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FOREST AND STREAM. 
March 2, 1895. 
to do his work as he felfit should be'done, he handed'in his 
resignation, retiring from his position of trap editor as recent- 
ly as Sept. 1, 1894. 
t Perhaps mercifully, his end came very suddenly. His inten- 
tion had been to winter among the pine forests of Georgia, a 
region where he had many friends and some relatives, and 
where he had always found the air of great benefit to him. 
He had obtained a good position there, and was to have left 
for the South, and so wrote to Forest and Stream, just when 
the blizzard struck this country. The severity of the weather 
prevented his departure at that time. He had finally decided 
to leave Newark the latter part of last week, and was, pre- 
paratory to his departure, in the act of packing his trunk, 
wheu he was seized with a hemorrhage of so violent a nature 
that he died almost immediately. A peculiarly sad feature of 
his death is that the articles he was placiag in his trunk at the 
time when death overtook him, were articles for use on hunt- 
ing and fishing excursions. The Jast public shoot he attended 
was the Newark Handicap at Erb's grounds on Jan. 24 and 35 
of this year. 
The following obituary notice is taken from the Newark, N. 
J., Sunday Call, of Feb. 23: "Mr. Townsend was born in 
Orange thirty-nine years ago. He learned the trade of a 
printer, and afterward became a reporter of military and. 
Sporting matters, especially bicycling and trap shooting, for 
the Sunday Call. Several years ago he published in this city a 
paper devoted almost exclusively to the wheel. During the two 
years ending; last fall he edited the trap shooting department of 
Forest and Stream, of New York, anr] traveled all over the 
East and South for that journal. He soon won a wide reputa- 
tion as au expert in his work, and scarcely a month ago a sim- 
ilar position on the staff of a large Philadelphia paper was 
offered to Mm. For many years he was a lieutenant of Com- 
pany G-, of the old Fifth Regiment, of this city, and his intimate 
knowledge of military matters enabled him to publish for sev- 
eral summers a little pamphlet called "The Guardsman on 
Duty," for the instruction of the soldiery of the State, when in 
camp at Sea Girt. He was of a frank and manly disposition 
and he had many warm friends. He leaves a widow and three 
small children." 
New York - Rifle Club- 
Feb. 6.— This club held its regular shoot to-day at Zetller's. The 
following scores were made by the members present. Off-hand. 
German rins? target. Distance 73ft. Any rifle, sights and trigger- 
pull. Two best scores counted. 
A. H. Isbell, 65 248 248 
M. Harrington. 0 244 245 
C. E. Gensch, 69 , 244 245 
R. J. Young, 66 240 243 
E. B. Barker, 63 235 240 
C. C. Ring, 59 2,36 237 
F. Walters, 0 234 236 
Feb. 20.— The regular shoot under the above conditions decided 
to-day resulted as follows: 
A. H. Isbell, 72. . . 248 249 
M. Herrington, 69 247 248 
C. E. Gensch, 69 '.341 247 
R. J. Young, 68 , „ ^243 243 
D. Crocker, 68 , "240 243 
C. C. King, 67 , - 240 243 
E. B. Barker, 57 337 238 
T, Monahan, 29 , ' 212 212 
R. J. YOUNG. „ 
Hartford Rifle Club. 
Hartford, Conn., Feb" 24.— Inclosed are the scores of the last two 
shoots of the Hartford Rifle Club, both shot under poor weather 
conditions of strong, gusty wind, and a harsh light with shadows 
on the target. 
Feb. 9.-- Medal Match (Single Entry). 
H.'M. Pope* 21 22 24 21 23 21 19 20 25 19—215 
J. Edwards 2 22 23 ,23 20 20 23 18 22 19 22—213 
H. A. Fox 5 . . .■ 21 24 21 17 22 21 6 15 23 21—194 
F. K. Rand 3 19 19 33 24 0 19 19 19 22 23—187 
D. S. Soymour 3 21 16 33 11 23 15 19 17 21 18—183 
Re-entry Match. 
Pope 23 23 22 24 21 23 22 23 22 20—222 
22 21 18 23 23 24 24 21 25 18—219 
Seymour 23 25 23 24 39 21 17 17 22 19—211 
20 22 18 23 23 21 21 23 23 21—215 
Fox 25 34 16 23 21 23 15 23 23 13—208 
20 24 25 20 24 20 21 21 18 20—213 
Rand 23 23 18 19 18 22 19 17 J 8 23—199 
Feb. 23.— Medal Match (Single Entry). 
J. H. Foote, Jr 22 23 25 20 23 21 21 24 23 24—226 
H. M. Pope 19 20 31 24 24 20 23 23 20 20—214 
H. A. Fox 24 23 20 19 33 23 20 16 18 25—211 
F. K. Rand 23 17 25 18 20 18 25 20 21 22—209 
W. J. Dunbar 25 15 23 23 33 14 23 21 14 19—201 
Re-entry Match. 
Pope 3 23 19 23 23 24 21 23 22 23 24—222 
Foote 1 23 22 24 33 17 22 23 20 35 23 —231 
21. 19 13 23 23 22 20 21 24 25—209 
Rand 3 24 35 20 21 23 22 19 23 20 14—211 
Fox 9 10 20 25 24 25 22 20 12 24 17—205 
Dunbar 3 21 33 33 21 16 21 13 21 21 22—202 
16 20 2? 22 19 24 14 25 16 18—201 
1 Pope 'barrel 32—43—200 grooved. 2 32—40—165 Ballard. 3 33— 
43— 218 Pope. H. MPOPE, Sec. 
Missouri Rifle Notes. 
St. Louis, Feb. 8. — A bitter cold wave, and consequent low tem- 
perature in the gallery, interfered with the weekly shoot of the 
Missouri Rifle and Pistol Club, but a few of the regulars turned 
out and faced the targets. The following scores were made: Zu- 
koski, 234; Schaff, 231; Kephart, 223; Buchanan, 223: Wright, 220; 
Herold, 217; Krah, 217; Vogt, 215; Knapp,'.213; Dunn, 211; Zink, 190; 
Lingenbriuk, 183. 
St. Louis, Feb. 22.— At the weekly medal shoot of the Missouri 
Rifle and Pistol Club yesterday, the following scores were made: 
R. W. Staley, 241: J. H. Krah. 234; W. P. Schaaf, 233: G. T. Dunn. 
233; A. Gfeller, 232; H. Kephart, 231; R. Buchanan, 229; E. Kaiser, 
228; P. Kling, 22S; C. Yogt, Jr.. 224: M. Summerfleld, 220; R. Her- 
old, 219; S. B. Stannard, 217; E. Zukoski, 216; H. L. Lortz, 207. 
The second telegraph match with the Columbia Rifle and Pistol 
Club of Rochester will .be ^shot Thursday night, Feb. 14, on the 
Columbia's target. HORACE KEPHART, Sec. 
From the Pacific Slope. 
San Francisco, Jan. 27.— The marksmen at Shell Mound to-day 
had to face a fierce north wind, and the muzzles of their rifles did 
some lively waltzing at[tirnes. Pistol shooting was especially diffi- 
cult as the range is practically an open one. The scores made by 
the members of the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club in the contests 
for medals, open to the world, were as follows: 
Target rifle, Kuhne medal— S. L Kellogg, 87; Dr. Rodgers, 86; F 
O. Young, 85; F. Schuster. 84. 
Military rifle, Glindermann" medal, 8-inch bull's-eye — H~ R 
Brown, 46; F. O. Young, 45; Col. Kellogg, 45; J. Utschig. 45; Dr. 
Rodgers, 42; P. Bohr, 41; A. Heenan, 40. 
Pistol, Blanding medal— F. O. Young. 94; S. Carr, 93; J. E. Gor- 
man, 86; Dr. Rodgers, 88. ttS 
Twenty-two calibre rifle for'ladies, 50 yards. Rogers medal— Mrs. 
Nichols, 95, 97, 98. • ROCEL. 
Feb. 10.— Notwithstanding a glowering, drizzly day. Shell Mound 
Range was a scene of activity, the various shooting clubs, civil 
and military, turning out in goodly numbers. 
The Schuetzen Verein, champion class. Medal was won by An- 
drew Mocker, 420; first ;class, not won; 3nrl class, J. Peterson; 3rd 
class, not won; Germania Schuetzeu Club, champion class. Medal 
won by Dr. P. O. Rodgers, with 438 rings; 1st class, not won; 2nd 
class, not won; 3rd class, F. Schuster, 419. ' Militiamen, C. F. 
Waltham, 47; W. L. Pun, 145; C. Myer, 44; J. R. Barricklo, 44; P. 
Bohr, 43; P. M. Diers, 43. • 
The Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club turned out with their nerves 
and eyes in fine shape. Smith Carr, E. Hovev, C. M. Daiss. and 
F. O, Young distinguished themselves at the 50 yard pistol range, 
followed by good scores from some of the lesser lights. At the 200 
yard target rifle range. Dr, L. O. Rodgers was facile princeps, his 
score of 94 tying the highest yet made in the club. A. H. Pape 
fired one score on the 8-in. Creedmoor, rolling up the fine total of 47. 
The numerous elegant medals offered by this club have had a 
highly stimulating effect upon its friends and members. Scores 
were as follows: 
Target rifle, 200. yards, re-entry, Kuhne medal— Dr. L. O. Rodg- 
ers, 94; D. McLaughlin, 87; A. Gehret, 85; F. O. Young, 84. 
In the contest ;for members only, no re-entry, the scores were: 
Champion class— Dr. Rodgers, 91; McLaughlin,' 84; Young, 81; A. 
H. Pape, 80; Col. S. I. Kellogg, 80. First class— Phil. Bohr, 81; C. 
W. Umfred, 61; A. Fetz, 61; L. Zimmerman, 56; H. Foster, b&. 
The pistol scores at 50 yards for members, no re-entry, were as 
follows: Champion "class— F. O. Young, 93; Ed. Hovev, 91; S. 1. 
Kellogg, 88; S. Carr, 86. First class— Dr. Rodgers, 88; A Gehret, 82; 
Gorman, 80; Davis. 79; Baumgartner. 78; McLaughlin, 77; Phi' 
Bohr, 64. Second class— L. Zimmerman, 80; A Fetz. 73; H. Folster, 
70: C. Perry, 70; H. R. Crane, 63; R. W.Forrest, 57; Kennedy, 55; 
W. Umfred, 53. 
Open to all comers, pistol, Blanding medal, no re-entrv— S. Carr, 
07; Ed. Hovev, 96; F. O. Young, 94; C. M. Daiss. 94; Dr. Rodgers, 92; 
A. Gehret, 91; S. I. Kellogg. 88; J. E. Gorman, 86: F. Baumgartner, 
82. ROCEL. 
Schlicht Rifle Club. 
The Schlicht Rifle Club held its class medal shoot on Feb. 4, with 
the result that the following gentlemen were medal winners: Geo. 
Dorr, championship medal; C. Meyer, first class medal; George 
Lauterberger. second class, and H. Auf der Heide. third class. 
The following are the scores: J. Diehl, 230; Geo. Schlicht. 241; C. 
Meyer. 236; J. Schli. ht. 232; H. Aup der Heide, 220; Geo. Dorr, 333; 
Geo Reichert, 325; August Tribout, 215; C. Schlicht, 219;; W. 
Schlicht, 227; Geo. Lauterberger, 233; Aug. Meyer, 220. 
New York Rifle Club. 
New York Feb. 13.— This club held its regular shoot to-day at 
Zettler's. The following scores were made by the members pres- 
ent. Off-hand, German ring target. Distance 75 feet. Any rifle, 
sights and trigger-pull. Two best scores counted: 
A. H. Isbell 
E. B. Barker 
Honor 
Target. 
69 
248 
284 
65 
247 
248 
. 65 
243 
244 
. 71 
236 
240 
. 67 
237 
239 
R. S. YOUNG. Sec. N. Y. R. C. 
Seventh Regiment Marksen- 
New York, Feb. 16.— The Seventh Regiment (N. G. S. N. Y ) team 
race, postponed from January, was decided this afternoon on the 
regiment's range. The conditions governing the team race are- 
Open to teams of three men from each companv, except those with 
armory records of 65 or better, or who have shot on a regimental 
team at Creedmoor; no member allowed to shoot in more than one 
match; five shots standing and five prone; the Covell trophy to go 
to the winning team, to be held by them until the first competi- 
tion in the succeeding year. Company A won, with a score of 130 
Companies B and G being close up, with 128 and 130 respectively 
Scores made were as follows: 
E COMPANY A. 
300 500 
n • lAnrwm Yards. Yards. Total. 
Private T. E. Stewart. 17 &i , (1 
Priva,te H. E. Mann 21 23 43 
Sergeant G. W. Rosevelt %\ 35 4 jj 
Totals., 59 71 "lio 
Company B 6 0 68 128 
Company G 6 1 65 126 
Company K 6 1 61 122 
Company E 6l go 
Company H 58 m ft£ 
Company 1 52 60 its 
Company C .7 59 57 Uti 
Cincinnati Rifle Association- 
Cincinnati O. 'Feb. 10.-The following scores were made by 
members of the Cincinnati Rifle Association to-dav at their ran-e 
Conditions: 200 yards, off-hand, at the Standard target. WeTthe'r 
cold and cl gar, and a white blanket of snow covering the ground 
making a blinding glare, which annoyed the shooters consider! 
ably. The event of the day was the shooting of a match between 
13 members ot thhs association and I2:members of the St Loifis 
Rifle and Pistol Club, the result of which will be given next week 
Gindele 8 8 8 10 6 10 
9 7 8 7 9 9 
7 7 8 9 7 10 
„ r . . . 8 8 8 7 8 6 
Wemheimer 5 10 9 7 9 6 
10 5 10 8 5 7 
8 9 6 8 7 10 
™ ii- 9 6 6 10 10 4 
Wellmger $ •- 
" 5 
9 
7 , 
Payne 10 6 9 
8 10 10 
8 7 7 
8 5 9 
feee 8 8 10 7 9 8 7 
8 8^8 9 10 9 9 
9 10 4 5 8 8 10 
, 8 8 7 9 
Hake 4 6 4 10 
6 6 6 6 
9 
6 10 
8 7 
4 9 
9 6 9 10-84 
7 7 9 8—80 
7 9 7 8—79 
9 10 8 9-81 
9 10-84 
6 10—75 
9 6—78 
Goodman (j 
" 5 
Simon 9 
' 9 
6 
Stegner , 8 
6 
6 
7 
Schmidlin 7 
8 
„, ^ 4 
Topf tj 
2 
6 
Trounstein 4 
,10 
5 
10 
Randall , 10 
6 
8 
rt 
Louis , 7 
10 
7 
&■ 
Hazeuzahl 9 
9 
5 
8 
6 
8 
7 
8 
7 
5 
8 
5 
6 
9 10 
7 8 
6 4 
6 5 
3 6 
5 10 
8 4 
4 5 
6 10 9 4 
7 
8 
7 
8 
9 
7 
7 
7 10 
7 9 
9 10 
5 8 
9 
8 
5 
6 
8 
7 
7 
7 7 
7 8 
6 10 
(5 7 9 
(J 9 
5 8 7 9 
5 9 7 
8 0 9 
9 9 10 
9 6 10 
8 6 10 
9 8 
8 9 
8 10 
5 
9 
4 7 
6 7 
6 6 
5 8 
6 7 
9 8 
9 10 
6 9 
3 10 
4 
3 2 4 
4 o 4 
3 
6 
9 
8 
Roberts s 
' 7 63II0 9 4 8 
8 
5 
5 
9 
7 b 
4 10 
7 6 .7 
6 10 6 
9 6 6 
7 8 6 
6 8 8 
8 7 6 
5 9 10 
^6 A 8 
7 
4 
4 
1 10 
5 8 
7 5 
9 9 
9 10 
5 4 
5 15 
6 
9 6 
5 10 
8 8 
8 6 
3 9 
5 
7 
3 
6 
8 
6 
B 
6 
8 
6 
7 
6 10 
6 7 
6- 74 
7-71 
7- 74 
9 8—72 
6 9—73 
9 6—81 
7 8-87 
8 6—77 
5- 74 
6- 78 
8- 84 
7- 77 
6—77 
4-63 
6— 59 
7— 63 
7- 61 
6- 51 
8- 68 
7- 59 
8- 71 
9- 64 
8-69 
4—64 
8-70 
6-77 
8—71 
8 
7 
6—71 
3 
5 
8—59 
5 10 
2—59 
6 
7 
10—58 
4 
4 
6—58 
5 
5 
8—56 
6 
3 
5—51 
7 
6 
9—70 
7 
9 
S--49 
1—57 
4 
9 
8 
6 
5---53 
5 
6 
7—68 
8 
8 
7—70 
8 
7 
6—74 
7 
6 
-7—80 
5 
9 
5 
8 
5—56 
7—73 
9 
5 
8—75 
9 
7 
9—74 
9 
6 
9—76 
8 
6 
10—74 
6 
6 
6—73 
4 
7 
9—68 
7 
6 10—72 
10 
9 
9—79 
7 
6 
7—73 
hclfiittfi. 
FIXTURES. 
APRIL. 
19. Mosquito Fleet Open regatta, Boston Harbor. 
MAT. 
30. South Boston Onen, Boston Harbor. 
JUNE. 
8. Knickerbocker annual, L. I. 17. Massachusetts open, Nahant. 
Sound. 22. Douglaston annual, L, 1. 
11. Atlantic Annual, N. Y.Bay. Sound; 
15. Larchmont spring regatta, 25-28. Seawanhaka Cor., annual 
L. I. Sound. race, to New London. 
11. Philadelphia annual, Dela- 29. New Rochelle annual, L. I. 
ware River. Sound. 
•TDXY. 
1. Indian Harbor special, L. I. 10. 
Sound. 
2. Seawanhaka Cor,, annual 12. 
L. I. Sound. 
3. Seawanhaka Cor., race to 13-1 
Larchmont. 
6. Larchmont annual, L. I. 13. 
Sound. 
6. American special, L. 1 I. 15. 
Sound. 
4. Riverside annual, ' L. I. 20. 
Sound. 37. 
8. Seawannaka Cor. special, L. 
I. Sound. 27. 
9. Horseshoe Harbor special, L 
I. Sound. 
Huguenot special, L. I. 
Sound. 
Larchmont 34 and 31-foot 
classes, L. I. Sound. 
21. Larchmont cruise, L. I. 
Sound. 
Hempstead Harbor aunual, 
L. I Sound. 
Savin Hill open, Boston Har- 
bor. 
Sea Cliff annual, L. L Sound. 
Indian Harbor annual, L. I. 
Sound. 
Quincy, Boston Harbor. 
AtraosT. 
Boston 
3. Monatiquoit open, 
Harbor. 
_3. Shelter Island annual. 
^3. Larchmont 31 and 31 foot 
■ i classes. L. I. Sound. 
10. American annual, L. I. 
Sound. 
10. Winthrop open, Boston Har- 
bor. 
13. American open, Newbury n't. 
15. Sea Cliff, L. I. Sound. 
17. Huguenot .annual,; L, I. 
Sound. 
17. Corinthian open.Marblehead. 
19. Manchester open, Manches- 
ter, Mass. 
24. Sqxiantum open, Squantum, 
Mass. 
24, Horseshoe Harbor annual, L. 
I. Sound. 
24. Norwalk, L. I. Sound. 
31. Larchmont 34 and 21-foot 
classes, L. I. Sound. 
31. Huntington annual, L. I. 
Sound. 
SEPTEMBER. 
2. Lynn open, Nahant. 
2. New York Y. R. A. annual, 
York Bay. 
2. Larchmont Fall Regatta, L. 
I. Sound. 
7. America's Cup, first race. 
New York. 
7. Revere, open. 
7. Larchmont, cabin cats, L. I. 
Sound. 
5. Larchmont 34 and 21-foot 12. Sea Cliff, L. I. Sound. 
classes, L. I. Sound. 
14. Larchmont schooner race, L. 
I. Sound. 
In casting about for grounds of objection to the new classifica- 
tion of the New Yoi-k Y. C, the Bostou Herald brings to light the 
important facts that the new change is '•English," that four of the 
committe which recommended it are non-owners, and that three 
of them are members of another yacht club. The idea of classify- 
ing by ah instead of one of the elements of measurement is not 
only English, but it is right, which is of much more importance. 
At the same time the classification by racing length under the 
Seawanhaka formula is not English, but something radically 
different from the multiplication of the two factors and the divi- 
sion by a constant, as in the English rule; and with very different 
results in the proportions of length and sail area. 
The objection that the proposal; has-been; advanced by .'non- 
owners, and inferentially that it is againstltho interests of racing 
yachtsmen, is made in this as in scores of cases in the past, regard- 
less of the fact that improvements, in rules ao not invariably 
originate with the owners of large yachts, hut much more f 1 e- 
quently with men who are not yacht owners, but whose love of the 
sport in all its phases has led them to make a life study of it, both 
in practice and theory. 
One of the non-owners on the committee has served the club for 
more years, probably, than he would care to [own up to, in many 
capacities, and on its most important committees; another is rec- 
ognized as a mathematician of exceptional ability, as well as a 
practical yachtsman, who not only sailed but designed his own 
yacht, one of the largest. A third has placed all designers under 
lasting obligations by his original investigations of the wave form 
theory, the basis of modern designing; while he is a practical sailor 
and expert amateur designer. That all of these gentlemen are 
active and honored [members of another yacht, club, as well as the 
New York, is nothing to their discredit. 
The methods of the writer who seeks to play upon any possible 
jealousy or hostile feeling between two clubs in order to hinder the 
adoption of the proposed change [speak of themselves in the ab- 
sence of any sound and honorable grounds of objection. Ab op- 
posed to the idea sometimes advanced, that all of the wisdom and 
knowledge of yachting is confined to yacht owners, and mainly to 
those owning large boats, and that the non-owner who devotes the 
leisure of a lifetime to an intelligent study of yachting is but a mis- 
chievous theorist, we would point to the new deed of gift. Apart 
from all charges of unfairness, that instrument is now generally 
recognized as the worst piece of bungling work known to yachts- 
men, requiring constant interpretation and explanation to help 
out its absurd and faulty wording. This new deed was the especial 
work of practical yacht owners, five of the six members of the 
committee which framed it being owners. After this piece of 
practical work had stopped international racing for five or six 
years, the New York t Y. C. was very glad to call to its aid on the 
America's Cup committee two of the gentlemen whom the Herald 
objects to as non-owners and members of another club. 
Tvyo reports which were current last week, to the effect that 
Jubilee had been chartered by a syndicate of New York yachts- 
men for the trial races, and that Colonia had been chartered by 
Mr. Iselin [for training the crew of the new boat, are positively 
denied; the former by Gen. Paine. It is stated, however, that Mr. 
John B. Paine has made plans and obtained estimates for length- 
ening the yacht forward, to make her 90ft., in case anyone should 
want to purchase or charter her. 
The offer of a prize of S100 through the New York Herald has 
brought in thousands of names for the new syndicate defender; 
adding to, rather than relieving, the labor of the owners in chos- 
ing a suitable name. There is one name which, from its associa- 
tions, has every claim upon the New York Y. C, the new defender 
being practically a [club boat. The club was organized 51 years 
ago on board of Com. Stevens' schooner Gimcrack, and no better 
name is likely to be found.at this time, the beginning of the club's 
second.half-oentury 
