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THE CANADIAN SPORTSMAN AND NATURALIST. 



" Arrow." The new yacht will probably be 

 called " Pocahantus." Details of her des- 

 cription and probable sailing qualities eannot 

 be given, as they do not desire to inform the 

 Canadians on these points ; suffice to say that 

 the new yacht will be three feet longer on the 

 water line than the " Arrow," consequently she 

 will be six feet longer on deck : these added 

 lengths being aft. She is finer forward than 

 Mr. Winan's vessel ; her bilge in the wake of 

 the fore channels being rounded off a bit, and 

 it is thotight she will run faster off" the wind for 

 this change. It was discovered that to wind- 

 ward the " Arrow " could not be beaten, but 

 Mr. Kirby thinks the improvements in his new 

 model, will not only equal the " Arrow," but 

 that the " Pocahontas " will be easier on the 

 helm, and a free runner before the wind. Her 

 dimensions are 71 J feet on deck, 65 feet at the 

 water line, 21 feet beam, and 7 feet 10 inches 

 depth of hold. She is a centre-board sloop, her 

 board being of yellow pine, 2 1 feet long, 9 i- feet 

 deep and four inches thick. It is fastened with 

 about 500 lbs of iron bolts. 



An English Yacht to Run. 

 For the first time in the annals of yachting 

 an English racing cutter is to cross the Atlan- 

 tic to try conclusions with the Yankee sloops, 

 Mr. James Coates, of Paisley, intends to take 

 his famous little ten-toner " Madge" to Ame- 

 rica on the deck of one of the Anchor liners. 

 Next week she will have some larger spars and 

 sails than at present, to enable her to compete 

 with the American sloops, all of whom have 

 enormous masts and sails. " Madge " will be 

 rated at about sixteen tons by the New York 

 rules, and will have to compete with vessels 

 quite double her tonnage. Two years ago Mr. 

 Coates brought over from America one of the 

 fastest sloops of her tonnage there, of about six- 

 teen tons, with a Yankee to sail her, who on 

 seeing " Madge " guessed« he would beat that 

 craft ; however, " Madge" sailed round her in 

 the first mile. Judged by that performance, 

 " Madge " should have a good time in America. 

 Mr. Coates deserves the best wishes of all 

 vachtmen for his sporting idea of showing the 

 Yankees what our national rig, even when 

 represented by a small boat is like. — London 

 World. 



MONTREAL AMATEUR ATHLETIC 

 ASSOCIATION. 



A Good Conjunction. 



It gives us pleasure to record the genial 

 Association of the Lacrosse, Snow-shoe and 

 Bicycle Clubs of Montreal. On the 25th of 

 July, a special general meeting of the above 

 Clubs was held in the Gymnasium to consider 

 the Constitution and by-laws of the Associa- 

 tion. Angus Grant, Esq., President, took the 

 chair. Mr. Baylis, Secretary, read the proposed 

 scheme to free the building from debt, which is 

 at present $12,000, but the Mercantile Library 

 had about $7,000 which probably could be 

 obtained for the Association. The intention is 

 to issue bonds without interest, to members of 

 $10, $50, and $100, to be paid off in ten years, 

 by drawings at periods when the funds will 

 allow. This was agreed to. The President 

 then read the Constitution and by-laws, show- 

 ing the objects of the Association, which are 

 to encourage athletic sports, promote physical 

 and mental culture among, and provide ration- 

 al am usements for its members. Only amateurs 

 are to-be admitted an any account. The sub- 

 scription to the Association is to be $10 ; mem- 

 bers of the Lacrosse r Club paying $7, of the 

 Snowshoe, $8, and of both $5. Life members 

 may be admitted on paying $100; life mem- 

 bers of the Lacrosse Club $70 ; snowshoe $80, 

 both $50. Full members who subscribe twelve 

 years from now will become life members at 

 the end of that time. There are to be nine 

 directors, four from the Lacrosse, four from the 

 Snowshoe, and one from the Bicycle Clubs 

 other arrangements being made as other clubs 

 are admitted to tiie Association. Members will- 

 be elected by the directors, after the names 

 have been posted on the club rooms ; if anyone 

 objects to a name, twenty-five members can 

 have a meeting called to decide, and one black 

 ball in ten will exclude. Members whose sub- 

 scriptions are six months in arrears may be 

 expelled by the directors and be sued for the 



