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[July 16, 1891. 



WATSON'S PARK.-Burnside, 111., July 7.-The OWcago Shoot- 

 ins Club, for club medal, at 13 live pigeons, Dlinois Slate rales: 

 Geo Kleinman.... 003111121111-10 WL Sbepard. .. .122321221020-10 



A W Reeves 012111110211-10 John Watson 112030111110- 9 



L M Hamline . . . .022011221131-10 



Ties for medal: Kleiuman 1, Reeves .5, Hamline 1, Shepard 0. 



Target mfdal, same day, at 25 blackbirds eacb: Kleinman, 18 

 out of 2.5, medal; Reevep, 0 out of 1.5 (withdrew); Hamline, 16 out of 

 26; Sbeiiard. 7 out of IB (withdrevr). 



July S.— The South Chicago Gun Ohib, for club medal, 30 live 

 pigeons each, American Association rules: 



R?eves. . . .01100010121203012232-13 Marsh .... 01011001220013111011-13 



Templet'n0n0200003202(1010l)13- 9 Fogli 20010002013111121032—13 



M' Her .... 10231100311101111111-16 

 IMiller wins medal. 



Target medal, pnme day, at SO targets: A, W. Reeves 1.5, Tem- 

 pi eT<in 24, Miller 18, Marsh 14, PokU 23. 



Jnly JO.— The CtUIi Olub of Chicago, for club medal, at 10 live 

 pigeons each, Illinois Stale rulfs: 



B Rock 0201111 123-8 R B Wadsworth. . ..3220200233— 1 



W P Mussey 3121120003—7 J M Hutchinson. ...1111113303- 9 



AW Adams 0200001313-5 F A Place 1221133321— JO 



J E Price 3)22311203—9 N Rowe 2113120112— 9 



N Ford 2101202110-7 L M Hamline 2112011310- 8 



Blackbird medal, same day. al- 20 Peoria blackbirds each: B. 

 Rock 12, Place IS. Adams 13, Ford 4, Hamline 14, Price H, R. O. 

 Heikes 16.— RavetjBIGG. 



GRAND CALUMET HEIGHTS.-Ohicago July 6.-0n the 

 Fourth a pleasant trap-shooting party gathered on the lake shore 

 at Grand Calumet Heights 01 nb. 43 persons in all being present. 

 Only 4 entered for the senior medal, the scores being as follows, 

 at 3,5 targets: 



Loyd 111010111110010100111 —14 



Bri tton 1 1 110 111 1 1010 1 lOK 01 1 1 101 -19 



isbeu 011101 1011 1 n 01 1 1001000 — 14 



C Davis 001000011000000011000000 — 5 



Brittouwon. The main live-bird event, wasas follows. 10 live 

 birds, fJOyds., $5: 



Booth 1101111111- 9 Davis 1101013111— 8 



Bissell 3311122113—10 Porter 1113111111-10 



Heikes 3010121100- 6 Hodson 0111210111— 8 



Lo.vd 0133200113— 7 Fisher 0113110031- 7 



Britton 1202111111- 9 Fleming 0111100001— 5 



Isbell 0001110111— 6 



Bissell and Porter div. drst, Booth and Britton div. second. 

 PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. .Inly IL— There was a fine exhibition of 

 shooting at live sparrows on the grounds of the North End Gun 

 Club, at Frankford, t,o-da\'. The match, which was a friendly one, 

 was between Wiu. 11. Wolsteucroft, Jas. Wolstencroft and Wade 

 Wilson, niembors of the club, and was witnessed by several hun- 

 dred people attracted there by the novelty of the sport. The con- 

 ditions of the match wei-e to shoot at 75 live sparrows each, 

 35yds. rise, from a ground trap, modified Hurlinghara rules. Al- 

 bert W. Worrell acted as referee. At the fiftieth bird Mr. Wilson, 

 who was ahead, dropped otit owing to getting some powder from 

 the discharge of a gun in his right eye. The Wolstencroft hroth- 

 ers finished the match, shooting their ftill score of 75 liirds each, 



W H Wolstencroft 2013011221012131213210101 



1102111011101221101202111 

 1111 121001131021213111111 - 63 



Jas Wolstencroft 1111020220211111220201212 



00110121 2U11121 112231211)3 

 1110021021211101111013111-60 



Wade Wilson 1013111211020101112112110 



0121121122100111111313311 

 w. -43 

 CAZBNOVIA, N. Y„ July 11.— Match at 15 singles and 3 pair 

 kingbirds, 3 traps, American ABSociation rules: 



Buyer lOlUOllOl 10100 01 11 10 10 10 00-15 



Squiers 0110O00111J0111 10 10 10 10 10 10-15 



Webber 101 lllUl 101111 ^ 01 11 01 01 10 01-20 



Cruttendeu UOlllllOlllUl 11 10 11 11 00 11-22 



Card nilllUlOllOU 10 10 00 w -15 



12-BOUE. 



CHICAGO, Jtily 10.— This is the score of the Cnmberlands' sec- 

 ond shoot for the Fealherstone medal: 



Geo T Farmer.111021122012232-13 Geo Hoffman. .112.222231111213— 15 



C B Dicks 211110112001102-11 T Dominico. . -01S323w 



H W Lovedav.l211112]312Klll— 14 AFeatherst'ne002000noi32noi3- 0 

 WNLo'-ve..'. 0111121)101110111— 8 H Stephens. - .]n!il:;(iUl-!:J3im-ll 

 AMHoflman. 122,311111111212— 15 J B Sanborn. ..0301.301200:31111-10 

 H G Purington320201231 101320— 11 W L Shepard..21121211111 1111—15 

 Shoot off. 



AMHoff)nan...." 13111-5 11102-4 00111-8 



Geo Hoffman 11211-5 31031-4 31120-4 



WL Shepard 21011-4 



HARTFORD, Coun., July 11.— Tito following .scores were made 

 by the members of the Colt Hamnierles.s Gun CUib to-dav, Mr. 

 Fred Risley winning the gold medal with a clean score at 25 key- 

 stone standards from 5 traps: 



Fred Risley 111111111111111! 111111111—25 



Ford OllimilllOlllUlllimi— 33 



E J Root 1111001101111111111111111-33 



Allen Willey 1111111111111111101011000—20 



E Decker 0111110111111110010011111-19 



Whit 11011101111101011111011 10-19 



John Aleer 0001111101111110111111010-18 



Wood 1011110111001011010111011-17 



A D Parsons 0101110111101101000111100—15 



O B Treat 1101100110100001110111010-14 



M E White 0100011110001100110100101-12 



C Hisby 1010110000110011001110010-13 



M F Cook 0001010010110101001110001-11 



AO Collins'-' 0101000001000001001010100— 7 



CHANGING GAUGE.— Worcester, Mass , July 7— Editor Forest 

 and Stream: At a recent shoot of a gun club a gentleman ap- 

 peared with a gun which he had always shot as a 10-bore, but this 

 lime having the chambers bushed to fit a 12-gauge shell. An 

 objection was made that he stood at the distance for 13-bores 

 while shooting a 10-bore gun. His reply was, "This is not a 10- 

 hore. The barrels have nothing to do with it. It is the gauge of 

 the chambers and ammunition alone which determines the gatige 

 of the gun." As there appeared to be no rule to decide the dis- 

 pute (they were shooting under the A. S. A. rules of this year at 

 inanimate targets) the matter could not be decided. Now, will 

 you kindly answer the following questions: 1. Does the gauge of 

 the barrels, independent of the chamber, determine the bore of 

 the gun? 3. Does the gauge of the chambars, no matter how the 

 barrels, aside from the chambers, are bored, designate the gauge 

 of the gun? S. Does the ammtmition used in a gun signify the 

 position or distance that the shooter should take when shooting 

 at the trap under above rules at inn nim.ite targets? Has a case 

 like this come up before?— G. McLellan. [This is somewhat of a 

 novelty. Of course, the gauge of a gun is that of its barrels and 

 the chamber is expected to be adapted to it. Very few guns, 

 especially of American make, are true to gauge, generally easing 

 up in bore. We would think that bushing a 10-gauge chamber to 

 take a 13-gauge shell would spoil the arm and lead to wild shoot- 

 ing, as the wads would he very lease upon leaving the shell.] 



BROOKLYN TRAP NOTES.— Jm?i/ 7.— The Acme Gun Club 

 regular monthly shoot at Dexter Park. L. I. Live-Oird shoot at 

 10 birds each. 35yd8. rise, was won by Capt. Santer with 10. Regu- 

 lar shoot at 30 bluerocks, best average count in the eight best 

 scores of the season for a number of valuable prizes: T. Short 

 won with 19. Waverlv Gu)a Club shoot, at Dexter Park, L. I., 

 Monday, at 10 bluerocks each; H. Von Staden won the gold badge 

 with 9. 



Jwll/S.— The Park way Gun Club shooting to-day was at 7 live 

 birds each, Hurlingham rules, club handicap. A special prisse of 

 silver presented by Col. Selover went with the club medal. It 

 cost E. Helgans considerable money and great skill to win both. 

 He had to kill 31 straight. Bramwell kept hustling him along 

 until he slipped upon his thirty-first bird. Sixteen members of the 

 Fountain Gun Club shot under the usual conditions, 10 birds each, 

 club handicap, Hurlingham rules, at Woodlawn Park to-day. 

 There was a great race for the Duryea Cup. Pour straight scores 

 were made for it. C. B. Fisher had won i t at the last shoot with a 

 score of 14. This year he had to kill 24 before he won it. 



July 9.— The Unknown Gun Club had 16 members to shoot for 

 the trophy and other prizes at Dexter Park to-day. Ike Hyde was 

 the only one to kill 7 straight, and won. 



PROPOSED NEW GUN CLUB.-New York, July 13.— A gun 

 club of gentlemen whose homes or business places are in New 

 York city or vicinity is about to be started. A first-class location 

 can be procured on one of the best railroads out of New York, 

 only twenty minutes from Liberty street. Trains every half 

 hour. Cost of ticket and return 16 cents. Grounds high and 

 sandy with good background. It is proposed to have shooting 

 every Sattirday at targets, and on one Saturday each month at 

 live birds. Facilities will he provided for practice any time dur- 

 ing the week. Lovers of shooting wishing to join the above club 

 are respectfully invited to send name and address at once to the 

 undersigned. It is desired to start with not less than fifty mem- 

 bers. Yearly cost will be moderate.— c. M. Hathaavat, m ^V^st 

 Qoe Jiundred and Tlxirty-flfth street, New York gity. 



CLEVELAND, O.. July 9.- At the regular weekly practice shoot 

 of the Blue Bock Shooting Club to-day Bichner won the badge, 

 Barney being too late to classify. 



WHEELING, W. Va., will have a tournament Aug. 6 and 7. 

 Experts barred. The secretary is R. B. Burt, Wheeling. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Fokest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meeting's and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Fokest 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. 



FIXTURES. 



JULY. 



11-26. W. C. A. Meet, Ballast 33. Rochester, Sailing Trophy, 



Island. Irondequoit Bay. 



15-39. Northern Division Meet, 

 Pigeon Lake. 



AUGUST. 



6-37. A. O. A. Meet, Lake Cham- 27, Rochester, Sailing Trophy, 

 plain. Irondequoit Bay. 



SEPTEMBER. 



5. Orange, Ann., Passaic River. 10. Rochester, Fall Regatta, 

 7. lanthe, Ann., Passaic River. Irondequoit Bav. 



13. Knickerbocker, Ann,, N. Y. 



CANOE CLUB REGATTAS. 



CINCE the publication of our comments on the New York C. 0. 

 ^ regatta three weeks since, our attention has been called to an 

 ai-ticle by O. B. Vaux, published a year ago in the Sail and Paddle. 

 We herewith reprint the article, partly on account of its practical 

 value, as it should he read at least once a year by every officer of 

 a canoe club, and partly because we appreciate such an indorse- 

 ment of our opinions from one who must be regarded as the fore- 

 most authority on all relating to regatta work. Our outspoken 

 jriticism has excited considerable comment, as was to be expected, 

 but we are glad to learn that canoeists are applying it to a far 

 wider sense than to the New York C. C. alone, and we look for a 

 decided improvement in the conduct of regattas in the futtire. 

 There is not one club regatta in four that is other than a discredit 

 to the club and to canoeing, and solely through a misunderstand- 

 ing of what a regatta should be, or else through mismanagement 

 on the part of those in charge. We suggest to all canoe clubs the 

 propriety of pasting tip in the club house our previous article and 

 the one now given by Mr. Vaux. In order to prevent any possible 

 misapprehension on the part of our readers, we would state the 

 apology published two weeks since relates simply and solely to 

 the paragraph describing the start of the sailing race; and in no 

 way to our criticism as a whole. 



RACING COURSES.— The regatta committee of the Atlantic 

 Division deserves a great deal of credit for the way in which all 

 arrangements were carried out from the first, the races being 

 well managed, and the prizes, collected by the committee, being 

 .specially good. The only drawbacks to the success of the racing 

 were in the laying out of courses, and we mention them merely 

 to call attention to a most important point. In locating a course 

 for a paddling or sailing the two great requisites are to have the 

 starting and finishing lines so located as to give no unfair advan- 

 tage to any competitor, and so clearly marked as to be readily 

 seen, while there should be a stLfficient depth of water over the 

 course for every canoe within the A. C. A. limits. In the late 

 races the courses were defective in both of these points, the finish 

 of the paddling race was on a very oblique line, one canoe having 

 thus a longer course than the other; and in one sailing race, 

 owing to the stage of the tide, there was so little water at the 

 finishing line that one canoe grounded and marie a protest. We 

 are not sufliciently posted on the facts of this particular case to 

 discuss its merits, but as a rule the racers have a right to clear 

 water over the course, and the committee should make sure that 

 they shall have it. In regard to starting, and especially fl nishlng 

 lines, a man who is racing has little time to pick up obscure or 

 uncertain marks, and when he finds himself squarely abreast of 

 one mark he should feel secure in the assurance that he has com- 

 pleted the course. There are often difficulties in laying out a 

 cour.'^e that shall fully meet all requirements, but if it can possibly 

 be done, the start and finish lines should each be at right angles 

 to its respective leg of the course, and there should be Avater 

 over the whole fairway of the course for every competing boat. 

 Attention to these points will often relieve the committee of 

 much responsibility. 



CENTERBOARDS IN CANOES.— A very funny counter-pro- 

 test was threatened in a recent race, one contestant entering a 

 protest against the course, as being too shallow, to meet which it 

 was proposed to protest his canoe on the grounds that the board 

 could not be raised, and thus was practically a fixed keel. No 

 serious results followed, but the incident sn'ves to call attention 

 to a weak point in the racing rules of the A. C. A. In the present 

 case we believe that the last protest would not hold, and the board 

 was fitted to raise properly, the trouble being that owing to its 

 lack of stiffness it was bent on the sand before starting and could 

 not be handled in the race. There was one canoe at the meet last 

 year, howeA^er, whose board was to all intents and purposes a fixed 

 keel, and could not be housed without removing the deck scat. 

 There is nothing in the rules which distinctly prohibits the use 

 of such a hoard; in fact, the portion of the A. C. A. rules relating 

 to centerboards is so far out of date that it might well be wiped 

 away entirely, the racing boats being allowed to carry any kind or 

 size of board, while the cruising classes arc limited to boards of 

 reasonable working dimensions, completely housable in their 

 trunks. . 



ORDER IN CAMP.- Loud coniplaints are heard from some 

 who Avere present at the Atlantic Division meet over the noise 

 which was kept up through several nights. Canoeists, as a rule, 

 are not given to early hours or to quiet while in camp, and there 

 is always plenty of fun going on until 11 or 13 P.M. There are 

 some, hoAvever, who would like to sleep between midnight and 

 sunrise at least, and who object to being kept awake all night by 

 noise and riot, even though their own tent pins are not drawn nor 

 ropes cut. Unless a very prompt stop is put to disorder of this 

 kind the attendance at future meets of the Division Avill be 

 seriously alTccted, as the majority of canoeists do not appreciate 

 such fun, and Avill keep away from it. 



CANOEING IN ENGLAND.-The last race of the Royal C. C. 

 at Hendon Lake shows the curious condition of English canoeing; 

 the starters included two canoe yawls, four canoes sailed single- 

 handed, as usual, and two canoes sailed by two men each. 

 Although sail is limited to 113ft,, capsizes are of alarming fre- 

 quency in the races at Hendon and on the Thames, and more 

 serious than on this side, owing to the weight of ballast some- 

 times carried. One canoe, Vanessa, Avhich seems to be an expert 

 at capsizing, lately sank entirely in deep water, and Avas only 

 saved by being made fast in time to a couA'enient rowboat. Owing 

 to the common English custom of transferring the same name 

 from boat to boat as new ones are bought or built bj' each owner^ 

 it is very dilficult to say just whut craft a particular boat may ho; 

 but Vanessa is, we believe, the 1888 Nautilus with bilge boards 

 removed and replaced by one heavy centerhoard. 



REPORTS OF REGATTAS.— The regatta committee of the 

 Atlantic Division has completed its Avork, which has been weU 

 done from first to last, by a very full report of all races, which we 

 publish this week. Though not called upon to make a report of 

 this kind, the committee ^ave realized the propriety Qf gycb a 

 flnisli to tlieir i&M> 



CHEESQUAKE CREEK - We are reminded by the shoal water 

 at Cheesquake this year of the report made by us in 1888, when on. 

 the camp-site committee, and the indignation awakened among 

 the friends of the locality by the mere insinuation that the water 

 was too ehoal for racing. 



ATLANTIC DIVISION MEET, CHEESQUAKE. 



JUNE 27-JULr 6. 



THE third division meet of the Atlantic DiAision was held at 

 the old camp ground at the mouth of Cheesquake Creek, 

 from the last Satm'day in June until the Monday following the 

 Fourth of July. The arrangements were better this year than 

 ever before, Vice-Corn. Dorland and Mr. Brokaw, of the regatta 

 committee, having worked specially hard . The attendance, un- 

 fortunately, was much smaller than expected, and made up 

 almost entirely of members from the Passaic River. The tents 

 Avere pitched in anew location, along the side of the bluff toward 

 the creek instead of facing the bay. In spite of the small number 

 present the meet was a pleasant one, the only drawbacks being 

 the mosquitoes and the disorder Avhich for two' or three nights pre- 

 vented sleep in camp. The officers elected for 1892 are: Vice- 

 Com., L. Vi . Seavey, Knickerbocker O. C; Rear Com,, Richard 

 Hobart, lanthe O. 0.: Purser, J. K. Hand, Knickerbocker O. O. 

 ExecutiA'e Committee: W. S. Elliott, Brooklyn C. C; J. R. Lake, 

 New York C, C; C. V. Schuyler, Arlington C. O. We are indebted 

 to the regatta committee for the report of their work, as 

 follows: 



HEPORT OF REGATTA COMMITTEE, A. T>., A. C. A. 



3ir. Irving V. norland, Vice-Commodore, A. D.. A. G. A.: 



The duties of your regatta committee haA'ing ended with the end 

 of the meet, we beg to present to you our report of Avhat has been 

 accomplished of the work intrui^ted to us. It is gratifying to be 

 able to state that our appeal to the members for donations of 

 prizes met with such prompt and hearty replies that we were pro- 

 vided Avith the largest assortment of handsome prizes ever seen at 

 an A. C. A. meet. 



The departure from the arrangement, or make up, of former 

 programmes in events 8, 9, 13 and 13 were experiments that were 

 attended wuth good results, and we would recommend them to the 

 consideration of future regatta committees. The full entry list 

 and result of each race follows: 



Event 1, record paddling: 



Tempest Geo. P. Douglass 1 



Cricket L. B. Palmer 3 



Falcon H, S. Farmer 3 



Torment H. H. Smythe 4 



Echo O. F. Coe 5 



Krns, W. L. Dudley, and Sybil, E. W. Edinger, entered but did 

 not start. The race Avas paddled with favoring tide and wind, and 

 the finish was very close between first and second. First prize, 

 paddles presented by F. 0. Moore; second prize, pennant presented 

 by Miss Seavey. 



Event 3, record sailing: 



13 8 Time 



Cricket L. B. Palmer 1 1 1 0 5)5 45 



Aztec V/. W. HoAvard 4 3 3 1 00 30 



Nipsic C.V.Schuyler 3 4 3 1 03 41 



Tempest Geo. P. Douglass 3 3 4 1 04 43 



yybif. E. W. EHinger Upset. 



Valfreya W. J. Stewart Disabled. 



Kisco W. B. Daily Withdrew. 



Torment H. H. Smythe Withdrew. 



Falcon H. S. Farmer Withdrew. 



Echo. O. F. Coe Did not start. 



Sailed in a strong northwest wind, 4]^ roller. Tempest crossed 

 first Avith a good wind but was overtaken by Cricket on the first 

 round; she upset soon af )er turning the home mark on the second 

 round and finished the race full of water. Aztec sailed A'ery fast 

 at times and gained on all except Cricket. Cricket was well 

 handled and Avon with plenty to spare. First priz°, banner pre- 

 sented by Geo, W. Johnson; second prize, banner presented by I. 

 V. Dorland. 



Event 3, combined. Prize, banner presented by Henry Stanton ; 



Cricket L. B. Palmer 1 1 0 48 53 



Tempest C.P.Douglas 3 3 1 08 38 



The race was an easy one for Cricket, as Tempest met with an 

 accident after passing the first mark and Avas delayed over 20 

 minutes. 



Event 4, paddling, any canoe: 



Cricket L. B. Palmer 1 



Tempest G. P. Douglas 3 



Meda E. W. Edinger 3 



Ham G. L. Metze 4 



BLm W. P. Dodge 5 



Meda, Bam and Bim are open canoes, but C)'icket and Tempest 

 had the race well in hand from the start. First prize, paddles 

 presented by J. P. O'Shea: second prize, handle of combined table 

 set, presented by John Thornton, Jr. 



EA'ent B, tandem: 



Valfreya W. J. Stewart and H. S; Farmer 1 



Ithanel. B. Fredericks and W. P. Dodge 3 



Prizes, flags presented by E. D. Anderson and M. M. Yard, 



Event 6, club fours: 



fGeo. W.Baxter,! 



J Joseph Stewart, ( i 



IL.B. Palmer, ( ^ 



[ B. Fredericks. J 

 f H- S. Farmer, "1 



J W. P. Marvin, \ o 



I A. S. Pennington, f 



[W. J. Stewart. j 

 (■ Richard Hobart. \ 

 , W. P. Dodge, q 



^I'Tieola ] H. S. Dos Braisay, f ^ 



[ Geo. P. Douglass. J 

 All three clubs represent the lanthe Ganos Club. Mignon aad 

 Meda are open canoes and were prop-lled with single blades. 

 Miueola is a decked canoe and double blades were used. Prize, 

 haimer purchased with surplus funds from the winter reunion. 

 Event 7. paddling upset: 



Cricket L. B. Palmer 1 



Tempest G. P. Douglas 3 



Sybil E. W. Edinger 3 



Prize, banner presented by Mrs. Jos. R. Bomanu. 

 Events, hurry sourry: 



Sybil E.W. Edinger 1 



Cricket L. B, Palmer 3 



Tempest G. P. Douglas 3 



Edinger won by very fast swimming, havang begun paddling 

 before 1 he others were in their canoes. First prize, banner pre- 

 sented by F. McLees; second prize, banner presenied by T. S. Ox- 

 holm. 

 Event 9, swimming: 



E. W. Edinger - 1 



W. B. Daily 2 



F. L. Dunnell 3 



Edinger used a very fast side stroke and won with ease. Prize, 



pipe and tobacco pouch presented by D. A. Nash. 



Event 10, sailing, juniors: 



Tempest Geo. L. Metze... 1 28 00 



Sybil..... E. W. Edinger. 2 39 00 



Cricket W. P. Dodge 3 39 30 



As there were no noATces in camp, tbis event was thrown open 

 to men who had never Avon a sailing race and the "one man one 

 ca,noe" rule Avas suspended. First prize, banner presented by F. 

 W. Kitcbelj second prige, bsmjer pres^sted W W. {J. Qmm^79^\ 



Mignon., 



Meda. . 



