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FOREST AND STREAM 
Feb. 8. 1895. 
Although Mr. Bowman, of Hamilton, Canada, stated 
that he would mail us papers giving an account of the 
Brewer-Gockburn match, shot at Hamilton on January 
18, no papers have reached me. As the whole matter is 
now in the hands of the law, it will be better to let the 
affair rest until it becomes a matter of record in the Cana- 
dian courts. 
The Newark (1ST. J. ) Gun Club held a most successful 
shoot last week. Twenty-seven entries in one event of 25 
live birds is something for Secretary Green to plume him- 
self upon. 
At the Newark shoot the air was full of matchmaking. 
Elliott and Fulford agreed to shoot a series of three 100 
bird races, $100 a side, at Marion, N. J., on February 19, 
20 and 21. Frank Class and Tom Morfey were also 
matched to shoot a similar series of races for a like, amount; 
the first race to take place at Morristown, N. J., Febru- 
ary 7; the second at Wiilard Park, February 12; the third 
is set for February 19, but place was not named. Chris. 
Reinhart and Frauk Class also made a match which was 
shot on Thursday of this week, January 31, under the fol- 
lowing conditions: 50 birds, $50 a side, Class at 30 yards, 
Reinhart at 28. 
It will be notfced that the first Class-Morfey match 
clashes with the live-bird day at Utica, N. Y., and that 
the date set for the third is the same as that for the first 
Elliott -Fulford match. Why couldn't this third match 
be shot at Marion, N. J., either before or after the Elliott 
Fulford match; The two events would be a big drawing 
card. 
By the way, the Utica shoot is going to be a good one. 
Fulford says that they have got everything in first-class 
shape to give the boys a rattling good time. 
Lynchburg, Va. , Gun Club announces that they will 
give a two days' tournament on April 17, 18. This shoot 
will be held under the auspices of the Interstate Manu- 
facturers' and Dealers' Association. As Lynchburg is 
easily accessible from all points South, as well as from the 
North, this shoot, coming as it does at the very com- 
mencement of the season .should be an exceptionally 
good one. 
New features this week are a three days' tournament of 
the Boston Shooting Assciation, to beheld at Wellington, 
Mass., on April 9-11, and the annual tournament of the 
Kansas State Sportsmen's Association, at Kansas City, 
Kansas, may 21-23. 
The following press clipping tells who possesses the 
badge emblematic of the live bird championship of the 
United States: The championship live bird shoot for Si 00 
a side between Dr. Carver and George Kleinman, which 
was to have been held at Watson's Park yesterday after- 
noon, was forfeited by Kleinman, he being sick with the 
grip. Dr, Carver took the championship medal and half 
of Kleinman's forfeit money and returned last night to 
Kansas City. He was in good form for the match. In the 
morning he killed fifteen birds ■straight for practice. 
It is said that Rolla Heikes will come East some time 
soon, and shoot a 100 bird race with T. W. Morfey, of 
Paterson, N. J. 
E. D. Fulford, on January 23, tried conclusions with 50 
pigeons, provided by Frank Class, the latter betting $50 
that Fulford could not kill 45 out of that number. The 
birds ar*e said not to have been nearly as good in quality 
as those provided for either Brewer or Hill, yet 1 ulford 
only just managed to squeeze through with exactly 45 
kills. 
Altoona, Pa., Jan.24. — The Altoona Rod and Gun Club 
held its annual meeting January 19. The following 
officers were elected for the year: President, G. J. Bell; 
Vice-President, W. W. Wilson; Treasurer, R. H. Fay; 
Secretary, W. G. Clark; Captain J. F. KiUitts; Direct- 
ors. Ed. Kottman, J. K. Roush, W. E. Bell, G. G. Zeth, 
F. Bender, W. S. Bookwalter, C. F. Slottenberg. A re- 
view of the past year shows the club to be in a healthy 
condition, with a membership of 129. It was decided to 
hold a two days' target tournament on June 25 and 26. — 
Clashing of Dates. 
At the approach of every tournament season the same trouble 
of clashing dates is encountered to a greater or less extent. 
This is apparently unavoidable, as many fixtures are sent in 
during the sp-me week, the dates chosen having been previously 
unclaimed. Sometimes this clashing of dates occurs through 
inadvertence, or through parties being unaware of a supposedly 
priority of claim. Although this clashing causes a slight 
trouble, owing to the necessity often times of another change 
of dates, the clubs which happen to have chosen the same dates 
generally come together and agree upon a change for one or 
the oilier. 
The following letter from T. A. Divine, president of the 
Memphis, Tenn., Gun Club, explains the change of dates for 
that club's annual tournament next June: "When we selected 
our dates for our annual tournament, we were not awai'e of the 
fact that the Illionis State shoot had for years claimed and held 
dates 3rd to the 8th, and in deference to and out of courtesy for 
this association, we have decided to postpone our dates, and 
will claim the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th of June." 
Another instance is the claim made by the Saratoga, N. 
Gun Club for June 24-28, as the dates on which the New York 
State Sportsmen's Association's annual tournament will be 
held. The Altoona, Pa., Gun Club last'week announced that it 
claimed June 25 and 26 as the dates for its annual tournament 
at Wopsononock. The tournaments of this club have always 
been largely attended by New York shooters, so that it looks as 
if it might be advisable for that club to change its dates 
Could not this clashing of dates be done away with, or at any 
rate reduced to a minimum, when a national association is 
formed, by having all claims for dates made to the governing 
body, the claims being filed as received? In case of a conflict 
of dates, the secretary of the club that applied last could be 
informed at once ttat the dates claimed by his club were already 
secured. Of course, as a rule, tournaments could be held sim- 
ultaneously in the East, North, South and West, without either 
endangering the success of the other. It is only tournaments on 
a large scale and those held in adjoining States that need any 
consideration. 
Newark City Handicap. 
Twenty-seven men put down their names on the entry list 
for the Newark City handicap, at Erb's Grounds, Newark, N. 
J., on Thursday, Jan. 24. Among tbe number were such cracks 
as Elliott, Fuifotd, Morfey, Class, Capt. Money, Van Dyke, 
Clark, Capt. "Jones," Lindsley, Eddie Hill, etc. ' With men of 
such calibre entered, it looked dollars to doughnuts that a 
straight score would be made. Such, however, was not the 
case, 24 being high, and only two being in first hole at that. 
Elliott and Capt. Money both missed their last birds, falling 
into second place with no less than six others; that 25th bird 
would have been worth a good deal to either of them. Owing 
to the large number of entries, it was impossible to finish the 
event on the first day; it was finally decided ou Friday after- 
noon. Scores: 
Newark City Handicap, 25 live birds, $10.25 entrance, in- 
cluding birds: 
Capt. Jones, 30 1110221121121112112222121—24 
M. F. Lindsley, 30 2222122220222222222222232— 24 
Sain Castle, 28 1111111111101112112110211—23 
J. A. R. Elliott, 33 2221222211212221120222120—23 
H. W. Green, 28 1221212211121221121112002—23 
J. Hoffman, 28 2222222220220222222222222—23 
Capt. Money, 81 1211222212321221221011220—23 
Chris. Reinhart, 28 1121211011202121111221211—23 
H. H. Stewart, 29 1002111112111121 222312121— 23 
T. C. Wright, 28 2222120102221222222222222— 23 
W. 'G. 'Clark, 30 0221221112110202212222222—22 
E. D. Fulford, 33 1231212320103121221211220—22 
F. Van Dyke, 30 2102022222222201112222222 -22 
W. S. Canon, 26 2010120112222012211221222—21 
John Erb, 28 2221111211211201200012211—21 
Henrv K., 28 1112011200111112201211211-21 
T. W. Morfey, 33 0022222222020212221221222—21 
F. Walters, 28 2220222001211222122201122—21 
' ' Adams, " 28 022222220 122121 2022020200—18 
J. Timmons, 28 1211221:101012020200111201— 18 
F. Class, 30 0)20222013121220222220 w.— 17 
C. Zwirlein, Eddie Hill C. W. Smith, G. Piercy, Dickson, and 
Scott Terry, withdrew. 
New Utrecht Gun Club. 
The New Utrecht Gun Club had a 25 live bird handicap 
sweepstake on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the grounds at Wood- 
lawn, L. I. The entrance mouey was only nominal, $5. birds 
extra. Capt. Money and C. M. Meyer were easily top scorers, 
with 23 each, their nearest opponents being M. F" Lindsle3 r who 
scored 19. It is only fair to say that no less than five out of his 
six cyphers were scored to him for birds that fell dead out of 
bounds. Capt. Money seems to have found his form again, 
shooting in quick time and killing his birds well; he was shoot- 
ing Du Brays' gun on this occasion, a Parker with Whitworth 
fluid steel barrels. Meyer is just now shooting in very good 
form, and is a hard man to beat; his score of 23 on birds like 
those trapped in the event is a capital one in every respect. The 
following tells the tale: 
Capt. Money, 30 2211220111122112022212212—23 
C. M. Meyer. 30 2222221022022222332333222—23 
M. F. Lindsley, 30 0223222*22222*2223*3*22*2—19 
W. Lair, 28 10201111102001211*2310111—18 
H. P. Fessenden. 38 02*22g212011U21002102012— 18 
D. Little-field, 28 0211001120*31 213222202120— 18 
C. T. Pennington 28 1022020001200211102221222—17 
Gus Greiff, 30..! *0201*02222230*3220303332— 16 
A. W. Du Bray, 28 *111020220121 221011010 w.— 15 
Dr. Parker, 28 00222120201 312100122*0 w — 14 
NEW YORK, January 23.— The club held its regular shoot 
to-day at Zettler's, 219 Bowery. The following scores were 
made, off hand, German ring target, 75 feet, any rifle, sights 
and trigger pull, two best scores to count: 
Ai H. Isbell, 71 : 246 245 
C. C. King, 65 241 246 
M. Herrington, 63 345 245 
T. Lloyd, 63 241 244 
Geo. Shorkley, x 240 242 
R. J. Young, 64 240 242 
C. E. Genoch, 64 242 
G. L. Mason, 51 228 230 
R. J. YOUNG. Secretary. 
This plan has proved entirely satisfactory in getting the boys 
out. Try it and see when about a dozen certificates are out if 
the fur don't fly on challenges, and then look but for friendly 
rivalry. To get a "yaller ticket" is thy animating desire, as no 
fellow likcB to be the under fellow in any uontest. 
Three cheers ior the Knoxville Gun Club, and ail have in their 
mind's eye visions of that $3,000 added money on May 21-24, '95. 
How do you feel, boys? B. Van Gildek, Sec. 
Knoxville Gun Club. 
Knoxvillts, Tenn., Jan. 4.— Editor Forest and Stream: Being 
fully awaiw of tho laclc of interest that at times possess the mem- 
bets of a gun club to go out and shoot, we herewith briefly state 
the plan adopted by this club for its '95 club contests. This 
scheme was tried during '94 with success, and the following is 
an improved addition : 
Club Days — Every other Saturday in the afternoon. 
Purses— $75 by the club, and all challenge fees aaded, to be 
divided into 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent, at end of season. 
Conditions — 16yds. rise, rapid fire, known traps, unknown 
angles, 25 target*, class shooting. 
Handicap— Allowance of targets— i, e., the poorer shots to shoot 
at say 32 targets on down to 25, which equals the scratch man — 
to be determined bv geuetal six or twelve-mouths' averages of 
each member, and to be corrected every two months by the 
handicap committee. 
Plan — The secretary issues to the higlnst scores— class shoot- 
ing—three "certificates of merit" (one to each class) of equal 
value toward winning the prizes. Tlie four members holding 
at end of the year the greatest number of certificates win the 
four cash prizcB respectively. 
ItULUS AND KEGCTLATIONS. 
1. All scores of 25 targets in regular order as shot to be each 
shooter's record to determine the winner o the regular club cer- 
tificate contest. The first 25 shot at on the grounds to be 
counted as his club certificate record, or win. 
2. All ties shall be shot to a finish on Bame day of any contest, 
untess either party cau show sati-Jaclory evidence lo fh- handi- 
cap committee lor a postponement. The oilier party to the con- 
test shall have no rigbt in ihe decision of the OaS" at issue. 
3. Any certificate holder may cha lenge or be challenged by 
any other certificate holder upon payment of a challenge fee of 
25 cents to secretary — but no certificate owner can c <ntest at 
any time for more than three challenges, and then only on the 
regular club days. 
4. All individual challenges shall be made after the regular 
certificate contest on club day. The right of challenge being 
with the lowest score and then in regular order up, one challenge 
to each and repeat— to not. exceed giving and receiving three to 
each certificate holder. After leaving club grounds unfilled chal- 
lenges to be open to all provided they are filed with secretary 
two days preceding the regular emb day. 
5. The challenger or challenge may for good cause hand in 
writing to the secretary a day before the cenieat his excuse to 
postpone a challenge contest lo an acre, d dale before the next 
regular club day, otherwise by default be will forfeit his certifi- 
cate of merit. A postponed challenge must be shot to a finish 
and shall not conflict with any regular challenges that may be 
in order to either, to be shot on the regular club day, 
6. Any member absent from any regular club certificate con- 
Test can use up at the next club shoot he atteuds his back 
chances. Ho must shoot one, next after his resnlar certificate 
score, failing to win it; if he wins the regular club certificate in 
his class he then carries along with him this back shoot or 
shoots (chance or chances') to be used when ho does fail. If he 
has more than one hack chance to use up he can elect to do so 
in regular order of scores at each following club shoot or all of 
them on the same day. 
Shall it be Speed or Nose? 
Wakefield, Mass. Editor Forest and Stream: It is with great 
pleasure that I read articles in your paper from the pens of ex- 
perienced beaglemen. While not as experienced in beagle work 
as some of your contributors, I believe, as a result of my obser- 
vations, that breeders need to strive for courage, ''bunt," nose • 
and staying powers more than for speed in begales for practical 
work. I like a dog that has ambition, is not timid, and when 
cast off will get to work a tonce, going at a good clip and hav- 
ing the nose to back up his "hustle," not having to depend on a 
slow dog to work out the trail. Speed is desirable, but we 
should not be so carried away with the "speed craze" that we 
neglect tbe more necessary qualities of hunting and nose. A 
bustling man does not amount to much without a level head, 
and a hustling dog does not suit a practical hunter, unless the ' 
dog has keen scent. Too many begales of long pedigrees and of 
bench show stock, and some of fiel .-trial fame, have to be 
coaxed to "hunt 'em up," when the hunting ground is reached. ! 
Let breeders aim to produce dogs with the eagerness to hunt 
that spaniels have. 
Mr. Kreuder, in your issue of December 22nd, says: "Speed 
without nose is all poppycock: and is a physical impossibility." 
I cannot agree with him, for I have seen beagles hustle a rabbit 
fast and true for quite a distance, but when the scent became 
weaker on less favorable ground, where it required a good nose 
to carry the trail, these dogs were at a loss until my dog Ring- 
wood— Flute M. stock — nearly as fast, but with better nose, 
worked out the trail for them. Now, these dogs had speed 
surely, but we.te without the proper' nose for such speed; so II 
claim, speed without a good nose is a phvsical possibility, and iu 
too many cases a sad fact. Jean Vaijean cannot be a dog of this 
sort, or he would not have rightly beaten Buckshot at Oxford,, 
Jean must have the proper nose for his legs. 
I once knew of a half-breed foxhound and Gordon setter that 
drove foxes very fast, and would take a fox away from auy 
hound in this vicinity; but as his nose was not as fast as his legs, 
he would get a "check," and after the hounds straightened it 
out for him he would outrun them again. Now, which style of 
a beagle is the best gives the most satisfaction when hunted ! 
alone; the sprinter without the right nose, or the steady driv- 
ing, keen-scented dog? I like Mr. Stoddard's letter in your re- | 
cent issue, but do not like a dog with a "farmhorse" jog. I 1 
behevein the hustling, level-headed, sure-scented, staying road I 
horse style of a beagle. R URAL. 
hchting. 
The 
Jan- 
Origin of the Centerboard. 
The following is taken from the Philadelphia Press, of 
uary 20, and is at least amusing: 
"Here of late considerable discussion is going the rounds as to 
the relative merits of the centreboard in vessels as being a dis- 
tinctly American invention, and for that reason resting its 
chief claim for superiority.' 
To Benjamin Franklin belongs the honor of having first per- 
ceived its utitity. It was while working at his trade of printer 
in London that one day in crossing the Thames the strong cur- 
rents carried the flat rowboat he was in down the stream, and it J 
occurred to him at once that if a movable board were placed at 1 
the side and lowered as occasion required the boat would be less 
liable to be affected by the currents. This was done so successfully 1 
that lee-boards, as thoy were called, soon began to attract notice I 
for use on shallow vessels, until ultimately they have developed <] 
into the more pretentious name of centreboards. It is a Uttlo ] 
singular that the change from lee-board to centreboard has not J 
been, in the estimation of the profession, attended with anything 1 
like. the. advantage the original form first presented to j 
Franklin's notice. One may see now r but very rarely on those j 
long, narrow, and as they are called, canal schooners, with their J 
sides straight up and down as a brick house, the heavy, cum- i 
bcrous looking lee-board, one on each side, about midway, 1 
slung in heavy chains on one end and pivoted on the other for i 
raising or lowering. This was Franklin's idea of placing them on J 
the sides, and practice has shown that in this position they are at 1 
their best, notwithstanding custom has relegated them to the I 
centre of tho vessel." 
• The chief difficulty in placing lee-boards on the sides is in I 
keeping thorn there. The same holds to a certain extent with the I 
centreboard." 
' 'Here, again, another problem presents itself, viz: Does not I 
the keel hi its rigidity bear the same relation to the moving vessel I 
as does the fin. That is to say, if a rigid fin fails to hold a vessel J 
up when close hauled on the wind how is it reasonable to expect I 
a keel to do so when the construction is nearly similar?" 
"To take a more familiar illustration, did any one ever see in I 
running matches a sprinter making phenomenal speed with his; 1 
arms (fins) rigid against his sides? There is a natural law that, it i 
may be well to quote, "Like causes produce like effects," and fol- 
lowing up this line of reasoning the superiority of the Am erican 
Centreboard asserts itself and it ceases to exist as an abnormal 1 
growth. Broadly speaking, all pressure is in the line of least 
"In the case of the keel and fin the resistance becomes greatest ' 
in their immediate vicinity, hence we cannot look for pressure 
when the least resistance is located elsewhere." 
"With tho water passing swiftly along a vessel's bottom and 
the blade of the board moving at will up and down constantly 
creates a least resistance vacuo, against which the water rushes 
with telling effect and tho consequence is the 'end justifies the 
means,' the pressure of the water rushing against the submerged 
movable board forces the hull around toward the wind and holds 
her there until another change creates a vacuum when the same 
forces act again. It is the creation of vacuum that gives to the 
American centreboard its superiority over the rigid keel or fin." 
"When we discard the appendage in our racing yachts we run . 
the risk of losing the cup. The keel is good and far superior to 
the fin. The use of all three at their best is not. absolute, but rela- 
tive to high speed, therefore, the relation of keel with cent re- 
boards to use a Hibernicism to take the boat in places 'whore the 
hand of man never put foot,' used in conjunction they become 
invincible. Designer Burgess believed thoroughly in this, with 
other things. See how heavily he leaned on the keol with the 
centreboard; and how admirably both work together has been at- 
tested by the splendid victories of his yachts over the narrow, 
deep keeled English cutters sent over here to race." 
The Voyage of the Sylvia. 
The steam yacht Sylvia, whose name has appeared so frequently 
of late in connection with various startling reports, is a small 
craft, as modern steam vachts go, but trim and shapely, of 130 ft. 
B. P., 18 ft. 6 in. beam, 9 ft. 4 in. depth of hold and 10 ft. 10 in. in 
draft. She was designed and built in 1882 by the firm of A. 
Stephens & Sons, at Glasgow, of iron, with four bulkheads, and is 
still classed 100 A 1 at Lloyds, with a star, denoting special survey. 
Her engines are two-cylinder compound 17 and 28x27 ins. of GO H. 
P. Late last fall the yacht was purchased in London by Capt. 
Arthur H. Clark, of New York, for Vice-Corn. E. M. Brown, of 
the New York Y. C., to replace the steam yacht Sheerwater. Com. I 
Brown w r as for some years the owner of the wooden steam yacht 
Fedalma, built in New York in 1886, which craft gave place last 
yearto the Sheerwater, a nice little Burgess boat, but smaUIfor her 
owner's wants. As there was nothing suitable to be found on this 
side, Capt. Clark was commissioned last October by Com. Brown 
to purchase a boat in England, and the Sylvia was finally selected. 
Capt, Clark was accompanied by Com. Browne's sailing master 
and engineer, both of whom had been in the old boats, and for 
some vears in his employ. The yacht was purchased, then lying 
at Dublin, laid up for the winter, the captain and engineer took 
