April 3, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



M9 



BREWER VS. ELLIOTT. 



The East'Srn and Westprn repreReiit-'iTivos ixipt on Thursclajr, 

 Match. 26, i'.r iheir ilrird taoui at 100 iive hirris each, and for the 

 iifirnu d to llie rulli-gr, the eouhdci't, boasts of 



t)u 

 til 

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80 i 

 (Jhi 

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ed their faith upon his shootiny- noweis. Thp 

 was mot UTi.-ler HmJinuiiP.m rules, .is. iise and 

 arid too !c place on the .levsev Ci.:.v H-iyiji,s Gun 

 jMai-iOD, tht stakes being- lixen at 11,(100 li side, as 

 rmines. The day wits e]ear, with scaicely 

 ■ y eiiouuh wii'.d to gi\'e tin; birds an 



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adv:.:-...j I- • ff ihe men at th« scoiv. Both men were prompt to 

 the 111'^ 111 ;e, Miiil were ready to pet, I o work at 1 (i\-lock sharp, when 

 Referee John Kiggoit', of Bocka.wav, N. J., tossed a coin for the 

 choie" of positions. Hrewer wmi, and sent Elliott to the Ficore. 

 The Wes'Tii mqn siarteo in to shoot with anewgun. It had only 

 krriVf d from Ecglaud oia Wednesday, and Ellhilt after shooting a 

 fpwbirriH In the afternoon with it deetfiea to use it in yesterday's 

 race. Elliott changed hi;i opinion of tlie new aru\ after shooting; 

 at the tirsr torty birds and lo,^ii.g six or them. He then took the 

 old i?4 tireom r oML of its case, but he seemed i.o lack nerve, and 

 was weak on birds lo the right, rais-ing a number of right quar- 

 tering driver.'?. He npsatedly had favorable opporlnnities 

 to reduce his opponent's lead, but Brewer's failure To graad a 

 bird was almost iavaiiably the signal for Elliott to fofiow suit. 

 Elliott, as in the provious march, was the first to slip up, and to 

 ever\' one's sui prise missed hia fourth bird, an easy rigut quar- 

 Terc.r. j ii ni.iiie up for 11, however, on his seventh bird, a hard 

 driver, wliicli he broug'jt tumbling to the ground with his second 

 ban el. Bi ewer conliuued tn she'Ot iii^his u.sual deliherate manner 

 until he reaciud his tii'teeuth bird, which proved a low driver. 

 He rook iis tad featliers "Ut wilh hi,« .second barrel, hut could not 

 stopitand itlhw overthe leiic*', only to fall betore afusilade from 

 the nmnercuH pot hniHers ou side. 



HeloUowed jt nii h\ niiss ni; his si.\i(^eiith bird, and everv one 

 exclaimed "()"! ' ;is n, lookeo li kc- an eas\- one. This gave. H:lliott 

 a lead of one bird, and it \v;is the lirst, lime he had been in the 

 front since tiie ojieniu',,'- day. His friends, cheering up, said he 

 would show Brewer How to ^hoo^ yet, I'Ut he missed uis Very next 

 bird, wliieh he should have potted easily. 



The birds were, so an expert ifJiio, jiniong the best ever furnished 

 for aniMteh in this vieinuw an I in -iirakin-; of ilie seore he said; 

 "No mar. livinu- o<iuld have 1. il it-i {ir, out of hii) of those birds to- 

 day," The wind no doubt ajdt- d I lie on ds. but the flight of many 

 was da^zliriij, one idrd hip u ticular with a High t as twisting as 

 that of an Englisli ; iiipe. 



Among the novabh s iiresen*' weie Captain Money, of England, 

 who reptese'^'i.s tiie ''E. C." gow-.ier eouipany in tbisi ouiur\ j Milt 

 F. LindS'Oy, G. H. t^quires, .ludge Wes'eott, of Camden, X. .1.; Dr. 

 Kuanp, Dr. Grjss, William H. VVois' encroft, and William Wol- 

 stencroft, .Sr., his father, who took a lively interest in the match; 

 Mr. C. Eloyd .iones. Mr. Krigar Murpliy, William H. Pack and 

 William M'. Pack, Wade Wilson, AP^ert, W. Worrell, Newell Ban- 

 croft, William Sigler, Auttast Von Lengarke, C. M. Hedden, 

 James Woisteneroff, Isaac Wolstencroft, F. ^V. Post, E. T. Eul- 

 f 1 1 I 1 u k CI I- , J ) \Vh ,11 n. Willnni Eib, 



Dr. T, C. Z>-iuler. Joseph Garvin, Hei j. Holt, J. G. R. McOorkle, 

 Ames l'.ai^.lev. W ;V. I'.hm.s, bamucd A. hniitz; and b red Untha- 

 Jser, wliij haudh d Klein// .s Kranli, Jirewer s retnever. to perfec- 



+in,i TiiH rf.irin.vin<j- for RUiot t. was well dnnfs bv A I HpvitiKrr.'a 



Duke. 



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 Brewer... 



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J?ULL SCOKE OF THE THKEB MATCHES. 

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First Barrel. Set^-rd Barrel. Total. Missed. 



First match 



10 



(3 



93 



7 



Shoot oft 





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23 



2 



Second match 



... 17 



83 



99 



1 



Third match 



....18 



75 



93 



7 





45 



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808 



17 



Elliott— 













15 



78 



93 



7 





4 



17 



21 



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92 



8 







63 



89 



11 





76 



319 



395 



30 



Acting for Brewer, J. Frank Kleinz gave it out to W. S. Can- 

 non, Elliott's backer, that he was willing to at once enter into a 

 match for Brewer to shnot Elliott at 100 live pigeons, Monaco 

 boundary, for $5,000 or as much more up to S20,000 as they cared 

 to take, and offered to put up a forfeit of §3,000 at once in the 

 hands of W. Fred Quimby as te.mporary stakehnider for such a 

 match. Mr. Kleinz met no response from the Elliott partv. 



Capt. Biewer will go West at nis first opportunity and challenge 

 EUioit fo' the chauipionship of America on his own grounds. 

 This cannot be done for some time vet, as Elliott has three oiher 

 challenges to dispose of first, and by tne rules of championship 

 contests can claim at least a month between a defense of the 

 championship trophy with another challenge. 



AUBURN, N. Y., Marcti So.— The sixth bi-weekly prize contest 

 of the Auburn Gun Club was held at its grounds this afternoon. 

 The day was still and clear but chilly. Conditions: 15 singles, 5 

 traps, unknown angles: 



A Class. 



Brinkerhofi^. . .110111111111111-14 D^vitt 111101011011111—13 



Carr iniinoillH 11-1+ Whyte 011001111101111-11 



Tuttle 1101011111 11111—13 



Tie, 5 bi) ds; 



Brinkerhof¥...lllllimilllll-l.n Carr 1111111111110 —12 



B Class. 



Doane llOlllOHlOllll-12 Wheaton lOlOlOlOlllllll-U 



O Class. 



■Rrister 111111111011111-14 Tripp lOllOOlOlllllOl— 10 



White 111110111100110-11 Webster 101111000001111- 9 



D Class. 



Garrett 110111110111111—13 Goodrich 001111101111011—11 



C. W. B. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y., March 26.— Lake Ontario Gun Club, un- 

 known angles, sweepstakes, a very high wind across the grounds 

 kingbirds, 3 kingbird traps. Slvds., 4 prizes: 



JCAnran .0000110101-4 0000010110 - 3 1011100101-6 



FL Smith OlllllODl-8 0111111111-9 1011010101-6 



JAnran 0011010100-4 0010101110-5 0100110010-4 



McVean 1010000001-3 0110110101-6 0000000100-1 



W S Smith, Jr .1100110111-7 OOlIOOlOlO-f 0101011010-5 



Evershed lOOlOOOlH-5 0111111011-8 1011101111-8 



D Walzer 0110110100-5 OOlOlfiOOOO— 3 0100110011—5 



DEW alzer IIOOIOI 101 - 6 lllllOOl 01 -7 lOOK 01010 -4 



Knebel OllOOlUOdl—l 100illiXK)0-4 D1000000:)-3 



Foreman.. 0011110091—5 1001011100 -5 0001000000—1 



F. L. Smith breaking 23, the highest number, holds the club 

 badge until won from him. 



CANASTOTA.N. Y., March 26.— The third annual tournament 

 of the Canastota Gun Club will bo held at Canastota, N. Y on 

 July 3, 3 and 4.— E. B. Roberts, Sec. 



ENGLISH SPARROWS FOR THE TRAP.-I heartily approve 

 of the measure of the Monroe County Association in using Englisb 

 sparrows for trap shooting. It would be a goijd idea if all gun 

 clubs would do the same, so as to exterminate a few of the pests 

 of the CDunlry.— Wild ChabOjEY. 



INDIANAPOLIS, March 3-5. -The Capital City Gun Club will 

 give a tfiree-day tournament at tlieu' club grounds, Indianapolis, 

 May 19, 20 and 21. A large amount in guaranteed parses, money 

 lor averages, and numerous spi cial prizes will be offered for con- 

 test. The programme will give two days to inanimate targets and 

 one to live birds.— W. B. Allen. Sec'y. 



Every week we are oblig-ed to defer to the next 

 week trap scores which come In too late for pub- 

 lication in the current issue. It Is particularly re- 

 auesx»d that aooros he sent us as earlv as oossibla. 



OUB correspondent '•Birdo," of Port Royal, Tenn., weU known 

 as a breeder of fine Llewellin setters, is also a large grower of 

 tobacco, and now offers to supply brother sportsmen with the 

 flBCBt smoking tobacco at a very low price. See his advertise- 

 meat in another colUipaQ.— J.dv. 



Modd FacMs and Boats. Their design, making and sailing^ with 

 desigm and wonting drannugs. Postvald, $2. 



Yachtsmen who do not nee what they want under this heading 

 will please Inokundcr the hatches of 'he rAinoc, peep into the 

 Kennel, squint down the barrel of the Riflu, ojien the Fish Car and 

 Game JJag, inquire of the Spori^man To uris/., and if ihnir yearn- 

 ings are still unsatisfied, push their explorations into the Brfttoritif 

 and Advertiiting Depmtrnents. 



FIXTURES. 



apr.il. 



2. Savin Hill, Open Mosquito. 28. Corinthian, Opening Cruise, 



5. Excelsior, Ann., New York. San Francisco, 



MAY. 



3. San Francisco, Openiiig,Sau- 30. Corinthian, Annual, San 



salito. Francisco. 



3. San Francisco, Squad. Sail. 80. Eastern, Handicap, Marble- 

 23. San Francisco, Fish Cruise. head. 



28-551 Portland, Cruise. 30. Brooklyn, Opening, Qravee- 

 30. Cor, Mos. Fleet, Larchmont. end Bay. 



30. Roojieater, Open, Sqdus Bay. 30-31. San Francisco, Cruise, 



Mare Island. 



JUNE. 



8. Hudson River, Ann., N. Y. 20. Brooklyn, Spring, Gravesend 

 11, Rochester, Review,Oharlotte Bay. 



11. Portland, Annual. 20 Corinthian. Marble head, 



12. Monatiquot, Opening, Wey- Sweep and Club, Marbleh'd 



mouth. 20-21. San Friineisco, Cruise, 



13. Massachnseti;Bv.Spfiiiig, Dor- Martinez 



Chester. ' 22. Pavonia, Annual, Ne^v York. 



13. Lynn, Lynn. 25. Rochester. Club, Charlotte. 



13. {^.uincy. 27. Hull, All Classes. 



i;5. Sa vin llill. First Cham. 37. DorehestT, Club, Dorchester 



15. Phila.. Ann , Del. River. 27. Lynn, Lynn. 



17. Hull. Under 21ft. 27, Quiney, First Championship 



17. Massachusetts, Ann ,Nahant 27. Cor. Navy, L. I. Squad, New 



17. Eastern, Sweeps,, Marbleh'd Rochelle. 



18. Roch., Ladies' Day.Charlotte 27. Savin Hill, Fleet Cap! 's Cups 

 20. Cor. Mos. Fleet, Larchmont. 29. Eastern, Ann., Marblehead. 

 20. Hull Corinthian, 1st Cham. 29. Massachusett.^, Ladies' Race, 



Dorchester Bay. 



JULY. 



3. Rochester, Cruise, Oak Orch. — . Massachusetts, lept. Special. 



3 4-5. San Francisco, Ciuise, 15. Mon aliquot, 1st Cham., We>- 

 Mare Island. mouth. 



3. Monaiiqunt. Club, Weym'th. 16. Lake Y.R.A,, R. CY.C, Tor. 



4. American, Naphtha,Milton'8 17. Lake Y. R. A., Queen City, 



Neck. Toronto. 



4. Larchmont, Ann., Larchm't. 18. American, Steam, Milton's 



4. Corinthian, Marblehead, Neck. 



Sweep and Club.Marbleh'd 18. Hull, First cham., 1st and 2d 



6. American, Sailing, Milttm's classes. 



Neck. 18, New York, Ann., New YorJi. 



— . Eastern, Handicap, Marble- 18. Hull Corinthian. Club. 



head. 18. Savin Hill. Moonlight SaU. 



— . Eastern, Crui.se, Maine Coast 18-19. San rancisc"',Fisb.Cruise 



7. New Rochelle, Ann., New 20. Lake Y. R. A., Rochester, 



Rochelle. Rochester. 



11. Dorchester,Club. Dorchester 20. Rochester, L.Y.R.A., Charl. 



11. Hull, First Cham., 3d, 4th, 23. Lake y.K.A..03wego,Oswego 



5th and 6th classes. 25. Dorchesler,Open. Dorchester 



11. Lynn, Lynn. 25. Quincy, Second Cham. 



11. Corinthian, Marbleh'd, Cruise 25. Corinthian. Marblehead, 1st 

 11. Savin Hill, Cash, Cham.. Marblehead. 



11. Riverside, Annual. — . Corinthian. Marblehead, 



14, Quincv. Ladies' Day. Ladies' Dav, Marblehead. 



14. Lake Y. R. A., Hamilton, 28. Monatiquot, Pennant, Wey- 



Hamilton. mouth. 



AUGUST. 



1. Hull Corinthian. 2d Cham. — . Corinthian, N. Y., Sweeps, 

 1. Indian Harbor, Ann., Green- Marblehead. 



wich. 15. Eastern. Sweeps, Marbleh'd. 



1-15. Cor. Navy Meet, Riv" rside. 15. Savin Hill, Fleet Capt's Cups 



6. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 19. Hull, Ladies' Day. 



6. Monatiquot, 2d Cham., Wey- 19. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail. 



mouth. 20. Rochester, Club, Ohariotte. 



8. San Francisco, Club. 20. Massachusetts, ad Cham. 

 8. Hull, S cond Cham., 3d, 4th, Dorchester Bay. 



.5th and 6th classes. 22. Quincy. 



8. Lvnn, Lynn. 23. Corinthian, Marblehead, 2d 

 8. Savin Hill, Second Cham. Cham., Marblehead. 



10. Quincv, Third Cham. 22. Monatiquot, Sweeps., Wey- 

 13. Massachusetts, First Cham., mouth. 



Dorchester Bay. 22-23. San Prancisco,Fish.Crnise 



13. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 26. Dorc,hester,Club, Dorchester 



13. Monatiquot. Ladies' Day, 27. Rochester, Club. Charlotte. 



Weymouth. 27. Massachusetts, Third Cham., 



15. Hull, Ladies' Race. Dorchester Bay. 

 1.5. Corinthian, Marbleh'd, Mid- 29. Hull, All Classes. 



Summer Series, Marbleh'd 29. Savin Hill, Cash. 



SEPTEMBER. 



1. Eastern, Fall, Marblehead. 11. Massachusetts, Fall, Dor- 

 .5. Monatiquot, Sail-off, Wey- Chester Bay. 



mouth. 12. Lvnn, Cup, Lynn. 



5. Hull Corinthian, Open. li. Massachusetts, Open, Dor- 



7. N.y.Y.R.A., Ann., New York Chester Bav. 



7. Corinthian, Ma rb lehead, 12. Savin Hill, Cham. Sail-oflf. 



Handicap, Marblehead. 19-20. San Francisco, Cruise. 

 7, Lynn, Open, Nahant. 26. Savin Hill, Fleet Captains 



Cups Sail-off. 



OCTOBER 



7. Brooklyn, Fall, Gravesend 17. San Francisco, Closing Day. 

 Bay. 



THE DEED OF GIFT. 



BEYOND a vague and improbable report that Thistle has been 

 sold to a German yachtsman who would challenge under the 

 new deed, there is no more talk of a race for the America's Cup this 

 year. The Field of Nov. 21 has the following sensible comments 

 in a line with what we lately printed concerning the "mu'ual 

 affreemenf." that tmder the existing conditions the only overture 

 tor a race must be in the form of a specific challenge, giving the 

 four dimensions, name and dates, and thai any less formal com- 

 munication would lay the prospective challengers open to the 

 same discourteous reception as was accorded the overture^ for a 

 "mutual agreement" made by the Royal Clyde Y. C. in 1886: 



'Tt seems to us that the most certain way to bring about inter- 

 national racing is to render a contest tor the America Cup possible. 

 If a competition took place for that Cup, and if by any miratde a 

 British yacht won it, international racing would at once take plaee 

 all along the line; but so long as the America Cup is secured to the 

 New York Y. C. binder the present conditions, wedo not think the 

 present generation will see another race for it. Practically there 

 is only one condition in the svay, and that is the 'dimensions 

 clause.' It has been informally announced that the New York Y. 

 C. will waive that clause, but the club itself has made no 

 oflacial pronouncement in the matter. Indeed, according to 

 the deed, all the stipulated dimensions must accompany a chal- 

 lenge, and the powtr vested in the club to waive other condi- 

 tions after a challenge has been made does not include conditions 

 which must be complied with in initialing a formal challenge. 

 This is the view the New York Y. C. has itsflf taken when inter- 

 rogated by a possible challenger as to what would or wotrld not 

 be waived. The club's reply has been, 'Make the challenge, and 

 we will then consider what concessions we will make.' This 

 creates a very unpleasant position, and if the New York Y. 0. 

 imagines that the difficulty has been removed by the announce- 

 ments which have recentlv been made by Gen. Paine and others, 

 we think the club is mistaken. The club has to reckon with this: 

 it is a vital condition in making a challenge that the dimensions 

 of the challenging yacht must be given, and these mav not be ex- 

 ceeded. If the club accepted a challenge and only received one 

 dimension— length of load line, say— and the challenger -won the 

 cup, it is quitB clear to us that any member of the cltrb could pre- 

 vent the committee from handing over|the cup to the winner, be- 

 because he has not supplied the required particulars of his 

 yacht, which might have enabled the holder to defeat her. There 

 appears to us, however, to be a way out of the difficulty if the 

 club called a general meeting and obtained authority to accept a 

 challenge if the length of waterliue be given. This would not of 

 course alter the valid conditions of the deed under which the cup 

 is held, fut at any rate it would be a sort of guarantee to the 

 challenger that if he sent a challenge and one dimension only it 

 would be accepted; and that if he won the cup it would be deliv- 

 ered to him and his club." 



If the New York Y. C, is bound in any way by the new deed it ia 

 beund ta rscofaiea (^%Ut9ff fara tM eo ;ifiilly |p«oiasd toy 



if; and as the FieM points out, a race sailed without such a chal- 

 lenge might very properly be set aside as illegal. 



There is, however, a more s ifisfaotorv way out of the whole 

 dilUculty than that suggested by tne Field; the repudiation of the 

 entire new deed, a,nd a icversion to tlie ongintil and genuine deed 

 signed by the five donors, tlie club ai; the fame lioie drawing up 

 certain added conditions, all in harmony wirii ihe terms of the 

 original deed, which conditions sliall be .sulniitted for auproval 

 to such Aineriv-an ■■■nd foreign clubs as ere eligible to compete for 

 the Cup. W hile sueii a dooumijnt miijht not nerheps be ifgn.lly 

 binding it would cury a weitrht ot Jrnihority with it which no 

 fniure bolder could afford io di;. reg.Hrd. 



The one objection argued tig-iinst such a proceeding is the 

 legality of the new deed and tVie impossibility of changing it since 

 theeeathof Mr. Schuyler. Whatever force this may b.ave is 

 weakened by the whole history of the Cop races, iti which the 

 New York Y. C. has successfully i huojed and exercised the power 

 to do absolutely as it pleased in laying fiowai new conditions and 

 changing old, without regard to public opinion, to the courtesy 

 due to a challentrer, or even to strict legal ttchnicalities. After 

 twice repudiating the original deed, after insiaiing for years on 

 conditions as to compeiitors and courses whicu it bas finally 

 been compelled to abandon as unfair, it should be no difficult 

 task to find a pretext for annulling the new oted and reverting 

 to the only one whose authenticity is beyond question. To do 

 this would be a far from pheasant task for the gentlemi'n who 

 stand as sponsors and npoloeisfs for the new deed, but it is the 

 only permanent and satisfactory solution of the difficulty. 



PROTECTION OR EXCLUSION, 



THE Marine Journai, a paper whicli has thus far been very fair 

 and liberal in its comments on ya.'Muing. is out in defen.v-e of 

 the nnsavoi-y Prye-Bates bill, in the following terms: 



"A new branch of smuggling has of late years come into vogue 

 with certain of the yachting fraternity, and esneeialLy with that 

 class made up of worshippers of British aitribules and per- 

 fections. 



'•No excuse can bo made for purchaf-ing or chartering British- 

 built yachts on the ground that they are superior to American- 

 built, or that they are cheaper. Itts simply that Knsland is looked 

 to to set the fashion by a lot of unpatriotic pt ople. Only by an 

 abuse of pur laws can the importation duty free (for that is what 

 it is) be made of foreign yachts. 



"By section -iaie. Revised Statutes, the privilege is granted for 

 a foreign yacht to leave a port without clearance if the nation fo 

 which it belongs grants a similar privilege. 



"This statute Is abused by American oivneis or charterers buy- 

 ing yachts that belong to foreign clubs, and retaining their mem- 

 bership in those clubs. Of course, such vessels navigate with 

 foreign and not American papers, iind although American 

 property, th°y do not come under any of our laws, a no 1 f eir owners 

 can snap their fingers at revenue cutters and custom house or 

 SI earn vessel inspectors. 



' The Frye bill was prepared by the Commissioner of Navieation 

 fo break up this new-fangled smuggling, and is destined to pass 

 at an early day." 



So far from being smuggling, the use of British built vaehts by 

 American owners has been openly permitted by tlie Treasury 

 Dipartmont at all times in the past u"der SecMon 4,210; the 

 owners in many cases registering iheir bills of sale, though this 

 has not always been exacted. There has been nothing secret or 

 underhand about the proceeding, and there are no grounds for the 

 JournaV» sweeping charge of smuggling against sueh well knovTn 

 men as tne late Mr. W. A. W. Stewart, Messrs. E. D. Morgan, S. 

 B. Pomeroy, C. H. Tweed and G. H, Warren, who have chosen, for 

 reiEons of their own, to purchase British yachts. 



Those yachts which, like Madge, Bayadere and Delvyn.have 

 ^heen imported by sieamer, have all paid duty, and as long as ibe 

 protective system is adhered lo, there is as good a reason for ex- 

 acting duty from vessels that sail here as for those brought by 

 steamer, providing they are to remain in this country under 

 American ownersb'p. 



If, as the Journal assumes, the object of the bill were only to 

 place a dtity on imported yachts sailed in on their own bottoms, 

 no more valid objections could be urged against it i ban is felt by 

 so many against the doctrines of high protection and their applica- 

 tion in the McKinley bill; but we have alreadv shown that the 

 measure proposed and advocated by those "born sportsmen" 

 Messrs. Frye, and Bates does not stop at the levying of a high pro- 

 tective duty; but provides other restrictions which would make it 

 impossible to navigate a foreign-built yacnt in American waters, 

 even though the last cent of duty were paid. If, as the Journal 

 intimates, the Frye-Bates bill becomes a law, it will most effect- 

 ually stop all competition between American and foreign yachts, 

 and work even more injury to American yachting than the 

 clumsy meddling of the Commissioner of Navigation has yet 

 eltected. 



NEW YORK Y. C— The regular March meeting was held on 

 March 36. with Com. Gerry in the chair. Mr. Ogden (^oelet again 

 offertd cups of S1,000 and 8.500 for schooners and sloops, to be 

 sailed on the cruise, as usual. Some minor amendments were 

 made in the constitution and b.\ -laws, and tne proposed changes 

 in the sailing rules were approved, but vvill not come up for final 

 action until the next meeting. Com. Gerry presented a letter 

 from Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Neitleton, stating that 

 the laws of March 3, 1»8J, would still be en f reed in regard to 

 yachts. The following new members were elected: W. W. Cole, 

 Th. de Thulstrup. J. H. Wade, Fred. M. Hausling, J. F. Lawrence, 

 Wm. E. Dodge Stokes, W, H. Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, 

 Jr., Bayard Thayer, H. B. Duryea, J. M. Hughes, C. W. Welmore 

 and J. B. Morgan. 



BEVERLY Y. C— Thf Beverly Y. 0. has arranged the following 

 races for 1891: June 17, 170th regatta, first open sweepstakes. 

 Monument Beach; 27, lecond open sweepstakes, Afarblehead. 

 July 4, third open sweep-uakes. Monnmenc Beach; 18, first Buz- 

 zards Bay championship. Monument Beacn. Aug 1, first cham- 

 pionship, Marblehead; 8, fourth oiien swtep-taKcs, Alonument 

 Beach; 19, second championship, Marblehead; 27, second Buz- 

 zard's Bay championship, Monument Beach. Sept. 5, fifth open 

 sweepstakes, Marblehead; 7. open, Monument Beach; 13, sixth 

 open sweepstakes, Monument Beach; 19, third championship, 

 M a-blehead; 25, third Buzzard's Bay ohampionghip. Monument 

 Beach. Tbis makes a total of 13 regattas, 5 at Marblehead. and 8 

 at Monument Beach, Cape Cod. 



PLYMOUTH Y. C— At the annual meeting of the Plymouth 

 Y. C, on Man h 19, the following officers were elected: Com, 

 Nath. Martin; Vice-Corn., T. A. Eldridge; Fleet Captain, Horace 

 P. Bailey; Sec. W. L. Eldridge; Treas., Geo. Benson; Ex. Com 

 Geo. Bartleit, A. L. Bailey, Chas. D. Craig, W. T. Eldridge, The 

 club starts in for 1891 with good pi-ospects. All bills are paid and 

 a neat balance in the treasury, over 40 active members, and the 

 season promises to be lively for the racing men. Most of the boats 

 are of the local lobster boat style, fined down somewhat, and 

 rigged with spritsails. Two or three new catshave been added to 

 the fleet and three new canoes. 



THE 35FT. CORRECTED LENGTH CLASS.-This new racing 

 class, equivalent to the Y. R. A. 2J<j raters, has thtis far but two 

 boats, both designed by Mr. Gardner. One is buiiding at Wood's, 

 City Island, for Mr. C. W. Wetmore, owner of Liris,; the other, 

 nearlv completed, was built by Thos. Webber, at New Rochelle, 

 for Mr. L. J. Boury. Webber will begin work at once on another, 

 also designed by Gardner, for Mr. O. B. Jennings, while Capt. Jas. 

 .Summers will own a fourth. The fii-st three are keel boats, with 

 the new Gardner rudder. The latter, to be namfd Colleen, will 

 be a centerboard. Mr. Boury 's boat will be named Smuggler. 



ROYAL HAMILTON Y. C.-Through the efforts of Senator 

 Sanford, commodore of the Hamilton Y. C , of Hamilton, Ont 

 the chtb has been granted an admiralty warrant, entitling it to 

 fly the blue ensign and to prefix the word Roval to its name. This 

 privilege has been enjoyed heretotore by but two Canadian clubs, 

 the Royal Canadian, of Toronto, and the Roval Nova Scotia, of 

 Halifax. The pews was announced at a smoker held on March 17 

 and was received with great enthusiasm. The club has also 

 secured a permanent site for a club house in a desirable location. 



METEOR-GOLDEN ROD. -The steam yacht Meteor, built as a 

 model for a 6-day steamer, and owned by A. E. Bateman, who 

 fitted her as a yacht, has lately been thoroughly overhauled by 

 her new owner. Com. Archibald Watt, American Y. C, who has 

 changed her name to Golden Rod. 



UTOWANA.— The steel steam yacht Utowana, designed by J 

 Beavor Webb and built by Neafle & Lew, Philadelphia, for W 

 W. Dnrant, was successftiUy launched on March 28. 



OLYTIE, schooner, has been sold by Com. Alanson Tucker. E 

 Y. C, to J. R. Roosevelt, of New York. ' 



BERTIE, .sloop, has been sold by Manning's Yacht Aeency to 

 W. J. Butler. The agency has also sold the schooner Ranger and 

 sloop Rover. The fine steel yawl Montecito is also advertised for 

 sale in another column. 



^ IROQUOIS, eohr., Vice.<Jom. EUig, S, C. Y, 0., was at Bermuda 

 fr^m J aoksenvIUe oa U^jak 18, Mftroh 19. 



