Sept. 9, 1886.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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HOW TO SEE BULLETS FLY.— Rochester, N. Y .-EdWw Forest 

 ami Stream: Those of your readers who are interested an nne 

 ehooting. \et never saw a rifle ball in its flirfit, may desire to 

 satisfy themseh-es by occular proof tliat tlie bullet Is visible in 

 goinir throueh the air* If they will try to uot a vikw under the 

 conditions 1 did last week they vdU probably be gratified. A rifle 

 Club was s)K)otinf!: at pottery disks, Gin. in difinieter, set on iron 

 rods, elevat.-d ;ilionl fortv teet in the air arid ^ifualod KIDyds, from 

 the shooter. The rilles Avere nearly all .4-1-eal. breechloaders. By 

 Btanding a few feet back of tbe man shooting, and watclung the 

 ta-rget carefully \d(h .1 small telescope, i coaUl see nearly every 

 ball that mVsed the marlc. especially those that went near the tar- 

 get. I was able lo see only one of those tliat Int tbe disk, and ii\ 

 that case I thought the cliarge of powder was smaller tb.-in usual, 

 as the report was low and the velocity of the bnll appeared to bo 

 appreciably slower, for 1 saw it going directly to the c:jntev of the 

 target, which was smashed. The direction of fire was out over 

 LakiM)nlario, but the elevation of tlic guns made an unclouded 

 8k V the baekgronnd, thus giving the telescope a clear field beyond 

 the * argi't. I sn ppose that if one Avere endeavoring merely to catch 

 a glimpse at the flying bnllet. be should have the shooter aim at a 

 mark not over an inch in diameter, as he would then be more 

 likely to get the bullets in the held of the glass. -E. Redmond. 



THE TRAP. 



Scores for j)nhMcnfiini f^hinthl be made out on ilic iirhifnl hlanlrs 

 prepared by the Forest- awl Stream^ mul furnish c<i (/r.«''« <•■> eluh 

 secretaries. Gmiri^jKmdeiits ichi> favor us with ciuh scores arc par- 

 lyievla/rly re<piested Ui write on one side of the paper only, 



TRAP-SHOOTING REFORM. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



. I b^n e read the various articles in your most valuable and most 

 interesting .ioiirnal on t he question of trap-shooting reform. Its 

 obiect seems to be to help the poor shots. 



Now I am a vorv poor shot ^vith little experience at the trap, 

 and hurdlv euougl'i skill perhaps to be called an amateur shot. 

 Yet as tin's quesi iou seems to affect all thoR:- who aspire to great- 

 ness before the traps, 1 lieg the privilege i>i v- - m te, to the 

 controvers.v. The very fact of rny Inexp!-- ' : be why the 



qaestion appears different to me from its .•! ' I ;o - onie. To my 

 mind it is like tying a stone about t he neck of excel l>-nce. and cast- 

 ing it into the sea. It is i)laciug a brand on e^ery man who has 

 Spent hours of intelligent stud?', hours of labor and dollars of 

 expense at the target and with different guns to find tlie proper 

 tools to do the work, time and expense- in diligent practice to 

 solve the angles and strain the.fiye, arm and nerve to superiority 

 and skin. 



Now if shooting tournaments ;^re closed against such men the 

 life, interest and excitement of the tournament is gone. Such 

 men greatly add to the pleasure of shootiug. It is no sport to see 

 gome one bang awc y into space and bit nothing, neither is there 

 any pleasure lo sueli a shooter, and he will be a long time learning. 

 Bat If he can cnnstiiiUlv be in intercourse with good shots he can't 

 help but learn. All our good shois have had to learn and had to 

 pay for it too, All my slionting has been purely for pleasure and 

 recreation and for reputation or profit. I enter a sweep with tbcf 

 boys, pay my dollar and slioot it out for a dollar's worth of fun. 1 

 I hit in a tie 1 always di\ude unless some one prefers to have the 

 fun of shootiug out .^lud in that case beat him if 1 can. If he -wins 

 he is \vehajnie to all he gets and if I mn I congratulate myself on 

 having so much fun for notliing, I enter a tournament whenever 

 my business permits, and wlioex'er gets my money is welcome to 

 It'jf he gets it fab'ly. Those wiio Sfiueal would do so sooner if 

 beaten by a n a matenr than if bea ten by our best shots. They have 

 not the backbone to shoot in any contest. A^Tiat they need is a 

 trap behind the barn or somewhere near the house and practice to 

 ^'ve them courage. 



Sweepstake shooting is a form of gambling, and those who 

 gamble must Icc.rn to lose as well as win. If they caTinot afford to 

 lose better pravt:cc behind the barn awhile at costs of birds than 

 cry because another can fairly excel them. Such is the opinion 

 of one amate" r, Let us hea v from botl i ama tcurs and prof essiouals 

 aU over tlie country and if an evil exists gets the proper remedy. 

 If the present code is noi that whicli gi\^es t he most plea.sm-e to the 

 largest number let us have a better code and 1 ^vill A'ote for it with 

 both hands up, CRACKER Cbttmbs. 



Bat Ridge, L. I„ Se pt. 1, 1886. 



Editor Foi'CSt and Stream: 



In the proposed reform in tTap-shooting, it is suggested to bar 

 certain men and I n handicap others, and the statement has been 

 made thai for each one barred, there woitLd be fifty strictly 

 amateurs wlen would entei'. This may be so, but Why not try it? 

 For instane;^ gel up a, tournamern; iai New England, otier liberal 

 prizes, make tlie erii. ranee to the difl'erent events 50 cents or $1 

 each. Bar al)solutcly the following men (all of whom have won more 

 or less): Eager, I'erry, Dfn is, Smith, Oilman, Holdeu, Webber, 

 Sampson, Tougas ajid floaghton of the Worcester Club; Dickey, 

 Stanton. Lovejov, Faulkner, of the Massachusetts Rifle Associa- 

 tion; Schaefei-, Wardwell, Adams, Sanborn, Shnmwair, Buffum, 

 and Loi'ing of the Wellington Club; Allen, Wilbur and Bai'tlett of 

 the Brooton ClMb; Tinker, Sh.eldon, Cury and Crandall of the Nar- 

 'raganset. Club; Braley and Hall of the FaU River Club; Gerrish, 

 ' Cooper, Taylor, Jenkins and Stark of the Exeter Club; Folsom, and 

 ' sevei-al others of the New Haven Club. With these men barred, 

 there could not be much excuse for the amaterxrs to stay out. Now 

 we will not expect fifty men to enter in place of each man named, 

 we will modify the number and say ten, which is surely low 

 enough being only one-fifth of the number which has been stated. 

 This will make a field of .360 shooters. Let them all commence at 

 18yds. rise. Handicap afterward as follows: Winners of first to 

 go back 5yds. each time they ^vin. AVinners of second go back in 

 same manner -lyds., winners of thii'd "yds., winners of fourthayds. 

 All who do not win, to ad anee ] j d. in each match. Should eigh- 

 teen matches be shot some ^^•ould be standing right over the trap 

 (I do not suppose any one would care to stand in front of it.) 



Perhaps such a tournament would suit the majority, probably 

 everyone would go home a wijmer. If each contestant would 

 shoot at 150 or 200 birds and Kirkwood had the contract to ti-ap 

 them at three cents each, I think he would be willing to give everj' 

 one a badge. Should such a tournament be held in New England, 

 we who are barred would attend and act as judges and referees or 

 do anything in our power to assist the contestants. 



I think it \vill be rather difficult to maka a, set of rules to govern 

 trap-shooting which will l3e acceptable to all. At all events I have 

 had all the experience I want in such matters. At the first meet- 

 ing of the National Gun Association in New Orleans, I spent 

 night after night in Rhodes' gun store, staying until 11 o'clock or 

 later, taking notes of the proceedings for future reference. There 

 •were present quite a number of trap-shootei's from all parts of the 

 country (no end of champions of all creation, etc.) and all were 

 ' asked to make suggestions, and nothing was adopted unless it re- 

 ceived the majority of votes of those present. We certainly tried 

 to do our best and we recei /ed very little credit for it. V^Tien the 

 rules were published a great deal of fault was found with them. 

 One writer in a prominent sportsmen's paper said that such a 

 body of men should ha\'e accomplished something satisfactory, 

 but in fact they had not done better than a lot of bovs, or words to 

 that effect. 



Now, gentlemen, some of yon say that the present rules are 

 wrong. Why don't you xmike better ones? You seem to know just 

 what is wanted, "iou are perfectly right when you say they 

 should be made to suit the majority. Do not try to please the 

 experts, make them for the amateurs. As far as 1 am concerned 

 I have shot a great deal at the trap; I have won and I have lost; if 

 I am barred or handicapped, I have nothing to say. At one time 

 I wanted to hold our New England challenge badges and 1 did 

 bflld them all for a long time. At present I hold the clay-pigeon 

 badge of the New EnglandAssociation. If any one wants it they 

 can challenge for it. I will name the grounds and the time, and 

 the badge shall be there. I mtII not enter for it, whoever \vins is 

 welcome to it. C. M. Stark. 



DXJNBAHTON, N. H. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Vice-President Freeman having done me the honor to indorse, 

 in some degree, my proposition of classing, by record, the shooters 

 who take part m trap-sliooting tournaments, 1 am emboldened to 

 make luiowii still another plan, hoping that my efforts may bring 

 some i^rigliter men into this discussion. These tournaments are of 

 :great benetit when rightly eorulticted, and the gambling spirit dis- 

 couraged, because it is a fact that in this State it has been of great 

 use in developing a correct feeling regarding our game la.Avs, as well 

 as tending to raise the standard of sportsmanship. It will do so all 

 over the" country it we cau get our amateurs to attend in large 

 numbers the tournaments wliicli rnav be held. 



Mr. Freeman speaks in issue of Sept. 2. of classing from 90 per 

 cent, highest, and 50 per cent lowest, by record, saying that the 

 ■N. A. will record and classify the records sent them. Now, a 

 perfectly just method of placing men according to skill and at the 

 same time all to enter and shoot together ma by be done in this 

 vray: We will suppose A., B., 0. ana D. are to ot in a match and 



no two are of eoual skill with the gun. A. is shown by the record 

 to be a crack shot, and belong in the 90 per cent, class. B. is a 

 little less skilled, and is in the 80 per cent, class. C. averages 70 

 per cent, and D. -"lO per cent. They are to .shoot at 20 cla.y-plgeons 

 each, and all want to be placed on equal terms; placed equally 

 distant from the trap, etc., A. can flvera.ge to get 18 out of his 

 .'.'(I. H. averages 16, and to put him. on equal terms -s-sitb A., is 

 given 2 bi-okon l))rds, so that it he lireaks his usual number. 

 It), will tie A., who should front his known ability break . 18; 

 and so on down to I)., who, a\eraging 50 per cent of birds 

 shot at is allowed 8 broken on hia score before firing his first 

 shot; hence, if he breaks his usual number, 10 of the 2i), will 

 score 18 w ith A. Now, please don't get a thinking that I am 

 saj'ing that each one mid break a certain number according 

 to' his skill. Wki are simply trying to put them all on even 

 footing at the start, in order thai all can shoot on same terms, ex- 

 cepting the lu-eaks given tiicse of lesser skill, and all stand an 

 equal chance of wmning. Precisely as in ya.cht racing. Tlie boats 

 are tneasureil, hotli in hull and sails, and the larger, luuug .able to 

 go faster by reason of snperior size and power to carry s.':i,il, must 

 give time, defined by eslalilisheii rule, to its lesser ri .al, in order to 

 race o]i even terms. Otherwise tiicre \voul(l be no yacht racing, 

 for the biggest and most powerful beat vottld win, ot leer things 

 being equal. Handicapping in the usual manner in distance from 

 tlie trap does not accomplish what is desired, for modern gun^*, as 

 ;\lr. Freeman truly says, preclude any equa.lization of tue diffej-- 

 ently skilled men wlin handle (hem in the distances now in vogue. 



1 beiicvo tli.'M- ' I'i ; of ways to arrange (his matter v.e arc 

 now discns^ji. iJie system of records be fairl.\M3stablislicd. 

 So far as men ; ruv. I og under assumed names— "ringing," to use 

 a racing term— h'l it. iie remembered that all contcstan ts must be a 

 member in good standing in some club, ami (h.-it chjb in. good 

 stauding in either Slate or National Assoc i.ali 071, lie cert: tied to by 

 either his club or association, his record alsn eertilied, penalties 

 imposed when frauds are attempted, and my word for i', ljut little 

 trouble woidd occur from "ringers." IJou'eas'I'. 



Auburn, Me. 



EMERALD GUN CLUB.-Sea View Park, New Drop, Staten 

 Island, Aug. 2(1. Live birds, 5 ground traps, 21-.30yds: 

 H Rubins, ;,'lvds. . . .0111011111— 8 .T Godl^rey, 25ydB.. ..llOmilll- 9 



N Maesel, SOyds llOlllUlll- .S Isl McMunn, :.',5yds. .1101111111— 9 



Dr Hudson, ;!Ovds...ll()l llDltll— 7 A McHalc, .'ilcds.-. .1111010110- 7 

 Scherm'horn.ilOyds.llOmOlfil- 7 P ,1 Murphy, 31yds..0Ult)ti0ni)O- 3 

 Thos Codcy, 25yds. .0011111001- G J Glaccum, 30yds. . .U11inill-10 



J II A^oss, 2.5vds 1011111111- 9 J Fisher, 25yds 1111111100- 8 



M Cherry, 2iyds. , , ,0111101011— 7 Geo Remsen, 31yds. 10011 11111— 8 

 P J Keenan, 21yds. .1101111111- 8 J Mackin, 21yds. . . .000(1111100- 4 



J Howard, Slvfls . . . .0011100101- 5 P Butz, 21 yds Ill 111111 1-1 



.1 Maesel, 25yds 1100101101- 6 J Klein, 21yds IIUUOIIU- 8 



Ties, miss and out: at 25-SOyds., Butz won fir.st; 30yds,, Godfrey 

 second; 25-:;0yds., Remsen third; 21yds. Oherry fourth or O'Siekie 

 trophy.— Tho.S. Codex, Secretary. 



GARDNER, Mass.. Sept. 2.— The Gardner Sportsmen's Associa- 

 tion are arranging for a. team shoot with the Winchester Gtm 

 Club, each elnl.) to ntake its scores upon its own grounds. At the 

 regular meet at Haclcmatack Range Irutt few were present. Out of 

 a possilile ten clay birds, the following were broken: B. Y. Burk- 

 man, 7; C. O. Beitt, 7; E. T. Blodgott, B; L. P. Webber, 5. 



YUNKERS, TT. Y., Sept. 4.— There will be a match at live pigeons 

 between the Washington Heights Gun tTttb and Yonkers Gun 

 Club Sept. 10, on the grounds of the Yoidcers Club, each club 10 

 mett, 10 birds each, 80yds. boundary, use of both barrels. This 

 being the tliird match between tlie clubs, causes considerable 

 interest, as each club has won a previous match. The grotinds are 

 sittiatod on M.idland avenue, South Yonkers, near station of 

 South Yonkers on N. Y. City & Northern R. R. Match called for 



2 P. M. Visitors welcome.— L. J. Schlesinger, Sec'y Y. G. C. 



ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31.— Match to-day on the grounds of the Western 

 Gim Cltib between the Central and Diana Gun Clubs: 

 Centrals. Diana. 



Nouss 11101100011111001100-12 W'nh'm'r.Ol 1110(11000111110100-11 



Parker... 01100111111001011010-10 .lunge 00011100100011000100— 7 



AStosb'g..l01000100001010fi0001— ti Edwards. .10100110100100000100- 7 



R Stecker.OllOlOOlOOllOlOlOOll-lO M''alisch . ..OOmiOOUOlOlllllOl— 13 



Cal dwell. . 10001010010101101001— 9 George. . . .00010110000110010100— 7 



StefCen. . . .10100001110010011101-10 DascS OlOOOlOOOOOOOlOOOOOO- 3 



Klem lOOOOOlOOOlOOOOOnOl— Vfesthus-.ttJOOOOOOOlOOOUOOOOO— 3 



R Stosb'g..l0000001100111001011— 9 Fengler . . .00011 100000000000010— 4 



Hein OOOOlOOOoOOOlOOOOOOl— 3 Billon 00100100111011110180—10 



Mueller... 11100001110001000000— 7 Kaltw'ser.lOOlOOlOOOlOOllOllOO- 8 



Doerner. ..01000000110001100001— B Herald. . . .10111011011000010101-11 



88 



84 



ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29.— Match between the Western and River- 

 side Gun clubs, 20 tongueless Ligowsky clay-pigeons, 18yds., each 

 to shoot at two consecutive birds: 



Riverside Gun Club. 



Hildebrand 11110100100111111010-13 



W Goesseling limillUOllOlllOll— 17 



:Maune 1011110mi00010lX)ll-12 



PMoGiveny 11011001010101101111—13 



Young 10011001111101011110-13 



Langenbacker 00010101111001010100-10 



Sol zer 01010001010101011111—11 



Hespos lOlllllllOUUOlOlll— 16 



WBrinkmeyer 11101011011110101110—13 



A Nold IIOOOIIIOIGOIOIIOIII-U 



Ph Hof 10111111011010110111—15 



F Goesseling 01001011101001101011-11—156 



Western Gtm Club. 



J G Schaff 11010111010111110011—14 



Hill 1111111111110111 OOH-17 



Le Faivre 11111111111111111111-20 



Thurber llllllllOOmmilOl-17 



AMcGiveny 11111111011111111101-18 



Miltenberger . . .11111111111101101110-17 



Better 01011111111110001011-14 



Crayon 10111111111111111111-19 



Siebenman, Sr lOllOlOllOlUlimil-16 



Kacer HllllllimilllOlll-19 



Sieminskie 11111010101110001111-14 



Courvolsier 11110001111100011101-13-198 



ASHLAND, Mass., Sept. 4.— The Ashland Gun Club held their 

 annual tournament on their grounds to-day, many being present 

 from the various clubs in this vicinity. Team sweep; with a badge 

 for the winning team, 10 birds per man: 



Ashland Team. Medfield Team. 



Cole 1011001111- 7 Barney 0111111010- 7 



PlnfE 1110000111— 6 Russell. UlOOUlll- 8 



Balcom 0111111011— 8 Sawyer 0001011000— 3 



Tidsbury 1011111101— 8-29 Plimpton 1111110110- 8-26 



Marlboro Team. Natick Team. 



Wieeler IlllUllll— 10 Dickinson 1010110110- 6 



Chamberlain . . ..lOllOOuOlO- 4 Walker 1110000001— 4 



Dace 1111001110- 7 Wright lOUlIOlOl- 7 



Longley 1011111101— 8—27 Smalley 1010000111— 5-22 



NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29.— The Louisiana Gun Club held their 

 regular prize shoot to-day, which result ed as follows: 

 First Class. 



Chauder - 6 5 4-15 Mayronne ..7 4 3—14 



Reneicke 7 5 3—15 ADrotiet.- 5 4 3—12 



Febiger 4 5 3-12 DeFuentes 8 4 3—15 



Second Class. 



Jung 5 3 2—10 Commargere 6 3 3—12 



Trincard 8 3 2—18 Landry 4 3 3—10 



DeBlanc 2 5 3—10 Parker 4 3 3-10 



Thu'd Class. 



Demontroud 3 1—4 Doane 7 3 0—10 



Saxon 7 4 3-14 



, The first oolmnn is the total of 5 double bats, the second 6 double 

 clays and the third 4 single clays. 



PENSACOLA, Sept. 2.— At a contest for the State of Florida 

 championship badge between the Dixie Gvm Club and the Pensa- 

 cola Gun Club, the latter won by a score of 146 to 135. The targets 

 used were the American clay birds. The number shot was 225 

 birds by each team. 



JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS.— The regular montlily shoot for the 

 cup of the Jersey City Heights Gun Clttb on grounds at Marion, 

 Sept. 2, J. C. H. <r. C. rules, 7 live birds each. Official score : 

 H. Siegler (29) .1 U 1 1 1 -43^ Kranmer (27) . . 1 1 1 l^i^, 1 1 -6 

 Dickens (2(5).... 1 10 111 1—6 Hughes (29).,.. IJ^l'O OJ^O— 3 

 Cannon (27) ...110 1 001-4 Burdell (2.5) .... 1 U 1 1 —334 

 Heritage (2.5) ... 1 11101-5 J. Von Lengerke(27) . li^^flll 1 -6>| 

 Quintan (27). ... W 1 U 1 —3 Nei;sd5old (24) . . . VM'^^-V^^ 1 Vs-4M 

 Cummins (25) . . 1 f 1 f H 1 —5^ 



J, Von Leugerke takes cup and first money, Dickons and Kran- 

 mer divide second, Cummins, third. After this there Ave re numer- 

 ous sweeps, Siegler, Taybor, Hughes and f.i)uinlan as usual scoop- 

 ing in the boodle. Saturday afternoon the 4th Inst, was well en- 

 joyed by some twenty of the meiDbBre and fi-iends at clay pigeon 

 and bat shooting.— Jacobstatf. 



Bats. 

 1100111111— 8 



1110011110- r 



1011101001— 6 

 1111111111-10 



loiioimi— 8 



0110100110- 5 



1011111101- a 



1111101111— 9 

 IIOIIIOOU— 7-68—129 



1111001000— Ti 

 1111111111-10 

 1010001011— 5 



0011101111- r 

 iini 10101— 8 

 1011111001— r 



1111101010- 7 

 0010000001— 3 

 1101001010- 5-56-102! 



BROCKTON GUN CLUB.-Tbe Brockton CHm Club .ind Jamai- 

 ca Plain Club shot a match, on Sept, t at the Claret id on Hills Range 

 at H>'de Park, The team from the shoe towu proved too much lor 

 its competitor, defeating it by a score of 129 to 102. The hrst 10 

 shots per man were at clay pigeons, and . the remaining at bats. 

 The score: 



Brocktons. 

 Pigeons. 



Bartlett OllKiOlOOl— 5 



Howard 101 11 OHIO- 7 



Aldoes lOOOOOOUO— 3 



Wilbar 1111100111— a 



Atlin 1111101011— 8 



Haydon 1101111110-8 



Tisdale - . . .0111110101— 7 



Baker 1111100111— 8 



Elliott, - 1110110101- 7-Cl 



Jamaica Plain. 



Brown 00.10001111— 5 



Henry 1101011110— 7 



Shi{,lds 0101100011— 5 



■Samuels 001.10010001— 3 



Ad.ims 0110111100- 6 



Charles 1001101100- 5 



Bangs 1110011101— 7 



Smith 0100001001— 3 



Willi.ams 0011111010— H-40 



HUDSON, Mr.ss., Sept. ].— The Hudson Gun Club held its fir.st 

 tournament of the season at its grounds on Central street to-day, 

 Tiiere were a large number of I: rap shots present. Boston, Marl- 

 boro, t'linton, Mrn-nanl, Leominster, Berlin, Lancaster and other 

 places wore represented by the jiarticlpants in the tovjruey. Din- 

 ner was ser\'ed at Crystal Springs. Sweeps, akes shooting was the 

 order of the day. There were twenty-one events. 



ST. PAUL, Minn.— The Tournament in connection with the 

 Minnesota Siate Fair at St. Paul opened Aug. 31. The P»one&r 



Vreyy. (bus ■ .nnvnonts: Were it not for the vast crowds drawn by 

 0I b : the grand show offered by the Fair Association, 



the ; I 1 -a collected about the club house of the St. Paul Gun 

 Club \ :M'era , v to witness tlie initial sluiot of tlie tournament, 

 would ha e been considered very large and excited universal 

 comment. The l.irge number of spectators was not confined to 

 genllemen who presumably had predolictions for the gun, trap or 

 dog; but many ladies, both on foot atid in carriages, were seem- 

 iiiglv rteoplv interested witnesses of the contests with the breech- 

 loaders. Ycsterda.\ "s shooting would have convitujed any one who 

 had seen ihe shooting of the proverbially accurate Englishman— 

 ei .l.er in his island home or pitted against the erratic Frenchman 

 at Dieppe— that meeting .ground of all famous shots of England 

 and the continent— that the knights of the breechloader of Amer- 

 ica were the peers, if not the .superiors, of all .shootists on earth. 

 Single and double birds— which in shooting matches consist of 

 a black disk probably 4in. in diameter— \%'ere shattered time after 

 time till it became monotonous, in a nonchalant, seemingly un- 

 conscious manner by those contesting for tlio prizes, till those un- 

 initiated came to the conclusion that it was the easiest thing in tlie 

 world to do when, had they been temjited to try. they W07'ld liave 

 been unable to hit a flying hogshead at 10 paces. The first event 

 was for a pur.se of ,f 150, entrance |2.50, at 15 sin.gle Peoria black- 

 birds, (trst prize $60, second P45, third jsao, fourth .S15. There were 

 21 entries and the shoot resulted in Parker taking first, Block sec- 

 ond, Kennedy third and Baldwin fourth money. The second event 

 was for a purse of S120, entrance fi. first prize .$48, second 836, 

 third $24, fourth §12, at 5 l^eoria blackbirds. Tliere w ere 21 entries 

 first money being divided between Paul and Krtteger, Parker sec- 

 ond. Baldwin third. The third event was for a purse of .9180,10, 

 singles and 5 pairs Peoria blacldnrds, In-st prize S72, second $54, 



trance $2, 10 straigbtawav blackbirds, first prize 548, second Soti, 

 third §24, fourtli gl2. fifth 251bs, of pov,-der— Parker, Black, Ensign 

 and Swan first, Alstrom and Gordon second, jNIacomber third, 

 Durant, Brown and Kennedy fourth. Williams fifth. 



'yitnamtif. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

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

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing aje 

 requested to forward to Forest asd t-^TREAM their addresses, with 

 logs of critises, maps, and information concerning theii' local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fliitlngs, and all items 

 relating to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



SBPTEirBER. 



Mohican Races every Thursday IS. Brookljm, Sa,iling Races. 



tlrrough the season. 25. Brook! >ti. Challenge Cup. 



11. New York, Sailing Trophy. 25. Nev,' York, Sailing Trophy. 



N. Y. C. C. INTERNATIONAL CUP RACES. 



The first race ai-ranged for Friday, was postponed at the request of 

 the visitors as neither Pearl nor Nautilus was ready. Mr. Stewart's 

 new canoe, which he was to sail, was disabled in her first trial on 

 Friday, and narrowly escaped from sinking in the middle of the 

 Bay. Like the other, she is a sample of bad and careless work by 

 good workman, an evidence of this being found in the fact that her 

 forward mast tube was fitted without any step and fastened 

 at th6 heel with one small brass screw. The first time she Avent on 

 jjort tack the heel of her I'acing mast split the Spanish cedar .gar- 

 board on that side, and when she went on the other tack it repeated 

 the performance there. Her crew discovered that she was leaking 

 very fast and promptly shifted jill baUast aft, lowered mainsail 

 and made for the nearest land as best he could. Her large fore 

 compartments are in no sense watertight as the thm deck" is not 

 screwed to the beams or bulkhead, while on deck is a large airhole 

 with a loose hinged lid. With 2001bs. of metal on boar-d she vi ould 

 have sunk beyond question. The handiwork in both the Pearls 

 shows clever and skilled mechanics, the planking is laid in a way 

 that :s only possible to a thorough workman, but beyond this e , c ry 

 part shows hurry and lack of care. In the new boat the two side's 

 are not alike, the rabbet being cut dlfl'erently at the bo^v, while 

 the keel, stem and stern, the latter t^vo of straight grained wood 

 instead of knees, are poorly constructed. The timbers and rib- 

 bands, especially in the first boat, are badly split in nijling, the 

 decks are very thin and not sttthcieutly screwed do\\ n, anfl there 

 are many other weak points. In the new boat the board is further 

 aft, which is a great improvement, the old one not requiring any 

 mizzen. The mizzen mast is stepped in the deck, the mast tube be- 

 ing only 4in. deep instead of running down to the i<.eel. As in the 

 other boat the centerboard trunk has closed so much that the 

 board rises and falls with great difficulty. Owing to Friday, 's 

 mishap and the fact that Nautilus had to fit a new brass drop 

 rudder which was delayed on its way from Albany, it was 1 P. M. 

 before the two were afloat and rigged. 



A large number of visitors were waiting on the balcony of the 

 Corinthian Y. C. House, used by the canoeists through the com-t- 

 esey of Admiral Padelford. The othcers and members of the new 

 Ideal Cruising Association attended in a body, and their uniforms, 

 specially designed for cruising and camping, airtracted very favor- 

 able notice; in fact in personnel the body compares very favor- 

 ably with many older clubs. On board the steamer J. B". Moore 

 were also a ntimber of ladies and gentlemen prepared to follow the 

 canoes. 



The day was clear and bright with a good S. E. wind, and the 

 tide was m the last ouarter ot the flood. Hie course was trom the 

 club house around a buov otl Clitton. thence to a ouov oil Bay 

 hidge. and home, fia. miles, two rounds to be sailed. The distance 

 was not accurately measured. The contestants were: 



Nautiltus . Baden- I'o weU . 



Pearl AA' alter Stewart. . . . 



Lassie C. B. N aux 



Gnenn M illiam uTiitlock. 



Pearl carried llOlbs. of ballast. 



.Roval C. C. 

 KoN il (. C 

 ..New York C. C. 

 .Brooklvn C. 



..15 X31 

 14fix32}4 

 l3 X„-> 

 . .U) XoO 



iGlbs. board, and us and l.^ft. in 



mam and mizzen. Nautilus carried U-Olos. of shot, .^blbs. board. iiO 

 and 2ott. sails. Lassie s two boards \s eigJi :.'llbs.. her shot eillis-. 

 sails 70 and 20ft. Guenn has a oOlbs. Radix Ooard. 75lbs. ot shot and 

 86 and lijtt. sails. All carried balance lugs, the l earl having her 

 roller mizzen. At l:lo P, M, the first whistle olew to come to the 

 line. Four mmutes later came a second whistle to prepare, and at 

 l::i0 the whistle to go was given. Pearl was over Iirst on starlioard 

 tack with Nautilus close asi eni, « hile t-iuenn Iof.v r. inimite and 

 Lassie Im, 20s. bet ore ciossivg. >,au!ilus was ."ooii aboci arid well 

 clc u but Peail hi u„ ue u ih li t a.til 11 1 1 i-, to 



put her a,bout. MeatiAvhile Nautdus was v, . , , 1 • the 



docks to cheat the flood tide. She held 1 i lol's 

 whart and soon Guenn and Pearl headed! I. i icrn- 



