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BOSTON, March 27.— The attendance at Walnut Hill to-day was 

 good, and some floe scores were made. A team match for practice 

 was shot by teams chosen from ihose present, and resulted in a 

 victory for Captain Davis's team. The matches and F will close 

 Thursday, April 8. Following are the best scores made: 



Captain Davis's Team. 

 E R Foster 9 10 9 10 7 10 10 8 10 7-90 



R Reed 6 9 9 



R Davis 7 10 



L Herbert (mil.) 6 8 



\J W Frve 8 8 



F Carter (mU.) 6 10 



9 7 9-81 

 6 6 8-74 

 9 5 4— 

 64+7=71 



8 8 6 6 8-68 



9 4 6 15- 



8 8 

 6 9 7 

 8 5 6 



7 

 5 



53+7=60 



JP Bates ... 5 84 6 86464 5-51- 



Captain Fellows's Team. 



J B Fellows . . . 



E B Souther , . . 8 



NF Tufts 8 



B G Warren 10 



W Gassam 5 



W Henry (mil,) 8 



C Williams (mil). 



5 5 

 7 10 

 7 5 



6 (i 

 6 7 

 6 4 



8 4 4 3 7 4 



9 8 10 8 9 7-75 

 9 9 5 6 6 10-74 

 9 10 8 5 7 5-69 

 5 8-65 



8 6 7-63 



9 7 3- 

 54+5=59 



5 6 



4 8- 



45+5=50-455 



8 

 5 

 7 



8 10 

 7 7 



7 6 10 8 

 7 8 7 8 

 9 8 6 10 

 3 5 8 

 8 4 7 



0-84 

 9-80 



8-74 



4-ey 



9 8 9 7 

 7 8 10 6 



9 6 



9 10-90 



7 6-82 



8 10-80 

 7 8-76 



9 9-73 

 9 3-72 

 9 7-65 



Victory Medal Match. 



RReed » 9 9 9 



J B Fellows 10 9 9 8 



N F Tufts 5 5 10 7 



R Davis 5 9 10 8 



EB Souther 10 7 7 7 



Decimal Off-Hand Match. 



E R Foster 9 10 10 9 



J N Frye 10 10 9 9 



C B Edwards ... 9 6 10 6 



EB Souther 6 8 8 8 9 



N F Tufts 8 10 7 1 4 



BG Warren 7 8 10 7 9 



J P Bates 5 5 5 4 6 



Special Military Match. 



W Charles 9 10 9 10 8 



W Henry 4 5 9 8 10 



LHerbert ... 6 6 6 8 8 



State Military Match. 



Cadet Foster 21 21 21 22 23 



Rest Match. 



J N Frye 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9-98 



D D Chase 9 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 10 10-97 



G W Wbitcomb JO 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 10—97 



S Winchester 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 9—96 



WORCESTER, Mass., March 29.— There was a fair attendance at 

 the regular meet yesterday at Pine Grove Range under the auspices 

 of the Worcester Ritle Association The standard American target was 

 used. The result in detail was as follows: 

 Record Match. 

 Leigh ton 



9 5 



7 8 

 6 10 

 6 6 5 5 



4-73 

 4-08 

 8-59 



8 5 8 



JO 



8 



7 



9 cS 7 





4 4 10 



!) 



9 



9 



7 6 5 



10-73 



6 5 7 



8 



6 



4 



6 7 8 



8-68 



7 6 8 



5 



7 



8 



5 7 7 



6-66 



4 7 6 



9 



5 



5 



G 6 5 



6-57 



10 5 7 



4 



5 



7 



5 4 5 



5-57 



:ores. 













7 9 5 



8 



10 



5 



7 10 7 



9-77 



5 8 5 



9 



5 



8 



8 10 10 



8-76 



10 8 6 



9 



8 



5 



9 9 8 



4-76 



9 6 a 



8 



9 



5 



6 7 3 



8-74 



9 5 9 



7 



7 



8 



9 5 i 



8-74 



a s e 



4 



7 



9 



9 5 6 



5-66 



2 3 



9 



5 



5 



8 5 1 



7-45 



Normam 



Bernard 



At the regular meet last week ih the record match the totals were 

 as follows : Fuller 74, Clark 70. Rice 64, Norman 62, Jones 58. The 

 totals in the practice scores were, Fuller 78. Clark 77, Norman 72, 

 Jones 69, Rice 68, Brown 34. 



TO SHOOT 4.000 BLOOKS.-Rome, N. Y.. March 25,— There issome 

 talk here concerning an attempt to break 4,000 wooden blocks with a 

 .22 Wincbester, using but one magazine, in one day. The balls will 

 be thrown up at between 15 and 20ft. rise, and Wm.'A, Parker, one of 

 our wing rifle shots, will make the attempt to make 4,000 hits. To ac- 

 complish this be must average neaily 7 hits each minute for 10 hours 

 including the time taken in loading the gun. It is a task he is little 

 aware of, we think, but it is not likely he would try to do it unless he 

 had some hopes for success. He will probably shoot this next sum- 

 mer. It is no small job to stand and hold up a 9-pound gun long 

 enough to make that number of hits to say nothing of misses He has 

 made some very good scores, ranging from 75 to 98 per cent. hits, and 

 once he made 100 straight. The gun he will use, if he shoots, has 

 been ordered through Geo. Payne, a prominent gun dealer of our 

 city. Has any record ever been made by any one in New York state 

 as the one I stated? When was it? Where? Bv whom? How many 

 in how loDg a time?— Dot. [See in Forest and Stream. Jan. 22, 1885, 

 report of Dr. Carver's match to hit 60.000 living targets with rille in 

 6 days. His score was: 64,881 shots fired, 4,865 misses, 60,016 hits.], 



FITCHBURG. Mass., March 25.— The Fitchburg Rifle Association 

 have now had four meets at their River Street Range, and have de- 

 cided to make public the results of their meets. The results at each 

 in shooting clay pigeons with a possible 30 were as follows: 



Jan. 18. Mar. 5. Mar. 17. Mar. 24. 



THE TRAP. 



16 

 16 

 11 



22 

 24 

 15 



22 



'J!) 



20 



E N Cummings 22 



G W Weymouth 19 



AW Baker, Jr 17 



J P Sheldon 



H E Houghton 



W J Fox 



G J Wallace 



The tie between Weymouth and Baker was won by IBaker, and the 

 tie between Fox and Wallace was won by Fox. 



HAVERHILL RIFLE CLUB. -Badge shoot, Mar. 27, standard tar- 

 get. Creedmoor count: 



W D Palmer 5545545554- 47 W Worthen 4414j5j444_.11 



S Johnson 4544554445—44 J Busfield 4444454314-41 



C Brown 4555445444—41 E Bray 5454444453 -41 



HTuck 5544554444—44 C Bliss 444^435444- 40 



CB Wright 4445445445-43 F Merrill 4334533444 - 37 



J F Brown 5544445444-43 O H Poor 4344344443-37 



L Jackson 4545145345-43 



SPRINGFIELD, Mass.— The recent telegraph rifle match between 

 the Rod and Gun Club, of Springfield, Mass., and the Rifle Club, of 

 Topeka, Kan., was won by the former by 16 points. 



THE TRAJECTORY TEST.— Editor Forest and Stream: In your 

 issue of the 4th inst., "D. W. Z." commenting upon the late trajectory 

 tests between the .40 60-210 Winchester, and the .40 70 230 Bullard, 

 claims that the latter, owing to lti sharp twist— one turn in twenty 

 inches— made the flattest trajectory at 200yds, "each being loaded 

 practically in the same proportion." I fail to see the point, as the 

 former threw 3}£ grains of lead to 1 of powder, while the latter only 

 threw 334 grains of lead to 1 of powder. Secondly, the former had a 

 2S-inch barrel, while the latter had been cut down to 20 inches. 

 Thirdly, they used different brands of powder, with shells unlike in 

 shape. The only gun tested that came near the Winchester in length 

 of barrel, powder and lead— as I view the report— was the Whitney- 

 Kennedy .40-60-210, with one turn in 22 inches, but which failed to 

 make as flat a tra jectory by more than half an inch as did the Win- 

 chester at 200 yards. So far, therefore, as a settlement of the question 

 whether a quick twist is superior to a medium one— for 200 yards at 

 least— is to my inind an open question still, and to be fully settled only 

 by testing several arms or like caliber, length and hefc, loading both 

 with ammunition from the same box, practically alike in every 

 respect except the twist.— Cap Look (Frewsburg). 



PLAISTED VS. ZEU&NER.— New York, March 22.— Contest at 

 Greenfield Scbufctzen Park. $100 a side, between George Plaisted of 

 tne famous Zettler Rifle Club of New York, and August Zeugner of 

 the Greenfield Rifle Club. Many riflemen were present; C. G. Zettler 

 referee; conditions, 25 shots. German ring target, 200 yards off hand 

 any rifle: Geo Plaisted— 21, 34, 25,20,21, 18, 10, 20, 19, 22, 16, 18 24 

 22, 24, 25, 22 21, 17..19. 22, 20, 25, 24, 18; total, 217. August Zeugner- 

 19, 16, 10. 18. 17. 21, 16, 11, 16, 22, 12, 18. 22, 18, 22, 23. 20, 21, 20, 17, 24, 

 19, 20, 22, 28; total, 466. After the shooting the marksmen and in- 

 vited guests, marched to the Belvidere House, where a fine collation 

 was served with Mr. Kattenstroth as host. Speeches were made 

 by several invited guests. The next match will probably be ten 

 members of the Zettler Rifle Club against ten of the best riflemen of 

 the State of New Jersey, for $500 a side.— G. W. B. 



LAWRENCE, March 27.— The Lawrence Press Rifle Club chal 

 lenged tne Lowell Press Club to shoot a team match on Fast day, and 

 the latter has accepted. The conditions of the shoot are: 200 yards, 

 off hand; team of eight men. five shots each; Creedmor target; 

 military rifles allowed two points in score. The prize is a silver cup, 

 20 inches high, lined with gold, presented by Bicknell Bros, of this 

 city, to be held by the winning team until won back by the opposing 

 team, and. to be snot for annually. 



Scores for publication should be made out on the printed blanks 

 prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to club 

 secretarit's. 



MIDDLESEX GUN CLUB, Dunellen. N, J.-This new shooting club 

 numbers about 60 active members, with Mr. E. Robinson as the presi- 

 dent. The shooting ground is only a short distance from Dunellen 

 station, nicely laid out with anew club house, which will be inclosed 

 by a high board fence, making one of the best shooting grounds in 

 this State. The club will soon issue a challenge to the crack Jersey 

 City Heights Gun Club to shoot a friendly team match, 15 or 20 men 

 a side. 10 birds each. Shootmg meetings are held every Saturday at 

 live birds, gla-s balls, or clay birds. Appended is to-day's score at 

 live birds suot at in a blinding rain. First sweep, handicap rise, one 

 barrel, lies shot off miss and out: 



First Sweep. Second Sweep. 



Quimbo. 25yds 1 111 10—5 Quimby, 25yds 110111 -5 



Rich, 22yds 111100-4 Rich, 23vds 101000—2 



Dickens, 24vds 100000—1 Dickens. 24yds 101000— ■> 



Miller, 34yds 111110—5 Miller, 24yds 110110—4 



Terry, 24vtls 111110-5 Terry, 24yds 110110—4 



Squires, 24yds 11 1111 -6 Williams. 110000—2 



Williams, 22yds 110000-2 



Third Sweep. Fourth Sweep. 



Quimby. 25yds 001000—1 Quimby, 25yds 111110-5 



Rich, 23yds 001000— 1 Dickins. 24yds 111001-3 



Diekius. 24yds 001000-1 Squires, 24vds 111000—3 



Miller, -24 yds 111000— 3 Williaun, 23yds 011000-2 



Squires. 25yds 111100—4 Terry. 24yds 011110-4 



Williams, 23yds 101000-2 Miller, 24yds 011000-2 



SAN FRANCISCO.— An interesting shooting match took place on 

 March 13, at Bird's Point, Alameda, between Kilgariff and Hamilton, 

 and Beck and Woodward, for a $50 dinner, 24 single birds, Hurling- 

 hani rules. Hamilton and Woodward 12-bores and allowance of 2yds. 

 Kilgariff and Beck at 30yds. The birds were a fair lot, and among 

 them were some rattlers. 



Kilgariff 111101H1100— 9> 1Q Beck 111111011111-11 | „ 



Hamilton 111011101111-10 f la Woodward. . 111011010111- 9 (*~" 



Match between O. K. Hopuins and John Kerrigan, on the afternoon 

 of the 14th, at Bird's Point, Alameda, 36 single birds, 30yds., $150 a 

 side: 



Kerrigan 0111111111101111 11111 111111011111011-32 



Hopkins 111010110101111000111111011101111100—25 



Hopkins throughout had the hardest birds, and he was inclined to 

 increase the difficulty by waiting on them too long to the detriment 

 of his chances with the second barrel. Mr. Hopkins is not satisfied 

 with his defeat, and is to shoot Kerrigan again at 50 singles. The 

 winner yesterday u°ed a 12-bore Parker; the loser a 10-bore Scott, 



BOSTON. March 24.— The trap shooters were out in full force at the 

 range at Walnut Hill to-day, to participate in several events, includ- 

 ing the contest for the individual clay pigeon badge of the Mass- 

 achusetts State Glass Bail Association,' which was won by Mr. O. R. 

 Dickey, who also won in the last match. The results of the day 

 were as follows: 1. Five pigeons— Eaerer first, Nichols and Aldoes 

 second. 2. Three pairs birds— Eager first, Allen and Nichols second. 

 8. Five straightaway— Eager first, Nichols and Stark second. 4. Seven 

 pigeons— Eager first. Stark and Nichols second, Allen and Laws n 

 third, 5. Three pair clay pigeons-Stark first. Alien second. 6. 

 Merchandise match- Eager first, Allen second. Dickey third, Stark 

 and With am fourth, Lewis fifth, Russell sixth. 7. Individual badge 

 match— Dickey made a total of 40, Stat k ;39, Ward well 36, Allen 32, 

 and Perry 29. 8. Five straightaway-Eager first. Allen and Stark 

 second, Wardwell third, Snow fourth. 9, Three pair pigeons— Aldoes 

 first, Eager second, Davis and Stark third. 10. Seven pigeons- 

 Eager first, Adams second, Wardwell and Bancroft third, Lawson 

 fourth. 11. Novelty match— Eager, Lawson and Nichols divided first. 

 Davis second, Wardwell, Stark and Aldoes divided third, Russell 

 and Allen fourth. 12. Three pair pigeons— Eager first. Snow, Ward- 

 well and Lawson second, Stark third, Adams fourth. 13. Five 

 pigeons— Lawson first, Dickey and Nichols second, Stanton third, 

 Snow fourth. 14. Six pigeons— Eager, Bancroft and Stanton first, 

 Dickey second, Russell, Adams and ': Lawson third. Nichols fourth. 

 15. Miss and out — Lawson won. 16 Five pigeons— Eager first, Stark 

 and Allen second. 17. Five straightaway— Stark first, Eager second, 

 Lawson third, Lewis fourth. 18. Three pairs pigeons— Davis first, 

 Nichols and Sno\v second, Lawson and Adams third. Stark fourth. 

 19 Miss aud out— Swan, Dickey and Aldoes. 20. Miss and out- 

 Stanfou won. 21. Five pigeons— Stanton first. Dickey sreond. 22. 

 Six pigeons— Nichols first, Snow second. 23. Three pairs pigeons— 

 Dickey first, Stan ton-second. Adams third. 24. Five pigeons— Stanton 

 first, Snow and Dickey second. 25. Five pigeons— Stanton won. 



STAUNTON, Va., March 24. -Match shot by the Stanton Gun Club, 

 3 angles, 18yds. : 



Ayres OIIOIIIIIIOIIIOOOIU— 14 West 11101110101111001110—14 



Allen.. ..11101011110111003111 -14 Berkly U 1 1 001 1111111101 10 — 14 



Alby 10001011110001110100-10 Whittle. . .11111111111111110111-19 



Bargamin. 11011111001111011111— 15 Sumerson .11111110101011110111—19 



DOMINION GUN ASSOCIATION,— Ottawa. March, 1888— A pigeon 

 shooting tournament, under the auspices of the St. Hubert Gun Club 

 oE Ottawa, will he held in this city May 4, with prizes to the amount 

 of $1,000 in gold, entrance fee $10. 21 birds each. 26yds., 100 vds. 

 boundary. Domiuiou rules to govern, the entries to close on or before 

 May 3. It is also prouosed to hold during the meeting a convention 

 of the several Canadian gun clubs for the purpose 01 organizing a 

 Dominion Gun Association, to frame and adopt a constitution for the 

 same, elect officers and decide when and where the next meeting of 

 such association shall be held. It is thought desirable that a shoot- 

 ing tournament snould be one of the principal features of the annual 

 meeting of this proposed association, also that the provincia 1 game 

 laws generally should be discussed and the opinion of the members 

 of the various clubs taken in regard thereto, and that should any 

 changes be, in the opinion of the majority, considered desirable 

 some united effort might be made to have such changes carried into 

 effect.— W. L. Cameron, Secretary (Box 885). 



MILFORD, Mass., March 25 — At the annual meeting of the Milford 

 Sportsmen's Club, held last evening, officers were elected as follows: 

 President aud Treasurer, C B. Fletcher; Vice-President. George 

 Whitney; Secretary, J. W. Jones; Executive Committe, G. W. P. 

 Hancock, Frank Mann, W. Dickinson, O. Joslvn. It was voted to have 

 a shoot at their range on Fast Day. April 8, and to invite ah persons 

 interested in the sport to participate. 



SCORE BLANKS have been prepared for the convenience of club 

 secretaries who may wish to send their reports to the Forest and 

 Stream for publication. These blanks will be sent free on application 



BURLINGTON, la , March 23.— In my last I said Mr. C. H. Wyman 

 usen a .22 Bullard; it should have been Ballard. He will attempt this 

 week the feat of breaking 950 out of 1,000 glass balls, tossed in the air 

 5yds. The sportsmen's tournament in June promises to be a larger 

 affair than was expected. A number of the prominent "shotgun 

 artists" have already signified their intention to attend, and the man- 

 agement is daily in receipt of letters from manufacturers tendering 

 shotguns, reloading tools, ammunition, traps, targets, etc. A cordial 

 invitation is extended to all sportsmen. Any information will be 

 cheerfully given by addressing A. H. Kubxemeler, Secretary, Bur- 

 lington, la. 



BUFFALO, March 24.— Pigeon shooting match between Geo, Luther, 

 of Syracuse, and George Rogers, of St. Catherines. The Canadian 

 was victorious, as the following score will show: 



Rogers lllllOlllillllOJHOlllllOllllllllllilOOl- 34 



Luther O0lO0lOll0lllll0ll0itX,lOOl0Ol001lllllll0-23 



Koch and Rogers then entered a match, $25 a side, 10 birds each, 

 with the following result: 



Jacob Koch 1110100110-6 George Rogers 1110010111—7 



CAPITAL CITY GUN CLUB.-Washington, D. C, March ^.-Edi- 

 tor Forest and Stream: At the annual meeting of the Capital City 

 Gun Club, the following officers were elected for the year 1886: E. L 

 Mills, President: J. A. Goldsborough, Vice-President; J. E. Hosford, 

 Secretary; C. McO. Taylor, Treasurer; Burndge Wilson, Comptroller. 

 The club is m a prosperous condition financially, although by reason 

 of the changes which have taken place during the past year in the 

 political world, our membership has been tome what reduced. But 

 the loss is not serious and will soon be regained. The club voted to 

 join the National Association for the Protection of Game Birds and 

 Fish.— J. E. Hosford, Sec'y. 



THE WELLINGTON GUN CLUB has been presented with an ele- 

 gant band-painted vase by the Wellington ladies as a reward for the 

 changing of its name from the Maiden to the Wellington Gun Club. 

 The vase will be shot for by the members of the club. Mrs. B. N. 

 Marks and Mrs. C. H. Bird are the artists. 



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

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

 Manager. F. C. Ethefidqe, 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. 



mwemg. 



FIXTURES. 



May 1— Brooklyn C. O, Challenge Cup and Paddling Race. 



May 15 -Brooklyn C. O, Sailing Race. 



May 22— Knickerbocker C. O. Spring: Regatta. 



May 29— Connecticut Meet, Calla Shasta Grove. 



June 12— Connecticut Meet, Paddling Race. 



July 10— Connecticut Meet, Paddling Race. 



Aug. 7— Connecticut Meet, Paddling Race. 



Aug, 15-29— A. C. A. Meet, Grindstone Island. 



Sept. 4— Connecticut Meet, Paddling Race. 



Sept, 1 8— Connecticut Meet, Sailing Races. 



Sept. 25— Connecticut Meet, Challenge Cup, 



WHAT THE TORONTO C. C. ARE DOINQ. 



THERE is great activity among the members of the club as the 

 spring approaches, and many are the alterations taking place in 

 last year's craft. It is rumored that a number of the members are in- 

 vesting in new hats, their present ones being too small to hold the big 

 expectations that are daily accumulating in their upper stories. This 

 activity is not due so much to the outlook for the A. O. A. as for the 

 club races which of late have become very interesting, and the sum- 

 mer of 1886 will find a fleet of fifteen canoes that will enter in all the 

 sailing and combined paddlmg and sailing races of the club, besides 

 the half dozen or more that turn up for the paddling events. The 

 following are a few of the many alterations going on at present: 



The commodore. Hugh Neilson, skipper of the Boreas, already 

 carries a 95ft. mainsail, but he has come to the conclusion that since 

 every one is getting in two boards, he'll polish up his aft board, add 

 20ft. of canvas to his mizzen, and still hang on to that sailing cup 

 which he has won three timas already. 



The vice- commodore, Fred W. Mason, is having a brand new set of 

 Mohican sails made for the Whimbrel, and is thinking of putting a 

 moderately heavy plate board into her. With these alterations he 

 will show up well m the principal club races. 



The secretary- treasurer has English, of Peterboro. building a new 

 craft for him 15x31, with a brass plate board of about twelve pounds. 

 She promises to be a fast paddler and her skipper is of the opinion 

 that he won't be at the tail end of sailing races either. 



D. B. Jacques has grown out of the open Peterboro and lateen sail 

 and this season owns the Wenona, the best general purpose canoe in 

 the club, built by English in 1885, 15x31, decked, boxwood, Atwood 

 board. It is reported that he is getting special quotations from 

 a wholesale house for the amount of canvas he intends to hoist over 

 her. 



J. L. Kew, one of the hardest workers in the club, being a married 

 man, is very fond of taking things easy while out sailing What he 

 has not tried in the way of centerboards is not worth mentioning. 

 His first canoe had an iron keel, then he purchased the Ada K. with 

 an Atwood board; as he carripd ballast he soon tired of this and in- 

 vested in a Radix. After a few months' trial he had the Ada K. on 

 dry docs and a plate board of 50 pounds put in her, this he found 

 very comfortable ; then there was only one thing that marred his 

 happiness while afloat, it was that beastly sharp combing on his 

 cockpit, that made him squander twenty-five cents in St. Jacob's oil 

 to anoint himself after an afternoon's racing; he has had side flaps 

 cut in his craft and is going to have a season's sport with solid com- 

 fort. 



Arthur H. Mason has disposed of the Evora to his brother, W. G. 

 Mason, who will in future command her helm. Arthur has purchased 

 a new canoe from Clendenning, 14.6x32J.ri. She will carry a 55 pound 

 centerboard. and balance lug sails of about HOsq. ft. He thinks the 

 close of '86 will see his room decorated with more silver ware than it 

 contains at present. 



W. A. Leys, the wielder of the double blade, is getting one of Rush- 

 ton's fastest boats. 15x30. Radix board and drop rudder, sails of 75 

 and 15 sq. ft., and is the promisiug novice of the club for the A C. A. 

 thisyear. 



J. W. Bridgeman, with his 14.6x32J^, is not a racer. He carries a 

 50-pound board and sails of 85 and 15sq. ft, still he likes to make fast 

 time occasionally, and is going to add a few feet to bis mainsail. 



Robert Tyson, canoe Isabel. Business will prevent him from tak- 

 ing as active a part in the affairs of the club as formerly, but when he 

 does not turn up at the races you may calculate he is either very sick 

 or out of town. 



F. M. Nicholson is wishing he could run across some one who wants 

 to buy a good canoe with a dagger board. The probabilities are that 

 the Sadie N. will be on the dry dock shortly and have a 50-pounder in 

 her hull, and then "hurrah! look out for your places in the club 

 races, you fellows with the big sails, I'm after you. ' 



Colin Fraser, open basswood, leeboards and lateen sail, all English's 

 manufacture, still he scared more feliows in '85 than any one else. 

 He sailed and paddled away from the whole club one day last season 

 in the combined race and captured the cup. He is a great cruiser 

 and intends taking a trip of 800 miles this summer, finishing up at 

 the A. C. A. He would not swap his open basswood for the best 

 clinker built boat he ever saw; no wonder he loves the homely Kate, 

 he has to take her tenderly up in his arms so often (when portag- 

 ing). 



A B. Eadie is getting a big set of sails for the Nautilus and will make 

 things very lively in the sailing race. 



F. M. Johnson. A murmur comes from Ottawa, where he is at pres- 

 ent, that he will gee one of the longitudinal strip cedar canoe and 

 make things warm m tbe paddlmg line. 



W. B. Raymond thinks he can get all the exercise he requires out of 

 his open Peterboro. 



F. E, Parsons will paddle his Rob Roy for another season. 



Major Leigh, the veteran canoeist of the club, can he seen almost 

 any warm summer evening gliding quietly along iu a little open 

 canoe, propelled by bis skilfu! single blade. The Major has used the 

 log canoe in the backwoods of Canada when canoeing was about the 

 on'y means of traveling, and would not give up his single paddle for 

 the best sailing canoe in the house, with their lines, reefs, center- 

 boards, hatches, rudders and all tbe "truck" connected with them. 



Will G. McKendrick, Sec'y T. C. 6. 



A TRIP TO UNKNOWN LAKE. 



IT was one of the finest of fine mornings that we started on our last 

 cruise. We had been planning for a week, and finally on the 

 particular bright morning mentioned above, we got away. By "we" 

 is meant "Boston," a retired merchaut of tbe "Hub." "Toronto " a 

 young gentleman from Canada, and "Cap." Arrangements were 

 made the night beforehand as follows: Toronto and Cap were to 

 start at daylight, paddle up the river some two miles, and carryover 

 into "Unknown Lake." Boston was to meet them there with provi- 

 sions, etc. The order of exercises was duly carried out, and at 8 A 

 M. we were stretching away for a seven or eight- miles paddle to the 

 camping ground at the head of the lake. Everything seemed favor- 

 able for a grand cruise. All three, were in the best of health and 

 spirits, and the very canoes bounded over the crisp waves as if they 

 too. enjoyed the day aud its pleasures. 



If you were to look on the map of Florida for Unknown Lake, you 

 would probably not find it. Yet it is there all the same, and we found 

 it on that particular morning looking its best. Along the eastern 

 shore the water, smooth as a mirror, reflected every tree and shrub, 

 while near the center of the lake a slight ripple tempered the glare of 

 the sun, now just climbing over the tops of the tall pines. A king- 

 fisher, with his querulous, scolding cry, accompanied us a long way, 

 making wide sweeps from point to point, while cormorants, gulls, 

 snake birds, etc., enlivened the scene. The spoons were sent astern, 

 but all to no purpose, the fish were not hungry ; but what cared we 

 for fish? tbe larder was well stocked and hunger too far in the future 

 to cause even a thought. And so we sped on, past bluff headlands 

 clothed with tall pines, past cosy bays lined with huge cypress, their 

 feet standing in tbe dark water, while their shaggy beards of Spanish 

 moss wagged in the morning breeze. 



The camp ground is reached at last, the canoes unloaded, the little 

 tent pitched, the fire lighted and the coffee kettle sending out its fra- 

 grant odor. We had earned our dinner and like good canoeists we 

 enjoyed it. After dinner off for fish or game. Toronto is tired and 

 prefers to stay in camp, but Boston and Cap want a little more exer- 

 cise, so they launch the big canoe and paddle away for the creek— it is 

 a short mile away and soon the canoe is threading the narrow and 

 tortuous channel. The mouth of the creek projects into the lake 

 every rain brings down its quota of dead leaves, stumps, grass and 

 debris generally, which is deposited each side of the mouth, forming 

 a section of low flat soil which supports a dense growth of cypress, 

 water maple, vines, and creepers without number, all clothed with 

 the omnipresent Spanish mass. In this jungle dwell herds of ham- 

 mock squirrels, coons and multitudes of birds, several species of the 

 owl family, fly-catchers, small herons, cormorants, the giant wood- 

 pecker and a bird that is called here the swamp pullet. 



Boston and Cap paddled up the creek for a few miles, finding noth- 

 ing to shoot hut a few squirrels and they were so fearless and neigh- 

 borly that by mutual consent they were let alone. Ad the head, or 

 rather as far up as the canoe could go, were a flock of woodducks, 

 hut so wild that it was impossible to get a shot. When the ducks got 

 up they started an otter which had been sunning himself within t/hirty 

 yards of the canoe unseen and unheard. 

 As no game was to be had it was voted to return to the lake and 



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



ford. Tallahassee Fla • M R Freeman W w Parlrnr anA tp r> ^7 the fish. Back they came and Boston rigged his "Tarpon" rod, 

 ffthPrir.„p ™7™ ^7' ire - n ' W * vv > ^ a «£er and F, C. and WIth a moderate allowance of tinware at the end of his line com- 



iithenage, Macon, Ga.— Adv. ■ menced trolling. He is encouraged by a rise. About one and a half 



