•Tune 11, 1885.1 



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AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



SECRETARY— C. A. Neide. Sehuvlerville. N. Y. Candidates for mem 

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

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

 executive committee. Money sheuld be sent by registered letter or 

 money order. 



THE BALLAST ISLAND MEET. 



THE Cleveland C. 0. have issued a handsomely-printed circular 

 entitled "Bulletin of the Canoe Meet at the Lake Ene Islands, 

 whi"h Rives full information about the camp and races, ine pro- 

 gramme is as follows: 



Saturday, July 18— Formation of camp. 



Sunday, July 19 Church service. 10:30 A. M-, m assembly room. 



Monday. July 90— General cruising and visiting among -cauocrs ana 

 yachtsmen. At 7:30 P. M„ assembly for business in the assembly 

 room; appoint committees to name next place of meeting, to report 

 Friday evening. , ... T *u 



Tuesday, July 21— Regattas of the yachts and pound boats. In the 

 evening at 8 o'clock-, grand ball at Web rle's parlors. 



Wednesday. July 22-Canoe races: Race No. 1 - 9:30 A.M. Class I., 

 one mile: paddling. Race 2-10 A. M. Class in one mile; paddling. 

 Race 3— II A M. Class II , one halt mile; paddling Race 4— 1:30 P. 

 M Class B, three miles; sailing; no limit to ballast or rig. Race 5— 

 3PM Class A, three miles ; sailing; no limit to ballast or rig. Race 

 6-4:30 P. M. Classes I and A, 800ft. : upset race. 



Thursday. July 23-Cauoe races; Race 7-0:30 A. M. Class O, three 

 miles; sailing. Race 8-11 :30 A. M. Ail classes, three miles; sail first 

 mile, paddle second, sail third. Race 9—2 P. M. Class V., one 

 mile; paddling, Koce 10-2:30 P. M. Class IV., one mile; pad jlmg. 

 Race 11-3 P.M. All canoes, two miles; sailing; open to men who 

 Jjave never sailed a canoe before '85. Race 12-4 P. M. Hurry scurry 

 race: run 100yds., swim to canoe and paddle 200yds. At BP. M., grand 

 banquet at Beebe House. 



Friday, July 24— Canoe races: Race 13-10 A. M. Sailiug race for 

 open canoes hot over 18ft ; three miles; decked canoes barred. Itace 

 14 11:80 A. M Paddling race for novices who have never paddled a 

 canoe ten days previous to race; half mile. Race 15—2 P. M. Sailing 

 race, any class, for prize winners of sailing races only; three miles. 

 Race 16-8:30 P. M. Paddling race, any class, tor prize winners of 

 paddling races only; one mile. Race. 17— 4 P. M. Upset race, open 

 to all. 8 P, M.— Meeting for presentation of prizes, to receive report 

 ot commiitee on next place of meeting, and to elect officers for the 

 ensuing year. Saturday. Sunday. Monday and Tuesday, July 25, 26, 

 27 and 28", general cruising and vrsitioe- to neighboring islands. 



Classifications, Pudd dug.— Class I, Length not over 16ft., and beam 

 from 20 to 30in. Class II. Length not over 18ft., and beam not under 

 30in. Class HI. Length not over 18ft., and beam not under 24 and not 

 over 28m. Class IV. Open canoes, single or double-bladed paddles. 

 Class V. Tandem canoes. 



Sailing Classes.— Class A. Length not over loft, and beam not over 

 28in. Class B, Length not over 18ft., with a limit of 2834m. beam for 

 that length. The beam may be increased %in. for each full 6in. of 

 length decreased. Class C. Length to be not over 18ft. and any 

 beam allowance of Gsee. per foot per mile, length measurement. 

 Open or decked canoes. 



The races will be held under the rules of the American Canoe Asso- 

 ciation, so far as they are applicable to certain changes in classifica- 

 tion, etc. Tents will' be phoned to the lining of each individual or 

 club under oirection of the superintendent of camp. Entries for the 

 race must be made with the chairman of the Regatta Committee nor 

 later than half an hour before the time of starting. A branch post 

 office will be established at headquarters. Mail should be addressed 

 to care Canoe Camp, Ballast Island, via Put in-Bay. Ohio. The camp 

 will be under the continuous surveillance of a watchman. Invitations 

 to the banquet will be restricted to yachtsmen and canoers and their 

 immediate friends. The number of invitations will of necessity be 

 limited, and it is espe< ially requested that all who expect to attend 

 will procure their invitations on or before noon of Wednesday. No 

 one " ill be admitted without an invitation. Invitation to the banquet 

 and tickets to both banquet and ball can be secured of t.e secretary 

 or of the committee. Tickets to banquet, $1 each; tickets to ball 

 (ladies free), $1 each. A caterer will provide regular meals for a 

 small price for those who do not desire to cook in camp. Ballast 

 Island can be reached from Saudusky. Detroit, Toledo and Cleveland 

 by regular boats, which leave those cities every morning at 8 A. M. 

 The ways of reaching those ciths by railroad are too well known to 

 he en time rat eo here. Camp supplies can be obtained at Put-in-Bay 

 Island at moderate prices. Canoes will be carried free of cost on the 

 steamers running from the above mentioned ports, provided the 

 on hers of said car.oes are with them. 



The committee have arranged everything for the convenience of the 

 campers, and have done all possible to mike the meet a success: the 

 remainder rests with tne canoeists and yachtsmen of the West, The 

 opportunity to organize permanently is offered to them in a way tnat 

 it never has been befoie, and may not beagainfor some years should 

 they neglect it a"d not attend in sufficient numbers to make it a suc- 

 cess. A little effoi t on the part of Western canoeists and yachtsmen 

 will give such foundation to their respective spor.s as will place them 

 on an entirely new basis, and add greatly to the rapidity of their 

 growth. It is d< sirable that as many as possible shall attend this 

 year as there is mucn business to be attended to, and the cooperation 

 of all is needed, and it is also desirable that each shall give some con- 

 sideration in advance to the subjects to be discussed, in order that 

 they may be abie to take an active part in the business. The question 

 before the canoeists will probably be whether to unite with the 

 present A. C, A. or to form an independent body, and each canoeist, 

 who wi'l be present will do well to study carefully the constitution 

 and rules of the Associat on, and to make himself familiar with them. 

 There is always much detail about work of this kind, but much 

 time may be saved if all are familiar with the work to be done and 

 are prepared to take part in it. A generous programme of races has 

 been provided, the only fault, we fear, being the number of events, 

 as more or less delay is inevitable. We regret that the committee 

 have formulated a new set of measurement rules instead of following 

 thot»e In use by the Asssoeiation, both because we believe from ex- 

 perience at other mews that those given above will not prove satis- 

 factory, and also because two systems must necessarily clash. Canoe- 

 ists and builders generally have lately become well acquamted with 

 the A. C. A., rules, aud are building all canoes to fit them, while the 

 terms Class 3 or 3 and Class A or B are well understood. The new 

 classification given above applies the same terms to totally different 

 classes and is sure to make confusion. The arrangement is only for 

 this meet, however, and can be retained or rejected at the pleasure 

 of those present, for the future. Canoeists who intend to be present 

 will aid the commifcte by sending their names at once to G.Harry 

 Gardner, Cleveland 



SAILING AND PADDLING RECORDS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In reading over the different letters, which appeared about a year 

 ago, in favor of giving record prizes, I and all the writers considered 

 that it would result in ascertaining what was the best all-round canoe. 

 In fact these words are used by the regatta committee in their re- 

 port. No one seems to have taken the canoeist into consideration. 

 A is a first-class sailor and has a good all-round canoe, but is physic- 

 ally unable to compete with B m paddling. B is as good a sailor, and 

 hi- muscle enables him to paddle a canoe— not a good all-round craft 

 —faster than A. His (B 's) score will always be. putting luck aside, 

 the highest. The Mohican Club appear to recognize this view, for I 

 notice they are gomg to give average prizes in sailing and paddling 



It should be understood in future that the men winning the record 

 prizes are the best all- round canoeists, and that their canoes may or 

 may not be the best all-round craft. I use the word canoeist ad vis 

 edly, for it is not by any means likely that in future any member will 

 be able to win a record without doing some sailing. The second 

 prize was won last season by a man who did not sail in a single race. 

 The canoes which won both prizes cannot be accepted as the best 

 all round craft. 



The report of the regatta committee for 1884 was a very instructive, 

 document, and will bear a lot of looking into. The final record is 

 especially lniercs ing, I have made an analysis of It with a view of 

 ascertaining whether the record prizes really stimulated entries, as 

 you, Mr. Editor, seem to thmk it did. I find first forty-three canoes 

 reeoroed. As Johnson used three and Gould two, it leaves just forty 

 canoes and canoeis's to be taken into account. Of these seven 

 paddled and did not sail, twenty-eight sailed and did not paddle, and 

 only five both paddled and sailed. These five hailed: two irom Peter- 

 boro, oue Ottawa, one Toronto, and one Lake George. Can't a better 

 show be made this season? Boreas. 



[It must always happen that the different personal qualifications of 

 the men will greatly mfliience the results, but in the main a fair 



average will be reached, both of men and boats. To give separate, 

 pities for sailing and paddling would effect just the end which it is 

 deslrefl to avoid, the development of special boats, to the exclusion 

 of the all-around cruiser It is, perhaps, best that the odds, if any, 

 are in favor of the paddler, as the tendency of canoeing is toward 

 larger and heavier boats, Sacrificing portability ami paddling qualities, 

 and a slight premium to the paddler will tend to check this. The fact 

 that the seeoud prize was won by a man who did not- sail has little 

 bearing on the question, as the record was a new experiment, hardly 

 known or understood by the majority, and but few entered the races 

 merely to make a record. Besides this the. "one man, one boat" rule 

 will limit, the paddling record this year. The seeoud prize was 

 awarded for a score of only thirty points, a very low one, and with 

 men preparing to enter specially lo make an average this year, we 

 may expect much higher scores. The entries were very good last 

 season compared with those of previous years, but it was no test of 

 the value of the "average record" system as an incentive to enter. 

 This year matters are very different,' men are preparing to go in for 

 points, whether they win any class prizes or not, and we anticipate 

 full entries for all the events.] 



CANOEING ON THE PACIFIC. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Since my last I have investigated the wind question. I find that 

 this matter was very freely discussed in the columns of the Forest 

 AND Stream a year or so ago. The U. S. signal service was enlisted 

 in the observations, and compilations made from the records They 

 embrace a range of two years aud a half, covering a sufficient period 

 to show the averages, and the highest average winds occur generally 

 in July. The summer winds blow at a speed Of about twenty-four 

 miles per hour, and from that up to thirty-two miles. The observa- 

 tions are taken at the Merchants' Exchange, California stivel, San 

 Francisco, and it is probable that an increased speed prevails in 

 places where the wind has a clean sweep, as in the Channel and San 

 Pablo Bay. I quote from the volume containing the constitution and 

 by laws of the S. F. Y. C. Our summer breezes start in gently in the 

 morning, ranging perhaps seven to ten miles an hour; by 1 o'clock 

 rising perceptibly, and from 2 to 5 P. M. blowing a young gale, then 

 dies out to the gentlest of zephyrs. This season we. have had unusual 

 winds. Morn, noon and night' it has puff ed and Mowed entirely re- 

 gardless of precedent and of consequences. 1 am told, and I'd like 

 you to verify it for me, that your average breezes are from seven to 

 twelve miles an hour; just nice for canoeing, I should say. 



I have ascertained that every yacht aud sailboat brought here 

 from the East has been compelled to cut. the sail area down about 

 one-third. I read the .1 murican Canoeist and the Forest and Stream 

 and your valuable book on -'Canoe Buildiug," and took in nil the 

 points on sails and gear, until 1 famded I was competent to design a 

 sail to just do for this latitude. Our winter winds are moderate in 

 fair weather, and my new Mohican mainsail, about sixty square feet, 

 was to send the canoe along in grand style. Since this season opened, 

 however, as I have mentioned, the winds have been dancing along 

 "At a madcap galloping pace 

 Raising a commotion In every place." 

 I have a reef of about Osq. ft., which is wound in a gasket close to the 

 boom; then a reefing gear, which takes out about 15ft. more. I have 

 not yet had any desire to spread the whole area, and since a little 

 experience a few days ago have less curiosity than ever on that sub- 

 ject, My friends and neighbors have enjoyed it as a good joke, and 

 wdiy shouldn't you. 



A friend, whom I will call Charley, accepted an invitation for a 

 spin up the creek to East Oakland, there to take lunch, and then a 

 nice sail homeward. On our way back we met a skiff, a common 

 skiff, with a centerboard, lots of 'sail and a mariner who knew his 

 biz at the helm. On a previous occasion this same party had caught 

 me when I had three persons in my boat and at a disadvantage as 

 regards trim, etc., and gave me a fine exhibition of hi-; heels. "Now," 

 said I. "Charley, here's a chance to get even," and we squaied away 

 for him. My boat has about Tin. of keel, and held on finely to wind- 

 ward. Well, it was a close race, but we managed to keen ahead. 

 Meanwhile the wind had been gradually increasing, and I continually 

 had to CaUtiOn my comrade to ""sit, up f'o windward.' 1 One squall hit 

 us pretty hard and I luffed. Charley slid down to the lee side, and in 

 a moment the lee rail and combing went under the briny, and behold 

 us scrambling on to the bottom of the craft and astride of the keel. 

 Fortunately, a small boat was near to render assistance, and our 

 competitor soon came up and also gave a helping hand. We soon 

 got the masts and sails out, towed the boat ashore, emp led the water 

 and renewed our journey home, wiser and wetter men. 



The air-tight compartments proved a delusion. It is not very easy 

 to investigate under the decks of a canoe after she .is finished, and 

 not until this mishap did I find that my safety valves would fill 

 almost instantly. The round deck had simply warped away from the 

 bulkhead, and a crevice about one-eighth of an inch across the top 

 h''d let in the water. But for the presence of the rescuing boats, t 

 fancy we soon should have sunk the canoe, as the wood is heavy and 

 not very buoyant. I am now in doubt whether I had not better cut 

 out the bulkheads altogether. But there is no doubt that boaling 

 men should be cautioned against putting auy confidence in such 

 water-tight compartments as mine. 



Two of the canoeists from the Oakland Club-Pixley aud Cooper- 

 in the Talisman and Undine, are cruising and camping down the Sac- 

 ramento River. They took their canoes in the steamboat to the head 

 of navigation. Marysvfile or Butte City, and are making their way 

 down by easy stages. Letters from them give glowing accounts of 

 the bunting and fishing, and of their enjoyment generally. Doubt- 

 less thev wih give you a full account of their trip on their return. 

 Tney will travel some three, or four hundred miles in the canoes be- 

 fore they get back to Oakland, and will have been absent about two 

 weeks. 



On the 17th of May, the first contest between the yawds of the Mos- 

 quito fleet for the champion pennant took place. '1 he start was made 

 at 2 o'clock. The course up Oakland Creek about a mile and a half, 

 with a good strong breeze astern and a flood tide. The entries were: 

 Yawd Ella. Capt. Montague: yawl Ripple, T. Evans; yawl Burrito, 

 Capt. Moody; humrngskiff Mosquito, Win, H. Byrne-: canoe Mystic, 

 VY. W. Blow; all keel boats except the Mosquito, which has a new- 

 Radix board. An even start was made. The Mystic soon gamed the 

 lead, and at the stake was about 150 yards in advance, her length giv- 

 ing her considerable advantage in running free. Turning the stake 

 they had to face a strong tide and about an average summer wind. 

 The Ripple was second around the stake, the Burrito third, the Mos- 

 quito and Ella going around nearly m company. From this point the 

 Mosquito commenced to gain, sailing many points closer to the wind 

 than any of the others, and fairly outsailed tne fleet, coming in first, 

 the Mvstic being about 100ft. astern. The rest of the fleet was left 

 some distance behind, the Burrito coming in third, the Ripple fourth 

 and the Ella last. The Mosquito is entitled to fly the pennant until 

 the 14th of June, when the next contest will take "place. 



The canoe race did not take place, only oue of the fleet being ready, 

 most of the others away cruising, etc. Doubtless at the next race 

 they will all be on hand, as this race was greatly enjoyed by the par- 

 ticipants, and they are all likely to brace up and make strong efforts 

 to catch that Mo quito. Mosquito. 



[The average velocity of the wind as given at the TJ. S. Signal Ser- 

 vice Station, N. Y., is about 8.5 miles per hour in January, and to 8 

 miles in July. The highest average is in October, November and 

 December, when it reaches 12 to 14 miles.! 



THE ROYAL C. C. 



THE first match of the season, at Hendon, was sailed on Saturday 

 last, but, unfortunately, was spoiled by the wind dying away to 

 a calm at the end of the second round. The match was of consider- 

 able interest, in that of the six competitors four were new canoes, 

 and the other two were both celebrated craft, viz., Pearl No 6. aud 

 Nautilus (now called Gladys), the winner of last year's challenge cup. 

 Of the new craft two were untried, Mr. Church's and Mr. Leech's sail- 

 ing their maiden race. The Pearl of 1885 and the Nautilus of 1885 were 

 also new, and practically sailing their maiden race, in that the one 

 race that they have, been in on the Thames was a mere drift in a light 

 air. Mr. Le- ch's and Mr. Church's canoes are full sized poweiful 

 craft, with very heavy center plates and large, sails. The old Pearl 

 and Gladys arc also full size, and of the heavy-weight class, whereas 

 the new Pearl and Nautilus are of light weight for second class, 

 though of first class size. The start was a flying one, and a heavy 

 black looting squall coming tip the lake just before the "gun" gave 

 promise of a lively match, which, however, did not result. Nautilus, 

 between the guns, pulled down her first reef for the squall; Pearl 6, 

 with Tredwen, Jr„ aboard, took good position for the line, but did not 

 go for it before the gun ; Nautilus, on the other hand, was rammed 

 down full speed for the line, reached along it for a couple of seconds, 

 and then, with the gun, luffed across with a clear lead of some thirty 

 yards to windward of the next canoe. They all carried balance lug 

 mainsails, but mizzens were of the fancy breed, including "rollers," 

 ' -Nautilus rig, " sprits and lugs. The first mark was rounded after a 

 heat-out from the start to the headland and a reach in to the buoy. 

 Nautilus had here increased her lead to about double her start gain, 

 Pearl was sailing well, and got away from the others. The heavier, 

 the new Pearl and Gladys, being all together, for some time pegged 

 steadily down to windward to the western buoy. The wind softened 

 down, and Nautilus, which had run half up the lake by the time the 

 others got to the west buoy, was brought aback by a change of wind, 

 and then stood over, apparently for no reason, to the northwest 

 shore, but soon filled off on that shore with a light N. W, breeze, with 



which she completed first round ahout one-third of a mile ahead of 

 the others. Pearl, 188S, worked up into the front of her companions. 

 and s.e-med to go better in the light breeze; but there was little 

 chance, bar flukes, of her getting on terms with Nautilus, who was 

 successfully catspaw hunting all over the lake. 



Th€ wind, after waking up again for a few minutes, died off nearly 

 to a cairn, but as far as could be judged it was never quite dead with 

 the leader, as she always s-emed moving by the. land, and her flag; 

 was on the flutter. During the second round Messrs Church, Leeds, 

 Tredwen, Jr., and Knowles gave up, but new Pearl kept, on 10 the 

 end. Nautilus finished second round (the two rounds four miles in 

 all, haying taken three aud a half hours to sail), and waited about 

 near the raft while the officer in ehrirge of the match was deciding 

 whether to postpone the match or shorten the course; Pearl arrived 

 within some two hundred yards of the buoy eighteen minutes after 

 Nautilus had rounded. The match was then stopped and ordered to 

 lie resailed. Considering the sailing of the first round, and that the 

 second round was successfully completed, however slowly, there is 

 no doubt that a fair sailing match took place; and. putting the squall 

 sailing of the first half round out of the quest! n, the performance 

 was certainly a test of speed in light weather, and success was de- 

 pendent to a considerable extent, on the careful working for, andi 

 laliing advantage of, the shifts of wind. 



For the light weather part so far, considering the Thames race at. 

 Easter. Pearl and Nautilus are quits; but the manner in which Nauti- 

 lus turned to windward while the wdnd lasted debars attrib ting her 

 lead entirely to flukes. < »f the new heavies little can be said till they 

 have been seen in a good blow, but then they have Gladys and No. 6- 

 Pearl to tackle in addition to the two new lightweights. On the: 

 whole, some rare good sailing should result.— Loudon Field, May 9.. 



A CRUISE ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI, 



MR. WILLIS D. MAIER. of Fort Wayne, Ind., made a cruise of 

 two weeks last month in company with his little daughter 

 Bertha, Dr. G. A. Ross, and Mr. Chas. McLaiu, in three canoes, Idle- 

 wild. Terrapin and Lotusflower. Going by rail to Clinton, la., on May 

 5, they launched at 2 P. M. on May 0, and started down the river 

 against a strong head wind, increasing to a gale, while the weather 

 was quite cold. The next two days were spent in camp, while the 

 gale blew steadily with rain on the night ot the 8th. At noon next 

 day they launched and started down =tream in rough water and with 

 head winds, reaching Moline, 111., at 7 P. H,, wheie the canoes were 

 stored in the house of the Moline Boat. Club, and the party went to a 

 hotel Next morning the weather was unchanged, but the crnise was 

 resumed. The chief incident of the day was the swamping of the 

 Idlewild on the shore by the swells of a steamer. 



On May 11 the weather was very hot; a start was made at 7:30 and 

 Muscatine was reached atllA. M, That night the canoeists slept in 

 their boats, as the banks were low and marshy. On the 13th, 39 miles 

 were made in very hot weather with no wind, Burlington, la., being 

 reached at 6:20 P. M. 



On May 13 two of the party left to return by steamer, Mr. Maier and 

 his daughter also taking n steamer for Louisiana, Mo., 100 miles be- 

 low, wbich place they left on May 15, still having head winds and 

 rough water, with rain, camping opposite Hamburg, 111. Next day 

 was spent between low clay banks on both sides of the river, while 

 the wind aud sea made any progress very difficult. It was only after 

 much trouble that the crew landed for dinner, starting again at 1 :50 

 P. M. and reaching Caps St. Oris at 8 P. M., after a hard pull in the 

 rain, Next day, in spite of rain and wind, forty miles were covered 

 in less than seven hours, and camp was made at Clifton, 111, at 8 P. 

 M. The river had proved so discouraging, with rough seas, low, 

 marshy banks, unfitted for camping, and long stretches of mud where 

 no landing was possible, that the canoeists determined to abandon the 

 cruise, their conclusion beiug that with time and in the proper season 

 a pleasant cruise could be had, but with the winds and weather en- 

 counteied, the Mississippi was not a pleasant river. On May 18 they 

 reached Alton, and stored the canoe to be shipped home. In spite of 

 tne severe weataer and many hard Jiips, the little girl enjoyed the 

 cruise and was greatly benefitted in health by it. 



BROCKVILLE C. C. RACES. -The Brockville C. 0. have arranged 

 a series of races to take place every two weeks for canoes and skiffs. 

 Open to club members only, aud saiied under A. C. 4. rules. Prizes 

 will be given at the end of the season for liae highest average. The 

 canoes are all class B, and the skiffs are Unfiled to 48in. beam. The 

 annual meeting of the B. 0. C. was held on the evening of Monday r 

 June 1. The following are the officers for the ensuing year: Commo- 

 dore, Neil McLean; Mate. Geo. G. Lafayette; Secretary-Treasurer, 

 Allan Turner; Executive Committee, Commodore, Mate, Secretary- 

 Treasurer, 1. 1. Belle and Francis M. Turner. The club is in good con- 

 dition this year, having about thirty active members, nearly all of 

 whom are owners of canoes.— Kmilt. 



HARRISBURG C. C— A camp-fire was held at Harrisburg, Pa. , 

 recently, and a canoe club organized with fifteen members. '' he follow- 

 ing officers were elected: Commodore Chas. Snyder: Vice-Commo- 

 dore, John Small; Secretary -Treas irer, Frank Newby. Great interest 

 has been awakened here, and many canoes are being built. There is 

 also talk of i orming a new club. About J uly we expect to make a two- 

 weeks' cruise up the Susquehanna as far as Northumberland. 



HARTFORD C. C— Com. Jones visi'ed us last week and reports that 

 the club are now r in their new house, with which they are much 

 pleased. They are in a very prosperous condition, and expect a good 

 season. Many of the member- are usiug boats from 33 to 36in". wide 

 and outside of the A. C. A. limits, but races will be provided for them 

 this season. 



DESERONTO C, C.— On June 3 a r ace was sailed for the silver cup 

 offered by Corn. Rath bun, over a i riangular course of 1J4 miles Tue 

 entries were Alpha. Ripple, Star, Lou, Topsy aud Wych The wind 

 wa very light throughout. Wych took the lead and held it. winning 

 easily, and the cup was presented to her owner, Mr. E. Walter Rath- 

 bun. 



A NEW CLEAT.— We have received from Mr, J. H. Rushton a sam- 

 ple of a new canoe cleat mads by him. It is in ene piece, serewed to 

 the deck, but the lower sides are so shaped as to jam the line as in a 

 rocker cleat, while they are less costly than the latter. The cleat is 

 low and out of the way of the hands in paddling. 



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FIXTURES. 



11— Brooklyn Y. C, Annual Regatta, 



11— New York Y. C, Regatta. 



13— Boston Y. C, First Club Race. 



13— S. C. Y. C, Annual Regatta. 



13— Winthrop Y. C, Sweep- takes Race. 



13— Toronto Sailing Club Race. 



16— Harh-m Y. C„ Annual Regatta, Oak Point. 



17— Quincy Y. C. Review. 



17 -East River Y. C, Annual Regatta. 



17— Peatucket Y. C. 



17— Dorchester Y. C, Open Regatta. 



18— New Haven Y, C, Annual Regatta. 



20-Soufh Boston Y. C, Annual Regatta. 



20 Boston Y. C, Second Club Race. 



20 -Hull Y. C, Pennant Matches. 



21— Quaker City Y. 0., Review and Harbor Cruise. 



25- Jersey City Y. C, Annual Regatta. 



25— Oswego Y, C. Ladies' Day. 



27— Brooklyn Y. C, Opening Regatta. 



27 -Toronto Sailing Hub Race. 



30— Eastern Y. O, Annual Regatta. 



3, 4 and 5— Quaker City Y, C., Corinthian Cruise and Regatta. 



3— Knickerbocker Y. C, Annual Cruise, 



3— Quincy Y. C, First Championship Race. 



3 13— Newark Y C. Annual Cruise. 



3— S, C. Y. C, Squadron Cruise. 



i— Carolina Y. , Regatta. 



4— Larchmont Y, O, Animal Regatta. 



4 — Toronto '-'ailing Club Race. 



4-Toledo Y. C, Second Club Regatta. 



4-11— Pentucket Y, C, Annual Cruise. 



8— Beverlv Y. C, Nahant, First Championship Regatta. 

 11-Hull Y. C, Cruise. 

 16— Boston Y. ft, Third Club Race. 

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

 16-17-18— American Y, C , Cruise and Races. 

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

 18-28— Camp at Ballast Island. 

 18-tlull Y. C.', Club Race. 

 35-HuU Y. C, Ladies' Day. 

 25— Pentucket Y. C, Club Race. 



25— Beverly Y.CMarbleheacl. Second Championship Regatta, 

 28— Toledo Y. C, Annual Regatta. 

 30— L. Y. R. A., Cruise to Niagara. 

 31-Quincy Y. C, Second Club Race. 



1-HullY.C, Club Race. 



2— Quaker City Y. C,, River and Harbor Cruise. 



