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mittee is of the utmost importance, and the results of 
its work will be watched with interest by yachtsmen 
everywhere. The committee is in communication with 
the foremost naval architects all over the world, and as 
soon as replies can be received from men in out of the 
way points a definite report will be made. Those serving 
on the committee on measurement rules are as follows: 
S. Nicholson Kane, chairman; C. Oliver Iselin, H. F. 
Lippitt, Oliver H. Cromwell, A. Cass Canfield, John 
F. Love joy, W. Butler Duncan, Jr.; Newberry D. Law- 
ton and Secretary George A. Cormack. 
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Commodore Frederick T. Adams, Larchmont Y. C, 
has made the following appointments: General Thomas 
L. Watson to be fleet captain, and Dr. William E. Bul- 
lard to be fleet surgeon. 
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Rifle at Shell Mound. 
San Francisco, March 24.— Yesterday was a blustery day at 
Shell Mound though there was a large attendance of marksmen. 
Messrs. McLaughlin and Gehret with rifle, and Mr. Gorman with 
revolver made very fine scores. 
Next Sunday the California Schuetzen Club will hold a spring 
festival," and a large turn out of marksmen is looked for. Yester- 
dsy's scores \ 
Germania Schuetzen Club, monthly competition shoot for cash 
prizes: A. Gehret 74, Louis Bonstel 73, D. B. Faktor 69, A. Pape 
69, F. E. Mason 69, N. Ahrens 68, D. Salfield 67, August Jungblut 
68, Herman Huber 67. „„ _ _ 
Competition for trophies: F. E. Mason 223, A. Pape 216, F P. 
Schuster 211, A. Gehret 221, Herman Huber 210, Otto Bremer 207, 
E. H. Goetze 205, N. Ahrens 204, Louis Bendel 203. 
Germania Schuetzen Club monthly bullseye shoot: "D. Salfield 125, 
Herman Huber 183, John Utschig 185, A. Gehret 143, F. E. Mason 
403, Edward H Goetze 412, W. Morken 424, Otto Bremer 523, L. 
N. Ritzau 546, D. B. Faktor 623, F. P. Schuster 640, William 
Goetze 765. 
Golden Gate Rifle and Pistol Club, monthly class and medal 
shoot, rifle, handicap: M. F. Blasse 207, 209,. 226; W. F. Blasse 
196, 200, 205, 214; F. E. Mason 225. 
Gold medal, rifle: William Ehrenpfort 174, 190, 202. 
Silver medal, rifle: Otto Bremer 204. 
Glindemann trophy: D. W. McLaughlin 232, W. F. Blasse 210. 
Handicap revolver: J. E. Gorman 92, 88, 88, 96, 87; F. S. Wash- 
burn, 90, 85j 87; P. A. Becker 90, 91; J. W. Tompkins 81, 80, 77, 74, 
71, 70; J. Kullmann 76. 
Handicap, pistol: J. E. Gorman 92, F. S. Washburn 92^91, 88, 
92; G. W. Hoadley 84, 84; C. O. Wheeler 82, 75, 78; H. Hinkel 
81. 
Silver medal: J. R. Trego 83, 80, 76; L. C. Hinkel 85, 83, 86. 
Norddeutcher Schuetzen Club, monthly medal shoot: First cham- 
pion class, F. P. Schuster 435; second champion class, not won; 
first class, D. Salfield, 416; second class, not won; third class, 
Henry Meyer 372; fourth class, not won; best first shot, Herman 
Huber, 24; best last shot, F. P. Schuster, 23. 
Roeel. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association. 
Cincinnati, O.— The following scores were made in regular com- 
petition by members of the Cincinnati Rifle Association, at Four- 
Mile House, Reading road, March 30. Conditions: 200yds., off- 
hand, at the Standard target. Strickmeier was declared champion 
for the day with the fine score of 91. Weather, cloudy, ther- 
mometer, 50; wind, strong, from 4 to 7 o'clock; sometimes a 
regular gale was blowing: 
Honor. Medal. 
Strickmeier 91 88 86 84 83 7 6 7—20 8 9 10—27 
Payne 87 87 86 85 84 9 9 10—28 7 8 10—25 
Gindele 87 86 85 SO 79 9 10 10—29 S 8 9-25 
Lux 84 79 77 76 75 8 7 8—23 7 7 4—18 
Roberts 82 81 77 77 77 8 8 6—22 4 8 6—18 
Weinheimer 81 74 72 72 64 8 10 10—28 10 4 7—21 
Hofer 78 68 66 66 65 8 5 4—17 10 4 8—22 
Odell 77 73 71 72 67 5 10 9—24 7 7 5—19 
Jonscher 77 70 64 62 62 • 7 6 10—23 
Drube 75 71 68 .. .. 8 6 6—20 4 7 7—18 
Trounstine 71 67 66 66 65 7 5 9—21 7 8 6—21 
The following totals were made by those members shooting for 
the annual 100-shot championship match. Payne led the race, with 
Strickmeier a close second: Payne 833, Strickmeier 832, Roberts 
745, Lux 714, Jonscher 632, Hofer 631. 
The Metropolitan Shooting Club held a meeting at 513 Sixth 
avenue, on March 31, to arrange conditions for the open-to-all 
rifle and revolver matches, which are to be held under the club's 
auspices, at Conlin's gallery, from April 1 to April 26. Rules 
governing the various competitions were made, as follows: Rifle, 
off-hand, .22cal., 50 record match, German ring target, 10 shots on 
each target. Rapid fire, 15yds., 15 shots. Revolver, best string of 
5 shots on Standard target; experts shoot at 25yds.; amateurs and 
novices, 15yds.; amateur's beet four targets to count; novices best 
three targets to count. Novices will be classified by the shooting 
committee by trial shots. Many well-known revolver and rifle 
shots have entered. 
'mpshaoting. 
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If you want your shoot to be announced here send a 
notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
April — . — Dover, N. H. — Fast Day shoot of the Dover Sports- 
men's Association. J. B. Stevens, Sec'y. 
April 3. — Brooklyn, L. I. — All-day target shoot of the Dexter 
Park Gun Club. Thomas Short, Manager. 
April 8-11. — Olathe, Kan. — Kansas State Sportsmen's Association's 
annual tournament. 
April 10. — Marietta, O. — One-day target tournament of the Co- 
lumbian Gun Club. Chas. Bailey, Sec'y. 
April 12. — Ossining, N. Y. — Cup shoot of the Ossining Gun Club. 
C. G. Blandford, Capt. 
April 15-17. — Asheville, N. C. — Target tournament given by Col. 
E. P. McKissick. 
April 15-17. — St. Joseph, Mo. — Missouri State Amateur Shooting 
Association's annual tournament. F. B. Cunningham, Sec'y. 
April 16-18. — Peru, Ind. — Peru Gun Club's sixth annual amateur 
tournament; two days at targets for amateurs; one day at live 
birds open to all. Frank Dunbar, Sec'y. 
April 19. — Haverhill, Mass. — Patriots' Day shoot of the Haverhill 
Gun Club. 
April 22. — Olean, N. Y. — Third annual tournament of the Olean 
Gun Club. B. D. Nobles, Sec'y. 
April 22-25.— Omaha, Neb.— Nebraska State shoot H. S. Mc- 
Donald, Sec'y. 
April 26. — Ossining, N. Y. — Cup shoot of the Ossining Gun 
Club. C. G. Blandford, Capt. 
April 29-30. — Greenville, O. — Annual tournament of the Greenville 
Gun Club. H. A. McCaughey, Sec'y. 
April 30.— Wellington, Mass. — Third annual team shoot of the 
Boston Gun Club. Horace C. Kirkwood, Sec'y. 
May 6-9. — Interstate Park, L. I. — Interstate Association's Grand 
American Handicap at Targets. Edward Banks, Sec'y; F-lmer E. 
Shaaer. Manager. v 
May 7-8.— Crawfordsville, Ind.— Tare-et tournament of the Craw- 
fordsville Gun Club; $400 guaranteed. Mac. Stillwell, Secy. _ . 
May 13-14.— Enid, Oklahoma Territory— Oklahoma Territorial 
Sportsmen's Association tournament. 
May 13-16— Oil City, Pa.— Annual meeting of the Pennsylvania 
State Sportsmen's Association, under the auspices of the Oil City 
Gun Club. F. S. Bates, Cor. Sec'y. . , 
May 14-16— Charleston, S. C— The Interstate Association s tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Charleston-Palmetto Gun Club. 
W. G. Jeffords, Jr., Sec'y. 
May 15.— Sherbrooke, P. Q.-Sherbrooke Gun Club's inanimate 
target tournament. C. H. toss, Sec'y. 
May 20-22.— Ottumwa, la.— Iowa State Sportsmen's tournament. 
May 20-22.— Elwood, Ind.— Annual tournament of the, Zoo Rod 
and Gun Club, of Elwood, Ind. 
May 20-22.— Wheeling, W. Va.— Fifth annual tournament of the 
West Virginia State Sportsmen's Association; added money and 
prizes. John B. Garden, Sec'y, Wheeling, W. Va. 
May 20-23. , — . —.—New Jersey State Sportsmen's As- 
sociation. * 
May 21-22.— Baltimore, Md.— Maryland county shoot for amateurs. 
May 21-23.— Springfield, S. D— South Dakota State Sportsmen's 
Association tournament. 
May 26-31.— Lincoln, Neb.— Grand Interstate tournament; three 
days shooting; three days golf; three days tennis. H. C. Young, 
Manager. 
May 30.— Schenectady, N. Y. — Spring tournament of the Schenec- 
tady Gun Club. E. L. Aiken, Sec'y. 
May 30.— Ossining, N. Y.— Holiday shoot of the Westchester 
County Trapshooters' League. J. Curry Barlow, Sec'y. 
May 30.— Auburn, Me.— Annual tournament of the Auburn Gun 
Club. L. A. Barker, Sec'y. 
May 30-31.— Altoona, Pa.— Altoona Rod and Gun Club's tenth 
annual tournament. George G. Zeth, Sec'y, Altoona, Pa. 
May 30-31.— Union City, Ind.— Spring tournament of the Parent 
Grove Gun Club. O. E. Fouts, Sec'y. 
June 3-5.— Cleveland, O.— Tournament of the Ohio Trapshooters' 
League, under the auspices of the Cleveland Gun Co. 
June 4-6.— Memphis,, Tenn.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Memphis Gun Club. 
July 8-10.— Pine Bluff, Ark.— Twelfth annual meeting and tour- 
nament of the Arkansas State Sportsmen's Association. Targets. 
Added money $300. Rose system. Paul R. Litzke, Sec'y. 
June 9-13.— Rochester, N. Y.— Forty-fourth annual tournament of 
the New York State Association for the Protection of Fish and 
Game. 
June 10-11.— Sioux City, la.— Eighth annual amateur tournament 
of the Soo Gun Club. W. F. Duncan. Sec'y. 
June 10-11.— Muncie, Ind.— Indiana Trapshooters' League's annual 
tournament. _ T 
June 12-15.— Denver, Colo.— Grand Western Bluerock Handicap 
tournament. Frank H. Mayer, Tournament Manager. 
June 17-20.— Warm Springs, Ga.— Annual Interstate tournament. 
June 18-19.— Bellefontaine, O— Silver Lake Gun Club's annual 
tournament. Geo. E. Maison, Sec'y. 
June 25-26.— Raleigh, N. C— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspice's of the Raleigh Gun Club. Jas. I. John- 
son Sec'y* 
June 29.— San Francisco, Cal.— Live-bird shoot of the Union 
Gun Club. . . 
July 16-18.— Titusville, Pa.— The Interstate Association s tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Titusville Gun Club. T. L. 
Andrews, Sec'y. 
Aug. 6-7.— Marietta, O.— The Interstate Association s tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Columbian Gun Club. Chas. 
Bailey, Sec'y. 
Aug. 12-13.— Birmingham, Ala.— Third annual Alabama State 
target tournament, under the auspices of the Birmingham Gun 
Club. R. H. Baugh, Sec'y. 
Aug. 13-14.— Brunswick, Me.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Brunswick Gun Club. L. C. 
Whitmore, Sec'y. 
Aug. 14-16.— Hamilton, Can.— Dominion Trapshooting and Game- 
Protective Association's tournament. 
Aug. 27-28.— Haverhill, Mass.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Haverhill Gun Oiub. S. G. 
Miller, Sec'y. 
Sept. 3-4. — Nappanee, Ind. — The Interstate Association s tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Nappanee Gun Club. B. B. Maust, 
Sec'y. 
Sept. 23-25.— Cincinnati, O.— Second annual handicap target tour- 
nament of the Cincinnati Gun Club. Charles F. Dreihs, Sec'y. 
Sept. 29-30.— Lewistown, 111.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Lewistown Gun Club. H. H. 
McCumber, 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. Dr. J. W. Meek, Sec'y. 
First Saturday of each month for a year, Burnside.— Contest for 
the Troisdorf live-bird and target medals; 10 live birds; 25 targets - r 
open to all. First contest, March L 
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. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for pub- 
lication 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 mat- 
ter to Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broad- 
way, New York. 
The logic of the great New York dailies in the matter of fanci- 
ful cruelty as it relates to pigeon shooting, is sadly lacking in 
consistency. The New York American and Journal in a recent 
issue, presents a picture, nearly a half-page in size, "of something 
like 18,000 pigeons that will be cruelly slaughtered," etc. Beside 
this picture, under a scare head, "Los Angeles Still after Big 
Fight," a spirited account of the fight situation up to date is 
presented. Articles intended to stimulate the attendance at fights 
and to promote their success are a large part of the day's litera- 
ture in the ranting, spuriously humane journals. All the disgust- 
ing details of fights between "Kid" So-and-So, and "Terror" 
So-and-So, are daily given with minute care. When it is con- 
sidered th'at prize fighters and their adherents, with few excep- 
tions, are the lowest of the low, and that the so-called sport of two 
degraded beings pounding each other to exhaustion or death is 
cruelty beside which pigeon shooting is white as snow in com- 
parison, one may well doubt whether the ranting of the daily 
press against pigeon shooting is from sincere conviction or from 
irresponsible demagogism. 
The annual meeting of the Garfield Gun Club, of Chicago, was. 
held on March 26. Reports of officers showed the club to be 
nourishing financially and physically; membership full to the limit 
and ten applicants on waiting list. Three directors were elected, 
viz.: J. D. Pollard, three years; Dr. J. W. Meek, three years; 
C. J. Wolff, one year, to fill unexpired term. Directors' meeting 
resulted as' follows: W. A. Tones, President; H. A. Hellman,. 
Vice-President; Dr. J. W. Meek, Secretary; Thos. W. Eaton, 
Treasurer; A. D. Dorman, Captain. The target season opens first 
Saturday in May. • 
John S. Wright, manager of the Brooklyn Gun Club, announces 
that the club will hold a series of three shoots for a handsome gold 
watch charm. Conditions, 50 targets, handicap, entrance $1.50, 
targets included. First shoot Saturday, April 5; second, April 12; 
third, April 19. Sweepstake shooting to start at 2 P. M. Main 
event at 3 P. M. Grounds, Enfield street, near Liberty avenue, 
terminus Kings County Elevated Railroad. 
That was a remarkable record made by Mr. Harold Money last 
week at St. Louis in his match with Alex. Mermod. Out of 50 
pairs, Mr. Money broke 99 targets, shooting the Winchester re- 
peating shotgun and the Winchester factory-loaded Leader shells. 
The targets were thrown at regulation distance from regulation 
traps. Good records have been made before, but this far outdoes 
them all. 
Mr. Frank Lawrence, who has been identified with the gun and 
ammunition trade for many years past, and who is thoroughly 
proficient in all its many branches, has accepted a position with 
the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Mr. Lawrence's territory will 
be Pennsylvania. His affability, industry and accomplishments 
eminently qualify him for the position. 
Mr. C. F. Lambert, of Lynn, Mass., one of the steady shooters, 
and eminently skillful at either targets or live birds, was a visitor 
in New York last week. Business cares will prevent his attendance 
at the Grand American Handicap, an event which has won his 
attendance in previous years. 
The Peters Cartridge Company has added Mr. Neaf Apgar to its 
staff of New York representatives. Mr. Apgar is an expert in the 
handling of the gun, has a wide and popular acquaintance among 
shooters and sportsmen generally, and will prove a valuable addi- 
tion to this company's list of able representatives. 
There probably will be anywhere from twenty-five to fifty post 
entries to the Grand American Handicap, which, added to the 453 
received, will bring the total up near to the 500 mark, a great entry 
indeed. It goes to show that the great West, when in an earnest 
mood, makes good its claim to greatness, 
Mr. Fred Gilbert gained final possession of the Sportsmen's Re- 
view Cup at Kansas City, on March 28 by defeating Messrs. J. A. 
R. Elliott and W. R. Crosby in a closely contested match, in 
which it was necessary for him to kill 57 out of 60 birds in order 
to win. 
In the second contest for the Peters Cartridge Company's 
Arkansas championship trophy, at Pine Bluff, Ark., on March 25, 
Mr. J. A. Coles won with a score of s 24 out of 25, from the 30yd. 
mark, defeating twenty-one competitors. 
Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, who is now in Kansas City, managing 
the greatest friendly shoot on earth, informs us that the dates for 
the Lewiston, 111., interstate tournament have been changed from 
Sept. 24 and 25 to Sept. 29 and 30. 
The Crosby-Elliott contest for the cast-iron medal, which was to 
have been shot at Kansas City on March 29, was postponed on ac- 
count: of the bad weather. 
The. all-day shoot of the Dexter Park, Brooklyn Gun Club, 
April 3, commences at 10 o'clock. Thomas Short, manager. 
At Kansas City. 
Special to Forest and Stream. 
Kansas City, Mo., March 31. — The Kansas City Sweepstakes, at 
12 birds, was the only event shot to-day. There were 368 entries, 
of which thirty-six scored straight. Weather, clear. Indications 
that a large percentage of entries will fill. The shoot is working 
smoothly, and with good weather will be finished this week. The 
following' scored straight in the Kansas City Sweepstakes: J. E. 
Avery, Atlanta, Ga. ; J. E. Hicks, Columbus, O.; W. R. Crosby, 
O'Fallon, 111.; J. W. Gray, Sioux City, Ida.; Hood Waters, Balti- 
more, Md. ; Sam Hoffman, Jr.. Atlantic, la.; W. L. Hansbro, 
Paducah, Ky. ; W. A. Baker, Griffin, Ga. ; Farmer Burke, Elgin, 
Neb.; Harvey McMurchy, Fulton, N. Y. ; C. C. Herman, Kansas 
•City, Mo.; T. W. Morfey, Queens, N. Y.; Ben Eick, Sterling, 111.; 
A. H. Fox, Philadelphia, Pa.; R. Kuss, Chicago, 111.; T. A. 
Marshall, Keithsburg, 111.; L. Foley, Nichols, la.; W. H. Heer, 
Concordia, Kas.; C. B. Cockrill, Platte City, Mo.; J. L. D. Mor- 
rison, St. Paul, Minn.; H. C. Hirschey, Minneapolis, Minn.; 
F. L. Alabaster, Chicago, 111.; H. D. Bates. Ridgetown, Qnt.; 
E. D. Trotter, Kingsley, la.; F. D. Alkire, Woodlyn, O.; H. B. 
Hill, Aurora, Ind.; R. S. Rhodes, Frankfort, Ky. ; E. M. Stout, 
Circleville, la.; Chas. Kilgour, Schenectady N. Y. ; G. A. C, 
Racine, Wis.; A. C. Connor, Pekin, 111.; J. R. Graham, Winder- 
mere P. O., 111.; T. F. Dockson, Springfield, 111.; Geo. Tucker, 
Brenham, Tex.; W. R. Milner, Jay, 111. B. Waters. 
The Hamilton Gun Club. 
Hamilton, Canada, March 24. — Herewith please find scores of 
the regular fortnightly meeting of the Hamilton Gun Club, March 
15 All contestants shooting on this day were members of our club. 
With the exception of a small optional sweep in event 2, all 
events were shot for birds only. Event 2 was shot for the Peters 
Cartridge Company trophy. Complete scores to the end of the 
third round in this competition will go forward in a day or two. 
Event 3 was a team race between teams chosen by President T. 
Upton and Vice-President M. E. Fletcher, which resulted in a tie. 
Darkness prevented any further shooting: 
Targets: 10 25 10 Targets: „ 10 25 10 
T Upton, 21 8 22 7 W Work, 16 8 22 7 
C Brigger, 21 9 21 7 G Crawford, 16 6 20 7 
Clifford, Jr, 17 '5 .. 10 J Bowron, 19 6 22 .. 
E A Clifford, 18 8 19 7 H Graham, 20 5 19 7 
Dr Hunt, 18 5 21 6 B Smith, 17 8 24 7 
J Hunter, 19 6 20 4 J Cline, 17 8 20 7 
H Dynes, 19. 7 17 . . A Smith, 16 8 16 4 
Edwards, 15 •. 6 14 4 F Wilson, 15 5 20 5 
C Waterbury, 15 6 18 6 Dunham, 16 2 12 2 
J Crooks, 18 6 18 .. G Stroud, 18 17 3 
Ben It, 18 5 23 9 Dr Ingersoll, 16 .17 8 
Dr Wilson, 20 6 "21 7 G Cline, 16 15 2 
M E Fletcher, 18 9 19 9 Ben It. 
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"Uncle Lisha's Shop" is temporarily out of print. A new 
edition is in press, to be ready soon. It will have as frontispiece 
an excellent portrait of Mr. Robinson. The price will be $L25. 
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