OOT. 20, 1894.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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The Stevens Y. C, composed of students of Stevens Institute, 
Hoboken, have elected the following officers: Com . A. A Dal Molin; 
Vice-Corn., B. C. Clark; Rear Com , W. W Ward; Sec y. S. A. Has- 
brouck; Treas., C. H. Hunt; Fleet Capt,, F. E. Overton; Meas., F. R. 
Chambers, Jr. The dates for the club regattas in 1895 were fixed for 
June 6, July 18 and S«pt. 5. The annual cruise to the eastward will 
start from the summer station at Greenwich. Conn , on Aug. 7, and 
the regatta for the Commodore's cup will be sailed off Newport dur- 
ing the cruise. The date will probably be Aug. 14 or 15. The annual 
dinner and dance will take place at the New York Jockey Club house, 
Morris Park, on June 4 next C. Oliver Iselin has been elected an hon- 
orary member of the club. The following new boats have been en- 
rolled: Steamer Vida, sloopB Vesta, Carmen, Sistra and Marguerite, 
and schooner La Paloma. There are 137 members in the club and 46 
yachts have been enrolled. 
Lake Huron and the Au Sable River. 
(Concluded from Page SJ3.) 
Sunday, Aug. 13.— In the forenoon we all turned out and enjoyed a 
long stroll over the sand hills. On ascending a hill of considerable 
elevation we had a splendid view over Lake Smith, Lake George and 
Lake Burwell; beyond the latter on an elevation stands the pretty little 
town of Thedford, away to the eastward the spires of the churches at 
Park Hill may be seen on a clear day. Lake Hurou is also visible. 
While returning to camp we startled a couple of red foxes from their 
lair, and witnessed an exciting stampede as they scrambled up a steep 
hill and scampered away to a place of safety. Returning, we remained 
quietly in camp for the remainder of the day. 
Aug. 14.— We were astir early. Breakfast over, we loaded up, and 
shoving off a paddle of a half mile brought us to the foot of the 
rapids, where, leaving the main stream, we entered the Lake Burwell 
drainage cuts, and fc flowing this for about a quarter of a mile, made 
a short carry and launched our canoes in the river above the rapids. 
The river at this place is about five rods wide and very deep, and a 
more promising place for bass would be hard to find. The east bank 
is very abrupt but along tbe west side a fringe of coarse grass, lily- 
pads and bulrushes extends for several miles. 
Crossing the river, we trolled along this fringe of grass, back and 
forth, for an hour or two, but never had a nibble. The Quartermaster 
asked tbe Captain what he thought about it. "Fished out," was the 
laconic reply. We then moved up stream some distance, and tried 
once more, with about the same results. At last the Captain anchored 
his boat and commenced casting into a deep pool at the margin of the 
rushes, and almost immediately had a strike, but before he could 
recover slack the fish had wound his line around a "sawyer'" log, and 
breaking loose took tbe leader with it. The Captain remarked that he 
didn't care for the leader, but he did bate to lose the fish. 
While this tragedy was being enacted the Secretary had landed and 
gone along the shore to a mass of drift timber, o ver which he was 
seen to be carefully picking his way toward a large, half submerged 
stump, from which he intended to make a cast. Before reaching it, 
however, he discovered that it was already occupied by a large water 
pnake, at s'ght of which the Secretary came to a dead bait and stood 
eyeing it keenly, with the apparent intention of mesmerizing it. 
Failing in this, he commenced a series of demonstrations calculated 
to intimidate his snakeship; he hissed, shooed and waved his arms in 
a circular manner, but it was no use, it would not intimidate worth a 
cent. At this juncture the Captain had the hardihood and brazen- 
faced audacity to suggest to the Secretary that he sprinkle some 
chloride of sodium on its tail. The Secretary utterly ignored this ad- 
vice, and fetching the tip of his rod around with a swish, awoke the 
saturnine reptile into life and Activity and impressed upon it the un- 
healthy condition of the neighborhood. It immediately fled, sans 
ceremonie. 
On the Secretary returning to the company he exhibited a fine 
string of fish, the reward of his efforts in dislodging the snake. 
Repairing to the shade of a large pine, we straightened ourselves 
out on the greensward to rest and to await the return of the Captain 
who had taken his gun and gone in search of specimens. We had laid 
for some time and had begun to wonder why the Captain did not re- 
turn, when we heard the report of his gun, and in a short time he ap- 
peared in sight, bearing on a stick at arm's length an enormous water 
snake, which he exhibited with much pride to an admiring crowd. 
We remained at this place till after dinner, and then entering our 
canoes paddled leisurely up stream, enjoying every foot of the way. 
The swamps had given way to higher and dryer ground, the timber 
became more dense, extending down to and overhanging the water, 
affording us an agreeable shade. The water, too. had' become purer 
and more transparent, and many fine fish were seen darting away be- 
fore our advance. We easily secured all we could make use of. and 
then feeling a yearning desire for a change we went ashore to 
straighten our limbs. 
After a retit we again moved up stream, creeping under the over- 
hanging trees for the shade they afforded us from the sun. Gliding 
silently along in this manner we, on rounding a bend in the river, 
came unexpectedly on a whole rookery of blue herons; the shore was 
lined with them; they were perched on every limb and bush that 
would support their weight. As we approached tnem they rose like a 
great blue cloud and floated away out of harm's way. A mile further 
on we pul'ed in on the north bank and camped in a fine grove of scrub 
oak, nicely secluded, and miles from a human habitation. 
Tuesday, Aug. 15 —On shoving off this morning the Secretary ran 
into a narrow channel behind a small island, and following it for some 
distance found that it ended in a cul de sac. and was forced to turn 
back, which he did under a heavy Are of chaff from the others, which, 
however, did not seem to disturb the equanimity of the Secretary in 
the least. On his rejoining us we again moved on for about a mile, 
when, coming to a particularly flshy-looking stretch of water, we 
dropped our lines overboard, and almost immediately the most ex- 
citing sport that we bad yet had commenced; each angler had special 
and urgent business of his own to attend to, and in less than a mile of 
river we secured all the pike, bass and bream that we could possibly 
make use of, and ceased to take them before it became slaughter. 
We pushed on rapidly for a few miles, starting up a' good many 
wood duck, some woodcock, jacksnipe and wild pigeons, as well as a 
host of shore birds. There are no streams entering the river between 
Grand Bend and its mouth, the supply being wholly kept up by innu- 
merable springs issuing from its banks. Along this portion of the river 
the wa er is very pure and clear, though the river is quite shallow and 
the bottom visible everywhere, from which grow the most beautiful 
and curious aquatic plants and grasses. The country, too, had be- 
come more level and the trees taller, their broad tops frequently fes- 
tooned with the wild grape and other vines. 
The Secretary, who had been induced to make the cruise in the hope 
that it might benefit his health, now began to show unmistakable 
signs of improvement. He called a halt, and demanded that we go 
ashore and prepare dinner, declaring that he was starving. We had 
been there before ourselves and, knowing the urgency of the case, we 
hastily prepared dinner and when it was ready invited the Secretary 
to begin, which he was not slow to do, and shortly remarked that 
"these fl6h are amazingly good," tbe potatoes, boiled in their pelts, 
"delicious" and the tea the best he had ever tasted, though "powerful 
strong; " he had regained his appetite at last, a thing he had been a 
stranger to for years. 
Having appeased the Secretary's hunger, we again resumed our 
journey, the first few miles of which was very interesting from a pis- 
catorial point of view, but after this we found the water shoaling 
rapidly. This continued for about a mile, when our further progress 
was completely barred by the shallowness of the stream. Between 
us and Grand Bend lay a stretch of a couple of miles of a succession 
of deep pools connected by short stretches of very shallow water. 
The Captain and Secretary went ahead to investigate, and after they 
had gone over about half of the distance the Captain returned and 
reported il bad enough but declared his intentions of going through 
or know the reason why. No further discussion was necessary, all 
unnecessary clothing: including boots and stockings were stacked in 
the cock-pits and rolling up our trousers, we started up the stream in 
single file, towing the canoes through the shallows and into deep 
water, when we again resumed our paddles until the next shallow 
was reached, when the old process was repeated. At about a half 
mile we came to a dam that we could not tow over by any manner of 
means; we, however, found a small break in the dam through which 
we effected a passage by tilting the canoes and hauling them through 
edgewise, then a stretch of deep water brought us to a point where a 
carry was unavoidable. We overcame the difficulty quickly though 
somewhat laboriously by passing a tent pole under the bows of the 
canoes and by two carrying on this, and a third at the stern, we soon 
had them over without having to unpack. 
The Secretary now returned, having gone over the whole distance— 
and reported. "Lots of trouble ahead, boys," stating that there was a 
clean carry of sixty rods between the last pool and the new drainage 
cut at Grand Bend. "Well," remarked the Captain, ' it don't make 
any difference whether it is sixty rods or two miles, we are going 
through, just the same." 
We moved on again, and after about a dozen carries had been made, 
we reached tbe last pool, where we pitched our tents on a lovely green 
spot on the north bank and within a few rods of a fine spring of 
water. It was certainly a fine camping place, but we did not realize 
tbis.until a tremendous supper had been disposed of, and o«»r minds 
were in a mood susceptible of receiving impressions, 
In the evening we inspected tbe great drainage cut, au excavation 
of about 30ft in depth and 300ft. in width, where it passes through 
the sand hills. How far they proposed to extend it we failed to ascer- 
tain. The portion completed to where the great steam shovel was at 
work scooping out the tenacious blue clay would be about half a mile. 
Having satisfied our curiosity, we returned to camp, and being very 
tired after the labor of the carries, we turned in and were soon fast 
asleep. ~-rr~ 
Wednesday, Aug. 16.— Long before many of the campers were astir 
this morning, we had breakfasted, made the famous sixty rods carry, 
clawed over a dam in the cut, and running down, dragged over a bar 
at the mouth of the cut, and were afloat on the placid waters of Lake 
Huron. Heading our canoes to the westward we sped away on our 
return journey. We had made about six miles along this dreary 
shore, when, the sky becoming overcast with very rainy looking 
clouds, we pulled ashore and went in search of a place to camp. Fail- 
ing in this, we were returning to the beach, when the Treasurer discov- 
ered a large adder lying sunning himself on the sand. As some of the 
party had never seen this species of snake or its performances before 
a cordon was formed around it and it was put through its exercises 
by a few gentle prods of a stick. Immediately on being touched it 
flattened its head, neck and body and remained in that condition until 
the Captain, who interpreted its action as a sort of a bluff game, 
landed a vicious blow at it with a club that forever ended its useful- 
ness. 
Continuing our journey in a light drizzle of rain along this dismal 
coast, where there is not a human habitation for about twelve miles, 
and where there is not a single pleasing feature to relieve tbe dull 
monotony of its coast line, was not pleasant and we were glad when 
at last we sighted the mouth of the Au Sable. As it had ceased to 
rain by this time we ran into the mouth of the river and landed to 
stretch our limbs. As the weather still continued to improve we 
pushed off again, and after a vigorous paddle of seven miles, we 
landed about 2 P. M. at our old camp under the white birches, having 
made twenty miles since morning. Though thoroughly tired, a good 
dinner soon put us in the best of good humor, and we set to work at 
once to get up the tents, after which we built a high wind-break of 
green boughs on their exposed sides, which proved a great comfort 
during tbe night and the day following. 
Thursday, Aug. 17.— We were stormbound all day, but succeeded' in 
putting in the time pleasantly enough in gathering and feasting on 
luscious thimble berries and sand cherries, both of which were to be 
found in the greatest abundance at this camp. 
Friday, Aug. 18.— On turning out this morning we were pleased to 
see the lake quite calm, and as speedily as possible breakfast was dis- 
posed of, the boats packed, and we were off. Rounding Kettle Point, 
we steered for the slate cliffs and went ashore. We found the faces of 
these ledges of slate covered with the names of people who had visited 
them carved in the soft rock, some of them quite old. The Kettles, 
from which the point derives its name, are quite abundant, and may 
be seen from a boat in calm weather. They are imbedded in the slate 
rock, are spherical in form, and vary from 16in. to 4ft. in diameter. 
They are of a concrete nature and are principally composed of car- 
bonate of lime. There are also some very interesting fossils, the most 
abundant of whicb is the little amber-colored, microscopic spore carps, 
which may be seen with the aid of an ordinary glass. 
We were in the midst of a very animated discussion on the probable 
species of ancient seaweed these fossils belonged, when the Commo- 
dore, who had been closely observing the weather, settled the matter 
in short order by remarking that "if you all want to get hung up on 
this shore all night, just stay right where you are." We did not stay 
for a minute, but shoved off immediately. For the first two miles we 
had to pick our way through among savage-looking reefs, at times 
having to get out and drag the canoes over them. But at last, when 
opposite Jeff '8 resort, we got clear of them; and, a fine breeze spring- 
ing up, we hoisted sail and were soon bowling along at a pleasant 
pace. 
We had not progressed more than a couple of miles when the at- 
mosphere began to assume a decidedly dirty appearance. The sky 
became overcast and away to the eastward a heavy mass of dark, por- 
tentous clouds were steadily moving in our direction. As we came 
abreast of Lake Valley Grove the wind changed to N. E. and having a 
sweep of several miles soon kicked up a dirty sea. The Treasurer here 
got foul of a big boulder and had a lively scramble for a little while, 
but got the Yukon off at last without injury. A mile further on we 
got a breeze that knocked us down pretty badly, and at Cedar Point 
we had to come on the wind and had a mighty close shave to clear a 
reef projecting out from the Point; we then stood in to a small bay in 
the hope that we might find a safe harbor, hut the sight of the waves 
pounding on the boulder-lined shore with such terrific force deterred 
us from making the attempt. 
We had now no choice left us but to make the run to Hillsboro Creek 
and with the waves boiling, hissing and seething around us, and the 
wind howling and shrieking in the rigging.it took all the nerve we 
could muster to face the music, but we headed out of the little bay 
and were soon battling with the waves that were constantly breaking 
over our starboard quarter. At times we were forced to turn tail until 
an ugly comber had paBsed and then to claw off from the ugly shore, 
but as our little cockleshells were behaving beautifully, and as we were 
nearing our destination rapidly, we began to feel a little more at ease, 
and shortly came in sight of a green patch of verdure that we recog- 
nized as the goal of our hopes. In half an hour we were abreast of it 
and earnestly searching for a smooth piece of beach and a soft place 
to land. The Commodore headed the Ojeek straight in for the beach, 
and as She glided on gracefully, rising on the white crested waves and 
then disappearing in the trough of the sea, to reappear again, she 
looked a thing of beauty, and justly the pride of her owner. 
The Commodore had laid his plans to ride in on the crest of a 
cpmber, but, alas, for human calculations, it was not to be. When 
within a rod of the beach the Ojeek was carried back by the under- 
tow, and then, a great comber rising up behind her like a wall, curved 
over and enveloped the whole outfit. Tbe next that was seen of the 
Commodore was the peaked top of that old slouch hat of pre-historic 
and toadstool pattern, as it came up out of the surf, shedding water 
like a thatched roof, then his shoulders appeared above water, next 
his body, and finally the little Ojeek. In a moment tbe Commodore 
was out of her, and grabbing her by the stem took her up the beach 
on the run. 
The Captain followed next, the Gallinipper gliding in beautifully, he 
seemed to have a sure thing of it, and to be sure of landing safely, but 
it, too, was not to be; he had to bow to the inevitable. As the Galli 
nipper came up the second time the Commodore caught her and 
beached her safely. In the meantime the Secretary and Treasurer 
had landed about forty rods up the beach, and on the Captain and 
Commodore rejoining them found the beach strewn with their goods 
and chattels, while a varied and miscellaneous assortment of spars, 
paddles, boots and sundry articles of wearing apparel were floating 
about promiscuously on the water. In explanation of this strange 
phenomena the Treasurer said that his boat had been imbibing water 
in large doses through a rent in the cover for some time, and finally, 
a large comber breaking over her, had burst the c<iver in and she 
tilled and swamped. He then jumped out, and from this time till his 
feet touched bottom in shallow water so many events crowded one on 
another that what actually did occur is shrouded in mystery. 
The Secretary on seeing the danger in which the Treasurer was 
placed, went to his assistance, but. getting into the breakers, was 
piled up on the beach among a nest of ugly boulders, but came out of 
the scrape in good shape, having suffered nothing worse than getting 
his feet wet. He then went to the assistance of the Treasurer, and in 
a few minutes they had ripped the cover off the Yukon, jettisoned the 
cargo, and, slushing the water out of her, beBched her, not much the 
worse for the rough usage to which she had been subjected. The 
Treasurer was thoroughly soaked, but was cheerful and game to the 
finish. 
We then carried everything up to an unoccupied fish shanty, where 
we found a large stove in good working order. We soon had a fire 
going, and hanging up our wet clothing to dry we then prepared our 
dinner, which was devoured with keenest relish, it being long after 
the dinner hour. After this we felt wonderfully refreshed, were 
exceedingly comfortable and disposed to talk and be social. We could 
now look back on the events of the past few hours with a calm indif- 
ference and regard thecd as simple incidents, scarcely worthy of 
notice, especially as the danger was past. 
After a slight shower of rain that was falling had passed, we set up 
the tents, and then spent the afternoon in rambling on the beach and 
in the fine timber. In the evening we devoted our energies for a spell 
to the polishing up of knives, forks, spoons, etc , with sand, as a little 
surprise to the folks at home, who are apt to judge of the cleanliness 
and tidiness of our camp life by the condition of these articles on 
their arrival at home. 
Aug. 19,— We reached home late in the evening, thus ending one of 
the most delightful cruises of our experience. Blue Beach. 
Her racing up at Bourne proved that, for our courses, her extreme 
slowness in stays far more 'ban offsets any advantage in actual speed 
reaching which her very small— and crank— midship section and dis- 
placement give her, 
A well known authority on sailing has stated, and with that state- 
ment we quite agree, that the greatest pleasure in sailing a small craft 
is found in going to windward in smooth water. But one's pleasure 
in that form of sailing in this country, where smooth water is gener- 
ally also narrow water, is very much marred if there is Blways present 
the haunting dread that the boat may miss stays, or at any rate is cer- 
tain to be hanging about head to wind for quite an unconscionable 
length of time. It is quite possible that there may be some advantages 
from the point of view of the ardent anti-tobacco crank about a boat 
in which, as has been said about the Yankee, one cannot, even stow a 
tobacco pouch, but, say we, perish the thought of cruising in such a 
ship. But there, of course she was never intended for any such 
purpose. 
If it be true that the Racer of to-day is the Cruiser of to-raorrow, 
and it used to be so at one time with canoes, then we must admit we 
shall be sorry for the would be cruiser who becomes the possessor of 
a boat of the type of the Yankee. For the sake of an extra bit of 
speed almost every quality which makes a boat worth owning is sacri- 
ficed. But, inasmuch as she does not exhibit that marvelous speed 
for which so much has been given up, it is possible that she will 
answer the only purpose for which she is apparently fit, viz , a beacon 
to warn what to avoid. 
Some years ago we had a look at two of the three canoes which 
made the passage down the Danube from its head waters to the Black 
Sen. 
They were useful looking craft of about 15 ft. X30in with plenty of 
stowage capacity and full but easy lines, and in every way, apparently, 
well suited to the work one had a right to demand of them It seems 
to us rather a matter for thankfulness that the conditions for canoe 
racing seem to allow a reasonable chance of success to just such a 
craft as can, at small expense, be converted into a cruiser which could 
do similar work to that done by those boats, and do it equally well. 
However, we have not yet seen what effect the rating rule will have 
upon canoe design. It was adopted a year ago when canoeing was at 
such a low ebb that many of her most prominent votaries were actu- 
ally graduating into larger craft. It is an easy descent from the deck 
seat of the canoe to the comparatively comfortable. w T ell of the yawl, 
or to the deck of something larger still ; but the return step, except in 
the case of a few enthusiasts, is but seldom taken. So that at present 
there is a waiting attitude on the part of those who take an interest 
in the sport, for some of that young blood which ia required to make 
things go. 
Canoes will continue to he used for that cruising work to which they 
are best suited, but the racing canoe seems likely to have a hard 
struggle for existence unless ^-raters become popular, and will admit 
the decked double ender to their ranks. The improvements that have 
been made of late years in J^-raters render it extremely difficult, if 
not impossibe for canoes of but little more than half that rating to 
compete successfully without time allowance; and that class racing 
without time allowance is desirable wherever possible wUl not, we 
think, be denied by many. At at rate it adds immensely to the inter- 
est of a race in the eyes of the oulookers when the "first in wins," and 
it must not be forgotten that it is from the ranks of those onlookers 
that the entry list, as a rule, is recruited.— Model Yachtsman and 
Canoeist. 
lifle §<mge aqd §nVttw> 
An English View of American Canoes. 
The feature of the year's cauoe racing has been the presence with 
us of Mr. Howard's canoe Yankee. 
Although that type of craft may do well for the racing which is in- 
dulged in on the other side of the "herring pond," it is pretty evident 
that she is not a model that is likely to take the affections of English 
canoeists by storm. 
Her success at Salcombe has been by no means phenomenal, in spite 
of her victory in the match she sailed against Mr. Brand's ig-rater 
Spruce. In that race, she appears to have had the best of the luck at 
tbe start, and in any case, such competitions, between craft of totally 
different type, prove nothing except that either boat is likely to win 
in her own weather. 
Iroquois Rifle Club. 
Pittsburgh, Pa , Oct. 13.— The opening day of the seventh annual 
tournament of the Iroquois Rifle Club, which commenced Tuesday, 
Oct. 9, was a decided success. According to the programme, the first 
day of the tourney was a rifle shooting contest for members only at 
their indoor gallery range, 1717 Jane street, Southside. The conditions 
of the shoot were 50 shots, off-hand, on the Massachusetts decimal 
target, 25yds. range, the winner to receive a gold medal. 
The contest was very close and exciting throughout, and some 
really fine .scores were made, particularly Mr. Andrew Goldstrom's 
score of 555" out of a possible 600. defeating the former champion, Mr. 
Albert Hofmeister, by one point. The Iroquois boys have certainly 
not been idle the past year, which the figures below will prove, the 
general average being far above last year's contest. 
The totals made were as follows: A. O. Goldstrom 555. Albert Hof- 
meister 554, August Colteryaher 540, W. Langhorst 540. L. G. Graul 
539, W. J. Udick 536. August Hofmeister 531. Harry Sperling 528, F. G. 
Broadhead 524, L. W, Born 515. B. Kestner 507, J. Wood 506. W. Miller 
490, G. Snider 497, Joseph P. Zoeller 494, Fred Miller 483, G. F. Pifer 
480, J. W. Kemler 455, Ph. Weber 445, Charles Scheller 382. 
The second day of the tournament was devoted to gun shooting. 
Fifty bluerock targets in five events of 10 singles each, known traps 
and known angles, A. S. A. rules, the winner to receive a handsome 
gold medal.. The shoot was decidedly interesting and hotly contested 
throughout, especially between Mr August Colteryahn and Mr. Henry 
L. Born, each breaking 41 birds. They then shot at 10 singles to de- 
cide the tie and each broke 8. They again shot off the tie at 10 birds, 
Born breaking 8 and Colteryahn 7, whereby Mr. Henry L. Born won 
the gold medal. The weather was very unfavorable for trap shooting, 
the wind blowing across the traps at an awful rate of speed, which. ac- 
counts for the poor scores being made. The scores in detail follow: 
1 2 3 U 5 1 2 S U 5 
HLBorn 8 9 9 8 7—41 W J Udick 5 8 5 6 7—31 
A Colteryahn. . . . 7 9 7 10 8—41 PL Weber 5 6 5 7 6—29 
A O Goldstrom.. 7 9 6 9 8-39 L G Gaul 6 4 7 5 5-27 
I Wood 6 5 6 8 10-35 J P Zoeller 4 6 5 5 6-26 
A Hofmeister. ... 5 7 7 6 8—33 
The third and last day of the tournament, all comers' day. was a 
decided success in every respect. A 100-yard rifle match was the at- 
traction, and from 1:80 to 5:30 o'clock the merry crack of the rifle was 
kept up incessantly. The event was a ticket match, entrance Si for 
first ticket and 50 cents for all succeeding ones; re-entries unlimited 
3 shots to a target; the best 3 tickets to count for first 2 prizes and the 
best 2 for the remaining prizes. Twenty shooters took part in the 
contest. Delegations from the Washington f Pa.) Rifle Club, Braddock 
Rifle Club, Monongahela City Rifle Club, Pittsburg Rifle Club and 
others were in attendance. The shooting in general was very good, 
especially Mr. J. W. Rothwell's, who took first money, making a totai 
score of 83 out of a possible 90 Following are the results: 
JWRothwell 28 28 27- 84 Geo C Hodgon 26 25 —51 
JAHuggins 26 25 27—78 A Green 26 25 -51 
LPIttel 28 25 ..-53 D W Frazee 26 24 '-50 
WCGalbreath 26 26 ..-52 J F Nicholson 22 25 .'.-47 
Mr. J. W. Rothwell took the special premium of $2 for making the 
most number of tens. Messrs. Ittel and Rothwell divided the premium 
of $2, for making the best single score of 28. Mr. T. H, Reiners cap- 
tured the premium of S2 for making the highest single score of those 
not receiving any prizes, making 23 out of a possible 30. 
At the indoor gallery rifle shoot in the evening there was a large at- 
tendance. There were 10 sweepstake events, with 15 entries each. 
The rapid firing contests were a [novelty, and created considerable 
interest. The tournament was the most successful one held by the 
club. 
Hartford Rifle Club. 
Hartford, Conn., Oct. 13.— I inclose you scores of the Hartford 
Rifle Club made at their annual prize shoot held this afternoon. 
Stormy weather kept the attendance small, and at times made it 
nearly impossible to shoot, it raining in torrents. German ring target 
200vds , off-hand The prize match was five shots to match the score 
of 17, 21, 14, 23, 19 shot for shot, thus a 21 for the -first shot would 
count 4 off, as would also a 13, therefore the lowest scores win. 
Prize match: 
D S Seymour.... 2 1 5 5 2—15 H M Pope 5 8 8 1 1-23 
HA Fox 2 6 10 0 0-18 FA Shaver.. ..6 5 9 4 0—24 
W.T Dunbar 2 1 4 9 2-18 J C Wiseman. . 9 15 7 8 7— 4fi 
J Edwards 5 3 4 5 2-19 E F Oakley 5 14 7 18 4— 48 
Bullseye target: 
Pope 25 23 22 21 25 23 15 23 21 24—222 
18 21 23 2 > 23 19 24 22 24 19—215 
21 23 22 22 23 21 21 23 20 18 -21 
25 14 16 25 20 24 16 23 22 24-21 
23 22 20 23 23 25 24 24 21 33-22 
Fox 23 22 15 18 18 15 23 23 12 23—18 
„ , 24 17 20 21 21 21 18 20 23 28-20 
Dunbar 25 19 22 15 23 21 16 21 22 16-20 
23 21 18 21 20 14 19 16 22 19 -19 
18 22 18 18 18 22 17 - 5 23 16-19 
Edwards 22 23 23 18 11 18 25 21 18 17—19 
Seymour.... , 21 17 18 16 21 21 19 22 16 23—19 
22 20 22 20 11 15 19 1? 22 18-18 
Seaver 21 22 28 15 11 12 23 17 10 10—16 
Wiseman 5 21 15 12 14 21 17 7 13 17—15 
Oakley 19 0 11 10 13 21 20 14 16 10—134 
The first bullseye was made by Pope, the last by Seymour; best 
bullseye by Pope, ,31in; second, Seymour, .46in.; third, Dunbar, .48in, 
H. M. Pope, Sec'y. 
