FOREST AND STREAM. 
nimrod on his cruise. There are also tiunierous inland 
lakes, of which Caribou is the most picturesque and 
pleasant for trolling. It is at a distance of about five 
miles from De To ur." 
Long: Island Bluefishing:. 
The first catcli of Long Island bluelish was made by 
H crew under command of Capt. Charles Smith, of 
Amityville, at Fire Island Inlet, on Saturdaj', May 26, 
when about 200 were taken. The catch is an unusually 
early one, _as the fish rarely make their appearance be- 
fore the middle of June. 
San Ffancisco Fly-Casting Qufc, 
Medal contests, series 1900, Saturday re-entry contest, 
held at Stem Lake May 26. Wind, variable ; ' weather, 
cold 
Event. 
No. 1, 
Event 
No. 2, 
Battu 
iJistance, Accuracy, r— Event No. 3,- 
Feet. Percent. Acc. % De\. % 
Battu 90 
Brooks 
Brothertoii 
Brotherton 
Brotherton, „ 
Edwards ....... 9 
Edwards ... 
Edwards ... 
Everett .... 
Everett 
Everett 
Golcher ... „ 
Lovett 11 
Lovett 12„ 
Lovett ......... Ill 
Skinner .... 
Skinner .... 
Skinner 
86 
8S.8 
87.8 
70 
■ 78.10 
90 
99 
108 
110 
94 
93 
83.8 
85.8 
78.4 
82 
92 
89. S 
84.4 
75 
79.8 
93 
82.4 
87.4 
74.2 
80.9 
90 
92.4 
84,4 
80.10 
82.7 
90 
Sl.S 
SB 
80.10 
82. ]1 
90 
89.4 
85. S 
85 
85.4 
113 
86.4 
91. J 
76.8 
84 
113 
88.4 
91 
80.10 
85.11 
120 
88.8 
S6.S 
76.8 
81.8 
111.6 
84 
90 
84 
85.8 
75 , 
73.6 
80.4 
88 
90 
87 
72.8 
72.7 
Event 
No. 4, 
Lure 
Castingjt 
60 
73 
5.2 
95.2 
96.3 
96 
Judges, Skinner, Lovett and Young; Referee, Everett. 
Sunday re-entry contest, held at Stow Lake May 27. 
Wind, west; weather, warm. 
Battu ....... 
Battu ....... 
Brooks . . . . , 
Brotherton , 
Brotherton . 
Daverkosen 
Daverkosen 
Daverkosen 
Everett . 
Everett . 
Everett ..... 
Foulks 
Foulks ...... 
Foulks 
Huyck 
Klein 
Klein 
Lovett 
84 
87 
88 
65 
76.6 
48 
90 
8S.4 
87.4 
65 
76.2 
104 
81.4 
80.4 
59.2 
69.9 
100 
84.4 
84.8 
90.4 
75.10 
83.1 
ioe 
84.8 
85.8 
79.2 
82.5 
109 
83.8 
92.8 
75.10 
84.3 
104 
88.8 
87.8 
72.6 
80.1 
98 
93.4 
74 
59.2 
66.7 
96 
94.4 
92.4 
80.10 
86.7 
97 
80 
80.8 
69.4 
58.4 
63.10 
85 
87.4 
80.4 
64.2 
72.3 
89 
74 
73.S 
93.8 
65 
69.4 
122 
88.8 
77.6 
85.7 
120 
91.8 
88 
77.6 
82.9 
75 
86 
Sl.S 
75.8 
60 
70.10 
92 
80.4 
.59.2 
67.5 
80 
79.4 
76.4 
61.8 
69 
05 
69.4 
89.8 
62.6 
76.1 
63 
9i 
69 
115 
93 
89.4 
72.6 
80.11 
96.1 
112 
91.4 
93.8 
71.8 
82.8 
92 2 
110 
88.4 
95.4 
72.6 
83.11 
96" 
95 
91.4 
85 
73.4 
79.2 
SS.6 
89.8 
n.i 
62.6 
76.11 
92 
9LS- 
86.8 
67.6 
77.1 
Young 
Judges, Young, Battu and Mansfield: Referee, Mullef ; 
Clerk, Huyck. 
Imnet 
Fixtttfcs* 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Nov. 13. — Chatham, Ont. — Twelfth annual field trials of the In- 
ternational Field Trials Club. W. B. Wells, Hon. Sec'y. 
Nov. 18.— Newton, N. C— Eastern Field Trials Club's twenty- 
second annual field trials. S. C. Bradley, Sec'y, Greenfield Hill, 
Conn. 
Good Sport but No Kill. 
Sutton, Quebec. — There were five of us — the Parson, 
the Banker, the Constable, the Merchant and myself — who 
had been planning for a day with the fox hounds, and 
having finally fixed the date, we made arrangements by 
telephone over night for an early start and a place of meet- 
ing. The Constable and myself each furnishing a horse, 
drove out of town the next morning with a three-seated 
sleigh and a couple of dogs, just as the sun was showing 
his face above the ragged top of old Mount Sutton. The 
i hermometer stood at 20 degrees below, but we w^ere well 
wrapped up in furs and robes, and our circulation being 
good, we did not mind the cold. Not so the Merchant, 
tor when we arrived at his place of business, which was 
also the place of rendezvous, he flatly refused to venture 
out. The Banker, more keen for sport, being on hand 
and ready, we made a start. As we went we watched 
closely the road on either side for the ribbon-like trail of 
dots placed one after the other with mathematical pre- 
cision that would indicate sport if found, and the reverse 
if not. About two miles out we met the Parson in his 
own team just starting out on business connected with his 
parish; We quickly persuaded him to abandon his de- 
signs on his flock and join us. 
We were now well in the fox country and had found but 
one trail so far, which we did not think best to run. 
There had been snow the previous day, but owing to the 
extreme cold the foxes had not been stirring, so after 
driving about five miles without finding a track, the Parson 
and I left the team with the dogs to climb a hardwood 
ridge running parallel with the road. We started out with 
lots of vim, but soon concluded that a track would keep 
in that weather for a long time, and that there was no 
hurry about it anyway. We finally reached the summit 
Avell blown, but failed to find. So I took the dogs on over 
the next ridge and there found a fresh trail, the dogs 
getting the scent at a distance of fully 50 yards. I could 
not see it at that distance, but they pulled so hard I con- 
cluded it must be there good and hot. I slipped their 
leashes and they went straight to it and opened cry, taking 
.1 course directly toward the boys in the team and at right 
angles with the Parson, who was, skirting the ridge, and 
saw the fox when he was started, but failed to get a shot. 
They then bore away to the left, just out of gun shot of 
the team, and in a short time were out of hearing. 
We soon heard, a. dog coming up the back trail barking 
rather slowly. He wa.<! soon in sight, followed by three 
hunters, who told us that they had followed this trail 
from East Farnham, a distance of four miles, expecting 
every moment to start the fox. They, however, took 
their hard luck like sportsmen, and after chatting a fe\v 
minutes, called off their dogs and moved on in search of 
another track. 
Our own dogs were out of hearing, so we started out to 
locate them and get in the hunt. For this purpose we 
separated, two of us following the ridge and the other two 
taking the team back up the road. The Banker and I 
found them about 2 o'clock apparently fairly outwitted. 
We took them with us and had just reached the road, when 
a couple of men drove around a bend A^ery much excited 
and told us that they had just driven a fox from the road, 
about 40 yards back. We made a sprint for it, and soon 
had the music going. The fox ran straight up a very 
steep ridge back into the road, which he followed to a 
farmhouse, thence through the door yard and on out of 
hearing on the back side of a range of hills. 
The rest of' our party now came dashing up with the 
team, and we had just got the horses cared for at the 
farmhouse when we heard the dogs coming our way. We 
immediately scattered and took up positions for a shot. 
The range of hills terminated in, a pinnacle which towered 
over its neighbors by about 200 feet, and was thickly 
covered with undergrowth. For this Reynard shaped his 
course and circled the top 110 les.s than six times, each 
circle growing smaller. He was about 30 yards ahead of 
the dogs, and they were nmning him partly by sight, the 
music coming in one continuous roar. W^e were covering, 
three sides of the pinnacle and would stand like posts till 
we could see the fox pass, when we would make a break 
in succession to intercept his next circle. The Constable 
finally obtained such a position, when Brother Fox left via 
the unguarded side, and wc saw him no more. The 
dogs ran him to earth about sundown on the side of a 
mountain back of Iron Hill, after repeatedly running 
roads, fences and bam yards. I presume we should have 
shot him, but with the exception of the Constable we 
were all novices, at the game. We drove home at twilight 
and were amply rewarded for our trip by the view from. 
Iron Hill of a m.ost gorgeous sunset. 
I think it "more than rather Hkelj^" there were three 
fox hunters born that dav. Warrington. 
Connecticut Field Tfial Club. 
Pine Meadow, Conn., May 28. — A meeting of the Board 
of Governors was held on May 25 at 3 P. M. at Bassett & 
Reeves' sportsmen's goods store, 5 Church street, New 
Haven, President E. Knight Sperry in the chair. Present — 
First Vice-President Dr. J. E. Hare, Bridgeport; Second 
Vice-President F. M. Chapin, Pine Meadow; Secretary 
and Treasurer J. E. Bassett, New Haven; Wm. J. Com- 
.stock. East Hartford, and W. S. Hawley, Bridgeport, the 
only absentee being E. S. Gordon, Williamantic. 
It was voted to hold the trials on the preserves of 
the club at Hampton Hills, on, Wednesday, Nov. 7, the 
drawings for place to be held on the evening of the 6th 
at the club's headquarters, Whittaker's Hotel, Hampton 
Hills. It was voted that the eiitries for the Derby Stake 
close on Wednesday, Oct, 3, and the entries for the Alt- 
Age Stake close on Wednesday, Oct. 17, $5 forfeit and $5 
for starters. It was also voted that the club run a Mem- 
bership Stake during the trials, the entries and nomina- 
tions to be made on the grounds, the prize tq be. a silver 
cup. 
The judges for the trials will be announced just as soon 
as they are assured. All necessary action regarding the 
same was taken at the meeting, but no positive answer can 
be given at this writing. Referring to the Membership 
Stake, we desire to call to the attention of all New England 
sportsmen that this is an opportunity to have your dog 
run and see what he can do in the company of others, with 
but little expense and a lot of pleasure. At Whittaker's 
Hotel there can be found excellent accommodation for 
all, with nice quarters for the dogs. The trial grounds are 
ideal, and President Sperry reports havmg just returned 
from a two weeks visit, and states he found the birds all 
came nicely through the winter, having been well cared 
for and fed by attendants, and that they were now mating 
nicely. It is his opinion that we will have double the 
quantity of birds this fall and that they will be the better 
for having been raised on the grounds, as some of those 
last year were imported birds and had not been down 
long enough to hardly know how to act. 
The membership fee for Connecticut residents is $2, the 
annual dues $1, payable in advance. Associate member- 
ship — non-resident of the State, but resident of New 
England — fee, $1 annually. 
Now, boys, for this small amount you will become 
eligible to the Membership Stake that is to be run, there- 
fore do not hesitate, but act at once and send for member- 
ship blanks to J. E. Bassett, Secretary, P. O. Box 603, 
New Haven, or any other member of the Board of 
Governors, and thereby assure us the permanent success 
that is due the labor already laid out in the direction of 
forming in Connecticut a field trial club that will be of 
great value and interest to all New England sportsmen. 
Frank M. Chapin. 
The position of New York as the great yachting center 
of the country can hardly be disputed: and certainly in 
their sphere the New York daily papers consider them- 
selves second to none in the world. Such being the case, it 
might be expected that the yachting news published in 
these papers would at least equal both in amount, ac- 
curacy and high technical quality that of other cities- 
Far from this being the case, the stuff inflicted on the 
readers by the New York dailies is in the main a disgrace 
to them and a detriment to the sport. No epcouragement 
whatever is given to competent and qualified yachting 
writers to gather the news regularly, to set it forth cor- 
rectly and attractively, and to discuss intelligently and 
fairly the events of the day. At times yachting is ignored 
entirely, and then a spasmodic attempt is made to catch up 
by means of a long article hashed up by some incompetent 
writer and illustrated with old cuts under new names. 
The majority of the so-called yachting writers of the 
daily press to-day not only bave no technical knowledge 
of the subject, but they are not e.ven familiar with the 
names of the oldest and best known yachtsmen and 
yachts. 
It may be that the compositor is responsible for the 
statement in one of the great dailies that a yacht parted 
her "pig hal}'ards" in a race on Decoration Day; but it is 
quite as likely that some bucolic recruit was sent out to 
report a j'acht race for the first time. Another great 
journal on the same occasion — one that has in the past 
numbered several very competent yachting reporters on its 
staft' — gave the wind as "south by southeast." Still an- 
other paper, which is sufficiently in the confidence of all 
the great personages of the world to publish signed tele- 
grams from them on the smallest provocation, in the 
course of a sensational and exaggerated report of the dis- 
masting of a yacht in the Sound, described her as follows : 
"The latter was rigged 'full-masted,' to use a yachts- 
man's term ; that is, she carried no jib, but a correspond- 
ingly larger mainsail." 
The cause of this condition of affairs lies with the prin- 
cipal editors, who personally know nothing and care less 
about yachting. If it is a case of a prize fight, a cock fight, 
a baseball game or a horse race, they see to it that some 
man thoroughly familiar with the sport in question is 
sent to report it; but if it is only a yacht race, any one. who 
is not wanted for other work will do. They do not even 
remember that a man who may be in every way persona 
grata to the average assemblage of "sports" at a prize 
fight or a ball game, may not be the proper man to repre- 
sent the paper at a club house or on a steamer where ladies 
are present, or in the small party on board a private yacht. 
Even where the reporters are competent, the methods of 
the average city editor are not conducive to a high 
standard of writing. When he realizes that the racing 
season has begun, the city editor demands about a fixed 
amount of yachting "copy" every day. If two or three 
important events by chance come together on the same 
day, they are cut down to fit the space alloted ; and if, next 
day, there is but one small and unimportant race, it must 
be padded and fitted with big head lines to fill up the, same 
space. Under such conditions no good journalistic work 
is possible. 
The contrast between New York and Boston is m.ost 
marked, and entirely in favor of the latter city. Boston 
can boast of several very competent and capable yachting 
writers, connected permanently with dift'erent papers, and 
doing regular work the season round, to the good ad- 
vantage of the sport, and presumably of their respective 
papers as well. Why the same thing is not done in New 
York is a question that some of the astute and up-to-date 
publishers may be able to answer. 
Converted Yachts. 
While much has already been printed about the steam 
yachts converted to war uses two years ago, the most in- 
teresting part is still to be written ; the story of the selec- 
tion and sale of these vessels to the Government. Perhaps 
the most useless of the entire fleet was the steam yacht 
Enquirer, of Buffalo, which was brought to New York and 
refitted at considerable expense, but could never be put into 
serviceable condition. On the one or two occasions when 
she left the Brooklyn Navy Yard for service about New 
York Bay, she was towed in disabled, and the end di 
the war found her still in the hands of workmen. Since 
then she has been offered for sale at a price of $20,000, but 
no purchaser has appeared. As the result of a faction 
fight now on over the appointment of a Republican 
politician to a high position, some interesting disclosures 
arc being made as to the true history of the sale of this 
yacht, owned by a Democratic politician and newspaper 
owner, to the Government at an extravagant price. The 
, following letter is from Rowland B. Mahany, who was 
for several terms and up to last year the Republican mem- 
ber of the House of Representatives from the Thirty- 
second New York District: 
Buffalo. N. Y,, May 24.— The Hon. George E. Mat- 
thews, Editor of the Express, Buffalo, N. Y. My Dear 
Mr. Matthews: Your letter of this morning is at hand, 
and I am astonished to learn that Mr. Hazel has denied 
to any one his conversation with me regarding the sale of 
the Conners yacht. Shortly after the transaction I met 
Mr. Hazel on my return from Washington at the Iroquois 
Hotel, and among other matters we discussed the question 
of the yacht deal came up, I taxed him with having taken 
advantage of his political position in selling a yacht to the 
Government for an exorbitant price — twice what the vessel 
was worth. He laughed and said that I took an extreme 
view of the matter ; that he was in business, and it was all 
right for him to sell the yacht if he could, and that he had 
not got as much out of it as he ought to have received, all 
things considered. I answered that he got enough, accord- 
ing to popular report, and then asked him how much he 
realty did get. 
"Well," he replied, "there are so many stories about the 
matter that I suppose it is just as well to set them at 
rest by the truth in the case. My share was $5,000." 
"What did the Government give for the yacht?" I asked. 
"Why; that is a matter of record at the Treasury," Mr. 
Hazel answered. "The purchase price was $80,000." 
"What did Conners get?" I continued. 
"Sixty thousand dollars," was the answer. 
"Where did the other $15,000 go?" I inquired. 
Mr. Hazel laughed and said, "Oh, come, now; I can^t 
tell all about it," or words to that effect. 
"But do you acknowledge," I said, "that you personally 
received $5,000 as your share?" 
"Oh, yes," he said. "I was a fool not to have asked 
more, for I could easily have got it." 
"Well," I said, "I don't take the same view of the.se 
things that you do." 
"I suppose you don't. I guess we never will agree on 
anything," was his reply. 
This is the conversation as it took place in the presence 
of at least one reputable witness, who will substantiate 
its accuracy, if necessary. I think there were also some 
other gentlemen present who remember the occurrence and 
the conversation. Sincerely yom-s, 
. Rowland B. Mahany ' 
In this connection it may be noted that the Goelet yacht 
Mayflower, which cost the Government $430,000. besides 
a large sum for alterations, hSs just been refitted for the 
use of the new Governor of Porto Rico, 
I 
