Aug. 30, 1888.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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another match, or a aeries of matches, for $500 too $5,003 a si de 

 which the Frenchman declined to accept, evidently believing 

 that it was taking too great a risk against himself, and the repu- 

 tation gained by his wm, to meet Brewer again. 



Brewer (wl}0, speaks French) told M. Journu plainly that he 

 wasn't acting like a champion, to which Journu replied, " Ca 

 m'o'egal," ("It doeseu't matter!") It, is highly probable, if 

 Brewer gets within reach of Journu. that ho will make him shoot 

 another match, or publicly acknowledge that ho (Brewer) is the 

 superior. 



Brewer took part, in an innumerable number ot sweepstakes and 

 his average (thirteen first moneys, twenty-seven second moneys 

 and thirteen third moneys) forty-three wins oui of sixty-seven 

 contests, shows that he was doing first-class shooting, consider- 

 ing the character of the birds, the radical change of climate and 

 the difference between using an 81b. 10-gauge gun and a iV&lb. 10- 

 gauge, compared with the rise. In America the lOg. gun is 

 pulled back to SO or 31yds. and the 1%. gun put at 28 or 2(1, while 

 m England the lOg. gun is seldom (if ever) allowed, and tne 12g. 

 gun handicapped to 35yds. rise, as has already been seen in con- 

 nection with Mr. Brewer. A H5yds. rise is a man as well as a gun 

 handicap, and it is to Brewer's credit that he scored a record on 

 what looked like an attempt to break him up— Philadelphia Sun- 

 dan Item, Aug. SB. 



WILMINGTON, Del— Regular monthly shoot for the gold 

 badge of the Wawasel Gun Club, at 15 singles and 5 pairs: 



TWeldin 100110111111111 11 11 11 11 00-20 



CBuekmaster 111010111010011 11 II 11 1101-19 



W AHartlove 111011111111111 10 11 11 11 00-21 



OaptR Miller. 111111111111011 11 10 10 10 10-20 



JEwing 001110111111111 11 01 11 11 11-21 



Geo Miller Ill 11 10101 001 II 00 11 01 11 11—19 



W E Buckmaster - 110001111001 111 11 10 11 11 10-18 



WSelletoc 011110010110111 11 11 10 11 01-18 



L Fox 111011100111111 11 01 0'J 01 01—17 



W Smith 110101111011111 11 11 10 11 10—20 



The club has challenged the Baltimore Gun Club to shoot a 

 match at clay birds for $200 a side.— J. R. Woodward, See'y. 



WELLINGTON, Mass.'Aug. 25.— There' was^a'good attendance at 

 the grounds of the Wellington Gun Club to day, when the mer- 

 chandise consolation match was closed. In this match the win- 

 ners were Ward well first, with 89; Perry second, with 88; Meleher 

 third, with 86; Sawyer fourth, with 82; Stanton fifth, with 80; 

 Brown sixth, with 79: Moore seventh, with 78, and Hutchinson 

 eighth, with, 75 out of 100 birds. 



BOSTON.— Walnut Hill, Aug. 23.— There was a good attend- 

 ance of trap shots at the range to-day, and some line scores were 

 made. The principal event was the contest for t he Climax dia- 

 mond badge, in which there were 14 entries. H. G. Wheeler of 

 Marlboro, won with the fine score of 88 out out of 10 birds. The 

 next shoot will take place Sept. 5. Climax diamond badge match 

 —SO clay pigeons from five traps, and 20 standard targets from 

 three traps: 



Wheeler 11110111111011111111-18 



Perrv 11110111101111000011-11 



Wardwell 11110011111111111111-18 



Stanton 101 101 1011101111 1100— 11 



Rule 1001011111 101 1101111—15 



Dickey 11100111011101100111-14 



Nichols 11110100011101101010-12 



liarlcs 10010010110100110111-11 



1 ......v ■ in" : : :j. 



Crown 11110110111111101011-16 



Perhain 101 011 111 11 10101 C101-1 1 



We bstc r 1 1 101 10011 100111 0101-13 



Know les 1 1011.01 001 101 10001 10— ll 



Morse OUOOOOUOOOO w'hdrcw. 



Gold coin match— Ten clay pigeons from five traps, and 10 stand- 

 ard targets from, three traps: 



Wheeler 1111111110—9 1111111111—10—19 



Stanton 1111011111—9 0111101111—8—17 



Chase 1111011111—9 lOlOllOlll— 7—16 



Nichols 10LI1110110-6 1111011111- 9-15 



Snow . .1100111111-8 1110111010-8-15 



Webster 1110110111—8 1101101110— 7—15 



Knowles ... 111111110-9 OOillllKHj 0-15 



Perry • 1111011110—8 1110011011- 7-16 



Wardwell 111111U10-9 1110000110— 5—14 



Rule 1011110110-7 1011011011- 7-H 



Dickey 1111000110-6 1101101111- 8-14 



Perham 1011101100-0 1011001101— 6-12 



Grimes HllOOlOOO— 5 1101110110— 7—12 



Crown 0011 01 1010— 5 1000110101— 5-10 



Savage 1101 010110—9 011 1000010— 4—10 



Hines. 10101110Q1— 6 1001100000— 3— 9 



Morse Withdrew. 0100011001— 5- 4 



11111111111111111111-20-38 

 110111111110011.1111 1 — 17 — 21 

 10190010010001011101 10-26 

 0111 01101 11 1 01011 110-14-28 

 11010 1 10111101001110-13-21. 

 01110101110111110011-14-23 

 111 101101 11101 1 01 UO-1 5— 12 

 OlllJllllOUlO 1 11001-1 5—26 

 11100 1 1 0011109101101—1 2—26 

 00101110111001000101—10—26 

 1000011 1 111110100010-11-25 

 01011111001000111010-11-24 



ouiioiooioioooooiio— 9—20 



011C0001100101110000- 8 



WILLIM ANT IC, Conn., Aug. 21.— Willimantic Rod and Gun 

 Club, regular badge shoot, small attendance on account of rain, 

 25 Ligowskies, 3 traps, H angles, 18yds. rise, national rules, gold 

 and silver badges: 



G Macfarlane OlllllllOJOlllOUOlJlllli- 20 



A W Dunham 11 1 11 f. U 00 1 1 1 11 111 ! 11 1 01 1 1 -31 



J Ross 101100001 1 10111111 IOIOOIU 15 



J B Baldwin 1101001110111111110011011 -18 



S L Johnson 10001'i00l00010001110iuni-12 



I Culverhouse y. \ 1 



C J Alpaugh Ill UOlOmiOll 11 101111 n— 21 



G M Thompson 0101110010000011011011000—11 



C W Smith 1101001100011 110110111100-15 



Ties on 31, 3 birds, 21yds.: 

 AW Dun ham 011 110—4 C J Alpaugh 101 111 5 



Alpaugh gold badge, Macfarlane silver badge. 



SHOOTING ACCIDENT. — Ridgetield, Conn., Aug. 25. -This 

 quiet village was terribly shocked this morning as the news spread 

 like wildfire that Dr. Archibald G. Paddock, a leading and emin- 

 ently respected citizen and a retired New York dentist, had, by 

 accident, shot and instantlv killed his 18-year-old son, Harry, a 

 promising young man, and then, in a moment of temporary in- 

 sanity, had put the muzzle of the gun to his own head and killed 

 himself. The shocking tragedy occurred at 11 o'clock this morn- 

 ing, and the circumstances are as follows: It had been the custom 

 of the father and son to practise at a target in a rear lot of the 

 homestead. This morning the neighbors heard the usual shooting 

 and thought nothing of it, as near as the reporter could ascertain . 

 The boy had been back of the target and suddenly stepped for- 

 ward unexpectedly to the father, receiving the contents of the 

 rifle aimed at the mark, killing him instantly. The father 

 was overwhelmed with grief, and in an instant went to the son, 

 whom he loved as life itself, knelt down, and with the same 

 weapon that enacted the first scene in the tragedy, ended his own 

 life. 



NORTH END VS. WINGOHOCKING— Frank5ord, Pa„ Aug. 

 25.— The third shoot of the series of friendly matches between 

 five members of the North End Gun Club of Frankford and five 

 members from the Wingohocking Gun Club of German town was 

 shot off at Atlantic City on Aug. 21. This match, like the first, 

 was decided in favor of the Wingohocking men. All three of 

 these matches were remarkable on account of the close scores 

 made. The members from the N. E. G. C. broke in the series 50!! 

 birds to their opponents 303— but the contest beiug decided bv 

 matches this don't count. The failure of the caterer to serve 

 dinner at the appointed time prevented the contestants from 

 shooting at the full quota of 50 bluerocks; 35 each (15 singles and 

 and 10 doubles) were substituted. The judges were Mr. C. H. 

 Irwin for the German town boys, and Mr. Samuel Richards offi- 

 ciated in a like capacity for the North Enders. The position of 

 Teferee was acceptably filled by Mr. J. E. Courtney cf the Le- 

 foree Arms Company. Some good scores were made— notably 

 that made by the genial Mr. J. Thurman, who holds the office of 

 captain in his club. The members from the N. E. G. C. all used 

 Winchester shot guns in this match. The following is the wore: 

 North End G. C. 



Win Wolstencroft 111111111111111 11 11 12 10 11-24 



Geo E Pack 110131001000111 10 10 11 11 10-15 



Jas Wolstencroft 111111101111111 11 40 11 11 11-23 



WmHPack. 011011111111111 11 11 11 11 11—23 



Wm M Pack 1100111 U 111001 11 10 11 11 11-20-105 



Wingohocking Club. 



H Thurman 111111111011111 11 11 11 10 11—24 



Wm Greenwood 111111111111110 10 01 01 10 10—19 



J Thurman, Jr 111111111111111 11 11 11 11 11-25 



George Heft 1U1111111110U 11 10 01 11 00-20 



J Frank Kleinz 011111110111101 11 01 11 11 11-31-100 



J. C. E. 



NEW YORK SUBURBAN GROUNDS.— By a transposition 

 last week it was stated that the capital stock of the New York 

 Suburban Grounds Association was f 5,000 divided into fifty Shares 

 of $100 each. It should have read one hundred shares of |50 each. 

 The superintendent of the ground will be Mr. A. V. Canfield, Jr., 

 the secretary is Mr. O. E. Morton. The grounds are at Clare- 

 mou t, N. J . The office i a New York at 291 Broadway. 



THERE WILL BE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES for trap 

 shooters during the coming t wo months; Al Bandle's tournament 

 at Cincinnati, Sept. 4 to 7; Chamberlain Cartridge Co. tourna- 

 ment, Cleveland, Sept. 10 to 14; St. Paul Gun Club tournament, 

 St. Paul, Minn. Sept. L3 to 14; Keystone Trap Co's tournament, 

 Jamestown, N. Y., Sept. 18 to 21; St. Louis tournament, Oct. 2 to 

 5; Jersey City Heights on their grounds, Marion, N. J., Oct. 9 to 

 12. live birds and inanimate targets; then the Middlesex Gun 

 Club's tournament, Oct. 16 to 19; to be followed the next week by 

 Phil Daly's four days' shoot at Long Branch. The professionals 

 and the. agents for the different gun and cartridge makers, like 

 Messrs. Tice,Budd, McMurchy, Tucker, J. R. Miller and others 

 will take most of tbem in; commencing in the West, and work- 

 ing towards the rising sun. They promise to be in force at 

 Marion. All this makes business lively and fun for the boys. 

 They are all welcome; and big times arc expected. Southpaw, 

 Quinlan and Linsley, the committee who did so much at the re- 

 cent two days' shoot of the J. C. H. G. C, are working like 

 beavers; and they promise this to be to the biggest shoot of the 

 club and they have had several good ones. The Essex club of 

 Newark are shooting on the J, C. fit. grounds now; they are a live 

 club and are having very successful shoots weekly, and the en- 

 tente Ci.yri.Halc between the two clubs is refreshing." We want, to 

 see that match so long talked of between the two Eseulapians, 

 Pindel of the Essex and Burdett of tne J. C. H. They are both 

 men of splendid physique and crack shots. It, will he well 

 worth seeing: when it comes off we will let vou know.— Jacob- 

 staff. 



BROOKLYN. N. Y„ Aug. 28. -The third medal shoot of the 

 Da vison Gun Club brought out eleven members. The score was 

 much inferior to (hat, of two weeks ago. Match shot at New 

 Utrecht, Aug. 25, 20 bluerocks, 3 traps, 16yds. for 12-gauge and 

 10yds. for 10-gauge, for gold and silver medals, National rules: 



Dr G V Hudson. (18* 011101001 lOOHOUOOO-lU 



Capt J O Mattair , (16) 0000 1 111 1 11 01 1 1 1 1 1 01 —1 4 



R 11 Morse, (IB) 10110111111)00101111—15 



Howard Houseman, (16) 00110111111(01011111—15 



B Nolan, (18) .011)100011111001012] -12 



E It Scelmsou, (16) UilOOOJll 1.100010111-13 



Gus Zieseheng. (18) - lOlfllMM 1 HO0000001— 8 



J Scharff, (18) 10011111101 101 111001-14 



Aug. Schmitt. (18) 11 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 001 01 1111— 16 



D Ellis, (18) 10101101111111101001-14 



H Heuner, (18) 00101010010001001000- 6 



First or gold medal, A. Schmitt. Second or silver medal, 

 Houseman, 111—3; Morse, 10000—1. 



PORT RICHMOND, N. Y.. Aug. 14,-Halcyon Gun Club, 15 

 blue rocks, 10yds. rise, N. G. A. rules, ties divided: 



L Scofield 010101111111101-11 J F Flahertv. . .01011111111010-11 



I Brill 010100010100110- 6 



§xnomtg. 



Canvm Canoes and how to Build Them. By Parker B. Meld. 

 Price 50 cents. Canoe and Boat. BvMdUaj. By \V. P. Stephens. 

 Price $1.60. Tin Canoe Aurora. By C. A. Neidi. Price $1. Canoe 

 Handling. By 0. B. Yam: Price $1. Canoe and Camera. By T. 

 S. Steele. PrWe i.50. Four Months in a Sncakhor. Tty N. H. Btohop, 

 Price $1.60. Canoe and Camp Cookery. By "Seneca." Price $1. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest ash 

 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. 



Officees, 1887-88. 



Commodore: R, W. Gibson ) Alh ,„„ w 



Secretary-Treasurer: F. L. Mix. \ A * Da W> N - y 

 Vice-Corn. Rear-Corn. Purser. 



Central Dlv./W. R. Huntington. E. W. Masten T. H. Stryker, 



Rome, N, Y. 



Atlantic Div. W. P. .Stephens L. B. Palmer p. L. Dunnell. 



„. , T ^ „. . „ 18ti Jerolemon St., Brooklyn. 

 Eastern Div. ,H. E. Rice, 51. D. . . .Maxton Holmes H. D. Marsh. 



N'thern Div . . Robert Tyson.. S. S. Robinson Colin Fraserff or'onm?' 



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

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

 for entrance fee and dues for current year. Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay §1.00 tor camp expenses. Application 

 sent, to the Seo'y-Treas. will be f awarded by him to the. proper Division, 



Persons residing in any Division and wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., will be furnished with printed forms ol applieati on bv address- 

 ing the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— J. K. Bartlett, Fremont, uhlo. 

 Vice-Commodore— D. II. Crane, Chicago, 111. 

 Rear-Commodore— C. .1. Stcilman. Cincinnati. Ohio, 

 Secretary -Treasurer— O. H. Ro»U Cleveland, Ohio. 



Executive Committee-C. J. Bousfleld, Bay City, Mich.; T. p. uaddis. Day 

 ton, O.; T, .1. Kirttpatrlck, Springfield, O. 



FIXTURES. 



SliPTUMJSER. 



3. New York Trial Races, 10:30 8. Brooklyn C. C. Regatta. 



A. M„ 2 P. M. 13. Mohican. Oliver Cup, Albany 



3. New Jersey A. C, Bergen 15. lanthe, Newark, Annual. 



Point, Paddling Races. 15. Springfield Cup,Calla Shasta 

 6. Mohican, Gibson Cup, Albany 20. Mohiean,Gi bson Badge,Alb'y 



October. 

 6. Springfield Cup,Calla Shasta. 



A CRUISING RACE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I am glad to see there appears to be some stir for a special race 

 for cruising canoes. Might I suggest a course and conditions to 

 fellow canoeists who, like myself, favor the canoe as a craft for 

 cruising, specially on waters difficult of access and navigation in 

 ordinary boats. In the Forest and Stream for March 1 of the 

 present year, some canoe waters were given by Mr. Chas. Hallock, 

 which are excellent examples of the kind of waters the canoe 

 ought to be adapted for. A race over part of one of these routes 

 would scarcely be practicable for most of us. A course, however, 

 might be arranged on home waters which would test a great 

 many of the qualities 01 a good cruising canoe, over a distance 

 which might be taken to represent an average day's cruise, and 

 with conditions as like as possible to those under which such a 

 cruise would;be;taken ; such as: Course— Start somewhere In the 

 locality of Nyack, proceed 9 or 10 miles up the Hudson, laud and 

 make a portage, of half a mile, cross the "Tappen See" to the 

 opposite side, then down the river to the finish, about Dobb's 

 Ferry. Total distance, 21 or 25 miles, with a carry of half a mile. 



Condition.— Any canoe, sail or paddle. Length of canoe not to 

 exceed 16ft. (any canoe over that length being supposed to be too 

 unhandy for one man to knock about with). Width not less than 

 26in (the limit of beam of cruising canoes in the A. C. A.). Weight 

 not less tnan 501bs.; open canoes to be provided with waterproof 

 aprons and watertight compartments, tested to support the weight 

 of the canoeist and load. Each competitor to go as he pleases, 

 sail or paddle, or paddle and sail. 



To Dairy a load (consisting of tent, bundle of clothing and cook- 

 ing utensils, etc.) weighing~not less than 601bs. The canoe and 

 load to be carried round the portage by separate trips. 



A cup might well be given for such a race, and a paddle "de luxe" 

 for each competitor completing the cruise within seven hours. 

 Another piize might be given at the end of the race for the best 

 equipment, tent, cooking arrangement and outfit generally. Will 

 some one else try his hand at an imaginary cruising race. 



Laklepiedd, Out., Aug. 13. C. M. Douglas. 



LONGUEUIL B. C, MONTREAL. — Two canoe races formed a 

 part of the programme of the annual regatta of the Longueuil 

 B. C. on Aug. 25 at Montreal, as follows: Single canoe race, half 

 mile— F. J. McClure, Longueuil, first, in 7m.; A. Irving, St. Lam- 

 bert, second, in 7m. 30s. Tandem canoe race, one mile— J, Morris 

 and A. Irving, St. Lambert, first, 11m.; P. and F. J. McClure, 

 second, 11m. 12s. 



GRAND TRUNK B. ( '.—This club held its 13th regatta at Mon- 

 treal on Aug. 25, the race for tandem canoes being wou by Ellis 

 and Co Heft, first, with Donaldson aud Poshby second, out of 4 

 starters. 



THE A. C. A. MEET, LAKE GEORGE. 



Race Week, Aug. w to M. 



THE preliminary arrangements for the races this year were 

 better than ever before, everything being settled in good sea- 

 son. The programme was better than in any previous year, and 

 the courses were well located by Mr. Vans, the chairman of the 

 committee, who placed the buoys on Friday. As Messrs. Butler 

 and Leys of the committee were both entered for the races, the 

 work devolved almost entirely on Mr. Vaux. The only thing 

 which marred in any way the, success of the races was the lack of 

 punctuality in starting, thanks to which and the fickle weather, 

 some of the races were not called until Friday morning, by which 

 time many had left camp or were busy packing. This unfortu- 

 nate delay caused general dissatisfaction and robbed the commit- 

 tee of the praise, which they deserve for the. large amount of 

 work that was well done in preparing for tha race. It is a mis- 

 fake to appoint upon a regatta commit Ui men who are taking an 

 active part in the racing, as the, work of running the races is apt 

 to fall upon one man. This year a very good form of entry 

 blank was prepared by Mr. Vaux, each man being required to file 

 a formal entry prior to Monday morning. The canoes thus en- 

 tered are. as follows, and thought all did not start we give the list 

 in full in order to show, as last year, the ( lass of canoe most 

 in favor. 



CANOES ENTERED FOR A. C. A. RACES, 1888. 



Eclipse 



Charm 



Not ti- 



Narka. 



If 



Fly 



Ruggles — 



Dimple 



Ramona. . 



Bonnie 



Madeline ... 



Minx 



XXX 



Bevis 



Guenn 



Edmee 



Oaoua 



Evangeline . 



Goblin 



Atalanta 



Dawn 



Dawn No. 2. 



Goat 



Agawam .. 

 Sea Urchin.. 



Rat 



Minnie G 



Don't Know 



Ethel G 



Ignace 



Bachelor.. . . 

 Baby Mix... 



Scoot 



Albatross'. . . 



Scud 



Anita 



Sirene 



Joker 



Drift 



Blanche 



Wicassie .. .. 



Girofla 



Slab 



Kelpie 



Elf 



Pert 



Don't Know. 



Clip 



Atlantis 



Kaw 



.08 X29 l! 

 .04 X31 

 >.1UX29« 

 i.00 X28 

 .00 x30 

 .00 x30 

 .00 x30 

 JO X®* 

 ,ir>x30 



.00 X2H 

 00 X31 

 .00 X30 

 .IPX 29" 

 .00 X28 



.oo x3p 



•.00 X2S 

 .00 X80 

 .00 X20 

 .06 x28 

 .06 X30 

 .00 X30 

 .00 X30 

 .00 X42 



apx29 5 



.00 X28 

 .00 X28 

 .00 X30 

 '.Ott X29 

 .1DX3P 

 .00 X30 

 .04 X31 

 . 00 X30 

 '.04 X30 

 '.00 X22 

 '.101X28" 

 i.00 X30 

 .00 X30 

 .06 >30-' 

 .06 X31 

 .00 X30 

 .00 X3U 

 .00 X30 

 ,06 X30 

 .00 X30 

 .00 X28 

 .00*X30 

 .06 X30 

 08 ■ 2S l 

 .06 X29» 

 .00 X36 

 .06 X32 

 .07 X29 1 



M. V. Brokaw 



Walter Stewart 



R.W. Bailey 



H. E. Rice 



G. A. Warder 



Paul Butler 



E. H. Barney 



Geo. C. Forrest 



Ford Jones 



M. F. J ohnson 



W. L. Palmer 



C. V. R. Schuyler.. 



H. L. Thomas 



H. Torrance 



Win. Whitlock 



R. B. Burcbard 



W. R. Haviland.. . 



H. L. Quick 



A. B. Pattou 



L. B. Palmer 



W, A. Leys 



C. G. Belman 



Henry Stanton 



E. C. Knappe 



B. H. Nadal 



Grant Edgar 



F. T. Walsh 



C. M. Shedd 



J. H. Campbell 



I. V. Dorland 



•1. R. Robertson. , . . 

 Barron Fredericks 

 H. M. Lawrence.. . . 



L. B. Palmer 



J. O. Shiras 



W. A. Wheeler ... 



O. T. Conner 



A. S. Putnam 



H. La Motte 



J. A. Gage 



D. S. Goddard 



R. F. Brazer 



F. A. Nickerson 



C. P. Nichols 



F. L. Hopkins 



E. L. French 



C. G. Belman 



A Amorv, Jr .... 



W. J. White 



S. R. Stoddard 



W. M. Paxton, Jr. . . 

 M. Bender. Jr 



GlilIB. 



Brooklyn. 



Royal. 



Pittsburgh. 



Springfield. 



.labberwock. 



Vesper. 



.Springfield. 



Hartford, 



Brockville. 



Toronto. 



Mohican. 



Brooklyn. 



Mohican. 



Brockville. 



Brooklyn. 



New York. 



Youkers. 



Yonkers. 



Yopkers. 



lanthe. 



Toronto. 



Amsterdam. 



Knickerb'r. 



Springfield. 



New York. 



Newburgh. 



Vesper, 



■Springfield. 



Sagamore. 



Arlington. 



Puritan. 



lanthe. 



Lawrence. 



lanthe. 



Cincinnati. 



Mohican. 



lanthe. 



fjakeside. 



Philad'a. 



Vesper. 



Vesper. 



Vesper. 



Springfield. 



Vesper. 



Lawrence. 



Buffalo, 



Amsterdam. 



Harvard . 



L. St. Louis. 



L. George. 



Mohican. 



loft. , 

 i run: 



Hum., u, .*<7iu M -r, wm., uv, cuiut, uAiiii, x, wiu., x. **iu. i • In OUT 



report of last year we wrote as follows in relation to a similar 



and three of lift. The. 17ft. canoe is the first yet built to the full 

 limit of Class B, 17ft. x283^in., and is eonseoue'ntly outside of the 

 paddling classes and not eligible for the record. It is but fair to 

 say that the number of h'tft. canoes is increasing. The beam is 

 divided as follows: 27in„ .2; 28in., 9; 29in., 9; 30in., 16; 31in„ 4; 32in., 

 l;33in.,1. Thus it appears that Class A is in a fair way to be 

 abandoned, and that the majority of canoes in the future will 

 come within Class B limits, some declining to take the beam 

 allowed by the rule and building about 15ft. • 20in., while others 

 run to 15 and 16ft.x30in." This year the number of 16ft. canoes 

 has increased to 23. or to compare wit h last year, of canoes from 

 14ft. Kin. to 15ft. 3in., there were 16 in place of 23, while from 15ft. 

 fin. to 16ft. there were 31 in place of 15. In the matter of beam, 

 30in. still holds the place as the most popular size. 



The racing programme, was as follows, the plan being to call 

 the principal sailing races on the first opportunity when the wind 

 served, the paddling and minor events to be called when there 

 was no wind. The natural features of Lake George make the 

 winds very squally and uncertain, and the weather during the 

 week, often threatening and at times with rain, added to the 

 work of the regatta committee: 



* RECORD EVENTS. 



No. 1. Paddling, Class II.— 1,000yds. straightaway. Men enter- 

 ing this event shall not enter Nos. 2 and 3. 



No. 2. Paddling, Class 111— 1,000yds. straightaway. Men enter- 

 ing this event shall not enter No. 3. 



No. 3. Paddling, Class IV.— 1,000yds. straightaway. 



Note A.— Canoes to enter events 1, 2 and 3 must be decked at 

 least half their length, be provided with keel or centerboard to 

 enable them to sail to windward, and have two bulkheads 

 or watertight tanks, one in each end; in other words be properly 

 equipped cruising sailing canoes. 



No. 1. Paddling and Sailing Combined.— On triangle, paddle Yz 

 mile, sail % mile, paddle \i mile, sail M mile, paddle % mile, sail 

 Yi mile; 3 miles in all. 



No. 5. Sailling, Classes A and B.— On triangle, no limit to rig or 

 ballast; 4}£ miles. To be started in squadrons if necessary. 



Note B.—Ever-y canoe entering for the record can compete in 

 three races, one paddling, one sailing and the combined race. 

 Five record prizes are awarded. The man getting first record 

 prize, will receive a large practical flag, showing him to be one of 

 the three honor men of the year. There will be a paddling honor 

 man— the winner of the paddling trophy race, and a sailing 

 honor man— winner of the sailing trophy race. Record points are 

 scored as follows: The winner of a race is credited with 10 

 poiu ts, the last man to finish gets one, the number of men in tho 

 race determines the points received by the others. Greatest pos- 

 sible score, 30 points. It is not necessary to win any one of the 

 races to score the highest average. 



TROPHY EVENTS. 



No. 6. Sailing.— On the triangle, A. O. A. trophy, Classes A and 

 B; no limit to rig or ballast; time limit, 3 hours; 7}4 miles. The 

 American squadron will be selected according to tho result of the 

 trial race— viz., event No. 5, with the exception, however, that the 

 regatta committee reserves the right to name three of the Ameri- 

 can squadron independent of the result of the trial race, 15 in all. 



No. 7. Paddling.— One mile, straightawav. The contestants 

 will be selected as f'oflows: The first and second man in each of 

 events 1, 2 and 3— together with two men selected from among the 

 contestants of events of 1, 2 and 3, by the regatta committee, 8 in 

 all. 



OTHER EVENTS. 



No. 8. Paddling, Class L— This race exempt from "one man, one 

 canoe" rule: 1 mile. 



No. 9. Paddling.— Open canoes with single-blade paddle; 1,000yds. 



No. 10. Paddling Tandem. — A and B sailing canoes, decked with 

 wood; 1,000yds. 



No. 11. Paddling Tandem.— Open canoes. Single-blade paddles: 

 1,000yds. 



No. 12. Paddling Upset.— Classes II., III. aud IV.; no special ap- 

 pliances all iwed; at signal every canoe must be turned completely 

 over, righted, and with the crew inside paddled across the finish- 

 ing line, 300ft. 



