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IMabch 13, 1884. 



C0LLINSV1LLE, Conn., March 6.— Canton Rod and Gun Club 

 Riverside Range, 81bs. pull, 10 shots, Mass. target. 



D R Lewis 11 7 7 11 9 8 9 10 10 7—89 



OBHull 1111111110 12 9 10 8 11—103 



BI Dwell 1110 10 10 10 12 9 10 7 9—98 



J D Andrews 8 1 1 10 11 10 10 12 9 11 11—103 



SJLyon 9 11 9 1110 9 9 Mil 9—97 



B O Higley 9 10 7 10 8 9 9 3 7 9— SI 



J Laubastein 8 1110 9 10 9 7 5 9 9-87 



G Barbour 8 1 1 10 12 12 10 10 10 9 7—99 



JBFlint 10 9 9 9 11 5 10 10 12 8—93 



Tie: O B Hull, 10 10 12—32: J D Andrews, 9 9 12-30. 



AN INDOOR TOURNAMENT has been arranged by the Seppen- 

 feldt Ride Club, open to teams of five men from any organized rifle 

 club or mditary organization in the United States. Entrance fee. $1 

 per man. Entrance fee to be made to W. Seppenfeldt. No. 15 East 

 Houston street, New York, at any time prior to Monday. March 31. 

 Two teams to shoot each evening, and the choice of evenings to be 

 drawn by the captains. The team prizes to be a fine gold medal to 

 the first, and a medal to the second team as extra prizes presented by 

 the Seppenfeldt Bide Club. Entrance fees wil] be divided with all the 

 teams who enter, The money prizes wfll be arranged on the night of 

 meetings of captains of team's. Each captain will he notified of the 

 night of meeting. Weapon, any ,22-eal. rifle. 31bs. pull: 10 shots per 

 man. with the privilege of two sighting shots, at 10- ring target. Other 

 conditions those of the N. R. A. The contest to be shot at Judson's 

 Rifle Gallery, 137U Bleecker street. New York. In ease of ties in the 

 aggregate, the teams tying will shoot off. All disputes that may arise 

 shall be decided by a referee appointed by the captains, whose de- 

 cision shad be final. Distance. 100ft. 



A DOUBTING READER.— Springfield, Mass.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: In your issue of Jan. 31 I notice a communication from 

 "H. H." that is so smooth and mild, and yet so full of rifle talk, that 

 I had to read it over and over again. It came from Florida, and its 

 assertions seem to almost carry the fragrance of tbe orange with 

 them. We must all take off our hats to ''thirty years ago." Then 

 the muzzleloader was in its prime. This is the assertion that forces 

 my obeisance: "At 200yds., with a reclining rest, I could put all my 

 shots in a 2in. bullseye." and this with round ball and linen patch in 

 a .38-cal. muzzle-loading rifle. How Major 3Ierrill would like to see 

 that target and put his calipers on every bullet, rub his bands in glee 

 and shout again, "Muzzleloaders to the' front." But I have to notice 

 a question in "H. H.'s" letter. It is this. "Has the increasing twist 

 been applied to any of our breechloaders?" This question throws a 

 shadow of weakness over the communication that I much regret, for 

 the uncharitable will say that "H. H.'* is not posted enough in rifle 

 matters to make the assertion that he put all his bullets into a Sin. 

 bull at 2CK)yds.— Rest Shooter. 



ALBANY, Feb 28.— At the Rensselaerwyck range to-day the shoot- 

 ing was on Massachusets target, 3 scores of 7 shots. Tbe'best scores 

 were as follows; 



Win E Fitch 11 12 9 12 10 11 11—77 



11 10 11 11 12 11 11—77 



11 13 10 11 11 12 12—79—233 

 ChasHGaus 10 10 10 10 11 11 12-74 



12 11 12 10 12 10 11—78 



« 11 10 11 11 12 •12 11—79-231 



March 6. —The first competition in the American decimal match 

 200yds. was shot. We give the best scores: 



Win E Fitch 9 9 9 10 9 10 10 9 9 9-93 



CHGaus 8 9 8 9 10 9 9 9 9-89 



BOSTON, March 8. — There are at the Mammoth gallery three solid 

 sflver. band made badges, valued at §25, to be shot tor by amateurs 

 during the month of March. In three classes, rounds 10, the best 

 five scores to win in each class or possible 250. Position off-hand, dis- 

 tance 150ft., Creedmoor targets. Following are scores made in first 

 class the past week: 



A^B Loring 44 44 44 44 45—221 



RFord 44 44 44 -44 45—221 



RWGardner 43 45 43 43 43-217 



NEWTON RIFLE ASSOCIATION.— Newton. Mass.. March 1.— The 

 regular annual meeting of the Newton Rifle Association was held 

 Saturday, March 1. The following officers were elected for tbe en- 

 suing vear: President. T. W. Stevens; Vice-President, Geo. Linder; 

 Treasurer. J. E. Hills: Secretary. F. W. Stevens: Directors— J. G. 

 Wndrm-n. Geo. Strong. W. O. Edmonds, Jr., Dwight Boyden, Dr. E. 

 Hitchcock, L. Edwm Chase. Geo. Linder, F. W. Stevens. J. E. Bids 

 and M. C. Laffle. The club is a live one, and ready at all times for 

 friendly contests with neighboring clubs, at either targets or clay- 

 birds. Regular shoots will be held on club grounds every Saturday, 

 at 2 P. M. Correspondence on club matters solicited.— Ton Alley. 



BULL'S HEAD RIFLE CLUB.— Regular weekly shooting. Feb. 28: 

 12-ring target; possible, 120: M. Dorrler 119, G. Zimmerman 117, C. 

 Rein 116. H. Holzmann 115. H. Hacbmann 111, J. J. Schneider 110, A. 

 Lober 109, A. Stolzenberger 107. J. F. Campbed 104, J. J. Jordan 103, 

 S. Mehrbach 102, B. Walters 99, D. Hodand 97, S. F. C. Weber 96, H. 

 Zubiller 87, D. Louinskie 81. H. A. Wasmuth 78.— A. Lober, Sec. 



THE TRAP. 



Correspondents who favor us with club scores are particularly re- 

 quested to write on one side of the po,per only. 



THE BOSTON GUN CLUB. 



THE fourth tournament of the Boston Gun Club brought out a 

 large array of shooters, representatives from the Brunswick 

 Club, Maine: Manchester Sporting Club, Exeter; Sportsman Clubs, 

 Mew Hampshire: the Worcesters Sportsman. Maiden (Mass.) Ride, 

 Suffolk Sportsman, Clinton, Brockton, Maynard and Watertown Gun 

 Clubs. Massachusetts, being present to do justice and prove their 

 skill. ' The gold badge team match, of course, attracted the most at- 

 tention, visitors and sportsmen crowding in and round the spacious 

 platf orm to witness each shooter doing his best for the honor of their 

 respective clubs. The wingless messengers of peace were incessantly 

 peppered at. though the traps being worked to their best made fine 

 scores the exception. A southeast wind gave from the easterly trap 

 stands very strong left-quartering birds, after the shoot, birds being 

 recovered" fully 80yds. from trap. Of course the right-hand birds 

 were much shorter fight. The general distance being 45yds., 

 shooters seemed agreed that no gun could be built to shoot too close. 

 or powder thrown too strong for the birds thrown from these power- 

 ful traps. The wind, though varying little in strength, bee 

 little colder through the day. necessitating a frequent visitation to 

 the steaming hot coffee provided in the club-house. The scores are 

 as fodows, singles being" from 18yds. rise, doubles 15; ties shot at 

 straightaway 2lyds. rise, miss and out; ties on doubles 18yds., one 

 pair miss and out : 



First. Event, 7 single birds. 



C H DeRochemont 1101100—4 J Decker ....llimo— 6 



W J Perry 1111110—6 A Houghton 0011110—4 



H W Eager 0111111—6 C A Gerrish 0111111—6 



W H Allen 1111010—5 B F Johnson 1111010-5 



A H Perrv 0011101—4 L G White 1100001—3 



O J Jenkins 0010110-3 T C Field 0101011—4 



L Evans 1110011—5 J Nichols .1000001—2 



CBHolden 0091100—2 H Severance 0010010—2 



G A Sampson 0101011—4 A F Cooper 0011100-3 



J Hart 0101010-3 D Kirkwood 1110111—6 



R Schaffer 1111110—0 J B Sawyers lllllOl— 6 



Ties— Eager and Gerrish first, Allen, Evans and Johuson second, 

 Sampson and Houghton third, Jenkins and Cooper fourth. 

 Second event, 7 single birds. 



De Rochemont 0111111—6 Hart 0011111—5 



Evans 0101010-3 Nichols 0011011—4 



Schaefer lllllll— 7 AHHenry tUOOOO— 3 



White 0101000-2 A Sampson 011 1100— 4 



Holden 1111101—0 Houghton 1110010— 4 



Decker 0101101 -4 Kirkwood 1011111—6 



Eager 1110111-6 Field 0011011—4 



WPerry 1011101— S Severance 0100101—3 



Jeffness 0O00 w— W Emerson 0101000-2 



Johnson 1000101—3 G F Cutting 0001011—3 



Cooper 0111010-4 G Williams 1 101 100— 1 



Aden 1100000—3 Curtis 1001110-4 



Schaefer took first, Rochemont, Eager and Holden second, Perry and 

 Hart third, Curtis fourth. 



Third event, 3 pairs double birds. 



Holden a Field 01 01 00-2 



Evans 01 10 01-2 Gerrish 01 11 10^1 



Rochemont 11 10 00—3 Williams 11 11 10-5 



Kirkwood 11 11 00-3 Schaefer 11 11 10—5 



White 10 11 11-5 Nichols 11 10 10—4 



K^irov'. 11 00 10-8 WPerry 11 11 10-5 



ET Smith 10 01 10-3 Jenkins 00 11 11-4 



Houghton 11 01 00—4 W Lane 11 il 10—5 



Sampson 00 10 00—1 Sawyer 10 11 10—4 



Johnson 11 11 10-5 R Perry 10 10 00—2 



Decker 11 10 10-4 Cutting 10 10 11—4 



Hart 10 10 11—4 AH Ferry 11 10 00—4 



Cooper ■ ..11 13 11—8 a „ 



Ties— Cooper took first, Schaefer and W. Perry second, Sawyer. 

 Houghton and Nichols third- Eager fourth. 



Fourth event, 5 birds from five traps kept re-pigeoned. 



Field 00100—1 Decker 01001-2 



WPerry 11111-5 AH Perry 10110-3 



Jenkins 11101—4 Johnson 10100-2 



Rochemont 11010-3 Williams 01100—2 



Hart 01010—2 Houghton 00110—2 



Schaefer 11111—5 Cooper 01001—2 



Evans Hill— 5 Holden 11011—4 



Eager 11000—2 Sampson 11111-5 



White 10100—2 Curtis 11111—5 



Gerrish 11C01— 3 D Chambers 10111-4 



Law 00111—3 H G Taylor 11000—2 



Smith 11010—3 Nichols 01111— 4 



Ties— Evans, Curtis and Schaefer first. Jenkins. Holden and ISicbols 

 second, De Rochemont and Law third, Wdliams and Houghton 

 fourth. 



Fifth event, 7 single birds. 



DeRochemont 1111100— 5 Decker 0110111—5 



Schaefer lllllll— 7 Cooper 1011110—5 



White 1011100—4 Hart 0111110-5 



Jenkins 1111011—6 Johnson 1110111—6 



Houghton 0111010-4 W S Perry 1110001—4 



Smith. 1011011— 5 Sampson 101 1011—5 



Gerrish 1001110-4 Emerson lOiOlll— 5 



Field 1011000-3 A H Perrv 0110110—1 



Evans 1101011—5 Allen 0111101—5 



W Perry 0011011-4 Howard 0100111—4 



Eager 1111011—6 Sawyer 1000111—4 



Nichols 1100111—5 C F Steele 1010100-3 



Curtis 1001111—5 G F Locke 11 1011 1—6 



Williams 0000011—2 H Dutton 1110100- 4 



Holden lllllll— 7 Taylor 1111111—7 



Cutting 1000101—3 H Warren 1101110—5 



D Chambers 100( 101—3 



Schaefer and Taylor first. Jenkins second, DeRochemont, Curtis 

 and Warren third, W" Perry fourth. 



Sixth event— New England clay-pigeon, three men team badge, 

 championship match. The Boston Guii Club giving a magnificently 

 finished solid gold medal, of the value of $50. to the club getting the 

 best, aggregate of two scores out of six shoots. Conditions— A team 

 to consist of three men from any organized club in the New England 

 States, each club entitled to send two teams' scores, to consist of five 

 singles from five separate and constantly re-pigeoned traps, three 

 pair doubles from two traps, and ten single birds from a constantly 

 altere • trap, each team's score to be thus: 63 birds, singles to be shot 

 from 18yds. rise: doubles. 15yds. rise; ties each day to be shot at one 

 pair doubles and one single straightaway bird, meaning nine birds 

 per team. If any tie exist on the total of two best scores, the teams 

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

 33 birds per team. Entrance, SI per man, the money on each day to 

 be divided, 50, 35 and 15 per cent, to the clubs in usual rotation. One 

 man can be changed if by sickness or inability to shoot on different 

 days, but no change can be made by members from one team to an- 

 other of same club. Not less than six teams to constitute a shoot. 



First Worcester Team. 

 Five Traps. Doubles. Singles. 



Eager 10101 10 11 It 1010010111—14 



Holden 11110 10 10 01 1111111110— W 



WSPerry 01011 10 1100 1100001111-12—42 



First Massachusetts Rifle Team. 



De Roehemont OHIO 10 00 10 1101111011—13 



Emerson 01011 11 10 10 OlOOlllOll— 13 



S«haefer 1111c) 011111 1011110111—16—42 



Second Massachusetts Rifle Team. 



Curtis 01101 00 1101 1111011111-15 



Dickey 11100 111110 0111111101—16 



Nichols 00011 01 00 10 0010101110— 9—40 



Boston Gun Club Team. 



Kirkwood 10010 00 0100 0111001011—9 



Johnson ..OHIO 111101 1101111011—16 



Field 10110 10 1110 1101111011-15-40 



Exeter Club Team. ^ 



Taylor 00100 60 10 00 1111111111—12 



Cooper 01001 1100 11 0110111101—13 



Jenkins ..11110 0110 01 1101001111—14—39 



Second Worcester Team. 



Smith 01000 00 00 11 1100001110—8 



Sampson 11111 10 10 00 1011111011—15 



Houghton 10110 00 10 10 1101101111—13—36 



Wakefield Sportsman Team. 



Dalton 11011 10 10 10 1100111111-14 



Miles OHIO 10 10 00 1101001101—12 



Goodman 09000 00 00 00 1010101011—6-32 



Ties for first were only decided on the fifth tie. when the Worces- 

 ter first team took first money, Boston Gun Club and Massachusets 

 Rifle divided second, the Exeter taking the third. A large number 

 of visitors were present during this match, and exciting the greatest 

 interest. 



Seventh event, 5 single birds. 



Eager ....11111—5 Chambers 01001—2 



Schaefer 00011—2 Emerson 11111—5 



Sampson 11001—3 Nichols 01111—4 



Jenkins 11011—4 White 11110—4 



Sawyer 10111—4 W S Perry 01110—3 



R Perry 01110—3 Curtis 01101—3 



Evans 01111—4 Cooper 01111—4 



Hart 11110—4 DeRochemont 11111—5 



Field 11010-3 Decker 11011—4 



Steele 00001—1 Cutting 11000—2 



Johnson 11111—5 Gerrish 11001—3 



Eager, Johnson and Emerson first, Decker second, Sampson and 

 Field third, Chambers, Cutting and Schaefer fourth. 

 Eighth event. 5 birds. 



Jenkins 11101—4 Sawyer 10111—4 



Hart 00111—3 Evans 01111—4 



Sampson 11011—4 Field 10111—4 



Cooper 11101—4 Emerson 01100—2 



Decker - ..11101—4 Chambers 01100— B 



Nichols 11000-2 



Decker and Evans first. Hart second, Nichols and Emerson third. 

 Ninth event, 5 birds. 



Sampson 11111—5 Nichols 11000—2 



Emerson 11101— t Evans 11111—5 



Hart - - 01 1 10—3 Decker 11111—5 



Cooper 11000—2 Sawyer 10110—3 



Jenkins 01111—4 Field 00010— l 



Sampson and Decker first, Emerson and Jenkins second, Hart and 

 Sawyer third. 



During the progress of the latter matches a large number of miss 

 and out matches were shot at double birds from five traps ; these 

 events concluded a splendid day's sport, the evidences being that the 

 next shoot on March 19 will, should weather indications be favorable, 

 one of the largest events yet held by this club. 



UNION GUN CLUB.— The first annual meeting of the Union Gun 

 Club, of Pawtucket and Central Falls, was held Tuesday evening, 

 March 4. and it was shown by the report of the Executive Committee 

 that the club was in a good and prosperous condition. They have 

 recently moved to new grounds, which are easy of access, being situ- 

 ated about half way between Pawtucket and Providence, and within 

 400yds. of the line of horse cars running between the two places. 

 The opening shoot of the season was held on Feb. 22, and was 

 a very enjoyable day. members train the Narragansett Gun Club, of 

 Providence, and Watchemoket Gun Club, of East Providence, being 

 present and taking an active part with us. We shall shoot this sea- 

 son from five screened traps, placed five yards apart, and Friday of 

 each week will be our regular field da}-. We are always pleased to 

 see members of other gun clubs, or those interested in shooting, at 

 our grounds. 



The fodowing is thelistof officers elected for the ensuing year: 

 President, Charles B. Payne; Treasurer, C.Fred Crawford: Assistant 

 Treasurer, Thomas H. Eaton; Secretary, Samuel F. Dexter; Execu- 

 tive Committee, John Ramsbottom, W. F. Salisbury, C. M. Carpen- 

 ter.— Samuel F. Dexter, Secretary. 



MAPLE GROVE GUN CLUB.— Lancaster, Pa, March 1.— The 

 sportsmen of Lancaster have organized the Maple Grove Gun Club. 

 The officers are: President, Herbert H. Anderson ; Treasurer, Charles 

 Francisens; Secretary, John Snyder, 



KNOXYILLE GUN CLUB.— The officers of the KnoxviUe, Term, 

 Gun Club for 1884 are: President, M, G. McLang; Vice-President, S. 

 B. Dow; Secretary and Treasurer, Chas. 0. Hebbard. 



WELLAND, Toronto, March 6.— To-day Capt. Ritter shot against 

 Anderson and Seigelburst for §20 a side, the Captain to break as 

 many balls out of 30 as the others did out of 50— that is, 25 each. 

 The Captain won, breaking his 30 straight. Anderson and Seigel- 

 hurst also broke 30 out of 50. A match was made to-night between 

 Capt. Ritter add George Rogers, the noted shot from St. Catharines. 

 The terms are two matches, one at 21 pigeons each, and the other at 

 50 glass halls each, for £50 a side, on Friday. 14tb, to be shot here. 



fxchting. 



May 24. 

 May 24. 

 Mav 30, 

 May 30- 

 May 31, 

 June 9- 

 June 10, 

 June 12. 

 June 14. 

 June 14- 

 June 16.- 

 June 28.- 

 July 9.- 

 July W.- 

 July 12.- 

 July 26.- 

 Aug. 9.- 

 Aug. 9.- 

 Aug. 16.- 

 Aug. 88.- 

 Aug. 83.- 

 Sept. 6.- 

 Sept. 13 - 

 Sept. 13.- 



FIXTURES. 



—Oswego Y. C, Opening Cruise. 

 —Boston Y. C, Opening Cruise. 

 —Knickerbocker!'. C, Spring Matches. 

 -Atlantic Y. C, Opening Cruise. 



-Boston Y.C., First Match, Connor and Commodore's en PS, 

 Portland Y. C, Challenge Cup. 

 -Atlantic Y. C, Annual Match. 

 —New York Y. G, Annual Matches. 

 -Hull Y. C. Club Meet. 

 Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C, Annual Matches 

 -East River Y. O, Annual Matches. 

 -Boston Y. O. Ladies' Day. 



-Beverly Y. O, Marblehcad, First Championship. 

 -Hull Y. O, Club Meet. 

 -Boston Y. C. Second Club Match. 

 -Beverly Y. O, Nahaut, Second Championship. 

 -HullY. C, Club Meet. 

 -Boston Y. O. Open Matches. aU clubs. 

 -Beverly Y. C, Swampscott, Third Championship. 

 -Beverly Y. G, Marblehead. Open Matches. 

 -Boston Y. C. Third Club Match. 

 -Beverly Y. C, Marblehead, Special Matches. 

 -HullY. O, Club Meet, 

 -Boston Y. C, Second Ladies' Day. 



ET TU, BRUTE! 



WE announce with pleasure that Mr. Lawton's sloop Gleam is to 

 be improved by the addition of l,5001bs. lead on the keel, which 

 will no doubt make the Gleam an abler craft than she now is in 

 lumpy water. This is like a stab at the sloop in the back. The jig 

 is nigh up when depth, keels and outside lead invade the classic 're- 

 gions of Bay Ridge, the last spot on the globe where the patriots have 

 coUected to resist the onslaughts of common sense by a frantic wav- 

 ing of the flag, drawing the while upon Danes and Swedes for 

 their weapons in battle. And now even Bay Ridge gives lively signs 

 of regeneration. Outside lead is the first step, the rest fodows as a 

 natural sequence. When the truly good and great patriot can so 

 far yaw from all that is holy in the hoary traditions of Ameri- 

 can yachting as to plaster chunks of lead on the keel "allee samee 

 cuttee," the remainder is only a question of time. Probably Gleam 

 with her outside lead will be found rather hard in a sea, and'demand 

 an unwieldly rig. Tbe boat which follows her will be given "just a 

 little" less beam and "just a little" more depth, by which ve sloop of 

 old slowly evolves herself into the cutter now capturiug the public's 

 attention. 



So long! Gleam, old-time trap. All hail! Gleam regenerate, one 

 more penitent gathered into the fold. There is the difference between 

 the naval architect and the good patriot. The former throws over 

 the ancient, and with the true American spirit of progression accepts 

 the new at a bound. The latter, good soul, fights into the last diich, 

 but bows to the inevitable, just so he can delude himself fondly with 

 the belief that he is inventing for himself and not swallowing bitter 

 doses emanating from base, bad "foreign" sources. So the Gleam is 

 to^'lug" a chtmk of outside lead. Whither are we drifting? 



HINTS TO LOCAL COMMITTEES. 



IF regatta committees of the various local clubs existing in ports 

 frequented by yachts on their summer cruise would so arrange 

 dates for open matches it would further a systematic making of 

 "the rounds," which would contribute immensely to the interest 

 and ends of yacht racing in enabdng records of broad meaning to be 

 made. Cruising to the Eastward up the Sound and along the eastern 

 coast as far as Mount Desert is becoming quite general dining the 

 summer months, especiady in July, August and September. But it 

 is still done in a desultory manner. Now, if committees of clubs 

 from Larchmont to Portland would arrange a series of fixtures for 

 public matches open to all comers, offering good cash purses, the 

 cruisers would quickly learn to reduce their movements to some 

 system, so they could put in an appearance from port to port in 

 tune to take in the races mentioned, and thereby add to the impor- 

 tance of all contests and the meaning of their records. It would lift 

 racing from local to national dignity, which is what we now most 

 need. Thus the near-by ports should fix upon early dates in July, 

 the Eastern coast upon August and early September, and the Sound 

 and New York ports again for the latter "part of September and Octo- 

 ber. In this way a yacht, after starting in the local events, could 

 weigh for the rounds along the coast in midsummer on the passage 

 east, and likewise enter for the fall races during the passage home 

 again, winding up the season with some October matches in New 

 York waters. We commend such a scheme to the New Haven, 

 Newport, New Bedford clubs, the various organizations in and about 

 Boston, Salem, Newburyport, Portland, etc. A little correspondence 

 among the secretaries of the clubs would settle upon suitable dates. 



ALL IN DUE TIME. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have been a reader of the yachting columns of your paper for a 

 long time, and fully appreciate your efforts in disseminating ideas in 

 the direction of increased draft and seaworthiness in our .yachts. 



Enough has been said on that subject to convince any one who de- 

 sires or is willing to be convinced, and any further arguments wid be 

 both useless and superfluous. There will be enough cutters afloat 

 here during the coining season to enable them to speak for them- 

 selves, and if their actual performance does not sustain their claims, 

 arguments will be of no avail. I would suggest that you give us the 

 designs of other types as well, of which we certainly have a large 

 and interesting variety on this side of the Atlantic. Why not give 

 the lines of some of the Eastern yachts, some of which great! v re- 

 semble the Daisy? Also those of some of our pilot boats, which have 

 a reputation for speed and staunchness. Such a series, together 

 with reports of the performance of the craft shown, would be most 

 useful in affording the general information as to the different theories 

 and practice in construction on which a thinking yachtsman could 

 base a valuable opinion, and without which any statement of prefer- 

 ence is not worthy consideration. 



I therefore submit the above suggestions in a desire for wider infor- 

 formation on yachting subjects generally. H. 



[We cannot do more than possible. We have fllrstrated and de- 

 scribed keel sloops of Boston, centerboard sloops, compromises, 

 beamy cutters and narrow cutters, besides sharpies, cauoes, buck- 

 eyes, steam launches and engines, yawl rigs and culler rigs of all 

 kinds. We have in preparation some schoolers, the Petrel as an ex- 

 ample of a very fast yacht, a modern Boston sloop, iron work of 

 schooners and much other practical information. It is our claim 

 that we have published a greater number and variety of designs than 

 all other periodicals. But everything must wait its turn. Wore than 

 that cannot be expected. We can fairly say that Forest and 

 Stream has done more to further precise information and instruc- 

 tion in the past years than aU its contemporaries put together. The 

 field is a very large one, and the future lies before us to cover what 

 has not vet been reached. Our object is to supply the most pressing, 

 practical and available material within the imposed limits of com- 

 mercial success, which no periodical can afford to disregard. We 

 have, naturally neglected dead issues, and for that reason have given 

 the old-fashioued light displacement centerboards little attention. 

 There is no object in giving publicity to boats of a style soon to be- 

 come obsolete, nor to practices and customs which we condemn as 

 fraught with harm to the best interests of the sport. We must have 

 time to fill the whole bdl. Having received several letters similar to 

 the above, we hope this will explain the policy pursued. It is easy 

 to ask for this or that design, but a much more difficult matter to 

 supply the want. Most yachtsmen and yacht builders cannot fur- 

 nish a'ceurate particulars', and many are still selfish enough to assert 

 proprietary rights for fear of giving away for the benefit of others 

 what they deem a good thing. Considering the difficulties to be 

 contended with, the public is to be congratulated upon having more 

 pertinent material offered through Forest asd Stream than through 

 all ether sources.] 



ATLANTIC Y. C— Annual match fixed for June 10. Officers for 

 the year: Commodore. H. H. Hogins, schooner Agnes; Vice-Commo- 

 dore. Georee B. Moffat, cutter Enterprise; Rear CommoJore, H. C. 

 Winiringhaui. sloop Nomad: Recording Secretary, F. C. Swan ; Cor- 

 responding Secretary, J. L. Marcellus; Treasurrr, Richard C. Field; 

 Measurer. J. J. Pierrepont; Regatta Committee— George D. Mack ay, 

 C. T. Pierce and George W. Chauncey. The club has 204 members 

 and 103 boats, probably a larger proportion of boats to members than 

 any other, as some of the yachts are owned by several persons. 

 There are 16 schooners, 65 sloops, 12 cats and 8 steamers. The club 

 does not owe a dollar of debt, and has a bright future, possessing 

 the best inducements in its harbor and accessible club grounds. The 

 prosperity of the club is the direct result of pursuing a wed defined 

 pohcy. If the mean length rule could only be modified so as not to 

 exclude yachts with the long overhangs which taste and practical 

 convenience demand in boats of modern style, accessions to the fleet 

 would take a further bound ahead, 



