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almost before the chase had begun the party were warned 
off for trespassing-. Down at 9:20 and up at 10:20. 
Wharton's Bashful — Teckla. — This brace was down 
at 10:30, and was worked by J. M. Wharton and D. F. 
Summers. The first rabbit put up was quickly driven 
to earth. The second ran well and made a good chase. 
Teckla proved herself more level headed and also faster 
than Bashful. Bashful is very small, but ran a game 
race. 
Style. — The bye was handled by Dr. Bohannan,_ and 
Betty Zane ran with her. Betty was steadier, and with a 
better nose than her mate. Down at 11:10 and up at 
11:42. 
Second Series. 
Fearless — Betty Zane. — They were cast off at 12:35 
and a rabbit was found at once. Fearless led the chase, 
catching the losses quickly. Up at 12:50. 
Staley— Snifter R. D.— Put down at 12:55. At first 
the advantage in the chase lay with Snifter, but later 
Staley did some cold trailing that won the race for hinu 
Up at 1:30. 
Orator — Frankie P. — This brace was ordered down at 
1:34. Orator was too fast for Frankie, but the little 
fellow kept close at his heels, and now and then caught 
a turn. Up at 2:15. 
Third Series. 
Fearless — Orator. — This brace ran a dashing race, in 
which Orator had the advantage in nose and speed. 
Down fifteen minutes. 
Orator — Staley. — The couple was cast off at 2:48, and 
the last race of the trials proved to be one of the best. 
A check just in time was all that saved the rabbit's life. 
The beagles ran at a great pace, and there was little dif- 
ference in their merits. Up at 3:42, and the trials were 
over. 
The judges gave first prize to Staley, second to Orator, 
third to Fearless, and reserve to Snifter R. D. 
J. A. B. 
Central Beagle Trials. 
Pittsburg, Oct. 29. — -Editor Fores't and Stream: The 
following are the nominations to the field trials of the 
Central Beagle Club. Classes A, B, C and D closed Oct. 
20. The other classes were closed at the drawing. 
Class A, for dogs and bitches 13 to 15m., whelped on 
or before Jan. 1, 1897: Fannie (Base — Dell), Nell S. 
(Darter— Sparkle), Pilot II. (ch. Pilot— Bell C), Dandy 
(Bumper- — Blossom H.), Guyasuta (Sailor — Gipsy Wel- 
ler), Tomer Spry (Base— Rena), Roxy B. (Base — 
Midge). 
Class B, for dogs and bitches 13111. and under, whelped 
on or after Jan. 1, 1897: Harker's Rose (Harker — Rose 
Weller), Staley (Harker— Bell Summer), Betty Jane 
(Buckshot, Jr. — Minnie S.), Tansy (Bumper — Blossom 
H.), Boliver (Sailor — ch. Snow). 
Class C, for dogs and bitches, all ages, 13 to 55113,, that 
have not been placed first in any all-age class in field 
trials: Nellie S. (Darter— Sparkle), Pilot II. (ch. Pilot 
—Belle C), Bugle II. (Sandy— Phyllis), Birdie S. (Spot- 
ty — Judy W), May wood (ch. Lee II. — Panic), Dorsey's 
Woodman (Chimer — Bell of Woodward II.), Winona 
(Sailor — Lucy S.). 
Class D, for dogs and bitches, all ages, 13m. and un- 
der, that have not been placed first in any all-age class 
in any field trials: Trump (Merrell — Ida), Smith Perry 
(John Bull — Lady Glenwood), Staley (Hucker — Bell 
Summers), Betty Jane (Buckshot, Jr. — Minnie S.), Doc 
Blue Cap (Doctor — Blue Maid), Madge H. (Streamer — 
Blossom H), Bell of Franklin (John Bull— Belle), Lady 
Rose (Peterson's Jesse— Rose), Little Prince. 
Continental Field Trial Club. 
Hillsboro, N. C, Oct. 25. — I inclose list of entries 
for our All-Age Stake. There are 17 setters and 13 
pointers. The trainers are located as follows: Wm. 
Tallman, Greensboro; C. E. Buckle, Sherrells Ford; 
Geo. E. Gray, Newton; D. E. Rose, Cleveland; W. H. 
Hammond, Concord; Victor Humphreys, Houstonville; 
Chas. Tucker, High Point, all in North Carolina. 
I have seen a great many young birds and very few old 
ones. The cover is rank. 
All-Age Stake. 
POINTERS. 
Dr. J. S. Brown's b. and w. dog Ned B. (Rap — Lady). 
Dr. J. S. Brown's 1. and w. dog Will B. (Rip Rap — 
Croxie Kent). 
D. E. Rose's (agt.) o. and w. dog Elgin's Dash (Kent 
Elgin ). 
D. E. Rose's (agt.) 1. and w. dog Chisohn (Von Gull 
— Croxie) . 
George N. Clemson's 1. and w. bitch Highland View 
Revel (Ridgeview Cash — Blithesome). 
George N. Clemson's 1. and w. bitch Highland Riot 
(Ridgeview Cash — Blithesome). 
W. Gould Brokaw's 1. and w. bitch Fairview Meg 
(Prince Regent — Spinett). 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' 1. and w. bitch 
Rupee (Delhi — Selah). 
Wm. H. Hammond's (agt.) I. and w. bitch Forest 
Belle (Rap's Rip— Lafford's Pearl). 
T. B. Bisbee's b. and w ticked dog Ripstone ( Rip Rap 
—Pearl's Dot).. 
Del Monte Kennels' b. and w. dog Tick Boy (Tick 
Boy— Jilt). 
G. E. Gray's (agt) 1. and Wi dog Young Jingo (Jingo 
—Pearl's Dot). 
Tyro Kennels' 1. and w. dog St. Clair (Rob — Ripse). 
SETTERS. 
P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t, dog Why Not (Eugene 
T.— Miss Ruby). 
P. Loritlard, Jr.'s, b., w. and t. dog Wise Child (Eu- 
gene T.— Maiden Mine). 
W. W. Titus' b., w. and t. dog Joe Cummings (An- 
tonio— Piccaola). ' 
Charles Sheldon's b., \v. and t. Turnavo (Antonio — 
Laska). 
Herbert Parson's b., w. and t bitch Larissa (Antonio 
—Laska), , i\.t». - ^J. 
D. E. Rose's (agt.) b., w. and t. dog Sport McAlister 
(Tony Boy— Blue). 
D. E. Rose's (agt.) b., w. and t. bitch Pearl R. (Sam 
Gross — Donna Inez). 
Eldred Kennels' b., w. and t. bitch Loretta (Glad- 
stone's Boy — Rill Ray). 
W. Gould Brokaw's 1. and w. bitch Fairview Bell 
(Edgemark — Bell). 
Charlottesville Field Trial Kennels' b. b. bitch Pin 
Money (Count Gladstone — Daisy Croft). 
J. B. Bisbee's b. and w. dog Paul (Paul Gladstone- 
Sing). 
Del Monte Kennels' o. and w. bitch Minnie's Girl 
•(Antonio — Minnie T.). 
Del Monte Kennels' b., w. and t. dog Sam T. (Luke 
Roy— Betty B.). 
Victor Humphrey's o. and w. dog Cotton Grove Dick 
(Dick — Donna). 
S. W. Carey's b. and w. ticked bitch Shot's Kate (Al- 
bert's Shot — Sal English). 
Edwards & Devereux's b., w. and t. dog Uncle B. 
(Harwich — Dan's Lady). 
Fox & Blyth's b., w. and t. dog Dave Earl (Count 
Gladstone — Dan's Lady). 
Leon Ernest Seay's 1. and w. setter dog Dick (Dick 
Noble — Donna). W. B. Meares. 
hchting. 
Dogs for the Klondike. 
Montreal, Oct. 26. — A schooner load of Labrador 
and Eskimo dogs for the Dominion Government has 
arrived at Quebec, and will be shipped in a day or two 
by the Canadian Pacific Railway for the Pacific Coast, 
whence they will be taken to the Klondike. There they 
are to be employed in the winter carriage of mails. They 
are all well-trained animals, weighing each from 80 to 
ioolbs. and valued at $20 to $40 apiece. They were col- 
lected at many points on the North Shore of the Gulf, 
and number 140 in all. They are quite easily managed 
by those used to them, but ferocious when aroused. 
One team of six dogs which is included in the lot set 
upon its late owner, a trader of the Coast, and killed him. 
They are being fitted out with harness and commetiques, 
or Eskimo sledges, which they often draw over the snow 
for fifty or sixty miles a day. Sometimes three, some- 
times five pairs of dogs are attached to the commetique, 
besides the guide. — New York Evening Post. 
American Fox Terrier Club Stakes, 
Boston, Mass., Oct. 24. — As the Metropolitan Kennel 
•Club, of Brooklyn, will not hold a show this year, the 
stakes that were to have been judged there — namely, 
Home-bred Puppy Stakes and second division 12th Grand 
Produce Stakes — will be judged at the show of the Amer- 
ican Pet Dog Club in New York, where also the follow- 
ing specials "open to members and American-bred fox 
terriers only" will be offered: $2.50 each for best fox 
terrier in open class, smooth; best wire; best dog in nov- 
ice class, smooth; best bitch in novice class, smooth; 
best dog in novice class, wire; best bitch in novice class, 
wire. American Fox Terrier Club. 
The annual reports of the secretary-treasurer, the 
board of governors and the pursers of the American 
Canoe Association are most gratifying, as showing good 
financial management and a prosperous condition of the 
finances. The business of the year has been well man- 
aged, in that the executive has not only kept its expendi- 
tures within the assigned limit, but it did not call for the 
advance credited to it, and it paid its proportion of the 
receipts to the board of governors early in the season. 
The reserve fund in the hands of the board of governors, 
in spite of the deficits of several years, is now over one 
thousand dollars, and what is of much more importance 
than the exact amount of cash, it is doing what was 
expected of it in regulating the general expenditures of 
the Association. The general business has been carried 
on with a profit, $110 being turned over to the re- 
serve after all expenses were paid. The four divisions 
are all in good financial condition, the wild extravagances 
that we have commented on in the past have disap- 
peared; each division is fully solvent, and carries over a 
balance of from one to four hundred dollars. It is 
quite evident that the Association can be run properly 
within its income; and it is to be hoped that there will 
be no more large deficits for the incoming officers to 
shoulder. While there is no immediate need for the ac- 
cumulation of a large surplus, it must be evident that a 
sum of several thousand dollars, such as may be realized 
in a few years, is something well worth having in case 
the necessity or opportunity for a permanent camp site 
is realized. 
The least satisfactory feature of the reports is the 
membership, which is not increasing as it should; though 
there is no indication of any decrease, the Association 
about holds its own from year to year. While this 
is to be regretted, it is not perhaps surprising when 
we take into account the growing competition of other 
sports, such as golf and bicycling, and the many attrac- 
tive types of small yachts that now tempt the sailing 
men from the canoe proper, or even the canoe-yawl. 
The condition of the Association is after all but that of 
the canoe clubs, which constitute the bulk of its mem- 
bership. The clubs are well housed, out of debt, and 
with full membership rolls, but they are taking in very 
few young men and novices, and there is a serious dearth 
of the spirit of active canoeing on the part of those who 
still retain their membership. This state of affairs goes 
to prove that the trouble lies not with the Association, 
but. with general conditions affecting the whole sport 
of canoeing What the remedy may be it is impossible 
to say; a lengthy discussion at the meeting failed to dis- 
close any feasible plan for arousing a new interest in 
canoeing or in the Association, 
As the yachting journal of America, the Forest and Stream is 
the recognized medium of communication between the maker of 
yachtsmen's supplies and the yachting public. Its value for ad- 
vertising has been uemonstrated by patrons who have employed 
its columns continuously for years. 
The trend of opinion at the present time is to all ap- 
pearances, and we note it with pleasure, away from the 
racing machine, in the small classes and toward safer, 
abler and more useful craft. The scow type, in vogue 
for the past three years even in the one-design classes,, 
has probably had its day; and there are evidences that it 
will speedily give way to yachts of the true knock- 
about type, in which the first requirement is the carrying 
of a material weight of ballast. The Long Island Sound 
Y. R. A. will, in all probability, take active steps for 
the immediate establishment of three knockabout classes 
of 25ft.. 21ft. and 18ft. l.w.l. ; there being an evident de- 
mand for such yachts" about New York. One of the 
Sound clubs is now at work on a one-design class of 18ft. 
l.w.l. in which the first requirement is the carrying of 
half a ton or so of metal ballast. The 21ft. knockabout 
has evidently come to stay in Long Island Sound, and 
there is quite as plainly a place for a larger and a smaller 
size. The subject of restricting these boats has been 
handled successfully in Boston by the Knockabout As- 
sociation, and the two larger classes, 25ft. and 21ft., are 
now under restrictions which have worked very well in 
practice. These same restrictions are equally applicable^ 
to Long Island Sound, but in adopting them, and also 
extending them to cover a smaller class, the best plan 
will be for the two associations, the Boston Knockabout 
and the Sound Y. R. A,, to unite in a thorough revision 
of the rules, correcting some minor details that are pos- 
sibly capable of improvement; deciding the best limita- 
tions for an 18ft. class, and establishing a complete and 
pernianent standard of restrictions. While the present 
limitations are based on actual practice and are in the 
main satisfactory, the whole subject of the knockabout 
type is better understood to-day than it was a couple of 
years ago; the field for these useful boats has far out- 
grown the original limits of Massachusetts Bay, and it 
ought to be possible now to frame restrictions which 
will be suitable for the Sound, the Great Lakes and 
other waters, and which will be generally adopted on 
their intrinsic, merits. 
The proposed class of 18ft. l.w.l. is an excellent one, 
giving an ideal single-hander, for one or two, and also a 
boat for racing in a restricted class. 
What is even more important than the growth of the 
regular knockabout classes as an indication of a healthy 
change of yachting opinion is the proposal now under 
consideration by the race committee of the Seawanhaka 
C. Y. C. for the transferal of the clip contests to a 
restricted class, carrying a fixed amount of ballast, and 
with a rigid limitation of scantling. While it is not 
yet certain that such a class will be adopted, it is per- 
fectly plain that the racing cannot continue on such a 
basis as now exists. Apart from the question of type 
involved in Dominion, the extreme of flimsy construc- 
tion reached in the Crane boats necessitated a radical 
revision of the conditions of the races. 
One discouraging phase of the measurement question 
is that all such legislation is of necessity negative in a 
way; no association or club is in a position to say to its 
members, "You must build yachts." The most that can 
be said is, "If you build a yacht, she must comply with 
such and such conditions." At the present time there is 
very little prospect of the thorough and satisfactory 
trial of any rule of measurement, good or bad. Such 
a trial can only be had through the designing, building 
and continued racing of at least half a dozen yachts in 
the same class. The performances of old boats, together 
or with one or two new ones, are useless as demonstrat- 
ing the possibilities of a new rule of measurement, and 
only by actual designing under the rule can its ultimate 
results be developed. The linear rating-rule just adopted 
by the North American Y. R. U. is in our opinion very 
far from perfect; but, even if it were very much better 
than it is, there is little chance as matters go that it 'will 
be fairly tested in the next season or two. There is no 
general desire on the part of yachtsmen to build racing 
yachts in any of the larger classes; even the 51ft., which 
thus far boasts but two or three boats. Whatever pros- 
pect existed of a revival in some one of the larger 
schooner or cutter classes next year has been dispelled 
by the arrangement of a match for the America's Cup 
with but one new yacht in the 90ft. class. As was proved 
in 1895, an international race of this kind between two 
big syndicate yachts, monopolizing the attention of the 
public and the press, tends to kill the regular class rac- 
ing throughout the season, and we do not look for a 
specially brilliant year, except in the 90ft. class itself and 
in the smaller yachts of the Sound and Boston, the 
knockabouts, 30-footers, etc. 
Now that a rule has been adopted, it is very im- 
portant that it shall be put to some practical test, either 
to demonstrate at once that it is worthy of the confidence 
of yachtsmen to the extent of investing their money in 
building large yachts under it; or to develop its weak 
points so that improvement may be made on some de- 
finite basis. Under the circumstances it is very desirable 
.that the new rule shall be thus tested b}' immediate build- 
ing and constant racing during the season of 1899. If 
the matter be left to chance, nothing will be done, very 
few yachts will be built, and these will be distributed over 
several classes, with not enough in any one to make 
conclusive racing. There is one way, and so far as we 
can see, only one, in which the desired result can be 
reached. This is through the systematic fostering of 
some one class by the different associations and clubs 
interested in the new rule. The matter should be taken 
up at once and some one of the new classes selected; and 
permanent arrangements should be made for the racing' 
of the class next season. The Sound Y. R. A., for 
instance, is now in a position to deal with the matter 
so far as New York yachting is concerned by selecting 
a class, arranging a series of dates covering the entire 
