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»REST AND STREAM, 
[Sept. 18 1897. 
Monongahela Derby. 
Pittsburg, Pa, — The entry for the third anmial Derby 
of theMonongahela Valley Game and Fish Protective Asso- 
cia,tion closed with IS nominations: 8 English setters and 
5 pointers, all whelped in 1896. This is the list: 
ENGLISH SftTTKES. 
Mack Noble— Dr. W. B. Tasher's b., w. and t, dog (Tom 
Boy II.— Plora Noble). 
Little Dorrit— Beazell & Gladden'a b., w. and t, bitch 
(Whyte B.— Dolly Varden). 
Fly Windem — A. B. Ferguson's b., w. and t. bitch 
(Buby's Max— F)y Wim Lung). 
Lady B.— M. Bumgartner's b., w. and t. bitch (Rodfield 
— Florence Gladstone). 
MiNTo— Fox & Bly the Kennels' b., w. and t. dog (Tonv's 
Gale— May B.). 
Mardera — Fox & Blythe Kennels' b., w. and t. b'i'tcb 
(Dion C— Hopeful). 
Winks— J. T. Crawford's b., w. and t. dog (Joe— Dot 
0.). 
Shan— William Harrison's b., w. and t. dog (Joe— Dot 
C). 
POINTERS. 
Nellie Wilson— Dr. J. R. Daniel's 1. and w. bitch (Plain 
Sam— Dolly Dee IL). 
Sam's BANn— Dr. J. R. Daniel's b. and w. dog (Plain Sam 
—Dolly Dee II.). 
Kitty Dean — Monongahela Kennels' b. and w. bitch 
(Plain Sam — Belle of Lancaster). 
Golden Eod— Dr. H. D. Danford's o. and w. bitch (Jingo 
— Rosa De Hessen). 
Kent's ViG—W. S. Coulson's b. and w. bitch (Kent's 
Priam— Belle Fauster). S. Cummings, Sec'y. 
Brunswick Fur Club. 
Eoxbdry, Mass.— The committee on field trial grounds 
has selected Barre, Mass., as the place for holding the com- 
ing field trials of the Brunswick Fur Club. Headquarters 
will be made at the Hotel Barre. The hotel is heated with 
steam, lighted by electricity, and is within easy walkina dis- 
tance of the bunting grounds. The rates will be $1 50 per 
day for those who cany a lunch tothefie'd; $3 for those 
who tflkf dinner at the hotel. 
Mrs. N. Q Pope has presented the club with a beautiful 
silver cup in memory of her late husband, who was at one 
time president of tlie club, and always an enthusiastic and 
generous patron of the field trials. This handsome prize will 
he known as the Norton Q. Pope Memorial Cup, and will be 
awarded annually to the hound showing the best combined 
trailing, speed and driving. 
The club now owns three cups that are awarded annually, 
and held for one year by the winners. Silver medals will 
also be given the first prize winners in the various cla'sep. 
Entries'for the Derby will close at Hotel Barre on Oct. 18; 
for the AH- Age stake on Oct. 19 at the same place. 
Beadford S. TtTRPiN, Sec'y. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
Mr. A. P. Vredenburgh, secretary of the American Kennel 
Club, has returned from his trip to the Pacific Coast, where 
he was sent to investigate certain charges against members of 
the A. K, C. that have been made public in the columns of 
the sportsmen's press. The A, K C was desirous of seeing 
whether any action on its part was necessary under the cir- 
cumstances. Mr. Vredenburgh will make his report in full 
to the A. K. C , at its meeting on July !d3. In view of that 
fact, he is naturally unwilling to give out any information 
for publication at this date. He expresses himsel f, however, 
as charmed with the treatment he received from all those 
whom he met during his stay on the Coast, and thoroughly 
satisfied with the result of his trip. 
Mr. W. W. Brown announces in our advertising columns 
that his well known beagle Ch. Buckshot is for sale. 
At the dinner at the Hotel Cecil, which wound up the In- 
ternational Library Congress in London, Sir William 
Howorth, M. P. for Salford, told of another dinner at which 
he had figured in the capacity of author. He is the author 
of a bulky work on the Mongols, and shortly after its ap- 
pearance had to take a young lady in to dinner. She ex- 
pressed great delight at the prospect of sitting by him. Sir 
William was charmed, and asked the reason. "Oh," said 
his fair neighbor, "you are just the person to tell me what to 
do for my little dog's injured leg." In blank surprise, Sir 
William suggested that there must be some mistake; heknew 
nothing about dogs. Il was the girl's turn to be surprised, 
and she exclaimed, "Why, I was told that you had written 
four volumes upon mongrels!" — A/ezc York Emning Post. 
heeling. 
Communications for this department are requested. Anything on 
the bicycle in its relation to the sportsman is particularly desirable 
WIGGLES AND WOBBLES. 
Tbbre is a wheel in the affairs of men, which taken at 
$13.29 leads on to misfortune and undying expense. 
A rusty bicycle is a sure sign of indolence or neglect on 
the part of the owner, and a disregard of commercial values. 
Many different ways have been devised to stop suddenly, 
though by far the best advice Is to avoid the occasion for it. 
One writer in the L. A, W. Bulletin, recommends thai the 
rider lift the wheel up in front, remaining in place till he 
reaches the ground in a sitting posture, still grasping the 
handle bars of the rearing wheel. He does not mention the 
effect it has on parts, or what to do for punctures made in 
them by cut glass, or what is the best way to stop in a mud- 
puddle. As a mere matter of sudden stopping, the method 
desciibed would be a success, but a still more positive me- 
thod would be to run down a cellar-way. 
Little drops of water. 
Little grains of sand. 
Make the ugly rust spots 
Which we scour by hand. 
And the little tick-tacks, 
With their points like flre> 
Bring us flabby windfalls 
When they prick our tire. 
If you find that you can go with ease at a pace which 
distresses your eompiuion, go slower. Do not make your 
pleasure liis or her pain. When you are determined to die 
tate to the whole company, go slower. When your ex- 
penses are greater than your receipts, borrow a wheel — it is 
cheaper than to buy. A friend who will lend a bicycle out- 
Damon's aid out-Pythiases the world. 
Constant Reader, Milwaukee — Ann. A good polish for 
the frame is boot-blacking, though some riders prefer stove- 
polish A file and sand-paper will remove rust spots. To 
make tires puncture-proof, take rosin, olbs ; beeswax. 21bs, ; 
white lead, lOlbs. ; plaster-of-pari?, 31bs ; oil sufficient to 
mix, Fill the inner cavity of the tire with this mixture, 
and punctures will not deflate it. 
What the railroads have done for civilization was possible 
only because they were better roads than all others. The 
best roads always have the most traffic, which means that 
m3re people know of them, moj-e people use them, and all 
commercial interests wilh which they come in touch are 
many times enhanced by their beneficent effects. Whether 
one is near or far from market is not so much a matter of 
distance as of time. The farmer who is forced to use b^id 
roads cannot succeed in the present keen competition to 
supply the world with food. The Idler. 
As the yachting journal of America, the Forbst and Stream ts the 
recognized medium of communication between the maker of yachts- 
men's supplies and the yachting public. Its value for advertising 
has been demonstrated by patrons who have employed its columns 
continuously for years, 
GOpie» Of She Forkst awd Stream race report blanks, for recording 
and reporting racs, will be sent to all clubs teguesiirtg them. 
'JOhe racing and measurement rules of the YachBacvn§ Union of 
Lonq Island S.ound (the Seawanhaka rule, uith allowance tables) 
can he had of Thompson & Co , S5 Dey street, New York; price 10 
cents per copy, 
The handbook of "Yacht Flag Etiquette''' can be had of Behm <& 
Co., 167 Fulton street, New York; price 10 cents per copy. 
YACHT RACING FIXTURES 1897. 
The followiDfT list of flxturps has been compiled from many different 
sources, some of cbem noc official, and it may contain some errors. 
We shall be glad to ha^e notice of corrections and additions. 
Kaces of the Sound y. E. U. are m^irked with the letter S; those of 
the Massachusetts Y. R. A. with the letter M: 
SEPTEMBER. 
S 18. American, fall regatta for all classes. 
18. Queen City, 32ft. class, Toronto, Lake Ontario. 
21. Absequan, open, Atlantic City. 
25-V6. Cor. San Francisco, craise, Dillon's Point, San Francisco. 
?5. Brffalo, closing: cruise, Lake Frie. 
•2b. American, closing race, Newburyport. 
OCTOBBE 
9. Mtramichi, Goiild cup, Chatham, N. B. 
9-10. Cor San Francisco, cruise, Corinthian Cove, San Francisco. 
16. Cor. San Francisco, closing day, San Francisco. 
17. Cor. San Francisco squadron, cruise, San Franc sco. 
It is stated on authority that in the race of Sept.. 4 off New- 
port no protest was made by Navaho, but that Vigilant was 
declared by the committee to be disqualified upon the declar- 
ation of her owner that she had fouled a mark ; no other 
course being possible. 
During the present month a series of private races will be 
sailed between the HerreshotE fln-keel Anoatok, Mr. Oswald 
Sanderson, and the centerboard Acushla, Messrs. Hanan, of 
the late 34ft. special class. 
Messes Duetea, Whitney, Morgan and other owners of 
the 30-footers are now consulting with the Herreshofifs over 
the establishment of a similar limited class of about 51ft. 
racing length. ; 
The owners of the HerreshotE knockabouts, Cock Robin 
and Cockatoo, Mesprs. Foster and Eaton, have exchanged 
boats. Mr. Eaton was the original owner of Cock Robin, and 
built the new boat to keep at the head of the class this year. 
The two will meet in the series of the Knockabout Associa- 
tion off Marblehead, on Sept. 16, 17, 18, open to all yachts of 
the class. 
Massachusetts T. R. A. 
The Massachusetts Y. R. A. has about brought to an end 
another successful season, and in a short time it must take 
up the question of further changes and amendments to its 
rules. The operation of the rules during the present season 
is discussed as follows by Mr. W. E. Robinson in the Boston 
Qlobe: 
The call for the October meeting' of the Yacht Racing As- 
sociation will soon be issued, and in view of the fact that if 
any changes in the measurement and classification rules are 
to be made they must be made at this meeting, the yachts- 
men interested in the Association and its racing are discuss- 
ing the matter and offering suggestions. 
So far as the writer can learn, the present rule of measure- 
ment gives general satisfaction to the racing yachtsmen, and 
there seems to be no reason for changing it. The abolition 
of the tax on overhang is producing a boat much longer over 
all than the old ones, but since the new one is larger, "more 
of a boat." as the practical yachtsman says, the present rule 
can hardly be deemed other than a good one. Extra length 
and extra size mean also of necessity extra strength in con- 
struction, as well as more room on board generally, so that 
the rule of "waterline with crew on board" has still further 
recommendations to continuance. 
There is, however, a growing feeling among the yachtsmen 
that a change in the classitication is needed, and that a re- 
turn to the old class limits of 18, 21, 25 and SOft. is desirable 
from almost every point of view. 
It was very frankly admitted by those advocating last 
year's change to 17, 20, 24 and 29ft. to suit the new rule of 
measurement, that such classification was but a necessary 
exppdient to keep the boats in the same classes in which 
they had been racing the previous season, and to prevent 
confusion. This year, however, the same argument does not 
hold good for the retention of the present classification, for 
new boats have been built to the class limits, and the old 
ones which might drop into a lower class with a raising of 
the limit would only add interest to the sport. 
If the classification were raised 1ft. all around it would 
follow as a matter of course that the Association must extend 
the time fortbe abolition of time allowance. This would be 
no more than justice to this year's boats, which would have 
to meet new boats 1ft. longer, while at the same time it 
would still keep several of the old boats in the racing which 
would otherwise be hopelessly handicapped. 
On the broad ground of the advancement of the racing 
standard of the Association, the proposed return to the old 
classification has much to recommend it. It brings again 
into the- field the once popular 21 and SOft. classes; it comes 
nearer the classification of clubs not now in the Association, 
but which would find in the change an additional reason 
for joining; it closely approaches the classification of the 
Sound Y. R. U., with which the Massachusetts Association 
is working for a national association, and it gives a promise 
of permanence which cannot but inspire confidence in in- 
tending builders. Coupled with the re-establishment of the 
fifth class of 15ft. sailing length, it would be a progressive 
step in direct line with the Association's previous efforts. 
About the only objection that can be ui'ged, seems to be 
the old one that Handsel and the other SO footers will thus 
be let into the first class; but in this connection a little plain 
talk may not be amiss. 
No one who has followed closely the Association's forma- 
tion and growth will deny that Handsel and the others were 
barred from the class so that Harbinger and other boats not 
up to the 30ft. limit might have a chance. That such action 
was wise at the time the subsequent racing has proved, but 
with Harbinger outclassed, even by the boats of her size, 
and Ashumet and Handsel owned in clubs vhich are mem- 
bers of the Association, the reason for barring them is no 
longer a valid one, and they should be given a chance at the 
Association's racings. 
But put alone on the broader ground of a proper re- 
establishment of the soft, class, and an effort to revive some 
of the best racing that Massachusetts Bay has ever seen, the 
rai.sing of the limit from 29 to 30ft. deserves earnest and 
serious consideration, and the writer but voices the senti- 
ment of prominent racing men in urging this as well as the 
general change. 
Lynn 7. C. Open Race. 
LYNN— MASSACH0SttTTS BAY. 
Monday, Sept 6. 
MASSACHUSETTS Y. R. A. RULES 
In spite of light and fluky weather, the open race of the 
Lynn Y. C. on Sept. 6 was a success, the times being: 
FIRST CLASS, 
Length, Elapsed Corrected. 
Ida J.,F. E Beckman 28.04 2 U 2J 2 10 5b 
Emma C, P. A Coupal 'i^.OH 2 13 11 2 11 51 
Elfreda, B. T. Hall 28.11 2 14 29 3 14 
Beatrice, J. Cavanagh. 24.11 2 19 60 8 15 51 
Little Peter, H. Moebs .24.05 2 21 11 2 16 88 
Asahi, E V. K. Thayer 28. lu 2 21 12 ■ 2 21 Or 
Kedskin, J, S. Sturtevant 28.11 .3 56 06 3 £6 06 
Barnade, E. H. Clapp, , Did not finish. 
SECOND OPEN CLASS. 
Snipe IL, Boardman Bros , , , , .21 .OsJ 2 35 15 3 .31 47 
Bomance, L. Sears a3.09 2 34 53 2 34 41 
Burgess, F. Burgess , Did not finish. 
Idno, C. W. Wilson Did not finish. 
SECOND CABIN CLASS. 
TWuriel, H. N Nute. 23.11 2 33 85 3 29 35 
Giralda, Q E Hills 23.11 2 30 35 2 31 H5 
Rex, J. B Farreil ,.V3.05 2 32 89 2 33 03 
Clara, W. H Turner 23.11 2 34 14 2 84 14 
Privateer. A E. Scbaaf 21.09 8 38 f4 2 .36 Isi 
Whisper, W. H. Stimpson 20.02 2 45 3i 2 40 38 
KNOCKABOUTS. 
Goslingr, Clark & North zl.OO 2 32 15 
Mongoose, A. D. Erving.Jr &1.00 2 3? .35 , ,, ,, 
Fly, W. O. Gay 21. CO 2 35 08 
Hazard. H.M. Sears 21.00 2 40 55 
Cockatoo, C. 8. Eaton 21 .00 Did not finish. 
THIRD CLASS. 
Vamoose. Benner & Patten 19.11 2-88 38 2 32 S8 
Omeme. W. P. Barker >9.11 8 38 54 2 33 54 
Arab, V,K F. Scott 19.11 3 37 CO 8 37 00 
Yahco,-K Horton 19.11 2 89 24 8 i:9 U 
Cleopatra, H. M. Faxon 19.11 8 33 52 2 S9 52 
At Anka, C. H. Crane .....19.11 3 43 05 2 43 05 
Demon Did not finish. 
Harriet in. Did notflaish. 
Zoe. , ..,.,>,..ri.:^ Did not finish. 
Wrinkle..,j^..,,, Did not finish. 
Jag in.,,...,...-..... Did not finish. 
rOURTH CLASS. 
Vitesse, C. D. Mower If). 10 2 45 45 2 43 -39 
Glide, G. D. Silsbee 15. OB 2 49 58 2 i! 09 
Fantasy, W. Allerton 16.11 2 4s) 36 3 49 36 
Alpine, C. J. Blethen 16.10 S 53 35 8 68 18 
Ripple.. Did not finish. 
Imp ., Did not finish. 
The winners of Association championships for the year are: 
First class, Ida J.; second open class, Hoodlum; second cabin 
class, Muriel; third class, Rooster; fourth class, Vitesse; 
knockabouts, Gosling. 
The Thirty-Foot Class. 
The final race of the pair racing series was sailed on Sept. 
3 between Hera and Dorothy, the Dyers Island course being 
sailed in a strong N.E. wind, the first leg being thus to 
windward. The times were: 
Finish. Elapsed, 
Dorothy IL, H P. Whitney .....l 28 53 8 21 52 
Hera, R. N. Ellis 1 3i 88 2 27 22 
This makes Dorothy the winner of the series. On the 
same day a special race was sailed for a prize of $100 oflfered 
by the Newport Y. R. A., over the same course, the times 
being: 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Vaquero III , H B Duryea 6 17 56 2 bO 5»i 
Wa Wa, J A Stillman - 6 18 17 8 81 n 
Puck, E n Morgan 6 20 15 8 38 15 
Hera, R. N. Ellis 6 80 Si a 33 81 
Carolina. P. Jones 6 20 46 2 83 46 
Dorothy IL, H P. Whitney 6 20 58 2 33 58 
Veda. C. Vanderbilt, Jr 6 21 3a 2 34 3i 
Mai. O G. Jennings.. .Did not finish. 
Esperanza, A. 8. Van Winkle ., ..Did not finish. 
On Sept. 5 a private match was sailed between Mr. Fox- 
hall Keene, in Dorothy II., assisted by H. B. Duryea and H. 
P. "Whitney; and Reginald Brooks, in Wa Wa, assisted by 
J. A. Stillman, W. Butler Duncan, Jr., and H. P. Harriman. 
The Jamestown triangle was sailed in a strong S.W. wind, 
the times being: 
Finish. Elapsed, 
Dorothy II,, F. P. Keene 5 21 12 1 46 12 
Wa Wa, R.Brooks,.,.....,...... ..,.B 22 S6 1 47 26 
The Seawanhaka International Challenge Cup. 
The Royal St. Lawrence Y. C, of Montreal and Dorval, 
holder of the Seawanhaka International Cup for the year 
1898, announces that it will receive challenges for the cup in 
the 20ft. racing length class, and that, under the new amend- 
ment to the declaration of trust, the club will hold until 
Sept. 18 all challenges received before making a choice. If 
no challenge be received prior to that date, the first received 
after it must be accepted. 
