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FOREST AND STREAM. 
tF«B, 2, 1901, 
Yacht Ouh Notes, 
A meeting was held by the yachtsmen of Atlantic City 
last week to form, a yacht club. The name of the At- 
lantic City Y. C. was decided upon and temporary offi- 
cers elected. Its- members include the most influential 
yachtsmen in the city, and a site has been selected for a 
clubhouse facing Gardner's Basin. A wharf will be built 
where visiting j-achts can tie up without-paying wharfage. 
This courtesy it is expected will prove acceptable to 
many yacht owners and induce cruising, parties to- in- 
clude Atlantic City in their summer itineraries. The 
clubhouse will be provided with all accommodations, so 
that visiting yachtsmen can mak"e it their headquarters. 
The temporary officers of the club are Louis Kuehnle, 
president, and Emery D. Irelan. secretary. 
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The Staten Island Y. C. of Richmond Borough held 
its tenth banquet at the Hotel St. George, New Brighton, 
on Jan. IQ. Over 200 members and their guests were 
seated at the tables. Commodore C. F. Wiegand pre- 
sided. The club has a comfortable home at Stapleton 
and another on the Shrewsbury River at Highlands, N. J. 
It has a membership of 150, ajid its fleet is ncomposed of 
twenty-eight vessels. 
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At a meeting of the Yale Corinthian Y. C. held on 
Jan. 17 at New Haven the following officers were elected 
for the coming year: Commodore, Clarkson Potter, 1901, 
of St. Louis. Mo.; vice-commodore, O. T. McClung, 
igo2. of Chicago; rear commodore, E. I. Low, 1902, of 
Brooklyn; secretary, R. H. J. Giddard, Jr., 1902, of Provi- 
dence, R. I.; treasurer, J. B. Thomas, Jr., 1903, of New 
York. The club received a letter from the Harvard Y. 
C. inviting Yale to participate in an intercollegiate race. 
It is proposed to limit the size of the boats to 20ft. water- 
line and to hold the race at some neutral point, such as 
Newport, at the time of the New York Y. C. cruise. 
The proposition is to open the race to all colleges. The 
letter says a number of men interested in yachting have 
offered to present a small simi toward a perpetual chal- 
lenge trophy, with the understanding that the boats com- 
peting for it shall be owned and managed by college 
members. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
The record of the vacht Ailsa, recently purchased by 
Mr. H. S. Redmond, N. Y. Y. C, has been tabulated by 
the Yachtsman as follows: 
As a Cutter. 
First Other 
Starts. Prizes. Prizes. Value. 
1895 41 12 3 £2,362 
1896 64 20 14 2,020 
1897 18 8 1 1,080 
As a Yawl. 
1898 34 14 4 970 
Total 157 54 22 £6,432 
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The yacht Boamer, owned by Mr. H. C. Roome, N. Y. 
Y. C, arrived at Miami, Fla., on Jan. 26. 
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Mr. J. Campbell Smith, of Bayshore, L. I._, has offered 
a $500 cup for a series of races by the sloops of the Penata- 
quit Corinthian Y. C. The boats must be sailed by a 
member of the club and the winner of the series will be 
awarded the cup. 
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Mr. William Cagger, of Brooklyn, who died on Jan. 
17. was the secretary of the Brooklyn Y. C. for nearly 
twenty years. 
The Gas Engine and Power Co. and Seabury & Co., 
nf iAlorris Heights, have contracted with a Boston 
yachtsman for the construction of a steam yacht from 
designs made by Mr. Arthur Binney. She will be 86ft. 
over all. 78ft. on the waterline and 12ft. beam. Her hull 
Will be of wood and will be double planked. She will 
have a saloon forward; also one aft, and a stateroom for 
the owner. There will be a dining room in the deck 
house. The machinery will consist of a Seabury triple- 
expansion engine with cylinders 7in. ii^in. and i7/^in- 
in diameter by loin. stroke and a water-tube boiler. The 
speed of the yacht will be twelve knots an hour. 
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The steam yacht Atalanta, purchased from George J. 
Gould by Venezuela, and now being converted in the Erie 
Basin into a warship, has been rechris'tened Restaurador, 
Avhich is Spanish for Restorer. This name was selected by 
President Castro of Venezuela. The followers of Gen. 
Castro in his revolution against President Andrade were 
known as the "army of restoration." 
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Fixtttfcs, 
Feb. 3 10, 12, 17 and 24.— New York.— Prize shoot, West Side 
Kifle Club range, 523 West Fifty-seventh street. 
Feb, 11-12.— Jersey City, N. J.— Cottage Rifle Club's sixth annual 
prize and bullseye shoot, 517 Westside avenue. 
Feb. 22.— Marion Place, Jersey City, N. J.— Hudson Rifle Club s 
annual team match; open to all rifle clubs. 
July 14-23.— San Francisco, Cal.— National Schuetzenbund of 
North America's annual tournament in Shell Mound Park. Off- 
hand, 200yds. • 
Aug. 6-7.— Taftsville, Conn.— South New England Schuetzen- 
bund 's annual festival and prize shoot. 
Payne 7 6 10 10 9 8 10 9 6 10—85 
8 10 6997897 9—82 
866899 10 78 10—81 
Nestler 9 8 9 8 10 8 9 5 8 10—84 
10 10 7 6 7 9 8 10 9 7—8.^ 
6 9 10 5 7 10 10 9 8 7—81 
t^indele 7 7 9 7 9 8 10 9 9 8—83 
10 8776 10 888 10—82 
8788 10 7979 9—82 
.Jonscher ■. 9 7 6 10 8 10 7 9 8 8—82 
699 10 9 6988 4—78 
• - 765687 10 74 9—69 
Roberts 6 5 7 10 9 7 9 10 8 8—79 
10 88686769 9—77 
5 6 10 7 6 10 7 8 9 7—75 
vLux 7 8 9 6 10 9 6 9 6 7—75 
665399 10 98 10—75 
68967 10 976 5^73 
Uckotter 9 6 5 9 9 6 7 8 5 10—74 
5 10 10 7 8 8 6 6 6 6—72 
6675 10 8658 5-66 
Weinheimer 9 8 5 6 5 9 10 7 8 5—72 
666778686 7—68 
10 665 10 6376 7—66 
Topf 6 4 10 8 8 10 7 8 5 7—73 
745486579 10—65 
749745986 6—65 
Trounstine 8 5 10 9 9 7 6 10 9 4—77 
7656 10 7696 9—71 
576988559 9—71 
♦Drube 7 10 2 7 5 4 6 7 5 7—60 
385699642 1—54 
1514927 10 4 4—46 
*Schulte 7 8 7 7 6 7 5 6 7 8—70 
2 10 5959465 6—61 
*Geiger 10 7 8 3 6 .5 6 4 4 10—56 
' 954464851 1—48 
♦Military rifles. 
On Monday of next week the Metropolitan Shooting Club will 
meet in Conlin's gallery, 513 Sixth aventie, New York, for the 
purpose of electing officers. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
Cincinnati, O.— The following scores were made in regular 
competition by members of the Cincinnati Rifle Association, at 
Four-Mile House, Reading road, Jan. 20. Conditions: 200yds., 
off-hand, at the standard target. Strickmeier was declared cham- 
pion for the day with a score of 88. A strong, gusty wind from 
3 to 5 o'clock blew all day, making it difficult to roll up big 
scores I 
Strickmeier 10 7 9 9 9 9 18 9 7 9—88 
btnckmeier 10 8 7 8 8 10 9 8 7 7-82 
6 10 7 10 7 8 7 10 8 8—81 
Hasenzahl . ■ • •• 999898 10 10 7 8-87 
""^^""^^ 10 10 7 8 10 10 6 7 8 9-85 
8 9 8 9 5 8 10 8 10 7—82 
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Fixtures. 
Jan. 31.— Danbury, Conn.— Tournament and team shoot of the 
Danburv Gun Club. W. G. Olmstead, Sec'y. 
Jan. 31. — Walcott, N. Y. — Winter target tournament of the Catch- 
pole Gun Clvib. E. A. Wadsworth, Sec'y. 
Jan. 30- Feb. 1.— Dayton, O.— R. O. Heikes' target tournament; 
added money. , 
Feb. 6-7.— Cincinnati.— Cincinnati Gun Club's sparrow tourna- 
ment. Chas. F. Dreihs, Sec'y. 
Feb. 10.— New York.— All-day target shoot of the Richmond Gun 
Club at Silver Lake Park, Staten Island. A. A. Schoveriing, Capt. 
Feb. 13-15.— Indianapolis, Ind.— Grand Central Handicap tourna- 
ment of the Limited Gun Club. Bert. B. Adams, 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.— Sot 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, under the 
auspices of the Colorado Springs Gun Club. 
Feb. 22-23.— Altoona, Pa.— Altoona Rod and Gun Club's target 
tournament. G. G. Zeth, Sec'y. 
March 2.— New York.— Two- week Roof Garden tournament of 
the National Sportsmen's Association. Capt. J. A. H. Dressel, 
^March 18-19.— Ashville, N. C— The Peters Cartridge Company's 
two days' target tournament. . 
March 21.— Newell, la.— Newell Gun Club's target and live-bird 
shoot. Henry G. Hall, Sec'y. 
April 9-12.— Baltimore, Md.— Eighth annual spring tournament 
o£ 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. 
April 18.— Newell, la.— Newell Gun Club's target shoot. Henry 
G. Hall, Sec'y. 
May 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 15-17.— Newell, la.— Newell Gun Club's annual tournament; 
targets and live birds. Henry G. Hall, Sec'y. 
May 21-25.— Springfield, 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 11-13.— Sioux City, la.— Seventh annual amateur tournament 
of the Soo Gun Club. W. F. Duncan, Sec'y. 
June 17-20.— Warm Springs, Ga.— Southern Interstate tournament; 
tv,'0 days targets, two days live birds. Chas. L. Davis. 
June —.—Columbus, Wis.— Tournament of the Trapshooters 
League of Wisconsin. First week in Tune. 
July 23.— Dexter Park, Brooklyn, L. L— 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, first 
and third Saturdays of each month. Grounds, West Monroe street 
and Fifty-second avenue. 
CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK. 
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. 
Feb. 12.— Interstate Park.— John Wright's prize (Francotte gun) 
shoot; 15 live birds, $12,50 entrance, birds included; handicaps 25 
to 33yds. ^ ^ ^ rr,, -r 
April 1-5.— Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.— The Interstate As- 
sociation's ninth annual Granf American Handicap Tournament 
at Live Birds. „ , ^ t t . .i.- j i 
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.— Weekly shoot of the New 
Utrecht Gun Club— Saturdays. 
INTERSTATE ASSOCL^TION CONTESTS. 
Elmer E. Shaner, Manager. 
April 1-5.— Interstate Park, Queens, L. I.— The Interstate Asso- 
ciation's ninth annual Grand American Handicap tournament at 
live birds. Edward Banks, Sec'y-Treas., 318 Broadway, New York. 
May 8-10.— Memphis, Tenn.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Memphis Gun Club. 
June 19-21.— Cleveland, 0.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment under the auspices of the Cleveland Gun Club. 
July 1-2.— Sherbrooke, P. Q., Can.— The Interstate Association's 
tournament under the auspices of the Sherbrooke Gun Club. C. 
II. Foss, Sec'y. ^ ^ ^, ^ 
July 23-26.— Interstate Park, Queens. L. I.-r-The Interstate Asso- 
ciation's second Grand American Handicap target tournament; 
?1,000 added money. Edward Banks, Sec'y-Treas., 318 Broadway, 
New York. .... 
Aug. 7.-9.— Providence, R. I.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament under the auspices of the Providence Gun Club. R. C. 
Root, Sec'y. - _ 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS.tJW 
Clui secretaries are invited to send their scores for publication in 
these columns, also any news 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, 
The new ruling passed by the board of governors of the Car- 
teret Gun Club is as follows: "Professional pigeon shooters are 
ineligible to membership in the Carteret Gun Club. Any member 
of the club who enters a pigeon shooting match for money or 
prizes in competition with professional shooters shall be requested 
to resign from the club, the request to be siigned by six governors 
after proof to their satisfaction has been furnished to them that 
the member has rendered himself lilible to such request." The 
definition of a professional as promulgated by the board is as 
follows: "A professional shooter is one who as employee or 
principal shoots in the interest of any dealer in guns, ammunition 
or sportsman's supplies of any kind, or who shoots for the purpose 
of advertising such wares, or who makes a business or practice 
of shooting public matches for money or prizes, or for any purpose 
whatsoever." While the ruling would seem to be far-reaching in 
scope and action, it will be noted that there is quite a liberal 
saving clause to it, namely, "after proof to their satisfaction has 
been furnished to them," etc. 
The following clipping concerns the progress of the Keystone 
Shooting League, of Philadelphia: "The Keystone Shooting 
League did themselves proud Saturday afternoon, Jan. 26, the 
occasion being the opening of their new grounds. These grounds 
are directly back of their present beautiful grounds at Holmesburg 
Junction. It was less than a week ago when work was first com- 
menced to put this addition in shape, but despite this fact the 
grounds were in readiness for the shooters yesterday. All that 
remains to do yet is to put in the new traps, erect a small shelter 
for the men, and the new grounds will be a worthy rival to the 
old ones. Yesterday was an exceedingly hard day to make a 
just comparison, but at that there was no dissatisfaction ex- 
pressed by the shooters, and all declared there is a great im- 
provement. The shooters now face the east, shooting toward the 
river. This gives the birds a free flight, and does not handicap the 
men. The new grounds are connected with the club house by a 
long board walk, which leads to the score." 
From an exchange we take the following excerpt, which refers 
to one of Philadelphia's greatest trapshooters: "Mr. Leonard 
Finletter, who is well known to sportsmen everywhere as a member 
of the Riverton Gun Club, the Philadelphia Gun Club, and the 
Keystone Shooting League, and who is conceded to be one of the 
best field and trap shots in Pennsylvania, has been having a royal 
time at the shooting preserves of the Bolsa Chico Gun Club, Pasa- 
dena, Cal. Mr. Finletter was invited to visit the Bolsa Chico Gun 
Club preserves shortly after his arrival in Pasadena, by Count 
Von Schmidt. This is an honor only accorded to sportsmen of es- 
tablished reputation, and Mr. Finletter proved his ability by bag- 
ging forty-five ducks. His splendid marksmanship in knocking 
down left or right-quarterers, and low drivers, aroused the liveliest 
kind of enthusiastic praise," 
The complete list of the Interstate Association's trapshooting 
tournaments to date is as follows: The ninth annual Grand 
American Handicap tournament at live birds and the second 
Grand American Handicap tournament at targets, April 1 and June 
23, respectively, at Interstate Park, Queens, L. I. ; June 19r21, 
target tournament at Cleveland, O., under the auspices of the 
Cleveland Gun Club; May 8-10, target tournament at Memphis, 
Tenn., under the auspices of the Memphis Gun Club; July 1-2, 
target tournament at Sherbrooke, P. Q., Can., under the auspices 
of the Sherbrooke Gun Club; target tournament at Providence, 
R. I., under the auspices of the Providence Gun Club. Mr. Elmer 
E. Shaner, the manager of the Association, will manage all these 
tofjnaments. 
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The Tunkhannock, Pa., Rod and Gun Club announces a club 
shoot to be held on Feb. 14 at Triton Park, the programme con- 
taining five events at live birds and five at targets. The live- 
bird and target events alternate. The latter are: One at 15, one 
at 10 pairs, one at 10 (walking), one at 10 pairs (walking), each 
$1 entrance, and one at 25 targets, $2. The live-bird events are: 
Two at 7 birds, each $3 entrance; two at 5 birds, each $2 
entrance; one at 10 birds, $5. The shoot will commence St 12:30. 
AH events are sweepstakes. The targets will be thrown from a 
magautrap. Purses divided 50, 30 and 20, after the price of birds 
and targets is dedticted. For further particulars address Chas. 
Graham, Frank Cleveland or Spencer D. Reed, Tunkhannock, Pa. 
The programme of the Pahquioque Rod and Gun Club, Danbury, 
Conn., to be held on Jan. 31, commencing at 10 o'clock, has ten 
events, of which five are at 10 targets, 50 cents entrance; four at 
15 targets, 75 cents and $1 entrance, and one at 20 targets, $1 
entrance, .?5 added. The programme will be repeated if time per- 
mits. After the fifth event there will be a match shoot between 
te^ms of New Haven and Danbury, 250 targets each, $25 a side. 
Magautrap. All events at unknown angles. Any one may shoot 
for targets only. Targets 2 cents. 
Mr. John S, Wright, manager of the Brooklyn 'Gun Club, an- 
nounces that he has arranged a live-bird shoot of special interest 
to the knights of the shotgun. It is an event at 15 live birds, 
$12.50 entrance, birds included, handicaps 25 to 33yds., at Inter- 
state Park, Queens, L. I., Feb. 12, for a beautiful Francotte gun, 
with English trunk case and equipments complete, donated 
-by Mr. George A. Barker, of Baldwins, L. I. The gun can be 
seen in the store ot Messrs. Von Lengerke & Detmold, 318 Broad- 
way, New York. 
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The Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association has issued a 
circular, as follows: "The shoot of the twentieth century— Penn- 
sylvania State Sportsmen's Association, at Allentown, Pa., May 
14, 15, 16 and 17. An attractive programme. State and open events. 
There will be more added moneys at this shoot than at any shoot 
in the history of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association. 
Come! We will take care of you! For further information ad- 
dress C. F. Kramlich, Secrtary, Allentown, Pa." 
Mr. W. G. Olmstead, secretary of the Danbury Gun Club, of 
Danbury, Conn., writes us as follows: "Our first shoot will take 
place Thursday, Jan. 31. We will have a match shoot, $25 per 
side between Danbury and New Haven, 500 clay birds. The pro- 
grarnme for the day will be ten events, with a total of 130 targets, 
with a total entrance fee of $6.73. One event, the eighth, will be 
20 targets, $1 entrance, and $5 added money. Our club is new, but 
satrts off with over fifty members." 
The two matches shot by Mr. Chas. Steffens at Dexter Park 
Friday of last week resulted in a win and a tie. One was with 
"Job Lott," 100 live birds each, 30yds. rise, which Mr. Steffens 
won by a score of 91 to 88. The other was with Mr. G. E. Loeble, 
v.ho stood at 28yds., Mr. Steffens at 30. Each shot at 50 birds, and 
tied on 41. 
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Mr. C. W. Billings, president of the Emerald Gun Club, left for 
Florida la.st week, taking his family with him. He will reside 
there during the spring, fall and winter months each year here- 
after, and in the North during the summer time. He will be 
much missed by his many friends in the North during his long 
absence. 
Mr. Harvey McMurchy, debonair and wholesome as:insual, was 
a visit4>r in the gun colony last week — Thursday. He tarried 
but a short time in New York, being pressed with many business 
cares. He hopes, however, to so arrange matters th4t he will 
be able to participate in the Grand American Handicap next 
April. _ . ^ . ^ . 
