Sept. 26. 1893. 



FOREST. AND STREAM. 



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would have done better if she had not been obliged to heave to several 

 times in order to allow the weary wind time to catch up/ 



" 'Af tpr following Jubilee for twenty minutes yesterday the log 

 came on board, and after wiping the sweat off its brassy brow entered 

 a protest with General Paine against being towed at a speed exceeding 

 its makers' guarantee.' 



" 'The United States inspector has notified Mr. Oliver Iselin that he 

 must not under any circumstances allow Vigilant to exceed a speed of 

 16 knots when passing through narrow channels, as her wash is Uable 

 to prove dangerous to small craft.' 



" 'We learn that the Cunard Steamship Co., have offered to purchase 

 Jubilee after tlie races are over. The company will use her to take 

 Campania's place during the winter season. She will carry the mails 

 and a few first class passengers. PUgrun, it is rumored,, has been 

 sold to the British Admiralty, who will commission her as a torpedo 

 catcher.' , . , , 



•' -Answer to "Anxious Inquirer"— Yes. there was a yacht of that 

 name in the American Yacht List; but at present Navahoe is not 

 meotioned." 



The inquest in the fatal disaster at the house of the Chelsea Y. C. 

 last month, merely served to disclose the fact that no one was to 

 blame. Incidentally it was proved tliat the tenon in the balcony, the 

 immediate cause of the disaster, had been made but .5X2 in place of 

 10x8. as it was intended, and that the plans were very loosely drawn 

 and the work never inspected. 



The Midget Y, C. of Marblehead, held its "Ladies' Day" last 

 Saturday, the event being thus described in the Boston Globe: 



"There was a serial race in which Fred. Smethurst, Arthur Whitte- 

 raore and WUlie GiUie each won a leg. Then six little girls raced sis 

 of the best fln-keelers. Jennette Standley sailed Johnnie Giles' boat, 

 the reputation of which is established and was upheld to-day by its 

 fair skipper. Flora Sweet managed the Smethurst race winner per- 

 fectly. ^ 



"Pretty little Adelle Knapp was skipper of Arthur Hennessey s craft. 

 The Whitt-emore boat was handled by Miss Leo Day. Belle Patey had 

 charge of Ollie Doherty's 30-incher and Alice Denning of Harold 

 Litchnaan s. 



"The start was most exciting, and a breeze just strong enough for 

 the little models blew across the pond. The first leg was won by 

 .Tennette Standley, the second by Adelle Knapp and the third by Miss 

 Leo Day." 



Among the British yachtsmen who will attend the Cup races is Mr. 

 Alfred H. Brown, the designer of many of the larger English steam 

 yachts. Mr. Brown arrived last week in the Furst Bismarck, and will 

 spend several weeks here. He has with him models and designs of 

 some of his best yachts. 



The Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. G. has secured the steamer Al Foster 

 for the first three Cup races. 



In order to accommodate their rapidly growing business Messrs. 

 Tebo have just laimched a fine large balance dock, built by themselves. 

 With dock and the new pier now nearly completed, the yard will be 

 able to accommodate the whole steam fleet of New York. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Fobbst and 

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

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

 the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are requested to 

 forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with logs of cruises, 

 maps, and information concerning their local waters, drawings or 

 descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating to the sport. 



Our correspondent, Mr. Vaux, calls the racing men to account this 

 week for their habitual indifference to matters in which they, of all 

 men, are the most deeply interested. This mdlfference, which prevails 

 in yachting as fully as in canoeing, is one of the curious paradoxes of 

 sport. It will be found on looking up the subject that the leaders in 

 all reforms and improvements in rules are not the men who own and 

 race the boats, but those who, while keenly interested, for one reason 

 or another neither own racing craft nor sail them. The average racing 

 owner is supremely indifferent to all complaints and criticisms of rules 

 so long as he gets along well in the racing, and he is more than apt to 

 resent as a meddlesome interference the attempts of the non-racing 

 men toward better rules. At best he declines to take any active part 

 in a discussion, or to give a Uttle thought to the merit of any proposed 

 change. 



Some day or other he happens to run up against a rule which bears 

 hard on his own particular boat, and then he is suddenly awakened to 

 the pressing necessity of a change, but as long as he fares fairly well 

 and continues to win prizes, the evil tendencies of a rule and its effect 

 on the genei-al good of the sport are matters that have no interest for 

 him. 



This state of affairs has been most marked in the matter of meas- 

 urement and classification in yachtmg of late years; the various pro- 

 posals which have been made for changes of rule have originated en- 

 tirely with the non-owners, and have been treated only with contempt 

 and ridicule by the majority of yacht owners, who have dismissed 

 them without taking the trouble to find out what they meant. The 

 case has not been quite so bad in the A. C. A., many old racers, like 

 Oliver, Vaux and Gibson, have lent their hands to the improvement of 

 the rules, but there has been a good deal too much neglect for some 

 time, and it is most necessary that many defects should be corrected 

 at the November meeting, and that the men most interested in good 

 l ules should lend their aid. 



Fob some time past the Field has advocated the removal of the long 

 existing limit of beam in canoes, and the substitution of a rating rule, 

 by length and sail area, witli some additional limits on dimensions, but 

 of such a nature as to encourage a larger and wider canoe than the 

 present universal standard of at);.:;30. The reasons for this change are 

 not vea-y clearly stated, but the Field considers that the main cause of 

 the present scarcity of entries is the racing machine with its narrow 

 •beam. 



So far as our observations go, and we have followed the course of 

 eanoe racing in England and America for a good many years, the 

 trouble, which is present here as well as there, has nothing to do with 

 rules or dimensions, but is entirely due to the over-improvement and 

 specialization of the sport; just as in yachting. We can speak with 

 certauity for this country, and the same applies to British canoeing, 

 that the limit, of beam has had nothing to do witli the retu-ement of 

 the old racing men and the failure of new men to take their place. 

 The true cause of the decline is, that while five years ago a man could 

 buy or build a good canoe and race her successfully with only a rea. 

 sonable expenditure of time, the art of canoe building and sailing has 

 since advanced so much that the construction of the canoe and spars 

 and the rigging has become a special study in which very few can 

 hope tc compete with such a skilled veteran as, for instance, Mr. But- 

 ler. The hull, spars and rigging must be perfect, and must be kept so 

 by constant study and labor; and the man who wishes to win races 

 must devote a very large part of his time to it and to nothing else, 

 whether at home or in camp. Racing has become not only more 

 expensive, but less of a pleasure task and more like very hard work ; 

 and when it comes to the question as to whether it pays, the majority 

 of young canoeists decide in the negative. 



For this state of affairs we can see no remedy through legislation; 

 at one time oiu- influence was thrown toward the retardation of the 

 over-development of the racing canoe, but the time for aU such meas- 

 ures has passed, and the only possible coiu-se is the exact reverse of 

 that which the Boyal C. C. has persisted in following— the retention 

 of absurd and obsolete limitations which binder speed and yet do not 

 encourage good qualities. The same causes and results are visible in 

 yachting and many other sports which have passed a certain stage of 

 development., and no remedy has yet been found. i 



As regards the proposal to enlarge the beam of the canoe,lit.wovild ' 



merely substitute a slightly different type of small racing boat, fully 

 as expensive, elaborate and complicated as the canoe, more difScult 

 to house and to transport, of no more use outside of match sailing and 

 in no way superior to the 16X30 racer. Even If any temporary inter- 

 est were awakened by the mere novelty of the class, which we doubt, 

 it would be offset by the harm which would come through the destruc- 

 tion of that peculiar individuality which has always been the charm of 

 the canoe and the strength of canoeing. 



True, there is not much m common between the modern sailing 

 racer and the old all-round cruiser and racer, but what little is left is 

 well worth preserving. Once the canoe ceases to be such and is 

 classed as one more variety, good or bad, of the large family so in- 

 definitely known as "boats," there will be an end to canoeing. In this 

 country efforts have been made again and again to call into existence 

 a class of wide canoes, of about 33in. beam and lighter than the regu- 

 lar English canoe-yawl ; but every attempt has faded, and there is no 

 reason for the belief that the racing of such boats can ever be made 

 what canoeing was. 



Racing Rules and Courses. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have observed that the racing mm of the A. C. A. are a patient, 

 quiet, long-suffering and silent set of good feUows, who would rather 

 bear any iUs they know of than rub pen to paper In an attempt to 

 right them or institute any reform, The executive committee will 

 meet in November, and yet no one has taken any steps to correct 

 vital errors in Racing Rule No. 1, which defines what a racing canoe 

 is. These same racing men may indulge in a mild sort of kick while 

 at the meet, but when they return home a solemn silence comes over 

 them. Would that another MacKendrick could come to life and rattle 

 around among the old dry bones as one William did four years ago. 

 Probably there is not a man who has ever come within sight of the 

 saihng trophy who is satisfied with the present racing course. I will 

 venture the opinion that if they were asked individually, one and all 

 would agree that a half-mile-sided triangle is the most unfair and un- 

 satisfactory course that could possibly be chosen to test the merits of 

 canoes and men. Yet you never hear a racing man complain or sug- 

 gest any different arrangement. The best yacht races are sailed to 

 windward and return. Since the meet at Jessup's Neck there has 

 been no such race on our A. C. A. programme. I can prove conclu- 

 sively that more than three canoes cannot start or sail on even terms 

 over a half-mile-sided triangular course. How absurd then to attempt 

 to start fifteen or twenty. A mile-sided triangle would be far better 

 in every way except one-^the Bjjectators on shore would not get quite 

 so good a view. Are, the races sailed then solely for the amusement 

 of the onlookers? It would seem so. 



A course two rafles to windward and back would be a far better 

 course for a canoe race than any number of times round that small 

 triangle. Every boat would have an even chance of winning and of 

 keeping out of the way of its rivals. 



You need not expect, Mr. Editor, that this letter will caU forth any 

 views from the racing men; but a note from you asking certain ques- 

 tions on these points addressed to individuals might bring out some 

 valuable information. This would be a good work for a regatta com- 

 mittee to undertake. Any change in the laying out of courses would 

 mean a little more work for the regatta committee and it would make 

 the hiring of a tug imperative — but these can hardly be considered 

 objections. 



The racing at the meets for two years has been poor compared with 

 earlier i-egattas in ijoint of number of entries and starters at least. 

 The course may have little to do with the result, but it certainly has 

 contributed to the general opinion that has gone abroad, that only 

 two or three men have even a chance of winning. 



I hope to see a great revival of the racing interest next year, and 

 therefore I look to the officers of the A. C. A. to do all in their power 

 to promote this result. Has any one else anything to say on this sub- 

 ject? I hope so. C. BowTBB VAits. 



Cruising Canoe Yawls. 



In considering the subject of canoe design, especially when dealing 

 with the larger type of canoe yawls, every bold attempt toward speed, 

 beauty of form, large accommodation, great stability, and other de- 

 sirable perfections seems barred at birth by the necessity of compro- 

 mising with other elements equally important, but antagonistic. For 

 instance^ stability has, to a large extent, to give way to the require- 

 ments of shallow water navigation; it is quite easy to so ballast the 

 boat by a fin and bulb keel as to make her absolutely uncapsizable; 

 but ability to work in shoal water, to haul ashore— to portage-on carts 

 or train, or steamer's deck— step in and demand a movable keel in the 

 nature of a center plate. No doubt it may be said by some that all 

 depends on the nature of the water to be navigated, but there again a 

 canoe yawl should be ready for any kind of waters; and, unless a 

 dinghy be always taken in tow, or collapsed and carried on board, 

 landing becomes a great difficulty, except at piers, if the draft exceeds 

 about a foot. 



As an instance of the advisability of complying with the compromise 

 between the dictates for stability and those for shallow water naviga- 

 tion, we may mention two incidents which occurred in one day's cruis- 

 ing to the Nautilus, canoe yawl, last week on the south coast. Nauti- 

 lus under whole saU, sloop rigged, mainsail 130ft., and foresail 3Gft.. 

 had been running with a moderate quarterly breeze, which had kept 

 true in direction and about level in force for nearly three hours; and 

 her course lay about a mUe and a half off the main land, with wind off 

 shore. Suddenly, and without any visible sign on water or of clouds, 

 a whisthng noise from somewhere, or from nowhere, was heard, and 

 then in a moment the boat came upright in a sudden luU, and next 

 moment was laid on her beam ends in a tearing gust of wind. The 

 Nautilus, handy as a top, luQ'ed of herself, for her skipper was up on 

 the weather bilge and the tiller under water to leeward. She came up 

 head to wind in showers of spoondrift, which seemed to be cut off the 

 comparatively smooth surface of the sea by the savage squall. The 

 peak of the lug (there being heel halliards as weU as yard halliards, or 

 peak halliards) was let drop, a reef hatded down, and, with the main- 

 sail thus scantlized. Nautilus was put off and scudding within about 

 forty seconds or a minute of being struck; and in ten minutes more 

 there was nothing but the old breeze and somewhat bumpy water, and 

 during the next six hours the wind continued quite moderate and 

 steady; no water had been shipped. 



The Nautilus is fitted with a heavy center plate of composite con- 

 struction, blocks of lead dropping into a double plate "board," and 

 she has 2501bs. of lead inside her, making a total of about 4501bs. A 

 steady, strong breeze may lay a boat down and necessitate reefing, 

 where the ballast is aU inside the boat, but the test of the margin of 

 safety is best found in a squall, sudden and imexpected. A bulb 

 keeler would probably also have been laid flat by the white squall, 

 with, however, the certainty of righting by lufllug; Nautilus had just 

 sulBcient weight to do so, and, moreover, to carry way on and be 

 under command, but an unballasted skimmer would almost certainly 

 have been blown over again with no way on, for the saUs were shaking 

 like thunder claps on coming head to wind. Then comes the question 

 of would she fiU? and thereby hang questions of construction and fit- 

 ment enough to fill a page of the Field. There can be no doubt that, 

 for such rough treatment by -^vind, ballast on the keel and bulb fin- 

 keels are the acme of security; but a bulb fin-keel may prove the re- 

 verse of safety in other circtunstances common to smaU boat single- 

 handed sailing. 



The day having passed with pleasant, almost drifting sailing, sunset 

 came on while yet some 18 mUes had to be sailed. The breeze fresh- 

 ened up, and by 10 P. M. the sea became lumpy and uneven; the jumps 

 in the dark from sea to sea were so wild that the lamp was put out 

 three times by the jerks, and was so left, as the single hand's attention 

 was fully needed at the tiller and foresheet. Compass bearings and 

 course were simply impossible if the getting into port was preferable 

 to the probability of being caught out at night in a blow. A straight 

 course for the lightship could be taken, but with the possibility of 

 passing very near the tail end of a shoal shingle bank, with the wind 

 blowing on to shore. Here came the advantage of a centerboard and 

 the lead line, or even the centerboard versus lead line, in so small a 

 boat. The lead gave no bottom at two fathoms tmie after time: then 

 one fathom, and, before the lead could well be hove again, the center 

 plate struck at 4ft. draft. In a couple of seconds the hand chain gear 

 lifted the plate a couple of feet, the helm was put down and in five 

 seconds the boat was standing off to sea for a reasonable ofBng, and 

 then put about to her course again for the distant lightship. Where 

 would a fixed bulb keel have been in those circumstances? Probably 

 stranded, and, further, lying on that shingle bank at this moment, 

 with or without the boat attached to it, for a second bump wotild have 

 been a nasty one. 



Screw-lifting gear would have proved far too slow in its action for 

 lifting a keel before another sea could drop her on the bottom. It 

 shortly comes to this, that, for racing only, the boat should have a 

 fin keel, and keep to the deep, even if extra miles of sailing are 

 thereby entailed. For cruising, and convenience of landing, housing 

 and transporting, have a center-plate just as heavy as can be hauled 

 up by chain gear and hand. Of course, these remarks and the slack 

 navigation only apply to the single-handed saihng of canoe yawls; 

 for in such craft, properly fitted, deeds can be don© with impimity 

 which would be seriously risky in yachta of twice their size not 

 similflrly fitted and hanOleable.— IT. Bad^fi^U^ in The Field. 



The Passaic River Regattas. 



The three canoe clubs about Woodside and Arlington, on the Pas- 

 saic Raver, the Orange, Arlington and lanthe, held their annual cele- 

 bration on Labor Day and the preceding Saturday, each club holding 

 a regatta. A number of canoeists were present from Saturday to 

 Monday, the intervening day being spent pleasantly on the river. 

 The first event was the regatta of the Oranse C. p, on Saturday after- 

 noon, held off the club house at West Arlington. The sailing races 

 went off better than usual on the river, the wind being quite strong. 

 The events and winners were: 



Paddling, any canoe: G. W. Petty, Rutherford C. C, won; Frank 

 McLees, Rutherford C, C, second. 



Sailing, seniors: George Douglas, lanthe C. C, won; George Manley, 

 Orange C. C. second. Mauley's boat filled early in the race and Doug- 

 won with ease. He offered to resail the race, which was done, and he 

 won the second time. 



Sailing, for cruising canoes: Wm. Smiley, Orange C. C, won; B. R. 

 Roome, Arlington C. C, second. 



Sailing, juniors: Geo. Manley, Orange C. C.,won;B. R. Roome, Ar- 

 lington C. C, second. 



Paddling, club fours: lanthe crew. Harry Farmer. Barron Freder- 

 icks, H. B. Boggs and Joseph Stewart, won; Rutherford crew, Q. W. 

 Petty, Frank McLees, D. W. Bain and W. D. Barkley. second. 



Sailing, maneuvering and upset: Geo. Douglas, lanthe C. C. won; 

 Geo. Manley. Orange C. C. second. 



Paddlingr, seniors: Geo. Douglas. lanthe C. C, won; Mark Freeman, 

 lanthe C. C, second. 



Paddling, juniors: Geo. Petty, Rutherford C. C, won; H. Allen 

 second. 



Paddline, tandem Ceanoes of 30in. beam or over): Harry Farmer 

 and Geo. Douglas, lanthe C. C, won ; Fred and J. C. Collins, Bayonne 



0. C, second. 



Hurry-scurry and upset: W. D. Barkley, Rutherford C. C, won; D. 

 W. Bain, Rutherford C. C, second. 



The regatta committee was W. H. Smiley, chairman, H. M. Ander- 

 sen, and L. E. Esler. The reception committee was J. E. Rogers, 

 chairman, George and W. H. Smithanson. 



After the races the ladies present were taken on a trip in the war 

 canoe, and in the eveninpc a reception was held at the club house. 



The regatta of the Arlington C. C. was held on Monday morning, re- 

 sulting as follows: 



Club fours, open canoes: Joseph Stewart, E. B. Boggs, .1. H. Braine 

 and Harry Farmer, lanthe C. C. won; J. Duguid, A. Archibald, .Geo. 

 Douglas and Barron Fredricks, lanthe C. C, second. 



Paddling tandem, decked canoes: J. Duguid and H. Farmer, lanthe 

 C C. won; A. Archibald and B. Fredricks. lanthe C. C. second. 



Padiiling, open canoes: Frank McLees. Rutherford C. C, won; J. C. 

 Atwater, Arlington C. C, second. 



Paddling, decked canoes: J. Stewart, lanthe C. C, won; J. Allen, 

 unattached, second. 



Paddling, tandem open canoes: J. Dusxiid and George Douglas, 

 lanthe C. C.,won; B. Fredericks and A. Archiblld, lanthe C. C, second. 



Standing paddling: Harry Farmer, lanthe C. C, won; Frank Mc- 

 Lees. Rutherford C. C, second. 



Hurry, scurry and upset: D. M. Bain, Rutherford C. C, won; FranTc 

 McLees, Rutherford C. C, second. 



Swimming, 100yds.: D. M. Bam, Rutherford C. C.,won; B. R. Roome, 

 Arlington C. C , second. 



The regatta committee was I. V. Dorland, R. Ellis, and B. B. Roome. 



In the afternoon followed the regatta of the lanthe 0. C, at the 

 club house on the Newark side of the river, resultins as follows: 



Sailing Seniors.— George Douglas, lanthe C. C, won; J. Stewart, 

 lanthe C. C, second. 



Paddling, Open Canoes, Single Blades —William J. Stewart, lanthe 

 C. C . won; Frank McLees, Rutherford C. C, second. 



Paddling. Seniors. Decked Sailing Canoes.— M. A Freeman, lanthe 

 C C, won; George Douglas, lanthe C. C, second. 



Paddling, Juniors, Decked SaUingr Canoes.— Alexander Archibald, 

 lanthe C. C, won: J. E. Hedenberg, lanthe C. C, second. 



Paddling Tandem, Decked Canoes.— F. L. and J. B. Collins, Bayonne 

 C. C, won; J. Duguid and George Douglas, lanthe C. C, second. 



Paddling Tandem, Open Canoes.— Barron Fredricks and Alexander 

 Archibald, lanthe C. C, won; W. and J. Stewart, lanthe C. C, 

 second. 



Club Fours, Open Canoes.— J. Stewart, H. Farmer, J. H. Braine and 

 E. B. Boggs, lanthe C. C, won ; J. Duguid, W. Stewart, A. Archibald 

 and B. Fredricks. lanthe C. C., second. 



Paddling, Any Canoe.— C. V. Schuyler, Arlington C. C, won; G. W. 

 Pretty, Rutherford C. C, second. 



Paddling, Hurry Scurry and Upset.— B. W. Bain, Rutherford C. C, 

 won; W. D. Barkley. Rutherford 0. C , second. 



Tournament.— H. Farmer and B. Fredricks, lanthe C. C, defeated 

 G. W. Pretty and Frank McLees, Rutherford C. C. 



The members and visitors spent the evening at the lanthe dub 

 house. 



A. C. A. Membership. 



Eastern Division: John E. Bradley, W. M. Freeman, Worcester, 

 Mass. Northern Division: George Emert Gross, Whitby; George Her- 

 bert DartneU, Buffalo, N. Y. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



The annual fall regatta of the New York C. C. will be held at Ben- 

 sonhurst, Gravesend Bay, foot of Twenty-second avenue, on Saturday 

 afternoon, Sept. 33. All races will be open to members of any canoe 

 club or the A. C. A. Programme: 1. LTnlimited sailing race to be 

 called at 1:30. 2. Handicap sailing race, to be called at 2:30. 3. Cruisers' 

 sailing race, to be called at 3::10. Open to boats of not over 18ft. l.w.l.: 

 4. Paddling, decked canoes, to be caUed at 4:30. 5. Paddling, tandem 

 by hand, to be called at 5:00. 6. Tug of war. to be called at 5:30. The 

 regatta committee includes Jas. R. Lake, John E. Plummer, and H 

 C. Ward. 



Independent N. Y. Schuetzen Corps. 



The grand prize shoot and summer night's festival of the Indepen- 

 dent New York Schuetzen Corps at Washington Park on Tuesday, 

 Sept. 12, brought together a large gathering of the corps' members 

 and invited guests. The programme was of the close corporation 

 order, being open only to the members of the society. 



The buflseye target offered 25 prizes ranging from $T5 to S800. The 

 prizes to be won by the best center shots on a 4iu. disk in a 18in. 

 black. There were 10 premiums for the most red flaes ranging from 

 S'M to f200. Scores: E. Fisher 15^4 degrees, Geb. Krauss 29, Gus. 

 Zimmerman 34, Greo. Lower 343.^, J. Bittschier 35, Alex Stein 54^, 

 Ignatz Marten 63, Wm. Hayes 66, B. Walther 6S14. H. D. Miiller 683^, 

 L. A. Hoffman 71^, F. W. Hofele 751;;. G. Bauer 85, E. Greiner 88}|, 

 F. Simon 92. H. Kuhn 97. J. Lower 98, H. Weber 100, A. Roedler 103k, 

 Dr. Herold 121, A. Begerow 138, W. Soli 139, F. C. Halbe 163, M. Her- 

 man 167, L. Dreyer 172. 



Premiums, most red flags: Gus Zimmerman 44, E. Fisher 29, Geb. 

 Krauss 24, Alex. Stein 24, B. Waether 24, Ignatz Marten 16, G. Greiner 

 12, F. Simon 11, H. D. Miiller 10, F. W. Hofele 9. 



Target of Honor: On the target of honor each member had twx> 

 shots on the ring target, the best .shot to count, the low shot to 

 decide the ties, if any; prizes to consist of donations by members and 

 friends. August Begerow, a member from the Newark contingent, 

 captured the fii'st prize. The scores are appended: Begerow 34 20, 

 Ch. Rieser 24 17. I. Marten 23 23, B. Walther. 23 23. E. Fisher 22 20, 

 H. Euhn 22 17, G. Greiner 22 11, Ch. Bauer 22 9. G. Zimmerman 21 21, 

 J. Volz 21 18, W. Haves 21 18, Geb. Krauss 21 16, H. D. Miiller 21 15, 

 E. Dreher 21 11, Ed. Hotz 21 0, W. F. Baab 21 0. 



King target: This target was a 12in. disk (black), and each member 

 had one shot; the best center shot to count; the member making it to 

 be crowned king of the society for the year 1893-4. Strange to relate 

 that, large as the target was, there were few bullseyes made. It was 

 said that the rerponsibilities of the position caused many of the com- 

 petitors to become afflicted with an acute nervous attack. Henry 

 Weiler, however, was one of the exceptions, for his shot was an 

 almost perfect center. He was crowned king of the society with 

 great pomp and ceremony^ 



Harlem Rifle Club. 



At the weekly gallery shoot of the Harlem Club on Sept. 8, Val. 

 Krayer distinguished himself by outshooting the other members and 

 putting up the fine score of 248 out of a possible 2£0. The scores are 

 appended, 10 shots, possible 250, distance 25yds.; Val. Krayer 348, 

 J. Bodenstab 244, C. Hutch 243, E. Busby 241, W. Weeks 230, W. Taylor 

 228, McGee 237- 



Ohio Rifle Shooting. 



BKtXEFONTAiNB, O. — At the regular practice shoot on the 9th the 

 following scores were made, conditions. 200yds.. off-hand, open sights, 

 Creedmoor target: G. Leidigh 35, J. S. Rea 37, W. H. Hele 29, J. F. 

 Fisher 31, P. Rutledge 31, H. Dushane 32, P. Leidigh 39. 



The weather conditions were very unfavorable, but nevertheless the 

 Bcor^ is w improvement over tbe mst, Joij 



