80 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[J\TLY l8, 1903. 
Indians ; and they are there for the same reason that wild 
deer are in the deepest recess of- the forest, because they 
have been hunted to their last hole — a sadly significant 
reminder of the way in which the white man has borne 
his burden. The ofificial who was sent among these Semi- 
noles to take the census three years ago found only 339 
persons. But Bishop Graj^ who knows them better, per- 
haps, than any other man in Florida, tells me that there 
are about 450 of them, and that they are increasing in- 
stead of decreasing, as is so commonly asserted. They 
liA'e by trapping otter and other game; and alligator skins 
also bring them some money. But the Florida alligator 
is being hard pushed by white hunters, and even this scaly 
dependence is likely to be taken from the Seminole. Mr. 
Flagler also has it in mind to run a branch road over in 
.to Big Cypress Swamp to tap that great cypi-ess forest, 
and when this is done there will be more white man and 
less Indian. Already at the jumping off place, the Semi- 
nole will then be between "the devil and the deep sea." 
Above all things he seems to dread deportation to Indian 
Territory. However, as a last resort, he might take to 
civilization, roll up his sleeves, roll down his pantaloons, 
and go to work. But from this the older ones are averse, 
so the bishop says, and only the younger ones_ are accessi- 
ble to religious teachers, or other civilizing influences. 
The specimens of the tribe which I saw at Fort Lauder- 
dale, a point which they often visit, were handsome, 
healthy looking men. Their ideas of dress are so peculiar 
that at first glance it is not easy to tell whether the per- 
son who stands before you is some new woman come 
to town, or some old man who has borrowed his wife's 
clothes to decorate the upper part of his body and left 
the lower limbs to the play of the breezes and the whisk 
of the mosquito's wing. But they are picturesque and 
interesting. 
Fishing in Rogzt Williams Pafk, 
Providence. R. I.. July 6. — Editor Forest and Stream : 
The fishing at the lake at Roger Williams Park opened 
on July I, as was expected, but up to date nothing un 
usual in size has been caught. The largest pickerel so 
far is given at 3^4 pounds. I saw one caught whicli 
weighed over 6 pomids. An eel of 30 inches was caught 
July 4, but no angler envies an3^one all the 30-inch eels he 
wants to catch. 
The number of pounds allowed is as follows: One 
person. S pounds; two persons, 15 pounds; and three per- 
sons. 20 pounds; this refers to parties in boats. 
This limit has been reached, but the fish, except as 
above stated, have all been of ordinary size. 
No bass have been heard from yet, although they were 
planted there about eight years ago. (Bass fishermen 
wanted.) 
White perch will probably be the best fishing to be had, 
and -some nice ones of one pound and pounds have 
been caught, which is all right for this species. 
The price of boats has been changed from 50 cents 
per hour to 25 cents per hour, and 25 cents per man in 
each boat, which is not unreasonable for good sport. 
All kinds of tackle are used, from the birch and alder 
poles cut from nearby woods to the natural reed poles 
16 feet long. (Imagine fishing from a boat with a pole 
16 feet long!) Of course, the up-to-date angler is there 
with his light split bamboo rod and other tackle to match, 
but it is surprising how many "old time rod" men are to 
be found in this city where there are so many lakes and 
rivers of easy access by trolley and several first-class 
tackle stores where the right goods can be bought. 
The writer will leave the amount required on deposit 
and give boat price for the privilege of fishing from the 
banks, as there is scarcely any part of this 100 acres of 
k'.kes where a bait-caster cannot reach the middle from 
land. The sport is growing more popular each day, and 
many ladies are availing themselves of the opportunity to 
fish here, while the open season is on, which will prob- 
ably last till cold weather sets in. Seldom. 
100 Spommen's finds. 
Some of the Queer Discoveries Made by Those Who Are 
Looking for Game of Fish. 
92 
SoAiE few weeks ago A. E. Levy, of 529 Broadway, 
went fishing down at the Fishing Banks. His luck was 
not exceptionally good, but when he reached honie and 
the catch had been cleaned he found that he had broken 
the record. In the stomach of a cod was found a ten- 
dollar gold niece, with two diamonds set on one side and 
the initials *"P. C E." on the other. Mr. Levy was so 
smazed that he sent the stoiy to the papers, and it was 
copied throughout the country. This he thought would 
be the end of it, and the matter slipped from his mind and 
was forgotten. But yesterday he received a letter from 
Patrick C. Evans, residing in Kansas, who claims the 
ten-dollar piece as his own, and Mr. Levy will surrender 
it to him. Mr. Evans in his letter tells the following 
story: . ^ _ . ., 
"I some days ago saw m a St. Louis paper an item 
about your catching a codfish which when you opened it 
gave up a ten-dollar gold piece, on one side of which 
was a couple of diamonds and on the other the letters 
'P C E.' The coin is my property, Mr. Levy. Ihe 
coin is valuable to me, for the following reason:^ I was 
fool enough about five years ago to go into a. wildcat 
gold mining scheme in Colorado. I paid the piper to the 
tune of about $4,000 before I found out what I was up 
against. The only thing I got out of the enterprise was 
this same ten-dollar piece, which I borrowed from the 
president of the com.pany, a man named Harris Colby, 
at Leadville, Col., having only a check in my pocket at 
the time, and being shy of ready money. As it happened, 
I did not change it, and the next day the mine busted up. 
So I said 1 would keep the coin as a warning to me not 
to be played as a sucker by any man or men who owned 
gold mines. Frank H. Wells, a jeweler, of Denver, Co 
put two diamonds in the' piece, and also put my initials 
on the date side, charging me $30 for the job, and I guess 
the transaction is still on his books if you wish to verify 
my statement. ■, t. 
"I wore the coin some years, an§ tt made good when- 
ever I was tempted to go into some scheme that promised 
a bunch of money for next to nothing invested. I was 
in New Yoi-k on May 4, and remained over for some time 
with friends. We went blackfishing in the lower bay, and 
I was hauling in a fish, when somehow or other the chain 
to which the coin was fastened got caught in the rigging 
of our sloop, which just then rolled, the chain snapped, 
and away went the coin. You can prove the truth of this 
if you will write me, when I will write and send you the 
addresses of witnesses of the accident. I will also give 
you references of good men here and in New York, who 
will vouch for my business and moral character. I am 
interested in the salt industry of this town, and have also 
mining and ranch interests." — New York Times, July 8. 
back to the finish line at the lightship. At the outer 
mark the challenger led Shamrock 1. by about four min- 
utes. The breeze increased a good deal so that on 
the reach to the finish line the boats moved along at a 
smart clip. The old boat was a long distance astern when 
Shamrock IH. swept over the finish line. The summary 
follows : 
tdcMittg. 
Yachting: F/xtwtes for J 903. 
Members of race committee 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. 
America's Cyp Races, Aug. 20 and alternate days, 
JULY. 
15. Eastern, cruise, Marblehead to Vineyard Haven. 
16. Eastern, cruise. Vineyard Haven to Newport. 
IG. Ne\V York, fifty-eighth annual cruise, rendezvous Glen Cove, 
17. Eastern, cruise, Newport to New London. 
17-lS. Pascagoiila, Southern Gulf Coast Y. A., Pascagoula, Miss. 
18. Beverly, second Corinthian, Monument Beach. 
1^. Keystone, dub, Woodmere, L. I. 
18. Atlantic, club, Sea Gate. 
18. South Boston, club, City Point. 
18. Penataquit Corinthian, special, , Bay Shore. 
18. liidtan Harbor, motor boat r.iee, Am. P. B. A., Greenwich. 
18. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club, Oyster Bay. 
18. Corinthian, third championship, Marblehead. 
18. Savin Hill, club, Dorchester Bay. 
18. Canarsie, club. 
18. Kiverside, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., annual, 
18. Corinthian of Stamford, Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound. 
18 Corinthian, 3d champ., Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
18. Winthrop, Y. R. A., open, Winthrop. 
18. Chicago, races for Warrington and Lillienfeld cups. 
18. Royal Canadian, L. Y. R. A., skiff races, Toronto, 
21. Inter-Lake Y. A., open, Put-In-Bay. 
22. Inter-Lake Y. A., open, yacht and power races, Put-In-Bay. 
23. Inter-Lake Y. A., squadron sail and auxiliary race, Put-in-Bay. 
24 Inter-Lake Y. A., open. Put-in-Bay. 
24-25. Biloxi, Southern Gulf Coast Y. A., Biloxi, Miss. 
25. Indian Plarbor, club, Greenwich. 
?5. Beverly, cruise, rendezvous Monument Beach. 
25. Boston, club, Hull. 
25. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club, Oyster Bay. 
25. Royal Canadian, L. Y. R. A., skiff races, Toronto. 
25. JTartford, Y. R. A. of.L. I. Sound, special. 
25. Marine and Field, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay. 
25. Hempstead Harbor. Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, annual. 
25. Bridgeport Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, annual. 
25. Chicago, club, Lake Michigan. 
25. Penataquit Corinthian, cruise, rendezvous Bay Shore. 
27. Atlantic, club, Sea Gate. 
27-29. New York, Newport series, all classes, Newport. 
For Cruising Yachtsmen. 
With the purpose of stimulating the interest in cruis- 
ing, and the keeping of a detailed log by cruising 
yachtsmen during the season of 1903, the publishers of 
Forest and Stream otTer 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 mak- 
ing subsequent cruises on the same waters. 
Prizes will be awarded to the three best stories as fol- 
lows : 
First prize, $75.00. 
Second prize, $50.00, 
Third prize, $25.00. 
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 1903. 
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 descrip- 
tion of the handling of the ship in all weathers will be 
regarded very favorably in making awards, and it is 
suggested to writers that an accurate account be kept 
of all incidents happening while under way. 
4. Photographs of the boat and of the country passed 
through, not smaller than 4x5, should, if possible, ac- 
company each story, and they will be considered in 
making the awards. 
5. An outline chart of the trip drawn on white j-)aper 
in black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) should 
also be sent in. 
6. 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. 
7. 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, 1903. 
Shamrock III. established a new record over the 
thirty-mile windward and return course off Sandy Hook 
on July 6. She covered the course in 2h. 58m. 37s., 
and beat Shamrock I. 6m. i8s. The race was sailed in a 
breeze that varied in strength from five to ten knots an 
hour. Course signals were set on Erin at 12:10, and the 
two boats were sent away five minutes later. Both crossed 
cn the port tack with the new boat ahead and to wind- 
ward. Sheets were eased well off and the boats followed 
in the wake of the tug Cruizer that was logging off the 
course. Shamrock III. carried a balloon jib topsail while 
a baby jib topsail was broken out on the old boat. This 
sail was replaced with a No. i jib topsail and a balloon 
staysail was also set. Shamrock III. dropped Shamrock 
I. very fast. The wind was W. N. W. at the time of the 
start, but it shifted after the boats gybed around the 
putfif mafk, and the boats were able to lay thqr course 
Start. 
.Shamrock III 12 15 13 
Shamrock I 12 15 32 
Outer Mark. Finish. Elapsed. 
1 44 25 3 13 50 2 58 37 
1 48 50 3 20 27 3 04 55 
On the broad reach to the outer mark the challenger 
beat Shamrock I. 4m. 6s., and over the entire course she 
beat her 6m. i8s. 
On July 8 the two boats again met off the Hook. The 
challenger did not make a very creditable showing, and 
only beat the old boat by a small margin. Shamrock 
HI. carried her biggest club topsail. The start and finish 
were made off Sandy Hook lightship. At the time of the 
start the wind had a strength of about six knots and was 
a little to the W. of N. The course was a windward and 
leeward one, and it was logged off by the tug Cruizer. It 
was a down the wind start, and the old boat had a little 
the best of it. The challenger luffed across the stern of 
Shamrock I., and both set spinnaker and balloon jibs. 
The wind had shifted to W. by S. Shamrock III. opened 
up quite a gap on the old boat, and she rounded the outer 
mark over a minute ahead. Baby jib topsails were set 
On both boats for the windward work. They were able 
to lay their course for the finish line after making three 
tacks, as the wind had hauled around to W. N. W. The 
old boat did splendid work in the stronger breeze. The 
summary : 
Start. Outer Mark. Finish. Elapsed. 
Shamrock III 11 56 19 1 19 00 3 18 59 3 22 40 
Shamrock I 11 56 14 1 20 05 3 23 OS 3 26 49 
Shamrock HI. wins by 4m. 9s. 
Sir Thomas Lipton was not entirely satisfied with the 
showing made in this race; so on the day following the 
challenger was docked in Erie Basi-n, and after cleanin.g 
her bottom a fresh coat of enamel was applied. Before 
going in the dock the mast Shamrock III. had been using 
was unstepped and the spar she used in her later trials 
abroad was put in its place. This spar is some four feet 
longer than the one that was removed. 
Winthfop Y* C 
winthrop, MASS., 
Saturday, July 11. 
The regular class handicap race of the Winthrop Y. C. 
v;as sailed off the club house Saturday, July 11, in an un- 
steady S. E. breeze. In the 25ft. class, Idalia led all over 
the course and won on both elapsed and corrected times. 
In the 2ift. class Opechee led easily around the course, 
but lost on corrected time to Rhubena. In the i8ft. class 
there was a close race. Louise and Zetes H. had a hot 
scrap all over the course, Louise finishing four seconds 
ahead. First place, however, went to Mentor, the third 
boat to finish, on corrected time. Eva finished first in the 
iSft. class, but lost to Dot by one second on corrected 
time. The summary: 
25ft Class. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Idalia, T. E. Lester 1 49 30 1 44 .30 
Eclipse; F. Jenkins 1 55 34 1 45 34 
Kit, H. B. Whittier 1 54 00 1 48 OO 
Calvpso, A. W. Chesterton x m 6L 1 50 31 
21ft. Class. 
Rhubena, J. J. Wilde ....2 23 33 2 05 33 
Opecliee, Mr. Gilmore 2 19 20 2 09 20 
18ft. Class. 
Mentor, Cobb and Brainerd 1 15 54 1 11 54 
Louise, W. D; Allen 1 14 43 1 12 43 
Zetes II., T. A. McKie 1 14 47 1 14 47 
Marion, C. A. Newarch 1 23 26 1 15 26 
Sioux, G. J. Buchanan 1 35 OS 1 22 08 
Helen, W. E. Traiser 1 33 13 1 23 13 
Martha, W. Jenkins 1 33 01 1 24 01 
Omene, Mr. 'McDowell 1,33 45 1 24 45 
Henrietta, J. J. McCloskey Did not finish. 
15ft. Class, 
Dot, Dr. Maynard 1 30 52 1 20 52 
Eva, H. G. Flinn ... 1 28 53 1 20 53. ■ 
Cohasset Y, C» 
COHASSET, MASS., 
Saturday, July 11. 
The last race in the first series of the Cohasset Y. C. 
was sailed Saturday, July li, in a fluky S. E. breeze. In 
each of the classes the wins were by about the same mar- 
gin. In the 2ift. class, Eleanor won. Result won in the 
i8-footers, and Willie in the handicap class. The sum- 
mary : 
21ft. Knockabouts. 
Elapsed. 
Eleanor. Moore Bros 1 50 50 
Delta, Ralph E. Williams 1 53 18 
Eleanor, Alanson Bigelow, Jr 1 53 54 
Remora, Courtney Croaker 1 54 35 
l^ft. Knockabouts. 
Result, A. H. Knowles' 2 00 00 
Sabrina, H. W. Hyde 2 03 03 
Kanaka, Hugh Montgomery 2 03 20 
Handicap Class. 
A¥illie H. B. Cousens 1 07 40 
Katrick, J. R. Chapin J J? 
LTndine, Gilbert S. Tower 113 15 
Olyrapia, Sheldon L. Ripley 115 18 
Castrel, Curtis Parker , Withdrew. 
Mattapoisett One-Desigfn Class. 
MATTAPOISETT, MASS., 
Saturday, July 11. 
The one-design class of 15-footers, designed by Messrs. 
Burgess and Packard, were raced off Mattapoisett on 
Saturday, July 11, in a whole sail S. W. wind with a 
choppy sea. The3' were bunched pretty well all over the 
course, No. 8 winning by 35s. The summary. 
Start, 3:30. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Ko 8, Edward Stone (Marion) 4 54 00 1 24 00 
No. 1, S. D. Warren, Jr 4 54 35 1 24 35 
No. 3 T. L. Stackpole, Jr 4 54 40 1 24 40 
No. 2 Mr. Lothrop 4 55 07 1 25 07 
No 6 J. R. Maury (Coot) .... 4 55 36 1 25 36 
No. 10, Miss Means , 5 09 00 1 39 00 
We are indebted to Mr. William Avery Cary, secre- 
tary of the Boston Y, C, for a copy of the club book,. 
T 
