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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 9, 1889. 



ST. PAUL. April 2'/.— The St. Paul Gun Cub Iheld its weekly 

 badge shoot To-day at the lair grounds. The wind, as usual, 

 blew a gale in the shooters' faces, and with the cold made shooting 

 difficult and very disagreeable. Only a small number were pres- 

 ent, but very good and very bad scores were made; lfc out of 10 

 singles aud .5 pairs, or 15 straight our, of wnules and 3 pairs, are 

 very bard to get at any time, and in such a wint is simply aston- 

 ishing, but bub were done to-dav. The club will soon have new 

 grounds within two bloeks of Hamlin station, 5 miles from the 

 city, and the long and tedious i irtc in wagons will be avoided. As 

 trams puss each way every hour the attendance will be better. 

 Follow^;/ is the score ot the first event. First sweep, 10 single 

 Peorias, JO cents entrance, three nionevs: 



Pfister 1011101110— 7 S-unner 0111111110- 8 



Chantler llllllllll-lO Bakom m 1010111- 8 



Burke 11111 1 0001- 7 Barnes 11111110 I— 9 



Bennett 1 ill 11 1111- 10 Kennedy.. 11 HI 11111—10 



Flsli lilllllllli— 9 Browuimr OOOJOUO'.IO- 3 



Holt. HOiJlillO-8 Cum ings 1100011111— 7 



Bennett first, alter brtakiug 9 straight on the tie; ties on 

 divided: Skinaer third. 



The nex' event was the individual challenge badge shoot, 

 entrance $o 15 singles and 5 pairs Peorias, ISaud lovds.,5 screened 

 traps, American rules: 



Buik-- 110101111101110 11 11 It 10 11-20 



Bar. ies 01 110110111 ^111 11 11 10 11 IK)— J 9 



Burke wins purse and badge, and is cballenged for next week 

 by Holt. 



Second 6weep, 10 single Peorias, 18yds„ 50 cents entrance, three 

 moueyr: 



PAster 0111111111— Balsom 0110011011—6 



Oantler 1111110111— 9 Barnes 1100101001— 5 



Burke.. IIIOIOIOOI— 6 Kennedy 10111 1 1111— 9 



Be-nett 1010111110 - 7 Browniner OliOlllOll— 7 



Fish OilllOU.O- 7 Cumaiings Ol.HlllOOO— 5 



Holt 11110.1000— Forbes 11111111,1-10 



Skinner Oill.OlliO— 7 Campbell 0100110010— 4 



Forbes first ni<mey, Phster second on bhoot-off, Bennett tbird 

 after shooting off. 



Third event. 5 single aud 3 pairs Peorias, same conditions, en- 

 trance 50 cents, two monc s: 



Phst. r Ollil 10 00 01— Kennedy .. . .11110 10 11 11— 9 



Chanllor 11101 111111—10 Browning 0J1U0 00 10 10 -3 



Burke 10001 10 01 00— 4 Cummiugs ....11011 11 il 10- 9 



Bennett 111CI 111100-8 Forbes 10111 10 CO 10— 6 



Ftsb Hill 10 Oil 11— 8 Campbell OuoOl 10 11 10- 5 



Suinner 01011 00 10 10-5 Barnes 10110 10 10 10- 



Balsom Oilll 11 10 It — 9 



Chantler flr&t money, balsom aud Kennedy divided second. 



Fourth event. 5 single and 3 pairs Peorias, SI entrance, three 

 moneve, same conditions: 



Poster 01111 11 H 10-10 Balsom 11110 11 11 11-10 



Chantler 1UJ1 11 11 11-11 Barnes 11011 11 10 11— 9 



Burke -lOill 10 11 11— 9 Kennedy 1 111 11 11 ll-n 



Bennett 111-1 00 00 10— Browning 11110 00 11 11- 8 



Fish Hill 10 0U 10- 7 Oummings 11110 10 11 11— 9 



Holt Hill 1110 11—10 Forbes 11011 111110-9 



Chantler first money on a Straight score. Holt second and Burke 

 third money. 



Badge sboot, 10 single and 5 pair Peorias, same conditions, $1 

 entrance, tliree money.-: 



Baiiu-s 1101011111 10 11 10 11 11—111 



Poster 11110,1010 11 10 00 10 11-12 



Chattier 1111111111 11 10 10 KJ 10-16 



Burk- llolllOUl 11 H 10 11 11-17 



Bennett HilOllOlOl 11 11 00 M 11—13 



Fish *■ Ill illllll 11 10 11 11 11-19 



Holt lJllllllll H 10 H 11 Jl-19 



Balsom 1111011111 H 11 11 10 10-17 



Kennedy 1111111111 11 00 10 1U H-16 



Browning llOllillOOl 11 10 01 11 10-13 



Cuinmings HiOOllOlll 00 10 01 10 10-10 



Forbes 1111111111 11 00 10 10 10-15 



Ties on 19 for badge and first mone>: Fish, 00; Holt, 11011— 4; 

 HoJt wins badge. Butke second money, Chantler third money. 



Fifth event, 9 singles and 3 pairs Peorias, same conditions, $1 

 entrance: 



Barnes 011110111 00 H 11—11 Holt 111101001 11 11 01-11 



Plister LOHHUl 10 01 11-11 Balsom.... lOuil 1001 11 01 10— 8 



Chantler... 10 1 1 11110 10 1111—11 Kennedy. ..111011011 10 10 11-11 



Burke 10111111 11 11 0-15 Browniug-OiiOilOlO 11 11 00—10 



Bennett... .11101 1011 11 10 11-12 Cummings 10111011 11 00 11—13 



Fish 111011011 11 H 01— 12 Forbes... .UH11I11 10 00 11—12 



Burke first, Bennett and Forbes second, Chantler third on 

 shoot-off. 



Bast event, same match and conditions: 



1'fister 111111111 1.1 10 11—14 Holt 11HH111 10 10 10-12 



Chantler... 11011011] 10 10 11-11 Balsom. ... 111110U1 10 11.10—12 



Burk- Uuillin 11 It 10-14 Kennedy . .110011111 11 H 10-11 



Bennett.. ..UulliP'l 1110 10—11 Cummings. 1 10111111 111100-12 

 Fish 010110111 00 10 11- 9 Forbes 011O10O 10 11 10-11 



Phster ana Burke hVst, Holt and Balsom second. Chant], r third. 



Skinner, 



GRAND CROSSING. 111., April 27.-The Gun Club of Chicago. 

 Match at 2J Peorias. 3 trap.-, 18yds. rise. National rules, medal 

 prize!-: 



j ueter . . • .omoiniiiiiiooo-18 Wells looiinioiioiiiino-io 



Waflsw'thOiOllUnHHOHllli— 17 



Hutch, Price, Place, Donald, Stone, Eustis, Rocky, Thomas and 

 Willard withdrew. 



Match at 10 live pigeons, 5 ground traps, 30yds. rise, Illinois 

 State rules, medal: 



Hutch 0201101200— 5 Fustis 1010121011— 7 



Dieter 1112132112—10 Fuller 2002012111— 7 



Wilcox 1831802211— 7 Place 2112121001- 8 



Wells 31010010-0- 5 Willard 1111001210— 7 



Donald 1201210111— 8 Rocky 2130112210— 8 



Stone 2J2-'212112-10 Buechner 2200101022- 3 



Price.... 1110101220- 7 Wudsworth 2222112111—10 



Ties on 10 at 30yds., a\ on by Dieter, killing 12, Stone 10. Next 

 match May 11.— Kavejlrigci. 



DAYTON, Ohio. May C— The new Kennel Gun Cluh had their 

 initial fch'.ot oi the season for club prizes. All used 10 gauge guns 

 except Van Ausdal. Three traps we re set. 30 single standard tar- 

 gets each, new American Association rules, David McCutcheon 

 aud Ed Kike judges: 



R C ui.lcivon OHifM •'HVno:n.HH>CBU011t H 1 Wlll-M 



Whitney Brown miHfmiilOoi HW.il noiOlOOlul— 18 



Clias Van Ausdal lHllbOl 1 010011 111 o0i 01 10 0011—19 



CuarlesHaniUh OlU JUHloiniiHliI IHOOHIOIOIIJO— 15 



diaries Whealen OOlllXjiMOiOllliOlOllOOOOllll— 18 



' C harles Sander Ill lliOllllllHlllllOllOOOiOl— 20 



Caarles G Stoddard OdlOllllOl 1 1 1 Oil 1 1 10 1 01 ] t) . — 21 



H G Darnell O..00000!.li0.11111U]O 010lO0Ol— 14 



G.oM:.kley 11 IHIOIR.00 01.01001111 1 10— 18 



Adol. h Sander ...lllllOllOlllllOlluOO. 001010101—19 



Rolla Heikcs, though not shooting for prizes, scored 29, losing 

 only his seventh bird. 



CLAREMONT, N, J., May 4.-The N. Y. Suburban Shooting 

 G.ounds Association trophy was shot fur to-day with the follow* 

 ii4 record: 



Simpson 01 01 1 oom " 001C001 0001101 — 9 



Tatbam O.lOOOUOiOlOHO. 01001101—13 



hlPott HOjU.UAI 1(11,0 0000100100— 7 



Hathaway O.OLOlliijloiuilooii iOOIO-H 



White .lOlOOOOlOlOOlllOOiOOOJIO— It 



RichHids lOniOOiOlllliUOlUllCllll-17 



On April 29 and on May 1 there were numerous sweepstakes on 

 the grounds, and three da>s of very enjoyable shooting were 

 spent. 



BROOKLYN', May 3.— The Gleutuore Rod and Gun Club held 

 their regular monthly shoot at Dexter's Park, Woodhaven. to- 

 day. In adoitton to the club diamond badge, Mr. John Y. Van 

 Wycklen offered a valua ble prize, to ne chosen after the match. 

 The contest w.ts ai 7 birds, at 29yds, rise. There were fifteen con- 

 testants, aud the sho Himt * as exceptionally good. J. Beunet and 

 W. Soover shot their 7 bi«ds straight. The following was the 

 score: 



W Lewis (2G) lHlOCl-5 T Helgans (29) 1111110-0 



WSelo\er (2W 111011-7 H SchuellB (23) 01O0I0-4 



J Beuuel, (:9/ 1111111-7 Manure (2.1) LllOll— 



J Och- (20) 0111110-5 HReidO'O) THHOl-5 



H C R:,au (26) 1G110' 0-3 E Sohidltin (26) . OO011-6 



P Sutter (20 lOHOli-4 W Liuingloo (24) 1' 11001-5 



' : j.ieyer (25) lllitoi— u H Auanas (24) 10100JO— 2 



H Bookm .n (29) 1H0011— 5 



S lover an.i Hennet t,hot off the tie. Bennet won killing 6 out 

 of 7 birds, to Selover's 5. 



Every week we are obliged to defer to the next 

 week trap scores which come In too late for pub- 

 lication in the current issue. It is particularly re- 

 quested that scores be sent us as early as possible. 



CLEVELAND, O., May 2.— The regular badge shoot of the Fast 

 End Gun Club was h«dd to-day, and the shooting was first-class. 

 Paul Njrth won the first badge with 25 straight, and W. King won 

 the second in the shoot -off; 35 standards, at 10yds., were used. 

 Foilowng are the scores: 



S wee tman 111001 1 03101 iroi 111001.1 11-16 



i. v no mo i ii union moo — "i 



C Elford HO 1011100011 1 ioOIlUOO -17 



H Harris 11111101 11 10111 10.0110101—13 



B Ring 1101011111111110011111011—20 



.1 Brown 01100; lu'OHOHOHOlUllOOl— 12 



W King 1 01 1 1101 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 01 1 11 1 -22 



Stiles 1 1 10000 1 111 1 1 00001 0111111—16 



D June 010101111 1111111111 Oil 1-22 



P North , nillllllllilOllllllllll— 25 



MSilsbv imilOlOlllHlOllllOOl-22 



San ford ] 0110101 1 1 1 01001 011 1 110 1 1—17 



Skinner 001001101111 011100111111-16 



Smith 1111011111101111111111111-23 



TO WANDA, May 6.— The following score was made >»y members 

 of tbe Towanda Rod and Gun Club at their last shoot, at 10 live 

 biids, 25yds. rise, 40yds. boundary, 1 trap: 



W F Dittrich 0211110010-6 D E SawteUe 1220111111—9 



FMontanye 011^011111—8 J W Sny or 110:1100302—1 



N Wilbur 1000101111-6 HStreeter 10O010.01-6 



RONDEAU, Ont., May 5.— At a meeting of local sportsim n held 

 at ihe store of J. B. Reynolds, Rondeau, Out, tue Rondeau shoot- 

 ing Club was organized with the following officers: Pros., Wm. 

 Montgomery; Vice-Pros., Wm. B. Steering; Sec, J. B. Reynolds; 

 Treas., Calvin Monk; Oapt., Samuel Hartford. 



OTTAWA.— Following is the official programme of the tourna- 

 ment to be given by the St. Hubert Gun Club on May 24 and 25: 

 Friday, May 24.— s'irst match, open sweepstakes— Entrance $2; 

 15 single Peoria t In okbiro s, 18 yds. rise, 5 traps, birds 3 cents each. 

 Four moneys. 40. 30, 20 a ud 10 per cent, of entries, if not m. Ce than 

 25 entries. It more than 25 entries, and less than 40 entries, five 

 moneys. It more 1 han 40 enirW six moneys. 



Second match, team match— Oreu toteam-s of five men from any 

 recognized gun olnh in Canada; 5 traps, 15 single Peoria black- 

 birds to each man, 18yds. ri=e, entrance §5 per team, birds 3 cents 

 etch. Entries close May 18 nest. Post en'ries 25 per cent, extra. 

 First prize, Lansdowne challenge cup, presented by Lord Laus- 

 downe. late Governor General of Canada, and $50 casb; second 

 prize, silver cup, presented hv the Ottawa and St. Hubert Gun 

 Clubs, and $80 cash; third prize, 251bs. powderaud S20 cash; fourth 

 pris-e. 2,000 cartridge cases; iiith prize, live bags Montreal Rolling 

 Mills Company's chilled shot. 



Saturday, May 23.— Third match, individual— Open to members 

 of all recognized gun clubsin Canada; 25 single Peoria, black birds, 

 18yds. rise, 5 traps, entrance 82, birds 3 cents each. Entries close 

 May 18 next. Post entries 2") per cent, extra. First prize 830, sec- 

 ond 830, third §15, fourth $13, fifth $11, sixth $10, seventh $9,eighth 

 $8, ninth $7, tenth $6. eleventh $5, twelfth $5, thirteenth $4, four- 

 teenth $4; fifteenth $4; total $150. 



Fourtti match— Open to teams '<f three men from any recognized 

 gun club in Canada; 15 single Peoria blackbirds to each man, 5 

 traps, 18yds. rise, entrance $5 per team, birds 3 cents each. Four 

 moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent, of entries. Any club may enter 

 as many oiO'erent teams as it sees fit in this match. Conditions as 

 to qualification of team members same as in first team match. 



Merchandise match— In addition to the above match there wiU 

 be 3 traps set apart at which shooting will be carried on tnrough- 

 out the tournament for a number of valuable prizes presented 

 by friends of the club. Entries unlimited. Fifty centB each 

 entry, including birds, 9 matchless blackbirds. Only one score to 

 count for any one competitor. The "Stark matchless blackbird" 

 will be used in this match. 



Should time permit the club will add a sweep same as No. 1. 



Rules and conditions— National rules to govern, with the excep- 

 tion that no handicap will be allowed for guns. There shall be no 

 class shooting in any match. Shooting wiR commence at 9 A.M., 

 snarp, at Rideau Rifle Range. 



OTTAWA, April 26.— The executive committee of the Sr. 

 Hubert's held a special session to-day. Reports from workers in- 

 dicate tbe tournament a success. A resolution was passed re- 

 questing the secretary to correspond with Mr. Kejs, the secre- 

 tary of the Domiuion Gun Club Alliance, and endeaver to have a 

 full meeting of the executive thereof m this city on the 24th. For 

 the ninth and last day for March and April prizes it was threat- 

 ening for rain, with a stiff east wind across the range. First call 

 a sweep at 15 birds was called: J. D. slaurier 13, Edward White 

 12, W. J. Johnston 11, A. H. Tbroop 11, Oeo. White 10, S. White 10, 

 Dr. A. Martiu 9, R. G. Dalton 8. bor the close up of the monthly 

 shoot for club prizes, the five average winning score* are: 



1. Ed White .. 20 17 17 17 18-89 4. (ieo. White... 17 17 17 16 14-81 



2. S White 19 17 17 15 14 82 5. W J Johnsfonl7 10 15 15 14-77 



3. AH Throop..17 17 16 16 16 - 82 5. J Deslaurier.18 16 15 14 14— .7 

 In sliooting off ties, 5 birds each, for ihe second and third. S. 



White oroke 4, Throop 3. A toss up for the tie between Johnston 

 and Deslaurier gave the former first choice. 



THE NATIONAL GUN ASSOCI AT 'ON.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream; Tbe fiscal year of the National Gun As^ciation comes to 

 a close to-day. For the past two years the association has had 

 practically no Bupport except from a limited number of local 

 members, and possibly a score outside of the State of Georgia. 

 The reasons for this are too many for the scope of a letter oke 

 this. It is enough to sav that the managers, seeing no encourage- 

 ment for the future, have decided to let it pass quietly into 

 oblivion. The property of the association is not of sufficient 

 value to pav the indebtedness, so we can declare no dividend on 

 stock. Thanking you for uniform courtesy through the existence 

 of association order our management.— T. C. Ethejudoe, Sec'y, 

 (Macon, Ga., April 30.) 



TRENTON, N. J.— The Mercer Gun Club of Trenton,'N. J., are 

 to open their new grounds with a two days' tournament on May 

 15 and 16. On the opening day there wid be a guarateed purse of 

 $150 at 10 live birds and a $75 sweepstake at 25 Keystone targets. 

 The second day they guarantee $250. 



Knickerbocker, 20ft. craft, 27. Monatiquot, Club, Ft. Point 



Ocean Race. 27. Buffalo, Sweep, to Point Col- 

 Sea wauhaka, Annual Cruise burn. 



Pleon Club, Is' Cham. 27. Cipe Cod. 



Great Head. Moonlight Sail. 27. Hamilton, 2r.ft. Class. 



Lynn. Club, Lynn. 29. Detroit. 2d Pennant. 



Beverlv. Mon.Rench,2d Open 31. Pleon, Open. 



Corinthian, Marblehead. 31. Hull, Ladies' Day. 

 Monatiquot, 1st Chain. ,Ft.Pt 



August. 



Quincy, Open Race. 

 Buffalo, Club. Buffalo. 

 Sippiean, Club, Marion. 

 Beverly. Marblen'd, 1st Cup. 

 Lynn. Club, Lynn. 

 Cape Cod. 



American, 31 Cham. 

 Dorchester, Open, Club. 

 Pleon, 2d Cham. 



17. Quincy, Ladies' Day, 



17. Beverlv.Marbleh'd. 3d Cham 



17. Hull, Special Outside Race. 



30 and 40ft. 

 17. American, Around Plum Is- 

 land, go as you please. 

 17. Chelsea, Ladies' Day. 

 19. American, (men. < 

 19. Detroit, 3d Pennant. 



Great Head. Moonlight Sail. 21. Pleon. 3d Cham. 

 Miramichi, Vice-Corn. Stew- 24. Lynn, Excursion. Lvnn. 



art's Pennant. 

 L\un, Ladies' Day, Lynn. 

 Corinthian, Marblehead. 



24. Beyerly,M6n.Beach.3a Open. 

 24. Larchmont, Oyster Boats. 

 24. Corinthian, Marblehead. 



Monatiqu.it, 2d Cham.,Ft.Pt. 24. Hamilton, 80, la, 30 and 35ft. 



Class, Whilcwiugs Cup. 

 28. Pleon, Sail off. 

 81. Beverly, Marbleh'd, 1st Open 

 31. Stppi- an, Club, Marion. 

 31. Hull, Cham. Sail-Off. 

 31. Quincy, 3d, Cham. 



fncJftitig. 



FIXTURES. 



May. 



21. Miramichi. Opening Cruise. 30. Brooklyn, Open, Gravesend. 



24. Hamilton, 20, 25, 10 and 35ft. 30. Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay. 



30. VoTkville, Opening; Oak Pi. 30. Detroit, 1st Pennant. 

 30- June 2. Portland, Cruise. 



Junb. 



1. Quincy. Cash Prizes. 15 Hamilton, 30 and 35ft. Class. 



1. Larchmont, Spring. 15. Chelsea, Club. 



I. (+reat Head, Pennant. 16. Detroit 



1. Hamilton. 20ft. Class. 17. Cape Cod, Orleans. 



3-5-7. Katrina-Shamrock, N. Y. 17. American, Annual Pennant. 



5. Dorchester, Opeu, Club. 17. Sea wanhaka, 40ft. Class, N.V 



6. Monatiquot, Opening, *'t. Pt. 17. Quincy. First Cham. 



8. Buffalo Pennant. Buffalo. 17. Dorcnester. Open. Nahant. 



8. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 18-20-22. Kai rina-Titauia, N. V. 



New York Bay. 20. Monatiquot, Pennant, Ft.Pt. 



10. New Jersey, Annual, N. Y. 20. Quaker City Annual, Phila. 



II. Great Head, Moonlight Sail. 22. Buffalo, Sweep, Classes 2 & 3. 



11. Atlantic, Annual. N. Y. 22. Beverly,Marhlth'd,lst Cham. 

 13. New York, Annual, N. Y. 22. Hull, First Cham. 



13. Miramichi, Miller and Call 22. Columbia, Annual, N. Y. 



Cups. 24. Pavonia, annual, Jersey Citv 



13. Portland Annual, Portland, 26. Pleon. Club. 



15. Corinthian, Marblehead. 29. Corinthian, Marblehead. 



15. Seawanhaka, Annual, N. Y\ 29. Beverly,Mon. Beach, 1st Open 



15. Lyun, Club, Lvnn. 29. Cor. Mosquito Fleet, Larch. 



15. Brooklyn, Annual. ■ 29. Hull, Club Cruise. 



15. Great Head, Open, 29. Ybnkers Cor., Yonkers. 

 July. 



1-2. Miramichi, Annual Cruise. 13. Buffalo Handicap, to Point 

 4. Larchmont. Annual. Albino. 



4. Beverlv, Mon Beach, 1st Buz. 13. Cape C«d, Dennis. 



Bay. 17. Pleon, Club Cruise. 



4. Beverlv, Marbleh'd, 1st Cup. 17. Gr.-at Head, 2d Cham. 



4. Hyde Park.Aunual.Chicago. 18. Quincv, Second Cham. 



4. Buffalo, Open, Buffalo. 20. Caelsea. Club. 



4. Detroit, Cruise, St. Clair. 20. Hull, Ladies' Race. 



5. Dorcbester, Open, Club. 20. Beverlv, Marblehead, 3d Cup. 

 \ Hull. 76th Regatta. 20. Hamilton. Cruise. 



6. Beverly, Marbleh'd, 2d Cham 20. American, 2d Cham, 

 o. Sippiean, Annual. Marion. 24. Pleon, Club. 



6. Oreat Head, 1st Cham. 25. Miramichi, Miller and Call 



0. Hamilton, 20t't. Class. Cuns. 



8. Inter-Lake Y\ R. A. Meet, 27. Corinthian, Marblehead. 



Lake Erie. 27. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz. 

 8. American, 1st Cham. Bay. 



Buffalo. Annual Cruise. 

 Hull, 2d Cham. 

 Cape Cod. 

 Detroit. 



Monatiquot, Ladies' Day, 

 Fort Point. 



Great Head, Cham. Sail off. 21. Chelsea, Club. 

 Great Head, Open. 



September. 



Lynn, Open, Lynn. 14. Monatf quot, Opsn, Ft. Point 



Beverly, Mon. Beaeh,2i Open 14. Corinthian, Marbleuead. 

 Corinthian, Marblehead. 14. Lvnn, Club, Lynn 

 New York Y. R. A., Open. 14. Hamilton. 20cY. Class. 

 Dorchester, Open, Cluh. 14. American, Open to all beats 



Buffalo, o.l Class, Buffalo. on MeTimac River 



Hull. 9th Open. 14. Chelsea, Club. 



Beverly, Marblehead, 3d Cup 10. Dorchester, Open, Club 

 Larchmont, Fall Annual. 21. Hamilton. 25ft. Class 

 Hamilton, Cruise. 21. Beverly. Mar ileh'd, Sail Off. 



v. Miramichi, Miller and Call 28. Lynn, Clno. Lvnn. 



1* T> 0np f- « o ,0,^ 28. Buffalo, Clu o. Buffalo. 

 12. Beverly, Mon. Beach, 3d Buz. 29. Detroit. 

 Bay. 



LORD DUNRAVEN'S CHALLENGE. 



VTALKYRIE, Lord Dunraven's new cutter, was successfully 

 t launched at. Southampton on Miy 1, being christened hy Miss 

 Diaper, daughter of her skipper. The latest news in regard to the 

 challenge is that Lord Dunraven is dissatisfied wirh the reply of 

 the committee of the New York Y. C, and will wicbdrawif. 'The 

 cabled reports are very meagre and obviously mcom ct in im- 

 portant particulars, and nothing definite will be kno n until 

 after the meeting of the New York Y. C. on Mav 10. Lord Dun- 

 raven's reply to the letter of the committee was mailed on May 4. 

 aud will probablv be received by Monday, bui, of course, the con- 

 tents will be kept secret until after the cmb meeting. The iutnor 

 says that Lotd Dunraven is dissatisfied wnh the refusal of the 

 club to accept a mean of the New York and Y. H. A. time allow- 

 ance. This is absurd on the face of it, as from tee chsest calcu- 

 t-u ons possible the time allowance between Volunteer and Val- 

 kyrie would be practically the same under both rules. Ther. is no 

 occasion for a disagreement here, but the real reason for the 

 bitch is shown by the following extracts from the FMrl of Amil 

 20 and April 27: 



"It appears to be taken for granted by the majority of Ameri- 

 cans who are interested in yacht racing that the Volunteer will 

 be selected to defend the America Cup. that is, unless she should 

 be beaten in the trial races by some other yacht. It should, how- 

 ever, be said that the practical yachtsmen, who form the min- 

 ority, have the givaier portion of the New York press at their 

 hack, and it is possible that this minority will get their views 

 adopted. One eff. ct of tbe rather ostentatious exuberance of 

 patriotic pride with which the Americars have already sailed 

 Volunteer round Valkyrie is this: We on this side ot the Atlautic 

 have commenced to regatd the result of the encounters as a 

 foregone, conclusion, and that at the very best Valkyrie could do 

 nothing better than win one race out of tbe series of live if the 

 wind should be verv paltry on either day. In a breeze Valkyrie 

 might as well race a torpedo boat. 



"There is oue very strong reason why we anxiously r*es ; re to BfetS 

 the opinion of the fail -minded >aci.tsmenandsror smen in Amer- 

 ica defer 1 eel to. l^ome time ago the committee, f the New York 

 Y. C. announced thut, although a challenge under the old deed 

 which governed the Gencs'a, G-alatea and Tnistle contests, would 

 be accepted, vet would the committee impose a condition that the 

 challenger and challenging club should make a binding compact 

 that the winning club should adopt the objectionable and con- 

 demned 'new deed' to govern future challenges. It would be a 

 very cheap way of carrying this sinister design into effect by 

 securing a race between the Volunteer and Valkyrie, and thus 

 making the Earl of Dunraven unwittingly the means of gratify- 

 ing the vanity of a few members who, by the aid of some attor- 

 ney, concocted the document which goes by the name of the 

 •new deed of gilt.' We will not again traverse the conditions of 

 this strange document; but we unhesitatingly say that no Eng- 

 lishman should persist in a challenge for the Cup if the compact 

 we have referred to forms part of the. bargain. Better that 

 the America Cup should sink into ohlivion than Hat any oue, 

 by accepting an uueqoal contest— such as a Volunteer and Val- 

 kyrie race would be— should enable the committee of the New 

 York Y. C. to say that a challenger had confirmed a deed which 

 has been condemned as unsportsmanlike, almost witnout excep- 

 tion, both ia America and in ti.is country." 



"Of course there is a difficulty about the new deed. But that 

 realty is more a m il ter for tbe Royal Yacht Squad ion to decide, 

 aud there is the ugly fact that the New Ycrk Yacht Club makes 

 the condition that an undertaking shall be given before, the 

 matches are sailed that the winning club adopt the deed. They 

 argue that their proposal is fair, and that there cannot beany- 

 thing unreasonable in the deed or they would not. propose that 

 the winning club mutt adopt.it. In lace of the f net that they 

 may lose the custody of the Cup by the victory of the Valkyrie, 

 this is magnanimity of a transatlantic type.it is tiue. But we 

 cannot very well bund ourselves to the fact th.it the chances are 

 at least ten to one that the Valkyrie does not win tbe Cup if the 



Y'ork Yacht Club forever? If the New York Yacht Club wishes 

 by t .ese means to keep the Cup, and to boast of beating British 

 yachts under it, thev can do so. But it is a very different matter 

 asking the Royal Yacht Squadron to be a paity to the transac- 

 tion." 



The troth of the matter is that British yachtsmen are at last 

 beginning to realiza how completely they have played into the 

 hands of the New York Y. C, and that the proposed match 

 would be nothing but a cat e of "neads I win, tails you lose." When, 

 as a concession 10 the strong feeling at home and abroad against 

 the new dtod, the New Y r orK Y. C. bit upon the ingenious plan of 

 offering the Cup once more under the second need, with the pro- 

 viso that ail races in the future must be under the new and ob- 

 jectionable document, the best that was hoped for was that a 

 00fi. cutter, possi nly Thistle with alterations, would challenge, 

 and be defeated. Instead of this, however, thev have actually 

 found a challenger who is willing to carry the farce still further 

 by coming here to race a 70ft. hoat against one 86ft. long, thus 

 going through the bare formality of a contest: confirming the 

 new deed without the slightest risk of the loss of the Cup. 



It seems almost iucredible that Lord Dunraven, the Royal Yacht 

 Squadron aud Mr. Watsou have been blind to this aspect of the 

 case. They must understand now, if they bave not done 11 before, 

 that in challenging for the America's Cup they agree if tlwy Win 

 it, to hold it under ihe uew deea; but/'f tlmj lose it, the New York 

 Y. C. continues to hold it under the newdeed, and British yachtb- 

 men have waived all right ol protesting agaiost its unjust terms. 

 As there is confessedly no cbanc« of Valkyrie defeating Volun- 

 teer, the cnaucesot a loss of the Cup by its present holder' are 

 ei.tir. ly eliminated. According to tbe rvew Y >rk Herald Ex-Com- 

 modore JamesD.Smiih exposes himself as follows. Mr.ttmrh s 

 the e.v-cnairma'i of the Committee to De— tmme whe.hcr the 

 Challenge is in Da- Form, and whether the dub should Accept a 

 Challenge which it Could not Decline. He is also chairman of the 

 pietent "Plan and Scope Committee," having entire charge of 

 the race; 



"Do you think that Lord Dunraven is afraid to meet the 

 Volunteer?" 



"1 doa't see why he should be. In the first place the Volunteer 

 has not yet been chosen. She may not be. There is no nt Ccssity 

 for us to name any boat until a week before the actual race. \ve 

 have arranged for very elaborate trial races, and Mr. Archibald 



