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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 1, 1893, 



American 



Y. C, Aug. 



NEWBUEYPORT, MASS. 



13. 



Thb third and final racs of the Americ %n Y. C. was sailed off New- 

 buryport on Aug. 13. The championship having been dtciried in the 

 first class, only the second class boats started, the times being: 



SECOND CLASS. 



Length. 



Wizard. C. Cartwriglit 14. " 



Scout, J. Besse 18.11 



Pert, Knight Brothers 16. Of! 



Sundajs L. Baleh 15.02 



Elap?ed. 



1 35 55 

 3 03 55 



2 19 63 

 2 29 13 



Corrected . 

 1 n 44 

 1 38 04 

 1 56 57 

 05 37 



Wizird wins the second time, taking the first prize, with Pert sec- 

 ond. 



Ocean Waves. 



The highest waves, as might fairly be expected, are met with in the 

 lone Southern Oce in along the 40ch parallel of soath latitude, where 

 they have a good fetcti and but little laud in the way. Scoresby, more 

 used to narrower nor'hprn waters, marvelled at the high waves he 

 saw. while a passenger on board the Royal Charter, between the 

 Cape and Australia. The height of the waves is said to vary in the 

 several oceans, and exact measurements tend lo prove that exagger- 

 atioQ is not wanting la popular descriptions, vvhether poetry or prose. 

 An encyclopedia of repute gives 20£ I. as the maximum altitude of 

 ocean wave summits, whereas Dumont d'Urville asserted that he had 

 met with one which was lOOft. in height from trough to crest! In 

 Janiiarv, 1875, Captain Kiddle, of the steamship Celtic, when ia 48° 

 N., 40° W., found from reliable observations of several waves, that 

 their mean height was no less than 70ft., with a velocity of twenty- 

 five knots an hour. The. late Admiral Fitzroy. of "Wea'-her Book" 

 fame, had previously measured waves of this stupendous height; 



Kueer match, seven Shots at 500 yds. for a Maynard rifle wltli 

 two barrels, and two cash prizes. 



All-comers' Military match, five shots each at 200 and 500 yds. 

 for thirteen cash prizes. 



Perrine Mpmorial match, five shots each at 200 and 500 vds. for 

 the PeiTine medal. This is open only to the officers and enlisted 

 nipn of the N. G. N. ,J; 



Tbe Kuser and All-comers' are open to all, as is tlie Schuetzen 

 match, seven shots at 200 yds. nn the Standard American target 

 (ll-inch black) for any rifle without restriction as to weight or 

 trigger-pull. In this match military rifles will be allowed four 

 points on each string of seven shots. Three scores will count in 

 this as well as in the Kuser match. The Schuetzen match ofifers 

 sixteen cash prizes. 



The camp is all prepared for the reception of the team*, the 

 most of whom will arrive on Sunday. The District of Colum- 

 bia and Pennsylvania teams will reach Sea Girt on Saturday, 

 v hile the Maine team is expected to-day. The State of New Jer- 

 sey provides every man with a floored wall tent, cot, two blankets 

 and camp stools, free of charge. The tents are pitched in groups 

 of eight 80 that each team will be by itself. These tents are 

 pitched convenient to the rangB as well as Greason's restaurant, 

 where the teams will be furnished with meals. There is plenty of 

 good soft, water for washintr purposes, while drinking water is 

 procured from an artesian well 700ft. in dpptb. The ocean is only 

 three minutes' walk from the camp, so that the visitors will have 

 ample opportunities for surf ba hing. Below is a list of the men 

 who will represent Maine and the District of Columbia. 



Maiup tpam: Col. E. C. Farringtoti. inspector of rifle practice; 

 Lif ut. Col. W. S. Choate, Ist Rpg.; Ma.i L. 8. ChUcott, 2d Reg.; 

 B. J. Oram, Co. G, 1st R'g.; W. I<\ Cumming.s Co. G, 1st K g. 



Guprill On. G. 2d Reg ; F. A. Guptil). Co. G, 2d Reg.; 

 H. F. WiDev, Co. G, 2d R-g.; Sergt. Ge". Emory, Co. A. 2d Reg.; 

 1?/^; ^o. A, 2d R9g.: W. A, Paul, Co P., 2d Reg.: 



New Jersey Rifle Shooting. 



MlLLiER Rifle Club, Hoboken, N. J., Wednesday. Atig. 24. The 

 f cores of to-night are below. The condiiions were ten shots. oflE- 

 band, as-ricg target, possible 2.50: 



25 24 24 24 24 32-243 



25 25 25 25 22 24 23 22 22 22-238 



. .25 25 25 24 21 24 23 23 23 20 236 



and quite recently the Hon. Ralph Abercromby, a very careful ob- w. W Cookson, Ho. B 1st R. V.; Llent.J A F^i^hanks Co F 1st 

 server, used to seawork, Qas measm-ed waves nearly 50ft. high. If Reg; Corp. D W Loveiov Oo F Isf rV^ • R iVl Mmith 

 would appear that from 30 to 40ft. is about the average height of ocean ^*^fe;„^"iP- -L*- W. i^ove.ioy, oo.l!. IstReg., E. M. Smith, Oo. B, 



waves in a storm; but. as we have pointed out, exceptional waves 

 certainly do occur, and these may he quite 70£c. high, as recorded 

 by such eminent authorities as Kiddle and Fitzroy.— iVaitiicaJ Maga- 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



We are indebted to tbe Quincy T. 0. for a copy of the club book for 

 1892 



Thyra, steam yacht, has been sold by P. R. Lawrence to John A. 

 Aspinwall for $10,000. 



We are obliged to leave over this week a number of reports of 

 yacht races, with other news matter. 



The report is current that Mr. Royal Phelps Carroll has ordered a 

 90ft. schooner from the Herreschoffs for next year's racing. 



Marblebead Harbor was treated to a very severe storm on Satu r- 

 dat, a number of small yachts being driven ashore, but without seri- 

 ous damage. 



Intrepid, schr , has been sold by Lloyd Phoenix to Thos. L. Watt 

 for $22,000. She was built m 1878 from a d'^sign by A. Gary Smith, 

 and has long enjoyed the reputation of one of the finest cruising 

 yachts in the American fleet. 



A movement which has been on foot for some time for the consoli- 

 dation of the Corinthian Mosquito Fleet and the Corinthian Navy, 

 has lately been perfected, and tue two organizations will in future be 

 known as the Cormthian Mosquito Fleet. The lerms proposed by the 

 Corinthian Navy, the adoption of its burgee, and the carrying out of 

 the scheme of port stations and of lectures during the winter, were 

 accepted by tne Motquito Fleet, and several officers of the Navy were 

 elected to the board of tbe C. M. F. 



Labor Day will see some close competition in the American Model 

 Y. C. for a cup offered by Park Superintendent De Woli¥, and the 

 winner will have to do some fast saihng lo secure this valuable prize, 

 The first, second and third class yachts will race for the cup in this 

 manner: Each class will sail over the course for the best two out of 

 three in heats, the winners in each class lo meet in a final race in 

 heats, best two out of three. This will evidently bring out the crack 

 yachts of each class and will no doubt be ttie most interesting race 



of the season, 

 sharp. 



The first class first beat will be called at 9:30 A. M. 



2d Reg. 



District of Columbia team: Corp. Manride Applehv, Co. B, 3d 

 Batr,; Cant. James E. Bell, L R. P.. 2d Reg , Oapt. W. L Cash, T. 



Now for Fun at Sea Girt. 



A"WAY back when the rifle-shooting season first opened and 

 when ihe New Jersey State R'fle Association first began to dis- 

 cuss plans for lis second annual f '11 meetina:, Brig.-G n. Bird W. 

 Spencer expressed confidenca in the belief that the meet would 

 be a big tucc^ss and tbat the matches, especially those for teams, 

 -would draw big lists of entries. The meet does not open until 

 next Monday and even at thi? wr'ting the expectations of the 

 general are sure to be more than realized. A Fokest and Stream 

 repre^entative visited the maerniflcent range at Sea Girt on Tues- 

 day and in a conversation with Gen, Spencer t^e latter stated 

 that while he had all along felt assured of a successful meeting 

 the outlook promised far more than he had an'icipated. 



The programme as originally Issued had awakened great en- 

 thusiasm both In New Jersey and other National Guard circles; 

 in fact, it has been the absorbing topic wherever military rifle 

 shooting was cultivated. Even away up in Maine th^ Sea Girt 

 shoot has engrossed the attention of all National Guardsmen and 

 tbe Governor as well. The result is that that far-away State 

 h>'S h-ld a series of competitive shoots and has chosen 15 of its 

 representative marksmen to travel to Sea Girt, where they will 

 shoot in the Interstate and Hilton trophy matches, as well as the 

 regimental match of the N. J- S. R. A., both the First and Second 

 regiments being represented. 



Pennsylvania, too, which for some time has confined its team 

 shootiLg to its own soil has caught the fever and will be repre- 

 sented by a team of fifteen fine marksmen, all members of the 

 crack 13th regiment, which has the reputation of being the 

 strongest shooting organization in the State, having qualified 

 every one of its 900 m^ mbers last year. The contingent will shoot 

 as a State team in tne Interstate and Hilton trophy matches, and 

 six of its men will also shoot in the Regimental Team match. 



From the District of Columbia comes the glad tidings that 

 thirty-two of its militiamen wiU spend the week at Sea Girt, that 

 twelve of this number will shoot for the Interstate and ailton 

 trophy matches, and that b >ththe 1st and 2d regiments will enter 

 teams ior the Regimental Team match. 



New York will put in a strong team for the Interstate and Hil- 

 ton trophies and for the Regimental Team match the strong 

 shooters of the 23d regiment will try their skill and nerve. 



New Jersey will enter a good team for the interstate and Hilton 

 trophies, while for the Regimental Team match each of its six 

 regiments will enter 



There are two matches restricted to teams of six men each from 

 regiments of the New Jersey National Guard. The first of these 

 is called the New Jersey National Guard match, open to tf ams 

 of six men from any regiment in the State, ten shots each at 200 

 and 500j da., and two skirmish runs of twenty shots each. The 

 other is the Columbia Trophy match, open also to teams of six 

 men each from any ivgiment in the State, the conditions provid- 

 ing that each man shall make four skirmish runs of twenty shots 

 each In each of these matches teams will be entered by the 

 First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Rogiments. Last 

 year's contest was won by the Seventh Regiment team. 



The Regimental Team match is open to teams of six men each 

 from the regimental, battalion and separate company organiza- 

 tions of New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Maine, 

 Connecticut, District of Oolnmbia and New Jersey. The condi- 

 tions are ten shots at 200 and 500yd8. and two skirmish runs of 

 twenty shots e"ch. The teams in this match, so far as entered, 

 are as follows: New York, Twenty-third Regiment ; Maine, First 

 and Second Regiments; Pennsylvania. Thirueenth Regiment; Dis- 

 trict of Columbia, Firscand Second Regiments; New Jersey, First, 

 Second, Third, Fourth, S xth and Seventh Regiments. This gives 

 a grand total of twelve teams. In the abjve three matches the 

 firing at known distances will be done on Wednesday, Sept. 7, and 

 the skirmish runs will be made on Thursday, Sept. 8. There will 

 be a preliminary practice at known distances on Monday and at 

 the unknown distances on Tuesday. 



The contestants in the Interstate match for the "Soldier of 

 MaraihoD," and tue Hilton Trophy match to be shot on Friday, 

 September 9, will reprsent New York, Maine, Pennsylvania, Dis- 

 trict ol Columbia and New Jersey. 



The m^tchfnr the Wimbledon cup, thirty shots at 1,000 yards, 

 will be sho* at 7 A. M. on Friday, September 9. 



In addition to th'^ above team contests rhtfra will be tbe follow- 

 ing individual re-entry match, open from Monday to Saturday 



^'^N^^jl^.'p.A. Members' match, five shots at 200 yds, for a gold 



M. Stewart, L R. P.. 8d Bttt.; Priv S. B, Wetherald. Engineer 

 Corps; Priv. G. B. Young, Engineer Corps. The teim will also be 

 accom panied hy Maj. J. M. Pnllar, inspector general of rifle prae- 

 lice: Lieut. T. S. Kine-, 5th Batt,., Priv. A. S. McClain, 6th Bat*., 

 And Priy. S. I. Scott, Eugineer Corps. Over a dozen other Districi 

 militiampn will also spend the week at Sea Girt and ."hoot in the 

 individual contests. 0. H, Townsend. 



°Guelph Rifle Association. 



GtTELPH, Aug. 24.— The annual meet of the Guelph Rifle Asso- 

 ciation was held to-day. Weather was good, and with several 

 Bisley men there a high grade of shooting was the rule. The 

 leadirg scores stand; 



First match, open to all members, 200yds.. 7 shots, kneeling posi- 

 tion. Snider rifle: 



ESkedden 82 Chas B Crowe 39 W 8 Russell 28 



H Bertram 50 .Sergt Fairburn. . . .29 J W Gilchrist 28 



John Oes 30 LifU' Cot hoy 28 W G Wright 28 



Major Orchard. ...29 R Rennie 28 Ad jc McDonald.... 28 



Second match, op'-n to members w>io nevfr won a prize at 

 Toronto or Ottawa; 200yds., 7 shots, Snider rifle, any position; 



TGrice 35 H Bartram 29 T Bertram 28 



FHoUon 3] G A Sleeman 29 W Kefifer 28 



J A Coyne 30 J Smith... .29 



Third match, open to all members; 500yds., 7 shots, any position. 

 Snider rifle: 



George Sleeman... 33 MDMercer 31 J Crowe . ...30 



Ohas Armstrong . . 32 W Conoby 31 W S Russell 30 



William Harp 31 O E Sleeman 31 



Fourth match, open to one nr more teams of three member of 

 any rifle association, military corps or organization of anv kind. 

 Scores made in first and third matches count. Berlin Rifle As- 

 sociation first, $10: 



N S Young . . 55 G W^rigbt .56 W S Russell . .58-169 



Victoria Rifle Club, Hamilton, second, $7: 

 ESkedden 51 FAB^^rtram 51 H Bertram.... 57— 169 



F rst Brigade Field Artilery, third, $5: 

 John Ogg 55 Chas Crowe 56 John Crowe. ,.57— 168 



Toronto Rifle AsFoeiation, fourth |3: 

 Mercer. . 58 Rennie r,6 J K Fairbairn. §3-167 



Guelph Rifle Association, fifth, $3: 

 Chas Amstrong.. ..55 John Gnldie .52 W Conboy....,59— 166 



Fifth match, open to all members, 600yds., 7 shots, any position. 

 Snider rifle: ' 



JLimpert -31 CE Sleeman 28 J K Fairbairn 26 



H Bertram .31 WSMercer 28 Jotm Crowe . 25 



G Armstrong 80 W Orchard 28 J Wavper 25 



Chas Crowe 29 Wm Harp 27 J W Griffith 24 



ESkedden 29 John Ogg 27 



The Massachusetts Rifle Association. 



Boston, Aug. 17.— The Massachusetts Rifle Association held its 

 regular weekly shoot at its range to-day with very unfavorable 

 weath-r conditions. The attendance was good. Messrs, Sydney, 

 Paine, Brigham, Law and Bell won association medals. 'Balow 

 are the scores made to-riay, distance 200yds., standard American 

 target: 



Bronze and Silver Military Medal Match. 



Won on 10 scores of 40 or better: 



S 0 Sydney 44 44 43 42 41 41 43 41 43 44 



S Paine 40 42 42 40 43 40 43 43 45 40 



^ Silver Eagle Pistol Badge. 



Won on 10 scores of 88 or better: 



Louis Bell 88 88 91 92 94 88 88 88 89 91 



^ ^ ^ All-Comers' 0£E-Hand Bifl ■ Match. 



S C Sydney 82 O Moore ,.73 B £ Hunter 63 



S O Merville 74 AS Hunt 72 A Ballard 60 



MTDay 73 D Martin 65 



„ , All-Com^.rs' Rest Match. 



HLWillard 103 R J Snow 103 A Ballard 89 



J French 102 S A Wise 99 S B Sampson 83 



WP Thompson.. 103 O M-^-ore 93 



Eagle Badge Match- 50vds. 



LBell 95 O Moore 87 J B Hobbs 82 



M T Day 92 



All-Comers' Pistol Match- aOvds. 



*J B Fellows 88 S C Sydney 88 AD Stevens 78 



*LRAvay 83 DM^irtin 80 J B Hobbs 77 



* Revolver. 



Canadian Leag^ue. 



The five matches of the Military Rifle League of Canada have 

 been shot, but with a number of protests to be considered no 

 announcemf=nt bas been made of winners. The shooting was by 

 teams at 2P0, 500 and 600yds., seven shots par man each distance. 

 Tbe ten leaders in tbe fourth and fifth shoots stood as follows- 



Fourth shooi: 



05th Batt, No 2 Co... 886 96th Batt, 1st team 786 



Amherst R A .s.ia 10 h Bi.tt, 1st team.. 785 



13tb Batt, Isc team 8^8 59 ,h Batt. 1st team. ... 782 



82d Batt, Ist team.. 799 63d Batt, 1st t<»am 770 



George .Sehlicht 

 F Kloepping 



A Meyns „„ „^ „, „„ ^„ ^„ ^„ 



J H Kruse 35 25 35 2i 24 24 33 23 23 20-335 



D Miller g.i 35 25 35 34 23 33 23 21 31-236 



E FiFcher 25 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 22-234 



L Job! 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 22 23 21-234 



L } pgel 36 25 35 24 24 23 23 2K 21 21—234 



S L;,ell- • ■ 25 25 24 24 24 24 23 23 21 20-333 



W Fo-kel 35 25 31 24 23 23 23 23 33 21-232 



R Zoeh. . .... 25 25 25 34 24 23 22 32 SI 21—232 



H Seltenreich 25 26 34 24 23 22 22 23 20 230 



H R Murphy 25 25 24 23 23 23 23 33 31 SI— 230 



T J Carragher 25 25 24 24 23 33 33 20 20 19—237 



H \ anderheyden 25 24 24 24 23 23 22 £0 30 10—220 



F Kammel 25 25 23 23 22 23 31 £0 18 18—318 



F Uunsteadt 35 24 23 31 21 20 20 19 18 18—210 



Medal shooting will be inaugurated on the first Wednesday in 

 October. This is a feature which keeps the member^' interest in 

 club affairs at a white heat during the winter season, and there- 

 fore serves t^o also keep up a big attendance at the weekly shoot 

 and mtetings. 



The Lady Miller Rifle Club will soon resume its regu'ar weekly 

 shoots at headquarters, 433 Washington street, Hoboken. 



The Palisade Rifle Club holds its regular weekly shoot at head- 

 qutirters, 3;"4 Palisade avenue, Jersey City Heights, every 

 Thursday evening. Shooting for several handsome gold class 

 medals helps to draw a large percentage of the members to the 

 regular weekly practice. 



Tie Hoboken RiflB Club, Captain "Bill" 

 purchase a Ballard rifle. 



Dilger, will this week 



George R' cdel lost a fine .22 Ballard rifle last week, some one 

 helping himself to it while Ge'^rge was absent. Mr. Roedel was a 

 member of the late Standard Rifle Club, of Hobo ken. No clue as 

 to who the thieves were has been picked up. 



Rensselaerwyck, 



Albany. N. Y,, Aug. 32 —The following scores were made to- 

 dav at Rtsnsselaerwyck Range, shooting at 600 .-de. on Creedmoor 

 second class carton target. Weather conditions were favorable, 

 no wind, and a clear, bright light: 

 WmCGomph.. 6 6 5 4 3 



Chas P Frey 6 



Oliver Akin fl 



4 



6 4 



5 5 



4 4 



5 3 



5 5 



6 3 

 2 5 



5 

 5 

 4 

 5 

 4 



0 2 

 4 3 



4 6 

 6 4 

 3 4 



5 6 



5 5 

 0 6 



6 3 

 4 

 4 



4 5 5-48 

 4 4 5-^9 



4 4 5—46 

 8 6 5—54 



5 5 6-48 

 4 3 



4- 43 

 2-44 



5- 38 

 4-37 



Aun. The following fcores were made to-day at Rensselaer- 

 wyt-k ranee, sh oting at eOOyds.. Creedmoor second-class cas'or 

 target. Weatber c^nditinns were favoratJe: L. Gieger 50, .56, ,55, 

 53: M '.lor Chas. H. Gaus 54; Wm. C. Gomp i 53. 49, 49; Charles P. 

 Frey 46, 47, 55; Ben Allen 30, 81, 43; O. Aiken 29, 28, 



2d Batt, 1st team 

 Fifth shoot: 



95th Batt, No 3 Co 913 



49th Batt, 3d team 894 



82d Batt, No 1 team 851 



7ih Batt, 1st team 849 



45th Bati, 1st team 849 



Halifax G A, 1st team . 



.769 



PrescottRA 841 



96th Batt, No 1 team 832 



iSih Batt, ad team 814 



Charlottetown Engineers 813 



I3rh Batt, Ist leam 811 



Garden City Rifle Team. 



The Garden City Rifle Team met tor their weekly contest Tues- 

 day evening, at Burley & Eriekson's shooting gallery, 146 South 

 Halstead street, Chicago. Condiiions were: 25yd8. 25 shots each, 

 open sights, free off-hand position, Massachusetts paper target. 

 Possible 300 points: 



HSBurley 276 G O Misga 263 John Polites 257 



W J Gibbs 275 Mrs L Thornton . . 261 Rov Taylor 255 



A McBean 270 J C Martin 260 WFrisbie 265 



Al Sorensen 268 FErickson 259 Ed Pierce... 254 



R McBean 266 h. 



The Canadian Military Gazette. 



With the is=up of Auet. 15 the Canadian Militia Gazette becomes 

 ^he, Canadian Militxiry Gazette. The etiaoge will materially en- 

 large ihe scope ox this excellent periodical, Militia matters will 

 as before occupy the chief attention, buc military matters of a 

 professional sort will be given more space and the whole field of 

 British and foreign topics carefully covered. 



A. Xischke Rifle Club. 



Jkhskt City. N. J.— At the shoot of Aug. 19 six members scored 

 over 210 on the 25-ring target at ll^ift,, as follows: 



Ligchke 24 24 24 24 23 33 23 31 31 19—236 



Schulte 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 19 IS 17-212 



Si'harli _ ,35 95 25 ?A 32 2:3 21 21 21 20—325 



Reich erz 35 24 24 S3 22 .22 22 22 16 15 -215 



Dyrofl 35 23 23 23 22 33 32 31 18 10—214 



Sceidel 35 24 23 33 23 22 22 22 22 21—227 



Otto Schulte. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported, 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here 

 send in notice like the following: 



Septemher.-Rocky Mountain Sportsmen's Association annual 

 tournament, at Denver, Col. 



September.— Conneaut (O.) Gun Club tournament. 



Sept. 1-3.— Uniontown (Pa.) Gnu Club tournament. 



Sept. 1-.5.— California State Sportsmen's Association tourna- 

 ment, Shell Mound, Oakland. Cal. 



Sept. 5.— Frankfort (N. Y.) Game and Fish Protective Associa- 

 tion, first annual tournampnt. 



Sept. 5.— Muncie (Ind.) Gun Club amateur tournament. 



Sept. 5.— Beaver Falls (Pa.) Sportsmen's Association tourna- 

 ment. 



Sept. 5.— Central Gun Club tournament, at Gantzler's Grove, 



Elizabeth, N. J. 



Sept, 5.— RoseviUe Gun Club tournament, Bloomfleld avenue, 

 Newark, N. J. 



Sept. 5.— Hartford (Conn.) Gun Club tournament. 



Sept. 5-7 —Pier Gun Club tournament, at Atlantic City, two 

 days at targets, last day at mud hens. 



Sept. 6-8.— Central Illinois Sportsmen's Association annual 

 tournament, at Jacksonville, 111. 



Sept. 6-8.— St. Paul (Minn.) Gun Club tournament. 



Sept. 6-8.— Michigan Trap-Shooter's League tournament, at 

 Saginaw. Mich. 



Sept. 7-8.— Tiffin (Ohio) Gun Club tournament. 



September (seci-nd week). — Interstate Manufacturer 

 Dealers' -Association tournament, at Auourn. N. Y. 



Sept. 14— New Jersey Trap Shooter's. League, ninth monthly 

 team shoot, at Harrison, N. J. 



Sept. 14-15.— West Side Sportsmen's Association tournament, at 

 Rochester, End. 



Sept. 20-21.— Auburn Inter.state Tournament. 



Sept. 30 23.— Saratoga (N. Y.) Gun Club, annual tournament. 



Sept. 27-Oct. 1.— Grand five days' tournament at Mt. Sterling, 

 Ky, 



Sept. 29-Oct. 1.— Peekskill (N. Y.) Gun Club tournament. 



Oct. 0-6.— West End Gun Club tournament, at Ottumwa, Iowa 



Oct. 4-7.— Chas. Polsier's tournament, Indianapolis, Ind. 



Oct. 6-7.— First annual tournament of the Riverside Gun Club, 

 at Red Bank, N. J. First two days targets, last day live birds 

 John P. Cooper, Sec'y. 



Oct. 11.— Eastern New Y'ork League kingbird tournament, with 

 Cruttendens & Cords new trap and pull, at Canajoharie, N Y 

 T. O. Pegnim, Sec'y. 



Oct. lS-13.— Wilmington (Del.) Rod and Gun Club tournament 



Oct. 18-20.— Highland Gun Club annual fall tournament, at Des 

 Moines, Iowa. 



Oct. 19-20.— Somervllle Gun Club tournament, Somerville, N. J 

 Nov. 23-26.— Milwaukee (Wis,) tournament, targets and live 

 birds. 



Alay 23-25, 1893.— KnoxvlUe Gun Club tournament, $1,000 added 

 to purses. Also valuable merchandise prizes. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



We have just received a pleasant letter from Roger Van Gilder 

 secretary of the Knoxvillo (Tenn ) Gun Club, in which he states chat 

 at the regular meeting of the club on Aug, 13 it was decided t'^ claim 

 May S3, 24 and 25 for the 189.S tournament of that club 'I'his will be 

 the twelfth annual tournament run by this popular and enterprisia? 

 organization, and judging from the present outlook it will far eclipse 

 any previous effort, successful as they have been. The club will add 

 Si, 000 to its purses and wifl also offer several hundred dollars worth 

 of merchandise prizes. They firmly intend to make this "the sren- 

 tlemen's shoot" of 1898, where every shooter can win monevi"fhe 

 shoots well. The condiiions wifl be such as to induce all the ci acks 

 of America to enter with no fear that they will be handicapped to 

 lose, the obnoxious "expert" rule being a dead and buried issue with 

 this club. Mr Van Gilder states, and jaatly too, that the -'expert" 

 rule is an outrage upon the shooters, who can not possibly stand up 

 with some of the semi-experts and amateurs of tne present day, 



Another conflict of dates, this time between tbe Interstate Manu- 

 facturers' and Dealers' Association and the Saratoga Oun Club The 

 former announces its Auburn shoot for Sept. 20, 31 and 23, whiie the 

 Saratoga Gun Club claims Sept. 20, 31, 29 and S3. In all reason the 



