SfiPT. g, 1885.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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FROM PORT JERVIS TO PASSAfC BV WATER' 



THE following cruise of 2351 miles ou the Delaware Rivdr and Dela- 

 ware and Racitan Caaal was lately comiileded by my Son and 

 myself. I seurl yon our lotr, hoyjiusj it, niay ini.eresfc other (•'anoeisis! 



We started Wednfisday luc 5, via Eiie Rnllwa.y on the mormne; 

 milk train, as the ilnited' States Express- (jiiuipauyVoiuId not risk the 

 boats on the express l -ain owing to excess of baggage bound for Port. 

 Jervis on the Deiawai-e River. Wo were in greht luck as ah ehipty 

 ear was put at our lilsposah anii with an enipW box to si I: on and tile 

 doors ou each side of the car wirto opeu we tboronghly enjoyed the 

 landscape. The train stopjjed everv few miles, where we helil reeejj- 

 tions to crowds of couutr.y peoijle who came into tlie car auA aflinired 

 our canoes .and aslicd 'innumei-aljle (jne.stions. al! of whicb we 

 cheerfully answei-ed. TJic train hamls proposcil (hat we should 

 charge an admittance fee. hut as we were not in the .sbow business 

 we decluied. >'\.bout 10 miles from Port Jervis we passed through a 

 terrific thtmder shower and were afi-aid we should he obliEced to start 

 in a storm, which, of course, would have put a damper upon our 

 pleasure trip. Tbe sun came out as we si earned into the depotat the 

 Port, the hands on the clock stood at 3:45 P. M. 



Tbe United State.s Express Company took our canoe.? to the river, 

 and we were accompanied by at least two hundred of the erood inhab- 

 itants of the town, incUiding the newspaper reporter, all without ex- 

 1 cepilon ventuied to Kive us good advice, saying that the "Fresh"' 

 (meauiug freshet) tin tfie river would be too ntuch for our frail-look- 

 ing boatSi as the storm of tw(-i day.s befoi-e had raised the river at 

 least twelve feet higber than usttal. 



Having launched oiu- cnhaes, we stitrted for Trenion, N. J., amid 

 the cheers of the crowd; tlistance to above place one hundred and 

 twenty-one miles. At 5:10 we passed our drst rapids, or rifts, as they 

 are called on the river; and a few minhtes later tbe monument on tbe 

 left hand shore where the three States join, New York, Pennsylvania 

 and New Jersey. We doidd not land; as we wished to make Ding' 

 man's Ferry before camping. We passed Milfordf Pa., about 6.30- 

 and landed to tclcgrap)) our safe atriral thus far, and we think sur^ 

 prised the populatiou Ijy our appearadce in Knickerbockers. The 

 scenery is grand, moimtanjs on both sides of tlie river almost to the 

 very edge. We stopped to camp about two miles above the fel'ry at 

 8 o'clock, hut we found it an error in getting to camp so late, as we 

 , had to work hard to get things straight before it -was darlf. W'o ate 

 a cold supper, tiu-ned in and slept well con.sideriug it was the first 

 night out. 



Thursdaj--, up at 4:30; weather clear, wind southwest; made lire 

 and cooked our breakfast, consisting of coffee, eggs, milk, ham and 

 bread. Packed canoes and got off at 6:30. Passed several rifts on 

 our run to Wellpack Bend, which place we passed at 11 A. M. Saw a 

 raft, the first we have seeu under way, and spoke it; four men 

 aboard; had a chat with ihera, when the captain said: "Seeing a'ou 

 on the river in t hem boats reminds me of a letter I received last 

 year from a man in New Jersey, who wanted to get some 'pints' 

 on the river." As the writer of this letter was one of our party, we 



asked him if his name was Mr. , of Milford, Pa. He .said yes, 



and then we shook hands. After expressing our astonishment at the 

 strangeness of tbe meeting, we ga ve a parting salute by shaking our 

 flag, and paddled on. At the bend saw encampment of artists; they 

 had beeu or the river seven weeks. They asked us to land and 

 take something, but we wished to make Portland below the Water 

 (Jap, so declined their polite offer with thanks. We aridved at the 

 Water Gap at 1 o'clock, landed to see tlie place, and were off again 

 at 3:30. Camped below Portland at tl o'clock; found it much better 

 than we did the night before, when we had to turn in vfibh a cold 

 supper. 



Friday,— Up at 4:45, weather cloudy, wind southeast; am afraid we 

 are in for a stotm; after getting breakfast were off at 6:30, reaching 

 Belvidere, N. J., at S:30, where we went up to town for supplies and 

 to get our mail. We were told that ff'oid Rock Rift was just below 

 the city and that we bad better take the boats out and cari-y tw^o 

 miles round. As wc insisted on t.a.king tlie rift, ive were told to take 

 the Jersey side, started agam as it was beginning to rain, ])a,ssed Foul 

 Rock Rift, tbe longest, the rougliesT and one of tlie most dangerous 

 on the river, by taking the advice given. We were both landed on 

 rocks above the rift, but by careful work we succeeded in getting off 

 Without serious injury or upsetting, and then getting mto the raft 

 channel on the Pennsylvania side, whicb we found was the roughest 

 water, but jileuty of it. wo managed to get through with only a severe 

 ducking. We beached the boats and sponged them out and foimd 

 we haoreceived no injury from tlie rocks and waves. Getting under 

 way again we passed several short rifts and spoke a raft with two men 

 on who told us they "wcrc going to stop for dinner a short distance 

 below. IjCft the rati, and as it began to ra^in very hard we conchided 

 to break the rule we bad hitherto observed, not to take a meal inside 

 of a house, and take dinner at theinn,wUl not call it a hotel. We 

 had a fair ilinner and company consisting of a drover, butcher and 

 our two raft acquaintances. The rain continuing we amused our- 

 selves with enjoying the stories of the raftsmen and others for three 

 hours when we concluded to take to water, rain or not, and having 

 given the ho.stl6r a iJoitr 6oM-e for taking care of our boats, were off 

 for Phillipshm-g, N. J., where our friends of the raft said we would 

 find a good place to put up at, as the rain looked as if it would con- 

 tinue all day and night. 



On arriving at Easton, Pa„ we asked a lisher-boy if there was a 

 boat house where we could store our canoes; he said, "Yes, lum np 

 tlie canal;" so wc went for the boat house and in turning up the 

 canal found a dam fifteen feet high between us and the place we 

 wished to laud, and no road or means to get up. We put about and 

 went for ihe boy, but he had disappeared; we were inclined to think 

 there would be an obituai-y notice in the Eastsn papers if we coiUd 

 turn our paddles upon him. We now concluded to try Phillipsburg, 

 and accordingly paddled across. By good luck we found a road lead- 

 ing down to the water, by which we could take our canoes up into 

 the town; so we got ashore and made our way into the town, and to 

 the hotel recommended by our raft friend. We found a fanning mill 

 where we stowed tiie craft, the proprietor helping us up with them. 

 Taking necessary dry clothing from our stores, we made oiu' way to 

 the hotel, where wo found we had escaped narrowly from being 

 arrested, as we had gone to town arrayed m a rubber hat, coat, no 

 stockings nor shoes; the people took us for escaped lunatics from the 

 Trenton asylum. Convincing the authorities that we were only insane 

 canoeists, we changed our clothes, ate a good hot supper as only a 

 canoeist can, and filling our pipes we heard to our astonishment that 

 at the place we camped the first night two bears had been killed this 

 last spring. Of course this led to bear stories, and our host. Mr. 

 Davis, of the Lee House, took the lead; not far behind him was ou" 

 friend of the raft, who came by rail to sell his raft of hemlock logs. 



Saturday.— Clear; wind southwest. Our raft friend stayed over one 

 tt'ain in order to help us down to the river. Got off at 8 o'clock, our 

 hcst and family stauduig on the bridge to see us off. Took dam, just 

 below the town, about five feet high : came through with little dam- 

 age, but plenty of water taken in. Several rifts to-day; river broad 

 and shallow: got upon rocks, but no serious damage. Passed another 

 dam, not quite as high as the first. Large head in Lehigh Canal, 

 Sandstone quarries with wire cables to take stone over the river to 

 the railway Lime kilns. Scenery tame compared to that above the 

 Water (iap, but still flue. Camped at town opposite Lambertville, 

 N. J,, at .5 o'clock. Vv^ent np town to get supplies, etc. Were told of 

 a dangerous rift, called Wells Palis Rift, just below the town, and 

 were warned that we could not run it; would surely be swamped or 

 dashed to i>ieces on the rocks. We met a fisherman who had rafted, 

 and who kindly sketched the commencement of the raft channel 

 for us. 



Sunday.— Got under way about 7 o'clock, and when nearlng the rift 

 thought it best to land and take a look at it. We fotmd no possible 

 way of getting over except by running the rift, took to canoes again, 

 ran the channel, took a great deal of water and broke rudders of botli 

 boats by the force of the waves, rift about one mile and a half lono-, 

 landed, hunted out tool box, repaired damage, and were off again for 

 Trenton, which place we reached at noon. 



After resting ac Trenton until Tuesday we got under way at 11 

 o'clock A. M., in the feeder of the Delaware and Raritan Canal, 

 passed tinder the road bridges, but were obliged to show the pass Mr. 

 Neilson, of New Brunswick, N. J., had kindly furnished us with at the 

 railway bridge, the bridge was oiiened, we passed through witli flying 

 colors, got to first canal lock at about 4:30, lock was empty, the men 

 in charge made no trouble but tilled it and we passed ui aad through 

 with great comfort, camped at 6:30. Dog barked furiously and were 

 obliged to call on tlie farmer who tied the beast up, and after smok- 

 ing a pipe with om- landlord we turned in, much to the amusement of 

 the above mentioned lord of the manor and dog, who was very 

 curious to see Itow w e wotdd fix ourselves for the night. 



Wednesday.— Started at 6;30 after partaking of breakfast; as we 

 neared first lock of the day we were joined by a tandem canoe from 

 Washington, N. J., bound to Newark, N. J., then by canal back to 

 Washington, N. J. Kept company with them for several miles when 

 they left us. Stopped for dinner just outside of New Brunswick; 

 arrived at last-named place at 2:30, put the oanoesup at a boat house, 

 and went to the City Hotel, the mosquitoes being too much for us in 

 camp. 



Thursday.— Took tide down the Raritan River twelve miles to the 

 Bay and Perth Amboy, passed through several thunder showers dur- 

 ing the run. Stayed at Amboy some time for dinner, hut did not 

 land. Sea coming in very strongly from the lower New York Bay • 

 made Boyuton Beach, a day picnic place with dancing platform, but 

 no place to lodge parties over night. Sea very high and thunder 

 shower coming up; hailed a man who proved to be the proprietor of 

 the rowboats, asked him if be could accommodate us for the night. 

 He replied that we could have a mattress on the floor and that we 



had better tie our canoes to the ring around the stakes and come 

 ashore, which we did, when he told us he bad tlionglit we would liave 

 beeu swamped coming thi-oughtlie heavy sea before we hailed aud 

 got to leeward of the dock. All the evening it rained, with severe 

 lightning flashes and thunderclaps. During one flash we happened 

 to look towaro the eauoes and found one gone. We took to rowboat 

 and lanterUi and found our sight had not failed us even if the painter 

 hadi as one canoe was off to parts unknown. After bunting for 

 nearly an hour in the rain we gave it up for the night, hoping that in 

 the morning we wc^uld And it high and dry. Turned in at 11 o'clock 

 wet to the skin; but slept comfoitably and" got up at i o'clock. 



Friday morning took rowboat and went after the lost canoe. We 

 found it one mile and a httlf do\Vu the Hliorc. high and not exactly 

 dry. eight or nine feet above the level of I be water on tlie edge of the 

 II) , - , ■ if placed there by hand, and imbarraed. We towed 

 hi 'I to the bcacli. and after sponging them out we got 



uini -i •> ;>y ,ii ti oclock and With sails spread for Ibe first time during 

 the cruise. With a southwest wind and our large luteens we made 

 good time through Arthur Kill, or the Sounrl, as the natives call it, to 

 Newark Bay and the Passaic fiivcr, holding our own with tbe large 

 oyster sloops bound the same way. Tbe plcasin e of skimming along 

 under sail is only_ equaled by the excitement of running a rapid rift. 

 At the Passaic River we met the tide and wind against us. TakiuK in 

 our sails we paddled to Newark, put our boats in Bo wers's boat house, 

 and went to the Park House for the night, as the worst torments of 

 night would have assailed us if we attetnpted to camp, the hve stock 

 of the Jersey swamps being unbearable. 



Saturda J.— .Started up the Passaic River with the tide in our favor, 

 but the wind against us, and an i ved at Dundee Lake, a short distance 

 from Pater?on, N. J., at nooD. A few minutes later we were hailed 

 by the steam launch Winona, aud, accompanied by her, made our way 

 to tbe boat house of the H. JI. A. Association. 



Having enjoyed this our first cruise, we are now looking forward 

 to a longer one nerfc season, aud so infatuated are we with our expe- 

 rience and pleasures of canoe life that we have applied for admission 

 to the A O. A. 



We have a map of the above trip, incomplete, but a great deal 

 better than none at all; aud it Is at the service of ajiy canoeist who 

 wishes to take the same trip, Only one word of caution— see that 

 thel'e is plenty of water in the river before starting. 



Mahogany Deck. 



CHICAGO C. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, 



THE second annual regatta of the Chicago C. C. was held on Aug. 

 15 off the Tippy-Canoo club hou'^e, at the foot of Thirty-ninth 

 street. At 3 P. M., the hour for starting, a large number of spectators 

 had gathered on the shore and adjacent breakwaters, and a stiff 

 breeze from the N.E. was kicldng up considerable sea. 



The first event, a sailing race for Classes A and B, brought out 

 seven entries. Class A: Zeal, M. W. Dunham; Iut,,Jr., A W.Kitchin; 

 Phantom. J. B. Keogh. C;lass B: Lotus, N. B. Cook; Psyche, H. B. 

 Cook; Eiigenie, N. H. Cook; Cyclone, D, H. Crane. The course for 

 Class A was a triangular one. From the starting pomt to a buoy 

 three fom-ths of a mUe dead to windward; thence S.E with the wind 

 on the beam to a second buoy off Forty-second street, and thence 

 home, the whole distance being about two miles. Class B sailed the 

 same com-se, except that the second buoy was placed ofl' Forty-sixtlj 

 street, thus lengthening the com-se to three miles. 



The signal was given at 3:31 and the canoes got away we'I together 

 in the following order, P.syche, Lotus, Eugenie, Phantom, Cyclone, 

 Zeal, liit, Jr. The Psyche began at once to draw away from the 

 others, with Lotus close at her heels, when tbe latter's deck steering 

 gear gave way where it could not be reached for repairs, and made it 

 impossible for her crew to sail from the deck. She kept o:'; undershort- 

 ened sail, but had to give up tbe struggle for first place. At the 

 windward buoy Psyche had spun out a good lead, Phantom had taken 

 third place, and Kit, Jr., had fallen behind and dropped out of the 

 race. The others preserved the same relative positions as at .starting, 

 but were pretty well stitmg out along the course. With started sheets 

 good time was matle on the .second stretch, aud as the second Class 

 A buoy was neared Phantom jibed around it and was well on her way 

 to the'flnish, when Zeal, her only remaining competitor, was ready to 

 turn. She jibed in hke manner, but as thecren^ov.-riooked tne ballast 

 which had been piled up to windwai-d on the last stretch, he soon 

 found himself astride the keel. After a few moments of anxiety on 

 the part of the spectators, the capsized navigator was taken on board 

 a saUboat aud his craft towed to the fkush. Phantom had already 

 crossed the liue, 34m. 3s. after starting. In Class B Psyche won easily 

 in 13m, 17s., Eugenie took second place in 47m. 8fs. and wa.s followed 

 hy Lotus in ISm. 'i'ii.. Cyclone did not finish. The silver- cups which 

 were given as first prizes in both classes go to Phantom and Psycho 

 and the second prize in Class B, a silk flag, goes to Eugenie. 



When Class II. paddUng was called the sea had gone down some- 

 what but the water was .still coo lumpy for fast time. The course in 

 this, as in the two succeeding races, was laid off along the shore, the 

 distance being one mile with a turn. The entries were: Triton, G. 

 Hessert; Shver, R. P. McCune; Whirligig. A. W. Kitchln; Zeal, W. 

 M. Dunham; Jet, W. A. Phillips; Phantom, J. B. Keogh; Brule, F. R. 

 Seelye; Belle T., P. F. Mimger, Jet and Whirhgig soon forged ahead 

 of the others, both working hard for the lead, but while turning, with 

 Whirligig a scant length in advance, a foul occurred and Jet withdrew. 

 From that moment Whirligig had the race well in hand and finished 

 in 11m. 4S3^s., Zeal coming in second. In the race for Classes HI. and 

 IV. Ray, A. W. Kitchin, and Psyche,H. B. Cook, were the only starters 

 but it proved the most spirited contest of the afternoon. In spite of 

 repeated efforts on the part of each to shake off his rival, they 

 traveled nip and tuck almost to the half-mile flags, where Psyche 

 forged ahead and started for home with a lead of about four lengths. 

 An eighth mile further on they were once more on even terms, and 

 aftet- another stubborn contest almost to the finish Riiy won by two 

 lengths in 12m. 12%s. The prizes in this and the preceding event were 

 gold medals for first and silk flags for second. 

 The tandem race brought out four crews: .'Whirligig, Kitchin and 



Whirligig last. The prizes were silver medals' for 

 first, silk fiags for second, and a "booby prize" of leather medals for 

 the last crew. 



The upset race, while last on the programme, seemed to be the 

 drawing card, especially among the uninitiated. The distance was 

 S(K)yds. and the contestants five in number: Zeal, Dunham; The 

 Balls, Kitchin; Phantom, Keogh; Lorelei, Hessert, and Belle T., 

 Monger. The upsetting at the 8ig;nal was easy enough, iiut getting' 

 in again in the rough sea was a different matter. The Balls finally 

 came in first, closely followed by Lorelei. The prizes were a silver 

 medal for first man, sponge and bailer for second. 



When the extreme youth of the C. C. C. is taken into consideration, 

 as weU as the extent of country over which its members are scat- 

 tered, great credit is due to it for the pluck aud enthusiasm which 

 contributed so largely to the success of tbe regatta. 



The winners of first prizes are all subject to challenge, and must 

 win them three times before entering upon perpetual ownership. 

 This fact will insure their going in every case to the most deserving" 

 and will tend to keep enthusiasm at its present high pitch. ' ' 



CANOE MEASUREMENT, GEAR, ETC. 



I AM very glad to see that so much attention is at length being given 

 to the important subjects of canoe measurement and classifica- 

 tion, and especially so as 1 see that at length the smaller and lighter 

 classes of craft, whose claims I have loiig advocated, are in a fair 

 way to receive recognition and encouragement. 



I know very well that time allowance is a bore: but without time 

 aUowance it would be difflcult to give a chance to all sorts and sizes 

 of canoes, even by a large and imdesirable addition to the number of 

 classes. 



The sail area scheme, whether based on sail area alone or on a com- 

 bination of saU area with length, seems to be the easiest method of 

 attaining this result, I must, however, object to Mr. Tredwen's pro- 



Xjosed measurement of sail areas by 



Head -t- Foot ^ Luff + Leach, 



2 " 2 



or even to the more customary half-product of diagonals, as both 

 these wotild put a iiremium on a square shaped sail.' with very long 

 battens, and the back nearly perpendicular. Actual sail area could 

 be obtained from the sail plan with very fittle difficuity. It would 

 probably be desirable to make some allowance for keel canoes wt^eu 

 sailing agamst centerboards. The centerboard isprobablv the unost 

 troublesome part of a canoe, and many are unwilling to fit them to 

 canoes, finding a keel far superior for sea and beach work, aud 

 cheaper both in first cost and afterward. One great advantage 

 of sail area measurement is that it would give a chance to canoes 

 of easier and, if one may use the term, more natural Imes than 

 those of most of the R. C. C. cratt. In the latter, extreme ful- 

 ness, squareness and bluttness of both middle body and ends, have 

 been produced by the de:>ire or, from a racing point of view, the ne- 

 cessity of being able to carry large saUs. Tne cousequouce is that 

 they are laboi-some in rough water, and, wdiatwlth their lorra, weight 

 and flat decks, are making quite heavy weather of it whee a canoe of 

 old-fashioned simplicity is just beginning to enjoy herself. Perhaps 

 "Nautilus" wiU tefi us whether he is as happy in a seaway with No. 

 9 or 10, or whatever her number is, as he was in many a stiff breeze 

 at Spithead in 1872 or so with No, 3. 



Another point. While desiring to see union among canoeists, I 

 shoidd be only too glad to see the B. O. C. take the place of an asso- 



ciation, as Mr. Tredwen suggests, or act in such a way as would 

 render an association superfluous. 



Bti t to do this it must obviously enlarge its racing rules as to admit 

 every type of canoe recognized by the other clubs, I should, there- 

 fore, suggest that a certain number of races should be open to all. 

 canoes within the dimensions of any canoe club, with time allowance- 

 for sail area and for centerboards. Also that the depth of keel 

 .allowed should be made at 2J4in,, .so as to accord with that of the 

 Clyde C. C, unless, indeed, both clubs would agree to allow 8in., 

 which I should much prefer. 



As to the vexed question how to obtain lightness with sufficient 

 strength, my prescription would be: Do not exceed the dimensions 

 of 15ft. hy 2tt. 7in.. with a depth of I2in. or 13in. to gunwale, using the 

 remainder of the depth of Itiin. allowed by the rule in roimdlngoff 

 deck. This, with %m plankmg, clinker iiuilt, and bent timbers (far 

 stronger than the small crossgrained cut timbers of most Thames 

 canoes) will give a. canoe capable of sailuig in the 200 pound class 

 with half a hundredweight of ballast on board, and carrying some 

 70ft. of ,saU. 



Such a canoe, in the opinion of one who has tried both, will be more 

 useCul, handier, cheaper, and a far pleasantex craft to sail than the 

 first class boats, and will carry an abundant cruising outfit with ease. 



I will conclude by reminding the numerous canoeists who live 

 where elaborate mechanism and complicated brasswork are inacces- 

 sible, that nearly all the fittings of this nature can be replaced by 

 simple home-made contrivances, without loss of efflciency, and per- 

 haps even with advantage. For example: Steering and pivot bar 

 may be made of hardwood; leading blocks at foot of mast— use 

 wooden cheek blocks with brass sheaves (better); snap-hooks and 

 shackles — use toggles instead (better); cleats— home-made wooden 

 ones are as good as any; blocks— easily made by any carpenter, ama- 

 teur or other; and the sheaves, being used for window^ bhnds, are 

 kept at most ironmongers. Where boxwood is wanting, ash is nearly 

 or quite as good; rudder bands— use strips of sheet brass, with a bit 

 of stair rod for pm; ferrules on bamboos— a varnishsd seizing of 

 twine is every bit as goo<l and lighter. 



As I was badly bothered at the outset of canoeing by. difficulty in 

 getting these things, I expect the above suggestions to be useful tOi 

 those in a similar pUght. They certainly would have been so to me 

 nine years ago, and that they may prove so to others is the wish of 

 the former master and owner of "the good sbiv—I'eliccm. in London, 

 meld. 



YELLOWaTONE TO THE GULF.— Omaha, Aug. 25.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: Mr. W. S. Hammond, in his long canoe cruise 

 from Louistou, Montana, to the Gulf of Mexico, lay over in this city 

 issc Sunday, fie started from his home in Massacliusetts on the 18tU 

 of April for Louiston by rail, in Chicago purchased his canoe and 

 sent It on by express, following soon after and arriving in Louiston 

 in the latter part of .June. He launched out upon his long voyage 

 on the 4th day of July, and has come down the river by easy stages, 

 although helped by a strong current. The longest distance covered 

 in one day was 110 mfies, making a very handsome run. He reports 

 having a jolly time, with few accidents and fair weather, along with 

 numerous adventures, which helped to break any monotony. In 

 describing his passage of the YeUowstoue rapids he says: "Sunday- 

 morning I left StiUwater, and after passing through the rapids and 

 leaving tn the rear the man stationed there to gather up my 'mangled 

 remains,' I landed at Billings, having been six hours on the way 

 from Stillwater." In describing the scenery of the trip he is quite 

 enthusiastic, as well as with the rapid travehng. His canoe, the Eda, 

 is a Racine; length 16ft., width 34in , depth amidships llin., 20in. at 

 bow aud I8in. at stern. Mr. Hammond expects to reach New Orleans. 

 Nov. 1, making a cruise of over 4,500 miles, the longest, if finished, 

 ever made by a man in a canoe.— W. K. S. 



PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MEET.— Those desirmg photos of the 

 A. C. A. meet of 1H85, can obtain them from Mr. R. W. Anderson, SS 

 Anne street, Toronto, Can. His list includes: 1, General view of the 

 Camp. 2. Group of Members. 8. Squaw Point. 4. Review, Sailing 

 If leet, 5. Saihng Race, Class B. 6. Upset Race. 7. Newbm-gh Camp. 

 8. Pittsburgh Camp. 9, Knickerbocker Camp. 



OAHU,— Dr. and Mrs.Parmele, canoe Oahu, of the Hartford C. C, 

 have been cruising for two months on Long Island Sound. Last 

 week they reached City Island, whence they ran down by rail to New 

 York, spending Sunday wilh Com. Monroe, and returning onMonday 

 for a cruise back to Saybrook and Hartford. 



KNICICERBOOKER 0. C. REGATTA.— The fall regatta of the 

 Knickerbocker C. C. will be held on Sept. 26 at the club house off 

 lS5ch street North River. The programme will include a sailing race, 

 paddling race, tandem aud npset race, open to all canoeists. 



FOUND AT CAMP QRINDSTONE.-Dr. Neide writes that two 

 large photos, one of a house and one of the interior of some public 

 building, were found at the camp and an o^vBer is wanted. 



Addresa all communications to the Forest and Stream Puhlish- 

 ing Co. 



FIXTURES. 



Sept. 5— Hull Y. C, Champion Race. 



Sept, 5— Larctmont Y. C, Fall Pennant Regatta. 



Sept. 7, 9, 11— America Cup Races. 



Sept. 9-Beverly Y. C, Nahanc, FaU Regatta. 



Sept. 13— Quincy Y. C, Third Championship Race. 



Sept. 13— Boston Y. C, Fourth Club Race. 



Sept. 12— Corinthian Y. C, Fail Matches. 



Sept. 14— Newark Y. C, Open Regatta. 



Sept. 15— N. Y. Y. C, Bennett and Douglas Cups. 



Sept. 17— N. Y. Y. C, Bren ton's Cup Race. 



Sept. 19— Beverly Y. C, Nahant. 



Sept. 19— Hull Y. C, Champion P^ce. 



Sept. 19— Pentucket Y. C, Union Regatta. 



Sept. 22— N. Y. Y. C, Cape May Cup Race. 



Sept. 28— Pentucket Y. C, Championship Regatta. 



Sep% 28— Newark Y. C, Open Sweepstakes. Newark Bay, 



Sept. 30— Knickerbocker Y. C, Pall Regatta. 



THE PREVIOUS RACES FOR THE AMERICA CUP. 



THE history of the races for the America Cup, dating back as it 

 does for thirty-five years, almost to the birth of American 

 yachting, is familiar to all Americans who take an interest in inter- 

 national sport afloat or ashore, but on the;eve of the sixth contest, to 

 be sailed next Monday, a short summary of the previous races will 

 not be out of place. The America Cup, commonly but incorrectly 

 known as the Queen's Cup, is properly the Royal' Yacht Squadrott 

 Cup of 1851, open to yachts of all nations and won by the America, a 

 keel .schooner of 170 tons, from a fleet of fifteen Enghsh .schooners 

 and cutters, all keel boats of from 47 to 300 tons. The course, around 

 the Isle of Wight, a distance of sixty miles, was sailed In about 10% 

 houre, in a light and variable wind, the America beating the Aurora, 

 47 tons, by 18min. 



The next race was on Aiig. 8, 1870, when the Cambria, an English 

 keel schooner, sailed one race over the New York course against a 

 fleet of twenty schooners, keel and centerboard, the httle centerboard 

 Maggie winning by 27m. 123. elapsed and 89m. 12s. corrected time. 

 This race was between an English keel schooner of the type then in 

 vogue and American schooners, both keel and centerboards, result- 

 ing in a victory for the latter, as Cambiia was eighth in order at the 

 finish. 



Again in the following year the owner of the Cambria returned in 

 a new schooner, the Livonia, and sailed five races in October, three 

 with the Columbia, a centerboard schooner, of which he won one, 

 and two with the Sappho, a keel boat, in which the latter won. The 

 boats in these races were of similar types with those of the preced- 

 ing year. 



The next contestant came from a new quarter. In 1876, the center - 

 board schooner Counte.ss of Dufferin challenged for the Cup in the 

 name oC the Royal Canadian Y. C, of Toronto, Can., aud sailed two 

 races at New York with the schooner Madeleine, in both of which she 

 was badly be-aten. As both boats were of the American type, the 

 race possessed little value from a technical standpoint. 



The same may be said of the races of 1881, when a centerboard 

 sloop of the shoal American tj^pe, was built in Canada and towed on 

 her bilge through the Erie Canal to New York, where she was twice 

 decisively beaten by the Mischief, also a centerboard sloop. 



This makes a total score of five separate contests, all won by the 

 American yachts, and eleven races, in all of which but one America 

 has been victorious. 



Three of the four yachts which at various times have essayed to 

 carry back the Cup were built specially for that purpose, while on 

 the other side the American champion has tn every case been picked 

 from the existing fleet, and has been a faithful representative of her 

 class. In the coming races, for the first time an American yacht will 

 sad that has been built specially for the purpose and which, as we 

 have shown elsewhere, resembles no previous efforts of American 

 designers. Whether or no she be successful, few will deny, however, 

 that she is a better boat than her predecessors and that she marks a 

 decided advance in yacht designing. 



