FUHKST AND STHKAM. 
[bEc. 14, igoi:. 
that started hadn't turned back but one, an' the Btakc 
s eamboat was a-comin' after us like mad. 
" 'He's a-tryin' to ketch us,' says my mate, Peter 
Dodge. 'Let's Rive her a little more sheet an' shake out 
that t'gallants'l,' says lie. The Ann Eliza, you know, was 
what we used to call a tops'l schooner, kerryin' square 
tops'I an' t'gallants'l, and that rig 'd go like blazes with 
the wind a p'int aft the beam. Well, we put the t'gal- 
lants'l onto her. ^.n' the way she picked up was wonder- 
ful. The steamboat she couldn't get near 'n four lengths 
—Jest near enuff to hear what she had to say, an' pretty 
soon a feller I took to be sorter boss o' the race, he 
sings out: 
" 'Ahoy, there! d n it, get that hay waggin o' yourn 
out o' this — quick ! Don't you see you're a-spilin' a race?' 
"'Wot race?' says I, kinder innocent-Hke; an' then he 
got madder'n ever an' he yells out: 
'You take that tub o' yourn an' git t' other side o' 
Cape Ann with her, quick's you can leg it, or I'll make 
trouble for ye!' 
"I jest lafiFed at h im, an' told him that I didn't see 
no race, an' that I wouldn't bother the yachts anyways, 
'cause they couldn't never ketch up with me. Then he 
jest biled over like a coffee-pot, an' shook his fist at us. 
I could see him tr3'in' to make out the Ann EUza's name 
through his glass, but she hadn't any name on her quar- 
ter, an' the boat to the davy.s kivered up her starn, so't 
he couldn't see nothin'. 
"Well, sir, the one yacht that did start she come down 
on the wind smart, with enuft" spread to swamp her, an' 
they was doin' their darndest to ketch up with us — but 
't want no go. After a while when they see we kept a- 
droppin' of her some o' the fellers 'board o' her they 
waved a bottle at us an' cheered us. Then they wore 
ship an' skipped back home. That was the only time the 
Ann Eliza ever got any cheerin', 'cept, I s'pose, when 
she was launched. 
"No, I don't know what they'd ha' done to me 'f they'd 
ketched me. Not much, I reckon. But that's neither 
here nor there — the yacht never wore canvas that'd 
overhaul the Ann Eliza, give her tke wind abeam an' 
enuff of it. Don't know what they'd do with a deckload 
o' hay!" — Boston Transcript. 
A Yeaf [ in a Yawl* 
This is a very interesting narrative of a 7,000-mile 
cruise made by four boys in a yawl, designed, built and 
rigged by one of the party. Mr. Rtissel Doubleday has 
taken the log of the cruise and put it in such shape as to 
make it interesting reading. The start was made from 
Lake Michigan, on the shores of which body of water the 
boat was built, and from there the crew sailed their craft 
down to the mouth of the Mississippi. Their route next 
took them along the Gulf coast to and around the Penin- 
sula of Florida, up the Atlantic shore to Norfolk, thence 
up the Chesapeake to the Delaware & Raritan Canal. 
The boat is splendidly illustrated with half-tones repro- 
duced from photographs. — Doubleday, Page & Co., pub- 
lishers, Union Square, New York city. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
At the Herreshoff shops, Bristol, R. I., there are five 
fine steam yachts in various stages of construction. The 
largest of these is for Mr. Frederick Grinnell, Providence, 
R. 1. She IS 150ft. long. The next in size is for Mr. 
August Belmont; this craft is to be 130ft. long, and is 
expected to develop a speed of 24 knots. The third largest 
is for Mr. N. G. Herreshoff, and is to be looft. long. The 
other two boats are both to be Soft, long, and will be 
similar in design to the 70ft. launches Scout and Mirage, 
turned out last year by the same firm. 
Capt. P. McGiehan, of Bayonne, N. J., the well-known 
builder of many fast catboats, died at the age of seventy- 
two years on Thursday, Dec. 5. 
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Mr. George W. Kidd, one of the oldest members of 
the New York Y. C, died in New York city on Tuesday, 
Dec. 3. 
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Mr. Seymour L. Husted has sold his schooner Crusader 
to a Philadelphia yachtsman. 
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Mr. Frank B. McQuesten, of Boston, has sold his steam 
yacht Valda to Mr. Charles W. Henry, of Philadelphia 
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The yawl Lotus, which was built by Jacob at City Island 
this fall for Mr. Grier Hirsh, of York, Pa., left City 
Island on Thanksgiving Day for Palm Beach, Fla., in 
charge of Mr. Charles D. Mower, her designer. He was 
accompanied by Mr. J. S. Ker and a paid hand. On 
the run from City Island to the mouth of the Raritan 
River continuous snow squalls were encountered, and the 
boat was badly iced up. The river was full of large cakes 
of drift ice, and they were in constant danger of being 
stove in. The weather was very cold, and as it was neces- 
sary for all hands to be on deck most of the time, all 
suffered considerably from exposure. Just before reach- 
ing Trenton the ice cakes froze in solid about the boat, so 
that it was possible to get out and walk about. The 
gasolene engine, of which so much was expected, refused 
to work when most needed, and had it not been for a 
very friendly tow boat captain who broke up the ice and 
took them in tow there was a good prospect of the boat 
spending the winter on the banks of the canal. Lotus 
arrived at Philadelphia on Dec. 4, having been almost a 
week in making a run which, under ordinary circum- 
.stances, would have taken not over three days. Norfolk 
was reached on Sunday, Dec. 8, after a fine run down the 
Chesapeake with fair winds all the way. Saturday night 
the boat was anchored in.side Old Point Comfort, and 
after a good rest the crew worked the boat up to Norfolk. 
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The steam turbine system of propulsion for yachts is 
gradually attracting the attention of steam yacht owners, 
says the Yachting World. The first order for a yacht 
propelled by turbine machinery has been given by Col. H. 
B< McCalmont, who has instructed Cox & King to design 
for him a fast steam yacht of torpedo type for day cruis- 
ing. The hull will be built at Yarrow, and Mr. Parsons, 
of Newcastle-on-Tyne, has a contract to fit the new ves- 
sel with turbine machinery. She will be about isoft. in 
length, and is expected to attain a speed of upw^ird of 
twenty-five knots. 
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The Larchmont Y. C- held a meeting on Saturday, 
Dec. 7 for the purpose of amending their constitution to 
allow of honorary members being elected. The amend- 
ment w'as passed, and Sir Thomas Lipton was the first on 
the list of honorary members to be elected. 
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Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
CiNciKNATi, O. — The following scores were made m regular 
competition by members of the Cincinnati Rifle Association, at 
Four-Mile House, Reading Road, Dec. 8. Conditions: 200yds., 
off-hand, at the sta.-idard target. Gindele was declared champion 
for the day with the fine score of 95. Weather, cloudy; ther- 
mometer, 50 degrees; wind, 2 to 4 o'clock: 
Gindele 95 89 88 56 83—441 10 8 10 10 9-^7 
Roberts 89 89 83 81 8l)— 421 6 9 10 10 8-43 
Payne 89 80 86 83 83-^27 9 8 9 8 7—41 
Strickmeier 88 88 8S 84 82-430 10 10 7 9 8-44 
Nestler 84 82 82 80 80—408 9 5 9 10 8—41 
Bruns S3 82 81 81 80—407 9 10 9 9 8—45 
Hofer 81 80 76 74 69—380 5 8 5 7 7—32 
Lux ....,81 78 78 75 71—383 8 6 7 5 8—34 
Speth 80 79 76 69 . .—304 
Uckotter 78 75 69 69 68—359 9 8 5 5 9—36 
Drube 78 73 72 66 61—350 8 7 10 5 9^ 
Hoffman 81 71 '68 55 . .—275 5 9 6 6 6—32 
Trounstine 72 72 69 69 ..—282 8 5 7 8 5—33 
Odell 72 70 68 65 64—339 9 5 6 10 8—38 
Topf 71 69 66 66 65—337 6 8 7 3 6—30 
Gindele shot his new Pope barrel to-day, and made the highest 
team score ever shot on the range, averaging 88. He holds the 
record to date. 
In our business column.'; the Winchester Repeating Arms Com- 
pany, of New Haven, Conn., call attention to their .32cal. 
Winchester Special, a new smokeless or black powder cartridge 
and rifle just perfected and designed to meet the demand of 
sportsmen for a larger caliber than the .30 Winchester and with 
less power than the .30 U. S. Army rifle. This rifle possesses the 
excellent quality of shooting black powder with satisfactory re- 
sults. The special qualities of this very desirable rifle are set 
forth in the advertisement aforementioned. 
We are informed that under the management of the Metropolitan 
Shooting Club a series of novice revolver matches, commencing 
on Dec. 23 and continuing till March ne,xt, will take place at 
Conklin's gallery, 513 Sixth avenue, New^ York. A gold medal is 
the trophy under cofisideration. 
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Fibctures* 
Dec 14. — Rutherford, N. J.— Live-bird shoot oi tlie Boiling 
Springs Gun Club. C. B. Axford, Sec'y. 
Dec. 18.— Hoimesburg Junction, Philadelphia. — Competition in 
third target series of Keystone Shooting League. 
Dec. 18. — Kansas City, Mo. — Midwinter shoot and match contest 
for Sportsmen's Review cup between Messrs. J. A. R. Elliott, 
holder, and R. O. Heikes, challenger. 
Dec. 18-21.— Kansas City, Mo.— Kansas City Midwinter shoot. On 
Dec. 19, ten 15-target events; targets thrown free; $.50 added. 
Dec. 19-21. — Kansas City, Mo. — Live birds and targets. Dec. 21, 
the Omaha-Kansas City ten-man team race will take place. 
Dec. 20. — Kansas City, Mo. — Contest for new live-bird cham- 
pionship challenge trophy, emblematic of the live-bird champion- 
ship of the world, offered by the Hazard Powder Company, at 
the Kansas City midwinter shoot. 
Dec. 21. — Kansas City, Mo. — Omaha-Kansas City ten-men team 
race. 
Dec. 22. — Rockaway Park, L. I.— Shoot of the Oceanic Rod and 
Gun Club. J. H. W. Fleming, Sec'y. 
Dec. 25. — Tunkhannock, Pa. — All-day tournament of the Tunk- 
hannock Gun Club. Spencer D. Reed, Sec'y. 
Dec. 25.— Haverhill, Mass.'^Haverhill Gun Club's all-day 
Christmas shoot. S, G. Miller, Sec'y. 
Dec. 25. — Mount Kisco, N. Y. — Christmas Day shoot of the 
Mount Kisco Gun Club. Mr. A. Betti, Capt. 
Newark, N. J.- — South Side Gun Club target shoot, every Sat 
urdaw afternoon. 
Chicago, 111. — Garfield Gun Club's live-bird trophy shoots, first 
and third aSturdays of each month. Grounds, West Monroe street 
and Fifty-second avenue. Dr. J. W. Meek, Sec'y. 
CONTESTS AT INTERSTATE PARK 
Dec. 10. — Interstate Park.— Interstate troph}', 20 targets, $1.40; 
Kings County Handicap, 25 targets, $1.50; second shoot for De- 
cember cup, 50 targets, ?2; sweepstakes. 
Dec. 11. — Interstate Park, L. I. — Team contest. New Jersey vs. 
New York. 
Dec. 12.— Literstate Park.— Interstate trophy, 15 targets, ?1.30; 
Richmond Handicap, 25 targets, $1.50; Metropolitan Individual 
Championship, 50 targets, ?2; sweepstakes. 
Dec. IS.— Interstate Park. — ^Midweek shoot of the New Utrecht 
Gun Club. Silver cup to winner. 
Dep. 17. — Interstate Park. — Interstate trophy, 20 targets; New 
Y'ork Handicap, 25 targets; third shoot for December cup. 
Dec. 19- — Interstate Park. — Interstate Park Handicap, 25 targets; 
Metropolitan Individual Championship, 50 targets. 
Dec. 25. — Interstate Park. — Interstate Park trophy, 15 targets: 
Christmas Day Handicap, 25 targets; fourth shoot for December 
cup; Christmas Day Cup, 25 targets; Metropolitan Individual 
Championship; Continuous match. 
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. 
1902. 
Jan. 1. — Ossining, N. Y. — New Year's Day Live-Bird Handicap 
shoot of the Ossining Gun Club. C. G. Blandford, Capt. 
June 10-11. — Muncie, Ind. — Indiana Trapshooters' League's annual 
tournament. 
Jan. 14-17. — Hamilton, Ont. — Twelfth annual tournament of the 
Hamilton Gun Club. F. B. Vallance, Cor. Sec'y. 
March 3-April 5. — Blue River Park, Kansas City, Mo.— Grand 
American Handicap at live birds. Ed. Banks, Sec'y, 318 Broadway, 
New York. 
May 6-9. — Interstate Park, L. I. — Interstate Association's Grand 
American Handicap at targets. Edward Banks, Sec'y; Elmer E. 
Shaner, Manager. 
May 13-16. — Oil City, Pa. — Annual meeting of the Pennsylvania 
State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices <bf the Oil City 
Gun Club. F. S. Bates; Cor. SccV. 
May 30-31. — Union City, Ind. — Spring tournament of the Parent 
Grove Gun Club. O. E. Fouls, bec'y. 
June 3-5.— Clevel.ind, O.— Tournament of the Ohio Trapshooters' 
League, under the auspices of the Cleveland Gun Co. 
June 9-13.— Rochester, N. Y.-=rForty-fourth annual..tQurnament of 
the New York State Associatidn for the Protection of Fish and 
Game. 
June lO-U. — Muncie, Ind. — Indiana Trapshooters' League's annual 
toumameat. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Kansas City, Mo., trap matters are taking a lively turn, the 
shooters of that section having applied their skill and energy to 
pull olT the Kansas City Midwinter Tournament on Dec. 18, 19, 20 
and 21, both targets and live bird.s. In a very brief time thev 
have secured some special attractions, in addition to the regular 
programme. The special events are: The Sportsmen's Review 
cup, a match at 100 live birds, between Messrs. J. A. R. El-liott, 
holder, and R. O. Heikes, challenger. On Dec". 20 the maiden 
contest for the new live-bird challenge championship trophy will 
take place. This trophy is emblematic of the live-bird champion- 
ship of the world, and is offered by the Hazard Powder Company, 
The handicap committee engaged to officiate concerning it are 
Chas. J. Schmelzer, J. A. R. Elliott, Frank Parmelee, W. R. 
Crosby and Chris. Gottlieb. This contest will be a handicap from 
27 to 32yds- In this connection we would respectfully call atten- 
tion to the management that no trapshooting contest wherein a 
handicap obtains is considered a championship event. On Dec. 21 
the ten-man team shoot, Omaha vs. Kansas Citv. 25 iive birds per 
man, will take place. Dec. 19 is a target day; targets thrown free; 
$50 added; handicaps 14 to 20yds. Handicap committee: Messrs. 
Tom A. Marshall, Rolla O. Heikes and Chas. W. Budd. Midland 
Hotel will be headquarters- 
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Mr. Frank Butler and v/ife (Miss Annie Oakley) returned to 
their home in the exclusive section, Nutley, N. J., early this week. 
Mr. Butler for several weeks has been staying at Interstate Paik, 
where he has added greatly to the enjoyment of the shooters by 
introducing some innocent and inexpensive forms of amusement, 
the most popular of which is Cowboy pool, a game which ends the 
next or subsequent day after it is begun. Mrs. Butler has been 
visting friends in Buffalo during some days past. We are pleased 
to stale that this charming lady shooter is almost entirely recov- 
ered from the frightful accident, the wreck of the Wild West train 
at Linwood, N. C, recently. After seventeen years of starring 
with the Wild West show, Mr. and Mrs. Butler severed their con- 
nection with it, feeling that after wandering over nearly every part 
of the civilized world, they richly deserved a rest. While this is 
true beyond question, the Wild West show loses one of its greatest 
attractions. While the Wild West is a great institution, the skillful 
and modest Annie Oakley did much to make it known, and much 
to make it a success. 
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The conditions for challenge which will govern the new challenge 
hve-bird trophy, offered by the Hazard Powder Company,' which 
will be the main event on Dec. 20, at the Kansas City midwinter 
tournament, are not yet definitely completed, but will probably be 
much after the manner of the conditions governing similar trophies, 
For further information concerning this trophy and the tournament 
those interested may obtain information of Mr. Chris Gottlieb, one 
oi Kansas City's eminent and popular shooters. 
Each day at the Kansas City Midwinter tournament shooting 
will commence at 9:30. Moneys will be divided by the Rose system 
m the ratios 4, 3, 2 and 1. Lunch will be served on the grounds. 
AH guns and shells shipped to R. S. Elliott & Co., will be de- 
livered on the grounds free of charge. In the programme is a 
line worth heeding, as follows: "Come and get a line on the next 
American Handicap grounds." 
Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, manager of the Interstate Association, ar- 
rived in New York on Tuesday of this week. He is the embodi- 
ment of energy and good health, and is enthusiastic over the 
pleasing prospects of the next Grand American Handicap at live 
birds, which is to be held at Kansas City. 
W^e regret that the reports concerning Mr. C. M. Lincoln are 
that he continues seriously ill in the hospital in Atlanta, Ga. He 
is prostrated with a severe attack of typhoid fever. We learn that 
he has every attention and comfort. The fever has taken a severe 
turn for the worse. 
The Eastern championship, an event at 25 live birds, was shot at 
Interstate Park, L. I., on Wednesday of last week. There were 
nineteen contestants, of which Messrs. H. H. Stevens, Sim Glover 
and T. W. Morfcy tied on 24. In the shoot-off Mr. Stevens won in 
the eleventh round. 
The Ossining (N. Y.) Gun Club will hold a live-bird handicap 
on New Year's Day. This club's events are noted for their good- 
fellowship and equitable competition. Any information concern- 
ing the competition will be furnished by M:r. C. G. Blandford. the 
captain of the Ossining Gun Club. 
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The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Interstate Associa- 
tion takes place on Thursday of this week, at which meeting the 
annual election of officers takes place, and application for the next 
year's tournaments are considered. 
The Hazard Powder Company, 44 Cedar street, New York, hava 
issued "a large folder, on which is an excellent portrait of Mr. J. A. R. 
Elliott, with the trophies which he has won, and a list of his con- 
tests from 1897 to the year 1901. 
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Mr. John Watson, the veteran manager, announces that after 
Dec. 14 Watson's Park, Burnside Crossing, 111., will be open daily 
at 1 o'clock P. M., for practice or matches, and that plenty of birds 
will always be on hand, 
Mr. Albert A. Schoverling, secretary of the Richmond Gun Club, 
of Silver Lake, .Staten Island, informs us that shoots will be held 
by his club on Dec. 11, 18 and 25. The Christmas Day shoot will 
commence at 10 o'clock, 
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The Forester Gun Club, of Newark, N. J., announces a live-bird 
and target shoot on Jan. 1, on which day it will keep open house. 
The secretary is Mr. John J. Fleming, 489 Mulberry street. 
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The Mount Kisco (N. Y.) Gun Club announces an all-day 
Christmas shoot. Mr. A. Betti is the captain of the club, and will 
be pleased to give all further particulars to inquirers, 
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The Boiling Springs Gun Clyb announces that it wiil hold a 
live-bird shoot, open to all, on the club grounds, East Rutherford. 
N. J., on Saturday of this week. 
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Mr. W. P. Markle, of the Markle Lead Works, St. Leu s ar- 
riv^ed in New York on Thursday of last week, to visit m that 
quiet hamlet for several davs. 
The Garden City Gun Club will hold a regular club shoot at 
Watson's Park, Burnside Crossing, III., on Dec. 14. 
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The next shoot of the Oceanic Rod and Gun Club (the Cuckoos) 
is announced to take place on Dec. 22. 
Bernard Waters. 
Catcbpole Gun Cluh. 
WoLCOTT, N. Y., Dec. 4,- for the first time since the game 
season opened, a few of our members went over to the traps. 
Following are the scores made in a heavy snowstorm. Our club 
will shoot every Wednesday afternoon during the balance of the 
season, and a trophy will be put up for competition. This will he 
a handicap, so as to give the wealcer shots a good show for win- 
ning, and to create interest arnong several young shooters who 
have purchased new^ guns and are anxious to get at the bluerockg 
thrown from magautrap: 
Wadsworth llllllllllAmimillllll— 25 
Wads worth lOlllllOlWOllimilOllll— 20 
Fowler 110111111 111 1101111110101— 21 
Fowler 0111111111111111111111111—24 
Burke llllllOOOllllllOlllllllll— 21 
Sage 11100WH1101111001;0011011— 15 
E. A. Wadsworth, Sec'y. 
