Mat; oh tt. 1884.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



US 



. m the use of their rifles, find the W. R, A. was 

 anized, as one of ife sections reads, to encourage the aft of rifle 

 id especially that of the N. G. They have tnet with hut 

 little encouragement so fur but are on a good looting and still hope- 

 ful. Let the officers decide that target practice shall be made a part 

 S programme at the animal encampments. Targets can 

 instructed at small expense Select no camp ground where 

 target practice cannot bo had. If we can't get ammiition from the 

 State, let's furnish our own and petition the Legislature when in 

 session to authorize the issue of 250 rounds per man per annum, have 

 company, regimental and a State inspector of rifle practice, let tne 

 Score be kept and a report made to the Adjutant-General, annually 

 of the result of the year's practice, and the number of 3d, 2d and 1st 

 uarksmen and sharpshooters there are in the State. Provide 

 marksmen anr ) sharpshooters' badges for those who win 

 Finally, and of greatest importance, let all commissioned officers 

 wake up to the imporiauee of skilling our National Guards in the art 

 of rifle shooting. Encourage the men by their presence on practice 

 days, but better still, take a rifle and lead the score themselves, and 

 we will soon overtake our Eastern brethren who at present are so Far 

 ahead of us in this respect." 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



BOSTON", March 1, -There was but a small attendance to-day at 

 "Walnut fliil, and the scores made were not high. The snow which 

 covered the ground made a bad light, which considerably troubled 

 the riflemen, The highest records made are appended: 



Crecdmoor Practice Match. 

 W Charles . . .... 1655656S54— 48 CB Edwards... , . .+454441.515 - 13 



W Gardner.- 554455,54.55 47 J Pavson (mil),.-. 4464444446—42 



C W Adams 4554645554-40 A Reach 4341111544 40 



G Warren 4555546444 



H Cashing 454J45454 



J E Darmoddy . 

 J R Carmiehael . . 



W Gardner, E... 



U Warren, C ... 

 J B Thomas. B . 



inioor Prize Match. 



444—39 



.3(33:^44434—8: 



5-47 

 4-46 

 4—44 



.5 5 5 5 



4 4 5 4 



5 5 4 4 



Rest Match. 



W Charles, E !) 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 95 



R Reed. E 9 10 9 10 10 9 10 9 8 8—29 



T Everett, 1) 9 9 10 10 9 7 9 10 10 9—92 



ZETTLER VS. FRELINGHUYSEN. -Monday evening a well-eon - 

 mafeh was shot between the Zettlers. of New York City, and 

 the Erelinghnysen Club, of Newark, on the range of the former, No. 

 207 Bowery. The shooting opened at 8:15 and continued until 1 ;30 A. 

 M., resulting in favor of the Zettlers. As the above club has shut 

 over one hundred matches, and have been in all victorious, the. vis- 

 iting club may feel proud of their score, their opponents leading 

 them only by live points. The return match will be shot on March 

 19 at the Kreli -.ghuysen range. No. 189 Market street, Newark, N, J. 

 The following score was made: 



Zettler Team. 



• I II Brown 11 12 12 12 11 11 12 11 13 12—116 



MDorrler 11 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 10 11-114 



M B Engel 10 11 12 11 10 11 11 12 12 12 112 



CG Zettler 9 11 11 12 11 11 11 10 12 12-110 



G Judson 12 11 11 10 11 12 10 11 10 12—110 



enning 12 12 11 10 11 11 10 11 12 10-110 



B Zettler 12 12 1111 9 9 11 II 10 12—108 



ber 111111111211 9 12 10 10-108 



DMiller 12 1110 9 10 10 1112 9 1.2- -100 



Vv Klein 111111 5 12 12 7 10 10 10—99 



Total 1,093 



Erelinghnysen Team. 



A Neumann 12 12 12 12 11 12 11 12 10 11—115 



ffm Hayes 12 10 12 12-10 10 12 10 12 12 112 



G D Yveigmau 10 8 12 12 11 10 12 12 12 12-111 



E O Chase 12 10 12,10 12 9 12 11 11 11—110 



Win McLeod 12 12 10 8 11 11 12 11 10 11-108 



3 L robin 11 10 10 12 10 11 11 11 11 11—1O8 



S VI Shackelford 11 11 10 II 10 12 11 12 10 10—108 



J K Walsh 10 10 10 12 10 12 11 11 9 12—107 



F W Lynn 7 10 12 12 10 12 11 12 10 11-107 



George Zimmer 8 10 11 11 11 10 11 10 11 9 102 



Total 1,088 



Zettler Rifle Club held its regular weekly shoot Feb. 2(5. 12-ring 



target. 



A Loher 110 T Fitz 110 



C Judson 112 B Zettler Ill 



M Dorrler 115 H Holges 108 



P Eenning - , 110 VStembach 108 



MBEnjrler 114 TCNoone 97 



CG Zettler .113 H Puckhaber 95 



DENVER, CvL. Feb. 22.— As early as 8 o'clock this morning the 

 trains of rhe Circle road were filled with members of the First Infan- 

 try Regiment, on their way to the Jewell Park range to engagein the 

 contests with the rifle which had been arranged to occur on Washing- 

 ton's Birthday. 



Theflist shoot was between the Routt Rifles and the Governor's 

 Guard for the State championship, which was won by the latter com- 

 pany two years ago in a series of contests with the Sherfey Light In- 

 fantry, of Leadville, and has been held by it ever since. The judges 

 were Major Bedson and Mr. J. T. Bourke, and the referee was Mr. J. 

 P. Lower. 



The shooting commenced at 10 and continued for two hours. A very 

 high wind prevailed during the entire day and caused the scores made 

 to be very poor. J. N. Lower, of Company B, made the highest score, 

 thirty-eight, while on a fair day there are at least five men on each 

 team who may be counted upon to make forty or over. The shoot- 

 ing was off-hand, two hundred yards, teu shots per man, and the score 

 is as follows; 



Houtt Rifles. 



RE Noah 28 



E H Cling 31 



CJRelley 83 



A E Schaffer 32 



GH Sill 31 



CaptEAMore 18 



Robert Collier £8 



A W Peterson 27 



Lt T Stone 31—281 



Governor's Guard. 



JN Lower 38 



W A Rice 27 



C C Compton , — 32 



Geo Henderson 24 



Leo Maris 33 



G Coryell 23 



FS High 34 



HS Davis 22 



Lt E W Lehman 28 



G Lower 33—294 



The Governor's Guard is consequently still the State champion. 



The Routt Rifles gave notice that they should challenge the. winners, 



and the next match will probably be shot on Memorial Day. 

 For the handsome rifle presented to Colorado National Guard by 



Mr. Lower, Companies B, D and E entered. The prize must be won 



three times consecutively by one company before becoming its prop- 



perty. Although the wind still continued to blow, the shooting was 



much better than in the first contest.as the following score will show: 

 Governor's Guards. Routt Rifles— Co. E. Company D. 



J N Lower 39 McGuire 39 Platfoot. . . .' 29 



WA Rice 2(j- Rung 29 McCartney 34 



Compton 38 Reify 32 Ed Capps' 20 



Schaffer 34 Eugene Gapps.,28 



SiU 23 Falkner. ,.10 



ECMoore 84 Moore 31 



Collier... ,. ..39 Ringsley 26 



Lesley 27 Hogle 40 



A Peterson 37 Jennt son 28 



T Stone 34 Brittling 22 



Henderson ,30 



Maris 3S 



Coryell 21 



High 37 



Davis 30 



Lehman 30 



GW Lower 3.2 



322 328 268 



A FINE SCORE.— The new model Springfiel d rifle which is to be 

 chanced off by the Wboatley Cadets, Co. D, of Phoenixville, Pa., was 

 sent to E. A. Leopold, of Norristown, Pa., a few days ago, with the 

 request chat he test its accuracy at the target. Feb. 21, the weather 

 being favorable, he took it to the Bridgeport range, and in five con- 

 secutive shots at 100yds., made the remarkable short string of 4.98 

 inches. He also put seven consecutive shots in a four-inch bullseye. 

 The shooting was done lying down without artificial rest. 



JAMESTOWN, N. Y., March 1.— Regular medal match of C. S. A. 

 yesterday, Creedmoor target, 200yds., wind heavy at 8 o'clock, light 

 very bright: 



G Sbattuck 5545455454—40 R H Burns 4434434555-41 



O II Lilly 4554544455—45 W H Sprague 3353455444—40 



S N Avres 4544555544—45 W N Gokey 5 |S43S42S4-39 



J Haycock 5553534454—13 A F Ward 3 1233543 15 - 36 



A F Warner 4514355444-42 H Briggs 3523353443 —35 



BOSTON, March 1.— The amateur prize match, at the Mammoth 

 Rifle Gallery, of the list two weeks of February, closed last night, E. 

 Ford winning the first, A. B. Loring the second. Following are the 

 scores made: 



R Ford 43 45 46 40—182 J T Stetson. . . . 44 44 44 44-170 



ABLoring 45 45 45 4-5-185 A W Rand 45 43 42 42—172 



T Lyman 40 44 44 13—177 R E Bellows 44 42 42 4;.'- 1 i Q 



For the month of March three prizes will be put up. for amateurs. 



NEWARK, N. J.— The fifth match 'in the tournament, of the New- 

 ark Rifle Association commence on Monday evening. March 10, at 

 the Plymouth range, clubs shooting in the following order: Ply- 



mouth, Domestic, Celluloid. Essex, Warren, Frciinghuysen. The cor- 

 rected scores of last month arc: FrelingliuyseiiK'.H. Essex 435. Domes- 

 tic 438, Celluloid 432, Plymouth 420. Warren 420. The last match will 

 be. shot on the Warren range, this closing the season for in 

 ing, with the exception of private matches on band. 



A meeting was held nn Tuesday evening 1 . Feb, 20, at Roseville 

 Park, and a rifle club was organized, to be known as the Roseville 

 Rifle Association, for out -door shooting. They will have a 100yds. 

 range, W hicli is being fitted up in the pail,. 



BRATTLEBORO, Yt., Feb. 2G.-On,k drove range. Feb. 2ii. 

 Oabb 11 11 11 11 io la 10 12 12 11-111 



Be-entry 12 11 11 11 12 n 11 11 9 8—10? 



Reutlaiul 10 9 10 1'J 12 US It II 12 7-lUO 



Re-entry - 12 11 11 10 !l 12 10 9 10 11—105 



Howe .. ., .... 11 12 11 15 10 9 12 11 9 10-105 



Ke-entry. ,. 12 11 10 9 11 11 10 12 10 12- ion 



Lamb IS IS 10 9 18 12 5 10 11 12-105 



Re-entry 12 11 10 is 9 10 11 11 12 12—110 



Tata. 7 11 10 in 9 11 11 II 11 11- 102 



Re-entry 12 11 11 18 10 12 12 12 7 11-110 



Sargent..' 8 HI 11 9 11 11 7 10 10 11-98 



Re-entry.... 11 10 12 10 11 9 10 9 12 9-103 



FTVE-BULLSEYBS RIFLE WANTED.-Meehaniesburg, Pa,, March 

 3.- Editor For? si ami Stn-om: Where can 1 get a rifle that will 

 carry up the fifth shot 100yds. to a 4in. bullseye. I have tried the 

 Remington and made four successive bullseyes, but the fifth sank 

 six inches, i have also tried a muzzleloader and made three bulks in 

 five shots. Where dees Capt. Stubbs live? I am open for a challenge 

 for the. championship.— Philip Uhles,. 



THE PISTOL NUISANCE. -Chicago Is not free from the annoy- 

 ance which foliousthe sale and use of pocket pistols and revolvers, 

 The Pa ity J\ ; eit<s at that city has I » en looking into the matter and 

 .■idds the following tesfmioiig to (hat already given against the free 

 and easy trading in these wee guns of every description. It says: 

 "The habit of carrying revolvers and pistols, frequently commented 

 on anil severely criticized by the newspapers. Da growing one among 

 the youthful aud middle-aged population Of Chicago. A well-know 11 

 Madison Street dealer in guns and firearms told a reporter for the 

 Daily News ohat the sale of the serviceable kind of pistol, that will 

 'kill a man every time.' is continually increasing. The 'bulldog' 

 revolver, such as' Garfield was shot with, is the most popular. Just 

 after Garfield's assassination a Pitlsburg dealer was obliged to send 

 all hi>, clerks and salesmen into the department, and even then he 

 could not meet the demands of his customers. The American manu- 

 facturers, moreover, were unable to supply the abnormal demand for 

 these weapons, and the. English sources of production were soon ex- 

 hausted. The awful destructiventss of the 'bulldog' was its chief 

 recommendation to public favor at that time. Men wanted some 

 weapon to practically protect themselves from such wild, deluded be- 

 ings as Cmteaii had proven himself. The danger from such a source. 

 was considerable, and a genuine, practical remedy was believed to 

 be in this devastating instrument, in selling a revolver or pistol to 

 any one the dealer is required to record the purchaser's name, 

 age. residence and (he purpose for which the weapon is bought. 

 No one under twenty-one years .of age is allowed to buy any wea- 

 pon of defence without a written permission from his parents or 

 guardian of the purchaser, addressed to the dealer or 'to whom it 

 may concern.' The average age of the purchasers of revolvers is 

 between twenty-three and twenty five years. These are mostly 

 youngmen. Very few women in Chicago" either purchase or use re- 

 volvers, although many husbands declare that they wish the weap ns 

 for their wiv s to practice with and learn to use with some degree of 

 skill. Incase of burglars they hope that their 'better halves' may 

 find it possible to protect themselves. The reasons which many 

 people give the gunsmiths and dealers for investing in firearms are 

 very amusing. One man wants to 'shoot a dog,' another expects to 

 'take a pop' at an army of feline marauder.- that make night hideous 

 by their dismal howls beneath his lati iced window, and the sandbagged 

 individual twho wears one eye in a sling and has so lumpy afore- 

 head that no hat can conceal its lofty, baldne.- s), with a firm convic- 

 tion that no sand-bagger will cross his path alive in the future. This 

 man wants and inquires f">r something that will shoot a big ball, and 

 he must have it. The costly revolvers with carved pearl handles and 

 silver-plated engraved barrels, are sold mostly to the theatrical 

 profession and the cowboy class of humanity. The prices of this 

 class of weapons run as higfi as $50, $00 and $100. It is a remarkable 

 fact that they are usually worn by men who wearthe broad sombrero 

 of Buffalo Bill style of head, flannel shirts and cowhide boots. The 

 high price is seldom objected to by these men, since the article is per- 

 haps the most valued one in their wardrobes. An ordinance of the 

 city of Chicago provides that no concealed firearms shall be carried 

 by any citizen without a special permit from the city government. 

 It is probably the most grossly ami persistently violated ordinance 

 of the much abused statutes of the city." 



THE TRAP. 



Correspondents who favor us with club scores are particularly re 

 quested to write on one side of the paper only. 



UNRNOWN GUN CLUB.— The regular monthly match at Dexter's. 

 Long Island, Feb. 28. Snowing hard in the forenoon; damp and a 

 strong westerly wind blowing in the afternoon. Twenty-eight mem- 

 bers shot for three regular and three extra prizes; 7 birds, handicap 

 rise. 80yds. boundary, one barrel, gun below the elbow near the hip, 

 club rule and classified. Of the regular prizes, Ruebel and Pope 

 divided first: Vogelsang, Van Stadcn. Schweinler and Plate second; 

 Smith, Appel, Marlborough, Tomford, Midmer. Moller, Gref and Del- 

 lefsen having tied for third prize, shot off under the rule, miss and 

 out. It being near dark at the time, after one round the result was: 

 Smith, Marlborough, Midmer and Detlefsen, having each killed a 

 bird they divided third' prize. The birds were a fine lot and very 

 strong flyers, some of the best shots found hard work to stop them. 

 There will be two more shoots to decide who will he ihe lucky ones 

 for the three extra prizes, the scores in the three regular monthly 

 matches (February. March and April) to count best two scores out of 

 three, with a proviso that all those who kill 12. 13 or 14 birds in two 

 out of three shoots are to shoot off or divide first prize; 9, 10 or 11 

 birds second prize; 6, 7 or 8 birds third prize. Tin's is a very liberal 

 plan and gives the poor shots a chance to come in for a prize. Two 

 members having resigned, their places were filled on the grounds, 

 keeping the club up to its limit, 50 in number, with a dozen applicants 

 ready to come in at the first chance — H. R. 



CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA.— Louisville Sportsmen's Associa- 

 tion, Louisville, Ry., Feb. 20.— Editor Forest and Stream: At our 

 annual tournament to be given about the 1st of June next, and to 

 continue seven days, we propose to give a larger purse than was ever 

 given in this country. We shall call the stake the ''Louisville Sports- 

 men's Association cup, for the championship of America." Our prop- 

 osition is to secure one hundred entries, before the first day of Juno 

 at $50 each. All entries must be accompanied by a forfeit of $3. 

 This match is to .be as follows: 50 live birds to each entry, 15 at 

 26yds. plUiige traps: 15 at 30yds. ground traps, English rules; 10 pair 

 at 21yds. plunge trap, our rules. The entrance fee includes the cost 

 of birds. As you will observe the purse will amount to $5. COO, and to 

 this the association will add a cup referred to above, valued at $250, 

 to be presented to the gentleman making the best score, in this match. 

 The net money in the match, $3,250 will be divided as follows: 25 per 

 cent, to the first $812.50, 18 percent, to the second $585, 14 per cent 

 to the third $455, 12 per cent, to fourth $390, 10 per cent, to fifth $325, 

 8 per cent, to sixth $200, 7 per cent, to seventh ^27.50, (i percent, to 

 eighth $195. Should any entry be made and the party entering is un- 

 able to attend, he may nominate some one to shoot in his stead. But 

 no one person will be permitted to shoot two scores. A substitute 

 must be named the day previous to this match. Any person is priv- 

 ileged to enter another to shoot for him.— J. M. Baubocr, President. 

 BOSTON GUN CLUB.— The Boston Gun Club opened its fourth 

 grand tournament on its grounds at Wellington yesterday, to con- 

 tinue on each alternate Wednesday as follows: March 5 and 19. April 

 2, iti and 30, and May It. The principal event of these days will be 

 the is ew England clay-pigeon, three men team badge championship 

 match. The Boston Gun Club will give a solid gold medal of the 

 value of $50 to the club getting the best aggregate of two scores out 

 of the above shoots. Conditions— a team to consist of three men 

 from any organized club in the New England States, each club en- 

 titled to send two teams, scores to consist of five singles from five 

 separate and constantly repigeoued traps, three pair doubles from two 

 traps, and ten .single bU'dsil'Ottt a constantly altered trap, each team's 

 score to he thus: Sixty-three birds, singles to be shot from eighteen 

 yards rise, doubles fifteen yards rise, ties each day to be shot at one 

 pair doubles aud on,e single straightaway bud, meaning nine birds 

 per team, II any tie exist on the total oft .wo best scores the teams 

 shall shoot eff at five straightaway birds and three pair doubles, or 

 thirty-three birds per team. Entrance, $1 per man. the money ou 

 each day to be divided, 50. 35 and 15 per cent, to the clubs in usual 

 rotation. One man can he changed if by sickness or inability to 

 shout on different days, but no change can be made by members 

 from one team to another of same club. Not less than six teams to 

 constitute a shoot. \u .addition to thess sweepstakes, alternating at 

 fifty ce>T; : .,-., w;ll be shot. 



' BROW'S DRIVING PARK, Long Island. Feb, ?9.— Twenty gen- 

 fclemtn assembled to witness the Langley cup match, which should 

 have been shot off in 1883, but was permitted to, hold over till Feb 



ruary, 1884, by Mr. Langley, who presented the cop fcp be "fdtisht" 

 for bv Messrs. ivDimiy, Nichols, Belmont 1 Aspinwall Those 



interested have heretofore been U1 he above nam- 



Clemen together. The morning was extremely pleasant though 

 windy, (he birds were strong. Which called for hard hilling. 

 Among those present was Lord Melton, a widely -known English 



i-porisman. rapt, strattou was in charge of the traps, Mr. Bruee- 



Wallis was scorer. Mr. Meredith Oummings referee. Matthew Lyons 

 furnished the pigeons, a wild lot, aud his dog Sherry did the fel 

 ing. Conditions: 25 birds each, 8 traps. 5yds. apart, handicap rise, 

 80yds. boundry, l?i ounces shot, America n-Hurlingham rules. Mr. 

 Allan Nichols killed S.5, Mr Foster Murray 23, Mr. VVai ren Aspinwail 

 23, and Mr. II Kebuont 22. In shooting off the tie Mr. Aspiuwall 

 killed seven birds straight, Mr. Murray missing Ids seventh and lak 

 ing third place. 



MALDEN (11 IN CLUB. -Some seven! v-iivo lovers of the shotgun 

 assembled at the cosy quarters of the Maiden Gnu Club in Welling- 

 Ion. March 1, and participated in matches, with the following result 



First match— Henry first, Stark second, Adams and Nichols third, 

 Allen fourth. 



Second match— Henry first, Johnson and Allen second, Adams and 

 Field third, Nichols fourth. 



Third match — Dc Rochmout and Stark lirst. Allen and Johnson 

 second. Law third. Nichols fourth. 



Fourth match— Stark first, Eager second, Henry third, Field 

 fourth 



Fifth match- Eager first, Johnson aud Stark second, Henry and 

 Field third, Nichols fourth. 



Sixth match— Johnson and Law lirst, Henry and Stark second, 

 Adams third, Allen and Field fourth. 



Seventh match— Law first. Eager second, Henry and Stark third 

 Dill fourth. 



Eighth match— Johnson first, Adams second, Stark third, Law 

 fourth. 



Ninth match— lie Roclunoni first, Law second. Dill and Hopkins 

 third, Cutting. Field and Adams fourth. 



tenth match— S1 ark and Law lirsi, Johnson second, Henry, Hop- 

 kins andPuriugfou third, Locke fourth. 



Eleventh match— Law and Stark first. Dill and Eager second, Field 

 third, Brown and Henry fourth. 



Twelfth match— Eager first. Dickey and Stark second. Johnson 

 third. Locke and Adams fourth. 



Thirteenth match— Dickey and Eager first, Henry second, Sawyer 

 and Stark third, Puringtou fourth. 



Fourteenth match-Do Ruehmont and Eager first. Stark and Saw- 

 yer second. Law and Gutting I bird. Dickey fourth. 



Filth match— Miss and out, divided by Henry and Law. 



BETHEL, Me., March 3.— Wednesday evening, Feb. 27, the Bethel 

 Shooting Club had a rousing good meeting at Major Lovejoy's. and 

 the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, 

 W. E, Shillings; Vice-President. C. M. Wormwell; Secretary, G, R, 

 Wiley; Treasurer, Fred Clark: Executive Committee, Enoch' Foster. 

 Jj\, John Chapman, Seth Walker. Charley Johnson. S. F. Gibson. 

 About thirty new members were taken in. and now as we have CWO 

 new clay -pigeon (raps and a good amount of cash in the treasury, it 

 gives the boys a hearty feeling to begin work at once, so as to pre 

 pare a team to enter for the valuable badge presented to the Wilhard 

 Club of Portland, which is to be competed for by the several chilis 

 throughout the State. By the way the boys scoued the other day 

 they will he bard to beat.— MajoS Lovejoy, 



THE CLAY TOURNAMENT.— Cincinnati, 0-, Feb. 25.— i<:,ht.,r 

 Forest ami Stream; Permit us to inform your numerous readers 

 that the main reason why clubs should enter now by remitting us 

 $100 initial entrance money for the championship match First Inter- 

 nal iorial Clay-Pigeon Tournament. May S6-81, 1884, fs this: That we 

 expect shortly to make an application to the general passenger 

 agents at Chicago for reduced railroad rates from all paits of the 

 country, and it will materially assist us in effecting this if wo can 

 present a large list of clllbt who expect to attend.— Tiik Ligowsky 



SPBJNGFIELD SHOOTING CLUB.- Programme, March 1, 1884..— 

 Individual state championship glass ball match between W. S. Perry, 



of Worcester, and "B. Moses." of Springfield, 



Perry ltillllOlllOlllOlllllimioniOlll 11 illlllHOllllO— 43 



•■Moses" iininiiirioiiotiinnniinoioiiniiiiiiioiiicoii— 42 



Large attendance of spectators; good shooting: sweepstakes. 



fnchtittg. 



May 24.- 

 May 24.- 

 May 30.- 

 May 31.- 

 Jtuie I O.- 

 June 12.- 

 June 14. 

 June 16.- 

 Junc 28. 

 July O.- 

 July 12.- 

 July 12.- 

 July 20.- 

 Aug. O.- 

 Aug. 9,- 

 Aug. 1 O.- 

 Aug. 23.- 

 Aug. 23.- 

 Seot. 6.- 

 Sept. 13 - 

 Sept. 13.- 



FIXTURES. 

 -Oswego Y, c Opening Cruise. 



-Boston Y. G, Opening Cruise 



-Knickerbocker Y. C, Si ring Matches, 



-Boston Y T .C„ First Match, Connor and Commodore's cups. 



-Atlantic Y. C, Anuual Match. 



-New York Y. C, Anuual Matches. 



-Hull Y.C.. Club Meet. 



-East River Y. ('., Annual Matches. 



-Boston Y. G. Ladies' Day. 



-Beverly Y. C. Marbiehead, First Championship. 



-Hull Y.C., Club Meet. 



-Boston Y. C, Second Club Match. 



-Beverly Y. C, Nahaut, Second Championship. 



-Hull Y. C. Club Meet. 



-Boston Y. C, Open Matches, all clubs. 



-Beverly Y. C, Swampseolt, Third Championship. 



-Beverly Y. C, Marbiehead. Open Matches. 



-Boston" Y. G. Third Club Match. 



-Beverly Y. 0., Marbiehead. Special Matches. 



-HullY r . C, Club Meet, 



-Boston Y. C, Second Ladies' Day. 



SMALL YACHTS IN THE CHICAGO Y. C. 



THIS live club is animated with a laudable desire to promote spor 

 in all its phases, Corinthians being still scarce on the fresh 

 water high seas, it is proposed to force their education by special 

 encouragement of "small safe boats." No more commendable course 

 could be advised. Small yachts, if more than open sailing traps, 

 afford all the sport and solid benefits lo be expected from larger 

 vessels and at a fraction of the cost. The way to popularize yachting 

 is to invest small boats with the dignity of equal recognition, as there 

 are a hundred candidates thirsting for naut.oal fame who can afford 

 the time and funds for crewless vessels io every one who can com- 

 mission a big schooner. And to the hundreds every club ought to 

 look for numerous accessions to the baud of sailor yachtsmen. "Only 

 a little boat" was once an expression of mild scorn, but it is becoming 

 understood that a smart man with a smart boat is worth more to him- 

 self and the communiiy than the most pretentious vessel m respect 

 to tonnage. Any person's money will buy a large yacht and hire the 

 required crew, but it takes Drains to coneeive a 'well-planned little 

 knock-about cruiser and spunk with manliness in mind and body to 

 skipper her with success. To start the fashion in Chicago, we should 

 recommend a design similar to those which have appeared in this 

 journal. Next week we hope to produce another very suitable craft. 



Perhaps the club might advance the funds for a couple of trial 

 yachts, allowing members to hire them by the day with limitations, 

 giving all hands a chance. Should any one develop fancy enough 

 for such sailing, he could purchase the boat at cost, the club replac- 

 ing her by another if advisable. This would lead off faster than 

 waiting for individual action. We can promise, those in Chicago, 

 that when the small yacht shall have been once fairly tried, she will 

 become a popular institution and help along the good cause on the 

 Lakes with rapid strides. Mr. Miles G. Nixon recently read an enter- 

 taming paper before the club, with a good word for sail area meas- 

 urement and a start to one gun to increase the smartness and ini Br- 

 est in the races. The same gentleman also spoke in favor of classes 

 without time allowance, a most excellent idea, Only the question 

 at once arises, how are those classes to be determined, by what sort 

 of measurement'.' That brings us back to the necessity of first settling 

 some just basis of comparison, without which no equitable division 

 into classes can be suggested. 



One advantage in respect to small yachts, is the facility of finding 

 purchasers for small tonnage, aud the many new designs undertaken 

 in consequence to supply the places of boats sold. The building of 

 a dozen small yachts affords just twelve times as many chances for 

 experiment and trial of variations and new ideas, as the bl ildiug of a 

 single large yacht. Life and progress with rapid evolution are the 



inshmg traits of a club recognizing small yachts, while stag- 

 nation of ideas arid conservative sloth follow in 'the wake of large. 

 unwieldy and Ioug-timo investments, affording less opportunity for 

 change. The beau-ideal of a yacht club is a Corinthian concern" with 

 a fleet of two hundred cutters from one to ten tons, H' the Chicago 

 Y. C van bring about, by well directed fostering care, a flourishing 

 squadron ofjfche kjnd, it will not have lived in vain, though lar^s 

 yachts vu.-.tiaue to receive a goodly share of auentionaod appropria- 

 tions from the club funds. 



Realizing lrqm our own experience pretty much all over the yacht- 

 ing world, that' the zest and spirit of the sport Vies in tee furtherance 

 of a taste for small boat sailing, s\e have made the subject a matter 



