Jan. 17, 1903.] 
FOREST » AND STREAM, 
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face is waived, and, in lieu thereof, the Royal St. Law- 
rence Y. C. and the Manchester Y. C. shall furnish, 
each to the other or their representatives, a certificate of 
the following terms: Messrs. (giving names), who are 
chosen to sail on the representative yacht of this club, are 
members of the club and are amateurs in the spirit of the 
word.' 
'Therefore, it is A^oted that a committee of three be ap- 
pointed by the executive committee from among the mem- 
bers of the Manchester Y. C. to select any number of 
boats which they may see fit to represent the Manchester 
Y. C. in races on Lake St. Louis next July; and that the 
committee be also empowered to select from among mem- 
bers of the Manchester Y. C. a crew of four men to 
handle such boats, and that this crew be allowed to name 
such substitutes as they see fit from among members of 
the Manchester Y. C, and that they shall also have the 
full decision as to the boat which is to represent the Man- 
chester Y. C. in the Seawanhaka cup races." 
The committee of three elected as provided above were 
E. S. Grew, H. B. Pearson and A. M. Merriam. 
An 85ft. auxiliary schooner has been ordered from 
Small Bros, by Mr. W. Amory Gardner, who is at present 
owner of the old cup defender Mayflower. The model 
for the new schooner was worked out by Capt. Small, 
who has been Mr. Gardner's sailing master for 16 years, 
and the layout of the ship was also devised by him, while 
the lines were perfected by Small Bros. The yacht will 
be built by Rice Bros., of East Boothbay, Me., and it is 
expected that her cost will be about $40,000. Her sails 
will be made by Wilson and Silsby. She will be entirely 
of wood construction, very heavy for cruising purposes. 
There will be 50 tons of ballast, 40 tons of which will be 
on the outside and 10 tons inside. She will carry a 40- 
horse power gasoline engine. 
The principal dimensions of the new 3'acht will be 125ft. 
over all, 85ft. waterline, 24ft. beam and 12ft. draft of hull. 
She will be a centerboard, and, with the board dow^n, will 
draw about 20ft. Her displacement will be 138 tons and 
she will carry 8,285 square feet of sail in her working 
sails. Tiie lines show a well-turned boat, Avith easy lines. 
Her overhangs are generous, although not abnormal, and 
she has a very pretty sheer. She should be a good hand- 
ler in a seaway and should also be able to get 
along at a good clip under sail. Her motor will take her 
along in calm weather at the rate of from 5 to 7 miles an 
hour. 
Below decks she has been well cut up and there is the 
appearance of freedom and room all over her. There is 
an exceptionally well appointed galley with the maxi- 
mum of space and light. The officers' and crew's quar- 
ters and the galley are finished in butternut. The main 
saloon and staterooms are finished in mahogany and white 
enamel. There are 5 staterooms in all. 
At the annual meeting of the Squantum Y. C. the fol- 
lowing officers were elected: Com., Hon. C. M. Bryant; 
Vice-Com., G. W. Glover; Rear-Com., C. J. Hendrie; 
Sec'y, E. M. Tribou; Treas., A. L. Hill; Meas., F. M. 
David; Trustee, F. J. Stewart; Regatta Committee: W. 
J. Croucher, E. J. Hendrie, E. J. Patterson and Dr. F. A. 
Locke. 
The Volunteer Y. C, of Lynn, has elected the following 
officers : Com., W. B. Newhall ; Vice-Com., U. S. flogan ; 
Fleet Capt., C. W. Macomber; Sec'y and Treas., O. M. 
Farley; Meas., C. B. Taylor; Directors, F. W. Martin, 
O. N. Robbins and H. A. Alley; Regatta Committee, G. 
G. S. Butterick, P. J. Heaslip, F. S. Sawyer, F. R. Hum- 
phrey and F. S. Sherr}^ 
At the annual meeting of the Hull-Massachusetts Y. C, 
held at the town house last Saturda3% the following offi- 
cers were elected: Com., E. P. Boynton, schooner Mag- 
nolia ; Vice-Com., G. E. Hills, launch Kasagi ; Rear-Com., 
Alfred Douglas, sloop Shyessa; Sec'}--, William Avery 
Gary; Treas., Dexter M. Smith; Meas., W. E. Sherriffs; 
Executive Committee for two years, Charles Hayden and 
L. M. Clark; Membership Committee for two years, B. 
S. Permar and Arthur Prince Shaw ; Regatta Cominittee 
for two years, Foster Hooper and C. C. Clapp. 
Kiley's yacht agency has sold the 62-ft. schooner Re- 
cruit to Edward F. Blake, of Mystic, Conn., the 30-ft. 
naphtha launch Flirt to E. H. Dickinson and the 28ft. 
cat Stride to Fraiik B. Darrow, of Newport. The same 
agency has sold the 90-ft. steam yacht Eileen to George 
L. Goodwin of St. Louis, who will use her on Lake 
Champlain. 
The 3S-footer Bacchante has recently been sold through 
the agency of Frank N. Tandy to T. H. Dougherty, of 
Philadelphia, by the George Lawley & Son Corporation. 
Mr. Richmond, the former owner, gaye the Bacchante in 
part payment for a larger boat, which Lawley is now 
building for him. The Bacchante was designed by Fred 
Lawley and built by Lawley in 1900. She is 55ft. over 
all, 35ft. load waterline, 12ft. 6in. beam, 8ft. draft. 
John B. Killeex. 
English Letter, 
I MUST correct the list of names of owners in the 
new South Coast one-design class, as given in my last 
letter. Capt. J. Orr-Ewing is not a member of the 
class. He is a very ardent yachtsman and a member 
of the Y. R. A. Council. His attitude has been bluntly 
opposed to the new class on the ground that it will 
take the place of open racing. The list of names as T 
gave it, was published in many London papers, but it 
appears to have been sent to them anonymously, and 
the inclusion of Capt. Orr-Ewing's name was probably 
due to inadvertence, such as causes tradesmen to send 
in their bills occasionally after they have been paid. 
The boats are to be 33ft. on the loadline by gft. 6in. 
broad, and the good sail spread of 1,550 sq. ft. They 
will have one cabin, with lavatory forward of it, and a 
good cockpit aft. In fact, they are pretty certain to 
be good little boats, but the better they are the more 
harm they will do. 
The sub-committee appointed by the Y. R. A. Coun- 
cil to consider what alteration, if any, should be made 
in the luffing rule, has returned a report that they have 
examined all other rules on the point, and can advise 
no change, but that an explanator3'- footnote to the rule 
should state that a leeward vessel's right to luff ceases 
when, if she luft'ed, or continued her luff, her bowsprit, 
pr stem^ would strike the weather vessel abaft thf 
main rigging. I fancy there is still room for dispute 
in a case where the weather boat protests on the 
ground that she was luft'ed too long and when no foul 
occurs. According to the "explanation," as I read it, 
a foul is the only conclusive proof as to whether the 
rule has been violated or not, and many an owner on 
a breezy day will prefer to be luffed far off his course 
rather than risk a f6ul, lodging a protest afterward. 
To my mind, the simplest rule is to let the lee boat 
luff as she likes, and hold the weather boat responsible 
for all fouls, provided, of course, that the weather boat 
has, while on that point of sailing, had the option of 
taking the lee passage. I can see no hardship in this, 
once the rule is thoroughly understood. If a vessel 
is disqualified by receiving a '"parting kick," it would 
be her fault, not her misfortune. 
A very instructiA^e example of the way in which our 
Y. R. A. works has been afforded in the matter of the 
handicap classes. For months the yachting press has 
been hammering away at the necessity for the Asso- 
ciation departing from its custom of official blindness 
to handicap racing, and taking steps to encourage it 
on a sound basis. Not an eyelid stirred among the 
members of the council, so far as the public is aware, 
and the upshot is that all the leading yacht owners met 
together on Dec. 16 and drew up a scheme (and a very 
complete one) for the better regulation of handicap 
racing. Having done this, they sent a spokesman, in 
the person of Colonel Dick, secretary of the Royal 
Thames Y. C, to wait upon the council at its next 
meeting, which was held a few days later. He sub- 
mitted these plans, and, on behalf of the owners, asked 
for their adoption. The council promised to consider 
the matter, and will hold a meeting this month for the 
purpose. Now it is pretty safe to say thst the council 
dare not refuse to recognize handicap racing after this, 
and even to follow very closely the suggestions made 
by the owners. To pursue the policy of masterly in- 
activity will at this juncture assuredly lead to a rival 
association being established by the owners. That 
seems to me to be a very weakening position for the 
Y. R. A. to occupy, and yet it is absolutely characteris- 
tic. A thoroughly well-meaning body, no doubt, but 
hopelessly slow in intelligent anticipation. The fol- 
lowing are proposals made by the owners. It will be 
seen that they deal with every class, down to the 
smallest: 
For the purpose of classifying and for ascertaining 
au}-^ alteration of yachts, we strongly recommend that 
all yachts in the recognized handicap races be measured 
an'd have certificates granted to them under the follow- 
ing formulae: 
L. W. L. X S. A. 
= Handicap Classification. 
6,000 
That Y. R. A. Rules 17 and 63 shall as far as the same 
are applicable apply to such certificates. 
That the clubs be strongly recommended to divide, 
as far as may be practicable, their handicaps into the 
following classes: 
First Class. — Yachts exceeding 65, handicap classi- 
fication. 
Second Class. — Yachts exceeding 30 but not exceed- 
ing 65, handicap classification. 
Third Class. — Yachts exceeding 15 but not exceeding 
30, handicap classification. 
Fourth Class. — Yachts exceeding 9 and not exceeding 
15, handicap classification. 
That the maximum time allowance, in each of the 
above classes, be limited to one minute per mile over 
the course. 
That a handicap committee be appointed by the 
Yacht Racing Association. 
That handicaps be framed for a series not exceeding: 
five races, after which the committee shall meet, if con- 
sidered necessary, to re-adjust the handicaps. 
That owners or their representatives authorized, in 
writing, be given the opportunity of attending before 
the handicap committee, and tendering such informa- 
tion as they may consider necessary for the proper 
framing of the handicaps. 
It is reported here that Mr. George Gould is negoti- 
ating for the charter of the new turbine steam yacht, 
latel)"- launched for Sir Christopher Furness. The ves- 
sel is not nearly ready for her trials, therefore such 
an arrangement is somewhat unique. 
• Several new steam yachts have just been ordered 
for next season. Mr. Andrew Coats, owner of the 
52ft. racing cutter. Camellia, has ordered a vessel of 
450 tons, yacht measurement, to be built by Messrs. 
D. & W. Henderson, Glasgow. Mr. F, C. Capel has 
ordered a steamer of 250 tons, and Mr. P. M. Inglis, 
of Glasgow, has ordered a vessel of about 400 tons. 
Mr. Inglis is the owner of the 65ft. racing- cutter 
Nevada, designed b}^ Mr. C. F. Herreshoff, during his 
staj' in this countrj'. 
E. H. Hamilton. 
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Ossining Gon Club, 
OssiNiNG, N. Y., Jan. 12. — That good shooting with both rifle 
and shotgun cannot reasonably be expected of the same person is 
no news to old shooters, and we are begimiing to appreciate the 
fact from bitter experience. All of our members who have taken 
an active part recently in trapshooting, and who have made good 
scores at clay birds, have dropped far below their average in rifle 
practice. Blandford held up for a long time, but after breaking 
34 out of 35 clay birds, all swift ones, he, too, succumbed. Fol- 
lowing are our scores for week ending Jan. 10: 
Five shots at 50ft., him. 35-ring target: Frank Tompkins 119, 
121; H. Gurlach 112, 111. Fred Tompkins 112; Willie Wheeler 
116, 112. Ill: James Schmidt 114: H. S. Orchard 119; D. Brandreth 
122; C. G. Blandford 120, 116, 11.3. 120, 123, 122; Amos Bedell 107. 
Rifle matches at 50ft.: N. Tuttle 115, 116, 112. Wm Fisher 107, 
112, 105. Wm. Fisher 112, Jas. Schmidt 106. 
Pistol scores at 50ft.: Wm. Fisher 42, N. Tuttle 73, F. Ball 100. 
Pistpl matches at 50ft. : C. G. Blandford 104, 106, E. F. Ball 99, 
101. 
Ten-shot scores at 75ft.. same target : Geo. Tompkins 225, A. 
Bedell 217. C. G. Blandford 237, 227, 233; E. F. Ball 224, 224, 230; 
D. Brandreth 225. 
Matches at 75ft. : C. G. Blandford 223, 237, 220; E. P. BaU 218, 
226, 212. 
In the re-entry match for non-members, Fr£(nk Tompkins is high 
wit{) §42, S. Orchard se?ond with 241, ' ' I", B, 
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Fixtures* 
Jan. 13-15.— El Paso, Texas. — Grand midwinter carnival shooting 
tournament, under auspices of the El Paso Gun Club. W. H. 
Shelton, Sec'y. 
Jan. 13.-16.— Hamilton, Can. — Hamilton Gun Club's thirteenth 
annual grand Canadian live-bird handicap tournament. 
Jan. 15. — Guttenburg, N. J. — Eastern three-man team live-bird 
championship, $7.50 per team, birds extra. For information ad- 
dress Gus Greiff, 318 Broadway, New York. 
Jan. 26-30. — Brenham, Texas. — Second annual Sunny South 
Handicap; live birds and targets. 
Feb. 10-14. — Detroit, Mich. — Open tournament under the auspices 
of the Tri-State Automobile and Sporting Goods Association. 
Targets and live birds. John Parker, manager; S. G. Lewis, 
Secretary-Treasurer. 
Feb. 20-21. — New Orleans, La. — First tournament of the Missis- 
sippi Valley Trapshooters' and Game Protective Association; Car- 
nival Week, under auspices of the City Park Gim Club; $500 
added. Percy S. Benedict, Sec'y. 
Feb. 2.3. — Ossining, N. Y. — Ossining Gun Club's M^ashington's 
Birthday shoot. C. G. Blandford, Capt. 
April 14-17. — Kansas City, Mo. — The Interstate Association's 
fourth Grand American Handicap at targets, at Blue River Shoot- 
ing Park. One thousand dollars added to the purses. Elmer E. 
Shaner, Secretary-Manager, 111 Fourth avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. 
May — . — Lincoln, Neb. — Nebraska State Sportsmen's Associa- 
tion's twenty-seventh annual tournament, under the auspices of 
the Lincoln Gun Club. T. E. Mockett, Seo'y. _ 
May 27-29. — Fort Wayne, Ind. — Three-day live-bird and target 
tournament of the Corner Rod and Gun Club. John V. Linker, 
Sec'y. 
May 30. — Detroit, Mich. — Winchester Gun Club's Decoration 
Day third annual tournament; all day. Rose system and average 
prizes. Sliding handicap, 16, 18 and 20yds., D. A. Hitchcock, 
Sec'y-Treas. 
June — . — Schenectady, N. Y. — New York State shoot, under 
auspices of the Schenectady Gun Cliib. 
June 9-11. — Cincinnati, O.— Seventeenth annual target tourna- 
ment of the Ohio Trapshooters' League. Chas. T. Dreihs, Sec'y. 
June 16-19. — Warm Springs, Ga. — The Interstate Association's 
tournament, under the auspices of the Meriwether Gun Club. 
Chas. L. Davis, Sec'y. 
July 30- Aug. 1. — Viroqua, Wis.— The Interstate Association's 
tournament, under the auspices of the Viroqua Rod and Gun Club. 
Dr. R. W. Baldwin, Sec'y. 
Aug. 19-20. — Ottawa, 111.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Rainmakers' Gun Club. Paul A. 
Selembier, Sec'y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
The programme of the second annual Sunny South Handicap 
can be obtained on application to Mr. Alf. Gardiner, Brenham, 
Texas. The dates are Jan. 26 to 31. The Sunny South Handi- 
cap is iixed to take place on Jan. 28 and 29. The conditions are 
25 live birds, $20 entrance, birds included, handicaps 26 to 31yds., 
four moneys, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent., and in addition to first 
money, the winner will receive a handsome silver cup. value 
$100. Entries close Jan. 20; forfeit, $5. Penalty entries may he 
made after Jan. 10, up to the time the last man fires at his second 
bird by paying $5 extra. The Grand American handicaps of 1902 
will govern. A special committee will handicap those who did 
not shoot in the G. A. H. All ties for trophy will be shot miss- 
and-out. The first day, Jan. 28, has two events, one 8 birds, 
$5 entrance, birds included, high guns; one 12 birds, $8 entrance, 
high guns, four moneys in each event. On the second day the 
Preliminary Handicap is on the programme, 16 live birds, $10 
entrance, birds included; class shooting, 50, 30 and 20 per cent. 
On the fifth and sixth days, the programme is devoted to target 
competition, tlie last event being the Sunny South Handicap at 
targets, 100 targets, $10, five moneys, handicaps 14 to 20yds. 
'is - I .-aJ^lS 
Mr. Elmer E. Shaner, secretary-manager Interstate Association, 
Pittsburg, writes us as follows: "Please announce to the readers 
of Forest and Stream that the Interstate Association has made 
arrangements to hold the fourth Grand American Handicap at 
targets at Blue River Shooting Park, Kansas City, Mo., April 
14, 15, 16 and 17. One thousand dollars will be added to the 
purses. Programmes containing detailed information will be 
ready for mailing March 4." He also adds that "the Interstate 
Association will give a tournament at Ottawa. 111., Aug. 19 and 20, 
iinder the auspices of the Rainmakers' Gun Club." 
•5 
"The Western Girl" is playing to crowded houses in central 
^^ew York State, and Mr. F. E. Butler was glowing with a feel- 
ing of just pride in Sportsman's Row, New York city, for several 
days past, in consequence, for the heroine is Annie Oakley (Mrs. 
Butler). For does not tlie support of the public signifv the suc- 
cess of the actors? Is not the star the genuine "Little Sure Shot," 
famous for years as the incomparable lady shooter of Buffalo Bill's 
Wild West, and socially as a peer of true ladyhood. All her 
hosts of friends rejoice. 
Mr. Carl Von Lengerke, who is well known as a popular trade 
representative, started earlv this week on a three months' trip 
through the Middle ^^'est, where he will visit the trade in the 
interest of his company. Nearly all the great cities north of the 
Ohio and west of the Rocky Mountains will be within his itin- 
erarJ^ He is an able business man, and most entertaining so- 
cially, so that his visit will be a distinct gain to those who have 
the good fortune to meet him. 
Hi 
Mr. D. S. Daudt, famous in the annals of Pennsylvania trap- 
shooting competition, and Mr. T. W. Morfey, have made a match 
at 100 live birds each, $100 a side, to be shot some time in Feb- 
ruary next, at Rittersville, Pa. The date of the match will be 
announced in ample time for the information of all who are 
interested. 
The Jackson Park Gun Club, of Paterson, N. J., contemplates 
broadening its sphere of action, as set forth in detail by our corre- 
spondent, Mr. Wm. Dutcher, elsewhere in our trap columns this 
week. 
n 
The second win on the Crescent Athletic Club's January cup 
was scored by Dr. George E. Pool, at Bav Ridge, L. I., on Sat- 
urday of last week. He scored 49 out of a possible 50. 
H 
At Seidersville, Pa., on Jan. 10, Mr. D. Daudt won a silver 
medal in a 12-bird event, killing 11 straight and shooting out his 
opponents in the eleventh round. 
Bkxnakd Waters. 
Keystone Shooting League. 
Philadelphia, Jan. 10.— At the League's grounds, Holmesburg 
Junction, to-day, the two main events were the chib shoot, 10 
buds, handicap rise, and the officers' trophy event, 15 birds, han- 
dicap, best twelve scores out of twenty-two contests to cOunt. 
This was the second contest of the officers' series. 
The weather was exceedingly cold, yet tliere was a fairly good 
attendance. 
In the club shoot, Rothaker and Budd were tite only con- 
lestants who killed straight. The scores: 
Rothacker, 29 2222222222-^0 Butler, 28 00010101*''— 4 
Russell, 28 0*2202222*— 6 Coffin, 28 2***110122— 6 
Jackson, 30 *222222020— 7 Budd, 29 111111112''— 10 
Morris, 27 12011*1112— 8 Campbell, 28 *001212022— 6 
Jackson was high in the officers* event with 14 out of a possible 
15. The scores: 
Rothacker, 29. .222222202002222— 12 Coffin, 28 0222211222*11"!— 13 
Russell, 28 020222202222*12—11 Budd, 29... 2'>02*222-:'09110''— 11 
Jackson, 30.... 2222222221221 20-1 4 Campbell, 27. ;20012221202"0*''-10 
Morris, 27. .... .011101202222112— 12 Van Loon, 28.112021*11101220—11 
Special miss-and-out, 30yds. rise: 
Van Loon 21221* —5 Jackson Wii _o 
Budd 2121111—7 Coffin . . . ""■'^iSo-^inZfi 
MoTTis 22121U-7 Campbell .....[!;";;;;2220^^ 
