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are useless for any other purpo'se. and those who love canoeing for 

 its own sake, wiieu they have a few miautes or hours to spare for a 

 sail on lake or river, do not care to c vrry a great cloud of canvas for 

 the sake of pi aeiicirifr in anUcipation of entering the races at the 

 meet, and u is an\y nstanr practice w th such large area^ that eive 

 the necessary conlKleTice and s-kiO tothe present leaders of the fleet. 



It requires as p;ood seamanship to sail with a small area as with a 

 larjje onp, and if all boats are limited in sail area ic will require the 

 best qualities of boat and man to be bi ought out to win a race, just 

 as much as at present. Spike. 



ON A BARNEGAT CRUISER. 



On Board the Babneqat (Jruisbr, ) 

 Chee=equake Creek, Oct. 31, 1885. f 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



.Tufit dropned in here from Prince's Bay for a harbor to night 

 (Siturday). Had to pull the Baruesiat cruiser up against the tide, 

 almost missed the breakwater at the creek's mouth in the darkness, 

 but managed by luck tu get iuside, and rowed up pastthe two bridges, 

 past Charley Applegate's mn, and am anchored opoosite the high 

 bank a few rods alwve tlie latter. You have cruised around here 

 yourself and know where I am. It's blowing cold outside; but I've 

 got the tent up over the cockpit, the oil s^ove is booming mside, and 

 while I'm waning for my supper to get well settled I'll refer to the 

 last FoHEST AND Stheaji, which I've brought along, and write you a 

 few lines about cinoes and Barnegat cruisers. 



I know that, as "SurgG" says, there are a great many canoeists 

 wliose only ouinoeing consists of "sailing or paddling about a harbor 

 of nn aflernooii." My own business has been such that that sort of 

 canoeing w as the only kind available for me for months at a time; 

 and it was dtiT iiijj these periods ihat I used what he calls -'the best 

 racing canoe," and when I got a chance for a week's outing I cruised 

 in ihetn, too. I found the Pearl, Nautilus and Sunbeam hard to 

 paddle, but they sailed very nicelv indeed, provided I carri d so small 

 an area that it wasn't necessary for me to be constantly "trimming 

 ship'' in order to keep from capsizmg. Of course I found them 

 rath' r crampad tor sleeping in and living aboard, but such disad- 

 vantaszes I c 'uW endure for an occasional short cruise. Another 

 reason why 1 have used sailing canoes instead of a sneakbox when 

 not ci-uising a great deal is because I admire the beauty of a well- 

 finished canoe and have always tiad a weakness for the ae^thetic in 

 boats. But for praoticil cruising purposes only, beauty and all that 

 aside, I cannot commend the sailing canoe. Then I fasten to the 

 homely sneakl)ox for good and all. 



"Surge" prefers a canoe because it can be housed and is therefore 

 always dry. Well, my Barnegat cruiser has lain at her moorings for 

 tne past week in all the severe rain storms of that period, yet to-day 

 when I took oil her hatches fo-- i three days' cruise, there were my 

 blankets and grub and evei'.\ thing perfectly dry, not a drop of water, 

 even in the In tie b'lge well. I leave all my outfit locked in her 

 through tue whole cruising season, and am not bothered to pack and 

 unpack her at every cruise. 



I can get home as easdy as "Surge" can in his canoe when becalmed. 

 It !•< actually less exertion to row my cruiser than to paddle a loaded 

 Simbeam canoe. I am also as independent as "Surge" in his canoe. 

 I never use any ballast in the crui-er except my outfit, and I can 

 handle my boat under sail alone easier because I have so mueh more 

 room. 



For steady work I prefer rowing to paddling. I was even guilty of 

 puttiuj^ bow faciEg oars on a Nautilus canoe eight years ago. "Jer.-ey 

 Blue" misjudges my feehngs toward tne A. C. A. in his interesting 

 letter. I do not believe all of ihose who attend meets are eituer rac- 

 ing sharps or "hotel cruisers," fori know many of those he mentions 

 in his letter who are neither, but from what t have read of the meets 

 I have been led to believe that the real cruising canoeists present were 

 a minority. How many of those present at the last meet would anchor 

 in old Obeeseqnake sucn a cold, windy night as this is, and enjoy it in 

 complete soliiude? "Jersey Blue" would, "Dot" would, "O. K. Cho- 

 bee ' would, and "Katrina," and Gibson and Oliver j>robably; but 

 aren't tuere three who wouldn't for every one who would?. 



The "improvements" in canoes that "Jersey Blue" lays such stress 



upon are all improvements for racing purposes. The reason why 

 McGregor, Bishop and "Nessrauk" h ive "left canoes as they fou jd 

 them," in rlieh- primitive construction, is because these men are 

 cruisers and not racers: and they Imow that the more you "improve" 

 a canoe in the way "Jers-y Blue" men' ions, the more you ruin the 

 craft for cruisiug purposes. Simplicity is not a necessary factor of 

 racing, perhaps, but it is the sine qua 'non of crui dng. Tiie canoe is 

 too small acraft for complications of gear, and it is a great point in 

 favor uf the Barnegat cruiser that it admits of usiug abuo lant cleans, 

 and tholepins, aad tabernacles, and center^ioards and tillers without 

 detracting from its utility as a cruising craft. The reason is that it 

 is ,so much more roomy than a canoe. 



I have never attended an Association meet, and if I have said harsh 

 things about it that it does not deserve, 1 am truly sorry. Very like 

 we are on both sides writing mistaken ideas through inexperience. 

 If I had attended meets instead of usiug up tnv vacatians in cruising 

 I might believe in racing, and if "Jersev Blue" and the rest of you 

 had owned a Barnegat cruiser and lived aboard of her for a form ght 

 or so, you might perhaps find her better than a canoe for open water 

 cruising. 



Well, I am almost falling asleep over thi^ letter, and will close. Tho 

 wind is so high that I am afraid of dragging my ancbor if 1 leave up 

 the tent, so guess I will take it down, pull the hatches over the cock- 

 pit instead, aud turn in. Good night. Seneoa, 



AN INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP. 



A MEETING of the New York 0. (?. was held at the residence of 

 the Commodore on Oct 38, at which, after .some general busi- 

 ness was transacted, th« pi-oposal to offer an international challenge 

 cup. to be c impeted for by members of foreign c inoe clubs, was laid 

 before the cl^ib by Com. Mimroe. It vvas at once resolved to otfer 

 j such a cup, and on motion Messrs. C. J. Stevens and Chesebrough wer*' 

 ! appoinied a committee to act with the Commodore in selecting de 

 signs and raising funds f r the purpo.se. An amount suflHcient to 

 cover the cost of the cup was at once suoscribed by those p -es-^nt, 

 and a draft of the proposed conditions of the races was pr-sented for 

 approval. Tne following letter has been sent to the secretary of the 

 Eoyal CO.: 



To the Secretary of the Royal C. O., England: 



Sra-rbe New York C. C, at a meeting held Oct. 28. voted to offer 

 an international challenge cud to be sailed for by canoes, as it 

 seems probable that some of the Royal C. C. members will visit 

 America next year. The conditions under which the races will be 

 sailed are appended, subject to modification if it seems de irable to 

 members of the Royal C. C, 



CONDITIONS. 



1. The canoes competing must come withm the limits defined by 

 the N. Y. C. C- rules, which are identical with those of the A. C. A. 

 and the R. C. 0. 



2. The cup is to be held as a perpetual challenge trophy. 



3. The competition is open to any authorized representative of any 

 canoe club sailing under foreign colors. Only two canoes to sail m 

 any race— one from the challenging club and'one from the club hold- 

 ing the cup. 



4. Two victories to be necessary to either win or hold the cup, and 

 therefore three races may be sailed— the same canoes competing in 

 each. 



5. The races to be sailed on the waters of the club holding the cup 



6. Races sailed in the United States to be contested on New York 

 Bay unaer the auspices of the N. Y. C. C. 



7. The distance sailed over in each race must not be less than eigh t 

 nor more than ten miles, and within a time Hmit of three hours. 



« The races must be sailed during the fourth month after date of 

 receiving a challenge. 



9. The N. Y. C. C. rules to govern the races, these are practically 

 identical with all canoeing aud yachting rules. 



10. The cup must in all cases be held by the club and not by its 

 representative. Should the club holding the cup dissolve its organ- 

 ization, the cup will then revert to the N. Y. C. C. 



C. BowYER "Vaux, Secretary N. Y, C. C. 



THE NEW RACING CLASS. 



Editor Forest and Stream; 



In answer to Mr. "Vaiix's inquiries relative to my suggestion of a 

 senior clas=:, I shoul'i like to say tliat T bad not examined the records 

 a'^ all to ^ee who would be included. Perhaps I ought to hav- done 

 so, but have not had leisiue. If, however, only o men would be 

 atfected by a four-race i ule, by all n cans make it three race,'~ to 

 promote, or even two. I supposed that snme five or six men w ould 

 be affected no'-v, and two or three more next year; ceitainly taking 

 fewer out will do little good. 



I would not have the seniors take any prizes of the regular pro- 

 gramme. The combined sailing-paddling is, 1 think, just the race we 

 want the entries stimulated for. Let the seniors enter by all means, 

 but for the pleasure only. 



Siill, the committee, if they consider the matter worth taking up, 

 will give attention to these matters, and will weigh Mr. Vaux's good 

 ideas as carefully as the original pi oposition. R. W. Gibson. 



KNICKERBOCKER O. C— The sixth race for the club sailing 

 trophy was held on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 31, over the regular 

 3-mde course, viz., around a stakehoat off Fort Lee and return. 

 Wind, strong and puffy from the north, ebb tide. The afr aud water 

 were botn too cold to offer much inducement to canoe racing and the 

 Nettie, Edwin Fowler, and the Inertia, E. W. Brown, were the only 

 starters. Nettie carried a reefed mainsail and small dandy, and 

 Inertia had her 35ft. dandy forward and small dandy afr. The beat 

 across the rivei- was very close. Inertia forging ahead during the 

 squalls, and Netiie pidling uo bHtween them. Inertia was first to 

 jioe around the stake aud catching a good breeze while Nettie was 

 ^till under the lee of Port Lee, obtuined a lead of 100yds. w hich she 

 easily maintained to the finish. The canoes each carried 50 pounds 

 of ballast, and they behaved admirably in the rough water, ttie Sun - 

 beam being considerably drier than the Shadow. The Coquago, 

 Cotn. Greenleaf, and the Rahda, Mr. P. W Foster, w^ere on ha' d to 

 render assistance iu case of a cupsiz !. Most of the K. C. C. canoes 

 I are still iu active Ci)mmiS9ion and a large fleet may be seen off the 

 ' ' house any pleasant Saturday afternoon. 



THo Notice Taken of Auonymoaa Gorrespondenta. 



H. C. B.— The grounds are among the most famous in the countr 

 but are now pretty well taken up by clubs. The most direct route is 

 to Detioit. 



J. S., Brooklyn.— Will you please answer the following question? 

 Who handled Baronet iu the Eastern Field Trials on Robins Island, 

 188l> Ans.— Baronet was handled by A. J. Titus, we believe. 



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