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FOREST AND STREAM, 
[July 18, 1903. 
Philadelphia-Cormthian Y. C. Ottise* 
The following general orders have been issued by Mr. 
Charles H. Brock, fleet captain of the Philadelphia- 
Corinthian Y. C. : 
The fleet of the Corinthian Y. C. will rendezvous for 
the annual cruise at Glen Cove, Long Island, N. Y., on 
the afternoon of Friday, July 24, 1903. 
A meeting of captains will be held on board the flagship 
at 8 :3o P. M. 
Prizes have been offered for port to port runs for 
yachts in erasing trim, and when four or more start, a 
second prize to be awarded. The commodore has offered 
a cup to the j'acht in each class winning on corrected time 
the greatest number of runs. 
Saturday, July 25 — Glen Cove to Oyster Bay. 
Sunday, July 26--Fleet to remain at anchor at Oyster 
Bay. 
Monday, July 27— Oyster Bay to Morris Cove. 
Tuesday, July 28 — Morris Cove to Shelter Island. 
Wednesday, July 29 — Shelter Island to New London. 
Thursday, July 30 — Fleet to remain at anchor. Gig and 
dinghy races for yachts' crews, and races for small boats 
belonging to yachts of the fleet, will be held in the after- 
noon. Entries to be made to the fleet captain. 
Friday, July 31 — New London to Jamestown, R. I. 
Saturday, August i — Disband. 
Seawanhaka-Corinthian Y. C. 
OYSTER BAY, LONG ISLAND SOUND, 
Saturday, July 11. 
The one-design is-footers sailed the fourth race for the 
Center Island cup on Saturdaj'^ afternoon, July 11. The 
boats covered a triangular course, the first leg of w^hich 
was a reach, the second a beat and the third a reach. 
Fight boats started and Bobs won by 56s. The breeze 
was light from the south. The summary: 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Bobs, W. A. W. Stewart... 6 39 54 2 19 54 
Cayenne, Colgate Hoyt 6 40 50 2 20 50 
Wee Wean, R. L. Cuthbert 6 41 47 2 21 47 
Imp, H. H. Landon 6 42 26 2 22 26 
Brownie, R. W. Gibson 6 44 54 2 24 54 
Fly, W. E. Roosevelt 6 47 30 2 27 30 
Olita, H. C. Rouse 6 48 56 6 48 56 
Nit, J. R. Burnet & F. D. Pavey Did not finish. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
Mr. Hollis Burgess reports the following transfers : 
Chartered (in conjunction with Gardner & Cox), the 
125ft. steam yacht Nydia, owned by F. J. Lisman of 
New York to Charles N. Shaw of Boston. 
Chartered, the 4Sft. sloop Hesper, owned by Ralph 
Forbes of Boston to H. A. de Windt of Chicago. 
Sold, the 25ft. sloop Margaret, owned by James L. 
Paine of Boston to Geo. C. Vaughn of Salem, Mass. 
Sold, the 24ft. racing sloop Kit. owned by Com. T. 
H. McDonald of the Bridgeport Y. C, to H. B. Whit- 
tier of Boston. 
Sold, the 2ift. knockabout Gosling, owned by Louis 
M. Clark of Dorchester, Mass., to Bancel La Farge 
of Beverly, Mass. 
Sold, the 21 ft. knockabout Paloma, owned by J. 
Malcolm Forbes of Boston to Thos. B. Eaton of Wor- 
cester, Mass. 
Sold, the raceabout Hazard, owned by Chas. O. Dex- 
ter of Hamilton, Ont., to Messrs. C. E. and J. P. Loud 
of Boston. 
Sold, the naphtha launch Enid, owned by Chas. O. 
Miller of Braintree, Mass.. to E. L. Woodard of Nor- 
folk, Va. 
Sold, an i8ft. gasoline launch, owned by John O. 
Bicknell of Weymouth, Mass., to E. B. Holmes, of 
Hull, Mass. 
Sold, the 19ft. catboat Ruby, owned by I. H. Packard 
of Watertown, Mass., to F. G. Jackson of Cambridge, 
Mass. 
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The Associated Press of this city have chartered the 
steam yacht Chetolah for the Cup Races, through the 
agency of Stanley M. Seaman. She is to be equipped 
with a Marconi wireless outfit by the Morse Iron 
Works, So. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
The same office has also sold the auxiliary sloop 
Marion to Mr. J. H. Fermier, Pavonia Y. C, Jersey 
City, N. J. 
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The Regatta Committee of the New York Y. C. have 
issued the following regarding the steam yacht race for 
the Lysistrata Cup. The event will take place off New- 
port on July 24: 
•The Lysistrata Cup, Newport, R. L, July 24, 1903. 
"A $2,500 cup, with $2,500 added for the winner in the 
first competition. 
"A challenge cup presented by former Commodore 
James Gordon Bennett, N, Y. Y. C, for steam yachts 
belonging to the New York Y. C, and for steam yachts 
properly enrolled in any foreign yacht club, and limited 
to yachts above 150 net tons in size, American yacht 
measurement (net registered tonnage). 
"The course will be triangular, sixty nautical miles in 
length, starting off Brenton's Reef Lightship. 
"The signal for the start will be made at half-past 
one P. M. 
"Entries must be made in writing, addressed to the 
committee, and will be received at the Newport Station 
up to three P. M., July 23. 
"Detailed sailing directions and chart of the course 
will be issued later." 
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The steam yacht White Heather, owned by Mr. Har- 
rison I. Drummond, has been chartered through the 
agency of Messrs. Tarns, Lemoine & Crane to Mr. 
Edmund Randolph. 
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At a meeting of the New York Y. C. held on June 
25 the following were elected members: Arthur Olatt 
Howard, John C. Tatum, E. P. McMurtry, George B. 
Post, Jr., Captain Duncan Kennedy, U. S. N.; Walter 
S. Gurney, Frederick P. Scudder, Lieutenant Charles 
P, NejspPf U. S, George Lauder, J. Horace Hf^rcJ- 
ing, John Kensett Olyphant, William Howard Barnard, 
Buckingham Lockwood, James Douglass Sparkman, 
He nry B. Lothrop, Clarence E. Burke, Lieutenant 
Spencer S. Wood, U. S, N.; Frank J. Logan, Leonard 
Jacob, Jr., William Ross Proctor, Frederick W. Her- 
ring, Rev. George Alexander Strong, Lieutenant E. 
W. Kittelle, U. S. N., and Franklin Q. Brown. 
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Irondequoit, the challenger for the Canada's Cup, 
arrived at Charlotte on Saturday, July 11. She will be 
thoroughly overhauled and put in racing trim at once. 
Lloyds* Yacht Register* 
For twenty-six years Lloyds' Register of British and 
Foreign Shipping "has published the Yacht Register, and 
it is hardly necessary to say that the work has always 
been superbly done. The register is issued on May i, 
and the volume for 1903 is now ready for delivery. It 
includes, as usual, the most authoritative information, 
and is invaluable to all yachtsmen as a work of reference. 
It contains the names, particulars and characters of 
yachts classed by the Society; also, in an appendix, a list 
of the different yacht and sailing clubs and illustrations 
of their respective flags; an illustrated list of the flags of 
yachts; an index of signal letters; a list of yachts which 
have had their names changed ; a list of builders and de- 
signers with the names of yachts built or designed by 
theni (a most valuable feature of the book) ; an alpha- 
betical list of the names and addresses of yacht owners, 
with the clubs to which they belong, and much other 
important information. 
The volume is beautifully bound in green and gold, and 
we cordially commend it to every American yachtsman. 
The New York office of Lloyds' Register is at 15 White- 
hall street, and their telephone number is 1699 Broad. 
Hope*s Small Yacht Construction and Rigging'. 
/ To the amateur builder who may wish to construct his own 
boat, or make a .successful hobby of small yacht building this 
book will prove a valuable instructor, and no one with reasonably 
fair skill in the use of tools and average patience and perseverance 
in taking this book as a guide need long be without an excellent 
boat— superior, perhaps, to much of the cheap work turned out 
by small firms. It contains 177 pages in all, with upward of 30 
full-page diagrams and designs showing the progress of construc- 
tion from the laying of the keel to the final rigging of the sails. 
The author's introduction is modest in the extreme, and the 
reader will find that he rather underestimates the value of a work 
that must prove interesting even to those who may not design 
building a boat. He says that the designs shown are taken, not 
so much as being ideal boats in any way, but chiefly as repre- 
senting popular types of sailing boats and small yachts now in 
general use, and suitable for an amateur to build. 
Printed on excellent paper, with strong linen binding and a cover 
pocket for carrying plans, maps, or designs, it can without fear of 
injury be made a companion of the worlc shop, where its excellent 
suggestions about the use and care of tools, its pages on materials, 
and encouraging and useftil hints along the lines of general work 
may help to fill in a restful hour during the progress of con- 
slrtiction. — Claude King in Sports Afield. 
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Prizes for 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 
offei cash prizes for the best accounts of cruises taken during the 
season of 1903. As few restrictions as possible will be imposed, 
and those given are made only with the view of securing some 
uniformity among the competitors' stories, so that the jtidges will 
be able to make a fair award. 
The prizes will be as follows: 
First, $50.00. , 
Second, $25.00. 
Third, $15.00. 
Fourth and Fifth, $10.00 each. 
Sixth to Eighth, $5.00 each. 
I. The cruise must be actually taken between May 1 and 
November 1, 1903. 
II. The cruise must be made on the (fresh water) inland 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 18ft. 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 cover- 
ing 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, accompany each story, 
and they will be considered in making the awards. 
VII. Stories should 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. 
IX. Competitors should avoid the use of slang or incorrect 
nautical expressions in their stories, as it will count against them 
in awarding the prizes. 
Each manuscript to which a prize is awarded shall become the 
property of the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. All 
manuscript should reach the office of the Forest and Stream 
Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York, N. Y., on or 
before December 1, 1903. 
A. C. A. Racing Regulations, 
loi Claric Street, Brooklyn, July 8. — Editor Forest 
and Stream: Referring to the proposed changes in the 
racing regulations of the American Canoe Association, I 
beg to add to my previous letter that these changes will 
be submitted to the newly elected members of the Racing 
Board of the A. C. A., and will be passed upon by them, 
as well as by the members of the Executive Committee. 
The Eastern, Northern, and Central Divisions have had 
their meetings, and the latter has elected Mr. H. M. 
Stewart, of Rochester, as its representative on the Racing 
Board. The Western Division will doubtless elect its 
representative at the forthcoming camp at Ballast Island, 
and the Atlantic Division, wiU 4° so ^t Sugar Islan4 in 
August, 
For the information of Atlantic Division members, I 
quote letter received from Mr. W. S. Elliott, the 
giver of the Atlantic Division sailing trophy, as follows; 
"* * * As I understand the sailing rules of the A. G. 
A. are to undergo some change, I suggest that they be 
applied to govern the competition for the Elliott trophy, 
which was originally donated to the Atlantic Division for 
competition by members of that Division." 
This, in my opinion, renders the race in question open 
to all classes which are eligible to race for the A. C. A. 
trophy, and other races. J. K. Hand, 
Chairman Regatta Committee. 
New York C. C. 
BENSONHXJRST, L. I., 
Saturday, July II. 
The second record sailing events of the New York 
Canoe Club were held on the afternoon of Saturday, July 
II, over courses on Gravesend Bay. The breeze was so 
light that the canoes were sent over a one and one-half 
mile journey but once. The feature of the regatta was 
the large entry in the class for open sailing canoes. The 
summaries follow: 
Decked Canoes— Start, 4:40. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
W. H. Fales .5 25 20 0 43 20 
Canoe Yawls— Start, 4:30. 
H. Eales 3 29 55 0 59 55 
D. B. Goodsell ^ 40 00 1 10 00 
Open Canoes — Start, 4:37. 
H. R Steven 6 23 35 1 46 35 
W. Carmalt 6 26 18 1 49 18 
R. S. Foster 6 27 38 1 50 38 
F. A. Plummer 6 32 03 1 55 03 
E. J. Wright 6 34 00 1 57 00 
W. Yelland 6 41 20 2 04 20 
F. Speidel 6 43 45 2 06 45 
R. D. Bayley 6 45 45 2 08 45 
W. B. Jennings 6 51 40 -2 14 40 
A. M. Pool Withdrew. 
The winners were H. Fales and H. R. Steven. W. 
H. Fales scored a sailover. 
American Canoe Association. 
Brooklyn, N. Y., June 29. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
1 beg to inform you that the following were elected life 
members of the A. C. A, since last publication : E. H. 
Barney, Springfield, Mass. ; Paul Butler, Lowell, Mass. ; 
Irving Rouce. Rochester, N. Y. ; B. 1. Rouce, Rochester, 
N. Y. ; C. V. Winne, Albany, N. Y. 
Robert J. Wilkin^ 
President Board of Governors A. C. A. 
A. C» A* Membership. 
The following have been proposed for membership to 
the Eastern Division of the A. C. A. : Thomas J. Darcey, 
Boston, Mass.; C. M. Baker, Robert T. Little, Jas. B. 
Fitch, Manchester, N. H.; Geo. W. Creelman, Alfred B. 
Hill, Lakeville, Conn. 
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The International Rifle Contest. 
The Palma trophy returns to America. .In the great Inter- 
national rifle contest for its possession, between teams represent- 
ing the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Norway, France, 
Australia and Natal, held at Bisley, England, July 11, the United 
States team achieved a decisive victory. The real contest, so far 
as a test of skill is concerned, 'narrowed quickly to the teams of 
the United States, Great Britain and Canada, which, in turn, 
narrowed dowh to the United States and Great Britain, the other 
teams being so far in the rear toward the close that their defeat 
was a foregone conclusion. 
The totals of the difl:erent teams are as follows: 
United States .1,570 
Great Britain ..... ^ ...... ^ , , 1,555 
Canada 1,51S 
Australia 1,501 
Natal 1,399 
France 1,240 
Norway 1,240 
Thus, the United States defeated Great Britain, its closest com- 
petitor, by 15 points. 
The individual scores of the United States team are as follows: J 
800yds. 900yds. 1000yds. Total.' 
73 
69 
64 
206 
71 
53 
59 
193 
67 
68 
60 
195 
66 
66 
59 
191 
66 
61 
67 
194 
74 
63 
68 
205 
65 
59 
68 
192 
69 
66 
59 
194 
551 
515 
504 
1,570 
Sergt. J. H. Keough, 6th Mass.. 
Corp. C. E. Winder, 6th Ohio... 
Lt. K. K. V. Casey, 71st N. Y.. 
Sergt. Geo. Doyle, 71st N. Y... 
Lt. Thos. Holcomb, U. S. M. C. 
Pr. Geo. Cook, 1st D. C 
Lt. A. E. Wells, 71st N. Y 
Corp. W. B. Short, 7th N. Y 
The possible, per man, at each range was 75, or 225 at the three 
ranges of .800, 900 and 1000 yards. 
The conditions were as follows: For the championship of the 
world: open to the riflemen of all countries; each team to consist 
of eight men ; any military rifle ; minimum pull of trigger, iVs 
pounds; 800, 900 and 1000 yards, 15 shots per man at each range 
by each contestant; any position without artificial rest. 
The teams shot in two divisions, four men completing their 
scores before the remaining four began. 
The weather conditions at the beginning were a clear light, a 
strong sunlight, and a calm atmosphere; favorable conditions for 
good work. The American team was first to finish at the 800 
yard range, taking one hotir and 15 minutes, well within the time 
limitation of on^ hour and three-quarters. 
At the finish of the competition at 800 yards the British team 
was in the lead of all, and three points ahead of its closest com- 
petitor, the United States team. The scores of each team at 800 
yards were: Great Britain, 554; United States, 551; Canada, 536; 
Australia, 518; Natal, 513; Norway, 447; France, 441. , 
The individual scores of the members of the LTnited States team ' 
were: 
Private George Cook 74 
Sergeant J. H. Keough 73 
Corporal C. E. Winder ; 71 
Corporal W.B. Short 69 
Lieutenant K. K. V. Casey 67 
Sergeant George Doyle 66 
Lieutenant Thomas Holcombe, Jr 66 
Lieutenant A. E. Wells 65 
When the competition began at 900 yards the weather conditions 
