188&] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



277 



I, or 1 « ft i rii i ' I,, weather 



will flu ■ ii i My. when usually nw 



bi pa] ii is biisiness. a meeting to celebrate the return ,.i -pi img 



an, I the release from the confinement of v-inier: nu, 



i.ii. a farewell otuing terminating in a proper manner 



tiling down to the dulness and conventional 



of l.ii ■ fears the, , 



, ,, dixc the true value of such outing from even a bini 



II.-.- i> 'in Mw, and to understand hai ,,. now and then away 



prom ! ' it lost, h . ■ outage. 



' ns in increased vigor, an appetite and an Ii | 



one'sds 



.mat-el in dollar-; and cents, To preaen this has la-en i !,,- principal 



-- i i'", hst AuoSlaEAM, tq put itinpraon. 



cfs with ilie eiiuoe clubs ..■inter, 



hi. -a II,, it wa- uppermost in the minds o! ilie originators of the 

 ,,,.,... m Kmerson: ••In 



the H I- too. : , ■■ .. , nke his slough, and 



-. '•: ' isalwavsa c fat* ■■■ ids is per- 

 petual youth. In these i.iama" rum nndsanotitj 



r. igu, a perennial I i • ml ' ■ -- , M ,,i i„,«- lm 



'i, ii , . , ., - ,, ,. ■.,. . ,; i return to 



reason and faith." It was i-xp.-et.-d at first taal Ilie annual meet 



wi'iiMi f this nature a return to tin- free and natural lit . i, 



i ,- i , the "boiled shirim was unknown an, I , I 



collar . . lint inemorv. hut practically it ha- har.lh 



Even though held in a wilderness it becomes, from num- 



' i .•. a eoiiimunity. am: tie"-- ■,,,,■ ,;■..,,, 



lleiahiy. The idi ; all that his simp 



'll'lnaiel and Sfcttl I:- Ll i m C- ,.:::', 



as pictured liy some of mn i onrt ,,, - ,1 ,:,,,;.,,,,,. II ......iioe- 



btlteill '■ iuc , - '.■ [I h ,i e rei I le annua! 



iu-'-i. Tim canoeist v. ho spends a few days thciv, though neither a 



"show pa.ldier" or a "tend r nursling 0! the ( h ienl, ' v. ill and his 



,, taken up with racing, visiiug business meetings, etc.. that 



d i oimselt 



■ , ■ .- ,,-u ,,:■.■ ••■ i, - ,,i ■ ■-. Hi: ■ ,.■;, : . mas he at hand. 



To risi ,.,.;' , provide a liivi.H.i-i in, 

 ,,,:,. - tlte i-amp in order, and f..ll..w out that 

 ; in- 1 -o pleasant in a -mall camp, is im,., - : 



hurry and exeiti , a _- - asses lege iri from thetime 



required for the race- No mem i.ouihis 



account, it has its pleasures, tin 

 friends, the competiti.ni • lightly gathering 



fireat camp (ii- ■ ■ 



hi u. illeaiui:,: but to realizi tin 



be bo a ,-,,i'i,in, , i, ill scouting par) 



self-o.iniaineu and independent, we nave an armv to provid- 



must have sun : 



source ol ,,,,,, ies.dril - I 



: lerol .a- and more or I ■ ■ . _ _ 



meet Of. it* f re. When on the ..i . 



, .,, ■,, , ,,.,., 



to enjoy to the fullest ex ton I the latin!:. : ...... •ho-- u 



friends and the revivifving freedom of the woods, tie- waters and the 



' i eat sue . m borings i'< we have at first indicated, -mall 



enough to need no preat prepaiatiom and all the better , 

 i- and quiet in character. 



SOME OF MY CANOES. 



, Hi , , 



1, , 



it , ' ,,, i ,, itfs efforts in Ibis direction mule half as many converts 

 loihoeu ,,,,,,i ;,,n., .n is Iris chari anglittli , , !■,- have made to the 

 , healthy and manly o-atn. . ,-- all reason 



i.i lie proud, T., him is do.- il„- - 

 in a in i, i ! 



tically new mode I I nhinai - ,n i 



■ ,, n,;, ,- I , ., larger 



well litted. To i In- SChODl boj U _. 



and withhi his powers and purse, to , i. ,, . 



and exerei-e a- i tribe of 



boats, at a mere fraction of the cost Of auvt 



of yacht, and to oKe,- men and ti. 



form of out-loon 



light-i i. . i ., ,, 



over-ex- m u 



dig aequaiiita lie. was through 1 ile p:]*es of /no ,. ■■ ,-'-. Ue./o torn. 



ill which was published a condi iistdioii oi ill u ■ 



I , , 



Ilie hiis of di-.seripnoii, and the whole subject treat- I of. were .-nough 



to giving an alarming attack ol canoe lever to auv-.n d: , s,,n 



time later we became possessed of a -still mole iiiteieding hook. "The 

 I. or on the L'altie." a later cruise hy the same author. The titl- 

 page of the book-(a reprin I at the Fug-h-h ,, imc n, , m ,, , m , 



'',,!,, ,:o, • ,-.,■.!, ,. , ;,.- -lines" Ot the h.'.al ,ii-e|o-e,| thf- 



,,;■!. - 



- failed to re-real 



them, it i, probable Ihey wei nitn-1 through the parsimony of the 



A.iuericau publishers. Without tin- plai.-.- ,,r ,■-,., mi measi n 

 Iheeu,:,,. ,,,| builder tva.- at a stan 1-iill. and it 



Ulltil SeV-1 ii '• I„le, vi .me n ,,,-- |, ,," , ,- ,,, 



data 



Having previously a.i, j., l,v the eoiistruction of 



i bateaux, and butchered much ;i„J woi.tl I... -mall pi 

 Ilie eouslrueli, ,u ol a romi I ,, i 



ieing far from any boat shop Where futasuiigh 

 iiiK Ihe work, and knowing notb iu ■ h ', _■ 



a lone in,.- n, I i , .. , lifflculty, 



', i„,,, ,,,, i-.nefulh laid down, full si/.e. and the moulds mane. A 

 raid oh an apple orchard some time previous had provided a 

 plyof crooks and knees, and at. last we were ready to heiriu. The 

 canoe had been a mania ullli us for six moDlh-. .'•-.. , , , i n, 



l.een planned, altered, and finally -, ,,, , , _-:,-, 



difficulty being the manipulation of the mate, ial I-'n , 

 a er- erect..-, I Hi,- keel hod. moulds set up. and all read 



ire] i i. mn o l he , .1 i ards o! Xeiv ', . , I ': I ,: , , a j : us liu.'dh 1,1 "( 



me. man who knew all about woods, to v. lion,, .., 



ance. and in ah..m iv trusted to give us what was 1..-: -n 



«as that he sold us about leu dollars worth ol 



beautiful white wood that worked well, and looked has - , 



finished, hut alas, on launching, it at once soaked up so much watei 



as to warp it on . n on diying out a few months later, 



split ill numberless jda.es. We afterward learned that n- ■ ,,u|.i 



,, , , bought Blithe Jers y white cedar we needed, a- good a wood 

 can he had, for about three dollar-. 



The planking was a matter of no -mail difficult;, but « 

 accomplished ami the boat timbered, though we could not keep her 

 within au inch of her beam, which should have been tWin. but was 

 .o'er:.'?, owing to the boat spreadlug when the moulds were n 

 Much of this teudei.ev to spread may be avoided by .-tire in ol 



■ alee the moulds i„ ,., - 



narrow, then all to sp l-alittl n ten timbered. Our 



craft was. or was to ha. ■ alar Bob R..v m 



long. "bin. beam, ..■•-. deep at gi n ,,, , , 



cambertotheileck.au oblong well with parallel sides: we QUI n 

 dare to try a bent ellipiical coaming, as the drawing showed, and had 

 noteven dreamed <:!' the lairmc •, 

 ducks were of black walnut. ' 4 in. thick, raw-n by -hand from an inch 



i 15ui wide, slitting it int.. two ihickiie^se- and piauiun i : 



of course mak:. . as thai u-, IhvJIr. 



Vlacgregor, a lit. - ., I'ln 



I. all. aft. - soakn ..,,.,,,,, - .,-. i„ le. a 



n .,, - .,! oars ail u kh id. 1 pot n i- lot.. . i ' ,,,un,!s. "We 

 have since btu'lt a boat of the same moi.iel. but loin ..Isomer and 

 , ,r that weighed but 45 pounds before launching, or complete, 

 mils. The cost of this first boat for material, including i 

 - 1 n -I-;. 

 Finally all was ready, painting and varnishi ig tiuisbed. t 

 carried loisted, the red burgee set i it looks 



downy ,he worse for therainand ■ t 



main e i o ., .,- launched on the millpoii.i that 



■ii .,,,,. ,,f her builder at naval architeeture 



I'lom the ShOlgle ,' ■ ii .!■ . - , , ,,,, , ■ 



■i 1 1 ii ... ,i „.,, ■ e paddle 



lllce Us thai the ii, lie lakethal had • I ,,, 



ocean to us when ■■ ■ In - ..<■ . ' lualh 



, ,,,.:,,.,.,. 



she was. She impudentiy ran i.- . i i i,,m. and whirled 



back with a few 1 1. 1 . : I he paddle poked il in among the 



lily-pads heretof on -.. i to the catfisn and bullfrogs, ran mi 



1 1 eui tier uevet- before peneti ited bj ourcluiusj scows, like a 

 i rubbing its no- „ in a vain elfort to go fur- 



i hnished byaportage up tbi ••brook" -and inte the nest 



, 

 , n for ,. tin w hen he should hist hum, 



lu the front of the little lull, -red and water-stained nine I i 



did dm ■, .'■ . , i ■.',,,. L.nai.-m ,1 



il Win, 

 , i boon 'BuiTalo' come to the ground aboul one-quail er 

 af a mile from the boat Arrived at Tottenvilh- 10*16 A. M 



lunch and slatted u I e-linefoi ! in i ' ■' , 



PI ng until od Port Mon- 



wind rose and sea became pretty rough. The waves 



washed over I'orv.nrd ti. ek and one in well. After three hours' hard 



work against wind and tide reached Highlands, we! and hungry, at, 



IIP.". After ' i - , ,, -impel- pulled to Thompson's and then to 



• s. ami slept well. Instance paddled, 



thirty mile- n: ti Jo - the log Of ourfirst 



■ , ■:,■. ni the lerollecKonoi that and similar days, en- 

 ■ many incidents besides thi se - fly jo I 

 pleasant, yet; the hard work of tl - I until midnight of the 

 previous day preparing for the start, turning nut at 4 A. M\ the two- 

 mile journey by wBg ;i ,, nsation of being afloat in sneh 



a ilimhimive craft, the wonder ami curiosity Of people by the way 



i more of a novelty then i, the long, card pai lies 

 KantaiiBay.n ,,, crew giving out ami falling 



well out toward Sam.];, Hook, bul waking iiuickly with a wave rigid 



I- lap then renewed paddling dead against the si 



i .' , , until n- . ■-■ ei ■..■-' ed the shelter 



of ihe Bills for rest and supper, tint . im, paddling 



slowly up in the calm of the summer in ,. .1 under the 



'■ ni"' and among the reeds ;::„ ....... 



ties -, ibright, and ending our day oi n , .,,.-.. ..-..,. ,- 



with such sleep as onlj comes to those who live and 1 dim in I be m 

 air. 



The other days had modi its own enjoyment, sailing by daylight 

 and heller vet under ti,,- lull August moon, on l'i,-a.-i r- Uav. running 

 into cpiaint ,-. ,. i r an In h nooks, along the ses bead 



m ' . i' --., ,n„„ 



13 an 



icmi puddling and sailing r 



ii by Sir. Tredweu, 



prize £3, was v.- 



on June g'3 in- 

 ':.- prize i-2. woubv 

 •s. £a. Sir. A. imi n i, 

 Watney: a mile paddling 



ule 



real 



pleasure to step into the little 8Bin. boat to'ran afternoon's paddle, 



u lllOOUligln I I p. 



■, no other boat is.li , use of umty in crew 



felt in the lain -it J in the low little craft the canoeist 



a alk the earth independent of 



atiy vehicle, s ■ mcfi of the paddle, as the larger 



i- n ,i utaur-like combination 



■ • " ■ '■ . - ■■'■' Ml: .- 



h ery wei in a 



-e a larger bos 

 Roy passed to a younger 

 il cruise- ami returned 

 i frog pond, a forgotten 

 Jeusiv Bluet. 



e. i'4. w. Wan--- ,, ddli i r) and BS, Mr a. 



Ord. .Mackenzie; a sidling ram- t mining onlyi £l las,. II. Church e. 



I water chase for III" captain's eolors. S Fntelier. titnl a race 



for scratch fours, Messrs. i- nt.-ji.-.-. Leeds, Porterand Tredwen Tlm 



ffinners bt I i In the club. The 



autumn meeting and annual dinner will he Ueld on November gj, 



THE A. C. A. CAMP.— Let us make the auniiai meetiiiK ol ihe A 

 C. A., a home-gathering- of canoeists, a place where new friendship 

 ma v lie cemented and. old ties renewed, a place to be rendered 

 tallowed and lb n -, ound which 



.,-■■.■■;.■.: . I iulj 



in a p-rmaiieiit eampciu ;': ,, o:/ assure 1. Sunn 



imp, a- being foreign lo ourgliild. 

 icl les . in-- ii '.."---. ily i n i bet ■■•'^i : - he 



FLORIDA CRnsiNi i GROUND.— Tarpon Springs.. Fla,, Oct 1- 

 Beautiful weather for canoeing; fishing MB] I - jusl 



coming in. There lire three ean*es owned her,- u -.■■ ,, , - 

 more soon. Every facility for winter ciuisiiic. sal: or fresh waiei. 

 leists will receive a heaiw welcome 



n-T.u 



B P. 



CAXOE MEETINO.— A meeting of tin- earmeists of .\'-w York ,,,in 



Club members and uiiatracheil. will be held ar rim icsnleiice of Air. 

 Frank Jones. 3m Madison avenue, ou Frida v. X.-.v. i. at S P. M.. to 

 inaugurate a scries of meetings among can u ists during tae coming 



A CLUB DIRECTORY. 

 Editor For- I Streg.pi 



The subjoined information was compiled for personal reference: 

 thinking it might be of interest, to some of your readers, I now offer 

 it to you for publics 



All the clubs named hi the Cauoi Directory— Canadian clubs es- 



written lo. Concerning the Detroit C. C. Mir. Seymour 



says: "The D 0.0 Has folded its little 1 Is and expired without a 



gurgle." Sir. VrtiiDn-i - ..• . , •■ : . - -Have no canoe or- 

 ■" - o i . , , lease principle." 



A: careful reading wiil -ho-.v thai we have as signals it burgees." 

 swallow-tailed pe - , ■■_ 



\iue clubs have an exclusive device: ten ose letters terminating in 

 r. C . one club using the initial of club name: three c, C. C.s: two 

 I. C C.^ and two P. i'. C.s. letters, color ami shape being identical. 

 Let us have a uniform shape and size, doing a way with the letters. 



J owners. 



- in print. 



ig. :i. ISM). Signal, a pointed burgee, Ihe 



dM-idte stripe one-fifth th^widl ting 



I mo I - r i . :. a rei ground: sailing d.-Tive. red circle in peak of main- 

 sail: :■)■! am i . 



Cincinnati C C— ilarch. IsT'.i. Signal, a swallow-tailed pennant. 

 three white stars on a blu. iield: s active members. 



Hartford C. C.-.Iamimy. 188 . Signal, a pointed burgee, dark blue 

 field, with the letters H. G.G in yellow; I9actii mi 



Kniekerboekei C. C— Oct. I. isso. Sigual. a poiut.-d nine,,, m-!,i 

 red. its device a blue diamond in the center , >t rn- sa me. Scnhm 1,-- 

 vice, u red lozenge sewn to upper part of mainsail ; ■-.'.,.,, n ,, 



Miuiieapulisi C— iTarch 3, 1881, signal, a pointed I irgei hi I 



signal, burgee. ixIN. blue field. 

 • C. in white thereon: PI active members. 



- n Signal, a pointed burgee, red center, 

 iflthl bl ick , ' tfve members. 



-- , ' ed burgee, dark blue 



mil. a pointed burgee 



im--- ■■ i ■ i. i - ni:. ng-d liag, nally, two ,,f 



while and one red. The first white and tin- red -;i Ipe to he each rive 



■Id i ■ march 1883 I « navyblue 



'■'■' ' .,.,,,:' .• In .'rn.,-,.. - , ,,,,. the points 



: '' ' '-■. C --Mny"--'. iss-g. signa'l, a jioiutmi 'i'.urgec. red Held 



with white "border: device, a white triangle: h active members. 



Totiiiiiivaji; c 0.— July, 188S, Signal, a pointed mn ■- m , i, 



,ii, theletters r. Q. c. it. white: i active members 

 Lake ileorgi M. r Aug. in. 1,-se Signal, a pointed burgee, ulue 



i lelters L, If. C. C. in while -ml-rs i 



Vale i -. c. i ict. issg. signal, a swallow -tailed pennant, blue held, 

 :> u ni bar lt-om upper left to lower right comer, with the letters V. 



M o ,,'„,,--. 



tov ' mu m (888, Signal.,! point. -d burgee, sxl-'. field red, 



with the letters I. a C, In white ibers 



Winooski O. C- ,1am OS. ls-a. si-,.al. a pointed burgee, red field. 

 , I ,er W. in white, i active members 



Newark (.'. C - issy. -No burgee, no uniform, nonothiug," this is 

 a practical and enthusiastic club of cruisers. II active m -. 



Signal, a pointed burgee, blue field, 

 with the letters I, c. C. in v. ,, i ; 



Pittsburgh C. i '. Ma, ". I8S3. Signal, a pointed burgee, blue field. 

 with the letters P. C. C. in v. , embers. 



0ubuq.ni I Ocl I i 8. Signal, a. pointed buig.-e. tbnS half 



red fuppei'mostl, half dark "blue; device, a while. Warn.. .1 



Jlnsweri to ^omsyondmte. 



^- No Notice Taken of Anonymous (lorre-p, indents, 



S. E. P.. Salem. .Mass.— Write to Mr. i- r. ,1 \V. Itolh.-ra. - 1 



L-tOJ St L. The edition adver 



■ whelps 



i. MeK.. New York.- Can 

 vsin the city of Sew V-u 



, lUse thev er 



|TI, 



rnialioii ill r 



a '.., I States, as weU as Cai la to hear from. 



, clubs are requested to -, . - , 



■■! ,;i..-,-,i : -: , ..,', -. late of organisation, number of active mem- 

 bers and boats, club eolors. and. if published, their constitution ami 



by-laws. Tin-re should c.-rtaiulv be sol uforml ■ in size and 



shape, and of .-.mi ;e a ditf.-reiiee iu color ami device, in the I lags of 

 different clubs. Perhaps the besl sine ami shape for a canoe is that 

 already adopted by several clubs, a pointed burgee. lOxlain. It is also 

 desirable that ihe initials of the clubs should he more distinctive; as 



'Ove there are already three C C Cs. In selecting new oi' 



changing the old mimes. Hags and ieyices both of clubs and canoes, 

 regard should be paid to the righis of others, there being 



•p. The New York 



g mark a red disc, 



:,' ' I..- laiicker- 



eto 



G. D. C, Boston— Further particulars about Fetideur in next issue 

 Length of 16ft. shoiddbe planked with f-ia. pine; 



H. M.. Princelon. N. ,T.- I. We have no n. o.- 

 mention. write to their breeder. 0. S II OH - 



Mass.-Kuic Pepin was by Dashing 



. II It.uOd-lell'-. ■ 



net. 



Ii. II. W.. Trenton, N. .1. -Address Mr, Francis S Kiunev Xew 

 Eright -.ni. Staled Island. V Y. also Mr Win. .1, Turner. Cedar sti e,-t 

 Mauaytmk, Philadelphia, Pa. 



W. It. w. New York-.- Plans ot Oafi. cutter will be publish,. 1 a s 

 soon as space can he spared Can accommodate tour and hind in 

 forecastle if no cockpit. 



America.— Tin- lemon and white English setter hitch America, was 

 - - .:... ... She is by Carr's Duke (Pierce's Push— 



Ne-bitt S Pellei !:■ d .,, , ,: in, s Sy l.iil ; Leicester - Do 1 !). 



J. B. A.. Port Orange-— Schooner Dauntless. ISy.lhft. o> erall. llti.ift 



"u.Tft. beam, mOI't. depth. Ig.lifl, draft with keel. Schooner 



America at present 108ft. overall. DOIT, water line. •JO.M'i b.-am 11 -it 

 draft with keel. 



I me if we are allowed to kill spar 



| ie birds are 



lu'n tie- el, i- ,-ectivorotls 



"'■ "i - ' „- inc-iunali. O.- Is a gjs-eai, rilie a snitible arm tol 

 de -r and bear hunting, or would a heavier gun be preferable* An- 

 The .4-1 cal has be.-t, preferred by old hunters, but tlm.ijs i- coming 

 ,- A. .88 half well planted will do the wo.-k. 



W. P.. Belfast) Maine, -l. In will! kin I of soil should wild rice be 

 planted ! 0. It it now. at the time i wri -. t,.,. In - [,, nlatit it- 3. Is it 

 sown upon the land or water.- A us. 1. Wild i m -.,-,, rows on 



good. land, sometimes. on poor, again on neither. 0. This is a good 

 time to pi, im it. 3. Sow ii: a foot oi two of waler. s.v article in" our 



96 ■ , sept. -);. 



R .Mi-C, Pennsyivania.-I haven No. 10 breach-loader, full choked 



dOii, i.Lirrel. Certain parties pr,,]..,-,- to cut barrels i.. OSin and re - 



i giro. Can lid- be done h, any way except In boring ba r 



" ' " - " i on - » Id il ■„ :im. \ns 



A. P., Louisiana.— I wish to get myself a u.-w breech-loader gun for 



such game as quail, snipe, squirrel,, and ducks Would a 

 choke-bore lie better than a cylinder-bore! V. In ,, ,, ,, m : r.g- -j,-„ 

 of bore and weight, would be best- Alls. \V- should mi- is,, a lo _-au-e 



O-'in. ordiiiimiib-. Ifav.-one barrel ,., , i„„-,. I 



o i :; .'■ b-: ii' d f:: mm. aa i squirrels: ,,.,, j.: . . m . 



w. K. A . P ..u-: rania ll de i shot j i ,.- alike in 



ineasme. or ai.- r ,,-y : .mi, [pr bi a ami imixxli loading guns re- 



~1 lively: 0. \\ nat i- I ram; V. ill. - ,,.o. 



What charge of powder and shot would you advise p.,- a Hi bore muz- 

 zle-I, aiding shotgun f..r.|im ' -',,,mm : ,,.,;,, -tin-stand 

 a rd accepted, bin - due makers vary 1 heir measures ft is unnecessary 

 to sav that all measures should conform to the standard. No diff.-r- 

 .asures r..r breech-loaders and those for muzzle- 

 loaders. 0. We do not know. 8, IM mo ,, of \o 



J. St. I... Baltimore County. MtL— I will thank you to inform um 



wh.ther a lv-ceid edition of -•The Sportsman's Ha/etleer ami fien.-ral 

 Guide," by Charles Hall. ck. has been published, and tin- date of the 

 same. The last , lie si en by me bears . he dale 1.S7T. Alls. There 

 lane been several chitons of th,- mia. cttccr." the last one. published 

 in i.sss. is claimed by the- publishers to have beeu "revised, enlarged 

 and brought down to date by the author.' buttherevi 



to the addition of a fei ti rtaut paragraphs wh.n ,. , 



type nl.de •...oiod admit. The game directory is the same thai was 



. Philadelphia.— In 



: th 



ads 



other boat. 1 1 



cni.'.'d in urn. .-. 



will make public t 



will be less liability of their l.ei 



Cs I otn. 



about '.tin. in diameter, in the p 



distinguish the canoes of Ihe t\ 

 - , i id the dash of coll 

 ance. and the idea is worthy ol 

 lion of mdformiiy in club sjgni 

 but each club must decide for 



ble. Im- m gauge i. Idwui wad in a 1 m ,,- tcare 



to -eat it sqmir.-.. in Ihe sh i in :... :...; ; I ■.,; i ■ ".",.-'. ,' ,., 



Anson 'Mills -w.o'eu iielt. iu v. bieh the\ tit accnrateli. ! ; :.- in- dm 



the shell being up. Is there any danger oi '. Im ml i -m as to 



cause danger to elm gun or serious irregular!. y in the -ii iig : Aus. 



We can suggest no remedy. Perhaps when your shells become cor 

 roiled the trouble will ci-a-c. Try an Flee wad We ,),. ,,..1 think- 

 that any accident mil be induced, but the '-hooting with oo-e wads 

 is of course impaired. 



the i ', ■ - 

 .s. Theques- 

 e association. 

 "3 nothing 



i ,.i.i be best foi the! 

 majority as to size uud shape, meanwhile preserving some individu- 

 ality in device and color. | 



ROYAL Oi C— We have received the annual circulai ol 



C. g-i\ iug a resume of the races and business of the year. The latest 



addition to the I aeuibei umbered SI'T. Of the races, two 



sailing races at Heiidou were won by Mr. K. I!. Tledwen in the Pear], 



i n.lngto Mr. F. F. Knuwles in 



nd Mr. W . Watlley In the other. The challenge cup race 



MONTHLY LIST OF PATENTS. 

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