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the mark to beat up. Fifine did by fai- the best work to windward, 

 and took a good lead. All came home free, booms to starboard. Ine 

 tiroes were: Fifine 35.38, Gip 39.88, Fannie .10.08, Gipsy 41.31. Laura 

 48.10, 



The nexi race was No. 15 sailing, for winners of previous races 

 only. The starters were: Gip. H. D. Crane, Cincinnati O. L.; baura. 

 W W. Mite, Cincinnati C. C; Fitlne,"W. 1. Brown, Cincinnati C. t.; 

 Fannie, F. W. Keith, Cleveland C. 0. The Cleveland Greys entered, 

 but broke her tiller on the line and withdrew. The wind still blew 

 quite stronely, but the water was smooth. All went oft at n:.")D 

 A. M.. Oip anil Fifme making t^'od starts, with Laura across third. 

 The race was quickly sailed, Fiflue, leadini!; all tne way. rjie, times 

 were: Fihne, 38.0.5, Gip 36,00. Fannie L. .39.tX( and La\n-a "lO-lo. 



Following this came a mile paddle tor winners. Race No_ 10. with 



and winning easily in 10.04, wiih CiiyaboRa in 10.49. _ 



Inimediatelv after duiner to day a meeting was called m ^, 



Com Gardner presiding:. The Committee nn Orgamzation reported, 

 recommendinerthe foimation of a Westeni Association of Canoeists, 

 and that measures should be taken to eousuU with the Amenenn 

 C-inoe Association as to some plan for a uniteil association. The re- 

 port was accepted and the election of ofiieers followed. Mr. Crane 

 nominated Com. Gardner, who was unanimously elected Commodore, 

 and Mr. Brown nominated Geo. B. Ellard, of^ Cincinnati, for Vice- 

 (!omni((dure, who was also elected. Mr. W. H. Fckman. of Cleveland, 

 was elfcted Secretary. The Committee on Location reported in favor 

 of a meet at the present camp in 188ti, which was adopted and a 

 motion to ttnt effect passed, com. Gardner appointed as an Execu- 

 tive Coramiitee, Messrs. W. 1. Brown, of Gineinuati; J. W. Hepburn, 

 of ToU'do, aiui Woodruff, ot Cliicaso. 

 Thf followins rcKolulion n as adopted: 



H7ie) ea.s\ The Western A. C. A has been duly orKanized On the 34th 

 dav of Julv, 15^85. .It P.iillast Island, Lake Eric; nnd 



Whtneas. The v^aid association is desirons of encouraging canoeing 

 in this country, and orgams^ing rules, rcKUlat'ons. etc , that govern 

 the cannery tlii ouKhout North America ; rberefore be it 



Re,<o/yf</. Tiiat a representative tie elected from this Association, 

 with instmeiioiis to present tln^ action taken at this meeting to the 

 A. (1, A. ai its nieetinj? at Grindstone Island, and that the said repre- 

 sentative expi-ess to tlie said A. C. A. our wiUintrness to i-eorganize 

 the said W. C, A on a basis which will place this Association on an 

 eqnal footing; with snch an organization as may be formed by Eastern 

 and Canadian caiioers. 



In piirsnancc of this resolution Mr. W. P. Stephens was elected a 

 i-epresentative tc the A. C. A. meet at Grindstone Island, after which 

 tihe nicftiug adjourned. A photogi-apher was present in the after- 

 noon uud secured views of the camp and boats. Another squall with 

 rain and higti wind put a stop to further races, but cleared by sunset 

 with a beautiful double rainhow\ In the evening the water was cov- 

 ered with tioating parties in canoes and sailboats, the nearly lull 

 moon making the night very beautiful. 



An Executive Committe meeting was held at headipiarters, at 

 which the .\. C. A. Constitution, By-laws and Sailing Hules were read 

 and adopted with tlie amendment of several minor points to adapt 

 them to the uses of the Western A. 0. A, To-morrow, besides the 

 postponed races, others will be held at the Toledo club house on 

 Middle Bass l-iland. 



Saturday, July 25 

 The first race this morning. No. 14, was a half mile paddle for 

 novices who had never paddled up to ten days prior to race. The 

 entries were: Psyche, Geo. Chandler; Laura, W.W. Hite; Cuyahoga, 



F. Koot; Fannie L.. R. Yorke; Nick L. and George El, George Ford; 

 Little Fraud, W. Breed. The race was started at buoy T, and was 

 won tjy Cny.'ihoga. in 8.0:1,30, with Nick L, second. 



The nt-xt i-acc was a special one for a handsome flag presented by 

 Mr, Brady, of t'leveland, 1 mile, canoes of 30in. and over. Only two 

 entered: '( itv of Cleveland. F. W. Keith, Cleveland C. C: NickL. and 

 Gi^orgc El. \V. v. Stephens, New York C. C. Starting at 10:18:10 the 

 Nick L. took the lead and at the quarter led by nearly a length, in- 

 creasing to one and a half lengths at the buoy. Here the other boat 

 gaiued in the turn, coming up to a length astern. The race home 

 was very exciting, as the City of Cleveland gradually overhauled the 

 leadei-. but could not pass, the Nick L. winning by a length in 9:.50. 



The twelfth race, postponed from Thursday, was very amusing to 

 the speeiators. The boats were set adrift 50yds. fi'om the wharf, the 

 coniestauts running lOOyd.s. on the wharf and diving off, then enter- 

 ing the boats after a. swim and paddling ICH'iyds. with half a paddle. 

 Mr. Woodj-utT, of tbe Chicago C. C.was tirst in the run, with Mr. 

 Backus, of C'leveland, beside him, with four others near. Backus 

 reached the water first with a long dive. Woodruff close to hira, and 

 the former was first in his boat, but was slow in getting under way 

 and fouled yir. Keith. Woodruff swung his single blade well and took 

 firs'', with Keith second. 



An upset race followed with four entries, won by Geo. Ford, with 

 Keith second. After this was a trial of skill in walldug around the 

 foremast of a canoe, won by W. Breed, with Mr. Keith again second. 

 The prizes were distributed" at noon in front of the cottage, the flags 

 being very handsome. 



Camp Gard>er, Ballast Island, July 2G.— After conclusion of the 

 races at camp yesterday the canoeists crossed with their boats to the 

 Toledo club house on Middle Bass Island, a large summer hotel sur- 

 rounded by haudsome grounds and a number of small cottages, all 

 owru <1 by "a club of Toledo gentlemen, whose families occupy the 

 hoiel and cottages in summer. Prizes had been olfered by the 

 guests for canoe races, the first of which was a paddling race % of a 

 mile with handicap, won by F. W. Keith in tbe Psyche. Following 

 this was an upset race with 5 entries, 200yds with two upsets, won by 



G. H, Gardner. A hurry skurry race, 4 entries. 200j ds run, lOOyJ. 

 swim and a paddle home, was also won by Mr. Gardner A sailing 

 race over a 2 mile course brought out 4 entries aud was won by G. 



H. Gardnei'in the Gip, with W. I Brown second in the Fifine, times: 

 43.30 and 47. In the evening all attended the hop at the Toledo Club, 

 and on Monday the camp will be comparativel,y deserted. 



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A CRUISE ON THE TAUNTON RIVER. 



URING the winter and early spring of '84, 1 had a serious attack 

 of the "canoe craze," which I'esulteain my becoming the rather 

 dissatisfied possessor of a 10J^x26 decked canoe, splendidly built, and 

 fitted with mast, sail and jointed double paddle. 1 was di ■•satisfied 

 because I wanted all this at a weight of under thirty pounds, and 

 though 1 never weighed them I found they varied from sixty to two 

 thou.sand pounds, according to the distance I had to move them over- 

 laud. I used this canoe one or two afternoons, and in August, being 

 l edueed to tlO pounds by a combination of fever and book keeping, 

 determined to make a short voyage for rest. Looking over the map 

 of Massachusetts, I found that the Taunton River I'an in about the 

 direction I wanted to go, and judging (from the same authority) that 

 it must be about the right size for a start at Brockton. I expressed 

 the canoe there, 



Takinir train next morning at Boston with a basket of blankets, 

 food, etc., I reached Brockton at 9 A. M. Here I hired a team, loaded 

 the canoe on It and started for the Taunton River, which is about two 

 nules (by map.l east, of Brockt-on. My good friend, Mr. Nye, who 

 owned and drove the team, didn't remember any river crossing the 

 road, only a small brook; but ha-^ang great faith in the map, and no 

 other running water being near, I decided that the brook was ray 

 river and would soon grow. So launching the canoe on a stream 8ft. 

 Avide aud two dcej}, I bade farewell to my friend, who looked as if he 

 bade good bye to all hope of ever seeing" me alive, and was very pav- 

 ticular that I should promise to write to him if I ever got any where. 

 1 have no doubt he expected me to give it up or gel lost inside the 

 first mile. 



Soon after starting I found thebrook (Taunton River) badly choked 

 with bushes, aud in some places with old fence rails, needing all the 

 li'tle strength and large amotmt of patience I started with to' scrape, 

 slide, crawl or float under, over or through the obstructions. The 

 'Mirook ' was narrow, the bushes and bugs thick, the day hot, and 

 during the first two miles I took in an assorted cargo of leaves, twigs, 

 spiders, bugs ajid beetles large enough to last a whole season. After 

 four or five miles of this style of locomotion the stream gradually 

 broadened into a long mill pond, with swampy land covered with 

 bushes on both sides. The bottom of the pond contained a thick de- 

 posit of sawdust, easily stirred up by the paddle, while its sui-face 

 for nearly a mile was almost covered by lilies; m some readies were 

 eountlesi numbers of the small ones hardly an mch m diameter, but 

 very pt^rfect and fragrant. At the lower end of the pond the water 

 was very deei>, ending at a dam which was also a I'oad to an old de- 

 serted mill standing just below the dam. After a rest and lunch in 

 the shade I walked down through the woods and brush, which was 

 very thick, to see how I was to get along fm-ther. Tbe stream run- 

 ning fi'om the dam was shallow, but over a steep, rocky bed and ex- 

 tended a quarter of a mile, where it^ would have been almost impos- 

 sible to get the canoe through. Going back to the dam I dragged 

 tint canoe across it and the old road and through a rough opening to 

 the old mill race, where it was stoned up on both sides some eight or 

 nine feet, and at tbe bottom of which a little water was running. 

 Atter carefully lowering canoe (endwise) aud baggage down the per- 

 pendicular wall of the race, T waded, floated and dragged along about 

 a qnurrer of a mile to vs iicre the race joined the stream, where it had 

 a smooth, pleasant cui'rent, banks about flfteen feet apart; then litile 

 whirls pitst or lietv\ een small rocks, and once a broad gravel bank 

 with not -enough water to float in, aud just below this a dash under 

 H. httle dai.'t bridge where you could not see through until fairly under 



it, and, as the current slowed up, a little bridge of stringers and 

 boai'ds just high enough to squeeze under, then out into a pond with 

 a narrow channel among lilies to a gate. 



Just here was a verv peculiar formation, partly natural aud partly 

 artificial. A ridge rah along about three or four huudrod feot, form- 

 ing part of one side of the pond, and bad been strengtheBed into a 

 dam, with a narrow but deep gate in it, the land on the other side 

 of the ridge appearing to be twenty or thirty feet low;er than the 

 pond, and sloping away to meadows still lower. Lealdng through 

 the gate was enough water to make a small, rocky brook, and further 

 along, at the end of the dam, an almost straight brook or river 

 (probably artificial), about twelve feet wide, leading along about a 

 tnird of a mile to a round pond that cniied at another ridge or a bend 

 of same one, and looking out over the low meadows beyond. A 

 wooden planing mill and nn icehouse stood along the sandy edge of 

 tbe pond, and below on the slope one or two dwellings. My "river" 

 appeared in the shape of a small brook, winding alongin the meadow 

 about four or five hundred feet distant No one here could m would 

 tell me the name of the settlement, perhaps it hadn't any, and after 

 a rest I stni ted to drag the canoe overland to the river. During the 

 course of that drag I took a lesson in "weights and measm-es" not laid 

 down hi any aritlunelic. The sun was broiling hot, the road I crossed 

 sandy, and "several men who didn't offer me any help stopped work- 

 ing long enough to wonder aud even ask if I "wasn't a fool to be 

 plaving with a little boat like that." One even walked down behind 

 Die' to see that I found the brook, perhaps to be ready to help if I 

 gave out. 



Since then it has sometimes occurred to me that perhaps I was a 

 fool to have been there, instead of in the doctor's hands, but doctors 

 can't cure the "canoe craze." 1 was trying to cure it, and plodded 

 along dragging a canoe thaf, all loaded, weighed about sixty pounds 

 when it left the pond, but rapidly rose to one hundred, two hundred, 

 up, up, up, til) I finally slid it into the brook, actual weight just one 

 gross ton. twenty-two Imndred and forty pounds. I had been a book- 

 keeper for years and had seen most all kinds of accounts. Yea, 

 verily, I once lived in the family of a professor of mathematics, but 

 how a sixiy-pound canoe could" increase to twenty-two hundred and 

 forty pounds in five himdred feet travel was a problem I never 

 "worked out" till that day. Why she didn't sink at once on touching 

 the water is a conundruni; but no. I .slid aboard and floated along as 

 calmly as the stream went, no breath wasted, I hadn't any, even to 

 call good-bye to the good-natured six-footer who sat on the shore 

 wondering 'over the fool question, if he'd been aboard the same httle 

 boat ten miles further down stream he'd have seen sights that can 

 never be seen except from a floating vehicle very near the surface of 

 the water. Tbe brook running near the foot of the ridge soon grew 

 deeper and broader, a bonny brook, bearing me gently down to the 

 strongly land-locked mill pond at East Bridgewater. After a rest 

 here and a visit to a house for a drink of well water I paddled down 

 to the road which runs below, and is really part of the dam. 



Below this was a carry or drag of an eighth of a mile before good 

 water could be reached owing to rocks and other obstructions. Four 

 or five boys who were swimming above the dam quickly dressed at 

 the word pay. and with the help of about six on the painter I crossed 

 the road and started down the other side and through the grass on a 

 run, which soon became a walk aud then a drag, finafly reaching 

 water at a veiy slow pace. Here thfe boys stood quietly around wait- 

 ing to see the canoe float away: perhaps they were wondering how 

 they should invest their wealth: but it seemed more than likely they 

 were studying out the problem of increased weight, which had so 

 nearly overcome me at my last carry. And just here, from an eighth 

 to a quarter of a mile below the dam at East Bridgewater, is where I 

 should have started instead of at Brockton, and any one who lives in 

 Eastern Massachusetts and can float from East Bridgewater to the 

 next village below (Elmwood) and don't do it, wUl miss something 

 worth going miles to see. The river at first is about fifty feet wide, 

 and soon runs between rather high wooded banks, and is very beauti- 

 ful; the last half is a httle more naiTow with banks from three to 

 eight feet high. The trees along the banks and in the fields have 

 been allowed to grow, and in August, when the grass had started up 

 on the sloping banks after the rirst mowing, it was like dilfting 

 through a beautiful park, new views at every wind aud turn, mak- 

 uig pictures that were eonatantly changing, beautiful and unex- 

 pected. From the shore yon may see part of the water and the oppo- 

 site bank, from the canoo you see both banks, every ripple, shadow, 

 low-growing flower or wild plant, and many of the strange double 

 pictures caused by reflections in the water. 



On reaching Elmwood, a smaU but very pretty village, I landed 

 above the small dam, walked across it and back of the old wooden 

 mill to the main street, stopping at the store and post office to get 

 supplies. 1 found milk and ripe peaches, and posted a short letter 

 for home, though it never reached there; then back to the canoe (left 

 in charge of a boy), and making a very short carry, pushed off below 

 the dam and floated down under a small, but handsome granite 

 bridge, built with one (half oval) arch, but very strong. A man on 

 this bridge asked where I was from and where bound, and when I 

 rephed, "From Brockton to salt water," he said I'd never reach salt 

 water in that egg shell. In one sense he was a true prophet, far I did 

 not reach salt water by way of the Taunton River, owing, however, 

 to my branchhig off lower down; but that egg shell was in salt water 

 in Buzzard's Bay the same week and behaved as she did everywhere 

 else (except at carries), as well as any boat of her size could. Below 

 Elmwood for several miles the river, about seventy or eighty feet 

 wide, was a fair average stream, with a clear, comfortable current, 

 but no such "park" as above the village. There may be many just 

 such "parks." and I hope to find them, buti don't yet know where to 

 look. That one was unexpeci ed, and it seems to me that in all outing 

 the unexpected is the most interesting. 



About 6 P. M. I reached a place where a bridge had been com- 

 menced. The side abutments were partly up, and had reduced the 

 width of the river about one-half, and from one to the other a bed of 

 rocks and stones had been dumped in unevenly, making a drop or 

 fall of about a foot where the water ran over them. Not want ing to 

 make a carry, and being anxious to try the canoe and a rapid, even 

 if a tame one, I steered for the apex or V of the rush. All went well 

 and rapidly till I reached the point of the apex, when I ran high up 

 on a hidden rock and stopped, with the water going by and around 

 me rapidly, and the canoe just balancing and trembling on the small 

 keel. Reaching the paddle carefully down a slight push against the 

 rock lifted all clear, and the current then took charge again, and 

 staid by till nearly 9 o'clock, when, as it began to grow dark, it lost 

 itself in a rambling pond with low, wooded, swampy shores and 

 many inlets and coves. The curreat had got lost; even the pond-lily 

 stems bent in different directions. There was no bank in sight high 

 enough to land on, and night was settling down thick. I was sure I 

 was lost, and I wa.'^n't sure how near 1 might be to a fall or dam. 

 Just as I bad determined to tie up to a bush for the night, I heard 

 the sound of people coming my way in a boat, and from them learned 

 the way down stream. Paddlmg carefuUy along in the dark, I ran 

 close to a ten-foot bank, on the top of which grew a large oak, which 

 was dimly outlined against the dark sky. Camp No. 1 was at the top 

 of that bank under the oak, and a very tired crew had a hearty sup- 

 per and rolled into blankets beside the canoe and among muUen 

 stalks. 



For several hours it thundered and lightened in the distance, aud 

 about midnight the hghtning got so familiar with the oak tree that 

 the chance of a soakmg seemed preferable to a doso of electricity 

 roughly administered, so the camp (canoe and all) got up and ad- 

 journed to the open field; the crew got between decks, covered the 

 cockpit with the rubber blanket and mosquito netting, and slept. 



This place roust have been very remote from any dwelling, for 

 though awake for hours no sound of cattle, dogs or fowls was heard 

 at midnight or in tbe early morning. About 4 A. M. the cushion bed 

 gi-ew hard, so the crew turned out for a bath and breakfast. A.f ter 

 this launch and paddle of a mile in the dusk of the morning to a long 

 (paper mill) dam, landmg on the right bank (the mill was at the left). 

 Avery comfortable down-grade carry of some 800 feet ended at an 

 eddy that joined the river some distance below the dam, which latter 

 must have been 400 feet long, and for about 1.50 feet the water poured 

 over it down eighteen or twenty feet on to rocks, which churned it 

 into hard, lasting foam that floated down the river, which for several 

 miles was about lOt) feet wide, with a steady current running between 

 high, heavily-wooded banks. The foam in bunches, many of them 

 as large as a man's hat, floating down stream as tar as one could see 

 in the early morning light, gave the impression that the boat was 

 just at the head of a sharp decline, and would the next moment 

 plunge forward into a grand whirl or rapid ahead, much as one with 

 a good sled starts away from the top of a steep coast on a moonlight 

 night. Even in looking buck it seemed like looking up bill. Floating 

 along in clear air. first the birds got up, one or two at a time, then 

 the sun, and as the river grew wider aud the banks lower, the wind 

 got up and blew the surface of the water clear of foam, and started 

 little dancing ripples in its place. 



In passing down among the foam, v/hcre the current was steady, 

 much such a stop occurred as at the small rapid the night before, 

 only this time it was a strong stake that caused it, the canoe stopped, 

 the river didn't. Directly under the cushion was one end of a strong 

 stake or branch, the other end solid in the riverbed. The balance 

 was so exact that an inch out of perpendicular meant a probable 

 capsize, and it was several minutes before the end of the paddle 

 found just the right place against the side of the slippery stake, and 

 the voyage was resumed. 



About 7 A. M., soon after passing under the Old Colony Raih-oad 

 bridge, I reached the mouth of the Namasket Rivt-r, which here emp- 

 ties into the Tatmton. It is a very rapid stream, about forty feet 

 wide, winding up about six miles to the card mih on the east edge of 

 Middieboro. Along the banks of both rivers, but principally on the 



Taunton, where the banks were low and mar.shy, were large quanti- 

 ties ot wild hollyhocks growing directly in the water, as seed had 

 floated there and rooted. The plants were not over four feet high, 

 but the blosHom?. seldom more than two on a stern, were monstrous, 

 fully twice as large as the largest 1 over saw in a .garden, whde the 

 cardinal flow^ers far surpassed anything I ever saw in the meadows. 

 Spikes eight to ten inches Iouet, of solid perfect blossoms, every petal 

 brilliant and full, almost dazzling ni the suidightand water reflection. 



Up the Namasket River, which was a hard paddle esccut in i-eaches 

 where the wind was going my way, so that T could sail ag.ainst the 

 cturenl, I had but one carry to make, and us there were a number 

 of men and boys working and fishing theiire, all willing ;i,ud anxious to 

 see and handle the "beautiful canoe," my task w as easy and pleasant. 

 Here they knew what a canoe was, though none had "over seen one 

 so complete and handsome. 



Arriving at the card mill aud being tired I hh-ed a team and took 

 the canoe to the express offlce, and an hom afterward was aboard a 

 train speeding toward the imy, where the canoo joined me at night, 

 after the most pleasant and "beneficial water trip I ever made. The 

 time actually used on thewaierwas from 10:10 A. M. at Brockton. 

 Wednesday, till 10:50 A, M. at Middieboro, Thursday, and the same 

 amount of tithe used in starting from East P.ridgewatt'r. and follow- 

 ing the Taunton, would have been mucli more easy aud restful, and 

 is a plan that has haunted me all the wintry days, while snow, ice and 

 slush have made it seem as if summer woifld never come. T hope to 

 make that trip some tuiie, but if I can't go I can heartily rt commend 

 it to others who can, Dau. 



lANTHE 0. C— Newark, N. J., July ^.—Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The first annual regatta of the lanthe C. C. wdl be held on Saturday, 

 Aug. 23. on the Passaic River, commencing at 2 P. M., open to all 

 canoeists. Rules of N. Y. C. C. to govern. Course from Point House 

 yi mile to and around buoy and return, or 1 mile. Race No. 1, 

 paddling, for single canoes 24in. beam and under; entrance fee 50 

 cents- RaceNo. 2, paddling, for single canoes 34 to 28in. beam inclusive; 

 entrance fee 50 cents, Race No 3, paddling, for single canoes 38in. 

 beam and over; entrance fee 50 cents. Race No. 4, tandem paddling, 

 open to all canoes irrespective of size or beam ; entrance fee 50 cents. 

 Race No. .5, sailing, open to .all single canoes irrespective of size, class 

 or rig; entrance fee St. Race No. 0, obstacle, open to aU single canoes, 

 the occupant to tumble out of his canoe into the water up to his chin 

 at the discharge of the starting gun, which wfil occur twice. The 

 prizes will be announced later. All entries must be sent to the Com- 

 modore on or before Aug. U, or they will not be accepted. The boat 

 house is situated on the Passaic River, foot ot Grafton avenue, and to 

 reach it take the N. Y. L. E. & W. R. R. to Woodsidc or any of the 

 railroads to Newark, and take the cars running north to "Grafton 

 avenue, — F. A. Phelps, Jr., Commodore, 140 Lincoln avenue, Newark, 

 N.J. 



SHERBROOKE, Quebec, July 35.— The Rherbrooke Boating and 

 Canoeing Club was organized this spring and starts with a 80x60ft. 

 house, twenty rowing and sailing skiffs, five canoes (including she 

 that was the Allegro), and a sneakbox. the whole the property of 

 fifty odd members, While there has alwa.ys been more or less inter- 

 est in canoeing here, w^e have only just begun to appreciate the bene- 

 fits of organization, and if there are any other cancists scuttertd in 

 twos and threes throughout the country who think they can do 

 nothing, tell them about our club, and add that the subject "was first 

 agitated by two a year ago. We had the pleasure of entertaining four 

 members of the Harvard Club last month, and will always be glad to 

 see canoeists and those interested in Forest and Stream at all times. 

 —Jos. G. Walton ; 



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FIXTURES. 



30— L. Y, R. A., Cruise to Niagara. 



31— Quincy Y. C, Second Club Race. 

 1— Hifll y. C, Club Race. 



1— South Boston Y. C, Regatta. 



1— Lynn Y. C, Annual Regatta. 



2— Quaker City Y, C, River and Harbor (^ruiae 



3— South Boston Y O., Regatta. 

 8— Newark Y. C, Opeii Regatta. 



4— L. Y. R. A., Cruise to Oswego. 



5— Pentucket Y. C, Charapionsbip Race. 



7— L. Tl. R. a.. Cruise to Kingstoa 



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



8— New Haven Y. C, Annual Cruise. 

 12— L. Y. R. A., Cruise to Bellevflle. 

 12— Bay of Quinte Y. C, Regatta. 



14— Quincy Y. C, Second Championship Race. 



15- 30— Quaker City Y. C, Annual Crtuse, Delaware and Ches 



apeake Bays. 

 15— Hull Y. C, Open Race 

 30— Toledo Y. C, Thud Club Regatta. 

 24 and 25— Michigan Y. C, Regatta at Lake St. Clair. 

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

 35— Pentucket Y. C. . Club Race. 

 37— Greenwich Y. C, Annual Regrlta 

 29-Qulncy Y. C, Thu-d Club Race. 



29— Beverly Y. C, Swampseott. Third Championship Regatta 

 5— Hull Y. C, Champion Race. 

 5— Larchmont Y. C, Fall Pennant Regatta. 



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

 12— Quincy Y. C, Third Championship Race. 

 12— Boston Y. C, Fourth Club Race. 



19— Beverly Y. C, Nahant. 



19— HuU Y. C, Champion Race. 



19-Pentucket Y. C, Union Regatta. 



,28— Pentucket y. C, Championship Regatta. 



PURITAN. 



IF any evidence were needed of the general interest felt by the 

 American people in the defense of the Cup, sufllcient would he 

 afforded by the models, designs and suggestions that have poured in 

 from all quarters since the first news of the propo.=ed races. Not 

 only about New Yorlr, where yachtsmen naturally feel a strong local 

 Interest, but from the lakes and even the interior far from s aehting 

 waters have come plans, suggestions and inquiries that bear "evidence 

 of a widespread mterest m the proper defense of the Cup. Models 

 of all sorts, many of them requiring the expenditure of much time 

 and trouble, have been freely given, and various offers of assistance 

 have been made, which in one notable case have taken a practical 

 and substantial form. The New York Y, C, as direct custodians of 

 the Cup, were in duty bound to provide a suitable opponent for the 

 challenging cutters ; and their fleet afi;ording no boats of sufficient 

 size, the club at once took measures to build a large sloop. While 

 every possible care was taken to secure success, there is always more 

 or less uncertainty about a new boat, especially In this case, where 

 the yacht was to be much larger than any sloop built in many years; 

 and it was felt by many that our chances of successfully meet ing 

 Genesta would be much greater if there were several vaehts to select 

 from in case of the failure of the New York yacht to meet the ex- 

 pectations of her builders, or in the event of any mishap to her; and 

 this feeling, with a desire to do a share of what they looked at as a 

 national rather than local matter, led some of the leading members 

 of the Eastern Y. C, of Boston, to undertake the task of building a 

 second yacht to take part iu the trial races, and to be ready if re- 

 quired to meet Genesta or Galatea. 



The only party on whom the duty of providing a yacht rested was 

 the New York Y. C, but looking at the matter in its national aspect, 

 and having in view the prestige of American yachting, threatened 

 this year as never before, the Eastei-n yachtsmen volunteered to pi'o- 

 vide a second boat for the coutesis. With the leaders in the enter- 

 prise, Messrs. J. Malcolm Forbes and Chas. J. Paine, were associated 

 a dozen other members of the E. Y. C., each contributing an equal 

 share of the expense, the management of the new boat being left 

 largely in the hands of the gentlemen named, two of the most expert 

 yachtsmen in the East. In putting their plan into execution they 

 called to their aid Mr. Edward Burgess, Icnown not only as a thorough 

 yachtsman and skillful sailor, but as the designer of a"u umber of the 

 smaller class yachts so numerous about Boston, in w-hich w ork he 

 has shown special skill, both in the modelmg of the hull and in the 

 economical and tasteful arrangement of the interiors. The problem 

 before these gentlemen was no easy one; given Genesta with her 

 known dimensions and record, to find a yacht of a totally different 

 type aud of a size with which American yachtmen are not familiar, 

 which should heat her under a length and sail area rule. Two im- 

 perative conditions were imposed by the circumstances of the case, 

 the yacht must be a sloop to the extent of comparatively wide beam 

 and moderate depth, and she must have a centerboard aiid not a keel 

 only. In other details the designer was untrammeled, and that he has 

 boldly aud judiciously exercised the liberty allowed him in the 

 selection of details is shown by the success already attamtd by the 

 Puritan, 



DisregartUug the traditions of the old sloop builders and unimpeded 

 by the worsuip of ideas long since exploded, Mr, Burgess has sought 



