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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Oct. 22, 1904. 
A. J. Dosch— 40, 29, 24, 28, 27, 31, 21, 24, 25 ; total, 250. 
W. Gilbert— 35, 24, 26; total, 85. 
Captain G. W. Fenimore — 25, 26, 29, 45, 73, 25, 41, 27, 
31, 41, 30; total, 393. 
Robert A. Inch— 25, 27, 31, 30, 24, 28, 30, 27, 26, 22, 25, 
25; sheepshead, 15; total, 335. 
L. P. Streeter— 23, 30, 26, 26, 32, 26, 26, 24, 32, 28, 27; 
total, 300. 
Cyrus Detre — 35. 
E. J. Hudson — 22, 23; total, 45. 
J. F. Seger— 27, 31, 19, 28, 26, 26, 43, 27, 28, 31; total, 
286. 
L. F. Douglass — 23, 25; total, 48. 
E. P. Johnson — 27. 
E. C. Raher— 19, 28, 38, 40 ; striped bass, 2*/ 2 ; total, 134. 
E. B. Stout— 35, 39; striped bass, 12; total, 86. 
Charles F. Schukraft— 47, 26, 35, 20, 20)4, 19, 28, 23, 
25, 25; striped bass, 8; total, 277 l / 2 . 
John L. Hoffman— 26, i8y 2 , 28, 35, 19^ ; total, 127. 
Robert R. D'Bacher— 16, 28^, 32, 16, 24^, 23^, 25; 
striped bass, 20; total, 185^. 
Fred. Wilkie— 28, igY 2 , 17, 24^, 24; total, 113. 
Frank Kinbacher— 26, 18, 18, i6]/ 2 , 15, 14^, 13, T-9 J A, 28, 
24, 23 ; total, 2i7 l / 2 . 
Frank Conway— 22, 26, 28, 26, 27, 25 ; striped bass, 22 ; 
total, 176. 
All the above are in pounds, and are channel bass un- 
less otherwise specified. 
The Striped Bass of the St. Lawrence. 
Washington, D. C, Oct. 15.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: In the number of Forest and Stream for Octo- 
ber 15 (p. 527), is a communication from Mr. E. T. D. 
Chambers, in which the "bar" of the St. Lawrence is' 
identified with the common striped bass (Roccus 
lineatus). I am not aware that that species is found, as a 
regular inhabitant, in the Great Lake basin, although 
wanderers do sometimes find their way there. The com- 
mon striped bass, or bar of the lake basin and St. Law- 
rence, is quite a distinct species {Roccus chrysops), practi- 
cally confined to fresh water and occurring not only in 
the lake system, but also in the Mississippi basin system. 
It never attains the size of the striped bass, and js a 
deeper and more compressed fish, has a more arched back, 
and the teeth on the base of the tongue are in a single 
patch instead of two rows; the ground color is also gen- 
erally lighter, and the dark stripes narrower than in the 
striped bass. There are other minor differences, but those 
enumerated will suffice to distinguish the two species. 
It is quite possible that the fish of 32 pounds noticed 
may have been an astray of the true striped bass. It 
would, indeed, be a giant for a true'bar. More informa- 
tion is required. Theo. Gill. 
The Acrobatic Grilse and Others. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
The charming story by Mr. Newberry, "Grilse on a 
Trout Rod," and written straight from his heart, yet 
shows that in his enthusiasm he makes statements that 
would hardly be voted correct by a jury of his brother 
anglers. This is rather to his credit : we have all done 
the same. But really, does he seriously go on record as 
confirming the statements in his final paragraph, as 
follows ?'. 
"Black bass? Pooh! Speckled trout? Stuff! Rainbow 
trout? Bosh! Grayling? Fiddle! I have caught them 
all over and over again, and they don't for -an instant 
compare with the acrobatic grilse. The salmon is the king 
of fish, and to take grilse on a trout rod is as good sport 
as this world has to give." 
Some of Mr. Newberry's fellow anglers were in New- 
foundland last summer, and took grilse on a trout rod. 
The sport was royal ! But let a fisherman take rainbow 
trout on the Baldwin in Michigan, small-mouth black bass 
at Delaware Water Gap, and especially the lordly gray- 
ling on the Au Sable River in Michigan, and it will be 
strange, indeed, if he does not tip his hat in entire respect 
for either and all of these game fish. Or let Mr. New- 
berry try the ouananiche at Red Indian Lake in New- 
foundland; or better still, that demon of the salt water, 
the savage bluefish, and he will, I feel sure, not insist on 
saying "Pooh !" "Stuff!" "Bosh!" and "Fiddle!" 
L. F. Brown. 
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Alabama Field Trials. . . Iiir 
Huntsville, Ala., Oct. 14.— Editor Forest and Stream: . 
In order to get a few notes of interest before the sports- 
men of this country relative to the coming field trials to 
be held at this place under the auspices of the Alabama 
Field Trial Club, commencing December 12, I desire to 
call special attention to the Free-for-All stake, which has 
a guaranteed purse of $300 to run for. 
This is the second season a Free-for-All stake has been 
offered by this club, and if successful we hope to increase 
its value until it will attract the best talent of the 
country. 
The hunting grounds are well located, being only a few 
minutes' ride from the city, and promise to afford plenty 
of birds for trial purposes. 
Special arrangements will be made to provide partici- 
pants with all necessary accommodations at a nominal 
COSt. . ■ :• ''V. 
The services of the best judges that can be obtained 
will be secured, and we hope to make the event success- 
ful, both socially and financially. 
We respectfully solicit the patronage of sportsmen and 
fanciers, so "come one, come all." 
J. M. Kirkpatrick, Secretary. 
Points and Flushes. 
The Southern Beagle Club have issued the programme 
of their third annual meeting and field trials for 1905. The 
trials are fixed to be held at Centreville, Miss., on Febru- 
ary 21. The programme can be obtained of Mr. John 
Redhead, secretary, Centreville. 
* * * The current number of Game Laws in Brief gives 
law'.* of all States and Provinces. Price 25 cents. 
Cash System for Clubs 
BY EDWARD M. MACLELLAN, CHAIRMAN HOUSE COMMITTEE, 
MANHASSET BAY Y. C. 
To those responsible for the business management of 
yacht clubs, probably the most vexing question is that of 
supervising the details of the book accounts, particularly 
as regards members' monthly house checks. 
When the treasurer has the spare time, coupled with a 
knowledge of accountancy sufficient to enable him to work 
out the detail of his monthly statement and see that such 
details are properly shown, the work of the governing 
board is materially simplified. It is more .often the case 
that this officer cannot give the time which the_ work 
properly requires, with the result that it is carried on 
either by the club clerks or by an accountant. In the 
former case, owing to the difficulty of securing competent 
clerical assistants, because of the short season of employ- 
ment, the results reached are more or less unsatisfactory, 
while with the average accountant the trouble lies in fail- 
ure to appreciate the necessity of having the same man 
carry on the work, instead of detailing a different man 
each month, the effect being that there is no one with a 
sufficent grasp of the many details involved to prepare 
an intelligent and concise statement. 
It is a fact that clubs generally do not secure the best 
prices for supplies, for the reason that, rightly or wrongly, 
such accounts are looked upon by dealers as long time 
ones, so that an additional percentage is charged as an 
offset. No better reason can be named for this than that 
it is generally customary for the club to allow members a 
credit of from thirty to ninety days on their accounts. As 
the average club is not blessed with a large working capi- 
tal, the dealer has to wait, and this- is aggravated where 
the by-laws governing members' credit are not enforced, 
often because of a disinclination to drop men who are 
fully able to pay their accounts, but do not do so, either 
because of slack business methods, or through a lack of 
comprehension of the fact that club accounts should be 
paid when due. 
It is generally agreed that in the detail of club man- 
agement at least, England is many years in advance of 
this country, and it has long been customary there to re- 
quire cash payment for supplies, the doorkeeper calling the 
attention of the member to this rule when overlooked. 
The control possible in a city club house, with but one or 
two entrances, is impossible in a yacht club, where also 
it is inadvisable to require payments in cash, owing to 
the .necessity for employing large numbers of extra ser- 
vants to care for the week-end business, who may be more 
or less irresponsible. . 
Practically the bulk of club bookkeeping consists in 
properly distributing, charging, and collecting members' 
house account checks, without which the accounting work 
would be reduced to a minimum, while at the end of the 
fiscal year every club has a greater or less balance due 
from members, for unpaid house accounts, which th$ use "of 
a cash system would eliminate. The question then be- 
comes one of how best to put such a system into operation 
without the promiscuous, handling of money by the club 
servants. . - 
Among- many of, the golf clubs a coupon book system 
has been in use, as a rule with some degree of success, 
although when given a trial in the Royal Canadian and 
Marblehead Corinthian Yacht Clubs it did not find favor. 
The club supply books used by the Manhasset Bay Yacht 
Club fire in many respects similar to those tffed 4n the 
clubs named, . except that in detail they have been ar- 
ranged and carried out in such manner as to insure 
against objection to their introduction by the members. 
The books are printed in denominations of one,, five, ten, 
twenty dollars, each denomination having a different 
colored cover, the coupons being also printed on different 
colored stock, according to their value. 
The one dollar books have manila covers and contain 
twenty 5-cent coupons, printed on white stock. 
The five dollar books have green covers and contain 
ten 5-cent coupons on white stock, twenty 10-cent 
coupons on yellow stock, and ten 25-cent coupons on 
blue stock. 
The ten dollar books have terra cotta covers and con- 
tain the same coupons as the five dollar books, also ten 
50-cent coupons on pink stock. 
The twenty dollar books have a blue cover and con- 
tain the same coupons as the ten dollar books, also ten $1 
coupons on gray stock. 
This variety of books enables the member or visitor 
from another club to purchase supplies in any quantity. 
The following conditions are printed on the back of each 
book, and govern their use : 
This book is valid only when stamped with the club stamp and 
the name of the purchaser written on the cover. 
Where an entire book is exchanged for supplies, it is requested 
that the cover of same be destroyed to prevent the book being re- 
issued. ! : 
Unused portions of club supply books will be redeemed at the 
club office, to amount of remaining coupons, providing same re- 
main undetached from the cover of the book. 
EXTRACT FROM BY-LAWS. 
Chapter II. 
Section 1.— Members and visitors, before obtaining supplies of 
any kind, at the club house, must purchase club supply books, 
which may be had at the office in the club house, of the House 
Committee, or of the club treasurer, which books must be paid 
for at the time they are delivered. 
Section 2.— Coupons from a club supply book to the amount of 
check covering the supplies furnished, shall be exchanged for all 
supplies. 
The supply ] books are in the custody of the club 
treasurer, who from time to time furnishes them to the 
clerk in charge in such quantities as the business of the 
club requires, This clerk turning in to the treasurer his 
collections for books sold, which, together with the books 
remaining on hand, must balance with the amount 
represented by those originally furnished him. As the 
books are numbered, and the handling of cash is thus 
confined. to but one employe, there is practically no chance 
for -leakage. ' : 
. A daily record is kept of all coupons turned in by the 
various departments, the difference between the aggregate, 
of these and the books sold. to any given date representing 
the amount in" which the club is indebted to the members. 
This . amount during the past season has averaged $250, 
while last year the average indebtedness of the members 
to the club was about $3,800. v '; 
At the Manhasset Bay Club, coupons are exchanged for . 
all supplies furnished, including restaurant and gaso 
lene; they are also taken for stage fares and expressage, 
so" that no money is received at the club except what is 
paid in for the supply books. 
■ After a- season's trial of the supply book . system, . the 
Manhasset Bay Yacht Club has demonstrated that the 
principal objection to its adoption — i. e., that it would cut 
down the business done by the club— has no foundation in 
fact : for in spite of the present season having been ,the 
worst that yachting has experienced in many years past, 
the business done has .been excellent, 'and a good profit 
shown in the paying accounts. It has been found 
that those members whose expenditures do not require 
their close consideration, spend more than ever, while to 
,the good fellow with the champagne appetite and beer in- 
come, the supply book has proved a blessing in disguise. 
Beyond the question of possibly reducing the volume of 
business done, the only other objection brought against 
the supply book, was that of the inconvenience caused to 
members through requiring them to purchase and carry 
these books. It is only fair to bear in mind that in every 
club there are a few men who assume the responsibility 
and give their time and best efforts, in order that the or- 
ganization which is their hobby shall become a permanent 
success. If through the adoption of the supply book the 
amount of work, supervision and expense to the club is 
materially reduced, the member at large, who has any in- 
terest in the advancement of his club, will not consider 
for a moment the slight amount of trouble which its use 
entails to him, and this has emphatically proved to be 
the case in the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club, for there has 
not been a single complaint against its use during the 
past summer. 
40ft. Waterline [Cruiser. 
During the next few weeks we will publish several 
of the designs that received honorable mention in the 
competition given last spring by this paper for a 40ft. 
waterline centerboard cruiser. In this issue there appears 
the design submitted by Mr. Morgan Barney, of New 
York city. This designer's work has found its way into 
these pages before, but we think more highly of this boat 
than any of Mr. Morgan's previous productions^ , 
This boat would make a fine all-round cruising craft . 
under either the yawl or the sloop rig. She has much 
room below decks. The cabin plans show the arrange- 
ment so clearly that no description is necessary. . The 
dimensions follow : 
Length — • 
Over all 61 ft. 8in. 
L.W.L. 40ft. 
Overhang — 
Forward 9ft. 8in. 
Aft I2ft. 
Breadth- 
Extreme 14ft. 6in. 
L.W.L. 13ft. ioin. 
Draft- 
Without board 6ft. 
, With board ... 13ft. 
• Freeboard — 
- Forward '. .......... ....5ft. 4m. 
Least ......... • • ..3ft- Sin- 
wax Aft v. 4ft. ■ 
Steam Yacht for Alfred Marshall. — Work has com- 
menced at Morris Heights on a new steam yacht for Mr. 
Alfred Marshall, owner of Levanter. The new boat is 
of composite construction, and is 131ft. over all, 109ft. 
waterline, 17ft. breadth, and 6ft. 5in. draft. The boat will 
have a flush deck and two deck houses. The owner's 
quarters will be comfortably fitted up, as the boat will be 
jsed solely for cruising. The builders guarantee a speed 
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