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EpHEST AND STREAM. 
;|JUNE 25,: 1904. 
The Honesty of Anglers. 
: I SAw4 few days ago a shprt sketch wherein a, tackle 
- dealer stated that during the many years He had been in 
business he had occasion to send thousands of dollars' 
worth of his wares on approval, and that he had never 
lost a single dollar. His verdict was that in monetary 
matters anglers were honest to a fault. 
If he had only stopped here, all would have been well; 
hut he didn't. _ He went on' further to say that when it 
came to the size and count' of fish the best of them lied 
like Greeks! 
Now, why is it tl^at when aii angler, is meastiring a 
trout by the distance ^of his parted forefingers and giv- 
ing its weight at the same- time, that one's fingers and 
tongue should simultaneously become so elastic ? Even 
/slaid parsons have been known to get on that two or 
three extra inches, and extra pounds as well! There 
must be sorne reason for this. The unbeliever would say 
likely that it originated with the miraculous draught of 
fishes so incorrectly and incongruously depicted by 
Michael Angelo. 
^ Be all this as it may, while I do not proclaim all anglers 
liars, yet I have, in my own personal experience, known 
some of them to have lied and have had it brought 
pretty "close to home" in having been accused of doing 
so myself by some jealous and disgruntled brother 
angler. 
, Larceny becomes absentmindedness in the matter of 
umbrellas, and I presume fish stories vary in the ratio of 
the enthusiasm of the angler. When you hear of an 
augler being referred to as "the most enthusiastic angler 
I ever knew," it is safe to say that such is just another'; 
term for unparalleled mendacity.- 
As anglers vie with each other iri the matter of landing 
the heaviest trout, so do they carry this commendable ■ 
rivalry to the describing of the fish caught, long afteir it 
has been weighed, fried, and eaten. ' . ^ 
Matters have arrived at such a pitch that nowadays 
when an angler has landed the veritable "daddy of ■ the 
pool," he goes to the J. P. and has drawn up a foifmal 
document reciting all the facts, and signing same before 
ths justice has the document duly witnessed by 3-11 the 
onlookers. And when around the fire-place recounting 
battles upon lake and stream, a man, fortified with such 
a document, pulls, it out and exposes it to the gaze of the 
asseinbled brother anglers, silence reigns or the very in- 
tegrity of the document is called into question. 
The camera and a tape-line and the very indicated 
scale-weight, form a supposedly impregnable combination 
of facts and figures and measures that don't lie. Yet 
they even do tricks with a camera that make things seem 
so that -ai'e not so. 
So, with such an existing state of affairs, it is safer to 
let the other fellow tell his story first and then go him 
one better and let it go at that. 
, • • Charles Cristadoro. 
President Starbucfc of the Cuvtct Cluh. 
A RECENT issue of a Cincinnati exchange savs of Mr. 
Alex. Starbuck's interest in the Cuvier Club and services 
in its behalf : 
"When first elected president of the club, Mr. Star- 
buck found a decaying organization with a membership 
of only 180. This during his nine years' service he in- 
creased by hard work and skillfur management to about 
500. He vigorously prosecuted many offenders of the 
game laws, the number for this year to date being twenty 
cases, of which the large majority of them were convicted 
and fined. Mr. Starbuck soon gave the club a well de- 
served national reputation. With a desire to keep well 
posted on game laws and bird- and fish increases or de- 
creases, he developed a correspondence with almost every 
game and fish commissioner in the different States and 
Territories and with the officials of the Smithsonian In- 
stitution. Mr. Starbuck was largely instrumental in se- 
curing State and National legislation for the protection 
of game and fish and forest preservation. He prepared 
-many important articles on special features for sports- 
men's journals and newspapers at home and abroad, and 
was ever alert in obtaining the support of many noted 
'naturalists and influential men to his methods of 
protection. 
"He has been exceedingly generous to the club, having 
;"dbna,ted birds and books and other things that must have 
cost fully $5,000. He gave the beautiful and rare collec- 
tion of Birds of Paradise, which stands in a revolving 
.cabinet in the north end of the museum. Some of these 
birds cost as high as $50 apieGe,.,and are considered the 
finest collection of that species of bright plumaged birds 
in the country, with the exception of those in the Smith- 
sonian Institution. His libr-rry of natural^ history, which 
he presented to the club, embraces nearly 1,500 volumes, 
and was the collection of a lifetime. One volume alone 
is valued at over $200. 
"Mr. Starbuck seems to be especially fitted for ' the 
work, and the advancement of the organization to a 'still 
higher plane. He is now in his seventy-ninth year,' and 
hale and hearty, and bids fair to add another decade to it. 
In a few days he will leave for the Northwest, where 
he proposes to have some genuine sport with the beautiful 
brook trout and the gamy black bass, and in addition a 
grand old talk with Dame Nature." 
Fishing- with a Remota in Cuba. 
The fish employed was the sucking fish, or remora. A 
strong small twine was made fast round the tail of the 
fish, which was kept in a vat until its services were re- 
quired, and then thrown overboard. It ran instinctively 
toward the first fish which its line permitted it to reach, 
and instantly made itself fast by its oval disc or sucker 
at the top of its head. The moment the fisherman felt 
that such was the case, he gently drew in the line unto 
the surface, then carefully thrust his finger under the 
disc, which broke the connection, and secured the game. 
He then permitted the sucking fish to return again to 
the water. We found this a most successful method of 
fishing. — Fish and Fisheries. 
To Keep Ferrules from Sticfcingf. 
New York, June 15.— Editor Forest and Stream: All 
anglers know that trouble is often had from the sticking 
of the ferrules of rods. I have discovered that if the" fer- 
rules of fishing-rods are dipped in a little bit of fine flake 
graphite, it absolutely prevents ■ their sticking. The 
treatment is an entirely simple one and as certain as it 
is simple; and I have received the blessing of several 
anglers for putting them on to this little trick. 
G. P. H. 
Atlantic Y. C . 
Sea Gate, New York Bay — -Tuesday, June 14. 
Twelve boats entered the thirty-eighth aiinual' regatta of the 
Atlantic, Y. C, which was held on Tuesday, June 14, over courses 
in the Lower Bay. A fine breeze, S. by E., held throughout the 
race, making fast- times possible.. The, feature of the day was the 
struggle between the Class M boats Redwing and Vivian, ,11., 
both of Herreshoff design. 
The course led from Sea Gate to Southwest Spit and return, a 
distance of 14 miles. It was a close reach out against an ebb tide, 
which set the starters down quite a bit below the mark. Vivian 
II. had a lead of only 14s. at the turn. Coming home with 
spinakers set the boats had gotten on practically even terms, 
when Vivian II. tore her spinnaker and was put out of the run- 
ning. . Redwnig finished Im. 6s. in the )ead._ 
The 30-footers Bobtail and Baglieera, which sailed the same 
course, covered the last part of the journey in very close range. 
A lead of Im. 30s. held by Bobtail at the outer mark was ' cut 
dow,n by . B.agheera to , only 86s. at the finish. 
The schooner Lasca, liad no competitor, but sailed oyer the 26- 
mile course out around Scotland Lightship and back in good 
time. The other starters went from Sea Gate to and' aroufld Old 
Orchard Shoal Light and return, a distance of 12% niiles. It was 
a reach out and a reach horrie.' The best work was done "by the 
Class P boat, Naiad, and the Hand creation, Miss Judy, built 
under the new rules to the top of Class Q. Many of the Starters 
have not yet been measured. Corrected times were_ therefore 
unobtainable, and the absolute winners cannot be decided until 
they are figured out. The summat-ies: 
Schooners — Start, 11:10. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Lasca, R. S. McCurdy ...2 22 34 3 12 34 
Sloops— Class M— Start, 11:15., ' ' ' 
Redwing, J. B. O'Donohue. . . .1 12 34 1 57. 34 
Vivian II., S. E. Vernon 1 13 40 1 58 40 
Sloops— Class N— Start, 11:15., 
Bobtail, E. F. Luckenbach.. ' .1 16 20 2 01 20 
Bagheera, Hendon Chubb .....1 16 56 2 01 56 
Sloops— Class P— Start, 11:20. 
Naiad, Dr. J. B. Palmer.... ' ••.1 06 34 , 1 46 34:; 
Smoke, L. H. Dyer ..T 07 36 1 47 36 
Sloops— Class Q— Start, 11:20." ' ' 
Miss Judy, D. D. Allerton 4 ?!^ ' f flff . 
Mary, Max Grunder. 1 09 34 1 49 34 
Cicada, A. D. O'Neill ''^ ^l^^ Hi ll 
Careless, F. J. Havens.......... ,1 14 47 1 54 47 
Sloops— Class R— Start, 11:25. ' ■ : 
Sandpiper, W. W. Redfern 1 36 54 2 11 54 
Marine and Field Club. 
Bath Beach, Gravesend Bay— Saturday, June 18. 
The annupj open regatta of the Marine and Field Club, was held 
on Saturday, June 18, in a light breeze, which at times threatened 
to die away altogether. Twenty-three of the best'- racing boats in 
the vicinity entered 'the; contest,' all but three of which, finislied. 
The ■ leaders in the dil¥erent I classes ivere: •Vivian. .II,-, . Bobtail,. 
Lizana Miss , Jud}'-, . Beta, Sandpaper, .Bo.ozie,.' and .Kelpie. " ." Sand-- 
piper ajid Boozie scored sailovers. It is not thought thaf.eorrected-. 
times which were unavailable because of insufficient data,i will 
make'the winners differ from the boats which led in each class. 
Glasses M and N covered a course from the start of? Bath Beach 
to Craven Shoal Buoy, thence to Buoy No.- 12, off Coney Island 
Point, and home. The first leg, which was close-hauled work, was 
made tediouis by the scant success met in bucking the ebb tide 
with only a faint W. breeze stirring. When the second .mark was 
finally reached, great difficulty was experienced in rounding. The 
wind eventually freshened and veered more to the northward. 
When the fleet became straightened out, Bobtail led in the long 
leg for home. Redwing withdrew. Bagheera was the second boat 
in, Vivian II. next and Era last. The regatta committee decided 
not to send the boats over the second round, and ended the contest 
for Classes M and N at this point. 
The other starters covered the regular Association course, with 
marks off Fort Hamilton, Sea Gate and Ulmer Park. They had a 
beat, a reach, a run and a reach, taking the legs in the order at 
first named. When the breeze shifted the leg from Fort Hamilton 
to Sea Gate was changed to a run, the next was a reach and 
windward work brought the starters home. Great trouble was 
met in turning the mark off the Fort on the first round. The 
course was covered twice. Lizana, Miss Judy, Boozie, Sand- 
piper, Beta, Alpha, and Kelpie were sailed in clever manner. 
The summaries: 
Sloops— Class M— Start, 3:05. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
. Vivian II., S. E. Vernon ...5 55 42 2 50 42 
Redwing,' J. B. O'Donohue Did not finish. 
Sloops— Class N— Start, 3:05. 
Bobtail, E. F. Luckenbach 5 50 33 2 45 33 
Bagheera, Hendon Chubb 5 53 59 2 48 59 
Era (ex- Vivian), E. H. M. Roehr 6 00 38 2 55 38 
. . Sloops— Class P— Start, 3:10. 
Lizana, D. S. Wylie 4 59 06 1 49 06 
Smoke, L. H. Dyer Did not finish. 
Sloops — Class Q — Start, 3:10. 
Miss Judy, D. D. Allerton.. ' 5 01 05 1 51 05 
Mary, Max Grunder 5 04 21 1 54 21 
Ogeemah,' Alfred Mackay. 5 06 31 1 56 31 
Careless, F. J. Havens ..5 08 21 1 58 21 
Wraith, Calvin Tompkins 5 08 32 1 58 32 
Cicada, A. D. O'Neill......... ...5 11 33 2 01 33 
■ • Sloops — Class R — Start, 3:15. 
fSandpiper, W. W, Redfern 5 09 19 1 54 19 
Sloops— Class RR— Start, 3:20. 
Beta, Srtfed^ker & Camp. 5 32 07 2 12 07 
-Alpha, ■ Holcombe & Howell. 5 32 37 2 12 37 
Gamma, A'. Hv Piatt 5 37 37 2 17 37 
Deltav J. J. M'ahoney 5 45 30 2 25 30 
' Catboats— Class V— Start, 3:25. 
Boozie, C. D. Durkee 5 25 37 2 00 37 
Marine and Field Special — Start, 3:30. 
Kelpie, W. K. Brown 5 34 18 2 04 18 
Esperance, T. A. Hamilton 5 44 22 2 14 22 
Jig-a-Jig,, W. A. Hutcheson 5 48 27 2 18 27 
Quinque; P. D. Knowles ...Disqualified. 
Sowthern Y. C 
' Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, La. — Saturday, Jvme 4. 
The So,uthe,rn Y. C. held its first annual motor boat regatta on 
Saturday, June 4. Just one week after the club had celebrated 
its fifty-fifth annual regatta for sailboats, Saturday, May 28, there 
was inaugurated the initial yearly event for power craft. What a 
far cry it is from the day that the Southern yachtsmen could 
first muster enough sailboats to give a regatta to the time when 
the -fleet of motor boats becomes so important that a special re- 
gatta, can be organized ^or their benefit. The fact is that from a 
small beginning three or four years ago, the power yachts now 
form a distinct and formidable wing of the fleet. There are more 
than seventy-five boats with engine power enrolled in the fleet 
oi . the Southern Y. C. 
For this first big motor boat race great preparations had been 
made, and the owners in this division of the fleet were in a 
hubbub of anticipation for weeks before the time set for the 
event. The new rules for measurement and rating of the 
American Power Boat Association were used, and to say the 
least there were great trials and tribulations before a bunch of 
boats big enough to make a race could be properly measured and 
rated. While the measurement rule in its very newness was rather 
trying to the measurers and owners, it is evidently one of merit, 
for it turned out that several narrow, high-power racers lost on 
allowance to boats of more wholesome makeup and of larger 
accommodations. 
Of the seventy-five craft only seventeen finally tacked their 
numbers on their bows and faced the regatta committee 'for a 
start. ^ The course was a five-mile triangle, twice around, ten 
miles m all. Ihere was a strong wind and rather rough water. 
After the motor boat races were over the entire fleet of power 
and sailnig yachts was reviewed by the commodore, all the yachts 
being gayly decorated, the scene being one of the grandest ever 
seen on the waters of old Lake Pontchartrain. The following is 
the summary of the motor boat races: 
First-class Cabin Vessels. 
„, ... Elapsed. Corrected. 
Ch'lian 1 28 08 1 19 18 
, 1 25 16 1 15 16 
Skirmisher 1 27 36 1 27 36 
Sabrma Withdrew. ' • 
Second-Class Cabin Vessels. 
Ii'n^f • • 1 34 50 1 23 45 
Enchantress 1 51 04 1 40 08-. 
Lurline 1 43 50 1 43 32 
f^lp'j.e 1 46 52 1 46 52 
Edwina L 2 09 24 2 01 02 
Third-Class Cabin Vessels. 
Primrose 2 22 40 2 22 40 
Lucille 2 26 13 2 25 18 
First-Class Open Vessels. 
Security 1 29 24 1 29 24 
Wolverine II 1 35 28 1 34 43 
Second-Class Open Vessels. 
Melzo 1 49 50 1 49 50 
Nolso 2 30 35 2 18 21 
Auxiliaries — Go-as-you-please. 
Sea Em 1 59 58 1 59 58 
Coon , 2 22 15 2 22 15 
Lynn Y. C. 
Lynn, Mass., Friday, June 17. 
A club race of the Lynn Y. C. was sailed in Lynn harbor on, 
Friday, June ^^. In the one-design 15-footers the Winneaden 
added another to her clean list of victories. In the handicap 
class Luella C. was first in at the finish, but lost (o Reliance on 
corrected time. The summary; 
One-Design Class. 
, , r. , -r Elapsed. 
Wmneaden, James Spratt ; i iq 47 
Haymaker, W. E. Johnson [ 1 12 30 
San Toy, William Ridlon .....^ 1 16 18 
Handicap. 
Reliance, Charles Curry, 15m .^'I'l^^'lo'^' 
Bazoo, M. Randall, 13m 1 ]5 32 
Luella, C, J. J. McGray, scratch 1 23 4'J 
