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The Show a Success.

1t is stated by the management of the
show that 1t has been fairly successful. all
things considered. The class of entries
has been far above the average. The whole
has been well managed and the Washing
ton City Kennel Club has been commended
on this account. There has been no dog
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CRUISERS FOR JAPAN QllustrateO.
The formidable additions to the emperor's
navy that are now being built in Amer
lean shipyards
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DECEMBER HEAVENS Qilustrated).
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THE RUSSIAN BLOUSE QllustrateO.
The dictators Of fashion In Germany give
some warning as to the fit and form of
this stylish model.
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scarcely any vital restrictions. since Ina.
been changed entirely, and canoesyawls are no
longer in it with small yachts. Also. since that
day the cruising canoe, c cnnasr mas oe snnp IIrnse ali
that was at first desired or obtained from tho
We have heard that amendments Of the canoe
yawI definition are being sent into the K. G. c.,
but that they are of a distinctly retrograde
nature; one: for instance seeks to rate @ inc ETewls
Such restriction would simply have the effect
of doing away with any overhang mt either end,
create a vastly inferior sea boat. and a miser-
ably ably I y nv craft 70 tim ssi Tor IN the rep sfrai gStei; no,
oyerhang boat Is on the run In q short sea; sho
must then be snugged down. or she vii! run her
head clean under and breach to. However;
there happens to be II pretty strong amount OF
vested interest in canoc-yawls.t to be got over
50 uncalled.{or an amendment. The real point
of the classification which is in need OF safe.
guarding is the prevention OF struggling beam
keeping out racing machines. If the cruising
S S.sti0 the a dimensions W Suitably SIti Increased s e to canoe
yawl size, and all existing yawls allowed in SC
long as they remain unaltcred; q safe and strong
The death Of Charles Ratscy, the veteran Eng
lish sailmaker. whose work on the racing can
vas Of all OF the noted vessels in British waters
men. sewers another link in the chain that con
meets the present yachting generation with
that of the past. Commenting upon his death
the London Ficid Of Oct, 30 says: =,
business in 1926, and was soon busy in assist
ing to make sails for such noted yachts US the
Louisa and Water Witch, Besides being, ar
expert at his work he was also an ardent yachts
man, and sailed in more, than ono noteworth,
race, being on board the Louisa, when sh'
beat the Alarm in the privSte match round tn
Overs, and also forming one of the complement
of Lord Belfast's brig Water Witch when sht
Mr.. c. II. n. Talbot, from the Nab round thu
Eddystone and back, for e. 600. the former win
lie was the last survivor OF all who took part II
those two matches. Ratsey, retired from tn
business in 1891 in favor OF his two sons, VIII
Joined partnership with Lapthorne, and b.
whom tho several establishments are still beinl
nnnrind ON -
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YACHTING NEVIS FROM ABROAD.
Struggling with Menauremcnt Rulcs-Death OF
sailmnker Ratsey.

Struggling with Measurement Rulcs-Death OF
saiimnker Ratsey.
While the various committees Of tho rcspcc.
tive organizations that compose the new Yacht
Racing League of North America are burning tho
midnight oil In their cndcavors to obtain
measurement rules that would be satisfactory
to all factions, rs well as for the best interests
of the sport. the following paragraph in the Lon.
don Field from n correspondent shows that
English yachtsmen arc also struggling with
the knotty problem:
~ have followed tho various changes in the
rating rules for the past few years, and must
say that, Judging by results, our Legislators
cannot pride themselves on the success of their
efforts. The existing formula has not been a
success. Girth is not taxed enough, length
too much. The flat-bottom dish with large
ovcrhang fore and aft should have vanished
long ago. Werc We not promised when the rule
was contemplated that attacking girth would
do away with fin and platcl To meet the rule
many boats were padded under the angle of the
keel and plate, and SO saved. The type did not
cease TO exist. In fact, Fern and others made
their appearance. Consequently the rule
failed in its object. Obviously Rirth was not
pcnalized sufficiently. Why not say G instead
Of rs CT Then, again. every foot of water
line Is charged for. Hence "ovcrhang" and
more encouragement to the dish type, for over.
nHnR NlcUnb StlullOW DOuy. why nOU Simplify
matters and place the rs not charged OF girth
to the credit OF the water linci"
The canoeists on the other side of tho Atlantic
are also in the throes OF reconstructing mems
urcment and classification rules. A number
Of prominent canoe sailormen wish TO alter The
class known as the canoe yawl" into what ID
known AZ n half-rater under the Yacht Racing
Association rules. while under the canoe rules
the craft is practically n cruiser, which would
be easily ouiclassod BY tho half-raters as con
structed at present. Tho Field makes the fol-
lowing comment upon tho movement:
'As to the canoe-yawi class, the racing has
been of such very small and uncertain nature
that the existing definition cannot be connected
Herewith, either as in fault or otherwise. The
canoe-yawl is, and should be, essentially a
cruising craft, and, If it is in the near future In.
tended to augment competitive sailing in that
class, 1t Is quite certain that the present rule
will admit the very acme OF racing monstrOs.
ity, and thus will kill OFF any fairly modelled
and constructed cruiser. But it Is quite an
open question whether racing in the canoe.
yawl class is a desirable line for the canoe clubs
to take up. In the pnst, when there was only
the thirty inch sailing canoe class, mostly filled
with racing machines. II WAS thought that II
larger canoe of greater bulk and accommoda.
ton should be admitted for estuary. and sea
cruising, and, in order to make. a craft IN such
class capable OF enjoying racing with small
yachts in ports and places she might visit. she
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dories Of. different sisos their races win b sailed
boat for boat without timo allowance.
there Ia one thnt stands ont prominently both
In design and handling. This is tho Pointer,
built by warren f.. Small OF SwAripectt and
owned and sailed by BertC G. Melzard OF the same
place. For nine years abe has hold tho Dennant
rs tho most speedy OF her class on the New Eng
Ter and races her all summer,
A picturesque feature adopted BY the Eahant
Club, and one which will doubtless DO followed
by the Long Island dory sailors, 10 painting tho
boats different colors, while colored sails have
been used for the same purpose and add TO tho
dory 10 green, with a white top stroak, which,
surmounted by sails OF venetian rod, makes o
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tbie, states.pf Af1eirs n maintained at Swamp
scott end Niarhlehead, but not at Nahant,
~etranNu Dory Club was formed In 1894 by
wore dining az the Nahant Club. The subject
was 9roachcd and found favor at once. rules
for races tho next season. Tho rules were drawn
up Win the special object OF preventing length
enenv,ns M the development. OF freaks and
the rulee adopted siRnnlly failed, for the
early sprinE brought out all sorts OF
pic. Ihey had nothing Of the dory's lines pro-
servea IN their models and were absolutely use
OF the Nehant organization. They were too ex.
pensive to cast aside altogether, 90 q special
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BOWLING.

George Lawrence Tops the Previous High
Score In the Drug Tournament.
Barring 9 miss of q single pin spare In the tenth
frame. George Lawrence played great tenpins In the
Wholesale Drug Trade Association tournament game
between the Powers & weightman and sharp &
R Rs tos. tc "a va 4 = s' .Ss S aIlsy: y tciisS .S,: s sss.oH IN
the tournament. The scores;
FIRST GAME.
Merck q co.-smith. i7s: Heck: lse; Helms. 1877;
Darius. 119; Mcclure. 1873. Total. T%S.
r. W. Robinson & son-Thompson. 1886 Littel.
1888; Kent. lao; Hopper. III; Smith. 1913. Total. 79o.
SECOND GAME.
Colgate q Co.-Faulkner. 1905 Ward. LAT; Colgate.
1913; Chrystal, 1926 Barnes. lao. Total, 7e7: go,
ks s;W i5 aGI aoppe = iS n7B s%isH' fSs. is Tot att' s4s. i+i'
Colgate q &C. Faulkner. 1877; Ward. 1877. Colgate.
1871 ChryStsl. 40; Barnes, l5I: Total; 500.
1873; Helms, l25; Darius. log. Total. oSs.
FOURTH GAME.
Powers q weightman-Blossfeld. l6a; Rupp. liz;
Rtebbins. lO7; Lamp, lao; Lawrence, ga. Total, 7bl.
SHARP L D~ohme"stumpf. 10; De Rochemont. iil;
Rieniin. lOs; Doerr. 100; DR.. Dohme. 1913. Total. e5l.
FIFTH GAME.
Wbitau, Tatum q Co.-wiencke. 100; smyth, l27;
Ham. 1850; Kerney, lbl. Tamlyn. III. Total 704.
sharp a Dohme-Dr. Kent, la5; Dc Rochemont.
III; Rieniin. VI; Doerr. $50; Dr. Dohme. lao. Total.
' SIXTH GAME.
Hs whi'I Iis ii Rerney' fao; Tamlyn, 1856. Total. sas.'
Powers d Observation-Disclosures. 100; kupp. lei
bteDDins, 100. Lamp, 1876 LhWFehces Aoo' ioteis f4o'
The Palisades, sylvia Athletic Club. and Pilgriml
rolled the closing games for last week in the series OF
lie North Hudson County bowling Association tour
! nament at Groth's alleys In Union Hill on Friday
night. The scores;
pausades-Meysr 1876; Burdett. 144; weyler. 1853
Bicler, I2O; Kaufer. l7b. Total. 73l.
Sylya Athletic Cubic. HOssinBer. 16o; Sohwartk
lif; Q. Hossinger. 1877; p. schaner. 1871; b. Adams
100. Total, T43.
Paliaades-Meyer, 1871; Burdett. 100; WoyleE. lis
Bigier. 1873; Kaufer, l5u. Total. 103.
PilVrims-Esher ia; Ryan, 100; Colgate, ITO
Martens, 1855; Barnes. l46. Total, ToS.
THIRD GAME.
SYLVIA Athletic Club-G. HosSlnger. 400; " rtl
1855; c. hossinger. 1877; i. schaner' ioAi ADAM
P~iierinsnPowles, 1854: Esher. 50, Colgate. la
Martens, I46; Barnes. 14A. Total, o74.
The representative team OF the oritani Field Gu
Of Uackensack visited the alleys OF the Ellxa6et
AthIe,ic Club on Thursday night and met defeat
Inc hands OF the home contingent In a schedule gam
ia the series OF the Amateur Bowling Association
EIiSsbeth Athletic Club-Pope. 1871; ReuSs. IS
Van ID ryeer, I78; Faulks, l4Si Kline. 1875 KArr, III
Morrell. 1876; Wells. 1888; Lane l4Si Dim1ck, II
ositant Field club-van zant. 1850; Mattel. 10
Wells ICES Ackerson. 1915 Anies. 1885 Ellery. 10
Hnl, I42i Herbert, llTiR r. Bruins. 1877 J. Bruins. ~
Total. 1870. y
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Y P OF THE RIVERSIDE YACHT CLUB DoRY.

remain the same in any kind Of craft from q
sneak box to a full-rigged ship. there is q great
knack in getting the utmost speed out of a dory,
boat find that dory sailing 10 novel and has
many well-defned characteristics Of its own.
dory should be sailed as nearly az possible on
her bottom. She will not go to windward sailed
narrow that live ballast cannot wholly be dc.
pended upon, and about 200 pounds of dead
weight is necessary in a fishing dory and 800
named boats is In the vicinity of $l60, while the
price Of fishing dories 10 very elastic. ranging
from $25 to $50.
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CHAMPION NAHANr BONA FlDE FISHING DoRY.

ON bottom board, 23 inches in depth. or less than
ia feet 8 inches over all. IL feet q inches on bottom
hoard. ~ inches In width on bottom board. No out.
side ballast, permanent stays, washboards. %bowsprit,
hoisting sails. standing rigging. or weighted centre
and when housed shall not exceed 10 inches In depth;
canyaa ig restricted to two leg OF mutton sails and
JTo, while neither mast nor boom in either sail shall
exceed II feet In length.
Rowing races are also q feature of the Nahant
oarlocks, and tho oarsman 10 compelled to row
without foot rests.
The object In making the rules so specific in
ashermen of Nahant and its vicinity TO enter In
ali races held by the dory club without altering
the rig of their ordinary work-a-day boats. The
measurements are taken from dories used every
day In the year for fishing and lobsteTing:
70 this latter class the boats built for the
Riverside Yacht Club properly belong. They
are, however. u one design class, and until Other
builders are interested In the construction Of
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SPREAD OF DoRY RACING.
THE QUAINT LITTLE GLASS ADOPTED
BY RIVERSIDE L. O.

Uanoy Typo OF Small neat witch mas . Mts-
tory-nn Use OG View EnEiana Coast for
Over . CentuFy-Propei1ed ~ Either OaFs or
Cnnvas-RacipG Rates and R1e-asureuentss
Tho Introduction by the Riverside Yacht Club
Of q class OF racing dorles brings TO this side Of
Cape Cod q form Of sport which has reached q
high state OF DEVELOPMENT in and about Massa-
chusetts Bay. That this seaworthy type Of
small boat has taken n firm hold upon the affoc-
tions OF Corinthians along tho shores OF the
Bound 0 shown by the fact that fourteen OF
them are racing informally along tho Connecti-
out shore in tho vicinity of Riverside and Green
witch, while seventeen moro are to DO soen
dancing over tho waves In tho vicinity Of Bridge
port and Black Rock. As q matter OF fact the
sport Of dory racing has become so popular that
at least fifty of them are expected TO compete
In special races along the Sound during the
season OF 1893.
Among tho well.known amateur sailors who
now own dories and have sailed them In all sorts
Of weather are Commodore George g. Tyson.
Vice Commodore William Hamilton, Rear
Commodore Frederick Gerkin. William Fisct-
or, A. Hamilton. Charles +. Diefenthaler.
William Marks, and p. c. Ralli of tho Riverside
Club. and f.. $. Doremus, II. f. Doremus, G. S.
Summcrvillc, J. II. Downing. Robert Tod, and
w. d. Hastings OF tho Indian Hnrbor Club at
Greenwich. Conn.
Up to tho present time the dory has been dis
tinctly peculiar TO Now England. Everywhere,
from tho tip OF Cape Cod to the smallest fishing
hamlet far upon the rockbound coast OF Maine.
the dory is the one typo Of small boat in con-
slant use. Not a banker" sails out of Glouces-
ter Harbor without u nest" OF dories amid.
ships; lot q ''mucker' cutter goes TRAVELLING
from Boston Harbor without ono or two dorles
owing astern. 1t is not too much TO say that
not a lobster pot is hauled on the New England
coast that is not cmptied into n dory. As THE
Bun stated in an editorial about four years ago:
"Morc mon owe their lives to the s~eagoing
qualities OF this simple slab-sided little craft
than 10 any type OF small boat in existence
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class was formed for them. They were no longer
called. dorics. but splnshers. and the building
rules for dories were carefully revised.
Tho present rules and division of classes have
stood tho test Of two seasons and have been
found wholly satisfactory ana successful ana
strictions Of the Riverside class. They are as
follows:
CLASS ].
Racing splashers. ciinker built. not to exceed ~
feet . inches on tho water line, 20 feet over all. z
feet beam, = feet 0 inches draught and less than D
feet e inches from stem head to step of mast. Rud.
der must be hung on sternboard. No outside ballast;
centreboard to house completely and crew re-
stricted to Ave men. No restrictions to sail area.
Under this rule q very sporty class has been
formed at Nahant, AL have dagger boards,
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HAMPIo swAMPscorr CLIPPER poRY PIONEER.

pleasing combination that recalls the quaint
craft along the Mediterranean Sails should be
stained before they are cut. as the dyeinG pro-
cess shrinks the canvas badly.
The Riverside and Indian Harbor dories wero
built by f. Gerry Fmmons of Swampscott, tho
order being given by Frank BOVINE Jones, to
whose efforts the new class largely owes Its
present successful formation. Among tho other
of whom en- old fisherman said, Warren haint
never built n mean boat r. II. Robertson 10
another builder who has come into prominence,
and for three years he has successfully won the
Essex county championship pennant with q fish.
ing dory of his own construction. The most
noted dory sailors east OF the Cape are Buster
Taylor of Nahant and Seth Kendrick and Bert
MelZArd of Swampscott.
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and are sailed wholly with live ballast. Their
sail plans are immense, and with spinnakers
and balloon iibs they look not unlike the old
time jb and mainsuil sandbaggers.
CLASS 2-CLIPPER DoRIEs.
Clinker built. not to exceed 10 feet on the water
line. "a feet over all. and "a inches in depth, meas
than IL feet water line, more than 3 feet and not ex-
ceeding Is feet beam, IL inches wide on bottom board.
Ruddpr to he hung on sternboard. its base to be at.
tached within 4 INCHES OF bottom board and sail
plan restricted to 800 square feet. No bowspr.t or
outside ballast allowed. centreboard to house com.
pletely. and the base line for sail area, measured
from stem to end of boom. to be 20 feet o inches or
less, the mast to be stepped not less than fleet 9
inches from stem head. The water line to be the
length q bottom board from stem to sternboard aud
crew to be restricted to four men.
CLASS 3-BoNA-FIDE FISHING DoRIEs.
Clinker built, not to exceed 90 feet over all. is feet
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keep their weather eyes on the main boom when

keep their weather. eyes on the main boom when
going down the wind.
The. larger dories about Lynn. Nahant,
Marblehead, and Swampscott are all built with
Q threo-foot deck fore and aft and q six-inch
washboard amidships, while the Casabianca,
owned by Mr;; Flags. y flush decked and has a
little knockabouts ranging In size from seven,
teen to twenty-one feet on the water line. All
are rugged like knockabouts also, with lib and
mainsail. the head sail setting up from the stem.
and line, seaworthy little packets they are. too.
particularly the former, may claim TO be. the
home OF dory racing, but II remained for Sahant
TO organize a dory club. with racing and build
ing rules and fixed dates for club and open
regattas.. Until tho formation OF the Nahant
Dory Club the racing had been on the Eo'as-yon,
open dories and deckel doriss without regard
- size. Of. course the largest boat with the
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The Elliott Euchre Club. which was organized in
Brooklyn recently. has est lblished itself IN pleasant
quarters at lO9 and l6i Gates avenue. Nj. j. Dale
has been Ell 'cted President and Miss n. l.. Rockw9od
Secretary AMI Treasurer. The opening winter recep
ton was given very successfully last Thursday niVht
The chief prizes were won by Mrs. ]. Dale aud Dir.
Denman.
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o n ISLAND LEAGU

st. Paul won two by default. Brooklyn High,
Pratt, ana Brooklyn Latin won ono by doIault'
Brooklyn Latin lost one by default, while Adei
phi lost three by default.
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Trial or wersrs and CosEra,s.

The alleged sensational charges against the
amateur status of Bernard J, Wefers, champion
Splinter OF the world. and John Cosgravo. all
round ex.champion of America, have dwindlcd
down to tho insignihcancc of n storm in q tea
cup. The accused athletes appeared Lefore tho
Registration Committee Of the A. A. L. yester-
day afternoon nj the Aston House but there
was no acuuser in evidence, while there WAS
considerable data on hand 10 show that tho
charges had been instigated by private malice.
Voters, his brother. and Cosgravc made
Straightforward statements and satisfactorily eN-
planned several incidents which had been con-
strued as discriminating. The committee ro-
served its decision. but IL was apparent before
adjournment that there was nothing ON "hiCh
to base an adverse verdict.
In n series Of games. b0st four ou' OF seven Tor =
ntake of $50, rolled On the Fraternity Hal alleys
Bedford and Myrtle avenues, Brpoklyn' on Nov, 70.
Janes Met allt0l. the young crack from fraternity
Hall. beat Pail Wpln, the. welrknIwn brlshton cup
bowl r. four games out ~ ak. Mr'alllpn aNerAsrh
1870 and WolH 10, A return match w!il be rolled IN
wednesday. Nov. ~, at the Palace Hall alleys, erapo
street near wythe avenue. Brooklyn, under thS sAAS
conditions
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-23
SALARIES TO BE PAID TODAY
MEETING OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACH
Frs AT HIGH SCHOOL.
Mayor Evans Says 1t May Require an APP
preparations of o 900 per Month From
the City to Keep Schools Going.

This morning at 10 o'clock there will
be a meeting of the public school teach
ers at the High school building.
Mayor Evans will be present and will
also address the teachers. They will
also receive a check for their first
months salary.
Owing to the aid Of the city council the
schools will continue Monday morning
just as usual Considering all the cir
cumstances the first month has been
fairly successful one.
A check for 81 900 was turned over to
the board of education yesterday. and
this with what has been collected as
tuition, will pay the expenses of the
first month.
1.-THE $1,000 appropriated by the coun-
Gil the othsr night will only help out
the first month";" said Mayor Evans.
more aid will be asked for. We must
run the schools. They must not STOP
1t win probably require $1,000 per month
ito do 1t, but from the spirit manifested
the other night, I believe the board of
aldermen is thoroughly in sympathy
with the schools and will not see them
closed.''
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BURNED BY M0ONSHlNERS.
Revenue Officers Minus Hack in the Wilds
of Colbert County.

The moonshiners of north Alabama
are making it warm for the revenue off,
GERS. Semi-of14cial information was re-
ceived in the city yesterday that Deputy
Collector John p. Logwood and Deputy
Marshal H. p Mcintyre, who are operat-
ing In Colbert county had met with an
experience that Is even more sensational
than that of Deputies Hamlin and Willis
an account of which Appeared in the
Age Herald the day before yesterday.
The two officers destroyed a still and
entire apparatus in the toughest part
of the county, and while en- route back
to civilization had the misfortune to
meet With an accident which compelled
them to desert heir hack, leaving 1t Sc
GREETED in the woods and continue their
journey astrlde the backs of the rather
enactated hack horses.
The next day when they returned to
the spot where the hack had been left,
with the necessary material to repair 1t.
they found instead the charred and
smoldering embers Of the vehicle.
The moonshiners had had their re-
venge, and now the llveryman is wonder
ing who will have to stand the loss.