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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 5, 1885. 



and in another two minutes we were ou dry land. Fed nt Moses 

 French's, whose fare we cannot too highly recommend, at 1 P. M. and 

 again at 6 P. M. At 7 went, aboard the Minx again. One of the ten- 

 year olds, with visions of another quarter in his brain, had been wait- 

 ing ever since we left him, ready to set us again on our yacht. The 

 swell from the southeast was horrible. Before turning in a few trite 

 remarks were exchanged regarding the relative whiteness of our 

 respective gills. By 8:30 all were asleep. Distance covered for the 

 day, seven fret, taken up on cable. 



Between Aug. 7 and 8, exact time impossible to determine, the occu- 

 pant of the starboard berth was aroused by a commotion on deck in 

 the dark. "Con-f-f -found— we will call it confound for sake of 

 euphony— this— communication cut off for an instant— s-s-s-swell, 

 plunk, plunk, plunk." 



Aug. 8. On deck at 7. Another calm. We hailed a man in a 

 schooner at anchor near by "Have any wind, think?" "Tea, guess 

 so; blow from south'ard by noon." At about 9 a little breeze came 

 up from eastward and withit came up also our spiris In fact, the 

 "grand" was almost on F.'s lips. We immediately got under way and 

 sped along the coast at the alarming rate of three miles an hour. 

 Passed Baldhead Cliff, Wells' Beach, Kennybunk Reef and Gape Por- 

 poise. After passing the latter point the wind rather increased, and 

 very good time was niaoe to the mouth of the Saco. With chart in 

 hand we picked our way through the puzzling channel in the rear of 

 Wood Island, and with a strong breeze rushed by Biddeford Pool and 

 headed up the river. At one place the channel makes very near the 

 bank. While passing this point we were assailed with a shower of 

 green apples from the hands of the infant natives. P., who is ex- 

 ceedingly fond of such feed, ate all that came into the boat. 



The banks of the Saco on either side are lined with old wharves and 

 enormous warehouses rotting away, the only vestiges loft of the elorv 

 of those days when the Saco controlled a large part of the trade to 

 the East Indies, Of the natural appearance of the Saco all one can 

 say is that it partakes the characteristics of a mountain stream 

 rather than of a tidal river; the. banks being high, heavily wooded and 

 exceedingly picturesque. When within about a mile of the city of 

 Saco, our anchor was dropped (7:30) for the nigbt. A high bluff, at 

 least forty feet above the river, offered a desirable camping place, 

 and that night for the first and only time during the trip the crew 

 slumbered in open air. Sitting around the camp-are the time was 

 profitably and pleasantly passed until midnight, at about which time 

 we fell asleep. 



Aug. 9, At 5 A. K, we arose, and hastily embarking, dropped down 

 the river with a favorable tide. At the mouth of the river we found 

 a fresh breeze from N. E.. or dead against us, so we hauled the sheet 

 af I aud made a board of about six miles out to sea. The wind was 

 Strong enough to keep the rail well down to the water, with enough 

 sea ou to occasionally drop a little spray into the standing: room. We 

 passed Old Orchard, Punt's Neck-, and" Richmond's Island, and dis- 

 covered White Mountains in full sight looming up seventy miles 

 away. At 1 P. M, we passed the whittling buoy off Cape Elizabeth, 

 and at 8 were plowing up Portland Harbor with the wind free ouport 

 quarter. On our way up we met a sloop and a catboat, each of about 

 our size, and we put about to have a brush with them. It was nip 

 and tuck on the beat down, but we worsted them, however, on the 

 run up to the city. At " we anchored in the channel between Dia- 

 mond Island aud Fort Georges. While here we made rather a ques- 

 tionable barter. We discovered that we were all closed in a line or 

 lobster pots, and fresh provisions scarce. We raiseda pot, extracted 

 a lobster, and replaced it with a quarter. Boiled the lobster in coffee 

 pot (had to tie him to make him go in), and ate the best supper of the 

 cruise. 



Aug. to. Sunday. Spent the day on Diamond Island and visited 

 several parties which were camping out. Calm all day. 



Aug. 11. Another calm. Not a breath of wind fronisunrise tosun- 

 set, 9 A. M. Towed Miux to one of the lumber wharves to replenish, 

 if possible, our stock of wood. We saw a pile of refuse chips, which 

 we received permission to assail, evidently, however, from one not 

 having authority, for (he stevedore chased us off the wharf. Never- 

 theless we clung to the wood. In the retreat P. i an against a hook 

 which protruded from the corner of a shed, an operation which cost 

 him the better part, of his trousers, and F. left the hatchet behind, so 

 on the whole we were rather worsted. We cruised over to the next 

 wharf when P. landed and weut up into the city will the same 

 trousers on. In half an hour he returned with a peck basket full of 

 peaches. These, with the exceptor of one or two bricks, were de- 

 molished before supper. (Fact.) Auchored in same place as in the 

 two preceding nights. :No lobsters trouoled. 



Aug. 12. Weighed anchor for home with a light breeze from the 

 west. While passing one of the islands, close hauled, a freight sloop 

 appeared bearing down upon us about two hundred yards ahead. 

 Being rather cramped for room we decided to hold our course and 

 sung out for the skipper to put his helm to port and give us a little 

 more room. Instead of doine that he luffed a little, crowding us all 

 the more. To avoid a collision we were compelled to run up into the 

 wind in water not more than five feet deep. As the sloop passed us 

 the skipper wore a sardonic grin on his ugly visage, which irritated 

 us, to say the least. Words flew, and reflew. then tlew again. These, 

 however, were not powerful enough. P. seized a hard peach, all that 

 was left of the peck of the day before, which by a good shot took the 

 skipper between wind and wtter. Our happiuess at the moment 

 fully compensated for the inconvenience of bavins: to luff. The 

 skipper's expression was doubly sardonic but lacked the grin, 

 Seriously, it is time that some of these lubberly skippers should learn 

 the rules of the road, and having learned them act accordingly. Of 

 course in meeting a large craft it would be too presuming to always 

 hold your course in a small boat, though you have the right of way, 

 but there are times when it is proper to maintain your rights. 



After reaching Portland Headlight (9 A. M.) the wind dropped, and 

 there was another calm which lasted through the day. Though sail 

 was kept up till 7 P, M., we covered only the distance to Cape Eliza- 

 beth lights, when making everything snug, we carelessly pitched 

 anchors overboard in open water about half a mile off the Cape, 

 ledges all around us, and turning in, slept the sleep of the just. 



Aug. 13. The crew turned out at 6:30, awakened by the. boom break- 

 ing adrift. It was blowing fresh from N. E., accompanied with rain 

 and a heavy sea on, and the boat tumbling about in lively order. 

 Anchors, however, had not dragged, though the cables would strain 

 at every sea that struck us. After some sparring and grumbling, it 

 devolved upon us to get anchors aboard. Sail was soon made, and 

 with strong wind dead aft, sped down the coast boom to port.. Passed 

 Ward Island keeping well out. Wind fast increasing in strength and 

 sea fast getting up. Concluded to run for Cape Porpoise, and there 

 make a harbor. Topped, boom up at an .'le with cockpit floor of not 

 less than 35 degrees. Even then it would sometimes touch the water. 

 and again would almost coincide, so to speak, with the mast. Off 

 Goat Island, at mouth of Cape Porpoise Harbor, the sea was tremend- 

 ous for a boat the size of the Minx, and we were only too glad to haul 

 on our wind and run forthe harbor. As we ran tip the narrow channel, 

 kept leach of sail Just full, rest of sail flapping. Even theu the boat 

 was almost on her beam ends. We found the harbor almost full of 

 eraft of everywhere from 15 to 70 tons, which had come in for shel 

 ter. Dropping our anchors in a good place and making everything 

 snug, we went below and soon had a good fire going and clothes dry- 

 ing. The run just made was a more exciting one than I ever care to 

 make again. We had left Cape Elizabeth at 5:15, and were in Cape 

 Porpoise Harbor at just 8; 18 miles in 2J4 hours, and the last half of 

 the run much quicker than the first half. 

 We had been carrying full sail in a breeze where a close-reefed sail 



would have been more than enough. 



Right here, fre h from the perils of the deep, i would like to put in 

 my oar, feeble though it be, in favor of narrow beam, deep draft, 

 flush deck, and the cutter or the yawl rig. Never was the disadvan 

 tage and mischief of light draft and a long boom in heavy weather 



njcre forcibly brought to my mind than in the run just made. H >d 

 our craft been a yawl or cutter, with outside ballast, we should 



have pushed right through t for .Portsmouth, aud thought nothing 

 about it. With alight draft, beamy boat one can have no comfort 

 nor sense of security in heavy weather. A capsize may be immi- 

 nent, caused either by running the boom under water when roll- 

 ing heavily or by the direct pressure of the witid on the sails. And 

 yet, up to within a few years, this was the only type of a vessel that 

 we on this side of the Atlantic possessed! Thank heaven for the revo- 

 lution in yacht modelling caused by the success of the Madge a few 

 seasons ago I have done most of my sailing on boats of the beamy 



class only to find them lacking in those requisites which go to make 

 up the perfect cruiser, and I would much rather circumnavigate the 

 globe in a 50ft. cutter than a 70ft. American sloop, 



" With fire burning briskly, coffee was made and time was spent 



watching the, breakers strike the ledges off Goat Island and "ain't 

 you glad ing" each other that we were not out there. At about 4 

 P. M. we heard the sound of oars, and going on deck found three 

 beautiful and certainly enterprising young ladies alongside, in a row- 

 boat They had rowed out from the wharf to get the name of our 



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it se 

 been for the dtlap™. 

 the whari they favored us with a few trios and duets which sounded 

 delightfully, as mingled with the whistling of the wind, the notes 

 reached our ears. At 7 o'clock we had supper. What truck a p< rson 

 can eat with impunity when in the open air. We had a large can 

 full of raw clams, tougher than "biled owls." These we threw into 

 the spider with almost half a pound of pork, and in ten minutes took 

 the mixture off '-fried," 1 Great heavens! We disposed of the whole 

 of that compound, went to sleep and woke up alive. One such meat 

 as that eaten during one's regular life on shore would provoke au 

 neurable dyspepsia. 



Aug. 14. The wind had hauled into the westward, and though the 

 sea was still hea,vy we got unler w«y at 8, and in a short time 

 reached Moses French's at Cape Neddock, and once more . njoyed his 

 fare. In the afternoon the wind was still light, but we reached Ports- 

 mouth at 5 P. M., and after tying up to the wharf, went up into the 

 ciu and git another peck of peaches, which we almost finished 

 before, turning in. 



Aug. 15. Adverse tides, light winds and delay at the drawbridges 

 made us late in reaching Exeter, our moorings being reached at 9 

 P- M\ w. P. Chadwick. 



THE BUOYANCY OF CUTTERS. 



IN a late number of that excellent French publication, Le Yacht, is 

 a sketch of a modern narrow b^am 5-ton racing cutter called 

 Tjenila, ex J>nny. She was built at Barrow, Scotland, and is 33.5ft. 

 loadline by 6ft. beam, that is five aud a ha'f beams to length, cer- 

 tainly very extreme proportions, seldom exceeded even under the 

 beam-squeezing Y. R. A. rule, and not at all likely to be exceeded 

 under the new sail and length rule it is proposed to substitute. As 

 figures convey an idea less readily than the pictorial representation, 

 I have herewith reproduced the Tjemla's midship section to scale. 



It has been continuously urged by persons not conversant with the 

 matter that such narrow boats must lack in buoyancy, and are in 

 constant danger of being: engulfed by a sea, and also make their pas- 

 sages under water. One glance at this section is enough to convince 

 any one of the utter absurdity of such notions, for it can easily be 

 estimated that the Tjenila is possessed of ample buoyancy and to 

 =pare. In approximate figures her displacement is 33 5x6x5.75x0 32 

 d vided by 8">=10 57 long tons. And her above-water bulk is equal to 

 her length x freeboard X beam X 0.7 -4- counter, or 33.5x2.5X6x0.7 

 =351.75=10.05 lougtons. This narrow cutter has therefore just about as 

 much above- water bulk as immersed body, or a total equal to twice her 

 displacement. To submerge the yacht to planksheer would require 

 a weight of water on deck amounting to over ten tons. To fulfil this 

 condition the deck would have to be loaded clear fore and aft, and 

 the whole width of the boat with a sea approximately 2ft. 3in. high, 

 as I have shown by the rules above deck in the section. Now, 

 the impossibility of ever meeting such requirement in practice is too 

 self-evident to need further argument. Owing to the heeling and 

 pitching of the vessel it is safe to say not one-quarter the weight of 

 water could ever And lodgment at one time upon the Tjemla's deck. 

 She has raced in hard weather often enough, and cruised from Bar- 

 row to Nantes in France without any trouble. The man who would 

 say Tjemla could not face a sea without danger of submersion would 

 be simply laughed over the side by those who are acquainted with 

 the boat. She will rise more readily to a sea, clear herself of water 

 quicker, throw no spray and be a drier and more comfortable boat 

 than any wide sloop can ever hope to be. I would not hesitate to 

 cruise the world round in just such a boat, and consider her so much 

 superior for coast cruising to a 33ft New York centerboard trap that 

 comparison becomes positively ridiculous. C. P. Kunhardt. 



KEELBOATS ON LAKE ERIE.— The newly formed club at De- 

 troit, the Michigan Y. C, has the right material for the future suc- 

 cess of the organization. An extract from a letter from one of iis 

 members will be of interest to our readers: "Deep keels s em to bo 

 coming into favor here. About a year ago I took it upon myself to 

 introduce them in our waters by building the Jennie J., a little com- 

 promise, 33ft. on deck, 29ft. on waterline, 9%ft. beam and i^ft. draft. 



• i e u n ? an iron keel we 'Sbing 6,500 pounds, and had 1,000 pounds in- 

 side ballast. She was considered an experiment by every one. We 

 had a series of races, one every two weeks throughout the season, 

 for yachts of 25 to 35ft. wat- rline, for a champion pennant, and the 



innovation' lost the cnampionship by just one race. The cause of 

 her losiug the prize was that she was never sailed twice by the same 

 crew, and her canvas was all old, taken from another yacht, and a 

 piece 4ft. wide was added to the leach of the mainsail. "— Bost on Her- 

 ald. 



MORE LEAD OUTSIDE.— The little keel yacht Gil Bias is having 

 lead removed from inside and floor lowered, which will give 5ft. head- 

 room in cabiu. The lead will be cast on the keel, making 4,500 pounds 

 m place of 3,000. The Gfi Bias is now enrolled in the Knickerbocker 



WINNING YACHTS OF 18S4-WITCH AND CARMELITA.— The 

 owner of the Witch writes us that the races reported on Sept. 7 were 

 incorrect, as the boats have not raced this season. 



CRUISER.— Three new boats are now being built in Boston froin the 

 lines of the Cruiser, lately given in the Forest and Stream, and will 

 race together next season. 



AMATEUR BOATBUILDING IN GERMANY.— The Wassersport 

 has commenced in the last number a series of illustrated ai tides on 

 boatbuilding. 



MAGGIE.— The captain of the Maggie, Henry Randall, has sailed 

 for England to superintend the fitting up of Mr. Warren's newcutter. 



AMY.— The steam yacht Amy, E. D. Morgan, arrived at Singapore 

 on Friday last. * 



§xnoemg. 



FIXTURES. 



Fed. 17— K. C. C. Camp-fire, 106 West Forty-second street, 8 P. M 1 

 March 3— K. C. O. Camp-fire, 106 West Forty-second street. 8 P. M. 

 March 17— K. C. C. Camp-fire. 108 West Forty -second street, 8 P. M. 

 March 31— K. C. 0. Camp tire, 106 West Forty-second street, 8 P. M. 

 July 24 to Aug. 8-A. C. A. Meet, Grindstone Island. 



REVISING THE YACHT LIST.— Yachtsmen complain every year 

 that the reports of their yachts in the list are not correct, but very 

 few ever take the t-ouble to remedy the error in the following vol- 

 ume. In compiling such a book as "Olsen's," the main sources of 

 information, the various club lists and similar reports, are often in- 

 accurate, besides which changes are made every year. In order to 

 make the list as complete as it should oe, the co-operation of owners 

 is necessary, and we call the attention of all to the fact that Mr. 

 Olsen is now at work on a new edition of his book for 1S85. and will 

 be glad to receive notices of errors in previous editions, and of sub- 

 sequent changes, as well as of new yachts. Mr. Olsen has done a 

 good work for yachtsmen in publishing his annual list, and it rests 

 with them to aid him in improving it each year. ^\ ith every copy is 

 sent out a blank to be filled out, but those who have not the book can 

 at least send the name, dimensions, name of builder, date of build- 

 ing, and other particulars to Mr. Neils Olsen, New York Yacht Club 

 House, 67 Madison avenue, Now York. 



OPINION IN FRANCE— Le Yacht of Jan. 17 has the following, 

 written by L. More, a well-known and sensible critic: "Now, if we 

 reflect that the best of the single-stickers in America, the Bedouin, 

 built on the plans of the celebrated English constructor, Harvey, now 

 resident in America, is after all only a good cruiser and not a racer 

 to be compared with the modern English cutters, which represent the 

 most powerful expression of racing vessels, it is leatly difficult to 

 understand a determination on the part of the Americans to race with 

 a sloop, which is equivalent to a fight without any hope. Only one 

 explanation seems possible. It is this. The Americans, understand- 

 ing their condition of inferiority in which they are at present con- 

 cerning the building aud maintenance of a cutter, tnink they stand a 

 better chance with the sloop, which has so long been their favorite 

 boat, but at the same time with a sloop made after new ideas, such as 

 their spirit of enterprise and invention may suggest." 



DEPTH AND WEIG HT IN ROUGH WATER— In the "Cruise of the 

 Minx," published elsewhere, the writer adds bis testimony to that 

 of many others as to the evils of beam, light draft and sloop rig 

 in rough water. His remarks carry additional weight, as they come, 

 not from a cutter advocate, but from one whose experience has been 

 largely id beamy boats, aud th y are brought forth on the spot after 

 a practical test of the disadvantages of the shoal craft before the 

 wind in a little sea. We call the a> tention of all to Mr Chadwick s 

 remarks, as under the circumstances must be more convincing than 

 any argument, however powerful, advanced in the course of contro- 

 versy on shore. 



UNA.— Among the many proposed defenders of the America's Cup 

 which are springing up in all directions is the old Una, built by Geo. 

 Steers, in 1847. as a centerboard boat, and afterward lengthened by 

 him. Her dimen ions at present are: Length over all, 71ft. 9m ; 

 waterline, CSft.; beam, 17ft. Bin.: draft, 7ft. Gin.; Custom House ton- 

 nage, 48 98-100. She has sailed for some years as a keel boat, her cen- 

 terboard being removed. Her bailast consists or 25 or 30 tons ot pig 

 iron, stowed inside We have received from Mr. F. L. Downing, of 

 Concord, N. H. ; two photos of the Una as rigged at present, as a 

 schooner. 



"THE MODEL YACHTSMAN AND CANOEING GAZETTE. "-We 

 have received the first volume of this little paper, and can commend 

 it to all who are interested in building and sailing model UKSUtg. 

 Besides a record of the various meetings and races of the clubs, and 

 articles on yacht construction, each number contains the working 

 drawings of a model yacht, sailing or steam. With the present year 

 the subject of canoeing will bo added, the paper being enlarged. The 

 subscription price is 2s. 6d. per year, which may be sent m stamps or 

 postal order, to Thos. Grassom, Hull, England. 



THE CANOE MEETS OF J885. 



ALTHOUGH four months still intervene before the meet of the 

 season, it is time now to settle on dates and localities for the 

 different events, in order to prevent any interference with each other, 

 and also to give time for the many needed preparations. First in 

 importance, of course, comes the Association meet at Grindstone 

 Island, beginning on July 24 and terminating on August 8, an earlier 

 date than in previous years, but it is anticipated that there will be more 

 wind than later in August. This meet is sure to attract the majority 

 of canoeists between Pittsburgh ou the west, and Boston on the east, 

 as well as those from Canada. Last year the attendance was very 

 satisfactory, all the prominent club being represented, but there 

 are still some clubs, as well as several localities where no clubs are 

 yet formed, that were not represented. 



It is to the advantage of every club in the country, no matter how 

 small or how far distant, to have one representative at the annual 

 meet, and we hope this year to see a member from every club at 

 Grindstone. 



The Association is working hard to extend canoeing and to advance 

 it in every way, and though they may not admit it, it has benefitted 

 every canoeist in America directly aud greatly. By organizing and 

 working together the members of the Association have increased 

 greatly the number of canoeists, have obtained a recognition of them 

 that has done away with the many unpleasant features of early 

 canoeing, when every traveler in the unknown craft was the butt 

 for ridicule, impertinence, and even personal abuse, and have ob- 

 tained many rights for them with railroads and steamers. They have 

 created a literature of canoeing, have stimulated the improvement of 

 -canoes, and have established a system of collecting and exchanging 

 information from which all, even the isolated canoeist in the most 

 distant localities, derive a substantial benefit. Now in return it rests 

 with these clubs and canoeists to assist the Association as far as they 

 can, by joining it, and on the part of the clubs, by sending a repre- 

 sentative to the yearly meet. The expense is but small, but where ~ 

 no one member can afford it, it would be a legitimate and proper use 

 of the club funds to pay all or a part of the expenses of a delegate, 

 for which purpose a good canoeist and careful observer should be 

 selected to attend the meet, to act for the club on committees and in 

 the caucuses of the Association, to make the acquaintance of other 

 canoeists to take thorough notes of boats, sails, rigging, outfit, races, 

 and the many novelties seen at each meet, and to make a full report 

 of the same to the club on his return. This experiment tried but 

 once would change the club from an isolated body working alone, 

 and greatly behind In practical knowledge, to an active member of a 

 large and important organization, with full sympathy forthe work, 

 and a knowledge of all that is new in canoeing. In many cases the 

 accidental presence of one man, sometimes not even a canoeist, at a 

 meet, has resulted in the formation of a prosperous club. 



The same facts are true in regard to localities where there are 

 several canoeists, but no organization. A visit to a meet by one of 

 them starts the matter, and soon canoeing is firmly established there. 

 This year the meet promises to surpass those of all previous years, 

 and every canoo club should take measures in time to have one mem- 

 ber at least present, and if possible to have more. 



Tnere has lately arisen a spirit of competition among the larger 

 clubs as to which should make the best showing at the meets in point 

 of numbers, boats, rigs, uniforms and racing record; that is already 

 showing good results in new boats and greater attention to sailing and 

 paddling, and those clubs which expect to be among the first this sea- 

 son must begin work soon. Now is the time for improvements in 

 boats and rigs, and discussions on points of sailing, and soon will be 

 the time for practice afloat, and early preparation is the main ele- 

 ment of success in such work. 



This year promises to inaugurate a new era in American canoeing 

 with the first meet in Western waters. Hitherto, although there are 

 many detached canoeists, as well as clubs, in the West, they have 

 taken but little interest in the Association, and there have been but 

 few members west of Pittsburgh. One of the clubs most prominent 

 in the early meets, the Cincinnati C. C, an organization once widely 

 known from their skill in stifling and the excellence of their fleet, 

 has entirely disappeared from canoeing, and no other has taken tlu-h 

 place as a representative of the West, which last year was entirely 

 absent from the meet. The Cleveland C. C, under the active leader- 

 ship of Commodore Gardner, has started a movement for a meet in 

 July, naming one of the Bass Islands as the site for a camp These 

 islands are situated in Lake Erie, about sixty miles west of Cleve- 

 land, and about as far east from Detroit, Toledo being some forty 

 miles distant. Tuey can be easily reached by rail and steamer from 

 Michigan and Wisconsin, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland. Toledo, 

 Sandusky, Detroit, and all points in the West, and are nearly central 

 for a large range of territory, including Canada. From them the 

 canoeist can proceed by steamer direct to Clayton, but five miles 

 from Grindston-J Island. This meet will be under the auspices of the 

 Association, aud will bring the latter to the immediate vicinity of 

 Western canoemen, removing the objections they have urged against 

 joining, and it rests with them to make it a success and a permanent 

 fixture. „ ;-.„•• 



It is intended at this meet to form a Western Branch of the Associ- 

 ation on an equal footing with the Eastern or, at present, main 

 division, under common government and rules, each with its annual 

 meet and local officers, but under one commodore. Such a move- 

 ment, is of direct interest to every canoeist in the West, as it brings to 

 each the advantages of co-operation and benefits that he could never 

 obtain unaided. Now is the time to come forward to the aid of those 

 engaged in the enterprise, and to lend all the. help possible. 



First, each canoeist should join the Association, seuding his name, 

 with $2 for initiation and dues for one year, to Dr, C. A. Neide, New 

 Orleans, La. Next, canoeists can mute together in each town or city, 

 and even if no club be formed, can aid each other in transportation 

 facilities; which are usually granted to members of the A. C. A. more 

 readily than to individuals' The clubs in the larger cities should at 

 once come to the aid of the Cleveland C. C„ as much can be done in 

 each locality. .„.,,. , 



In such cities as Chicago, Minneapohs and Cleveland, where large, 

 canoe clubs are found, much can be done to secure an attendance 

 from the surrounding oouutry by eorrestonclence with isolated can- 

 oeists, ana by arrangements for transportation. There will be noth- 

 ing local about the Western meet, bu it is desired to enlist canoeists 

 of all shades of opinion and from all parts ot the West, in a union 

 that will be congenial to all, and to this end weinvite correspondence 

 with suggestions and discussion, from boating men in alt parts of the 

 country. It must be understood that this meet is not confined to 

 members of the A. C. A., oreven to canoeists, but that boatiug men, 

 campers out and yachtsmen will have a hearty welcome, ana aohance 



