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Defender* 
On June 3 Defender left the Bristol Works at 3 :30 
P. M. and sailed down to Newport, anchoring in Brenton's 
Cove at 6 o'clock. Mr. W. Butler Duncan, Jr., who will 
have charge of her through the season, was on board, with. 
Capt. Rhodes. Nothing was done on Sunday, but early on 
Monday morning the crew was at work, and at 11 o'clock 
the yacht was under way, the lower sails being set. With 
a fresh breeze she ran up Narragansett Bay as far as 
Prudence Island and returned to her anchorage in the 
Cove. On Tuesdaj^ morning she was again under way, 
standing out to sea with a light breeze and meeting more 
wind and a ground swell outside. Just before noon, when 
outside Brenton's Reef Lightship the club topsail was 
sent up, but when nearly home the whip of the halyards 
parted and dropped the big club a distance of about looft. 
It tore and passed through the mainsail and struck the 
deck on the port side about 20ft. abaft the mast, the end 
passing through the 3in. planking and bringing up finally 
against the bottom plating, which was not seriously in- 
jured. The spar passed through the galley and officers' 
mess room. It was found necessary to saw off the spar, 
after which the wreckage was soon cleared, the torn main- 
sail lowered, and the j^acht was put before the wind under 
her headsails, running past Newport and on to Bristol. 
On her arrival half a dozen sailmakers went aboard and 
set to work at the mainasil, while the hole in the deck was 
patched temporarily. She left Bristol on Wednesday at 8 
o'clock and sailed out of the bay and nearly to Block 
Island in a fresh S.E. breeze and sea. The new steel mast 
has stood well thus far, and promises to be a success, while 
the sails are in good shape and the yacht working satis- 
factorily. She sailed up to Bristol on Saturday and was 
present at the launch of Columbia. 
Mr. Duncan is now living at Newport, and the yacht 
will be sailed every day. As soon as Columbia is ready the 
two will be tried together. 
"Wollaston Y. C, Btirgess Ctip Race. 
WOLLASTONj MASS. 
Saturday, June 10. 
The first race of the Wollaston Y. C. for the Burgess 
cup was sailed on June 10, the times being: 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Muriel. J. L. Smitli 15.01 2 22 05 1 49 05 
Edna. Charles F. Marr.; 15.07 2.33 55 2 01 29 
West Wind. W, M. Chase 16.01 Did not finish. 
Dictator, W. J, Coombs 16.10 Withdrew. 
Mabie, L. Lewis 15.00 Withdrew. 
Wmthrop Y. C. Handicap Race* 
WINTHROP — BOSTON HARBOR. 
Saturday, June lo. 
The Winthrop Y. C. sailed a handicap race on June 
10 in a light east wind, the times being : 
Corrected. 
Alma, C. A. Heney 0 47 15 
Alert. John MacConnelL Jr . 0 49 27 
Hermes, A. W. Chesterton 0 51 40 
Idalia-. 
The steel steam j-acht designed by Gardner & Cox, of 
New York, and built at Roach's yard, Chester, was 
launched on June lo, being christened Idalia for five-year- 
old Miss Sara S. Long. The yacht replaces Illawarra, 
sold to the Government last year, and is T86ft. over all, 
140ft. l.w.I., 2oft. beam and 12ft. loin. depth, with engines 
I2j^, 20. 22 and 23 by iSin. She is very completely and 
elegantly finished throughout. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES* 
The fifty-third annual regatta of tlife New York Y, C. 
will be sailed on Thursday, June 22, over the regular 
courses, starting off Buoy 13, at 11 A. M. The regular 
prizes in each class will be a $200 cup for first, if two or 
more start, and a $75 cup for second, if four or more 
start. For boats in cruising trim, in each class, a cup 
valued at $100 will be given for the first, if two or more 
start, and a cup valued at $50 for the second, if four or 
more start. Entries are also solicited for the Bennett 
Regatta cups — a cup for schooners and a cup for single- 
masted yawls, in racing trim, the latter receiving allow- 
ance under Rule 2. Entries must be made in writing and 
lodged with the regatta committee, at the club house, be- 
fore II o'clock A. M., June 20. The iron steamboat 
Cepheus, provided for members and guests of the club, 
will leave Pier i, Hudson River, at 10:15 o'clock punctu- 
ally, and will touch at the same point after the regatta. 
Each ticket will admit the member to whom it is issued 
and the women accompanying him, but its transfer is pro- 
hibited by a by-law of the club. Exception is made for 
yacht owners whose vessels are entered for the regatta, 
who may transfer their tickets, provided that the names of 
those to whom the transfer is made appear on the back of 
the ticket, indorsed by the secretary of the club. The 
regatta committee includes S. Nicholson Kane, Chester 
Griswold and Irving Grinnell. 
The thirty-third annual regatta of the Atlantic Y. C. 
will be sailed on Tuesday, June 20, starting off the club 
station. Sea Gate, at 11 A, M. The club offers the fol- 
lowing prizes in each class, in which two or more yachts 
compete: Schooners— Class B, $100; Class C, $90; Class 
D, $80; Class F, $70. Sloops, Cutters and Yawls — Class 
H, $70; Class J, $60; Class K, $50; Class L, $40; Class 
M, $30; Class N, $25; special "thirties," $50. Mainsail 
Yachts (cabin) — Classes S and T, $30; Classes V and W, 
$25. Mainsail Yachts (open) — Classes S and T, $25; 
Classes V and W, $20. Entries must be filed with Col. 
Austen, chairman of the regatta committee, No. 57 Cham- 
bers street, not later than noon of Monday, June 19. The 
measurer of the club, Mr. George Hill, will hereafter be 
found at No. 150 Fifth avenue, New York. 
On June 4 the members of the Jamaica Bay Y. C. drew 
lots for the new club dories, the result being: No. 1, 
Vice-Com. Benjamin F. Daly ; No. 2, William A. Shef- 
fler; No. 3, C. A. Allen; No. 4, Meas. Louis Pflug; No. 
5, Dr. John B. Leprohan; No.. 6, R. H. Kimball; No. 7, 
W. J. Pell, and No. 8, Fleet Capt. F. A. Lafound. There 
will be races for this class every other Saturday, begin- 
ning June 17, over a short triangular course in 
front of the club house, two rounds being sailed 
for a race. The winner will be determined by 
a point system, as follows. First boat, 5 points, sec- 
ond 2, and third i, and the boat having the greatest num- 
ber at the close of the season to take the prize. 
The annual regatta of the Brooklyn Y. C. will be sailed 
on Monday, June 19, starting at 11 A. M., off the club 
station, Bath Beach, Gravesend Bay. The race will be 
under the rules of the Y. R, A. of Long Island Sound, and 
open to yachts of all recognized clubs. Entries may be 
made to the regatta committee, Box 154, Brooklyn. 
Nahma, steam yacht, estate of Robert Goelet, sailed 
from New York on June 7, for the Clyde, where she will 
lay up for a year. 
Capt. Samuel Bailey, the veteran rigger of the Green- 
port shipyards, met with a painful accident on June 5, at 
Rackett's Basin, where he was finishing a job of placing 
the boiler in J, B. Hutchinson's steam yacht Vanish. Two 
shear poles, each about 40ft. in length, had been erected 
over the yacht, and after the boiler had been lowered on 
board by this appliance Capt. Bailey and his gang pro- 
ceeded to take down the poles. In doing this one of the 
poles slipped ,and the weight carried the end against the 
wooden bulkhead with great force. Capt. Bailey's foot 
was caught between the end of the pole and the bulkhead 
and received the force of the fall. Fortunately the falling 
poles struck on a pile of boxes and the injury was not as 
serious as it otherwise would have been. Capt. Bailey 
Avas in great pain, and was taken to his home in a car- 
riage, where Dr. Manaton attended him. He said that 
no bones were broken and that Mr. Bailey would suffer 
no permanent injury. — Brooklyn Times. 
The Sag Harbor Y. C. has filed articles of incorpora- 
tion at Albany, the directors of the club for the first year 
being Horace G. La Mont, of Brooklyn, and Julien A. 
Udall. Francis H. Palmer, John L. Sherwood and Olin M. 
Edwards, of Sag Flarbor. The club will build a house at 
Sag Harbor. 
New York C. C 
The New York C. C. sailed its annual spring regatta 
on June 10 off the club station, Bath Beach, the events 
bemg as follows : 
Sailmg Race, Six Miles, Triangular, Record Event. — 
Won by Louis H. May, canoe Aziz ; time, i hour 49 min- 
utes 30 seconds. F. C. Moore, canoe Pioneer, second ; 
time; i hour 52 minutes 32 seconds, G. H. Plummer, 
canoe Kismet, third ; time, i hour 59 minutes 47 seconds. 
Paddling Race, Decked Canoes, One-half Mile with 
Turn. — Won by Louis H. May, canoe Aziz ; Prof. Bren- 
nermann second, F. C. Moore third, Wolslcy Carmalt 
fourth. Time, 7 minutes 3^4 seconds. 
Tandem Paddling Race, Open Canoes, Single Blades, 
One-half Mile with Turn. — Won by John C. Mowbray 
and Barron Fredericks ; Plu mmer and Paula, second: F. 
C. Moore and L. H. May, third; Haughton and Schuyler, 
fourth; Smythe and Inslee, fifth. Time, S mmutes 32 
seconds. 
Filipino Race — Savage Filipinos vs. New York Canoe 
Club Savages — Club Fours, Open Canoes, Single Blades, 
One-half Mile with Turn.— Won by the Filipino Savages, 
Mowbraj', Fredericks, Moore and Smythe; Schu3'ler, 
Paula, W, H. Fales and Plummer, second ; Haughton, Ins- 
lee, Fales and Pool third. Time, 4 minutes 44 seconds. 
Grand Naval Combat, Filipino Savages Against New 
York Canoe Club Savages. — First bout, Filipinos Moore 
and Fredericks defeated Smythe and Plummer; second 
bout, Mowbray and Foster defeated Carmalt and Haugh- 
ton; final bout won by Moore and Fredericks, defeating 
Mowbray and Foster. 
The Filipino visitors, ]\Iessrs. Mowbray, Fredericks, 
May and Smythe, created much amusement. The club is 
now in a very prosperous condition, with a fine station 
and club house and large membership. The officers are : 
D. D. AUerton, Pres. ; Barron Fredericks, Capt. ; John C. 
Mowbray, Sec'y ; William H. Houghton, Purser, and 
Richard Foster, Mate. 
Bfooklyn C C. 
The Brooklyn C. C. held its opening races on June 10 
at the club house. Fifty-sixth street. Bay Ridge, the re- 
sults being: 
Rudd Paddling Trophy Race, Half a Mile, with Turn; 
Double Blade Decked Canoes. — Won by Henry M. Dater, 
Canoe Rattler ; J. R. McDevitt, canoe Brooklyn, second ; 
Percy F. Hogan, canoe Disgrace, third. Time, 4 minutes 
20 seconds. 
One Half-Mile, Open Canoes, Passenger Race, Double 
Blade. — Won by Harry M. Dater, canoe Ne Ne Moosha; 
Percy F. Hogan, canoe Poohkah, second ; J. R. Mc- 
Devitt, canoe Brooklyn, third. Titne, 5 minutes 25 sec- 
onds. 
Fifty- Yard Swimming Race. — Won by Henry M. Dater ; 
J. R. McDevitt, second; J. F. Eastmond, third. Time, i 
minute 59 seconds. 
Fixtures* 
June 14-15.' — Bellows Falls, Vt. — Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under auspices of Bellows Falls Gun Club. C. H. Gibson, 
Sec'y. 
June 14-16. — Cleveland, O. — Cleveland Target Co.'s tournament. 
June 14-15.— Lewiston, 111. — Lewiston Gun Club tournament. H. 
H. McCumber, Sec'y. 
June 17. — Lyndhurst, J.— Contest for the Bergen county cup 
between Feigenspan and Money; 25-live-bird handicap. 
June 17. — Hackensack, N. J. — ^All-day amateur target tournament 
by Bergen County Gun Club. C^ O. Gardner. Sec'y, 
June 20. — Ogden, 111. — Oerden Gun Club's annual tournament. 
June 20-22. — Wheeling, W. Va. — Third annual tournament of 
the West Virginia State Sportsmen's Association, under auspices 
of the VVheeling Gun Club, Wheeling, W. Va. John B. Garden, 
Sec'y, - . _ 
June 21-23.— Columbus, O.— Tournament of the Ohio Trap-Shoot- 
ers' League, under auspices of the Sherman Rod and Gun 
Club. J. C. Porterfield. Sec'y, O. T. S. L. 
June 22. — Norwalk, Conn. — Connecticut State League shoot, on 
grounds of Naromake Gun Club. G. B. Thorp, Sec'y, Bridgeport, 
Conn. 
June 22. — Sherburne, N. Y. — Sherburne Gun Club tournament. 
J." L. Paddiford. Sec'y- 
June 24.— Lyndhurst. N. J.— Contest for E. C. cup and champion- 
ship of New Jersey. T. W. Morfey vs. W. H. Huck. 
June 27-29.— Altoona, Pa.— Targ-et tournament of the Altoona Rod 
and Gun Club. Wopsononock Heights. G. G. Zeth, Sec'y. 
Julv 1.— Shcrbrooke. P. Q.— Annual tournament: targets; Domin- 
ion Day: open to all amateurs. Chas. H. Foss, .Sec'y. 
July 1-2. — Milwaukee. Wis. — Grand tournament of Milwaukee 
Gun Club, in Carnival Week. S. M. Du Val, Sec'y. 
July 4.— Pawling. N. Y. — All-day tournament of the Pawling 
Kod and Gun Club; targets. 
Tuly 4-5.— Hastings, Neb. — Hastings Gun Club amateur shoot; 
.$150 added. W. S. Duer, Vice-President. 
July 7-9. — Denver. Colo. — Second annual tournament of the 
Cleveland Gun Club, at Scdam's Shooting Park. 
July 8-9. — Oshkosh. W'is. — Tournament of the AVinnebago Gun 
Cfnb. Trophy for State target championship. Oscar Crary, Jr., 
Sec'y. 
T-ily 18-20. — Little Rock, Ark..— Arkansas State tournament. 
July 19-20. — Providence, R. I. — Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under auspices of the Providence Gun Club. R. C. Root, 
Sec'y. 
July 26-27. — Ocean City, Md. — Third annual midsummer tourna- 
ment: two days at live birds; two at targets; $300 added. J. 
R. Malone, Manager , 
Aug. 9-10.^ — Portland. Me. — Interstate Association's tournament, 
under ausnices of the Portland Gun Club. S. B. Adams, Sec'y. 
Sept. 6-7. — Portsmouth, Va. — Tournament of the Interstate As- 
sociation, under auspices of the Portsmouth Gun Club. W. N. 
White, Sec'y. 
Sept. 13-14.— Cherokee. la.— Cherokee Gun Club's third annual 
tournament. J. D. Anderson. Sec'y. 
Oct. 6-7.— Pawling. N Y.— Tournament of Pawling Rod and Gun 
Club; targets and live birds. 
First and third Friday? of each month.— Watson's Park, Btisn- 
,<:ine. 111.— Semi-monthly contest for Montgomery Ward & Co.'s 
diamond badges. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Clui secretaries are innHed to send their scores for publication in 
these columnSy also any news notes they mciy care to have printed. Ties 
on all events are considered as divided unless otherwise reported. Mail 
all such matter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company -^(1 Broad- 
way., New York, 
The programme of the Altoona Rod and Gun Club's tourna- 
ment, to be held June 27-29 at Wopsononock Heights, Pa., has 
just come to hand. It is a handsome and tastily arranged little 
hook. On the front cover is a picture of the Heights, with the 
shooting grounds at Lookout Point in the foreground. Iii the 
distance are the surrounding Alleghanies, and at the foot of "Old 
Wopsey" lies the broad plateau into , which, says the programme, 
two magautraps will keep constant streams of targets pouring 
during the progress of the shoot. Within the book are views of 
various sections of the Heights, pictures of shooting celebrities, etc. 
The programme consists of ten events on each day, eight at 15 
targets and two at 20 targets, $1.25 $L7o and $2.25 entry. Inter- 
state Association rules will govern, and the purses in all events 
will be divided according to the equitable system: In 15-target 
events, four moneys; in 20-target events, five moneys. Targets 
2 cents each, to be deducted from the purses. Shooting begins 
each day at 9 A. M. Guns, shells, etc.. sent in care of the sec- 
retary will be delivered to the grounds free of charge. A trap 
will be manned and everything in readiness for shooting by nooit 
on Saturday, the 24th, and will be at the disposal of any who 
desire to practice or shoot private races or sweeps. To reach the 
Heights, take electric cars at Altoona to Juniata Station, then F. 
J. E & E. R. R. train to Wopsononock. Programmes can be had 
of the secretary, Mr. G. G. Zeth, Altoona, Pa. 
The programme of the Ohio Trap-Shooters' League tournament, 
(o be held June 21-23, at Columbus, O., under the auspices of the 
Sherman Rod and Gun Club, is issued and ready for distribution. 
This is an open shoot, except cup events, which are open only 
to members of the Ohio Trap-Shooters' League. Six hundred 
dollars is added — $240 in casli and $360 in prizes. Interstate Asso- 
ciation rules will govern, the Sargent system of traps will be used, 
and the purses will be divided by the equitable system. Manufac- 
turers' agents will be required to pay $4 each day extra. Ten 
events are scheduled for the first day, among which is the race 
for the Ohio State Journal trophy. Eleven events are down for 
the second day, including the L. C. Smith trophy and champion- 
ship of Ohio race, the Press-Post trophy race, and the Sports- 
man's Review two-men team trophy match. On the third day ten 
events will be shot, including the special five-men team contest 
for the Shooting and Fishing State championship team trophy, 
valued at $300, and the special handicap amateur prize race. 
Guns, etc., shipped to J. C. Porterfield & Co., 11 South High 
street, Columbus, O., will be sent to grounds free of cliarge. 
At Memphis, Tenn., on May 27, J. D. B. De Bow, of Nashville, 
defeated A. H. Frank for the State championship cup in a 50- 
live-bird race by a score of 48 to 43. The same day W. R. Ellis- 
ton won the Memphis Gun Club cup in a 25-bird handicap by 
shooting out Dr. Grogg and Acklin, who were tied with him on 
a score of 23. The shoot-off was at 10 birds, and EUiston scored 
9 to Grogg's 8 and Acklin's 6. The cup now becomes his personal 
property. 
The Iowa Falls Gun Club will hold a two days' tournament 
June 28 and 29. There are thirty-one events scheduled for the 
two days, and both live birds and targets will be shot. The 
former will be trapped at 15 cents, and 2 cents will be deducted 
for targets. Like most of the shoots in this part of the country, 
this will be strictly an amateur affair. L. Hezzlewood is the 
secretary. 
The twelfth annual tournament of the South Dakota Sportsmen's 
Association will be held at Canton, S. D., June 20, 21 and 22. 
The programme calls for ten events on the first two days and 
nine on the last. All events are at targets except No. 8 on the 
last day. which will be 10 live birds, for the championship medal. 
G. A. Gage, of Bridgewater, is president, and A. L. Jones, of 
Canton, secretary. 
The Bergen County Gun Club announces an amateur shoot for 
Saturdav, June 17, at the club's grounds, Hackensack, N. J. The 
opening event will be the club handicap, 50 targets; and six other 
events, at 10, 15 and 25 targets, will follow. Trains leave New 
York at 12 M., 1:10 P. M. and 2:20 P. M. 
The new edition of the "Forest and Stream Trap Score Book" 
contains the rules adopted by the Interstate Association, together 
with the American Shooting Association rules, and Hurlingham. 
It is the most complete score book on the market. More is told 
of it in the advertisement elsewhere. 
June 24 has been fixed upon for the contest for the E. C. cup, 
emblematic of the championship of New Jersey, between Messrs. 
T. W. Morfey and W. H. Huck, at the grounds of the Lyndhurst 
Shooting Association, Lyndhurst, N. J. 
On June 17, Messrs. Feigenspan, Moffett and Money shoot for 
the Bergen county cup, at Morfey's shooting grounds, Lyndhurst, 
N. J. There will" be a 25-bird liandicap arranged, and sweepstake 
shooting, same day and place. 
,\ five-men team race between the Pawtuxet Gun Club and the 
Woonsocket Gun Club will take place on the grounds of the 
Pawtuxet Gun Club, at Pawtuxet, R. I., on Saturday, June 17. 
Several sweeps will also be shot. 
The third annual midsummer tournament, under the manage- 
ment of Mr. J. R. Malone, will be held at Ocean City, Md., June 26 
to 29, inclusfve. There will be two days devoted to targets; two 
to live birds; $300 will be added. 
Bernard Waters. 
Fort Smith Gon Club. 
Fort Smith, Ark., June 3. — The regular weekly shoot of the 
Fort Smith Gun Club took place at the fair grounds to-day. 
The largest attendance of the season, the most difficult, targets, 
and the shooting of Mis& Oglesby were the features. 
