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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 26, 1910. 
of one story, designed principally for the stor¬ 
ing of canoes. The building will be placed on 
the northwest corner of the lot, fronting on 
the river, and will have a concrete foundation. 
The runway will be placed at the south side 
of the lot, and in the spring floats will be placed 
along the waterfront. 
Plans are on foot to secure for the club one 
of the finest small harbors on the whole river, 
extending nearly a city block in length, with 
facilities for moving both small and large craft, 
landing stages, etc. The club’s lot and building 
will be at the south end of this harbor, which 
is far enough out of the track of the proposed 
channel of the barge canal to allow boats to be 
moored at a considerable distance out in the 
stream without being in the track of passing 
craft. 
With such an auspicious beginning it is con¬ 
fidently expected that the Troy Pleasure Boat 
and Canoe Club, the title that has been de¬ 
cided upon, will in a short space of time become 
one of the most prominent and influeneial river 
organizations that may be found the entire 
length of the Hudson. A number of boat 
owners not included in the charter list have 
signified their intention of becoming members 
of the club, and it is anticipated that before 
spring the present membership .will have more 
than doubled. 
Ambrose Channel Progress. 
The Ambrose Channel is now about seven- 
eighths completed. The ocean end for two and 
a half miles is practically finished, creating a 
channel 1,000 feet wide and 40 feet in depth 
this entire length. On the south side of this the 
depth of water varies between 25 and 35 feet 
for 1,000 feet in width, thus leaving compara¬ 
tively little yet to be done. In his annual re¬ 
port issued recently Col. S. W. Roessler, U. 
S. A., reports that 9,246,401 cubic yards of ma¬ 
terial have been dredged from the channel dur¬ 
ing the year. Of this amount 65 per cent, was 
sand, 30 per cent, mud and 5 per cent, stone 
and refuse. With the present progress of the 
work the engineers see no reason why the 
entire channel should not be completed within 
a year, and when finished it will be seven and a 
half miles long, 2,000 feet wide and 40 feet deep. 
In connection therewith Bay Ridge and Red 
Hook Channel are being widened and deepened 
and Governor’s Island will have been enlarged 
by 101 acres. 
The first appropriation for this work was 
made in 1899, since which time $5,148,510 have 
been appropriated, and Col. Roessler is of the 
opinion that the work can be finished within 
that amount. The tonnage of exports and im¬ 
ports of New York has increased tremendously 
in the last decade, while the tonnage for 1909 
surpassed by far that for any previous twelve 
months, hence the inception ot this channel and 
the work of building it did not take place any 
too soon. 
While referring to this big improvement and 
the great skill and energy shown in the under¬ 
taking by the United States Army Engineers 
in charge, we wish to call the attention of our 
readers to the hard work put in in the House 
and Senate to obtain the first appropriation for 
this 40-foot channel direct to sea by the late 
Amos J. Cummings of the former and William 
P. Frye of the latter body, both of whom fully 
realized the importance of the work they were 
engaged in, although those colossal ships the 
Mauretania and Lusitania had not been con¬ 
ceived then as far as known. It required dili¬ 
gence and exhaustive argument to convince 
members of Congress from the middle West 
that this large expenditure was necessary. 
Power Boats Sold. 
The power cruiser Friendship VIII. has 
been sold by Harry L. Friend to Henry A. 
Rusch, of New York; the power boat Jo Jo 
by Dr. John E. Eckert to William S. Jones, of 
Philadelphia, and the power boat Lena IV. by 
the estate of Fred T. Clayton to E. H. Brunett, 
of Boston, all through the agency of Krogman 
& Purdy. 
To Close Navigation on the Lakes. 
The season of navigation on the Great Lakes 
is to be shortened all around, and now comes 
the announcement from A. Johnston, deputy 
minister of the Dominion Department of 
Marine and Fisheries, that Canadian aids to 
navigation on the lakes will be out of commis¬ 
sion by Dec. 15 and those on Lake Superior 
five days earlier. 
“All Canadian lights and fog alarms in Lake 
Superior will be kept in operation this autumn 
until Dec. 10, with the exception of Caribou 
Island, which may not be kept in operation 
later than Dec. 5, subject to weather conditions, 
or early closing of navigation,” says Mr. John¬ 
ston’s announcement. “Mariners must not rely 
upon finding any of these lights in operation 
later than the dates specified for closing. 
“All Canadian lights and fog alarms in Lake 
Huron, Georgian Bay, Lake St. Clair, Lake 
Erie, Lake Ontario and connecting waters will 
be kept in operation until Dec. 15, excepting 
Lonely Island, Western islands and Red Roek 
lights, in Georgian Bay, which may be closed 
on Dec. 10, if navigation closes early. 
“All Canadian lights in the St. Lawrence 
River will be kept in operation as long as 
navigation is open, and all gas buoys will be 
kept at their stations as long as ice conditions 
admit, and when it is necessary to remove the 
buoys before the close of navigation spar mark¬ 
ers will be laid down where possible. 
“Lightkeepers and mariners will govern 
themselves accordingly.” 
And it Didn't Matter. 
At the first meal on board the ocean liner 
Smythe was beginning to feel like casting his 
bread upon the waters. His friends had told 
him that, when he began to feel that way, he 
should stuff himself. He tackled a cutlet first, 
but it didn’t taste right. Fie observed to the 
waiter, “Waiter, this cutlet isn’t very good.” 
The waiter looked at his whitening face, then 
said, “Yes, sir! but for the length of time you’ll 
’ave h’it, h’it won’t matter, sir.”-—Exchange. 
Canoeing . 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Central Division.—6119, Richard M. Harris, 
415 East avenue, Rochester, N. Y.; 6124, C. 
Fred Wolters, Jr., 58 Rowley street, Rochester, 
N. Y. 
Eastern Division.—6120, Dr. Francis W. Pal¬ 
frey, 88 Beacon street, Boston, Mass; 6121, Dr. 
John B. Hawes, 2d, 295 Beacon street, Boston, 
Mass.; 6122, Dr. Hugh Cabot, 87 Marlborough 
street, Boston, Mass.; 6123, Nathaniel F. Ayer, 
518 Beacon street, Boston, Mass. 
RESIGNATION. 
Central Division.—5813, Charles A. Young, 
Pittsburg, Pa. 
Use of the Jury Mast. 
“Pop, tell me one thing?” 
“Yes, my son; what is it?” 
“When they try people at sea, do they do it 
before the jury mast?”—Baltimore American. 
Two little girls saw the wide-open mouth of 
a crocodile in a picture book. 
“Crocodiles is awful,” said one, seriously. 
“They eat up little heathen babies what don’t 
say their prayers. In my Sunday school we 
give pennies to buy missionaries to go and 
shoot them.”—Harper’s Weekly. 
He—They’re weighing the anchor. 
She—I don't blame them. The trades people 
aren’t to be trusted nowadays.—Century 
Magazine. 
“I hear Jones, the sea captain, is in hard luck. 
He married a girl and she ran away from him.” 
“Yes, he took her for a mate, but she was a 
skipper.”—Princeton Tiger. 
Trapshooting,. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
Dec. 13.—Bergen Beach (N. Y.) G. C. eighth annual 
merchandise handicap. L. H. Schortemeier, Sec’y. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
Nov. 30-Dec. 1.—Rising Sun (Md.) G. C. H. L. Worth¬ 
ington, Mgr. 
Dec. 2.—Salem, N. J.—Salem County R. and G. C. 
H. W. Bossier, Sec’y. 
Dec. 8.—Atglen (Pa.) G. C. ■ Lloyd R. Lewis, Sec’y. 
Dec. 8-9.—Clinton (Ont.j G. C. j. E. Cantelon, Sec’y. 
Dec. 16.—Pottsville (Pa.) F. & G. A. F. Coleman, Sec’y. 
Dec. 31.—Wellington, Mass. — Palefaces G. C. II. C. 
Kirkwood, Sec’y. 
1911. 
Jan. 2.—White House, N. J.—Crescent G. C. R. C. 
Stryker, Sec’y. 
Jan. 10-13.—Hamilton (Ont.) G. C. D. A. Wilson, Sec’y. 
March 6-11.—New York City.—International trapshooting 
tournament ..and sportsman’s exhibition, Madison 
Square Garden. S. M. Van Allen, Mgr. 
DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
Forest and Stream went to press on Monday of this 
week, on account of the requirements of the news com¬ 
panies, consequent to the Thanksgiving season rush. 
The Hudson Gun Club, of Jersey City, N. J., will 
arrange a handicap series of shoots in the near future. 
All shooters are welcome to join in the monthly shoots 
of this club. 
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Frank E. Butler, of New York, writes us as follows: 
“The United Amusement Co. have contracted for all 
Annie Oakley’s exhibitions in 1911—not more than forty 
weeks nor less than thirty.” 
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A contest for the Elliott live-bird trophy for the ama¬ 
teur championship of the United States, is fixed to take 
place between Frank Beard, of Omaha, Neb., and Harry 
Snyder, of Kansas City, Dec. 8. Each man will shoot at 
50 pigeons. , 
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At the shoot of the Orange, N. J., Gun Club, Nov. 19, 
R. D. Unger scored a leg on the “Spirit” cup by a score 
of 12 out of 15 in a walking match, and also was high in 
the 50-target event with 45 from scratch. In the event at 
10 targets, he scored straight alone. 
The high honors of Ihe day went to Ralph L. Spotts 
at the shoot of the Larchmont Yacht Club, Nov. 20. He 
was high gun in the gun event, won the 200-target contest 
for the Dupont trophy, won leg on the Sauer gun, and 
won two scratch events. J. C. Ayer scored a leg on the 
November cup with a full score of 25. 
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The Leesport Gun Club held a live-bird shoot on Nov. 
19, on its grounds at Reading, Pa., with the following 
results: Ten birds: Fred Wertz 7, Roerich 7, Wolf 7, 
Frank Wertz 10, Ball 6, Prutzman 7, Coldren 7, Adams 9, 
Lee Wertz 8, Reifsnyder 6, Lutz 8, D. Hill 7, Reisman 7. 
Ten birds: Fred Wertz 6, Roerich 8, Wolf 9, Frank 
Wertz 6, Ball 5, Prutzman 6, Coldren 10, Adams 10, Lee 
Wertz 8, Reifsnyder 6, Lutz 6, D. Hill 6, Reisman 7. 
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The Crystal Lake Gun Club has sent out invitations to 
shooters to attend the Kentucky State live-bird cham¬ 
pionship shoot, at Ryland, Ky., Dec. 7 and 8. The pro¬ 
gram is as follows: First day—Event No. 1, 15 birds, 
handicap, class shooting, 40, 30, 20, and 10 per cent, 
entrance $7.50. Event No. 2, 15 birds (the Kentucky 
Handicap), high guns, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent., trophy 
to winner, entrance $10. Second Day—Event No. 1, 5 
birds, 30yds. rise, entrance $3. Event No. 2, 25 birds, 
the Kentucky Slate championship, 30yds. rise, cham¬ 
pionship trophy to the winner, class shooting, 30, 
25, 20, and 15 per cent., with 10 per cent, to the 
club toward trophy, entrance $16.25. Handicaps 26 to 
34yds. Shooting will begin at 9:15 A. M. sharp. Han¬ 
dicap committee to be selected on the grounds. Cincin¬ 
nati headquarters for shooters, Lackman Hotel. Shells 
in all standard loads can be had on the grounds. Take 
train at Fourth street depot. Fourth and Smith streets, 
at 8:15 A. M. Dinner will be served at the club house 
each day. John A. Payne is Chairman. R. H. West, Jr., 
Secretary, 1414 First National Bank Building, Cin¬ 
cinnati, O. Bernard Waters. 
