April 11, 1889.] FOREST AND STREAM. 24? 



CARVER-BUDD— At the match won by Dr. Carver at Des 

 Moines, on March 30, tbe day was very unpleasant, dark and 

 gloomy, with a cutting cold wind blowing across the traps. Dr. 

 Carver shot a. Greener 12- gauge hammerless gun, woighing Tibs. 

 4oz., using 3Hjdrs. of American wood powder in the first barrel, 

 and tbe same quantity of Curtiss & Harvey ISo. 5 in the second, 

 and m?z. No. 7 shot. Budd used a Smith hammerless 12-gauge 

 gun, weighing 71b?. 7oz., and shot 3J4drs. of 12-bore trap American 

 wood powder, and lUoz. of No. 7 chilled shot in both barrels: 



Carver.. . .1121 1 [01321 J 18201221—18 Budd 2101 1 1 Hr.'i 222021 1301-17 



123 111 1 21 1 1222 102IJ1 — 19 120021021 1 1201 122822—16 



2122101 12222 1 1 21 1 222-19 200 U221212022I03232— 15 



0022 1 1 1 2J21 201 1 1 2 1 22—16 12221 222221 12021 21 22-19 



021121 11 1 221 2 1 201101—17 212211 12122121021202— 1 8 



89 85 

 Referee," J. G. Smith, president of the Iowa State Association 

 for the Protection of Game and Fish. J. E. Hastings, of Carlisle, 

 la., pulled traps. 



WELLINGTON, Mass., April C.— There was a good attendance 

 at the grounds of the Wellington Club to-day. Besides the usual 

 sweepstake matches, there was another contest for a silver 

 pitcher, which must be won three consecutive times, the first at 

 18yds. and the second and third times at 21yds., to become any 

 one's property. Several shooters have won it once, but no one has 

 yet won if, twice in succession. To-day it was won by Schaeier 

 with a score, of 14 out of 15. The scores in tbe pitcher matcn, at 

 7 bluerocks and 8 clav-pigeons, were as follows; 



Perry 1010111 "11111111-13 Stanton 1111101 01111110—12 



Bond 1010010 11111111-11 Melcher HOllnl 11111111—13 



Scbaerer 1111111 11111101-14 Chase ...0001111 11011110-10 



Bradstreet.... UOlOOl UlOllli-ll Sanborn Oil 1011 11111111-13 



Fay 1110011 01111111-12 Short, 011011 L 11101111-12 



Baxter 0111010 11000011— 8 North ..1011110 10101111— 11 



Bert 0111111 11111010-12 Conant 1101011 00111110-10 



The winners in the several sweepstake matches were: Six blue- 

 rocks: Baxter5. Five clay-pigeons: Stanton and Chase 4. Mis 

 olueroeks: Baxter 5. Five clay-pigeons: Bond, Wheeler and 

 Schaefer 5. Sis bluerocks: Baxter, Bond and Chase 6. Six blue- 

 rocks: Bond 6. Five clay-pigeons: Schaefer 5. Six bluerocks: 

 Fay 6. Five clay-pigeons: Schaefer, Stanton, Bert and North 5. 

 Six bluerocks: Sanborn 6. Six clay-pigeons, straightaway: Perry 

 6. Six bluerocks: North 6. Five clay-pigeons: Bradstreet and 

 Melcher 5. Six bluerocks: Bradstreet and Bond C. Six clay- 

 pigeons, straightaway: Stanton and Perry 6. Six clay-pigeons, 

 straightaway: Perry, North, Wheeler aud Stanton 5. Six blue- 

 rocks: Schaefer 7. Eight clay-pigeons: Perry, Bond, Melcher 

 and Sanborn 8. Six bluerocks: Sanborn and North. Three pairs 

 bluerocks: Schaefer, Chase and Wheeler. Six clav-pigeons, 

 straightaway: Perry, Stanton and Short 0. Six bluerocks Brad- 

 street and Stanton 0. Five clay-pigeons: Bradstreet. Warren, 

 Stanton and Schaefer 5. Six clay-pigeons, straightaway: Warren 

 6. Six bluerocks: Richards and Fay 6. Six clay-pigeons, Hur- 

 lingbam rules: North 6. 



BOSTON, April 3.— There was a slim attendance of shotgun 

 men at the range to-day. The principal event was the eleventh 

 competition for the Climax diamond budge, which wis held by 

 H. G. Wheeler, of Marlboro, and was won to-day by O. R. Diekev, 

 of Boston. There were nine competitors for the badge and the 

 contest between the leading contestants was close; 20 clay-pigeons 

 from 5 tarps and 20 standard targets from 3 traps: 



Clays. Standards. 



Dickey 101111 1 11 1 1 1111 10111-18 11011111101111111111-18-36 



Wheeler 11 1 11 ill 1 10111 111111— 19 111 10111 1 1 1101101 101 - 16-35 



White HHOIll 110101 11 1011-lti 111110111 11J 1111 11 10 -18-34 



Strong llllUimiOiOlODll-17 Oil 10011111111 101 101-1 5—32 



Bowker 1111 111111111001 1110-17 lllUlltlloioi iimioj -15-32 



Bennet ill lOlllflOllllllUOl— 16 0001110 111011101 111-14-30 



Stanton 101110U10. 0011110011— 12 lllODlllllOlOllllll— 17— 29 



Jones 11111)11001 1111101101-15 00101110110101111011-18 -28 



Thomas 01 1101 101 1 1 01 1 1 01101 —14 10110011101110111010—13—37 



Nichols Oil 101 0111 1 1 1 1 01011 0-1 4 0110100 11 1 1 W i r 1 1 d ra wn. 



The follow ins; is a summary of the winners in the 21 sweepstake 

 events: Five clays, Bowker, 4; 10 standards, Stanton 9; 5 elavs, 

 Strong and Curtis, 4; 6 standards. Wheeler and Bennett, 6; 5 pairs 

 clays, Bennett 9; 5 clays, Wheeler, Bowker and Strong, 4; 6 

 standards, Curtis and Nichols. 6; 5 clays, Stanton 5; 6 standards, 

 Stanton 

 6 stand: 

 and Wh..., 



standards, Dickey 10; 10 clays. Stanton and Bowker, 9; 3 pair 

 standards, Wheeler 6; 15 clays, Wheeler 13; 10 clays, one monev, 

 Wheeler 10; 15 clays, one money. Wheeler 11. The next competi- 

 tion for the Climax badge will be held on May 15, followed by the 

 usual sweepstake shooting. 



RED BANK, N. J., March 28.-The Riverside Gun and Rifle 

 Club, of Red Bank, have discontinued clay-pigeon shooting until 

 further notice. The contests will be confined to live bird shoot- 

 ing during the spring and summer months, and tbe matches wilt 

 take place on the third Thursday of the month. At the last shoot, 

 of the club there was an interesting team match, one team being 

 captained by Edmund W. Throckmorton and the other bv Ed- 

 ward M. Cooper. The following scores were made: 



Throckmorton's Team. Cooper's Team. 



Singles. Doubles. Singles. Doubles. 



Throckmorton. 14 5 E M Cooper — 17 8 



John Cooper .... 1 5 8 W T Cono ver. . . 11 6 



W H Little. . ..11 8 AsaWhymer.. . 8 8 



Jas Cooper, Jr..l5 9 C Grosseager. ..14 8 



Geo Coolev 12 4 Tenbrook Davis 6 7 



MilCornwell...lt 5 Dr Ed Field.... 5 5 



John B Bergen 14 6—137 Chas Robbins. .15 5—121 



SAN FP.ANCISCO, March 30.— The Blue Rock Club held their 

 first shoot of the season at Adams Point this afternoon with the, 

 following result: Handicap for members of the club, Interna- 

 tional rules. 20 single bluerocks each: Slade 16, Harris 11, Coffin 

 17, Putzman 13, Noyes 11, Beck 12, Adams 15, Mayhew 12, C. Kel- 

 logg 15, Cadman 11, Fox 15, Stone 10, S. Kellogg IS, Dewing 6 

 French 14. Members' handicap at 5 pairs, double rise, same rules 

 and conditions: Slade 9, Collin 7, Putzman 8, Noves 3, Bec k 7 

 Harris 6, Adams 8, Mayhew 6, C. W. KeUogg 3, Cadinan 7. Fox £ 

 Stone 5, S. T. Kellogg 7, Dewing 2, French 6. The fourth' match 

 for the Selby medal, presented by the Selby Smelting and Lead 

 Company for Central California, will be held next Saturday at 

 Adams Point, under the auspices of the Blue Rock Club. 



GREENFIELD, Iowa, April 4.— Match at 10 singles and 5 

 double bluerocks, 18 and 15yds. rise. Shot under National rules, 

 for club badge: 



W E Chamberlain 1111001111 11 01 00 11 00-13 



Wm Scholes 0110111001 10 01 10 10 10-11 



G T Porter 0101000010 10 10 01 01 00— 7 



E H Bickford lOHOllOll 00 It 00 00 00— 9 



C S Burrell 1100101101 00 10 10 10 00— 9 



The result gives Mr. Chamberlain gun club badge for another 

 thirty days. Mr. Chamberlain shoots a 121b. 10-bore Parker gun 

 Scholes, Bickford and Burrell using L. C. Smith ham me 

 guns. The day was windly and made the shooting bad. — E. N. 

 Bickford, Secretary. 



FAST DAY SHOOTING.-Thursday April 4 was the regular 

 Massachusetts Fast Day, and the State seemed to blaze with .shot- 

 gun and rifle matches. Wellington range had 42 events, with 

 6,000 targets thrown. Walnut Hill was crowded, and at Salem. 

 New Bedford, Lowell, Cambridge, Lynn, Milton, Reading, Stough- 

 ton and Medway there were contests. 



RENOVO, Pa.. April 6.— The Renovo Gun Club held a shooting 

 match at their new grounds to-day, glass balls, rotating trap, 26 

 balls each: 



Peter Anthony 11111111111111111111111011-25 



Dr Beck 111111011 1 U11111101110111— 23 



R T Power 11111111111001111110111111-28 



John Neylon lllOlOllOllllllllllollOlll— 21 



J J Wentzel 11011101010111111011011111—20 



DAYTON, O., April 6— A friendly match was shot here by 

 Adolph Sander and Wm. Pratchett, 25 standard targets, $25 a 

 side." 



Sander 011011111111 1 11 0111 1 11111-22 



Pratchett - 0011100101111110110101111—17 



RH5GETOWN, Ont.. April 5.— Chatham and Ridgetown Gun 

 Clubs shot a match here to-day in a blinding snow storm and high 

 wind, 10 men aside, 20 birds each. Chatham won by 4 birds. Score: 

 Ridgetowu 134, Chatham 143. The Chathamites shot with their 

 guns held ready at the shoulder, while the home men held theirs 

 according to rules, below the elbow and at hip. thus conceding 

 Chatham quite, an advantage. The return match will be shot at 

 Chatham Good Friday. 



ELIZABETH, N. J.— A match at live pigeons has been arranged 

 between William Dackerman, of the Elizabeth Gun Club, and 

 Frank Lamotte. Both men are crack shots, and the terms of the 

 match are 25 birds at 30yds. rise, Hurlingham rules, for a purse of 

 8100. The shoot will take place April 29. 



NEWARK, N. J— The newly-organized Newark Gun Club hold 

 their first shoot at Erb's grounds, Newark, N. J., Thursday. 

 April 11. 



ST. PAUL, Minn., April 6.— The St. Paul Gun Club opened the 

 season to-day by shooting for the beautiful challenge, badge which 

 was won by Boyd, a prominent St. Paul business man, with the 

 splendid score of 24 out of 15 singles and 5 pair Peorias in a strong 

 wind, amounting almost to a gale. The holder of the badge is 

 subject to a challenge each week, both entering $5, until some 

 person has won it ten times, when it becomes his personal prop- 

 erty. Boyd used wood powder. There was a large attendance 

 and weather fine, except strong wind, that made the Peorias 

 dodge in a most provoking manner. Among the visiting sports- 

 men were Hon. R. M. Anderson and Mr. Manwaring, of Still- 

 water, Min.; J. H. Balsom, Hudson, Wis.; Harrison Knapp- 

 Marshall, and Shuler, of Minneapolis, and Stone, of Larimore, 

 Dak. Following are the scores: 



First sweepstakes, 10 single Peorias, 5 traps. Keystone rules 

 (which originated here five years ago and have been in constant 

 use since), $1 entrance, four moneys: 



Boyd 8 Fish 7 



Bennett 9 Stone 6 



Hill 4 



Shott 7 



Cummings 6 



Max. . . . 



Pfister 9 



Forbes 



Kennedy 8 Ohantler 7 



Bennett and Pfister ".divide first, Kennedy second. Max third, 

 Stone fourth. 



Second sweep, 10 single Peorias, 18yds., entrance $1, four moneys, 

 5 screened traps: 



Boyd 10 Pflster , 8 



Bennett 5 Forbes 8 



Sbott 7 Chantler 10 



Cummings 6 Burke 10 



Kennedy 5 Fish 9 



Skinner 9 Parker.. 



Stone. 8 Fox 7 



Max 8 



Burke first, Skinner and Fish second. Max third. Shott and Fox 

 fourth. 



Third event, challenge badge, 15 singles and 5 pairs peorias, 18 

 and 15yds., 5 screen traps. Entrance $3; four moneys: 



"Boyd".,., 



"Bennett" 



"Hill" 



"Shott" 



Cummings 



Kennedy , 



Skinner. 



.111111111111111 



looiiiiiiioim 



101110010010011 



110010001101111 



... .100001110100111 



1111 1 11111111 11 



..111111111011111 



11 11 11 11 01-21 

 11 11 01 10 11—20 

 00 10 00 10 01— IS 



io oo oi oo in— is 



11. 10 00 10 00-12 

 10 11 10 11 11— 23 



10 11 10 10 10-20 



11 11 11 11 00-19 

 10 01 10 10 10-17 

 10 11 11 11 11-21 

 10 10 10 10 11-15 



10 11 11 10 10-20 



11 10 10 11 11-18 

 11 00 10 11 00-13 

 11 11 10 11 11-21 

 10 10 11 10 00—12 

 10 11 10 10 00—18 

 10 10 00 00 10—16 

 10 10 10 01 11—19 



10 10 11 10 10—19 



11 10 10 11 10-13 



oo ii ii oi oo— ir 



11 01 11 11 11-2.2 

 10 10 10 01 10-10 

 10 00 10 00 11—12 



"Stone" 011011111111010 



"Max" UlOOlllllUOll 



Pfister 01HM111110111 



"Forbes" 010011011011011 



"Ohantler" limoimilOll 



"Burke" lOOlOllllOOllll 



N i c hoi son 11010000 1101011 



"Fish" 010111110111111 



"Parker" OOUIOOOlOOlllll 



Richardson 110111111611111 



"Fox" 111110111101111 



"Barnes" 111101111111011 



"Murphy" OllllllllOlllOl 



Balsom 110111101111100 



Marshall llol 10011010111 



Killen 111101011111111 



Mussetter 010010100010100 



Smith 101001110111000 



"Boyd" badge and first money, Kennedy second money, Pfister 

 and Fish third. Ties on 20 at 3 singles and 1 pair tor fourth: 

 Bennett 4, Skinner 5, Chantler 1. 



CLARENDON HILLS, Mass.. April 3.— The Jamaica Plains Gun 

 Club held their annual meeting to-day, and celebrated with an 

 all-day shoot at the traps at Clarendon Hills. The following 

 officers were elected: Pres. H. W. Rounds: Treas., C. H. Olmstead; 

 Sec, J. R. Hamner; Ex. Com., George McCausland, C. H. Cilley 

 and the secretary; Team Capt., Dr. H. A. Baker. The club unan- 

 imously voted to erect a new and commodious building on the 

 site of the present one. The feature of the day was a match for 

 a cup donated by Mr. A. W. Rounds. It was shot for at 10 clay- 

 pigeons and 10 bluerocks and was won by Mr. Charles by a score 

 of 18. Sweepstake matches were shot during the remainder of 

 the day. 



YOUNGSTOWN, O., April 3.-The Girard Gun Club was organ- 

 ized at Girard to-day, with a membership of twenty-five, and 

 elected the following officers: Pres., W. W. Wilson; Vice-Pres., 

 George M. Morgan; Sec. Elmer Honser; Treas., Charles Wallis; 

 Directors, Thomas Hotchkiss, D. M. Jones, Ab Rush. Tbe club 

 will shoot every Saturday. 



OLEAN, N. Y.— The eighth annual tournament of the Glean 

 Sportsman's Club will be held at their grounds, on the Coast 

 Driving Park, Olean. N. Y., May 16 and 17. Guaranteed purses. 



LONG ISLAND, April 6.— Mr. Chauneey Floyd-Jones, of New 

 York, and Mr. F. D. B. Randolph, of Philadelphia, shot a pigeon 

 match for $500 a side on the grounds of the Westminster Kennel 

 Club this afternoon. Each was to have shot at 100 birds, but 

 when 89 had been reached Mr. Jones withdrew. Mr. Randolph 

 killed 63 and Mr. Jones 51. 



SHOT ME ASTJ RE . — Ma j or Taylor, General Manager of the 

 American Shooting Association, has been asked hundreds of 

 times already where the shot measure mentioned in the new rules 

 may be had. It is now in course of manufacture and will be 

 ready for the trade by April 15. 



BELLEVILLE, Ont.— The Belleville Gun and Rifle Club has 

 elected the following officers: H. Corby, M. P., President; W. H. 

 Biggar, First Vice; H. K. Smith, Second Vice; E. G. Porter, Sec- 

 Treas.; Committee of Management— R. S. Bell, R. Dav, Geo. 

 Twining, John Taylor, Jas. D. Clarke. 



CROWN POINT, Ind— The Crown Point. Gun Club will give a 

 specially attractive tournament, free for all, on April 18 and 19. 

 Keystone targets will be used. These tournaments have always 

 been very largely attended, and an average of forty or fifty con- 

 testants can be assured. The new Loyd system for division of 

 prizes, as described in Forest and Stream of April 4, will be 

 tried. 



Fourth event; 10 singles and 5 pairs Peorias, entrance $2, 4 

 moneys: Boyd 14, Bennett 16. Hill 15, Cummings 8, Kennedy 14, 

 Skinner 13, Stone 16, Max 15, Pfister 16, Forbes 15, Chantler 14, 

 Burke 14, Fish 12, Parker 6, Richardson 9, Fox 15, Barnes 15, 

 Murphy 16, Balsom 17. Marshall 13. Killen 11, Mussetter 5, Smith 

 9. Mean 17. Balsom and Mann first. Ties for second: Bennett 

 11110, Stone 10, Pfister 11100, Murphv 10. Ties for third: Max 

 01100 11100 11110, Forbes 10, Fox 0, Barnes H100 11100 11000. Ties for 

 fourth: Boyd 101, Kennedy 110, Burke 11100. 



Fifth event, sweep at 10 single Peorias, entrance $1, 4 moneys: 

 Boyd 8, Bennett 9, Hill 9, Balsom 9, Chantler 7, Murphy 7. Fox 5, 

 Marshall 6, Forbes 6, Fish 7, Skinner 8, Pfister 9, Burke 8, Cum- 

 mings 8, Kennedy 8, Richardson 7, Barnes 7, Mann 6. Ties 

 divided. 



MONTREAL, April 6— The Montreal Gun Club had a handicap 

 shoot to-day for a handsome fishing rod presented by N. P. Leach. 

 The birds were thrown from one Keystone trap adjusted to throw 

 in different directions, and the new trap knocked the old shooters 

 out. The birds were very fast and very low, and out of 24 birds 

 the winning score only showed 10 broken. Alexander ("18vds.l, 

 broke 10: W.L.Cameron (25yds.), 9; J. Braincrd (18yds.), 9; E. 

 Cowley (25yds ), 8; J . Paton (21yds,), 6. Much satisfaction is ex- 

 pressed at the new trap. 



CINCINNATI, April 8.— Major J. M. Taylor, the Secretary of 

 the American Shooting Association, met the local Committee of 

 Arrangements here to-day, and selected the old ball park on 

 Spring Grove avenue as shooting grounds for the first tourna- 

 ment of the association, set for June 11-14 inclusive. It has been 

 arranged to have one set of traps for live birds and three sets for 

 inanimate targets, of which there will be several kinds. 



TOR' INTO, April 6.— The members of the Toronto Gun Club 

 participated in a number of sweepstake shoots at the Woodbine 

 this afternoon. The last sweep was at live crows, and they were 

 found hard birds to kill, getting away lively from the traps. If 

 they were easily to be got they would be in demand for trap- 

 shooting. These are the scores: Fiist sweep, 10 birds, 18yds. rise: 

 B. Pearsall 10, A. Purse 9, V. Black 8, J. Townson 8, J. Foreman 8, 

 T. Smith 7, G. Crow 7, G. McLaren 7, J. Bell 5. Second sweep, 10 

 birds, 18yds. rise: B. Pearsall 10. V. Bales 8, J. Townson 7, G. 

 Pearsall 7, J. Foreman 7, G. Bell 7, G. Smith 7, A. Purse 6, W, 

 Pearson 6, A . Elliott 6, V. Black 0, G. Crow 6. Third sweep, 5 

 birds, 18yds. rise: G. Smith 4, V. Black 3, A Purse 3, F. Andrews 

 2. Fourth sweep, 5 crows, 30yds. rise: G. Crow 5, G. Bell 5, V. 

 Black 4. 



TORONTO, April 6.— The Stanley Gun Club's second shoot for 

 the president's handsome gold watch took place at McDowall & 

 Co.'s grounds this afternoon. The day was a beautiful field day, 

 and the large number of trigger sports who assembled enjoyed 

 themselves hugely. These are the scores, at 20 birds: J. Rice 20, 

 F. Mallett 19, Sawden. Jr. 19. Etnond 19, Winchell 19, Sawden, Sr. 

 18, White 16, Charles 16, W . Heatherington 15, C. Harrison 15, W. 

 McDowall 14, S. McClure 14, Mitchell 14, Oarruthers 13, T. S, 

 Bayles 12, T. Bennet 13, W. Felstead 13. 



TORONTO, April 5.— The Stanley and West Toronto Junction 

 Gun Clubs shot, a friendly team match on D. Blea's grounds this 

 afternoon. The weather was cold and windy, with rain and snow 

 at intervals, and the back ground very bad. These unfavorable 

 conditions doubtless account for the low scores made by some of 

 the best shots. A return match will be shot at McDowall & Co.'s 



chcll 10, J. Rico 9, J. Mitchell 9; total 134. West Toronto Junction 

 — W. Clark 17, E. Dollerv 15, W. Smith 12, G. Briggs 12, D. Black 

 13, D. Walton 11, W. Buggll, D. Blea 10, P. Wakefield 9, Hinton9 

 total 118. 



CHANGES IN THE A. C. A. RULES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In accordance with the intimation contained in my letter pub- 

 lished a month ago, the regatta commit ice have reported to the 

 executive committee recommending the abolition of the sliding 

 seat and fixed sail, and the proposed amendment is about to be 

 submitted to a vote, the mails being used for the, purpose. The 

 correspondence elicited by my communication, including some 

 letters sent to me directly; does not show any strong opposition to 

 the change. It will be, however, for the executive to decide. We 

 have not ssked for an amendment in the direction of the "one 

 rig" idea or other matters that have come up, which can be dis- 

 cussed and decided upon at the meet, but are not now so pressing. 



We hope to have the programme ready for publication in a few 

 clays. In the meantime those who are talking of building or rig- 

 ging canoes n ay take it for granted that, so far as the regatta 

 committee are concerned, it is not proposed to make any other 

 substantial changes than those indicated. Any formal changes 

 in the programme will not affect them, except perhaps the intro- 

 duction of the cruising race as suggested by tile Atlantic Division 

 and a race for club fours. 



The report of the regatta committee is as follows: 



Petkrhorottgh, March 19, 1889.— To the Commodore of the Ameri- 

 can Canoe Association: Sir— The regatta committee of 1889 having 

 been directed by the executive committee to consider and report 

 upon the question of sliding sea's and fixed sails, beg to report 

 that in their view it is not in the interests of the Association that 

 these should be retained as appliances to be allowed and author- 

 ized in the general programme, and they, therefore, respectfully 

 submit, to the executive committee the advisability of introducing 

 in the sailing regulations such amendments as may be necessary 

 to remove all doubt on the subject. 



The following amendments are suggested: 



Rule I. Under the heading "measurement," in the last para- 

 graph add after the first sentence the words, "sliding seats or 

 other like appliances beyond the gunwale in the sailing classes 

 shall be added to and measured in the beam." 



Ride XIV. Add the words "all sails shall bo capable of being 

 effectively and readily raised and lowered when afloat." 



E. B. Edwards, Chairman Reg. Com. 



TANNING SAILS.— We have recelvednho following answer to 

 "Rotaw's" inquiry in the Forest and Stream of March 21, from 

 a correspondent on the Indiau River, Fla.: "To tan (or rather 

 dye) sails and tents, have the material well cleaned from any 

 possible grease, and boil (or at least soak if t he goods are too bulky) 

 in the following mixture for about two hours: For every pound 

 of goods take four ounces of catechu, dissolved by boiling in two 



fillons of soft water, and add one-half ounce of blue vitriol, 

 urther dissolve three-quarter ounce of byohromate of potash in 

 about the same amount of water in a brass or stone vessel (an 

 iron kettle will give a darker shade). Take the goods out of the 

 first dye, do not wring them, but let them partly dry in the open 

 air, and immerse them for about thirty minutes in the bichro- 

 mate of potash solution, when they should be dried without 

 wringing. Always be careful to have, plenty of water, so the 

 goods will not get streaky or spotted . A final rinsi ng in salt water 

 or soapsuds will darken the color a little more.— Max." 



OARSMEN AND CANOEISTS.— The regatta committee of 

 the New England Amateur Rowing Association recently an- 

 nounced that in connection with the annual regatta of the Asso- 

 ciation, to be held on Lake Quinsigamond, June 17, there would 

 be canoe races; but the oarsmen do not seem to ta ke kindly to the 

 idea, as will be observed from the following, taken from the 

 Worcester Spy of April 8: "There is considerable unfavorable 

 comment among the oarsmen over the action of the regatta com- 

 mittee of tbe N. E. A R. A. in inviting canoe clubs to participate 

 in the coming annual regatta of the Association. It is claimed 

 by the scullers that such a thing as an invitation to a scuUer to 

 take part in a canoe meet cannot be found on record. And as 

 long as the. canoeists show a disposition to hold themselves above 

 the oarsmen the latter are justified in extending a cold shoulder 

 to all canoe sailors."— Carola. 



IMPROVEMENT IN CANOES.— The discussion of the center- 

 board question has brought about a certain amount of good 

 alreadj : two canoeists in different localities are now at work on 

 (he same idea of a narrow board, not projecting above deck, 

 which at the same time will fill when lowered all the space allowed 

 for 1 Sin. drop, leaving no triangle boi ween the keel and top of 

 hoard. Another cauoeist on the Passaic Kiver has invented a 

 very ingenious form of board which falls aft as it it is lowered, 

 thus allowing the trunk to be well forward. 



CRUISING ON MAINE RIVERS.— A correspondent asks for 

 information concerning a cruise from Mattawaumkeag, on the 

 Penobscot River, to Twin Lakes, Cnesuncook Lake, thence to 

 Lakes Chamberlain, Heron, Churchill, etc, to the St. John's 

 River, what difficulties are apt to be met, and how far on this 

 route is canoeing practicable in an open or light canvas canoei" 



CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET.— Proposals for member- 

 ship to Corinthian Mosquito Fleet: By Vice-Corn. Clapham; 

 Percy Hicks, G. L. Baker, F. R, Baker, Sands Point, L. 1. By 

 Treasurer F. B. Jones: W. S. Gilmore, 556 Broadway, New York. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Eastern Division: A. H. Lange, 

 Worcester, Mass.; Max M. Kallman, Jas. Weld Cartwright, Bos- 

 ton, Mass.; Jos. H. Rowland, Bridgeport, Conn. 



RAMONA.— The fast racing canoe Ramona, 16x30, is adver- 

 tised for sale in another column. 



fitclfting. 



A DUTY THAT IS A PLEASURE. 



IT has been claimed by Gen. Paine, as well as by other leading 

 yachtsmen, that the New York Y. C. has no choice in the 

 selection of an opponent for Valkyrie, but that in its position 

 as trustee of the America's Cup it is in duty bound to select the 

 fastest yacht available to defend the cup. According to this view 

 the first duty of the trustees is to keep the Cup m their possession, 

 hut, we read the words of the five original donors in a different 

 way. The object, of the Cup was to encourage friendly competi- 

 tion between "different countries, and the trustees are to keep it 

 opeu according to certain geueral terms. These terms were openly 

 violated in the last revision of the deed, and it will be a still fur- 

 ther violation of the. wishes of the donors to put the Cup up for a 

 prize in a race which all admit can only result m one way. If the 

 Now York Y. C. decides to keep the Cup by such doubtful prac- 

 tices, the least it can do is to father manfully its own acts, and 

 not try to dodge under a plea of duty. 



WHY NOT CONSTELLATION? 



IF, as now seems only too likely, the question of fair play is 

 thrown aside, and no consideration is regarded save keening 

 the Cup, there is no reason why the new Morgan schooner might 

 not prove even a safer opponent for little Valkyrie than Volun- 

 teer. She represents Mi-. Burgess's latest work, is two years 

 newer than Volunteer, built for speed, and certainly will have all 

 the wings she wants. The main point, however, is that under the 

 racing rules of the New Y ork Y. C. she can claim an allowance of 

 15 per cent, for rig, so that actually, though her measurement 

 would be about 108ft. corrected lengt h, she would race at 85 per 

 cent, of this, or 93ft. compared with Volunteer's 89.35ft. In good 

 breezes and over a triangular course it is easy to imagine how she 

 would leave a 70ft. boat. As to the question of difference of rig, 

 it would be absurd to stick at a trifle like this after consenting to 

 any such outrageous violation of the accepted principles of yacht- 

 racing as the matching of a small vacht by a large one. 



