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bought by the Spanish Government at the outbreak of 
the war with you. Giralda carried some machine guns, 
and could steam at a Httle over 22 knots. She was a 
very smart-looking vessel, of a much more rakish ap- 
pearance than is usual now among very large steam 
yachts. His last yacht was the little torpedo-boat-Hke 
craft, Tarantula, which was launched last summer, 
and is the first turbine steam yacht ever built. It is 
said that Col. McCalmont had some share in the Val- 
kyrie III. syndicate. 
It is stated that a project is on foot to make a 
canal from the Thames to Southampton. If this is ac- 
complished it will have a wonderful effect on Soleiat 
yachting, for no doubt all sorts of imseaworthy craft 
in the shape of houseboats, launches, etc., will be con- 
stantly passing to and fro. There is also some talk 
of lajdng down a motor-car road alongside the canal. 
The project is a big one, but it would have very pleas- 
ant results. 
The newly formed Marine Motor Association is still 
in the midst of its troubles over a rule for rating en- 
gines. There does not seem to be much prospect of 
reaching finality, but the committee considering the 
matter is very earnest, and has several experts in its 
number. By experts I mean trained engineers who 
are making motors, not the man who occupies his 
time in shouting out that he knows more than anyone 
else. One member of the association has decided to 
build an imrestricted 40ft. launch at once. From his 
engine scheme I expect he will take some beating. 
The Clyde, after very long thought, has at last pro- 
duced an order for one 30-footer. Our sport is how 
in such a parlous way that this is quite an important 
item in itself, but it is also interesting because it is 
the beginning of a new Y. R. A. class. Whether it will 
succeed is more than doubtful, for the 36-footers are 
none too favorably regarded up North. Still, time was, 
and not so long ago, when the Y. R. A. classes were 
quite unrepresented on the Clyde for many years. This 
little boat is being built by Messrs. Fife. By the way. 
the new South Coast O. D. C, is from Mr. Alfred 
Mylne's design. He is also designing a S2-footer for 
a London owner whose name I know, but fear to re- 
veal, lest some evil should befall somebody. No owner 
of any new boat as yet ordered has allowed his. name 
to be disclosed. 
Quite a large fleet of cup defenders are building, 
according to reports cabled over here from New York. 
I rather fancy that one with 40ft. beam and the cen- 
terplate. I wonder your pressmen do not design more 
of them. Our editors love to have them, and they like 
them tall and broad. You can cable over at least five 
more without the slightest fear. 
E. H. Hajiilton. 
Boston Letter. 
Boston, Dec. 21.— Prospects appear to be at present 
somewhat brighter for racing among the smaller 
classes in Massachusetts Bay during the coming sea- 
son, although it is not expected that there will be 
nearly the enthusiasm that was manifested during the 
three previous seasons, and especialh^ last year. The 
class which Avill hold the greatest number of boats 
will be the l8ft. knockabout class. Yachts for this 
class are being constructed all over the bay. There are 
so many that it is very hard work keeping track of 
them. Many of the owners are desirous of keeping un- 
der cover, too. and it is likely that the full comple- 
ment will not be brought to light until the opening of 
the racing season of 1903. It is safe to say, however, 
that there are more than a dozen i8-footers' under con- 
struction. Burgess and Packard have orders for eight, 
and the other designers, while not getting so many, 
have received a good share. In the midsummer series 
of the Hull-Massachusetts Y. C. last season, there were 
from 15 to 17 of these little fellows in each day's race. 
That was not the full number, however. There were 
probably over 30 in different parts of the bay. It 
would not be surprising to find as many as 20 new 
ones when the season opens. While some of the older 
boats are being disposed of, there are few that are 
leaving Massachusetts waters, and, thus, the number 
to be seen at each race throughout the season may 
be expected to be very large. 
There is not much being said about the new 22- 
footers, although Sumner H. Foster, sponsor for the 
class, was in the best of spirits last week. He said he 
had been informed that there were s new boats for 
this class already under construction, but he could not 
.say for whom they are being built. As a matter of 
fact, Burgess has actually orders for tw^o of these 
boats, while an order for a third is pending. Fred 
Lawley has been reported to have orders for four, but 
according to his owm statement, he has not yet been 
told to go ahead on the plans of any. It is said that 
a boat for the class is being constructed for Mr. John 
Greenough by Archie Fenton, of Gloucester. It is not 
known that Shiverick, of Kingston, has any orders for 
22-footers from any of the Duxbury contingent. One 
of the yachtsmen who was most anxious to have the 
class adopted by the Yacht Racing Association, and 
who is loud in his praises of the boat that can be pro- 
duced in the new class, made the statement last week 
that his new i8-footer was well along toward comple- 
tion. It does seem funny that he did not go up 4ft. 
on waterline length and get one of the boats he ad- 
mires so much. 
There are no new restricted 21-footers being built, 
and it does not look as if there will be. Nothing more 
has been heard from the movement among some of 
the owners of yachts in this class to race among them- 
selves, to the exclusion of the freaks. It is likely_, 
however, that some such arrangement will be made 
before the racing season opens. In the 25ft. class there 
now seems to be some prospect of racing, this all hav- 
ing come about through orders to Burgess and Pack- 
ard to design four of them. With this number there 
is no doubt the clubs will give them races, such as 
they are. To say that these boats, built to the limits 
p{ extremes under the rules, are undesirable ^r\i 
variance with the eft'ort to get a safe, seaworthy boat, 
would be putting it mildly. E. A. Boardman has 
turned out a full model of a boat that can be built 
under the ruleS. She is not so " long on top as some 
of those "which have been designed, but, if she were 
supplied with a square bow, instead of the apology for 
a sharp one, her model might easily pass for that of 
Hostess, Lookout or Outlook. A glance at her will 
convince any rational yachtsman that he does not want 
to monkey with a class whose rules permit such 
freaks. And still the delegates, or rather a majority 
of the delegates, to the Yacht Racing Association, de- 
clared by vote that the present rules are all right, and 
that no changes should be made. 
Two notable schooners changed hands last week. 
Puritan, the defender of the Cup in 1885, the first of 
the j^achts which has done so much to revolutionize 
ideas in designing and the yacht which established 
the standing of the late Edward Burgess as a naval 
architect, was sold by Commodore John O. Shaw, Jr.. 
of the Corinthian Y. C, to Mr. C, H. W. Foster. The 
sale was made through the agency of J-IoIIis Burgess. 
Mr. Foster intends to further alter Puritan by adding 
a 20 horse-power gasolene engine. The schooner is 
as beautiful and as much admired as ever. Ontside 
of a little leaking around the centerboard box, she is 
as sou.nd as in the days of old. This may be reme- 
died, but if it cannot be fixed easily, the center-board 
box will be plugged up and she will be made a keel 
boat. To take the place of the Puritan, Commodore 
Shaw has purchased the schooner Alert, until recent- 
ly owned by Mr. Clement A. Griscom. The sale was 
made by Arthur Binney. 
At Lawley's the cabin work is being put in the 50ft. 
ketch for Mr. J. H. Cromwell. The deck is being laid 
on the 6oft. schooner for Mr. C. H. Clark. Mr. F. H. 
Adriance's 34ft. yawl has been planked and the deck 
is being, laid. A 36-footer for Mr. W. C. Rogers and 
a 2i-footer for Mr. J. H. Spalding have been set up. 
The Cox i8-footcr is partly planked. The deck is be- 
ing laid on Mr. C. A. Fletcher's steam yacht. The 
Emery steam yacht, designed by Cheseborough, has 
been laid down. If is reported that the Lawley Com- 
panj"^ has secured an option on the tract of land, ad- 
joining its yard, upon which stood the house of cor- 
rection and the insane hospital. It is a very large 
parcel and has a fine water frontage, although it will 
have to be dredged for any large work. It will be in- 
teresting to learn how the company will dispose of it. 
Frank N. Tandy has an order for a 40-rater under 
the new measurement rules, for a Western man, who 
summers at Marblehead. She will be S2ft. ij^in. over 
all, 33ft. waterline, lift. 6in. beam and 7ft. 6in. draft. 
She will carry 2,004 sq. ft. of sail. 
The yacht yard and shop of Pryor and Clark, at 
North Weymouth on the Fore River, has been leased 
by W. W. Meek & Co., who will carry on the busi- 
ness of yacht designing and building. Mr. Meek was 
senior draftsman for Lewis Nixon and has also been 
Avith Neafie and Levy. 
Smith, of Quincy Point, is at work on a 21-footer, 
designed by Crowninshield for Mr. Joshua Crane, Jr. 
She will be raced in Buzzards Bay. 
Burgess and Packard have received an order for a 
40-rater. under the new measurement rules, for Mr. 
R. H. Morgan, of Boston. They have also an order 
for a 22-footer for Mr. Herbert White, and report 
that Mr. Sumner H. Foster's 22-footer, building by 
Hodgdon, of Booth Bay, is well along. 
E, A. Boardman, recently with Crowninshield, has 
started out on his own hook with an office at 20 Cen- 
tral street. He has already received orders for two 
i8-footers for Boston parties, and is considering plans 
for two 15-footers and a 4Sft. speed launch. 
Small Bros, have turned out the lines for a one-de- 
sign class of i8-footers on the order of Mr. W. R. 
Carson. Four have been ordered, which will be built 
and raced at Calais, Me. 
John B. Killeen. 
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Ossmmg Gon Club. 
OssiNiKC, N. Y., Dec. 22. — In the re-entrjr rifle contest, open 
to non-members, the following 5-shot scores were made at 50ft. 
on the ^/iin.. 25-ring target, two best scores to win; prize, a 
Winchester model 1S90 rifle, with gallery sights: Fred Bellington 
US; Jas. Schmidt IIB, 113; Frank Tompkins 115, 113, 118, 119; 
Fred Tompkins 111. 112. 
Practice scores, 5 shots at 50ft.: G. Tompkins 119, 116, 118; 
T. Schmidt 111. 107; W'm. Fisher 118; C. G. Blandford 121, 114; 
Wm. Coleman IIG, 109. 110, 115; C. H. Sidrnan 118, 117. 
Matches at 50ft.; C. G. Blandford 117, Wm. Coleman 115. Wm. 
Coleman 117, C G. Blandford 115. C. G. Blandford 117, Wm. 
Coleman 110. C. G. Blandford 242, Wm. Coleman 236. Wm, 
Coleman 236, C. G. Blandford 231. 
Ten-shot scores, 75ft.: C. G. Blandford 235, Mrs. E. F. Ball 217, 
Dr. E. B. Sherwood 208. 
Matches at 75ft.: C. G. Blandford 230, E. F. Ball 228. E. F. 
Ball 237, C. G. Blandford 235. E. F. B. 
A special featiu-e of the ninth annual Sportsmen's Show, to be 
held in Madison Square Garden the week commencing Feb. 21, 
will be rifle and revolver tests, beside other kinds of competition. 
Capt. J. A. H. Dressel, 313 Broadway, is the General Manager. 
— •— 
If you want yottr ihoot to he aaoouoced here lead a 
notice like the foUowlagi 
Fixtures. 
Dec. 25. — Dover, N. J. — Holiday Uve-bird shoot of the Dover 
Gun Club. Bull shoot the special event. 
Dec 25. — Interstate Park, iL. I.— John S. Wright's target tourna- 
ment, sweepstakes; etc. . 
Dec. 28.— Brooklyn,- 1;,- Iv— Fulton Qm Qlyb's shoot. Albert A. 
.Schoverling, -Sec'yi J ► . , . 
Hell Gate Gun Club's shoot, fourth Tuesday of each month (July 
and December excepted), at Cutwater's Riverside grounds, Paterson 
Plank Road, Carlstadt, N. J. 
Chicago, 111.— Garfield Gun Club's target shoot, every Saturday 
afternoon. Grounds, West Monroe street and Fifty-second avenue. 
Dr. J. W. Meek, Sec'y. 
Hell Gate Anne.x shoot, second Friday of each month (January 
and July excepted), at Dexter Park, Brooklyn. 
Brooklyn Gun Club's shoot, Saturdays, at Enfield street, near 
Liberty avenue, Brooklyn. Visitors welcome. 
South Side Gun Club's shoot, Saturdays, South Broad street, 
Newark, N. J., near Lehigh Valley coal depot. 
Cutwater's grounds, Carlstadt, N. J., Saturdays, live-bird handi- 
caps. 
1903. 
Jan. 1. — Poughkeepsie, N. Y. — Inter-county shoot and tourna- 
ment of the Poughkeepsie Gun Club. Max Condit, Capt. 
Jan. 1.— Paterson, N. J.— Open live-bird shoot of the Jackson 
Park Gun Club. 
Jan. 1.— TJutherford, N. J. — New Year's Day target shoot of the 
Boiling Springs Fishing and Gun Club. C. B. Axford, Sec'y. 
Jan. 1.— Interstate Park, L. 1. — New Year's Day target tourna- 
ment. 
Jan. 1.— East Rutherford, N. J.— Match at 50 live birds, $100 a 
side between C. Fleishman and John Hefiich, at Hackensack 
Kivt-r Bridge. 
Jan. 1. — 'towanda. Pa. — Annual tournament of the Towanda Gun 
Club; live birds and targets. VV. F. Dittrich, Sec'y. 
Jan. 1. — Wis.sinomLng, Pa. — ^New Year's Day target tournament 
of the Florists' Gun Club; open to all. 
Jan. ].— Newark, N. J.— New Year's Day sh<£Ot of the South 
Side Gun Club. 
Jan. 8.— Newark, N. J.— Match between, J, "W. Hoffman, Ncav 
Germantown, Pa., and C. Steffens, New Ydrkj lOD live birds each, 
$100 a side, on Smith Brothers' grounds. 
Jan. l.j-15. — El Paso, Texas. — Grand midwinter carnival shooting 
tournament, under auspices of the El Paso Gun Club. W. H.. 
Shclton, Sec'y. 
J.m. 13. -Hi.— Hamilton, Can.— Hamilton Gun Club's thirteenth 
annual grand Canadian live-bird handicap tournament. 
Jan. 2()-30. — Brenham, Texas. — Second annual Sunny South 
Handicap; live birds and targets. 
Jan. 15. — Gtittenburg, N. J. — Eastern three-man team live-bird 
championship, ,1)7,50 per team, birds extra. For information ad-- 
dress Gus Greiff, 318 Broadway, New York. 
Feb. 9-14. — 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 Gun Club. Percy S. 
Benedict, Sec'y. 
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, Sec'y- 
June — . — Schenectady, N. Y. — New York State shoot, under 
auspices of the Schenectady Gun Club. 
June 9-11. — Cincinnati, O. — Seventeenth annual tournament of the 
Oiiio Trapshooters' League. Chas. F. Dreihs, Sec'y. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Club secretaries are invited to send their scores for 
publication in these columns, also any nezvs notes they 
may care to have published. Mail all such matter to 
Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, 
New York. Forest and Stream goes to press on Tues- 
day OF EACH WEEK. 
The programme of the Sunny South Handicap at live birds 
• and _ targets, to be held at Brenham, Texas, Jan. 26 to 31, in- 
clu.sive, provides competition of four days at live birds and two 
days at targets. The Sunny South Handicap is a 25 live-bird 
event, .$20_ entrance, birds included, handicaps 26 to 31yds. The 
following is quoted from the published conditions: . "All entries 
to this event must be made by Jan. 15, and accompanied by a 
%5 forfeit, made payable to Alf Gardiner, manager, Brenham, 
Texas. Money in this event will be divided 40, 30," 20 and 10 per 
cent., class shooting. In addition to first money in this event, the 
winner will receive a handsome silver cup, value $100. To this 
event we now have the forfeits of ten Brenham amateur shooters, 
who have signified their intention of shooting, and deposited these 
forfeits with us in good faith. We have the promise of others in 
our city. Make your entries to this event and attend a good 
shoot. Sunny South Handicap at targets, 100 targets, $10 en- 
trance; handicaps, 14 to 20yds. Five moneys, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10 
per cent. ; class shooting. In addition to first money the winner 
of this event , will also receive a handsome silver trophy. Shooters 
who like high gun shooting can arrange a side purse with secre- 
tary in these events, to, be divided- on the high gun system." 
The secretary, Mr. W. H. Shelton, informs that "the Grand 
midwinter carnival shooting tournament under the auspices of 
the El Paso Gun Club will be given in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 
13 to 15, 1903. Professionals and manufacturers' agents allowed to 
shoot for targets only. There will be fifteen events, five each 
day, from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M., the balance of the day to tie taken 
up with other carnival attractions. Added money will approximate 
$1,000, to be divided under the Rose system, ratios 7, 5, 3, 2, Ten- 
gauge guns and black powder barred. Interstate Association rules 
of 1902 to govern. Shooting over magazine trap,' known trap and 
unknown angles. There will be specially low rates on the eight 
railroads reaching El Paso. Programmes will be mailed on appli- 
cation." 
The Florists' Gun Club announce a target tournament for New 
Year's Day, at Wissinoming, Pa. It is open to all. Three sets 
of traps will be available. Sweepstake shooting will commence on 
the arrival of the 9:58 train. Upon the arrival of the 1:50 P. M. 
train from Broad street a merchandise event and a five-man team 
match will be shot. There are ten events on the programme, six 
at 10 targets, 50 cents entrance ; two at 15 targets, 75 cents en- 
trance, and one 25 cents entrance to which .$5 is guaranteed; mer- 
chandise event, $2 entrance; five-man team match, $3 entrance; 
30 targets, handicaps added. 
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The Richmond Gun Club have announced a holiday shoot for 
Christmas Day, at Concord, Staten Island, commencing at 10 
A. M. The secretary, Mr. Albert A. Schoverling, writes us: 
"New grounds; new club house; everybody welcome. To reach 
the grounds from New York, the ferry boat, to St. George, thence 
Silver Lake trolley to the junction of Clove road and Richmond 
turnpike; thence shuttle car to the grounds, or ten minutes' walk 
in place of shuttle car. The grounds are at the corner of Ser- 
pentine and Clove roads." 
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.The Breeder and Sportsman of Dec. 13 contains the following 
pleasant personals: "Harvey McMurchy has been here for several 
weeks. 'Prince Mac' says he has greatly enjoyed the duck 
shooting he has been having, twice a week, at the Spooney Gun 
Club preserve, near Mt. Eden. Phil B. Bekeart is dated' for a 
return appearance here about the 20th inst. Jack Fanning, a 
sportsman universally liked and widely known, will also make 
his appearance on Sportsman's Row on or about the 20th." 
On Wednesday evening of last week, Capt. J. A. H. Dressel 
gave a banquet and theater party to his stafT of shooters and 
missionaries, a list of whom follows: Messrs. John E. Avery 
Frank E. Butler, J. L. Head, John S. Cole, Jr., T. W. Morfey' 
Malcolm Moore, L. J. Standish, F. C. Riehl, Geo. T. Little, s', 
M. Van Allen, S. D. Woodhouse, George Bingham and A. h' 
Myerhoff. 
Messrs. C. Fleishman and John Heflich have agreed to shoot 
a- match at 50 birds per man, $100 a side, Interstate rules, loser to 
pay for birds. Date and place are Jan. 1, on Heflich's shooting 
grounds, Hackensack -River Bridge, near East Rutherford, N J 
Fleishman will stand; at 30yds., Heflich at 26yds. Mr. Carl von 
Lengerke holds a forfeit, and has been agreed upon to act ^9 
