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six miles above Assouan and extended some two hundred 
miles, returning then to the starting point. The whole 
trip was between the first and second cataracts. Mrs. 
Bacon describes the difficulties of hiring and fitting the 
boat; the character of the crew; daily life on board; the 
sights along the shores; explorations of old temples; ex- 
cursions into the desert, and the natives as she saw them. 
Mr. Bacon's illustrations are attractive in subject and 
admirable in treatment, and consist of a most beautiful 
colored frontispiece and twelve full-page half-tone draw- 
ings, and these, with Mrs. Bacon's description of the 
voyage, make a book of much interest. It is especially 
useful for those who intend to make a similar trip, and 
attractive to those who have alreadj' had the memorable 
experience. The book is most tastefully bound in Nile 
green. Crown 8vo., $1.75 net. Houghton, Mifflin & Com- 
pany. Boston and New York. 
Yacht Club Notes, 
The Entertainment Committee of the New York Y. C. 
have prepared a series of lectures and musicals, the first 
•of which will be given on Thursday evening, Jan. 16, and 
wilL be continued throughout the winter. 
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At the annual meting of the Williamsburg Y. C, the 
"following officers were elected: Com., Lawrence W. 
JRice; Vice-Com., John New; Rear-Corn., Augustus 
Schwarz ; Sec'y, Henry Schneider; Cor. Sec'y, William 
JE. Long; Treas., Adolph Kling ; , Meas., Frederick Eard- 
ley; Steward, Edward Padborg; Sergeant-at-Arms, Jacob 
Flanders; Trustees, Louis Rave, William W. Babington, 
Paul Schmidt, Edward Rae and Charles Larson; Regat- 
ta Committee, Joseph Newburg, Harry Josten and Will- 
iam Snyder; Fleet Capt, G. Stuart Card. 
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The annual meeting and dinner of the American Y. C. 
will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria on Jan. 21. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Messrs. Huntington & Seaman have made the following 
sales : Yawl Clara H., designed and built by S. C. Wicks 
& Co., 1 901, F. L. Haeuptner, of New York city, to E. L. 
Springer, Chicago, 111 ; boat has been shipped to Chicago. 
Yawl Yonondio, designed by Chas. G. Davis, built 1899, 
C. J. Bousfield, Bay City. Mich., to Dr. H. A. Mande- 
ville, of New York city; she will be brought east as soon 
as the canals are free of ice. Yawl Addie, W. L. Hop- 
kins and John Carey, to E. Eckart, of New York city. 
j£ 4^ 4£ 
Mr. Oscar W. Meyrowitz, who was killed in the New 
York Central tunnel disaster on Wednesday, Jan. 8, was 
the secretary of the New Rochelle Y. C, and has been 
actively identified with yachting for a number of years 
past. This is the second officer of the New Rochelle Y. C. 
who has died during the past few months, the first being 
the Commodore, Edward Kelley. 
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Mr. James M. Colven and Mr. Frederick W. Bickmann 
have gone into partnership and will carry on a yacht 
brokerage and general marine business in New York city. 
Mr. Colven was formerly the superintendent of the Gas 
Engine and Power Co. and Seabury & Co. at Morris 
Heights, and Mr. Bickmann was connected with that firm's 
New York office. 
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In return for courtesies shown to him by the Columbia 
Y. C, of Chicago. Sir Thomas Lipton has offered a cup 
to be competed for by the 21-footers belonging to the club, 
next summer. The offering of the trophy has created a 
very general interest, and it will undoubtedly stimulate 
the action of the owners during the coming season. 
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The 25-footer designed by Mr. Henry J. Gielow for Mr. 
Allan Pinkerton, for use on Great South Bay, will be 
built by Mr. Willard F. Downs, of Bay Shore, L. I. The 
yacht will race in the 30ft. class and will meet some craft 
designed by Messrs, Tarns, Lemoine & Crane, which will 
:also be Taced on Great South Bay. The Pinkerton boat 
is 41ft. 6rn. over all, 26ft. on the waterline, 11ft. 6in, 
%readth and 2ft. 6in. draft. The boat is intended for day 
•sailing and racing, and will have a large cockpit and a 
■summer cabin. The planking will be double and will be 
fastened to the ateara-bent frames with brass screws. 
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The schooner now 'building at the Townsend & Downey 
;yard at Shooter's Island, S. I., is well along, and work 
iis being rushed to complete her as soon as possible. It 
is said that the yacht will be launched before March 1, 
and will be christened by Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter 
of the President The German Emperor will be repre- 
sented at the launching by his brother, Prince Henry of 
Prussia. He will make the return trip in the royal yacht 
Hohenzollern. 
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The annual meeting of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Club 
has been postponed from Tuesday, Jan. 14, to Monday, 
Jan. 27, when it will be held at Delmonico's. 
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Bark Canoe {Building:. 
New York, Jan. 11. — Editor Forest and Stream: In 
your issue of Jan. 11 I notice a criticism of my description 
of canoe building in "The Forest Runner," now appearing 
in McClure's Magazine. It is followed by a detailed 
description of the methods employed by the Penobscot 
Indians. 
The latter I do not question, for I do not know the 
Penobscot Indians. In that, perhaps, I am a little wiser 
than the writer of the article in question, for he makes 
•sweeping statements based on limited knowledge. 
II M. H. were to visit the country lying between Lake 
Superior and the Hudson Bay, he would discover the fol- 
lowing facts: 
1. Canoes of two and even three pieces of bark. 
2. Canoes with three thwarts. 
3. Canoes built exactly in the manner my story de- 
scribes. 
4. Enough canoes in constant use and construction to 
prove to him that my kind of canoe building is far from 
becoming a "lost art." 
Possibly I have seen as many canoes built in my way 
as M. H. in his, and the result has always been a success. 
My description was necessarily sketchy and incomplete in 
detail, because it occurred in a piece of fiction. We 
have to thank M. H. for valuable information as to the 
habits of the Penobscots, but must request him not to 
try at this late day to prescribe for the Ojibways and 
Crees. Stewart Edward White. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Your types made me say last week "and taps slightly" 
instead of "and tapers slightly," Also he makes me put 
in "three head boards" instead of two. M. H. 
Red Dragon C. C. 
The annual meeting for election of officers of the Red 
Dragon C. C. was held in the parlors of the Colonnade 
Hotel, Philadelphia, Jan. 3. There was a good at- 
tendance of members, as many matters of importance 
were to be decided. The officers elected were: Com., 
Omar Shallcross; Vice- Com., H. Blumner; Purser, 
Harry C. Davis; Quartermaster, H. Fleischmann; Meas., 
John Hamilton; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. Francis O. Gross; 
Cor., Will K. Park. 
The trap shooting contingent of the Red Dragon 
C. C. have started a series of weekly trap shoots, and 
renewed interest is being taken in the sport. The 
traps have been located on the end of the wharf, afford- 
ing a perfect background, although none too easy shoot- 
ing. A regular series of matches with the Philadelphia 
Y. C. gunners will be held at an early date, and are 
being looked forward to with the usual interest. 
W. K. P. 
Philadelphia, Jan. 7. 
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National Rifle Association. 
The following paper by Lieut. A. S. Jones, secretary of the 
National Rifle Association of America, was read before the 
directors of that organization the evening of Jan. 11: 
You have noticed in the call for this meeting a list of subjects to 
be discussed and acted upon to-night. From among this list, I 
have selected three, which appear to me to be of paramount im- 
portance, and of which I desire to speak. They are as follows: 
First. — Closer relations between the National Rifle Association 
and the United States Government, and details of the bill to be 
presented to Congress. 
Second — A line of action looking to enlisting the co-operation 
and support of the national guard organizations throughout the 
country. 
Third. — Establishing of affiliated branches in different States. 
It is the consensus of opinion among all classes of riflemen, 
whether of the army, national guard, or civilians, that something 
should be done to bring about a condition of affairs wherein rifle 
shooting will once again become a popular pastime of our citizens 
and a more serious duty of our soldiers, both regular and volun- 
teer. The work of the Association should be carried on with the 
idea of impressing our citizens and our lawmakers with the ad- 
vantages resulting from its duties. You read a great deal in the 
papers about rifle shooting not being a popular pastime in this 
country, and no doubt a large number of men regard it as an 
amusement; but it is quite evident to every one now that it should 
be engrained into the public mind; that it must become a neces- 
sary pastime for all classes, not with a view to making war, but 
in order that the country be fully prepared if war should happen 
to break out. 
There should, as a national duty, be a determination in the 
minds of the American people to uphold their' position in the 
world. To this end, the National Rifle Association should be 
thoroughly supported and maintained in all parts; but to make it 
a power for good in this country it has become obviovis to all 
those in close touch with the situation that it must have behind it 
the support of the general Government. 
Let us study the situation from a foreign point of view, and 
taking Switzerland as- an example, where rifle shooting has been 
carried to the greatest point of perfection, and where it is con- 
sidered of more importance, in the army than any other of its 
branches, see how they have accomplished this object. The Swiss 
rifle clubs have a close connection with the military service of 
the country, and owe their prosperity mainly to such connection. 
They have also the prestiges of ancient tradition, the history of 
some of them going back more than four centuries. Some of them 
are possessed of considerable wealth. 
To fully understand the conditions of rifle shooting, we must 
look into the organization of the army, as they are very closely 
allied. The Swiss army consists of a militia, in which all men are 
liable to serve between the ages of twenty and fifty years. In the 
first year, speaking of the infantry only, each man undergoes a 
recruit's course of forty-five days, after which he is for twelve years 
a member of the elite, in which he undergoes a training of sixteen 
days for two years. From his thirteenth to his twenty-fifth year 
of service, he is a member of the landwehr, a force of which 30 
per cent, are armed and required to undergo inspection once a 
year. Every member of the elite, the landwehr and the armed 
landsturm is obliged annually to perform a rifle practice similar 
to our close firing, consisting of from thirty to forty rounds, which 
he may do in a recognized shooting club under strictly regulation 
conditions; having done this, he is exempted from a musketry 
course, lasting three days, which he would otherwise be compelled 
to undergo. 
The Government pays to the clubs the value of the ammunition 
used in the above regulation practice, and the firers can claim it of 
the club. If a man obtains the requisite score with a small number 
of shots, he can claim a somewhat larger sum than the ammuni- 
tion has cost him. If he has to fire a maximum number of rounds 
(forty), he is slightly the loser. Thus he is induced to do his best. 
The Government supplies the club with ammunition for private 
ipractice at the rate of six centimes per round, the cost price to the 
Government being eight centimes. Every member of the elite, the 
landwehr and of the armed landsturm keeps his rifle at home, sub- 
ject to inspection, and can use it for practice as much as he pleases. 
Provision is made for the representation of the military authorities 
on the committees of the recognized clubs, and every such club 
must admit an inspecting officer to its range at any time at which 
rifle practice is proceeding. 
A local rifle club can be recognized, if its members are ten 
or more in number, and the regulation musketrv practice may be 
fired on its range, if the range fulfills the necessary conditions. 
1 he members subscriptions, so far as I can learn, vary from 
nothing to $1 or $1.50 per annum; in wealthy clubs there may be 
only an entrance subscription. Where there is no regular sub- 
scription, an occasional contribution may be levied to meet ex- 
penses. The club shooting takes place for the most part on Sun- 
days, and sweepstakes or other matches with small entrance fees are 
commonly arranged. In 1898 there were in Switzerland 3,446 'rifle 
clubs, with a membership of 210,491 of whom 163,409 fired the 
regulation course. The number of clubs and members has risen 
almost continuously since 1874, when the regulations for the annual 
musketry course, in connection with the clubs, went into effect 
The proportion of the citizens of Switzerland who are trained rifle- 
men cannot be more forcibly presented than by stating that the 
population of Switzerland is about the same as the State of fclas- 
•achusetts, and its area only slightly larger than the State of 
Maryland. The great advantages enjoyed by the Swiss rifle club* 
appear to be as follows: 
First— Recognition for the purpose of military regulation rifle 
practice. 
Second. — Supply of Government ammunition below cost pnee. 
Third. — The possession by the men of the Government rifles in 
their own homes. 
Fourth.— The small expense with which ranges can be made and 
worked. 
Fifth.— The custom of shooting on Sundays, when men are free 
from work. 
Thus the great popularity of rifle shooting, and as a conse- 
quence freedom from competition of athletic sports of other kinds. 
Rifle practice in Switzerland is much simplified by the fact that 
ordinary rifle practice is seldom done at a greater range than 400 
meters, and by there being no insistence on an unpracticable 
degree of safety. The parish — equivalent to our county— is bound 
by law to provide ground for a range, and sometimes puts up the 
necessary plates. The club then provides the targets and marking. 
Rifle shooting is so popular that owners of land are disinclined to 
raise obstacles, and the question of game gives no trouble, because 
the shooting rights belonging to the public are let by auction. 
Next let us look at what England is doing. The National Rifle 
Association of Great Britain, recognizing the value of having 
branch rifle clubs throughout the United Kingdom, last year ap- 
proached the chancellor of the exchequer and the war office, with 
the object of obtaining such privileges as could be granted. A 
committee of the council was appointed, and met in conference a 
committee of the war office. The National Rifle Association was 
appointed as a central organization for such clubs, and pro- 
ceeded to draw up regulations for their affiliation. The result has 
so far been very satisfactory. Several new ranges have been and 
are being constructed throughout the country and 200 clubs, with 
a membership of over 17,000, have already affiliated with the national 
body. The conditions under which the affiliated clubs of the 
National Rifle Association work are as follows: 
First. — That they shall not have less than twenty members. 
Second. — That they shall pay an affiliation fee of $2.50 per year to 
the National Rifle Association. 
Third.— The rules and practice regulations of each club must btt 
submitted and approved by the National Rifle Association, (N» 
alteration in the above can be made without future approval.) 
Fifth. — On all occasions when the ranges are open for use by the 
members there shall be an authorized person in charge of the 
shooting whose duty it shall be to see that the rules and regula- 
tions of the club are properly observed, and it is preferable that 
such person shall be capable of acting as instructor. 
Sixth.— States the rifles and ammunition to be used. 
Seventh. — States the targets to be used. 
Eighth. — The club rifles and ammunition when not in use must 
be stored in a place provided by the club for that purpose. On 
no account are club rifles or ammunition to remain in the posses- 
sion of individual members. 
The lords commissioners of his majesty's treasury have sanc- 
tioned the exemption from gun license of each rifle belonging to 
an affiliated club, which is the property of the club and used only 
at rifle ranges. 
It would appear from the above conditions that the Government 
either issues or sells to such rifle clubs the national arm, to re- 
main the property of the club only. The Government also issuet 
to each club 100 rounds of ammunition per year for each member; 
in an excess thereof, the Government sells ammunition to the 
club at the rate of £4 13s., or about $21.63 per thousand. 
Canada has a national association, called the Dominion Rifle 
Association. Affiliated with it are twenty-six minor associations 
from the different provinces of the dominion. The Government 
of Canada gives an annual grant of $10,000 to the Dominion Rifle 
Association, and a free issue of ammunition for the annual meet- 
ing. There is also a limited issue of ammunition annually made 
to the provincial associations. The Dominion Rifle Association 
is also assisted in its efforts by the banks throughout Canada, 
which make annual contributions to the expenses of the annual 
meeting. 
France has several thousand small rifle clubs throughout the 
republic, which are under the control of the Union of the 
Shooting Societies of France. Since the Spanish-American war, 
Spain has even taken up this subject, and organized a national 
rifle association, with affiliated branches throughout the kingdom. 
When you come to analyze the work done in foreign coun- 
tries that have national rifle associations, you will notice that it is 
along the line of organizing smaller clubs throughout the country 
and having them under the control of the national association; 
and in the light of the results so obtained I would suggest that 
our association pursue the same tactics, and I would recommend 
that we take up the subject at once with the national guard 
authorities of the several States, with a view to having incorporated 
in each, a State rifle association, to be affiliated with our Asso- 
ciation. 
I would further recommend that we encourage the organizing 
of rifle clubs within the national guard regiments throughout the 
country by issuing from the National Rifle Association office, 
blank forms of incorporation, copies of by-laws and rules and 
regulations, thereby minimizing the amount of work incidental to 
such organization. This would also keep uniform throughout the 
country the rules under which the different clubs would operate. 
To do this successfully would require some assistance at least 
from the National Government. If we could induce the War 
Department or pass a bill in Congress authorizing the War De- 
partment to issue the National arm and ammunition to such State 
associations along lines similar to that being done in England, 
I have no doubt many of the States would take it up at once. 
This could be made one of the features of the bill which is now 
being considered by the subcommittee appointed for that purpose. 
My idea is that the War Department be authorized to issue to any 
incorporated State rifle association having twenty-five or more bona 
fide members the National arm at cost, which, I believe, is under 
$15, and to issue to each club ammunition from the Government 
arsenals at cost price in addition to an annual allowance gratis. 
Further, that all States sending teams to the annual interstate 
meeting be given army transportation for such teams and 10,000 
rounds of ammunition for the team's practice and use at the 
meeting. 
I am inclined to think that the Chief Executive of the land would 
give us his earnest support in any movement looking to the pop- 
ularizing of rifle shooting once again. I had occasion to address 
him when Governor of the State of New York on this subject, 
and in his reply to me he stated that he was in entire accord 
with the work we were doing, and he offered to lend us any as- 
sistance in his power. If his term as Governor of this State had 
not expired about that time he would have issued a circular to the 
officers of the national guard urging them to join the National 
Association and give it their support. 
I am also pleased to state that the Secretary of War has lately 
been approached on this subject, and seems favorably inclined to 
back u s up in any reasonable demand. Unfortunately, his hands 
are tied to a considerable degree by tradition and law. 
If the above ideas meet with your approval, I would suggest 
that they be brought before the National Guard Association, which 
will soon meet in Washington, with a view to have them indorsed 
also by that Association. This would also bring them to the direct 
attention of the adjutant-generals of the several States. 
Another matter which I wish to bring to vour attention is the 
system in vogue in Canada of the banks of the Dominion making 
annual appropriations to the expenses of the National Association 
I do not know whether it would be possible to enlist the assist- 
ance of our banks, but as in most cases the presidents are men of 
broad and liberal minds, and recognize that the building up of a 
reserve of citizen riflemen throughout the country would be of 
vast benefit and materially add to our defensive strength, they 
may take the matter up and do something for us. It would how- 
ever, do no harm to make an attempt to ascertain their feelings 
in the matter. I think also that a special effort should be made 
to enlist the patronage of our wealthy citizens by having them 
become life members in the Association. In England Canada 
France and some of the other countries it is looked upon not only 
as a duty but an honor to be a life member of the national rifle 
association of the country. I think if we could once get the 
movement started here it would increase of its own volition How 
to get it started is the question. 
Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. 
§HL Francisco, Jan 5.— The Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club 
held its first shoot of 1902 to-day. A cold north wind blew into the 
shooters faces, but, despite the conditions, good scores prevailed. 
W. G Hoffman did splendid work with his new Stevens-Pope rifle- 
in 135 shots he got ten Is (lin. centers), and averaged 53.6, or on k 
5.3bm. ring in ten scores out of twelve entries. He led with a 
score of 47. A. H. Cady was a good second with 49. Hovev and 
Young tied on 38 with the pistol for first honors. P. A. Becker 
led in the military, and G. Stephens in the .22cal. rifle match. 
Scores, Columbia target, off-hand: 
Rifle, 200yds., 10 shots: W. G. Hoffman 47 47, 48 51 52 56 57 
58, 59, 61-536; A. H. Cady 49, 73; F. O. Young '53 53 55 ' 57- 
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