Mat 27, 1886.] 



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COLUMBUS, O., May 18.— Central Ohio Shooting Association tour- 

 nament opened on the fair grounds to-day under very favorable 

 auspices. Tbe attendance was good and the shooting fair. The offi - 

 cial scores are : 



First mafccb, at five American clay birds: 

 Astdn 10111-4 "Mack 11110-4 



Kiefer 00011-2 



Damsel 11111—5 



Wendt 01001-2 



Duffy 11111—5 



Wendt 11100-3 



Buntain 00010—1 



Aston 10110-3 



Aekertnan 01101-3 



Buck 11100-8 



Wickersbani .. 101 1 1 - 4 

 Allen 11010-3 



11 00-6 



10 10-6 

 01 11 6 



11 10-5 

 11 10—6 

 01 10-6 

 11 00-4 

 10 11-7 



Ackerman 10010 -2 



Buntain 01101—3 



Mason 01111—4 



Wickersham 01101—3 



Allen 11111—5 



Duffy, Damsel and Alleu divided first, Aston. Mason and Mack 

 nivided second, Buntain and Wickersham divided third. 

 Second match at five Ligowsky clay pigeons : 



Aston 11101-4 Buntain 00110—2 



Sout h wick 1 010— 2 Wicicersham 001 1 1—8 



Gugle 01100-2 Allen 01011-3 



Dam«el 01111-4 Webb. 00101—2 



Drake 11011-4 Siebert 10010-2 



Mason 11111—5 Kiefer 01001—2 



Wendt 10010—2 Ackerman HOtl— 4 



Duffy 10011-8 Mack 11011— 4 



Graham 01010-2 



Mason took first prize, Damsel and Mack second and Duffv and 

 Wickersham third. 

 Third match, at 5 American clay birds: 



Gugle 00101—2 Buntain 11111—5 



Southwick 01 11 1—4 Allen 11011—4 



Damsel 10101—2 Webb 10010—2 



Drake 10101—3 Siebert 11011—4 



Wickersham 10111-4 Kiefer 11110—4 



Mason 11111—5 Ack erman 11011—4 



Wendt 11111-5 Mack 00101-2 



Duffy 10101-3 Buck 11101-4 



Graham 11101-4 



Mason, Wendt and Buntain divided first, Southwick and Allen 

 divided second. Drake and Duffy divided third. 

 Fourth match, at 7 Ligowskv clay pigeons: 



Aston 1110111— 6 Siebert 1011010-4 



Kiefer 0111111-5 Damsel 1111111—7 



Duffy 1101111—6 Graham 1100001—3 



Ack. rman 1111111—7 Wendt 11101 U—fi 



Wickersham 1111111— 7 Webb 0011001—3 



Drake 0011101-4 Mack 1101100—4 



Ma son 01 111 1 1—6 Allen 1 1031 1 1—5 



Bur-tain llllOH-6 touthwick .1001110-4 



Ackerman, Wickersham and Damsel di.\ided first, Duffy and Mason 

 divided second, Kiefer and Alien divided third. 

 Fifth matcb, at 7 American ciay birds: 



Aston llltlH— 7 Buntain 1111111—7 



Kiefer OH 0001—3 Mack 0001 111—4 



Duffy 1111011-6 Allen 1111111—7 



Wendt 1010111—5 Ackerman... 1001001-3 



Wickersham 0101110—4 Harlow 0011111—5 



Webb 0011111-5 Damsel 1101111-6 



Siebert 0110111-5 Gugle 1001101—3 



Mason. 0110110—4 Southwick 1111001—5 



Aston, Buntain and Allen divided first, Duffy and Damsel divided 

 second, Southwick and Harlow divided third. 



Sixth match, 5 singles and 2 pairs of American clay birds: 

 Duffv 11111—5 11 10—8 Mason 10111—4 



10 11-6 Webb 11011—4 



00 00—1 Damsel 01101—3 



11 10—6 Gugle 1.1001-2 



01 01-5 Kiefer lOllu— 8 



1111-7 Southwick ....10111— 4 



00 10-5 Graham 10010-2 



11 11-7 Harlow 11101-4 



Duffv took first prize. Buck, Allen and Harlow divided second, 

 Mason and Kiefer divided third. 



MIDDLESEX VS. JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS. — Well, the return 

 match between the Middlesex Gun Cfub and the Jersey City Heights 

 came off on tte grounds of the former club at Dunnellen on the 19th 

 inst., and came near being a Waterloo for the Heights boys. Query? 

 Have the Jersey City Heights really had their day and is their glory 

 departed forever, and like the old Roman Empire after a succession 

 of brilliant victories unparalleled in history, at last puffed up and 

 arrogant become enervated, relying: upon their past record, to meet 

 an ignominious defeat at the hands of a club of but a few months' 

 existence? The 10:23 train from Jersey City carried a large deleea 

 Hon of the Jersey boys to Dunnellen, where they were met at the de- 

 pot by Dan Terry, Captain of the Middlesex Gun Club, and escorted 

 in coaches to the grounds, some half mile distant. The Middlesex 

 have a fine club house within an inelosure that is very satisfactorilv 

 arranged in regard to the sun, boundaries, etc. A good thine: about 

 the club house is a cool cellar beneath for the preservation of the 

 birds before being sent to market. It would make a tiptop wine cel- 

 lar, only the Ms are decidedly prohibition or anti-wine. The Ms. are 

 a right good sort of boys and know how to treat their guests. The 

 collation served up was good and in ample quantities. We missed 

 the superb clam chowder of our friend Carmody, though we saw 

 his glowing face among the intensely interested delegation 

 from the Heights. As in all close matches, there were 

 many little episodes, so to speak, of an interesting char- 

 acter. Dr. Bnrdett lost one bird by his gun catching under his 

 coat. Two bi<-ds on each side were scored lost by the dog in his ha^te 

 driving the bird out of bounds. In each case the bird would prob- 

 ably have been gathered by a careful man. One of the Middlesex 

 men lost his bird because his gun was not in proper shape as be went 

 to tbe score. Dickens's next to last bird was clearly shot on the 

 ground, as both the judges and the referee would have decided had a 

 decision been called for in time. No less than two, and probably 

 three, birds would have been decided lost to the Middlesex, had the 

 challenges been prompt, on the position of the gup below the elbow. 

 But there seemed a disposition on both sides to have everything fair 

 and friendly. During the shooting of the second squtd it seemed 

 evident, or at least probable, to both Captain Terry, of the Middle- 

 sex, and Captam Heritage, ot the Jersey City Heights, that some of 

 their most reliable team shooters would not be on band. Therefore, 

 a compact was made that instead of 5 men on the last squad there 

 should be only 2, making only 17 men on a side. Heritage named his 

 men (Dr. Burdett and J. von Lengerke). but before the finish of the 

 score of the third squad Terry's men appeared. Heritage's did not. 

 The Middlesex boys insisted on shooting tbe 20 men, knowing that it 

 was their only show. As tbe third squad's score showed the Jersey 

 City Heights 2 birds ahead, and with their two shooters mentioned 

 they would surely win. Heritage knew this, and insisted on not fill 

 ing' the squad with duffer shooters against the best men the 

 Middlesex could furnish, as they had been held in reserve 

 especially; but tbe Jersey City Heights boys don't know how 

 to do a small thing, and as they have always prided themselves on 

 shooting a full team and the full strength of the club, they decided 

 to fill out and shoot the 20 men. all thinking that they would surely 

 be beaten, Captain Heritage especially being very indignant— with 

 reason, too. He had the interest of the club at heart; he knew he 

 had tbe match as it was. The boys all appreciated his zeal, but they 

 at the same time felt that the honor of the club was of far more 

 value than the |80 (the price of the birds). As Jong as it was ex- 

 pected that the match, like the previous one. should be 20 men on a 

 side, and the J. C. H. had that number of men on the ground, they 

 ought to shoot them even if they did lose, and they are all better 

 satisfied to have it come out a tie than to have won the match with 

 17 men and a slur on the good name of the club. Our jolly sporting 

 editor of the Constitutionalist (Plainfield) tries to make an outrageous 

 pun, and a very mouldy chestnut at tint, and give a dig at Jacob- 

 staff oe the Steel business. Thai, won't do, my dear F. There was 

 no dog in tbe last shot at all; the bird dropped dead 5vds. or more 

 from the back score, and was picked up and held up in the presence 

 of all by Capt. Heritage. That was a very creditable shot of young 

 Stdi, a young member of the club, his first shot on a team, put on at 

 the last moment, no wonder be was nervous. He did not do himself 

 justice. But tbe last shot, whew! Middlesex had killed, Still must kill to 

 tie. To miss w^as ruin. How we watched bim as he toed the score, 

 the gun trembling in his hand, his knees shaking, but with firmly 

 compressed lip he planted his foot down and called "pull." The bird 

 proved to be an incomer. Still was shooting Von Lengerke's gun, 

 a close choke. The bird came on to all appearance unharmed. 

 Sutherland of the Jersey City Journal and the undersigned both 

 scored it lost and the match won by the Middlesex, when a shout went 

 up and pandemonium broke loose. Tte bird had dropped dead just be- 

 hind us and within bounds. How menyelled, how hats went iip, aud 

 poor Still, tbey took him in their arms carrying him into the cub- 

 room amid the most vociferous acclamations, and in their excitement 

 nearly smothered the youog hero. Still secured the bird and will 

 have it stuffed as a memento of how he, the youngest member, the 

 first time he shot, saved the club from defeat. From the score it 

 will be seen that there was some very poor, really unaccountably 

 poor, shooting. Tbe percentage, as all agree, was up the third squad's 

 near finish decidedly in favor ot the Middlesex, about 76 per cent. 

 3ut there is no excuse for an old shot like Collins making such a 

 record. When he shoots his own gun with his own shells loaded as 

 he knows how to load them he is a safe man, but rushing from his 

 office, reaching the grounds in a hurry, shooting first one member's 

 gun then another's, is it a wonder that be gets but 3 where, the club 

 counted on him for at least 7 out of the 8? It is not justice to 

 himself, it is a wrong on the club. The match was a tie, or draw, all 



bets were declared off, and the breath came regular and the blood in 

 its course through the system dropped to its usual velocity. The 

 duffers saved the day. The following is the official score: 



Twenty men each club, 25yds. rise, 8 birds per man, 1 barrel only, 

 gun below elbow until bird is on the wing. Major J. S Hutchinson 

 judge for Middlesex, George B. Eaton judge for Jersey City Heights, 

 Capt. J. S. Staats, referee; G. F.S utherland scorer for the Jersey City 

 Heights, Judge G. P. Suydam for the Middlesex. 



Middlesex. 

 First Squad. 



Alexander 00011010—3 



Hoffman 00111101—5 



Clark 00110011-4 



Geddes 11010U1-6 



J DVorhees 01111111-7—25 



Second Squad. 



Day 10111011—6 



Jobbs 11011100-5 



Miller 01101111-6 



Forrest ( 1011000-3 



Dickens 01111110-6—26 



Third Squad 



Rudolph 10100111-5 



Shepherd H000011— 4 



Squire 11101111-7 



Williams 00101111-5 



Jersey City Heights. 

 First S quad. 



Whitehead 01110000-3 



Hughes 01101111—6 



Bird 11011C10-5 



Headden 11101110-6 



Earns 01110001—4—24 



Second Squad. 



Cannon 10011011—5 



Co'lins 00001101—3 



Holcomb 11111000—5 



Demarest 0011 111 1—6 



11 Siegler OlOUlll-6— 25 



Third Squad. 



Quinlan 01C01101— 4 



W Siegler lOltlltl-7 



B S Payne llOHIll— 7 



J Claffy lllinil-8 



Force 10100111-5- 26 F Payne 10110010-4-80 



Fourth squad. Fourth Squad. 



Greeley 11111101-7 Toffey 01100111-5 



Abbott 11000111—5 Maher OlllOlll— 6 



Cammeron 11111001-6 J Von Lengerke. ... 11111111— 8 



Chapman 01 101 1 1 1—6 Burdette . . '. 01 100 1 1 1—5 



Telly lllOiOn-6— 30 Still 100iOl01-4-28 



107 10? 



Jaoocbstaff. 



KNOXVILLE -GUN CLUB.-Match for gold medal at blackbirds, 

 3 traps. 15yds. rise, 3 angles. Armstrong, Ross, Slocum, Dow and 

 Duncan 18yds., Eldridge 21, rest 15: 



F W Armstrong 0111111111111111111111011—23 



JM Ross 1111011110111111111101111-22 



J W Slocum 1111010111011101001110111—18 



SB Dow 1110111100111111100011011—18 



C M Woodbury 1010111010011011111111000—16 



W H Calkins.". 0100111001010111110111010—15 



Wm Jenkins 1000001110101111010110110-14 



T C Eldridge 1100101001001111110011001—14 



Townsend 0001010101010000110101011— 11 



J C Duncan 0111101010100001011101011—14 



Mr. S. B. Dow was the winner in the April shoot of the club on a 

 score of 21 out of 25. 



Clay-pigeon match, 1 trap, 15yds., 3 angles: 



Rose 011111111111111-14 Colkins 111110OO010U1O-9 



Armstrong 0101 1 1 1 1 1 1 101 10 — 11 Eldridge 101010101 110101 — 



Woodbury Il010i:il001l0l— 10 Townsend 0011 lOTlllOOl 10 — 8 



Duncan 101011101110101—10 Dow 001110101110001-8 



Slocum 010100111111110—10 Jenkins ,111001111100000—8 



LONG BRANCH, May 19.-The West End Gun Club held its last 

 shoot of the season on their grounds at West End to-day. The match 

 was to decide who should possess the gold medal and who the leather 

 medal. Ten glass balls were 'Shot at 18yds. The following is the 

 score: Chas. Morris 9, E. E. Tabor 4, Gen. Vickers 10, D. C. Bearmore 

 8, Jophia Van Dyke 8, Wm. Goodwin 9, Richard B. Moore 6, Elwyn 

 Green 10. As General Vickers and Elwyn Green tied, it was decided 

 that tbey should shoot at 5 balls to decide the contest. Green broke 

 3 and Gen. Vickers 5, which gave him the medal. The leather medal 

 was awarded to Mr. E. E. Taber. 



COLLEGE MARKSMEN.— Tbe Harvard Shootine Club held a class 

 shoot on the afternoon of May 20. at East Watertown. A high north- 

 west wind interfered considerably with the scores; 25 birds, 18yds., 

 5 angles: '86 team— Slocum, 20: Austin, F. B., 17; Allen, W. S., 15; 

 Bradley, 20— 72. '87 team -Palmer, F. S., 19; Mead, F. S., 15; Coolidge. 

 F. S., 15; Austin, 11; handicap, 12—72. '88 team— Clyde, 12; Overton, 

 4; Carpenter, 9; average score, 13; handicap, 20 — 68. '89 team— Grew, 

 13: Perry, 11; Greene, 11 ; Proctor, 6; handicap 24—65. In shooting off 

 the tie between '86 and '87, 5 birds. '86 won, 18 to 11. 



JAMAICA PLAIN GUN CLUB.— At the annual meeting. May 22, 

 the following officers were elected: S, D. Charles. President; D. A. 

 Brown, Treasurer; J. F. Boothby, Captain; C. H. Cilley, Secretary 

 The report of the treasurer shows the club to be in a flourishing con- 

 dition financially with a good prospect for the future. The members 

 are all active shooters and turn out in good numbers at every shoot in 

 proportion to their membership which is rapidly increasing. 



ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., has a flourishing gun club. The shoots are 

 held alternate Saturdays. 



twitting. 



FIXTURES. 



t 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. 10. Hull, Novelty, Hull. 



29. Portland, Cruise. 10. Corinthian, Club. Marblehead 



31. Corinthian, San Francisco. 10. Sandy Bay, Pen., Rockport. 

 31. Pennsylvania Spring Reg. 13. Beverly, Cham., Marblehead. 



31. Sandy Bay. Cup, Rockport. 13. Great Head, Ladies', Winthrop 

 31. Knickerbocker, Spring Reg. 14. Hull, Cham., Hull. 

 31. Onondaga, Opening.On. Lake. 15-17. Amer, (Steam), Annual. 

 31. S.C.Y.C., Opening, N. Y. Bay. 17. Sandy Bay, Cor., Rockport. 

 31. New Haven, Opening Sail. 17 to 25. Knickerbocker, Cruise. 

 31. Toledo. Pennant, Toledo. 17. Jersey City, Annual. 



31. Brooklyn, Opening. N. Y. Bay. 17. Atlantic, Cruise. 



At.In.rn.fctn fWniriD. Sail 21. Hull, Ladies', Hull. 



22. Boston. Cup, City Point. 

 24. Dorchester, Club, Harrison. 

 24. Beverly, Club, Mon. Beach. 

 24. Corinthian, Ladies', Marble- 



31. Atlantic. Opening Sail. 

 31, Corinthian, San Francisco. 

 31. Newark, Annual. 

 31. Jersey City, Opening Sail. 

 June. 



5. Larchmont, Spring Regatta. head . 



5. Great Head, Open, Sweep- 24. Sandy Bay, Pen. Gloucester. 



stake, Winthrop. 24. Great Head, Cham. .Winthrop. 



7. Hudson River, Union, Open. 24. Quincy, Club. 



7. Williamsburg Regatta. 27. Great'Head, Club, Winthrop. 

 9. Portland, Annual. Portland. 30. L. Y. R. A., Belleville. 



9. Sandy Bay, Cup, Rockport. 31. Beverly, Cham., Swampscott. 



9. Quaker City, Annual. 31. Hull, Cruise, Eastward. 



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

 12. Great Head, Pen., Winthrop. August. 

 12. Buffalo, Annual, Lake Erie. 2. Sandy Bay. Open. Rockport 

 12. Portland,Challenge. Portland. 2. L Y. R. A., Kingston. 



14. New Jersey. Annual. 4. N. Y. Y. C, Annual Cruise. 



15. Atlantic. Annual. N. Y. Bay. 6. L. Y. R. A.. Oswego. 



15. Quaker City. Ladies' Day. 7. Corinthian, Open. Marblehead 



17. New York, Annual, N. Y. Bay. 7. Beverly, Club, Mon. Beach. 



17. Dorchester, Open, Nahant. 7. Quincy, Club. 



17. Sandy Bay. Cup, Squam. 8. Quaker City, Review. 



17. Hull, Cor. Pennant, Hull. 9. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 



17. American, Newburyport. 10. L. Y. R. A., Toronto. 



19. Hull. Pennant. Hull. ll. Great Head, Ladies, Winthrop. 



19. S. C. Y. C, Annual. 14. Sandy Bay, Cl-ib, Squam. 



19. Corinthian, San Francisco. 14. Hull, Open, Hull. 



22. Quincy, Club. 14. Beverly, Cham , Nahant. 



23. Boston. Cup. City Point, 14-29. Quaker City, An. Cruise. 

 26. Sandy Bay, Cup,Final, Squam. 21. Beverly, Open, Marblehead. 



26. Corinthian, Cup, Marblehead. 24. Great Head, Cham., Winthrop. 



20. Great Head, Cham. .Winthrop. 25. Hull, Ladies'. Hull. 



27. Quaker City, Review & Cruise, 28. Corinthian, Club. Marblehead. 

 29. Eastern, Annual, Marblehead. 58. Hull, Cham., Hull. 



July. 28. Sandy Bay, Open. Squam. 

 3. Knickerbocker Cruise. September. 

 3. Oswego Cruise, Charlotte. 2. Boston, Cup, Citv Point. 



3. Hull, Club, Hull. 3. Quincy, Club. " 



3. Buffalo, Annual, Lake Erie. 4. Dorchester, Club, Harrison. 

 3. Newark, Cruise. 4. Beverly, Open, Mon. Beach. 



3. Toledo, 2d Pennant Match, 4. Corinthian, Cham.,Marblehead 

 3-6, Quaker City, Reg. and Cruise. 4. Sandy Bay, Pen., Rockport. 



6. Larchmont, Annual Regatta. 6. Ne « ark, Open. 



5. Boston, Opea, City Point. 6. Quaker City, Cup, 2d Class. 



5. Sandy Bay. Open, Squam. 8. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 



5. Beveily, Open, Sweepstake, 11. Hull, Cham., Hull. 



Mon. Beach. 11. Corinthian, Sweepstake, Mar- 

 5. Toledo. Pen., Toledo. blehead. 



5 to 6 Interiake Y, R. A. Rendez- 11. Sandy Bay, Sweep., Gloucester 



vous and Race, Detroit. 17. Toledo, Pen., Toledo. 



6 to 11 , Interiake Y. R. A. Cruise 19. Quaker City, Review & Cruise. 



to Put In Bay. 18. Sandy Bav, Club, Rockport. 



8. Great Head. Club, Winthrop. 18. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 

 8. Quincy, Club. 25. Buffalo, Club, Lake Erie. 



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



THE SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C. 



AVERY important meeting of the S. O. Y. C. was held on May 19 

 at Delmonico's with Com. Canfield in the chair. Besides the 

 ordinary business of the club several matters came up which are of 

 general interest to yachtsmen and which incidentally serve to show 

 ihat the club is iu as sound a coudition as ever and as active in the 

 promotion of yacht racing. On motion of Mr. Tarns the section of the 

 by-laws reading, "There shall be an annual squadron cruise, the date 

 for which shall be fixed at the regular meeting of the club held in 

 May," was stricken out as not properly a part of the by-laws, but a 

 matter to be settled by the officers according to circumstance*. Last 

 year, owing to the many events on hand, the cruise was omitted, but 

 one will probably be ordered tbis season. Notice was given that the 

 club would, after May 31, occupy the old basin, formerly held by 

 them, between Tompkinsville and Stapleton. Staten Island. Tneclub 

 yacht Venture will be moored here and a janitor will'be in attendance. 

 Four new members were declared elected and the names of five can- 

 didates were presented. A letter was received from one of the mem- 

 bers who lately resigned, asking leave to withdraw his resignation^ 

 which was granted. The following amendments were read by the 

 secretary in the absence of Mr. L. P. Bayard, their proposer. The 

 first proposition was to amend t hat part of Rule II , Section 1. relating 

 to classification of cutters, sloops aud yawls to read as follows:; 

 - First class, measuring 75ft. load waterline length and over; second 

 class, measuring 55ft. and less than 75ft. load waterline length; third 

 classj measuring 45ft and less than 55ft. load waterline length; 

 fourth class, measuring 35ft. and Jess than 45ft load waterline length; 

 fifth class, measuring less than 35ft. load waterline length. This 

 change involves only the addition of a larger class and a renumber- 

 ing of the classes. In view of the large yachts lately built, one of 

 which is the flagship of tbe club, some such change was necessary, 

 the only question being the limit for the larger class. Seventy-five 

 feet was proposed in the original amendment merely as a suggestion, 

 and the subj-ct was generally discussed. It was desired to keep in 

 the new second class the yachts now racing in the fit st class, all of 

 which, with one exception, Bedouin, are under 70ft. waterline. It 

 was suggested that this figure would be better than 75, as when a 

 class is once established it is certain to be built up to, aud from 55 to 

 75ft is a wide step. After much discussion the length of 71ft. was 

 ftx^d upon, thus including Bedouin, and the measure was passed. 



The other amendment offered by Mr. Bayard was a radical one, 

 and was discussed at length, and only carried after some opposition. 

 It read as follows: 



"To amend Rule X. relating to Corinthian crews, by striking out all 

 of Sec. 2 and substituting the following: 



"Sec. 2. Professional crews shall be allowed on schooners and first 

 class cutters, sloops and yawls. 



"Sec. 3. Second class cutters, sloops and yawls may carry four 

 professionals as part of their crew. 



"Sec. 4. Yachts carrying professional crews in whole or in part, 

 shall be subject to Rules XII. and XIII." 



Every year the Sailing Committee have found great difficulty in 

 filling the entries, owing to the difficulty of securing a sufficient num- 

 ber of amateurs to man the larger yachts, and also to the reluctance 

 of many owners to taking their vessels outside in the hands of an 

 amateur crew. At the same time the few large yachts tbat do enter 

 have taken a large number of the best sailors, and many small yachts 

 are unable to enter from lack of a crew. 



This year the difficulty would be still greater, as it is desired to 

 secure the entries of the four large yachts in the new first class, 

 which could not be done with Corinthian crews. Tbe subject has 

 long been under consideration by the members of the Sailing Com- 

 mittee and those most interested in the success of the races, aud the 

 above amendment is the result of their deliberations. There are 

 many good amateurs in the club and about New York from whose 

 numbers competent crews for any yacht could be selected; but it is 

 very difficult to get together eight or nine men who can spare any 

 time for preparation or practice such as is needed in yacht racing, 

 while at the date of the first regatta a good many have soft hands 

 and pale faces after a winter's work indoors. To handle a yacht of 

 60 to 90ft. requires a crew of strong, skillful men, well trained and 

 used to working together, and while we have some such crews com- 

 posed exclusively of amateurs, there are many owners who are de- 

 terred from entering by the difficulty of manning their yachls with a 

 good crew for only oue race. The club is making special efforts this 

 year to secure large entries in all the classes, which cannot, be done, 

 as experience has fully proved under the old rule. 



The amendment was finally passed, with the result doubtless that, 

 while some of the yachts now sailing with good amateur crews will 

 retain them, the entries in the larger classes will be augmented by 

 the large racers and probably two or three Eastern yachts, sailed by 

 their regular crews, while there will be more amateurs available for 

 manning the smaller yachts. The other regulations of the club, 

 limiting number of crew and providing that the yachts must be 

 sailed by amateurs, are still in force. At theconclusfon 6f the meet- 

 ing Mr. Centre announced that a cup to cost $1,000 had been sub- 

 scribed for by members of the club to be offered for the first class 

 yachts Priscilla, Mayflower, Puritan and Atlantic, on June 19, the date 

 of the annual regatta, on the following conditions: First, that three 

 out of the four yachts named should start: second, that the yachts 

 might he sailed by professional crews: third, that they might carry 

 balloon gaff topsails, but otherwise to be subject to the rules of the 

 Seawanhaka Coriuthiau Y. C. Of these, Mayflower, Puritan and 

 Priscilla will in all probability enter, and it is hoped that Atlantic 

 will be in also. The flagship. Priscilla, has arrived in New York and 

 will be ready before Decoration Day, when the opening race of the 

 club will be sailed. Mr. J. F. Tarns has been appointed Fleet Cap- 

 tain. The race will be sailed in cruising trim, regular crews allowed. 

 No enteries will be required, but yachts intending 10 race must carry 

 racing signai at the peak. The prizes will be $25 in each class. The 

 course will be to and around Buoy Sj^. 



HOW TO AVOID BEING DROWNED. 



THE danger of drowning is present wherever water of any depth is 

 found, and almost every person is liable at times to an accident 

 which may result in their total submersion. Not only sailors, yachts- 

 men and canoeists, who spend much time afloat, but the ordinary 

 traveler, even by rail and much more so when aboard a vessel, how- 

 ever large, may be called on without warning to support himself 

 unaided in the water for an indefinite time. In view of this, it 

 might be supposed that in this enlightened age the simple principles 

 of flotation, its laws and their practical application, would be included 

 in the elementary instruction of children, even if practical exercises 

 in swimming were neglected; but such is far from being the case. 

 Further than this, there are many who consider themselves fairly 

 expert swimmers who have given no thought to the principles of flo- 

 tation, on which their safety depends, and which, if welt understood, 

 may aid them in keeping afloat long after their powers as swimmers 

 only are exhausted. 



Those who would study this interesting subject will And much valu- 

 able information in a little book entitled "How to Avoid being 

 Drowned; or, All About Flotatiou," bv F. W. Brewster, M. A., of 

 Trinity College, Cambridge, recently published by Messrs, Roberts & 

 Leete, of London. The author has made a large number of experi- 

 ments with floating bodies, and has devoted special attention to the 

 question of man's weight in water and the power required to sustain 

 him. The definition of the terms displacement, density, buoyancy, 

 etc,, are very clearly written, and the laws of flotation are explained 

 in a simple and practical manner. The subject of life buoys is 

 treated at length, and we extract a portion as being valuable to the 

 yachtsman, the canoeist, and specially to the traveler. Those who 

 seek amusement on the water are usually more or less athletic and 

 able to swim, at least in smooth water; but the real seaman, as well 

 as the ordinary traveler, is apt to be utterly helpless when thrown in 

 the water, and unable even to avail himself of such support as may 

 be at hand. How much harm may result and how the greatest bene- 

 fit may be obtained are told as follows by the author: 



"The desirata to be embodied in a life-buoy are: First, that it 

 should be capable of sustaining a human being ;'seeond, that it should 

 he easy to secure or take hold of, and third, that it should be easy to 

 use efficiently when secured. 



A hfe-buoy is an article intended to be thrown to a man who is ac- 

 cidentally immersed in water, by means of which he may support 

 himself until the arrival of further assistance; and not, as many per- 

 sons think, circular things met with, in more or less profusion, on 

 board ship. I am one of those who think it is all but useless to throw 

 anything of the kind from a vessel uMler way, or where a strong 

 tide is running, to a person who cannot swim, when struggling fran- 

 tically in the water, unless the life-buoy is attached to a line and sent 

 actually within easy reach. A man incapable of propelling himself 

 through the water, /'. e.. swimming, is powerless to get nearer to the 

 buoy, neither will the tide or current assist him in such endeavor, and 

 even if he does grasp it, he is too flurried aud inexperienced to make 

 proper use of it, unless he can be hauled in at once. 



Those responsible for the original production of the old circular 

 life-buoy, si ill so much in vogue, possibly were of this opinion, and 

 intended it solely for the use of s« immers, for anything more com- 

 pletely useless to a person unable to swim, even when once within 

 his grasp, unless attached to a line, it is impossible to devise. On the 

 other hand, for the man who is placed within it, or who is able to get 

 into it when in the water, it forms an excellent float. There is, how 

 ever, ample evidence that its supposed utility is by no means thus 

 limited, and we are driven to the conclusion that its peculiar shape 

 has been adopted either through ignorance or indifference to results. 



