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papers of Los Angeles award him the Ananias belt, and 
ask our nimrod how much he paid for those pelts, or ex- 
hibit a doubt like that shown by these same low humor- 
ists when ranger Herbert brought into our town the 
pads of old Club Foot. 
The Grand Jury of San Diego county has just recom- 
mended that the office of game warden be abolished, 
though, so far as an outsider can judge, the present in- 
cumbent has been impartial in doing his duty, showing 
neither fear nor favor, and has worked assiduously to 
have the local law enforced. Magistrates have not been 
so faithful. In one case brought to the attention of a 
justice the warden had not only arrested culprits with 
game upon them, but had seen some of the ducks shot, 
and had picked them up, yet conviction or fine did not fol- 
low So far as one can judge, there appears to be a feel- 
ing in the lower counties of this State, especially near 
large preserves, that game laws are made for the wealthy 
sportsman, which no amount of reasoning can over- 
come. 
Tho«e of your readers who may have heard the junior 
Senator from this State called "Grizzly" Bard, a soubri- 
quet often applied in his home county and at times else- 
where, will be interested to learn that some reason exists 
for this title. While surveyor for Ventura county years 
ago, the present United States Senator undertook to 
build a grade from the lower to the upper plateau of this 
\ alley, and to accomplish his purpose chose a route lead- 
ing up a brush canyon. Grizzly sign had been reported 
as being visible in the chapparal; but the young engineer 
iust out from Pennsylvania was not to be deterred. 
What occurred soon afterward will never be known, ex- 
cept that the bears sent their intruder to the hospital 
with a new name fastened deeply upon him, and he be- 
came "Grizzly" Bard to distinguish him from his brother 
the Doctor, another prominent citizen of Ventura county. 
The grade was completed up an open hillside from which 
the running to town might ' be easy and exceedingly 
swift No one-eyed or careless workmen were allowed 
on the job. H. R. Steiger. 
Nordhoff, California. 
fochting. 
Fish and Fishing. 
Sale of New Brunswick Salmon Fishing Leases. 
The public auction of the fishing leases of New Bruns- 
wick salmon and trout streams has been fixed for Thurs- 
day, the 27th of February instant, ' and the details as to 
place of sale and other conditions are to be announced by 
advertisement in the columns of Forest and Stream. 
By far the most valuable of New Brunswick fishing 
waters are those of the Restigouche, the best of which 
are at present under lease to the Restigouche Salmon 
Club. None of these rights have been continued by pri- 
vate sale, and the present lessees of angling rights will 
have no special privilege or advantage over the other 
bidders at the sale. The waters of the Restigouche and 
its principal tributaries will, it is understood, be offered 
in thirteen different lots; the upset price of these lots 
running from $50 per annum in a. couple of cases to 
$1,000 per annum in two other cases, and totalling $7,300 
a year for the whole of the river. These figures show a 
slight increase upon the prices- now paid for leases. 
Salmon Fishing in. British Colombia, 
While it is generally understood that American fly- 
fishing for salmon is pretty much confined to the rivers 
of the Atlantic slope, increasing numbers of anglers are 
turning their attention to the sport of trolling _ for the 
various salmonoids of the Pacific coast. During last 
season some very heavy catches were made. An Eng- 
lish angler, who has now fished the tidal waters of a 
British Columbia river for two years, reports that two and 
a half tons of salmon fell to his rod there last August 
in nineteen days' fishing, or, to be exact, 5,212 pounds. 
His tackle was coarse for some of the smaller fish killed 
by him, but, on the other hand, his catch of the Quinnat 
Columbia type or King salmon included fish of 58 
pounds, and he took 106 of these fish, the smallest of 
which weighed over 23 pounds. He fished with a 16-foot 
greenheart salmon rod, 200 yards of gulf tarpon line, a 
steel wire trace, and a spoon of 3^ inches in length, fitted 
with a single hook. His catch of Cohoe, or silver sal- 
mon, numbered 98 fish, the largest of which weighed 15^4 
pounds. In one day he caught twelve salmon, varying 
from 25 to 51 pounds. This is a pretty good result, even 
for trolling. E. T. D. Chambers. 
Photographing Leaping Salmon. 
We shall print next week an account of photograph- 
ing leaping salmon on the Sevogle, one of the rivers ad- 
vertised in this issue as for rent. The photographing was 
done by Commissioner D. P. Smith, and we shall repro- 
duce one of tb^ successful photographs. 
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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. 
Feb. 10.— Grand Junction, Tenn.— Continental Field Trial Club's 
trials. Theo. Sturges, Sec'y. 
Irish Setter Club, 
Boydton, Va., Jan. 30. — Editor Forest and Stream: The 
annual meeting of the Irish Setter Club of America will 
be held in the Madison Square Garden, New York, on 
Friday, Feb. 21, at 5 P. M. 
Geo. H. Thomson, Sec'y I. S. C. 
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. = lift. 
V. Sail plan, %m. = 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. AH 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, $23.00; 
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. 
Albicore. 
Perhaps one of the best examples of a cruising yacht 
of moderate size that is now to be seen in American 
waters is the yawl Albicore, designed by William Fife, 
Jr., and built by the Beetle Boat Building Co., of New 
Bedford, Mass. She was launched in July, 1896, and was 
used by the gentleman for whom she was built about two 
months, when he died. To close up the estate the boat 
was offered for sale, and she was purchased by Mr. 
Seymour Hyde, of New York City, who has owned her 
since then. Her dimensions are as follows: 
Length — \ 
Over air 51ft. 8in. 
L. W. L 36ft. 
Overhang — 
Forward 6ft, 2in. 
Aft 9ft. 6in. 
Breadth— - f 
Extreme lift. 4m. 
L. W. Ij i i 10ft. 4in. 
Freeboard — 
BOW , r . r. v.. . 4ft. 
Least 2ft. 7in, 
Taffrail 3ft. 
Draft Vi.va; 7ft 2in. 
Tonnage, Custom House— 
Gross* ^.%f.^5(^i.>;wi. i ^, f b^ J i-. . i f itiS- 1 
Net .. . * -kv , . * -i< p • • e.~. r v - ■ ^B.ii . 11.00 
Sail Area — 
Mainsail .... 835 sq. ft, 
Mizzen ,' 298 sq. ft. 
Staysail 186 sq. ft. 
Jib • 229 sq. ft. 
All communications intended for Forest and Stream should 
always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co,, and 
to any individual cpgRe^tef! with the paper, 
Total area lower sails 1,548 sq. ft. 
The boat was designed for off-shore use, the owner 
wanting a craft that could keep the sea in any weather, 
and one that could be driven at a fair rate of speed with 
a small sail plan. When Mr. Hyde bought Albieore he 
took her to Wood's yard at City Island and there, during 
the fall of 1896 and the spring of 1897, extensive altera- 
tions wera made on the boat's interior arrangement and 
in her sail plan. The rig was increased about twenty-five 
per cent. This was done, as it was found that she was 
under-rigged for the light weather that prevails during 
the summer months on Long Island Sound. The sail 
plan which the boat now carries is shown in the drawing 
which accompanies this article, and this was made by 
Messrs. Gardner & Cox, of New York City. The rig is 
particularly graceful, and while it is materially larger 
than the old rig the boat is in no way over-sparred, and 
is always easy to handle. In making the new sail plan, 
Messrs. Gardner & Cox took great pains to have the boat 
perfectly balanced, and they certainly succeeded, in §9 
doing, for it matters not what the weather or what sail 
is carried, ©ne hand on the wheel is sufficient^ to handle 
her with ease. A wheel was substituted for a tiller which 
Albicore originally carried, as the stick took so much 
room in the cockpit. • 
Albicore originally was laid out below with one large 
main saloon with a combination companionway and sky- 
light overhead. The boat is now arranged as. is shown 
in the cabin plan, and it was kid out under direction of 
the owner. She is practically a flush deck boat, heavy 
beams running athwartships at the after end of the main 
companionway. One gets but a poor idea of the large 
amount of room the boat has from the cabin plan. The 
interior looks somewhat cramped on paper, but in reality 
she is not only very roomy, but exceptionally well ar- 
ranged. Four persons can cruise in Albicore for an in~ 
definite period and enjoy every comfort and Convenience 
without being in the least crowded. Even on the hottest 
days it is always cool below by opening the skylight in 
the forward end of the cabin trunk and lifting the win- 
dows in the after house, in that way a draft is created. 
There are swinging windows on all four, sides of the after 
house, and no matter from what quarter the wind is 
blowing in bad weather, it is possible to open the lights 
on the lee side and secure proper ventilation without 
having the rain driving in. The berths in the main cabin 
pull out, making wide and comfortable bunks fo'r sleep- 
ing. Behind the transoms are large lockers, and under- 
neath is stowage space for canned goods: On the port 
side of the steerage are five drawers, all of good size, 
for code flags, linen, etc. Opposite, on the starboard side, 
is a large hanging closet. The main cabin is upholstered 
in green plush and the partitions and sheathing are 
covered with green burlap. All the woodwork in the 
cabins is of mahogany, the cabin lamps are of dull brass, 
and in the panels of the doors to the galley are two 
large plate glass mirrors. On the shelves above the 
transoms are racks specially made to hold the cabin 
china, silver, glasses and decanters. The ladies' cabin 
is upholstered in red plush, and the partitions are hang, 
in a light silk brocade, curtains of the same material 
hanging across the berths. A dull red carpet covers the 
floor of the cabin and stateroom, and completes what is 
a most artistic and restful interior. A Sands' water closet 
is placed under the after transom in the stateroom, and 
is covered with a cushion. Just over the transom is a 
folding wash basin which drains into the closet. There 
is over six feet headroom under beams both in the main 
cabin and stateroom. The galley is roomy, and the fore- 
castle has ample accommodation for the two men that 
make up the crew. In the port side of the la^arette there 
is an ice chest for use on long cruises. Mr. Hyde is a 
deep sea sailor in addition to being an expert yachtsman, 
having made two trips around Cape Horn in a sailing 
vessel, and in consequence prefers to be in charge of his 
own yacht, so that no sailing master is carried. Two 
paid hands constitute the crew, although the boat could 
easily be handled with one man. Two round bottom boats 
are swung on the davits when cruising. 
The writer was aboard Albicore on the New York 
Y. C. cruise last summer, and within the short 
space of a week an excellent opportunity was had to size 
up the "little ship's" splendid qualities. On the run from 
Glen Cove to Huntington Albicore started ahead of the 
fleet (we were not racing) in order to let Columbia, 
Constitution and the big yawls overtake us at the mouth 
of Huntington Bay. The breeze was light and the sun 
very hot; when off Huntington the mainsail was lowered 
and a sailing awning set up from the main to the mizzen 
irnast, and we jogged along very comfortably under jib, 
staysail and mizzen, keeping within good seeing distance 
of the "big fellows." This is one of the advantages of 
the yawl rig when the sun is uncomfortably warm and 
one has time to spare. At New London the boats were 
pecked in so closely that one could almost step from one 
to the other, and in the morning each man was waiting 
for his neighbor to get out first to give him some sea 
room. Albicore being one of the smallest in the fleet 
and the wind blowing hard from the east, it promised 
to be a long, hard beat to Newport, so it was decided to 
make an early start. She lay sandwiched in between 
several big schooners and steam yachts with not a boat's 
length to maneuver in. Here the yawl rig showed one 
of its advantages again, and by a little skillful handling 
of the jib and mizzen she slipped out of a bad pocket 
to the great admiration of many onlookers from the sur- 
rounding craft. We stood into Fisher's Island Sound 
wishing to save as much ground as possible, carrying all 
lower sails. The wind was picking up every minute, and 
the sea was beginning to be felt. We were in company 
with several large sloops and cutters, and when off Ston- 
ington it was thought wise to "tie in some cloth" before 
getting into rough water in Block Island Sound. Several 
of the big yachts near us thought it wise to do the same 
;and a number of them ran in behind the breakwater at 
;Stonington for this purpose. With the yawl rig, how- 
•ever, this was not necessary, and we lowered away our 
mainsail and put in two reefs, jogging along the while 
very nicely under the headsails and the mizzen, keeping 
headway on all the while and not losing any time. When 
Block Island Sound was reached our friends who run into 
Stonington for shelter while, reefing were far astern. 
There was quite a joggle on outside, the sea having 
. packed up very fast. On the long beat all that day 
Albicore made beautiful weather of it, moving along fast 
in the heavy sea with the greatest ease and comfort to 
all on board. Her bow sections being just full enough 
to "pick her up" and not take any solid water on board, 
still not full enough to pound. She made far better 
weather of it than many of the boats twice her size in the 
fleet. One may get some idea how well Albicore is built 
and how little she "works" in a sea way, it being possi- 
ble to open and shut doors and drawers while in 
the heavy sea in Block Island Sound as easily as if 
the boat was at anchor in still water. On one of the 
hitches over toward the Watch Hill shore was seen one 
of the most magnificent pictures in the way of a yacht- 
ing scene possible to imagine. Columbia and Constitu- 
tion, both on the port tack close hauled, were standing 
toward Block Island, Albicore ran in just between them 
as she did not want to bother Columbia by crossing her 
bow. she being io windward. "The "big fellows" were 
not one hundred, yards apart, and right abreast of each 
other, \ v itb topsails set, driving $head into the big se*, 
