March 9, 1895. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
197 
No. 1. 
No. 2 
No. 3. 
ROSENBATJM'S SCOEE. 
No. 5, 
No. 4. 
E. Gorman, who is a beginner. The military target was the cen- 
ter of effort by most of the Columbians present. 
ScOI*GS* 
Target rifle, Knhnle inedal: F. O. Young 90, Dr. Rodgers 87. 
Military Rifle, S-iuoh bull's-eye, old Creedmoor target, Glinder- 
mann medal: A. H. Pape 47, H. R. Brown 17, Col. Kellogg 48, F. O. 
Young 45. -4 
Rest shooting. Young medal: Lieut. Davis 90. 
Pistol. Blanding medal, open to all comers: J. 
M. Davis 94. F. 0. Young 91, Ed. Hovey 89, Dr. 
Kellogg 87, D. W. McLaughlin 85. 
22 calibre rifle for ladies, 50 yards, Rodgers medal: Mrs. Nichols, 
93. 96. 
Next Sunday Capt. Siebe, the proprietor of Shell Mound Range, 
will formally open the park for the season. 
There will be music and dancing. Cash prizes will be given for 
rifle shooting (£207 divided into 20 prizes) and bowling ($100). 
ROEEL 
E. Gorman 95, C 
Rodgers 87, Col. 
Cincinnati Riflemen. 
Cincinnati, O., Feb. 24.— The following scores were made by 
members of the Cincinnati Rifle Asssciation to-dav at their range, ' 
Four-Mile House, Reading Road, under the following conditions, 
300yds. off-hand (strictly) at the Standard target: 
Gindele 8 9 7 6 6 7 9 7 6 10-76 
7 8 10 9 9 6 4 7 7 9-86 
Louis 7 H 10 9 9 6 4 7 7 6 75 
' 10 8 5 5 10 8 9 0 fi 6-73 
7 5 9 8 6 9 8 6 8 6-72 
8 9 5 6 7 10 8 4 7 5-69 
Weinheimer 7 8 10 9 9 fi 10 10 8 8 85 
7 10 6 5 7 8 9 6 7 7—72 
6 7 11 9 9 9 5 10 fi 8— ',9 
6 9 10 7 9 8 8 7 10 5-19 
See s 8 7 10 10 7 9 5 6 8 -81 
9 8 6 6 10 8 6 6 10 8-77 
8 7 8 9 10 7 6 7 6 6-74 
687 9 H 7787 7-72 
WelLiuger 7 7 10 9 9 8 8 9 6 9 - 83 
6 7 8 :; 10 10 8 9 8 8-82 
10 10 6 9 6 6 10 5 6 8-76 
9 8 6 7 HI 8 7 4 in 8 77 
Hake • ~ 5 3 0 8 5 6 4 7 6—56 
7 111 9 4 9.7 9 7 4 9-75 
Tronnstein 6 8 7 1 6 10 fi 5 4 8-62 
3 10 6 9 6 6 10 3 5 1-60 
5 4 6 6 5 5 7 9 9 6-62 
7 6 686666 19 3-01 
Schmidlin 9 3 10 6 6 10 8 6 8 6-72 
756986823 7-63 
8 7 7 5 8 1 5 5 7 6-59 
Hasenzahl 7 8 7 8 9 lo 9 6 6 9-79 
88887997 10 8 82 
7 8987 10 976 9-89 
5 9 9 7 7 8 . 10 8 7—74 
Randall 7 10 6 8 8 5 10 8 10 9-81 
787 76 10 699 7-76 
9 10 4 5 9 7 10 5 5 10-74 
877686 10 86874 
Roberts 679489894 7-72 
6 6 7 10 7 8 8 9 6 5-72 
7 7 10 10 10 7 8 6 6 9 8) 
10 10 7 8 9 9 6 9 f> 9 -82 
p avnp 7 8 5 7 S 10 10 10 10 8-8) 
y 10 6 10 8 9 9 10 8 5 8-8? 
8 8 8 8 10 7 10 10 7 7 84 
10 10 7 9 8 9 6 10 5 7-81 
Stegner 3 I I 8 - I I in 1 M 
6 6 7 o 7 9 fi 10 4 6-17 
66 10 588978 4-71 
6 9 7 10 10 5 9 8 9 6 -71 
fP.mt- 5 5 4 1<> 4 6 8 7 5 H-60 
iupL 7 5 4 6 10 3 7 8 6 9-65 
9 10 679 3 446 4-62 
4 i! 6 2 6 7 8 6 5 9-59 
TTeidkamti 6 5 6 n 5 5 5 2 ?l 6-54 
Hei mp 1 * 7 10 3 4 7 2 7 9-55 
4 9 5 6 9 3 7 1 9 4-57 
887923711 4-F0 
rv rul , e ' 9 10 8 8 9 8 9 10 7 10-88 
1,1,106 y 6 7 10 7 fi 9 6 6 9-75 
47* 6 R 8 8 7 10 8-71 
10 47fi7 6888 6-70 
atrir-Vmeier 8 3 6 9 8 4 0 5 7 5-64 
btnckmeiei 7 7 9 7 5 9 4 1 5 6-60 
84686865 10 5—66 
6 3 5 8,13 8 7 4 4 6-54 
Rosenbaum's Good Average- 
New York. Feb. 7.— The five targets which accompany this note 
were recently shot bv Mr. Wm. Rosenbaum, otherwise known as 
Buff, of the Empire" Rifle Club. The scores are as toll ow : 246, 
246 246 248, 249-1,235, and have an average ot 24, for 10 shots, 
which equals Mr. Dorrler's famous score of 1,23a, made sometime 
ago These scores Mr. Rosenbaum. shot in a match with Mr. 
Bayer, of the Empire. After finishing this match, he started off 
on a lOO-shotrace with Mr. Baldwin, also belonging to the Em 
pire. Mr. Rosenbaum. allowed him 7 points on each taiget. 
Winding up with a 248, Rosenbaum managed to average 246 1-2. 
which certainly deserves credit, and which also proves that he 
knows a thing or two about gallery shooun*^ j 
Pistols That Had Seen Service. 
Mr Walter Wiuan's, w-itlng from Lightwater Grange, near 
•Ravs'hot. Surrey England, gives the following interesting account 
of a na r of old duelling pistols that had seen service: "'On August 
20 of ast vear a frieml found an old pair of G. Manton muzzle- 
loading duelling pistols, which had belonged to nw uncle and which 
had been in at least three, duels. Re had them left him about the 
vP^r 1810 i ust after they had been usea in a duel m Egypt, his 
uncle haVlng shot his man in the shoulder. These pistols had not 
been fired since. We thought it would be interesting to try how 
"The^'pistol case contained bullets (the surface of the bullets 
J ; tmidewv with age), caps, etc., but the powder flask was 
emntrMy friend has an old Joe Manton shot-gun of the same age 
and in its case was some powder, so we emptied it into the pistol 
flask Tlie patches for the balls were about an inch in diameter, of 
thic T'grea=ed linen, I thought the bullets ought to be wrapped in 
them but when thi« was done they would not go into the bore so 
we out the patch flat over the muzzle and pressed the bullet 
down onto the powder. The charge the flask measured out. was 
very Vuall, I should pay 5 grains, the powder was very hue gram 
ancl hail rather a peculiar smell when fired, the bullets, which 
appeared about 48 calibre (anyhow larger than a 4u revolver bul- 
let? were round and bad to be hammered down till they were 
flush with the muzzle (with a hammer on the loading rod), after 
they were so f a,T they pushed down easily. There was a ban- trig- 
ger but we thought, after over fifty years without use, it would 
be unsafe, so we shot with the ordinary pull which seemed about 
3 lbs We shot at the 50 yards Standard American pistol target 
(reduced for 20 yards pistol practice), but shot at only 12 yards. 
that being the duelling distance of these old weapons. The pistols 
had a lot of very shallow grooves, they were practically smooch 
bores, the grooves were so shallow. AVe had no hang-fires, but a 
few of the caps needed a second blow before they went off, as we 
did not get some of them quite down enough on the nipple at first. 
I think we are the only shooters now living who have shot powder 
and caps and bullets 50 years old out of a pistol still older. Yours 
truly, WALTER WINANS. 
Walnut Hill Scores. 
The Massachusetts Rifle Association held an all-day rifle and 
pistol shoot on Friday. Feb. 22, to commemorate the birthday of 
the Father of his Country. A large number of riflemen were m 
attendance, as well as a big delegation of militiamen who were on 
hand to qualify for 1895. The shooting conditions were decidedly 
unfavorable for high scores, the weather being quite cold, with a 
strong "9 to 11 o'clock" wind blowing. Humphrey's 92 was a 
brilliant effort. The special prizes for rest, off-hand, military 
and pistol matches, caused lively competition. Below are the 
scores made at 200 vards, standard American target: 
Rest Match— *J. French, 112. 
Off-hand Match— J. T. Humphrey, 92. 
Military Match— W. J. DeLoriea. 46. 
Pistol Match (50 yards) -H. S. Herris, 96 
All Comers' Rest Match— *J. French. 109; *H. W. Greene,. 106; B. 
E. Hunter, 104; C. A. Browne, 103; A. W Hill, 102. 
* Tcl63C0P6 si^Tit 
Medal Off-hand Match— H. E. Tuck, 88; J. Busfield, 82; G. S. 
Sampson, 79; F. H. Wheeler, 78; A. W. Hill. 75; S. D. Martin, 69; 
J. B. Hobbs. 67. „ ,,, „, , „_ 
All Comers' Off-hand Match— J. Hadley. 86; W. Chanler, 85; C. 
A. Coombs, 80; A. Law, 77; J. B. Hobbs, 73; C. A. Browne, 71; B. 
E. Hunter, 69; S. D. Martin, 67. ^ ' \ 
Merchandise Off-hand Match-S. T. Parks, 78; M. A. James, 77; 
B. E. Hunter, 74; G. S. Sampson, 72. .. , . • , , r m _ 
Merchandise Military Match— W. J. DeLoriea, 72; M. T. Day, 
70; C. E, Mason. 67. „ ', • „ _, „ „ 
All Comers' Military Match— G. R. Russell. 45: G. R. Russell, 
45; W. T. Abbott, 44; O. H. Parker, 40: A. W. Hill, 39. 
Medal Military Match— W. C. Gannon, 45; W. C. Gannon, 44; 
A. W. Hill, 44; J. B. Barter, 40. „ „ TT ■ ™ r« tt. 
All Comers' Pistol Match (50 yards)— H. S. Harris, 93; C. E. 
Davis. 91; M. T. Day, 87: A. W. HiU. 85. 
Merchandise Pistol Match— J. B. Fellows, 93; C. E. Davis, 93; M. 
T. Dav, 90; A. W. Hill, 89; S. D' Martin, 87; B. E, Hunter, 86. 
§anapng. 
In Fly Time. 
(Concluded from page 180.) 
Of the portage I will say little. We made three dreadful trips, 
finally dragging the canoe on a piece of a ladder. The carry took 
all day, and in fact; more, for we left the canoe three quarters 
through, and passed a very comfortable night on the unattractive 
shores of Mud Pond. , , , „, , . . 
- Paddling across to !the dam, a quick run down Chambe'-lain 
Stream brought us to Chamberlain Lake. We had a rough trip 
across to the farm, arriving in time to escape a heavy shower, lhe 
proprietor met us cordially and gave us a fine dinner ot baked 
beans fresh biscuits and strawberries. One of the men showed 
us two mounds of earth, the unmarked graves of lumbermen. 
"They died of heavy colds." he said; "'we could do notnmg tor 
them " This, coupled with his remark that a man might as well 
break his neck as his login this region, opened our eyes to the fact 
that it would go hard with us, should an accident happen to 
^Pushing on a couple of miles to the dam and lock, we made two 
short carries, and running some quick water, came to Eagle Lake. 
This was our favorite lake. Irregular and containing two large 
islands, it lies hemmed in by mountains, some of them reaching 
above the clouds. On a pretty point short ot Pillsbury's Island 
we made camp. After supper, we lit our pines, and, dosing up, 
braved the midges awhile, watching a pair ot does feeding along 
the shore two hundred yards away. . 
Near the mouth of Thoroughfare BrooK.we came suddenly on to 
a cow-moose, standing in mid-stream. For an instant only sue 
watched us, then breaking into a swinging trot, cleared the water 
and crashed away. Steve, with his ever-ready camera, got an ex- 
cellent landscape. The moose, however, for he is there, is so 
minute that we do not call this a moose picture. 
While ashore that noon, the mainspring of my watch broke. 
Thus we were without the time of day. An, involuntary plunge, 
while attempting to pole through the first falls on the Caucoingo- 
moc, baa killed Steve's. We felt the loss sorely, especially in reg- 
ulating our speed and getting away in the morning. 
The afternoon was well 'along when we passed between two sandy 
points at the foot of Churchill Lake and entered the head waters 
of the Allagash River. The current was strong; the shores low 
and marsh v. Soon the dull rumbling of Chase's carry came to 
our ears. No need to consult the guide-book. We knew the page 
bv heart, especially the lines "to be attempted when the ri ver is 
neither very high nor very low, and then only bv experienced can- 
oeists." Well, the river was very high, and our handling ot the 
canoe thus far not especially brilliant. But 1 will say that what 
we lacked in skill we made up in nerve. Taking off our coats and 
rubber boots and making everything fast, we set out to do or die, 
Steve holding the stern paddle. „,_... , . 
On the right is an old lock. Here the water runs deep, in the 
shade of overhanging trees. Choosing this to a broad shallow 
stretch on the left. I gave the word, and down we shot, past a lew 
scattering rocks, the current drawing us out toward the middle 
where the water ran deep and yellow. Time and again there 
seemed no escape for us. so choked was the stream with ledges and 
boulders. We would clean one by a hair, only to grate heavily 
from another. Standing up in the bow and warding off with a 
heaw maple paddle, I called the course to Steve.ready to .lump 
should we strike heavily. But the pitch of water and our keeping 
well toward the middle carried us through the carry proper. 
A half-mile below is a bad place known as the Devil s lUbow. A. 
ledge runs out on the left nearly to a mass of rocks, through 
which there is no passing. Directly across this opening is a second 
ledo-e, between which and the rocks a canoe must shoot into clear 
water. We made the opening all right, but our canoe was heavy 
and slow and hung up squarely on the lower ledge. Seizing the 
setting pole, Steve caught the stem, but no canoe could live across 
such a current. The water poured over the gunwale t hreat emng 
instant destruction. It was a critical moment. Letting the stern, 
sweep on to the rocks, he. jumped. The canoe, thus lightened 
bumped across into des* water. At the same time I stepped out 
on to the ledge and freed the bow. Thus end tor end we ran some 
five miles of heavy rapids to Urusaskis Lake, where, wet and 
tired, we made a late camp. , » •. '1 „„:„„/! „t 
Setting out the next morning in a dismal drizzle, we arrived at 
poon in a pouring rain, at Depot Farm, Long Lake There being 
no signs of a let up. we accepted the hospitality of Mr. Harvey and 
passed a very pleasant afternoon and night in his stuffy kitchen. 
Toward evening the cry of "a white deer" from young Johnnie 
brought us all to the door. Sure enough, among several deer feed- 
ipc along the further shore of the river, was a white doe. I should 
have said a light-colored one. although Mr. Harvey declared that 
white deer were sometimes met with in the forest. The tempta- 
tion was too much for the old man, and getting down his Marlin 
he sent a couple of balls whistling across the river. The first 
however, struck the water some distance short, and the second 
cleared the woods beyond. The deer, a good three-quarters of a 
mile away, paid little attention to the shooting. After breakfast 
we photographed the whole family, lined up in front of the cabin. 
Promising to send them a picture, we said good-bye, and clearing 
the lake, took up the river once more. m , 
From Depot Farm it is thirty miles to Allagash Falls. There is 
quick water most of the way, but no rapids. Eating dinner on a 
high baDk overlooking Musquacook Stream, we pushed on, hoping 
to make the falls that night. There was a good wind at our back, 
and with one paddle we easily made Ave miles an hour. A cabin 
appeared on the right; then another. The river made a wide 
sweep to the left, and we passed McLennans. We regretted these 
signs of approaching civilization. They meant that our trip was 
soon to be of the past. Hurrying clouds and mutterings of thun- 
der roused us. Putting in a paddle, we flew along, past Moirs, 
past the nine islands, till an increasing current warned us that 
the falls were not far distant. „ 
To the right of the boom we raced. A few drops of ram splashed 
on our rubber blanket. "The carry," I shouted, as ahead on the 
right appeared the steep bank and well-worn path. A dug-out 
poled by two men passed us going up. "Better take out," they 
cried. And we did. Too rough and dark to run to the second 
carry almost at the brink of the falls. Putting on rubber coats, 
we carried everything up the bank to an old shed. Fearing a 
rainy night, we hurried supper, finishing as the sun dropped m a 
cloudless horizon below the dark wall of the forest. 
It was a beautiful, clear night, our last on the river. Spreading 
our blankets, we slept out and slept like tops. . 
We had a grand run of thirty miles our last day. It rained most 
of the Lime, and we wore rubber coats, taking them off only wiien 
we ran the Twin Brook and Nigger Brook rapids. The former 
are the worst on the Allagash below Chase's Carry. The latter, 
on the Main St. Johns, just below its junction with the Allagash, 
are the first of six sets, lying above, the mouth ot the St. Francis. 
It was grand sport. We had only to dip a paddle occasionally to 
correct our course, so swift was the current. So high was the 
water that we were bothered fully as much by choppy waves as 
by rocks, and we kept rubber blankets spread all day. It was a 
wild race inside the boom below St. Francis. Only a sharp look- 
out with a setting Ipole prevented lour being crushed by floating 
1o£TS 
At Connors we left the river after an eminently successful cruise 
of over two hundred miles through the grandest hunting and 
canoeing region in the country. We had come, we had seen and 
been conquered by the invincible Maine woods, even though we 
had visited them "in fly time." PHILIP A. FOWLER. 
A New "One-Design" Canoe Class. 
Whatever interest in the revival of canoeing was awakened by 
the meeting of the A. O. A. Executive Committee,, last November, 
and the ensuing discussion over methods of handicapping and. 
similar proposals, has died down and left no results. It is prob- 
able now that canoe sailing will this year follow its regular 
course, which, we say with regret, is by no means upward and 
onward; the only ray of hope being in the efforts which the A. C. 
A. regatta committee is directing toward the renewal of the in- 
terest in the Meet races. About New York, Lowell and Albany, 
the old centers of canoe sailing, matters are in a very dull state, 
with no new boats building and no promise of racing on the part 
of the old craft. „ ,, .. , 
With the idea of attracting some of the old canoe sailors who 
have gradually dropped out as the sliding seat has lengthened and 
the sail plan increased, several New York canoeists have lately 
decided on building a special type of "one-design" craft, of con- 
siderably more beam than the standard canoe, of limited sail and 
length of slide; and of such size as to be easily handled and 
housed. The class is intended for general sailing about New 
York waters, and for racing within itself, no competition with 
the 16x30 canoes with unlimited rigs and seats being contem- 
plated, as it would be manifestly impossible. The general dimen- 
sions and details were decided on by Messrs. W. S. Elliott and 
Schuyler Schieffelin, of the New York C. C. and Mr. W. J. 
Stewart, of the Ianthe C. C, and the working out of the design 
was intrusted to Mr. W. P. Stephens. It was decided to take as 
small a boat as can be sailed to advantage , m New York waters, 
and at the same time to use as far as possible the successful 
features of the modern small craft, such as Scarecrovy and La 
Gloria; the dimensions submitted to the designer being latt. over 
all 12ft 6 in. 1. w. 1, under 6 in. draft, 36 in. beam, not over 110 sail 
area, no limit to drop of board, and deck seat limited to beam of 
boat, when closed. . . • ,', 
The design has been completed, and a contract made for three 
boats with the St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe and Steam Launch 
Co of Clayton. We shall publish the lines very shortly, it being 
the wish of the founders of the class that as many canoes as pos- 
sible shall be built. While individual preferences differ widely 
as to details of rig, etc., it has been agreed that the three boats 
shall be identical in all respects, and it is hoped that others who 
may build will adhere to the designs throughout, m order that the 
class may give some interesting racing, as well as to serve tor a 
handv knockabout canoe. . . . ; 
The dimensions are 15ft. over all; 12ft. 6 in. 1 w. 1.; tore over- 
hang 1ft. 6 in; after overhang, lft.; beam, 36 m.; draft, 5 in.; free- 
board 10 in.; sheer, bow 7 in, stern 4 1-2 in"; crown of deck, 3 m. 
The two bulkheads will be 4ft. 0 in. apart, one forward ot the cen- 
terboard trunk and one just under the sliding seat; the well open- 
in" beino- 4ft long and 20 in. wide, with pointed flaring coaming 
forward" The centerboard will be of 3-16 brass, weighing about 
401b« and dropping, if desired, to an almost vertical position. 
The bottom of keel will be a fair rocker from end to end. without 
dead wood, the board and rudder being depended on for lateral re- 
sistance The deck seat, drop rudder and deck tiller will be of 
the usual canoe types, the slide of seat being 36 in. long. 
The sail plan will include two canoe sails, each with one batten, 
of the cut so long used by Mr. Vaux, a short mast and hoisting 
yard The disposition of man and board, and the absence of after 
dead'wood, makes a comparatively small mizzen a necess ty, and 
the proportions will be about 75 and 35. The sails will be of Union 
silk and the spars will be hollow; the masts, made by the St. Law- 
rence Co., being hollowed and glued up, after which they are 
spirally wound with canvas, two layers laid in paint and rubbed 
down. The hulls will be smooth-built, with a new seam just in- 
troduced by the company, the edges of each plank being scored 
with a groove in which a thread of cotton is laid by a special tool. 
When a plank is worked, the strand of cotton is laid m the groove 
in the upper edge, the open groove in the lower edge fitting oyer 
the cotton in the adjoining plank, previously set. lhe seam makes 
a smooth, tight joint, and the tests already made promise excel- 
lent results in continued use. The upper strake and decks will be 
of Spanish cedar, and the boats will be varnished throughout. 
Two deck hatches will give access to the compartments, It is 
quite probable that other boats will be built to the class about 
New York, enough to make some interesting racing m what prom- 
ises to be an otherwise dull season. 
The Red Dragon C. C. Smoker. 
The inclosed programme, with its outrageous disregard for the 
proper names of the performers, is only part of a long night's 
