Oct. i8, 1902.] 
aud shook it vigorouslv. Of course it ljurnt him. From 
that time on It has been his habit to extinguish every test 
fuse kindled in the mine. Then seizing a piece of rock 
between his jaws, he streaks it for the mouth of the tun- 
nel, deposits the stone upon a constantly growing pile, and 
rends the air with his barking until every living soul is 
safe outside the mine. Bum knows every mmer on the 
pay roll, and counts them as they leave the mine, and if 
one of them is missing, he plunges back into the shaft 
to seek him. On one occasion, when engaged in this work 
of mercy, the blast exploded, and Bum reached the shaft 
mouth badly bruised and minus an eye. Notwithstanding 
his wounds, he was at his post of duty for the succeeding 
blast. Once Bum saved the life of a belated drill man, 
dazed with drink. The gocd old dog seized him by his 
overalls and bundled him, protesting, tp the mouth of the 
shaft just in the nick of time. , . ■ , 
As soon as the blast goes off and the columu of thick 
black smoke wells forth, Bum ceases his barking, wags 
his tail, cuts a few capers and then lies down m the 
shadow of the power house to await the next one. There 
we shall leave him. but if any of Forest and Stream's 
readers wander out to Jerome and care to see^ a dog 
worthv to take his place alongside one of Hough's meat 
dogs, he should take a jaunt out to the copper mine, ask 
for Mr. Paul Eyesenhardt and be formally presented to 
Bum, the company's chief barker. Marin. 
San Rafael. Cal . Sept. 25. 
National Beagle Club. 
Camden, N. J.— I append item of news relative to the 
coming trials of the National Beagle Club, which you 
are perfectly welcome to use in your columns if you so 
desire. It may interest your readers who are interested 
in beagles and beagle trials. 
Chas. R. Stevenson. 
From present indications it would seem that the thir- 
teenth annual field trials of the National Beagle Club of 
America, which Avill commence Nov. 3. at Mineola, Long 
Island, will be the largest and greatest trials ever held 
in the history of the club. Great interest has been al- 
ready manifested all through the eastern part of the 
United States, and particularly in the New England 
States, probably owing to the fact that the New England 
Beagle Club will omit their trials this year. 
Then again, the experience of the club has been so 
satisfactory during the past three years. The field trial 
grounds are ideal and there have been plenty of rabbits, 
and the grounds are so located and constituted that those 
who attend have had little difficulty in seeing the work 
done by the beagles. The headquarters of the club at 
Mineola has also proved to be more than satisfactory. 
The house is a modern construction with steam heat and 
is nicely furnished, and the table is all that could be 
expected, thus mak ng a most delightful place for the 
club to pass its evenings after the toils of a day in the 
field, and many pleasant evenings have been spent in this 
house, because with such entertainers as George F. Reed, 
the veteran field trial champion, of Barton, Vt. ; C. Staley 
l3oub, the great beagle breeder, of Frederick, Md. ; Dr. 
Bruns, of New Orleans, la.; John Caswell, of Pride's 
Crossing, Mass.; Dan Summers, of Downingtown, Pa.; 
Jim McAleer, of Pittsburg, Pa.; xMbert C. Heulings, of 
Camden, N. J., and a host of others, there cannot be a 
dull moment, and there has been lots of fun and merri- 
ment, to say nothing of the wonderful beagle stories that 
are told. 
The following States will be represented at these trials : 
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New 
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Mary- 
land, Virginia, Louisiana, possibly Iowa and some other 
States, as the result of which the best beagles of the 
eastern part of the United States will meet in competition, 
thereby making the greatest meeting of beagle§ ever held 
in this country. 
Bifanswicfc Fur CI«b. 
The Brunswick Fur Club has sent out an invitation to 
its friends as follows : " 
Barre, Mass., Oct. 21. — The Brunswick Fur Club cor- 
dially invites you to attend its fourteenth annual field 
trial of foxhounds, to be held at Barre, Mass., Oct. 21- 
24. The club will make its headquarters at Hotel Barre, 
where the rates will be $2 and $2.50 per day— the latter 
price being for single rooms. The hounds will be cared 
for at the expense of the club, and fed upon Austin's 
dog biscuit. 
The Derby, open to all foxhounds whelped on or after 
Jan. I, 1901. will be run on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Entries 
close at 10 P. M., Oct. 20. Entry fee, $2. The winner 
will hold the R. D. Perry cup for one year, and will re- 
ceive a silver cup. 
The All-Age Stake, open to all foxhounds, will be 'run 
on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 22-24. Entries 
close at 10 P. M., Oct. 21. Entry fee, $3. The first prize 
winners in the Speed and Driving, Trailing, Hunting and 
Endurance classes, will receive silver cups. The Pope 
Memorial cup Avill be held for one year by the hound 
doing the best work in the Ti-ailing, and Speed and Driv- 
ing classes. The hound making the highest general aver- 
age in all classes, will receive a silver cup, and will hold 
for one year the American Field cup and the Woodstock 
kennel cup. The latter is competed for this year for the 
first time, and will become the property of the club mem- 
iDer who wins it twice. The club diplomas will be given 
to the winners in all classes. 
The judges will be Dr. L. Pope. Jr.. and Messrs. Geo. 
B. Appleby, C. J. Prouty, F. B. Whidden and Bradford 
S. Turpin. 
The trials are open to all, and fox hunters everywhere, 
whether members of the club or not, are invited to enter 
their hounds, and aid in making the week a memorable 
one in the history of foxhound competitions, 
Bradford S. Tukpin, Secretary. 
The Philadelphia Dog Show. 
Philadelphi-A., Pa. — I take pleasure in announcing that 
the Bench Show Committee have decided upon the same 
class prizes as last year — viz,. $15. $10, $5, and medal in 
all regular puppy, novice, limit and open classes, and 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
appropriate prizes in the local and winners' divisions- 
The cntr-cs close upon Monday, Nov. 10. The superin^ 
tendent is James Mortimer, and the veterinarian, C. J. 
Marshall. The dogs will be benched upon the new benches 
made for the Association last season. The prize list will 
be in the mail within a few days. 
The list of judges has not been completed as yet. but 
will include C. W. Rodman, Jr., for Irish terriers ; H. K. 
Bloodgood for poodles, and F. Freeman-Lloj^d for a num- 
ber of breeds. Mr. Lloyd is coming from Sidney, Aus- 
tralia, particularly to judge at this show. 
Marcel A. Viti, Hon. Sec. 
Pointer Clob of America. 
New York.— The owners of the -winner of first money 
of the four valuable stakes offered by the Pointer Cltib of 
America to be run at their field trials, commencing Nov. 
6, at Eastport, L. I., will also receive rich silver trophies, 
notably the cups donated by Walton Ferguson, Jr., Dr. 
Allen Fitch and Randolph Crompton. Members of the 
club and those who are considering a nomination for the 
Championship Stake, which is open to the world, are 
reminded that entries will close on Oct. 15 with C. F, 
Lewis, Secretary-Trea.surer, 48 Wall street, New York. 
G. F. Lewis, Sec-Treas. 
— ® — 
For Cruising Yachtsmen. 
With the purpose of stimulating the interest in cruis- 
ing, and the keeping of a detailed log by cruising yachts- 
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 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, $50.00. 
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 aU. 
3. The story must be prefaced by a tlescription 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 wotild be of 
;alue 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 
possible, 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 ofllice 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 act as 
judge and to make the awards. 
Boston Letter. 
Boston, Oct. 12. — There is much ado concerning the 
restricted classes of the Yacht Racing Association of 
Massachusetts. The whole difficulty l es in the fact that 
it has been found possible to build a yacht under the 
present restrictions that is entirely objectionable to all 
the other j'acht owners, with the exception of those who 
possess the alleged extreme boats. Plenty of warning has 
been given that there would be kicks coming, for when 
it was found at the commencement of the past se.ason 
that yachts were being turned out which had extreme 
overhangs, there was considerable comment upon the 
advisability of limiting the restrictions further. To carry 
out the overhangs to the extreme point, it was neces- 
sary to build more or less of a scow model, generally 
more, and the result was a boat which was not consi- 
dered an interpretation of what the Association meant by 
a safe, seaworthy boat. 
The Executive Committee of the Association realized, 
as well as many of the yachtsmen, that it would be neces- 
sary to do some remodeling on the rules if the sport is 
to be kept in a healthy condition in Massachusetts Bay, 
and with that end in view has been working out all 
kinds of rules since spring, with the hope of getting 
someth'ng that would fill the bill. It became a question 
of modifying the present classes or else creating new 
■ ones. Mr. W. P. Stephens, who drew up the restrictions 
and scantlings for the present classes, was consulted early 
in the season, and, in answer to the inquiries of the com- 
mittee, he sent a very able letter upon the subject. It is 
the opinion of Mr. Stephens that the form of the midship 
sect on would have much to do with the general form 
of the boat, and many of the yachtsmen who have seen 
his views agree that such a restriction would be of benefit. 
But the hardest part of changing existing rules is to 
preserve, if there is any possibilitj% the present classes 
and not to make rules that might bar existing boats. 
It has developed that the wide, flat-floored centerboard 
boat, or even a wide keel boat, with immense overhangs, 
has a distinct advantage over narrower boats with more 
displacement and less sail area. This is the main- thing 
that the Executive Committee of the Association is trying 
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to remedy. The object is to put on such limits as to 
give all types an equal chance in the racing. To do this 
and not bar out existing boats is a task that cannot be 
lightly undertaken, and the committee has taken plenty of 
time to consider all possible ways. After having consulted 
the framers of rules and restrictions of different sections 
along the coast, the committee invited interested yachts- 
men to attend an informal meeting that they might give 
their views upon what changes, if any, were necessary in 
the rules. This meeting was held' at Yotmg's Hotel last 
Friday evening, and owing to peculiar circumstances not 
much was gained from the majority of yachtsmen who 
addressed the committee. 
Be it known that the first and strongest kick was made 
on accoimt of the great length over all and the resulting 
unwholesome form of the boats. It was on th s account 
that the yacht owners in the 21ft. restricted class got to- 
gether, and, taking the matter in their own hands, formed 
the new 22ft. class. Mr. Louis M. Clark, who. has done 
most of the work in looking up remedies for the present 
conditions, attended the preliminary meetings of these 
yachtsmen and opposed the class strongly. His views 
upon the subject led a few of these yachtsmen to think 
that he was opposed to any wide boats, and these thoughts 
were transmitted to others ; but why any such view should 
have been taken is entirely beyond my comprehension. 
Mr. Clark has realized the immense advantage the wide 
boat, with her light displacement and great sail area has 
over the narrow boats, and the object he was trying to at- 
tain was to make them equal. 
But the feeling had taken root in their minds that the 
wide boat was to be legislated out, and consequently many 
of those attending the meeting of the committee were 
governed by peculiar biased convictions. The ball was 
opened by a plea for the wide boat, instead of proditcing 
some suggestion for equalizing the chances of both types 
in the racing, and the meeting resulted in a discussion 
between the respective qualit'es, wide and narrow or mod- 
erate. Another thing that did not tend to produce any 
good results was the attitude taken by the yacht owners, 
each of whom when called upon for suggestions, talked 
only of the merits of his own boat. The most consistent 
suggestion came from Hon. Charles Francis Adams. He 
.said that in his opinion it would not be policy for the 
Assoc, ation to do anything that would spoil the present 
classes, by barring out any existing boats. Lie said that 
the Association had made its success by sticking to its 
classes and would continue to be sttccessful if it con- 
tinued the same policy. Mr. Adains spoke for the narrow 
boat, and said that all he would hke to see would be 
that the narrow boats would have an equal chance with 
the wide ones, which in his opinion they did not have 
under the present restrictions. He suggested that the 
said area of the wider boats could be reduced and more 
ballast put in, and in this manner the two types could be 
made more nearly even, without barr ng existing boats. 
What will be eventually done will greatly depend upon 
the report of the Executive Committee, which will be made 
at the regular fall meeting of the Assoc ation, Thursday 
evening. It has also been proposed to adopt the new 22ft. 
class at that meeting. 
The de- igners in Boston are commencing to get busy. 
Crowninshield has taken larger quarters in the new Board 
of Trade Building, and has plenty of work on hand, as 
has been previously announced. Fred Lawley has an 
order for a 50ft. ketch for J. H. Cromwell, of New York; 
a 6sft. auxiliary .yawl for Philadelphia parties, a 44ft. 
launch for J. H. Procter, of Boston. He has also an 
order for one of the new 22-footers, which is supposed 
to be for H. H. Wiggin, although Mr. Lawley will not 
.say so. About two-thirds of the frames for the i37f*. 
waterline steam yacht for C. H. Fletcher, of Providence, 
have been riveted together. The 50ft. auxiliary yawl for 
Mrs. C. D. Gibson, of New York, is completed, and will 
be run out of the shon next week. The cabin work is 
being finished in the 3J:t. cruiser designed' by Fred Law- 
ley for Alfred Douglas, of New York, and another cruiser 
of the same length and design is being set up. The firrr 
has orders to build a 50ft. waterline schooner and a .s8f:. 
auxiliary yawl from Arthur Binney's designs. 
Starling Burgess has an order for a Y. R. A. 25-footer 
for T. K. Lothrop, Jr., and a 25-footer of his design for F. 
G. Macomber, Jr., is already well along at Fenton's Man- 
chester yard. This boat has caused cons derable talk, as 
she is 48ft. over all. He has al^o an order for a one- 
design 15ft. class for Btizzard's Bay, to compete with the 
one-design class designed by Herreshoff, and an order for 
a one-design 15ft. class for the Sandusky Y, C. He also 
has an order for a 40ft. 1 auncli for Mr. Hopkms, of 
Maiden, Mass. 
There was a jolly gathering of yachtsmen at the town 
house of the Hull-Massachusetts Y. C. on the evening 
of Oct. 4. The Regatta Committee and the Board of 
Judges jointl3r invited the prize winners and their fr ends 
to be present at an informal dinner, at which the cups 
were given out. There were nine of them in all, and 
every one was a beauty. Six of these were raced for in 
the midsummer series. These were presented by Mr. 
Thomas W. Lawson. Three were for the champions of 
the 25ft. 2ift. and i8ft. knockabout classes, respectively. 
The cup for 25-footers was presented by Com. E. P. 
Boggs ; that for 21-footers by V ce-Com. E. P. Boyntoni 
and the cup for i8-footers by Mr. George H. Wightman! 
There was plenty of cheering as each successful yachts- 
m.an was presented with his cup, and a most pleasant 
evening was enjoyed. John B. Killeen. 
YACHT CLUB NOTES. 
At the annual meeting of the Huntington Y C the 
foil owing cfficers were elected : Com.. Henry H. Gor- 
don ; Vice-Corn., George Taylor; Rear-Corn,., J. W. Ail- 
kin; Treas., H. H. Gordon; Sec'y, Daniel Wood; 
Trustees, August Hecksher and John P. iKane. 
The Herreshoff Mfg. Co. is building for Mr. Morton T. 
Plant three new boats, all of which are of good size. The 
smallest is a cruising sloop 34ft. cn the waterline ; a steam 
yacht of iioft. waterl ne, which is practically finished, and 
is to be launched in a few days. The third vessel is to be 
a schooner, and her frames will be set up as soon as the 
gteam yacht gets out of the shop. , 
