Feb. 14, 1903.1 
FOHKST AND STREAM. 
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"Small Yacht Consttwetion and Rigrging;." 
Mr. Linton Hope's book, "Small Yacht Construction 
and Rigging," which has been in preparation for some 
time past is now ready for delivery. The matter ap- 
peared originally in the columns of Forest and Stream, 
but before putting it in book form it has been carefully 
revised and added to by the author. 
For j'ears past there has been a great dernand for a 
really good and up-to-date book on this subject, and it 
is with considerable satisfaction that we are able to call 
attention to so splendid a work. In these days nearly 
every yachtsman takes great interest in the building and 
i-jgging of boats, and many have actually built and rigged 
their own craft. In many cases, however, the amateur 
has no practical knowledge of what is needed, and lacking 
knowledge to review the work, it has been done in an 
improper and unsystematic manner. Mr. Hope's book, 
however, gives to the yachtsman just the information 
about building which he needs, and it will be found indis- 
pensable to the amateur. The work is written so clearly 
that a man having no knowledge of the use of tools or of 
boat building can, with its aid and a little practice, do 
very creditable work. 
The author has taken two designs for practical demon- 
stration, one of a centerboard boat 19ft. waterline and 
the other a cruising cutter of 22ft. waterline. Both de- 
signs show fine little boats which are fully adapted to 
American requii-ements. Full instructions, even to the 
minutest detail, is given for the building of both these 
boats. The information is not confined to these yachts 
alone ; they are merely taken as examples, but what is 
said applies to all wooden yacht building according to 
the best and most approved methods. 
The book is divided into two parts. Part I. treats of 
the building of the boats and Part II. covers the rigging. 
In Part L, Mr. Hope first goes into the matter of tools 
and then devotes a chapter to the best materials to use. 
In Chapter III. full instructions are given for laying off, 
making the molds and setting up the frames. Chapter 
IV. discusses the difficulties of cutting the rabbet and 
fairing the molds. Chapter V. is given over to timbering 
and planking, and in the next chapter is told how to 
place the floors, shelf and deck beams. The other eight 
chapters being devoted to the making of centerboard 
trunks and rudder cases, laying decks and placing coam- 
ings, caulking, stopping and painting, lead keels and cen- 
terboards, rudders, spars, deck fittings, iron work and 
cabin fittings, and equipment. The matter of rigging and 
sails is thoroughly dealt with in Part II, 
The book, which is bound in tan buckram, contains 
nearly two hundred pages and sixty illustrations. In ad- 
dition are the four large plates of designs which are 
printed on strong linen paper and which will stand con- 
siderable handling without injury. These are placed in a 
pocket in the back cover so that they can be removed 
whenever needed. The drawings are well executed and 
are very comprehensive. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES, 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
Mr. William H. Hand, of New Bedford, Mass., has 
completed plans for a one-design knockabout class for 
members of a Bitzzard's Bay club. These boats, which 
are being built at the Newport Shipyard, Newport, R. I., 
are 25ft. over all, 15ft. waterline, 6ft. 7in. breadth and 3ft. 
pin. draft, There are 820 pounds of lead on the keel and 
they will carry 316 square feet of sail. There is also 
building at the Newport Shipyard, from Mr. Hand's de- 
sign, a 46ft. waterline sea-going launch for Mr, Reginald 
Norman, of Newport, R. I. Among the other boats Mr. 
Hand has designed this winter is a 40ft. cruising yawl 
for the Rev. William A. Patrick, of Cleveland, O., and 
a 3oft. double end yawl for Mr. Frank E. Wood, of Buf- 
falo, N. Y. This boat resembles in design the old Block 
Island "Pinky," a class of boat famous for their sea-going 
qualities. 
Mr. HoUis Burgess has sold through his agency the 
schooner Amorita, owned by Mr. Thomas M, McKee, of 
Pittsburg, Pa., to Mr. Richard Mansfield. 
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Messrs. Gardner & Cox have chartered the English- 
built steam yacht Fauvette, owned by Professor J. 
Harvard Biles, of Glasgow, Scotland, to Mr. W. B. 
Bacon, of Boston. Fauvette was designed by the late 
Dixon Kemp and built bj^ Messrs. Ramage & FergusQn, 
Ltd., at Leith, in 1892. She is 190ft. over all, r6oft. water- 
line, 22.7ft. breadth and 15ft. depth. The yacht has been 
lying at South Brooklyn since her arrival here last fall, 
and she will now be taken to Hoboken, where she will 
be refitted and overhauled. 
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Mr. Charles D. Mower is to have a 27ft. speed launch 
built at Huntington's yard, New Rochelle, from his own 
design. The boat will be fitted with an 8 horse-power 
Buffalo motor. 
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Messrs. Tuthill & Highby, of Greenport, L. I., are 
building for Mr. Oscar B. Webber a racing sloop from 
designs made by Mr. B. B: Crowninshield. She is 44ft. 
over all, 30ft. waterline, 9ft. 6in. breadth and 6ft. g'ln. 
draft. 
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On the afternoon of February 4 there was launched 
from the Herreshoff shops at Bristol the steam yacht 
built by that firm for Mr. S. R. Van Duser, of New York 
City. The yacht, which was named Wana, is 132ft. long 
over all and 12ft. breadth. The hull, which is built of 
wood, is completed, but the deck and cabin fittings have 
yet to be put in place. 
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The Electric Launch Company, Bayonne, N. J., is 
building a cruising laimch for Mr. W. F, Morgan, of 
Brooklyn, N. Y. The boat is 6oft. over all, 57ft. water- 
line, oft. gin. breadth and 3ft, draft. Her power will be 
furnished by two 25 horse-power gasoline engines and it 
is expected she will develop a speed of 14 miles. The 
boat will be very comfortably fitted below and she will 
be lighted by electricity. This firm is also building an 
electric launch for Mf. A. J. Cassatt for use at Bar Har- 
bor,.o She is to be an open boat and the hull will be 
planked with mahogany.. 
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The Marine Construction and Dry Dock Company, 
Mariners Harbor, S. L, is building a 36ft. launch for Mr. 
F. G. Mead. The boat, which was designed by Mr. R. 
N. Haddock, of Ossining, N. Y., will be equipped with 
a 12 horse-power 4-cycle Howard motor. 
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Mr. E. O. Mapes, of Mimieapolis, Minn., has purchased 
the famous old schooner Fleetwing. The boat will re- 
ceive a new main mast and a general overhauling pre- 
paratory to a southern cruise. 
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The auxiliary cruising yawl designed by Mr. Charles 
G. Davis for Dr. Richard J. Scofield, of New York City, 
is being built at Hanson's yard. City Island. She will be 
37ft. over all, 27ft. waterline, 9ft. 6in. breadth and 3ft. 6in. 
draft, and will carry just over 800 square feet of sail. 
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In addition to the large auxiliary cruising schooner that 
Messrs. Gardner & Cox have designed for Mr. Wilson 
Marshall, they have orders for a Canada cup challenger 
for a syndicate of Rochester yachtsmen and a steam yacht 
for Mr. EA^ans R. Dick, of Philadelphia. The work of 
the yawl building from this firm's designs by Wood at 
City Island for Mr. Noble is well adA^anced. The Canada 
cup challenger will be built at Wood's yard and she will 
be raced on the Sound against Effort, Dorwina, Chal- 
lenge, Mira and Mr. T. L. Park's new boat. It is very 
probable that she will be handled by Mr. Addison Hanan ; 
if this proves to be the case the boat will be in good 
hands. 
The steam yacht for Mr. Dick will be loSft. over all, 
97ft. waterline, i8ft. gin. breadth and 5ft. 6in. draft. She 
will be built by James Bayles & Son, Port Jefferson, L, I. 
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The schooner Muriel, ov;ned by Mr. Charles Smithers, 
arrived at Bermuda on February 7, eighty-four hours out 
from New York. 
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The English dispatches announce that the National Rifle As- 
sociation of Great Britain have fixed upon July 11 for tlie Palma 
trophy. The interest taken in this trophy on this side of the 
ocean indicates that a most resolute effort will be made to take 
it back to America, where it rested so cosily during many years. 
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Fixtures. 
If yoa want yo«f ihoot to be aanou ce 
notice like the following: 
herr teod a 
Feb. 12.— Brooklyn, L. I.— All-day shoot of the Fulton Gun 
Club. A. A. Schoverling, Sec'y- 
Feb. 12.— Rutherford, N. J.— All-day target shoot of I he Roiling 
Springs Gun Club on Lincoln's Birlhday. C. I!. Axford, Sec'y. 
Feb. 18. — Allentown, Pa.— Two days' target tournament at Duck 
Farm Hotel. Alfred Griesemer, Prop. 
Feb. 20. — South Bethlehem, Pa.— Live-bird shoot of the Lehigh 
Rod and Gun Club, of The Bethlehems. D. S. Daudt, Manager. 
Feb. 20.— Rittersville, Pa.— Morfey-Daudt match, 100 live birds, 
mo a side. 
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 Gun Club; $500 
added. Percy S. Benedict, Sec'y. 
Feb. 22.— Louisville, Ivy. — Tournament of the Jefferson County 
Gun Club. 
Feb. 23.— Wellington, Mass.— Shoot of the Boston Shooting 
Association. O. R. Dickey, Manager. 
Feb. 23.— Trenton, N. J.— E. C. cup contest for target cham- 
pionship of New Jersey between Neaf Apgar, holder, and Chas. 
P. Cole, challenger. 
Feb. 23.— Orange, N. J.— Open shoot of the Nishovne Gun Club. 
Feb. 23.— Paterson, N. J.— Washington's Birthday shoot of the 
Jackson Park Gun Club; first of three-man team series of con- 
tests, 45 birds per team. Garry A. Hopper, Sec'y. 
Feb. 23.— Ossining, N. Y.— Ossining Gun Club's Washington's 
Birthday shoot. C. G. Blandford, Capt. 
Feb. 23.— Lynn, IMass.- Holiday shoot of the Birch Brook Gun 
Club. 
April 1-3.— Grand Island, Neb.— Consolidated tournament of the 
Buffalo Bill Gun Club, of North Platte, and the Grand Island 
Gun Club; two days targets, one day live birds. Managers, Geo. 
L. Carter, North Platte, and Gus Sievers, Grand Island. 
April 7-10.— St. Joseph, Mo.— Tournament of the i\lissouri State 
Game and Fish Protective Association. F. B. Cunningham, Sec- 
retary-Manager. 
*April 8.— Allegheny, Pa.— North Side Gun Club. L. B. Flem- 
ing, Sec'y. 
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. 
April 20. — Springfield, Mass.— Spring tournament of the Spring- 
field Gun Club. C. L. Kites, Sec'y. 
*April 22-23.— Pittsburg, Pa.— Herron Hill Gun Club. Harry 
Vandergrift, Sec'y. 
April 28-May 1.— Lincoln, Neb.— Nebraska State Sportsmen's As- 
sociation's twenty-seventh annual tournament, under the auspices 
of the Lincoln Gun Club. F. E. Mockett, Sec'y. 
May 6-7.— Union City, Ind.— Parent Gun Club's tournament. 
May 6-7.— Lafayette, Ind.— Lafayette Gun Club's tournament. 
May 9-10.— Chicago, III.— Spring tournament of the Grand Cres- 
cent Gun Club. 
May 12-15.— Interstate Park, L. I.— The Interstate Association's 
fifth Grand American Handicap at targets; ?1,000 added to the 
purses. Elmer E. Shaner, Secretary-Manager, 111 Fourth avenue, 
Pittsburg, Pa. 
May 13-14.— Crawfordsville, Ind., Gun Club's tournament. 
May 19-22.— Wissinoming, Philadelphia— Thirteenth annual toiw- 
nament of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association, under 
auspices of the Florists' Gun Club of Philadelphia. V. V. Dorp, 
Sec'y. 
May 21-22.— Kenton, O.— Shoot of the Kenton Gun Club. A. G. 
Merriman. Sec'y-Treas. 
*May 26-27.— Brownsville, Pa.— Brownsville Gun Club tourna- 
ment. W. T. Dohert}', Sec'y. 
May 30.— Tournament of the East Harrisburg, Pa., Shootino- 
Association. ° 
May 27-29.— Fort Wayne, Ind.— Three-day live-bird and target 
tournament of the Comer Rod and Gun Club. John V. Linker 
Sec'y. ' 
May 27-29.— Williamsport, Pa.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the West Branch Rod and Gun 
Club. H. A. Dimick, Sec'y. 
May 29-30.— Union City, Ind.— Spring tournament of the Parent 
Grove Gun Club. 
May 30.— Detroit, Mich.— Winchester Gun Club's Decoration 
Dty third »imual tauraament; all day. Rose system and average 
prizes. Sliding handicap, iG, 18 and isOyds., t). A. Hitchcock, 
Sec'y-Treas. 
June 3-4.— Boston, Mass.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Boston Shooting Association. 
O. R. Dickey, Sec'y. 
June 3-5.— Parkersburg, W. Va.— Sixth annual tournament of the 
West Virginia Sportsrnen's Association, under auspices of Ohio 
Valley Shooting Association. 
June 4-5.— Greenville, O. — Spring tournament of the Greenville 
Gun Club. 
June 7-8. — Ligonier, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. 
June 9-11. — Sioux City, la. — Ninth annual amateur tournament 
of the Soo Gun Club. B. F. Duncan, Sec'y. 
June 9-U. — Cincinnati, O.— Seventeenth annual target tourna- 
ment of the Ohio Trapshooters' League. Chas. T. Dreihs, Sec'y. 
"■June 10-11. — RufFsdale, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. R. S. 
Deniker, 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. 
June 16-18. — New iLondon, la. — Seventh annual midsumjner tar- 
get tournament of the New London Gun Club. 
*June 24-25. — New Castle, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. Jarnes 
Atkinson, Sec'y. 
*July 7-8. — Ligonier, Pa., Gun Club's to.urnament. J. O'H. 
Denny, Sec'y. 
July 8-9. — Tluntsville, Ala.- — The Interstate Associatfon's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Huntsville Gun Club. E. R. 
Matthews, Sec'y. 
*JuIy 21-22.— Beaver Falls, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. W. R. 
Keefer, Sec'y. 
July 30-Aug. 1. — Viroqua, Wis.— The Interstate Association's 
tournament, imder the auspices of the Viroqua Rod and Gun Club. 
Dr. R. W. Baldwin, Sec'y. 
At:g. 19-20. — Ottawa^, 111. — The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Rainmakers' Gun Club. Paul A. 
Selember, Sec'y. 
*Aug. 19-20.— Millvale, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. Wm. Buss- 
ler, Sec'y. 
*Sept. 1-2. — Irwin Pa., Gun Club's tournament. John Withero, 
Sec'y. 
*Sept. 23-24. — Ruffsdale, Pa., Gtin Club's tournament. R. S. 
Deniker, Sec'y. 
Sept, 23-24. — Ruffsdale, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. 
*Oct. 6-7. — Allegheny, Pa. — North Side Gun Club's tournament. 
L. B. Fleming, Sec'y. 
*Oct. 20-21. — Ligonier, Pa., Gun Club's tournament. J. O'H. 
Denny, Sec'y. 
*Member of Western Pennsylvania Trapshooters' League. Chas. 
G. Grubb, Sec'y, 507 Wood street, Pittsburg. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for 
publication in these columns, also any news notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matter to 
Forest and Stream Piiblishing Company, 346 Broadway, 
New York. Forest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF EACH WEEK. 
The following is taken from the New York Times of Feb. 6: 
"Philadelpliia, Feb. G. — At a meeting in this city, attended by a 
number of capitalists of New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, 
the American Explosive Manufacturing Company was formed, 
having for its pt«-pose the combination of all the manufacturers 
in this country, of dynamite, powder, and other explosives. The 
authorized capital of the company is |l,00O,C0O, which, it, is stated, 
will be increased to $5,000,000. Samuel VV. Regester, of Balti- 
more, is the president of the company. Other officers are: Olin 
Bryan and John C. Tolson, of Baltimore, and Dr. Henry D. 
Heller, of Philadelphia. The company is said to have obtained 
control of a number of plants." 
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Mr, Sellier Johnson, an Englishman, who, though famous as a 
shot, shot at Monte Carlo this year for the first time, won the 
Grand Prix on Feb. 2. The dispatches state that there were 
eleven men with a clean score after the tenth, round. Mr. 
Mackintosh was the favorite. Mr. Robinson missed his twelfth 
bird. The eighteenth round ended the competition. Count Zicliy 
and Mr. Thompson and Mr. Mackintosh missed a fair bird. Mr. 
Johnson killed his bird brilliantly with the first barrel, and was 
proclaimed the winner. Tie received 18,400 f. ($3,680). Mr. Mack- 
intosh took 12,500f. (.$2,500), and Count Zichy and Mr. Thompson 
agreed to divide 14,O0Of, ($2,800). 
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Mr. Valentine Wallburg, president of the Schenectady, N, Y., 
Gun Club, writes us as follows," under date of Feb. 9: "Please 
discontinue the announcement that the Schenectady Gun Club 
will hold Ihe State shoot here in June next. We are obliged to 
give up the arrangements on account of being deprived of the use 
of the ball grounds, where we proposed to have the shoot. The 
grounds are on an island, and the bridge connecting the main- 
land and all buildings thereon are to be sold for the lumber 
value, and the lease and franchise given up. As there is no other 
suitable place that can be obtained, we are obliged to give up the 
tournament." 
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\Ve are indebted to Mr. T. L. Andrews, secretary of the Titus- 
ville. Pa., Gun Club, for a photograph of Mr. E. W. Jordan, who 
at the annual meeting of the club, held Jan. 26, was unanimously 
elected president. He states: "Our club feels justly proud of its 
new executive, as, beside being possessor of the club medal for 
high scores during the past season, Mr. Jordan shows neat 
balances accrued from his attendance at sweepstake shoots of both 
local and national importance. Our only fear is that we may 
lose Will, as he has had tempting oft'ers to go on the road in the 
interest of houses in the sporting goods trade." 
Dr. Wm. Wynn's army of friends will rejoice to learn that he 
is convalescing rapidly from the severe attack of pneumonia which 
he suffered. He was expected at his place of business on Satur- 
day of last week, and he contemplates a visit to Palm Beach as 
soon as his strength will warrant taTcing the long journey between 
here and Florida. His physicians stated that when he was suffer- 
ing the worst, there was about one chance in five hundred for his 
recovery, which expresses how close he was to the shore of the 
dark river. 
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A letter to us from Mr. R. S. Waddell, under date of Feb. 2 
informs us that he has resigned his position as general sales agent 
of the Dupont, Hazard and other companies. Fie further states, 
"I have organized the Buckeye Powder Co. to build mills in the 
West, probably in Illinois. I have served twenty-one years to 
day, beginning Feb. 1, 1882. I am leaving because I desire 
some business of my own, and not be dependent on a salary. I 
shall expect to keep in touch with sportsmen." We heartily wish 
Mr. Waddell every success. 
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The Boston Shooting Association will hold a shoot on the 
grounds at Wellington, Mass., on Feb. 23. There are nine events 
on the programme, four at 10, four at 15, and one at 50 targets; 
entrance to the latter $3.50; money divided Rose svstem, 8, 5, 3 
and 2; sweepstakes optional. Targets ll^ cents. ' Lunch free. 
Losded shells obtainable at the ofiice. Mr. O. R. Dickey is the 
manager. 
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At the special shoot of the Brooklyn Gun Club, held on Wednes- 
day of last week, an event at 100 targets, $10 entrance, proved a 
special attraction. There were six entries. All the contestants 
were eminently skillful. The contest was close. Mr. Harold 
Money scored 99 out of the ICO. Mr. J. Skelley was second with 
the excellent score of 96. Wash was third with 94. There was $51 
in the purse. Mr. Money in the afternoon shot at 190 targets 
and scored 187 of them, making a percentage of .985. 
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Mr. Carl Von Lengerke, of New York, was a visitor in Des 
Moines, la., last week, and was the recipient of much hospitality 
from the trapshooters. He had journeyed from Kansas City 
where he had a reception which popular men in the West re- 
ceive when they ^^sit their friends. The days were of twentv-four 
hours' duration. Mr. Von Lengerke reports eminent success in 
his business. 
