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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[May 7, 1898. 
American Canoe Association^ J897-98, 
Commodore, F. L. Bunnell, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Sec'y-Treas., C. V. Schuyler, 309 Sixth avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. 
PURSERS. 
Atlantic Division, Wm. M. Carpenter, Main street. Sing Sing, 
N. Y. 
Central Division, Laurence C. Woodworth, Gouverneur, N. Y. 
Eastern Division, F. J. Burraee, West Newton, Mass. 
Northern Division, Edgar C. Woolsey, 37 Charles street, Ottawa, 
Can. 
Annual dues, $1; initiation fee, $L 
Western Canoe Association, 1895-96. 
Commodore, C F. Pennewell, Detroit, Mich. 
Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, 111. 
Rear-Commodore, E. H. Holmes, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Sec'y-Treas^ W. D. Stearns, Detroit, Mich. 
Executive Committee: R. M. Lamp, Madison, Wis.; C. J. Stead- 
man, Cincinnati, O.; F. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Wie. 
Canoeing Contests at the Sportsmen's Show. 
The recent show of the New England Sportsmen's 
Association, which all the authorities agree was the finest 
thing of its kind that has ever been given in this coun- 
try, has been faithfully described in all the publications, 
and a good idea of the realistic effects produced has 
been given to all those unable to visit the show through 
the fine pictures that appeared in the Forest and 
Stream and other publications. 
The scries of canoeing contests that took place during 
the first week of the show were unique, many of them 
never having been seen before in this locality, especially 
the tugs-of-war in war canoes. 
The miniature lake on which these events were pulled 
off was 6oft. long and 40ft. wide, with a uniform depth 
of 7ft. In order to enable the crews to face the audi- 
ence of from six to eight thousand people that nightly 
gathered to witness the sports, the canoes were placed 
side by side in the tank about 15ft. apart, and connected 
by a rope running back to the end of the tank, through 
a pulley, along the end of the tank to a second pulley, 
and from there to the other boat. Thus when the strong- 
est crew got ahead it pulled the other crew back a cor- 
responding distance. The canoes for the club fours were 
in their turn attached to the same rigging. 
Entries for the war canoe tug-of-war were received 
from the Taunton Boat Club, the Lawrence Canoe Club, 
WaAvbewawa Canoe Association, of Newton, and Puri- 
tan Canoe Club, of Boston. In drawing for the matches 
the clubs were paired in the order given. The Waw- 
bewawas and Puritans came together the first night of 
the show, the Wawbewawas winning in two straight 
heats both the war canoe and club four events. The 
first heat in war canoes was a comparatively easy victory, 
but in the second heat Capt. Dodge got his team to- 
gether, and thejr put up a most determined fight, and it 
was only at the verj'- end of the round that Capt. Drake's 
team got a lead of 2 or 3ft. 
In the club fours the Puritans were pulled in the first 
heat and lost the second bv their boat's swamping. 
The second evening the '"Pirates" of the Taunton Boat 
Club, under the command of Capt. Edward L. Sargent, 
met the team that Capt. Fred A. Wallace brought down 
from the Lawrence Canoe Club. This was the first 
appearance of the Taunton men in this vicinity, and the 
outcome of the match was watched with great interest 
by the local canoe men. The Taunton men were clearly 
outclassed by the Lawrence team in weight and water- 
manship, and although they put up a very plucky fight 
they lost both the war canoe and club fours to Capt. 
Wallace's team. This brought together for the finals 
the WaAvbewawas and the Lawrence Canoe Club. This 
event was pulled off toward the end of the first week. 
Although the Wawbewawas were a lighter crew they 
proved themselves superior in watermanship and stay- 
ing qualities, and the struggle in each heat was terrific. 
In the first heat, in spite of all they could do, Capt. 
Drake's team was pulled over isft, and it looked to 
the Wawbewawas' friends as if their goose was cooked. 
In the second heat Capt. Drake read the riot act to his 
men, and till within five seconds of when the whistle 
blew both canoes were exactly even, the crews pulling 
stroke for stroke. During this last five seconds the 
Wawbewawas wrung from their opponents an advantage 
of a half foot, which they held till the whistle blew. 
The excitement was intense, and every one of the vast 
audience was on his feet, when the men got into their 
boats for the final and deciding heat. At the word the 
crews took the water at exactly the same instant, pulling 
stroke for stroke, and the way they made the water 
boil in the lake can be better imagined than described. 
For over fifty seconds no advantage whatever for either 
crew was apparent; then the Wawbewawas began to 
gain an inch at a time, till they had a lead of little over 
a foot, which they held on to like grim death till twenty 
seconds over time, as the house was in such an uproar 
that it was impossible to hear the time-keeper's whistle, 
and neither team dared to stop. Both crews were -badly 
punished, and the men all agreed that this was the 
hardest work they have ever undertaken. 
The special match in club fours between the Wawbe- 
wawas and the Innitou Canoe Club, of Woburn, was 
won by the latter, the WawbewaAvas being pulled in the 
first heat and their boat SAvamping in the second. 
The prizes offered for the canoe upset brought Mr. 
W. T. LaAvless, from Ottawa, Ont., the Avinner of the 
A, C. A. upset race at Grindstone Island last year. He 
gave a A^ery clever exhibition of the act, first rolling 
his canoe completely over without taking in any Avater 
Avhatever, and vaulting back into it. He then entirely 
submerged the boat, shook the Avater out of it, and got 
back into it again, in ten seconds. It was unfortunate 
that Mr. Lawless' short stay in Boston prevented his 
meeting in this cA^ent Mr. Vincent J. Pelletier, of Mon- 
treal, who on the last night of the show did the "upset" 
against time, turning his canoe Avithout taking in any 
Avater, and getting into it again in three and four-fifths 
seconds. The canoe used Avas a regulation open Peter- 
Kooro weighing about solbs. It is a question if the un- 
initiated audience fully appreciated the difficulties of 
this feat. 
' Among the other canoeing events that took place dur- 
ing the first week, the blindfold hand paddling race, in 
Avhich the contestants paddled tAvo lengths of the tank, 
tiu-ning a stake, was Avon by George R. Heckle, of the 
Wawbewawas. Probably no canoeing event created 
more amusement than the hurrj^-scurry race, in Avhich 
W. T. Lawless, of the OttaAva Athletic Club; E. R. 
Adams, of the WaAvbeAvawas, and G. B. Williams, of the 
Boston Athletic Association, came together for the 
finals. In this CA^ent the contestants ran the length of 
Exhibition Hall, dove over the rail into the lake, and 
SAvam 10 the other end, Avhere they scrambled into their 
canoes, AAdiich they paddled back Avith their hands. The 
race between LaAvless and Williams was very close, the 
former Avinning by less than a foot. 
The interest of all the canoe men centered ©iti the 
international tug-of-Avar, Avhich took place on the last 
night of the shoAv between the WaAvbcAvaAvas, Avinners 
of the American Tournament, and a crew from the La- 
chine Boating and Canoeing Club, of Montreal. 
The Lachine creAV, which consisted of Capt. J. Hun- 
ter, President W. H. C. Mussen, H. B. Mussen, F. A. C. 
Bickerdike, R. Bickerdike, Jr., C. Baby, H. Baby, R. 
HoAvard, C. C. Smith, Avas a trifle lighter than the 
WaAvbewaAvas' team of Capt. L. S. Drake, Wellington 
AVells (stroke), Ashenden, R. D. Smith, BroAvn, Colon, 
Wallace, BoAvie, G. B. Smith. At the word the rapidity 
with Avhicli the Lachine men got away was an eye- 
opener to the Americans. They instantly secured a 
lead of several feet, which Avith their quick stroke they 
Avere rmable to hold against the long, steady pull of the 
WaAvbcAA^aAva paddlers. and Avhen the whistle blcAv they 
found themselves beaten by about 3ft. The second 
round Avas very much the same except that the La- 
chine men lengthened their stroke, pulling almost stroke 
for stroke Avith the WaAvbewas. And again the advan- 
tage they secured in the first half of the heat Avas over- 
come by the greater endurance and better Avaterman- 
ship of the WawbcAvaAvas. Both he-ats Avere most game- 
ly contested, and the Canadians won the admiration^ of 
the house, both on account of the determined fight Avhich 
they made, giving the WaAvbcAvawas a very close call, 
and the very sportsmanlike manner in Avhich they ac- 
cepted their defeat. 
The result of these tugs-of-war demonstrated the fact 
that a long, steady stroke, Avith an almost instantaneous 
recovery, is the most eft'ective for such work, the best 
paddle being the Canadian pattern Avith long narrow 
l3lade. 
Rest Shooting at 200yds. 
We are informed that recent test.s of King's semi-smokeless pow- 
der, made by prominent riflemen in different sections of the coun- 
try, have been most satisfactory, and certainly must be gratifying 
to the makers of this new compound. At the Greenville, N. T., 
rifle range, Mr. Wm. Haves, the noted rifleman of Newark, N. J., 
mj0 
Group of 20 shots, 200yds. 
fired 30 consecutive shots from a rest at 200yds., using the FG. 
and CG. grain. The 20-shot grorrp, consisting of two lO-group 
targets, given herewith, was made with the FG. grain, and the 
target made was pronounced by riflemen, who witnessed the test, 
as one of the most remarkable they had ever seen. 
Rifle at SheU Mound. 
San Francisco, April 25. — The shooting conditions at Shell 
Mound yesterday Avere good. The regular semi-monthly shoot of 
the Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club for all-comers' medals was 
lield. Good scoring was done by F. O. Young with a Sharps 
military rifle. He made two scores of 49, Creedmoor, each. A. H. 
Pape made two of 48 each. Other scores were: 
Siebe pistol medal, 50yds., Columbia target, 10-shot scores: F. 
O. Young, 55, 56, 63; J. P. Cosgrove, 67. 
Colt's Bisley trophy, 10 shots: J. E. Gorman, 59, 43, 48, 49, 51, 
51, 54. 53, 55, 58, 57, 59, 61; F. O. Young, 54, 58, 64, 70; A. H. 
Pape, '85. 
.22-rifle medal, 50yds., tor ladies: F. E. Mason, 18, 21, 25, 25; 
Mrs. M. J. White, 42. 
All-comers' rifle match: D. W. McLaughlm, 51, 54. 
The monthly medal shoot of the Red Men's Schuetzen company 
resulted as follows: 
First class: M. Deckei-t 327. Second class: J. A. Mohr 265. 
Third Class: George Heuer 230. Fourth class: Capt. Grieb 263. 
First best shot: M. Dieckert, 20; last best shot, J. A. Mohr, 21. 
Championship class did not fill. 
Many members of the San Francisco Schuetzen Verein par- 
ticipated in the monthly bullseye shoot. The winning scores, in 
their regular order, follow: 
L Bendel, 244, first; George A. Schultz, 355, second; L. Haake, 
420- F. Koch, 476: A. Bertelsen, 489; F. P. Schuster. 560; William 
Ehrenpfort, 7-31; John Utschig, 759; C. F. Rust, 760; R. Stettin, 
777; Fred Brandt, 834; A. Browning, 905; John Woebcke, 924; 
H Heilberg. 949: D. B. Faktor, 1002; J. C. Waller, 1036; A. H. 
Pape, 1081; H. Huber, 1082; H. Stelling, 1088: D. Dunker, 1115; 
ROEEL. 
Loaisville Revolver Club, 
Louisville, Ky,, April 26. — The Louisville, Ky., Revolver Club 
held its last shoot at the Armory April 26. A good attendance was 
present to witness the contests, which only five of the members 
took part in. Visitors are always welcome to attend the shoots, 
and seem to enjoy them, as each meeting brings new faces with it. 
The local club will lose several crack shots when the First Regi- 
ment is called to the front next week, as Lieutenants W. J. James 
and Lon Ross, of Company A, are active members of the revolver 
club, and will be missed in the coming match with the Brooklyn 
Club, as both of them are fine shots. Other members will go as 
privates. There is some talk of a possible postponement of the 
match, as the war will not leave a team sufficiently strong to 
win from the Eastern cracks. It may be that several new mem- 
bers can be trained enough to take the places of those of our best 
shots, who were among the very first to volunteer their services 
to our country. 
At the regular meeting held on April 20, F. M. Taylor made a 
very remarkable score of 98 out of a possible 100 in the 15yd. dis- 
tance, lowering the club record for that distance. A time limit of 
twenty seconds is allowed for 5 shots at a 4in. bullseye. Mr. 
Taylor made the 10 shots in thirty-one seconds, using a single- 
action S. & W. .38cal. 6in. barrel revolver, strictly open sights 
and U. M. C. cartridges. 
Lieut. Shaw, of the Legion, left several weeks ago for the Klon- 
dyke. If he were now at home it would give him an opportunity 
of seeking honor instead of wealth. 
We give the scores of last shoot in full: 
Ten yards, 2in. bidlseye counts 10: 
H S Gilbert 9 10 10 10 10 10 8 10 10 10—97 
E B Dve 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 9 8—94 
F M Taylor 3 5 8 9 7 10 8 6 7 8—71 
M Board 1 10 2 1 3 6 4 10 7 8—52 
Fifteen yards, 4in. bullseye counts 10, twenty seconds for 5 shots: 
Seconds. 
Lieut W J James 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 8 7 7—90 29 
E B Dye 3 6 9 7 7 6 9 10 3 8—73 38 
H S Gilbert 10 8 8 6 5 10 10 9 8 4^78 37 
F M Taylor 9 9 7 7 6 9 8 8 7 2—72 37 
Twenty yards, 2in. bullseye counts 10: 
PI S Gilbert 9 8 9 10 5 9 9 7 10 8—86 
E B Dye 3 6 9 7 7 6 9 10 3 8—68 
M Board 10 4 7 2 6 6 9 9 2 7—62 
F M Talyor 5 4 3 5 3 1 8 4 8 9—50 
Thirty vards, 4in. bullseye cotmts 10: 
E B Dye 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 8 8—92 
H S Gilbert 8 10 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 7—91 
F M Taylor 2 2 6 10 7 7 7 7 6 4—58 
E. B. Dye. 
lltaating. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here send in 
notice like the following: 
Fixtures* 
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 4-6. — Eau Claire, Wis. — ^Tournament of the Eau Claire Gun 
Club. E. M. Fish, Sec'y. 
May 7. — New Haven, Conn. — Intercollegiate Shooting Associa- 
tion's first shoot, on the grounds of the New Haven Gun Club. 
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. First 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. — New Haven, Conn. — First tournament of Connecticut 
State League, on New Haven Gun Club grounds. 
May 17-19. — Macon, Miss. — Tenth annual shooting tournament of 
the Noxubee Gun Club. C. M. Scales, Manager. 
May 18-19. — Crawfordsville, Ind. — Tournament of the Crawfords- 
ville Gun Club. C. E. Lacy, Sec'y. 
May 20-22. — Butte, Mont.^ — Montana State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion's tournament, on grounds of Butte Gun Club. Birds and 
targets; $.500 added money. C. M. Smith, Sec'y. 
May 24-27. — Omaha, Neb. — Twenty-second annual tournament of 
the Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association. F. S. Parmelee, 
Sec'y. 
May 25-27. — Owego, N. Y. — Owego Gun Club's tournament. Two 
^ays at targets, third day at live birds. Frank B. Tracy, Sec'y. 
Mny 3U. — Canajoharie, N. Y. — Decoration Day shoot of the Cana- 
/Oharie Gun Club. Targets. Charles Weeks, Sec'y. 
■ May 30. — Newburgh, N. Y. — Glenmore Rod and Gun Club's holi- 
day shoot. 
May 31-June 2.— Circleville, O.— Pickaway Rod and Gun Club's 
tournament. G. R. Haswell, Sec'y. 
June 1-2.— Peekskill, N. Y.— Trophy shoot, Hudson River Trap- 
Shooters' League, on the grounds of Peekskill Glip. Club. J. B. 
Rogers, Manager. 
June 1-3. — Springfield, O.— Open-to-all tournament of Ohio Trap- 
'^hooters' League. 
June 2-3.- Alton, 111.— 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 Club. 
Jtine 7-11. — Peoria, 111.' — Annual tournament and convention of 
Illinois State Sportsmen's Association. 
June 8-9. — Findlay, O. — Annual tournament 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 La O. Bower, Sec'y, Sistersville, W. Va. 
June 14-15.— Stillwater, Minn.— Tournament of the Stillwater 
Gun Club. 
June 14-15. — Grafton, N. D. — ^Tournament and meeting of North 
Dakota S. S. Association. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
We would suggest to Parker Brothers that it would be better to 
send one of their popular representatives to the far North, away 
from the sniff of battle smoke. Good soldiers are fairly plentiful, 
but able and popular experts are not to be had for the asking. 
We do not care to mention any names in the matter. The follow- 
ing is a clipping from a New Orelans paper: "At the Cosmopoli- 
tan is Arthur du Bray, of New York, and the representative of a 
prominent gun factory. Mr. Du Bray is a globe trotter, and speaks 
several languages most fluently. Furthermore, he is an ex-Lnited 
States regular, having served for fifteen years in the army. He 
was a member of Custer's command, and fortunately for him was 
stationed in Fort Suett when Custer left on his last fight. His 
reminiscences of his campaign were delightful. 'You know,' he 
said, 'it makes me feel so blue to see all these strapping fellows, 
with their blue shirts and campaign hats, walking around. I wish 1 
was once more among them, one of them, and that I would go to Cuba 
to fight, not only for the Cubans, but also to avenge the dastardly 
destruction of the Maine. I don't think that Spain will fight, for 
she is going into the fight a whipped belligerent, and she knows 
that no European nation will aid her, for they have too much at 
home to look after.' " 
The fame and usefulness of the Winchester repeating shotgun 
are increasing. The Winchester Company now announces that 
it has prepared and can furnish a "take down repeating shotgun 
of the model of 1897, which can be taken apart and put together 
as easily and quickly as a double shotgun, and so can be carried 
in an ordinary hand gun case, a trunk or rolled up in one's bed. 
AVhen taken apart, the stock and action remain in one piece, 
barrel, magazine and forearm in another, so that there are no small 
pieces to be lost. This 'take down shotgun' can be fitted with in- 
terchangeable barrels of different lengths and styles of bore." 
A feature of the Brookljm Gun Club's shoot last Saturday was 
several extra events at one-cent targets, a departure from the 
usual custom at shoots. The regular price was two cents. Any 
reduction in the expense of shooting adds correspondingly to 
its popularity. It is an easy matter to shoot at 200 targets in an 
afternoon. At two cents each, there is an expense of $4. The 
necessary ammunition adds to this $4 or $5 more. Railroad fare 
adds still another item. We will have more to say on this sub- 
ject in the near future. 
The shoot of the Warwick Gun Club will not take place on May 
11 and 12, as originally fixed, it having been postponed till some 
time in August. ' 
