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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Feb. 5, 1910. 
Where are the Wardens? 
Raleigh, N. G, Jan. 29. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: By the inclosed clipping, from a local 
paper, you will see “justice” was received in this 
court house, one time at least, and the devil got 
his due. 
Asheville, N. C., Jan. 28.—Barrett Banks, one af the 
victims of a dynamite explosion which wrecked the court 
house at Bryson City last night, is still alive at noon, 
though he cannot live. Both of his eyes are blown out. 
Register of Deeds Francis’ hearing is permanently in¬ 
jured, and his skull is fractured. He may recover. 
Record books are all safe, but filed papers were de¬ 
stroyed. The damage to the court house is estimated at 
$3,000. 
The explosion occurred in Register of Deeds Francis’ 
office, and it was a miracle that he escaped instant death. 
The room was totally wrecked and all the windows and 
doors of the lower floor of the court house blown out. 
While the cause of the accident cannot be ascertained, 
it is presumed that the three men were thawing out the 
sticks of dynamite for killing fish in the river. The 
whole town is in an uproar of excitement, and still 
trembling from the effects of the explosion. Only re¬ 
cently an explosion of dynamite in the river, presumably 
to kill fish, shocked the whole town. 
It is strange to find in one of the most beau¬ 
tiful parts of God’s country such prominent 
citizens as these. The papers all stated they 
were prominent citizens and men of means. 
This is only one of the many cases that have 
occurred in that section where fish dynamiters 
have been instantly killed. Last summer two 
were blown into fish bait to feed the fish they 
intended to destroy. The court house was built 
at a cost of $60,000, as stated in the reports. 
E. L. Bailey. 
British Amateur Fly- and Bait-Casting 
Club. 
London, England, Jan. 20 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: You have doubtless noticed the for¬ 
mation of this club. We have attracted some 
eighty members in the last three weeks, and if 
we can succeed in securing a suitable ground 
in an accessible spot, I think the venture will 
be permanently successful. There is, however, 
a strong prejudice against tournament casting 
among many of our best anglers and it will 
take time to remove this. 
We shall almost certainly remodel our rules 
so as to come more into line with American 
standards, and when we come to organize an¬ 
other international tournament I trust there will 
be nothing in our regulations which will dis¬ 
courage American anglers from competing. If 
any of them come over we shall do our very 
best to give them a hearty welcome. 
Leonard Crossle. 
Stocking Streams. 
Utica, N. Y., Jan. 27. —Editor Forest and 
Stream: The Clinton Fish and Game Protec¬ 
tion will get some of the game birds and place 
them in the surrounding country this spring. 
White Creek, which was stocked' and closed 
three years ago, will be opened this year with 
prospects for excellent fishing. The stream has 
been closely watched to prevent fishing in it. 
The trout which have been placed during the 
year are doing well and the association will pro¬ 
ceed along the same lines, stocking the streams 
and seeing that the fish are protected. The fish¬ 
ing in Oriskany Creek was better last year than 
in many years and this is due to the fact that 
the small streams which enter it have been kept 
stocked. 
The association numbers about fifty-five active 
members, and it hopes to increase its member¬ 
ship. At the annual meeting last week the fol¬ 
lowing officers were elected: President, Dr. Roy 
D. Dudley; Vice-President, G. Floyd King; Sec¬ 
retary and Treasurer, John G. Keeffel. Presi¬ 
dent Ducfley and N. L. Hayes were elected dele¬ 
gates to the State convention in Syracuse. Ben¬ 
jamin Newbie was named special game protector 
for the town. E. A. Spears. 
A New Year’s Toast. 
Here’s a health to every sort of stream that harbors 
speckled trout, 
And a health to those that put them in and those that 
pull them out. 
Here’s a health to every sporting fish that rises to the- 
fly, 
To the fish that likes it sunken and the fish that takes 
it dry. 
Here’s a health to every angler in whatever land or clime, 
With a sop to Lady Fortune and a wink to Father Time. 
Here’s a health to those that never know the limits of 
their luck, 
And a bumper to the duffers, like myself, who chance 
and chuck. 
—Chelidon in the Field. 
New Power Boat Rules. 
The committee of the National Power Boat 
Association, which was formed recently, _ has 
framed rules and classifications for restricted 
power boat classes. This committee is: C. A. 
Criqui, Henry R. Sutphen, F. R. Still and Robert 
E. Power. Its report is: 
Classes to be divided according to over-all 
length into sizes of 21 feet, 26 feet, 31 feet, 36 
feet and 41 feet. Classes to have a minimum 
weight and a maximum piston displacement, but 
in each class, if a smaller piston displacement 
than the maximum is used, a deduction will be 
made from the required weight. Boats to be 
weighed with all propelling mechanism aboard, 
but without fuel, oil or crew. Piston displace¬ 
ment fixed for each class is for 4-cycle motors. 
Class A.—Boats not exceeding 21 feet over¬ 
all length, but excluding rudder, if hung on the 
transom. Maximum piston displacement for a 
4-cycle motor, 250 cubic inches. Minimum 
weight for this piston displacement, under 
weighing conditions as outlined above, 2,000 
pounds. The minimum piston displacement al¬ 
lowed shall be 160 cubic inches and the mini¬ 
mum weight for this piston displacement 1,250 
pounds. 
For each \2 ]/ 2 cubic inches of piston displace¬ 
ment below the allowed amount the weight may 
be decreased by 100 pounds. 
Class B.—Boats not exceeding 26 feet over¬ 
all length, measured same as Class A. Maxi¬ 
mum piston displacement for a 4-cycle motor 
to be 375 cubic inches. Minimum weight al¬ 
lowed under this displacement, under weighing 
conditions as outlined above, to be 2,750 pounds. 
Minimum piston displacement to be 251 cubic 
inches, and the minimum weight for this piston 
displacement 1,800 pounds. 
For each 13.8 cubic inches of piston displace¬ 
ment below the allowed amount the weight may 
be decreased by 1,000 pounds. 
Class C.—Boats not exceeding 31 feet over¬ 
all length, measured same as Class A. Maxi¬ 
mum piston displacement for a 4-cycle motor 
to be 530 cubic inches. Minimum weight for 
this piston displacement, under weighing condi¬ 
tions outlined above, to be 3,600 pounds. Mini¬ 
mum piston displacement to be 376 cubic inches 
and the minimum weight for this piston dis¬ 
placement 2,550 pounds. 
For each 14.7 cubic inches of piston displace¬ 
ment below the allowed amount the weight may 
be decreased by 100 pounds. 
Class D.—Boats not exceeding 36 feet over¬ 
all length, measured same as Class A. Maxi¬ 
mum piston displacement for a 4-cycle motor to 
be 700 cubic inches. Minimum weight for this 
piston displacement, under weighing conditions 
outlined above, to be 4,500 pounds. Minimum 
piston displacement to be 531 cubic inches, and 
the minimum weight for this piston may be de¬ 
creased by 100 pounds. 
For each 15.5 cubic inches of piston displace¬ 
ment below the allowed amount the weight may 
be decreased by 100 pounds. 
Class E.—Boats not exceeding 41 feet over¬ 
all length, measured same as Class A. Maxi¬ 
mum piston displacement for a 4-cycle motor to 
be 900 cubic inches. Minimum weight allowed 
for this piston displacement, under measuring 
conditions outlined above, to be 5,400 pounds. 
Minimum piston displacement to be 701 cubic 
inches, and the minimum weight for this piston 
displacement 4,205 pounds. 
F'or each 16.7 cubic inches of piston displace¬ 
ment below the allowed amount the weight may 
be decreased by 100 pounds. 
In a boat equipped with a 2-cycle motor of 
the present standard two-port or three-port type, 
not in combination, the maximum piston dis¬ 
placement shall not exceed 85 per cent, of that 
allowed for a 4-cycle motor. 
In a boat equipped with a 2-cycle motor using 
the two-port and three-port systems in combina¬ 
tion the maximum piston displacement shall not 
exceed 75 per cent, of that allowed for a 4-cycle 
motor. 
In a boat equipped with an engine of either 
the 2-cycle type employing a scavenging device 
or a detached air compressor, or an auxiliary 
non-exploding cylinder for the purpose of scav¬ 
enging the spent gases from the cylinder, the 
maximum piston displacement shall not exceed 
90 per cent, of that allowed under the preced¬ 
ing sections. 
While this rule may not cover boats already 
in commission to the satisfaction of some own¬ 
ers, it is the intent of the committee to submit 
a rule for restricted classes which covers a 
good, healthy, serviceable runabout, seaworthy 
and of strong construction, and at the same 
time providing for the owners of such boats 
classes in which they may race without handicap. 
