April 31, 1887.] 



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"WORCESTER, Mass., April 15— At this week's meet of the 

 Worcester Sportsmen's Cfub at Coal Mine Brook Range, the 

 principal event was the match in the club series. In the classifica- 

 tion score, out of a possible 36, the result was as follows: 

 Class A. 



Pigeons. 

 J BTougas 1110111111- 9 



CW Russell... 

 A B Franklin . 



E T Smith 



A Houghton. . . 

 N 1) Oilman . . . 

 W S Davis 



.0111011111— 8 

 ..10011 10100- 5 

 . .0111111110— 8 

 . . 1111111101— 9 

 ..0110011111- 7 

 1101111110- 9 



O J Rugg 1010101111- . 



E IP Swan 1100111101- 4 



A R Bowdish . . 



W S Perry 



Chaa Howe 



Jowett 



SR Hudson.... 



OS Day 



W R Dean 



J B Oarlancl 



J B GaofleR,,.... 



V i) Kennison. 

 Kill rail i 



..0101011111- 7 

 ..1111011100- 7 

 ...0101011010- 5 

 ..0101100011— 5 

 .,11 J 1111111-10 



Blue Rocks. 

 1111110111-9 

 1111001101-7 



1111011 1 11-9 

 1111111110-9 

 1100110101-6 

 1111000110-0 

 111 01100 1 0-0 

 1011110011—7 

 3313333300 — 8 

 01 11X11 01 11-0 

 1010100011-5 

 1111001111—8 

 1011110111-8 

 1133300001 -ti 



Class B. 

 ..1101101010-7 1100110111-7 



Pigeons. 

 1101010101-6-24 

 1011111011— 8—23 

 1111111110-9-33 

 0011110100-5-22 

 1001101111-7-22 

 0111011111-8-20 

 1111109100-6-21 

 1110100011-7-21 

 1001010101-5-2O 

 1110100111—7-20 

 1011110101-7—17 

 1011101001— 6-19 

 1010001111-6-19 

 0000010010-2—18 



0001110000-3-17 

 0111011110-7—17 

 1100111000-5-10 

 1110101100-6-16 

 1000010011-4—15 

 0111100000—4—11 



.100001110—4 1001100011—6 

 . .0010011110— 5 1000111110-6 

 . .0100011101— S lOtOlOlOlO— fi 

 . . (XJ000101.ll— 4 1000111 111—7 

 . .0001100101—4 OHOOOlOOO— 3 

 The contest to decide who should have the prizes was as follows: 

 Class A. 



L R Hudson 1111111-7 A R Bowdish 0011111 -5 



E T Smith 0111111—6 J B Tougas 0101011-4 



M D Gilinan 111011 L— 6 E F Swan 0101101-4 



Q W Russel 01 11 11 1-0 Chas Howe 1 101010-4 



W S Perry 011011 1—5 A B Franklin 0101011 -4 



A Houghton 1011110-5 GF Rugg 1010000-2 



WL Davis 1111010-5 



Ties for second divided; Bowdish won tie for third. 



Class P.. 



V D Kennerson 1111111—7 W R Dean 1011001-4 



J B Garland 0111110-5 J B Goodell 0110110- 4 



CSDay 0101101-4 



Day won tie for third. In the sweepstakes there were nine 

 events, aggregating over 130 enlries. In these contests J. B. Tou- 

 gas secured three first prizes, A. B. Franklin two, E. T. Smith 

 four, W. L. Davis two, G. W. Russel, A. Houghton and W. R. Dean 

 each one, 



ELIZABETH, April 15.— There was a large attendance of shoot- 

 ing men at Elizabeth this afternoon to witness the team shoot 

 between the South Side Gun Club, of Newark, and the home or- 

 ganization. Thirteen men showed up on each side, each man 

 shooting at 20 ciav-pigeons at 18yds. rise. Out of a possible 260 the 

 South Side, team killed 195 and the Elizabeth Gun Club 186. The 

 day was dark and wet, but in spite of the rain the general shoot- 

 ing was very good. The scores read: 



South Side Gun Club. 



Hunt 14 



Hedden 9 



"Von Lengerke 16 



"Whitehead 16 



E Phillips 17 



McFaddeu 8 



jl Thomas 16 



T Dukes 17 



King 17 



JTerrill 13 



Wheaton 13 



Heritage 13 



Br ientnall 16—195 Newb ec k . . 



Elizabeth Gun Club. 



W Parker 15 



Dacherman 16 



Lawrence 17 



Burton 14 



Courtney 11 



Williams 16 



Sayre 13. 



Bums 16 



Miller 18 



Conover , 15 



Haynea 15 



Tyson 11 



.11-186 



HAMILTON, Ont., April S.-The Wildfowlers held their quar- 

 terly shoot at Dundum Park, the following scores were made. 

 Match at 8 Hamilton blackbirds, 2 traps, 18yds. rise: ties divided: 



J Jones 11010111-0 Hunt 00030110" 



Brant 10111100-5 A Smyth 31001110-5 



Griffith 0100111 0—4 H i pki ns 191 01 100-4 



Bowron 11111010— J Snivth 1100131(1-5 



Cline H033H0-6 Waper 313.H101-7 



Second sweep; ties divided. 



Jones 003 11 3H-6 Hipkins 10011001-4 



Brant 01010101-6 J Smyth U011111— 7 



Griffith 10101131-4 Waper 11011111-7 



Bowron 13111000-6 Campbell 10100110-4 



Cline 00303133-5 B Stroud 31111101-7 



Hunt 00111000-3 McLeane 11000100-3 



A Smyth 10010010—8 



Third sweep; ties divided. 



Jones 11110101—6 Stephens 00111011—5 



Waper. . : 11111101 —7 Bowron 10101031-5 



Hipkins 10110100-4 Griffith 11110011—6 



Better 10110010—4 Cli ne 01010110—4 



Waper first, Jones and Griffith divided second and third. 



Fourth sweep, ties divided. 



Griffith 10011010-4 R Stroud, 01111031-6 



Ham 00300000-1 Fetter 000011 00— 2 



Joues 01101111—6 Hunt 11100011-5 



Cline , . .11011110-6 Crooks - 00011 000- 2 



Bowsou 01110000-3 D Stroud 011C0110— 4 



Stephens 10H3031- 6 



Jones, Cline, Stephens and Stroud divided. 



Fifteen Hamilton blackbirds, 18yds. rise; ties divided. 



Jones 110010011011001— 8 Waper 111111111110131—14 



Petter 111.011100000000— 6 Hunter 011101101.000100— 7 



Stephens 111011001101100— 9 A Smyth 010010111000011— 7 



Bowron O03H13O11O01O3- 9 J Cline lllOOOllllOllll —11 



Spencer 010001100001100- 5 Hipkins 101110100011011- 9 



Bunt 11 000.101.31 00100- 7 Graham 11001 11 0011 1013.-1 



Brant 001110000100100- 5 J Smyth 111110U0001000- 8 



Grifil th 01101100113 111 1-11 Campbell 01110011010111.0— 9 



D Stroud 111103033130300-10 C Forsyth. .. . 0300011001w —4 



Jones 111010301001100- 7 A Stroud 111100113311100- U 



NEW DORP, N. Y., April 14,— Emerald Gun Club, match at live 

 pigeons, ground trap, 21 and 25yds. rise, 80yds. boundary, shot 

 under club rules, four prizes: 



J B laesel (21yds) .... 1111111111-10 J W Godfrey (21) . . ..1101111111- 9 



■ l Sidlev (21) 0111110111— 8 L C Cohering (21). .1111111111-10 



P J Keenan (21) 1110013110- 7 A McHale (21) 1001010101— 5 



T Godey (31), 1101111111- 9 J Mackin (21) 1111110100- 7 



G V Hudson (21). . . . 1111111110- 9 W Dyer (21) 1111111111-10 



H Rnbino (2l) 1101110101 - 7 J II Voss (25) 1111111111-10 



N Maesel (21) 111111M1— 9 P Bute (21) 1111011111- 9 



Schermerhorn (21). .0111111111- 9 T Mackenna (21). . ..1111111111-10 



G Remsen (21). , . . . 1011111101- 8 F Schroder (21) 1111111110- 9 



M W Murphy (21) . .1001011110— 6 J Fisher (21) 11U111111— 10 



Ties for first, miss and out, use of second barrel to score 44, Voss 

 30yds., rest 25yds.: .1. Maesel 0, Gehering 2, Dwyer 34$ and won, 

 Voss Yz, Mackenna 114, Fisher b§. Ties for second, 25vds.: Codey 

 214, Hudson 1%, N. Maesel 14£, Schermerhorn 0. Godfrey 0. Bute 6, 

 Schroder 3 and won. Ties on third, 21yds.: Remsen 0, Sidley 1 and 

 won. Ties on fourth or Oioekie trophy, 23yds.: Keenan 3, Rnbino 

 0, Mackin J£.— Thos. Codey, Rec. Sec. 



NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES AND DIAMOND BADGE.— 

 The Atlantic Ammunition Company offers a diamond badge cost- 

 ing $200 for the. highest authentic individual score, made with 

 Cbamberlin cartridges, at 100 bluerocks thrown from a blueroek 

 trap. Open to members of any shooting club in the United States 

 regularly organized previous to Aug. 1, 1887, who have not a, record 

 higher than 90 out of 100. Scores maybe shot any time before 

 Sept. 15, 1887, wherever may be most convenient, to the shooter, 

 under same, restrictions as in the Chamberlin Co.'s tournament. 

 Entry fee $2. All money obtained from entries will he divided— 

 20 per cent, to the winner of the badge, 50 per cent, to the second 

 highest, and 30 per' cent, to third highest score. All ties must be 

 shot oft: at same number of birds, under same conditions, upon 

 such ground as we may designate, within easy reach of New York 

 city, commencing Oct. 3 and continuing to the finish. All scores 

 must be in and entries closed by Sept. 17. We reserve to ourselves 

 the right to judge and determine upon any score bearing evidence 

 of fraud, excluding all such. It is intended that all shooting off 

 of ties for our various prizes shall be done during the week Oct. 3 

 to 8, at the grounds of the Middlesex Gun Club, Dunellen, N. J., 

 and a large tournament at artificial targets will he given at the 

 same time under the auspices of the Middlesex Club, programmes 

 of which, will be issued in due time. A good list of prizes will 

 be offered, as well as general sweepstake shooting. We hope to 

 make it one of the greatest events of the season.— The Atlantic 

 Ammunition Co. (Limited), 201 Broad wav, New York, April 15 

 18S7. 



TUXEDO PARK, April 16.— Sixteen members of the club were 

 present at the pigeon grounds to-day engaged in the regular con- 

 test for silver trophies. The silver handicap cup for members 

 only was won by C. F. Watson, handicap 31yds., with a score of 

 ten birds straight. The free-for-aU handicap cup was borne off by 

 J. Seaver Page with the same score, his distance being 30yds. The 

 birds were fast and the sportsmen had a fine day of it altogether, 

 the average scores being high. 



BROOKLYN, April 14.— The Unknown Gun Club hold its regular 

 monthly shoot to-day at Dexter's Park. The shooting was very- 

 good, only one barrel being allowed, and the birds furnished by 

 Chris Durler were fast flyers and hard to hit. Eighteen members 

 went to the trap: 



Link, 22yds 1000110-3 Martin. 33 1000110-3 



Rathjen, 24 1111133-7 Doyle, 21 1001100-3 



Rankin, 21 0110001-3 Kncbel, Jr., 28 1011101-5 



Houseman, 25 1001101-4 Pope, 24 1100111-5 



.-■til I well. 22 1101001-4 Von Stadcn,23 1110110-5 



Brown, 25 0111111-6 Gilmau,24 1000010-2 



Collins, 21 1000111-4 Haas, 23 ..1111111—7 



Blohni, 22 0011010-3 Vroorn, 34 0101111-5 



Monsees, 24 1111101-6 Moller. 23 00U10I— 4 



Ties for first prize and badge, Bathjen 2, Haas 1. Ties for third 

 prize, Kncbel 0, Pope 3, Von Staden 1, Vroom 2. Score of sw eep- 

 stakes: 



Hal hicn, 25yds 011-2 Houseman, 25 110—2 



Haas, 25 011-3 Pope, 25 111-3 



Knebel, Jr., 25 011—2 Stillwell, 25 110-2 



Brown, 25 011—3 



Brown won second. Referee, H. Stillwell; scorer, W. Jones. 



HUDSON, Wis., April 8— Hudson Rod and Gun Club match at 

 Peoria blackbirds, 15 single and 5 pair, 18yds. rise. Shot under 

 National rates for club badge: 



Rcid 101011001010101— 8 30 00 30 10 31—5 



Balsom 01 1 1110101 111 1.1 —13 10 10 00 13 10-5 



linker lOHKJl 10101 Kill- 9 00 10 10 10 10-4 



Gosh 010110(11 1 101 100— 8 30 H 30 3.0 30-6 



Hosford 111111001130331-12 00 10 11 11 10-6 



Peoria blackbirds, 15 single, and 5 pair, 18 and 15yds. Shot, under 

 National rules. Gold badge prize. 



Ceo Hosford 010011 1 1111(3110— 10 01 11 11 11 01-8 



Johnson liniollOtOOJOll— 8 11 10 00 11 00—5 



Smith 00UII110.I1 100110— 7 00 10 00 11 10-4 



J P Balsom 011110011111101—31 01 10 U 31 10-7 



Ties on 18, for badge. 5 birds, 18yds. 



Hosford.... 33330 33330 30111 11011 



Balsom 01010 00111 10313 03011 



Hosford won the badge. Beautifod. 



BROOKLYN, April 13.— The members of the Coney Island Rod 

 and Gun Club had a good day's sport to-day at Parkville. Tlie 

 birds were good and a fair score was made in the club shoot, in 

 which ten members competed for the usual monthly prizes as fol- 

 lows: 



F Lanzer (23yds.) 1 1 



R Graves (27) 1 1 



J Simpson (28) 1 



J Lake (21)... 

 A Schwartz (27) 



C Jones (30) 



R Monsees (27). . 

 H McLaughlin (25) 



h 



1 



1 



1 

 1 



1 1 



1 



3 0-6 

 1 1-6 

 1-6 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



10 10-5 



1H " 1-4! 



1 l M o— iy 3 



, 1H 8 0-34<j 



14 0-1J6 



1 1 



G Hayes (24) 1 H 



H Bennett (21) 1 . 



On shoot off Simpson won first, Lake second. Referee, R.Hagan; 

 scorer, O. Dellar. 



PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 16.— Wayne Gun Club, strong wind 

 across the field, Ligowsky clay-pigeon, one screened trap, 38yds. 

 rise: 



T Scargle 0001100000-2 A Ulary 1111000101-6 



J W Sidle 0000001010-3 J Sparks 0100000101 -3 



HKane 0001011011-5 C Scargle 10111.10001-6 



S Davis 1101111000-6 A Wartenby 1010110111-7 



Graham 0111010100-5 G Hessler 1110111311-9 



I Jackson 1010111101-7 W Ulary 1101101111—8 



PF Yost 0111101111-8 



TORONTO, April 14.— The West Toronto Junction Gun Club 

 had another shoot at Canadian blackbirds for the President's 

 medal at D. Blea's to-day. Considering the. heavy wind which 

 was blowing at the time, the scores made were exceptionally 

 good, W. A. Clark killing 14 and W. Wakefield 13 out of 15. The 

 former has made good scores in all the previous contests, and 

 this being the third time he has won the trophy, it becomes his 

 property In July next the Owl Gun Club will give a tourna- 

 ment, open to all, at Peoria blackbirds for prizes amounting to 



$300 in gold 1 he Oshawa Gun Club has been organized with 



the following officers: President, W. H. Holland; Vice-President, 

 R. T. Kirkpatrick ; Secretary, George Rice. Committee— Ira 

 Hall, A. R. Andrews and William Deans. Tire club proposes to 

 do all it can to enforce the game laws A new gun club, bear- 

 ing the name of the Beaver Gun Club, was organized last weekin 

 the northwest portion of the city, and starts out with good pros- 

 pects. Its membership consists of fifteen promising young shoot- 

 ers, and under the guidance of the old veteran sportsman, Mr. G. 

 Bunker, they expect to be heard from. The officers of the new 

 club are as follows: George Bunker, president; T. Dr yuan, vice- 

 president; D. Beaty, secretary and treasurer. A committee was 

 also appointed to procure traps and other necessaries for the use 

 of the club. 



ST. LOUIS GUN CLUBS.— The Real Estate Gun Club started out 

 last year without any flourish of trumpets, but determined to see 

 that the members enjoyed gentlemanly sport and social meetings 

 every Saturday. The club has already acquired a large member- 

 ship, and is pushing to make itself the best shooting aggregation 

 in the West End. Its first shoot of the season took place on the 

 Kith. The Real Estates are enlisting with the especial view of fur- 

 nishing a good team for the State shoot at Palmyra noxt month. 



At the meeting of the Excelsiors on the 13th, it was decided to 



form another organization, and as a result the Missouri Gun Club 

 of St. Louis was launched, with Theodore Brockman of the Chapin 

 Arms Company as president; Theodore Rick, treasurer; and Henry 

 Driesdieck, secretary. Mr. Brockman very naturally selected 

 cardinal for the club's colors. The special object of the new as- 

 sociation, whose, shooting ground will be at Rinkel's, is the plac- 

 ing of an extra team in the field at the State shoot at Palmyra — 

 The first monthly medal shoot of the Excelsiors was held last 

 Thursday afternoon at Rinkel's. The trophy is at present held by 

 J . G. Schaaf, who also permanen tly wears the Trescher gold medal 

 of last season, 



MILFORD, Mass., April 15.— The Milford Sportsmen's Club have 

 elected their officers as follows: President, Chas. B. Fletcher; 

 Vice-President, G.W.Whitney; Secretary, J. W. Jones; Treasurer, 

 C. B. Fletcher; Executive Committee, G. A. P. Hancock, Orrih 

 Joslyn and I. W. Bass. The club have voted to rebuild their club 

 house at once. At the opening recently of the range, thirty-five 

 sportsmen were present. Among their visitors were guests from 

 Woonsoeket, R. I., Upton, Mendon, Bellingham, Holliston, Ash- 

 land, Grafton and Uxbridge. During the day there were 13 events, 

 aggregating 139 entries. 



No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



W. N. W., Baltimore, Md.— The lines of the Pilgrim will appear 

 shortly. 



FOB.E8T Pobt.— For Florida maps send to Horace Drew, Jackson- 

 ville, Fla. 



D. H., Thompsonville, Conn.— Coast Survey and other charts 

 may be had of D. Egert, 76 Wall street, New York. 



C. G., Racine, Wis.— Either Sunbeam or Lassie, the former for 

 a large man, the latter for a light-weight, are good sailers. 



E. E. M., Kansas City, Mo.— The largest catch of mackerel we 

 ever knew of was 600 barrels. We never knew or heard of a net 

 capable of taking even 1,000 barrels. Your friend's contention 

 that 2,000 barrels have been taken in one net at a haul is errone- 

 ous. 



Dakota Dictionary.— Your correspondent can obtain informa- 

 tion in regard to "Riggs's Dictionary of the Dakota Language," 

 and probably obtain a copy, by addressing Rev. Dr. Stephen R. 

 Riggs, Beloit. Wis., the author, or Rev. Henry M. Riggs, Santee 

 Agency, Dakota, or Mrs. Martha R. Morris, Sisestou Agency, 

 Dakota.-G. E. N. 



C. H. P., Calais, Me.— Foreign built yachts have been classed 

 with carriages and vehicles of wood, tho duty being about 35 per 

 cent." They are allowed by courtesy to carry the American flag, 

 and by filing the bill of sale at a Custom House they are granted 

 the protection of the United States, if used for pleasure only, but 

 they cannot receive an American registry. 



F. S. K., Elkhart, Ind— 1. Is "Birds and Their Haunts" an 

 American publication on American birds? 2. Who is its author? 

 3. Does it cover a wide or narrow field? 4. Does it describe the 

 birds it mentions with sufficient minuteness to enable a person to 

 identify them ? Ans. 1. Yes. 2. J. H. LangiUe. 3. Treats of birds 

 of the East chiefly; as far west as Great Lakes. 4. Yes. 



J. B. M„ Palestine, Texas.— Does a large ball with the proper 

 charge of powder travel faster than a small hall with the proper 

 charge of powder, or does a .22 long travel t he 100ft. faster than a 

 .22 short ? Ans. The velocity of a bullet, othor things being equal, 

 depends upon the proportion of powder to ball. ThiB is the prin- 

 ciple upon which the express bullet system is founded. 



G. W. J., Tenant's Harbor, Me.— A caribou head was skinned 

 with horns and -part of skull on; dried, put away and moth-eaten 

 to some extent. I put it into a tub, sprinkled two handfuls of fine 

 salt over it, covered it with warm water, and put a lump of alum 

 into water about size of hen's egg. Bead looks all right now. 

 Will it keep? Ans. A bath of salt and alum is_ tiie ordinary pre- 

 paration to keep the hair from falling out. Vou have not near- 

 alum euough in your pickle, and the head will very likely spoil. 



G. W T . R., New Ha ven, Conn.— Will some of your readers inform 

 me through your columns of a quiet place, out of the line of regu- 

 lar travel!, in Maine, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia., where I can 

 find, during the summer months, good trout fishing, and also, if 

 possible, bird shooting in September? Could the accounts of 

 fishing resorts given in Hallock's fishing guide book, which was 

 published in 1877, be regarded now as reliable, or is it probable 

 that the character of resorts, especially in the places I have men- 

 tioned, has changed more or less in the last ten years? Ans. 

 Many of the conditions have so changed that the Gazetteer resorts 

 are not in all cases correctly described. 



R.M.M., Flushing, N. Y— 1. Can as fine short-range shooting 

 be done with a rifle using .10-85 everlasting cartridges, full charge, 

 as one using .40-70? 2. is it necessary in an everlasting shell 

 that the bullet extend beyond the mouth far enough to enter the 

 grooves, or in a light charge can it be entirely with the shell? 3. 

 Can nearl y as line shooting and as great range he obt ained with a 

 .30-85-500 32in. 10341b. gun as wit h a Creed moor .35-100-550 343 n. 

 303b. gun, supposing both to be sighted alike and to be made with 

 equal care? 4. What is the most deadly cartridge 1 can use in a 

 Marlin .45-cal. repeater? Ans. 1. Yes. 2. It may be left in shell, 

 with taperiug grooving. 3. The Creedmoor rifle with the heavier 

 charge, should have greater range. 4. Use an Express bullet 

 and full cliarge. 



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. 



FIXTURES. 



Tho Royal C. C. will sail their Challenge Cup Race on Hondou 

 Lake, on June 11, 1887, and invite American canoeists to attend 

 and compete. 



MAY. 



28-30. East. Div. Spring Meet, Haddam Island. 

 28-30. Hudson Meet, Croton Point. 



June. 



18. Brooklyn, Annual, Bay Ridge. 

 25. Now York, Annual, Staten island. 



July. 



18-31. W. C. A. Meet, Ballast Island. 



August. 



1-13. Northern Division, Stony Lake. 

 12-26. A. C. A. Meet, Lake. Champlain. 

 13. Lake St. Louis Chal. Cups, Lochine. 



A. C. A. 



FOR membership apply to the Secretary, W. M. Carter, Trenton, 

 N. J. Required age. IS years or over. Application to be ac- 

 companied with S3. Sec'y A. C. A. Central Div., E. W. Brown. 4 

 Bowling Green, New York. Sec'y A. C. A. Eastern Div., W. B. 

 Davidson, Hartford, Conn. Sec'y W. C. A., J. O. Shiras, Cin- 

 cinnati, O. 



THE DELAWARE RIVER DUCKER. 



rpHE accompanying drawings of a Delaware River "Ducker', 

 A were sent to us by Mr. Edgar L. Street, of Johnstown, Pa. 

 and sliow aR the details of these popular craft. Along the Dela- 

 ware they are much nsed for rowing and sailing, general gunning 

 and fishing, but specially for reedbird shooting in the marshes 

 below Philadelphia. The flat floor allows them to be poled far 

 up on the marshes where there is more mud than water, and they 

 are often proiielled by a Jong pole with three prongs on the lower 

 end, for poling on muddy bottoms. There is no fixed thwart but 

 a movable box is used', so that the gunner may sit in the fore end 

 and his assistant may use the pole in the after- end; the latter may 

 sit forward and row while the gunner occupies the after seat; or 

 the boat may be backed down by the oarsman in the after seat, 

 the gunner sitting on the hox in the bow. Both ends of the boat 

 are exactly alike, the only diffe rence being in the seat, rowlocks 

 and coaming. 



The dimensions are: Length, 15ft.; beam, 3ft. 10in.; depth, 33in.; 

 sheer, Sin. The stem and stern are sided lj&iu., keel sided 6iu. 

 amidships and moulded 3in.; planking, %in.; timbers, ?_.x5-30in.; 

 deck, %\n.; flooring, Hin. 



Along the bottom of keel are two wooden runners, aA, %X$#n. 

 and shod with half-round iron. It wii3 be noticed that the stent 

 and stern each project the same distance below the planking, and 

 the runners shown by dotted lines in the breadth plan project 

 forward of the stem and aft of the stern, as at A A, B B. The 

 floor boards a re screwed to two battens, which are on top of them, 

 so as to al3ow the boards to 3ie ciose to the bottom of the boat. 

 They form one piece only, that may be easily lifted out. The 

 brass rowlocks are accurately turned and fitted, with long shanks, 

 so as to be nearly noiseless. The side decks are supported by three 

 iron knees on each side. The table of offsets is as follows: 



Stations. 



Deck 

 Height. 



Hauf-Breadths. 



Deck. 



12in. 



9in. 



6in. 



Sin. 



1...; 



31 2 



0" 











3. 



18* 



10 



7" 



6" 



I 3 



P> 



3 



15 a 



18* 



16" 



15 



33 



7 5 



4... 



13* 



33 



31= 



30 



174 



13 



& 



13 



23 



23 



31* 



19* 



15" 





38 s 



23 



31 s 



30 



17* 



13 



7 



15 s 



183 



168 





12 



7" 



8 



18* 



10 





! 



4= 



1« 



9 



21 2 



3 



















The stations are spaced 2ft. apart, measuring each way from 

 midship section, and the waterlines are Sin. apart. 



CANOE BUILDING AT CHARLOTTE.— Capt. Ruggles has 

 now on the stocks a racing canoe for Mr. W . A. Leys, of Toronto, 

 from a design by W. P. Stephens. She is to be 36ft. long, SOin. 

 beam, and to weigh 751bs. She is nearly planked. The captain 

 expects a fast boat, but says it will take a gymnast to sail her, as 

 her bottom is very round, but she is a beauty. He has shipped a 

 beautiful sailing' canoe to C. C. Knitzer, of Newaygo, Mich., 

 which he built this wint er. Reado W. Bailey, of Pittsburg, Pa., 

 has sent in an order for another canoe. This makes the second 

 one for Mr. Bailey, as Capt. Ruggles built the Delight last season. 

 This one is an improvement on the Delight, which came in sixth 

 in the international races at Grindstone last summer. He has 

 another order from Prof. Mellen of the Rochester Club, for an 

 801b. racer, with a bulkhead. She is to bo 16ft. long, SOin. beam 

 This is the professor's third canoe by Ruggles. Ho has finished 

 for F. F. Andrews a 251b. canoe, lift, long, 26in. beam, and has 

 another on the stocks which is to weigh 281bs. and to bo 32ft. long, 

 26in. beam. He has also au order, for a skiff of cedar, 16ft. long, 

 3ft. Sin. beam, and to weigh 901bs., for Chas. Bruff.— A. B, 



