of a work which should appeal to the average yachts- 
man, in no way ignorant or uneducated and at the same 
time neither demanding nor understanding the more' 
elaborate treatises. Further than this, the work itself 
is well designed to supply just such a place. It is com- 
prehensive in scope and very plain and practical in 
treatment; the necessary formulas and problems are 
given in such a way as to be immediately useful 
in themselves, and yet those who desire to go 
further into the subject will find very full explanations 
and demonstrations. The book is published by the 
Macmillan Company, New York, the price being $7.00. 
It should prove a valuable aid to the yachtsman and ama- 
teur navigator who desire to understand the whole sub- 
ject more thoroughly than is possible through the ordi- 
nary handbooks. 
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The small racer of Francis Herreshofif, Jr., of Brook- 
lyn, named San Toy, that was launched at Bristol on 
^ Sept, II, is certainly imique in the matter of light con- 
struction. Of an over-all length of 19ft. 6in. and a water- 
Jine of 12ft. length, she draws but 3in. of water. The 
breadth is 6ft. The boat is square at both ends and is 
so extremely light that two- men could pick her up and 
carry her easib' with all gear on board. The elimination 
of anything like moderate weight timbers for a boat of 
such length is made up for in the way of interior bracing 
resembling trestle work of light oak pieces, placed up- 
right, and also diagonally, from stern to stern. The hull 
' is remarkably flat, and is further strengthened by a cov- 
ering of canvas, painted white. The deck is crown 
shaped, having a small circular hatch well aft in which 
to stow sails. The mast is hollow and in two pieces, 
bound together with seizing. There is no headstay, the 
lufif rope of the jib answering for such a stay. The mast- 
head contains two brass spreaders and a forward truss 
not much larger in thicknes than a lead pencil. She has 
been tried in light airs, and with the wind abeam makes 
almost as fast time as a catamaran. The centerboard 
down with a weight of 35lbs. of lead attached to it holds 
her to windward well. 
Her best point of saihng is before the wind or on a 
broad reach. San Toy was first named Boomerang. She 
will be entered next season to race with the Fall River 
racers Unique and Columbia. These boats will probably 
have to allow her time.. She raced on Sept. 12 with 
Opossum and beat her. On the next afternoori, in a scrub 
race with Kildee, San Toy won on elapsed time, although 
Kildee beat her on windward work three minutes. The 
designer sailed the Kildee. San Toy ran away from her 
before the wind. — New York Times. 
Vamoose, steam yacht, has been sold by F. T. Morrill 
to Howard Gould, who will use her between his home 
at Sands Point, Long Island, and New York City. 
Varuna, steam yacht, Eugene Higgins, arrived at New 
York on Oct. 2, after leaving Havre on Sept. &2. Mr. 
Higgins was on board, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. 
E. Rollins Morse, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Alan Arthur 
and Miss Arthur, and Dr. Mitchell. 
Aphrodite, steam yacht, Col. Oliver H. Payne, arrived 
at New York on Oct 3, from Bristol, Eng., from which 
port she sailed on Sept. 22, calling at St. Michaels for 
coal on Sept. 27. Col. Payne was on board, with Mr. 
and Mrs. Dean Sage, of Albany, and Messrs. Kernochan, 
Turnbull and Whitney, of New York. The yacht left 
New York on July 10, and has spent most of the time 
in Scotch waters. 
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There is an excellent prospect of a boom in the i8ft, 
knockabout class in several clubs. Additional boats are 
bemg built for Duxbury members similar to the success- 
ful boats of last year in that club, while half a dozen 
Hull-Massachusetts members stand ready to build when 
the club's regatta committee shall have changed the 
present restrictions from 400 square feet of sail to 450 
as now carried by the Duxbury boats. In fact one mem- 
ber has already started his boat on the assurance that the 
change will be made. Several Annisquam men are 'also 
considering the building of i8-footers, and nothing could 
6e better for the sport than to have these boats built 
under one set of restrictions. 
The regatta committee of the Hull-Massachusetts has 
appreciated this point, and will propose to the Duxbury 
and Annisquam clubs an early conference on the ques- 
tion of uniformity. 
Frank N. Tandy is the Hull-Massachusetts man who 
has .started an i8-footer. She is of Crowninshield design 
and IS being built by Lawley. In Broncho, Mr. Tandy 
had a fine centerboard boat, but this time he goes to 
the keel type, believing that it will best serve his pur- 
pose m Hull and Marblehead waters. The boat is 29 feet 9 
inches over all, 6 feet 8 inches breadth and 4 feet 6 inches 
draft. Hei displacement is 4,200 pounds, of which 1,454 
IS m the lead m her keel. She will carry 437 feet of sail 
but 360 feet of it will be in the mainsail. The limit of 450 
feet is allowed in the class. 
In model she is of Crowninshield's best raceabout type, 
witn a little longer ends i-n proportion to her length, and 
shows very clean lines and an ea.sy form to drive. She 
has a cabin 7 feet long and with 3 feet 6 inches head 
room in it, amply sufficient to sit comfortably on the 
transoms. , She will be heavier than the required con- 
struction, for she has i-inch frames and ^-inch plank- 
mg, 
_ Crowninshield has three other orders besides those 
just mentioned. One is a keel raceabout for W D 
Hennen, to be used in Long Island Sound; another is 
a 32-footer for W. C. Alhson, of Bar Harbor, and the 
third IS a Marblehead 16-foot fin keel for A. D. Irving 
The raceabout will be much the same thing as Jolly 
Roger, except \vith i inch less beam and 6 inches 
more over all length. 
Apparently the designer believes that by using the 
longer overhangs to a little better advantage he can 
cfispense with a little beam and thus make a finer form 
The 32-footer is a pole masted sloop, with double head 
rig, and is intended mainly for dav sailing, so that her 
cockpit and galley will be large and her cabin compara- 
tively small. — Boston Globe. 
Rifle at Dayton* 
Dayton, 0., Oct. 1.— The rifle clubs will continue the shooting 
on the ranges, until Thurgtiay, Dec. 27, when the Twin Valley Club 
will close the season with the final medal contest. The firing 
stand is in the corner of a corn field, the range extending 
diagonally across a mill race into a brush thicket at the foot of 
a heavily timbered hill— just such conditions as the deer hunters 
meet in their fall expeditions into Maine, Wisconsin and Minne- 
sota. The distance is 100yds., off-hand, 4in. bullseye; centei- shot 
counts 12, 4 shots each man, possible score 48, and the regular 
shoot is on the last Thursday of each month. At opehing of the 
season the club offered a handsome gold enameled medftl) em- 
blematic of the club championship, to be contested fot each 
month. On June 28 Ed Vance won the medal with a score df 40; 
June 26, J. Johnson, score 43; Aug. 30, William Weaver and Jesse 
Johnson tied on 39, and in the shoot-off Wcavet won. The four 
best scores irt the September shoot last Thursday were as follows, 
Jesse Johnson again winning the medal:, 
T Johnson 10 12 12 11—45 E Glander 12 11 7 7—37 
W Weaver....... 9 12 12 10—43 A N Clemmer. . . . ll 8 11 4—34 
The programme for Oct. 25, beginning at 2 P. M., will include 
a turkey match, to be repeated on Thanksgiving Day if the mem- 
bers are not all away on deer hunting expeditions. 
Preble Rifle Club. 
The Preble County Rifle Club held its quarterly , contest 'for the 
gold championship medal on Friday, Sept. 21, with twenty-eight 
shooters in the mix, 100yds., off-hand, 4 shots each; center shot 
counts 12; possible score 48, and G. W'. Izor won on 44: 
Leading dealers in sportsmen's supplies have advertised in ouf 
columns continuously for a quarter-century. 
G W Izor 
T Price 
C Tice 
T Leach 
M Pence 
J Poos 
Wm Weaver 
J W Trugman... 
E Spitler ....... 
R Tice 
C Glaze 
F Gazell 
W Williams 
E Vance 
Tlie winners, of 
Clemmer, March 
W. Izor, Sept. 21, 
12 12 11 9—44 
9 12 10 12—43 
9 11 10 11—41 
12 12 10 7—41 
11 7 11 11—40 
12 9 11 8—40 
9 12 9 9—39 
6 10—39 
11 »-39 
9 10—38 
9 12—38 
7 9—37 
7 12—37 
8 11 11 7—37 
the medal for 
2, score 44; W. 
score 44. 
12 11 
12 7 
10 9 
10 7 
9 12 
7 11 
H A Hinea..,.., 
G Duggins ...... 
O Hecathorn 
E Tice 
A Eikenberry .... 
Wm^ Shellmailt.i 
C Tice 
G Williams 
S Lee 
S Laird 
A N Clemmer...: 
C Wysong 
G Colvill 
F Crouse 
the three quarters 
Williams, June 1, 
3 812 7-7-36 
11 9 8 8-36 
12 6 9 9—36 
8 8 11 8—35 
10 5 11 8—34 
6 11 8 9—34 
9 7 10 8-34 
7 5 12 9—33 
10 10 8 5—33 
0 10 11 11—32 
6 12 9 4—31 
8 12 3 7—30 
I) 9 6 7—22 
9 10 0 0—19 
were: A. N. 
score 4>; G. 
Deer Hunters* Reunion. 
the Preble County Deer Hunters' Association held its fifth 
annual reunion on the range at Eaton, Fridav, Sept. 28, witla 
eighty-ejght members to pay their entrance of $1 and participate 
m the contest for thirty-two valuable prizes; 100yds., off-hand; 
four shots; center counts 12; possible score 48. The four target.s 
were life-size figures of animals— the bear, deer, moose and 
mountani sheep, 2in. center over the heart. The secretary being 
sore over his defeat for re-election carried off the score sheet, but 
has promised to turn that and other papers over to his suc- 
cessor this week. This may enable me to send the full score 
for your next issue. C. C. Pitman, of West Sonora, won the first 
prize, a Stevens rifle, for the best general score, one shot at 
each target— 42 out of a possible 48. Daniel Sinhart won first 
prize on a center shot on the bear target, and Thomas Leach 
on the moose target. 
Silas Laird, of Eaton, is the new President of the Association; 
A. N. Clemmer, of West Alexandria, Vice-President; Joseph Poos, 
of Eaton, Secretary; Charles Surfcce, of Eaton, Treasurer. 
Montgomery Cottnty Rifle Shots. 
The Montgomery County Deer Hunters will hold their first re- 
union near Brookville on Friday of tliis wedc, Oct. 5; range 
100yds., off-hand. 
The Dayton Sharpshooters' Society will hold its thirty-seventh 
annual king shoot on the range, near this city, all day Wednes- 
day, Oct. 17; range 200yds. This is the annual membership con- 
test for the royal insignia, muzzle rest, 5 shots; center counts 24; 
possible score 120. Highest score ever made in this contest, 115. 
There will also be the regular monthly contest for the Society 
championship cup, now held by Mike J. Schwind, with score of 113; 
John Rappold won the trophy when first put up-^June 14— score 
103.- Succeeding him in the championship line, M. T. Schwind, 
July 19, score 111; John F. Beaver, Aug. 16, score 'llO; M. T. 
Schwind, Sept. 20, score 113. This indicates that -high scores will 
be made in the king shoot, Oct. 17. On that day also there will 
be sweepstake matches at 200yds., muzzle rest, and off-hand, for 
money prizes, open , to all Ohio and Indiana rifle shots. 
Dan D. Bergk is President of the Dayton Sharpshooters' Society; 
Adolph Schwind, Treasurer, and Charles W. Sander, Secretary. 
We have two trap trophy contests here this week, three big 
rifle matches between now and Jan. 1, and enough other shooting 
events for an interesting letter each week. Bullseye. 
Fall Shoot of the Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
The fall shoot of the Cincinnati Rifle Association was held on 
their range at Four-Mile House, Reading road, Sept. 30 and proved 
a great success. Riflemen from the local clubs and from Lexing- 
ton, Ky., were present, and it is needless to say that the com- 
petition waged hot. 
The contingent from Lexington proved themselves no mean an- 
tagonists, as their scores will show. They were Messrs. Dodge 
and Luxon, and deserve especial mention in that ttiey came from 
afar to contest for laurels, and were rewarded, • 
The day was all that could be desired— cool, good light and but 
little wind. A large list of appropriate prizes, kindly donated by 
various Cincinnati merchants, as well as by members of the Asso- 
ciation, and a number of cash premiums offered for most points, 
flags and highest ticket, etc., proved tempting, and the shooters 
went at it with a vim from start to finish. 
The following is a list of the donors: Merchants— Peters Arms 
& Sporlmg Goods Co., Powell & Clement Co., Handle Arms Co. 
Fred Speth's Sons (opticians), John Bieler, Theo, Foucar, and 
Adolph Jordan. Members: Gindele, Payne, Roberts, Trounstine, 
Strickmeier, Topf, Uckotter, A. Lux, Nestler, Drube, Randall, 
Bruns, Speth, Weinheimer and Jonscher. 
The committee in charge of the affair are to be commended upon 
the able manner in which they conducted it, as they spared neither 
time nor pains to make it a success, and events proved that their 
labor was not spent in vain. The committee in charge was Messrs. 
Gindele, Payne, Trounstine, Nestler and Bruns, and to these this 
Association tender.s its thanks. The following is the list of 
winners on both off-hand and rest targets: 
Off-hand Roberts S3, Drube 83, Uckotter 56, Payne 54 Strickmeier 
28, Dodge 27, Speth 27, Luxon 27, Gindele 26, Weinheimer 26 
Nestler 25, Bruns 25, A. Lux 24. 
Rest: Jonscher 86, Scherer 83, Dressier 56, Nestler 54 Freitap 27 
A. Lux 27, Bruns 27, Topf 27, Trounstine 26, Speth 26.' Robert! 26 
J. Lux 26, Drube 26. ' 
The three best tickets counted for first and second prizes- the 
two best tickets for third and fourth; the best single ticket to 
count thereafter. 
Premiums for most points: Off-hand— Roberts, 916, $5: Gindele 
613, $2; Uckotter, 597, $2. ' ' * ' ^"^^e'e, 
Rest— Trounstine 846, $5; Scherer, 748, $3; Jonscher, 707 S2 - 
Most flags: Roberts, 11, $1; Scherer, 11, SI • " " 
Highest tickets: Drube, 29, ?1; Jonscher, 29, ?1. 
E. D. Payne, Lieut. C. R. A. 
Perfect Less One. 
The appended, score, made Sept. 22 by Mr. C. S, Richmond of 
Savannah, Ga., is extraordinary. The conditions were 30 shot<^ at- 
50yds., with a Colt's .38 Army revolver, and on the standard 
military target. Mr. Richmond used Peters .38 Service ammun! 
tion. Out ot a possible 150 he scored 149. The score: 
C S Richmond 5 55555555 5—50 
555455555 5-49 
6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6—60—149 
If yoil want yoar shoot to be announced hete send la 
aotice like the folio-wing: 
Fixtures. 
PETERS CARTRIDGE COMPANY'S TOURNAMENTS. 
Oct. 16-17.— Montgomery, Ala.— Peters Cartridge Co.'s two-day 
target tournament, under the auspices of the Montgomery Gtin 
Club; $150 added money. Jack Parker, Mgr. 
Oct. 23-25.- Atlanta, Ga.— Peters Cartridge Co.'s live-bird tourna- 
ment. John H. Mackie, Mgr. 
Oct. 24-25.— Raleigh, N. C— Peters Cartridge Co.'s target tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the North Carolina State Fair Asso- 
ciation; $250 added money. John Parker, Mgr. 
Oct. 29-30.— Jacksonville, Fla.— Peters Cartridge Co.'s two-day 
tournament, under auspices of the Jacksonville Gun Club; $100 
added. Third daj', grand pigeon shoot exclusively under the 
auspices of the Jacksonville Gun Club. John Parker, Mgr. 
Oct. 10-11.— Circleville, O.— Fall tournament of the Pickaway 
Rod and Gun Club; targets and live birds. G. R. Haswell, Sec'y. 
Oct. H.— Greensburg, Ind.— Tournament of the Greensburg Gun 
Club. C. D. Tillson, Sec'y. 
Oct. 11-12.— Clyde, O. — Clyde Gun Club's second annual tourna- 
ment; live birds and targets. L. Hock, Jr., Mgr. 
Oct. 12. — Aurora^ Mo. — Magautrap Gun Club's tournament. 
Oct. 12-14,— Louisville, Ky.— Kentucky Gun Club's tournament; 
targets and live birds. Emile Pragoff, Sec'y. 
Oct. 13.— Altoona, Pa.— Altoona Rod and Gun Club's live-bird 
handicap. G. G. Zeth, Sec'y, Altoona, Pa. 
Oct. 16-17.- Cherokee, la. — Fourth annual tournament of the 
Cherokee Gun Club; live birds and bluerocks; $75 tb $100 added. 
F. B. Wadsley, Sec'y. * 
Oct. 17.— Muncie, Ind.— Magic City Gun Club's target tourna- 
ment. C. E. Adamson, Sec'y. 
Oct..T7.— Richmond, Ky.— Madison Gun Club's live-bird tourna- 
ment. 
''Oct. 17.— Sistersville, W. Va.— Sistersville Gun Club's tourna- 
ment. 
Oct. 17-18.— Onawa, la.— Onawa Gun Club's tournament. 
Oct. 17-18.— Sac City, la.— Sac City Gun Club's tournament. 
Oct. 19-20.— Louisville, Ky.— Live-bird tournament of the Ken- 
lucky Gun Club. W. H. Kaye, Sec'y. 
Oct. 20.— Richmond, Va,— Cast Iron medal contest between J. 
A. R. Elliott, holder, and Fred Gilbert, challenger. 
Oct. 23-24.— Baltimore, Md.— Live-bird tournament, under the 
auspices of the Baltimore Shooting Association. 
Oct. 30.— Mt. Sterling, III.— Mt. Sterling Gun Club's tournament. 
Oct. 30-31.— Peru, Ind. — ^Live-bird tournament of the Peru Gun 
Club. Chas. Bruck, Sec'y. 
Nov. 1. — Chillicothe, O. — Scioto Gun Club's fall tournament. 
Nov. 13-15. — Mihden,- Neb.— Minden Gun Club's tournament. 
Nov. 13-16. — St. Thomas, Ont.— Tom Donley's tournament. 
Nov. 23.— Hackensack Bridge and Rutherford Road, N. J.— 
Under auspices of the Moonachie Gun Club; three-men team race; 
20 live birds per man; 29yds. Members of any organized gun club 
in the U. S. are eligible. -Commences at 2 P. M. Sweepstake 
shooting commences at 10 A. M. Mr, L. H. Schortemeier and 
Dr, A. A. Webber, managers. 
Nov. 27.— Toledo. O.— East End Gun Club's merchandise shoot. 
Newark, N. J.— South Side Gun Club, target shoot every Sattu-- 
day afternoon. 
Chicago, 111.— Garfield Gun Club's trophy shoots, second and 
fourth Saturdays of each month; live-bird shoots every Saturday. 
Grounds, West Monroe street and Fifty-second avenue. 
CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK, 
Oct. 12.— Interstate Park.— Medicus Gun Club's shoot; varied 
programme; handicap and prize event; different rules. 
Oct. 18.— Interstate Park, Queens.— Match at 100 birds, $100 a 
side, between Dr. A. A. Webber, 30yds., and Mr. T. W. Morfey, 
31yds. . 
Oct. 26.— Interstate Park, Queens.— Under auspices of Medicus 
Gun Club; three-men team race; 20 live birds per man; 29yds, 
Members of any regularly organized gun club in the U. S. are 
eligible. Corhmences at 2 P. M. Sweepstake shooting commences 
at 10 A. M. Mr. L. H. Schortemeier and Dr. A. A. VVebber, Mgrs. 
Monthly contest for the Dewar trophy till June, 1902; handicap; 
25 live birds; $5 entrance. First contest took place June 20, 1900. 
Interstate Park, Queens.— Weekly shoot of the New Utrecht Gun 
Club — Saturdays. 
Oct. 26.— Interstate Park, Queens,— Three-men team race at 20 
live birds per team, 29yds. rise; members of any regularly or- 
ganized gun club in the U. S. are eligible; at 2 o'clock. Sweep- 
stake shooting commences at 10 o'clock. 
Oct. 30.— Interstate Park, Queens.— Match at 100 birds, $100 a 
side, between Messrs. J. J. Hallowell and T. W. Morfey. 
Interstate Park, L. I. — Fountain Gun Club's regular monthly 
shoots, the third Thursday of October, November and December. 
Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.— Two miles beyond Jamaica, on 
L. I. R. R. Trains direct to grounds. Completely appointed 
shooting grounds always ready for matches, club shoots or private 
practice. Cafe and hotel accommodations. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Mr. J. A. R. Elliott, in his recent matches, has shown a form in 
handling his Winchester on pigeons which is both admirable and 
successful. On Oct. 2, in the contest with Mr. Fred Gilbert, at 
Kansas City, for the Dupont cup, he scored 99 out of 100 to his 
opponent's 98. Each score is an exceedingly high grade per- 
formance. On the following day they contested for the Sports- 
men's Review cup, and Mr. Elliott again made 99, while his op- 
ponent scored 97, one less than that of the preceding day. This, 
too, was a grand performance for each. In his last three matches — 
namely, the Republic cup at Omaha, with Mr. F. S. Parmelee (96 
out of lOO), and the Dupont cup and Sportsmen's Review cup — 
he scored 294 out of 300 shot at, a performance which is not to be 
considered lightly. Mr. Elliott has gone to Maryland to visit his 
brother and take a rest preparatory to other shooting performances 
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Under date of Oct. 5, Mr. Thos. Donley, of St. Thomas, Ont.,. 
writes us: "Owing to Nov. 6 being Election Day in the States, 1 
have changed the dates of my tournament to Nov. 13, 14, 15 and 
16. Kindly put a notice to this effect in your coming events 
column." 
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In the 25-live-bird handicap of the Medicus Gun Club, held at 
Interstate Park on Friday of last week, there were eleven con- 
testants,, qf whom three killed straight, namely, Messrs. Welch, 
Hopkins and Miller, the two latter standing at 29yds.; the former 
at 30yds. ^ 
On Friday of this week at Interstate Park the Medicus Gun 
Club will present a varied programme, with some novelties in 
the way of the governing condj.tjons. There will be different rules, 
handicaps for the events and prizes to be competed lor. 
Mr. J. A. H. Dressel, secreatr^-treasurer of Interstate Park, 
Queens, L. I., informs us that the 'Fountain Gun Club has fixed 
upon Oct. 18, Nov. 15 and Dec, 20— that is, the third Thursday o£. 
each month — for its monthly shoots at Interstate Park. 
The race between Messrs. 'L. T. "Davenport," of Brooklyn, and 
S. M. Van Allen, of Jamaica, at Interstate Park, Queens, L. I., on 
.Saturday of last week, at ipO birds, was won by the former. The 
scores were 95 to 89. The race was for $100 a side. 
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Mr, R. O. Heikes, "the Daddy of 'em all," not in years, but in the 
use of the shotgun, arrived in New York on Tuesday of this week. 
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On Oct. 20 Messrs. J. A. R. Elliott and Fred Gilbert shoot for the 
cast iron medal at IRichtno&d. Va. 
