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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 
offer cash prizes for the best accounts of cruises taken during the 
season of 1903. As few restrictions as possible will be imposed, 
and thosi 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 prize, J50.00. 
Second prize, $25.00. 
Third prize, $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 covering 
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. When practicable an outline chart of the trip drawn on 
white paper in black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) should 
also be sent in. While a cliart will count in estimating the events 
of the log, it is not a necessary factor, and a log may be sent 
without it. 
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 Pub- 
lishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York., on or before De- 
cember 1, 1908. 
CANOEING NEWS NOTES. 
At the annual meeting of the Park Island Canoeing 
Association, held on Tuesday, October 13, the following 
were elected to serve for the next year : President, E. C. 
Hill; Vice-President, F. B. Yard; Secretary-Treasurer, 
W. A. Furman; A. H. Wood and W. A. Holcomb. 
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The United States Revolver Association. ^ 
New York, N. Y., Oct. 23.— Appended is the official report of 
the annual championship match of the N. R. A. : 
The annual championship matches of the United States Revolver 
Association for 1903 were held during the period of the meeting of 
the National Rifle Association, Sept. 2 to 12, inclusive. Arrange- 
ments were made 10 conduct these matches at Sea Girt, N. J.; 
lioston, Mass.; Chicago, 111.; St. Louis, Mo., and San Francisco, 
Cal. The prize winners and order of the contestants in each match 
are as follows: 
MATCH A— ANY REVOLVER. 
Open to everybody; distance 50yds.; 50 shots on the Standard 
American target; Sin. bullsej'e, 10-ring, 3.36in. ; any revolver; time 
limit, one hour; entrance $5; any ammunition. 
First Prize— The championship silver cup (value $200), to be 
held by the winner until the next annual competition. Inscribed 
on the cup, in raised ornamental letters is "This cup represents 
the Revolver Championship of the United States of America." 
The name of the winner, the year and the score are also engraved 
on the cup each year. 
To the winner is also awarded a gold medal (value $25), with 
the same inscription on the reverse side as appears on the cup. 
Second Prize — A silver medal, with inscription on reverse side. 
Third Prize — A bronze medal, with inscription on reverse side. 
A bronze medal of the same design is also awarded to all com- 
petitors making scores of 425 or better. 
First Prize — J. E. Gorman, at San Francisco, Cal. : 
8 10 10 10 10 7 9 10 8 8—90 
8 10 8 9 9 9 10 10 9 8—90 
7 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 8 8—89 
10 10 10 10 10 8 10 8 10 10—96 
8 9 S 10 10 10 7 10 9 8—89-454 
Second Prize — A. L. A. Himmelwright, at San Francisco, Cal. : 
7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 10—93 
9 7 3 0 10 9 8 9 8 7 10—87 
8878 10 9 10 87 10—85 
89 10 8 10 9899 10—90 
99 10 99977 10 10—89—144 
Third Prize— J. B. Crabtree, at Sea Girt, N. J.: 
7 S 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10—90 
7888999 10 10 10— SS 
6 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 10—88 
' 888899999 10—87 
7 S 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10—90—443 
Medalists. 
\Vm H Luckett, at Sea Girt 89 87 89 88 85-438 
W C Prichard, at San Francisco 86 84 83 89 91—433 
J A Dietz, Jr., at Sea Girt 93 80 83 89 86—431 
£ L Harpham, at Chicago 83 81 90 84 92-430 
T Anderton, at Sea Girt 87 89 87 85 79-^27 
A P Proctor, at Sea Girt 86 SS 85 90 77—426 
C L Bouve, at Sea Girt 86 89 86 85 80—426 
Other scores: 
E H Kessler, at St. Louis 424 
P A Becker, at San Francisco 414 
L C Hinkel, at San Francisco 412 
S E Sears, at St. Louis 416 
W L Ekvall, at Chicago ..401 
W T Church, at Chicago 398 
E P Creecy, at St. Louis 397 
J C Burn, .it Sea Girt 386 
H G Tiffany, at St. Louis ..,».;..»i.-.v..364 
M Summerfield, at St. Louis 359 
H Frese, at St Louis 330 
MATCH B— ANY PISTOL, 
Conditions same as Match A otherwise. 
First Prize — The championship silver cup (value, $175), to be 
Jield by the winner until the next annual competition. Inscribed 
on the cup in raised ornamental letters is "This cup represents 
the pistol championship of the United States of America." The 
name of the winner, the year and the score are also engraved on 
the cup each year. 
To the winner is also awarded a gold medal (value $25), with 
the same inscription on the reverse side as appears on the cup. 
Second Prize — A silver medal, with inscription on reverse side. 
Third Prize — A bronze medal, with inscription on reverse side. 
A bronze medal of the same design is also awarded to all com- 
petitors making a score of 435 or better. 
First Prize — Thomas Anderton, at Sea Girt. : 
8 9 9 9 9 10 lU 10 10 10—94 
6 8 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 10—89 
8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10—91 
8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10—92 
8 8 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 10—91—457 
Second Prize — E. H. Kessler, at St. Louis: 
7888 10 9 10 99 9—87 
9 10 10 8 10 8 9 10 10 9—93 
10 9 10 8 10 7 8 10 9 10—91 
9 9 9 10 7 9 10 10 8 8—89 
99 10 10 8 9 8 8 8 9—88—448 
Third Prize— E. L. Harpham, at Chicago: 
9 9 9 10 7 10 9 10 S 8—89 
10 10 9 8 9 9 8 10 10 10—93 
9 8 9 10 9 10 10 9 9 8—91 
98 10 998777 7—81 
8 9 9 10 9 10 9 8 10 10—92—446 
Medalists. 
J A Dietz, Jr., at Sea Girt... 92 84 93 87 90-^46 
R S Hale, at Sea Girt 92 82 92 92 86-444 
ALA Himmelwright, at San Francisco 84 86 89 90 89^38 
A R Whittier, at Sea Girt 89 83 89 89 85-435 
Other scores: 
G Armstrong, at San Francisco 425 
F M Gordon, at Chicago 414 
W^m G. ICrieg, at Chicago 400 
MATCH C— MILITARY REVOLVER. 
Open to everybody; distance 25, 50 and 75yds.; 5 consecutive 
strings of 5 shots at each range on the same target as Alatch A. 
Each string at each range must be shot within the time limit of 
15 seconds, taking time from the command, "Fire." Misfires and 
shots lost on account of the arm becoming disabled while tiring 
any string will be scored zero. If a shot is fired after the time 
limit has elapsed, the shot of highest count will be deducted from 
the score. No cleaning allowed. Arm any military revolver, or 
any military magazine pistol. Ammunition, the full charge service 
cartridge. The score must be begun at the shortest range, and 
must be completed on the same day. No sighting shots will be 
allowed after beginning the score. Entrance $5; no re-entries. 
First Prize— The championship silver trophy (a silver bowl, 
value $450), to be held by the winner until the next annual com- 
petition. The trophy bears the inscription "The Military Re- 
volver Championship of the United States of America." The 
name of the winner, the year, and the score are also engraved on 
the cup each year. 
To the winner is also awarded a gold medal (value $25), with 
the same inscription on the reverse side, as appears on the trophy. 
Second Prize— A silver medal, with inscription on reverse side. 
Third Prize— A bronze medal, with inscription on reverse side. 
A bronze medal of the same design is also awarded to all com- 
petitors making scores of 535 or better. 
Twenty-live Yards. 
First— R H Sayre, Sea Girt. Second— C L Bouve, Sea Girt. 
10 10 10 9 8—47 
9 10—42 
8 7—34 
7 6-^—223 
8 8 
10 10 
10 10 
7 8 8 
8—36 
9 10 10-44 
9 10 10—41 
9 10 10-42 
8 9 10—43—206 
Fifty Yards. 
5 6 6 7 7—31 6 7 
6 7 8 9 10—40 5 7 
5 7 8 10 10—40 3 4 
*9 9 8 9 10—36 6 8 
5 5 8 8 8—34—181 3 5 
*Shot before the word of command, and counted 0. 
Seventy-live Yards. 
4 5 5 5 7—26 3 4 5 7 ' 
10 9 7 7 5—38 4 4 5 5 
9 9 4 4 3—29 4 4 6 6 
10 10 9 7 4—40 5 6 7 8 
3 4 5 7 9—28—161 4 5 7 7 
565 
8 9 9—39 
8 10 0—30 
6 6 10—29 
8 8 9—39 
8 8 10—34—171 
8-27 
7—25 
0—20 
0—26 
7—30—128 
505 
MATCH D-MILITARY REVOLVER (RE-ENTRY). 
Open to everybody; distance 50yds., 5 consecutive strings of 5 
shots under the same conditions as Match C. Entrance $1. 
Entries unlimited. 
First Prize— A gold trophy (a laurel wreath surrounding a 
scroll, mounted on an ebony shield; value $150). Between the 
scroll and the wreath is a ribbon on which, in raised letters, is 
"The United States Revolver Association." At the top of the 
scroll is engraved "Military Record Match" and the name of the 
winner, the year and the score for each year are engraved on the 
scroll below. This trophy is held by the winner until the next 
annual competition, and is to become the property of the com- 
petitor winning it three times. 
Second Prize — A silver medal, with inscription on reverse side. 
Third Prize — A bronze medal, with inscription on reverse side. 
A bronze medal of the same design is also awarded to all com- 
petitors making a score of 190 or better. 
First- T. Anderton, Sea Girt. Second— R. H. 
7 7 9 9 10—42 6 7 7 
8 8 9 10 0—35 6 8 8 
7 8 9 9 9—42 7 8 9 
7 8 9 9 10—43 5 5 7 
7 7 8 9 9—40—202 6 7 8 
Third— C. L. Bouve, Sea Girt. 
Sayre, Sea Girt. 
8 8—36 
9 10—41 
9 10—43 
8 9—34 
9 10—40—194 
9 10—37 
8 8-37 
8 9—36 
9 10—43 
8 8—38—191 
Other scores: 
M H Smith. Sea Girt 186 
R S Hale, Sea Girt 178 
T B Crabtree, Sea Girt 165 
G B Young, Sea Girt 157 
F E Healv, Sea Girt 156 
C F Armstrong, Sea Girt 141 
M C Mumma, Sea Girt 141 
W H Luckett, Sea Girt 133 
A Himmelw't, San Francisco.124 
A. L. A. Himmelwright, Sec'y. 
Gfeenville Shooting Parfc. 
There was quite a bunch of revolver and rifle experts and 
novices gathered together on the Greenville range on Saturday of 
last week. The weather was clear and windy, with the tempera- 
ture down to the point that makes one think of getting his top 
coat out of hock. Among the riflemen who were out for practice 
were L. P. Hansen, Dr. W. G. Hudson, O. C. Boyce, Harry Fen- 
wirth, C. Bischoff, H. F. Earning, R. Goldthwaith, Major Brink- 
eihoff and Lieut. C)liver; the last two gentlem.en are well-known 
in military circles as members of the Fourth Regiment, N. J. 
S. N. G. 
The shooting was of an informal order, simply practice. The 
scores are appended, 10 shots, possible 250: 
C. Bischoft- 214, 209, 219. 
Wra. A. Tewes 225, 209, 219. 
H. F. Barning 215, 198, 216, 194, 216; total 10^. 
Dr. W. G. Hudson 230, 216. 
PI. Fenwick 196, 202. 
L. P. Hansen 212, 207, 207, 213, 217; total 1056. 
Among the group of revolver shooters were J. E. Silliman, A. 
P.. Proctor, vV. J. Coons, A. L. A. Himmelwright, and John A. 
Dietz. The shooting was on the 50yd. range, with the Standard 
American target. While there were not very high scores made, the 
general average was good. Scores, 10 shots, possible 100: 
L. R. Piercy 91, 85, 92, 90, 89; total 447. 
A. P. Proctor 87, 86, 81, 84, 85; total 424. 
W. J. Coons 85, 79, 91, 83, 84; total 422. 
A. L. A. Himmelwright 89, 88, 94, 88, 86; total 445. 
J. A. Dietz 92, 86, 90. 
J. E. Silliman 76, 83, 82, 84. 
MiUer Rifle Clob. 
At the weekly shoot of the Miller Rifle Club, held at head- 
quarters, No. 423 Washington street, Hoboken, N. J., on Oct. 
21, 10 shots, .22cal. rifles, distance 75ft., the following scores were 
made: C. Bischoff 246, D. Dmgman 242, F. Unbehanen 241, O. 
Smith 239, D. Miller 238, H. Bohn 234, R. W. Evans 234, P. 
Schultz 233, R. Goldthwaith 233, C. Bayha 232, K. Kinsey 230, W. 
Grube 228, C. Doyle 2;i0. 
New York City Corps. 
The New York Corps, Captain, R. Busse, finished its summer 
practice shoot at Union Hill range last week, 'the list of winning 
members on the several targets are appenaed. Scores: 
BuUseye target, best shot, 4in. center, degrees: J. Facklamm 
24, J. Keller 321/2, R. Busse 34, A. Wiltz 66, H. Radloff 78, A. 
Keller 801/2, C. G. Zettler 85, O. Schwanermann 95, C. Wagner 100, 
R. Schwanermann 133, C. Schmidt 155, R. Bendler 167 degrees. 
Ring target, 10 shot scores, most points for the season: R. 
Bendler 5,357, Ch. Wagner 4,219, R. Busse 4,083, A. Kronsberg 
2,402, J. Facklamm 2,285, H. Radloff 1,656, R. Schwanermann 1,418. 
Point target, most points: J. Facklamm 314, R. Busse 296, A. 
Kroiiiuerg 263, R. Bendler 19., xx. ivaaioti bO, R. Schwanerniaun 
lu, V,. vj. .t^^Liier 61, Ch. Wagner 54, O. Schwanermann 52. 
Plattdeutsch Scbueuen Corps. 
This corps, which is one of the younger societies in our large 
group of shooting organizations in and about New York city, 
opened its winter gallery practice on the Zettler Bros, ranges 
on Monday, Oct. 19. Nine members were present, and took part 
in the contest. Scores: 
Plattdeutsch Corps, 3-shot scores, 25-ring target, two best scoi-es 
to count, .22cal., distance 75it. : H. Helmke, 73, 71; H. Lohman, 
72, 70; A. Bischoft', 70, 69; F. Passe, 70,. 69; H. Rottger, 66, 66; 
Ch. Remecke, 62, 60; F. Schmidt, 63, 58; W. J. Hopper, 63, 61; 
11. Van Hinken, 58, 49. 
Zettler Rifle Club. 
The winter gallery shooting of the Zettler Rifle Club for the 
coming season was opened at the club's headquarters. No. 159 
West Twenty-third street. New York, on Oct. 20. While there 
was a large attendance, of the club members, few of them took 
part in the opening. Several of the members had just returned 
from their fall outings and summer vacations, and they were more 
interested in the event that brought them together again. Presi- 
dent Gus Zimmermann was on hand to greet his fellow members 
and receive their congratulations for his success at the Bundes- 
fest in Hanover and Hamburg, Germany. Louis Maurer, who 
has just returned from his annual hunting trip in northei'n 
Maine, too, had many pleasant experiences to relate. Vice-Presi- 
dent Henry D. Mueller had a new supply to his fund of good and 
interesting stories. The meeting was, in fact, a home-gathering of 
congenial spirits, who were pieased to return to the old ren- 
dezvous again. The scores of the members who took part in the 
opening of the winter shoot are appended: 
Ten-shot scores, 5 scores (consecutive) to count: 
W A Tewes 239 245 245 241 245—1215 
K Van Zandt - 242 24i 23/ 242 1243—1265 
W A Hicks 240 241 240 239 2ii9— 1199 
K. Gute 258 ,243 23b 2a8 24U— 1198 
Geo Ludwig 237 237 24U 237 246—1196 
Louis Maurer 233 236 237 237 239—1182 
H I) Mueller 227 234 231 231 239 — ^1162 
Oeo. J. Bernius 222 225 228 231 225—1131 
( ..sta Independent New York Corps, 
The annual festival and king shoot of the Independent Corps, 
Captain Herman Weber, was held in Union Plill Park, on Sept. 
17. Owing to bad weather, the shoot w^s extended to Oct. 15, 
and in the meantime the extension was declared off and the 
prizes were distributed to men with the high scores. At the 
close of the shoot on Sept. 17, the prizes were given out by the 
shooting master, Gus Zimmermann, at the Zettler Club head- 
quarters, on Oct. 20. 
The list of the winners, their scores and prizes won are ap- 
pended : 
Independent New York Corps— Bullseye, best center shot: 
M. Dorrler, 30 degrees, $15; L. P. Hansen, 41, $12; George 
Schlicht, 461/4, $10; Gus Zimmermann, 49i/i, $8; R. Gute, 52, $7; 
Wm. Hayes, 52, $6; B. Zettler, 61, $5; E. Greiner, 641/2, $5; G, D. 
Wiegman, 109, $4; Hy. Krdger, Jr., IO71/2, $3; M. Schultheis, 114, 
$2; A. Begerow, 1151/2, $2; Geo. Zimmermann, 126, $1. 
Ring target, 3 shots: L. P. Hansen, 71, $20; Gus Zimmer- 
mann, 70, $12.33; A. Kronsberg, 70, $12.33; M. Dorrler, 70, $12.33; 
R. Gute, 69, $7.50; W. Hayes, 69, $7.50; L. Schmidt, 68, $7; Geo. 
Schlicht, 67, $6; A. Begerow, 66, $6; B. Zettler, 64, $5; W. Soli, 
63, $5; Hy. Krdger, Jr., 60, $4; C. Von der Broek, 27, $4. 
First bullseye: Geo. Schlicht. 
Last bullseye: Gus Zimmermann. 
Presque Isle Rifle Club. 
Erie, Pa., Oct. 17. — The members of the club seem to be losing 
interest in their matches, as only four of them were present to-day, 
but it was a raw, cold day, with a high west wind blowing. 
Shooting offhand at 200yds. on Standard target, the following 
scores were made. Mount beating his previous record: 
A Mount ..81 70 67—218 J Almeda 66 63 61—189 
J Stidham 76 73 66—215 J Bacon 65 62 60—187 
Cabia Blanco. 
Fixtufe*. 
Oct. 26-31.— French Lick Springs, Ind.— First grand tournament 
of the National Gun Club; $500 added. John M. Lilly, Pres. 
1904. 
Jan. 12-15. — Hamilton, Ont., Gun Club tournament. 
