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Shamrock, after holding one tack nearly five minutes, 
came on starboard, and Columbia, now nearly lost in the 
mist and safely ahead, at once went about, determined to 
keep in the weather berth and between^ her rival and the 
mark. The guide tug, running off slowly on the true 
course, was visible from each yacht as they worked out for 
short distances on one side or the other of the straight line. 
Though too far astern to be in any way affected by 
Columbia. Shamrock continued to lead in short tacks, but 
the other invariably came aboitt on the instant. At 12:20 
Shamrock stowed her baby jib topsail, but set it again at 
12 :35, the change apparently having small effect. At 12:27 
she again took it in, only to reset it ten minutes later. 
They worked on out to tbe mark with a breeze of never 
over ten knots and a moderate sea, Columbia showing' 
the same steady gain as at the start. Near the mark she 
for the first time made a tack on her own initiative. At 
1:48:19 she bore away around the mark, lighting sheets 
and smartly setting her spinaker to port, the balloon jib 
topsail being also broke out. She was four minutes 
from the mark on her way home with all kites drawning 
when Shamrock, on port tack and still bound for the 
mark, passed close by her ; turning at i :58 :o6, or 9 min, 
47 sec. astern. 
Shamrock set her spinaker and balloon jib and fell in 
for a long stern chase, which was devoid of interest to 
the spectators, as the real race was over and only a rank 
fluke or a breakdown could alter the result. The wind 
held fairly steady and the run in was made with the two so 
far apart that the rear boat was almost lost in the fog at 
times. Columbia finished at 3:54:59, being greeted with a 
salute of hearty whistles from the fleet of about forty 
steamers, tugs, steam yachts, revenue cutters and torpedo 
boats. Shamrock finished at 4:05:10, 10 min. 11 sec. after 
Columbia, the official times being : 
Start. Turn. Finish. 
Columbia 11 01 Of! 1 48 IS 3 54 54 
Sliamrock U 01 0.3 1 58 OG 4 05 10 
Shamrock received quite as noisy a salute as Columbia 
from the entire fleet. After the finish, in addition to the 
ensign on the jack staff, Corsair sent up the American flag 
at the fore and main trucks and the fore and main gaff 
ends, five in all, as she steamed homeward. The two 
yachts were taken in tow by their tenders, and the first 
race was at last over. 
SECOND RACE — ^TUESDAY^ OCT. I7. 
The second race was started promptly at 11 o'clock 
Tuesdaj^ the boats crossing the line: 
Shamrock 11 00 15 
Columbia 11 00 17 
Shamrock had the weather. Columbia broke out a 
baby jib topsail as she crossed the line. Shamrock held 
her lead on the starboard tack for five minutes, when they 
went about and headed for the southeast. Columbia 
gained and at 11:24 was leading by 300ft. At this point 
Shamrock's topmast broke and her club topsail _ came 
down with a rush. Columbia put up into the wind to 
render aid, but not being needed she went over the course, 
while Shamrock was towed back. 
Columbia finished at 2:35:50, or two hours w'ithin the 
limit, her elapsed time being 3 hrs. 35 min, 18 see, unof- 
ficial. 
The Chesapeake as a Yachtmg Ground. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries form one of the 
greatest and most interesting yachting and fishing 
grounds in America, being well protected from the ocean 
storms and having so many rivers and inlets in which a 
boat can find safe anchorage in case of an unusually 
severe storm. Our Northern friends could spend many 
a winter there before they could say that the ground 
was old to them, besides its being so near the Capital 
and furnishing them almost unlimited social privileges, 
together with the very best of cruising, all in the same 
field. The residents along the shores are as a rule weli- 
to-do people, who own boats of some kind or other, and 
would take pleasure in showing the sights and helping 
the cruiser to enjoy himself. There are many places of 
interest to the patriotic American. Among others is 
Yorktown, to which even our largest steam yachts may 
go with ease. Then there are the Old Beacon, Home- 
stead, and in Gloucester county several old and pic- 
turesque places. In the fall one can enjoy duck hunt- 
ing to his heart's content; and fish and oysters are here 
all the year round. 
Among the boats used in these waters, most common 
are the Pequosion canoe, made from three trees; one 
forming the keel and the other two on the sides to bring 
them up to the desired height and out to the_ desired 
width. The canoe is sharp at both ends, and rigged as 
a jib and mainsail boat. These craft are good, firm and 
are safe, stiff and speedy. A few of them are yawl 
rigged, especially in the larger sizes. They run from 
20 to 33ft., though a few are built itp to 42ft., with 8 to 
814ft. beam. Then they have Avhat they call the pingie- 
built sharpie, built of hewn or dug-out logs in any size 
up to 100 tons. These boats are as a rule slow, but 
some are very nice cruisers, with very fair lines, and 
can go almost anywhere they please. The Rev. Thomas 
Dixon now owns one of them, and I think finds it a very 
satisfactory cruiser. 
To get the full benefit of the waters of the Chesapeake 
one does not want a boat of over 5 to 6ft. draft, and 
no one should try to see all in too short a time, or they 
will not be able to enjoy what would otherwise be in 
store for them. My motto would be. Do well what you 
do in pleasure, as well as in business. Hoping that this 
will be the means of some of my brothers seeing the 
bright side of life in this weary world of ours, and that 
they may give those who are not able to go the benefit of 
their trip through these columns, I await their reports. 
H. P. Wilder. 
discussed at length aird' it was finally decided to retain the 
girth rule for the coming year. A committee of five was 
appointed to revise the racing rules. 
Idler, schr., once famous about New York under the 
ownership of the late S. J. Colgate, but for many years 
owned in Chicago, has just been sold to A. R. Rumsej', of 
Cleveland, the head shipping master of the Lake Carriers' 
Association. Mr. Rumsey, who is now wealthy, was a 
common sailor on the lakes until recent years. 
Norna, schr., N. J. Weaver, is still working her way 
round^ the world in spite of various difliculties of a 
financial nature. She was last reported as at Honomlu the 
middle of last month, where she was detained cn an 
attachment at the instance of Walter Percival, of Singa- 
pore, who advanced $2,500 on a bottomry bond. Her 
owner, N. J. Weaver, who was once a member of tli- 
Atlantic Y. C. for a short time, though never an oflicx r. a ^ 
claimed, is well known to the police in connection \v' .' 
various doubtful operations. The yacht started (ni a.i 
alleged voyage of scientific research, but she has liecn in 
constant trouble at one port or another. No yacht club. a\'c 
believe, now recognizes Mr. Weaver as a member. 
The first official trial of the new model testing tank at 
the Washington Nav3' Yard took place on Oct. 7, a model 
of the new cruiser Denver being tested. The plant in- 
cludes, besides the tank proper, some very beautiful ma- 
chinery for making the wooden models. These are about 
2oft. long, built up on the "bread-and-butter" plan, of sin. 
planks, and hollowed out. The model is cut by ma- 
chinery from a temporary planked model built from the 
lines. It has been found that paraffin wax, the material 
used in Europe for towing models, is not suitable for the 
warm climate of Washington, so the plant has been 
adapted to the construction of wooden models. 
A. C. A. Committees. 
ToRONTOj Out., Oct, 9. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
Kindly publish in Forest anb Stream, the official organ 
of the Association, the following appointments: 
Regatta Committee for 1900. — R. Easton Burns, King- 
ston, Chairman ; Herbert Begg, Toronto, and D. G. Good- 
sell, Yonkers. 
Ladies' Camp Committee.— Henry M. Carpenter, Sing 
Sing, Chairman; Mrs. Robert G. Baker, Toronto, North- 
ern Division; Mrs. Charles Forebush, Buffalo, Central 
Division; Mrs. F, S. Huntington, Milwaukee, Western 
Division; Mrs. C. W. Lansing, Worcester, Mass, Eastern 
Division; Mrs. C. B. Vaux, New York, Atlantic Divi- 
sion. 
Auditors for Board of Governors' Accounts. — ^Henry 
M. Dater, New York; C. Bowyer Vaux, New York. 
Official' Corn Roasters.— L. W. Seavey, New York; J. 
N. MacKendrick, Gait. 
Camp Surgeon. — T. R. Richardson, M. D., Toronto. 
W. G. MacICendrick, Com.-Elect. 
New. York, Oct. 16. — Editor Forest and Stream: Kind- 
ly publish the following proposed amendments to the Con- 
stitution of the American Canoe Association, viz. : 
Article III. omit the words "the constitution" and in- 
sert instead "Article IX." 
Article VII., change the words "Article III." to "Chap- 
ter III." 
Article XIII., add the words "or member of a committee 
or board" after the word "officer." 
Henry H. Smythe, A. C. A., 1308. 
His Wonderful Papa. 
Papa went a-fishing 
With his pockets full of bait; 
He went all by his- lonesome, 
And the luck he had was great. 
lie came 1101106, bringing with him 
A string of fish that weighed 
Just twenty pounds, he told us, 
And a lovely meal they made. 
Papa went a-fishing 
Upon another day; , . 
And mamma she went witll him — ' 
He couldn't say her nay. 
They came a-trudging homeward 
All tired out at night; 
And mamma told us papa 
Had never had a bite. 
My papa's broken records 
Of nearly every kind — 
A greater man than he is 
It would be hard to find. 
He's always doing wonders, 
But here's what bothei^ me: 
He never seems to do them 
When folks are tliere to see. 
— Chicago Times-Herald. 
"I was at Tampa when a negro teamster was instantly killed 
by an army mule, and it furnished a good illustration o£ the won- 
derful memory that a mule has. . ,, 
"The negro teamster used to pound that ijitile unmercifully. 
Instead of using strategy and coaxing his mule into submission, 
he used to beat it hard enough to kill a horse. Well, for two 
months the teamster didn't diyve that mule. But the mule never 
forgot him. He never made any attempt to injvn-e his new driver, 
who knew enough to treat him decentlj'. But one day the old 
teamster came back. The mule remembered him. He waited with 
as much docility and patience as an . ox until he was harnessed, 
and then, when the old teamster was off his guard, he let fly with 
both heels, caught that negro in the pit of the stomach and 
stretched him out as dead as a hammer. The other teamster was 
standing right there by him, but that mule didn't make any attempt 
to kick him. He had just been laying for the fellow who walloped 
him two months before, and when he had finished him he was 
satisfied." — Buffalo Horse World. '• 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
The annual meeting of the Yacht Racing Union of 
Worth Arnerica was held on Oct. 14 at the Manhattan 
Hotel, New York, with President L. M. Clark in the 
chair. The present officers, President L. M. Clark, Secre- 
tary F. B. Jones and Treasurer N. D. Lawton, were re- 
elected for 1900. The question of a measurement rule was 
Img^ mid ^dhrn. 
Rifle at SheU Mound. 
San I'rancisco, Cal., Oct. 9. — Yesterday was the warmest day 
ever known m October in tlais vicinity. Shooters at Shell Mound 
were stripped to their shirts. The temperature was over 90 de- 
grees. The attendance, however, was as full as usual. 
Golden Gate Rifle and Pistol Ciub.— Two ten-shot scores allowed; 
i5-rmg target for rifle at 200yds., standard American for pistol and 
revolver at 50vds. Scores: 
Rifle Class-D. W^ McLaughHn, 325, 220; F. E. Mason, 222, 214; 
be. '^''a i^odgers, 221; J. E. Gorman, 220, 202; F. W. Belknap, 
219, 209; C. M. Henderson, 201, 201; E. N. Moore, 204; E. Wanne 
189, 178; J. F. Bridges, m. 
Pistol Class— Dr. L. O. Rodgers, 93; J. E. Gorman, 93; T. F. 
Bridges, SO, 74; E N. Moore. 79; C. M,. Henderson, 78, 74; M. 
lompkins, 76, 75; C. Roberts, 71, 71; F. W. Belknap, G4, 63; D. W. 
McLaughlin, 92, 90. - i-> . . 
Monthly medal shoot of the Germania Schuetzen Club— First 
chanipion class, J. Utschig 428; second champion class, P. Rust 
•102; first class, J. Gefken 409; second class, J. F. Bridges 390; third 
class, J. Beuttlcr .?27; best first shot, E. H. Goetze, 24; best last 
shot, J. Utschig. 24. 
Bushnell Medal— F. P. Schuster 220, J. Utschig 214, D B 
Faktor 213. 
Competition for Cash Prizes— E. H. Goetze 74 D. W McLaugh- 
lin 73 Dr. I, O. Rodgers 71, J. UtscMg 71, D'. B. Faktor 71, F. 
P. Schuster 70. 
The Independent Rifles held their monthly medal shoot wHh the 
tollowmg_ result: Lieut. Moeuning 39. H. iCuhlke 38, Corp. P. 
H. Schonig :36, Corp. C. l?rederickson ?,% H. Gaptgen 34, R. Either 
3i, G Kellenbcrgcr 29, C. Iverson 31. H. Marzolf 29, F. H. Lann 
2'!, C. C.ranz 21, Dr. W. A. Meierdierks 20, F. Wild 16 C H 
Mcierdierks 14, 14. Felix 14, J. Ifeinbockcl 7. The prizes' will be 
awarded at Saratoga IL-ill ne.xt Saturday evening. 
^At the monthly Inillseye shoot of the Norddeiitscher Scheutxen 
Club the follownifr scores secured the highest prizes: F P. 
.Schustei- 303, August Hohman 423, John De\Vftt 686, Otto Lemcke 
MO, John Gefken 810. John D. Heise 819, Frank Koch 890, CaoL 
Frank Thodc 1,048, D. Salfield 1,199, H. Iluber 1,2,50, D. Schinkei 
Fixttires, 
Oct. 16-19.— Du Pont Park, St. Louis, Mo.— Fall tournament; 
three days at targets; one day at live birds; $800 to 1600 added 
money. J. A. Corrj;, Manager. 
M'^Ja ^'^"^,9,-,~Circleville, O.— Fall tournament of the Pickaway Rod 
and Gun Club. G. R. Haswell, Sec'y. 
Oct. 17-19.— Baltimore, Md.— Sixth annual fall tournament of the 
Baltimore Shooting Association. J. R. Malone, Manager. 
Oct. 18.— Lyndhurst, N. J.— Handicap at 25 live birds, $10 en- 
trance; also sweepstakes. 
S'^*- Pa.— Philadelphia Trapshooters' League. 
Oct. 23-28.— Nashville, Tenn.— Belle Meade Gun Club's tourna- 
ment; targets and hve birds; $750 added. W. R. Elliston, Sec'y 
'^fr;?"1.''"'*^°"' Ind.— Erie "Gun Club's tournament. 
Oct. 24-26.— Montgomery, Ala.— Capital City and Montgomery 
clubs' tournament. 
Oct. 25-26.— Rochester, N. Y.— Eighth annual fall tournament of ' 
the Rochester Rod and Gun Club. 
Oct. 26.— Mt. Kisco, N. Y.— Fall tournament of Mt. Kisco Gun 
Club. Open to all. Cash and merchandise prizes, R. W. Gorham, 
Sec'y. ' 
Oct. 27.— Columbus, O.— Sherman Rod and Gun Club's tourna- 
ment. 
Oct. 2S-29.— Paisley, Ind.-Cedar Lake Rod and. Sun Club's tour- 
nament. 
Oct. 30-Nov, S,— Rockford, 111.— Rockford Gun Cliib.'& tourna- 
ment. ' ' 
Oct. 30.-~Lebohner's Dexter Park, Brooklyn.— Live-bird' shoot, 
open to all. Four events, at 3, 5, 5 and 7 birds.. Geo. C. Lebohner, 
Station E, Brooklyn. 
Oct. 31-Nov. 3.— Cincinnati, O.— Tournament of the Cincinnati 
Gun Club; two days at live birds; two days at targets. Arthur 
Gambell, Sec y. 
Nov. 1-4.— San Antonio, Tex.— San Antonio Gun Club's- t&rfrna- 
ment. 
Nov. 21-22^Sioux City, la.— Second annual live-bird tournament 
of the Soo Gun Club; added money in every event. £. R. Chap- 
man, Sec'y, 
Dec. 5-8.— St. Thomas, Ont.— Thomas Donley's third international 
tournament. About $1,.500 guaranteed. Targets and live birds. 
Brooklyn Gun Club.— Third Saturday of each month, Francotte 
gun contest. Fourth Saturday each month, Grana American 
Handicap free-entry contest. 
Watson's Park.— Burnside Crossing, 111.— Medal contest the 
first and third Fridays of each month. 
1900. 
April 2.--New York Vicinity.— Interstate Association's Grand 
American Handicap. Edward Banks, Sec'y. 
May 7.— Chicago. 111.— Twenty-sixth annual convention and tovir- 
nament of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association. W. B 
Lcffingwell, Sec'y. 
June 3-8.— Utica, N. Y.— Forty-second annual tournament of the 
New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and Game. 
Henry L. Gates, Sec'y. 
June 5:7.— Columbus, O.— Ohio Trap-Shooters' League tourna- 
ment. J. C. Porterfield, Sec'y. 
June 11.— New York Vicinity.— Interstate Associations Grand 
American Handicap target tournament. Edward Banks, Sec'y. 
June .5-7.— Columbus, O.— Tournament of Ohio Trapshooters* 
League. J. C. Porterfield, Sec'y, 
Aug. 28-30.— Arnold's Park, -Okobqji Lake, la.— Budd-Gilbert 
tournament. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Chii secretaries are invited tn send their secures for puMicaiion in 
these columns, also any luws notes they may 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., 346 Broad- 
way , New York. 
My friend had a lovely collie, and as he was a farmer he 
found the dog very useful in many ways, particularly as an 
errand dog, in which capacity he excelled. His farm was two 
miles from the railroad depot, and one day he wanted to send a 
calf off by rail to 'Frisco. So he labeled it, called the dog, and 
said, "Station, Charlie;" and the dog started oif, -driving the 
calf. But when they got half way, the obstinate animal refused 
to budge, and Charlie, after trying all he knew, trotted back to 
the farm. Going to the dairy he dipped his tail into a pan of cream| 
then went back and got in front of the calf, and the result was 
that he led him in triumph to the station.— Asian. 
The Baltimore Shooting Association , has made rules governing 
the competition for the Pentz pin and Macalester cup. For the 
former the following applies: It shall be contested for by mem- 
bers only in a series of seven live-bird races of 10 birds each. The 
series, which began Sept. 30, continues on the second Saturdays 
of October, November, Decehiber, January and February, and the 
final race is to lie shot Mai-ch 10, 1900. The contestant scoring the 
highest number of points in any five races of the series is to own 
the pin. Each bird scored as dead constitutes a point. If there 
are any ties at the end of the series of seven races they will be 
shot off at 10 birds April 14, 1900, until the winner is declared. 
If there are not five entries in each of the races of the series the 
event will be postponed until the following Saturday. The handi- 
caps will consist of distance and a number of birds allowed. 
Messrs. Malone, Flicks and Mann will do the handicapping, and 
are empowered to change the handicaps at any time they see fit. 
A majority of the handicap committee shall decide finally all 
questions. The foregoing will govern the Macalester cup, ex- 
cept as to dates and the number of races. For this cup there will 
be seven races, the first to be held Oct. 21, and continuing every 
third Saturday of November and December, 1899, and January, 
February and March, 1900; the final race of the series to "be shot 
April 21, 1900. All ties are tc be shot off April 28, 1900. 
In the fore part of the present week bids were opened for the 
construction of the great fence which will surround the boundary 
of Interstate Park where it adjoins the highways. This fence will 
' be 10ft. high, over a mile long, closely boarded, and the materia! 
will be of good quality. The grass, sown late in the fall, is grow- 
ing with luxuriance and vigor. Within the next two weeks the 
architect's plans for the Casino will be completed in all the details 
ready for the builder. The financial support is most gratifyingly 
strong, and it is now but a question of construction to prepare 
the grounds and buildings for tJie greatest ghooting events America 
has ever had. ^ . ,..1^^ 
