[March 20. 1884. 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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FTRST GERMAN GUN CLUB OF NEW YORK.— The annual elec" 



Hon i if ., timers of t.tj lb took place March 12 at the club's 



rooms 384 Pearl street. The following gentlemen were elected: 



Henry Zaliu, President; Leopold Maiseb, Vice President: Fr. Wm. 



eoretary; Kr. Jenner. Treasurer. 



ZETTLER CLUB.— Regular weekly shoot March 11, gallery dis- 

 M. Dorler 116. C G. Zettler 113. A. Lober 114, D. Miller 110, 

 M. B. Eugel 115, P. Fenning 116, B, Zettler 118, J. Adrian 106, H. Her- 

 ges 109, G. Sebumianu 95, W. Vbnderleinden ill. N. D. Ward 102. T. 

 0. Noone 97. V. Stevibock 109, H. Oehl 114. C. Joison 113. 



NEW YORK.— Regular weekly shooting of the Bullshead Rifle Club. 

 838 Third avenue, March 0. luring, possible 120: C. Rein 119, H- 

 BolKtnann 115. A. Lober 115, G. Zimmerman 114, H. Haekoiann 113 

 E. Gunther 112, B.Walters 109, S. Mehrbach 109, D.Holland 104, D. 

 Loumskie 82. 



ALBANY, N. Y.. March 13.— The second competition in the Ameri- 

 can decimal match was shot at Rensselaerwyck to-day. Scores were 



^^r : 8 9 9 9,0 9 9 10 9 9-91 



BRSpelmanJr . . 8 10 10 8 8 9 10 9 ft HK 



ChasfiGaus 8 9 10 9 10 7 9 10 9 9-88 



Leonard Gei-er 8 10 7 7 7 10 9 8 10 8-84 



j Bschuyle^ ::.'.''''■::::: o josmubs 9-63 



THE TRAP. 



Correspondents who favor us with club scores are particularly re- 

 quested to sortie vn one side of the paper only. 



CONNECTICUT STATE SHOOT.— Wallingford, Conn.. March 12.— 

 The scores made at the State Badge shoot, held here to-day. gave a 

 Victory for the home team. The full scores follow: 

 Wallingford Club. 



Goodrich 1111101110010101111111101—19 



rtrosden . • • 1001111110011010011110011—16 



u-aF ' iiooiiioioiiiiioiiiiniii—20 



Taleo'u" '..' 1101110111111100100110001—10—71 



New Haven Club. 



Folsom ' 0011001110101111111101101—17 



wash oioiioooooioOiiooiionoio— n 



Hanson . ..0000000111100001111111001—12 



Smith 1111001011110111111010001—18—58 



Milford Club. 



Miles 0010001101011011010111101—15 



plumb 0O1110001001010010010O001— 9 



Piatt ' . .". : 1000011011111011101010111—16 



Bonghton'.' 011 11 11111 UlOlOlOllllllO-20— 60 



Meriden ciub. 



Strong 1101010110111010110100010^-14 



Baker ' 0110010 1 10100000110011 111—18 



Binlsey" ' 1110101011111111111111010—20 



Ives. .-I '. 1110110011010110010010111—15—62 



Bridgeport Club. 



D Smith 0110011010101101100110010—13 



Tousev ' 0101111000111100001111100—14 



Longdeu ' 1101101110000010100100100—11 



Nichols 1111011010111111001111011—19-57 



THE LIGOWSKY TOURNAMENT.— President Barbour, of the 

 Louisville Sportsman's Association, writes as follows to the Ligowsky 

 Company, touching the Chicago gathering of May. Under date of 

 March 12.Jur. Barbour savs: "Your circulars of March 15 received, 

 and I note some good changes made, I refer particularly to county 

 team rules. Mv idea is that any member in good standing ia a ciub 

 at the time you offered this match to the different clubs of the 

 couiitrv. should be allowed to shoot with his club team no matter 

 where he is living, whether in the same country or not, but I do not 

 think any member joining a club since, you offered this match should 

 be allowed to shoot in their club team. This would shut out clubs 

 from electing members for the special purpose of making team, and 

 if left to your executive committee, I think they will so decide. Don't 

 understand me as wanting to meddle in this matter. I only make these 

 suggestions in the interest of the success of this great match. There 

 is another point I think you have made a mistake in, that is in allow- 

 ing the first entrv the very great advantage of naming the time they 

 shall be called to the score, that should be determined by lot, and 

 would give more satisfaction. I will do all in my power to make 

 your tournament a success, and I think that is already assured. I 

 am receiving entries every day for our champion cup match. I think 

 every State in the Union will be represented in this match. The 

 Southern boys are coming ia force. I will endeavor to get them to 

 come up in time to go with me up to Chicago to your shoot. Our 

 club will be represented in the meeting called in the interest of form- 

 ing a national association."— J. M. Barbour, President L.S.A. 



WORCESTER, Mass., March 4.— This afternoon there was a meet 

 at the South End Range cf members of the South End and Wood- 

 lawn Gun Clubs. The occasion was the first of a series of team 

 matches. There were some fifty spectators present. The judges 

 were W. S. Perry for the South End Club, and E. S. Knowles for the 

 Woodlawn Club, O. A. Benoit referee. There were five on a side. 

 Twenty glass balls were thrown for each man, in strings of five each. 

 The following is the result: 



South End Club. 



Webber 11111110111111110110—17 



Whittaker 11011111110101111011—16 



Whittier 01110110111111100111—15 



Jewett OlOOOlllllOOllOllOll— 12 



Dam HlllOlOOOllOl 001001— 11— 71 



Woodlawn Club. 



Fuller . 00111011001010011011—11 



Moscroft 10101000001000011111— 9 



Rice. 00011110111111100101—13 



G ilman 00111111161100091001— 11 



Tocus 01010110011001010111—11—55 



March lv.— Second match of the series: 

 South End Club. 



Davis 11011110101101111101—15 



Webber 10001110110111110111—14 



Whittier . .„ 00010011111000110001—9 



Whittaker 11010100011010110111—12 



Jewett. 01010011011001011111—13-63 



Woodland Gun Club. 



Rise 01011010101111110111—14 



Gilmon 11111110010111111011—16 



Togus 11110101110111010101—14 



Fuller 11111101111111110H1—18 



Moscroft llllllllCOOlllllOllO— 15— 77 



Each club has now won one match. The closing one will be shot 

 on Thursday nest on the grounds of the Sportsman's Club. 



EAST PROVIDENCE. R. 1., March 11.— The weather to-day was 

 most favorable for the shoot of the Watehemoket Gun Club. For 

 the clay-pigeon cup the following was the score, best out of a pos- 

 sible twenty clay-pigeons, ten singles and five pairs of birds: 



E W Tinker .... * 1001101010 10 01 10 10 00—9 



CM Sheldon 1000100110 11 00 10 01 11—11 



F Wehoskey HlllOlllO 10 11 00 10 01—13 



ES Luther 1100110111 10 00 11 11 11—14 



FETingley 0101110000 10 10 10 10 00—8 



CCGray UOlCOllOO 10 10 10 00 01—9 



C P Payne 0111011011 11 10 10 00 00—11 



MBCo'rnell 1110011010 10 10 10 10 10-11 



Isaiah Barney 1111111110 11 10 11 10 11—17 



George F Butts 0100111111 00 10 11 10 10—12 



A F Saulsbury HOOllOOOl 11 00 10 01 10—10 



The cu i was awarded to Isaiah Barney for the first time. George 

 Barnej .. on the glass-ball cup, having won it for the filth time, the 

 other contestants on this occasion withdrawing after shooting at ten 

 balls each. On this occasion he made 18 out of a possible 20, and he 

 has broken in the five contests 89 out of 100. 



COLLEGE MARKSMEN.— The Harvard Shooting Club had a meet 

 at Waterf.own. Mass.. on the afternoon of March 14. and shot seven 

 matches under the direction of Mr. W. H. Slocum, '86; scoring by Mr. 

 S. D. Jones. The following is a summary of the events: 



Match 1. 5 glass balls-First, W. L. Allen. 85, Palmer, '87. E. J. Sar- 

 lelle. '85. and W. H. Slocum, '86; second, W. Austin. '87, Frye, '86. 



Match 2, 15 glass balls. Walnut Hill cup match- First, W. H. Slo- 

 cum, '86. 13 balls; second, E. J. Sartelle. '85, 12 balls. 



Match 3, 5 clay -birds— First, F. Austin '86. W. Austin, Frye, Palmer; 

 second, Foster, S. S. Payne, '84, Sartelle, Slocum. 



Match 4, 5 clay -birds— First. Payne; second. Batten, '85, F. Austin, 

 W. Austin. Frye, Palmer, Sartelle' and Slocum. 



Match 5— First. W. Austin, Sartelle, Slocum, Foster, Frye. 



Match 6— First. Frye; second, T. Austin, Slocum. 



Match 7— First. Allen, T. Austin, Frye: second, Palmer, Slocum. 



The next meet was set for March 19. 



STATEN ISLAND GUN CLUB. -The Staten Island Guu Club met 

 at DeJmouico's on March 4, pursuant to regular call, and discussed 

 plans for future attractions. The treasurer offered a handsome cup 

 to be shot for at ten birds each man, 30yds. boundary; present handi- 

 caps to be shortened 2yds. for the event. Two valuable silver cups 

 were offered by members to be shot for on conditions to be an- 

 nounced later. A committee was appointed to issue a challenge to 

 the Carteret Gun Club for a team shoot. Conditions: Five men from 

 each club, 30yds. rise, 20 or 25 birds each man, to be shot on the 



grounds of the S. I. G. C. The meeting was a large and enthusiastic 

 one, and from the expressions of interest in the club and the number 

 of private matches arranged during the evening, the elub s prospects 

 would seem never to have been brighter.— Governob. 



NARRAGANSETT GUN CLUB.— Providence R. I., March 6 —The 

 weather was beautiful to-day, the first and only spring day we have 

 bad thus far, and as a consequence the boys turned out iu force. 

 The Watehemoket, Union and Mashapaug Gun Clubs being repre- 

 sented. The next shootwill probably take place at Pa a tucket, when 

 we shall trv to bring the badtre home again. 



Ligowsky State badge, 25 clay-pigeons, 15yds.. 5 traps, one barrel 

 only. 



C B Payne, Union G. C. of Pawtucket 2o 



E W Tinker. Narragansett G. C, of Providence 22 



L M Eddy. Narragansett G. O, of Providence 22 



E S Luther. Watehemoket G. C, of East Providence 21 



C M Sheldon, Narragansett G. ('., of Providence 81 



C C Gray. Narragansett CO.. of Providence 21 



F Wehoskey, Narragansett G. 0.. of Providene/- 20 



Mr. Mathewson. Narragansett G. C. of Providence -i' 



C H Perkins, Jr., Narragansett G. C, of Providence 19 



C B Potter, Narragansett G. C, of Providence 19 



James Payne. Union G. O. of Pawtucket 19 



A Salisbury, Union G. C. of Pawtucket 15 



J E Bourne. Watehemoket G. ('.. of East Providence 13 



Mi. Cornell, Mashapaug G. O, of Cranston .11 



Same day, club badge: 



EWTinker 11 00 10 10 11 11 00 11 11 10-13 



C II Perkins. Jr 11 10 10 11 10 00 10 01 10 11-12 



C B Potter 10 10 10 10 11 11 01 01 



CBPavne 11 01 li 10 10 11 01 00 10 01 — 12 



CMSheldou 00 00 10 11 10 11 01 11 10 10-11 



FO Wehoskey 00 01 10 10 01 11 10 It 00 11—11 



LMEddy...' 10' (10 10 10 10 11 00 10 11 10—10 



CC Grav 10 n 00 10 11 00 00 11 00 11—10 



Mr Cornell 00 10 00 00 00 11 00 11 10 01—7 



TORONTO, Ont., March 8.— The clay -pigeon shoot on the bay to- 

 day was attended by about 200 interested spectators. Twenty one 

 shot in the contest. This was the third shoot for a gold medal, which 

 is to be won three times by the same shooter. Mr. WOrdeii was first 

 winner, Mr. Orotbers second, and Mr. Cockburn took it to-day, each 

 with a score of 7 out of 10. The following was the full score: 



Cockburn 7 Forman 4 



Stelsted 6 Greenwood 4 



Martin 6 Mallett 3 



Martin ...6 Lalor 3 



Crothers ...'. 5 Dangerfield 3 



Treblecock 5 Pearsall 3 



Briggs 4 Armstrong 3 



Robinson I Turner 3 



Townson 4 Townson 3 



Urwin 4 Quest 3 



Pearsall 4 



Mr. Black acted as referee. 



WASHINGTON, March 5.— The fifth annual, meeting of the Capital 

 City Gun Club was held this evening. The following officers were 

 elected for the ensuing year. E.L.Mills. President; J. E. Hosford, 

 Vice-President; F. B. Earnsworth. Secretary ; C. ML Taylor, Treasurer; 

 W. B. McKelden, fifth member of the Executive Committee. The 

 club has a membership of forty-four, and is in a flourishing condition. 

 -J. E. H. 



WELLAND, Ontario, March 14.— In the shooting match here to-day 

 between George Rogers, of St. Catharines, and Capt. Bitter, each 

 broke 30 glass balls straight, and they continued shooting until Rogers 

 missed, Ritter winning. In the pigeon match of 15 birds each be- 

 tween the same men, Rogers shot 13 and Ritter 12. 



fynaemg. 



FIXTURES. 



Winter Camp-fire.— Sixth meeting, Wednesday. April 2, 8 P. M.. No. 

 23 East Fourteenth street. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Fobest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signals, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 reports of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested f to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses. "with 

 logs of cruises, maps and information concerning their local waters, 

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

 to the sport. 



RONDOUT C. C. 



RONDOUT J. C., Rondout. N. Y. Organized Jan. 22, 1884. Com- 

 modore. Grant Van Deusen : Vice-Commodore. Jansen Has- 

 brouck, Jr.; Secretary and Treasurer, H. S. Crispell. Nine active 

 members. 



AMATEUR CANOE BUILDING. 



Eleventh Paper. 



CANOE FITTENGS. 



WHILE the first requisite in a canoe is a properly-de- 

 signed and constructed hull, there are a number ol' 

 minor parts, generally summed up under the head of "Fit- 

 tings," that are hardly less essential to safely, comfort and 

 convenience, and which, with the sails and rigging, make up 

 a complete craft. Perhaps a more correct term for these 

 numerous details would be equipment, but the word fittings 

 is generally used. 



The Well. 



This feature distinguishes the modern canoe from its sav- 

 age progenitors, as, excepting the kayak, savage canoea are 

 undecked, and its shape and condition are important consid- 

 erations. As a general rule, the smaller the well, the bettei ; 

 as less water can get below, tliere is more covered stowage 

 room, and the boat is much stronger; but, on the other hand, 

 there must be an opening long enough to permit sleeping. 

 storing long spars below, giving access to hatches below 

 deck, and, on occasion, taking a companion. The wells of 

 the early Rob Roys were elliptical, 20in. wide and 32 to 

 36in. long, requiring no hatch, the coaming, lin. high 

 above deck, being bent in one piece, as in the drawing. 

 This small well, resembling that of the kayak, was alraosl 

 a necessity, as the boat was so low and wet in rough 

 water. 



A step in advance was the old Nautilus well, which was 

 from 4ft. 8in. to 5ft Sin. long, and 20in. wide, a length of 

 16 ; n. being shut off by a movable bulkhead just abaft the 

 crew's back; this portion being covered by a movable hatch, 

 with a similar hatch at the forward end, leaving an opening 

 of 2ft. or a little more for the crew. This well, with its 

 ugly octagonal form, while a decided improvement in many 

 ways, more than any other feature earned for the canoe the 

 dismal epithet of coffin, once so frequently applied to it; 

 besides which, owing to the number of pieces (eight) it gave 



no atTength tothe dock, and the .-joints soon opened and leaked, 

 while the almost square end forward did not throw the water 

 from the deck, but sent spray back over the eivw. 



In 1878 the Shadow canoe came out with an elliptical well 

 20in. by 5ft., covered by four hatches, so arranged as to close 

 the well entirely in Bhipping the canoe; or by removing one 

 or two hatches, making room for the crew when afloat. The 

 first point was a decided advantage, but il was found in 

 cruising that on a warm day the canoe became very hot 

 below with hatches titling closely around the canoeist, and 

 when they were removed" there was no room for them unless 

 piled three high forward, and liable to be lost over;. 



At the same Ume the lirst Jersey Blue canoe appeared with 

 a rectangular well ltfin. by 5ft., tft. being abaft I he crew, 

 the coaming at sides of well extending over the forward deck 

 and forming slides for a sliding hatch, which could be 

 quickly pulled aft, covering as much of the well as desired, 

 while a rtibber apron, kept tolled up on top of the hatch. 







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completed the covering. This arrangement answered the 

 purpose of protection, but the square corners and sliding 

 hatch were clumsy and heavy in appearance. 



At the same time a canoe was built iu Ilailem having a 

 pointed coaming forward, with a slight, dare, the first of its 

 kind, iu America at least, and iu 1SS0 the Sandy Hook and 

 Jersey Bbie canoes were fitted with pointed coamings, but 

 not flaring, the first of the style now so common beiug put 

 in the Dot in place of the Shadow well iu 1881. 



This form of well, shown in the Forest asd Stream of 

 March 13, is in outline similar to a Gothic arch, and in 

 addition the sides flare outward, throwing off all spray at 

 the sides. The after end is made either round or square, the 

 latter giving more room when two are carried. A chock of 

 mahogany (q) in the drawing, is fitted in tha angle, belaying 

 pins or cleats being sometimes put on it. This form of 

 coaming is well fitted to hold an apron, the fore end of 

 which, being fitted to the point of the coaming, cannot wash 

 off, and no spray can heat iu under it. The well may be 

 partly or entirely covered by hatches, as desired. 



Another important feature in a well is its width, which 

 must be regulated by the size and intended use of the canoe. 

 In a narrow and shoal boat, such as the Rob Roy, a width of 

 18in. will beeuongh. as the side decks will be wider and less 

 water will come over the side, while the crew can still lean 

 out to windward, but in a wider and deeper boat there is less 

 danger of water over the side, aud the coaming being higher 

 above the floor will interfere with the crew leaning over, and 

 therefore should be made wider, the usual width being 20in. 



American practice in canoe sailing, especially in racing, 

 differs materially from the English; the crew, in America, 

 almost invariably being seated on the weather deck, in sail- 

 ing to windward, the feet braced under the lee deck, the body 

 leaning well to windward, and the steering being done by 

 means of a tiller on the after deck, but iu England the crew 

 is seated low down in the canoe, a portion of the deck abreast 

 the body beiug cut away aud the opening closed at will by a 

 hinged flap, the weather one being closed aud the lee one 

 opened at the end of each tack, only the head and shoulders 

 being above deck, offering but little surface to the wiud, 

 With this arrangement a narrow well is allowable. 



That canoeists may judge fo/ themselves as to the value of 

 this feature for their work, we quote from the London Meld 

 the opinions of Messrs. Badeu-Powell and Tmlwen concern- 

 ing them. The former gentleman says; "In describing the 

 canoe fittings of the present day, the side deck flaps must not 

 be omitted. Iu a sailing canoe it is all important, but 1 do 

 not admit its great utility in a traveling canoe, at least, not for 

 general work. Where the chief work is to be lake sailing, side 

 flaps will be very useful; but where much hauling out and 

 lumping iu aud out is to be the order of the day, "side flaps 

 are utterly out of place. The side flap was first introduced 

 in the Rob Roy in 1868, but did uot appear iu the next edi- 

 tion of that name. It has. however, now become a general 

 favorite, and it is to be found iu every sailing canoe. If 

 fitted to the traveling canoe, the after end of the flap should 

 be just forward of the backboard beam, aud it should be 

 strongly hinged at the outer edge; and, in short, strongly 

 fitted in every way, as it is just about the place that One's 

 bauds lay hold ot to raise the body iu case of a sudden jump 

 up or out. A broken, and perhaps lost overboard, flap would 

 be a dangerous mishap to a canoe, if caught at the lime in a 

 breeze at a mile or two from land." 



Mr. Tredweu, after describing some of the canoes that he 



