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[Aug. 33, t(^2v 
And your wonder, vain to shorten, 
Poiitter to Sir John Tlirockmorton. 
; — William Cowper. 
XIX.— Kaiser Dead. 
■ ■„ What, Kaiser dead? The heavy news 
Post-haste to Cobden calls the Muse, 
Prom where in Farringford she brews 
r The ode sublime, 
,? Or with Pen-bryn's bold bard pursues 
( A rival rhyme. 
t 
' Kai's bracelet tail, Kai's busy feet, 
,' Were known to all the village street. 
' ''What, poor Kat dead?" say all I meet; 
"A loss indeed!" 
O for the croon pathetic, sweet, 
Of Robin's reed!* 
Six years ago I brought him down, 
A baby dog from London "town; 
Round his small throat of black and brown 
A ribbon blue. 
And vouch'd by glorious' renown 
A dachshound true. 
His mother, most majestic dame. 
Of blood unmix'd, from Potsdam came; 
And Kaiser's race we deem'd the same — 
No lineage higher. 
And so he bore the imperial name. 
But, ah, his sire! 
• Soon, soon the days conviction bring. 
The collie hair, the collie swing. 
The tail's indomitable ring, 
The eye's unrest — 
The case was clear; a mongrel thing 
. Kai stood contest. 
But all those virtues, which commend 
The humbler sort who serve and tend, 
Were thine in store, thou faithful friend. 
What sense, what cheer! 
To us. declining tow'rds our end, 1 
A mate how dear! " 
• For Max, thy brother-dog, began 
' To flag, and feel his narrowing span. 
And cold, besides, his blue blood ran, 
Since, 'gainst the classes, , 
~ He heard of late the Grand Old Man 
' Incite the masses. 
' Yes, Max and we grew slow and sad; 
But Kai. a tireless shepherd-lad. 
Teeming with plans, alert and glad 
In work or play. 
Like sunshine went and came, and bade 
Live out the day! 
Still, still I see the figure smart — 
Trophy in mouth, agog to start. 
Then, home return'd, once more depart; 
Or prest together 
Against thy mistress, loving heart. 
In winter weather. 
5 I see the tail, like bracelet twirl'd. 
In moments of disgrace uncurl'd. 
Then at a pardoning word refurl'd, 
A conquering sign; 
Crying, "Come on, -and range the world, 
And never pine." 
Thine eye was bright, thy coat it shone; 
Thou hadst thine errands, off and on; 
In joy thy last morn flew; anon, 
A fit! All's over; 
And thou art gone where Geist hath gone, 
And Toss, and Rover. 
Poor Max, with downcast, reverent head. 
Regards his brother's form outspread ; 
Pull well Max knows the friend is dead 
Whose cordial talk. 
And jokes in doggish language said, 
Beguiled his walk. 
And Glory, stretch'd at Burwood gate, 
»,i Thy passing by doth vainly wait; 
f And jealous Jock, thy only hate, 
" The chiel from Skye, 
// Lets from his shaggy Higliland pate 
t Thy memory die. 
•1 Well, fetch his graven collar fine. 
And rub the steel, and make it shine, 
And leave it round thy neck to twine, 
Kai, in thy grave. 
There of thy master keep that sign. 
And this plain stave. 
—Matthew Arnold. 
Come, join the melancholious croon 
O' Robin's reed. 
(Burns' Poor Maiiie's Elegy). 
XX, — On an Ingo'dsby Legend Dog. 
Simple and few, tepder and true, 
The lines o'er his grave. They have, some of them, too, 
The advantage of being remarkably new. 
Affliction sore long time he bore. 
Physicians were in vain 
Grew blind, alas! he'd some Prussic Acid, 
And that put him out of his pain. 
Foot Sofeness Spoftingf Dogfs. 
At this period of the year, •winch comprehends tlie time 
immediately preceding and following the opening of the 
shooting season, sporting dogs, whether at full exercise as 
in the first instance, or in full work as. in the latter, are 
more than likely to suffer from foot soreness. Dogs, both 
young and old, which have been regularly and fully exer- 
cised over some length of time, are far less likely to suffer 
from foot soreness than those suddenly put to exercise 
or work, and its occurrence is best guarded against by 
gradually bringing the dogs into full exercise. Old dogs 
suffer, as a rule, more freciuentljr than do the young ones, 
and with the former the trouble lasts longer and is less 
amenable tQ treatment than with the Isitter, Foot sgrenes.s 
jiroper is due, in the first instance, to the quick wearing 
Eiwaj'- of the thick cuticle of the pad of the foot. - Under 
circumstances of regular wear, when daily exercise Or 
work is in full swing, this cuticle grows as quickly as it 
is worn av^ray, but when put to _ sudden stress it not 
only wears away more quickly, but is very slowly replaced-, 
the sensitive portion O'f the pad of the hoOf being ex- 
posed, and, beside becoming inflamed itself, sets up sym- 
pathetic inflammation and fever in the other portions of 
the dog's feet. This, however, will pass away when the 
chief cause is dealt with. 
Footsore dogs should have their feet carefully bathed 
with tepid water, all grit, sand, and the like being care- 
fully washed away, and the feet carefully dried. A lotion 
of chloride of zinc and water (two grains of the chloride 
to each ounce of water), with a little essential oil of ani- 
seed, should be applied to the injured and inflamed por- 
tions of the feet, and then they may be bandaged with 
linen bandages, well soaked with the lotion.' A dbg's boot 
or similar means must be employed to- keep the bandages 
in place. This must be repeated daily, until the soireness 
goes off, and the dog be slowly brought back to work 
again. As a rule, a week or ten days shoiild cover a 
complete cure if the dog be taken in hand at oftce. 
■ Pointers are much more susceptible to foot soreness 
when working over hard, dry ground, especially where the 
cover is low and lying close to- the. ground, but all dogs 
that have not been regularly worked and examined over a 
period of time are liable to be affected, and frequently 
the redness showing between the toes and betwCn the pad 
of the foot and the toes is taken to be the cause of the 
foot soreness, or leg weariness, as it is frequently _ mis- 
called, whereas this is only a symptom of the actual cause. 
The lotion recommended is always beneficial to dogs 
showing slight signs of foot soreness, and should be kept 
on hand for use overnight upon the feet of dogs which 
may be liable to^ develop this simple but distressing ail- 
ment.^ — Shooting Times. 
Seawanhaka Cup. 
Friday, Aug. 8. 
A TRi.A.MGULAR course with light to^ tno-dera'te wiiid' and 
no sea gave Tecumseh what eVery ohe said . she wanted, 
and the result was a filie face, clos'e and exciting through- 
out. The .start was ma'de at 1:55, the boats being ih- 
structed to keep all marks to port, giving windward Wofk. 
a reach, aird a run home. Tecumseh again led at Ih'e sbft, 
having an advantage o^ some fifteeit secoflds, and with 
conditions to. her liking made a pr'etty face to the weather 
mark, both boats working out iii short tacks. Trident led 
around by half % iiiinute, but Tecumseh showed her 
quality OR the reaching and running, and the first round 
was completed : 
Trident .. -.^ 47 45 I'ectimseh 2 47 53 
Then followed the finest work of the day, a series r{ 
short tacks and sharp work in stays. Tlfe boats wei^e 
always on opposite tacks, diverging for a couj^le of mih- 
utes and then spinning around to try cohclusions, only to 
stand off again just before, questions of right of way 
v.-ere involved. Neither of the skippers cared to risk the 
chance of the other fihding a better wind, and both avoided 
close quarters uiitil they came together at the mark. 
Tecumseh should have made it first, but she failed to 
stand on far enough, and had to make a short hitch to 
ietch it. Trident turned with a lead of two seconds only, 
and on the reach to the second mark Tecumseh fairly 
established a lead, the leg being timed; 
Tecumseh 3 22 52 Trident 
On the run home Trident gained a trifle, kit 'fteUiii- 
seh was still leading when she tackled the windward Work 
of the third and last round,, and it was evident that if 
she eoUld even hold her own Trident would never catch 
lier when once around the first mark. As a matter of 
fact, she gained steadily all around, leading hy a fair 
margin at the finish as follows; 
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Yachting Fixtures, 1902, 
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. 
AUGUST. 
21. Plymouth, M. Y. R. A., open, Plymouth, MassachusfetU- Bay. 
82. Kingston, M. Y. R. A. open, Kingston, Mass. Bay. 
23. Bridgeport, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, Bridgeport, L. I. Sound. 
23. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
23. Winthrop, club, Winthrop, Boston Harbor. 
23. Huguenot, Y. R. A. of L. 1. S., open, New Rochelle, Long 
Island Sound, 
23. Royal Canadian, 16ft. class, Toronto. 
23. Penataquit-Corinthian, Lighthouse cup. Bay Shore. 
23. Shelter Island, ladies' race. Shelter Island Heights. 
23. Corinthian, club championship, Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
23. Beverly, fifth Corinthian, Monument Beach, Buzzard'sv Bay. 
23. Wollaston, club, Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
83. Seawanhaka Corintnian, club, Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
23. South Boston, club handicap, City Point, Boston Harbor. 
23. Duxbury, ,M. Y. R. A., open, Duxbury, Mass. Bay. 
23. Marine and Field, Y, R. A. of Gravesend Bay, Stti Gate, 
New York Bay. 
24. Mosquito Fleet, club, City Point, Boston Harbor. 
25-26. Wellfleet. M. Y. R. A., open, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Bay. 
28-30. Cape Cod, M. Y. R. A., open,- Provincetown, Mass. Bay. 
30. Winthrop, club, Winthrop, Boston Harbor. 
30. Beverly, sixth Corinthian, Monument Beach, Buzzard'* Bay. 
30. Columbia, race to Waukegan, Lake Michigan. 
30. Manhasset Bay, club. Port Washington, Long Island Sound 
30. Larchmont, club, Larchmont, Long Island Sound. 
30. Atlantic, club, Fire Island and return. New York Bay. 
30. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
30. Indian Harbor, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, Greenwich, Long 
Island Sound. 
30. Royal Canadian, dinghy and 25ft. classes, Toronto. 
30. Kennebec, club, Bath, Maine. 
30. Hartford, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, Saybrook, L. I. Sound. 
30-31. Corinthian, annual cruise, Marblehead, M-assachusetts Bay. 
For Cruising Yachtsmen. 
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men during the season of 1902, the publishers of Forest 
AND 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 
of pleasant summer days spent afloat along our coasts and 
waterways, but will furni.sh 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, $50.00. 
Second prize, $30.00. 
Third prize, $20.00. 
Contributions are invited under the following I condi- 
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3. The story must be prefaced by a description of the 
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of the handling of the ship in all weathers will be re- 
garded very favorably in making awards, and it is sug- 
gested to writer.s 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 
possible, articles should be accoinpanied by amateur photo- 
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Good photographs will be considered in mal<;i.Ug ;.the^ 
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Mr. T. C. Zerega has very kindly consented to act a& 
judge and to make the awards. 
Tecumseh .4 22 2!) trident w;-.-.-... 4 23 47 
Saturday, Aug. Q: 
This face w;as in many vvftys a i'ep'eiiitioii of Thursday's 
f-7-a Wiiidward and retUr'n. course, with a fi'esh breeze 
blpWing down the.lake.^ There was.enongh sea. to niake 
things lively and both boats showed single reefs at the 
start, which was niade at 1:15, with the usual preliminart 
signals. . For some unexplained rert^soh tile Bfew cif 
TVideiit failed to notice the sighals, and only redlized that 
the race had started wheil. Tecumsyi w^is .seeH crossing 
the line. This cost something like two minutes, ^n.d it 
would have spoiled any ordiftai^y race; As.it wis, Tri- 
detlt Aveathered her opponent before tui-riihg the fir,st 
mark, and cohtimied to gain steadily to the finish. Tecum- 
.sen certainly did better than on Thursday, but the race 
was uninteresting, and the following times pretty well 
tell the whole story : 
1st Round. 2d Round. 3d Roimd. 
i ndent <jj--*f 2 00 D7 2 41 IS 3 21.31 
lectimseh , , ..2 02 47 2 44 22 3 25 42 
Monday, Aug. ti: 
Thfe race .on this day beitij^- pVel' vl triahguiar co.tii-se, fi 
nioder.ate wind Was earnestly hoped foi" |:o give Tefelini- 
seh a fair chatics "to gSt oh eveh terms. The niohiint wft.s 
fino, the wind about the i-ifeht strehgth, but variable, with 
.smooth watfel--. . Shoi-tly after nooii, when the boats were 
read.y tS start for the course, there was a nice breeze up 
the lake, with a very obvious thunderstorm working down 
agamst it. Trident kept all canvas under cover and towed 
to the line, but TecUniseh's skipper insisted on sailing; 
On the way the storm broke, more rain than wind,- clear- 
ing at I .o'clock and leaving a light breeze from the south- 
^J'^,^*^- This -dropped entirely in a few minutes. Then 
-Skipper Jones of the Tecumseh hailed the judges, asking 
for time to send for a dry mainsail, a request which pro- 
voked some amusement. He was informed that no start 
would be ordered until sufficient wind came, and that he 
might do as he pleased in the meantime. Com. Mac- 
donald hailed the Karma and Mr. Post at once consented 
to run back to the club house for another main,sail, re- 
turning with it in about forty minutes. By this time 
tliere was a nice sailing breeze, and no reason for further 
delaying the start. The sun had come out, Tecumseh's 
sails w-ere drying rapidly, and to attempt a hasty change 
looked foolish. However, Mr. Jones still seemed anxious 
to do it, saying it would take only fifteen minutes. After 
consultation the judges announced a start at 2:40, the time 
being 2:18, giving twenty-two minutes, so the crew of 
Tecumseh at once got to work. The sail-bending was 
completed at 2 -.35, by which time the wind had freshened 
to a squall. Trident's crew turned in two reefs, and 
Tecumseh's followed suit, anchoring to leeward of the line 
to do so. Just as they got under way the starting whistle 
hlew. Trident crossed thirty second's late, while Tecum- 
seh lost four minutes working up to the line. It was a 
bad start, and evidently unnerved both skipper and crew. 
The triangle was sailed with marks to starboard, giving 
a hard beat to windward to the first mark, with the wind 
squally and freshening, and a short sea rapidly working 
up. Eyerything seemed to go against Tecumseh, and 
there was not a man or woman in the fleet but sympa- 
thized with the Bridgeport men. To make matters still 
more uncomfortable, it began to rain hard, and the sight 
of Tecumseh hopelessly astern of her competitor, pound 
ing away to windward, but losing at every jump, was 
almost pathetic. Once round the weather mark she did 
better, and the first mark was timed: 
Trident ....3 16 00 Tecumseh 3 22 2S 
The second rotmd was* but a repetition of the first, both 
boats carrying whole mainsails down the wind. Trident's 
lead was so great, over a mile in fact that before the end 
of the round she sagged down again to guard against 
niishaps, and completed the race under easy canvas. The 
rourid- was timed : ;* 
Trjdent -.3 52 36 Tecurnseh 3 39 00 
As a last resource Mr. Jones turned over tlie {itler^fo . 
Mr. Jennings, who verj' pluckily took Tecumseh to wind- 
Avafd for the last time iinder full mainsail, and by clever 
handling and keeping the crew aft. gained a minute or .so 
on' the' round," the finish being: 
Trident ...4 29 55 Tecumseh 4 :J5 22 
This made three races fca" the representative of the 
Royal St. Lawrence Y, C., and there being no protests or 
