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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 28, 1894. 



Semiramis. 



Semiramis, steam yacht, recently purchased by Anthony J. Drexel, 

 of Philadelphia, arrived at Delaware Breakwater on April 18, after a 

 stormy passage of 14 days from Madeira. After telegraphing to Mr. 

 Drexel, the yacht proceeded up the river toPbiladelphia, where she 

 was docked the following day at Neafie & bevy's yard. She will be 

 overhauled and some alterations will be made to suit her new owner 

 before she goes into commission under his flag. 



Semiramis was designed by Mr. Alfred H. Brown, N. A., of London, 

 who has made a specialty of steam yacht designing, among bis larger 

 yachts being Eros, of 737 tons, length 319ft., beam 27ft.; Star of the 

 Sea, a composite vessel of 383 tons: Merrie England, also composite, 

 411 tons; and the present vessel, of 703 tons. Her dimensions are as 

 follows: 



Length between perpendiculars 206ft. 4in. 





27ft. lin. 





6ft. 





16ft. 





14ft. 6in. 





14ft. 6in. 



Ramage& Ferguson. Leitb, in 1889. She is classed 100 A I at Lloyds 

 and marked "Lloyds M.G" in red, her machinery having been surveyed 

 by Lloyds while building. Her engines are triple expansion, cylinders 

 18, 29 and 47in by 33in. stroke, indicating 730 H.P. Her bunker 

 capacity is 150 tons, the consumption at 10 knots being 8 tons; while 

 on 12 tons she has made a steady speed of 12 knots. It was intended 

 that on long cruises she should easily steam 4,000 miles at 10 knots on 

 her bunker coal. The total space given to the machinery is 47ft 6in.; 

 engines 15ft., boiler, double ended, "of steel, 1601bs. pressure, 27ft., and 

 thwartship bunker 5ft. 6in. 



The space below, as shown in the cabin plan, is very large and excel- 

 lently arranged, The main saloon is 15ft. long and 22ft wide, finished 

 in fumed mahogany, the panels being hand painted The furnishing 

 includes a large table with two smaller ones, a writing desk, corner 

 cupboards, a sofa and a large semicircular divan, two sideboards, a 

 piano and large revolving arm chairs at the table, Abaft the saloon 

 is the owner's private room, also finished in fumed nmhoeany, with 

 large bedstead, writing desk and sofa, a bath and toilet room adjoin- 

 ing. This room, with two smaller staterooms for guests, finished in 

 birdseye maple, opens on the main passage at the foot of the compan- 

 ion, there being at the after end a dumb waiter to the deck and hold, 

 and a press and drawers for linen. Forward of the saloon is a second 

 passage, leading to a bath room and pantry, on which open four more 

 staterooms, two of them quite large. These, as well as the five after 

 staterooms, are finished in white enamel, with polished black walnut 

 fronts to sofas, bed berths, etc. 



Immediately abaft the engines is a smoking saloon, 16x9ft., finished 

 in polished American oak, with large table, and sofa. From this room 

 open five staterooms, finished in enamel, as described, and a large ba.th 

 room The mess room is 18X8ft., with six staterooms for petty officers, 

 in addition to large rooms for the captain and engineer. 



On deck there are two teak deck houses a bridge and a teak steering 

 house on the latter, not shown in the drawings, as it was subsequently 

 added. The forward house is 19 X 9ft. 6in. inside, forming the deck 

 saloon. The after house is 3ft. shorter and fitted up as a chart room. 

 The galley is in the fore end of the boiler house, on the main deck. 

 The plumbing of the yacht is very complete, each of the three baths 

 being heated by steam. Electric lights are fitted throughout, even to 

 the stokeholds, the engine aod dynatno being located, as shown, on 

 the starboard side of the main engine room. The steering gear and 

 capstan are both operated by steam. The rig is a schooner, with 

 yards on the foremast. The Semiramis was built for Mr. John 

 Lysaght, during whose ownsrshio the yacht did a good deal of cruis- 

 ing, visiting Norway and the Mediterranean. 



The accompanying pictur e is from a photograph taken at Stock- 

 holm. The story of the sale of the yacht to Mme. Lebaudy, of Paris, 

 and of the projected cruise for the. benefit of her son, has been recently 

 told in our columns. After the return of the yacht from the cruise 

 to the East Indies, she was purchased by her new owner. As will be 

 seen from the picture and plan, she is both handsome and commodi- 

 ous, and will make a fitting companion to May, Conqueror and others 

 of the same class. 



Rochester Y. C. 



Scenes of the greatest activity are witnessed daily in and about the 

 Rochester Y. C. house. A wave of enthusiasm has swept over us, 

 inoculating every one with an insatiate desire to open the season as 

 soon as possible. Members who have never attended a meeting since 

 they joined are coming at every communication, and a season of 

 unalloyed success is assuredly guaranteed. 



Commodore Mackie is seeing mature a golden harvest as the fruits 

 of his springtime husbandry in formulating and carrying into success- 

 ful execution plans for the general improvement and benefit of the 

 club. Never before has such widespread popularitj r been given to 

 yachting as at present and it is safe to predict that the blue waters at 

 Charlotte will be studded by white-winged craft never before equalled 

 as to numbers or beauty. 



At no very distant day the club will be called upon to attend the 

 raising of its 120-foot flagstaff, with its outspreading crosstrees 60ft. 

 wide, which, when it shall have reared its head heavenward and 

 finally settled itself on its historic base, with Old Glory floating 

 majestically at its peak, will endear itself to the hearts of all and 

 become "A thing of beauty and a joy forever." 



For this we have to be thankful to the untiring efforts of our inde- 

 fatigable associate E. J. Burroughs, who secured the gift of the pole 

 from the Telephone Company, and for a foundation the immense base 

 of one of the historic columns from the now rapidly disappearing 

 court house, 



If the same young man is as successful in consummating his plans' 

 for the purchase of a site on which the club may erect its own house 

 as he has been in all bis past projects, we will see a positive reality 

 what to us now appears but as a dreamy vision of the future. The 

 general disposition of club members to appear uniformed on all occa- 

 sions is a step in the right direction. The adoption of the miniature 

 club pennant to take the place of the letters R. Y. C. for the embel- 

 lishment of the cap has proven very gratifying to all, and on the 

 whole the club uniform appears to be about the nattiest ever donned 

 by a fresh-water tar. The regatta committee is hard at work arrang- 

 ing for the sports of the coming season. If there be any truth in the 

 old sayings, "Coming events cast their shadows before," or "Straws 

 show which way the wind blows." the Rochester Y. C. may prepare 

 for the liveliest season of its existence. H. L. 



tional lead bolted on her keel and her draught increased. This means 

 that she is up to date as far as ballasting is concerned, and with new 

 and larger canvas may be able to hold her place among the novel- 

 ties. The Ptarmigan will be launched at once, and it will be curious to 

 note how her improvements will place her alongside the centerboard 

 Dora, which, for a time, threatened to abolish keel cutters. 



For Mr. Balfour Neil, Mr. G. L. Watson has designed a 5-rater, also 

 budding in Messrs. Henderson's yard, at Meadowside. This racing 

 cutter is built of wood, with a bulb keel, and in model partakes of Mr. 

 Watson's most rec=»nt convictions. 



But these are, perhaps, most explicitly illustrated in Mr. Watson's 

 design for a new 23ft. racing boat for Mr. George Coats, of Paisley. 

 This rater is building for Mr. Coats by Mr. Robertson, of Sandbank, 

 in Clyde, and some years ago would have created quite a storm of pro- 

 tests among Clyde yachtmen. She belongs to the same class as the 

 23ft. Pike, Mr. Coats got built last season, but the new boat is a wide 

 departure. She looks to have more beam than the Pike, carried right 

 aft to the stern-board, which is rather broad. The class is limited to 

 23ft. waterline, with 30ft. over all, and full advantage has been taken 

 of the measurement to give the counter considerable overhang, and 

 which, from its form, will add to the body of the boat when laid over 

 in a breeze quite 4ft. The bow is drawn to a very fine point, and 

 lifted well out of the water. From the stem head the curve of the 

 bow and the keel is continuous in a flat curve to the stern-post, which 

 has some rake. 



But the notable feature of this yacht, is the high bilge and extremely 

 hollow floor she is built with, and which reminds one of the midship 

 section of an American centerboard yacht, without the centerboard. 

 With her deep lead keel she will draw about 7ft, by the heel. The per- 

 formance of this yacht, which is to be cutter-rigged, will be watched 

 with the keenest interest, and with her success will follow quite a 

 revolution iu the building of even the smaller racing yachts— in which 

 beamy shallow bodies will become the fashion, and big displacement 

 deep-bodied vessels be neglected. 



Besides these sailing yachts, Mr. Watson's time is occupied with the 

 supervision of several steam yachts, some of which are of long ton- 

 nage. For Mr. A. S. Wood, be has designed a steam yacht of 1,000 

 tons, building in the yard of Messrs Henderson. The owner of this 

 fine vessel is proprietor of the Island of Rassay, and she will have her 

 berth iu srotg anchorage at the southern end of the island. For Lord 

 Algernon Lennox, Mr. Watson has designed a 700 ton steam yacht, 

 whicb will be built by Messrs. Rammage and Ferguson, of Leith— The 

 meld. 



South Boston Mosquito Fleet. 



OPENINS RACE APRIL 19— BOSTON HARBOR. 



The South Boston Mosquito Fleet as usual opened the season in the 

 North on the holiday, "Patriot's Dav," April 19, which this year for the 

 first time takes place of the old New England "Fast Day. 1 ' - The wind 

 was S.W. strong and squally, and before the race Katydid lost her 

 mast, and Transit, after taking off Katydid's crew, capsized. Bother 

 also capsized and Cutty Sarli lost her centerboard. The start was 

 made at 11 A. M., after Transit had been righted and bailed out. The 

 times were: 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Tantrum, F. D. Perkins 14.11 1 12 40 1 12 40 



Transit, S. N. Small 14.09 1 14 10 1 14 CO 



Marion, H. Yerxa 14.11 1 14 11 1 14 11 



Icurex, Walsh Bros 14.11 1 16 09 1 16 09 



Tuxene, E. B. Greenlaw 14.05 1 21 58 1 21 28 



Kismet, Hyde and Laudes 14.10 1 26 06 1 26 01 



Winning prizes: Tantrum $10, Transit $5, Marion $3. 



Clyde Yacht Building. 



A burst of splendid weather has been hastening on preparations for 

 the Clyde yachting season. Carpenters and crews have their hands 

 full, and in the yachting- ports the sound of the scraper is heard on all 

 sides. Such a spell of fitting out weather has not been enjoyed for 

 many years, and the savage storms of the win er are rapidly being 

 forgotten, At Gourock, Fairlie, Largs, Holv Loch and Gareluch, th* 

 prospects of a stirring summer are bright. The interest in the new 

 yachts building centers in t be cutters being built in Messrs. Hender- 

 son's yard at Meadosvsidt\ Glasgow, where the 40-rater for Admiral 

 Victor Montagu, the 60 ton cruiser for Mr. Paget, and thelO-rater for 

 Messrs. Allan, all Iron, the designs of Mr, Watson, are being built. 

 Admiral Montagu's cutter, to be named the Carina, is a keel composite 

 cutter, with no extreme feature about her. As may be guessed, she 

 approaches the Britannia more than any previous design of Mr. 

 Watson, with, possibly, some more beam in proportion, and some 

 more hollow in the floor. She is planked up, has Uer decks laid, and is 

 being coppered, and has a look of Britannia about both the bow and 

 stern She will have some less draught than might hava been ex- 

 pected, and carries her depth a trifle further forward than Mr 

 Watson's more recent cutters. She will be launched in a few days. 

 Her cabins are being rapidly fitted up in a handsome style, but not 

 with the incumbrance of much weight. The cutter, of course, em- 

 bodies Mr. Watson's most recent experience, and it will be discovered 

 in good time in which direction this experience tends. On the Clyde, 

 the hope is that she may have an early meeting with Lais. Capt. 

 Sycamore, who has sailed Admiral Montagu's forties, will nein charge 

 of the Carina, b 



The 60-ton cruiser building alongside the Carina, is for Mr, W. B 

 Paget, of Loughborough, \\ ho previously owned the 60-rater Colum- 

 bine. The new cutter is built, for a fast cruiser, is composite, and 



eap matches, and, with a powerful body, she will carry her sail in all 

 weathers. 



The 10-rater building alongside these two cutters for Messrs Allan 

 s a keel cutter, and not, a centerboard like Dora. She is altogether 

 built of wood, is well forward, and will be launched in time to have 

 ner canvas stretched beforo the opening cruises. This new cutter will 

 have to meet the new 10-rater building by the Hereshoffs for Mr 

 Allan, of Glasgow, the new 10 rater building by Messrs. Fife for Mr. 

 Collins, and the new 10-rater building by Messrs. Camper and 

 Nicholson for Mr. Allan, of Glasgow. The Ptarmigan, built, by Messrs. 

 Fife two seasons since, is the only one of last year's tens— since the 

 Yseult was soid to France— that will have a look in alongside of these 

 new tens. The Ptarmigan has been in the yard of Mr. Robertson, of 

 Sandbank, Holy Loch, miring the winter, and has undergoce various 

 alterations. She has had her fin or centerboard removed, and addi- 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



The new catalogue of the Gas Engine and Power Co. is the finest 

 work of th« kind that has come under our notice, and is in every way 

 most creditable to the concern. The cover is of cream cardboard, 

 heavily embossed, the design beiug very ariisticas well as appropriate. 

 The letterpress is in light brown ink, while the illustrations, of which 

 there are many, are printed in a different tint. The book as a whole 

 bears testimony to the artistic instincts and business enterprise of the 

 company. The rapid growth of the business has during the present 

 year carried it beyond the field originally intended, of naphtha launch 

 building, and the works are now turning out the highest class of 

 naphtha, steam and electric launches. A look at the froutispiece— a 

 general view of the shops, yards and basin — will show in detail the 

 various operations which produce the completed launch. The many 

 varieties of launches are shown by the illustrations; from the small 

 tender to the large cabin launch with one or two engines, and driven 

 by naphtha, steam or electricity. 



At a meeting of the Sewaren Land and Water Club, held on April 18, 

 Messrs. C. W. Boynton, O. W. Ballard and D. G. Whitlock were ap- 

 pointed as a building committee for the new club house. Mr. L. Bruce 

 Fulton was elected secretary, Mr. F. A. Sollace, treasurer, and Messrs. 

 C. M. Cooper, H. Hartshorn and W. H. H. Smith, committee on meas- 

 urements and time allowance. The following new members were also 

 elected: Messrs. Jas. A. Whitlock, C. M Connor, Walter J. Whitlock, 

 Charles Badgley, Wm. M. Martin. By-laws were also adopted increas- 

 ing the dues and initiation fee. Elthilda, cabin naphtha yacht, Wm. M. 

 and C. W. Billard, has been overhauled for the season and is now iu 

 commission as the flagship of the club. Conchita, Naifa, Kiku and 

 Emily will go into commission during the week. 



Lovers of yacht sailing will be glad to hear that Mr. James Gordon 

 Bennett, owner of the Namouna, steam yacht, has expressed his 

 intention of building a cutter to compete against Britannia and 

 Valkyrie on the Solent next, season. This will be infinitely more in 

 touch with the popular idea of yacht racing than the steam yacht 

 competitions Mr. Gordon Bennett recently promoted in the Mediter- 

 ranean. His connection with yacht racing has been of the most 

 adventurous character, and he has never ceased his fondness for the 

 sport since he took to yachting in 1860. In 1861-4 he was with the 

 American cruisers during the war of secession, in his schooner yacht 

 Henrietta, and in this yacht, in the month of December, 1S66, he raced 

 acro's the Atlantic against the Vesta and Fleetwing, and won. 

 The American yachtsmen, although it was in the depth of a most 

 inclement winter, had a very great reception at Cowes, the members 

 of the Royal Yacht t'emadron mustering in great force to welcome 

 them. Mr. Gordon Bennett, in a very graceful letter, offered the 

 Henrietta to Prince Alfred (Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and 

 Gotha); but His Royal Highness, according to the rule of the consti- 

 tution, was unable to accept the present In 1868 Mr. Gordon Bennett 

 purchased the schooner Daumless, and in 1870 matched her against 

 Mr. James Ashbury's schooner Cambria to race irom Queenstown to 

 New York. The Cambria won, but by one hour and three-quarters 

 only. Mr. Gordon Bennett raced the Dauntless in America after this, 

 but in 1882 he took to steam yachting, and built the Namouna. He, 

 with Mr. W. P. Douglas (onca owner of the schooner Sappho), built, 

 in 1886 the large sloop Priscilla, as an America Cup defender against 

 Genesta, but she was not the vessel selected for the purpose.— Field. 



The Cape Cod Y. C. has arranged the following fixtures for the com- 

 ing season: In Cape Cod Bay— June 9, first race, off East Dennis; 

 June 23, second race, off East Dennis; July 7, third race, off Nobseus- 

 sett Pier. Races in Cove Town, Orleans— Aug. 4, first race: Aug. 11 

 second race; Aug. 18, third race The officers for 1894 are: Com., j'. 

 H. Cummings; Vice-Corn., H. H. Sears: Fleet Capt., E. Penniman- 

 Sec'y.-Treas., D. W. Dean; Meas., A. O. Hind and J. Crowell: Regatta 

 Committee, D. L. Young, H. Osborne, P. Sears and L. Hall. 



The Galveston Y. C, which has just dropped the word "Corinthian" 

 from its name, is discussing an interstate yacht race for boats from 

 New Orleans, Mobile and other Gulf and Mississippi ports. 



The California Y. C, organized last February, is now erecting a 

 commodious club house on the Alamenda shoie of Oakland Creek 

 and will open the season on April 2-3 with a race. The officers are- 

 Com.. E. A. von Seoul tz; Vice-Corn., H. R. Wilson; Treas., Edward 

 Walter; Sec'y, Bruce Palmer; Port Capt., John Sherry. Board of 

 Directors— J. C. Wilson, William Wallace, W. H. Duncombe and Louis 

 McMurtry. 



The Citizens' Yachting Association, of Detroit, has elected the fol- 

 lowing officers: Com., John J, Ackerman; Vice-Corn Harry C 

 Kendall; Rear-Corn., William H. Reid; Rec Sec, John A. McDonald- 

 Fin. Sec , Charles M. Scheuren, Treas,, Frank Schaldenbrand- Fleet 



Herman Bowman, Capt. James Skiffington ; Board of Directors Jacob 

 F. Younsblood. Louis Newberry, John F. Stuart, Fred D Sheiil- His- 

 torian, Edward Blanehard. 



Formosa, steam yacht, built by the Atlantic Works, East Boston for 

 Geo. F. Faby an, of New Y ork, wa s launched on April 18 being christened 

 by Miss Fobyau. The yacht is of steel, 157ft. over ail 132ft lwl 22ft 

 beam and lift. 6in. draft, schooner rigged with 4 bulkheads. Capt 

 Rich will be in command. 



Isolene, steam yacht. Com. J. H. Flagler, American Y. C has been 

 a most unfortunate vessel, being burned and sunk on the night of 

 April 20, while laid up at moorings in Northport Harbor. She was de- 

 signed and built by the Herreshoffs in 1880, for T. H Garrett of 

 Baltimore, and under the name of Gleam attracted much attention 

 to her builders, tlieu ju^t cmiiog into prominence in steam yacht con- 

 struction. On June 7, 1888, while bound up the Patap=co River she 

 was in collision with the steamer .loppa, and was sunk, Mr. Ga'rr ett 

 being drowned, though all others on board were saved. Her captain 



was deprived of his papers by the IT. S. Inspectors, for negligence and 

 disregard of signals. The wreck was raised and sold to J. H. Flagler, 

 who rebuilt, her under the new name Isolene. On Nov. 19, 18S3, the 

 yacht caught fire in Northport Harbor, from the explosion of two 

 cans of naphtha, and the engineer was badly burned, while the hull 

 was damaged to the extent of $2,000 to $3,000. 



The last mishap is attributed to lightning in the severe thunder 

 storm of Wednesday night, the yacht being discovered on fire about 

 3 A. M., but as the tide was out no boats could reach her with the fire 

 apparatus, and in spite of work with buckets she burned until she 

 sank. 



Rex, steam yacht, formerly Dandy, has been sold by Boyer Bros, to 

 a Boston yachtsman. She made the cruise from New York to Chicago 

 and back last year. 



On April 14 an adjourned meeting of the American Y. C. was held 

 at Delmonico's, with Com. J. H. Flagler in the chair; the principal 

 business being the election of a treasurer, the vote at the annual 

 meeting being a tie between two candidates, Geo. W. Hall, who has 

 held the office for some years, and Wm. L. Qulntard. On this occasion 

 each received 40 votes, but in the second election Mr. Hall received 62 

 votes and his opponent but 39. 



On April 8 a new yacht was launched by Fourchy & Fourcby, at 

 New Orleans, and christened Meteor. She is 48ft. over all, 36ft. 6in. 

 l.w.l , 13ft. 6in. beam and has an iron keel of 3,7001bs., a steel center- 

 board of l,0001bs. and 2,3001bs. inside iron. 



The purchaser of Avenel, steam yacht, is Frank E. Simpson of Bos' 

 ton, a member of the Eastern Y. O. Capt. Sherlock, late of Pilgrinn 

 will probably be in command. 



Walter Cary Tuckerman, owner of Liris and rear-commodore of the 

 Seawanhaka. Corinthian Y. O, died at his residence in New York on 

 April 18 after a brief illness, a cold resulting in pneumonia. 



Arethusa, schr., has been sold by F. de Funiack to Chas. VanD, of 

 Brooklyn. 



Princess, schr., has been rebuilt for Mr. Geo. H. Seeley by Jesfe 

 Carll at Northport, and rechristened Ivanhoe. She was built in 1876, 

 and was originally named Alice. The expense of rebuilding is stated 

 at $10,000. 



Naphtha Launch For Sale. 



Thirty-foot, second hand, at Chicago. C. N. FAY, 58 Dearborn 

 street, Chicago.— Adv. 



Rifle at San Antonio. 



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

 on the 15th. The day was all that could be desired, bright, balmy and 

 just enough breeze from the southeast to make the rifleman pay close 

 attention to his wind gauge. Scores, 200yds., muzzle rest, 10 shots per 

 score, range No. 2: 



R Giesecke 10 9 12 9 9 10 30 10 10 10— 99 



E Bosch 9 9 9 9 11 12 11 8 12 8- 98 



G Altmann 9 9 9 9 10 10 8 11 9 12— 96 



O Pape 8 11 6 9 10 11 9 8 8 10- 91 



z .-, n a s> n id n 10 9 9 10- 98 



A Altmann 7 7 8 9 12 11 10 11 8 11— 94 



F Lange 10 7 10 8 12 8 12 9 8 10— 94 



H Degener 8 8 10 9 11 9 8 9 9 7— 88 



AGuenther 10 8 8 8 10 8 9 11 9 8— 89 



A Herff 9 8 12 9 10 9 9 8 12 9— 95 



AUhl 12 10 11 12 8 10 10 11 12 11—107 



R Neumann 7 8 9 12 11 9 10 8 8 9— 91 



G Heye 8 10 8 11 8 10 7 9 8 6—85 



Vogtl'ander 9 9 7 9 8 8 8 7 7 9- 81 



Two hundred yards, off hand strictly, no artifice of any kind, 10 

 shots, range No. 1: 



Texas Field 8 5 8 8 9 7 7 10 9 6-77 



A Steves 6 S 5 9 5 6 10 7 10 7—70 



EStever 10 665897 10 9 8-78 



A Guenther 7 4 10 6 8 9 8 7 6 7—72 



FSeffel 10 7 8 7 5 5 7 5 5 7-66 



G- Giesecke 5 7 10 7 6 10 5 5 6 4—65 



GAltmanD 567657989 6—66 



A Herff 5 5 3 5 6 10 3 5 3 6-51 



Beideman Rifle Club. 



Philadelphia, April 16.— The following shows the weekly shoot of 

 the Beideman Bine Club, at their raDge, Beideman Station, N. J. Con- 

 ditions, 25yds, possible 200, J4in. ring target, l>£in. bull outside range, 

 strictly off-hand. 



Week ending April 6: 



Dr Gardiner 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 23—245 



J S Wood. 25 25 25 25 24 21 24 24 23 22—241 



W Gilbert 25 25 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 22-236 



Week ending April 14: 



E L Gardiner 25 25 25 25 25 So 25 25 24 22-246 



J L Wood 25 25 25 25 24 14 24 24 22 22- 240 



W Gilbert 25 25 25 25 24 24 23 22 .22 21-236 



J Wilson : 25 25 24 24 23 23 23 22 2J 22-232 



W Parks 25 24 24 23 23 23 23 22 21 20—228 



Pistol score, 50yds., Standard American target: 



Dr Gardiner 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 7— 89 



J L Wood 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7— 82 



Walt Gilburt, Sec'y. 



Chicago Rifle Notes. 



(From our Special Correspondent.') 



Chicago, April 21.— Two Dew rifle clubs were organized recently in 

 Chicago, the Central Rifle Club and the Columbia Rifle Club. The 

 former has a list of officers and members as follows: Pres., Jos. A. 

 Weber; Vice-Pres., George J. Schmaus; Sec'y, John F. Roeder; Treas., 

 Julius Brieske; Capt., Math Ya'lman. Members— Robert Brieske, C. 

 F. Troosen, Joseph Oscuiski, Charles H. Weber and Paul Meusch. 

 This club meets every Monday evening corner Southport and George 

 streets. The officers of the Columbia Rifle Club are: Pres., Henry 

 Zom; Vice-Pres., William Nieman; Treas., John Gatz; Sec'y, Otto 

 Mehrholz: Capt., William Mehrholz. The other members are John 

 Grimand and John Hohse. This club meets every Friday evening 

 corner Southport and George streets. In the recent tournament of 

 the Central Rifle Club Master Alfred Bisson, whose name figured in a 

 rifle contest recently in these columns, won first prize, a rifle. His 

 score was 49 out of a possible 50, 55ft., open sights. The following 

 named gentlemen won in the order mentioned: J. W. Christman, 

 Peter Patchier, Henry Zom, H. Leitensdorfer, J. Hundriser, William 

 Mehrholz, A. Danmitz and Nic Wagner. B. Waters. 



Zettler Rifle Club. 



The Zettler Club held its second practice shoot at Wissel's Cypress 

 Hills Park on Ap ii 22. The weather conditions in the early part of 

 the day were unfavorable for making fine scores, but notwithstand- 

 ing the poor conditions there were some fine scores made, Ross, in 

 particular, in a match with Plaisted made the best 50 shot score ever 

 made on this range, a total of 1132, With a handicap of 25 points 

 Plaisted made a great effort to down his man, but he was not in it. 

 A 10-shot match with that old veteran Max Engel gave our promoter 

 a little satisfaction. Gus Zimmerman was out for the first lime this 

 season, his score of 226 demonstrating the fact that he is at home 

 among the experts. Henry Holges was experimenting with an 

 aperture; he made some good scores, but he says he feels a little 

 odd with it, Geb Krauss's score of 22t gave him much satisfaction. 

 Busse, Harmann, Schmidt ane B. Zettler put up some good scores 

 during the day. 



Wilmerding Rifle Club. 



The regular shoot of the Wilmerding (Ta.) Rifle Club, took place on 

 its range, April 6. The following scores were made; conditions 100yds,, 

 off-hand, American standard target: scores: 



J Dias 73 47 62 68 JMcWiUiams 43 36 62 38 



J W Harrison 55 66 70 52 Jas Barrett 80 74 67 



J Wilson 65 52 69 69 



April U; 



J Dias 87 86 79 82 74 JMcElhacey 62 65 



J Barrett 67 75 J. W. Harbison, Sec'y. 



New York Rifle Club. 



The scores below were made by members of the New York Rifle 

 Cluo at its regular weekly sbooung Headquarters at 12 St. Marks 

 Place. Off-hand, .22 short ran^e. 100ft , German ring target: 



Chadbourne 239 '238 King 232 223 



Young 239 236 Marker !!'.232 218 



Gensch 237 236 Crocker 227 227 



Herrington 237 238 Case 215 215 



Shorkley 283 232 E. R. Chadbodrkk, Sec'y. 



