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* FORE ST AN£>_ STHHiAM, 
Lattncn of Neola. 
Neola, the tlew 60ft. racing cutler built for Mr. George 
Mallory Pynchon by the Townsend & Downey Shipbuild- 
ing Co., Shooter's Island, from designs by Mr. William 
Gardner, of the firm of Messrs. Gardner & Cox, was 
launched on Tuesday, June 3. A sister boat to Neola was 
launched from the yard of the George Lawley & Son 
Corp., South Boston, on June 5. This boat is for Mr. 
Henry F. Lippitt, of Providence, former owner of the 
schooner Quisetta. She will be known as Weetamore. 
Neola and Weetamore are identical in every way, ex.- 
cept that the former has steel frames, while the latter's 
are of bronze. Both boats are plated with Tobin bronze. 
The frames are spaced 1514m. on centers and are webbed 
and bulbed 2 J /& by ij/^in. The plates of bronze are J^in. 
Neola will have English sails made by Ratsey & Lap- 
thorn, while Weetamore will have an American suit, made 
by Wilson & Silsby. 
The dimensions are as follows: 88ft. 8in. over all, Sift. 
6in. waterline, 16ft. 8in. breadth, and lift, draft. 
The interest in the racing among the larger, boats will be 
centered on Neola and Weetamore. The boats are beau- 
tifully built, and no expense has been spared to make 
them as perfect racing craft as possible. 
While the boats are extreme in many ways, still they 
have an unusually large amount of accommodations be- 
low under a flush deck. Aft is a large ladies' cabin, on 
the port side forward is the owner's room, while opposite 
is a steerage. Forward still is the main saloon, 12ft. long 
and extends the full width of the vessel. On the port 
side forward is the sailing master's room, while opposite 
to starboard is the galley. The forecastle is forward. 
Capt. R. T. Dennis will be in charge of Neola, while Cant. 
Harry Haff will command Weetamore. The boats will 
meet for the first time in the New York Y. C. regatta on 
June 19. 
Wmthfop Y« C 
WINTHROP, BOSTON HARBOR. 
Saturday, June 7. 
The first club handicap race of the Winthrop Y. C. was 
sailed off Winthrop, in Boston Harbor, Saturday, June 7, 
in a strong* breeze from the southwest. Three classes 
sailed, with the following summary : 
21it. Class. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Mineola » 1 01 14 0 46 14 
Greyling 0 46 2(5 0 46 26 
18ft. Class. 
Zetes II 0 47 07 0 47 07 
Hector .......0 50 44 0 48 44 
Mentor 0 51 20 0 49 20 
Favorite 0 54 20 0 51 29 
Henrietta' ., 0 57 29 0 51 29 
Thelma '. .0 56 40 0 51 40 
15ft. Class. 
Oom Paul 0 36 10 0 36 10 
Virginia 0 45 17 0 40 17 
Charlotte 0 46 18 0 44 18 
Flash ..0 48 45 0 44 45 
; The. Hull-Massachusetts Y. C. went formally into esm- 
mission on Saturday, June 7. This season promises to be 
the most successful the club has known in years. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Mr. Henry S. Burr has sold the 40-footer Nmyph 
through Messrs. Huntington & Seaman to Mr. John 
Reilly. 
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The dimensions of the steam yacht Quickstep that was 
built by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. during the past winter 
for Mr. Frederic Grinnell, are as follows: Length over 
all, 124ft. ; waterline, 102ft. 6in. ; breadth, 18ft. 3m. ; draft, 
5ft. 3in> 
8£ 
Mr. James Stillman has chartered the steam yacht 
Columbia from Mr. J. Harvey Ladew, through the agency 
of Mr. A. J. Mcintosh. 
*"?, l*£ 1*3 
Mr. George C. Williams, Hartford, Conn., has had 
James M. Bayles & Sons, of Port Jefferson, build him a 
cruising sloop. 
I*£ 4*i S*i 
Manning's Yacht Agency has sold for Mr. George Car- 
negie, of Dungeness, Ga., his steam yacht Wissoe to Mr. 
Henry P. Whitaker. The same agency has sold Mr. 
Whitaker's 50ft. launch Thetis to Mr. Charles B, Pretty- 
man, of Philadelphia, Pa. 
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There was launched on June 3 from the yard of the Gas 
Engine and Power Co. and Charles L. Seabury & Co., 
two new power yachts. The larger of the two was 
Ridgemont, built for Mr. David C. Whitney, of Detroit. 
She is 98ft. over all, 14ft. breadth and 5ft. gin. draft. The 
builders have guaranteed a speed of sixteen miles. The 
second boat is for Mr. W. W. Cole, of New York, and she 
will be used in making daily trips between Mr. Cole's 
country place at Oyster Bay and New York city. She is 
65ft. over all, 63ft. waterline, 12ft. breadth and 3ft. draft. 
The boat will be known as Advance. She will have a 
speed of eighteen miles, The frames are of oak and the 
planking of teak. 
|£ J*£ t~£ 
Mr. Randall Morgan, of Philadelphia, has purchased 
through Messrs. Gardner & Cox the English-built steam 
yacht Waturus from H. I. H. the Archduke Charles 
Stephen of Austria. The yacht will be brought to this 
side at once. Waturus was built in 1900 by Hawthorns & 
Co., Ltd., at Leith, Scotland. She is 175ft. on the water- 
line, 27.65ft. breadth and 14.8ft. depth. The yacht has 
two decks and four watertight bulkheads. Her engines 
are of the triple expansion type. Waturus was designed 
by Mr. A. H. Brown. 
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The Beverly Y. C. one-design 30-footers promise to be 
one of the strongest classes ever organized. The boats are 
exactly the same in every particular. The names of the 
boats and their owners follow: Young Miss, D. L. 
Whittemore ; Notos, C. H. Taylor, Jr., and W. O. Taylor ; 
Evelyn, John Hitchcock; Praxilla, John Parkinson; 
Arabian, Robert Winsor; Quakeress II., W. F. Harrison; 
Wahtawah. Archibald Rogers ; Pontiac, J. Arthur Beebe ; 
Mashnee, R. W. Emmons, 2d; Zingara, E. M, Farns- 
worth; Larikin, Robert Bacon; Arria, Walter G. Cotton; 
Anita, R, T. Crane, 3d; Gamecock, Louis Bacon. 
fang* und (§uUwq< 
■ — $ — 
Fixtures. 
June 13-15.— Monticello. Wis. — Annual festival of the Wisconsin 
Shooting Bund. 
July 7-8.— Meriden, Conn.— South New England Shooting Bund's 
tournament, under the auspices of the Meriden Rifle Club. 
The United States Revolver Association. 
New York, N. Y., May 26.— Editor Forest and Stream: Herewith 
are submitted the revised conditions of the annual competitions con- 
ducted by the U. S. It. A. for the year 1902; also the rules and reg- 
ulations governing the competitions, as well as the methods and cus- 
toms to be followed in conducting these matches. It is desirable that 
this matter should be published, thus early so that the revolver 
and pistol shots of the U'nited States may be fully informed in re- 
gard to all the details of the various matches, etc. 
Arrangements have been made to conduct these matches from 
August 29 to September 6 t 1902, at the following places: Sea 
Girt, N. J., simultaneously with the annual meeting ol the Na- 
tional Rifle Association, and the New Jersey State Rifle Associa- 
tion; Boston, Mass., at the Walnut Hill rifle range of the Massa- 
chusetts Rifle Association; Chicago. 111., under the auspices of the 
Chicago Sharpshooters' Association; San Francisco, Cal., at the 
Shell Mound range of the Golden Gate Rifle and Pistol Club. 
UNITED STATES REVOLVER ASSOCIATION MATCHES — REGULAR 
OR OUTDOOR EVENTS. 
Match A — Revolver Championship. — Open to everybody; dis- 
tpnee, 50yds.; 50 shots on the Standard American target, 8in. 
bullseye, 10-ring, 3.36in. Arm, any revolver, not to exceed 
2%lbs. in weight; maximum length of barrel, including cylinder, 
lOin. ; trigger pull not to be less than 2%lbs. Sights must be open, 
in front of the hammer, and not over lOin. apart. Ammunition, 
any. The score must be completed in one hour or less from the 
time of firing the first shot. Entrance fee, $5; no re-entries. Prizes: 
First, the championship silver cup, to be held until the next 
annual competition, and a gold medal; second, a silver medal; 
third, a bronze medal. 
Match B — Pistol Championship. — Open to everybody; distance, 
50yds.; 50 shots on same target as Match A. Arm, any pistol; 
length of barrel not to exceed lOin. ; trigger pull not less than 
21bs. Sights must be open, in front of the hammer, and not 
over lOin. apart. Ammunition, any. The score must be com- 
pleted in one hour or less from time of firing the first shot. 
Entrance fee, $5; no re-entries. Prizes: First, the championship 
cup, to be held until the next annual competition, and a gold 
medal; second, a silver medal; third, a bronze medal. 
Match C — Military Championship. — Open to everybody; distance, 
25, 50 and 75yds.; five consecutive strings of five shots at each 
range, on the same target as Match A. Each string at each range 
must be shot within the time limit of 15 seconds, taking time from 
the first shot. Misfires and shots lost on account of the arm be- 
coming disabled while firing any string will be scored zero. If a 
shot is fired after the time limit has elapsed, the shot of highest 
count will be deducted from the score. No cleaning allowed. 
Arm, any military revolver, or any military magazine pistol; 
barrel not to exceed 7in. in length; plain open sights; .front and 
rear sights fixed, and not adjustable; rear sight in magazine 
pistols may be adjustable for elevation only; trigger pull not less 
than 41bs. Ammunition, the full charge service cartridge. The 
score must be begun at the shortest range and must be com- 
pleted on the same day. No sighting shots will be allowed after 
beginning the score. Entrance fee, $5; no re-entries. Prizes: 
First, the championship trophy, to be held until the next annual 
competition and a gold medal; second, a silver medal; third a 
bronze medal. 
Match D — Military Record Match. — Open to everybody; dis- 
tance, 50yds. ; five consecutive strings of five shots under the 
same conditions as Match C. Entrance fee, $1; entries unlimited. 
Prizes: First, a gold trophy, to be held until the next annual 
competition, the trophy to become the property of tne competitor 
winning it three times; second, a silver medal; third, a bronze 
medal. 
INDOOR OR GALLERY EVENTS.* 
Indoor Revolver Championship. — Open to everybody; distance, 
20yds. ; 50 shots on the Standard American target, reduced so that 
the 8-ring is 2%in. in diameter. = Arm, sights and trigger pull 
same as in Match A. Ammunition; any suitable gallery charge 
approved by the executive committee. The score must be com- 
pleted in one hour or less from the time of firing the first shot. 
Entrance fee, $5. No re-entries. Prices: First, a silver cup, to 
be held until the next annual competition, the cup to become the 
property of the competitor winning it three times; second, a 
silver medal; third, a bronze medal. 
Indoor Pistol Championship. — Open to everybody; distance, 
20yds.; 50 shots on the Standard American target, reduced so 
the 8-ring is 2%in. in diameter. Arm, sights and trigger pull 
same as in Match B. Ammunition, any suitable gallery charge 
approved by the executive committee. The score must be com- 
pleted in one hour or less from the time of firing the first shot. 
Entrance fee, $5. No re-entries. Prizes: First, a silver cup, to 
' be held until the next annual competition!, the cup to become the 
property of the competitor winning it three times; second, a 
silvr medal; third, a bronze medal. 
RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP 
MATCHES OF THE U. S. R. A. 
I. General Conditions. — Competitors must make themselves 
acquainted with the rules and regulations of the Association, as 
the plea of ignorance will receive no consideration. The rulings 
and decisions of the executive committee are final in all cases. 
These rules are for general application, but will not apply in cases 
where the special conditions of any match conflict with them. 
II. Loading, Firing and Cleaning. — In all revolver and pistol 
matches the weapon must not be loaded until the competitor has 
taken his position at the firing point. The muzzle must always 
be kept vertical or pointed toward the target. In case of an ac- 
cidental discharge, or of defective ammunition, if the bullet 
comes out of the barrel it will be scored a shot. Misfires will not 
be scored except in Matches C and D. Competitors may clean 
weapons in Matches A and B, but no time allowance will be made 
for time spent in this way. All competitors will be required to 
finish their scores within the time limits specified, except in 
cases of accident, when the time may be extended at the option 
of the executive committee. Blowing through the barrel to 
moisten it will be considered "cleaning." 
In revolver matches the revolver cannot be used as a single 
loader, or so as to use a limited number of chambers in the 
cylinder. The cylinder must be charged with the full number of 
rounds for which it is chambered, and these must be shot con- 
secutively. If scores are shot in lO-shot strings, the cylinder shall 
be charged first with six rounds and then with four rounds. If 
the cylinder contains only five chambers, then the 10-shot strings 
may be shot in two strings of five shots each. In Matches C 
and D the arm shall in all cases be charged with five rounds. 
III. Position. — The position shall be standing, free from 
any support; the pistpl or revolver being held in one hand, with 
arm extended so as to be free from the body. 
IV. Arms. — Any revolver or any pistol which in the opinion 
of the executive committee complies with the conditions specified 
in Matches A and B will be allowed to compete in these' events. 
Revolvers or magazine pistols that have been adopted by any 
Government for the armament of its army or navy, or such as 
in the opinion of the executive committee are suitable for military 
service, and which comply with the conditions specified in 
Matches C and D, will be allowed in that event. Among the arms 
which may be used in this match are the ,38cal. Smith & Wesson 
military: Colt's .38cal. military; ,44cal. Smith & Wesson, Russian 
model; '.45cal. Smith & Wesson. Scofield; 45 Colt's, and the 
following magazine or automatic pistols: Colts, Borchard, Mauser, 
Luger, 
V. Sights.— In "open sights," the notch of the rear sight must 
be as wide on top as at any part. Aperture or peep sights and 
any covered or shaded sights will not be allowed. The use of a 
notch for the front sight will not be permitted. Sights may be 
smoked or blackened if desired. Sights on military arms if 
m °£t e t}? ^ in . di Z\ d ufls must remain strictly open, strong and 
substantial and suitable for military use, 
LT^I «'^' _ 7 V,P ir;o " TP r w 1 '- « specified in ^e vari- 
ous . events, shall be determined by applying & test weight equal 
to tne minimum pud ai a point %m. liutft me eriu ot utte trigger. 
V 11. Ammunition.— In Matches C and D, where full charge 
ammunition is required, it may be the product of any reputable 
manufacturer It must in all cases be brought to the firing 
point m unbroken boxes with the label of the manufacturer 
intact. 
VIII Targets.— The 200yd. Standard American rifle target No. 
i (containing the 4-ring), with an 8in. bullseye, shall be used in 
all matches, at 50yds. and at 25yds. and 75yds. in Match C. The 
same target, reduced so that the bullseye or 8-ring is 2%in. 
in diameter shall be used for all matches at 20yds. 
t. n 'u M r ark] * 1 '" and Scoring— In all matches new paper targets 
shall be turnished for each competitor. Not more than 10 shots 
are to be fired on any target at 50yds., and not more than 5 
shots per target at 20yds. ; the shot holes in all cases to remain 
uncovered and left as shot. 
Bullets touching or within a line on the target are to be scored 
the count of that line. The eye alone shall determine whether a 
bullet touches a line or not. 
Ties.— Ties shall be decided as follows: 
1. By the score at the longest distance. 
2- By the score at the next longest distance. 
3. By the fewest number of shots of lowest count. 
4. By firing five shots each under the same conditions as the 
match, and these rules in regard to ties, until decided. 
-X.I. Records.— The shooting for secords shall, when practicable, 
be done on the grounds or in a gallery of a regularly organized 
shooting association or club, and in the presence of at least two 
witnesses, one of whom shall be an officer of the club. 
The foregoing rules and regulations and the conditions govern- 
ing the championship matches of the U. S. R. A. must in all cases 
be observed and followed. 
The record score .shall begin with the first shot after the 
shooter has announced his intention to shoot for record only; the 
i rst <1° ? hots wil1 apply t0 the 10-shot record ; the first 20 shots to 
the 20-shot record, and so on to 50 or 100 shots, as the shooter 
may desire. 
After finishing the record score, the targets shall be identified 
and signed by the witnesses, as above designated. The witnesses 
shall also prepare and sign a certificate of prescribed form which 
with all targets, shall be forwarded to the U. S. R. A. addressed' 
to the secretary-treasurer. If all the 'conditions, rules and regu- 
lations have been complied with, the scoring correct, and if the 
score is higher than or equal to any previously made under the 
same conditions, it will be declared a new record. The score will 
then be entered as such in the record book of the Association 
and the shooter formally notified to that effect. 
FORM OF CERTIFICATE. 
- .... Date ,. 
JName of Club or Association 
Location). - .] 
On , 190 , Mr residing at 
j declared his intention to shoot for 
record with the [revolver or pistol]* at yards. 
The shooting was done in acoordance with the rules and 
regulations governing the [any revolver, military revolver or 
pistol] championship matches of the U. S. R, A., the details 
being as follows: 
Target 
Make of Arm 
Trigger Pull 
Length of Barrel 
Sights - 
Distance, yards. Verified bv the undersigned. 
The first shot of the score was fired at the hour of 
and the last shot at 
Weather conditions: .. 
Witnesses : 
Officer of Club or Association. 
* These are conducted in the month of March each year. 
* Use word applying as case requires. 
The following records made on the Standard American target 
are recognized by the U. S. R. Association: 
„„ , Pistol, 50yds. 
100 shots: IE Gorman, May 26, 1901 942 
100 shots: E E Patridge, March 1. 1902 942 
50 shots: Thomas Anderton, Dec 7, 1901 476 
10 shots: C H Taylor, Nov. 8, 1898 100 
10 shots: T Anderton, May 13, 1899 100 
Revolver, 50yds. 
600 shots: F E Bennett, June 9, 18S8 5093 
100 shots: C B Richmond, Tune 1, 1901 918 
10 shots. W C Johnston, July 7, 1888 100 
20yds. — Indoors. 
100 shots: W E Petty. March 15, 1901 90S 
10 shots: G W Waterhouse 98 
METHODS AND CUSTOMS TO BE FOLLOWED IN CONDUCTING THE 
ANNUAL COMPETITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES 
REVOLVER ASSOCIATION. 
When a competitor signifies his intention to shoot in any of 
the events, after paying the entrance fee, a regular ticket or 
duplicate score card (furnished by the United States Revolver As- 
sociation) is filled out and issued to him, which is his receipt 
for the entrance fee. His score need not necessarily be shot im- 
mediately after issuing the ticket. The ticket, however, gives 
him his right of priority in case he wishes to shoot at a certain 
time, and there are other competitors who wish to shoot also 
at that time. Tickets not used are forfeited. 
When a competitor wishes to shoot his score his arm is in- 
spected by the officer in charge to make sure that it conforms 
with the rules and requirements of the event in which he enters. 
Competitors who wish to enter in any of the events should be 
urged to have their arms examined by the executive officer or 
committee in charge of the matches as soon as possible, so that 
in case there should be any exceptions made to the sights, the 
trigger pull or any other details there will be an opportunity to 
have these exceptions corrected so as to comply with the re- 
quirements when the official test and inspection is made before 
shooting the score. 
In Matches C and D the officer in charge should have a reliable 
stop watch, so that the timing will be accurate. It is well when- 
ever possible to have two men time the competitor, so as to have 
an additional check. A new target must be furnished for each 
string of five shots at each range. According to the rules, if a 
comeptitor starts to shoot a string at any range and his arm 
becomes disabled from any cause, those shots which reach the 
target within 15 seconds after the first shot will be counted as 
the complete score for the five shots. In the case of a disabled 
arm, the officer or committee in charge may allow the competitor 
to complete the remaining string of his score with another arm. 
Shots on the paper target outside of the 4-ring count 3; shots 
missing the paper target count zero. 
All original score cards and all the targets shot in the various 
events are to be carefully preserved and forwarded, carriage pre- 
paid, to the United States Revolver Association addressed to the 
secretary- treasurer. 
In order that the conditions may be uniform, and eliminate as 
much as possible the special conditions in regard to wind, etc., 
that may exist at the different places where the matches may be 
held, the shooters should be protected at the firing point by a 
shelter. This may be either the regular shooting house of the 
club, or, if the shooting is done in the open, by a suitable tent or 
temporary frame structure having an opening in the direction of 
the target, the other three sides being inclosed. The bui'd : ng or 
tent should be large enough to accommodate also the officer or 
committee in charge of the match, so that the shooter may be at 
all times in sight of the officer in charge of the range at the time 
the score is made. A table of suitable size should be provided 
near the firing point for holding ammunition and for the con- 
venience of the competitor to clean his arm in those events where 
cleaning is allowed. The firing point should be plainly marked 
and so located as to be at least six feet from any timbers, guards, 
ropes, tables, etc. 
NOTE. 
The sheltering of the shooter as herein, provided is not con- 
sidered a practical condition for military -shooting. It is, how- 
ever, in the opinion of the executive committee a necessity, in 
order to make the conditions uniform when the shooting is to be 
done in different parts of the United States. 
At Sea Girt, N. J., where the military events were conducted 
in 1900 and 1901, the shooter was obliged to stand out in the open 
and shoot his score in strictly military fashion. As long as this 
match was conducted at one place and all the competitors were 
shooting under the same conditions, it was eminently fair to all, 
and proper to have the shooting done under these conditions. The 
weather conditions are, however, very different in different parts 
of the country where it is now propose?! to hold the matches 
simultaneously during the first week in3 September. In some 
