March 21, 1889.] 



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N1LES GUN CLUB.— At the annual meeting of the Niles (O.) 

 Gun Club the following officers were elected for the ensuing 

 year: President, T. A. Wiofteld; Vice-President, W. Cramer; 

 Treasurer, John Naylor; Secretary, W. B. Ward; Captain, James 

 O'Connel. This club is now thoroughly organized and equipped, 

 and expect to do some good work during the coming season. 



ABOUT THE LOWER BAY IN A SINOLEHANDER. 



[Concluded /rum paoe 164.1 



TJ UNNING into the Horseshoe Cove behind the steamboat dock, 

 IX the crew, drawing on a pair of wading boots, stepped over- 

 hoard, when the water had sufficients shoaled, and went ashore 

 to hunt up information about snipe and see about getting some 

 dinner cooked among the baymen, who here live in old boats or 

 wrecks and gain a livelihood by catching softsbell crabs, clams, 

 eels and "side" for the hotels further down or for the New York 

 market. Looking up an old acquaintance, the crew was fortu- 

 nate in finding hfm at "home," and soon one of his boys was cook- 

 ing us a dinner of fried soft crabs and stewed eels, while as an 

 appetizer we were eating the most delicious clams as fast as Capt. 

 Sandy could open them, having raided the UsefuTs stores for the 

 necessary Milwaukee, lemons, crackers and tobacco. Of that din- 

 ner or the justice Passaic and the crew did it, it is unnecessary to 

 enlarge on. Suffice it to say tha,t its memory still lingers with the 

 crew most vividly; but then we were very hungry, and that may 

 account in part for our appreciation of it. 



We heard that there had been some snipe on the beach, but that 

 the flight had been a poor one, and more bii ds were expected 

 daily. One of Capt. Sandy's youngsters, noticing Passaic's fish 

 hawk, volunteered the information that it was against the law Of 

 Monmouth county to shoot or have in possession one of them 

 under a penalty of some $5 or $10, naif of which went to the in- 

 former; but offered to compromise with him for $1. This Passaic 

 Anally agreed to do on condition that Sandy, Jr., would skin it. 



Running down the beach to Spermaceti Cove we anchored close 

 to shore, and taking our guns and decoys we placed them and 

 Improvised a hlind on the beach. Small flights of ox-eyes gave us 

 the oulv shots we had, and although ve ry small they were fat. 

 The mosquitoes becoming rampant, we went en board as soon as 

 possible, had a cup of chocolate and a biscuit, and getting up the 

 tent and mosquito netting, enjoyed a cigar before turning in, as 

 everything denoted a good flight for the morning. 

 ' How delicious is the sense of freedom which we experience 

 when we get away from the busy chatter of the civilized haunts 

 of man, to enjoy a well-carat d" vacation in the bosom of Mother 

 Nature, and what a delicious exhilaration pervades us when we 

 think we do not have to appear at the office to-morrow or next 

 day, and we do not care a picayune how the markets go. Certain 

 it is no telegram can reach us here, 



Looking aloft at the liquid light beaming down on us from a 

 tlrmumeut of stars, and lulled by the lapping sounds of the phos- 

 phorescent tide against our hull, we finish our smoke, and, draw- 

 ing our blankets loosely around us, we are soon asleep. 



Next morning before sunrise we are up, and after a hasty cup of 

 coffee and a biscuit or two, are. ashore with guns and decoys. We 

 were rewarded, however, with but poor success; three yellowlegs 

 and quite a number of the little ox$yes was the bag. About 10 

 o'clock, as oui ice was failing, wo got under way for the steam- 

 boat dock, where we were able, by some diplomacy and small 

 silver, to replenish our stock of that useful article. Giving our 

 snipe to Sandy's boy, with instructions to cook them for us for 

 dinner, we went up to the Government dock, below which we had 

 heard there was good fishing. Using soft and shedder crab for 

 bait, we soon had some nice weakfish running, as high as Sj^lbs. 

 each, but were greatly tortured by a small fish about 9in. long 

 called a blowfisb. This fish, on being rubbed on the. belly, inflates 

 itself with air until its diameter is about the same as its length, 

 being, in fact, a perfectly inflated ball, which can be used as a 

 football. It is presumable that when attacked in the water by 

 larger fish it inflates itself with water and thus from its size and 

 form, coupled with tough skin, is impregnable to the attacks of 

 ordinary fish. 



Peeling hungry we, with a pleasant S. W. breeze, make back to 

 find dinner ready and waiting. Again we have the delicious clam 

 as an appetizer, folio « ed by fried fish and baked snipe. After 

 dinner, there being no prospect for snipe, we anchor off the mouth 

 of a small salt-water creek tributary to the Horseshoe Cove, and 

 are soon engaged in taking fair- sized weakfish. Soon blueflsh are 

 struck, and many hooks are lost by the tierce biting of these fish, 

 who instantly part the gut snell; nothing short of wire will hold 

 them. At once the fish stop biting, and for the cause we have not 

 far to seek, for not two boat lengthB away is seen the dorsal 

 tin of the dreaded shark. In this instance, however, he is only 

 live or six feet long, and, therefore, presumably not a man-eater, 

 although it is doubtful if Passaic or the crew could be induced to 

 take a taste just at the moment. Although there have been acci- 

 dents from shark bite in the vicinity of New York, yet they are 

 extremely rare, considering the abundance of these predatory 

 fish; this immunity is, no doubt, owing to the abundance of fish 

 food, such as the menhaden and more or less offal always to be 

 found on the water in the neighborhood of a large city. I think 

 the former is the correct hypothesis, as the crew spoke of seeing 

 a number of sharks in Barnegat Bay during the previous summer 

 preying on the small weakfish; and notably one over 10ft. in length, 

 an effort to capture whom was made, but the line was not strong 

 enough and the fish got away. It is his intention to have a t ry at 

 the sharks again in that locality during the coming summer, 

 when the catch may be duly chronicled. 



On again going ashore Capt. Sandy informed us that he had 

 heard from a bunkerman, i. c, a sloop employed in catching men- 

 haden, that on the previous day there had been quite a flight of 

 snipe at Great Kills, on Staten Island, on the salt marshes there. 

 It was with some difficulty that Passaic was induced to join the 

 crew in going there, as he wanted to be put ashore at Port Mon- 

 mouth, and either walk or go by rail back to Keyport or Cheese- 

 quake, the truth being, as the crew believes, that he was lonesome 

 for his canoe. He finally consented, however, and a quick start 

 was made. 



' The wind being southerly and somewhat light the spinaker was 

 added to topsail, and fair way was made, the best of the ebb tide 

 favoring, in fact, so good was our progress, that we began to pick 

 up a cat of some 20ft. in length, and finally passed her. She was a 

 veritable sandbagger from Pleasure Bay, and a fast boat in her 

 weather; had the wind been abeam or forward of it she would 

 have left us in short order, but we enjoyed our victory while we 

 could; in a courtly and condescending way we passed the time of 

 day, remarking on the beauty of their craft, for she was a beauti- 

 ful boat of her kind. She shortly hauled her wind and stood back, 

 when she showed to much better advantage. Had we tackled her 

 she would have much more than turned the tables on us. 



The day had been very sultry, and now to the northward heavy, 

 dark clouds began to collect in indication of a thunderstorm if 

 nothing more. As the southerly wind still held out, we carried 

 our light sails, keeping an eye to leeward. We had about reached 

 the buoy on Old Orchard Shoal when itbecameevident, that what 

 was coming would be with us shortly, so spinaker was taken in and 

 put below, then followed topsail, then mainsail was close reefed, 

 jib taken in and snugly furled, the heavy folding anchor gotten 

 up from below, and canvas cover laid tightly over cockpit. All 

 this was done quickly and in good season, and the only thing the 

 crew regretted was that he did not have time to reef the bowsprit. 

 A white line of seething water was observed leaving the Staten 

 Island shore; down came our sail, now not much larger than a 

 handkerchief, a few stops put in it, and over went the heavy 

 Chester anchor. Whew! how it did blow and hail. But lie at 

 anchor we could not, the tide setting broadside to the wind kicked 

 up such a sea as to make it impossible for us to hold on deck. 

 Passaic got seasick, and the crew did not feel any too comforta- 

 ble. The thunder and lightning were incessant and terrific, the 

 atmosphere so full of ozone that the effect on the nostrils was 

 similar to that produced by a powerful Holt's electrical maehine 

 iuoperation. Passaic's hair, although quite wet, on the hand 

 being passed over it stood on end. To get below was now imprac- 

 ticable, as she was rolling her cockpit under at every plunge. It 

 -.becoming unbearable the -crew crawled forward and pulled up the 

 anchor, or tried to, but it was only after passing the line hack to 

 Passaic that he was enabled by his help to break it out. Taking 

 the anchor rope to the mast and letting the anchor drag over the 

 Starboard bow, she made good weather of it, all things eonaid" 



ered, and we began to feel more comfortable. The wind all this 

 time was blowing with hurricane force— but what is the need of 

 describing a severe summer squall; all of those who will care to 

 read this have no doubt experienced them under the same cir- 

 cumstances time out of mind. 



While we made leeway very fast, we knew that with a strong 

 flood tide there was no danger oj drifting out to sea; so we let nor 

 drift. The wind was about N.N. W., and the anchor acting as a 

 drag from the mast kept her head about two to three, points to 

 westward of it. We found our overhang of some 3ft. of great 

 assistance in enabling us to ride the seas, on which, of course, we 

 were driven stern foremost. Had we had a chopped off stern we 

 would have been continually under water. Had we shown a rag 

 of sail we would hove been blown over, or it would ha ve, been 

 blown away, the former most probable, however. Wet and cold, 

 notwithstanding rubber coats, and with buckets of hailstones 

 on deck, we noticed a slight moderation, in the wind with thank- 

 fulness. The anchor was let. go and we brought up in about 26ft. 

 of water. 



The wind now switched around to the west and again blew 

 violently, after a time moderating a little. We made up ou." 

 minds wc had to fetch somewhere shortly, as it was getting dark, 

 so getting our anchor and putting on the close-reefed mainsail 

 with dropped peak, boom and sail well topped up, we made up our 

 minds to try for Great Kills. If any of your readers think that 

 Bar i tan Bay cannot kick up somewhat of a sea against a westerly 

 gale I think they would have altered their opinion had they been 

 with us, besides proving very useful to us as ballast. The dusting 

 wo got was to be remembered, we being about as much under 

 water as on top of it, but the fact that we had some 7001 bs. of lead 

 stowed along the keel inside, well fastened down, and knowing no 

 water could got inside, gave us that confidence in our craft which 

 her good behavior warranted. "Up with your helm quick, bear 

 away!" shouts Passaic, as in the fading light an oyster float is 

 seen dead ahead with the sea making a clean breach over it. A 

 close shave and no mistake, and now we pass adrift some distance 

 apart two fine clinker-built oyster skill's full of water. The wind 

 now falls rapidly, and with a good whole sail breeze from the 

 S. W. we make Great Kills as darkness sets in. Running well in- 

 side of the point we come to anchor in a bight of the beach. How 

 tired, wet, hungry and u little ill-tempered only those who have 

 had a similar experience can conceive. 



After sampling the Usef ul's medical stores, more peace of body 

 arid mind reigns. Quoth Passaic, "Paregorically speaking, this 

 bottle should be labeled, 'After the patient, has been weU shaken, 

 a wineglassful occasionally In a little sweetened water or Apol- 

 linaris, as preferred, or until the desired effect is produced.' " 

 After donning dry clothes the tent and mosquito bar were put 

 up and our cushions and blankets proved quite dry. A fire was 

 kindled on the beach, some fish fried, and after a hasty supper 

 we turned in — oh, so tired. 



Next morning it was broad daylight when we awoke, a shot or 

 two heard in the distance hurried us, and eating almost anything 

 we could lay hands on, we put. Hail on the boat and ran up to the 

 meadows on the end of the Kills. Taking guns and decoys, wc 

 made our way to some small ponds in the distance, rea'ching 

 which we put up a_ bunch of upland plover, getting five out or 

 four barrels. Hastily putting out the decoys we spent the morn- 

 ing battling with mosquitoes and getting an occasional shot, 

 vowing that we would never again attempt to do any shooting 

 until the mosquitoes had retired for the season. Passaic could 

 stand it no longer, so shouldering guns and decoys we march back 

 to our boat with quite a bunch of willet, yellowlegs and plover. 



Passaic being anxious to get back, dinner was eaten at a hotel 

 in the neigborhood, a fishermen's resort, and with a S.W. wind 

 we proceeded across the bay to Cheesequake, the ebb tide enabling 

 us to lee-bow the tide, so that we almost laid our course. There 

 taking Passaic's canoe in tow we proceed up the Staten Island 

 Sound, and at 8 o'clock were home at the crew's house, Passaic 

 going home on the ensuing Sunday morning in his canoe. Thus 

 happily ended one of several cruises the crew has taken iu small 

 craft in waters contiguous to New York. Richmond. 



CHANCES IN RACING RULES, 



THUS far but three canoeists have come forward to express 

 their opinion on the matters in which all are deeply inter- 

 ested. It will be a substantial aid to the regatta committee if 

 canoeists will give their opinions in as few words as possible, of 

 the desirability of the proposed changes. It is not necessary that 

 the name should be published as long as it is sent us as a guaran- 

 tee of good faith, and we hope to hear from the racing men in 

 particular. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



After reading the only answer to Mr. Edwards's letter request- 

 ing the opinion of canoeists regarding the advisability of ruling 

 out hiking seats, standing sails or cockpit centerboards, I feel as 

 though we are passing through a critical period of canoe develop- 

 ment without giving it the attention it deserves, and that, as Mr, 

 Edwards suggests, some change should be made in the rules. It 

 remains with the regatta committee to introduce rules and con- 

 ditions to our racing programme, and these rules determine the 

 type of canoe. Still until ndw no committee has taken such 

 decided action in this direction, as we have reason to believe the 

 '89 committee will, and notwithstanding the fact that but one 

 answer to Mr. Edwards's letter haB been published, there is a very 

 strong feeling in favor of such changes as they propose by many 

 of the members of our Atlantic Division. 



That the only object of the Association is the holding of a 

 yearly meet, at which its members may have a few weeks' enjoy- 

 ment, seems hardly possible, probably the real reason of its ex- 

 istence is that by its influence on canoeing it may so guide devel- 

 opments that a seaworthy, useful and safe craft will be the 

 result. 



To effect this the founders of the Association deemed it advisable 

 not only to restrict, dimensions of hull and in cases the area of 

 sail, but details as well. That restrictive legislation should stop 

 with conditions existing at the time of organization is not the 

 policy of the Association, to wit, "one man one canoe rule," and 

 therefore there seems to be no reason why some action should not 

 be taken at the present time to meet existing conditions. Stand- 

 ing' rig, hiking seats, diminutive cockpits, boards projecting high 

 above deck, and hulls so cut away that they are useless for any- 

 thing but racing have been gradually making their appearance, 

 the rules remaining unchanged notwithstanding. It must be 

 petent to all that in the absence of action to meet present condi- 

 tions, the result will be an entirely new classification in which 

 we will find cruisers or all-around canoes in one categorv, and 

 racers, or the so-called machines, in another. In fact, this dis- 

 tinction has already appeared m the Atlantic Division and 

 Passaic River programmes. 



It is no longer a question between "pot-bellied boiler plate 

 cruisers" and well-kept canoes, but is now a question of the very 

 life of the canoe itself; for boats can and do enter the races to- 

 day that are capable of carrying the crew only on deck, boats in 

 which it is impossible to sit, and which must be run ashore to 

 lower .sail. Even now by a glance at a canoe one can instantly 

 classify it as cruiser or racer, and if this is true to-day, what may 

 we not expect in the course of a few seasons more if we are given 

 full rein and seek only speed? That these, evils will cure them- 

 selves seems doubtful, that they have a depres sing effect on can- 

 oeing can hardly be questioned, and while, of course, it is better 

 not to so fence in the sport that nothing can be done without 

 always consulting a mass of rules, still it seems as though some 

 action should be taken immediately to prevent the breach be- 

 tween racer and cruiser from widening, especially as by wise 

 rules the distinction can be abolished even ac this late day. 



In answering Mr. Edwards's letter I desire to say that it seems 

 as though no harm could come to the Association or canoeing from 

 the adoption of rules doing away with the sliding seat and stand- 

 ing sails, but that such rules would be of inestimable benefit to 

 canoeing. The extension of that excellent rule, "one man, one 

 canoe," so that it would Include "one suit of sails," would be ben- 

 eficial in that it would help keep the canoe complete in itself in- 

 stead of having a, wardrobe filled with sails on shore to which the 

 canoei t must run at each change of weather. 



LiNcot.N B. Palmer. 



Editnr Forest and Stream: 



My views on the points raised by the chairman of the regatta 

 committee are briefly as follows: The sliding seat is no more 

 objectionable than a fixed seat which projects bevond the side of 

 the canoe; but, as pointed out by Mr. Edwards, both must, under 

 the existing rules, be measured in as beam. That being the case 

 I am quite willing to let the seat slide. 



I have not yet seen the circular saw centerboard and 1 shall 

 therefore say nothing on that subject other than to urge that 

 the rule aimed at it should be drawn with great care. To rule 

 that the centerboard shall not project, above" the coaming would 

 to my mind be unfair to the ordinary open canoe 11 or 12in. deep. 

 Would it not be fairer to fix the maximum width for the plate? 

 Or to limit the height above the bottom to which the board mav 

 extend when drawn up? 



I favor.the adoption of the one-rig rule. It would I think tend 

 more to the development, of the best all-around sail than would 

 the abolition of the standing rig, which is putting it strongly. 



Toronto, Maroh 11. Colih Fbaser, 



CANOEING AND BOATING IN THE NORTH- 

 WEST TERRITORY. 



F.ditor Forest and Strmm: 



I send the following as it may interest your numerous Canadian 

 and American readers to know what clubs there are at the town 

 of Qu'Appelle, Assa., Northwest Territories of Canada. 



Qu'Appelle town is three hundred and twenty- three miles east 

 of Winnipeg, and is the center of the most important farming 

 district south of the South Saskatchewan River in the Territories. 

 The Canadian Pacific Railroad has a station in the center of the 

 town. The Fort Qu'Appelle lakes are eighteen miles north of it. 

 In the spring and first portion of the summer a canoeist can 

 travel from the lakes to Hudson Bay. The corporation has made 

 a good road from the town to the lakes. At the lakes there are. a 

 very good hotel, post office and telegraph office and some stores. 

 There arc very good fish in the Lakes. On Oct. 9, 1888, at Port 

 Qu'Appelle, by the lakes, was formed- the first boating a nd canoe- 

 ing club in Assiniboia, it has started under peculiarly fa vorable 

 circumstances; the Hon., the Minister of the Interior of the 

 Dominion, and the Hon., the Lieutenant Governor of the Terri- 

 tories, kindly acting as patrons, our Commodore, S. C. Elkington, 

 and Vice-Commodore, Robt. S. Smith, being well known Canadian 

 amateur boatmen. The genial and obliging W. B. fjjoabte being 

 secretary pro tem. Is almost a guarantee that the club will be a 

 great success. The squadron consists of seven boats, besides row- 

 ing boats and canoes. A number of boats and canoes have been 

 ordered to be built. 



The club and boat house is on Echo Lake, one of the largest of 

 the six lakes, being about five miles long by a mile and a half 

 wide. The lakes together are about twenty-five miles long. The 

 club boasts ot a steam launch. The colors of the club are dark 

 blue and white, and the flag a white Maltese, cross on blue ground. 

 We number fifty-three or four members. All members of Cana- 

 dian, American and British regular organized amateur boating 

 and canoeing clubs not resident at Qu'Appelle are admissible 

 as privileged members during a period of one week on being in- 

 troduced by a member. 



The town boasts of a fox-hunting club called the "Qu' A ppel It- 

 Hunt" with a membership of nearly fifty, although onl y organized 

 this year; the pack, though small, ten couples of foxhounds, is 

 good. The kennels are on the estate of the master, H. Peck. Tht, 

 Governor is our patron. Arthur H. B. Sperling, who is a great 

 nimrod and Jehu, is the secretary; few riders can pass our secre- 

 tary on the hunting field. 



A cricket club. Secretary R. Duudas Strong, B.A.; this club 

 won four matches, lost two last season. A base ball club just 

 organized, Col. W. E. Warner, secretary. A tobogganing club, 

 Secretary J. H. McCaul, and a, curling club, Secretary R. Dundas 

 Strong. A snowshoeclub will probably be organized shortly 



n-tly. 

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THE NEW R. C. C. RULES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your issue of Jan. 21 I notice a letter from "Nauf ilus," in 

 which he more than once alludes to a paragraph thai appeared 

 in this journal of the 33d inst., with which paragraph he says he 

 is very much disgusted. The words in question were simply as 

 to the new rules, and are these in particular: "The spirit of the 

 new rules was to bar any of the Yankee flying machines." There 

 is nothing In this particularly that should disgust any one. Seeing 

 that the gentleman who proposed these rules himself said that 

 the present state of things was getting to great extremes in 

 America, and that our own rules as they stood wore too lax, and 

 there was nothing to prevent a man building a mere machine 

 that would race and nothing else, who would walk away with 

 everything and discourage genuine sport. In effect this was his 

 address: In effect, it was the fear of this kind of thing— these 

 extreme machines— which led the A.iC. A. committee to pass a 

 resolution asking that these extreme tb ings should be discouraged. 

 It was this state of things that led you, in your capacity as a 

 journalist, to criticise and to point out the evils thereof; and it 

 was only as touching these extreme and outrageous impracticable 

 appliances that the words were penned, and not in any sense in- 

 hospitably' or discourteously intended toward American canoe- 

 ists personally, who would meet with as hearty a welcome in the 

 columns of the Canoeist, and from all connected with it, as they 

 would from any votary of the sport in the kingdom, "Nautilus" 

 not excepted. Probably his remarks were penned before I was 

 honored with an interview with him when the whole matter was 

 discussed. Your own comments I have not seen, and beg you to 

 accept mv disclaimer of any spirit or intention of uartisanship. 

 T: H. Holding, Editor Canoeist and Model l~acht*man. 



PASSAIC RIVER CRUISE. 



AT a meeting of the delegates from the Passaic River clubs 

 held at Library Hall, Newark, on Saturday, March hi, the 

 following clubs were, represented, Paterson, Passaic, Rutherford, 

 Arlington, Orange, lanthe, Essex, Bayonne and New Jersey Ath- 

 letic Club. 



Mr. Irving V. Borland of the Arlington C. C. was elected chair- 

 man and Mr. Richard Hobart, lanthe C. C, secretary, for the 

 ensuing year. 



It was decided not to hold an '89 Fourth of July meet, but to 

 cruise around Staten Island and about the Lower Bayou Decora- 

 tion Day and the Friday and Saturday following. 



It is proposed to go in camp on Newark Bay on the night of 

 May 89, leaving camp on the first of the ebb, about 9 o'clock the 

 following morning (Decoration Day), and putting in at Arnbov 

 about 3 P. M. for dinner, after which a few races maybe held". 

 Friday and Saturday morning will be spent cruising about the 

 Lower Bay, and the run up to New York will be made on the 

 Saturday afternoon Hood tide, the return to the Passaic heiuy 

 made the. following day. 



This cruise has been arranged in the hope of having mam 

 canoeists from neigh boring waters join with the Passaic canoeists 

 and also with a view of making it possible for those who cannot 

 get away from business on Friday and Saturday morning to still 

 be able to enjoy its pleasures, as they can return by train from 

 Amboy on Thursday night or Friday morning, leaving their 

 canoes at Amboy, and by taking the Saturday noon train from 

 New York catch up with the main body during the afternoon, all 

 making the run with the tide to New York together. 



HARRIS BURG C. C— The fourth annual meeting of the Har- 

 risburg C. C, held on March 7, was a most enthusiastic and en- 

 joyable affair. The following officers were elected to serve for t he. 

 ensuing season: Com., Ed. B. Flickinger; Vice-Corn., T, Frank 

 Newby; Pres., J. Elton Whiteside; Sec, Mart. W. Pager; Treas« 

 Ed. R. Dasher. The club has better prospects than ever before, 

 and is composed entirely of active canoeists. Some sailing has 

 been done this winter, but the majority of the small craft art- 

 Waiting for spring. Maps of Chesapeake Bay, on the scale of j&n, 

 to the mile, have been secured, and plans are being laid for 

 another trip down that water, which cruise will be the full length 

 of the bay. A paddling trip from Williamsport home will also be 

 made during the summer. 



TIPPY C. C— The annual meeting of the Tippv Canoe. Club 

 was held on the lit b inst., and Messrs. David H. Crane, William 

 M. Dunham and James B. Keogh were re-elected to the offices of 

 Captain, Mate and Purser, respectively. Owing to the increasing 

 shallowness of the present harbor a change of locatiou has been 

 deemed advisable, and the "Tippys" will be at home to their 

 friends after the first of May in new quarters at the foot of 

 Thirty-seventh street, Chicago. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Eastern Division: Oscar B. Ireland, 

 Springfield, Mass.; Norris S. Lippit, Norwich, Conn. Atlantic 

 Division; Chas. B. Haag, Philadelphia, Pa.; Harry M. Kreamer, 

 Catnden, N. J.; Milnor Morris, Jeanesville, Pa.; Arthur Hurst, 

 Wm. S. Elliott, Herbert p. Allen, New York. Central Division: 

 Chas. M. Nichols and E. E. Eddy, Jamestown, N. Y. 



NEWBURGH C. & B. A. — The annual meeting of theNewburgh 

 Canoe and Boating Association was held at the boat house on 

 March 5, the following officers being elected: Com., Jas. T. Van 

 Dalfsen; Vice-Corn., Chas. L. Williams; Captain, Harry A. Mar- 

 vel; Purser, Geo. C. Smith; Wm. K. Leech member Exoutive 

 Committee, Robert Johnston member Finance Committee. The 

 affairs of the club are in a flourishing condition, membership roll 

 fuR and the outlook for the coming year promising. 



OAKLAND C. C— The Oakland C. C. of California is now busy 

 afloat, racing and cruising being in order. A three days' outing 

 was arranged in connection with the Corinthian Y. C. for Feb. 

 23, 23 and 24. Com. Blow is still at the head of the Pacific canoe 

 fleet. 



TANNING TENTS AND SA1LS.-I want to tan a suit of sails, 

 a canoe tent and a shore tent, this season, and I neither know 

 how to do it nor anybody who can do it for me. Will the Forest 

 an!) Stream or some person who does know, come to my relief, 

 and by so doing greatly oblige— RrccAw. 



RICHMOND.— Will "Richmond" please send his address to 

 his office? We have a letter for him. 



