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FOREST AND STREAM. 



iNof 1881- 



Miller, of Springfield, N. J.i Win, and Henry Sigler, of Montclair' 

 Wm. WolsteBcroft, Sr., and Albert Worrell, of Philadelphia; 

 Abel Crook, Ohas. Wingert. Dr. Wyna, Lee Helgans and Ohas. 

 Seddons, of Brooklyn; W. Alex. Boos, Riohard Schaeffer and E. 

 Edwards, of New Yorls city; C, E. H. Brelsford. President of the 

 Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association; Leander B. (Jamp- 

 bell, J. and E. Van Dyke, o£ Long Branch, N. J.; E. Yeomans, 

 Lon Hedden, S. P. T. Wilbnr, Al Phillips, John Riggett, GeOi 

 Voehel, J. Pierson, Q. McCall, W- B. Gladwey and the veteran 

 Henry Abbott, of New Brunswick, N. J. 



The day was raw and cold, with a strong wind blowing that 

 gave the birds a decided advantage. The birds for this match had 

 been furnished by Wm. Eieles, of Christiana, Pa., and handled by 

 '■Old Snuth Paw" Heritage, tkey proved a magnificent lot. Fulford 

 labored under a great disadvantage, and was badly handicapped 

 parly in the race by the breaking down of his gun. In the pre- 

 vious matches the first barrel frequently misiired, and on the 

 thirty-first round it refused to work. On examination the left 

 hammer was found to be broken, and he was compelled to use a 

 gun that he never before handled. The gun was a (ireener that 

 was formerly used by Brewer, and had a trigger pull of less than 

 four pounds. Eulford's old gun, it is claimed, had a trigger pull 

 of ten pounds, so shooting men can readily see the great disad- 

 vantage he was laboring under. He shot a plucky up-hill race, 

 and when Brewer missed his eigMy-flrst and eighty-second bird 

 In succession, it looked as though be was going to give Jack the 

 same dose that he had given Elliot. The fates were against him, 

 however, for he lost his ninety-eighth, and Brewer killing out, a 

 tie was the best lie could make it. During the afternoon Fulford 

 received a telegram from J. A. R. Elliott, worded as foliowsr "Ac- 

 c-pt congratulations of Kansas City sportsmen and myself on 

 your remarkable scores, and wish tliat to-day's shoot v/ill again 

 add new laurels to those already won." Fulford used the same 

 loads throughout all the matches. Brewer changing in this match 

 to Squires's tournament shells loaded by Neaf Apgar, containing 

 SM'lrs. of Sohulize powder, IJioz. No. 7 chilled shot. Score: 



No. of trap,.... 2 



Flight R 



Score 3 



No. of trap — . 4 



Flight ... U 



Score 3 



No. ol' trap. ... 5 



Flight R 



Score 1 



No. of trap 2 



Flight LD 



Score o 



No. of trap 3 



Flight R 



Score 3 



No. of trap. ... 1 



Plight I 



Score I 



No. of trap — 4 



Flight R 



Score 2 



No. of trap .... 



Flight R 



Score 2 



No. of trap 4 3 



Plight TD RD 



Score 0 0 



No. of trap. . . . . 5 3 



Flight RI R 



Score ^ 1 2 



RD 



3 

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1 2 

 i 8 

 liD LD 



3 3 



JohnL. Brewer. 

 4 



3 

 L 

 1 

 1 

 L 

 1 

 3 



RI 

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3 

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8 

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3 

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No. of trap 5 



Plight L 



Score...- 1 



No. of trap. ... 4 4 



Plight R RI 



Score.-.. 1 1 



No. of trap 3 3 



Flight-. LD LD 



Score 3 1 



No. of trap — 5 



Flight RD 



Score 3 



No, of trap 4 



Plight R 



Score — 3 



3S!o. of trap 4 



Flight LI 



Score... 1 



No. of trap 3 



D RD 

 1 1 



Flight 

 Score 



.:.RD LD RD BO 



1 



No. of trap i 1 



Flight TD R 



Score 3 1 



No. of trap 4 3 



Flight LD RI 



Score 1 1 



No, of trap 3 1 



Flight RI R 



Score ii 1 



1 



3 



LI 



3 

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LD 

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LI 

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3 



5 



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3 





4 



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4 



6 



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LD 



RD 



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4 





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L 



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L 



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1 





2 



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3-10 



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5 



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R 



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LD 



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LI 



R 



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1- 9 



8 



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R 



LD 



LI 



LI 



B 



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3 



2 



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2 



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1- 8 



4 



3 



2 



1 



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5 



LI 



LI 



L 



LD 



R 



D 



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D. Fulford. 











3 



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5 



6 



3 



1 



LI 



LD 



R 



LI 



R 



R 



L 



1 



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1- 9 



4 



2 



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1 



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3 



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LD 



R 



L 



L 



KI 



R 



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3 



1 



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4 



4 





5 



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8 



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L 



L 



RD 



RI 



LI 



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LD 



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1 



1 



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2-10 



3 



3 



4 



4 



4 



4 



3 



LI 



RD 



R 



L 



LD 



RD 



R 



1 



1 



1 



3 



1 



1 



2—10 



3 



3 



1 



2 



3 





2 



L 



R 



RD 



R 



I 





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1 



1 



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3 



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1- 9 



4 



5 



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3 



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A 



3 



BD 



D 



LD 



D 



R 



BD 



R 



0 



3 



1 



3 



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2 



1- 8 



3 



3 



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3 



5 



3 



R 



R 



L 



RD 



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1 



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4 



R 



R 



TI 



RI 



L 



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1 



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RD 



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LD 



B 



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Brewer. 









E. D. Fulford. 





3 



3 



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4 







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3 



4 



D 



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TD 



L 



Plight . 



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L 



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Score . . 



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1 



3 



3 — 5 



1 



LD 



3 



3 







2 



8 



4 



I 



RD 



RI 



Flight.. 



.. R R 



LD 



RI 



RD 



1 



1 



1 



1-5 



Score . . 



..3 1 



3 



1 



3-5 



4 



4 



5 



3 



Trap 



..4 2 



1 



1 



3 



R 



LI 



LI 



R 



Fl'gbt. 



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L 



I 



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1 



1 



1 



1-5 



Score . . 



1 1 



0 



1 



2-4 



4 



3 



4 



1 



Trap . 



..1 3 







4 



LD 



D 



I 



LD 



Flight. 



..RD RD 



LI 



RD 



R 



1 



1 





1—5 



Score - . 



. 1 3 



1 



1 



1—5 



5 



3 



4 



5 



Trap 



,.1 2 





5 



4 



LI 



RI 



LI 



I 



Flight. 



..LD RI 



LI 



I 



RI 



1 



1 



1 



1-5 



Score . . 



..I 1 



1 



3 



1-5 



Called birds 13. No birds 3. Time of match 3h. 21m. 



When Fulford scored his last bird there was a scene of wild ex- 

 citement, and it was some minutes before the tie shoot could be 

 proceeded v/ith, the articles of agreement in case of a. tie calling 

 for a shoot off at 35 birds. The men immediately got to work and 

 the result -was Brewer scored a win as follows: 

 J. L " 



Trap 4 



Flight... RD 

 Score — 1 

 Trap..... 4 

 Flight.... R 



Score 1 



Trap 3 



Flight.... L 

 Score — 1 



Trap 3 



Plight.... R 

 Score — 1 



Trap 5 



Flight.... R 

 Score .... 3 



25 i 

 Although chilled to the bone Brewer shot the tie as he always 

 does— in great form, using bis second barrel but twice. 

 The record of the three matches is as follows: 



Fulford. Brewer, 



First match 100 First match.,....'. ..-gH 



Second match 99 Second match.. 98 



Third match 94 Third match M 



Tie shoot 24— Tie shoot..... 38—316 



At the conclusion of the tie Brewer stepped up to his opponent 

 and said; ' Mr. Fulford, I have shot against the best men in the 

 world, and you. are the toughest man I have met in a match; you 

 have beaten me twice, and I have just won from you. I don't fpel 

 satisfied. You have had everything your way in these matches. 

 Now, I would like to name a race. I will shoot you a match at 

 350 first-class birds for $1,000 a side, I to furnish the birds, the 

 match to take place on a recognized club ground. If you beat me 

 I won't kick, but I'll throw up the sponge to you." Mr. Fulford 

 at once accepted the offer and placed |350 in the hands of Mr. 

 H. C. Squires as a forfeit. Brewer agreeing to do the game. 

 At the suggestion of members of the Fountain Gun Club, their 

 grounds at Woodlawn Park, L. I,, were selected, and December 12 

 decided on as the date. Special trains will be run to the erounds, 

 and should the weather prove pleasant, the largest audience ever 

 seen at a similar contest will be assembled there. Tee Kay. 



CLABEMONT, N. J., Nov. 14.— There were eight interesting 

 prize matches at bluerock breaking decided this afternoon on the 

 range at Claremont by the gunners of the New Jersey Shooting 

 Club, The ninth shoot of a series for a Marlin rifle at 20 targets 

 each, Keystone s.v8tem, C, W. Vincent took first honors for the 

 second time, scoring 17 breaks. The other scores were: Geo. 8. 

 Yirden 16, A. Amsterhout 15, Frederick G. Moore 13, A. Grief 9, 

 W, Nelsoh 8. ^ 



AUBURN DEFEATS LYONS. 



Auburn, N. Y.. Nov. 14.— On Thursday, Nov. 13, the second 

 match between ihn Spencer Sportsman's Club of Lyons, N. Y., and 

 the Auburn Gun Club was shot at Aitburn. The day opened with 

 a drizzling rain, which developed Into a good strong one before 

 eight o'clock, but the visiting team appeared on time with twelve 

 ment. Sweepstake shooting filled the earlier part of the day until 

 the main race was called, at two o'clock, when the clouds broke 

 away, giving a very plpasant afternoon. The conditions of the 

 race were made by the Lyons team, and were announced on the 

 grounds. The race, as given, was 25 single kingbirds, 5 traps, 

 expert rules, rapid firing system, with the indicator turned tor 

 each man. The score was as follow.'^: 



Auburn Gun Club. 



Stewart. 1011101010111110111001111—18 



Whyte 1111101111111111111111101—33 



Vanrierloo. 1111111111011011011111011-31 



Brigden 1110111111111101111111111-23 



Bristen 1 111011101001000011101110-15 



Church 0111111110111111110101100-20 



Garrett 1111111111011011111111111—33 



Tuttle... 1111110111101111111111111 -23 



Steele 1001111001111111011111111—20 



Corning 1111101111111111111111011—33 



Wright 1111011111111110111111111—33 



Carr 1111011111111111111111111-34-355 



Lyons Gun Club. 



Whitney 101HH11I1111111111111U— 24 



Parshall .1010101111111111111111111-33 



Musselman ..1110001110111111001111001-17 



Killick . .1000101100110111001111111-16 



Gavitt 1011111011111011100111111-30 



Knobloch 1111100111100100110111101—17 



Putnam 0110111111111111111111111—23 



Van Ostrand 1111111111110100001101111-19 



Knittle OOlllllOlllllllllOOOl 1110-18 



Forsyth 1110010101110011111011100-16 



Burnett . 1011111111011111111111111-23 



Watson 11001111111111111111011)0-31-236 



Auburn won by 19 to the good. If any other club in the State 

 wishes to meet us with three to twenty men, we shall be glnd to 

 hear from them. Auburn. 



CLASSIFICATION. 



New London, Conn., Nov. W.— Editor Forest and Strearrv For 

 the InformatioD of the readers of the Fobest and Stheam we 

 send you the following announcement. After a careful study and 

 much deliberation upon the ever prominent question of classifi- 

 cation and division of surplus money, we beg t^ state that the 

 management of the Inter-State Manufaoturera' and Dealers' As- 

 sociation have decided to make three classes, viz.: 



Expert or professional class, 



Semi-profef'sional class. 



Amateur class. 



This classification shall be recognized at all future tournaments 

 of the association, 



The surplus money will be divided as follows: 55 per cent, added 

 to purses; 10 per cent, to first and 5 per cent, to second for the best 

 average in expert class; 10 per cent, to first and 5 per cent, to 

 second for best average in semi-professional class; and 10 per cent, 

 to first and 5 per cent, to second for best average in amateur class. 

 For farther information regarding the rules and regulations for 

 1892 address manager Inter-State Manufacturers' and Dealei-s' 

 Aaaociation, New London, Conn. H. A. Penrose, Manager. 



ITTICA, N, Y., Nov. 10.— Following is the record made by mem- 

 bers of the Oneida County Sportsmen's Club at the regular 

 weekly shoots of the association on its grounds at Rivers'de Park 

 for the seasion of 1891: 



No. of Per No. of Per 



Shots. Broke. Cent. Shots. Broke. Cent. 



Booth 350 305 .87 1-7 Wheeler... 350 258 .73 5-7 



Kallies.... 350 349 .71 1-7 Horton.... 375 304 .81 1-3 

 Gilmore... 375 243 .68 8 15 Williams.. 350 211 .60 2-7 



Harris 150 115 .76 2-3 ElUott 35 19 ,76 



Knowlton. 350 307 .87 5 7 Smyth.... 25 17 .68 



Scott 50 35 .70 Kiages, ... 50 18 .36 



Smith.... 375 257 .68 4-15 Wilcox,... 126 54 .43 1-5 

 PfeifEer... 2.i5 3.43 .63 5-9 Cummings 35 11 .44 



Gates 350 353 .73 Hicks 135 84 .67 1-5 



Dexter.... 175 118 .67 3-7 Hennings. 25 9 .36 

 Mizner ... 150 98 .65 1-3 Parker.... 50 24 .48 



The club prize oilered was $130 to be divided. Each contestant 

 to be entitled to compete for the prize was obliged to shoot at 350 

 clay pigeons. The prizes were awarded as follows: Knowlton, 

 first, $20; Booth, second, $18: Horton, third, $16; Wheeler, fourth, 

 814; Gates, fifth, $12; KalUes, sixth, SIO; Smith, seventh, $8; Gil- 

 more, eighth, $6; Williams, ninth, $4: tenth prize not won. The 

 diamonn badge was won during the season as follows: Booth, 6: 

 Harris, 2; Knowlton, 5; Dexter, 1; Kallies, 5; Horton, 5; Smith, 1. 

 Kallies and Horton tied Oct. 2 and have not yet settled it. Which- 

 ever wins on shoot-ofl: will be tie with Booth, and a great struggle 

 for the championship will result. The conditions of the badge 

 contest are that the one winning it the greatest number of times 

 during the season shall hold the badge until next year. The 

 badge is valued at $200. The semi-annual meeting of the asso- 

 ciation was held Friday evening, Nov. 13. 



BROOKLYN, Nov. 11.— Though the list of contestants in the 

 regular monthly shoot of the Parkway Rod and Gun Club at Dex- 

 ter Park to-day was a short one, the contest was animated. 

 Seven men entered. The shoot was at 7 live birds each, modified 

 Hurlingham rules. The score: A. Andrews 31, A. Botty 20, E. 

 Helgans 15, H. BramweU13, A. C. Hunt 9, T. Edgerton 6, M. Bon- 

 den 6. Keferee— Wm. Mills. Scorer— F. VV. Webber. 



A good race for the diamond badge of the Coney Island Rod and 

 Gun Club was made at Woodlawn Park, Long Island, vesterday. 

 I Hyde, J. B. Voorhees, D. Monsees and C.E.Morris tied for it 

 with 7 straighf. In the shoot-off Hyde killed 6 straight, and won. 

 The second prize was won by W. Schulze, the third divided by W. 

 Nair and M. Alsesser, and .1. C. DeFraine won the fourth. In the 

 sweepstakes that followed J. Schlleman and L. Eppig divided the 

 first, C. Engelbrecht and J. R. Vooxhees the second, and P. Eppig 



*°Lotiis^ Miller, the proprietor of Dexter Park, Long Island, pro- 

 poses to give two purses for competition on Thanksgiving Day- 

 one for bluerock shooting and one for live birds. This is in addi- 

 tion to the entrance fee. The competitions will be open to any 

 member of a recognized gun club on Long Isiand. 



W Schtilze and J. P. Schmadeke have made another match at 

 50 live birds each, for $50 a side, 28yds. rise. Long Island rules, gun 

 below the elbow, use of one barrel only. It will be shot at Wood- 

 lawn Park, Long Island, on the day of the next shoot of the Erie 

 Gun Club, of which both are memoers. 



INTER-STATE LEAGUE.— Nov. 30 is the date set for the final 

 shoot in the Inter-State Team League's championship series. The 

 erounds of the Fountain Gun Club at Woodlawn, N. y.. will be 

 the scene of battle. Every contest ipromises to ha close and in- 

 teresting, as all the crack clubs hereabout have agreed to enter 



Trouble is brewing in the Inter-St^te Team League, The 

 maiority of the officials of the Long Island gun clubs have come 

 to the conclusion that there are enough flrst class clubs in Long 

 Island to form a league of their own, and thus do away with 

 going aU the way to Jersey to test their skill. From present in- 

 dications it is not at all improbable that a large number of the 

 Brooklyn clubs will quit the league after Jan. 1. 



CLIMAX SCORE BOOK.— The United States Cartridge Com- 

 nanv have issued a very handy pocket score book which they call 

 the Climax. It is of a size convenient for the pocket and con- 

 tains 56 leaves printed on one side only. At the head of the page 

 are blank snaces for the place of the shoot, date, judges, referee 

 and conditions. The horizontal ruling gives space for 15 names 

 and the vertical a space for the distance, 10 birds and the total. 

 The leaves are perforated at the top bo that they can be torn out 

 for mailing. It is a very convenient book for trap shooters. 



SOUTH NORWALK, Conn.—The second annual tournament of 

 the South Side Gun Club will be held on the Baxter Grounds, Fri- 

 day Nov 27, commencing at 10 A. M. sharp. Association rules 6 

 traps, rapid-firing system In all events. If stormy, the next fair 

 dav Please note change in date of shoot. Boys win not forfeit 

 their "turkey and flxins," hence change in date by unanimous 

 vote of S. S. G. C. 



THE AMERICAN ROD AND GUN CLtJB, of West Troy, N. 

 Y. was organized Nov. 6. President, Herbert N. OathoHt; Vice- 

 Presideat. Ch&8. Jobnstoni Secretary. Louis M. Dodge; Field Gap- 

 tftin, Edward Tarsherj Scorer, Samuel TiUett; Dlreotpr, Sdw«rd 

 Our first Bboot will b§ OB Nov, 38, 



NEWARK, N. J.— The fall tournament of the Nfewark Gun 

 Club will take place at John Erb's grounds on Wednesday, 

 Thursday. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25, 26, 27 and 28. On the 

 first two days the shooting will be at Keystone targets and on the 

 last two days at live pigeons. 



SPRING HILL GUN CLUB.-This olub holds regular holiday 

 matches at grounds, Blauveltville, NT. Y., on Thanksgiving Dav, 

 Nov. 28. Live-bird shooting at 10 o'clock A. M. sharp; targets in 

 afternoon.- Chas. M. Hathawat, President, 241 West 133th 

 street. New York. 



ROCKAWAY PARK.— I have made arrangements for a shoot- 

 ing match to take place at Rockaway Park, Long Island, on 

 Thanksgiving.- Chas. Glbare, Member of the Koo-Koo Club, 

 Rockaway Beach, 



Canvas Canoes and how to Build Them. By Parker B. Field, 

 Price 50 cents. Canoe and Boat Build/ing. By W. P. Steplmis. 

 Price ^2.00. Canoe ffandling. By C. B. Vaux. Price .$1. Canoe 

 and Camera. By T. -i. Steele. Price 1.50. Four Months in a Snea};. 

 box. By N. H. Bishop, Price $1.60, Canoe, and Camp Coohm-u. 

 By ''Seneca." Price $1. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest anu 

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

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

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

 requested to forward to Forest 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. 



THE A. C. A. AND THE PRESS.- We publish this week, at 

 the expense of some valuable sp ice, a complete and accurate re- 

 port of the entire yearly business of the American Canoe Asso- 

 ciation, While there may be many of our readers to whom the 

 report will be of no interest, there are many others who look to 

 the Forest and Stream for a full knowledge of the financial 

 condition, changes of rules, etc., of the Association. We have 

 endeavored to ma,ke the report as accurate as the official minutes, 

 but as it is almost impassible to report in detail the discussions 

 of an entire day we shall be glad to receive corrections of any 

 material errors and will publish them next week. 



Since the idea of an American Canoe Association was first sug- 

 gested by Mr. Bishop in 1879 and '80 the Forest And Stream haa 

 regularly published the most complete reports obtainable of the 

 camps and annual meetings. The present editor has written 

 reports of every meet but two and of every meeting of the execu- 

 tive committee except the first, in 1883. Out of the average mem- 

 bership of 1,000 not more than 25 per cent, is present at the 

 annual camp, while only about 5 per cent, is present at the fall 

 meeting, when the important work of the year is transacted. 

 Prom the flrst, the laige majority of absent members have looked 

 to the Forest and Stream, above all other sources of informa- 

 tion, for complete and accurate reports of all proceedings. 



In compiling such reports, there have at times come up before 

 the meetings matters which were private, and which it was not 

 necessary to discuss in print; while there have been incidents of 

 various meets, general and local, which we have not considered 

 it desirable to report in detail. It is sometimes a difiicult matter 

 to decide whether certain questions should be passed over or 

 noticed in some way, but we have always endeavored to act for 

 the best interests of the Association, and at the same time to give 

 as full and truthful accounts as possible to our readers. While 

 our opinions on different matters have frequently been opposed 

 by correspondents, no fault has thus far been found with the pro- 

 priety or general scope of our reports; and we can only look on 

 the resolution olfered at the recent meeting as a sort of "stitch in 

 time," a precaution against something which may happen. 



During the present season certain matter.? in connection with 

 both the general and s ame of the division meets have been widely- 

 discussed by A. C. A. mnn, but we have not considered it desirable 

 to allude to them in our reports. If, however, the lime should 

 come when in our judgment it is our duty, as a newspaper, and 

 especially as a supporter of American canoeing and of the Amer- 

 ican Canoe Association, to deal openly with these questions, we 

 shall do so; at least until we are assured that it is the wish of the 

 members at large that only a part of the proceedings of the Asso- 

 ciation shall be made public. la any case the resolution just 

 offered can only defer and cannot suppress the living question 

 whether the great majority of decent and sober gentlemen who 

 attend the meets for the sake of canoeing and social reunion have 

 any rights which a small minority are bound to respect. 



THE LIMIT OF DROP OF CENTERBOARD. — The reasons 

 given for retaining the present limit of 18in. below rabbet for the 

 drop of centerboard were mainly that it was undesirable to 

 change the present typa of canoe until more had been learned as 

 to its possibilities, and also that an unlimited drop of center- 

 board might lead to the construction of costly racing machines. 

 So far as the flrst reason is concerned, the t ype of canoe is likely 

 to be Influenced far more by the lens;ihening of the sliding seat 

 from38or42in. to eOin,, than it would be by the removal of the 

 limit of drop. As to the question of cost, if any enterprising 

 racing man wishes to try an interesting experiment at a cost say 

 of 50 per cent, more than a modern racing machine like Bee or 

 Kismet, there is a way open in the construction of a "canoe" 

 16X30, with lOin. draft, the hall being more of a '-cutter" shape 

 than anything thus far attempted. On these dimensions a dis- 

 placement of 5001 bs. could very easily be carried, divided as fol- 

 lows; Hull 1401bs., rig 601bs., crew loOlbs., centerboard lOOibs., 

 rudder, etc., 501hs. The centerooard wmld be of gun metal, 6 to 

 8ft. long, and dropping Win. for nearly its entire length. As the 

 canoe would lie afloat, the board would never be raised unless to 

 satisfy a more than commonly inquisitive regatta committee, 

 though it would of course be hoisted out entirely for shipment. 

 Such a "canoe" would be to all intents and purposes a reduced 

 copy of the racing half-raters so popular in England this year. 

 Though nominally a centerboard craft, she would be practically 

 a "fin keel," as the new raters are. The gradual omiission from 

 the rules, by design or oversight, of several wholesome restric- 

 tions, has made the construction of such a craft perfectly prac- 

 ticable. With a keel of 100 to loOlbs., a rig of 250jq. ft., and au 

 active man on a 5ft. seat, she might hurry some existing canoes 

 that are considered quite fast. 



THE LIBRARIAN'S REPORT.— The remark haa been fre- 

 quently made that although the officers of the A, C. A. are not 

 paid for their services, and the dues are hut a dollar per year, the 

 officers are most faithful and efficient, and the members are well 

 served. An instance of the truth of this remark is found in the 

 careful, complete and elaborate repprt of the A. C. A. Librarian, 

 which we publish this week. We venture on a line of well- 

 deserved praise ol this oflBLcer from the double consideration that 

 hlB modesty and industry are known to us personally, and al8Q 

 1>Bca,TjBe BO one else ie likely to have a good word for him. 



