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FOREST AND STREAM 
Feb. I, 1913 
the roof of a little summer house on the edge 
of the lake, where they are exposed to all ex¬ 
tremes of heat and cold, dryness and humidity. 
This mav ruin them from the standpoint of the 
expert archer, but it does not impair their effici¬ 
ency for the purposes of the game. 
“The best score that I have ever made over 
the course was 21, and then I made two of the 
targets in one shot. 1 his was pure luck in each 
case, as neither target was in sight when I shot 
at it, both being behind intervening clumps of 
trees and shrubbery. On this occasion I used 
one of Captain Barnes’ Oregon yew Idows (84 
pounds) and an Aldred flight arrow. Ordinarily 
I use a little 52-pound bow, and the regulation 
target arrow. With this my score varies be¬ 
tween 23 and 27. 
“A number of ladies who play this game re¬ 
peatedly make scores as low as 25. The be¬ 
ginner, who has never had bow or arrow in his 
hand before, usually takes about forty shots on 
the first round, thirty-five shots on his second 
round, and thirty shots on his third round, after 
which he continues to average anywhere from 
27 to 30 until he gets the swing of it. 
“I find that the average woman player 
makes about 200 yards on the drive shot, while 
the average man gets about 225 yards. This is 
what I accomplish with my 52-pound bow. With 
my 84-pound bow I got 300 yards, but I broke 
that bow two years ago, and since then I have 
been trying to get Captain Barnes to duplicate 
it. The best he has been able to do so far is 
to send me a 76-pound bow, with which I can¬ 
not beat 250 yards. 
“In an effort to gain greater distance I have 
tried Turkish arrows, drawing them well with¬ 
in the arc of the bow by means of a horn groove 
which prevents them from striking, but I find 
that they do not accomplish nearly the distance 
that can be gained by the heavier arrow. 
“A great many people in this city have been 
playing this game with me during the last ten 
v^ears, and it has been written up several times 
in the local press, but so far as I know it has 
never been played anywhere except on my 
course. I never have played it against a golfer 
on a golf course, but from what I know of both 
games I am confident that the most expert golfer 
on earth would stand no chance whatever as 
against an archer of ordinary ability.” 
There are two points in Mr. Laughlin’s let¬ 
ter which I don't quite understand. Perhaps he 
will make them clear. He says; “Another ad¬ 
vantage is that one does not have to waste any 
time to keep in practice.” How can an archer, 
or any sportsman, do as good work when out 
of practice as when in practice? 
Again he says; “The beginner who has 
never had bow or arrow in his hand before, 
nsually takes about forty shots on his first 
round,” and -by his fourth round has reached 
the limit of his skill. How can near perfection 
in any game be reached with a few days’ prac¬ 
tice? 
FOR ARCHERY SUPPLIES 
Write for Archery Catalogue. 
E. I. HORSMAN CO. 365 Broadway, N. Y. 
“Gravesend Birds.” 
Gr.vv'ESend Birds is the name of the new 
class to be built for racing on the Lower Bay. 
The movement among the associated yacht 
clubs on Gravesend Bay to build in this class 
was started within the past ten days at a din¬ 
ner attended by the commodores of the Lower 
Bay, and thus far five boats have been ordered, 
with every indication of this number being 
doubled by the opening of the season. 
Bird Class type is a Gardner design boat 
built last year for the members of the Bay Side 
y. C., and is the finest type of small boat as 
to speed and seaworthiness ever designed. They 
measure 28 feet over all, 17.9 feet water line, 
6.10 feet beam, draw 2.6 feet with keel and 4.6 
feet with centerboard. The shallow keel permits 
their being drawn up on beach for cleaning, 
thereby saving hauling-out charges. They han¬ 
dle easily, good boats in rough water, roomy 
and very stiff for their size. 
These boats cost a trifle more than half the 
amount necessary to build an “S” type. They 
made a favorable showing with the “S” boats 
during the Atlantic race week, actually defeating 
them in one of the races. The class was se¬ 
lected because among other reasons it will per¬ 
mit of intersectional racing between the Lower 
Bay and Long Island Sound. 
Already two special prizes have been of¬ 
fered, and with the regular class prizes offered 
by the different clubs in the association, the 
owners will have all the sport they want. These 
boats are also eligible to compete for the Lipton 
cup. This trophy is a very valuable one, and 
must be won three times by the same owner to 
become his property. 
Club Elections. 
HORSESHOE Y. C. 
Members of the Horseshoe Harbor Y. C., 
of Larchmont, held the twenty-fourth anniver¬ 
sary meeting at Hotel klanhattan. Twenty-five 
were present. The officers elected were: T. J. 
McCahill, Commodore; Alfred E. Fountain, 
Vice-Commodore; William Stewart Allen, Treas¬ 
urer; George P. Forbes, Secretary; Edward G. 
Unitt, Trustee. The three last named were re¬ 
elected to office, the members refusing to accept 
their resignations. 
BARRINGTON (r. I.) Y. C. . 
The Barrington Y. C. held its annual meet¬ 
ing on the night of Jan. 25. N. Howard Easton 
was unanimously re-elected commodore. Other 
officers were: Horace L. Manchester, Vice- 
Commodore ; Dr. Emery P. Sweet, Rear-Com¬ 
modore; W. J. Kenyon, Secretary and Treas¬ 
urer; W. P. Cross, Joseph A. Miller, Alfred 
L. Atwater, Fred H. Bishop and William A. 
Mathewson, Board Directors. 
Yacht Sales. 
The Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency has sold 
the 35-foot water line sloop yacht Irex, owned 
by William S. Kinney, of Boston, to Alexander 
P. Graham, of Boston. Irex is 55 feet over all, 
13 feet 6 inches beam and 7 feet draft, with a 
large cabin and two staterooms. She was de¬ 
signed by A. Cary Smith and was built for Joseph 
Pulitzer, Jr., of New York. 
The same agency has sold the 40-foot motor 
boat Gold Plate, owned by C. M. Dunbar, of 
Providence, R. L, to Walter M. Nichols, of 
Winthrop, Mass., a prominent member of the 
Cottage Park Y. C. 
Caiiii©©5iag 
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A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Atlantic Division.—Sheppard W. Hogan, 216 
North Third street, Millville, N. J., by Levi 
Hindley; Joseph F. Peiser, 2468 Seventh avenue. 
New York city, by Wm. J. McAnanny; Louis 
Papen, 797 Church Lane, New York city. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division.—6562, Eric G. Anderson, 
P. O. Box 191, Cranford, N. J.; 6578, Benj. F. 
Cromwell, 32 Fairfield Road, Yonkers, N. Y.; 
6579, Frederick C. Cromwell, 32 Fairfield Road, 
Yonkers, N. Y. 
Central Division.—6568, George IM. Eaton, 
726 East End avenue, Wilkinsburg, Pa.; 6569, 
Paul R. Applegate, 5525 Kentucky avenue, Pitts¬ 
burgh, Pa.; 6570, Lew E. Duva, 5417 Coral 
street, Pittsburgh, Pa.; 657I1 Wm. F. Patton, 
Jr., 403 Gray Apartments, Wilkinsburg, Pa.; 
6572, Bert E. Dart, 210 Plutchinson avenue, 
Swissvale, Pa. 
Western Division.—6564, W m. Hawley, Dun¬ 
dee, Ill.; 6565, Henry Bergholtz, 438 New York 
street, Aurora, Ill.; 6566, George T. Bean, 504 
Woolner Bldg., Peoria, Ill.; 6567, Geo. W. 
Schoeffel, Y. M. C. A., Peoria, Ill.; 6573. Harry 
T. Slibb, 315 Kiswaukee street, Rockford, Ill.; 
6574, Rae Dupree. Dundee. Ill.; 6575- Cecil H. 
Bingham, Dundee, Ill.; 6576. Irving M. Western, 
Dundee, Ill.; 6577 i Nelson J. Gothard, Dundee, 
Ill. 
RESIGATIONS. 
Atlantic Division.—4660, Charles R. Smith, 
Trenton, N. J. 
Central Division.—5729, William J. Donovan. 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Western Division.—5229, Grant M. hliles, 
Peoria, Ill. 
Too Much for Pop. 
“Pop!” 
“Yes, my son.” 
“They scuttle a house at the top. don’t 
they?” 
“Yes, my boy.” 
“And they scuttle a boat at the bottom, don't 
they?” 
“Why—yes.” 
“Well, where would they start to scuttle a 
houseboat, pop?”—Yonkers Statesman. 
