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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 26, 1885. 



THE ESSEX COUNTY HUNT are making extensive pre- 

 parations for opening the season this week. They have lately 

 added to their pack a draft of over a dozen new hounds of 

 best blood. The increase in the number of members since last 

 season will bring more fine hunting horses in the field. The 

 usual spring races at Waverly will be omitted this season, as 

 the Hunt has decided to hold then meetiug at Rockaway in 

 connection with the Long Island Hunts. There will be three 

 days of racing, May 9, 13 and 16, The first to be known as the 

 Meadow Brook Hunt day, the second as the Essex County 

 Hunt day, and the last day as the ftockawav Hunt dav. These 

 events will be the first combined efforts of the different Hunts 

 to mm. a grand meeting, and as it is under the best manage- 

 ■meftfc, it will no doubt be a great success. 



"FANNY.— Boston, March 2,5, 1885.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream; In the March number of the A. K. R. the setter bitch 

 Fanny's whole pedigree is included in that of No. 2156, is 

 stated to be by Count Noble out of Flirt; but in a late number 

 of another paper the same Fanny is claimed as by Decimal 

 Dash out of Shapleigh Bess (Rake— Fanny). Will the owner 

 of Fanny please state through the columns of Forest and 

 Stream what authority he has for claiming the above pedi- 

 gree, also her age and full address of her breeder.— O. Noble. 



NEW YORK DOG SHOW.— The judges for the dog show 

 of the Westminster Kennel Club, to be held at Madison Square 

 G-arden next month, so far as they have been appointed, are as 

 follows: Pointers, Mi-. J. M. Tracy: English setters, Mr. John 

 C. Higgins; fox-terriers, Mr. L. M. Rutherfurd. Mr. Hugh 

 Dalziel will judge most of the non-sporting classes. The man- 

 agers have very wisely decided to follow the same constructions 

 of Rule 8 as the New Haven and New England clubs. 



CINCINNATI BENCH SHOW.— The non-sporting classes 

 »t the coming Cincinnati bench show will be judged by Mr. 

 Hugh Dalziel, of England. 



KENNEL NOTES are crowded out this week. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 E^~ No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



W. L. B., Philadelphia. Pa.— The hair on my spaniel's ears is short, 

 faded, and to all appearances dead. What shall I do to cause fresh 

 growth of same? Aus. Give fire drops of Fowler's solution of arsenic 

 twice daily in the food, and after washing the cars thoroughly, apply 

 the ointment of the iodide of lead, rubbing carefully and thoroughly 

 Into the skin. 



T. H. S.. Rome, N. Y.— My Gordon pup has scratched her ear till the 

 inner surface of the lobe is lacerated and raw. There does not seem 

 to be anything like canker within the ear. Ans. Wash with warm 

 water and castile soap and apply Goulard's extract of lead twice 

 daily. In the intervals keep vaseline on parts, and hobble your dog if 

 she still scratches. 



E. R.— A setter dog, two shears old, is in perfect health with the ex- 

 ception of his eyes. The lower eyelids at times hang down, and the 

 inside looks very red and water runs from them a good deal. Ans. 

 Get a solution of sulpho-carbolate of zinc made up. five grains to the 

 ounce of water, and paint the eyelids where everted twice daily with 

 fine camel's hair brush. Report result. 



Bergen, New York.— I have a mastiff clog pup about 9W months 

 old, weight about 100 pounds, chest and shoulders unusually heavy, 

 other parts all good. When standing, his bindlegs appear perfectly 

 Straight and well formed, but when running he. throws the hindfeet 

 out sidewise and draws the stifle joints together. Is this a weakness 

 of the bindlegs showing tendency to cowhocks. aud if so, can any- 

 thing be done for it? Ans. Your dog has grown too fast and his bones 

 and joints are weak. He needs iron and cod liver oil. Your druggist 

 will furnish you with some emulsion of the oil, containing iron and 

 the lime salts. There are numbers of these preparations; most of 

 them are effective. Give a tablespoouf ul three times daily. Hold the 

 mouth open and let it fall back of the tongue. 



Desiccated Meat, a new food article for dogs and puppies, is adver- 

 tised in this issue. Dog owners should give it a trial.— Adv. 



lifle and 



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RANGE AND GALLERY. 



AF Mitchell 1,064 



S F Co*Sy 1,049 



WHGibbs 1,042 



97 5-10 

 97 1-10 



SARATOGA. March 7.— At its Glen Mitchell Range to-day the Sara- 

 toga Rifle Club brought to a close the second tournament of the winter 

 season. It covered about six weeks, and the result appended makes 

 an unusually fine record. The score and average are as follows (pos- 

 sible 120 1: 



Score. Average Score. Average 



WB Gates. 1,100 110 A C Rieh 1,035 103 5-10 



1 Davis 1,095 109 510 FA White 1,036 103 6-10 



A G Hull 1 ,074 107 4-10 H Wellington .... 1,025 102 5-10 I 



1064-10 IDRoods 975 



104 9-10 L R Rich 971 



104 2-10 



Two shoots were held last week and fair scores were made. The 

 conditions were good on both days. The Massachusetts target was 

 used and the distance was 200vds.. off-hand. The score: 



WB Gage - ...12 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 7 11—110 



H Wellington 10 12 10 11 11 11 11 11 10 10—107 



A G Hull 11 11 10 10 12 10 11 10 10 11—106 



AFMitchell - 10 10 12 10 12 12 8 12 8 12—100 



AORich 1110 12 1110 9 12 9 9 11—304 



LRRich 7 11 8 10 11 10 12 10 10 10- 99 



IDRoods 10 9 9 10 9 7 1110 9 11—95 



BRATTLEBORO, March 14.— There was a fair attendance at Oak 

 Grove Range to-day. The. shooting being done on the Massachusetts 

 targer, 200yds. off-hand. The scores were very good considering the 

 extremely bad light: 



Taft.. . ' 12 11 11 10 11 11 10 11 11 12—110 



Cobb 12 10 12 11 11 11 11 10 12 10—110 



French 11 12 9 10 12 12 10 12 11 11—110 



Hone 11 13 10 9 12 10 10 11 11 11—107 



Nichols 10 12 10 9 10 11 10 9 12 12-105 



Knight 1111 9 12 1110 8 10 12 11—105 



Broekwav .10 12 1111 9 11 8 1112 8—103 



Read 1110 10 9 11 8 10 10 1111-101 



BOSTON, March 21.— A harder day in which to shoot a rifle than 

 this could not well he imagined, and the gentlemen at Walnut Hill 

 worked for all they got. The wind blew across the range in great 

 gusts, and affected the bullets very badly. A new list of matches 

 was opened as follows: 



A.— Creedmoor target— for practice— 200yds. Roundsmen. Entry 

 fee, 15 cents. No prizes. 



B.— Creedmoor target.— 200yds. Position, standing. Rounds, ten. 

 Any title. Entries unlimited, at 25 cents each to members; to non- 

 members, first entries, each day, 50 cents; re-en tiies 25 cents. Prizes 

 to be won on the aggregate of each competitor's best four scores, to 

 count in the order made. Military rifles allowed seven points and 

 other rifles with open sights four points on the aggregate of four 

 scores. Ten prizes, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5. 4, 3 and 2 per cent, of the total 

 entry fees and a leather medal. Any member of the M. R. A. mak- 

 ing a clean score of 50 shall receive $5 in gold, but not for more than 

 one score. 



C.— Decimal target. Conditions as in Match B, except that military 

 rifles are allowed twenty -four points on four scores: other rifles with 

 open sights sixteen points. Eleven prizes as follows: 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 

 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 per cent, of the total entry fees. 



D.— Victory medal match for 1885. Decimal target. Open one 

 year. Distance, 200yds.; position, standing; rounds, 10; any rifle; no 

 handicap; entry fee, 25 cents. First prize, a victory gold medal to 

 the competitor who scores ten 86s; second prize, a victory silver 

 medal for ten 80s; third prize, a victory bronze medal for ten 75s; 

 fourth prize, a silver membership badge for ten 70s; fifth prize, a 

 bronze membership badge for ten 65s. 



F.— Decimal target, at rest, to be opened on the closing of the cur- 

 rent (F) decimal matcn. at rest; 200yds.: rounds, 10; any position or 

 rest; any rifle under 12 pounds, without telescopic sights; entries 

 same as in Match B; prizes on the aggregate of bost five scores; an 

 allowance of 50 points on military and 25 points on other open-sight 

 rifles, on the aggregate of five scores. This match will he closed the 

 day that 200 entries have been made. Prizes respectively eight, 

 seven, six, five, three and two silver dollars. 



M.— All-comers' military match, 200yds.: iwsition, standing; any 

 military rifle; trigger pull, 6 pounds; rounds, 5; Creedmoor target ; en- 

 tries unlimited, at 25 cents each; four scores to count. Prizes, 

 trophies of the value of 3Q, 20 and 10 per cent, of the total entry fees 



respectively. This match will be closed at the discretion of the exec- 

 utive officer. 



8. M.— Militia match, conditions approved by Colonel Rockwell, in- 

 spector-general of rifle practice, M. V. M. , and properly certified win- 

 ners will have the privilege of wearing the badges when in uniform. 

 Open only to members of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. Dis- 

 tance, 200yds.; position, standing; rifle Springfield, as issued by the 

 Mate: trieger pull, 6 pounds; rounds 5, Creedmoor target, entries un- 

 limited at 50 cents each, 4 scores to count. To any competitor mak- 

 ing 4 scores of 23 or more, a gold badge; 4 scores of 21 or more, a 

 Bilver badge; 4 scores of 18 or more, a bronze badge. 



These matches are open to all comers, except as otherwise speci- 

 fied. Following are the best scoreB made : 

 . ' , Creedmoor Practice Match, 



J Halsey 5455554554-47 P W White 4434545445-42 



WD Palmer 4454555454-45 N F Tufts 4445554443-42 



JHFarr 5444444454— 42 J Emmond 4448454444—40 



Decimal Match. 



JB Fellows, D 8 9 9 8 8 9 4 6 3 10-80 



RReid.A 9 5 8 9 4 8 10 5 7 6-71 



CBEdwards.A 4 68785 10 68 7-70 



B G Warren, C , 4 86399056 4—63 



5 T D ** , ?.' D 5 66 10 59685 3-68 



WHObn.C 3 4 6766868 8-61 



SACO.Me., March 20.— Lately I received a .32-cal. 28-ineh barrel, 

 for patched bullets, to fit my Maynard breech piece. At the first trial 

 I made. In seven consecutive shots, 34 out of a possible 35. Second 

 trial, two days later, hit the bullseye nine times in eleven consecutive 

 shots. Third trial, next day. made two scores of 34, possible 35, and 

 a ten Inch circle would inclose the entire 14 consecutive shots. This 

 shooting was all done on my private range, at 200yds., off-hand, 

 Creedmoor target, and witnessed by Mr. Wm. G. Parker, of Bidde- 

 ford. Yesterday tried a string of 5 shots, 100yds., off-hand, and put 

 them all in a 4-inch bullseye.— W. F. Cummings. 



THE TRAP. 



Correspondents ivtio favor us with club scores are particularly re - 

 quested to write on one side of the paper only. 



NATIONAL GUN ASSOCIATION. 



THE first inter-state tournament under the auspices of the National 

 Gun Association, will be held at Springfield. C, May 5-9. Prizes 

 $2,000. Fuller particulars will be given in our next issue. An inter- 

 State tournament will be Held at Cleveland, O., Oct, 5—10, 1885, and 

 an international tournament at Washington, D. C, in May, 1886. 



All sportsmen and citizens alike, are invited to join the National 

 Gun Association. Initiation fee, $5. payable, if desired, in monthly 

 installments of $1. Annual dues, $1, pavablo upon entering, and 

 thereafter on May 1 . The secretary's address is J. E. Bloom, Box 

 1292, Cincinnati, b. 



KNOXVILLE GUN OLUB.-March 13. -Distance 18yds., set angles, 

 15 birds. Gold medal match at blackbirds: J. C. Duncan h, John M. 

 Ross 11, Jacques 10, F. Armstrong 10. M. O. French 9, Dr. Deaderick 

 9. Townsend 8, Jenkins 7, Gardner Woods 7, T. C. Eldridge 7, C 

 Woodbury 6, A. Mead 5, J. E. Ross 0. Ligowskv medal match atclay- 

 pigeons: Duncan 13, John Ross 11, Jacques 10, Armstrong 11, French 

 9, Deaderick 7. Townsend 8. Jenkins 9, Woods 8, Eldridge 10, Wood- 

 bury 7, Mead 6. J. E. Ross 6. J. C. Duncan winner in both matches.— 

 C. M. Woodbury, Secretary. 



STAUNTON, Va., March 17.- Staunton Gun Club match at ten clay 

 pigeons, 18yds. rise. The strong wind blowing prevented a good 

 average score: 



T Bissell 0111111111—9 Dr Wavman 1001111001-6 



AAyres 1111100111—8 WAllen OOllOOlllO— 5 



C Wittle .1101110111— 8 Col Bmugardner 0010100111-5 



J A Oockran 1011001111—7 W F Summerson 1001011001— 5 



Cox 0011110111—7 FWest... 1000001111-5 



Dr Berkeley 1111000011—6 B Tarns 1000110110-5 



C L Cooke 1010010111—6 L Alby 0000111100—4 



Wm Gushing 1010110101—6 C Bargamin 10101O00O1— 4 



J Stout .0110011011—6 F J Crowder OOUOOOOOl— 3 



Bissell takes silver medal, Crowder, leather medal.— T. Bissau,. 



SAN FRANCISCO. March C.— The opening shoot of the Alameda 

 County Sportsmen's Association was held to day at Bird's Point. 

 The conditions of the match were 12 pigeons, each liberated from six 

 ground traps, Hurlingham rules governing. Messrs. Bell, Tuttle, 

 Ghirardelli, Goodall and Mortimer shot 12-gauge guns and stood at 

 the 28-yd. stake. W. L. Brown shot at 16yds. and A. F. Adams, who 

 was the "top man" in last seasou's shoot, was handicapped to 31yds. 

 rise. The remainder stood at the 30-yd. stake. Eastman was selected 

 as judge. The club numbers over eighty members, but only thirteen 

 faced the trap. Though the day was very warm the pigeons were 

 lively, aud with a few exceptions flew strong and swift. Following 

 was the score: 



Al Havens 111110111000— 8 FPNortou 011010111101— 8 



C A Edson 101101010001— 6 .1 Ghirardelli 100110101101— 7 



REBeU 111011011011-9 E Goodall 001101010111—7 



Dr Slade 111111111111—12 W Mortimer 111111111110—11 



JPollock 001011100100—5 W L Brown lllOHOlllOl— 9 



CA Tuttle 011111111010—9 A H Mayhew 111011111011-10 



A F Adams 011111110011— 9 



The next was a miss and out for $2.50 a comer. There were 9 en- 

 tries. The scores were: Wilson 0, Edson 0, Mortimer 1, Hill 1, Brown 

 4, Tuttle, Coffin, Slade and Adams 6 each. As the prospect was more 

 than likely that the cost of the pigeons would more than offset the 

 purse when it would be won, the four last mentioned divided the pot. 



NEWARK N. J„ March 21.— The Southside Gun Club of Newark, 

 shot a crow match this afternoon at the club grounds, on Railroad 

 avenue. Three hundred very lively crows were provided and twenty- 

 five members entered into the competition. A stiff and bitterly cold 

 westerly wind combined with the novel character of the feathered 

 targets in making the scores generally poor. A number of the best 

 shots in the club failed utterly in scoring in the first sweep of five 

 birds, while but three members made clean scores. The birds were 

 released from a ground trap at 24yds. rise, and the match was shot 

 under Hurlingham rules, the second barrel to be used only when a 

 bird was on the wing. The crows rose frequently with their beaks 

 to the wind and hovered temptingly for a moment., offering an easy 

 mark for the veriest tyro with the gun, but still they were much 

 more frequently missed than pigeons would have been by the same 

 men under similar circumstances. Sometimes the crows would de- 

 velop into rapid drivers the moment the trap was unroofed, and in 

 such cases the dusky birds would almost invariably escape. Often 

 a healthy old crow would be struck with both barrels and apparently 

 be knocked into lacework, but would carry his load of lead lazily 

 away, to drop into the reeds half a mile distant. The crows were 

 caught in wild-pigeon nets along the Delaware River. They are 

 baited several days before the nets are sprung. Of ten forty or fifty- 

 birds are caught at onetime. Crow catching is now a paying busi- 

 ness. 



ONTARIO CLUBS.— A clay- pigeon match took place at Aurora on 

 the 12th inst., between the Newmarket and Aurora Gun Clubs, at 15 

 birds each, resulting in favor of the Aurora team by 13 buds. The 

 following is the score: 



Aurora. Newmarket. 



GWilkinson 12 T Brown 11 



JColtham 11 A T Doan 14 



R Wells 9 C Perry 8 



JMoseley 12 C Norris 9 



N Haldinbv 11 A Rowe 11 



JWells 13 RHardy 7 



WSWeezey 11—79 P Ratcliffe 6—66 



MANCHESTER. N. H., March 18.— The regular fortnightly shoot 

 of the Manchester Shooting Club was held at the grounds of the or- 

 ganization in West Manchester this afternoon, and was the largest 

 attended of the season. The event of the most importance was the 

 shooting for the club gold medal. C. B. French broke 19 out of a 

 possible 20 clay-birds, thus winning the medal for the third consecu- 

 tive time. Under the present conditions he has but to win it once 

 more to secure it for all time to come. Such shooting as he has been 

 showing of late is deserving of success. There were 11 contestants 

 against him to-day and there will probably be more of them at the 

 next shoot. The shooting in the sweepstake events resulted as fol- 

 lows: 1. French and Reed divided first, Gray second, Ward and Bell 

 third. 2. French and Wilnian first, Watson and Gove second, Wad- 

 leigh and Reed third. 3. Gove and Wilman first. French and Watson 

 second, Gray and Wadleigh third. 4. Gray and Stubbs first, Oliver 

 second, Gray third. 5. Gray first, Stubbs second, Wadleigh third. 



LOUISIANA.— St. Martinsville, La.. March 20.— A glass ball and 

 clay-pigeon shooting took place this evening with the following score: 

 Ten single glass balls: L. J. Voorhees 10, T. L. Broussard 9, N. Bien- 

 venu 6, Paul Bienvenu 5, J. E. Mouton 5, J. A. Deblanc 3. Ten single 

 clay-pigeons: J. L. Broussard 9, L. J. Voorhees 8, Paul Bienvenu 7, 

 J. A. Deblanc 6, J, E. Mouton 6, G. Fournet 6, N. Bienvenu 4. 



FORT WORTH, Tex, March 22.— The pigeon match between Carver 

 and Penrose, 100 birds, for a purse of $1,500, was won by Carver by 

 76 to 75, 



ROCHESTER, N. Y.— At the annual meeting of the Monroe County 

 Sportsmen's Club, held March 5, the following officers were elected- 

 President, James H. Brown; Vice-President, Edmund Redmond; Sec- 

 retary and Treasurer, L. A Pratt. President Brown aDpointed the 

 following committees: Finance Committee— H. B. Hooker, A 

 Brownell; Vigilance Committee— G. W. Crouch. Homer Jacobs, H. H, 

 Fleischer; Bird Committee— H. B. Hooker, M. M. Hollister, Charles 

 Green. 



COLLINSVILLE, Conn. -Officers of the Collinsville Gun Club for 

 the year: President, G. L. Terry; Vice-President. F R. Hawley ; Sec- 

 ). C. A. Hart; Treasurer. M.Upson; Executive Board— C. N. 

 Ellsworth, H. Delavanway, W. Bliss. 



ORANGE, N. J., March 18.— A sparrow match was shot near here 

 to-day by a party of sportsmen living in the neighborhood. The 

 birds were clandestinely netted in the ivy of Grace Church, Newark, 

 at midnight. They were found to be very difficult to hit, and the 

 score sheet was destroyed at the end of the match by the man 

 who failed to kill one bird in ten. 



THE LOUISVILLE SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION will hold a 

 tournament April 8 and 9, on the grounds of the Southern Exposi- 

 tion Company. The shooting will be at live birds and artificial tar- 

 gets. J. O. Barbour, secretary. 



BOSTON GUN CLUB CLAY-PIGEON TOURNAMENT.— Welling- 

 ton. Mass., March 18.— It was very cold and snow fell during the latter 

 part of the day, making it very difficult to average good scores. The 

 average monies of the day were taken as follows: Perry and Gerrish 

 first. Cooper second, Eager third, The following is a summary of 

 the day's matches: 



First event, 7 singles, 18yds. : 



H W Eager. 2 TS Hali -2 



W 8 Perry 6 A Houghton ..A 



CHGerrish. 6 Clark o 



EL Evans. - 3 A F Cooper 6 



G White 3 D Kirkwood . 4 



C'MStark 4 W J Braley 4 



EWTinker 5 



Cooper first, Tinker second, Stark and Kirkwood [third, White and 

 Evans fourth. 



Second event. 3 pair doubles, 15yds.: 



Evans 00 10 01—2 Clark 01 10 10—3 



Eager 1110 11—5 Bralev 00 10 10—2 



White 11 01 11—5 Houghton 01 11 00-3 



Perry 11 10 10—4 Stark 10 1 f 10—4 



Gerrish 10 11 11—5 Tinker 01 11 01—4 



Cooper 11 10 11—5 Kirkwood... 11 10 00—3 



Cooper and Gerrish first, Tinker second, Houghton third, Braley 

 and Evans fourth, 



Third event, 5 singles. 18yds rise: Kirkwood 3, Snow 4, Eager 4, 

 Warren 1, Perry 5, Robinson 2 Gerrish 2, Nichols 4, White 3. Cooper 3, 

 Houghton 3, Tinker 3, Hall 2, Braley 1, Evans 3, Stark 1, Clark 3. 

 Perry first. Eager second, Cooper and Clark third. 



Fourth event, 5 pair doubles: 



Kirkwood 10 11 11 10 10—7 Evans 10 10 10 10 10—5 



Perry 11 11 11 10 11—9 Cooper 11 11 11 11 10-9 



Eager 10 11 10 10 11—7 White 10 10 00 01 10—4 



Snow 1100 00 10 00—3 Tinker 10 10 110110—6 



Gerrish 01 11 01 1110— 7 Houghtou 11 10 00 01 01—6 



Braley 10 10 10 10 10-5 



Perry and Cooper first. Eager second. Tinker thud, Evans fourth. 



Fifth event, 2-man team match at 7 singles and 3 pair doubles, sin- 

 gles at 18yds., doubles at 15yds.: Cooper and Gerrish first, Eager and 

 Perry second. White and Snow third. 



Sixth event. 7 singles: 



Perry 1 0111110—5 Cooper 1101101-5 



Eager 1U1011— 6 Clark 1101101—5 



Nichols 1010110-4 Snow 0111010—4 



Robinson 1101111—6 Hall 1101101— ti 



White 1011110—5 Kirkwood 1111011— C 



Tinker 00000 w Whitnev.... 0001000—1 



Gerrish 1101111—6 Braley 0111100—4 



Gerrish first, White and Hall second, Braley third, Whitney fourth. 



Seventh event. 5 singles, 18yds.: Kirkwood 4, Gerrish 2. Eager 4, 

 Robinson 3, Snow 3, Evans 1, Nichols 2, Perry 2. Clark 3, White 3, 

 Cooper 3, Hall 3. Eager and Kirkwood first, Snow second, Gerrish 

 third, Evans fourth. 



The Boston Gun Club will give clay -pigeon tournaments April 15 

 and 29, open to all, with practice shoots April 10 and 24. The prize 

 shoot will be held April 24. The practice shoots are intended to 

 afford all the opportunities which the club can afford towards the 

 development of wing practice to young members particularly. All 

 tickets therefore, which contain above ten misses are redeemable 

 above such extent at half price. Membership can be obtained by 

 filing application with secretary with $3, the same to be adjudged by 

 membership committee. The club has now the most convenient 

 accommodations at Wellington (a delightful surburb within 7 minutes 

 of Boston) for clay-pigeon "shooting. The club house has spacious, 

 well heated and lighted rooms rooms to suit the sportsmen; possesses 

 trap accommodations for 10 traps and facilities to throw 6,000 birds 

 per day. Any three members by application through secretary can 

 secure the use of the grounds and traps for private practice.— D . 

 Kirkwood, Boston, Secretary and Treasurer. 



<l£maring. 



FIXTURES. 



March 31— K. C. C. Camp fire, 106 West Forty-second street, 8 P M. 



April 7— Toledo C. C. Camp-fire, "Racing and Rules." 



May 30, 31— Hudson River Meet. 



May 80 to June 1— Connecticut River Meet. 



July 18, 28— Western Meet, Ballast Island, Lake Erie. 



July 34 to Aug. 8— A. C. A. Meet, Grindstone Island. 



CRUISE OF THE "AURORA." 



AT the close of the American Canoe Association Meet, in August, 

 1683, Dr. C. A. Neido, in the Aurora, and Mr. S. D. Kendall, in 

 the Comfort, set out from Lorna Island for the Gulf of Mexico. They 

 got there. But before reaching Pensacola they did and saw enough 

 to discount the adventures of that famous old cruiser, the "much- 

 enduring Ulysses," The skipper of the Aurora kept a faithful log of 

 the cruise, and when he got back again wrote it \ip and sent the 

 manuscript to the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. It has 

 been put into book form and is now ready. 



Nobody but a blind man coidd make a trip of this kind without 

 seeing a thousand things worth telling. Dr. Neidfi has an eye for 

 novelties, and a quick appreciation of whatever is out of the way. 

 Add to this a faculty for forgetting the prosy details, a memoiy for 

 what is worth remembering, and the gift of telling things so that 

 others see them too. The Aurora's log is capital reading from 

 beginning to end. It is real canoeing, with all the fun. tribulation, 

 excitement and doldrums thereunto appertaining. This story of a 

 3,000 miles' cruise will take a high place in the canoeing literature of 

 America. Bound in cloth, pp. 216. Price $1.00. 



CRUISING INFORMATION-SALEM TO NEW 

 YORK. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Is a canoe cruise practical between Salem. Mass., and New York 

 City? Having two seasons' experience upon rivers and lakes in 

 Eastern Massachusetts, I wish to turn next June to a salt-water 

 cruise of perhaps a month's duration. I intend to carry "stores'* 

 with me as well as a complete outfit, but having no brother canoeist 

 to consult. I hardly know what I should purchase. 



My canoe is 15X26. and weighs sixty-five pounds, having a double 

 spread of 60 sq. ft. Each week I have carefully examined the Forest 

 and Stream, hoping to find some helping hints upon the subject, and 

 each week I am disappointed. 



I think the canoeing column would be very instructive and enter- 

 taining if each issue contained one or more "logs" of cruises. Such 

 a step would certainly be appreciated by the amateurs contemplating 

 a vacation cruise over unknown streams and lakes, and as this is the 

 time when canoes are overhauled, and duffle rejuvenated in anticipa- 

 tion of the coming season, we would respectfully request the older 

 and more experienced canoeists to send in their manuscript. I know 

 there must be many canoeists who weekly scan the column devoted 

 to our craft in hopes of finding a writer who has cruised over con- 

 templated water, and I know that for the past two mouths many 

 have been in fear that canoeing is on the decline. If some one will 

 kindly give the asked above information through these columns I 

 will be grateful to him. Geo. S. Hudson. 



Peabody, Mass. 



[The trip would he practicable in a large and powerful canoe, hut 

 a cruise around Cape Cod is not the proper work for so smalla boat, 

 and would be a dangerous voyage. The canoe mentioned, 15x25, is 

 entirely too small for open water cruising. We have published lists 

 of stores for cruising, but perhaps some of our readers can give 



