tot: lg» 1885.] 



f^ORESt A^h STREAM. 



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SUMMARY OP AMERICAN Y, C. REOATTA, JUTjY 16, 1885. 



B 



li NAME 



Water- 



8w§ 



1 



TIME. 



"Kinnby" 

 TmE Allowance, 



"EMSaY" 

 Time ALtoWANoi^. 



"Ishbbwood" 



TI^EB AUjOTfANCB. 



"Lundborg" 

 Time Allowance. 



"HAsw^iii." 



TtKE ApLOWANCB. 



ii OP 



|| YACHT. 



3 



O g 



o 

 ca 





o 



m 



Starting 



Finish. 



Actual 

 runni'g 



Time 

 allowed 

 for 



DA lri\r\^ 



olr KuO-XS. 



Difference 

 between time 



allowed and 

 running time 

 H-or — 



Time 

 behind 

 leading 

 yacht. 



Time 

 allowed 



for 

 80 knots. 



Difference 

 between time 

 allowed and 

 runniug time 

 -|-or — 



Tirae 

 behind 

 leading 

 yacht. 



Time 

 of 

 runni'g 



Speed 

 in Knots 

 per hour. 



Rela- 

 tive 

 merit 



Speed in 



knots 

 per hour 



per 

 formula. 



Time 

 allowed 



for 

 80 knots. 



Difference 

 between time 

 allowed and 

 running time 

 -|- or — 



Compe- 

 titive 



capac- 

 iry. 



Actual 

 runni'g 

 time. 



Cor- 

 rected 

 time. 



10 'Rival 

 8 . . TJtO W £IDR. . 

 1 r iSl CAT! f\ n 



3. . ProuiisG .. 



V . t 1^ met' .... 



7, - Sopbia. . ^ , 



FT.IN. 

 228.9 



87.8 

 122.0 

 118.0 

 IB.'i.O 



87.0 

 181.0 

 100 1 



6.1157 



4 4422 

 4 9596 

 4.9048 

 5^1293 



4 4310 

 5,0787 

 4^6428 



Lbs 

 110 



90 

 100 

 1£6 

 100 



116 

 120 



E. M. s. 



11 33 89 



10 43 04 

 10 44 00 

 10 43 21 

 10 42 35 

 10 46 46 

 10 43 01 

 10 45 05 



B. U. s, 



4 27 89 



5 20 02 

 5 29 40 

 4 55 52 



4 29 06 

 Not tim'd 

 ISot tim'd 



5 27 10 



H, u. s. 



4 S3 50 



6 36 68 

 6 45 40 

 6 12 31 



5 46 31 



H. M. 8. 



4 42 03 



16 48 



5 41 14 

 5 46 00 



5 30 t>4 



6 16 58 



5 33 17 



6 03 06 



H, M. s. 



-(0 11 48j 



-(0 SO 10) 

 — (1 04 36) 

 -(0 27 31) 

 -(0 16 27) 



H M. s. 



23 13 



31 25 



1 16 01 



88 PO 

 27 52 



H. M. s. 



No 



6 40 12 



5 58 27 



6 02 25 



5 40 34 



6 11 51 



5 50 02 



6 22 51 



H. M. s. 

 lut Clasa. 



race in tbis 



-f (0 03 14) 

 (0 47 



-(0 10 06) 



-f(0 00 OS) 



H. u s. 



class. 



Winner 

 50 27 

 13 20 

 03 11 



HOVRS, 



4.8972 



6. 6161 

 o. tow 

 6.2086 

 5.7753 



KNOTS, 



16 3858 



13 0917 

 11 8325 

 13;8853 

 13.8521 



2 0711 



2.72-.i0 

 2 IS'57 

 2 [6271 

 2.7003 



KNOTS. 



16.80 



12.70 

 11 53 



12180 

 14.. 57 

 12.60 

 15.43 



H. M. s. 



4 44 11 



6 17 57 

 6 ,56 18 

 6 15 00 



5 29 26 



6 21 54 

 5 11 05 



H. M. S. 



-;0 09 38) 



-(0 19 01) 



-^-(0 02 29) 

 —(0 17 04) 

 Not timed. 

 Not timed. 



1.504 



1 104 

 J . oOo 

 1 177 

 1.397 

 1.183 



H, M. S. 



4 53 50 



6 36 58 

 6 45 40 

 6 12 31 



5 46 31 



H. M. s. 



4 .53 50 



4 50 31 

 6 12 53 



4 50 c4 



5 24 01 



6 42 05 



—(0 38 59) 

 -(1 25 02) 



50 24 



—(0 19 14) 

 —(1 02 26) 

 —(0 il 00) 

 3d Class. 

 —(0 51 60) 

 —(4 22 52) 



22 28 



1 05 40 



6.7014 

 7.5955 



11.9387 



2.5714 



1.435 



6 42 05 



6 .27 57 



9.. Lurline... 



88 3 



4 4621 



80 



10 43 37 



6 25 21 



7 41 44 



6 16 42 



1 36 27 



6 39 18 



10.3956 



2.. 3349 



11.96 



6 41 20 



-(1 00 31) 



11.. SkyJark.. 



m.o 



4.4814 



100 



10 41 11 



5 58 53 



7 17 42 



6 16 26 



-(1 01 16) 



1 13 41 



6 36 42 



44 14 



7.2950 

 8.8269 



10.9tiU4 



2,4471 











17.. Viola 



52.9 



3 7502 



125 



8 41 00 



5 30 37 



8 49 37 







7 54 41 



Winner 

 3 28 02 



9.0632 



2.4167 

 1.6883 

 2.9903 









1.380 



8 49 37 



8 33 13 



14^ , Marion . . 



C7.0 



4 0615 



100 



8 45 00 



8 25 00 



11 40 00 



7 01 03 



-<4 38 57) 

 +(0 11 25) 



4 40 22 

 Winner 



7 17 08 



11,6666 



6.a572 

 15.6933 









15.. '■'iW .... 



146 



5.26S6 



170 



11 85 09 



4 41 01 



5 05 52 



5 17 17 





5.0977 



16.91 

 20.48 



4 43 51 



-(0 22 00) 



1 442 

 1.653 

 1.310 



5 05 53 



5 43 14 



4.. Stiletto... 



91.3 



4.5020 



150 



10 47 12 















3 54 22 







63.9 



3.9947 



150 



8 87 00 



8 26 10 



6 49 10 















6 8194 

 6.4197 



ii.73l2 

 12.4616 



2.98R6 

 2.7807 



14.04 



5 27 53 



-a 21 18) 



6 49 10 



6 C5 .89 



12.. Aida 



90.0 



4.4814 



180 



10 50 00 



5 15 11 



6 «) 11 

















































/ 







ELEMENTS OF STREAM YACHTS COMPETING IN A. Y. C. REGATTA. 



Atalanta. . 

 Rival .... 

 Utowana . 

 Lagonda . . 

 Radba.... 

 Promise. . 

 Norma. .. 



Sophia 



Lurline . . . 

 Skylark. . . 

 Viola ... . 

 Marion.... 

 "243" ... . 

 Stiletto . . . 

 Lucile . . . 

 Aida 



Length 



ft. in. 



248.08 



98. 

 138. 

 130. 

 156. 



98 06 

 145. 

 108.06 



96.10 

 100 



65. 



166. 

 94. 



69. 

 95. 



Length 



on. 

 water 



line. 



ft. in. 

 2^8.09 



87.08 

 123. 

 118. 

 135. 



87. 

 131, 

 100.01 



88.03 



90. 



62.09 



67. 

 146. 



91.03 



63.09 



9). 



Beam | 



mould- Hold, 

 ed. 



ft. in. ft. in. 



26.05 15.( 



17.06 

 20.06 

 19. 

 20.04 

 16.10 

 17.06 

 17. 

 16. 

 16.04 

 12.06 

 13. 

 33. 

 10.03 

 7.07 

 13.06 



7.06 

 10.06 

 10. 

 13. 

 9. 

 12. 

 13. 

 6. 

 10. 

 6.09 



5. 



6.03 



Mean 

 load 

 draft. 



ft. in. 

 10.09 



5. 



7. 



6.09 

 8.C6 

 7 



9.06 

 6.06 

 4.06 

 7 



4.11 

 5. 



8.03 



4. 



2.09 

 4.06 



Tonnage. 



568.47 

 45.51 



141.86 



140. 



149.04 

 42.96 

 b3.41 

 65.35 

 49.77 

 39.47 

 21.38 



227.64 

 45.56 

 36 26 

 37.63 



284.24 

 28.56 

 71.21 

 80.58 

 97.46 

 27.16 



35.37 



ENGINES. 



Number and 

 diameter of 

 cylinders. 



L'gth 



of 

 slr'ke 



1-30 

 1-12 

 1-15 

 1-14 

 1-20 

 1-14 

 1-18 

 1-14 

 1-12 

 l-i2 

 1-10 



1-60 

 1-20 

 1-28 



1- 24 



2- 26 

 1-22 

 1-84 

 1-26 

 1-18 

 1-80 

 1-20 



1-17, 1-28, 1^0 

 1-13 1-21 

 1-6 l-lOl^ 

 1-8 l-ll 



L'gth 

 of 



JUt- 



off 

 steam 



Mean 

 pres- 

 fnire 

 red. to 

 largest 

 cyl'der. 



Ihs, 



36.04 



38.08 



33.08 



41,88 



27. 



39.06 



43.01 



4). 



41.33 

 64.03 

 53.05 



Mean 

 pitch 

 of 

 pro- 

 peller. 



ft. in. 



16. 



11. 

 8. 



12.06 



9. OS 



11.06 

 6.06 

 5.04 



Pres- 

 sure 

 of 

 steam 



lbs. 

 110 



90 

 100 

 125 

 100 



90 

 116 

 120 



80 

 100 

 125 

 100 

 170 

 160 

 150 

 180 



Square 

 feet 

 of 

 grate. 



146. 

 13.75 

 42. 

 44. 

 48. 

 16.25 



30. 



70. 



36. 

 12 05 



Com- 

 bustion 



Blast. 

 Jet. 

 Blast. 

 Nat'ral 

 Blast. 

 Jet. 



Blast. 



Nat'ral 



Blast. 

 Blast. 

 Blast. 

 Blast. 



SYSTEMS OF TIME ALLOWANCE USED BY THE AMERICAN Y. C. 



The qualifications for yachts to enter for the Kinney cup were, to 

 have the necessarv accommodations and outfits for cruising; also 

 must carry masts, sails and usual equipment of boats and use steam 

 only from tubular boilers. 



TIME ALLOWANCE FOB STEAM YACHTS, AHRANGED ACCORDING TO SPEEDS 

 ACTUALLY ATTAINED. SUGGESTED BY F. S. KINNEY, ESQ. 



Lgth. 



on 

 W. L. 



In- 

 crease 



Knots per 

 Hour. 



Time for 

 80 Knots. 



Lgth. 



on 

 W. L. 



In- 

 crease. 



Knots per 

 Hour. 



Time for 

 80 Knots. 



Feet. 







H. M S. 



Feet. 







H M S. 



.50 





10. 



8.00.00 



180 



.2753 



15.9487 



5.00.58 



60 



.875 



10.875 



7.21.18 



190 



.2557 



16.2044 



4E6.10 



70 



.7,50 



11-625 



6 53.52 



200 



.2361 



16.4405 



4. .51 .54 



BO 



,625 



12.250 



6.31.48 



210 



.2165 



16.6.570 



4.48.07 



90 



.m 



12 7 50 



6.1626 



220 



.1969 



16.8539 



4.44 46 



101 



.4375 



13.1iiT5 



6.03.58 



230 



.1873 



17.0412 



4.41.38 



110 



.4125 



13.6000 



5.52.55 



240 



.1677 



17.2089 



4.38..^8 



120 



.3929 



13 9929 



5.43 01 



250 



.1481 



17.3570 



4.30.32 



130 



.87.33 



14 3662 



6.34.05 



260 



.HOO 



17.4970 



4.34.59 



140 



.35.37 



14.7199 



5 26.02 



270 



,1380 



17.6350 



4.32 10 



150 



.8341 



15.0640 



5.1814 



980 



.1360 



17.7710 



4 30 04 



160 



.3145 



15 3785 



5.12.07 



290 



.1340 



17 0('50 



4.28 05 



170 



.2949 



15,6734 



5 06.14 



300 



.1250 



18.0300 



4.26.13 



Time allowance is to be estimated by calculating the mean between 

 two nearest figures given in table. Ties to be decided in favor of 

 : smaller boat. 



The .yachts racing under time allowance proposed by C. E. Eicf ly. 

 jPh. D„ were divided into three classes, and only such jaohrs v.-ore 

 ■eligible as were fitted with boilers allowed by Government inspection 

 to carry a working pressure not to exceed one hundred and twenty- 

 iflve pounds per .square incb. This time allowance is based on the 

 rule that the speed of a yachts in knots per hour should equal two 

 and seven-tenths times the cuhe root of the length of the yacht, in 

 feet, on the waterline. 



Under the time allowance proposed by Chief -Engineer B. F. Isher 

 wood. U. S. N., all yachts were eligible with any type of boiler, and 

 not limited as to pressure of steam, and all yachts raced in one class. 

 The rule being "'The speed in knots per hour divided by the cube root 

 of the lengtn on the waterline of the vachts respectively, the quotients 

 represent relatively the merits of the different yachts. 



The race under the formula devised hy Capt. C. G. Luudborg was 

 open to all yachts urespective of size or type of boiler. One class. 



Formula of yachts of ordinary type F ^ |Q.,,4g"-^^,. jgoH /) ) ^i^^ 

 Lundborg formula is based upon the results obtained from experi- 

 ments with models according to Froude's system, Fin the formula 

 being the actual resistance per square toot of the immersed surface. 

 (A table calculated from the mathematical deductions derived from 

 experiments gives tne value of Ffor speeds of every quarter knot 

 from 8 to 32 knots.) ^4 4'^4" represent tne area of the different cyl- 

 inders of the engine: PP'P" the mean pressure of steam during the 

 stroke iu those cylinders; s the length of stroke in feet; p the mean 

 pitch of the propeller; i, the length of the vessel on the waterline 

 when in racing trim ; B the greatest breadth on the waterline (or below 

 in case the vessel is wider below the load waterline); D the mean 

 draft of water when ia racing trim. The rule for determination and 

 geveraing of time allowance of steam yachts in a competitive trial, 

 submitted b.y Mr. Chas. H. Haswell, and adopted for the regatta held 

 3 /^-GcT 



last year is |/ =V., or, in other words, the velocity of a vessel 



is assumed as the cube root of the quotient of the product of the area 

 of her grate surface and the constant due to the character of combus- 

 tion, divided by the cube root of the square of her gross tonnage. 

 The constants being for natural draft, 1; jet, 1.25; blast and exhaust, 

 1.6. 



Addi-ess all communications to the Forest and Stream Fubh'sh- 

 ing Co. 



Canoeists are invited to send its notes and full reports of o-uises, 

 club meets, information about canoeable waters, and other oommu- 



nications of interest. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signals, etc , of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 reports of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses,' with 

 logs of cruises, n-iaps, and information concerning their local waters, 

 drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 

 AO the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



SECRFTARY-Dr. C. A. Neide. SchuylerviUe, N. Y. Candidates for 

 membership must lorward their names, with $3 for initiation fee 

 and first year's dues, to the secretaiy, who will pi-esent names to the 

 the executive committee. Money sheuld be sent by registered letter 

 or money order. 



THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



WITH its members scattered over a wide territory and meeting 

 but once a year, only a part of them bemg present then, it is a 

 rather difficult matter for an association to make laws that shall be 

 fair to all alike, and to satisfy all sections, especially as some make 

 no effort to express their views or to be represented at the meetings. 

 This difficulty has been felt by the American Canoe Association, and 

 every effort has been made to give a full representation to all locali- 

 ties on the board of officers. The nominating committee at the meet 

 U co-nposed of representatives of all .sections, and the ticket is made 

 up by them. This year a special effort was made to secure the pres 

 ence of some Westei-n men at the meeting, and the selection of a 

 Western man among the officers, but none were present or showed 

 any desire for a representation. In view of the main question of the 

 year -the extension of the Western membership of the A. C. A.— it 

 was desired to select a W^estem member as Commodore or Vice- 

 Commodore; but the lack of cooperation on the part of the Western 

 canoeists made this impossible. The officers for the first year in- 

 cluded one each from New York, Cincinnati and Jersey City, repre- 

 senting the clubs actively interesled in the formation of the Associa- 

 tion. In 1881 they were chosen from Cincinnati, Canada and New 

 York; in lt;83, Canada. Cincinnati and New York: in 1883, the first 

 year that the East showed any decided interest in the Association, 

 the officers were from Springfield, Mass.; New York, and Peterboro, 

 Canada. In 1884 they were from Albany, Deseronto, Can., and 

 Rochester; and in 1S85 they are: Commodore,? S. Rathbun, Des- 

 eronto, Can.; Vice-Commodore, R. J. Willun, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Rear 

 Commodoie, Dr. G. H. Parmele, Hartford. Conn. The Secretary and 

 Treasurer has been chosen in different years from Lake George, 

 Boslon, and of late years from "all over" in Che person of Dr. Neide, 

 who represents no section. Similarly the Executive Committee 

 represents this year Peterboro, Brockviile and Albany, the members 

 being Messrs. G. H. ROj^.er, B W. Richards and W. B. Wackerhagen ; 

 while the Regatta Committee, Mes.«rs. McMurrich, of Oswego; Fairt- 

 lougb, of Kmgston, Can., and R. W. Bailey, of Pittsburgh, Is similarly 

 distributed. W'hile New York and Canada appear each year, the 

 former represents three large clubs and the latter a considerable part 

 of the membership of the Association. 



It will be seen from the above summary that the government has 

 not been sectional, but fairly distributed, the absence of the West in 

 the last three years being due to the non-appearance of Western men 

 at the meets and a lack of interest on their part in the affairs of the 

 Association. This state of affairs has been the subjeet of careful 

 discussion among the leading men of the A. C. A. for some time, as 

 it has always been the object to make the ore-anization a national 

 affair, and not to limit it to the Atlantic coast. Reahzing that all 

 could not visit a meet at one point however centi'al, an effort has 

 been made to increavse the Western membership and to establish a 

 second annual meet at some central point in the West, to be held by 

 the A. C!. A on the same terms as its Eastern meet, and several 

 schemes to effect tbis end have been proposed in the Forest and 

 Stream. Last season a portion of the Western canoeists made a start 

 of their own in the same direction, but independent of the A. C. A., 

 and a meet was held at Ballast Island, in Lake Erie, under the organ- 

 ization of the Cleveland C. C, at which a Western American Canoe 

 Association was formed. Officers were elected and the following 

 resolution was passed and forwarded to the A. C. A. then in camp at 

 Grindstone Island : 



"Western A. C. A., Camp Gardner, Ballast Island, Lake Erie, July 

 24, 1885.— The following was duly adopted at a meeting held this dav: 

 " Trfte7-e'as, The Western A. C. A. has been duly organized on the 

 24th day of July, A. D. 1885, at Ballast I.sland, Lake Erie; and, 



" Whereas, The said association is desirous of encouragmg canoeing 

 in this country, and organizing rules, regulations, etc., that may 

 gC|vern the cancers throughout North America: therefore, be it 



•'Resolved, That a representative be elected from this Association 

 with instructions to present the action taken at this meeting to the 

 A. C. A. at its meeting at GrindstGne Island, and that the said repre- 

 sentative express to the said A. C. A. our willmgness to reorganize 

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

 equal footing with such an organization as may be formed by Eastern 

 and Canadian cancers. (Signed) W. H. Ecrman, Sec'y W. A. C. A." 



The terms on which the new organization would consent to union 

 with the A. C. A., as expressed by the secretaiy of the former, were 

 that the A. C, A. as originally established, should disband entirely, 

 in which case the W. A. C. A. would be willing to unite with the 

 former members of the A, C. A. in the organizatioo of a new body. 



The proposition was considered by the Executive Committee at the 

 meet, and when in was found that the meeting at Ballast Island onl.y 

 numbered about thirty, some five of them being A. C. A. men, they 

 decided that it was not advisable to accept them as representing the 

 one hundred A. C. A. men in the West, as well as other Western 

 canoeists, unless their action was in some way indorsed by the 

 others. Several protests were received from members in the West 

 against any division of the Association. Recognizing the import- 

 ance of some action in regard to the meet, the Executive Committee 

 presented a draft of a new constitution, providing for the establish- 

 ment of a Western Division, which could eo into effect at any time. 

 Lately the circular printed in the Forest and Stream of Oct. 29 was 

 sent out, in order to ascertain the sentiments of Western canoeists. 



The date fixed for the annual meeting was Nov. 7, the place being 

 Oswego, N Y. , as convenient to all of the committee. On Friday 

 last most of the members arrived and took up their quarters at the 

 Doolittle House, the others coming in on Saturday morning. All of 

 the officers were present, but Mr. Wackerhagen'. of the Executive 

 Committee, and Mr. Bailey, of the Regatta Committee, were absent. 

 Messrs. Oliver and Gibson, of Albany, Andrews, of Rochester, Ed- 

 wardc. of Peterboro, Earle, of Syracuse, Wilson, of Watertown, Rush- 

 ton, of Caiit'^1, Ruggles, of Charlotte. W. P. Stephens, of tne Forest 

 AND Stream, and C. C. Vaux, of the American Canoeist, both of New 

 York, were also present, witusoaie members of the Oswego C. C. and 

 Col . Cotton, a new member from KinRbton. 



At 10:30 A. M. the Secretai-y called the roll, after which the minutes 

 of the previous meeting were read and accepted. The report of the 

 Secretary-Treasurer was then read and accepted. Objection was 

 made to the Delanys' bills for last summer as excessive, and the mat- 

 ter was left to the Secretary to settle. The following list of appli- 

 cants for membership were then read, and all of them were elected. 

 J. O. Shu-as, Cm., O.; J. E Bowles, Springfield, Mass.; A. S. and E. A. 

 Pennington, Patei-son, N. J.; W. A. Stephens, Roudout; Zollmau 

 Nickerson, Rondout; E. W. Mflster, Albany; F. R. Kimball, 

 Boston; Myron L. Smith, Albany; Frank Brewster, Cleveland, 

 O.; F. D. bhiras, Dubuque, Iowa; Geo. W.Andrews, Painesville., 

 Ohio; B. Griff Glover, St Louis, Mo.; C. W. Cotton, Kingston. Out.; 

 C. H. Low, Brockviile, Ont.; J. T. Mott, Oswego. The resienations of 

 the following gentlemen were also read and accepted- E.A.Brad- 

 ford, Rev. Dr. Buel, G. T. Carter, Chas. Decker, R. M. Fitzsimmons, 

 G. H. Kemater, T. Southworth. A letter from Mr. E. B. Tredwen. 

 Royal C. C, was also read, requesting the proposal of his name as an 

 active member, but it was resolved to elect him an honorary member 

 of the Association. A letter of resignation from Mr. Bishop was also 

 read and laid on the table. On motion of Vice Com. Wilkin the fol- 

 lowing resolution was passed: 



Resolved, That it is with feelings of deep regret the Executive Cora-- 

 mittee of the A. C. A. have learned of the decease of Mrs. B J. 

 Toker, whose presence at the annual camps of 1884 85 has s j largely 

 contributed to the enjoyment of the same: and, 



Resolved. That an entry of the above resolution be made in the 

 minutes of the meeting; and that the Secretary be instructed to for- 

 ward a copy of the same to Mr. Toker as an expresssion of the sym- 

 pathy of the Commitiee, at this time of his ber lavement. 



A motion was also made to place on the roll of honorary members 

 the names of Mrs. Edwards. Mrs. Rushton, Mrs. Bu^smilch and the 

 Misses Hall, which was carried. A motion was also made and carried 

 to revise the roll of honorary members and to drop some of the 

 names. A letter from Mr, Win. Whitlock. inclosing one from Mr. E. 



B. Tredwen, R. C. C , askmg for information in regard to the meet of 

 1886, was then read and referred to the chairman of the regatta com- 

 mittee for reply. On motion of V'ce-Com. Wilkin, seconded by Mr. 

 Rogers, the following resolution was passed: 



In view of the approaching visit of the English canoeists, be it 

 Resolved, That a trophy be offered for competition at the next A. 



C. A. meet under A, C. A. rules, open to all A. C. A. men and mem- 

 bers of any recognized foreign canoe club, the trophy to be the 

 pi-operty of the winner, and 



Resolved, That the said trophy be purchased from voluntary sub- 

 sciptions not exceeding one dollar each, and 



Resolved, That the purchase and all the arrangements connected 

 with the above competition be In the hands of a committee of three, 

 and 



Resolved. That the siid committee be as follows: Messrs. Wm. 

 Whitlock, W. B. Wackerhagen and Rear-Cora. Parmele, 



A motion was made by Dr. Neide to adopt Mr. Gibson's suggestion 

 of a motto for the Association, -'Entente Cordialef ' passed. On motion 

 of the vice-commodore, the date for the next meet was fixed as Aug. 

 15 to 39, 1886. A motion was made by Mr. Richards and carried that 

 the secretary be instructed to send letters of invitation to foreign 

 canoeists, and that copies be sent to the London Field, Le Yacht and 

 other foreign papers. 



The next question taken up was that of a camp site next year. 

 While most of the committee favored Grindstone Island, there has 

 been some feeling developed in favor of a new place, and the subject 

 was thoi-oughly discussed, the desire being to comply with the wishes 

 of the majority. Gen. Ohver mentioned Lake Champlaiu, the choice 

 of tne Mohican C. 0., and exhibited maps of the proposed locality. 

 It was considered desirable, if possible, to select a site that would be 

 convenient for Eastern canoeists, but the discussion brought out the 

 fact that the expenses would be much less at Grindstone than in any 

 new place, and con.sidering the finances of the Association, it was 

 decided to return there in 1886. As the Commodore, on whom much "* 

 01 the work of the meet devolves, is a resident of the vicinity, it was 

 considered best on his account to try Eel Bay again. Dr. Neide made 

 a motion that the meet of 18S6 be held at Grindstone Island, which 

 was carried, only Rear Com. Parmele voting in the negative, and the 

 vote was afterward made unanimous. The date was also changed to 

 Auar. 13 to 27. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 to meet again at 9:.30 

 P. M. 



After dinner the entire party wore taken for a trip on Lake Ontario 

 on a steam yacht, returning at dark. At 6 P. M. all crossed the river 

 to a largd malt house, in the clean dry basement of which two tables 

 were spread. Near by were the four furnaces of the malt kilns, each 

 a glowing mass of coal. Attendants were ready with a barrel of 

 oysters and huge gridirons, and soon the appetizinij odors began to 

 rise, as one gridiron after another was pushed into the furnaces and 

 withdrawn with its steaming load. At the risk of burnt fingers and 

 scorched mouths the warfare was carried on for some time, until 

 even the hungriest were satisfied, after which followed songs and 

 stories for a couple of hours. 



The Committee left the table early and resumed their sitting at the 

 hotel. The new constitution was taken up in detail and carefully con- 

 sidered, many minor changes being made, but the general plan being 

 adhered to, after which it was finally adopted. The Regatta Commit- 

 tee made a shoi't report, recommending an extension of the limit of 

 depth of keel, but as it was not apparent that any member desired a 

 greater depth or that there was any general sentiment in favor of it, 

 the matter was dropped. The Committee also advised that as the 

 matter of a senior class had been brought up at too late a date for a 

 thorough discussion it n i:l be left to another year Commodore Bath- 

 bun and Vice-Commodore Wilkin were appointed a committee to con- 

 fer with the Western canoeists in regard to the extension of the Asso- 

 ciation imder the new consiitulion. The full text of the latter is as 

 follows: 



CONSTITUriON. 

 Article 1. This Association shall he called the American CanoQ 



