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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 28, 1889. 



ELMSFORD, N. Y., Feb. 22. -Event 1. entrance 50 cents, 6 clays 



Pardington 00000-0 W Ward 10110-3 



Travers 01001-2 Strickland 00010-1 



Lawton 10101-3 Rowley 01111—4 



Ward second on shoot-off. 



Event 2. entrance $1, 5 kHbs balls: 



Pardington 00010-1 Lawton , 01100—2 



Travers 01111-4 Strickland 01110-3 



W Ward 101U1— 3 Rowley 00111-3 



Raw-ley second on shoot-off. 



Event 3, same as above: 



Pardington 11111-5 Lawton 01110-3 



Travers 1)0010 - I Strickland 10110-3 



WWard 11111-5 Rowley 11011-4 



Ward first on shoot-off. 



Event 4, 5 clay birds, entrance $1: 



O Bradley 11101-4 Strickland 11011-4 



Travers 00001 - 1 Ro wlev lOOll— 3 



WWard 101H-4 Henwood 00001-1 



Lawton 10101-3 G Bradley 10111-4 



Ward first, Rowley second on snoot-oft 



Event 5, same as above: 



W Ward 11010-3 Strickland ....11010-3 



TWard 11011-4 Carpenter 01101—3 



Rowley 11111-5 



Event 6, 3 live birds, 25yds., 1 barrel, ent rance $2: 



Rowley 001-1 O Bradley 001—1 



Strickland ,. 01-0 T Ward 101—2 



Aoker 110 -2 E Ward 000-0 



Ward first, Rawley second on shoot-off. 



Event 7, same as above: 



Rowley 011-2 Carpenter 101-2 



Strickland 110-2 W Ward 011-2 



Acker 111—3 Mnnsoy 001-1 



O Bradley 101-2 E Ward 100-1 



T Ward ..1U1-2 



Rowley second with 5 straight on shoot-off. 



T. Ward ami Rowley shot 25 clay birds each, $5 a side: 



Rowley 1111111111110111101011111-22 



T Ward 1111111111111111110111011-23 



NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 22.— The. Roseville Gun Club hal a big 

 lot of shooters on its grounds, corner of South Orange avenue and 

 Grove street to-day, the attraction being a team match between 

 representatives of the Roseville and Lakeside gun clubs. The 

 teams comprised 10 men. each man shooting at 15 inanimate tar- 

 gets. The teams were divided into squads of five each, the results 

 being as follows: 



Roseville— First Team. Lakeside— First Team. 



Simms 8 Shepherd 10 



Vanness C Lum 8 



G Huff 6 Wells 3 



J Davenport 4 Mullin 3 



Wheaton 11—35 Earl 12—35 



Second .ream. Second Team. 



KitcheH 10 Mahoney 6 



Condit 7 Hughes 1 



Badgeley 11 Simpert 8 



Wheaton 10 Hagel 5 



W Davenport 7—45 S Castles 14-34 



This gave the match to the Rosevilles by an aggregate of SO 

 breaks to the Lakeside's 70. A return match will be shot at an 

 early date. 



DAYTON, O , Fob. 23.— Sport on Washington's birthday annivei- 

 sarv in this vicinity centered in the 100 artificial bird race (50 blue- 

 rocks and 50 clay-birds) between F. C, Mustin. of Cincinnati, and 

 Walter Keenan, of this city. 5100 a side and the "boy champion- 

 ship of Ohio. J. E. Maynard, ol Cincinnati, referee; Henry Good- 

 man, of Cincinnati, and Wm. Pratchett, of this city, judges. 

 Keenan. Mustra. 



Bluerocks 1111100111 Bluerocks. .... 1101110111 



1111111111 1101111111 

 1111111111 1101101111 



milium miiiiiii 



0111111111-46 1111111111-45 



taav -birds 1 101U1 1100 Clay-bird s 01 1011 1010 



1111011011 HOl'lllOO 

 111U01011 110LU1101 

 1101010101 011.0,1011 

 1111111011-37-83 1111110111-37-82 

 Keenan was declared the winner by oue bird. Score, 83 to 82. 

 They tied on clay-birds, and Keenan led one bird in bluerocks. 



BROOKLYN, Feb. 22.— Regular monthly shoot of the Long Is- 

 land Sporting Club, Clinton Park, Maspeth, L. I. Conditions; 20 

 bluerocks, lSvds., gold badge: 



J Li nk .... 11 1 II 11 1 11 111 11 1 1 11 -10 Mund t . . . . 0010 1 001 11 1 01 1 1 03 10 1— 11 

 HRoos.... 11111111001111111111-18 Buchner. .10100001 1000 dOOlll 1—10 



Stuetzle .111111110011.1111111—18 Goetz OOlOlllOKiOIlOllOOOO- 9 



Bieber... .11110111111111111001— 17 Heigel. ... U110I011U000100011JO- 9 

 Gentzl'g'HUl IlllllOOllO'lll 10-15 Mayer. . ..00000 11 001 101000110— 8 



Hofer .11111010111001111101—15 Kress 0000 'lOIOOlOllOOluOl— 7 



Becker.. ..0101101 1111111010)11— 14 Frese OaiUOOOUOOOOOlul 1010- 4 



Shranger.lIlOlUUilOlOOOllOll— 13 Snap Shot. 



BROOKLYN, Feb. 22.— The regular monthly shcot of the Active 

 Gun Club of the Third Ward took place at Worth's Bay Ridge 

 Park this afternoon before a large crowd. Following is the score: 



JosRvan 1111111 7 Jos Schwaufest 1101000—3 



Robert Lambert 1111110-0 Fred Bernart 1101110—5 



Geo Cook 1011100—4 E W McGowen 1110110-5 



C Handover 1111110-0 H Graham 0101 100-3 



R Warth 0110010-3 Pat Roche 1001101—4 



NEW YORK, Feb. SO. — The regular mouthly shoot of the Man- 

 hattan Gun Club, on the Isorth Side Gun Club Grounds, Wood- 

 side L. L., under M. G. Club's rules, 7 live birds each, sweeostakes: 



Lamnrecht 0100110—3 Yon Ramdohr 1101 101—5 



Liehtenberger 00001 11- 3 Maisenholder 1100010—3 



F Odftman olllliO— 5 Scnmid 1100000-2 



J W Bayer UloOlOl— 3 Geunrich 1111000-4 



LARCHMONT CLUB— Members of the Larchmont Y. C. had a 

 pigeon shoot Feb. 22 on their grounds near tho club house. There 

 were about 200 p. rsons present. The cluo possesses a most fortu- 

 nate location for its shooting grounds; in fact it would be hard to 

 find its equal anywhere in the country. It has the advantage of 

 being a high tableland of ample size, with a beautiful skirting of 

 rnapTe and bce< h looking off to the north and weston Long Island 

 Sound. Its direction is such that the sun never slrikes the face 

 of the marksman to destroy bis aim. Small red (lags on 0ft. staffs 

 made up the base or danger line, and 4ft. posts, painted green 

 with white caps, formed the limit circle. The first event was a 

 shoot for a club . up. 13 entries, $5 entrance fee. .1. N. Winslow 

 and H. Van W\ ck ritd for first place. Ou the shoot off Mr. Wins- 

 low won. In tiie second event, on the same terms, 26 entries, Mr. 

 A.. De Bary tied with Mr. O. De Ronge. On th* shoot off the 

 latter won. In the first sweepstakes there were 37 entries at $2 

 entrance fee. Mr. H. Durant and Mr. H. Chapman ticdon 5 birds 

 each and divided the stakes. In the second sweepstakes, §5 en- 

 trance fee. there were 14 entries, miss and out. Mr. H. L. Van 

 Wyck and A. De Bary tied on 3 oirds each, and on tho shoot off 

 Van Wyck wen. In the third sweepstakes, at £2 entrance fee, 

 there were 28 entries, miss and out. n. Willard and J. N. Wins- 

 low tied on 4 birds each, and on the shoot off H. Willard won. 

 At 5 o'clock Senator Stephen Dorsey backed J. N. Winslow and 

 Richard Murphy backed B. Van Wyck to shoot a match at 28yds. 

 rise, 25 birds each, for f 100 a side. Winslow killed 19 and missed 

 6, Van Wyck killed 14 and missed 11. A series of sweepstakes 

 followed." In the first there were 5 entries, miss and out. Mr. 

 Hook won. In a second sweepstakes, on the same terms, with 

 entries, 3 birds miss and out, H. Durant won. Alexander Taylor 

 was referee and A. F. Camacho scorer. Messrs. Eugene Biishe 

 and Frank Scott took turns at the traps. Tho committee on 

 pigeon shooting consisted of the following gentlemen: C. H. Colt, 

 Ernest, Staples and Alexander Taylor. The rules of the Larch- 

 mont Y. C. are the same as those used by the Country Club. The 

 weight of aov gun could not exceed 7>£lbs. Chilled sho> and saw- 

 dust powder could only be used. Tne referee's decisions were 

 final. The club feels the greatest pride m their new traps, which 

 are not ustd anywhere else. They worked perfectly, and there 

 was not a single miss. The mechanism consists of a spmdle with 

 fly-wheel connected with an arm, so arranged that it is not known 

 what trap will be sprung. 



JERSEY CITY. N. J . Feb. 22. -A clay-pigeon shooting match 

 by teams of 5 men each from the Jersey Athletic Club and the 

 Roselle Gun Club was held to-day at Bergen Point. Each man 

 shot at 20 birds from 18yds. rise. The local team broke 66 birds 

 and won the match. The Roselles broke 64. 



RED BANK, N. J., Feb. 2.'.— The regular shoot of the Riverside 

 Gun and Rifle Association took place to-dav. The clav-pigeon 

 contests were won by Edward M. Cooper, John Cooper and James 

 Cooper, Jr., aue Ar-a Wymer. Wa T. Conover won first money 

 in the live bird shoot. Good scure ."vere made In all of the 

 matches, aud much interest was manifested in the entire pro- 

 gramme. 



ATHuL, Mass., Feb. Hi.— Tho Athol Rod and Gun Club have 

 reorganized witli the following officers; J. G. Albee, Pres.; C. L. 

 Goddard, Vice-Pres.; C. M. Peirce Sec. and Treas.— C, M. Peirce, 

 Sec, 



WELLINGTON Feb. 22— Some 80 of the leading amateur 

 sportsmen of the Brockton, Newburyport, Wellington and Massa- 

 achusetts gun clubs met at the Wellington lange to-day, nnd 

 participated in more than 30 events, that used up nearly 6,000 

 birds. This ireedom from the fear of an expert gathering in the 

 first prizes made bold the amateurs, and many who have hereto- 

 fore taken back places came to the front in grand shape with 

 clean scores. The result ot the day's work is herewith appended: 

 6 bluerocks, De Rochement, Schaeffer, Leon and Eldridge: 6 pig- 

 eons, Lee, Eldridge and Steele; 6 bluerocks. Wilbur; 6 Maconi- 

 bers, Sanborn; 6 bluerocks, Leon; 6 pigeons, Warren and Eidridgt ; 

 6 bluerocks, Nye; 6 pigeons, Leon; 6 Macombers. De Roehemonl ; 



bluerocks, Moore, Leon, Snow and Pay son; 6 pigeons, Lee. If. W. 

 Libby, Bradstrcot and Sanborn; bluerocks, Lee. and Schaeffer; 

 bluerocks, Snow; 3 pair pigeons, Snow and Moses; 6 bluerocks, 

 Nye and W. A. Sanborn; 6 bluerocks, Bradstreet, Warren and Do 

 Rochemeut: 6 Macombers, De Roehemout; 6 bluerocks. Lee. Leon 

 and Schaeffer: 6 blueroeks, Bradbury; 6 bluerocks. Snow and 

 Winsor; 6 bluerocks, Snow; 3 pair pigeons, Moses. Bradbnrv and 

 Snow: bluerocks. Moore and Lee; 6 bluerocks, Bradbury; 6 blue- 

 rocks, Bradbury; G pigeons, Hurlingham rules Moore. 



WORCESTER, Ma3S., Feb. S2.— The Worcester Sportsmen's 

 Club had an all-day tournament at Coal Mine Brook Range to- 

 day. The attendance was good and the. sport apparently enjoyed. 

 The regular events were run as follows: 1. Six bluerocks, 24 en- 

 tries: Oilman, Davis and Dickey first; Bowdish and Sampson 

 second; Rugg. Dean. Swan and Holden third; Rodney and Has - 

 den fourth. 2. Six clays, 24 entries: Smith first; Davis, Gilman 

 and Rugg second; Johnson, Holden and Swan third; Dickey and 

 Davis fouTth. 3. Nine bluerocks. 16 entries: Bowdish, Dan and 

 Smith first; Sampson and Jourdan second; Davis, Dean and 

 Wheeler third; Perry fourth. 4. Nine clays, 17 entries: Gilman, 

 Smith, Wheeler and Russell first; Dansereau and Sampson sec- 

 ond; Johnson, Rugg and Davis third; Burbauk and Nichols 

 fourth. 5. Twenty clays, 21 entries: Oilman and Dickey first; 

 Smith, Holden and Nichols second; Dean and Russell third, Rugg 

 fourth. 6. Six bluerocks, 21 entries: Smith, Russell and Wheeler 

 first; Davis and Dickey second; Sampson and Larkin third. Dan- 

 sereau four. h. 7. Six clays. 25 entries: Smith, Swan, Larkin and 

 Beaudry first; Rugg, Dau, Gilman and Russell second; Davis and 

 Jourdan fourth. 8. Twenty-five clays. 17 entries: Russell first, 

 Oilman secoud. Smith third, Wheeler and Dean fourth. 9. Six 

 bluerocks, 16 i-ntries: Davis and Russell first; Wheeler and Bow- 

 ers second, Johnson third. Rice fourth. 10. Two-men team match, 

 20 entries, 5 clays per man: Dickey and Wheeler first, Sampson 

 and Dan. Holden and Rnssell, second; Smith and Gilman. Bow- 

 dish and Swan, third; Jourdan and Franklin, Crompton aud Bur- 

 bank fourth. During the day there was a match between Elista 

 S. Knowles and A. B. T. Kenny, the stakes were two fox skins, 

 the clays were 10 each, thrown from open trap. Knowles broke 

 9 and Kinny 8. 



BALTIMORE, Feb. 22.— The interstate shooting match which 

 was to have taken place at the Arlington Driving Park to-day 

 was interfered with by the weather. The two teams from the 

 Baltimore Gun Club went to the grounds early and anxiously 

 awaited the coming of the teams from Wilmington, Washington 

 and other points. As the visiting clubs failed to arrive tae match 

 was postponed, and the individual match between Mr. Heflein, of 

 Baltimore county, and Mr. Bak<r, of Canton, was shot. The 

 match was for $100 stakes, the conditions being tha t each was to 

 use lO-gauge guns and to shoot at 25 Keystone targets and 10 live 

 birds each. Heflein broke 21 Keystones, and Baker 12. neflein 

 killed 6 live birds. Baker 3. Several hundred live and clay birds 

 were shot at during the day. 



A successful shooting match took place to day before a large 

 gathering of spectators at Acton's Park, Anne Arundel county. 

 A number of business houses donated the prizes, which were 

 open to competition to all marksmen of the State. Ten traps 

 were used and nearly 3,000 standard clay targets shot at. The 

 first event was a Tucker handicap, entrance free, 30 standards in 

 three divisions. First prize, won by J. A. Miller, Westminster; 

 second, won by E. B. Coe, Baltimore; third, won by G. E. Baugh- 

 man, Westminster. The second event was also an entrance free, 

 Tucker handicap, 30 standards in three divisions. First prize, 

 won by Geo. Catterton, Baltimore; second, won by Ohas. Her- 

 ring, Westminster; third, won by J. W. Smith. Westminster; 

 fourth, won by J. E. Scarf, Long Green; fifth, won by W. A. 

 Schriver. Westminster. Special prize to highest score in this 

 event, 100 loaded shells, won bv Charles Herring, Westminster. 



LONG BRANCH. Feb. 23.— The pigeon match between Annie 

 Oakley, the "Little Sure Shot" of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, 

 and Philip Daly, Jr., was shot at Elkwood Park, near Long 

 Branch, this afternoon in spite of the cold weather and heavy 

 wind which swept across the park. The attendance was large. 

 The match was said to be for $500 a side, each contestant to shoot 

 at 75 birds under Hurlmgham rules, and 25yds. boundary. Miss 

 Oakley shot at 25yds. and her opponent at, 30. William D. Camp- 

 bell and Japhia Vandyke of the West End Gun Club, Long 

 Branch, were the referees. Tee birds were Delaware bluerocks, 

 and ail very strong and lively flyers. There were no m-drivers, 

 all the birds flying straight, away or quartering. The match was 

 stopped when each contestant had shot at 70 birds. Both Miss 

 Oakley and Mr. Daly made some extraordinarily tine shots. Miss 

 Oakley killed 50 birds to Mr. Daly's 45, and was declared the win- 

 ner of the match and purse. On Thanksgiving Day last Miss 

 Oakley and Mr. Daly shot at 15 birds each. The latter won the 

 match, but by only 1 bird. Philip Daly, Sr., offers to match his 

 son against Miss Oakley in a third match, :"0 buds each, same 

 rules and boundary to govern, for $1,000 a side. Miss Oakley has 

 accepted. aDd the match will he shot at Daly's new Elkwood 

 Park in June. 



READING, Mass., Fob. 22.— A large number of trao shooters 

 assembled to-day at. the grounds of the Reading Gun Club, and a 

 number of interesting events were contested, among them a 

 private match between C. A. Loriug and J. Gardner Eames. at 25 

 Peoiias, that was won by J. G. Eames on a score of 16 to 9. On 

 account of a strong cross wind the scores were not up to a fair 

 average. Tue following were the first prize, winners in the various 

 events: Fiv e clays. Killam; 5 Peorias, Willis Brooks; 5 Peorias, 

 Brooks and Killam; 5 clays, E. Eames; 5 Peorias, Killam; 5 clays, 

 miss aud out, Killam; 5 clays, Drake and Davies; 5 clays. Davies: 

 5 Peorias, Killam; 5 Peorias, Davies; 5 clays, G. Lames and Willis. 

 Team match. 5 clays, Killam 3. G. Karnes 2; E. Eainos 3, Brooks 2; 

 Willis 3, Drake 4: Dr.. ke aud Willis won. Team match, 10 Peorias, 

 Killam 5, G. Eames 2; Brooks 4, E. Eames 8; WiDis 5, Drake 5; 

 Brooks and Eames won. Team match, 10 clays, G. Eames 6. 

 Killam 6; Willis 7, Drake 6; E. Eames 8, Biooks 6; Brooks and 

 Eames won. Ten clays, Gould. 



KANSAS C1TYT, Mo., Feb. 21.— Those who attended the Kansas 

 City Gun Club medal shoot this afternoon expected to see a close 

 contest, and were not surprised when they witnessed some of the 

 finest scores tha' have ever been made in this city. Joe Under- 

 wood, who has worn the new medal for the past month, was han- 

 dicapped 2vds.. but this was more than made up by shooting from 

 a trap Bet in a mud puddle. On 10 straight ho was lied by James 

 E. Riley, Drury Underwood, James MeGee, John Savage, George 

 Schroeder, F. J. Smith and D. W. Williams. The real sport 

 began when shooting off the ties. They killed 10 more straight 

 and Schroeder dropped out on the 11th. D. Underwood and 

 Williams missed their 16th tie birds; then everybody killed 10 

 more, when Frank Smith dropped out, having kdled 36 straight. 

 The excitement was intense when Riley dropped out on the 39th 

 tie, leaving only MeGee and Joe Underwood at the string. Each 

 had kiUert" 30 straight. 49 they m«de it, and still no signs of 

 either winning. Fm lly, however, Undi rwood killed his 52d bird 

 and the corresponding one of McGee's fell inside of the line aud 

 crawled out, dead, but lost to MeGee. Underwood's friends were 

 loud in their congratulations. Having won the medal at the last 

 twnshoDts, heisLowsubjett to ch .llenge irun any member of tie 

 club, whom he must beat, and also win at. the next cluo score to 

 finally earn the medal. The score of the club stood; J. Under- 

 wood 10, Ben Holmes 5, Riley 10. Halliwell 8, Youmans 9, D. Un- 

 derwood 10, MeGee 10, Savage 10, Bo rebeck 10, Schroeder 10, 

 Smith 10, Bolen 9, Fairmau 6, Cross 9, Williams 10, and C. Lock- 



11 ^flNNE 4POLIS.— At the annual meeting of the Minneapolis 

 (Minn.) Gun Club, held on Feb. 4, the following officers were 

 elected to serve for the ensuing year: President, L. Harrison; 

 Vice-President, W. H. Skinner; Secretary. James Pye; Treasurer, 

 J. S. Cutter; Field Captain, F. C. Lawrence. Board Directors— 

 L. F. Kennedy, H. J. Pyle, R. H. Leonard, A. P. Shuler, J. D. C. 

 Knapp. 



HARVARD SHOTS.— There was a large attendance at the 

 meeting of the Harvard Shooting Club at Watertown, Feb. S2, 

 twentv-flve members being present. The match was the most 

 successful of the season, though a troublesome wind interfered 

 with good shooting. Thegraduate and undergraduate teams were 

 made up of seven men each, and each man soot at 20 birds. The 

 graduate team won by the following score: Graduate Team— Aus- 

 tin 14, Allen 14, Mead 12, Clvde 17, Holder 14, Slocum 19, Parker 7; 

 total 97. Undergraduate Team— McKay 11, K. Post 8, Lamb 13, 

 Bacon 10, Greene 18, Dodge 14, Quvnlan 16; total 90. Last year the 

 graduates won by a score of 65 to 6-1. Before and after tnis match 

 a number of small matches were shot, in which some good scores 

 were made, 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest ajtd 

 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. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



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

 Vice-Commodore— I). H. Crane, Chicago, 111. 

 Rear-Commodore- C J. Stedman, Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 Secretary -Treasurer- O. H. Root, Cleveland, Ohio. 



Executive Committee— C. J. Ronsflelu, Bay City, Jlleh.j T. P. Qaddia, Day 

 ton, O.; T. J. Kirkpatriek, Springfield, O. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



OFFICERS, 1887-88. 



Commodore: H. C. Rogers ) td +„,.k„,.„,„,u <-.„„ 



Secretary-Treasurer: Geo. W. button \ Peterborough, Can. 

 Vice-Corn. Rear-Corn. Purser. 



Central Dlv..W. R. Huntinston.E. W. Masten T. IT. Stryker, 



Rime, 1ST. Y. 



Atlantic Di v. W. P. Stephens L. B. Palmer F. L. Dunne]], 



186 Jerolemon St., Brooklyn. 



Eastern Di v.. H. E. Rice, M. D Maxton Holmes n. D. Marsh. 



Springfield. Mass. 



N'tuern Biv. .RohercTysoD S.S. Robinson Colin Eraser, Toronto. 



Applications for memoership must be made to division pursers, accom- 

 panied by the recommendation of au active member and the sum of $2.00 

 lor entrance fee and dues for current, vear. Every member attending 

 ti e general A. C. A. camp shall pay SI. 00 for camp expenses. Application 

 seat to the See'y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division. 



Persons residing In any Division and wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., -iv ill he funiisheu with printed forms of appllcati on by address- 

 ing the Purser. 



FIXTURES. 



JUNE. 



8. lanthe. Spring, Newark. 15. Brooklyu Annual. 

 22. N. Y. C. 0. Annual, Staten 16-17. South Boston, Local Meet, 

 Island. Petticks Island. 



July. 



10-19. W.C.A, Meet, Ballast I'd. 10-32. Atlantic Division Meet. 



August. 

 — . Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands. 

 16-30. A. C. A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River. 



SEPTEMBER. 



14. Iantho, Annual, Newark. 



RACING RULES FOR THE COMING MEET. 



Editor Forest, and Stream: 



The Regatta Committee of the A. C. A. for 1889 at the outset find 

 themselves face to face with one or two questions which are 

 attracting considerable attention. I was for a time disposed to 

 consider that, as the Executive Committee had not chosen to 

 deal with thos^ questions, it was not necessary for the Regatta 

 Committee to do so, and that for the sake of peace we could 

 afford to let matters go on as they are, and work out the pro- 

 gramme under the existing sailing regulations. My attention 

 has however been called to the resolution passed at the last 

 meeting of the Executive Committee referring these matters to 

 the incoming Regatta Committee to consider and report upon 

 them. I find that the individual views of all three members of 

 the Regatta Committee agree that something snould be done to 

 prevent the undue development or the "racing machines." 



It is further suggested that these views are shared by a large 

 majority of the members of the Association, and that even some 

 of those members who have gone tho furthest in working out 

 racing appliances would without regret see such legislation as 

 would curtail for all aliko the excess of the raeing tendency. It 

 is pointed out, too, that from the beginning it has been the wise 

 policy of the Association to foster sensible, safe types of canoes 

 which it could hold up to the would-be canoeist as models which 

 he oouid safely adopt, and to cut Off all excrescences which tend 

 to make the canoe inconvenient to handle or which departed from 

 the lines of general utility. Thus the size of fixed keels and of 

 centerboards was limited by what might be termed an arbitrary 

 rule, and canoes of a narrower beam than 28in. were practically 

 excluded from the races. 



Dealing with the questions in detail, I should have little hesita- 

 tion in saving that uuder the existiug rules the sliding seat, so 

 far as it projects beyond the gunwale, is so much added beam. 



The standing sail that cannot be either raised or lowered or 

 reefed while afloat, is in my view a departure from the conserva- 

 tive liues hitherto adopted by the Association, and should 

 have as little place in a programme designed for the encourage- 

 ment of healthy canoeing as a racing shell now has. 



The place of a centerboard, whether in the center of a canoe or 

 forward, is to me a matter of comparatively small importance. I 

 don't use one myself, and I do not sleep iu my canoe. A tent and 

 the soft, side of a rock are good enough for me. But I would not 

 allow tho board to come above the coaming, for very much the 

 same reason that a drop of 18in. was fixed as the limit. You must 

 draw the line somewhere. 1 am not clear as to the advisability of 

 adopting the "one rig" idea. It is just as defensible, however, as 

 the "one man one canoe" rule that was adopted some years ago,, 

 and at which no one now grumbles. 



I offer no apology for thus airing my views. The Regatta Com- 

 mittee are prepared to make a definite recommendation to tho 

 executive as to the first two points at least. The only room for 

 doubt in my mind was whether we should act now or leave these 

 matters over for another year. Fortunately the decision will rest, 

 not with us,but with tho Executive Committee, and they have the 

 advantage of representing all sections of the canoeing world. Iu 

 the meantime tne publication of the foregoing may lead to fur- 

 ther discussion of the matter, and if the rule be adopted of "one 

 man, one letter," and "limited area" at that, some good may come 

 of it. 



I ask the question: Will any barm come to the Association or to 

 canoeing from the adoption of rules doing away with the sliding 

 seat and standing sails? I would suggest that members write 

 over their own names, that all personalities or "cutting up the 

 other fellow" be avoided, and that the i nterests of the Associa- 

 tion and of canoeing be chiefly considered. 



E. B. Edwards, Chairman Reg. Com. 



QUAKER CITY C. C. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



It is with tne modesty that distinguishes the Quakers from 

 all other canoeists on the Delaware River that I push my quill to 

 give you the result of our semi-annual election. 



Although this event took place early in Januarv, our Soey.- 

 Treas. iras been in such a comatose state since his election as 

 keeper of records and wampum bslt, that I have been deputed to 

 w rite in his stead. The officers elected are: Com., J. A. Barten, 

 Vice-Corn., Wm. T. Roberts; Secy.-Treas., A. A. Jackson. 



Messrs. E. A. Leopold, canoe Gracie; Geo Hitter, canoe Sadie; 

 and L. Palmer, canoe Starlight, of the Montgomery Sailing Cino, 

 of Norristown, were elected to membership. The committee 

 appoiuied by the commodore to select a suitable site for asummer 

 club nouse made a satisfactory report, and if there is m ill wind 

 in the form of a purchaser, the club will take a lease on the house 

 and still retain the one at Cooper's Point. The property in ques- 

 tion i-i situated at Gloucester inclose proximity to the Quaker 

 City Y. C. house, and about five miles from the club's present 

 abode. Puzzle. 



Philadelphia, Feb. 22. 



CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET,— The new Corinthian Mos- 

 quito Fleet will give a special prize for a sailing race of the lead- 

 ing canoes off Larchmont in June. Messrs.Vaux, Butler, Stevens 

 anil Whitloek have already promised to enter, and others are ex- 

 pected. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Eastern Division: Chas. Billings 

 Chapniau, Charles H. Phelps, Norwich, Conn. 



DELAWARE RIVER MEET.— The Delaware River meet will 

 be held at Delanco, N, J., from May 27 to Juna 1, 



