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FOREST AND STREAM. 
Staten Island Fishing;, 
Princess Bay, . S. I., N. Y., JtHfe 26. — ^Yesterday 1 
landed fourteen weakfish, the majority weighing about 
2lbs. each. The fishing has been good here, and the sea- 
son bids fare to be a successful one. 
IsA.\c Smith. 
Huguenot, S. I., N. Y., June 19. — Weakfishing has com- 
menced here, catches of five and six to a boat being re- 
ported frequently. To-day I got three in a short while, 
and other parties now coming in report fair luck. 
Chas. F. Newman. 
Annadale, S. I,, Ni Y,^ June 19. — ^The first weakfish of 
the season was landed here yesterday. To-day several 
more were caught. Several parties are expected here to- 
night, and in a few days the fishing season will be on in 
full blast. Chas. Geller. 
Princess Bay, Staten Island, N. Y., June 24. — Last 
evening Henrj^ Shultz caught eight as fine weakfish as 
have been brought ashore this season; the eight fish 
weighed a trifle over 25lbs. They were caught with 
shrimp at high tide at a place called '"the flats" in Princess 
Bay Cove, in about 6ft. of water. They were certainly 
beauties. Everyone told Mr. Shultz he was crazy for 
going out last night, as we had a strong southeast 
wind, and the old combers were just doing their best; so 
-we took a large oyster skiff and rode the waves as safely 
.as could be, and never in my life haA^e I hooked a weakfish 
that put up as good a fight as the}^ did. Shallow water 
and a heavy sea account for the gaminess, I think. 
If any of 3'our inquiring readers want to know where 
to go weakfishing, you can recommend the south side of 
Staten Island, at present, any way from Petler's, at New 
Dorp, to Ward's Point, Tottenville. We have not had as 
early fishing here in a good many years, and the fish are 
running very large. Parties this morning have come in 
with fine catches. , * * * 
Long Island Fishing* 
.Wreck Lead, L. I., June 26. — Fisliing during the past 
week has been good. The usual varietj^ of fish have 
been caught. Weakfish, which were scarce for a week or 
two, have returned, and are being taken in large num- 
bers. Ely Rosenkranz, a resident of the Borough of 
Manhattan, was drowned here on Sunday. He was a 
well-known fisherman. 
Queenswater, L. I., June 26. — ^The fishing during 
the past week has been all that could be desired. The 
average catch for parties who have gone out to the fish- 
ing banks has probably been over 100 fish. Some, of 
course, have caught more, some less. All sorts of fish have 
been caught, but fluke, bass and weakfish have made 
up the bulk of the catch. Great preparations are being 
made for the snipe shooting, which begins next week and 
lasts until Dec. 31; Quah.\ug. 
Chicagfo Fly-Casting Club. 
Chicago, 111., June 23. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
The fourth competition of the season was held to-day, and 
the records made were as follows : 
Long Distance Accuracj''" ' B^it 
Distance and Accuracy, and Delicacy,' Casting, 
Fly, Feet. Per Cent.' Per Cent. Per Cent. 
J. D. BelascQ ..... 87 2-5 
1. H. Bellows.. 113 932-3 97 94 4"iS 
C. Chadwick. .. 80 85 79 2-5 
H- Greenwood . . 89 88 . 931-2 87 8-15 
H. G. Hascall., 103 922-3 . 971-6 97 8-15 
N. C. Hestoh 90 921-3 95 8-i5 
E. Letterman , 95 13-15 
C. Lippincott 92 1-3 96 1-2 87 13-15 
H. A. Newkirk. ... 87 97 94 H'lS 
F. N. Peet 104 882-3 965-6 97 4-iS 
H. W. Perce 92 92 91 1-3 
A. C. -Smith... 97 89 962-3 90 4-5 
Holders of Medals: Long distance fly, 1. H. Bellows; 
distance and accuracy, I. H. Bellows; accuracy and deli- 
cacy, H. G. Hascall ; bait casting, PI. G. Hascall. 
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Fixttttcs. 
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BENCH SHOWS. 
Sept. 4-7.— Toronto, Can.— Toronto Industrial Exhibition 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. , t , 
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. 
Dogs on Lake Steamers. 
They are Better than Bafometcrs. 
-Masters of steamers and tow barges on . the lakes 
have a fondness for dogs, and on dozens of the boats 
running between Lake Erie parts and upper lake pons 
dogs are carried. Sailors generally show an inclination for 
pets, but the dog is something more than a pet on the 
lakes. He is a valuable member of the crew. He is con- 
sidered as trustworthy as a barometer in giving notice of 
an approaching storm. Most of these dogs are cowards 
in storms. Occasionally a captain finds a dog that is not 
afraid of heavy vveatbei- and seems to enjoy the rolling 
or pitching of the obat, but as a rule dogs are as afraid 
of a gale as a woman passenger, and at the first sign of 
a storm hunt for a hiding place. 
"I had a dog that was as much like a woman as it was 
possible for an animal to be," said a captain who has carried 
a dog with him for nearly a quarter of a century, "He 
could tell a storm that was coming long before I could 
notice it, and often before the barometer would change. 
He would come to me whining and crying, and I couldn't 
keep him away from my heels. He seemed to be asking 
me to put him ashore or to find a comfortable place for 
him. I used to feel sorry for him, he'd carry on so. 
When the storm would strike us he would be out of 
sight, and we often found him hiding imder the bunks 
and in corners where he could not see anything and could 
not be easily seen. I believe that if he could have done 
it he would have jumped into bed and pulled the covers 
over his head. 
"We were always very careful that he didn't get hurt 
in loading or unloading, for he was worth a good deal 
of money to us. Many a time, when we had a thick fog, 
I'd hunt for that dog and keep him near me. He was 
better than a chart. He could smell land further away 
than a man could see it in fair weather, and all of us kept 
a close watch on him during a fog. If he jumped up and 
down as though something pleased him very much, you 
could be certain that we were getting close to land. 
I remember one time we were coming doAvn Lake Su- 
perior from Duluth in a heavy fog. We had had fog all 
the way up, and Jackson — that was his name — was pretty 
tired of sailing when we reached Duluth and tried to 
jump up, but we couldn't spare him, and he stayed with 
us. We didn't have as many lights in those days as we do 
now, and it was no easy thing to take a boat from the 
upper end of Lake Superior to Saidt Ste. Marie in a fog 
that was with you all the time. 
"Jackson was so disgusted that he lost all interest in 
the boat and spent the time sleeping on deck. When we 
were about abreast Whitefish Point, I was figuring that 
we were outside far enough to be safe, and was not the 
least bit nervous. Suddenly, Jackson jumped up and 
ran to the rail and put his paws up as though he expected 
to look right over to a dock. 
"I saw him and at once gave the engineer the signal to 
check, and Jackson barked as though he was immensely 
pleased. I signaled to stop and yelled to the first mate 
to get out the lead. Just then I saw a lumber schooner 
loom tip in the fog, and I'll tell you we were so close to- 
gether when she passed that I could almost touch her 
booms. That dog had smelled that boat, sure as yau're 
born, and if I hadn't checked there would have been a 
collision and then a suit, and I would have had hard 
work to explain why I was not sounding a fog signal.'"— 
Bulfalo Letter in New York Sun. 
Dogs as Property. 
The Supreme Court of South Carolina holds that a dog 
has value and can be stolen, and that the old common 
law is out of date and the modern dog is entitled to legal 
protection, and if you steal a dog you can be sent to 
prison. The case was started in Newberry, where a negro 
named Langford was charged with stealing a dog, dog- 
house, etc. The Circuit judge held, according to the com- 
mon law, that a dog was not the subject of larceny, and 
quashed the indictment. Now the Supreme Court unan- 
imously holds that the common law does not apply here;- 
that it is wrong not to value a dog simply because he is 
not edible, and that it is not a whim or caprice to keep a 
dog. The court defends the dog for devotion and atta.ch- 
mcnt. and contends that it is entirely a punishable crime 
to steal a dog, and that the stealing of a dog may be 
ptmished if the facts warrant and the indictment be prop- 
erly drawn. The Circuit Court is reversed on the dqg 
demurrer.— Charleston News and Courier, June 18. 
making* 
Canoes and Canoe- Yawls. 
Apropos of our remarks in a recent issue, the Field of 
June 17 discusses the question of canoe and canoe-yawl 
as follows. Of course we are aware that Crayfish is not a 
canoe, but the question still remains as to why there were 
no canoes at a canoe meet. 
As a general rule, when reading sporting artiples, re- 
ports of races, or criticisms of details connected with 
sport. Englishmen of experience in that branch of sport 
are apt to take little or no notice of wrong or incorrect 
use of names, either as applied to type of craft or to model 
or to fitment ; but there are occasions when the sport may 
be harmed by allowing misstatement or the improper 
absorption of title to pass out to the world undisputed and 
not corrected. 
In this connection the improper use of the title of 
"canoe," when used in relation to the canoe-yawls, canoe- 
yachts and even to raters, has done an immense amount 
of harm to the genuine sport of canoeing; that is,_ to 
single-handed canoe sailing, whether racing or cruising. 
No doubt large-sized craft are sometimes formed of canoe 
nature, but more often they are only of canoe form, with- 
out any of the real qualities of a canoe, and, indeed, falling 
far below the canoe in the quality of sailing and of speed 
under sail, in which a sailing boat ought to excel over a 
restricted canoe. Taking an instance which may very 
easily be wrongly accepted by our American cousins as 
descriptive of the present state of canoe sailing in Eng- 
land, we find the lines of the canoe-yawl Crayfish pub- 
lishel in the American Forest and Stream under the title 
"A Modern English Canoe." Of course, we know that 
the verv nractical editor of the Forest and Stream and 
other American canoe experts will not be misled by the 
title and description given, btit will judge by the lines 
and measurements comparatively with those of the modern 
sailing canoes so frequently described of late. But the 
rank and file will probably give no further thought than 
that Crayfish is a typical English canoe of latest pattern, 
and that the canoe proper has died. * 
The description of the drawings of the Crayfish, under 
Ihe heading of "A Modern English Canoe," appears to be 
from the pen of her owner and designer, Mr. Clayton, 
and he gives her ballast as 7cwt., and loaded centerplate 
iSslbs., or a total of g6glhs. ballast. To this should be 
added the weight of two men balancing on weather deck, 
say 10 stone each at least, making a total of i,249lbs. Her 
sail area is^. given at 145 sq, ft. ; so she has to carry 8.6lbs, 
of ballast per square foot of sail, and that on a water- 
line of i6ft. 4in. and a beam of 4ft, Sin. 
Now, the modern canoe, leaving the sliding seat class 
out of the question, carries a sail area of 140 sq. ft. on a 
ballasting (taking the heaviest) of I40lbs., plus man of 
i4olbs. ; that is a total of aSolbs. ; so she carries albs, ballast 
per foot of sail, instead of the above named 8.61bs. per 
foot, and her waterline is only 13ft. and her beam is 
3ft. 6in. 
The Forest and St)«eam: refrains from criticising the 
design, but winds up a very weighty remark thus : "The 
important point is that such a craft, with i.ooolbs. of 
ballast and less sail than a 3oin. unballasted canoe, should 
prove herself in a measure the representative boat at a 
so-called canoe meet. If this is canoeing, what is the 
sport formerly known by that name?" That is just the 
question which must strike all who are not aware of ' some 
leading details which do not appear in the description of 
the craft. 
In the first place, the race for the Lough Erne cup, 
which was won by Crayfish, was a handicap race. There 
were no modern canoes, rigged and sailed in modern 
form, competing against her. The nearest approach 
thereto was the Solitaire, she sailing, however, under 
7Sft. of .sail, whereas any of the modern-type canoes would 
have had looft. to 120ft. in such a breeze, if not whole 
sail. 
It has always been a difficult matter to clearly define 
what is a "canoe." Modern ideas generally associate the 
word with a small one-man craft, which can be paddled 
and can be lifted and handled on shore by two men. Prob- 
ably the following crude definition would go far enough 
and conserve the title to genuine canoes, if it were gen- 
erally adopted; but where men persist in calling yachts 
canoes simply because the stern of the yacht is built sharp 
and the body shallow, there is a bank of falsity which 
every canoe man should do his best to dredge away. 
Therefore, a canoe is a sharp-ended shallow-draft craft, 
which can be efficiently paddled by her crew, and can be 
carried over land by two men, or on wheels by her skipper, 
or be dragged out of water by her skipper sufficiently for 
camping purposes. 
The main feature of canoe nature is ability to be propel- 
able by paddle, and to be easily transportable. Now, a 
canoe-yawl has neither of these qualities; she can only 
be propelled, manually, by oars, and very inefficiently at 
that; and, practically, she cannot be carried except she 
be entirely gutted, and even then a strong force of men 
is Required. She must remain afloat, or be beached with 
risk, and a considerable amount of 1 help in addition to 
her crew will be absolutely necessary for beaching. The 
essential feature of canoe cruising is independence; that 
is, possibility of the crew, unaided, doing all that is or may 
be necessary with the canoe and her gear on a cruise. Of 
course, it will generally be better to employ assistance 
in transporting or beaching, but the ability should exist, 
often one man doing it alone when it becomes necessary 
and when no assistance is at hand. Such difficulty seldom 
arises except in cruising along a sea coast, but the ab- 
sence of ability to drag up clear of water, unaided, may 
mean the w^reck of the canoe, especially when caught in a 
freshening on-shore breeze and sea. 
We do not maintain that canoe-yawls have no place 
properly in can»eing; on the contrary, they are a very 
useful t3'pe or class of craft for cruising and camping 
on estuaries and large lakes, provided they are not too 
heavity constructed and ballasted or excessively rigged. 
When a craft is given a fixed cabin-top, a fixed metal keel 
and a deep draft of fixed keel, she can no longer justly 
claim to be of canoe type ; and it plainly is the duty of all 
canoe clubs to so define or classify canoe-yawls that the 
small yacht or rater may not invade the class. The Royal 
Canoe Club rule for canoe-yawls requii'es that all ballast, 
metal keel or centerplate shall be detachable from the 
yawl ; and without such a provision in the rules there 
would certainly be an influx of fin and bulb-keeled craft 
whenever valuable prizes were put on to be raced for. 
The mixed racing between canoes and canoe-yawls is 
never satisfactory. If the canoe-yawl is well designed, 
rigged and handled she ought, by her size and power, al- 
ways to beat the canoe ; and even the Y. R. A. time allow- 
ance, which is roughly a minute a mile between them, 
should barely put them on a level. But the up to date 
experience in the R, C. C. is that the canoes can beat 
the yawls without time allowance in nearly all winds. 
Probably this is attributable to the inferiority of design 
and fitment of the existing yawls. But, none the less, the 
racing of the two classes should be kept distinct. 
Arbitrary time allowance, based on size or power, can only 
be correct in one condition of wind and water, and at all 
other times one or the other class will have an undue ad- 
vantage. This would still further be the case in the 
B. C. A. CUD race, when the competitors have to carry a 
complete camp kit and stores ; the yawl would be carrying 
a mere featherweight for her size, while the canoe would 
be sailing deep-laden. 
Red Dragon C* C. 
The Red Dragon C. C. held its annual regatta on: June 
24 at the club house, near Wissinoming. A strong wind 
roughened up the Delaware River and made paddling very 
difficult, The events wei'e; 
Tandem, Double Blades.— M. D. Wilt and L. R. Titus 
first, E. D. Crittenden and A. S. Fennimore second, H. 
M, Kraemer and J. E. Murray third. Crittenden and 
Fennimore claimed a foul. 
Single, Double Blades.— M. D. Wilt first, E. W. Crit- 
tenden second. 
Tandem, Double Blades, Quarter Mile,— W. S; Hewitt 
and R. B. Hinches, Lakanoo Club, first; M. D, Wilt and 
Lloyd R. Titus, second; H. M. Rogers and D. W. Cook, 
third, 
Tail-End Race. — A. S. Fennimore first, H. M. Rogers 
second. Crittenden and Cook failed to finish. 
Tournament between H. M. Rogers, combatant, and T. 
W. Cook, oarsman, and Lloyd R. Titus, combatant, and 
M. D. Wilt, oarsman. Won by Titus, who knocked 
Rogers overboard. ' 
Tug of War between Rogers and Wilt, won by Wilt. 
Hand Paddling. — H. M. Rogers first. Sterling Hewitt 
second, M. D. Wilt and E. D. Crittenden third. 
Upset race declared off. . . . 
