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illustrated. Plans of a 12-ton auxiliary cruising yawl, de- 
signed by Linton Hope, is a very interesting little boat 
with large accommodation. 
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Lewis Morris Rutherford died at Davos Platz, Switzer- 
land, on Jan. 5. He was forty-one years of age. Mr. 
Rutherford was a member of the New York Y. C. 
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Gen. Brooke Postly died of heart disease on Jan. 4. 
He was eighty-four years old, and was a member of the 
Larchmont and New York yacht clubs. 
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Messrs. Gardner & Cox have prepared a design for a 
steam yacht i8oft. long for Mr. J. G. Cassat, of the 
N. Y. Y. C, and the boat will be built at Chester, Pa. 
This firm also has orders for two boats for the 30ft. class, 
four 36ft. centerboarders for Philadelphia yachtsmen and 
a boat for the 43ft. class. One of the boats for the 30ft. 
class is for Mr. Otto Lohrke, of Shelter Island. This 
boat will try conclusions with Oiseau, Empronzi and 
Alerion. Her dimensions are 42ft. 6in. over all, 25ft. on 
the waterline, 9ft. 6in. beam and will draw about 6ft. She 
will have hollow spars. 
George W. Maytham, of Buffalo, the owner of the yacht 
Echota, formerly the Hamilton, was awarded a verdict of 
$200 and costs against the Detroit Y. C. by Justice Stein 
recently. Maytham sued the yacht club for the $200 prize 
money which he claimed his yacht, Echota, had won in 
the last sweepstakes race of the yacht club. The justice 
held that the instruction to the skippers of the different 
yachts did not abrogate the rules, and that the officials of 
the yacht club had no right to postpone the race. The 
race was sailed under the rules of the Yacht Racing Union 
of the Great Lakes, which provided that when the race 
was not finished within the time limit the prizes shall be 
awarded according to the result of the first round, and the 
Detroit committee ignored this altogether, ordering the 
race to be sailed again when it had really been won by 
Echota. — Philadelphia Item. 
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A number of new yachts will be seen on Jamaica Bay 
next season. At Francis' shipyard, Holland Station, two 
knockabouts are being built O. L. Schwencke, of Flat- 
bush, a member of the Jamaica Bay Y. C, is having a 
knockabout, 25ft. over all and 20ft. on the waterline, built. 
She will also have a small motor and will be used for 
cruising purposes. Another is being built for the Mer- 
rill brothers, members of the Atlantic Y. C. The boat 
will be 28ft. over all and i8ft. on the waterline. At Broad 
Channel, Charles Roehr, of Brooklyn, a member of the 
Bayswater Y. C, is building an 18ft. knockabout of his 
own design. The boat is being constructed of very light 
material, and when finished will not weigh much over 
30olbs. The big schooner yacht, Florida, which went ashore 
during a storm last November, has had new side plank- 
ing put on and been thoroughly overhauled. She is owned 
by F. Reid, of Brooklyn, and is registered in the Atlantic 
Y. C. At the Rockaway Motor Company's works things 
are very brisk and a score or more naphtha launches are 
being built. 
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The steam yacht purchased abroad by Mr. John H. 
Hanan, N. Y. Y. C, to take the place of the Sagamore, 
recently sold by him to a Philadelphia yachtsman, is the 
Consuelo. Of this yacht and the sale, the cowes corre- 
spondent of the Yachtsman, Jan. 3, says: 
"The Consuelo, steam yacht, has just been sold to an 
American gentleman, through the agency of Messrs. 
Borthwick, of Glasgow. The Consuelo is a fine screw 
schooner of 546 tons. She was built in 1887 by Gourley 
Brothers & Co., of Dundee, and was formerly known as 
the Taurus. Last year she was taken by Sir R. Williams- 
Bulkeley, Bart., in part payment for the composite 
auxiliary yacht Vagus, which he sold to the Earl of 
Crawford. 
"The Consuelo is on the slip at Mr. G. Marvin's, where 
she was hauled up for survey. A crew was shipped this 
week, and fitting out has commenced. The yacht will 
be skippered by an American captain." 
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In regard to the trial boats for Shamrock II., the fol- 
lowing article from the foreign correspondence of the 
Boston Herald is of interest: Now that the holidays are 
over and work on the America Cup challenger resumed, 
interest in everything relating to yachting has been re- 
kindled. The Prince of Wales' new yacht will be in the 
trial races, and the latter will far exceed any ever run in 
the United States since the Puritan raced against a fleet 
off Sandy Hook. Shamrock II. will sail in company with 
five yachts, and, if she is beaten, Britishers will insist that 
the fastest boat be selected and sent across. 
Big 3'achts which have been on the sale list for over a 
year have been bought recently, and the best skippers 
available have been engaged for them, and Bob Wringe 
will sail Shamrock I. and Edward Sycamore Shamrock 
II. It is a strange coincidence that both Wringe and 
Sycamore should be Brightlingsea men, and Bobby served 
as mate under Sycamore. 
Kenneth Clark, owner of the 65 rater Khama, has just 
purchased the Distant Shore, and will fit her out for the 
trial races. Archie Hogarth will be captain-. 
Another good bit of news is that James Coats, owner 
of the schooner Glenniferj is negotiating through Watson 
for the purchase of Lord Dunraven's Valkyrie III. The 
sale is quite assured, so the challenger of 1895 will be in 
the circuit. Capt. Robert Duncan will be the skipper. 
Sybarita, too, will be in the trial races, so Shamrock II. 
should be well tried out before crossing the western ocean. 
The trial races will practicall}' all be run in the Solent, 
as this is convenient for the Prince of Wales. There will 
be some racing, however, on the Qyde, and possibly at 
Bangor and Kingston, en route to Cowes. The Queen wiM 
offer cups to be raced for on the Clyde and Solent. 
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. 
Leading dealers in sportsmen's supplies have advertised in our 
columns continuously for a quarter-century. 
If yoo want your shoot to be announced here send a 
notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
Jan. 15-18.— Hamilton, Ont.— Hamilton Gun Club's eleventh 
annual tournament; live birds and targets; open to all. H. 
Graham, Sec'y. 
Jan. 16.— Trenton, N. J. — Second contest of the series between 
teams of the Trenton Shooting Association and Freehold Gun 
Club, on the grounds of the former. 
Jan. 17.— Baltimore, Md.— Ten-men team contest— Baltimore 
bhootmg Association vs. Keystone Shooting League. 
Jan. 29.— Dexter Park, Brooklyn, L. I.— Open live-bird handi- 
cap shoot of the Parkway Gun Club. 
Feb. 6-7. — Cincinnati.— Cincinnati Gun Club's sparrow tourna- 
ment. Chas. F. Dreihs, Sec'y. 
Feb. 15-16.--New Orleans, La.— First annual Mardi Gras tourna- 
ment of the City Park Gun Club, under the auspices of the Peters 
Cartridge Co. Percy S. Benedict, Sec'y, Denegree Building. 
Feb. 18-23.— Hot Springs, Ark.— Tournament of the Hot Springs 
Gun Club; four days targets, two days live pigeons; $1,000 added. 
C. E. De Long, Sec'y. 
Feb. 22.— Harrisburg, Pa.— Washington's Birthday live bird and 
target shoot of the Harrisburg Shooting Association. 
Feb. 22. — Albany, N. Y.— Annual midwinter target tournament 
the Forester Gun Club. H. H. Valentine, Mgr. 
Feb. 22-23.— Colorado Springs, Colo.— Colorado State Fish and 
Game Protective Association's thirteenth tournament, tinder the 
auspices of the Colorado Springs Gun Club. • 
March 2.— New York.— Two-week Roof Garden tournament of 
the National Sportsmen's Association. Capt. J. A. H. Dressel, 
Sec'y. 
April 9-12.— Baltimore, Md.— Eighth annual spring tournament 
of the Baltimore Shooting Association; two days targets, $100 
per day added; two days live birds, $500 guaranteed. H. P. Collins, 
Sec y. 
April .16-18.— Leavenworth, Kan.— Annual tournament of the 
Kansas State Sportsmen's Association. 
Alay 7-10.— Tournament of the New Jersey State Sportsmen's 
Association. C. W. Feigenspan, Sec'y. 
May 7-10.— Lincoln, Neb.— Twenty-fifth annual tournament of the 
Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of the 
Lincoln Gun Club. W. D. Bain, Sec'y. 
May 14-17.— Allentown, Pa.— State shoot of Pennsylvania State 
Sportsmen's Association. C. F. Kamlich, Cor. Sec'y. 
May 21-25.— Chicago. 111.— Twenty-seventh annual tournament and 
convention of the Illinois State Sportsmen's Association. Chas. 
T. Stickle, Sec'y. 
May 30.— Auburn, Me.— Annual shoot of the Auburn Gun Club. 
June 5-7.— Circleville, O.— Under auspices of the Pickaway Rod 
and Gun Club, annual tournament of the Ohio Trapshooters' 
League. G. R. Haswell, Sec'y. 
June —.—Columbus, Wis.— Tournament of the Trapshooters' 
League of Wisconsin. First week in June. 
July 23.— Dexter Park, Brooklyn, L. I.— Annual clambake and 
handicap merchandise shoot at targets. Eugene Doenick, Sec'y. 
Newark, N. J.— South Side Gun Club target shoot every Satur- 
day afternoon. 
Chicago, 111.— Garfield Gun Club's live-bird trophy shoots, fitst 
and third Saturdays of each month. Grounds, West Monroe street 
and Fifty-second avenue. 
CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK. 
Jan. 22.— Interstate Park.— All-day anniversary shoot of Medicus 
Gun Club; $75 trophies; 20 live birds, $25 sweep. 
Jan. 29.— Interstate Park.— John S. Wright's live-bird handicap 
shoot. 
April 1-5.— Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.— The Interstate As- 
sociation's ninth annual Grand American Handicap Tournament 
at Live Birds. 
June —.—Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.— Forty-third annual 
tournament of the New York State Association for the Protection 
of Fish and Game. 
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, 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. 
Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.— Weekly shoot of the New 
Utrecht Gun Club — Saturdays. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The anniversary ail-day live-bird shoot of the Medicus Gun 
Club, to take place at Interstate Park, L. I., Jan. 22, has five 
events on its programme, one at 5 birds, $3; one at 7 birds, $5; 
one at 3 pairs; the anniversary handicap at 15 birds, three prizes, 
and the fifth event at 20 birds, $25 entrance, three moneys, high 
guns. The programme further states that: "Please remember that 
all matches of the Medicus Rod and Gun Club are open to all 
comers, and any sportsman is requested to compete for the prizes 
on same conditions as members of club. The first prize in our 
anniversary shoot is a pair of game pieces, mounted in heavy 
6in. oak frame, inclosed in oval glass, background hand-painted. 
The ladies say these are very handsome. This pair was made as 
part of a collection for the Paris Exposition, but arrived too late for 
shipment. One is a specimen of California quail; the other is a 
fine specimen of English gray snipe; second prize, black bear's 
head mounted on heavy oak shield; third prize, handsome mallard 
duck mounted on oak shield." 
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Messrs. R. O. Heikes and John J. Hallowell, under date of 
Jan. 12, write us as follows: "We are going to have a shoot at 
Dayton, O., the last of this month. The programme is as follows: 
Five 15-target events and five 20-target events each day, with $5 
added to each event, and one 25-target event, with $10 added. A 
hot lunch will be served on the grounds each day, and plenty 
of fire and shelter will be furnished for the comfort of visiting 
shooters. The Phillips House will be headquarters, and the pro- 
gramme will be the same for three days, with a handsome silver 
pitcher for first prize and $10, $6 and $4 respectively for the 
second, third and fourth high guns. We expect to have an old- 
time shoot, with a chance for any one who can shoot a little bit 
and a good time for all." 
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The second contest between ten-men teams of the Baltimore 
Shooting Association and the Keystone Shooting League evokes 
much interest. It is to take place at Baltimore on Jan. 17. The 
following contestants of the Keystones have been notified to take 
the 8:32 A. M. train from Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, on 
that day: H. Henry, I. W. Budd, F. B. McCoy, F. W. Van 
Loon W. N. Peck, J. Vandergrift, H. B. Fisher, H. L. Landis, 
W. J. Davis, W. W. Wagner and J. A. Anderson. The first 
contest, Dec. 27 lasty resulted in a victory for Baltimore by a 
score of 198 to 189. Each contestant shot at 25 birds. 
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The Lake .Shore & Michigan Southern Railway has issued a 
calendar for 1901 which is distinctly artistic in its effect. A heavy 
cardboard, 5%in. by 7%in., makes a neat framework for the 
centerpiece, which is a reproduction in miniature, by color 
photography, from the original of Taggart's paisiting entitled 
"After a Long Silence." The aged mother, gravely eager, is 
reading a letter from the absent son or daughter to the aged 
father, who, bad to ear, is intently listening to the contents. Ad- 
dress A. J. Smith, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Cleve- 
land, O. 
The Oceanic Rod amd Gim Club announces a shoot at Rockaway 
Park,, L. I., on Jan. 21, at targets, the latter thrown at 1% cents. 
Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, manager of the Interstate Association, 
intorms us that programmes of the Grand American Handicap at 
live birds will be ready for distribution on Feb. 20, and that 
entries for this great national event will be received by Edward 
Banks, Secretary-Treasurer, 318 Broadway, New Yerk. It will 
thus be noted that the direct preliminaries for the great contest 
are begun, and the large number of shooters who know how they 
missed that bird, or those birds, at that trap, or those traps, will 
have an opportunity to try again. 
There will be a special meeting of the Governing. Shooting Com- 
mittee at room 820 No, 320 Broadway on Jan.- 24 to receive the 
report of the Co.mmittee on Constitution and By-laws, and transact 
other pertinent business. At a meeting held Jan. 10 the resignation 
of Mr. W. F. Sykes was accepted with regret. He could not spare 
the time from his business affairs which the business -of the 
committee exacted. Col. J. H. Voss was elected president . of the 
committee. 
Mr. John W, Garrett, of Colorado Springs, Colo, under date 
bf Jan. 9, writes us as follows: "Kindly announce in your columns 
that the Colorado State Fish and Game Protective Association will 
hold Its thirteenth tournament at Colorado Springs, Feb. 22 and 23, 
under the auspices of Colorado Springs Gun Club. There will be 
SaOO m cash added in addition to merchandise prizes. We expect 
to have the programme out about Feb. 1. For any information 
desired address John W. Garrett, Captain." 
The Boston Gun Club, of Wellington, Mass., announces a prize 
handicap series, commencing Jan. 16 and ending on April 24, on 
Wednesday of each week. The list of prizes numbers ten, all use- 
ful articles. "Conditions: Entrance free, open to all shooters. 
Distance handicap, aggregate of the six best, scores out of the 
fifteen to count. Score each day to consist of 30 unknown. 
Practice afforded before and after match. All shooting from 
magautrap. Targets 1% cents each." ' 
Mr. L. H. Schortemeier, under date of Jan. 14, writes us as 
follows: "At a meeting of the Jeannette Gun Club, of New York, 
Jan. 11, F. H. Ehlen was elected President; F. H. Kastens, Vice- 
President; C. N. Brunie, Treasurer; W. P. Rottman, Secretary. 
On the Shooting Committee were apjjointed L. H. Schortemeier, 
Chairman; Kid Peters and John Hainhorst. It was decided to 
join the N. Y. S. A. P. F. and G., and enter a team in the con- 
test for the. Dean Richmond trophy." 
The secretary, Mr. W. Glenn Dietz, informs us that the Country 
Gun Club, of Myerstown, Pa., met and elected the followijig officers 
for one year. President, J. Risser; Vice-President, Ffaiik Long; 
Secretary, W. Glenn Dietz; Treasurer, Robert Shanaman- He 
adds: "During the past year very little shooting was done, but 
we expect to do more in the coming years." 
The Forester Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., announces trap 
shoots for Feb. 12 and 22, live-bird sweepstakes in the morning, 
handicaps for merchandise in the afternoon, with a free lunch 
intervening. It also announces April 12 and 13 as the dates for its 
second annual two-day tournament at targets. John J. Fleming, 
21 Waverly place, Newark, is the secretary. 
The Parkway Gun Club, of Brooklyn, has arranged to hold an 
open live-bird handicap shoot at Dexter Park, Jamaica avenue 
and Enfield street, Brooklyn, Jan. 29, commencing at 10 o'clock. 
The main event will be at 15 live birds, $6 entrance, birds extra, 
commencing at 1:30 o'clock. It will be governed bj' class shooting, 
four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent. 
Mr. John S. Wright, the able manager of the Brooklyn Gun 
Club, announces a live-bird shoot at Interstate Park on Jan. 29. 
The porgramme will be announced later, but it probably will con- 
sist of events at 5, 7 and 10 live birds, $3, $5 and $7 respectively, 
with handicap allowances of distances and misses as no birds and 
kills. Shooting will begin at 10:30. 
The trial of Mr. G. S. McAlpin, for assaulting Capt. A. W. 
Money recently, was adjourned on Thursday of last week to Feb. 
18, to enable the defendant to have Dr. Wilson, of Savarinah, 
Ga., present as a witness, Mr. McAlpin being placed under bonds 
to appear at the time set. 
The Cleveland Gun Club, Cleveland, O., held an election of 
officers Jan. 8, with results as follows: President, F. G. Hogen; 
Vice-Pre&ideixt, C. H. Stanley; Treasurer, S. C. Payne; Recording 
Secretarj', A. M. Allyn; Financial Secretary, F. H. Wallace; 
Captain, F. C. Wheal. 
On Saturday of last week Mr. E. J. Clark, known to fame also 
as an expert basket ball player, killed 10 birds straight alone in the 
club event of the Flushing, L. I., Gun Club, in a field of twenty 
contestants. The club contemplates holding a tournament on 
Lincoln's Birthday. 
The Board of Governors of the Keystone Shooting League has 
posted a rule which denies the privilege of the club grounds to 
visitors unless accompanied by a member or provided with a 
visitor's card, which may be obtained lof. the members. 
At Interstate Park, L. I., on New Yearfs Day, some shooter by. 
mistake took Mr. Griffith's gun barrels instead of his own. He 
can exchange barrels and rectify the mi.stake by calling at room 
820 No. 320 Broadway, New York. 
Mr. Percy S. Benedict, secretary of the City Park Gun Club, 
Denegre Building, New Orleans, La., announces his club's first 
annual Mardi Gras tournament Feb. 15 and 16, under the auspices 
of the Peters Cartridge Co. 
In the mention of the match between Messrs. L. T. Duryea 
and J. A. R. Elliott, 'the former was erroneously credited with the 
win in "Drivers and Twisters" last week. The scores were: Mr. 
Elliott 94, Mr. Duryea 87. 
Mr. Eugene Doenick, secretary of the Hell Gate Gun Club, 
writes us that the annual clambake and handicap merchandise 
shoot at targets for 1901 will be held at Dexter Park, Brooklyn, on 
July 23. 
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The Milwaukee Sentinel of Jan. 1 has the following bit of news 
gathered fresh with the dew upon it: "H. D. Bates, of Si. 
Thomas, Ont., won the Grand American Handicap at live birds." 
Mr. J. A. R. Elliott now has a string of trophies on his 
chatelaine which excites the admiration of connoisseurs in trophies, 
and which are doubly interesting from their associations. 
Mr. C. F. Kramlich, corresponding secretary of the Pennsyl- 
vania State Sportsmen's Association, informs us that the State 
shoot will take place on May 14 to 17. 
The tournament of the National Sportsmeri's Association will be 
held, as formerly, on the' roof of Madison Square Garden, com- 
mencing March 2. 
In a practice shoot at Interstate Park last week Mr. Ansley H.. 
Tox, we are informed, killed 129 live birds out of 130 shot at. 
The Auburn Gun Club, Auburn, Me., announces May 30 , as the: 
date for its annual shoot. 
Bernabb Waters, 
