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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 29, 1886. 



ST. LOUIS, July 18.— A matcJi toolc place to-day between the 

 Diana and the Central Hunting Cluba at the grounds of the latter. 

 20 Peoria blackbirds, 10yds., losers to pay all expenses: 

 Diana Hunting Club. 



Ed Mcver 11110101110111010101—14 



.T Hassf m-ther 10010010010011010010— 8 



CEuegler 01001011101111010110-12 



A Herold 01001111 010101000110-10 



& Walisch 01100111001100100011-10 



D \^ emheimer 10100101010000100000- 6 



B Westhus lllOOlOOllllinillOO-15 



A Junge 00110100010111001110-10 



F Dengler 10010101101101101001 -11 



H Wilbelm 11100010011000010110— 9 



g George OllllOOOlllOOlOlOlOl— 11 



G- Hermann 00010000010011010100— 6 



H Helm lOOOOOl 11 10000000110- 7 



M Schaaf 10111100100001011100—10 



F BrennecTce 11011111111100110101—15-154 



Central Hunting Club. 



Heine 11111011111111 110011—17 



Steflan OOOOllOOloOTllOOllll- 9 



Nouss TOOllOlUOOOOHlOni— 11 



StoiBcker 01000000111100110101— 9 



Lenhardt 01111111111111110100—16 



A Stosberg OllOlOOOOlOOlOOOOOlo- 6 



Mauer , 01111001010101010101-11 



Reif elss 00111011100001101111—12 



Cardwell lOOOOlOlOOllOlllOllO-lO 



Stosel 00010100001001000100- o 



Kleinim OOOOOIOOIOOIOOI 00011 — 6 



R Btroaberg 11111011 1 11001101001-14 



Falkenrath OOllOOOOOOlOOOllOOOO— .5 



Loefel. 10001101101010000001- 8 



Evarts 00000000001001001100- 4—143 



PHILADELPHIA, Jtdy 23.— Tlie crack shots of Philadelphia and 

 surrounding toAras mustered in force at Olympic Park, on the old 

 Lamb Tavern road, to-day, to inaugurate the shooting totirnamont 

 under the auspices of the Globe Shot Company. The principal 

 event of the tournament is the contest between the teams repre- 

 senting the various gun clubs for prestige and prizes. The foUow- 

 mg named clubs entered teams of 10 men each: Baltimore, Dela- 

 ware and Wawasset clubs, of Wilmington; Camden, Woodburv 

 Montgomery, of Norristown; Matsunlv, of Conshohocken; Globe, 

 South End and Item, of Philadelphia, and the North End, of Frank- 

 ford, whicli enters two teams or 20 men. The match is at 10 chn-- 

 pigeons and 10 globe flights, 18 and 21yds. respectively. Six of tlie 

 competing clubs shot to-day with the following resxilt: 



Delaware Gun Club. ' 



G Huber 



6 



6 



12 



E Melcher 





6 



13 





6 



9 



15 



C Heinol 



4 



4 



8 



J Jones 



6 



7 



13 



GS(?henck 



7 



6 



13 



JGrubb 







9 



L Yettman 



5 





10 



W Opdyke 



4 



8 



13 



AHambright.. . 



3 



7 



10 





50 



65 



115 



The Item Gim Club. 





Barron 



8 



3 



11 



WUdey 



7 



7 



14 



Timm 



4 



5 



9 



Campbell 



5 



9 



14 



GWGolcher.... 





5 



8 



Weisenberger . . 



7 



7 



14 



Maguire 



6 



a 



13 



C GUdner 



5 



9 



14 



Hathershall 



1 



5 



6 



Beath 



2 



5 



7 





48 



61 



109 



Camden Gun Club. 





J F Armstrong.. 



5 



8 



13 



G K Cragon 



6 



5 



11 



WB Simon 



5 



6 



11 



J B Pancoast.. . . 



4 



7 



11 



O McmUer 



7 



4 



11 



W H Childs 



3 



3- 



6 



WSofleld 



6 



5 



11 



WSFortiner... 



7 



7 



14 



J Turner 





6 



8 



L Williams 



4 



8 



13 





49 



.59 ™ 



=■ 108 



Montgomery Gun Club. 



Clays. Globes. T'l. 



H C Felton 



"3 



2 



16 



A Butz 



■ 9 

 6 



7 



13 



K Beyer 



8 



14 



J Kinger 



. 7 



fi 



13 



F C Kremer. . . . 



. 7 



8 



15 



S Snyder 



. 6 



6 



13 



J Johnson 



. 5 



5 



10 



Lutz 



. 7 



7 



14 



C Stanger 



. 5 



6 



11 



W A Boncoto.. 



. 7 



4 



11 





60 



59 



119 



The Woodbury Gun Club 



D H Davis 







4 



4 



B Thorp 



4 



6 



10 



JB Cattell 



. 8 



8 



16 



J L Davis 



8 



6 



14 

 9 



E C Cattell ... 



. 4 





JE Hightley... 



. 6 



4 



10 



A WCatteU... 



3 



4 



7 



C B Thackara. 



. 



4 



10 



GW Cattell... 



7 



7 



14 



G W Hynes 



4 



7 



11 





50 



55 



105 



Baltimore Gun Club. 



Werstner 



. 10 



6 



16 





7 



6 



13 



Buckboe 



9 



3 



13 



Dennv 



8 



8 



10 



Willi ar 



6 



6 



12 



Fielers 



. 7 



4 



U 



Cleveland 



7 





13 



Linthicum 



6 



4 . 



10 



Wilhelm 



8 



8 



11 



Ed Lewes 



6 



3 



9 





74 



48 



123 



\ATiiie this contest occupied the attention of the competing teams 

 and several hundred spectators, sweepstakes were in progress in 

 other parts of the grounds. A. J. Rust, of Philadelphia, walked 

 off witli the first prize in the individual contest. 



July 24.— The contest \vas concluded to-day, the Wingohocking 

 Gun Club winning by a score of 1-45 hits to 55 misses. The best in- 

 dividual scores were made by W. Garvin and G. IMinner, each 

 making 18 hits to 3 misses. Following are the scores of to-day : 



Wawasett Gun Club. 



Clays. Globes. T'l. 



J Ryan. 



R Miller 



C Buckmaster. . . 

 W A Hartlove... 



C MiUer 



W Buckmaster. . 



P Ambold 



R Ogden 



CD eharpless... 

 B A MTack 



10 

 9 



7 

 5 

 10 



Matsunk Gun Club. 



Clays. Globes. T'l. 



C F Cressman.. . . 



J Hefeenflnger.. 8 



J C Carter 4 



T B Yoimg 9 



SKKnox 10 



H Knoblet 7 



C Dickenson 8 



G Knoblet 8 



J C Brien 3 



W Miller 6 



4 

 5 

 7 

 10 



61 78 139 68 65 133 

 Wingohocking Gun Club. South End Club. 



WGarvm 9 9 18 Harrison 10 9 19 



G Minner 9 9 18 E James 6 7 13 



JThurman 6 5 11 Davis 4 9 13 



T Greenwood... 5 10 15 Gibbs. 6 9 15 



HGCoUom 6 8 14 G Hunter 7 8 15 



G Heft 6 7 13 Swayne 5 10 15 



WBrokaw 5 6 11 WW James.... 8 7 15 



HThurman 8 9 17 Urian 5 8 13 



W Say 4 7 11 Hambleton 3 6 9 



GFKleinz 9 8 17 Maher 7 5 IS 



67 78 145 

 North End Gun Club No. 2. 



Pack 7 7 



J Blair 9 7 



J Enfiurtle 7 9 



Dudworth 6 5 



Dr Smith 7 8 



S Richards...... 6 3 



C Kohs 7 9 



G Elmer 5 8 



WH Soley 5 6 



W MPack 7 9 



66 71 



Quaker City Gun Club. 



OA Meyers 3 8 



H French 3 9 



J L Brewer 9 9 



JReis 10 8 



R Welsh 5 5 



W Shuster 5 5 



EFry 5 7 



J O'liarra 9 6 



G Weaver 4 6 



F Shepherd 4 9 



61 78 139 

 North End Gun Club No. 1. 



14 A J Rust 8 9 17 



16 A L Lumb 5 8 13 



16 C Munch 5 8 13 



11 H Ridge 6 5 11 



15 AEFolsom 7 7 14 



9 J Wolstencroft. 4 4 8 



16 J Lackey 5 8 13 



13 E Edwards 8 7 15 



11 N Bancroft 5 7 13 



16 W Wolstencroft 10 9 19 



137 63 73 135 



Globe Gun Club. 



11 SBarand 3 



13 WEKeUy 9 



18 G Adams 4 



18 J Meany 5 



10 D Conaway .... 3 



10 HRache 5 



13 J Lowry 6 



15 ACAlman 1 



10 J Kelly 5 



13 J Morrison 3 



57 



71 



129 



43 



ST. LOUIS, July 17.— Members of the gun club held a shoot at 

 the Compton Avenue Park to-day. Ties divided in every case. 



Ten Peoria blackbirds: 



Coles 1001011110-7 Wells 1011011010-6 



Wilson 1111101010-7 Brown 10000)0000—1 



Five Peoria blackbirds: 



Coles 11001-5 McClellan 11000-3 



Bradford 01101-3 Wilson 00000-0 



Bates 11001-3 Dr Spencer 00010-1 



WeUs 00110-3 Dr MicheU 10000-1 



Ten Peoria blackbirds, ISyds.: 



Wells llllimil-10 Sieminski 0111101001— 6 



Mr Michel 1111111011— 9 Liebmann 0101110011- 6 



Wilson 1110011101— 7 Bradford 1010100100- 4 



Clark 0101101111- 7 Coles 1100110010— 5 



Rankin lOOOlOOOlO— 3 Dr Spencer 0001000000— 1 



Bates 0110010101- 6 McClellan OUOIOOIOI- 5 



Five live birds, ground trap, both barrels, 30yds: 



Bates 12112-5 Wilson 11111—5 



Biwvn 11111-5 Coles 11201-4 



Greene 11123-5 Beck 21012-4 



Clark 31111-5 Rankin 20011—3 



THE GOTHAM GUN CLUB has been org.^uized with H. M, 

 King, Pres.; H. T. Oxuard, Vice-Pres.; C. W. Cashier, Sec. and 

 ireas.: J. Conner, Captain, and Dr. A. F. King,Lieut. 



WORCESTER, Mass., July 21.— There was a goodlv number of 

 the Sportsmen's Club who went to Rutland vesterdav. Friends 

 were also present from other places, and a general good timn fol- 

 lowed. The long ride and the pure bracing air from off tlic hills of 

 the town, wliich is the center of the State, e:a^'e all a good appe- 

 tite. Over one himdred were present at dinner. During the dav 

 very many tried their ha,nd ^vith clay-pigeons, glass balls and 

 bats. The day, as a whole, was a very enjoyable one. 



W. F. CARVER is traveling with Cole's circus company in 

 Dakota. 



Secreta,ries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream tlieir addresses, with name, membershii), signal, etc., of 

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

 report of the same. Ca.noeists and all interested in canoeing ere 

 requested to_ forward to Forest and Stream theii- addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, dramngs or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items 

 relating to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



August. 



Mohican Races every Thursday 13-37— A.C.A. Meet, Grindstone. 



through the season. 21. Lake St. Louis, Annual, La- 



7. New York, Sailing Trophy. chine. 

 7. Brookljm, Paddling. 



September. 



4. Brooklyn, Paddling. 18. Brookljai, Sailing Races. 



4. jNcw Vork, International. 25. BrootlvTi. Challenge Cup. 

 11. iNew York, Sailing Trophy. 35. Ne^v York. Sailing Trophv 



OCTOBER. 



2. New York, Fall Regatta. 



GRINDSTONE AGAIN, AUG. 13-27. 



OOKING backward it sc(!ms harcUy iiossible that a whole vear 

 -L^ has elapsed since tJic big camp-fire went out on t)ic bill, "and 

 the white tents disappeared trom its foot in a few shoi't hours: aufl 

 that two weeks from to-day we shall be making again the journev 

 that all loo.lc forward to with such pleasure. That from idl points 

 north, south, east and west, from the Ohio and Allc^diany, tlu' 

 broad lakes and the Canadian rivers, from the Hudson, tlie hc}^- 

 ware and the Connecticut, liurrying by i-fiil or steamer, or more 

 fortunate, idling along by canoe, cinncs a band of eager xiilgrims to 

 their great Mecca, the A. C. A. mciu. Brief as it i.^, the (inie seems 

 long untd the little pier in Eel Bay will open into view, a eluH^r 

 from the MU will greet the new arrivals, and the imrrv and 

 bustle of welcomes, in quiries, answers, ten I j n tclii iig, .ntrnd u< '■ t i ni i s, 

 unpacking, and launching for a run to Sciiiaw pViint, will hcgin! 

 This year promises to be a notable one in the Association .^imals, 

 as the general interest in canoeing and in the meet has grown 

 greatly since last summer, while a special interest is added bv the 

 Yisit for the first time to this country of a. party of English canoe- 

 ists. The trophy race also will ailord additional interest to canoe- 

 ists and spectators. 



A very large attendance is expected, but there are many who 

 should be there who as yet do not intend to come. There" are a 

 very large number of clubs and indiTiduals who even now do not 

 fully understand the end and aims of the AsHoriation, and to 

 them we can only give the advice to come once and see w har it is 

 and what it is doing for canoeing. In ev ei-y club, even the small- 

 est, there shoiild be at least one member who c;i,n atTmvl time ;md 

 money for the trip, and it will be to the direct benefit of t he club 

 to send a representatir^c to the camp, even if the expense has to lie 

 partly borne by the cdub. As -ssiU be seen bv th;> following rates, 

 the expense of transportation will -ar\ from JilO to 3?:.'u for ordi- 

 nary distances. While in camp the coyt of li-.inu: is $^ per duy, or 

 as low as 40 or "jCI cts, if the canoeist camps and cooks for hiuisclf, 

 as most do. No man who has not visited a camj) e^i ii understand 

 fully what canoeing is, nor can he, by rea ding or other means, gain 

 sofidla knowledge of modern canoes and their iiuprovemeuts. 

 Boats of every kind may be seen and tried, sails and gear of all 

 sorts may be examined, canoeists of alh shades of opinion and 

 from all localities may lie met, and in no other ])lace can such 



Eleasant and lasting friendshii^s be formed as among the mem- 

 ers of the A. C. A., drawn togetlier solely by a common love of 

 their sport and a devotion to the elevating influences of an out- 

 door life. 



It is desirable tliis year to make as large a turnout as possible in 

 lienor of our visitors and also to do credit before them to the Na- 

 tional Association, of which itsfounders and members are 80,iustly 

 proud, and we urge every canoeist who can do so to lie ore^-ent, and 

 every club to send one or more representai '' ■ ■ 'rl its late 

 rapid growth questions are constantly arisiiiL; l e policy 



and future course of the Association, which ii i.s t r , (iesirable 

 should be discussed and voted on by all sections in order to retain 

 the national chai-acter, but this can only be done by the presence 

 of a thoroughly representative body gathered from all points. Last 

 season a vei'y important change was made, looking to the establish- 

 ment of other branches, and the canoeists of Ncm' England have 

 already taken a step in the direction of a local branch. Wliatform 

 the matter will take is as yet uncertain, but it is liighly desirable 

 that all sections be represented in whatever aetiijn is taken, espe- 

 cially the West. Whatever the outcome of this movement may be 

 there is no danger that it will imjieril the interests in tlic present 

 A. C. A. or that it will injure the meets. The probabili f^ies a re tliat 

 it will greatly strengthen canoeing locnUy and pro\ ide meets at 

 several points which can be reached witli little time and at small 

 expense by a large number. As we have frequently pointed out, such 

 a plan, if carried out under the leadership of the A. C. A., can but 

 strengthen it, bringing in more members and eacli di-s ision work- 

 ing up more thoroughly its local field, while no member will feel 

 bound to attend his liome meet. The presence of the oHicers at 

 any meet will make it the main event of the ye;ir and draw to- 

 gether the same good friends from many place.s ^yho mm- look at 

 the A. C. A. camp as the pleasantest part of tlio year, \\ iieii old 

 friends and companions meet freely together. With some sucli 

 plan as this in prospect we can invite all canoeists to join the camp 

 at Grindstone and can assure them of a hearty welcome. How to 

 geti there may be learned from the following circular fi'om Com- 

 modore Rathbun: 

 To the Members of the A. C. A.: 



Gentlemen- I beg to ad'sdse that the follo^vlng transportation 

 arrangements ha\'e made, x\z.: 



New York Central A Huthon Biver B. Zf.— From the following 

 points to CJlavton and return, canoes and camp outfit free : New 

 York $12.50, Yonkei-s $12.50, Sing Sing §12.50, Ne^vbursxh «11, Pough- 

 keepsie $10.50, Rhinebeck $10, Albany §,s, Troy gi*, Schneectady ?», 

 Amsterdam $7.50, Auburn $6, Rochester jjT. Buffalo $i),m, Niagara 

 Falls S9.50. Tickets on sale from Aug. 2 to 37, and good until Sept. 

 1. Membership certificates must be presented. For fnrtlier infor- 

 mation apply to Mr. M. C. Roach, 413 Broadway, Now l oi-k. 



West Shore B. ft.— New Y'ork S12..50, Highland StCXl, Ivingston 

 flO, Albany |8, Port Jackson $7.50, Rochester *7, Buffalo ^Vt.'iO, 

 Niagara FaUs .«9..50. Tickets on sale from Aug. 2 to 27, and good 

 until Sept. 1. Membership certificates must be presented. Canoes 

 and camp outfit free. For further information, apply to Mr. Henry 

 Monett, Gen. Pass. Agt., New York, N. Y. 



Borne, Wateitown & Ogdensljurijh B. L'.— Utica S5, Syracuse \aa 

 Cape Vincent go, Rochester \da Charlotte p.25, Niagara Falls via 

 LeAviston $7.25, Canton S2.70, Oswego .$4. Canoes and camp outfit 

 free. Tickets on sale from Aug. 10 and good until Sept. 1; mem- 

 bership tickets must be presented. For further information apply 

 to Theo. Butterfield, General Passenger Agent, Oswego, N. Y. 

 Note— The L'tica & Black River Railway is now operated by this 

 company. 



Boston <i Albany B. 2?.— Pare to Albany from points on this line 

 will be (2) two cents per mile eacii way. Apply to IMr. A. S. Han- 

 son, General Passenger Agent, Boston, for orders for the special 



New Yorli, Ontario & Western B. 7?.— From New York to Clayton 

 and return, $12,50. Canoes and camp outfit free. Tickets good 

 until Oct. 1. For further information apply to Mr. J. C. Anderson, 

 General Passenger Agent, 18 Exchange place. New Y^'ork city. 



New Yorlt, Chicauo & St. Louis B. Z?.— Special rates will be given 

 on application to Mr. B. F. Hornei', General Passenger Agent at 

 Cleveland, Ohio. 



Central Vermont B. U.— No arrangements yet made. Address 

 Mr. B. ^V. Cummings. General Passenger Agent, St. Albans, Yt. 



Grand Trwiik B. i?.— From the following points to Gananoque and 



return, canoes and camp outfit free, 1% single fares for round trip: 

 Hamilton, MTiitbj^ tandsay, Montreal, Toronto, Peterboro, Deser- 

 onto, Cobourg, Lakefleld. Brockville. Tickets on sale from Aug. 1 

 and good until Aug. 21. 



Bichelieu & Ontario Navigation Co,— From flic following points to 

 C layton and return, canoes and camp outfit free, one s' ntrle fare 

 and a half, including meals and berths, except between Montreal 

 and yuebec ^vhere meals and berths are extra: Toronto Ivin gston 

 Brockville. Montreal and Quebec. Blembership eei i iiical es, niusi 

 be presented. .Yll canoe and camp equipage carried free v,'\]^ '-p pt 

 owner s risk against damage of anv Ivind. 



The railways are prepared to supply special basjsaLre ears when 

 the number of canoes to be shipped warrant it. I w otdd Huirgest 

 the advisahilify of members taking advantage of this oiler ^dion 

 =mlll '^f'^eer of boats being damaged in a spccird ear being 



All freight for the camp from the Uni ted Sta t es sli onld be sliipped 

 to the care of Mr. L Paleu, Clayton, N. Y., Agent R. W. & O. R. R.. 

 and from Canada to tlie care of Mr. B. Barbsr, Gananoque, Out.; 

 Agent The Thousand Islands R, R. 



I shall be pleased to assist any member of the Association in 

 securing further special rates on being advised. 



Desbbonto, Ont., July 33. F. S. Rathbun, Commodore. 



CLUB AND OFFICERS' FLAGS. 



Editor Forest and StreoM : 



V"'"^- ^"'■-,^•'"'^1 "^V^, '-'cii^iaiio, -uab auopiea simple nnrl ettioient 

 de\aces to distinguish the officers, without necessitating the use 

 of a separate flag, viz.. Commodore, a blue anchor ; Vire-Commo- 

 dore, a^ red anchor ; Secretary, a red quill. The device is ncatlv 

 painted or worked on the face of one \\diif e star. It seems to me 

 nearly every club flag which I have seen could vei'v easilv have 

 the same little anchor or quill tucked in some^vhere w thout spoil- 

 mg the^ symmetry of the design, anil make a very neat tjcncral 

 device for the officers' flags thronghout the emmtrv. 



Oakland, Cal., July 8. W. W. Bloav, Com. ( )akl -,nd C. C. 



Lit was suggested at one tiine that in place of fl\-hig the A. O. A. 

 and club flags, each club A^'ho&e members ludonced to the A. C A. 

 should incorporate in its flag the colors of ilie Assoei:,! iim ; for 

 instance, a red and white triangle in the nnpcr corner, like the 

 Union Jack m our National ensign. Both this phm and that of 

 o\ir correspondent are good, in that thev reduce the number of 

 nags wtule denoting a,ll that ia neccssarv. 



A NEW FOLDING CENTERBOARD. 



WE have received from the inventor, Mr. T. Broutrh, of Gana- 

 noque^ Can,, a new centerboard for ca noes and skiffs wbieh, 

 ou examination, seems to possess some valuable features. In gen- 

 eral plan it IS a fanboard ■■.•itli live Ica-es or blades, but the lower 

 one is double, forming a box about .'rlliin. tbi'd^ and l>e- eled on its 

 lower edge, in which the other leaves fold. Ir U el;, m: d that the 

 stillness of the board is greatly increased fp.'' the same 



on each tael:. Anotlier advEintage is that 1 h. : lowered 

 forms a perfect sector of a circle, with no trjc'li-iiliir spiacc left 

 open between the after end and keel, whUc there is no (diuuee to 

 foul -with lines or weeds. Tlic lilades are pivoted at tlie fore end 

 and raised and lowered hv a separate le^ er intlri-ed in a ■ otiipnct 

 casting soldered to the top of the box, and makinc a joint wbichls 

 watertight. We have not li.id tli j opi)orMinity to pal tlic boai'd to 

 an actual sailing test, tait after a earefiii cxamitiat iim there seems 

 to be no reason wliy it should not work most snti^tf.etorily. It is 

 made in three sizes, 2;j:-:;% box, 26x4 and 27X+V.'., the bladi* heing 

 33X4, 35x454 and 36x5. It is attached lo a, flat" keel by nutting a 

 slot; and screwing the metal trunk do^vn ou Ihekcclnr kcelsou. 

 The board is operated by a detached wrencli used on either side. 



THE COMING A. C. A. MEET. 



Editor Forest and Strram: 



Within two weeks of your next issue the sLtth annual meet of 

 the A. C. A. will be in jiro.gress, 1 wonder if each member has a 

 realizing sense of this fact. To an\' who ha.\-c not, or who arc in 

 douiit about attending, f would address myself most urgently, for 

 thiS will >)e a most important year la the Association's historj', and 

 a -cry large attendance is to lie desired. 



The air recently has becTi full of a va.gue feeling of doubt wlilcl\ 

 is trraduiiil.v sol idiryin- into the assertion "this year's will be *ljc 

 last general meet of the A.C.A." The only visible ground I'ov 

 such a belief is the action of I lie Now England clubs iii forming a 

 "division." Mliy should ■>\ e assume that the whole Association is 

 to be split up into small branchesf We still liave Canada and lihe 

 three States of New Y'ork, New Jersey and I'ennsvl-'ania, even if 

 the West chooses to separate, which, so far as f have been in- 

 formed, has not been determined upon as vet. li' tlicsc hold to- 

 gether, as I for one sincerely hope they will, iheir fiiture camps 

 .shoidd csirry sufficient interest to draw a lai'irer or snj a I ler attend- 

 ance from other quarters, and so still retain some iiiiiL;- nf national 

 importance: whereas a smaller sub-di\n'sion will rcsidt simply m a 

 series of local meets, and nothing more than tlie name will be left 

 of the A. C. A. 



I have written some of my own opinions upon the present situ- 

 ation, whether others -will agree with me can only be learned by 

 the presence of a full representation at the jinnual meeting oh 

 Grindstone Island on the ;-7th of August, uct each individual 

 make a special effort to be in camp. Let the strong clubs send 

 each a full delegation. And let eatdi man give some thought to the 

 questions which must arise, and be prepared with h s counsel and 

 his vote to join in their deterndnatiou. Reade W. Bailey. 



ROYAL C. C— A match was sailed on Saturda.vlast, open to any 

 description of canoe, under girth measuj'cment rating, for two 

 prizes, presented by Major liowland Koberts: 



Nautilus Mr. Baden Po^vell. tSahrina Mr Rede Turner. 



Pearl 1885. . . . Mr. E. H. Tredwen. Spindrift . . . .:\lajor Ro berts. 



Akaroa Mr. A. B. Ingram. Foamflec.k...]Mr. H. W. Roberts. 



Pearl 1886. . . . Mr. W. Stewart. Catspaw Mr. Langdon Domi. 



Anonjrma — Mr. R. H. Harrison. 



All started except Spindrift and Foamfleck, who arrived too 

 late. With such a good entry it \vaa a pity thai tbc ^vrnd was so 



Ealtry, and rendered aii.vt.bing like true sailing ont of the question. 

 Ir. Stewart, in the 1886 Pearl, took the lead from tlie Jiret.and 

 was never headed, finally winning by 150yds. The times of the 

 rounds were as under: 



1st Round. 3d Round. Finish. 



Pearl 1886 4 48 00 5 14 00 5 39 80 



Nautilus 4 53 00 5 19 30 5 44 30 



Catspaw 4 50 00 4 20 00 5 .50 00 



Pearl 1885 4 58 00 5 31 30 5 55 00 



Akaroa 5 02 00 5 34 00 fl 03 00 



Sabrina 5 04 80 5 37 00 6 01 00 



Anonyma Not timed. 



All were more or less hampered by the crowd of rowing boats 

 p.?jssing up the reach, Saturday afternoon lioing a rather bad time 

 for sailing on the Thames.— FiVi'/, Jidi/ IT. 



BROOKLYN C. C. CHALl^KNGF CUP.-The fifth race for this 

 trophv came off on Julv 24, at i o'clock, at Bav Ridge, the holder, 

 Mr. Wliitlock, being challenged by Mr. O. V. E. .Sehnylcr. Rigs 

 limited to 75ft., course twieo around a lK>ui. triangular course. 

 Mr. AAHiitlock in the Gnenn was nc\T-r hearled, making tlie very 

 quick time of 35m, ;Ms. Mr. Wilkin's wresting third place 

 from Mr. Schuyler was a remai'kal dc piece of handling, as his 

 Canadian canoe carries but ^toft. in her two sails, and he ^s'on hia 

 place on the last two legs. We are all coming to smooth skins 

 here. Give them a chance and they ^vin every time. A paddling 

 race followed, won by Mr. St huyler: 



Sailing Challenge Cup. 



Start. 1st Round. Finish. Time. 



Guenn, W. "Whitlock 4 49 00 5 06 30 5 24 30 35 30 



Minx, M. V. Brokaw 4 49 00 5 09 30 5 29 45 39 45 



Tip Top, R. J. Wilkin 4 49 00 5 10 15 6 30 30 41 30 



Lone Star. C. V. R. Schuyler..! 49 30 5 10 00 5 33 00 42 30 



Edna, C. Balmanno 4 49 80 5 12 30 5 33 00 43 30 



Nettle, Mr. Ward 4 5tl 00 5 13 00 5 35 00 45 00 



Paddling }6 Mile. 



Start. Finish. Time. 



Lone Star, C. V. R. Schuyler .6 08 00 6 13 45 05 45 



Tip Top, R. J. Wilkin 6 OS 00 6 14 00 06 00 



Minx, M. V. Brokaw 6 08 00 6 15 00 07 00 



QUAKER CITY C. C.-The Q. C. C. C. held its regular semi- 

 annual meeting on .Jnne ■>( I, at which the following officers were 

 elected to serve the ensuing six months: S. L. Leary, Com.; Jas. 

 H. Barton, Yice-Com.; A. A. Jackson, Sec.-Treas. The club is in a 

 flourishing condition, numliering twelve active members and nine 

 canoes. Canoe house at Cooper's Point, N. J., adioining the Phila. 

 C. C. houses. Our sailing device is a z'ed clover leaf, l2in. across, 

 in peak of mainsail. Club signal is a pointed burgee 12xl8in„ field 

 of blue, partly covered by a red triangle 9X13in. The date lor the 

 sailing and paddling races has not been definitely fixed. 



