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SARATOGA, Jan. 8.— At the last meeting of the Rifle Club the 

 folloAving scores were made on the Massachusetts target at 200yds., 

 off-hand; 



W B Gage 1112 11 10 10 9 12 11 11 11-108 



R C Fonda ..10 12 11 11 11 9 9 11 9 9-102 



W H Gibbs 10 13 12 9 9 9 8 11 10 9— 99 



H M Levengston, Jr 9 13 11 6 11 11 10 8 12 9- 99 



"W Meehan 13 9 10 8 11 10 6 H 10 9- 97 



The next shooting day will be Thursday, Jan. 13. 

 _ BULLARD DETACHABLE BAriRELS.— The Bullard Repeat- 

 ing Anns Company has completed the machinery for tlie produc- 

 tion of the. new sipgle shot rifle with detachable barrel for hunt- 

 ing and target practice. This rifle for the present will be made m 

 C'-ilihers .22, .33 and 38, 5or rim and center lire cartridges, as de- 

 sired. The method of sec^iring the barrel, as shown in cut, is by 



first screwing the barrel in a sleeve or lug, where it permanently 

 remains, tne frame being cut open in sucTi a manner as to make a 

 dovetail to receive tlie lug and barrel. The lug slides into the 

 frame and is iirmly secured by a screw, as shown. This plan has 

 been thoroughly tested and found to be ample, strong and safe. 

 The company is now finishing their first lot and will soon be pre- 

 pared to receive orders for the large calibers from .40 to .50. It is 

 the intention to mate the rifle with straight stocks unless other- 

 wise ordered. When interchangeable barrels are used they must 

 be botti center fire or rim fire, as it is impossible to interchange a 

 rim fire and a center fire in the same frame. 



SALEM, Mass., Jan. 8.— Tliere were two shoots on the range at 

 Highland avenue tMs afternoon. The score for the practice 

 shoot was as follows: W. B. Edmunds, 22; B. W. Wilson, 21; J. H. 

 Smith, 22. Score of the mUitary match for the State medals: 

 Capt. W. M. Ward, 20; Lieut. G. R. Nelson, 20; George A. Law- 

 rence, 21, 



THE TRAP. 



Scorn for xnMication should be viade out on the printed bla/nl!S 

 prepared by the Forest and Stream, and furnished gratis to chib 

 secretaries. C<>rre8pondmts who favor us with club scores are par- 

 ticMlarli/ requested to xcritc on one side of the paper onZy. 



BROOKLYN, L. I., Jan. 6.— At the annual meeting of the Un- 

 known Guu Club the follo\\"ing officers were elected: Henry 

 Knebel, President; John Akliurst, Vice-President; Henry van 

 Staden, Treasure^; J. L. Doyle. Secretary. The prize shoots will 

 be on the second Thursday of each month. Three cash prizes for 

 each sho^t are to be taken out of tlie club funds and to be com- 

 peted for on the classified pliiu in addition to four extra prizes to 

 be competed for during the twelve monthly shoots, the four mem- 

 bers making the best individual scores in six out of twelve shoots 

 to take the i^rizes. But a member must compete not less than six 

 times to have a claim. The club also furnishes a gold medal to 

 the member who wins it the oftenest during the year, and he will 

 then become the owner. The club expects a number of additional 

 prizes by the end of the year. The last shoot in December closed 

 the season with a grand supper at C. Dorler's hotel, and the fol- 

 lowing prizes were presented: Three montlily prizes. $15, were 

 divided among ties. Four extra yearly prizes, §48, to the four who 

 made best individual scores in six out of twelve ehoots. Ten ad- 

 ditional prizes, §40 in value, to members who tried and did not 

 succeed in the extra yearly prize contest. The names of winners 

 are as follows: Montnly prises, ties on 6, Henrv Knebel, Sr., H. 

 Pope, J. Scheggs, E. Fncke; ties on .5, M. Chichester, Ch. Piate, 

 Wm. Tomford, J. Akhurst, J. Rathjen, F. Pike, H. Houseman; ties 

 on 4, A. Harued, R. Moiisees, H. van Staden, D. McQuillan, H. 

 Knebel, Jr. Yearly pr izes: 1. Hyde 40 out of 43, H. Kuebel, Sr., 37, 

 R. Monsees 37, H. Houseman 36, receiving f 12 eacli. Additional 

 prizes: H. Pope, attending 12 shoots, sole leather gun case; R. Mid- 

 mer, 11, 55 in gold; J. L. Doyle, 11, box of wine; E. Fricke, 9, two 

 boxes of segars; A. Harned. 9, two boxes: H. van Staden, 9, two 

 boxes; M. Chichester, 8, two boxes; J. Rathjen, 7, fifty bottles of 

 seltzer water; F. Pike and Ch. Plate, 6, case tocacco.— H. K. 



DURYEA vs. KENDALL.— A noted gathering of pigeon shots 

 from all parts of Long Island and New J ersey were present at the 

 shooting match betn^een L. Duryea and C. S. Kendall, of the 

 Fountain Gun Club, at the Half-mile Track, Parkville, on Jan. 5. 

 The stake at issue was §1,000, and the conditions for which it was 

 shot under were; Long Island rules, the use of both bari-els, 2.5 

 single rises, Duryea to stand at 29 and Kendall at 37yds., and 10 

 double rises, both standing at 21yds. After the money had been 

 deposited with E. Cady, the match was commenced. Duryea 

 started oflE very well and killed his Hi'st 10 birds straight, Kendall 

 missing 2. The latter fell still further in the rear after this, and 

 was 5 birds behind when the singles were finished. Duryea used 

 his second barrel 10 times and had 6 drivers, 2 incomers, 10 right 

 and 7 left quarterers. Kendall shot 11 times with his second and 

 had G drivers, 4 incomers, 10 rights and 5 left quarterers. Duryea's 

 24th bird fell dead just out of bounds. In the doubles Duryea 

 killed both birds in his 2d, 4tli, 0th and 8th shots, and flnislied 

 with a score of 12. Kendall killed both in his -^th and 8th sliots, 

 and scored 11, losing the match by birds. He is not satisfied 

 with liis defeat, and another match will be probably shot at the 

 next meet of the club. The score is as follows: 

 Single Rises. 



L Duryea, 29yds 1111111111010111101101101-20 



D S Kendall, 27yd3 llllllOllOClOllOlOlOOllOO-15 



Double Rises. 



L Duryea, 21yds 10 11 10 11 10 11 00 11 10 00-12 



C S Kendall, 21yds 10 00 01 01 11 01 01 11 10 10-11 



Umpire for L. Duryea, H. McLaughlin; for C. S. Kendall, E. 

 Kady; scorer, W. Ritch; puller, W. Schwarer; referee, C. W. 



The'regular shoot of the Fountain Gun Club followed. It was 

 the first shoot of the season and the members had to shoot them- 

 selves into their classes for tiie year. Bondan, as usual, had sup- 



HAMILTON, Ont., Jan 1 .—Following is a record of some shoot- 

 ing contests at Mountain View, Hamilton, on New Year's day: 



At 10 Niagara blackbirds: 



J Bourne 8 W Pett 4 



T Stephens 8 A Smith 4 



W Stroud- 6 J Smith 4 



M Grifiiths 6 J Hunter. 2 



At 5 Niagara blackbirds; 



W Stroud 5 J Pett. > 3 



J Bourne 4 A Smitb 1 



G Reid 4 M Griffiths 1 



T Stephens 4 



At live pigeons, 35yds. rise: 



H Graham 6 J Smitb , 4 



WStr-oud 5 J Pett 3 



J Bourne , 5 MGrilfiths 8 



T Stephens 5 A Smith 3 



JCline 4 E Dycer 3 



Also at 6 live pigeons, 26yd8. rise: 



W Stroud 6 H Graham 4 



M Grifiiths 6 J Smith... 8 



J Pett 5 J Bourne , 8 



E Dycer 5 J CUne ............3 



E Spencer 6 T Stephens. 



A Smith ..4 



WELLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 8.— There was a large attendance of 

 gunners at the grounds of the Wellington Gun Club to-day, and 

 some verj' good scores were made. lu the second competition for 

 the gold charms ofl!ered bv the club, L. Brown won in Class A, E. 

 1. VvardweU in Class B and C. G. Weld in Class C, Following 

 were the winners in the several sweepstake matches: 1. 6 blue- 

 rocks— Short first, Gil man and Nichols second, Stanton and Wil- 

 son tbird, Schaefer fourth. 2. 6 clay pigeons— Lewis, Wilson and 

 Schaefer first, Shumway, Wild and Francis second, Wai'dwell 

 third, Crosby and Adams fourth. 3. 6 bluerocks— Schaefer and 

 Francis first. Wild, Stanton and Sliort second, Crosby and White 

 third, Wardwell fourth. 4. blackbirds— Swift first, Francis 

 second, Lewis and Schaefer third, Short and Wilson fourth. 5. 6 

 clay pigeons— Stanton and Schaefer first, Nichols second, Wilson 

 and Sanborn third. Brown fourth. 6. 6 bluerocks— AVilson first, 

 Wardwell second, Crosby and Francis third, Brown, Wild and 

 Nicholo fourth. 7. 6 clay pigeons— Schaefer first, Wardwell sec- 

 ond, Stanton third. 8. 6 blackbirds— Stanton first. Wardwell sec- 

 ond, Nichols third. 9. 6 clay pigeons— Nichols first, Stanton sec- 

 ond. Swift third. 10. 6 hluerocks— Swift first, Stanton and Ward- 

 well second. Fuller and Brown third. 11. 6 hluerocks- Wardwell, 

 Stanton, Nichols and Brown first, Schaefer second, Swift, Short 

 and 5\iller third. 



TORONTO, ,Tan. 1.— At John Oulcott's place in Eglinton there 

 was a goodly assemblage in the afternoon to take part in the semi- 

 annual handicap shoot of the Owl Gun Club of this city for the 

 Moore cliallenge cup, a valuable trophy, given by Mr. A. P.Moore, 

 ex-vice-president of the club, to be shot for by members of the 

 club and to be won three times before becoming any one's personal 

 property. The Owl Gun Club is one of the youngest of the sport- 

 ing clubs in this city, having been in existence less than a year, 

 but it has made rapid progress and comprises about forty mem- 

 bers, the majority of whom are good shots and thorough sports- 

 men. Its officers are: President, J. R. Humphries; Vice-President, 

 A. Austin; Secretarv and Treasurer, O. Unwin; Executive Com- 

 mittee, J. Lalor, J. Wells, F. Mallet and J. Douglass. Mr. A. P. 

 Moore, i he donor of the cup, was a prime mover in the club's or- 

 ganization and was the first vice-president. Thetrophy is valued at 

 fSOO and is particularly handsome in design. It has to be shot 

 for every six montlis, alternately at Peoria blackbirds and live 

 pigeons, until won three times by a member. Saturday's was the 

 second competition, the first at blackbirds having been won by 

 Frank Mallett, J. R. Humphreys, president of the club, was the 

 victor. Tne birds were fairly lively. 



Mr. John Sheppard gave satisfaction as referee. 



J R Humphreys,. Slyds ..OlUOlllllllOll-12 



.f Montgomery, ^yds OlllllOllOimO-11 



J Douglas. 27y^ 101101110011011-10 



J Jobbitt, 27yds 111100101101101-10 



R McKay. . . 001010011110111- 9 



F Mallett, 27yd8 OOOllOOlllUOlU- 8 



J Wells, 27yds 010010100011011- 7 



The foUowiag retired: H. Townson, 27yds., after killing 6 out of 

 10; W. Smith, 27yds., after killing 4 out of 7; C. Pickering, 31yds., 

 3 out of 7; C. Rogers, 27yds., 3 out of 7; W. Taylor, 21yds., 3 out of 

 6; J. C. Unwin, 24yds., 2 out of 5, 



There was some good shooting to-day on Aid. Maughan's farm, 

 on the Kineston road, plenty of pigeons having previously been 

 provided. A match at 15 birds each, 26yds. rise, was held, the re- 

 sult being as follows: -,i,i.,iii-,niiiii 1.1 



Thos Penler 111111111011111—15 



Wm McDowall 111110111111101-13 



Aid Maughan 111011111001001-10 



F H Gooch lOlimillOOlOO-10 



H J Maughan OllUOllOllOOlO- 9 



Capt PiHaworth 010101001110101- 8 



MATCEING GRAHAM.— Captain A. H. Bogardus champion 

 wing shot of the world, left New York for his home, Elkhart, HI., 

 on Saturdav, Jan. 8. having failed to get on a match with William 

 Graham, the English pigeon shooter. The Captain at first desired 

 Graham to shoot him 100 birds each, half American and half Eng- 

 lish rules, for from $1,000 to ?5,000 a side, but Graham declined, 

 and then the Captain modified his challenge to make the contest 

 entirely under Hurlingham rules. StiU Graham manifested no 

 desire to meet the champion of sixteen years, and the matter has 



THE ASSOCIATION TROPHY. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



A controversy in your columns between tAvo canoe buflders can 

 hardly be profitable to you or interesting to yom* many readers, 

 but inasmuch as you have published a letter Irom Mr. Joyner, In 

 which he makes pretty free use of my name. I feel, notwitbstaud- 

 ing that your statement may be taken for sufficient answer, that 

 I must ask your indulgence and space for a brief reply. Mr. Joy- 

 ner accuses me of publishing a falsehood in my advertisement, 

 which says "Vesper won international cup race at A. C. A. 

 meet." Did I? ' ~ " " 



Oswego, Nov. ( , xooy, 



for an international , 



the fund. You, Mr. Editor, as well as myself and others, were 

 present and subscribed. The committee haA-ing the matter in 

 charge purchaBed a cup, and that cup was ready for immediate 

 delivery to the winner the moment the race was ended. Whether 

 the terms of the race made this a "perpetual ehaUenge cup" or 

 not, have not I, as a builder of the winning canoe, an undoubted 

 right to have my advertisement read as it does? If the committee 

 haA'ing charge of that race will kindly answer the question. I will 

 most cheerfully abide their decision. Regarding the race and cup 

 won by Mr. Baraev. I was not aware that I had disputed his pos- 

 session of it. or the builder of his canoe of his "hard earned laurels." 

 I will certainly disclaim any intention of either. In the Canoeist, 

 Pecowslc is advertised as winning the "consolation cup race,'' and 

 In the Forest assd Stheam as winning the "intei-national match 

 cup race." In his letter Mr. Joyner complains because he cannot 

 have the A. C. A. international cup race also, Pei-hapa it would 

 "stop a large amount of correspondence from the puolic not ac- 

 quainted wath the facts in the case" if he would tell them that 

 Pecowsic won but one cup race Instead of two or three, and that 

 at the time of the race the said cup had no existence except in the 

 form of a subscription for it presented by "several canoeists." 



J. H. RUSHTON. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Why do not you and the Canoeist come ont square and say Ves* 

 per won the A. C. A. trophy and Pecowsic the International Cup» 

 and not go beating aroxmd the bush? 



Did not Pecowsic \v\r\ every race she sailed in but the one won by 

 Vesper for the A. C. A. trophy? and she would liave had that race 

 if some of her rigging had not parted. Then, did not a number of 

 canoeists subscribe for a cup to be sailed for by the two English 

 A'isitors and the two leading Americans, to he known as the Inter- 

 national Cup, and did not Pecowsic van it in a heavy blow; and did 

 not tlie cup come to the owner of the Pecowsic with this inscrip- 

 tion: International Canoe Race, witli date of race and names of 

 canoeists, or of Powell, Stewart, Barney and Gibson, and won by 

 Pecowsic? Eh? Now, Mr. Editor, why is it that either your good 

 paper or Canoeist will not or do not admit that Pecowsic won this 

 cup? 



Sir. Joyner writes in yours of Jan. 6 in regard to the race, and 

 you sav right underneath his letter as follows: "The conditions 

 governing the cup won by Vesper are as follows," and so on. And 

 that the cup won by Pecowsic was a subscription cup jn-esentedby 

 several canoeists for a race between the two English visitors and 

 the two leading Americans to be the property of ttie winner. Now 

 why do not you admit Pecowsic did Asin the international cup; is 

 it because she is not a lapstreak, but smoothskin? I think there 

 is where the shoe pinches. Then it has been said the Pecowsic was 

 a racing macliiue. Did she capsize? No, and did not she h.ive 

 room under her decks to stow her five sails and spars, also rudder, 

 deck seat, paddles and blankets, while other famous canoes came 

 to camp with sails and spars lashed on deck. I claim the Pecowsic 

 is as much of a cruiser as any canoe in the A. C. A., and she does 

 not have to carrv ballast to keep her right side up, either. Now 

 in conclusion, Mr. Editor, I Only ask that you will give us canoeists 

 in tie Connecticut valley a square and fair show. C. M. Shedd. 



[The official conditions which we published last week should 

 define the status of the cups without any further comment from 

 us. As to the exact meaning of the conditions only the Com- 

 mittee can settle any dispute. The issue last season in the first 

 race was an international one, but as the A.C, A. Challenge Trophy 

 can be competed for by Americans onlv if no others are piesent, 

 it does not seem to fill the conditions of an international cup. The 

 "Subscription" or "Consolation" Cup, as it has been called, was 

 given solely for an international race between the tAvo leading 

 American canoeists and the two English visitors, which should 

 make it an international cup. As \vt> iiave never seen the Cup, 

 and have never heen favored with a cut ol it, we could not quote 

 correctly the inscription on it last week. We do not understand 

 our correspondent's allusion to smooth skin vs. lapstreak boats. 

 The Forest and Stream has no interest in defending any special 

 build at the expense of others, but its efforts have been directed 

 for a long time to the improvement of American canoes, and it 

 may fairly claim to have done more in tills direction than any- 

 other journal or anv iudh-idual has yet accomplished. We hope 

 next week to publish the lines of Pecowsic, which will give canoe- 

 ists an opportunity to form their own judgment of her merits.] 



plied birds of tlie verv best quality and they gave the shooters 

 plenty of work to stop them. Kendall won the first prize, killing 

 13 straight; Durvea the second, killing 6 out of 7, and W. J. Stew- 

 art the third with 7 out of 11. Out of the 103 birds shot at 75 were 

 kiUed and 28 escaped. The score is as follows: 



A Eddy, SOvds 1111010-5 L Duryea, 28yd8 1110111—6 



H McLaughlin, 26yds. .1101011-5 G L Hayes, 23yd8 llllUl— 7 



JDeFrane, 26ds 0101001-3 J Littel, 21yd8 000 



M Stewart, 2Gyds 1100111-5 C Jones, 30yds Pillll-I 



J Selover, kovds 1010101-4 J Lake, 23yds 0100010-2 



D Kendall, 27yds limil-7 J Chorry, 26yds imill-7 



Ties for first prize: Kendal Ulll, Jones 11110, Cherrv 10, Jones 

 110. Third prize: Eddy 0110, Stewart UOl. Referee, B. West. 



WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, New York. Jan. ^.—Editor Forest- 

 and Strewn: A sweepstakes match at 8 live birds, two ground 

 traps, 25yds. rise, at grounds of Washington Heights Gun Club, 

 One Htmdred aud Sixty-sighth street and Twelvth avenue. Day 

 cold, grotmd covered with snow, birds a strong lot, scores fair. 

 Members of the St. Nicholas Gun Club and of the Algonquin 

 Club were present and participated in tlie shoot: ^ ^ , ^„ , , , ^ 



EH Fox 1 1 1 l-fT Terwilhger. ...i^ 1 1 1 1-6 



Donnelly 1 1 O 1 1 IH-W^ Fountain 1 1 l^j|o 1 



Donnelly 

 Disbrow 



i i i j^i ft^M Pryer. ..1 ' 



Snoote.'.V.'. . .".i i y^Ml 113 8 

 Wheelock J^l 1 ^1 J 0-| 



^I^isbrow won, ^Mail second and ties for third place divided.— Oolt 



"^N6w^ork^,^jan. 10.— The Washington Heights Gun Club chal- 

 lenge to put one of its regular members against W m. Graham, 

 Euglish champion, for a pigeon shoot, Lous Island ruleB, 2o or 50 

 birds, for $100. Man and money can be found at Saul s Fort Wash- 

 ington Hotel, One Hundred aud Sixty-second street aud Tenth 

 avenue.— John R. Tebhctxe, Sec. 

 WORCESTER, Mass., Jan. 7.— The Worcester Sportsmen's 



jhampionship, the stakes being §2.50 a side, Hurlingham rules, 

 100 birds each. The Captain wnll cover Mr. Meaders's forfeit, and 

 within a month will name the time and place of the shoot. This 

 may be in St. Louis and on Feb. 22. Tne Captain and his four 

 boys, who are also great shots, wiU be in New York in the early 

 spring. 



NEWARK, N. J.-The Caledonian Park Gun Clubhad its yearly 

 meeting at the headquarters, Caledonia Park, and reorganized for 

 the year 1887. The old officers were unanimously elected as fol- 

 lows: President, E. Flocken; Secretary, M. Ulbricht; Treasurer, 

 C. Reinhard; Referee, Greo. Herrmann; Scorokeeper. Wm. Yauf- 

 mann. The club shoots every afternoon at Caledonian Park. Frank 

 Class, one of the best pigeon shooters in this State, will shoot a 

 SlOO match with John Leonard, of Morristown, on Thursday, Jan. 

 13, at 1 o'clock, Kimble avenue, Morristown, 15 birds each, 25yds. 

 rise, American rules. Sweepstakes will follow the match. 



BROOKLYN, Dec. 29.— The Glenmore Rod and Gun Club had 

 their final shoot of the season to-day at Dexter Park, East New 

 York. There was a very poor attendance, and tUe shooting was 

 anvthing but good. H and T traps, one barrel only, were the con- 

 ditions. Forbell, the dinner of the club prize, was the only one 

 who shot well. He killed seven straight. Two sweepstakes were 

 decided afterwards. Kraft won the first, killing three straight. 

 In tlic second Forbell t'ook the first, kDling three straight. 



EMER ALD GUN CLUB score of shoot of Dec. 21 (in last issue) 

 had an error as to winner of the fourth prize, the "Oseikei Trophy." 

 This was won in shoot-oiT by P. J. Keenan and not McHale.— 

 Thomas Codby, Sec. 



i«t»; YY. IV. ijcauc, Ati ±±. » 



taker, 21; Frank Btone, 18. 



§madng. 



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 meetmgs and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested m canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, mth 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concermng their local 

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

 relating to the sport. 



A S 4LT WATER INIEET.— Soutliport, Conn.- Regarding a salt 

 water meet next spring, allow me to call attention to Chrmon 

 Island, in Norwaik Harbor. It comprises about fifteen acres, has 

 a spring of good water on it, and is one mile from raiload station 

 and the landing dock of the New York daily steamers. It is also 

 convenient to South Norwaik village aud to other places where 

 supplies may be obtained. If a meet was held there, a large 

 boarding tent could be obtained with the owner to run It. Con- 

 cerning canvas canoes, about which inquiry was made lately. 11 

 the inquirer wUl address me, I will be happy hj give him any 

 information he may desire, either as to building or purchasing.— 



R. P. V/AKEMAN. 



SING SING C. O.-Sing Sing, Jan. 8.- At th|. regular December 

 the folic 



Brandrexui vavuiiiu-ij vj. x .oi 

 ' Hi M. Oajefenteb, Purser 



REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE. 



TT7E have received the following letter from Commodore WiUdn, 

 VV inclosing the accompanying report: 

 To tlie Memhere vf the American Canoe Association: 



Gentujmen- I' or the general information of the members the 

 following report of the Committee on Auditing the Secretary- 

 Treasurer's Accounts, which was appointed at the meeting of the 

 Executive Committee on Nov. 13, 1888, and whose duties were to 

 "carrv out the work that the committee of last summer failed for 

 want of time to accomplish," is submitted. The same has been 

 laid before each member of the Executive Committee, and the 

 report has been formally approved and accepted \vith the thanks 

 of the committee. ... 



I beg to remain, with great respect, 



Robert J. Wilkin, Commodore. 



Brooklyn, Jan. 8, 1887, 



To the Commodore of the American Came Association: 



We, the undersigned committee appointed according to resolu- 

 tion of the Executive Committ*'e, Nov. 13, 188C, to examine and 

 audit the acounts of the Secretary-Treasurer of the American. 

 Canoe Association, beg to report as follows: 



We have applied for and obtained books and papers of the 

 Secretary-Treasurer. We have, with the assistance of an expert 

 accountant, made a careful examination of the statements of 

 receipts and expenditures therein entered, from August, 1881, to the 

 present time. These show a balance one to the Association some- 

 what less than the certified check (.$143.28) deposited with us as the 

 balance in hand. The small discrepancy in the Secretary-Ti-eas- 

 urer's favor might well have arisen from the e::tremely crude and 

 confused manner in which the accounts have heen kept. Owing 

 to this fact we are quite unable to certify to the completeness of 

 the records. Sufficient accounts have not been kept with each 

 member to give an intelligible presentation of the credits, but 

 there is no appearance of any irregularity beyond those occasioned 

 by the absence of proper system. , „^ , . . , , 



We beg to recommend as follows; (1) That individual accounts 

 be opened at once with each member and creditor. (2) That the 

 office of Secretary-Treasurer should be filled oaly by such mem- 

 bers as are known to be methodical in business and books. (3) 

 That the constitution should be so amended as t ^ provide for 

 (a) the proper auditing annually of the accounts of the Secretary- 

 Treasurer and publication of the balance sheet; and (li) fcr tbe free 

 access of members at any time to the books of the Association. 



AH of which is respectfully submitted. . 



(Signed) Robert W. Ribson, Chairmaiu 



Robert Shaw Oliver. 



Albany, N. Y., Deo. 3. 



As to the Delanev estate blR, I have conferred with Gen. Oliver 

 and we agree in thinking that it is not in our power to report any- 

 thing of value in this matter. We were, neither of us, officers at 

 the time the matters charged for were ordered and know nothing 

 of what these ordere were or of any other arrangements. It seems 

 to us that the examination required should be (and can only be) 

 done by the officers of the year 1886. , j., ^ z.-^-, , 



I mav add (although it makes little difference) that the bin in 

 question does not appear in the accounts upon which we hav» re- 



^*This "report is again Inclosed; also letter. Very sincerely yours, 

 (Signed) Robust W. Gibson. 



SOUTH BOSTON C. C.-Boston, Jan. 3.-Th6 South Boston C. 



O. held its second annual meeting and election on Dec. 31, and the 

 following officers were elected: Commodore, .J. A. Frizzell; Vice- 

 Commodore, Chas. W. Hird: Secretary, A. M Hird; Treasurer, 



