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AMATEUR VS. PROFESSIONAL. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The A. C. A. is a strictly amateur organization, and should be 

 governed by its rules, the same as any other body of the same 

 standing. 



Several vears ago Frank Holmes, the then champion sculler of 

 the N. A. A. A., rowed for a purse of $150. and won; the money 

 was not paid to him, hut was used to buy a watch, which was 

 given to him. Yet the fact still remained, that primarily he had 

 raced for money, and he was expelled from the N. A. A. A. and 

 never reinstated. 



In vour acoount of the skiff races of the R. C. Y. C, in the For- 

 est and Stream of Sept. 5, W. G. Mac Kend rick wins the first 

 prize, which is stated to be $12 in money. Article XVI. of the 

 By-Laws and Rule V. of the Sailing Regulations of the A. C. A. 

 unqualifiedly forbid all racing for money, and the application for 

 membership also hears on this very point. 



Mr. MacKendrick raced and won. If he had come in last the 

 case would not have heen altered. 



The letters from this gentleman are always interesting, and the 

 answer to this will probably prove equally so with the rest. 



A. C. A. No. 1,213. 



THE POINTE CLAIRE CANOE CREW.— At a meeting of the 

 Pointe Claire District of the Montreal C. C.,held at the Pointe 

 Claire hoat house on Sept. 12, it was decided to resolve the district 

 into an organization, for the promotion of canoeing, to he called 

 the Pointe Claire Canoe Crew. A constitution was adopted, and 

 it was decided that the burgee of the club should be a pointed 

 burgee composed of a white cross on a light blue ground. The 

 totem selected was the constellation of the Plow, to be displayed 

 on a bear of light blue. The election of officers resulted as fol- 

 lows: Captain. Daniel A. Poe; Mate, D. C. S Miller; Purser, W. 

 Kennedy. The crew has a membership of twenty-nine, and its 

 fleet includes one sloop yacht, five decked sailing, as many un- 

 decked sailing, and a score or so of open paddling canoes. Six or 

 eight of the members are A.C.A. men. and it is hoped that the 

 coming meet of the Northern Division in Montreal waters, will 

 bring every active member of the crew into the Association. A 

 great dVal of interest is being manifested in sailing, and between 

 eight and ten of the crew's sailors are talking of getting racers 

 for next year's meets. A subscription list for a sailing trophy 

 has been opened and a goodly sum of money has already been 

 subscribed. 



GALT C. C— The first club regatta of the Gait C. C. was held 

 on Sept. 18, the entries being limited to men who had never pad- 

 dled previous to '89. The results were doubtful till the last 

 stroke had been taken. Single blade, Y% mile, 4 starters: Irex, C. 

 Turnbull, first; Cygnet, G. I. Riddle, B. A., second. Hurry scurry, 

 run, swimand paddle, G. A. Ball. Tandem, 4 starters: G. I. Riddle 

 and J. H. Buchanan, first; C. Turnbull and J. H. McGregor second. 

 Lady and arentleman tandem, 4 crews: Miss M. Blake and C. 

 Turnbull, first; James and Alice McKendrick, second. Pours: J. 

 H. McGregor, C. Turnbull, .las. McKendrick and H. Reynard in 

 the Carryalovus finished first. — Mamac. 



IANTHE C. C. REGATTA, SEPT. 28.-The following pro- 

 gramme of races for the lanthe C. C. regatta on Saturday will 

 attract many canoeists to the Passaic Rive: 1. Class I. paddling. 

 2. Sailing and paddling combined. 3. Sailing, record. 4. Sailing, 

 junior record. 5. Sailing upset. 6. Paddling, Classes III. aim 

 IV., record. 7. Paddling. Classes III. and IV., junior record. 8. 

 Paddling tandem, decked sailing canoes. Classes III. and IV. 

 9. Hurry scurry, Classes III. and IV. 10. Tournament. 



A. C. A. PHOTOS.— Mr. S. R. Stoddard, of Glens Falls, N. Y., 

 has ready his new list of photos of the last meet, 46 in all, with 

 miniature card for ordeiing. Mr. Stoddard is at work on a hand- 

 some book entitled "Glimpses of the A.. C. A , 1889," containing 20 

 photogravures of the meet, "XlOiu. in size. It will be published 

 by subscription, the price being $2 50, 



RARITANIA.— A correspondent writes as follows about the 

 canoe Raritania, whose design is given in "Canoe a.nd Boat Build- 

 iug": "My opinion of the model for inland use, with paddle, no 

 sails, can be summed up in one word— perfect. The canoe is 

 light, roomy, handles remarkably easy under paddle, is a dry 

 boat in rough water, draws but little water, has plenty of storage 

 room; in fact, I do not see where any improvement can be made, 

 and the model deserves to be very widely used by all who cruise, 

 as I do, in narrow, rapid streams, broken by rapids, falls and 

 dams." 



CANOE BR ASS WORK- The establishment of the W. B. Baker 

 Mfg. Co., at Watertown, N. Y., was lately partly destroyed by fire 

 of supposed incendiary origin. 



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Dan, Cincinnati.— Please send us your address. 

 L. O.— Ruffed grouse season will open in Pennsylvania Oct. 1. 

 J. B. H., Oswego.— The lug sail will be suitable for your pur- 

 pose. 



W. B. McC, Brooklyn.— Sailing craft have the right of way 

 over vessels propelled by oars or steam. 



J. T., Washington, N. J.— See Pennsylvania seasons in our shot 

 column. 



F. D. F., Cambridgeport, Mass.— You will do well to go to Maine 

 for the small game; write to Mr. Kennedy Smith, whose post office 

 address is Eustis, Me. 



W. A.— Rail shooting is reported to be good at Pine Brook and 

 on the Hackensack Meadows, New Jersey. 



L. C. W., Oswego Center.— The squirrel shooting in Chautauqua 

 county is reported as excellent this fall. Go to Fredonia or 

 vicinity. 



F. B. S., Allentown, Pa.— The law of Pennsylvania forbids the 

 killing of the "yellow-hammer" or "flicker." There is no law on 

 turtle doves. 



M. A. T., Plymouth, O.— For Michigan seasons, see our game 

 columns. For full text of law address State Game and Fish War- 

 den Wm. Aiden Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



F. H. S., Washington, D. C— The firm is of Birmingham, Eng. 

 and makes a gun of medium grade and price, with a good reputa- 

 tion. Neither in cost nor grade do their arms compare with 

 those of the best London makers. 



J. A. H.— There are rattlesnakes in Pike county, Pa., but not 

 so many that you need hesitate to take your dog out there. There 

 are quail, ruffed grouse, woodcock and deer there. For open 

 seasons see our shot department. 



B. A. J., Syracuse.— Please inform me if ducks can be shipped 

 out of the States of Minnesota and Wisconsin. I am going about 

 Oct. 1 after ducks, though not for market, but I would like to 

 send my friends a few. Ans. Forbidden to export from Minne- 

 sota, but not from Wisconsin. 



H. E. W., Newark, N. J.— Is chilled shot made so by a mixture, 

 or is merely chilled on the surface ? Ans. Chilled by a hardening 

 "temper," which is an alloy mainly of antimony and is put into 

 the melted bar lead. The manufacturers have their own secret 

 "temper" mixture. 



Ornithologist. — It would be interesting to me and I think to a 

 majority of your readers, if you would give a short account of 

 how birds are procured for ladies 1 hats. Ans. This subject was 

 fully treated two years ago in connection with the decrease of 

 song birds and the organization of the Audubon Society. 



A. McG., New York.— Can you inform me whether smelt will 

 take a fly, and if so what are the best flies to use? Also if there 

 have been any smelt caught in the Hackensack River? Ans. 

 Smelt sometimes take the fly (a scarlet one), but are usually caught 

 with bait, shrimp, minnow, pieces of fish or of frog, etc. They 

 are not due before the last of October or the first of November. 



F. W. S. —The powder is generally apt to give poorer penetra- 

 tion. The Hazard will give good results if carefully loaded. The 

 charge you name should give a low trajectory, as the powder is a 

 heavy charge for the lead. You will gain much instruction by a 

 study of the tables in our little pamphlet "Trajectories of Ameri- 

 can Hunting Rifles," giving the results of our extensive and care- 

 ful tests at Creedmoor in 1885. 



W. H. K., Newark, N. J.— Will you kindly tell me where I can 

 get .32cal. round bullets for reloading the Winchester S. & W. 

 shell for short range target practice? I have tried to get buck- 

 shot the proper size, but cannot; they are either a little too big or 

 too small. Ans. You will probably find it necessary to mould 

 them yourself. Mr. Jas. Conlin, of Conlin's gallery, this city, 

 makes his own .32s round and will perhaps supply you with 

 some. 



F. C, Toms River, N. J.— Will you please name the following 

 bird for me? Body about the size of a duck egg, spotted black 

 and white, head black, breast white, webbed feet, and a bill like a 

 duck. It was shot while swimming in a pond on the salt meadows, 

 by a friend. I have heard of only two having been killed here 

 for a long time. Ans. The description is too vague to permit of 

 accurate identification. It is probable that the bird is a phalarope. 

 Either the northern phalarope (Phalaropus labatus), or Wilson's 

 phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor), more likely the first. 



Always S mall-Bore.— Mount Vernon, N. Y.— I have often 

 wondered that you never publish the pattern and penetration of 

 some of the large bores, say 4 and 8 at 100yds. In these modern 

 times, when ducks and geese are so hard to get at, I think a few 

 such trials would interest your readers. At the same time I am 

 a "small-bore man" and believe in proportion they beat the large 

 bores hollow. I have a record of three sparrows to a shot with a 

 .22 shot cartridge. Ans. We will, perhaps, give these large bores 

 a test at our range. 



A. H. M„ Meriden, Conn.— I have a case which I wish you to de- 

 cide for us, as we are not quite posted. On the card inclosed you 

 will notice the offer which our State secretary made to the State 

 shooters through us. In the State championship match Mr. A., a 

 resident of Springfield, Mass., wished to enter, but I refused to 

 allow him because of his non-residence. Now, when we came to 

 the double-bird match he entered and shot before I was awaTe of 

 it. making the. highest score, and claims the cash and medal. I 

 refused it until we can get a decision from you. I understand 

 he belongs to the Colt Gun Club, of Hartford, in this State; but 

 does this make any difference, as he is a non-resident? Suppose 

 a resident of Ohio should belong to one of our clubs, would he be 

 entitled to shoot for these medals and cash? We think not. Ans. 

 According to the wording of the programme furnished us, which 

 is all we have on which to base our decision. Mr. A. was not en- 

 titled to shoot in the first event, as that is scheduled as an "Indi- 

 vidual State Championship Match," but in the second event no 

 such limitation appears. The programme simply says, "Second 

 event, double-bird match, 20 pairs, medal and $10 to winner, op- 

 tional sweep, $2 entrance." This would allow entries from Ohio 

 or California for that matter. On a strict reading of the pro- 

 gramme, Mr. A. is entitled to medal and money. 



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