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FOREST AND STREAM. 
WELLINGTON, Nov. 1.—The members of the Malden Gun Club 
were out in full numbers tc-day to mdulge in a score or more of 
eyents, as: well as to wi ness the trial of skill between Messrs, Dickey 
and Spofford in breaking 50 birds for the Ligowsky badge in State 
badge match. Dickey scored 43 to his opponent’s 41, and won. The 
other events were: 
1. Five pigeons—Eager and Wilbur first, Clark and Mitchell second, 
Dickey third. 
2, Three pairs—Wilbur first, Hager second, Dickey third. 
3. Seven pigeons—Eager first, Clark second, Dickey third. 
a axe pigeons—Hager and Spofford first, Dickey second. Clark 
third. 
5, Five pigeons—Hager first, Clark second, Dickey third. 
6. Five pigeons—Dickey and Eager first, Wilbur second, Law and 
Clark third. 
7. Five pigeons—Dickey first, Adams second, Wilbur third. 
8. Miss and out—Taken by Eager, 
9. Mi-s and out—Taken by Eager. 
10. Miss and out—Taken vy Wilbur. 
11. Miss and out—Taken by Dickey. 
12. Five pigeons—Hager and Dickey first, Williams second, Far- 
rington and Law third. 
18. Five glass balls—Wilbur and Adams first, Farrington second, 
Loveren third, 
i4. Five glass balils—Schaefer and Loveren first, Eager and Snow 
second, Brackett third. 
15. Five blackbirds—Dickey first, Adams and Schaefer second, Law 
ird. 
16. Five blackbirds—Brackett and Schaefer first, Farrington sec- 
ond, Adams third. 
es Three pairs—Wilbur first, Schaefer second, Dickey and Eager 
third. 
18. Five glass balls—Snow and Farrington first, Spofford and Wil- 
bur second, Brackett and Nichols third. 
19. Five pigeons, five traps—Dickey and Wilbur first, Snow and 
Williams second, Farrington third. 
20. Five pizeons, 2lyds.—EHager first, Dickey and Spofford second, 
Witour third. 
21. Five pigeons, five traps—Dickey and Eager first, Williams and 
Wilbur second, Law and Nichols third. 
#2. Miss and out—Divided by Law and Hager. 
CLUB SCORHES.—Correspondents who favor us with scores are 
requested to send them in as soon as possible after the matches 
described, We go to press Wednesdays; and it is necessary that 
eT PU Cec should be in hand by Monday, or Tuesday 
at the latest. 
THE NEW ENGLAND TRAP SHOOT.—The coming tournament 
of the New Hngland Trap Shooters’ Asscciation promises to be a suc- 
cess from every point of view, and nothing will bu left undone that 
can contribute to the pleasure and comfort of the sportsmen, The 
sport will begin at the grounds of the Boston Gun Club at Wellington 
to-morrow, on Friday, Nov. 7, at 9 o’clock, and from that time until 
Saturday night at dark powder will be burned and birds broken. The 
programme includes ten events, all of which are open to members of 
the association, and additional “sweeps” of fitty cents and one dol- 
lar will be shot, open to all comers. The Ligowsky Clay Pigeon 
Company has contriouted $100 toward the success of the shoot, and 
this mouey has been used—fifty dollars in the purchase of challenge 
medals, one for individuals and one for teams of the association. 
The other fifty dollars to be divided into thirty and twenty dollar 
purses, to go to the winners of the team and individul badges re- 
spectively. Teams from.the Exeter Club, the winners of the world’s 
champion match at Chicago, and from the Willard Club of Portland, 
the Malden Ciub, the Boston Club, the Spencer Gun Club of Windsor, 
Ct., the Massachusetts Rifle association, the Brockton, Riverside of 
Topsham, Me., the Lewiston Ciub, the Lynn Cen.ral, the Narragan- 
sett Gun Club of Providence, the Worcester, and many others are ex- 
poeied. Any club desiring information should address Charles H. 
rr, secretary, 238 Washiugtou street, Boston. 
CLUB SCORES.—Correspondents who favor us with scores are 
requested to send them in as soon as possible after the matches 
described. We go to press Wednesdays; and it is necessary that 
eT er Se should be in hund by Monday, or Twesday 
a € LALESL. 
PUBLISHER’S DEPARTMENT. 
THROW PHYsI¢C To THE Dogs,.tTHE Mitp Powrr Curns.—A strange in- 
sight had Shakespeare into the cou;mon affairs of men. His touch 
was the touch of yenius, his words an inspiration. And so clearly 
and tersely, did he put the trath that all men acknowledge its force 
even if they do not yieid obedience He saw men everywhere ruin- 
ing themselves with drugs in toe vain attempt to recover health. His 
practical mind divined the truth when he said, *‘ihrow phy-ic to the 
dogs.” Your chauves are betier with nothing than with this abuse 
ot nature. But how much better would he bave talked had he known 
also that the mild power cures, and that through the invocation of 
Humphreys’ Speciics you have the mild power that cures, and how 
easy Lhe cure beconres under the infiuence of this mild power. No 
poisoning, no drugging, only the single tasteless pill specific, which, 
like rain to the parched ground, or water to the thirsty soul, cures 
and renews and rejiitvenates without a trace of poisoning or the evil 
effects of druzs. No wonder that thesé harmless spectfics are so 
sought after and so appreciated by all classes of the community, 
Well did Shakespeare say, *‘turow physic to the dogs,” and’ he 
might weli have added, “Take Haimphreys’ Homeopataic Specifics.’ 
— Port Jervis Union. Jee, ee rally : a 
“Rod and Gun in California;” by T. 8. Van Dyke, is the best thing, 
of the gaine of that country. Bor sale ab this office, Price $1.60,— 
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Canoeing. 
OCANOEISTs are invited to send us notes and full reports of cruises 
club meets, information about canoeable waters, and other commu- 
nications of interest. 
Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forssr anp 
SrREAM their addresses, with name, membership, signals, etc , of 
their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, aud 
reports of the same, Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 
requested to forward to Forms? anp StrRHAm their addresses, with 
logs of cruises, Lxaps, and information concerning their local waters, 
drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 
to the sport. 
AMATEUR CANOE BUILDING. 
Eighteenth Paper. 
CANVAS CANOES. 
| Gea before the era of boats constructed of boards, and 
foliowing closely after the primitive attempt at naviga- 
tion astride a log, and the second step in the form of several 
logs lashed together, came the intermediate step, by which 
the form and proportion of a boat was obtained out of com- 
paratively raw material, and without tools. The coracle, 
as this craft was called, was simply an open frame of basket 
work, woven from branches and saplings gathered. by the 
riverside, over which the hide of a bullock, or some similar 
covering, was stretched and sewn; the implements required 
in constructing such a craft being few and of the simplest 
form, so that it, in all probability, antedates considerably the 
canoe fashioned from a hollow log. 
This style of boat is still in use, though of course ina 
greatly improved form, and it still possesses three great 
advantages, it requires less skill, fewer tools, and less expense 
of Jabor and material than any boat of similar excellence. 
The canvas canoe is inferior both in weight, strength and 
appearance to its wooden rival, but is still a very good boat 
for all the purposes of the canoeist. The canvas skin is 
quite heavy when so prepared as to be watertight, and adds 
nothing to the strength of the boat, which requires, con- 
sequently, a stronger frame than a cedar canoe, in which 
decks and planking add greatly to the strength. If the 
canoe is of the smaller variety, for paddling only, or carrying 
but a small sail, it may be built as light or even lighter than 
a cedar boat of equal stiffness, but if of such a size as 14x80, 
with 50 to 90ft. of sail, the entire frame must be very 
strongly braced, and the boat will weigh more than one of 
cedar, 
The first steps of the building are similar to those previous- 
ly described for a lapstreak canoe. The moulds are cut outin 
the same manner, the stem and stern are prepared, a rabbet 
tin. deep being cut to take the edge of the canvas. The 
inner keel, f, is $in. thick, 24 to 8in. wide at middle, and 
tapers to Gat the ends. Itis planed up, without a rabbet, 
and to it the stem @ and stern 6 are screwed. ‘lhe outer keel 
is fin. wide, and as dvep as may be desired, not less than 
8in, IJtis planed up, the grain pointing aft, as described for 
a cedar canoe, and is fitted to the scarf of stem, and screwed 
temporarily to stem, keel and stern, as it must be removed 
when the canvas is put on. 
The frame is now set up on the stocks, the moulds shoved 
in place and all adjusted, then the gunwales #, of oak or ash, 
4+x#, are tacked on and jogs or notches are cut in the stem 
and stern to receive them, leaving their outer surface flush 
with the surface of the stem and stern. These notches should 
not be cut across the rabbets. Strips of oak or spruce JJ, 
14xtin., are now nailed lightly to the moulds, five or six be- 
ing used on each side, and the jogs dd marked and cut in 
stem and stern to receive their ends, which, like the gun- 
wales, are secured with screws or rivets to the dead woods. 
The ribs & will be of oak or elm, #xdin. They are planed 
up, steamed or soaked in boiling water until quite pliable, 
and then are taken onc by one, bent over the knee, and while 
still hot the middle is nailed down to the keel, and then each 
ribband in turn, from keel to gunwale, is nailed temporarily 
to the rib with one nail only. Oare is necessary to keep the 
ribbands fair, without hollows or lamps. After all the ribs 
are in they must be looked over and faired up, the nails being 
drawn out, if necessary, after which a copper nail is-driven 
through each rib and ribband where they cross, and riveted , 
making a very strong and elastic frame, 
An inwale, 7, 1x3in., is now put inside of each gunwale, 
h, being jogged to fit over the heads of the ribs, all three 
being well riveted together, When this isin, the deck beams 
omay be fitted. They are cut out of oak or hackmatack, 
Iixgin.. and are placed as directed for a wooden eanoe, the 
deck frame and coamings being put in in the same mauner. 
The frame is now taken from the stocks, and al) corners that 
might cut the canvas are smoothed and rounded off, then it 
is painted all over. 
The canvas should be hard and closely woven, wide 
enough to reach from gunwale to gunwale. The frame is 
first turned upside down, the outer keel removed, and the 
middle of the canvas fastened along the keel, with a few tacks, 
then it is turned over, and the canvas drawn tightly over 
the gunwales. To do this effectively, the two edges of the 
canvas are Jaced together, using a sail needle and strong 
twine, with stitches about 6in. apart along each edge, This 
lacing is now tightened until the canvas lies flat over the 
entire frame. At the ends it must be cut neatly, the edge 
turned in, and tacked tightly in the rabbet, which is first 
well painted with thick paint. When the ends are finished 
the lacing is agein tightened up, and «row of tacks driven 
along the gunwale, after which the lacing is removed and 
the canvas trimmed down, leaving enough to turn in and 
tack to the inside of the inwale. 
The moulds are now removed, and a keelson, ¢, is put in 
to stiengthen the bottom, being of oak, 2in. deep and fin. 
wide. Itis slipped in, one or two of the deck beams being 
removed, if necessary, and the position of each 1ib marked, 
then it is removed, and jogs cut to fit down over the ribs, 
after which it is replaced and screwed down, running far 
enough forward on the stem to lap well over the scarfs and 
strengthen it. The deck frame and coamingis next finished, 
the mast tubes set, and all preparations for decking made as 
for a wooden canoe, A deck is sometimes laid of 4in. pine 
or cedar, over which the canvas is stretched. The canvas 
for the deck may be about 6oz. weight, and is stretched 
tightly down and tacked along the gunwales and around the 
well. After it is on, half round strips mm, are screwed 
around the edge of the deck, and an outside keel piece of 
oak din. thick, is fitted to the bottom, the serews passing 
through into keelson ¢, making all very stiff. 
The canvas should now be wetted, and painted with two 
coats of boiled oil, with a little turpentine and japan dryer 
mixed in, after which a cout or two of paint of any desired 
color will finish it off. The paint must be renewed on any 
spots where it may rub off in use, but the canoe should not 
be painted oftener than necessary, as its weight is much in- 
creased thereby. 
THE LOG BOOK. 
THE DELAWARE RIVER. 
IlIl.—FROM PORT JERVIS TO BELVIDERE. 
rae stage of the water on the Delaware determines the question as 
to the character of the experiences to be encountered by canoe- 
ists. In early sprmg, when the river is very hirb, itis full of fast 
rifts. In summer, however, the many shoals make the navigation 
difficult even ia canoes. Our party had been fortunate in making the 
run at a medium stage of water, aud had found, as arule, sufficient 
depth, and im addition difficult and exciting rapids at points whica at 
high water were Spa fast and rough rifts. When, therefore, they 
were informed at the hotel that there were no more rapids between 
Port Jervis and Belvidere, they did not place much reliance in the 
statement. aw 
After consuming a noble dinner, prefaced by a very civilized cock- 
tail indeed, and repairing and refurnishing O,’s photographie outfit, 
they wended their way to the boa's, greatly admired by the gamins 
of thetown. From Port Jervis the river flows quietly through a. fer~ 
tile valley, and as they floated serenely down the tranquil stiam, it 
was difficult to realize that it was the same turbulent torrent that 
had doneits best to duck them that morning. It was a lazy loaf that 
afternoon, with nothing but an unexpected tussle with a large fish- 
way to disturb the serenity of their souls. Several wei'e carried 
almost to the opening before the danger was realized, and were 
obliged to turn short and jump the damas best they could, with 
many a bump and scratch, ‘ . 
Harly in the afternoon the high, green bluffs that marked the site 
of Milford came in view, and it was voted that the supper should be 
a civilized one for once, and that M, Fanchere, of Milford, should 
furnish it. Now this Fanchere was celebra'ed far and wide for his 
delicious table, he being an ex-cookof Delmonico’s and deeply versed 
in the gastronomic art. To pull the cai1oes up the soft sandbank was 
the work of a moment, but to climb the steep winding path, em- 
bowered in. trees, was. the work of several,and the party were well 
blown by the time they reached the top and found themselves on a 
pate aoe cna ee SrA ORE Oe freee nerore piece 
almost hidden in groves ruit- trees. ey tram up the pie~ 
uresque and shady main street to the abode of M. Fanchere and 
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