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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 29, 1888. 



Bracket! and Ed. Ward, second) J. Hopkins, third, and H. S. Stall- 

 kneeht and E. 1. Brown, fourth. 



Sixth event, balls— T. C. Fielding and J. S. Sawyer, first; J. C. 

 Foster, second: J. Hopkins and B. H, Sanborn, third. 



Seventh event, birds— F, T. Noble, first: J. Hopkins, second; G. 

 W. Purrington and E I. Brown, third, and A. L. Brackett. fourth. 



Eighth event, birds— F. T. Noble, first; A. L, Brackett, second, 

 and V. S. Short, third. 



Ninth event, birds— T. 0. Fielding and F. T. Noble, first; B. H. 

 Sandboni, seeond. and A. L. Brackett, third. 



A scrub match and a consolation match was shot off, the origina- 

 tors of which cot allowing the So-called i tracks to enter, was ascruhhy 

 kind of consolation to the /.■■„ , ■ •< ./. ,.,/, ,,■, resulting as follows: 



Scrub mateh—Kd. Ward, first; G. W. Purring ton, second, and A. 

 F. Adams, third. 



Consolation match— A. L. Brackett, first : J. Sn wver, second, and (;. 

 R. Dnrnnd, third. T. C. F-. Sec. 



UNKNOWN QUN CLUB, -The regular monthly match took place 

 on Thursday. March 83. at Dexter's. Long Island. First in order was 

 the shoot-oft ties From the previous match for a handsome valise, 

 with the following result: 



Knebel '25yds. .1 1 1 1—1 Rathjeu 85yds.. 1 1 1 l> — 3 



Lemken . .8o'vds .1 1 0—3 Tamford 85yds. I 0—1 



Van Staden 23yds. .0 0-0 Paulsen 83yds. .1 1 10—3 



Regular match, 1'i members participating, birds very strong flyers. 

 Condition were Thirds, handicap ris,-. s0\ ds, boundary, one barrel, gun 

 below the elbow, club rule for three prizes on the classified plan. The 

 score is below: 



Knebel SSyds.. 0111110-6 Van Staden Bayds.. 1010011— i 



Lemken, . . Wvds.. 0101110— » Pope 8-lvds..l01 1110— 5 



Chichester SSyds. .1101011— 5 Dosher . . . 21yds liiooiiOO— 1 



Bohling 81 yds.. 1111000— i Ehlen 8i'vd,. . :ui.h,.,.. -8 



Paulsen 88yds. ,1011111 -tl Schi dm . v. d-. .0111110-5 



Tamford 85yds 0110111—5 Appel 85yds.. 1011111— 6 



Rathieu ,. .85vds..o011110-1 Greff c;Vds , . m« ■; - 8 



Medler 83yds. .lino .n Miller 88yds 1010100-S 



Schmultz 81yds .00000 -0 



CHICAGO, March 84,— As soon as the pigeons can be pi ...cured, and 

 Cal Bond is doing his best to gel them, there will be two matches 

 between local sportsmen shot off. both most likely the same day. at 

 Kleiuman's grounds, at Grand Crossing, out a way. from this city. 

 Thesematchesarebetm Hto Eich, 50 iarda 



each, ground traps, 80yds. rise, bowi barrels, and a triangular match 

 between OTvr. Eocke. Thomas Stagg and Charley Kerns, 85 Mrds 



-ach. sami i tl latch. Although it is said that 



both matches are for the birds alone, still there will be a little staked 

 on the result. Talking of matches, it would do auv one's heart, good 

 to hearthe opinion local spoilsmen entertain of Capt. Bogardus. It 

 is no longer "dear Bogey." He came very near playing upon his 

 friends here too much, and losing the many he used 10 have. 



TflE FOUNTAIN GUN CLUB of Brooklyn had a very pleasant 

 . in al their dub rooms last Monday evening. 



RAYMOND CLUB.-Fridav. March 23.— Quite a number of the 

 Raymond club met at their grounds, at Wellington, bo carry out their 



usual prograt sweepstakes and matches al clay pigeons In 



the any-weighr gun sweepstake, Messrs. RTirkwoo i Stark, withereli 

 Goodrich and Locke being the principle winners in the order men 

 tioned. Messrs. Stark and Kirk wood had three matches at 10 birds, 

 81 yds. rise, guns not exceeding -lbs . H drams powder, Mr. Shark 

 winning the first and second and Kirkwood the last. The 80-bird 

 scores were as follows: C. T. M.Stark 17, I). Kirkwook 15, W. B. 

 Witherell 18. I. Churchlake 18, L. S, Kennedy 18, A. G. Locke 10. F. 

 C. Waterman 8. C, J. Goodrich 7. 



CINCINNATI. O.. March 83.— A remarkable awakening has oc- 

 curred in the shooting fraternity in this vicinity, and the coming 

 season promises to bear rich fruit in the way of close trigger con- 

 tests. The recent Louisville meeting, pronounced by all to be the 

 finest exhibition ever given in the West, has embused Hie ..Idtimers 

 to the highest notch. There is a movement on foot to secure the 

 stockyard grounds and lit u up as a permanent shooting ground, and 

 give occasional exhibitions during th^ year. There are in this city 

 two prominent gun clubs, the Cincinnati and the Independent. The 

 former has a limited membership of twenty-five, while the latter 

 numbers one hundred. It is more than probable that, during the 



nddo battle for 



of the State. 



i the di 



endeavoring ti 

 mooted questii 

 nati, Covingtoi 



not 1 



n finally settled, a 



CllO 



nd stands at the head ii 



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and e 



Ten birds. English rules, from five - f 

 plunge I raps, one barrel. Five do 

 traps. Five double rises. America 

 birds, five traps, unknown angles, 

 traps, five angles. A liberal prize ,, 

 will be given to the winner. This 

 the attention and receive the hearty 

 of the three cities. Mr. Billy Caldw 

 hut who tired of the gun. has ag 

 no doubt, make it interesting for sot 



formerly a well kno 



,u shot. 



taken up the sport. 



111(1 will, 



f the cracks. 





Toi, 

 ilrpsset 

 indivii 

 portai 



fitchting atjd jfextwemg. 



nmunications should be ad~ 

 i Publishing Co., and not to 

 run the office matters of im- 



FIXTURES. 



Ma\ 24— Toronto Canoe and Skiff Races. 



May SO— South Boston Y. C, Open Matches. 



May 30— Pennsylvania V. C. 



.Iiuie fl-Larch'mont *> . C, Pennant March. Classes 1, 8, 3. 



June If',— Larcbmont Y. C, Pennant Match. Classes 4. 5. 



June IS— Atlantic Y. C. Annual Matches. 



June 21— New York Y. C. Annual Matches. 



June 83 Seaivanhaka < 

 Jufle 83 Larchmont Y. 

 June 80 to July 4— Chit 

 July 7- Beverly Y. C. 

 July H -Larchmont Y. 

 duly 81- ). 



July 88— Larchmont. V. 

 Aug. 3 and i- Chicago 

 Aug. 4-New York Y.i 

 Aug. 4— Beverly Y. c. 

 Aug. 11— Larchmont Y 

 Aug. 18— Larchmont Y 

 Aug. 85-1, 



Sept. 4— Beverly T.C. 



Sept. e-Larchmont, V 

 Kept. 10— Beverly Y. C. 

 Sept. ir.-Larchi'nuni Y 

 Sept. 28— Larchmont Y. 



inthinn Ma 



I Match, Chu 



■s a, ?. 



C . Pennant Match, I 



HULL Y 0. 



head of the cl 

 end of his ten 



s.— Commodore Lambert, who has been at the 

 nee its formation, will retire from office at the 



■ • ': " " itl, him the best wishes of the mem- 

 dor- Perkins, who has worked late and early to 



tag, among them the commodore 

 NEW yiip.K Y. a— An invitati 

 from th- Royal Nova Scotia Yacl 

 which is to take phi,-, I,. - ,: 

 what an impulse for extended set 

 erallv by the inemher od bj 

 Commodore, we hope to hear sh 

 to accept the Invitation. Nothing 

 thereby Improve the models Of tl 

 rience'in thorough yachting wate 

 were enrolled at the last meeting 

 Ward.. J. A. Bostwick, Georgi S . 

 Mr. Superintendent J. E. Hilgard 

 Was made an honorary member. 



THE PROGRESS IN YACHT BUILDING. 



rl 1 E progress in vacht building, and that of the modeling of yachts 

 is a subject that now, as a nation, we are much more interested 

 i than at any time since the land we dwell in was first discovered. 

 or reasons why it is so we have onlf to recognize that until the last 

 were among the chief maritime nations, if not the 



Bhjet 



claim 



That the subject 

 than it hasdoue since that t: 

 ports reach us as they may of th 

 ceived by the British ship ownei 

 ship owners, who do chief r. 



'ijtioij r 



our statesmen's 

 t to be wondered __, 

 c that small dividend being re- 

 ore particularly by the steam- 

 ir oarrvin~and pt "" 

 le Britis 



r trade. 



it. must not be lost sight of that theL, ._ 



year adding new steamships to their fleets, and can it be imagined 



"that this would go on if they were not getting fat out of their busi- 



Allowing that such is the case, and, if not alone for profit, we are 

 ever to become a great shipping nation again, and that such improve- 

 ments shall be imported into the craft doing our home trade as may 



he fairly claimed as having its precedent in the improvement im- 

 pelled into the model and build of yachts, we say, is not yacht mod- 

 eling and the construction of yachts a subject worthy of our serious 



Think of all the fishermen round about our coast, and the adjoin- 

 ing waters they are hourly employed upon, and is it possible that a 

 single improvement in either type or mode) carried out in the yachts 



webuild.isn > ojlde i the vessels our noble 



fishermen— men t'rbrn'w liom w- select Those who manage our yachts 

 —risk then' lives in daring the heaviest of storms, for our dally re- 

 quirements? 



Now, to give impetus to this great fact, and to induce the rising 

 generation to know more of the beauties and life-giving properties of 

 ocean cruising, fully recognizing that we begin at what may be fairly 

 called the stepping 'stone, we publisn in this issue the lines of a wee 

 sailing boat, one which is within the means of most young fellows 

 having a taste for the briny to possess, and one which, from certain 

 provisions in her execution and outfit as a sea-going boat, and that 

 of the expense which generally follows of caring for a sailing boat 

 can be greatly reduced. 



If the proportions of this little crat I are studied, it will be found 

 they are such that a boy who knows scarcely anything more than 



Eort from starboard, can, when exposed to sea-work, come to no 

 arm, and when he has paid a visit to 159 South street and seen the 

 one built from the same lines, we shall be surprised if be does not 

 scrape the necessary dollars together and either build one for him- 

 self or give some boat builder the job to build him one for the 

 coming season. We will publish all details of her rig and outfit by 

 i In- time he has got the hull ready for them. 



The next step to be taken in thus acquainting our young yachting 

 sailors of the road they should take, has been already partially 

 vented in our columns in the articles we have published under the 

 heading of "Single-Handers," several specimens of which little, craft 

 are now to be seen in the shops of W. Stephens, at New Brighton, 

 Staten Island. 



To return again to the more extended idea of the good to be done 

 bv yachts being built of good cruising and speedy proportions, we 

 would not omit mentioning the praise due to a few of the yacht- 

 owning community who have built boats of this type, and as the few 

 that now exist will soon be put to the test of their superior qualities 

 with the usual type of our fleets, we bave a lively hope that It will 

 not be long before the attention of those who build the flihing craft 



