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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[May 19, 1906. 

sin. The motive power will consist of two Stand- 
ard engines each of 18 horsepower, and a speed 
of 12 miles is expected. The boat will be used 
by her owner in New York and Maine waters. 
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IroLITA LAUNCHED.—On Saturday, May 12, the 
sloop Irolita, Commodore FE. Walter Clark, 
Philadelphia Corinthian Y. C., was launched at 
the shops of the Herreshoffs. The riggers were 
at once put to work rigging and it is expected 
that a trial spin will be taken this week. Iro- 
lita’s dimensions are, length over all 86ft., water- 
line 5oft., with a breadth of 14ft. The construc- 
tion is composite, steel framing and wood plank- 
ing, and though Irolita was designed for a rac- 
ing boat she is of such dimensions and construc- 
tion as to have very comfortable accommoda- 
tions below decks. 
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Nauma IN Corttston.—While entering the 
harbor of Venice the steam yacht Nahma, Mrs. 
Robert Goelet, collided with the Italian warship 
Affondatore, The damage sustained included the 
loss of one boat and davits and a gangway lad- 
der. Mrs. Goelet compromised to pay the dam- 
ages upon threat of being sued by the naval au- 
thorities, 
Reem 
ScHooner Eciipse LAUNCHED.—On May Io, 
from the Bishop yard at Gloucester, Mass., the 
new schooner for Mr. L. J. Callanan, of New 
York, was launched. Eclipse was designed by 
Mr. McManus, of Boston, who has been very 
successful in the design of fishing vessels. She 
will be entered in all the runs of the New York 
Y. C. Her dimensions are, length over all 85ft., 
load waterline 62ft., breadth 2oft. and draft 12ft. 
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New York Y. C. Frxtures.—Thursday, June 7, 
Model Committee prize, station No. 10, Glen 
Cove; open only to New York Y. C. thirties. 
Thursday, June 14, the Spring Cups, station 
No. 10, Glen Cove; open to all enrolled yachts. 
Thursday, June 21, fifty-ninth annual regatta, 
station No. 10, Glen Cove; open to all enrolled 
yachts. 
Monday, June 25, House Committee Cup, sta- 
tion No, to, Glen Cove; open only to New York 
Y. Ge thirttes: 
Saturday, July 7, the Glen Cove Cups, station 
No. 10, Glen Cove; open to all enrolled yachts 
and to vachts too small for enrollment owned by 
members or sons of members. 
Thursday, Aug. 2, rendezvous of the New York 
Y. C. squadron at Glen Cove for the annual 
cruise, 
Friday, Aug. 3, first squadron run, Glen Cove 
to Morris Cove. 
Saturday, Aug. 4, second squadron run, Morris 
Cove to New London. 
Monday, Aug. 6, third squadron run, New Lon- 
don to Newport. 
Tuesday, Aug. 7, races for the Astor Cups off 
Newport. 
Wednesday, Aug. 8, race for the King’s Cup 
off Newport. 
Thursday, Aug. 9, fourth squadron run, New- 
port to Vineyard Haven. 
Saturday, Aug. 11, fifth squardron run, Vine- 
yard Haven to Newport. 
Thursday, Sept. 6, the Autumn Cups, station 
No. 10, Glen Cove; open to all enrolled yachts. 
The Regatta Committee is composed of Mr. 
Oliver E. Cromwell, Mr. H. DeB. Parsons and 
Mr. Ernest E. Lorillard. 
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Not too Fast.—There are three good sailors 
on Massachusetts Bay to one on Long Island 
Sound in inverse ratio to the number of boats 
in the two waters. It will take mighty good 
handling to get a chance to race a Sonderklasse 
boat in the German-American regattas.—New 
York Times. 
Mr. Dancte—I heard that our old friend and 
neighbor had a very impressive funeral. Mrs. 
Mangle—It was so fine it was really an imposi- 
tion of the respect people had for him. And the 
minister preached such a beautiful paregoric over 
the diseased.—Baltimore American. 
Trapshooting. 

If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send a notice like the following: 

Fixtures. 
May 22.—Hartford, Conn.—Consolidated Gun Club As- 
operates Dr. D. C. Y. Moore, Sec’y, South Man- 
chester. 
May 22-23.—New Bedford, Mass.—Paskamansett G. C. 
E. G. Bullard, Sec’y. 
May 23-24—Dallas (Tex.) G. C. Be A: 
Moseley, Mgr., 264 Elm street. 
May 23-25.—Bloomington, I1l.—Illinois State shoot. 
May 24-25.—Wilson, C.—North Carolina Trapshoot- 
ers’ Association, Sec’y 
May 24.—Edgewater, N. J.—Palisade G. C.’ 
May 24-25.—Owensboro, Ky.—Kentucky Trapshooters’ 
League fourth annual target tournament, under aus- 
pices of Davies County G. C. James Lewis, Sec’y, 
Owensboro, Ky.; F. Pragoff, Sec’y Ky. T. S915, 
May 24-25.—Montreal, Can.—Canadian Indians’ first annual 
tournament. Thomas A. Duff, High Scribe. 
er 24-25,—Ebensburg (Pa.) G. C. W. R. Thompson, 
ec’y. 
May 24-26.—Spokane, Wash.—Washington State Sports- 
men’s Association tournament. G. C. Beck, Mgr. 
May “5.—Morgantown, W. Va.—Monongahela Valley 
Sportsman’s League of West Virginia, under the 
auspices of the Recreation R. and G. C. Elmer F. 
Jacobs, Sec’y. 
May 29-30.—Pittsfield, Mass.—Oak Hill G. C. J. Ranse- 
housen, Sec’y. 
May 29-30.—Rochester G. C. : 
May 29-30.—Grand Rapids, Mich.—Michigan State Trap- 
shooters’ League shoot, under auspices of Consoli- 
dated Sportsmen’s Association. 
May 30.—Mechanicsville (N.Y.) Game_ Protective Associa- 
tion second annual tournament. G. Singerland, Sec’y. 
May 30.—Ossining (N. Y.) G. C. merchandise shoot. 
C. G. Blandford, Capt. 
May 30.—Edgewater, N. J.—Palisade G. C. 
May: 30.—Englewood, N. J.—Pleasure G. C. Decoration 
Day shoot. C. J. Westervelt, Sec’y. 
May _30.—McKeesport, Pa.—Enterprise G. C. tournament. 
eo. W. Mains, Sec’y. 
May 30.—Lawrence, Mass., G. C., third annual Memorial 
Day tournament. R. B. Parkhurst, Sec’y. 
tournament. 
May 30.—Utica, N. Y.—O. C. S. A. G. C. Decoration 
ay 30.—Newport, R. I.—Aquidneck G. C. tournament. 
Chas. M. Hughes, Sec’y, 8 Ayrault St. 
May 30-31.—Monte Ne, Ark., target tournament. 
June 1-3.—St. Louis, Mo.—Rawlins semi-annual tourna- 
ment No. 3. A. D. Mermod, Mgr. 
June 2.—Lowell, (Mass.) Rod and G. C. prize shoot. 
E. J. Burns, Sec’y. 
June 5.—Fairmont, W. Va.—Monongahela Valley Sports- 
man’s League of West Virginia, under auspices of 
Fairmont G. C. Ed H. Taylor, Sec’y. 
June 5-7.—Lincoln, Neb.—Nebraska State Sportsman’s 
Association’s thirtieth annual tournament. Geo. L 
Carter, Pres. 
June 5-7.—Newark, N. J.—New Jersey State Sportsmen’s 
Association tournament. W. R. Hobart, Sec’y. 
June 5-8.—Dayton, O.—Ohio Trapshooters’ League twen- 
tieth annual tournament. Added money $600. C. C. 
Rayburn, Pres. 
June 7.—Ol!ney, Ill.—Hustlers’ G.C. D. P. Moore, Chmn. 
June 8.—Catskill (N. Y.) G. C. Spring tournament. 
Seth T. Ccle, Sec’y. 
June 8-9.—Wahoo, Neb., G. C., Spring shoot. C. R. 
Goucher, Sec’y. 
oe 12.—Bergen Beach '(L. I.) G. C. H. W. Dreyer, 
ec’y. 
June 12-14—Fairmont, W. Va.—Tenth annual tournament 
of the West Virginia State Sportsmen’s Association, 
under the auspices of Fairmont Gun Club; _ $1,000 
added to purses. E. H. Taylor, Mgr.; Ed. O. Bower, 
Sec’y-Treas. 
June 12-15.—Warm Springs (Ga.) G, C. tournament. 
June 12-15.—Baltimore, Md.—Maryland County shoot. 
J. Mowell Hawkins, Mgr., 1630 John St., Baltimore. 
June 12-16.—Buffalo, N. Y.—New York State Sportsman’s 
Association (C. G. Blandford, Sec’y, Ossining) forty- 
eighth annual tournament, under the auspices of the 
Infallible Gun Club. Dr. E. J. McLeod, Sec’y. 
June 13-14.—Wellington.—Boston (Mass.) G. C. annual 
invitation team match. H. C. Kirkwood, Sec’y, 23 
Elm St., Boston. 
June 13-14.—Fargo, N. D.—North Dakota State Sports- 
men’s Association’s twelfth annual tournament. 
Robbins & Bailey, Mers. 
June 19-22.—Indianapolis, Ind.—The Interstate Associa- 
tion’s Grand American Handicap target tournament; 
$1,000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner, Sec’y-Mer., 
Pittsburg, Pa. 
June 21.—Plainfield (N. J.) G. C. silver shoot. H. P. 
Vosseler, Sec’y. 
June 26-27.—Bradford (Pa.) G. C. tournament; $500 added. 
Joseph Le Compte, Sec’y. 
June 28.—Edgewater, N. J.—Palisade G. CG 
July 2, Dominion Day.—Sherbrooke, P. Q., annual tour- 
nament. C. H. Foss, Sec’y. 
July 2-3.—Stratford, Ont.—Pastime G. C. tournament. A. 
W. Fisher, Sec’y for Com. 
July 3-5—Shreveport, La—Caddo G. C. 
Cash and prizes, $1,000. J. J. Broadfield. 
July 4—Utica, N. Y.—Riverside G. C. all-day tourna- 
ment. E. J. Loughlin, Sec’y. 
July 4.—Edgewater, N. J —Palisade G. C. 
July 4.—Richmond, Va., G. C. J. A. Anderson, Sec’y. 
July 10-11.—Carthage, Mo.—The Missouri and Kansas 
League of Trapshooters’ tournament. 
July | 17-19.—Philadelphia, Pa.—The Interstate Associa- 
tion’s Eastern Handicap tournament, under the aus- 
pices of the Florists’ Gun Club: $1,000 added money. 
Elmer E, Shaner, Sec’y-Megr., Pittsburg, Pa. 
tournament. 
July 25.—Consolidated Gun Club Association of Connec- 
ticut tournament. 
July 26—Edgewater, N. J.—Palisade G.C. A.A. 
Schoverling, Sec’y. : 
Aug. 7-10.—Parkersburg, W. Va.—Indian annual pow- 
wow and tournament; added money, $1,000. Address 
Mallory Brothers. : 
Aug. 8-10.—Hamilton, Ont.—Dominion of Canada es 
shooting Association’s sixth annual tournament. F 
P. Thompson, Sec’y-Treas. __ 
Aug. 13-17.—Kansas City, Mo.—Missouri_ State Game and 
Fish Protective Association twenty-ninth annual tour- 
nament. R. S. Elliott, Sec’y. ay 
Aug. 21-23—Denver, Colo.—The Interstate Association’s 
Western Handicap tournament, under the auspices 
of the Denver Trap Club; $3,000 added money. Elmer 
E. Shaner, Sec’y-Mgr., Pittsburg, Pas 
Sept. 7-9.—San Francisco, Cal.—The Interstate Asso- 
ciation’s Pacific Coast Handicap tournament, under 
the auspices of the San Francisco Trapshooting 
Association; $1,000 added money. Elmer E. Shaner, 
Sec’y-Mer, Pittsburg, Pa. ' : 
Sept. 11-12—Scammon, Kans.—The Missouri and Kansas 
League of Trapshooters’ tournament. Dia. 
Clapp, Sec’y, Moberly, Mo. : 
Sept. 13.—Consolidated Gun Club of Connecticut. Dr. 
D. C. Y. Moore, Sec’y, South Manchester. 
Sept. 13-14.—Columbus (O.) G. C. fall tournament. Fred 
Shattuck, Sec’y. 

DRIVERS AND TWISTERS. 
We are informed by Mr. J. J. Bradfield, of Vicks- 
burg, Miss., that the Caddo Gun Club, of Shreveport, 
La., will hold a tournament on July 3-5 with $500 in cash 
and $500 in prizes added. 
Secretary-Manager Elmer E. Shaner writes us that the 
programme of the Seventh Grand American Handicap 
Target Tournament will be in the mails on May 19. 
The main features of the programme will be found quite 
fully set forth elsewhere in our trap columns. 
td 
Have you figured up your average skill as a trap- 
shooter, so that if you contemplate G. A. H. competition 
you may state it in figures as required by the Interstate 
Association? Extreme modesty, if it results in under- 
statement of average, is rewarded with the limit distance. 
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Secretary E. J. Loughlin states that “owing to con- 
flicting dates, the target tournament of the Riverside 
Gun Club, of Utica, N. Y., which was scheduled for 
Memorial Day, has been postponed to July 4, when the 
day will be celebrated with an all-day sweepstake and 
merchandise shoot.” 
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At Indianapolis, Ind., May 12, in the contest for the 
English Hotel cup, Michaelis defaulted, thus leaving the 
cup with the challenger, Mr. Hirschy, who was chal- 
lenged by Mr. Sayles. Hirschy won by a score of 87 
to Sayles’ 83. Dr. O. F. Britton challenged the winner, 
and the date of the contest is May 19. 
The inter-collegiate 5-man team shoot held at New 
Haven, on May 12, on the Yale Gun Club grounds, was 
won by Yale with a total of 312. The individual score: 
Thompson 40, Alden 42, Pugsley 43, King 45 
Morrison 42. The other contestants were Pennsylvania 
Princeton and Harvard. Capt. Mann, of Princeton 
scored 47, which was high and also an excellent per 
formance. 
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The eleventh annual tournament of the Enterpris« 
Gun Club, McKeesport, Pa. May 30, is provided wit! 
a programme of ten events, a total of 180 targets, $18.6! 
total entrance. Event 5 is the five-man team race, ¢ 
merchandise contest at 25 targets, entrance $2. Even 
6 is a merchandise contest also, 25 targets, $1 entrance 
An Ithaca shotgun is first prize, and ten good prize: 
are guaranteed in each event. Ship your guns, etc. 
prepaid, care G. W. Mains, 317 Pacific Ave. 
The second annual tournament of the Delaware Trap 
shooters’ League was a pronounced success, though th 
weather was unfavorable, rainstorms prevailing on th 
first day, while both days were cold and windy. M: 
L. J. Squier ran the shoot, assisted by Mr. Barne 
Elsesser, of York, Pa., in the cashier’s office. On th 
first day the high averages, out of 180 targets, were a 
follows: A. B. Richardson, of Dover, Del., and E. ( 
Griffith, Pascoag, R. I., 159 each; second, J. A. R 
Elliott, 158; third, Wm. Hopkins, Aqueduct, Nee Yereet bh 
Wawaset Gun Club championship trophy, open to an 
one residing within 200 miles of the club’s grounds < 
Wilmington, was won by A. B. Richardson, of Dove 
with 93, E. Banks, of Wilmington, being second with 9) 
Sixty-two shooters contested for this trophy. me 4 
were: 
