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NATrONAL GUN ASSOCIATION. 



OOTINGTON. Ky., Jannarr 11.— Editor Fortst and Stream: In 

 ^ PTJJ^iiance to a formal call tor the meetinsof the stockholders 

 of tlie iSTaticna MJiin Association, the regular ami ual meeting of 

 .036 some :vas held to-day at 3 P. M. ai the office of the Countv 



iiAjuiunuii « iLu iJiuj-.j Lu ijanaie, or vjincinnati, u. Also present 

 by proxy given to J. E. Bloom, of Cincinnati, O., Messrs. Matt. R. 

 Freeman, N. B. WJieelcr, ohn C. Joness, A. Oaderdonk. F. S. John- 

 Bon, F. 0. Etherldao, R. F. Lawton, T. B. Blacksliearand F. C. 

 Johnson, of Macon, aa.:A\". H. A'incant, OrweU. Vt; Chas. Tatham, 

 I«iew ^ork City; &. 'W. sVaison, Sacramento, CaL; B. R. Buffiham, 



. Pne, Baltimore. 3Id.; G. F. Titns, G. E. Reading, H. B.Whitnev, 

 . W. Siefert, A. E. Woodham, J. C. Fleming, J. H. Gates and J. 

 O. Palmer, Hartford, Conn.; E, S. Holmes, J. Von Lengerke, New- 

 York City, Al. Bandle, Cincinnati. O. 



Upon motion of tx. Ecbiu.son, seconded by Carmichael, J. E. 

 Bloom was olected chairman and Alphonso A. Carmichael secre- 

 tary of the mceiing. Lpon motions duly made and seconded the fol- 

 lowing resorarion-' were adopted un-animously: Re^iolved, That the 

 foUo^ving be elec ted as directors for the ensuing year: Board of Di- 

 rectors— Dr. L. E, pLnsscll, Springfield, 0.;C. M. Stark,Winchester, 



eoy electeci director in place of the tirstof Sfch indicating their 

 ^_L-acceptance, Kcsol-. ea. That we recommend tlie appointaent 

 of the same hoard of execiaiivc committee tor the ensuing year 

 ■svitJi headquarters at Macon, Ga. 



TJiere heing no further husine-ss, adjourned sine die. 

 J. E. Blooji, chairman. Alphonso A. Cabmicha-eIj, Sec. 



LA SALLE, !K. Y. — Matches on the occasion of opening the 

 Niagara River bhooting Club's house. A more comfortable and 

 cannot be found this side of New York city. 

 ' out in good numbers and enjoyed a most 



convenier 

 and the 

 pleasant t 

 No. 1.-5 



E Moody. . , 110011-4 B Tabna. in011-.5 



SKeUogg.. UCIOIO-S Atwater OtiCllU— 2 



Case .111010—4 Harvey llHlO-5 



G- Moody imn— 3 Jinne 111001—4 



Lansing 011010—3 Gombert 111100—4 



Second divided, Jenne third, fourth divided. 

 No. 3.-9 bats; 



E Moody ....llilOllll— 8 Atwater, . . ...111110111— 8 



KeUogg UOlimi— 8 Harvev 111010010—11 



Case lOlUinO- 7 Jinne lUOUlll- a 



a Moody ICOIOIOIO— i Gombert 111000111- 6 



Lansing OlHOlOll— 6 Treat IIIUIUI— 9 



Talsma lllUmi— 9 



Ties on 9 divided; Moody and Kellog tied on 3 auaiii and di\'ided; 

 ties 6 divided. 

 No. 3.— C Niagara Falls blackbirds: 



E Moody 1 mil— 6 Jinne 110010—4 



Kellogg 101100—3 Gombert 111001—4 



Case < 111011— .5 Treat 110110—4 



G Moody..,, 100111-4 Harrey 000100—1 



Lansing 011111- 5 Rogers - 001110—3 



Talcma. lOlOH— 4 Minton 100100—3 



Atwater " 110011-4 



Ties on 5 divided: Moody won third on shoot-of; ties on 3 divided. 

 No. 4. — Twelve blackrocks: 



Gombert IIIIOOOIOOCI- 6 Treat OllOlimUl— 9 



Lansing UOOmuOlU— 8 Case 111111111100—10 



KeUogg mOllUOllOl— 8 Clark 101100100011— 6 



Talsma OOOlllllUll— 9 Besser 101110010110— 7 



E M Moody 101110101110- 8 Stauber 010000100011— 4 



G Rogers lUliOOlOOU— 8 Koch lUOOUlllll- 10 



G Moody 110111100111- 9 Islest«r lOOOlOaOOllO- 4 



Jenne llOlOiOOlOll— 7 Ochmy 101110100000— 4 



Harvey 111010000101— 6 



Ties on 10 and 9 divided; Lansing won third, iomrth. divided. < 

 Nc. 5.— Six blackrocks: 



Jenne 010100-3 Besser 101011-4 



E Moody 101111— .5 Koch 010110—3 



Gombert lOliDOl— 3 Atwater 010100-3 



Case 111100—4 Shlrlev 011010—3 



Kellogg 110001—3 E Smith 101110-4 



Talsma 111011—5 Whitcomb OlOlul— 3 



Rogers 110011—4 Lansing 111111-6 



Treat 111001-4 Isbester 010100-3 



Clark .^..100000-1 



Ties on -5 di^dded, Moody won third, Sliirley and Whitcomb 

 divided fourth. 

 No. 6.— Twelve balls, not class shooting: 



Gombert OOOlUlOlllO- 7 Clark 000011111111- 8 



KeUogg 111111111111—12 Besser llOlimilli— 11 



Talsma 111101000111- 8 Koch lUOOOOlOOOl- 5 



EMo::!-^ 001110011111— 8 Lansing 111111111111—12 



Ro-.; OlllOllOiJlll— 8 Atwater IJIOIIHIIIIOI- 8 



G -Sh:-:- d. .... llUllOHllIl-10 Shirley 110110011111- 9 



Jenne lOUiuOilllO- 8 Gombert 010000111000—4 



Harvev OlhilllOulOO- Whitcomb OllOOlOOUll— 8 



Treat UUllOOi Otll- 7 Smith IIIOIIIOIUO- 9 



Case OlOUUOimi- 8 



Lansing and Ketley hrst and second. Smith fifth. 

 No. 7.— Five hve sparrows: 



E Moody 10000—1 Lansing 00100-1 



Kellogg 00100-1 McMaster OOOU-2 



Case 10O1O-3 Talsma 11031-3 



G Moody OlUlO-3 Harvey lOlGO— 2 



Harvey second, Moody and Kellogg third. 

 No. 8.— Five sparrows: 



E Moody 00101-3 McMaster 00001-1 



KeUogg 11000-2 Talsma 01311—3 



Case 10100—3 Hai-vey 11110-4 



CINCINNATI, Jan. 4.— Climax dia.mond medal shoot, held on 

 the Price Hill Gun Club grounds, national riUes governing; 5 



traps, 18yds, unknown angles at 10 Cincinnati blacKDirds and 10 

 American clay birds: 



■ ' 0-11 Cider 4 



7—11 Prenner 8 



(5-10 WTiitney 3 



4—10 Bob Smith 



H F Robinson 5 



J E Maynard 4 



Chick 4 



Richards C 



W Lockman, Sr 5 



P Ferris, ...3 



O Topf 10 



Jack , 6 



W Bing Ti 



J Schataman 6 



J E Miller 9 



Bemis 7 



FKmg 5 



H AUlers 



J Kaufman 7 



P Shaw 



Al Bandle 7 



G-11 W Jackson 7 



7-10 Wick 9 



G— 16 WE Harmon 3 



6-13 F O Mustin 9 



&-14 G Good 8 



6- 1^' H Powers 7 



10—19 Paul 8 



10—17 Smng 5 



9-14 AVesteney 8 



G— 13 Williamson 5 



7- 14 CPDroste 4 



8- 14 McPhce 8 



7-14 Whittock 7 



9-13 

 9-17 



7- 10 



8- 14 



9- 16 

 7-16 



5- 8 

 10-19 



7- 15 



6- 13 



8- 16 

 18—13 



7- 15 

 4— 9 



9- 13 



8- 16 



8-15 



Tie on 19: SiiUer 11111 11101-9; Mustin 11011 11111—9. Second 

 tie: Miiler Hill 11111— Mustin 11111 lUlO— 9. Miller wins diamond 

 medal. In sweepstake shoot Miller, Bemis and Mustin tied on 10 

 straight and divided; Premier 2nd; Swing and Maynard 3rd.— 



CLDtAS. 



MEDFOED. Ma.':5., Jan. 1-5.— The weekly amount of powder and 

 shot vrere C i aisumed at the Wellington Gun Club grounds to-day 

 ■with liiti following result: 1. Sis blackbirds— Shumway and Ward- 

 well hrst, Wilson necond, Sanborn and Henry third. 2. Six clay- 

 pigeons— WyrdwcU lir.st,'.'. ilson and Henry second, Sanborn third. 

 3. Six blackbir J .-;— Suii iii'.^ ay iir.st, Sanborn and Snow second.Ames 

 thii'd. 4. Six cla^, -jn^'eori j— Wardwell and WUson ih-st, Sanborn 

 6e(X)nd, Shuinway third. 5. Six blackbirds— WardweU first, WU- 

 sou and Sanborn syoond, Shumvvay third. 6. Six blackbirds— 

 Wardwell iir.st, Stanton second. Short and Swift third, Snow 

 fom-th. 7. Six clay-pigeons— Wilson first. Short second, Ames 

 third. 8. Ten clai-pigeons, for badges— WardweU first, Moore, 

 Warren and Sanborn second, Wilson third. Snort fourth, Ward- 

 well A badge, Moore B badge, Wilson C badge. 9. Six blackbirds 

 — Shumway hr.st. Snow and Short second, WardweU third, San- 

 born fourtfi. 10. Six clay-pigeons— V/ardwell first, Swift second. 

 Moore third, Brovm fom-th. 11. Three pair blackbirds— WardweU 

 and Snumway first, Sno^v second, Bro\^Ti third, Adams fourth. 12. 

 Sis clay-pigeons— WardweU first, Stanton and Sanborn second. 

 Saumway trilrd. 13. Six blaekbird-s— Shumway and WardweU 

 first, Sanh'ii r; .t:'T Stanton second. Swift third. 14. Six clay- 

 pigeone— d Snow Jirat, Brown second, Baxter third. 



15. Six hi Jv. ell fust, .Stanton S(!Cond, Swift and Cole 



thii'd. lo - bluebirds— WardweU fii-st, Shumway sec- 



ond. Swift, iiio .. iuicl Stanton tJiird. 



EUREKA CLUB, New York. .Jan. 6.-Tlie first shoot of the 

 season of 1887 by the Eureka Gun Ctuh of New York, at their 

 grounds, Secaucus, N. J., Jan. 5, was attended bv only a few of 

 the members, it bein& a very stormy day, altemating with snow 

 and rain. Match at H) bluerocks, 21 t-ds.: 



Kelly, , 1011011011-7 Quick 1100110110-6 



J^icl^en OlOOUOllO-^5 Strope 0110011101-6 



Smuitz COllOOlOll-5 



Quick took 2nd, Strope Srd. Match at 10 clay birds: 



Kelly 1001110111-7 Quick OOllOlOCOl-4 



ficken OllOlOUlO-6 Strope lOmiUll-O 



Smuitz . . ..lOOllOim-7 i^iiiii-« 



Match at 10 bluerocks: 



Keliy 0001101110-5 Quick lOllOimi-8 



f ««ken 101110(1010-5 Strope OOOmiOIl-6 



Smuitz llOOHlOU-7 



Quick OllHOOnO-C 



Strope 



, . ,0001101101- 



.10010—2 

 ..11110-4 



Match at 10 American clays: 



KeUy lOOllOilOO-6 



Ficken 1101111100-7 



Smuitz 0111011011-7 



Ficken 1st, Smuitz 2nd, Quick 3d. 



Keily .10010-2 Quick 



Fucken OIUO-S Strope... . 



ttaiultz 00101—3 



/ Kelly took 3d. 



This clnb was organized in October, and is now on a solid and 

 eatisfactory basis with a good lot of wide awake members. Presi- 

 dent, Frank Ring; Vice-President, J. H. Ficken; Secret^ary and 

 Treasnrer. Ezi aD. Stirope. 



' BROOKLYN, Jan. 12.— Tlie half-mUe traqk at Parkv-ille to-day 

 *iad its snowj- mantle pretty well disturbed oy the members and 

 friends of the Coney Island Rod and Gun ChA. It was the regular 

 sh.->ot an<(i attracted a very good attendance. Fourteen members 

 competsd for the club prizes and nine shot in a subsequent sweep- 

 stake. Under Sheriff McLaughlin, the prosident of the club ; J. 

 hhevlm. Judge Courtney and others -weU known competed. In 

 the-clnb shoot J. Shevlin and H. Monsees divided the first pH/.e. 

 L. Duryea nsed his second barrel once and won the ijccond prize. 

 The tourtli prize was di\'ided between McLaughlin and R. Mon- 

 sees. A club sweepstakes, the use of both barrels, which followed, 

 was di\ided between Defrane, Lake and McLaughlin. Out of 1.50 

 birds shot at 105 were kiUed and 15 escaped. 



Monsees, 2]yd8..0 11111 1—6 Courtne v,31vds0 1110 lU— 4V« 

 JShevUn,21yds 1111110-6 M'LaUghlin,"35v0 0110 ll-4 

 LDuryea.^SOydsli^ 110 1 1— -5^4 MosBecs, 27vds".0 1 1 1>4 014—4 

 Defrane, 36yds ..0 110 m C Wickcs SfydsO 1 0)^1 l%^r 



Smith. .100—1; 27ds., SchAvartz..oil— 2; 21vd8., J. Lake. .110^2 • 

 31yds., J. Courtney. .110—2. 



Sweepstake. 



J C Defrane, 28yds 1111—4 J Shevlin, 34vds mO-3 



J E Lake, 31yds 1111—4 H Monsees, Siyds lUO— 3 



H McLaughUn, 2-5yds UU— 4 A Schwartz, SVvds 1100-2 



L Duryea, 29yds 1110—3 J Leaycraft, 25vd8 0000—0 



A Smith, 25yds UIO— 3 



BROOKLYN, Jan. 13.— Regular montlily shoot of the Unkno^vn 

 Gun Club, six live birds each. R. Bionsees won the gold medal for 

 the first time, beating C. Piatt ontis bird in the shoot off, but they 

 divided the first prize. There were fifteen ties for second and 

 third prizes, but there-being no bb.-ds to shoat cff, it was agreed to 

 let the club have the benefit of the prizes. H. and T. trap«, one 

 barrel, gun below the elbow: 



C Piatt, 24yds 6 J CahiU, 21vds 4 



R Monsees, 25yd8 6 H Pope. 24vd6 4 



^'""'■■*™'' 7^ XT 12-^ „T — 1 "o.. or.. - * ' 



L Boyle, 21yds 5 G Smith, 2.5yds 3 



J Rathjen, 24yds 5 J Schwack 3 



H Knebel, Jr., 22yds 5 E Dricke, 34vd8 2 



J Schroder, 3,5yds 5 .J Blohm, 21vds 1 



A Harned, ;Syds 4 R StUl weU, 23vds 1 



M Chichester, 25yda .4 H Van Studeri, 23yds 



W Lemken, 2oyds .4 



FLEmNGTON, N. J., Jan. 15.— It would be impossible to find a 

 worse day for a shoot than the Flemington Gun Club had for their 

 semi-monthly shoot to-day; the ground was covered ^ith slush 

 6in. deep and the wind blew a gale all the afternoon and it was 

 very cold and disagreeable. Match at 10 bats and 10 clay-pigeons, 

 30j'ds. rise: 



Hyde 1100111111-8 1111011111- 9-17 



A Shepherd OllOllOm— 7 1611111010- 7—14 



Hartfener 1011110011-7 1111111111-10-17 



G Shephard lUOOOlllO-o 1011011111— 7—14 



Emmons llWllOlll— 8 1019111100- 6—14 



Potts. 01*101 1010-5 1100100011— 5—10 



Sydam 0000000100-1 1111110100— 7— 8 



Reading 00(1100110-4 1110110000— 5— 9 



Fink lOllOKim-? OlUw, 



Henzler 0010101101-5 OOOOw. 



PROPOSED I-;EW JERSEY ASSOCIATION.— Flemington, N. 

 J., Jan. Vi— Editor Foi-cst- and Stream: Belie%ing that fur the bene- 

 fit of the sportsmen and trap shooters of New Jersey there should 

 be an association, to be known as the New Jersey State Sports- 

 men's Association, it is proposed to hoid a meeting at the Ameri- 

 can House in Trenton, N. J., April 19', at 7 P. M., for the purpose 

 of forming an association for the protection of game birds and 

 fish, and for the promotion of shotgun wing-shooting throughout 

 the State. All sportsmen and trap tihooters in the State are in- 

 vited to attend. For further information address, W. A. Cotter, 

 G. E. Reading or S. N. Reed, Fleuiin:|6on. Tliose proposing to be 

 present should notify the s;dd committe on or before April 1.— S. 

 E. Reading. 



ESSEX ASSOCIATION. -The Essex County (N. J.) Gun Asso- 

 ciation held its first meeting in the tournament Tuesday, at Erb's 

 grounds, Newark, N. J., five men on a side, 20 pigeons each, Na- 

 tional Gun Club rules. AU of the five clubs in tne Association 

 were represented, and the first in-itch was won by the South Side 

 Gun Club, of Newark, with a score of 52 out of IfJO. The Moun- 

 tain Gun Club, of Orange, came second with 46; the East Orange 

 Gun Club and Nimrods, of Newark, tied for third place with 

 37 each, and the Mountain •Sides, of Orange, came last with 18. 

 The poorness of the sliooting may be accounted for by the cold, 

 strong wind. After the match a sweepstakes was shot off, in 

 which 12 entered at 3 birds each. W. Graham, the English wing- 

 shot, and C. Hedden divided iji-st money, kiUing four straight. 

 O. Yeomans and A. Manila divided second, killing three each. 



MASS. RIFLE ASSOCIATION.- Second competition for gold 

 badge in the Macomber bad^e shoot (O. R. Dickey present owner), 

 will be held at Walnut Hill Range, Wednesday, January 26th. 

 Tlie days events include: 1. 6 clay pigeons; 2. 6 Maconibers; 3. 6 

 bats; 4. 3 pair of clay pigeons; 5. 6 Macombers; 6. 10 clay pigeons; 

 7. bats; S. 3 pair clay pigeons; 9. Badge match, 10 Macombers, 

 optional sweep; 10. 6 clay pigeons, straightaway; 11. 25 clay 

 pigeons; 12. 6 bats, straightaway-; 13. 3 pair bats. 



TORONTO, Jan. 11.— TheBecond annual meeting of the Owl Gim 

 Club was held at the club's new rooms. King street, ea«t, this 

 evening. There was .a large attendance of members and much 

 enthusiasm was manifested over the flattering prospects of the 

 club. A number of new members were elected. The following 

 officers were elected: President, J. R. Humphreys, Vice-Presi- 

 dent, T. Lalor; Sec.-Treas., J. C. Unwn; Executive Committee— 

 J. R. Wells, A. J. Tymon, A. R. Lockhart, W. McDoweU and F. 

 MaUett. 



MIDDLESEX GUN CLUB.— The first annual, tonraament wUl 

 be held at DuneUen, N. J., Feb. 21 to 35. General sweepstakes 

 shooting at artificial targets and live birds. For particulars 

 address W. W. Mulford, pfainfleld. N.J. 



FLORIDA C. C— Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 8.— The annual races 

 of the Florida C. C. took place on New Year's day. Dr. C. A. Neid6 

 being judge. Sailing race. Class B, two prizes : First, Madeleine, 

 B. H. Barnett ; second, Ida C, R. M. CaU. Sailing race, Class A, 

 one prize : First, Enola, V. H. Hubbell. Paddling race, one prize: 

 First, Ida C, R. M. CaU. Madeleine was also declared winner of 

 the thii'd race of the semi-monthly series for the sUver cup. At 

 theelection of oflicers thereafter held, the f oUo'sving were re-elected 

 fur- the ensuing year : Captain, Bion H. Barnett ; Mate, R. M- Call ; 

 Secretary and Treasurer, A. Wm. CockreU, Jr. ; Executive Com- 

 mittee, Mate, Secretary and C. .S. Adams. The club flag is a white 

 peUcan on blue ground, in shape a pointed burgee, in size 4 a 6ft. 

 Instead of it, however, a canoe is to have a smaller black peUcan, 

 the club totem in the peak of the mainsail.— Sbcbktaky F. C. C. 



WESTERN CANOEISTS AND THE A. C. A, 



Editor Forest and Stream 



Now that the W. C. A.'8 relations with the A. C. A. is being dis- 

 cussed, ^^iU you aUo^v an explanation on a point or two of seem- 

 ing error in your remarks f oUo-i\ang "No. 76 AV. C. A.'s" commtmi^ 

 cation, and also some additional historv not generallv known bv 

 ?^,is:^^'^^P brothers, from one who helped organize ihe A. C. 

 m 1880 and worked in its interest through its early days nntU it 

 reacjhed a safe anchorage, through the careful pUotage of such old 

 n&ads as Commodores Alden and Longworth and skippei-s Blsliob, 

 Stephens, Vaux, Whitlock, Elhird, Wulsin and otiioi's; and who 

 in after years, recognizing the strength of this aasociation among 

 Uie i^^astern and East Canadian canoeists, coni luded that it would 

 be foUy tor the comparatively few Wectem members to cherish a 

 hope of a Western meet under the management of the A, C. A., 

 turned his thoughts to tne possibiUty of a Western meet, and had 

 made It a subject of discussion at one of the Salurdav night meet- 

 mgBpf our clnb, when soon after a letter -was received from a 

 member ot the Cleveland C. C. proposing a AA'estem meet, and giv- 

 ing a« hl.s reason the distance to travel and inconvoniencP in refiteh- 

 i^,§-y}'™'istone by Western men. This was in 1884, in the mohth 

 ot October or November, snme time before the suggestion i'a the 

 Forest and Stream of a Western branch of the A. C. A. From 

 thifi on the Cleveland C. C. pushed the matter, taking all the 

 responsibility, doing all the work, which finaUy made a success of 

 tne meet and formed the W. A. C. A. 



Tlic name Western American Caiioe ^\iiBoc!ation was given, 

 beUeving that as soon as the A.C.A. meet was hc^, that a sfttitt- 

 iactory arrangement could be made Whereby we could become ft 

 branch, and it was so arranged that the name could be changed at 

 any time by inserting the word "branch" or division. There wAs 

 no intention of proclaiming by this act our independence, but 

 only to provide, within our reach, a,s to expense and time, a meet- 

 ing place for "Western canoeists. We were informed bv one of out 

 Lastern Iriends, who joined us at this our first meet, that it was 

 snggestetl and seemed to be generally in favor among the A.C.A. 

 members, that branches be formed to accommodate the differfent 

 sections, and oflicers for tbe assoclatinn lie elected bv delegates 

 from the branches, and that the A.C.x^.. become the bead from 

 wnich all rules, law.?, etc., governing camps, races, boats. rigs> 

 etc.. emanate, a.s explained in Article, 3. in the constitution^ as 

 the pb.iect of the Association." As it was rnlkt-d of then th© 

 A.C.A. annual meet was to be discontinued, leaving this branch ot 

 the sport to the divisions," and that tliev fibe divisions) be as- 

 sessed the expenses (per member) of the A.O.A. 



These expenses to consist of postage, printing, advertising and 

 clerical expenses necessary to address circulars, annual books, 

 ete. This plan, although not worked out in detail, seemed to Uh 

 v\ estern canoeists to meet the case, and we refiuested cur Easterti 

 friend to represent our case at the A. C. A, ineet to he held the 

 toUomng week at Grindstone. That he did so, and f sitMull v, too, 

 we are weU assured, for he is too good a fellow to accept a trust 

 and not discharge it truly, but that is the last we heard of this 

 subject ofliciaUy until the executive committee meeting of ihle 

 A. C. A., when the plan for; the formation of the Divisions was 

 published in the Forest and Strisam. xVbont this time we learned, 

 unofficially, but through a channel that could not err, that If we 

 wished to become a branch of tlie A. C. A. we must "surrender 

 unconditionally." Now, we had made no revolt, the majoritv of 

 our members belonged to the A. C. A., we organized simply to pro=. 

 vide a meet and camp, where Western canoeists of Umited time 

 and funds could attend and enjoy the sport, and the meahihg iih- 

 phed in "unconditional surrender" placed us in such a position, 

 and does yet, that it -svould be impossible to form a We.stern 

 branch of the A. C. A. out of the W. C. A. Tlie majority of our 

 members, when the W. C. A, was organized, had belonged to the 

 A. C. A. m 1880, 1881 and 1882, the years when the hard work' of 

 placing the A. C. A. on a firm footing feU, and wc naturally feel 

 fin interest in the A, C. A. and want to see it continue as the head 

 of all canoeing interest in America, and when the time comes the 

 W. C. A. will not be found lackiig m its loyalty to the old flag If 

 we are met in the true spirit which should govern aU canoeists. If 

 there is any other reason that "is now pretty well known" than 

 what Js herein stated, let it come out at.d no longer remain a 

 secret nnder some one's pea jacket, for if there be a "skeleton in 

 our closet" it is not known to the members of the W. 0. A. 



No. 5 W. C. A. 



[The messenger of the Western canoeists presented to the execu- 

 tive committee of tlie A.C.A. the report prepared by the secretary 

 of the W. A. C. A., in whose hands all the negotiations were in- 

 trusted, which report expressed a "wUlingness to reoi*ganize the 

 A.C.A." In intrusting liie report to the chosen messenger the 

 Secretary added verbally that the onlv terms on which any union 

 was possible were that tlie A. C. A. should first dis.sclvc its organ- 

 ization, after which the W. A. C. A. ^vould be wiUlng to consider 

 the subject of a reorganizaticn. He decltu ed omphaticaUy that 

 no negotiations were possible between the W. A. C. A. and the A. 

 C, A. as a body. This statement was made bv the secretary and 

 chosen representative of the AVestern canoeists, acting for theiQ 

 in the negotiations, and while it was not put in -(vriting bv him, it 

 was impressed most emphatically >.n the bearer of the "letter to 

 the A. C. A. in several lengthy conversiitions. The latter consid- 

 ered it his duty to include it in Ids report, the more so as it was 

 confirmed by the tenor of the two letters he bore. The executive 

 committee of tlio A. C. A., in referring to the list of members, 

 found that this demand for dissolution of the Association was 

 made on behalf of less than five members out of a total of over 700: 

 and such beiKg the case they declined to accede to it. If their 

 secretary did not correctly present the views of the Western can- 

 oeists, then they must find fault v.ith him and not with the A.C.A. 

 The feeling at Ballast Island in ISnSo was largely in favor of a 

 union with the A. C. A., but the secretary and a very few others 

 strongly opposed such a course, favoring an independent associa- 

 tion.] 



PECOWSIC. 



PERHAPS the greatest jileasm e that comes to most owners of 

 boats is not so much in a ctually possessing the fastest craft 

 of aU, as in tlie continual elTort to gam that rlesired end by sur- 

 passing the similar efforts of others; a compptition that is often 

 more exciting and engrossing than the final test bv which in a 

 few hours the results of this labor are proved to be satisfactorv or 

 the reverse. It often happens that t)ve development of the higfiest 

 capabilities of a yacht is the work of several seasons of careful 

 and painstaking effort, and of many changes and experiments; 

 work that caUs into play aU the inventive faculties and reasoning 

 powers, but that ultimately brings a far higher reward when suc- 

 cess is attained than do the brieier and leas intellectual struggles 

 of the regatta course. It is from this point of view that the canoe, 

 looked on contemptuously by many as a mere toy, and nnwortlxy 

 of serious notice, commends itself to a large number of intelligent 

 men as a fitting subject for their study. Where the first cost of a 

 yacht may range from ten to tliirty thousand dollars, and the cost 

 of any changes are m proportion, there are comparatively few 

 who are able to follow the sport to its fnUest exten ; but in the 

 canoe, while the cost of boat, outfit, and a season's racing will not 

 exceed two or three hundred doUars, the interest is no less intense, 

 the competition Is as keen, and the rewards are great in propor- 

 tion. In no otlier saUboat, perhaps, is there so much room for 

 ingenuity and invention. The small si id of the boat and the 

 amount of work her crew of one must do makes it necessarv that 

 everything should be arranged to the b&st advantage, white tlio 

 strong competition between the various craft, both in home and 

 distant races, is a constant stimulus toward improvement in 

 model, rig and fittings. Every one famUiar with tlie leading 

 canoes will recognize the fact that each testifies not only to her 

 owner's skiU as a sailor but also as a designer, rigger and inventor, 

 and that c<icdi boat, while all are aUke to the casual observer, pos- 

 sesses a marked individuality of its omi. 



From this point of '.lew no less than from the prominence which 

 he has lately attained, the canoeing expei'ienee of Mr. E. H. Bar- 

 ney of the Springfield C. C, is a most iateresving aud instructive 

 one. Taking up canoeing as a novice, at an age when most men 

 have given up such sports, he has in loss than three sears won a 

 most enviable place among the leaders of the sport. Mr. Barney 

 began his canoeing early in 1884 with a lateen rigged canoe of good 

 model and fitted in the best style of the leading builders; but a 

 short trial served to shov.- many points th.at were capable of im- 

 provement. The rudder, fitted in the usual manner, was not per- 

 lect by a^y means and soon gave place to an original method of 

 his own that is no less admirable for its effecth'eness than for its 

 simplicity and mechanical perfection. With this came a new 

 deck tiller, a rudder yoke that could not foul the mizzen sheet, the 

 "fishtail" rudder and many smaUer details. A little experience 

 brought changes in sails, rigging and centorboard, untU this 

 novice was soon looked upon as one of the leaders in tlie field of 

 canoe rnvention.s. His first boat was soon discarded for a better, 

 and this in turn made way for a third, untU the fifth, the well- 

 known Pecowsie, was purchased la'it year. 



Three of these canoes have borne the name Pecowsie, the one, 

 here Ulustrated being the third; and this, like Its predecessor, was 

 built for Mr, Barney by F. Joyner, of Glens 1 aUs. N. V. The 

 model was made by the fauUder 1o Mr. Barney's order, and the 

 method of construction, the amooth-skin lap, shown in the Forese 

 AND Stream of Oct, 30. 1886, is the same as Mr. Joyner has em- 



