April 30, 1893.1 



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Tarpon Springs Y. C. 



Tahpon SpRiNes, Fla., April 1. — Some weeks ago the Edgewater Y. 

 C. got up a regatta and invited the Tarpon Springs^. C. to participate. 

 Our boats accepted, went down to Dunellen and won eacli of the four 

 prizes. Last week our regatta committee held a meeting and made 

 arrangements for a union regatta, to be sailed on the Gulf of Mexico 

 April 8. The day was perfect and the steamer EUen made it easy for 

 the townspeople to go down and see tlie regatta, As Com. Phinney 

 was still confined to his room the Silver King and Imp were out of the 

 race unless some friend sailed them, but Mr. Clemson had the Silver 

 King rigged and found a crew to sail hei- to victory. 



The preparatory whistle was blown at 1 o'clock P. M. : five minutes 

 later the starting whistle informed the boys they must; start within 

 5m. Eear-Com. Noblit, as usual, ra.shed the Lucie B. over the line 

 first, followed by the Silver King, the balance of the boats going over 

 well-bunched together. 



It was a beat to the first flag and Capt. Roberts quickly showed the 

 boys what the Silver King could do by rounding first; then with 

 sheets broad off lie pushed her around the buoy, jibed over and 

 rounded the starting point, maldng the fli-st 4-raile run 5m. quicker 

 than the Lucie B., \vho was well ahead of the balance of the fleet. 



The wind had hauled to northwest and the tide began to run out 

 strong, yet, strange to say, the saihng master of the Winnie Davis 

 was the only man to notice the change and took such advantage of 

 the tide and wind as would give him tljie second prize, much to the 

 disgust of the others, who had badly beaten the Winnie Davis on the 

 pier-head before the race stai'ted. The result shows that talk is cheap 

 and the best judgment wins. 



|»The Silver King has been called the Boston bean-pot, but if her 

 phape does not stilt people she seems able to show her stern to all the 

 boats on the west coast, both large and small. The result of this 

 regatta proves that you can't most always sotuetimes tell who will 

 -win the pri?;es until the returns are in. Befoi'e the start the owner of 

 one boat was so sure that with Capt. Cook and 10m. 8.3s. allowance 

 he could win first prize that he kindlj' offered to refund the prize he 

 was to win back to the club, but at best he could only get his boat 

 into fourth place, and lost that prize by f ouUng the stake. Summary: 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Cor. 

 Silver King, Phinney. . .16.09 1 11 80 3 01 4S 1 50 13 1 43 41 



Cynthia, Smith 21.06 1 13 00 3 13 00 2 00 00 1 59 28 



Lucie B., NobUt 17.11 1 10 22 3 07 52 1 57 30 1 52 41 



Topsy, Clemson 15.10 1 11 38 8 15 52 2 04 14 1 56 13 



Winnie Davis, Handy. .18.07 1 12 12 3 07 38 1 55 26 1 51 25 

 Mercury, Rubelman. ,. .19.06 1 14 16 withdrew 



Dennis, Disston 14.a3 1 11 45 3 16 20 2 04 .35 1 54 03 



Gregg Gregg.... 19.09 1 13 80 8 10 25 1 56 55 1 54 25 



First prize, Silver King; second, Winnie Davis; third, Lucie B.; 

 fourth, Gregg. Begatta Committee, Phinney, Disston, Noblit, Knapp, 

 Clemson. Judges, N. S. Patten, L. T. SafEord. Payson. ■ 



The Cup Races. 



The following letters have passed between Lord Dunraven and Mr. 

 J. D. Smith: 



Mabch 25, 1893, 



Dear Sir: I have the pleasure of aekn6wledging the receipt of your 

 letter of the 9th inst. The conditions for sailing the matches for the 

 America's Cup are quite satisfactory, and the only suggestion I have 

 to make is that perhaps six hours is rather a short time for complet- 

 ing a leeward and windward race. I may take this opportunity of 

 pomting out the desirability of distinguishLag the stakeboat or marks 

 hy some large flag, which should not be an ensign or any other flag 

 likely to be flown liy any tug or vessel watching the races. 



As regards dates, I should be very willing to curtail the time neces- 

 sary in trying the yachts competing to defend the Cup or for prepar 

 ing the selected vessels for the races, but I would point out that if the 

 first race is not sailed imtU Oct.- 5 it wiU be getting verj' late in the 

 season for the voyage home by the time the Valkyrie can be fitted out 

 for sea. AS you will have the whole stunmer before you, I should be 

 glad if your committee can see the way to fixing the date for the first 

 race about the middle of September, or as soon after as convenient. 



I hope I may be able to get across in time to see some of your regat- 

 tas and trial races, which will be interesting. Thanking you and your 

 committee for your most kind oft'ers of assistance, I remain yours 

 very faithfully, ' Dunraven. 



.James D. Smith, Esq, 



Chairma.n Smith sent the following reply: 



New York, April 12, 1893. 



My Lord: I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of March 

 25. The suggestion you made therein wiU receive the consideration of 

 the commiUee. I have the honor to remain yotir obedient servant, 

 James J) Smith, Chairman America Cup Committee. 



The Earl of Dunraven. 



The work on the four Ctip defenders is progressing very satisfac- 

 torily now. The Paine boat is nearly half plated. The Stewart & 

 Binneyboat will go ahead rapidly now that the steel for keel and floors 

 has been received, as the frames and deck beams are all bent. The 

 Rogers boat, whose beam is now given as 24ft., with a draft of prob- 

 ably 15, is plated, riveted up and decks are partly laid, so that she 

 .should be ready for launching in about 10 days, or a couple of weeks 

 earUer than first proposed. The Blorgan-Iselin boat is in frame. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



Com. Colt, owner of the schooner Dauntless has been sued by 

 Arthur B. Claflin for $7,400 for alleged damages to the steam yacht 

 Puzzle, chartered by Com, Colt in October, 1889. The owner of the 

 Puzzle claims that the yacht was nm aground, damaged and finally 

 abandoned at Punta Rassa, Fla. Com. Colt, in denying this charge, 

 claims a sum of ,?6,100; $2,600 paid for charter. S2,800 for repairs and 

 8700 for a yacht to complete the cruise in after the Puzzle proved un ■ 

 seaworthy. At the request of Com. Colt Judge Barrett has commis- 

 sioned E. Q. Locke, at Key West, Fla., to take evidence. 



Lieut. Wm. Heun has written to the London Times in eulogy of the 

 Life Saving Service of tlie United States, as well as lighthouse service. 

 Lieut. Henn had occasion to make a practical test or the Life Saving 

 Service off the Florida coast two or three years since, and in the pres- 

 ent letter- he shows that he Is neither forgetf ifl nor ungrateful. 



The new edition of "Mannlng''s Yacht Circular," in addition to the 

 usual large list of yachts for sale, contains a very complete guide to 

 the water routes between New York and Chicago, with charts of the 

 lakes and canals, tables of distances and full intormation as to toUs, 

 pilotage, lockage and anchorage at Chicago. 



Random, steam yacht, designed by Geo. F. Lawley and built by the 

 Lawley Co. for F. B. McQuesten, was launched on April 13. 



The date of the Knickerbocker Y. C. open regatta has been changed 

 to Wednesday, June 14 in place of June 17. 



Oneida, steam yacht, E. C. Benedict, safled from Nassau for Havana 

 on April 6. 



§madnq. 



American Canoe Association. 



Com. W. H. Cotton offers as a prize for a special race to be sailed at 

 the meet'in August a set of silk signal flags, to be coiupeted for under 

 the following conditions : Open to general purpose or cruising canoes ; 

 distance, 3miles; time limit, 2 hours; saU limit, 55ft.; ordinary single 

 drop centerboard or leeboards for open canoes; open canoes to be 

 classed as cruisers. 



American and Canadian railroads have arranged a rate of fare and 

 one- third for return : canoes and dutHe up to ISOlba. in the United States 

 and up to 2001bs. in Canada free, as baggage. 



The Year Book is hah" printed aud wUl shortly be issued. It wUl 

 contain a very good portrait of ex-Com. Wlrme. Miss E. PauUne 

 Johnson has written a poem specially lor the book. 



The Cataraqul C. C, of KLagston, had an enthusiastic meeting last 

 week for election of officers. The boys seem determined to do what 

 they can to make things pleasant at the meet. A large camp may be 

 expected. 



The new and fast steamer Empire State wfll run from Clayton to 

 camp daily, leaving Clayton at 10:30 A. M., and returmng wiU leave 

 camp at 4:80 P. M., doing the 15 mUes in one hour. 



Au Sable River, Mich. 



Saginaw, Mich., April 7. — Editor Forest and Stream: In "Canoe 

 News Notes"' in the Forest aj;d Stream of March 16 Mr. H. A. Bats- 

 ford recormuends the Au Sable River, of this State, for a fine canoe 

 ti'ip. The writer, with one or two companions, contemplated this 

 trip for the past three seasons, but were deten-ed by reports of logs 

 in the river, which, it \vas said, would In all probabiiity bring the trip 

 to an ignominious end. WUl Mr, Batsford kindly say, if " he can, if 

 there is any danger from this source, and, If so, at what season or 

 part of the season It is greatest? Our object would be the scenery, 

 camping and the ride down a rapid river, in this case from Grayling 

 to the mouth. Any information from the gentleman above referred 

 to or fi'om any one who may be posted will greatly obhge 



Thos, Smithc. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



The meeting of the Associated Canoe Clubs of the Passaic River was 

 held on Aprfl 12 at the Arlington C. C. house, the following delegates 

 being pre.sent: G. L. Crowell and E. C. Shep.ard. Arlington C. C.; G. 

 P. Douglass, lanthe 0. C. ; W. H, Smilev. Geortip M.anle\- and T. E. Per- 

 ley. Orange C. 0.; T. Frost, Hoboken C. c., and D. W. Bain, Ruther- 

 ford C. C Frank McLees of Butberford was elected chairman of the 

 association for tbe conn'ng year and VTilliam H. Smiley of Orange sec- 

 treas. The Jei-se5' City C. C. tendered its rcfsignatiort as a member of the 

 association. It was decided to hold the annual meet at Dundee Lake 

 from May 27 to 30 inclusive. The following committees were ap- 

 pointed: Regatta Committee, T. Forst, Chairmau, Hoboken; G. Mau- 

 ley, Orange, and B. R. Roome, Arhngton, Camp Site Committee, D. 

 W. Bain, Chairman, Rutherford; G, L. Crowell, Arlington, and G. P. 

 Douglass, lanthe. 



The St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe and Steam Launch Co. will havB 

 an extensive exhibit in the Fisheries building at the Fair, hicludujg 

 eight boats as follows: Scarecrow fVol-au-Vent); Genie, special sail- 

 ing St. Lawrence River skiff; Grade, a St. Lawrence River fishing 

 skiff ; Lake Charaplain square stern rowboat, English Thames row- 

 boat; yacht tender; Ahdeek, "general purpose" sailing canoe: Cana- 

 dian paddling canoe. All have silver or gold-plated special fittings, 

 and some have imported white and red silk sails. The Scarecrow has 

 a polished brass fin-plate and rudder, and her decks and cockpit 

 are of fine mahogany. 



A meeting of the Eastern Division was held on April 12 in Hartford, 

 at which it was decided to hold the division meet at Haddam Island, 

 from June 16 to 19 inclusive, the races taking place on June 17. The 

 regatta committee includes Raymond AppoUonio, E. H. Barney and 

 F. P. Sherwood. 



A. C. A. Membership. 



Eastern Division: John T. Richards, Gardiner, Me. Atlantic Divi- 

 sion: Israel P. Libbey, Washington, D. G. 



RIFLE NOTES. 



Don't forget the meeting of delegates, which takes place to-morrow 

 evening (Friday, 21st) at No. 12 St. Mark's place. All shooting soci- 

 eties are included in the call. 



The Independent New York Corps wfll visit Chicago and the Fair in 

 the week ending July 6. On July 4 the society will give a banquet to 

 the Chicago shooters. 



The Independent Corps has decided to cast its influence in favor of 

 the United Eastern Schuetzen Bund. This act makes the possibiUty of 

 the grand festival in 1894 more of a certainty. 



If the tliree members of the Harlem Club who have expressed a de- 

 sire to meet three of New York's best marksmen would consent to 

 chip in for a trophy, they could no doubt get on a match that would 

 test the relative merits of both aperture sights and then- holding abil- 

 ity. What do you say, Harlem? 



The Miller Rifle Club closed its winter gallery shoot for class medals 

 last Wednesday. The winners for the season are as follows: First 

 class, D. MiUer; second class, F. Kloepping; third class, A. Stadler. 



The Greenville Rifle Club is unfortunate in having several of its 

 members on the sick list. Jas. Dodds is down with pneumonia, and 

 his friends are much worried as to his condition. Only three members 

 met for the Friday night shoot on the 14th inst. C. H. Chevant made 

 243, W. C. ColMns 248, C. BoagSja. 



Mi-. C. B. Bishop, of the New- York Revolver and Pistol Club, left 

 New York last week for au extensive trip through the South. 



The German-American Rifle Club, with headquarters at C. Horney's, 

 No. 122 Hamburg avenue, Brooklyn, will hold a i^rize shoot on Apri'l 23 

 and 24. The programme calls for 13 prizes, ranging from $15 to |2, 

 three thickets for $1, two best to count. 



Expert Shooting. 



The three days' rifle tournament held by the Hai-lem Rifle Club at 

 the headquarters, 2.100 Third avenue, was brought to a successful 

 close on Monday night, the 17th inst. The Harlem Club, while not 

 large in membership, is fortunate in having a few energetic and pro- 

 gressive leader.s, who find their greatest pleasure In the use of the 

 rifle, and when the cares of an active business life will permit their 

 hours for recreation are devoted to this sport. The scores of the 

 shooters comfieting for the club prizes show remai'kable excellence. 

 The 6 shots in the scores of Henry Holges and M. Dorrler were all on 

 the circumference of a lead pencil. In the case of Mr. Dorrler 's it re- 

 quired a glass to decide whether the shots were centers (25) or not. 

 As we remarked in our "Rifle Notes" last week the riflemen who 

 visited the Harlem Club during the tournament were treated in a 

 most hospitable manner. The gentlemen of the reception committee 

 made a most elaborate outlay in tbe way of refreshments. That their 

 labors were appreciated goes without saying. AU the prominent 

 shooting societies in and about New York will be found represent on 

 the prize list, which is appended. 3 shots per ticket, possible 75, 2 best 

 to count, 3in. bullseye, J-^in. center, all ties divided, prizes ranged from 

 S30 down to $2: 



H Holges 75 75—150 C G Zettler 71 73—144 



W Rosenbaum 74 75—149 M Ellis 71 7a— 143 



J Bodenstab 74 74—148 V Krayer 70 72-142 



C Hutch 74 74—148 G W Plajsted 70 72—142 



M Dorrler 74 74—148 J Rebhan 69 71—140 



B Walther 73 74—147 H Zettler 69 71—140 



J A Boyken 73 74—147 L Yogel 68 71—139 



E Fisher 73 74—147 C E Bird 68 71—139 



B Zettler 73 74—146 E Kaelble 68 71—1.39 



F Ross 73 73—140 V Horn 09 70—139 



EW Busby 72 73-145 



Turtle Bay Club. 



The Turtle Bay Club had its annual Thiu-sday night shoot at the 

 club's headquarters on the 16th inst., under the leadership of Capt. 

 Geo. E. Jantzer. The members continue to roU up good scores. The 

 following scores were made by the members present, 10 shot scores, 

 3 scores to count; 



George E Jantzer ... ,243 245 246 WSteine 228 237 240 



JOchs, Jr 242 245 245 J Oberle S29 236 238 



H Walter 240 245 247 J Krampert 2-28 230 239 



MiUer": Rifle Club. 



The members of the Miller Rifle Club met at headquarters on 

 Wednesday night, the 12th inst,, and bad a lively contest for the 

 medal, presented by Captain Fisher. David Miller succeeded in mak- 

 ing the winning score in this week's competition. 



The scores ai-e appended; 10 shots, possible 250: Capt. E. Fisher 

 243, D. Miller 241. F. Kloepping 339, F. Liell 239, M, Kruse 239, M. Sohl 

 237, M. Meyers 236, R. W. Dewey 230, J. Flugh 230, H. Vanderheyden 

 229, W. Prlne 227. 



Zettler Rifle Club. 



The weekly gallery shoot of the Zettler Club on Tuesday evening, 

 the 11th inst., was fairly well attended. The shooting of the members 

 was as usual well up toward the possible. The scores are appended 

 below: M. Dorrler 249. Henry Holges 249, R. Busse 245, M. B. Engel 

 245, C. G. Zettler 245, G. W. Plaisted 243, B, Zettler 242, Gus Nowak 

 242, S. Hemtz 236. 



Empire Rifle Club. 



The members of the Empire Club held their regular Tuesday night 

 medal shoot, at the St. Mark's Place range. The scores appended in 

 their order: Wm. Rosen bamn 240, Chas. Zettler, Jr. 240, W, MUler 238, 

 A. Rosenstrauss 238, H"y Zettler 2:38, M, Meisenholder 235. 



The Revolver Championship. 



With both Messrs. Petty and Heintz ready and anxious to battle for 

 the po.ssession of the Winans trophy and the revolver championship 

 at the agreed date on Thursday last, the match did not come off. 

 Through a misunderstanding the official targets did not reach the 

 shooting gallery, and so after a fair wait some very pretty practice 

 targets were made. The shooting displayed fully justlHed Mr. Petty 's 

 prediction that he was going to reduce the record both for single shots, 

 for strings of 6 and perhaps on the grand total of the 18 counting 

 sbots. The delay in the regular championship record is to be regret- 

 ted, particularly as it came about through no neglect of the contest- 

 ants, but rather to their serious annoyance. Another day fixed and a 

 care to have no repetition of the blunder wUl add another chapter to 

 the story of the Winans trophy and open the way for another of the 

 line of challenging appl icants. 



Beideman Rifle Club. 



Bbideman, N. J„ April 15.— The following shows the weekly scores 

 of the Beideman Rifle Club, week ending to-day, conditions 100yds., 

 strictly off-hand, standard American targets: 



J S Wood 6 78996898 7-77 



AJYergey 9 6 4 4 10 9 10 9 8 7—76 



ASGai^iner 8 5 9 7 7 8 7 5 7 8-73 



W GUbert , 6 4 7 4 5 9 8 5 9 4—61 



N. Gilbert, Sec. 



Harlem Rifle Club. 



The regular Friday night (AprU 14) shoot of the Harlem Club was 

 held at headquarters. No. 2,100 Thh-d avenue. The following scores 

 were made, 10 shots, possible 250, distance 75ft. : C. H. Hutch 248, J. 

 A. B0Yken245, J. Bodenstab 244, V. Kx-ayer 244, W. H. Cochran 241, E, 

 W. Busby 236, 



Rifle in Milwaukee. 



The Milwaukee Ritte Club's practice over the 200yds. range last 

 wfiek resulted as follows: 



Stanhope 76 75 76—8-29 Story 75 70 71—216 



CampbeU 70 78 73—220 Petit 67 59 72—198 



Badger. 



All ties divided unless otherwise reported. 

 FIXTURES. 



If you want your shoot to be announced here, 

 send in notice like the following: 



AprU -as.— -Connecticut Trap-Shooters' League, second tournament, 

 at New London. 



AprU 25. — Eastern New York Trap League tournament, under 

 auspices of the Johnstown Gun Club. 



April 25-37.— Third grand tournament of the Wilmington Rod and 

 Gun Club, WUmington, Delaware. C. C. Kurtz. Sec'y. 



AprU 27.— White Plains (N. Y.) Gun Club, llve.blrd and target tourn- 

 ament. 



May 2-3.— Independence (Ind.) Gun Club tournament. Added money. 

 May 2-4.— WiUiamsport (Pa.) Gun Club annual tournament. 

 May 8.— West Shore Gun Club tournament, at Syracuse, N. Y. 

 May 9-11.— Ohio Trap-Shooters' League tournament, Columbus, O. 

 May 10-11.— Interstate Manufacturers' antf Dealers' Association 

 target tournament, at Passaic, N. J. 



May 9-12.— Saratoga Sprmgs (N. Y.) Gun Club tournament; $2,000 

 cash guaranteed. 



May 16-17. — Manufacturers' Traii-Shooting Association, Lansing, 

 Mich. 



May 16-19. — Michigan Trap-Shooters' League tournament, at Lan- 

 sing, Mich. 



May 17-18. — West Newburg Gun Club spring tom-nament, at New 

 burg, N. Y, 



May 20-21. — Anaconda (Mont.) Rod and Gun Club tournament. 

 May 21-22. — Anaconda (Mont.) Rod and Gun Club tournament. 

 May 23-25.— KnoxviUe (Tenn.) Gun Club tournament, $1,000 added to 

 piu-ses. Also valuable merchandise prizes. 

 May 2.3-25. — Minneapolis (Minn.) Gun Club tournament. 

 May 23-25. — Nebraska State Sportsman's Association, Omaha, Neb. 

 F. 0."Parmlee, Sec'y. 

 May 25-26. — Putney (V^O Rod and Gun Club tournament. 

 May 80. — Eastern New York Trap League tournament, at Canajo- 

 harie. N. Y. 



May 30. — ^M«plewood vs. Union Gun Clubs, team contest at Uve birds, 

 at Springfield, N. J. 

 May 80. — Sportsmen's Gun Club to urnament, at AVilkinsburg, Pa, 

 May 30-June 1, — Iowa State Sportsmen's Association, Clear Lake, la. 

 June — . — Sportsmen's Association of the Northwest, annual tourna- 

 ment at Victoria, B. C. 

 June 5-10. — lUinois State Sportsmen's Association, Chicago, lU, 

 June 1^16. — New York State Sportsmen's Association tournament, 

 at Rochester. H. M. Stewart, Cor. Sec'y, 412 EUwanger & Barry BuUd- 

 ing, Rochester, N. Y. 



June 20-21.— South Dakota State Sportsmen's Association tourna- 

 ment, at VermUlion, S. D. 



June 28-29.— Summer tournament of the PeekskUl Gun Club, Peeks- 

 kill, N. Y. H. B. Wygant, President, PeekskUl, N. Y. 

 July 3-4. — Portland (Ore.) Gun Club tournament. 

 July 4.— Eastern New York Trap Shooters' League tournament at 

 Amsterdam, N. Y., under auspices of Riverview Gun Club. Rob't M. 

 Hartley, President. 



July.— Manufacturers' Trap-Shooting Association tournament, at 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



August.— Manufacturers' Trap-Shooting Association tournament, at 

 ludianapohs, Ind. 



Sept. 26-39.- Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association tournament 

 at Harrisburg, Pa. H. M. F. Worden, Cor. Sec'y. 



September.— Manufacturers' Trap Shooting Association tourna- 

 ment, at Columbus, Ohio. 



Oct. 19-20.— West Newburg Gun Club fall tournament, at Newburg. 



October.— Manufacturers' Trap-Shooting Association tournament, 

 at Baltimore, Md. 



DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 



Clevel^vnd, O., AprU 10.— We are desirous of forming an idea of the 

 improvement in the skill of trap-shooters of the country, and at the 

 same time revive the good old style of shooting from five unknown 

 traps, one man up, and in order to obtain these results we oft'er four 

 Xirizes of $25 each to be contested for one each month during the 

 months of May, June, Jifly and August. The conditions of the con- 

 test are to be as follows: The race is to be a team race of four men to 

 a team, aU to be bmia fide members of the same regularly organized 

 gun club, 50 bluerocks per man, thrown from 5 expert traps, one man 

 up at a time, imknown traps, as indicated by a trap-piUling indicator, 

 known angles, traps to be set and contest to be governed by American 

 Shooting Association rules as revised by C. W. Dimick. To the con- 

 testant making the highest individual score and using Chamberlin 

 nitro cartridges we will give a case of 500 cartridges, the same as he 

 used in making his score. To protect ourselves and aU teams enter- 

 ing the contest we wUl request, if we deem it necessary, the team 

 sending in the highest score each month to make affidavit thai: the 

 score sent in was made under the rules governing the contest. No 

 entrance fee will be charged, and a team may send in as many scores 

 as they desire. The winning team may have its choice of $25 in cash, 

 a set of 5 expert traps or a set of Paul North"s electric trap-puUs. 

 Prizes wlU be paid and scores pubUshed as soon as pussible after the 

 end of each month. AU scores to be signed by each contestant, by 

 referee and judges and mailed to us. The C. Tarset Co. 



(per PatU North). 



The AVUUamsport (Pa.) Rod and Gun Club pubhsh an attractive 

 progi-amme for their seventh tournament, to take place on May 2, 3 

 and 4. The shooting each day will be at both live birds and artificial 

 targets. Target events ^vUl be started at 9 A. M. and the live bird 

 events at 10 A. M. each day. The live bird events wUl be in order as 

 follows: 5 birds, $5 entry; 25 bu-ds, $20 entrj', 5 moneys; 3 pah-s, $5 

 entry; 7 birds, S7 entry; 10 birds, $10 entry; and a $2 miss-and-out. 

 The target events on the first day will be three at 10, one at 12 (walk- 

 ing match), one at 10 singles and 5 pairs, three at 15 and two at 20 

 targets. Second day, three at 10, four at 15, one at 5 pairs, one at 20 

 and one at 25 targets. Third day, thi-ee at 10, one at 10 singles and 5 

 pairs, one at 12, two at 20 and one at 25 targets. In the six regular 

 events each day there wUI be four moneys aud in the four extra 

 events five moneys. There will be three average prizes each day. 

 Keystone and Klngbh-d targets wiU be thrown trom expert traps 

 under American Association rules. The visitors' headquarters wiU be 

 at Walter Shooter's City Hotel on Pine street, where a reduced rate 

 has been arranged for. Mr. Shooter is an active member of the club 

 and knows how to treat sportsmen in order to keep them in good 

 form. 



The Putney (Vt.) Rod and Gun Club held its annual meeting on April 

 14 and elected the foUowing officers: President, H. G. Everleth; "Vice- 

 President, F. E. Robertson; Secretary, W. E. Ayer; Treasm-er, A. J. 

 Ayer; Captam, L. L. Crosby; Directors, L. L. Crosby, C. B. WUlard 

 and P. R. Pember. The regular shooting season was opened yesterday 

 and weekly contests will be held. A sliding handicap has been arranged 

 so that all shooters averaging 70 per cent, or better are allowed 10 

 birds, and for every 10 per cent, less than 70 per cent, a shooter is al- 

 lowed 2 extra birds. This is intended to place all on as near an equal 

 footing as possible. The winner of this contest is to receive a silver 

 cup. The members are aU striving to make thetoiiruament of May a,j 

 and 26 a decided success, and wiU endeavor to please aU who co-ae. 

 On Fast Day, AprU 6, the club went to Orange. Mass., for a social 

 shoot, and were well received. The club has obtained from the 

 State Fish Commission 10,000 brook trout fry which they shall place in 

 the brooks this summer, They intend to see that a competent fish 

 and game warden is appointed, who wiU suppress all violations of tiie 

 fish and game laws. 



Baltimore, AprU 15.— Having noticed in Forest and Stream that 



