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FIXTURES. 



2 -San Francisco Y. 0., Opening Day. 



3— Newark Y.C., Opening Cruise. 



0— L. Y. R. A., .Annual Meeting, Toronto. 

 25— N. J. Y. C., Match— Catamarans. 

 30— Oswego Y. 0„ Opening Cruise and Pennant Matches. 

 30— New Haven Y. C. Opening Day. 

 HO— South Boston Y. 0., Regatta, City Point. 

 30— Knickerbocker Y. O, Regatta. 

 30— Newark Y. C Regatta. 



30— Dorchester Y. C., Club Race, Dorchester Bx; 

 30— Fall River Y. C Open Regatta, 



9— N. J. Y. C, Annual Regatta. 



9— Atlantic Y. C, Annual Regatta. 

 11— Mew York Y. O, Regatta. 

 13— Boston Y r . C First Club Race. 

 13 — S. C. Y. C, Annual Regatta. 

 IT— Harlem Y. C, Annual Regatta. Oak Point. 

 17— Pentucket Y. C. 

 IV— Dorchester Y. G. Open Regatta. 

 20 -Boston Y. C, Second Club Race, 

 20 -Hull Y. C, Pennant Matches. 



3 18— Newark Y. C, Annual Cruise. 



4-11— Pentucket Y. O, Annual Cruise. 



8— Beverly Y. O. Nahant, First Championship Regatta. 

 11— Hull Y. 0,, Cruise. 

 11— Hull Y. C, First Cruise, 

 16— gpstou Y". C„ Third Club Race. 

 16— Cleveland Y. R, A., Annual Regatta. 

 17— Cleveland Y. R. A., Cruise to Ballast Island. 

 18-38— Camp at Ballast Island. 

 18-Hull Y. O, Club Race. 

 35— Hull Y. C Ladies' Day. 

 25— Pentucket Y. C Club Race. 

 35— Beverly Y.O. . Marblehead, Second Championship Regatta. 



1-HiillY. C., Club Race, 



3— Newark Y. C, Open Regatta. 



5— Pentucket Y. 0., Championship Race. 



8— Beverly Y. C. Marblehead, Open Regatta. 

 15— Hull Y. O, Open Race 

 25— Michigan Y. C. Open Inter-Lake Regatta. 

 25— Pentucket Y. 0.« Club Race, 

 39— Beverly Y. C, Swampscott. Third Championship Regatta. 



5— Hull Y . C, Champion Race. 



9— Beverly Y. C. Nahant. Fall Regatta, 

 19-HullY\ O., Champion Face. 

 19— Boston Y, C Fourth Club Race, 

 19- Pentucket Y. O. Union Regatta, 

 28— Pentucket Y, C, Championship Regatta, 



THE CUP RACES. 



A MEETING oi' the committee of the N. Y.Y, C. was held on Friday 

 last to consider Mr. Beavor Webb's letter, lately received. The 

 races will be sailed ear] y in Septemper, Genesta first sailing three, 

 and in the event of her losing, Gaialea- also sailing- three, Each 

 series will probably consist of one triangular ocean race from Sandy 

 Hook, one 20 miles to windward or leeward from the Hook and return, 

 and one over the New York course, each being about 40 miles. The 

 trial races will probably be held about July 1. 



CRUISE OF THE WANDERER. 



ON the morning of the 12th of December last, at 7 o'clock, I shoved 

 the bow of my iTfr. catrig off Summerlin's wharf at Punta 



Rassa, situated at the lower end of San Carlos Bay, Florida, with 

 three weeks ' provisions, bound for a Cruise through Charlotte Har- 

 bor, up the Wyaka River and return. My companion on this cruise 

 was my father, a thorough sportsman, and one of the very best men 

 I ever saw in the art of woodcraft, and many were the pleasant even- 

 ings spent with him around the cheerful fat-pine camp-fire during 

 our three mouths roughing it iu Florida, 



We had the wind W. N. \Y. dead ahead, and freshening every 

 minute. Cu the way across to Middle Point on Sanibel Island. I 

 turned in a single reef, but with the strong tide and wind conflicting, 

 we soon had plenty of the briny driving over us. Kept on, however. 

 and reached under the lee of oue of the numerous oyster bars with 

 which these waters are studded, and concluded to come to under the 

 point, from which a beautiful bay makes into the land some one and 

 one-half or two miles, very shoal in spots, but full of swash channels, 

 by which we felt our way inside. We smoothed the water at once, 

 and sounding as we went along, soon found that we had plenty of 

 water close into the beach. Game to twenty yards from beach, and 

 paid out on the cable until the stem of our dingey just touched the 

 ■doping sand, so that we could use her as a ferry by pulling her up to 

 our stem and Shoving her ashore. Right here let me say, that during 

 my siav in Florida I found a, grapnel of much more service than an 

 anchor, as the bottom is so full of oyster shells and 'coon oysters 

 that an ordinary anchor fails to hold. 



We went ashore and soon had a good fire going and rue coffee pot 

 singing, for we were somewhat chilly even in that land of perpetual 

 sunshine, as a Florida norther brings nasty disagreeable weather. 

 By this I ime the wind was howling for keeps, baffling from N. W. to 



mediately afterward made a frantic grab at the coffee pot as it had 

 began to" boil at a fearful rate, and the Captain swore by good coffee. 

 Ate our dinner of Boston baked beans, clams, bread and coffee, and 

 taking my small caliber rifle, a .33 Winchester, and pulling across to 

 the key opposite, walked around the beach. While groping under 

 the thick mangroves I heard a sort of snarling sound, and peering 

 carefully through the thick green foliage I saw two 'coon fighting 

 over some 'coon oysters. Drew a bead on one and floored him, the 

 other ran a yard or two and stood up on his hind leg, offering a pretty 

 shot which I. accepted. At the soimd of my rifle a big flock of white 

 egrets cranes, etc.. etc., rose and flew over me, alighting in a tlnek 

 cluster some twenty five rods distant, I drew a fine sight on a hunch 

 of fifty or more and cut loose leaving one in his gore on the mud, 

 took his plume, about half formed, and went to camp. 



When about half way across the bay I heard the smothered re- 

 port of a rifle way over 'in the middle of the island. Never dreaming 

 it was the Captain. I pulled away, arriving at camp found it deserted 

 and made up my mind something had been killed, for the old gentle- 

 man is one of the kind that never shoots at small game when deer 

 hunting Poked up the fire and lighted the old consoler. An hour 

 dragged along and no one showed up. A good sign, for if he had 

 billed nothing lie would have been m long ago. It was getting dark 

 rapidly and I set about getting supper of fried bacon, potatoes and 

 D o5(ee. Had everything nearly done and began to worry, as it was no 

 child's play to go 'through a howling and strange wilderness and keep 

 your bearings and I began picturing the Captain lying alongside of 

 a big fire alone that night with half a hurricane bio wing, when a short, 

 sharp whoop to my left caused me to let out an ear-splitting yell that 

 would have done credit to a genuine "injun." The Captain soon put 

 in an appearance, lugging a 100 pound buck, and such a sight; mud 

 from head to foot and leggins hanging in pieces from frequent con- 

 tact with the K'-iw palmetto, but nevertheless his sunburnt tace had a 

 smile that wa< "childlike and bland" as he murmured: "Holy smoke 

 what a hole I got into." . 



We ate supper, skinned and hung up the deer, and turned m after 

 rigging our mosquito bars, which a man can hardly live without in 

 Florida. I obtained the design of my bar from Dr. R. J. Levis, of 

 Philadelphia, but improved it a great deal after using the original 

 one some two weeks. ... ... - x .„ 



Turned out at (i in the morning and found that the norther was still 

 howling No getting away that day, sure, so I went to work at a 

 cabin for the yacht. It proved a mighty lucky thing for me that I 

 served an apprenticeship of eight years before the mast in my 

 fathers ships, as I had on more than one occasion on this cruise to 

 use the palm and needle. Turned out next morning and found the 

 wind had gone to the eastward and had lulled somewhat. Concluded 

 to make a start, and after boiling a big pot of beans and cooking som e 

 venison to eat on the way, made sail, steering W. N. W. to the two 

 short stakes on middle ground on starboard hand, from thence N. W. 

 to China Island, and N. H W. from China Island tp Patricio. The 

 wind hauled with us and we began to fly. Passed close by C 

 and saw the genial Irishman standing on the beach. Thee 1 : 

 lies very close to the island here, and as we passed him he cordially 

 invited us to land and lay in a supply of limes aud guavas, the culti- 

 vation of which occupies his attention. Had just time enough to 

 yell that we were going to theMyaka and wished to use this fair wind 

 when we were out of hail, and hauled her up N, by E. J4 E„ 

 Patricio with southwesterly end of Useppa Island 11m course took 

 us out of the ship channel to the black and red buoy off Cape Haze. 

 Rounded the cape, wmd hauling east and kicking up a nasty beam 

 sea Kept her going, and just at sundown reached into the mouth 

 of the Myaka River. Made a camp on a rather high point, well 

 Pleased to have come the fifty odd miles in one day. 

 Turned out next morning and got up a breakfast of venison, pota- 



toes, coffee and bread that would do to set before a queen. Saw 

 before us a wice river, the surface of which was covered with ducks 

 (salt water), which the Captain called "shell crackers." The point 

 on which we had camped had one single palmetto tree close to the 

 water, so naming it in accordance, we pulled off to the yacht, and 

 getting under way. stood off up the river. 



Laying our course about north, and as nearly in the middle of the 

 river as possible, we bowled along up the Myaka in good shape, Hav- 

 ing no charts, we were obliged to go it blind, judging from the lay of 

 the land Where to look for shoals. The wind freshened up due south, 

 and we were not long in Covering five miles, where we had been told 

 as many as a thousand islands would appear. Made island No. 1 and 

 attempted to pass it to port: brought up standing on a sandbar, and 

 all hands went overboard to shove her astern. Got her off all right, 

 and the skipper took an oar and went on a sounding tour; found that 

 the channel lay close to the west bank, and shoved the yacht over 

 that side. Dropped the peak and felt our way along.' Passed a 

 white bird rookery to starboard, and the river widening out before 

 us we began to smile, thinking we were out of the woods; found to 

 our dismay that the channel ran out in a shallow bay, showing not 

 over 8 to 10m. water. Didn't find it out, however, until the dingey 

 tried to play leap-frog over us. Captain said something in Spanish, 

 and overboard we went, and stood back close hauled into deep water. 



How to get out of that pocket was what bothered us. Nothing but 

 solid pine woods to port; sandbars, oyster beds and marsh to star- 

 board. I was letting her slide along easy, with the luff of the main- 

 sail shaking, when I was startled by "Holy smoke, Ed, look at that 

 snake. Hand me the gun, quick." Well, just at, that time I was 

 peering around on all sides for a channel between the islands, and in 

 attempting to pass the gun let her luff on to an oyster bed. The snake 

 dove, just showing a powerful tail, rather blunt at the end. I took it 

 to be a moccasin, but soon forgot all about it in getting the yacht off 

 her hard bed. Lit my pipe and went overboard ; as I did so a por- 

 poise rose right between two thick clumps of mangroves, thus show- 

 ing us a channel; how far it w r ould take us remained to be seen. 

 Shoved the Wanderer back into deep water, filled away, and half a 

 minute later kept her square after Mr. Porpoise. The passage was 

 so narrow we bad to haul the sheet flat aft in order to clear the man- 

 groves. She kept her way on, however, shooting out into a sort of 

 lagoon; the. tide being low the bars showed the channel, and the whiff 

 on my pipe grew longer as I felt her slipping along with at least three 

 feet of water under her. Ran her bow against the bank and cooked 

 some venison, onions, potatoes and coffee, hurrying in order to make 

 the most of the fair wind. 



Got under way at two bells. Had the river stretching away before 

 us now and couidn't help smiling at the manner of our escape from 

 tne shoal pocket, and taking a vote concluded that porpoises amount- 

 ed to a great deal. At eight bells, river narrowing rapidly and 

 crooked. Found a good camping place and landed. Water yet salty, 

 and as darkness came upon us the ruddy glow of the pine logs drew 

 numerous schools of mullet close to the bank. Rigged the grains 

 and soon had five, fine ones for a fry. I found this fish to be the best 

 one to eat in the South, to my notion, either as a frying fish or boiling 

 fish. They looked beautiful, darting and leaping over each other, 

 throwing the phosporescence from their silvery skies in their eager- 

 ness to see what our camp fire was. 



After supper I took the jack lamp aud with the Captaiu to scull me, 

 went up the river and killed nine large gators, skinned three of them 

 next day, also secured some teeth. Found the 'gators plentiful and 

 rather tame up the river. Turned m at 11 o'clock, figuring we had 

 made about 15 miles northing, or forty miles actual sailing. 



Turned out at sunrise, and after partaking of a hasty break! ast of 

 boiled rice and syrup, shoved off and stood up the river. Soon the 

 live oaks besau to appear, and made a laudiug to look for turkey 

 signs. Found a few and also deer tracks. Took in our mainsail at 

 11 A. M., the river growing too crooked and narrow to admit of sail- 

 ing. Manned the poles after lashing boom firmly amidships, and the 

 way we shoved the Wanderer up that creek would have done credit 

 to a genuine llat-boaj.man. 



At i P. YI. the live oaks were plentiful, and we made a camp in 

 their midst and bordering a cabbage palmetto grove. Father disap- 

 peared to the eastward with his rifle and turkey caller, for we had 

 found auy amount of "scratchings" in the sand. It could not have 

 been over twenty minutes when four turkeys flew past me, crossing 

 the river aud lighting in the live-oak tops. I knew the Captain had 

 started (hem, and stood listening for his shot. The birds across the 

 river began to call, aud an old gobbler flew down and strutted up and 

 down the river bank. I couldn't stand that, so made a quiet sneak 

 for my .83, secured it and threw it to my shoulder. Just as I glanced 

 along" the barrel— crack ! went the Captain's gun to my left, causing 

 my old gobbler to stop, raise one foot, and jog his head from side to 

 side, a motion peculiar to this noble bird, either tame or wild. 1 

 seized the opportunity offered and put a bullet square through the 

 butt of his wings. The captain now appeared with a fine hen turkey 

 over his shoulders and a smile on his face. 



We smoked our pipes with a silent satisfaction and turned in. re- 

 solved to remain in our present location for a time. Hugh, Jh, 



TESTS OF ANTI-CORROSIVE AND ANTI-FOUL- 

 ING PAINTS. 



WITH a view of determining the best coating for the new cruisers 

 now building, the Naval Advisory Board ordered a thorough 

 test of various compositions and paints to be made by Naval Con- 

 structor S. H. Park, Inspector of Paints. Makers of paints were in- 

 vited to furnish samples for tests, sufficient to cover a SOOsq, ft. area, 

 to be sent to the navy yard at Washington, the Department agree- 

 ing to furnish to each party an official report of the results of the 

 trials, the makers of auy samples which failed to be allowed to fur- 

 nish a sample for second trial. The results of the tests have lately 

 been published in a pamphlet issued by the Naval Department, As 

 the tests were only made o a steel ship plates they are of compara - 

 tively small value to yachtsmen. Should a second test be made, as 

 recommended by the Board, it would be a comparatively inexpen- 

 sive matter to add some wooden test plates to the steel ones, thereby 

 obtaining knowledge that would be useful both to the yachtsman 

 and also to the Navy Department. In the method of testing em- 

 ployed a number of plates of ship steel, the same as used in the new 

 cruisers, each 4ft. square and weighing 4 pounds per foot, were 

 cleansed by immersion for one hour in a bath of one part sulphuric 

 acid to 8 parts water, after which they were dried, weighed, painted 

 with the composition to be tested and again weighed. Cages were 

 prepared holding eight plates each, in which they were held for sub- 

 mersion, each plate being insulated by rubber packing. Two 

 plates from each lot were sent to the following places: Portsmouth, 

 N. H, Norfolk, Va., and Key West, Fla. ; two also being kept at 

 Washington. With each set were also sent four plates painted with 

 three coats of red lead paint, two of them being first pickled and 

 cleaned, and two as they came from the mill. The cages, those at 

 Washington and Portsmouth being of wood, the other two of iron, 

 were immersed for a period of about eight months, being inspected 

 at intervals. 



The circular first sent out to the makers of various compositions 

 brought twenty-eight samples of paint, with which plates were coated 

 aud sent to the localities named, the paints Being applied either by 

 the makers or the Government. 



In inspecting the plates after immersion but one cage at the time 

 was taken out, all the plates being examined, when it was replaced 

 and another raised. The points specially noted were as follows: 

 Proportions of plate from which paint is peeled, proportions of plate 

 on which paint is loose or blistered, or on which the composition is 

 dissolved, nature of fouling, grass, oysters, weeds, scum, barnacles. 

 etc., with characteristics, evidences of corrosion or pitting, to be 

 determined by cleaning the paint and examining it; lastly, the con- 

 dition of tha metal found by removing the paint from a space Bin. 

 square. The rubber packing was also carefully examined and re- 

 placed when missing. As an additional test, the iron tug Speedwell 

 was hauled out at Washington, carefully scraped and painted with a 

 sample of each kind of paint. She was launched in December, 1883, 

 and for eight months was about the waters of Washington, Ports- 

 mouth, N. H., New York and Norfolk, principally the latter place, 

 in June, 1884, she was docked and examined, and again in December, 

 1884, From the results of the tests the Advisory Board concluded 

 that the best paint was that made by P. G. West of Wilmington, Del , 

 the next in order being the Gould Elastic Faint, made in Newark, N. J., 

 both of which were recommended for use on the iron ships of the 

 navy. Two others, that of F. W. Devoe and that of J. T. White & Co.. 

 were recommended as satisfactory. 



LIGHTSHIPS ON THE ATLANTIC. 



THIS plan was first suggested somewhat over a year ago by a mem- 

 ber of the British Institution of Civil Engineers, who, however, 

 confined himself strictly to the scientific aspect of the project. Re- 

 cent statements in connection with the subject are to the effect that 

 experience with lightships proves a vessel, if properly constructed, 

 to be capable of riding out the fiercest storms at anchor, except on 

 rare occasions, and that the light steel cables of recent construction 

 have been successfully used to anchor ships in the deepest water. 



Let. us suppose a chain of lightships, seven in number, to be stretched 

 across the ocean from the Grand Banks to the shores of Ireland. 

 Then the distance between shore and ship and between the ships 

 themselves would be about 250 miles. Each ship would ride to a 

 mushroom anchor, which would permit it to swing to the tide without 

 fouling. Only a small dynamo-electric machine and engine would be 

 required to keep an arc light, aglow in the tops. 



The deep-sea cable extending along the whole line and connecting 

 the lightships with the shore could be brought to the surface near 

 each ship and buoyed, so that electrical connection could be made or 

 broken at will. Each vessel would have permanent moorings, the 

 anchor cable being made fast to a buoy, and not the lightship itself, 

 so that, in case of peculiarly unfavorable conditions of weather, such 

 as a hurricane, for instance, a lightship could slip her cables and run 

 before it or be hove to under a small trysail, or permitted to drift to 

 leeward under a floating anchor, regaining her moorings when op- 

 portunity offered. 



The advantages of such a system of lightships must be apparent 

 even to the most pronounced landsman. The stations being 250 miles 

 apart, no ship upon the high seas, if following the alignment of the 

 lightship, need at any time be more than 125 miles from telegraphic 

 QDmmunicatiou with the shore or from succor in case of mishap. 

 This would be only an eight hours' run, and even much less, for a first 

 class steamer, and about twelve hours' run for a sailing vessel with a 

 fair wind. The position of each lightship would, of course, be ac- 

 curately determined and laid down on the United States Coast Survey 

 and Admiralty charts. The progress of the Great Atlantic liners 

 could be telegraphed daily to both America and Europe, if kept 

 within sight of the lightship, and that painful suspense which now 

 attends the breaking of a shaft or rudder, would rarely, if ever, be 

 experienced.— The Iron Ape. 



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YACHTING NOTES.— The Stranger has been on the screw dock to 

 receive a new four-bladed Delatnater wheel. .Galatea, Miss Mary 

 Anderson's steam yacht, was sold at auction last week for ,$2,100 to 

 Mr. W. H, Bender, of Lake George. She was built at Paiurapo by 

 McGiehan, in 1882, and is 52ft. long and Oft, Bin. beam. Tne "French- 

 rigged boat" advertised to be sold with her, was an ordinary yawl 

 with a spritsail. It brought 875 — Norseman, schooner. Mr. Ogden 

 Goelet, arrived at Fortress Monroe from New York on April 23, Mr. 

 James O, Proudfit. treasurer N. Y, Y. C, and Mr. James B. Toler are 



also on board Daphne, sloop, ex-Commodore James R. Maxwell, 



was launched from Mumm's yard last week Noma, schooner, is 



now overhauling at Mumm's Radha, steam yacht, is overhauling, 



after her cruise, at the foot of Fifth street — Magnolia, steam yacht, 

 Mr. Fairman Rogers, arrived at Charleston, S, O, on April 22. She is 



bound from Florida to New York Gannet, sloop, Mr. Oliver Adams. 



has had her centerboard removed and an iron keel 1ft. deep and of 

 2.300 pounds added. Thos. Webber, of New RocheUe, made the pat- 

 tern, and completed the work in a very satisfactory manner Sea- 



wanhaka C. Y. C. The new book is now in press and will soon be 

 ready. It shows a fleet of !)0 sail, divided into 13 steamers, 15 schoca 

 ers, 18 cutters, 23 sloops and 27 open boats. . . .Mr. Chas. J. Clarke, of 

 Pittsburgh, Pa,, has bought from E.E.Roberts his launch No. 21. 

 She is 20ft. long, 6ft. beam, with 4x1 engine and vertical boiler 28x 

 42in. ..Knickerbocker Y. C, A new bridge 150ft. long and Oft. wide, 

 with a float 25x90ft., replaces the old one swept away last winter. 

 The sloop Wacondah. K. Y\ C, has six electric lights in her cabin, of 

 two-candle power each, supplied by a storage battery good for four 

 days' use. 



HOW TO STOW THE DINGEY.— At the present season a few re- 

 marks on this dilTlculty may possibly be of use, and the following I 

 have found a good arrangement: Let the after bulkhead dividing 

 the cabin from the well, in lieu of being fixed, be movable, and let 

 it be made of ?4iu. board in divisions each a foot wide. These 

 boards should be connected in pairs with brass hinges, so that when 

 not iu use thev can close like a book, and be easily s> owed away. 

 The side seats In the well should always be made to flap down on 

 strong hinges, to admit of getting as near as possible to the vessel's 

 side both for standing and stowage, and a groove be made at the 

 after end of the cabin deck or hatch, with a corresponding one on 

 the well platform. The grooves should not continue the whole dis- 

 tance across, either at top or bottom, but a break should be left for 

 the insertion of the bulkhead boards, which can thus bo slid into 

 their places on each side. It often happens that either in running a 

 long distance, or going round a headland in a disturbed tideway, 

 means of securing the dingey should be ready, and no method can 

 ever be so safe as placing it below the deck level. By removing the 

 after bulkhead the bow of the boat can be introduced into the cabin 

 for the time, and lowered down ou the platform. If it is desired to 

 retain th<3 platform for stowage space during the run, a couple of 

 boards may be laid across the side seats to stow the dingey at this 

 level. A small yacht of 8 tons, in which I went a few days' cruise 

 some years since, was thus fitted, and had a sliding hatch on lop of 

 the feed one, or cabin-head, which could be drawn aft and cover up 

 the whole well if desired. Of the many small yachts I have met 

 with. I never saw any plan which so thoroughly answered its pur- 

 pose,—./'. C. WUcOCMih London Field. 



GALATEA.— We learn from private sources that Lt. Henu's new 

 cutter is of exceptionally strong construction. It is now determined 

 to enter her in the early races b' fore starting across and she may 

 enter the Brenton's Reef and Goelet Cup races on this side. Cranfiold, 

 of the Miranda, will command her. Our correspondent adds: "I ex- 

 pect that she will reach away from Genesta, but I doubt her being 

 more weatherly, as I do not think it possible for any craft propelled 

 by sails to be closer winded than the lattei\ If Galatea, is as good on 

 that point as Genesta, and can reach with Irex, she will be a 'nailer' 

 and will give the new sloops some trouble." 



SWINGING KEELS FOR YACHTS.— Exeter, N. H., April 13,— M- 

 it or Format and Stream: Is there anything more to be said in favor 

 of swinging keels for small boats:- 'No doubt there are many who 

 would gladly use them if it is a practicable thmg. 1 have watched^ to 

 see if your paper had anything more trom correspondents in relation 

 to this kind of keel, and" 1 thought perhaps those who had written 

 about it may be waiting for .some one to suggest something m favor 

 of the swinging keel. 1 for one should be glad to see more favorable 

 comments on it than have yet appeared in the Forest aud Stream.— 

 E. O. Lkavitt. 



OSWEGO Y, O— The following are the officers of Oswego Y. C. for 

 1885: Commodore. John T. Mott; Yice-Commodore, W. B. Phelps. 

 Jr.; Captain, Allen Ames; Secretary, ChflS. A. Worts; Treasurer, J. 

 D Henderson; Fleet Surgeon, J. W. Eddy, M. D.; Directors, J. B. 

 McMurrich, Swits Conde. J. B. Donnelly; Regatta Committee, B. i. 

 Fitch, W. Gordon, G. D, Hart, F. Conde, R. S. Sloan, W. B. Burt, A. 

 N. Ratchffe; House Committee, J. P. Phelps, E. B. Mott. J. P. Tuttle. 

 The following are dales arranged so far: May 30, opening cruise; May 

 30, champion pennant regatta, 



THE NEW STEEL STEAMER. -The new steam yacht, building at 

 Piepgra«s & Pine's, was not launched on Wednesday, on account of 

 low water. She will be put over on Saturday next. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The Oceanas > r . C. was organized in San Franci-eo on April 2, with 

 the following officers: N. Sweeny. Commander .James V oung, v ice- 

 Oommf 

 Membe 

 Young, 



San Francisco Y. C— April 7.— Commodore, C. H.Harrison; V ice- 

 Commodore, I. Gutte; Secretary, Chas. G. Yale; Financial Secretary, 

 H T Gibbs; Treasurer, F. Bangs; Mariner, MathewTurner; Directors, 

 C'W Kellogg, John Lee, W. Letts Oliver, J. D. Grant, N. B. Under- 

 bill, Jr. , 



MELUSINA.— Mr. Horace Binney writes us that the name of his 

 new cutter is not Moya, but Melusina. The Moya, his former boat, 

 still retains her old name. 



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Canoeists are invited to send its notes and full reports of cruises 

 club meets, information about canoeable waters, and other commn 

 nidations of interest. 



FIXTURES. 



May 29, 30— Pittsburgh C. G, Camp on Monongahela. 



May 80, 31— Hudson River Meet. 



May 30 to June 1-Connecticut River Meet. 



July 18 S8— Western Meet , Ballast Island, Lake Erie. 



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



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



SECRETARY— C. A. Neido, New Orleans. La , Candidates for mem- 

 bership must rorward their names, with $2 for initiation fee and 

 first year's dues, to the secretary, who will present the names to the 

 executive committee. Money should be sent by registered letter or 

 money order, 



