Am. 13, 1885.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



as 



THE ASSOCIATtON MEET-REG ATTA WEEK. 



CANOE CatuP, \ 

 fjElNtoSTrtsB ISLANt). Aug. 7. r 

 QIX years of study ami experiment, by some of the leadirig Ameri- 

 lO can cauoeists Ha.Ve broiisbf canoe rariug' nud ihe managetiient of 

 re.g-abtas to a high degree of perfectfoii, and this year there is little 

 falise to fiDd faiih; with either the prof.'-riuiime ot the manner in tvhich 

 it was earrieiJ out, the ouly <listiirbanoe being (tiafc oeliasioued by the 

 weather, whieh was very unfavorable. The changes made ill the 

 rales last season have all ^vorked well, and we have heard of no sug- 

 gestions of further amendment or aUei'iition this year. The entries 

 have been smaller than was anticipated, in consequence of the fewer 

 jnemhers present, a taer, that is due mainly, if not entirely, to the 

 condition of business. N\'liile f lie entries in some races were few, all 

 were well eonteatcd and an improvemerd: in the average sailing and 

 paddling, as the men were afloat, together witli a elo.ser aitention to 

 the rule.s Than ever before, was very noticeable. The sailing races 

 found .T 11 eauoes with laige n imdjers in their mainsails, nnd in pad- 

 dling eolon^d nae^ were carried. The courses were similar to those 

 of la.si year, but further out and in better water, the sniJing course 

 beir'g JJ's miles triangular, and tlie paddlmg t-^ mile down the shore. 

 The new ax eroge record was an important fcntiire of tins year's rac- 

 ing, and the programme was specialty arranged ^^^th reference to it. 

 PROGRAMME. 



FIRST DAY, MONDAY, AUG. 3. 



No. 1. 9:80 A. M.— Paddhng i:!lass III., 1 mile. 

 No. S!. 0:15 A. M.— Paddhng Class 11., 1 mUe. 



No. fl. 10 ^ao A . M.— Sailing Novices Olas.ses A and B, no limits to rig 

 or ballast; open only to members who never sailed a eanoe before 

 IH.'^.S, m miips. 



Ko. .1," ti i.-io jM,---Padilllng Class IV., 1 mile. 



No. .5. 11! 15 4. M.— Padd'iug Glass 1. (This race exempt from '-1 

 idan j canoe" rulel 1 mile: 



ISTo. 0. P. M.— SiuUiig Ciiass B, no Hniits ballast or I'ig, H mileS. 



iSTo, 7. 2 P. M.— SaUiug Cliiss A, no hmils ballast or l ig, H miles. 



No. 8; 3 p. M.— Paddling and sailing combined, (,'tasses A and B 

 rpaddle 1^ mile, sail mile, paddle Vi mile, .sail 1.4 mile, paddle 1^ 

 mile, sail '^4 mile, on triangular course of ^ miJe sides), H miles. 



No. tb 4 P: M —Paddling tandem, Classes III. and IV., decked 

 h'ahooR. for this race mn.st he declced on half their length), 1 mile. 



No. 10: -t;l.5 P. M.- -Paddling tandem, , Cla.^ees lit. and IV,, open 

 (only fi)t jiaddlel-s who do not 1-aee in No !)), 1 mile. 



No. 11. 4:30 P*. M.— ciiset Pace, any Class 11. or larger Canoe (tto 

 stiecial aijpliances allowed unless lisuatly e;u-ried in ei-uisingj at- 

 signal evei'y cahoe must be ttii-ned comjiletely t)ver!, yOOft. 



se.toND day: 



No. 13: 9::10 A. M.— Paddling Class TV., criiising (i;im (canOe aiid 

 load any material, to Aveigh iOO pounds or morei, 1, iiiile. 



No. 14. 10:30 A. M. -Sailing Class B. no ballast, 8 miles; 



No. tTi, lO-lO A. M.— Sailing Class A, no ballastj 3 miles. 



No. 10. 11:10 A. M.— Pciddhng Class IP, cruising trim (canoe and 

 load to weigh ISO jjounds oi- mure), 1 mile. 



No. IT, 2 P. M.— Saihng Class B, cruising rig (sail limited to T6ft., 

 any ballast), IXi miles. 



ISIo. IS. 2:10 P. M.— Sailing Class A, cruising rig (sail limited to 50fc., 

 anr ballast). 1)4 miles. 



No. 111. ;^ P. M.— Paddhng Class III., ci-uisrng trim (canoe and load 

 to weigh ICO pounds or more), 1 mile. 



No. 30. S-Ab P. M..— Sailing imclassifled canoes, no limits ballast or 

 rig. Vy<i miles. 



No. 21. 4;15 P. M.— Hurry scurry, with swim, 100yds. run, canoes 

 uioor(>d 50ft. froiQ shore, paddle ,300yds. 

 Mn, sa. 4:80 P. M. -Qymnastles. 



Second day of tliis programme will be Tuesday, Aug. 4. unless 

 weather prevents or some of Monday's races are postponed, in which, 

 ease Mondaj 's programme whJ be finished, if possible, and the 

 t'ethaiuder of the day be devoted to special races or sports, and the 

 Second dtl.Y will be Wednesday, Aug. 6. In the absence of wind the 

 baddliug will be called at their appointed times. PimctiiaUty wlU be 

 insisted Oh; no race will wait for any members. Any event"delared 

 by iaek of wmd or by reason of the preceding one not having finished 

 will be postponed to the sam.e hotir next day, and the next event 

 started fit its appointed time. All A. C. A- I'ules will be ehforCed. 



"All-round record" with five prices will b^ bdsed upon all fvepts in 

 this i^rogramme except Nos. 3, 5, 9, 10, 20, 31, 2.2, that isuponTpad- 

 dliitg, 5 sailing, and 1 combined. Every c!assi|ied canoe (exdept 

 Class I.) being eligible alike for 3 paddling races, 3 sailing and i com- 

 bined. For No . 5 members may bring and use another canoe besides 

 the one allowed under Rule U. for other events. First and second 

 in-izes in all events except No. 28. 



The foregoing programme provides for races of all kinds, for those 

 who have never sailed or paddled^ canoe, for those who have ex- 

 treme racing outfits, and for those who have only a cruising boat and 

 rig. but theh' tendency is strongly in the direction of encouraging the 

 all round paddlln.g and sailing cauoe, and specially to encourage pad- 

 dling which is apt sometimes to be sacrificed to sailing powers. The 

 first race on the programme was called promptly on time, but a little 

 delay was caused by a steamer coming to the dock. The water was 

 lumpy and a strong wind was blowing across the course. 



Paddhng Class 111., 1 mile. 



Invmcible M. F. Johnson Toronto C. C 15 30 



Beatrice Theo Dunham Harvard C. C 19 00 



Hillcrest Edwin Gould Knickerbocker C. C 



Hillcrest started off quickly but at the third or fourth stroke roiled 

 completely over. Both she and Invincible were open Canadian 

 canoes 16x28, against which Beatrice, a heavy Racine, 14x28, had no 

 chance, especially with Johuson iu the lighter boat, but Dunham hung 

 on bravely through the stern chase. 



At the close rain was falling with more wind and the other races 

 were necessarily postponed. The weather was very unpleasant, but 

 all hands enjoyed themselves under canvas. At liight the wind in- 

 creased and several tents were blown down, the A. C. A. tent, scatter- 

 ing the mail, Vice-Commodore Rathbua's on Capitol Hill, and two 

 of the Kingston tents, besides some others. The confusion was In- 

 creased by three yachts diiving on shore, all hands turning to and 

 aiding in getting them under the lee near Delaney's. No S(;rious 

 damage was done and the tents were soon pitched again. 



Tuesday morning was clear, but very cool, with a high wind and 

 sea, but Race No. 2, Paddling Class II., 1 mile, was called on time, 

 starting at 9l48!.30 A. M, 



Ariel W. A. Leys Toronto C. C 18 60 



Daydream C, E. Edgar, Jr.. Newburgh C. C 14 30 



Irene .P-. Baldwin Ottawa C. C 15 05 



No others cared to start in such weather. The next race was No. 8, 

 Saihng :>\ovlces, tVi miles. Only three started at 10:;37. two capsizing, 



Flit--/ '...Henry Stanton Knickerbocker C. 0..19 00 



Emily ...F. M. Turner capsized. 



Margaret E. K. Dunham Harvard C. C . . capshted. 



Mr. Stanton sailed a. good race in weather when few cared to start, 

 and when his competitors both capsized, and the excellent manner 

 in which his boat was handled was more noticeable from the fact 

 that he is a new hand in a canoe. 



Paddling races 4 and 5 were postponed on account of the sea and 

 wind, and at 2:06 P, M. the main race of the season. No. 6, Sailing 

 Class B, no limit, three miles, was started. The weather was very 

 heavy for such small craft, but seventeen started. Of these only 

 eight finished, several upsetting, and more giving up before complet- 

 ing the course. 



Sea Bee... C. B. Vaits New York C. C 50 30 



Snake R. W. Gibson Mohican 52 00 



Star F. S. Rath bun Deseronto 155 00 



Isabel Robert Tvson . Toronto 



Grebe B. W. Richards Brockville 



Freyja C. F. Hold ship Pittsburgh 



Daisy G. O, Totten, Ji- Essex 



Verena..., E. B, Edwards Peterboro 



Germaine A. G. Webster Harvard 



Katrina R. W. Bailey Pittsburgh 



Guenn 0. V. R. Schuyler Brooklyn 



Beatrice Theo. Dunham Harvard. '. 



Bertha J. E. Mellen Rochester 



Aurora C. A, Neidii Mohican 



Sofronia,-. ..F. F. Andrews Rochester 



Thetis P. M. Waekerhagen, . .Mohican 



Inertia E. W. Biwvn Knickerbocker 



Sea Bee cairied bei' racing mizzen forward and storm mizzen aft, 

 winning easily under this rig. 



The next race, No. 7, was for Class A, with the same conditions, 

 starting at :3:16;30: 



Nirvana A. K. Ntmick Pittsburgh 55 30 



Day Dream G. E. Edgar, Jr.. Newburg 1 03 30 



Irene R. W. Baldwin Ottawa Capsized 



Irex .Ford Jones Brockville Capsized 



Though starting 10m. 30s. later, the little Nirvana, 14x28in., came 

 in ahead of some of the larger boats in Class B. 



Race No. 8, SaUlng and Paddling, caUed out but three entries, start- 

 mgat4;20P. M.: 



Snake R. W. Gibson Mohican 50 20 



Day Dream G. E. Edgar, .Tr Newbtirg 1 00 00 



Aurora C, A. Neide Mohican 



Immediately a Eter this race started. No, 9. Paddlii>g Tandem, Classes 

 III. and IV., decked, was started at 4:21, over a mile course: 



Nellie .JacKsou and Kipp Sc. Lawrence 13 00 



Gertie Robertson and Schuyler 13 05 



Jessie Davis and Smith St. Lawrence. . . ,'. 



Race No. lO, for Paddling Tandem, open canoes, had also three en- 

 tries, starting at 4i40! 



Invincible Johnson and Wilkinson 13 00 



Daisie Shaw and Pitt Peterboto. 14 00 



BaDyhack Iligguis and Martin .. 



.lohnson and Willvinson won easily. 



Tuesday evening jiassed quietly in camp, with nothing to note, and 

 early Wednesday morning the 'races were resumed, the first race 

 being No. 1:3, fiir (Jlass IV., in cruising trun, a ndrdmnin linut for 

 canoes tmd load being llxed at 200 pounds; di^ianee, t mile; .star t, 

 9:47:46: 



Nellie :;W. F. Kiftt) St. Lawrence II -30 



Snake R. W. GibsCm.., .-.Mohican , 13 ;35 



Bally hack R. Martin 18 45 



Germaine A. G. Webster Hal'Vatd , . 



No. 14 of the regular programme followed, startitig at lOilOjaO, with 

 13 entries; 



Thetis P. M. Waekerhagen... Mohican ...51 40 



Sofronia F. F. Andrews Roche.ster , 50 40 



Sea Bee C. B. Vaux New York 58 55 



(Jrebe ,.B. W. Richards Brockville 



Verena E. B, Edwards Peterboro 



Snake R. VV. Gibson Mohican 



Marion B R. 8. Ohver Mohican. , 



.Star F, S. Bathbim Deseronto 



Katrina R. W. Bahey Pittsburgh ^. .. ,. 



Freyja C. T. Holdship Pittsburgh 



Bertha J. E. Mellen -. Rochester 



Isabel Robert Tyson Toronto 



Aurora C. A. Neide Mohican 



In this race no ballast was allowed and ca.uoes were limited to 151bs. 

 for weight of board and fltriugs. 



The next race. No. 15, was for Class A under similar conditions, 

 starting at 10:58:45: 



Nirvana. A. K. Nimiek Pittsburgh. 68 80 



IreS ..Ford Jones JBroclrville 1 06 15 



Day Dteam G. K. Edgar. Jf , Newburgh .-i 07 45 



Nereid H. W. Schafer Essc^ . ..... , 



Irene B. W. Baldwin Ottawa 



Nettie W. L. Green Knielve;4K,c]ter 



Lady Jane B. C. Bakewell Pittsburgh , 



Nii-vana won again easil.v , with a long lead at the finish. 

 Race No. 10 was postponed and No. 17 for Class B cruising rig, 

 'J'Bft., was started at 2:20 p. M. once around the course. 



Snake 



Katrjna .. 

 Thetis..,., 



(*i-6b6 



0ea Bi;e,.. 



T^rena 



Soft-ohla. . 

 Gheitn . 

 Maribn fi. 



Lorelei 



Isabel 



...R. AV. Gibson. 



...R. W. Bailey 



i,.Pi M, Waekerhagen. 



,..B: Richards 



.i.C, T5. Vans... 



.Mohican 



.Pittsburgh 



.Mohican 



.Brockville 



.New York 



25 25 

 S6 10 

 3C 15 



E. B. EdWarda Peterboro 



. .F. F. Andrews Rochester 



.:.C. V. R. Schuyler ... Brt-oklyn 



..R: S. Oliver..: ...Mohican ' 



:.K C. Gi-ihiin Knickerbocker 



- - . .Robert Tj^sdu TOTtmto 



Flit Henry Stanton iSniekerbocker 



Freyja CP. Holdsliip Pittsburgh 



Aurora O, A. Neidfi Mohican 



Inertia E. W. Brown Knickerbocker 



Daisy G. O. Totten, Jr Essex 



Q er tie J. R. Robertson .... 



Wenonah J. L. Rogers Peterboro '. .\ 



Alter eightminutes the Class A boats were started in a similar race, 

 the Nirvana again winning and making better time than any boat in 

 the larger class: 



Nirvana A, K. Nimick. . , Pittsburgh 21 10 



Irene R. W. Baldwin , ..Ottawa :i0 30 



Lady Jane B. 0. Bakewell Pittsbui-gh 



In Race No. 19, Paddling Class HI., cruising trim, not less than 160 

 pounds for canoe and load, two canoes started at 3:01: 



Invincible M.F.Johnson Toronto 11 25 



Hillcrest Edwin Gould Knickerbocker 11 .32 



Johnson led with Gould close to him, but at the finish the former 

 spurted and won; 



A postponed race, No. 4, Paddling Class IV., was next called and 

 started at 4 P. M. over a mile course: 



Nellie ..W. F. Kipp St. Lawrence 13 00 



Bijou : .J . L. JacksoH Brockville 13 30 



Snake .R. W. Gibson Mohican, 14 00 



Gertie J. Ri Robertson 



Dji,is.t .-^G. E. Totten, Jr Essex 



Verena E. B, fid wards. Peterboro 



Race No. 20 was omitted for the time, and the Hurry Scurry race. 

 No. 21, was called. The canoes were luoored o(t the dock, and the 

 course included a run of 100yds., a swim of 20yds,. and a paddle of 

 200yds. Five canoes entered: 



GuDz G. B. Wilkinson Brockville. 



Invincible M. F. Johnson Toronto, 



Lorna E. A. Gardner Knickerbocker. 



Hillcrest Edwin G ould Knickerbocker. 



Inertia E. W. Brown Knickerbocker. 



Mr. Wilkinson was first to dive and first iu his boat. Mr. Gould 

 had some trouble with the knot in his painter, finally using his teeth 

 to untie it, which dela.yed him greatly. Johnson paddled hard to beat 

 Wilkinson, but could not do it. 



During the day a numbei* of photos of the camp were taken by Mr. 

 S. R. Stoddart, of Glens Falls. In the evening a torch'ight proces- 

 sion took place, the canoeists being armed with immense tin horns, 

 and also with Chinese lanterns. After the parade all assembled about 

 a high platform that had been erected for the use of Mr. Stoddart. 

 where Mr. R. B. Burchard gave an imitation of the new statue of 

 Liberty. Gracefidly draped in a canoe tent, his head sm-mounted by 

 a tin keetle, while he held aloft a torch, his manly countenance 

 colored alternately red and blue by colored fires, the sight was 

 beautiful in the extreme. After maintaining a stataiesque pose for a 

 short time Liberty ended up with a breakdown and disappeared with 

 a flying leap into tha darkness just a.s the last of the red fire expired. 



The first race on Thursday was No. 5, postponed from Monday, 

 Paddling Class I., 1 mile, open to any canoe: 



Maggie M. F. Johnson Toronto 12 00 



Ariel W. H. Leys Toronto 12 22 



The next race was No. 16, Paddling Class II., in cruising trim, 120 

 pounds minimum limit, called at 10:14 A. M.- 

 Ariel W. A. Leys Toronto PI 00 



Irene R.W.Baldwin Ottawa , 13 15 



Day Dream . . . .G. E. Edgar, Jr . . ..Newburgh 



At 10:56:40 an extra race, 1 mile tandem, for any canoe; prize, a 

 paddle given by Mr. Rushton : 



Maggie Johnson and Leys 9 50 



Bijou Kipp and Jackson n so 



Viva Pitt and Shaw. n 40 



Mr. Hugh Neilson, of Toronto, offered a pin as a prize for a reach- 

 ing race, any canoe, course I mUe, which was started at 10:43 in a 

 very light wind. Nirvana, A. K. Nimick, again won. many of the 

 si arters giving up and paddling home. 



The last race on Thursday was No. 11. upset race, 200yds., with 

 seven entries: 



Sofronia F. F. Andrews Rochester. 



Sea Bee C. B. Vaux New York. 



Gunz G. B. Wilkinson Brockville. 



Invincible E. vV. Brown Knickerbocker. 



Snake R. W. Gib.son Mohican. 



Verena E. B, Edwards Peterboro. 



Hillcrest Edwin Gould , Knickerbocker. 



All upset quickly at the signal, but Andrews was first in and away, 

 winning first place with Vaux second, Sofrouia, Snake and Sea Bee 

 being decked were easy to upset and right, but the others, all open 

 canoes, had to be emptied fu-st. 



After dinner on Tfiursday the review of the fleet foUowed, Seventy 

 canoes passed the dock, all under paddle, some of them '-manned" 

 by ladies. Paddlmg over to the east the sailing canoes set their can- 

 vas and returned, passing thefiagship again. While such a display 

 lacks the grandeur wtuch a fleet of yachts under sail derives from 

 mere siz», it has a beauty of its own tnat is no less charming. Half a 

 hundred little craft with bright hidls and glistening sails when viewed 

 from the lull is as pretty a sight as is often seen on the water. 



Thursday evening was set apart for the water parade and illumina- 

 tion, and iu the afternoon lanterns were prepared and flags displayed 

 The Kingston tents were covered wit-h flags and lanterns beside the 

 letters R. M. C, formed of colored lamps. The BrocJcville C. C. de- 

 vised a similar plan. Some tall slakes were driven into the ground 

 and saplmgs were twisted about them forming the letters B. C. C 

 On the frame work small colored lamps were hung, the effect at night 

 against the white tents being very pretty. The view at night from 

 the water was very fine, strings of many colored lamps along the 

 entne length of the camp, but it could not compare with that from 

 the hill top. The fieet formed on the north side beyond the tree.«, 

 coming out from their .shadow one by Dne, at the point near the dock. 

 Each of the fifty canoes had a string of lanterns from stem to main- 

 mast head, then to mizzeninast and down to stem, and as the heights 

 of the mast« varied, and some lines were taut and straight and others 

 slack and curved, there were no two boats in the fleet precisely ahke. 

 As the dock was passed the leader curved to port, then to starboard, 

 the others followmg at regular distances until the long Ime seemed a 

 fiery snake against a sea of black, some such monster as only Dore 

 could picture or Coleridge describe. In and out it wound its convolu- 



tions until at last it disintegrated into man,y small parts, each of 

 Which contained half a dozen or more globes of light which one by 

 one died out and left the camp in darkness. 



On Friday morning signs of breaking camp were plentiful on all 

 sides. Some had already left and piles of ba.ggageand packed ctmoeH 

 on the dock were awaiting transport to Clayton. ' A number of special 

 pri>ies remained to be raced for, and the first event, a consolation 

 race for those who had never won an A. C. A. race, was called at 

 10;0.S A. M. The prizes were ol" the value of $]5 and $5, to be selected 

 liy the winners, and were presented by iVlr. .1. H. Hull, president of 

 tiic Brooklj n C. C. The course was 114 miles, and the wind was very 

 iiglit. rive canoes entered, but three soon dropped back, Ihe leaders 

 being B. AV. Richards in the Grebe and C. V.R. Schuyler in the 

 Guenn. The foriuer held a. good lead on the -vvindward work, but was 

 passed by Guenn on the last leg with sheets off, Guenn winning by 

 15ft, Times— Guenn, 45m. 20s. ; Glebe, i.'jm. liOs. 



Two prizes, a decorated paddle presented by Messrs. J. C. Wilson 

 and Chas. Remmgson, and a spoon paddle presented by Mr. .Tohn 

 Glcndenning, the Toronto canoe builder, were offered foraS-milo 

 saihng race for cruiHing canoes. 



Thetis P. M. Waekerhagen . MoWcan 58 30 



Guenn C. V. R. Schuyler Brooklyn 1 04 30 



Grebe . . .B, W. KieliardB Brookville.. .. ... 



Daisy G. O. Totten, ,!r Essex 



Nereid Henry Shafer Essex 



The wind was light at 3:35 when the race started, ami continued so 

 all the a,fteraoon. Thetis easily left Guenn and Grebe, beating them 

 badly. 



At 4:25. a sailing race for opan canoes, IJ^ miles, for a decorated 

 rudder, given by Mr. Ira Davis, and a paddle, given by Mr. Rushton, 

 was sailed. 



Verena E B. Edwards Peterboro 40 30 



Viva D R. W. Baldwin Ottawa 



The final event was a portage race, ^ mile paddle, carry over a 

 fence and 100ft. on shore,- for a "Dorsal Pin" camp kit. 



Hillcrest Edwin Goidd Knickerbocker, , .. 5 30 



Wenonah G, E. Totten, Jr Essex 6 4.^ 



VivaD R. W. Baldwm, Ottawa 



Far Nient© . , ..Chas. A. Neid6 Mohican 



Dotakecare ,,C. Larom Berkele.y 



Verena E. B. Edwards Peterboro 



Mr. J. B. McMurrich, f».sw'ego G. C, also offered a pair of marine 

 glasses ff)r the winner of ihe Kreatest number of sailing races, which 

 were awarded to Mr. A. Iv. Nimick. of the Pittsburg C. C.. who won 

 the three firsts in Class A. The Nirvan.a, his canoe, is 14x?K., designed 

 and built in IKSl tiy Mr. W. P. Stephens, the onlj boat of this model 

 ever built. Mi-. J^iinick also won the reaching race in the Ka.trina. 

 l\tr. J. L. Weller being absent, the races were iu the hands of Messrs. 

 Gib.son and \A'ilkin, .assisted b.y C. A. Neidc. tieo. Hc>ger and H. L. 

 Tnomas as .ludges; C. F, Earle as Clerk of the Clourse; W. H. Lo.rom 

 as Entry '. ;ierk: F. L. Mix as Timeiceepcr and Starcer, and Harold 

 Morrow, Asst. As Cliairman of the Regatta Committee the bulk of 

 the v.'ork naturally fell to Mr. Gioson. audit is but fair to say that, 

 to him more than to anyone else the success of the races is due. 

 The labor of arranging a series of thirty different races, and of sailing 

 them off in three da.ys, is no light one, and the competitors are 

 indebted gi eatly to all of the gentlemen named for the sport they 

 have enjoyed. 



After the first race on Friday morning the members were called to 

 the meeting, which was held c>n the hillside under the trees. Couimo- 

 dore Oliver being in the chair. The register ot the camp wa.s called 

 over and the reading of the minutes of i.)reviotis meeting was dis- 

 pensed with. Ml-. Larom reported in behalf of the uotniuating com- 

 mittee, presenting the names of F. S. P.atidiun, of Deseronto, for 

 Commodore for 1H85 and '86; R. J. Wilkin, Brooldyu, for Vice-Commo; 

 dore; Geo, H. Parmele. Hartford, Rear Commodore; Dr. C. A. Neid&. 

 for Secretary and Treasui-er ; Messrs. B.W. Richards, Brockville; Geol 

 Roger, Peterboro; and W, B. Waekerhagen. Mohican, for the Execti- 

 tive Committee. It was moved by E. B. Edwards that W. P. Stephens 

 he empowered to cast one vote for the ticket as read. The motion 

 was carried and Mr. Stephens deposited a vote, the above gentlemen 

 being declared elected 



The Treasurer's report was then read and accepted, also a report, 

 of the Executive Committee on the subject of a Western branch. 

 The Executive Committee consider that the interests of the Western 

 members of the Association, as well as of Western canoeists gener- 

 ally, demand some provision whereby an annual meet may be held m 

 the West as well as one in the East, so that all may be accommodated. 

 In pursuance of this object -the committee presented the draft of a 

 new constitution and by-la.w3 providing that at any time when the 

 Western members make application, the Executive Committee may 

 organize the Association in the form of an Eastern and a W^estern 

 branch, both on an equal footing, the two to elect a Commodore and 

 Secretary and Treasurer, each, branch to have its own officers and 

 annual meet. 



The letter from the Western A. C. A. that appeared in the Forkst 

 AND Stream last week was read and discussed, the sense of the meet- 

 ing being that as less than fifteen per cent, of the Western members 

 of the Association were present at BaUast Island it would not be fair 

 to the majority to accept these few at once as representing them. 

 The constitution was adopted, to take effect when the Executive Com- 

 mittee consider it advisable. The Western members and all Western 

 canoeists will be asked to decide for themselves whether they will 

 accept the Western Association organized at Ballast Island, as their 

 representatiye, or whether they prefer to organize in some other 

 way, and when their decision is made the committee will at once be 

 ready to arrange with them the details of the change. The constitu- 

 tion as adopted is similar to the one pro,''osed in the Forest and 

 Stream some time since. We will publish it in full shortly. 



Secretary Neide reijorced that the expenses of the Association, es- 

 pecially the meets, had so increased, that it would be necessar.y to 

 raise the dues to $2 per year. Mr. Wilkin moved that the dues be 

 raised, which motion was carried. Votes of thanks were passed to 

 Albert Dennis Post:, G. A. R., for the loan of their cannon; to Mr. 

 Delaney, for tne use of the camp ground; to Mr. Gibson and his as- 

 sistants, and to the donors of the prizes. The following letter from 

 Mr. W. Baden-Powell to Com. Oliver, was read by the Secretary; 



3 Paper Buildings, Temple, E. C., > 

 London, July 22, ]b85. f 

 The Commodore American Canoe Association: 



My Dear Sir— Allow me to ofl'er cordial greeting to the officers and 

 members of the American Canoe Association. 



Tbanks to yom- excellent publications, the Canoeist and Forest 

 AND Stream, we in England are kept well infoi'med of all that is going 

 on in American canoeing; and were it not for the difficulty that your 

 meet is three weeks too early for us to join, our almost uuiversal 

 English holiday commencing Aug. 10, 1 should at this moment be in 

 contact with you not by "mail," but band in hand. 



None the less I wish the A. C. A. all success at this meet, and shall 

 hope to hear all about it in Forest and Stream, and perhaps see the 

 "cracks" by photograph. 



I have watched with great pleasure the growth of saihng canoes in 

 America, both as to number, size and sail area, and it bears out com- 

 pletely what I ventured to predict here ten years ago, and in Bren- 

 tayio's Monthly in 1880: That when once a canoeist becomes an ex- 

 pert sailor and has obtained an efficient sailing canoe, he has tsisted 

 a "loving cup" of nautical brew of the finest brand, and he wUl not 

 easily be drawn off that cup. 



But if there is the slightest touch of "lubber" in his constitution, 

 his canoe will find it out, and you will not often see him "under sail," 

 except, perhaps, when he is under water at the same time. 



AViU the A, C, A,, however, permit me to suggest that to keep this 

 "cup" within popular taste, it is necessary to define the iiroportions 

 of all its ingredients. Size, weigJit and sail area are the three gov- 

 erning qualities; the tvvo former are limited, but if sail area is 

 longer left unhmited, it will. In particular cases, increase to abnor- 

 mal proportions and the pastime will generally suffer. Provided the 

 limit be such as will give a full size suit, according to present notions 

 and as existing canoes go, 110 hardship will be done to existing craft, 

 and the future would be guarded against an abnormal growth of 

 sails, spars and ballast. With a limit of sails, weight and size of 

 hull and fittings whl naturally be kept to moderate proportions. 



Having carefully considered the question from all sides, I incline 

 strongly to the following scheme as a simple, effective, racing limi- 

 tation, and it will be proposed for adoption at the Royal C. C. autumn 

 meeting, viz: 



(a) Number of sails allowed to be set at a time, not more than two. 



(b) Area of sails limited to: 



First class— Mainsail, 100 sq. ft. ; miitzen, or jib, 25 sq. ft.; spin- 

 naker, 50 sq. ft. 



Second class— Mainsail, 60 sq. ft. ; mizzen, or jib, 15 sq, ft.; spin- 

 naker, 'iO sq. ft. 



This sail limit can then be applied to either class (B or A), as suits 

 circumstances. Thus for a "cruiser" race, the conditions would be 

 "B class canoes, second class sails." 



A first class limit at 80ft. main, 20ft. mizzen and 40ft. spinnaker 

 would be better; but so many existing craft exceed this hmit. 



The photograph herewith shows Nautilus, of 1881, raciug with a 

 mainsaU of 130ft. Such a sail with 14ft. boom and yard, is over the 

 fine of reasonable limit for a canoe. The new Nautilus of this season, 

 winner of the R. C. C. challenge cup, has two sizes of rig: No. 1— 

 Mam ti Oft., mizzen. 15ft.; and No. 2. mam 80ft.. mizzen lOEt. She 

 sails far best w ith No, 2and moderate ballast; butthere beingno limit 

 at present, she is bound to carry No. 1 suit in racing lest the windfall 

 off, when larger areas would have the advantage without doubt. 



Were sail area limited, racing success would depend txpon model 

 handling and "set" of sails, rather than on size, weight and ai'ea 



