POftESt AND STREAM. 
asked Bim whete it was, anr] suggested to hiin to go 
ahead and we would follow him through. He obligingly 
did so, but his opinion of us at once fell to o. He told 
us that We would never live through Watson's Fails, two 
olt three miles below, and we affected to make light of 
his warning, which he attributed to our ignorance. We 
linaly left liim astern, and we heard him say to an 
ancient fisherman anchored in midstream in a boat close" 
at hand, "Them fellers don't know no more about the 
river than nothin'." "That's all right," said George to 
Lacy and me, "but I noticed that he hung up twice in 
working through those reefs, while we didn't touch a 
rock." 
While we were paddling leisurely through the broad, 
lake-like expanse of Newcomer's Eddy, we were hailed 
several times by men along the bank, fisliing, road mend- 
ing, etc., and warned that Watson's Falls at the foot of 
the eddy below were dangerous, and that we risked our 
lives in attempting to run them. We appreciated the 
kindliness that prompted these people to warn us — 
strangers to the river apparently — of the danger we 
seemed to be blindly drifting into, but assuring our 
friendly monitors that we were familiar with the river and 
had run the falls before we pushed on. 
We found Watson's Falls not at all dangerous, for the 
reason that at this low stage of the water they were 
simply unnavigable. At this point the river runs over 
a massive limestone ledge, whicli forms a complete dam, 
and which extends with a sloping face of aom^ lo or r2ft. 
fall for a couple of hundred yards down stream. This 
face is worn into innumerable crevices and fissures by 
the water, and at the present stage the river simply re- 
solved itself into hundreds of little brooks, which ran 
off down these fissures and crevices, uniting and re- 
uniting into a wonderful lacework of_ brooks, rocks and 
islets. Innumerable bush-covered islands, large and 
small, dotted the surface of the ledge, and so filled the 
river bed that it was impossible to see very much of 
the falls from any one place. 
We landed on the ledge at the head of the falls, near 
the right bank, and George and I waded and scrambled 
and climbed over the rocks and through the water and 
across the brooks and among the islands, until we were 
in sight of the foot of the falls, giving the river a careful 
inspection, and after picking out a practicable route we 
returned to the canoes. Near the foot of the falls a 
number of the channels unite in a full, bold stream, about 
the size of Middle River; this stream falls over a broken 
rocky part of the ledge in a heavy, rough fall, with such 
sharp twists and turns among the rocks below that it 
is unsafe to attempt to run it, so a portage was decided 
upon here. 
On reaching the canoes we embarked and worked our 
way carefully down the falls, running down the little 
brooks wherever practicable, and where a passage could 
not be made, or where a canoe would stick, getting out 
into the water or on the rocks and working them over 
by hand until we finally lay bunched above the rough, 
impassable fall. This was portaged by George getting 
out on a rock in the fall, while Lacy and I swung the 
canoes out around him into the fall. As they swung 
past him one at a time he eased them down over the 
fall and into the proper channel up under the lee of the 
fall by means of the bow and stern painters. It was a 
ticklish piece of work, and two of the canoes were nearly 
swamped in the passage, and I held on to George's 
painter too long, and she careened against the rocks until 
her decks and hatches were awash before George got 
control of her, while Lacy, who was handling my canoe, 
thoughtlessly threw the stern painter into the water 
after swinging the canoe out into the falls, instead of 
tossing the end of it to George, waiting to receive it 
out on the rock in the falls. All that saved her from 
disastrously swamping was the fact that just as she Avas 
on the point of smashing up broadside on upon the rocks 
a length or more out of reach, the loose painter was 
washed across George's foot and around his ankle, and 
he snatched it up just in time to gain control of the 
canoe and avert an imminent disaster. The remaining 
50 or 7Syds. of the falls were easily run. 
F. R. Webb. 
Pfolongmg an Old Boat's Life. 
Some time ago I cut from Forest and Stream a 
receipt for patching canvas canoes, thinking it might 
come in handy at some future date. Later it occurred 
to me that the principle might be adapted to repairing 
wooden boats. I had a St. Lawrence River skiff that 
was badly cheeked and rotten in places, and I had about 
given up all idea of ever using it again ; but on looking it 
over I decided to try the Forest and Stream receipt, 
and now, after several months of use, I am in a position 
to say that the result has proved satisfactory. 
The boat is of lapstreak construction, and many of 
the seams had opened, i went entirely over the boat, 
first closing the seams as much as possible by drawing 
together with clout nails. Next, where there were cracks 
through the 3-i6in. planking I cleaned the painted sur- 
face, and where the paint had blistered I removed all 
paint by scraping. When the surface was in proper 
condition, I cut a strip of 802. duck of a length and 
width to cover the crack (generally ^A'm. was wide 
enough), and smeared one side by means of a stick with 
Lepage's liquid glue. The canvas was applied to the 
crack and pressed down, and the glue-stick drawn over 
the raveled ends, from the center outward, to make 
them adhere closely to the boat, and then the canvas and 
surrounding wood was brushed over with enamel paint. 
The painting must be done before the glue sets, as 
the canvas is apt to warp otherwise. 
Open cracks y&in. wide were covered in this manner, 
and also cracks at the butts of the strakes. After all 
the cracks were treated, I gave the boat two good coats 
of paint over all. and the result was a comparatively 
smooth surface, and one that was absolutely water- 
tight. 
Of course, an old boat repaired in this way will not 
stand any rough usage, and the patches are not proof 
against being dragged over rocks or even a sand 
beach, but by a little labor a boat that is practically 
worthless may be made serviceable for an indefinite time. 
J, B. BURNHAM. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association* 
CiNCiNNATt, O., Nov. 26,— The Cincinnati Rifle Association held 
its regular .shoot to-day, at 200yds., oft-hand, German ring target. 
Gin dele was high on the king target with the score of 210. Troun- 
stine wa.s high on the honor target with a score of 66. 
King score: 
Gindele 19 17 21 23 23 23 20 21 21 22-210 
Nestler 15 19 14 15 22 23 23 18 22 22—193 
^oncher 23 IS 22 16 20 20 11 13 21 16—180 
Uckotter 13 10 20 20 21 17 17 22 22 12—174 
Topf 18 22 21 17 15 15 14 8 14 2—126 
Payne 23 23 19 20 22 19 16 23 21 20—206 
l-ioberts 22 12 21 17 21 18 5 17 15 20—168 
Tloiick 18 15 12 18 19 10 14 4 12 15—137 
Hasenrahl 23 24 22 21 20 20 21 14 22 22—209 
Trounstine 19 14 17 16 17 14 19 17 16 21—170 
Strickmeier 16 17 23 21 24 23 21 23 21 19—208 
Special Score. Honor Target. 
Gindele 24 20 23 21 22 24 22 22 24 17—220 20 23 21—64 
Nestler 24 22 21 23 IS 17 24 24 24 24—221 20 17 24—61 
Soncher 25 21 16 21 21 IS 21 19 16 22—200 19 22 24—65 
Uckotter 13 21 19 20 20 20 13 24 22 10—181 19 16 23—58 
'L'opf 16 20 22 22 9 20 25 18 21 12—185 15 17 23—55 
Drube •. 22 17 23 21 21 24 24 23 16 18—209 17 23 21—61 
Weinheimer 22 19 21 9 19 12 19 22 12 21—186 16 19 20—55 
I'ayne 20 20 25 23 20 20 17 22 22 23—212 18 21 20— ,59 
Roberts 23 24 20 24 23 20 22 21 20 18—215 20 22 21—63 
Houck 8 19 11 16 17 8 20 14 21 12—148 20 12 21—53 
ITa.senzahl 19 23 20 22 18 22 23 23 25 24—219 21 16 22—59 
Trounstine 15 23 24 22 24 21 22 17 21 21—210 25 21 20—66 
Strickmeier 18 23 17 17 25 22 21 20 22 23—208 21 15 21— .57 
If you want youf shoot to he announced hete send la 
notice like the following: 
Fixttffes. 
Nov. 30.— Brooklyn, N. Y. — Thanksgiving Day shoot of the 
Brooklyn Gnn Club. John Wright, Mgr. 
Nov. 30.— Buffalo, N. Y.— Thanksgiving Day shoot of the Au- 
dubon Gun Club. Live birds and targets. 
Nov, 30.— Newark, N. J.— Sntith Brothers' grounds; 25 live birds, 
$10 entrance, and miss-and-outs. 
Nov. 30.— Buffalo, N. Y. — Fourth annual Thanksgiving Day tour- 
nament of the Bison Gun Club. F. P. O'Leary, Prest. 
Nov. 30. — Chicago, 111. — Thanksgiving Day shoot of the Garfield 
Gun Club. Live birds. J. W. Meek, Sec'y. 
Nov. .30.— Hutchinson's Mills, near White Horse, N. Y. — Thanks- 
giving Day shoot of Walsrode Gun Club. Geo. N. Thomas, Sec'y- 
Dec. 5-6. — Rahway, N. J. — Live-bird shoot of the Rahway Gun 
Club. Clarence Lambert, Mgr. 
Dec. 5-8.— St. Thomas. Ont. — Thomas Donley's third international 
tournament. About ?1,500 guaranteed. Targets and live birds. 
Dec. 12-15. — Burnside Crossing, 111. — Watson's Park tournament. 
John Watson, Station R, Chicago, 111. 
Dec. 16: — Batavia, N. Y. — E C cup contest for championship at 
targets, between Messrs. W. li. Crosby, holder, and Fred Gilbert, 
challenger, 
Dec. 19.— Dexter Park, Brooklyn, N. Y. — Open shoot of the 
Emerald Gun Club. Live birds. L. H. Schortemeier, Vice-Pres. 
Dec. 31-Jan. 1. — Milwaukee, Wis. — Amateur tournament of the 
Wisconsin Gun Club. P. Himmelstein, Sec'y. 
Brooklyn Gun Club. — Third Saturday of each month, Francotte 
gun contest. Fourth Saturday of each month, Grand Americati 
Ilandicap free-entry contest. 
Watson's Park.— Burnside Crossing, 111. — Medal contest the first 
and third Fridays of each month. 
1900. 
Jan 16.-19. — Hamilton, Ont., Can. — Annual tournament of the 
Hamilton Gun Club; $1,500 in prizes. Open to the world, H. 
Graham Sec'y. 
Jan. 17-18. — Danville, 111. — Sconce-Cadwallader invitation shoot. 
Live birds and targets. John Parker, Mgr, 
Feb. 13-17.— Hot Springs, Ark. — Third annual midwinter tourna- 
ment; $1,000 added; 2-cent targets (Rose system) and live birds 
(high guns). Capt. A. R. Smith, Sec'y. 
April 2. — New York Vicinity. — Interstate Association's Grand 
American Handicap. Edward lianks, Sec'y. 
April 18-21. — Lincoln, Neb. — Third annual amateur tournament 
of the Lincoln Gun Club. Live birds and targets. W. S. Stein, 
Sec'y. 
May 7.— Chicago, 111. — Twenty-sixth annual convention and tour- 
nament of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association. W. B. 
Leffingwell, 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 Trapshooters' League tourna- 
ment, J. C. Porterfield, Sec'y. 
June 11. — New York Vicinity. — Interstate Association's Grand 
American Handicap target tournament, Edward Banks, Sec'y, 
Aug, 28-30,— Arnold's Park, Okobojl Lake, la.— Budd-Gilbert 
tournament. ^ 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
' In the absence of the Editor of this department all commu- 
nications intended for publication should be addressed to ifie 
Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
Owing to a surplus of orders, the Savage Arms Company are 
now enlarging their works, having secured a ten-acre site on which 
new buildings are to be erected. They are quadrupling" their 
power and machinery, and expect that the new factory will have a 
capacity of 30,000 rifles per year. They desire to announce to their 
customers that the delays which have arisen in filling orders arc 
due solely to the lack of sufiicient quantity of guns. They regret 
these delays, and assure the public" that next year goods will be 
supplied promptly. For the enlarged business of the year the 
company states that Forest and .Stream is in a measure re- 
sponsible, for, since they key all their advertising, they are able 
to know positively as to this. 
When Mr. Abel Crook and Dr. Wynn, of Brooklyn, members- 
of the well-known Fountain Gun Club, of that city, planned tO' 
take the members of the club and their friends to the monthly 
shoot at De.Kter Park on Thursday of last week in the sumptu- 
ou.sly fitted parlor car Columbia of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit 
Company, they evolved something new and startling. Luncla and! 
trimmings were served en route, both going and coming, and a 
pleasant social shoot was also enoyed. While every member of the 
Fountain Gun Oub is possessed of several gray hairs, many -of 
them — and the two above-named in particular — also show traces 
of considerable gray matter. 
Preparations for the Elliott-Doty matter at Lyndhurst, N. )., 
Saturday, Dec. 2, are all completed, and Tom Morfey has secured 
a stock of live birds. In the match, as well as in the sweep- 
stakes shot before and after the race, he will provide the best 
i)irds obtainable, following up the precedent he_ has establishel for 
similar gatherings at his grounds. The easiest way to reach 
Lyndhurst is to take the train to Rutherford on the Erie R. R., 
and thence by car — seven minutes' ride to Morfey's grounds. 
Passengers coming by way of Newark can take the trolley at that 
city direct to Lyndhurst; it is about a short hour's ride from 
Nevvark by trolley. 
The Audubon Gun Club, of Buffalo, N. Y., will hold an open 
shoot at Audubon Park on Thanksgiving Day, There will be live 
birds and target events, and also a match at live birds. After the 
shoot a Thanksgiving lunch will be served. 
E. D. Fultord, of Utica, N. Y., was in the city the latter part 
ef last week, and on Saturday afternoon took a trip out to Inter- 
state Park in companjr with J. A. H. Dressel, secretary of the 
Interstate Park Association, with a view to looking over the 
grounds. In all probability the park association will install four 
full sets of Fulford's live-bird traps, as the same have given 
complete satisfaction wherever installed. The Riverton Gun Club, 
of Philadelphia, is about to take out one of its old sets and put in 
a set of Fulford's traps. This is a testimonial to the excellence of 
Mr. Fulford's inventions. 
The recent victories of King's semi-sfflokeless powder are un- 
doubtedly very gratifying to Tom Keller, the Eastern agent of the 
King Powder Company, through whose hustling ability this powder 
has become very popular among the rifle experts. The wonderlul 
performance of M. Dorrler in the recent 100-shot championship 
match at Greenville, N. J., in which he scored 2,246 on the German 
ring-target at 200yds., broke the record that had been held for ilfteen 
years, and L. P. Hansen at the same range scored 240 points, 
equally the best 10-shot score on record. 
During the progress of the shooting at the New South Wales 
Gun Club's meeting last month the trapper drew a bird from 
the basket, and was just about to place it in the trap, when he 
noticed something unu.sual. On examination the bird was seen to 
have four legs. The supplementary ones were placed just behind 
the ordinary ones, and were joined together and attached to the 
body by a piece of gristle. Otherwise the bird was perfectly 
formed and evidently a strong flier. A suggestion was made that 
the club supply birds with four wings, and long ones at that, 
Mr. L. H. Schortemeier, vice-president of the Emerald Gun 
Club, writes: "The Emerald Gun Club, of New York, having no 
regular club shoot during December, will hold an open shoot at 
Lebohner's Dexter Park on the club's regular monthly day, Tues- 
day. Dec, 19, beginning at 10 A. M. The day will be devoted to 
handicap sweeps and miss-and-outs at live birds. This will be 
an open shoot, and all shooters are welcome. Mr. Lebohner 
promises to supply a fine lot of birds. 
The great Omaha-Kansas City intercity team race is now a thing 
of the past, and the Nebraskans have gone home with colors 
flying and bands playing. About two years ago Kansas City de- 
feated the cream of Chicago's trap shots, and hope ran high 
within the breasts of the Kaw shooters that victory would again 
perch upon their banner, but it was not to be, for Parmelee's 
crack shots finished two birds ahead oi their opponents. Such are 
the fortunes of wart 
John -Wright has chosen Tuesday, Dec. 12, as the date for the 
Brooklyn Gun Club's all-day shoot at Dexter Park. This will be 
a live-bird shoot, and the programme will consist of three events 
at 5, 7 and 10 birds resijectively. If Mr. Wright doesn't have 
too many shooters, something that is liable to happen at his in- 
vitation gatherings, there will be miss-and-outs to follow as long 
as the daylight lasts. 
Catalogue No. 12 of the Ideal Mfg. Co., which has ju.st been 
received, contains new matter and supersedes all former lists. 
The improved tools appeal strongly to the specialist with rifle or 
shotgun. Copies of this catalogue will be sent free on appli- 
cation. 
The Brooklyn Gun Club will hold a shoot on the club's grounds 
at Brooklyn on Thanksgiving Day. Shooting wUl begin promptly 
at 1 o'clock P. M. 
Omaha — ^Kansas City, 
Kansas City, Nov. 25.— The intercity team contest between ten 
men from Omaha and a like number of local shooters was con- 
cluded here to-day, and resulted in a win for Omaha by two birds, 
the linal score being Omaha 439, Kansas City 437, a percentage ot 
878 for the victors and 874 for the vanquished. The contest began 
Friday morning, and six men from each team shot their 50 birds 
on this day, and at its close Omaha had a decided advantage, 
being 11 birds in the lead and having won four of the six in- 
dividual contests, tieing one and. losing the other. While the 
local men got little glory out of the first day, they more than made 
up for it to-day, and though they did not succeed in winning the 
contest, they can get some satisfaction out of the knowledge of 
having won five of the ten contests and tied in another. This 
was brought about by their winning all four of the races to-day — 
that, too, from Omaha's strongest quartette. 
The weather during the two days of the contest was cold atid 
bleak, and not such as would be conducive to good birds. Never- 
theless, those trapped during the shoot were as fine a lot, taken 
collectively, as one will see in many a day, and Elliott Brothers, 
who furnished them, are entitled to no little credit for their quality, 
while the Fulford traps that were used also added snap to them. 
Mr. John J. Hallowell was referee and Mr. Hugh Carnahan scorer. 
The affair will be concluded with a banquet to-night. 
First Day, Friday, Nov. 24. 
PORTER — SCHROEDEK. 
This was the first pair selected to oppose each other in the inter- 
city team race, and these inaugurated the contest at 10:35. Porter 
was the first up, it having been decided to have first a Kansas City 
man and then an Omaha man lead off. This contest was some- 
thing of a surprise for the Kansas City men, as Porter is rated 
one of their very best shots, while on the other hand Schrocder is 
not looked upon as particularly strong, though of course he is a 
good shot. He is also somewhat handicapped by having only one 
finger on his left hand. Porter did not shoot up to expectations, 
especially at the finish, when he let down perceptibly. His first 
loss occurred on the 4th round, when he lost a circling incomer 
dead out of bounds, which was by no means a fast bird. His 
8th, a rapid driver, was missed clean; the 20th, a direct left-quar- 
terer, went over the boundary. The 25th, a wicked twisting out- 
goer, beat him. The 40th was a very similar bird, and it, too, got 
away. The loss of his 47th was a piece of hard luck. In the round 
he drew a bird that was caught m the trap, and though he killed 
it nicely after it got free it had to go as a no bird, and the sub- 
stitute that he got was too fast for him'. Poor head work lost 
him his 49th, for he permitted this bird to walk quite a distance 
from the trap without calling it, and thereby it gained an advan- 
tage that he could not overcome, especially as it went very 'fast 
after it started. He wound up by missing his last one. His score 
of 42 is not up to his average. He used his first barrel quite 
effectively, but when this failed to connect he was not very strong 
with his second. His best kills were his 13th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 24th, 
29th and 37th. He also had 4 sitters in his lot. 
Schroeder started in very raggedly, and for a time his first barrel 
was practically worthless, but he atoned for this in a great 
measure by sensational execution with the second. This made it 
appear that he was getting much the hardest birds, but such would 
not have been the case had he used his first with better effect. 
He had one bad streak during the early part of the race, as he 
lost 4 out of 5 from the 5th to the 19th round inclusive. None 
of these birds was hard, with the exception of the first, which had a 
peculiar carrying flight. After the loss of his 9th he ran 22 
straight. Then he missed his 32d, a fast left-quarterer. His 42d 
was dead out, and his 47lh got away clean. 
Thus he finished with 43, and beat his strong opponent 1 bird. 
There is some glory in this. However, he had good luck, for his 
37th was gathered against the wire. In this round he killed a bird 
that was caught in the trap, and this was the substitute. In this 
p.'srticular instance he outlucked his opponent, as he was not so 
fortunate when he had a similar bird. His best kills were his 
4th, 13th, 18th, 32d, 33d and 37th. One sitter was all that fell to 
his lot. 
The birds in this race were quite ordinary, taken as a whole, 
though there were .some very fast ones among them. The weather 
was dark,* cloudy and raw, and the wind, which chilled one 
through, blew directly to the shooter. 
Porter shot a Rieley gun. Trap shells and Du Pont powder. 
Schroeder shot a Greener gun. Smokeless and Trap shells and 
Schultze powder. 
Trap score type— Copyright, 1899, by Forest and Stream Pub. Co. 
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