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ready to spoil a cast in order to chase a deer, and, shall 
I say it, get a shot even out of season. 
That there are exceptions among the guides— men who 
will honestly work for the interest of the sportsmen — I 
willingly admit. To any one knowing such 1 say "bonne 
chance!" Stick to him. He is a treasure, and can do 
more to make a woods' trip what it should be than one 
can imagine who has not tried both kinds of guide. 
D. W. Tryon. 
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Fixttifes. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Sept. 4-7.— Toronto, Can.— Toronto Industrial Exliibition Asso- 
ciation's eleventh annual show. 
Nov. 22-24.— New York.— American Pet Dog Club's show. S. 
C. Hodge, Supt. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Nov, 6.— Bicknell, Ind.— Indiana Field Trial Club's trials. S. 
H. Socwell, Sec'y- 
Nov. 14.— Chatham, Ont.— International Field Trial Club's tenth 
annual trials. W. B. Wells, Hon. Sec'y. 
Nov. 14.— Washington, C. H., O.— Ohio Field Trial Club's 
trials. C. E. Baughn, Sec'y. 
Dec. 8.— Newton, N. C— Continental Field Trial Club's trials. 
Thos. Sturges, Sec'y. 
Dog Sense. 
Editor Forest and Stream: ' 
The followinf anecdote trtfly be deemed worthy a place 
iii "Ihstinct vs. iieitspll/' of late s& pfotnilieilt itl the 
Kennel Department of Forest and SfREAM. 
My friend Dr. Messer, of Waupun, Wis., has a white 
bull terrier which displays reason, in my mind, though 
others may call it instinct. Billy is a great ratter and 
mouser, and has learned to adopt the cat's method and 
wait for his prey to come out of its hole. Then he waits 
for his victim to get some distance away from the hole 
before undertaking to make a capture. He learned this 
method by sad experience, for at first he would jutnp at 
thp t^at Of tlloUse as soon as it appeared, and usually with 
the result that the intended victim escaped back ilito its 
hole. Billy showed his ability to reason a day or so ago. 
A cookie had been laid down in front of the cupboard to 
coax the mice out from, underneath. One cam.e to the 
cookie and Billy saw that it was too close to the cup- 
board, so he picked it up in his mouth and carried it 
about 4ft further away. Then he went back to watch for 
the tnouse to coffle out. certain that he would get his 
prey befoi-e it could get back and out of his reach. Was 
it reason or instinct that caused him to move the cookie 
out further? D. J. Hotchkiss, 
Fox Lake, Wis., April 26. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I have been much interested in the discussion of ani- 
mal instinct and reason, and wish to relate an incident 
bearing on the -subject, 
A few years ago I had an English setter that was the 
most intelligent dog that ever lived, of course, We have 
all had them. While hunting with her one day in Sep- 
tember 1 crossed from one field to another, and on climb- 
ing- the fence called her in for a rest, as the day was hot 
and no water was accessible. After lying in the shade of 
illy body for a time she got up and began to range. , The 
ground ascended for about twenty rods from where I sat 
and then declined into a slough. 
She quartered the ground on my side of the hill, pass- 
ing back and forth at the top two or three times before 
disappearing. She was gone perhaps twenty minutes and 
I was thinking of going to see about it, when she suddenly 
came up over the hill, and, turning broadside to me, 
made a perfect point. I was surprised, as I had seen her 
cover the same ground before going out of sight, but 
climbed down and walked up toward her. When within 
about two rods of her she broke her point and ran down 
on the other side of the hill into the slough and made 
another point. I followed her and flushed a fine covey of 
birds within 20ft. of her. 
If this was not reason, then I am willing to admit that 
animals do not possess it. If it was instinct, from what 
source did she get it? 
We had the best quail shooting last fall we have had in 
twenty years, and the birds survived the cold weather ex- 
cellently. 
When the season opens I can raise a dozen coveys in 
six hours any day if the weather is favorable for breeding. 
H. E. James. 
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Editor Forest and Stream: 
I have been thinking of one point in regard to the 
subject of dog's reason that I do not remember to have 
seen brought out. It is an incontrovertible fact that dogs 
dream. How many times after a hard day's hunt, the dog 
is very tired, and we let him lie under the table or by the 
fire. Soon he begins to stir in his sleep, whines and lets 
out a bark or two. We administer a gentle kick; he 
awakes, and soon the same thing is gone over again,'and 
it is evident he is living over again the events of the day 
in his dreams. 
Now, dreaming is a sort of a continuation of thought, 
for how can an individual or animal dream who cannot 
think? And just where thinking ends and reason begins 
is hard to answer. 
Some years ago, when living on the farm, we owned a 
beautiful Irish setter, one that seemed to comprehend al- 
most everything said to him; and in the fall, when the 
hunting season was drawing near, that dog would never 
leave my father nor myself for a moment. He knew it 
was almost time to go shooting. Now, the question is 
how did he know it? Instinct hardly, for that would 
mean m a dog to hunt all the time. If high-bred, intel- 
ligent dogs do not reason, then perforce they must pos- 
sess some sense we have no word for, L. E M. 
New Jersey. 
The Forest ank Stream is put to press t-ach week on Tuesday. 
Correspondence intended for publication shouM reach ' sm at »:5iiS 
Mad Dogf Bite Cttre. 
In the year 1846 our family lived at No. 66 Washington 
street, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The house we occupied was 
owned by an aged widow and her daughter, Mrs. Drake, 
also a widow. The mother's name was VanderbiU, She 
was a relative of the old Commodore, and a blessed soul 
was she — a fine type of the good old Dutch Reformed. 
I well remember the account she gave of the burning of 
the ship Pulaski at sea; of how her relative (nephew, I 
think), Charles Tappan, was rescued, and how his hair 
was blanched almost at once by the horrors of his situa- 
tion. \Yhen we moved from Poughkeepsie I came across 
a book in the school library, entitled, "Disasters at Sea." 
Supplementing the description of each catastrophe was a 
list of the lost and saved. Sure enough, I found the name 
of Charles Tapnan connected with the account of the 
burning of the Pulaski. 
But of the mad dog cure — in which, I think, she had no 
faith, but gave it to us as a thing of curiosity and super- 
stition. She spoke of it as a matter of long ago, which 
must have dated back into the eighteenth century. It con- 
sisted of crusts of bread, upon which was written, with 
ink, five words, each word containing five letters. The 
bread was to be given to the person bitten for a certain 
number of days consecutively, then omitting several days 
— resuming and omitting thus for a given time, how 
long, however, I have failed to remember. 
I give the words used, with my humble opinion, that 
never has there been a more ingenious arrangement of 
letters than this : 
SATOR 
AREPO 
TEMET 
OPERA 
ROTAS 
You will see that the top and bottom words and those 
at the left and right (all around) spelled forward and 
backward, are all the same words. The second lines, up 
and down, crosswise and backward, spell the same words. 
The middle up and down, forward and backward, is one 
word. 
II Ihis bread pill was as effectual as it is curious, there 
Would be no need of Pasteur institutes. 
N. D, Elting. 
The programme of the Buffalo C, C, pubhshed this 
week, calls attention to the absence of similar announce- 
ments from the many older, larger and once prominent 
canoe clubs of the country. In England the canoe racing 
season opened with the ist of March, and regular weekly 
races, sailing and paddling, have since been held on the 
Thames. Though May is well advanced, there have not 
only been no canoe races in this country thus far, but 
practically none have been announced, the exceptions 
being the A. C. A. meet in August, the Buffalo C. C. 
the Springfield C. C. and a few oth ers. With the popu- 
larity and prosperity now attending most branches of 
outdoor sport, with many established canoe clubs, well 
housed in suitable locahties, it is strange that there is 
practically no canoe racing in this country. It was 
quite a matter of course that canoe racing should suffer 
a decline with the withdrawal a few years ago of such 
men as Vaux, Whitlock, Gibson, Oliver, Brokaw, Ford, 
Jones and many others, who after years of devotion to 
canoe sailing were compelled to abandon it through the 
claims of business. At the same time, there is no appar- 
ent reason why their places should not have been taken 
by new men; the interest in all kinds of sailing and water 
sports is far more general now than it was twenty years 
ago, when canoeing came to the fore so rapidly with 
a host of enthusiastic followers. 
Of course, the machine nature, of the modern racing 
canoe has exerted a strong influence to keep men out of 
racing; but in spite of this there is nowhere apparent the 
interest in canoeing and canoe sailing which might be 
expected in thi.s cou^^jtry, with its magnificent possibilities 
for the enjoyment of the sport. 
The Buffalo C. C 
The Buffalo C. C. has within the past three years 
come to the front as one of the live American canoe clubs, 
and this year it is making a special effort to keep up its 
position. The following lengthy programme of races for 
the season has been arranged. 
Details for Sailing Races. 
If any trophy or pennant races are postponed on account of 
weather notification of the postponement will be sent to those 
having forwarded entries. 
Pennant races for the B. C. C. class and open sailing canoes to 
be judged by points, the first four to be counted: 20 for the first 
15 for the second, 10 for the third, and 5 for the fourth. Boats or 
canoes to be sailed by the owners. 
All sailing races to be started promptly one hour after the ar- 
rival of the steamer at the dock at Crystal Beach reckoning on the 
first steamer leaving Buffalo after 1:15 P. M. 
The Bay Beach trophy to be raced for by B. C. C. and B. Y. C. 
according to the deed of gift. 
The Bird races on Aug. 12 and Sept. 4, open to birds owned 
m the B. C. C. and B. Y. C. 
A special prize has been oft'ered by Vicc.-Commodore Foibush 
to the owner of sailing canoes doing the best work at risffino- 
on May 27, A. M. ° 
Half-raters, so called, are for boats in the class of the Dad. 
X— Free for all, races to count points for a special season 
trophy, and races postponed on account of weather to be declared 
off. 
'I"— To count points for the season for a special club prize in the 
open canoe sailing. 
H— If postponed on account of the weather, races to be declared 
off. 
K— To count races for the season for a special club prize, and 
if a tie occurs additional races to be sailed. 
Paddliog. 
-Ml paddle races to be declared off if not run on schedule dates 
lintries for the tandem paddle to be made in writing one day 
before the race to the secretary of the regatta committee. 
X— To be counted in points for the season for a special club 
prize. 
M— To be counted in points for the season for a special rlvih 
prize, 
S— To be counted in poiats for the season for a spszM r-lnh 
E— Activity badge. Three of these have been donated by the 
commodore for members entering and starting in the greatest!: 
number of regatta committee events during the season. Gold for 
the first; silver for the second, and bronze for the third. This 
applies to both sailing and paddling events. 
F— Thid E to apply to races at the A, C. A. camp. 
May 27, rigging. EX, scrub races. 
May 30, A. M., EXIT, free for all. P. M., EX, lull line. 
June 3, E, pennant race, class boats Only. ES, tandem paddle. 
EM, combination tandem. 
June 4, E, cruise to Pt. AbiiiO, church, return via Crystal Beach. 
June 10, E, carrier trophy. Open class, E X, war. EHT, open 
sailing canoes, A. C. A. limit. EX, stand, single. 
June 11, E, cruise to church and sail with lunch in boats. EX, 
boat race. 
June 17, EHK, half-raters. EX, tandem, % miles, four turns. 
June .17 and 18, E, Buffalo C. C. at Irondequoit Bay, Rochester, 
June 24, Ladies' day; EHX, bird class. EM, combination tan- 
dem; EX, full line. 
June 25, E, cruise to church and lunch at Sand Hopper. Eg, 
tandem trophy. 
July 1, E, pennant race, class boats only. EX, tail-end, 
July 2, E, cruise to Windmill Point. 
Tuly 4 A. M., EHK, half- raters; EHX, free for all. P. M., 
EX, full line. 
July S E, Buffalo C. C. at Buffalo Y. C. EX, sailing racea. 
EX, paddling races. 
July 15, EHX, bird class. EM. combination quod. EX, tan- 
dem paddle with hands. E, Buffalo C. C. at Toronto C. C. 
July 22, E, Bay Beach trophy. EHT, open sailing canoes. EX, 
tilting. EX, quod, A. C. A. limit. 
July 22, E, illuminated parade and ladies' day. E, church; 
lunch at Port Abino. 
July 23, E, Crystal Beach trophy. EXS, tandem trophy. 
July 29, Open class. EX, war. 
July 30, E, church with cruise and lunch in boats. 
Aug. 5, EF, A. C. A. camp, Aug. 5 to 18. E, pennant race, 
class boats only. EM, combination tandem. 
Aug. 6, E, cruise; lunch at Calloll's dock. EX, tail-end. 
Aug. 12. EHT, open sailing canoes. XH, A. C. A. limit- EX, 
canoe, one-man paddle with hands, EX, boat race. 
Aug. 13, Church. 
Aug. 19, Buffalo Y. C. at Buffalo C. C. E, Bay Beach trophy, 
open class. EX, full line. 
Aug. 20, Cruise with B. Y. C. 
Aug. 26, E. carrier trophy, open class. EX. tilting. EM, com- 
bination quod. 
Aug. 27, E, Cruise to church, and lunch at Sand Hopper. 
Sept. 2, Ladies' day; E, pennant race, class boats only. EXS, 
t.nndem trophy. EX. scrub races. Toronto, Rochester, IrondequoiJ 
canoe clubs at Buffalo C. C. 
^ Sept. 3, Toronto, Rochester, Irondequoit canoe clubs at Buffalo 
Sept. 4, Toronto, Rochester, Irondequoit canoe clubs at Buffalo 
C. C. A. M., XH, bird race, special prize. EXH, free for all. 
EXMS, full line. EX. stand, single. 
Sept, 9, E, Crystal Beach trophy, open class. EM, combination 
tandem. 
.Sept. 10, church. 
Sept. 16. EXH, free for all. EX, war. ES, tandem trophv, 
Sept. 17, E, cruise on land, led by Dad. EX, quod. 
June 23, EH, handicap race (regatta committee prize). EX, 
canoes vs. boats, 
Sept. 30, EH, free for all birds. EX, stand, single. EX. back- 
ward single. 
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The Canoeist's Art* ' 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
During the sixteen years which I have been a conoeist 
I have always cherished the idea that it was the one branch 
of sport into which professionalism would never creep. 
This fond delusion has been dispelled by the following 
advertisement cut from to-days' Herald: 
CANOEIST, professional, teaches the art of canoe 
sailing; success guaranteed; reasonable terms. EX- 
PERIENCED CANOEIST, Herald Downtown. 
It would seem, however, that the novice who finds it 
necessary to m.ake his debut in this, the most charming 
of pastimes, under the wing of a paid coach^ would hardly 
be of a class which would find much enjoyment in the 
sport or a very warm welcome from the ranks of canoeists 
generally. 
As a matter of fact, anyone who pays for lessons in 
canoeing simply wastes his money, for if there is one 
thing which delights a veteran canoeist more than an- 
other, it is to teach a beginner the simple mysteries of 
managing the tiny craft—mysteries, so simple indeed, that 
if more knew how easily they were acquired, the canoe 
camps pitched weekly along the Jersey shore of the Hud- 
son, from Englewood Beach to Alpin, would be reinforced 
by many who now spend Saturday and Sunday, bent over 
the handle bar of a wheel, swallowing the oust of the 
highway. E. T. Keyser. 
New York, April 30. 
A. C. A* Eastern Division. 
Boston, May 5. — Editor Forest and Stream: The 
spring meet of the Eastern Division of the American 
Canoe Association will be held .on Horn Pond, Woburn, 
Mass., from Saturday, May 27, to Wednesday, May 31, 
This spot is very conveniently located on the outskirts 
of the town about eight to ten minutes' walk from trains 
of the Boston &; Maine Railroad. The site selected for 
the camp is on a high elevation, where one can overlook 
the pond; also all the races. The course is a good mile 
straightaway, finishing right in front of the camp. The 
committee trust that every canoeist will attend the meet, 
coming to stay through the whole or part of the time. 
The Anniton C. C, located on the pond, are going 
to use every effort to make this meet one of the best held. 
The usual racing events will take place on the 30th, and 
let every club send as many representatives as possible. 
J. B. Waterbury, Rear-Com, 
The A. C A. Meet. 
It vvill be remembered that while the sentiment of the 
executive committee in favor of the general vicinity of 
Grindstone Island was unanimous at the November meet- 
ing, no definite point was selected, there being an ob- 
jection to returning to Stave Island, The choice of site 
was left to Com. Thorne and the camp site committee, 
and they have finally decided on Hay Island. This is a 
small island on the Canadian side, about one and a half 
miles from Gananoque, It is described as well suited for- 
a camp, in a good location for short canoe trips. 
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