FOREST 
is shifted from .the. lightsliip. These lines,,, will be at 
fight arigle;$: witH tHe, dutWjard. and home courses re- 
spectively. 
Compass courses (magnetic) will be set before the pre- 
paratory signal is given. 
Turning marks will be white flags carrying a red ball 
with horizontal white stripe. The position of each mark 
vvili be indicated by a two-masted tug lying about looyds. 
beyond. The tugs will carry a red ball at each mast- 
head, and will swing a red hall from the triatic stay. 
Should a mark be wrecked, its place will be taken by its 
marking tug, which will display a red flag with diagonal 
white stripe in addition to the other indications, and in 
turning the tug the directions ior the mark will govern. 
Starting Signals. — Preparatory. — A gun will be fired, 
the "blue peter" set and a red ball hoisted. Start— Fifteen 
minutes later a gun will be fired and the ball will drop. 
Handicap time — fwo minutes later a gun will be fired 
and the "blue peter" hauled down. 
Should a signal gun misfire a prolonged blast of the 
whistle will be given. At the finish a short blast will be 
■ t?iven as each vessel crosses the line. 
Special signals. — C, assent. D, negative. P, prepara- 
tory. '•'Recall, display of private signal. G, do you 
assent to postponing race until later in the day? H, do 
vou assent to calling race off for the day? J, race post- 
poned for the day. K, race postponed until later in the 
day. N, race postponed on account of fog. R, race is 
off. S, the start will be shifted from the lightship. T, 
accident. Should either vessel meet with serious acci- 
dent prior to the preparatory signal she will display 
letter T,' and shall have sufficient time to repair before 
being required to start, or should such accident occur 
during the race* she shall haA^e time to repair before the 
ue.xt race is started- 
Preliminary. — Should the start be materiklly posponed 
(,TS minutes "or over), a preliminary signal will be made 
by the discharge of a gun and the disply of the yacht 
ensign miniites prior to the preparatory signal. 
■jvjight.— After dark, the marking tugs, and at the finish 
line the committee boat (and the stakeboat. if the start 
has been shifted from the lightship) will show four red 
lights horizontally; the guide vessel will show four white 
Jights in a similar manner — and the marks will hang two 
white lights vertically. Fog.— At three-minute intervals 
the marking tugs will give five short whistle blasts, with 
2-second intervals between the second and third, and the 
fourth and fifth; and if the start has been shiftel from the 
lightship at the finish line the committee boat will strike 
five strokes upon the bell. 
The races shall be sailed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and 
Saturdays until completed, commencing on Tuesday, Oct. 
The racing rules, time allowances and system of meas- 
urement of the New York V. C. shall govern. Best three 
out of five races, each 30 nautical miles in length, over 
ocean courses outside of headlands, and with a time limit 
of S'A hours; the first, third and fifth races being 15 
miles to windward or leeward and return, and the second 
and fourth being around an equilateral triangle, 10 miles 
to a leg. In every case the outward course shall be laid 
to windward, if possible, and from Sandy Hook Lightship. 
If a race has not been started by 1:30 P. M., the com- 
mittee mav postpone it for the day, and no race shall 
be started "after 3 P. M. The committee may postpone 
the start in case of accident, or if the course cannot be laid 
from the lightship, as already stated; if in their opinion 
t-he space around the starting line is not sufficiently clear; 
in case of fog; and if both vessels assent to a postpone- 
ment in which case the time of starting will be fixed 
by the committee.— From the Mutual Agreement. 
The committee boat will display the committee flag, and 
at the finish of each race she will also display a red ball. 
The courses will be laid bv Lieut-Com. H. H. Hoslej% 
United States Navy (New York _Y. C ). The guide 
vessel will be under command of Lieut. R. T. Mulligan, 
United States Navy (New York Y. C). On -Starting 
she will display two speed cones, and when half-way 
down the course will m.asthead a third. When stationary 
the cones will be reversed. Should it be neces.sary to 
move the starting line from the lightship the emergen^ 
tug will act as stakeboat at the start and finish, and like 
the committee boat will display a red ball. _ 
Instructions with regard to the maneiivermg area and 
the methods adopted for preventing interference with the 
competing vessels will be announced later. 
S. Nicholson Kane, 
Chester Griswold. 
Irving Grinnell, 
Regatta Committee. 
The task of patrolling the course and keeping it clear 
for the yachts in previous years undertaken by the New 
York Y. C. has this year been assitmed by the U. _S, 
Government, under the law passed since the Valkyrie- 
Defender races of 1895. The following regulations were 
prepared by the regatta committee of the New York Y. 
C. and accepted by the Assistant Secretary of the Treas- 
ury after approval by Capt. Robley D. Evans, U. S. N., 
who will be intrusted with their enforcement. They have 
been issued in the form, of a Treasury circular: 
"Rule I. Observe carefully the movements of the 
patrol vessels, and carry out promptly and cheerfully the 
instructions received from them. 
■•Rule 2. A clear space of half a mile about the start- 
ing line will be maintained until the race has been 
started. To accomplish this the vessels of the Revenue 
Cutter service will be formed in column extending from 
the vicinity of the starting line to the left in a direction 
four points from the wind. The torpedo boat flotilla 
will form a similar Hue, four points to the right of the 
direction of the wind. The two lines of patrol vessels 
will thus form a right angle. All vessels except the 
judges' boats must be kept outside of the patrol lines. 
The space inclosed in the right angle thus formed will 
be reserved for the 'competing yachts. 
"Rule 3. If after crossing the line the competing 
yachts stand on the port tack the torpedo boats will form 
column and stand on course parallel with them. All 
vessels outside of the torpedo boats will take the same 
course. The revenue cutters will form line and head 
the same course as the competing yachts. All passenger 
vessels outside of this line will head in the same direction, 
and be careful to keep astern of the line of patrol vessels. 
The entire fleet of vessels will thus be heading the same 
course with the yachts, and will be entirely dear of them. 
When the , yachts tack all patrol Vessels will at once 
change course, and steer the course ta1<en_by them.. Pas- 
senger vessels will do the same. The torpedo boats will 
find themselves in line in this case, and the revenue 
cutters in column. 
"Rule 4. When the competing yachts turn the stake- 
boat for the run in all patrol vessels will head for the 
vicinity of the finishing point. The revenue cutters in 
column, inverted order, will head for a point half a mile 
to the right of the starting boat. The torpedo boats, in 
similar formation, will head for a point half a mile to the 
left of the starting point; thus a clear space i mile wide 
will be maintained astern of and to the windward of the 
competing yachts. 
"Rule S. All passenger vessels will be careful not to 
cross astern of the competing yachts on the run in, but 
will remain on the outside of the line of patrol vessels 
and avoid crowding about the finish line. 
"Rule 6. If the race be to leeward and return, the 
patrol vessels will form two parallel lines one mile apart, 
torpedo boats to the right and revenue cutters to the left 
and in this formation head the course, followed by the 
competing yachts. Passenger vessels' must keep outside 
of these lines and observe Rule 5. Until reaching the 
turn buoy Rule 4 will apply. When the yachts turn the 
mark and start n^n the beat back Rule 3 will be observed. 
"Rule 7. Should the wind shift during any of the races, 
patrol vessels will immediately indicate the line to be 
formed, as in tlie rules above laid down, and passenger 
vessels must keep outside of these lines with as little delay 
as may be consistent with' safety. 
"All seafaring men will understand the difficulties in 
the way of keeping a triangular course clear, and it is 
hoped that the public will be patient with rules, which 
must from the necessities of the case bar them from fol- 
lowing the entire course. The fact that the competing 
yachts will be faster on the second leg of the course 
with their sheets eased than a majority of the vessels 
carrying passengers, renders it impossible to allow these 
vessels to follow the entire course. Therefore the follow- 
ing rule becomes imperative, and must be carefully ob- 
served: 
"Rule 8. When the competing yachts reach a point 
on the first leg of the course, to be determined by the 
officer in charge of the patrol fleet, the guard flags will be 
lowered to half mast and the steam whistles blown on all 
patrol boats. When this signal is made all vessels carry- 
ing passengers will run at full .speed for a position to lee- 
ward of the last leg of the course, and as near the second 
stakeboat as may be without approaching it nearer than 
half a mile. 
"The patrol- boats will in this case establish a single 
line, revenue cutters in the lead to leeward of the line 
on which the competing yachts will run in, and all pas- 
senger vessels must find themselves to leeward of this 
patrol line before the yachts turn the second stakeboat. 
On the run in all vessels must be careful not to cross the 
sailing line of the competing yachts, either ahead or astern 
of them, but to keep to leeward of the patrol line lintil 
the race is finished. 
"Rule 9. A blank cartridge fired from any one of the 
patrol boats will indicate that .some vessel is persi.stently 
violating some rule. Prompt attention to this warning 
signal will obviate the necessity of sending the offender 
back to New York in charge of an officer of the Revenue 
Cutter Service, and the revocation of the license of the 
master. 
"All patrol boats will display the guard flag— white, 
with red diagonal cross. 
"All masters and owners of water craft of all de- 
scriptions are hereby warned that any violations of the 
foregoing will be under penalties for violation of the 
navigation laAvs of the United States, to wit: 'Fine and 
forfeiture of license.' O. L. Svaulding, Ass't Sec'y." 
In his instructions to Capt. Robley' D. Evans, who 
will have direction of the revenue cutters and other ves- 
sels assigned to police duty in connection with the races, 
Assistant Secretary Spaulding says: 
"You are advised that all arrests for violation of the 
navigation laws must be at once reported to the Collector 
of Customs at New York, in order that the penalty for 
such violation may at once be enforced. For example, 
a vessel violating the law on the first day of the race will 
be reported immediately, in order that action against the- 
offending party may be taken before the second race shall 
be sailed." 
The boats were measured last Monday by Mr. John 
Hvslop,. and the details follow: 
Columbia. Shamrock, 
Feet. Feet, 
Length on l.w.l • • 89.66 87.69 
Length from after end o£ boom to forward _ 
point of measurement .ISL.W JSa.iu 
Length from forward side of mast to toT^f,'nrd 
point of mensurement ■. lo-^f W.4b 
Extreme length of spinaker pole Ij-fj 7i;.4b 
Length of gaff b4.9r, 6..W- 
Length of topmast - 64.50 -A.tfi 
Les.s one-fifth length nf topmast.... ol.WI 4h.4ij 
Height from upper side of boom to topsail ^ 
halyard block - 134 75 128.28 
Sale area (square feet) - Ivi? 
.Square root of sail area.. ilf-^L W^'l'i 
Sailing length ...102.i::ir, 101,92 
Columbia allows 6,ri seconds. 
Tuesday's Race. 
The starting gun for the first race was fired at 11:02, and 
Shamrock crossed the line at 11:15:37, followed by Co- 
lumbia at 11:16:20, The course was south by west from 
the Sandy Hook Lightship. Shamrock maintained her 
lead for several miles, but was overtaken by Columbia, 
which by 2:30 was leading by a half-mile. In the light 
winds each "boat took the lead alternately, the contest 
resolving itself into a drifting match, until at 4 o'clock it 
was apparent that the course could not be covered within 
the time limit, and the race was declared oft", Shamrock 
being ac the moment ahead. They were then within four 
miles of the- finish. 
Rifie at St. Stephen^ N. B. 
Cal.-ws, Me., Sept. 28. — Below I give you the result and scores 
of Interclub and International Club cup shoot, held on Broad Rifle 
Range, St. Stephen, N. B. Conditions were military target, 7 
shots, 1 sighting shot, seven men to each team, three ranges; 
200yd.s., off-hand; 400yds., prone or kneeling; 500yds., prone. 
The scores: 
St. Croix Rifle Club, Milltown, Me.: Total, 45.5 points: possible, 
W, points. Eaton Rifle Club, Calais. Me.: Total, 432; possible, 
525, St, Andrews Rifle Club, St. Andrews, N. B. : Total, 413; pos- 
sible, 525. St, Stephen Rifle Club, St. Stephen, N. B.: Total, 389: 
possible, .525. 
St. Croix Club. 
200yds. 400yds. 500yds. Total. 
T Ryan 20 24 2.'^ 67 
L Frost 22 23 20 65 
T G Beckett 23 25' 23 71 
Chas Seelev 20' 23 25 68 
W J Fowle'r ..... 13 20 20 53 
Tas McDonald 18 24 IS 61 
Wra Hendershot 21 25 24 70 
, 455 
Eaton, Rifle Club. 
200yds. 400yd5. 000yds. Total.. 
H Sheurdue ... 17 23 23- 63 
F N Beckett 20 20 19 59 
Ferd Phalen ....16 23 22 61 
John I'halen 22 24 17 63 
C F Hill 20 21 20 61 
C F Taplev 18 23 23 64 
I McKenny IS 23 20 61 
432 
St. Andrews Club. 
200yds. 400vdF.. 500yds. Total. 
M N Cockburn 16 23 21 60 
D C Rollins 16 24 18 58 
R Worrell 15 21 20 56 
N Treadwell .....15 24 22 61 
A McAdam 19 22 10 51 
H N Bartlett 20 21 25 66 
N S Fortune 16 25 20 61 
413 
St. Stephen Club. 
200yds. 400yds. 500yds. Total. 
I D Chipman 19 23 19 61 
VV C H Grimm 11 22 19 52 
H Miner 12 2 25 39 
G P Ryder . 18 20 20 58 
A A Laflin 16 20 17 53 
S H Stevenson 20 23 22 65 
I Sampson 17 20 24 61 
389 
Mr. J. G. Beckett holds the cup for this year, he having the 
highest score in the winning club — 71 points. He also made the 
same score last year, I sincjerely hope the soQres BJ3y be of soine 
use to vou. 
Fred M. Hiti., Sec'y Eatoti Rifle Club- 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
TjtK regular shoot was held Oct. 1. The weather was good- 
Conditions were 200yds. ol¥-hand .it the German ring target. 
The scores; 
Champion Score. 
Roberts 7 19 23 19 24 16 11 23 16 42-181 
Weinheimei: . 23 19 18 20 22 21 21 6 10 19-179 
.Ncstlor 24 IS 22 16 24 19 17 22 21 21—204 
llindele 20 21 21 24 20 24 ^1 21 23 23-218 
.Pavne 18 21 21 16 19 19 15 19 19 22—189 
Schotter .... 19 10 24 24 19 17 1 W 18 19-174 
Drube 24 15 17 16 21 23 18 21 14 21—190 
liruns 17 15 20 19 21 24 12 16 19 17—182 
Topf 15 11 22 17 18 21 14 12 16 23—169 
Slrictmeier 20 18 20 22 22 19 15 22 2 22-203 
Special Score, Union Target. 
Robert.-^ 20 23 21 19 21 23 18 17 23 23—208 23 21 19—63 
Weinheimer 15 19 9 22 23 15 19 22 12 20—176 19 13 21—53 
Nestk-r 17 21 22 23 18 21 21 18 1ft 23—203 21 22 23—66 
Gindcic 24 22 22 21 21 22 23 24 24 21—224 22 22 21—65 
I'avne 17 23 23 23 31 22 20 24 22 24—219 23 23 23—69 
Schotter . . ', 19 20 24 24 17 14 21 17 21 2:^—200 16 15 21—52 
Drubn 22 -2 23 23 17 23 20 17 15 21—199 21 21 22—64 
Bruns 23 23 20 19 17 17 17 19 14 20—189 23 20 19—62 
Topf 23 16 20 14 11 22 19 20 22 16—183 22 21 19—62 
Strictmeier 18 21 IS 23 15 18 19 21 17 18—188 21 IS 23—62 
The follow-ing scores were made in competition with the Denver 
Rifle Club Oct, 1; 200yds„ .strictly off-hand, standard target; teams 
consi.stiriK of 10 men; 20 shot^ per man: 
Matt Gindele 10 1 9 9 7 10 9 8 10 10-92 
9S9 10 798S7 10—85—177 
Ch Nestler 9 10 6 8 8 4 8 5 9 7—74 
9 10 9 S 4 9 10 S 6 6—79—153 
R D Payne 9 6 !) 7 7 7 7 8 7 9—76 
.S 8 6 7 10 6 8 8 7 7—75—151 
C Roberts 9 10 8 7 6 6 6 5 8 5—70 
5 0 6 7 6 7 9 6 10 8—70—140 
A Druhc 8 6 9 4 6 5 6 9 3 10—67 
4 5 4 9 7 7 8 7 6 10—67-134 
T Strictmeier 9 7 ID 4 7 8 5 5 5 8—68 
8639 10 5575 6-64—132 
R Weinlieimer 5 9 7 8 6 7 6 5 6 7—66 
7 4 7 9 7 6 7 7 8 5-67—133 
F BnmS 6 9 5 6 4 5 6 7 8 8—64 
749676668 &--67— 131 
Schotter 10 4 6 5 7 6 5 6 7 9—65 
10 8 2 9 10 6 3 8 6 5—67—132 
O Topf 7 8 6 3 9 6 6 6 9 6—66 
S5847966 6 5— 59--125 
Total 1408 
Riile at Shell Mound, 
Two Russian wolves were received at the New York 
Zoo on Monday of this week, and the following night one 
of them escaped and disappeared. At the time of our 
going to press it was still at large. 
This number has as a supplement the full-page illustra- 
tion of blacktail deer, "Listen," 
San Francisco, Sept. 25. — The weather conditions at Shell 
Mound were good yesterday. The Golden Gate Club team of six 
men shot for the first time in the contest for the trophy offered 
by Outdoor Life, of Denver. It is proposed by the donor that 
this trophy c-arry with it the championship 01 the territory west 
of the Missi-^sippi. Conditions: Team of six men, members o£ 
any regularly organized cluli; distance, 200yds.; standard Ameri- 
can targets, "S scores of 10 shots each; any rifle, but users ot any 
form of palm rest penalized 5 rings per score. 
Scores yesterday; 
First 10: D. W. McLaughlin 88, Schuster 84, Faktor 83, Gor- 
man SO, Mason 76. Rodgers 70. 
Second 10: Mason 90, McLaughlin 86, Rodger? 86, Faktor 84, 
Gorman 81, Schuster 81. 
All used sorne siort of palm rest exeept Gorman. Two scores 
per month will be shot during the rest of the year. 
This club held its regular contests. Scores: 
Rifle, 2.5-ring target, 200yds,. one re-entry allowed: Mason 223, 
Rodgers 220, McLaughlin 218, Gorman 214, 211, MDor 212, 197, Bel- 
knap 209, 198, V.'^aenne 205, 200; Jacobsen 201, 1.99, shot mditary 
rifie; Bremer 192. Bridges 186. 
Pistol. 50yds., standard American target: Gorman 94, Dr. 
Rodgers 89,' Jacobsen 87, Bridges 80; Roberts 80, shot revolver; 
Tompkins 77, Moor 73. 
Norddeutscher monthlj'- medal shoot: First class, Frank Rust, 
414; second class, Tohn Lankenatl. 387; third class, not won; fourth 
class, John Woebke, 327; first best .shot. Otto Lemcke, 23; last best 
shot, Frank Rust. 23. 
San Francisco Schuetzen Verein monthly bullseye shoot: George 
Schulz 7.5, F. Koch 217, D, B, Faktor 336, N. Ahrens 385, T. De Wit 
397, T. Beutler 406;. F. Schuster 448, S, Heino 459, H. Lilkendey 
512 T. L-ankenau .55.5, F. Brandt 631, D, Dunker 730, R, Stettin 750, 
D. 'Salfield 789, H. Helbcrg 898. Capt. Thode 994, H, gtelUng 1,045, 
A. Lemaire 1,058, H. Zccher 1,2-58, F. Rust 1.272. 
Germania Schuetzen Club monthly bullseye shoot: J. Gefken 
182, L. Bandel 3Q0, A, Zecher 387, J, Tiedemann 412, D. B. Fak- 
tor 415, F. P, Schuster -419, It. Stelling 552, J. Jung 5S8, N. Ahrens 
595, D. Salfield 631, William Mprken 712, -Dr.. Rodgers 808, A, 
Thode 844, R, Stettin .S55. 
Bushnell medal, oifly one score, 10 sTiots allowed^ Dr. Rodgers 
819, Schuster 21S, M(;tawghUn 209. Roekl. 
