CANOEING. 



OFFICERS OF THE A. C. A., 



1897-98. 



Commodore, F. L. Dunne 11, Brooklyn^ 

 N. Y. 



Sec'y- Treas. , C. V. Schuyler, jog Sixth 

 Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



PURSERS. 



Atlantic Division, Win. M. Carpenter, 

 Main St., Sing Sing, N. Y. 



Central Division, Laurence C. Wood- 

 worth, Gouverneur , N. Y. 



Eastern Division, Francis J. Bur rage, 

 West Newton, Mass. 



Northern Division, Edgar C. Woolsey, 

 jf Charles St., Ottawa, Can. 



Annual dues, $1 ; initiation fee, Si. 

 Date of meet for i8g8, Aug. jlh to igth, 

 Stave Island, 1000 Islands, N. Y. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP. 



Applications for membership may be 

 made to the purser of the division in which 

 the applicant resides on blanks furnished 

 by purser, the applicant becoming a mem- 

 ber provided no objection be made within 

 fourteen days after his name has been offi- 

 cially published in Recreation. 



The following have applied for member- 

 ship: 



EASTERN DIVISION. 



Frederick H. Kendall, Lakeside Boat Club, Box 

 728, Worcester, Mass. 



Homer B. Grant, Innitou C. C, Woburn, Mass. 



Frederic T. Hovey, Innitou C. C, Woburn, Mass. 



Harry V. Dimick, Innitou C. C, Woburn, Mass. 



Fred. W. Fowle, Innitou C. C, Woburn, Mass. 



Oliver M. Wade, Innitou C. C, 131 Summer St., 

 Boston, Mass. 



Willard K. Fowle, Innitou C. C, Woburn, Mass. 



Arthur J. Murkland, Vesper C. C, Lowell, Mass. 



R. W. Gates, Vesper C. C, Lowell, Mass. 



F. H. Pearson, Vesper C. C, 120 Merrimack St., 

 Lowell, Mass. 



R. F. Hemenway, Vesper C. C, 64 Central St., 

 Lowell, Mass. 



Geo. A. Wellman, Vesper C. C, Box 371, Lowell, 

 Mass. 



H. D. Pickering, Vesper C. C, Lowell, Mass. 



Frank Stuart, Vesper C. C, 24 Nesmith St., Low- 

 ell, Mass. 



George F. Jaques, Vesper C. C, Box 342, Lowell, 

 Mass. 



Frank E. Baker, Vesper C. C, 58 Gates St., Lowell,, 

 Mass. 



F. E. Bramhall, Vesper C. C, Lowell, Mass. 



Frederick W. Stickney, Vesper C. C, Lowell, 

 Mass. 



Harry P. Knapp, Vesper C. C, Lowell, Mass. 



F. T. Dow, Innitou C. G, Woburn, Mass. 



Geo. E. Chamberlain, Lawrence C. C, 283 Essex 

 St., Lawrence, Mass. 



Chas. M. Lamprey, Lawrence C. C, Lawrence, 

 Mass. 



Chas. H. Jewett, Lawrence C. C, Box 284, Law- 

 rence, Mass. 



Ogden R. Adams. West Newton, Mass. 



A. E. Kimberly, Lawrence C. C, Lawrence, Mass. 



Joseph Lewis, Boston, Mass. 



DON'T FAIL TO GO. 



The eighteenth annual meet of the A. C. 

 A. is close at hand, and in 2 weeks it will be 

 a thing of the past. 



It now remains to be seen whether the 

 work of the officers and committees for the 

 past year has been of any material benefit 

 to the organization — what new boats have 

 been built, what improvements made, and, 

 most important of all, whether the changes 

 in the racing rules have encouraged racing 

 to the extent of bringing out new boats and 

 new men. We can only hope so, and, one 

 and all, I am sure we are looking forward 

 eagerly to the 5th of August, when so many 

 kindred spirits will meet to discuss these 

 things, as well as the many other topics of 

 interest which have come up in the past 

 year. 



It is just a year since the contract was 

 made appointing Recreation the official 

 organ of the Association and it needs only 

 a glance to see what a good thing it has 

 been for us. 



The generous offer of the publisher in- 

 cluded a copy of the magazine to every 

 member of the A. C. A. Consequently we 

 have heard the cry " What do I get for my 

 dollar? " much less frequently than of yore. 

 There has been a smaller number of mem- 

 bers dropped for non-payment of dues 

 than in many years, and we have a long list 

 of new members. 



The 1898 year book was published by 

 Recreation, free of cost to the association. 

 This has relieved the officers of a load of 

 responsibility, as it required a great deal of 

 time and trouble to secure sufficient " ads." 

 to pay, even in part, the cost of publication. 

 These are the only source of income; so we 

 feel grateful to Mr. Shields for removing 

 this burden from our shoulders. 



We are waiting anxiously to see how 

 many of the old boys will turn up at Stave 

 Island, on the 5th. 



If any of you have been hesitating, or 

 fear you won't enjoy it, let us help you to 

 make up your mind. We assure you a 

 warm welcome awaits you and if you don't 

 have a good old-fashioned time — we know 

 whose fault it won't be. 



C. V. Schuyler, Sec.-Treas. 



THE BROOKLYN REGATTA. 



The Brooklyn Canoe Club opened its sea- 

 son May 21st with a Club Regatta, result- 

 ing as follows: 



LIMITED SAILING. 



F. L. Dunnell First. • 



C. V. Schuyler. ... .Second. 



R. J. Wilkin Third. 



J. F. Eastmond Fourth. 



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