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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 38, 1835. 



was $1,100 in the pool box. Since then friends of James Parrott 

 off ered to bet $500 to $250 that their man could beat George Routier 

 *n a 100 bird match. The challenge was accepted and the match was 

 to have been shoe last week, but has for the present fallen through. 

 And now Coons corner out with a challenge to Routier, even ud, and 

 it is understood that they will shoot such a match very soon.— Small- 

 Bore 



PALL RIVER, Mas?.. May 19 —The Fall River Gun Club held its 

 first shoot to-day for two prizes of $10 each, one match at glass halls 

 and the other at clay-pigeons; ssreened traps, 18yds. rise: 



Balls. Clay-Pigeons. 



Hall' 1111111111111101111111111—24 1101001111111111111101111—21 



Braley 010111 !11111I 111111111110— 22 110101011011111111110)101-19 



Man gam... 1110011 1 1 ill 1101101011111-20 010111011011 IlIOIOOluOlll— 16 



Wood. loooicooioioimoiinm— 1? ooooo oioiiunoooinooooo— 8 



Buffinton... 1001111110001110110011011—16 0000111111100110100110011—14 

 Burrill . ..000110001000110111(1100101—11 1100010000111001101011011— 13 

 KNOXVILLE VS LOUISVILLE -Louisville, Ky„ May 21. -Match 

 at the Knoxville black binlsbetween tbe Louisville Sportsmen's Asso- 

 ciation and the Knoxville club. Each team consisted of ten men and 

 ■each man shot at 30 single birds, 18yds. rise. 3 traps. The scores 

 •were exchanged by telegraph. Annexed is the result. The clubs 

 w ill shoot same match again Saturday, with great big promises of 

 success by the Knoxville club: 



Louisville Sportsmen's Association Team. 



IHutchings 1101 101 110011 11 111 11 11 10110111— 24 



JBHutchings Ill tlllll 11X11101 1 1 3 111 lOiitOl — 37 



RP Bonnie 111101101111111111011111011111-26 



WO Bonnie 11101110111 '11101011111 1111100- 24 



WP Griffith 110111011111101111111111010011-24 



J R Williamson lllllllOllllllllOiOllOOHOlllI -24 



G G Berry , 111X11111111011110101101111011—25 



N Gordon 011101111011 101011110101111101—22 



Roberts 01 11111111010101 11 101111111111— 25 



J P Barbour 110011110110111101111011110011-22—243 



Knoxville Team. 



J M Ross 111100110111111111111010011111—24 



F W Armstrong 011011 1 1 11011 lOOll 110111110110—22 



Howard 1011111 11010110101001001110110-19 



TCEldridge 111111101111011111111110111011—26 



J W Sloeuui 111111111101111111101111011110—27 



Win Jenkins 111111110100110111111111010101—23 



Jacques 001011111111111011110011101111-23 



J C Duncan 111111110111011111111111111111— 28 



C C Rebbard 011111011110100111111110011001—21 



C Deaderick 110111111111111101111110111010—25—238 



Knox. 



MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 23.— Tbe annual election, barbecue and 

 shooting niatcbes of the Montgomery Shooting Club took place at 

 the club i's grounds. Jackson's Lake, yesterday, and was largely at- 

 tended In the early part of the day the crowd enjoyed fishing on 

 the beautiful lake and shooting birds in the grounds. About a battel 

 of flsh, mostly bream, were caught, and the following is the shooting 

 score: 



First Match— 10 birds, 25yds.: 



HDtag 1111101111— 9 D Ledyard 1111111111—10 



ST Westcott 1111111111-10 HCrommelin 0111010110— 6 



F C Randolph 1011111101— 8 W K Jones 1111111011— 9 



G M Marks X1"1011011— 7 



Ties. 30yds.: S. T. Westcott 111—3, D. Ledyard 110—2. S. T. West- 

 cott won first, prize, diamond badge. 



Four pairs double birds, 31yds. : 



Randolph 01 11 01 10-5 Marks 10 10 10 11-5 



Jones 10 111111-7 Long 10 10 10 11—5 



Westcott 10 11 10 00-4 Ledyard 10 11 00 11-5 



Ties of 5: Randolph 10 10—2, Marks 10 00—1, Ledyard 10 11-3, 

 Long 11 00—2. 



Tliird Match— 5 singles, 2 pair doubles; 21yds. double, 30yds. single: 



Randolph 11111 1101—8 Westcott 11100 10 10-5 



Ledyard .11011 1110—7 Marks 11111 10 11—8 



Long 10010 1110—5 Jones 11101 10 10-7 



Ties of 8: Randolph 10111 01—5. Marks 11011 11—6. Tiesof 7: Led- 

 yard 110—2, Jones 111—3. 



Fourth Match— Miss and out. 45yds. : Randolph 1101—3, Ledyard 0, 

 Marks 0. Long 0, Westcott 1100—2, Jones 0. 



It was a miserably rainy day, tne birds were lively, tbe smoke hung 

 close to the ground, making double bird? especially difficult. Elec- 

 tion of officers: President, H. B. Metcalf ; Vice-President, Dan Led- 

 yard; Secretary, H C. Davidson; Directors -H. D. Long, S. T. West- 

 cott and Ben Sutter. President Metcalf made an eloquent speech. 

 In substance he said: ''I am grateful for the high honor you have 

 conferred upon me, gentlemen, and I hope to prove myself worthy. 



1 have been a member of this club, f >r thirteen years, and you all 

 know that I have been always first to reach the barbecues and last to 

 leave. (Applause.) My heart has ever beat warmest when thinking 

 of Jackson's Lake, where we shoot birds, catch fi-h and have a good 

 time generally (Applause). And when this day shall have ended — 

 an .1 1 am sorry it has to end— I shall begin to think of the 4th of July, 

 the time when we shall once again meet beside this pearly lake amid 

 these beautiful trees and enjoy our sport, and enjoy one another in 

 true shooting club i-tyle. (Applause.) Th se are enjoyable occa- 

 sions which come too seldom into our lives and we must make the 

 most of them. Gentlemen, again I thank you (Applause)." At the 

 conclusion of President Metealf's remarks, the club presented Sec- 

 retary Davidson with a handsome silver souptureen, which called out 

 a charming little speech from that gentleman. Tbe retiring presi- 

 dent, Hon. Warren S. Reese, who was especially happy in his atten- 

 tions to the gnests, announced that dinner was ready. It was a genu- 

 ine old-fashioned Southern barbecue, and was very fine. The party 

 remained at dinner about an hour, which is sufficient tribute to the ! 

 excellence of the dishes. The club now owns about twenty-two acres 

 of land, which is really one of the prettiest parks in the country, 

 controls Jackson's Laka, the loveliest sheet of water in Central 

 Alabama, and is entirely out of debt. 



NATIONAL GUN ASSOCIATION.— Since the last published report 

 of the membership, the following gentlemen have joined the Associa- 

 tion: Phil. C. Heine-. Arnboy, 111.: H. Amberg, Cincinnati, O.: J. H. 

 Gates. Hartford. Conn.; Heury Miller, Chicazo, 111.; H. Kaufman, 

 Cincinnati, O ; T. D. Kimball, Clarendon, Tex.; .las. Richards, New 



Bull. Windsor, Conn.; D. Kirk wood. Boston; W. B. Withered, Boston; 

 G W Watson, Sacramento, Cal : T. M. Flood. San Antonio, Tex. ; 

 Wm. M. Parker. Elizabeth, N. J. ; Wm. Pryor. Elizabeth, N. J.; H. C. 

 V. Harsel. Elizabeth; N. H. Astfalt. Elizabeth; Adam Kerning, Eliz- 

 abeth N. J.; VV. J. Dean, Elizabeth, N. J.: G. W. Fenstermaker, Am- 

 bor, N. J.; C A. Bragg, Philadelphia, P^.; Chas. R. Park, Baltimo-e, 

 Md.; E. A. Sharretts. Baltimore, Md.; W. H. Beecher, N. Industry, O.; 

 A C. Goodrich, Portland, Conn.; John Lane, Deborah, la.; Sam Haz- 

 lett Washington, Pa.; R. E. Sheldon. Cleveland, O.; H. C. Powers, 

 Cleveland. O.i Frank Wake, Bradford, Pa.; A. B. Walker, Bradford, 

 Pa.; J. M. George, Miles Grove. Pa.; A.G.Allen, McPheivon, Kan. ; 

 J C. Mvers, Fbiladelpliia, Pa.; J. L. Brewer, Hamtnonton, N. J.; 

 Chas Wagener, Pultney, N. Y.; H. B. Whitney, Oaks Corner, N. Y.; 

 L C. Kirkpairick. Springfield, O.; H. Hinkle, Springfield, O.; Eugene 

 Boaardus, Elkhart, III.; L. C. Lane, Bellefontaiue, 0.: J.-D. Kelley, 

 Greenville, O.; J. McCartney, Huntsville O.; Robt. Pierson, tiunts- 

 ville, O. ; A. E. Messerley, Greenville, O.; W Gresham, N Mouroe- 

 ville, O. ; John Casper. Nornalk, (.).; F. C. Perceval. Cincinnati, O.; 

 R G Waddell, Lincinnati. O.; J. Von Lengerke, Nw York city; u, 

 Holmes, Grand Rapids, Mich.; F. C. Randolph, Montgomery, Ala. ; 

 Clarence W. Taylor, Camden, N. J.; L. C. Smith, Syracuse, N. Y.; 

 E, Von Culin, Delaware City, Del— F. C. Bishop, Sec'y. 



SAN FRANCISCO. May 9 —The Neophyte Club held its third shoot 

 of the season at Bird's Point to-day. The match was under Hurling- 

 ham rules, 30yds. rise and 80yds. boundary, with single birds, both 

 barrels. The pigeons used were mostly tailers, and as such gave the 

 members considerable trouble, no less than eight drorping dead 

 out of bounos. This fact accounts probably for the meager scoie, 

 the poorest yet made by the club since its organization. Up to the 

 eighth round Brown had a clear score of ciphers and on the ninth a 

 bird came almost to tbe muzzle of his gun. This lie succeeded in 

 killing, amid the wildest enthusiasm. Chas. W. Kellogg is the best 

 shot of the club and kills his birds with the ease of a practiced sports- 

 man. Young Golcher made some neat "kills," particularly on the 

 seventh round, when he brought downa tailer at 70yds. The weather 

 was all that could be desired, the breeze being just strong enough to 

 carry off the smoke. The club does not make any pretensions to 

 being crack shots and meets only for the sport of shooting. The fol- 

 lowing were the scores made: ..^,. „ 



Kellogg 101101111111-10 Chapman.. 111011001111-9 



Cbapin 111111011100- 9 Sprague 010111011001—7 



Pollock 1111 '1110101-10 Dean 011011011011-8 



Brown 000000001100- 2 H C Golcher 111001011111-9 



Rambo 111010110010— 7 Roache 010110001000— 3 



Davis 111001001111— 8 



At the conclusion of the club shoot a freeze out was made up 

 entrance, and resulted with the following score: Chapman 0, Pollock 

 10, Halton 0, Davis 1100, Golcher 1101, Manuel 1101. 



WELLINGTON, May 23.— The grounds of the Maiden Gun Club 

 were visited by many spectators to-day to witness the challenge 

 match between Bartlett, of Brockton, and Dickey, of Boston, and to 

 participate in 21 other events, the winners of each were as follows: 

 First 5 pigeons— Dickey, Bartlett and Sanborn, Second. 5 blackbirds 



—Wilbur and Wood. Third, 3 pair pigeons— Wood. Tirrell and 

 Parker. Fourth, 5 pigeons— Parker. Fifth. 5 blackbirds— Wood, 

 Dickey and Wilbur. Sixth, 3 pair pigeons— Bartlett and Papanti. 

 Seventh, 3 pair blackbirds— Bartlett. Eighth, 7 pigeons— Loring. 

 Ninth, 7 blackbirds— Barker. Tenth, 5 pigeons—Parker. Eleventh, 

 State clay-pigeon badge -Bartlett 47, Dickey 42. Twelfth, 7 pigeons 

 — Loring. Thirteenth. 3 pair pigeons— Wilbur. Fourteenth, 7 black- 

 birds— Wilbur and Wood. Fifteenth. 3 pair pigeons -Ward well, Six 

 toentb, 5 pigeons— Wood. Seventeenth, 5 pigeons straightaway— 

 Wardwell. Eighteenth, 5 pigeons-Snow and Wardwell. Nineteenth, 

 5 pigeons-Dickey and Wardwell. Twentieth, 5 pigeons-Sanborn, 

 Dickey and Wardwell. Twenty-first, 5 pigeons-Sanborn and Dickey. 

 Twenty-second, 5 pigeons. Dickey. The challenge match for the 

 State clay-pigeon badge, between J B. Bartlett. of Brockton, and O. 

 R. Dickey, Of Boston, took place at 1 P. M. These gentlemen shot at 

 50 birds each, and Bartlett won, breaking 47, while Dickey broke 42. 

 Bartlett broke his second 25 straight. 



ALLEGHENY, Pa., May 24. -The annual pigeon and blackbird 

 shoot of the Allegheny County Sportsmen's Association, at Idlewood 

 station, attracted a large number of local patrons of sport. The 

 weather was all that could be desired, barring a brisk wind which 

 blew directly toward the sportsmen; but instead of interfering with 

 them it favored tbem by forcing the birds to the score when thrown 

 from the trap. In order to avoid the practice of "laying back" for 

 prizes, the list of trophies were not announced until the end of the 

 shoot. It was known, however, among the contestants that the 

 Hague cup would be contested for the last time and would become 

 the personal property of the winner. Nearly 800 pigeons at thirty 

 cents each were purchased. Club rules governed, 26yds, rise, 80yds. 

 boundry, two barrels allowed to each bird. Mr. 0. I). Donnell, who 

 made a clean score and won the Hagi-;e cup last year, only killed ten 

 birds. On bis final shot Mr. C. A. Painter made a glaring miss and he 

 was accused of purposely missing the bird so as not to lie with his 

 brother. He tied with Mr. C. B. Lovatt, but won the shoot-off at 

 3l3'ds. by one pigeon, securing first prize. The ties between the re- 

 mainder of the contestants were shot off this afternoon. Mr. Edward 

 Gregg and W. W. Speer did some excellent shooting. The eighth 

 bird of Mr. W. S. Bell was challenged by Mr. Hostetter bpcause be 

 held his gun above the elbow. The protest was not allowed. G. E. 

 Painter was awarded first prize, the Hague cup, which is now his 

 private property. His brother was awarded second prize, a silver 

 sugar bowl. The third prize was a silver mug, valued at $50. The 

 fourth was a set of gun-cleaning implements, and the fift i a recapper 

 and decapper. 

 GE Painter.. ..111111111111111-15 C A Painter.... 111111111111110-14 



W H Brown. . . .101011111011010— 10 W S Bell 10011 1011 100001— 8 



C WHostetter.il 1111011100101—11 CB Lovatt 110111111111111—14 



J Spencer .. ..OOlOlHOtllOlll— 10 J Lovatt illOlIlllllOi 11— 13 



R S l> Hartrick. 001 010101101 111— 9 C G Donnell. ...OllOllOOllllllO— 10 

 E Gregg lOt 111111111011—13 W VV Speer. . . .111101111010111-12 



NIMHOD GUN CLUB.— The Nimrod Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., 

 gave a reception last Thursday evening to the South Side Gun Club, 

 at their new headquarters, 46 Bloomfield avenue. The occasion 

 proved to be a very enjoyable one, A number of crack shots with 

 rifle and shotgun were present, and the evening was enlivened by the 

 stories of adventure with rod and guu in woods and waters. The 

 rifle range, which was recently completed, is 75ft. in length, and the 

 visitors used it with evident satisfaction. The Nimrod Club is com- 

 posed mostly of young men, and has its headquarters in the northern 

 part of the city. The South Siders are somewhat older gentlemen, 

 and have their rooms in the southern part of Newark, and between 

 tbe two there is a very pleasant feeling. Since the Nimrods were or- 

 ganized, the members have shot ten glass-ball and eight rifle matches. 

 The game around Essex county promises to become very scarce 

 through the unerring marksmanship of some of the members. 



TRAP NOTES.— The Fountain Gun Club of Brooklyn has elected 

 these officers: President, Abel Crook; Vice-President, Dr. Chas. R. 



Weed; Secretary, Henry Thorpe; Treasurer. Robert Wells The 



Carteret Gun Club will hold a shoot at Bergen Point on Decoration 

 Day, when members are privileged to invite their friends ...The 

 Pouingoe Gun Club, of Portchester, N. Y., w r ill shoot on Decoration 

 Day for a handsome cup. presented by Mr. Quintard, of the Morgan 



Steamship Company Dr. George B, McClellan. who says he wants 



to compete with Dr. Carver in an all round rifle contest for $1,000, is 

 a native of New York city, who has made a fortune in Montana and 

 Idaho, where he is better known as "Diamond Dick.". ...The annual 

 election for officers of the St. Louis uun Club took place May II, and 

 resulted in the choice ofL. D. Dozier, President; H. C. West, Vice- 

 President; W. A. Aloright, Secretary and Treasurer. H. C. P : erce 

 and D. A. Marks were elected members of the Board of Directors. 

 The following were selected as a team to shoot for the State medal 

 June 2: Messrs. L. D. Dozier, H. C. Pierce, H. P.Wilson and J. G. 

 Parish, M. D. Messrs. Dozier, West, Pierce, Card and Lucas were 

 appointed delegates to represent the club at the State Association 

 meeting. 



OLEAN GUN CLUB.— The officers newly elected are: F. R. Eaton, 

 President; E. M. Johnson, Vice-President; W. R. Page, Secretary; A. 

 P. Pope, Treasurer. The Directors chosen are: F. H. Oakleaf, H. W. 

 Moore, G. H. Strong, E. M. Johnson. A. P. Pope. Friday afternoon 

 of each week was determined upon for field day during the summer. 



MICHIGAN.— The second annual tournament of the Jackson Gun 

 Club, will be held at Jackson, Mich., June 2, 3 and 4.— A. W. Mc- 

 Naughton, Sec'y. 



Send ten cents for handbook of The National Gun Association to 

 F. C. Bishop, Secretary, Box 1292, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 testimonials: 

 "The very best and most complete rules." 



April 3, 1885. (Signed) Gancho. 



"Very satisfactory comments from different parties " 



April 13, 1885. (Signed) Gloan. 



"We want a national law and national officers to enforce it." 



April 27, 1885. (Signed) Almo. 



"Fairly started and its future success depends entirely upon the 

 manner in which the sportsmen throughout the country respono." 

 April 18, 1885. [Adv.] (feigned) C. M. Stark. 



(^anaring. 



Canoeists 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 Forest 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 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. 



May 

 May 

 May 

 June 

 June 

 June 

 June 

 July 

 July 



FIXTURES. 



29, 30— Pittsburgh C. O, Camp on Monongahela. 



29, 30— Hudson River Meet. 



30 to June 1 — Connecticut River Meet. 



8 to 10— Canadian C. C, First Spring Meet. 

 *?4— Vesper Boat Club, Annual Regatta. 

 25— Jersey City Y. C, Regatta. Special Class for Canoes. 

 27— Eastern Meet, Merrimac River. 

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

 24 to Aug. 8— A. C. A. Meet. Grindstone Island. 



AROUND THE CAMP-FtRE» 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



SECRETARY— C. A. Neide. Schuylerville. N. Y. Candidates for mem 

 bership must 'or ward their names, with $2 for initiation fee and 

 first year's dues, to the secretary, who will present the names to the 

 executive committee. Money should be sent by registered letter or 

 money order. 



A LOCAL MEET IN CANADA.— Deseronto, Ont., May 18.— Th© 

 first spring meet of the Canadian canoe clubs will be held here on 

 the 8th. 9th and 10th of Juue next. An excellent camping ground has 

 been chosen on an island opposite this place. All arrangements have 

 been made to make the meet a success. There will be at least, three 

 sailing and three paddling races, for which the courses have been 

 buoyed. All canoeists are invited to attend,— F. S. RATaecN*. Vice- 

 Corn. A. C. A. 



TO-MORROW, With the opening of the camp at Plum Point ahd the 

 cruises oh the Monongahela and Connecticut, the canoeing season 

 of 1885 really begins. A late season that has re arded work afloat has 

 only served to make canoeists more eager to be under way again, and 

 all^ are ready for the first outing, either in company, or in distant 

 localities for a two days' cruise alone. A new world of pleasure opens 

 to the cruiser who launched a well equipped eanoefor acrui?ealone,tbe 

 'i and command of a boat, tbe perfect sense of freedom. 

 i ue exhilaration of fres'i air and water, the release from the care aid 

 worry of business give an irresistible charm to solitary cruising that 

 tea and retained many recruits in the earlier days of canoeing. 

 Or late, however, with increasing numbers, canoeists have grown 

 more sociable, or rather have been able to disprove the charges so 

 often made that they were a cross-grained, misanthropical, selfish set 

 of men who went off alone and preferred their own society. The 

 features of canoeing are yearly becoming more prominent, 

 and while the great charm and attraction of individual ownership and 

 command .still exists, there has arisen the custom of holding frequent 

 meetings, in winter under city roofs, and In summer under canvas. 



The annual and local canoe meets have become most prominent 



features in American outdoor spo-ts, attracting attention from their 



Character from a class little interested in general sporting" 



i • I ters. The races, sports and amusements of the day are not only 

 interesting to the canoeists and their friends, but attract many out- 

 siders to witness the hovel sports; but it is at night that the real 

 charm of the life is most apparent. Tired after the labors of the day 

 but still eager for fun, all gather about a huge camp fire, grouped in 

 picturesque attitudes, sitting or lying at length, the soothing pipe is 

 the melodious banjo is tuned up. and soon the woods and 



1 echo with the sound of many voices. Beside the long list of col- 

 lege songs which all know, and the private repertoires of the more 

 ally gifted, are several songs which have become general favor- 

 ites with canoeists, not from any musical or literary merit of their 

 own, but simply because they have hit the taste of the hour. Two of 

 the most popular of these we reproduce herewith, "Roll the Main 

 Down," by permission of Messrs. Pond & Co.. who have inserted it in 

 their interesting collection of "Naval Songs," lately published; and 

 "Allouette," furnished by Mr. C. M. Wilson, of Montreal, from the 

 song book of McGlll University. The other two songs are compara- 

 tively new to canoeists, being first heard last summer, but both prom- 

 ise to become quite popular. They were written bv Mr. T. S. West- 

 cott, canoe Lalage, purser of the Philadelphia C. C, whose genial 

 face, surmounted by a big; red and blue "Tarn," will be remembered 

 by all who were at Grindstone last year. 



The song "Roll the Main Down," it may be necessary to explain, is 

 a sailor's "shantey"— a corruption of "chanter," to sing— and is one 

 of the many peculiar songs used by sailor; i to lighten their labors. 

 Every sailing ship of any size, such as the famous old Black Ball 

 packets from which the song takes its name, has a "shantey man," 

 who leads the singing when such work as weighing anchor, hoisting 

 topsails, etc., is to be done. He has bis own collection of songs, some 

 of the verses of his own composition, and hence varying on different 

 vessels, but the airs being the same. In working together the "shan- 

 tey." who usually does none of the work, sings a line or couplet, the 

 crew joining m the cborus, and at the same time uniting their strength 

 in one pull. The, principal object of the singing is to secure unity of 

 action, in time with the music, but further than this, in accordance 

 with the old saying "a fiddle is as good as ten men on a purchase," it 

 encourages and stimulates the men. The song given is commonly 

 known as "Roll the Man Down" or "Blow the Man Down," but we 

 have, preferred the original version, "Roll tbe Main Down." as it is 

 the mainsbeet shantey, used in hauling in the sheet. The little song 

 "Allouette"- the Lark— is of French Canadian origin, and was 

 brought to Grindstone last summer by some Canadian students, 

 where it became popular with all who heard it. Another Minilar 

 song was the one sung bv the cook of the Deseronto 0. C, "En rou- 

 lant, ma boule, roulant," in the patois of the French Canadian lum- 

 bermen. Vice-Corn. Rathbun has kindly furnished us with the words, 

 but as yet we have been unable to obtain the music; perhaps some 

 of our Canadian f iends can supply it. 



ROLL THE MAIN DOWN. 



(BLACKBALL "CHANTEY" SONG.) 



By permission of Wm. A, Pond cfi Co. 



Soi.O. With vigor. 



l. Come all 



,ve young fel - lows that fol - low 

 Chorus. 



mm^^m 



the sea, With a yep, ho! roll the niaiu down; 

 Solo. 





And pray pay at - ten- Hon, mid lis - leu to me, 



Chorus. 



--N- 



XL )/—W p ^ p ^_C ¥ JJ 



Oil! give tne some lima 



to t'l'l 



'Twas on board a Black Bailer I first served my time, 



To my yeo, ho ! roll the main down ; 

 And in "the Black Bailer I wasl ed my prime, 



Oh 1 give me some time to roll the main down. 



'Tis when a Black Bailer is ready for sea. 



To my yeo, ho ! roll the main down ; 

 You'd split your sides laughing at the sights you would see, 



Oh ! give me some time to roll the main down. 



With the tinkers and tailors and soldiers and all. 



To my yeo, ho! roll the main down; 

 That ship for good seamen on board a Black Ball, 



Oh ! give me some time to roll the main down. 



'Tis when a Black Bailer is clear of the land, 



To my yeo, bo! roll the main down; 

 Our boatswain then gives us the word of command, 



Oh! give me some time to roll the main down. 



"Lay aft!" was the cry "to the break of the poop!" 



To my yeo, ho! roll the main down ; 

 "Or I'll help you along with the toe of my boor," 



Oh! give me some time to roll the main down. 



'Tis larboard and starboard on the deck you will sprawl, 



To mv yeo, ho ! roll the main down; 

 For "Kicking Jack Williams" commands the Black Ball, 



Oh ! give me some time to roll the main down, 



Pay attention to orders, now lads, one and all, 



To my yeo, ho! roll the main down: 

 For see high above you there flies the Black Bali. 



Oh! give me some time to roll the main down. 



When I was a walking down Madison street, 



To my yeo, ho! roll the main down; 

 A burly policeman I happened to meet, 



Oh ! give me some time to roll the main down. 



Said he, "I perceive you're a packet sailor." 



To my yeo, ho! roll the main down; 

 "I know by the cut of your togs that you are," 



Oh! give me some time to roll the main down. 



"I am no packet sailor, you are wrong," 



To my yeo, ho! roll the main down; 

 "I'm a deep water sailor, bound home from Hong Kong," 



Oh! give me some time to roll the main down. 



'Tis when a Black Bailer comes hack to her dock. 



To my yeo, ho ! roll the mam down ; 

 The lasses and lads to the pier-heads do Hook, 



Oh ' give me some time to roll the main down. 



