to. Jy, It 
I very well know that it Is customary to congratulate tht vvinnef 
of anv trophy, whether one is sincere or not. It would certainly 
be extremely bad form not to do SOj but in all my experience I 
have never known such Unanimity of sincere and I might say 
affectionate display of genuine pleasure come over the entire num- 
ber of contestants as when "Ackley" grassed his last bird and 
beat out the whole field, being the only man to make a clean 
score. When we consider that "Ackley" (his shooting name) or 
"Gloan" (his nom do plume) is in his seventy-third year, and that 
he still holds his own against the youngsters, we may begin to 
realize hou- splendidly equipped by nature some some men are 
and how grand a sport field shooting is, that by keeping its 
votaries in tlie open airenables tliem to withstand the ravages of 
time and def}' old age, for "Ackley," though fond of trapshooting 
as a recreation, loves field shooting as a sport, and would rather 
bag a dozen ducks or snipe, or any kind of game birds, than 
shoot at the traps for a week, ^^'hen, however, one sees a man 
seventy-three years old walk briskly and with strong, quick steps 
to the score, stand as straight as an Indian, handle and hold his 
gun in- absolutely faultless style, and shoot as ea.sily, well and 
gracefully as "Ackley," why it is refreshing, especiaJly when so 
many of our young and good sliots seem to think it essential, not 
to say imperative, to twist themselves inside out and assume the 
most constrained and awkward positions to do their shooting. 
When we remember how such men as Carver, Harvev McMurchy, 
Rolla Heikes, Capt. Money, Will Crosby, J. A. R.' Elliott, Mr. 
Powers, and many others of our most noted shots, stand, and 
then see others equally good perform a contortionist act, we are 
left to ponder how it is and why it is that both, so totally at 
variance, can do so well. 
The Cincinnait Gun Club can then be justly proud of two of its 
former members, both being in their class unique and splendid. 
Tt is not parliamentary nor polite, I well know, to couple a man 
w^ith a dog, and yet, ye gods! how often the dog is the loser — by 
the comparison? In this case neither can lose, because both are 
it! a class separate and alone by themselves, and we are proud of 
our scholarly, masterly, grand shot, and gentlemair sportsman 
"Ackley," and of our fleet, bounding, smiling-faced, ever willing, 
lithe and nimble Colonel, and may they both live long and prosper 
is the earnest desire of Gaucho. 
ON LONG ISLAND. 
Welch vs. Money. 
Garden City, L. I., Dec. 20. — The match between Messrs. Robert 
A. Welch and Harold Money, renovi'ned as among the best in trap- 
shooting skill, drew an interested crowd of admirers and shooters to 
witness the contest. The conditions were 100 birds each, 30yds. 
rise, 30yds. boundary, $250 a side. 
The birds were a fine lot, as is Usually the case at the Carteret 
grounds. A brisk northwest wind helped them materially. 
At the end of the first 25 the match seemed almost hopelessly 
lost to Mr. Welch, he having lost 5, while his opponent had 
killed straight, so that therefore the latter had the seemingly over- 
whelming lead of 5 near the commencement of the match. A 
pecttliar feature of the match was that each lost his last bird, Mr. 
Welch drawing a fast driver, while Mr. Money slipped up on a 
sitter. In die second 25 Mr. Welch killed 23 to his opponent's 21, 
thereby cutting down his opponent's lead to S. In the third 25 he 
gained 1 more, and was then within 2 of his opponent. The final 
25 was full of possibilities and surprises. Mr. Welch missed his 
76th, which gave again his opponent a lead of 3, but this was 
negatived when Mr. Money missed his 77th. Next he missed his 
90th, which cut down his lead to 1. Next he missed his 95th, and 
they were then tied on a neck-and-neck race to the finish, whereat 
each lost his last bird, and the race ended in a tie. 
The referee was Mr. Walker Breese Smith. The match lasted 
2 hours 15 minutes. The scores: 
R A Welch, 30 0222121222*21202222^*211—20 
111221222222222202*121222—23 
1202221021211222111222122—23 
0222212121121222222122220—23—89 
H Money, 30 2222122222222222222222222—25 
221*22022222022022221 2222—21 
21202222222221122222*2*22—22 
2022122222222202222022220—21—89 
Sbeepshead Bay Rod and Gua Club ■ 
Sheepsneau Jiay, U I., Dec. a).— The live-bird shoot of the 
Sheepshead Bay Rod and Gun Club to-day was well attended 
there being nineteen competitors in the main event. Of these 
Mr. Ira McKane killed straight, and won the badge. The scores 
tcUow: 
<i McKane, 25 2012112—6 
J J -Pillion, 27 222222*— 6 
I McKane. 27 2222222—7 
W Van Pelt, 27 2102222—6 
E Voorhies, 24 .1200212—5 
D J Heffner, 23 0220022—4 
J B Voorhies, 27 1212101—6 
H Kronika, 26.-. 12*1210—5 
F Lundv, 26 2110220—5 
H Koch, 27 1**2100—3 
F Von Fricken, 25 0000011—2 
E Heffner, 24.. 1121012—6 
Wm Boyle, 25 2020120—4 
E Baird, 25 2102202—5 
A Soeller, 23 022221*— 6 
A Rausehli, 24 2221001—5 
Ph Suss, 25 2011211—6 
W Lundy. 25 ,.0200000—1 
Dr Hill, 25 2022010—4 
Hell Gate Gun Clufa 
Brooklyn, L. T., Dec, 18.— The final shoot of the Hell Gate 
Gun Club, for tins year, was held to-day. 
The point system governs the club shoots, each -man being re- 
•quired to kill a certain number of birds, after whicb each bird 
killed scores one point. Mr. Adam Dietzel was first prize winner 
this year. The scores in the club shoot follow: 
Club shoot, 10 live birds: E. Doenick 10, T. Schlicht 10 T. H 
Voss 9, Dr. Roof 9, C. Weber 9. C. Lang 9,' P. Woelfel 9 W A 
'Sands 9, S. M. Van Allen 9, A. Dietzel 9, T. H. Moore 9 Dr 
Wood 8, P. Garms 8, B. Amend 8, P. Brennan 8, T. P. Danne- 
felser 8, J. D. Deedy 7, J. P. Kay 7, R. Regan 7, T. G. Messer- 
schmitt, 7. J. Wellbrock 7, E. Marquart 7, C. H. Schmidt 6 H 
Kohla 6, W. A. Noe 6, Frederick Wehler 5, G. K. Breit 5 I^ t' 
Muench 4, John Klenk 4, E. Steffens 4, F. P Albert 4 ' T ' h' 
Doherty 4, Robert McGill 4, Albert Knodel 4. ' . J- • 
The list of prize winners and the points made, each having shot 
in eleven shoots, are as follows: A. Dietzel 21 T H Voss 20 
J. H. Wellbrock 18, E. Doenick 17, H. Kohla 16, L. H Schorte- 
meier 16, J. .A. Belden 15, L. T. Muench 15, W. A Sands 15 
D. J. Deedy 14\^. P. Brennan 14, B. Amend nVg G K Breit 
13, C. Lang 13, J. P. Dannefelser 13, A. Knodd 12, T Schlicht 12 
H Forster 11. P. Woelfel 11, E. Steffens 10, F. Wehler 9 1 p 
Albert 9, J. Neumeh 8, C. Schaefer 8, J. J. Messerschmitt 71/0 f P 
Keenan OVo, P. (larms 6, F. Trostcl 5, W. A. Noe .5, J. J. Gallin 5.' 
New Utrecht Gon Clob. 
Interstate Park, L. I., Dec. 22.— There was a good attendance 
to-day at the shoot of the New Utrecht Gun Club. Annie Oaklev 
and Vandergnft tied on 14, each losing one bird dead out in the 
club event, at 15 birds. The scores: 
Annie Oakley, 28 12212121222*122-11 
Brooks. 29 . 12211211**10121-12 
Lockwood 28 101120210112211—12 
l>incoln, 28 **''''?'2f9*2111'2— 12 
chnpn^an, 28. ; 2*1201120112121-^12 
V and-'-cnift, 30 2222^'22222*l'>2f— 14 
'e"A„30 1222122**212212—13 
I f"' 28. 122121121202022-13 
^ ^An' "^ II 100120220120000^ 7 
Dr Oflug, 28 102200121011200— 9 
J Plate. 28 000112210012011— 9 
0::eaoic Rod and Gon Clufa. 
Rockaway Park. L. 1.. Dec. 24.— The scores made at the 
of the Oceanic Gun Club to-day follow: 
Events: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Targets: 10 15 15 20 20 5p 20 
Bill 10 15 14 18 20 8 18 
1 DifBey , 5 12 8 7 12 .. 14 
.T H Sharkey . . 6 12 9 13 12 6 14 
C Dudley 15 14 19 18 7 18 
J Jones 9 19 
L'Cleman 13 15 g 
H P Scott 16 16 .. .. 
O Keim _ _ 17 
J Stoney [\ „ \\ '9 
Team race. 25 birds each man: O. Keim 19, lE. Uourke 15: 
34. J. Stoney 13, F. Coleman 8; total 5l. 
shoot 
8 9 
10 25 
9 21 
5 .. 
6 .. 
9 23 
6 .. 
Jeanoctte Gun Glub. 
Bi'dolclytt, L, I.. Dec. 21.— The monthly shoot til the Jealiiieitei 
Gun Club WHS held to-day at Dexter Park: The tiledal in Class 
A was won by Geo. E. Loeble. This trophy was formerly held 
by Otteri, who died. It wa,9 put up in open competition again al 
this shoot. C. Steffens has challenged Mr. Loeble to contest 
for it. The conditions are 15 birds each, challanger to pay for 
birds whether he wins or loses. The scores, in which .A denotes 
Class A and B Class B : 
Ties 
Geo E Loeble, 28, A 1221210211— 9 22112211122—11 
Chas Meyer, 28, A 1222122021— 9 12221222210—10 
Job Lott. 30, A 1202112112— 9 2222121220 - 9 
H Karstens, 28, A 1112220211— 9 10 - 1 
N Brunie, 28, A 2101111112— 9 0 — (t 
J Mohrman, 28 222*222*12- 8 
Chas Steffens, 30 2222220202— 8 
r H Bohling, Jr, 28 2220*22222- 8 
T H Kroeger, 28. 1111210201- 8 
VVm Rolphs. "28 *201121221— 8 
, Rinckoff, 30 2021012222— 8 
C Bohling, 25, B -.. 2100010112— 6 0 — 0 
F Ehlen, 25, B *2*2*im*— 6 1 — I 
J P Kay, guest, 28...- 1222212222—10 
Team race: 
Ehlen 12020—3 Loeble 12210-4 
Mever 21011—4 Lott .....22122—5 
Kafsten 01012—3 Steffens 22222—5 
Rinckoff 11111—5 Brunie .. ,. *„,:.... .01110— 3 
Kroeger 12201—4 J Bohling 02220—3 
Mohrman 22221—5 Rolphs 11010—3 
Kav 11222—5—29 C Bohling 22011--4— 27 
Steffens 1122222212—10 Meyer 11122121^1—10 
WESTERN TRAPS. 
Audubon of Chicago. 
Chicago, 111., Dec. 22.— The final contest for the year of the 
.'\udnbon Gun Club was held earlier in the week at Watson's, only 
five men appearing. Mr. J.. H. Amberg won the trophy, the 
diamond medal. Col. Felton went out with high score, The year's 
record shows that .Amberg has won the trophy three times. J. 
Crow and H. Odell two tim.es each, and O. Von Lengerke, W. B. 
Leffingwell, Silas Palmer, F. H. Dewey and Col. C. E. Felton, one 
time each. The annual meeting of the Audubon Gun Club will be 
held at the Sherman House on the evening of Jan. 8. The fol- 
lowing are the scores of the last shoot: Tim Crow, 1, 13; J. IT, 
Amberg, 0. 13: H. Odell, 1, 13; Col. C. E. Felton, 4, 14; Healy, 
0, 13. . > . 
Garfield of Chicago. 
Dr. Meek, the able secretary of Garfield Gun Club, puts out the 
announcement that henceforward the Garfield live-bird shoots, 
which have been held on Saturdays, will be cut down to the 
trophy shoots on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The 
live-bird attendance is not steady enough to darrant the expen.se 
of getting birds ready for each Saturday, but the trophy events 
will be as hotly contested as before. 
'J'here will be a turkey ...hoot on Garfield grounds Christmas under 
handicap conditions and with turkeys for members only. Only 
ten entries for each turkey, and no member to win more than one 
turkey. A fine turkey will be given to each contestant for 50 
pigeons shot at. There will be no shoot-off in the ties. It is 
thought that the Garfield Christmas shoot will be the best live- 
bird shoot of its year. 
E. Hough. 
Hartford Building, Chicago, 111. 
Frank Bloom's Shoot. 
LiNDSEY, O. — The target shoot for turkeys given at Bloom's 
Farm, by Frank Bloom, was fairly well attended by local shooters. 
The weather was a little chilly for good scores. E. C. Fort did the 
best shooting from the 20yd. mark. 
Messrs. E. C. Fort and M. C. Sanford will shoot a match with 
Geo. - Volk and Gus Webber, 100 targets for each man, at 
Miller's Club House, East Toledo, Jan. 1, for the price of the 
targets and a supper. The scores: 
C P Hineline 1111101011111011111010110—19 
J Henry 0011111111101011101100101—17 
F Hetrick : 1011110110110011101011001—15 
E C Fort 1101111111111] 01111110111—22 
M Hetrick 1001011111011101110110101—18 
M Hineline 1001110111110111010111101—18 
P Miller 0010011101100110001110110—12 
O Hetrick 1110111011111011011111010—19 
Fort , lllOlllllllllilllOOllllll— 22 
Hmehne 1110110111101111011110111—20 
Henry lOllOllllOllOlllOUllOllO— IS 
Fort • 0110111111111111111111111—23 
P Miller ...1011110110111011011110111—19 
O Hetrick 1011110110111101111110111—20 
F Hetrick . ..1101111110111011111011100—19 
Smith 1011111011011011101101111—19 
Ward 0001101110110111011101110-17 
Cox 1111011110111010001010110—17 
A. Buckeye. 
Peters Trophy Shoot. 
New London, la.— The sixth shoot for the Peters trophy 
brought out a good many shooters, but when the medal was won 
by a new man with a score of 22 out of 25 it frightened some 
of the handicap men, so they wOuld not shoot, 
C E Cook .1010100110101111111010101-16 
J Van Hynmg 0111011111111011111111111-22 
F PierSon IIOIUOIIOOI 1101010010101—15 
G J Andrews lllOllOlOllliolOllOOiOOOl- 15 
C. C. PrERSON, Sec'y. 
Notice. 
All communications intended for Forest and Stream should 
always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co. and 
not to any individual connected with the paper. 
Wk wish to call attention to a yachting story entitled 
"Out of Commission," by Mr. N. N. West, that appeared 
in the Christmas Number last week. Not being under 
the head of yachting, it was overlooked by a number of 
our readers. 
ATr. Henry S. Redmond, N. Y. Y. C, has purchased the 
Jinglush yawl Ailsa. She was designed by Mr. Wm. J 
Fife. Jr., for Major A. Barclay Wa.lker," and built bv 
Messrs. A. & J. Inglis, of Glasgow, in 1895. Her rig wa's 
changed from that of a cutter to a yawl two years later 
when she was bought by Mr. F. D. Jameson, As Mr. 
Percy Chubb is to change the rig of Vigilant to that of a 
yawl, and as Vigilant and Ailsa are about of a .size, there 
should be some good racing between them. 
will raaije a better showing than the ceritefboafd beats of 
the saiite type made in the 51ft. dass. 
The lead keel for the Cup defendgf building at Bristol 
was cast on Saturday last. The work started at 5 o'clock 
in the morning, and a greater part of the day was spent 
in making the casting. Columbia's keel was cast on Jan. 
24, almost a month later. 
When Defended wa^ sold a short time ago, it was stated 
(hat she was to be broken up for the metal she contained, 
and it was claimed that she was in such shape as to be 
Ijeyond repair. New interest has been revived, as it is 
.said that Mr, N. G. Herreshoff and one of Mr. Lawson's 
representatives are trying to buy her, which belies the 
statements that she is worthless. What Mr. Herreshoff 
wants of Defender is a question, unless to deprive Mr. 
Lawson of a trial boat. While, on the other hand, she 
would make a most excellent boat for Mr. Lawson's pur- 
pose, as she is a tried boat ; a pretty good idea of the 
Crowninshield boat's speed could be gotten after a few 
races against her. 
- 12 
total 
Mr. C. C. Kani^y, designer of the American defender 
Genesee for the Caoada cup races last year, has formed a 
syndicate to buM a wooden centerboard yacht to enter 
the tnal races for the America Cup. Mr. Hanley states 
that he can biUJ'd and run for a season such a boat as he 
has m mnid for lf75.0oo, and that this amount has already 
been subscribed. The experiment will be' watched with 
§reat interest, and it is to be hoped that the new creation 
A Ship Canal Inside Hatteras. 
From' the Boston Herald, 
Cape Hatter.\s, the most dangerous point on our At- 
lantic seaboard, will cease to exist a.s a menace to coast- 
wise navigation, if the present plans of the United States^ 
Government are carried out. For generations the name 
of Cape Hatteras has been synonymous with storms, 
shipwreck and loss of life. .\11 sorts of schemes itave 
been proposed to minimize its dangers. 
Millions of dollars have been spent in attempts to 
properly light the celebrated Diamond Shoals, which 
surround Cape Hatteras. It was fo.und impossible, aftef 
years of labor, to build a I ght!:ouse there. The heaviest 
and stancliest light.ship evtr constructed was placed at 
Diamond Shoals, only to be bh w n away from her giant 
mushroom anchors. 
x-Vnd during all this while steamers lost their beariiig.s, 
vessels were driven ashore and millions of dollars' worth 
of property and hundreds of lives continued to be lest. 
Every winter brought a long recf.rd r.l di.'^asters on Cape 
Hatteras. 
. The sailor coming from San Fi'ar.c.'.^co dreaded this 
, one spot more than any other in the long voyage round 
the Horn. The coastwise vessels tried tt; give it a wide 
berth. But is has remained as a petnianciu menace to 
navigation, and has done more to injure coastwise com 
merce on the Atlantic than any other agency. 
And now, by means o[ an ingenious and thcrou,^!ii.fv 
practicable system of inland canals and channels.,," tBite; 
coastwise trade will be enabled to pass behind Gspe 
Hatteras, protected from the fury of the ocean the whole 
way down the coast by low-lying sand bars. 
The Dismal Swamp Canal, a miserable ditch of com- 
paratively small importance, is to be deepened through: 
its whole length. Here, bordered by cypress, gum and! 
magnolia, large coastwise vessels can' sail or tow in- 
safety. 
The extra insurance now -put on ships because 
Cape Hatteras and its dangers will, it is claimed. nKsne; 
than pay for the cost of towage in the new inside routa; 
The savmg m time will be great, and the safety ofi 
human life will be an item of no small importance. ' 
The magnificent fleet of yachts kept in Northern wafers 
can then pass up and doAvn the coast in comfort and 
safety. When the inside route is finished, a great ad- 
vance in coastwise transportation is expected to take- 
place. 
In carrying out the terms of a bill passed at the last 
session of Congress, the engineer corps of the army is 
now engaged in making a preliminary survey for an "in- 
side passage" from Chesapeake Bay to Beaufort Inlet. 
This will obviate the necessity for coasting vessels round- 
ing Cape Hatteras. 
An inside passage from Bos'.on to Florida is believed! 
by ofbcials to be one of the possibilities of the future 
The present plan is looked at as the first and most im^ 
portant step in this development. 
To a large extent the proposed waterway is a naturrf 
one, and to fit it for the passage of vessels of the larc^er 
class, as contemplated in the survey now beino- made^ 
It is simply a matter of dredging channels through tb« 
various sounds lynig back of the narrow strip of latld 
h'nSrJS^andSSh.''""^^^ '''' ^^-^ 
There are two corps of engineers working on tl#' 
survey one under Maj J. B. Quinn, surveving sa/^ 
from Norto k,_ along the route of the Dism'al SW 
Canal, which It is proposed to utilize, and one / 
Capt E. W. Van Lucas, working north from , v"^"' 
Inlet. It IS expected that the reports of these .<i\f "^"Hf 
be ready to present to Congress when it 
when an appropriation for beginning \h^X^A,A '^f^''^' 
urged. -voiK will be 
Hampton Roads, which will be thfv ^tI^-^u 
to the inside passage, is c<3nsider' ;;i' . "..''"^^'''J^^e 
and most easv of acces. of any vl''''^ ^^^^'^^ 
Vessels will pass into the Eli"klfp ' *\^r 
and thePce down the Disma! $±^^1 f 
tank River, into AibemarV- So™ " P^^l^o- 
Sound. Pamlico Sound, C^^. So««d R T^S 
Beaufort Harbor ^ Back Sound aiid 
iS'^it^^ t''^ - -^hteen miles. 
present depSi 0^81 . ''^D^^^il^t^^t Tt^ ■ 
tent will have to done S about the c,,i,e ex- 
twenty-six miles? T^a.^quotank River for 
In Albemarle So.und the work to be done will ,.^f k 
great as it^hns a good navigable dep'i oTo^il 
which IS the name annlied to thT h..:^ <-roaton Sound. 
west of Roanoke IslaSld^^l LcSS mS^^^'Z 
Pamlico sound.s, has a. .width of seven miles w., 
of but nine feet. Roanoke Sound on the o'tb. i"' 
the^Lsland, has a depth of but four Lt "^'^ 
Pamlico Soitnd. which lies next^o the south i 
largest body of water in North Carolina Tt I ' ' ' 
from the Atlantic onlv by a narrow Jeach eltJn ^'^'^7'"^^! 
Bodie Island lighthouse'to Cape^niTeVls^l^cil'stSce^S: 
