Sept. 25, 1897.] 
FOREST AND 'STREAM. 
2B7 
In our different descriptions of the Montreal SO-footers, we 
omitted to mention that they were rigged with a fine Man- 
illa cordage, specially made for them by the Consumer's 
Cordage Co., of Montreal. The company, on the demand 
being made, interested itself in the matter, and produced a 
grade of 3-strand manilla in the small sizes that proved very 
satisfactory. 
The yougsters of Lake St Louis, whose older brothers 
have raced this year and last in the 20ft. and 1.5ft. classes, are 
preparing to take their turn in due time at international 
racmg. The following is from the Montreal Gazette: 
On Saturday, Sept. 4, races took place between the above 
two clubs for a silver challenge cup won last year by Lachine. 
The race started from opposite the Royal St. Lawrence Y. 
C, Dorval, and was a beat to windward, the best two out of 
three to be the winner. Valeria, owned by George H. H. 
Eadie, was an easy winner. Defender, owned by Harry 
Davison, Lachine. was very fast, but Valeria walked by her. 
Six boats started, but only three finished. The thanks of 
both clubs are due to Mr. W. A. C. Hamilton, of the Royal 
St. Lawrence Y. C, who acted as judge. The times were as 
follows: First race started at 3:27 — Jubilee, G Eadie, sailed 
by Lawrence Norris; Defender, H. Davison, finish -3:39:4.5; 
Queen, G. Eadie, did not finish; Valeria, G. Eadie, finish 
3:37:20; Vaseline, Harry Norris, disabled; Goldbus, Hamilton 
Gordon, disabled; Valeria won by 2m.. 25s. ' Second race 
started at 3:51 :30— Defender did not finish; Valeria touched 
Defender, 4:02:31. Third race — Defender won; Valeria did 
not finish. Fourth race— Valeria won; Defender disabled. 
Valeria, Dorval, wins cup. 
No yacht was better known in her day about the Sound 
than the old Arrow, "Kirby's Arrow," the sloop. For some 
years past little has been seen of her. Lately she has been 
laid up Bay Ridge, but after being sold at auction she has 
started life anew on the Delaware, as told by the Philadel- 
phi Ledger: "The Abe Town send Y. C. started on its annual 
cruise early this morning in the sloop yacht Arrow, a recent 
purchase of the organization. The craft was laden with 
provisions, and the casual observer was impressed with the 
fact that the commissary department had not been neglected. 
The Arrow is a trim looking sloop, 65ft. over all, with 21ft. 
beam and 6ft. draft. The club purchased her at an assignee's 
sale in New York recently, and by their enterprise added 
another craft with a history to the local fleet. The sloop 
has been a Cape May cup winner, and while being used for 
cruising purposes in Eastern waters daring the past ten 
years many a skipper has been obliged to read her name on 
the stern, for she has speed as well as providing comfort. 
For a sloop of her size she carries a very large spread of sail, 
her spinaker boom being 55ft. in length, while her balloon jib 
would be considered large for a craft of greater dimensions. 
Her underdeck plan, perhaps, furnishes more room than any 
sloop oi her size in this vicinity. Her previous owner had 
80 planned the allowed space that over a score of persons can 
be comfortably accommodated. The staterooms are so ar- 
ranged on either side of the yacht that they can be closed, 
and only accessible from the main cabin. She is finished in 
mahogany, this valuable wood being liberally used in the 
companionway. The culinary department of the Arrow has 
been deftly arranged and fitted with all the modern ajiplian- 
ces. Refrigerators are on either side of the sloop, witb ca- 
pacity for a ton of ice. Oil and junklockers have their place 
abaft of the forecastle, and in fact every niche under deck is 
utilized in a manner reflecting great forethought on the 
mind of the designer. The yacht is fltted with a binnacle on 
deck and one suspended in the cabin, in order that the 
owner may lie in his berth and still be able to ascertain at a 
glance the course being sailed. The lines of the Arrow are 
strikingly beautiful, and with her large sail area she will 
likely give some of the prominent racing craft in this local- 
ity an occasional brush." 
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1896-97. 
Commodore, John N. MacKendrlck, Gait, Canada. 
Sec'y-Treas , John R. Blake. Qalt, Canada. 
Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. 
PURSEHS. 
Atlantic Division, H. W. Flelschman, 1611 N. Slst 8t,, PhUa., Pa. 
Central Division, Laurence C. Woodworth, Gouverneur, N. Y. 
Eastern Division, F. J. Burrage, West Newton, Mass. 
Northern Division, Francis H. Macnee, Kingston, Canada. 
Annual dues, $1; Initiation fee, $1. 
WESTERN CXNOE ASSOCIATION, 1895-96. 
Conunodore, C. F. Pennewell, Detroit, Mich. 
Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, Hi. 
Rear-Commodore, E. H. Hohnes, Milwaukee, Wis, 
See'y-Treaa., W. D Stearns, Detroit, Mich. 
Executive Committee: R. M. Lamp, Madison, Wis.; C. J. Steadman 
CUacinnati, O. ; F. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Barely a month ago canoeists were deeply exercised over 
different questions connected with racing; but now that the 
time has come for action there seems to be a total lack of in- 
terest in the very important matter of the amendment of 
the rules. Thus "far no comments have reached us on the 
proposals published last week. But a short time is left be- 
fore the annual meeting, and if anything is to be accom- 
plished then, canoeists must bestir themselves. 
lantbe C. C. Regatta. 
The annual regatta of the lanthe C. C. will be held at 
Newark on Saturday, Sept. 25, and all canoeists are invited 
to attend Trains leave Chambers street for Woodside at 
1:50, 3:15, 4:22, 5:00, 5:23, 5:53, 6:32, 7:30, and return at frequent 
intervals. 
The regatta committee have arranged the following pro- 
gramme of events: 
1. SaUing, handicap. 
3. Paddling, any canoe. 
8. Paddling, open canoes, single blades. 
4. Paddling, tandem, open canoes, single blades. 
5. Paddling, tail-end, open canoes, single blades. 
6. Paddling, decked sailing canoes. 
7. Paddling, Club fours. 
The usual supper will be served the visiting canoeists, and 
a smoker will be held in the evening. 
Rushton's Canoes. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
In your report of the A. C. A. meet, in the issue of Aug. 
28, in speaking of the new sailing canoes, you say "A third, 
designed and built by J. H. Rushton, was owned by C. W. 
Lansing." I did not have that honor. I neither designed 
nor built her and do not even know who did. Shortly before 
the meet Mr. Lansing shipped this canoe to me to be var- 
nished and fitted out. It was found necessary to replank 
her, all but the sheer strake, and this I did. The center board 
and rudder were furnished by Mr. Butler, the rigs by Hem- 
menway, some other fittings were furnished by me— taken 
from my regular stock goods. Will you not kindly make 
this correction? J. H. Rushton, 
A. C. A. Membershivi. 
Applications for membership may be made to the purser 
of the division in which the applicant resides on blanks fur- 
nished by purser, the applicant becoming a member provided 
no objection be made within fourteen days after his name 
has been officially published in the Fobesi' And Stream. 
EASTERN DIVISION. 
Name. Residence. 
Charles C. Hubbell. . ..Hoboken. N. J.. . 
Wm. F. Adam New York, N. Y. 
Louis Leroy, M.D Newark, N. J — 
Club. 
Zettler Rifle Club. 
TWENTY-THmn ASNTJAL TOLTRKAMENT. 
On Sunday and Monday nest, Sept 26-27. the Zettler Rifls Club, of 
New York city, will hold its twentv-third annual tournament. The 
big event will take place in Henry J. Bookman'j^ Cypres* Hill Park, 
Brooklyn The proprarnme announces ihat "All riflemen and lovers 
of this sport are cordis II r invited to participate." 
To gret to tbe park (tiTe are alternative routes: Take Union Ele- 
vated direct from Brooklyn Bridge, or Fulton, Grand or Twenty third 
street ferri<»s to Eldgewood; thence by Cypress Hill trolley to the 
Dark. Shooting commences at D A. M. on Sept 26, and opens on 
Sept. 27 also at 9AM. closing at 6 P. M. 
The shootini? committee is composed as follows: H. D. Muller, 
chairman; &. Zimmerman, lanatz Martin, Dr O. Grosch, C G Zettler, 
,T. Begrow. B Zettler is shooting master, and G. Schurman. secre- 
tary. The ladies' committee is made up as follows: C. J. Watson, 
chairman; J. Guenther and W. Soli. 
The three main contests will be on the ring target, the bulls-eye 
target and the target of honor. In these competitions, over $.500 in 
cash will be distributed as prizes. There will also be special contests 
as follows: On the special iiH-ring target, .3 sho*s free, only one ticket 
allowed; prize, a fine trophy presented by Zettler Bros. On the 
nudpes' target, open to judges only; prizes, two fine eold lockets pre- 
sented by the club On the ladies' target of honor, open only to the 
ladies of the club members; prizes presented by the club. 
Calumet Heights Rifle Scores. 
Chicago, 111 . Sep*-. 12.— The foilowins: scores were made to-day on 
the range of the Calumet Heierhts Gun Club. Metcalfe won the medal 
in Class A, and Booth the medal in Class B, in the men's contest. Mrs. 
Schmidr had no competitor in the contest for the ladies' medal, but 
won with tbe good total of 43 points. 
Medal shoot, 200yds.: 
Metcalfe 8231106955—31 Norcom.... 18352.=i8S49 -31 
Schmid t ............ . 2521 1331 41 - S3 Chamberlain ........ 071 108''4i 3 5 
Whitman OOMOnrOJO— 6 Booth 2822334533- 35 
Harlan. 0431E58335-35 
Ladies' shoot, lOOyds.: 
Mrs Schmidt 4 14336B048— 43 Patti, 
A Rhode Island Shot. 
Major Bansom, of the Warren Artillery, in competition for the 
veteran's badge, made a clean score of 2.5 at the 2';'0yds. range a few 
days ago. He previously made a score of 21, making a total of 49. 
Tbisis the first score of 49 at 200yds. to go on record in the Stale. 
The total of 20 shots flred at the same time was as follows: 95, 23, 23, 
23; total 93 Lieut Sparks, of the Warren Artillery, last November 
exceeded this score by 1 point, his score being 21. 25, 21, 24; total fl3, 
but unfortunately being shot out of season, no record could be cnade 
of it:. Major Ransom's score is tbe largest official score ever made in 
the State at 200yds.— Providence Joiirnal. 
A Creditable Record. 
Ow Saturday. Sept. 11, Mr. Robert Bollman , of Pittsburg, improved 
his former score of 114 at 230yds . muzzle rest, by 1 Boint. Mr. Hoff- 
man used a 33-40 Ballard, and U. M C shells loaded with Du Pont 
powder and his own moulded buUet He made 'he following score 
with 10 successive shots: 11 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 10 11-115. 
Leading dealers in sportsmen^s supplies have advertised in our 
colujnns continuously for almost a quarter century. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send In notice like the followlnarj 
FIXTURES. 
Sept. 28-99.— iNDiAKAPOiiis.lnd. — Tournament of the Trap-Shooters' 
League of Indi&na, under the auspices of the Limited Gtm Club. 
Professionals and paid shooters barred. Royal Robinson, Sec'y. 
Sept. 28-Oct. 1.— Passaic, N. J. — Annual rournament of the New 
Jersey State Sportsmen's Association at Clifton racetrack. First two 
days, targets; last two days, live birds. Main event on last day is at 
25 live birds, 825 birds extra, handicap; ifSOO guaranteed to three 
high guns. W. H. Hnck, Sec'y. Rutherford, N. J. 
Sept. a^-Oct. 1 —Alton, 111.— Tournament of the Piasa Gun Club at 
Douglas Park, Targets. Under the management of Jack Park. 
Oct 4-5,- Warwick, N. Y.— First annual tournament of the War- 
wick Gun Olnb. Open to all. Targets. $50 average money to four 
high guns in all programme events John M Servin, Sec'y. 
Oct. 6-8.— NKWBtTRGH, N. Y. — Annualfall tournament of the West 
Newbtu-gh Gun ard Rifle Association. First two days, targets: third 
day, live birds. 850 average money to three high guns in all pro- 
gramme target events. Open to all. 
Oct. 13.— Hackknsaok, N. J.— Sixth contest for the Recreation cup. 
E. A. Jackson, Sec'y. 
Oct. 13-14.— GREENSBtTRO, Ind — Shootiug tournamentof the Greens- 
burg Gun Club Web. Woodfill, Sec'y. 
Oct. 19-21— Dayton, la.— Second annual tournament of the Dayton 
Gtm Club. First two days, targets; last day, live birds. "Cannot 
divide with professionals or manufacturers' agents " 
Oat. 19-33.— Baltimore. Md.— Four days' tournament of tho Balti- 
more Shooting Asspciarion. First two days, targets; last two days, 
live birds. $500 added money. Geo. L Harrison, Sec'y. 
Oct. 23-23.— Huntington, Ind.— Tournament of the Trap Shooters' 
League of Indiana, under the ausDices of the Erie Gun Club, 
Oct. 26-26 —Cou> GIL Bluffs. la.— Tournament under the auspices 
of w. D. Hardiu, S. CrabiU and 0. B. Randlett. ¥3:0 added. Pro- 
grammes later. 
Oct. !<fl-30— Grand Rapids. Minn.— Tournament of the Itasca Gun 
Club. Dr. W. P. Brown, Sec'y. 
1898. 
March 23-24.— Elkwood Pahk, Long Branch, N. J.— Sivth annual 
Grand American Hantiicap. 35 birds, £23, birds extra; $1,000 guar- 
anteed to the three high guns; all surplus added. 
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. 
Ties in all events are considered as divided unl-ess otheiioise reported. 
Mail all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, Sk6 
Broadway, New York. 
At Rutherford, N. J , on Wednesday of last week. Sept. 15, Captain 
Money said tons: "Why don't you say somethingnowadays about 
'dropping for place' i'' Our answer did not take much thought; 
"The fact is, Captain Money, we've not taken part in or attended 
any tournament this season where the old system has b^en in use. 
except at Auburn, N Y.. where it was used on the two sets of traps 
set apart for the 'Wolves' and the 'Lambs.' Personally we saw ) o 
dropping for place' ftt thap abootf and bo one bag said anything fo 
us about the subject for several months." "Well," said Cap-'-aln 
Money. "I'll tell you of an instance that occurred quite recently at a 
shoot which I attended. I won't mention any names, but the parties 
interested will know that I speak facts. I was standing* near the 
scorer, and heard him tell a man who was standing b3': 'Go and tell 
to drop a bird ; tell him that I said so' There was a balk just 
then: a target had been broken by the trap, or a trap had gone 
wrong, so the messenger went; up to the pirty desisnated by 
the scorer and gave "him the message. The party spoken 
to looked around to catch tbe scorer's eve, but he eaught 
mineinstead. I put up my hand and said: 'Don't you doit; weknow 
the meaaage that has been sent to vou, and who sent it-; but don't 
you dare to drop this target.' The target was not dropped. Of 
course, I don't know whether he would have 'droup'sd for place' or 
not; but there were two people present who evidently thought he 
would have dono so, viz : the scorer and his messenger. The matter 
caused quite a little talk, and 'dropping for place' came in for a whole 
lot of approbrious epithets " We have to thank Capt. Money for 
giving us this strong argument in favor of the Rose system, where 
the more targets you lose, tbe less money you receive. As we have 
repeatedly pointed out, the only case— so far as we can find out— in 
which combinations, pooling and dropping for place can pay under 
the Rose system, is where somefhing like t'oe following occurs; 15 
targets. $1 50 entrance. Several men have shot, but 13 is high; the 
last squad has to shoot Two men are straight up to the last round; 
one agrees to drop a target and pool issues; he drops into tbe 14 hole, 
and cuts out a lot of {■='ay^ lis, making each point more valuaNe. 
Anyone wirh any practical knowledge of tonrnam»nt shootine- will 
agree with ustbat this instanc«. or similar ones, will occur so seldom, 
that i'' is scarcely worth anyone's while to watch for such a chance. 
We shall be glad if someone — we don't care who— will eive us in- 
stances where crookedness pays under the Rose sj'slem, quoting ex- 
amples that differ from the above. 
The Limited Gun Club, of In'^ianapoli«. Ind . announces its "third 
nnnual interstate tournament," Sept. 2P-29. The programme for the 
first day consists of four 20 target; events. .S3 50 entrance, and a 100- 
target race for the Grand Hotel cup, emblematic of the amateur 
championship of Indiana, Kentucky, Obio. Michigan and Illinois. 
Entrance §3, with an optional sween of $2.50 on each 25 targets. 
This cup is to be held subject to the following conditions: 100 targets, 
unknown angles. Each party to deposit glO with the secretary at 
time of challenge and acceptance, and $10 more on or before date of 
match. Challenged party must accept within ten days and name 
time and place, which must be within thirty days of date of accept- 
ance. On the second day there will be four 20 tarset e'^ents. $9.50 
entrance, a different s'yle of shooting being: used in each event, viz : 
No 1, known angles: No 2, unknown angles; No. 3 reversed order; 
No 4, expert rules. Event No. 5 wifl be at 3 pairs, known angles. 
No. 6 will he a two men teana race, 50 targets per man, $6 per team. 
The shooter who makes the best average in the first flve events will 
have his net entrance money for those events refunded to him. 
Targets will be charged for "at the rate of 3 cents each. lO gaua-es. 
black powder, professionals and oaid shooters barred. On tbe first 
day all purses will be divided under the Rose system, with ratio points 
of 5, 4, 3 and 2 to 1- On the secnnd day ad purse=i will be diviried 
under the old system, four moneys. 40, -30. 20 and 10 per cent. The 
following note closes the progr mme: "Shooters who are barred 
from the sweeps, and those who do not feel strons enough for the 
competition, may shoot and pav for tararets only. They will be just 
as welcome and receive the same attention as those who put up their 
money." 
From an item in a New York daily of Monday, Sept. 20, we learn 
that a serious, if not fatal, accident occurred on Sa'urday afternoon 
last, at Garnerville. N. Y., while' the local gun club's members were 
holding a live-bird shoot. Below we give the story as it appeared; 
anyone who is acquainted with live-bird shooting will see that it is 
rather involved. There is one thing clear, however, and that is. that 
at least •wo of the shooters present were violating one of the most 
important rules in trap-shooting, viz.. The shooter shall not load his 
gun until he is at the score. 'The item runs thuo; ",Tohn Allison, 
superintendent of stables, live stock, etc., of tbe Rockland Print 
Works in Garnerville, with several other members of the club, 
was standing outsi"le the range, between the platform and the 
traps, watching Mr Samuel Wlnter^rin shoot. Mr. Winterson 
with his last shot, wounded his bird and started walking toward the 
traps to get it, removing the old shells from his gun and replacing 
them with new ones as he walked along. When the lock sprung, 
closing the gun, one of the barrels exploded, tbe full contents of the 
shell striking Mr Allison, who stood within a few feet- of it, in the 
hip, making a very dangerous if not mortal wound Mr. Allison at 
the time had his gun in hand awairiner his turn at the traps, and when 
he was wounded dropped it as be fell beside Mr. Fred Taylor, who ig 
assistant manager of the works. Allison's gun struck the ground on 
the tops of the barrels, both barrels exploding, the eonten's all pass- 
ingwithin Sin of Mr. Taylor's head Drs. Laird and^Hasbrouck -were 
summoned to attend Allison, and they say that his life may possibly 
be saved, but he may be obliged to lose the leg." 
In another portion of the trap columns of this issue will be found 
a note of great interest to the vast majority of the trap-shooting 
readers of P'orest and Stream. We refer to the communication from 
Elmer E. Shaner, manager of the Interstate Association, informing 
us that the Grand American Handicap tournaTient will be held March 
22-24, 1898, at Elkwood Park, Lone Branch, N. J. All doubt, there- 
fore, as to where this, the greatest liv»-bird event of 1898, is to be 
held, is thus set at rest. The facilities for hahdJiug a big crowd at 
Elkwood are so far beyond those of any other place that we are sat- 
i«fled the Interstate Association has made no mistake. Those who 
took part in ihe event of 1897 will be the best advertising medium for 
next year's event; those who were there know just what there is at 
Elkwood, and the Grand Araerieaa Handicap of 1898 will show the 
effec's of this knowledge by an increased number of entries There 
■were 146 entries this year, -with 135 starters; what oumber of entries 
will there be in 1898? 
A. W. du Bray and S. A. Tucker were in the city recently. We saw 
Du Bray, but we did not see Tucker, so can't say anything about the 
laf^er, except from hearsay, and we regret to learn through that 
channel that the "new corduroy shooting coat" is not wearing so 
•well as the old one did. About Du Bray we cannot say anything very 
pleasant; he had an appointment with us which he didn't keep. 
Still he has apoloeized, and in the following terms, bis letter being 
dated from Hotel Rennert, Baltimore, Sept. 16: "You will pardon my 
having skipped out so unceremoniously, and what is worse, my not 
having notified you of it sooner. But really our engagement for the 
time escaped me, until it was too late to make amends. However, 
there wiU be another day I trust, and then I will give myself the 
pleasure of looking you up and squaring myself with, the formidable 
etc" 
The New- Jersey State Sportsmen's Association now has a member- 
ship of seventeen clubs in good standing, in addition to several indi- 
vidual memberships. This is a good showing for an association that 
has had such a hard road to travel while making its way back from 
oblivion into the world. The programmes for the Association's tour- 
nament at Clifton race track, Passaic, N J., are now spread pretty 
widely broad 'ast through this section of the country, and those who 
have received them, or who have read our synopsis of tbe same in 
last week's issue, can readily see that the Association is most thor- 
oughly alive in every respect. There has been very Utile time to pre- 
pare for this tournament, but the manaeement of the Association 
has .done wonders, lis efforts are bound to be crowned with suc- 
cess. The traps will be ready for practice -work by noon on Monday, 
Sept. 27. 
We have been told ihat some people object to the charge of 3 cents 
for targets in all events scheduled for the New Jersey State shoo/; at 
Clifton race track, Sept. 98 Oct. 1. Why there should be any objec- 
tion, we cannot say. The .\ssociation adds $'00 a day in casb, and 
also announces a merchandise event each day. It must be re- 
membered, too, that all the proceeds of this tournament will go into 
the (at present) almost empty treasury of the Association ; and will be 
applied next year in endeavoring to secure better game legislation 
for the State, something of which it is sadly in need. Sentiment may 
go a long way in this matter, but money goes a great deal further. 
It is a sure thing that if the State Association does not move in this 
matter of better game legislation, no one else will; and it is another 
sure thing that the Association carmot make a move unless it pos- 
sesses the sirews of war, popularly known as the wherewithal. 
Bravo, Tucson I John J. Hallowell. late of Tucson, Ariz . but now of 
Betbayres, Pa , we salute and congratulate yon on your magnificent 
run of 154 straight, made with Hazard's Blue Ribbon, on the second 
day of the Portsmouth, N. H . Interstate shoot. Sept. 16. Only the 
other day we made a note of Charlie Young's score of 151 straight, 
made July 30, on the grounds of the Springfield, O, Gun Club, and 
referred at the same time lo Capt. Bartlett's run of fil straight made 
at Rochester. N. Y., Sept. 36, 189.5. Sfnce Hallowell's arrival in the 
East be has been doing n lot of shooting, and the practice he has bad 
has brough' him rapidly to the front. His friends in Tucson will re- 
joice at bis success. 
Next week will find us busy at Clifton race track, Passaic. N. J., 
where the trap-shooters of New Jersey will meet their friends from 
neigbbdring States. The week following Warwick N. Y . and New- 
burgh. N. Y . tweoty eight miles apart, will be the center of aCtrBc- 
lion of target and live-bird shooters around here. 
Tbe New Utrecht Gun Club will open its live-bird season for lF97-f 8 . 
OD Saturday next, Sept. 35 These semi-monthly gatherings wjij bti 
Ijeid at Woodlftwn, I., ae iwviel, 
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