Sept. 3, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



138 



Tucker second, A. L. Gilman, Dean and M. D. Gilman third, Fore- 

 hand and Kenney fourfh. „ „ 



Bight standards. 22 entries: Root and Dickey fiist, Perry second, 

 A. L. Oilman third. Bowdish and M. D. Gilman fourth. 



Seven standards, 12 entries: Sterry first, Dean second, Oromp- 

 ton third. Kenney fnurtli. , 



Seven clavs: Sterrv and VVilley first. Dickey and Root second, 

 Crompton, Cady and ForehRnd third, Sprague and Howe fourth. 



DEATH AT THE TRAP. 



Bbookltn. Aug. 26.— The regular monthly meeting of the At- 

 lantic Rod and Gun Club at the grouods .iust outside the Brighton 

 Beach r- ce track this afternoon ended tragically. Joseph O'Brien 

 was liillrd by the sccidental discharge of a shotgun. 



The Atlantic Rod and Gun Club is composed mostly of the 

 oflilc'ials and business men of Gravesend. It meets on the last 

 Wedni sdny of every month. Twenty members aFserabled at the 

 grounds to-day. Among tfiose who participated were .lustice of 

 the Peace Kpnneth F. Sutherland, ex- Assemblyman Charles ,T. 

 Knnli, Richard Dwyer, and Under Sheriff Hugh McLaughlin. 



The men passed nearly all the afternoon at the regular club 

 match for the Eneeman badge and Blondin medal. The sport 

 was good, and everybody enjoyed it. Mr. O'Brien was especially 

 Cheerful. 



After the club match a sweenstakes was arranged. There were 

 twelve men entered, Mr. O'Brien among them. 



Jam s W. Cropsev, S. Stryker Williamson, William Weber, 

 .Joseph O'Rrienand Dr. Hill fell hack some distance at the con- 

 clusion of the medal match. 



O'Brien and Williamson sat down. Weber stood behind their 

 chairs. Under-Sherifl McLaughlin was practicing, pi-eparatory 

 to entering for the sweepstakes. He fired at two birds, both of 

 which escaped, one aJighiing on the roof of the club bouse. 

 O'Brien and Weber had been talking over the arraneempnts for 

 the Atlantic Rod and Gnn Club's proposed excuision to Long 

 Branch on Sept. 14. 



Crnpsey walked up and stood in front of O'Brien and William- 

 eon with his gun under his aj m and holding two cariridges in his 

 hand. Ho joined in the conversation. Noticing the cartridges, 

 Williamson said: 



"Put ihose cartridges away, Jim; you don't need them for any- 

 thing." 



"Oh. .ves, I do; it is my turn to shoot next," answered Cropsey. 



Williamson leaned back and turned his head to look at. the 

 pigfons on the club hoiise roof. The movement saved his life, for 

 at that moment Oropsey's gun was discharged. The charge 

 whizzed by Williamson and lodged m O'Brien's face. It made a 

 terrihle wound, and O'B.iien fell forward without a groan dead. 

 Tbe front and the right side of his face was torn away. 



Cropsey, in his staicment af te"r the mishap, said that he had 

 slipped two cartridges into the barrels of his gun, but ihey did not 

 fit. He finally got them in and closed the gun. It was then that 

 one barrel was discharged. The cartridge must have caught and 

 exploded, as Cropsey felt sure he had not touched the trigger. 



Editor Forest and St ream: 



The deplorable accident which occurred at the shoot of the 

 Atlantic Rod and Gun Club a few days ago, whereby a most 

 estimable young man lost his life, furnishes, if thK newspaper 

 account of it be correct, an excellent reason for pigeon shooters 

 to avoid that club. In well-regulated shooting clubc three rules 

 are rigidly enforced during shooting matches. First, the shooter 

 shall not load his gun until he takes his place at the score— that 

 is, not until he stands with his back to the spectators and with 

 tbe mu2;7;le of the gun pointing in the direction of the traps at 

 which he is to shoot. Second, the shooter before he leaves the 

 score must unload his gun — that is, still standing with his back 

 to the spectators, and without turning around and with the muz- 

 zle of the gun still pointing iu the direction of the traps, he must 

 "break" his gun and remove tbe shells. Third, no scouting shall 

 be allowed. These rules, if enforced, leave scarcely any chance 

 of accident in pigeon-shooting. It does no harm on this occasion 

 to repeat them in your columns. 



I have no doubt such rules written or unwritten are supposed 

 to govern tbe pigeon matches of the Atlantic Gun Club and that 

 some one duly authorized to enforce f.hem is always present. If 

 not the matches should not be shot. And the person so authorized 

 Is in duty bound to note the behavior of each shooter; to correct 

 him if he errs in the handling of his gun and to quote and insist 

 upon compliance with the lules. I will venture to say tliat at 

 this Atlantic Gun Club shoot watchful eyes saw every kill and 

 detected every no bird snap shot on the ground by mistake; but 

 where was he whose duty it was to pro ect the spectators? W here 

 were the eyes directed that left poor O'Brien at the mercy of a 

 thoughtle.'^s man due at the score? The unfortunate person who 

 held the fatal gun is to be pitied, perhaps excused; but what can 

 excuse the gross — tbe almost criminal — carelessness of those who, 

 by neglecting the du ies with which they were charged, made 

 possible the killing of O'Brien! 



Such an event as this involves more than the reputation of the 

 Atlantic Gun Club. It reflects unpleasantly upon the entire 

 shooting-club world. It will not add to the public's estimation of 

 pigeon-shooting, for the public, slow to analyze causes, is wonder- 

 fully quick in grasping results. And it seems to me that so ex- 

 cellent a sport as pigeon-shooting ought not to be brought into 

 trouble or disrepute by sucn badly-governed associations as the 

 Atlantic Rod and Gun Club. These organizations should practice 

 no sport more dangerous than bean-bag pitching. CaoxON. 



TRAP SHOOTING IN THE FATHERLAND. 



[From a Special Corresjwndent.] 



Beklin, Aug. IS— Editor Forest and Stream: The first great 

 prize shooting tournament at clay pigeons in this coud try took 

 place near this city last week. The rules laid down for the shoot 

 were those of the Deutsche Schiessverein (German Shooting As- 

 sociation), and are closely related to the standard English rules. 

 Seventy-six valufible pvizis were offered by this association and 

 shot for. 



The first prize, which gives its owner the right to the title of 

 champion wing shot of Germany, was won by a young man. Mr. 

 Preuss, with a 13-bore Winchester repeating gun. Preuss scored 

 92 birds out of 100. 



Mr. George Ligowsky. oC Cincinnati, who acted as referee, pro- 

 nounced Mr. PreuBs's shooting as fine as he had ever witnessed in 

 the United States. Fully nine-tenths of all the p' iz°s offered were 

 earned off by shooters using the Walsrode smokeless powder. 



In connection with the clay pigeon shoot a shooting match with 

 hunting rifles was arranged at a moving wild boar. Mete, too, the 

 Walsrode smokeless powder sustained its reputation. The first 

 prize was won by Dr. Goettinger. a native-born American, who 

 uses smokeless powder exclusively. 



The tournament has stirred up German gunners. Wing-shoot- 

 ing clubs are b'nng organized all over the country, and clay 

 pigeon shooting will soon be a popular spnrt in the Fatherland. 

 Clay pigeons are olTe.red here to the individual shooter at about a 

 cent apiece. Heretofore, and as Ions as they had to be imported 

 from America, they retailed at 3 cents apiece, a price far beyond 

 the reach of the great mass of shooters. Abmin Tennbb. 



AUBURN GUN CLUB.-Aubnrn, N. Y., Aug. 26. -To-day our 

 club held a very interesting meet at the club grounds. The day 

 was very fine and tbe attendance, though numerically smaller 

 than common, was full of enthusiasm. The race was 25 kingbirds, 

 15 singles. Keystone rules, and 10 singles, 5 traps, unknown angles, 

 expert rules, the most difficult known trap-shooting. Aside from 

 the regular contest, which score is given below, we had a number 

 of sweepstakes and other shoots: 



A Class. 



Carr llllllllGimillUmilll-3-1 



BrinkerhofC < 111111111 111111 till 111101 -24 



Tuttle 11111111011 lllllioniim— 23 



Ties, 10 singles. Keystone rules, 5 singles, expert rules: 



First Tie. Second Tie. 



Carr 1111111111 01011—13 IIUUIUI 11111-15 



Brinkerlioff 1111111111 10101-13 llllUllll 01111-14 



B Class. 



Wheaton 111111 11 1 111 11 110 1 1011011-22 



Doane 0111111110111011111110100-19 



C Class. 



Slnclali- ! ...1011101111111111111111101—22 



Kerr 1011111111111111110110101—21 



Tripp 11101111011 1 1111101111011—21 



White IIOOIOIUOOOI 1 1 111111 1 110—18 



Brister OOlllillll 101010101110001—16 



D Class. 



Garrett 1111111111111111111110111—24 



0. W\ B. 



r BOILING SPRINGS GUN CLUB. — Rutherford, Aug. 29,— 

 Sweepstake shooting all dav. Main event 50 hluerocks, three 

 moneys, entrance $5: Post 46, HoUister 44. B. William 43, Collins 

 43, Cutwater 43, Heritage 40, Lane 8y, Hathaway 36, Paul 84. 



CONEY ISLAND, O. 



CrNCiNNATi, O., Aug. 25.— On Thursday, Aug. 20, at Coney Island, 

 a popular resort up the Ohio River, 14 miles from the public land- 

 ing in this city, was a trap-shooting match that was notable not 

 only for the number of entries in the shoots, but for the rapidity 

 with which the several events were disposed of in one afternooii. 

 The Penrose system of rapid firing was employed and the Ameri- 

 can Association rules governed. Birds were cheaj] and entrance 

 fees were low. Moreover the money was divided into numermis 



firizes, so as to preclude wolfish pooling and encourage shooting 

 or the acquirement of skill and for amusement. The result was 

 very satisfactory, and the plan will probably take a firm hold 

 here and revive the interest in shooting which has been languish- 

 ing for the past two or three years. 

 No. 1, 105 entries, 10 single hluerocks, entrance 50 cents: 



Early 6 Fey 8 CF 3 



E Williams 3 Pierson 9 Nichols 5 



T Williama 5 H Stevens 9 Supel 10 



Bauer 4 Hessler 7 Clark 8 



Huber 6 Albert 9 Doughman 9 



L F 5 Bohemian 7 Gillman 8 



J K 9 Wellman 5 Vincent 6 



Ross... 7 E Taylor 7 Hoffman 5 



Clark 7 Miller 7 Higgms 8 



Scott 7 Ban die.. ^ 9 Bee 9 



Reik 7 Waters 7 Taylor, Sr 8 



Tonny 10 Stuart 6 Shorty 10 



JDemar 8 West 7 William 1 



Van 5 Gubsey. 6 Helm 7 



B Trimble 6 Klett 5 Goodman 5 



E Trimble 5 Merrick 7 Taylor, Jr 5 



ToUett : 9 Sautern 4 Stemkorb 10 



Shreck 7 T Belding 9 Gentry 5 



Girton 8 Cook 7 Jack mm 5 



ITolliday 10 Waterman 4 Goble 5 



Ring <S D Belding 6 Siickels 6 



Felix 7 WeUa 8 Murphy 7 



Mustin 8 Klett 3 Tug 7 



FDemar 7 Bailey 8 Hall 4 



Marshall 7 W Bailey 4 Wick 4 



Rowan 7 Riley 5 Newmeyer 2 



Nose 9 Haywood 4 James 9 



Bridges 5 Weeks 9 Glassford 4 



Stevens 8 McDonald 9 Jackson 6 



McQrew 7 Swing 5 Richard 6 



Bvers 9 WlUte 7 Henson 9 



Frank 8 Randal 6 Arnold 6 



Brown -.6 Sullivan... 4 Stone 4 



Srofe 7 See 10 Kessler 2 



Prolsman 7 G W 6 Briggs 7 



Shorty first. Murphy second. Felix third. Dr. Waters fourth, 

 Stuart fifth, Hoffman sixth, Glassford seventh. 

 No. 2, 10 hluerocks, entrance 50 cents, 114 entries: 



Stone 3 Shatzman 6 Waters 10 



West 6 Pootzman 8 Vincent 7 



G. W 6 Stearns 6 Fey 9 



Greasey 4 Demar.... 5 TF 7 



Gentry 8 Henson 9 JK 9 



G Klett 3 Doughman 7 Jackson 8 



Hall 8 Girton 8 Orr 7 



Klett 5 Mustin 10 Gaines 5 



Stuart 8 Hiegins 8 Randal 8 



Belding 7 E Bailey 5 Minor 1 



Cook 7 



Swing 7 



Nichols 9 



Waterman 5 



Early 6 



Bee 9 



Taylor, Jr.. 7 



J Demar 7 



Murphy 10 



Boutel 5 



Goodman 8 



Steinkorb 9 



Nose. 



Byers 9 Prichard 



Stone 8 



D Belding 4 



Van 7 



.lersey 7 



A Stevens 8 



Siickels.. 

 Hetzler 



Hoffman 9 Marshall 9 



Wood ai d 6 Phares 7 



Shorty 10 Kling 6 Bing 



George 5 



O Skamp 6 



Miller 5 



Weeks 



Clark 6 Jackman 6 



Merrick 7 James 5 



Trofe 9 Tollett 7 



Brown 7 Taylor, Sr 7 



Thurman 6 Lantern 6 



McDonald 8 Bridges 4 



Scott.... 9 Miller 9 



Bandle 9 RMiable 9 



Peek 9 



Willie 8 



Young 9 



Frank 9 



See 10 



Ross 8 



Bohemian 3 



Sullivan 



CF 



Glassford 



Albert 6 



HoUiday 7 



Briggs 8 



Riley 6 



Bauer 7 



Bailey 6 



Wells 7 Rowan 10 



Teisel. 



Shreck 7 



Tuv 8 



R Trimhle 4 



E Trimble 7 



Shatzman 



Helm 5 



Williams 6 



Hessler 7 



Arnold 7 



Robert 5 



Fdlix 9 



Haywood 9 Becker 4 



Shackman 12 



Boutel.... 7 



Stone 15 



Demar 13 



Pierson 8 Goble 8 Huber 



Hess 3 Gibson 8 



Shorty first, Rike and Glassford second, Teipel and Ross third, 

 Vincent fourth, W. Bailey fifth, Gaines sixth. Bridges seventh, 

 Bohemian eighth. 

 No. 3, main event, 20 hluerocks, 75 cents entrance, 105 entries: 



Miller 17 Lantern 15 Frank 12 



Waters 17 GW 14 Hoffman 14 



Vincent 19 GP 9 Nichols 10 



Gentry 17 Bailey 11 Prokman 13 



See 16 Steinkorb 15 Felix 14 



Stuart 18 Reisinger 14 Stone It 



Holliday 16 Hetzler 13 Srofe 17 



West 13 Tufts 13 Richard 17 



Bohemian 14 Rafidal 17 Early 16 



Jackson 17 Stickels 5 Grauden 14 



Doughman 16 Riley 11 Reliable 17 



Haywood 11 Girton 18 Murphy 16 



Teinel 19 Gobel 8 Belding 14 



Tuy 17 Briggs 10 SulPvan 8 



Wells 11 Tollett 13 Brown 13 



R Trimble 13 Stevens 16 Games 18 



T Trimble 13 Swing 16 Cook ...11 



Hall.. 13 Belding 13 Gubsey 10 



Van 15 Goodman 16 Klett 7 



Shreck 11 Nose 15 Phares 18 



Marshall :....16 Rowan 16 Ring 9 



Bridges 15 Byers 18 'Weeks 16 



Shorty 19 Merrick 14 Albert 16 



Kling.... 12 Weber 12 Pierson IS 



McDonald 18 Arnold 15 Glassford 19 



Scott 14 Jessup 17 Henson 18 



Bandle .16 Wick 17 Bailey 17 



Rike 19 Young 18 Mustin 17 



" W^illie 17 J Demar 12 



Woodard 10 Taylor, Sr 18 



CStevens 8 Oilman ...16 



Becker 13 Rose 19 



Bee 17 Bauer 12 Twvlor, Jr 10 



Ties on 19 first, 18 second, 17 third. 16 fourth, 15 fifth, 14 sixth, 13 

 seventh, 13 eighth, divided the $100 in gold; Cook ninth, Gubsey 

 tenth, C. F. eleventh, Sullivan twelfth, Boutet thirteenth, Stickes 

 fourteenth, Reisenger fifteenth. 

 No. 4, 10 hluerocks, entrance 50cts., 36 entries: 



SeB 8 E Taylor 9 Clark 7 



Randal 9 Weeks 8 Young 4 



Stickles 5 Goodman 8 Gas'rigbt 9 



Bandle 9 Ross 9 Frank 10 



Miller 8 Srofe. 10 Mustin 8 



' Pierson 9 Albert 9 



Gillman 9 Girton 9 



Bauer 6 Teeple 9 



T Belriing 7 Swing 4 Bickard 9 



D Belding 9 Bridges 4 Tuv 8 



Cook 8 Nichols 6 Felix 8 



Henson 9 Doughman 10 Demar 5 



Wick 10 Gibson 9 



First div., Bandle second. Taylor third, Belding fourth, Gillman 

 fifth. Stickles sixth. Swing seventh. 

 No. 5. 10 hluerocks, entrance 50 cents. 38 entries: 



E Taylor 8 Tnv 9 Gillman 6 



Belding 4 Teipel 7 Johnston 1 



Cook 8 Bridges 3 Mustin 8 



D Belding 5 Earlv. 6 Henson 7 



Miller 8 Swiny 8 Rike 8 



Doughman 7 Goodman 5 Nichols 4 



Bauer- 3 Ross... 9 Shickels 6 



Wells 4 Lee 6 Pierson 7 



West 3 Vincent 6 W^ck 7 



Weeks 5 Bandle 8 Felix 7 



Frank 7 Soofe 7 Gastright 8 



Willie 7 Girton 7 Richard 7 



Young 7 Randal 7 



Ross first, Gastric-ht second, Teipel third, See fourth. Weeks 

 fifth, Nichols sixth, West s'^venth, Bauer eighth. 



Six other events were shot, entries ranging from 30 to 30, with 

 151.00 entrance, four moneys. 



Vincent 

 Rike.... 

 Earl 



10 



HONEOYE FALLS, N. Y. , Aug. 39.— I send you scores "of our 

 sixth monthly shoot. Tbe weather was fine and our shoot went 

 off in good shape. We had some shooters from Avon and Lima. 

 Mr. Maxwell, of Lima, with his gun held below the hip until he 

 called puU, shot a good race and is a jolly fellow. Mr. Gregg 

 made a good score of 15 straight birds with his new Lefever gun. 

 The Boss Wood Pecker of the Lima Gun Club shot a good race with 

 Mr. Wilkinson and pecked very well tRl he struck Mr. Benham 

 on the ties, and then bis gentle voice was silent. Mr. Martin won 

 the solid gun medal for the first .shoot with 15 straight birds, 

 shooting in fine form. 



Monthly medal shoot, 15 kingbirds, 5 traps, Ameriran Associa- 

 tion rules, 3 medal prizes: 



A D Martin .... llOOHlllllllll-lS Benham 111111110110011-13 



Nesbitt.... ...OlllOlOw. Gregg 111111111111111—15 



Maxwell 011111110011111-12 Goodrich 111111011111111-14 



Wilkinson 11111111111 1 110-] 4 Hyde 111101111111 1 11-14 



Weller 111111010111011-13 Rounds lOlOOllolllllll— H 



Starr 111011010111110-11 



First contest for solid 14 karat gold medal, 15 kingbirds, 18yd?. 

 rise; won by A. D. Martin with 16. 



Second contest, merchants' prize; first prize, California hunting 

 coat; second prize, 51bs. powder; third prize, 251bs. shot; fourth 

 prize, 60 loaded shells; 7 kingbirds. 5 kingbird traps. ISyds. rise: 



Wilkinson 1111111-7 Gates . ...nioiOlO-3 



Weller .1100101-4 Hyde 1111100-5 



Ne sbitt Oil 0011—4 Ben ka m 11 1011 1-6 



AD Martin 0111111-6 Starr 1101110—5 



Boxmds 1001110-4 Goodrich 0111111-6 



Gregg 1111111-7 Maxwell 1011111-6 



Shoot-off: Gregg first, Martin and Benham div. second, Starr 

 third, Nesbitt fourth. 



Third contest, $1 entrance. 7 kingbirds, 5 traps, 18yds. rise: 



A D Martin 0001191—3 Weller 1110001-4 



Wilkinson 1110111-6 Rounds 1101001-4 



Nesbitt 1010101-4 Hyde 0111011-5 



Benham 1110101-5 Starr 1011111-6 



Gregg 0111111-6 Maxwell 0100011-3 



Ou shoot-off: Wilkinson first, Benham second, Weller third. 

 Maxwell fourth. 



WALNUT HILL, Mass., Aug. 26.— The regular fortnightly shot- 

 gun meeting of the Massachusetts Rifle Association was held at 

 this range to-day. The attendance was not large, but any lack 

 there may have been in numbers was amply made up by the jol- 

 lity and eood nature of those present, all naving been put in the 

 befit of humor by the very aurreeable weather conditions which 

 prevailed all day. The main inter-st of the dav centered in the 

 struggle for first place in the gold coin match, which was secured 

 by Mr. Bush with a straight score of 30, closely followed by Mr. 

 Bowker wnth 19, and Mr. Rockey with 18. The excellent score of 

 .^Ir Bush entitles him to hold the championship badge of the As- 

 sociation until the next shoot. Gold coin match, 20 standard Key- 

 stone targets, squad firing, fifth competition: Bush 20, Bowker 19, 

 Ro key 18. Barrett 16, Parham 15, Stone 14. Hosmer 14, Snow 13, 

 Nichols 13. 



PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION.— The first annual tourna- 

 ment of the Pennsylvania State Sportsman Association will be held 

 at Willia.msport. Pa.. Sept. 39 to Oct. 3, under the management ot 

 the Williamsport Rifle and Gun Club. Tbe manaeement desire 

 to say that special railroad and hotel rates will be furnished all 

 sportsmen and their friends, and everything done to make the 

 event pleasant to all who may come. Two sets of traps will be in 

 constant operation for sweepstake shooting, which will be con- 

 ducted undf-r the expert handicap rulep. The prospects are that 

 the shoot will eclipse "ny heretofore held. Come and bring your 

 your gun, and help «well the pquade. Programmes can be had by 

 addressing N. A. Hughes, 343 Pine street. Ammunition of all 

 kinds and plen'y of it can be had on the grounds at reasonable 

 prices. We will shoot rain or shine. The grounds will be open 

 for sweeps Monday, Sept. 28. Last day, live birds. 



FLEMINGTON, N. J.. Aug. 29.— Geo. E. Reading's first fall trap- 

 shooting tournament will take place at Flemington, N. J., on 

 Oct. 21, 33 and 23. Shooting will be at standard keystone targets 

 from five traps, rapid firing; the two first days open to a'O, experts 

 to shoot at unknown angles, amateurs known angles; the last day 

 open o"lv to amateurs; Ameriran Shootin.g Association rules ex- 

 cept 12-gauge guns allowed IMoz. shot, and any one in a tie can 

 draw his share. All moneys will be paid the winner at the close 

 of each event.- Hayti. 



KYLE'S SCORING DIAGRAMS.— E. T. Allen, of San Fran- 

 cisco, dealer in sportsmen's goods, issues a book of diagrams of 

 C. W. Kyle's graphic method of noting the results of each shot at 

 trap work on live birds. Tbe field is represented by several cir- 

 cles and the course of the bird noted in a rough tracing on the 

 diagram, and by a simple system of marks the result of each shot 

 and the whvfor of each miss is noted for future reference. 



NORTH CLARENDON, Pa.— In May tbe Mead Gun Club, of 

 North Clarendon, and tbe Tionu Gun Club consolidated, and on 

 the Fourth of July held their initial shoot. They are shooting 

 weekly for a badge presented by the Standard Keystone Target 

 Co., whose traps and targets they use. 



THE SPRING HILL GUN CLUB, of Blauvnltville. N. Y„ will 

 hold a holiday shoot Sept. 7, shooting all day, 200 live birds, targets, 

 lunch.— C. A. Kittle, Sec'y. 



Model Fachts and Boats. Their design^ making and sailing, icith 

 designs and worlting draivings. Postpaid, $3. 



KNOTTY QUESTIONS.— The racing rules of the leading yacht 

 clubs of the world are so nearly uniform and have stood for so 

 long in practically their present form, that it may safely be as- 

 sumed that they are about as nearly perfect as one could expect. 

 At the same time questions are constantly arising which are not 

 covered by them, and which must be decided solely according to 

 the judgment of the committees to whom they are submitted. A 

 curious case will be found in another column, in which a yacht, 

 having no competitor in her own class, goes up into the next class 

 for a single race, and wins a challenge cup given for and previ- 

 ously held exclusively by the larger class. A protest against the 

 award of the cup to her has been disallowed by the regatta com- 

 mittee, who liold that slie entered the class under a rule of the 

 c\nb and so becomes entitled to all the privileges of the other 

 yachts in the class. Without attempting to discuss the merits 

 of this particular case, the details of which are better known 

 to the committee than to us, it seems that as a matter of equity a 

 prize given for a series of races iu one particular class should he 

 open only to yachts permanently enrolled in that class: and that 

 a yacht cannot at the same time be enrolled in two classes. The 

 necessity for allowing a yacht having no competitor to enter for 

 the time being the next class, is well recognized, and the rule Is a 

 good one; the yacht has a claim to the regular prizes of the day 

 but when the race is over she at once drops back to her proper 

 class, and it is at least an open question whether she is entitled to 

 a prize specially helonging to the larger class unless she is willing 

 to remain in that class permanently. Her temporary presence in 

 the larger class is but an accident, and should not be allowed to 

 disturb permanently the course of racing in the class. 



THE RIGHTS OF A YACHT IN ST ARTING.-Another point 

 in which the rules are defective has been brought out within a 

 few days both in yachting and canoeing. What rights has a 

 yacht in the choice of a time for starting? In the second race of 

 the Corinthian series at Marhlehead a yacht was fouled by a fol- 

 lowing boat just as she crossed the starting line, though ltdres 

 not appear that she was hindered in any way by the slight col- 

 lision. She at once wore round, made a circle of the mark, and 

 came for the line for a second crossing, being timed again just 

 2 minutes astern of her principal rival, tlie one with whom she 

 was in collision. In all of these races, at the request of some of 

 the owners, the one gun start, originally announced, had been re- 

 lilaced by a lime start with 3 minutes interval to cross in; and on 

 each occasion there had been some very sharp handling between 



