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River Godbout, of which he is the lessee or owner. The 
Godbout is a famous salmon river, emptying into the Lower 
St. Lawrence far below Quebec. 
Geo. Dawson, Esq., of the Albany Journal, who has be- 
come a devotee to the two-handed rod within the past year, 
departs on Thursday next for the River 8t- Marguerite, on 
the Saguenay, to fish for salmon. 
Col. F. G. Skinuer left yesterday for the Paris Exposition 
»nd the rest of Europe. 
L. Dock, Esq., of Philadelphia, is fitting out for the Rocky 
Mountains. 
—The season for salmon angling is unusually early this 
year, and the old veterans arc already departing for the rivers. 
The fish are said to be abundant, but will not average over 
fifteen pounds. 
Fly Time. — M essrs. Abbey & Imbrie, 48 Maiden lane, have 
reminded us that fly-fishing is now in order, by the presenta- 
tion of a handsome fly book, bound in morocco. It has the 
“Hyde Clip’’ for attaching the flies and holding them in place, 
and is sewed throughout. It has two very serviceable felt 
leaves, nlso, for needles, etc. These leaves are very convenient 
for securing spare flies, which have been removed from the 
casting line in making changes while engaged in fishing, and 
which the impatience of the angler may prevent him from 
placing in the clips. We shall hope to be always the happy 
posssesor of one of tbe3e books. Price, $0. 
Anolino an Exponent of Charaoteb.— M r. George Daw- 
son, editer of the Albany Evening Journal , and, aside from his 
journalistic reputation, well known to scores of angling friends 
In this country and the Canadas, contributes to his paper a 
“Familiar Talk" on fish and fishing. This is what he has to 
Bay of the people he has met in the woods : 
“ 1 have often on angling waters been brought into close as- 
sociation with men of whom I had previously known but 
little, and I had frequently found myself amusing myself in 
conjecturing the business and home characterand life of those 
around me. For iustaoce, A would cheerfully at any time 
forego the capture of a fish to ensure, by his personal super- 
vision, a tidy camp or an appetizing dinner. Such an one I 
would look up to as a uniformly good provider and the pos- 
sessor of an orderly home. B, like some of our patriotic 
electors, would fish 'early and often,’ and was never hilarious 
unless he had brought into camp the greatest number and the 
heaviest weight. I had no doubt that at home B was esteemed 
for his energy, but closely watched because of his excessive 
love ol accumulation. C would be in the seventh heaven 
during his two or three hours of successful angling, but he 
reached a story higher through the other hours of the day 
while lounging beneath the shadows of the woods or hunting 
up some cosy dell or pretty mountain rivulet. I had no hesi- 
tation in voting him a born poet with the tastes of an artist, 
though he might have earned his extra dollars to cover hi6 
summer vacation behind a bank counter or amid the dust and 
debris of sugar casks or molasses hogsheads. D would linger 
over his trout and veoison as if he deemed eating, and not 
his spiritual obligations, ‘the chief end of man .' He took 
pleasure in catching trout and salmon, but he seemed to find 
far greater delight in magnifying their gastronomic virtues. I 
hazarded nothing in deciding that D was a good liver, whose 
dinners were memorable events in the lives of those who were 
privileged to partake of them. E loved the sport intensely, but 
he was happiest when he discovered a good pool and could 
induce a friend to share it with him. This, you know, is a 
virtue which few have the requisite grace to practice, for it is 
the highest manifestation of that rarest of all virtues, self- 
sacrifice. What else could such a man be at home than a 
model of amiability, kindliness and charity ? F admired the 
woods, the rivers, the mountains and all that therein is. But 
he loved them in detail, and like the busy bee he would ‘ im- 
prove each shining hour* by rapidly passing from one bit of 
beauty to another, and so, by his unceasing desire to ‘move 
on,' keep himself and every one about him in a state of per- 
petual unrest. Oh what a nuisance such a one is In a camp 
of good fellows who desire to fish and be happy ina quiet and 
leisurely way ! What could he be at home but a perpetual 
torment to family and friends ? I have had more than one 
summer vacation spoiled by these jumping-jacks, who have 
no more appreciation of what constitutes real comfort in 
camp than they have of the quiet and gentle elements which 
enter into the character of a true angler.” 
Tns German Way to Cook a Shad. — The following re- 
cipe is contributed to the Hartford Weekly Times : 
“Buy a shad as fresh as possible; never have it dressed 
right off, but take it home, there scale it, then wash it clean 
several times, put it on a clean board, cut open the fish and 
take carefully out the inside of it, separate tne gall from the 
liver (be careful not to open the gall or even a vein of it, as 
the least particle of it will spoil the fish) , and save it with the 
spawn, which urc delicacies. Cut the fish now in pieces, but 
do not wash it again and so spill the blood of the fish. Take a 
bowl, put ut tne bottom two sliced onions, one lemon in 
slices, two gingersnaps, two bay-leaves, six to eight cloves, 
rub the fish with salt, but not so much as to make the gravy 
too salt, and lay it on top of the spices, also the liver and 
spawn between, pour half a bottle of light red wine (or beer, 
it it is not bitter) over it, and let it stand in a cool place two 
hours before cooking. Then take a good glazed cooking-pot, 
one that will uot cook blue, put in the fish with the spices, 
wine, a little sugar according to your taste, and a spoonful 
of good butter, and stew it slowly. Thicken the gravy with 
a little flour, it you like it, and serve it hot or cold in its own 
sauce. Add a cup of water when you have not gravy enough 
to stew your fish in, but don't make too long or thin, tasteless 
sauce. 
—Mr. T. F. Craige, of 93 Maiden lane, claims to make fly 
books a specialty, we believe, and has them at prices varying 
from $3.75 to $7.— [Bee advertisement. 
The Little Giant.— This is the not most unfitting name 
given by the French Manufacturing Co., of Brocktoa, Mass., 
to their camp-stool and walking-stick combined. A chair for 
the lawn or ctoquet ground, aud which jou can fold up into 
the compass of an ordinary “ banger,” and gracefully swing 
on the promenade, is just what will fill the wants of Young, 
Old and Middle-aged America. 
Auditing and Ranting. 
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BOAT AND YACHT BUILDING.-NO. 14. 
Diagrams Nos. 47, 48 and 49 give a model with a midship 
section similar to the celebrated yacht Sappho’s. Special at- 
tention is called to the inclined water line of this model, also 
to the inclined water line of the model given in the thirteenth 
paper. Both models are new, and I will be glad to hear from 
any gentleman who may build from either drawing. The 
model given with this paper is designed to be twenty-six feet 
long on the water line, three feet and nine inches extreme 
draught of water, eight and one half feet beam, and will carry 
about 850 square feet of canvas. The dimensions may be 
larger or smaller, or may be adapted for a schooner by placing 
the sections further apart. Diagram No. 50 shows a detail in 
the construction of boats or yachts that has been omitted in 
lapped one Inch on the first cloth, stretched and fastened in 
position as oefore and in like manner with the remaining 
cloths. Duck is of different widths, commonly about twenty- 
seven inches, and should be “ bighted” once, that is doubled 
on itself down the middle and seurned, to increase its strength 
and elasticity ; if narrow duck is used bighting is omitted. 
The next important point in sailmakiDg is the “roping for 
this purpose a special rope is made called bolt-rope which has 
extra flexibility. 
The head, foot and hoist of the sail are roped flat ; the leech 
is roped more or less elastic, according to the material used in 
the sail ; if too much elasticity is given to the leech rope the 
canvas will be strained and in danger of tearing. On the 
other hand, if the leech ropo has not sufficient elasticity a 
“bag sail” is the result. Experience alone can teach the 
amateur on this point. Turning in the rope increases its elas- 
ticity. Duck is more elastic than drilling, and requires more 
elasticity in the leech rope. Iron ballast should be well paint- 
ed with hot tar before peing placed in position. Yachts of 
twenty-five or more feet length should be provided with a 
windlass, well fastened on the “ Sampson post.” If a large 
amount of chain cable is carried, the chain box should be 
located as far aft as possible — that is, near the forward end of 
the cockpit, otherwise tho bows will be heavy in a sea. Air 
cushions are very comfortable, and can be used as life pre- 
servers, if necessary. 
If a yacht is to be used at sea a “drogue " should be pro- 
vided. A drogue is made by fastening a conical canvas bag 
on an iron hoop, two or more feet iu diameter ; to the hoop a 
strong rope is attached by a span, in such a manner that the 
bag will fill with water and act as a drag. A tripping line is 
attached to the tail of the bag, and serves to pull the end of 
the bag forward, so that the drogue can be easily spilled or 
taken on board. In running before the wind in a heavy sea 
there is great danger of a small boat being caught in a “ com- 
ber,” if the yachtsman is not skillful, and sometimes if he is. 
The boat rushes down the declivity, the bow is submerged, 
the stern lifted, and the boat performs a somersault, end over 
end, like sticks in a mill-race. If the wave catches the boat 
on the quarter the yacht capsizes, or “ broacher-to the 
remedy is to tow the drogue astern thirty to fifty or more feet. 
In sailing against “combers,” if sufficient speed can be kept 
to force tho boat through the wave, the yachtsman is safe ; 
otherwise, put out the drogue at the bow, and “lay to.” If, 
when coming before the wind in rough water, there is any 
danger of the boom-end dipping by the rolling of the boat, 
thereby tripping or jibing the sail, lower the peak of the 
mainsail. If in danger of a capsize with the wind abeam, 
slack the jib first, after which let go the peak halliards, and, 
if necessary, lower the sail. Never let go the throat- halliards. 
Always keep the running ends of the halliards coiled up in 
such a manner that they will not pay out without fouling. 
Catamarans are attracting much attention at the present 
time, and require some notice. Mr. Butler’s paper on “The 
Flying Proa,” in Harper’s Magazine of last August, is inter- 
esting, but not altogether correct. The poor cat- boat is un- 
mercifully run down, and the Flying Proa unduly extolled. 
Directions are given for building a double boat 16ft. long, 
DIAGRAM N8 47 
its proper place. The diagram shows the junction of the keel, 
stern post and stem dead wood ; at the points where the 
grooves cross the joints between the keel and stern deadwood 
and stern post and stern deadwood, holes are bored through, 
wooden plugs driven in tightly and trimmed down to conform 
to the shape of the groove. * These plugs are called “ water 
stoppers," and their object is to prevent water leaking through 
between the joints and entering the boat On yachts of this 
size a “ tiller” is preferable for steering ; if any steering gear 
is used, that known as the “Boston Steering Gear" can be 
recommended. In rigging yachts wooden blocks with brass 
sheaves should be chosen. The |mainsail and jib hailliards 
should be led through solid brass blocks fastened to the deck 
at the foot of the mast, and then led back and fastened to 
cleats, so as to be in easy reach in case of emergencies. Mast 
hoops are best of wood, copper fastened ; jib hanks of brass, 
or galvanized iron large enough to give plenty of room for the 
“down haul the end of this rope should be led back into the 
cockpit so as to be convenient in case of necessity. The 
shrouds, jib stay and side stays of bowsprit are best of galvan- 
ized wire rope ; the bob stay of iron, with a turn buckle to set 
it up. Sails for small boats can be made out of drilling, or 
twill muslin, and are easily sewn with a common needle of 
good Bize, or can be sewed on a sewing machine. 
Large sails for yachts, made from duck, require sail needles 
for sewiDg aod “ palms” for forcing the needles through the 
cloth. The sewing of duck sails will be found hard work and, 
unless the amateur has plenty of patience, had better he made 
by a professional sailmaker. To cut the cloths for a'sai), mark 
out on a floor the shape desired and allow sufficient for the 
hem that is required on the edges of the sail, commencing 
with the leech cloth. Lay down the cloth in place, stretching 
it in position by the centre of the cloth (never stretch the sel- 
vedge), tack it in place, after which the next cloth is laid down, 
which is stated is capable of sustaining 3,0001bs. more than 
the weight of the hulls and rigging. This amount iB at least 
100 per cent, more than the truth, in the writer’s opinion. 
It is stated the Proa gives three times the available space 
for passengers furnished by a 16ft. cat-boat. Now, of what 
use is this space when it is known that two persons will load 
down the Proa more than eight will the cat-boat ? The cost 
of the Proa is stated as but one-half that of the cat-boat of the 
same length. The truth is, the cost will be about the same. 
Mr. Butler “ can intrust her to a consumptive theological stu- 
dent with the utmost confidence that she will resist all his 
attempts at drowning himself.” The only comment necessary 
on the last statement is the fact that a catamaran will upset 
endways, or “ pitch pole,” as easily as an acrobat turns somer- 
saults. To sum up the objections to double-hulled boats of 
the Catamaran or Flying Proa type : First— the tendency to 
“ pitch pole," or upset endways ; second — the resistance of 
the two hulls to head seas, making them very slow in stays 
and working to windward ; third— if the connections of one 
hull to the other are not heavy and stroug, there is danger of 
the hulls being wienched apart (Mr. Herrishoff gains lightness 
and strength by elastic connections which are patented, and 
can only be used by him) ; fourth— catamarans are very wet 
boats in rough water, and only sail well when wind and tide 
are not opposed to one another ; fifth — want of carrying ca- 
pacity, a 30ft. catamaran not sailing well with more than two, 
or at most three, persons aboard ; sixth— unfitness for cruis- 
ing ; seventh— they are unseaworthy. At the Caroline aud 
Pelew Islands, the home of the Flying Proa, great loss of life 
is common. Any one who has sailed “the raging sea” 
knows the dexterity required to keep a lively, quick-working 
boat from broaching or pitching pole in a comber. What 
would become of a catamaran in such a situation is hardly a 
matter of doubt. 
Mr. Herre8hoff’8 catamarans are the fastest and most suc- 
cessful of any yet built, and I cannot do better than give the 
dimensions of his boats. The midship sections of the hulls 
are shown in Diagram No. 51, both hulls being alike. The 
bows and sterns of hulls are shaped alike : Length on deck, 
32ft.; beam at midships, 28in.; depth of hulls at ends, 2Jft.; 
draught of water at ends, 1ft. ; draught of water at midships, 
2lin. The hulls are placed 16ft. apart, from centre to centre: 
forward end of centre boards (one in each hull), 16ft. Sin. 
from bow of boat ; centre-boards, 2ft. long ; rudders, 2ft. 
long, one on each hull ; mast stepped 12ft. lOin. aft of the 
bows ; bowsprit, 22ft. 8in. long ; main boom, 31ft. 4in. long ; 
sails, of the usual shape. The hulls may be connected by five 
or six cross beams, strongly fastened to the decks. Cross 
* beams flin. wide, and two or more inches thick. The plat- 
