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Match at 5 clay-pigeons, straightaway: 



Short 11110-4 Holden 01110-3 



Snow 00111-3 Schaefer 10011-3 



Wardwell 01101—3 Adams 11110—4 



Sbumway.... 11111-5 Swift 10011—3 



Pond ... 11100-3 Stauton 10101—3 



Ties— Sbumway first. Snort and Adams second, Wardwell third. 



Match at 5 straightaway blaekbi.ds: 



Snow 11110-4 Scbaefer 01101-8 



Swift 11111-5 Adams 001O1— 2 



Shumway 11011-4 Short 11111-5 



Wardwell 11111—5 Stanton 11111—5 



Ties— Swift, Short, Word well and Stanton first, Sbumway and 

 Snow secoud, Scbaefer third. 



FOUNTAIN GUN CLUB.— Tbe Long Island Sportsmen's Associa- 

 tion was well represented March 17, at the shoot of the Fountain Gun 

 Club, on Prospect Park Fair Grounds. The birds, supplied by Bondan. 

 were of first-class quality, slid the shooters managed to lc ill 94 out of 

 92 shot: at. The performance of W. A. Stuart, in Class C. killing 7 

 straight, in which 1 shot with his second ban-el at nearly 60yds , was 

 exceedingly good. R. Grace, in Class B, was unfortunate. Two birds 

 that got away were both hard hie, This gave J. Rathjen the prize. 

 Dr. Wynn won in Class A. The score is as follows: 

 Class A. 



L Duryea. 29yds 1001110-4 B W West. 27yds 1111100-5 



A Eddy, 27yds 1101110—5 Dr Wynn, fc?yds 1111001—5 



Class B 



R Grace j 24yds 0111111—6 C Kendall, 25yds 1001010-3 



FLeningtou, 24yds 11.1111-6 .1 Ratbjen, 24yds, 0111111—6 



Class C. 



W A Stuart, 23yds llltlll— 7 J Thompson, 21yds 1011001—4 



J Ware. 21yds 0001100-2 



Ties in Class A. 



Dr Wynn, 27vds 111-3 A Eddy, 27yds 10-1 



B W West, 27yds 110-2 



Ties in Class B. 



J Rathjcn. 84yds Ill— 3 F Lenington, 24yds — 



R Grace, 24yds 110—2 



Referee, C. W. Wainwright. 



BRADFORD, Out., March 12.— A match took place here to day 

 between the Newmarket and Bradford gun clubs, at Canadian black- 

 birds with following result: 



Bradford. Newmarket. 



■J Lawrence . . .000 OlOllOlllll— 9 W Bnmton 0U1110111101U— 12 



W Rogers 110111000111101—10 CATerry... . .11010U10001010- 8 



JS Boddy OOlllllllllll 11— 13 CC Morris 110011100011111—11 



RF Green 110111111111101—13 A E Roe 011101111111111—13 



T R .Morris 001011011100011— 9 T H Lloyd 010001111101101— 9 



TEdmanson... .011101100100000- 6 T T Baiiey 000111111000111—9 



60 63 

 WELLINGTON, Mass., March 20.— The regular shoot of the Wel- 

 lirgton Gun Club resulted as follows: 1. Five pigeons — Swift first. 

 Moore and Adams second, Sbumway and Lawson third. 2 FTve 

 blackbirds— Schaeter and Shumway first. Swift and Sanborn second, 

 Wilson and Moore third. 3. Five blackbirds— Swift and Stanton first, 

 Moore and Robinson second. Wilson and Lew is third. 4. Five pigeons 

 — Lawson first, Swift and Adams second, Robinson and Schaefer 

 third. 5. Five blackbirds— Adams, Wilson and Sanborn first, Shum- 

 way and Robinson second. Swift and Stanton third, Lewis fourth. 6. 

 Five clay-pigeons— Sbumway. Wilson and Sanborn first, Stamon and 

 Bradstreet third, Lewis and Stanton fourth. 7. Five pigeons — Swift 

 and Wilson flrst , Moore and Lawson second, Adams and Sanborn 

 third, Shumway and Robinson fourth. 8. Five blackbirds— Schaefer 

 first, Stanton and Moore second, Lewis and Sanborn third. Swift and 

 W. A. Sauoorn fourth. 9. Five pigeons— Moore and Adams first, 

 Law and Bradstreet second. Schaeier third, Swift and Wilson fourth. 

 10. Five blackbirds— Robinson, Moore and Adams first, Stanton, 

 Schaefer and Wilson second, Lawson third, W. A. Sanborn and Brad- 

 street fourth. 11 Five pigeons— Warreu, Stanton and Schaefer first, 

 Shumway second, Swift and Shore third. Adams, W. A. Sanborn, 

 Bradstreet and Sanborn fourth. 12. Five blackbirds - Ad itns first, 

 Wilson aud Stanton second, Sanborn third. 13. Five pigeons -Schae- 

 fer, Adams and Warren first. Swift, Stanton and Lawson second, 

 Short third. 14. Five blackbirds— Stauton first. Adams and Lawson 

 second, Short third. 15. Five pigeons— Stanton, Lawson and Warren 

 first. Schaefer second, Shumway third. 16. Eive blackbirds— Ad ims 

 first, Waireu and Lawson second, Swift, Short and Scbaefer third. 

 If, Five pigeons— Scan ton, Lawson and Schaefer first, Short. Brad- 

 street and Swift second, Wairen thud. 18. Five blackbirds— Lawson 

 first, Stanton second, Adams third. 19. Five pigeons— Lawson first. 

 Warren second. Scnaefer third. 20. Miss and out— Taken by Short 

 and Stanton. 21. Five blackbirds— Short first, Swift second, Brad- 

 street third. 



BERGENPOINT, N. J., March 19.-The most important pigeon 

 shooting match of the winter season was shot to day on the grounds 

 of the Carteret Gun Club at Bergen Point, N. J., between Mr. C, Floyd 

 Jones, of the Carteret Club, and the well known Irish shot i- Mr. Fred- 

 ericks," of the Westminster Kennel Club. The afternoon was anything 

 but pleasant, as it in turn i ained and hailed with a thunder and light- 

 ning accompaniment. The wind, which was somewhit fresh from the 

 noitheast, caused many of the buds to fly to tbe left of the score, and 

 as some went remarkably fast, the best shooting ever seen in this 

 conn try was witnessed. Mr. Floyd Jones showed such form that be 

 would have beaten the best shots ever seen at Monaco or Hurling- 

 bain in just sucn a match. At least such was the opinion of Mr. How- 

 ard Jaff ray, who has done more shooting abroad than any American 

 now living. Nor was "Mr. Frelerieks" muchbehirdin form He made 

 a bad break in his second twenty, which was probably due to a vivid 

 flash of lightning, followed almost immediately by darkness, making 

 tbe dark blue birds almost invisible. He also missed bis 35th, 36th 

 and y7th birds, which gave Mr. Floyd Jones a clear lead that bis 

 Kennel Club opponent could never overcome, especially as Mr. Floyd 

 Jones made a run of 41 without a miss from his 12fch to his 55th bird 

 inclusive. The conditions of the match and score were as foil >ws: 

 Match for §>1.0i"0 ($500 each) to shoot at 100 birds at 28yds. rise, from 5 

 traps, SOvds. boundary, club rule^. 



C Floyd Jones— 1111011111101 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111 

 1011111111110111100111010011111101111111111111— Total. 100: killed, 90; 

 missed, 10. 



Mr. Fredericks— lllllll '111111111111101111111111010001111111101111100 

 11111110111101101111111011111011110111100111101— Total, 100; killed, 82; 

 inwsed, 18. 



Mr. Floyd Jones used second barrel 63 times. "Mr. Fredericks" used 

 secwnd barrel 63 times. Referees. Howard Jaffray aud R. B. Law- 

 rence; time of shoot. 2 hours. The birds were an excellent lot, nearly 

 all dark blue or slate. Of the 200 trapped only 5 failed to get up the 

 instant the trap was sprung. Tney were handled in excellent style 

 by Phil, whose dogs Dt 11 and Ralph, especially the latter, retrieved 

 haudscmely The guns used were a Scott hammerless, by Floyd 

 Jones, weighing 7% pounds, with 4 drams of Wood powder behind 1*4 

 ounces of No 7 soot. - -Mr. Fredericks" used an under lever hammer 

 gun. ivy Turner, that weighed 7J4 pounds, with 3J4 drams of black 

 powder behind 1J4 ounces of No. 7 shot, in cartridges loaded by Purdy, 

 of London. 



MAHANOY CITY. Pa., March 17.-To day a pigeon match was shot 

 in the city park at, this place by Stride, of Mabanoy City; Broadbeck, 

 of Tamoq.ua; and Burk, of Shenandoah: 24yds.. 3 ground traps: 



Hairy Stride 100000111111—7 Charles Burk HOOOllOllOO— 6 



Frank Broadbeck. 010011111111-9 



Broadbeck is young but a line shot. Many matches will be shot 

 here during the summer a=> much interest is shown, and a great many 

 here are really excellent shots. — X. 



THE JAMAICA GUN CLUB. March 17— First match of the season 

 for the Dean's medal, 25 Peoria blackbirds, 18yds.. 8 angles: 



D A Brown 1111001101111101111100110-18 



C H Cilley lIOllllllOllOlllllllOllJl-20 



A Taniscb 00001101 0000101001 1 1 11 111—13 



J T Boothbv lllllOdOOOOlOOlOOllllOlOO-12 



J B McKay". 011010101 1010011000101000—11 



Sam Gist 0001101011111110010010000—12 



STAUNTON GUN CLUB. -Match of March 18, 20 single clays, 

 18yds , 3 traps, 12-gauge. guus: 



Barganiu., 11111111110011110110— 16 Weyman. lOllOlOOOlOlOOOlOHO— 10 



Summ'sonOllll 110110111011111-16 Jones 00010101111100111111— 13 



Cochran ... 1 1 1 100010011 011 1 01 1 1—13 Gushing . . . 101 1000101110 11 1 1 1 1 1—14 



Nelson.... OOllllOlOOOlOllOOlll— 11 Alby 11000111110111110011—14 



Summerson won tie. 



NEWARK, N. J., March 20.-The annual crow shoot of the South 

 Side Gun Club was held this afternoon at the club grounds, near the 

 coal dumps, with a full attendance of tbe members. Over 300 crows, 

 trapped on the shores of the Delaware, near Trenton, were on hand 

 in champagne baskets. They were rapidly placed in the trap at 25yds. 

 rise. Their sable plumage and lumbering flight made them easy 

 victims of the gunners, and few misses were made. Fully one-half of 

 the members made clean scores in the 5-bird sweepstakes, and few 

 missed more than 1 bird in 5, The general verdict was that crows 

 were easy to hit but hard to kill. When the matches were over the 

 ground was strewn with dead crows. The cost of the birds was con- 

 siderably less than that of pigeons, and they were placed in the traps 

 for the members at twenty cents each. The few that escaped struck 

 a bee-line for Trenton, 



CRUEL HANDLING.— A special correspondent from Reading. Pa., 

 tells a shocking story of cruelty practiced by L. B. Campbell, a well- 

 known New Jersey pigeon shooter, upon the birds trapped for his 

 opponent. He was accused of pinching off the toes and blinding one 

 of the eyes of each nird to make them fly to the left and in a frenzied 

 manner. The report stated that he was nearly mobbed when the 

 trick was discovered, and then he was finally arrested and taken to 

 the station house. It.also said that tbe match was stopped at the 

 tenth bird, but later reports gave the Reading man credit for killing 

 3D birds and the Monmouth county man 37. showing that the match 

 was concluded. Tbe fact cannot be disguised that misguided men 

 practice many cruel tricks upon pigeons before placing them in the 

 traps, under the delusion that they can direct or accelerate their 

 flight Observation shows that it is a fallacy, and that no matter how 

 the birds' feathers may be pulled out or trimmed off, the result can- 

 not be foretold. Pigeon shooting in itself is cruel, but there is no 

 excuse whatever for breaking the birds' toes, pulling t^il feathers, 

 injecting turpentine or peppermint under the skin, or sticking tooth- 

 picks through their nostrils. 



CINCINNATI, March 12.- Weekly shoot of the Price HillGun Club. 

 Weather all that could be wished. The club tried their new plan of 

 having two sets of traps going for singles and doubles; it was a de- 

 cided success, and none were kept waiting as is generally tbe case. 

 Mr. J, E. Miller broke 93 out of 100 singles and doubles. Match at 20 

 single American clav birds: J. E. Miller 20, O. Sopf 17, J. Maynard 15, 

 Dreste 12, Judge 12, Bmg 13, Chick 16, D. Beam 14, C. Beery 17. C. 

 Resor 13. 



Match at 10 pair: J. E. Miller 18, O. Sopf 15, J. E. Maynard 14, C. 

 Droste 18. Judge 13, Bing 10, Chick 12, Bemis 9, C. Beery 10, C. Resor 

 10 



Match at 20 singles: J. E. Miller 19, O. Sopf 16, Maynard 15. C. 

 Droste 14, Judge 14, Bing 12, Chick 16, Beery 17, Resor 13, Bemis 13, 



Fourth match, 10 pair: J. E. Miller 18, J. Mavnar.l 16, O. Sopf 14, C. 

 Droste 16, Judge 13, Bing 10. Chick 15, Bemis 11, Beery 13, Resor 11. 



Fifth match. 20 singles: J. E. Miller 18, O. Sopf 13. J. Maynard 18, 

 C. Droste 13. Judge 17, Bmg 10, Chick 19. Bemis 10, Beery 14, Hesor 

 13. -W. A. L., Sec'y. 



CASSELTON GUN CLUB.— Cass elton, DaK., March 5.— The Cassel- 

 ton Gun Club met at W. H. Best's office last Wednesday evening, and 

 reorgan zed with the following board of officers: President, L Wood; 

 Vice-President, John McLeod; Secretary, W. H. Best: Treasurer, E. 

 F. Gilbert; Field Captain. G. M. Babcock. The club consists of two 

 sections, A. or the shotguns; B, or the rifles. The membership is 

 about 15, initiation fee $1.50. . 



RECKLESS GUN CLEANING. — Albert Hoelzet, of this city, wish- 

 ing to clean his gun on Sunday last, found the lock dirty and hard to 

 unscrew. He put the weapon on the stove, and on lifting it up it was 

 discharged and a full charge of shot entered his breast, killiug him 

 almost immediately. 



EMERALD GUN CLUB.— The challenge matches of tbe Emerald 

 Gun Club of New York, at pigeons were shot at Sea Vie w Park, New 

 Dorp. S. I., on March 18. Tue match between John Glaccum and 

 John Goodwin. 26 lards each, 21yds. rise, 2 traps, both barrels, club 

 rules. Glaccum won. with 23 birds to Goodwin's 19. The match be- 

 tween E.Cody and H.Hudson, 10 birds eacb, 21yds. rise, 2 traps, 

 club rules, was won by Hudson, who killed S to Cody's 7. Sweep- 

 stakes shooting followed. 



OTTAWA, Out , March 13.— The match at Carleton Place to day for 

 the L'gowsky clay-pigeon championship medal was won by W, L. 

 Cameron, of this city, a former champiou. 



Join the National. Gun Association.— Send 10 cents, for handbook 

 giving all information, to the Secretary Matt R. Freeman, General 

 Manager. F. C. Ethefidge, Secretary and Treasurer, Macon, Ga. 

 Board of Directors: Dr. L, E. Russell, Springfield, O.; C. M. Stark, 

 Winchester, Mass. ; J. Von Lengerke, New York city; Washington A. 

 Coster, Flatbush, L. I.; Wm. G. Cooper, Savannah, Ga. ; E. A. Craw- 

 ford, Tallahassee, Fla. ; M. R Freeman, W. W.Parker and F. G. 

 Etheridge, Macon, Ga.— Adv. 



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FIXTURES. 



—N^w Haven Y. O, Opening Race. 



-Knickerbocker Y. C, Spring Regatta. 



—Sandy Bay Y. O, Cup Race, Rockport. 



—Toledo Y. C, Pennant Matches. 



— Portland Y. C , Annual Regatta. 



— Frisbe aud Em Ell Eve, City Point. Match Race. 



:-Buffal:> Y. C, Club Regatta. 



—Sandy Bay Y. C, Cup Race, Gloucester. 



—Atlantic Y. C, Regatta. 



-N. Y. Y. C. Regatta. 



-Dorchester Y. C, Nahant, Open. 



Sandy Bay Y. C, Cup Race, Squam. 



HiillV. C, Corinthian Pennant Race. 



Hull Y. O, Pennant race. 

 —Boston Y. C, Cup Race, City Point. 

 —Sandy Bay \ . C, Cup Sail-off, Squam. 

 —Corinthian Y. C. Club Race. 

 -Hull Y. C, Club Race. 

 —Buffalo Y. O, Annual Regatta. 

 -4 — Knickerbocker Y. C., Annual Cruise. 

 -Boston Y. C. Regatta. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



Quebec Y. C— The following officers for 1886 were elected on March 

 6: Commodore, J. U. Gregoiy; Vice-Commodore, John Ritchie; 

 Captiin. John S. Thorn: Secretary, Jas.Piddmgton; Treasurer, Geo. 



C. Scott; Managing Committee— Albeit Peters, John Gilmour; Sailing 

 Committee— Eugene Chinie, Charles McKenzie, E. G. Meredith, John 

 Shaw. F. A. Falkenoerg. 



Portland Y. C- Officers for 1886: Commodore, Wm. Sen ter. Jr.; 

 Vice-Commodore, Geo. C. Owen ; Fleet Captain, N. D. Gould ; Fleet, 

 Surgeon, C. W. Bray; Secretary, George Doane Rand: Treasurer, 

 Harry R. Virgin: Measurer. J. H. Dyer; Trustees— W. Senter, Jr., K. 



D. Atwood, J. P. Thomas, J. M. Brown; Membership Committee — T. 

 Hale Chase, C. J. Farriugton. E. H. York, George Doane Rand; Re- 

 gatta Committee— W. Senter Jr., F. L. Moseley. H. P. Larrabee, H. 

 R. Virgin, P. T. Griffin; House Committee. Geo. T. Scott. 



Salem Bay Y. C— Officers for 1886: Commodore, King Up'on ; Vice- 

 Commodore, Gordon Dexter; Rear Commodore, Dr. Geo. S. Osborn; 

 Secretary, Horace A. Brooks; Treasurer, Geo. W. Mansfield; Meas- 

 urer. Thomas J. Sargent; Regatta Committee, John Neweotnb, L. G. 

 Whitcomb, Anton Liebsch and George W. Mansfield ; Directors. John 

 Newcomb, D. B. Gardner and George P. Berry; Membership Com- 

 mittee, Henry A. Hale, J. W. Dodge and Clarence Murphy. 



New Haven Y. C— Officers elected March 9: Commodore, J. G. 

 Beecher; Vice-Commodore, G. E. Dudley; Rear Commodore, CM. 

 Peck; Secretary, F. W. Guion; Treasurer. J. Gallagher, Jr.; Meas- 

 urer, F. H. Andrews; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. Paul C. Skiff. 



Pentucket Y. C— Tbe following officers have been elected for 

 1886: Commodore, F. R. Moore; Vice-Commodore, J. A. Crossin; 

 Fleet Captain. C. H. Stacy; Secretary and Treasurer, Thos. Coulev : 

 Measurer, J. Goodell; Trustees, Cba<. H. Stacy, F. H. Quimby, Tho's. 

 Conley; Regatta Committee, J. A. Crossin, F. F. Drew. G. W. Hicks. 



THE YACHT CLUBS OF OHIO.— The formation of the Inter-Lake 

 Yachting Association promises to unite all the clubs of Ohio at least, 

 and to benefit greatly yachting on Lake Erie Last season the Ohio 

 Y. C. was organized at Toledo and now has 164 active members, the 

 newly incorporated Toledo Y. C. has 120 members, the Cleveland 

 Y. A. has now 112 members, the Puritan Bay Y. C. has 35 members, 

 aud the Michigan Y. C, of Detroit, Mich., has 151 active members. 

 All of these organizations are interested in the new Inter-Lake Y. A., 

 and will aid in making the meet of 1886 a success. 



CVTHERA.— This yawl, with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. W. Stewart and 

 and Mr. C. S. Lee on board, left Wivenhoe on March 10 for Gosport, 

 wkere she will take on some sails before leaving for Madeira. Mr. 

 Stewart has purchased the Cythera, a yawl 84ft, on waterline and 

 17ft. beam, and will sail her across after a visit to the Mediterranean. 

 Captain S. D. Porter is in command as navigator. 



SMALL LAUNCHES.— Messrs. Kane & Co., of Racine, Wis., are 

 now building several small launches in which water gas is employed 

 for fuel. They have now in hand one 25ft. long. 4ft. beam, 24in. ex- 

 treme draft, for Mr. Will Wood, of Racine. She will have a 3-eyhnder 

 valveless engine of a new type, and a porcupine boiler, burning 

 water gas. 



THE CUP RACES.— A meeting of the Cup Committee of the New 

 York Y. C, was held last week. The arrangements for the races will 

 probably be the same as last year as regards courses and other de- 

 tails. Mr. J. F. Tarns has been requested by Mr. Beavor-Webb to act 

 as Galatea's representative. 



YACHT STOVES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Having read with interest the communication of Mi-. Chas. L. Work, 

 published in your issue of March 11, on gasoline stoves for yachts, 

 and also the reference which Mr. Kunhardt makes to kerosene stoves 

 in bis "Cruise of the Coot," I am led to conclude that my own experi- 

 ence may be of service to some of those, who, like myself, love a 

 boat. 



My only knowledge of gasoline stoves is what has been gained by 

 observation. With kerosene stoves for cooking purposes I have had 

 an experience of ten years, and during the last five years have neither 

 changed my stoves nor the method of using them, notwithstanding 

 mv cruises have aggregated hundreds of miles. 



I have two little cast iron kerosene stoves, with two burners each, 

 known as the Whitney Hot Air Bla=t. They are made in Philadelphia. 

 In appearance probably the least attractive of any on the. market. 

 There may be others as good or even better, but I have never had 

 any serious trouble, eitber from smoking or odor, aud the two 

 together will cook a good meal for five men in the time it takes to 

 heat up a coal or wood stove, say in about thirty minutes. 



My method is to place the two stoves side by side, iu a zinc-lined 

 wooden box, constructed as shown. It will be observed that tbe top 



icaVe: 'jo"-/" 



of the box lifts off, and the front lets down by means of hinges placed 

 three or four inches above the bottom, which leaves a reservoir suf- 

 ficiently large to hold and confine any of the oil that may escape from 

 the stoves, or any particles of grease that may be thrown off in cook- 

 ing. 



When sailing to windward in an open boat the front or drafts of 

 the stoves are placed to leeward, and are thus protected from too 

 strong a current of air by the back and sides of the box. When not 

 in use for cooking, the whole is closed up, and the top of the box 

 affords a very good seat or a place to deposit temporarily some of 

 the many necessary articles in constant use on board of a crowded 

 little boat. At the time of cooking, the front, when let down to a 

 horizontal position, offers a convenient place for putting the dishes 

 in waiting to be cooked, or those ready and waiting to be served. 

 Thus the whole arrangement will be found to be a very convenient 

 one. 



Besides the advantages so far stated there is another and probably 

 a greater one. Science has conclusively shown that the most perfect 

 combustion in a flame is obtained by heating the air just before igni- 

 tion. This is partly accomplished by confining at least a poition of 

 the radiated heat around the fUme. 



An advantage is gained by having two small stoves instead of a 

 large one. The space which is left between the burners of each 

 stove enables the cook to place the pots or pans directly over the 

 flame, which gives a quicker result than when crowded to the sides, 

 as w r ould be the case with a three-burner stove with two pans or a 

 pan and a coffee pot over the flame at the same time; and again, 

 about one half the time a single small stove will do all the work that 

 is needed, saving thereby a large percentage, of oil. 



Wm. H. Dili worth. New Jersey Y. C. 



[The other cuts represent "Piscator's" stove, described in'the For- 

 est and Stream of Dec. 17, 1885 ] 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I see by an article upon yacht stoves by "W.," in the paper of 

 Marcu 11, that he claims as an advantage for gasoline stoves, that 

 gasoline when upset or spilled, will burn quietly if ignited, leaving no 

 trace of its overflow. In burnirg it is liable to set fire to surrounding 

 objects, however. 



1 should, however, regard this a disadvantage rather than an ad- 

 vantage. For looking at this fact in a scientific sense the superiority 

 of kerosene is seen at a glance. It is a fact well known by all chemists 

 that kerosene of high fire test, will not ignite when a flame is applied 

 unless it be heated to a temperature high enough to vaporize some of 

 its more volatile constituents, which cannot be done in any propeily 

 constructed stove or lamp. 



The reason why kerosene lamps explode, is that not sufficient care 

 is taken in the filling of them. When the oil gets low the heat from 

 the wickl vaporizes some of the oil, which vapor filling the empty- 

 space mixes with air. forming an explosive compound which is ignited 

 by the fl ime at the wick. X, 



Boston, Mass. 



CRUISING YACHTS. -The schooner Noma collided on March 4 

 with the Norwegian bark Guldfaxe, bound from St. Pierre, Martin- 

 ique, to Pensacola. The yacht was bound from Mobile to Havaua. 

 aud was about 40 miles from the former port at the time. The bark 

 struck her on the starboard quarter, cutting down below the water- 

 line, and carrying away her mainmast and mainsail. The break was 

 stopped temporarily, and the sea being calm she made her way safely 

 to Mobile. The Guldfa xe lost her jibboom, cutwater ana topmast. 

 Mr. Leith has libelled her, as the collision is laid to her. Montauk 

 was at Fortress Monroe on March 18. Her owner left her there, re- 

 turning to New York by rail. The steam yacht Ibis was lately at 

 Key West. Atalanta was at the same port on March 10. Ghana was 

 lately at Charlotte Harbor, west coast of Florida, her owner and his 

 friends going ashore on a hunting trip. She will soon return North. 

 Montauk and Atalanta both arrived in New York on Tuesday. 



CAROLINA Y. O— The races of the Carolina Y. C. last season , 

 proved so pleasant, that tbe coming summer bids fair to surpass any 

 of its predecessors. The four new yachts built by McGiehan last 

 summer have proved themselves very speedy and their work this 

 year is looked forward to with great interest. The Mascotte, the 

 ehampion of '84, was prevented from competing last season, but is 

 now being refitted and made ready for this summer's work. The 

 Vixen and Idler (McGiehan's boats) will not have tbe walkover which 

 they had last summer. New boats are being built, aDd the first re- 

 gatta, which takes place on the Cape Fear River in May, will be the 

 start of 1886. The club now registers twenty six yachts and the ques- 

 tion now to be solved is who will be the champion. 



THE NEW YACHTS. —Work is going on rapidly with both of the 

 new racers, and they will, in all probability, be finished in good time. 

 The Atlantic is now planked up, with trunk completed, and deck 

 frame, clamps, ceiling, etc., in place. Work on the sails, rigging, 

 joinerwork and ironwork is going on at the same time, so that all 

 will be ready when the hull is readv for launching. Similar progress 

 has been made on the Mayflower. Lawleys are busy with the moulds 

 for the big schooner. Her keel box is 'readv for the lead casting. 

 The frames of Mr. Fay's 49ft. yacht are also ready at the new yard. 



