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HAVERHILL, MASS., RIFLE CLUB, May 1— Standard target, 

 300yds. off-hand. 



H Tuck 078598778 8—76 



W Worthtn 6 8 6 8 9 4 7 9 7 8-72 



C, Brown 5 5 6 3 7 8 6 9 8 10-67 



E Brown 7 8 9 5 5 8 8 5 10 5-65 



R Griffin 6 9 10 5 4 6 6 7 6 4-63 



JBusfleld 458594759 4-60 



G B Wright 76454684 3 4—51 



MANCHESTER. N. H., April 30.— The best scores made at the rifle 

 range this afternoon were by W. Morris and C. W. Lyman. It was 

 the first Friday shoot held by the club, and Mr. Morris did the closest 

 shooting in all his experience. The scores were, out of a possible 100, 

 in the handicap medal match, as follows: 



188878665 10 6-72 



W Morris < 8 4 8 9 10 10 8 7 8 7-79 



16999799 10 7 6-81 

 568 10 779 10 5 9—76 



CW Lyman ' •< 10 84697 5 89 9-75 



| 5 10 9 7 10 9 6 10 6 6-78 



MARKHAM, Ont., April 26 —Much talk has Anally resulted in the 

 organization of an enthusiastic rifle club— about 30 members being 

 already enrolled— with the object of improvement in the art of shoot- 

 ing off-hand. The target known as the standard American. 26in. in 

 diameter, ba-i been adopted, and is well liked generally, although at 

 300yds. some of the old^uns get a surprise— want to rest on some- 

 thing. The following are the officers: President. C. W. Crawford; 

 Vice-President. D. F. Ross; Captain, H. Megill; Secretary, John Mc 

 Gaw; Treasurer, M. Speight. 



Colorado Springs. Col.— t used several Kinds of ammunition last 

 season in Wyoming, in my Shaip's .45 cal., ranging from 110 grains 

 powder and '550 grains lead down to a Marlin .15-85 285, including a 

 500-gram Exprr'ss ball, and found the Marlin fr5 2-5 to do the best 

 work, and predicted that that cartridge would show a good record in 

 the test, as it did. You are entitled to great credit for the good you 

 have done the cause of rifle shooting by this test.— R. 



THE TRAP. 



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

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BROOKLYN', April 21.— The fourth regular shoot of the Fount a in 

 Gun Club was held to day at Prospect Park Fair Grounds, and 

 attracted quite a good attendance and a larger Dumber of entries 

 than in the previous shoots. Boudan had again supplied a good lot 

 of birds, although some ot them hung in the trap and had to be 

 walked up. The wind was blowing from right to left of the traps, 

 giving the shooters plenty of time to use their second barrel, and 

 enabled some of them to make good scores. Dr. "Weed, who won in 

 Class A, killed 5 of tbe 7 he was credited with with his second barrel. 

 J, Rathjen. 25yds., killed his 7 straightwith his first barrel, but made 

 sure of one bird by giving it an extra dose with the second. This is 

 Ratbjen's second win this season in his class. W. Stuart, although 

 not shooting up to his regular form, still had no difficulty in defeat- 

 ing bis two moderate opponents in Class C. The following is the full 

 score: 



Cla^s A. Class B 



DrWeed, 27ydsT. ...... .1111111 -7 J Ratbjen, 25yds. ...... .1111111— 7 



W Jones. 27yds 1111110—6 H McLaughlin, 24yds. . .0111111— 6 



A Schwartz* 27yds 1 101011—5 C Chappel, 25yds 11001 10— 4 



Dr Wynn. 28yds 1011101—5 Dr Edwards. 24yds 1H0100— 4 



A Eddy, 27yds 1011001-4 C Kendall, 25yds 0100010—2 



Class C. 



W Stuart, 23yds 1100111—5 J Sawyer, 21yds 1000100-2 



W Lake, 21yds 0C01110-3 



WESTMINSTER CLUB. — A small gathering of gentlemen assem- 

 bled on the grounds of the Westminster Kennel Club. Babylon. L. I., 

 May 1, to see the pigeon shoot between Mr. W T illiam Chauncey Floyd- 

 Jones and Mr. Pierre Lorillard, Jr., members of the club, for a wager 

 of $1,000 each. The Wesnnnster Club rules governed the match, 

 each contestant to supply 100 birds and to shoot at the same num- 

 htr, 30yds. rise, both barrels to count. The birds were sprting from 

 five traps, and Mr. Jones won, killing 86 within bounds. Five fell 

 dead outside. Mr. Lorillard killed 81 out of the possible 100, and 5 

 fell dead out of bounds. A heavy northwest wind was blowing, and 

 the birds, though tame when they were carried in, flew in rather zig- 

 zag shape. Jones took the lead from the first and held it. He was 

 the fa vorite in the betting, but notwithstanding this fact considerable 

 money changed hands. After the shoot a dinner was served in the 

 dining-room of the club bouse. Among the well-known sporting 

 gentlemen who went to see the shoot were: Mr. Colman Drayton, Mr. 

 Howard Jaffray, Mr. De Forrest Grant, Mr. Travers, Mr. Van Buren, 

 Dr. Knapp, the Messrs. Wagstaff . Mr. Charles McAiister, the Phila- 

 delphia champion wing shot, and Mr. Watson, who has twice been 

 defeated by Mr. Floyd-Jones. The winner's friends are much elated 

 and talk of matching him against either Mr. McAllister, Mr. Drayton 

 or Mr. Edeftr Murphy, who is now on his way back from his very 

 successful sojourn at Monaco. Mr. Lorillard's Ifriends think he did 

 very well, indeed, shooting so close in a contest with an experienced 

 hand. 



TORONTO, April 27.— The following are the scores in the tourna- 

 ment, Canada blackbirds, held near D. Blea's, West Toronto Junction, 

 commencing on Good Friday and concluding to-day: 



Boys competition (under 151, 10 birds each, 9 entries— J. Jennings 5. 

 M. Crothers 5, T. Sawden 5. In the shoot off Jennings won, with 3 

 straight birds. 



Competition No. 2, 20 birds each, from 5 screened traps, 30 entries: 



J R Humphrey . .16 J Townsend 14 



WFelstead 15 RJ Kidd 14 



C Rogers 15 A Kay 13 



Consolation competition for non-prize winners, at 10 birds each— G. 

 Thomas 6, J. Jenuings 5, B. Clarke 5. 

 Team shoot, 15 birds each: 



Louden's Team. 



T Louden 9 



J Jennings 9 



A Ellis 11 



WBugg 13 



Blea's Team. 



D Blea 10 



F Wakefield 12 



EReed 9 



C Sinclair. 



E Brown 10-52 T Charlton '..'..10—52 



McDowall's Team. Owl Team No. 1. 



W McDowall 12 J Townsend 8 



R J Kidd 10 J Humphries 9 



WFelstead 13 CRodgers 9 



AW T ymess 6 J Douglas 11 



Thomas 10-51 C Cockburn 9—48 



Owl Team No. 2. Newmarket Team. 



J Wells 11 G Wilkinson 7 



W Smith 7 A Dunn 10 



C Unwin 6 W Bunton 10 



C Lockhart 10 C Menis 6 



J Montgomery 11—45 A Roe 5—88 



Shooting off ties, 5 each man: Louden's team 10, Blea's team 10. 

 Second tie: Louden's team 8, Blea's team 7. 

 Double bird competition, clay-pigeons, 8 pair: 



W Felstead , 12 W McDowall 7 



AWymess 11 C Siuclair 6 



A Ellis.... 10 W Clark 6 



W Smith 9 J Wells 6 



DBlea 9 F Wakefield 5 



TLouden.... 9 F Brown 3 



W Bugg 8 C Lockhart 2 



E Reid 7 



The winner in this competition secures as prize a handsome dia- 

 mond medal. 



SARATOGA, April 28.— The regular weekly meeting of the Saratoga 

 Gud Club was held to-day at the Glen Mitchell grounds, one mile 

 north; of the village. Owing to the rainy weather but few mem- 

 bers were present. Ligowsky birds aDd traps (screened), all direc- 

 tions, 18yds. rise: 



HMLevengston, Jr.1111111111— 10 J AMannlng, Jr 1110111011— 8 



George Bird 1111111111— 10 Wm Shepard 1011011011—7 



Win H Bockes lllllOllll— 9 W. M. Levengston, Jr. 



WINCHESTER, lnd., April 27.— The Winchester Gun Club shot a 

 match at Ligowsky clay pigeons, Ltgowsky trap, 20yds, rise, 40yds. 

 boundary, N. G. A. rules. 



Wells 1100011110- 6 Pockett 1111111100—8 



Norton 0001101101-5 Cheney 11003C0110-4 



Coats 0110101111-7 Diggs 1111111 110— 9 



Morman 0010010101—4 Sands ....1110101111-8 



Nelson 1000010100—3 



LEOMINSTER, Mass., May 1.— The Leominster Gun Club has been 

 organized by the election of the following officers: President, I. F. 

 Gcrham; Vice-President, C. W. Burbank; Secretary. H. B. Andrews; 

 Treasurer, A. G. Powers; Directors— A. W. Woods, E. F. Blodgett 

 and George L. Bice. 



WORCESTER, Mass., May 1.— The series of prize sboots at the 

 South End Range, under the auspices of the South End Gun Club, 

 closed this week. There were five events, the first was Feb. 2. The 

 events were first, five glass baUs: second, five Macomber targets; 

 third, five blackbirds; fourth, three pairs of doubles, and fifth, five 

 clay -pigeons, with a possible total of 156. The successful competitors 

 with ihe prize and score are as follows: W. S. Davis, 125, prize $20; 

 E. T. Smith, 113, prize $16; G. J. Jones, 112, prizes $12; Alba Hough- 

 ton. 110, prize $10; M. D. Gilraau and Corren. 105. prize divided, $10; 

 J. B. Tongos. 103. prize $8; L R. Hudson, 100, prize $7; W. R. Dean, 

 97, prize $6; H. W. Webber. 96, prize $5; M. O. Whither, 92, prize $5; 

 H. B. Franklin, 82. prize half a keg of powder. The Executive Com- 

 mittee of the club have announced for another series of these meets. 

 The first to be May 11. The prizes, three in number, will be divided 

 into tbree prizes and will include $30 and tbe entrance fee of $2 re- 

 quired of each shooter who competes. The events are seven glass 

 balls, four Macomber targets, five clay-pigeons, three pair doubles, 

 live blackbirds, six straightaway cla y pigeons. 



WELLINGTON, Mass.. May 1.— The weekly shoot at Wellington 

 to-day was well attended. The winners of first prizes were: Six 

 pigeons, Adams, Schaefer and Wilson; 6 blackbirds. Wilson and 

 Adams; 6 blackbirds. Jones; 6 pigeons, Sanborn, 6 blackbirds, Stan- 

 ton, Wilson and Schaefer; 5 blue rock birds. Stanton, Schaefer and 

 Sanborn ; 6 pigeons. Schaefer; 6 bats, Schaefer and Swift; 5 blue rock 

 birds, Sanborn, Swift and Snow; 6 pigeons, Wilson; 5 blue rock birds, 

 Edwards and Schaefer; 6 bats, Moore, Adams and Swift; 6 black- 

 birds, Edwards; 6 pigeons, Moore: 6 blackbirds, Sauborn; 6 pigeons. 

 Wilson and Moore; 3 pair blackbirds, Stanton and Schaefer; 5 

 pigeons straightaway, Schaefer; 5 blackbirds, McCoy, Swift and 

 Stanton; 6 bats, Adams. 



NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP.-The challenge match for the 

 Massachusetts State Glass Ball Association individual gold badge was 

 shot on the grounds of the Massachusetts Rifle Association, at Wal- 

 nut Hill-, May 5. O. R. Dickey, of the Massachusetts Rifle Association, 

 was the holder of the badge, and Messrs. W. L. Davis of the Worcester 

 Club, John Buffum, of the Wellington Club. C. M. Stark and E. W. 

 Law, of tbe Boston Gun Club, and W. H. Allen, of the Broctoa Club, 

 challenged him. 



HARTFORD, Conn.. April 30.— The Colt Hammerless Gun Club made 

 the following scores at their shoot to-day, all shooting being done at 

 18yds: 



E C Howe 110101111111111—13 J Melrose 111100011100100— 8 



JHowe 001111110011101—10 J Cook 000101110101101— 8 



A MeMullen.... 100101011101111— 10 W Johnson 0100101 11010000 - 5 



MCook 010111100110101—9 



Mr. E. C. Howe won tbe club njp dal. 



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

 Manager. F. C. Ethebidge, 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- 

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FIXTURES. 



There are still many clubs not represented below, and some of the 

 dates in the table are not official. We ask the aid of club secretaries 

 and others in completing and correcting the list: 



May. 



16. Newark, Opening. 



16. Yorkville, Open, East River. 



22. Quincy. 



23. Quaker City, Opening. 



31. Sandy Bay, Cup. Rockport. 



8. Quincy, Club. 

 10. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 

 10. Hull, Novelty, Hull. 

 10. Corinthian, Club, Marblehead 

 10. Sandy Bay, Pen., Rockport. 

 13. Beverly, Cham., Marblehead. 



31. Knickerbocker, Spring Reg." '13. Great Head, Ladies', Winthrop 



31. Onondaga. Opening, On. Lake. 14. Hull, Cham., HuB. 



31. S.C.Y.C., Opening, N. Y. Bay. 15-17. Amer. (Steam), Annual. 



31. New Haven, Opening Sail. 17. Sandy Bay, Cor., Rockport. 



31. Toledo. Pennant, Toledo. 17 to 25. Knickerbocker, Cruise. 



31. Brooklyn, Opening. N. Y. Bay. 21. Hull. Ladies', Hull. 



31. Atlantic, Opening Sail. 22. Boston. Cup, City Point. 



31. Corinthian, San Francisco. 24. Dorchester, Club, Harrison. 



31. Newark, Annual. 24. Beverly, Club, Mon. Beach. 



June. 24. Corinthian, Ladies', Marble- 

 5. Great Head, Open, Sweep- head. 



stake, Winthrop. 

 7. Hudson River, Union, Open. 

 7. Williamsburg Regatta. 

 9. Portland, Annual. Portland. 

 9. Sandy Bay. Cup, Rockport. 

 9. Quaker City, AnDual. 



24. Sandy Bay, Pen. Gloucester. 

 24. Great Head, Cham., Winthrop. 

 24. Quincy, Club. 

 27. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 

 31. Beverly, Cham., Swampscott. 

 31. Hull, Cruise, Eascward. 



12. Brooklyn, Annual, N. Y. Bay. 31. Sandy Bay, Ladies', Rockport. 



12. Great Head, Pen., Winthrop. 

 12. Buffalo, Annual, Lake Erie. 

 12. Portland, Challenge. Portland. 



14. New Jersey, Annual. 



15. Atlantic. Annual. N. Y. Bay. 

 15. Quaker City. Ladies' Day. 



17. New York, Annual, N. Y. Bay. 

 17. Dorchester, Open, Nahant. 

 17. Sandy Bay. Cup, Squam. 

 17. Hull. Cor. Pennant, Hull. 

 17. American, Newburyport. 

 19. Hull. Pennant. Hull. 

 19. S. C. Y. C, Annual. 

 19. Corinthian, San Francisco. 



22. Quincy, Club. 



23. Boston, Cup, City Point. 



August. 

 2. Sandy Bay. Open, Rockport. 

 7. Corinthian, Open. Marblehead 

 7. Beverly, Club, Mon. Beach. 



7. Quincy, Club. 



8. Quaker City, Review. 



9. Great Head, Club. Winthrop. 

 11. Great Head, Ladies.Winthrop. 

 14. Sandy Bay, CI lb, Squam. 



14. Hull, Open, Hull. 

 14. Beverly, Cham , Nahant. 

 14-29. Quaker City, An. Cruise. 

 21. Beverly, Open, Marblehead. 



24. Great Head, Cham .Winthrop. 



25. Hull. Ladies', Hull. 

 28. Corinthian, Club. Marblehead. 



Hull. Cham., Hull. 



24. Eastern, Annual. Marblehead. 



26. Sandy Bay, Cup.Final, Squam. 28. Sandy Bay, Open. Squam. 



26. Corinthian, Cup, Marblehead. September. 



26. Great Head, Cham. .Winthrop. 2. Boston, Cup, Citv Point. 



27. Quaker City, Review & Cruise. 

 July. 



3. Knickerbocker Cruise. 

 3. Oswego Cruise, Charlotte. 

 3. Hull, Club, Hull. 

 3. Buffalo, Annual, Lake Erie. 

 3. Newark, Cruise. 

 3-6. Quaker City, Reg. and Cruise. 

 5. Boston, Open, City Point. 

 5. Sandy Bay. Open,' Squam. 

 5. Beverly, Open, Sweepstake, 



Mon. Beach. 

 5. Toledo. Pen., Toledo. 



3. Quincy. Club. 



4. Dorchester, Club, Harrison. 

 4. Beverly, Open, Mod. Beach. 



4. Corinthian, Cham. .Marblehead 



4. Sandy Bay, Pen., Rockport. 



6. Newark, Open. 



6. Quaker City, Cup, 2d Class. 



8. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 

 11. Hull, Cham., Hull. 

 11. Corinthian, Sweepstake, Mar- 

 blehead. 



11. Sandy Bay, Sweep., Gloucester 

 17. Toledo, Pen., Toledo. 



5 to 6 Interlake Y. R. A. Rendez- 19. Quaker City, Review & Cruise. 



vous and Race, Detroit. 18. Sandy Bay, Club, Rockport. 



6 to 11, Interlake Y. R. A. Cruise 18. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 



to Put In Bay. 25. Buffalo, Club, Lake Erie. 



8. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 28. Beverly, Club, Nahant. 



THE LAUNCH OF THE ATLANTIC. 



SATURDAY afternoon was a general holiday at Bay Ridge, flags 

 flying, crowds of visitors hurrying down Fifty-fifth street from 

 the dummy road, and yachts aud boats afloat about the two basins. 

 The east wind was blowing heavily, hurrying about a fleet of canoes 

 under reefed muslin, whose maneuvers were eagerly watched by a 

 large crowd on the shore and bulkheads. About 3 o'clock a yacht 

 bound down the Bay rounded into the Atlantic Basin and anchored 

 in her berth in the tier, the Athlon, fresh in paint and lugging a new 

 lead keel, just in from her winter berth at Nyack. About t be same 

 time the attention of the spectators was attracted to a little cabin 

 yacht which warped out of Mumm's Basin, ran up jib and mainsail, 

 and started for a reach up the Brooklyn shore. This was the new 

 Ellsworth boat, Arab, on her trial trip, with one of her owners, Mr. 

 Lawton, on board, and Captain John Van Buskirk at the wheel. 

 With boom to port she went staggering along ;under the whole sail, 

 as yet too new to reef, with her deck at an angle that would have 

 done credit to the narrowest cutter. With the breeze that was blow- 

 ing she should have carried one reef in her big rig, and even then the 

 initial stability considered by some as indispensable for comfort 

 would have been conspicuous only by its absence. Coming down 

 again, she ran below the bulkhead, affording an excellent oppor- 

 tunity to see her. Pressed as she was, she drove down deeply by the 

 head, and heeled untd her boom feathered the water. Allowance 

 must be made for the large sail spread, and the absence of proper 

 trim incident to a trial trip, but it looks now as though, even with 

 reduced canvas and well ad justed ballast, the new beat would in a 

 breeze heel badly and run down by the head, with a corresponding 

 diminution of speed. 



While the spectators displayed a lively interest in these side shows 

 it was not to see canoes or small boats that they came by dozens and 

 stood about for four hours in the raw east wind. There was one 

 point in the middle of the yard on which all eyes centered eagerly: 

 one boat which was criticised and commented on. adversely or favor- 

 ably as the case might be, by the combined "talent" of New York, 

 Brooklyn, Bay Ridge, Gowanus, Bayonne, and adjacent parts. Fin- 

 ished to all appearance as far as hull is concerned, there stood in the 

 center of the crowd of five or six hundred the boat from which so 

 much is expeeted, the yacht Atlantic, the fourth of the great quar- 

 tette which is to meet soon in the trial races. 



Last season introduced a new and interesting element into the in- 

 ternational races. Hitherto tbe defenders in each race bad been dis- 

 tinctively New York, but in 1885, for the first time. New York was 

 pitted against Boston, with the result now so well known. This year 

 rot only will two Boston boats be in the field, but New York will have 

 two as well, the work of different, designers, which fact has created 

 a strong feeling of rivalry between the friends of each party. Thus 

 the interest in the contest is almost tripled, the three issues "involved 

 being between America and England, Boston and New York, and be- 

 tween the three designers whose boats are entered for Ihe trial races. 



To classify the Atlantic would be a difficult and thankless task. 

 Judged by the standards that have so long been acknowledged in 

 America, she is not a sloop, compared with her designer's former 

 successful effort, the Grayling, now hauled out almost beside her; 

 she is no way a typical Americnn centerboard yacht, and on the 

 other hand she is not a cutter, though only a very short time since 

 she would have been pronounced one by those who are building her. 

 What she should be called matters little now, the main points are, 

 what is she and what will she do? 



The Atlantic is 95ft. 7in. over all, 81ft. waterline. 23ft. 2in. extreme 

 beam, and 8ft. 6in. estimated draft. Her ballast is of lead, 35 tons 

 outside, shaped to tbe form of the hull, and 19 tons stowed inside. 

 The centerboard works through a slot in tbe center of the lead keel. 

 The keel rockers up sharply into a plumb stem with a forefoot well 

 cut away, while aft it turns up more gradually to meet a sternpost 

 raking about 1ft. in 4. The side view shows a high stem and stern, 

 the sheer coming down fairly from the stem to a point well aft of 

 midships, and then spriuging up sharply. Tbe overhang is long, 

 ending in a very small triangular counter, and the entire after end is 

 drawn iu shapely to a point, sheering very narrow on deck and cock- 

 ing well up in the side view. The midship section is well aft, and is 

 of a V Form up to the waterline, being verv full below, and the bulk 

 of the boat seems to be massed about it. The huU is fair in all parts, 

 but the body of the boat appears very bulky compared to the ends. 

 The bow is a long tapering wedee, with very little hollow, but looking 

 very sharp, being cut away rapidly from the large bulk amidships, 

 and relatively is very much shorter, and also much fuller above the 

 water than the bow. On deck the breadth is distributed in much the 

 same proportions, a great width well aft, a long fine bow with no 

 signs of fullness at the planksheer, and from midships aft a quick 

 tapering in. almost to a point. 



The yacht looked at her best, as far as form goes, when on the 

 ways just previous to launching. Tbe bottom was of a dark green, 

 verdigris, tbe topsides black, a gold stripe around the gunwale, and 

 a good deal of gilt forward. The long bowsprit, a clean round spar, 

 was in place and stayed. The bobstay leads to an iron bail, bolted 

 on each side of the withe on the bowsprit end, a plan that looks less 

 simple and strong than the common method. The spreader for the 

 howsprit shrouds i? about one-third the length of the bowsprit from 

 the stembead, and of good width, the shrouds leading in from it 

 almost parallel with the bowsprit. Tbe preventer shrouds are not 

 yet in place. The cbainplates are all on. with the deadeyes attached. 



The ways had been laid for some days and the ba=in had been 

 specially dredged to receive the new craft, and by Sa'.urday noon all 

 was ready in anticipation of a very high tic'e, due to the easterly 

 winds that had blown for several days. Tbe yacht was decorated 

 only with an American flag aft, the club signal forward, and a gilt 

 horseshoe hung from her bobstay at the stem. At five minutes be- 

 fore 5 P. M.. the first of the wedges were driven under the heels of the 

 poppets, and soon after the keel blocks were removed and the yacht 

 rested on the ways alone. Some time was lost in digging away the 

 earth aft, but by 5-30 anumber of guests were on herdecks. the gang 

 planks were removed and all was ready. It was just eight minutes 

 later when she began to move, and gathering way, slid rapidly down 

 into the water, entering smoothly and easily, bowing lightly as she 

 left the edee of the beach and floating out into the basin. A*s she left 

 the ways, Viee-Com. Swan's four-year-old daughter Ethel broke a 

 bottle of wine over the bow. As she lay on the water, the painted 

 loadliue was about 1ft. above tbe water aft and a little more forward. 

 The spars, rigging and sails are all ready, and the work of rigging 

 and fitting out will go on rapidly, so that the Atlantic will be ready 

 for a trial trip before May 30. It is very creditable to Mr. Mumm as 

 well as to all concerned, that the work tbrougr.out.has been done so 

 well and so promptly, little over three months having elapsed since 

 it was first decided to build her. The Mayflower will also be afloat 

 this week, and both boats will be ready at about the same time. 

 Puritan is now fitting out and the changes in Priscilla will soon be 

 completed, so that by the time the season opens these four large 

 racers will be iu fighting trim. 



A RACE OF FISHING SCHOONERS. 



NOT content with fast yachts, Boston is now looking sharply after 

 the speed of her fishing fleet. As we have noted two new ves- 

 sels, expected to be very fast, are now building, and discussions 

 over the merits of the various boats have become so frequent that it 

 was decided to settle the matter by a race between them. A purse 

 of nearly $100 was subscribed, partly by leading yachtsmen who felt 

 a great interest in the race, and Com. Forbes presented a handsome, 

 cup as an additional prize. Besides the ten fishing schooners that 

 entered was the pilot boat Hesper, No. 5, designed and built by D. J. 

 Lawler. The latter entered to compete only for the cup. 



The course laid out was from the starting line between the judge's 

 boit a and a buoy on the line of Boston light, to Davis's ledge (7 

 miles' thence north to Half Way rock (a stretch of 14 uu'les). and 

 thence southeast to starting line of- the light 112 miles> 33 miles. Ten 

 minutes were allowed each, boat to cross the line after the signal to 

 start, any boat failing to cross between the judge's boat and the buoy 

 to be oHiged to return and cross the same in order to start. There 

 was no time allowance and the sails were limited to working rig. main- 

 sail, foresail, main gafftopsail. staysail, jib and flying jib, the Hesper 

 only being allowed to carry a jibtopsail in addition. The entries 

 were: 



Tons. Feet. 



Sarah H. Prior, Tr McLaughlin 97 



J. H. McManus, John O'Brien ICG 97 



Gertie S. Winsor, M. Powers 73 84 



W. Emerson. B. Campbell 81 94 



B. J. Noale, J. Driscoll 96 94 



H. Phillips, E. J. Plunkett 94 • 94 



E. P. AVrigbt, J. Carney 90 P4 



Edith Emerv, P. Sullivan 79 87 



W. Parnell O'Hara. T. Connell 80 90 



Hesper, D. J. Lawler 106 



Augusta E. Herrick, W. P. Herrick 100 



Mr. Geo. Goddard, E. Y. O, was the starter. The yacht* were all 

 keel except the Herrick, a centerboard boat from Swan's Island, Me 

 reputed to be very fast. The fleet left Commercial Wharf about 10:30 

 and sailed out in company, the wind being southeast by east, in which 

 quarter it held all day After some scrub racing all arrived off Bos- 

 ton Licht, and Mr. Goddord, in the tug Elsie, gave the course and 

 directions to all. At 12:50 P. M. the first whistle was blown, and at 

 1 P. M. the second. The fishermen were not used to such work ami 

 made a bad figure at the start, two, the Wright and Neale. going to 

 leeward of the starting line by mistake, thus being disqualified. The 

 start was timed thus: 



Hesper. 1 17 Wm. Parnell O'Hara. . . 1 1 40 



J. H. McManus 1 25 Hattie I. Phillips 1 2 05 



Sarah H. Prior 1 1 13 Wm. Emerson 1 2 05 



Edith Emery 1 1 29 Gertie S. Winsor 1 2 05 



Out to Davis Ledge was a beat to windward, the fleet crossing in 

 the starboard tack. At the line Hesper and McManus had a struggle 

 for the weather berth, and after some close work Hesper gave way 

 and the McManus weathered her. All sail was set on each boat, ihe 

 Hesper carrying her big jibtopsail, and soon leading tbe fleet, with 

 the McManus second. At 2:38:42 Hesper turned Davis Ledge, wiiile 

 the McManus was 12min. later. 



The run to Half W T ay Rock was made with a quartering wind 

 Hesper rounded the Rock at 4:33:32, and made the last leg with the 

 fleet far in the rear. The McManus came in second, with the Prior 

 two miles astern. The full times were: 



Davis Half-way 



Ledge. Rock. Finish. Elapsed. 



Hesper 2 38 42 4 33 36 5 52 15 4 51 58 



McManus 2 52 47 5 00 27 6 31 00 5 30 35 



Prior 3 03 52 5 10 45 6 46 00 5 44 47 



Winsor 3 06 02 5 22 30 6 53 30 5 51 26 



Neal 3 02 41 5 22 32 6 57 00 . . .. 



Phelps 3 07 2S 5 22 .33 



Emery 3 13 31 5 22 40 .... 



Wright 3 15 45 5 22 59 



Emerson 3 25 30 .... 



O'Hara 3 25 30 .' .. V. 



The wind throughout was too light to make the race a thorough 

 test, and the question of supremacy is not j et fully settled, 



