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FOREST AND STREAM. 
tJULY 36, 1902. 
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He may be out to take the air, 
But seven women ^ee him there, 
And rush to save their loved ones where 
The monster saunters by. 
He pauses, wondering what is wrong: 
"He's mad! He's mad!" they shout; 
A fool or two now comes along 
And wildly dance about; 
The children in their terror bawl — 
"Mad dog! Mad dog!" the women call. 
The culprit looks at each and all, 
And backs away in d^tibt. 
A boy with one susp^dtr on 
Runs in and throws a bifcck; 
A hired man swoops o'er a lawn. 
Armed with an. ugly stick! 
The gathering hoodlums wildly whoop. 
The dog permits his tail to droop, 
And, turning, tries to loop the loop 
Upon the double quick. 
They chase him through a vacant lot. 
They raise the hue and cry, 
And now and then a random shot 
Mtikes dust and gravel fly; 
Wild-eyed, he runs with all his might, 
And nearly dead with sudden fright, 
He hears them yell: "He's mad! He'll bite!" 
A'nd vaguely wonders why. 
A dog lies dead beside the track; 
One foot is shot away, ' 
Another bullet broke his back — 
" There's little more to say. 
A score of trembling mothers raise 
Their eyes to heaven, giving praise 
To Him "who in mysterious ways 
Has shown his love this day." 
X,— Rovcf. 
(On a tablet in Ipswich, England.) 
Poor Rover's dead; 
His loss deplore, 
Lament his early fall; 
Pity he didn't die before — 
^ Thank God, he died at all. 
Reason, or "What? 
Up on the c'«rner of the postoffice, with his back 
against an electric light pole, sits a blind old man. His 
sole companions are two small dogs, and his vocation 
is the soliciting of alms with the use of a dilapidated 
street organ and a wretched appearance. 
I was stari-ding in the postof^ice yesterday at noon, 
and through the window saw him put one of the dogs 
in his box, rise to his feet and come tottering toward the 
postofifice door, his little dog Fannie preceding him 
and tugging at her chain with all her little might. She 
led him straight to the delivery window, and as soon as 
the clerk had informed him there was no mail, the little 
thing turned and led him back through the door and to 
his seat on the sidewalk. I asked the clerk how the 
little dog knew where her master wished to go. Her 
answer was — -"He tells her." She further said that Fan- 
nie would slacken her chain when she came to the curb- 
ing or other stumbling blocks, and that was a sign to 
her master of some obstruction or uneven condition of 
his path. While we were talking the old man got up 
again and tottered off, Fannie tugging at her chain 
as before. I followed, and the little dog went stra'ght 
to a restaurant, where she lay at her master's feet while 
he partook of soup. G. W. Cunningham. 
F4 O. Dc Luzc* 
The long-time treasurer of the Westminster Kennel 
Club, Francis Ogden De Luze. died on July 17. at his 
home at Southampton, L. I. He was 66 years old. He 
also belonged to the Knickerbocker, Metropolitan and 
Union clubs, the Downtown Association, the New York 
Yacht Club, the New York Whist Club and the South 
Side Sportsmen's Club of Long Island. He was the 
senior member of the firm of F. O. De Luze & Co., of 
18 South William Street. He is survived by a widow 
and two daughters. 
A Fisherman's Boy. 
Down on the string-piece perhaps you'll find him, 
Sturdy and brave and brown, 
Leaving the world and its cares behind him, 
' Up in the fishing town; 
Over and over his old hooks baiting, 
Just for a flounder or two in waiting. 
If he's not there, then he's in his glory. 
Off in the outer bay, - 
Paddline about in a patched-up dory 
Half of a summer's day; 
Proudest of captains and crew's together. 
Gathering cargoes in any weather. 
Out before daylight in every season, 
Down to the waterside, 
Truly forecasting with sailors' reason 
Weather, and v/ind, and tide; 
Happy, contented and glad sea-rover, 
Living the days of his grandsires over. 
—Youth's Companion. 
One of Washington's noted fishermen is Major "Dick" 
Sylvester, the Superintendent of Police for Washington 
and president of the National Associatien of Chiefs of 
Police. 
The Major went fishing a few days ago and returned 
with a S-pound black bass, which he sent to the Presi- 
dent with his compliments. 
Two of the Major's friends heard of his catch and 
asked about it a few days later when they were fishin.g 
at the same place. They met a country boy and said : 
"Is there good fishing up here?" 
"Yep," replied the boy, "it's fair. Major Dick was 
up last week fishin'." 
"He caught a 5-pound bass, I understand," observed 
one of the party, "and gave it to the President." 
"I dunno nothin' about his givin' it to the Presi- 
dent," the boy said, "biit gran'pap, he caught the fish," 
Yachting: Fixtures, J902. 
Secretaries and members of race committees will confer a favor 
by sending notice of errors or omissions in the following list and 
also changes which may be made in the future. 
JULY. 
24-26, Hull-Massachusetts, midsummer series, Y. R. A., open, 
Hull, Boston Harbor. 
26. Quincy, club, Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
26. Winthrop, club, Winthrop, Boston Harbor. 
26. Duxbury, club,_ Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay. 
26 to Aug. 2. Corinthian, annual cruise, from Delaware River to 
Long Island Sound. 
26. Beverly, third Cor., Mon. Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
26. Manhasset Bay, club, Port Washington. Long Island Sound. 
"•■e. Beverly, third Corinthian, Monument Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
>38. Mosquito Fleet, club. City Point. Boston Harbor. 
Atlantic, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay, Sea Gate, New York Bay. 
i. Corinthian, club championship, Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
..i. Seawanhaka Corinthiarr club race for Centre Island cup, Qyster 
Bay, Long Island Sound. 
26. Norwalk, Y. R. A. of L. I. S„ open, So. Norwalk, L. I. Sound. 
16. Hartford, Y. R. A. of L. L S., open, Saybrook, L. I. Sound. 
i8. Wollaston, M. Y. R. A., open, Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
28-29. Boston Y. R. A., open, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
29, 31 and Aug. 2. Kennebec, commodore's cup series, Bath, Me. 
30-3L Corinthian, Midsummer Invitation series, Marblehead, Mas- 
sachusetts Bay. 
For Cruising Yachtsmen. 
With the purpose of stimulating the interest in cruis- 
ing, and the keeping of a detailed log by cruising yachts- 
"aen during the season of 1902, the publishers of Forest 
-iND Stream offer prizes for the best stories of cruises 
submitted to be published in Forest and Stream. It is 
believed that these will form not only entertaining records 
flf pleasant summer days spent afloat along our coasts and 
waterways, but will furnish information of practical value 
to other yachtsmen making subsequent cruises on the 
same waters. 
Prizes will be awarded to the three best stories as fol- 
lows: 
First prize. S.so.oo. 
Second prize, $30.00. 
Third prize, $20.00. 
Contributions are invited under the following condi- 
tions : 
1. The cruise must be made in waters of the United 
States or Canada in the season of 1902. 
2. The cruise must be made in a sailing yacht, power 
to be used only as an auxiliary, if at all. 
3. The story must be prefaced by a description of the 
boat. Cruises should be treated in as interesting and 
readable a way as possible, but should be practical and 
contain all possible information and data that would be of 
value to men going over the same route. A description 
of the handling of the ship in all weathers will be re- 
garded very favorably in making awards, and it is sug- 
gested to writers that an accurate account be kept of all 
incidents happening while under way. 
4. An outline chart suitable for reproduction, showing 
the course taken, must accompany each article. When 
pos'^ible. articles should be accompanied by amateur photo- 
graphs taken on the cruise, including one of the boat. 
Good photographs will be considered in making the 
awards. 
5. The story should contain about seven thousand 
words, written on one side of the paper only, and must 
be received at the office of the Forest and Stream Pub- 
lishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York city, on or 
before Nov. 15, 1902. 
Mr. T. C. Zerega has very kindly consented to arl a.i 
judge and to make the awards. 
Larchmont Y. C. Race Week. 
larchmont, long island sound. 
July 19-26. 
Forty-seven boats started in the different classes on 
Saturday, July 19, the opening day of Larchmont race 
week. The strong wind that prevailed throughout the 
race made the contests exciting and interesting. 
The preparatory signal was given from the committee 
boat at 11:30. At this time the wind was blowing about 
fifteen knots from the E.N.E. Triangular courses were 
selected. The course for the 70-footers, schooners and 
special class (cutter Isolde and schooner Katrina) was 
thirty miles, twice around a fifteen-mile triangle. The 
first leg was to windward, E. ^4 N. 6 miles; the second 
leg a run. S.W. 5/g, W. 6 miles, and the third leg a close 
reach. N.N.W. 3 miles. The boats in classes K, L, M 
and N sailed twice over an ii-mile tringle, and the rest of 
the boats went twice over a 5J4-mile triangle. 
Five minutes after the preparatory signal, at 11:35, the 
70-footers were started. Rainbow was first away, some 
30S. after the gun; next came Mineola, and Yankee last; 
both boats were handicapped by over a minute. These 
boats were swinging club topsails, and in the hard wind 
were moving very fast. Mineola began to cut down Rain- 
bow's lead, and after a pretty bit of sailing rounded the 
weather mark first. It was a run to the next mark at the 
mouth of Hempstead Harbor. Mineola carried a balloon 
jib in addition to her spinnaker, the other two boats were 
content, however, without the big sail. Mineola increased 
her lead on this leg, and Yankee closed up on Rainbow. 
After gybing around the second mark it was a reach across 
the Sound, with the wind about abeam. Mineola and 
Rainbow tried carrying small jib topsails, but soon took 
them in. The times at the end of the first round were: 
Mineola 1 16 05 Yankee 1 18 58 
Rainbow 1 18 35 
The boats now hauled on the wind again for the second 
round. Mineola continued to increase her lead. The race 
was easily hers, and it was now a contest between Rain- 
bow and Yankee. Small spinnakers were carried on the 
run across, Yankee being close up on Rainbow, but .could 
not seem to pass her. Mineola won by over 5m. 
The schooners and the special class started at 11:40. 
Elmjna was first away in her class j Muriel was over a 
minute and a half late, while Quisetta was over 8m. 
behind. These boats also carried club topsails, but on 
board Elmina working topsails were substituted, and she 
seemed to dg tetter undef ^educed canvas. It was El- 
mina's race from the start, and on th& second round she 
increased her lead and finished a winner by lom. 25s. 
In the special race between Isolde and Katrina, the 
latter was to allow the former 8m. Isolde, however, 
found the weather just to her liking, and beat Katrina 
boat for boat over lom. 
_ The 43-footers were started at 11:50; just before this 
time Dorwina carried away one of her peak halliard blocks 
and was unable to start. Mira and Effort were the only 
starters, and Effort had matters her own way and won 
easily. 
Leda as usual won in her class, beating Spasm and Pos- 
sum_ without any difficulty. 
Five boats started in class N, and Alerion won, after ^ 
very close race by 7s. At the end of the first round 
Mimosa was im. 30s. in the lead, but on the second round 
Alerion passed her and came in first. Empronzi carried 
away her inast and was towed into the harbor by the steam 
yacht Flelenita. 
Good sport was seen in the raceabout class, eight b:ats 
starting, and at the end of the first round Mavis was 43^. 
ahead, with Whistlewing second. On the second round 
Whistlewing passed Mavis on the second leg and won 
by 15 s. 
Three boats started in the class for Larchmont 2X- 
footers, but only one boat finished. D-rothy was dh- 
masted and Houri did not finish. The summary : 
Sloops— Class H— 70 to 80ft. Racing Length— .'itart, 1J:!!5. 
F'lish. E'ar)=-d. 
Mineola, .\ugust Belmont 2 5' 3 19 
Rainbow. Cornelius Vanderbilt 3 00 0' 3 2" 07 
Yankee, J. R. Maxwell 3 00 44 3 25 44 
Schooners— Class D— 65 to 75ft. Racing Lens;th— Start, 11:"0. 
Elmina, F. F. Brewster 3 19 45 3 39 45 
Muriel, Charles .Smithers 3 30 10 3 ."0 10 
Quissetta, S. C. Darks 3 47 .33 4 07 30 
Fpcca; CUiss— Start, 11:40. 
Katrina, I. B. Ford 3 35 16 3 55 16 
Isolde, F." M. Hoyt 3 25 12 3 45 12 
Sloops— Class L— S6 to 43It. Racing Length— Start, 11:.5'^. 
Effort, F. M. Smith 2 52 h') 3 02 33 
Mira, C. L, Poor 3 05 12 3 15 42 
Corrected time, Mira. ■".''1 f'?. 
Sloops— Class M— 30 to Z",? . RaJng Length— Start, 11:55. 
Leda, H. L. Maxwell 3 04 .30 3 09 30 
Possum, E. S. Ballou 3 24 56 3 29 56 
Spasm. E. D. King 3 10 07 3 15 07 
Corrected time: Possum, 3.2^.14; Leda. 3.09.09. 
Sloops— Class N— 25 to 30ft. Racing Leng'th— Start, 12:00. 
Mimosa, Trenor L. Park 3 29 57 3 29 57 
Alerion, A. H. Alker 3 29 50 3 29 50 
Marguerite, O. H. Jenning- 3 32 57 3 32 57 
Iroquois. J. C. Ayer Withdrew. 
Enpronzi, Alfred Peats Disab.ed. 
Raceab'-uts— Start, 12:05. 
Rogue, A. B. Alley 2 17 03 2 12 03 
Whistlewing, H. M. Crane 2 03 51 1 58 51 
Scam.p, A. Pirie 2 10 23 2 05 23 
Mavis. G. L. Pirie 2 01 Oi' 1 5ci U? 
Sis. F. T. Bedford, Jr 2 15 Ki 2 10 Ki 
Tolly Roger, T. B. Bleecker 2 09 20 2 04 20 
Hobo, Trenor L. Park 2 (,9 35 2 04 25 
Indian, J. R, Maxwell. Jr Withdrew. 
Larchmont 21-footers — Start, 12:05. 
Adelaide, J. J. Dwyer 2 09 45 2 04 45 
Houri, J. H. Esser Withdrew. 
Dorothy, H. T. Spence Disabled. 
Sloops— Class P— 21 to 25ft. Racing Length— Start, 12:0.". 
Rochellc. F. L Gouid 2 02 29 1 57 29 
Chin.gachgook. E. A. Stevens 2 08 45 2 03 -JS 
Snapper, A. B. Alley 2 38 03 2 31 03 
Sloops— Class Q— 18 to 21ft. Racing Length— Start, 12:10. 
Ouoc, A. D. Tappan WitI d ew. 
Gazabo, N. P. Vulte .- 2 35 17 2 25 17 
Sloops— Class R— Under 18ft. Racing Leng'h- ."^trrt. 12:10. 
Cricket. II. C. Pryer ; 2 21 23 2 L- 23 
Flim Flam, A. D. Prince 2 50 43 2 ,:0 43 
Microbe , Withdrc.v. 
Manhasset Raceabouts — Start, 12:10, 
Lambkin, S. W. Roach Diffiiialifi d. 
Firefly. Guy Standing 2 J] n.", 2 3' "^5 
Mist, jr. W. Alker 2 59 S2 2 •■19 2 
Arizona, G. A. Corry 2 59 32 2 ^9 52 
New Rochelle Raceabouts— Start. 12:10. 
Caper, P. L. Howard 2 52 21 2 -'2 21 
Deuce, L. D. Huntington, Jr 2 -t4 :» 2 31 33 
Ace, W, N. Baker Jr 2 41 50 2 31 50 
Knave, R. N. Baker 2 38 CO 2 28 00 
, Ard-sley One-Design Class — Slart, 12:10. 
Ping Pong, Denning & Campbell 2 53 56 2 43 55 
Midget, Edwin Gould 2 53 10 2 43 10 
The winners were Mineola, Elmina, I=o'dj, Eff~rt. Leda, 
Alerion, Whistlewing, Adelaide, Rochelle, Gazabo, 
Cricket, Firefly, Knave and Midget. 
New York Y. C* Meeting-. 
The fourth general meeting of the New York Y. C. 
vas held at the club house on West Forty-fourth str>:et 
on Thursda}^ afternoon, July 17. Vice-Com. Frederick G. 
Bourne presided, and there was a very fair number of 
yacht owners present. Aside from the general rout'ne 
business transacted, a resolution was considered on chang- 
ing Chapter I of the by-laws so as to make foreign mem- 
bers and members absent from the United States pay the 
usual dues, from which they have been cxcht t up to tlic 
present time. This amendment will eome vn f r a fnal 
vote at the October meeting. The following m-mb- r^ 
were elected: Frank W. McCulIough. Capt. Gecrge C. 
Thorpe, U. S. M. C. ; Read-Admiral Henry L. HoNf'ison, 
U. S. N. ; Benjamin Seymour Ginniss, Naval Cadet Ed- 
ward C. S. Parker, U. S. N. ; Naval Cadet William Lee 
Pryor, U. S. N. ; W. T. Helms, chaplain, U. S. N. ; Sidney 
Dillon Ripley, W. C. Taylor, David L. Whitteinore, Pay- 
master John H. Merriam, U. S. N. ; Lieut-Commander 
P"rank A. Wilmer, U. S. N. ; Lieut. Albert M. Beecher, 
U. S. N. : Lieut. Walter J. Manion, U. S. N. ; Naval Cadet 
George Blair, U. S. N. ; Surgeon Oliver D. Norton, U. S. 
N. ; Alan W. Wood. Harold J. Pratt, George D. Pratt. 
Theodore D. Buhl, Charles M. Schwab, Surgeon Frank 
Anderson, U. S. N. : Lieut. Charles F. Preston, U. S. N-, 
and Surgeon P. M. Wheeler, U. S. N. 
Manhasset Bay Y. C. 
PORT WASHINGTON, LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
Saturday, July 19. 
After finishing the race at Larchmont, the Manhasset 
Bay raceabouts returned to Port Washington and sailed 
another race under the auspices of their own club over 
the inside course. Com. Stephen W. Roadie's boat Lamb- 
kin, sailed by Mr. W. Swan, was the winner. The stim- 
mary, start 3 :40 : 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Lambkin, S. W. Roache 5 12 15 1 32 15 
Firefly, Guy Standing 5 13 16 1 33 16 
Arizona, George A. Corry... 5 14 28 1 34 23 
Mist, G. W. Alker ,-,....5 15 24 1 35 24 
