March 14, 1903.I 
Canine Elegies and Epitaphs. 
XXXIV— Tex. 
Cornish, Me., Feb. 21.— Tex was a little red spanied of uiitraced 
pedigree that the writer and his brother bought as a pup of a 
street vagrant, for the fabulous sum of 15 cents. We gave him a 
rigid training as an all-round hunter, and as such he was un- 
excelled. His strongest point was hunting the ruffed grouse in 
the old manner of putting to tree, w^hich method, I contend, gives 
a chance for the display of as much intelligence and skill on the 
part of the dog, as the more modern way requires of the setter 
or pcnnter. He was also a fine retriever for ducks. We hunted 
witfi liim ten successive seasons, when he succumbed to some 
unknown malady. We fully recognized his worth only after he 
was gone. John L. Woodbury. 
TEX. 
No more my little dog will come, 
When forth with gun I go, 
To frisk and gambol on before, 
His wild delight to show. 
No more his bark the woods will wake, 
As stanch beneath the tree, 
Within whose top the shy grouse hid, 
He signaled sharp to me. . 
The solemn woodcock has no fear. 
The hare and squirrel rove at will, 
The wounded duck my bag should win, 
In hiding foils me still. 
I miss the swift step through the brush. 
That once so well I knew. 
The lashing tail, the eager bound, 
As on the game he drew. 
And never more the noonday lunch 
Shall soothe with quiet rest. 
The absent face and figure trim, 
In a coat of brown curls drest. 
Ah! many a day, my litle dog. 
We roamed the forests wide. 
The thicket's maze you freely braved, 
The rugged mountainside. 
But now my gun stands idly by. 
The charm has fled from vale and mound; 
The babbling brook, the wind-swept boughs. 
Now greet my ear as mourning sound. 
For underneath the sod you lie. 
Hard by the scenes you loved the best; 
The wild flowers fling in summer's sun 
A halo o'er your place of rest. 
Nor whistle sharp, nor whir of wing, 
Nor pattering step the brushwood through. 
Has power again thy heart to thrill — 
Sweet be your sleep, my doggie true. 
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Prizes for Canoeists. 
In order to encourage canoeists and small boat sailors, 
who do their knocking about on inland waters, to keep 
a record of their trips and experiences, the publishers of 
Forest and Stream offer cash prizes for the best ac- 
counts of cruises taken during the season of 1903. As 
few restrictions as possible will be imposed, and those 
given are made only with the view of securing some uni- 
formity among the competitors' stories, so that the 
judges will be able to make a fair award. 
The prizes will be as follows : 
First, $50.00. 
Second, $25.00. 
Third, $15.00. 
Fourth and Fifth, $10.00 each. 
Sixth to Eighth, $5.00 each. 
I. The cruise must be actually taken between May i 
and November i, 1903. 
II. The cruise must be made on the (fresh water) in- 
land streams and lakes of the United States or Canada. 
III. The canoe or boat in which the cruise is made 
must not be more than i8ft. long over all. 
IV. An accurate log of the trip must be kept and all 
incidents and information that would be of value to other 
canoeists covering the same route should be carefully 
recorded. 
V. A description of the boat in which the cruise is 
made should preface the story, and a list of outfit and 
supplies. 
VI. Photographs of the boat and of the country passed 
through, not smaller than 4x5, should, if possible, accom- 
pany each story, and they will be considered in making 
the awards. 
VII. Stories should contain not less than five thousand 
words, written on one side of the paper only. 
VIII. An outline chart of the trip drawn on white 
paper in black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) 
should also be sent in. 
IX. Competitors should avoid the use of slang or in- 
correct nautical expressions in their stories, as it will 
count against them in awarding the prizes. 
Each manuscript to which a prize is awarded shall be- 
come the property of the Forest and Stream Publishing 
Company. All manuscript should reach the office of 
the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broad- 
way, New York, N. Y., on or before December i, 1903. 
A. C. A. Membcfstup. 
The following have been proposed for membership to 
the A. C. A. : Active, Theo. S. J ube and Jerome H. ir'en- 
nock; associate, Martha R. F. Genet. 
FOREST. AND STREAM. 
Canoe Tilting- at the Sportsmen's Show. 
New York, March 9. — Editor Forest and Stream: You 
very kindly gave considerable prominence to the fact that 
I had arranged for a series of tilting contests to be held 
at the Sportsmen's Show. Will you kindly give equal 
publicity to the fact that since the night of March 2 my 
connection with the contests ceased. 
The two communications which I inclose you herewith, 
one from Capt. Dressel and the other from the contest- 
ants, will explain why. E. T. Keyser. 
[Copy.] 
National Sportsmen's Association, J. A. H. Dressel, Sec- 
retary-Treasurer. Sportsmen's Show, New York City, 
March 2, 1903. — Mr. E. T. Keyser, Madison Garden, 
N. Y. 
Dear Sir — Following conversation had with you 
last evening, and decisions arrived at, I thought the 
matter had been definitely settled, particularly in the 
matter of Mr. W est. I understand now that you have ex- 
cluded Mr. West from contesting this evening.. You have 
therefore broken faith with me, and I shall ask you to re- 
tire from the management of the Tilting Contests, to take 
effect at once. 
Yours trul}^, 
(Signed) J. A. H. Dressel, 
General Manager. 
[Copy.] 
New York, March 7. — We, the undersigned contestants 
in the Amateur Tilting Contest at the Ninth Annual 
Show of the National Sportsmen's Association, desire to 
express our appreciation of the attitude of Mr. E. T. 
Keyser in refusing to allow the entries of suspected pro- 
• fessionals into the event. That the stand taken by Mr. 
Keyser, in refusing to attempt to force us to meet a sus- 
pected professional, led to his deposition from the man- 
agement of this contest by the management of the Sports- 
men's Association on March 2, was to his credit. 
As far as positive knowledge goes, West may not be a 
professional, but we suspect that he has, at some time, 
served in a professional capacity in athletic sports. 
(Signed^ J. B. Dunn, Jr. ; J. A. Robinson, Eugene M. 
SchefBer, G. H. King, F. R. White, E. E. Vreeland, Geo. 
P. Vreeland, Wm. E. Tufts. 
Knicfcefbocfcer Smoker. i s^msai 
On Saturday evening, March 28, the Knickerbocker 
Canoe Club held a subscription smoker at their boat 
house, Hudson River and One Hundred and Fifty-second 
street, which was a grand success in bringing out a full 
quota of the boys and their friends, there being fifty 
present. 
The entertainment was preceded by lantern slides of 
canoeing scenes and a cruise up the Hudson, illustrated 
with remarks by our fellow canoesist, A. W. Scott, who 
kindly operated the stereopticon. After the slides, re- 
freshments and lunch was served by a caterer, which was 
greatly enjoyed. 
The souvenirs of the evening were highly appreciated, 
consisting of brier pipes, individually decorated by pyro- 
graphy, for each member and guest, being reproductions 
from photographs of camp scenes, sailing and paddling 
events, etc., besides the club totem, a sea horse, finished in 
red, painted on each. 
The balance of the evening was pleasantly passed with 
the help of our musical members, Messrs. Roberts and 
Boyle, assisted by professional talent. 
The smoker was pronounced one of the most success- 
ful ever held by the Knickerbocker Canoe Club, and the 
Entertainment Committee deserve to be congratulated by 
the showing made. 
The committee consisted of M. Ohlmeyer, Jr. ; W. G. 
Harrison, E. Howe Stockwell. 
A. C. A. and its Finances. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I have read with interest Mr. Robert J. Wilkin's letter 
published on March 7, and heartily concur in the sugges- 
tion that there should be a permanent paid secretarj^- 
treasurer to collect the dues of all members. No doubt 
many members will raise objection on the question of the 
expediency of expense. However, I am of the opinion 
there would be a saving of the funds to the Association 
in the department of the secretary-treasurer and pursers. 
And if each division should be called upon to give a 
further ten per cent, of its dues to the central body for 
this purpose it would be more than made up by the mem- 
bers annually saved to the Association and therefore 
would not decrease the present incomes of the divisions. 
Moreover, we have now a life membership permanent 
fund. And we hope to see many of the past and present 
canoeists take up their life membership within the next 
few months. This fund carefully invested will in time 
provide the income required to keep up the Association's 
permanent home, and I trust provide for the salary of 
the paid secretary-treasurer. It behooves every member 
to make some sacrifices, even to the extent of less elabo- 
rate camps, etc., so that the balances of the divisions and 
the affairs of the A. C. A. shall be retained on a safe 
and satisfactory basis. 
H. Lyndhurst Pollard, A. C. A. 4207. 
New Chairman Regatta Com. of A. C. A. 
To the Members of the A. C. A. : 
I am pleased to notify you that Mr. James K. Hand, 
of the Atlantic Division, has accepted the chairman- 
ship of the Regatta Committee. A better man could 
not fill this position. Mr. Hand is now busy with pre- 
liminary arrangements for the success of sailing and 
racing at Sugar Island meet in 1903. 
Nathaniel S. Hyatt, 
Commodore A. C. A. 
All communications intended for Fosest and Stream should 
always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 
Mew York, and not to any individual connected with the paper. 
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Conditions Governing the Seawan- 
haka Challenge Cup, 
The Royal St. Lawrence Y. C, of Montreal, Can- 
ada, having accepted the challenge of the Manchester 
Y. C. of Manchester, Mass., for tne Seawanhaka Inter- 
national Challenge Cup for small yachts, and the con- 
ditions governing the match having been arranged, -the 
Manchester Y. C. take pleasure in announcing both 
these conditions and those that will govern the trial 
races for the selection of its representative yacht. 
The contest being an international one, the Manches- 
ter Y. C. hopes to mterest other American yacht clubs 
in its effort to regain the cup. To this end, it pro- 
poses to hold open trial races for the selection of the 
challenger in order that the fastest possible American 
boat may be sent to Canada next year. 
A cordial invitation is extended to all American yacht 
clubs to enter yachts in the trial races, which will be 
held off the Manchester Y. C. on June 10, 12, 13, 15 and 
16, 1903. 
For the information of any who may be interested in 
the subjects, and especially for the guidance of those 
who may contemplate making entries in the trial races, 
the Seawanhaka Cup Committee of the Manchester 
Y. C. beg to announce the following general conditions, 
governing the cup, which are extracts from the Deed 
of Trust executed by the Seawanhaka Y. C, and the 
following general regulations for the control of the 
match which have been agreed upon with the Royal 
St. Lawrence Y. C. 
EXPLANATION OF TERMS. 
Article I. The following expressions have the meanings assigned 
to them in this section unless the context requires otherwise: 
(a) "The match" means the races to be sailed for the cup. 
(b) "The trust" means the Declaration of Trust. 
(c) "The challenged yacht," "the challenging yacht," "the 
yachts," "the competitors," "a competitor," means the yachts 
representing the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. and the Manchester 
Y. C. respectively. 
(d) "Centerboard" includes plates and sliding keels, as men- 
tioned in Article V'l. of the Trust, and permits of the use of 
more than one on either yacht. 
(e) "The crew" includes the helmsman. 
(f) "The mark" means a mark used to indicate the course as 
provided for in Article XXV. 
THE MATCH. 
Article II. The match shall be awarded to the yacht winning 
three of five races. 
Each race shall be of a total length of twelve nautical miles, as 
measured by the log. 
NOMINATION OF YACHTS. 
Article III, Each club shall name its representative yacht at 
least five days before the first race. Any protest as to the 
eligibility of either competitor must be made at least three da>.-. 
before the first race. 
THE JUDGES. 
Article IV. The challenging and challenged clubs shall each 
nominate a person and secure his consent to act as a judge* 
Notice of such nomination and consent shall be given by each 
club to the other on or before the first day of June, 1903. This 
notice shall be forthwith communicated by such other club to its 
nominee. 
Article V. The two judges so appointed shall elect a third 
judge on or before the first day of July, 1903. 
Article VI. The third judge shall act as convener and chairman 
of the judges, and shall forthwith notify the two clubs of his own 
appointment. 
Article \'II. In the event of the judges so nominated by the 
clubs, or either of them, subsequently refusing, or being for any 
cause unable to act, the nominating club shall immediately make 
a new nomination and give notice thereof. 
For like reason and m like mariner a new selection of a third 
judge shall be made and notified to the clubs. 
Article VIII. Subject to the provisions of the Trust of this 
Agreement, the judges shall 
(a) Verify and decide whether the competitors come in all 
respects within the prescribed conditions. 
(b) Lay out the courses. 
(c) Order in what direction the course for the day shall be 
sailed. 
(d) Postpone a start in the event of fog or calm; or of a com- 
petitor being injured or disabled, as provided in Articles XXVI. 
and XXVII. 
(e) Generally manage the races and decide all questions in dis- 
putes in relation thereto. 
(f) Act as time-keepers and declare the results. 
(g) The decision of the judges shall be final. 
Note. — If^ either yacht is found by the judges not to be within 
the conditions, the competitor whose yacht is excluded, ma> 
nominate another. 
RACING LENGTH MEASUREMENT. 
Article IX. Competitors must not exceed 500ft. sail area, and 
must not exceed 25ft. limit of racing length under the following 
rviles : 
Load waterline plus square root of sail area, divided by two, 
equals racing length. 
Article X. The factor of load waterline used in determining 
racing length shall be ascertained with 4501bs. dead weight placed 
substantially amidships (center of buoyancy) in lieu of crew, 
when the yachts are in racing trim. 
The factor of sail area used in determining racing length shall 
be ascertained by adding to the actual area of the mainsail the 
area of the fore triangle. 
The hoist and outer points of the mainsail, when measured, 
shall be marked respectively on the mast, boom and gaff, or other 
spars used to set the sail. 
The factor of fore triangle, used in determining sail area, shall 
be ascertained from the perpendicular distance between the deck 
and the point on the forestay, where the line of the after leach of 
the jib intersects the forestay, and the base distance between the 
forward side of the mast and the point of intersection of the fore- 
stay, or line of the jib luff, with the bowsprit or hull. 
The said point of intersection of the forestay or jib luff shall be 
marked thereon. 
DRAFT. 
Article XI. Draft shall be determined when the competitors are 
in trim for measurement. 
Article XII. A competitor's draft of hull or fixed keel shall not 
exceed 5ft., and with the centerboards down shall not exceed Gft. 
Article XIII. Yachts shall be constructed in accordance with 
the following restrictions: 
(a) On a cross section taken at any point no part of tlie hull 
shall be appreciably below the center part of the hull, exclusive 
of the false keel or skeg. 
(b) The area of the cockpit shall not exceed 30 per cent, of the 
total area of the deck. 
(c) The planking of hull shall not be less than ^^in. thick at 
any point. 
(,d) The frames or ribs shall be of oak, elm or other hardwood, 
and shall not be less than 114sq. in. per lineal foot of length; they 
may, however, be spaced as desired. 
Example frames may be IV4, X lin., spaced 12in. c. to c, or 
% X lin., spaced Gin., c. to c, or % X %in., spaced 2V4in. c. to c. 
Internal bracing, floors, knees or other stiffening members shall 
not be included in the area of the frames or deck beams. 
(e) The deck planks shall not be less than %in. thick, if with- 
out covering; but where covered with canvas may be %in. thick. 
The deck beams shall not be less than l^^sq. in. per lineal fgot 
