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FOREST AND STREAM. 
Governor McLean on Fish and Game* 
Hartford, Conn., Jan. 10. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
Governor George P. McLean, of Connecticut, is a noted 
sportsman,' and his hunting proch'vities were attested In 
his inaugural message delivered to the General Assem- 
bly yesterday by the following passages : 
"I believe it very bad economy to permit the extermina- 
tion of the trout and game birds from our brooks and 
woodlands. A brook well stocked with trout or a cover 
well stocked with partridge or quail will in the near future 
bring a larger proportionate profit to its owner than any 
other investment. A step in the right direction was taken 
by your immediate predecessors, but the law lacks means 
for its enforcement. The slow torture and strangula- 
tion of the partridge should not only be prohibited, it 
should be stopped by detection and punishment as other 
forms of torture and cruelty are stopped. Many States 
of the Union have found it necessary to pi-ohibit the sale 
of game entirely for a term of years. Certainly no man 
should be allowed to enter the premises of another for 
the purpose of taking trout or game found thereon, with- 
out the written consent of such owner. Non-residents 
coming into Connecticut to shoot or fish should pay a 
license fee. The law protecting deer should be extended 
and ample provision made for its enforcement. An intelli- 
gent treatment of this subject would add greatly to the 
value of many of our remote farms and preserve one of 
nature's greatest blessings." E. H. F. 
hcHHng* 
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Fixtures. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Jan. 14. — New Orleans, La. — Louisiana Kennel Club's annual 
show. A. E. Shaw, Sec'y- 
Jan. 14-19.^ — Pontiac, Mich. — Pontiac Poultry and Pet Stock Ex- 
hibition's dog show. Daniel Thomas, Sec'y- 
Jan. 23-26. — Chicago.— Chicago Pet Dog Club's annual show. 
Mrs. J. T. Buhrer, Sec'y. 
Feb. 19-22.— New York.— Westminster Kennel Club's twenty-fifth 
annual show. James Mortimer, Supt. 
March 6-9. — Pittsburg, Pa. — Duquesne Kennel Club's annual 
bench show. F. S. Stedman, Sec'y. 
March 13-16. — Chicago. — Mascoutah Kennel Club's eleventh an- 
nual show. John L. Lincoln, Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Jan. 14. — Coronado, Cal. — Pacific Coast Field Trial Club's trials. 
Albert Beltz, Sec'y. 
Jan. 21.— Benton County, Miss.— Tenth annual field trials of the 
United States Field Trials Club. W. B. Stafford, Sec'y, Trenton, 
Tenn. 
February (First Week). — Grand Junction, Tenn. — Championship 
Field Trial Association's annual trials. W. B. Staflford, Sec'y. 
The Innocent Dies for the Guilty* 
Warrenton, Va., Jan. 5. — was unfortunate enough on 
Monday last, the last day of our season here, to lose my 
most A^aluable dog while hitnting, from poison gotten upon 
some place where it had been put out to kill sheep killing 
dogs. I regret that this is only a too common practice 
here, notwithstanding, in my opinion, it is against the 
law, and it is certainly hard, as in my case, without notice 
and without going upon lands where hunting is prohibited, 
to have a dog upon which timC' and money have been 
spent, a good hunter, a most excellent watch dog and a 
pet of the familjr, killed in this way. 
Unfortunately I have been unable so far to ascertain ex- 
actly wherd the poison was obtained. I had taken the 
precaution to have my dog listed for taxation, as provided 
by our law, thus making her personal property, and could 
I ascertain wdiere the poison was gotten I think the party 
in question would have enough of putting out poison in 
this manner before I got through with him. 
Wishing Forest and Stream a prosperous New Year, 
as I know its readers will have a happy one while reading 
it, I am, very truly, C. M. White. 
The Philadelphia Dog Show Association* 
The annual meeting of the Philadelphia Dog Show 
.Association was held in their offices on the 7th insl. 
The reports of the various committees and the officers 
were read and placed on file. The following officers were 
unanimousljf elected for the ensuing year: President, 
Clement B. Newbold; Vice-Presidents, Edward Moore 
Robinson, Alexander Van Rensselaer and Louis A. Bid- 
die ; Secretary, Marcel A. Viti ; Treasurer, S. Boyd Carri- 
gan ; Board of Governors, the above named officers and 
Messrs. Reginald K. Shober, D. Murra}' Bohlem, Francis 
E. Bond, Mitchell Harrison, Jay B. Lippincott, C. Leland 
Harrison, Sidney W. Keith and Geo. R. Packard. 
It was decided to hold the third annual show in the 
latter part of November of this year. 
Points and Flushes. 
Mr. James Mortimer writes us that Mr. G, M. Car- 
nochan, Riverdale, N. Y., will judge fox terriers, and Mr. 
A. J. Purinton, Palmer, Mass., will judge beagles. Tlie 
judges of the other classes were published in Forest and 
Stream of last week. 
The Alabama Field Trials, owing to scarcity of entries, 
have been declared off for this season. 
The Yaehtsmen*s Qub. 
The Entertainment Committee of the Yachtsmen's Club 
announces an important change in the ararngements for 
the Wednesday evening "talks." A class in knots and 
rigging under the tuition of John F. Byno will commence 
on Wednesday, Jan. 16, and be contmued on alternate 
Wednesdays itntil finished. The corrected programme 
for January and February, therefore, is : 
Jan. 16, class in knots and rigging; Jan. 23. "Cruising 
Yachts, Their Design and Construction," by Clinton IL 
Crane; Jan. 30, class in knots and rigging; Feb. 6. "Steam 
Yachts, Their Design and Construction,"' by Henry J„ 
Gielow; Feb. 13, class in knots and rigging; Feb. 20, 
"Racing Yachts, Their Design _ and Construction/' by 
!VViUj?tfl? Gardner ; Feb, class i^^ kaots a^i^d riggiixgj. 
Notice. 
All communications intended for Fokest and Stream should 
always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and 
not to any individual connected with the paper. 
To Mr, George L. Watson, the famous yacht design_er, 
has been alloted the difficult task of rectifying the glaring 
mistakes made by Sir William White and his assistants 
in designing the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. Prob- 
ably no naval architect is more widely known or has had 
such extensive experience as Sir William White, the chief 
' constructor of the British Navy. After successfully de- 
signing the greater number of the recent ships in the 
navy, he made such grave errors in the planning of the 
royal yacht as to necessitate his removal from office. He 
is held responsible for lack of proper attention to the 
details of the design of the yacht, the unfortunate record 
of which dates from the time of her launching, when she 
nearly capsized. After radical changes and alterations 
were made, she was found to be quite as unseaworthy as 
when she was first launched. Sir William White en- 
deavors to excuse himself by saying that impossible re- 
quirements were exacted regarding the interior arrange- 
ment of the vessel, but after some $3,000000 have been 
spent, the British Admiralty do not feel disposed to con- 
sider this plea. The yacht is so much of a failure that 
it is a question whether it lies within the power of even so 
able a man as Mr. George L. Watson to remedy the mis- 
takes made and to produce the original plan to make her 
the finest and most seaworthy yacht in the world. She 
was designed solely for the use of Queen Victoria and 
her family, and it is said that the Queen's prejudice is so 
strong against the boat that no matter what alteration 
might be made, it is very doubtful if she would ever go 
on board her. 
The New York Herald's European edition publishes 
the following article in regard to the royal yacht: 
The story of the new royal yacht, which remams a 
theme of much talk among yachting men and ship de- 
signers, is the subject of a long letter in the Pall Mall 
Gazette, written by William Allan, of Sunderlari He 
enumerates the various failures and alterations which 
the yacht has undergone, and says : 
"The story of this yacht, which is unique in the annals 
of naval architecture, reads somewhat as follows: A 
yacht for Her Majesty that would eclipse all examples of 
modern yachtdom in luxurious comfort and seagoing 
qualities was determined to be built. Money was voted by 
the House of Commons without demur. The design and 
arrangements were left in the hands of the Admiralty 
officials, who, being designers of battleships, cruisers, gun- 
boats, etc.. were naturally deemed competent to design 
such a small afifair as a yacht. 
"The vessel was duly built from these designs in Pem- 
broke dockyard, and was launched in the presence of 
royalty. Her machinery was fitted on board in the dock, 
but on letting water into tlie dock to float her out, she, 
much to the amazement and consternation of all around, 
almost tumbled over. Had she not been in the dock at the 
time, she would have done so with terrible loss of life. 
After a great deal of labor and ballasting she was ulti- 
mately got upright. 
"The usual official inquiry followed. After being bal- 
lasted with hundreds of tons of pig iron, it was arranged 
to finish her in Portsmouth dockyard. She steamed 
around to Portsmouth very slowly, as it was found that 
she was inclined to show her keel. The report on this 
run was duly worded, in the usual phraseology, 'highly 
satisfactory.' 
"She was docked at Portsmouth and has been in 
dock ever since, fully six months. Then began a series 
of wonderfully unscientific operations upon the poor crip- 
ple, to wit., cutting down the masts, funnels, forecastle, 
cabins, staterooms, window frames, dead packing the 
decks, etc., making the vessel look like a battered wreck. 
Then followed the fitting in of fixed iron ballast between 
the frames. Then it was found that the non-inflammable 
woodwork would not take on paint or be suitable for the 
valuable upholstery fittings, and so on. 
"Yacht designing experts were called in at last, who, by 
all reports, confirm what was long ago told the Admiralty 
representatives in the Commons, namely, that she is, for 
want of a better term, a botch. 
"The reason for this failure is not far to seek. The ves- 
sel speaks the cause. Any one, even an apprentice ship 
draftsman, on looking at her in the dock would have 
seen that she had no middle bod}'' in her and was too 
fine for top weights. This fining of her lines has been 
her ruin. 
"This has been done apparently without due calculation 
of the weights to get a high speed ship at small indicated 
horse-power. Hence the center of gravity is too high, 
rendering her cranky. 
"It will be admitted that such slipshod work as has been 
exhibited in tliis vessel would have been expected only 
from an amateur, but, coming as an Admiralty design, and 
having no doubt the approval of admirals and captains on 
the Board, one is staggered at this result. 
"Hence the question naturally arises, Are the battle- 
ships and cruisers of the English Navy stable? With the 
heeling over recently of Her Majesty's ship Resolution, an 
object lesson is provided which ought to be seriously con- 
sidered. With bunkers and tanks empty, can these ves- 
sels remain upright? While under these common condi- 
tions to what angle can they be heeled over without cap- 
sizing ? 
"If stability is to be sacrificed to speed which with the 
present machinery can never be attained or maintained 
after the trial trip farce is^ over, then the British fleet is 
indeed in a deplorable condition, and the sooner the nation 
is made aware of this fact the better for its ultimate safety. 
"The cost to the country of this new royal yacht will 
be enormous, as much as, if not more than, that of a first- 
class battleship. 
"Why all this extravagant expenditure has been allowed 
td go on since the launching of the vessel, last May, it is 
difficult to understand ujjless it is on the ground that 
th.e Adnp^iralty <;ree4 \^ we itnake ^ blunder we <|on't 
admit it, but endeavor to retrieve errors of all kinds, what- 
ever the cost. On such a basis alone can such scandalous 
was'e of public money be accounted for, 
"Who is to blame? An answer is required. A full in- 
vestigation is urgently needed and will be demanded, into 
the true condition of the British Navy and Admiralty 
management. 
"Nothing less should satisfy the country. Then will it 
be known who are the men that have given the world the 
materials for this discreditable story of the new royal 
yacht," 
Our Boston Letter* 
Boston, Jan. 13. — Everything is now in readiness for 
starting work on the construction of the Boston cup de- 
fender. The laying down has been completed," and the 
scrive board will be taken to the Atlantic Works, Mon- 
day. It is expected that some oS the lead for the keel 
is now on the way to Boston, but this material is not 
needed in a hurry, on account of the peculiar manner in 
which the keel will be constructed. It can be put into 
the hollow trough at any time before the yacht takes the 
water. 
The shed at the Atlantic Works has been completed, 
and is now ready for occupancy by the new 90-footer. 
It is a very fine affair, for a temporary one, and will have 
every convenience for the workmen. Light is obtained 
from thirty-nine windows, placed in the sides and the 
ends. It is situated close to the rolling mill, so that no 
time will be lost in transferring the plates and the frames 
when finished to the yacht. B. B. Crowninshield went to 
New York Friday, but it is not known that it was in con- 
nection with the new boat. 
There is now little doubt that the alleged centerboard 
syndicate will prove a fizzle. Some of the men who were 
most prominently mentioned in connection with it have 
drawn out, and it is not expected that the others will 
carry on the work. As a matter of fact, there has not 
been one dollar put up so far to insure the building of 
the boat, and it is not thought that there will be any of 
these necessary articles produced. 
It is greatly lamented in this district that the boat will 
not be built, and that is the w'ay the matter looks at 
present. There are many advocates of the centerboard 
type about here who are very anxious to see the princi- 
ples of such a design thoroughly tried out in a 90-footer. 
It is thought that some of these men would have formed 
a syndicate if it were not for the fact that they had re- 
ceived the impression that a syndicate had already been 
formed. It may be possible that these men will yet put 
up sufficient money to insure the building of the boat, 
but it is considered extremely doubtful. 
Wilson & Silsby are hard at work on -the sails. They 
were offered the use of the big sail loft at the Charles- 
town Navy \''ard, but as the larger sails could not be 
spread there, Mr. Wilson thought that he would perhaps 
be as well off in his own shop. Both Mr. Wilson and 
Mr. Crowninshield were very much pleased at the man- 
ner in which the navy officials treated them. They were 
oft'ered every assistance which might be obtained at the 
Charlestown yard. It is quite likely that the bolt ropes 
for the sails will be made there. The rope which is made 
at this yard is the finest produced in the country, the 
material of which it is made costing more than the fin- 
ished article turned out by private concerns., 
Wilson & Silsby have probably the largest private sail 
loft in the country. It is 122ft. long and 40ft. wide. But 
even with this large floor space the big jib topsail, 
ballooner, spinaker and mainsail for the new boat can- 
not be spread. It may be wondered how the sails can be 
made accurately, when they cannot be entirely spread 
out, but they are all made from a certain design which 
cannot be departed from, and the result is that every 
cloth in the sail has its proper draft and conforms to 
the idea of the designer. 
The sails for the Navahoe, Colonia, Jubilee and Pil- 
grim were made in the old sail loft, which was only 
22 by 75ft. The sailmakers had no idea of the appearance 
of the larger sails until they were hoisted on the boats. 
That sails can be made in this manner, having the right 
flow and draft, seems nothing short of marvelous, but 
they are made accurately. Wilson & Silsby sails are the 
finest In this country, and probably in the world. 
Arthur Binney has been at work on a number of de- 
signs during the winter. He has had his usual number 
of steamers and this year he has turned out another fish- 
erman. Mr. Binney has designed several fishing vessels 
for Capt. Sjdvester Whalen. which have been very suc- 
cessful, both in regard to speed and in carrying capacity. 
The fisherman which he has turned out this year is for 
B. F. Philips & Co. and is being built by Story, of Essex. 
She will be 98ft. on the waterline and 126ft, over all. She- 
will have a long overhang forward, but which could 
hardly be called a spoon bow. It is very sharp and some- 
what rounded up to the stemhead. There will be great 
depth under the forefoot, which Mr. Binney considers 
necessary on account of the vessel laying to so much. 
He has a 36ft. gasoline launch for the Canaveral Club, 
i)f Titusville, Fla. This will be a stern-wheeler and will 
draw but 8in. of water, She will be used for fishing and 
shooting. He also has a twin-screw gasoline launch. 66ft. 
long, for George Hills, which is being built by Rush 
B:-.os,, of East Boothbay. He also has orders for two 
86ft. steam yachts, one of which will be built by Geo. 
Lawley. These will be very roomy boats, and will make 
admirable cruisers. They are expected to make 12 knots. 
Besides these he has a 70ft. schooner, a 55ft. schooner, a 
36ft, cutter, two 22-footers, and a 17-footer. 
The wooden keel for the Illinois, the Chicago defender 
of the Canada's cup. has been smoother up at Lawley's. 
The lead keel will be run this week. In the shop "the 
Silsby 35-footer is about completed, as is the King 35- 
footer. The Curtis 35ft. schooner is all planked and her 
deck is being laid. ' The keel for the Sloane 8sft. schooner 
will be set up this week. The lead keel which was run 
for this schooner last week was about the slickest piece 
of casting that was ever turned out. There was not a 
bubble anywhere in it and the fuzz of the rough wood 
planking was plainly indented on its sides. 
Kiley's Marine Agency has sold the 47ft. cabin naphtha 
launch Thord to Jerome D. Aspinwall, of New York, 
:^nd the 6^it. schm^:^X '^aXm.'OmX to Rp,^kl?nd p3.rtj,es^ 
