FOREST AND STREAM 
635 
Second Inning. 
c. Wright, b. Murphy . - 
b. Murphy-- 
•. Potter, b. Murphy. 
lot out. 
Pease, b. Clarice. 
and we think with great success — hats well at times. 
Ephraim Lockwood, Yorkshire, thirty-four years old. 
As a batsmen has few superiors at any point; great de¬ 
fence, and cuts very smartly, a good change bowler and a 
very reliable field. 
W. Bates, Yorkshire, twenty-four years old. A prom¬ 
ising bat and sure field; lias proved himself to be one of 
tire best slow round arm bowlers of the day, some of his 
performances this season being wonderful. 
George Peuder, Yorkshire, thirty-eight years old, the 
wicket-keeper of the North, and unsurpassed especially 
to fast bowling a resolute and powerful batsman. 
G. Ulyett, Yorkshire, twenty-eight years old; probably 
the best all-round professional of the day; a brilliant bat, 
with tremendous hitting powers: at times a very danger¬ 
ous bowler, especially ou a bad wicket, aud unsurpassed 
anywhere in the field. 
THE YOUNG AMERICA’S SECOND ELEVEN VISIT 
TO NEW YORK. 
Young America (2d) vs. St, Georges (2d).—O n 
ternber 4th this match was played at Hoboken. The vis¬ 
iting team was a wonderfully strong and well trained one, 
and as will be seen won with ease by 112 runs in a one- 
iuning game. Score:— 
ST. GEOHOES. 
First Inning. 
Sadler, run out. 1 
Haussling, c. und b. H. Brown 1 
• Eagin, c. H. Brown, b. H. L. 
Brown _ _ o 
Holland, b. Murpby. .— 1 
Giles, jr., a. H. Brown, b. 1. 
Brown .. . 8 
F. Blackwell, b. Murphy.-1 
Richardson, not out. . 7 
Grant, e. H. Brown, b. H. 
Brown . . 0 
G. Blackwell, e. Henry, b. E. 
Brown. 0 
G. E. Moore, c. L. Brown, b. 
Murphy .,.,..,. 1 
Fraser, b. Murphy.... . 4 
Total .. .29 Total.. . 
YOUNG AMERICA. 
Henry, run out.. 
H. Brown, o. Hanbury, b. Sadler. 
E. Brown, b. Fraser .. , — 
.1. Murpby, P. Giles. 
Pease, b, Giles. . 
Clarke, c. Sadler, b. Fraser... . . . . 
Potter, b. Giles, jr . ... 0 
E. Wright, e. and b. Richardson 
Woolstou, b. Richardson _ 
Butler, o. Giles, b. Fraser—... 
Ritter, not out .. . 
Byes, 2; leg bye, 1; wirles, 10.. 13 
Total. . .-.. . 142 
FIX I. OF WICKETS. 
ST. GEORGES. 
First inning.7 12 13 13 17 17 
Second inning. 3 8 8 21 22 34 
YOUNG AMERICA. 
First-inning . . -55 77 90 90 107 107 129 135 137 141—141 
Young America (2d) vs. Newark.—T he second game 
of the Philadelphia boys’ trip was played on September 
5th, at Orange, N. J. The wicket was unfit for play and 
the out-field very rough. The score shows that the visi¬ 
tors were successful by one inning and 55 runs: — 
YOUNG AMERICA. 
First Inning. 
Henry, u. Ditmars, b. Boote. 
H. Brown, c. Williams, b. UnUis. 
,1. 0. Pease, jr., st. Williams, b. Boote . . 
Clarke, c. Orton, b. Borie . 
L. Brown, c. Pointer, b. Boric . 
Murphy, h. w. b. Williams. 
Potter, e. Borie. b. Boote . 
R. Wistnr, st. Williams, b. llallis . 
Wright, run out . 
Wooiston, b. B'.rle . .. 
Johnson, not out . 
Byes, 7; leg byes, 3 ; widos, 5 . 
Total. . 
NEWARK- 
First Inning. Second inning. 
Borie, b. Murphy . 0 b. Murphy. 
Hardy, b. Murpby.. 3 b. Wistar. 
Boote, e. L. Brown, b. Clarke 0 b. Wistar -. 
Williams, b. Murphy . 0 run out... . 
Orton, b. Clarke . 1 b. Murphy . 
Pointer, c. L. Brown, b. 
Clarke..12 b. Clarke . 
Clarke, run out. 3 c. JIurphv, b. Wistar.. 
W. Knight,, b. Murpby. 2 b. Murphy . 
Hallis, c. Pease, b. Murpby. 1 b. Clarke . 
BrionthftU. b. Murphy . 1 tint out .. 
Ditmnis, not out . U e. Clarke, b. L. Brown. . 
Byes, 5; leg byes, 1; no 
Dyes. I 1.-. . 
Total... . 
balls, 
. 24 Total. 48 
FA 1,1. OF WICKETS. 
YOUNG AMERICA, 
Fil-3t Inning. .. 4 36 44 77 80 89 90 100 127 127-127 
NEWARK. 
3 3 4 4 8 
Young America (2d) vs. Staten Island (2d) —This return 
match was played on a splendid wicket on the Island 
grounds, on September 6th, and again the Young Amer¬ 
icas won handsomely by 171 rims in a one-inning game. 
Score:— 
STATEN ISLAND. 
Hole, b. Clarke. 6 
Dodge, e. Johnson, !j, Murpby 5 
E. Puterbrldge, b. Clarke. 0 
Roberts, b. Clarke. 0 
Sattertkwaite, e. L. Brown, b. 
Clarke.... _ 5 
Moore, c. Wright, b. Clarice .4 
Davidge, b- Clarke 
naviage, u-oiurae. 
Kirkland, b. Clark. 
Filtner, not out,....,. 
Thomas, st. Pease, h. Clarke. 
J. Eyre, absent 
Bye ... 
Total. 
YOUNG AMERICA. 
Wistar, run out. .. 
Johnson, run out . 
L. Brown,b.Roberts... _ 
Henry, c. Heyward, b. Satter- 
T.hwaite. 
Pease, run out. 
Clarke, e. Davidge, b. Filmer U 
H. Brown, o. Kirkland, b. 
Satterth waite. 
Murpby, b. J. Eyre.. I 
Wooiston, b. Roberts.. 
Wright, c. Outerbridge, b. 
Satterth waite . 7 
Potter, not out. 0 
Byes, 10 ;^teg byes, 4; wldes, 
Total . ! 
FALL OF WICKETS. 
Staten Island. 11 11 11 14 20 20 27 30 32 - 32 
Young America.... 8 48 96 109 134 144 178 180 200 203—203 
Although we gladly compliment the young gentlemen 
of the Young America Club for their excellent all-round 
play, which has enabled them to win in a canter all three 
games, we cannot, in justice, lose sight of the reason of 
these victories nor allow this opportunity to pass without 
extending our hearty congratulations to those olddi- mem¬ 
bers of their club, whose sound judgment and untiring 
patience have been the sole means of bringing about this 
— what to them must be an extremely gratifying result. 
They now see that their labor has not been in vain. It is 
the correct and early training that enables this team to 
play so charmingly together. Brains, besides muscle, are 
use’ll. A system is observed and a discipline maintained. 
There is a."captain ; he is their authority, and his word 
—law. The spirit of encouragement shines out, and good 
humor is the order of the day. In fact their method is a 
beacon to all teams that would succeed. It is practice 
that is the “ open sesame” to victory, or at least that 
which saves shameful defeat,and no two apophthegms can 
better be observed than : ‘‘Bring up the willow in the 
way it should go” and “Spare the willow and spoil the 
cricketer,” 
ARCHERY. 
Eastern Archery Tournament.— The programme for 
the two days’ shooting of the Eastern Archery Associa¬ 
tion tournament, to be held in Boston the last of this 
month, is as follow’s:—Competition for the champion 
medal at the Double American Round; competition for 
the champiouess medal at the_Double Columbia Rounds; 
extra match for gentlemen, forty-eight arrows, at eighty 
yards; handicap matches. Club competitions—Teams of 
four gentlemen at the American Rouud and teams of 
three ladies at Columbia Round. 
The champion medal for 1879 shall be awarded to the 
individual member making the highest aggregate score 
at the Double American Round, consisting of sixty arrows 
at forty yards, sixty arrows at fifty yards, and sixty ar¬ 
rows at sixty yards; each archer shooting three arrows at 
an end. The champiouess medal shall be awarded to the 
individual lady member making the highest aggregate 
score at the Double Columbia Round, consisting of forty- 
eight arrows at fifty yards, forty-eight arrows at forty 
yards, and forty-eight arrows at thirty yards; each archer 
shooting three arrows at an end. Applications for mem¬ 
bership should be made to John Worcester, Correspond¬ 
ing Secretary. Waltham, Mass. 
Do Arrows Revolve ?—Many correspondents still con¬ 
tinue to ask whether a straight fledged Higlifield or Al- 
dred arrow revolves in its flight. One claims that arrowB 
do not revolve because be tied a thread to an arrow, and 
having shot it, found that the thread was not wound 
about the stele. This might be, and most probably would 
be the case if the arrow revolved truly, from the fact 
that the velocity of the arrow would be so great, and the 
string trail so directly behind, the arrow would only twist 
the string as a spindle does, without winding the thread 
upon itself. If any one doubts the rotation of a straight 
fledged arrow, let him stand sixty yards from an archer 
who shoots an arrow past him at about ten feet high. He 
will very plainly see the arrow revolving. 
— The dates of the Eastern Archery Association meet¬ 
ing are Beacon Park, Boston, September 24th and 25tli. 
HANDICAPS AT THE NATIONAL MEETING 
An interesting feature of the National Archery meet¬ 
ing was the handicap shoots. Handicapping is not gen¬ 
erally a satisfactory mode Of equalizing the chances be¬ 
tween good and poor shots, from the fact that no ac¬ 
curate proportion can be found between the different de¬ 
grees of skill of the different archers. In this case the 
National Committee, after considering a great many 
schemes, came to the conclusion to adopt that of deduct¬ 
ing a percentage from the made score of each the six 
archers who on the previous shooting for the national 
medal, on the same day, had achieved the six highest 
scores. Two handicap shoots were arranged for the 
gentlemen and three for the ladies. In the first gent's 
handicap shoot at 40 yards, the six gentlemen who in th 
60 and 80 yardB shooting for the medal on the first day 
had gained the six greatest scores, were penalized with a 
deduction of thirty, twenty-five, twenty, fifteen, ten and 
five per cent, respectively from the scores made by them 
in the handicap shoot. On the second handicap at 50 
yards a similar penalty was imposed upon the six who 
scored highest in the medal shoot of the second day. A liket 
penalty was borne by the six ladies who scored higlies- 
each day in the shoot for the medal, in the three liandit 
caps which followed the regular shoot each day ; the firs 
at 30, the second at 40, and the last at 60 yards. Now, 
if there were never more than six archers shooting 
there would result a comparative degree of equality in 
such a shoot: but where near sixty are shooting there is 
little hope of a handicapped archer winning anything, No 
matter how nearly matched the twenty best shots might 
be, only six of them could possibly be handicapped, and 
the remaining fourteen would be sure to furnish the 
winners of the shoot. 
For instance, suppose that the twenty were so nearly 
matched that there were only twenty points between the 
lowest and the highest on the medal shoot; that is, A 
beats B one point, B beats O one point, anil so on to T, 
the twentieth man. Now, suppose they shoot in the 
same proportion of excellence in the handicap shoot, and 
the result is that in thirty arrows at 40 yards A scores 
200, and T 180 points. A has thirty per cent, of his 200 
deducted, leaving him 140 points to T’s 180 ! Of course, 
this may not happen always in practice, but a s im i l ar re¬ 
sult is generally reached by a per cent, handicap. How¬ 
ever, the executive committee decided that any archer 
who was so fortunate as to get into the first six scores on 
each day could afford to be beaten in the handicaps, and 
the archers, without exception, seemed satisfied with th 
handicaps ; and they proved to be exceedingly interest 
ing. On the first day, at 40 yards, the following gentle 
men bore penalties I—William H. Thompson, 30 per 
cent.; Theodore McMechan, 25 per cent.; Ford P. Hall, 20 
per cent.; Maurice Thompson, 15 per cent. ; G. F. Henry, 
10 per cent,; Charles Leach, 5 per cent. 
In the second handicap, at 50 yards, the per cent, 
penalty was distributed thus; — Will II. Thompson, 
30 per cent,; E. W. Devol, 25 percent.; L. L. Pedding- 
liaus, 20 per cent.; J. D. Patterson, 15 per cent.; Theo¬ 
dore MoMechan, 10 per cent, ; and John A. Booe, 5 per 
cent. 
At the ladies’ targets, in the first handicap at 30 yards, 
the penalties were borne as follows .-—Mrs. Klein, 30 per 
cent.; Mrs. Brown, 25 per cent,; Miss Street, 20 percent.; 
Miss Owens, 15 per cent.; Mrs. Lee, 10 per cent,: Mrs. 
Ramsay, 5 per cent. 
In the 40 yards handicap :— Mrs. Lee, 30 per cent.; Mrs. 
Brown, 25" per cent.; Mrs. Klein, 20 per cent.; Miss 
Owens, 15 per cent, ; Mrs. Ramsay, 10 per cent. ; and Miss 
Street. 5, per cent. 
In the 80 yards handicap penalties were borne as fol¬ 
lows :—Mrs, Brown, 30 per cent.: Mrs. Lee, 25 per cent. ; 
Miss Bixby, 20 per cent.; Miss Parsons, 15 per cent.; 
Mrs. Dr. Green, 10 per cent,: Mrs. Gatch, 5 per cent. 
Several gentlemen shot in the handicap shoots who 
did not take part in the contest for the medal, and a few 
tlid not shoot through both handicaps who had contested 
for the medal. Some very good shooting was done in 
the gentlemen's handicap at 40 yards, notably by Mr, 
Tac Hussey, of the Des Moines Toxophilites, whose score 
f 198 from thirty hits is extremely line shooting for an 
archer at his first public meeting, and who has only sho- 
one year. He began his score with 40 points for the first 
six arrows, made <14 with his next six, and three consecv, t 
tive golds with liis next three arrows, giving a total of 
111 points with his first fifteen arrows. He kept almost 
the same pace until his last three arrows, aud it looked 
as though a score of 220 would be made, but the archer’s 
nerve failed him at the last, and he stopped with 198 to 
his credit, which is one of the lew good scores made at 
any range during the meeting. The six other gentlemen 
who scored 160 and over were:—Will H. Thompson, 182 ; 
Mr. Warren, 170 ; H. C. Carver, 167 ; E. W. Deval, 166 ; 
L. L. Peddinghaus, 163; A, G. Spaulding, 160. 
In the handicap shooting at 50 yards line shooting was 
done by Mr. W. B. D. 01 ray and Mr. Will Brewer at Tai- 
get B, and as the end of the shooting approached, and 
most of the other targets were finished before this one, 
many archers collected about the shooters at B, and 
watched with keen interest the close contest between 
Gray and Brewer. W hen the last six arrows only re¬ 
mained to be shot Gray was leading by one point only, 
and both men were shooting with great brilliancy, 
Brewer’s first three of the last six arrows yielded him 15 
points, and his last three 17 points, which was splendid 
shooting, and better than eitner had averaged thus far, 
but Gray shut out all hope for his dashing competitor by 
scoring a gold and two reds with his first Jure arrows, 
and a gold and two reds with the last three, closing with 
a lead of 15 points. This was really fine work, and was 
loudly applauded. Mr. E. W. Deval made an excellent 
score of 143, and by his style of shooting attracted much 
, attention, Mr. Maurice Thompson pronouncing him one 
of the most promising of American archers. 
His style, like that of Mr. Kyle, of the Highland Park 
Archers, and Mr. J. D.Patterson, of theCommodus Archers 
of Lawrence, Kansas, is extremely graceful, the draw 
being smooth and rather slow, the loose soft and without 
any jerky motion, and the flight of each arrow very 
steady, and low for the weight of bow used. Mr. Kyle 
scored 141 from twenty-seven hits, and from the rapidity 
with which he is improving we look to see him appear 
high in the score lists next year. 
Mr. Henry scored 154 from 28 liitK and gained second 
prize, and drew much attention by the amazingly low 
xligiit of his arrows. He uses a 48 pound bow and 4,0 
arrows, the lightest arrows we ever saw shot in a match, 
and they were sent with all the steadiness of fiv e shilling 
shafts, and of course with a much lower trajetory. But 
the lightness of his arrows cannot alone account tor their 
wonderfully low flight, which we attribute mostly to the 
absolute perfection of his loose. He truly proves “that 
weapons are not wielded by strength alone, but by skill 
and slight of hand. ’ 
AD - . W. A. Russell, of the Kohomo Archers, made a 
good score of 138, and showed himself to be one of the 
oest short range shots in the country. This was noticea¬ 
ble on the first day of the meeting when he made the 
second gross score at 60 yards, getting five more hits than 
Dr. McMechan did, who made the first gross score at that 
range. Indeed, at every range, from 40 to 60 yards, he 
showed fine shooting, but for some reason he fell olf at the 
longer ranges. \V e shall expect to see him much improved 
by next season, for we know liim to be one of our most en¬ 
thusiastic and intelligent archers. In the Ladies’ Handicap, 
at 40 yards, a decided improvement was visible among the 
leading shots over the scores made at the same range in the 
morning. The lady champion led with 186, followed byMiss 
Bixby with 165, which was nearly double the score °uined 
by her in the morning shoot. That Miss Bixby was not 
at her best, was evident by the disproportion between 
these two scores, and her scoring was equally erratic 
throughout the meeting. No doubt she was affected by 
the surroundings of her first public meeting so much as 
to seriously impair her skill. Another season will prove 
our prophecy tnat she will be oue of the principal con¬ 
testants for the medal. The lady champion shot with 
the same steady nerve exhibited throughout the meeting 
and increased her score of the morning 34 points. Alin 
Gatch, who did not shoot in the morning, did well iii 
this match, scoring 151 points from 33 hits. Miss Street 
unproved somewhat; aud Airs. Carver did some really 
splendid shooting during the first half of the handicap, 
but fell oft badly after passing into the second 24 ar¬ 
rows, Her first 24 yielded her 38 points. 
A special handicap al 20 yards ior a tent was shot by 
the ladies, and won by ADss Bixby with a score of 138 
points. No good scoring was achieved at this range, ail 
the ladies losing several arrows by overshooting the tar¬ 
gets. It was clearly demonstrated that 20 yards Is too 
