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FOREST AND STREAM. 



|May 11, 1898 



Rideau Rhea— Black Jacket. Bideau Kennels" CJttawa. Ont.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Pddeau Rhea (Obo, Jr.— Rideau "Flossie) to Corktown 

 Kennels' Black Jacket (champion Brant— Woodstock Dinah), April 4. 



Flora Kay— Bob Obo. Eideau Kennels' (Ottawa, Ont ) cocker span- 

 iel bitch Flora Kay (Obo, Jr.— Princess Tiney) to their Bob Obo (cham- 

 pion Obo— NelUe)^ April 4. ^ ^ 



Rideau Renah— Black Jacket. Bideau Kennels' (Ottawa, Ont.) 

 cocker spaniel bitch Rideau Renah (Bob Obo— Flora Kay) to Cork- 

 town Kennels' Black Jacket (champion Brant— Woodstock Dinah), 

 March 80. 



Duchess— Rideau Rivet. S. Sirams's (Ottawa, Ont.) fox-terrier 

 bitch Duchess to Rideau Kennels' Rideau Rivet (Dudley Dandy— Bod- 

 kin UI.). March 18. 



Idle Obo—Corktovm Cupid. Rideau Kennels' (Otta-n'a, Ont.) cocker 

 spaniel bitch Idle Obo (Bob Obo-Cleo) to Corktown Kennels' Cork- 

 town Cupid (Obo, Jr.— Dot Smirle), March 20. 



Nellie Mac— Duke of Dexter. C. D. Roberts's (Dexter, Me.) pointer 

 bitch Nelhe Mac (Beaufort H.— Fanny) to his Duke of Dexter (Duke 

 of Vernon— Boski). April 17. ' ,. . 



Uno King Don—Duke of Dexter. R. W. Pope's (aarduier, Me.) 

 pomter bitch Uno King Don (Kmg Don— Patti M. II.) to C. D. Roberts's 

 Duke of Dexter (Duke'of Vernon— Boski), March 26. 



Dul-e of Dexter. C. B. Pineo's (Bar Harbor, Me.) pointer 



bitch to C. D. Roberts's Duke of Dexter (Duke of Vernon— 



Boski), Feb. 2. .. , ^ . 



Drytime— Royal Crest. J. H. Watson's greyhound bitch Dry time 

 (Britain Still— Hay time) to his Royal Crest (Greentiok- Royal Rate), 

 April 7. 



WHELPS. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Lady Alice. J. B. Blossoms's (New York) Irish setter bitch Lady 

 Alice (Redstone-Lady Noreen), April 30, twelve (nine dogs), by his 

 Bedford (Minstrel— Aurore).- 



Fanny Lewis. Dr. Hair's (Bridgeport, Conn.) English setter bitch 

 Fanny Lewis (Jim Gladstone— Nina), March 80, six (four dogs), by his 

 Bow Bondhu (GJus Bondhu— Bo Peep). 



Albert's Daisy. Dr. Hair's (Bridgeport, Conn.) English setter bitch 

 Albert's Daisy (Albert's Garry- Fanny San Roy), April 1, five bitches, 

 by his Bow Bondhu (Gus Bondhu— Bo Peep). 



> ' Minnie. G. Laick's (Tarrytown, N. Y.) beagle bitch Minnie (Trailer 

 II.— Daisy), March 9, six dogs, by Rosebro'ok's Rover (champion Trailer 

 —Spot). 



Kate. Multnomah Kennels' (Portland, Ore.) pointer bitch Kate 



gfim— Guiferna), March 31, seven (four dogs), by W. C. Kennerley's 

 rown Stout (Graphic— Hops). 



SALES. 



Pi-epared Blanks sent free on application. 



Snoioflake. Lemon and white pointer bitch, whelped June, 1888, by 

 champion Tammany out of Juno 11., by Dr. J. E. Hair, Bridgeport,. 

 Conn., to Bronx Valley Kennels, Tuckahoe, N. Y. 



Fanny San Roy. Black, white and tan setter bitch, whelped No- 

 vember, 1887. by champion Pembroke out of Fanny San Roy, by Dr. J. 

 E. Hair, Bridgeport, Conn., to A. G. Hooley, New York city. 



Fan N. Black and white pointer bitch, whelped March 2, 1887, by 

 Fauster out of Corsicana Tobe. by W. H. Hyland, North Tarrytown, 

 N. Y.. to R. A. De Rusey, New York city. 



Rideau Reckon. White, black and tan fox-terrier dog, whelped Nov. 

 S7, 1892, by Rideau Rivet out of Clytie, by Rideau Kennels, Ottawa, 

 Ont., to L. W. Breek, Kingston, Ont. 



Uno King Don. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped Sept. 2, 1889, 

 by IQng Don out of Patti M. H., by C. D. Roberts, Dexter, Me., to B. 

 W. Pope, Gardiner, Me. 



Strehor Don. Liver and white pointer dog. whelped July 13, 1892, by 

 Duke of Dexter out of Uno King Don, by C. D. Roberts, Dexter, Me., 

 to F. R. Hoyt, Watkins, N. Y". 



Dexter's Flirt. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped Sept. 30, 1892, 

 by Duke of Dexter out of Bennett's Flu-t, by C. D. Roberts, Dexter, 

 Me., to W. C. Hathaway, Plymouth, Mass. 



Strebor Martha. Liver and white pointer bitch, whelped July 13, 

 1892, by Dulce of Dexter out of Uno King Don, by C. D. Roberts, Dex- 

 ter, Me., to W. W. Burridge, Lawrence, Mass. 



Strebor Flora and Strebor Tutti Frutti. Lemon and white and Uver 

 and white pointer bitches, whelped .Tuly 13, 1893, by Duke of Dexter 

 out of Uno King Don, by C. D. Roberts, Dexter, Me., to Fred Loucks, 

 Sharon, Conn. 



Brockenhurst Tyke — HiClside Spinster %vhelp. White, black and tan 

 fox -terrier bitch, whelped July 9, 1892, by A. B. Townsend, Bonner's 

 Ferry, Idaho, to J B. Martin, San Francisco, Cal. 



Simon — Luna whelps. Black, white and tan beagle bitches, whelped 

 Jan. 12, 1893, by Q. Laick, Tarrytown, N. Y., one each to E. P. East- 

 man, Lancaster, N. H., and T. Hamil, "VVUkesbaiTe, Pa. 



Dick SvjiveUer—neene whelps. Red Irish setters, whelped Nov. 18, 

 1892, by Oak Grove Kennels, Moodus, Conn., a dog each to Mrs. Anna 

 Meeker, Brooklyn, N. Y.; W. S. Boody, Camden, N. J., and D. Laugh- 

 lin, Utica, N. Y., and a bitch to Mrs. J. L. Cole, New York city. 



Kildare—Kildare Joan whelps. Bed Irish setters, whelped July 31, 

 1892, by Oak Grove Kennels, Moodus, Conn., a dogto Dr. C. W. Stevens, 

 Charlestown, Mass., and a bitch to C. H. Sunderland, New York city. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



There is no charge for answering questions imder this head. All 

 questions relating to ailmerits of dogs will be ansivered by Dr. T. G. 

 Sherwood, a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 

 Communications referring to other matters connected with Kennel 

 Management and dogs will also receive careful attention. 



In regard to prescription in answer to A. A. B., Grand Rapids, 

 Mich., issue of April 27, our veterinarian writes: "You omitted the 

 water, 6oz., in that prescrijition." 



E. F. D., Toronto, Can.— Mr. Charles Heath, Newark, N. J., owns 

 champion Graphic. Graphic was 12yrs. old last April. We should say 

 he has passed his usefulness as a stud dog. Beagles not registered. 



Bill. New York City,— Willie H., whelped June 20, 1886, byRhod- 

 erick (9298, Vol.V.) out of Spotty (9319, Vol. V.). Modest GHrl, whelped 

 May 10, 1888, by Drum H. (9293, Vol. V.) out of Yum Yum, by Minnie 

 out of Lead. 



E. S. B.— Could j'ou kindly tell me in your next issue the pedigree 



of , and also if he has been in any dog show and who his owner is? 



Aus. As you are advei tising for sale tJais dog in to-day's issue, you 

 should know as much about him as we do. 



0. A. B., Fort Dodge, la.— The Chesapeake Queen, owned by the per- 

 son you named, is not registered. There is a Queen (35,071) owned by 

 W. A. Fonda, St. Paul, Minn.; bred by H. H. Smith, Malvern, la. 

 Whelped Aug. 29, 1891, by Barnum out of Ruby HI. Extended pedi- 

 gree of this one can be given if required. 



Subscriber, Oelwein, la.— 1. Irish setter Maid is by Brag (2268, Vol- 

 H.) out of Effle, by Tollstone out of Ruby II. (2621,Vol. H,). ToUstone. 

 by Grouse out or Fanchon. Brag, by Bob (543) out of Duck (697), 

 .2. No. Let the pup run. You can correct him when you start regular 

 training. 3. There is little choice; should prefer the Ben Hill pup. 4. 

 The dachshund is considered a capital dog after rabbits; consult our 

 advertising columns for good stock. 



F. L., Sharon, Conn,— 1. 1 have a pointer dog one year old. He does 

 not carry his tail quite straight and whips the end so that it is sore aU 

 the time. 2. Some people tell me to cut the end off at the fii-st joint. 

 He is almost white but his body is full of liver ticks. Will they show 

 through this year when he sheds his coat, or when do you think they 

 wUl. Ans. 1. Dress the wound on tail with tincture of benzoin and 

 bandage. 2. Probably at shedding. 



X. Y. Z., Richmond, Va.— 1. You can And no better book than "Ken- 

 nel Secrets" in which you will find much useful iuforination in addition 

 to that about puppies. We can supply it. Price $3. .2. No. Pure 

 English setters are white, whi'e and black, white, black and tan; never 

 red. 3. It probably would if the parents were of good field stock. But 

 we see no reason to cross the two breeds. Keep them pure. Your 

 kind wishes are appreciated. 



1. W., Colchester, Conn.— Will you please advise as to a puppy about 

 18mos. old, which is very thin and system all run down. I have tried 

 several worm medicines, which have failed. He does not seem to have 

 any appetite. Ans. Give the following mixture: 



Tr. f erri pei-chlor , 3 i 



liq. arsenicalis ' .' 3 ss 



Aq. ad 5 viii 



Mix. Give one tablespoonful three times a day. Also give a tea- 

 spoonful of cod hver oil twice a day and a little raw meat daily. 



J. W. G. D., Chestnut Hill, Pa.— I have a spaniel (dog) that was lost 

 about two weeks ago, when found two days afterwards his hind legs 

 were paralyzed, I think from a blow. He was very tender along the 

 back, from hah: way down his back to his tail. It also hurt him to be 

 hfted up or moved about. The only comfortable position for him to 

 be m was when he was sitting up straight. He had no feeling in his 

 legs or feet (hind ones) that I could see. He was also very weak 

 having had nothing to eat for three days and bemg exposed to a cold 

 rain for a day and a night. He is naturally a hardy dog and well used 

 to rain and cold when out hunting. The way we have been treating 

 him is this: His back was bathed with mtch hazel, untU all the sore- 

 ness had gone (about a week), and since then he has been well rubbed 

 (dry) along his spine and hind quarters. His bowels have been kept 

 open with castor oil and buckthorn. I don't think he has any power 

 uver these or his bladder, but I am not positive on this, He has also 



had a nerve tonic, 3 times a day. He gets a good deal of milk, a little 

 raw meat and macaroni, and stale bread and milk toast. His appetite 

 is very good. He has improved somewhat, all the soreness has gone, 

 and he can be punched and rubbed all' over without pain. He also 

 can He in any position comfortably. He can wag his tail and di-aw up 

 ifis legs (liind ones) when pinched or tickled, and can also stretch 

 them out. When placed on his feet he can stand sometunes without 

 being helped, but has no power to walk with his hmd legs. He pulls 

 himself about with his front legs and is able to lift his hind quarters 

 about half off the ground. He has also gotten strong again and looks 

 otherwise in very good condition. When lying down on his stomach 

 he keeps his hind legs out underneath him on his left side, they never 

 seem to be out on the other side. When placed on the right side they 

 seem stiff. There seems to be no swelling or sore spot anywhere. 

 Kindly let me know if there is anything further that I could do for 

 him. Ans. Give the following pills; 



Ext. nucis. vom grs. n._ 



Ergo tine grs. xu. 



Make 12 pills. Give one three times a day. 



H. A. B. P., Manchaug, Mass.— My mastiff dog was found dead a 

 short time ago, in about three inches of water on the edge of a pond. 

 He was not swelled in anyway; he had been gone about eight days 

 before he was found, and " when found he was lying in a natural posi 

 tion such as he took when sleeping. He had about seven pounds of 

 raw meat per day and the water he had been in the habit of drinking 

 was not strictly pure. He was allowed to go where he pleased, and 

 could have had fresh water from the numeros neighboring ponds had 

 he so desired. For several months he has drooled considerably and 

 was frequently sick during the day, so he would not eat his meat. Can 

 you give me, from this description, an idea of the cause of his death. 

 When taken out of the water, smelled-very badly. The dog was muz- 

 zled. Do you know of any poison that acts in the way we have de- 

 scribed, or do you think he died from black-tongue or blaln. The dog 

 was four years of age. Ans. The drooling may have been due to dis- 

 ease of gums, teeth or tongue, or paralysis of the cheek. It is impos- 

 sible to tell the cause of death. 



S. F. R., Danville, Pa.— I have a valuable spayed setter bitch that 

 cannot hold her urine. WUl .you kindly inform me if it can be curedi 

 if so, how? Our veterinary surgeon says not. I do not want to lose 

 her if a cure is possible. Ans. The inability to hold the urine may be 

 due to the .spaying, in which case it would be incurable. Try the fol- 

 lowing mixture: 



^ Ferri phos 3iv 



Tr. nucis vom 3i 



Tr. belladona 3ii. 



Aq. ad 5 ^ 



Mix. Give one tablespoonful twice a day. 



J, K. N,, Delphos, O.— We have a St. Bernai-d dog about eight months 

 old that is troubled with an inflamed condition of eyes, extending from 

 cornea to inner canthus and affecting only conjunctiva. The left eye 

 seems worst; has had it since birth. There is also some pus in inner 

 cauthi. What shalll do for it? Ans. Try the following lotion: 



Zinci sulph , 3i 



Acid boracic, . . .' 3 i 



Tr. opii 3ii 



Aq. distil ad fviii 



Mix. Lotion. Apply to eyes frequently with a piece of sponge. I 

 presume the eyehds are not turned in. 



An Adjustable Steering Gear. 



In the Forest AND Stream of March 2, 1893, appeared an article on 

 the Dorion adjustable rudder head. I submit the inclosed sketch as 

 an improvement, it being applicable both to a rudder head or to a deck 

 yoke in canoes or boats carrying a mizzen. For this use B is divided 

 into two distinct parts, c is a plate fastened to the yoke and d the 

 socket for ball joint, screwed either to the yoke or to the deck. 



At first sight this may seem more complicated or more diflhcult of 

 construction than the Dorion, but it wiU be found that by using Bab- 

 bit metal an amateur with a httle ingenuity can produce one. Id cast- 

 ing the socket a glass marble of proper size can be used to mold the 

 inside. The glass can also be used for making a plaster Paris mold for 

 casting the ball; when doing this a bolt can be cast into the ball and 

 then screwed into the piece which acts as a scocket for the tiller han- 

 dle. To disconnect the tiller from the ball socket it is only necessary 

 to take out the two screws e e in plan B. R. Eastan Burns, 



The Susquehanna River. 



Harrisbueg, Fa.., Ma.y 5.— Editor Forest and Stream; Under the 

 head of Canoe News Notes in your paper of May 4 I find one of your 

 correspondents asking for information about the Susquehanna River 

 from Harrisburg to Havre de Grace, If you will kindly tell him to 

 address me and propound his question I will be only too glad to give 

 him any information, as I have made the trip twice, and also wrote 

 qixite a lengthy article on the Susquehanna in your paper several 

 years back. Mart. W, Fager, Sec. Harrisbm-g 0. C. 



[Our correspondent's cruise was published in the issues Jan. 15-83, 

 1891. Charts of Chesapeake Bay can be had of D. Eggert's Sons, 76 

 Wall street, New York.] 



A. C. A. Membership. 



Atlantic DmsroN— Raymond Buck and R. H. Clarke, Jr., New York 

 city. Northern Division— Norman F. Eraser, B, Sutherland and J. A 

 Dalton, Cataraqui C. C, of Kingston. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



The annual meeting of the Jackson (Mich.) C. C. was held on May 1, 

 the following officers being elected: Com., S. B. Mettler; Vice-Corn., G. 

 G, Case; Sec.-Treas,, F. M. Yerrick; Meas., E. L. Smith; Directors.AV.W. 

 Todd, F. C. Mead, C. A. Blair, F. H. Helmer, C. E. Markham, S. B. 

 Mettler, G. G. Case. F. M. Yerrick, E. L. Smith; Regatta Committee, 

 Clyde Brown, 0. A. Blau-, Frank Smith. 



The South Boston and Massasoit U. O. consolidated last month and 

 held their fli-st smoker on April 25, at tbe club house, under the name 

 of the South Boston G. C, the name by which the club in the future 

 wfil be known. Music (vocal and instrumental) legerdemain and a 

 line athletic exhibition were among the evening's entertainment. We 

 hope to have a good season, and wiU try to make it lively if possible. 

 The following officers were elected: Com., G. E. W. Annsrrong; Vice- 

 Com., N. W. FitzwUliams; Sec'y, J. W. Manley; Ti eas., D. A. O Neil; 

 Meas., .T. Hodges. 



FIXTURES. 



HAT. 



Corinthian, Atlantic City. 30. Brooklyn, Opening, Gi'avesend 

 ■14. Cor. .SanPran. , Cruise, Vallejo Bay, 



Southern,Sully Cup, N.Orleans 30. Am. Model, Prospect Park. 



Corinthian, Atlantic City. .30. So. Boston, Open, So. Boston. 



Buffalo, Opening Cruise,L.Erie. 30. Pall River, Opening, Mt. Hope 

 PhUa., Opening Cruise,Del.Biv. Bay. 



Rochester, Opening Cruise to 80. Cor.. San Fran., Annual, San 



Sodus, Chai'lotte, N. Y. Francisco Bav. 



Pavonia. 30. Manayunk Model, Regatta, 

 Excelsior, Open, N. Y. Bay. Schuylkm River. 



Atlantic, Opening, N. Y. Bay. 31. Cedar Pt., Opening, Cedar Pt. 



The Boston Het-ald of May t contains a very fair and impartial 

 summary of the course of designing and racing since the Volunteer- 

 Thistle races, giving- due credit to both sides, and with none of the 

 rampant spread eagleism that is affected by so many American yacht- 

 ing -writers. While he has a hard rap at British conservatism, the 

 writer points out that the prevailing tj^ie of late years, such yachts 

 as Liris, Pappoose, Tomahawk, Saracen, Kathleen and Gossoon, are 

 essentially of the Bi-itish type. We are glad to see that the Herald is 

 at last awake to the advantages of the 40ft. class, as the smallest size 

 in which racing can be regularly carried on about the coast, and at 

 the same time large enough for all purposes of practical experiment 

 at a much lower cost than the expensive 46-f ooter. 



dictions made at the time Mayflower's trip across the Atlantic was ' 

 under consideration. As it has happened, Atlantic is the first of the . 

 so-caUed "Big Sloops'" to go out of sight of land, and in a gale which 

 she encountered, those on board this modern combination of beam - 

 and low lead were tossed about like so many dried peas in a bladder, ■ 

 imable t^ find rest even on the floor. 



The purchase of Volunteer Ijy Com. J, Malcolm Forbes, Eastern r. 

 C, repot ted last week, proves to be a fact, and the yacht will later he 

 changed to a single-sticker, the original rig being restored. Com, ' 

 Forbes is reported as saying that he piu-ohased the yacht ruly for ; 

 cruising, but he is hkely to gratify the general desire to see her besid.^ 

 the new boats, even though her length should prevent her final selec- 

 tion to meet Valkyrie. 



Mr. Carroll has had Navahoe constantly under way, her bnai-d 

 being shipped and the boat finally turned over by her builders. The 

 schooner Iroquois, 80ft. l.w.l., has been about Bristol and New- 

 port, and the two have sailed together, and circumstantial i-ejjorts 'of 

 their races have appeared in the daily papers. The truth is that only . 

 those directl3' connected with Navahoe are in a position to l<uow 

 whether she has yet come up to e.xpectations, and whether the report 

 is true that she will have more lead added outside her iron boltom- < 

 Both of the other Herreshoff boats, the two Cup defenders, wiU have , 

 theu' lead keels bolted on as in a wooden yacht, a very unusual pro- 

 ceeding in a metal ship. 



It would undoubtedly be a satisfaction to all yachtsmen who desire 

 to see the prizes lost or won on the merit of the sailing, rather than ' 

 to I'etain possession by unfair conditions or some favorable circum- • 

 stance, if the challenger in each case could be picked from the fleet at , 

 the end of the season, after defeating her fellows, but no practicable I 

 means of attaining this end htis yet been suggested. 



In an article -which we reprint in another column, the Field c<mi 

 ments on the chances of Navahoe and Valkyrie in their re-<peetive i 

 ventures, and expresses an opinion -with which we agree, that each ] 

 is likely to be defeated by the home fleet. The chances miist always j 

 be against the one yacht which goes from her home waters and I 

 strongly in favor of the several opponents she must usually meet.' 

 This holds true when it is merely a matter of a few hundred miles, 1 

 as has been proved repeatedly in contests between New York and 1 

 Boston, and the case is emphasized when an Atlantic voyage enters as 

 a factor. Such uistanees as M.adge in 1881, or Minerva, crossing the 

 Atlantic and defeating the whole home fleet for two seasons, or of 

 Wenonah and Wee Win on the Clyde and Solent last year, are more 

 exception and are likely to occur only m the case of a smaU yacht 

 that at the start attracts little attention. When a yacht is deliber- 

 ately built to challenge for an important prize efforts are. at (}nce put 

 forth to bea.t her, and usually with success. It is quite within the 

 bounds of possibility that Navahoe may be decidedly superior to her 

 opponents aud niaj repeat the performances of AVenonah; but in our 

 opinion the large yachts on each side will be much on an equality ini 

 actual merit of design, and the controlling factors wifl be their specialj 

 adaptabilit.y to local conditions and the added opportunities over- 

 the visitor for "tuning up" by means of trial races. 



From an accounts, the schooner Atlantic has fully realized the pre" 



Corinthian Mosquito Fleet. 



The Corinthian Mosquito Fleet was orgaiti/.ed in 188S, at a time when 

 the racing of yaohtw from 3(jCt. upward engi-ossed the attention of all 

 clubs, and when the growhig fleet of small craft was receiving little) 

 attention save from those directly interested in canoe.s, canoe-yawLs 

 and single-hand cruising. The intention of the f oundei's was to foi'm 

 an organization that should be general rather than local, foUow'ing the 

 scheme of the American Canoe Association rather than being modeled 

 after the ordinary yacbt club. In accordance with this plan the work 

 of the fleet was limited to no one place, members were enrolled from 

 various localities, a.nd the different races were held at points con- 

 venient to different set.s among the members, on the Sound and about 

 New York Bay. 



The fleet was successful from the start in securing and holding a 

 good membership; but it has always had to contend with a serious 

 diflicidty in the lack of a definite policy for the encouragement of the 

 craft to which it proposed to devote itself. The boats enrolled in itsi 

 Hst ra'tt from the extreme racing canoe up to the 9ift. open sandbag-; 



§er, with all sizes, models and varietii-,- rving and cruising craft; 

 etn'eeu. Many of the boats did not 1 • •. i .'rbws wished to race' 

 uimer some cruising restrictions, wli i : 1 ._i^,aiu were, fitted 0 

 for racing under the fewest possible liiiniai Iuiib. 



The earlier races were patronized by the majoi'ity of the fleet, but 

 of late the enti-ies have been reduced to the recognized racing craft of 

 the locality where the race was held. Even if general racing bad been , 

 possible, it would bye: 1, ; '1 r; =1 i-ved to buUd up a desirable 

 fleet of cruising craft, 1 contemplated, 



Within the past thre - > j e has taken j)lace in yacht 



racing, the 40ft, and :;imi . i ;;i,ppcared, to be replaced 



mainlS' by much smaller bo:ir ; ' i r olubs have been glad 



to devote themselves to tlu - 1. lass and other small 



craft. This has to a certain ^ . , ri - 1 ,\ithone function of 

 the fleet, and of late has made ic a sei-ious (juescion as to the future 

 policy of that organization. Not a few of the members have favored 

 the scheme of a permanent station which woifld place the organiza- 

 tion on much the same basis as the regular yacht clubs; while others 

 have opposed the idea as foreign to the first purpose for wliich the 

 fleet was organized. 



As will be seen from the following circular just sent out by Com, 

 Grant, the new plan has been adopted and will at once be put into 

 execution, with everj^ prospect of success. The fleet -will still be' 

 devoted to the interests i:)f the smaller class of yachts and cruisers, 

 and thus wUl apjieal directly to the owners of these craft as including 

 men of similar taste and owning boats of no greater size. There are 

 many good sailors in small boats who are averse to parade their 

 ownership of such tiny ci'aft in a yacht club whose fleet is made up of 

 nothing under 40 feet watei-luie, and all of these wiU find congenial 

 fellowship in such a club as the Coi'iothian Mosquito Fleet. Com. 

 Grant's circular is as follows: 



New York, May l.—To ilie Meinhers of the Corinthian Mosquito 

 Fleet, Cree t-iiig: 'It gives your commodore much pleasure to announce- 

 that the Corinthian Mosquito Fleet has secured for itself a site, home 

 and harbor. Heretofore, as you are aware, the fleet has had no local 

 habitation, and, though alwaj-s received by its larger sister clubs with 

 hearty welcome and uniform courtesy, it has sadly missed a club house 

 of its own, whei'e hospitalities might be extended to all and where its 

 members might find their own colors flying over their own domain. 



A site has been secured on beautiful Echo Bay in the "Cove" near 

 the New Rochelle Rowing Club, and a contract has been made for the 

 erection of a modest but comfoi-table club house, which it is expected, 

 ■will be thrown open for a house-warming on or before Decoration Day. 

 The executive committee is pleased to report that the money now in 

 the hands of the treasurer is sufficient to meet one year's rent of 

 grounds and the cost of the buildings. For the care of the club house 

 and maintenance of tbe samoduvina I , ,: ii'. dependence must be 

 placed upon prompt payijui-nt l:)yor:, , ,1. ':>f their annual dues, 

 therefore, the time for tlie payment : , 1 ,, .30 extended to June 



1, after which date any delinquent meuicicr. ii[>oD the treasurer's re- 

 port, wUl be dropped from tlie rolls without further notice. Address 

 of the treasurer, J. A. Stow, MUls BuUdtng, New York City. 



In the possession of a home and harbor, there is ever \- reason tt> 

 look for a substantial increase in membersliip from the single-handed' 

 cruisers to whom this orgaui;:ation extends a hearty welcome. 1, 

 would respectfully rei:mest from each member that he will make 

 special efforts to secui-e new candidates for the fleet, and without 

 delay report the same t^) our secretary in order that nominations may 

 be acted upon at the Blay meeting of the executive committee. In 

 comphance with our constitution, Article 7, Section 2, the following^ 

 gentlemen are announced as coming up for membership at that meet-' 

 ing: Wm, Kh-k, Glen Cove; Daniel K. HaU, Jr., (ilen Cove; F. S, Dore- 

 mus, 20 Nassau street, proposed by Thos. U. Tabor, Vice-Cornmodore;, 

 Harold V. Cleaver, 39 Broadway; J. Douglas Sparkraan, WO Broadway: 

 Pbehx Duffy, Mutual Life Iiism-auce Co. ; Ferris Currier, Ne-.v KocheUe, 

 and William L, Ballard, 33 Nassau street, proposed by tho comraodore.: 

 To make success permanent, and to keep fmr.selves within tlie limits 

 of the funds in the treasury, is the intention of the executive coran-iit 

 tee, but, without the encouragement and support of every member, 

 its efforts wiU be in vain. Very truly j'ours, 



Frank ,S. Qrakt, Commmodore. 



