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Feb. 2, 1895. 
all, carrying but two, full battened, working sails and a ringtailed 
topsail similar to those used about San Francisco Bay. She prom- 
ises well and will undoubtedly be heard from at our forthcoming 
regatta, O. K. OHOBEE. 
ordinary .23 short rim fire Winchester cartridges. The shots were 
fired in the following order: 2.5 23 2-5 26 25 25 25 25 21 23—242. 
Seven of the shots entered or cut the 25-ring, which is only Yi 
inch in diameter Staley was not satisfied with his score in the 
Yacht Building at Bristol. 
Preparations are being made here among the yacht builders, 
such as the J. B. Hereshoff company, and George EL Saunders, for 
great activity in the immediate future. 
Large quantities of material, such as Tobin bronze plates, oak 
planking, etc., have arrived during the week. Should the Herres- 
hoff company receive an order for the new cup defender, room 
would and could be immediately made in the south shop for her, 
by launching John B. Hereshoff's new steam yacht, which is prac- 
tically completed. 
In the north shop Mr. Theodore R. Hostetter's (of Pittsburg) 
new steam yacht is approaching completion. She is all planked to 
the water ways, and the coal bunkers and compartments are under 
construction. One 10-rater on the stocks is all planked, lacking 
t wo streaks on her top sides. 
The 20-rater for Mr. Howard Gould is double planked to the 
wales, and her Tobin bronze plates for her fin keel are being bent 
—the spars are also In hand. 
The yawl Gannet, owned by a New Yorker, will be changed in 
rig to a sloop yawl. 
Mr. G eo. II . Saunders, of Bristol, must be given a position in the 
front rank of successful designers and builders, if those for whom 
he has designed and built have any right to an opinion. He is 
always better than his word, which is as good as many a man's 
bond: the writer from personal knowledge, both as regards a 
yacht built for himself and as well as for others, can honestlv 
state that Mr. Saunders gives a, realization to owners of their 
highest expectations. The following list of yachts can attest the 
statement, for their honest construction, excellent design for the 
purpose in view, and in all cases for the speed developed. 
Lena, now owned in Philadelphia, sloop- vawl; Elsie. Mr. Brooks, 
Fall River, R , I.; Tarpon, Dr. Howe, Philadelphia, cat-vawl; Wan- 
ita, Dr. Hollingsworth, Philadelphia, cat- yawl; Lilly. Mr. Purse, 
Providence, cat-yawl; Rana, Mr. Weightman, Providence, R. I. 
sloop-yawl; Razzle Dazzle, Mr. Geo. Gladding, Bristol, R, I., cat- 
yawl; Bambino, Mr. Grinnell, New Bedford, R. I., cutter; Hadas- 
sah, Mr. Mcrriman, Providence, sloop-yawl; Eveline, Miss Per- 
kins, Hartford, Conn., cat-yawl; Sea Gull, Mr. Low, Brooklyn, 
N. Y., cat-yawl; Eclipse, Mr. L. M. Cortwright, Bristol, R. I., 
steamer-yacht. 
Some few remarks on these boats may show the quality of design 
and build. 
Lena, was built for a small cruising fishing smack and was used 
for the cod fishing off Block Island, and in surrounding waters. 
She was renowned for her speed, wealherly qualities, beside being 
an extraordinarv sea-boat in very heaw weather, often remaining 
out until the schooners were forced to run for harbor. 
Lena is now a yacht enrolled in the Philadelphia Corinthian 
Y. C, under a new name. 
Tarpon and Wanita— Two sisters boats, the record of the last 
named was published in The Rudder some three years ago, and 
caused a good deal of favorable comment. She proved an ideal 
boat in everv respect. 
Lilly was built off the same moulds as Wanita, but lengthened 
bodily three feet, the same may be said of the Eveline, both of 
them having been ordered upon the strength of Wanita's extraor- 
dinary record for ability, speed and weatherly qualities. 
Rana, belonging to Mr. Weightman, of Providence, has given 
perfect satisfaction, but is for sale, as the owner desires to build a 
larger yacht nf 40ft, low waterline from designs by Mr. Saunders. 
Razzle Dazzle cannot be bought, her owner simplv swears by her 
in all weathers and under all conditions. 
Bambino makes her home in New-Bedford waters, and has 
proved most thoroughly satisfactory. 
Hadassah has an unbroken record of victories— in fact, her abil- 
ity and speed is such that she has invariablv made a splendid rec- 
ord in all the R. I. club runs, with their largest class. 
The Forest and Stream has alreadv printed a description of her. 
She is to have alterations to her sail plan made in order to in- 
crease the area. She is to be a, full sloop vawl rig. Saunders has 
finished the design for the alterations, and will make the changes 
necessary in time for the early June races. 
He has just received an order for a large cat-vawl of the follow- 
ing dimensions: 
Length over all 34ft., low waterline 26f t., extreme beam 9J4f t., 
extreme draft 4ft. Bin. Lead ballast all carried on outside. Head- 
room in cabin 5ft. Sin. 
The plans for the cabin accommodation show great care and 
forethought m the distribution of space convenientlv. Under the 
cock pit floor there is to be a water tank and a refrigerator, the 
latter reached by the swinging of the companion ladder. The 
cabin shows as a very large and commodious one for a vacht of 
her dimensions, and every inch is utilized in a surprising manner 
for convenience and comfort. Forward of the cabin is a large 
forecastle separated by a bulkhead, furnished with a forohatch for 
access to deck and ventilation; a single gas pipe bunk is fitted in 
and an oil gas stove and dresser find places. Water closet and 
washstand finds room in a most ingeniously contrived space be- 
ween forecastle bulkhead and cabin. 
The lines of this yacht are such as to be a treat to sore eyes, as 
they seem to insure great buoyancy with speed and seaworthy 
qualities of a high order. The owner will be able to congratulate 
himself upon testing this new creation of Saunders. 
A beautiful set of lines for a schooner yacht, for a gentlemen 
living in Philadelphia, is attracting a good deal of attention among 
the local yachtsmen here in Bristol. Inquiries have been made for 
specifications, price, etc., for one 18ft. low waterline pole masted 
fin keeler, also for two more of the same class with slight altera- 
tions in construction. BOWLINE 
mge m\d (gdllerg. 
Rochester shoot, being out of form at the time, and he has been 
practising steadily of late. His last twelve consecutive scores on 
above target, to date, are as follows: 223 229 239 226 242 222 227 225 
232 235 228 237—2765. 
This is an average of 230 5-12. HORACE KEPHART, Sec'y. 
RIFLE NOTES. 
Winona, Minn.— At the present time one of the frigid 
regions in Uncle Sam's domain contains quite a number of en- 
thusiastic riflemen, whose circulation is such that they can 
brave the terrors of zero weather, and put up scores that 
would worry many of our Eastern experts to equal under the 
most favorable summer weather conditions. On Dec. 18, the 
Winona marksmen held a swwepstake shoot, 100 shots per man. 
The weather conditions are said to have been of the blizzard 
order, yet, with such conditions, many scores of over 2,000 
points per 100 shots were made by the competing marksmen. 
Many of our Eastern riflemen hardly wait for Autumn frosts 
before they begin to show signs of hibernation. Some years 
ago the shooting element in the Zettler Club as well as that of 
the other local societies, could be found on the Guttenberg, N. 
J., range one day in the week during, the entire winter. Good 
scores and good fellowship were the order in -those davs. We 
trust that Eastern riflemen will improve the opportunity to 
take in the Great Shooting Festival which takes place in New 
York next July. Go in and put a first mortgage on the long 
list of prizes that will be put up for competition, and show 
Eastern experts "Where they are at," then perhaps we way 
see a little more life and energy injected into our local experts 
whose exploits have in a measure become a matter of ancient 
historv. 
Scores at Shell Mound Range. 
San Francisco, January 13, 1895.— To-day was the initial shoot of 
the various clubs that patronize Shell Mound Range. 
The Columbia Pistol and Rifle club offers a somewhat elaborate 
programme for 1895 (a copy of which I shall forward as soon as 
possible). They offer solid gold medals to all comers for pistol 
target rifle, military rifle, rest shooting, revolver, .22 calibre rifles 
for ladies and "all around" shooting. Also, a new feature has 
ben introduced, the "Columbia Diamond 50 shot Pistol Medal," to 
lie shot for quarterly. Conditions: Only one entry allowed each 
competitor, cost $5, with 80 per rent, of receipts returned to shoot- 
ers in three prizes. The medal is perpetual, and is offered to stim- 
ulate our would-be ".cracks" to show what mettle is in them. 
To-day Smith Carr set a hot pace for the pistol devotees by lead- 
ing off with 97 out of 100 in the Blanding Allcomers Medal congest. 
E. Hovey pushed him sharply with 96, followed by F. O. Young 94 
Dr. Rodgers and F. Gehret 92 each. 
On the Kuhnle Allcomers. Target Rifle shoot Dr. Rodgers won 
the honors with 90 (standard American target); F. O. Young and 
Col. Kellogg 81 each. 
For class medals. Target Rfle, champion class, A. H. Pone 85 Dr. 
Rodgers 80, F. O. Young 81, C. M. Daiss 76, F. Gehret 71, and P. 
Bohr 67. 
Second class: A. Fetz 61, F. Dennis 59, J. Mannel 56. 
For Pistol Class Medals.— Champion Class: Col. Kellogg and A. 
H. Pope 90 each, C. M. Daiss 89, S. Carr 88, F. O. Young 87 E, Ho- 
vey 86. 
First Class: F. Baumgartner 88, Dr. Rodgers 88, J. E. Gorman 84, 
F. Gehret and A. Gehret 81 each. 
Second Class: H. Folster 76, A. H. Kennedy 75, L. Zirnmer- 
mann 70. 
At the annual election held January 7, the following officers 
were elected: President, Dr. L. O. Rodgers; secretary, F. 0. Young 
43 Phelan Building, 8. F.; assistant secretary, C. M. Daiss 
ROEEL. 
Missouri Rifle and Pistol Club. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
You will notice that the rings on our targets are Hin. apart, in- 
stead of Mm. as on the targets of the Zettler and other clubs. Ours 
is the regular German ring target, reduced to 25 yards. The 20-ring 
of the. Zettler corresponds to our 14 ring. 
Wo were glad to see that you published the score of our shoot 
with Rochester. We can do better next time, as Staley was not 
in form, and we will substitute another man for Vogt who went 
to pieces. Our "Infant Class" (B team) outshot the Rochester 
score last week by 85 points, so we have good material for substi- 
tutes. 
The acoompanving card was shot January 17 by Robert W Sta- 
ley, of the Missouri Rifle and Pistol club, at 75 feet, offhand, using 
a 10 pound Stevens ideal rifle with 12 ounce single trigger and 
fennel 
FIXTURES. 
BENCH SHOAVS. 
Gar- 
Feb. 19 to 22— New York— W. K. C, Jas. Mortimer, Supt. 
" Feb. 26 to March 1— Detroit— City of the Straits K. C, J, \Y. 
rison, Sec'y- 
March5to 8— Chicago.— Mascoutah K. G, J. L. Lincoln, Rec'y. 
; March 12 to 15— Denver.— Western K. C. Co., E. T. Weiant, Sec'y 
April 16 to 19— Boston.— New England Kennel Club. D. E. Love- 
land, Sec'y. 
May 8 to 11— San Francisco, Cal.— Pacific Kennol Club. 
FIELD TRIALS. 
Feb. 4— New Albany, Miss.— Southern F. T. C. T. M. B nimby 
Marietta, Ga., Sec'v. 
"Feb 11— Salinas, Cal— Pacific Coast F. T. Club. 
" Sept. 10— Morris, Man.— Manitoba F. T. C, John Woolton 
Manitou, Sec'y. 
Don't forget that entries for the W. K. (}. snow close 
next Monday, Feb. 4, with James Mortimer, 59 Liberty 
street, Koom 3, New Turk. 
U.S. F. T. C. ANNUAL MEETING. 
On Wednesday evening, January 23, the annual meeting 
of the club was held in the Holt House, at West Point, 
Miss., in accordance with the change made at Chicago at 
the last annual inetsng. 
Mi-. Madison presided. The matter of selecting a judge 
for the Pointer Stake was considered. Mr. W.'w. Titus 
was selected. 
The old Board of Governors then met. Mr. W, 1 Siaf- 
ford presided. Major Purcell's protest was road" in re- 
spect to judging one of his dogs. The decision of the 
judges was sustained. 
The resignations of H.J. Smith. J. A. Balmer R L 
Shannon, R. P.Daggett, Col., G. Sloo, B. Waters' Julius 
Winter and H. L.Smyser were accepted. 
Messrs. Louis McGrew, Allegheny, Pa. N. B. Nesbitt 
Charlottesville, Miss.; P. M. Essig, Natchez. Miss.; S. l' 
James Angora, La.; C. E. Buckle. Charlottesville Va ■ 
D. G. Rowland, Louisville, Ky.; Prof. Edmoud H. Ostium . 
New York were elected to membersliip. 
The Board of Governors adjourned. 
The club's annual meeting was next in order Mr. Staf- 
ford presided. The minutes of the previous meeting 
were read and approved. 
The Committee on Grounds was not ready to report 
The grounds inspected at Elizabethtown Kv.. were not 
satisfactory. Mr. Adams explained that there were good 
grounds atlrvingtcn, Ky., but that there was doubt as to 
the birds being in sufficient numbers. Hotel accommo- 
dations, he said, were ample. The Committee on Grounds 
was continued. 
On recommendation of the secretary, Dr. N. Rowe and 
Mr. William H. Child were elected life members without 
dues. 
The list of the new Board of Governors is as follows- 
Dr. JEST. Rowe, J. M. Freeman, Norvin T. Harris, J. M 
Avent, W. B. Stafford. C. E. Buckle, J. Adams, D. G 
Rowland, P. M. Essig, St Marc M. Mundy, P. T. Madi- 
son, H. Hulman, Jr., S. L. James, J. N. Seale and 
Richard Merrill. 
Voted that the Board of Governors be requested to hold 
a chicken trial in the Northwest. 
"Voted that the annual meeting be held now at West 
Point instead of at the Mascoutah Club's next bench show. 
The Board of Governors' meeting was next in order. 
Following is the new list - of officers: President, Dr. N. 
Rowe; 1st Vice-President. Norvin T. Harris; 2nd Vice- 
President, H. Hulman, Jr.; Secretary-Treasurer, P, J, 
Madison. 
The hour being late, the meeting adjourned till the 
following evening at 7:30. 
At the adjourned meeting, Thursday evening, Mr. W. 
B. Stafford in the chair, it was voted that three trials be 
held by the club — one in the. Northwest, one at some cen- 
tral point, and one in the South. 
Carried that the trials on chickens comprise two stakes, 
each stake for setters and pointers. 
Carried that for the chicken trials the club offer a purse 
of §700, divided into §350 for each stake, four prizes, §125, 
§100, $75 and §50. Derby fee, §20, divided into three 
payments, $10, §5, and §5, to start. All age fee, $20, di- 
vided into two payments, $10. and §10 to start. 
It was decided that the trials commence on the first 
Monday in September, 
A committee was appointed to select grounds, a restric- 
tion being made that they be selected within the United 
States. The committee is W. B. Stafford, P. T. Madison 
and J. M. Avent. 
The chicken Derby closes May 15. Second forfeit to be 
paid July 15. The all age stake entries close August 1 . 
The last payment of both stakes to be paid the night be- 
fore starting. Carried that there be but two judges to 
judge the chicken trials. 
The committee on judges appointed is as follows: P. 
T. Madison, Norvin T. Harris 'and J. N. Seale. 
Carried that the fall trials (A) be held on either the 
7th or 11th of November, to be determined by the secre- 
tary, the latter date being contingent on making arrange- 
ments with the E. F. T. C. to hold its trials a week later 
than it commonly does. 
Voted that the purse of tlie Derby be $1,000 in each of 
the trials, A and B. the same amount as that of the all 
age stake, and divided into five prizes as 'at present, for 
pointers and setters respectively, §500 to each. 
The Committee on Field Trial Grounds, appointed by 
the old Board of Governors, was discharged on motion 
of J. L. Adams. Messrs. Madison, St. Marc M. Mundy 
and D. G. Rowland were appointed a new committee on 
grounds, and authorized to expend the amount for birds 
now expended for grounds, if necessary to do so, con- 
tingent on getting new grounds free of rent. 
Carried that Trials B be held at West Point on the third 
Monday of January. 
The club tendered a vote of thanks to the M. & O. R. R., 
its officials and employees, for favors extended the club; 
also a vote of thanks to the good people of West Point 
and vicinity in general, and to Mr. Titus in particular, 
also to the press of West Point for the many favors ex- 
tended to the club, also to the judges. 
A vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Madison by the 
Board of Governors for valuable services rendered for and 
in the interest of the club. The meeting then adjourned. 
Following herewith is Mr. Madison's annual address, 
which is most instructive reading. It gives some valuable 
comments on doggy interests, besides giving a review of 
the club's interests. He said: 
"Gentlemen: In making my annual report, I am pained 
to say that the past season has been a disastrous one for 
field-trial clubs. The great falling off in entries and 
starters made it difficult for clubs to get through and 
survive, yet I am pleased to state that our club will come 
through the ordeal and have a surplus of about §500 as a 
nucleus for next season. 
"Making a report of the financial condition of the club 
at this time gives you only an approximate one, as it is 
impossible to tell what the receipts and expenditures of 
trials B will amount to. I desire to call your attention 
to the physical condition of our honored president. Dr. 
N. Rowe, who has done more for the club than any other 
member. The doctor's health, I have just heard, is im- 
proving. I ask, in appreciation of his valuable services 
and his many favors extended to the club, that you honor 
Mm with a fife membership free of dues. I also desire to 
call your attention to the physical condition of William 
H. Child, a member of this club, who has been confined 
to his bed over two years. Mr. Child has been an ardent 
admirer of the club since its inception, but on account -of 
his extended illness, which has cost him an immense 
outlay, he now reluctantly tenders his resignation I ask 
that Mr. Child be also elected a life member free of dues. 
I think the club will do itself proud in extending these 
favors. 
"The life of a field-trial club depends on the allegiance 
of its members and the confidence of- the public. The 
members should throw no impediments in the club's road 
to success, but should endeavor to create a friendly sports- 
manlike feeling among outsiders as well as members, try 
to get new patrons each year, and let us by our conduct 
show to our outside friends that they will be kindly 
treated, and their dogs will receive the ' same opportuni- 
ties extended to those of members, 
"It is natural for an owner to see faults in the dog of 
another quicker than he does in his own. We should be 
generous enough to acknowledge that our own dogs are 
imperfect. The place to test a dog's qualities is in a com- 
petition in the field, and not in the columns of our sports- 
men's journals, and as field-trial clubs are organized for 
the purpose of affording times and places for these com- 
petitions, I think it advisable for this club to discourage 
private matches, and I earnestly hope that the members 
of this club as well as all outsiders will abandon the chal- 
lenge business and if they are as successful as past chal- 
lengers have been they will run one race in a deca.de. If 
jomnals of the country will decline to publish matter of 
this character, they will become much more instructive. 
•-The question of holding triaLs on chickens in the 
Northwest next fall, also one on quail in the Midde States 
in November, and one in the South during nest winter, 
should receive your earnest attention at this meeting-. 
-■I thank the members for the many favors extended in 
the past, and ask that the same may be extended to my 
successor." . P.T.MADISON, 
mi „ Secretary-Treasurer. 
The reference L to the "challenge business" stirred up a 
