FOREST AND STREAM. 
ecnd another four over here ; train them on English prin- 
ciples ; give them a slow, deliberate stroke, and warn 
them agninst attempting too much during the first two 
miles. Unless they have been selected very unadvisedly 
and managed exceedingly ill, I think they may yet show the 
flower of England the quickest way from Putney to Mort- 
lake. If they fail, let them keep on tryiug until they suc- 
ceed. 
The Latest Thing in Boats. — To Mr. Verplanck Colvin, 
whose exhaustive survey of the Adirondack region has fur- 
nished so much that is interesting and valuublo regarding 
our great wilderness, are we indebted for the most practica- 
ble, portable boat of which we have yet heard. It is twelve 
feet long with thin sheet brass prows riveted on, and so fit- 
ted as to receive the keelson, prow pieces and ribs when re- 
quired ; the latter being boughs cut in thirty minutes from 
the nearest thicket. The canvas covering, which is made 
waterproof by having rubber gum dissolved in naptha rub- 
bed into it, can be rolled up and packed in a trunk ; the 
whole forming a light package less than one-half a cubic 
foot in size, and weighing only ten pounds and eight ounces. 
Mr. Colvin says that on reaching Ampersand Pond there 
was no boat upon the surface, and that upon unfolding his 
canvas and cutting green rods for ribs, nud lashing poles at 
the sides for gunwales, he soon had a boat floating that ex- 
cited the astonishment of the guides, and proved itself 
thoroughly efficient aud comfortable. After use the tem- 
porary frame was taken out aud thrown away, and the boat 
folded and placed in the bottom of a knapsack. The in- 
vention, for such it undoubtedly is, while somewhat re- 
sembling the bull boats of the Indians, has so much to re- 
commend it that we trust it may be put in such avail able 
sbnpe as to be within the reach of our tourists. This craft 
of 12 feet in length carried Mr. Colvin, two guides, a 
hound and their baggage, the whole weighing one third of 
a ton, and proved quite seaworthy in a gale on Saranac 
Lake, as well as efficient in chasing a deer in the water. 

—The following challenge has been issued to the Schuyl- 
kill Navy.-— 
_ _ , Baltimore, April 12, 1875. 
To the Secretary oj the SchuyikUl Navy, Philadelphia: 
Dear Sir— T he Patupsco Nuvy, of Baltimore, hereby challenge tho 
Schuylkill Navy, of Philadelphia, to row them a race on the Patapsco he- 
tween the first and tenth days of June next pros. 
The race to be rowed in fonr-oared shells, over a course of two miles 
with one turn. Either Navy to have the privilege of selecling a crew 
from any or all of the clubB comprising it. 
By order of the Patapsco Naval Board, 
Chab. A. Martin, Secretary. 
Action will be taken on the challenge at the next meet- 
ing of the Schuylkill Naval Board on the first Monday in 
May, but it is so near the Open Amateur Regatta of June 
16th and 17th, that its acceptance is not at all certain. 
REGATTA PRELIMINARIES - REVIEW 
OF THE RECENT CONVENTION AND 
ITS PREDECESSOR. 
without regard to college connection*. But the prudence of associated 
“ l ' >,ay ' a rvl>orl of Ultir m ' n| Uv and specific 
‘ ,ra '°- :a raan< W««- locate* that they are person. 
Into whose eyes dust cannot readily be throw n. 
the Tt 1 t' COU \ c l n ' lou "™ l °«>ect an umpire for the race. In 
wUhTe Li lf/r J ° f Xew yorlt - for * om " “me connected 
• m,d WoU kno ' vn n » “ ™ OTnulc and 
wm, hi. P »' n lf bC con,,<!nt * ,0 “ s »"'ne the thankless office, It will bo 
with h s eyes fully open to the difficulty if not Impossibility of fulfllltne 
1U dutlc* to the acceptance of everyone. No rowing man of my acquaint- 
ance appreciates more thoroughly than he the folly of expecting a satis 
br0 ‘"’ t r “ CM of “ <lolon six °»rcd boats. And I don't 
think that lie will take for granted the swiftness of Saratoga "umpire-, 
steamer, that can "mako twelve miles an hour.” until he has timed It 
nimacir. ^ H Q 
[The above interesting report of tho Springfield Conveu 
tion reached us too late for our last issue, but we consider 
it of sufficient value to print it in this.]— Ed. 
Ration'd l jjj/dstimen. 
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— The professional billiard tourney of Brooklyn closed 
on Apt-d loth Mr. Samuell’s receipts at the hall-door being 
less than $800, while lus outlay was over $1,500. The fol? 
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vra....ei »uu me urst prize ot $ 000 ; Vignaux. the see- 
ond of $400; J. Dion, $250; Ubassy, $150; and Cvrille 
Dion, $100; Daly and Rudolphe won nothing. Garnier 
made the best general average. 
Peninsular Cricket Club.— Detroit, April Wh .— The 
members of this club are wide awake this Sprint and pro- 
pose to make the season a “hot" one for all aspiring clubs 
Hie grounds, already the finest in the country as far ns 
natural advantages go, arc to he still further improved 
and the indications are that Detroiters will have abundant 
opportunity to see the wickets fall this Summer No 
matches have beeu arranged ns yet, but the Secretary and 
Committee of Arrangements will soon heat work, and any 
club can be accommodated with a game here at any time 
1 lie Peninsular will bo able to place a stronger eleven in 
the held this season than ever before; several good players 
have recently been elected to membership. The following 
officers have been elected for the ensuiug year — Presi- 
dent, J. W. Waterman; Vice President, R. B, Ridgley Scc- 
relary, C. B. Calvert; Treasurer, H. II. Swinscol; Managers,* 
P. Bamford, P. C. Iivine, A. C. Bowman. 
Sprlsopield, Mass., April 7th, 1875. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Though this Urst Wednesday in April is the day named by the consti- 
tution of the Colleges’ Rowing Association for its -regular" annual con- 
vention, the chat ar. ter of tho next regatta was really decided upon at the 
so-called -special" meeting, which was held last January in Hartford 
That mcetlug, it will be remembered, decided that the college boat races 
of the coming Summer should be rowed on Saratoga Lake, provided that 
the local row ing association, which represents the hotel interest at the 
Springs, would give satisfactory assurances for the fulfilment of all tho 
demands of the collegians. The committee of three who were then ap- 
pointed to investigate the matter have to-day reported that a satisfactory 
bargain has been made by them with the Saratoga people; the conveu- 
tton has accepted their report with great unanimity, and so the dcaslon 
that was provisionally made in January in favor of the lake Is rutified 
and becomes a certainty In April. Tuesday, July 13th, is appointed for 
the rowing of the Freshman and single scull races, and the following day 
for l he rowing of the University race, and the boats are to be sent off at 
eleven o’clock in the forenoon, or at any later hour that offers smooth 
water before the closing in of darkness. If the weather of July jsth 
prevents the rowing of tile races appointed for that day, they are to fol- 
low and not precede the main University race of the day after. 
To day’s convention, therefore, was a tame and good natured gathering 
noticeable for the absence of those manifestations of intercollegiate jeal- 
ousy aud distrust that are wont at such limes to amu.o the looker on. 
The presiding officer was the tamo who served so acceptably in January, 
Mr W. J. Roberts, of last Summer's Trinity crew, u parliamentarian of 
such strictness and sagacity us to make him appear quite a phenomenon 
In comparison to his predecessors in offiec. 
At the January meeting the claim* of the rival rowing courses at New 
London and Saratoga were discussed In secret session for more than an 
hour, with the result that five colleges voted for one place and five for the 
other, and the temporary chairman, a Columbia College delegate, decided 
the tie in fuvor of Saratoga. The compoaition of this vote has never 
been made public, but it would appear that among the -Suratoga" col- 
leges were certainly Columbia, Cornell, aud Williams, and probably 
Princeton ar.d Yale; and that nmong the -New London" colleges were 
certainly Hurvurd, Browm. and Dartmouth, and probably Trinity and 
Wesleyau. Second in importance only to the selection of the scene of 
the next regatta wus the choke, made also in January, of the three com- 
mitteemen who are to manage it, namely, John E. Eustls, a Wesleyan 
graduate of ’74, captain of its crew in the lost regatta, nnd at present con- 
nected with the Alulanta boat club of narlem; J. C. Drayton, a Prince- 
ton graduute of "3,nowj law student in New York city; and Charles 
H Fe "y. a Yale graduate of '72, and for tho lost two years president of 
tho Yule Navy. 
Each of the ten colleges having nominated its candidate for the com- 
mittee of three, the convention proceeded to vote, with the following re- 
sult:— On the first ballot the Princeton candidate received the six votes 
needed to secure nn election, and on tho fourth the Wesleyan candidate 
received n like number. Then camo the fifth and sixth ballots- Yale, 5; 
Harvard, 4; Columbia, 1 . Then the eeventh and eighth— Yale, 5; Har- 
vard, 5. Finally the ninth and decisive-Yale, 6; Harvard, 4. Now, in- 
asmuch as the Yale candidate was the only one of the three conimillec- 
me i of .4 w hom any of the colleges had nominated, and as he had served 
with acknowledged efficiency and success as chairman of that regatta 
committee, his election might have been looked for on the first rather 
than the ninth ballot, did collegians manage their affairs on common- 
place business piinclpies. Having to choose three representatives to at- 
tend to their interests and make successful bargains with the sharpest of 
business men, ordinary prudence would have ensured the putting to use 
Ut whatever experience and executive ability there was within reach 
^ — T] 1 ® Sl - f'°uis Cricketers arc to open play on St. Gconre’s 
Day May 23— the St. Patrick’s Day ot Englishmen. On 
April loth the Athletics played the Electrics of Phila- 
delphia, and won by a score ot 19 to 4. In their second 
game with the Rivcrtons on April 17th, the Athletics won 
by the muffiu score of 55 to 2. Such batting is no practice 
Hiiblifiifions. 
MAGAZINES. 
The Amrinn Agriculturist' | foT April, in addition to it. 
usual excellent usmrtmunt of miscellany valanbl . , , ,i. , . 8 
Illustrated. DOat '"‘ n,UMr Rl « A> usual, the number i. profusely 
iJlr . P ° Ultry Journal is * monthly period- 
SlcaUvTlT, 0 S" rnnCl ‘' Whn,B woU " l,wl Illustrated page, are 
, pM pro ~' rv ' 1 " '»y Poultry fatal, r* In tho reelon 
fromwhlcl It emanate*. Tho editor, Mr it icli.-l.'ur, (« a gentleman of 
largo experience, and himself a practical l, feeder of fow Is. B<!nnOI,U,n of 
Whether Mr. Blackbritlge, in compiling his thorough and 
voluminous treatin' on “Poker Plttylmr." Is not treading on tho too* of 
u distinguished member of our Diplomatic ,\,i,h. u not for us to .ay 
Certain It la that with Hi - inn. a of nath -rity and Information now bo’ 
^Zu»?il"» l ^ ,lU ; ,m,,d l ° -'’'“"vomerilsof 
m, a V ’ l ,Uld T "" Tok. r Player” Is publl.ltcd by 
the Advanco 1 ubllslilug Co npnny. No. 158 Worth street, this city. * 
The Med.rid l{,cord, ns tho exponent of the progress of 
medical science. Is of great value to members of the profession, llJU j lu 
reports of hospitals and socletie, are Interesting, a, showing the amount 
of good work done by tlioro charitable Institutions. 
The Wisconsin Lumberman, published at Milwaukee Is 
as Its title Indicates, the organ of tho great lumber Interests of our north’. 
,‘ Ur . r '° ry ‘ 1,1 ; ul,ll “ 0 "’ 1,0 ' v ‘ !VOr , “* “s valuable .Uii.tlcal nnd 
current trade reports, there Is much within It. pages which Is of Interest 
as .howlng the rapid growth nnd groat Importance of tho district from 
from wMcu It IjmicH. 
We have received the first number of The American 
Ch.crir Master, to be published monthly by Mes.re. Kelly & Phelan In the 
Interest of lovers of the gume of draughts. Literature of thl.duscrin- 
tion, accompanied by problems, Increase the interest In wlmt Is really 
when studied, nn Intellectual game, and affords a fund for much Urvsldo 
amusement. 
Now that tho yachting season is opening, lovers of that 
manly nnd Invigorating sport will find much pluaauro ond In.trnctton In 
the perusal of tho Ay untie Monthly, and Hardy Lee and Jib Downlmvo.by 
nn Interchange of Ideas utul experience*, will boneflt themselves and the 
fraternity. Tim Aquatic 1. st.ll cdlled by Mr. Peverelly, nnd published 
by Mr, Brautano, of Union Squire. Tho Aquatic wn» established In 
June, 1875, aud Is tho only Journal devoted exclusively to yucluing and 
buuling. " 
—The professional championship season of 1875 was in- 
augurated on April 19th, on tho day of the Concord Cen- 
tennial Celebration, on which occasion the Reds of Bos- 
ton defeated the Blues of New Haven by the appended 
score in a score of 6 to 0. Even if the new professional 
lime were defeated they won a victory in one sense by mak- 
ing such a good fight of it against the champions. To 
keep the ’Reds” score down to six runs was“nrettv 
work.” 1 J 
—The Boston and Athletic Clubs have soon the error ot 
their ways, and each having had their little say, they have 
wisely deferred further controversy on the subject in dis- 
pute until the close of the season. In the mcautime the 
litlle breeze they have had together will have had the effect 
to increase the excitement attendant upon their first meet- 
ings in the championship arena. They did not act with 
any such object in view, of course, hut that will natnrallv 
be the effect. 
—The Centennials were to have opened fire on the Phila- 
delphians on April 19th, but it was too cold a day to make 
it a paying operation, and so this first championship game 
in Philadelphia was postponed to the 21st inst. The games 
for this week include the following : 
April 22.— Boston vs. Washington, at Washington. 
April 22. — Philadelphia vs. Athletics, at Philadelphia- 
April 24.— Athletics vs. Centennial, at Philadelphia. 
April 24.— Boston vs. Washington, at Washington. 
At the annual meeting of the St. George Cricket Club, 
of this city, held last week, the following members were 
elected officers for 1875 : 
President, John G. Dale; Vice-President and Secretarv, 
George T. Green; Treasurer, Charles Vintcu. Tho club 
expect a busy season and will play matches in Philadel- 
phia, Syracuse, Toronto, Montreal and Full River, in addi- 
tion to those with local clubs. George Giles is the club’s 
new professional, and will have charge of the house and 
grouuds at Hoboken. The club expect to open their com- 
ing season about the 1st proximo ou their grounds at the 
foot of Ninth street, Hoboken. The club now numbers 
143 members, of which 12 are honorary, 111 active and 20 
junion. 
— The Atlantics opened play April 17th, againRt a field 
nine at the Capitoline grounds, Brooklyn; snow stopping 
play at the close of the 15th inning. The score stood then 
as follows: Atlantics, 9; Field, 1. Umpire, Clinton of 
Reliance. The Atlantics played Knowdel, Cassidy, Crane 
(not old Fred Crane), Putterson, Nichols, Kessler, Farrell’ 
Clack and Boyd. 
— On April 15th the St. Louis co-operatives, “Red Sox,” 
played the Elephants — au amateur team— aud won by 14 
to 8— a poor score. They have now got Sweasy of the 
old Cincinnati Red Stockings as Captain. 
A Fresh Water Spiuno at Sica.— From tho Evening 
Tori wo k-arn that Lieut. It. D. Hitchcock, U. S. N., As- 
sistant Coast Survey, commanding the Coast Survey steamer 
Endeavor, under date of March IHtli, has reported to the 
Superintendent of the Coast Survey as follows, relative 
to what is apparently a fresh water spring in the soil: 
“We have found just above Mulnnsns Inlet, about two 
and a half miles off shore, in latitude 29 HI' 08‘ north 
longitude 81 12’ 15' west, wlmt is apparently a fresh water 
spring. I lie water at the surface is violently disturbed for 
a space of about thirty feet in diameter. The first day wo 
crossed this place the water was coming up with such vio- 
lence ns (o throw the ship from her course, and the second 
time, although it was smooth, the vessel could bo kept 
on her course hut for a short time. Tho soundings in 
the centre of the spring gave twenty-three fathoms, and a 
specimen of tho bottom gives very clear, broken small 
shells. I he soundings from the centre to the limits of the 
disturbed water decreased to nine fathoms. The water at 
the surface is brackish. 
“The superintendent has directed a minute examination 
of the spring und its immediate locality to be made." 
This is certainly a marine wonder, but its discovery fa 
not new. Our readers will find reference to it in “Williams 
History of Florida,” published in 1837, in the following ex- 
tract which we quote. It iB fortunate that what Williams 
feared might be an error, lias been corroborated by such au- 
then tic testimony: — 
“An account of an extraordinary fountain, bursting from 
the Atlantic coast, about nine miles south'of St. Augustine 
and from one to two miles from tho east chore of Anastasia 
Island, has been published on the authority of Captain 
bisson. The subject has been mentioned to me several 
tunes by persons who alleged that tliev had not only 
sailed across it. but hud druwn from the fountain buckets 
of tolerable drinking water. Fearing that there might have 
been some mistake in the matter, I have heretofore hesitated 
to introduce it. As tho subject has now been published 
from an authentic source, I think myself justified instating 
the matter as it has been represented to me. 
On approaching the place, says my informant, the sea 
appeared lobe rutiled with short waves, as though rocks Jay 
beneath the surface, and the color assumed a yel lowish east 
which led him to fear that they were approaching a shoal! 
As the wind was light lie ordered the lead to he cast, ami 
found fmm seven to eight fathoms quite across the rippling 
space, that in some places boiled and whirled at intervals 
in a very singular manner. Tho whole space ugitated wa»’ 
perhaps, six rods across, and tiic water was considerably 
deeper here than on the adjacent coast.” J 
—Some forty poultry fanciers, chiefly from Illinois,' but 
including quite a number from lowu, Wisconsin und Mich- 
W i‘ av V. USt ° r ? an I izcd , !l N . ati0 ““l Poultry Association, 
wrih Mr. Edward L Lamb, of Chicago, as President, anti 
Treagurcr^ ala0 °* Chicago, as Secretary and 
