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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 8, 1888. 



CAPTAIN BOCARDUS RETIRES. 



NEW YORK, March 0, im.-EdUor Forest and Sbream: "With 

 your permission 1 wish to make the following statement: 

 Since May 25, 1871, I have been the champion wing shot of 

 -America, without suffering a single defeat. Winning the Provi- 

 dence fR, I.) badge at Fleetwood Park, New York, on that date, 

 gave me the title. The conditions governingthc trophy were that, 

 it must be held two years, and the holder to shoot all comers for 

 $500 a side. The crack shots of the country endeavored to wrest 

 it from me, but. failed. Upon the expiration of the. two years I put 

 it tip lor competition, open to all, and again won and held it as 

 before Once more 1 offered it, and though the matches were 

 numerous I retained it, thus meeting all comers for six years. 

 The badge was shot for under Rhode Island rules, one barrel, 

 -Myds. rise. 



In 1874 1 won the Lorillard badge at Stamford, Conn., tlie condi- 

 tions being five traps, 80yds. rise, the use of both barrels allowed. 



In 1875 I went to England with the American rifle team, and 

 upon arriving in London challenged the United Kingdom. I shot 

 several matches, winning them all. One was for the champion- 

 ship of the world and a gold medal in addition to the stakes. 1 

 won it easily. 



In 1878 I again went to England, shot all comers and defeated 

 tbom, with one exception, and that was due to an injudicious 

 change of powder at a critical juncture. My opponent refused to 

 shoot me a second time, though I offered to make the stakes 

 $5,000 a side The result of the discussion led to inv match with 

 Mr. Aubrey Coventry for §5,000 a side. It was shot August 0, 1878, 

 and stands to-day as one of the mast exciting matches on record. 

 Mr. Coventry at the time held the championship gold cup, Sn, 

 with sixteen contests in England, fifteen and the championship 

 of the world stood to my credit. 



William Graham came to this counry in 1880 and was looking 

 for matches. I turned over to a Western journal in February of 

 that year the cup won by me in England. The conditions "im- 

 posed were Hurlingham rules, 12-bore guns, the winner to hold it 

 for two years to become his property. Graham refused to shoot 

 for it, but J. 11. Stiee, of Jacksonville, 111., challenged, and the 

 match was shot March a, 1886, at Peoria, 111. I killed 81 out of the 

 100 and Slice 70. We again shot for the cup four davs later, and 

 while. 1 brought down 03 he stopped at 90. On Feb. 33, 1887, 1 met 

 Andy Meaders, of Nashville, Tenn., who had challenged tor the 

 trophy, at St. Louis, Mo., and again victory fell to me. The score 

 was 93 to 89 in my favor. 



The two years which the cup wab to be held have now expired, 

 and because of advancing years and domestic affliction, 1 have 

 resolved to retire from the championship field and leave it in 

 other hands. For seventeen years, lacking two months, I have 

 held the championship of America, and since 1875 the champion- 

 ship of the world. 



In withdrawing; from further championship honors, I beg to say 

 that I do so with mingled feelings of pleasure and sorrow— of 

 pleasure, because of the universal courteous treatment I have re- 

 ceived, and of sorrow that with me the end of such contest has 

 come. My best .scores have been: 100 pigeons straight, SI yds. 

 rise. 80yds. boundary, Chicago, July 21, 1809: 99 out of 100, Coney 

 Island, N. Y.. 30yds. rise, 80yds. boundary, English rules, July 8, 

 1880, and in New York, Dec. 20, 1879, broke 5,500 glass balls, 15yds. 

 rise, two traps, in 7h. 19m. 2s. In the latter I loaded and changed 

 my barrels, two sets being allowed, without assistance. 



There is no championship cup now awaiting challenge from the 

 wing shots of America, but there should be and the winner ought 

 to hold it two years against all comers before becoming his per- 

 sonal property. A. H. Bogardps. 



WASHINGTON VS. ALGONQUIN. 



rpHE long talked of pigeon shoot between the Washington 

 -L Heights and Algonquin gun clubs took place on Washington's 

 Birthday upon the grounds of the former, at Fort Washington. 

 The match was for a valuable gold cup. The terms of the match 

 were that each team should consist of 13 men, each man to shoot 

 at 10 birds. 25yds. rise, 50yds. boundary, 5 traps, birds to be shot on 

 the wing only, otherwise Hurlingham rules. Counsellor Chas.H. 

 Prey er : acted as judge for the Washington Heights. Rudolph 

 Brenner officiated in the same capacity for the Algonquins. Mr. 

 Robert Auld did the honors as referee. The birds were remark- 

 ably fine and swift and the shooting very good, many birds being 

 scored as lost owing to dropping outside the boundary. The con- 

 test was close from start to finish, the Washington Heights Gun 

 Club winning by 5 birds. The scores were as follows: 

 Washington Heights Gun Club. 



ERoe oll0mi01-"7 WW Disbrow.lllllllin-10 



J Glasser 11111101.1-9 G Russell 1100111010- 



E A Fountain 0111011111-8 ,T Dux 1111001111— 8 



D Wagner ]PKilor>lll-G E Davidson 01.10100111- 6 



G Snook 010110C00O-3 C R Terwillegerllll'illUl- 9 



C Saur loniOOCOll-5 J Terhui.e lOOOllulM- 5—88 



J Keppler. Jr. . . .10101)1001-0 



Roe had 5 drivers, out of which he killed 4: 3 towerers, of which 

 he killed 2, and 3 right quarterers, of which he killed 1, and used 

 the second baarel times. 



Glasser had 3 drivers, of which he killed 3; 3 right quarterers, 2 

 left quarterers and 3 incomers, all of which were killed; he used 

 his second barrel 3 times. 



Fountain had 3 drivers, of which he killed 1; 2 towerers, 3 left 

 quarterers, 1 right quarterer and 1 incomer, all killed; he used his 

 second barrel 6 times. 



Wagner had 8 drivers, of which he killed 2; 4 left quarterers, of 

 which he killed 2: 2 right quarterers, of which he killed 1 and 1 

 incomer killed; he used his second barrel times. 



Snook missed 3 out of 4 drivers, killed 1 out of 2 right quar- 

 terers, missed 3 left quarterers and killed an incomer. He used 

 his second barrel 7 times. 



Sauer killed 2 towerers, missed a driver, killed 1 out of 3 left 

 quarterers, 2 out of 3 right quarterers, and killed an incomer, and 

 used his second barrel times. 



Keppler killed 3 drivers, 3 out of 4 right quarterers, 2 out of 3 

 incomers, and 1 left quarterer, and used his second barrel 

 times. 



Disbrow killed 3 drivers, 4 left quarterers, 2 right quarterers 

 and 1 incomer, using his second barrel 4 times. 



Russell killed 1 out of 3 drivers, 3 incomers, and missed 2 out of 

 3 right quarterers. He used his second barrel 5 times. 



Dux missed 1 of 3 drivers, killed 2 towerers, 2 incomers, 1 left 

 quartereis and missed 1 of 2 right quarterers, and used his second 

 barrel 3 times. 



Davidson missed 1 of 5 incomers, 2 of 3 right quarterers, 1 of 3 

 left quarterers, and used his second barrel 8 times. 



Terwillegor killed 1 of 2 right quarterers, 5 incomers, 2 drivers 

 and 1 left quarterer. using his second barrel 3 times. 



Terhune missed 4 of 5 incomers, 1 driver, killed 3 right and 1 

 left quarterer, using his second barrel 8 times. 



Algonquin Gun Club. 



Griswold 0111011111-8 Brenner 1101110011-7 



Male 1111010011—7 Dunseith 1010011101—0 



Ring 0100111011-G Harma 0111100110-6 



Garside 0011100111-0 Lordley 0101000101—4 



Gordon 0100101111—6 Van Schaick OllOUHlO— 7 



Cromwell 1110001011— 6 Radginskv 1111010110—7—83 



MeClane 010111011 1 -7 



Griswold killed 2 of 3 right and 3 left quarterers, 1 of 2 incomers, 

 1 towercr and 1 driver, using his second barrel 5 times. 



Male killed 2 drivers, 2 of 3 incomers, 3 of 3 left and 1 of Slight 

 quarterers, using his second barrel 8 times. 



Ring killed 2 right quarterers, 1 of 3 incomers, 3 of 5 drivers, 

 and used his second barrel 7 times. 



Garside killed 3 incomers, 1 of 3 drivers, 1 of 3 right and 1 

 left quarterer, ufcing his second barrel times. 



Gordon killed two of three incomers, three of four right and one 

 of two left quarterers, one towerer, using his second barrel six 

 times. Cromwell killed one driver, one towerer, two of five in- 

 comers, two right and missed a left quarterer, using second barrel 

 five times. McCIaino killed three incomers, two of three drivers, 

 one of three right and one left quarterer, using second barrel 

 twice. Brenner killed three of four right and two left quarterers, 

 one incomer, one of three drivers, using his second barrel six 

 times. Dunseith killed two of three incomers, one driver, two of 

 three right one of three left quarterers, using second barrel five 

 times. Hanna killed two of three right and one of two left 

 quarterers, two incomers and one of three drivers using second 

 barrel four times. Lordley missed three of four drivers, two of 

 three right and one of two left quarterers, killed an incomer, 

 used second barrel eight times. Van Schaick killed three of four 



and used his second barrel five times. After the shoot the mem- 

 bers of both clubs retired to Saul's Fort Washington Hotel and 

 partook of a banquet provided by the victors. XXXX. 



GUN CLUB SECR ETARIES are invited to send us scores for 

 publication. To insure appearance they should reach us on Mon- 

 day of each week. Our specially prepared blanks will be sent on 

 application with stamped self -addressed envelope. 



CANADIAN TRAP SPORT.— The trigger experts enjoyed a good 

 afternoon's sport at McDowall's shooting grounds on the 18th 

 ult. The weather was fine and a large number were present. 

 Two parties were shooting at the same time. The Owl Gun Club 

 held their match to the south of the club house, while two black- 

 bird contests were shot on the west side. In the first blackbird 

 shoot Mr. W. Alexander captured first with twenty straight, 

 breaking the record for blackbirds. Mr. P. Wakefield won the 

 second prize in this contest, after shooting off ties with R. Charles 

 and W. Jones. After this a sweepstakes at five birds for three 

 cash prizes was shot. McDowall took first, McClurc and Alex- 

 ander divided second and third. At 30 blackbirds, 18yds: Alex- 

 ander 20, Wakefield 17, Charles 17, Jones 17, McDowall 15, MeOlure 

 I:?, Clabaugh 13, Collins 12. Felstcad. Sawden, Gould and Roberts 

 retired at the fifteenth bird. Tics of 17 at, 20vds; Wakefield 5, 

 Charles 4, Jones 4. 



Sweepstake, at 5 birds, 18yds: McDowall 5, McClure 4. Alex- 

 ander 1, Felstead 3, Clabaugh 8. Smyth 3< 



The Owls had a splendid turn out of members of their annual 

 shooting tournament on Saturday afternoon at McDowall's spa- 

 cious grounds. The weather was just the thing for shooting and 

 although the competitors were unused to having sparrows as 

 targets some excllent scores were, made, as the following will 

 show. At 10 sparrows cacti: IfSyris, rise: G. Jones 9, E. W. Sandys 

 9, J. Rice 8, J. Town son 8, C. I/nwin 8, W. Felstead 7, C. B. Har- 

 rison 7, J. Montgomery 7, J. Cavruthei s 6, R. McKay 6, W. Mc- 

 Dowall a, .1. Chambers 5, P. Gould 5, Wm. Musson 5. R. Chambers 

 5, T. Harmers 4, J. Mitchell 4, J. A dam son 3, J. Felstead 1, A. R. 

 Loriynartl 1 l at ~i fciidu .'(lyds. rise won 1:,' f Jones. 



The Owl Gun Club linished their shoot at sparrows at W. Mc- 

 Dowall's new grounds on the 33d. The scores for that dav being: 

 C. Kemp 5. S. Longbo! torn 5, T. Smith 4, Loudon 0, C. Gilhoolev 9, 

 J. Douglass 6, 0. George 0, C. Avis 4. Ties shot off at 5 birds, with 

 C. Gilhooley winner. Prize winners: First class, C. Gilhooley; 

 second class, R. McKay, Jr.; third (.-lass, A. Austin. 



The third competition of the Toronto (West End) Gun Club for 

 the challenge cups came off at Duck's place, at the Humber, on 

 the 18th. Peoria blackbirds were used as targets, 15 birds each. 

 Appended are the stores: Wilson 15, Blea 14, Smith 13, Dollery 12, 

 Wakefield 12, Farmer 11, McLaren 9. Spiller 9, Hallarn 8, Derfv «, 

 Watts. 



The first monthly shoot of t he Wild Fowlers' Gun Club, Ham- 

 ilton, for the cup recently presented k. the club tor competition 

 by three of the members of John Bowron's team took place on 

 Monday afternoon, Feb. 20. J. Siny;h was the lucky man in the 

 first shoot, but it will be necessary for him to win it three times 

 before it becomes his property, llaniilt'in blackbirds were used. 

 25 being allowed to each competitor. The shooting was at 18j ds. 

 and resulted as follows: .1. Bowron 31, J. Smyth 21, Jos. Smith 19, 

 G. Here 17, J, Stephens 16, B. McLean 10, G. Brant 16, J. Morris 16. 

 E. V. Spencer 16, W. Stroud 10, .). Hunter 16, Wm. Smith 15. L. 

 Hipkins 15, C. Hunt 14 A. Smyth 14, W. Moon- 13, M. Reardou 13. 

 In the shoot off John Bowron and J. Smyth went back to23vds. 

 and broke 2 birds each. They then went back to 20yds. and tied 

 again. In the final shoot Smyth broke g birds and Bowron 1. 



A number of sweepstake shooting matches at Peoria blackbirds 

 took place on the 24th on McDowall's grounds, Kingston road, 

 Toronto. The weather was beautifully hue, and some cracking 

 gold scores were made. Before the sweepstake contests took 

 place Mr. Alexander, who tbe other day broke 20 blackbirds 

 straight, shot- a match against an unknown at 25 birds 18yds. 

 rise, for $25 a side, and won by 18 to 14. Mr. Alexander also 

 undertook to freak 10 birds out of 20, for $25, at 18yds. In this he 

 failed by one bird, hitting only 15. 



First sweepstake, 10 birds each, 18yds. rise: Alexander 9, Beatty 

 9, Kemp 8, Clarke 8, Blea 7, Leeds 0, George 0. Alexauder and 

 Beatty divided first and second, Kemp and Clarke third. 



Second sweepstake, 5 birds: McDowall 5, Bates 5, Kemp 1, Lon- 

 don 3, Sawden 3, Wakefield 3. The two first divided the prizes. 



Third sweepstake, 5 birds: Kemp 4. Bates 8, Sawden 3, Wake- 

 field 2, Mitchell 2. Carter 3. 



Fourth sweenstake, 5 birds: Bates 5, Pearson 8, Wakefield 3, 

 Smith 3, Mitchell 3, Clabraugh 3, Johnson 3. Wakefield took 

 second. 



Fifth sweepstake, 5 birds: Bates 5, Clarke 5, McDowall 4, Wake- 

 field 4, Sawden 3, Kemp 3. The two first divided the prizes. 



Sixtli sweepstake, 5 birds: Beatty 5, Kemp 5, McDowall 5, Clarke 

 4, Sawden 4, Bates 3. Beatty first, Kemp second. 



Seventh sweepstake, 5 birds: Clarke 5, Kemp 5, Sawden 5, Mc- 

 Dowall 4, Bates 2. In shooting off Clarke took first , Kemp second. 



The Toronto Gun Club had a shoot at sparrows on McDowall's 

 grounds on the 24th. Some capital scores were made at 15 spar- 

 rows each, 18yds. rise; D. L. Black 15. D. Blea 14, F. Martin 11, C. 

 Peaisall '1, G. Brigg 9, W. McDowall 9, Alexander 9. S. Staneland 

 9, T. Loudon 8, AY. Pearson 8, J. VVerden 8, A. Purse 7, C. Ayre 7. 

 Second class: Charles 13, D. Wright 12, E. Leroy 12, H. M. Kipp 9, 

 E. C. Jackson 9, Felstead 8. Armstrong 7, Clabraugh 6, Sawden 5, 

 Bayles 5. In shooting off the ties of 13 Charles killed four out of 

 five and took the money. 



A new gun club has just been formed at Toronto, making the 

 sixth of the kind in the city, where three or four years ago there 

 was hut one. The latest comer is called the Beaver Gun Club, 

 and has the following officers: James Barrett, President; Geo. 

 Bunker, Vice-President; D. Beatty, Treasurer; T. Drynan, corner 

 College and Lippineott streets, Secretary. The club lias a mem- 

 bership of twenty, and meet on the first Wednesday of each 

 month. 



WORCESTER, Mass., March 3.-The Worcester Sportsmen's 

 Club had a meet to-day at Coal Mine Brook Range. The wind 

 was strong and the birds went in every conceivable direction. 

 One of the first events was a 30 bird race: 



E T Smith 11110 11111 11111 10011—17 



M D Gilmore 11111 11110 01010 111 U-16 



E F Swan 1001 1 11111 11110 11100-15 



W L Davis H101 01111 01111 01001-14 



G W Russell 11110 11000 01111 11110—14 



H W Webber 001U1 00101 01011 11111-11 



Frank 400 11001 10010 10111—10 



During the afternoon there was a team shoot with a possible 80 

 birds: „ , , ™ 



smith's Team. 



Smith 10110 11110 10011 10101—13 



Swan 11011 10D1 Hvlll 10111-16 



Russell ... - 01100 01101 1 1110 1 1001-12 



Frank 01000 11110 00101 00111-10-51 



Giluian's Team. 



Gilraan 11101 11101 11101 11111-17 



Davis OHIO 10111 11010 01011-13 



Webber 01100 11000 OOlOn 01101- 8 



Doon 10001 11011 00101 UOU-13— 50 



The sweepstakes in this race were won Gilman first, Swan second, 

 Smith third. Then a second match followed and out of a possible 

 48 Gilman's team was 32 and Smith's 18. 



NEW DORP, Staten Island, Feb. 28.— Emerald Gun Club of 

 New York city, regular shoot at live birds at Sea View Park. 

 Jehn Measel, referee. 



W Glaccnm (25) ...1111110001- 7 N Measel (25) 0111101111- 4 



John Measel (21). . .1010101001- 5 L C Gehring (80i ...1011111111- 9 

 Dr GV Hudson (30). 11 10001 mi- 6 T P MacKehna (21 > .1011011001- 6 

 M vfcMunn (30) . . . .1003110000- 3 George Remsen (25) 11)1111111-10 

 C M Grainger (21). .1111010111- 8 P J Keenan (21) . . . . lOOOlOOhO- 3 



H Rubino (21) 0001100100- 3 John White (21). . .1111111111-10 



T Codev (30) 0100111111- 7 .1 J Ryan (21) 0001010010- 3 



P Butz'C'l) 0111011(100— 5 T J Oseicki (31) 0010001100— 3 



I H Voss (25) 0000001010- 2 M Cherry (31).; 0000000010- 1 



R Began (21) 1000010011- 4 



Ties on first prize, miss and out, second barrel % bird: Remsen, 

 30yds., 000: I. White, 21yds.. 00>£; White wins gold medal. 

 Gehring wins second prize, $10 in gold, for the third time. Ties 

 for third, 25yds.: Measel 0, Grainger 1, and wins silver medal. 

 MacKenna wins the Oseicki trophy first time, gold medal. 

 Tl 



M. ... 

 Preside 



Measel, Jr.; Rec.-See'y, T. P. MacKenna. The executive com- 

 mittee consists of the above officers and Messrs. Nicholas Measel 

 and T. J. Oseicki. It was decided to grade or class the members 

 as first, 30yds., second, 25yds., and third, 21yds., having for each 

 grade a gold medal as prize, first prize value $35, second prize $25, 

 third prize $15.— Thomas P. MacKenna, Rec.-See'y. 



NORTHPORT PIGEON CLUB.— Northport, N. Y., Feb. 28, 

 match at clay pigeons, 15yds.: 



E Tompsou 1101110100-6 E Wander 1000111111-7 



C J Wicks 1111111110-8 B Jarvis 1110100111-7 



E Skidmore 1010111 1 1 1 -8 W Loper 1001010001-4 



F Smith lOilllUOO-7 G Rayaor Ow. — 



A Tavlor 0110011100-5 W Johnson 0111110101-7 



F O Nevious 0110001100-4 



MONTREAL, Feb. 34.— The weather having become tine and 

 spriuglike the local clubs have begun practicing for the second 

 shoot for the Boyd cup. This shoot will be held at Lachine on 

 the grounds of the Lachine Gun Club on March 17. The first took 

 place Jan. 21, on the late St. Paul Gun Club grounds, the weather 

 was very unfavorable, the extreme cold (20 below zero) prevent- 

 ing auy good scores being made; the match was won by the 

 Lachine club. The highest individual score was made by Mr. T. 



W. Lesage, of the St. Lawrence club; 13 out of 15. Notwithstand-> 

 ing the cold weather 6 teams contested for the cup, and it is con- 

 fidentiy expected that if the 17th of March is a fine dav, 8 teams 

 will be on the field at Lachine. The competition is open to all in 

 Canada. Messrs. Boyd and son are also going to give the beat 

 aggregate score in all matches a handsome gun case and the 

 shooter making the best score in each match, a corduroy shoot-' 

 ing cap, so each individual will have something to gain by mak- 

 ing a good score. The cup is on view in the window or T.W. Boyd 

 & Son; it is the finest piece of plate ever shot for in Montreal. 



WELLINGTON, March 3.— Thirty-five gunners faced the traps 

 at the grounds of the Wellington Club tc-day, to participate in the 

 regular weekly shoot. Wheeler and Chase shot a match at 1U0 

 birds, for a purse of $20, Wheeler winning by a score of 88 to 73 for. 

 Chase. Following are the winners in the several sweepstake 

 matches: 1. 6 clay -pigeons— Eager and Stanton first. 2. blue 

 rocks— Bert and Pnelps first. 3. 6 blue rocks— Bond, Bill and 

 Melcher first. 4. 6 blue rocks— Eager, Bert and Moore first. 5, 6 - 

 clay-pigeons— Eager first. 6. 6 blue rocks— Phelps first. 7. 5 blue 

 rocks, straightaway— Scott. Stone and Bert first. 8. 10 c lav- 

 pigeons, merchandise match— Garfield first. 9. 10 blue rocks, 

 merchandise match— Snow, Schaefer and Moore first. Points 

 were scored in the merchandise match as follows: Snow and Bond 

 first with 18, Garfield second with 17, Eager and Moore third with 

 18, Gnmes and Lee fourth with 15, Schaefer and Melcher fifth 

 with 14, Sanborn, Bert, Bill. Swift and Scott sixth with 18, Brown L 

 seventh with 12, and Stanton, Baxter, McCoy and Chase eighth ' 

 with 11. The seventh shoot for the Climax diamond badge will 

 take place at Wellington, Wednesday, March 21. Three i.f the 

 shooters have won the badge twice, and as there are to be but two 

 more competitions, one of these will probably win it. 



BOSTON GUN CLUB, Feb. 29. -Quite a number of sportsmen 

 from the local clubs turned out this afternoon at the fifth shoot 

 for the prizes given by the club. The weather was pleasant, and 

 good scores were the rule. Following scores were made during 

 the day: 1. Seven clay-pigeons, 18yds. rise 1 — Ada ms first. 2. Seven 

 Pe.orias— Adams and Kirkwood first. 8, Three pairs Peorias— 

 Bond, Chase, Whitcomb and Kirkwood first. 4. Five Maeomber 

 metal targets— Reading and Cornell first. 5. Five clays— Bond 

 first, 6. Ten Peorias— Bond, Bartlett and Jones first. 7. Ten 

 clays— Bond first. 8. Five Maeomber metal targets— Bond first.. 

 9. Seven Peorias— Bond and Kirkwood first. 10. Seven Peorias— 

 Jones and Kirkwood first. 11. Seven clays— Adams and Wnit- 

 comb first. 12. Seven Peorias— Whitcomb and Kirkwood first. 

 13. Seven clays— Hart, Linn and Kirkwood first. 14. Seven 

 straightaway Peorias— Jones and Cornell first. 15. Five straight- 

 away clays— Kirkwood first. The sixth, seventh and eighth eventh 

 events constitute one point on the score for the Boston Gun Club' 

 prizes, the members scoring as follows: Bond first, Hart second, 

 Reading and Kirkwood tied for third, Adams, Douglas and Cor- 

 nell tied for fourth, Green fifth, Chase and Jones tied for sixth. 

 Linn and Bartlett tied for seventh, Whitcomb and Gilbert tied 

 for eighth, Eames ninth, Grew and Wild tied for tenth. 



TORONTO, March l.-In spite of the blustery state of the<3 

 weather some interesting shooting matches at artificial birds 

 took place at McDowall's grounds this afternoon. Following is a 

 list of the prize winners, all at 18yds. rise: 1, 5 birds, Conley aud 

 Gilroy divided. 2, 5 birds, Edwards and Gilroy divided, Conley 

 third. 3, 5 birds, Gilroy and McDowall divided, Jones third. 4, 

 10 birds, Gilroy first, Douglas second, George third. 5, 10 birds, 

 Gilroy first, Jones and Johnson second and third, Conley fourth. 

 The match for $50 between Alexander and Crippen was postponed 

 until next week, owing to the state of the weather. 



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 Price no cents. Canoe, and Boat Building, Tin W. P. Stephens. 

 Pncc $1.50. The Canoe Aurora. By C. A. Ncide. Price $1. Canoe 

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 Strbam their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., ot 

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

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

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 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

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

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AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Officers, 1887-88. 



Commodore: R. W. Gibson* ( 411,,,™ w v 



Secretary-Treasurer: Y. L. Mix. \ Aluan J ■ * 



Vice-Corn. Rear-Corn. Purser. 



Central Dic.R. \V. Bailev W. R. Huntington J. K. Bakewell, 



110 Diamond St., Pittsburgh. 

 Atlant Ic Div. Henry Stanton.. .A. S. Pennington .E.W. Brown, 1-16 B'way, JV.y. 



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K'Uiem Div. .A. D. T. MeGache.11. W. (i. McEendviok. S.Britton, Lindsay, Can. 



Applications for membership must bo made to division pursers, accom- 

 panied bv Out recommendation of an active member yud the sum of §2.00 

 for entrance fee and dues lor current year (SUM). Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay .$1.00 for camp expenses. Application 

 sent to the Sec'y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division. 



Persons residing in the Centra] Divisiou wishing to become members of 

 the A. O, A., will be furnished with printed forms of application by address- 

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WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— James Fanning Latham, Chicago, 111. 



Vice-Commodore— J. R. Bartlett. Fremont, Ohio. 



Rear-Commodore — T. J. Klrkpa trick, Springfield, Ohio, 



Serretaw -Treasurer— Geo. A. Warder, Springfield, Ohio. 



Executive Committee— H. G. Hodge, Dayton, O.j C. F. PenueweO, Cleve- 

 land, O.; C. J. Bousfield. Bay City, Mich. 



The annual meet for 1888 will Be held at Ballast Island, Lake Erie, July 7 

 to 28. Regatta begins Tuesday, July 10. 



FLAT-BOTTOMED CANOES. 



MY rirst canoe was a rather peculiar craft of my own designing, 

 and she was built in a woodshed by lamplight. I don't think 

 I did any Work on her by daylight, unless it was to heft and ad- 

 mire her of a Sunday morning before church. She was made of 

 paper, after the fashion of a canvas canoe; built at Oldtown, Me., 

 and when completed I shellaced both inside and outside to render 

 the paper (manilla) impervious to water. 



I launched her in a brook, got into her narrow cockpit with con- 

 siderable difficulty, and commenced my first canoe cruise. 1 went 

 about fifty feet and ran afoul of a spike in a piece of joist in the 

 brook bed, capsized and waded ashore covered with mud and green 

 ooze. My craft was ripped open along her keel, and patches of 

 paper, soaked with water, detached themselves and went sailing 

 down stream. I took the wreck home, received a lecture from 

 my father and much advice gratis, chopped my canoe into kind- 

 lings in obedience with the paternal mandate, and was extremely 

 sorrowful. 



My next canoo was built of wood, and turned out to be quite a 

 good boat. She was flat bottomed, 15x28x7, decked with canvas, 

 and had a cockpit of 5X18. I put her into shape during the. long 

 ■winter evenings, perhaps getting in three horns' work a week, and 

 many a fond dream of future cruises did I have as I tinkered on 

 1 lie iietaijjs that helped make her perfect. I put in a centerboard, 

 rigged her with sails and drop rudder, and speaking from later 

 experience, and it has been a varied one, she was a very able 

 canoe, remarkably stiff and seaworthy. I used her in Salem 

 harbor one summer, and then remodelled her into a much hand- 

 somer craft, with the addition of a wooden deck aud longer cock- 

 pit. I raised her sides and gave her Sin, more sheer, altered the 

 balance of her sails and spent a vast amount of time and thought 

 over her interior arrangements. Then she did considerable cruis- 

 ing— and what was required of her she did "with neatness and 

 despatch." 



I cruised in the Mollie in Lake Winnipesaukeo. down the Mer- 

 rimac to the ocean and around Eastern Point into Salem Harbor, 

 besides several cruises of a few days' duration. Perhaps Iter lines 

 were not so handsome as the koel canoe, but she was mnch stiffer 

 than any canoe of her beam I ever saw. I could beach her any- 



