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rOHEST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 2t, t06j. 
Kirsch, Edward Boyle and William Wheeler. Re- 
gatta Committee: Com. Henry Lange, Henry Falken- 
stein and Joseph Buehler. Delegates to the Jamaica 
Bay Y. R. A.: Com. Henry Lange and Com. John May. 
House Committee: William Mills, Chairman; Plarry 
Gunhaus and John Stahle. Entertainment Committee: 
Andrew H. Mills, Hugo Beyer and Charles Werner. 
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A meeting of the Manhasset Bay Winter Club was 
held a short time ago. 
Arrangements have been completed, by which the re- 
ception room and cafe in the club house at Port Wash- 
ington will be heated on Saturdays and Sundays, and 
meals and refreshments served to members on these 
days. 
The object of the winter club is to bring and keep the 
members together during the months when sailing can- 
not be had, and by the good fellowship so engendered 
promote the interests of the Manhasset Bay Y. C. 
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An open meeting of the Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay 
will be held on Thursday evening, Nov. 19, at 8 o'clock, 
at the "Assembly," No. 308 Fulton street, Brooklyn, 
opposite Johnson street. 
Prizes won during the season of 1903 will be pre- 
sented to winners. 
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Mr. Wm. H. Hand, Jr., of New Bedford, Mass., has 
recently completed plans for a 26ft. motor launch for 
Mr. A. H. Chase, of Providence, R. I. ; a 27ft. yawl 
for Mr. Otto C. Schoenwerk, Jr., of Chicago; a 30ft. 
cruising yawl for Mr. E. P. Hussey, of Buffalo, N. 
Y., and a' isft. W. L. one-design class for members of 
the Buffalo Y. C. 
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Prizes iot 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, $50.00 
Second prize, $25.00. 
Third prize, $15.00. 
Fourth and fifth, $10.00 each. 
Sixth to eighth, $5.00 f.3ch. 
I. The cruise must be actually taken between May 1 and 
November 1, 1903. 
II. The cruise must be made on the Kresh 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 18it. 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 oossible, accompany each story, 
and they will be considered in making the awards. 
VII. Stories should contain not less than five thousand wor<l> 
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 chart 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 v/ill count against thetn 
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 He 
cember 1, 19G3. 
Adrift Sixty Days in Canoes, 
Mk. James W. Davidson, our Consul in Formosa, has 
just told of a very remarkable journey made by sixteen 
natives of the Pelew Islands, who were picked up nearly 
dead on the island of Formosa. They were savages who 
had never heard of Formosa, but the winds and waves 
carried them to that far off shore. 
Some Formosans saw the poor wretches one mornmg 
on a beach of their northeast coast ; also three canoes the 
like of which thev had never sedn before. The canoes 
were fitted with outriggers which helped to steady the lit- 
tle vessels among the Avaves. In other respects, also, they 
differed from canoes common in that part of the Malay 
Archipelago. Some Chinese who came to the spot 
thought the party had probably come from 'the southeast 
coast of Formosa, and that the men belonged to one of 
the savage and hostile tribes. Others were of the opinion 
that they had come from the Bashee Islands to the south 
of Formosa. 
The men were scattered along the beach m a very 
weak and famished condition. Only two or three of them 
could speak, but no one understood their language. They 
were taken to the custom house, where they were well 
cared for and slowly increased in strength. Only one_ of 
them died, and he succumbed from sheer exhaustion 
about a week after his arrival. All of them were fed on 
diluted food at first, as their stomachs could not retain 
solids. . . 
Every one was greatly surprised when it was possible 
at last to learn the story of their adventures. The men 
had been fishing a few miles from one of the Pelew 
islands, where they lived. A heavy gale came up and 
carried them away from their fishing grounds. They had 
in Iheir canoes a considerable quantity of fish, and dur- 
ing their long journey, while the sport of the waves and 
winds, lliey lived on fish, though, when their original 
supply was exhausted, they were unable to catch a suffi- 
cient number to meet their needs. 
They drifted this way and that for sixty days, and had 
not the slightest idea where they were when they finally 
came within sight of the mountains of Formosa. The 
next day they were cast up on the beach ; and it speaks 
well for the strength of their craft as well as their own 
powers of endurance that they should have held out so 
long. 
When they had recovered sufficient strength to under- 
take the journey home, they were sent to Hong Kong, 
whence they obtained passage to the Caroline Islands, 
and soon after were taken home by a vessel plying in the 
island trade. Their friends welcomed them as though 
they had risen from the dead. 
This is one of the involuntary voyages of which so 
many records have now been collected that anthropolo- 
gists believe they adequately explain the means by which 
the widely severed bits of land in the wastes of the 
Pacific received their inhabitants. In some way or an- 
other the persons found on these bits of land must have 
been brought there ; but the problem how they were trans- 
ported could not be satisfactorily explained as the result 
of the expertness of oceanic peoples in navigation. 
About ten years ago a patient German student named 
Otto Sittig collected a great many instances of the in- 
voluntary voyages of these oceanic peoples from one 
island to another. He found that many of them, while 
out at sea in their small craft, had been carried over a 
thousand miles to other islands.. The authentic evidence 
he collected covered a period of about 150 years, up to 
the time he made his investigations. 
He deduced from these facts the conclusion that the 
aboriginal inhabitants of hundreds of islands in the 
Pacific were derived originally from the inhabitants of 
myriad islands to the west of Polynesia, who were scat- 
tered among other lands by winds or currents that caught 
them while out at sea in their boats and carried them 
sometimes hundreds of miles from their native islands. — 
New York Sun. 
The Forests of Hawaii* 
The forest conditions of the islands are unlike any that 
prevail in this country. Mr. William L. Hall, of the 
Bureau of Forestry, who has just returned from a two 
months' examination of the islands, reports peculiar and 
interesting problems which forestry must solve there. 
The islands contain scarcely any forests capable of yield' 
ing timber of value for lumber. Nearly all the lumber 
used for building purposes comes from the Pacific Coast. 
But there are several hundred thousand acres of forest 
land of the greatest value for protective purposes. In- 
deed, so great is the importance of these forests that on 
their preservation depends the existence of the sugar in- 
dustry, and that is equivalent to saying the continued 
prosperity of the islands. The sugar exports of the 
last fiscal year amounted to $25,000,000, and sugar is 
practically the only export. The raising of sugar re- 
quires an enormous amount of water, nearly all of which 
must be supplied by irrigation, the water being carried in 
flumes and ditches from the wet, mountainous parts of 
the islands to the dry plains on which the sugar cane 
i;- grown. The rainfall of the islands is nearly all con- 
fined to the northeast and east mountain slopes, where it 
is tremendously heavy, some years more than 200 inches. 
On the other side of the divide, and in the plains be- 
yond, where the sugar cane grows, there may be 110 
more than fifteen inches of rain a year. 
The forests are largely confined to the rainy side of the 
mountains, and are necessary as a protective cover to 
keep the ground from washing from the slopes and the 
rain from rushing back too rapidly into the sea. The 
presence of the forest cover, since it makes the stream 
flow regular, preventing both floods and periods of low 
stream flow, is indispensable to the success of irrigating 
projects. The value of this forest, strangely enough, 
consists not so much in the trees it contains— for they are 
frequently low, crooked, and sparsely scattered — as in 
the impenetrable mass of undergrowth beneath them. 
This undergrowth, composed of vines, ferns, and mosses, 
is of so dense a character that it shades the ground abso- 
lutely and holds water like a sponge. It is, however, ex- 
ceedingly delicate and easily destroyed. Let cattle into 
stich a forest and they will speedily eat or trample down 
the undergrowth till the bare ground is exposed. The 
soil then rapidly dries out and becomes hard, and the 
trees soon die. Grasses, insects, and wind usually hasten 
the destruction. Cattle and goats have ravaged the 
Hawaiian forests without hindrance for many years and 
have worked further each year into the heart of the dense 
tropical growth. 
§i/le §«nge and §aMeru> 
New York Schoetzen Corps. 
The New York Corps opened its winter gallery prize shooting 
for 1903-04 in the Zettler Bros.' galleries on Friday night, Nov. 13, 
As usual with this corps there was a large attendance of the 
members, seventy of whom took part in the shooting. The pro- 
gramme calls for ring and buUseye targets. The prizes are dis- 
tributed at the end of the season for most points on the ring tar- 
get, and for the best center shot on the bullseye target. A special 
prize is given by the corps for the best bullseye on each shooting 
night. 
At the shoot on Tuesday night the best center shot was made 
by H. D. Meyer, who took the prize, a set of crockery (100 
pieces). The scores are appended: 
Ten-shot scores, two scores to count: Geo. Ludwig 240, 238; 
Gute 238, 236; O. Schwanermann 226, 238; H. Haase 223, 231; 
Facklamm 225, 229; F. Facompre 230, 223, J. Siebs 221, 231; 
H. Meyer, 2d, 221, 230; J. C. Bonn 234, 219; Geo. OSEermann 
228; H. Michaelsen 226, 219, J. G. Tholke 220, 226; Hy. 
Lohden 228, 216; G. Thomas 224, 219; H. Nordbruch 220, 222; 
Wm. Schultz 220, 222; Hy. Rottger 215, 225; A. W. Lemcke 218, 
219; H. C. Hainhorst 215, 218; N. C. Bcvcrsten 205, 226; L. C. 
tfagenach 218, 213; H. D. Meyer 218, 213; C. Schultz 213, 217; 
H. Berckmann 207, 229, P. Heidelberger 210, 218; S. F. Stolzen- 
berger 210, 217; Ch. Konig 211, 216; R. Ohms 222, 203; Wm. Dahl 
211, 214; M. Von Dwingelo 200, 220; A. Giebelhaus 204, 215; John 
Paradise 202, 216; H. Decker 201, 216; H. Quenten 214, 202; Hy. 
Winter 206, 208; Hy. Gobber 206, 206; J. Jantzen 217, 194; M. Theu 
193, 217; J. May 187, 219; F. Durks 213, 194; Ch. Mann 213, 189; 
C. Bruckama 205, 199; F. Feldhausen 194, 207; J. C. Kruse 203, 
197; J. Lankenau 201, 199; H. Heinecke 203, 197; C. H. Wahman 
183, 208; D. H. Brinkmann 190, 208; Geo. Junge 208, 183; D. 
Dede 186, 205; N. Jantzen 177, 212; Aug. Evers 183, 193; Hy. 
Koster 200, 186; C. Degenhardt 171, 200; D. Von der Lieth 165, 206; 
H. Horenberger 192, 181; L. Goldstein 196, 178; J. C. Brinkman 
191, 170; D. Von Glahn l5l, 165; A. Beckman 188, 186; Aug. Beck- 
mann 191, 175; J. H. Doscher 176, 171; D. Von Heim 193, 144; 
Aug. Lederhaus 151, 177; N. W. Haaren 146, 172; G. Hagenah 
145, 151; D. Ficken 178, 119; John Gobber 129, 137; H. Haaren 119, 
132; B. Kumm 90, 152. 
Bullseye target, best center shot by measurement, one prize: 
H. D. Meyer 22y2 degrees, Geo. Ludwig 24y2, Wm. Dahl 56, J. C. 
Bonn 5V/2, H. Horenberger 58. 
Greenville Shooting Park. 
A FEW of the regular patrons of this park were on hand on 
Saturday of last week to engage in the regular Saturday practice. 
The group was made up of members of the Manhattan Rifle and 
Revolver Club, and the Zettler Rifle Club. Wm. Hayes and 
Aug. Begerow, of Newark, were present, trying out the shooting 
qualities from machine rest of a new Stevens-Pope barrel which 
had just been received from the J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co. 
As is usual with the output of this factory, the barrel was O.K. 
Major Ed Taylor was on the range with a new load of Lafiin & 
Rand nitro powder, loaded in the .30-30 shell. The Major went 
home satisfied with his day's experiment. Dr. Walter G. Hudson, 
the champion from the Election Day shoot, of Nov. 3, was also 
present, and devoted the afternoon to practice. In a score of 50 
shots the Doctor made a total of 1149 points. This score is only 
one point short of an average of 23 to each shot. L. P. Hansen 
and PI. Fenwirth, of the Zettler Club, devoted their time to prac- 
tice, and good shooting. 
The revolver range was occupied by Messrs. Dietz, Silliman and 
Wilder, of the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Club. Scores: 
Dr W G Hudson 23 22 24 23 23 23 24 23 23 20—228 
24 24 24 24 23 25 24 23 23 23—237 
25 21 23 22 22 21 25 22 22 23—226 
24 25 20 25 23 21 21 23 24 25—231 
22 23 24 24 21 21 24 24 21 23— 227— U49 
Ten-shot pools. No. 1: 
L P Hansen 21 25 20 23 22 19 23 15 21 23—212 
H Fenwirth 6 22 18 18 22 22 23 25 19 14—189 
Second pool: 
H Fenwirth 24 20 23 17 25 22 14 19 22 20—206 
L P Hansen 21.24 17 17 18 21 15 21 23 15—192 
Third pool: 
L P Hansen 24 23 18 24 18 22 17 24 19 10—199 
H Fenwirth 18 23 21 17 16 19 22 17 21 16—190 
Revolver, 50yds., Standard American target: 
T A Dietz, Jr 9 9 9 8 10 10 10 9 10 8-92 
10 10 8889899 9—88 
979869989 7—81 
10 8 10 9 9 10 9 10 8 8—91 
9 7 10 10 10 7 6 9 9 10—87 
J E Silliman 8 9 7 8 10 8 9 7 7 8-81 
77987997 10 8—81 
10 7 9 8 9 10 9 6 10 8—86 
9976 10 879 10 5—80 
5 8 10 8 10 8 8 10 8 10—85 
B F Wilder 10 10 10 9 7 7 9 6 6 9—83 
10 10 9 10 7 7 8 10 10 8—89 
10 88978988 10—86 
7 9 7 8 10 9 8 10 10 9—87 
8 10 10 9 9 10 9 10 7 10—92 
10 7 8 10 10 9 9 8 10 10—91 
9 8 9 10 10 10 9 7 10 10-92 
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Zettler Rifle Club. 
The members of the Zettler. Rifle Club, at the close of the ad- 
journed monthly meeting, on Nov. 10, held its weekly gallery 
prize shoot in the winter contest. The club members have not 
yet got settled down to the coming competition; in fact, many 
of them have not as yet started to shoot in the match, and the 
struggle for high scores will not be in full progress until after 
the holidays. The scores are appended, 10-shot scores, .22cal. 
rifles, distance 75ft: 
Aug Kronsberg 244 244 243 242 247-1219 
Aug jvronsu g ^43 243 239-1210 
Geo Schlicht 243 242 242 242 239-1208 
244 246 242 240 240--1212 
Chas G Zettler, Sr 236 239 243 243 243—1204 
cnas u /.eraer, ,=r.. 238-1197 
Gus Beserow 239 236 228 226 233—1162 
ous iJegerow 236-1186 
Tj Gute 245 240 242 240 245—1212 
Chas G Zettler Tr 244 239 240 141 138—1202 
Louis Maurer ' . 233 238 239 243 240-1193 
Geo Ludwiff ' 239 236 245 237 233—1190 
W A Hicks ' 240 240 235 235 240—1190 
R Zettler 239 235 236 236 237—1182 
H n Mulkr 237 234 234 236 235-1176 
H Zettler 235 229 236 235 232—1167 
Thot H Keller" 230 232 216 231 225—1134 
Geo J Bernius.. 228 213 234 231 219-1125 
cJo''°Schhch?''*' 245 241 243 244 246-1219 
oeo bcnncnt 242 244 243 239 243-1211-2430 
T P Hansen 237 246 236 242 242—1203 
^ ^ nansen ^ 245-1212-2415 
H Fenwirth 229 232 230 235 238—1163 
XI x'ciiwuu 231-1171-2334 
Aiie- Beserow 225 209 227 237 229—1127 
'^"^""'^ 238 238 236 240 236-1188—2316 
Thos H Keller 220 231 228 227 221—1127 
■ 231 223 230 221 220—1128—2255 
F Van Zandt 241 244 241 242 245 —1213 
Chas Zettler Tr 244 242 236 237 241 —1200 
aVi? KronsijerV 241 241 235 243 239 —1199 
Geo ■ Ludwig 238 235 243 239 239 -1194 
Wm A Hicks"' ' ••• 242 239 237 237 239 —1194 
H 7- Zettler 235 239 242 232 241 -1189 
Cha^ G ZettYer"Sr ' 231 234 231 229 235 —1160 
Geo D Wiegmkn 229 232 232 230 237 -1160 
W D Miiller 230 226 235 236 232 — U59 
Ti Zpttler 231 223 225 230 239 — 114S 
G J Bernitis;^';;;;!;.";^! 223 229 223 222 226 -1123 
Harlem Independent Corps. 
This corps, which has held its summer practice shooting during 
the past season at Sulzer's Harlem River Park, will distribute 
the prizes to the lucky members at its next meeting. The 
shooting was on the bullseye target for the best center shot. The 
following list of members are eligible for prizes: 
Best bullseye by measvirement: Peter G. Thometz 60, M. 
Wollenhagen 78, G. Thomas 85, C. WoliT 921/^, Ch. Zugner 100y2, 
E Huber 116, E. Huelkle 124, D. Muhler 134, C. Weber 134V2, M. 
Thiebruth 140, A. Muller 141, E. Hilker 141%, E. Karl 143, B. 
Kumm 144, A. M. Baike 150, L. Knelin 159, H. Gaerke 165, Ch. 
Weise 174, Ph. Zuegner 178, A. Wenzel ISlVz, L. Rohkohl 217, J. 
N, Manels 223, F. Honr 228, M. Piebrowski 232, M. Coplan 247, 
M. Baumann 270, S Harver* 283. 
