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kiss and W. S. Archer. Richmond, and R. G. Southall, of Amelia, 

 and Hon. John 8. Wise, of New York. 



W. L. Boyd, of Richmond, was elected secretary, Mr. Grundy 

 having declined in consequence of business engagements which 

 required his whole time. He highly commended, as did other 

 members, Mr. Boyd for the office of secretary, and also Mr. John 

 W. Pierce, of Richmond, who was elected treasurer. 



It was agreed to cancel all outstanding fees, and date the finan- 

 cial year for its close 30th of September. The entrance fee was 

 fixed at S3, and the annual contribution $1. 



The Association decided to have an annual trophy— a S25 gold 

 medal— which would become the property of the winner at the 

 annual practices. 



A large nnmher of members were added to the Association, 

 amoug them, by complimentary resolution, the Reverends II. II. 

 Hawes, D.D.. and W. Q. ilullihen. 



Mr. Grundy, speaking for the members from Richmond of their 

 desire at tho'most convenient time to manifest specially their ap- 

 preciation of the entertainment arranged by Mr. W. F. Sumnier- 

 son, manager of the tournament, on this occasion, proposed the 

 thanks of the Association to him, which were most heartily 

 voted. 



On motion of Mr. Bargamin the executive committee was re- 

 quested to appoint the Time of holding the Lynchburg fair in 1890. 

 when and at that place the annual meeting of the .Association 

 will take place. 



After the adjournment of the Association the invitation of 

 Messrs. Burke ■& Oroghan to the gentlemen making the 10 best 

 shots, with their guests, to partake of an oyster supper was ac- 

 cepted. A pleasant hour wos spent in doing justice to the least, 

 and in a conversational way recalling the experiences and obser- 

 vations in bird hunting, and in suggestions promotive of the ob- 

 jects of the Association. 



The scores were as follows: 



Oct. J .— Mooie match, 0 hluerocks, gold medal first priae, three 

 other prizes, entrance $1: 



Ayres 01011110D-5 West 111110001-6 



Bargamin .111111101—8 Summersou 111011111—8 



Cooke 111111001—7 Argenbright , .011111111—8 



Wecmer 1110U009— 5 Hawpe OillDOlO-5 



EFWayman.. 110111111—8 Jones. ... OOnilllll— 6 



J F Wayman Ollllllll— 8 



Summersou took the medal, Cooke second, Jones third, Wegner 

 fourth. 



Second event, at 9 bats, entrance 81: 



Ayres .110010110-5 West 011111011—8 



Bargamin 011111111—8 Argenbright 111111111-9 



Cooke.... 111111111—9 Jordon 100101001—4 



Wegner 010000011-3 Hawpe 111101011—7 



EF Wayman 111010110-0 Jones 001110111 — 0 



Summerson 111111110—8 



Argenbright first, Summerson second, Hawpe third, Wayman 

 fourth. 



Third event, at 9 bats, entrance $1: 



Ayres 111111111—9 West 110000101— 4 



Bargamin 100111111—7 Argenbright 111110111-8 



Cooke 01000)11 1U -3 Jord on 000000101-2 



Wegner 110011000-4 Jones 001010110-5 



E F Wayman 111111111-9 J F Wayman 111111111-9 



Summerson llllliriO— 8 Lambert 111101101— 



Wayman first, Summersou second, Bargamin third. 



Fourth event at 9 clay birds, entrance 82: 



Summerson . . 111110011—7 West 011111111—8 



Ayers 111111111—9 E F Wayman '..110101111-7 



Bargamin 111111111—9 1 T Wayman 111111100—7 



Jones 0111110U— 7 Wegner 011001110—5 



Cooke 111010111—7 Lambert 11 1111000—6 



Ayers first., West second, Wayman third, Lambert fourth. 



Oct. 2.— Equity Life Association match, at 16 bluerocks; gold 

 medal for first, three other prizes; $1 entrance: 



Ayers 1111111110—9 West 0111111111— 9 



Bargamin llllllOlU— 9 E F Wayman 1111101111—9 



Cooke 1010001110—5 Jones 111101 1110-8 



Summerson 0111111111—9 Argenbright 11111 11010—8 



West took the medal, Summerson second, Cooke third. 



Second event at 9 bats, entrance $1: 



Ayers 011001101-5 Patrick 011111110— , 



Bargamin 110101110— 6 Summerson 111111111—8 



Jones 110101111—7 Coiner 100111001— 5 



Fishburn 110010001—4 E F Wavman. ...101111111—8 



West 101101101-6 J T Wayman 101110110-6 



Cooke 111101111—8 Lambert 111111000—6 



Summerson first, Patrick second, West third, Ayera fourth. 



Third event at 9 bats, entrance Si: 



Avers 11011101 1-7 Fishbern 10111 1000-5 



Bargamin 111111111—9 Coiner 111111111—9 



Argenbright 111111110—8 Stokes llliXMOIl -0 



Cooke 111111100-7 Patrick 111110110-7 



Jones 0101 10101-5 Wayman 1111101 .11— 8 



Meriken 010001010-3 Summerson lllllUOO— 7 



Harris 101001110—5 Lambert 000010101-3 



West 110101010-5 Cooke, Jr , .101001101-5 



Bargamin first, Argenbright second, Summerson third, Stokes 

 fourth. 



Fourth event at 9 bluerocks, §2 entrance: 



Bargamin lllimil— 9 JT Wayuian 100011110— 5 



Meriken 001011101-5 EF Wavman Ollllulll-7 



Stakes .. 111011111-8 Cooke, Jr llOOllOOl-u 



Cooke ! 111111111-9 Palmer 1111 11101—8 



Summerson 1111111U— 9 Harman 111111100—7 



Coinen 010101011—5 Hawpe 011001100-4 



Fishbern 111011111—8 Hansberger 110)11101—6 



Jones 001011111-6 Christain 000100010-3 



Harris 000000111-3 Patrick OOOT 11111-6 



Summerson first, Stokes second, E. F. Wavman third -Jones 

 fourth. 



Sweep at 9 bluerocks, entrance $1, 50, 30 and 20 per cent ■ 



Fishburn 100010011—4 E F Wavman 111110111— 8 



Coiner. 101111011—7 Summerson 111111011—8 



Stokes im01UO-7 Lambert '.100001000-2 



Bargamin 111110011-7 Harris OOlOOtim— i 



Argenbright 111101111-8 Patrick '.'..".'.'.001011111-6 



Cooke 011001011-5 Palmer 100101011-5 



Jones 110101011-6 J1Uli 0 



Summerson first. Bargamin second, Jones third. 



Sweep at 10 bluerocks. entrance SI, 50. 30 and 20 per cent • 



Summerson 1111 111111 10 Jordon, Jr. . . , 0100110011— 5 



Jones O0111O1101—6 Jordon, Sr 1000010001—3 



Hawpe llOOIOCOOa- 3 Cooke 0111000101- 5 



Clumner, 1000000101- S Coiner 1001111111 13 



E F Wayman 1101101111- 8 ■ iwuj.jxlll a 



Sumerson first, E. F. Wayman second, Jones third. 



( let. ,3.— Match for Virginia Field Snorts Association gold medal 

 15 bluerocks, entrance 82: 1 



Jones 001111110110111—11 Grundy 011111011101011- 11 



Harris 011111011101011-11 Miller. lOHMllOimil-12 



Bargamin lOlOUOlOUlHl-ll Wayman 110111100111001—10 



Summersou.. .111111111011110-13 West 0110111010 11 - 



E F Wayman. .111101111 11 1 010-12 Argenbright . .lllOlllonillOO -12 

 Cooke 011001010110101- 8 Coiner . . . 110011000111111-10 



Summerson won medal, Argenbright second, Bargamin third, 

 Conner fourth, Cooke fifth. ' 

 trance $l- at 9 bluer0cks for Dintel & Lang gold medal, en- 



Ayres ' 011101010-5 West uiOOl 110-6 



Argenbright 111111100-7 E T Wayman 111111101-8 



Joues 101001101-5 Grundy . 110010010-4 



Cooke... 111111101-8 Coiner. 111011111-8 



Bargaimu OOllloOll-fc Summerson 101100110-5 



Bumgardner .111100101— 6 



fourth 6 VV ° n m6dal " Argonbl ' ignt second, West third, Summerson 

 Third event, 9 clay birds, 50 cents entrance: 



Jones OOUlilll— 7 Jordan, Jr 111001111—7 



Ayres 111111111-9 Harris. .' ' 101110100-5 



Bargamin. 111111111-9 Summerson IOlllllm-7 



Argenbright 11H10H0-7 Harman". 11 01 1 I 



■«poke 1101 1101 1-7 Stokes ...'....'. ". 011010111-6 



'West IIOIOII1O-6 Patrick 100101111-6 



! E F Wayman 11101 1110-7 Coiner. . . 001000001 2 



m ji::::::::r:;JWS=S JMComer moomi-7 



No. 6,, fil ' st ' Harman second, Summerson and Stokes third, Ar- 



Sltet ^' er0 i?P m m n J ' I' F Ugan S° ld meda1 ' *? entrance: 



JWBudd - '^nnHmZ^ ? a T s 'V iOHOlOOOO-4 



Ford : .11- . ^nuiM Joi^amJr 1100010001-4 



Quiniby.. ..lMui 111 ,1 F, W ayman 0000111101-5 



Courtney . V lOllHOr £ 0 , oke < Jr 0011001100-4 



Russeii * Mmm zt $£i &t 0000100101-3 



t-iggins lOllllHLVj, 



Houghton 0111111111; 



C Smith llllOOllllOij 



pykeman 11111011100111 



-5 Slump 101 0010001-3 



\Zj> ¥S, n |^ er « er 1101010101-6 



3-7 J T W ayman 1101000011-5 



—6 Comer 1010101011-6 



Cooke gold medal, Summerson second, Harman third. McDaniel 

 fourth. 



Match at 10 bluerocks. entrance 50 cents: 



Ayres IIIOIIOIU- 8 E F Wavman 0011111011— 7 



Bargamin 1011011110- 7 West. ,., 0111 1 10111 - 8 



McDantels 11U1UU1— 10 Summerson 1111110010— 7 



Harman 1101101001—6 Cooke 1X00101100- 5 



Stokes OOlllUUl— 8 Coiner llOOOOlllO— 5 



McDaniel first, Wayinan third, Harman fourth. 



Boys' Match, Oct. 4, shot at bats by bovs under 16 years old: 



Kootes (1000110000—2 Jordan 0000110000—2 



Ilullihen 1000111001—4 Cooke 0110000000—2 



Ilullihen first, Kootes second, Jordan third. 



UNKNOWN GUN CLUB.— The members of the Unknown Gun 

 Club were very fortunate in respect to the fine weather of Oct. 10 

 for their regular monthly shoot for the club badge and extra 

 prizes at Dexter Park, L. 1. Fifteen wont to the traps to shoot 

 CO! the emblem at 7 birds each, club handicap, gun below the 

 elbow. H. Ktiehel, Jr., 29yds., and J. Rankin 23yds., killed 7 birds 

 each, and on shooting off the former won the medal. This makes 

 the third time he has won the emblem duriug the season, and 

 he will no doubt be the possessor of it at the close. A sweepstake 

 followed, and three tied for the prize, which they divided between 

 them. The score, sweepstakes. 25yds.: 



G Ellerhorst 00 G Rankin 111—3 



G Pfohlman , 011-2 G Bohling 011-2 



H Knebel, Sr 111-3 O Hill 111-3 



M Brown .110—2 



CUMBERLAND CLUB OF CHICAGO. — At Cumberland Lodge, 

 Sept. 21, for derrick medal: 



McFariane (32) 222121122112110— 14 Lovedav (30). . .201212110212101—12 



Eich (32) 121110111110222-13 Hoffman (30t. .022002002102020 — 7 



Ashley (32). ...221211021120111—13 Gardner (30).. 111121110210112—13 

 Farmer (82) ...200.111111112201-12 Stephens (38). 210020122200211—10 



Shepard (30)... 111121122111201-14. Blake (28) II (1.200200200101— 7 



Low (30) 101111112202202—13 



Sweepstakes, 30\ T ds.. 10 nirds: 



Farmer 1111221102- 9 Stephens 0021210012 - 6 



Farland 1122112221-10 Hoffman 0012200102- 6 



Ashley 1111101121- 9 Low 0100011012- 5 



Eich 3111110111— 9 



TieB on 9, miss ana out: Ashley 2, Eich 1. 



TRENTON. N. J .—The second annual tournament of the Mer- 

 cer Gun Club will be held at Trenton, N. J„ on Oct. 21, 22, 23,24 

 and 25. This tournament will be conducted in a first class man- 

 ner, and nothing will be left undone to make it a groat success in 

 all respects. American Shooting Association rules and classifi- 

 cation will govern inanimate target shooting. The same rules 

 will govern live, birds, with the exception of the boundary, which 

 will be 80yds. from the traps or field iuelosure. The Tournament 

 Committee reserve the nght to make any change in the pro- 

 gramme that will better suit shooters present, with their consent. 

 Birds are iucluded in all sweepstakes. Tie birds arc extra. Offi- 

 cers of the Mercer Gun Club: E. G. Updegrove, President; £ A. 

 Shreve, Vice-President: A. S. Leigh, Secretary; C. W. Van Camp, 

 Corresponding Secretary; A. R. Kuser, Treasurer. Tournament 

 Committee: Charles Zwirlein, Charles O. Lutes, Michael Gaiser, 

 II. Maddock, George D. Voorhees. Classification: W. Fred 

 Quiniby, J. Frank Kleinz, E. D. Miller, Wm. Sigler. 



NEWARK, N. J., Oct. 12.— The old shooting ground of John 

 Erb was the scene of a number of lively contests at live pigeon 

 shooting this afternoon on the occasion of the semi-monthly 

 shoot of the Newark Gun Club. To-day's shoot was not as well 

 attended as former ones, the majority of the members having 

 had a surfeit of shooting at the four-days' tournament at Dunel- 

 len. The main event of tfie day was the club shoot bt 10 live birds, 

 Hurlingham rules. The score: 



J Erb (28) 1111202111-9 Dr Hawk (28) 1112021002-7 



Chas Heath (28)... .1121111101-9 W Hoi lis (28) 0111011201-7 



Sam Castle (80) 1111211012—9 G Free he (28) 1211001202-7 



C M Hedden (30) 0022221111—8 A Wheaton (30) 21001010.21—6 



CReiuhardt (28) ...1011101111-8 



Erb, Heath, Castle, Hedden. Hollis and Freche put $5 apiece in 

 a pot on the result of their scores in the above shoot. Erb, Heath 

 and Castle divided first, Hedden second, Hollis and Freche divid- 

 ing third. 



The Woodside and Maplewood gun clubs will cautest in teams 

 of 10 men on Oct. 23 at the grounds of the Woodside. Club. 



MILLER — J OHNSON.— Springfield, N. J., Oct. 12.— The long 

 talked of match between C. H. Johnson, of (Tnion,and E. D. Mil- 

 ler, of Springfield, took place at the Union Club grounds this 

 afternoon. Conditions, 100 bluerocks each, 3 screened traps, N. 

 G. A. rules. Johnson came to the grounds loaded for bear and 

 shot, in his best form, and proved himself a hard one to down bv 

 finishing up with 95 out of his 100. But Miller proved to be the 

 better shot by scoring 99, which was wonderful considering the 

 fact that a greater part of the match was shot during a severe 

 thunder storm. Botn men shot Lefever 12-bore and stood at 

 16yds. Score: 



Miller .11111111111111111111—20 



11111111111111111111-20 



liiiHi tin iiioimi-19 

 liimin iniui mi-20 



11111111111111111111—20—99 



Johnson Ill HI 111 mill i n ] i_go 



liiioioiiiomiiiiii— 17 

 liimi liiiiiiiiiiii—ao 

 nounimmnmi-ig 



11111111101111111111-19-95 

 if Johnson continues to improve m the future as he has for the 

 past year, he will soon be one of the best target shots in this 

 country. A team shoot of three men on a side is arranged to take 

 place at the Union Club on next Saturday at 2 P. M. Johnson is 

 captain of one team and Miller of the other: eacb man to shoot at 

 18 pairs doubles and 70 singles, losing team to pay for turkey 

 supper. — Springfield. 



EATON, N. Y., Oct. 12.— Eaton Gnu Club. Match at 15 singles 

 and 6 pairs, 5 kingbird traps, 18yds. rise, Association rules, badge 

 prize: 



Curtis .101011111011101 



Cole llOOlHlOllOOOi 



Fryer lOlOOOlOOOlOuOO 



Briggs 101110111101111 



Stone lOOllOulOl 01000 



Richardson 1H011111101111 



The club will give a tournament to day. 



10 11 00 10 11 10-18 

 10 01 10 10 10 10-15 



10 10 10 10 10 10—10 



11 10 00 10 10 10-18 

 10 10 10 10 10 10-12 

 10 00 10 10 00 1 1—18 



the shooting public. A competent superintendent is employed 

 who keeps tne grounds in constant, readiness for individuals or 

 parties who desire practice or sweepstake shooting with the shot- 

 gun. A targeting and testing score is one of the features of these 

 grounds. On Saturday afternoon, Oct. 19, there will be a grand 

 rally of the old friends of these grounds. Uncle Billy Sigler E 



D. Miller, Johnson, Collins, Quimby, Lindsley, Tatliam, Hatha- 

 way and others .have signified their intention of being present 

 and a fair-sized one-day tournament will be the result. Trains 

 from foot of Liberty street at 2 and 3 o'clock P. M. Shootin°- 

 commences about 2 o'clock.— C. M. Hathaway, 291 Broadway. 



TACOMA ' GLOBE" CHAMPION.— A large crowd of gentle- 

 men and ladies yesterday attended the live bird match for the 

 Globe diamond trophy and championship of the Northwest be- 

 tween E. S. Barlo *v and J. M. Bell, both of Taconia. The birds 

 were the hardest flyers that have yet been on the grounds; this is 

 the unanimous opinion of the many sportsmen in attendance 

 yesterday. Mr. Bell won the toss and sent Mr. Barlow' to tfie 

 score. He killed his bird, followed by a kill by Mr. Bell. Both 

 men did splendid shooting. The excellent shooting of Mr. Barlow 

 iu this his first individual match for this coveted trophy was 

 loudly applauded by the spectators. He shot coolly and 'killed 

 his birds in an excellent manner. Unfortunately he lost two dead 

 ones out of bounds. Bell was the first to lose a bird, dropping ins 

 sixth bird, thus putting Barlow one in the lead, but he caught 

 Barlow in the eighth round and from tfiat to the end he forged 

 ahead, killing 22 out of the 2o, Barlow killing 19. Both are excel- 

 lent scores for such hard birds. The trophy is again open for 

 challenge. Although the sportsmen in the Northwest are all 

 friends of Mr. Bell they are anxious to see the trophy chau°-e 

 hands, for should Mr. Bell, by chance, hold it until the next tour- 

 nament in Portland and win it there, it becomes his personal 

 property. This Mr. Bell says is an impossibility for any man 

 hence no fears may be enteitaiaed,— Morning Globe, Taconia IF ' 

 Sept. 16. " 



GRAND CROSSING, Oct. S.-The South Chicago Gun Oluh 

 shoot for medai at 20 Peoria blackbirds. 18vds. rise, two trans- 



E. Reeves 16 and wins medal, Geo. Klein man 10, Lem, Willard 1« 

 C. Templeton 12, F. Willard withdrew. Live bird medal shoot 

 same day, 10 birds each, bOyds. rise, 80yds. boundary. Illinois 

 State rules; E. Reeves 9, Geo. Kleinman 9, Lem, Willard IOC 

 Templeton 10, F. Willard 1, Ties on 10 at 5 each, Willard 4 Tern: 

 pleton 5 and wins.-ltAVBiiRiGG. ' - iiiira % ieiri * 



BE A VERTOWN, Oct 7.-The postponed contest of this associa- 

 tion for the handsome silver challenge cup came off to-day, but 

 on account of the unsatisfactory weather only thirteen members 

 put in an appearance. The conditions of the match were: 200 and 

 400yds., standing or kneeling at 200, any posiiion at 400; five shots 

 at each range, Snider rifle. The. highest possible was 50. Mr. J. 

 A. Williamson, of Lindsay, was the successful competitor, mak- 

 ing a score of 36. This, considering a bad wind which blew across 

 the range, must be considered very satisfactory. The cup has to 

 he won three times by the same member before it becomes his 

 own property. This is Mr. Williamson's seeond win. The other 

 competitions, extra series, etc., was postponed until Thanksgiving 

 Day. 



WELLINGTON, Mass., Oct. 12— In the silver pitcher match at 

 the grounds of the Wellington Gun Club to-day, Shumwav won 

 with a score of 14, the match being at 7 bluerocks and 8 clay- 

 pigeons. The other score in this match were: Wnrren and 

 White 13, Bond, Chapin and Edwards 12, Cowee 11, Melcher 9, and 

 Stone 9. A number of sweeps followed. 



SAILS AND FITTINGS OF FLY. 



rp'H ERE is probably no canoe in the entire American fleet which 

 JL so thoroughly reflects the ingenuity and skill of her owner 

 as does the Fly, whose lines have lately appeared in our columns. 

 Not only does she possess a number of original and distinctive 

 features, such as the rig, the sliding deck seat, the thvvartship 

 tiller and the mizen traveler, but every detail, however trivial, is 

 carefully worked out under Mr. Butler's supervision. In spite of 

 the furore that followed the introduction of the Pecowsic sails, 

 and the general adoption of the standing rig, Mr. Butler has ad- 

 hered persistently to 1 he reefing rig, believing it to be the best, 

 and trying in every way to prove it so. The accompanying sail 

 plan shows the standard rig of the Vesper canoes, the shape, area 

 and number of battens varying, but the general *;afu.e» uf the 

 rig being common to all the boats. The area of the mainsail is 

 68ft. and the mizen 44ft., or 112ft. in all, no spinaker being carried. 

 The sails are of the old " bats wing gunter " type, but most of the 

 details are original with Mr. Butler. The boom and yard are 

 each held to the mast by a jaw, that on the yard being faced with 

 leather so as to allow it to slide easily, while a small strap, but- 

 toning on to studs on the end of the yard, also passes around the 

 batten and holds it aud the yard together. The principal diffi- 

 culty in a rig of this kind is the hoisting gear, as it is necessary to 

 set the yard up very taut to hold it so. This is accomplished by 

 means of a halliard doubled on the end, there being but one haul- 

 ing part, running through the snatch-block on the stem, but a 

 double standing part (a second short line spliced into the halliard) 

 running over sheaves on each side of the masthead. On each 

 side of the masthead is a single sheave, while on each side of the 

 yard at the height of the masthead when the yard is in position, 

 is a single block. Each part of the halliard is led through its cor- 

 responding sheave on the masthead and block on the yard, the 

 bight passing around the mast. One pull of the single hauling 

 part on deck hoists the yard close against the masthead, there 

 being power enough in the purchase to hold it firmly there. 



A very ingenious fastening is used for the blocks on the yard 

 and also the sheet block on the boom; a leather band about 2in. 

 wide is sewn around the spar. Before the band is put on, the 

 blocks, one or two as required, are fastened to it by wire staples, 

 the ends passing through the leather and being riveted through 

 small brass plates on the inside of the strap. When sewed tightly 



on the strap clings to the spar, so that no screws or fastenings 

 any kind go into the wood itself. The staples may be made of 

 wire bent to shape, or the belt fastener known as Clark's patent 

 may be used, as in the Fly. The blocks are all made specially 

 from sheet brass, cut to shape and bent over, one piece forming 

 the two sides of the shell. They are a great improvement on the 

 clumsy cast brass blocks commonly sold for canoes and boats. 

 In place of a solid pin for the sheave to run on two pieces of brass 

 tube are used, one inside of the other, the larger piece being a lit- 

 tle longer than the thickness of the sheave, thus holding the sides 

 of the shell from jamming, while the smaller piece, about J^in. 

 diameter, runs through the sides, forming a pin, and is rivet ted 

 like the ordinary solid pin. The batten is fitted with the usual 

 hand reefing gear, the hauling part leading to the well. The 

 main sheet leads from the traveler, through a block on the boom . 

 and then through a block on the traveler. Three rings are used 

 to hold the luff in to the mast. The sail may be quickly set, 

 lowered or reefed. The diagonal battens are not always used, be- 

 ing put in when the cut of the sail requires it. The largest sails 

 used on the Vesper canoes are about 75ft. in mainsail and 50ft. in 

 mizen, 125ft. in all, the mizen being about 65 per cent of the main 

 The spars of the Fly and Wasp are hollow, made after a method 

 probably suggested by the manufacture of paper cartridge shells 

 in the factory with which Mr. Butler is connected. Hf making 

 these shells the paper is pasted and rolled on a solid mandrel, 

 being allowed to dry before removal. The spars are similarly 

 made, of three layers of veneer, each about ^gin. thick. The man- 

 drel, of wood and tapering, is first covered with paper, then a 

 layer of veneer is wound around it spirally T , being glued fast. A 

 second layer, laid in the opposite way, is then glued over the first 

 and finally a third layer, laid in the same direction as the first, 

 completes the spar. When dry the mandrel is removed and the 

 masthead is plugged solid, while a second plug is glued in the 

 lower end, reacning just above the deck. This plug, it has been 

 found, must be rounded off at its upper end, as if cut squarely off 

 the mast is apt to break where the end of the plug comes. Both 

 boom and yard are constructed in a similar manner. These spars 

 are very light, and when carefully made are strong also. 



The mizen sheet traveler, shown iu Figs. 1 and 2, is one of the 

 most ingenious of Mr. Butler's inventions. The ordinary lead. 



used, swinging to one side when the sheet is trimmed flat, and 

 holding the boom at some distance from the center-line. The 

 traveler consists of a brass upright, turning in the socket plate /, 

 which is set in the deck. Through the upright a brass tube about 

 6in. long and J^in. internal diameter is run, being brazed in place. 

 The edges of tne tube at each end are rounded with a bead so as 

 to prevent any chafe of the sheet. The upright is held in place in 

 the socket by a split washer, m, held down by screws. The upright 

 is thus free to swing in any direction, the tube moving in a hori- 

 zontal plane. A stop, not shown in the drawing, prevents the 

 tube and upright from swinging through more than 120 degrees. 

 The mizen sheet is double, with a brass block in the bight, which 

 block is fastened to the boom. The sheet may be taken in or 

 slacked off from either windward or leeward side, and when 

 trimmed flat the boom is several inches away from the center- 

 line. As already stated, in the Fly aluminum is used in place of 

 brass for all fittings. 



The sliding deck seat which now seems to be the proper thing 

 in a canoe, is an invention of Mr. Butler's, he being the first to 

 use it. In place of the ordinary fixed deck seat, in this one the 

 seat is in two pieces, one fixed and one sliding, forming a seat 

 well out to windward. A section of the Butler seat is shown in 

 Figs. U and 12, in which n is the fixed part of the.seat, a piece of 

 hard wood about 5>£in. wide and thick, running acrosH ths 



