JaaS. % 1897.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Hoodoo is a remarkable puppy when the fact of his 
being \inder twelve months of age is considered. 
The stake for hounds of any age had twenty-one en- 
tries at $2 50 each; money divided as in the Dprby. 
Dr. I. F. Delaney's Captain Banfehead, J. W. Oilman's 
T6m, and J. L. Green's Grady received the awards. 
At the annual meetmg, held Wednesday evening, the 
following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 
President, H. C. Trigg, Glasgow, Ky. ; First Vice-Presi- 
dent, Wm. B. Hamilton, Columbus, Miss. ; Second Vice- 
President, Malcolm Gilchrist, Courtland, Ala,; Secretary- 
Treasurer, Major Val Yound, Waverly, Miss. 
Wdverly, Miss., was selected for the next meeting 
place, and the time wss fixed between Oct. 15 and Nov, 
25, the exact date to be arranged by the secretary so as 
not to conflict with that claimed by any other similar or- 
ganization. 
Among those notably present were: Dr. I. F, Delaney, 
Rowland, Ala,; Hon, R. H, Lowe and' J. H, Wallace, Jr., 
Huntsville, Ala.; Mac Gilchrist, Garth Gilchrist and Mr. 
Sykes, Courtland, Ala.; Cbas. B. Richardson, Nashville, 
Tenn.; Ivanhoe Spears, Ingrams Mills, Miss.; Capt. J. A. 
Turner, Ras Richardson and J. W. Tilman, Athens, Ala.; 
Col. Wm. B. Hamilton, Columbus, Miss.; Jackson Bros., 
J. L. Green and J. L, Ames, Tenn. H. 
Milwaukee Eeniiel ,atid Pet Stock Association. 
MiLWAtTKEE, Wis,, Dec. 26.— Editor Forest a7id Stream: 
The M. K. and Pet Stock Association will hold a show the 
week following Chicago, March 17-20, on the plan of the 
Grand Rapids show. The ladies of Milwaukee will give 
the club their assistance, and the profits will go for 
charity. Louis Stefpin, Sec'y. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
A bite and a sup is an index of as true hospitality at 
times as is a nrince's entertainment, but a bite alone is as 
it may be. tJnder the caption "Three Hundred Dollars 
for a Dog Bite," the Sun has the following: "A jury in the 
City Court gave yesterday a verdict for |300 in favor of 
Abraham Margolien, a glazier, in a suit he brought against 
John W. Bosch to recover $3,000 for a dog bite. The 
plaintiff alleged that he went to the house of the defend- 
ant to put in some glass and was attacked by the dog. 
He called upon the defendant to call off the dog, and he 
says that the defendant said : 'Don't be afraid; the dog 
won't eat Yiddish meat.' The plaintiff testified that, re- 
lying on tbis statement, he entered the house of the de- 
fendant, whereupon the dog tore away the seat of his 
trousers and some of his flesh." 
Of the advantages afforded to exhibitors through the 
kindness of the N, E, K, C. in offering special concessions 
in the use of its kennels, situated on the club's farm at 
Braintree, Mr, Allen Chamberlain, press agent of the 
club, writes aa follows: "Dogs are here not only boarded, 
but trained for the field or house broken, and a compe- 
tent veterinairian is within ready call in case of illness. 
The club makefc a special point of preparing dogs for 
shows, not only its own, but for any in the circuit. This 
year the club will make special boarding rates for the 
interim between the Boston and New York shows for the 
accommodation of dogs from a distance which are going 
the round of the circuit, and will give all such dogs the 
benefit of the club's special car to New York, a feature 
which has proved very beneficial to those who have 
availed themselves of it for the past two years. Thus the 
scope of the club's usefulness has been greatly increased 
and its new departure ia already being as fully appreci- 
ated by dog owners outside the club's-membership as ever 
its shows were," 
Reeling, 
Communications for this department are requested. Anything on 
the bicycle in its relation to the sportsman is particularly desirable. 
RIGHT OF CYCLISTS ON CABLE ROADS. 
3jy WM. GEO. OPPENHELM, LL B. (NO. 70,835), 
Member of llie New York Bar. 
A CASE of considerable interest and importance to bicyclists 
has just been decided by the Appellate Division of the New 
York Supreme Court of the First Department (New York 
city and county), 
Mr. Justice Barrett, probably the most eminent, learned 
and logical member of tJae Division, which is composed of 
seven judges, has written an opinion reversing the decision 
of the trial court in the case of Rookes vs. The Houston 
Street & Pavonia Ferry R. R. Co., in which he holds that a 
cyclist on a cable car .nlot was lawfully thereon. 
It is worthy of notice that all the other six members of the 
Appellate Division concur in his opinion. 
From the law report of the case it appears that a young 
man was riding his bicycle on the slot of the cable car afore- 
said; that at Nineteenth street (.New York city), and with- 
out warning from the motorman or conductor of the cable 
car, which was approaching him rapidly from the rear, he 
was run down and. thiown from his bicycle and severely 
injm'ed. 
The youQg man brought suit against the railroad com- 
pany, and on the trial (which 1 reported about a year ago, 
animadverting on the injustice of the decision) his case was 
dismissed on the ground "that he was guilty of contributory 
negligence, as he was in a place of danger when the acci- 
dent occurred." 
The plaintiff, Rookes, admitted that he was familiar with 
the rumble made by the cable car, but that he was run down 
before he could change his position, and that no cable car 
bell was T\mg and no gong sounded before he was struck. 
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court reversed the 
decision of the trial com-t and held that "under the laws of 
1890, chapter 568, sections 163 and 163, Mr. Rookes waslaw- 
fully on the track; that he certainly had a right to expect 
the usual warning in the rear; that he was proceeding law- 
fully and with a justifiable sense of security; that no duty 
was imposed upon him to look back; that bis primary duty 
was to look in front of him, to keep a good look all around, 
hut that he could not ride upon his bicycle at all— certainly 
not with safety — and yet keep his head turned so as to ob- 
serve what was going on behind," 
Evidently Judge Barrett has a level head and does not 
lookback. 
The opinion concluded, "therefore the question of negli- 
gence or contributory negligence was one for the jury." 
A new trial was ordered, and some questions of interest t6 
bicyclists may hang thereon. — L. A, W. Bulletin. 
GOOD ROADS LEGISLATION. 
Bicycle riders in New York are arranging for a con- 
certed movement on the State Legislature this winter to ob- 
tain the passage or a good roads bill, and there is reason to 
believe they will succeed in their effort. The bill will be 
fathered by the State Division of the League of American 
Wheelmen, and its prdvisidns .are' just now being debated 
upon. 
In all probability the measure will resemble in a general 
way that which in Massachusetts has resulted so successfully. 
State aid will be called upon to lend financial and engineer- 
ing assistance to the improvement of roads deemed worthy, 
and for which the county, the town or- the resident tax- 
payers stand ready to contribute their share of the expense. 
It has been amply demonstrated that in most locaUties the 
farmers, alone and unaided, are utterly incapable of build- 
ing good roads, as they lack both the means and skill to do 
so. An extended system of good roads cannot be obtained 
without State aid, and though the farmers benefit most di- 
rectly by such aid, there is good reason for giving it, and 
the cost cannot be called an imposition upon other tax- 
payers. 
As has been pointed out by Mr. Sterling Elliott, a farm 
may have around two sides of it a mile of road and be dear 
at $3,000, while a city block bounded by a few hundred feet 
of road may be worth a million. The owners of the city 
block are benefited by all good roads extending from that 
city, even to a distance of many miles. Likewise the resi- 
dents of cities are vitally interested in what it costs to haul 
the food they eat. Consequently the little part they pay in 
the form of taxes for road improvement is amply returned 
to them, and the investment is one that benefits the urban 
and rural population alike. 
Mr. .John P. Brayer, of Rochester, has written an open let- 
ter on the subject of good roads legislation in which he sets 
forth some of the objects to be attained. In it the necessity 
of aesthetic considerations and the demands of posterity are 
pointed out. Mr. Brayer believes in making a finished job 
while we are about it, and in leaving to our children an in- 
heritance that will be worth something and not constantly 
require expensive additions and outlay for reconstruction. 
To attain this end he believes that a sufficient width should 
be allowed the roads selected for improvement to meet any 
future demands that may be made upon them, and that the 
possible beautifying of the road in time to come also be in- 
telligently considered Comprehensive plans should be made 
and filed with the officers of the various counties or towns 
through which such roads pass, showing the proper grade, 
fence and walk lines, tree lines, etc. . to which all future im- 
provements may be made to conform. 
Mr. Brayer points out that in most of the plans so far sub- 
mitted reference is only made to the building of hard drive- 
ways 12 to 18ft wide for vehicles to pass over, and the 
necessary side ditches for drainage. No attention is paid to 
the width of the highway between fences, which is an ex- 
tremely important consideration, and the eesthetic side of the 
question is never mentioned. Apparently only the present 
is considered, and the easiest way of obtaining a hard, prac- 
tical driveway; entirely regardless of tree planting or other 
means of beautifying the road, or of the future demands for 
sidewalks or street car lines, telegraph, telephone or electric 
light wires, or conduits, gas and water mains or cycle 
paths. 
As two main principles Mr, Brayer urges, first, that high- 
ways connecting Important towns or leading to cities, or 
such as by reason of their importance the State is likely to 
help improve within the next ten years, should not be less 
than 100ft. between fence lines; and, secondly, that one of 
the State highway commissioners to be appointed in accord 
with the provisions of the bill be a landscape artist of ac- 
knowledged reputation. 
The State should not lend its assistance toward improving 
any road unless it is wide enough between fences to accom- 
piodate the traffic of the future, and also capable of being 
made into a beautiful highway. To secm-e the first consid- 
eration, abutting land owners should dedicate sufficient 
land to give it the required width, with the assurance that 
the subsequent improvements would enhance the value of 
their property more than sufficiently to repay them. 
"Before any work is done on any roadway, the commis- 
sion should have a broad, comprehensive plan. They should 
designate the proper line for future tree planting and the 
proper distance apart, As it is now, trees belonging to ad- 
jacent farm owners are set at varying distances outside of 
the fence line — sometimes so close to the fence as to make 
it impossible for a person to pass between. Sometimes they 
are on the fence line, or inside of it, and sometimes en- 
croaching on the driveway, making it almost impossible to 
lay out a path or sidewalk. If a line had been established 
long ago these people would perhaps have been glad to have 
planted their trees accordingly. Any one can observe how 
crooked, disjointed and cramped are the walks and paths 
at the outskirts of most cities and villages, caused by trying 
to avoid trees. The space set apart' for trees should be 
sufficient to allow for their growth without encroaching on 
the walk or on car lines, as is often the case when the roots 
of trees have to be cut off in laying walks, or that people 
get jammed between cars and trees." 
Where old trees are in the way new ones may be planted 
and allowed to grow till such time as it is considered desira- 
ble to remove the old ones, and all trees planted hereafter 
would of course correspond to the new tree lines. 
So much for sesthetic considerations. On the side of utility 
Mr. Brayer points out our marvelous rate of development 
and rapid increase in population, and the certainty that ter- 
ritory adjacent to the main highways of the State will in 
time be much more densely populated than at present. 
"In time there will be electric car lines on many country 
roads radiating out from important centers of population, 
and these should have ample room for double tracks and 
should have a separate place of their own, and not be built 
into the driveway. 
"There should be ample room for a walk, and with the 
popularity of the bicycle as a means of locomotion is it too 
much to expect that in time we may have, in addition to a 
good roadway, a cycle path 6ft wide, and possibly one on 
each side of the road exclusively for cycles? 
"The horse driveway, however good it may be, can never 
be an ideal roadway for cycles, with its mud and paste in 
wet weather, its ruts, its horse droppings, dust and loose 
stones, besides the danger of collision with horsed vehicles. 
"It would be an advantage to horsemen if bicycles had a 
separate path. A cycle path can be cheaply constructed and 
maintained. There is practically no wear on it. 
"It can be made to drain off' quickly after a shower. 
"It is always smooth, hard and clean. 
"All of which cannot be said of the horse driveway. 
"Hence there should be sufficient room for a future pos- 
sible cycle path and perhaps one on each side of the road. 
"Anyroad improvement will tend to draw people from the 
crowded cities into the country for residences, and the bicycle 
will have helped much to do this, 
"In all of our large cities we are spending millions of 
money to obtain parks, breathing places for the people. 
The smaller cities and villages hope to have parks some 
time. 
"The acquisition of the necessary land for these parks is 
generally so long delayed that it becomes expensive, and 
they have to be located at quite a disance from the center of 
population 
"So much so that many of us rarely get to them and enjoy 
them. 
"Parks are good, but our streets and highways must of 
necessity be all the park that many of us can get time to 
enjoy. 
"Therefore let us beautify them when we have an oppor- 
tunity to do so cheaply, and let us enjoy life and nature at 
all times — while at our work, while passing through our 
streets on business — and not be compelled to travel miles to 
our parks." 
MODEL OF '97. 
NiKETY- SEVEN secs fewer radical changes in cycle con- 
struction than any previous year. In a general way it may 
be said that there are no distinguishing features in the new 
wheels to separate them from last year's models, and the 
attention of the manufacturers seems to have been confined 
to the perfection of minor details. On critical inspection it 
may be seen that the new models surpass their predecessors 
in mechanical detail and finish, but the improvements strike 
one as being finishing touches, a smoothing down and 
leisurely correction of slight faults that were passed over the 
previous year owing to the necessity of more important 
modifications rather than indications of material advance. 
No doubt this condition of affairs is largely due to the fact 
that perfection has been nearly approximated along the 
present lines of bicycle manufacture. It is also in measure 
clue to the unsettled condition of the trade, and the fear that 
consumption will not immediately catch up with production. 
No large outlays for improvements whose success is prob- 
lematical will be made while manufacturers are uncertain 
of their market 
One effect of the similarity of this year's models and last 
will probably be the hastening of a general reduction in the 
list prices of the highest grade bicycles. As soon as a new 
model is put upon the market the price of the previous 
year's stock is discounted, and this year it is likely that pur- 
chasers generally will not see enough difference in value to 
pay full price for the new models, with the result that the 
new models will remain unsold while the stock of '96 wheels 
la«ts 
While the $100 list price for the highest grade bicycles 
has been maintained, a slight reduction in the price of 
medium and low grade machines has been made, and many 
manufacturers have added to their lists lower priced wheels 
than heretofore. Frequently these lower priced wheels are 
the slandard wheels of last year, built from the same lines 
and of the same materials, so that for all intents and pur- 
poses the price of bicycles has been reduced and riders will 
this year have the benefit of better wheels than ever before 
at a moderate price. 
An inference that seems warranted by this state of affairs 
is that the necessity of a $100 list price arises primarily from 
the changes expected each year, which involves considerable 
expenditures for royalties, tests and new machinery, and that 
where such changes are not demanded it is apparently pos- 
sible to turn out the highest grade bicycles at a profit to be 
sold for much lower prices. 
Cause for Depression. 
"It always depresses me .greatly to meet a bicycle 
scorcher " 
"Why so?" 
"I hate to see a man's legs work so much better than his 
brains " — Chicago Eecord, 
As WAS not unexpected, the proposal that the New York 
Y C. should depart from a long established precedent and 
inaugurate the work of forming a national association of 
yachtsmen has met with serious opposition from some of the 
older members of the club, and it is even yet a question 
whether the experiment will be put to a practical trial. 
Such opposition, while not unnatural, is we believe without 
good grounds, and ba3ed mainly on a failure to comprehend 
the existing situation in American yachting. The nature of 
the objections may be gathered from the following interview 
of the New York Herald with an anonymous member of the 
club: 
"This league business is totally unnecessary. It cannot 
add to the prestige of the club, and may involve it in so 
many outside complications as to be both inconvenient and 
unpleasant The N, Y. Y. C. has been able to care for 
itself in the past, and is likely to do so in the future. It has 
never in its regattas sought outside entries, nor do I believe 
it will care to do so. It has kept complete records of the 
country's yachting history, which have always been open to 
the inspection of properly accredited representatives of other 
clubs. It will not want to be governed by a committee the 
majority of whom are from clubs of much less strength, and 
whose boats are of the smaller size. It has a distioct anti- 
pathy to having its constitution tampered with, and for it to 
become a member of the proposed league there must be a 
change in that instrument. Most of the members appreciate 
that the difficulties to be overcome in forming such an asso- 
ciation would be almost disheartening, but that might not 
be an insurmountable objection if the N. Y. Y. C. were to 
derive any special benefit from the proposed league." 
This may all be very true; the New York Y, G. has a 
