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a demerit of one shall be counted. The sum total of such demerits 
divided by 15 shall be considered the demerit per cent. The de- 
merit per cent, deducted from 100 shall be the accuracy per cent., 
and the highest score wins. Should the fly be whipped off, time 
will be allowed to replace it and one minute allowed to extend 
line to buoy then to be cast at. 
Monday, March 2, 7:30 P. M.— Class O, light trout fly-casting 
contest. Distance only. Rod must not weigh more than four 
ounces, with an allowance of three-quarters of an ounce for solid 
reel seat. Open to all who have never cast more than SO feet in 
any similar club or tournament contest. Length of leader un- 
restricted. 
Tuesday, March 3, 2:30 P. M.— Class P, dry fly-casting for ac- 
curacy. Open to all. The flies to be used in this event will be 
furnished by the committee. At buoys 35 and 45 feet. Five casts 
at each buoy; 30 seconds allowed to extend line. Thereafter each 
time fly falls on water it will be scored. Not to exceed five dry 
casts allowed between casts to score. Should the fly be whipped 
ofT time will be allowed to attach a new one, when 30 seconds will 
again be allowed to extend line. 
Loose line on platform or coil in hand will not be permitted in 
this event. 
If fly falls within one foot of buoy cast at, accuracy shall be con- 
sidered perfect. For each foot or fraction of a foot in excess of 
one foot from such buoy a demerit of one shall be counted, the 
sum total of such demerits divided by 10 shall be considered the 
demerit per cent. The demerit per cent, deducted from 100 shall 
be the accuracy per cent. To the accuracy per cent, shall be 
added the average number of seconds the fly may float each time 
cast on the water, and the total shall be the score. 
Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 P. M.— Class Q, light rod trout fly- 
casting contest. Distance only. Open to all. Rod must not 
weigh more than four ounces, with an allowance of three-quarters 
of an ounce for solid reel seat. Length of leader imrestricted. 
.Wednesday, March 4, 2:.30 P. :M.— Class R, light trout flj-rod 
contest. Distance only. Open to ail. Rod must not weigh more 
than five ounces, with an allowance of three-quarters of an ounce 
for solid reel seat. 
Wednesday, March 4, 7:30 P. M. — Class S, single-handed bait- 
casting contest for distance and accuracy. Open to all. Five casts 
shall be made for distance with half-ounce rubber frog, to be 
furnished by the committee. Ten casts shall be made for ac-' 
curac5'— five at each of two buoys — 60 and 80 feet distance from 
casting point. 
These casts to be made with half-ounce rubber frog, and for 
each foot or fraction of a foot that the frog falls from the buoy 
cast at a demerit of one shall be counted, the sum total of such 
demerits, divided by 10, shall be considered the demerit per cent. 
The demerit per cent, deducted from 100 shall be the accuracy per 
cent. 
For distance, five casts shall be made and the average added to 
the percentage of accuracy shall constitute the score. Highest 
wins. 
No limit to rod or line or method of casting, but- all casts must 
be made from a free running reel. 
Should frog fall outside the side boundaries of the tank, the 
cast shall count, but will not be scored. 
Two trial casts for distance and one trial ca.st at each buoy may 
be made by each contestant before casting to score. 
Thursday, March 5, 2:30 P. M. — Class T, trout fly-casting con- 
test. Distance only. Weight of rod and length of leader un- 
restricted. Open to all who have not cast over 90 feet in any 
similar club or tournament event. 
Thursday, March 5, 7:30 P. M.— Class U, single-handed trout 
fly-casting contest. Distance only. Open to all who have never 
cast over 100 feet. Weight of rod and length of leader unre- 
stricted. 
Friday, March 6, 2:30 P. M.— Class V, single-handed bait-- 
casting. For distance only. Open to all. Five casts shall be 
made overhead for distance with a quarter-ounce lure, to be fur- 
nished by the committee. Each contestant may make not more 
than three trial casts before casting to score. No limit to weight 
of rod or line, but cast must be made from free running reel. 
Should the frog fall outside the side boundaries of the tank the 
cast shall count, but will not be scored. The sum total of casts 
scored divided by 5 shall be the average score. Flighest average 
wins. 
Friday, March 6, 7:30 P. M.— Class W, black bass fly-casting 
contest. Distance only. Open to all. At the discretion of the 
contestant a fly on a No. 4 hook or larger to be used; these to 
be furnished by the committee. Weight of rod and length of 
leader unrestricted. 
Saturday, March 7, 2:30 P. M.— Class X, single-handed bait- 
castmg contest. Distance only. Open to all. Five casts shall 
be made overhead with half-ounce rubber frog, to be furnished by 
the committee. The longest cast to count. Each contestant may 
make not more than three trial casts before casting to score. 
No limit to weight of rod or line, but cast must be made from 
free running reel. Should the frog fall outside the side bounda- 
ries of the tank the cast shall count, but will not be scored. 
Saturday, March 7, 7:30 P. M.— Class Y, single-handed trout fly- 
casting contest. Distance only. Open to all. W'eight of rod and 
length of leader unrestricted. 
Mf, Cristadoro^s Tame Bass. 
Senator Clapp, of Minnesota, has a constituent in 
town, Mr. Charles Christadorp, who stirs the imagination 
with great fish stories. Mr. Christadoro is very familiar 
with the vicinity of Cass Lake, where Senator Clapp goes 
fishing- nearly every simimer and has been trjdng to have 
a national park located up there somewhere in the neigh- 
bcrhood of the Lake of the Woods, but without much 
success. 
"The wall-eyed bass are so numerous in Cass Lake 
that they are tame," said Mr. Christadoro. "They come 
up out of the water and we give them names to Avhich 
they answer." 
Senator Clapp will not dispute the accuracy of his 
constituent's story. — Washington Post. 
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Flxtares. 
Feb. 11-14. — New York. — Twenty-seventh annual show of the 
Westminster Kennel Club. James Mortimer, Supt. 
Feb. lS-21. — Newark, N. J. — Show of New Jersey Kennel Asso- 
ciation. C. G. Hopton, Sec'y. 
Feb. 20-21. — Denver, Colo. — Bench show of Colorado Kennel 
Club. 
Feb. 23-26. — Boston, Mass. — New England Kennel Club's nine- 
teenth annual show. W. B. Emery, Sec'y. 
March 4-7.— Pittsburg, Pa. — Show of Duquesne Kennel Club, of 
Western Pennsylvania. 
March 10-13.— Rochester, N. Y.— Show of Rochester Kennel Club. 
March 12-14. — Coshocton, O. — Show of Coshocton Kennel Club. 
March 17-20.— Uhrichsville, O.— Show of Twin City Kennel Club. 
March 25-28. — Chicago. — Show of Chicago Kennel Club. 
March 30-31.— St. Louis.— Show of St. Louis Collie Club. 
March 31-April 3.— BulTalo, N. Y.— Show of Buffalo Kennel Club. 
April 1-4. — New Orleans, La. — Show of Southwestern Kennel 
Club. 
April 1-4.— Victoria, B. C— Show of Victoria Kennel Club. 
April 8-11.— Atlantic City, N. J.— Show of Atlantic City Kennel 
Club. 
May 29-30.— Hempstead, L. I. — Open air show of Ladies' Kennel 
Association of America. 
Nov. 3-0. — New York. — ^Annual show of Ladies' Kennel Associa- 
tion of Anierica. 
Massachusetts Kennel Club. 
Worcester, Mass. — The Massachusetts Kennel Club 
held its adjourned annual meeting at 476 Main street, 
Feb. 4, at Worcester, and the nominating committee 
reported a full list of officers for the ensuing year. 
The new membership committee reported thirty new 
members for the club. Last year the club held its first 
show in conjunction with the j^orcester Agricultural 
Fair, but at this meeting they voted not to have a show 
this season, but to have one in February or March, 
T904, to be held just before or after the Boston Show, 
so that the dogs on the circuit would be entered in 
Worcester. 
TJie club seemed to think that a city of 130,000 peo- 
ple ought to support a good show. 
Tri-State Atftomobile and Spotting- Goods 
Association Show* 
Detroit. Mich., Feb. 3. — The entries 'for the show to be 
given in connection with the Sporting Goods Association 
has closed with 225 entries, all classes being well repre- 
sented, especially setters and pointers; English setters 
being 45, Irish 13, pointers 32. collies 13, bull terriers 17. 
Mr. John Davidson will judge all classes. There is 
great interest being taken in this show, and it is assured a 
great success, which will be a great help for a larger one 
next year. Thomas Blake. 
Points and Flushes. 
A meeting of the Great Dane Club of America will be 
held in the Ashland House, New York, on February 12, 
at 8 P. M. Mr. C. H. Mantler is the secretary. 
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Prkes or Canoeists. 
In order to encourage canoeists and .small boat sailors, 
who do their knocking about on inland waters, to keep 
a record of their trips and experiences, the publishers of 
Forest and Stream oifer cash prizes for the best ac- 
counts of cruises taken during the season of 1903. As 
few restrictions as possible will be imposed, and those 
given are made onh^ with the view of securing some uni- 
forrait3^ among the competitors' stories, so that the 
judges will be able to make a fair award. 
The prizes Avill be as follows : 
First, $50.00. !j. u 
Second, $25.00. ^' 
Third, $15.00. 
Fourth and Fifth, $TO.oo each. 
Sixth to Eighth, $5.00 each. 
L The cruise must be actually taken between May i 
and November i, 1903. 
II. The cruise must be made on the (fresh water) in- 
land streams and lakes of the United States or Canada. 
III. The canoe or boat in which the cruise is made 
must not be more than i8ft. long over all. 
IV. An accurate log of the trip must be kept and all 
incidents and information that would be of value to other 
canoeists covering the same route should be carefully 
recorded. 
V. A description of the boat in which the cruise is 
made should preface the story, and a list of outfit and 
supplies. 
VI. Photographs of the boat and of the country passed 
through, not smaller than 4x5, should, if possible, accom- 
pany each story, and they will be considered in making 
the awards. 
VII. Stories shotdd contain not less than five thousand 
words, written on one side of the paper only. 
VIII. An outline chart of the trip drawn on white 
paper in black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) 
should also be sent in. 
Each manuscript to which a prize is awarded shall be- 
come the property of the Forest and Stream Publishing 
Company. All manuscript should reach tlic office of 
the Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broad- 
way, New York, N. Y., on or before December i, 1903. 
American Canoe Association. 
Amendments to the Constitution, 
Amend Article V., Sec. i, by striking out "Librarian 
Custodian" from the third line. 
Amend Sec. 2, by striking out all after the word 
''The" in the ninth line, all relating to the Librarian 
Custodian. 
Amend Article VI., Sec. 5, by adding after the word 
'Appropriated" in the sixth line the words, "They shall 
receive and hold in trust all moneys received from 
Life Memberships, which shall be known as T^ife 
Membership Permanent Fund,' deposit, invest, or make 
such other disposition ot the same as they shall deem 
best and pay the interest or earnings thereof over to 
the Secretar3r-Treasurer of the Association on or be- 
fore August I, in each year. The principal of the 
"Life Membership Permanent Fund" shall not be ex- 
pended except by a four-fifths vote of the Executive 
Committe concurred in by a like vote of the Board 
of Governors." (The rest of the section to remain 
as it is.) 
Amend Article IX., Sec. 2, by adding after the 
eighth line, "They shall also forward the Board of 
Governors immediately on its receipt, the amount of 
any money received in payment for a Life Member- 
ship." (The rest of the section to remain as it is.) 
Amend Article VI., of the Constitution by adding 
the following: 
"Section 9. Racing Board. — Each Division in its 
proper turn at its annual meeting shall elect in the 
same manner as its regular officers, one member of the 
Division to serve on the Racing Board of the Asso- 
ciation for a term of three years, or until his successor 
is elected. The Commodore shall be a member ex- 
officio, but in case of a tie, he shall not vote. 
"Section 10. Duties. — It shall be the duty of the Rac- 
ing Board to hold a stated meeting during the annual 
meeting of the Association in August, and at the an- 
nual meeting of the Executive Committee in October, 
but special meetings may be held at any other times 
and places at the call of the Chairman, to select at the 
annual stated meeting in October a Chairman and 
Clerk, whose duties shall be as in other organizations. 
They shall revise and amend the present racing regula- 
tions of the Association and shall from time to time 
make such changes therein as they shall deem best for 
the interest of the Association, but no amendments to 
the racing regulations shall be valid unless .such amend- 
ments in general terms have been published in one of 
the official organs of . the Association for at least two 
weeks prior to any stated meeting of the Racing 
Board. 
'At all meetings of the Racing Board three shall be 
necessary to make a quorum, but -in the event of the 
absence of any member, the Executive Committee of 
the same Division from which he comes, may select 
any other of the Association to represent him during 
his disability only, and in the event of a vacancy occur- 
ring the same shall be filled for the unexpired term in 
the same manner as the full term." 
Amendment Chapter I, Sec. 2: After the second line 
on page 22, add, "An Active member in good standing 
may commute his annual dues for life by paying to 
the Purser of his Division the sum of fifteen dollars 
($15)" (the rest of the section to remain as it is). 
Amend Chapter 9, by substituting "Three" for "Two" 
in sub-division 8. 
In accordance with Rule 23 of the Racing Regula- 
tions the following was offered: 
Amend Rule 23, so as to read: "These rules may be 
amended by a vote of the majority of the Racing 
Board of the Association; notice of such change hav- 
ing been given in the official organs at least two weeks 
before the vote of the Racing Board is taken thereon." 
All of the aforesaid amendments were officially 
adopted by the Executive Committee. 
Nathaniel S. Hyatt, Commodore. 
CANOEING NEWS NOTES. 
The annual election of officers of the Yonkers Canoe 
Club took place Feb. 5. The following were elected: 
J. Burton Allan, Commodore; E. M. Underbill, Vice 
Commodore; U. M. Van Varick, Secretary and Treas- 
urer; Norman Taylor, Captain; W. R. Simpson, Custo- 
dian; Robert Edgar and H. Lansing Quick, Trustees. 
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Boston Letter. 
Boston, Feb. 9. — With the announcement of the ap- 
proximate measurements of the new ctip defender, the 
yachtsmen and designers of Boston are once more found 
ready to pay compliment to that great designer, Herre- 
shoit. But, while the reported dimensions may have 
called forth sentiments of praise, it may also be taken 
for granted that there are few eastern j^achtsmen who 
have not felt from the beginning that the Bristol de- 
signer would turn out something faster than he has ever 
produced before. It maj^ be believed that the ptiblic has 
got hold of something tangible regarding the new boat's 
construction and dimensions, although it is not to be ex- 
pected that all of the dimensions given are absolutely cor- 
rect. For instance, there is probably nobody who did not 
believe that Herreshoff would go to greater length over 
all. on about the same waterline, but the question has 
been raised concerning the advisability of only going six 
feet farther than in Columbia and Constitution. It is 
generally assumed that when a designer increases the 
waterline of a yacht, he does it to increase the yacht's 
waterline length when under sail. Even with no increase 
in sail area, the longer waterline tends to make the boat 
faster. But, according to the revelations, not only has 
the over all length been increased, but the sail area has 
been treated in the same manner, while the displacement 
has been reducd. With a reduced displacement and in- 
creased sail area, it would seem that the logic should 
be carried out by giving greater natural stability to the 
form of the hull, and so, it would seem, that the report 
that the new yacht has less deadrise and sharper bilges 
may be correct. If there should have been an error in 
computing the frame spaces, it would account for a dif- 
ference in over all length. If the actual frame spacing is 
2jin. instead of 2oin., it would make the over all length 
about 4Sft. instead of 138ft. At all events, Herreshoff's 
prowess is appreciated, and there is even more the feeling 
of confidence in the new boat than there was before any 
annotmcements of her dimensions had been made. 
The first general meeting of the Eastern Y. C. will be 
held Tuesday evening at the St. Botolph Club, at which the 
following officers will be elected for the year: Com., 
Laurence Minot; Vice-Com., C. H. W. Foster; Rear- 
Com., W. O. Gay; Sec'y, George Atkinson, Jr.; Treas., 
Patrick T. Jackson; Meas., Llenry Taggard ; Council at 
Large, George A. Goddard and F. B. McQuesten; Re- 
gatta Committee, Henry Howard, O. B. Roberts, H. P. 
Benson and L. M. Clark; Committee on Admissions, 
Theophilus Parsons, James S. Colt, Charles S. Racke- 
mann and Robert Saltonstall; House Committee, Harry 
K. White, F. O. North, Parkman Dexter, John A. Jen- 
nings and William B. Revere. It is expected that the 
proposed amendments to the racing rules, making them 
uniform with the rules of the New York Y. C., will be 
adopted. 
Hollis Burgess has sold the Filibuster, which was one 
of the competitors at the trial races of the Bridgeport 
Y. C. last season, to L. G. Brandege, of Bridgeport, Conn. 
H. H. Linnell, of Savin Hill, is building two power 
launches from the designs of Isaac B. Mills. One of 
these is for Mr. J. P. Eustes and the other for Mr. Fred 
S. Smith. Both are 30ft. in length and 7ft beam. The 
