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"■as designed bj' Messrs. Gai'dner & Cox. When fin- 
ished she will be the finest auxiliary yacht in the world. 
She is 189ft. over all, 13ft. waterl'ine, 30ft. breadth, 
2X ft. depth and 15 ft. draught. Her motive power con- 
sists of a triple expansion engine that will drive her at 
eJeven knots. She will be rigged as a three-masted 
schooner. Mr. Marshall will inake a cruise in the 
West fndies during the coming winter, and afterward 
is going around the world in the boat. 
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The Shelburne Y. C, of Shelburne, N. S., in- 
corporated at the last session of parliament, has been 
formally organized with the following officers: Com- 
modore, R. G. Hervey; vice-commodore, Joseph Mc- 
Gill; rear commodore, John Ethi-ington, Jr. The club 
is growing rapidly, many additional citizens of the town 
having joined, as well as others from Boston, Yar- 
mouth, Halifax and Lockeport. The regatta on the 
4th, sth and 6th of August bids fair to be a grand suc- 
cess, as already owners of yachts fronr several clubs 
have given notice of their intention to be present to 
compete for the coronation cup. 
R It «t 
On Tuesday, July 28, Vergemere, the steel auxiliary 
schooner yacht built by the IJarlan & Hollingsworth 
Co., Wilmington, Del., for Mr. Albert C. liostwick, 
was launched. She was designed by Messrs. A. Cary 
Smith & Barbey. The yacht is 160 ft. over all, 120 ft. 
waterline, 28 ft. breadth and 16 ft. draught. 
m. 1^ m. 
We are indebted to Mr. Harry Growtage, secretary 
of the Moriches Y. C, and to Mr. Andrew G. Weels, 
Jr., secretary of the Sippican Y. C, for copies of their 
club books. 
Prizes for Canoeists* 
In order to encotirage 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 
oflEei 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 judges 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 Motot Canoe. 
Three summers ago the people of Newport and tour- 
ists passing through the harbor were often treated to the 
sight of a strange craft which moved with surprising speed 
through the waters around the city. In appearance the 
boat recalled to those who saw it dimly remembered pic- 
tures of islands in the South Pacific manned by meagerly 
clad natives, and if memory proved exceptionally active, 
it was possible to recollect that the vessels used in those 
remote waters are known as flying proas. The odd-look- 
ing boat seen around Newport was in fact nothing less 
than a fiying proa, the achievement of Mr. Hugh L. 
Willoughby, a Newporter, who claims that city as his 
home the j'ear round. 
To an uninitiated observer there might not appear any 
great difference between a flying proa and the catamaran, 
the latter a tj'pe of boat much better known hereabouts 
than the former, although far from frequent. The main 
constructional differences between the proa and the cata- 
maran are that the former consists of a vessel Avith an 
outrigger, while the latter is of twin boats attached paral- 
lel to one another. With the catamaran it is possible to 
beat to windward, while with the latter it is necessary to 
wear. The proa is a very swift machine, and Mr. Will- 
oughby had lots of fun Avith his during the time he had 
her in commission. While the natives make their primi- 
tive craft from dugouts in manj"- cases, the Newporter 
employed a 40ft. canoe as the main body of his boat. 
Last summer, however, Mr. Willoughby's proa was 
supplanted by a still more interesting boat, the sight of 
which frequently amazes visitors to the City by, the Sea. 
The owner of the proa conceived the idea that the use of 
a gasoline motor in a A^essel built on the smooth lines of 
a canoe might result in the development of greater speed 
than has been reached in ordinary launches equipped with 
motors, and accordingly he dismantled the proa, pur- 
chased a Bufifalo eight horse-power motor and installed 
it in his canoe. The results have been somewhat surpris- 
ing. The motor canoe Seminole is 40ft. over all, and with 
her motor aboard 30ft. on the waterline. Her deck beam 
is 2ft. 6in., her waterline beam 2ft. The motor is of the 
four-cylinder type. 
The speed of an ordinary launch of the waterline of 
the Seminole equipped with a motor of the capacity car- 
ried by the canoe, would probably not exceed nine miles 
an hour. Last summer the owner of the Seminole reached 
an average speed of 11.7 miles an hour over a measured 
course, nearly three miles an hour faster than he could 
have gone in an ordinary launch. This did not satisfy 
him, however, and he spent the summer experimenting 
with propeller wheels and getting acquainted with his 
motor. When he finally found the kind of wheel best 
adapted to his boat he sent her again over a measured 
mile, and was delighted to discover that he could attain 
an average speed of 13.43 niiles an hour, or about 50 per 
cent, more than a motor launch could do. There is no 
question as to this record, which was made with proper 
allowances for wind and tide. 
"I haAfc taken the Seminole out in pretty rough water," 
said Mr. Willoughby to a Sunday Journal representative, 
"and find that she is a stancher boat than might be ex- 
pected. She has proved steady in a good sea off Beaver 
Tail, in spite of only 2^ft. beam. 
For ordinary pleasure purposes there is no doubt that 
a launch of the length of the Seminole would prove pref- 
erable, for the canoe's carrying capacity is only two or 
three persons, but as a speed experiment she is a de- 
cided success. Her owner keeps her moored not far from 
his handsome Newport estate, which is just across the 
street from the Dickey place, recently purchased by Mrs. 
John Carter Brown, of this city. Mr. Willoughby goes 
in for speed on land as well as on the water, and is de- 
voted to automobiling, speding much time in his hand- 
some and swift touring car. — Providence JournaL 
Medford, Mass., July 23.— The following application iot 
membership to the A. C. A. has been received: S. Otis 
Ralston, Woburn, Mass. 
O. C. Cunningham, 
Purser E. Div, A. C A. . 
Amefican Canoe Association* 
YoNKERS, N. Y., July 28. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
The inclosed amendinents to the Racing Regulations have 
ben adopted by mail vote by the Eexecutive Committee 
of the Association, and been approved by the Commodore. 
H. Lansing Quick. 
Rule L- — Amend first paragraph on page 26 of the 1902 
Year Book to read (substantially) as follows : "AH sail- 
ing races of the A. C. A., except such races for prizes as 
are, by deed-of-gift, defined as prizes for i6ft. by 3oin. 
class, shall be open to both classes of canoe." 
Rule III. — Amend first paragraph by the addition of the 
following: "No applicant for membership in the A. C. A. 
shall be allowed to race at the regattas of such Associa- 
tion; the participants in such regattas being limited to 
duly elected members in good standing." 
Rule VI. — Amend the second paragraph, fourth line, as 
follows : "The prizes for any one camp shall be uniform 
in shape and design, as far as the financial resources of 
the Association will permit, and in the event of their not 
being uniform in shape and design, the Regatta Commit- 
tee shall follow the spirit of this rule as far as it is pos- 
sible." Also, add to this paragraph: "No so-called 
'Club' prizes will be awarded where such racing events 
are recruited, at camp, from non-members of such clubs ; 
this to apply to club sailing, club fours, and club war 
canoe races." 
Rule X.— Amend the last paragraph, leaving it to the 
discretion of the Regatta Committee to determine whether 
members shall be in camp two days before racing, by 
striking out the words "except in war canoe races." 
Rule XIII. — Amend, by striking out entire second para- 
graph, relative to disability by capsize. This rule at 
present militates against the newer racing men, and, in 
view of the limited sail area now prescribed, is unneces- 
sary. 
New Yoffc C. C, 
BENSONHURST, L. 1.^ 
Saturday, August 1. 
R. S. Foster won a record sailing event for open 
canoes at the N. Y. C. C. on Saturday, August i. The 
boats covered a i^-mile triangular course in Gravesend 
Bay. Decked canoes were out of commission ready for 
shipment to the annual encampment at Sugar Island. The 
summary ; 
Open Canoes— Start, 3:18. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
R. S. Foster 3 43 20 0 25 20 
W. Carmalt 3 45 50 0 27 50 
E. J. Wright 3 46 05 0 28 05 
J. F. Plummer 3 46 50 0 28 50 
C. F. Spcidel... 3 47 30 0 29 30 
A. M. Pool ; 3 49 10 0 31 10 
R. S. Hawthorn 3 52 15 0 34 15 
L. B. Jennings 3 53 00 0 35 00 
Canoe Tilting- Contest. 
loi Clark Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., July 29.— Editor 
Forest and Stream: 1 would be obliged to the members 
of any canoe clubs, who have formulated regular rules 
for "tilting tournaments," for copies of such rules, as 
the Racing Regulations of the American Canoe Asso- 
ciation do not, at present, contain any data on the sub- 
ject, and I think it well to have the tournaments at the 
annual camp at Sugar Island conducted according to 
the best existing rules. J. K. Hand, 
Chairman Regatta Committee. 
A. C. A. Memtsetship* 
The following have applied for membership to the 
A. C. A: 
Atlantic Division — F. M. Crispin, Paul McMichael. 
Edward Muller, Purser. 
138 Front Street, New York, N. Y., July 21.— The fol- 
lowing gentlemen have been elected members of the At- 
lantic Division of the A. C. A. : A. S. Gregg-Clarke, Ed 
Lemoine Sommerville, Ralph C. Porter, Frederick 
Leonard Adams, John Neilson, Elmer B. Ayres, Charles 
H. Parson, and A. W. Scott. 
H. L. Poixard, 
Vice-Corn, A. D., A. C. A. 
Fixtures. 
ttA"^-,.?;"-^*^^ York.— Tournament of the West Side 'Riflf f'li.t, 
West Fifty-seventh street. M. Sallwey, .Sec'v ^ 
Aug. 16-23.— Union Hill Park, N. T.— Plattdeutsche Vnltsfpct 
Verem annual festival and prize shoot. 'attaeutsche Volksfest 
Sept. 2-12.— Annual championship matches of the United States 
Revolver Association as follows: Sea Girt, N. T • Chicleo 111 ■ 
Woburn, Mass.; St. Louis, Mo.; .San FrancLo 'Cah Th/en to 
&ifited^ftates''°R%o^t^^; 'he 
The Palma Trophy. 
As there lias been considerable discussion over the rifle used by 
the American team in the Palma trophy competition, perhaps the 
following information, which is quite authentic, may interest your 
readers. The wording of the competition reads thus: "That the 
rifle to be used in the competition must be that of the standing 
army of the country represented by the team," It was thought 
at one time that our American visitors had used in the contest a 
weapon tliat liad not been issued to the United States troops 
which IS, practically speaking, correct. However, it must be 
borne m mind that on the present occasion the Palma contest 
has come off much eariier in the year than previously, which was 
generally in September, and the 1903 shoot was only arranged for 
the sake of convenience and as an additional "draw" to the Bisley 
meeting. Some time ago the American War Office, not being 
satisfied with the barrel of the rifle in use, had another one con- 
structed of a different pattern, the stock of the original weapon 
being retained, and the fresh turnout has only been issued to a 
few of the American troops; but it is absolutely in its present 
state as used by our visitors the future weapon of the Army of 
the United States of America, and in a short time all the men 
will be armed with similar rifles. The whole matter was very 
carefully gone into by a select committee of the N. R. A., when 
it was unanimously decided to allow our American friends to use 
the weapons in question. Had a veto been placed on the use of 
the weapon, it is just possible that the team from the United 
States might not have come over; so it was thus decided, in a 
true sportsmanlike manner.— Bisley in Shooting Times. 
The following is taken from the Philadelpliia Public Ledger: 
A committee representing the National Rifle Association, com- 
posed of Brig.-Gen. Bird VV. Spencer, of New Jersey; Col. Bates, 
Seventy-first Regiment; Maj. Fiske, Seventh Regiment; Maj. 
James E. Bell, District of Columbia; Capt. Goddard, Philadelphia; 
Lieut. Smith and Dr. W. G. Hudson, New York, met the home- 
comers, and Gen. Spencer assured them that tlieir victory, so 
well won, had done a great deal to stimulate the dormant interest 
in rifle shooting, and said that in the near future arrangements 
would be perfected by himself and the colonels of the regiments 
ot the New Jersey National Guard for a large gathering, at which 
the medals won by the teams would be presented by Secretary of 
War Root. 
Col. Bruce, in speaking of the trip, said: "Four of the party, 
including Gen. Spencer, Col. Sanger, J. A. Haskell, vice-president 
of the National Rifle Association, and myself, were elected hon- 
orary life members of the British association. We had a glorious 
time abroad, and after the team had won we all spent a few days 
in Paris. Just before we sailed from the other side we received a 
telegram from Lord Roberts wishing us godspeed. 
"Our men worked earnestly from the moment they reached the 
English ranges, which, on account of their peculiar location, are 
very puzzling and difficult to shoot over with accuracy. We had 
as opponents representative military teams from Great Britain, 
Canada, Norway, France and Australia, and our men scored 
1570 out of a possible 1800 points, establishing a record which was 
15 points better than the total made by the winning team in the 
Elcho Shield contest, decided a few days afterward, in which the 
use of match rifles was permissible. 
"The shooting for the Palma trophy was done under favorable 
conditions, except for the variable wind. On the long range the 
men had to shoot from one hill to another, and the currents of 
air between had to be gauged to a nicety, but our boys mastered 
the situation so thoroughly that, while the English team made a 
higher score than ever before, we beat them. As an instance of 
the progress made in rifle marksmanship the French team made a 
score that would have won fifteen years ago. Another remarkable 
point in the contest was the fact that it was the first match in 
which the English and the American teams did not miss the tar- 
get once. 
"At the end of the shooting over the shortest range the English- 
men led us by three point, but on the 900yd. range I took my 
time, as the wind was very tricky, I held my men for six sec- 
onds, in order to study the conditions, as I was determined to 
take no chances, and after careful observations, I gave the word. 
Sergt. Keough, of the Sixth Massachusetts, was the first man 
to fire, and he scored a buUseye, and five more followed in rapid 
succession. From that point to the end we kept ahead of the 
other competitors, and finally beat the Englishmen by 15 points, 
with the Canadians third, 52 points behind us. 
"Many of our men took part in other matches, but we only 
used our national army rifle, and we were unable to shoot in 
many contests for this reason. Lieut. A. E. Wells, of the Seventy- 
first Regiment, won the best individual trophy, as he captured 
the Cheylesmore match at 1,000yds., scoring 48 points out of the 
possible 50." 
Lieut. A. S. Jones, of the Ordnance Department of New Jersey, 
and secretary of the National Rifle Association, who accompanied 
the party, was enthusiastic over the successful trip. 
"Our boys cannot be given enough credit for the way they 
overcame every known obstacle," said he. "They coached each 
other almost to perfection, and to this system of team work our 
victory is due. Before a man fired the men on each side of him 
took careful observations of the wind and mirage, and when they 
seemed to agree the shooter let go, and the result invariably was 
first class. 
"We met s<Jme of the Irish experts at Bisley, who were here 
