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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. i1, im. 



FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send in notice like the foilowing; 



Dec. 19.— Boiling Springs Fisli and Gnn Cluti. open sweepstakes 

 at 50 antficials. at Rutherford, N. J. 



Dec, 19.— Open sweepstaliea at live birds, on Jolin Erb's grounds, 

 Newark, N. -i. 



Dec. 19.— Maplewood Gun Club, practice shoot at artificials, at 

 Maplewood. N. J. 



Dec. 19.— South Side Gun Club, regular clulj and open shoot, on 

 club grounds, near Emmet street station, Newark, N. .1, 



Dec. 35. — Athens, Pa., tournament, at kina:birds and live pigeons. 

 W. K. Park, SecY. 



Dec. 25.— Boiling Springs Pish and Gun Club, open tournament 

 at artifloials, at Rutherford, N. J. 



Dec. 25.— Maplewood Gun Club, open tournament at artificials. 



Dec. 25.— Amarenr Gun Club, all day's shoot at artificials, on 

 Fifth avenue grounds, Newark, N. J. 



Dec. 25.— .Jonn Erb's grounds, all day's shoot at live birds, 

 Bloomflfld a%'enue, Kewark, N. J. 



Dec. 35.— Woodside Gun Club, all day tournament at live birds 

 and ariiflcialj, club grouwds, foot of Riverside avenue, Newark, 

 N. J. 



1892. 



Jan. 1.— South Side Gun Club, open tournament at artificials, 

 on club grounds, near Emmet street station, Newark, N. J. 



Jan. 26,— Hiimilton Gun Club, live pigeon and artificial target 

 shoot, at Hamilton, Onlario, Canada, 



June 13-18.— New York State Association's Thirty-fourth Annual 

 Convention, at Syracuse, N. Y. Chas. H. Mowry, Sec'y. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



Those who care to take a pleasant ride over the D. L. & W. road 

 for the sake of a good day's sport atlive-oigeou shooting will have 

 an opportunity to do so to-morrow, when an all-day's shoot will be 

 held on the grounds of the Union Gun Club at Sprinefield, N. J., 

 about two miles from tlie Millburn station. The fun will begin at 

 10 A. M., there being four events oa the nrngramme. The first 

 will be at 5 birds each, ?5 entry; second at 7 birds, So entry; third 

 at 5 birds. §5 entry, si^cond-barrel kills to count one-half a bijd; 

 fourth at 10 birds, §10 entry. All excepting the third event will be 

 under Hurlingham rules. When uoder^ten entries the money 

 will be divided into 50, 30 and 20 per cent.; over ten entries, 40, 30, 

 20 and. 10 per cent. Hacks will meet all trains at Millburn. Birds 

 are included in the above entries. Other even is, either at live 

 birds or targets, will be arranged to suit the contestants. 



A great many shooters have recently expressed adverse criti- 

 cism upon the practice followed by managers of club grounds of 

 shooting in programme events and taking the bulk of the money 

 expended by those who had perhaps traveled a number of miies 

 for the sake of a day's sport. A few weeks aeo the writer attended 

 a shoot not a hundred miles from New York. The manager had 

 offered two cash prizes for the first and second best averages in 

 the programme events, and when the summing up was reached it 

 was found that the said manager had won the first average monev, 

 besides securing a goodly share of the pots and the money for the 

 targets. One of the contestaots on this day told the writer that 

 he was "done with the grounds." Where the manager knows 

 himself to be a superior marksmaa he should keep out of all 

 events, if he wishes to attract outsiders. 



Last week I commented upon the foolish custom of a number 

 of clubs arranging tournaments for on^ date and announced that 

 both the Boiling Springs and Maplewood Gun Clubs had arranged 

 open shoots for Xmas Day. Since that time I have received 

 notices stating that both the Woodside, Amateur and Independent 

 Gun Clubs, of Newark, would also hold tournamems on Dec. 25. 

 As the time between Cbriptmas and New Year days are usually 

 marked by a cessation of business and sportsmen will all look 

 around for a chance to en,ioy themselves, it would be feasible for 

 these clubs to fix upon separate dates when each one could attract 

 a big list of shooters. 



Next Thursday will be a great day for sport unless all signs fail, 

 about four-flfThs of the clubs around New York and New Jersey 

 having announced all-day shoots at either live birds or artificial 

 targets. 



John Erb's Old Stone House Grounds, on Bloomfield avenue, 

 Newark, N. J., wiU he the scene of some lively pigeon shooting on 

 Xtnas Day, a big crowd of local and visiting experts being ex- 

 pected. If the birds are anywhere as good as the ones furnished 

 the Newark Gun Club at the last monthly shoot, full scores will 

 be the exception rather than the rule. 



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R. Heber BreintnaU and William Hayes, of the E=sex Gun 

 Club, of Newark, started on Sunday for a southern shooting trip, 

 to last ti^v a week or ten days. Mr. Breintnall recently spent a 

 week in Virginia and had some rare sport. While there he killed 

 a partridge which he says was the first one seen in the State in 

 thiity years. Mr. Hayes, who is well-known as the most expert 

 Schaetz-^n rifleman in this country, if not in the world, is also a 

 .splendid wing shot and never comes home without a goodly store 

 of game. 



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H. A. Penrose and James Oiinton, of the Standard Keystone 

 Manufacturing Company, were in town last week and report a 

 tremendous drive of business at the New London factory. 



I |The Ham'lton Gun Club, of Hamilton, Ont., is out with a big 

 proeramme for a shoot at live pigeons and artificial targets, to be 

 lield on Jan. 36, 1892. Over $1,000 in gold will be given in prizes 

 and special inducements will be made to American experts to 

 attend. ^ 



Crockery smashers will hav" a cnance at a big pot on Saturday 

 on the finely appointed grounds of the Boiling Springs Gun Club, 

 at Rutherford. The main eveut will be at 50 bluerocks, $5 entry, 

 targets to be ' deducted from the entrance fee. The fun will 

 begin at 1:15, and Secretary Jeanneret assures a good time to all 

 who attend. 



Tuesday and Wednesday ef next week •will be great days on the 

 new grounds of the Riverton Gun Clui', when the "Champion 

 cup," "Winter cup," and '• Anybody 's cup," will be shot for, the 

 contests being open to members of the Country Club, of West- 

 chester county; Lnrchmont Y. C; Carteret Club; Country Club, of 

 San Fi ancisoo, Cal.; Blooming Grove Park Association, Philadel- 

 phia Gan Club, Westminster Kenuel Club, Titxedo Club, and 

 members and guests of the Riverton Gu i Club. The conditions 

 of the "Champion cup" conttst to be held on Tnesday are $50 

 entry, 25 live birds, 30yds. rise, three misses out. On Wednesday 

 the first match will be for the "Anybody's cup," miss and out, $10 

 entry, handicap. The second match will be a miss and out, glO 

 entry, handicap rises, for the "Winter cup." Riverton Gun Club 

 rules will govern. Shooting each day will bpgin on the arrival of 

 the 10:30 A. M. train from Philadelphia. On Dec. 26 the "Presi- 

 dent's cup" and special prizes will be shot for by club members. 



The Atlantic Rod and Gun Ciu*>1ieli a special meeting on Dec. 

 12, and made some radical changes in its by-laws. The initiation 

 fee was raised to SIO. Hereafter the regular shoois of the club 

 will be held on the grounds. West End, Coney Island, oa the 

 second and fourth Thursday, iu October, November, December, 

 January, February and March, and on the fourth Thursday in 

 May, June, July, August and September iu each year. The shoot 

 will be at 10 birds each, instead of 7, under modified Hurlingham 

 rules. The club will shoot in three classes. A, B and C, 28 to 

 30yds., 25 to 27yds.. and 21 to 31yd|. inclusive. 



The trap experts of the Manhattan Athletic Club are booming 

 the sport under the efficient leadership of James Pilkington, wno 

 is as expert with the smooth-bore as with the sculls. On Dec. 11 

 two sweepstakes were held at Manhattan Field, the conditions 

 being 10 kingbirds per man in each. In the first sweep the result 

 was as follows: James Looney 8, T. Nearing 7, J. A. Herrity 4, F, 

 Brinlinger 7, J. Pilkington 9, J. E. Nagle 6. In the second shoot 

 the scores were as follows: James Looney 9. F. Nearing 7, Herrity 

 6, Brinlinger 8, Pilkington S, Nagle 6. Pilkington and Looney 

 then shot at 35 birds, Pilkington breaking 24 and Looney 18. 



Some of the young and enthusiastic shooters in Dexter Park, 

 L. I., have organized a club called "The Dark Secret Gan Club." 

 They shoot at bluerocks on a moonlight night, when President H. 

 Knebel, Jr., calls them together. J. Brennan, A. Andrews. J. 

 Fay, M. Fay, W. Simmering, F. Markhopf, H. Bomerman, and F. 

 Ashwold are the founders of the club. In their fl^rstshootH. 

 Knebel broke 7 out of 10 and J. Brennan 6 out of 10, 



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Westeni shooters and those of their Eastern brethesn who visit 



them will have a rare treat on May 17, 18, 19 and 20. 1803, judging 

 from the fine "bill of fare" received for tbe third annual tourna- 

 ment of the Kansas State Sportsmen'* Association, to be held at 

 CouncU Grove, Kansas. Ou each day there will be six State 

 events, and six r.pen to all events, the prngramm" comprising 

 contests at both live birds and targets. Programmes may be 

 procured from S. W, Cleek, Council Grove, Kansas. 



C. H. TOWNSENT). 



Trap in Brooklsm. 



Brooklyn, Dec. 10.— There was a keen contest for the Duryea 

 cup at tne regular moaihlv shoot of the Fountain Gun Club at 

 Woodlawn Park, Long Island, to-day. The club shoot is at 10 

 live birds, modified Hurlingham rules, club handicap, for a 

 series of pT-izes donated by members of the club. The first prize 

 is the Duryea silver cup. Yesterdar L. T. Davenport won it for 

 the first time. The score of the ties, 3 birds miss and out, was: 

 A. Purdy 2. D. She ls 2, L. T. Davenport T, C. E. Morris fi. West 1. 



Club shoot— A. Purdy 10, 1). ShielslO, E. H. Garrison 8, L. T 

 Davenport 10, A. C. Hunt 9, W. Laird 8, M. Ltndsley 9, Mr. Fred 

 9, "Wanda" 9. C. Kisher 9, J. R. Woods 7, J. E. Lake 9, C. E. Mor- 

 ris 10, D. J. G. Knowlton 8, J. B. Voorhees 7, D. Van Ord 9, B. 

 West 10, H- W. Blattmacher 9, C. W. Wheeler 6, W. Gilman 10. 



The Parijway Rod and Gun Club made poor scores to-day at 

 Dexter Park. Tbe birds were good and only two straight scores 

 were made, one of those by an invited guest. The club shoots at 

 7 live birds, modified Hurlingham rules, for a gold medal, club 

 nandicap. H. Bookman aud G. Pfoiilman, not members of the 

 club, killed their 7 straight. Score of the shoot: A. Andrews 5, 

 E. Helgans 5. A. Botty 4, T. T. Kdeerton 5, H. Bookman 7, H. W. 

 Bramwell 4, L Miller 5, M. Borden 3, G. Pfohlman 7. P. Ganns 4. 

 A match at 5 live birds each was shot by A. Botty and T. T. 

 Edgerton for SIO and the price of birds. Botty won, killing 3 to 

 his opponent's 2. It was almost dark when they shot. C. E. 

 Morris and G. H. Garrison shot a match at 15 birds each, $25 a 

 side, just before the club shoot commenced. They tied with 15 

 straight and agreed to shoot another match at the next shoot of 

 the club. 



"Clinkers" at John Erb's. 



The monthly shoot of the Newark Gun Club was held at John 

 Erb's on Dec. 10, the attendance being rattier light. The birds 

 were a splendid lot of flyers, being helped in their flight by a stiff 

 breeze which came across the line of traps from the left. The 

 day's fun began with a series of 4-bird sweeps, S3 entry, two 

 moneys. Hurlingham rules governing. The scores are summarized 

 as follows, ties being divided: 



C M Hedden. . -.1101 2121 2321-11 G Griffen 1102 1121 2033-10 



M F Ltndsley. . .102-' 2132 2131-11 W Hollis 0011 1120 0101- 7 



R H Breintnall. 1311 2i'0l 2120-10 A Heritage. Jr 1211 0000- 4 



Club shoot. 10 live biul.s, Hurlingham rules (modified) to govern, 

 $5 entry, three moneys: 



M F Lindsley (28). .0122222122— 9 R Breintnall (28). . .122102201o- 7 

 C M Hedden (28). . .1111202012- 8 A Heritage, Jr (30). 32201 02021- 7 



G Griffen (35') (.011122321- 8 W Hollis (28) 0202112010- 6 



J Erb (28) 2110101111— 8 



Four-bird sweeps, same conditions as first three events: 

 C Hedden.... 2221 1211 2113 .. .-13 W Hollis ...2121 1101 1001 . ..- 9 



M Lindsley . .3222 1113 0311 323-14 Heritage, Jr .1111 1031 -7 



R Breintnall2212 1103 1121 . . .— 11 E Francis , 2103 110- 5 



G Griffen. ...3121 2203 2102 0. .—10 - C. H. T. 



The Trap at Watson's Park. 



Dec. 3 the Fort Dearborn Gun Club held its monthly shoot, 

 each man firing at 15 live birds, under American Association 

 rules. The scores: 



F O Griffin. . . .211000011310212—10 Al Hoffman.. .220200200221201- 9 

 Dr Hutchinson231020ll2i20120-ll H Loveday. . . .103102312231012—12 

 *A C Anson. . .111211111110111-14 + G T Sidway.. 202001111113201 11 

 C D Gammon. .111021111121110-13 +G W Willis. .010101111122010-10 

 G T Farmer.. .121221020122112-13 

 * Medal winner. + Not members. Ratelbiqg. 



Unknown Gun Club, 



The members of the Unknown Gun Club held their last monthly 

 shoot of the year at Dexter Park, L. 1., on Dec. 11. The weather 

 was delightful for shooting and the birds good: D. Monsees 7, M. 

 Brown 8, J. Bohling 7, E. A. Vroome 5, J. Cahill 5, D. Snine 11, H. 

 Van Staden 6, J. Sampson 3. J. Schumacher 11, H. Krofut 3, J. 

 Hyde 7, J. Flynn 6, C. Plate 6, Dr. Schwartz 8, G. Pfohlmann 5, A. 

 Langenburg T, Henry Boemermann 6. Raferte, Mr. H. Knebel, 

 Sr. ' 



Cleveland Gun Club. 



The regular shoot of the Cleveland Gun Club was held at the 

 traps of that organization on the afternoon of Dec. 10. There was 

 a fair attendance and some good work. The following are the 

 scores made at 25 birds each: Rudolph 21, Elworthy 20, Tamblvn 

 19. Sterling 16, Flick 21, Watts 18. Alberts 15, Jones 14, Saffold 14, 

 Ward 20, North 23, BeU 11, Althans 9. Tie for first, Rudolph 9, 

 Flick 8. 



Prize Shoot in Williamsburgh. 



The Williamsburgh Shooting Society proposes to have a prize 

 gallery shoot on Heb. 15, 1892, at its new gallery. Prizes to the 

 amount of S1.50 will be award wi to the winners, and the event is 

 open to members of other rifle clubs. The club intends having an 

 int'-rnaTional shooting festival at Ridgewood in the stiuimerof 

 1892, at which handsome prizes will be awarded. Capt. G. Krauso 

 of the club is the prime mov-r in this matter and is n.eeting with 

 good success in his efforts to have the "crack" amateur riflemen 

 of the country compete at the festival. 



Every week we are obliged to defer to the next 

 week trap scores which come in too late for pub- 

 lication in the current Issue, It Is particularly re- 

 auested that scores be sent ua as early as Dosslble 



Canvas Canwes and hoiu to Build Them. By Parke-r B. Field. 

 Price 50 cents. Cavoe and Boat Building. By IF. P. StepJiens. 

 Price ^.00. Canoe Handling. By C. B. Vaux. Price $1. Canoe 

 and Camera. By T. ^. Steele. Pries 1.50. Four MontJisin aSnealt- 

 box. By iV. E. Bislmp. Price n.dO. Caiwe and Camv Cookery. 

 By ''Seneca." Price $1. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are reqiuested to send to Forest a.nd 

 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 Fohbst 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. 



OVERHANG IN CANOES.— A correspondent this week brings 

 up the question of overhang in canoes, though his suggestion is 

 not very definite. So far as the 16x30 canoe is concerned, the 

 A. C. A. rule permits a man to shorten the keel and add an over, 

 hang other than a counter stern or transom, provided the total 

 limit of length does not exceed 16ft. At intervals of three or four 

 years the proposition comes up to make the limit 16ft. waterline, 

 but there are two objections to this, the waterline can never be 

 exactly and flHally determined in so small a craft, and besides the 

 extreme length would be run out to such dimensions that the 

 canoes would be very difficult to house and ti'ansport. While on 

 a limit of 16ft. l.w.l., 30in. beam and lOin. draft, it might be possi- 

 ble to build a faster and safer craft than the standard canoe, a 

 large part of the gain would be due to size alone, and the type 

 would be unfitted for the purposes for which the canoe is now 

 chiefly used. Whatever advantages may seem possible from in- 

 creased bttlk above water, it must be remembered that they can 

 be fully realized only in a craft of considerable depth and dis- 

 placement, or at least iu one of great beam. If otir correspondent 

 refers to the canoe-yawl, the most suitable craft for his waters, 

 there is nothing to prevent experiment with overhang, there being 

 no existing class, as boats of this type have never visited the 

 meets in sufficient numbers to make successful the attempts that 

 have been made to create a class for them. The modem canoe 

 belongs to the most ancient and excellent of all families of boats, 

 one of whose chief characteristics is the possession of a moderate 

 and by no means an exaggerated overhang at eacn end. In certain 

 sizes and types of canoes, overhanging ends may be added with 

 advantage, but never to the extent that is possible in the case of 

 a moderate yacht with greater beam, ballast and displacement. 

 One great advantage of both the canoe and canoe-yawl is the 

 handiness when ashore, which is due to the compact form, and 

 this would disappear at once if an attempt were made to build a 

 "Gloriana" canoe. 



THE REGATTA PROGRAMME.— If silence gives consent the 

 proposed regatta programme recently given out by the committee 

 evidently meets with general ;approbation, as no comments nor 

 criticisms of any kind have thus far reached us. It must he ad- 

 mitted that the programme is a very good one, and if properly car- 

 ried out the racing of '92 should be in every way satisfactory^ 

 The programme being published much earlier than last year, and 

 there being very little chance that the present committee will at« 

 tempt a change of rule before the meet, the racing men can start 

 in before the new year to plan and prepare for the events they 

 wish to start in. Such changes as have been made from the '91 

 programme are all improvements, and none are of such a nature 

 as to disturb in any way the established events. One excellent 

 addition is the paddling race for service canoes, open, and pro- 

 pelled by a single blade, the weight limit, 551bs., keeping out the 

 racing shells, and admitting only a strong and substantially-built 

 open canoe. The removal of the limit of weight in the principal 

 paddling class, and the recognition by the regatta committee of a 

 second paddling class of service or cruising canoes, places paddl- 

 ing in a very satisfactory condition. The cruising race for general 

 purpose canoes, which last year was over a 6-mile course, has been 

 reduced to Smiles, a combined race precisely like the record 

 event. Tbe sailing upset race, which last year was restricted to 

 general purpose canoes, a great mistake as events proved, has 

 been restored to its old place, all canoes being eligible, A time 

 ^imit has been added in each of the races, the allowance in each 

 case being large enough. The committee has made a good start 

 in giving out the prograname at such an early date, an earnest 

 that the rest of their work will he equally well done. 



SMALL CRUISERS.— The letter of Mr. Wicksfeed, which we 

 published several weeks since, has brought out several similar 

 communications concerning the smaller cruising craft, which, 

 with another letter from him, we publish this week. There is a 



SAIL PLAN OF CANOE JAWh "Sp-SO." 



