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FOREST AND STREAM 



IJN'OV. 94, 18ftS. 



that the meet he held at Long Island Park. This motion carried, the 

 questions of date and duration of meet were discussed, and 

 August 11 to 26 were fioally selected on motion of Mr. McKendrick, 

 after a motion by Mr, Appollonlo to limit the meet to two weeks had 

 been carried . The members were unanimous in favor of two rather 

 than three weeks, imposing less work on the officers in command of 

 the camp. 



The resie;nation of air. Belman, Purser of the Central Division, 

 was presented by Mr. Huntinarton, who suggested Mr. C. E, Ward- 

 well to fill the vacancy, and he was e'ected. 



Since his election, Mr. Coltn Fraser, of Toronto, has moved his 

 business tn Winnipeg and consequently presented his resignation 

 through Mr. McKendrick, and Mr. W. G. McKendrick, of Toronto, 

 was elected in his place. 



As two other members of the Central Division executive commit- 

 tee now come from Rome, Mr. Huntington tendered his resignation 

 from the committee, but on motion of Mr. Stephensjil was laid on 

 the table. 



Mr. Stephens then introduced an amendment to the Constitution, 

 Art. v., Sec. 2, Par. 6, which after discussion was amended to read 

 as follows, the words in italics being inserted: "In the event of one 

 or more of the Division offlcers being chosen to till these positions, 

 or of vacancies from any cause, the vacancies so caused shall be 

 filled from the Division to which the officers vacating tne positions 

 belonged, by the members of the Division exeeuDive committee, 

 and the said vacating offieers may vote on this and other questions 

 on their Division Committee until their successors are elected." In 

 connection with this change. Art. Vl. was also amended by omit- 

 ting the clause, "and power to fill vacancies until the next annual 

 meeting of the Divisions." 



Mr. Sjparrow then offered the following amendment to the By- 

 Laws, Chap. I., Sec. 2, Par. 3: To omit the clause, "Every member 

 attending the general A. C. A, camp shall pay .$1 for camp ex- 

 penses;" and to substitute the following, "Every member attending 

 a camp shall pay for camp expenses as follows: For general camp 

 $1, and for a division camp such sum as may be determined on by 

 the executive committee of the division, provided such sum docs 

 not exceed $1. The amendment was seconded by Mr. McKendi'ick 

 and carried. 



Mr. Winne called attention to the fact that the winners of the prin- 

 cipal honors of the 1891 meet had never received the record flags to 

 which they are entitled; and recommended that the Association 

 should provide the flags as soon as possible. He also pointod out 

 that this year, in the etfort to clear the general Association of its 

 debt, the offieers had followed the precedent established in the pre- 

 vious year, of charging to each Division the expenses of mailing the 

 Year Ilook and printing and mailing the transportation circular. He 

 suggested that in the future such expense should be borne by the 

 general treasury. 



The reports of the pursers of the Northern, Central and Eastern 

 Divisions were presented to the committee, but the reports of the 

 regatta committee, camp site committee and pursers of the .A.tlantic 

 Division were not at hand. It was understood that the regatta com- 

 mittee had no amendments to the racing rules to suggest. 



The time of the librarian having expired, Mr. Winne nominated the 

 present librarian, Mr. W. P. Stephens, and he was re-elected. 



Mr. Dunnell's amendment, to create a board of governors, as pub- 

 lished in the Forest akd Stream, was presented in his absence by 

 Mr. Stephens, and was discussed at length, but most of those present 

 being unfamiliar with the proposed change, it was decided to take no 

 action at present. 



Prior to adjournment, Mr. Edwards offered the following resolu- 

 tion, which w as carried : "Resolved, That the members of tbe A. C. A. 

 new present desire to place on record their appreciation of the. great 

 services rendered to the Association by Commodore Winne during 

 hi^ term of office, and to express to him and the other officers of 1892 

 their hearty thanks for their very successful management of the 

 Association." The meeting adjourned at 6 p. m. 



In the evening a camp fire was given in honor of the visitors by the 

 Catasaqui C. C, the entertainment lasting until a very late hour. 



The new camp site, of which we shall soon publish a plan, is located 

 about Ave miles from Kingston. The little peninsula is about three- 

 quarters of a mile in length and half a mile in breadth, the ground 

 being from 6 to lift, above the water, a gentle incline over the whole 

 of which tents may be pitched. An old wreck is built up to make a 

 convenient and picturesque wharf at which large steamers can load, 

 thus saving oue large item of expense. The grounds are in good 

 order, being used at times by picnic parties. The shores are of flat 

 rock, and landing stages may be built very easily. The bank is only 

 a foot or two above the beach. The land slopes gently from the 

 middle to the shores, and is a dry, sandy loam. The committee 

 visited it after several dajsjof very heavy rain, clearing the previous 

 night, and found it dry and hard. The proposed site of the main 

 camp is on the northeast side, in an open grove of tall hardwood 

 trees, free from underbrush. ^Jear the head of the wharf is a kit- 

 chen and mess shed, much smaller than at Willsborough, but which 

 can be made available at small expense. Another small building will 

 be used as a store. A short distance to the west is a small hotel 

 with eisht rooms, which will be in charge of the camp site committee, 

 and offers accommodation for ladies who do not care to camp under 

 canvas. Just beyond this will be the ladies' camp, on a pretty little 

 plateau, with shade trees about it. 



The general arrangement of the camp will be as nearly perfect as 

 possible, the wharf being in the center, the main camp on one side, 

 the mess shed, store and hotel in the center, and the ladies' camp 

 within convenient distance of the wharf and store without parsing 

 through the mam camp. Headquarters will be opposite the head of 

 the walk in the center of the camp, and the small number of trees 

 will make the code signals visible from all points. There is an ice- 

 house on the. ground, which Mr. Brophy will fill this winter, and 

 Kingston is an exceptionally good and convenient base of supolies 

 with excellent markets. 



The river opposite the camp is over a mile wide, and offers a good 

 choice of sailing and paddling courses in several directions. The 

 shores of the whole island are broken by nooks and bays, and offer 

 every attraction for short cruises, while the fishing is good The 

 view is by no means as grand as that from Willsborough, but no part 

 of the Thousand Islands can be otherwise than pictiu-esque and inter- 

 esting, and what is of more importance, there Is every probabilitv of 

 dry weather. ' 



As regards transportation, for all coming from Montreal, Toronto 

 and other Canadian towns, the facilities are better than f o Grindstone 

 or Stave Island, Kingston being an important point iu the rail and 

 steamboat traffic. It is directly accessible by steamer from Cape 

 Vincent, Oswego, Rochester (Charlotte) and Toronto. Mr. Folger of 

 Kingston, owner of a number of river steamers, has interested him- 

 self, and promises a fast steamer, probably the old Sylvan Stream, 

 well known to New ^ orkers, to meet the morning train at Clayton 

 and also tbe night express for New York and Boston; an arrarige- 

 ment that will fully accommodate all from the soutu and east A 

 steamer will run regularly between the camp and Kingston connect- 

 ing with trains and boats. The arrangements thus thus far are most 

 satistactory and pro 0 ise a very successful meet. 



Report of Secretahy-Tbeasurer of the A. C. A., 1893. 



W. B. WACKEBHAQHiN, SeC.-TREAS. 



Dr 



Camp site committee 



Transportation 



Entertainment 



Office expen,ses 



Lease 



Cartridges 



Tents ." 



Trophy cup, express and 



expense of tracing 



Mail 



Comp. stamps 



Loans 



Forest and Stream sub- 



scriution 



Deficiency of 1891, paid in 



full 



Balance Nov. 14, 1892 .... 



$128 28 

 140 49 

 32 45 

 36 49 

 1 00 

 4 50 

 72 00 



4 87 

 15 80 

 19 10 

 IS 00 

 400 00 



4 00 



528 84 

 1 53 



1,408 85 



CV. 



Regatta committee 



Year book [ 



By stamps ' 



Signal code 



Protest fees 



Loans 



Receipts, Atlantic Divis- 

 ion, 30 per cent 



Receipts,Central Division, 

 total 



Receipts.Easteru Divi^iou, 

 30 per cent 



Receipts, Northern Divis 

 ion. 30 per cent 



Camp dues 



Divisions, mailing ex- 

 penses, etc.... 



Sale— Cannon and tent 



Interest on deposits. . . . 



Pl 39 

 141 50 



5 35 

 30 10 



3 00 

 400 00 



90 30 



46 50 

 228 00 



STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCV, 1891. 



"^"reno?? ^'nf'*\pn°Tn".„=^ By these amounts paid by 



report of bec.-Treas., Sec.-Treas , 18ti2: 



O^r- items rendered on**'''' ^ '''' 



account of 1891 39 Rankin Pub. Co-V 1691 ac'- 



count 



528 84 Waltei- Young &'Co,"i89i 



account 



L H. Clark, labdfi'isfli 



account... 



S. Hemmingway & "son. 

 second prize flags, ac- 

 count 1891 .... 



39 12 

 15 00 

 4 62 



1,408 35 



S128 50 

 71 IT 

 8 75 

 12 44 



12 98 

 m 84. 



Central Division Purser's Report— 1892. 

 C. G. Bblmab. Pdbseb. 



Receipts. Expenditures. 



Balance received from for- Office expenses 846 38 



mer purser $240 51 Meet ... 239 57 



Dues of members. 1892 202 00 Balance Oct, 1, 1892 199 62 



Back dues 9 00 



Initiation fees 34 00 S485 57 



$485 57 



Membersbip Oct. 1, 1891 



New members 189^ 34 



Reinstated , 2—36 



Dropped for non-payment 43 



Died 8 



Loss , 



Total membership. . 



EA8TEBN Division Pubskb's Report— 1892. 



Raymond Appollonio, Purser. 

 Receipts. Expend itttres. 



Nov. 14, balance brought Typewriter 



over from Oct. 1, '91 $33 19 Postage and meaaages. . . 



Dues collected for 1889.... 1 00 Printuig 



Dues collected for 1890 3 00 Ledger 



Dues collected for 18!tl ... 13 QO Fobest and Stbbam, sub- 

 Dues collected for 1892 361 00 scripUon 



Initiation fees 1892 85 00 Expenses, Eastern Division 



Amount collected at Kast- meet 1891 (bills were not 



' ern Division meet for sent in until February, 



camp expenses 19 00 1892) 



8505 19 



Year Books, express and 



cost of mailing 



Eastern Division head - 

 quarters at meet, tents 



and freight on same 



Eastern Division share of 

 expense for transporta- 

 tion circular 



Expense of Eastern Divis- 

 ion meet at Peddock's 

 Island, Sept. 3. 4, 5, 1892.. 

 Thirty per cent, due the A. 



C. A. Treasurer 



Appropriation to tbe A.C.A. 

 Balance, Nov. 14, 1892 



813 94 

 21 25 

 6 50 

 5 50 



4 00 



44 40 

 15 10 



Members, Oct. 1, 1891 



New members ' 



Reinstated 14—99 



Died 1 



Resigned 4 



Transfen-ed 1 



Dropped for non-payment of dues 54-60 



Increase. . 39 



Number of members Nov 1 , 1892 364 



auditors' cbrtiiticate. 

 This is to certify that we have this day examined the books, papers 

 and accounts of the Eastern Division of the American Canoe Asso- 

 ciation, and find the foregoing statements correct, and said accounts 

 properly cast and voucbered. 



(Signed) Louis P. Drake, ( a 



Theron a. APPOLLONIO. \ ^ud'tors. 



Boston, Nov. 14, 1892. 



Northern Division Pcbseb's Report— 1892. 



J. W. Sparrow, Pubsee 

 Receipts. Expenditures. 



Balance from Oct. 1. '91 $8 07 Printing account of 1891. . . .$10 55 



Arrears of dues for 1891 IB 00 Flag— Oldreive & Horn 28 00 



Dties of members 97 00 Stationery, postage and .sun- 



Initiation fees and dues — new dries . . 16 71 



members 42 00 Printing. . .'. . . ' ' 17 60 



Receipts from Division Meet.27 55 Division Meet 1892 91 83 



Sundry receipts— Interest etc 7 91 Northern Division share of 



transportation circulars.... 9 78 



$19!;i 53 Northern Division share of 



postage. Year Book 6 03 



Thirty per cent, due to A.C.A. 



Treasurer 46 50 



Less amount still due ... .27 50 



Amount paid on account 19 00 



Balance 4 03 



$1S8 53 



.SUPPLEMBNTABY ACCOUNT, NOVKMBBB, 1892. 



Balance $4 03 Paid A. C. A. Treasurer...:. $8 00 



Subscriptions 4 00 Postage . .. 83 



Interest .... 29 



5 32 



S8 32 



Dropped for non-payment of dues. 



Members Oct. 1, 1891 194 



New members ^1 



Reinstated ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..i 6 



221 



95 



126 



auditors' CKRTIFlCATE. 



We have examined the above account and beiieve the same to be 

 correct. The present system of dropping members" names from the 

 list, in our opinion renders the audit defective; and we would sug- 

 gest that no names be struck off the roll without the authority of the 

 executive committee, duly recorded in their minutes. The auditors 

 could then accept their action as final. (Signed) J. L. Kerr. 



Alfred Jephoott. 



Military Rifles in Newark. 



The members of the First Brigade Rifla Association, who shoot 

 every baturday afternoon on the 200yds. ranges at the Newark 

 hhootmg rark, seem fated to get strong winds, fishy winds hazv 

 ''!i"'^',fl''tul ''gti'^ all the other conditions which go to make 

 difficult shooting. There are a number of enthusiasts in the as- 

 sociation, however, and blow high or blow low they will be found 

 nnng away on every practice day. And some of them who a few 

 weeks ago were shooting in IndiflEerent fashion are now thanks 

 to persistent and conscientious practice, making a creditable 

 8110 wi 



Of course the scores made on this range cannot be cited as a 

 fair criterion of what the members could do on a range In the 

 oijen, as the shooting is done from a shooting house and through 

 a shield, ' This shield is about 25ft. from the tiring point, and in 

 a line with each target is a slot 2tt. high and,about 8in. wide. As 

 a matter of course the wind does not have much effect on the ball 

 until after it has passed through the slotted "shield " Still the 

 members are getting practicj! in holding, sighting and pulling as 

 well as becoming accustomei to the recoil of the rifle, and tlTese 

 points are bound to be beneficial to them when they come to shoot 

 on an exposed range. oiiuuu 



The Association, which is only two months old, started out with 

 five members, but so great an interest hasbaen created that there 

 are now close to thirty names on the roll, and every week nevr 

 accessions are made to the ranks. Any officer or membeVof t hft 

 First Brigade National Guard of New'jersey, i^eSe to mem! 

 bership, and before the winter is over the projectors hope ™. 

 roll every shooting man in the brieade. The ot^ject of the Vssocl- 

 aiion IS to foster and encourage rifle practice in the First B™de 

 and the projectors hope in a short time to secure such a strong 

 membership a« will enable the As.sociation to secure frnm thi 

 State Legislature an appropriation for the establishment and 

 maintenance of a range within easy reach of the several com 

 mands comprised in the brigade. Just now there is no miUta^v 

 range m the State other than the one on the State Camrat Sel 



On Saiu day the first ones toappear at the ransfe wero thn sbn^^i 

 w^nT'°^A.^^^^'S Wallace and his hospital Ser^^^^^^^ 

 Wilhelm, Capt. Howard and the scribe. Later SeTet Black an 

 peared, then came Sergt. Ward, Corp, &laJln and Lift" 



Reilly. Several members of the Newark Shooting Society were 

 also at work on the German Ring target, the.se comprising Dr. De 

 Bonneville, the well known amateur photographer and Schuetzen 

 rifiemar; Geo. A. Strong, who comes over every Saturday to re- 

 lieve his minds trom the cares of Wall street, and Daniel Burr 

 who spends the most of his time aelling coffees, but nevpr misses 

 a weekly half-day at the range, and who is developing into a 

 strong schuetzen. The scores made on the German ring target 

 ^ere not kept, but below are the results of the military rifle work : 



UaptWH Howard 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4—39 



' n 3 44B44434 4— 3T 



Corp McMahon s 3 3 4 5 4 4 3 3 0-30 



844453334 4-37 

 444 ;i 40444 4—35 

 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4-40 



Sergt Ward 5 0 4 4 4 4 i 0 4 4-32 



Sergt Black 443444440 4-31 



c . , 443404450 0—28 



Sergt Wilhelm 3 00433444 4-29 



444443544 4—40 

 444444445 4-41 



. ^ , . Forty- shot Match. 



MajDL Wallace 3 446444 54 4—41 



5 44445444 4—43 

 444344444 4-39 

 TD^oTTm . 5 53534445 5-43-165 



Pvt. CHTownsend 5 34443545 4-42 



444045 5 54 4-39 

 4 5 544 5 458 1-43 

 4 3 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 5-43—167 

 Y'RATILIM. 



Zettler Rifle Clubs. 



New YOBK, Nov. 13.— The members of the Zettler Rifle Club 

 met at Cvpreas Hill P irk, L. I., for their regular bi-weekiy shoot. 

 The scores in the 50 shot series were as follows: F. Ross 1073. 

 M. Dorrler 1068, B. WaUher 1031, G. L. Hofi'man 9^5, Dr, Gusch 933 

 -Toe. Gunther 858, G. W. Downs 807. 



The ga''lery season shoot began Noy 8, and will be continued 

 every Tuesday until the last Tuesday in April of 1893. The scores 

 tor the first evening's shoot were as follows, possible 250 points- 

 R. Busse 238^ J A. Boyken 213, M. Dorrler 244, M. B. Engel 240, H. 

 Holges 246, G. Krauss 238, H. Ltrate 238, H. Witte 231, C. G. Zettler 

 243, B. Z -ttler 240. 



Wov. 2i.-The bi-weekly shoot of the Zettler Rifle Club took 

 place at their headquarters on Tuesday evening, Nov. 15, with the 

 toUowing results. Gorman 25-ring target. pos8iblp 250: M. Dorrler 

 o^'v^;.P°\?.^/?>*'-r,^-:P'^^?«2*5'M:. B. Engel 244. H. Strate 244. 0. 

 ^- ^i'9-iQ^''IH'..^-,^^"l^o^n~¥'J?- Krauss 241, F. C. Rops 240. G. Per- 

 cival 2.39, B. Waltner 239, J. Beltramini 233. A. Bertrand 282. 



New York Revolver Scores. 



New York, Nov. 21.— The following record scores were made 

 by the members of the New York Revolver and Pistol Club, at 

 their last regular weekly practice shoot, held at its gallery. No. 13 

 St. Marks place, on the ]9oh instant. Distance 20yds., 10 shots on 

 standard American twget: 



C B Bishop, .44cal. S & W revolver 87 



H Oehl, .44cal. S. & W. revolver 83 



A Bertrand, .44cal S & W revolver. " ' ""33 



F Hecking, .38cal S & W revolver 78 



E Walz, .22cal Remington pistol '.. '.'.',['. '.'.S!S 



F. Hi'cKrNGVse'o'y. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported, 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be. announced here 

 send In notice like the following: 



Dec, 6.— Hed den— Castle vi. Sunderman— Smith, live bird match 

 at Erb's grounds, Newark, N. .1., followed by open sweepstakes. 



Dec. 15.-Open shoot at 100 live birds, $100 en'ry, Erb's grounds, 

 Newark, N. .J. Entries, if accompanied by $20 forfeit, will be re- 

 c^eived up to Dec. 13. by FoREfST and STREAAr. 318 Broadway, New 



Dec. 28-29.— Jacksonville (Fla.) Gun Club's fifth annual tourna- 

 ment; 8500 guaranteed purses; 8300 in money and merchandise 

 irizes added. Professional experts barred. Bryan Taliaferro 

 >ec'y. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



During Erb's tournament on Thursday, neariy everybody shot 

 weU, and afterward everybody thought they could do better" work 

 than everybody else. "Match talk" flew fast, and furious, and for 

 the time the prospects looked bright for a number of matches. 

 Finally, however, the talk simmered down to solid business, the 

 result of which was the arranging of a contest between a team 

 representing Youth and one which Sam Castle called "Old Age.'' 

 "Youth" will be represented by Richard .Sunderman, of the New 

 .Tersey Shooting Club, and Harry E, Smith, of the Newark and Essex 

 Gun Clubs, while "Old -4ge" will be personified by the Newark Gun 

 Club veterans, Samuel Castle and Charles M. Hedden. The Youth's' ' 

 team aggregates about 50 years of age. while the "Old Age" team 

 aggregates close to 125 years. The conditions call for 25 birds per 

 man (50 per team), modified Hui-liugham rules 10 govern, 28 and 

 30yds rise, for a stake of $100 per team, the match to begin at 12 

 o'clock noon on Tuesday, Dec. e, on John Erba's "Old Stono House" 

 Grounds, Bloomfield avenue, Newark, N. J. Each team po.sted a 

 forfeit in the hands of Mr. Erbe. 



The monthly shoot of the Essex Gun Club was hpid at Marion - 

 N. J., on Nov. 17. The attendance was light, as several members 

 are off after game, while others were at Erb's tournament. The 

 first event was the club shoot, this being followed by three sweep- 

 stakes, ail at ten birds. The scores: 



Club shoot. Sweep 1. SvpeepS Sweep 3. 



Decker 102.3222102- 8 3112012121-9 00ll21IOal-7 IO2OOIO01I- 5 



Moore U21111221— 10 OllllllOll— 8 0111111U2-9 1111211211-10 



Maekay 1112110012— 8 1110121221— 9 10:iOU2120— 7 1212121120- 9 



Henry 1112201121— 9 1110122;!n-9 .. 



Teirill 2130022212— 8 



Saturday will be an interesting day at Claremont when " members 

 of the New Jersey Shooting Club will stioot ofl" a tie for second place 

 for the Quimby diamond medal. Those in the tie are Gus E. QriefE, 

 F. G. Moore, Richard Sunderman, E. E. Bigoney, A. F. Compson and 

 J. H. Richmond. The shoot is sure to be a close and exciting one. 



The 100-bird sweepstake to take place on Dec. 15 is creating a great 

 deal of interest, and speculation is rife as to the probable number of 

 entries. This will be the first event of the kind ever shot in this 

 country, so it is impossible to state how many will enter. Still there 

 will be enough to make the affair an interesting one. The visitors to 

 trap grounds are becoming tired of looking a t small sweeps of from 

 four to ten birds per man, and it is for the sake of variety that the 

 above affair is arranged. This will be only the firet of a series of big 

 sweeps to be shot during the winter. 



The heavy growth of timber which formerly fringed the eastern 

 and northeastern side of John Erb's grounds in Newark has all been 

 cleared away and there is now a splendid foreground for either target 

 or live bird shooting. Previously nothing could be seen beyond the 

 fence, but now a clear view can be obtained almost to Woodside. 



John Erb is very anxious to have some gun club team of ten men 

 shoot on his grounds against a like team from the Newark Gun Club, 

 John says he thinks the Newar ks can defeat any club in tbe country 

 aud is wilUng to put up a good prize to be shot for, Is there no club 

 in this section to take up the gauntlet? 



F. G. Moore and J. H. Richmond, of the New .lersey Shooting Club, 

 were to have shot a match at 100 live birds each at Claremont on 

 Nov. 16, but as the rain fell heavily up to 1 P. M. the match was post- 

 poned. These men are very evenly matched and shoot a close race. 



A. G. Courtney, the Lefever representative, received a warm wel- 

 come ; from bis New York city friends and did a good trade in Lefever 

 ejectors. Thi.s was "Court's" first business vi.sit to this city for over 

 a year. 



G. G. Zeth, of the Altoona Gazette, and Edward Banks, Altoona 

 correspondent of the Harrisburg Telegram, are responsible for the 

 great interest in iTap-shooting matters in and about Altoona. 



Don't forget the meeting of the Interstate Manufacturers' and 

 Dealers' Association, to be held in the Astor House on Dec. 1. Every 

 firm anticipating joining is requested to send a representative. 



Frank Class's backer announces his readiness to wager $50) that 

 Class can aefeat any man in New Jersey (J. L. Brewer excepted) in 

 a 100-bird match. Here is a chance for a stiff pot. 



