Sept. 29, 1887.] 



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PAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18.— The final medal shoot of the Lin- 

 coln Gun Club at Alameda Point to-day at tracted not only a, full 

 <W t ii dance of the members but many visitors who were anxious 

 no doubt to witness the last struggle for the club trophies. The 

 shontintr, to sav the least, was poor, many of the club's hitherto 

 invincible shots present ing a score, replete with zeros. The marks- 

 men composing the first class were especially "off," the second 

 class discounting them by a total of eleven birds. The medal in 

 the first-named division was carried oft by Dunshee, he having 

 obtained the highest average throughout the season. Decidedly 

 the best shooting of the day was accomplished by R. Wenzel, the 

 winner of the second class medal. He scored twelve kills out of a 

 possible fifteen and displayed remarkable judgment in many in- 

 stances. His advancement to the first class will undoubtedly 

 make matters lively in that :U vision during nsxt season s shoots. 

 At t he conclusion of the medal shoot the members agreed to form 

 themselves into two teams, irrespective of class, the members of 

 the. losing team to defray the expenses of a dinner to be served to 

 the club and its guests. The teams were composed of ten men 

 each, with Messrs. Parks and Potter as captains. Following are 

 the complete scores: . , „ „„ , 



First Class, 21yds. rise; Bruns, Parks and Campbell, lftyds.: 



Catc, C 000100110110011-7 Parks 101101011000100- 7 



Dunshee. 01100010U010iO-7 Potter 001 000(1111 100- 7 



Bruns .10001 lOlOOOOHO-15 Campbell 0OOH011 UOOlOlO- 6 



Schendel 01 001 0001 01 1000-5 Seovern 19?l l PJU!?}iPi -1 °. 



Ford 00010011 001 1000-5 Bidder 111000000011001- fi 



Second Class, 18yds. rise: 



&& a ™™:xmmiwn-t m** f mssmst: 



Holmes 



xunmes 1Q010Q100110011- 7 Crandall MJKShA 



Quinton 110101 1010001H- Brown 111011100110101—10 



Wenzel 111110111101110-12 Yenker ^StSiiMMH^ 



Horber 110000001101000- 5 Doane 010000010101110- 



Karnev liOOllOlOlllUO-10 



Following is the result of the match between the rival teams of 

 Captains Parks and Potter: 



Parks's Team. 



Parks 100111101001111-10 



Bruns 0101101 1 1 01 011 1—10 



Wenzel OHIO •110110111-10 



Brown OiOOlOOlOOOlllO- 



Crandall... 110100001010001- 



Cate, F 1100000010100 10— 5 



Ford .010000000011000- 3 



Campbell. .011001100010010- tt 

 Venker . . . .010101100110000- 6 



Potter's Tea.m. 



Potter 010001000 100101— 5 



Seovern.... 010100111000000— 5 

 Quinten . . .001001101000010- 5 

 Karney. . . . 101100110110100- 8 

 Holmes. . . .000000111001111— 7 



Horber 001100101110011— 8 



Riehter. . ..0i 0011 100100001— 6 



Bovee 100100010 O0CX U— 5 



Doane 000000010100601— 8 



Cate,C 000001010010111- 6-68 Dunshee.. .001011100011100— 7- 



SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-The Gun Club held its final shoot 

 of the season to-dav at Adams Point, Alameda. The birds pro- 

 vided were not a very good lot, and in many iustanees they could 

 not he made to flv from the traps. Altogether the shooting was 

 very good. Butler made the highest score. Five, other members 

 came next, with 10 birds each to their credit. The following is the 

 score of the club's last shoot. m 



Jellett (80) 11101 211011 1 - 1 G Leviston (28) . . . 101130111122-10 



Laiug (30) 011122111011-10 Havens (38) 210201121100- 8 



Swett (23) .023111201110- 9 Riordan (26) 810120102000- 6 



Golcber (30) 121021111011-10 Butler (31) H2111121110-H 



Wattles (38) 110022122121-10 Gillette (31) 021101121201- 9 



W Leviston (26). .120011130200— 7 Hamilton (28) 101101101101— 8 



Following the club shoot a freeze-out was contested. Watt lis, 

 a new mau. made some very clever snap shooting. The birds 

 proved to be. better fivers than the ones used in the club's shoot, 

 and some difficult shots were registered. Freeze-out, $2.50 en- 

 trance, seven men contesting, was won by Wattles with 4 birds. 

 The gentlemen of the Gun Club who made the best average scores 

 during the season's shooting will be awarded four prizes, as fol- 

 lows: Butler, first prize, club's gold medal; Laiug, second prize, 

 split bamboo trout rod; Jellett, third prize, a silver pocket flask, 

 and Sweet, fourth and last prize, a Winchester rifle, 



I WELLINGTON, Sept. 24.— There was a fair attendance at the 

 'grounds of the Wellington Club to-day to participate in the regu- 

 lar weekly shoot. Following are the first prize winners in the 

 several events: 1. Six blackbirds— Gerry. 2. Six clay-pigeons— 

 Sanborn. 3. Six blackbirds— Gerry. 4. Six clay-pigeons— Sanborn. 

 6. Six clay-pigeons-Gerry. 6. Six blackbirds— Gerry. 7. Six 

 clag-pigeoris— Sanborn. 8. Six clay-pigeons— Snow, Adams and 



—Gerry and Perry. 15. Six blackbirds— Snow and Melcher. 16, 

 Six clay-pigeons— Swjtt. 17. Six clay-pigeons— Perry and Melcher. 

 18. Six blackbirds— Sanborn and Snow. 19. Six clay-pigeons— 

 Melcher. 



DUNELLEN TOURNAMENT— The second tournament of the 

 Middlesex Gun Club will be held Oct. 3 to 8. The prizes are $1,000 

 in purses and a number of merchandize prizes, ranging in value 

 from a $100 gun to ammunition worth $10.35. The club grounds 

 are located at Dunellen, N. J., on the line of the Central Railroad 

 of New Jersey, and are five minutes' walk from the depot, one 

 hour's ride from New York city, forty-five minutes' ride from 

 Newark, N. J., and one hour and a half from Philadelphia, Pa. 

 The shooting will be at live birds and artificial targets. Full pro- 

 grammes may be had of the following: W. Fred Quinby, 301 

 Broadway, New York; Charles Richards, 201 Broadway, New York: 

 T. H. Keller, Plainfield, N. J. 



MONTGOMERY, Ala.— A grand shooting' tournament, under 

 the auspices and management of the Montgomery Shooting Club, 

 will be held on the fair grounds, Montgomery, Ala,, during the 

 Alabama State Fair, commencing Monday, Oct. 17. Live birds 

 and clay pigeons.— S. T. Westcott, Sec'y. 



§maring. 



Address all commumcatiom to the Forest and Stream Pub. Co, 



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. 



FIXTURES, 



October. 



8. New York, Sailing and Paddling. 



9. Oakland, Edwards Cup, Mayrisch Badge. 



November. 



6. Oakland, Edwards Cup. 



December. 



4. Oakland, Edwards Cup. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore: R. W. Gibsok lAlhnnv im v 



Secretary-Treasurer: F. L. Mix. j AIUtl "3 ' 



Vice-Corn. Rear-Corn. Purser. 



Central Div.. Henry Stanton.. .R. W. Bailey E.W. Brown, ItCB'way, N.Y, 



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



N'thern Div. .A.D.T.MeGachen.W. G. McKendrick.S. L. Britton, Lindsay, Can, 

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

 panied bv the recommendation of an active member and the sum of 82.00 

 for entrance fee and dues for current year <$l.00>. Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay jjl.ljo for camp expenses. Application 

 sent to the See'y-Treas. will be forwarded bv him to the proper Division. 



Persons residing in the Central Division wishing to become members of 

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

 ing the Purser. 



A. C. A. REGATTA COMMITTEE. — New York, Sept. 26, 1887. 

 To the members of the Central Division of the A. C. A.: Gentle- 

 men: Please take notice that the following gentlemen have been 

 appointed the Regatta Committee of the Central Division of the 

 A. C. A., viz., C. B. Vaux, of New York City, Chairman; P. M. 

 Wackerhagen, of Albany, and C. .1. Bousfield, of Bay City, Mich. 

 Very respectfully yours, Henry Stanton, Vice-Commodore Gen. 

 tral Division A. C. A. 



A. 0. A. MEMBERSHIP— Eastern Division.— Applications to 

 date: J. H. Fitch, Lawrence, Mass; W. B. Emery, Newton, Mass. 



A. C. A. MEMBERS. CHANGES OF ADDRESS. 



TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 3, 1887.— Editor Forest and Stream; At a 

 meeting of the Executive Committee, Aug. 22, 1887, at Bow- 

 Arrow Point, it was 



"Resolved, That the secretary be instructed to publish in the 

 Forest and Stream the names of those members to whom state- 

 ments have been sent and no reply received, and whose correct 

 addresses are not in possession of the secretary." 



Below wiU be found the members (with the exception of 

 Northern Division members) referred to in the resolution. It is 

 believed that a majority of these statements never readied their 

 destination, owing' to insufficient addresses. 



Wm. M. Carter, Sec'y A. C. A. 

 Andrews, Geo. E., Painesville, Ohio; Abrams, B. F., Charlotte, 

 N. Y.; Adams, Prank, Marquette, Mich.; Angle, Matt. J., 

 Rochester, N. Y.; Abbott, A. E., Boston, Mass.; Andrews, H. E M 

 Lawrence, Mass.; Adams, Geo. T. (Rev.), Cortlandt, N, Y,: Alex- 

 ander. Lueien H.. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Bullock, Chas. E., Canton, Pa.; Berkey, John A., St. Paul, Minn.; 

 Brooks. Will, San Francisco, Cat.; Brewster, Frank, Cleveland, O.; 

 Bowles, J. E., Springfield, Mass.; Borden, W. A., New Haven, 

 0<>nn.; Baxter, F. J., Boston, Mass.; Bradford, M. D. L, Spring- 

 field, Mass.; Buchanan, C. H. S., New York; Bowles, S. W., Jr., 

 Springfield, Mass.; Battershall, F. W., Albany, N. Y.; Baker, Guy 

 E., Albany, N. Y.; Burbank, Rev. W. H., Newburgh, N. Y.; Bain, 

 Dr. A., Clayton, N. Y.; Brock, R. P., New York. 



Chase, Dr. Chas. E., Utica, N. Y.; Cassidy, E. R., Albany, N. Y.; 

 Cook, S. G, St. Paul, Minn.; Cobb, Chas. K., Boston, Mass.; Cris- 

 pell, Harrv S., Rondout, N. Y.; Cook, W. W., Jr., Whitehall v N.Y.; 

 Crowell, A. A., New York; Chalfin, Chas. M., New York; Cleve- 

 land, Frank E., Canton, N. Y,; Close, H. D., New York; Cowan, 

 Willis, Warren, Pa. 



Decker, Chas. V. A.. Rondout, N. Y.; Delavan, E. 0., Jr., New 

 York; Danforth, W. E., Buffalo, N. Y.; Davis, John C, Lowell, 

 Mass.; DeKay, Chas., New York. 



Edwards, John W., Seattle, Wash. Ter.; Elfe.lt, Chas. G, Minne- 

 apolis, Minn.; Erkenbrecher, Albert, Cincinnati, O.; Esseman, 

 Chas., Chicago, 111. _ 



Farrell, W. R., Jr., New York; Farnham, C. H,, New York; Fox, 

 W. L., Detroit, Mich.; Frye, Jas. A., Cambridge, Mass.; Francis, 

 Ed. M., Hartford, Conn. 



Geldert, J. M., Halifax, N. S.: Glover, R. Griff, St. Louis, Mo.; 

 Gardner, E. A., Seattle, Wash. Tor.; Graves, M. E., St. Paid, Minn.; 

 Gould, Edwin, Irvington, N. Y.; Girard, Wm. F., Hartford. Conn.; 

 Grav, Geo. C, Rochester, N. Y.: Gilbert, R. W., Buffalo, N. Y.; 

 Goodenough, F. G, Lawrence, Mass.; Greene, Dudley T., Homer, 

 N. Y. 



Haines, W. J., Cheltenham, Pa,; Harrison, J. C, Philadelphia, 

 Pa.; Hussy, Tac, DesMoines, la.; Hankins, Wm., Carbondale, Pa.; 

 Hemenway, R. F., Lowell, Mass.; Hasbrouck, Gilford, Rondout, 

 N. Y.; Haines, J. C, Seattle, Wash. Ter.; Hand, J. K., Wcstbury, 

 N. Y.; Hitchcock. Chas. C, Ware, Mass.; Hankens, Geo., Middle- 

 town, Mass.; Hostetter. F. R., Pittsbursh, Pa,; Hibbard, F. B., 

 Rondout, N. Y.; Hasbrouck, Jansen L., Rondout, N. Y.; Henry, 

 W. F., Warren, Pa.; Hibbard, J. F., Clayton, N. Y.; Hepburn, J. 

 W., Toledo, O.; Hagert. Chas. H., Philadelphia, P.; Hankens, 

 Alonzo, Middletown, N. Y.; Howard, Chas. W. V., Chicago, 111.; 

 Hitchcock, Ward, Canton. N. Y.; Hasbrouck, Louis, Ogdensburg, 

 N. Y.; Hale, Ledyard P., Cauton, N. Y. 



Judson, A. L., Albany, N. Y.; James, L. E., Cuyahoga Falls, 0.; 

 Jackman, D. K., Poughkoepsie, N. Y.; Jackson, John L., Canton, 

 N. Y. 



Kirkpatrick, T., Springfield, O.; Knight, H. B., Goshen, N. Y.: 

 Kernochan, R. L., Titusville, Pa.; Kloman, Chas. A., Pittsburgh, 

 Pa.; Knappe, Paul A., Springfield, Masss.; Keene, Thos., Chicago, 

 111.; Kittenger, B., Warren, Pa. 



Laney, Chas. S., Rochester, N. Y.; Lansing, Williams, Buffalo, 

 N. Y.; Livingston. Philip L., Yew York. 



Moulton, E. IL, Minneapolis, Minn.; Manger, Geo. W., Eureka, 

 Kan.; Murray, W. N., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Melntyre, A. E., Middle- 

 town, N.Y. ; Morse, G. Livingston, Youkers, N. Y.; Moses, Rev. 

 John R,, Gibbsboro, N, J.; Mix, M. D.. Alamosa, Colorado; Moodv, 

 Chas. H., Rochester, N. Y.; McKmght, Chas. H., Springfield, 

 Mass.; Morgan, A. B., Syracuse, N. Y.; Mcyrowitz, Oscar W., 

 Albany. N. Y.J Motley, Edward P., Boston, Mass.; Meeks, Rev. 0. 

 P., Clayton, N. Y. 



Nickerson, Almon, Rondout, N. Y.; Neid6, Rev. R. H., Caze- 

 novin, N. Y.; Noyes. C. H., Warren, Pa. 



Poole, Verne W., Oswego. N. Y.; Phinney, Jas. P., Boston, Mass.; 

 Pullman, F. A., Lynn, Mass.; Perry, E. R., Albany, N. Y.; Prince, 

 L. J., Albany, N. Y.; Puyana, Octavio A., U. S. of Colombia, S. A.; 

 Pruyn, F. F., Glens Falls, N. Y.; Proctor. Frank I., Cambridge, 

 Mass.; Packard, M. D., Canton, N. Y.; Patterson, A. C, Baltimore, 

 Md. 



Quiggle, Elmer C. Hartford Conn. 



Rogers, W. A., New York; Rushton, Judd W., Canton, N. Y.; 

 Richardson, Chas. C, Pueblo, Colorado; Robinson, W. Scott, 

 Cleveland, Ohio ; Ranger, Wm. F., Glens Falls, N. Y,: Rand, E. 

 G., Cambridge, Mass.: Remington, C. H., Watertown, N. Y.; Rew, 

 F. W., Rochester, N. Y. 



Seward, W. C, Chicago, HI.; Shiras, F. D., Dubuque, Iowa; 

 Sterling, Wm. G, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.: Sprague, John H., East 

 Orange, N. J.; Smith, C. C. H., St. Paul, Minn.; Seeley, John A., 

 Ogdensburg. In. Y.; Sylvester. Dr. W. E., Williard, N. Y.; Sperry, 



Sellers, Frank H., Cambridge, Mass.; Spooner, A. L., Springfield, 

 Mass.; Scribner, F. R., New Y r ork.; Schneer, Wm,, Warren, Pa.; 

 Stern, E., Newark, N. J.; Smith, W. Niles, Clayton, N. Y.; Smith, 

 Joseph, Lowell, Mass. 



Tucker, R. Clinton, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Turney, Harry D., Colum- 

 bus, Ohio; Titus, S. C, Auburn, N. Y.; Thompsou, A. E., Chicago, 

 Ill.^Tipping, Wm, T. H., Loweville, N. Y.; Tucker, H., Brooklyn, 



some of the meets this season and the few entries there are for 

 the paddling races as compared with sailing ones, that the present 

 arrangement is not as satisfactory as it might be. C. M. D. 



[In still water, or with a lee^going tide, the proposed plan would 

 be quite pract icable: but this season no trouble was experienced 

 in starting from thirty to forty canoes at, one time by a one-gun 

 start, and the reason for any change is hardly apparent. The 

 evasion of the rules mentioned would not be permitted by the A. 

 O. A., as every canoe must be well clear of boats, wharves and 

 buoys, and under fail only at the start. The. Class I. race this 

 year brought out but one special paddling canoe; nevertheless it 

 makes an interesting race, and is apparently a desirable feature, 

 as it promotes oaddling contests. The present classification works 

 too well to warrant any serious change at present, as it is highly 

 undesirable that alterations in the rules should be made every 

 year. The evidence of the last two years to the effect that within 

 A . C. A. limits beam is of lit tle consequence, has made a change 

 necessary, but it need not be in the rules. It has lately been sug- 

 gested that, without any change of rules, the sailing programme 

 can be improved by making a class for all canoes under 15ft. 

 length and one for all over 15ft., and as length is a much more 

 valuable factor than beam, the change would probably be found 

 beneficial. At any rate, it would not necessitate nor encourage 

 an immediate change of dimensions, such as would probably fol- 

 low an alteration in the rules; but would only class evenly the 

 entries at the next meet. There seems no difficulty in the case of 

 the Canadian canoes if they are only raced apart from the decked 

 boats, as originally proposed. Any attempt to force the two 

 classes together would result in the exclusiou of one class or the 

 fusion of the two by the incorporation of undesirable features, 

 such as the cutting clown of the deck of the one to a degree of 

 lightness that would destroy her for practical use, or the addition 

 of a light deck to the Canadian canoe, thus destroying her best 

 feature. Paddling races never secure the entries that are made 

 for the sailing events, and every inducement should he offered in 

 making up the programme, to secure entries in paddling events, 

 but this can be done as well under the present rules as under new 

 ones.l 



A MOVABLE CANOE KEEL. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



It is very evident that no entirely satisfactory canoe center- 

 board has yet been devised, nor is likely to be. The plan here given 

 has served my own purpose for several years and may be useful to 

 others. 



At each end of the well, fore and aft, a piece of brass tube, say 

 % or Win. internal diameter, extends from the top of the deck 

 down through the keel, a lock nut at either end holding it in 

 place. 



The keel is a wrought iron plate of such length, width and weight 

 as desired, shaped, on the edge touching the bottom of the boat, to 

 conform to its lines. (My own sailing keel is 8ft. long, Bin. wide, 

 and weighs 651bs.) Two steel rods. % or %in. in diameter, are 

 fastened to this keel, as shown in sketch, by bolts which can be 

 readily removed, the rods being flattened where Joined to keel to 

 receive these bolts. 



Each rod is of such length as to pass through the pipes inserted 

 in the beat and project sufficiently to receive a nut, which holds 

 them in place. 



In use, the canoe, while on shore, is turned on its side or bottom 

 upward, the keel placed in position and held by the nuts on the 

 ends of the rods, which, when in place, of course rest on the tops 

 of the brass pipes. 



This plan has the advan tages of making no interference what- 

 ever with a free well; of permitting the use of as much weight as 

 may be desired and placing it where it best serves the end of bal- 

 last; and of offering a hitherto unapproached extent of surface 

 for lateral resistance. It is, therefore, particularly adapted to 

 racing purposes, enabling the user to carry a large spread of can- 

 vas with safety. 



For general cruising it is a little inconvenient, though to my 

 mind less so than the presence of a centerboard box in the well. 

 For such use, a much thinner and shorter plate of metal should 

 be employed. Heavy sheet brass is most suitable in this case, or 

 even wood. I have found satisfaction in such a keel made of oak, 

 barely larger than would reach from one pipe to the other, and 

 about 4V£aii. wide. The rods being fastened to the keel by two 

 bolts, the upper one is made easily removable, when the rods fall 

 down and lay alongside the keel, which is stowed in the well. It 

 is, therefore, important that the brass pipes, through which the 

 keel rods pass, should be placed close to the end of the well, that 

 the keel for cruising may he short as possible. This does not pre- 

 vent, having a purely sailing keel considerably longer, as the 

 thickness of an iron keel makes it so rigid that it may extend 18in. 

 or more hevond the rods attached to it. Or the desired weight and 

 surface mav be obtained by using a width of 8 or lOin. An advan- 

 tage of the wooden keel in long cruises is that it can be unshipped 

 while afloat. Simply push the rods downward through the brass 

 pipes with a ramrod or small stick, and the keel will rise to the 

 surface alongside. 



Still, with all these advantages, which are self-evident, I should 

 hesitate to advise the owner of a "symphony in cedar" to experi- 

 ment on his latest and highest priced acquisition. But if hehasan 

 old-time and now discarded craft, by all means make the venture. 

 Then, if not wholly satisfied, the pipes may remain with little or 

 no detriment, or be removed and the small holes so left easily- 

 plugged. A. T. L. 



Chicago. Sept. 20. 



TORONTO C. C. SAILING RACE— The fourth sailing race of 

 the T. C. C. took place Sept. 16, over the 3^-mile club course, twice 

 round, the foUowing contestants crossed the line at 3:f D - 



R^ehester, N. Y.; Wolters, ' Chas.'B., 'Rochester, N. Y.j'Wygant', 

 Dr. F ' 

 John 

 H. Su.w. 



Rochester, N - . Y.; Webster, A.G., Cambridge. Mass.; Webster, (i! 

 A., Brooklyn, N. Y.: Whately, W. E. C, Detroit, Mich.; Wood, G. 

 Edward, New Y^ork; Wilkin, John, Middleton, N. Y.; Warner, 

 Mel O.. Fort Madison, la.: Warner, W. C, Warren, Pa.; Wetherhee, 

 J. B., Middletown, Conn.: Whiting, H. A., New York; Wood, F. E., 

 Buffalo, N. Y. 



CANOE RACING AND CLASSIFICATION. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Will you allow me to explain a few points in my letter of Aug. 

 21, in reply to your comments on it? 



First, I ought perhaps to have stated, with respect to starting 

 canoes in sailing races, that the hoats I alluded to were always 

 held to the line, head to wind, whether the wind was blowing up 

 or down the course, and even with all sail set, there was no trouble 

 in holding some fifteen boats, each one of which would equal in 

 weight and displacement at least four canoes, so that I think the 

 objection on this score is quite imaginary. In your report of the 

 regatta of the W. C. A., one gentleman at least seems to have 

 made elaborate preparations to secure a good start, and as I have 

 seen some very irregular and delayed starts in the sailing races, I 

 inferred the present arrangement was not. quite satisfactory to all 

 concerned. Certainly no time would be lost, if the plan 1 suggested 

 was adopted, the canoes could be paddled at once to t heir stations 

 on the starting line, hoist sail, and hold on either by their paint- 

 ers, or bv a light line until the starting signal was given, when 

 they would all east off together. The entries for Class I. this year, 

 as far as I am aware, were of canoes that belonged to other classes 

 and were not purely paddling canoes. The object of the associa- 

 tion being rather to promote cruising canoes than racing ones and 

 the fact of no purely paddling canoes having been built for mem- 

 bers (with one or two exceptions) since the formation of the A. C. 

 A., would seem to show that this class is quite superfluous. 



It ia certainly right to recognize the existence of a light decked 

 cruising canoe; it, is a better craft for the purposes for which it is 

 used, viz., general cruising, than its heavier sister, being easier to 

 portage and lighter to paddle, the difficulties of classification for 

 paddling purposes would be easily got over by fixing a minimum 

 as in Class II. at present. Minimum beam for paddling 26in., 

 minimum depth 7in.; it would be almost impossible to have a nar- 

 rower range than this, and a canoe 15ft. X28m.xl0in. would be 

 very nearly equal in paddling powers to one of 15ft.x20in.x7in. if 

 the latter had the sheer necessary to make it a cruising canoe, it 

 is hardly to be expected that one would be built for paddling alone 

 in this class. I agree with you that handicapping by carrying 

 weight is somewhat unsatisfactory, but t here would be very little 

 trouble attending it and unless amultiplieation of classes was sub- 

 stituted,! do not see how some way of handicapping is to be avoided. 

 In conclusion, I judged, from the correspondence which went on 

 about paddling races in open canoes against, decked ones, from 

 the way in which the classification of the A. 0. A. was ignored at 



Sail area, 

 sq. ft. 



Mac W, G. McKendrick... 85 



Dottrel, D. B. Jacques DO 



Dawn, W. A. Leys .100 



Ripple. W. A. Cooke.. 



Sail area. 



Acis, A. H. Mason lo3 



Una, Colin Fraser 95 



Werra, H. McLean SO 



Clytie, I. W. Kelly 45 



Finish. 

 4 29 04 

 4 30 25 

 4 32 07 

 4 32 29 

 4 42 50 

 4 43 50 



The last three, as well as having a chance for the regular sail- 

 ing trophy, have the open cauoe medal to sail for. The wind, a 

 wholesail breeze, was from the east, veering a little to the south 

 during the race. The canoes got a good start, the light board, 

 unballasted craft all getting under way faster than the heavier 

 craft. The Mac took the lead with Dawn, Dottrel and Una in the 

 order named, and to the finish of the first round this order was 

 maintained, with about a minute between the canoes. On the 

 first leg of the second round Jacques caught up to Leys and a 

 pretty luffing scrap w r as then engaged in, in which Jacques came 

 out on top. Mac in the meantime was shoving on the lines and 

 increasing his lead while these two were monkeying with each 

 other. The finish was as follows: 



Start. 



Mac 3 08 



Dottrel ••■£08 



is?* n 



IS 



Fraser now has scored tw r o wins for tlie open canoe medal. One 

 of the most pleasing portions of the race was the contest between 

 Acis and Ripple, who had passed and repassed each other during 

 the entire race, and rounded tlie third buoy for the home stietch 

 together, with the wind square astern. Mason could outfoot 

 Cooke, who always blanketed him and caught up again. About 

 20yds. from the line there appeared to be not 2in. between them, 

 and they finished a tie, and immediately afterward fouled each 

 othei and the Ripple roiled ovf r, while her skipper jumped into 

 Mason's craft , they being side by side. As the regular club events 

 only bring out the same racers every time, a regatta is to be held 

 on the 24th inst. in which cruising canoes will have a better 

 chance, as the regatta committee have made the sailing race 

 "each canoe to carry a passenger."— Mac. 



ARLINGTON C. C. REGATTA.— Sept. 10 was the day selected 

 by above club for their first annual regatta, held on the Passaic 

 RiVer, near their club house. Very lignt wind, and wind and tide 

 same way made the first event. Class B sailing, rather uninter- 

 esting, but the paddling races were hotly r contested from start to 

 finish and were won by small distances. Time was not taken. The 

 liver was in good condition for paddling and the afternoon passed 

 very pleasantly both for the club and its friends who were pres- 

 ent, Shortly after 3 P. M., Event 1, Sailing, Class B: Old Iron- 

 sides, Geo. Douglass, first; Ignace, I. V. Dorl'and, second; Union, S. 

 Rogers, Jr.. third; Petrel, R. E. Molloy, fourth. Event 2, Tan- 

 dem Paddimg, 1 mile with turn: Regina, C. V. Schuyler and I. V. 

 Dorland, first; Partner, A. C. Molloy and R. E. Molloy, second; 

 Union. S. Roger, Jr.. and Richard Molloy, third; Vera, David Mil- 

 ler and F. Place, Jr., fourth. Event 3, Hand Paddling, 300yds.: 

 Redante, I. V. Dorland, first; Partner, A. C. Molloy, second. 

 Event 4, Class 1, Paddling, 1 mile with turn: Old Ironsides, Geo. 

 Douglass, first: Redante. R-. E. Molloy, second; Regina, C. V, 

 Schuyler, third. Event 5, Class 4, Paddling, 1 mile with turn: 

 Regina, C. V. Schuyler, first; Close, Jno. L. Douglass, Jr., second; 

 Vera, David Miller, third. Event 6, Upset, 300yds: Redante, L V. 

 1 Dorland, first; Regina, C. V. Schuyler, second. 



