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[Ato. 18, 1887. 



MALDEN, Mass., Aug. 13.— The rifle match between teams from 

 Company L, 8th Regiment, Maiden Rifles, and Company A., 5th 

 Regiment Light Guards, of Wakefield, was shot tills afternoon at 

 the Rears Den range here. The weather conditions were favora- 

 ble, although at times there was quite a breeze blowing. Company 

 L, Meriden Rifles, won by 7 points. Following is the result of both 

 teams: 



Maiden Rifles, Co. L. 

 ECU Erickson.. 5444444-29 



A W Hntcb 4314444-27 



C IT Cook. . 4434441-27 



J F Parker 4444434—27 



CFSnrley 4344433-25 



J R Wbjttekiud . .0444344-23 



Richardson Light Guard, Co, A. 



G W Babbitt 5454444—30 



E J Oihow 4444544—29 



G H Taylor 4444344—27 



WE Grey 4334344-25 



P J Flanders 4335504—24 



OA Cheney 4434404-23 



E A Coburn 3244304—20—178 F H Thorn'dike . . .0303043—13—171 



JERSEY CITY.— A bit of practice with a 22-calibre rifle took a 

 queer turn in this city on Sunday last, according the New York 

 World : John Schaffer lives at No. 35 Laidlaw avenue. One of his 

 methods of seeking enjoyment is by shooting at a target in the 

 basement of his house, which be has converted into a shooting- 

 gallery. He also loves to see others have the same enjoyment. On 

 Sunday he had a pleasure party. They had a very pleasant time 

 and enjoyed an excellent dinner. After smoking 'their cigars all 

 accepted the invitation of Mr. Schaffer to visit his extemporized 

 shooting-gallery. The gentlemen amused themselves for a time 

 firing at targets with a 22-calibre rifle when Joseph Crosby, a six- 

 year-old boy, reeeived a ball from the rifle in his back. Re was at 

 the time seated on the curbstone in frontof his home, which is di- 

 rectly opposite the Schaffer house. A man, said to be Sieg Tied 

 Schneider, of New York, was near the boy when the accident took 

 place, and ran to his assistance. Near by were a number of Irish- 

 men. They also had heard the reports of the rifle from time to 

 time and saw the boy full after tho last shot had been fired. When 

 they saw the German run to the boy's assistance, without a mo- 

 ment's consideration of the result they rushed up to him. Appar- 

 ently they thought the man had deliberately shot the lad and one 

 uttered a shout : "Lynch him, the murdering wretch !" This was 

 echoed by the dozen men who were with him, and with a Bonny- 

 brook Fair yell they pounced on the terrified German. While' a 

 number of the gang held the man a prisoner others went in search 

 of a rope. One of them found a clothes-line, which was quickly 

 exit from the posts and conveyed to the place where the prisoner 

 was excitedly protesting his entire ignorance of the accident. 

 The self-instituted executioners nuieklv adjusted a rone about his 

 neck. They had dragged and driven him several paceH when the 

 party in So.haffer's house rushed out of the building and explained 

 that the shot bad come from there and that the man the mob 

 desired to hang was innocent. He was at once released, and made 

 a bee-line for tho ferry. A careful examination of the boy's 

 wound showed that it was not serious. The affair was reported 

 to the police and Mr. John Schaffer and his guests were arrested 

 and locked up. The shooting was, of course, accidental, but it is 

 claimed it was criminally so. 



THE TRAP. 



Sevres for publication shotdd be made out on the primed blanks 

 prepares! b}/ the Forest, and Stream, and furnished gratis to duh 

 secretaries. Correspondents who favor m with duh scores are par- 

 ticularly requested to write on one side- of tfie paper only. 



YONKERS, N. Y., Aug. 13.— Shooting tournament at live birds 

 nnder auspices of Yonkers Gun Club, Aug. 11. Sweeps open to all. 

 Owing to heavy thunder showers in the morning we did not get 

 started till nearly 12 instead of 10 A. M., as intended. This did 

 not leave much time for four sweeps so that instead of shooting 

 off all ties as intended, the majority agreed to divide. The weather 

 was r uber against us as we had a dull dark day with frequent 

 showers. The birds as a rule were very good though a good many 

 were rather slow to rise, but when once started got away pretty 

 lively. 



First sweep, 5 birds, 1 barrel, 25yds.: 



J H Feidler. 11100-3 Jas Welsh 01011-3 



J Thompson 1 1011— 4 E Thompson ..01110-3 



W Sims 01001—2 B Burnan lOlll— i 



O Austin 10010-2 AL Kolb 11001-3 



L J Schlesinger 11101—4 Geo Langran 01111—4 



O'Briau 01011-3 P Pankon 10010-2 



All prizes divided, making a rather peculiar sweep in which 

 here were no blanks. 



Second sweep, 5 birds, 25yds., 2 barrel, second barrel to count 

 bird: 



O'Briau 1 1—2 WSims 1 



L Kolb 1 1 1M 1-4* LJRcMestnger.K Oil 1-3^ 



Burnan 1 1 W-2J4 J Welsh.. IWU 1 1-4 



Quinn... 0^6 0>|-1 P Pankon 10 10-2 



1 1 



J Carpenter... 



WWard 1 _ 



J H Fiedler 



J Davis H 



Hall 1 ~ 



J Thompson... 1 1 1 1 y-,— A]A 

 E Thompson... 1 1 1 1 1-5 

 G Langran ... 1 1 1 % J4— 4 

 ' * 1-4! 



0- m EF Ward 11^1 



1— 2% 



Third sweepstake, both barrels, 25yds.: 



A L Kolb 11111-5 EPWavd 10111-4 



.1 Thompson 01111—4 H B Waring 01111 — 4 



B Burnan 10111—4 E Thompson mil— 5 



W Simms 01111—4 A B Hall 11101—4 



P Pankon 10011—3 J Elliot 11100—3 



J H Feidler 11000—2 J Brown U010— 3 



J O'Brian 11011—4 J Davis 11001—3 



S S^cord 10111—4 J Carpenter 11111—5 



WWard 1H11-5 Wm Rowland 11101— 4 



J Welsh 10110-3 Geo Langran 11111—5 



L J Sohlesinger 11110—4 Hoffman 11110-4 



Fourth sweep, both barrels, second barrel 14 bird, 30yds.: 



E HFox 1 



J Thompson ...1 1 



A B Hall 



B Burnan 



E Elliott I 



EFWard 1 



E Thompson 1 



WWard 1 1 



J Welsh 1 % 



Hoffman 1 1 



TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 11.— Monthly shoots of the Trenton Gun 

 Club, Ligowsky clay-pigeons, 5 traps, 18yds. rise. July score: 



C II Allen ..11101 10111 11101 10111 11111-21 



Wm Poland , . . . .00110 00009 01001 11110 00101-10 



A S Leigh 10100 oilll 11101 10101 01100-15 



J V Hu tchi nson 01001 11001 00111 — 8 



J M Allen 01011 10101 01111 11111 11000-17 



C Manley 01111 01101 11100 11101 10111-18 



S Rogers 10000 10011 01111 10010 00100-11 



W Rogers 00001 11111 00000 10010 01031-10 



C Carson 10110 10000 11101 11111 11001—16 



August score: 



J M Allen 11011 01111 11110 11111 10111-21 



J Stradling <K*0 1 11011 010C0 01001 10000— 9 



A S Leigh 01101 11100 01101 11101 11100-15 



C H Allen 11111 11010 11001 01111 11101 19 



Wm Poland 11011 10101 11111 01011 00011-16 



M South 11010 11010 11 100 11011 00011—15 



C Manley . . .H010 011 11 11 110 11100 00111—17 



C McDonald 10001 10011 OHIO 11*01 11111-17 



G Snook 10U0 11100 01001 01000 11111-14 



M Fox 10001 01011 11010 01111 10011-15 



Jersey. 



SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.— The nine members of the Blue Rock 

 Club who assembled this afternoon at Adams Point were evi- 

 dently not in shooting trim. The score for the first round would 

 have presented a uniform line of goose eggs had not Ireland 

 chipped a flyer from the center tray. The blame for poor shoot- 

 ing was first laid to the gun and cartridges, then to the heavy 

 atmosphere, but finally the marksmen acknowledged that they 

 had encountered a decidedly off day. The regular monthly shoot 

 was not held during July, and for that reason the back scores 

 were shot. Will Golcher and Fox making the highest score of 13. 

 Gate, also of the Lincoln Club, succeeded in breaking the same 

 number, but he together with Walters and F. Cate joined in the 

 shoot by invitation; their scores for that reeson were not counted. 

 In the August shoot the average was very poor; the traps prob- 

 ably worked too rapidly. The conditions of the match were 23 

 blue rocks, 12-bore guns, 16yds. rise; 10-bore, 18yds. W. L. Eyre 

 acted as judge and referee. Following are the scores: 

 July Shoot. 



Golcher. . .00011101011110111101—13 Ireland. . .lOOOOOOOllOOOOOOOOll- 5 

 Orandall. .011 lOl'il 000000000000- 5 Briggs. . . .01100110011110010010-10 



Fox 01001110101111111100-13 Cate 11 141111101000001011-13 



Adams.. ..01011010011001111001-11 Walters... 02010000011011001110— 9 



Laing 001 100000001 10011111— 9 Cate, F.. .00000110100010000101— 6 



Abbott . . . .00010000000COOOOOOOO- 1 Bacon OOOOOlOKKWOOOlOOOll— 5 



August Shoot. 



Golcher... 10000110001110100111 -10 Laing. . . . OlOOOOUllOOOl 101101— 10 



Crandall.. 10101010010100101101— 10 Abbott. . ..00010011000001000000— 4 



Fox. . . . . . .11001111010111010111—14 Ireland. . . 10100001 010011001001— S 



Adams. . ..00000100100011100101- 7 Bacon . . .. 01100000001100010010- 6 



WORCESTER, Mass.— A grand N. E. tournament will be held 

 on the grounds of the Worcester Sportsmen's Club, Aug. 23 and 

 24. All New England marksmen cordially invited,— E, F, Swan, 

 SfiCy, 



r„ CI ?^ TH ^ M '^v Y - Al J8- 10.-Chatbam Center Gun Clubvs- 

 Chatham Gun Club, match at blue rocks: 



„ Chatham Center Club. 



MPowell 1111111011- 9 1111111101-9 



J Williams , 0111111111- 9 01000 1111-6 



G Bogardus 0100111101- 6 1111101111-9 



J Lunnen 1U0101U1- 8 1111011011-8 



•J Goodrich 11101111 1- 9 0000101111-5 



J Boice 1110111111- 9 0001111111-7 



B Lamow 100001 Ull— 6 HlilllOll-9 



r „ , 56 52—108 



Chatham Club. 



Spongier 1011101111 - 8 lllOlllHO-8 



Roach 0101110110- 6 0000101111-5 



Colepaugh 1111000101— 6 0100101D1-6 



Mealey 0000001111- 4 0100111100-5 



Trayer 00011 00 J 00— 3 0000111001-4 



Skidmore 1011000101— 5 1111111100—8 



Ford 1111111111-10 1001111011-7 



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WASHINGTON, D. C, July 30.-Capital City Gun Club. Match 

 at American clays, No. 1, 5 traps, N. G. A. rules, club prizes: 



Wilson 011001010001010- 6 McLeod 11010011X1111110— 9 



Collison 101001100111100- 8 Whitman 110001111100111-10 



Cnnningham . .001111111011101—11 Mills 011101111111111—13 



Green 1011101011 11111-12 



First Team Shoot. 



Mills 11111—5 Wilson 10111—4 



Cunningham 11111—5 McLeod 01111—4 



Green 10010—2 Jackson 11010-3 



Collison 11011—4—16 Whitman 00010—1—12 



Second Team Shoot. 



Green 11101—4 Whitmau 11011-4 



Jackson 11111—5 Oollfson 11101—4 



McLeod 11111—5 Wilson 11110—4 



Cunningham 1 1111—5—19 Mills 01 Oil— 3-15 



Aug. 2, match at American clays No. 1, 5 traps, N. G. A. rules 

 club prizes: 



Wagener 101110001111110—10 Collison 111001111111111—12 



Carter 11010101 01 001 00- 7 Thompson ... .11001 11000U 101- 9 



Cunningham ..111010111111111—18 Hart 010000101101000- 5 



Wilson. 110 01111111111-13 Green .11110 iUHOUOl-12 



Mills 111111111111111-15 



Aug. 13, same condition: 



Williams 11101 1 101111111-13 Green 01 01 010101 10111— 9 



Myers 111111100000110- 9 Whitman 101110101010311- 9 



Wilson 111010010110111—10 Collison 111000111111111—12 



First team shoot: 



Mills 10111 



Wilson 11011 



ColVson 10101 



Meyers 00101 



Whitman 00H1 



Daw 11100—19 DuBo J 



Second team shoot: 



M ! iis 11111 



Woodbridge 11011 



Collison 11011 



Meyers 10110 



Green 10111 



Cunningham .11111 



Williams 0100) 



Woodbridge 11101 



Green 10000 



Thompson 00011 



11101—17 



Cunningham OHIO 



Wilson 11110 



Williams 1H10 



DuBois 11010 



Daw 11010 



Whitman 11100-23 Thompson '. '. [ "lOHl— 21 



Third team shoot: 



Mills 11111 Cunningham 10111 



Woodbridge 11011 Williams 11011 



Collison 00011 Wilson inn 



Green 10011 DuBois 1l0iil 



Whitman 10111—18 Thompson 11111— 21 



TORONTO, Aug. 10— The West End Gun and Dog Sport? Club 

 held their second summer meeting at Duck's place, Humter Bay, 

 to-day. The attendance of members was not as large as usual, 

 nevertheless the competition among the members was close, the 

 interest great and the shooting good. Peoria blackbirds were 

 used as targets from three screened traps, 18yds. rise. Two prizes 

 were given in each class, each competitor m the first class shot at 

 20 birds and the other two classes at 15 each: 

 First Class. 



Blea 01111111110111111111-18 Dollery. . .10001100111111111111-15 



Jones 1 011011 M 11111111111-18 Davis 10111100110101111111—15 



WakefieldlOlllllllllOllC) 11 1 1-17 M'Dowall.llll0im0111C011110-15 

 Bailey .... 10111110110111111110-16 



Blea and Jones shot off the tie for first place, the former win- 

 ning. 



Second Class. 



Clark 100111111111111-13 Boswell 110101111010101—10 



Jackson 0111 0110011111!— 11 Beatty 000010100111010- 6 



Third Class. 



Evans 110110111011101—11 Spiller llOlllOOOOOlinO- 6 



Habart 001011110001001— 7 Watt 101000010111000— <i 



Gomersall. ...111011000100001— 7 Ranney 010100010 1 01001— 6 



Ties for second place shot off, Habart winning. 



UNKNOWN GUN CLUB. -Brooklyn, Aug. 12.— There was a 

 large attendance of the members and friends of the Unknown 

 Gun Club yesterday (Aug. 11) at the regular monthly club shoot 

 at Dexter's Park, Long Island. The birds were lively. Sixteen 

 members competed for the club championship badge, which was 

 won by H. Rankin, defeating H. Yroome on shooting off the tie. 

 I. Houseman was the winner of second, defeating three others 

 that tied him with six birds killed out of seven. H. Knebel, Jr., 

 tied four others for third and won by killing an extra bird: 



H Pope (241 1101101—5 H Vroome (22) 1111111—7 



I Houseman (25) 1111110 -6 R Monsees (25) 1111011—6 



W Oilman (23) 1110101-5 J Rathjon (25) 1110111— 6 



H Knebel, Jr (23) 1011110-5 R Still well (22) 0110010 -3 



H Rankin (21) 1111111-7 H Plate (25) 1110001-4 



H Martin (23) 00001 1 1 -3 J Detliefson (25) 1101111— a 



H Van Staden (23) 1111100-5 H Knebel, Sr (23) 0111101— ^ 



J Hass (23) 0111010-4 J Bohling (25) ...HOOOOO-g 



NEW DORP, S. I., Aug. 11.— New York German Gun Club, lire 

 pigeons, H. a»d T. ground traps, 21 and 25yds. rise, 80yds. bound, 

 club rules; prize, gold medal: 



Hassinger (21).... 1111111111-10 Millie r (21) 1111011010-7 



Lucas(21) 1000011111- 6 Schmitt (25) OlOllllHO— 7 



Schlicht (25) 1101101101- 7 Kunz (25) 001101 001-4 



Boosscnecker (25)... 011 0001101— 5 Bonden (21) 0011010010— 4 



Bierbaum (25) 0111110010— 6 Breen (2l) 0111000110—5 



Hunt (21) 1110100110- 6 Schiller (21) 1111101110-8 



Sauter (21) 1111111111—10 Greitner (21) 0110101110—6 



Dannef elser (21) ... . 1010100011- 5 



Ties on 10, 3 birds, 21yds.: Hassinger, 0U 001—3; Sauter, 101 101— 

 4. Gold medal to Capt. Sauter. 



BROOKLYN, Aug. 9.— The members of the North Side Gun Club 

 had a good day's sport to-day at Woodside, L. L It was the regu- 

 lar monthly shoot of the club for the championship badge and 

 there was a large attendance of Long Island wing shots present. 

 Sixteen members went to the trap to shoot for the badge and some 

 fair scores were made, the birds, furnished by Bonden, being very 

 fast ones, as out of 148 shot at 51 were scored as missed. J. Kroger, 

 W. Krumbeck and G. Sieme tied for the emblem, and on shooting 

 off J. Kroger won. The score of the shoot is as follows: 



J Weinholi (30) 0101100—3 S Lyon (26) UlO'Ol— 5 



A Duryea (27) 1111011—6 W Bohmcke (21) 1100011—4 



Dr Franz (27) 1100010-3 L Chevallier (26) 1110001-4 



M C Manning (27) 1111110-6 H Evers (24) 0010011-3 



K Barlow (26) 1011111-6 J Shand (21) 0000010- 1 



A Eberhardt (26) (101110— 4 W Krumbeck (20) 1111111—7 



J Kroger (27) 1111111-7 G Sieme (27) 1111111-7 



H Wahlen (26) 101111 :-6 J Grau (24) 1100000-2 



BRADFORD, Ontario, Aug. 8.— A shooting match took place 

 here to-day for the W. M. Cooper cup at 10 birds each, resulting as 

 follows : 



James St. Clair 0101111101—7 W H Lowrey 0001011010-4 



Medcalf 0111111100-7 D Sutherland 0100010110-4 



F Lilliard3 1110010101-6 J Armstrong 0111100000-4 



Li Neilly 0010110000-3 P Rudblock 0101100000-3 



The ties between J. St. Clair and Mr. Medcalf was settled at 5 

 birds and won by J. St. Clair. 



A CHALLENGE TO DR. CARVER .-New York, Aug. 15,1887. 

 —Dr. W. F. Carver: Dear Sir— I shot the first .international match 

 against all comers. East, West, North and South, at 50 single and 

 50 double birds, which I won, and have never since been defeated 

 for the championship (if such it be called). Yourself I consider 

 the equal of if not superior to any shot in America, and I now 

 propose a friendly contest for any moderate sum (such being more 

 for the feat than money with me) and to please some hundreds of 

 friends anxious to see such a match, as they now consider me on 

 the shelf, which I do not. I will shoot you a match on the follow- 

 ing conditions: At 25 pairs double birds each, from 5 traps, 21yds. 

 rise and 100yds. boundary, or the field the bounds if so fenced; or 

 at double and single. I will shoot at 15 pairs double rises, 21yds. 

 rise, and 20 single, 25yds. rise; one barrel for each bird only; to be 

 shot some time in September, 1887; time and location hereafter 

 agreed upon. Yours respectfully— Wiluam Kxxa, 



AN AMERICAN SHOT ABROAD.— J. Seaver Page, of this 

 crty returned home on the 13th on the Etruria, after a two months' 

 visit to Great Britain and the continent. He used the time he 

 spent in Britain to g- eat advantage, for he acquired a wi 'e repu- 

 tation m English sporting circles as a first-rate shot. The Eng- 

 lish sporting press spoke of his skill in high terms, and te carried 

 off prizes amounting in value to about £80 or $400, from the vari- 

 ous pigeon-shooting contests in which he took part. "That's the 

 gun that did it," said ho to a Tribune reporter last night: andashe 

 spoke he nodded to the little beauty which in his hands sustained 

 the credit pi America so well. "I was introduced to the Hurling- 

 ham Club through the courtesy of Mr. Phelps, the American Min- 

 ister he went on. "That is one of the most exclusive dubs in 

 London. You may have an idea of its style when I tell yoii the 

 grounds alone cost halt a million dollars. We have nothing like 

 it here. Compared with England, we are sadly lacking in outdoor 

 eluhs. My introduction to the Hurlingbam Club gave me an en- 

 trance to the best circles, and I think that the thoroughbred Eng- 

 lisn gentleman, once vou get to know him, is one of the finest fel- 

 lows you can meet. I shot with the Hurlingham Club, the Gun 

 Club, the Ranelagh Club and at the international contest at 

 bouthwick, near Brighton, and was successful at all of them." At 

 Uanelagh Mr. Page shot three matches with fount de Bert noro, 

 theteims agreed on being to shoot at five birds each. Mr. Page 

 brought down fifteen birds out of sixteen; fcis opponent killed 

 nine out of twelve and gave up. At Southwiek, neai Brighton, 

 Mr. Page did nobly for America. Shooting with representative 

 marksmen from all the world over he tied for three prizes and 

 Canned off one, attracting tho cdmiratio-i of the entire field of 



thirty or forty e" 



matches," remai 

 to see a youth of 

 —and he won." 



GALION, Om Aug. 10.— The second annual tournament of the 

 Gallon Gun Club opened to-day with a large attendance, and 

 everything passed off very satisfactorily. The following is the 

 score of the day's shoot: No. 1—9 blue rocks, 10 entries: First 

 money, Ball and Aokerman; second. Chubb and Burnison; third, 

 C. H. Kelso. No. 2—9 Peoria blackbirds, 20 entries-First., Burni- 



Maycr, Valentine and North. No. 4—12 blue 

 First, Valentine; second. Ball, North, Ack mm an, Alsop, Keard; 

 third, Pinkney, Williams, Ouayle, Ryan, West and E. S. Kelso; 

 fourth, Burnison and L. A. Jones. No. 5"— if live pigesns, 24 entries: 

 First, Ball. North and Kelso; second. McCartney and Maxwell; 

 Quayle, Pinkney and Valentine; fourth, Ackermau and W. H. 

 Beecher. No. 6—3 single and 3 pair blue rocks— First, Hoffman; 

 second, Ball; third, Quayle and Schaeffer. 



NEWARK, N. J., Aug. 13.— The Night Owl Gun Club was organ- 

 ized on Aug. 8, with the following officers: Geo. H. Meisel, Presi- 

 dent; J. G. Yeager t Vice-President; W. Tavlor, Recording Secre- 

 tary] J. Daltou, Financial Secre'ary; H. Allen, Treasurer; T. W. 

 Robshaw, Sergeant-at-Arms. . . . The score of the weekly shoot of 

 the West Newark Gun Club, on Aug. 8, was as follows in shooting 

 at 25 composition birds: C. Doty 19, J. Weber 19, G. Deisler 15, A 

 Assman 13. G. Hilfers 9. . . . The second match at rlav-pigeons be- 

 tween the South Orange and East Orange Gun Clubs took place on 

 Thursday, Aug. 11, at the grounds of J. Fisher, Lodi road, Kearny. 

 The result was a tie, each team scoring 133 breaks out of a possi- 

 ble ISO. 



WELLINGTON, Mass.. Aug. 13.— There was a fair attendance 

 at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-day. Following are the 

 winners in the several events: 1. Six clay pigeons— Perry first. 2. 

 Six clay pigeons, straightaway— Stanton and Gerry first. 3. Six 

 clay pigeons, straightaway— Stanton and Gerry first. 4. Six . lav 

 pigeons— Stanton first. 5. Six clay pigeons, straightaway— Gerry, 

 Stanton and Sampson first. 6. Six clay uigeons— Brown, Warren 

 and Stanton first. 7. Six blue rocks— Warren first. 8. Six clay 

 pigeons— Swift first. 9. Six blue rocks— Brown and Gorry first. 

 10. Six clay pigeons— Warren first. 



BROOKLYN, Aug. 13. -The third annual picnic of the Excelsior 

 Benefit Gun Club, of Canarsie, took place to-dav, at Grotz's Wil- 

 low Grove. Rockaway Beach. About forty participated in the 

 shooting. In the contest in Class A, Joseph Harris, James Powell 

 and George W. Serene broke sixteen glass balls out of twenty. 

 The tie will bo shot off at some later date. Tlw first prize is a 

 gold badge. The first prize in Class B was won by John S. 

 Schenck. In Class C the gold medal was awarded Michael How- 

 land. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

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

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

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

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

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

 relating to the sport. 



A. C. A. AND W. C. A. 



IN July 1885 the Western Canoe Association was organized. A 

 small minority of its members were members of the A. C. a. 

 For a year the fact had been known to many men in the A. C. A. 

 that it was advisable to arrange for several meets indifferent 

 parts of the country each year if the A. C. A. was to be kept up. 

 Only a small minority of the members could attend any one meet, 

 no matter Where held. The question was, "How to manage it." 

 It has been the policy of the A. C. A. for years to be conservative, 

 and rightly so. The idea of making the A. C. A. a group of 

 divisions was under discussion, and the necessary changes in the 

 constitution were being written in various forms so as to get the 

 thing in the best possible shape to take action upon. The W. C. A. 

 held their meet and sent word to the A. C. A. under what condi- 

 tions they would join the A. O. A. The A. C. A. could not accept 

 those conditions constitutionally. The original plan of the A. C. A. 

 was to hold annual meets on Lake George and elect commodores 

 in succession from New York, the West, Canada, and the East. 

 The A. C. A. had become too big for Lake George in 1883. In the 

 fifth year of the A. C. A.'s life the commodore was elected from 

 New York, following the origiual plan. The sixth year the com- 

 modore was to be elected from the West, and Geo. W. Gardner's 

 name was proposed, and it was suggested that the sixth meet be 

 held in the West. The W. C. A. elected Mr. Gardner commodore 

 and arranged for an independent meet, and as a union between 

 the two could not be arranged, the A. C. A. elected a Canadian 

 commodore. 



The new constitution comprehending the division idea was 

 drawn up in November, 1885, and later adopted by the A. C. A. In 

 1886 two divisions were recognized and [be it understood that the 

 members of these divisions were previously all A. C. A. members] 

 admitted, and the third, the Northern, will be formally admitted 

 at the general meeting this month. This year the constitution has 

 been further amended and revised in accordance with the results 

 of experience, to cover all points m question regarding divisions. 

 It was supposed by the executive committee that the methods, 

 ends and aims of the A. C. A. under its uew constitution would 

 recommend themselves to the W. O. A. and that a union of the 

 two would have been possible. With a view to this end a letter 

 was sent to the W. C. A., formally asking it to join the A. C. A. 

 and becom" the Western Division. The W. C. A. discussed this 

 matter at their meet business meeting and took a vote on the 

 question, the result of which was that the majority decided to de- 

 cline the A. C. A.'s invitation. The letter from the V 7 . C. A. sec- 

 retary informing the officers of the A. C. A. of the decision will be 

 read at the A. C. A. business meeting, and there the matter will 

 end— at least for a year. 



It is to be regretted that such is the result. The canoeists of the 

 country have accomplished much, and in a short time. They have 

 a uniform set of racing rules, and rules governing the boats that 

 can enter races. Yachtsmen have not been able to arrive at such 

 a result after fifty years of rule making. What the indirect re- 

 sults of the A. C. A. meets have been in the improvement of canoes 

 and rigs is well known. The new arrangement, having meets in 

 each division every year, makes it possible for nearly every mem- 

 ber to attend a meet. Having the principal meet in each division 

 once in three years — in a different territory each year — insures a 

 certain mingling of men from different parts of the country to 

 leaven the loaf— for it is pretty certain that the crack sailors will 

 go to the division meet at which the trophy is raced for— even if 

 it is a long way from home. In this connection it will perhaps be 

 weU to state what objections the W. C. A. members raised to the 

 proposed union, so tOiat the A. C. A. members in meeting can con- 

 sider them, and take measures another year to modify some of the 

 conditions, or show the W. C. A. men that their ground is not 

 well taken, and by clearly Btating the advantages of union con- 

 vince TQe Western men of their error of 1S87, 



