I t the 



mg out ot the 

 orgotten. And 

 : --.Mud s gun 



•iples. 

 allow-, cul- 

 i chalk-pit 

 [1 ( rloriana, 

 ! Ins eiTiu- 



ivc cliarmed us 

 utnbutions vvc 



. ala 



his llld 



id 



and ■■Mississippi 

 idly at her 



until mvoluntarily we duck our heads to 



Have the canoes, too. i-emamed <"in their 

 us hope that some ot our old friemls wdl a 

 tiie conuuon cause. 



oid the 

 h^Ui 



1 take up their pens for 

 .Alert. 



Editor Forest a;nd. istream: 



The yachting editors design is unquestionably •■the idea " for a 

 head for the old reliable, to which we all refer when in any kmd of 

 doubt about sail plans, center ot eftort. racing rules, etc. 



We of Lake Pontchariram cannot understand either why the said- 

 design was not ad(-ipted. unless it was oecaiise ot a kick (rum the gun 

 man- (They are entitled to ju-st a little kick on account of the stvle of 

 the gun ) Would hke to know why the dog man .should not be boiled 

 down about two columns and the trap man about a page tor the bene- 

 fit of the "luggerman. - ' whose space could more tnan cotupensate tor 

 the loss of the others, especially with the --At gouauus. it not with the 

 dog and gun cranks. 



Yes b\' idl means publish one ol Claphani s Bouncers and the details 

 of the Scareca-ow. Think there are about five Scarecrows on the stocks 

 now by pupfis of "Canoe and Boat Buildmg' and the Foeest and 



STREAil. 



'•(•;hake" w ith us on the I oiiest and SraEAJU K new dress;. it js im- 

 mense. "V. 

 New Oiii..EANS. La.. .Jan. 9. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The yachting editor s notion of a head for the outside cover is very 

 good, and ought to stand over the yacnting and cauoemg departments 

 at least- if not on tlie outside; it represents so many good thmgs. But ■ 

 why may 1 ask. does Mr. btephens bring again into prominence the 

 picture of Edrhe Bmgham s gun. which Mr. Hough dhiatrates on page 

 571 of yfiui issue ot Dec. :i'J-f Can this be the ■■coming gun -;' RoB. 



Lakcaster. N. H., Jan. 7. 



Kiiitor Fm-est and Stream.' 



The v.achimg ethtor's design for a Ijead is easily ahead. 01). give me 

 tlie FonEsr AND STHisAai. No matijer hw small lim/o'rest. but give me 



plenty ot scream. ■ W. 



WOKCEBTEII, Mass, 



