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[Jan. 25, 1902. 
Cumberland counties, there is also considerable uncer- 
tainty, though it is generally understood that there are 
no special laws or edicts of the Commissioners concern- 
ing most of the ponds in Androscoggin county. The 
ponds in Kennebec county are pretty well covered by 
special laws or edicts of the Commissioners. But the 
whole matter is in altogether too much of a jumble of un- 
certainty, and sportsmen and citizens of the State desire 
that this matter shall be made plain. A great many of 
the streams, regarded as breeding places for trout and 
landlocked salmon, and feeders to the best trout and 
salmon lakes, have been closed by special laws or edict of 
the Commissioners, ' yet the streams are not posted or 
marked in any way, so that sportsmen or citizens can 
know whether they are on legal waters or not. In justice 
to everybody, these streams should be marked and posted 
with plain notices. If ponds or streams are closed by 
special laws or edict of the Commissioners, they should 
be posted in a number of conspicuous places. Streams 
bounded and marked, and lakes and ponds posted and 
marked, would settle all questions as to legal fishing. 
Notices cost but little, and they can be made to read 
plainly. Special. 
CHICAGO AND THE WEST. 
Good Pike. 
A 20-pound pike, of the species commonly known as 
pickerel in the Northwest, was caught in Fox Lake, Wis., 
last week by two fishers, Elmer W alker and Frank Hamil- 
ton, who had out a number of set lines on the ice. The 
hole in the ice had to be enlarged before the fish could be 
taken out. 
Another Big Pickerel. 
Yet another big pickerel, or, more properly speak- 
ing, great Northern pike, to be reported, was taken last 
week by Silas Messervy in Fox Lake, Wis. This fish 
weighed 21 pounds, and was 40 inches in length, and it 
also fell a victim to the wiles of the ice fisherman. 
'Work of the Michigan Commission. 
State Game and Fish Warden Morse's report for De- 
cember shows that 112 complaints were investigated and 
resulted in 82 arrests, 47 for violation of the game laws 
and 35 for violations of the fish laws. Sixty-one con- 
victions were secured. Twenty-one seizures were re- 
ported, consisting principally of immature fish, which 
were condemned and awarded to charitable institutions. 
In fines and costs $752.42 were imposed. 
''From the partial reports received," Warden Morse re- 
ports, "I estimate that in comparison with last year, not 
to exceed one-half of the number of deer were killed. In 
most localities they are wintering well, and very few com- 
plaints of illegal killing have been received." 
E. Hough. 
Hartford Building, Chicago, 111. 
Texas Tarpon. 
The records of tarpon fishing at Tarpon, Tex., for ioor 
show that from April 10 to Nov. 16 549 fish were killed. 
The largest numbers credited to individuals were: J. W. 
O'Dwyer, Kansas City, 58; W. B. Leach, Palestine, Tex., 
42; R. E. Moss, San Antonio. 35; J. P. Haskell. 26; J. 
W. C. Haskell, 20; D. R. Coleman, Weatherford, Tex., 
17; F. M. Hicks. San Antonio, 13; Gordon Barland, St. 
Louis, 11; Mrs. E. De Vaegler, Dallas, 10. 
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Fixtures. 
BENCH SHOWS. 
Feb. 4-6.— Providence, R. I. — Rhode Island Kennel Club's annual 
show. George D. Miller, Sec'y. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Jan. 20.— Grand Junction, Te,nn.— United States Field Trial 
Club's thirteenth annual trials. W. B. Stafford, Sec'y. 
Feb. 10.— Grand Junction, Tenn.— Continental Field Trial Club's 
trials. Theo. Sturges, Sec'y. 
New York Show* 
The premium list of the Westminster Kennel Club 
presents a special prize list of extraordinary length, value 
and variety, and the prizes and classification are liberal 
and complete, after the manner for which this great 
club is famous. Mr. James Mortimer is the superintend- 
ent, as a matter of course. His address is Room 701 
Townsend Building, 1123 Broadway, New York. En- 
tries close Feb. 3. 
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Designing Competition. 
In view of the continued and increasing interest in 
yachting, a designing competition will be opened in the 
columns of Forest and Stream. In America the yacht- 
ing season is comparatively a short one, and such a com- 
petition as has been determined upon will serve to stimu- 
late the interest in the subject during the winter months. 
The competition is open to both amateur and professional 
designers. Three prizes will be given for the best de- 
signs of a yacht conforming to the following conditions : 
I. A pole mast sloop. 
II. 25ft. load waterline 
III. Not over 4ft. draft (with centerboard hoisted). 
IV. At least 50 per cent, of ballast outside on keel. 
V. 5ft. headroom under cabin carlins. 
All abnormal features must be studiously avoided in 
the design; and the construction, sail and cabin plans 
should be of the simplest character. It was our idea in 
laying out the conditions of the competition to make them 
simple as possible, so as not to hamper in any way 
the designer, and, yet convey to all that we wished to 
produce a safe, comfortable cruiser on which two or 
three amateurs could live with comfort for a period of 
two or three months and cruise along our eastern sea- 
board from New York to Halifax with safety. A center- 
board boat of moderate draft was decided upon, as so 
many more harbors would be accessible to a boat of that 
type. 
DRAWINGS REQUIRED. 
I. Sheer plan, scale iin. = ift. — showing center of 
buoyancy and lateral resistance. 
II. Half breadth, scale iin. >= ift. 
III. Body plan, scale iin = ift. 
IV. Cabin plan, scale iin. = ift. 
V. Sail plan, J^in. = ift., showing center of effort. 
The sails should consist of a jib, mainsail, spin- 
naker and balloon jib. No topsail will be carried. 
A table of offsets and an outline specification must 
accompany each design. The drawings should be care- 
fully drawn and lettered. All drawings should be made 
on white paper or tracing cloth in black ink (no colored 
inks or pigments should be used). The designs must 
bear a nom-de-plume only and no indication must be 
given of the author. In a sealed envelope, however, the 
designer should inclose his own name and address, to- 
gether with his nom-de-plume. All designs must be re- 
ceived at the office of the Forest and Stream Publishing 
Company, 346 Broadway, New York City, not later than 
Feb. 28, 1902. All drawings will be returned, but postage 
should accompany each. 
The Forest and Stream reserves the right to publish 
any or all the designs. 
The prizes offered are as follows: 1st prize, $25.00; 
2d prize, $15.00 ; 3d prize, $10.00. Mr. Theodore C. Zerega 
offers an additional prize of $10.00 for the best cabin plan. 
Honorable mention will also be made of meritorious 
designs. 
Mr. Clinton H. Crane, of the firm of Messrs. Tarns, 
Lemoine & Crane, has kindly consented to judge the 
designs and make the awards. Mr. Crane's professional 
standing is so high that he needs" no introduction, and 
every confidence will be put in his ability and fairness. 
Design for a Cruising Yawl. 
The 31ft. waterline yawl, plans of which appear in this 
issue, was designed by Small Brothers for a yachtsman 
who wishes his name withheld for the present. This firm 
has been very successful with both their cruising and 
racing yachts, and in consequence their business has 
greatly increased and they now have a large amount of 
work in their office. 
The design herewith illustrated was intended primarily 
for cruising, and the designers have turned out a fine 
substantial vessel of large internal room. Nothing has 
been sacrificed for speed, comfort and sea-going qualities 
being the first consideration. Her dimensions are as fol- 
lows : 
Length- 
Over all 45ft. o in. 
. L.W.L 3*ft. o in. 
Overhang — 
Bow |, 6ft. 3 in. 
Stern 7ft. 9 in. 
Breadth- 
Extreme 13ft- 0 in. 
L.W.L 12ft. o in. 
Freeboard — 
Bow 3ft- io^in. 
Least 2ft. 4 in. 
Taffrail 2ft. 9 in. 
Draft- 
Extreme 5ft- 6 in. 
To rabbet 2ft. 6- in. 
Board down 8ft. 6 in. 
Displacement 24.ooolbs. 
Sail Area — 
Mainsail 9*4 sq. ft. 
Mizzen 274 sq. ft. 
Jib 252 sq. ft* 
Total 1,440 sq. ft. 
The design shows a boat with plenty of underbody. 
moderate draft, short ends and good beam — in fact, all 
the necessary adjuncts to the modern fast cruiser. The 
centerboard houses under the keel and does not come 
above the cabin floor at any point. The cockpit is large 
and roomy, being 12ft. in length. The cabin floor is 
placed, as low as . possible, and in that way the cabin 
house, which is 21ft. long, is kept comparatively low. 
There is a large amount of room below decks, and the 
space has been utilized in the best possible manner. The 
main saloon is 13ft. long. The floor is over 4ft. wide 
for the entire length of the cabin. There are two berths 
6ft. 6in. long on each side of the cabin with broad tran- 
soms in front. In the after end of the main cabin on 
each side of the companionway are lockers for clothes, 
etc. From the port side of the main cabin leading for- 
ward is a passage, on the port side of which is the toilet 
room. This is fitted with an Imperial closet and a set 
wash basin. There is also a good-sized locker for linen. 
On the starboard side of the passage is located the 
owner's stateroom. In addition to the wide berth are 
the usual fittings, such as bureau, folding wash basin, 
etc. The galley is equipped with a large ice box, stove, 
sink and dish racks. In the forecastle there are two fold- 
ing pipe berths. The rig is simple and comparatively 
small, there being just over 1,400 sq. ft. in the three 
lower sails. Two boats will be carried on the davits. 
"Western Yachts. 
Chicago, 111., Jan. 17- — Columbia Y. C, of Chicago, has 
installed the following Entertainment Committee: Leroy 
Cook, Chris Balatka, J. Rohan, Max Bromberg and W. F. 
Burrows. There is a special committee, consisting of 
De Witt C. Cregier, Chas. Duggan and Chas. W. Shick, 
and the two committees will work together on the details 
of the Columbia Y. C. annual banquet, which will be held 
at the Palmer House during the first week of February. 
Chicago Y. C. holds the first club smoker of the winter 
at the Victoria Hotel this evening at 8 ;3Q ; An excellent 
musical programme has been provided, E. H, 
Two New Yacht Racing Associa- 
tions. 
When the yacht clubs located on Gravesend Bay de- 
cided last year to form a yacht racing association to pro- 
mote yacht racing in their vicinity, the venture was 
watched with interest by the clubs located on the south 
side of Long Island. The Association was a success from 
the start, and better racing resulted on Gravesend Bay 
last season than ever before. 
Com. Charles E. Pellew, of the Westhampton Coun- 
try Yacht Squadron requested the different clubs located 
on the south side of Long Island to send a committee to 
discuss the advisability of following the move made by the 
Gravesend Bay clubs. 
At the meeting held at Com. Pellew's residence in New 
York a short time ago, the following representatives were 
present : The Moriches Y. C. was represented by the Secre- 
tary, Harry Growtage, and William Growtage ; the yacht 
squadron of the Westhampton Country Club by Com. 
Charles E". Pellew and Walter Martin; the Quantuck 
Y. C. by Com. William W. Hallock and John B. Stevens; 
the Shinnecock Y. G. by Vice-Corn. Charles De Hart 
Brower and the Secretary, George M. Eddy, and the 
Penataquit-Corinthian Y. C, of Bay Shore, by Com. J. 
Adolph Mollenhauer, Vice-Corn. Regis H. Post and Bryce 
Metcalf. 
The question of measurement was discussed. It was 
recommended that, during the next season, the measure- 
ment of a yacht, made by a measurer of its own club, and 
certified by him to be in accordance with the rules of the 
club holding the regatta, be accepted by that club as final, 
subject, however, to the usual rights of protest and 
powers of regatta committee laid down in the by-laws and 
rules of that organization. 
It was further recommended that in the rule on meas- 
urement, the term "amidships" be accepted to mean the 
point midway on the light waterline, and that the dead 
weight or crew, and also all extra sails, anchors, etc., 
required to be on board under the rules, be placed at said 
point. 
It was suggested that each boat should be assigned a 
racing number at the opening of the season and keep that 
number all through the season's racing. 
A resolution was passed to the effect that the several 
regatta committees be requested to send one delegate each 
to a joint meeting, to arrange a uniform system of assign- 
ing racing numbers. 
With reference to the appearance during the last two 
seasons of different types of boats in the regular catboat 
classes, the following rule was referred to the clubs for 
consideration : 
Entry in the catboat classes shall be restricted to yachts, 
which, in the judgment of the regatta committee, con- 
form to the general type of catboats now in common and 
general use about the waters bordering the south shore of 
Long Island. No yacht now holding a challenge cup shall 
be deprived by reason of this rule from contesting for 
such cup until the same is finally won. 
The important accomplishment of the evening was the 
arrangement of a schedule of racing dates for 1902, which 
is to be referred to the different organizations for ap- 
proval. The proposed schedule for the year follows: 
July 5 — Shinnecock Y. C. 
July 12— Moriches Y. C. Quantuck Y. C. 
July 19 — Westhampton Country Club. 
July 26— Shinnecock Y. C. 
Aug. 2 — Penataquit-Corinthian Y. C, Quantuck Y. C. 
Aug. 9 — Westhampton Country Club. 
Aug. 16— Quantuck Y. C.. Moriches Y. C. 
Aug. 23 — Shinnecock Y. C. 
Aug. 30 — Westhampton Country Club. 
Sept. 1 (Labor Day) — Moriches Y. C. 
The open regatta of the Penataquit-Corinthian Y. C. is 
provided for, and, while it falls on the date of one of the 
((J-uantuck Y. C. races, it is understood that the large boats 
" f that fleet will attend the Penataquit-Corinthian race. 
The open regatta of the Shinnecock Y. C. and the West- 
ihampton Country Club comes, as usual, on the last two 
Saturdays of August. To this series is now added a third 
(Open regatta, to be held by the Moriches Y. C, on Labor 
Day. At this race it is intended to offer prizes for all the 
classes usually filled in the other clubs, 
A meeting was held Wednesday evening, Jan. 15, at 
Hotel Manhattan. New York city, by the delegates of 
several of the smaller yacht clubs located in the extreme 
western end of Long Island Sound, in the vicinity of Pel- 
ham Bay and College Point. Members of Morrisania 
V. C, believing that it would greatly improve the racing, 
"have advanced the idea of forming an association for the 
benefit of the clubs in that locality. The project now 
outlined calls for at least two combination regattas dur- 
ing the season in which $400 in prizes will be offered in 
the different classes. The association will be governed 
by a body representing and elected by the representative 
clubs, each club to have a voice pro rata with the number 
of members enrolled on its books, one representative for 
'each fifty members or fraction thereof ; no club to have 
less than two representatives. A suitable set of rules will 
be drafted by this body to meet the requirements. 
Representatives from the Morrisania Y. C, of Casa- 
nova ; Stuyvesant Y. C. of Port Morris : Williamsburg 
Y. C, of North Beach, and Morris Y. C, of Pelham 
Bay Park, were present. Another meeting will be held 
at the Manhattan in February, at which it is expected at 
least two other clubs will be represented. 
As none of the clubs connected with the new associa- 
tion belong to the Y. R. A. of Long Island Sound, there 
is no possibility of there being any friction between the 
t"OTO. 
The tenth annual meeting of the Corinthian Y. C, of 
Philadelphia, was held on Saturday, Jan. 11, and the fol- 
lowing officers were unanimously elected: Com., Alexan- 
der Van Rensselaer, steam yacht May; Vice-Corn., Robert 
J. W. Koons, schooner Crusader; Rear-Corn., E. Walter 
Clark, Jr., sloop Cherokee; Sec'y, Addison F. Bancroft; 
Treas., George E. Kirkpatrick; Race Committee, Addison 
F. Bancroft. Harvey J, Mitchell, Frederick J. Petry; Com- 
mittee on Admissions, Chas. H. Brock, Alexander Van 
Rensselaer, C. Herbert Millett, Frank H. Rosengarten, 
Brereton Piatt; Trustees, to serve for three years, Jos- 
eph S. kqvertflf Wharton, Charts I^ongstreth, 
