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reasons for our opinions, and facts for assertions. The 
Godbout is a large river flowing with full volume, broken 
by rapids, and affording two magnificent pools a consider- 
able distance above its mouth, and other minor pools which 
are bu’ little threshed. 
Singular about those Keltsin June. Kelts, every angler 
ought to know, though few do, are spent fish—fish that 
have spawned, and ought, by good rights, to make astraight 
wake at once down stream to salt water, to find food, and 
recuperate after the fulfilment of nature’s demands. What 
business had these salmon to spawnin June when the usual 
season is in August and September? We must observe, too, 
in this connection, that no Kelts have been taken since the 
thorough enforcement of the fishery laws of 1868. Now, did 
these salmon learn to anticipate the raids of netters and 
dippers by a month or two and so make their precious de- 
posits before the fishing season commenced? We are per- 
fectly aware, and do not need to be reminded, that runs of 
salmon of the same outcome and generation do not occur | 
always at the same day or month, and that these Kelts may 
have been in advance of their sisters. But this argument 
holds no water against the fact of the non-appearance of 
early Kelt during the past four years. There are perhaps 
twenty experienced salmon-anglers in the United States and 
Canada, thoroughly informed but seldom heard from in 
print, who will condescend to throw somé light on this 
problem. 
We wish all our readers, especially those in Great Britain, 
of whom we have some sco es, to bear in mind that the St. 
Lawrence (Province of Quebec) fishing is at least three 
months later than the fishing in western Nova Scotia. In 
the locality Jast named, the salmon begin to run in Feb- 
or as soon as the ice breaks up, and fly fishing in 
with the line frozen so stiff that it will scarcely 
render, is not unusual, or the result by any means insignifi- 
eant. July Kelts in these rivers are not a wonderful 
phenomenon. 
—La Chasse Iltustrée states that in a pond near the Castle 
of Arras a gardener caught acarp having just behind the 
fins two rings of gold, joined together, and on them was 
inscribed ‘‘Isaure de Berville, 1704.” This case of age of 
ot the carp seems well authenticated. 
Pachting and Boating. 
All communications from Secretarves and friends should be mailed not 
later than Monday in each week. 
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—The New York Yacht Club will hold its annual meet- 
ing at the Club House, corner of Madison avenue and 27th 
Street, on February 5th, for the election of officers for the 
ensuing year. The report of the Committee on the Classifi- 
cation of Yachts will be read at this meeting. 
—The Srooklyn Yacht Club will hold its annual meeting 
on Wednesday the 28th, at their Club Rooms, Court street, 
Brooklyn. The Secretary, Mr. William F. Lee, has re- 
ceived from the owners of the following yachts, now build- 
ing at Rye, N. Y., the dimensions of the yachts that 
will be added to the fleet of the Club:—Sloop, owned by 
Mr. Daniel Edgar, Jr., of New Rochelle—length over all, 
67 feet; length on water line, 61 feet 6 inches; depth of 
hold; 6 feet 6 inches; tonnage, 82 tons. Sloop, owned by 
Mr. William Edgar Morris, of New Rochelle—length on 
deck, 47 feet; length on water line, 48 feet; breadth of 
beam, 15 feet; tonnage, 31 tons. 
—The Seawanhaka Yacht Club at.a recent meeting elect- 
ed the following officers for the ensuing year:—Commodore, 
William L. Swan; Vice Commodore, James W. Beekman, 
Jr.; Secretary, Frederic D. P. Foster; Treasurer, B. L. 
Swan; Measurer, F. G. Foster; Chaplain, Rev. William 
Irvin; Surgeon, James R. Wood. The annexed yachts 
were added to the fleet of the Club:—Schooners Ariel, Com- 
modore William L. Swan; Idler, J. S. Colgate; Peerless, 
J. R. Maxwell; Triton, G. A. Thayer. Cabin sloops— 
Alert, Henry Vail; Christine, 8. P. Blagden; Au Revoir, 
J. E. Roosevelt. Open sloops—Cruiser, C. Lee; Ripple, 
GC. M. Schefflein; Electra, W. B. Simmonds. 
—The annual Convention of the ‘‘Rowing Association of 
American Colleges” will hold its annual session at Hartford, 
Conn., on Wednesday, January 21st. The great interest 
taken by all parties in College Aquatics, is shown by the 
addition of three more entries, Princeton, Rutgers and the 
Chicago University, making in all sixteen representative 
college boating men to decide the all-important question, 
‘‘On what water shall we hold the next College Regatta?” 
Taking every matter into consideration, and the strong and 
influential inducements held out by the Saratoga Rowing 
Association, (which were conscientiously carried out last 
year), such as transporting boats and crews from the rail- 
road depot to the Lake, a standard price for carriage hire 
and board, building a grand stand, with free admission for 
the friends of fhe students, also boat houses for the crews; 
in fact the willingness on the part of the Saratoga Associa- 
tion to carry out any suggestions for the safety, comfort 
and success of the next Great College Regatta, we there- 
fore hope that the Rowing Association of American Col- 
leges will decide on Wednesday next, that the ensuing 
_ College Regatta will take place on that beautiful and ad- 
mirably well adapted water for rowing contests, the Lake 
of Saratoga. 
PHILADELPHIA BOAT CLUBS. 
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PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 12, 1874. 
EpiTorR ForREsT AND STREAM:— 
The representative of the ForEST AND STREAM was very 
courteously received by W. R. Tucker, Vice Commodore of 
the Schuylkill navy, and escorted through the different 
boat houses, and kindly invited to take a row in one of 
This unexpected 
The water was 
smooth as a mill pond, the day (January 8) being unusu- 
their many beautiful pleasure barges. 
kindness was immediately acted upon. 
ally mild, and the row was a most pleasant one. 
The Schuylkill Navy held their annual meeting January 
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; ed as officers for the present year: 
‘ Commodore, James M. Ferguson, Quaker City Club. 
Vice Commodore, John Hockly, Jr., Undine Club. 
‘ Secretary and Treasurer, Jonathan Gillingham, No. 10 
| Walnut st., Undine Club. 
{Official Log Keeper, W. R. Tucker, Undine Club. 
i The Schuylkill Navy is composed to-day of the following 
clubs: 
Undine, 80 members, 14 boats. 
University, 128 members, 8 boats. 
Crescent, 66 members, 13 boats. 
Philadelphia; 538 members, 8 boats. 
West Philadelphia, 88 members, 12 boats. 
Pennsylvania, 38 members, 9 boats. 
Malta, 55 members, 6 boats. 
Quaker Clty, 42 members, 9 boats. 
Making in all, on the 1st of Jnly, 1878, the handsome 
aggregate of 550 members, with a fleet of 79 boats. Of this 
navy 44 are shells, 27 gigs, and8 barges. Outside of the 
navy are the following clubs: 
The Bachelor Club, the oldest club in Philadelphia, or- 
ganized in 1853, with 53 members and 8 boats. 
Vesper, 57 members, 10 boats. 
Pacific, 21 members, 3 boats. 
College, 27 members, 3 boats. 
Making in all 150 members and 24 boats, or a grand 
total in Philadelphia of 709 members and 103 boats. 
All these clubs have their boat houses, with the exception 
of the West Philadelphia, situated at the foot of Lemon 
Hill in Fairmount Park, and their elegance and tasteful 
style of construction add no little to the beauty of the spot. 
These boat houses cost about $10,000 each on an average, 
are built of stone in a most substantial manner, and are 
generally occupied by two clubs; the exceptions are the 
Undine and Bachelor Clubs, who each own their own 
houses. The interior construction of these boat houses is 
on a par with their outside elegance, every arrangement 
being found in them for the accommodation of the mem- 
bers. They have bathing houses attached to them, recep- 
tion and withdrawing rooms, the boats being housed in 
the lower part of the building, with floats in front for 
launching and taking in the boats. 
The course from the boat houses to the Falls of the 
Schuylkill river is three and a half miles. From the pecu- 
liarity of the river, the water is seldom lumpy and rarely 
is ever unfit for boating exercise. Most of the course, or a 
great deal of it, being within the Park property, exercise in 
shells or in the boats can be taken without fear of interrup- 
tion. There is a very slight current always running down 
caused by the falls, but its influence on theriver and on 
the time of the boats is quite insignificant. 5 
The racing season of 1873 opened with the regatta of the 
Quaker City Club on May 10th. The next race was be- 
tween the eight-oared shells of the Crescent Club and the 
six-oared shells of the Bachelors, won by the Crescents; 
distance, 2% miles; time, 16:30. The spring regatta of the 
navy was held June 14th. The single shell race being a 
foul, was ordered to be rowed over again. The four-oared 
shell race was won by the Vesper Club, who pulled by invita- 
tion in the regatta. Distance, 3 miles; time 19:24 minutes, 
The six oared barge race was won by the Pennsylvania Club. 
3 miles, time, 21:15 minutes. Four-oared gig race was won 
by Pennsylvania; 3 miles; time 20:44. All these races were 
timing races; average time for winning boats during the 
regatta: four-oared shell, 6:28; four-oared gigs, 6:414; six- 
oared barges, 7:05; single shells, 7:36. The single shell 
race which had been ordered to be pulled over was won by 
John Lavens, of the Pennsylvania Club; time 22:25. dis- 
tance, 3 miles. 
On August 9th a single shell race between four competi- 
tors was won by Jas. B. Mingus of the Vesper; time, 17:30; 
distance, 2 miles and 1,400 feet. Six oared race took place 
August 80, between three six-oared barges; won by the 
Pennsylvania Club; time, 18:25; distance, 2 miles and 2,800 
feet. On September 13 the Navy held their full review. 
Fifteen boats apveared on the course. Oct. 25th between 
double scull gig of College Club, and a pair oar shell of the 
University; won by the former; distance, 14 miles, straight 
away; time, 9:20. On Monday, 27, the Club boats of the 
Malta; also the Crescent Club regatta on the same day. 5 
The following interesting statistics of the Undine Club 
for the year 1878 will astonish some of our readers: They 
rowed 695 times; 3,665 miles; greatest number of miles 
were rowed by J. Gillingham, being 1,083 miles. The club 
rowed on 212 days in the year. On account of want ofa 
crew or bad weather, the club did not row on 89 days; 
the rowing was closed by ice 62 days; and on Sundays 
when the club do not row, making it 52 days, comprises 
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Sours Boston Yacur Cius.—A regular meeting of this 
following named officers were elected for the ensuing year: 
—Commodore, J. N. Roberts; Vice Commodore, H. J. 
McKee; Fleet Captain, J. A. Woodward; Measurer, J. 
Winniatt; Recording Secretary, E. Hatch, Jy.; Financial 
Secretary, John Monks; Treasurer, Thomas Christian; 
Trustees, G. G. Morris, W. H. Lafield, J. Stewart. The 
meeting, which was very large and enihusiagtic, adopted a 
series of resolutions, to be sent to the family of the late A. 
P. Holbrook, a deceased member, and a vote of thanks was 
tendered to the retiring Commodore, F. 8. Wright, and his 
associate officers. Before vacating his chair, Commodore 
Wright made a few appropriate remarks, concluding by in- 
viting the members to partake of one of his superior chow- 
ders. Songs and stories wound up the pleasures of the 
evening. The Club is in a very thriving and healthy con- 
dition. Over twenty new yachts have been added to the 
list. They propose to celebrate their sixth aniversary at 
the next meeting, which takes place February 6th. Capt. 
Roberts, the new Commodore, is well known among yachts- 
men, and it is believed, will make an efficient and popular 
officer. 
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—GerorGE Brown’s CuaLLency.—This challenge was 
received too late for our last issue: 
Haurrax, N. §., Jan. 5, 1874. 
The challenge of John Biglin, of New York, telegraphed 
here to-day, I accept, and row at Springfield, Mass., in 
June; or I will row any oarsmen in America a five mile 
race, with turn, in best-and-best boats, for any sum 
not jess than $2,000, on either the Charles river, Spring- 
field, or the Kenebecassis. This challenge to remain open 
for one month from this date, and the race to take place 
sometime during the month of June, 1874. Any party ac- 
cepting this challenge will please deposit the sum of $500 
with either W. L. Lowell & Co., Exchange Broker, Hali- 
fax, N. 8., or Judge Jackson, American Consul at this 
place, which will be immediately covered. Each party to 
pay his own expenses. Yours, respectfully, 
GEORGE Brown. 
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—An ice-floe would not be ordinarily chosen for lake 
navigation in preference to a sail-boat, but a recent occur- 
rence near East Saginaw shows that it may be very much’ 
safer. Two young men who went’ out fishing the last day 
of the year were carried away on an ice-cake, and after 
several days’ absence, were given up as lost. A party of six 
men started out last Monday in search of them. On Tues- 
day, the two lost fishermen came to shore, worn out with 
six days’ fasting and suffering, but alive. On Wednesday 
the boat in which their would-be rescuers had departed was 
found bottom-up near the shore, and there is no doubt that 
the six men have been drowned.—Chicago Tribune, 8th. 
Shot Gun and Kifle. 
GAME IN SEASON FOR JANUARY. 
Moose, Alces Malchis.) 
Elk or Wapiti, Cervus Canadensis.’ Squirrels, Red Black an 
Rabbits, common Brown and Grey.) All kinds of Wild Fowl. 
Held fi 4 ge FLORIDA. 
ed Deer, Caricus Virginianus Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopavo. 
Woodcock, Philohela minor.) Quail, Ori: Virginianus.) : 
Snipe, Plover, Curlew, etc., in great 
variety. 




Caribou, Tarandus rapes foes 
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LUnder the head of ‘*‘Game, and Fishin Season’? we can only specify vue 
general terms the several varieties, because the laws of States vary so much 
that were we to attempt to particularize we could do no less than publish 
those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game in question. This 
would require a great amount of our space. In designating game we are 
guided by the laws of nature, upon which all legislation is Sounded, and 
our readers would do well to provide themselves with the laws of their re- 
spective States for constant reference. Otherwise, our attempts to assist them 
will only create confusion. | 
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—On Tuesday evening last, the 18th of January, the an: 
nual meeting of the New York Association for the Preser- 
vation of Game was held at the residence of B. L. Swan, 
Jr., Esq, Royal Phelps presiding. The meeting was a full 
one, and of the most satisfactory character, and the society 
may with just pride point to the great advance made, 
through their instrumentality, in regard to the preservation 
of game, not only in New York, but throughout the whole 
country. The Committee on the revision of the game 
laws, reported in favor of petitioning the Legislature to re- 
store that portion of the law of 1871, prohibiting the killing 
of deer on Long Island for the next five years, which im- 
portant measure has been frequently advocated in the col- 
umns of the Forest AnD Stream. Recorder Hackett urged 
strongly theimportance of this measure, and the report of 
the Committee was unanimously approved. The account 
of the Treasurer showed the funds of the Association, not- 
withstanding it has been plaintiff in many cascs, to be in 
good condition, there being some $2,800 on hand. Mr. A. 
C. Post was elected a member of the Association. Mr. 
Haggerty spoke very much to the point when calling the 
attention of the Association to the choking up of the 
streams in the Adirondaek region by felling timber, and 
the ruthless waste going on there. The counsel of the 
clnb, C. E. Whitehead, Esq., reported the progress made 
in different suits brought by the Association. The follow- 
ing gentlemen were elected as officers for the ensuing year: 
President, Royal Phelps; Vice President, R. B. Roosevelt; 
Secretary and Treasurer, W, J. Hays; Counsel, Charles E. 
Whitehead, Executive Committers, Dr. J. H. Gautier, 
Clinton Gilbert and D. H. Haight. 
—There are a great many right and left Snap shots and 
capital statuettes on a runway who don’t know much more 
of the haunts and habits of their game than they do of 
crochet work or knitting. They have an intelligent bush- 
beater who knows the lay of the coveys, a dog with a good 
nose and well broken, a splendid pair of barrels, and a keen 
eye and quick trigger. The guide leads up to the hunting 
ground, then the dog takes the vanand attends to business® 
and when his tail geg stiff a bird rises, the gun drops him 
neatly, the attendant marks him down, the dog retrieves 
and the gunner puts him exultingly to bag. Precisely the 
