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Plymouth Y. C. 
PLYMOUTH, MASS. 
Thursday, Aug. 21. 
The South Sliore circuit of Y. R. A. open races was 
opened on Thursday, Aug. 21, by the Plymouth C. 
The race was sailed in a light to moderate breeze, from 
east to sovttheast. Onlj' two of the 25-footers were on 
hand to start, Cal3fpso and Areyto, both centerboard 
boats. Calypso got the start and held a lead over the 
course, althotigh Areyto made a good showing and held 
her well. In the 2i-footers Micmac got the start and 
then went mto a lufhng match with Liitle Haste. When 
this was finished Little Haste went after Mildred 11, and 
Chloris, and won out by over 8 minutes. There was the 
usual good start and good race among the i8ft. knock- 
abouts ; Miladi, Kittawake and Domino made a close race 
throughout, Miladi finishing 15s. ahead of Kittawake 
and 25s. ahead of Domino. On protest Miladi was thrown 
out and the race went to Kittawake. A bronze cup is oftered 
ill this class by ex-Com. C. C. Clapp, of the Duxbury 
Y. C. for the whole ciixuit. The cup is made from one 
of the plates of Independence. In the handicap class 
Rooster got the start, and As You Like It led for the 
greater part of the course. She finished first, but on 
corrected time the race went to Challenge. The sum- 
mary: 
Class D— 2.5ft. Cabin Yaclits. 
Time. 
Calypso, A. W. Chesterton 1 49 45 
Aveyto, L. D. Baker 152 15 
Class S— 21ft. Cabin Yacbts. 
Little Haste, T. K. Lothrop, Jr 1 50 45 
Mildred II., S. P. Moses ,-,.,,,,.,.,'....1 59 00 
Chloris, B. P. Cheney 1 59 35 
Micmac, R. Hutchinson '. 2 0128 
Rambler, VV^. L. Learned 2 04 10 
Class 1 — ^18ft. Knockabouts. 
*Miladi, F. R. Adams ; 1 42 00 
Kittawake. H. M. Jones 142 15 
Domino, C. C. Clapp 1 42 25 
♦Question, J. H. Hunt 1 43 15 
Biza, A. Duuglass , 1 44 50 
Stroller, L. B. Goodspeed 1 45 15 
Tokalon, R. J. Randall, Jr 1 46 35 
Gertrude, H. E. Lynch 1 46 50 
Aspenquid, C. M. Foster 1 47 20 
Osprey, A. R. Train 1 49 25 
Patrice, A. W. Finlay , 15145 
Alcedo, J. H. Linder , 1 46 35 
♦Protest against Miladi and Question allowed and race awarded 
to Kittawake. 
Handicaps. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Challenge, E. B. Atwood 1 43 49 1 39 49 
Rooster, S. G, Ethermgton 1 42 50 1 40 50 
Biddy, Warren & Atkins 1 55 10 1 41 10 
As You Like It, W. T. Whitman 1 41 15 1 41 15 
Dolphin, C. Morton 1 54 25 1 44 25 
Maude, Lane 1 45 40 1 45 40 
Scamper, Edgar G. Reed 1 52 38 1 46 38 
Sigrid, E. Watson 1 54 57 1 46 57 
In It, A. Watson 1 52 00 1 48 00 
Quivet, L. A. Crowell 1 58 00 1 48 00 
Aureolus, H. F. Kellogg 1 52 00 1 48 42 
Adele, Wadsworth. Withdrawn, 
type, and Class 3 will be open to f]ow Bay skiffs of the 
i6ft. class of the i^at bottom type. The winner of each 
race will be awarded a championship pennant and a cup 
emblematic of the championship. The latter he must 
defend for one year, but he need only sail against the 
challenging bo'at. If he loses' the championship of his 
class he is to- return the cup to the American Catboat 
Club, which will deliver it to the winner. 
Western Rifles* 
Seawanhaka-Cofinthian Y. C*- 
OYSTER BAY, LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
Saturday, Aug, 23. 
The annual Corinthian race of the Seawanhaka Y. C. 
was sailed on Saturday, Aug. 23. The boats were manned 
entirely by Corinthian crews, and they sailed over knock- 
about course No. 3. The breeze was light from the W. 
Gowan and Bobs had a fight for first place, but the former 
finally drcAv into the lead, and won by over three min- 
utes. The summary: 
Start, 3:30. 
Finished. Elapsed. 
Gowan, F. G. Stewart 6 07 35 2 37 35 
Bobs, W. A. W. Stewart 6 11 50 2 41 50 
Vagrant, V. W. Brown 6 12 51 2 42 51 
Heron, F. R. Coudert, Jr 6 15 50 2 45 50 
Lucille, H. H. Landon .^.....,,.6 18 10 2 48 10 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
On Aug. 16 there was launched from the j^ard of the 
builders, the Gas Engine & Power Co. and Charles L. 
Seabury & Co., Consolidated, the steam yacht built from 
Gardner & Cox's designs for Mr. A. E. Austin, of Provi- 
dence, R. I.- The yacht is 155ft. long over all, 120ft. 
waterline, 20ft. breadth and 8ft. 6in. draft. She has a 
teak deck house seventy feet long and is schooner 
rigged and has a single funnel. In the after end of the 
deck house i.' a large lounging room, while in the for- 
ward end is the dining saloon and pantry. The owner's 
qxiarters are below aft of the boiler and inachinery 
space and consist of four single and two double state- 
rooms and two bathrooms. Forward of the machinery 
.space is the galley, ofificers' staterooms and forecastle 
with accommodations for sixteen men. On the davits 
are carried four boats, one launch, one cutter, one dinghy 
and a sailboat for the owner. The yacht is lighted 
throughout by electricit}^ She is fitted with a triple ex- 
pansion engine, wdth cylinders 11, 16 and 26 inches in 
diameter and with 15 inches stroke of piston, and a 
Seabury water tube boiler. The speed contract calls 
for fourteen knots, but she will undoubtedly exceed this 
requireinent. The yacht will be finished about the middle 
of September. 
^ 
Mr. August Belmont's 7a-footeT Mineola is now at 
the Jacob yard. City Island, where she is being dis- 
mantled preparatory to laying up. The sails and spars 
have been stored in the lofts and the yacht will be hauled 
out in a few days. 
8^ 4^ 
A new yacht club has recently been organized. It is 
to be known as the American Catboat Club, and a few 
days ago thejDrganizers of the institution met and elected 
the following officers: Commodore, Arthur E. Rendle; 
Vice Commodore, Thornton Smith; Rear Commodore, 
James C. Summers; Secretary-Treasurer, A. P. Rascher. 
The headquarters of the club is to be at Port Washing- 
ton, L. I. Races for the championship of Cow Bay will 
be sailed on Labor Da^'. The yachts will be divided into 
three classes. The first class will be open to cabin or 
or open catboats belonging to Cow Bay, Class 2 will in- 
clude Cow Bay skiffs of the r6ft. class of the half-round 
Long: Rang-e Rifles. 
Experiments at rifle practice on the ranges at Creedmoor and 
Sea Girt have just shown to the satisfaction of many leading shoot- 
ers of the country why the American riflemen vvere defeated last 
year by the Irish and Canadian teams. In their search for a reason 
for the triumph of the Irish and Canadian teams, those who have 
been pushing forward their experiments to this end seem to have 
come to the conclusion that the American army rifle and ammuni- 
tion are all right up to SOOyds., but beyond this distance the service 
bullet wabbles. This wabbling at 900 and 1,000yds. is due to the 
fact that the twist in the riflmg is not quick enough to keep a 
bullet of the American standard length rotating with sufKcient 
velocity. 
Gen. Bird W. Spencer, Dr. W. G. Hudson, William Hayes, Col. 
Leslie C. Bruce and others have been unremitting in their efforts 
to find why the Americans suddenly began doing poor marksman- 
ship after the 800yd. mark was passed. It was evident to many 
riflement that something was radically wrong when one contestant 
would make two or three good shot.s" in succession, with the next 
one going not within 30 or 40ft. of the target. Some, however, 
ascribed it to a poor eye and lack of practice. 
The result of the experiments is that the National Rifle Asso- 
ciation and the New Jersey State Rifle .'\ssociation, for the purpose 
of assisting if possible in perfecting the national arm and of 
giving an opportunity for a test as to the present rifling of the 
United States .30cal. tifle compared with the best obtainable, have 
just issued conditions which will admit to the individual matches, 
except the president's match, at Sea Girt, in September, service 
rifles that have been fitted with barrels by private makers. These 
conditions are as follows: (a) The barrel must be capable of 
using the standard Government ammunition; (b) the competitor 
rnust accurately describe, in writing, the details wherein his barrel 
difiers from the Government barreL (c) no clianges other than 
those in character and pitch of rifling will be permitted, and all 
outside dimensions, sights and prevailing weights must be re- 
tained. 
Perhaps no member of the National Rifle Association has been 
more earnest or accomplished better results than Dr. Hudson, who 
last year was a member of one of the American teams. He is con- 
vinced by his experiments that if the bullet is reduced in length, 
even though some weight has to be sacrificed, its accuracy will be 
greatly improved at 900 and 1,000yds. The fact that the army rifle 
and ammunition are all right up to SOOyds. and inaccurate beyond 
that distance, has led many riflemen to believe .that representatives 
of the Ordnance Department who tested the rifles and cartridges 
evidently did not consider any range beyond SOOyds. 
"From the experiments I have made," said Dr. Hudson yester- 
day, "I think the following deduction may be drawn: (a) That a 
.30cal. barrel, with a lOin. twist, will shoot a 200-grain bullet far 
more accurately at 1,000yds., than a 220-grain bullet, unle.ss 
the latter, as it issues from the muzzle, has become larger than the 
.307in. diameter heretofore in vogue, and therefore shorter; (b) the 
difference in accuracy is due to' the greater gyrostatic stability of 
the shorter bullet at the same rate of rotation; (c) the shorter 
and lighter bullet must of necessity be more sensitive to wind than 
the 220-grain, therefore the proper way to rectify the trouble is 
rather to make a barrel with a quicker twist, unless other objec- 
tions arise, which can only be developed by experiment; (d) but 
if barrels of quicker twist are not available, it is far better to 
shorten the bullet, whether by decreasing its weight or increasing 
its diameter, than to go on shooting a combination which is 
liable at the most inopportune time to throw a wind shot. I do not 
believe that the best way to attain this result is by shooting under- 
sized bullets in oversized guns, and depending on the uncertain 
upsettage of a jacketed bullet." 
Attention was first directed to this as the possible source of the 
trouble by measuring the barrels of those .30ca!. rifles used by the 
United States Government, which appeared to be doing the best 
work at the long range with the sen'ice ammunition. Dr. Hudson 
found that they were not those approaching most nearly the 
standard diameter, .308in. to the bottom of the grooves. Instead, 
they were of a larger diameter, up to .3095in. The question then 
arose, Why should a .309in. barrel shoot a .307in, bullet better than 
a barrel of the correct size? 
Repeated experiments, with frequent changes of ammunition, 
barrels and bullets, finally proved the whole matter, and gave Dr. 
Hudson at Creedmoor a few days ago the best shooting he had 
ever done with a high-power outfit of American production. He 
feels that the score would have been several points better had 
the rifle been shot by an experienced long-range rifleman, as his 
experience has been confined chiefly to short and middle raiige. 
A standard United States rifle was used, which had previously in 
the experiments given very poor results, even at 800yds., when am- 
munition and gun appeared to be all right. This gun was selected 
because it accurately fitted the bullets which had caused so much 
trouble. The barrel used was fitted with large sights. 
A few rounds at 800yds., with service load, gave, as usual, a miss 
every few shots in what appeared to Dr. Hudson a perfect hold. 
It was not due to irregularity of ammunition, for every charge of 
powder (34% grains) had been weighed and perfect bullets (220 
grains) selected. He then tried a charge of 36 grains of .30cal. 
powder and a 210-grain bullet. Immediately great improvement 
was noted, so great inded that he at once abandoned the 800yd. 
range and moved back tc the l,0OOyd. firing point The good 
work continued, except that he got two misses in 15 shots, the 
score being 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 0, 4, 5, 0, 5, 2, a total of 58. 
Next he tried the 200-grain bullet, which seemed to remedy the 
trouble entirely. A few shots were fired with shells containing 
36 grains of .30cal. powder, and others containing 28 grains of 
7 mm. powder. The 28 grains gave almost equal accuracy, but im- 
mistakably less velocity, and shot 7ft. lower than the 36 grains of 
.30cal. powder. At the lower velocity the wind seemed to aflfect 
the bullets much more, but with the 36-grain load he could not see 
that the bullet was any more affected than when the 220-grain bullet 
is used, although sucfi, he thinks, must be the case. 
The experiment v.'as finished with a score of 70 at 15 shots with 
36 grains of .30cal. powder and with a 200-grain bullet, and with a 
score of 67 at 15 shots with 28 grains of 7 mm. powder and a 200- 
grain bullet. The 30 shots were fired consecutively. 
Since then even better work has been done with the 200-grain 
bullet, Lieut. Leizear making a score of 72 in 16 shots at 1,000yds. 
This is the highest score ever recorded with an American high 
power rifle, and it is all the more creditable because it was made 
with plain military sights. 
The highest score at 1,000yds. made by the Canadians last year in 
the match against us was 64, by Capt. Davidson. In the other 
match one of the Irish team, Major Richardson, made 72 at 
1,000yds., but that was with a fine match rifle, fitted with target 
sights. One other Irishman had 70, but aside from these two 
scores, none of our competitors on either team made over 68. 
Gen. George W. Wingate, vice-president of the National Rifle 
Association, and one of the best rifle experts in the cotmtry, says 
in regard to this matter: "The Boer war has shown that battles 
are to be decided by sharpshooting at small marks on long dis- 
tances. If the gun can be made accurate by changing the bullet 
the conditions would not be so difficult as if new barrels of a dif- 
ferent twist should be supplied. With the object of doing all they 
can to advance the accuracy of the shooting of rifle experts, the 
National Rifle Association and the New Jersey .State Rifle Asso- 
ciation will this year admit to the majority of individual matches 
at Sea Girt service rifles that have been fitted with barrels by 
private makers under special conditions. 
"In its action in this matter the National Rifle Association is 
assuming its proper place in assisting the Government to perfect^ 
the national arm. The members of the Association bring to their^ 
task much skill and knowledge. Being men of independent means, 
they are in a position not bound by precedent or swayed by preju- 
dice, and in their search for the most accurate rifle they are able 
to disregard the question of cost. 
"We believe that when once this matter of accurate rifle shootini? 
is earnestly taken up' by Americans they must go to the front and 
stay there. The great difference between Americans and foreign- 
ers is that the latter will accept what has been absolutely tested 
and proven, while the former are willing at all times to give new 
things a fair trial."— New York Tribune. 
Chfcago later-Club Shoot. 
^.Chicago, 111.. Aug. 22.— Mr. Alfred Rieckhoff, shooting-master of 
the Willow Rifle and Gun Club, of Chicago, furnishes the follow- 
ing facts regarding the forthcoming inter-club shoot, small bore ' 
rifles, which will be held in this city on the last day of the 
month : ^ 
•iP? A"^" ^^'^'^ combined short range rifle clubs of Chicago 
will hold their third annual team and prize shoot at Schelle's 
drove, Lawrence and Lincoln Avenues. The following clubs will 
participate for team prizes: The 'Vi''il!ow Rifle and Gun Club, the 
Schuetzen Section of the Lincoln .Turn Verein, the Wilhelm Tell 
Schuetzen Club, the Schuetzen Section of the Chicago Turnge- 
memde, the Brazilian Rifle Club. 
The Peters Challenge Cup, presented by the Peters Cartridge 
J j' J Cincinnati, Ohio, for annua! competition, with $18 cash 
added mone3', w'lll be the prize for the winning team. 
The rules to govern the team shoot are as follows: Each club 
to put up a team of five men, who are to fire 20 shots per man on 
the Standard 14-incli ring German target with a 2-inch black at 
75 feet. Ihe highest team score to win. The name of the win- 
ning club and the names and scores of its team to be engraved 
upon the cup. The team shoot to commence at 9 A. M after 
the prize shooting— open to .all— will start and continue un- 
til 11 P. M. 
Three beautiful gold medals and fifteen valuable merchandise 
prizes will be put up for the open-to-all prize shooting 
All shooting to be off-hand at 75 feet, with .22 caiber rim-fire 
rifles. Palm rests and magnifying sights barred. 
To reach the grove from downtown, take Lincoln Avenue cable 
cars or Northw^estern Elevated Railroad to Wrightwood Avenue 
then Bowmenville cars north to Lawrence Avenue, and you're 
there." 
Willow Rifle and Gun Clob. 
The following scores were made Friday afternoon, Aug 15 at 
the range of Willow Rifle and Gun Club, 760 North Halsted Street, 
Chicago, III: ' 
All shooting offhand at 75 feet with .22 caliber rim-fire rifles 
no palm rests or magnifying sights allowed. Two strings of 10 
shots each on i/4-inch ring target. Possible in ten shots 250 
points and 3 shots on Ys-inch ring target, possible 75 points:' 
Class A. 
Geo. Springsguth 
Alf. Rieckhoff 
S. Fischer 
P, Hollstein 
J .W. Grace 
E. Otto 
H. Wehnert 
A. Fleig .... 
Class B. 
R. Theilenhaus '.. 
F. E. Halbert 
220 
52 
210 
65 
221 
64 
225 
64 
216 
59 
211 
60 
201 
57 
188 
47 
179 
18 
202 
38 
199 
22 
211 
55 
222 
47 
Columbia Pistol and Rifle Clttb, 
San FRANcrsco, Cal., Aug. 17.— Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club 
scores to-day on Columbia target oft"-hand shooting: 
T\vo hundred-yard range, rifle: Ed. Hovey, 50, 60, 66, 69, 73, 82. 
83; F. O. Young, 59; Capt. Fred Kuhnle, 60, 67, 73 79. 
Three-shot match: Young, 13, 13, 16, 17, 22; Kuhnle, 20, 27. 
Military and repeating rifle match, Creedmor count: Ed. Hovev. 
49, 49, 48, 47, 46, 46; Miss C. Kreudner, 42. 
Fifty-yard range, pistol: F. O. Young, 36, 44, 45, 51; A. H. 
Pape 40, 41, 45, 45, 4.3, 48, 48, 50, 50; A. 7. Brannagan, d, 42, 42, 
49, 50; G. M. Borley, 41, 41. 52; Otto Feudner, 49, 66; L c! 
ITinkel, 59; R. Schneider, 56; Ft. Baker, 67, 70, 74; Dr. Twist, 
61, 61, 67. 
Revolver: L. C. Hinkel, 42, 52, 59. 
. Twenty-two and .25 caliber rifle match: A, H. Cady, 18, 21 24, 
26. .30, 25; E. A. Allen. 50; Mrs. Leach. 53: Mr. Leach, 79. 
Ed. Hovey did splendid work with his .32-20 Winchester repeat- 
ing rifle. He beat the fine rifle on ring count and his fine Creed- 
moor scores put him one point ahead of Youna for 10 best scores 
of the season with a Creedmoor total of 472. Hinkel is within 10 
points of the highest bar in the revolver expert class and expects 
to make it, and he is only a beginner. Many of our members 
have been on vacations and hunting the deer, venison being 
plenty in camp. 
Fred O. Yodng. 
National Rifle Association. 
The tournament of the National Rifle Association of America, 
New Jersey State Rifle Association, and United States Revolver 
Association, at Sea Girt, N. J,, commencing on Tuesday of this 
week, and ending on Sept. 6, will probably be one of the most 
interesting rifle competitions ever held in this country. Not only 
will this great event be interesting in itself, but it further will be 
interesting as foreshadowing more or less accurately the victors in 
the International Palma trophy match, between teams represent- 
ing the United States, Great Britain and Ireland and Canada, 
fixed to take place on Sept. 13. The American team has made 
more earnest effort both in the way of theoretical study, experi- 
ment and practice than has obtained among the devotees of long- 
range rifle shooting in many years past. 
The revolver competitions are also exciting much interest, and 
with the greater expertness in the use of this weapon, there is 
every likelihood that old records will be broken. The new re- 
volver range, ten targets at each range, 25, 50 and 75yds., will 
afford every facility for active competition. 
Fixtures. 
Aug. 27-28.— Muscoda, Wis.— Target tournament of the Muscoda 
Gun Club. 
Aug. 27-28.— Haverhill, Mass.— The Interstate Association's tour- 
nament, under the auspices of the Haverhill Gun Club. S. G. 
Miller, Sec'y. 
Aug. 27-28.— Ruffsdale, Pa.— Ruffsdale Rod and Gun Club's first 
annual two-day target tournament. Added money, $30. Rose 
system. Lloyd H. Ruff, Sec'y. 
Aug. 29.— Concord, N. FT.— One-hundred target match between 
Messrs. H. B. Darton, of Portland, Me., and Mr. C. M. Stark, 
of Dunbarton. H., for ?100 a side. 
.Aug. 30. — Watertown, Mass. — First all-day open tournament of 
the Watertown Gun Club. Chas. H. Philbrook, Acting Sec'y. 
Aug. 29.— Pleasant Hill, Mo.— Sixth annual merchandise and 
sweepstake tourney. T. H. Cohron. Sec'y. 
Aug. 29-30.— Menominee, Mich. — First annual tournament of the 
Menominee Gun Club. E. W. Nowack, Sec'y. 
Aug. 30.— Watertown, Mass.— All-day tournament of the Water- 
town Gun Club. 
Sept. 1.— Edgewater, N. J.-— North River Gun Club's handicap at 
100 targets, $6 entrance, for new piano. 
Sept. 1.— Pleasantville, N. Y. — Shoot of the Westchester County 
Trapshooters' League. 
Sept. 1.— Akron. O.— Shoot of the Akron Gun Club. 
Sept. 1. — Lebanon. Ind. — Lebanon Gun Cltib Park Association's 
tournament. 
Sept. 1.— Muncie, Ind.— Annual fall ' tournament of the Magic 
City Gun Club. 
Sept. 1.— Dover, N. H.— Labor Day tournament of the Dover 
Sportsmen's Association. D. W. Hallam, Sec'y. 
Sept. 1.— Battle Creek. Mich.— Amateur tournament of the Battle 
Creek Gun Club. M. E. Hensler, Sec'y. 
Sept. 1-2.— Meriden, Conn.— Parker Gun Club's annual Labor 
Day Shoot and Sheep Bake. C. S. Howard, Sec'y. 
Sept. 1-3.— Lynchburg, Va.— Third annual shoot of the 'Virginia 
Trapshooters' Association, on the grounds of the Lynchburg Gun 
Club in Rivermont; sparrow shoot on third day. J. A. Anderson, 
Sec'y. 
Sept. 2-3.— Central City, la.— Wapsie Gun Club's handicap tour- 
nament. 
Sept. 2-3.— Tiffin. O.— Second annual tournament of the Tif- 
fin Gun Club; $75 added. L. D. Arndt, Sec'y. 
Sept. 3-4.— Nappanee, Ind.— The Interstate Association's tourna- 
ment, under the auspices of the Nappanee Gun Club. Ed. J. 
Bowers, Sec'y. 
