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FOREST AND STREAM. 
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six or eight hours, which is about the ordinary day's 
journey. Toward nightfall, or when approaching a 
camp, the dogs always increase their speed, for they 
like to make a grand-stand finish. 
To keep up with the dogs requires a constant Jog 
trot, and thirty miles of this makes a man feel averse 
to being disturbed after he once sits down at his jour- 
ney's end. I have seen men so stiffened after such a 
run that it was the next thing to a physical impossibility 
for them to move once they had settled down to rest. 
The dogs are fed bacon, bread, mush, rice, and in fact 
almost anything their owners have in their outfit. The 
bread is baked in long, flat loaves called bannocks. Dried 
salmon is generally placed ahead of other foods, but 
last year it was very hard to prociu-e in the interior. The 
bacon and bread diet is much better than fresh meat, 
and though horse meat and beef heads and offal could 
be procured at points on the trail, they were not gen- 
erally fed. One pound of bacon is said to do a dog 
more good in that cold climate than 3lbs. of fresh meat. 
They want fat, and the fresh meat is lean. 
In the interior dog teams afe used for freighting from 
Circle City and Dawson to the mines tributary to these 
respective centers. They have been also used to a con- 
siderable extent for freighting from Circle to Dawson. 
On the short trips one freighter told me he earned on 
the average nearly $So a day with his five dogs. The 
charge for taking "passengers" out from Dawson to 
the coast, 650 miles, was from $500 to $600 a head, or 
about $T per mile. Passengers sometimes had to foot 
it every step of the way, and work at making camp 
as hard as any one. They paid the $1 a mile for 
having their provisions ^carried. J. B, Burnham. 
In the Kennel World, 
Volume XIV. of the American Kennel Club Stud 
J5ook series has made its appearance, and the steady in- 
crease since the years 1894 and 1895 has been made more 
apparent. The volume for 1894 liad 3,666 registrations, 
and low-water mark was reached in 1895 with 3,473, 
which was followed by 3,527 in i8g6, and now we have 
3,737 for 1897, There is also a marked increase during 
the same period in the dog show record. In 1894 the 
record given for individual dogs filled -fifty-eight pages, 
and at that time any mention made by a judge was re- 
corded, whereas nothing lower than a prize winner is 
now taken notice of, and yet this year there are 103 pages 
of dog show record. There are also the official awards 
of the various field trials of the beagle clubs and Bruns- 
wick Fur Club, and it is a pity that the field trials by 
setters and pointers are not also to be found in the 
stud book, and thus be of easy reference. It is not be- 
cause of lack of desire that the American Kennel 
Club does not publish these, but from apathy 
on the part of the field trials clubs. The 
American Kennel Club is too firmly established 
to have to ask for support not willingly ten- 
dered, and as it has a surplus of several thou- 
sand dollars there is not the slightest doxibt that it 
would willingly oblige the field trials clubs by publish- 
ing their records. That would entail some sort of mem- 
bership which could be got over readily enough if tlie 
field trials clubs would form an association of their own, 
and let it affiliate itself in some way with the American 
Kennel Club. We have the Pointer, Gordon Setter, Irish 
Setter, Spaniel and several beagle clubs as members, so 
that it cannot be said that owners of sporting dogs are 
not interested in the American Kennel Club, Avhich had a 
membership of sixty-six clubs for the year 1897. 
Still another evidence of the support it receives from 
pointer, setter and spaniel men is the large registration of 
these breeds. The foflowing figures are based upon the 
rates of eight pedigrees to the page, which is the average 
in the stud book, and avoids the necessity of counting 
heads: English setters 632, Gordon setters 64, Irish set- 
ters 112, pointers 432, spaniels 320, beagles 120, or a total 
of 1,680 out of 3,737- Any belief that the American Ken- 
nel Club and field men are not working along for each 
other's good is denied very emphatically by these figures, 
The two breeds of St. Bernards combined alone out- 
number the English setters, but taking all setters versus 
all St. Bernards they are practicall}^ equal in nmnber. 
No argument could possibly be adA^anced so conclusive 
as these figures for the stud book becoming the medium 
of oflicial record of field trials, and the clubs ought to 
consider the advisability of taking steps toward its be- 
coming so, and make each volume a full .reference history 
of the preceding year. 
Still another way of judging of the hold the Kennel 
Club has upon dog owners of all kinds is to be found in 
the list of the associate members, the list now numbering 
218, as against 194 for the month of December. This 
membership is purely voluntary, and for the $5 dues each 
member gets the Stud Book, Gazette and two free regis- 
trations. 
What the Kennel Club will do with its surplus is 
something that will ere long have to be considered seri- 
ously. It was, we believe, the intention some years ago 
to invest $5,000, as soon as the surplus reached that 
amount, and use the interest as a special prize fund, but 
the litigation that took place at that time cost the club 
about $2,500 and the fund propects faded. Now, how- 
ever, with a balance of $4,276.49 on Dec. 31 of last year, 
and an annual increase of $1,000, as has been the case 
for the past three years, the fund figures will soon be 
reached. The club is now giving medals of record for 
champions as fast as they are turned out at dog shows, 
but the rate at which medals are won will not cat up the 
interest on $5,000, much less the annual addition to the 
surplus. 
The storm center which developed in California last 
month has disappeared, and no one is particularly 
harmed over the result except the tempest decocter. In- 
flamed by false statements regarding indift'erence to 
letters and requests sent to New York, the Pacific Coast 
Mastiff Club sent out a circular letter to the clubs pro- 
posing a meeting for secession. A copy of this was 
sent by a California member to the office of the American 
Kennel Club, and there was nothing to be done but 
place the club and oflficers under suspension. At the 
same time, however, the Mastiff Club secretary had 
written a letter of complaint regarding the alleged 
pigeonholing of the club letters and received the infor- 
mation that the letters had been duly presented to the 
rules committee and fully considered by its members. 
The result of this letter was that at the meeting of the 
club held on April 6 the resolution regarding secession 
was unanimously rescinded. The prompt action of the 
St. Bernard Club, the strongest specialty club on the 
coast, in repudiating secession^ and giving notice that 
it would under no consiiJeratibn support any show, 
either by prizes or entries, not held under A. K. C. 
rules, was the piA'Otal point in suppressing disaffection, 
for it made the course of the San Francisco Kennel Club 
plain sailing. Strange to say, the suggestions of the 
Mastiff Cluo were practically carried out by the new 
rules, while the St. Bernard Club wanted something else, 
yet accepted the situation most loyally. 
The GfUelty of joking regarding hydrophobia was fa- 
tally illustrated last week Avhen a young man died at a 
hospital in this city as the direct result of the influence 
of imagination. He had been bitten a short time before 
by a clog, but the wound had healed and the matter 
would have ended there, but his shopmates and com- 
panions thought it good fun to joke with "him as to hy- 
drophobia, with the result that his mind became so 
worked upon that he went to the hospital. There he was 
assured that there was nothing the matter with him, but 
he persisted in remaining for treatment, and although 
everything was done to clear away the hallucination he 
lost his reason and died a raving maniac. Gad. 
Mr. and Mrs. C. Oliver .Iselin, who have b^en 
abroad for several months, returned to New York last 
week. Just before leaving London Mr. Iselin, through 
Ambassador Hay, offered his services to the United 
States Government in any capacity in which he might 
be ftsefuk 
Mr. Clinton II. Crane has placed with the Spalding 
St Lawrence Boat Co., of Ogdensburg, an order for 
two racing 20-footers, from his designs for the Sea- 
wanhaka trial races. Mr. Crane is now in New York, 
after spending the winter at the Glasgow University, in 
the Department of Naval Architecture. 
Spray. 
2Jft. Fast Cfoiscr. 
~\Concluded from page 8M, April IG.) 
The general arrangement and construction of Spray 
were illustrated in our previous issue. The cabin house 
is 8ft. 6in. long inside, with a breadth of 4ft. 6in. and 
headroom of 5ft, 2in. at the fore end. The floor is 21 in. 
wide, a compromise between headroom and footroom. 
The cockpit is 6ft. long (8ft. inside of coaming) and of 
average width of 4ft., the floor being i6in. below deck 
and Sin. above L.W.L. It is fitted with scuppers for 
drainage. Below is room enough for a water tank, if 
the yacht is to be used on salt water, and also for a good 
ice-box. The lockers in the cabin give room for two 
berths with the usual buffet at the fore end, or the latter 
may be omitted on one side and the locker carried 
forward to make a second berth. The interior of Spray 
is merely fitted with lockers and shelving, the final ar- 
rangement of closets, shelves, etc., being left until the 
yacht has been used for a time, and the best possible 
disposition of space determined by actual trial. There 
is room for one hand forward, if necessary, in a ham- 
mock berth; but in so small a craft the interior will 
naturally be fitted up entirelj^ for a Corinthian crew. 
The construction has been planned to give a thor- 
oughly strong and durable craft, Avith tight bottom and 
dry decks for an indefinite number of years. While 
lightness has been considered and the scantling is cut to 
near the safe limit, there is plentj^ of wood to hold the 
fastenings and to stand the strain of caulking, hard sail- 
ing, etc. The specifications are given in full for the bene- 
fit of an3' one who may wish to build from the design, 
as follows: 
Frame. 
Keel — White oak, sided 5in., moulded as per drawing, 
gin. amidships. 
Stem — white oak, sided 3in., moulded as per draw- 
ings. 
Sternpost — White oak, sided 3in. at tuck, tapering to 
rj4in. at heel, with score for rudder on after side. 
Horn Timbers — ^White oak, sided lin., moulded 6in. 
on sternpost and 3in. at after end, which shall be jogged 
into sternpiece and well bolted. 
Chock — White or yellow pine, 3 by 2}/^in., fitted be- 
tween the two horn timbers and projecting %in. to 
form rabbet. 
Rudder Trunk — To be carefully built, with sides of 
lj-2in. white pine, to form, with sternpost and horn tim- 
bers, a water-tight box. The joints to be made with 
cloth painted, and caulked Avherc rccjuired. The lower 
end to be closed with chock, fastened with brass 
screws. The bottom of trunk to be wide enough to per- 
mit rudder to ship easily. 
Sternpiece — Oak, shaped as per drawings, including 
round of deck, with rabbets for planking and deck. To 
be well bolted to horn timbers. All superfluous wood 
to be cut awa}', to saA^e weight. 
Quarter Timbers — If used, to be of oak or hackmatack, 
shaped as per draAvings and well fastened to planksheer, 
sternpiece and sheerstrake. 
Mast Step — Oak, bolted to stem, with long mortise 
and space for Avedges f,ore and aft of mast. 
DeadAvooda— As per drawings, of oak or yellow pine. 
StopAA'aters — Of dry AA'hite pine, i/^in. in diameter, care- 
fully placed in all joints of stem, keel, deadwoods, etc. 
Frames — Six frames spaced 42in. on centers, to be of 
oak, single-sawn, from knees of the proper sweep; to be 
sided i^in-! moulded at heels 2'^A'm., at turn of bilge 
i^^in., and at heads lin. (two frames abreast mast to 
be sided ij/2in.) BetAveen each pair of sawn frames 
three bent frames, of oak, to be placed, spaced io%m. on 
centers, sided and moulded tin, from heel to head. The 
heels of all frames to be jogged into keel and dead- 
woods and securely bolted. Suitable timbers to be cut 
in all frames and floors. 
Floor Knees — Each sawn frame from mast to after 
end of iron keel to have a forged floor knee of flat iron, 
1% by Hm., with arms ift. 3in. long; these knees to be 
carefully forged in the throat. Each alternate bent frame 
to have a soHd floor of lin. oak plank, Avell bolted to 
keel and to heels of frames. 
Shelf — Clear oak, or yellow pine in single length, 2 
by Tj^in. for middle half of length, tapering to 2 by lin. 
at ends. 
Bilge Stringer — Clear oak or yellow pine in single 
length, 2 by i^i'm. for middle half of length, tapering 
to 2 by %m. at ends. 
Deck Frame. 
Deck Beams — Oafe of hackmatack. Main beams, at 
bitts, partners, fore and after ends of house, and tran- 
som, to be sided 2in. All other beams and half beams 
to be sided lin. All to be moulded i^in. To be spaced 
not over loin. on centers. 
Knees — Oak or hackmatack, sided i^in.; one abreast 
of mast on each side, one at middle of trunk, and one 
at after end. One lodging knee abreast mast and one 
at after end of house. 
Partners — Oak or yellow pine, J}4in. thick at mast, 
also filling at boAv in place of breasthook; and at bitts. 
Partner Planks — Oak, ^'w. thick and loin. wide, in 
center of deck forward; 6in. wide aft. 
Planksheer — Oak, in single length, ^in. thick and 
35/2111. wide amidships, tapering to 2^21x1. at ends. To be 
well fastened to sheerstrake and beams. 
Planking and Decking. 
Pknking — White cedar on bottom; wales of yellow 
pine in single lengths. Other planking to have not over 
one butt in each strake, such butts to be made on butt- 
blocks of ^in. oak; butts to be at least four frames 
apart on adjoining strakes, and if in the same frame 
space to be se.parated by not less than three strakes. The 
planking to finish full ^in. The planks from the bilge 
upward to be not over 3j4in. wide. All seams to be 
close on inside and full i-i6in. opening on outside for 
caulking. The entire outside of hull to be carefully planed 
off. 
Deck — Of clear and dry white pine, ^in. thick and not 
over 2in. wide. To be laid Avith sweep of side line; all 
ends properly supported and fastened. Seams of deck 
to be caulked with cotton and payed with marine glue. 
Deck Joiner Work. 
Rail — Oak, lin.'by i%in., around edge of planksheer, 
Avith scuppers. 
Cabin Trunk and Coaming — Oak, ^'m. thick, side of 
trunk about gin. high, coaming about sin. high, both 
thoroughly edge-bolted with %in. steel rod. Two oval 
Avindows of ]4^n. plate glass in each side of trunk, four 
in all, and brass-hinged decklight, of as large a size as 
space permits, in middle of fore end. Ledge of oak, 
2}i by ij^in., around inside of trunk to carry beams; 
beams of oak, ij^ by ^in., spaced loin., covered with 
yiin. matched pine, with canvas over top. Companion 
slide and doors of mahogany. 
Cockpit — Sides of matched mahogany, floor laid the 
same as the deck, both to be perfectly Avater-tight. 
Fore Hatch — Coamings and hinged hatch, opening 18 
by I5in., all of mahogany. 
Bitts — Locust, 3^4 by 2%'m., running down to sternpiece 
and well bolted. Keyed beloAv deck. Looust kevel, 13^ 
by lin. 
Cleats — Locust, for sheets, as per sail plan. 
Rudder— Stock of oak or locust, 3in. diameter, taper- 
ing to ij/^in. at heel. Backing of yellow pine securely 
through-bolted to stock. 
Fastenings. 
Keel Bolts — Steel, ^in. diameter, about 12 bolts in all, 
Avith standard heads, nuts and Avashers. 
Blunt Bolts — All deadAVOod, keel and frame bolts to 
be of good quality of iron or steel, properly galvanized 
and neatly headed over Avashers of the same metal. Stem, 
keel, horn timbers and deadAVOods to have ^in. bolts; 
heels of frames to be fastened Avith ^in. bolt iron or 
spikes; plank floors to be fastened to stem, keel and 
horn timbers with two y4\n. bolts through each; iron 
knees to be fastened to keel with tAA^o ^in. bolts. Plank- 
ing to be fastened with galvanized iron boat nails in all 
frames and at hood ends. All parts not specified to be 
fastened in the usual manner. All plank fastenings to 
be set in for putty stops, and all fastenings about deck 
and trunk to have Avooden deck plugs set in varnish. 
Interior Joiner Work. 
Floor— Ash, Y^m. by 2j^in., matched, in battened sec- 
tions fastened down by large brass screws. 
Ceiling— Cabin to be ceiled with ^in. white pine or 
similar Avood. 
Ladder— Mahogany, with three steps, each with rubber 
tread. 
Lockers — White pine, Y^in., one on each side for seat 
and bcrtli. Lockers and shelves in forecastle for dishes, 
etc. 
Metal Work. 
Keel — Of cast iron in one piece, soundly and accu- 
rately cast to shape and smoothly finished; weight about 
3,900lbs. To be bolted to hull with 12 steel bolts of J^in. 
diameter. 
Rudder Braces — Two, of galvanized iron, neatly fitted 
and well fastened to post and rudder. Brass cap with 
name of yacht on head, of rudder stock. Brass plate 
around rudder stock on deck. 
Chain Plates — -Two for main shrouds and two for run- 
ners, of lYz by ^in. iron, with 3^in. hole for pin of 
turnbuckle. Two for boAvsprit shrouds, by 3-i6in., 
with YYm. hole. 
Gammon Iron — 2% by ^in. irbll. Bobstay plates, bob- 
stay of ^in. iron rod, with turnbuckle. Cranse iron for 
bowsprit end. Traveler for main sheet blocks; one 
pair of ^in. turnbuckles for main shrouds and one pair 
of %in. for bowsprit shrouds. Gooseneck and spider 
band, sin., for mast and boom. 
Brass Work — Fittings for rudder, rudder cap, two 
