June 13, 1896. 
FOREST AND STREAM, 
48S 
Willada well aatern. When they tacked off the Fort, Ulmec came to 
grief, being unable to come about; she mode three or four trials, miss- 
ing stays each time, but finally got around. 
Tbe three large sloops had managed t o keep ahead of the fleet and 
were lost to view, but the steamer picked up the 30-footers at the 
Gangway Buoy, Hera being first, with Vaquero second and Musme 
some distance astern of the latter. They set spinakers to starboard 
and carried them to Throggs Neck, the course from there in being an 
easy reach. Paprika continued to gain on the fleet and doubled her 
lead off the wind. Ulmec sailed very fast after turning the buoy, both 
running and reaching, and made up for her poor performance to wind- 
ward, but she ignored the sailing directions, and her owner not being 
familiar with the Sound, passed on the wrong side of a channel buoy. 
She really gained nothing in distance, but was disqualified for sailing 
the wrong course, after finishing second to Paprika. 
The wind fell after the leaders of the smaller yachts had finished, 
and there was a long wait for the large sloops. Arrow and Whileaway 
came up the Sound in company, the former ahead; both carried spin- 
akers nearly to the line, and Whileaway managed to blanket Arrow. 
Though they moved slowly, tbe finish was interesting through the 
luffing and blanketing. The official times were: 
SPECIAL SO-FOOTERS — START 11:35:00. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Vaquero III 2 23 19 2 4119 
Hera , 2 21 21 2 46 21 
Musme 2 22 53 2 48 53 
SPECIAL 21-F00TER8— START 11:40:00. 
Houri 2 10 20 2 30 20 
Oelia 2 01 80 2 21 30 
special 14 raters— start 11:45:00. 
Willada 2 40 J 8 2 55 18 
Olita 2 24 42 2 39 42 
Hope 2 27 40 2 42 40 
Paprika 2 12 50 2 27 50 
*Ulmec 2 19 08 2 34 08 
SPECIAL CLUB SLOOPS OVER 5lFT. — START 11:30:00. 
Arrow 3 27 50 3 57 50 
Whileaway 3 28 29 3 58 29 
Active 3 57 29 4 27 29 
SLOOPS AND YAWLS— 43FT. CLASS— START 11:30:00. 
Gipsy , , Did not finish. 
Gurnard 3 48 15 4 28 15 
Eurybia 3 48 03 4 18 03 
SLOOPS AND YAWLS, 3&FT. CLASS— START 11:30:00. 
Mignon , 2 58 48 3 28 48 
Bel Ami 3 05 12 3 35 12 
Yolande 4 11 38 4 41 88 
Edith 3 44 16 4 14 16 
SLOOPS AND YAWLS, 30FT- CLASS— START 11:35:00. 
Herbert R 4 16 30 4 41 45 
SLOOPS AND YAWLS, 25FT. CLASS— START 11:35:00. 
Gem 3 13 20 3 38 20 
Doris Did not finish. 
cabin catboats, 30ft. class -start 11:40:00. 
Leisure 3 49 10 4 08 10 
Oconee 3 11 66 3 21 56 
Frolic. Did not finish. 
cabin oatboAts, 25ft. class— start 11:40:00. 
Weasel 2 06 30 2 26 30 
Mary if.:.' 2 05 10 2 25 10 
Dolphin , 2 10 30 2 34 80 
Jonquil , Did not finish. 
Waltz Did not finish. 
"open catboats, 30ft. class— start 11:40:00. 
,T. I. M 3 42 58 4 02 58 
* Violet :.......: Disqualified. 
* Sailed wrong course— disqualified. 
The winners were Hera, Ceiia, Paprika, Arrow, Eurybia, Mignon, 
Herbert R., Gem, Oconee, Mary II., and J. I. M. 
The regatta committee included Messrs. O. H. Ohellborg, chairman; 
H. Stephenson, J. B. Palmer, J. O. Sinkinson and C. W. Schleainger. 
Atlantic T. C. Ladies' Day. 
BAY RIDGE — NEW YORK BAY. 
Saturday, June 6. 
The Atlantic Y. O. opened the racing season on June 6 by a ladies' 
day race for prizes given by the club in each class and also for the 
Adams prizes, offered by Vice-Com. Adams for cutters, sloops and 
yawls, in one division, and cats of all classes in another. The winners 
of the Adams prizes were barred for the club prizes. The courses 
were two triangles off the club house, each sailed three times, mak- 
ing 13V-2 miles for the larger yachts and 10}^ miles for tbe catboats. 
The wind, from S.E. and of moderate strength, made as nearly as pos- 
sible a reach around the course. Tbe times were: 
sloops— class 5. 
Length 
Choctaw, J. M, Strong 46.30 
Penguin, G. L. Brightson 49.29 
SLOOPS— CLASS 6 
Tigress, F. Weir, Jr 41.30 
Sultan, W. H. Cromwell 34.50 
sloops— class 7. 
Wabasso, H. B. Shaen 
SLOOPS— CLASS 8. 
Feydeh, E. D. Cowman 37.00 
SPECIAL CLASS— 30fT. 
Lynx, R.- B. Lynch . , 
Wawa, J. SMllman.. , .i.. 
CATBOATS— CLASS 1. 
Step Lively. F. M. Randall 28.30 
Squaw, H. S. Jewell 27.25 
OATBOATS— CLASS 2. 
Streak, C. H. Lary 24.50 
Presto. H. M. Crosby 22.40 
Ethel, F. M. Randall , 20.66 
Tabltha, J. O. McEvitt 23.30 
But one of the new 30-footers, Wawa, was present, and a private 
match was made with the Olmstead fin-keel Lynx, the latter to re- 
ceive ten minutes handicap. Lynx soon retired, her rigging giving 
way. The times were: 
ADAMS CUPS — SLOOPS. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed, Corrected. 
Choctaw ,3 06 28 5 31 52 2 25 13 2 28 05 
Penguin 3 09 17 5 33 07 2 23 10 2 23 10 
Tigress 8 08 17 5 48 58 2 40 41 2 34 21 
Kultan 3 06 49 5 53 10 2 46 21 2 32 54 
Wabasso 3 06 28 Did not finish. 
Feydeh 3 06 27 6 19 48 3 13 21 2 52 09 
CATBOATS. 
Step Lively 3 15 42 5 27 06 2 11 24 2 11 24 
Squaw 3 17 05 5 32 43 2 15 38 2 14 29 
Streak.. 3 16 17 5 36 56 2 20 39 . 2 15 20 
Presto 3 15 37 5 40 28 2 24 31 2 15 42 
Ethel 3 16 26 5 42 49 2 26 03 2 15 2"4 
Tabitha 3 16 51 Did not finish. 
CLUB PRIZES— SLOOPS— CLASS 5. 
Start finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Choctaw 3 06 39 5 31 52 2 25 13 2 23 05 
Penguin 3 00 57 5 33 07 2 23 10 2 23 10 
SLOOPS— CLASS 6. 
Tigress 3 08 17 5 48 58 2 40 41 2 40 41 
Sultan 3 06 49 5 58 10 2 46 21 2 39 14 
SLOOPS — CLASS 7. 
Wabasso 3 06 28 Withdrew. 
SLOOPS — CLASS 8 
Feydeh 3 07 27 6 19 48 3 02 21 3 02 21 
SPECIAL FIN-KEEL CLASS. 
Wawa 3 05 17 5 26 52 2 21 35 
Lynx 3 08 03 Withdrew— disabled. 
CATS— CLASS 1. 
Step Lively 3 15 42 5 27 06 2 11 24 2 11 24 
Squaw 3 17 05 5 32 43 2 15 38 2 14 29 
CATS— CLASS 2. 
Streak 3 16 17 5 36 56 2 20 39 2 20 39 
Presto 3 15 57 5 40 28 2 24 31 2 21 01 
Ethel 3 16 26 5 42 29 2 26 03 2 20 43 
Tabitha 3 16 51 Not timed. 
The winners were: Adams prizes, first leg, Choctaw and Step 
Lively; club prizes, Penguin, Sultan, Feydeh, Squaw and Streak. 
Another race for the Adams prizes will be sailed on June 13. The 
club house was open all the afternoon for the reception of ladies, and 
in the evening a very successful and agreeable musicale was given, a 
large number being present. 
The inquiry for builders of duckiDg skiffs has brought two more an- 
swers, one recommending James C.WigDall,915 Warren street, KeDsing 
ton, Philadelphia, who has built this type of boat for many years in 
three models, one entirely open for fishing ; one with decks at each end, 
the favorite for rail shooting, both decks being high or one high and the 
other low; or with a full deck, large open well and centerboard, for 
sailing. The other letter recommends very strongly Wm. Wiser, Jr , 
of Bridesburgb, Philadelphia, a builder of nil classes of yachts and 
oats who makes a specialty of canoes and duckers. 
Yacht Building and Americanism. 
Whatever hope we may originally have entertained that our friend 
the Marine Journal would stand to its guns in the defense of its orig- 
inal claims for the superiority of the American steam yacht is dissi- 
pated by the following, from its issue of last week: 
"The Marine Journal is very much gratified to have been able to 
furnish the very clever yachting editor of Forest and Stream with 
material for several editorials in regard to the Payne bill, which was 
designed to prevent the free entry into this country of foreign-built 
yachts; but as Mr. Stephens is evidently a free ship man from the 
ground up, like our esteemed friend Oapt. Codman, we never expect 
to have time in this life to get the last word with him or convince him 
in regard to the un-A mericanness of his principles. We are very glad 
that his study of and discourses upon our expositions of this matter 
have enabled him to amazingly brighten up his columns, however, and 
it he could possibly throw prejudice aside he might see, as well aB his 
fair-minded readers, the flaws in his own arguments. In his last issue, 
for instance, he calls it inconsistent that a yacht should be pro- 
nounced thoroughly American when it happens to be in part the pro- 
duct of men who were born and trained under the British flag. As 
well might he call it inconsistent to claim that the men who won the 
independence of tbe United States were thoroughly American, because 
they too were mostly born and trained under the British flag. As 
well mieht he claim that employees who leave one factory and go to 
an opposition concern cannot render thorough allegiance to the oppo- 
sition concern and assist it in producing better creations under more 
advantageous circumstances than when in their old employ. It is the 
fundamental principles of Americanism that do not seem to be thor- 
oughly comprehended by friend Stephens. 
We resent most emphatically the charge of un-Americanism; per- 
haps the trouble lies in a very different conception from that of the 
Marine Journal of what is true Americanism. If it ib a fundamental 
principle of Americanism, and we are sometimes led to fear that it is, 
in the estimation of some writers, to openly decry and depreciate the 
foreigner, his skill and the products of it, and at the same time to 
secretly profit by the same skill and pass it off as an American pro- 
duct, then we must plead guilty. If the true principle of American- 
ism is a hearty belief that the American can, by superior skill, enter- 
prise and ingenuity, excel bis competitors of other nations in any line 
of mechanical progress when once he realizes the necessity for so do- 
ing, then we claim to be American throughout ; and none the less so 
because we fearlessly and impartially criticise what seems to us 
false, dishonest or technically bad. Where faults actually exist it is 
no Americanism, as we understand it, to deny or conceal them, and 
thus put a stop to all hope of remedying them. 
If our arguments are so full of flaws, why does not the Marine 
Journal expose some of them instead of beating around the bush? We 
say again that when the question of the relative superiority of Amer- 
ican versus foreign designers, builders and mechanics is in question, 
a vessel built in this country, but designed and superintended by 
foreign skill and put together mainly by foreigners, is to all intents 
and purposes as much a foreign vessel as one built on tbe Clyde. 
The comparison of the Revolution is too childish for serious an- 
swer; our opponent descends to a shallow quibble when it compares 
the foreigners of 1776, who were American because their sympathies 
were with the struggling Colonies, to the foreigner of 1896, who is 
American because he can make more money in this country than at 
home, provided that he has the Payne bill to help him agaiDst foreign 
competition. To us there is nothing un-American in utilizing this 
foreign skill and profiting by it, but there is something decidedly un- 
American and also untrue and dishonest in palming off the result as 
something purely American and superior to the product of other 
countries. Certainly the Marine Journal must know that it is not a 
question of the value and advantage of this foreign skill, or of the 
desirability of utilizing it; but that the true issue js, what is tbe posi- 
tion of the American shipbuilder to-day beside his English, Scotch 
and Irish rivals? If it wishes to argue this question honestly in the 
domain of steam yachting, as it originally started to do, let it pick 
out one Bea-going steam yacht designed by an American and in actual 
service and compare it with the average British yacht of the same 
class. 
Meteor II. 
The Dew racing cutter Meteor II., designed by Watson L for William 
DX, and sailed ' by Gomes I. under the management of Lonsdale III. , 
sailed her first race on June 4, the regatta of the Royal London Y. C. 
The starters were Britannia, Ailsa, Satanita, Meteor II., Hester, Isolde, 
Corsair and Caress. The course was from the Lower Hope around 
the Mouse Light and back to Gravesend, 50 miles. The wind was light 
and variable. Meteor soon took the lead and the following times were 
taken at the Mouse: 
Meteor 3 47 27 Britannia • 3 55 43 
None of the others were near enough to be timed. Meteor continued 
to gain on the return, reaching along in a light breeze. In the wind- 
ward work over the last of the course Britannia picked up, but still 
was badly beaten. The times were: 
Meteor 6 33 50 Ailsa 7 01 07 
Britannia 6 40 07 Satanita 7 04 15 
On June 6 Meteor won the Nore to Dover race in a moderate breeze, 
followed by a long calm, the times being: 
Meteor ,.4 58 49 Satanita 5 12 15 
Britannia , 5 07 58 Ailsa..... , .. ., 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
The shops of the Crosby Catboat and Yacht Building Co., at Fifty- 
sixth street. Bay Ridge, are busy just now with three yachts: the 15ft- 
freak described elsewhere, a large cabin catboat from a design by 
Gielow, and a knockabout designed by the firm. All three are center- 
board boats, the last two having lead keels. The company has a num- 
ber of catboats, new and old, anchored in the basin. The adjoining 
yard, formerly Mumm's and then Wintringham's, is deserted, no work 
being done, in tbe old boat shop are two 20ft. fin-keels designed by 
Olmstead, and a 15 footer has just been finished. A few years ago 
this was the principal yacht yard about New York. 
The final heat for the Outing trophy was sailed on May 24 over the 
course of the Wave Crest Model Y. C, off Fifty-sixth street, 
Brooklyn, in a strong N. E. breeze. Dolphin carried the same rig as 
in the previous race, but Wave had a smaller jib and reefed mainsail. 
Wave soon bad a good lead and held it, Dolphin giving up. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
Applications for membership maybe made to the purser of the 
division in which the applicant resides on blanks furnished by purser, 
the applicant becoming a member provided no objection be made 
within fourteen days after his name has been officially published in 
the Forest and Stream. 
EASTERN DIVISION. 
Residence. Club, 
. Newton Wawbewawa. 
, Newton . . Wawbewawa. 
. Woburn Quinton, Vesper. 
.Cambridge Wawbewawa. 
Name. 
Clifford Kimball, 
H. W. Langley . . 
Wm. H. Crosby. 
W. D. Sawyer. 
Wm. H. Palmer Boston, 
Arthur C. Trainer Boston Wawbewawa. 
Marshall S. P. Smith Boston 
Albert C. Marble Worcester Penokee. 
Alfred H. Maynard Worcester Penokee. 
Geo. S. Maynard Worcester Penokee. 
Herbert H. Warren Worcester Penokee. 
David F. Jenkins Worcester Penokee. 
Harry B. Fairbanks Worcester. . , . . , Penokee. 
Le Roy H. Talbot Lowell. Vesper. 
Clarence H. Engle, 
ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
New York city. 
.New York. 
The Eastern Division Meet. 
The annual meet of the Eastern Division of the American CaDoe 
Association was held on May 30-31 on Lake Quinsigamond, under the 
management of tbe Tatassit C. C, of Worcester. On Friday a num- 
ber of canoeists arrived at the Lake, and were entertained by the Ta- 
tassit C. C at a reception held on Tatassit Island, which was beauti- 
fully decorated and illuminated. The races toot place on Saturday, 
as follows: 
Unlimited Sail, three miles— Vera, F. A. Sears; AuRevoir, A. E 
Davis. Au Revoir held a good position through the first round, but 
was disabled by the parting of a rudder chain, 
Skiff Sailing Bace— Penokee, P. W. Southgate; Dahind, A. H. Lang; 
unnamed, F. A. Sears. Dahind won. 
War Canoe Race— Lawrence C. C crew, Wawbewawa C. C. crew. 
The Lawrence crew won after a hard and close race. 
The hand-paddling race was won by F. J. Burrage and the four 
paddle race by the Wawbewawa against the Lawrence crew. The tan 
dem paddliDg race was won by the Wawbewawa crew from the Lake 
side crew. In tbe single paddling race M. X. Colon won. A camp 
fire was held on Saturday night, the camp breaking up on Sunday, 
which proved cold and rainy. At the annual meeting of the Division 
the following officers were elected: Vice-Corn., Raymond Apollonio. 
Winchester; Rear-Corn., Louis S- Drake, Auburadale; Purser, Francis 
J. Burraee, Boston ; Executive Committee:. P. C. Wigein, Lawrence; 
A. W. Dowd, Hartford, Conn.; Fred. W. Taylor, Lowell. Among the 
many visitors at the meet were Messrs. Winne and Paul Butler. The 
meet was very successful, both in the number of members present 
and the pleasant nature of tbe camp Tbe Tatassit O C. ha«? pur- 
chased the point near their isiwi f>- $3,500, and will retain it in order 
to be sure of their neighbors and right of way. 
li/le ^wige mid <§dhrg. 
San Francisco Riflemen. 
San Francisco, Cal., May 25.— Nitro powder for target work has 
taken a strong hold on the local riflemen, tbe successful experiments 
of several members of the Columbia Rifle and Pistol Association, 
under the direction of F. O. Young, having led many to use it. 
Among the first local riflemen to try nitro in the heavy musket was 
Chris Meyer, of Company C. Yesterday he achieved excellent results 
with 45grs. (measured) shot under two wads and a 405-gr. metal 
jacket bullet. The bullet was really lead nickel-plated. The wads 
were used to fill the space. Meyer seated his bullets firmly in the 
shells instead of leaving an air space, and the recoil of the musket was 
hardly perceptible. He used Du Pont's No . 1 rifle powder, and in one 
string of 25 shots he scored as follows: 
55 4455555 4 47 
445555454 4 45 
5 4 4 4 17—109 
The Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club's regular shoot was held a* 
usual, and half of the members, it was found, had become addicted 
to the use of the nitro. This powder they use in everything from the 
.22 target pistol to the high-class target rifle, with excellent results. 
H. R. Crane has recently gone over to the nitro ranks. He has been 
an expert huntsman and scored great success in the field. Now he 
is devoting all of his spare time to target practice. The best scores 
of the members yesterday were as follows: 
Pistol, Blanding medal, 3 shots, open to all comers: O. M. Daiss, 8, 
12, 12; J. E. Gorman, 9, 10, 11; A. H. Pape, 10, 12, 14; F. O. Young, 11, 
13, 
Revolver, Carr medal, 5 shots: M. J. White 37, J. E. Gorman, 35, 40. 
Twenty-two-caliber rifle, all comers, 50yds., Rogers medal: Ed. 
Hovey 8, E. Jacohson 9, W. J Burrows 34 
Rifle, 200yds., Unfred diamond medal: F. O. Young, 13, 16; H. Bur- 
feind, 15, 17, 21; A. H. Pape, 16, 19, 21. 
Rifle record: A. B. Dorrell 74, H. R. Crane 74, F. E. Mason 78, H. H. 
Burfeind 120. 
Most flags for month: G. Schullz 1, F, O. Young 1, H. H. Burfeind 1. 
The usual bullseye shoot of tbe California Schuetzen Club drew out 
nearly all of the members. John Utschig came very close to the 
center and won the first prize. The scores made were as follows: 
John Utschig 68 points, H. Guembel 236, H. Schroeder 240. F p. 
Hagerup 311. C. Waller 850, L. Reubold 424, G. F. Robinson 464, A. 
Utschig 486, A. Jungbluth 501, H. Eckman 529i C. Sagehorn 529, H. 
Enge 666, D W. McLaughlin 589 N. Fredericks 615, A Breuss 646, P. 
Jacoby 744, R. Finking 805, A. Strecker 815, L. n. Rabbin 815, F, At- 
tinger 883, J. Bachmann 933, J. Wollmer 966, T. F. Kelly;i,014, F. Kuhls 
I, 046, T. Archer 1,065. 
The winners in the California Scbuetzen Cadets' bullseye contest 
were Messrs. Woenne, Reubold and KullmaD. 
The lady sharpshooters of this club were also out in full force and 
the contests were for the club medals. The winners were: 
Champion class: Miss Lizzie Utschig 112 rings. 
First class: Mrs. Kelly 111 rings. 
Second class: Mrs. Davison 42 rings. 
There was a spirited contest for the Schuenemann diamond double- 
rest medal, which is te be contested for seven times. This time John 
Utschig was the winner with 223 points. The second best score was 
by Otto Baumeister with 229 and the third was by D. W. McLaughlin 
with 227. Roeel. 
Revolver Shooting in England. 
NORTH LOKDON RIFLE CLUB. 
There was no revolver shooting at the North London Rifle Club 
on May 6, but on May 13 the following scores were made at EOyds. : 
J MacDonald 776776—40 Lieut J Howard 5375%— 29 
Walter Winane 777636—36 Frost, 725375-29 
Lieut Clemence 776726 - 35 H Young. 525356-26 
Carter 556747—34 W B Thompson 273553— 25 
C Knapp 557745-33 Andrews 513462—24 
A J Comber 537764—32 Armatage 272535—24 
Gould 577544-32 W Luff 244464—24 
R G May 473756- 32 Ward 047075 -23 
Tilbury 546673-31 Poison 046024—16 
There was a gale of wind on May 20, with rain, so no good scores 
were made in the revolver contests at the North London Rifle Club. 
Revolver Series IV., 50yds. tarset: 
Walter Winans 664776—36 Wilkin 554457- 30 
Capt Evans 654567-33 J MacDonald 244757—29 
Lieut Clemence 655645—31 Andrews 534543—24 
Carter 457546-31 Ward 450734-23 
W Luff 737545—31 Joyce , 242347- 22 
SOUTH LONDON RIFE CLUB. 
At the South London Rifle Club on May 12 the following scores 
were mnde in the revolver competitions. 
Twenty yards, stationary target: 
CFLowe 776777-41 Capt T W Heath 667675- 37 
E Howe 676777-40 Clementi-Smith f6?757— 37 
C Knapp 777775-40 A Wilson 655746-33 
Walter Winans , , . ,777657— 39 W B Reid 766644—32 
Lieut J Howard 775775 -38 Mrs Simmons 255562—25 
Fifty yards, stationary target: 
Walter Winans.. 577576—37 C Knapp 735567- 33 
Clementi-Smith 355775- 35- C F Lowe ?56763— 30 
E Howard 456775-34 Lieut J Howard 461630—25 
There was a strong wind on May 19 at the weekly shoot of the South 
London Rifle Club. The scores made with the revolver were as 
below: 
Twenty yards, stationary target: 
Walter Winans 676777—41 Dr W B Read 454777—34 
E Howe 7',7666— 39 A Wilson 545766—33 
E Clementi-Smith 756677—38 Lieut J Howard 669653—33 
0 Knapp 575677—37 
Fifty yards target: 
G Clementi-Smith 774776—38 C Knapp 457377—33 
Walter Winans 766664-35 E Howe 572364—28 
Rifle in Texas. 
SAN Antonio, Tex,, June 1.— The regular annual prize shoot of the 
San Antonio Rifle Club took place to-day on the club's beautiful range. 
The weather was all that could be desired, and the attendance as good 
as can be expected at this season of the year ; over 50 contestants were 
present. 
Event No. 1— Team shoot, 10 shots per man, 200yds, rest; won by 
San Antonio team a« follows: 
C. F. A. Hummel 96, E. Dosch 92, E. Steves 93, C. Pape 99, E. Teich 
96—476. . „ 
No. 2— Off-hand team shoot, 10 shots per man, 150yds.; won by San 
Antonio team: . , „ . „ 
O. C Guessaz86, E. Seffel 77, A. Guenther 77, A. Steves 84, G. Alb- 
mann 76-400. 
No. 3, individual prize shoot, 200yds., rest, 10 shots per man. Win- 
ners are as follows: , M „„_„_, 
A Uhl 106, G. Altmann 100, C Hummel 99, H. VogtlaDder 98, E. Seffel 
97, J. Schnabel 97, A. Steves 96, A. Guenther 96, G. Reininger 95, C. 
Pape 95, A. Herff 93, Al Altmann 92, O. C. Guessaz 92, Ad. Altmann 
92, E. Leich 91, G. Heye 91. 
No. 4, individual off-hand match. 150yds : 
O. C. Guessaz 85, Ad. Altmann 82, E. Seffel 81, G. Altmann 79, A. 
Guenther 77, C Hummel 77, E. Steves 76. 
A great deal of interest was manifested in the shooting of the 
Steves brothers, Albert and Ernest, and also in that of O. O. Guessaz, 
inasmuch as they shot the new E. C. smokeless rifle powder No. 7. 
It would take a book to depict the astonishment of the onlookers as 
tbe sharp, whip-like crack was heard, and the next instant a flag or 
the pointing of a good shot. No smoke, no recoil to amount to any- 
thing, and an accuracy equal to black was the verdict, of the three 
shooters. Hereafter the nitro rifle powder will be in general use in 
San Antonio. 
Mr. Albert Steves won the gold medal for the best king shot; Mr. 
Neuman, a septuagenarian, came in for second amid the huzzahs of 
the multitude. Texas Field. 
