Nov. 14, 1903.] 
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Black sea bass, Edward Llewellyn, of Los Angeles, 
takes both first and second prizes. His largest fish 
weighed 425 pounds, which establishes a new record. The 
second largest weighed 379; for each Mr. Llewellyn re- 
ceived a rod. 
Smallest black sea bass, which weighed but 34 pounds, 
fell to T. McD. Potter, of Los Angeles, for which he re- 
ceived a rod. 
Largest white sea bass, 52 pounds, William Porter 
Adams, of Chicago, was awarded a tackle box. 
Second largest white sea bass, SIJ/2 pounds, Ernest 
Fallon received a gaff. 
Largest yellowtail, 46 pounds, F. P. Newport, of Los 
Angeles, was awarded a rod. 
W. A. Holt, M.D., of Globe, Ariz., had the second 
largest, 44 pounds, and received a gaff. 
For largest albicore, 38 pounds, John Van Liena, of 
Los Angeles, received a rod. 
For largest rock bass, gYz pounds, Rev. H. D. Ward, of 
Huron, S. D., received a line dryer. 
For largest whitefish, L. G. Murphy, of Converse, Ind., 
received a gaff. 
Harry Doss received a fine agate-tipped silver-mounted 
rod for best-equipped launch over four horse-power. 
Harry Nichols received a similar rod for best equipped 
launch under four horse-power. 
Harry Elms, the boatman taking the first tuna of the 
season, was awarded a rod. 
The present holders of cups and records are: Largest 
tuna — C. F. Holder, Pasadena, 1899, 183 pounds; Col. 
C. T". Morehouse, Pasadena, 1900, 251 pounds; F. S. 
Schenck, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1901, 158 pounds; F. V. Rider, 
Avalon, 1901, 158 pounds; John E. Stearns. Los Angeles, 
1902, T97 pounds. Black sea bass — F. V. Rider, Avalon, 
1S98, 327 pounds; T. S. Manning, Avalon, 1899, 370 
pounds ; F. S. Schenck, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1900, 384 pounds : 
A. C. Thompson, Pomona, 1901, 384 pounds; H. T. Ken- 
dall. Pasadena, 1902, 419 pounds. Largest yellowtail — 
F. V. Rider, AA^alon, 1898, 41 pounds ; F. S. Gerrish, 
Jacksonville, Fla., 1899, 37 pounds; R. F. Shocking, Los 
Angeles, 1900, 48 pounds; T. S. Manning, 1901, 33 
pounds; Dr. Trowbridge, Fresno, 1902, 4714 pounds. 
Stfangfc Thingf to Steal. 
Somewhere in St. Louis is concealed a man who has 
stolen 15,000 minnows; and he must have the minnows 
with him, since they can be found nowhere. Next to 
stealing a hippopotamus or a tombstone, one would 
think 15,000 minnows would be the hardest thing to 
steal. But nothing is safe. Still we may be cheered 
over this evidence of originality. One does get so 
tired of reading about the stolen diamond sunbursts 
and necklaces and solitaire rings which our fellow 
citizens seems to own chiefly for the pleasurable ex- 
citement of having them stolen. What a dull life this 
would be to some if they were not the happy owners 
of a chamois bag full of gems. Not one flutter beyond 
the ordinary in a whole decade of OJie's existence, ex- 
cept the occasional visit of a porch climber, the burg- 
lar, or the frequent theft by the trusted house servant. 
And only a languid thrill to the public in the ever re- 
current list where the two rhinestone earrings, the 
mother-of-pearl stickpin, the turquoise bracelet of pale 
blue glass, the rolled plate cuff buttons are listed in the 
papers. When it is 15,000 minnows stolen it is quite 
different. This puts some life into the daily criminal 
annals. It shows a noveltj'^ of conception and an at- 
tention to detail in perpetration. Every theft done in 
St. Louis is marked by peculiar features, in which it 
resembles some other theft by which the detectives may 
trace it to its author. But the stealing of 15,000 min- 
nows stands alone. It has no precedent. It becomes 
a freak in criminal history. It is corroboration of the 
theory that theft is due to sudden recurring aberrations, 
in which the victim takes the first thing he can carry 
off. It may be a barrel of tar or a doorplate, a bucket 
of molasses, a parrot, or 15,000 minnows._ Insanity is 
about the only thing that can account for it. — St. Louis 
Globe-Democrat. 
Book Review. 
The Little Foresters : Stories of Bird and Animal Life 
as the Actors Themselves See It. By Clarence 
Hawkes, author of "Master Friskj'." Price, 60 cents. 
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., New York, publishers. 
This is a very clever nature book, whose subjects are 
delightfully and very naturally treated, as if the writer 
were one of them. There are fourteen character illus- 
trations by Copeland which add materially to the interest 
of the situations, not always pleasant, in which the furred 
and feathered denizens of the woods find themselves dur- 
ing the vicissitudes of a lively summer season; and when 
they all meet eventually in the fall to review the past and 
prepare to separate for southern climes, the breaking 
up of old associations is really affecting. Even the owls 
and the hawks seem reluctant to have the others go, and 
the reader cannot doubt their sincerity. One has to be 
imbued with a true love for nature and its aspects and 
belongings to be able to write in this vein. 
The tendency in these days to invest the more familiaj: 
orders of the brute creation with mentality does much to 
increase one's personal interest in them. Nature books 
are valuable coefficients to the propaganda of "Audubon 
Societies" and other organizations for the prevention 
of cruelty to animals and their wanton destruction. "It 
is hard for us human beings" (as the author says), "who 
live under the protection of the State and its laws, to re- 
alize this constant fear in which the little people of the 
forest live." Charles Hallock. 
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0 Take inventory of the good things in this issue 
of Forest and Stream. Recall what a fund was i5 
given last zveek. Count on what is to come next ^ 
0 zveek. IVas there ever in all the world a more ? 
it abundant weekly store of sportsmen's reading? ^ 
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Flxtofes, 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Nov. 16. — Robinson, 111. — Illinois Pield Trial Association trials. 
W. R. Green, Sec'y. Marshall, 111. 
Nov. 23. — Robinson, 111. — American Championship Field Trial 
Association trials. H. S. Humphrey, Sec'y. Indianapolis, Ind. 
Dec. 1.— Clay City, Ind.— Indiana Field Trial Club trials. C. F. 
Young, Sec'y. 
Dec. 5. — Thomasville, Ga.— Continental Field Trial Club trials. 
John White, Sec'y, Hempstead, N. Y. 
Nov. 16.— Holmdel, N. J.— Poi-ater Club of America's trials. 
C. F. Lewis, Sec'y, New York city. 
Nov. 30. — Chase, City, Va.— Virginia Field Trial Association 
trials. Charles B. Cooke, Sec'y, Richmond, Va. 
Pomts and Flttshes. 
Entries to the Virginia Kennel Club's third annual 
bench show close on November 20. The entry fee is $1.50. 
Tlie premium list can be obtained of the secretary, Mr. 
Chas. B. Cooke, Masonic Temple, Richmond, Va. 
The total number of entries of the Brooklyn dog show, 
this week, is 805. 
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Prizes for Canoeists* 
In order to encourage canoeists and small boat sailors, who do 
their knocking about on inland waters, to keep a record of their 
trips and experiences, the publishers of Forest and Stream 
offer cash prizes for the best accounts of cruises taken during the 
season of 1903. As few restrictions as possible will be imposed, 
and those given are made only with the view of securing some 
uniformity among the competitors' stories, so that the judges will 
be able to make a fair award. 
The prizes will be as follows: 
First prize, $50.00. 
Second prize, $25.00. 
Third prize, $15.00. 
Fourth and fifth, $10.00 each. 
Sixth to eighth, $5.00 each. 
I. The cruise must be actually taken between May 1 and 
November 1, 1903. 
II. The cruise must be made on the (fresh water) inland 
streams and lakes of the United States or Canada. 
III. The canoe or boat in which the cruise is made must not 
be more than 18ft. long over all. 
IV. An accurate log of the trip must be kept, and all incidents 
and information that would be of value to other canoeists covering 
the same route should be carefully recorded. 
V. A description of the boat in which the cruise is made 
should preface the story, and a list of outfit and supplies. 
VI. Photographs of the b-r>at and of the country passed through, 
not smaller than 4x5, should, if ■oossible, accompany each story, 
and they will be considered in making the awards. 
VII. Stories should contain not less than five thousand words, 
written on one side of the paper only. 
VIII. When practicable an outline chart of the trip drawn on 
white paper in black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) should 
also be sent in. While a chart will coynt in estimating the events 
of the log, it is not a necessary factor, and a log may be sent 
without it. 
IX. Competitors should avoid the use of slang or incorrect 
nautical expressions in their stories, as it v/iU count against them 
in awarding the prizes. 
Each manuscript to which a prize is awarded shall become the 
property ot the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. All 
manuscript should reach the office of the Forest and Stream Pub- 
lishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York., on or before De- 
cember 1, 1903. 
CANOEING NEWS NOTES. 
The a. C. A. has recently come into possession of a 
most interesting relic of the earlier canoeing days in this 
countrJ^ i. e., the famous paper canoe, the Maria Theresa, 
in which the late N. H. Bishop made his memorable V03;- 
age from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico. The canoe is 
still in first-class condition, considering its age. It was 
turned over to President Wilkin, of the Board of Gov- 
ernors, by Mr. Bishop's executors, together with the 
original "Sneak Box," and will be held in trust by him, 
pending such time as the A. C. A. is able to provide suit- 
able quarters for it, and other trophies and souvenirs of 
the fraternity which it owns. 
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Mr. L. E. James, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, No. i in the 
American Canoe Association, was a recent visitor at the 
New York C. C. This goes to prove that_ the interest 
in canoeing, once manifested, never dies out in those who 
appreciate nature's truest and best recreation. 
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The Wee-Missouri C. C. has been founded by a num- 
ber of canoeists in St. Louis and vicinity, with quar- 
ters on the Meramec River. This will be of interest to 
A. C. A. men visiting the Exposition in that city next 
summer. 
Toseph Jefferson has stocked the lake on his Louisiana 
farm with bass and other game fish. 
"Not long ago," says the comedian, "I came upon a 
stranger fishing in my lake. I did not learn until after- 
ward that the trespasser had been there all the after- 
noon without a bite. Stepping to his side, I politely in- 
vited his attention to the fact that he was fishing in a pri- 
vate preserve, in violation of the law. 
"The stranger smiled sadlv. 'You are niislaken, sir,' 
he replied.. 'I'm not catching your fish; I'm feeding 
them.'"— New York Tribune. 
A colony of live beavers will be exhibited in the 
Canadian section at th? World's Fair, 
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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 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 mak- 
ing subsequent cruises on the same waters. 
Prizes will be awarded to the three best stories as fol- 
lows: 
First prize, $7S oa , _ 
Second prize, $50.00. n 
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 paper 
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. 
Amefican Power Boat Association. 
At a recent meeting of the American Power Boat Asso- 
ciation held at the Hotel Navarre, New York city, it was 
decided to offer for competition next year a cup for 
power boats valued at $500. The following gentlemen 
were chosen to act as a committee to decide what rules 
should govern the races for the cup and what size boats 
should compete for it. Henry J. Gielow, Atlantic Y. C. ; 
J. H. Wainwright, American Y. C; E. W. Graef, Brook- 
lyn Y C, and A. B. Cole and E M. MacLellan, Manhas- 
set Bay Y C. _ 
_ The association races will begin next season on Decora- 
tion Day. The Executive Committee will provide an 
association pennant. 
The secretary- stated that the Marine Motor Association 
of Great Britain had adopted the association table of 
time allowances. 
During the past season the association held races at the 
Columbia, Indian Harbor, Atlantic, American and 
Knickerbocker Y. C.'s and that some fifteen other races 
were held under the association rules. 
In the rule for rating gasolene explosive engines the 
constant for two-cycle engines was changed from 900 to 
750. The clause was amended to read as follows : 
Gasolene Explosive Engines.— To be calculated by multiplying 
(A) the area of one piston in square inches by the numlier (N) of 
cylinders, multiplied by the stroke (S) in feet, multiplied by the 
maximum number of revolutions (R) per minute, and divided 
by a constant (C) of 1,000 for a four-cycle and 750 for two-cycle 
engines. 
New rules w'ere added to the present rule relating to 
time allowance and endurance contests. They are as fol- 
lows : 
Points in endurance contests shall be scored as follows: Fifty 
points shall be allowed for speed, and .50 points shall be allowed 
for performance. 
For Speed. — The corrected time shall be calculated in accord- 
ance with the rules and tables of allowance. Each yacht making 
the fastest corrected time in its class shall receive 50 points. Each 
other yacht, in the same class shall receive the number of points 
(X) equal to the fastest corrected time in her class, expressed in 
minutes and decimal fractions (T'), multiplied by 50, and the 
product divided by such other yacht's own corrected time ex- 
pressed in the same manner (T) — the formula being: 
T50 
X = 
T' 
For Performance. — ^Fifty points shall be given for perfect per- 
formance of motor, which must run from start to finish of the race 
without adjustment or manipulation of motor, dynamo, batteries, 
reversing gear, or any part connected with the motive power of 
the boat, e-xcept for purposes of lubrication by means of the usual 
devices provided for that purpose. 
From 50 points the following deductions shall be made: 
Five points for each stop of motor or propeller for any cause, 
and in addition thereto. 
Five points for each minute or fraction thereof duration of 
stop or stops. 
Two points for each adjustment or manipulation of motor, 
dynamo, batteries, reversing gear or other mechanism connecleil 
with the motive power of the boat, except for lubrication. 
Fifty points for any stop of 5 minutes duration, or 50 points for 
three stops. 
Courses or endurance corjtfsts sh^)i 1j| §o ^^Rge^ that ^t if;?.5t 
