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FOREST AND STREAM 
—The sloop White Win?, of Mr. A- Perry Blivcn, 
Brooklyn Ynclit Club, will be partly rebuilt this season. 
—The machinery will soon be placed on board the 
new steam yacht being built for Mr. Ricker, at Keyport, 
New Jersey. 
—The Jersey City Yacht Club, has elected Dr. J. H. 
Vondy, Commodore; Ft. E. Bicker Vice Commodore; 
Thomas M. Manning. Secretary; A. B. Reynolds, Treas- 
urer, and A. E. Hughes, Measurer. 
— A now yacht club has been organized in Philadelphia 
on the Corinthian plan, the members of which are to do all 
the work of crew &c. Particulars hereafter. 
Third Annual Regatta ok the St. Augustine 
Yacht Club.— While with us the cold blasts of a linger- 
ing Winter render the picture of a cosy Arc more alluring 
than the slippery deck of a yacht, the citizens of 8t. Au- 
gustine and their northern visitors have been holding a re- 
gatta, which in point of number of entries and interest, 
would have done credit to some of our own pretentious or- 
ganizations. Although only three years old the St. August- 
ine Club has 73 members, and a fine fleet of yachts, and 
under the able management of Mr. II. 8. Homan’s, of the 
N. Y. Yacht Club, and one of the owners of the Schooner 
Foam, it lias rapidly grown into promiucnce and favor. 
The club-room adjoining the pier lias been recently fur- 
nished and decorated, and is now one of the chief attrac- 
tions of the place. The regatta day was made a genuine 
holiday by all the people. Col. E. Burd Grub of the N. Y. 
Y. C , kindly placed his handsome schooner Eva at the dis- 
posal of the Committee, who stationed her 200 yards from 
the wharf. The following ure the entries una prizes:— 
• 
rillST CLASS MLOOrS. 
Length . 
Entered by. 
Ft. 
In. 
Iwnnownkl. 
... 37 
Belle of the lift v 
Floyd 
Hmunuol Suiichez 
n 
Enchantress 
Lvonnrdy 
38 
Flcetwlng 
SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. 
Walton 
21 
24 
04 
Iwnnuwskl. 
I’lnklmtn 
Wanderer 
,1 Sanchez 
. . ■ - . 
..... 22 
Masters 
00 
MoIIImjii 
06 
Eolu 
. Hernandes 
22 
00 
THIRD CLASS — CAT WOOED. 
Allen 
Ill 
00 
S. Whitney 
HI 
Emily... 
. Lopez 
13 
I’lnklinm 
15 
Mono 
18 
Snorting Sea Horse 
Boyn 
st'EC'IAL CLASS— CAT WOOED. 
I’iukhnm 
20 
07 
Brooklyn Belle 
iwanowikl 
Edgar 
passed the Eva in the following order:— 
rin«T ei. ass . 
Name. 
Seminole. 
Cricket. 
Prize. 
. .First. 
..Second. 
Colombia 
Traveller 
.Flint 
. .Second, . 
Slurt. 
II. M. 
10 80 
10 80 U 
KROON D CLASS. 
10 IS 12 
10 42 12 
Timm CLAM. 
10 B4 1 
10 M 1 
Homo Mark. 
11 M B 
12 05 10 
12 
Elapsed Time. 
It M. S. 
15 
53] 122 
03 00 
Carrie First . . 
Eagle Second. ..... - 
Later in the day the special class boats were ordered into 
line. The Henrietta was very ably handled by Mr. D. Ed- 
gar, of New York, Vice Commodore of the club, nnd not- 
withstanding the parting of her halyards, succeeded in 
winning first prize, The Elizabeth giounded, and aban- 
doned the race. The time made was os follows:— 
H. M II. M. S. II. M. 8. 
Sturt. Homo Mark. Elapsed Time. 
Henrietta 3 00 4 5u 44 ] W 44 
Brooklyn Hello 3 00 4 55 58 1 55 53 
The day’s festivities were wound up by jig dances, sack 
and foot races, and climbing the greased pole. The Re- 
gotta Committee consisted of Messrs. Charles F. Crary, A. 
J. La Furge, and T. R. Glover. 
Commodore Homans, upon consultation with the yacht 
owners, has ordered that the fleet proceed to Mntanzas next 
week. 
Mu. Bishop's Canoe Voyage — We have another letter 
from Mr. N. H. Bishop, dated March 2d, at a point near 
Fcrnundina, Florida, and detailing his trip from Savannah 
touthward. This we shall print in our next issue; no room 
n this. We have also a valuable letter from the same 
tourcc, giving much information ns to the hunting und flsh- 
ng along the coast. 
The Centennial Regatta.— The London correspond- 
;nt of the Edinburgh Scotsman says:— 
"No less than eight of our rowing clubs have promised 
o send crews to take part in the international boat races 
which are to be rowed next year on the Schuylkill River 
it Philadelphia. These are tlie London Rowing Club, the 
Thames Club, the Leander Rowing Club, the Ilex Aquatic 
Yssociation, the Kingston Rowing Club, the West London 
nd Norili Loudon clubs and the Ina Club. The Royal 
Chester Club, of Liverpool, will also send a four-oared 
rew, and M. Gesling, the well-known Parisian rower, is 
ikewise to go with a crew. Invitations to join in the con- 
est have been sent to the Oxford and Cambridge rowing 
lubs, but they have not accepted them.” 
—The Harlem Regatta Association held its annual meet- 
ng on Monday last, President II G. Meeker in the chair, 
'lie clubs represented were the New York Athletic, New 
’ork Rowing, Nassau, Dauntless, Gramercy, Harlem, and 
fauiilus Clubs. An election of officers for 1875 took place, 
ith the following result: — President, II. G. Meeker, New 
'ork Athletic Club; Vice President, T. G. Scott, New 
'ork Rowing Club; Secretary and Treasurer, R. Neville, 
Inutilus Boat Club; Committee, F. G. Brown, Nassau 
loat Club; E. J. Alinson, Gramercy Boat Club; H. W. 
■eckwell, Dauntless Boat Club; li. M. Kuanp, Harlem 
lowing Club, and the officers cxofiicio. An arnend- 
icnt was made to the constitution by which clubs lo- 
tted on the Harlem River should alone be eligible for 
lombership. The question of the day for the regatta was 
iformally discussed, aod it was suggested that Saturday, 
joe 26 th, would be the most suitable, 
—At the annual meeting of the Union Boat Club, of 
Boston, held la?t Monday evening, first inst., the follow- 
ing Board of officers was elected for the ensuing year:— 
President, Henry B. Rice; Vice President, Albert O. Bax- 
ter; Captain, Charles II. Williams; Lieutenant, Henry L. 
Morse; Treasurer, William M. Rice; Secretary, Edward li. 
Robbins; Directors, Edward N. Fenno, Edward C. Ellis, 
It. Ilober Jones. 
—The Jamaica Plaiu Boat Club, Jamaica Plain, Mass. , 
held it-s annual meeting Tuesday evening March 2d, and 
the following named officers were elected for the ensuing 
vear— President, Austin Gorham ; Secretary, Edward L. 
Lincoln- Treasurer, Dudley Johnson; Directors— William 
Brewer, George Blatcli and George Hastings. The club 
hopes to give several interesting regattas the coming 
season. 
—Now that the great coursing event of the season has 
been decided, the Oxford and Cambridge boat race, to oc- 
cur on the 20 th inst. is the event which agitates the mind 
of the British sportsman. Both crews have taken up their 
usual quarters on the Thames Betting on the race is 
even. 
—It is reported that, the Atulunta Boat Club of this city 
contemplate sending a crew to England next Summer to 
try a contest with the Englishmen. 
—The boating men of Princeton College have engaged 
quarters at Arnold’s Sulphur Springs, on Saratoga Lake. 
— 1 The Schuylkill Is aval Board last week adopted a revised 
constitution, by-laws and rules, agaiu endorsing the nation- 
al definition and laws of boat-racing. The College Club 
applied for admission and the application was favorably 
received and referred to the Committee as required by the 
constitution. 
Zhtionti §a$timts. 
Weston’s Walk. — Although Weston did not complete 
his ullotted distance of 500 miles within the six days, (437 
only having been accomplished,) the powers of endurance 
lie exhibited in continuing to tbo last, was simply remark- 
able, and stamp him as the most wonderful pedcstvian of 
the day. The mile walk in 11 minutes and 15 seconds on 
Suturdny evening, after a six days’ tramp was a remarkable 
performance. Under the strictest scrutiny Weston has per- 
formed very nearly nil that he claims to be within the lim- 
its of bis capabilities, and wo are pleased to know that the 
most captious of his critics are willing to make the amende 
nnd accord him the merit his perseverance deserves. 
— Of the Columbia College crew only one of the old 
members remain. Goodwiu, Cornell nnd Rapallo are out 
of college. Titnpson has gone into business. Rees is out 
of the School of Mines aud Griswold is studying hard to 
skip Junior year. 
Harvard Umverbity, Minch, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream 
Tlio societies have elected their officers for the second half year, aud 
seem to have succeeded In putting iho right men in the right place. 
The chess club have continued their tonrnnmcnt during the past 
month with quite good success, and have decided to accept the challenge 
sent them by the Uxbridge Club to play them as soon aa possible. 
The Foot Ball Committee have voted to try and arrange matches with 
the teams of other colleges. Although the rules of the Harvard Foot 
Ball Association differ in many points from those of Yale, Columbia, 
Brown, Princeton, Weslcyun, and others, they hope to mako some satis 
factory arrangements, olther to play part of the games by the rulos of 
oue college, aud part by those of the other; or to play some game be- 
tween the two, and comformablo to rules or modifications of rules taken 
from rules of the colleges. We hope the feeling existing between mem- 
bers of different colleges maybe entirely overcome when we come to 
know what good fellows can bo found in the various colleges. M. 
SCOTTISH GAMES. 
DRESS and athletic SPORTS — NO. 2. 
T HE most striking feature of Highland gatherings in 
this country is the singularly picturesque, but outre 
garb in which the Scot urrays himself for the occasion. 
The Caledonian Club of this city holds its great annual 
celebration on the first Thursday in September. The 
graud inarch from the club room presents to our citizens 
one of the most stirring and unique spectacles imported 
from Europe. It is a sight made suggestive and interest- 
ing by its association with historical memories. The sound 
of the pipes, the nrray of chief, chieftains and clansmen, 
the waving of tartans, seem like the realization of a 
chapter of from "Waverly," or a page from Scottish 
history. 
The Highland costume as now woru, and as reproduced 
in America, cannot, in all its minute details, be claimed to 
be the exact counterpart of that of the ancient Gael. But 
according to the authorities it is certainly a compound of 
those varieties in the form of the- dress, which were 
separately worn by the Highlanders in the seventeenth 
century. Each of these parts, again, can be traced back to 
the most remote autiquity, almost if not altogether to the 
period when 
•• • • Flngul raised his mighty arm, 
And Ossian's harp rang to the bresze of night." 
These parts are the "Breacan," or bolted plaid, the High- 
land shirt, nnd the short Highland coat. The kilt, spar- 
row coat, shoulder plaid, hose and shoes with buckles, not 
to mention the belts, claymore, dirk skene dhu, pistols, and 
"meeskin’ mull" suspended by a silver chain from the 
shoulders, are a modern conglomerate which only in essen- 
tials represents the original simplicity of the costume. 
With every addition which taste could suggest or dandyism 
devise, the normal paucity of the dress is to the eye of the 
stranger its lasting reproach. The full-dressed Highlander 
is inevitably associated with "cutty sark.’ Burns had only 
to array her in a kilt instead of a "sark,” and his lament— 
"In longitude tho’ aalrly acauty," 
Would have been unnecessary. Her situation would have 
been comprehended at a glance, and she would probably 
live in literature as the “lass wi' the philabeg.” 
There is a provision, however, in the constitution of all 
Caledoulan Clubs, that the perpetuation of the ancient 
dress ol Scotland shall be one of ttie objects of their organ- 
ization. The desire is a laudable one, It gives men of the 
nineteenth, century a means of measuring their advance 
from savage finery by their superior taste in the choice of 
their nether integuments. 
A question has been asked whether all the Scotsmen in 
America have an ancestral right to wear the kilt. Hundreds 
of them hear lowland names. Would it not be better for 
them to resuscitate the knee-breeches of the "Sassenach!" 
The question is irrelevant. Scotland and the kilt are in- 
variably associated, and the association comprises the full 
value of the costume to the Scot abroad. 
It may be added that the kilt is now seldom met with in 
Scotland. Some deluded Englishmen think it iucumbenl 
upon them to don it when visiting that country, and the 
natives, therefore, on seeing the old Gaelic costume, are 
wont to ascribe the wearer to a more southern nationality. 
From these remarks must be excepted the army. Some of 
the finest regiments belonging to it, including the famous 
"Black Watch,” or Forty Second, still retain the Highland 
uniform. 
The games in which Caledonians in America engage ii- 
cliulc most of those practised in Scotland. Some of the 
latter re appear, however, in a modified form only, and 
others have fallen into complete or comparative desuetude. 
There are no opportunities here for the hunting gatherings 
which were one of the chief Highland diversions when the 
clans were at peace. Every reader will remember the scene 
in "Waverly” representing a meeting of this kind in a cormer 
for political’ intrigues. 
Wrestling, or gleachd, is an old pastime now less popular, 
and seldom witnessed at American expositions of Scotland. 
Sometimes it assumed the form of contending for a short 
stick held by both antagonists. Another form was when 
the competitors sat upon the ground foot to foot holding 
the stick between them. The trial here was to raise each 
other from the ground. 
Single stick and cudgel play were formerly taught as a 
preparation for the management of the broadsword. 
Neither enters the Highland games as now understood. 
The same remark applies to the clack caul fir, which con- 
sisted in lifting a large stone almost two hundred pounds in 
weight from the ground andplacingit on the top of unothcr 
stone four feet high. 
The dach-neart, literally stone of strength, is the modern 
"putting stone.” This is one of the leading games at our 
Highland gatherings. The stone or shot is held in one 
hand, the arm being doubled so as to briug the weight 
almost behind the ear. It is delivered by pushing the arm 
straight from the shoulder without any swing. The com- 
petitor can either toe the mark or take a short race, which 
consists of one or two hops on the right or left leg, accord- 
ing to the hand with which the athlete holds the stone. 
The distance reached, measured from the toemark to the 
spot where the stone or shot strike the ground, determines 
the winner. In olden times the clach-neart used to lie at 
every chieftains door, and strangers were complimented by 
being asked to throw. It was also used when chieftains 
visited each other. At such times their clansmen mingled 
and tried their skill at running, leaping, wrestling, putting, 
fencing, and occasionally fighting. 
"Throwing tho hammer” is another of the most attrac- 
tive items on the programme. Formerly a common sledge 
hammer was used, and smithies, we are told, were in Scot- 
hind often let to take cure of themselves while the smith 
and his customers tested their relative merits in this pas- 
time. The athlete stands at a mark and after attaining the 
necessary impetus, either by swinging the hammer round 
the heaa or backwards and forwards, delivers it in the 
necessary direction, usually the opposite to that in which 
he is looking. 
“Tossing the caber" is balancing a heavy beam or young 
tree on the two hands aud leaning it against the chest unu 
shoulder in a vertical position, and then tossing it in such a 
way that the end held in the hands shall fall over away 
from the competitor. It is a game which requires both 
strength and skill. 
"Hitch and kick" is of very dubious origin. It is, how- 
ever, invariably classed among Scotch games. A ring 
covered with skin, or according to a very common usage, a 
tamborine, is suspended so as to hang horizontally. The 
competitor must kick it aud fall to the ground upon the 
same foot. 
Running, leaping, hurdle-racing, vaulting with pole, and 
sack-racing are all loo well known to require description. 
Sports of this kind have claims upon notice which can- 
not be gainsaid. That they form a good physical training 
for the young is evidenced by the fact of their introduction 
into Princeton and others of the American colleges. They 
supply exercise for every muscle, and impart strength to 
every limb. As performed at the Scotch gatherings they 
furnish a spectacle which cannot elsewhere be found. To 
the Caledonian they bring memories of youth, and of tho 
village green; and to strangers the strength cultivaed and 
the manly spirit displayed make the scene with all its 
strange surroundings of costume, music and dance, the 
memory of a lifetime. 
w publications. 
MAGAZINES. 
The American Naturalist for March contains in the 
paper on "Three Different Modes of Teething Among Selachians," almost 
the last work of the lamented Agassiz, which gives it pecnliar Interest, 
aside troin the merit of Us entire table of contents. The papers arc all 
of unusual merit and rare interest. 
From Saint John, N. B., we have the Maritime Monthly 
for the current month. The "Origin of the Acadian*" carries us back to 
the days of the "forest primeval," and Mr, Jack's "From Stanley to 
Mirimlchl” is suggestive of Summer rambllngs and the excitement of 
fly-fishing. The Maritime displays evidences of energy aud talent. 
The Overland is scarcely up to the usual mark this 
month . We miss a certain esprit which generally marks its pages. The 
eccentric and ubiquitous Joaquin MlUer contributes a poem addressed 
"To the Lion of St. Mark . " The first part of Mr. Severence’s “Thorpe, 
Cavalier," is sufficiently exciting as to make us wish it had been com- 
pleted in one number. The criticisms in current literature In the Ox ex ■ 
land are always good, but we have rarely read anything more severe 
than its remarks upon Bret Harte's "Echoes of the Foot-hills,” which, 
coming aa they do from his own foster parent, have double force. 
The Agriculturist is always good, and the March num- 
ber will be found full of papers on topics of great Interest to the farmer 
and country residents generally, The pictorial work Is a great feature, 
end PO# front whjch oienr RKfjil tilnu mey be liken, 
