Jviv 20, 1901. J 
-FOREST AND STREAM, 
SI 
ah(l It Is vety gratifying that they should have iti this way 
befeH ititrpdticed to a Widef Jiublic than they could reach 
in the pdbh'cations of atiy tUt fnStittitiotis ffleiitloned. 
Th^fe cover stamp is exceedirigly effective, afi'd it is Heed- 
less to say that the iriechanicall pjtft of the book is quitfe 
beyond praise. 
LIke Am ^tSRf On the Pacific Coast, by Horace 
Annesley Vacheli, is a -t^oitiiile whleh will appear to 
sportsmen and to pretty nearly everybody else whe .has 
any sense of humor and is attrSicted by the observittieri§ 
of an open-eyed and keen-witted foreigner upon his own 
people. 
Mr. Vachell's book may fairly be called charming. It 
is u;ritteh with the kindliest spirit, but the author is quick 
tb detfect the foibles ot thbse, with who:p he is thrown and 
tloeS nt^t hesitate tb point iheiti otit, thodgh in so pleas- 
knn A f^shiotl mat we kte disposed io hUgU at otifseK^'l 
rathef- than to be angry with the critic. It is lon^ since 
^ye hf^ve iead. a book bf. this character so "delightfully 
written. It, .has ,to do, aldo§t entirely vi'ith California, 
which it calls the land of to-morrow, dealg with the 
hien, the women and the children of t!ie West;.,witH 
ranch life and business life; with the foreign pbpulatioii': 
and with big game shooting, sfnall ganrie shooting, and 
fishing both in fresh and salt water. Besides that, there 
are Appendices giving most useful information to the 
visitor to California, and altogether the 400 pages of the 
.book constitute the most useful as well as the most in- 
teresting compendium in regard to California that we 
have seen in a long time. The volume may fairly be 
recommended to people, whether they desire to be en- 
tertained or informed. Dodd, Mead & Co., New Vork. 
The Monk Wins is a racing story by Mr. Edw. H. 
Cooper. The scene is laid in England, and the story is 
W.ell told and interesting, there being movement from be- 
tintiing to end. Herbert S. Stone & Co., Chicago. 
Acbl^rican Ganoe Association, J900-t90i. 
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ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
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Purser, Joseph F. Eastmond, 199 Madison street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
CENTRAL DIVISION. 
Vice-Corn., C. P. Forbush, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Rear-Com., Dr. C. R, Henry, Perry, N. Y. 
Purser. Lyman P, Hubbell, Buffalo. N. Y. 
EASTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Com., Louis A. Hall, Newton, Mass. 
Rear-Cotn., C. M. Lamprey, Lawrence, Mass. 
Purser, A. E. Kimberly, Lawrence Experimental Station, 
Lflwretice, Mass. 
NORTttfiRN fiiVlStON. 
Vice-Cohi., G. A. tlowfeil, tofotito, CAtt. 
Rfeat-Com.. R. Easton Btims, Kingston. Ofltario, Can. 
Put-sfei-j R. Norihaii Browh, Toroiifo, Can. 
^ „ WEStfeki^r tiiVtsiofir. 
ticJ-fcom.. m> fc-Juijp, tjeti-oit, iAifcli. 
Rear-Com., ,F., B, Huiitingtoil, MilwSukfet, Wis. 
PUbet, Ftecl T. Barcroft, 408 Fergiisofa Bililding, iSetroit, Midh. 
oAciai oi-^b, toiisT Aiii> SMMU. 
"We aim tb feed ikein On chiCkeh, eggs ilhd fteSH 
vegetables mostly. When people come to the cotlnffy 
fiiey expect to get p^lenty of chicken, fresh butter, 
milk and eggs; and I aim to provide these in abundance, 
and generally find my guests pretty well satisfied," said 
Wil! Compton, the next evening, as we sat on the lawn 
in front of the hotel, after a not particularly successful 
day's fishing, enjoying our after-supper cigars, and the 
delicious, golden sunset behind the towering peaks of 
Massauutton a few miles away across the river, in answer 
to a query propounded by the Colonel as to how — and 
with what — he supplied his table in the country. 
We had remained over all day at the springs, and had 
put in the day fishing, taking an ample lunch with us, 
which we had disposed of at the big spring in the river 
bank, at Cof?man's, where we had laid by at noon, for an 
hour or so. 
The bass is a most capricious fish. The fishing ground 
we had gone over is an unusually fine one, and I have 
fished over it frequently, with varying success, but al- 
ways making good catches; but to-day, although we 
went over pretty much the entire ground, and were pro- 
vided with an abundance of the best bait, in the shape 
of mad-toms, minnows and helgramites, our catch was 
but half a dozen, while George, although he forsook the 
boat and whipped the water industriously at the various 
rifts and rapids, did not get a rise to his flies. 
We had a fine day, however, and we enjoyed it to the 
utnio.st. The storms of the day before had all vanished, 
and the sun shone from as cloudless a sky as if there had 
Iteen no rain for a month. 
"Speaking of chicken," remarked the Colonel, as he 
knocked the ashes out of his pipe, placed it carefully in 
its case and restored it to his pocket, and produced and 
lit his inevitable cigar; "speaking of chicken, the pop- 
ular idea that some people have that if they go to the 
country they will have chicken fixings, and eggs and 
things, three limes a day for seven or eight days in the 
week, is a great delusion, and on trying the experinieni 
ihcy are apt to awake to the reality that they are much 
niorO likely to live on fried 'middlin' ' and corn-bread." 
"Well, it depends on the place," .said I. as I threw 
away the smoked-out stub of my cigar. "I've had some 
country experience, and I find that, as a rule, the country 
people give you a very good table. There's nothing bet- 
ter than good, country-cured ham; and, with vegetables 
and fruits right out of th« g^rdgn. a man ng^dtl't want 
jjiiy better fare."< "• ' " ' -v ^ 1 
/'Yes; that's true," the Colonel adniitterf. "IVlien' th# 
give vou good country-cured ham, or should^fy I dtJH J' 
care for any chicken; but 'middlin" is neither ham A<W* 
shduldet, and that's what you get at a good many places, 
and wlieii it toiiieS t&. tll.at, I think I prefer chicken." 
"Yes; ipp.&kihg ,of chidlcfefi/' Gempton remarked, as 
he refilled and lit his li'tde bj'ier^oOd, "tgftiinds me of a 
tunny little experiende x h'n'd s'omC yea'f^ a'^O', while a 
student at the university. I v^'6'n,^ dOwn into' Koc'ki'Wg-' 
ham with a friend to spend a couple of ^'te"^* i'n fh'e apm- 
tty. dufitif the summer. He was one of tilt teiAd'.tfe 
Col6fi6l t'efefS to, who supposed he would get cm&^^ii,- 
eggs, etc., iii thfe g(){llttfy three times a day, for seven of 
eight days in the 'd^efe'k. Ifl fact, he expected to live on 
chicken — he liked chickert. W<?11, the table was very 
good, indeed; but, singUlaf-ly tnotigh, we didn't have 
chicken at all, all:hottgh there w&ft plenty of them run- 
ning about the place. . Poor JohnSO.n qltiite tipset 
about it, Und grunibled l^o me con'sideratoy.; Pfoiti that 
he began k) m^ow oW h'intS to the landla'dy, hiit all fo' 
no purpose. Finally, \Hce w^fe all sitting On fh'C ppMh 
one evening, and a chicken w^S.browsi'ng about the doof- 
yafd, picking arpun.d here and there, in tht grass, a'ftef 
the mA'nnef of the fowl. .Johnson gard to fiici 'Wfet is 
that, Compton.?'"... 
"What is what?" I replied, tjGt catching his drift. 
"That thing there." M .said— "thst pectilia'r looking 
thing poking around out there i'h l:n'C gfaf??S." 
"Oh. shut up, Will," I replied, in confusioft "'DoA^'t 
make an ass of yourself! That's a chicken, as yoii 'i'Sty 
well know!" 
"Yes" he persisted: "but what's it for? Mrs. Wolf/' 
he continued, raising his voice, and addressing that lady, 
"what is that thing funning around loose out there?" 
"Why, la! Mr. Johnson''' ahe rephed, innocently, 
"that's a chicken! Why do you aS^i .fitch a simple ques- 
tion! Didn't you ever see one before?'' 
"Well, I haven't seen one lately," he answefed, rather 
pointedly. "What's it .good for, Mrs. Wolf?" 
"Why, they lay eggs, as you surely must know, Mr. 
Johnston, Their feather.s arc also occasionally used in 
i3'ifl<^§,",was .her re-joinder. 
Qli, 6om/ ol¥ Wil.lf" I 
6f¥ the.poi'Cn; "x sta'nd Srich a' rMk^l5 Lgt'§ take 
a walk!" 
We t66k aSValk, but lh(^ n&d mhhih^g we . had lVk4 
Shiekgn for breakfast., and dviring f'hc, rest of our stay 
JoiVisVn ,|6i a1},ih<? chicken he Wanlied'. , 
Bear Litlifi! SpfiViif beltings to. the clas^' 6f tMffM^ 
Httle resorts which afc i(-Mtft§ M through th^ motffi^-- 
tain regions of the Virginias, and Whith fufnish a quiety 
pleasant retreat at a moderate pnt€, iti. pos^ Vfh'ose 
means or inclinations lead them to aVoid' th^ iifGfe p|d- 
tentious, gay and high-priced resorts. It has' a capa<;«y 
for about sixty guests, and its appointments ate Comfort- 
able and home-like. The spring itself is a greaf p66l, 
or miniature lake, of Lithia water, 150 feet long by half 
as wide, and some three or four feet deep, with board 
walks built over and across it. from which one may look 
down through the glassy depths and see the water well- 
ing up in countless little tumbling and working mounds 
of golden sand, and streaming in httle globules and 
glassy bubbles to the surface. 
The surroundings of Bear Lithia are very beautiful. 
Lying, as it does, in a most picturesque, attractive and 
fertile .patt of Rockingham county, the rolling, well 
tilled fields,- fine, handsome farmhouses and general evi- 
dences of thrift and home comfort that seem to pervade 
the entire tegion ate very attractive; and, while the land- 
sfcapes, yietved from any point, are very beautiful, as 
■ifie'i^ed from the gentle elevation on which Bear Lithia 
stands, the (Jtospects are unusually so. 
The bold, precipitous walls of Mas.sanutton, densely 
ffee-dothed to their very summits, tower squarely across 
the Western vista, while the higher but more gentle 
slopes of the Blue Ridge roll upward in successive foot- 
hills and ridges, one behind and above the other, until 
the grandly swelling domes of the great mountain range 
seem to reach the clouds, in which they are, indeed, fre- 
quently lost to view. 
These mountain slopes present the most charmingly 
beautiful alternation of meadow and forest, with here and 
there a farmhouse perched high up on some gigantic 
shoulder, like a little white box, lying on the great green 
expanse, for these swelling slopes make fine grazing 
lands, and, as a rule, tliej^ are cleared and utilized in this 
region clear to their summits. 
The narrow valley between the ranges presents an ex- 
quisitely beautiful appearance, as- it rises and falls in 
gently swelling undulations, the rich, green fields vicing 
with the deeper, more somber tints of the alternating 
forests, while the river winds in and out through the 
lovely vallejf, its course well defined by the fringe of 
trees along its banks. 
Numerous fine old country places lie scattered here 
and there, and adorn the landscape in this favored sec- 
tion of old Rockingham. 
The old Bear mansion — now a part of the springs 
plant — a fine old stone and brick structure of the old 
school, which is over 100 years old — the old brick resi- 
dence of Adam Bear, a couple of hundred yards away 
and on the margin of the great spring — the old Walker 
place, a fine old brick mansion a mile away and right on 
the bank of the river, now owned and occupied by Mr. 
Coffman; the Harn,sberger place, a mile from Shenan- 
doah, all are fine old country places, and add dignity and 
beauty to the landscapes : while further up the river the 
stately old mansions on the Weaver and ex-Governor 
Walker places are worthy of attention, as is also Lewis- 
ton, the old Lewis residence, a little further up. on -the 
battlefield of Port Republic, where, on whose lawn and 
around wh<jse thick walls for hours the hottest: of this 
.sanguinaiy fight raged, and whose final capture and re- 
tention by tlie Confederate force.s terniij,Tated the fighi, 
and gave ihem the victory. 
[to be continued.] 
A. C A* Membetship. 
Western Division— Wtiit fi' Q<i^t9^\> Pes Moines, la. 
Secretaries and members of race commHtem wil! confef * favor 
by sending notice of crfo?9 of omissions iW «lf« tellowing^ !fe«t and 
also of changes which may fr* madte in the tmm«.- 
20'.- Co.fiass*?, knockabout, championsMji' mA. haadicarp races. 
Mssef, Mass, 
Sv. Otiifl'cv, handicap, Quincy, Mass. 
20. GoMfhWa, elubv City Point, Boston Harbor. 1 i i % 
20. Westhawpton C. C. club. < ^ J 
20. Hull-MassacJjHsetts. club, Hull, Mass. \ 
20. Savin Hill, cltSb, Boston Harbor. ""'¥6 
20. Winthrop, Winthrop, Mass. 
20. Duxbury, ladies' day, Duxbury, Mass. 
20. Beverly, Corinthfsn, Monument Beach. 'S, 
20. Winthrop, open, Winthrop, Masjs. '"(^ 
20. South Boston, club handicap. City Point, Boston Harbor. % 
30. Nofwalk, club race. South Norwalk, Long Island Sound. 
20. Stamford, annual, Stamford, Long Island Sound. 
219. Seawanhaka Corinthian, fourth race for Center Island cup. 
Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound, 
20. Trial race to select Canada cup defender, QUcu^ao,,. Lakf>. 
Micjiigan. 
20. Burgess, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
20', Pass ChrisliafJ, club, Pass Christian, Miss. 
22 New York, cruise, rendezvous. Glen Cove. 
22. HarvaffI, cftfise, rendezvous, Morris Cove, L. I. Soundl- 
22. Canarsie, open, Canarsie, Jamaica Bay. 
23. New YorJ^, craise to the eastward. 
24. Seawaiifiaki, cup face^ Lake St. Louis. i 
24. East Glo.U'cester, evening race, Gloucester, Mass. 
25. 26,_27. Hull-Massachusetts, invitation races, Hull, Mass. 
25-26. £f7e, iffigatfa, Erie, Pa. 
27. Beverly, oieh sweepstake, Mon»ment Beacb. 
27. Bay Wav;elari4 «Iu6i Bay St. Louis, Miss. 
27. Shelter Isl^ild', ,Jad'i4(f' Regatta. 
27. Cohasset, knockaliiouf, chAiifipioasMp and handicap races, Co-- 
hasset, Mass. 
27. Corinthian, fourth club champroftsWp, Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
27. Shinnecock Bay, special, Shinnecock Bay. 
27. Sea CHiT, annual. Sea Cliff, Long Island Sound. 
27. Northport, annual, Northport, Long Island Soimd. 
27. Winthrop, special handicap, Winthrop', Mass, 
27, Seawanhaka Corinthian, fifth race for Cen'ter Island cup, Oyster 
Bay, Long Island Sound. 
27. ManJiSMEt, fourth series race for Jacob' cwp, POTt Washing- 
ington. Long Island Sound. 
29. New York, Astor cup races, Newport. 
29- 30. Burgess, oped, Marblehead, MassafiJitssetts Bay. 
.30-Aug. 3. Pan-Americaw regatta, Buffalo, Jl.. Y. 
30- 31. New York, trial races to select A««fi«* Cup dcEendlair, 
Newport. 
31. Corinthian, Marblehead, Maseachusetts Bay. 
31. East Gloucester, evening race, Gloucester, Mass. ^ 
AUGUST. 'Ji 4, i 
1-3. Co?i»thian, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. % ; 
1. New Yofk, trial ,'ace to select cup defender, Newport! ■ ' •' 
Z. Duxbury. eltib, Duxbury, Mass. .'. 
S'. Sotatfierft Gulf Coast, Y. R. A. = 
3, Beverly, Corinthian, Monument Beach. 'V 
3, Winthrop', special handicap, Winthrop, Mass. 
3; Ihdia'H Harbor, club, Greenwich, Conn. 
3. Moriches, association regatta. 
3. Atlailfic, Sea Gate, New York Bay. 
3. Hempstead' Harbor, aiinual, Hempstead Harbor. L. I. Sound. 
3.- CojiaSset, lc^lo■cka'bou^, championship and handicap race%, Ca- 
ifiassef, Mass. 
3. Quicy. handicap, Qwifi'cj;^, Mass. 
3. Kennebec, oCjefl, Keflilebec, Me. 
3. Seawanhaka Corinthian, Robert Center memorial cup races;. 
Oyster Bay, X,ong Island Sound. 
3 Manhasset Bay, special. Port Washington, Long Island Sound/- 
3. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Mass. 
3. Savin Hill, club, Boston Harbor. 
3-5-7. New York, trial race to select cup defender, Newport. 
5, 6. Manchester, West Manchester, Massachusetts Bay. 
7. Misery Island, Salem Bay, Mass. 
7, 8. East Gloucester, Gloucester, Mass. 
7. East Gloucester, evening race, Gloucester, Mass. 
9, 10. Annisquam. Ipswich Bay. Mass. 
10. Cohasset, knockabout, championship and handicap race's, Co- 
hasset. Mass. 
10. Beverly, Van Rensselaer cup, open. Monument Beack. 
10. Winthrop, class handicap, Winthrop, Mass. 
10. Westhampton C. C, association regatta. 
10. Brooklyn, Gravesend Bay. ■•v^ 
10. Shelter Island, open. . ; 
10. Beverly, Van Rensselaer cup, opeij, Marion. - ' 
10. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Mass. ' • 
10 Bridgeport, annual, Bridgeport, Long Island Sound. ' 
10. Horsehoe Harbor, annual, Larchmont, Long Island Sound. 
10. Bridgeport, special, Bridgeport, Long Island Sound. 
10. Seawanhaka Corinthian, sixth race for Center Island cup;. 
Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
10-15. Chicago, races for the Canada cup, Chicago, lake Michigan.- 
12, 13. American, Newburyport, Massachusetts Bay. 
17. Manhasset Bay, club series races for points; opan to knock- 
abouts (21 and 18ft.), cabin and open catboats,- bay boats,. 
Manhasset raceabouts and sailing dories. Port Washingg- 
ington. Long Island Sound. 
17. Shelter Island, club. 
17. Moriches, open. ''i ' 
17. Wollaston, Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
17. Corinthian, fifth club championship, Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
17. South Boston, club handicap. City Point, Boston Harbor. 
17. New York, New York Bay. 
17. Cohasset, knockabout, championship and handicap races, Co- 
hasset, Mass. 
17. Ouincy, handicap, Quincy, Mass. 
17. Kennebec, club, Kennebec, Mass. 
17. Kennebec, club, Kennebec, Me. 
17. Winthrop, special handicap, Winthrup, Mass. 
17- Indian Harbor, annual, Greenwich, Long Island Sound. 
17. Seawanhaka Corinthian, seventh race for Center Island cup, 
Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
17. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Mass. 
17. Savin Hill, club, Boston Harbor. 
17. Canarsie, Corinthian regatta, Jamaica Bay. 
17. Columbia, Chicago, Lake Michigan. 
24. Shinnecock Bay, association regatta, Shinnecock Bay. 
24. Corinthian, sixth club championship, Marblehead, Maes. Ba>. 
24. South Boston, ladies' day. City Point, Boston Harbor. 
24. Winthrop, class handicap, Winthrop, Mass. 
24. Cohasset. knockabout, championship and handicap races, Co- 
hasset, Mass. 
24. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Mass. 
26. Cape Cod, Provincetown, Mass. 
27. Wellfleet, Wellfleet, Mass. 
29. Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass. 
30. Kingstown, Kingstown, Mass. 
31. Duxbury, Duxbury, Mass. 
31. Beverly. Corinthian, Monument Beach, 
31 Westhampton C. C, open. • ' ' '• 
31. East Gloucester, club, (jloucester, Mass. 
31 Marine and Field, Gravesend Bay. 
31. Shelter Island, Club. 
31. Cohasset, knockabout, chanipionsliip and handicap races, Co- 
hasset, Mass. 
3L Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Mass. 
31. Hartford, annual, Saybrook, Long Island Sound. 
31. Huntington, special, Huntington, Long Island Sound. 
31- Manhasset Bay, club series races for points; open to knock- 
abouts (21 and 18ft.). cabin and open catboats, bay be its, 
Manhasset raceabouts and sailing dories. Port Washing- 
ton, Long Island Sound. 
31. Larchmont. special, Larchmont, Long IsJand Sound. 
SEPTEMBER. 
Cohasset, knockabout, championship and handicap races, C6-- 
hasset. Mass. 
L'- Handicap, quincy, Mass. 
2. Indian Harbor, special, Greenwich, Conn. 
2. Annisquam, open, Ipswich Bay, Mass. 
2. Beverly, open. Monument Beach. 
2. Duxbury, ladies' day, Duxbury, Mass. 
