Aug. 36, 1886.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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a foot or Ro in heiglit. Tlie traps are placed on the opposite edge of 

 the treucli seciirely fastened. Tlie trappers have plenty of room 

 to more aliont and tlie objectiunable board fence- is done avray 

 Avith. Rlionld the groiiTitl be in ;i, lo( nlit.\' wIktc the trencJi is lia- 

 ble to fill with water, the yilmx ailuplfU at the SjiriiiKfield, Ohio, 

 tournuinHiit would ijcftifi ji.- an--^vrpr b._-ili_'i-. At this tournament 

 the traps were fastened to the Rrotinrt in ph^in ^iglit of all. A hole 

 was diii; behind each trap laru'e cnousb to liold a, dry goods box. 

 Each box contained a t rapper who ronliJ refill his tra p ^\dthout es- 

 posiOf? anything but his bands. In warm weather the trench 

 would he preferable, as it is easier for the trappers. 



Some men may think it easier tn shoot from nnsc'reoned traps. 

 If so try it fromi five tiaps properly hajidled and pnllefl from be- 

 hind the sliooter, The rules of the Nation.%1 trun Association pvo- 

 hibil all screens, and all clnbe should do likewise. 0. M. .Stabic. 



Du-NBAjrroN, N. II., Aug. 21. 



SPUIKGFIELD GUN OLLTB.-New York, Aug. 17.-Ang. 13 was 



appointed for the gxm club's contest for a very handsome silver 

 cup, presented to the club by Dr. Ucrnhard' Aug. MyJius, their 

 honorary member, before his departure for Berlin. Owintii hin\-- 

 ever, to the al)sence of many of the memlieT's in liurope and else- 

 where Lhe matcli was postponed. Those who took part in shooting 

 otf the pigeons (especially selected for tlic cup contest) and result 

 Of same is as follows; use of two barrels to count U: 



.Tames T Davis 1 



John ADinkel 



M Englert 1 



A Steniinger 



A SchAvint 1 



H Englert . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ . 



The meeting took place on the grounds of Mr. Samuel Burbank, 

 New 1 :)orp, Statcn Island. The club takes its name from Spring- 

 field, L. I., where it was first organized some nine .years ago. It is 

 made up of sonn_' of our licst-Jinown citizens, among whom may 

 be m.eTitioned Judge Claiicv , ex-Judge Jolin A Dinkel; President, 

 Mr. James T. Uavis, Major Geo. Ayre, and iMessrs. H. C. INIiner, A. 

 fi. Davis, M. Englert,, J oli n NVood, A, Strcminger, :Mr. Schwint, Geo. 

 Bei>lers and uthcra, The silver cup aboN e mentioned to be shot 

 for is be;tntiful in workmanship and design, being manufactured 

 Specially from instructions given l>r Dr. Bernluird A. Mylius, and 

 conditions under \^Jiich it is to he shot for are: To own the cup a 

 meudier must win it five times, and be handicapped 1yd. at each 

 sen ecssive shoot until he has done so. Distance i!5yds, n traps, 1 

 barrel to count 1 I)ir<l, 2 bari'els, }^ aljird. The com est is expected 

 to be a lively one. as most of the crack shots of the club liave 

 signified their intention of being present on ( lie occasion. 



NEATTOWN, N. Y., Aug. 10. -The Noithside Gun Club, of Long 

 Island sliot a. match at i live pigeons, a ground traps, handicap 

 rise, 80yds. boundary, shot trader club ritles, club badge and money 

 prize: 



Dr. Franz 1110000-3 Manning imUl-7 



Terrett 1110101—5 Barlow 0111100—4 



Duryea 1101 1 0l-.f) Biglow 0111111-0 



Lyon llimi-7 Grau 1110003-3 



Biems lUniO-fi 



Ties on 7 for first! Lyon 101—3, Manning 100—1. 



GREENVILLE, S. C, Aug. 16.— BdiYor FareM and Stream: We 

 have organized here the Greenville Gun Club with the following 

 officers; W. J. Crosswell, President; ^\^ E. Beattie, First A'ice- 

 President: .Jas. H. Maxwell, Second A"icc-Presidenl.; F. F. Capers, 

 Secretary- and Treasurer. AVe have one glass ball trap and two 

 Ligowsky clay-pigeon traps and are ta'acjioinij bard to put a. win- 

 ning team in a tournament to he held here shortly— I\iosE. 



A\^(3RCESTER, Mass, Aug. 20.— Tlic A^^orcester Sportsmen's Club 

 have had a very successful two-days' tournament. First Day.— 6 

 clay-pigeons, 12 entries— AY. S. Pei-r\-. J. Bodish and L. B. Hudson; 

 P. T. Smith; C. Doane and B. Franklin. bats, hi entries— M. D. 

 Gilman ainl Smith; Bowdish; Doajie. Rnoxv ille blackliird badge 

 contest. Thehadirewas tied some time aso bv D. ( Jilman, H. 

 AV. A\'"cbber, Geo. Gray, W. L. Davis, E. Srhaefer arai C. AI. St ark, 

 each having won it once. A\"hcn the sbool 'vvas called up, (Jra.\" 

 and Schaofer were not present, and no one being there to represent 

 them tljc contest Avas ordcrcil to go on. It was for G singles and 3 

 paii-s, a possib'le of 15. Tlie r(»si;lt \v; s as follows: 



Davis illllODO— 7 01 11 11—5—13 



Gilmau lOimiGl— 7 10 11 10-d-ll 



Stark 011110001-5 withdrew. 



AYobber 111000010-5 withdrew. 



The badge being wi5n by Da-^is is now his personal pi-operty, this 

 being the second time he has ^ron it. 



Six clav-pigeons, 20 entries— Davis and C.Sampson; Kirkwood 

 and Tidsbui'v: Dickey: Doane and H ntrg. i; bat s, 2 ancles, J.':? entries 

 — Whittaker and Tidsbury: Stanlou ,anrl Webber; Eager: BowdisJi. 

 7 hats, straightaway, 2t entries— Eairer and Swift; Stark, Iloldcu 

 and Bowdish; Davis and Sampson; Eugg. AA^ardwell and Doane. (i 

 bats, 13 entries— Holden, Gilman and Bov^lish. Davis and Dickey; 

 Stanton; Franklin and A^ ardweU. 7 clay-pitreons, 22 enti-ies— 

 Eager; Stanton, Gilman and Doane; Sampson; Stark. 1 pair bats, 

 20 entries— Smith; Perry; AVebber; Kirkwood and Jordan. Ghat 

 20 cTitrics- Perry; Stanton; Jordan aud AS'ardwell. 



Match for the (^'limax diamond badge, held by 0. M. Stark, 10 

 clav-pigeons and 10 Ijats: 



Bats. 



H A\^ Eager 1111111111—10 



J.Sivift 1111111111—10 



W S Perry 1111111111—10 



W L Davis 1110111111— 9 



CM Stark ..1011011111— 8 



Clay Pigeons. 

 1111110111-9-19 

 1111011111-9-19 

 0111011111—8-18 

 1111011111—9-18 

 llllUllOl— 9— 17 

 0111101110-7— IR 

 0111111101—8-16 

 0111110011— 7— IR 

 1111011110—8—16 

 1111101110-8—15 

 1110110000-5— l.T 

 1111001101—7—15 

 0110111001-6-15 

 1110101100-6-15 

 1110110111-S-lf 

 1111111101—9-14 

 101001 01 U-6-13 

 1011010101-6-13 

 1111111000—7—13 

 0111010100-5-13 

 0001110011-5-13 

 0100101010-4-13 

 01101100 —4—12 

 0011100010-4-11 

 01000-1 dr. —10 

 0100000110- 3- 9 

 101110000O-4— 7 



Stanton 1111110111— 9 



ET Smith 1011110111- 8 



IGAATiile 1111011111- 9 



AA^ Welsh 1011111101— 8 



M D Gilman 1101111100— 7 



O A Dickey 1111111111-10 



JORngg 1111110110- 8 



E Wldttaker 1111011111— 9 



Hibbard 1111111101— 9 



CBnolden.. 1101000111— fi 



H .Tonrdan 0111010001— 5 



C H Gerrish 101011U01— 7 



G B Togas 1111101010- 7 



J Bowdish OmOlUOO— 6 



H Snow 1011011111— 8 



C Doane 1001011111- 7 



H AV AA^ebber 1101111101— 8 



G Sampson 1110111101- 8 



AA^adwell 0011101111— 7 



Franklin miOlllll— 9 



H,Tewett 1011100101- 6 



J B IMayo 0000100101— 3 



Swift and Eager being tied on 19 .shot a string of 5. Eagere brok 

 all of his and won the badge, Swift losing his Last one. 



Se\-en (day-pigeons, straightaway— Dickev. Eager and Bowdish; 

 Rngg; Swift and ANHiittaker; Da-sis; Stanton and Tidsbury. Sis 

 blueroeks, two angles, 17 enti'ies— Rugg and Swift; Eager and Stan- 

 ton; Bowdish; Smith. Six bats, 15 entries— A^^^ittaker; Snow and 

 Stan-ton; Rugg and Smith; Dicker and S^vlf t. Four pair doubles, 19 

 entries— Stark, Eager and A^^ebber; Stanton; Sampson; Dickey. 

 Six blueroeks, 16 entries— Dickey; Doatie and Swift; AVebber; 

 A^''adwell. Ten hats, 13 entries— Stark, Davis and Rngg; Smith; 

 Sampson: AA'ebber and AA'^elsh. Six bats, two angles. 23 entries- 

 Dickey, Sampson and Holden; Stark, Stanton and Eugg; Perry 

 and Gerrish; Gilman. Sweepstakes ou bat shooting. Climax badge 

 shoot— Swift, Eaarer and Perry; Stanton, Davis and Whittaker; 

 Swift, Sampson, Snow: Doane. Six bats, straightaway, 19 entries — 

 Eager, W'ebber and Stanton; Rugg; Bowdish and (Tcrrisb; Joui'dan. 

 Professional mat c J i, for G clay-pigeons and 6 bats, |5 entrance. 

 The score was as follows; 



Eats. Pigeons. Bats. IMgeons. 



Davis... min-6 111111-6-13 Dickey. .111011— 5 110111-5-10 

 Eager... 111101-5 IHlll— 6-11 Stark.. ..111111— 6 011011-4-10 

 Swift.... 111111-6 101111—5-11 Perry ...110101— 1 111011—5-9 

 Smith... Ullll-6 011111-5—11 Fr'uklin 110100 -3 110010-3—6 



Second Day.— Match at bats for the State Individual Clav-Picreon 

 Badge held by AY. S. Perry. It was won by L. R. Hudson of this 

 city, who is 74 years of age, aT\d ^^•bo feels justly proud of lus -ic- 

 tory vdth the gun over so many of the yotmger experts. I\Ir. Hud- 

 son wore his badge about during the da>', and should he allowed to 

 hold it permanently on account of lus age and skdl; 



L RHudson. . . .111111111110111— 14 B .Swift 110011011110111—11 



J R Toyas 111111111101111—14 B Franklin. . . .111010010111111—11 



E T Smith 111011111111111—14 J Howe 001101111111101-11 



OA Dickey.... mi 11001111111— 13 G J Rugg Oil lllID 001110— 11 



AA'" S Perry 011111110111111—13 E AV Tinker. . .011010110111111-10 



CM Stark OlllllimilllO— 13 JBowdish. ...113110011010110—10 



W L Da\ is ltllllllllOlOll-13 H AYaters 110111101011100-10 



E AAHiittaker- , .111011111110111—13 A WB.aker. . . .110011010011111-10 

 B Holden. . . .011111111111101— 13 G AVe\-mouth..01imi01inilini - 



E Cummings.. 101111111011111 -13 G Graham 011000110101110— S 



HA\' Eager.... 110111111011 101— 12 B Welsh 010100111110100— 8 



J Stanton 111001111111110-12 Wadwell lOOOlOllOOOllOl— 7 



HRice 011011111101101—13 J M Dodge. ...OOOOIllOIOOIliTl— 7 



M D Gilman . . . 010111111011111—13 E S Knowles . . .001000111010110- 1 



In shoot off , H ndson broke 3 birds and won. Tlie sweepstakes 

 wore won l)v Sinitli; i)ii\ is, ^VIli( taker, Holden, Gilman; Rugg. 



Match for the state individual glass ball badge, held by H. W. 

 Eager, and was for 7 bats and 8 clay-pigeons. There were 24 con- 

 testants, and it was won by i. Stanton, of Boston, who made a 

 clean score. Unker, of I'rovidence, also made a clean score, but 

 was onlv eligible for the sweepstakes. The SLore was as follows: 



J Stanton 111111111111111—15 HAY Webber. .OOlllllOlUHll— 13 



E W Tinker.. . .111111111111111-15 B Franklin 101111111001111-13 



Yy L Davis 111110111111111—14 J Howe 101111011111010—11 



O A Dickey. . .Ollllllinillll— 14 AY S Perry 011101111011011-11 



J Bowdish lOnillimilll-lt J W elsh 111110110010111-11 



E T Smith llllOlllllOl 1 1 1—13 E Y' ittaker. . . .1101111111101(X)-11 



A W Baker.... nil 11001101111— 12 CDoane 011110110111001-10 



MD Oilman. ..111101111110011-12 H Swift IfionitilllOtilui- 9 



G J Rugg 110111101111011—12 E Snow OlHHl liililiKlOll- 



H Bice.' 011011111101111-12 Wadwell 010011100111011- 8 



C B Holden. . . . lOltlll 11101 1111-13 L G AVhite OlllOllOOOOlllO- 8 



H AV Eager. . . .111111011101101-13 



The sw'eepstakes were won by Tinker, Stanton; Rugg, Gilman; 

 AYehber, Snow, Holden; Y^adw-ell, Swift, Also by Stanton, Dickey; 

 Smith; Perry: Swifb 



In the protession. 1 race, entrance, there were 7 contestants, 

 and the shoot was 10 singles and 5 pairs. It resulted as follows: 



11 W Webber lIOlllllll— 9 11 10 11 11 11-9—18 



W L Da- is 1111111111-10 11 10 00 11 11-7-1. 



Y- S Perry IIOIIIIUI- 9 10 10 10 11 H-7-ni 



II W Eager 1111010010— 6 11 11 11 10 10-8-14 



E W Tinker lOUllOOll- 7 10 11 10 10 11—7-14 



O A Dickev 0110111110- 7 10 10 10 00 10-4—11 



C M Stark! 0110111110- 00 00 10 10 10-3- 9 



The regular swan^pstakes follow in tlieir order: 6 clay-piiroous, 

 32 entries— AVebber and Eager: Stajifcu]; DaAJs, Sawyer and V,'alei-s; 

 II. .tourdan. 6 bats, 21 t-nfries- Sta.nlon and Tinker; Eager; Welsh, 

 Doane and Graham. T\A-o-men teams, 7 clay-pigeons per man- 

 Smith and Bowdisli; How'e and Jourdan; AA^obber and D;i\ is; Oil- 

 man and Holden; Tinker and Rugg. hats, 37 entries -Tinker, 

 Stanton and Da/ is; Stark, Smith and Jourdan; Snow, Periw. 6 

 ehiy-]iigeons — Sjnitli, Bowdish and Davis; Stanton anrl Y alters; 

 Stark, Tinker andllolden. 3 pa ir doubles. 18 entries— Stark; Eager 

 and Stanton, I'ei-r>- and Wadwell; Franlclin. 10 bats, 24 entries- 

 Howe; Tinker, Cummings, Stanton; (xilman, AA'liittakcr, Jourdan; 

 Rugg ami Bowdisli. r, hats, 28 eiitries— Webber. Stanlon, Dii key; 

 Eager, ^Vad'iM'll; Da is, Snow, Doane; V/e\-naiutb, I'eri-w 7 

 straighiaway blue rocks, 27 entries— Stark, AVliittaker, Bowdish; 

 Y^enbei-, Cummings; (-;ilman. Dicl-.'/.s : Doane. G h]-u- rocks, 31 en- 

 tri<!S— Stanton. \\'eliber and Eiclicy; Cummings, Swan.AYeymonth; 

 Baker, Jourdati, (/iilman, S\s ifl, Povmo's. G cla.\ -]iigeons. ;14 entries 

 —AVebber, Swa.n, Slanton. ll-.dson; Eager, Doane. Cummings; 

 Bowdish; Wcvmouth. 7 stn-.igbt.nvav clav-pigt-ons, 34 entries— 

 Stanton, VVebhei'; Waters; Stark, Ea.ger; lludson, Howe. G fJue 

 rocks, 29 entries— Stanton, Howe; Dickey; Doane; Stark, Bowdish; 

 PoAver.s, AVliittaker. G elay-iiigeons, 28 entries—Swan, Doane, 

 Eager; Dickey, (oilman; Bowdish; Perry. 6 blue ro(J<s, 31 entries- 

 Davis, T<l;ige;'; Stark; Rugg, Wilkinson; Jourdan. 6 clay-pigeons, 7 

 entries— Smith; Dickey. 



HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 30.-Colt Hammerless Gun Chib tour- 

 nament. Fi rst sweepstake, 5 clay-pigeons, 18yds., 3 angles. 



E A Folsom 11011—4 T'oucy 1 1000-2 



LB Gary 10111-4 Penn 01010—3 



AVhitlock 11011—4 AVoodford 01010—3 



Hubbard II Hll— 1 Tyler 00100—1 



Hanson 01110—3 Minor 00010—1 



Sterry 11100-3 Merrick 00010-1 



Treat 11001-3 Miller 001 00—1 



McCook 01011-3 Ives 01000-1 



Bristol OOlU-3 Pixley lOtHlO— 1 



Bailey 10110-3 N Folsom 00001—1 



Earl 10110-3 Ames 01000—1 



Johnson 0001 1—3 Al c of t 00001—1 



Higby 10100-3 Holmes 00001 —1 



l\Ielrose 00110—2 BushneU 00010—1 



Goodyear 01010—3 



F(jlsom won ties for first, Hanson second, .lohnson and Higby 

 di- ideil third. Miller fourth. 



Match at 7 clays, 3 angles: 



Miner 0111111-6 A^^oodford 0101101—4 



A^thitlook 1111110-6 N Folsom 1100110—4 



AVidman 0111101 -5 Miller 1101000-3 



Ives moilO-5 L Gary 0011001—3 



Hanson 1101101—5 Sterry 1001010-3 



Bristol 0011101—4 Treat 0010101—3 



Melrose 0010111-4 Goodyeai- 1010100-3 



Ties for first divided, second divided, shoot off for third won by 

 JMelrose, fourth divided. 



Alatch at G clays, 3 angles: Twelve men tied for first on 4 each; 

 Aliner won tie breaking 3 straight. ElcTcn men tied for second. 

 Shoot off at 21yds.: 



-Miller OOODl 111 101 111-3 N Folsom. .. .100110 111 101 111-3 



jMiller and Folsom divided. Ten tied for third on 2 each. Final 



.slioot off: 



l\'cs and Biistol dl\lded. Five tied on 1 for fourth, and L. Cary, 

 Robeson and Georgia divided. Match at 3 pair double clays, 1.5yds. 

 rise: 



Ives OUOOO 111—3 Bristol 100001 111—3 



L Cai-y 11 11 11-6 M Cook 10 11 01—4 



Toucy ...11 11 11-6 Miller 10 10 11—4 



.Sterry 11 01 11—5 Goodyear 11 11 00—4 



Yniitlock 11 10 11-5 Ives 11 00 10—3 



N Folsom ..01 11 11—5 AA'oodford 11 00 10—3 



Robeson 01 11 11—5 Bristol 00 10 11—3 



E A Folsom 11 11 01-5 



Ties ou G divided, second won hy Whitlock, Miller third, fourth 

 di\ided. 



Match at G straightaway clays, 41 entries— Alcott first with 6; 8 

 tied on 5, .Johnson winning shoot-off; 10 on 4, Carey, Hawie.y and 

 Folsom divided; 10 on 3, won bv .Sterrv. Alateh at "i straightaway 

 clays, 31 entries-8 tied on 5, .shoot-ntf divided by Miller and Fol- 

 som; 7 on 4, Huntoon Jtnd Bliss divided; 8 on 3, won liy L. Carey; 

 fourth divided by J. Carey and Toucy. Miss and out, 25 entries- 

 Bristol and E. A. Folsom divided on 4. Match at 7 cla> s, 28 entries 

 — Alelrose took first ^vith 7, MiUer and Bristol divided second, 

 Toncy won third on shoot-oft*. Alatch at 3 pair dotibles, 1 8 entries— 

 E. A. and N. Folsom di^ided first, SferrA' second, Cai'v and Cook 

 divided third, Melrose fourth. jMatch at 5 singles. 3 an.uJes. ISyds., 

 21 entries— Harrison, Miller and jMeh'ose di\idcd first,' Bristol, N. 

 and E. A. Folsom second, Merrick third, Collins fourth. 

 Team shoot, 7 clays. 18yd3.: 



Hubbard 00100011 « JMelrose 11101111 n 



Ives lOOnOlf " McMullen 0111101 f"^^ 



Toucy 01001011 - Hart 01111101 o 



Miller 0011111 f ' Hawley 1011001 i"""' 



Alcott 1000101 1 q Penn 0000101 1 « 



AVoodford lOUllO f ~ ° AVhitlock 0000001 )" ~ *^ 



Cary 0001101 1 □ Sterrv 10110111 ~ 



Treat 1101110 f Robeson OOllOOOf"' 



AA^idman 00000001 E E Folsom 10101111 ^ 



N Folsom 0000001 ^ Miner 1111010 "■"•"^^ 



'—9 



Goodyear IIOICOO I - Bristol 1011110 ( 



Hattson PlliP? 9 f Upsom OlOOlll f ' 



Higby 11010011 „ 



Johnson 1100111 ("~ '' 



Ties on 9 divided. 



FREAIONT, O., Au§. 18.— The members of the Fremont Shooting 

 Club made the f ollo\>ing scores at the regular- weekly shoot yester- 

 day: 



John F Gottron 1001101101110110111111111-19 



J C YCidemtin 1010111100001111100111110—16 



A i\roos 111111 1100011101011111011-19 



B A Can- (Ill 0011110110101100101101— 15 



C F Pohlma n 0101111111111101101110011—19 



B L Schwartz lOlHOlOlOllOOOOOtllOOOIOl— 11 



John AA'eber 1100100010010000001111100-10 



A Ooff ron 11111100001111110011011100-15 



H F D\\ ellie UOllOOlOOOllOninnOlOlOO— 12 



1 T MiUer llOOOlimilOlOlH 1100000-15 



John AVorst OOllnllOlllGOOil HlOOflOlllO— 11 



Joseph Lesher 1001 1010011000] 0010001001—10 



HUDSON, AVis.— The Hudson, AVis., Rod and Gun Club will give 

 a three days' tournament, commencing Sept. 21; live birds and 

 Peoria blacklnrds; a good time guaranteed.— J. P. Balsom, Sec'v. 



AVINCHEXDOK, Mass., August 18.— The members of the AAin- 

 chendon Gun Club went out to tlieir range to-day to break clay- 

 pigeoDs. Out of a possible 10 the totals were as follows; H.Law- 

 rence 8, J. Sutherland, Jr., 8, A. Lawrence 7, P. S. Davis 6, A. H. 

 Felch 6, W. L. Kiught 5, L. Earle 5, E. M. AVhitney 4, and 0. 

 Houghton 3. 



CtABDNER, Mass., Augu.st 19,— Some of the members of the 

 receutl.v organized ttardner Sportsmen's Association were out to 

 Hackmatack Range to-day breaking clay-pigeons. Otit of a pos- 

 sible 10 the totals were as follows; J. N. Dodge, Alexander Priest, 

 each S; C. S. Knight, S. Henry, G. Brown, each 6; L. AVebber, J. A. 

 Stiles, each 5. 



NEAA^AElv, N. J., Atig. 21.— Second match of the series of tkree, 

 shot on the grounds of the East Orange Gun Clttb between the 

 Nimrod Club, of Ne'wark, and the East Orange Club, I'esnlted in a 

 tie. The third match will take place some time in September. 



SIOUX C1T\" a.— Of the shooting tournament which has been 

 hold here d_urin.g the last tlLree days, undei' the auspices of the Sionx 

 City Gun Club, the principal feature was a special match between 

 C. AY. Budd. of Des Moines, champion wing shot of America, and 

 G. E. Hughes, of Fonda, at 75 live pigeons, 3fJyds. rise, use of hofh. 

 barrels. Budd missed Ins 1, 7, 15, 81, 41, .53, GG. Hughes inissedhis 1, 

 10, 11, 15, 19, ;3;3, :25, 41, 46, 49, GO, 6G, 70, 72, giving Budd the race by a 

 score of 68 to 61. The birds wei'e all selected and were good strong 

 flyers and not one got out of bounds but was hard hit.— C. L. E. G. 



A soifT. vKr.vKT TEXTURE is imparted to the skin by the use of 

 Churn's Sulphur Soap. For skin diseases it should be used freely. 

 Ne\^er taJvC a. bnth without it. It is also especially useful as a 

 means of bleaching and puri lying woolens, cotton, etc. I lEl's Hair 

 and Whisker Dye, black and brown, 50 cents— Adv, 



THE MEET OF 1886. 



p.AAlP OEINDSTONE, St. Lawrence River.— Again for fho 

 V-'' se\'enth time the OAembers of the Annua'can Cauoe Associa- 

 tion have gathered togetlier under the red and white flag, and for 

 the tliird tinie their wJiite tents slnne on the sunny hillside, the 

 wlu'le sails glisten on the- blue v\ aters, the fires burn brightly on 

 the liilliop, and the silence that reigns unbroken for lifty weeks 

 each year departs liefore the shrill sign.tl calls of canoes and 

 steamers, the u.nroarious shanty song and the merry glees. 



This is the last year, for a i ime n t least, that the meet willbeheld 

 at Grindstone Island, but one tlung is certain, search as far as they 

 may, through the length and breadth of this great country, the 

 canoeists will find mi more beautiful spot, and very few that can 

 c'lunl it. To appreciate and enjoy it is one thing, to convoy an 

 idea of its beauty to one who has not seen it is a task for only a 

 nmster painter in words to attenipt. The bluest of deep bltie skies, 

 \\-aters clear and pure and of the same color, in wiiich are dropped 

 green islets of all sliapes and siaes, wliile far away the wooded 

 s])i) es mei.s'e into a softer mistier green, broken here or there by a 

 pretty cottage, a soEtary spire, or an odd little lighthouse, none so 

 new as to destro\ (he sense of seclusion and isolation from the 

 busy world, which make.^ the time spent here so restful in spite of 

 i he bustle ;ind fun that goes on constantly. The day begins mtha 

 aloiious smrrise o\ er the eastern islands, and ends at night \wt.h a 

 blaze of fire to be seen from the hilltop for hah' an hour-, then a 

 clear, starrv sky, wiiile all tlie time the air is of the purest and 

 clearest. The dry, sa.ndy soil, the shady hillside, and the many 

 beautiful points for a, cruise, make the site a desirable one in every 

 way for a camp, while the courses are pirobably as good as will be 

 fotuid. A meet on salt water is now proposed as a novelty and 

 max be lield next year, but no such location as this can be found 

 for it. 



From New I'ork, Pittsburgh, Boston or Cincinnati to Grindstone 

 is a lon.g journey, and happ.\' is tlie man whose simple wants com- 

 pel him to carry besides his canoe only a modest kit and a small 

 tent. AVhat \\ith many charges and recalcitrant baggage men, his 

 cares are great, but they arc nothing to those of a man who in an 

 unlucky hour promises to convey a iiarly to Squaw Point. Tents, 

 stoves, boxes, trimks, handbags, wraps, parasols and such impedi- 

 menta seem to go astray with a persistency which is nearly^ mad- 

 dening, and if he over does reach home safely it is with the resolve 

 to go in the fulttre as a. true canoeist— with as little as possible 

 besides his canoe. The railroad and steamship Unes are now fairly 

 reasonable in their rates, as far as the leading officials are con- 

 cerned, and porters and baggage masters can generally be 

 "squared," but there are a n.^ntber of petty officials wdioso import- 

 ance is generally in inverse ratio to the positions which they oc- 

 cupy aitd vim can give a great deal of trouble. AYith them tears, 

 threats, entreaties avail nothing, they possess a little brief a:.:thor- 

 itj' and they exercise it ^vhile the time is to(3 short to appeal to the 

 distant head office. 



It must be admitted that there .are two sides to the transporta- 

 tion ciuestion, and a little forethought on the part of the canoeist 

 may save him and others much trotible. He travels eenerally b.y 

 a trunk line, and often on Saturdays, or when the tra-, el to or froni 

 tlie City is greatest, and wiien ari avalanche of trunks pours down 

 on tlie ])oor ba.ggage smasher. Stand for half an hour near any 

 large depot and see the trunks come, or watch the quick transfers 

 that must lie made at the many junctions, and the necessity for 

 compact, easily liandled bag.gage will at once be apparent. The 

 canoe, of coiu-sc, is tlie utost imi)ortant item. Size cottnts in trav- 

 eling, and a boat over 15>,30 will give its owner an amount of 

 trouble ;ind will sustain so much damage that he will sigh for a 

 smaller and lighter craft. To go quickly and easily into an (trdin- 

 ary baggage car already half filled with trunks, the boat .should be 

 as Eght as possible, and its chances, unless it goes throu.gh by 

 freight, are much better If \vell wrapped tip than if crated or boxed'. 

 Here is a plan that maj' be worth trying where a man carries his 

 canoe every year. A cOTer may be made of stout canvas, an 

 old sail, for instance, enveloping the canoe entirely, the 

 opening, down the center on top, being fitted with grom- 

 mets or hooks along both edges for a lacing line. Under 

 the canoe there should be a donble thickness of canvas, 

 packed under the l;)ilges with straw or excelsior, making a bed for 

 the canoe. As she will often be slid out of cars and over sharp 

 edges a strip of %in. oak may be placed outside and the canvas 

 nailed to it, protecting the covering from wear. At bow and stern 

 grommets shoidd be worked, and one or two rope handles should 

 be placed on each side along the well. AA^lien once properly made 

 this cover mil last for many years. Tlic canoe is placed in it. the 

 rudder, hatches and light stuft" goes into the well, the sails and 

 spars win usually lie along the deck and the top is laced in. It 

 can be lifted by the handles by one or two men, the varnish can- 

 not be injured and no ordinary knocks or bumps will do any dam- 

 age. Ballast bags shotdd be p&cked in a strong box as small as 

 possible, with rope handles, the to]i screwin.g domi. The center- 

 boards may be packed in another box made to fit. Tent poles and 

 cooking traps will make a bundle to be scAvn up in burlaps, and a 

 trunk contpletes the outfit. The latter articles can be checked as 

 personal baggage, while the canoe is in a shape to be easily handled 

 in making transfers or to pack in an ordinary express car. It is no 

 unusual tiring to make six or eight trasfers on the way to camp, 

 some at night, and the lighter the load the easier. 



The ijilgrims to Grindstone are landed by rail at Clayi:on or Gan- 

 anocxue. and then take the small steamer for t.Trindstone. The 

 arrival of the little boat is the signal for a grand tttrnout of the 

 camp, all hands hurry to the dock and the new comers are hauled 

 ashore before the lines are fast by an eager group who are waiting 

 to greet them. Boats and baggage are shouldereil and the proces- 

 sion moves otf to escort the new comers to a camp site. All haitds 

 turn to, the tent is pitched, a flag pole planted and colors run up, 

 and then the "shore togs" are shifted and stowed away for two 

 weeks, the canoeist emerging from his tent a perfect symphony of 

 color. 



The camp this year promises to be the largest yet, and certainly 

 will he the most important meet of the A. C. A. The club repre- 

 sentation is hardly as large as in 1884, some of the large clubs 

 sending but f ew^ members, but a large number of clubs are repre- 

 sented, and men are here from distant points, so that the meet is 

 less local and more of a national affair. Florida, AA'yoming Terri- 

 tory and parts of the West are represented, while 'canoeists are 

 here from Boston, Lynn and Lo^vell, Mass., Buffalo, N. Y., Cincin- 

 nati and S.prmgfleld, Ohio, and manv other new places. 



On the extreme west of the camii is the Toronto C. C. Then 

 along the shore are the tents of the Oswego, BrookDm, Newbnrgli, 

 Shattemuc, Peterboro, Crescent, A'esper of Lowell, 'anil Eome,"N. 

 Y. clubs. Eev. Dr. Neide is also here, with twai canoeists from 

 Boston near him. On lhe ridge are the large tents of the St. Law- 

 rence C. C., wiiile the otficers occup.\- their usual quarters on the 

 hill. The store and Air. Ritshton's repair tent are still on the 

 point. Near them is a pliotograpliic tent and darkroom. Along 

 the east side are camped Bufl'alo. Lynn, Springfield, Hartford, 

 Mohicans, New York, with iMessis. Pow^eE and Ste^vai t. Kini^ston 

 Royal MiElary CoEege, Ecchester, Philadelphia, PittsJnirgh, 

 Pequot. Eiiiekerbocker, Brockville and (Jttawa. Many of lhe 

 tents this year are htrge and comfortable, with board floors, cots 

 and chairs. A ^•ery ne.at one is the Clyde tent brought by Mr. 

 Powell, of oiled muslin, with Avindows and ventilators. Ilany 

 clubs bring a cook and an old stove, to be left wiien camp is over, 

 and have a regular mess. Some canoeists cook for themselves, 

 wiiile a number depend on Delaney's. 



There have never been so many boats in proportion to canoeists, 

 never so many good canoes, and never such a variety of odd craft 

 of all kinds. One of the latter is a scow with paddlewh eels worked 

 by two horses, which carries passengers among the islands. An- 

 other new boat is a steam launch built by Mr. Rnshton, 24ft. over 

 aE and 53in. beam. She has a Shipman engine fed by a tank in the 

 bow. She steams about aE day and seems to make very good speed. 

 This boat is the first of the kind Mr, Eushton has built, but if suc- 

 cessful, be proposes to make a specijilf \ of them. There are anum- 

 ber of sncakboxes present of raiiutis models, including the Barne- 

 gat cr: iser. IMr. Clapham 1ms tliis year visited the meet for the 

 first time and brought his new cruiser, the Red Jacket. She is a 

 double-ended boat, 15ft. long and 47i]i. beam, the bottom being 

 slightly convex, about 4in. curve in the floor timbers, the sides are 



