March 24, 1894. ) 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



259 



The A. C. A. and its Critics. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



It was an evil moment when I allowed myself to be drawn into the 

 discussion regarding reform in the A. C. A. I have been assured by 

 friends who have read my letter that I am a fool; my language has 

 been characterized as "beastly personal;" it has been said that my 

 composition lacks style; Ianthe men have accused me of drawing 

 odious comparisons in favor of the Hoboken Club, and Hoboken men 

 have complained of my doing the reverse. I have even heard it re- 

 marked that my letter was humorous (and Mr. Holden will bear me 

 out when I say that this reform is too serious a matter for levity). 

 These and more would I willingly bear, but to have Mr. Holden turn 

 on me! Aye, there's the rub ! As A. Ward would say, "It is 2 mutch!" 



But Mr. Holden misunderstands my letter and my attitude on the 

 reform question. I believe, with him, that there is a great deal to be 

 desired in that direction. (I have attended a few of the meets.) The 

 prominent men in canoeing circles to-day are those who are skillful 

 with the sails or mighty with the paddle. Those who seek enjoyment 

 in cruising only are seldom -heard of, even when they cruise 400"or 500 

 miles. I compared the Hoboken and Ianthe clubs merely to exemplify 

 this difference. To my mind the Hoboken men are the better canoe- 

 ists. The Ianthe men are "graduates" of the cruising class and would 

 enjoy their regattas and racing just as well if they were yacht races, 

 boat races or tub races. 



But how are we going to help it? I do not think that publishing a 

 regular newspaper would effect much of a change. As Mr. Cart- 

 wright says, the Association has about a thousand members. If you 

 could get 100 subscribers out of this number you would do well. Each 

 club would get one copy and the members would take turns reading 

 it. It we must have a paper here would be my plan. Require every 

 club purser to forward to the Association commodore or some other 

 competent man, all matters of n«ws and information coming to his 

 attention. The commodore would then issue this in the shape of a 

 "Bulletin" to the clubs, and it could be tacked on the door where the 

 hien could read it. This would not be expensive. The printer could 

 take the various communications and arrange them to suit himself, 

 and the expense could be assessed on the clubs subscribing to the 

 "Bulletin." 



Now Mr. Holden, a word with you. You say that but for the wide 

 circulation given my letter in these columns you would ignore my 

 screed. I gather from this that, had I written direct to you, you 

 would have thrown my letter in the waste basket. How perfectly 



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A. C. A. CAMP GROUND— 'CHOTON POINT. 



dreadful of you! As to my hot feeing posted, you, of course, are a 

 competent judge. But tell me. Have you not achieved fame under 

 the nom. deplume of "Cycle-Oar" in your ltfdal upaper at Rutherford, 

 New Jersey? "Who has not heard tne story of the "Purser and his 

 Chum" who sailed the billowy Passaic one summer afternoon? Did 

 not the gentle zephyrs blow on that occasion, and was it not the 

 purser's boast that he would rather upset than luff, and didn't he 

 upset? forgetting that (with apologies to the autograph album), 



"It were better to have luffed and lost 

 Than never to have luffed at all." 



And who has not read the thrilling adventures of the "Captain and 

 Mate and the three tugs?" And are you not an authority on Indian 

 names? "Well, I guess! Didn't you build two canoes with a jack-knife 

 and a few rude tools, and didn't you name one of them the "Sew-Ga," 

 which when transulated, you said, meant "Big Man." And some of 

 the boys, however, upon searching the Indian archives, discover that, 

 read backward, it meant "Big Girl?" 



Now a word to Mr. Cartwright. You take Mr. Holden too seriously. 

 The only person in the Atlantic Division who takes Mr. Holden 

 seriously, is Mr. Holden himself. I don't believe him to be bent so 

 tHtich on overturning the existing order of things as he is of seeing his 

 full name at the bottom of a printed letter. We, of the Atlantic 

 Division who know him well, appreciate his wide experience as a 

 canoeist and newspaper correspondent, and we love him. He owns 

 three or four canvas canoes, and has cruised the entire distance from 

 Rutherford to Newark several times, and it must certainly be four or 

 five miles. And it was on only one occasion that the trip was too 

 much for him and he had to be brought home on a lumber barge. 

 Only one. , , 4 „ 



He avers that I have slurred a gentleman whose only oftense was 

 that he came from Rutherford. Now that was really no offense at all ! 

 If he had remained there! Ah! that would have been different! 

 However, I am sorry for having slurred him and hasten to apologize, 

 and I hope that during the meet next summer he will come from 

 Rutherford again and bring his reform ideas with him. 



I admit that it would be courteous toward Mr. H., for me to con- 

 tribute these few stickfuls over my own name. But then a man of 

 Mr Holden's perspicacitv (hold on! where's my dictionary?) and 

 thorough knowledge of A. C. A. meets and matters must know 

 "Pulex." If he does not I would suggest his visiting at least one 



would really be nothing to the honor conferred on Mr. H., by hav- 

 ing his eyes opened to Pulex. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Perhaps you and your readers will pardon my saying a few more 

 words on this (at present) absorbing topic, at least, providing that 

 those words contain a little sober advice, or if they serve to correct 

 some mistaken ideas. . 



My advice to Mr. Holden would be to cease jumping at conclusions. 

 When he takes offense at the term "general-purpose-built-by-himself- 

 canoeman" he concludes that it is used in a sneering sense, and not as 

 a handy expression to designate the large number of canoeists whose 

 champion— self constituted— is Mr. Holden. And when he sayB that 

 my boat is the result of much research and labor and money spent by 

 certain gentlemen whom he names, does he not conclude that I am a 



racer? I can produce evidence to show that I have won no races, and 

 have not even made serious attempts at doing so— on the other hand 

 my boat is an open, basswood, paddling, everyday canoe, and when 

 the wind is fair she carries canvas to the extent of about 50ft. If a 

 few trips, of a few hundred miles or so, over waters unknown to most 

 canoeists, makes a cruiser, then I must plead guilty and enrol myself 

 under the banner of that great army whose prestige is maintained by 

 Mr. J. T. Holden aforesaid. 



If "imitation is the sincerest of flattery," I have flattered Mr. Holden 

 by following his example in two particulars; I offered a humble sug- 

 gestion as to how the condition of the A. C. A. might be bettered; and 

 signed my own name. Would that "Pulex" had done likewise, rather 

 than to shoot the arrows of sarcasm from behind the protection of a 

 nom de plume. 



"Ilex" answers Mr. Holden on one or two points, and both he and 

 "Pulex" write very pretty letters; but what have they to offer for the 

 good of the Association? If the text of "Pulex's" letter means 

 anything it means that there is something wrong in the Association 

 which needs righting, but I am afraid his story is without a moral, 

 and that the text is lost sight of before he reaches "in conclusion." 



There is something wrong with the A. C. A. ; it does not advance 

 with those rapid strides that its supporters would wish to see; but is 

 there any society or institution that will not stand reforming? Be- 

 cause the citizens of the United States are not a unit in regard to its 

 administration do one-half of them leave, or advise foreigners not to 

 come in, that they will get nothing for their dollar? No, they do their 

 level best to get into office and run the show on a better plan; they 

 write away to their friends to come and help them, and say, "Amer- 

 ica, with all thy faults I love thee still." 



If a cruising meet is going to right this wrong, then let us have one 

 by all means; if State divisions are the panacea, then let us cut the 

 Association up into little pieces; if the publication of a monthly sheet 

 devoted to the interests of cruisers will bring that abused class relief, 

 then by all means let us publish , provided an editor can be secured; if 

 "Pulex" has anything to suggest let him set it forth, but before ex- 

 perimenting on these lines let us have a few more ideas, and while we 

 are about it we might as well have some practical ones. 



Here is one. Do away with the general mess at the meet. Take the 

 responsibility off the shoulders of the executive and divide it among 

 the members who attend. Give the man who makes his own camp kit 

 a chance to glory in his efficiency, and when the racing man comes to 

 the tent of the cruiser and sues for a meal, won't the cruiser have a 

 chance to heap coals of Are on the head of the said racing man. 



In this connection it is worthy of note that the 1893 secretary had 

 some inquiries before camp as to how to reach there, what the grub 

 would be like, whether there would be men on the ground ready to 

 do all the work of pitching tents, etc., etc. The questions were not 

 asked by racing men. 



For "Pulex's" information I may say that Mr. Holden didnotreceive 

 a request to secure advertisements for the Year Book. That request 

 was sent only to the officers and members of the executive committee. 

 Their names appear in the Year Book. Some of them live in New 

 York. I wonder if "Pulex" secured any of the very few ads. sent in 

 response to this request. 



Will "Pulex" in return give me some information? How is it that 

 the Ianthe men, who spend all their time holding down chairs and 

 swapping fishy stories, keep in condition to race? Why do not the 

 Hoboken men, with muscles hardened by constant exercise, with skill 

 made perfect by steady practice, rise in their might and sweep into 

 eternal oblivion this club who race— and sit in balconies? It would be 

 a service to all canoedom. R. Easton Burns. 



Rifle at San Antonio. 



The regular practice shoot of the San Antonio Rifle Club took place 

 on the afternoon of the 11th inst. The attendance was good and the 

 shooting excellent, as will be seen by the scores below. 



On the 18th, almost the entire membership of this club will attend 

 the annual prize shoot of the Vogel's Valley Rifle Club. This is the 

 first prize, event of the season, and a full report of same will appear in 

 these columns. 



^ Conditions: 200yds., muzzle rest, open sights, 10 shots per score: 

 G Altmann 11 6 9 10 9 11 9 9 9 12— 95 



9 11 8 11 8 5 7 7 12 8— 87 

 12 11 7 10 9 7 9 8 8 9— 90 

 ESeffel 9 10 9 11 8 8 8 12 9 9— 93 



9 1% 69 10 9769 10— 87 



11 9 12 10 7 9 10 10 12 6— 96 



E Teich 7 8 10 8 7 9 6 8 8 10— 81 



Ad Altmann 9 7 9 8 9 7 9 9 7 3— 82 



8 9 12 12 10 12 12 9 11 11—106 



A Heiff 7 10 8 11 9 12 8 11 11 12— 99 



A Uhl 12 8 11 7 9 8 9 9 12 8— 93 



8 11 8 9 12 10 10 9 12 10— 96 



9 10 11 10 9 7 12 8 8 11— 95 

 Al Altmann..,. 6 7 8 9 10 8 7 11 7 10— 83 



8 6 7 9 8 9 8 10 8 11— 84 



Stuve 9 11 8 7 11 12 9 6 6 7— 86 



Sness 11 6 4 12 7 9 6 10 10 5— 80 



684634 10 554— 55 



Rennert 4 8 5 6 9 5 7 7 7 10- 68 



10 8 8 8 6 5 8 8 6 7— 74 



Neumann 7 12 5 6 6 12 6 5 8 7— 76 



A Guenther 7 8 6 8 6 5 6 7 7 10— 70 



12 10 7 10 9 7 9 8 7 9— 85 

 Giesecke 8 7 8 9 8 10 11 7 12 6— 86 



12 10 7 10 9 7 9 8 7 9— 88 



JLegler 9 7 3 6 8 8 3 5 6 10— 65 



C Hummel 6 6 9 9 12 9 8 10 9 8- 86 



Wm Herpel 8 4 11 7 9 11 7 11 12 8- 88 



O. G. 



Riflemen vs. Bowlers. 



Some weeks ago the Greenville Rifle Club received a challenge from 

 the Linden Bowling Club, of Greenville, to bowl a match and shoot a 

 match. The challenge was accepted by the Greenville Club. In the 

 bowling match the Linden team won by some eighty odd points, but 

 in the contest with the rifle, which came off on the Greenville Club 

 ranges on Wednesday of last week, the bowlers found that the bulls- 

 eye was a sort of head-pin game that was new to them, and the con- 

 sequence was that the Greenville team buried them under a margin of 

 485 points. The scores are appended, distance 82ft : 



Greenville Rifle Club. 



Collins 25 25 25 25 25 25 23 23 23 22—241 



Hill ' 24 23 22 22 21 20 18 18 18 17—203 



G Wtiestner 24 23 23 21 20 20 19 18 18 16-202 



E Wuestner 24 23 23 20 20 19 19 18 15 9-190 



Graef 25 24 24 24 23 23 22 21 18 17-221 



Barr , 25 24 24 23 23 2.3 23 22 21 20-228 



H Gotthardt 25 25 24 23 23 23 21 20 17 22-223 



R Zeiger 25 24 23 23 22 20 19 18 18 14—206 



Huelsen 25 25 22 21 21 19 19 18 17 13—200 



Lutz 25 25 25 25 24 24 23 20 20 19-227 



Chariock 23 23 23 23 22 21 21 21 20 19-216 



Agneau 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23-232-2589 



Linden Bowling Club. 



Pilexamo '. 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 16 17 22—214 



Perry 20 16 15 13 9 9 9 8 7 0—106 



Edingei- 24 22 19 19 15 16 14 14 19 0-162 



Schultz 23 21 20 19 16 14 11 0 0 0—124 



Vasser 25 25 24 22 21 19 19 17 15 14—201 



McDonald 22 21 18 18 17 14 15 10 10 7—152 



O'Halloran . , . . 21 21 20 19 19 18 16 15 15 14—173 



Mitchell 24 22 21 21 20 20 18 17 16 16-195 



Bancker 24 23 23 23 23 20 19 19 17 0-191 



Jackson 23 22 22 22 20 17 17 14 14 10—181 



Herig 24 24 20 20 20 20 17 16 15 0—175 



Allaire* '.'.'.'.[ V. '. '. 25 25 25 24 23 21 21 21 20 20-225-2104 



Conlin's Shooting Gallery. 



The latest novelty in shooting is a shot pistol. Mr. Albert A. Conn 

 has had one made similar to the on6 gotten up by Gustave Renette, of 

 Paris. It seems to be quite effective at 15yds., and I have no doubt 

 that Mr. Cohn will do well with it at the traps. It is .38cal., everlast- 

 ing shell, 2% long, using nitro powders, S. S., No. 9 shot. 



Mr. Wm. E. Carlin has been making some good scores with the re- 

 volver at [25yds. Major D. Crockett has made several good scores 

 with open sight rifle, 126ft. 



I am making experiments with different kinds of nitro powders for 

 revolver shooting; as soon as I decide on one giving satisfactory re- 

 sults I will send the particulars to the Forest and Stream. 



Thursday evenings are set apart for revolver practice, and Saturday 

 for rifle shooting. All are invited to give us a call, J- S. G. 



Jerseymen at the Targets. 



There was the usual contingent of riflemen in Armbruster's Park,. 

 Greenville, N. J-, on Saturday afternoon of last week. Pine weather 

 and good form on the part of some of the shooters brought forth 

 some remarkably good scores. 



Michael Dorrler gave another exhibition of his remarkable shooting 

 abilities. L. P. Hansen of the Excelsior Club, was present, and 

 started out to shoot a 100-shot race with Dorrler for a small stake, but 

 the afternoon was so far advanced before the match was opened that 

 Hansen was compelled to retire on the completion of his eighth score. 

 Dorrler shot his final shots when the last rays of daylight were fading 

 away. He got a 15 on his 97th and a 9 on his 100th shot, reducing his 

 total on the remarkably fine score of 2,259. Last week he made a 

 total of 2.246, and the week before 2,231. His two last scores (200 shots) 

 are ahead of all other previous records. Hansen's shooting was first- 

 class. He made a total of 1,791 in 80 shots, an average of 223 8 per 

 10-shot score. Plaisted, Boyce, Boag, Chavant, Hill and Scheeline were 

 present and participated in the afternoon's sport. Hill's and Scheeline's 

 scores were mislaid owing to the darkness in the shooting house at the 

 close of the shoot; we are therefore unable to publish them with the 

 others. C. H. Chavant had the misfortune to disable his rifle and was 

 unable to shoot out his scores. On next Saturday. March 24, ft. is 

 expected that there will be a number of New York riflemen present fax 

 the park to participate with the local riflemen. Scores: 



M Dorrler, 100 shots 24 25 24 23 25 24 23 20 22 21—232 



25 24 20 25 21 21 18 24 23 24-226 

 22 21 25 24 22 23 19 24 24 21—225 

 25 24 23 22 25 24 23 23 23 21— 2M3 

 21 22 24 23 23 25 23 23 24 25-233 



21 21 24 24 24 25 22 19 23 18—221 

 25 23 25 23 22 23 25 22 22 21—231 

 25 21 19 23 23 21 25 25 21 23— m> 



22 23 20 22 23 24 22 25 19 25-225- 



22 25 24 24 24 19 21 15 24 9 -207— 225» 



L P Hansen, 80 shots 23 21 22 20 23 24 23 23 20 22—221' 



24 23 21 22 19 23 23 22 22 24-223 

 21 22 25 21 19 22 22 25 24 21—222 



20 21 23 21 24 22 22 22 22 24—221 

 24 24 23 24 23 23 22 25 23 20-231 

 24 21 22 22 22 24 22 17 23 24—221 



24 24 22 23 21 22 21 25 24 25 - 231 



21 25 22 24 23 25 22 25 19 25-221—1791 

 G W Plaisted, 50 shots 19 21 23 23 25 19 21 19 20 24—214 



22 22 25 20 16 21 24 21 20 25-216 

 18 20 22 24 23 23 19 20 21 23-213 



25 24 23 13 2 f 24 24 24 22 17—225 



10 19 24 22 24 20 22 24 20 21-214-1082- 

 O C Boyce, 50 shots 20 18 13 19 21 20 24 25 24 24—208 



17 22 23 23 19 22 .23 21 16 22-207 

 20 15 17 21 20 22 22 22 23 20-202 

 25 21 19 23 17 21 16 17 23 10—201 



22 21 20 22 22 25 19 21 19 23—214—1032 

 C Boag, 50 shots 22 18 25 23 18 14 24 19 22 23—208 



23 19 13 21 18 25 20 22 25 23—209 



24 25 18 23 23 14 24 16 22 17— .206 

 20 21 19 17 24 23 20 23 19 17—203 



18 24 22 21 22 18 18 18 22 18—201—1027 

 C A Chavant 18 21 20 22 20 19 23 25 19 21—208 



Cincinnati Rifle Association. 



Cincinnati, March 11.— The Cincinnati Rifle Association held its reg- 

 ular practice shoot at its range to-day and made the scores appendedi 

 Conditions 200yds., off-hand, at the standard target: 



Nagel . 



.10 9 10 



6 9 



8 



8 



8 



7 6-84 



10 8 10 



8 7 In 10 



8 



8 8-87 



10 10 6 



9 7 



7 



9 



8 



7 9-82 



10 7 9 



9 10 



7 



7 



8 



7 7—81 



10 7 6 



7 7 



9 



8 



7 10 6-78 



8 6 10 



7 8 



9 



9 



5 



5 6-73 



6 10 7 



5 9 



7 



5 



B 



8 8—70 



6 9 6 



8 -5 



7 



9 



8 



7 4—69 



6 10 9 



4 10 



5 10 



6 



7 9—76 



7 10 8 



8 8 



5 



6 



7 



9 6-74 



10 6 7 



9 5 



7 



8 



7 



8 8—77 



6 9 7 



6 6 



10 



6 



5 



9 4-68 



10 5 7 



6 10 



7 



8 



9 



8 7-77 



10 5 7 10 7 



5 



S 



7 



7 8—74 



8 8 5 10 7 



8 



5 



6 



8 10— 78 



10 7 10 



6 5 



9 



8 



5 10 5—75 



9 8 7 



8 8 



5 



6 



5 



7 9— 72 



4 10 7 10 4 



7 



8 



6 10 6—72' 



9 7 7 



3 7 



5 



8 



6 



9 6-67 



5 5 10 



5 6 



9 



8 



5 



9 4—66 



7 10 8 



7 10 



5 



5 



5 



7 10—74 



8 8 5 



4 8 



6 



9 



7 



7 8-70 



6 9 7 



5 7 



4 



9 



8 



7 9—71 



5 4 4 



8 8 



7 



9 



7 



8 9—69 



7 2 3 



7 7 



7 



6 



6 



7 4—56 



7 5 4 10 9 



6 



7 



8 



6 7—69 



8 4 10 



4 6 



7 10 



6 



5 8—68 



5 7 10 10 10 



8 



7 



7 



7 10—81 



8 6 5 



6 5 



7 



8 



6 



8 8-67 



6 0 0 



6 0 



7 



0 



2 



2 3—36 



5 6 9 



8 8 



JO 



7 



8 



7 10-78 



8 10 6 



6 6 



8 



5 



7 



9 9-74 



5 7 10 



8 6 



7 



7 



8 



7 10-75 



8 8 5 



9 9 



8 



9 



7 



6 5—74 



2 7 6 



3 5 



9 



3 



5 



6 9—55 



4 4 8 



5 7 



8 





2 



3 5-53 



4 4 5 



5 7 



4 



3 



4 



5 3—44 



14 8 



1 3 



4 



6 



5 



8 6—45 



2 5 5 



2 2 



1 



3 



1 



2 0—22 



2 4 1 



4 0 



4 



1 



7 



1 2—24 



4 2 6 



0 4 



6 



6 



6 



4 2—40 



0 13 



7 3 



3 



i 



1 



2 3—23 



Hartford Rifle Club. 



Hartford, Conn., March 12. — I inclose you scores niaae by the Hart- 

 ford Rifle Club on Saturday, March 10, Standard target, 200yds., off- 

 hand. Wind light but light very glaring. 



Re-entry Match. 



J Edwards 8 88567696 10—73 



FRRand 9 10 8 5 7 8 8 9 7 9-80 



8895778 10 7 10—79 

 8894787 10 10 8-78 

 R D Garden 5 7 6 8 9 8 8 10 10 9—80 



8 9 8 10 6 10 10 6 10 9—86 

 H M Pope (60 shots) 9 9 6 10 6 7 10 10 9 6-82 



5898588 10 10 8—79 

 788764 10 99 10—78 



9 10 9859699 10—84 

 979999986 7—82 

 8 10 10 10 10 8 8 9 7 9-89 



Medal Match. 



Pope 9 79999986 7—82 



Rand 8 10 5 6 5 6 10 6 7 8—71 



Edwards 3 87767579 3-62 



H. M. Pope, Secretary. 



Revolver Top Notch in Canada. 



Agincourt, March 15. — Editor Forest and Stream: The accompany- 

 ing five consecutive scores, which we believe to be the best hitherto 

 made with the revolver in Canada, were made by Dr. H. McLaren, 

 sergeant Queen's Own Rifles, Toronto, over the range of the Scarboro 

 Rifle Club at Agincourt, March 1, range 25yds., off-hand, S. & W. 

 revolver, 7in. barrel: 



UrH McLaren 7 5 4 7 5 6 7—41 



6 4 6 6 6 6 7-41 



5 7 7 5 6 6 6—43 



7 6 7 6 7 7 6-46 



6 6 7 7 6 5 6—43 



The target is the standard revolver target— one-half actual size — as 

 used by the military and police organizations in Canada. 



D. A. Clark. M.D. 



New York Rifle Club. 



The New York Rifle Club held its regular weekly shoot at Zettler's 

 gallery, 12 St. Mark's Place, on the 17th inst. The members present 

 and their scores were: 



Young ....246 241 Crocker 233 233 



Chadbourne 244 242 Barker 227 223 



Gensch 240 240 Dannefelser 225 223 



E. R. Chadbourne, Sec'y. 



Heidenreich Rifle Club. 



New York. March 18.— Scores shot at a distance of 100ft.: Hon 

 245, Steckel 240, Enders 237, Roberts 234, Rata 227, May 225, Napier 250. 

 Heidenreich 218, Kellner 204, Goodmaii 223. Wm. May, Sec'y. 



