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Charles Hallock an Octogenarian. 
ling of the canoe in the water. Many a would- 
be cruiser fails and gives up in disgust, 'though 
well able to handle the canoe, simply from suf¬ 
fering the hardships and troubles brought on 
solely by ignorance of camping and water craft. 
The would-be sailor girl should remember this; 
that the quality and quantity of her enjoyment 
will augment in proportion to the distance she is 
away from professional advice and assistance, 
not to say nursing, in her work; and that canoe¬ 
ing is the line farthest away from profession¬ 
alism. 
In the Royal Canoe Club in England there is a 
class of extreme simplicity—the C class, which 
is exactly suited as a beginning class for ladies. 
The size of canoe is comfortably large—seventeen 
feet by forty-two inches; a “bulb” keel can be 
carried, making the canoe absolutely uncapsiz- 
able; the side heads and bulkheads made her un- 
sinkable; and the sail area that may be set is 
limited to ioo square feet, of which not more 
than eighty feet may be in the mainsail. These 
canoes are practically the B canoe with her sails 
cut down some thirty or forty feet; any B class 
hull will do for C class, so second-hand canoes, 
at moderate price, can be obtained. The larger 
class, A, would, of course, be more roomy for 
skirts, and can be sailed by a crew of two. The 
A canoe is not so tricky or quick in her actions, 
she is more sedate, and yet the gear to handle is 
only a shade heavier than that of the other canoe. 
Of course, in the A class the lady would have to 
race with all the crack boats, and under full sail. 
This for the expert would be just the tip-top of 
sport. And there is no more danger in sailing 
with the A canoe’s 170 feet than with the C’s 100 
feet of sail, for the A canoe can ably carry it. 
The difference is that things have to be done a 
bit quicker, and with more advanced judgment, 
where full sail is carried, than under the snug- 
class C sails. 
CANOEING. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
New Members Proposed. 
Atlantic DivisionJames Ashton Allis, 200 
Inwood Ave., Upper Montclair, N. J., by H. N. 
Wilson. 
Western Division:—Melvin F. Cooper, 1007 
Bowery St., Akron, Ohio, by Robert F. Aber¬ 
crombie. 
New Members Elected. 
Atlantic Division6871, J. Sebring Ackerman, 
41 William St., New York, N. Y.; 6872, Herbert 
Drucklieb, 321 Howard Ave., Stapleton, N. Y.; 
6883, Henry W. Jahn, 572 W. 173rd St., New 
York, N. Y.; 6884, Wm. C. Higham, Jr., Edge- 
water, Bergen Co., N. Y. 
Eastern Division6882, Benj. F. De Costa, 20 
Beethoven St., Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
Western Division:—6874, Ernst Schoenauer, 
Jr., 407 Newhall St., Milwaukee, Wis.; 6875, John 
P. Horn, 768 Sherman Blvd., Milwaukee, Wis.; 
6876, Fred Haas, 673 Second St., Milwaukee, 
Wis.; 6877, Harry B. Nelson, 781 First St., Mil¬ 
waukee, Wis.; 6878, James P. Nelson, 781 First 
St., Milwaukee, Wis.; 6879, Julius Horvath, 275 
Third St., Milwaukee, Wis.; 6880, Arthur E. An¬ 
derson, 5419 Glenwood Ave., Chicago, Ill.; 6881, 
Ernest L. Geffine, 1315 E. 82nd St., Cleveland, O. 
The weasel is a rapidly increasing enemy of 
the quail, according to Game Warden Arthur 
The gentleman whose portrait appears below 
does not look it, but he celebrated his eightieth 
birthday on March 13 last. Judging from his 
present vigor and the record of a long genea¬ 
logical line, it is quite likely that he will live to 
enjoy many future anniversaries. The gentleman 
in question is Charles Hallock, the beloved Dean 
of American sportsmen, and the founder of 
Forest and Stream. He is at present dwelling in 
Washington. Interest attaches his latest birthday 
from the fact that there has recently been issued 
under the title of “An Angler’s Reminiscences,” 
a selection of the best writings of this distin¬ 
guished author, covering a wide range of subjects, 
but relating chiefly to angling matters. Some of 
the older readers of Forest and Stream no doubt 
have read a number of these sketches. Every 
student of good honest English literature, and 
every man who loves the great outdoors and 
CHARLES HALLOCK, 
Founder of “Forest and Stream.” 
nature in her gentler or rougher forms, should 
read them. There have been many American au¬ 
thors who have touched on angling; none of 
them has surpassed Charles Hallock either in 
authoritative expression, or in the poetic hand¬ 
ling of the subject. The odor of the pine, the 
ripple of the stream, and the roar of old ocean 
itself, permeate his writings. 
Space will not permit the extensive review 
which Mr. Hallock’s latest book deserves. Fred 
E. Pond, “Will Wildwood,” has written an ap¬ 
preciative introductory chapter to it, and in fact 
acted as editor in selecting the subject matter 
from the abundant material at hand. Among the 
chapters is one dealing with Mr. Hallock’s literary 
works and travels, in which he describes the 
founding of Forest and Stream in 1873, and its 
transfer later to Dr. George Bird Grinnell, who 
won international fame and honor as its editor for 
so many years afterward. Perhaps from a literary 
standpoint the most valuable chapter in the book 
is the essay on American angling literature, with 
a complete bibliography of every volume pub¬ 
lished on the subject in this country. 
The final chapter is devoted to a record of his 
life work of sixty years or more, and the variety 
with which these years are crowded may be 
judged from the fact.that Mr. Hallock admits be¬ 
ing the author of seventeen copyright books, 
forty-five magazine articles, one hundred and ten 
monographs—all this aside from the vast amount 
of literary work expended on Forest and Stream. 
That it did not require all his time to turn out 
these literary monuments is attested by the fact 
that his occupations and experiments outside of 
newspaper work total sixty-seven ventures. He 
has acted as correspondent and editor of fifteen 
different newspapers, and admits a record of 
twenty-eight hairbreadth escapes. May chance 
throw him no more in the path of untoward acci¬ 
dent, and may the remainder of his years be as 
placid and as beautiful as the rivers and lakes 
innumerable over which he sought his way to 
nature’s heart. 
[An Angler’s Reminiscences. A Record of Sport, 
Travel and Adventure. With Autobiography of the 
Author. By Charles Hallock, “Dean of American Sports¬ 
men.” Author of “The Fishing Tourist,” “Peerless 
Alaska,” “Sportsmen’s Gazetteer,” Etc.. Etc. 
Notes and Introductory Chapter by Fred E. Pond 
(“Will Wildwood”). Sportsmens Review Publishing 
Company, 1913. For sale by Forest and Stream Pub¬ 
lishing Company. Price, silk cloth, $1.50; maroon 
leather, limp covers, $2.00.] 
GAME CONDITIONS ON LONG ISLAND. 
Huntington, L. I., March 29, 1914. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Just a few lines to let you know that game sur¬ 
vived this heavy winter splendidly. There are 
plenty of rabbits, quail and ducks, although the 
latter suffered the most. Squirrels are very nu¬ 
merous and we also have lots of foxes and rac¬ 
coon, but most of these are south of the Jericho 
turnpike. 
Another thing I wish to inform you of is that 
the duck season should be changed on the North 
Shore of Long Island. October first is too early 
to be closed, as we nev^r get any real shooting 
until January, and then the law .s off. The season 
should be open from November 1st until Febru¬ 
ary 1st. Many sportsmen whom I know com¬ 
plain about the duck law. F. G. KELLER. 
QUAIL IN CONNECTICUT. 
Danbury, Conn., April 6, 1914. 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
Have been out Saturday taking stock in the 
game coverts and must say I was agreeably sur¬ 
prised. About two miles from town, I found a 
nice hale and hearty bevy of about 8 or 9 quail. 
These birds I fed several times during the winter,- 
as they were to be found regular on the same side 
hill covered with scrub oaks and of a beautiful 
southern exposure. By tieing the tops of some 
particular thick oak bushes together, forming 
thus a shelter almost free of snow, and sweeping 
out the snow that had drifted in, and scattering 
a liberal supply of wheat, buckwheat and chaff 
around they wintered well. I also mixed some 
gravel with it. A mile further on I found a pair 
of grouse, and by the way they flew no weakness 
bothered them. I hope the birds did as well in 
other parts of the state and of the country. 
C. F. BROCKEL. 
