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FOREST AND STREAM. 
(Jan. 12, 1895. 
canoeing is due to several conditions, which I will enumerate as 
follows, viz. : 
First — The rules have allowed the modern canoe to develop 
into an extreme racing machine, carrying too muoh sail and too 
long a sliding seat, and thus making it so muoh work and also 
so dangerous that most people, and good canoeists too, don't 
eare to keep it up. 
Second — For the above-mentioned reasons canoeing is now a 
much more expensive amusement than it was or should be. It 
•costs considerably more to build and rig a canoe of to-day than 
it did ten, or even Ave years ago, when canoeing was "rushing." 
Third— It is now impossible to go out even for a short spin, 
if there is a good sailing breeze, without getting wet through* 
And it was very often the case, when we had moderate rigs, 
that we could have good, comfortable sails and enjoyable times 
without having to work for them; and it is hard work, too. 
Fourth — A man has got to be an expert gymnast, above the 
average, to sail a racing canoe in a race, and where there is ono 
expert, there are a great many who are not, and who would 
never be, let thorn practico as long and as hard as they want, as 
it has got to be born in one, etc., etc., etc. 
Now, Mr. Editor, I contend that if the rules were amended so 
that a canoe could be sailed by the average man and not an ex- 
pert gymnast or monkey, that there would be more entries in 
the races and more general all-round canoeing than there has 
been the last two or three seasons. ■ 
I would respectfully suggest the following, viz. : 
1. No canoe or canoe-yawl allowed to carry over 130ft. of 
sail. 
2. No canoe or canoe-yawl allowed to carry over one-third of 
the total sail area in the dandy. 
3. Length of sliding seat outboard limited to four-fifths of 
the beam of canoe or ca,noe-yawl. 
4. At any point of canoe or canoe-yawl and half way from the 
top of gunwale to the center of keel, measured outside, said 
canoe or canoe-yawl must measure whatever proportion to the 
overall beam r (as found by experiment) at that said any point 
that would prevent the canoe or canoe-yawl from being built 
with an extreme V section. 
5. No canoe or canoe-yawl allowed to have a cockpit less 
than 5%ft. in length, measured on the under side of the coam- 
ings. GuYAsauTtrs. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
Eastern Division: Chas. Fred Bigelow, Frederick Coulson, 
Burton W. Grant, John 0. Spiers. Philip W. Southgate, Chas. H. 
Prentice. Chas. L. Gates, Worcester, Mass. ; Mrs. Henry Southee 
Hartford, Conn. Atlantic Division: Miss Edith M." Samnis, 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 
CANOE NEWS NOTES. 
Having in the autumn rushed at the idea that handicap rac- 
ing would revive the stagnant state of sailing racing in the 
American Canoe Association, onr cousins are just awakening to 
the fact that, apart from the miserable nature and surrounding 
atmosphere of the idea "handicap," there is grave difficulty in 
designing a scheme of handicap. If it is a true "handicap," it 
is unfair to everything except ignorance, indolence or vice; the 
"good boy" ought to die; but, to make such a true handicap en- 
tails that the handicap makers shall know all men's secrets ; 
know, in short, all the qualities of a stranger man's new boat, 
which he keeps out of possible public sight until the race. As 
we have said before, it cannot be seriously taken as sport. No 
Englishman would go across to America to race there under 
arbitrary handicap. Of course the trophy race may be left fair 
and square open, but suppose a foreign representative did go to 
America and succeed in the trophy race, in fair sport he would 
go into all races he could enter, but handicapping might put 
him out of race after race, and these "losses" might be totted 
up against him in the reports. More surely, even in America 
than in England, is the intermediate useful cruising or general 
purpose class of sailing canoe wanted. Scarecrows, Glorianas, 
Tomboys and a dozen more, are only doing the same in America 
against fair canoeing as Nautilus, led away in England by de- 
signing Mona, Jennie, Deva, Humbug, and there were a dozen 
more of other men's designs, drawing canoe men out of canoes 
into mere small yachts. But where ignorance is bliss it may be 
wise to follow : ignorance can have no purnose, but its leader 
may have ; and the object of the leader mav have been to attract 
away from the useless racing machine sailing canoe gradually 
by the golden valley of the canoe yawl, small at first, but surely- 
larger until too large and costly, and then back by an easy slide 
to real canoe nature into the cruising class now accepted by the 
Royal Canoe Club. Why not rest content there and race cruiser 
versus cruiser for sport? A "racing canoe" is very like a share 
in a gold mine— very nice to read about, nothing more Hie 
Field. 
The 1895 catalogue of the St. Lawrence Eiver Skiff, Canoe and 
Steam Launch Co. of Clayton N. Y.. is similar to that of last 
year, but altered and improved to keep pace with the times. 
The cover design is displayed to much better advantage on a 
yellow paper, making a handsomer book, and the list of boats 
of all kinds has been revised and improved. The two types. La 
Gloria and Scarecrow, still retain an important place, the firm 
having built a great number of them, of various sizes, and fitted 
with fin-keels and heavy center-plates, during the past year. In 
canoes nothing has bpen produced of late to supercede the two 
standard designs of the racer. Avis, and the cruiser. Bat. In 
answer to the desire so often expressed of late for a wider canoe 
of modern type, the c.omnanv is now prepared to build a canoe- 
yawl of 16ft. over all, 14ft. 6in. l.w 1., Sft. 4in. beam, 6in. draft, 
with cruising arrangements, watertight bulkheads, sleeping 
space, etc. The boat will be small and light enough to be easily 
handled afloat or ashore bv one man. but will give ample room 
for two with their duffle. The other lines, of St. Lawrence River 
skiffs, rowboats, steam launches, shell and club boats, are all 
well represented, by modern designs. The company is now 
handling the Layman Pneumatic Sporting Boat, and reports a 
very large demand. As in the past, they are ready to furnish 
special designs for all sorts of pleasure craft, in addition to those 
listed. 
At the annual election of the Oakland Navy, on Dec. 23, our 
old friend George A. Warder was elected secretary, having re- 
cently returned to the Pacific from a visit to Ohio. 
Mr. Harry N. Cole, 22 West Twentieth street, Erie, Pa., writes 
that he is desirous of making a canoe cruise next season and 
wants a companion, and that he would be glad to correspond 
with the canoeist who proposes to cruise from Dunkirk to James 
Bay. 
We have constant inquiries as to the manner of joining the 
A. C. A. Blank forms of application may be had of the pursers 
of each division, whose addresses are published from ti mo to 
time in our columns. 
The Irondequoit C. C. held its annual meeting and election 
Of officers on Jan. 3: Com.. H. M. Tease: Vice-Corn., F. L. Smith; 
Purser, Geo. J. French. The officers constitute the managing 
committee of the dub. The commodore appointed S. D. Enoch 
clerk of ' the course for the season of 1895, who will announce 
the other regatta officers at the February meeting. Several ap- 
plicants for membership were received and laid over under the 
rule until the next meeting. The Irondequoit C. C. is one of the 
few clubs whose members are all practical canoeists and are all 
A. C. A. members. 
At the annual meeting of the Hoboken C. C. on Jan. 2 the fol- 
lowing officers were elected : Com., Chas. Ahrnke: Vice-Coin., 
Theo Forst: Sec'y. P. Muller, Treas., L. Kretzmer; Captain, J. 
Warnecke; Lieut. P. C. Gottschalk . 
" Trail-Shooter's Ready- Reckoner." 
Aw extremely useful pocket reference book for trap-shooters. Its 
full title reads : "Trap-Shooter's Beady Reckoner. A. series of tables 
showing at a glance the division of purses under all conditions, simple 
and complex, with entries from one to fifty. For use by individuals, 
clubs and tournaments. Compiled by G. 0. Clark, Secretary Kansas 
State Sportsmen's Association." Price 23 cents, postpaid by Forest 
and Stream Pub. Co. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
FIXTURES. 
All ties divided unless otherwise reported- 
Send notice of your shoot like the following : 
Jan. 15-17. — HamiltoW, Canada— Hamilton Gun Club's annual tour- 
nament; $1,000 added money. J. W. Bowman, Sec'y. 
Jan. 17.— -Flushing, Tj. I.— Flushing Shooting Club's 50-bird handi- 
cap for the championship of Queen's county, N. Y., $25 entrance, half 
forfeit, entries close Jan. 15. Open to members of any organized gun 
club. "Win. T. Wilcox, Sec'y. 
Feb. 5-7.— UtiOA, N. Y. — Two first days, targets; last day, live birds. 
Open to all. Send for programmes to E. D. Fulford or H. L. Gates. 
Jan. 24.— NEWABK, 1?. J.— Newark City handicap, 25 live birds, $10 
entrance, birds extra, under the auspices of the Newark Gun Club. 
Shoot to take place at Erb's grounds. 
Feb. 22. — Albany, N. Y.— First tournament of the Eastern New York 
Trap-Shooters' League, of the series of 1895, under the auspices of the 
West End Gun Club. Henry A. Kratz, Sec'y. 
Feb. 27-28.— Elizabeth, N. J.— Second bi-monthly tournament of the 
Elizabeth Gun Club; first day, targets; second day, live birds. Events 
open to all. 
April 3-5. — WILLABD PABK, Paterson, N. J.— Interstate Manufac- 
turers' and Dealers' Association's third annual grand American 
handicap at live birds, at New York; $1,000 guaranteed, all surplus 
added. 
May 8-10.— WEIB CITY, Kas.— Ninth annual owl shoot of the Amateur 
Trap-Shooters' Association of Missouri and Kansas ; $300 in cash 
added. W. W. Mcllhany, Sec'y. 
May 9-11. — Newbtjrqh, N. Y.— West Newburgh G. and B. Associa- 
tion tournament. W. C. Gibb, Sec'y. 
May 14-16.— DAYTON, O. — Ohio Trap-Shooters' League annual meet- 
ing and tournament under the auspices of the Buckeye Gun Club, of 
Dayton, O. Ed. Taylor, Sec'y, 8 West Third street, Cincinnati. 
May 21-24. — Knoxville (Tenn.) Gun Club's fourteenth annual tomna* 
ment; $1,500 added to the purses. 
May 29-30.— Canajohabie, N. Y. — Two-day's tournament of the Can. 
ajoharie Gun Club; targets. Chas. Weeks, Sec'y. 
May 30-31.— Gband Bapids, Mich.— Valley City Gun Club's annual 
tournament; targets; added money announced later. C. F. Bood, 
Sec'y. 
June 4-7.— Memphis, Tenn. — Memphis Gun Club's annual tourna- 
ment; $2,000 added money. 
June 19-21. — Cleveland, O. — Chamberlain Cartridge and Targe 
Company's second annual tournament; $1,200 in bash added. 
CONTROL OF TRAP-SHOOTING. 
If there still remains in the mind of any trap-shooter a ves- 
tige of a doubt as to the desire of Mb fellow sportsmen as a 
whole for the purification of the sport, let him look below, and 
read carefully the call for a convention of trap-shooters signed 
by sixteen good men and true. Each of these men is well-known 
in shooting circles; each one is above suspicion of any conduct 
unbecoming a sportsman, and each one is in earnest when he 
issues that call in his name and in that of his fifteen fellow 
shooters. 
It is a cause for regret that more time could not be spared 
for the purpose of obtaining the names of some Western men to 
back the call. But they are for it, and have signified by their 
hearty good wishes, that they are in favor of a central body for 
the control of trap-shooting. 
It is extremely important that each gun club or kindred asso- 
ciation should, wherever possible, send a delegate to attend this 
convention. It for any reason such action is impossible, the 
next best thing to do is to call a meeting of the club, discuss the 
question and indorse by resolution the purposes for which the 
convention is called. Such action on the part of a gun club will 
not only strengthen the hands of the delegates present, but will 
also place that club on record as favoring honest and square 
work at the traps. All such resolutions should be addressed, 
"Control of Trap-Shooting," care of Forest and Stream Publish- 
ing Company, 318 Broadway, New York. This will insure their 
being delivered to the proper officials at the convention of 
Jan. 24. 
It is for trap-shooters themselves by the voice of their dele- 
gates in the convention, or by the wording of, or suggestions 
contained in, their resolutions, to decide what steps shall be 
taken to place the sport of trap-shooting on the high plane to 
which it rightly belongs. 
One other thing must not be forgotten. It is now or never; 
the opportunity is presented by the invitation given below. 
Let it be now. 
THE HAND WETTING ON THE WALL. 
War has been declared ! It is now merely a question of sur- 
vival. 
Straightforward, honest work at the traps is to prevail in the 
future, or — Dropper, Pooler & Co. are to run things to suit 
themselves. Which is it to be? 
Here's the call for the convention. Look at it ! Study the 
signatures at its foot, and decide quickly whether you are with 
them or against them. 
TffE CALL. 
"In view of the fact that there is unquestionably much 
crooked work indulged in at the trap tournaments throughout 
this country, and being certain of the fact that such cannot but 
be prejudicial to t he best interests of this sport, we, the under- 
signed, do hereby issue a call for a convention of those interes- 
ted in the future welfare of trap-shooting to meet at the Astor 
House, New York city, on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 2 P. M. The 
purposes of this convention will be the organization of a govern- 
ing body for the trap-shooters of the United States, and the 
consideration of the best and surest method of combating the 
evil referred to. We aak all gun clubs and kindred organiza- 
tions to elect a delegate to attend this meeting, or in default of 
so doing, to send to the convention a resolution indorsing the 
purposes thereof. 
J. T. Anthony, Charlotto G. C, Charlotte, N. C. 
B. H. Bkeintnall, Soulh Side G. C, Newark, N. J. 
David Bbown, West Newburgh G. & R. A., Newburgh, N. Y. 
Wm. L. Davis, Worcester (Mass.) Sportsmen's Association. 
T. A. Divine, Memphis G. C, Memphis, Tenn. 
Chas. Fehbenbach ("Bilderbaeh"), Wilmington R. & G. C, 
Wilmington, Del. 
W. S. Gummeke, New Brunswick (N. J.) G. C, Trenton t N. J. 
J. B. Halsted, PeekskillG. C, Peekskill.N. Y. 
C. M. Hostetter (-'Cld Hoss"), Pittsburgh G.C,Pittsburgh,Pa. 
G. V. Hudson, M.D., Emerald G. O., New York city. 
N. A. Hughes, Williamsport (Pa.), G. & R, A. 
T. J. Jackson, M.D., Union G. C, Springfield, N. J. 
P. A. Jeannebet, Boiling Springs G. C, Rutherford, N. J. 
J. T, Mascboft, Worcester Sportsmen's Association, Sutton, 
Mass. 
D. J. O 'Conn ell, Chattanooga G. C, Chattanooga, Tenn. 
Gso, H. Tagsebt, West Nevyburgb g. & R.A., Nesvburgu, N.Y, ' 
Glvb secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 
these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. 
The programme for the Chamberlin Cartridge and Target 
Company's second annual tournament is to hand. Owing to the 
demand made upon the trap columns of Foeest and Stbeam by 
the rush of Christmas and New Year's tournaments, an extended 
notice of the programme is reserved until next week. For the 
present it is sufficient to say that the present programme is a 
perfect specimen of the high class work gotten out now by the 
printers of the United States; it is also full of interesting read- 
ing matter aa well as being profusely illustrated. 
RtJTHEEFOED, N. J., Jan. 1 Arrangements have been made 
for a series of five shoots bel-ween the Passaic City and Boiling 
Springs gun clubs ; the conditions are twelve men to a team, 25 
targets per man. The first of the series will be decided on the 
grounds of the Boiling Springs Club, Rutherford, N. J., on Sat- 
urday afternoon, Jan. 12. 
The annual meeting of the UnionGun Club, Springfield, N. J., 
took place on Saturday last, Jan. 5, at the residence of Dr. Jack- 
son. The olub will hold a tournament the latter part of this 
month, 
The Flushing (L. I.) Shooting Club will hold a live bird shoot 
on their grounds near Murfy Hill Station, Long, Island R.R.. oh 
Jan. 17. The maih event will be a handicap at 50 live birds per 
man, entrance $25 and cost of birds:, purse divided into four 
moneys, 40, 25, 15 and i0 per cent., high guns to take the money, 
the club donating a $if)0 silver trophy provided there are ten 
shooters. Entries, Which should be made to Wm. T. Wilcox, 
secretary, Flushing, L. I., not later than Tuesday, Jan. 15, must 
be accompanied by 50 per cent, of entrance fee as forfeit,. 
The Climax Gun Club's two-days' tournament on Jan. 10 and 
11 is bound to be a thorough success if fine weather prevails. 
Philadelphia and southern New Jersev will have representatives 
present on both days, while the New England contingent will be 
there in full force. Targets first day and live birds the second is 
the programme, details of which were given in Fobest and 
Stbeam of Dec. 29. 
The main live bird event of the season, as far as amateur cir- 
cles are concerned, will be the $100 sweep at 100 birds per man, 
which commences on Fridav, Jan 11. The shoot will take place 
on the grounds of the Larehmont Club, and will take two days 
to decide, in all probability. 
The boys are all talking about the Hamilton shoot on Jan. 
15-17; it's going to be a big thing in the way of tournaments. 
Details are being arranged for a live bird match between W. 
G. Clark of Altoona. Pa., and W. M. 0. (better known as "Alpha- 
betical") Jones of Pittsburgh, Pa. The match is to be at 100 
birds each, $100 a side; date and p'ace have not bpen decided as 
yet; it will probably come off this month. 
Rivebton, N, J„ Jan. 1. — .John C. Jones, treasurer of the Riv- 
erton Gun!Club won the New Year's Cnp in the sweepstake shoot 
on the club's grounds to-day by killing 16 straight. The contest 
was at 15 birds each, with bird allowance and club handicap, 
Jones and Sterling each killed 15, but in the shoot off, Jones 
kiiled his bird, while Sterling missed. 
At a special meeting of the John F. Weiller Gun Club held on 
Dec. 27 the following officers were elected to serve for the en- 
suing year: President, W. LaMon to Gillette; Yice-President, A. 
W. Beatty: Recording Secrpfarv, E. F. Miller: Financial Secre- 
tary, Charles Kramlich: Treasurer. John F. Weiler; Trustees 
Charles Hohe, Walter Biery : Captain. Oscar H. Acker; Assistant 
Captain, John F. Weiller; Trapper, Frauk Moyer; Sergeant-at- 
Arms, Arch Lester; Collector, W. LaMonte Gillette. 
The Hackettstown (N. J.) Gun Club has elected the following 
officers: President. Nelson Mitchell ; Secretary and Treasurer, 
L. L. Ayers ; Field Captain, J. L. Smith. 
The Wampa Gun Club, White Plains, N. Y., held a live bird 
shoot on Christmas Day. The main event was a sweep at pigeons 
$25 entrance. There were nine entries, Frank Fowler taking 
first money, W. W. Banks second and Henry Travis third. 
The Maplewood Gun Club, of South Qrante. N. J., held their 
annual meeting for the election of officers at the South Orange 
Hotel on the last night of the vear 1894. The following were 
elected: Pr^ident, J.Warren Smith; Treasurer, T.B.Smith; 
Secretary, Walter G. Laid law; Corresponding Secretary, O. T.' 
Yeomans; Manager. D. W. Van Tdersfine: Field Captain. W. N. 
Drake; Governing Committee, Samuel B. Lillou, J. Higgins, W. 
J. Smith, William N. Drake, A. Parrv, Dr, J. W. Fisher, D. W. 
Van Iderstine, O. T. Yeomans, G. H. Smith, Water G. Laidlaw. 
Many Northerners, as well as Southern trap-shooters, know 
Abe Frank of MempVs, Tpnn. ; there is no more popular mem- 
ber of the Memphis Oun Club than he, and his boundless good 
nature and ready wit have made him' many fri'pndR outside of 
his own citv. Latterly he has had two extremely close calls of 
crossing the Great Divide, having had a very severe attack of 
typhoid fever. Just when be was well on his wav to recovery he 
experienced a relapse which once more laid him atdeath's door. 
Latest advices from Memphis state that he ib now almost conva- 
lescent and will in all probability be on hand at the tournament 
in June. 
Enoch D. Miller of Rprinefleld. N. J..w a s present at the South 
Side Gun Club's New Year's tournament. Enoch's scores don't 
show up as well as usual but it, must bo rpmember^d thai he was 
using a Winchester "pump" for the first time: his 25 straight, 
however, showed that ho was catching on very fast, 
Jim Elliotth as made a. proposition to Frank Class in answor 
to Class's offer of backing the birds against Elliott on 45 kills out 
of 50 birds Elliott wiP take him np on the bet if Class will agree 
to the following : Fe will bet $50 he can kill 43 birds. $50 he can 
kill 44, $50 on 45 »nd a fourth «50 on 46 Class to nay for the birds 
The races can all be shot off M. one lot of 50 bird's on anv day 
Class mav fix ; or may be slmfc off on four different davs at foti'r 
different lots of birds. This is a, fnir proposition, save that, per- 
haps the loser should pav for the birds. On the othpr hand, Elli- 
ott says Class would have gate money, if anv, and all the other 
emoluments that would attend such a match. 
The Reading G?a.) Telenram of Deo. 27 containsthe following- 
"Yesterdav the South Fnd Gun Club held their shoot at their 
grounds, south of the Lancaster bridge. The shoot for a gold 
club badge, suitably inscribed, was won hv Edward Rhoads. 
Following were th» scores made at 25 bluerocks, under regular 
prescribed rnlps: Brooke Harrison 21, Francis Yost 20. John 
Shaaber 23. M. R. Eshelman 21 .William Moore V>, Heber Yost 22 
Frank Gearhart 22. Edward Rhoads 25. Gem-ce Ganster 23. Peter 
Tester 20, Charles Miles 17. Ohnrlps Keever 20, George Miller 23. 
The club will hold another shoot on Washi-gtnn's Birthday. 
The Union Metallic Cartridge Company of Bridgeport, Conn, 
has issued a verv taVvng calendar for 1894; the picture represents 
two little children, veritable babes in the wood, asleep under a. 
tree, with a timid fawn peering round the bole of the tree at 
what it deems are intruders upon its domain. They are posi- 
tively "three little dears." 
At the annual meeting of the Central Gun Club of Long 
Branch. N. J., fh» following officers were elpntod: President A . 
P. Cubberlev; Vice-President. H. B Wallnek: Secretary, Arthur 
Sussman: Treasurer, Janbia Vs>n Pvke; Field Captain, John J,. 
Price; Club Survevor. F"sha W. Price; Bo->rd of Directors, ft, 
Morris. W. A. Seaman Wm. R. Jo'ine. J. V. Emmons and b! 
Drummond Woolley. The Centrals will shoot, a t"am matr-b at 
live birds with the Riverside Gun Club of Red Bank on Wash- 
ington's Birthday. 
Dr. Van Ord won the Pfaender diamond badge at the Coney 
Island Rod and Gun Club's shoot at D«xter Park on Jap. 2. Jas 
Orr forced the doctor to kill 13 out of 14 to win the medal, while 
W. Lair was close np with 11 out of 13. 
The members of the Bronx River Gun Club, with grounds at 
West Farms. N. Y., will bold live bird shoots on the second Sat- 
urday in each moatb, The chief event on these occasions will 
