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cording to these conditions sloops, yawls and catboats 
would race in one class, each being allowed, to carry 
the sails allowed by the Bristol Y. C.'i raciag.TOles, for 
.wfiicMcthe boat had been measured. 
The race will be open, without entrance fee, to any 
yacht under 31ft. l.w.l., measured without crew aboard, 
and belonging to any recognized yacht club. The first 
prize is to be a specially designed solid silver cup, to be 
known as the Bristol-Montauk Cup, to go to the 
winner of the race to be held permanently. Second, 
third and special prizes will be offered if the number of 
starters warrants. In addition, suitable pennants will 
be awarded to every yacht that completes the course. 
- The other regular open races of the Bristol Y. C. 
will be held Saturday, June 24, one during the week 
of the Narragansett Bay Y. R. A., and Saturday, Sept. 9. 
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Brooklyn Y. C. Ocean Race. — Provided the 40ft. 
sloop Lively of the Capital Y. C, Washington, D. C, 
meets with the requirements, she will be entered for 
the Brooklyn Y. C.'s ocean challenge cup race to Hamp- 
ton Roads, Va., June 29, 1905. Great interest is taken 
in this race all along the east coast. Several of the 
New England yacht clubs have signified their inten- 
tion of joining in the Brooklyn Y. C.'s annual cruise, 
which starts shortly after the racers for the same des- 
tination. The Hampton Roads Y. C. is arranging for 
a gala week beginning July 3. Regattas for the visiting 
yachtsmen and various other entertainments are being 
planned. 
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The S2-F00TER AT Bristol. — The most important work 
of contruction at the Herreshoff shops at Bristol is 
the fine S2-rater. designed and built for Mrs. Turner 
Farley, of London. The new sloop is nearly ready 
for launching, and will probably go into the water in 
about a fortnight. She is something over 70ft. over all, 
arid is of deep draft. The interior accommodations are 
ample for a craft of her sire, including two saloons 
and commodious quarters for the officers and crew. 
She will be commanded by Caot. Fred Stokes, of Tolles- 
bury. Eng., who arrived in Bristol about a week ago. 
Capt. Stokes is a young man, but he has had a lot of 
racing experience, both in the smaller classes on the 
Solent and the Thames, and in more important events 
in German waters. Last year he was skipper of the 
20-rater Nebula, which boat captured a number of prizes 
in England and Germany. After the trials the new 
sloop will be sailed from Bristol to New York and 
there transferred to the deck of an Atlantic liner for 
London, about the largest boat ever to be transported 
in this manner. 
New Home for Rhode Island Y. C— At the annual 
meeting of the Rhode Island Y. C, held recently, the 
directors were authorized to proceed with the con- 
struction of the proposed club house at Prudence Island. 
The land necessary for the purpose was purchased the 
latter part of February and comprises a tract" 300ft. 
deep and with a water frontage of 360ft. The new club 
house is to replace the former Potter's Cove house, 
which was about a half mile north of the new site and 
was lost to the club through a transfer of that entire 
section of the island. The new rendezvous will be called 
the "Prudence Island Station." Dr. F. T. Rogers was 
re-elected Commodore for the ensuing year, _ and the 
other officers elected were as follows : Vice-Com., 
William Halkyard; Rear-Com., W. O. Todd; Sec'y, and 
Treas., George E. Darling; Measrs., S. C. Burlingame 
and F. S. Nock; Directors-at-Large, F. P. Eddy, H. E. 
Barlow and G. H. Huddy, Jr. ; Regatta Committee, F. A. 
Barnes, G. W. Evans, F. S. Nock, C. L. Dunbar and 
Samuel Gee; Committee on Admissions, E. L. Fuller, F. 
L. Davenport. E. M. Clark, W. B. Wood, G. R. Alexan- 
der ; House Committee. W. W. Bloomer, A. L. Young. H. 
B. Wright; Potter's Cove Committee, G. E. Darling, 
B. W. Comstock, B. L. Barnes; Social Committee, C. 
G. Easton, S. C. Burlingame, A. G. Pearce, J. B. 
Sweet, Jr., and E. L. Clark; delegates to represent 
club in the Narragansett Bay Y. R. A., F. A. Barnes, 
G. W. Evans and F. S. Nock. 
The following named people have written us asking for cata- 
logues of engines exhibited at the Motor Boat and Sportsman's 
Show, as described in our columns. Manufacturers should see 
that their requests are complied with: B. P. Woodford, Dixon, 
III., and Frank P. McFarland, P. O. Drawer 672, New Orleans, La. 
Officets of A. C. A., J905. 
Commodore — C. F. Wolters, 14 Main St. East, Rochester, N. Y. 
Secretary— H. M. Stewart, 85 Main St., East Rochester, N. Y. 
Treasurer— F. G. Mather, 30 Elk St., Albany, N. Y. 
ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — W. A. Furman, 846 Berkeley Ave., Trenton, N. J. 
Rear-Commodore — F. C. Hoyt, 57 Broadway, New York. 
.Purser— C. W. Stark, 118 N. Montgomery St., Trenton, N. J. : 
Executive Committee— L. C. Kretzmer, L. C. Schepp Building, 
- - New York; E. M. Underbill, Box 262, Yonkers, N. Y. 
Board of Governors— R. J. Wilkin, 211 Clinton St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 
Racing Board — H. L. Quick, Yonkers, N. Y. 
. CENTRAL DIVISION. 
Yice-Commodore — Lyman T. Coppins, 691 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 
Rear-Commodore— Frank C. Demmler, 526 SiilithiSeld St., Pittsburg. 
Purser— J. C. Milsom, 736 Mooney Brisbane Bldg., " Buffalo, N. Y. 
- Executive- Committee— F. G. Mather, 30 Elk St., Albany. N. Y. ; 
H. W. Breitenstein, 511 Market St., Pittsburg, Pa.; Jesse J. 
. -; Armstrong, Rome, N. Y. - 
Beard of Governors — C. P. Forbush, Buffalo, N. Y. - 
Racing Board— Harry M. Stewart, 85 Main St, East Rochester, 
N. Y. .. . 
, : • EASTERN DIVISION. 
. Vice- Commodore— D. S. Pratt, Jr., 178 Devonshire St., Boston, 
- Mass. . 
Rear-Commodore— Wm. W; Crosby, 8 Court St., Woburn, Mass. 
Purser — William E. Stanwood, Wellesley, Mass. 
■ Executive Committee-— Wm. J. Ladd, 18 GI^ Road,- Winchester, 
. - iM^ss.; F. W. Notman, Box 2344, Boston^ Mass.; O. C. CunV . 
nihgham, care E. Teel & Co., Medfdrd, Mass.; Edw. B. 
. ' ' Stearns, Box 63, Manchester, N. H. 
Racing Board— Paul Butler, U. S. Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass.; 
H. D. Murphy, alternate. 
NORTHERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore— Chas. W. McLean, 303 James St., Montreal, Can. 
Rear-Commodore— J. W. Sparrow, Toronto, Canada. 
Purser— J. V. Nutter, Montreal, Canada. 
Executive Committee— C. E. Britton, Gananoque, Ont.; Harry 
Page, Toronto, Ont. 
Board of Governors— T. N. MacKendrick, Gait, Ont, 
Racing Board— E. J. Minett, Montreal, Canada. 
WESTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore— Burton D. Munhall, care of Brooks >iousehold 
Art Co., Cleveland, O. 
Rear-Commodore— Charles J. Stedman, National Laiavette Bank, 
Cincinnati, O. , j 
Purser— George O. Hall, care of Bank of Commerce. Cleveland, U. 
Executive Committee— Thomas P. Eckert, 31 West Court St, 
Cincinnati, O.; Dr. H. L. Frost, 10 Howard St., Cleveland, O. 
Board of Governors— Henry C. Morse, Peoria, 111. 
How to Join the A. C. A. 
From Chapter I., Section 1, of the By-Laws of the A. C. A.: 
"Application for membership shall be made to the Treasurer, 
F. G. Mather, 30 Elk St., Albany, N. Y., and shall be accompanied 
by the recommendation of an active member and by the sum of 
two dollars, one dollar as entrance fee and one dollar as dues for 
the current year, to be refunded in case of non-election of the 
applicant." 
A. C A. Amendments. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Kindly publish the proposed amendments to the "Rac- 
ing Regulations of the American Canoe Association" 
as per Rule XIII of the Racing Regulations. The 
Racing Board would be pleased to receive from the 
members, their objections and comments on same. 
H. Lansing Quick, 
Chairman Racing Board. 
Amend Rule XIII to read as follows: The paddle 
shall not be used in sailing races, except for steering, 
when .no rudder is used, or when, rudder is disabled, 
for back strokes to leeward, in tacking, or for shoving 
off when aground, afoul of anything or in extreme 
dangers, as from a passing steamer or from a squall. 
.. Note.- — The above wording is the same as the rule 
was until 1890, when it was amended to read as it 
now does. 
Amend Rule III.--Third paragraph to read as follows : 
The crew of each canoe shall consist' of one man only, 
unless the programme of the regatta states to the 
contrary. 
Add new Rule XXIII. — Tilting Tournament: In the 
tilting tournament, when more than two crews are 
entered, they shall be paired off in heats by drawing lots. 
The contestants must use open canoes. In selecting 
Canoes for the contest, the Regatta Committee must 
select the two most unstable boats obtainable within 
the A. C. A. classification and place the spearsman as 
far forward as possible, the object being to make it 
a test of skill in spearing and balancing, rather than one 
of strength. 
The tilting poles to be not less than 7, nor more than 
9ft. long. The Regatta Committee will furnish tilting 
poles. - 
The canoes to pass each other to starboard in en- 
gaging, no back thrusts allowed, spearmen to stand 
when within sparring distance. Only the padded end 
of spear to be used, and this for pushing or thrusting 
only. If a canoe is pushed or pulled with the spear, it 
will be counted a foul. 
Voluntary or forced squatting, kneeling, sitting down 
or taking hold of opponent's spear will be called a foul. 
A crew getting five fouls, called by the judges, for- 
^Clts its lie 3,t 
Change number of Rule XXIII to XXIV. 
Change number of Rule XXIV to XXV. 
Change number of Rule XXV to XXVI. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
The following have been proposed for membership : 
Western Division— George O. Groll, of Cleveland, O. 
Atlantic Division — Carleton N. Bonfils, of New York 
city; Frank Fell, of Trenton, N. J. Eastern Division — Emil 
Roth, of Providence, R. I. ; H. W. Brown, of Newport, 
N. H. Frederic G. Mather, Treas. 
It is essential that all meinbers of the A. C. A. pay 
their dues before April i, as the lists will then be made 
out for the Year Book, and the names of members who 
have not paid will be dropped. Frederic G. Mather, 
Treasurer. 
Fixtures. 
July 24-29.— Newark, O.— Second annual of the Ohio State Rifle 
Association. 
July 26-Aug. 1. — Creedmoor, L. I. — Second annual of New York 
Rifle Association. 
The Indoor Championship Match. 
A NUMBER of years ago the management of the Sportsmen's Show, 
held annually in Madison Square Garden, New York city, decided 
to include a rifle tournament as one of the attractions of the 
aft'air. The management of this tournament was placed in the 
hands of a number of well-known shooters, who carried it through 
with credit to themselves and to the Association. Other tourna- 
ments .; were held at these shows, but finally the feature, was 
dropped, and the show management declined to support it another 
year.. This decision was received with genuine regret by the 
riflemen of this city and vicinity, and of other States as well, for 
they had come to take a great deal of interest in the 100-shot in- 
door championship matches, and wanted to take part in .other 
ones like them. 
For a while no steps were taken to provide for a continuance 
of the affair; but finally the Zettler Rifle Club, one of the oldest 
organizations of its kind in the United, States, and one which is 
honored everywhere by riflemen, stepped forward and declared 
that if the show management would not promote the tourna- 
ment, it would, provided the riflemen would support it and see 
that the club would not be compelled to take on its shoulders 
-not .only all. of . the hard work, but all of the expense as well. 
. This was a nice thing, and a bold one, for a club to do, and had 
it been a younger organization, or composed of less influential 
men in the business and professional walks of lif«, its doci^a 
might have been '•.■"■c.cted wjtli riniri'ie 't'? tournaments been 
jjocrly attended, and the result a, v.'orse ccndit::i: 01 a'tairs t'»«n 
);cfcre. But riflemen knew that the Zettler Rif.e Cu).! usuf-.ii 
knew what it was talking about when it made a proposition, and 
the first tournament it held was successful; not as much so as it 
deserved, for some regarded it as an experiment, and others said 
that, whereas the Garden tournaments had been shot at 100 feet, 
more or less, this one must be shot at 75, the full length of the 
Zettler range, and that comparisons of total scores would amount 
to nothing. But the second affair drew a large attendance, and 
each year has witnessed a steady gain in the number of contest- 
ants, until the one of which we are writing, with its showing of 
upward of one hundred contestants and its fifty men who finished 
scores of 100 shots each. 
In one respect these tournaments are slightly different from 
those held at different times elsewhere. Until the present year 
telescope sights were barred, and nothing but .22cal. short cartridges 
could be used. This year any rifle and any form of sights were 
allowed, but still there was the restriction to short cartridges only. 
This is necessary, as the ranges are in a thickly populated part 
of the city, where noise is objected to at night. Allowing all 
.22cal. cartridges to be shot might increase the list of contestant.s 
slightly, but it is not regarded as good policy to do this. The 
short cartridges to be bought in the open market ten years ago 
were much less accurate than those obtainable to-day, however. 
It seems to be conceded that, while the ammunition is almost 
perfect, or capable of keeping on or within the 25-ring at 75 feet, 
in 100 consecutive shots, the limit of the shooter's holding ability 
is being crowded year by year until future tournaments may see 
few changes in the total scores. Certainly it will be difficult for 
any man to hold better than did Mr. Ittel, and many persons 
seem to think that 2475 is the limit. Time will tell. 
Meanwhile, a goodly measure of credit is due the ammunition 
makers, and the men who perfect rifles that will place 100 con- 
secutive shots in so small a group if held properly. And, finally, 
the telescope makers whose glasses surely aid the marksman in 
seeing clearly, where he is holding, although no glass will make 
a good shot out of a man who cannot hold well, albeit with 
practice he may come to do better shooting than with non-mag- 
nifying sights. At any rate, this match has created an increased 
demand for rifle telescopes, already being adopted very rapidly 
of late years by squirrel and woodchuck hunters and by many 
marksmen. Mr.. Ittel corroborates the statements of other rifle- 
men, who have always claimed that using -telescope sights helped 
them to shoot better, but he says— and we wish to emphasize the 
truism— that not all forms of diphragms will suit every shooter, 
and he must learn by experiment whether he can do his best 
wcrk with crosshairs, an aperture, or a pinhead. Mr. Ittel in- 
formed the writer that he could not hold the simple cros^shairs 
well in target shooting, he preferring the double crosshairs— 
that is, two horizontal and two vertical wires. Other shooters do 
their best work with a simple stem, and still others with a true 
aperture ^ diaphragm. For a long time mountings did not keep 
pace with the telescopes, but these have improved until it is 
possible to have these in a variety of forms, some of them per- 
mitting the owner to remove the tube entirely and attach it again 
at will without in the least disturbing the perfect alignment of 
the sights. ' ; . i ; a i - 13 1 IIIJB 
We cannot g.ive too. much credit for the success of this, one of 
the greatest tournaments ever held in the United States, to the 
famous old Zettler Rifle Club, its president and its hard-working 
officers. Taking on their shoulders the . responsibility, for. an 
affair of this sort is more or less of a thankless task for any 
shooting committee, but it must be said that there was nothing 
during the fortnight this tournament lasted to mar its success. 
Good nature and the keenest rivalry went hand in hand; but al- 
ways Charles and Barney Zettler were here, there and everywhere, 
looking after the comfort of the shooters, answering a thousand 
and one questions and keeping the shooting in progress without 
the least friction of any kind. Secretary Hecking had his hands 
full, but -proved the right man for the place, while the other of- 
ficers and members did all in their power to make the shoot the 
record-breaker it proved to be. 
Last week we gave the standing of contestants up to Monday 
night, March 6. Mention of happenings from day to day there- 
after until the close of the tournament follows: 
Daily Standings. 
Friday night, March 3, the best scores so far finished were as 
follows: Best bullseyes, in degrees, Gus Zimmermann, 21%, and 
H. D. Muller, 22i^. Felix Kost had the most bullseyes, ?0; 
second man was C. Ludwig, with 51. Mr. Ludwig was also h^h 
on the 2;immermann trophy target, with 30, 30. R. Gute then 
had five perfect scores of 75 points on the ring target, H. M. 
Thomas being second with two 75s and two 74s. E. H. Van 
Zandt was high on the 100-shot championship target, with a total 
of 2402. 
On Monday, March 6, considerable shooting was done, the 
ranges being occupied all of the time until 6 o'clock, at which 
time R. Gute finished his 100-shot score which broke the record 
made by L. P. Ittel in 1903, 2457 out of the possible 2500 points. 
Mr. Giite kept up his high average throughout his shooting, and 
finished with 2466, leaving the other contestants with a hard nut 
to crack. But the advocates of the telescope sights were pleased, 
for Mr. Gute used a telescope in all his shooting. Other high 
men and their scores this day were: Ring target, R. Gute, with 
five possibles; Zimmermann target, G. Ludwig, 30, 30. Best bulls- 
eye, R. Bendler, 18 degrees, and most bullseyes, Felix Yost, 60. 
On Tuesday, L. P. Ittel came over from Pittsburg, and Harry 
M. Pope from Springfield, Mass. Those using telescope sights 
so far were L. C. Buss, R. Gute, H. M. Pope, L. P. Ittel, F. 
L. Smith, J. T. Humphrey and Michael Dorrler. The latter 
afterward removed his glass. George Schlicht, the veteran of 
countless matches, finished his 100-shot score, using two different 
rifles, with a total of 2402. Messrs. Thomas, Hubaiek, Lauden- 
sack, Gabriel, , Worn, Young, Ludwig, Meyer, Morris, Mul(cr, 
Keller, Jr., §chwanemann and Kittler also finished their long 
5_cores. Mr. Ludwig was still high on the Zimmermann target, 
Gute remained top man in the championship and ring matches, 
Bendler had not been beaten for best bullseye, and -Ludwig had 
rolled up a few more bullseyes and had 90, the highest number 
so far, to his credit. From this time on things' warmed up 
rapidly. 
Wednesday mprning the bulletin showed that F. Herpers h^d 
completed his championship score with a total of 2322, while Ha^e 
Keller had 2312. H. F. Earning, L. C. Buss, L. P. Ittel, W. A. 
Tewes, H. M. Pope, P. J. O'Hare and Charles Zettler, Jr., fin- 
ished two or more scores on the ring target, oh which Gute \^as 
still high man. G. Ludwig was still high on the Zinimermann 
target, >J^. Bendler had the best bullseye, Ludwig had the most 
bullseyes so far, and the newcomers had veiry much of an uphill 
game before th^m. Fred C. Ross, the old champion, came ov«r 
from Springfield, Mass., during the day, and W. H. French, «t 
