OCT. 13, 1894.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Hoping to hear further from fellow beagle men both 
through your columns and the mail. Comedy. 
Malden, Mass., Sept. 1. 
Brunswick Fur Club. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
At the sixth annual field trials of theBrunswick Fur Club, 
to be held at North Acton, Mass., on Nov. 6, the following 
special prizes will beawarded: Mr. N. Q Popeoffers a silver 
medal for the hound doing the best trailing, Dr. A. C, Hef- 
fenger a silver medal for the hound showing tbe greatest en- 
durance, Mr. A. B. F. Kinney a silver medal for the hound 
doing the best hunting, and Mr. R. D. Perry a silver medal 
for the hound showing the greatest speed. The hound mak- 
ing the highest general average in all classes will receive a 
silver medal from the club and will bold the American 
Field cup for one year. Bradford S. Turpin, Sec'y. 
Dorchester, Mass., Oct. 5. 
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The Dixie Red Fox Club. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
We have organized in Alabama the Dixie Red Fox Club, 
with members in Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama. "We 
desire it to be generally known to all sportsmen. 
John H. Wallace, Jr. 
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HUNTING AND COURSING NOTES. 
Mr J. F- Stoddard, of Georgetown, N. Y., is putting the 
well known beagle Tricotrin, that he purchased from the 
Hornell-Harmony Kennels, to his proper game, and proves 
that this show beagle, at any rate, is a practical sort. He 
writes: "Rabbits also came bobbing into view under pres- 
sure from the merry beagles, all of which are under the 
standard and fall pedigreed No cross-bred or mongrel dogs 
these, but the cussed fools will run rabbits — their only fault. 
The day before yesterday they took after a great big red fox, 
and don't you think, I had to shoot that fo:-: before I could 
get the dogs to go home with me. Then before I reached 
home Tricotrin jumped another fox, and — 
"Villagers in the stilly night, 
While slumber did surround them, 
Upon the hill they heard bis voice 
While the for ran all around them." 
The FOREST AND STREAM is put to press each week on Tues- 
day. Correspondence intended for publication should reach 
tis al the latpst by Monday, and as much earlier aspraetirable. 
anaqing. 
Lake Huron and the Au Sable River. 
On Aug. 10, 1893, our party, consisting of four members of the 
Wyoming Canoe Club of Wyoming, Ont , went rattling along the 
splendid highway that leads from thai place to the beautiful shores of 
Lake Huron. 
The drive to the lake, a distance of about twelve miles, in the early 
morning, was a pleaRant one, and we abandoned ourselves to the 
fullest enjoyment of it. Everywhere splendid fields of ripening grain 
were waving in the gently breeze, orchards and vineyards laden with 
fruit dotted" the country, while many pretty vistas of rural landscape 
presented themselves along our line of route, but we were not pre- 
pared for the grand surprise that awaited us as we drove down the 
winding roadway that leads through a grove of grand old beeches 
thickly interspersed with pines and cedars, to the beacn below. The 
broad sandy beach, the high tree clad banka, the winding roadway 
and the deep gorges cut by the waters of Hillsboro Creek, presented a 
picture of rare beauty 
On reaching the beach we unloaded the canoes, and stowing tbe 
duffle into tliem buttoned down the covers and shoved off for a spin, 
and to try their trim. 
While awaiting the arrival of the rest of our party we were visited 
by some gentlemen living in the vicinity who came down to inspect 
our canoes. After they had made a critical exr.mination of them they 
expressed much surprise that so light a canoe should have carried ds 
safely through the cruises of several seasons in the worst of waters 
aDd without injury to tneni. 
The names of these canoes, all of canvas, were Yukon, Gallinipper. 
Zanzibar and Ojeek, The Treasurer. Captain, Secretary and - Old 
Bluebeech," commodore, skippers respectively. 
On the arrival of the balance of our party, we hastened to take ad- 
vantage of a light but fair wind, and as everything had been snugly 
stowed away in the canoes, and the blue-peter was floating aloft, all 
hands tumbled aboard in quick time, and waving a final good-bye 
were off. 
Up to this time the Secetary, privately, had grave doubt of his 
ability to sit so light a canoe, but when ODce afloat these doubts were 
soon dispelled. The experience gained many years ago on tbe south 
shores of Lake Superior had given him the "key'" to the "sit," and he 
now found himself at home in the Zanzibar. 
As the sails filled out in the freshening breeze, we went spinning 
along and were soon carried beyond bearing of the gratuitous ad\ie i 
lavished on us by the friends whom we had left on the beach astern. 
Along this stretch of shore the shallow water is literally paved with 
boulders, and our attention was mainly taken up in dodging them and 
parrying a choice selection of mildly abusive remarks fired at ran- 
dom, at the head of the unfortunate, who failed to accomplish the 
feat gracefully. 
For a distance of a mile or two from shore our paddles would frt - 
quently touch bottom, in fact all this stretch from Hillsboro Creek to 
Kettle Point is very shallow and dangerous in rough weather, and is 
given a wide berth by all but small craft For a few miles the coast 
shows principally high clay banks denuded of timber and uninteresting 
but as we progressed they became more densely timbered, presenting a 
more lively and inviting appearance. As the day had grown intensely 
hot, and the hour was approaching noon, we ran in, and under their 
graceful shade lunched and rested a while. Returning to the beach 
we indulged in a refreshing bath and then were off again. 
A run of a couple of miles brought us abreast of Cedar Point, a 
lovely spot, where many tents and cottages could be seen nestling in 
shady nooks beneath the cedars; but, owing to the great heat, only 
the more youthful members were on the beach, who at sight of our 
fleet, swarmed out and came to meet us in tremendous haste. They 
were burning with curiosity to know who we were. As they ranged 
alongside of us they opened their "sally-ports" and overwhelmed us 
with innumerable questions. They soon learned ah that was worth 
knowing about our canoes, then they desired to know where we had 
come from, where we were going to, and what we were doing it for. 
They inquired into our present social standing, our past history and 
hazy geneology, and desired to know what our future prospects and 
aspirations were. They were quite sociable, and were not overawed 
by the dignified bearing of the Commodore, but seemed to inspect his 
antiquated old slouch hat and tattered trousers with a critical eye, 
As the breeze began to freshen we trimmed in our sails and bade 
our little friends good-bye, now changing our course and steering 
directly across Johnston's Buy for Kettle Point, and as we drifted 
lazily along before a dying breeze the heat or the sun nearly roasted 
us. The Secretary hoisted his umbrella, which broke the intensity of 
the glare, but for the re3t of us, who were uot thus provided, we had 
simply to take it. The Commodore got it on the roof of his nose, 
which had taken on a brilliant moss rose tinge and burned and smarted 
terribly. The Treasurer's nose was a sight to behold, but the enthu- 
siasm of that gentleman was not diminished in the least by so trivial 
a thing as a sun searched nose; but with the Captain if was different, 
be never ceased to suiile, and seemingly did not feel the heat. Our 
greatest sympathies were tor the Secretary, whose slender form and 
weakly constitution made him less able to bear the intense heat than 
the rest of us. 
By this time we were abreast of (Justin's charming resort, Lake Val 
ley Grove, and observed an unusual commotion among tbe campers, 
which shortly developed into a rush for the boats, into which the 
ladies were hustled, aud they headed out for us. As they approached 
the fleet th*» Commodore was observed to shuffle, placing the Captain 
in a position between himself and the approacning visitors, It has 
been suggested that this might have been done in order to place bis 
highly Ulumlnated nose in a leas conspicuous position; but as he has 
not made any confession, it is probable that the facts of this dark 
mysterv may never be known. Our visitors greeted us pleasantly, 
chatted a while, and then tendered us a most pressing invitation to 
land and tarry for a time with them. The Captain thanked them for 
their very kind invitation, expressing his deep regrets that circum- 
stances over which we had do control compelled us to decline. A 
roguish voice in one of tbe boats remarked that "probably it was just 
as well, as there is nothing at the resort but girls, and they were all 
cannibals," The Captain parried good-naturedly, and we proceeded 
on our journey. 
The. scenic beauty "of this stretch of shore as viewed from a distance 
is very fine. The whole extent rf coast line of Kettle Point and John- 
son's Bay present an almost continuous wall of living green. Directly 
across the bay from Lake Valley Grove, Jeff's famous resort, partly 
hidden in a grove of gigantic butternut trees, looked decidedly restful. 
Away to the south, at the mouth of Shanawanda Creek, the Indian 
fishery buildings and their fishing fleet are just visible. With the aid 
of the gl iss we could see their chanel, their school and other buildings 
on the heights bsyond But the scenery was fast loosing its charms 
for us. We. were too tired, too hot, too dignified and too notoriously 
lazy to paddle, and the Seats that for five hours we had held down 
with unvarying steadfastness were b?coroing as adamant to our sensi- 
bilities; but at last, after a tedious drift, we rounded the point, and 
feeling a splendid breeze were soon at our camping ground, a Iovp ly 
parklike place, shaded with fine broad topped white birches, under 
which we pitched our tents, ate our supper, forgot, our miseries, and 
were superlatively happy. 
The evening was spent in rambling on the fine beach and in explor- 
ing the timber. The surface of the country is thrown up into a suc- 
cession of low hog backs and densely timbered with pines, cedars and 
hemlocks, as well as almost every variety of deciduous trees, A few 
woodcock, partridge and hares were seen, but as tbe blood-thirsty 
mosquitoes were there in numbers and were having a picnic at our 
expense we cut our further explorations short, and fled to the shelter 
of. the tents, where we were soon wrapt in the arms of oblivion, etc. 
Aug. 11. — We were late tri turning out this morning, breakfasted 
leisurely and loafed through the forenoon sumptuously. We were 
visited by some gentlemen who were encamped at the point, and 
during the conversation they informed us of a supposed c iaI find at 
that plane. We were skeptical, and subsequent events abundantly 
justified our d >uhts. 
' -shortly after dinner, a fine breeze springing up, we decided to 
make the run to the Au Sable River. The tents were taken down 
hurriedly and tumbled into tbe canoes indiscriminately. The Secre- 
tary got off first, and went away like afelegram, getting a big start. 
The Captain came next, closely followed by the Commodore, but the 
Treasurer was delayed bv a hitch io his rig, but at last was seen to 
hoist sail and shoot" away from the shore. By this time there was a 
wide gap between the different canoes. Zanzibar's white sail was but 
a mere sp B ck in the distance, while Yukon was a good half mile astern 
In this order we had progressed a mile or so, when on glancing back 
to ^ee how the Trpasurer was faring, we v» ere somewhat startled to 
find that we could not see his fail At last, however, after a long 
scrutiny, we descried Yukon rising on the crest of a wove, and then 
the Treasurer was seen to be using his paddle, from which we con- 
cluded something had gone wrong. 
Our attention was next directed to the Secretary, who was seen to 
be heading toward shore, and a moment later wenn plowing through 
the breakers and up on the beach. On sening this the Captain and 
Commodore beld on and landed with him to await the arrival of the 
Treasurer. The Seereta*y, who is somewhat short-sighted, explained 
that, having lost sight of Ihe fleet, he concluded to go ashore and 
await its arrival. Ou the Treasurer coming up he informed us of the 
delay, stating that a sudden squall had caught him napping and had 
demolished his rig. The mast was broken in two, the step torn up, 
and the deck plate broken. Repairs were impossible at t^is place, 
aud as there was no other alternative, we quickly dt cided that all 
hhould paddle the remaining distance to the river. 
The wind had grown decidedly fresh and the sea lumpy, makiDg our 
passage through the breakers an exciting experience, but when once 
clear of them we made good time, and in half an hour rounded Stony 
Point, and with a straight course ahead of us, wpre silently paddling 
along, when we were awakened from our half-dreamy condition by 
the low rumbling of thunder. A hasty glance away astern revealed a 
startling state of affairs. Great masses of ominous black clouds wero 
piling up in the west, and there seemed a fair prospect that we would 
get a ducking before we should reach a suitable camping place. The 
Secretary, not relishing the prospect of getting wet, suggested that 
the Captain and Commodore should hoist sail, push ahead and pet the 
tents up before the storm should overtake us. In tneir haste to get 
np sail the Commodore, at least, narrowly escaped a capsize. Once 
under way, they went tearing along at a trfmenous pace with the 
canoes squirming and yawing under the pressure of sail. The seas 
fairly boiled around them, and sometimes over the top of them, but 
the aprons were tight and their own hides and spirits impervious to 
water. 
From this time forward they had to attend strictly to business, the 
wind had increased to half a gale, the seas at times going clear ovnr 
them, and the strain on rig and steering paddle was tremendous. The 
Commodore had drawn a few rods ahead of the Captain when on 
looking ahead he was startled at seeing not twenty feet away a most 
villainous-looking reef of rough, angular stones lying directly in his 
course. He shouted to warn the Captain of the danger but his voice 
was drowned in the roar of the sea, The next instant he was lifted on 
the crest of a huge wave and swept clear over the dangerous place. 
On turning to see how the Captain had fared the Commodore .vas 
amazed to see the Captain sailing along calmly and serenely uncon- 
scious of the existence of any danger. -A few minutes later a great 
wave swept over the.stern of the Captain's canoe, and climbing up ber 
skipper irrigated his back and filled his gaping pistol pocket to the 
level full. The Coinmonore did not miss the spectacle or fail to laugh, 
but it was cut off in its tender infancy, for the next moment a com- 
panion wave to the one that had visited the Captain broke square over 
his shoulders and even went high enough to kiss the curl out of his 
hoary locks. This was a joyous moment for the Captain, who took 
sweet, revenge and fairly roared in an testacy of delight. They were 
both thoroughly soaked and perfectly indifferent of what should come 
next, whether it was a thunder shower, a cyclone or a tidal wave. In 
the momentary lull that followed the Commodore shouted to the 
Captain, "Can you hold out to the river?" The reply came back with 
tremendous emphasis, "You bet." 
The remaining distance to the mouth of the river was a glorious 
race before a gale of wind and was accomplished without accident 
beyond a few bumps in crossing a bar into the chmne 1 . Entering the 
river tne canoeists continued on up for a couple of miles and landed 
at their old camp ground of 1892. The tents were run up in a hurry 
and the duffle safely stowed away in them. 
The experience of the Secretary and Treasurer was even more ex- 
citing than that of the advance party, they being so seriously handi- 
capped by the mishap to the Treasurer's rig. At one time the Secre- 
tary in reaching forward to secure some loose articles from being 
washed overboard, lost his balance and narrowly escaped going over- 
board, but by making a prodigi' US effort recovered, and went reeling 
into the cockpit in company with about a barrel of the subtle fluid. 
He came up smiling, however, but expressed it as his opinion that a 
50-pound canoe in an aDgry sea was not the most favorable place in 
which to indulge in acrobatic exercises. After this free exhibition 
the Secretary grew raflective, and shortly solved the problem of how 
to get there without paddling; this he accomplished by bracing an 
open umbrella against the mast, and it proved a brilliant success. 
The Treasurer's avoirdupois is considerable, and that placed in the 
sternsheets of so light a canoe crowded it down pretty low, and in 
consequence the seas had full swt-ep over him pretty often, but he 
worked his paddle with such unwavering zeal that they reached the 
river and the shelter of an overhanging bank before the storm reached 
them. 
After the fury of the gale had abated somewhat they pushed on up 
stream, and on rounding a bend in the river came in sight of the 
tents, beside which stood the two anxious watchers, who at sight of 
their oelated comrades kicked their hats into the air and raised their 
voices in a wild, welcoming war-whoop that fairly awoke the solitude 
and went echoing and re-echoing away among the hills. The Captain, 
who had been making preparations to go in search of the missing 
ones, now bounded into his boat and went down to meet them, and on 
seeing the Secretary looking tired, he hooked on and towed him up to 
camp. 
Shortly after they reached camp the clouds began to break up, the 
sun came out We had supper, and then putting the camp in order, 
we settled down to the rest and enjoyment we proposed to take for 
the next two days. 
During the night we were awakened by tbe ahrieking of the wind 
through the branches of the scrub oak, under which our tents were 
pitched, As we lay listening the storm increased in fury, the ram de- 
scended in torrents, the lightning flashed, the thunder boomed and 
for a long while the roar of the elements was something terrible, but 
it passed away at last and we slept. 
Aug. 12.— We awoke late to find the sun shining brightly in a cloud- 
less sky; we scrambled out, and after a hasty breakfast had been par- 
taken of, we put our rods together aud thrashed a half mile of the 
riv.-r, up and down, but never a bass responded. 
Wb then seated ourselves on the bank and commenced casting over 
a dark pool, allowing the baited hooks to sink to the bottom. The 
Treasurer was the first to get a nibble, and reeling in landed a small 
turtle. In a few minutes several more were landed, which were care- 
fully unhooked aud allowed to return to their native element. Be- 
coming disgusted the Treasurer and Commodore returned to camp. 
The Captain reeled up and went for a long paddle down to the mouth 
of the river ,where, meeting with some'old friends'among the campers, 
he spent a pleasant morning. The Secretary continued to fish, and in 
an hour or two surprised the camp with a fine string of bream. These 
we cooked and ate, finding them a much better fish than we supposed. 
After dinner the entire party crossed the river and walking a short 
distance ascended one of these great sand dunes, so common along 
this stretch of shore. This one, over 200ft. in height, gave us an ex- 
tended view over a large amount of country. For a loDg time we stood 
gazing on the splendid scene around us; almost every way we look 
extend mile after mile of hill and valley, vine and tree-clad, with its 
masses of many-colored foliage flaming gorgeous in its autumnal 
garb. Away to the southward the great basin of the now drained 
Lake Burwell extends for many miles, with its rank growth of almost 
tropical vegetation waving gently on the breeze. Glimpses of Lake 
George and Lake Smith lend beauty to the scene, while the river in 
its many windings, partly hidden by tree, bush and vine, is a marvel 
of sylvan beauty. 
,But as tbe shades of evening had begun to lengthen we turned away 
regretfully and descending from our perch sauntered leisurely back 
to camp. After supper had been disposed of we set to work and, 
after a fashion, repaired the damage to the Treasurer's boat. 
Blue Beach. 
[to be concluded.] 
Mr. Howard and Yankee. 
The letter from "Dragon" which we reprinted from the Field two 
weens since, has brought out the following reply from Mr, Howard 
In the last issue to hand of that paper. Sir: The letter of "Dragon, 
R. C O." in your last issue would call for no reply from me were it 
not for the fact that it is made to appear that I have misrepresented 
Dragon. It is flatly denied in the letter that Dragon is an open-well 
canoe. I do not know what Dragon is now, but she was an open-well 
canoe when I saw her at Bourne End. Dragon's well, as I remember 
it, was about 4ft. or 5ft. long, and was without a self-draining floor. 
If that is not an open-well, I do not know what is. In America any 
well that is not self -draining is classed as open no matter what the 
length. 
Dragon seems to be annoyed that I singled her out as my preference 
for a match race with Yankee. There were just two reasons why I 
mentioned Dragon: (1) That I consider Dragon to be the fastest Eng- 
lish racing canoe that I have seen; (2) that her owner was the only 
member of the Royal Canoe Club who had shown any inclination of 
racing his canoe against mine on water open enough for a triangular 
course. I did not know that Dragon was still undergoing alterations, 
as I understood t bat she had been put into racing trim. I did not 
intend my reference t^ Dragon as a new challenge. I have made no 
challenge since July 4. I have believed all along that Dragon intended 
to meet Yankee on a triangular course if professional engagements 
did not prevent. As for Dragon's avowed disinclination to take up 
my challenge, I have nothing whatever to say. 
Taking into consideration'the fact that Yankee sailed only five races 
at Bourne End, that in one of these races Dragon capsized and 
withdrew while Yankee continued the race, and that Dragon and 
Yankee did not meet elsewhere, I am unable to see how Dragon has 
beaten Yankee six times, as asserted. 
Dragon's opinion that I have everything to gain and nothing to lose 
if a match race is brought off, coincides with my own view of the 
matter. 
I am glad to see that Mr, G. F. Eyre, hon. secretary of Oxford Uni- 
versity Sailing Club, has the right idea as to the type of boat to re- 
commend to a novice. A boat, that may be capsized with impunity is 
certainly the best for a Dovice, and the more easily a boat capsizes 
the more willing would I be that a novice should learn to sail in it No 
man is competent to handle a canoe or small boat until he has had 
experience at capsizing. At home I have invariably encouraged 
novices at canoe sailing to capsize early and often. It increases their 
skill, and takes away their fear of the water. Of course a man who 
cannot swim should never have control of a canoe or small boat. No 
man unable to swim is admitted to membership in the New York C. C. 
Wm. Willard Howard, New York C. C. 
10 Courtenay Street, Salcombe, S. Devon, Sept. 18. 
That the racing of Mr. Howard aDd his canoe Yankee in England has 
done little for the reputation of American models and builders is fully 
shown by the reports and comments we have published through the 
season ; but the practical result is best Illustrated in a letter which we 
have lately seen, from a British canoeist to one of the leading Ameri- 
can canoe builders. 
This canoeist last spring proposed to order an American canoe, but 
postponed it to the fall on account of the lateness of the season. He 
now writes: "Giving an ord»r to you must, to a certain extent, be an 
experiment; I do not doubt the excellence of your workmanship, but 
judging from the performances of Mr. Howard's canoe Yankee here 
this summer, it is questionable in tbe highest degree whether the 
American boats of this type are equal, in speed at any rate, to our 
own. I know you did not build the Yankee, and possibly you could 
have constructed a faster boat; but. it is impossible for us to look at it 
in that light, as we think that Mr. Howard would not have come across 
here, all the way from America, unless he was confident that the 
Yankee was a thoroughly representative boat in her own eountry." 
In justice to American designers and builders, we must state that 
Yankee was designed and built by a new man, whose work has never 
been tested here; and moreover, the model is a distinct departure from 
the American type in the important point of power, being intended by 
Mr. Howard to carry but 11 2ft. of sail in place of 160, to come within 
the R. C C. limit. At the same time, no effort was made to select 
from the wide range of dimensions allowed by the new R. C. C. rules, 
on the other hand the canoe had the same serious fault as Mr. 
Howard's previous boats, a straight keel for the full length of 16ft 
Differing greatly from the fastest American models, and never tried 
with them, Yankee cannot be considered in any way a representative 
of the modern American racing canoe. 
We have no doubt whatever that the superior speed of American 
models which was conceded in 1886-SS, existed in a still greater degree 
up to this season; and|that Mr. Butler in Wasp or Bee, or Mr. Oxbolm 
in Qlenwood, would have been victorious over the best British repre- 
sentatives in 16x30 canoes, all using the Butler sliding seat. As mat- 
ters now are, however, we see little prospect of a proof of this or even 
of a continuance of satisfactory international racing on either sid». 
The recent change of the R. C. C. rules is certain to produce not only 
a very different canoe from the present racing craft, but many differ- 
ent canoes to suit different localities in England, Ireland and 
Scotland, such as the upper and lower Thames, tbe Solent or Hendon 
Lake. This of itself will place the American designer at a disadvan- 
tage, owing to his ignorance of the special local conditions, and it will 
be a very difficult matter in the future to defeat British canoeists in 
their own waters. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
Atlantic Division: Wm. H. Kaye, Newark, N. J. 
editing. 
FIXTURES. 
OCTOBER. 
13. San Francisco Cor., Final Sail. 20. Cor. Phila., Club, Del. River. 
Two curious terminations to yacht races have lately been reported 
about New York. In one case a buoy was carried away by a heavy 
storm, and a coasting schooner at anchor was designated as a mark, 
in place of the lost buoy. As the competing yachts reached the new 
mark, they found that she had weighed anchor and was just under 
way up the river. The other case was still more unusual. A dispute 
between the official timer and a reporter led to a personal encounter 
in which the official time sheets were lost overboard, making it impos- 
sible to decide the winner. 
On Oct. 6 Mr. George Gould and family arrived at New York in the 
steamer New York, Mr. Gould being thoroughly and effectively inter- 
viewed before he had left tbe pier. His statements fail to confirm the 
many reports of unfair treatment to himself and Vigilant, and he 
expresses himself as well satisfied with the reception accorded him by 
English, Scotch and Irish yachtsmen. We understand, on reliable 
authority, that Mr. Gould's intention is to fit out Vigilant next spring 
and challenge for tbe Cape May cup, but the yac^t will not visit the 
Mediterranean. 
The three months, October, November and December, may properly 
be considered the designing season, as orders placed at a later date for 
any yachts of large size are more than likely to be delayed in tbe 
