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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[AUG. 2, 1888* 



thoroughly tested their crafts in lumpy waters. B. W. Wood, of 

 Chicago, first; Geo. A. Warder, Springfield, ()., second: J. B. 

 Keogh, Chicago, third. 



Race 3. Class A, sailing three miles.— A. W. Kitchin, Chicago, 

 first: T. P. Gaddis did not finish. Ouly two canoes of this, the 

 smaller class, were at the meet, and unfortunately under the 

 W. C. A. rules they cannot enter in the Class B races. The dis- 

 position therefore is to cease perfecting Class A models, where 

 but little, competition exists. The Nethla, a small canoe, was 

 next to the fastest at tlie '87 meet, but her owner sold her and 

 built a Class B, solely to be allowed to compete against a larger 

 number of boats. The two classes are so closely matched in sail- 

 ing that they should be thrown together, as has been done by the 

 A. C. A. 



Race 4. Class II., paddling.— Four starters. Kitchin first, Sulli- 

 van t second. 



Race 5. Class III., paddling.— Five starters, McCune first, 

 Wood second. 



Race 6, Paddling and sailing combined.— Two starters, Wood 

 first, Keogh second. 



Race 7. Paddling, any canoe.— Five starters, McCune first, 

 Thos. S. Gates second. 



Race 8. Paddling capsize.— Four starters, G. H. Gardner first, 

 N. H. Cook second. 



Race 9. Novice sailing.— Four starters, Chas. Eldeder first, Geo. 

 Frey second. 



Race 10. The Gardner Challenge Cup, six miles, four times 

 around the triangle.— Nineteen starters. Wind fresh, increasing 

 to half a gale. Reade W. Bailey, canoe Notua, led to first buoy, 

 but was overtaken by Wood on the third, (windward) side. The 

 If had a poor start, being ninth to round the first buoy, but on 

 the windward work jumped to third place, which was' kept till 

 the fourth round, in which Wood capsized while running free, 

 and the Notus swamped on the windward thrash, causing Bailey 

 to lower sail and bail out. Geo. A. Warder, canoe If, won, being 

 half a mile ahead of the only canoe afloat, J. B. Keogh in the 

 Spray.* 



Race 11. Sailing capsize.— Five starters, G. H. Gardner first, 

 Warder second. 



Race 12.— Hurry-skurry.— Four starters, N. H. Cook first, Mc- 

 Cune second. 



* The Spray is an old " Sandy Hook " model, 14x31, built in 1881 

 by W. P. Stephens. 



Race 13. Consolation, for those who had not won first or second 

 prize.— Four starters, Gardner first, Johnson second, Woodruff 

 third, Shiras fourth. Gardner ruled out for not sailing his own 

 canoe and Johnson for fouling buoy. 



Race 14. Hand paddling.— Four starters, Anderson first, McCune 

 second. 



Race 15. Tournament.— Gardner and McCune first, having cap- 

 sized all other competitors. 



Race 16. The W. C. A. Trophy Cup.— Twenty starters, ~14 miles 

 (five times round the triangle). Wind light and no sea. It was 

 the Notus' day, and taking the lead from the start, she kept ft 

 throughout. Mr. Bailey sailed the race without an error. Reade 

 W.Bailey, Pittsburgh, Pa., first; B.W. Wood, Chicago, 111., second; 

 J. B. Keogh. Chicago, 111., third; Geo. A. Warder. Springfield, O., 

 fourth; O. A. Woodruff. Dayton, O., fifth; O. H. Root, Cleveland, 

 O., sixth- J. O. Shiras, Cincinnati, O., seventh. 



Race 1< . Tandem paddling for ladies.— Misses Gardner and Alice 

 Huntington first, Mrs. Crawford and Miss Carrie Huntington 

 second. Misses Ellard and Holland third. 



Race 18. Class C sailing.— Six starters,: N. H. Cook first, J. R. 

 Bartlett second. 



Race 19. Special sailing passenger, for a canoe donated by Messrs. 

 J. R. Douglas & Co., to be presented to a lady member of the 

 W. C. A. within twenty-four hours after winning.— Seven starters, 

 wind light. X. B. Cook and N. H. Cook in canoe Carrier Pigeon 

 first, Capt. Crane and J. B. Keogh second. This was the closes!, 

 race of the regatta, the four leading canoes finishing within a few 

 seconds of each other. The Messrs. Cook presented the canoe to 

 Miss Grace Tralford of Chicago. 



Race 20. Special paddling race for ladies.— Prizes, a canoe 

 donated by Messrs. Ransom & Co. of Cleveland, to the winner 

 and one to the last to finish, The second prize was kept a secret 

 until the finish. Five starters. Miss Alice. Huntington first, Miss 

 Gardner second, Mrs. Crawford third, Miss Dot Huntington 

 fourth, and fifth and last Miss Mame Ellard. 



It was decided this year to select five races to count as "record 

 races. 1 ' Each of the leading five canoeists to be credited in the 

 order of finishing. The first to receive 50 points, the second 40, 

 and so to the fifth, who received 10. The races were, one sailing 

 for each class, one paddling for each class, the combined paddling 

 and sailing, and the two cup races. The three highest scores each 

 received a large substantial flag, to be owned and hung in front 

 of the winners' tents as scalps. The flags were embroidered, 

 "W. C. A. Record. Winner 1888." 



' Before the last of the record races (the sailing and paddling 

 combined) the three highest men had tied on the score of 130 

 points, and great interest was taken in the coming event. Un- 

 fortunately one of them was called home and could not return till 

 the race was finished. The record is a capital plan to induce the 

 perfecting of an all-round canoe, for as occurred this year, a man 

 might gain the second record and not win a single race. 



The winners of the Gardner cup and W. C. A. trophy will each 

 receive a large flag, upon which is embroidered "W. C. A. Cup 

 Winner," and the year it was won. He will also have his name 

 engraved upon the prize. 



THE RECORD. 



Cup. 



B. W.Wood — 



J. B. Keogh 40 



Geo. A. Warder.50 

 A. W. Kitchin... 

 R. W. Bailey....— 

 R. P. McCune...— 



Gardner Trophy Sailing, Paddling, 



30 

 20 



50 



A&B. II. & III. 

 50 40 

 30 30 

 40 20 

 50 50 



- 50 



Combined 

 Sailing & 

 Paddling. T'l 



50 

 40 



180 

 170 

 130 

 100 

 50 

 30 



The business meeting collected the entire camp before the hand- 

 some tents of the Cincinnati Club on Saturday afternoon. Com- 

 modore Latham presided, and after the roll call forty applications 

 for admission to the Association were accepted. The secretary 

 read his report, showing the finances to be in an excellent condi- 

 tion: $206 of the $335 had been subscribed toward the trophy, and 

 the balance, $59, was raised in just five minutes. 



After the customary vote of thanks to the Secretary-Treasurer 

 for performing his duty and compiling and printing the hand- 

 some annual book, the balloting for officers for the ensuing year 

 began. The following excellent ticket, was unanimously elected: 

 Commodore, J. R. Bartlett, Fremont, O.: Vice-Commodore, D. H. 

 Crane, Chicago, 111.; Rear-Commodore, Chas. J. Stedman, Cincin- 

 nati, O.; Secretary- Treasurer, O. H. Root, Cleveland, O.; additional 

 Executive Committee— C. J. Bousfleld, Bay City, Mich.; T. P. Gad- 

 dis, Dayton, O.; T. J. Kirkpatrick, Springfield, O. 



The canoe hop at Wehrle's. Thursday night, was a great success, 

 and no handsomer gathering could be imagined than the number- 

 less white flannel suits of the canoeists in contrast with the vivid 

 colors of the young ladies' costumes; while here and there the floor 

 was dotted with the "conventional," just arrived on the especially 

 chartered steamer City of Sandusky. 



In the wee sma' hours the members once more surrounded the 

 blazing camp fire. Lemons, sugar and water we're produced, with 

 just a drop of something warmer to counteract the effects of the 

 night air: banjos, guitars and mandolins accompanied the well- 

 known W. C. A. melodies, and each and every canoeist resolved 

 to return in '89 to the most delightful of all islands for a meet- 

 Ballast. No. 76. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.-Central Division: Edward N. McKin- 

 ney, Edward O. Roessle, Robert Lenox Banks, Jr., of Albany. 

 Atlantic Division: North McLean, Rolla Thomas, Geo. S. Holt, 

 Richard F. Stone, Eustis L. Hopkins, Frank C. Moore, L. Schepp, 

 O. T. Conner, all of New York; Charles Fox, Gardiner, Colorado; 

 Gen. F. A. Starring, Washington, D. C; and Albert Phillips, 

 Newark, N.J. Eastern Division: Wm. Clark, Northampton, Mass; 

 Fred. F. Walsh, Geo. C. Dempsey, Wm. P. Atwood, Lowell, Mass.; 

 Edward H. Marsh, Chas. G. Spaulding, Springfield, Mass; Fred. 

 L. Hopkins, Leland S. Ellis, Lawrence, Mass; Edwin B. Walker, 

 Belchertown, Mass. Persons wishing to join the Eastern Division 

 will be furnished with blank forms of application by addressing 

 the purser. Henry D. Marsh, Springfield, Mass. 



A PRIZE FOR A CRUISING RACE. — The following offer has 

 been received by Mr. Vaux of the regatta committee: "I see by 

 the Canoeist that the question of an A. C. A. cruising contest is 

 being agitated. Could not a racing cruise be organized, say from 

 New York to Albany? If Messrs. Foster, Vaux, Totten or Wilkin 

 will join, I will offer a handsome cup for a prize between those 

 two points.— Neversink." 



BRITISH C. A.— A small camp with races was held during 

 Henley week on the. Thames. The general meet will be on Loch 

 Lomond, in Scotland, this month. 



NORTHERN DIVISION MEET.— The Northern Division of the 

 Ai C. A, is now in camp at Lake Couchiching. Com. Gibson is in 

 camp. 



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SAIL PLAN "IRIS ' 



-CANOE YAWL. 



A. C. A. PRIZES. 



THE Regatta Committee would acknowledge in addition to con- 

 tributions previously noticed, a flag from Mrs. H. Lloyd 

 Thomas (Hon. A. C. A. lady member) for the gymnastic event, on 

 the programme, and also a prize flag from Geo. A. Warder, the 

 work of his sister. Miss AVarder, and $5 from the Hartford C. C. 

 The following letter explains itself: 



Lawrsnce, Mass., July 24. 

 Mr. Paul Butler: Dear Sir— I see by the Forest and Stream 

 that the A. C. A. needs more money for the prizes. I do not think 

 our canoe club received any circular; perhaps it would not have 

 done any good if they had. A good many clubs have yet to wake 

 up and see what good the American Canoe Association is doing 

 for them. There are three in the L. C. C. who are rneenbersof the 

 A. C. A. The other sixty-two are not, and so they think the A. C. 

 A. has no right to ask thorn for anytniug. The three A. C. A.s 

 have chipped in and send >ou $5. It is very small and very late, 

 but it is the best we can do, and it may help some. Hope to see 

 you at the meet and good luck to you in the races. 



Bert j^awrence. 

 Cras. F. Smith. 

 Wm. R. Pedricti, Jr. 



NEW YORK C. C. CHALLENGE CUP.-The following letters 

 have just been received by the N. Y. C. C. Though the notice is 

 very short and no race for the cup was expected this year the 

 challenge has been accepted and trial races will be held in Sep- 

 tember to chose one or two men to defend the cup: 11 Bucking- 

 ham, street, W. C, May 16: Dear Sir— On behalf of the Royal C. C. 

 I am instructed to send you a challenge to sail for your Interna- 

 tional Cup this autumn. I will send you the names of our repre- 

 sentatives later on, in the event of our challenge being accepted. 

 Awaiting the favor of your reply, I am, etc., T. G. F. Winser. 

 Sec. 11 Buckingham street, Strand, W. G, July 18.: Dear Sir— 

 The inclosed has just been returned to me, not having been de- 

 livered, I presume on account of insufficient address. Our Mr. 

 Stewart is visiting America and will be our representative. 

 W. Baden-Powell is also nominated, but he is not certain whether 

 he will be able to spare time for the voyage. Hoping that this 

 will reach you in time, I am, dear sir, yours faithfuUy, T. G. F. 

 Winsbr, Sec. 



jachting. 



Small Yachts. By C. P. Kunhardt, Price $7. Sham Yachts and 

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

 Canoes. By C. Stansiicld-Hichs. Price $$.&>. Meant Machinery. By 

 Donaldson. Price $1.50. 



FIXTURES. 



Aug 



L. Y. R. A., Hamilton. 

 Hull, Hull 2d Championship. 

 Beverly, Marblehead. 2d Ch. 

 Toronto, 4th Class. 

 Cape Ann to Isle of Shoals. 

 Pleon, Second Cham. 

 New York, Rendezvous, New 



London. 

 New Rochelle, 35ft. Class. 

 New York, Goelet Cups, 



Newport. 

 New Haven, Cruise. 

 Savin Hill, Club. 

 West Lynn, Club. 

 Cor. Marblehead, Open. 

 •20. Buffalo Cruise. 



Quincy. Open. 

 , R. C. Y. C. Open Handicap. 

 American, Open, Newbury- 



port. 



, New York, Vineyard Haven 

 . Newark Bay, Open. 



Cups, Vineyard Haven. 

 Great Head 2d Cham. 

 , Monatiquot, Ladies' Day. 



UST. 



15. Pleon, Open. 



17. Bay View Moonlight Sail. 



18. Bay View Annual Cruise. 

 18. Monatiquot, 2d Cnam, Ft. Pt. 

 18. Larch. Oyster Boat Race. 

 18. South Boston Club. 



18. Cor. Marblehead, Cup Race. 

 20. Great. Head Moonlight Sail. 

 20. Miramichi, Cup. 

 22. Pleon, Third Cham. 

 22. Cape Ann, Open. 



24. Cedar Point Pennant. 



25. R. C. Y. C. Lansdowne Cup. 

 25. Savin Hill, Club. 



25. West Lynn, Ladies' Race. 

 25. Beverly, Marblehead, Open. 

 25-Sept. 8. Quaker City Cruise 



to New London. 

 27. Rhode Island, Open. 



27. Quincy, 3d Cham. 



28. Dorchester Club. 



29. Bay View Club. 

 29. Great Head Club. 



29. Monatiquot, Open Sweep. 



September. 



Toronto, all classes. 10, 



Cape Ann, Gloucester Cup. 12. 



Sa vin Hill, Open. 12. 



Hull, Hull Open Race. 15. 



Larchmont Fall. 15. 



Brooklyn Annual, New York 15. 

 Pavonia Union Regatta. 



Newark Fall. 15. 



South Boston Open. 15. 



Beverly, Marblehead Cham. 18. 



Cor. Marblehead Cham. 20. 



Cape Ann Cruise. — . 



Pleon, Sail Off. 22. 



Cor. Marblehead, Sail Off. 25. 



West Lynn, Sweepstakes. 29. 



Hull Cham. Sail-Off. 29. 



Quincy Sail-off. 



Harlem Fall. 

 Great Head Club. 

 Pleon, Sweepstakes. 

 Toronto, 4th Class. 

 Buffalo Club. 



Beverly, Mon. Beach, Open 



Sweep. 

 Dorchester Club. 

 Savin Rill, Club. 

 Chelsea, Dorchester Bay. 

 Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail. 

 Miramichi, Cup, Final. 

 West Lynn, Cham. Sail-off. 

 Cedar Point Pennant. 

 Quaker City Cruise, Review. 

 Toronto, 2d and 3d Classes. 



A CHIP FROM THE VELNETTE'S LOG. 



THE annual cruise of the Rochester Y. C. was advertised to 

 start at 3 P. M. on June 30, but as is usual in such cases, one 

 or two yachts were not ready, and several other causes conspired 

 to delay the start until after 7 P. M. 



Part of the crew of the Velnette had been hard at work from 

 early in the afternoon getting a new spinaker pole ready, and stow- 

 ing the traps and grub, to say nothing of all light canvas for a few 

 days' cruise of six able-bodied men— no slight job on a yacht of 

 less than 24ft. waterline. The last shaving was off, and scarcely 

 had the carpenter been put ashore when the mooring was slipped, 

 and we started on a chase for the commodore and most of the 

 fleet, for the gun had been fired twenty minutes or more before. 



The crew for the trip was the regular racing crew that carried 

 the yacht through an unbroken series of victories in last season's 

 races. Our captain, Vice-Commodore Walbridge, "Ned," bronzed 

 and weather beaten from his perilous voyage up the "raging Erie" 

 on the Majel; W. A. Stace, "Billy," sailing master, the Oliver 

 Twist of the party, who is always "calling for more" (sail); C. M. 

 Everest and E. J. Woodbury, who spend most of their time on the 

 fore deck handling the "white wings"; W. H. Briggs, "the Doc- 

 tor," who won't kick as long as he don't have to wash the dishes; 

 J. S. Briggs, "Jack," who don't mind washing them if "Ned" will 

 do the masthead work. 



The Velnette left the lighthouse about 8 P. M., astern of nearly 

 every yacht in the fleet, for a dead beat to windward in the teeth 

 of a howling gale from N.W. Having calculated on the wind 

 lightening at sunset no reefs were put in, while both Madge and 

 Majel had single reefs and all the rest double. The only unpleas- 

 ant result was wet decks, and a very decidedly uncomfortable 

 angle of inclination, even for a cutter. By tacit agreement the 

 fleet was to get to Nragara as quickly as possible. The staunch 

 little cutter immediately began to smell her way along to her 

 natural position under the existing circumstances, and before it 

 was too dark to make out the yachts distinctly, had passed most 

 of the. fleet, and had hauled up even with the commodore, on the 

 Majel, and the new cutter Amelia and the big one Madge, which 

 seemed to be the only one not helped by being reefed. During the 

 night all but Madge were dropped behrnd. 



Sunday morning found us off Oak Orchard, with the weather 

 showing signs of an approaching calm. With light winds and 

 irnder a broiling sun, we crawled along the coast, until at 4 P.M. 

 we decided to stop at Olcott and get a good rest and a hotel dinner 

 while waiting for the usual night off-shore breeze, (which did 

 not materialize). We can and do hereby recommend any one to 

 the lake trout served at the Cooper House. Later in the day, 

 Jack being the only one of that name and consequently the one to 

 "get the gun off" was threatened by the entire police force with 

 the direst penalties of the law for disturbing the peaceful sere- 

 nity of the little town by "shooting the sun down" with our new 

 breechloader. A slight acquaintance with the contents of our 

 ice-chest soon restored him to his former equanimity. 



The general order dividing the watches was read at sundown, 

 and at 8 o'clock the starboard watch took charge of the yacht. 

 At 9 we again started on our course, more for the sake of avoiding 

 the mosquitoes, for which 18-mile creek is famous, than with any 

 idea of making any headway in the dead calm which was then 

 blowing. 



Very little was made on the course during the night, but on the 

 mornrng of the second a freshening breeze from E. N. E. sprang 

 up, and as it is only 18 miles between Olcott and Niagara we made 

 Niagara at 11 o'clock, under light canvas, speaking schooner 

 Oriole, R. C. Y. C, a short distance from port. We found Madge 

 and Amelia already there, having kept on without stopping. The 

 rest of the fleet, except the Majel, which had put into Oak Orchard, 



