Dbc. so, 1W«.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



4BS 



Prfnce,»s Mix IT. Black and white English setter dog, whelped 

 April 6, 1S85, by Antic out of Princess Mis, by A. S. Hoffman, Mor- 

 risville, Pa., to Geo. DeHaven, Philadelphia, Pa. 



LiiUc PirMc^. Black, white and tan Llewellin setter bitch, 

 whelped Dec. 2.3, 1885, by Pioybel out ot Little Fraud, by A. S. Hofl- 

 mnn, Morrisville, Pa., to Geo. DeHaven, Philadelphia, Pa. 



Driver. Blact, wlute and tan beagle doK, whelped April 13, 188-3 

 (A.K.Pi, a3."8^ by P. & .T. Kaschenbach, Wilkesbarre, Pa., to Geo, 

 F. King, Hichnjojul, Va. 



Young FavHt—lXrViic irlirl}w. Lemon and white pointers,whelpcd 

 Oct. ICi by Oakdalo Kennels, Westbrook, Conn., a dog each to 

 E. G. Kraraons and W. W. DeForest and a bitch to C. A. Bennett, 

 Chester, Conn. 



BlacK Prince— Fairu wlulp. Liver cocker spaniel bitch, wbelped 

 October, 1386, by A. C. Wilmerding, New York, to C. J. Peshall, 

 Jersey C-ity, Iv. J. 



Jim~J3izrccna ivlidp. E-cd Irish setter dog, whelped Aug. 1, 1880, 

 by Onota Kennels, Pittsfield, Mass., to C. A. Quick, Wilkesbarre, 

 Pa. 



JDoncnftcr—Princti^ Lnnisc whelp. Lemon belton English setter 

 dog, whelped Sept. 14,188(5, by Detroit Kennel Club, Detroit, Mich., 

 to A. J. Merrill, Rutland, Vt. 



Gns Bnndlnir-Pinl( J. rvhelp. Black and whit© Llewellin setter 

 dog, whelped Aug. 10, 1886, by A. M. Tucker, Charlestown, Mass., 

 to Jas. S. Busey, Baltimore. Md. 



Gh'anhic—Vinni v:lielp. Liver and white pointer dog, whelped 

 Aug. 3, 1886, b.7 Clifton Kennels, Jersey City, N. J., to Jas. Krauss, 

 SprLngPeld, O. 



Gun (A.K.R. 15.3S)—]\Inrning Star [A.K.B. 151,1) wMp. Black, 

 wbite and tan English setter dog, whelped June 24, 188t), by Chas. 

 Yoik, Bangor, Me., to .John F. Sheply, St. Louis, Mo. 



ScoWs Nrd—T>am Bird (A.K.R. 2136) icliclps. Pointers, whelped 

 Oct. 20, 18S6 by Lotbian Kennels, Stepney, Conn., a liver and a 

 Hy<:v and white bitch to John Osbnrn, Stratford, Conn. 



Ki}ia MaclMtli (A.K.R. ::3S5)— Scotch MiiJUe (A.K.R. SM) whelps. 

 Black and tan collie bitches, whelped Sept. 1, 1886, by Lothian Ken- 

 nels, Stepney, Conn., one each to C. W. Beardsley, Milford, Conn., 

 and E. D. Steward, Plvmoutb, N. Y. 



Driver (A .K.R. SSS8)—F(irt (A.K.R. S096) whelps. Beagles,whelped 

 Aug. 1, ISSO, by P. Kaschenbach, Wilkesbarre, Pa., two black, 

 whiro and tan bitches to gentlemen of same place, and a white, 

 black and tan dog to a gentleman of Kingston, Pa. 



Glevmar n.—J\c'il II. ivhclps. Red Irish setter dogs, whelped 

 June 30, 1880, by Onota Kennels, PIttsfleld, Mass., one each to Geo. 

 Deane and O. S. Anthony, Providence, R. I. 



Pride of Dixie— Brlle II. ichnlps. Black, white and tan English 

 setter dogs, whelped Oct. 6, 1886, by Detroit Kennel Club, Detroit, 

 Mich., one each to A. J. Merrill, Rutland, Vt., and Mrs. W. E. 

 Bailey, Pontiac, Mich. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 



Xo Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



J. H. F., MilLville, N. J.— My four months old puppy has had the 

 distemper .about two weeke. I have put tar on his nose and given 

 him fine salt and buckthorn sjtui). He seems to be growing 

 steadily worse; is so weak that he staggers badly and jerks him- 

 self down at times, and while lying asleep (apparently) yelps and 



aconite every hour until the fever abates. If great weakness 

 exists give teaspoonful of brandy in water every three hours. If 

 the dog convalesces give five drops tincture mix vomica three 

 times daily. Look carefully for worms. The next time yon write 

 sign your name. 



AMreess aS comnimicattons to the Forest and Stream P^ib. Co. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



9-87 

 5—82 

 8— 81 



CHRISTMAS DAY SHOOTING. 



BOSTON, Dec. 25.— The shooters were out in large numbers to the 

 Christmas matches, and a large number of entries were made, 

 but owing to the high ^vind there were comparatively few scores 

 finished. Mr. J. Francis made a splendid score of 87 with a mili- 

 tary rifle in the military match. 



Decimal Off-hand Match. 



J Francis (Mil),B 8 10 10 10 10 5 9 



W Henry. A 10 8 7 8 8 8 10 



W Charles, A 8 10 6 8 6 10 7 



J B Fellows, A 5 9 9 8 6 7 



C E Berry 9 10 10 9 6 7 



WHOler, B 8 10 9 9 10 10 



W Gardner, C 9 10 6 8 9 7 



H Withingtoii, A 10 6 8 8 9 6 



H A Lewis (Mil) ..10 10 10 6 6 4 



R Dadman, A 9 6 10 9 6 6 



A Law. A 7 9 8 8 7 10 



Rest Match. 



N Washburn, A 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 10-98 



S Wilder, A 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10-98 



J R Munroe, F 9 9 10 10 10 8 10 9 10 9-94 



WH Oler, F 10 9 10 9 9 10 9 9 8 10— !?3 



S Winchester, A 8 9 9 10 10 10 7 9 10 10—92 



T Stewart, A 9 8 10 9 7 9 7 9 8 10-i 



Military Practice Match. 



7 10 8 10 9-81 



" 8 7 7 7-80 



6 7 6 5—80 



7 9 6 10—79 



8 9 7 8-79 

 6 10 9 ."^74 



9 6 8 4—73 

 5 4 7 5-70 



W H Shirquin 4444434344—38 TruU 4343424343—34 



E E Foss 4243444444—37 J F Brosnahan 3404333445-33 



JF O Berry 3451344334-37 F Tabbnt 3323442444—33 



SAiiBM, Dec. 35.— A rifle match, open only to the members of the 

 Massachusetts Volunteer INIilitia, was shot here to-day. The con- 

 ditions were 203yds. standing, Springfield rifle as issued by the 

 State (no objection to the Buffington sight; trigger pull, not less 

 than six pounds; rounds, five; Croedmoor target; entries, unlimited 

 at four scores for SI; four scores to count; prizes, military medals 

 of gold, silver and bronze; to all competitors making four scores 

 of 23 or more, a gold medal; to all competitors making four scores 

 of 21 or more, a silver mediil; to all competitors making four scores 

 of 18 or more, a bronze medal. No competitor was allowed to win 

 more than one medal of a kind, but winners of the lower class 

 medal may comnete for the higher ones, but only with scores 

 made af I er those winning the previous medal. The summary: 

 First Class. 



W H Merrltt 33 34 31 29-127 S B Ayers 30 30 28 23-111 



W GHussey 33 81 31 31-1-6 G A Wilson 31 27 25 25-100 



Second Class. 



Q A Ropes 21 21 18 18-78 R W Ropes 26 23 14 11—73 



CaptWMWard..83l8 16 17-74 ^ 

 Thii-d Class. 



CF Ropes 27 26 23 22-98 E C Ropes 21 20 19 18-78 



Allowance off for riile, 12. . . .—86 Four points off —69 



AMLocke 24 22 17 16-79 C C Redmond 21 18 11 11 -01 



The association medals were won bv A. D. Gardener first, and 

 E. F. Ropes second. Following is the score: 



A D Gardener 9 3 4 3 7 6 4 6 5 8—55 



G- A Lawrence 6 7 4 5 3 4 7 6 6 4—52 



G- A Wilson 3 3 5 8 7 3 4 7 4 5-50 



Second Class. 



EF Ropes 630863356 5-45 



With an allowance for sportina: rifle of 6 points —39 



State Militia Match. 



Lieut W G Hussey 22 21 21 ^ 



WHMerritt V.SO 19 19 18 



G H Lawrence 21 20 ^ 19 



Lieut G R Nelson gn 20 18 



WE Smith 21 



RD Ropes 19 



BB Dawson Ig 



Lieut. Hussey takes one stiver and one bronze medal; W. H. 

 Merritt, bronze medal: G. A. Lawrence, bronze medal. 



Nantasket Beach, Dec. 25.— A now rifle range has been opened 

 at N antasket Bench , ueai- birawbcrry Hill. Just at present there 

 are but two iron targets, and sJiooting is con fined to xOOvds. Later 

 on it 13 expected that two 500yds. targets will be in position. Next 

 summer tne new range is likely to prove attractive to militiamen. 

 TJie first shoot of the Nantasket Gun Club took place to-dav on 

 llie new range. The attendance was small, but the scores made 

 were very high. The score of Mr. J. T. Jones, a member of the 

 National Lancers, an excellent 47, led the field. Under the rule 

 of the club, two points are allo;ved military rifles. The score- 



J T Jones (mil) 4^554' .545-5— 49 J GUrash 44.5.555.5353—40 



G S Sargent (mil) .... 5o54.55334-5— 47 Chas J Raymond. .4234545845— 39 



The silver prize was won by J T Jones on a score ot 66 out of a 

 liMHtMra to. 



Malden, Deo. 25.— Company L, Eighth Regiment, Maiden Rifles, 

 had a shoot at their range at the Bear's den range to-day, and a 

 large number of soldiers from the difl'erent companies tliroughont 

 the State were present. Tliero was a strong wind blowing, whicli 

 was very unfavorable to the shooters. The match was open only 

 t-o members of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, distance 

 200yds., and was for the military badges of silvor and bronze. Fol- 

 lowing is tlie score: 



The Practice Match. 



Capt F E Bonjamin..544.5,5454t{~14 H II Comings 242440.53.53-30 



Corp C P Cook 5334444144-39 P\'t K A Coburn. . . . 4.3'13324'132— 32 



Mus C W Flanders.. 4t4.3443;5;5a— 37 I) E Gibson 0a443.50334— 29 



Sergt C E McSorley .3344.504445-36 C Fernald 0324.343423-28 



H J Andrews 414124333-1-35 Capt Aldrioh 4220333344-27 



Pvt J E Stanion. . . .34434mi3— 34 Lieut Kirk 20003 14.''<44— 26 



F L Fuller 53.45323342-o4 C M Kobbius 0:«,302.3532— 23 



Pvt W E Smith. . . . 443-1433433-35 J W Darn.loo 04: '4503203-23 



Pvt A W Hatch ... 2313413343-32 J McClairlon 42C!00:^1333— 21 



H Thompson 32304441)34- 33 J H Landers 2002430244-21 



Sergt C F HillicuM.4O:j3343443-30 S M Spencer 0o03232224- 20 



Conditions- 10 shots per man, off-hand, SOOyds. 



Silver Iiledal Match. 



Sergt W E Smith, Co D, 8th 21 21 21 21-84 



Corp C F Cook, Co L. 8th 21 unfinished. 



Bronze Modal Match. 



Lieut Saunders, 1st regt , .„ 19 21 18—58 



Priv F W Sinit , 1st regt 18 19 20-57 



Sergt C T Hilliker, 8th regt ... , 20 18 —38 



Priv J E Thompson, 8th regt 19 18 19—56 



Lieut Smith, 1st regt 18 —18 



The new house a,t the range has just been oompLotod, and its 

 conveniences wore highly appreciated by the large number of 

 military men who M'ere present yesterday. It is understood that 

 Company L intends to have practice matches at the range every 

 Saturday during the winter months. 



Wakefied, Dec. 25.— The challenge rifle match between a picked 

 team from Company A, Sixth Regiment. Richardson light tiuards 

 and the Wakefield Amateur Rifle Association, was shot off at the 

 company's range here to-day. There was a stront? wind %vhich 

 made it very unfavorable to the shooters. The conditions of the 

 match were 10 shots per man, 200vds. off-hand. The picked team 

 of Company A scored 261 and the WakeHeM Amateurs 357. There 

 wore several individu.al scores shot off by members present. At 

 the clay-pigeon shoot George Curtis won the Dutton gold medal 

 for the third time. At the close of the match the club disbanded 

 and its property was sold by public auction. 



REVOLVER SHOOTING.-A very remarkable interest in re- 

 volver shooting has arisen both in amateur and military circles, 

 and the late improvements in this arm have made the possibilities 

 of accuracy very high. Mr. Conlin, in his gallery at the corner of 

 Broadway and 31st street, N. Y., is making a specialtv of this Une 

 of shooting, and has. at request of a number of his partrons pro- 

 cured some of the first revolvers of ^Vmerican make, notably S. & 

 W. .32-cal., 8 and 9in. barrel, .33 pocket, .3S-cal. 8in. barrel, Eussiim 

 Frontier model, and Colt's Army. Police, and double action .11 

 cal. Mr. Conlin has taken especial pains to get the most perfect 

 and handsomest anns of this kind and tne appended scores give 

 e\adence that both the American aim and the American revolver 

 are reaching the highest point of excellence. Shooting at Massachu- 

 setts Association target: 



PoBsi- Decimal Possi- 

 hle_72. pose. 60. __ hie 7.2. 



ESSEX ASSOCIATION.-Nowark, N. J.. Dec. 24.-At a meeting 

 held on the evening of Dec. .23 at Ne^vark, N. J., by delegates from 

 the South Side aud Nirai-od clubs of Newark, East Oi'ange, Moun- 

 tain Side and Orange Valley clubs, of Orange, N. J., it was decided 

 to form an association to be called the Essex County Gun Associa- 

 tion. The object is iiromotion of a fiiendly rivalry simong the 

 clubs composing it by oonApeiition at artificial flying tai'gets. Tlio 

 shoots are to take place mnjithly, each club to be represented by a 

 team of five, and eompolitiou will be for a prize offered b'- the 

 Ass9ciation, which will be known as the Essex County Gun Asso- 



Gun ciut). Manager. 



NEWARK, N. J.— The pigeon match between William Graham 

 the English champion, and U. W. Budd, of Des Moines, la., will be 

 shot at Erb'.s, next Satui'day. Budd is tJie representative Western 

 trap-shooter, a.nd Graham is the best in all England. The match, 

 it is claimed, will b^■ in earnest, as each man has a reput.ation to 

 eustatn and $1,000 is posted on the result. The match is at 100 

 birds each, 30yds. rise, Huiiingham rules. The forfeit of |250 a 

 side has been posted. 



THE NATIONAL GUN ASSOCIATION.— Macon, Ga., Dec. 24. 



Editnr Forest and Stream; The third annu.al election of the Board 

 of Directors of the National Gun Association will be held at 

 Covington, Ky., Jan. 11, at 3 o'clock. P. M., in the oflice of the 

 County Clerk. Each stockholder is earnestlv requested to be 

 present in person or by proxy, as the next year gives promise of 

 being an oventtul one in trap shooting. A good board of directors 

 is necessary to insure success.— F. C. Etheridge, Sec. and Treas. 



MEDFORD, Dec. 25.— The %vinners in the usual Christmas shoot 

 of the Wellington Gun Club were: Dickey, Sanborn, Steele, Wil- 

 son, Lawson, Schaefer, Bancroft, Payson and Snow, 



mtoeinq. 



Secretaries of caJioe clubs are requested to send to Forest And 



P J Latu-Itaen .... 64 

 L H Livingston. .63 



JBMiUer 61 



G L Garrigues . . ..61 

 W B Young 56 



Decimal 

 poss. OO. 

 51 



Ca|PtIHPalne....70 



F H Lord 68 



AM Hamilton.. .67 



D A Da^^s 66 51 



J T B CoUtns 66 50 



Mavnard Bisby...64 48 

 Shooting at the French target: 

 Possi- " ■ 

 bl6 42, 



F H Lord 38 



J T B Collins 33 



J Biinier 37 



WC South wick... 36 

 H WWickham*..35 



Chas F Jones 35 



♦At the word. 



Shooting at the standard decimal target, possible w. . , m. 

 Chase 56, J. B. MUler -19, Chas. E. Blydenburgh 49, W. S. Bigelow 

 47, C. P. Jones 45, G. L. Garrigues 45, H. D. Blydenburgh 40. 



Decimal Possi- 

 poss. 60. ble 43. 



56 AM Hamilton.,., a5 



George Bird 34 



DA Da vis 34 



W B Young* 33 



MaA-n ard Bisby. . . 33 

 S T Crosby 33 



54 



53 



51 

 48 



Decimal 

 poss. 60. 

 48 

 49 

 48 

 44 



Wm. M. 



THE TRAP. 



Scores for publication shrMd be made oitt on the printed blanks 

 prepared' by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to cUib 

 secretaries. Correspondents who favor lis mtli club scores are par- 

 ticidarly requested to write on one sid^ of the paper only. 



ALGONQUIN GUN CLUB.-On Dec. 16 two teams composed of 

 members of the Algonquin Gun Club shct al live birds with tne 

 following result, birds killed with the second barrel (denoted by 

 figure 2) to count }^: 



Lordly 1211111211- 9 



Van Schaick 1111111111-10 



Brenner ;;10l2l2211— 7 



Sauer lllOnini- 9 



Robertson IOIIII2IOI— 7J.^ 



Uadzinsky 0001112111— by. 



H Leopold 222ll];a23- 73^ 



Gill 2011211111— 8 



Auld 1121110011- 71^ 



73 



Dunseith 1110321123— 7 



Simpson 1111111111-10 



Ring 2011111111— g] 



Gordou lUOimil— 9 



Garside :.10;a21101- ej^ 



Rinn 220^0;:a02— 2}' 



Von Twistem . . .1102111231- 6V 



Tomlin ,00101 300C1— 3 



Meyer 101121102;^ 6J^ 



59 



On Dec. 33 the following scores were made at live bird;-. 



Gordon lOOSOll-4 Fountain 11111220-6 



Dunseith l.'ill2111-7 Griswold, 02211011-5 



J Auld 02000013-3 Hanna. IIIII21O-61 



Simpson 1.011111— 6}^ Garside 01111131 Gi 



RAuld 21000200—3 Ring IO2IUUII— ill 



Van Schaick 11111201-6}^ H Leopold 12010111-.^- " 



Robertson 11211001-5^2 ' 



Tomlin 110211000—2% 



Beach 010;.fl001— 2j^ 



Sauer 12011111—6^4 



G Leopold 10200110— 



Lamson 11112111— 7}4 



RIVERSIDE CLUB.-Topsham, Me., Dec. 25.-A few members 

 of the Riveiside Gun Club met at the club hcuse on the fair grounds 

 to-day to smash a few clays, bats and blue roo^s, and few they 

 were with the most of us, as the wind was blowing a gale from the 

 northwest and cut like a knife and the actions of those birds 

 would have puzzled the traditional Philadelphia Uw-yev to tell 

 what they were gomsr to do next. Ho%vcver, we did inanage to 

 surprise the sec rer once in a whUe by getting one that we had 

 courage to claim without ^training our conscience too much. The 

 following is the score for three club badges. 25 bird?: 



Alexander lOJinilllllOllUOlOOllll-19 



A Q Goud IIUIOIOIIIIIIOOIHOJI 1101—18 



Winslo w 1 0001 101 1101 J lOlOOOlUOOUO-11 



iveen . 0011U101innOO(]Ot0000100— 11 



C Go ud OlCOlOOOlO 11 0000001 01111 1—1 1 



Dunnm g ^ OOOlOOOOlOllOlOOlCOCOlCOl- 8 



Ties on 11 at 21yds.: Winslow 001; Keen Oil; C. Goud 111. 



FLEMINGTON, N. J., Dec. 35.-Tho holiday shoot of Flemington 

 Gun Club was witnessed by about 150 persons. The day was very 

 windy and cold, making it very hard to .stand around on the wet 

 ground, which one had to do, as the club has no chib house vet 

 The weather was so cloudy that most of the good shots made very 

 poor scores. Shoot No 1, 3 live birds nt r man, was won by Fink 

 with 2 birds. Shoot No. 2, team shoot, opt n onlv to members of 

 the club, teams chosen by the winners of fust and third prizes on 

 Thanksgiving day, was won by Capt. de. 



Hyde .'linilllOll lllllUllOO 1 1 1-23 



Sutphen 01101111 1111 11111111 11111— 23 



Emmons 01 lllOllOl 1 hOM 11 lull 1 1 1 -18 



A Shepard 0110100101110110110010010-13 



G Shepard 10111110011 1010C()0010C011- 13 



G Reading 0000100101001100000000010— 6 



S N Reed lllOlOlllllimoOOlOlOlOl-17 



Hartpence 0001111010110111110101010—15 



Fint 1 100011011 lOlllOt lOOKXWO— 11 



Sydam OCOOOhlOlOOnoillUOOOOOOl- S 



Henzler CO! 1000100000001110100001— 8 



Boss OlOOOOlOlOOlOOOOCOOlOOOOO— 5 



BROOKLYN, Dec. 24.— The Lor g Island Gun Club held its regu- 

 lar monthly shoot to-day, at Defter Park, Jamaica, L. I. The 

 attendance was rather small, and the shooting was very poor. In 

 the shoot, J. Tipping carried off the first prize and cup, killing 6 

 out of 7. H. Hughes and J. Vroomo divided second, killing 5 out 

 of 7. R. Monsecr took third prize, killing 4, and R. Midmer fourth 

 prize, killing 3 out of 7. A sweepstakes then took place, in which 

 five competed— H. Hughes and L. Lanzer dividing first, and Tip- 

 ping outshot Miidmer for eeoondk 



- - „ canoeing a. V, 



requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, dramngs or desciiptions of boats and fittings, and all items 

 relating to the sport. 



OAKLAND C. C. 



IT seems as though the O. C. C. is to have a monopoly of the can- 

 oeing reports at this season of the year. As we Californians 

 read the ^veather reports, ice, snow, 10° to 20° below zero and all 

 that sort of thing, we are sorry for you, that's all. About .50° in 

 the morning and from 60 to 70° at mid-day. Flowers in the open 

 and strawberries for dinner to-day— Dec, 9— that's Oakland, and 

 canoeing right along. 



On Thank-sgiving Day we had the second contest for the Ed- 

 wards cup. The first was in every way so delightful that it was 

 decided to cruise up to the Basin and repeat our picnic at the 

 Dredger floats. A goodly partv was on ha' d— eight cnnoes and 

 three or four yawls— and we arrived at the floats Eoon afternoon 

 with a salt-water appetite fer lunch. WhUe the edibles were 

 being set out the .skipper of the Colombia made some experiments 

 with the mainsail of the Mystic. The wind being light he hoped 

 his httlo craft (13ft. x27in.) might carry the fi^tv odd feet of the 

 big boat. 



It went very nicely at first, but the zephyr increased to a cats- 

 paw and the catspaw to a puff, and in a very few minutes we all 

 concluded we were going to have a regular, steady, wholesall 

 afternoon breeze. Well, Colombia had a time of it; sfie skimmed 

 along nearly on her beam ends, and the Nautilus was manned to 

 go out and fish out the skipper, as -vve all expected to see him cast 

 into the briny; but he was ganie, shifted baUast up to windward, 

 pulled in a reef in no time, and while the party held their oreath 

 to see how close one could come to a capsize Avithout it, he luffed 

 up triumphantly at tlie landing. About 1 o'clock, alter a merry 

 discussion of the good things provider?, the second class canoes 

 were brought to tliC line for the second contest for the Edwards 

 cup. Waif, Falcon and Colombia only started. With a free wind 

 to the first two stakes they kept close to gether, taking the lead by 

 turns; but the wind soon fell very light, and when close-hauled 

 the Waif with her big centerboard soon drew awavfrom her com- 

 petitors. The Falcon sailed the whole course, vauilv hoping for a 

 breeze which wotdd make her tonnage count, while 'the Colombia 

 cut across lots and did not turn the last stake at all. 



As the party all had Thanksgiving turkey in mind, it was con- 

 cluded to sail the first class race over a shorter course while the 

 other was in progress, so that the day's .«port could be enaed in 

 good season. Therefore, at 1:45 the larger boa ts were sent off, each 

 canoe (except the Echo) being handicapped with a lady passenger, 

 the Flirt carrying tn-o. This was the jolhest race on record. 

 Scarce wind enough to make a decent ripple, they glided along 

 almost in a bunch, the welkin ringing with merrv song and laugli 

 On the windward work the craft necessarily separated somewhat 

 and crossed the line about a minute apart. 



Record of sailing race, second class; prize, the Edwards Cup 

 (second contest); Nov. 25, 1886; course, t^vo miles; tide, high about 

 nocn; mud, southwest, light: 



■Start. Finish. Time. Cor Time 



Waif, F. Tallant 1 28 00 3 20 00 53 00 52 00 



Falcon, Abe Gump 1 28 00 2 SO 00 02 00 63 GO 



Colombia, P. Gonzalez. ..1 28 00 Did not finish. 



Same Day— Handicap with a lady passenger; course about a mile: 

 Start. ■ ^ 



Echo, W. G. Morrow 1 45 00 



Myelic, W. W. Blow 1 45 00 



Nettie, Chas. G. Yale....l 45 00 

 ZoeMou, H. Darneal....l -15 00 



Flirt, A. D. Harrison. . . . 1 15 00 _ ^ 



The next excursion— two days later, Nov. 27— was the celebra- 

 tion of Arbor Day. Some months ago Joaquin Miller, the poet of 

 the Sierras, commenced the agitation of the impori.ance of tree 

 planting— the renewing of our forests. He was waimlv seconded 

 by Gen. Howard, commanding this Denartment, Adolf Sutro, 

 Governor Perkms, and many other leading men of the State; and 

 the canoe club was invited to take parr,. Tlie f:cheme was to 

 assemble and plant young trees at the \ arious Government reser- 

 vations—Goat Island, the Presidio, Fort Mason, etc. The affair 

 was a complete cucccss. Thousands of citizens and the school 

 children from San Francisco and Oakland made a grand picnic of 

 it. Appropriate ceremonies were held at the several places and 

 many thousand young trees were plajited. 



The O. C. C. engaged a tug and a l.urge lumber scow to transport 

 the guests of the club and the canoes were towed behind. They 

 arrived at the island about 11:£0 A. M., a little late for ihe poetry 

 and speechrcaking, but in good season to plant several huudred 

 trees and have a jolly picnic. As they had with them ihe orator 

 of the day, the Hon. .'ohn P. Irish, there was no lack of good things 

 well said. A nice little breeze enabled them to cruise about the 

 Liland hi the canoes and small craft. As on a former occasion 

 the skipper of the Spray put in an appeai-ance, after a long ab-^ 



Finish. 

 2 10 00 

 2 11 00 

 2 11 oO 



2 12 00 



3 13 (X) 



Time. Cor. Time 



25 00 25 GO 



26 00 26 CO 



26 30 26 30 



27 00 27 00 



28 00 28 CO 



Of course, no test of speed with the other canoes could be made, as 

 the skippers were .nil very busy cruising about the island Avith the 

 guests. About 3:30 P. M. ihey sot out for Oakland, but the breeze 

 soon died out, and the tug took the fleet in tow about a mile from 

 the island. By 5 o'clock aU the boats were housed, and another 

 crop of new canoe enthusiasts wended their Avay homewi;rd. 



, Mysxio. 



THE A. C. A. AND UNATTACHED CANOEISTS. - Briitor 

 Forcfit and Stream: Referring to the remarks of Idlemere in vour 

 issue of Dec. 2, 1 would like to ask why only 10 per cent, of the 

 canoeists on Passaic River are members of the A.C. A. ifthey 

 want a meet ihtre or near by ? Surely he does not suppose that 

 the executive committee are going to locate a meet do-wn there 

 ; ust to secure a few more members and their f2, 1 would think if 

 1 hey wish such a meet as he a.fks for, their plan would be to join 

 the A. C. A., come to our meets, and oy their numbers and interest 

 take -1 show that they are entitled to consideration. This plan I 

 think preferable, and more likely to produce the result Idlemere 

 desires than to stand off in the distance and say, "Come here and 

 ^\'e will join you." My intimacy with members of t;-e executive 

 committee for the past three or lour years has been close, and I 

 must say their sole aim has been to locate the meets where they 

 would have the largest attendance and accommodate the 

 majority.— Mc. 



SAGAMORE C. C— The oflicers for 1887, elected Dec. 6 are 

 Captain, D. W, Eossj Mate, F. E. Passamorej Purser, F. I. Pettin- 



