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THE BRITISH CANOE ASSOCIATION.-Our British cousins, 

 some of whom criticised the early efforts of the founders of the A. 

 C. A., are now having a little experience of their own in the same 

 direction. Apparently it is not thus far all plain sailing, but 

 they have struck several snags, not the least of which is the small 

 boat owner. We, of the A. 0. A., have been through all this in 

 the past and can fully sympathize with them, and in wishing a 

 Happy New Year to the new British Canoe Association we include 

 a speedy settling of all such vexed questions. 



THE NEW DIVISION.-On Jan. 3 a meeting was held in New 

 York pursuant to the call issued in the Forest and Stream, at 

 which it was resolved that application be made to the A. C. A. for 

 recognition as a new division, to be known as the Atlantic 

 Division, the boundaries being those already published. The 

 officers elected were, Vice-Corn., Henry Stanton, Mew York; 

 Rear-Corn., A. S. Pennington, Paterson, N. J.; Purser, E. W. 

 Brown, New York; Ex. Com., T. S. Westcott, Philadelphia. 



NEW YORK C. C— The annual meeting was held on Dec. 30, 

 the old board of officers being re-elected: Com., C,K. Munroe; 

 Vice-Corn., R. B. Burchard; Sec.-Treas., C. J. Stevens; Executive 

 Committee, W. P. Stephens, B. H. Nadal. Com. Munroe sailed on 

 Dec. 31 for Florida to return to New Y/ rk in the spring. Messrs. 

 Munroe, Drake and Nadal constitute the regatta committee, and 

 Burchard, Piatt and Power the house committee. The spring re- 

 gatta wiil be held on June 16. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP— Northern Division.— Mr. E. Easton, 

 Lindsay, Ont., is proposed for membership. 



§£xchting. 



Small Yachts. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $7. Steam Yachts and 

 Launches. By C. P. Kurihardt. Price $3. Yachts, Boats and 

 Canoes. By C. Stamficld-Hicks. Price $3.50. Steam Machinery. Bv 

 Donaldson. Price $1.5 0. J v 



THE BOYCOTT DEED OF GIFT. 



AT the time when the new deed of gift was first made public it 

 was taken up hastily by the American press, and commented 

 upon favorably by nearly all. At first the Forest and Stream 

 stood alone in its denunciation of the document, save for one 

 New York paper, the World, which also characterized the whole 

 proceeding as unfair and unsportsmanlike. As public opinion has 

 made itself more loudly heard, some of our contemporaries have 

 wakened up to the real state of the case, and have now even gone 

 so far as to demand another revision of the much revised and 

 doctored deed. 



The Boston papers, however, have come to the support of the 

 New York Y. C, and in answer to these adverse criticisms the 

 Herald brings forward Messrs. Paine, Forbes and Burgess to 

 defend the new deed, as follows: 



"Gen. Paine and Commodore Forbes enjoy too high a reputation 

 for fair play to sit idly by and allow a deed of gift to be so framed, 

 the terms of which were unsportsmanlike. Gen. Paine has built 

 two vessels himself, and he, with Commodore Forbes and others, 

 built the Puritan. Neither of them is afraid to race, and they 

 have never sought to take refuge on technical grounds. The 

 writer has interviewed them on the terms of the new deed of gift 

 and both without any hesitation said that the terms of the new- 

 deed are all right, and the changes made were demanded, so that 

 American yachtsmen would have an even chance with those on 

 the other side, and they want no more nor no less than their 

 opponents. They both believe that the committee was composed 

 of honorable, fair-minded men, and that their work in framing 

 the new deed of gift is in accordance with their high character 



"As Mr. G. L. Watson has expressed himself unfavorably on 

 the changes in the new deed of gift, the writer called on Mr. Ed- 

 ward Burgess yesterday with a view of obtaining his ideas about 

 the new deed of gift. 



" 'What do you think of the new deed of gift?' was asked. 



" 'It is all right; needs no defence. The London Field says that 

 Gen. Paine had six months advantage over the Thistle people. 

 This is not so, it is the other way. None of us knew the dimensions 

 of the Thistle until the last moment, and then only had six 

 months to build, equip and work up the Volunteer tor the races 

 The Thistle people had the advantage of having had their yacht 

 launched before the Volunteer was started. The truth is that 

 Gen. Paine, immediately after accepting the challenge of the 

 English cutter Arrow for the Queen's cup, decided to build a steel 

 sloop 90ft. waterline, to meet the Thistle. She was made shorter 

 after learning the length of the Thistle, as sent to the New York 

 Yacht Club, so that she would be the same length as the Thistle- 

 this does not look like taking advantage.' 



" 'What do you think of the 10-months' notice?' 



" 'If they want to come over here with a new boat, built especi- 

 ally to sail for the Cup, and not give us a chance to beat her, this 

 may be their idea of sportsmanlike conduct, but it is not mine. 

 It looks as if they wanted to take us unprepared." 



" 'What is your opinion of the clause asking for the dimensions?' 



" 'Advantages are now conceded to them which were not en- 

 joyed under the old deed of gift. As it stands now, the challenge 

 can be accepted when the dimensions are received. Under the 

 old deed the yacht had to be built, and custom house certificate sent 

 before the challenge could be accepted. Each side should have a 

 chance to meet the other on even terms, and to my mind it is not 

 fair to have the advantage all one way.' 



" 'Then you believe that the committee on the revision of the 

 deed of gift acted fairly and in a sportsmanlike manner?' 



" 'I certainly do; such changes as they made were all in the 

 intei'est of fair play, where both sides start off in the race with 

 even chances. The inside course was abolished, two races to 

 windward were substituted for the old courses— a great improve- 

 ment. Any fair-minded man who will carefully read the pro- 

 visions of the new deed of gift, must come to the conclusion that 

 they were gotten up in the interest of fair play. If they can build 

 a 90ft. cutter or 115ft. schooner faster than we can, the cup is 

 theirs. Of course an agreement can be made between the parties; 

 to build a smaller vessel.' " 



"Mr. Burgess has great respect for the members of the club 

 who acted on the committee, and heartily approves of their 

 actions." 



Against the general indorsement of the deed of gift by the three 

 gentlemen named there is the document itself, within 'the reach 

 of all yachtsmen, by which they may judge for themselves of the 

 fairness of its provisions. Further still, there is the unqualified 

 condemnation of two foreign yacht clubs and of manv American 

 as well as foreign yachtsmen. 



Looking at Mr. Burgess's defence of the deed; if correctly 



