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[May 28, 1894. 



with a large needle. It depends entirely what you bleed for; gener- 

 ally from the jugular; a lancet or phleam. 



Constant Reader, Chicago, IU.-FCindly advise treatment for ■ray 

 two pointer bitches, one five the other three years old Haw has i come 

 out all over body but mostly on hindquarters; *er^m 8 to be tout 

 little if any irritation as they do not scratch much. They are good m 

 flesh. Ans. Feed more meat and change diet oftener. Dress the bare 

 places with castor oil and sperm oil, equa parts 01 each. J"™™^!1 

 tag tablets twice, each tablet to contain lgr. of reduced iron and 

 l-100gr. arsenic. 



RAM Pittsburgh Pa —I have a very fine English setter bitch 

 ^h^^^tm^>Bol&lromherf I sent the bitch away to 

 be bred tea fine dog a short time ago. When she came .back the pup 

 got with her. What had I better do, drown the pups? f-° s - ^ '5 

 very probable that the bitch was impregnated before the pup had 

 connection with her, and no harm has been done. 



fatting ntjd fgmtfgmg. 



FIXTURES. 



Oct. 23,-New England Beagle Club, at Oxford, Mass. W. S. Clark, 

 Linden, Mass., Sec'y. Nominations close Oct. 1. 



Oct. 29,-National Beagle Club. Geo. Laick, Tarry town, NX. Sec'y. 



Nov. ^-Northwestern Beagle Club. Louis Steffen, Milwaukee, 

 Wis., Sec'y. . 



The Mitchell Meeting. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The spring coursing at Mitchell, South Dakota, which was 

 run off April 17 and the following days, was not a satisfac- 

 tory meetirjg. The trouble was with the judge and wet 

 weather which prevailed during the week. The officers of 

 the club did all in their power to make a success of the meet. 

 A mistake was made in the selection of a judge, and of 

 course to the nominator this is all. The banquet given by 

 the club was a swell affair, the nominators being the 

 guests. 



William Fox Kinney was judge— a man who without doubt 

 has had more experience at coursing than any man in 

 America. And with all this experience, cannot see but one 

 side of a course (at times). Last fall he judged an eight dog 

 stake here and gave the best of satisfaction, and the boys 

 were highly pleased to think that such a man was located in 

 the State; but he had no interest in the outcome of that 

 meeting. Mr. Kiuney was asked to vacate the saddle on ac- 

 count of prejudice shown. It seems as though "He cared 

 not for his fii'st love, his last he loved best." 



Since the International meeting at Huron last fall, Mr. 

 Kinney has resided with Mr. Marson at Sioux Falls, S. D. , 

 taking care of his dogs until a short time before this meeting 

 at Mitchell. Mr. Marson entered three dogs. He won first 

 money with Blue Hat, third money with Miss Fanny and 

 Juanita was put out in her first course. When such dogs as 

 Ramona, Sir Hugo and Laplander are in a stake, it is hard 

 work for a judge to send such a dog as Blue Hat to the top. 

 And when a decision is questioned, he should not give the 

 game away by "flying off the handle," using such language 

 as would cause the prairies to blush with shame, to say 

 nothing of the feelings of the ladies and gentlemen present. 

 Doubtless the result will be that William Fox Kinney will 

 never have an opportunity to judge another meet in this 

 country. Joseph Dodd was slipper and did his work well. 

 He is not a new hand at this business, having had quite an 

 experience on the other side of the Atlantic; he has great 

 control of the dogs while in the slips, and makes his deliver- 

 ies in grand style. A nominator would not object to his work, 

 but would feel confident that his dogs would leave the slips 

 well sighted. 



The Mitchell Stake, for 16 all-age greyhounds at So each, with $100 

 added; 850 and 50 per cent, of entrance money to the winner; S25 and 

 25 per cent, of entrance money to the runner-up; $25 and 25 per cent, 

 of entrance money divided between third and fourth; 14 entries. 

 R. T. Marson's be. d. Blue I 



Hat, by Scottish Chief — y beat 



Wasp, ) 

 Columbus Kennel (ns.) blk. ) 



d. Carter C, by Carter H.— V beat 



Nell, j 

 Columbus Kennel's w. bd. b. j ir 'n. n, n .»t'» hi. j 



J. H. Rew's blk. w. d. Sir) Columbus Kennel's blk. d. 



Hugo, by Lord Ne verse ttle y beat 



-White Lips, J 

 R. T. Marson's blk. w. b. ( , nt 



Miss Fanny, by Spot— Flirt, ( oeaz , 

 J. H. Rew's bd. b. Jessie i ) L. Hooker's bd. d. Ole, by 



Green, by Sir Hugo— Fleet, f ULUC \ Tulo— Vixen. 

 Wedehase Bros', r. w. d. Gro- 1 h t \ R. T. Marson's be, b. Juanitta. 



ver, by Tulo— Vixen, f veal \ by Wizard— Gypsy. 



Second Course. 



Blue Hat beat Carter C. Miss Fanny beat Jessie Green. 



Ramona beat Sir Hugo. Grover, a bye. 



Third Round. 



Blue Hat beat Ramona. Grover beat Miss Fanny. 



Deciding Course. 



Mr. R. T. Marson's be. d. Blue Hat, by Scottish Chief— Wasp, beat 

 Messrs. Wedehase Bros', r. w. d. Grover, by Tulo— Vixen, and won. 



Blue Hat, the winner, is a large, coarse dog with long hair, 

 and is a half staghound. Nominator. 



[This report was delayed, owing to the sudden illness of our 

 correspondent.] 



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HUNTING AND COURSING NOTES. 



Williams's bd. w. b. 

 Fanny, pedigree unknown. 



Bateley's f. d. Budweiser, 

 by Tulo— Vixen. 



Laplander, by Trales— Dick's 

 Darling. 

 W. Hawn's blk. d. Sport, by 

 Jack— Bess. 



The following comment in an English contemporary on 

 one of our best coursing judges will prove interesting to 

 coursing men who have met Mr. Mulcaster: "Those who 

 used to attend local steeple chases in Cumberland and the 

 various agricultural shows in the sixties and early seventies, 

 will remember E. H. Mulcaster, the eldest son of* the genial 

 Carlisle, trainer, who was frequently seen on the back of a 

 winner, until increasing weight put him out of. the running. 

 Something like twenty-five years ago I remember him riding 

 Fanny Drake, a mare with a direct cross of Cleveland Bay 

 blood, who was certainly the biggest jumper I ever saw, an J 

 lam not forgetting Old Star. Mr. Mulcaster, Jr., durin 

 his showing and racing days made many friends, who will, j. 

 know, be glad to hear that he is making for himself a name 

 in the United States. When Mr. Mulcaster first went to 

 America he managed a large stud farm in Nebraska, and on 

 one of his visits I sold him some horses. But a sportsman 

 to the backbone, Mr. Mulcaster could not long keep from 

 "playing the game" in one form or another, and he is now 

 one of the foremost coursing judges in the land of the Stars 

 and Stripes." 



A recent eulogy on his riding and abilities as a coursin°- 

 judge calls to memory "the days when his father won golden 

 opinions as a coursing judge in this country. And now just 

 one word to my coursing friends. Coursing seems as if it 

 had caught strong hold of our American cousins, and that it 

 will maintain its hold seems pretty certain now, when they 

 have secured competent men to judge, I should not be 

 much surprised were there to be a boom in greyhounds 

 before very long." 



The boom is already here, for never has there been more 

 interest taken in greyhounds for coursing than at the present 

 date, for with new coursing associations cropping up in 

 every direction west of the Alleghanies lovers of the leash 

 may soon look forward to busy seasons at both ends of each 

 year. The sport is clean aud honest when the proper judges 

 are in the saddle, and when such is not the case, as happened 



recently, the offender is quickly ousted from the Position. 

 The very life of the sport now depends upon only true ana 

 tried men being elected to the office of judge, and ll ! coursing 

 clubs consider their best interests no expense should pe 

 spared in securing such men to officiate The same applies 

 with equal force to the slipper, and while we may not hope 

 to see that experienced manipulator of the slips, James 

 Wren, so far East, such men as Messrs. Brett, Cochran and 

 Taylor can always be counted upon to do tbeir honest best,. 



• • • • 



During Louisville show we saw a rough draft of the run- 

 ning rules of the National Fox Hunters' Association, which 

 seem to cover the ground pretty thoroughly and Provide tor 

 almost any emergency that may take place. Ihe neici 

 stewards will be sworn in as deputy sheriffs, where practi- 

 cable, so that they will be clothed with necessary power to 

 maintain good order. This is a move that might be siiecess- 

 fully copied by the coursing associations. The first held 

 trials of the Association will be held early in October Mud 

 Lick, about forty miles from Lexington, Ky., is spoken of 

 as the probable venue. This is in the wilds, but is a suit- 

 able country for all sorts of foxhounds and it is expected 

 that a summer hotel, which will.be empty at that time, will 

 be placed at the service of the Association. The trials 

 promise to be most interesting, as the hounds will be ridden 

 to by judges, owners and reporters. Members of the stan- 

 dard committee and others whom we met at Louisville, show 

 were much put out at the breach of confidence which allowed 

 the new standard to be published in one paper before it had 

 been ratified, and to the exclusion of other journals that 

 have an equal interest in helping the sport along. This is 

 not sportsmanlike. 



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Mr. Lyman W. Clute has sold the well-known foxhounds 

 Crook and Drum IV., winners of numerous prizes on the 

 bench. Vermont is their destination, but the purchasers 

 names we did not hear. 



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Our "debonair" friend, F. B. Zimmer, of Gloversville, N. 

 Y., has purchased the sweet-headed little beagle bitch Mary 

 Wise from the Hornell-Harmony Kennels. She_ is by 

 champion Royal Krueger. 



§dcl(ting. 



FIXTURES. 



MAY. 



24. St. Lawrence, Squad. Cruise. 30. San Francisco ©or., Annual 

 36. San Francisco Cor., Sail to Cruise, Tiburon 



Quarry Cove. 30. Fall River, Open Regatta. 



26. Portland, Cruise. 30. So. Boston, Open, Boston Har. 



27. San Francisco Cor., Sail Out- 80. Harlem, Open, L. I. Sound. 



side. 30. New Bedford, Club, Buz. Bay. 



26. Winthrop, Pen., BostonHarbor 30. Hempstead Bay, Opening. 



26. Southern, An., Pontehartrain. 30. N. Y. Bay, Op'g, N. Y. Harbor. 



28. Atlantic City Cor., Trophy 30. Plymouth, Club, Plym. Harbor 



Race, Atlantic City. ■ 30. Cleveland, Op'g, Rocky River. 



30. So. Boston, Open, City Point. 30. Staten I'd, Op'g, N Y. Harbor. 



30. Racine, Opening, Racine, Wis. 30. Minneionka, Opening, Club, 

 30. Douglaston, Open, L. I. Sound. Lake Minnetonka. 



JUNE. 



2. St. Lawrence, 18ft. Class, first 16-17. San Francisco Cor., Cruise, 



series. Sacramento River. , 



2-3. San Francisco Cor.. Cruise, 16-18. Winthrop, Club Cruise, Mas- 



Petaluma Bridge. sachusetts Bay. 



4. Brooklyn, Ann., New York. 17. Manchester, Club Sweeps, Mas- 



- 5. Atlantic, Ann., New York. sachusetts Bay. 



7. New York, Ann., New York. 17. Oak Point, 3d Ann., L. I Sound 



9. Larchmont, Spring. L. I. Sound 18. Pavonia, Ann.. New York P>ay. 



9. St. Lawrence, A, 30, 25, 21ft. 18. Beverly, Sweeps, Mon. Beach. 



Classes, first series. 18. Squantum, Club, Squantum, 



9. American, Special Class, New- Mass. 



buryport. 18. Massachusetts, Open, Nahant. 



9. San Francisco Cor., Owners' 18. Plymouth, Cub, Plym. Harbor 



Day. 22. Rhode Island, Spring Regatta, 



9. Atlantic City Cor., Vansant Narragansett Bay. 



Cup, Atlantic City. 23 Cape Cod, Club. East Dennis. 



9. Cape Cod, Club, East Dennis. 23. St. Lawrence, 18ft. Class, third 



9. Douglaston, Open, L.I.Sound. series. 



9. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass. 23. Sea. Cor., Ann., L, I. Sound. 



9. Fox Lake, Club, Fox Lake, 111. 23. Yonkers Cor., Ann., Hudson 



9. Winthrop, Club, Boston Har. River. 



12. Schoodic, Special Race, Club, 23, American, Sea ver Cup, New- 



12. New Jersey, Ann., N. Y. Bay. buryport. 



13. St. Lawrence, 18ft. Class, sec- 23. Douglaston, An, Open. L. I. Sd. 



ond series. 23, Fox Lake, Club, Fox Lake, 111. 



13. Bay Shore, Open. , Bay Shore. 23. Winthrop, Open, Boston Har. 



15. Portland, Annual. 23. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass. 



16. American, Ann., L, I. Sound. 23-24. San Francisco Cor., Cruise, 

 16. St. Lawrence, A, 30, 25, 21ft. Sacramento River Return. 



Classes, second series. 27. Atlantic City Cor., Trophy 



16. Cor. Mus. Fleet, Ladies' Day, Race, Atlantic City. 



New Rochelle. 30. St. Lawrence, A, 30, 25, 21ft. 



16. N. Y. Bay, Club, N, Y. Harbor. Classes, third series. 



16. New Bedford, Club Sail, Buz. B. 30-July 1. San Francisco Cor., 



16. Knickerbocker, Open, L. I. S'd. Cruise, McNear's, 



16. Minnetonka, Club, L.Minnet'ka 30. Jersey City, Au.,N. Y, Harbor 



JULY. 



2. A. M., St. Lawrence, A, 30, 25, 14-15. San Francisco Cor., Cruise, 



21ft. Classes, challenge cup; Galinas Creek. 



P. M., steam yacht race, lSt't. 14-21. Larchmont, Cruise, Long 



fourth series. Island Sound. 



3. Sea. Cor., Race, Oy3ter Bay to 16. Riverside, Cruise, L. L Sound. 



Larchmont. 16. Rhode Island, Aun. Cup, Nar- 



3. Southern, Cruise. ragansett Bay. 



4. Squantum, Cham., Squantum, 16-19. Hempstead Bay, Cruise, G't 



Mass. South Bay. 



4. Larchmont, Ann., L. I. Sound. 17-18. Interlake Y. A , 1st Meet, 



4. City of Boston, Open, Boston Put-In Bay, Lake Erie. 



Harbor. 19. Interlake Y. A., Cruise, Lake 



4. Beverly, Club Cham,, Monu- Erie. 



ment Beach. 19. Fall River, Ladies' Day. 



4, Cleveland, Ladies' Day, L.Erie. 20. Hempstead Bay, Club, Hemp- 



4. Plymouth, Club, Plym. Harbor stead Bay. 



4. Fox Lake, Club, Fox Lake, El. 21. Squantum, Cham,, Squantum 



4-7. Lake Y. R. A., Race Meet, Mass. 



Sodus Bay. 21. American, Seaver Cup, New- 



7. Dorchester Bay Clubs, Union buryport. 



Race, Dorchester Bay. 21. Beverly, Sweeps, West Fal- 



7. St. Lawrence, A, 30. 25, 21ft. mouth. 



Classes, fourth series. 21, Fox Lake, Club, Fox Lake, El. 



7. Riverside. Ann., L. I. Sound. 21, Plymouth, Club, Plym. Harbor 



7. Cape Cod, Club, Nobscussett 21. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass. 



Pier. 21. Manchester,Minot's Ledge Cup 



7. Douglaston, Open, L. I. Sound. Massachusetts Bay. 



7. Lynn, Expert (jup, Lynn, Mass. 28. Larchmont, Flint Cup, cabin 



7. Manchester, Open, Mass. Bay. cats, Long IJand Sound. 



12. Schoodic, 1st Cup Race, Club. 28. N. Y. Bay, Club, N. Y. Harbor. 



14. St. Lawrence, A, 30. 25, 21ft. 28. South Boston, Club Cruise. 



Classes, fifth series. Massachusetts Bay. 



14. Cor. Mus. Fleet, 21ft. and 28. Squantum, Squantum, Mass. 



cabin cats, New Rochelle. 28. Indian Harbor. Ann., Long 



14. Knickerbocker, Club. L. I. S'd. Island Sound. 



14. N. Y. Bay, Club, N. Y. Harbor. 28-29. San Francisco Cor., Cruise 



14. New Bedford, Club Sail, Buz. B. Goat Island. 



30. Schoodic, 2d Cup Race, Club, 



AUGUST. 



6. New York, Annual Cruise, Ren- 11. Plymouth, Club, Plym. Harbor 



dezvous Glen Cove. 13. Schoodic, Open, St. Andrews. 



3. Manchester, Ch. Pen., Mass. B. 16-17-18. Corintnian, Midsummer 



4. Squantum,Ladies' Day, Squan- Series, Marblehead. 



turn, Mass 17. Manchester, Ch. Pen., Mass B 



4. Cape Cod, Club, Orleans. 18. Fox Lake, Club, Fox Lake 111 



4. Beverly, Club Cham., Monu- 18. Cape Cod, Club, Orleans. ' 



ment Beach. 18. American, Seaver Cup New- 

 4. Fox Lake, Club, Fox Lake, El. buryport. 



4. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass. 18. Beverly, Sweeps, West Fal- 

 4. Winthrop, Club, Boston Har. mouth. 



4-5. San Francisco Cor., Cruise, 20. Rhode Island, Open Narra- 

 Sausalito. gansettBay. ' 



7. New York, Semi -Centennial 21. Fail River, Open. 



Race, Glen Cove. 25. Atlantic City Cor Open 

 0. Manchester, Ch. Pen., Mass. B. Muckle Cup, Atlantic City ' 



10- 11-13, Atlantic City Cor., Special 25. Quincy, Open, Dorchester Bay. 



Midsummer Races, Atlantic 25. Squantum, Club Squantum, 



Citv. Mass. 



11. Cape Cod, Club, Orleans. 25. Cor. Mus. Fleet, Ann., New 



11. Cleveland, Ladies' Day. Rochelle. 



11. N. Y. Bay, Club, N. Y. Harbor. 25. N. Y. Bay, Club, K V. Harbor. 



11. Hempstead Bay, Club, Hemp- 25. Knickerbocker, Club, L. I. S'd. 



stead Bay. 25-26. San Francisco Cor., Cruise, 



11- 12. San Francisco Cor., Cruise, California City. 



Petaluma Bridge. 27. Schoodic, 3d Cup, St. Andrews. 



SEPTEMBER . 



1. Beverly, Sweeps, Mon. Beach. 15. Larchmont, Larchmont Cup , 



1. Larchmont, Fall, L, I. Sound. Long Island Sound. 



1. Squantum, Club Run, Squan- 15. Beverly, Club Cham., Monu- 



tum, Mass. ment Beach. 



1. Hull Cor., Open, Hull. 15 16. San Francisco Cor,, Cruise, 



1. New Bedford, Club Sail, Buz- VaUejo. 



zard's Bay. 20. Plymouth, Club, Plym. Harbor 



3. So. Boston, Open, City Point. 22. Squantum, Cham , Squantum, 



3. New York Y. R, A., Ann., N. Y. Mass. 



3. Fall River, Club. 22. American, Seaver Cup, New- 



3. Cleveland, Ann., Lake Erie. buryport. 



3. Lynn, Open, Nahant. 22. Atlantic City Cor., Trophy 



3. Plymouth, Club. Plym. Harbor Race, Atlantic City. 



8. New York Bay, Club, N.Y. Bay 22. San Francisco Cor., Sail to 



8. Atlantic City Cor., Club Cup, Sausalito. 



Atlantic City. 22. New York Bay, Club, N.Y. Bay 



8. San Francisco Cor., Cruise to 22. Knickerbocker, Ladies' Day, 



Pacific Y. C. Regatta. Long Island Sound. 



10. Schoodic, Sail-off for Cup. 23. San Francisco Cor., Sail Out- 



12. Hempstead Bay, Club, Hemp- side. 



stead Bay. 29-30. San Francisco Cor., Cruise 



15. Winthrop,Club,Boston Harbor to McNear's. 



OCTOBER. 



13. San Francisco Cor., Final Sail. 



SOCIAL AND BUSINESS. 



May 25.— Riverside, Opening, Cos Cob, Conn. 



May 30.— Seawanhaka Corinthian, Opening, Oyster Bay. 



July 30.— New York, Semi-Centennial Celebration, New York. 



Aug. 17,— Riverside, Ball, Riverside, Conn. 



Aug. 25.— Winthrop, Ladies' Day, Reception, Winthrop, Mass. 



After languishing for some years, the large racing single-sticker 

 is now in fashion, though just why or how is not very clear. The 

 races for the America Cup in 1885-6-7 failed to establish the class 

 in America or England, and at the end of last season there was every 

 prospect that the new boats of 1893 would soon pass away, without 

 any permanent influence in the class to which they belonged. Recent 

 developments, however, promise at least a couple of seasons of build- 

 ing and racing, if not., more. In addition to Vigilant, Valkyrie and 

 Britannia, now in commission, there is the new Bennett yacht, to be 

 ready for next season, and now comes a report from Paris of a 

 French 87-footer, to be designed and built in France, for Baron Robert 

 Oppenheim, of the Union des Yachts Franoais. It is hardly likely 

 that with such a fleet afloat the Emperor of Germany will be content 

 with the old Thistle, and he is likely to come into the class with some- 

 thing a little more meteoric in speed. With Fashion's seal firmly set 

 on it, and with a real prince and emperor as patrons, the class is 

 likely to come into favor with wealthy men in America and Europe, a 

 result that yachtsmen will hail with delight. There is no question of 

 the desirability of such a class of large single-stickers, but experience 

 has proved that it is entirely too expensive for such racing yachtsmen 

 as sail for love of the sport. If, however, through the aid of royalty 

 or in any other way, men can be induced to build for it, the yachting 

 world will be the gainer, and we wish it a long life. 



The improvement in interior finishing has by no means kept pace 

 with the advance in designing, construction, machinery, and equip- 

 ment, and in no part of the modern yacht does the owner get so small 

 a return for so large an outlay as in the arrangement, fitting up, and 

 decoration of the living rooms, in which much of his time afloat must 

 necessarily be spent. The functions of the designer and decorator 

 ashore are generally recognized, and no one would dream of intrust- 

 ing the finishing of an expensive house to the contractor or carpenter 

 who built it; but in the case of a yacht, where the outlay is five-fold 

 for a given cubic space as compared with work ashore, it is much a 

 matter of chance as to who has the entire charge, the builder, who 

 has a thousand other things to engross his mind, or some boss joiner 

 whose training does not extend beyond the saw and plane. The 

 pressing need in yacht interiors is more brains and trained skill, and 

 less carved and moulded mahogany. 



Stockless vs. Stocked Anchors. 



If any one is in doubt about the snugnesa, neatness and practical 

 sense of using stockless anchors, they should make a comparison 

 between them and the old-fashioned anchor with both wooden and 

 iron stocks, as we did recently on the big handsome ship George 

 Stetson, which lay on the opposite side of an East River pier from the 

 steamship Eatiau". The port anchor of the Stetson hung from the cat- 

 head, and from an Eesthetie standpoint interfered largely with the 

 beauty of the vessel's bow. On the starboard bow a heavy wooden 

 stocked anchor was "cockbilled" with the big cumbersome stock at 

 the cat-head and the fluke in the ''shoe" on the rail. In viewing these 

 two vessels (the Stetson and Banan) as their bows presented them- 

 selves to the passerby on the street, it only required a glance to see 

 that the stockless anchor is everything that the anchor with the stock 

 attached is not. The stockless anchor was hove up snug in the hawse- 

 pipe with only the flukes outside The forecastle of the Banan was 

 clear of fish-davits, tackles, cat-heads and other necessary gear, 

 which must be at hand to handle the old style anchor and hoist it on 

 deck, while the ship George Stetson had all these incumbrances on 

 the forecastle or near by, which are not only in the way, but produce 

 a lot of unnecessary expense. 



What officer of a vessel is there that cannot bear witness to the try- 

 ing conditions that are so frequently met with when hauling one ship 

 outside of another, or getting her into a dock berth, when it comes to 

 getting the anchor and the cat-head by another vessel's stern or bow, 

 oftentimes causing hours of vexatious delay and more or less 



The stockless anchor overcomes all of these difficulties and is a 

 guarantee of safety where quick letting go of the anchor is necessary. 

 Its value in this respect alone should be sufficient to warrant a reduc- 

 tion of premium on the insurance of vessel and cargo. 



It is our opinion that the only reason for the slow adoption of this 

 anchor by the maritime fraternity is that it doesn't look exactly ship 

 shape to the experienced mariner's eye— nothing more nor less than 

 prejudice, such as has existed against many new inventions or new 

 improvements, that have only met with favor eventually through 

 their valuable points having been brought out by practical use. No 

 shipmaster will gainsay the great advantage of having an anchor that 

 will "stow" itself in a position for the voyage to be let go in a moment. 

 This everyone must acknowledge the stockless anchor will do, and it 

 has been proved beyond a doubt that it will hold as well, if not better,, 

 than the old style stocked anchor. — Marine Journal. 



Vigilant. 



The work of preparing Vigilant for her ocean voyage is progressing 

 rapidly at Robins' Erie Basin, under the care of captains Raff and 

 Jeffrey. At Mr. N. G. Herreshoff's suggestion the hull has been 

 strengthened by braces similar to those in Dacotah, recently described 

 in the Forest and Stream, an angle iron stringer being run along the- 

 flat of the floor, and angle iron braces running from it to the deck on 

 each alternate deck beam. Three water tanks have been added, giving 

 a total capacity of 3,000 gallons. The mizzen mast and other cruising 

 spars are ready, and all of the racing spars, including the hollow boom 

 made at Bristol, but never used, have been very caref ully wrapped, 

 and will be shipped by steamer to Glasgow. 



Atalanta, Mr. George Gould's steam yacht, was in the dock last 

 week at the Erie Basin for scraping, painting and a general overhaul. 

 She will go on the dock again for a new manganese bronze wheel, and 

 will then be ready for sea. Capt. Haff and Mr. Howard Gould will go 

 with her. 



Races have been arranged with Lord Dunraven between Vigilant 

 and Valkyrie, for Special prizes, over the Royal Victoria Cup courses, 

 off the Isle of Wight, and Messrs. Gould will probably challenge for 

 the R. V. Y. C. cup. Through the efforts of Mr, Kersey, the Royal 

 Dorset Y. O, of Weymouth, will throw open to Vigilant its race for 

 the Queen's Cup, of this year. 



