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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[June ii, 1898. 
setting me and dragging me after him througli the brash 
for a hundred feet, until the cord broke and I recovered 
my feet, with the stock of my gun broken, my .clothes 
torn nearly off, and my face scratched as you see. I 
could not shoot a dog, as I was tempted to do, and gave 
him to a farmer's boy." This was the only degenerate 
Gordon I ever owned. 
Horace Smith also imported for Harry Babcock, of 
this city, one or two brace, and we two maintained "high 
hook" on Gordons until the breed ran out, and at the 
show to-day I saw but two or three very inferior de- 
scendants of the noble house of Gordons, in my estima- 
tion the most aristocratic and gentlemanly of all dogs, 
next to which come the Laveracks, of which there was a 
fine exhibit at the show. 
I have had great experience in raising dogs, generally 
for the benefit of my neighbors, as I never sold a dog. 
It is astonishing what a lively demand there is by people 
who do not have the trouble of raising them, nor of 
paying for them. As I say, I have had great success- in 
raising and giving them away, but not much in breaking 
them; tliat is a labor of love and a trial of patience— a 
trade I may say, and the dog breaker earns his money. 
If there is anything that tries one's temper it is to be 
out with a half-broken dog. A friend, who prided himself 
on the acquirement of a perfectly broken $100 dog, in- 
sisted on my taking him out. I did not lilce the look of 
the animal, but to please my friend, did so. The first 
quail fell in the underbrush, and away dashed the dog. 
I waited for his return with the quail. He returned 
after a long time without the bird. I tried to send him 
in again, but he simply lay down and looked at me. I 
shot a second bird, and away he dashed, absenting him- 
self as before. Having marked down the bird, I deter- 
mined to see what the trouble was, and pushed my way 
through the bushes and came upon the gentleman just 
finishing eating the second quail. I tied hiill to a tree 
and subsequently did my own retrieving. 
When I returned the dog I asked my friend what 
he had fed him on. "Oh!" said he, "nothing unusual; 
now and then a chicken that had died of the pip." It is 
needless to say I did not borrow that dog again. A 
fair-minded dog would at least have divided with me. 
Dog stealers have enjoyed a period of very lucrative 
business, stealing dogs to supply the demand for Alaska. 
Verdant miners have brought them up by the hundreds 
with a vague idea of using them as sledge dogs, for 
which purpose, of course, they are perfectly useless, as 
the Alaska sledge dog is a specially bred animal, heavily 
coated and inured to cold and snow, living on dried 
fish. Whereas the ordinary dog starves on such a 
diet, and his feet freeze. The only nse they can be put to 
is to feed their owners when rations give out. They tell 
a storj'- of the value of meat in Dawson last winter, when 
a miner wlio had struck it rich made overtures to the 
belle of the camp, throwing himself and a big bag of 
gold dust at her feet, both of which she refused scornfully 
with an intimation that she had a better offer from Five 
Shooter Bill, who had coupled his offer with a guarantee 
of 4olbs. of dog meat as her bridal dot. It is needless to 
say dog meat won. Podgers. 
Continental Field Trials Clitt. 
The affairs of the Continental Field Trials Club have 
at last been straightened out and the indebtedness, which 
resulted from the last trials at New Albany, has been 
wiped out by contributions from almost all the members 
(a few have "cold feet") and a number of sportsmen in- 
terested in the good cause, who came generously to the 
aid of the club, and who have now joined as members, 
thus strengthening it to such a degree that the successful 
running of trials in the future is assured. 
Mr. Hobart Ames is the new president of the club,_ and 
Mr. Meares will assume the duties of the secretaryship as 
soon as Mr. Bell has settled up all the affairs of the club, 
which is now only a question of a few days. 
The intention is to run trials at Lexington, N. C, about 
three weeks after the Eastern meeting at Newton. The 
programme will consist of a Derby, an all-age stake and 
a free-for-all sweepstake. Further notice as to entry 
fees, closing of entries, exact date of trials, etc., will be 
published later. 
There is talk of holding a member's stake also, to pre- 
cede the open events. The new members are Mr. Hobart 
Ames, Mr. Meares, Dr. Brown, Messrs. Lorillard, Jr., 
Sturges, Phelps, Baker, Crocker and a number of others 
who have expressed a wish to join. 
It is reported that the hotel and Hvery accommodations 
at jLexington are very good, and rates reasonable; that 
ample grounds can be secured, that the citizens_ of the 
town are enthusiastic about having a club run their trials 
at Lexington again on what is canine historic ground, 
and that everything possible wiU be done by them to 
make the meeting pleasant to everybody attending it. 
Canoe Club, third (crew, Harrison, stroke; Butler, 
Vieter, Bowie, Poor, Adams, Hall, Clay, Wallace^ eap.- 
tain). 
Tandem, Double Blade. — R. J. Bowie and F. T. Harri- 
son, Lawrence, first; E. R. Adams and J. B. May, WaAv- 
bewawa, second. 
Hurry Scurry — W. J. Osgood, first; J. B. May, sec- 
ond. 
Hand Paddling. — E. II. Adams, iirst. 
Eastern Division Meet. 
tyng's island. 
The Eastern Division of the American Canoe Asso- 
ciation held its annual meeting May 28, 29, 30, at Tyng's 
Island. The races on Monday resulted as follows: 
Paddling, Single Blade. — R. W. Bowie, Lawrence 
Canoe Club, first; G. R. Heckle, Wawbewawa Canoe 
Club, Newton, second. 
Tandem, Single Blade.— G. R. Heckle and John B. 
May, Wawbewawa, first; R. W. Bowie and Fred T. 
Ilarrison. Lawrence Canoe Club, second; L. W. Chand- 
ler and W. J. Osgood, Wawbewawa, third. 
Club Fours, Single Blade.— Fowle, Dimick, Crosby and 
Brown, Innitou Canoe Club, Woburn, first; Osgood, 
May, Wells and Drake, Wawbewawa, second. 
Club Fours, Double Blade.— Apollonio, Fowler, Cros- 
by and Brown, Innitou Canoe Club, Woburn, first; 
Drake, Osgood, Adams and Heckle, Wawbewawa, sec- 
ond. 
War Canoes. — ^Wawbewawa, first (crew, Burrage, 
stroke; Osgood, Bancroft, May, Heckle, Bossom, Chand- 
ler,- Adams, and Drake, captain) ; Innitou, second (crew, 
Brown, stroke; Wells, Crosby, F. Fowle, W. Fowle, Apol- 
Jinio, captain; Hovey, Wade and Dimick); Lawrence 
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Fixtures. 
JUKE. 
-11. Chicago, Saren-Vancnna matches, Chicago. 
Canarsie annual, Jamaica Bay. 
Corinthian Fleet, annual, New Rochelle, L. I. Sound. 
South Boston, handicap, Boston Harbor. 
Taunton, club, Taunton, Mass. 
American, cruise, INcwburyport, Mass. 
Nor walk, club, Nor walk, L. 1. Sound. 
Royal Canadian, first and 22ft. K classes, Toronto. 
Baltimore, Vice-Corn, cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
Queen City, 19 and 16ft. classes. World cup, Toronto. 
12. East Gloucester, cruise, Gloucester, Mass. 
. Cor. Philadelphia, annual, Essington, Delaware River. 
. Cape Cod, club, I'rovincetown, Mass. 
. Miramichi, Eraser ctip, Newcastle, N. B. 
VVinthrop, water sports, Winthrop, Boston Harbor. 
Massachtisetts, open, Nahant, Massachusetts Bay. 
South Boston, cruise, Boston Harbor. 
Burgess, open, Massachusetts Bay. 
. Winthrop, cruise, Boston Elarbor. 
. Jubilee, second championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
. "Wollaston, cup, Boston Harbor. 
Beverly, first Corinthian, Buzzard's Bay. 
Royal St. Lawrence, 20, 18 and 15ft. classes, Dorval. 
Larchmont, spring. Long Island Sound. 
Baltimore, McAllister cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
Corinthian Marblehead, club, Massachusetts Bay. 
-]9. South Boiton, cruise, Boston Harbor. 
19. Burgess, cruise, Massachusetts Bay. 
. Queen City, 22ft. K class, Toronto. 
■19. Winthrop, cruise, Boston Harbor. 
Columbia, Chicago to Michigan City, Lake Michigan. 
•19. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise, McNears. 
27. Seawanhaka, knockabout cruise, Oyster Bay to New London 
and return. 
, Beverly, second Corinthian, Buzzard's Bay. 
Baltimore, Rear-Com. cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
Douglaston, annual. Long Island Sound. 
American, skiflf classes, Newburyport. 
Quinc}', handicap, Boston Flarbor. 
Dorchester, open, Boston Harbor. 
Burgess, first championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
Royal Canadian, 27-22 and skiff classes, Toronto. 
Chicago, Siren-Vancnna, final match, Chicago. 
Stamford, annual. Long Island Sound. 
Cape Cod, club, Provincetown. 
Mosquito Fleet, open, Boston Harbor. 
Seawanhaka, annual. Long Island Sound. 
Newport, ladies' cruise, Narragansett Bay. 
Taunton, ladies' day, Taunton, Mass. 
V^ollaston, moonlight sail, Boston Harbor. 
Sea Cliff, annual, Long Island Sound. 
Chicago, Chicago to Kenosha Lake, Michigan. 
JULY. 
. Chicago, Kenosha to Milwaukee, Lake Michigan. 
.. Miramichi, cruise. 
,. Royal Canadian, Queen's cup, Toronto. 
. American, moonliglit sail, Newburyport, Mass. 
Royal St. Lawrence, morning and afternoon races, Dorval. 
Royal St. Lawrence, 20 and 18ft. classes, Dorval. 
New Rochelle, annual. Long Island Sound. 
Corinthian Marblehead, club, Massachusetts Bay. 
,. Queen ity, 19ft. class, Toronto. 
;. J'efTrie.s, open, Boston Harbor. 
, Beverly, third Corinthian, Buzzard's Bay. 
, Milwaukee, centennial regatta. Lake Michigan. 
4. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise, Martinez- Vallejo. 
, American, cruise, Squani. 
, Lake Michigan Y. A., annual, Milwaukee 
. Larchmont, annual. Long Island Sound. 
, Boston City, open, Boston Harbor. 
Newport, open, Narragansett Bay. 
Burgess, open, Massachusetts Bay. 
Jubilee, third championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
Woods HoU, open. Woods FIoll. 
City Point, club, New Haven. 
Shelter Island, special, Gardiner's Bay. 
Iludson River, cruise, Hudson River. 
Baltimore, Cora, cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
Beverly, open. Buzzard's Bay. 
East Gloucester, club, Gloucester, Mass. 
American, annual, Long Island Sound. 
. Norwalk, club, Long Island Sound. 
.8-9. Winthrop, open, water sports, Boston Harbor. 
Royal Canadian, first and 22ft. K classes, Toronto. 
Riverside, annual. Long Island Sound. 
Royal St. Lawrence, 20, 18 and 15ft. classes, Dorval. 
Burgess, second championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
Ouincy, handicap, Boston Harbor. 
Baltimore, McAllister cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
Norwalk, club. Long Island Sound. 
Woods HoU, championship, West Falmouth. 
Wollaston, ladies' day, Boston Harbor. 
Taunton, ladies' day, Taunton, Mass. 
■10. East Gloucester, cruise, Gloucester, Mass. 
. Canarsie, open, Jamaica Bay. 
13. Seawanhaka trial races, 20ft. class. Oyster Bay. 
Quincy, ladies' day, Boston Harbor. 
Miramichi, Adams cup, Chatham. _ 
Beverly, fourth championship. Buzzard's Bay. 
23. Larchmont, race week. Long Island Sound. 
Corinthian Marblehead, championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
SheUer Island, ladies' day, Gardiner's Bay. 
New Jersey Ath., invitation race, Newark Bay. 
, Seawanhaka, Roosevelt mem. cup. Oyster Bay. 
■17. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise, Mann Islands. 
Baltimore, Rear-Com. cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
Oueen Citv, 16ft. class, Toronto. 
Royal St. Lawrence, 20, 18 and 15ft. classes, Dorval. 
Chicago, annual. Lake Michigan. 
American, cruise, Ipswich. 
18-19. East Gloucester, cruise to Nahant. 
Baltimore, McAllister cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
Quincy, open, Boston Flarbor. 
Winthrop, club, Boston Harbor. 
Burgess, ladies' race, Massachusetts B^- 
Woods Holl, championship, Sussett Harbor. 
American, skiff class, Newburyport. 
Royal Canadian, 27, 22 and skiff classes, Toronto. 
Beverly, fifth Corinthian. , , , 
Royal St. Lawrence, A, 30, 25 and 18ft. classes, Dorval. 
Intel-lake Y. R. A., annual, Put-In Bay, Lake Erie. 
. Cape Cod, club, Provincetown. 
28-29. Manchester, open, Manchester, Mass. 
Newport, ladies' day, Narragansett Bay. 
Corinthian Marblehead, club, Massachusetts Bay. 
Burgess, open, Massachusetts Bay. 
American, ladies' cruise, Newburyport. 
Taunton, ladies' cruise, Taunton, Mass. 
New Jersey Ath., cup, Newark Bay. 
Woods Holl, open, Sussett Harbor. 
Shelter Island, special, Gardiner's Bay. 
Indian Harbor, annual. Long Island Sound. 
•Ausr. 7. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise. 
Royal St. Lawrence, 25, 18 and 15ft. classes, Dorval. 
Baltimore, Rear-Com. cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
Oueen Citv, 27ft. class, Toronto. 
•Aug 1. East Gloucester, cruise, Gloucester, Mass. 
AUGUST. 
1 Manchester, open, Manchester, Mass. 
1 Burgess, moonlight sail, Massachusetts Bay. 
3-4-5. Corinthian Marblehead, midsummer series, Mass. Bay, 
3. Taunton, cruise to Newport. 
3. Fall River, ladies' day, Mount Hope Bay. 
6. Chicago, race to Mackinac Lake, Michigan. 
6. Corinthian Marblehead, open, Massachusetts Bay, 
6. Beverly, Van Rensselaer cup, Marion. 
6. Hempstead Harbor, annual. Long Island Sound. 
6. Quincy, handicap, ]3oston Harbor. 
6. Wollaston, open, Boston Harbor. 
6-7. Winthrop, cruise, Boston Harbor. 
6. Norwalk,- club, Long- Island Sound. 
6. Mount Hope, open, Mount Hope Bay. 
6. Woods Holl, championship, Hadley Harbor. 
6-8-9. Oshkosh, Green Lake cup, Felker cup, Oshkosh, Wis. 
6. Oueen City, 16ft. class, Toronto. 
6. Royal Canadian, first and 22ft. classes, Toronto. 
6. Baltimore, McAllister cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
8. American, Newburyport day, Newburyport. 
9. Squam, open, Annisquam. 
10. East Gloucester, open, Gloucester Harbor. 
10-11. Chicago, open, Mackinaw. 
13. Beverly, sixth Corinthian, Buzzard's Bay. 
13. Queen City, 19ft. class, Toronto. 
13. Horseshoe Harbor, annual. Long Island Sound. 
13. New Jersey Ath., cup, Newark Bay. 
13. Cohasset, open, Cohasset Flarbor. 
13. Baltimore, Rear-Com. cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
13. Corinthian Marblehead, open, Massachusetts Bay. 
13. Winthrop, evening race, Boston Harbor. 
13. Jubilee, championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
13. Burgess, cruise, Massachusetts Bay. 
13. Woods FIoll, open. Woods HoU. 
13. American, cruise, Newburyport. 
13. Taunton, cruise to Newport. 
13. Shelter Island, open, Gardiner's Bay. 
13-14. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise. Port Richmond. 
13-18. Royal St. Lawrence, Seawanhaka international cup, Montreal, 
Lake St. Louis. 
13-14. East Gloucester, cruise, Gloucester, Mass. 
13. Green Bay, annual, Green Bay, Wis. 
18. Miramichi, Stewart pennant, Oak Point. 
18. Plymouth, open, Plymouth, Mass. 
19. Kingston, open, Kingston, Mass. 
20. Huguenot, annual. Long Island Sound. 
20. Park Cit)', annual. Long Island Sound. 
20. Duxbury, open, Duxbury, Mass. 
20. Ouincy, handicap, Boston Harbor. 
20. Winthrop, club, Boston Flarbor. 
20. Woods Holl, championship. West Falmouth. 
20. Beverly, seventh Corinthian, Buzzard's Bay. 
20. Burges's, championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
20. Royal Canadian, 27, 22 and skiff classes, Toronto, 
20. Baltimore, McAllister cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
21. Winthrop, cruise, Boston Harbor. 
22-23-24. Quincy, challenge cup, Boston Harbor. 
22. Wollaston, cup, Boston Harbor. 
22. Cape Cod, open, Provincetown. _ 
22-26. Seawanhaka-Phila. Cor., knockabout mterclub njatch, Oyster 
Bay. 
23. Wellfleet, open, -Wellfleet, Mass. 
26. Fall River, open. Mount Hope Bay. 
27. Beverly, club meeting and informal race, Buzzard's Bay. . 
27. Queen" City, 27ft. class, Toronto. 
27. fiuntington, annual. Long Island Sound. 
27. Dougla.ston, special, Long Island Sound. 
27. Cor. Marblehead, third championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
27. Woods FIoll, open. West Falmouth. 
27. Shelter Island, special, Gardiner's Bay. 
27. Taunton, open, Taunton, Mass. 
27. American, cruise to Squam. 
27-28. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise, Fetaltima. 
27. Canarsie, Corinthian race, Jamaica Bay. 
27. Baltimore, Whhers cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
29. New Jersey Ath., club, Newark Bay. 
,30. Taunton, ladies' day, Taunton, Mass. 
31. American, moonlight sail, Newburyport, Mass. 
Our readers will remember that last fall wr'published 
a long and exhaustive paper on the construction of the 
yacht Defender .and the use of aluminum, written by 
Richmond Pearson Hobson, Assistant Naval Construc- 
tor, U. S. N. Mr. Hobson was detailed by the Gov- 
ernment to the Herreshoff works during the construction 
of Defender, to examine and report on her construction, 
which mission he executed most satisfactorily. For some 
time past he has been stationed at Annapolis in charge 
of a post-graduate course in naval architecture. At his 
special request he was recently detailed to duty with 
Admiral Sampson's fleet off Santiago, taking with him 
three of his cadet pupils, their object being to study the 
warship in actual service. 
The question of eft'ectually closing the harbor ot 
Santiago being under discussion, Mr. Hobson suggested 
the sinking of a vessel directly in the narroAvest part of 
the passage, and on the plan being approved its execu- 
tion was entrusted to him. 
Under his direction the big steel collier Merrimac was 
stripped of all useful movables and fitted with a series ol 
torpedoes along the starboard side, and toward dawn on 
Friday morning she started into the harbor, On board 
with Mr. Hobson, who was in sole command, were six 
volunteers from the fleet and one stowaway; two 
machinists, a water tender and four seamen. The vessel 
ran in under heavy fire from the forts and Spanish ships 
until the desired position was reached, when her engines 
were stopped, she was sheered across the channel, an- 
chors dropped at stem and stern, her sea valves smashed 
and the torpedoes exploded. The party took refuge in a 
dinghy or on a life raft, but the fire Avas so hot that they 
were unable to force their way out of the harbor, and 
finally rowed in and surrendered to the Spanish. Their 
bravery met with instant recognition from Admiral 
Cervera, who sent a flag of truce to Admiral Sampson, 
stating that they were prisoners of war and would be ex- 
changed as such. While full details are still lacking, it 
would appear that the schetne so carefully laid out by Mr. 
Hobson had fully succeeded so far as the sinking of the 
Merrimac and the closing of the channel are concerned. 
Mr. Hobson graduated at the head of his class at An- 
napolis at the age of eighteen, just ten years ago; after a 
course of study in Paris he was appointed Assistant 
Naval Constructor, and had already made a name for 
himself by his scientific work before he became famous 
by this bold exploit. 
From the list of fixtures which we published last week, 
and which, by the way, is even yet by ho means complete, 
many of the smaller inland clubs representing a large 
amount of racing being absent, it appears that there will 
still be some racing this season, in spite of the war. It 
is likely to be unusually late, however, on account of the 
prolonged wet weather of the spring, and the earlier races 
•Will probably amount to very little. 
Under the new appropriation the following steam 
yachts have been recommended for purchase by the 
Naval Auxiliary Board: Shearwater, Henry Wolcott; 
Sylvia, Edward M. Brown, formerlj^ commodore of the 
New York Y. C. ; Eugenia, owned by J. G. Cassatt. ot 
Philadelphia; Stranger, Mrs. Mary Lewis, daughter of the 
late Moses Taylor; Vidette, M. C. D. Borden; Rival. 
Gen. C. C. Dodge; Neaera, Charles A. Gotild: Cosette, 
Charles A. Tatum; Althea, T. Edwin Ward, and La- 
gonda, S. H. Austin, Jr. 
Comanche, H. M. Hanna, has arrived at Portsmouth, 
