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for this type of reel has many friends, and its 
mechanism is excellent. Otherwise skilled ang¬ 
lers would not swear by it, as they do. In a 
casting contest one of these reels came into my 
possession, and thinking she would appreciate 
it, I gave it to the baby. She returned it prompt¬ 
ly, saying she wanted instead one that would 
spin around. By all the signs she should be¬ 
come a good angler, for in the choice of other 
articles we are, many if not all of 11s, equally 
finicky, and prefer this or that for no better 
reason, perhaps, than the one given by my small 
girl. Or is it because we like best those things 
to the use of which we have grown accustomed, 
and with which we believe we can do our most 
creditable work? 
* * * 
Being with a large party in the higher Rockies, 
I went from camp early one morning and began 
to cast my flies in a small lake at a place where 
a brook tumbled down from the snow banks 
higher up. Doubles and singles were taken so 
quickly that I filled my basket in a very short 
time and returned to camp possessed with the 
belief that that part of the lake was alive with 
trout. Nearly all were of equal size and weighed 
about three-quarters of a pound. When I spread 
them out on the grass at camp there was ex¬ 
citement all around, for the time I had been 
away seemed shorter than it really was. The 
two women members of the party, who had not 
been very successful in taking trout, and who 
were cross because they were nearly done up in 
the long ride over the range on the previous 
day, wanted me to return for more trout. One 
of them had already made life a burden for all 
hands on the trip, for she had never camped be¬ 
fore, was always complaining, and found many 
things to kick about in a ride of forty miles, 
mostly through down timber, beaver meadows 
and swamps. Of course she wanted me to take 
her to my trout preserve, and finally I consented 
to go that afternoon. We went. The trail was 
difficult at any time, and more so when a help¬ 
less woman was along, but in time we reached 
the brook. I helped her with her flies and we 
began casting. We covered all of the water in 
the vicinity, changed flies and worked hard until 
after sunset, but three small trout were all we 
could boast. Where were the trout that had 
risen in groups in the morning was more than 
I could tell, and the raking over the coals given 
me on our return to camp and afterward was 
more than aggravating. 
A correspondent of the Asian fared better, 
perhaps. He too returned to his up-country 
hotel with a good basket of trout, only to be cor¬ 
nered by the wives of other guests and made 
to promise that he would take them fishing next 
day. They made life miserable for him when 
the trout failed to rise in numbers, and he be¬ 
came very unpopular. A huge mahseer served 
at a bachelor dinner he attended a few nights 
later brought down on him so much chaffing re¬ 
garding his personally conducted fishing excur¬ 
sion that he offered to wager that he could go 
out on the following day and catch a certain 
number of snow trout; for every trout under 
that number he would pay one rupee, and for 
every trout above the number he was to be paid 
one rupee. A dozen men accepted his wager, 
and he had his revenge, for he caught twenty 
trout more than he had said he would. 
Grizzly King. 
Yachting Fixtures, 
JULY. 
16. Eastern Yacht Club, to Bar Harbor. 
16. Larchmont Yacht Club, open, race week. 
16. Crescent Athletic Club, annual. 
16. Beverly Yacht Club, second Corinthian. 
16. Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead club. 
16. Edgewood Yacht Club, open. 
16. Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, club. 
16. Westhampton Yacht Club, race to Smith’s Point. 
16. American Yacht Club, Newburyport, club. 
16. Quincy Yacht Club. 
16. Columbia Yacht Club, Chicago, Lipton cup. 
16. . Seaside Yacht Club. 
16. Gloucester Yacht Club. 
17. Larchmont Yacht Club, specials. 
16- 18. Royal Canadian Yacht Club, ruise. 
17- 19. South Boston Yacht Club, Commodore’s Cup. 
18. Larchmont Y. C., motor boats and ladies’ day. 
18- 22. Chesapeake Bay Association, cruise. 
20. Larchmont Yacht Club, open. 
20-23. L. Y. R. A. regatta, Kingston, Ont. 
21. Larchmont Yacht Club, special. 
22. Larchmont Yacht Club, special. 
23. Larchmont Yacht Club, open, end of race week. 
23. Bensonhurst Yacht Club. 
23. Beverly Yacht Club, third Corinthian. 
23. Duxbury Yacht Club. 
23. Narragansett Bay Y. R. A., sail to Edgartown. 
23. Edgewood Yacht Club, moonlight race. 
23. Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead, club. 
23. Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. club. 
23. Gloucester Yacht Club. 
23. Moriches Yacht Club, club. 
23. Portland Yacht Club, annual. 
23. Seaside Yacht Club. 
23. Chicago Yacht Club, Mackinac race. 
23. Brooklyn Yacht Club, cruise. New Rochelle. 
24. Brooklyn Yacht Club to Huntington. 
26-27. Quincy cup races, Hull. 
25. Brooklyn Yacht Club to Black Rock. 
26. Brooklyn Yacht Club to Morris Cove. 
27. Brooklyn Yacht Club to New London. 
28. Brooklyn Yacht Club to Block Island. 
30. Indian Harbor Yacht Club, annual. 
30. Atlantic Yacht Club, fifth championship. 
30. Bristol Yacht Club. Brenton’s Reef race. 
30. Gloucester Yacht Club. 
30. Squantum Yacht Club, Ouincy Bay, Y. R. A. open. 
30. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., Cornfield L. V. race. 
30. Quantuck Yacht Club, club. 
30. American Yacht Club, Newburyport, cruise. 
80. Brooklyn Yacht Club to Shelter Island. 
30. Seaside Yacht Cluh 
30. Fall River Yacht Club, club. 
30. Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead club. 
30. Beverly Yacht Club, fourth Corinthian. 
30. Duxbury Yacht Club. 
Racing Off Newport. 
The New York Y. C. and the Newport Y. 
R. A. had three days’ racing off Newport on 
July 7, 8 and 9. It was expected that owners of 
racing craft would patronize these races, as a 
liberal program had been arranged. The New 
York Y. C. annual was the first event of the 
three days’ racing, and prizes were offered for 
races in all classes, but only one class filled. 
That was for the one-design 65-footers. The 
New York Y. C. used to hold its annual regatta 
over the Lower Bay courses, but since it has 
left New York Harbor its regattas have been 
poorly supported by the members of the club, 
and try as they will, the flag officers and re¬ 
gatta committee are unable to boom the sport 
in the club. It is only on the annual cruise 
that the yachts will turn out. The club’s re¬ 
gattas are closed events, but in the fleet are 
all the best known yachts in these waters down 
to the 31-raters. Of late there have been few 
really first class racing craft built. The tendency 
of American yachtsmen is toward small craft, 
and these are not recognized by the club. 
The first race was sailed in a light south¬ 
westerly wind, and the Block Island course was 
chosen. The! start was made at 11:40, and while 
maneuvering for position. Winsome on the 
starboard tack was fouled by Istalena on port 
tack and Winsome’s spreader was injured. It 
was a long beat to Block Island mark, and at 
that point Istalena led Aurora by 50s. and Win¬ 
some by 2m. 20s. Then it was down the wind 
with spinnakers to West Island, and on that 
leg Winsome beat Aurora 14s. .and Istalena 29s. 
They had a reach to the finish, and on that 
point of sailing Istalena showed the best work, 
beating Winsome 51s. and Aurora im. 10s. 
Winsome protested Istalena, and the protest 
was sustained. The summaries: 
Sloops—Class K—Course, 38% "Miles—Start, I 1 :40. 
1st Mark. 2d Mark. Finisli. Elapsed. 
*Tstalena .2 20 15 4 37 30 5 11 23 . 
Aurora . 2 21 P5 4 28 05 5 13 08 5 33 08 
Winsome . 2 22 25 4 29 21 5 14 05 5 34 05 
^Disqualified. Aurora wins class race and Bennett cup. 
The second day’s racing was under the 
auspices of the Newport Association. The wind 
was S. W. again and somewhat stronger than 
on the previous day. They went over the Block 
Island course. Istalena had the advantage at 
the start and led Winsome by 35s. and Aurora 
by im. 26s. at Block Island. Down wind with 
spinnakers Aurora made gains. She sailed the 
leg 10s. faster than Istalena and im. 30s. faster 
than Winsome. On the reach home Aurora 
gained a little more but not enough to win the 
race. The summaries: 
Sloops—Class K—Course 38% Miles—Start, 10:40. 
1st Mark. 2d Mark. Finish. Elapsed. 
Istalena .12 47 15 3 13 35 3 58 54 5 18 54 
Aurora .12 40 41 3 14 50 3 59 59 5 19 59 
Winsome .12 47 50 3 15 30 4 01 08 5 21 08 
The New York Y. C. held the last race, which 
was for the Newport cup. The wind was S. W., 
and a triangular course was, chosen. The first 
leg was 1314 miles S. W. 1-8'W., the second 12 
miles E. y 2 S. and the third 10 miles N. by W. 
Istalena was last crossing the line, and at once 
headed out to sea, while the others stood in to¬ 
ward Narragansett. When they came together 
later, Istalena had gained a fair lead which she 
retained all over the course. The wind was 
fresh, and fast time was made on the second 
and third legs of the course, both of which were 
reached. The summaries: 
Sloops — Class K—Course 35% Miles—Start, 10:55. 
1st Mark. 2d Mark. Finish. Elapsed. 
Istalena . 1 10 45 2 23 05 3 20 50 4 25 50 
Aurora . 1 13 05 2 21 28 3 22 32 4 27 32 
Winsome . 1 18 35 2 31 52 3 30 48 4 35 28 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 
The 15-footers of the Seawanhaka-Corinthian 
Y. C. sailed the usual weekly series race on July 
9. The wind was light from south. Tamale, 
owned by Hoyt Bros., was the winner. The 
elapsed times: Tamale, 1.30.30; Hen, 1.31.00: 
Iris, 1.3900; Bat, 1.40.30; Sabrina, 1.46.30; 
Thelema, 1.48.00. 
