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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jura 26*. 1884. 



ROYAL CANADIAN Y. C.-The annual meeting: of this club was 

 held on June 7, at bbeir club house. Toronto. Reports of the finan- 

 cial condition of the club, showing- its prosperous condition, were 

 read. It was recommended that a series of yacht maneuvers be ar- 

 ranged for each Friday during the season, and also that a junior 

 membership he established, to include members between eignteeu 

 and twenty-five years old. at an annual fee of $5. It was also 

 recommended that the club join the Lake Yacht Racing Association. 

 The proposal for a junior membership was so amended as to take 

 in yeong men from eighteen to twenty-one, at a fee of $10 per 

 year, admitting them to full membership when twenty-one years 

 old without an entrance fee. It was also moved and carried that the 

 club should join the Lake Ontario Yacht Association, and that it 

 should send delegates, and also a motion was passed changing the 

 number of the sailing committee from five to seven. The following 

 officers were elected: Commodore. John Leys; Yice-Ootumodore, 

 G. ftooderham; Rear-Commodore. .1. Wier Anderson: Committee— 

 W. G. Cassis, R. Cochran, E. H. Duggan. C. L. Ferguson, Bruce 

 Haiman. Beverley Jones, A. B. Lee, H. Fellatt, C. E. Ryerson. 



"AHOI!"— We have receive dfrom the publishers a copy -of anew 

 magazine with the above title, devoted to the interests of German 

 water sports of all kinds The prospectus sets forth that Ahoi in- 

 tends to further the interests of the German yachtsman, whether thev 

 hoist up the sails on a 100-touner or on a modest open 20ft. boat, 

 and we wish them success in their endeavor. The following extract 

 from "the programme of the expedition of the Ahoi'' is worth putting 

 on record: "The Ahoi upper ten edition. For princes and other per- 

 sons of high rank, wealthy people, amateurs, two rare editions. A. O. 

 S. Only about thirty copies of every number of this monthly are 

 printed on the best writing paper and elegantly furnished." This 

 would not do in America. 



RACING YACHTS" TONNAGE.-A good racing tonnage rule is 

 certainly a desideratum, and we should think the yachting com- 

 munity will not much longer be without one. No rule can, we think-, 

 permanently place comfortable pleasure craft on an equality with 

 racers, but it would be easy to reduce the present wide disparity, and 

 afford room for the development of other and more desirable things 

 than heavy lead keels. There is the further objection to racing 

 yachts of the present type, that the lead keels ana its connections 

 necessary, make the vessel very costly, while as things have gone of 

 late years she is only successful till a designer produces a vessel with 

 still more lead, and then the ex-racer is next to useless.— Nautical 

 Magazine. 



KNICKERBOCKER Y. C— Yachts intending to start on the sum- 

 mer cruise will rendezvous at Echo Bay. New Rochelle Harbor, on 

 July 3. The flagship. Lara, Commodore Hobby, will leave Port 

 Morris at 4 P. M. on Thursday, and the other yachts are requested to 

 start in company with her. A meeting will be held at 8 P. M. on 

 Thursday, on board the Sara to determine the direction of the cruise. 

 All will return on July 6. 



YACHTING ON THE DELAWARE.-Cominodore John Hanigan. 

 1412 Belgrade street. Philadelphia, will match the yacht Richmond, 

 24 feet long, against any boat of her length in the State (the Pauline 

 excepted ) tor $200 or $500. Apply to the Commodore or to R. G. Wil- 

 kins. Cooper's Point, Camden, N. J, 



MEETINGS.— New York Y. C, fourth general meeting, Thursday 

 evening, July 17, 07 Madison avenue; Knickerbocker Y, C, Tuesday 

 evening. July 1. at club house; Atlantic Y. C, Monday evening, July 

 14, at club house. 



EASTERN Y. C— The matches of this club will be sailed off Marble- 

 head on Friday, June 27. The course and other detailswere given in 

 Forest and Stream of June 12. Bedouin, Been and Wenonah are all 

 entered. 



MADGE.— This cutter was hauled up last week in Jersey Ciiy for 

 repairs to her copper. Her owner will not race her this season, but 

 will use her for cruising only. She is in charge of one of her old 

 crew. 



ROWBOAT WANTED.— We would call attention to an advertise- 

 ment for a light rowboat in another column. Any one having such a 

 boat to sell may find a purchaser by writing to the address given. 



CAPE MAY RACE.— The only entries for this race were Montauk 

 and Ruth, and the latter being still at New Bedford, the race has been 

 droppedrfor the present. 



MAMIE H.— This vacht which was sunk by the catboat Stewart, 

 during the races of the K. Y. C, on May 30, has been raised and is all 

 right again. 



TOKOMTO C. C— This club will open the season with a series of 

 races for five-tonners, three prizes and a champion flag being offered. 



NUBIENNE.— This steam yacht has arrived at Quebec from Havre, 

 and will shortly visit Newport and New York. 



Hfcanoemq. 



Canoeists ore invited to send US notes and full reports of cruises, 

 club meets, information about canoeable tenters, and. other com mu- 



nicotions of interest. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Fobesit and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signals, etc , of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 reports of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, rxaps, aud information concerning their local waters. 

 drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 

 to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



July 4, 5, 6.— Rondout C. C, Camp at Esopus Island. 

 July B to 15.— Chicago C. C, Annual Cruise. 

 July 14.— Allegheny C. C, Cruise at Conneaut Lake. 

 July 19 —Chicago C. C. First Annual Regatta. 

 July 24 to 26.— Lake George Meet. Lorna Island. 

 Aug. 1 to 15.— A. C. A. Meet, Grindstone Island. 



MERRIMACK RIVER MEET. 



THIS, the first general gathering of Eastern canoeists, duly came 

 off as arranged by the two Lowell members of the A. C. A., and 

 was undeniably a success, notwithstanding the fact that fully ten 

 outside canoeists wno had promised to eon e failed to show up at the 

 time agreed upon; but the canoeing members of the Vesper Boat 

 Club turned out in force, and with others from Lowell, Lawrence, 

 Haverhill, Salem and Boston made up a party which numbered about 

 fifty, with something more than half as many canoes. 



Most of tee latter were of the open variety commonly used on the 

 river, carrying two persons and propelled by single paddies; but 

 there were" also a number of cruisers, including the Everson Nauti- 

 lus, Cbemaun (which last year cruised on tne open ocean from Salem 

 to Mr. Desert aud appeared with the handsomest set of lateen sails 

 ever seen on a canoe), a Stella Maris and a Birdie Kane (both beau- 

 ties). Racine Shadow, St Paul, Princess and decked canvas canoes of 

 the Rob Roy and other models. Comparatively little sailing was 

 done, and there were no regular races, but nobooy found time hang- 

 ing idly on their hands. 



Satur ay afternoon, the 14th inst., a fleet of seven canoes entered 

 the rapids at Hunt's Falls and ran them successfully, but the water 

 was low and one frad 25-pounder came to grief in midstream, while 

 several of the paddlers got a trifle wet. Then the course lay through 

 four miles of beautiful scenery until Beer Leap was reached and the 

 camp established, with new recruits constantly paddling up. A nuge 

 tent sheltered twelve of the Vesper men and another somewhat 

 smaller held those of the Crescent Club, while other tents of various 

 sizws were soon set iu a semi-circle around the camp ground, and two 

 canoes were turned into sleeping quarters. Flags »vere, of course, 

 run up. and a mammoth A. C. A. burgee floated on the breeze. 



Upward of thirty canoeists were seated about a errand camp-fire 

 in the evening, and a jolly time they had, some remaining up until 

 midnight. Baojo playing, stories, songs and jokes enlivened the 

 hours, and nobody seemed in a hurry to turn in. But tugs of war 

 and a general frolic at last proved too much for endurance and sleep 

 was in order. . M , 



Four o'clock found many up and, breakfast over, a quiet day was 

 spent in paddling or sailing 'on the river, bathing and exploring the 

 neighboring woods. Late in the forenoon two new canoes paddled 



bronzed by a cruise .... 

 at once tendered the hospitalities of the camp, and remained until 

 after dinner, when they were obliged to leave and paddle on to Law 

 rence, much to the regret of all. New arrivals were reported at in- 

 tervals, and during the afternoon the camp «as giaced by lady visit- 

 ors, while many of the boys came down from the city on bicycles, in 

 carriages and on horseback. 



Some amateur photographers were present and views were taken. 

 Toward night most of the Lowell men returned home, and the even- 

 ing was quietly passed around another camp-fire. Monday, those re- 

 maining broke camp and set sail for Lawrence, two canoes, Chemaun 



and CTytie. cruising down the river to Newburyport and around the 

 coast to Salem, where they arrived early Thursday morning. 



Canoeing in the Mer i mack Valley differs somewhat f om that at 

 points further west, but the sport is steadily growing and the "meet" 

 seemed to stir up quite an enthusiasm, so that the experiment will 

 doubtless be repeated at a later date with even more satisfactory 

 results. Clytie. 



A. C. A. OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF RACES. 



TrESDAY, Aug. 12, 18S4. 



PADDLING Race. Class II.. 9:30 A. M.. distance 1 mile. Length not 

 over 16ft, ; beam not under 26in. 

 Sailing, Novice, any class canoe, 10:30 A. M., distance 1J4 miles. 

 Canoeists who have never sailed a canoe before 1884. 



Paddling. Class III , 11:80 A. M., distance 1 mile. Length not over 

 17ft.; beam not under 2Sin. 



Sailing. Class A. and B.. 2 P. M.. distance 8 miles. No limit as to 

 trim or rig. Start 10 minutes apart. A.— Length not over 16ft.; beam 

 not over 28in. B— Length not over 17ft.. with a limit of 28J#n. 

 beam for that length. Beam may increase S^in. for each Gin. length 

 decreased. 

 Paddling. Tandem, 4 P. M.. distance 1 mile. 

 Upset, decked canoes, 4:30 P, M., J4 mile. 



Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1884. 

 Paddling, long distance, 4 P. M.. .distance 3 miles. Not under 27in. 

 beam and not over 16ft, long. 



Thursday, Aug. 14, 1884. 

 Paddling, Class I., 9 A. M., distance \]4 miles. Length not over ISft. ; 

 beam not under 24in. 



Paddling, Class IV., 9:30 A. M., distance y$ mile. Length not over 

 16ft. : beam not under 30in. 



Sailing, Class A. and B., cruising, 10:30 A. M.. distance S miles. 

 Start together. A.— Not more than 50 sq. ft., any ballast. B.— Not 

 more than 50 sq. ft., any ballast. 



Paddling and sailing combined 1 mile each way, 2 P. M., distance 2 

 miles. 



Sailing, light race, canoes A. without ballast; canoes B. with heavy 

 board only, 3 P. M., distance \y> miles. 

 Hurry Skurry Race, 100yds. dash for choice of boats, distance 220yds. 

 Cannp gymnastics. 



Wm. Whitlock. Chairman. ' 

 E. B. Edwards, 

 L. Q. Jones. 



,- Regatta Committe. 



NEW YORK C. C. ANNUAL REGATTA. 



THE N. Y r . C. C. held their annual regatta on Saturday last on New 

 York Bay, off New Brighton. A tent was erected on the bluff 

 above the beach, under which the friends of the canoeists were seated, 

 with the course in full view, while a number of oarsmen in singles 

 and fours were pulling about the start. Com. Whiting was also on 

 han tf in his little gig. 



The first race was for Class A, sailing, Class B, sailing, and junior 

 race, the entries being: 



CLASS B. 



Guenn Com. Whitlock N. Y. C. C. 



Bot C. B. Yaux N. Y. 0. C. 



Surge H. O. Bailey N. Y. C. C. 



Freak C. V. R. Schuyler N. Y. C. C. 



CLASS A. 



Siren R. B. Burchard N. Y. C. O. 



Psvche Vice Com. Munroe N. Y. C. C. 



Ripple E. O Belavan, Jr N. Y. C. C | 



Pathfinder J. J. Eraser N. Y. C. C. 



JUNIOR CLASS B. 



Minx M. V. Brokaw N. Y. 0. C. 



Theresa F. E. Reade N. Y. C. C. 



Pirate A. K. McMurray West Brighton. 



Fanny S. B. Crane Jersey City. 



The course was from the float out to Buoy 17 and return, 2^ miles, 

 the tide running a strong flood, with very light southwest wind. At 

 3:33:30 the canoes were started, all lying head to wind and hoisting 

 mainsiils at the signal. At the start Pirate ran into first place and 

 was soon ahead, wing and wing. Surge was to windward, Freak next. 

 The tide set them all well up, there being too little wind to stem it 

 rapidly. 



At Buoy 17 Dot and Guenn rounded together at 3:56. the former 

 having rather the better of it. while Pirate was third and Freak fourth. 

 On the beat home all set well up, Bot coming in ahead, but when near 

 the line being becalmed and lying there. Guenn and Surge now came 

 up, the latter crossing the line tlrst, with Dot second, Guenn third. 

 Times: Surge, 4:35:30; Bot. 1:38:00; Guenn, 4:38:30. 



In Class A, the boats were carried far to leeward, Ripple leaking 

 badly and being unmanageable. Siren aud Psyche, finding no wind, 

 gave" up and paddled h me. In the junior class Pirate came in first. 



The second race, sailing and paddling, was omitted, as there was 

 no wind at all. 



The third, a paddling race for Class III., distance 1 mile, brought 

 out: 



Neversink E.Gould K. C. C. 



Siren R. B. Burchard N. Y. G. C. 



Psyche C. K. Munroe N. Y, C. C. 



Psyche and Siren are both of the old Nautilus model, Neversink be- 

 ing a St. Lawrence, both smaller and lighter. Psyche led at first, 

 dropping into second place and finish two lengths behind. Time: 

 Neversink 5:28:15, Psyche 5:29:00, Siren 4:29:15. 



The next race for Class IV., paddling, y 2 niile, brought out the fol- 

 lowing men and boats: 



Surge"". H.O.Bailey N.Y T . C. C. 



Guenn Com. Whitlock N. Y. C. C. 



Dot C. B. Vaux N. Y. C. C. 



Pirate R. K. McMurray West Brighton 



Theresa E. Could K. C. C. 



Pirate took the lead at start, 5:44:53, with Dot pushing him close, 

 Theresa third, puiling a good race, but stopping short about 50yds. 

 from the line, Dot then being astern of him. Bot came in first, 5:48:06, 

 NeversinK 5:48:07, Surge third. 



The tandem race, over the same course, had three entries: Freak, 

 Schuyler and Drake: Dot. C. B. Vaux and D. Vaux; Siren, Burchard, 

 and v> hitlock. At 6:07:28 all got away well together, Freak, however, 

 soon taking the lead with Dot second. The race was well pulled 

 Freak coming in first at 6:10:20, Dot 6:10:29. 



Of course the most amusing race for the spectators was the upset 

 race, for which Lark, C. B. Vaux; Neversink, E. Gould, and Siren, 

 W. Whitlock were entered, the Lark proving the winuer. Prizes 

 were awarded to the winners in each race. 



TORONTO C. C. 



THE Toronto C. C. have had two races for the new cup. We copy 

 from the Toronto Globe the following: 



"The members of the Toronto O. C. had their first race of the sea- 

 son on Saturday, May 31. It was a sailing contest for the new Run- 

 ning Cup. In sailing for this cup the course is chosen in such a way 

 that there is no close-hauled sailing. Six canoes entered, as follows: 

 John L Kerr, in Mr. A. 11. Mason's new canoe; Frank M. Nicholson, 

 Sadie N : Robert Tyson. Isabel; Hugh Neilson, Boreas; Fred W. 

 Mason, Whimbrel; J. T. R Stinson, Racine Shadow. 



"Tnere was a fresh breeze f om the eastward, and the course lay 

 from the foot of Lome street to the yacht Alarm, moored near the 

 Island, and back again twice over, a total distance of about seven 

 miles. The canoes got off in good style, and approached the first 

 turn in the. order above given, except Mr. Stinson, who did not start. 

 Mr Kerr had a splendid lead, and was just roundiug the Alarm when 

 his tiller -line gave way and he had to retire from the race. Sadie N. 

 and Babel were a little slow in roundiug the mark, enabhng Boreas 

 to cut iu ueatlv and take the lead from them. The little craft 

 went fearing and splashing back through the lumpy water under 

 all the sail they could carry. Boreas had a reefed racing mainsail; 

 Isabel and the new canoe' carried full cruising sail: Sadie N. and 

 Whimbrel were under reefed cruising canvas. Arrived at the city 

 front again, the canoes performed safely the ticklish operation of 

 jibing around the northern mark Mr. E. Leigh's canue— in this 

 "order: Boreas, Isabel, Sadie N.. AVhimbre.l. These positions were 

 unchanged to the end. There was not more than ten or fifteen sec- 

 onds difference in the arrival at the goal of the three leading canoes. 

 Following are the prizes: Heigh Neilson, Running Cup and Atwood 

 centerboard; Robert Tvson, spirit stove; Frank M. Nicholson, pocket 

 knife: Fred W. Mason, prize given by commodore. 



"The canoe Mr. Kerr sailed in was built recently for Mr. A. H. 

 Mason by Mr. John Clindinning, and Mr. Kerr is so much pleased by 

 her performance that he at once ordered a similar one from Mr. 

 C'indinning. As soon as she is ready he will challenge Commodore 

 Neilson for the Running Cup." . ix _ 



Boreas has had her after centerboard replaced during the winter, 

 aud is much improved. Isabel carried her new fan m-iinsail. 



Another race was sailed on June 7, with the following entries: 

 Isabel, Robert Tvson: Boreas, Hugh Nedson; Whimbrel, Fred W. 



HI aS0 ri; . A. H. Mason. The course was from the foot of Lome 



street to Block-house Bay, twice over, rnakins nine miles. Boreas 

 took the lead and held it throughout, winning by three minutes, with 

 Isabel second, the others withdrawing. The course was a reach out 

 and back, and the passing steamers interfered greatly with the 

 racers, Isabel used her balance lug iu this race. 



ROYAL C. C. 



THE annual race for the challenge cup came off at, SeBdon DH 

 Saturday. May 31, when one of the most latere 

 witnessed for years "ok place, and. we believe, the fastest time on 

 record scored for the ten miles, viz.. three minutes under t -e three 

 hours. This, considering that half tl iras dead to wind 



ward, is undeniably a creditable performance for such small craft. 



Race for first class canoes: course, five times round a triangle 

 marked by buoys, leaving all marks on the port hand, aud finishing 



Teaser, Mr. W. Baden-Powell: Imogen, Mr. H. Church; Gladys, Mr. 

 T. F. Knowles; Irene, Mr. J)an Ashton: Pearl. Mr. A. H l'redwen: 

 Anonyma. Mr. R. H. Harrison. 



Mr. E. B. Tredwen, the holder of the cup, being abroad, it was gen- 

 erally expected that his brother would sail ti.e Pearl: he, however, 

 did not put in an appearance, much to the disappointment of the 

 spectators. Anonyma was also an absentee. At the start, 3 1' M . 

 the wind was N.E.. makittg it a close haul hi to the N. bftoj in the 

 bight, and a run on starboard tack from thence to the low 

 All got away pretty much togeth -r, with the exception of Gladys, 

 who kept more in the center of the lake for the breeze. Violet, 

 Gladys and Merlin rounded the first buoy in close order, Violet run- 

 ning Gladys a little from thence to the bottom, Teaser setting a spin- 

 naker to starboard and scuttling along at a mre pace in pursuit. 

 Imogen drew away gradually from Mr. Ashton's new boat, which 

 seemed over ballasted and sluggish, and troubled withamizzen of 

 little or no use to her. In toe turn to windward up the lake Gladys 

 and Violet had a hot tussle of it. Violet just getting a start and com- 

 pleting the first round a bare second to the good. Teaser, a diminu- 

 tive 13-footer of doubtful age, and with a huge balanced lugsail, was 

 being cleverly sailed, and had worked into third place, Imogen. Irene 

 and Merlin following in the order named. Iu the next round Violet, 

 for some unaccountable reason, fell off all together, ane. Gladys was 

 timed one and a half minutes ahead of Teaser, who by this time had 

 worked into second place, and looked like wresting the lea from her 

 larger rival erelong, Ini the third round, however, she got ashore 

 for two or three minutes, and Gladys in creased her lead as the rounds 

 were ruled off, as the annexed times will show, Mr. Knowles securing 

 a popular and well-deserved win at 5:57 P. M . 



1st Round 2d Round 3d Round 4th Round 5th Round 



H. M. S. H.M. S. H.M. S. H. M. S. H M. 3. 



Gladys 8 36 01 4 1100 4 45 30 5 2100 6S7 00 



Teaser 3 37 15 4 12 30 4 50 30 5 28 00 6 03 00 



Violet 3 36 00 4 14 15 4 51 00 5 32 08 6 07 00 



Imogen 3 40 00 4 16 00 4 55 00 5 37 00 Not timed 



B'ene 8 42 00 4 16 30 4 57 00 5 40 80 Not timed 



Merlin Retired. —London Field. 



THE FAN MAINSAIL. 



A FELLOW canoeist of mine in Torouto. who is a staunch advo- 

 cate of the balance lug, as against Mohican sails fan sails and 

 such like devices, accuses me of incorrectness and exaggeration 

 when I say that my new fan mainsail "is the lug." and lie thinks I 

 am attacking the old Chinese favorite. 



But I too am an admirer of the balance lug, and as a matter of fact 

 use it for my racing sad. That, however, is no reason why we should 

 not try to get a better sail than even the balance lug— if we can. 

 Every "sail to be reefed when running, must have at least a halliard 

 and a reef line. Then in addition to that, a balance lug ought to 

 have two additional ropes — a topping lift and a jackscay. 



The published drawings of my sail show also two additional ropes 

 — a hoist and and a guy. But these ropes are unnecessary in the im- 

 proved form of my sail, and I shall not use them again. Up to the 

 present I have left these two extra fines on the sail, because ther have 

 not bothered me, and I have been too busy to take them off. "Then, 

 the reefing gear needed for the fan sail contains about half the lines 

 and blocks necessary for a balance lug reef, because no line what- 

 ever is necessary at the luff of the sail. 



Take the Dot gear, for instance, which is one of the simplest bal- 

 ance lug reef gears. An adaptation of the Dot gear to the fan sail 

 would contain only the double leach line, married under the boom, 

 and carried direct to mastloot and skipper's hand. My published 

 drawing shows more reef gear than is absolutely necessary. 



In writing the paragraph of June 5, I had in my mind the improved 

 form of the sail, which has only halliard and reel line. Isubmit there- 

 fore respectfully, butfirmly, that the improved sail has "kss gear than 

 the balance lug;" not expressing an opinion as to whether I was justi- 

 fied in using the wicked little adverb "much ! " Robert Tyson. 



ANOTHER REEFING LATEEN. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have been turning over in my mind for the last few weeks how 1 

 could make a lateen sail for my Rice Lake canoe that should be reef- 

 able with very little trouble. 1 matured my plan some little time agOi 

 and have overcome the difficulty of having the center of effort too 

 high by being enabled to use the usual foiu'-fool mast 



f found your correspondent ''Long Shanks," has almost anticipated 

 me in your issue of the 12th inst., by publishing his plan. Canoeists 

 will, however, find my plan the easier worked, as it has only one 

 rope to handle besides the sheet. 



My chief difficulty was how to get the peak down. This I have 

 overcome. I believe, my plan of sail reefing will be of much benefit 

 to canoeists, and I have much pleasure in offering it to them. I think 

 they will coincide with me in believing this to be the easiest plan for 

 reefing published. 1 am just having a sail for my canoe, which is 

 15ft. long, fitted up, and it will contain 45ft. of cotton. 



The boom and yard are hinged tog- ther at their forward ends, the 

 former having, in place of the usual jaw, a steel spring holding it to 

 the mast. A parrel of copper wire 2ft. 3in. long is lashed at both 

 ends to the vard. the lower end being 2ft. from the end of the yard, 

 the upper end, of course, 4ft. Sin. This parrel holds the yard firmly to 

 the mast, and is long enough to allow the yard to move in reefing. 

 A single halliard serves to hoist and lower the yard, the sail being 

 taken in by the usual reef points. C. O. D. 



London, Ont., June 16, 1884. 



PATCHING CANVAS CANOES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



To patch holes or rents in canvas canoes at once, without waiting 

 to heat pitch or caulking mixture. 1 have heard of mlng "porous 

 plasters." Is not this a step from the sublime to the ridiculous? Last 

 summer, while my canvas canoe was on a steamer's deck as tiei^ht, 

 a great deckhand deliberately sat down on the deck of the canoe, as 

 he afterward said, "to see if it would bear him." It didn't. Next 

 day I had a new deck beam to put in. As a precaution aeainst this. 

 a simple device is a stick exactly a tight fit in length between top of 

 keelson and under side of decktim her. Hinge one end to deck tim- 

 ber underneath, and when not in use hook up to deck. When freight- 

 ing canoe, drop stick aud jam tight between keelson and deck, and 

 freight fiends may then sit on deck with impunity if owner is absent. 



Philadelphia, Pa. F. H. S. 



A. C. A. ANNUAL MEET.— The New York, Ontario and Western 

 Railway offer to sell return tickets from New York to the Thousand 

 Islands for $15, and to transport canoes and kits free. Tnere is but 

 one transfer, at OsWego, from the cars to the boat, a short distance. 

 The general passenger agent, Mr. Anderson, writes us that there 

 be no fear of canoes being handled roughly because carried free, but 

 that they will receive the'best possible care. Trains leave Nev. 

 at 0:50 P. M. and 8:30 A. M., arriving at Oswego at 7:50 A. M. an 

 P. St. 



BAYONNE C. C— This club, established in 1881, now has a . 

 at Bayouue on Newark Bay. and some ten canoes, both cedar ami can- 

 vas, many of them being built by their owners. On Thursday of last 

 week the"club gave a dramatic entertainment in the little theatre of 

 the Bavonue Boat Club, the performance including vocal and instru- 

 mental music, and a farce "The Little Savage,' after .which thi 

 was cleared lor dancing. The club v.iU hold their spring regatta on 

 July 4. Mr. E. Smith is commodore, and Louis )•'. Burke secretary. 



RONBOUT C. 0.- Will spend July 4. 5 and C it camp on C- 

 Islard. On the afternoon tf the 4tu they will receive their fri 

 from Rondout and entertain them with impromptu races, open 10 

 allcomers. A. C. A. men will be. welcomed to the camp, and it is 

 hoped that those in the near vicinity will come in force. 



ANOTHER NEW CANOE CLUB— A canoe club was orgs 

 in Taunton, Mass., with nineteen members. The officers are: 

 modore, T. R. Breed; Vice-Commodore, 0. L. Bryant; Purser, Win. 

 Y. Fox. The burgee is 10x15 inches, a blue field with toe 

 T. C. C. in white. 



PITTSBURGH C. C— This club propose to cruise down the Monou- 

 gahela River from its head, spending several days at Lake Chaiau.ua, 

 several of them going also to the A. C. A. meet. 



ALLEGHENY 0. C— This club will visit Coneaut Lake next month, 

 going by rail to Mead ville, sailing down French Creek and the Alle- 

 gheny River to Pittsburgh. 



CANOE PHOTOS.— We have received Photos of the Newburgh 

 camp from Messrs. Jones, Seavey and Van i 



OTTAWA C. C— We have received a copy of the constitution, with 

 sketch of the flag, from Captain Baldwin. 



