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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[June % 1895. 
New York Y. C. 
The regatta committee of the New York Y. 0., Messrs. S. Nicholson 
Kane, Chester Griswold and Irving Grinnell, have issued the following 
programme for the season: 
June 18, the fiftieth annual regatta will he sailed. The prizes in 
each regular class will be a $200 cup for the first, if two or more start, 
and a $75 cup for the second, if four or more start. For yachts in 
cruising trim the prizes will be a $75 cup for the first in each class, if 
two or more start, and a $50 cup for the second, if four or more start. 
The classification is as follows by racing length. 
Schooners.— Class 1, all over 95 ft: class 2, not over 95 ft and over 85 
ft; class 3, not over 85ft and over 75ft: class 4, not over 75ft and over 
65ft; class 5, not over 65ft. 
Single Masted Vessels and Yawls.— Class 1, all over 80ft; class 2, not 
over 80 and over 70 ft; class 3, not over 70 and over 60ft; class 4, not 
over 60 and over 55ft; class 5, not over 55 and over 50ft; class 6, not 
over 50ft. 
Entries must be made in writing to the Regatta Committee, and will 
be received at the club house up to eleven o'clock A.M. on June 11, 
when the list will be closed in accordance with the rules of the club. 
Yachts alone in their classes will sail in a mixed class with the pro- 
vided allowance for rig. The course will be the same as heretofore. 
The iron steamboat Taurus, provided for members and guests of the 
club, will leave Pier No. 1, Iron Steamboat Company's Pier, Hudson 
River, at fifteen minutes past ten o'clock punctually, and will touch 
at the same point after the regatta. 
New York, July 10.- Cup offered by the club for the 90 foot class of 
single-masted vessels. 
Glen Cove, L. L, July 29.— Rendezvous for the cruise. On the same 
day cups offered by the Commodore will be sailed for. The course 
willfinish off Huntington Bay, at which port, as will be stated in gen- 
eral orders, the squadron will anchor for the night. 
Newport, R. I,, Aug, 2.— The Goelet cups. 
Newport, R. I. — On the day before the squadron disbands, cups of- 
fered by Capt. John R Drexel, N.Y. Y. C, will be sailed for. There 
will be the customary club prizes for the runs from port to port. An 
extra prize for the schooner winning the greatest number of runs will 
be offered by the fleet Captain. An extra prize for the single-master 
winning the greatest number of runs will be offered by the Secretary 
ofthecluh. The date for the "owl" and 'gamecock" colors will be 
fixed by the commodore 
New York.— The trial races, under the management of the Club 
Committee, will be sailed during the latter part of August. Capt. 
John J. Astor, N. Y. Y. C, will offer a cup for the winner, and a cup 
for the Second if three or more enter. 
New York, Sept. 7. — As at present arranged with the Royal Yacht 
Squadron, the first race in the match for the America's Cup, best 
three out of five, will be started on this date. 
New York, Sept. 19.— The Autumn Sweepstakes. 
Indian Harbor Y. C. 
The regatta committee of the Indian Harbor Y. C. announces that 
it is the intention of the club to especially encourage and promote the 
building and racing of yachts in the new 20ft. racing length class (cor- 
responding to the English one raters). The Tyson cup will be offered 
in this class to be sailed for at the special regatta of the club, on Mon- 
day, July 1, and special prizes will also be offered at the annual regat- 
ta, Saturday, July 27, and for a race to be called on Thursday, Aug. 29 
The rules governing the class are as follows: 
Class Limits.— Open sloops over 15ft. racing length and not over 20 
ft. racing length. The measurement shall be of length and sail area 
according to the formula L.W.L.-(-* / S,A.-i-2=KL, The load water- 
line shall be taken from the point of immersion forward to the poiDt 
of immersion aft. In cases where any portion of the rudder or rud- 
der stock projects above the surface of the water, such portion shall 
not be included in the waterline length. The measurer, at the lime 
of taking the measurement, shall place a distinctive mark at each end 
of the water line. Any persons who may be aboard at the time the 
measurement is taken must be stationed amidships. The sail area is 
to be ascertained by taking a perpendicular line along tbe after side 
rf the mainmast, from the under side of the sheave of the uppermost 
halyard block or sheave in mast to the upper side of boom, when rest- 
ing on the paddle or on the lowest part of the gooseneck. The base 
line shall betaken from tack of jib when set to the after end of the 
main boom. The distance between the under side of sheave of the 
uppermost halyard block or sheave in mast to the under side of sheave 
of throat halyard block shall be measured, and 80 per cent, of this 
length shall be taken from the length of main gaff, measured from in- 
side of jaws to the after end, the remainder bsing added to the base 
line. In all cases where the length of spinnaker boom exceeds the 
distance from the forward side of mainmast to the jib tack, such ex- 
cess shall be added to the base line. When, in any case, owing to 
other than ordinary rig being carried, the sail area cannot, in the 
opinion of the measurer, be fairly measured in the customary way, he 
may, with the sanction of the regatta committee, instead, take such 
measurements as will enable him to compute the area of sail carried 
or that may be carried on spars used. 
Time shall be allowed for difference of racing lengths, according to 
the time allowance of the club, which is calculated at 60 per cent, of 
the theoretical allowance. 
The number of crew, including the helmsman, who must be a Corin- 
thian, shall be limited to three. Each yacht shall have as one of the 
crew a member of this club or of the club from which the yacht is 
antered. Sails shall be restricted to mainsail, jibs and spinnaker. All 
ballast shall be fixed, and trimming by deadweight will not be allowed. 
The regatta committee will be glad to give any further informa- 
tion about this class and particulars about the race. Frank Bowne 
Jones, Chairman, Room 240, 38 Park Row, N Y ; Richard Outvvater, 
D. W. Merritt. Edw. H. Burtis, and Chas. i£. McManus, Regatta Com- 
mittee. 
Steam Launches. 
Marine Ihon Works, Chicago, have just issued their 1895 catalogue, 
mailed free.— Adv. 
FIXTURES. 
JUNE. 
15. Red Dragon spring regatta, Delaware River. 
IE. New York spring regatta, Bensonhurst. 
22. New York chal. cup, first trial race. 
29. New York chal. cup, second trial race. 
39, Marine and Field club annual, Bath Beach, 
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1 S95. 
Commodore, Walter C. Witherbee, Port Henry, N. Y. 
Sec'y-Treas., Chas. E. Cragg, Port Henry, New York. 
Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. 
PURSERS. 
Atlantic Division, Thomas Hale, Jr., Yonkers, N. Y. 
Central Division, W. S. Hackett, Albany, N. Y. 
Eastern Division, R. W. Cutler, Winchester, Mass. 
Northern Division, E. F. Burritt. Ottawa, Canada. 
Annual dues, $1; initiation fee,' $1. Applications for membership 
must be made to the Purser of applicant's division, from whom 
blanks for the purpose may be obtained. 
The Royal C. C. Cup. 
As our readers are aware, Mr. W. W. Howard, of New York, has 
again challenged for the so-called challenge cup of the Royal C. C, 
and . will sail his canoe Yankee, which is now being altered by her 
builder Mr. Fry, at Clayton, New York. The Field discusses Mr. 
Howard s new challenge as follows: 
"Movements in relation to sailing canoe racing are not as yet of a 
lively nature— that is. in connection with the fact that the American 
visitor of last season is again a challenger for the cup of the Royal 
C. C. Last season this gentleman, having challenged and put thereby 
several canoe men, who would not otherwise have raced, to the 
trouble and expense of fitting out or building canoes for the pure pur- 
pose of defending the cup, at the last moment declined to start In the 
cup race; consequently we find this year that a poor state of things 
Arises, 
The best canoe sailors in the R. C. O, with one excaption, are not in- 
tending to race, so far as is given out at present to the executive of 
the club. Several men, however, from other British clubs have inti- 
mated their intention to compete and attempt at least to hold the cup 
under the English flag; and we highly applaud their sporting action, 
and we caunot deny but that it would be an extremely good tonic to 
the R. C. C. if one of our English clubs should hold the cup away 
from the R. C. C. for a season. But when it comes to the other point 
—the international question— we believe firmly that the leading canoe 
sailors of America will, at least before the event, share the opinion 
that neither the Yankee nor her owner are typical of canoeing up to 
date in America, and that last season's contemptuous action of tbe 
challenger has robbed the competition of the probability of the entry 
of several of the leading English spirits of canoe sailing. 
When we look at the challenge received for this season we only feel 
more and more doubtful whether it ought ever to have been accepted. 
The canoe is apparently the same craft— Yankee— which last year 
only obtained fame as a revolving machine; such a revolver that on 
one occasion her owner claimed thit she turned bottom up and stuck 
her masts in tbe mud, but that he dived down and prized them out 
and continued the race. She is now entered as "16ft. by 30in., name 
Yankee, racing flag Stars and Stripes." The classes allowed this year 
in the cup race are two; first comes the racing class, with 36in. of 
heam and any depth, shallow or deep; then comes the "cruiser class," 
with 42in. of beam, bur with enforced largeness of body depth and 
consequent weight. Both classes are limited to 16ft. overall length 
and to 0 3 Y. R. A. rating. 
Hence we have a. visitor challenging with a baat of no reputation at 
racing and not up to limit size. She may have been altered in form 
and rig during the winter, so as to be aole to tack without making a 
stern board; she may have been improved in stability, but seeing the 
nature of the course, viz , open and possibly rough tidal water, is she 
the exact canoe which scientific America, through its leading club, the 
New York Club, would put forward as their up-to-date typical 
challenger under the R C. C. conditions? We doubt it very much. 
The whole and sole question will be the direction and force of the 
wind on the cup day. A capsize in Erith Rands with a fresh westerly 
wind and flood tide will not be favorable to monkey tricks of righting 
the craft and proceeding with the race. On the other hand, a light 
air day or a reaching wind may see the narrow machine walk away on 
the 8tr«ight from all the more all-round types. Hence those in the 
know see that there is little in the question worthy of the term "inter- 
national." 
The older hands have in several cases been approached as to com- 
ing forward in defense of the old club and of the country. Practically 
there is little difference in the ideas they hold; anyway, we can 
answer for "Nautilus" that in his opinion the circumstances of the 
present challenge, coupled with the experience of fast year, do not 
warrant tbe expenditure of time and money necessary in building, 
fitting and practising a really up-to-date canoe for a possible contest 
against such a craft as Yankee, especially when the old flag may be in 
very good keeping at the hands of the several challengers from other 
English clubs. 
The question of the racing flag of the American challenger is pecu- 
liar, viz., the Stars and Stripes. We do not think that either in Amer- 
ica or England any yacht has flown as her racing colors the ensign of 
her country. The eagle might be flown on the American craft as 
typical, or the St. George's cross on the English boat; but an ensign ! 
not much. However, the true etiquette of flag flying is not to be ex- 
pected of those who are inexperienced in yachting or sea-going affairs. 
Only last week on the Thames, on Teddington R^ach, we saw a canoe- 
yawl flying the burgees of two different clubs at the same time; the 
one clearly insulted by the other, as if the former were not sufficiently 
gocd record of the respectability of itself without the support of its 
inferior bro'her club. This is only on* ease out of many to be seen 
every Saturday on the river, and it is but time that notice be drawD to 
such shortcoming. When on the station of a club to which her owner 
belongs, the boat should fly the burgee of that club only, even though 
it be inferior in rank to many burgees he may otherwise be entitled to 
hoist; but on the Btation of some club to which the beat's owner does 
not belong, he may hoist any one of his burgees Flags are far too 
often thought to be mere ornaments, a touch of color to set off a sbady 
mainsail; but in fact they are, and ought to be, the true certificate of 
the respectability of the craft carrying them. 
Reports from building yards are not always quite to be relied on 
where racing boats are in question ; but the march of the times is 
often tn be gleaned by noting the movement in the building line. We 
have frequently said that the bulb-keel has only to he tried by a canoe 
man to be adopted forthwith; but these men move so slowly. Last 
year it was evident to all that the only canoe which did not capsize or 
fool about was fitted with a bulb-weighted center-plate; she won the 
challenge cup in smooth water and moderate weather. Can it be 
doubted but that the bulb, in a breeze, would win in the coming 
matches on the Lower Thames? and is it at all certain that the bulb 
would not also win in light breeze and smooth water? Anyway, we 
are glad to hear that some of the be3t experts are now going for the 
bulb-ballasted keel. 
We hear that bulbs are being fitted to Mr Lynam's Shuttlecock, to 
Mr. de Quincey's Vanessa, and to Dr. Hayward's canoe; The Dragon. 
Mr. deQ-iincey's racing canoe has been already so fitted. These boats 
are all. except Dragon, of the SOin. beam type, that is, the old style, 
but where would they be if someone brought out a 42in. cruiser, with 
bulb drop keel, lifting rudder and sloop rig? Tbe necessity or the ad- 
visability of a bulb keel in boats of large beam, such as may be created 
in yacht racing classes, is doubtful from a racing point of view, but 
where the beam is limited, as in the canae classes, there can be no 
doubt that the bulb keel is effective all round, both for sail carrying 
and comfort, hence for speed and safety. 
The bulb plate can easily be so fitted as to be detachable when hous- 
ing or portaging is intended, and tbe bulb, when close up, need not in- 
crease the draught more than some 3 In., or, say, a total draught of 
about 9in. for an estuary cruiser, yet coupled with safety so long as 
the boat's hull holds together. 
CANOE NEWS NOTES. 
Vice-Com. Quick, Atlantic Division, has appointed the following 
members as a special transportation committee, as per resolutions 
passed at the executive meeting held in Trenton: J. K. Hand, chair- 
man; M. D. Wilt, Philadelphia; Edmund C. Hill, Trenton; George P. 
Douglas, Newark; D. B. Goodsell, Yonkers. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
Atlantic Division: Arthur B. Griffin, Clinton R. Griffin. 
Rapid Rifle Shooting. 
The recent suggestions by Mr. William Lyman on his rapid-fire sys- 
tem of rifle shooting have been received with so much interest that 
the Forest and Stream has prepared a set of targets for use in such 
work. The targets show a manilla paper, colored bullseye on a black 
ground. They are for 25yds. and 50yds.; and having been tested 
by Mr. Lyman are indorsed by him as filling admirably the conditions 
named by him in his notes. The targets will be sent postpaid, the 
25yds. size at 15 cents a dozen, and the 50yds. size at 25 cents a dozen 
To stimulate interest in the Lyman rapid-fire system the Forest and 
Stream will give for the best 50yds. target received before Nov. 1, 
1895, a Winchester '92 model repeater, extra finished, with checked 
butt and forearm and matted barrel, using the .32-20 W. C. F. car- 
tridge, and rigged with Lyman's combination rear sight and jack 
front sight. 
The merits of the targets submitted will be determined in accord- 
ance with the rules of scoring prescribed in Mr. Lyman's original 
articles in these columns, and noted below in the extracts from those 
communications here printed. The autherticity of the winning score 
must be attested before a notary, as a condition precedent to awarding 
the prize rifls. Here are Mr. Lyman's directions for his system: 
THE LYMAN TIME LIMITATION SYSTEM. 
For my system of rapid-firing I use a 12-ring target. For 100yd. 
practice these rings are lin. apart. Ring 12 is 2in. in diameter in the 
center of the bullseye; each succeeding ring has 2in. increase of 
diameter, so that the outer ring, which scores 1, is 24in. in diameter. 
The bullseye is Sin. in diameter, and consequently contains the rings 
9, 10, 11 and 12. When shooting at 50yds. the target should be half 
size, and at 25yds. quarter size. As compared with ordinary targets 
this one has a large bullseye, but in rapid-firing better scores can be 
made than if the bullseye is small. I may add that the same thing ap- 
plies to the sight. It should not be small nor hard to see. The eye of 
the shooter has enough to do in bringing the muzzle-sight and bullseye 
together without being strained to discover either. With this target I 
allow 20 seconds for 10 shots. Any shots fired after 20 seconds do not 
count. For any shots fired within the time allowed that do not score 
on the target, the shooter forfeits 5 points. 
The following table gives the time scoring: 
10 shots in 20 seconds, time limit. 10 shots in 14 seconds, 20 points. 
10 " " 19 " 2 points. 10 " " 13 " 85 " 
10 " *' 18 " 4 10 " '* 12 " 30 W 
10 " " 17 " 8 " 10 " " 11 35 " 
10 " " 16 " 13 " 10 " H 10 " 40 ? 
10 " " 15 " -16. " 
Thus It will be seen that if the 10 shots are fired in 10 seconds or less 
the time score is 40 points, which, added to the 120 points possible to 
make on the target, give 160 as the possible score to be made by this 
system of shooting. 
The forfeit of 5 points for every shot (within the limit of 20 seconds) 
that does not count on the target, I consider a very important re- 
quirement, for it will counteract a tendency to careless holding and 
not allow anything to be made by the time scoring unless something 
is scored on the target. 
Any repeating rifle allowed, sighted with any sights. 
When ready the shooter should stand with the butt of the rifle below 
the elbow. He then communicates by means of an electric button or 
other signal with the target tender, who instantly throws the target 
into position for just 20 seconds. By using paper targets on a light 
frame with a canvas backing, one target can be quickly replaced by 
another. The targets should be numbered for each shooter, as the 
scores must be made up from them afterward. It will be readily 
seen that this system of shooting will allow a large number of shooters 
to use one stand and fire a great many shots in a short time. 
Revolver Shooting in England. 
At the North London Rifle Club, on May 11, it was a splendid day 
for revolver shooting, no wind, but only three members took advan- 
tage of it, two of them getting good scores toward the revolver 
championship of the club. Below are the details: 
May 11, 20yds., stationary target: 
Walter Winans 777677—4! Comber 7377; 6— 37 
Major H. Munday....... 767776— 40 
On May 15 there was a lot of wind, which prevented any high scores 
being made, Mr. Winans not thinking it worth while to shoot, as it 
was impossible to make scores good enough for the championship. 
May 15, 20yds., stationary target: 
Majir H Munday 767577-39 Knapp 054767—35 
Major Palmer 757767—39 Lieut Richardson 658776— 34i 
Clementi-Smith ...776757—39 Gould ...757663— 34i 
F-ost 777765-39 Carter 575565-33'; 
Comber 567576-36 Hore 561476 -3Ji 
Lieut Chitty ... 765747—36 Franzmann , 444756—30; 
Capt Evans 6i6567— 35 
At the South London Rifle Club Mr. Rand has the honor of making- 
the first highest possible score Cat 20yds.) of the season toward the 
revolver championship, but Mr. Winans leads him at the two distances; 
(20 and 50yds ) by three points, Mr. Rand falling off at the longer 
range. 
Twenty yards, stationary target: 
F Rand 777777—42 E Howe 575775- 3G 
Walter Winans 677777—41 Lieut J Howard .776747—36 
Capt T W Heath 676767-89 
Mr. Winans's score at 50yds is the best of the season so far. 
Fifty yards, stationary target: 
Walter Winans 747777—39 F Rand 765665-35 
Capt T W Heath 575676-36 
On May 22, at the North London Rifle Club, a novelty, in the form 
of a competition for shooting with the right and left band alternately, 
took place in the revolver competitions. 
Mr. Knapp, who has not heretofore made any good scores, headed 
the list with a 41, which puts him a good score toward the revolver 
championship; but his other scores take away from any advantage 
that gives him, as they are too low to be of any account. Lieut. C. 
Chitty, said to be the revolver champion of India, shot in this competi- 
tion. Below are the details. 
Revolver series No, 2, alternate hands, 20yds. : 
C Knapp 777677—41 B Comber 575666—35 
Walter Winans 676776 -39 F H Frost 665746-34 
Maj Munday 777675-39 A W Carter 657637—34 
Mai J H Cowan 774777—39 Maj R T Jones 576555—33 : 
H Andrew* 774767—38 Capt W Evans 346667—32' 
Lieut C Chitty. 740760—36 Clementi-Smith 555547—31 
Maj H Palmer 477774—30 
Tnere was a gale of wind on May 16, which prevented any scores of* 
any account being made at the South London Rifle Club revolver- 
competitions, in fact, the longer range shooting was not attemptedi. 
Below are details of shooting. 
Revolver, 20yds.: 
Clementi-Smith 777474 36 EHowe ,,,, „, 704575—30) 
Lieut J Howard 66 1507- 34 Lieut F E Varley , 3355117- 39 
All iios divided unless otherwise reported. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send In notice like the following: 
FIXTURES. 
June 3--8.— ChicaqoJU.— Illinois State Sportsmen's Association annuaii 
ournament. Convention at Sherman Hcmsa, June 4. 
June 11, 12.— TJtica, N. Y.— Two days tournament; live birds and: 
targets. 
June 11-13.— Memphis, Tenn.— Memphis Gun Olub's annual tour- 
nament; $2,000 added money. 
June 12-13.— Jan esvillk, Wis.— Fifth annual shoot of the JaneBville* 
Shooting Club; live birds aDd targets. H. H. McKenney, Sec'y. 
June 13-14.— Fargo, N. D.— First annual tournament oftbeNorthi 
Dakota State Sportsmen's Association; targets. Programmes readv, 
May 15. W. W. Smith, Sec'y. * 
June 13-15.— Omaha, Neb.— Annual tournament of the Nebraska; 
State Sportsmen's Association; $500 added money. F. S. Pftimelee 
Sec'y. ' 
June 13-15.— Portland, Ore.— Eleventh annual tournament of tb# 
Sportsmen's Association of the Northwest, under the auspices of the 
Multnomah Rod and Gun Club. D. L. Williams, Sec'y, Portland, Ore. 
June 14.— Worcester, Mass.— Seventh and closing tournament of 
the New England Shooting Association, under the auspices of the 
Worcester Gun Club. 
June 15.— WiLMERDiNOf, Pa.— Tournament of the Wilmerding Gun 
Club. A. A. Mackert, Sec'y. 
June 19-21.— Cleveland, O.— Chamberlin Cartridge a,nd Target Com- 
pany's sacond annual tournament; $1,200 in cash added. 
June 20-23.— Portland, Ore.— Multnomah Rod and Gun Club's 
eleventh annual tournament, D. L. Williams, Sec'y. 
June 24-28.— Saratoc4a, N. Y. — Annual tournament of the New Yo' k 
State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of the Saratoga 
Gun Cluh. H. M. Levengston, Sec'y. 
June 26-27.— Vicksburg, Miss.— Tournament of the Interstate Asso- - 
ciation, under the auspices of the Vicksburg Gun Club. 
June 29 — Marion, N. J.— Fifth tournament of the New Jersey Trap^ 
Shooters' League, under the auspices of the Endeavor Gun Club, 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 
these columns, also any news notes they may care to have printed. 
The Pacific Coast Trap-Shooters' Association announces that it will 
guarantee $500 to the three high guns in a 25 live-bird handicap called 
the "Grand Pacific Coast Handicap." The above is "conditional on 
twenty-five or more entries on or before June 8." The entrance 
money is $20, birds extra; $10 forfeit on or before June 8, balance any 
time up to the last shot on tne second round. The conditions govern- 
ing the handicap are as follows: "Twenty-five live birds, 5 traps, 5 
birds down, using indicator; handicaps ranging from 25 to 33yds.; 
50yds. boundary with a dead line at 33yds. mark; 5yds. circle to be 
placed around each trap; any birds killed inside of this circle to be 
scored "lost bird:' three highest scores to take the purse. Revised 
'Dick Swiveler live bird shooting rules' scoring system, to wit: 20, 
35 and 50yds. circles to be placed around all traps, using No. 3 trap 
as the center of the circles. All birds killed inside of the 20yds. circle 
and without the 5yds. circle to be scored 10 points when killed with 
the first barrel and 9 points when killed with the second barrel. All 
birds killed inside of the 35yds. circle and without the 20yds. circle 
