June 6, 188i?.]f 



FOHEST AND STREAM. 



411 



badges of 1883, 1884, 1885, 188? and 1889, also members of the 

 National Rifle Association, are not eligible to win the principal 

 prize in this match. 



The shooting days for the several matches are as follows: 

 Jane 8 and 15, July 4, 13 and 37, Aug. 3, 10, 17 nnd 24, and Sept, 2, 

 commencing at 9:30 A. M., except J uly 4, when shooting will begin 

 at 8:30. 



WILMINGTON, Del., May 30.— Healdmoor rifle range was open 

 all day to-day and riflemen were on the ground early prepared 

 for a full day's sport. The threatening weather prevented many 

 from coming who were expected, hut there was a good attend- 

 ance, and Decoration Day was pleasantly celebrated. In spice of 

 the blustery east wind, which blew directly in the faces of the 

 marksmen and made good holding difficult, some good scores 

 were made. Revolver and pistol practice is steadily growing in 

 popularity, and with the rifle partakes Of about an equal share 

 of the fascination of target shooting. Following are the scores 

 in detail, standard American target, off-hand: 

 Revolver Match. 50vds. 



E J Darlington ... 10 10 6 4 4 10 8 10 8 10-80 



H Simpson 1.0 4 8 8 « 8 7 (i 8 8-73 



E Jackson 5 9 7 6 8 6 7 8 8—70 



D Evans 8 7 5 8 10 5 7 4 6 5-65 



H Johnson 5 6 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 4-54 



Pistol Match, Lord Model. 50yds. 



E J Darlington 6 9 9 8 7 8 7 7 7 6-74 



E Darlington 8 6678978 10 6-75 



H Simpson 2 9 5 7 9 5 9 9 8 7—70 



C Webb 8 7 9 7 7 6 6 8 9-67 



O Heiuel, Sr 9 9 7 5 5 6 5 7 7 5-65 



E Evans 4 Q 6 6 6 4 8 5 6 7-61 



Rifle Match, 200yds. 



C Hcinel, Sr 7 899698 10 7 3-74 



HASpoerl 6 666855 10 7 7-64 



WGeyer 97655857 5 5-62 



E Jackson 5 5 9 8 2 4 4 6 5 4—53 



H Johnson 2 3 7 1 5 5 7 8 7-50 



WLawton 633964843 6-51 



I S Bullock 4 4 5 4 3 5 5 5 4 10-49 



G Howard 7 5 5 7 5 6 5 5 3 1—49 



ST. LOUIS, Mo.— The St. Louis Pistol Club has again met the 

 enemy and again is the enemy nurs, hut by a much smaller mar- 

 gin than the. first match. The Cincinnati Club pulled up wonder- 

 fully, making a gain of 54 points. The most noticeable gain was 

 that of Wicas, who in the first match was low with 51, and in the 

 second was high with. 87. It is rumored here that he did not sleep 

 at all during the week, but spent all of his time practicing, and in 

 consequence got there all O. K. For St. Louis, two of its best 

 shots were absent, but still they dropped only 3 points helow the 

 first score. The last match of the season will take place next 

 Tuesday, but as the St. Louis Club has a lead of 113 points, it will 

 be easy to pick the winner. Below will be found the score on the 

 standard target. 12!^yds„ Massachusetts Rifle Association rules 

 for pistol shooting governed the contest: 

 St. Louis Club. 



8 10 10 8 9 6 9 9 9-86 



8 7 7 10 5 6 10 10 9-81 



! 10 4 10 8 8 7 7 9 7-78 



8 10 10 9 8 10 

 6 9 10 9 10 9 



9 9 7 9 6 8 

 9 6 8 7 7 7. 

 8 7 9 8 5 7 10 10 6-80 

 8 5 5 7 7 10 7 9 7-75 



8 10 8 9 8- 93—828 



7 9 10-89 



8 9 10—90 

 8 8 7-79 

 7 10 8—77 



LVD Perret 8 



M C Billmeyer 9 



WHHettel 



O Neuhaus 8 



E C Mohrstadt 10 



G W Alexander 8 



W A Lard 8 



W" Bauer 10 



O Wallace 10 . 



M Summertield 10 10 10 10 10 



Cincinnati Club. 



H Goodman 74 E Wilson 75 



Wick 87 CWellinger 87 



Al Bandle 82 B Copeland 84 



G Hopkins 74 B J Robertson 83 



G Kaufman 82 J Beiser 82—800 



Bad weather interfered with the attendance at the regular 

 weekly shoot of the St, Louis Pistol Club. Below will be found 

 the scores on the 30vds. standard target reduced to 20: 



M Summerfield 7 10 9 9 10 8 8 10 7 10—88 



O Wall ace 10 8 8 8 7 910 8 7 10-85 



LVD Perret 5 9 8 9 8 8 10 8 9 10—84 



E C Mohrstadt 9 8 9 8 9 7 7 8 8 10—83 



O Neuhaus..... 10 9 8 8 5 8 10 8 10 fi— 82 



J A Lee... . 9 4 " 



S G Dorman 9 10 



W H Hettel 9 8 



W C Mack wit z 9 5 



J B Albach 7 4 



A F, Bengel 6 i 



8 10 10 8 9 9 



6 10 8 6 7 

 5 10 8 9 4 



7 7 7 9 10 

 7 8 6 9 7 

 4 8 8 6 



6 7—80 



6 9 8—79 



7 10 6-76 

 7 8 6-75 

 7 10 5-70 

 ~ 4 0-47 



Unskr Fritz. 



HARTFORD, May 30.— Opposing rifle teams from the Franklin 

 Rifle Club, selected by W. W. Tucker and D. Stuart, contested at 

 the range this afternoon for a supper. The shooting was very 

 close and resulted in a victory for Mr. Stuart's team: 



W. W. Tucker's Team. 



S J Lyon 70 



T W Fahy 64 



W W Tucker 61 



P K Rand 56 



OttoKlett 48-: 



D. Stuart's Team. 



T H Britton 74 



D Stuart 10 



HM Pope 61 



L Robertson .46 



... Frank Covell 46-297 



The shoot for the medal was won by T. H. Britton. Following 

 is the score: T. H. Britton 74, S. J. Lyon 70, D. Stuart 70, T. W. 

 Fahy 61, W. W. Tucker 61, H. M. Pope 61, F. K. Rand 56, L. Robert- 

 son 46, Frank Covell 46, Otto Klett 43, Geo. Faxon 31. 



WORCESTER, Mass., May 30-Members of the Worcester Rifle 

 Association had a meet on Memorial Day at Broad Meadow 

 Range. The shooting was off-hand, distance 200yds. The work 

 of each man follows: 



Sporting Rifles. 



Thomas 10 8 10 8 8 8 8 10 8 10-88 



White. 8 9 9 6 9 10 9 9 6 8—84 



Maynard. 9 8 8 9 4 7 8 8 7 8—76 



Bnllane 8 9 7 8 9 7 9 6 9 8—80 



Military Rifles. 



White 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4-47 



Logan 4 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 5 4—43 



Thomas . 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5-42 



Ferguson 444444544 4—41 



Smith 4534.45434 5—41 



BRIDGEPORT, Conn., May 30.— The weather at Readmoor 

 was aU that could he desired to-day for fine target practice and 

 some good scores were made. That of W. H. Beardsley was of 

 the highest order, surpassing his record of 21 consecutive bulls- 

 eyes made at Newark last summer, by making 25 consecutive. 

 An unfortunate bursting of a shell in the 26th shot broke the re- 

 cord. Continuing the scores for a 60 shot record the same fine 

 holding was continued and in the 60 shots 52 were bulls. As wiU 

 be seen by the shots there are two clean scores in success, second 

 and third: 



7 7 8 10 10 10 7 10 10 9—88 99 10 999898 10—90 

 88888 10 889 8—83- 887. 8 899 10 9 10-86 

 788 10 6998 10 8-83 99 10 89977 10 10-88 



LINDSAY, Ont., May 29.— The semi-annual spring match of 

 the County of Victoria Rifle Association was held over their range 

 here to-day, with the following participants securing prizes. 

 Wind continuous fishtail: 



All-comers' match, 200 and 500vds., 7 shots at each range: M. 

 Thompson 65, W. Gamble 63, Capt. E. H. Hopkins 63. N. S. Young 

 61, J. H. Sand 60, ('apt, Russell 60, Staff-Sergt. Williamson 60, 

 Capt- W. H. Hill 56. J. H. Brandon 56. M. Howie 55, Major S. 

 Hughes 54, D. Sinclair 45, J. H. Oliver 53, Dr. Kennv 51, J. Black- 

 well 51, J. Goodall 50, Capt Brown 50. Roht. Sylvester 49. 



OLd,lL"Ol.i.Sl. >, 11-11 cllXl^OH ^tU. XVX1. 11UVV It -ft, 1J. — J I K_. let 1 I X>». U L * JVeUIl > 



42, H. Austin 40, J. H. Oliver 40. J. Goodall 39. M. Thomson 39, W 

 Paine 37, J. H. Brandon 36 J. H. Sootheran 35. 



Extra series, 200yds., 5 shots, two highest scores to count: R. 

 Strathern 48, Capt. Russell 48, Staff .-Sergt. Williamson 47, M. 

 Thomson 46. Win, Gamble 48. J. H. Sand 46, N. S. Young 45, Capt. 

 W r . H. Hill 45, Major S. Hughes 44. 



Major S. Hughes, of Lindsay, won the Countv Council Cup, 

 while R. Strathern, of Orillia, won the silver cup, being first prize 

 in the extra series. 



ARMY SHOOTING.— The competition of distinguished marks- 

 men in the army will take place this year at the Bellevue Rifle 

 Range, near Omaha, Neb., commencing Aug. 27, and will be con- 

 ducted by Ma jor Guy V. Henry, Ninth Cavalry. The commanding 

 officers of the different departments have been ordered to select 

 the participants, numbering 20 in all. The cavalry rifle competi- 

 tions will take place Aug. 12, at Fort Robinson, Neb., for the 

 departments of Dakota, the Platte and the Columbia; at Fort 

 Leavenworth Aug. 26, for the departments of the East, Missouri 

 and Texas; at Fort Wingate, N. M., Aug. 20, for the departments 

 of California and Arizona. 



SAN FRANCISCO, May 26 —To-day was the. greatest day for 

 shooting and enthusiasm that Shell Mound ever saw. The weather 

 was almost perfect, and the crowd was enormous— so great, in 

 fact, that the range had to be partitioned in places to keep the 

 spectators from interfering with the shooters. The event of the 

 day was the twenty-men-a-side match for $100 between Com- 

 panies C of the Second Artillery and B, First Infantry. The 

 match was the outgrowth of C's defeat at B's hands about a 

 month ago, when 10 men constituted the team. C thought that 

 by increasing the teams to 20 men each it would he able to retrieve 

 its lost laurels. Therefore Captain Huber issued a challenge, and 

 to make it an object put up $100. Each set to work and practiced 

 assiduously for a month. The shooting was far better than could 

 be expected under the circumstances. A strange light played 

 about the targets and the haze and smoke hung lazily around the 

 butts. Throughout the score was very close, and each team took 

 the lead at times, only to lose it again in a moment. Company B, 

 however, retained four of its most steadfast shots until the cud, 

 and C having exhausted its able men, was compelled to put inex- 

 perienced novices in the boxes and they broke down considerably. 

 Springfield rifles, with 61b. pull of triggers, and regulation 8iu. 

 Creedmoor targets were used. The distance was 300yds., off -baud. 

 Following is B's score: Btirdiek 45, Simla 44, linger 43, Ramm 43' 

 WesBon 41, Cook 40, Goetjen 40, Smith 39, Lovctt 39, Lundquist 38, 

 Townsend 38, Burdick 38, Bloxome 38, Bone 37, Satzer 37, Cazes 36, 

 Buckbee 34, Sturdivant 31. Taylor 30, Nouuan 28—759. 



Company C— Capt, Huber 42, Boxton 33, Huber 40, Viebrock 42, 

 Koch 43, Petrie 41, J, Riugen 39, L. Ringen 38, Brooks 34, Tobin 36, 

 Woodall 40, Drieschuiaiin 39. Rustedt 33. Siebe 31, Ruth 36, Re- 

 peun 32, Will 38, Menke 35, Wiegmann 40, John Smith 27—739. 



The Bay City Rifle Olub, which won the gold medal in ihe recent 

 match open to the different shooting teams of the country, shot 

 for the third time for individual ownership of the medal. Accord- 

 ing to the rules of the club, six contests will be held, and the 

 member winning it the most number o'f times will be entitled to 

 its perpetual ownership. Thus far, in two contests, Messrs. John- 

 sou and Hovey have won. The distance was 200yds., each con- 

 testant tired 30 shots off-hand, and was permitted to use any kind 

 of a gun under lOlbs., telescopes barred, H. R. Brown, who won 

 it after an animated struggle, deserves great credit for his re- 

 markable performance. He is a young shot , and takes great pains 

 in his work. His score, according to the Creedmoor count, was 

 46 48, 45-139, in a possible 150. 



Then in order came F. Kuhnle 140, J. E. Klein 137, A. Johnson 

 180, E. Hovey 138, H. Carr 137. 



WESTERN RIFLE RANGES.— The future Creedmoor of the 

 Northwest will be at Camp Douglas, Wis., where there is a mili- 

 tary reservation of 600 acres. This little village is at. the inter- 

 section of the two great railway systems. The State Legislature 

 has liberally recognized the present needs of the Wisconsin 

 National Guard by appropriations, and Gov. W. D. Hoard the 

 future needs. The Secretary of War was applied to to allow 

 Armv "shoots" here. Mr. Proctor said yes, and Gens. Schofield 

 and Crook, who were present, warmly concurred. So the future 

 competitions of the Division of the Missouri may be looked for 

 here. Apprehension is felt that injunctions will be served on 

 Uen. Ruger preventing further shooting at Fort Snelling. The 

 Commanding General, Dept. Dakota, expects in such case to have 

 his competition at Fort Keogh, M. T., 761 miles west, of St, Paul, 

 on the old 5th Infantry rifle range. Lieut. Reade, who has been 

 there, condemns the individual ranges, ten in number, because 

 requiring ten separate targets and markers, shelter, and increas- 

 ing the danger's. A marker of the 5th Infantry was killed there, 

 and on Monday, May 13, a man of Capt. Mott Hoo ten's company, 

 22d Infantry, was wounded at the butt during company practice 

 at fixed distances. Bot h casualties were due to the butt system, 

 which is unlit for use anywhere except at some little two com- 

 pany post, certainly unfit for Department competition. When the 

 money required to build a secure continuous pit ($400) is allotted, 

 Col. Peter T. Swaine will put Lieut. O. M. Smith, 23d Inf., former- 

 ly Inspector Small Arms Firing, Texas, in charge. Lieut. Reade 

 reports to Gens. Ruger and Crook against using Fort Keogh 

 range. Camp Douglas rifle range is only 183 miles from St. Paul. 

 It has good wells, magnificent natural bullet stop, perfect drain- 

 age, dry, level, saudv soil and salubrious climate. On this range 

 only the Service military rifles and ammunition will be used. 



THE TEAM FOR ENGLAND.— The Massachusetts Rifle Team, 

 that starts for England June 10, had a full practice over the 

 ranges of Fort Warren, Boston Harbor, on Decoration Day. The 

 weather was quite unpleasant with rain and mist, the scoring, as 

 much as could be learned of it, was not up to the standard de- 

 sired. This can be accounted for, as the team had to shoot from 

 the top of the fort across themain channel over to another island, 

 and with no flags for windage, it was impossible to keep in the 

 four ring. There is but little change from the Creedmoor team 

 ol last year. Tne shooting men will probably be Major Hinman, 

 Lieuts. Bumstead. Eads, Johnson and Hussey, Serges. Merrill, 

 Bull and Doyle, Privates Huddleson, Farrow, Farnsworth, Bull. 

 Over $5,000 has been subscribed, and there is no doubt about the 

 balance. The first match of the team will be on July 2 with the 

 Berkshire County Team, with London Rifle Brigade on July 3, 

 with South London Team July 4, Sussex County Team July 5, aud 

 with the team of the Honorable Artillery Company on' July 6. 

 This completes the series, the team then goes to the Wimbledon 

 meeting. 



TORONTO, May 29.-The Off-Hand Rifle Association have ar- 

 ranged a series of ten matches. There are eleven clubs. On 

 stated dates each club is supposed to fire over their own range or 

 face to face with some other club. Each club competing can win 

 ten matches or lose ten matches. Any club neglecting to shoot 

 for three matches in succession is dropped from those competing 

 for the championship. The. last and final match will be shot at 

 Aurora. Oct, 10, 1889, when all clubs will meet face to face. In 

 recognition of the honor conferred on Aurora, the town has kindly 

 donated $100 in prizes. The first match of the series was shot 

 May 28, and resulted as follows: Orillia 761, Aurora 717, Scarboro 

 709, Newton Brook 791, King City 091, Tottenham 680, Alliston 620, 

 Point Edward 591. 



SPRINGFIELD. Mass., May 31.— Two teams from the City 

 Guard contested in a shooting match yesterday, making a re- 

 markable score and giving a sharp contest. Following is the 

 score: 



Johnson 4544454—30 Bowers 5514445— 31 



Sterling 5444444—29 Merrick 4444444-28 



W E Hosmer 4544443—28 Wilcox 4444444-28 



Dean 3435344- 26 Taft 3434343—24 



S E Smith 3343553—26 H J Smith 3443343-24 



F L Hosmer 443:1433—24 McDonald 4044344—23 



Mclnerny 2033444-20—183 Davis 4233352—22-180 



WORCESTER, Mass., May 30.— Members of the Worcester City 

 Guards, Co. A, 2d Regiment M. V. M., went, out to Peat Meadow 

 Range on Memorial Day. The shooting was with a military rifle, 

 it was off-hand, distance 200yds., and the result follows: 



Lieut M II Tisd ale. 4545444444—43 Pvt Mcintosh 4454454444-42 



Sergt A Jefferson. .5445454544— 44 Pvt Bryden 444443445!}— 38 



Corpl W E Wilkins4444343444— 38 Pvt Thompson 54433—19 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 St re A3i 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. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Officers, 1887-88. 



Commodore: H. O. Rogers ? 



Secretary-Treasurer: Geo. W. Hatxon , Feterboiough, Can. 

 fiee-Com. Rear-Corn. Purser. 



Central Dlv..W. R. Huutiugtou.E. W. Hasten T. H. Stryker, 



Rnme, N. Y. 



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



186 Jerolemon St., Brooklyn. 

 Eastern Div. .H. E. Riee, M. D Maxton Holmes H. D. Marsh, 



N'thernDiv. .Robert Tyson S.S. Robinson Colin Iraleff Toronw. 8 ' 



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



Persons residing 111 any Division and wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., will be f uruishea with printed forms of appllcati on by address- 

 ing the Purser. . 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



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

 Vice-Commodore— D. H. Crane, Chicago, M. 

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

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



Executive Committee— C. J. Bousfleld, Bay Citv, Mich.; T. P, Gaddis, Day 

 tOB, O.; T. J, Klrkpatriek, Springfield, O, * 



FIXTURES. 



June. 



8. Ianthe. Spring. Newark. 16. Puritan, Record Races, No. 2. 



15- 17. Puritan, Annual Meet, 17. Purit an, Record Races. No.3. 



Nantasket. 22. N. Y. C. C. Annual, Stat en 



15. Brooklyn Annual. Island. 



16- 17. South Boston, Local Meet, 29. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet 



Petlioks Island. Larchmont. 



Judy. 



4. Puritan, Record Races, No.4. 10-22. Atlantic Division Meet. 

 13-29. W.C.A. Meet, Ballast I'd. 27. Yonkers, Annual, Yonkers. 



August. 

 — . Pequot Meet, Thimble, Islands. 



7-23. A. C. A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River. 



8 KPT EMBER. 



8. Puritan, Record Races, No. 5. 14. Ianthe, Annual, Newark. 



THE PASSAIC RIVER CRUISE. 



THE Passaic canoeists left the Ianthe C. C. at 10 P. M. on May 

 20, and by midnight were encamped on the old site in New- 

 ark Bay, where a sound sleep was enjoyed before the bugle call 

 at 6 o'clock. Breakfast was cooked on the beach, and the fleet 

 was under way by 8:30. At the New Jersey Athletic Club, mem- 

 bers of the Bayonno C. C. and of the Pastime C. C, of Red'Bank, 

 met the main body, and with a fair breeze and nil sail set. the 

 canoes fairly flew across the hay to Elizabethport aud through 

 Staten Island Sound to Amboy, which the first made by 2 o'clock. 

 The last were in before dark, and all were royally entertained by 

 the members of the Onipoge C.C., at whose club house the cruisers 

 remained until Sunday morning, when with a strong tide andfair 

 wind the Passaic was soon reached. 



The regatta committee called the unlimited sailing race at 4 

 P. M. on Saturday, there were but four entries: Geo. P. Doug- 

 las, Ianthe C. C, canoe Nenemooska; Mr. Peterson, Oinpage C. 

 C. Naiad; Winfleld Scott, Essex C. C ; L. B. Palmer, Ianthe C. C. 

 Idlemere. 



There was a reefing breeze, and wet sea throughout the race. 

 Mr. Scott upset before the start and withdrew, and Mr. Peterson 

 withdrew after the first round, the course being twice around a 

 triangle. Nenouiooska led until the last beat to windward when 

 she was passed by Idlemere. "which was ruled out, for fouling the 

 buoy at the finishing line. The prize was a beautiful releasing 

 anchor presented by the Ompage C. C, and was awarded to Mr. 

 Douglass. 



YONKERS C. C. 



THE annual spring regatta of the Yonkers C. C. was held on 

 May 30. The paddling races were: 

 Single canoes % mile: 



Alpha, Everett Masten 1 



Golden Rod, Edgar Henriques 2 



Day Dream, Louis Simpson 3 



Dark Horse, Gabriel Rcevs 4 



Mr. Reevs broke his paddle at the start. 

 Tandem canoes, % mile: 



Evangeline, H. C. Quick and L. Simpson 1 



Nesta, T. L. Oxholm and Talbot Simpson 2 



Wonoda, A. B. Pattou and J. W. Simpson 3 



The final event was a tournament with Masten as spearman 

 and Reevs as paddler in Woneda, and T. Simpson and Henriques 

 in Lanark, the latter team being victorious. An "unclassified" 

 sailing race was won by Evangeline, H. L. Quick, and also the 

 maneuvering race. In the evening an illuminated parade to the 

 new house of the Yonkers C. Y. C. took place, 30 canoes turning 

 out. 



1RRAWADDI C. C.-The Irrawaddi O.'C. elected the following 

 officers recently for the ensuing year: Com., S. B. Lafferty; Vice- 

 Corn., E. S. Hammatt: Sec. and Treas., Joel M. Parker. The club 

 was organized April 25, 1883, and ended the first year of its exist- 

 ence with 7 members. They built a tasty club house in 1.884 on t he 

 bank of the Mississippi, just below the Government bridge be- 

 tween this city and Rock Island. The house cost |5,000. Putting 

 in improvements this spring amounted to nearly §100. When 

 first organized they devoted their time to races aud cruising, but 

 lately tney have given up racing and devote their spare time ex- 

 clusively to cruising about the Government Island and up and 

 down the Mississippi and its smaller tributaries. At present 

 there are only nine members: S. B. Laferty, canoe Ouawav; E. S. 

 Hammatt, Lotus; Joel M. Parker, Naiad; M. C. Smith, Isis; L. E. 

 Knocke, Lucille; M. Bunker, Ishkoodle; T. Q. Wilkinson, Soli- 

 taire; C. E. Copeland, M. N. Richardson. 



TORONTO C. C, May 24.-The Queen's birthday, May 24, was 

 duly celebrated by the Toronto C. C, a three days' cruise to the 

 Etobieoke River being made by a party of 25, together with 15 

 members of the Tammany Hall Boat Club, of Toronto. Camp 

 was reached about noon, the day being passed with a hall match 

 and a tug of war. The contestants in the latter were Mason and 

 T. G. Elgie in one canoe and Shaw and R. B. Elgie. The latter 

 gentleman carried a long oar, which he drove into the mud un- 

 known to his opponents, securing a victory for his craft. The two 

 following days were spent pleasantly in camp, returning on the 

 evening of the 26th. The club has just received from the Ontario 

 Canoe Company a new canoe 30ft. long aud 50in. wide, for 16 pad- 

 dlers. Mr. D. fi. Jacques is captain, with first and second mates 

 and a purser. Her name is Unktahee, or "God of the waters," 

 and she will be taken to the meet in August. 



PEQUOT CANOE ASSOCIATION.-The Pequot C. A. held the 

 closing camp-fire of the "out-of-commission" season at New 

 Haven, on May 27. The attendance was large and the evening 

 passed very pleasantly. The music was furnished by the Pequot 

 Glee and Banjo Clubs, and the programme included speeches, 

 toasts, yarn-spinning and discussions on rig, models, etc. The 

 coming meet in July is promising to be a very successful one. A 

 large race schedule for canoes and cruisers, separate classes, has 

 been arranged, and prizes will be offered for races among all types 

 of boats comprising the club list. Nine members have been" ad- 

 mitted since May 1— F. P. Lewis, Sec.-Treas. 



MONTRE'AL C. C— The first regatta of the new Montreal C. C. 

 was held at Pointe Claire, on May 24, the following races being 

 held: 1. Single paddle, half mile with turn, for meu who do not 

 own a canoe— Entries: C. Fairbauks, Lachine; Louis Gordon, 

 W. Harrison and Colin Drew, Pointe Claire. Won by Fairbanks: 

 prize, a canoe, presented by Mr. W. H. Cot tin gh am." 2. Tandem 

 paddling, half mile with turn— First, E, A. Nash and E. A. Gris- 

 sett; second, F. Stewart and C. Fairbanks; third, L. Gordon and 

 W. Harrison. 3. Single paddle, half mile with turn— First, E, A. 

 Nash; second, E. A. Grisset; third, F. W. Stewart. 



CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET.-Proposals for member- 

 ship: Harold Goodwin, Geo. Eastman, Roslyn; C. M. Foster, 

 canoe, Bridgeport; Levin Huntington, 15ft. centerboard vawl. New 

 Rochelle; Chas. Coughtry, 18ft. cutter; O. H. Chellborg, 18ft. sloop; 

 John S. Harris, 18ft. cutter; C. J. Dunn, C. L, Weyard, 19ft. cen- 

 terboard yawl. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP —Atlantic Division: D. A. Nash, New 

 York; P. Halstead Scudder, Glen Head. Northern Division: 

 Wm. Maynard, Jr., Stratford, Ont.; A. MeKenzie, Gananoque, 

 Out. Eastern Division: T. Erskin Hamilton, Paul R. Hawkins, 

 Springfield, Mass. 



STORMBOUND CANOEISTS.— It is reported that four Wash- 

 ington canoeists who were camping on Analostar island were 

 caugb t by the flood in the Potoma*; and made prisoners for f orty- 

 eight hours, until rescued by their friends. 



Outlines op Lessons in Botany.— For the use of teachers, or 

 mothers studying with their children. By Jane H. Newell. Il- 

 lustrated by H. P. Sy mines. Boston: Ginn & Co. This thought- 

 ful little work is quite a new departure in the method of teaching 

 botany. Rudimentary works confine themselves mainly to in- 

 struction in classification, but Miss Newell, pursuing a more 

 logical method, begins with vegetable physiology, aiming to teach 

 the students what plants are, what their essential characteiisties 

 and mode of growth, before entering on the study of specific dis- 

 tinctions which are the basis of classification. The instructions 

 conveyed in this little work are rather for the teacher than for 

 the student, the author's method being not so much to impart in- 

 formation to the pupil direct as to appeal to the wider intelligence 

 of the teacher to direct the pupils' minds into chanuels of obser- 

 vation, and make them exert their faculties to discover for them- 

 selves. The methods employed are practical id est experimental. 

 Seedlings are raised in the school-room by teacher and pupils, 

 that the wouderful though common process of evolution from the 

 seed to the leaf becoming matter of daily observation may stimu- 

 late the pupils' faculties, arouse their interest, and thus bring 

 them into that receptive state of mind so favorable to the pursuit 

 of knowledge of the common things around them. Wo think 

 very favorably of the plan of the work, and of the author's treat- 

 ment of it, and have no hesitation in recommending it as a text 

 book. 



