— Jay, 15, 1885.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
493 
MELROSE RIFLE CLUB.—The four weekly contests at Melrose, 
‘Mass., RifleClub for the handsome silver tankard ended on Jan. 8, 
Me. Wielding seared a fortnight azo 219 out of a possible 220, and has 
not contested for it since, as none of the riflemen succeeded in tying 
his. score. Mr. Shaw, of the Highlands, came very near with the ad- 
mirable 218 and Mr. Marshall with an excellent 216. Mr, Fielding feels 
proud in having won the beautiful a and will treasure it as 
@ souvenir indeéd, especially when sipping therefrom a little of that 
good old mulberry tea, 
THE TRAP. 
Correspondents who favor us with club seores ure particularly ve - 
Quested to write on one side of the paper only. 
NATIONAL TRAP-SHOOTERS’ ASSOCIATION. 
A CIRCULAR has been issued giving the details of the proposed 
National Association. The prospectus says: 
Por some yéars the question o organizing a National Association 
among the shooting fraternity has been extensively agitated. The 
main objects to be attained thereby are; first, the adoption of a na- 
tional code of shooting rules, whether for live birds, clay-pigeons, 
glass balls or whatnot; and secondly, the organization in different 
cities of interstate and international tournaments. The advantages 
of having such an association with such objects are manifest. Two 
questions have arisen in this connection: first, how best to effect the 
oreanization; and secondly, how to keep the Association alive when 
once organized. Many plans haye been suggested; some tried and 
discarded. A number of reliable ‘‘workers,’’ such as J, M, Barbour, 
of Louisville, Ky., J. B. Bloom, of Cincinnati, O,, John Whetstone, of 
Cincinnati, O., have resolved to attempt a plan which they think will 
auswer these queries satisfactorily, and which should actively inter- 
est every trap-sbooter, eet sportsman's paper, and every dealer in 
guns, ammunition, ete.; infact every interest in any way connected 
with the en. 
This plan is briefly outlined as follows: To incorporate a stock 
company undér the laws of the State of Kentucky (where there is no 
liability beyond the amount originally subscribed), whose name shall 
be The National Trap-Shooters’ Association.”’ The capital stock to 
he $1,000, $2,500 or $5,000, tepending on number of subscribers, divided 
into shares of $5 each. The objects of the Association shall be: 
First—To adopt national standard of rules for live pigeon, clay- 
pigeon, glass-ball shooting, ete. 
ce ees) organize annually an international shooting tourna- 
mant. 
Third—To organize annually two or more interstate tonrnaments. 
Fourth—To organize proprietary gun clubs in various cities, the 
principal one to be located with the main office of the Association. 
Fifth—To publish an annual report, giving list of members, rules, 
reports of the years, principal shooting events, etc., announcements 
fur the future, etc. 
The affairs of the company shall be managed by a board of five 
directors, elected annually by the shareholders, and who shall serve 
without salary, and who shall have full power to appoint an execu- 
ilve commiitee and salaried officers to carry out the objects of the 
company; though no such salaries shall be taken from the above 
capital, which can only be used for other and necessary expenses 
ineurred in carrying out the objects of the company, 
Any reputable citizen can become an aotive member of the Associ- 
fition (subject to the vote of the Hxecutive Committee); initiation fee 
5, annual dues $1. Any one subscribing to an orginal share of the 
company, viz. $5, need not pay any initiation fee to become a mem- 
bers he becomes an active member by paying $1 annually, though he 
dovs notlose his stock by failing to pay his annual dues, in which 
event he becomes an inactive stockholder merely. 
Whien the original shares are all subscribed the initiation fee of $5, 
required from subsequent subscribers, is forfeited when the annual 
dues are net paid. 
The board of directors, by unanimous vote, can confer honorary 
life membersbip upon any one. 
Every individuai holder of five shares ($25) of stock shall be a life 
member of the Association, free from all further dues. 
Lifs members and active members of the Association and invited 
guests only shall be allowed to compete at its tournaments. 
Life members and active members of the Association shaJl be al- 
lowed all the priviliges of the members of the proprietary gun clubs 
(established by the Association) on the grounds and club rooms of the 
latter. (Thatis, if a member from Louisville, etc., visits New York, 
he would receive the hospitality of the club there, use of grounds. 
club rooms, ete.). - 
The officers of the Association shall be: A President, three First 
Vice-Presidents and Second Vice-Presidents, one for each State and 
Yerritory in the United States, al-o a Treasurer and Secretary. 
Subscriptions will be received by either of the above named parties. 
The subseription books will be opened Feb. 10, 1885, at 8 P, M., at No. 
19st. Charles street, New Orleans, La., and remain open there until 
Feb. 17, after which date, subsuriptions can be sent to the main office 
pro tem., in care of J. E, Bloom. Box 1,292, Cincinnati, O. 
Ten per cent. or fif:y cents a share shall be made payable at the 
time of subseribi-g, the balance being payable in monthly instalments 
of $1 per share, or where more than one share is subscribed in 
mouthly installments of 10 per cent. until paid in full. 
This project is ¢onfidently presented to the shuoting world, with 
the as urance that the SbIECS will thus be practically attained, and 
that the subscriptions will prove a good investment; for the reason 
that all net profits made at the various tournaments will be divided 
aunually (about January), among the subscribers or shareholders of 
the Association. 
didilor Forest and Stream: 
The incorpor ition of the above Association, outlined in the last issue, 
seems to meet the approval of many sportsmen, The following, 
among other letters, has been read: 
SPRISGEIELD, O., Jan. 8, 1885. 
The circular at hand and contents carefully noted. It meets my 
full approval. Iam quite enthusiastic about seeing such a scheme 
in vogue. Last year I formed what we called our Oentral Ohio Shoot- 
ing Assnciation and we held monthly snoots at Kenton, Bellefontaine, 
Greenville. Urbana and Springfield; we always had a good attend- 
ance, We charged $3 admission, and at any shoot we allowed a 
shooter the privilege of becoming a member by payment in advance 
of action of association. We charged five cents each for live birds. 
We always made a nice little profit from each tournament. The 
original twenty in the scheme, haye seen their stock double—that is 
to say one $2 share worth $4—and are only in our first year. We 
charge $1 yearly dues, always payable in advance, and before a 
shooier is allowed any privilege in the tournament. Go on with the 
scheme, it will receive the support of our boys. 
L, E, Russeu, M. D., Pres. Central Ohio Shooting Association. 
Tt is hoped that every club will send us the name of an active 
“worker” to add to the committee list, by mail or by telegraph, so as 
to reach me before Jan. 20, to enable us to publish same on programme 
of the New Orleans tournament, where final action will be taken. 
For the Committee, J, E. Broon. 
TRAP AND FIELD SHOOTING. 
Editor Forest ond Stream: 
il claim that after one season of practice at the trap for a new be- 
pinier, further practice is a hindrance rather than an advantage to 
become a go0d wing-shot in the brush. I haye come to this conclu- 
sioh from My own experience, and from what I have seen in others. 
iclaimif aman isa fair wing-shot in the brush, he is not benefited 
by shooting during the summer months once or twice a week at clay- 
pigeons or glass balls, The two best wing-shots [ know of in this 
country ave men under fifty years old, andI never heard of their 
shooting at the trap; while one of the v, ry best men at the trap that 
Tam acquainted with in this vicinity told me recently he had not 
idlleéd a bird this season, and [ know he has been out hunting several 
times, and those who hunt with him say he misses the easiest kind of 
shots to make. If this is so, why is it? S. H. 
' THE NEW ORLEANS TOURNAMENT.—Mr. J. F. Ives, of Meriden, 
Conn., has kindly donated one leather ammunition case to be 
awarded as a special prize at tournament. F. L. Chameerlain, of 
Cleveland, Ohio, writes: ‘‘I hope to be wi h several of our club at the 
N. O- shoot,” ete. W. H. Shawhan, of Petersburg, Ind., writes: 
“About eight or ten of our club will attend the tournament,” etc. 
Besides those previously announced there will be also a team from 
Cincinnati and one from Kenton County Gun Club, Ky. Fred Erb, of 
Kansas City; J. F, Ives, of Meriden, Conn.; J. Stice, of Jacksonville, 
Ill., besides numerous others, have lately announced their intention 
of attending the tournament, Dr. L. H, Russell, of Springfield, 0., 
writes: ‘*We shall have a team at New Orleans.*—L, 0, P.Co. In 
consequence of the following letter the meeting called at St. Charles 
Hotel 3 hereby adjourned to the office of Leon Marthe, 19 Charles 
street, where sportsmen are reaestad, ta meet nightly, beginning 
Web. 10; New Orleans, Jan. 2, 1885. J. E, Bloom, Esq, Dear Sir: Jn 
reply to your favor of Dec. 30 will say at the time you mention it will 
be impossibls to promise any parlor as cots will be used in all rooms, 
=k. z. Rivers, Proprietor St, Charles Hotel. 
_ OLAY-PIGEON PATENT.—The Ligowsky vs, Fischer suit in. re 
fueetarects before the Commissioner of Patents has been decided 
P tae former, 
BOSTON GUN CLUB.—Wellington, Mass., Jan, 7.—The wind blow 
ing in every conceivable direction, did not prevent a-spirited attend- 
ance of the best trap-shooters belonging to all surroundiog shooting 
clubs at the above tournament. Wull scores were the exception, the 
birds were terrible drivers, and tested thoroughly the powers of the 
different makesof guns. This shoot and the next one on the zist, 
are looked upon as being the best ae for New Orleans. We 
think three elubs from the New England Trap-Shooters’ Association 
will attend at that meeting; if so, om Southern friends will find foe- 
men worthy of their steel. 
First event, 7 singles, 18yds. Prizes, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent.: 
H W Eager........ Site Wiiii0—6 JW Hart.... ..-...,.,-.0000001—1 
GH Gerrish........... »10TI—6 WES Perry. -..-. 2... ,.1111011—6 
GREW bUbe AS ree. sa542 5: 1100010—3 CW Sieele............5 1100010—3 
WE Davis.: oes eceeas 0111101—5 “RR Hurifer..... 2.6 .25583 0100000 —1 
We Ft Adie ii4.t4 sie 1111110—6 CIGoodale...........- 0000100—1 
EW Tinker .:: 22.0... 1110011—5 ~DWirkwood............. 1110011—5 
Ask @ooper.: sos). 201 ,.1010111—5 
Bager first, Kirkwood second, Wilbur third, 
Second eyent, 3 pair doubles, idyds. rise! 
ennycn: salts ae ed Li MORASS TKN, eens nr yeea, 10 1 1i—5 
Gerrishy oy. tees: 10 11 13—5 Cooper.... _..11 11 11—6 
HACE o. Vlaecowen sas 10 10 11—3 Kirkwood. 10 10 00—2 
PN NOT lk et A eed ..10 10 0O1—3 Ateéle ........ --....., 11 11 11—6 
AAT 6 aT a 90s aks 4 5 4 Peres 11° 1) tt 6 © Elite ints eee es 00 11 10—3 
UF AAG As MBO ENe BGS Lon BEE 11 11 11—6 
Third event, 5 birds, 5 ese 
RAZOR, evi cevctsand poeta dilld——69 AULeD eae ae Furritas teed 1000w— 
GELrIigh Se uti ee ae: Otiii—4  Goodale...............-<,- 10011—3 
Devise ee NE oe OOS) Enter ee ae: ees 1010i—3 
ALCS 5 pete oe pee O10 —8 WETAPG h o-oo ae eee ene 00101—2 
Berrys Sey eh beety tae ,01010—2 Gooper.............-.ceees 11101—4 
Biealavsap lap eer gees C100 Tiiticelnn cee eRe .10110—3 
WEIPEWOOU™.. 0). adie t sien 1111—4 
Hager and Kirkwood first, Gerrish and Cooper second, Tinker third. 
Fourth event, 6 birds; 1 trap; 
Wilbur 11110—4 
ete et twee tw epee eng eee 
Hager 
POLK Ys Selene eh er Our | Se Aa | Se eee tone sca 10 11 11—5 
UeSMOW, Janta ewer ee ets 1010 10—8 Steele. si... cc. eee eee 1 11 01—5 
Gerrish, open ees eee 0010 11—8 Cooper..:........ ...-- 10 14 01—4 
ape’: 2) Sea eee oe ee DL OL 104" Dodd 220333 ears a os «11 00 01—3 
Tinker........ Cte ad 3 11 10 1I—5, (Hap be, ets eat tees 10 11 11—5 
Allen......,...-.... . -.00 11 11—4 Kirkwood. ......,.,... 11 11 11—6 
TWiilb tis mae ok OP NONE HY Oi 11 10—4 
Hager AP ee A po ne oe ali 1111 110—6 10 11 11—4 
PED Yb terse ooo ee ee en ae 116010i—4—_10 11 11 11—6—11—21 
Garris sas cmeree ses crete Goes 0101110—4. 00 10 10—2 
GOOG ris creche ee pete ee 1101101—5— 9 11 10 10—4— 6—15 
DOW Sr eersts ays sa tas ey PE ee gees 1111001—5 11 10 10—4 
IM 54} as) ity feats eee oases fies eer dee eh ae EEE LET O00vOOI—1— 6 11 11 10—4— R—14 
DOGUA cast sees ae seen evans 1111010—5 di 10 11—5 
Wilbur....%.- 011011 —5—10 11 11 11—6—11—21 
Albany 4 0011101—4 10 01 11—4 
EW Law 1110111—6—10 11 11 11—6—10—20 
ps and Perry first, Allen and Law second, Gerrish and Cooper 
third. 
Seventh event, 7 singles. 5 traps: 
Lf yeas) Dany heeteree MEP re eee TONE myst es petty hv Ecanes | eee eee 0111011—5 
Kirkwood ........----.-- OOO Willow es 0011111—5 
Genrishe 7) inet OO01IO—3. WO ices esc) eeeetd 1011111—6 
Bent tyacy cen ee bietaners DIMO00 ae DAyEsep cletene. tee eeant 0111110—5 
COOPETy lone erases ...1001101—4 Allen ......, .1..-...- 5 1000110—2 
wood fourth. 
Hizhth event, 5 pair doubles, 5 traps: 
ADEPT EV eae aya ess Bly 110 11—5 DP Williams. ..2.......% 10 10 10—3 
GHEDTISH oie... oe ietostin lod TOC OT —4— SHOW at syene tag poe parte 11 10 10—4 
HRW at Poet chattel hohaos)= chen toe 10 31 10—4 Kirkwood ...-.2....0.., 01 11 00—3 
ME ae Apne ae etl 11 1110—5 W FP Robinson.....,...10 01 11—4 
WALID HICSS ce Beary a cust 1111 10—5 Dodd .......,.:. ...,..00 00 00—0 
SOOPED 2 2-2. ee ween 1111 11—6 J Nichols.............. -10 10 11—4 
BRIS Oca sb ob wetter hl oon ii ji 11.6 
Davis. and Gooper first, Perry second, Robinson third, Kirkwood 
and Williams fourth. 
Ninth event, 20 singles: 
~ .,-10111010014111011111—15 Cooper... .11111110011111100111—16 
rm oS, 010110 010100; 00011U— 7 Gerrish....10011010110111010110—12 
.....1110100111111111111117 Dayis..... -11010111101111010100—13 
Tot 00110019111101110010—11 
Perry first, Cooper second, Eager third. 
Tenth event, 7 singles, 18yds. rise: 
RibkeyroGds aw eee W1:10J1—6 ~~ Hager..........5. wuceees 1°19010—8 
Ay ale aeons achat Serco fede ee TWIOONO— 3° “Perry... ee ce ee 1110111- 6 
IOLA NTSOST Hepes ko Leer OPO Spy DaAVIs 2). 0101110—4 
BOG ene et eter tackle (000110—2 Arkerson........-.. .,.. 00V00V0—0 
BLD Wet sete etbe see 0001110—3 Cooper........ -.. ..... 1101111—6 
Gerrishy tu Gower eros 0001101i—8 Williams................ 0001000—1 
Veal halk See et oe OLO0LI— FS Alben Sb 3111110—6 
Perry first, Robinson second, Wilbur and Dayis third, Snow and 
Eager fourth, 
Eleventh event, 3 Daly ee 
POLLypncnant hh of rete) casi GTO Se PSION S 2 ees ame eh ts 00 11 11—3 
MAPS ee es aeese es Pha Ol 11 11—5 Gérrish........4......2.. o1 10 11—4 
OAUES. Aut ppc ee O01 10 00—2. Day: --22-..+.2es5-0 wes 11 11 10—5 
NV iLO ween eee eee 10 10 10—8 Robmson...,. .,....... 11 10 11—5 
Karkwood.......-..-.«. 10 10 00—2 Winker,,...... -.-..-...10 10 10—2 
DaAvisewe Seon wely ee en OULO) Ol? Nichols. E50. lias se oe 10 10 10—3 
Cooper... -11 10 00—8 
~ Perry and Law. first, Gerrish second, Snow third, Dodd, Kirkwood 
and Davis fourth. 
Twelfth event, 5 singles: 
Hager,..... . EE es Sat 10000—1  Williams,...........,...... QU111- 3 
EOL aT Se orale erstotalyiotuts dsb srascters 11100—3 
O0000—O ‘Tinker.............+--..55- 11011—4 
PT oe EAC tee kas hee 0G000—O 
Kirkwood., 
Allen ... 
DAVISes Coil oda se ete Pt 
11011—4 
Gooner first, Kirkwood and Nichols second, Gerrish, Davis and Allen 
third, Wilbur fourth, 
Thirteenth event, 3 pair doubles: 
IBEEEY tee. bepster thie ele 11 10 10—5 Robinson.......-...... 01 11 11—5 
DAVIS pel foe 4 10 00 0O—1 Kirkwood ......,...... 11 01 10-4 
Wager. i. 10 10 }1—4 Wilbur,,....-.-.2...5:, 10 11 11—5 
(OiToyuie los fem ge ale 1011 J1—5 Gerrish.,-..........-..., i1 11 10—5 
1 UT AS) es GeO bbe 00 00 00—0 Allen......, i eater Peay 01 00 11-38 
Brigwocrer mt. sste nner o 11 00 10—3 Dodd......-,...-..-..., 00 10 00—1 
Fourteenth event, 5 singles—Law and Perry first, Dayis second, 
Kirkwood and Hager third, 
Fifteenth event, 5 singles—Hager first, Kirkwood second. 
ea event, 8 singles, straightaways—Dodd first, Kirkwood 
second. 
Seventeenth event, terms same as in fifteenth event—Kirkwood 
first, Perry second. 
These lastevents were shot while nature was drawing closer the 
curtain for the day, and darkness had well set in before the last 
shooter left the cosy structure. All expressed approval that a similar 
shoot will be repeated on the 21st. There will then be a match be- 
tween H. W, Eager of Marlboro, Mass., and C. M. Stark, Dunbarton, 
N.A.., fifty singles and twenty-five pair doubles each shooter. It will 
take place about 12 o'clock. 
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 
Hy sei ws ty ad should be in hand by Monday, or Tuesday 
at the latest. 
UNENOWN GUN CLUB.—_The annual meeting of the Unknown 
Gun Club of Brooklyn was held ab 715 Myrtle avenue January 5. 
The following officers were elected: President, H. Knebel, Vice-Presi- 
capes Chichester; Secretary, E. Layton; Treasurer, H. Van Sta- 
en, Sr. 
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 6,—In his exhibition shoot at Oakland Park 
to-day, Capt. Bogardus broke 100 clay-pigeons in five minutes and 
thirty-three seconds. On account of the cold weather the bat match 
has been postponed to during the clay-pigeon tournamentin Febru- 
ary, He will then also undertake1o break 1,000 clay-pigeons in an 
hour from siz traps, and load hisown gun. He is trying to get three 
hundred pigeons so as to Ret up a sweepstake maich to shoot at half 
bats and half pigeons. He also intends giving « silver cup to be 
shot for by the New Orleang Gun Club, the conditions of the match 
béing thata man has to win it three times before it becomes his 
personal property, 
RPGR ED EE i sorrento os .1101010—4 Tappken....., fee Spateticns yee 0101010—3 
AVA toe ee eer eere 0100111—4. Barlow,....-.... Deets 1110001—4 
Krumbeclk ............. 1110100—4 Dr Franz...,.,.......... 0111101 —5 
(RnEN ly Stes aPrets sare 0001011—3 Helmken.... ...-....... 1110101—5 
Bullwinkle... 2.2.2... 50: 100101—3 Manning .......... an Wee 1100101—4 
Lyons.......: siaaeeane ,. 1111016 -_ Eberhardt 0110111—5 
@hevyallier, .....--..,...- 1111110—6 Skelton,........... ... 0100110—2 
Seis es. .s sees ee te ..1110000-3 Stokey .. 1001011 —4 
Ties, 27yds._Lyons, 010; Chevallier, 140,—J. N. Kiker, Referee. 
CLUB SCORES.—Correspondents who favor ws with scores are 
requested to send them im as soon us possible after the matches 
described. We go to press Wednesdays; wid it is necessary that 
Moa EAS publication should be in hand by Monday, or Tuesday 
at the latest. 
SOLOMON GITY, Kas., Jan. 5.—The Solomon City Gun Ohib is 
now in its second year, and is presided oyer by Mr, H. B. Aldrich, 
late of Lycoming Gun Club, Pa, This club. I believe, is made up of 
food sportsmen and nob of pot-hunters, which our county has had to 
suffer trom during this past season. Yollowing are scores made by 
the Solomon Gun Club at theirlast meeting, shooting glass balls, 
screened, 18yds., Mole’s rotary trap: 
HB Aldrich. .......,111111011—9 Jno Krumi.... .. 4011011010—6 
TJ Hdworthy........ 111101131—9 P Haline...... . .1001010001—4 
T Robertson......... 0110110111—% GC H Dewar.,-..,....; 1111010111 —8 
@ WP Dewar....... .. 1110101111—¥ M Wall........., ,-..0001000011—3 
AGENDA. 
CLUB SUORES.—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 
matter for publication should be in hand by Monday, or Tuesday 
at the latest. 
OGOHARLESTOWN VS. PRINCIPIO.—Charlestown, Md., Jan. 12.— 
The Principio and Charlestown Gun Clubs shot a match atthe latter 
place, losers to pay for oysier supper; 15 glass balls, 2lyds. Weather 
was fine and attendance good. Richardson made the only clean score. 
A return match will be shot next week: 
Charlestown Team. Principio Team. 
H Richardson, .111111111111111—15 J Wright..... .014110011111411—12 
PK Barnes._...110011111111111—138 A H Rutter ...,.1111011101111i—18 
RK Barnes.,,.101100110111111—11_ J Rutter....,... 011110111101111—12 
RB Gibson..... 011111100111101—11 HM Sentmen. .010111011011101—10 
O Sentman,.... 11110101110101¢0—10 
A P Jackson. ...011111111111101—12 
V sentmen:....11101111100011—12 
W T Jackson. ..011000100110111— 8 
90 
W Heyerin.... 110101011111111—12 
W Wilson. . ..111111111001111—13 
J Graham...... 11111201111141—13 
W H Graham. .101000110110111— 9 
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Canocing. 
CaANOEISTs are invited to send us notes and full reports of cruises 
club meets, information about canceable waters, and other commu 
nications of interest. 
Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested tosend to Pormsr AND 
SrREAM their addresses, with name, membership, signals, etc , of 
their clubs, and also noticesin adyance of mestings and races, aud 
reports of the same, Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 
requested to forward to Forest anp S1rReam their addresses, with 
logs of crnises, taaps, and information concerning their local waters, 
drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 
to the spurt. 
THE SOCIAL SIDE OF CANOEING, 
LIVE and always have lived in a large city. Whether that city is 
Chacagzo, Boston, New York, San Francisco or Philadelphia does 
not concern you. Moreoveramla canorist. Not one of my fellow 
elub members did I know or ever met socially before I joined the 
canoe club. Not one of them even now belongs to—what it I may be 
allowed so to call—my social set. This regret. Lalso know thatnot 
more than any two of my fellow members knew each other or moved 
in the same set before they jomed the club. Yet have we done well, 
and as a club hold a recoznized place in the A, ©. A. The members 
who have pushed the cluo’s interests and formed its nucleus of 
workers, have constituted themselves into 1 little social club of their 
own—and are really Bohrmians—if that term can be applied to indi- 
yiduais who really do not go very far from home, but who are preity 
much, canoeically speaking, at home whereyer they are, They are 
the ones “ho plan new rigs. new cruises, new rules. and improve with 
new devices their old canoes. Without them the club would be a 
conglomeration of widely differeat molecules and not the unit that it- 
is, And yet the forces are at work all the time to separate these 
working bees—business engagements, society ties, family duties, 
political affiliations, and many other forms of pressure exerted on 
each one differently than on his associates. The canoe brought them 
together and the canoe holds them together—almost nothing else. 
Thus it isin the city. Let him lose for atime his burning interest in 
the canoe, and that member is lost to the club and his club associates, 
ahs is the great disadvantage the canoeist experiences in the large 
city. 
In the smaller cities as a rule the canoe clubs are formed of men 
already fast friends and having like interests other than those of the 
canoe The Cincinnati club was forined of asocial set of men of long 
standing and close intimacy; likewise the Albany and Rochester 
elubs he members of nearly all such clubs, and the members who 
are best known in them and who govern them. are firm friends, and 
have been for years before they ever saw a canoe—as a rule. 
Without some strong inducement the city club member never sees 
afellow member, or his club house, for five or six months of the 
year, and he must be an enthusiast indeed to keep up his interes 
nhabated during all this time. The social wheels within wheels of 
the large cities move almost independently of each other, and rarely 
touch more than ata single point. Therefore ye wise metropolitan 
wielder of the paddle, if ye be really in earnest, will you seek out the 
kindred spirit that may dwell even af the other end of the town from 
yourself and commune with him as to how and when you can meet 
and affiliate wich him and his hke amid congenial surroundings, and 
that as often as once a week too, if it be possible, through these long 
months of short and chill days. 
Can you but do this, and together cook the last supper of the week 
aud thereafter wash the platters and tidy up a bit, and then sit down 
toalong chat with the pipe of peace to soothe; meanwhile feet on 
stove or before the embersin front of the hissme and ruddy back 
log, then indéed will the long evening seem short; and you need never 
fear for the club’s welfare or the canoeists ardor, they will be thar* 
when wanted. Try it as I have, and turn up Monday morning al the 
office with a warm heart for your brother of the paddle, and plenty 
of energy for the trials of the week to follow. CockENsyY. 
THE HUDSON RIVER MEET. 
Heitor Horest and Stream: 
The question of a spring meet on the Hudson haying been raised In 
a letter from the Commodore, recently printed in your columns, fur- 
ther communications on the subject are now in order. It is time that 
some definite action was taken, in order that the courses may be 
marked out whiie the ice is on the river, 
With all due deference to the riper judgment of the Commodore, LI 
cannot think that a cruising meet would best meet the object for 
which the local meet was adopted, which seems to me to be the bring- 
ing together of the canoeists of a certain section of the country for a 
few days’ canoeing sociabilities, and the exhibition of new wrinkles 
in rig and outfit; for which purpose nothing can be better than the 
meet of two or three days in one place. Here you have time for a 
fair amount of sailing or paddling, for lounging about the camp, 
studying up new featuresin rig, and for forming hew acquaintances 
with brothers of the craft. Unless I am mistaken, too large a num 
ber spoils a cruise, to say nothing of the difficulty of finding suitable 
camping grounds for thirty or forty cangeists. 
For these reasons, therefore, I vote for a local meet of two or three 
days, with a sufficient number of races to make it interesting, but not 
enough to make it a mere regitta. 
The place is a matter of secondary importance. Any of the leeali- 
ties mentioned by the Commodore are suitable, but at the risk of 
incurring the imputation of selfishness, 1 will candidly confess that 
my own preference is for the old camp ground on Plum Point, but let 
no one imagine that the Newburg boys would feel imposed upon to 
have the meet held here. Farfromit. We like that kind of imposi- 
tion; we would like nothing beétter than to have our friends impose 
upon us inthat way every spring. In fact, it would bea blessing to 
us to wake us up out of our winter’s sleep by a rousing meet here in 
the spring. The Dock Rats havyé no winter festivities like the Ron- 
deuc boys, no camp-tires like the members of the Turtle tribe; bi. 
