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bn'ng at the wharf gaze at us in astonishment as we 
suddenly loomed up out of the darkness, and shot around 
the pier head, letting- the mainsail come down on the 
run as we rounded up into tlie shelter of the structure. 
Putting out a bow and stern anchor we secured the boat, 
so that it would be impossible for her to pound against 
the piles; then getting into the tender we pviUed ashore 
to a landing place, where we made fast the skiff and 
proceeded to see the sights. 
The place was in full blast, and the sounds of music 
and song came from all quarters. We spent the evening 
seeing the different variety of exhibitions. At about ri 
o'clock we went on board and stowed in for the night. 
A delightful breeze is blowing from the westward 
when we crawl on deck about 6 o'clock next morn- 
ing. The sky is clear and there is every prospect of a fine 
day, and we hasten to take advantage of it by getting 
under way. With the intention of having a try at the 
weakfish^ near the Hospital Islands off Staten Island, 
we had brought along some bait for that purpose, which 
we began to fear would be spoiled before we could use 
it. After beating down to Rockaway Inlet the wind 
began to subside, and we set the clubtopsail. Standing 
along shore inside Dry Bar we went about in front of the 
Oriental Hotel, Manhattan Beach, and reached well out 
toward the Roamer Shoals on the next tack. From here 
we fetched Coney Island or Norton's Point. Making a 
short hitch across the channel we laid our course up 
along the west bank toward Fort Tompkins. 
We had been an unreasonable long time in getting 
oyer here, and it was while we were rolling and pitching 
about at the mercy of the sort of tide-rip that makes 
across the East Bank Shoals that we endeavored to eat 
our noonday meal. 
The wind had almost entirely died out, and the tide 
being on the ebb we instead of making any headway 
were being set back stern first, and rolling unmercifully 
in the sloppy waves. Every now and then her bow would 
drop down with a thud, and a wave which was always 
ready would roll over the stem on deck and run along 
each side of the cabin and. pour over the counter into the 
sea again. 
As I was saying it was here we undertook ic> eat, see- 
ing we could do nothing else. The doctor got into the 
cabin to carve a piece of roast mutton, but shortly after 
entering came on deck while a ghastly pallor o'erspread 
his face. We smiled as he began "chumming" for blue- 
fish, and the captain suggested throwing out a squid. 
Mr. R. somehow disliked to make an attempt where 
the doctor had failed, so I dropped down through the 
scuttle and performed the operation. The doctor lost 
the number of his mess that day, and could eat nothing 
until late in the afternoon. 
During the meal the breeze set in again quite fresh, 
and after getting across near the bell buoy, a little below 
Swinburn Island, we made short work of the intervening 
distance between us and Fort Tompkins. There were 
quite a number of boats fishing around the locality, and 
dropping the anchor we prepared to join them in their 
piscatorial endeavors. But, alas! our bait, the poor 
shrimps, in spite of the care we had taken to keep them 
alive, had given up the ghost, and all that remained was 
a mass of colorless looking things that would scarcely 
hold together to be put upon a hook, even though they 
had been of any account. We had some clams aboard, 
and we got some drop lines out for bottom fish, but only 
succeeded in capturing a skate and one or two dogfish. 
About 2 o'clock we started across the Bay for Keyport 
with topsail breeze, although quite squally. The wind 
came from the westward, and hauling down sheets we 
stood toward the Jersey shore on the starboard tack. It 
was in the neighborhood of 5 o'clock when, having ran 
well in between Point Comfort and Conoskonk Point, 
we went about, having made about twelve miles on one 
reach. Standing up along shore in company with a 
large fleet of oyster and clam boats, we rounded Cono- 
skonk Point, and keeping the steamb.oat channel ran 
- in and came to anchor at Keyport. During the even- 
ing we visited the town, where the doctor, after finding 
a telegraph office, proceeded to inform his newly ac- 
quired better half that he had escaped the perils of the 
deep and arrived safely in port. 
In the morning we had occasion to make several trips 
ashore in the small boat, and upon returning to the place 
where we had landed, without exception every time we 
found that some natives had calmly launched our tender 
and were using it either to go on board some craft or 
to raise an anchor and tow a boat into the beach, being 
no way particular about how much mud they distributed 
over the thwarts during the operation. Mr. R. and I 
had taken the tin coffee-pot and gone ashore for some 
beer. Upon returning we found as usual our boat had 
disappeared. Looking about we perceived a red-headed 
youth rowing out toward a catboat anchored about 
rooyds. from shore. 
"Where are you going with that boat?" I yelled, think- 
ing that it was about time to make some objection to 
this kind of business. 
"I'll be back right away," said he, proceeding to raise 
the anchor that held the catboat. Having succeeded, he 
threw it on the seat in the stern, mud and all, and taking 
the oars pulled into the beach. Landing, he stepped out, 
leaving the oars in the rowlocks, and began looking 
after his own boat. 
"Did you ever see such blawsted impudence?" cried 
Mr. R., wrathfully, and he began to berate the boy at 
a_ great rate, getting extremely red in the face with in- - 
dignation. But the red-haired youth seemed imconscious 
of his wrath, not deigning to look up from his occupa- 
tion, and perceiving that he was wasting his breath 
to no purpose we got into our skiff and pulled out to 
the yacht and proceeded to drown our anger with the 
contents of the coffee-pot. 
_ Just as we were about to start out a boy came along- 
side sculling a large ship's boat, almost as large as 
Monaitipee. He was about twelve years old, and was 
standing on one of the seats in order to work the boat 
with a T2ft. oar. We were laughing at the endeavors of 
the boy to propel the enormous craft, when he hailed 
us, asking for the doctor. That gentleman answering, 
a telegram was handed him by the messenger. Tearing 
open the envelope, he cast his eyes over the sheet, and 
a happy smile illuminated his features. 
"Hurrah, boys! she says I can stop for the whole 
week," and he began dancing around the cockpit, for- 
getting that the boy was waiting alongside for further 
orders until reminded by the captain. 
"No answer, boy," said he. "Oh, here — that's for 
yourself," handing him a coin. • 
The Fin-Keel and Scow Types. 
Chicago, March 28. — Editor Forest and Stream: In 
your issue of March 26 Mr. George Hill presents 
two designs, one of a full-bodied fin and the other of a 
shoal-bodied boat which he dubs a "freak." The com- 
parison shows clearly the advantage which the la.tter 
would have over the rational boat when measured by the 
sail area and length rule. Reference is made to the sail 
area and girth rule given in my communication in your 
issue of Feb. 12, and Mr. Hill implies that under this 
rule also the "freak" would have the advantage if made 
without a fin. In order to throw light on the matter 
T have calculated the ratings of his two designs, using 
5,000 as a divisor: 
Sail area X girth. 
5,000 
Rating= ■ 
Ralingtjf full-bodied fin=*^4><J^!^'''=i86. 
T> 1 840X22.T2 „ „. 
Rating i5irFfeak= — =3.32, 
^ 5,000 
The girth is the tape line measurement from waterline 
to waterline plus the greatest breadth. The "freak" is 
measured without the fin. The rating of "freak" is over 
double that of the "full-bodied fin," or reduced to linear 
rating the "freak" would measure 25 per cent, longer 
than the other. 
In view of these figure^ Mr. PlilTs comment is inex- 
plicable, James N. Warrington. 
Knockabouts on Long; Island Sound. 
The Indian Harbor Y. C, in its efforts 10 encourage the Icnock- 
about fleet on tjie Sound has sent out the following letter to mem- 
bers: 
Members intending to purchase or build boats for the coming 
season are particularly requested to look into the merits of the 
2nt. restricted knockabout class, which is being promoted by this 
clnb, and if possible to ac(|uire boats coming within its limita- 
tions. These boats can be acquired at a moderate cost, and they 
can be maintained with but little expense. Some orders have 
already been placed, and in the belief that this should make a 
most interesting and desirable class, both for racing and cruising 
purposes, the regatta committee desires to sectn-e the hearty co- 
operation of the members in making these boats a special feature 
in the club's events during the coming season. A number of 
boats which come within the limitations of this class can now be 
purchased, and any members who desii-e to build for the class 
can have their boats delivered within six to eight weeks of the 
time of placing the order. The rules covering this class have 
.^lready been distributed atnong the members. 
The work of altering and enlarging the club house, whereby 
dining and grill rooms are to be added and additional kitchen 
and storage accommodation secured, is progressing rapidly, and 
will be completed before May 1. VV'hile the house will be open 
to members shortly after that date, the formal opening of the 
club will not take place until about the end of May, regular notice 
of which will he sent to the members in due time' 
The Regatta Committee announces the following events for the 
season: Monday, May 30 (Decoration Day), special race; Tues- 
day, June 28, circuit race; Saturday, July 30, annual regatta; Sat- 
ttrday, Sept. 3, fall race. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
Applications for membership may be made to the purser of the 
division in which the applicant resides on blanks furnished by 
purser, the applicant becoming a member provided no objection 
be made within fourteen days after his name has been officially 
published in the Forest and Stream. 
Eastern Division. 
Robert J. Bowie, 204 High street, Lawrence, Mass. 
Frank M. Seamans, 43 South street, Boston, Mass. ' 
James S. Thorndike, 147 Main street, Brockton, Mass. 
"/mp^ ^hooting. 
Fixtures. 
April 7-8.— Platte City, Mo.— Annual spring tournament of the 
Platte City Gun Club. S. Redman, Sec y. 
April 8. — Bridgeport, Conn. — Target tournametit of the Bridge- 
port Gun Club. J. G. Kingsbury, Sec'y- 
April 13-15. — ^Atchison, Kans. — Manufacturers' fourth annual ama- 
teur tournament; $500 cash added; $50 high average. Jack Parker, 
Manager; Lou Erhardt, Sec'y. 
April 13-15. — Macon, Ga.— Tournament of the Interstate Asso- 
ciation, under the auspices of the Macon Gun Club. F. C. 
Etheridge, Sec'y. 
April 14-15.— Newburgh, N. Y.— Special shoot, Hudson River 
Trap-Shooters' League, on grounds of Glenwood Gun Club. J. 
B. Rogers, Manager. 
April 15.— Worce ter, Mass.— Tournament of Massachusetts State 
Shooting Association, under the auspices of the Worcester Sports- 
men's Club. A. \\ . Walls, Sec'y. 
April 18-20. — St. Louis, Mo. — Tournament for amateurs only at 
the Du Pont shooting Park, under the management of T. A. 
Corrr 
April 19.— Brockton, Mass.— All-day shoot for merchandise 
prizes, first of weekly series. B. Leroy Woodard, Manager. 
April 19-21.— Lincoln, Neb.— First annual amateur tournament 
of the Lincoln Gun Club. Each day $50 added to the purses. 
Geo. L. Carter, Sec'y. 
April 27-28.— Peru, Ind.— Second annual amateur tournament. 
Jack Parker, Manager. Address all communications to J. L. 
Head, Peru, Ind. 
May 4-5.— Brunswick, Ga.— Tournament of the Interstate Asso- 
ciation, under the auspices of the Atlantic Gun Club. J. H. Pol- 
hill, Sec'y. 
May 4-6.— Newburgh, N. Y.— Trophy shoot, Hudson River Trap- 
Shooters League, on grounds of Newburgh Gun and Rifle Club. 
J. B. Rogers, Manager. 
May 10-11.- St. Cloud, Minn.— St. Cloud Gun Club's amateur 
tournament. E. S. Hill, Sec'y. 
May 10-13.— Des Moines, la.— Charley Budd's shoot. Furst three 
days targets; $350 added. Fourth day, live birds; 25 birds, $25, 
handicap, $50 added. 
May 16-21.— Kansas City, Mo.— Annual tournament Missouri 
State Fish and Game Protective Association. G. M. Walden 
Pres., Kansas City. ' 
May 17-20.— Newark, N. J.— Tournament of the New Jersey 
State Sportsmen's Association, on the grounds of the East Side 
Gun Club. T. H. Keller, Sec'y. 
May 18-19.— Crawfordsville, Ind.— Tournament of the Crawfords- 
ville Gun Club. C. E. Lacy, Sec'y. 
May 18-20.— Waterloo, la.— Annual tournament of the Waterloo 
Gun Club. 
May 24-27.— Omaha, Neb.— Twenty-second annual tournament of 
the Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association. F. S. Parmelee 
Sec'y. ■ ' 
May 25-26.— Wilmington, N. C— Toiirnament of the Interstate 
Association, under the auspices of the Eastern Dog" and Game 
Protective Association. H. McL. Green, Pres. 
May 30.— Canajoharie, N. Y.— Decoration Day shoot of the Cana- 
joharie Gun Club, Targets. Charles Weeks, Sec'y. 
June 1-2.— Peekskill, N. Y.— Trophy shoot, Hudson River Trap- 
shooters League, on the grounds of Peekskill Gun Club. J. B 
Rogers, Manager. 
June 2-3.— Alton, III.— Second annual bluerock tournament of 
Piasa Gun Club. F. C. Riehl, Sec'y. 
June 7-8.— Ottawa, Kans.— Annual tournament of the Kansas 
State Sportsmen's Association. W. L. Beardsley, Sec'y-Treas. 
June 7-8. — Indianapolis, Ind. — ^Annual tournament of the In- 
diana Trap-Shooters' League, of Indiana, on the grounds of the 
Limited Gun Clnb. , 
June 8-9. — Findlay, O. — Annual tournameiit of the Magautrap 
Gun Club. O. B. Marvin, Sec'y. 
June 8-10. — Parkersburg, W. Va. — Second annual tournament of 
the West Virginia State Sportsmen's Association. Address all 
communications to H-d O. Bower, Sec'y, Sistersville, W. Va. 
June 14-15, — Stillwater, Minn. — Tournament of the Stillwater 
Gun Club. 
June 15-16.— Portsmouth, Va.— Tournament of the Interstate As- 
sociation, under the auspices of the Portsmouth Gun Club, W. 
N. White, Sec'y. 
June 15-17. — Cleveland, O. — Fifth annual tournament of the 
Cleveland Target Co. Bluerocks thrown free of charge. Profes- 
sionals and manufacturers' agents barred from programme events. 
June 20-24.— Rochester, N. Y.— -Annual tournament of the New 
York State Association, under the auspices of the Rochester Rod 
and Gun Cliib. Live birds and targets. 
June 21-23. — Sioux City, la. — Fourth annual amateur tournament 
of the Soo Gun Club. Three sets of traps. W. F. Duncan, Treas. 
June 23. — Minneapolis, Minn.— Tournament of the Minneapolis 
Gun Club. G. J. McGraw, Sec'y. 
^June 27- July 3.— Milwaukee, Wis.— Tournament of Milwaukee 
Gun Club, carnival week. Live birds and targets. $1,000 added 
money. 
July 1.— Sherhrooke, Canada. — Grand annual tournament. Tar- 
gets. Regular sweeps, variety and merchandise. C. H. Foss, 
Sec y. 
July 6-7.— Meadville, Pa.— Tournament of the Interstate Associa- 
tion, under the auspices of the Meadville Gun Club. Chas. Stein, 
Sec y. 
'■.^"'yr-,-'''''-^^~?^'°"^'^'^«^PS'«' Y— Trophy shoot, Hudson River 
Irap-Shooters League, on the grounds of the Poughkeepsie Gun 
Club. J. B. Rogers, Manager. 
July 19-21.— Palmyra, Mo.— Eight annual tournament of the 
Missouri Amateur Shooting Association, under the management 
of the Palmyra Gun Club. Targets and live birds. Added 
money announced later. W. N. Bates, Sec'y. 
July 27-28.— Meriden, Conn.— Tournament of the Interstate As- 
sociation, under the auspices of the Parker Gun Club. C. S. 
Howard, Sec y. 
rp^"%^^*'"^^-~;H^'"'^°''""Sb, N. v.- Trophy shoot, Hudson River 
1 rap-Shooters League, on grounds of Marlborough Gun Club. 
J. B. Rogers, Manager. 
Aug. 17-18.— Waterville, Me.— Tournament of the Interstate As- 
sociation, under the auspices of the Waterville Gun Club. E. 
1. Wyman, Sec y. 
Sept. 7-8 — Haverhill, Mass.— Tournament of the Interstate As- 
fncntion, under the auspices of the Haverhill Gun Club. Geo. 
V. Stevens, .Secy. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 
iltese columns^ also any news notes they may care to have printed. Ties 
i n all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. Mail 
all such malier to Forest and Stream Publisk'ng Company , ^j^6 Broad- 
way, /\iew Vor/k. 
_ In respect to the high scores made on the first day at Read- 
ing, one of the contestants informs us that the true explana- 
tion is that, hrsl, the ground at the score was appreciably bie-hei- 
than the magautrap, so that the shooters had a good view of the 
target a moment after it left the trap. Second, the first day was 
ramy, so that the colormg and shading of the background was all 
that could be desired in the way of contrast with the targets, thev 
being sharply distnact throughout their flight. With clearer 
weather came the changes of color which made the targets more 
or less indistinct against the background, and the targets also 
were thrown faster, which made a general falling oft" in the scores, 
i lie increased speed alone, however, would not have made so much 
difference. 
Brown, Newburgh, A'. Y., wites us as follows: 
(Jn iVlay 4 and 5 the Hudson River Trap-Shooters' League holds a 
'f^.-a°"r'?,'"?''"V,°" ^^'^ Jfou«ds of the West Newburgh Gun 
and Kifle Club. _ On the 0th the West Newburgh Gun and Rifle 
Association continues the same toui'nament on its own account, 
with hve birds only. The League management put.'; up $50 for 
^l'^ *7 «VP''a„'° average money, six guns, 
$11, $7, U,, 55. All regular events to be shot through both 
days targets 2 cents. Manufacturers' agents and the like are 
barred from entering the sweep and from share of special prizes, 
prize's ''^''"^ League only are eligible to compete for special 
Gun Club, of McKeesport, Pa., will hold its 
second annual tournament on April 22 and 23, open to all! 
Shooting commences at 10 o'clock each day. Interstate As- 
sociation rules, known traps and angles, lO-gauge Kuns barred 
Targets, 2 cents. The handicap is as follows: Tlf hifrgunl will 
be required m each subsequent event to duplicate the score made 
in the preceding event, and upon failure to do so will not be 
considered winners in such event. 
The terse letter of Mr. E. S. Rice, re the Grand American 
Handicap, disposes definitely of the false and unpleasant rumors 
concerning himself and others, to which he refers. Those rumors 
are largely newspaper gossip, if one may judge from the ex- 
cerpts m Western traps," by iMr. Hough. While there is noth- 
ing authentic in such rumors, many people accept them as being 
authentic if they remain uncontradicted. Mr. Rice's letter ef- 
fectually disposes of them, hence they have no further importance. 
On Tuesday, the first day of the Reading tournament, one 
squad ot hve men made an extraordinary record in a 20-target 
event as tollows: Banks 20, Glover 20, Brewer 20, Money 19. 
i uitord IJ Close up was another squad, namely, Elliott, Heikes 
4 rimble. Fanning and \ pung, with 97 out of 100. Elliott broke 
top°notch woi'k '''' ^^"^^^ """"^ 'H.^ikes 97; truly 
Other shoots forthcoming next week and the week after are 
the special shoot of the Hudson River Trap-Shooters' League, 
Newburgh, N. Y., on April 14 and 15; the tournament of th4 
Massachusetts State Sportsmen's Association, Worcester, Mass., 
^fiPf 9n°' '°"™ament at Du Pont Shooting Park, St. Louis, April 
Aprn 19' j^^'lj^o^i^^^ent of the Lincoln Gun Club, Lincoln, Neb.. 
Mr. L. Nesbitt, erstwhile champion of Pennsylvania, spent a 
large part of the winter in Mississippi, where he enjoyed the 
sunslune betvNjen rainy spells, and had good sport with the 
qttail. After dallying with the tournament at Hot Springs he 
returned to Wilkes Barre, and took part in the live-bird Ivents 
of the last day, killing 14 out of 15 in the great open event. 
In a return match between E. Johnson, of Atlantic City, and 
98 J'^^'^K Klemz, of Philadelphia, at 100 live birds, $200 a side, 
28yds., at Gloucester, N. J., pn March 29, Johnson Was victor by 
a score of 9/ to 85 In their previous match Kleinz won by a 
roUilsi? 1 j^Xrnir'"'' ^^^'^ ^^"^ ^-'^^ 
Mr. F. M. Faurote gave up his purpose to be present at the 
Bahimore tournament business cares requiring his attention at 
his home in Dallas. Tex. He left Reading on the last day of 
the recent tournament held there. Mr. Faurote made a host 
of friends in the North, besides demonstrating that he is of 
the stuff which makes crackerjacks. 
_Mr. John Wright announces that the Brooklyn Gun Club will 
give an a U-day shoot on April 29, at which prizes will be given 
' w°'''!!^. °^ earnest competition. The shoot will be under 
Mr. Wrights management. The regular weekly club shoot, on 
Saturday of this week, also has prizes to those who can shoot 
well enough to be winners. 
There will be a holiday shoot, April 19, on the grounds of the 
Lrockton Gun Club, Brockton, Mass. It will be the first of a 
series for merchandise prizes given by Mr. B. Lerov Woodward 
Campello, Mass. After April 19 there will be shoo'ts for prizes 
on every Saturday, to which all are invited. 
Mr. L. Harrison, of Minneapolis, who has been a welcome guest 
at the many shooting clubs around New York for several weeks 
past, returned to his home this week. He was one of the con- 
testants in the Grand American Handicap, finishing with 23 out of 
25. At targets also he is very skillful. 
Out of several protographs which we have of the winners at 
the Reading tournament, only one, that of Col. A. G. Courtney 
was sufficiently good for reproduction. The Colonel is in that 
defiant attitude which becomes a man who has came, who has 
saw, and who have conquered. 
Owing to the severe illness ot Mrs. Heikes, Mr. Rolla O 
Heikes returned to his home at Dayton, O., before the Reading 
tournament was ended. 
