May 4, 1882 1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



U7S 



Rifle Club. They were the guests of the Gardner Rifle Club* There 



■ ores of ten shots each, the distance was 200 yards, the 



inch ring and Oreedmoor target combined being the one used. The 



work of each is told by the following score: 



G F Ellsworth 05 



A Jewett, MD 02 



jLHatbews. 76 



II C. Knowlton 73 



J N Dodge 87 



HS Pierce -70 



UR Pratt 74 



Sale 73 



::■ 72 



F A Knowlton 87 



Prank Parker 68 



Rfiarles Shumwaj 63 



jOewett, Sin 56 



RP Adams 46 



Fred Parker 46 



F Underwood. 



C. 

 47 

 46 



R. C. 

 86 46 

 88 44 



41 



27 43 



Totals. 



188 



93 



180 



90 



1 u 



91 



1.i:-l 



B1 



tea 



91 



151 



m 



149 



m 



143 



m 



143 



90 



130 



K4 



122 



iw 



118 



86 



109 



H4 



lOfi 



84 



82 



77 



61 



78 



After the shoot the visitors with many of the Garden Club, had a 

 Briner at tlie Central House. At the next meeting of the Garden 

 Club it is proposed to make a day of it; put up a new target, fix up 

 jjle building and improve the range in other ways. 



ALBANY.— The short range match at Rensselaerwyck was well at- 

 Ifcended. The air was raw and chilly, the sky was overcast, the light 

 good and wind not troublesome. The men were in good condition, 

 holding well and getting builseyes without much apparent difficulty. 

 At the first distance all of the competitors had over an average of 

 centers, and some were high up in the thirties, At the second dis- 

 tance the relative positions of the men were not materially changed, 

 "and nearly all succeeded iu getting good totals. The scores were as 

 ~>ws: 



Short Range Match. 



J Hanson, Bal S 200yds 15 4 4 5 5 5 4—32 I R „ 



300yds 15 4 4 5 4 5 4-30 ("" 



iite,BalS 200yds (4 5 4 5 5 



300yds "J4 3 4 4 5 



aTMUes,HepS 200yds l 4 4 5 4 4 



J -l5 5 4 4 5 



5 4— 32 I „ 



5 5-29 r 6 



4 5-29 | ft 



4 4-31 f W 



5 5-32 1,,, 



3 4— 28 ( y 



4 5-31 I -„ 

 4 4— 28 | ° 9 



i J Miles, May S 200yds j 5 



300yds ( 4 



: Charles, May S 200yds j 4 



300yds 1 4 



oyal I Green, Bal S 200yds I 5 _ 



300yds (4 4 5 4 3 4 3—27) 

 .5WARK, N, J., April 30.— The shooting of the associated clubs 

 _„_i city in the last match of the season has been excellent, the high- 

 eet score being made by the Essex, and the Freliughuysen a good sec- 

 ond. Mr. Lynn, of the latter club, made a 50 target, the first that has 

 Keen made in a match or tournament since last December. The fol- 

 lowing are the total scores: Essex 409, Frelinghuysen 406, Celluloid 

 455, Warren 452, Plymouth 435. The Committee ou Shooting Festival, 

 which will probably be held at the Newark Shooting Park, has not yet 

 made an-angements in full. The date and conditions will be mentioned 

 •in next week's issue. It is hoped the neighboring clubs will enter. 



WAKEFIELD, MASS., April 29.— The Wakefield Amateur Rifle As- 

 . sociation held the closing shoot in the March series at its range to- 

 •day, when the following scores ware made by the winners of the 



^Henderson 5 45444555 5-46 



Re-entry 5 44445555 5— J6 



Re-entry 5 55455544 4—46-138 



HS Fisher . 5 55445544 4—45 



Re-entry 5 45454544 4—44 



Re-entry 4 45444454 4—43—132 



DOgilvie 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5—13 



1 Re-entry 4 54554454 4-44 



Re-entry ...'.'.. 4 55455455 4-46-133 



'"WE Daniel 5 45455554 4—46 



. Re-entry 4 44545455 4-44—134 



SB Dearborn 4 54454555 5-46 



Re-entry 5 44 4 44444 5—12 



Re-entry 4 54454454 4—43-131 



.DH Walker 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4-44 



Re-entry 4 44454555 4-44 



< Re-entry 5 44455544 5-45—133 



•SYoung... 3 34534445 5-40 



P Re-entry ...4 44444443 5—50 



Re-entry 4 44445444 4—41—131 



RHoward 4 45844544 4-41 



Re-entry 4 44354544 4—41 



Re-entry 4 44444444 5-41—123 



PISTOL SHOOTING. —Baltimore, April 27. -Having read a great many 

 articles in your paper on pistols and practice witn same, I thought I 

 would state my opinion, which comes from practical observation. I 

 'iiave shot with all makes and sizes, and find I can do better shooting at 

 long and short range with the old Colt's navy, .38-cal., powder and 

 ball. I have not yet found its equal on long range in any modern 

 arm; but for practice up to 20yds. the Smith & Wesson .32-cal. auto- 

 matic single-action has, in inv opinion, no equal for accuracy. I send 

 you three targets made with one 1 own, No. 36,064, with a 3J^in. bar- 

 •rel. They have the distance at which they were made marked on 

 them. I fired five shots at each one. and you will find five correspond- 

 ing boles in them. In the 8 and 12yd. you will notice the shots 

 grouped. I should like to hear some other person's views on pistol 

 shooting. — . 32-C'alibre. 



ILLINOIS.— Oregon, April 27, 1882.— Here's from the Sinnissippies 

 again. Our regular shooting day was April 19, but owing to a bad 

 ruin storm the match was postponed until April 26, and was shot at 

 men Range on that, day at a Oreedmoor target, distant 440yds., 

 resulting in the following score: 



For Silver Medal. 



Dr. Bunker 5 



Dr. Chappell 4 



T A Jewett 5 



WH Hunger 4 



Dr. Mix 5 



RT Prentice..... 5 



455555555555 



5 5 4 



4 5 5 5 5 



5 5 



545544454 



5 5-74 

 5 5—70 

 5—70 



5455 4 5544545 5—6 



4 5 



5 5 5 



5 4 5045555 

 555025334 



The day was not altogether as good as could be desired, for near 

 •£he last it became quite cloudy and somewhat foggy, rendering the 

 "target indistinct.— Target 



THE CAPITAL CITY GUN CLUB made the following scores on 

 their grounds, Saturday, April 20, at twenty balls each, thrown from 

 A rotary trap screened at 18yds. : Stoddard 19, T. King 16, Dufour 15, 

 McLeod 15, Nagle 15, Shepard 15, Charles 14, Sanford 14, H. King 13, 

 Sftffold 13, Blagron 12. Morris 12, Van Arnim 11, Farnsworth 10, Hos- 

 Word 10.— J. E. H. 



LYNN, Mass, April 25.— The Lynn Central Shooting Club held their 

 weeklv shoot at their grounds, near the Putnam House, Revere 

 ■peach, to-day. There was quite a large party attending, considering 

 the day. A strong easterly wind blowing across the grounds made 

 .good scores the exception. Six sweeps at clay pigeons were shot, 

 and there was practice at glass balls. Owing to the increasing popu- 

 larity of the clay pigeon, an extra trap will be placed in position for 

 (use next week. The team match at clay pigeons will be shot Tues- 

 day, also the medal score and sweeps at pigeons and balls. The fol- 

 lowing scores were the result of the first twenty shots, Frost winning 

 'the medal score: 



pTOst 18 Webster ...14 



Bohnson 17 McFarland 14 



■ttoore.... 17 Sanborn 13 



Hatch 17 Blake 13 



Barry 15 Sawyer 12 



Morrill 15 Arkinson 11 



(Randall 15 Macallister 11 



SHORT .32 CARTRIDGES.— On page 234 of paper AprU 20, and in 

 '"! previous, I notice inquiry for shorter .32 cartridges. I have used 

 "") cartridge made by Winchester Arms Company, 6grs. powder 

 s. lead; it. Is made for a five-shot repeating pistol of the Remiug- 

 i Company, rim-fire, and is just the thing for mark shooting and I 

 ak would suit.— W. S. 0. 



3T GERMAN GUN CLUB OF NEW YORK, New Dorp, S. I.— 

 .lie regular quarterly shoot took place at their club grounds at New 

 Dorp, S. I., Thursday; April 27, 1882. The score was as follows: 



John Glaecum '. . 21yds. 1 111 



HenryZahn J) *0 1 1 C 



C'has Nagel 



Fr Bockellngun 



L Maisch 



Br Hudson " 1 



Bhas Grainger. " 



if 25yds.*0 



i 21yds. 1 



1 tes shot off as follows: 



John Glaecum 1 1 



Dr Hudson 1 



♦ Dead out of boundary. 



THE PITTSBURG GUN CLUB will hold a shooting tournament 

 Friday of each week during the season on the ground on Hot's 



1 



1 



1-5 

 0—2 



0-1 



1 0-4 

 1 0—4 

 1 0—5 

 1 1-5 

 1 1-6 

 1 0—5 

 0—1 



0—2 ChasGrainger 1 1 1—3 



1—2 FrJenner 0—0 



NEW YORK, April 28, 1832.— A remarkable score was made on the 

 evening of the 20th, at Lee's Rifle and Pistol Gallery, No. 283 Bowery, 

 by the well-known shooter J. H. Brown, with a Ballard rifle, 17yds. 

 distance, scoring twenty-five consecutive builseyes, the size of a silver 

 three-cent piece.— O. M. Lee. 



CHICOPEE FALLS, Mass.— The Maynard Rifle Club made these 

 scores at a Creedmoor target, 200yds, off-hand, Saturday: 



Hitchcock 55 14454554—45 Cook 5444445454— !3 



Christen 4454545445-44 Withc-roll 3454555354—43 



Eaton 4544455544—44 Williams 5445555334-43 



OSKALOOSA, Iowa.— The Oskaloosa Shooting Club will hold a 

 shooting tournament at that place May 17, 18 and 19. There will be 

 glass ball and clay pigeon matches. Special match will be shot at 

 tame pigeons between C. W. Budd, of Carlisle, Iowa, and Fred. Erb, 

 of St. Joseph. The secretary's address is W. E. Vernon, Oskaloosa. 



WASHINGTON. D. C— The members of the Capital City Gun Club 

 made the following scores Saturday, April 22— twenty balls each, 

 20yds., Card rotary trap, screened. A cold wind blew, and rain fell 

 during part of the shooting: Dufour 18, T. King 18, Mills 18. Mack 17, 

 Wagner 17, Charles 16, H, King 15, Van Arnim 15, Farnsworth 14, 

 Blagrove 13, Eldredge 12, Peck 12, Nagle 11, Stoddard 11— J. E. H. 



tachting ut\d {j^anoeing. 



FIXTURES. 



6— Pacific Y. C, Opening Cruise. 

 10— Knickerbocker Canoe Club, Review. 

 23— Southern Y. C. Professional Races. 

 21— Quinsy Y. ft. Spring Club Match. 

 25— Southern Y. O, Professional Races. 

 27— Knickerbocker Canoe Club, Spring Races. 

 30— Atlantic Y. C, Opening Cruise. 

 30— Knickerbocker Y O, Spring Matches. 

 30— Seawanhaka Y. C, Ope-u'i-g 'tn:. 

 30— New Haven Y. C, Opening Cruise. 

 30— Dorchester Y. O, Union Regatta. 



4— East River Y. C, Opening Cruise. 



5— Hudson River Y. C, Annual Regatta. 

 10— Atlantic Y. C, Ladies' Day. 

 13— Atlantic Y. C, Annual Matches. 

 15— New York Y r . ft, Annual Matches. 

 17— Dorchester Y. C, Annual Matches. 

 17— Boston Y. C. Union Race, Dorchester Bay. 

 17— Seawanhaka Y. C, Corinthian Races. 

 17— Salem Bay Y. C, Spring Matches. 

 19— Hull Y. C, Spring Matches. 

 21— New Haven Y. C, Annual Matches. 

 21— Quincy Y. C, Second Club Match. 

 24— Hull Y. C, Squadron Review. 

 26— East River Y. C, Annual Matches. 

 27— Southern Y. C, Ameteur Race. Challenge Cup. 

 28— New Jersey Y". C. Annual Matches. 



1— Hull Y. O. Challenge Pennant. 



2— East River Y. C, Annual Cruise. 



4— Larchmont Y. C, Annual Match. 



4— Chicago Y. C, Annual Matches. 



8— Beverly Y. C, First Championship Match, Nahant. 

 11— Salem Bay Y. ft, First Championship. 

 15— Hull Y. C, One Day Cruise. 

 21 -Quincy Y. ft, Third Club Match. 

 22— Hull Y. ft, Annual Club Matches. 

 29— Beverly Y. C, Second Championship Match, Swampseott. 



5— Hull Y. G, Sweepstakes Race. 



8 — Salem Bay Y. G, Second Championship. 

 10 — Southern Y. ft, Annual Sweepstakes. 

 12- Huh Y. C, Second Club Matches. 

 19— Beverly Y'. C, Open Regatta, Marblehead. 

 19— Hull Y. C, Open Races. 

 23— Quincy Y. ft, Fourth Club Match. 



Southern Y. C, Inter-State Regatta. 



26— Hull Y. ft, Club Championship Match. 

 30— Salem Bay Y. C., Championship Sail-off. 

 29— Hull Y. ft, Club Championship Match. 

 2— Beverly Y. ft, Third Championship Match, Marblehead. 



4— East River Y. ft, Fall Regatta. 



Hull Y. ft, Club Ouc-mriiimship Sail-off. 



, 4— Quincy Y. ft, Fifth Club Match. 



THE ROSLYN YAWL. 



A SPECIAL adaptation of the principles of the yawl rig has been 

 made by Mr. Clapham, of Roslyu, L. I., and has been supplied to 

 a number of the nonpareils, as he terms the particular type of boat 

 he has brought to public notice. As the accompanying illustration 

 will show, the points thought best in the sharpie's usual rig have 

 been combined with the disposition of the sail customary in the yawl. 

 A very handy arrangement has thereby been secured, which serves 

 its purpose admirably in small boats requiring only moderate area oi 

 canvas in proportion to length or size. The nonpareil, being com- 

 paratively narrow and shoal at the same time, is an easy form to 

 drive and does not necessitate the large spars of more powerful ves- 

 sels. For this reason sprits and jib-headed sails which would not 

 meet the requirements of ordinary yachts, answer perfectly with re- 

 gard to simplicity, handiness and "cheapness. For sporting purposes 

 and operations in very shoal waters especially, the nonpareils are 

 perhaps without rival on the counts just named. Although a regular 

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to windward, and therefore showing more or less hoard, the possi- 

 bility of following game into the marshes and of entering creeks and 

 bayous without any regard to sailing efficiency, is a consideration 

 ever present with the hunting yachtsman, as well as with those fond 

 of exploring unknown reaches and of pushing on beyond regular 

 channels into regions inaccessible to deep draft boats. It is not in- 

 tended here to open the question of seaworthiness of nonpareils and 

 boats of like order; Those who believe them equal to other yachts 

 in this respect can find strong support in the assurances which Mr. 



i i Lam has always given, and anything wo might say would not 

 be likely to influence seriously to the contrary those who have made 

 up their minds beforehand. This matter may for the present be left 

 to each individual's experience, and our columns are always open to 

 recording the observations of actual authenticated trials based on 

 something more tangible than hearsay evidence. For the latter we 

 have very little respect, since of late so many theories about the su- 

 periority* of single jibs and centerboards have been disputed by the 

 lessons of competitive sailing. 



If "the talk of the town" were really ought else than the most 

 superficial and unsubstantial myth, unwortny of a single earnest 

 thought, our sloops should have been able to beat the cutter Madge 

 by several hours over a forty mile course, for it was a profound faith 

 with many that a deep boat met wiih more resistance than a shoal 

 bottom craft, that the keel was far less weatherly than the board, 

 that "dragging" great weights could only hinder speed, and that 

 splitting jibs lost much of the driving power of headsail. When it is 

 borne in mind that with all these supposed drawbacks, the Madge 

 footed at least as fast as our sloops, and held at least as good a wind 

 and all that with less area of canvas to bulk or length, the utter folly 

 of the old school lore will be measured in an instant. Yet, such idle 

 theories were kept alive by being passed from mouth to mouth, till 

 mere age gave to nonsense, pure and simple, something like the weight 

 of fact. Probably the reader will deem us justified in throwing to 

 the winds all heresay talk as beneath the dignity of consideration, 

 and with us, he will hereafter be open only to proven facts. We place 

 not the least particle of belief in the windy yarns of what this or that 

 lone fisherman did in a coffin, with the seas blowing mountain high 

 and the gale screeching like a steamer's whistle through the rigging. 

 We venture even to doubt his veracity and sober mind altogether. 

 But once let us lay hand on data which can be verified and which 

 have a sound derivation by comparison with others obtained under 

 the same circumstances, and Forest and Stream is always prepared 

 to abide by rational deductions. When such data are forthcoming, 

 it will be time to side for or against any class of boats as seagoing 

 cruisers. So far as this applies to nonpareil boats, if our own eiperi- 

 ences can be met by testimony equally as trustworthy in rebuttal, 

 there will be no hesitation in giving the public the benefit of both 

 sides. As a number of these boats are now afloat, some in New York 

 harbor, there will be ample opportunity for the display of their quali- 

 ties, and if they are what is claimed for them alongside of regular 

 yachts, like all other good things, it is sure to be heralded in these 

 columns. 



We have been led to these remarks in answer to numerous inquir- 

 ies, and though our own opinion is at present pretty well settled, 

 evidence of the right sort will count, with us just as much as with 

 anyone else. But we must object to the vapory kind of logic recently 

 employed by a correspondent, who thought a strong ease had been 

 made out against cutters in his exclamation: "1 assert that there is 

 not a cutter in England which dare sail with the Mischief for the 

 America cup." A powerful assertion, perhaps, but wretchedly 

 thin as to proof, for if analogy can demonstrate anything, recent 

 events rather point to the very reverse conclusion. We trust then 

 that facts will be furnished concerning the sailing of nonpareils this 

 season in place of romance. Until then Mr. Clapham's opinions in 

 their favor can be quoted as at all events as good as our own, known 

 to be in opposition. He writes as follows: "I can take one of my 

 shai pies in the lumpiest of seas, shake her in the wind until she has 

 entirely lost headway, and then without touching her wheel or tiller, 

 and before allowing her to get any steerage way on, can put her in 

 stays and about, or pay her off, performing the maneuver entirely by 

 her" sail. Can you do more with the best cutter afloat? As to extreme 

 weight being necessary for driving to windward, woidd say that for 12 

 years I owned and sailer] the speediest little 45ft. sloop of her day. Each 

 year I reduced her ballast a trifle, while retaining the original area of 

 sail, and her sailing qualities were improved every time. Pier best point 

 was always to windward and in rough water. Her draught was 36 

 inches. 



"The nonpareil is a very fast boat, with probably no equal in this 

 respect, barring the catamaran on a measurement of length, beam 

 and depth, or square measure. She is stiff, in fact, about non-capsiz- 

 able, if ballasted low down. She can outsail the cutter. She ranks 

 among the very finest of seagoing boats, notwithstanding the fact 

 that her hull draws but a few inches of water. And she costs com- 

 plete, when of equally good quality, one-third loss than the sloop, and 

 about one-half the. price of an average ..-utter, sizes being equal. 



"A nonpareil sharpie, sixty feet in length by fifteen feet beam, can be 

 built and rigged for $2,500, and leave, a fair margin of profit to her 

 builder. Some of the specifications would be as follows: Planking 

 of very finest quality white pine, yellow pine, and oak. Deck plank 

 of best selected clear white pine, laid narrow and curving with flare. 

 Timbers of oak and chestnut, any size desired; all fastenings of 

 galvanized iron. Cabin twenty-two to twenty-four feet in length, 

 uiUi six feet two inches head room inside in cockpit, and interior fin- 

 ish of cabin hardwood of various kinds varnished or oiled. Spars, 

 sails and rigging, all of the very best. Galvanized iron windlass, two 

 anchors, two cables, chocks, cleats, and lignum vitas blocks complete, 

 steering wheel, etc. A vacht of this size and kind will accommodate 

 a party of ten or twelve Corinthians in comfort, and with two of 

 them to handle her, will turn to windward, under dry decks, when 

 every other craft of her size that I am acquainted with would be 

 simply wallowing. " 



The rig furnished to small boats of this build is an improve- 

 ment on the ordinary sharpie, inasmuch as the yards or high 



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