Jtoe 3, 1886.] 



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JAMESTOWN, N. Y„ May 80.— Last Friday in a telegraphic rifle 

 match with Waltbam, Mass., our club made the following score, 

 200yds., off-haud, Hinman target center, liglit very bright, wind one 

 point from 11 o'clock: 



Hazeltine 8 8 5 9 3 7 9 7 10 7—79 



Brown G78068778 5-68 



Burns 84095 8 79 10 7-67 



Fenner 6 4 5 4 5 7 7 5 4 7-54 



Curtiss 800657865 6—50 



Ward t 6556 0544 4—39 



Watson 10 4 10 5 10-39-396 



Walthani ' 444 



NEWARK, May 26. -On Monday last Mr. Godfrey Snellen, of the 

 Essex A. R. C. shot a match for $50 with Mr. Lever of Elizaboth, at the 

 Essex range. The match was shot under rules of the N. R. A. at 

 Zettler ring target. Mr. Snellen won the match with the score of 

 1,141 points, to Mr. Lever's 1,100 points, out of a possible 1,200. 

 Another match was arranged betweeu the same parties, for the same 

 amount, for an early date at Elizabeth, Mr. Snellen to give Mr, Lever 

 30 points. 



IOWA STATE SHOOT. -The ninth annual convention and tourna- 

 ment of the Iowa Stale Association for the Protection of Game and 

 Fish will he held at Burlington, Iowa, June 15 to 18, inclusive. The 

 association has made every effort to make this the mut successful 

 meeting ever held in the State, and judging from the numerous as- 

 surances received, the managers believe the attendance will be 

 double that of previous years. The grounds selected are very fine, 

 buildings commodious, and the comfort of visitors has been carefully 

 looked after. The committee promise lots of live birds, and alrnos't 

 every variety of inanimate targets; and four shoot? will be carried on 

 at the same time, enabliner shooters to enter different matches and 

 avoid those long waits between shoots. There is a large number of 

 extra prizes, some of tbem verv valuable, and a large citizens' pu r se, 

 also a novelty shoot, which will ba very interesting, 



WORCESTER, Mass., May 27,— Battery R. of the State Militia, is 

 located here, it is the onlv organization that has a Gatling gun con- 

 nected with militia. This week it went to the State grounds. It had 

 two objects in view, practice and to meet the joint standing committee 

 on military affairs of the Legislature, The result was a surprise to 

 all, it being the first time the rasn had used the guns with ammunition 

 The distauce was 200yds. The target was four by Six feet with an 

 eight inch bullseye. Out of a possible 25 the work "of each man was 

 as follows: 



Lieut C F Bigelow........ 54320— 14 Priv Corcoran 54322—16 



Lieut E E Frost 23332—13 Priv Watson. 44223—15 



Hosp Stwd JHC Radley..22384- 14 Priv Sweet 54332-17 



Serg Joseph Bruso 45233-17 Priv Hunt.. 32200— 7 



Corp Weeks 54430—15 Priv G Saarles 54432—18 



THE TRAP. 



Score* for publication should be made out on the printed blanks 

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

 secretaries. 



vorrvspondents who favor tis with club scores are particularly re- 

 quested to write on one side of the paper only. 



RIVERSIDE CLUB.— Topsham, Me., May 20— Match for club 

 badges, 25 clay-pigeons, 18yds. rise: 



York HlOllOOOlOlOlOOlOlOw. 



Haii, a e lonioooioioiooomuooio— 13 



Goud 0110011001101101110101100-14 



Alexander OlllOllOlOlOllomillllll— 1!) 



Hall, MO 1001100100111110111100000-13 



Strout 0110110000011 1101001 w. 



Simpson 01100000110100000001 w. 



Ties on 13: A. E. Hall 001; M. C. Hall 111. 



SAN ANTONIO, Tex., May 20.— In the State sportsmen's shoot to- 

 day, at seventy live birds, there were fifty-six entries. Middlebrook 

 won first money; Wheeler, Dollarhide, Mieklejohn, Kelly, and Dowuie 

 Durdege second; and third money was divided bet ween Aasfarther, 

 Warren Mertz and Erichsou. Shoot No. 6 was a surprise shoot at six 

 blackbirds. There were fifty-four entries. Peterson, Yocum, Lue- 

 vett and Roberts tied on a clean score, and in the shoot off Yocum 

 won a basket of champagne; Erichson won the second pnz3, $10: 

 Dollarhide third, and Middlebrook fourth. 



LOWELL, Mass., May 26.— The Lowell Rod and Gun Club began a 

 short shooting tournament on its new grounds in Tewksbury to-day 

 There was a very large attendance, including many well-known 

 marksmen from various parts of New England. There were 20 events 

 She special prize of $100 for each day, offered by the United States 

 Cartridge Company, divided in four parts, was won as follows: Davis 

 and Beaudxay, of Worcester, divided first, $40; Faulkner, of Lowell. 

 Tirrell Adam?, Law and George, of Boston, second, 830. Perham, of 

 Tyngsboro, Cooper, of Exeter. N. H., Aidres, Lawson and Allen, of 

 Boston, third. $20. Eager, of Marlboro, and Frost, of Lowell, fourth 

 $10. 



NEWARK VS. ELIZABETH- — The Southside Gun Club, of Newark, 

 sustained its first defeat on Thursday, May 20 at the hands of the 

 Elizabeth Gun Club. Teams of 9 men shot at Lockport ' bats," a 

 new form of ' crockery birds." Each man shot at 21 in ibe match and 

 the clubs tied on 118 broken. The tie was shot off at 3 birds each and 

 Elizabeth men broke 21 out of 27, while the Newarkers only smashed 

 18, making the total 133 to 136. 



OTTAWA, May 2').— The Ligowsky champion pigeon shooting con- 

 test took place in Ottawa on Saturday last, Throop took thf» cup 

 from Cameron, the former owner, by two points. The following 

 was the score: Throop 19, Cameron 17, DesLaurier 15, Smyths 9, 

 Cameron, however, made a good show in the closing sweepstake 

 securing seven straights and winning first money. ' 



DES MOINES, May 20.— A contest for the championship of the 

 U. S. in wing shooting live birds was held here to-day between J 

 Slice, of Jacksonville, III., and O. W. Budd, of this city. The trial 

 was with fifty birds, and was won by Budd, with a score of 47, to 41 

 by Stice. Budd missed the three first, but shot the last 47 'birds 

 straight without a miss. One month ago Budd won the champion 

 medal from Slice at Jacksonville, and now holds it subject to chall- 

 lenge once in thirty days for a year. 



NEW DORP, S. I„ May 27.— Emerald Gun Club of New York city 

 Match at live pigeons, ground traps, 21, 25 and 30yds. rise, 80yds 

 bound, shot under club rules 4 prizes: 



R Reagan, 21 0001000111-4 N Measel. 30 1010110111—7 



L Schermerhorn, 30,.()10imil0— 7 F Schrader, 21 01101111U— 8 



T Codey,25 0110110111— 7 Wm Glassum, 80 1011000101—5 



J Measel, 25 lllOilOlOl— 7 J W Godfrey, 25 .... 1101 "01101 V 



P Butz, 25 1101101100-6 L Gehering,21 1101110011-7 



PJKeenan, 21 1111010100 -B M McMunn, 21 Mill lull- 8 



H Rubeno, 21 01 10110000-4 G Remsen, 25 0101011111—7 



J Sidley, 25 1101010000—4 A McIIale, 21 0110001001-3 



J Howard, 21 OlOOOOnil-5 



Ties for first, 25 yds.: Schraeder 1110 —3, McMunn 111 1—4 Ties 

 for second. 30yds.: L. Schermerhorn 1 0, T. Godey 0, J Measel 

 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—8, N. Measel 1 1, L. Gehering (25yds.) 0, G Remeen 

 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-9. Ties at 25yds. : P. Butz 1 1 1 1 1—5, p. J. Keenan 

 1111—4. President Howard again wins fourth, a handsome gold 

 medal.— Thos. Codey, Recording Secretary. 



' WORCESTER, Mass., May 28.— The arrangements for a tournament 

 under the auspices of the Worcester Sportsmen's Club are complete 

 It will be at Coal Mine, Brook Range. 



WINCHENDON, Mass.,May 26.— At the regular meet to-day of the 

 Winchendon Gun Club, the men tried their hand at breaking clay 

 pigeons. The four men out of a possible ten made the following 

 totals: J. Sutherland, Jr., 10; F. F. Hopgood, 8; A H Fe'sh 3- P S 

 Doris, 2. ii- 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



Allen's bow-facing oars, 3 

 m.—Adv. 



1 per pair. Fred A, Allen, Monmouth, 



One in six of those insured under the accident policies of the 

 Travelers, of Hartford, Conn , in 1884, was killed or injured by acci- 

 dent, and received cash benefits.— Adv. 



Among the Northern Lakes of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, 

 are hundreds of delightful places where one can pass the summer 

 months in quiet rest and enjoyment, and return home at the end of 

 the heated term completely rejuvenated. Each recurring season 

 brings to Oconomowoc. Waukesha, Beaver Dam, Frontenac, Okoboji, 

 Minnetonka, White Bear, and innumerable other charming localities 

 with romantic names, thousands of our best people whose winter 

 homes are on either side of Mason and Dixon's line. Elegance and 

 comfort at a moderate cost can be readily obtained. A list of sum- 

 mer homes with all necessary information pertaining tbereto is being 

 distributed by the Chioago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Bail way, and wifi 

 be sent free upon application by letter to A. V. H. Carpenter, General 

 Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, Wis,— Adv. 



mating* 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signals, etc , of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 reports of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, nsaps, and information concerning their local waters, 

 drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 

 to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



Mohican Raees every Thursday through the season. 

 June 13— Brooklyn C. 0. Paddling Race. 



June 12— N. Y. C. C, Spring Regatta, 1st Race, Com. Trophy. 

 June 26— N. Y. C. O, 2d Race Commodore's Trophy. 

 3-5— N. Y. C. O, Trials International Races. 

 8-24-W. A, C- A. Meet. Lake Erie. 

 10— Brooklyn CO.. Paddling Race. 

 10— N. Y. C. C, 3d Race Commodore's Trophy. 

 24— N. Y. C. 0., 4th Race Commodore's Trophy . 

 7-N. Y. C. 0.. 5th Race Commodore's Trophy . 

 7— Brooklyn C. C, Paddling Race. 

 Aug, 13-27— A. C. A. Meet. Grindstone Island. 

 Sept. 4— Brooklyn C. C, Paddling Race. 

 Sept. 4— N. Y. C. C, International Cup Races. 

 Sept. 11— N. Y. C. C. 0th Race Commodore's Trophy. 

 Sept. 18— Brooklyn C. C, Sailing Races. 

 Sept. 25— Brooklyn C. C Challenge Cup. 

 Sept. 25 -N. Y. C. C. 7th Race Commodore's Trophy. 

 Oct. 2— N. Y. C. 0„ Fall Regatta. 



July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 July 

 Aug. 

 Aug. 



PITTSBURGH C. C OPENING. 



THE Pittsburgh C. C. opened the season May 27, in their usual 

 fashion, which is more of a social gathering than a regatta. An 

 exeusion steamer was chartered for the day, and with the canoes, 

 their skippers and invited guests— ladies and gentlemen— ran up 

 the Monongahela far enough to escape the smoke of the city, and 

 then tied up to the bank for the day. Owing to delay in starting 

 and time required to make the run up, the first race was not called 

 until after lunch. The intention had been to have three sailing 

 races, class A, B, and a free for all; but as class A would be simply a 

 gift for Nirvana, that race was dropped, and the free-for-all called 

 first— about 3 P. M. 



The entries were Lorna, J. K. Bakewell, just come home from 

 Washington; Marguerite, G. H Singer; Delight, R. W. Bailey; 

 Amaryllis, C. F. Holdship, and Katrma, W. E. Wood well: all class 

 B, and Nirvana. A. K. Nimick, of class A. Holdship and Wood well, 

 whose own canoes are still in their winter quarters at Conemaugh 

 Lake, were bothin strange boats which they had never sailed before, 

 and the latter was so unfortunate as to break Katrina's mainmast 

 short off at the deck, early in the day, and lost all chance for prac- 

 tice while getting sail dried out and a new mast rigged. The course 

 was from the steamer up the river (free wind) about three-quarter 

 mile to the R. R. bridge, where a pier had to be turned, as the buoy 

 had sunk; beat back dead to windwaid to a buoy.one-half mile below 

 steamer, and run to starting point. 



At the starting signal the wind was almost too light to give steer- 

 age way, but a very even start was made by all except Amaryllis, 

 who had drifted over the line, and was returning when second shot 

 was fired. The six canoes were strung all across the river, Lorna 

 on the extreme right, then Katrina, Nirvana, Amaryllis, Delight and 

 Marguerite. The wind seemed to come in narrow streaks, and Ka- 

 trina was the first to catch it, running 100 feet ahead of the line. As 

 there seemed to be a little more wind on the right. Delight edged 

 over across Nirvana's stern, but had hardly done so when a puff on 

 the left sent Marguerite to the front a-fiying. So it went, first one 

 craft then another being benefited ; but the luck was tolerably equal 

 for after running two-thirds of the way to turn, the whole six were 

 lapped. Under the bridge the wind was very bad. Delight was first 

 around, with Amaryllis close behind, and Nirvana next, while the 

 others lost all steerage way and drifted about, head down stream 

 for a time, thus losing all chance for the race. 



On the first leg to windward Nirvana was much the best handled 

 and promptly took the lead. After one or two tacks, however, the 

 wind headed her off just as she crossed Delight's bow, and she bad to 

 tack and follow in second place. The wind now increased to a good 

 whole sail breeze, but it was puffy and uncertain in direction, and 

 before long Nirvana got a slant which enabled her to stand directly 

 down the river for a little while. Delight, on opposite tack, being 

 compelled to run square across. This, of course, gave the Class A 

 boat a good lead, and for some time it looked as if she had the race 

 safe, but when almost to the lower buoy the wind failed her, and the 

 larger canoe closed up so as to follow Nirvana's stern close around 

 the flag, and they settled for final run on nearly even terms. Mean- 

 while the rear boats had finally rounded the pier, and Katrina now 

 on her best sailing point, started in for third place. Amaryllis' had 

 such a long lead that it took almost all the windward work to* get past 

 her, and when the buoy was turned the leaders were almost up to the 

 finish line, so the old Lansingburgh nad to be content with third the 

 first club race she ever failed to win. 



The two cousins were having a slow race of it before the light 

 breeze, and the larger canoe finally scraped ahead, and won her 

 maiden race by only 9 seconds. Delight is a new, double board canoe 

 built by Capt. Ruggles, of Charlotte, N. Y, is 15ft. long, m%in. beam' 

 and carried 80ft, of sail in this race. Nirvana is only 14 by 27U, and 

 earned about 67ft. She was built by Stephens in the spring of" 1884 

 and needs no introduction to any A. C. A. man who was at Grindstone 

 last year. 



CANOES AND SAILING BOATS. 



AMERICAN canoeists have always taken a great interest in the 

 Nautilus canoe as the pattern af ter which the majority of Amer- 

 ican canoes were modelled for many years. The one shown above is 

 the fourth of the name, and possesses a special interest from the fact 

 that she was the subject of a lengthy controvery very similar to that 

 between "Deja" and our canoeists last season, the result being two 

 races, both won by the canoe. The larger boat in this case, the 

 Uideawake, was 16ft. long, 3ft. 6in. beam, decked like a canoe, with a 

 centerboard of 130 pounds. She was schooner-rigged, fitted with 

 oars, and had a belt of cork Sin. in diameter around each gunwale to 

 increase ber buoyancy. The Nautilus was 14x28, rigged as shown a 

 very inferior boat in all respects to those of to day. The question of 

 superiority was easily settled by two races, one on Sept. 9, 1871, and 

 one on Oct. 3, on the Solent, the first in a light to moderate breeze 

 the second in a fresh breeze and rough water. The two are described 

 as follows in the Field of September and October: 

 [From London Field, Sept. 9, 1871.1 

 "The course selected for this miniature yacht race was from South- 

 sea Pier to the Gilkicker Buoy and back, a distance of five miles. The 

 wind at starting was a nice S.S.E. breeze, with the sea in a lumpy 

 condition, which, however, smoothed down when the wind got 

 lighter At ti-M stations were taken up, with all sail set— Nautilus 

 under large Chinese mainsail and a mizzen ; Wideawake (a schooner) 

 under gaff rnaiu and foresails and fore staysails. 



"At 'off' sheets were hauled aft, and the vesssls canted off on their 

 course. All doubt as to the probable result of the race was at once 

 dispelled by the little Nautilus walking right away from her large 

 opponent. The tide race, with its accompanying breakers, was 

 steadily sailed through; the Nautilus, increasing her lead and stand- 



ing well up to windward, weathered and 'wore' round the mark buoy, 

 the Wideawake being a little short of a mile astern at the time. The 

 Wideawake, however, stuck phickily to It, but with little hope of re- 

 gaining the lost ground, as the wind was falling light. During the 

 whole time the wherries accompanying the race had to use oars as 

 well as sails in keeping up with the leadiug canoe. Messenger, the ex- 

 champion sculler and builder of the boats, who had come down from 

 London on purpose, accompanied the race in one of these sailin°- 

 wherries. When the Wideawake rounded the buoy the Nautilus had 

 run a mile and three-quarters on her homeward passage of two mdes 

 and a half, and arrived at Southsea Pier the winner by nearly two 

 miles. The wind now died away altogether, and a 'calm caraa over 

 the face of the deep.' Wideawake was towed back to Southsea. 



"The chief interest in this match, from a boating point of view, was 

 occasioned by the great difference in the. design, siiie and r \<r A f the 

 competing vessels; the Nautilus, by Mr. Baden-Powell, a bona fide 

 traveling canoe, a well-known fiver, having taken the two first sail- 

 ing prizes of the Canoe Club— beam 2ft. 4in. and woo len keel lUiu, 

 deep— against the Wideawake, nearly twice her siza, and having an 

 iron drop keel, 130 pounds." 



[From London Field, Oct. 7, 1871.] 

 The second race or return match between the Nautilus canoe and 

 Wideawake was sailed on Tuesday last, and created some excitement 

 a,t Southsea, where several members of the canoe club had gathered 

 to witness the event. It will be remembered that the first match be- 

 tween these vessels ended in a victory for the Nautilus, and that the 

 owner of the Wideawake was dissatisfied with the result, which he 

 attributed to lack of wind. A lively correspondence ensued in our 

 columns, culminating in an agreement to sail a second match, the 

 owner of the Nautilus (the smaller vessel) considerately allowing to 

 bis opponent the choice of course, 



At noon on Tuesday the Wideawake arrived on Southsea Pier, and 

 was carried thence to a point some distance to the east ward by five 

 men, a sixth bringing up the rear with a heavy box of ballast upon 

 his shoulder. Both the vessels have been so thoroughly described in 

 these, columns, that it is unnocesary to dwell upon their peculiarities 

 We may, however, mention the fact that the Wideawake is no longer 

 schooner-rigged, her owner having made something like a yawl of 

 her. The Nautilus used the sliding spreet rig with which she won 

 the canoe club sailing races. 



As the time fixed for the start approached, a steamer, which had 

 been chartered for the occasion by Mr. George Bishop, left bis yacht 

 Pandora at Gosport and proceeded to Southsea, having the Nautilus 

 in tow. On board were a party of ladies and gentlemen, including 

 "Nautilus," "Ringleader," "Octoroon" and other members of the 

 canoe club. By the time that such preliminary arrangements as tak- 

 ing ballast on board and adjusting life belts were completed, half an 

 hour had passed, hut both vessels were ready to commence the race 

 at a quarter to three. "Wideawake" had previously proposed, and 

 "Nat-.tiius" had agreed, to sail from Southsea Pier round the Spit 

 Fork to the Gilkicker Buoy, and thence to Southsea Pier, so that when 

 they met afloat with sails up, a flying start became almost a matterof 

 course. At 2b. 50m., with a nice breeze blowing from the westward, 

 the two vessels went away very evenly. Almost as soon as they were 

 under way the Nautilus commenced leadiug, and. although much the 

 smaller vessel, was so well handled that before the Spit Fort was 

 reached she led the Wideawake by more than a hundred yards Mr 

 Powell went well to leeward of the fortification, but his opponent kept 

 close to the stonework. Directly the Wideawake got under the lee of 

 the fort, she became to a certain extent at the mercy of the west- 

 ward going tide, which carried her dangerously near the wooden 

 piles. Fortunately, no accident occurred, and as each vessel in turn 

 escaped from the huge block of masonry, sheets were hauled in and 

 the Wideawake bowled along over the white-crested seas in the track 

 of her fleet little leader. As the wind met the tide, quite a lively sea 

 was knocked up, and white horses were plentiful: still the little ves- 

 sels behaved remarkably well, and considerable admiration was ex- 

 pressed by the spectators at the manner in which they flew along. 

 This was decidedly the most exciting part of the interesting match, 

 as, although the Nautilus had a long lead, the Wideawake at last 

 appeared to be holding her own. For some minutes the leader was 

 bothered by a cutter, which persistently headed him. When, how- 

 ever, the yacht had sailed away imder the influence of a freshening 

 breeze, the Nautilus was put at the seas very prettily, and the 

 Wideawake, which had gained a good deal, tore through the 

 seas, wetting her occupant considerably and appearing to ship water 

 freely. It was just the weather for which her owner had 

 expressed a desire, and it was, moreover, precisely the weather 

 in which she appeared to the greatest advantage. As the two craft 

 went dashing along it was felt that the time had come when the 

 question of superiority was to be decided. Even the ladies on board 

 the accompanying steamer appeared to be greatly interested in the 

 match, and scarcely turned to look at the ironclad Sultan as they 

 passed her. As the competing boats stood on in the direction of Ryde 

 Pier through some very lively water Mr. Powell eased his vessel ad- 

 mirably over the bigger waves when, after having sailed perhaps a 

 mile and a half from the Spit Fort, he let her go for a few yards 

 luffed suddenly, held his mainsail aweather, and notwithstanding the 

 lumpy water, accomplished the feat of staying— slowly, it is true, but 

 thoroughly— by the aid of sails and rudder alone. During the per- 

 formance of this well-executed maneuver, the Wideawake shot past 

 to windward, and stood on to the southward, while her lively rival 

 started upon a long leg for the Gilkicker Buov. Having gone per- 

 haps two hundred yards beyond the spot at which the Nautilus went 

 about, the Wideawake proceeded to follow suit; but the attempt was 

 anything but a successful one; her head flew up into the wind and 

 there remained, so that she was helplessly in irons. After one or two 

 vain attempts to get away, her skipper gave it up and paddled her 

 about. This was felt to be the climax of the match, as such a course 

 of procedure on the part of a competitor was tantamount to an ac- 

 knowledgment of defeat. Very little interest was taken in the por- 

 tion of the race which followed, as the Nautilus fetched the Gilkicker 

 Buoy without difficulty at 8h. 43m. 30s., the Wideawake following at 

 3h 45m 55s. Mr, Powell ran from tfie Buoy past Fort Monekton 

 where he set his foresail (spinnaker) and doffed his life belt and 

 across the mouth of Portsmouth Harbor to the pier at Southsea 

 which he reached at 4h. 20m., having occupied exactly one hour and 

 a half in accomplishing the distance of about six miles. The Wide- 

 awake ran goose-winged from the Buoy, but did not go to the pier. 



[The results of the two races were to prove the superiority of the 

 small canoe over a much larger boat of inferior model, and to demon- 

 strate the ability of the canoe under sail in really rough water when 

 properly handled.] 



THE ROYAL C. C.-HENDON LAKE. 



ON Saturday last the members of this club sailed a match on Hen- 

 don Lake, the prizes being the "senior flag" and a sweepstake. 

 The weather was anything but nice for canoe sailing as a pastime; 

 but was the weather which had been, so to speak, asked for to test 

 the various canoe models in a hard blow and rough water The 

 wind was blowing a strong westerly breeze, a gale down channel and 

 created quite a lively short sea on Hen don Lake. The canoes were 

 limited to eighty square feet of sail, but the limit was unnecessary 

 in the circumstances, as close reefs were the order of the day The 

 match was robbed of its entries all but two. owing to the severity of 

 the elements. Sabrraa, in taking a preliminary canter, with a good 

 deal too much sail on. by the way, capsized, and was not pumped 

 dry and put in sufficient order in time to start, though her owner 

 phickily made a start later and sailed her one round of the course, 

 she being comparatively a small canoe. Mr. Miles took his Nina (a 

 Nautilus looking model) out for a spin round about shortly before 

 the start, and though she pitched the spray about a good deal, she 

 seemed to go well, but looked in want of more weight, especially for 

 tacking against the short seas; she was run into shelter by the raft 

 and did not start; iu short, the only two that started were Nautilus' 

 Mr. Baden-Powell; Diamond, Mr. H. Church. These two were close 

 reefed, and appeared about even in sail area; the former perhaps 

 had a shade the larger sail area, whereas the Diamond had consid- 

 erably the larger amount of ballast and size of boat 



The starting gun went at 3:51 P. M., Nautilus taking the lead. The 

 ;sair of them started on a, heavy beat to windward ; it was soon mani- 

 fest that Nautilus was in for a wetting, as she chucked the spray over 

 hermamsail and skipper, and the seas being apparency too' short 

 and hollow for the boats to be eased over them. Diamond was com- 

 paratively dry, but she was not sailed so "full" or fast as Nautilus, 

 and also has more freeboard, and nearly three times as much weight 

 in her center plate. The triangular course is two miles, and the 

 wind was steady and strong on two sides, but baffling, and with 

 heavy squalls on the third side. The [three rounds- six miles- 

 were wellsailed, and, considering the faulty side, over half a mile 

 in extent, it was a very fast race, the total time being lh. 29m. for the 

 six miles, about one mile and a quarter of which was dead slow for 

 pace, with Savage knockdown puffs from over the trees. Nautilus 

 won the flag at5:i!() P. M., followed by Diamond at 5:26 P M. 



This match winds up the club races on Heudon Lake, unless some 

 visitor should be found to challenge for a race, or a supplementary 

 race or two be made among the members. The match, however, 

 has given Mr. Powell the opportunity.of testing his new boat at hard- 

 weather sailing, with results which ought to satisfy him. 



One question of considerable interest to canoe sailors-in contem- 

 plation of the International Trophy races to be sailed in America 

 this September— was much debated during the race, namely, the 

 effect in such weather of the American fashion of the skipper sittiDg 

 out on the " weather deck " and steering by hand, and the Nautilus 



