^UG. IS, 1903.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
By deepening gorge or lofty crag. 
He followed, fate-like, on the trail. 
Now, all ye hunters, mark the spot, 
j Where lies the friend who served you well, 
In chase, or out, forget him not! 
' He stood hy you until he fell. 
His life was long, his labors hard, 
'Mong men he never owned a foe; 
He leaves a fame no blemish marred. 
He's gone where all the good dogs go. 
J. E. K. (W. Via.) 
Dogs in Fiction. 
Although it may be conceded that among the ani- 
mals of fiction the horse holds first place, the part 
played by dogs, especially in modern literature, is very 
large and important. The pages of many famous nov- 
els have presented us with members of the canine race 
as carefully drawn and as lovingly delineated as any of 
the human characters, introduced. Not infrequently 
the role of hero or heroine is doubled with, or wholly 
supported by, a dog; and in numberless Instances it is 
an intervention, conscious or unconscious, of a dog 
upon which the whole plot turns. As might be ex- 
pected, it is among the works of such novelists as are 
specially noted as dog lovers that the finest and most 
frequent descriptions of their four-footed friends are 
to be found; and naturally Sir Walter Scott, well 
known for his extreme attachment to dogs, heads the 
list._ 
Big dogs are Scott's special favorites, and his noblest 
example is Sir Kennth's hound Roswal, who bears an 
all important part in the plot of "The Talisman." Ros- 
wal is described as a large stag hound of splendid pro- 
portions and great sagacity, who shares his master's 
watch on St. George's Mount beside the banner of 
England, above the camp of the Crusaders. Tempted 
by woman' guile the knight forsakes his post for a 
short space, leaving Roswal to guard the flag. A base 
attack is made in his absence, and Kenneth returns to 
fipd the flag gone, and its faitMul defender wounded 
apparently to death in its defence. Kenneth's remorse 
for the violation of the English banner is scarcely 
more keen , than his grief over the dog, who wags his 
tail- and licks his master's hand even in the agonies of 
death. It is a most touching scene, drawn by a mas- 
ter hand, and the reader's satisfaction is not less than 
the knight's is represented to be when the Arabian 
physician, Saladin, disguised, appears opportunely, and 
by his timely ministration saves the hound, who lives 
to identify his till then unknown assailant by dragging 
hirn bodily from his horse. In "Ivanhoe," Gurth, the 
swineherd, possesses a noteworthy dog. Fangs by 
name, "a rugged wolfish-looking dog, a sort of lurcher, 
half-mastiff, half-greyhound," who assisis his master in 
the care of his refractory charges, is wounded by Ced- 
ric the Saxon, and whose adventures are carried on 
throughout the book. 
In "Woodstock," again, Scott draws with loving 
touch the portrait of Sir Henry Lee's famous mastiff 
Bevis, who in the first scene accompanies the knight 
to church, where, "bating an occasional temptation to 
warble along with the accord, he behaved himself as 
decorously as any of the congregation, and returned as 
much edified, perhaps, as some of them;" who had, 
moreover, saved his master's life, defended his daugh- 
ter Alice from assault, and fastened- his teeth into the 
sacred person of King Charles II. when the disguised 
monarch was seeking refuge in Woodstock Lodge. 
Among Scott's dogs mention must needs also be made 
of the famous breed of pepper-and-mustard terriers de- 
scribed in "Guy Mannering," and which have ever 
since borne the name of their immortal owner, Dandie 
Dinmont. "I have six terriers at hame, forebye other 
dogs," said that worth}^. "There's Auld Pepper and 
Auld Mustard, and Young Pepper and Young Mus- 
tard, and Little Pepper and Little Mustard. I had 
them a' regularly entered, first wi' the tods and brocks, 
and now they fear nothing that ever cam' wi' a hairy 
skin on't." 
Dickens was a dog lover, and possessed several dear 
canine friends. It is recorded in his biographies how 
greatly moved he was on one occasion by the sympa- 
thetic concern evinced by two of his favorites, Turk 
and Linda, when during a walk he was suddenly struck 
with lameness. Boisterous companions as they always 
were, the sudden change in him caused them boundless 
distress, and for the rest of the journey they crept by 
the side of their master as slowly as he did, never 
turning from him. The finest dog character in Dick- 
ens's novels is undoubtedly Diogenes, the favorite of 
little Paul Dombey, and subsequently presented by Mr. 
Toots to his sister Florence. "As ridiculous a dog as 
one would meet with on a summers day; a blundering, 
ill-favored, clumsy, bullet-headed dog, continually act- 
ing on a wrong idea that there was an enemy in the 
neighborhood whom it was meritorious to bark at." 
Nevertheless, despite his peculiarities, his "habit of 
carrying his tongue out as if he had come express to 
a dispensary to be exatnined for his health," his fall- 
ing upon the man servant, "mortally convinced that he 
was the enemy whom he had barked at round the cor- 
ner all his life and had never seen yet," Diogenes is a 
most estimable animal, and holds our affections till 
the end'of the book. 
Not so Dora's little dog Jip in "David Copperfield." 
a spoiled lap dog drawn to the very life, whose most 
meritorious action is his pathetic death at the moment 
when his foolish, fascinating mistress, Copperfield's 
"child wife," breathes her last. Then there is Sikes's 
dog in "Oliver Twist," "white and shaggy, with red 
eyes, and his face scratched and torn in twenty differ- 
ent places," continually kicked and beaten and half 
killed by his ruffian master, but who clings to him with 
dumb fidelity through all, and in the last scene, when 
the fugitive murderer hangs himself from the roof of 
the house, perishes in a wild attempt to reach his body. 
Reference is also owing to the performing dogs in 
"Old Curiosity Shop." one unhappy member of which 
troupe of artists being unlucky enough to lose a half- 
penny during the day is denied his supper and obliged 
instead to grind mournful music out of a barrel organ 
"sometimes in quick time, sometimes in glow, bwt 
never leaving off for an instant," while watching with 
despairing eyes his companions at their meal. Lovers 
of "Pickwick" also will recall Mr. Jingle's celebrated 
/Ponto," described by his master in characteristic fash- 
ion — "Pointer— surprising instinct — shooting one day- 
entered enclosure — whistled — dog stopped — whistled 
again— Ponto! Ponto!— no go— stock still— would not 
move— staring at a board— 'Gamekeeper has orders to 
shoot all dogs found in this enclosure' — would not pass 
it — ^\'aluable dog that — very." 
Thackeray, however, makes little use or mention of 
dogs. George Eliot also lays no great strees upon 
them, though Adam Bede has a faithful friend 
in Gyp, a gray sheep dog, and Bartie Massey a brown 
and tan bitch. Vixen, whom he refers to contemptu- 
ously as a woman. "Where's the use of talking to a 
woman with babies? She's got no conscience, no con- 
science—it's all run to milk." Lytton makes great cap- 
ital of the performing poodle. Sir Isaac, alias Mops, in 
"What will He do with It?" and Bran, the huge British 
mastiff, is an all important character in Kingsley's 
"Hypatia," where she plays no small part in the re- 
demption of the young Jew Raphael Aben-Ezra. There 
is a dog incident in "Yeast," and a dog in the "Water 
Babies," who was a real dog on a ship once till he 
fell overboard into the sea, where he "kicked and 
sneezed so hard that he sneezed himself clear 
out of his skin and turned into a water dog, 
and followed Tom the whole way to the Other- 
end-of-Nowhere." Such a keen sportsman as 
Whyte Melville was sure to introduce a dog into his 
novels, and there is no more touching or beautiful 
story in all fictional dog annals than is to be found in 
"The Interpreter." One of Captain Marryat's best 
tales, "The Dog Fiend," is, as its title reveals, entirely 
about a dog, an ill-omened cur rejoicing in the appro- 
priate name of "Snarlyow;" and Bronte^lovers will not 
need reminding of the dog in "Shirley." or of Roches- 
ter's dog in "Jane Eyre." Coming to living authors, 
we may instance Conan Dovle's "Hound of the Basker- 
villes," Anstey's "Black Poodle," and Ollivant's "Owd 
Bob," as playing title roles in their own annals. Kip- 
ling has several dogs in his stories, notably Tietjens in 
"The Return of Imray," and Binkie in "The Light that 
Failed." Miss Fowler, Miss Cholmondeley, Stanley 
Weyman, Seton, Merriman, and other authors have 
written of dogs too numerous to mention; though 
special reference is surely m.erited by Montmorency, 
whose presence added so greatly to the remarkable ad- 
ventures of "Three Men in a Boat."— London Standard. 
Bloodhound and Mastiff. 
I YIELD to Mr. Shurter. I said, "I might be wrong," 
and find I was by looking at an old folio edition of John- 
son's Dictionary which belonged to my grandfather one 
hundred years ago. I do not know where I got the im- 
pression of the mastiff, and am glad to have it corrected 
VOK W, 
Yachting: Fixtures 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 Cap Races, Aug. 20 and alternate days. 
AUGUST. 
12. Misery Island, Y. R. A., open, Salem Bay. 
12-15. Atlantic, race week. Sea Gate. 
H'-.?^!* Gloucester, Y. R. A., open, Gloucester. 
Jr?r Annisquam, Y. R. A., open, Annisquam. 
14-1| Southern Southern Gulf Coast Y. A., New Orleans, La. 
15. Beverly, fifth Corinthian, Monument Beach. 
15. Penataquit Corinthian, special. Bay Shore. ' 
15. South Boston, club. City Point. 
1c g°r?eshoe Harbor, Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, annual. 
15. Moriches, special. 
15. Huntington, Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, annual. 
15. beawanhaka Corinthian, club, Oyster Bay 
15. Eastern, Marblehead to Gloucester. ' ; ; 
15. Corinthian, fourth championship, Marblehead. 
15. Royal Canadian, club, Toronto. i ; 
15. Chicago, special. Lake Michigan. 
15 Savil Hill, club, Dorchester Bay. 
■ ^r^^,^-^°'^\ ^- ^- ^- of L. I. Sound, special, 
lb. W illiamsburg, ladies' day. 
}l- d™*'''^^,^"' ^- open. Newburyport. 
il- ii^"". ^o'^^' autumn cups. Glen Cove. 
19. Moriches, ladies' regatta. 
20-21 Duxbury, Y. R. A., open, Duxbury. 
20. First Americas cup race; balance of races to be sailed on 
22. Sou^rB-olfo^^lub'-^fe^PoinT''*^'*' 
I |feSc!;a^^SSS. M^rl^Slk^ 
Zl. Koyal Canadian, club, Toronto. 
lfoF^,V;^?,9,' special. Lake Michigan. 
24-25. Weiifleet, Y. R. A., open, Wellfleet. 
ib. Moriches, McAleenan cup race. 
Michigin. competitive cup races. Chicago. Lake 
27-29. Cape Cod, Y. R. A., open. Provincetown. 
„?• ^eawanhaka Corinthian, club. Oyster Bav 
29. South Boston, club. City Point. 
29. Chicago, special. Lake Michigan. 
on S^'^^^'^^. Corinthian, Monument Beach. 
29. Royal Canadian, club, Toronto. 
29. Corinthian, sixth championship, Marblehead. 
29. Savin Hill, club, Dorchester Bay. 
29. Huguenot, Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, annual. 
SEPTEMBER. 
1. Chicago, special, Lake Michigan. 
4-5. Eastern, open, Marblehead. 
5. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club, Oyster Bay 
5. New York C. C, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay. 
o Royal Canadian, cruising race. Toronto. 
5. Southern, Fornaris cup. New Orleans. 
5. Indian Harbor. Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, fall resratta 
5. Eastern, special, open, Marblehead. 
5. Chicago, special, Lake Michigan. 
6. Columbia, cruise to Indian Harbor. 
5. Hempstead Bay, open. 
5. Penataquit Corinthian, special. Bay Shore. 
5. Beverly, open, Mattapoisett. 
7. Indian Harbor, club, Greenwich. 
7. Beverly, open sweepstake. Monument Beach 
7. Atlantic, club. Sea Gate. 
7. Moriches, annual, open. 
7. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club Oyster Bay 
7. Jamaica Bay Y. R. A. 
7. Larchmont. fall regatta, Larchmont. 
7. Xynn, Y. R. A., open, Nahant. 
7. Williamsburg, cruise. 
7. Norwalk, Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, anoual. 
7, Sachein'i Head, Y. R, A. of L. I. Sound, anntuil. 
7. Penataquit Corinthian, open, Bay Shore. 
Columbia, races for Webb cup, Chicago, Lake Michigan. 
10-12. Seawanhaka Corinthian, Y, R. A. of L. I. Sound, specials. 
and fall regatta. 
12. Keystone, open, VVoodmere, L. I. 
ll^ B^'^^^Jy' seventh Corinthian, Monument Beach. 
12. Bay State, Y. R. A., open, Lynn Bay. 
12. Chicago, handicap race to Kenosha. 
12. Columbia, fall regatta, open, Chicago, Lake Michigan. 
H- Canadian, Prince of Wales cup race, Toronto. 
19. Chicago, special, Lake Michigan. 
19. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. Oyster Bay. 
Larchmont, schooner cup race, Larchmont 
19. Atlantic, fall regatta, Sea Gate. 
19. Bensonhurst, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay. 
19. Manhasset Bay, Y R. A. of L. I. Sound, fall regatta. 
26. Riverside, Y. R, A. of L. I. Sound, ia'.x regatta. 
26. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club, Oyster Bay. 
26. Chicago, handicap. Lake Michigan. 
27. Williamsburg, open, fall regatta. 
OCTOBER. 
3. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. Oyster Bay. 
3. Columbia, special, Lake Michigan.. 
5. Southern, fall. New Orleans. 
10- Columbia, special. Lake Michigan. 
17. Columbia, special. Lake Michigan. 
For Cruising Yachtsmen, 
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mg and the keeping of a detailed log by cruising 
yachtsmen during the season of 1903, the publishers of 
Forest and Stream offer prizes for the best stories of 
cruises submitted to be published in Forest and 
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entertammg records of pleasant summer days spent 
afloat along our coasts and waterways, but will furnish 
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mg subsequent cruises on the same waters. 
Prizes will be awarded to the three best stories as fol-. 
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2 The cruise must be made in a sailing yacht, power 
to be used only as an auxiliary, if at all. 
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boat. Cruises should be treated in as interesting and 
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contain all possible information and data that would be 
of value to men going over the same route. A descrip- 
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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 
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_ 5. An outline chart of the trip drawn on white paper 
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be received at the office of the Forest and Stream Pub- 
lishing Company, 346 Broadwav, New York City, on 
or before Nov. 15, 1903. 
Daily spins took place last week at Newport be- 
tween Reliance and Constitution. There were no real 
races between the two boats, the idea being simply to 
see how Reliance performed with Constitution when 
slight changes were made in her trim. On Saturday 
the boats met for the last time, the owners of Reliance 
feeling perfectly satisfied that the boat was in the best 
possible trim and further trials or changes in the boat 
unnecessary. In almost every trial Constitution would 
start ahead and to windward of Reliance, but befor-e 
they would cover any distance the new boat would work 
through her lee, cross her bows and then outpoint and 
outfoot Constitution, The weather conditions for the 
trial on Saturday were perfect, the sea being smooth, 
and there was just wind enough to heel the boats down 
to their rails. A start was made off Brenton's Reef 
Lightship, and in the beat out to the whistling buoy, off 
Point Judith, Reliance beat Constitution 4m., outpoint- 
ing and outfooting her on this occasion, as she had 
done on all others. 
After haying seen Reliance in almost every race she 
has sailed in since she was launched, we are more satis- 
fied now than ever that the Cup is absolutely safe. 
\¥hile we do not wish to underestimate the speed of 
Shamrock III., we shall be surprised if she takes even 
one race. 
Mr. August Belmont did a very courteous and sports- 
manlike thing when he practically turned Constitution 
over to be used as a trial boat for Rehance. He un- 
doubtedly had hopes of defending the Cup this year 
and he spent a large sum of money preparing Consti- 
tution for the races. He has had a season of con- 
tinued hard luck, Constitution having been "hoodooed" 
from the start, and her frequent accidents having caused 
many disappointments, both to the boat's owner and 
to her many admirers. Constitution's double spreaders 
were the cause of many mishaps, and had they been 
discarded at the first of the season she would have 
shown up to much better advantage, although it is not 
likely she would have beaten Reliance. The double 
spreader was found to be a failure in small boats 
years ago, and why the contrivance should have been 
tried in a ninety in the second season after it was 
found unsatisfactory in the first is a mysterv. 
The two Shamrocks met in their last trial before the 
Cup race last Sakirday. The trials between the two 
boats here have been of as doubtful a nature as those 
held on the other side. Although the dailv papers have 
devoted columns to the races between the two boats 
no one really knows whether the challenger is five' 
ten or fifteen miles faster than Shamrock I over a 
thirty-mile course. There is no doubt that Shamrock 
