Sept. a, 1886.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



and sent in frienrls who eoulrt not be. present to enjo;/ it. Seale 

 began the contest after dinner the lowest of the list, Columbus, 

 Union Sprintcs iiTid Oswicheee Icnilinu; in the order named. But 

 Scale soon spranR- up, iiii-l Mi ' ■ ' was at ri. premium. Clieer 

 after cheer rang- on L wiieii ;i - made, and en I'lusiasm 



ran hi g-h among the fvj..-,,.: ' .liderenl clubs. Mr. P. A. 



Green kept the seore i"! .! , ■ . "i il ^^ -s recorded m ))lain view of 

 all the spectators fir- ; n- de. t'iie nuepmd nnml)er ot the 



clubs made it somev.; ■ ■ tn t.dl wliieh clnb wns in tljc lead. 



Below ia appended the >..itn-uu ore of the clubs as they cinue on 

 the crounds. ^. . 



ICE Hochstrasser , 00111111111111-12 



2 E J Rankin 11100111100110- 9 



3 O r .Tolituson 11000000101010- 5 



i E F Coizev 11011101000111- 9 



h C H Waft OOOOOlOUOllll- 7 



6 U HWaddell Mil 1101010111- 9 



r L O Frazer 01001101010101- 6 



8 n E Beach 10101001101111- 9 



S Kberhart 00010111010111— 8 



10 F J Jenkins ODUlOOOOOllOU- 5 



11 C h Tori)ett llUlOthlOOOOll— 7 



13 A B iMason 00100111011010- 7- 93 



IR T \V Tutxede 10111000000010- 5 



14 MottTuKa;le 10101101101010- 8-106 



I'l MosiielL" 00011111001000- (i 



16 John Smith, lOOOOOOOlOlOOO- 3 



17 Sam Froncli. . . . , 01011100101101- 8-123 



Union Springs. 



1 John Bledsoe ■■ OOKlOOlUOOinil- 5 



■3 JB Tirnberla1<e OOtnillwrjmi- 9 



;l D t! Wadded 00011000001110- 5 



4 P II Coleman 110011010(11011- 8 



.5 Bmi Fl^ 01011011011011— 9 



6 K E Lee 00111011011010- 8 



7 R J (^^rady lOllOOlllOlOOO— 7 



8 Sam Co^ven 01111111001010- 9 



9 WH Uanier 00100110001010- 5 



10 H Havs 00000111111001- 7 



11 .Tames McAndrew 00000010010101- 4 



13 R H Hays 11110011011101-10- 86 



13 J L Pitts lllOOOllOOOOll- 7 



14 Henry Lee 11110010011111-10-103 



15 AV K Jones OOOOOOIOUOIOOO— 2 



16 1" B V^'ebb O11OOOO1100O1O- 5 



17 F J Frawr 00010001100010— 3—114 



IH L () Foster. .... 01100010001010- 5 



19 HSesHioTis 00100010001001- 4 



20 S Ramsey 00100000000010— 2 



21 P H Foster OlOlOOKIOOllOl- 5-130 



Oswichee. 



I John Canty lOlOlOOllOOOlO- 6 



a F Bradley 10010101100111- 8 



3 R H Pitts OOlOlOOlOlOlOl— 6 



4 S B Canty OlOOOllllOOOOO- 5 



5 A PFitzimmons 11011101100110- 9 



6 James Alexander 00001111011010- 7 



7 J C Cheney 10010101010000- 5 



8 WTNuckols 01001000101101- 6 



9 G L Sallas 1101000001 1 Oil- 7 



10 John Alexander 01101000001010— 5 



11 E M Patterson 01010000101011- 



13 PH Bellamy 00001000101100- 4-74 



Columbns Southside. 



I W F Snider 10101001010111- 8 



3 W J Peabody OOOOCOOOOOOOll- 3 



3 Jep Turner 11001011101011— 9 



4 J A Roberts ..11001011111010- 9 



6 John Edwards 11000100010111— 7 



6 M T Lynn 11101111000110- 9 



7 P H Burns 00001101010010 - 5 



8 John Fletcher - 00000101001111- 6 



9 C J Eifler OOCOOOIOOOIOOO— 3 



10 E H Jenkins 01011000010000- 4 



II C Eberhardt 001011111 mil— 10 



12 C Schomberg lOOOlllQOOlOOl— 6—77 



.Ternigan. 



1 Thos McGough 11010000000000-3 



2 John McGongh 00011100111010-7 



3 Hugh McG ough 00010100110110-6 



4 Will Howard ; 11001000101001—6 



5 Colbert Dawson 11110111110000—9 



(1 Joliu Dayis 001 00101000010-4 



V R. A.Stratford OOOOOIOIIOIOOO— 4 



H Ed Oarland 10101000001000—4 



9 Titc MeLendon 00011101009011-6 



10 W Mc l^endon OllOOOl 0101010— 6 



11 W L Cliatt COlOOOlOlOlllO-6 



12 Jas. Towns 01000110100110—6- 67 



13 J B Garland 01100000000010-3 



14 R W Allen 01000010100000-3-73 



Seale. 



1 I C Evans 01000100011101— 6 



3 R W WaddcU 11001101100010- 7 



3 A L Waddell 01000011101010- 6 



4 R E Lindsy UtHDOOOllOOOlO— H 



.>» G B Young 00000101110010- 6 



6 W H Holland 10101101100010— 7 



7 J J Ware 00001111110111— 9 



8 RA Strong 11001100111011— 9 



9 J S Evans 11000001101111— 8 



10 W R Wilkerson 00000000000001— 1 



II Bragg Pitts 11000010100100- 5 



1.3 Ben Jennings 01000010101110— 6— 74 



13 W A Bellamy OlOOOOOlOOOOOO— 3 



14 W C Guerry IIIOIOIOIOHIO— 9- 85 



15 W J Boykin 00000000000111— 3 



16 Ben Perry 0011 0000010011— 6 



17 Robert Pitts 00001111011110- 8—101 



18 J P Cheney 11011010110010— 8 



19 J'ohn Ingram 01111111010011-10 



20 John Long lOllllOOllOOll - 9 



21 D W Ingram 11111011100010- 9—1,37 



It will thus be seen that Columbus won the laurels, making the 



best club and the best individual record. In the contest between 

 I he 17 men, Union Springs is second and Seale thii-d, while Seale 

 defeats Union Springs in the contest between 31 men. In the con- 

 test for 13 Columbus Southside defeats Os-wichee, Jernigan and 

 Seale. Capt. 0. E. Hochstrasser made a record of IS out of a pos- 

 sible 14, the best individual score. LTuion Springs had two men to 

 make lO, Columbus Southside one 10 and Seale one 10, out of a pos- 

 sible 14. 



Thus ends one of the grandest shooting matches that has taken 

 place in Alabama in several years, and one that culminated in the 

 highest success in each and every particular. We have never seen 

 people enjoy themselves better, and a harsh or discordant word 

 has not been uttered here to-day. The people of Seale and the 

 immediate vicinity have worked hard for the enjovment of their 

 friends; and as they looked upon the happy, joyous throng, their 

 compensation was complete. Nearly one-tliird of the guests were 

 ladies, and tliey lent a charm to the occasion. 



FREMONT, 0., A\ig. 24.— Fremont shooting club's sixth weekly 

 shoot; 



O P Pohlman 1101011001111110001110111- 17 



JGoltron 1101110110101001110001100-14 



J C Wideman 0011101111111110100011100-16 



H P Dwelle 0101100001111011110111010—15 



J T Miller. 1100101101100100101111000—18 



B A Carr. OOOlOOl 0001011 01010001001— 9 



U baudwhieh lUlOOOOOOOlOOlOOlOlOlOlO-lO 



J \\ eber lUOOOOlOlOOOOOlllOOlOOOl-lO 



-Mam bottran 1111101011111001110111011-19 



J Worst 1110101000010111101110101-15 



J. T. jMilleh, Secretary. 



Hall. 0100111110101101110111101—17 



Attin-s 1010001110000011011111101—14 



Parsons 1011000011111111100111011—17 



Wilcox 1111110011111111011111111-33 



Bell 1001100001111111101111101-17 



Smith 0110110011011011111110001-16 



Holmes 1111010101111101011 1111 11-20 



Sackett. 0111011001100010100111101—14-137 



WatervUle Club. 



Candee 1111101110111111111110110-21 



Snell 11101001101111111 Ullltlll— 20 



Reed , OllOOlOOOOllOOlOOOlOOllOO— 9 



Timeon 1110010111000101100101110—14 



Welch Q0101001111U00001001(¥J101— 10 



C SneU ..llOOllOlOlOlOlOniOinill— 17 



Goodwin 1110110011000113010110111—15 



Ealton , . , 1111011101011111011110111-20-126 



MOBILE, Ala., August 28.— Match between the Mobile Gim Chxh 

 and the Social Gun Club; 



Mobile Gun Club. 



Boltz, Captain 1111111101- 9 11 11 01-5 



Hooper 1110111111- 9 11 11 11-8 



S.artore 1111011001- 7 10 01 00-2 



Chas Burch OUlllllll- 9 10 11 11-5 



Jos Burch 0110101101— 6 10 10 00-3 



John Dumoflt 1111.111111-10 11 10 10-4 



Jos Custa. lUOOlOlOO- 5 11 01 11-3 



Wagner 0001101110- 5-60 11 01 11-5-33 



Social Gun Olub. 



Ladd, Captain IIIOUIOII— 8 10 10 10—3 



Lott 0010110001- 4 10 11 11-5 



Alston 1001101110- 10 00 11—3 



Shclton 1001101110— 6 10 10 10-3 



Weems 1010110010— 5 00 10 10-3 



Al V ary. 11 11010011- 7 10 10 10-3 



Ward 1111011011— 9 OO 10 10-3 



Conart 1001110000- 4-48 00 10 11—3—24 



POXJGHKEEP.SIE TOURNAMENT at clay-pigeons and glass 

 hass. Sept. 10. Open to any amateur shot in the Hudson River 

 Valley, residing in Albany, Rensselear, Greene, Putnam, Columbia, 

 Westchester, Orange, Rockland, Ulster or Ductbess counties. 

 Ligowsky and Poiighkeepsie Gun Club rules to govern.— L. B. 

 Stanton, 277 Main St. 



Thk U. S. Cartridge Co., of Lowell, Mass., who makes the Climax 

 and other brands of waterproof paper shot shells have received the 

 following from Goo. T. Farmer, Secretai'y of South End Shooting 

 Club, of Chicago: "I gave the U. S. shells a good test on the 5th inst. 

 1 was capsized in 5ft. of water, my open shell box lying nearly half 

 an hour on bottom, flUed with U. S, shells and shells of others' 

 make. The U. S. shells I relied unon for the balance of the dayl 

 They were not swollen at all, although somewhat soaked Avher^ 

 paper was bruised in turning the shells. They chambered as well 

 as ever,"— ^<7i). ' 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Fobest anjd 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

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

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing ai-e 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of crxiises, maps, and information concerning their local 

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

 relating to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



September. 



Mohican Races every Thursday 4. New York, International. 



through the season. 11. New York, Sailing Trophy. 



8. New York, Challenge Cup. 18. Brooklyn, Sailing Races. 

 4. New York^^^hallenge Cup. 25. Brooklyn, Challenge Cup. • 

 4. Brooklyn. Paddling. 25. New York, Sailing Trophy. 



October, 

 2. New York, Fall Regatta. 



THE MEET OF 1886. 



jRAOE WEEK. 



"Ij^VERY year the interest in the racesis increasing, as both boats 

 XL/ and men improve and are more nearly matched, while their 

 fame has extended far beyond mere local circles, and men in Cali- 

 fornia or Florida look eagerly for the result of a race in which 

 Vesper, Lassie, Venture and others as well known are entered. It 

 is no light undertaking to manage a series of 20 races in three days, 

 in which the entries aggregate no less than 358, with the necessary 

 measuring, setting buoys and other matters which devolve on the 

 Regatta Committee. This year the work was greater than ever 

 before; but it was carried through successfully by the Regatta 

 Committee, Messrs. McMurrich, Bailey and Fairtlough. the pro- 

 gramme bemg carried out very closely, while no accidents marred 

 the atfair. Mr. McMurrich, as chairman, was everywhere; and to 

 him personally is due much of the credit, as his work was long and 

 trying. The clerical work was done very etiicieatly by Mr. Wm. 

 M. Carter, Crescent C. C, of Trenton, N. J., who kept the entry 

 book and record. Such work is no small ta.sk on a pleasure vaca- 

 tion, but Mr. Carter performed it in a manner which satisfied 

 every one and gained him a hearty vote of thanks at the general 

 meeting. Col. Cotton, of the R. M. C, C. C, was timekeeper, with 

 W. P. Stephens starter and W. H. Barnett judge at finish. The 

 races of Monday morning appeared in our last issue. 



After dinner Event No. 6, paddling tandem, Classes IH. and IV., 

 open canoes, 1 mile, was called. The starters were: 



-R„„;j I M. F. Johnson -in„i4- m n 



^^P^"^ 1 H. P. McKendrick f ^a-" 1° " 



Merle Pi. SS'^!". [Brocfcville 10 16 



Minnehaha ] j[: t i^lff ^e 



Minnehaha led at the start, but was passed hy the others. Rapid 

 finally winning by 3 lengths. 



Events No. 7 and 8 were next started 15m. apart. Classes B and 

 A, sailing, limited area 75 and 50ft., 3 miles. The wind was light 

 from N.W., making a run on first leg, a reach on second ' ' 



^Brockville 10 46 



Marie, Fleta, Vesper, Tiutle, Annie O., Surprise, EUo, Stag, 

 Alouette, Vindente, Cora, Gertie and Wa Wa. At the start a rain 

 squall wetted the sailors, but soon cleared away, leaving a calm 

 for a time. Pecowsic led Glass B easily with Venture second and 

 Turtle third. 



Class B. 



Pecowsic E. H. Barney Springfield 1 10 30 



Venture L. Q. Jone.s Hartford. 1 17 10 



Turtle P. M. Wackerhagen. .Mohican 1 18 10 



Vesper R. W. Gibson Mohican 



Cheemaun. - . , C. H. Murphy Salem. , 



Sof ronia F. F. Andrews Rochester 



Class A 



Peggy G. E. Edgar, Jr. . Newburgh 153 35 



Regma C. J. Bousfleld Bay City 



Magog E. O. Finel Lake George 



The last race of the day was an upset, in which J. E. Mellen, of 

 Rochester, won. A tie for second between A. E. Heighway, F. P. 

 Andrews and J. L. Weller was then raced off, the former winning. 

 In the evening a meeting of the Nominating Committee was held, 

 the proceedings of which were not made public. 



Tuesday was clear and warm, though the weather for most of 

 the meet was not oppressively hot and the nights were quite cool. 

 The first race as per programme was for Class IV. paddling, canoe 

 and load to weigh at least 2001bs., 1 mile. The summary -svas; 



Lena. .H. F. McKendrick. . . . Gait 13 .56 



Olive F. M. Turner Brockville 13 04 



Nellie W. P. Kipp.. St. Lawrence 13 25 



"570" M. V. Brokaw Brooklyn 



Mac W. G. McKendrick. . . . Toronto 



Alouette W. A. Leys Toronto 



Nellie led at the start, but was passed by Lena and Olive. 



As there was a good breeze now, the next race. No. 11, was post- 

 poned, and No. 12, paddling and sailing combined, 8 mile course, 

 paddling and sailing alternately each half mile leg was called ^vith 

 17 starters, and the wind was N. E. moderate. The fi rat leg was 

 covered under paddle, all hoisting sail at the first mark and going 

 on port tack. Mac was first to stow sail at second mark, fol- 

 lowed by Venture, Lassie and Surprise. Ventiire was aided on 

 third leg by a mainsail only half stowed, the wdnd being free. 

 Mac was ahead at the end of first round, while Lassie ran into 

 second place, with Venture third. Surprise fourth and Blanche 

 fifth. There was now a good breeze for the reach to first mark, 

 and V enture overhauled Lassie, with Surprise still in fourth place. 

 Again Mac was first over the second leg, and set sail for the run 

 home witli_ wind Avell aft on starboard quarter. This run was the 

 most exciting part of the race, as Lassie, well steered, came 

 straight for the finish and passed first Venture and then Mae. 

 winning in good style. 



Lassie 0. B. Vaux New York. .0 45 00 



Mac V\". G, McKendrick.... Toronto 45 06 



Venture .L. Q. Jones .Hartford 45 13 



Surprise J. E. Meilcn RocJiester...: 



"570" M. V. Brokaw Brooklyn • 



Peggy G. E. Edgar Jr Newburgh 



As the ydnd still lieid Nos. l3 and 14 were po.stponed in favor of 

 Nos. 15 and 10. Classes B and A, unlimited, 3 miles, with 43 start- 

 ers in the first and 8 in the second. Pearl and Nautilus, both well 

 sailed, were at the Ime first and away on the reach to first mark. 

 The sight ^vaB a beautiful one as Ihe 43 boats went a^vav from the 

 spectators on the hill in a compact mass, then drew out into along 



line and finally at the buoy scattered in all directions on the beat 

 to second mai'k. Class A was sent away 1.5m. later than Class B. 

 Vesper led at first on second leg, but was passed by Pecowsic whicli 

 turned the weather mark ahead. 



They jibed neatly around tlie buoy at the end of first round as 

 follows: Pecowsic, v esper, Pearl, Venture, Delight, Blanche, Nau- 

 tilus. Pearl was leaking so badly that she was partly waterlogged, 

 and Nautilus had her brass rudder badly damaged previous to the 

 race by a canoe striking It and bending it out of shape. Though 

 repaired It was still in had condition andsteered the boat unevenly 

 on dilferent tacks. The next round was a repetition of the first, 

 finishing nearly tlie same: 



Pecowsic E, H. Barney Springfield 45 38 



Vesper R. W. Gibson Mohican 47 .53 



Blanche Paul Butler Vesper 49 05 



Delight R, W. Bailey Pittsburgh . . : 



Venture L. Q. J'ones Hartford 



Pearl Walter Stewart Royal CO 



Turtle P. M. Wackei'hagen. .Mohican 



Sofronia P. F. Andj ews Rochester 



Nautilus.. W. Baden-Powell Royal C, C... 



In Class A the times were: 



Peggy G. E. Edgar. Jr Nowburg .!51 20 



Zul5 J. L. Weller R. M.C 57 00 



Magog E. O. Find Lake George. ... .59 00 



Regina .C. J. Boustield Bay City. 



No entries were made for No. 17, unclassified canoes, though Mr, 

 Clapham was ready to sail, so No. 11, postponed from Monday, was 

 called for Glass 111., paddling, 1 mile, canoe and load not under 

 leoibs. 



The starters ahd times wei-e: 



Rapid , .'i..M. F. Jolmson Toronto. ..1 11 .53 



Merle G. B. Wilkinson Bnx'lvville ....13 10 



Flora,. K .G. B. McLean.. Brockville 12 13 



Peggy Grant E. Edgar, , J r . . . Ne\\i)urg. 



Magog K. Finel Ijako Gcor.Efe.. . '.Withdrew 



Rapid led at the turn, with Flora second. The tihish was very 

 close. Rapid being astern of Flora and Merle, but Johnson brought 

 his boat up with a splendid spurt and won the. race. The next 

 event was a very amusing hiLrj'y-seuri-y race, down the lull along 

 the whai'f, a dive and SNs'ini, arid a paddle home, the boats being 

 anchored ofl.'. Zulu, J. L. Weller, won, with MerJe, G. B. Wilkin- 

 son, Nina, A. E. Heighway, Jr., and Flora, G. B. McLean, in order. 

 The finish was a tournament, with two men in a canoOj one vnth 

 a paddle and one standing forward armed with a bamboo lance, 

 well padded on the end. They were ranged in two lines, 50ft. 

 apart, three boats on each side, and at the word each charged the 

 opposite boat. After some sparring all were upset from their 

 craft but Heighway and McKendrick, who fought stubbornly for 

 some time, the latter being finally the victor. .Some canoe gym- 

 nastics were also given, the competitors exhibiting great skill in 

 balancing in their canoes. 



Tuesday evening was spent about a camp-fire, and on Wednes- 

 day morfling the sailors were up early and hard at work polishing 

 their canoes with pumice stone and oiling them for the great race 

 for the A. C. A. Challenge Cup. It was decided to select the first 

 thirteen on the average list of sailing races, and as this was first 

 made up, the records of Pearl and Nautilus being included Mr. 

 Bousfieldhada place which he kindly resigned m favor of one 

 low^er on the list. A revision of the list, talcing only the American 

 canoeists, alters the first results, as will he seen on inspection. It 

 was decided by some of the canoeists present that in the event of 

 the defeat of both the English canoes, a subscription cup .should 

 be offered for a match to windward between them and the two 

 leading American canoes. The full summary was as follows: 



Rounds. . 



1st 3d 3d 4th 5th Time. 



Vesper. . . . R. W. Gibson Mohican. . . 1 2 1 1 1 1 39 15 



Pecowsic.E.H. Barney Springfield 3 1 2' 3 3 1 39 23 



Lassie C. B. Vaux New York. 4 4 3 3 3 1 41 47 



Blanche... Paul Butler Vesper ... 6 6 7 7 4 1 43 56 



Venture .. L. Q. Jones Hartford.. 5 5 5 4 5 1 43 01 



Delight... . R. W. Bailey Pittsburgh 7 7 4 6 6 1 43 28 



Turtle P. M. Wackerhagen. Mohican.,. 3 3 6 5 7 1 44 23 



Nautilus..W.Baden-PoweII... Royal 8 9 8 8 8 1 48 50 



Pearl Walter Stewart Royal 10 10 10 9 9 1 49 31 



"570" M.V. Brokaw Brooklyn. .13 11 11 11 10 15130 



ChesmaunC. Murphy Salem 11 13 13 13 11 1 58 19 



Mona B. W. Richards Brockville. Broke tiller. 



Sofronia. ..F. P. Andrews Rochester. Lost I'udder. 



Wraith . . . . Wm. Whitlock Brooklyn . . } a ndl A«t mn .^f « 



Peggy. ... .G. E. Edgar, Jr, Newburgh. f Collided and lost masts 



The course was 7^ miles, five rounds of the li^-mile triangle, the 

 wind being E.N.E. At 10:45 a flag was set as a preparatoi-y signal. 

 A minute later Wraith collided with PeggyLOarryiug away the 

 mainmast of each boat. Wraith gave up, but Peggy went ashore^ 

 stepped a new mast, and started on when half the first round had 

 been covered by tbe leaders. Her time was taken as a matter of 

 courtesy by the committee and puts her ahead of the fiftlr boat on 

 the list above. Pearl was away first at the start and Nautilus 

 fourth, the crews of both on deck. Jbassie was second at' the start 

 and Turtle third. Sofronia had her rudder unshipped by a col- 

 lision, and lost much time while it was being Replaced. Mona 

 broke her deck yoke, a piece of treacherous black walnut, and was 

 practically out of the race. On the reach to first mark Delight led 

 for a time, but Vesper was first at the turn. Beating over to sec- 

 ond Pecowsic passed her. Lassie being third. Turtle fourth and 

 Blanche fifth. The order at the end of each roand is shown in the 

 table. Pecowsic sailed very fast Avith her two sails, but lost each 

 time at the end of the round, her inizzen sheet going adrift. Alter 

 a very pretty finish the times were taken as above. Pearl was 

 handicapped by her leakage and Nautilus by a damaged rudder, 

 but in spite of tliese mishaps it was very evident in all the races 

 that they could not sail with the American canoes, and their 

 crews freely admitted the fact. Vesper's \detory was very largely 

 due to her skipper's excellent sailing, as Pecowsic at times trav- 

 eled faster, but lost at the turns. At 8:30 Event No. XIII., Class 

 II., paddling, weight 1201bs., was called, the times being: 



Irene .R. W. Bald\vin .Ottawa 11 18 



Regina .....C, J. Bousfield... Bay City 



Lalage .T. S. Westcott Philadelphia 



Next came No. XIV., classes 3 and 4, tandem paddling, decked 

 canoes: 



-Igl^tel ..Brockville 1101 



Mac ] S/B^ Sel"''"'''' f ' ' " ' ■ 



ftprtie iJ.E. Mellen Rochester ( 



I J. R. Robertson Lawrence f ■ • • • 



This finished the regular programme, but the special cup race 

 was set for Thursday morning. Prior to the ra,ce a meeting of all 

 canoeists pi-esent from States west of New England was held on 

 the hillside. Com. Oliver presiding. It was moved that an appli- 

 cation be made to the A. C. A. for the formation of a division com- 

 posed of aU canoeists in the A. C. A. outside of New England, 

 whicb motion was carried; and it was also resolved that the name 

 of this division be the Central Division of the A. C. A. 



The officers nominated for the new divisiou by the committee 

 were then announced as follows: Vice-Commodore, R. W. Gibson, 

 of Albany'; Rear-Commodore, B. W. Richards, of Brockville, and 

 Purser, E. W. Brown, New York. Executive Committee— Messrs. 



180 members being present, the division was entitled to six repre- 

 sentatives. 



The cup race was called at 11:40 A. JL, a good S. W. wind then 

 blowing so that Nautilus, Pearl and Vesper were reefed. The 

 course was two miles to leeward, and the little Rushton launch 

 was sent out to mark the turn. At 11:41:10 the start was made. 

 Pearl crossing first. Nautilus set a small spinnaker at masthead 

 and held to the north while the other.s laid a course together 

 further south. Nautilus was first at the leeward mark, with Pearl 

 and. Pecowsic abreast and Vesper a little astern. On the long beat 

 home the two Amei'ican boats badly distanced their competitors. 

 The- two former were sailed without ballast and with very light 

 boards, while tbe Englisli boats had boards of 561bs. and over'lOOlbs. 

 of shot. Over a part of the course the water was pretty rough, hut 

 the light and buoyant boats went through it with dry decks. The 

 times a tthe finish were: Pecowsic 1.55.39, Vesper 1.56.50, Nautilus 

 2.00.57. 



On Friday morning a general meeting was held, at \yhich the 

 prizes were presented and some minor bxisiness transacted. Com. 

 Fowler, of the K. C. C. addressed the visitors in behalf of the A. 

 C. A., to which Messrs. Stewart and Powell replied. After the 

 adjournment of the rneeting all turned to work at packing, and by 

 afternoon only half a dozen tents were left. A small party still 

 remain at Squaw Point and will spend the week there. 



GALT CANOE AND BOATING CLUB.-The (Jalt (Ont.) Canoe 

 and Boating Club lately held a night parade on the river, 25 canoes 

 and boats turning out, each decorated with Chinese lautern.s. The 

 hand of the 29th Battalion was on hand and provided the music 

 The oflicers of the club for 1886 are: H. S. HoweU, Commodore; J. 

 E. Wamock, Vice-Commodore; H. F. McKendrick, Seojvtary and 

 Treasurer; G. H. Smith, W, Heinhold, J, H. Kelinan, Cijmniittee. 



