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presenile. Sweepstakes open to all excepting professionals and such 

 as may be barred by the executive committed. 



Third Pay. -international Championship Match, 10 A. M. to 3 P.M. 



Match No. 7: The professional sweepstake, open to all, ineluding 

 the "professionals," who are barred f rum the other matches, such 

 as Dr. W. F. Carver. Captain Bogardus. Entrance $10; 5 traps; 

 single birds (clay-pigeons), 21yds. rise; fourth notch; 2 double birds. 

 18yds. rise. Seventy-five per cent, of tbe gate money for the day, 

 with a guarantee hereby given by the Ligowsky Clay-Pigeon Com- 

 pany that the same shall not: be less than $250, will be added to the 

 entrance purses, to be divided into three prizes— 50, 30 and 20 per 

 cent. 



Match No. 8: Entrance $7, including birds; live pigeons, 2 double 

 rises, 18yds, rise; four moneys— 40. 30, 20 and 10 nereent. ; Illinois 

 State rules. 



Fourth Day.— International Chamipioush ip Match, 10 A.M. to 3 

 P. M. 



Match No. 9: The "twins'" sweepstake team shoot. Any two per- 

 sons form a team.: entrance $G per team; 5 single, birds, 18yds. rise; 

 fourth notch. 



Match No. 10; "Miss and out" sweepstake, same as Match No. 4. 



Fifth Day. —International Championship Match, 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. 



Match No. 11: Entrance $10, including birds: live pigeons; 6 single. 

 26yds. rise, and 2 double rises, 18yds. rise; four moneys; Illinois State 

 rules. 



Match No. 12: "Home sweet home' sweepstake: entrance $7; 7 

 Single birds, 18yds. rise; fourth notch; 3 traps. 10yds. apart. 



' INTERNA TIO»AT. CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. 



Conditions -Club team shooting (5 to a teasi); 10 single birds, 

 18yds. rise; 6 double birds, 15yds. rise: Ligowsky tournament rules to 

 goverm excepting as herein modified, and such minor changes as the 

 Executive Committee may announce. Ten-bore and 12-bore guns 

 allowed. Charge of powder unlimited ; charge of shot. 4tvjdrs. Five 

 traps, screened 3yds. apart. Ties between teams to be shot at 5 

 singles. 81yds. rise, and 2 doubles, 18yds. rise. Special prize donated 

 by the Ligowsky Clay-Pigeon Company: To the winning team, $750 

 guaranteed; to the 'best individual score. $250 diamond badge, cost 

 guaranteed. The said badge shall be the absolute property of the 

 winner, but it shall be optional <vith the latter to present same at the 

 ensuing international tournament, when it shall be redeemed for $250 

 eash, to be deducted from the entrance fees, etc., in a match similar 

 to this, to be again contested for in said match, and awarded to the 

 best individual score. If said badge be not presented for redemption 

 the Exeeuthe Committee will set aside'the $250 cash as a purse for 

 said best individual score m a similar championship team match. 



The Ligowsky Clay-Pigeon Company desires it to be distinctly un- 

 derstood that they donate $1,000 over and above all receipts, out of 

 tlieir private treasury, for the above prizes. 



Entrance fees $25 per team. Entrance fees and gate money, with 

 the exception indicated in Match No. 7, (less cost of birds, grounds 

 and advertising, not exceeding 25 per cent, of same), to be distrib- 

 uted as second, third, fourth and fifth team prizes— SO, 30, 20 and 10 

 per cent, In other words, should said cost exceed the 25 per cent, of 

 said monies, the Ligowsky Clay Pigeon Company will pay the same. 

 Should less than 50 clubs enter this match, then a club may enter as 

 many teams of 5 as i'.may see fit. 



Clubs entering must be known as regularly organized gun clubs at 

 least two months previous to this tournament; members of entered 

 teams must be in good standing the same length of time, indorsed by 

 the president and secretary of the respective clubs. Contestants 

 belonging to two or more clubs must snoot with their home clubs. 

 Contestants can shoot with one team only, and must be residents of 

 the county from which the team is entered. If any attempt to evade 

 this rule be discovered during tournament, entrance money will be 

 forfeited; if discovered after, offenders will be prosecuted accord- 

 ing to law. 



Clubs should enter at once, by remitting $1 (balance of entrance 

 money payable at Chicago, on or before first day of shoot), to the 

 general manager and representative of the Ligewsky Clay Pigeon 

 Company, care P. O. Box 1,292, Cincinnati. O. Copies of the rules 

 can be obtained by applying to the latter, to whom all communica- 

 tions on the subject should be addressed. 



The club teams will' be. called to the score in the order designated 

 by the executive committee; said order will be determined by the 

 dates of original entry, teams being allowed to choose accordingly ; 

 each team will remain at the score until it has finished; the mem- 

 bers of the teams will be called to the score in the order designated 

 by their respective, captains, each member shooting at ten single 

 birds in succession, and then (when the entire team has finished 

 shooting at single birds) the members will, in similar manner, finish 

 then- scores at the double birds. Arrangements will be made for 

 reduced railroad rates; this will be easily effected, as the National 

 Republican Convention meets in Chicago June 3, with reduced rail- 

 road rates from all parts of the country. 



BARRIER, Ontario.— The tournament at this place on the 5th and 



6th inst. brought a large collection of marksmen together. The 



contestants shot at 12 birds each, 21yds. rise, for $200, divided into 



six prizes, Toronto Gun Club rules, miss two and go out: 



First Squad. 



J B Forbes, Woodstock 1 1111111101 1—11 



DBlea. Carlton 11111111011 1—11 



Pasco, Woodstock 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— 11 



C Pickering Toronto 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0—10 



Hardwood, Woodstock 1 1111111101 0—10 



J Douglass. Toronto 1 11111100 — 7 



J Wilson. Newmarket 1111100 — 5 



GH Briggs, Toronto 011101 — 4 



G Grant. Woodstock 110 —1 



Second Squad. 



Wayper, Guelph 11111111111 0— 11 



Walker, Woodstock 11111110111 0— 10 



| Wilson, Toronto 11110110 — 



Moseley, Newmarket 1 110 10 — 4 



Westbrook, Brantford 110 — 2 



R Harris, Carlton 1 10 ^^^ 



C Avre. Toronto 1 10 — 2 



W Smith, Toronto 00 — 



Third Squad. 



E Read, Toronto 11111 111011 1— It 



C Cockourn, Toronto 1111111110 1' 1—11 



JTownson, Toronto 1101 ltlO — 6 



Hickler, Brantford 110 —2 



G T, Toronto 010 — 1 



Hinds, Woodstock 100 — 1 



Price. Meat' ord 11 — 



Fourth Squad. 



.1 Bell. Markham 11111111111 1—12 



Beatty, Barrie 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 01 1 1— H 



M Sbanacy, Barrie 11111 11110 1 1—11 



R Wilson, Markham 01111111111 1—11 



L Switzer, Toronto 10111111111 1—11 



J Soules, Orangeville 111011 1 10 — 7 



C Small, Toronto Ill 1101 10 —7 



A living, Orangeville 110 —2 



D S Rogers, Toronto 1100 —2 



S Proude, Orangeville 100 _1 



J Jones. Toronto — 



First tie. 26yds. rise.— Forbes 4, Blea 5, Pasct-e 5, Wavper, S, Cock- 

 burn 4, Reed 5, Beatty 5, Shaugnessy 5, Swetzer 3, Wilson 3. 



Second tie, 31yds. rise,— D. Blea 3, Pascoe 2, Wayper 1, Reed 2, 

 Beauy 1, Shaugnessy 2. 



Third tie, miss and out.— Blea 1, Pascoe 1, Reed 0. Shaugnessy 1, 

 Wayper 11 1001. Beatty 111000. 



LYNN. Mass., Feb. 9.— The Lynn Central held its eleventh shoot 

 for the silver cup Friday. A strong wind, wilfa snow, made the score 

 look small, but there was a good party present. E. W. Webster won 

 the clay pigeon cup for ihe second time, with a score of 11 out of the 

 possible 20. J. W. Holdeu won the glass ball cup for the first time, 

 with a score Gf 17 out of the 20. Eight sweeps at clay pigeon and four 

 sweeps at glass balLs were shot. Following were the winners in the 

 clay pigeon sweeps: 



First event, five clay-pigeons— Evans first, Webster, George and 

 Randall second, Parker third. 



Second— Webster first, Evans second. Arkerson and Parker third. 



Third— George first, Weffster and Parker second, Randall and 

 Evans third. 



Fourth— George and Randall first, Webster and Evans second, 

 Parker third. 



Fifth— Evans and Randall first, Webster second. George third. 



Sixth— Webster and George first, Randall and Evans second, Parker 

 third. 



Seventh— Randall first, Webster and Evans second. Hardy and 

 George third. 



Eighth— Randall first, Hardy second, George third. 



GLASS BALI, SWEEPS. 



First— Webster first, George and Lander second, RandaU and Parker 

 third. 



Second— Parker first, Webster and Randall second, George and 

 Arkei son third. 



Third-Lander first, Webster and George second, Randall and 

 Evans third. 



Fourth— Webster first. Evans and Lander second, Randall, George 

 and Parker third. 



At the tenth shoot, Feb. 1. Evans won the elav-pigeon cup for the 

 secoad time. The next shoot will be Feb. 15 



PROVIDENCE, R. I., Jan. 31— The following is the score of to-day's 

 shoot for the Ligowsky State Badge, held on the grounds of the Nar- 

 ragansett Gun Club: 



B Payne 1111111111111111110111111—24 



E W Tinker 1111111101111111111111111-24 



H Perkins 111111111111101111110) 111—58 



ES Luther 1111111111111111101111101-23 



L M Eddy 1111110101 1 1 1 11 1111111110—22 



OCGray lOlllOOllOlOOOOlOOOlllOOO— II 



Ties on 24. 



C B Payne. . .-. 11111111110111111111-19 



EWTinker 11111111 II 1110111 w-lii 



Feb. 7.— In spite of the gloomy threatening weather, quite a dele- 

 gation of shooters faced the fiva traps to-day at the grounds of the 

 Narragan sett Gun Club, and some very fair scores were made, though 

 it was painfully evident that we need more practice in our double 

 bird shooting, it being comparatively a new thing with the majority 

 of the members. The first match was a postponed shoot forthe State 

 Ligowsky Badge. Following is the score: 



Ligowsky State Badge. 



E S Luther 1101111100111111111111111—22 



EWTinker 1011011111111011111111110—21 



HL Palmer 0110101111111101111111111—21 



G W Barney 11111)0111111110101111110—21 



C H Perkins 1010111111111101101101111-20 



Q W Gary llOlOOlllllillllOOlllllll— 20 



CCGray 11 1 101 1 1 lOi 1 10001 1 1 1 11001—18 



C M Sheldon 11101111011011011 11101100-18 



E. S. Luther wins badge second time. 



Same day, double bird shoot, 10 pains for club badge: 



C H Perkins 11101 1 10101101100011—13 



E W Tinker 10101010111010101110—12 



There were five more contestants for this badge who withdrew be 

 fore completing their scores. 



Same day, match lor Ligowsky State badge, 25 clay-birds, 5 traps 

 5yds. apart, 18yds. rise, 4th notch: 



G WCary llllllOllllllllllllllllOl— 23 



E W Tinker 0011110111111111111 llOlll— 21 



H Perkins UllllOOlllOOllOOIlllllll— 19 



L M Eddy loioilioiiliinoilioioill— 19 



C Gray llOlOOlllOlllOllllllllllO— 19 



C M Sheldon 1111001011110101011111110-18 



G W Barnev 01010U lOtlllOlllOlllOlll— 18 



ES Luther OllllIOOUOHOlOOOOlw 



H L Palmer OllillllOlOlOlllOlOOw 



S. W. Gary won badge for the sixth time.— W. H. Sheldon. 



WORCESTER, Mass., Feb. 7.— There was a contest here to-day for 

 the individual championship badge for glass-ball shooting. It was 

 at Coal Mine Brook Range of the Worcester Sportsmen's Club. 

 Among those present were Messrs. Bradford Moses, E. S. Ford, S.H. 

 Barrett, Aaron Bragg and S. H. Me-yott, of Springfield, ano J. Cole 

 and George S. Tidsbury, of Ashland. The judges were Ford, of 

 Springfield; Tidsbury, of Ashland, and John Goodale, of this city. 

 The match was for a possible 60, and were shot in strings of five as 

 follows: 



Moses 1111111111110101111111011111111111110111111111111-46 



Holden 1111011111111110110110111011111111111111111111111—45 



WELLINGTON, Feb. 10. -The Maiden Gun Club held its regular 

 weekly shoot at Wellington this afternoon, when a sufficient number 

 of gunners were present to make the sport interesting. In the match 

 for the gold medal prize, F. Loring won the first with a score of 20, 

 while Fielding and Buffum followed with scores of 17 and 15, respec- 

 tively, out of a possible 20. E. J. Brow n won the second medal, with 

 a score of 12, and F. J. Scott the third, with a score of 12 out of a pos- 

 sible 20. E. J. Brown was the winner in the matches for a keg of 

 powder and a box of wads, the score in each instance being 8 out of 

 10. T.C.Fielding was the winner in the match for a bag of shot. 

 The club will hold a tournament on Washington's Birthday. 



§anaeing. 



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FIXTURES. 



Winter Camp-fire.— Tuesday, Feb. 19, 8 P. M., No. 23 East Fourteenth 

 street, Room 16. Subject— Tents and Camp Outfit." 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 



... canoeing are 



requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 less of cruises, maps and information concerning their local waters 

 drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 

 to the sport. 



FULTON C. C. 



FULTON, New York. Organized December, 1883. Commander, V. 

 AV. Poole; Lieutenant-Commander, Dr. H. L. Lake; Secretary and 

 Treasurer. F. S. Van W r agnen, Jr. Eight active members. 



AMATEUR CANOE BUILDING. 

 Sixth Paper. 



METHODS OF BTTTLDmfi — CONTINUED. 



BOATS and canoes are sometimes built of tin, copper or 

 galvanized iron, soldered and riveted together, a 

 method usually confined to ships' boats and lifeboats. Two 

 tin canoes were present at the first meet in 1880, and seemed 

 strong;, light and serviceable, though of poor shape. No 

 doubt an excellent canoe could be built of sheet copper, that 

 would not leak, and would be indestructible; but the cost 

 and weight would be considerable, 



In order to obtain a smooth skin with the advantage of the 

 lapstreak, the planks are sometimes rabbetted on their ad- 

 joining edges, half the thickness being taken from each 

 plank, leaving smooth surfaces, inside and out, but thicker 

 plank must be used than in the lapstreak, and tbe working, 

 is more difficult. In another mode the planking is in narrow 

 strips, perhaps lxfin. One of these is laid in place and 

 nailed through from edge to edge, into the keel, then another 

 is laid alongside of it and nailed to it, and so in succession 

 until the boat is completed. A few frames are needed to 

 stiffen th« boat near the masts. 



In the boats made by the Ontario Boat Company these 

 strips are tongued and grooved, tfjen steamed and forced 

 together, the strips in some boats running fore and aft, and 

 in others running around the boat, from gunwale to gun- 

 wale. In shell boats, where a v«ry fine surface is of much 

 greater importance than in canoes, the skin is made of Span- 

 ish cedar, about ^in. thick, laid in four or six pieces, join- 

 ing on the keel, and once or twice in the length of the boat, 

 making one longitudinal seam and one or two transverse 

 ones; but this method is not strong enough for canoes. 



Paper has been used for the past thirteen years as a ma- 

 terial for canoes, but although the boats are strong, tight, 

 and but little heavier than the lapstreak, they have not 

 become popular, and are but little, used. The* process of 

 construction is patented, and iequires both torfls and expe 



rience beyond tie reach of the amateur. Canoes have been 

 built during the last five years on a similar system, using 

 thin veneer in three thicknesses instead of paper, but, besides 

 their great weight, no glue or cement can be depended on 

 when long immersed in water; and they are open to the 

 same objections as all double-stunned boats, it is only a 

 matter of time, before leakage begins, after which they are 

 practically ruined. 



One of "tbe oldest modes of boat building was to make a 

 frame of wickerwork or similar material, covering it with 

 leather, a method still followed, except that canvas is sub 

 stituted for the leather. This mode of building is perhaps 

 the easiest of all for the amateur, and we shall devote a chap- 

 ter specially to it further on. 



' MATERIALS USED LN BOAT BTJIMMNG. 



In small boats, where lightness and strength are of first 

 importance, it is necessary that the material should be very 

 carefully selected, both as to quality and as to the fitness of 

 each kind for the required purpose. Beginning with the 

 keel, the best wood is white oak, with a clear, straight grain. 

 In planing it will be found that the grain of the wood in 

 one directiou splinters and roughs up, while in the other ii 

 lies smooth, and the keel should be so placed in the boat 

 that the splinters or rough ends point dft a otherwise it will 

 be torn in dragging over rocks and rough ground. In looking 

 at the end of The wood, a series of concentric layers will 

 be noticed. The piece should, if possible, be placed in such 

 a position that the nails in it will pass throvgh the layers, 

 and not between two of them, for instance, in a keel the 

 nails will be mostly vertical, so the layers of the wood should 

 lie horizontally, and the same is true of the ribs, the nails 

 through them being at right angles to the length of the 

 boat, and the layers in each rib running fore and aft, thus 

 avoiding any liability to split. Next to oak, either ash or 

 yellow pine will make a good keel, but hickory should never 

 be used in a boat, as it deioys rapidly. 



For the stem and stern, which are usually curved, the 

 best material by far is hackmatack, or as it is sometimes 

 called, tamarack, which may be had in knees of almost any 

 curvature, from three to ten inches thick, or larger. For canoes 

 a three-inch knee is the best, as if of full thickness, it may be 

 sawn into three slabs, each of which will make a stem and 

 stern. Oak knees are also used, and are very good, but 

 heavier. If knees cannot be had, the stem and stern maybe 

 cut out of straight plank. I 



For the sides of a centerboard trunk, clear, diy white pine 

 is good, but mahogany is better, though much more costly. 

 The timbers or ribs are usually of oak, though elm is excel- 

 lent for this purpose. The wood must be clear and of the 

 best quality in order to bend easily. The best oak for this 

 purpose is found in the shape of stave timber used by coopers 

 for the staves of barrels. These pieces are from three to 

 five feet long, and about two by five inches square, one 

 being sufficient for an ordinary lapstreak boat. 



For planking, the very best material is white cedar, varie- 

 ties of which are found along the entire length of the Atlantic 

 seaboard. It is usually sold in boards f, 1 and l^in. thick for 

 boat work, and from 12 to 20 feet long. For small boats it 

 should be clear from sap and knots, but for larger work 

 that is painted, the latter, if hard and sound, do not matter 

 much, in fact, the knotty cedar is considered teugher and 

 stronger than the clear. 



Where cedar cannot be had, white pine can be used to 

 advantage; in fact, the amateur will of 'ten find it much easier 

 to buy pine of Jin. already planed than to work up the 

 thick cedar himself, while pine is not so apt to change its 

 shape in working, a source of much trouble with cedar. 

 Where neither of these can be had spruce may be used, but 

 it is inferior. Mahogany and Spanish cedar make excellent 

 planking, but they are no better than white cedar and cost 

 much more. Most of the English books on canoeing recom- 

 mend oak for planking, but it is never used here, being too 

 heavy. 



For the bulkheads, floor b«ards and inside work white 

 pine is the best; for decks, rudder and upper streak of plank- 

 ing, mahogany, and for deek beams and carlings, spruce. 

 The gunwale may be of spruce or pine, or, if outside, a3 

 will be shown, of mahogany, oak or yelltsw pine, the 

 coamings of the cockpit being of ®ak. Paddles and spars 

 are made either of white pine or spruce, the latter being 

 stiffer and stronger, but a little heavier. 



The other necessary materials — nails, screws, metal work, 

 etc.— will be mentioned in detail as are required. 



wwi 



DOUBLE vs. SINGLE. 



BOREAS" has an article in your issue of Jan. 24, concerning 

 single vs. double paddles. It is well written, and his points 

 are well taken. Wherefore, I get on my old rheumatic pins for an 

 explanation. 



"Boreas" refers to my canoe race against a guide, with a single 

 paddle in a double-ended Long-laker, a race which came off in July 

 1880. There was fun in that race. I did not paddle a "10 or 131b 

 canoe," but the original "Nessmuk canoe," l'lbs. 13%oz. She was at 

 that time, so far as I know, the lightest clinker built cedar canoe that 

 was m use anywhere. I had paddled her against a four-oared skiff 

 and came out ahead. I had used the. douole blade years before I 

 ever heard of Mr, McGregor and his Rob Roy. I no more, believed 

 that a lee-making, one-sided single blade could beat the double than 

 I believed that a eatboat could, beat a Cunarder in an ocean race I 

 spoke as I thought, and I backed my opinion— to a modest extent— 

 with coin of the realm. 



There is a general disposition among the guides of the North Woods 

 to sit down heavily on any man who presumes to invade their domain 

 an b cheat the fraternity out of. S3 per dav by guiding himself There 

 were thirteen guides fft the old Forge House on tbe morn tag of the 

 race; I was alone, so to speak. Jim Barrett, the landlord, was friendly 

 and sympathetic. Also Sam Dunakin, who held tbe stakes and was 

 umpire. My opponent was Fred Hess, a muscular voting guide of 

 irt'lbs., and a line paddler. But as he paddled a canoe-built Long- 

 laker, six feet longer than mine, and as 1 had 30 years the advantage 

 of him in age with only 105lbs. of weight to carry, why, I was safe to 

 win. 



The course was from the Forge House landing to Bull Head Rock 

 two hundred rods. Bull Head Rock is crowned with a nail keg filled 

 with stones to mark it in high water. It is alwavs a laud mark for 

 the frequenters of the Fulton Chain. Jim Barrett'gave the word --Go' 

 and we went. I cut straight across the lily pads with an eve single to 

 the nail keg. Fred in the Nellie took the open, but more circuitous 

 channel. 



About seventy rods f rem the lauding tha open channel cuts the 

 point of tbe lily-pads, and at this poiut Fred was fifty yards ahead 

 ihe race was virtually lost tome. Ail the satne.V paddled right 

 along. A race is not lost until it is won. He might split or break a 

 paddle, he might tumble overboard, or run on a snag— but he didn't 



He turned the nail keg thirty rods ahead. It was-abadbeat and 

 sort o' reversed my notions of the paddle. Half a dozen guides with 

 their boats had come out to see the fun. After getting nrv wind— for 

 I was blown— I joined the sad ;?) procession back to the Forge House 

 where it was vouchsafed me to hear something like the following con- 

 versation—not tor my benefit— oh no: 



First guide, with gi-im humor and sarcasm: "Well, Fred, you 

 rather got away with our long-haired friend. Giv'him back his money 



Second guide: "Why Fred! I never expected to see you win a pad- 

 dling race. Of course you won't keep the old fellow's mc ner 



Third guide (my friend Dunakin): "Well Fred, you ain „ _,ueh of a 

 paddler; 1 can beat you left-handed. But you've come out ahead for 



"Shall I give the old gent his money back?" 



"What! You unregenerate heathen ! Are you going to take money 



