June 18, 1885.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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THE CLEVELAND DEATH-TRAP CAPSIZE. 



Editor Forest and stream: 



I give Tim the following tacts in regard to a capsize at this port on 

 Sun.ia ; nifrht lv.-.l tv which one life was lost and the other 1 ! ,:t>- w'i> 

 formed the even' were picked up in an almost unconscious slate after 

 being in the water nine hours. The wind bad been blowing strong 

 from west t" southwest all day, with indications of heavy squalls to- 

 ward everting. About 3 o'clock iii the afternoon five boys, who 

 BOarce ly knew a boom from a breaker, and have had no experience 

 in sailing, Started in their yacht (}) Hydra, a trap about 30ft. water- 

 line, 7ft.' neairi , and draft of water not over 1ft., for Coit's Beach (no 

 shelter whatever), ten miles east of here. The run down before the 

 wind was. of course, made easy enough, but at 7 P. M. they under- 

 took to beat back, and after getting about three miles into the lake 

 were struck by a heavy squall and capsized. After hanging on to 

 the side of their boat for nine hours until daylight they were picked 

 up and everything possible done for them to restore life, bur one of 

 the pany who was slightly injured by the boom at the time of cap- 

 sizing died soon after being taken ashore. The other four at the 

 time of writing are doing as well as possible under the circumstances. 



As this has been given out in mjr daily papers as a yacht with a 

 party of yachtsmen aboard. I dislike to see it go on record as such. 

 The boat is by no means a sample of Cleveland's yachts, for it has 

 always been regarded as a Hat bottom death-trap; neither are any 

 Of the crew who were on her to be regarded as Cleveland S yachts- 

 men, for. as I said before, they are inexperienced. We are thank) ol 

 that neither the boat nor he boys were enrolled on the books of the 

 Cleveland Yachting Association. 1 actitsman. 



CtiWraliAWD, Ohio, June 11. 



LAUNCH OF THE MOHICAN.— The London Meld of June (i gives 

 the following account of the launch of the new steam yacht Mohican, 

 winch, it is reported] will make New York her home port in the 

 future: "On Monday the yachts belonging to the rapidly increasing 

 fleet that tly the burgee of the Royal Largs Y. C. received a notable 

 addition in the shape of the s. s. Mohican, built by Messrs. D. & W. 

 Henderson, of Particle, and designed by Mr. G. L. Watson, to the 

 order of Mr. John Clark, of Curlingham, commodore of toe Royal 

 Largs Y. C. The launch, which was a most successful one, took 

 Place at i P, M., the yacht as she left the ways being named Mohican 

 by Miss Smiley, of Qallowhill, Paisley. The Mohican has a strong 

 resemblance to the S. s. Amy. recently built by the same firm for Mr. 

 N. B. Stewart, and has something of the racing-yacht look Mr. Wat- 

 son contrives to give to all his boats of whatever kind. She is TOO 

 tons, 191ft. long on the loadline and 215ft. over all, breadth 27ft., 

 depth 18ft. Throughout she is constructed of steel, and the work- 

 manship is worthy of the firm that turned out Vanduara and Weudur 

 for the same owner, and that, she is to Mr, Clark 's order is a guarantee 

 that nothing will bo spared to make her internal fittings equal to 

 those of the" famous cutter and yawl. The dining-room is forward of 

 the machinery, and is 25ft. (an. long, 10ft. tiin. wide. The drawing- 

 room is abaft the engines, and is 24ft, 6in. long and lift. wide. Af t of 

 the drawing-room are two very large staterooms, and there is a suite 

 (seven in number) forward of the dining-room. Ample aceomiuoda 

 tion has been provided for the crew in a forecastle 24ft. long and 17ft. 

 wide. The officers' quarters are aft. The two fine deck houses are of 

 steel, faced with reakwood. The entrance to the reception and state 

 rooms is by means of a fine stair in the fore deck house. She will 

 have three masts and a sail plan that will help to send her along when 

 pocasion requires. Her mean motive power is. however, a set of 

 triple expansion direct-acting surface-condensing engines, with 

 cylinders of the following diameters: 18in,, 27in. and 43fti, The stroke 

 is vim. She is to have a double-ended cylindrical boiler of steel, with 

 a working pressure of 100 pounds. She will be commanded by Capt. 

 J. Timpson, who was in charge of the late Mr. James Clark's s. s. 

 Mona, and previously of the Walrus, yawl, and who. from his experi- 

 ence in the Livonia, will be able to take her across the Atlantic it the 

 trip is decided upon. We understand that the trials of the s. s. Amy, 

 whose launch we noticed recently, have been of the most satisfactory 

 description." 



ECLIPSE Y. C. REGATTA.— After two postponements the Eclips 

 Y. C. sailed their annua) regatta on June 11. The courses were: For 

 Classes A. B, D and E fiom 104th street, through Hell Gate and 

 around the Stepping Stones, and for Class F around Throgg's Neck 

 Buoy, making fifteen and ten miles respectively. There were thir- 

 teen starters in the five classes. The wind was southerly and the tide 

 nearly full when the first signal was given, the classes starting sepa- 

 rately. The first half of the course was before the wind and the 

 Thorn led to the mark, jibing around with Violet and Hoodoo in her 

 wake. Unknown carried away her mast at the outer mark and was 

 towed home. The wind was ahead, but the tide helped all home, the 

 times being as follows: 



CLASS A- .11B AM) MAINSAIL. 



Start. Finish. Actual. Corrected. 



Thorn 10 49 00 3 21 20 8 S3 SO 3 30 05 



J. D. K . 10 iS 00 3 33 40 4 34 40 4 34 40 



CLASS B— CATBOATS. 



Gvpsev 10 48 30 2 46 05 3 57 45 3 57 s*5 



Hornet 10 18 55 2 32 22 3 43 27 3 4112 



CLASS E — OATBOATS. 



Violet 10 45 50 2 30 00 3 50 10 3 50 10 



Unknown 10 40 00 Withdrew. 



Hoodoo 10 45 85 2 32 05 3 47 40 3 45 40 



CUSS D— SLOOPS, 



4jlj e 10 50 40 Withdrew. 



Susie V '. '. 10 45 20 3 30 15 4 53 55 . 4 58 10 



Annie 10 13 30 2 30 55 Withdrew. 



CLASS F — OATBOATS, 



Goodenongh 10 39 00 2 33 18 3 54 18 3 54 18 



Ghost 10 39 03 3 15 20 4 3(5 18 4 35 18 



Jean 10 39 30 3 08 00 3 28 30 3 27 30 



The winners in the different classes were Thorn, Hornet, Hoodoo, 

 Susie V. and Jean. 



YACHTING NOTES.— Wood Bros, have named their new sloop 



Maud, and have her now overboard and rigged Clochette, 



schooner, C. W. Galloupe, has been sold to F. F. Williams, of Jersey 

 City. She is a keel boat, 48ft. water-line, lift. Sin. beam, and lift. 

 draft... Schooner Sylph, A. C. Wbeelright, has also been sold to P. 

 F. McArdle, and schooner Sport, F. S. Eaton, has been sold to J. H. 



.vioG radv SvhiUa— A steel steam yacht of this name has lately been 



launched by J. Kidd & Co., at Linwood, Pa., for J. F. Belts, of Phila- 

 delphia. She is 100ft. long, 10ft. Out. beam, and Ort. draft. Herengine 

 is 11 and 20x18, with a four-bladed wheel. Oft. diameter and 10 pitch. 



She is schooner rigged, with lowering masts and funnel Huron 



comes out this week With a new mainsail by Wilson & Gurney, who 



also gave Thetis her fine suit of canvas Decoy, sharpie. Dr." C. N. 



Hoagknd, has returned to New Y r orx after a winter in Florida waters. 



Rosalie, sloop, A. C. Caufield, has been sold to E. E. Barney, of 



Hone 1 wood, Ya Seminole, sharpie, Com, A.E. Douglas. St. Augus- 

 tine Y. C, has been sold to Mr. E. R Thornton, of Jamesport, L. I 



YACHTING ON THE PACIFIC.-On May 27 the San Francisco Y. 

 C. started on an up river cruise, leaving the club house at Saucelito 

 at 6 P. M. for Martinez, in a light wind. Chispa stole a march on the 

 others, going between Angel and Alcatraz islands, while all were 

 becalmed. Fleur de Lis nearly caught her and took second place in. 

 with Thetis third, but it was midnight before all the fleet reached 

 Martinez. After waiting until noon on Saturday for Chispa to get off 

 the mud, Lie fleet set sail for Vallejo. A race home was started at 

 10:30 next morning, Fleur de Lis taking the lead. The wind was on 

 end and made a reef necessary. Lurline and Halcyon joined in when 

 near the finish. Fleur de Lis finished at S.-4B, with Rambler at 4 :45 and 

 Ripple at 4 :55, Casco not going over the line. A race between the big- 

 schooners was to take place last Saturday for a purse of $1,000. It 

 was, exoected that Lurline, Fleur de Lis,' Halcyon and Nellie would 

 enter. 



MOBILE Y. O— The officers far 1885 are: President. P. J. Pillaus; 

 Vice ■President, I). H. Lay; Secretary and Treasurer, B.C. Rowan; 

 Commodore, B. Hinckley; Vice-Commodore, S. Woodbull. First 

 Captain, W, B. Curran; Second Captain, R. A. Sadler. The follow- 

 ing are the members the Governing Committee, viz.: P. J. Pihaus, 

 chairman; H. Pillaus, F. Gibson, J. S. Woodhull, W. F. Kirkbride. 

 The club enters on its second year under very favorable auspices, 

 having an active roll of about fifty and a very nice little balance in 

 its treasury. 



THE SAILING OF GENESTA.— A special telegram to the Herald 

 announces the departure of Genesta for America on Tuesday even- 

 ing. She sailed from Gourock Bay at 7 P. M., and will come direct 

 to New York. Her skipper expects to make the passage in three 

 weeks, but she is provisioned for four. Her racing spars have been 

 replaced by smaller on 38. and will come out by steamer. 



NEW HAVEN Y T . C— The programme for to-day's race included 

 five classes, in each of which a prize will be given for the best cor- 

 rected time, with a second prize if four start and a third if six start. 

 Besides these, special prizes are offered for best elapsed time in 

 Classes B. C and D, and the Derby Challenge Cup in Class C and 

 Register Challenge Cup in Class D. 



MARY ANDERSON'S STEAM YACHT.— The steam yacht. Galatea, 

 built for Mary Anderson, which was sold last spring, was launched in 

 Lake George on Saturday, and rechristened with the name of her 

 former owner, 



STRANGER.— Mr. Warrens cutter sailed from Southampton on 

 June 3 for Boston in charge of a Warren hue captain as navigator. 

 Her racing spars and gear will be shipped by steamer from Liverpool 



NEW YORK Y. C-An important meeting was held on Tuesday 

 night to decide finally about the Cup races, the committee making a 

 report which was ordered to be printed in pamphlet form. It was 

 decided to sail three races with Genesta, one over the New- 

 York course, one triangular outside the Hook, and one to windward 

 or leeward and return. Should Genesta be defeated, three similar 

 races will be sailed with Galatea. The date of the first, series will be 

 the first week in September. Mr. Beavor Webb has requested that 

 the time allowance be based on an average of the New York and Y. 

 R A rules, to which proposition the committee here objected. The 

 question being referred to Mr. Geo. L, Schuyler, he has decided that 

 the New York Y. C. rule shall be followed.- July 23 was selected as 

 the date for the redezvous at Glen Cove for the Cruise. The trial 

 races will be sailed in about two weeks. 



LOOSE-FOOTED MAINSAILS.— Editor Forest and Stream.- If 

 might perhaps interest some of your readers to hear the result of tin 

 experiment! have been making with an American made, loose-footed 

 mainsail. If was made by P. W. Rerghind. of Brooklyn, and 80 fat- 

 has proved very satisfactory. In spite of the fact that neither I nor 

 any one on the 'Petrel understood the peculiarities of a loose-footed 



:ail and the disadvantage Of a boom deficient in stiffness, the sail has 

 been steadily improving ever since it was bent. So far as lean judge, 

 the speed of the Petrel has been improved by if, as she seems to 

 move, through the water with more life. The sit of the sail is at 

 least equal to that oi any laced mainsail 1 have ever tried. As if has 

 been bent for a. few days only, it is too soon to say much about it. I 

 shall let you hear from the again on the same subject.— E. A. 

 STEVE-MS, 



GREAT HEaD Y. C— Commodore, George C, Abbott; Vice Com 

 modore, Henry E. Turner. Jr.; Secretary, Albert E. Prince; Treas 

 urer, H. A. Joslin: .Measurer, K. K. Tewdtsbnry: Regatta Committee- 

 J. T. Washburn, F. H. Seavey. W. P. Hammett, II. T. Crocker and 

 W. D. Lombard; Directors, C. S. Tewksbury, George II. Payne, F. L, 

 Woodward and O. H. Hillings This club was organized last season; 

 has a membership of over 150, and a fleet of about thirty sail. A 

 handsome club house, with all the arrangements for social enter- 

 tainment, has been built, as well as fine accommodation for yacht 

 owners. It is proposed to have the old Wiuthrop Y. C, whose pres- 

 ent commodore is H. Putnam, owner of the sluop David Crockett, 

 amalgamate with this organization, thereby gaining about lorry mem- 

 bers and several well-known yachts.— Boston Herald. 



TORONTO SKIFF SAILING CLUB.— A race was sailed on June 13 

 between the second class boats of the club over a course from the 

 clubhouse to a buoy near Haitian's Point, thence to a buoy near 

 Gooderham's, and thence, to the starting point. The starters were 

 Mr. J. B. Kilgour's skiff, sailed by Mr. O. E. Macrae; Mr. Close's and 

 Mr. II. S. Hall's skiffs, sailed by the owners; Mr. J. Pepler's skiff Kite, 

 sailed by Mr. T. W. Green, and Mr. J. A. Howard's skiff Arrow, 

 sailed by Mr. J. T. C. Boyd. Mr. Hall was first a way, but Arrow soon 

 followed and passed him, leading easily at first mark, Mr. Hall cap- 

 sizing after turning, owing to trouble with hie spinnaker. Mr. Kil- 

 gour's boat was second to Arrow to the end. Arrow's time was lb. 

 i2miu. and Kilgour's boat Hi. 32mm. The prizes will be presented at 

 the club's reception on Saturday next. 



PENNSYLVANIA. Y.C.—Edttor Forest, and Stream: On Monday 

 the Pennsylvania Y. C sailed for the championship, resulting as fol 

 ows: Home buoy, Thos. M, Seeds, Willie Graham, Violet, John W., 

 Rightley, Mortimer Dease, Geo. Bosler, David Bennett, Mediator, 

 Sarah Nield, Mary McVey, Wm. Birch. The race was from club 

 wharf to Delanco and return. Wind light from southwest. The run 

 home against, wind and tide for a good portion of the distance was 

 unsatisfactory and tedious. This club have a limit of sail area, and 

 approaches more nearly, especially for small boats, an equality of 

 boat and sail. The Southwark Club will sail on Monday next.— R. 

 G. W. 



A NARROW" FIYE-TONNER.— There was on Wednesday launched 

 from Messrs. Simpon & Denisoirs yard at Sanquay the most remark- 

 able boat of the year, which will probably create some stir in the 

 coming season. She is built to the order of Mr. K. E. Froude and is 

 a five-tonner. Her dimensions are: Length over all, 45ft.; beam 5ft. 

 tiin. She has no less than seven tons of lead on her keel. The main- 

 sail will have a 26ft. hoist, while her spinnaker boom is 36ft. long. 

 This little wonder was named Jenny Wren. She has a Buttercup 

 bow. with nice sweet ends. She is composite built of two thicknesses 

 of teak.— Glasgow Herald. 



TOLEDO Y. C— A race will he sailed at Presque Isle on June 17 for 

 the G. A. R. pennant, twenty yachts having entered. A canoe race 

 will also be sailed. 



QUEBEC Y. C— A handsome silver bowl has been presented to the 

 club by Governor-General Lansdowne, to be raced for on July 1. 



SLEUTHHOUND. —This cutter arrived at Gibraltar on May 25, seven 

 days opt from Algiers, and sailed for Gosport on the 27th. 



AMY.— Mr. Morgan was at Southampton on June C, having bottom 

 cleaned. Galatea was in harbor at the same date. 



PORTLAND Y. C— Tbis club sailed a regatta on June 12, the re- 

 ports of which have not yet come to hand. 



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Address all cominunieations to the Forest and Stream Publish 

 ing Co. 



FIXTURES. 



June 24— Vesper Boat Club, Annual Regatta. 



June 25— Jersey City Y. C, Regatta. Special Class for Canoes, 



Jime 27— Eastern Meet, Merrimae Biver. 



July 18. 28— Western Meet, Ballast Island, Lake Erie. 



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



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



SECRETARY"— C. A. Neide. Schuylerville. N. Y, Candidates for mem 

 bership must lorward 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. 



CLUB UNIFORMS AT THE MEET. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



W T e have just returned from the Hudson River local meet, and be- 

 sides Commoaore Oliver, of the A. C. A., being present, there were 

 al«o the commodores of about nine or ten clubs, all more or less re- 

 splendent with gold or silver embroidery or lace. In such a camp as 

 that, there being no special exe-jutive. it' was proper for this official 

 display. I wish to call attention to all commanding officers of clubs 

 who may attend the A. C. A. eatr.p. that all who attend there will do 

 so in their capacity as A. O. A. members, and there should be no 

 wearing of official insignia except by A. C. A. officers at Grindstone. 

 My letter is by no means official, and I write it without even consult- 

 ing Commodore Oliver, but being myself a wearer in club circles of 

 embroidery, I feel that I can with good grace call the attention of my 

 brother commanders to this possible discourtesy and thoughtless- 

 ness. In our own clubs it is known who the commodore or captain is, 

 therefore it is not necessary for us to cause a possible confusion by 

 the wearing of our club official insignia in the. A. 0, A. camp. My 

 letter is intended to be entirely friendly, and I am confident it will be 

 taken as such. Robert J. Wilkin, Commanding Brooklyn C. C. 



OAKLAND C. C. RACES.-MAY 30. 



Editor Forest and- Stream: 



To-clay the first race for the champion pennant for canoes was 

 sailed by the canoe fleer of Oakland Creek. The entries were: 

 Talisman .... Racine . . 13ft. Oin. xSSiu . . F. Pixley, Oakland C. C. 



Undine Carvel . , ,15ft.x30in R. Cooper. Oakland C. C. 



Sunbeam... Canvas. . ,13ft. x24in W. Pixley, Oakland C. C. 



Betsy Carvel., ,18ft x29iu R. Englebrecht, Oakland C. C. 



Hattie Bell .Lapstreak I3ft.x29in W. H. Byrne, S. F. C. C. 



Zephyr Lapstreak 14£t. tiin. >:29iii . ,W. W. Blow, Mosquito Fleet. 



All except the Talisman and the Zephyr are California built boats, 

 and represent all sorts of models and 'styles in cut, rig, etc. The 

 Betsy particularly is the creation of a youngster some sixteen years 

 old. He had scarcely ever seen a boat when he started in to make 

 his. Vv hen she first appeared on the creek she elicited a great deal 

 of amusement, for some of the points were very suggestive of cabi- 

 net maker's work. The workmanship, however, was very good, and 

 the boy soon picked up the idea necessary to make his craft weath- 

 erly and serviceable. In a short paddling race to-day, he came in a 



very good second to the Talisman, Racine, He is now engaged in 

 building another canoe, improving on the first in many ways. He is 

 certainly entit led to great credit. The Talisman is one of the regular 

 patent, and the Zephyr was built by a New York builder, 

 Mae. Don aid, I think. 



The race was called for 2 o'clock. It was blowing a stiff summer 

 breeze and the sailing craft, big and little, were under reefed soils 

 The course was to a, stake probably 100yds. or so short of a mile from 

 the boat houses. We would gladly have postponed the race to a day 

 with less breeze, but the committee- Messrs. Yale, Evans and Mon- 

 tague— say these races are to go on the day appointed, fair or foul, 

 rain or shine. Soon after 2 o'cleck the canoes were put in line and 

 the word "go" given. The. Hattie Bell, which is very quick on the 

 start, jumped away with the lead, the Undine and Zephyr following. 

 The Zephyr gradually caught up and pnssed to the front, and reached 

 the sinke first. Thus far the sailing was with a fair wind. Turning, 

 the Zephyr, being provided with a, reefing gear dike the Snake's, I 

 think), instantly reduced sail to beat, bade With 25ft. of mainsail, 

 12ft, dandy and 90 pounds of ballast, she bore up nicely and made the 

 trip home'in two lacks. The other boats kept full sail spread, and 

 probably for that reason did not do so well. At all events, the finish 

 WHS 0S fellows: Zephyr, 30m.; Hattie Bell, 37J/ 3 m.; Undine, 30m.: 

 Talisman, 50m,; Sunbeam, f.UXan.; Betsy, not taken The Betsy came 

 to grief— carried away some of her rigging, broke thertidder and lost 

 her paddle, She was finally towed in by a friendly skiff. 



The interest in canoeing seems on the increase. The citiisc of the 

 Talisman and Undine has started the upcountry boys, and before long 

 wc are likely to hear of new canoeists along the Sacramento River. 

 1 understand that a new boat is on the way to a member of the Oak- 

 land C. C, a Racine, 10ft.x38iu., her special mission being to show 

 her heels to the Mystic. Mosquito. 



CANOEING AT LACHINE, CANADA. 



IT had rained all day, and at 7 P. M. when the Marion L., Viva D, 

 and Uno left the boat house at Lachine it was very threatening 

 and becoming dark. It had been our intention to have a full club 

 cruise to St. Ann's, about twenty miles up the river, but on account, of 

 the very disagreeable weather, it was postponed, and only the above 

 three canoes started. The Marchioness, Iona and Verve had gone up 

 during the morning, and we did not like to leave them to their own 

 devices all Sunday. We kept together for about three miles, when 

 striking Lake St. Louis the Viva D. decided to hug the shore, a very 

 strong S.W. wind blowing. The Marion L. and Uno decided to make 

 a straight line across the lake, and it was decided to wait for each 

 other half way to St. Ann's at Point Claire. 



After passing the two lighthouses and when we were just changing 

 our course to make the wharf at Point Claire a heavy sea caught the 

 Uno, breaking her rudder, she then gibed her sail and upset. By tbis 

 time it was pitch dark and blowing half a gale of wind right behind 

 us. Wo were then three miles from the shore. The Marion L. was 

 right at the Uno's stern, and when the accident happened came 

 alongside and took the wrecked canoeist out of the water. We then 

 fished out the mast, cleared away the sail. etc.. and by this time the 

 Marion L. was about a quarter full herself and started for the shore. 

 The wind being dead up the lake would draw the Marion's head with 

 it, the stern being held down by the Uno, which we were towing. 

 After paddling about an hour and a half we reached shore, emptied 

 out the water, and paddling up along the bank to Point Claire, where 

 we found the Viva D., and proceeding to mine hosts, Mallette's, found 

 her crew haviug a friendly game of draw. We lost the top boards off 

 the Uno, which',' going ashore, led to the belief that we were drowned, 

 and parties called at the hotel during the day from where the boards 

 went ashore to see if we had arrived. It blew so hard we could not 

 leave for St. Ann's, but returned home in the evening, never having 

 been really dry since the day before. The Uno ard Verve, sailed down 

 next morning and had to go' ashore four times to empty the, water out 

 before reaching home. This lake is very treacherous, many acci- 

 dents having happened, especially of late years. 



MERRIMACK RIVER CANOE MEET. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



An invitation is cordially extended to members of the A. C. A. and 

 other canoeists residing in Eastern Massachusetts and vicinity to at 

 tend a meet to be held under the auspices of the Vesper Boat Club of 

 Lowell, at Winn's Bluff, Hudson, N. H , June 27, 28 and 29. 



The site is a beautiful one, about nine miles from Lowell, and four 

 miles from Nashua. Tyngsboro is about three miles below and Lit- 

 tle's Station about three-quarters of a mile above Wiu n's Bluff. All 

 of the places mentioned are on the Boston & Lowell Railroad, which 

 follows the course of the river on the banlc opposite the Bluff. 



Canoes by freight should be sent to Tyngsboro ; on passeuger trains 

 and accompanied by owners, Little's Station will be most conveni- 

 ent. An invitation is extended to visitors to rendezvous at the Vesper 

 hoat house, where canoes may be housed, and all possible attention 

 paid to crews. 



The majority of the canoeists present will camp, either iu tents or 

 canoes, at the place selected. Straw or hay for bedding and firewood 

 will be provided. There are hotels within short distances, where 

 those who desire cau find suitable accommodation. 



Either member of the committee on arrangements will furnish any 

 further information or assistance to inquirers, and be glad to do any 

 thing in their power to promote the convenience and enjoyment of 

 visitors. Those intending to be present will confer a favor if they 

 will notify the committee as early as convenient. 



C. P. Nichols, Paul Bctleb and R. F. Hemenway. 



Lowell, Mass. Committee. 



NEW CRUISING GROUNDS IN FLORIDA. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Allow me to call the attention of canoeists to the almost unknown 

 region of the Everglades of Florida. I have just returned Lorn the 

 shores of that unique lake, and am of opinion that a cruise among its 

 couutless islands would be very enjoyable to northern canoeists. The 

 best time is from October to April; from then till June there is hardly 

 any water, and summer is the rainy season, The islands are very 

 pretty and are inhabited by Indians who would supply travelers with 

 game, bananas and vegetables. A canoeist could go from St. Augus- 

 tine or Jacksonville to the Indian River, down that stream into 

 the glades, and could come out through the Miami River, which emp- 

 ties into Biscay ne Bay. Five miles south of its mouth is a comfort- 

 able hotel kept by Mrs. Peacock. I was all over Florida and never 

 saw anything equal to Biscayne Bay in point of scenery; the forests 

 on the northern shore are full of large game, including panther, and 

 the fishing is first-class. There is an inside route from Biscay ne Bay 

 to Key West along the keys, navigable for small boats, and fresh 

 water can now bo had on most of the keys. The distance from Bis- 

 cayne Bay to Key West is about 150 miles. I shall be glad to answer 

 inquiries from canoeists through the Forest and Stream. J. L. N. 



FROM LAKE ERIE TO THE MISSISSIPPI.— To go from Detroit 

 to the Mississippi River by water it would be necessary to go north 

 through Lake St. Clair, the St. Clair River and Lake Huron to the 

 Straits of Mackinaw, then through the straits across Lake Michigan 

 to Green Bay, Wis. There you will strike the Fox River, then up 

 that river to Portage, Wis., where a canal joins it with the Wisconsin 

 River, which flows into the Mississippi River. The portages are few 

 and very short.— Chick. 



Cleveland, O.— I have just noticed an inquiry in your last issue as 

 to whether a canoe can be floated from Detroit to the Missis- 

 sippi by any other route than via Cleveland. There is no other route 

 where a canoe can be floated, except via Toledo and canal from there 

 to the Ohio River; but if a canoeist wants a better than the slow, tedi- 

 ous canal route from either Cleveland or Toledo, he can, after five 

 hours' rail frcm Cleveland to Columbus, O., take the Scioto River 

 from latter place to Portsmouth, on the Ohio River, just above Cin- 

 cinnati; or if you want more river, by taking cars at Toledo and rail 

 to Logansport. Lafayette or Torre Haute, Ind., you can take at either 

 place the Wabash River and reach the Ohio at the boundary line be- 

 tween Indiana and Illinois.— G. 



A TROY ESTIMATE OF DR. NEIDE'S BOOK.— The Troy Daily 

 Times says: ''At the close of the American Canoe Association meet hi 

 August, 1883, Dr. Neide, in the Aurora, and S. D. Kendall, in the Com- 

 fort, set out from Lorua Island in the Adirondacks, for the Gulf of 

 Mexico. The experiences in their long and extraordinary trip were 

 novel and at times exciting. A faithful iog' was kept by the 'skip- 

 pers,' and its contents have been elaborated into a volume of un- 

 usual interest and originality. The work has long been anxiously 

 looked for by canoeists, and it will be read by them and thousand's 

 of others with keeuestzest." 



LAKE ST. LOUTS C. C— A regatta will be held at Lachine on 

 June 20, by the Lake St. Louis C. C. The races will be called at 

 3 P. M., entrance free. Entries must be made by June 18, to Geo. 

 Atild jo. secretary, Box 2141, Montreal. The programme includes the 

 following events: 1. Single paddling race, one mile. 2. Sailing race, 

 one mde. 3. Tandem race, one mile. 4. Portage race, one mile. 5. 

 Hurry scurry, one-half mile. (i. Boys' Tandem, fourteen years and 

 under, one mile. The races will be under A. C. A. rules. 



LINDSAY C. C. RACES.— The animal races of this club were held 

 on June 8, the course being from the boat house up the river. The 

 single canoe race for the bankers' prize, a. gold medal, brought out 

 six entries. A. Downey, J. M. Knowlson, W. Waters, \V. "Howe. 

 VV. A. White and R. D, Thefton, Distance one mile with turn. 

 A. Downey won by three leugtbs with J. M. Knowlson second, The 



