294 
[Oct. 8, 1898. 
Boston and Maine. 
Boston, Oct. 3.— The Maine trout and salmon sea- 
son has closed. Oct. 1 is expected to find all the 
rods packed away, and this condition is generally cheer- 
fully complied with. The last days of the season brought 
some remarkable catches, however, especially at the 
Rangeleys, where the big trout of the world abide. 
Among the big catches at Rangeley Lake may be men- 
tioned that of W. W. King, with a salmon of M lbs. 
and trout of S J A, 4 I /^bs., and two of 3j41bs. . ; H. 1 . 
Stancliff, a salmon of 8^1bs. and trout of 4^ and 3%1ds. ; 
H. A. Blakiston, a salmon of Slbs.; A. G. frost a 
trout of 61bs.; John Lilly, a salmon of 4lbS.; M. JVU 
Keith, a salmon of slbs.; Miss Fitton, a salmon of 
83^1bs.; Mrs. W. F. Sturtevant, a salmon of 7lbs. Mr. 
John W. Rogers has broken the salmon record at the 
Rangeleys, landing one the other day of \2]/ 2 \hs. He 
has also taken other fish, among which are salmon ol 
gY 2 and 6^1b»., and trout of 6, 5 arid 4^1bs. 
At the Upper Dam the record of the last days has 
been good, though with none of the great fish of 10 and 
even T2lbs. of former seasons. R. N. Parish has taken 
trout there of 6^, 4 l A, 4. 5H, 5 and many over 3lbs. T. 
L Barber has caught a trout of 6^1bs. T. B. Stewart has 
taken one of 6#lbs. But to L. O. Crane belongs the 
credit of one of the biggest strings of the largest trout 
ever seen in Boston. With Mrs. Grane he has been 
spending the close of the season at the Upper Dam. 
He came home on Sept. 30, and Saturday morning he 
showed his friends a tier of trout in the store of the firm, 
on Oliver street, thirteen in number, with one land- 
locked salmon of over 3lbs. His score, just as he made 
it, will best convey the amount of success he had. Sept. 
17 he took two trout, one of 3lbs. 120Z. and one of slbs. 
40Z.; Sept. 22, one of 4lbs. 5oz.; Sept. 23, one of 3lbs. 
6oz.. and one of 4lbs. 2oz.; Sept. 27, one of 3lbs. noz. 
and one of 3lbs. 70Z.; Sept. 28, one of 3lbs. 5oz.; Sept. 
29. a trout of 3lbs. 30Z. and a salmon of 3lbs. 207.. Mr. 
Crane is m.uch pleased with fishing at the Upper Dam; 
remarks that persistent fishing is sure to bring success, if 
coupled with a fair amount of skill, and sure to include 
some big trout. He says that his trout were taken 
squarely on the fly, principally with a brown hackle, 
parmachenee belle and silver doctor or professor, in his 
cast. He was approached by a New Yorker, how- 
ever, who had lately arrived, but taken no fish, with the 
promise of a handsome present if he would "Tell us 
how you get them." 
The Maine big game season has opened with a bang. 
Most of the Sunday papers have special shooting edi- 
tions, more or less serious and truthful in character. A 
great many deer hunters are at the camps or going; 
some putting off their departure so as to be on the 
ground on the opening of the moose season, Oct. 15. 
Three deer came into Bangor on the opening day; 
doubtless shot in the night (?). But Boston can beat 
that '"all hollow." I saw three deer in the Boston mar- 
kets one day last week and two on the following day. 
The Maine season had not opened then; neither New 
Hampshire nor Vermont. I am perfectly well satisfied 
that the deer were from Maine, and that the under- 
ground route by which so many reached Boston from 
that State after the close of the legal season last winter is 
still open. It seems to me that it is the duty of the 
Maine commission to close it, no matter what it costs. 
L. W. de Pass and C. W. Hodkins are back from their 
Plum Island shooting trip of a week. They had good 
success, bagging more than 100 birds, including golden 
plover, beetle heads and many smaller birds. Mr. De 
Pass had the good fortune to shoot one Wilson snipe, 
which he is having mounted. They will soon spend 
another week at the same point, where they own a 
shooting camp. At that time they expect a good flight 
of coot and other ducks. Special. 
fit Mmml 
Fixtures. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Oct. 1415.— Braintree, Mass.— N. E. K. C. open air show. Ad- 
dress Secretary Open Air Show, Braintree, Mass. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Nov. 3.— Connecticut Field Trials, East Hampton, Conn. En- 
tries close Oct. 29. John E. Bassett, Sec'y, P.-O. Box 603, New 
Haven. ' , _ 
N ov . 7.— Indiana Field Trials Club's trials, Bicknell, Ind. S. 
H. Socwell, Sec'y-- . . , T „ 
Nov. 11.— Eastern Field Trials Club's trials, Newton, N. C. 
S. C. Bradley, Sec'y. 
Nov. 15.— International Field Trial Club's trials, Chatham, Ont. 
W. B. Wells, Sec'y. 
Nov. 15-17.— Central Beagle Club's annual trials. L. O. Seidel, 
Sec'y. 
Nov. 22. — Fourth annual field trials of the Monongahela Valley 
Game and Fish Protective Association, Greene county, Pa. A. 
C. Peterson, Sec'y, Homesdale, Pa. 
Dec. 5.— Continental Field Trial Club's trials, Lexington, N. 
C. W. B. Meares, Sec'y. 
The Open Air Show. 
The third open air show of the New England Kennel 
Club will open at io A. M. Friday, Oct. 14, and close 
at 5 P. M. Saturday, Oct. 15. Judging will begin prompt- 
ly, and everything will be done to make the show a 
success, both for the exhibitor and the public. 
Special trains will be run by the club from Kneeland 
street station to (Braintree) club grounds, leaving Bos- 
ton at 9:30 A. M., Oct. 14, returning same day 5:30 P. 
M. from same place. Oct. 15 the special will leave at 1 
P. M. and return 5:30 P. M. Fare 20c. each way for pas- 
sengers. Dogs carried free. Dogs not carried on 
special trains can be sent by N. Y. and B. Despatch Ex- 
press Company. 
Trains run out and return on .main line between Bos- 
ton and Braintree— about fifteen minutes each way — all 
day. 
There will be trap shooting events, and on Saturday 
there will be whippet racing. 
The admission to the dog show, whippet racing, trap 
shooting and grounds of the club will be 25c. Badges 
will be sold at this price and will be good both days of 
the show. Persons purchasing badges the first day 
will be allowed to use them the second day without fur- 
ther cost. Ample refreshments can be had on the 
grounds. Exhibitors will have their dogs placed in good 
quarters in the kennels at night, and properly fed and 
watered without extra charge. The club house, such 
as is usually set apart for members' use, will be open 
to members and their invited guests. Rooms in the 
club house will also be set aside for the ladies who at- 
tend the show and the Ladies' Kennel Association of 
Massachusetts. Committee on trap shooting, Morton E. 
Cobb, Hobart Ames; committee on whippet handicap 
races, J. Duncan Edmands, Harry W. Lacy; judges, 
Mr. James Mortimer, Mr. J. F. Holt, Mr. George W. 
Lovell. James L. Little, Sec'y. 
Connecticut Field Trials. 
The Connecticut Field Trial Club's field trial of 1808 
will be run at East Hampton, Conn., Thursday, Nov. 
3. Open to Connecticut dogs only, pointers and setters, 
all-age and Derby stakes. Purse divided 50, 30 and 20 
per cent: $5 forfeit and $5 additional to start. Entries 
close Oct. 29. President, E. Knight Sperry; judge, N. 
Wallace; treasurer, J. B. Robertson. For entry blanks 
address John E. Bassett, secretary, P. O. Box 603, New 
Haven, Conn. 
Points and Flashes. 
Entries to the Continental Field Trial Club's all-age 
stake close on Oct. 15, positively. This stake is open to 
all setters and pointers which have not won first in any 
all-age stake at any recognized field trial. Forfeit $10; 
$20 additional to start. Purse, $500. First, $250; second, 
$150; third, $100. Forfeit money and breeder's certifi- 
cate must accompany each entry. W, B. Meares, Sec'y, 
Hillsboro, N. C. 
Entries to the third annual field trial of the Central 
Beagle Club, to be held at Latrobe, Westmoreland coun- 
ty. Pa.. Nov. 15, close on Oct. 20. The secretary, Mr. 
L. O. Seidel, 404 Smithfield street. Pittsburg, will be 
pleased to give all further information. 
Mr. James L. Little, the secretary, writes us that the 
classes for bloodhounds at the Braintree show will be 
as follows: O, novice dogs and bitches; id, open dogs; 
ib, open bitches; ic, limit dogs and bitches; winners' 
dogs, ribbon ; winners' bitches, ribbon. 
In the Philippines. 
Apropos of the situation in Manila, there is every 
reason to believe that as soon as the present state of 
things is quieted down the Philippine Islands will be 
visited by the ubiquitous British sportsman. In his 
way, he has had a great deal to do with the developing 
of distant countries; and in the Philippines he may find 
something to assuage his desire for novelty. The forests 
will afford him plenty of sport, both in fur and feather, 
large and small. The wild buffalo will surely prove a 
temptation, for he is a terrible fellow, and enjoys a 
reputation among native hunters for ferocity, and an 
antipathy to the human species, white or black. There 
are several kinds of deer; monkeys and foxes exist in 
large numbers. The flying-fox or vampire bat is a 
curiosity in itself, and has to be seen to be believed in. 
Some of them are of great size, and savage too. As big 
as a good-sized black and tan terrier, with a fox-like 
head, these animals create a gruesome sort of feeling 
when they are first viewed flitting through the air on 
wings that have a spread of from 5 to 6ft. from tip to tip. 
They are nocturnal in habit. The fruit and vegetable 
gardens of the natives suffer much from their depreda- 
tions. On the other hand, the natives return the com- 
pliment by taking a hand in the game known as the 
"chain of destruction," and eat the little "beasties." 
Even the white residents express an appreciation for 
the flesh of the flying-fox, declaring its delicacy to be 
equal to that of quail. There is a great variety of galli- 
naceous fowl to be found on these islands. Pigeons 
abound, also the francolin. Many of the forest birds are 
of surpassingly brilliant plumage. At Laguna de Bai, 
which is situated at the head of the Pasig River, is to 
be witnessed what may be considered the earliest effort 
at incubation of eggs outside of nature's workshop. _ At 
this place are many hot springs, in which the natives 
place the eggs of the wild duck, after having made a big 
collection at the more distant breeding grounds. The 
mode is as follows: nests are built in frames of bamboo- 
work lined with paddy leaves. After covering the eggs 
with some light material they are set floating on the 
warm water, where they are left till the heat of the water 
collected in the pools has hatched them. Each set of 
eggs has its owner, and a watch is kept so that the 
newly-hatched birds may be transferred to water more 
in keeping with their natural requirements. The method 
is effective, though primitive, and doubtless is the earliest 
system of incubation at man's hands ever recorded. — • 
Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 
The Forest and Stream is the recognized medium of entertain- 
ment, instruction and information between American sportsmen. 
The editors invite communications on the subjects to which its 
pages are devoted. Anonymous communications will not be re- 
garded. While it is intended to give wide latitude in discussion 
of current topics, the editors are not responsible for the views of 
correspondents. 
Subscriptions may begin at any time. Terms: For single 
copies, $4 per year, $2 for six months. For club rates and full 
particulars respecting subscriptions, see prospectus on page iv. 
Take inventory of the good things in this issue of 
Forest and Stream. Recall what a fund was given 
last week. Count on what is to come next week 
Was there ever in all the world a more abundant 
weekly store of sportsmen's reading? 
. At last a positive and definite step toward a solution 
of the measurement question has been taken in the 
adoption by the Yacht Racing Union of the Y. R. A. 
linear rating rule, with girth as an important factor. 
The choice was made only at the last moment, when the 
necessity for action became evident, and the Council 
was practically without other alternatives. It may be 
said in favor of the rule that it is the best rule now 
in actual -use; that it was devised by experienced and 
practical men to accomplish much the same end as is 
aimed at in this country, that it is, at the least, a marked 
improvement on the rule now in existence, and that it 
will tend strongly to unite the yachting interests of the 
two great nations. This latter point is the strongest 
recommendation of the rule, as in the attempts to im- 
prove it which are inevitable the two nations will be 
almost certain to act in harmony and to come closer 
together. 
In the prolonged discussion of the measurement ques- 
tion since the Union was first in process of organiza- 
tion nearly two years ago. a great many general pro- 
positions and vague suggestions have been made, but 
there have been few complete and matured plans sug- 
gested. 
It has been our aim to promote during the summer a 
. thorough discussion of such plans, with a view to delib- 
erate action at this time, but in this we have failed to 
secure that aid which might reasonably be expected un- 
der the circumstances. The only ones who have come 
forward to discuss the question are the two of our cor- 
respondents who are equally opposed to the Y. R. A. 
and Hyslop rules, and who advocate a radically different 
system. 
We have shown during the summer the weak points 
of the Y. R. A. rule, notably lack of adaptability to the 
centerboard model, and the fact that a girth measure- 
ment is not an inducement to a larger section; and on 
the other hand we have pointed out the principle in- 
volved in the Hyslop formula, a formula specially de- 
signed for the American fleet at the present time, to place 
the keel and centerboard types upon as even a footing 
as possible. In such criticisms as have been made on 
these points, as in the recent letter of Mr. Froude, there 
has been no attempt to dispute our statements as to 
girth, and none to prove the errors of the Hyslop rule. 
Had the discussion been taken up by yachtsmen on 
the lines we have laid down and carried on through 
the summer, a great deal might have been settled, and 
the Council would have been far better prepared for the 
most serious step that the Union has yet taken. As 
far as the work of the Council is concerned, the mem- 
bers have, for one reason or other, given no attention 
to the Hyslop proposal, a fact plainly brought out by 
the allusions to it at the meeting, which one and all 
showed a complete ignorance of its underlying prin- 
ciples, its practical application or its possible influence 
on design. Had it been discussed fairly and intelligent- 
ly, and discarded on its merits, there would have been 
no cause of complaint; but it is disappointing to feel 
that a great deal of time and labor, freely given for the 
good of yachting, has been entirely wasted through the 
neglect of those who might have turned it to some prac- 
tical account. 
What the result of the present action may be, it is 
impossible to foretell; it does not affect the smaller 
classes, in which the racing is the most active, and the 
rule will not be adopted by the Y. R. A. of Massachu- 
setts, for instance, with its large fleet of racing yachts 
in the smaller classes. It would be an excellent thing 
for yachting if half a dozen men about New York would 
take up a class, say the 42ft., and build to it so as to test 
the possibilities of the rule as shown in a mixed fleet of 
finkeels, keels and centerboards ; an experiment like 
this, not a specially costly one, and giving a certainty of 
good sport for at least a couple of seasons, would go 
far to test the practical advantages and disadvantages of 
the rule. It might be made possible by early action on 
the part of the various New York and Sound clubs in 
offering substantial money prizes for a regular series of 
races for the class next season; thus making an early 
certainty of sport that would induce men to build this 
winter. Such a scheme would attract those who object 
to the one-design plan, and would be of more use to 
yachting at the present time. 
The sixth general meeting of the Society of Naval 
Architects and Marine Engineers will take place in New 
York on Nov. 10 and 11. The sessions will be held in the 
Auditorium, at No. 12 West Thirty-first street, beginning 
at 10 A. M. The work of the Society is becoming more 
interesting and valuable each year, and of greater in- 
terest to the general public, as well as to those directly 
connected with naval architecture. The coming meeting 
should be very interesting in view of the experiences of 
the late war. 
Dominion. 
(Continued from page 276, Oct. }.) 
Brief as it is, covering a period of but three years, 
from the summer of 1895 to that of 1898, the history of 
the Seawanhaka international challenge cup cavers the 
most rapid and extreme course of development known 
in yachting. The changes of former days came gradu- 
ally by slow steps; it took nearly a generation in Eng- 
land to complete the change from inside ballast to the 
heavy outside lead keel, and the modern American 
yacht is the result of fifteen years of hard fighting and 
gradual modifications. In the Seawanhaka cup classes, 
however, the 15ft. and 20ft., an entirely new principle 
of designing was discovered and almost perfected in the 
course of a single season. 
From the very beginning of navigation in sailing ves- 
sels down to the end of the year 1895, the builders, naval 
architects and designers of all ages have acted upon one 
single and simple theory of design. It was assumed in 
the firit place that the vessel, whether a merchant ship, 
