May 8, 1888.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



£99 



SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C— A special meeting was held on April 

 ^'6 at which some minor changes in the constitution and by-laws 

 were passed. The following changes in the racingirules were 

 also adopted. The classes shall be: Schooners-Class 1, all over 

 90ft. l.w.l. length; Class 3, all over 75ft. and not over 90ft. l.w.l. 

 length; Class 3, all over 63ft. and not over 75ft. l.w.l. length; Class 

 4, all of 63ft. l.w.l. length and under. Sloops, Cutters and Yawls 

 —Class 1, all over 80ft. l.w.l length- Class 2, all over 70ft. and not 

 pver 80ft. l.w.l. length; Class 3, all over 61ft. and not over 70ft. 

 l.w.l. length; Class 4, all over 53ft and not over 61ft. l.w.l. length; 

 Class 5, all over 46ft. and not over 53ft. l.w.l. length; Class 6, all 

 over 40ft. and not over 46ft. l.w.l. length; Class 7, all over 35ft. 

 and not over 40ft. l.w.l. length; Class, 8, all of 35ft. l.w.l. length 

 and under. Any yacht which shall have been launched prior to 

 .J une 1, 1888, exceeding the higher limit in any class by not over 

 the fraction of a foot, shall be included in that class. Rule III., 

 Sec. 1.— Substitute followingldefinition of l.w.l. length : " L.W.L. 

 length is the distance in a straight line between the points furth- 

 est forward and furthest aft where the hull, exclusive of the rud- 

 der stock, is intersected by the surface of the water, when the 

 yacht is afloat in racing trim, with all her persons on board when 

 the measurement is taken, amidships." Rule III., Sec. 1.— Substi- 

 tute the following definition of the base line measurement of sail 

 area: " On schooners, cutters and sloops, a base line is to be 

 taken from the center of the tack cringle of the jib or flying jib 

 when set to end of main boom, etc." Rule IX.— Strike out present 

 sections 2 and 4 and insert new sections as follows: Sec. 2.— There 

 shall De no restrictions whatever as to crew in Class 1 of schoon- 

 ers and Classes 1 and 2 of sloops, cutters and yawls. Sec. 3.— In 

 Classes 2, 3 and 4 of schooners and Classes 3 and 4 of sloops, cut- 

 ters and yawls there shall be no restrictions as to total number 

 ol crew, but one professional only shall be allowed for each twelve 

 feet or fraction thereof of length on deck. Sec. 4.— In all other 

 classes of sloops, cutters and yawls, yachts may carry as crew, 

 in addition to the helmsman, one man for every 5 feet, or fraction 

 thereof, of length on deck. Sec. 5.— Stewards and cooks, if they 

 take no part m handling the yacht, will not be counted as mem- 

 bers of the crew. Make present section 3, section 6. Rule XIII.— 

 Strike out the whole of this Rule and substitute the following: 

 ihere shall be no restrictions as to sails excepting that Classes 2, 

 d, 4, 5, fa and / of sloops, cutters and yawls shall be restricted to 

 topsails which do not extend above the truck nor bevond the gaff 

 end. No club or head yard on spinnakers shall exceed in length 

 one- thirtieth of the l.w.l. length of the yacht and no foot yard or 

 club shall be permitted. The Rule as to boats was amended so 

 that Classes 1 and 2 schooners and 1 of sloops shall carry a 14ft. 

 boat; Classes 3 and 4 schooners and 2, 3 and 4 sloops a 12ft,: and 

 Class 5 slops a 10ft. boat. The treasurer will redeem $750 of 

 the club's bonds. On Saturday evening the second lecture by 

 Fleet burgeon J. West Roosevelt, M.D., was delivered. The eighth 

 and last of the regular course of lectures will be delivered by 

 Captain H. C. Taylor, U. S. Navy, on Saturday evening May 5, at 

 8:30 o'clock, punctually. Subject: "Harbors: Their General Char- 

 acteristics and Classification With Special Reference to the Har- 

 bor of New York." 



§mtaring. 



REMOVAL, 



The offlces of Fobest and Stream are now at No. 318 Broadway 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 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 are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

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

 relating to the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Officers, 1887-88. 



Commodore: R. W. Gibson ) . w v 



Secretary-Treasurer: F. L. Mix. J Albany, N. Y 

 „ i~ , ^ Vice-Corn. Bear-Corn. Purser. 



Central Div..R. W. Bailey W. R. Huntington J. K. Bakewell. 



^ ™ „ 110 Diamond St., Pittsburgh. 



Atlantic Div. Henry Stanton.. .A. S. Pennington. E.W. Brown, 146 B' way, N.Y. 



Eastern Div. .L. Q. Jones Geo. M. Barney. . . .W. B. Davidson, Hartford. 



N'themDiv. .A. D. T. McGachen. W. G. McKencMck. S.Britton, Lindsay, Can. 



Applications for membership must be made to division pursers, accom- 

 panied by the recommendation of an active, member and the sum of $2.00 

 for entrance fee and dues for current year ($1.00). Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. Application 

 sent to the Sec'y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division. , 



Persons residing in the Atlantic Division wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., will be furnished with printed forms of applicati on by address- 

 ing the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— James Fanning Latham, Chicago. HI. 



Vice-Commodore— J. R. Bartlett, Fremont, Ohio. 



Rear-Commodore— T. J. Kirkpatrick, Springfield, Ohio, 



Secretary-Treasurer— Geo. A. Warder, Springfield, Ohio. 



Executive Committee— H. G. Hodge, Dayton, O.; C. F. Pennewell, Cleve- 

 land, O.; C. J. Bousfield, Bay City, Mich. 



The annual meet for 18S8 will be held at Ballast Island, Lake Erie, July 7 

 to 23. Regatta begins Tuesday, July 10. 



24. Toronto, Cruise, Mimieo. 

 30. Pittsburgh, Opening. 



FIXTURES. 



May. 



26-31. Eastern Division Cruising 

 Meet, Connecticut River. 



June. 



9. Knickerbocker Annual. 23. Brooklyn, Annual. 



16. New York, Annual. 30-July 5. PassaicRiver Meet. 



July. 



7-23. W. C. A. Meet, Ballast Is. — . Northern Div. Meet, Lake 

 — . Atlantic Div. Meet. Couchiching. 



August. 

 10-24. A.C.A. Meet, Lake George 



EASTERN DIVISION, A. C. A. 



Spring Meet, 1888— Race Pbogramme. 



I. Paddling— Class I. Any canoe. Half mile, straightaway. 



II. Paddling— Classes II., III. and IV. Sailing canoes. One 

 mile, straightaway. Record. - 



III. Paddling— Tandem. Classes A. and B. Sailing canoes. 

 One mile, straightaway. 



IV. Standing Paddling— Three hundred yards. Centerboards 

 housed. 



V. Hand Paddling— Two hundred and fifty yards. 



VI. Sailing— Two miles, to windward or leeward and return. 

 Classes A. and B. 



vn. Sailing— On the triangle— Three miles. No limit to rig 

 or ballast. Record. 



Vni. Sailing-Combined-Two miles. Paddle half, sail half, 

 paddle half, sail half, finishing under sail. Record. 



IX. Sailing— Consolation— One mile, to windward or leeward 

 and return. 



X. For unclassified canoes— On the triangle— One and one half 

 miles. 



Record flag to be given to man winning greatest number of 

 points in II., VII. and VIH. 



Nathan A. Gibbs, ) 



E. H. Rice, - Regatta Committee. 



Maxton Holms, ) 



BROOKLYN O. C— On April 28, at the residence of Mr. F. L 

 Dunnell, the Brooklyn C. C. wound up a series camp-fires which" 

 have been both instructive and interesting. For nearly two hour* 

 the room rang with applause and laughter over a lantern exhibi- 

 tion, the most of which represented scenes in canoeiag, taken 

 during the summer of '87 by members of the club. During the 

 exhibition Mr. W. Goold Levison, of the Academy of Photography 

 to whom the club is indebted for the entertainment, gave many 

 valuable hints and showed some beautiful slides, results of his 

 own experience. The large supply of "light refreshments" to 

 which the company were invited was an evidence of the host's 

 knowledge of the fact that the Brooklyn boys are not novices at 

 work of this kind, and it was the next morning before they could 

 he persaaded to go about" and make for home, 



