FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Class 44— Triok Dogs— For best dog or bitch, $20 ; second beet, 
$ 10 . 
This premium will be awarded by a committoo appointed for the 
purpose, and aftor competitive exhibitions to be givon on each 
afternoon and evening of the show. 
For further particulars address E. J. Forster, Secretary, P. O. 
Box 8008, Boston. 
Officers for 1878. — Pres., W. 14. Cowing; Vice-Pres., J. Fottlor, 
Jr., E. L. Dorr; Tress., T. T. Sawyer, Jr. ; Secy., E. J. Forster. 
Exhibition Committoo— F. B. Oroenough, I. Nelson Borland, T. 
T. Sawyer. Jr., Luther Adams, Samuel W. Rodman, James F. Cur- 
tis, John Fotler, Jr. 
First Annual Bknoh Show of Dogs at Boston. — We shall 
be glad to forward to any one who may desire them, copies of 
the rules and regulations, catalogue of prices, classification of 
dogs, with entry blanks of the bench show of dogs, to be held 
by the Massachusetts Club, on March 26, 27, 28 and 29. 
St. Louis Benoii Show— St. Loui a, Feb. 2, 1878.— Editor 
Forest and Stream and Rod and Gun : The great dog show is 
nbout the only topic of conversation in St. Louis at present. 
Entries are coming in rapidly, and by the 5th I expect to be 
crowded. All the classes seem to come in for a share. The 
Kink is fast assuming show form. It will be handsomely de- 
corated and will look grand. All the space for exhibits of 
sportsmen's goods will be occupied. The Eastern dealers are 
going to make elegant displays. A taxidermist has requested 
sixteen feet square for his display of birds and animals A St. 
Louis gentleman will show a handsome new hunting wagon, 
fully equipped, which cost $700. There will be about a dozen 
boats of different design. Mr. Dabney Carr has been made 
manager of Division 4 (sportsmen’s goods.) F. O. De Luze, 
agent for Spruit's biscuits, has increased his donation for class 
03, native setters, from $25 to $75 value. The prize will be 
made by Tiffany & Co., of New York, in their best style. 
Messrs. E. C. Sterling and C. H. Turner are appointed a com- 
mittee to meet visitors at all trains. Wagons will be provided 
by the association to convey all dogs from the trains to the 
Rink at no cost to exhibitors. Rates for visitors have been 
secured at Barman's Hotel at $1.50 per day. The proprietor, 
Col. Pratt, is an ardent sportsman, and the hotel is an excel- 
lent one. The St. Louis dealers are preparing places for their 
exhibits. Some of them, in addition to their own handsome 
displays, will exhibit cases of goods which were at the Centen- 
nial. Yours, truly, Chas. Lincoln, Sup’t» 
A New Zealand Doo Story.— The Maori of New Zealand 
presents, perhaps, the best specimen of aboriginal man 
Honest and brave, he seems to have had few, if any, vices; 
surpassing the American Indian in eloquence, he was never 
cruel in war. In his interpretation of the phenomena 
of nature lie has given us one of the most poetical and 
beautiful mythologies in all the world. But, alas! even 
the Maori has been contaminated by his intercourse with 
foreigners. From his European conquerors, the simple, 
^truth-loving native has [learned the art of — what should we 
say ? Perhaps the following extract from a New Zealand 
newspaper will show sufficiently how totally changed the 
whole Maori cast of mind has become : 
“ ' "‘There is a dog at Taupo, and also a young pig, and those 
two afford a curious example of animal sagacity and confi- 
dence in the bonafides of each other. These two animals live 
at the native pa on the opposite side of Tapualiaruru, and the 
dog discovered some happy hunting grounds on the other side, 
and informed the pig. The pig, being only t vo months old, 
informed the dog that he could not swim across the river, 
which at that spot debouches from the lake, but that in time 
he hoped to share the adventures of his canine friend. The 
dog settled the difficulty. He went into the river, standing 
up to his neck in the water, and crouched down; the pig got 
on his back, clasping his neck with the forelegs. The dog then 
swam across, thus carrying his chum over. Regularly every 
morning the two would in this way go across and forage 
around Tapuacharuru, returning to the pa at night, and if the 
dog was ready to go home before the pig, he would wait till 
his friend came down to be ferried over. The truth of this 
story is vouched for by several who have watched the move- 
ments of the pair for some weeks past.” 
Dachshunds. — We are glad to know that Mr. F. Leisler's 
fine Dachshunde Puck and Nellie, which were noticed by us 
at the Philadelphia show, will be sent to the St. Louis Bench 
Show. To a correspondent who asked us to give Mr. Leisler’s 
address, we can furnish the same on application directly to us. 
Death op Dash.— Mr. J. C. Comfort, of Cumberland, Pa., 
informs us of the death of his well-known setter Dash. Dash 
was imported in 1866. 
A Possible Case Where Nicotine Prevented Rabies. 
—A correspondent, “B. P. B.,” of Galveston, Texas, informs 
us that once he had his Newfoundland dog bitten by another 
dog, supposed to be mad. As our correspondent was 
smoking a pipe at the time, he applied to the bitten dog the 
nicotine in the pipe stem and .bowl, anointing the wound 
with it. The dog never suffered any inconvenience. This 
question suggests itself to our mind, was the first dog who 
bit the Newfoundland mad? Nicotine, though somewhat 
caustic in character, is not considered to be very powerful in 
its action. We should not be inclined to place any reliance 
in nicotine, as applied to bites from a rabid dog. 
Fairy’s Whelps.— Mr. C. H. Raymond’s Fairy had eight 
whelps, Feb. 2, by Mr. Higgins’ Lincoln (Dan — Lill.) All are 
white and orange, good size and well shaped. Six females and 
two males. 
Notice to Sportsmen. — Having received so many communications 
asking us for Information in regard to our six-section bamboo trout, 
black bass, grilse and salmou rods, we have prepared a circular on the 
subject, which we shall take pleasure In forwarding to any address. 
Wekeep on hand all grades, the prices of which range from $15 to$l 60 . 
We put our stamp only on the best, in order to protect our customers 
and our reputation, for we are unwilling to sell a poor rod with a false 
enamel (made by burning and staining to imitate the genulno article) 
without letting our customers know Just what they are getting. 
P. O. Box 1,2M.— [Adv. Abbey &. Iubkik, 33 Malden 
ftying and foaling. 
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BOAT AND 
YACHT 
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BUILDING— (1 2 th 
BY NAUTIOU8. 
A NEWPORT BOAT. 
The drawings with this article, diagrams No. 40, 41 aud 42 
give a model largely in use, and commonly called the New- 
port boat. The buttock lines are not shown, but their posi- 
tion is indicated on the half breadth and body plans. The 
distinguishing features of this model arc light draft, and the 
wide shoulders or hips giving great stability. This boat may 
be sloop-rigged, but is usually cat-rigged. A cat-rig is, un- 
doubtedly, the safest and easiest craft there is when working 
to windward ; running free, the cat-rig is unpleasant. The 
large mainsail is far forward of the centre of gravity, and con- 
sequently a large and strong rudder is necessary to keep the 
boat on its course. The “ rise ” of the outward end of the 
boom must be sufficient to prevent its dipping into the water 
when the boat rolls, a9 roll it will when running free. The 
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mast must be of extra strength, as no shrouds are practicable. 
This boat may be built of any size preferred. For a boat 20 
feet long the ribs may be three-fourths of an inch at deck 
line, and three-quarters by one and one-half inches on the 
keel. The keel is flat, and may be one and one-half inches 
vertical with the centre of lateral resistance of the hull . ,k 
centre of gravity of the centre-board can be found in the 
manner as described for finding the centre of Kravitv of 
" Rudder for a boat, .tauujffat S,!"' 
made and hung as described for the skip-jack yacht ir n , 0 ^’ 
benefit of those who are not used to draS ^me he 
tion of the mode of making and using scales will ho no ^ ana ' 
We will suppose that the fuilder to Tonatrua 
a ter the Newport model, twenty feet long on the water Iteo 
Mark on a piec e of paper a line as long as the load water 1^ 
of sheer plan, and, with a pair of dividers, divide the line hu® 
twenty equal spaces, each one of which represents a lenot^^ 
one foot. Draw a series of twelve paralle lfues at cnu». u° f 
tances apart under the first line, and space thSn ke^t 
sais’.s 
number the ?nd of scale as Zwn f?he fiJSfig®- 
sent feet, and the ending of the parallel lines on theffiftEi 
represent as many inches os are marked on that line 8 vS 
will now suppose that some certain measure is taken off 
boat drawings with the dividers, and we want to k™?iv h ° 
many feet and inches is represented Placing one i v 
dividers on the scale on soL one of the XlsXi 
ing feet, we try different places until we find a position wlS 
one leg will rest on some one of the foot divisions 
other leg touch the diagonal line at its ffitcraeSffvSth fh® 
parallel on which the measure is taken. The StSiShS* 0 
cated on the scale in the diagram are 1 foot 2 inoLo ln di- 
second parallel 2 feet 5 inches on the fifth panffid^ndTfeS 
10 inches on the tenth parallel line. The fracUonal Iril ^ 
an inch can be estimated. The enlarged drawing wifi h/ 
more or less inaccurate, but can be easily rectified uSrtSLJd 
rn the article on drawiug. The mast for r ®- P - , cd 
ZnU Wl h 0le ’ho it , h ° fi ' lt a - t0 P-mast,aud foJ a boat 20 fitlonJ 
should be about five inches diameter at the deck line vf 
inches diameter at the top, and about 25 feet high aWe 
Diagram No. 39 shows a method by which a good tai2^ 
g.ven to masts or other spars. .Suppose a maslTwX o? 
thick. Stem and stern deadwood, two and one-half inches 
thick along the rabbet or grooves. Centre-board, one-third 
the length of the load water line. Foundation of the trunk, 
two inches thick, the pieces to run some distance fore and aft 
of the trunk, materially stiffening the boat. The trunk 
should be so placed that the centre of gravity, or lateral re- 
sistance, of the centre board when down, will be in the same 
the Unes A and B being the centre ; draw ’a line parMIe ’to A 
which will intersect the curved line C, at a d&tance of 
mches from B ; divide the space between the line kst drawn 
and the line A into four equal spaces, and draw hues 
each tap to the creed lino C. The “’ll 
show the line A to represent five inches, or the ffiWer nT 
the mast at the deck line. The next parallel lineTives thl 
diameter at one-fourth of the length of the mast abo^e de£k 
viz : 6* f<et above the deck, and in like manner for tleSt 
as shown on the diagram. The greatest diameter of a boom 
is at or near its mid-length, and tapered each way towardtS 
ends. The boom for a 20-foot yacht should be 44 inches di 
r f0r a 20-foot yacht of this model may b£ 
about 3o0 square feet area, or about seventy square feet anw 
of sail to every foot of immersed mid-ship section “ 
m toUowtoK dimensions will give a good-shaped sail for a 
20-foot boat : Mast set 15 inches hack of rabbet of stem 25 
Ret high above deck and to “ rake" three-fourths of an in^h 
o the foot; ‘ peak” of sail, 7 feet 3 inches St of 
top of mast, and 25 feet 4 inches from the foot of mast 
measured on the diagonal line ; hoist of sail, 10 fee and i 
inches ; aid measures along the boom 23 feet and 3 ini 
from end of boom to peak of sail, 26 feet ; along the raff 10 
fee and 6 inches; the outward end of boom ‘ "rises ^2 f ee ? 
and 6 inches above the foot of sail at the mast. The mrat 
step shomd be made extra strong and well fastened A Sera 
of live oak will make the best ” tiller " as it is 
tough The ballast should be sufficient to bring to/tJit 
down to the load water line, and the bulk of it kept as raS 
the centre of gravity of the vessel as possible. Soine ahifW 
ballast may be used, but it is best to have the ballast fastened 
in Place, so that there will be no danger of its shifting a 
small boat or " tender” is convenient, and sometimes neeef 
sary ; but if towed astern acts as a clog. Probably the SSrt 
convenient boat would be one of Fenner's portable Tool!? 
which can be folded up and stowed in the cockpit or undS 
deck when not in use. Directions for building centre-brards 
^ trunks will be found in the article on the skip-jack vraht 
A 20-feet boat of this model draws hut 144 inch£ water an i 
can be kept on mud flats which are left bare by low’tide* 
without removing any ballast. This is quite a convenience 
A sharp, deep boat, ballasted and placed in a similar position - 
will not rise with the tide, but fill with water. This I E 
learned to my sorrow, and others may profit by my exneri 
ence 1 he Newport boat generally lias a light spar bow" 
sprit, and a jib is set and boomed out when running free No 
jib-stay is used. When working to windward the jib is not 
used as it would destroy the balance of the sails and give a 
"lee helm." “give a 
Boat and Yacht Building. -In reply to the queries of sev- 
eral correspondents, our regular contributor on marine 
architecture writes : 
, would say that the load water line is shaped according 
to the judgment or fancy of the designer; the curve of thi 
stem is aiso a matter of fancy. The paper on drawing (pub. 
lished Nov. 1), contains all that is required to learn the art 
and I would reiterate the advice there given—* Tlie quickest 
way to learn boat drawiug is to draw or copy drawings • con 
tinue the practice until every point and line and their meaning 
is mdeliby fixed in the mind.’ No one need expect to master 
^subjeet by simply reading it over-it requires study and 
Canoe Questions.— We beg to state that we are fully pre- 
pared to give all information In regard to canoes. We are 
glad to announce that in case any of the queries are beyond 
our personal powers we can call upon a prominent canoeist 
and member of a leading club, who will give us his aid. 
Eastern Yachting Notes.— The yachting outlook for Bos- 
ton and vicinity bids fair for a lively season for 1878. Tba 
builders and repairers are all busy. 
Jlessrs. Lawley Jt Son, on Sixth street, South Boston are 
just getting out the frame of a 32-feet keel sloop on order, 
and have* just finished two very handsome cat-rigs feet 
long, one of which has recently been purchased by ‘Fran k 
Drew, Esq. J K 
Messrs. Hutchins & Pryor are building a 37-feet keel sIood 
14 feet beam, o feet draught, ou order of Mr. O'Uornmn late 
owner of the Water wftch. The model aud mZT'wei! 
furnished by our celebrated architect, D. J. Lawlor, Esq., 
