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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 10, 1894. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



The annual meeting of the New York Y. C. was held at the club 

 house, 67 Madison avenue, on Feb. 1, with Com. Morgan in the chair. 

 The following officers were elected: Com., Edwin D.Morgan; Vice 

 Com., Edward M Brown; Rear-Com., Royal Phelps Carroll; Sac'v, 

 J. V. S. Oddie; Treas., P. W. J. Hurst: Fleet Surgeon. Dr. Morris J. 

 Asch; Meas.. John Hyslop; Regatta Committee, S. Nicholson Kane, 

 Chester Griswold and Irving Grinnell; House Committee. E. A. 

 Houghton, Alonzo B. Jones. Frank M. Cronise and F. T. Adams. 

 Committee on Admissions, Frank T. Robinson. James C. Bergen, 

 Robert Center. Daniel T. Word™ and Henry C. Ward; Library Com- 

 'raittee, Dr. J. M. Woodbury, William Gardner and Fordliam Morris. 

 Mrs. Lucy C. Carnegie's application for membership was presented, 

 and after some discussion it was decided that the constitution would 

 not permit of women members, and the subject was laid over until 

 the next meeting, a committee being appointed to consider it further 

 m the meanwhile. Thirteen active members were elected, and Lord 

 Dunraven was elected an honorary member. The club regatta will be 

 held on June 7, but the usual annual dinner will be omitted. The 

 secretary's report showed a membership roll of 1,005 members and 

 £97 vessels, a gain of 17 vessels in the year. The present club house 

 has been leased again for one year, but the committee on new club 

 house and site was continued. The cup to be presented to the owners 

 of the Vigilant for her success in keeping the America's Cup h»re is 

 still in the hands of the. silversmiths. A committee consisting of J. V. 

 S. Oddie, William P. Douglas and G. A. Cormack was appointed to 

 draft resolutions in memory of ex- Vice-Corn. Caldwell H. Colt, who 

 died recently in Florida. 



The collision case between the once famous yacht Yosemite and the 

 steamboat Charlotte Vanderbilt, by which the latter was sunk July 14, 

 1889, after dragging along through the different courts of appeal, has 

 been decided by the Supreme Court of the United States, the court of 

 last {resort, in favor of the Yosemite, although the decision of the 

 Court of Appeals of the State of New York had to be reversed The 

 point at issue was that of proper lights. The VanderbilCs owners 

 contended that the Yosemite carried no central range lights as pro- 

 vided for river navigation, although engaged and documented as an 

 ocean-going vessel. The Supreme Court decided that the Yosemite 

 was not. required to carry central range lights. This decision being 

 final, it is well for river steamboat navigators to bear in mind that a 

 masthead and the regulation side lights are all the lights that sea- 

 going vessels are obliged to carry when navigating rivers. 



The Racine Boat Manufacturing Co. has begun work in its new 

 shops, and reports plenty of orders to start with, two 30ft. l.w.l. sail- 

 ing yachts, the Nelle, lately illustrated in the Forest and Stream, and 

 another for Berriman Bros, of Chicago; two racing 18-footers, one 18ft. 

 •over all by 8ft. 6in. beam, the other 20ft. over all; a 35ft, steam launch 

 and a 22ft, 6in. vapor launch with sectional rowboats. The firm is 

 prepared to build all classes of yachts and boats. 



The first number of Vol. V. of the Rudder, Sail and Paddle for Jan- 

 uary, 1894, comes to us with a new cover and a marked improve- 

 ment in its contents Mr. H. Woodward Rogers, of New York, will 

 henceforth be associated with the management of the paper, and it 

 will take up rowing as well as yachting and canoeing. 



A musical entertainment will ba given at the town house of the Sea- 

 wanhaka. Corinthian Y. C. on Feb. 13. 



(^mating. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Fobkst 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, 

 mapSj and information concerning their local waters, drawings or 

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



The work of revising and preparing the year book of the A. C. A. for 

 publication is now in hand, and the See'y-Treas., Mr. George P. Doug- 

 ass, 136 Liberty st., New York, requests that members will notify him 

 of all errors or changes in their addresses, names of canoes, etc. 

 Members may also aid in eliminating a great many errors which now 

 exist in the lists, by calling attention to any which they may know of 

 the addresses of their friends. 



Whatever ground there may be for the complaint of our corre. 

 spondent, it will be plain to those more fortunate members who have 

 been present at several meets that his ideas are based on anything but 

 such facts as would have been forced upon him had his view of the 

 case been other than a purely local one. If he had visited among 

 canoe clubs a dozen years ago and seen the rude and primitive canoes 

 and rigs, and then had made another round of the same clubs a couple 

 of years later, after one or two of their members had attended an A. 

 C. A. meet, he would understand better how this same annual gather- 

 ing has been the parent of improvement in canoes in this country. 

 When the A. C. A. was first formed, we were indebted to England for 

 our models, sailplans and fittings, but so rapid was the ad vaace under 

 the stimulus of the meets, that in four or five years we had left British 

 canoeing so far astern, that it has never since caught up. The part 

 taken by clubs and individuals in this work is only worth notice as 

 these clubs and individuals become a part of the A. C. A. by attending 

 the meets. 



The average attendance at the meets is about 250, and only some 

 twenty men at most go there with a "machine." If the meets are of 

 no use or interest to others, how does our correspondent account for 

 the odd 200 who are present each year? It is true that Mr. Burns's 

 remarks as to the cruisers refer only to this year, but there has hardly 

 been a meet for the last half-dozen years that some special programme 

 has not been arranged for the non-machine men in the way of races 

 for general-purpose canoes, cruising races and short cruises. In every 

 case the men who have done the most talking about racing machines 

 have kept carefully out of the way when these cruising events were 

 called; and they are responsible for the failure of all efforts to pro- 

 vide sport for the class of canoes they pretend to use. Our corre- 

 spondent's ideas are so strongly expressed and firmly fixed that we 

 have no hope of changing them by any argument; but we venture to 

 predict that if he will make an effort to get over the thirty miles 

 between New York and Croton Point this summer and spend a few 

 days in camp, he will come away without some of his ideas as to 

 A. C. A. ball rooms, racing machines and ill-treated cruisers, and will 

 be able to discuss this same question next year in the light of actual 

 experience, and not of second-hand and inaccurate information. 



The Racing Canoes, Milwaukee and Avis. 



So far as model is concerned, canoe designing has been at a stand- 

 still for a very long time, the winning canoes of the last two years, 

 such as Wasp, Bee and Glenwood. being merely improved in detail 

 from such older canoes as Fly and Eclipse. But little change has been 

 attempted for a long time in dimensions or lines from the latter two 

 standard boats, all advances in speed being due to improvement of 

 rigging and fittings and greater power through longer and stronger 

 sliding seats. The design which we here publish, through the courtesy 

 of the St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe and Steam Launch Co., of 

 Clayton, N. Y., is notable as a departure, and a very successful one, 

 from the two types of canoe which have monopolized the prizes in the 

 A. C. A. and in canoeing generally for so long a time. 



The company, with its accustomed enterprise, desiring to add to its 

 large line of boats a really fast racing canoe, early in 1892 entrusted 

 the task to Mr. Win. Gardner, the. designer of the fast sailing yachts 

 Liris and Kathleen, and the high speed steam yachtsFeiseen and Nada. 

 The resulting design, here illustrated, is not only pleasing in its fair 

 ness and symmetry, but is an excellent example of the latest theories 

 of yacht designers in the cutting away of unnecessary surface, and in 

 the fullest utilization of the length. As shown by the bow and buttock 

 lines in the sheer plan, the floor of the boat is carried to an extreme 

 length fore and aft, giving a maximum of size and power on a limited 

 waterline; and then, in deference to the limit of over-all length, the 

 deck and topsides are rounded in sharply. The design is very much 

 like that made for Mr. Wm. Whitlock, from which the canoe Demoi- 

 selle was built. 



The dimensions are up to the limit, 16x30x10, the freeboard being 

 55/jjin. From the desigQ the canoe Avis was built in 1892, for Mr, Emil 

 J. Hansen, of the Mahn A-Wauk C. C, of Milwaukee, a very handsome 

 specimen of canoe building, Mr. Hansen, who is a member of the 



Western Canoe Association, r sailed Avis afthe meet of 1892, and in her 

 won the Gardner cup. Last year the same design was used for the 

 canoe Milwaukee, built for Mr. F. B. Huntington, also of the M. C. C, 

 the Seet'y-Treas. of the W. C. A. At the 1893 meet of the W. C. A., 

 these two canoes were present, being pitted against the; well-known 

 Glenwood, originally owned and sailed by Mr. T. S. Oxholm; though 

 entered by a new owner and under a new name. 



In the first heat of the Gardner cup race Milwaukee was first, with 

 Avis fourth and Glenwood fifth. In the second heat for the same cup 

 only Avis and Dorothy were eligible, Milwaukee having in the mean- 

 while won the trophy, but Milwaukee, Nereid and Glenwood sailed 

 with them, the latter canoe handled by Mr. Nat. Cook, the crack sailor 

 of Western canoeists. Glenwood won easily in this race, Milwaukee 



being second and Avis fourth, but winning the leg from her opponent. 

 This time Avis, Dorothy and .Milwaukee started, the latter sailing for 

 a special prize for second place. Milwaukee finished first, but Avis 

 beat Dorothy and won the Gardner cup for the second time in suc- 

 cession. In the trophy race first heat the finish was, Milwaukee, Glen- 

 wood, Avis, and in the second heat. Glenwood not entering, but sail- 

 ing over with the others, it was Milwaukee first and Avis third, Glen- 

 wood capsizing when in second place. 



In the Forest and Stream reports of these races, and in other 

 papers, these two canoes have been described as "fin-keels," but this 

 terra is hardly correct, the keel being too shallow to be properly 

 called a fin, while it carries no ballast. Milwaukee is sailed with a 

 mainsail of 97 sq. ft and a mizen of 71, a. total area of 168 sq. ft. The 

 large displacement of the model will call for a heavy board and some 

 inside ballast, dependent on the weight of the crew aud the construc- 

 tion of the hull and rig. 



The Newton Boat Club War Canoe. 



The crew of the Wawbewawa entertained about thirty of the local 

 can'-e men at the Newton Boat Club house on the Charles on Thursday 

 evening, Jan. 25, the occasion being the second smoker of the season, 

 held under the auspices of tno owners of Newton's new war canoe. 



The boat house offers excellent opportunities for a good time, and 

 every one has a chance to indulge in the populnr sport of bowling on 

 two regulation alleys. The first part of the evening's programme was 

 an exciting match between two picked teams of local cano-ists. The 

 game proved to be intensely interesting, and the scores were very 

 good considering the lens?th of the alleys, Messrs. Raymond Appolonio 

 and the Smith brothers doing particularly fine work. 



Music and refreshments helped to complete the evening's entertain- 

 ment, and the merry party reluctantly broke up at about midnight. 

 Among +he canoeists present were Messrs. Raymond Appolonio, Shu- 

 shu-gah C C; Fred. P. Smith. Deiham B C: A. F. Mitchell, Boston 

 C. C, and Louis S. Drake, Francis J. Burrage. Geo. B. Smith, Chester 

 A. Howe. Wm. Y Forsaith, Edw. G. Blaisdell. Fred. H. Loveland, Louis 

 A. Hall. Waldo L Plimpton, Chas. W. Knapp. Julius B. Waterbury of 

 the Newton B. C. 



Hearty thanks for the good time were extended to the crew, which 

 is made up as follows: Louis S. Drake, Capt.: Francis J. Burrage, 

 Lieut.; Geo. B. Smith, Russell A. Ballon, Wm. V. Forsaith, Chester A. 

 Howe. Qtiincy Pond, John F. Linder, Chas. W. Knapp, Julius B. 

 Waterbury and James H. Lowe. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



We have received an invitation to the second camp-fire of the Con- 

 necticut River Canoeists' Club, to be held at Holyoke on Feb. 10: 



"Bring voice and sons', and numbers strong. 

 Come dry and hungry surely. 

 Well fill up w ith fun", grub and cup, 

 And let you go home early (?)" 



The Innitou C. ft, of Woburn, Mass., has elected the following 

 officers: Com.. Homer B. Grant; Vice Com., Wm. W. Crosby; Sec, 

 VS -lllard K. Fowle; Treas , J. Winn Brown; House Committee, Edward 

 T. Brighaui, J. W. Waters. Willard K. Fowls; Regatta Committee, 

 Wm. W. Crosby, Arthur C. Wyer, Homer B. Grant; Membership Com- 

 mittee, Arthur C. Wyer. William vv. Wade. Homer B. Grant; Auditing 

 Committee, Homer B Grant, Edward F. Wyer. 



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Reforming the A. C. A. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I am glad to see that my letter of two w T eeks ago has stirred up one 

 man at least to take enough interest in the subject to discuss it in 

 print over his own signature, even though he does differ from me in 

 opinion. His criticisms of my letter make interesting reading, but I 

 cannot for the life of me see wherein he has either contradicted my 

 statements (except to say they are "partly true") or disproved any of 

 them. 



In the first place, Mr. Burns starts out with a wrong assumption of 

 my complaint. He says I blame the ladies' camp and the racing con- 

 tingent. In this he is in error, and consequently his whole line of 

 argument is based on false premises. I did not say one word against 

 either of the two "causes," for I do not think that Squaw Point can 

 ever hurt the meets, rather it should introdueea good influence; while 

 the racing contingent have been of great benefit to canoeing in the 

 past in one way and another, but chiefly because the racers of the past 

 were cruisers first and racers afterward. 



1 said that the changes in rig aud ideas in fittings had been fostered 

 by the clubs and their members, and not by the A. C. A . Will Mr. 

 Burns deny this, or assert that these things would not have been 

 accomplished if there never bad been an A. C. A. ? Canoeing has had 

 its growth and development chiefly in the last ten or twelve years, and, 

 asisthecasein every new sport, improvement has been rapid. To illus- 

 trate: The first idea of a sail was, for example merely, something like 

 the mutton leg or lateen, with small area and long spars in proportion. 

 One day an enthusiast was bothering with the awkward sticks when 

 an idea struck him. At once it was put into practice, and canoeing 

 was given a Mohican settee. Some one else suggested seme changes, 

 and the first thing we knew the sail used by Butler, Stevens, Douglas 

 and others under the title of "new" was among us. But the A. C. A. 

 did nothing toward this. The Zerega sail competition of a few years 

 ago was the most practical action in the way of impro* ement of rigs, 

 etc., we ever had; but the A C. A. had nothing to do with it. As a 

 matter of fact, some prominent A. O. A. men took it upon themselves 

 to sneer at it. And so I might quote indefinitely. 



The first growth is always rapid, but now we are at a stage when 

 some fostering is necessary from a national organization, or canoeing 

 will be dead compared to what it was. Is the A. C. A. ready to give it? 



I said that the Forest and Stream had done more toward circulating 

 maps, stories of cruises, etc., than any other agency. Mr. Burns has 

 not disputed that. Some years ago we had a little paper, the American 

 Canoeist, but that went under. 



Finally I said that the meets benefitted only those that were pres- 

 ent, and that the A. C A. was of no apparent use to any one but the 

 man who had a "machine" and could go and race it there. Mr. Burns 

 does not even definitely dispute that, but instead treats me to some 

 history of what cruising races were had and how little good they did, 

 being careful, however, to confine himself to the last meet, and enter- 

 ing no further into the why and wherefore. If he will consult the re- 

 ports of past races he will find other races with as few starters, I 

 think. Why are they continued if no use? 



He also joins with yourself in a jab at my non-attendance. Does he 

 not see that by so doing he strengthens my case? I have claimed that 

 no one gets anything unless he comes to the meet, and Mr. Burns 

 contradicts me by saying that the reason is because I don't come. I 

 am sorry not to have been there, but simply could not. Has the A. C. 

 A. any right to ask me or any one else, under similar conditions, to pay 

 a share in its support and not receive a share of its benefits? In other 

 words, is it a charity scheme? 



For a number of years I have talked these meets over with men who 

 have been there, and I have found the opinion of the majority of those 

 I have been able to meet to be in the same direction, namely, that the 

 interest was dying out because so much attention was being given to 

 racing pure and simple and none in other directions. There is where 

 I got my authority for the "hotel-ballroom" statements. This evil 

 has been growing slowly but surely, and has lately been apparent in 

 the few cruisers present to enter in the one or two races thrown 

 to them as a bone to a dog. Mr. Burns illustrates this sentiment by 

 his sneer at the "laziness of the general-purpose-built-by-himself 

 canoeman " Shame on you, Mr. Burns! Have you forgotten or are 

 you too young in the sport to know that the men who have done the 

 most in the past to advance canoeing, such men as Cox, Gibson, 

 Scott, Douglas, Barney, Stephens, Palmer. Coe, "Nessmuk" and a 

 host of others, all built and designed the bulk of their own boats and 

 fittings. Are you willing to enjoy a sport which rests on the efforts 

 of such men, to whose ideas so many of the good points of your own 

 boat are due, and yet sneer at them? I think the idea that cruisers 

 are not much wanted at the meet will not be dissipated by such sneers, 

 nor will such a course help the A. C. A. retain their membership. 



Mr. Burns winds up with some ^ very good suggestions, however, 

 notably that "what we want is an increased membership." Now, 

 nine men out of every ten want some return for their money and they 

 are not going to join the A C. A. if they cannot see something in 

 sight for their dollar, and the A. C A. has no right to ask that dollar 

 without giving some return. What return is it going to offer this 

 year? I cannot see that my ideas are so absurd as Mr. Burns would 

 have them. I suggested that the officers of the A, C. A. make some 

 arrangement whereby A. C. A, members would get some good paper 

 which catered to their interests for a reduced price, say Forest and 

 Stream for $3 or S3 50 instead of $4. Outing is furnished to L. A. W. 

 men for §2 50, and it would be only applying the principle of an agent 

 or dealer getting a discount on a certain number of suoscriptions. Is 

 there any thing absurd in this? 



Then as to supplies, fittings, eharts, etc., I suggested that some ar- 

 rangement be made with dealers whereby any one presenting an A. C. 

 A. membership card would receive a discount. Can Mr. Burns show 

 me the absurdity of this suggestion? 



No man remained long in any club which was not giving him some 

 return, however slight, for his dues, and no one can ever induce good 

 men to join any organization which is not going to render some return 

 to them in some way. You must have something to show as an in- 

 ducement to membership. What is that going to be? I heartily join 

 with Mr. Burns and the editor in asking for further discussion of the 

 matter. John Trusty Holden. 



Rutherford, N. J., Jan. 31. 



A. C. A. Membership. 



Atlantic Division: Dr. James A. Exton, Arlington, N. J.; C. O. 

 Rrinkerhoff, Brooklyn, N. Y.; C.J. Field, Albert N. Eiahart, New 

 York. 



Schlicht Rifle Club. 



At the weekly shoot of the Schlicht Club at its headquarters on Jan. 

 29, IS members were present to compete for the club medals. Geo. 

 Dorr won the champion medal on the good score of 240. Jacob Diehl 

 the first class with 231, Jacob Schlicht the second class with 223, and 

 Chas. Meyer the third '-lass with 222. Scores: Geo. Schlicht 244, Geo. 

 Dprr 240. Jacob Diehl 231, E O. B ellenthine 231, Jacob Schlicht 223, 

 Charley Meyer 222, Geo. Rickert 220. Henry Harder 219, Geo Lautep- 

 berger217, Fred. Lambert 216, Aug. Tribout 216, Conrad Schlicht 213, 

 Aug. Meyer 212, Andrew Dubline 203, Luc. Dorr 201, Peter Maiie 200, 

 Geo. Goehrig 183. 



New York Rifle Club. 



New York.— The New York Rifle Club held its regular weekly shoot 

 at Zettler's Gallery, 12 St. Marks place, on the 3d inst. The following 

 members were present and made: 



Isbell 243 210 Hamilton 237 223 



gensch 242 238 H Duane 233 229 



Young 241 239 Barker 232 232 



Chadbourne 239 239 Crocker 225 223 



E. R. Chadbourne, Sec'y. 



Greenville Rifle Club. 



The weekly gallery shoot of the Greenville Club on Friday night 

 showed a slight failiug off from the usual attendance. Only fifteen 

 members were present to participate in the competition. The best 

 score of the night was shot by Wm. C. Collins, who made 240. Colin 

 Boag was second with 238 The club has a team selected to enter the 

 Zettler Club tournament of Feb. 22, Scores: Collins 240, C Boag 285 .1 

 Boag 237, Robidonx 233, Purkiss 231, Chavant 231. Gotthardt 224. Spahn 

 335. Daniels 235 PUisted 224, Dodds 223, Agneau 214, Scheeline 215, Hill 

 2U6, Holzapfel 200. 



New York City Schuetzen Corps. 



The gallery team of the New York Gjty Schuetzen Corps, which ia , 

 in framing for the coming team match at Zettler's Galhry, on Wednes- 

 day of this week, had its practice shoot ou Friday ni^ht, the following 

 appended scores were made by 1 he twel ve men present. Scores: 



Munz 230, Zettler 242. Range 239, Kuhlmanu 224. Maltzen 228, Uhleln 

 240. Ludwig 228, Busse 224, RadJoff 220, Renin 231, Stotzenberger 229 

 Faklam 234. 



Our Own Club. 



The Our Own Club keeps up its weekly gallery practice with the 

 usual attendance. The honor for high score of the night went to 

 Kruse, with 237. The members are highly elated over the: prospect of 

 having a new club house. The following appended scores were made 

 by the members present: Capt. Huncken 233, Kruse 237, Bohmcke 234 

 Dilger 228, A Moser 222, Feldman 221, Sbultz 218, D. Page 218, Sinclair 

 217, OiXftti 212. 



Lady Miller Club. 



Ten members of the Lady Miller Rifle Club met at headquarters on 

 Tuesday night for weekly practice and competition for the class ' 

 medals. Mrs. Meyus won the first class medal, Mrs. D. Miller the 

 second class and Miss Sanders the third class. Scores: Mrs Meyns 

 222, Mrs. Milter 218, Miss Sanders 200, Miss Bender 235, Miss Kloepping 

 214, Mrs. Stadl r 2i2. Mrs. Ahrend ,205, Mrs. Boardman 200, Mrs. Steta 

 200, Miss Richmond 200. 



Miller Rifle Club. 



The Miller Bifle Club held its weekly shoot for club medals on 

 Wednesday night, nine members participating. Capt. Fisher made the 

 high score of the night, 214. D. Miller was second with 841. Scores' 

 Fisher 241, Miller 241, Mevns 240, S. Schmidt 240, Dewey 221 Zoch 233:1 

 Taylor 217, Will 228, Vanderheyden 214. 



Palisade Rifle Club. 



Ten members of the Palisade Club were present at the last practice 

 >hoot on Jan. 29 to compete for the club medaL The following scores I 

 were made: Fred. Krohaisch 230, Geo. Dorr 229, Rob. Glaser 227 

 Willie Rose 226, Gunks Esperer 22.3, O. A. Aufderheide 223. Willie Abies 

 210, Frank Miller 209, August Ahles 176, Willie Borntemps 143. 



RIFLE NOTES. 



At the annual meeting of the Hudson Rifle Club last week the fol- 

 lowing board of officers were elected: Captain, Hy Ma hie n brock - 

 Shooting Master, H. E. Boddy; Recording Secretary, C. E. Bird; Finan- 

 cial Secretary, Charles Staderman; Treasurer. John Rebhau; Ser-' 

 geant-at-Arms, James Baca. Board of Directors— G. W. Morgan, T 

 A. Reynolds. A. Braun, Sr., S. Middleton and Captain Mahlehbrock.' 

 The finances of the club are in a flourishing condition 



The Williamsburgh Shooting Society, Capt. George Schmitt, with, 

 headquarters at No. 122 Hamburgh avenue, is out with a programme' 

 for Its annual gallery tournament, to take place Feb. 11 and 12 

 Fifteen prizes, ranging from |30 to SI, will be offered for the local 

 riflemen to compete for. Our crack shots will, no doubt, be on hand 

 to participate. 



The Hudson County Gallery League, which was organized on Jan- 

 21, is no more. At the second meeting, ou Jan. 28, only three clubs 

 were represented, and it was decided to discontinue aoy future effort 

 to carry forward the movement this season. Lack of interest and the- 

 hard times are responsible for the early demise of the League. 



Plaisted has samples of the S.S. Powder Co. 's S8, SK and Riflr-ite 

 450, which he proposes to try the quality of in the near future in 

 calibers .25 to .38. 



The Our Qv/n Rifle Club, of Hoboken, N. J., have in contemplation, 

 the leasing of a lot of ground and the building of a club house. 



The Excelsior Club, of Jersey City, is another club whose aspira-, 

 tions are in the direction of having a home of its own. 



