Deo. 22, 1894.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Ames, Haskell, W. L, Sparks.W. A. Jones and W. H. Himpidge; Meas- 
urement Com., Messrs. Geo. Dickdou. R, Garstang and H. S. Turner. 
Mr. A. Cary Smith is busy with a design for a 'steam yacht 100ft. 
long, to he built of steel; a schooner for the 70Ct. class, for racing; a 
21ft. catboat for John M. Dickinson, and an 18ft. cat for F. S. Doug- 
las. 
Lord Dunraven has hrought suit in the Admiralty Court against Mr. 
A D. Clarke, owner of Satanita, for the loss of Valkyrie through col- 
lision with the former vessel last July, and the case comes to trial this 
week. 
Eleanor, steauTyacht. W. A.'Slater,'was at Marseilles late last month, 
going on the dock and having a number of repairs made before pro" 
ceeding to the Suez Canal on her voyage around the- world. 
The monthly yachting journal originally founded as The Rudder by 
Mr. T. F. Day, the yachting writer, and later combined with the Sail 
and Paddle, has just been re-purchased by Mr. Day in connection with 
Messrs. H. W. Rogers and W. L. Dudley, and will in the future appear 
in a greatly improved form. Mr. Day is an old yanht sailor and a very 
clever yachting writer, his contributions having often appeared in our 
colums. Mr. Rogers is an artist and writer who has for some time 
been associated with the late owner of the paper. Mr. Dudley is a 
well-known canoeist and writer, and will look after the canoeing in- 
terests of the paper. 
Mr. Lewis Q. Nixon, naval constructor for the Cramps, has pur- 
chased the shipyard of Moore & Sons, at Elizabethport, on Staten 
Island Sound, and will manage it himBelf. The class of vessel which 
will be built is as yet unknown. 
Gitana, sehr.. has been sold by the estate of the late Wm. F. Weld 
to Perclval W. Clement, of Rutlaud, Vt., a railroad man, who is just 
going in for yachting. 
"The Model Yachtsman Ss Canoeist." 
It is with regret that we reprint the following valedictories of the 
editors of the Model Yachtsman. <& Canoeist as follows: 
"Since giving my intimation last month that this our journal would 
close its career with the December number, I have received a large 
number of letters on the subject. AH contain expressions of regret in 
varying cadence, some contain criticisms of my way of conducting 
the paper, (good natured criticism be it understood) some offer sug- 
gestions for the future, a considerable number offer a share of finan- 
cial assistance, and several say it must not be allowed to die. I must 
first thank all these correspondents; fortunately I can agree with 
nearly all their sentiments, if I cannot carry out their ideas. I have 
not been able to corrrespond direct with them for the present. They 
will oblige me by taking, along with all my kind supporters and 
correspondents, my hearty thanks for their assistance both now and in 
the past. 1 shall sadly miss my stream of friendly communications. 
I shall lament for the medium through which I bave for so long 
addressed my model yachting friends throughout the world. The 
severance is, however, inevitable in spite of all; as notwithstanding 
the kind offers of financial assistance this must be the last issue of 
The Model Yachtsman & Canoeist. 
"It seems to me only a courteous thing that I should fully enter into 
the reasons, as had It been a question of money alone, the stoppage 
might have been averted. 
"Our canoeing editor, Mr. Geo. F. Holmes, a year ago gave notice 
of his intention to give up the task that he has so well performed. 
The difficulty of finding suitable canoeing matter in these days when 
canoeing is on its last legs, and small yacht and boat sailing has lured 
away its votaries, can readily be understood, and also the objection 
that naturally arises in a man's mind, when he has to make continual 
sacrifices to conduct part of a journal, that cannot exist without 
seeking charitable donations. As we have no other gentleman here 
and in touch with us that can step in and fill Mr. Holmes' place, his 
resignation was almost fatal in itself to our further continuation. 
"My own business engagements do not leave me the time at liberty 
that I used to possess, therefore I am incapable of increased effort to 
make up for a loss in any other direction. I may at this point express 
my perfect agreement with Mr. Holmes in his decision, and place on 
record the pleasure it has always given me to bave a colleague of such 
ability and undeviating courtesy and consideration to assist us in 
keeping on the journal. 
"The financial difficulty has arisen through the lack of advertise- 
ments, not through any decline in the number' of subscribers. The 
latter being an increasing rather than a diminishing quantity. 
"The friends and supporters of the journal will see by this explana- 
tion that it is not one reason, but three reasons, that compel me to 
bring my labors for model yachting to a close, and to part company 
with that which has been my chief enjoyment for years . 
"To those who have offered a friendly criticism I am not at all out 
of harmony. I feel sure that if I were in their place similar ideas 
would be very likely to arise with me. I know all that has been offered 
in the best possible spirit and for the welfare of the sport. They have 
aimed at the same mark as myself, they have thought I might have 
used better weapons. I am, however, well satisfied that were they in 
my position, with such a diversified constituency to please, they 
would have been much of the same opinion as myself. 
"And now. as Editor of The Model-Yachtsman, I bid all my friends 
goodbye! For 11 years many of us have sailed pleasantly together. 
We have had the generous commendation of The Field, The Forest 
and Stream, The Yachtsman and many other papers of note for our 
efforts. There has been a good deal of work at times but an unmeas- 
urable amount of pleasure. I find an immense difficulty in saying the 
last word, but it has to be said, and as I shall never forget the many 
acts of kindness that have been done for me and the assistance that 
has continually helped me to perform my pleasurable duties to model 
yachting, I hope to have a little nook in the remembrance of all whose 
interest has run side by side with my own. Yours faithfully, 
Thos. A Bruce. 
It is not pleasant to reflect that one is writing for the last time for 
the readers of the Canoeist. 
We are assured by many kindly letters that its appearance has each 
month been heartily welcome, and that its non-appearance will leave 
a blank. 
We can say that we have done our best to make it both interesting 
and useful to canoeists and those who share our love for aquatics, 
and our regret at its discontinuance is the more keen because we 
believe the paper was never more widely read than during the last 
year of its existence. 
Unfortunately, however, the support which enables most papers to 
run their course with profit, viz., a good number of paying adver- 
tisements, is now so far wanting that the journal cannot continue. 
In its earlier days the paper was devoted entirely to the interests of 
model yachting, but its proprietors were ready, as soon as oppor- 
tunity offered, to open their columns to canoeing news, which has of 
late years had about half the total space devoted to it, as well as a 
similar share of the illustrations. 
Since the Model Yachtsman & Canoeist first came into existence 
many changes have taken place in canoeing It has been said many 
times that the "racer of to-day is the cruiser of to-morrow," and in 
proportion as the racing conditions and rules have fostered a type of 
canoe which is fit, or the reverse, for cruising after the conclusion of 
its racing career, the prosperity of the sport has waxed or waned. 
Unfortunately the latter has been the direction of our sport for some 
time past, at any rate in connection with the canoe proper, although 
the canoe-yawl still holds her own in the estimation of many cruisers. 
Changes of rule are now being proposed with a view of popularizing 
a really useful type of boat, and we hope that the efforts in that 
direction will be successful, and that in the course of a year the tide 
will turn and canoeing, the best of sports, will once more become pop- 
ular, as it so well deserves to be. 
From Dunkirk to James Bay. 
Cobourg, Dec, 10.— Editor Forest and Stream: Your correspond- 
ent who is contemplating a canoe cruise from Dunkirk through to 
James Bay must be a very enterprising character and a man after 
my own heart. D2 he will correspond with me personally I may be 
able to help him. From Midland or Penetangshene the east and north 
shores of Lake Huron offer no great difficulties to the canoeist, pro- 
vided his canoe is seaworthy and be up to his work and prepared to 
lay by during head winds, and paddle during calms. Lake Superior 
is a little more open and exposed, but may be coasted without diffi- 
culty or danger by an old and experienced hand. The only really 
dangerous coast is that called the "no boat landing," extending for 
some twelve miles westward from near the mouth of the Michipico- 
t«u River— on a calm evening this has no terrors. From Lake Superior 
there are several routes to James Bay, Che most frequent being by 
way of the Miehipicoten, Dog Lake, Mesinobie Lake and the Moose 
River. Another lies by way of the Pic River and McKay's Lake to the 
outlet of Long Lake, and thence down the Kenogami. The route he 
mentions is not used, the regular route turning north from the Ogok6 
and following a chain of smaller lakes and streams to the Albany near 
Martin's Falls. There is another route from Lake Nepigon by the 
Sturgeon and a chain of small lakes to the foot of Long Lake, and 
thence down the Kenogami as before. And still another route leads 
from Lake Superior direct in the neighborhood of "Jackfleld Bay to 
the head of Long Lake. The last is probably the easiest at the pres- 
sent time, and the Michipicoteu, the shortest in time and distance. I 
suppose I need not warn your correspondent that after leaving Sault 
Ste. Marie he is upon very solitary and unfrequented waters, and 
that an accident causing the loss or serious injury to his canoe is very 
apt to mean starvation for him. Hence he must be very sure of the 
efficiency of his craft and himself. The Chief. Jf! 
CANOE NEWS NOTES. 
Silky, brindle bull-terrier, the pride of the Red Dragon C. O. and 
their mascot at the Croton Point meet, is dead. While faithfully fol- 
lowing the janitress in the vicinity of the club house, she was struck 
by a locomotive and instantly killed. Many of the Croton Point 
campers will remember her ugly but good-natured face and her merry 
pranks as she followed some wandering Dragon through camo by day, 
or came over to headquarters at sundown with the boys for the day's 
fiossip round the camp-fire. Others may recall her warning bark as 
hey stole up hill from the "Gulch" after taps, bent on some nocturnal 
mischief. But all will mourn with the Red Dragons the] loss of their 
famous little terrier, buried now under the shade of the old trees on 
the club grounds, her memory held in tenderest regard by those to 
whom her sagacity and fidelity made her a trusty companion and. 
friend.— J. ET M. 
CHAINED TO BUSINESS? 
Can't go shooting? Do the next hest thing. Bead about 
it in Forest and StPvEAm. 
The Rapid Lyman System. 
Chicago, 111 — Editor Forest and Stream: I send you photograph of 
target score made by me, under these conditions: 500 consecutive 
shots, .22 L. R. cartridge, Marlin rifle, 40yds., Standard American tar- 
get, 2j^in. bull, off-hand; rifle fired 17 times without taking from 
shoulder, and so on for 500 shots. The shooting is along the line advo- 
cated by Mr. Lyman for small bores, viz., rapid firing, the ultimate 
object being the use of the ,22cal. in wing shooting. I used a telescope 
sight. 
THERE IS A PRIZE FOR BEATING IT. 
I will give a prize of $20 to any one in the United States who will 
excel this target, the target and proper witnesses' signatures to be 
sent to Forest and Stream and published in that paper, and the 
original to be my property. Of course I expect my work to be 
bettered if any good shots are interested, and my offer is made to 
encourage the sport. J. W. Morgan. 
[We are preparing some targets after designs by Mr. Lyman as 
specially adapted to his rapid-fire system, and also as more nearly 
approaching the visual conditions of field work. Perhaps Mr Morgan 
will make his offer apply to work on the new targets, which will be 
ready soon after Jan. L] 
Zettler Rifle Club. 
New York, Dec. 11.— The weekly shoot of the Zettler Club at head- 
quarters this evening brought the same old group of regulars together 
in competition for the club prizes. In the race for the champion 
medal Flach and Dorrler made another tie, each with 246. Flach 
was also high for the 5 best scores. Flach and Ross tied for the best 
10 shot score, each with 248. Scores: 
Champion medal: 
L Flach 246 RBusse 242 H D Muller 232 
MDorrler. 246 M B Engel 239 H Munz 230 
HHolges 245 Gus Nowak 239 G W Downs 225 
F ORoss 244 B Zettler 239 S Buzzini 217 
C G Zettler 244 Dr Grosch 238 F Schmidt 230 
B Walther 244 
Fiv© best scorcsi 
L Flach 246* 244 248 244 247 H Holges 245 243 241 247 245 
M Dorrler 210 242 247 247 244 F C Ross 244 242 244 248 244 
Best 10 shot scores: 
L Flach 248 C G Zettler 245 F Schmidt 242 
F C Ross 248 M B Engel 245 H D Muller 241 
H Holges 247 G Nowak 244 H Munz 237 
BWalDher 246 Dr Grosch 244 S Buzzini ,288 
MDorrler 246 B Zettler 242 £W Downs,, .235 
RBusse , 245 
Essex Defeats Excelsior. 
Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 12.— The Excelsior Rifle Club celebrated its 
seventh anniversary at its club house this evening. Invitations had 
been sent out to all the local riflemen, and the result was a large gath- 
ering of the patrons of the sport. The principal feature of the even- 
ing's entertainment was a 10-men team match between the Exeelsior 
Club and the Essex: Indians of Newark. The latter club is one of the 
oldest and strongest gallery shooting organizations in New Jersey. 
Some of its members have in the past made national reputations both 
in the gallery and on the 200yds. range. 
The men composing the team which entered the lists with the 
Excelsiors this evening did not represent the shooting element of the 
club, but they seem to have been fitted to the task that was laid out 
for them, for they downed the Excelsior contingent to the tune of 25 
points. Scores: 
Essex. Excelsior. 
T Holms, Captain 319 R H Duff, Captain 221 
JBauder 233 RHPinney 227 
G Weigman , 280 W J Channing 234 
M Lanwold 217 Jos Hughes , 220 
T C Dietz ,283 W J Hennessey 236 
C Cooper 236 OGWilliams 213 
P Ober 219 C Reers 208 
A D Walter 232 C Boas: 229 
J K Walsh 228 J Spicher 227 
E McCraith 215-2264 Wm Weber 224- 2289 
Our Own Club. 
Hoboken, Dec. 13.— The weekly practice of the Our Own Club at 
headquarters to-night resulted in the appended scores: 
W Bohmcke 226 H D Stuhrmann . . .232 H D Hencken 232 
J H Kruse 236 Finckenstadt 232 R O'Lane 213 
W F Dilger 232 Capt G F Seymour.211 E Giesecke 200 
F Vanderheyden . . .210 F Kloepping 231 F W Kroeger 220 
The Our Own Ladies Contingent held an informal shoot at the club 
house Wednesday night. Scores are appended: 
Mrs. Seymour 210 Stein 210 Kelly 200 
Martin 200 Meyer 215 D Eberstaller 190 
King 185 Thorn 175 MEynn 175 
Boardman 230 Wiese 175 M Eberstaller 185 
Draffin 175 Misses Prien 235 Griffin 160 
A committee of the Our Own Rifle Club waited upon the members 
and arranged for the initial monthly session to be held on Thursday, 
Dec. 20. A number of capital artists will be engaged for the event. 
Chavant— Rosenbaum. 
Greenville, N. J., Dec. 17. — There was an impromptu match shot 
off on Saturday afternoon in the Greenville Park, between C. H. 
Chavant, of the Greenville Club, and Wm. Rosenbaum ("Buff"), of 
the Empire Club. The conditions were 25 shots each, for the refresh- 
ments for the party. The match was a one-sided affair. Chavant 
won by 52 points, an average of two points to a shot. "Buff" should 
look for an easier mark than Chavant. Scores: 
Chavant 15 23 23 24 17 Rosenbaum ... .20 21 20 21 17 
23 23 23 23 22 20 16 19 13 19 
23 21 19 20 19 23 23 19 20 18 
23 16 18 19 22 ]6 20 19 22 14 
22 25 22 21 19—525 24 20 20 22 7-473 
Schlicht Rifle Club. 
West New York, N. J„ Dec. 10.— The Schlicht Rifle Club held its 
weekly class shoot at headquarters to-night, scores: 
J Diehl 235 G Reicherc 220 Capt J Dedrick. . . .226 
P Maue 214 F Lambrbr 233 H Aufderheide 226 
ADubline 212 A Meyer 228 G Schlicht 240 
W Schlicht 233 C Schlicht 214 OMeyer .....236 
GDorr. 228 J Schlicht 221 
Medal winners: Geo. Schlicht, champion medal, 240; Jacob Diehl, 
first class, 235; Fred Lambrix, second class, 233; Capt. J. Dedrick, 
third class, 225, F. Lambrix, Sec. 
RIFLE NOTES. 
As the weeks roll by the interest of our riflemen in the coming inter- 
national festival (Nationales Schuetzen Fest), which is to beheld in 
Glendale Park, Long Island, during the week of June 30 to July 8, 
1895, is growing rapidly. The executive committee (Vorstand) have 
received a great deal of criticism, inasmuch that it did not issue an 
English edition of the constitution and programme of the festival 
simultaneously with the German edition, which was issued some 
months since. Beyond what has been published in Forest and 
Stream the English-speaking population of the country know but 
little in regard to this great festival. We are assured, however, that 
the English edition will be issued before the new year. 
B. Koenig, the proprietor of Glendale Park, is losing no time in get- 
ting his park into condition to receive the army of sportsmen who 
will be knocking at his gates on June 30. A visit to the Park last 
week showed that the plot upon which the forty-five new targe' s will 
be located is ready for the carpenters to go ahead with the erection 
of the target house (butts) and shooting house. Delegations from 
the many societies interested in the festival will visit the park on 
Wednesday of this week (Dec. 19) to engage in the laying of the 
corner-stone for the new shooting house. Mayor Schieren of Brook- 
lyn, with other prominent citizens of the Greater New York, will be 
there to assist in the interesting ceremonies. 
It is expected that the park hotel wiil be taxed to its utmost on 
Wednesday night to accommodate the tired and hungry delegates 
when they get through pursuing that corner stone around to its final 
resting place. 
Koenig says that any of our local riflemen who desire winter prac- 
tice can find accommodations in his shooting house on any day in the 
week, Sundays included. 
This is a feature that helped to popularize Wissel's Park in the past. 
Our German citizens when at home in Germany were accustomed to 
divide their Sabbath into, two parts, one of which is devoted to church 
services and the other to recreation and pleasure. The morning; finds 
them in the church. In the afternoon the whole family may be found 
in the Schuetzen park. 
The Freitag Rifle Club will have a two-days' tournament, beginning 
Dec. 22, at the range, 24 Hancock avenue, Jersey City Heights. The 
election of officers will be held the first Friday in the new year. 
A match is said to be on between teams representing the E3sex 
Indians of Newark and the Greenville Club. 
The Empire Rifle Club of New York has issued a "cartel" to the 
Greenville group. 
A new rifle club has been organized in Hoboken. It will be known 
as the Young Men's Club, with headquarters at 423 Washington 
street. 
The Zettler Rifle Club will hold Its annual prize sho ~>t in the Zettler 
gallery in January. Programmes will be issued next week. 
There will be a monthly meeting of the delegates of the National 
Shooting Association (Schuetzen Bund) at headquarters, No. 12 St. 
Marks Place, on Friday night, Dec. 28. 
Michael Dorrler, being dissatisfied with the result of his match with 
Plaisted lsst week, has challenged the latter for another m^tch, 50 
shots each, to be shot on Saturday of this week, Deo 22. Michael 
offers odds of five to one that he wins. Does this offer of such odds 
represent his best judgment, or his lacerated feelings, or both? 
The St. Louis riflemen have issued a challenge to any club who de- 
Sires to accept its conditions. This reminds us of the youth who dared 
the other fellow to come over into his yard and fight. 
The old fashioned stipulations of ten pound rifles with three pound 
pull and other idiosyncrasies of the National Rifle Association have 
been laid on the shelf by our progressive rifleman. 
The Our Own Rifle Club of Hoboken, with headquarters at No. 130 
Hudson St., is in a flourishing condition. The influence of Judge 
Oeo. F. Seymour the captain, is adding new members to the roll each 
week. The board of officers is as follows: Captain, George F. Sey- 
mour; 1st Lieutenant, August W. Steuben; 2d Lieutenant, H. D. 
Hencken; Treasurer, William Bohmcke; Secretary, J. H. Kruse; Fin- 
ancial Secretary, Robert O'Lone; Orderly Sergeant, David H Page; 
Shooting Master, Adolph Malz; 2d Shooting Master, Aug. W. Steu- 
ben; Sergeant-at-arms, F. Dierker; Asst. Sergeant-at-arms, R. Hart- 
kopf. 
The new Winchester calendar for 1895 is one of the best of the many 
good ones issued by this firm. The drawings are from the brush of 
A. B. Frost, who is a sportsman and lover of the woods, and have all 
the dramatic points necessary for such illustrations. The upper part 
of the calendar pictures the successful termination of a winter bear 
hunt, the quarry lying in the foreground, and the two hunters near 
by looking well pleased with their success. The lower part of the 
calendar tells in a graphic way an incident of a canoe trip, when two 
hunters who have landed for a meal, are given an "Unexpected 
Chance" to bag a deer. 
The Iroquois Rifle Club, of Pittsburgh, will hold a Christmas shoo 
at its headquarters, 1717 Jane street, S. S., on Wednesday, Dtc. 25, 
Programme consists of cash prizes, turkeys and open sweeps. 
