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Mt. Holde/s Tuna* 
Charles Frederick Holder, author and writer, 
broke what is believed to be the world's record for the 
hardest fighting big game fish on rod and reel on June 
I, at Santa Catalina Island, Cal. He took a 1831b. leap- 
ing tuna on a light rod, with 21-strand cuttyhunk line 
and Vom Hofe reel. The fish struck at 0:30 A. M. and 
was brought to gaff at 10.30 A. M., during which time 
it towed the heavy boat with oars backing water over 
eight miles, most of the distance in a heavy sea, and part 
of the distance against it. The last rush of the fish was 
a run of four miles. 
This is believed to be the record catch for hard fight- 
ing game fish, as a isolb. leaping tuna could tow two 
tarpons of equal size. In other words, the tuna is the 
most powerful and active game fish that swims. The 
fish measured 6ft. 2in. in length, and had a girth of 45in. 
The fisherman was followed by launches in which were a 
number of New York and St. Louis anglers, and the 
catch created great excitement. S. 
Greenwood Lake Big; Bass* 
The next to the largest black bass ever caught in 
Greenwood Lake was caught on Wednesday last by Tom 
Garrison, who was out fishing with a party froKi 
New York. The fish was a perfect specimen, beautifully 
marked. It was 24in. long, with a girth measurement of 
i8in., and weighed plbs, 6oz. The party were using troll- 
ing minnow perch bait 4j^in. long, and were down by the 
big island among the stumps. 
The largest black Bass caught in the lake was captured 
by Sloan, and weighed gibs. 130Z. Another large speci- 
men was caught by Pinkey Sterns. It weighed Bibs. 40Z., 
and what will hereafter be the fourth largesr was caught 
in the upper end of the lake by L. F. La Roche, treasurer 
of the GreeuAVOod Lake Fish and Game Protective Club. 
It weighed 7lbs. 140Z. 
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Fixtures. 
Sept. 7.— Manitoba Field Trials Club trials. William C. Lee, 
See'y, Winnipeg, Man. 
Ordeal by Dog-. 
A KECENT French judgment may be cited as an illus- 
tration of Arab manners and Gallic astuteness. An Arab 
was traveling through the interior with his wife; he 
was on donkeyback and she was afoot. By came a rich 
Arab on horseback and offered her a lift behind him. 
She accepted, and presently in the course of the journey 
confided that she was unhappily married. Her compan- 
ion proposed a plan by which she might elope with him, 
and she agreed to it readily. Accordingly when they 
came to a branch road they increased their pace and 
paid no heed to the protestations of the husband, who 
was soon left behind. He succeeded in tracking them to 
the horseman's village, only to find that precautions 
had been taken against his arrival, for everybody as- 
serted that they had known the runaway pair for many 
years as man and wife and that the real husband must 
be an impudent impostor. 
The unfortunate man had recourse to the French, who 
were at first puzzled how to act in the face of a village's 
unanimous testimony. At last a happy thought occurred 
to the judge. He placed the real husband's dogs in one 
room, those of the other man in another, and confronted 
the woman with both. Arab dogs are very faithful to 
their own households and A'^er}'- fierce to all strangers; 
so though she did her utmost to irritate her own dogs 
they could not be restrained from fawning on her, and 
though she lavished every blandishment toward the dogs 
of her new home they barked and showed their teeth 
with ever-increasing imy. The judge thereupon ordered 
her to be given back to her husband, and he placarded 
the village with the following notice: "The testimony 
of one dog is here more to be believed than that of ten 
Arabs." As a dog is one of the Arab's worst terms of 
opprobrium, this notice was deemed a worse punishment 
than fines or imprisonment. — Tunis Correspondence Lon- 
don Morning Post. 
Anne of Abbottsford. 
Anne of Abbottseord, black, white and tan English 
setter bitch, owned by Mr. Edward A. Burdett, of Troy, 
N. Y., was whelped Oct. 4, 1893. She is by Gladstone's 
Boy (3429, A), out of Bohemian Girl (8281, A), both of 
which are famous in the annals of the great trials as per- 
formers of rare excellence, and winners. Anne was bred 
by the late J. Shelly Hudson. Her most distinguished 
performance was at Morris, Man., last season, where she 
won the champion stake in a trial on chickens. She 
showed extraordinary range and finding ability. The 
portrait is from the photograph of a painting by the 
renowned artist, Mr. Edm. H. Osthaus. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
In our business columns the Manitoba Field Trials 
Club sets forth the programme of its forthcoming field 
trials, the twelfth. They will commence on Wednesday, 
Sept. 7, and will be run on the old grounds at Morris, 
Man. There will be three stakes, a Derby, an all-age 
and an amateur. In the former two the prizes are very 
liberal, considering that the total fee for starting is but 
$15. Having so bravely and so successfully met its finan- 
cial obligations under so many difficulties, the club is 
deserving of extra consideration in the way of support 
from field trial patrons. The field trials of this club are 
one of the most enjoyable of the season. For further 
particulars see our business columns. William C, Lee is 
the honorary secretary, Winnipeg, Man. 
CHAMPION ANNE OF ABBOTSFORD. 
Copyright, 1898, by Edward A. Burdett. 
Entries for the International Field Trials Club's Derby, 
to be held at Chatham, Ont., Nov. iS, close July i. First 
forfeit, $2,50; second, same; $5 additional to start. W, 
B. Wells, honorary secretary, Chatham, Ont. 
Fixtures. 
JUNE. 
16. Miramichi, Fraser cup, Newcastle, N. B. 
16. Winthrop, water sports, Winthrop, Boston Plarbor. 
17. Massachusetts, open, Nahant, Massachusetts Bay. 
17. South Boston, cruise, Boston Harbor. 
17. Burgess, open, Massachusetts Bay. 
17. Winthrop, cruise, Boston Harbor. 
17. Jubilee, second championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
17. Wollaston, cup, Boston Harbor. 
18. Beverlj' first Corinthian, Buzzard's Bay. 
18. Royal St. Lawrence, 2i 18 and 15£t. classes, Dorval. 
18. Larchmont, spring, 1. Island Sound. 
18. Baltimore, McAllister p, Chesapeake Bay. 
18. Corinthian Marblehe: club, Massachusetts Bay. 
18-19. South Boston, ci . Boston Harbor. 
18-19. Burgess, cruise, A achusetts Bay. 
18. Queen City, 22ft. I. class, Toronto. 
18-19. Winthrop, cruise, Boston Harbor. 
18. Columbia, Chicago to Michigan City, Lake Michigan. 
18-19. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise, McNears. 
20-27. Seawanhaka, knockabout cruise, Oyster Bay to New London 
and return. 
25. Beverly, second Corinthian, Buzzard's Bay. 
25. Baltimore, Rear-Com. cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
25. Douglaston, annual. Long Island Sound. 
25. American, skiff classes, Newburyport. 
25. Quincy, handicap, Boston Harbor. 
25. iJorchester, open, Boston Harbor. 
25. Burgess, first championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
25. Royal Canadian, 27-22 and skiff classes, Toronto. 
25. Chicago, Siren- Vanenna, final match, Chicago. 
27. Stamford, annual. Long Island Sound. 
27. Cape Cod, club, Provincetown. 
28. Mosquito Fleet, open, Boston Harbor. 
29. Seawanhaka, annual. Lone Island Sound, 
30. Newport, ladies' cruise, Narragansett Bay. 
30. Taunton, ladies' day, Taunton, Mass. 
30. Wollaston, moonlight sail, Boston Harbor. 
30. Sea Cliff, annual, Long Island Sound. 
30. Chicago, Chicago to Kenosha Lake, Michigan. 
JULY. 
1. Chicago, Kenosha to Milwaukee, Lake Michigan. 
1. Miramichi, cruise. 
1. Royal Canadian, Queen's cup, Toronto. 
1. American, moonligfit sail, Newburyport, Mass. 
1. Royal St. Lawrence, morning and afternoon races, DorVal. 
2. Royal St. Lawrence, 20 and 18ft. classes, Dorval. 
2. New Rochelle, annual. Long Island Sound. 
2. Corinthian Marblehead, club, Massachusetts Bay. 
2. Queen City, 19ft. class, Toronto. 
2. Jeffries, open, Boston Harbor. 
2. Beverly, tfiird Corinthian, Buzzard's Bay. 
2. Milwaukee, centennial regatta. Lake Michigan. 
2-4. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise, Martinez-Vallejo. 
3. American, cruise, Squam. 
4. Lake Michigan Y. A., annual, Milwaukee 
4. Larchmont, annual, Long Island Sound. 
4. Boston City, open, Boston Harbor. 
4. Newport, open, Narragansett Bay. 
4. Burgess, open, Massachusetts Bay. 
4. Jubilee, third championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
4. Woods HoU, open, Woods Holl. 
4. City Point, club. New Haven. 
4. Shelter Island, special, Gardiner's Bay. 
4. Hudson River, cruise, Hudson River. 
4. Baltimore, Com. cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
4. Beverly, open. Buzzard's Bay. 
4. East Gloucester, club, Gloucester, Mass. 
5. American, annual, Long Island Sound. 
5. Norwalk, club. Long Island Sound. 
7-8-9. Winthi-op, open, water sports, Boston Harbor. 
9. Royal Canadian, first and 22ft. K classes, Toronto. 
9. Riverside, annual. Long Island Sound. 
9. Royal St. Lawrence, 20, 18 and 15ft. classes, Dorval. 
9. Burgess, second championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
9. Quincy, handicap, Boston Harbor. 
9. Baltimore, McAllister cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
9. Norwalk, club, Long Island Sound. 
9. Woods Holl, championship. West Falmouth. 
9. Wollaston, ladies' day, Boston Harbor. 
9. Taunton, ladies' day, Taunton, Mass. 
9-10. East Gloucester, cruise, Gloucester, Mass. 
9. Canarsie, open, Jamaica Bay. 
11-13. Seawanhaka trial races, 20ft. class. Oyster Bay. 
11. Quincjr, ladies' day, Boston Harbor. 
14. Miramichi, Adams cup, Chatham. 
16. Beverly, fourth championship. Buzzard's Bay. 
16-23. Larchmont, race week, Long^ Island Sound. 
16. Corinthian Marblehead, championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
16. Shelter Island, ladies' day, Gardiner's Bay. 
16. New Jersey Ath., invitation race, Newark Bay. 
16. Seawanhaka, Roosevelt mem. cup. Oyster Bay. 
16- 17. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise, Marin Islands. 
16. Baltimore, Rear-Com. cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
16. Queen City, 16ft. class, Toronto. 
16. Royal St. Lawrence, 20, 18 and 15ft. classes, Dorval. 
16. Chicago, annual. Lake Michigan. 
17. American, cruise, Ipswich. 
17- 18-19. East Gloucester, cruise to Nahant. 
23. Baltimore, McAllister cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
23. Quincy, open, Boston Harbor. 
23. Winthrop, club, Boston Harbor. 
23. Burgess, ladies' race, Massachusetts Bay. 
23. Woods Holl, championship, Sussett Harbor. 
23. American, skiflE class, Newburyport. 
23. Royal Canadian, 27, 22 and skiff classes, Toronto. 
23. Beverly, fifth Corinthian. 
23. Royal St. Lawrence, A, 30, 25 and 18ft. classes, Dorval. 
25. Interlake Y. R. A., annual, Put-In Bay, Lake Erie. 
25. Cape Cod, club, Provincetown. 
27-28-29. Manchester, open, Manchester, Mass. 
29. Newport, ladies' day, Narragansett Bay, 
30. Corinthian Marblehead, club, Massachusetts Bay. 
30. Burgess, open, Massachusetts Bay. 
30. American, ladies' cruise, Newburyport. 
30. Taunton, ladies' cruise, Taunton, Mass. 
30. New Jersey Ath., cup, Newark Bay. 
30. Woods Holl, open, Sussett Harbor. ^ 
30. Shelter Island, special, Gardiner's B«y.^ 
30. Indian Harbor, annual. Long Island Sound. 
30- Aug. 7. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise. , 
30. Royal St. Lawrence, 25, 18 and 15ft. classes, Dorval. ( 
30. Baltimore, Rear-Com. cup, Chesapeake Bay, 1 
30. Queen City, 27ft. class, Toronto. 
31- Aug. 1. East Gloucester, cruise, Gloucester, Mass. 
Cup Challengers Up to Date. 
Tse past week has produced two important items of 
news in connection with international racmg and the 
America Cup. The first of these is the failure of Mr, 
Ernest Terah Hooley, the great English yachtsman. Mr, 
Hooley, whose liabilities run up to enormous figures in 
dollars or pounds, it makes no difference which, is noted 
in yachting circles as the owner of the racing cutter 
Britannia, which defeated the American yachts Navahoe 
and Vigilant, and also of the fine steam yacht Verena, of 
316 tons. The second item is still more important, an- 
other prominent British yachtsman, Sir Thomas Lipton, 
has arrived in New York, and promises to issue in a very 
short time a challenge to the New York Y. C. for the 
America Cup. 
The first of these gentlemen is a stock broker and a 
promoter of companies of all kinds, who has rolled up 
gin immense fortune in a few years. He has made a 
specialty of bicycle manufacturing companies and pneu- 
matic tire patents, as well as a largely advertised pro- 
prietary article. In this latter enterprise he was asso- 
ciated with another prominent yachtsman, J. L. Johnston. 
Sir Thomas Lipton has also made a great deal of money 
' in tea, and received his title as a reward for giving some 
of it — the money, not the tea — to charitable ourposes at 
the time of the Queen's Jubilee. He does not own a 
yacht, and Lloyds gives no indication that he has ever 
owned one; but this in no way disqualifies him for mem- 
bership in a class of yachtsmen which, thanks to the daily 
papers, is becoming more and more prominent every 
year. 
We have no objection whatever to self-made men, pro- 
vided the making is well done; but we have no use what- 
ever for the self-made yachtsman, who, without previous 
experience, or the most elementary knowledge of yacht 
racing and the ethics and usages of the sport, performs 
the feat by the simple acts of drawing a check to a broker 
or designer for a yacht, and announcing that he will 
challenge for the great yachting trophy of the world. 
The doubtful honor of founding this class of fin de siecle 
yachtsmen can freely be accorded to a certain noble earl 
who, retiring in a pet from politics, astonished his friends 
by rushing suddenly into yachting at a much later age 
than that at which men are wont to take up new sports. 
We believe that we are doing him ample justice when we 
say that he has devoted himself to the sport with energy 
and enthusiasm, and has mastered fairly well some of 
its more mechanical details. Beyond this, he has shown 
an utter and extended ignorance of yachting customs and 
rules, and of the underlying principles of fair sport; and 
after in the beginning compromising his friends, he has 
ended by insulting his opponents. Following him as an 
aspirant for international honors, Mr. Charles Day Rose 
will be remembered, a gentleman who, after devoting 
years to the turf, suddenly turned to yachting. The steps 
of his brief career were rapid, but hardly brilhant: the 
purchase of an outclassed five-rater, then of one of the 
unsuccessful big cutters, a challenge for the America 
Cup, cabled after dinner and withdi-awn with the sober 
deliberation of tlie following morning, followed by the 
building of several yachts, which raced with little suc- 
cess under his colors. 
After these come others who hardly go so far as to 
make a pretense of being yachtmen: Sir George Newnes, 
the wealthy publisher, ignorant of yachting and owning 
no yacht, but aspiring to challenge for the America Cup; 
Mr. J. L. Johnston, already mentioned, who purchased 
Britannia at a high figure from the Prince of Wales, 
apparently just as he had previously purchased an ancient 
bedstead on which the Pretender once slept. It is stated 
that Mr. Johnston bought Britannia in the belief that she 
was a steam yacht, and color is given to the story by 
the fact that shortly after he sold her to his associate, Mr. 
Hooley, and bought the steam yacht White Ladye. Now 
comes Sir Thomas Lipton, unknown to Lloyds and to 
British yacht clubs, but blithely talking of a challenge, as 
though he could buy a knowledge of yachting as he 
would a design or a yacht. 
