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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 17, 1889. 



through numerous blocks with only one part running aft, and 

 tending itself in windward work, 80 it wasre-rova with difficulty. 

 Way was hardly got upon the boat before it parted agaiu, so this 

 time it. was discar Jed and the staysail halliard rove in its place. 

 The wind was coming all the time, the sea rising, and still the 

 lighthouse whsh mere speck in the distance. Something had to he 

 done, so the foresail was lowered, hut she had too much after sail 

 and would come np in spite of the rudder. Brother looked at that 

 long main boom, without a footrope, which ran out fully twelve 

 feet over the stern, wiih the idea of reefing the mainsail, but 

 thinking of the old adage, "Never send your crew where you 

 wouldn't go yourself," he reluctantly gave the order to reef the 

 foresail. They had hardly got u nder way again when the fog 

 once more shut in and it began to raiu, and to make things inter- 

 ing the .iib sheets parted ouce more. 



This time the end of the anchor shode was utilized, and a fresh 

 start made, but the wind and sea had risen so she would no 

 longer carry her canvas, and Brother once more looked at that 

 formidable main hoom and the expanse of black water boneath 

 it, then at Tip, then at the Tough and finally decided to make the 

 attempt himself. He was in good working trim, his costume 

 having dwindled to an oilskin jacket and a pair of knee breeches. 

 The helm was put down, jib and mainsail lowered and the fun 

 began, as the end of the boom would go under at nearly every 

 jump. The work was finally accomplished and sail made once 

 more with jib and reefed mainsail. By this time the wind was 

 fairly howling and the sea resembled small, snow-capped moun- 

 tains to the Gang's eyes, but everything seemed to be going finely, 

 the craft was bowling along, rolling off great streaks of foam to 

 leeward, and visions of that breakfast and the bottle of wine 

 danced through their heads. 



Suddenly ther« was a loud report forward, followed by thrash- 

 ings and crashings, and the Tough calmly remarked that the. 

 jib had gone out of the bolt ropes; and it had, along the foot and 

 leech. The Gang were fast losing their patience but concluded 

 to lay to under the reefed foresail until the jib be patched up, 

 hut as soon as it was hoisted, the peak halliards parted and down 

 it came by the run. Curses both loud aud deep were then heaped 

 upon the head of the owner and his tackle. The anchor was got- 

 ten out, 1 ut would not hold her. Her bow fell off into the trough 

 and huge green combers piled over the weather rail one after the 

 other. It was then that the Tough sat down upon the cabin house 

 with a sigh, rested his chiu in hi? tawny hand and after a moment 

 of deep thought snid forcibly: "Let's go below and turn in, she'll 

 fetch up somewhere in lhe morning." 



Mr. Parker's sharpie had stuck to the larger craft like a burr, 

 although deep and full of water; so, after the jib had been 

 patched up, the Tough was set at work bailiug her out, to brace 

 him up. Once niore the schoouer was gotten under way. The 

 water she had taken aboard was running across the cockpit floor 

 knee deep, nearly taking the crew off their feet at every roll, so 

 the pumps were started. It was then decided to make for the lee 

 of the Deunis Oil ffs. and try to ride out until morning; so a lull 

 was looked fur, and when it came was quickly taken advantage 

 of. After an hour's run, expecting every sea to come over the 

 mi], tne cliffs hegan to loom up in the darkness, but it was not the 

 exact bavenof rest they expected, asthewind blew nearly straight 

 along lh> beach, but was much better than the open, the tea 

 being a little calmer. Weirs abounded in this sec tion also, and it 

 was not deemed safe to venture too far in; so the jib was lowered 

 and Tip was swinging the anchor ovt r the side, when Brother 

 discovered the outline of a weir rtead to leeward, and about forty 

 yards distant. He shrieked to Tip to hold on, whicahedid, nearly 

 going over the side, but neatly saving himselC bv placing one foot 

 caretully between the bitts, and clasping tho bowsprit with his 

 left arm. The remnant of the jib was quickly hoisted, she filled 

 away, lifted on a uuge sea, rolled the lee* rail under, and was just 

 gathering bead w:>v, when the main i-heet parted, and her head 

 swung round rapidly for the weir. The anchor was dropped and 

 jib dropped in a jiffy, but it was too late to check hi -r, the anchor 

 shode being neanj 7 straight up and down; and she came down on 

 the weir stem first. Tuer 3 was riottrng to do but out kni weu and 

 go through it; aud then she laid on one side, and tne anchor on 

 tue other. Aline was made fast to a pole, and then Mr. Parker'a 

 sharpie was Drought into use, but both oars had disappeared. The 

 anchor was finally dropped on tue lee side of the weir, and after 

 the mainsail, or what was left of it, there being a slit from top to 

 bottom, was taken in, aud most of the water pumped out, the 

 crew prepared to turn in. Though it was then 3 o'clock in the 

 morning, t he Tough insisted upon frying some eggs, hut Brother 

 and 'lip were too exhausted to wait for them, and dropped off to 

 sleep at once. 



At daylight Brother discovered he had slept the last part of the 

 night on the floor m two or three inches of water, with some of 

 the Tough's fried eggs floating around Ins head. The morning 

 proved clear and fair, and the teinaining nine miles were quickly 

 reeled off with a brisk JN. W. brer zc: but it was a s-orry-lookmg 

 craft that sailed by the Sandy Week Lig t that August morning, 

 and the rage and language of the owner can be better imagined 

 than described. They lost their wagered breakfast and the bottle 

 of wine, but had had lots of fun. 



If theiv be any moral to this tale it is this: Never make an off- 

 ing in a strange craft without first thoroughly overhauling the 

 entire outfit. One of the Gang. 



SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C.-The annual meeting 

 of the Seawauhaka Cor. Y. C. was held at the club house on Jan. 

 12, with Vice Com. Center in the cb air, Com. Canfield being in 

 California. The reports of the officers and committees, showing 

 the club to be in a prosperous condit'ou. were read, after whicu 

 the following officers wtre elected: Trustees, William E. Iselin 

 and Walter L. Suydam; Com., A. Cass Caufleld, schooner Sea 

 Fox: Vice-Corn., Kooert CVnter, cutter Medusa; Rear-Corn., RalpH 

 N. Ellis, sloop Regimi; See'y, L. F. d'Oremieulx; Treas., William B 

 Mmonds; Mens.. John Hyslop; Fleet Surgeon, J. West Roosevelt, 

 M.D.: Fleet Chaplain, George R. Vandewater, D. D.; Race Com- 

 mittee, M, Morris Rowland, Francis O. de Luze, Jule.3 Montant, 

 J. Beavor Webb and Gooige P. Uph;im. Jr.; House Committee. 

 Robert F. Bixby, Ashton Lemoine, P. F. Macdonald, Berkeley 

 Mostyn and Herbert L. Satterlee; Committee on Lectures and 

 Entertainment, A.Cass Canfi' Id, J. Frederick Tarns, Lieut-Comr. 



Ward; Committee on Exhibits, John F. Lovejoy, William C. 

 Brown and Lieut. Jacob J. Hunker, U. S. N.; Law Committee, 

 Charles W. Wetmore, Henry P. Rogers and Sidney Chubb. In 

 view of the growing importance of the racing in the smaller 

 classes, the club wall offt-r several extra prizes this year. The 

 new Lelaud Cup will be offered for all classeson which Corinthian 

 crews onlv are allowed, to be sailed for at the annual regatta and 

 held subject to challenge for one year. Mr. William Whitlock 

 has also offered this year a special prize of £100 for the new ninth 

 class SOft. and under. A special race for 40-footers will be sailed 

 on the Monday following t h« annual rt gatta.with no limits to sails 

 or crew. A $300 cup wut be offered for live starters and a $500 cut) 

 for seven. A special prize lor the same class will also be offered 

 in the annual regatta. The annual dinner of the club will take 

 place Jan. 26. 



HULL Y. C— The annual meeting of the Hull Y. C. was held on 

 Jan. 12, with f.'om. Converse in the chair, the following officers 

 being elected: Com.. Henry W. Lamb; Vice-Corn., John J. Henry; 

 Rear-Com., J. J. Souther; Sec, Wm. A. Cary; Treas., Charles C. 

 Hutchinson: Ass't. Bee., Frank C. Brewer: Meas., W. E. Sherriffs. 

 Executive Committee— Commodore, Vice-Commodore, Ilea r-Com- 

 rnodore, Secretary an<t Treasurer; members ex-oWciis, Wm, B. 

 Lambert, Jag. B. Forsyth, Wallace D. Lovell, D. Hall Rice. Mem- 

 bership Committee Commodore, Vice-Commodore. Rear-Com- 

 modore.Secretary and Treasurer; members cx-otlicm, Robert C. 

 Poor, Henry Taggard, Chas. S. Waldo, F.L, Dunne. Delegates to 

 New England Yacht Racing Association, P. M. Bond, Jacob F. 

 Brown. The secretary reported that there were 233 members now 

 enrolled aud 114 yachts, divided as follows: Catrigs, 28; sloop3, 

 38; schooners. 18; cutters, 18; yawls. 1; steamers, 11. A number of 

 names were received for membership, every one of which was the 

 name of a yacht owner. The names of Peleg Aborn and Edward 

 Burgess were placed on the honorary members' list. Treasurer 

 Hutchinson reported a balance of $1,178, against a deficiency of 

 over $200 for the year previous. He was instructed to send $100 

 to the Hull life saving crew as a slight recognition of their ser- 

 vices in the recent catastrophe on the Hull coast. 



HYDE PARK Y. C, Chicago, Jan. 14.— The annual meeting of 

 the Hyde Park Boat Club was held Lee. 6, at which time a resolu- 

 tion was adopted changing the name of the club to Hyde Park 

 Yacht Club, and reducing the number of directors to seven. The 

 following officers for 1889 were elected: Cora., W. H. V. Rosing; 

 Vice-Com., J. H. Ware; Capt., A. D. Reid; Sec, Geo. M.Benedici; 

 1reas. ? A. Bouton; Chairman Membership Committee, L. B. Sher- 

 man; Regatta Committee, A. Bouton. chairman, Walter Burn- 

 ham, D. M. Lord. An effort is being made to place the club on a 

 good yachting basis, and toward this end the directors propose to 

 issue bouds, the proceeds of which will enable them to make a 

 good harbor which has now become an absolute necessity. The 

 regatta committee will inaugurate a series of races this season, 

 many of which they hope will become fixtures, our only fixture 

 at present being our annual on Julv 4. Our fleet consists of 

 twenty-five yachts from 16 to 35f t. waterline.— A, Bouton, Trefts. 



CYTHERA — The sad loss of the Cythera and all on board last 

 spring has been made the occasion for still another heartless 

 hoax, this time taking the form of an alleged bottle message. 

 About a week since a slip of paper, said to have been found in a 

 bottle by a gunner on Rockaway Beach, was offered for sale at 

 the office of a daily paper. The slip was torn and dissolved, and 

 the writing on it was nearly illegible, but was interpreted to read 

 as follows: 



Yacht Cythera, Off Hattkhas, March 15. 



Everything carried away. Expect to swamp. Heavy gale- 

 snow. C. Smith L. 



The signature is supposed to be that of Mr. C. S Lee, but his 

 wife and friends have failed to recognize any resemblance to Mr. 

 Lee's writing, and yachtsmen generally pronounce the alleged 

 letter a forgery. It is said to have been found in a Belfast ginger- 

 ale bottle, so imperfectly corked that it was partly fiHed with 

 water. In order that a bottle should float for nearly a year at, sea 

 it is essential that it should be very tightly corked, any slight 

 leakage would in time fill the bottle and sink it. It is not impossi- 

 ble lhat a bottle thrown from the Cythera last March might in 

 time drift to Long Island, but at tho same time all the circum- 

 stances of the case point to the conclusion that some unfeeling 

 wretch has attempted a despicable trick at the expense of the 

 friends and relatives of the lost yachtsmen. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C, MARBLEHEAD. — The annual meeting 

 of the Corinthian Y. C. of Marblehead was held on Jan. 9, with 

 Vice-Com. I. S. Palmer in the chair. The following officers were 

 elected: Com., B. W. Crowninshield; Vice-Com., L 8. Palmer; 

 Sec, Everett Panic; Treas., J. B. Rhodes; Meas., J. H. Keating; 

 Executive Com., B. W. Crowninshield, I. S. Palmer, J. B. Rhodes, 

 J. A. Stewart, F. A. Seamans, W. S. Eaton, Jr., and F. E. Pea- 

 body; Regatta Com.. G. A. Stewart, W. P. Fowle, J. B. Paine, F. 

 W. Chandler and H. P. Benson; Membership Com., C. S. Den- 

 nison, W. H. Mills, J. W. Hndgkins, W. L. Smith and F. M. Wood; 

 House Com., B. W. Crowinshield, I. S. Palmer, F A. Seamans, B. 

 W. Russell and W. W. Keith; Board of Judges, J. B. Mills, Jr.. A. 

 S. Brown and W. L. Smith. The treasurer's report showed thatf 

 the sum of $3,000 had been paid on the debt, $1,300 of which had 

 been contributed -by members. The new house had paid its own 

 running expenses during the year. A new rule of measurement, 

 based on length and sail area, was adopted, and several amend- 

 ments were made to the constitution. A spoeial meeting will be 

 held on Jan. 23. 



WORK IN THE YARDS.— Rebublic. schr., T. H. Hall, has been 

 out on the screw dock at New York for an overhaul prior to her 

 trip to Bermuda, where her owner and family will join her by 

 steamer for a cruise to the West Indies. Capt. Harry Brown will 

 be in command At Hawkins's yard, City Island, aro the schoon- 

 ers Glimpse and Tioga, and the steam yacht Adelaide for altera- 

 tions. Tioga will have her forefoot cut away, and Adelaide has 

 had her bow rebuilt and lengthened aft. since she was sunk in 

 collision last fall....PoiHon's still have the schr. Triton in hand 

 for larger spars and a new headrig, including a pole bowsprit, 

 and Sawyer will mako a new suit of sa ls for her. Athlon also 

 will have a new mainsail, with If e. more boom and 3ft. more gaff. 

 ... Lawley & Son are now at work on the inside of Mr. Richard- 

 sou's 45ft. boat, Nepenthe, and will soon have her out of fctnj shop 

 Mr. Ellis's yacht is ready for planking, and the ke<4 is cast, the 

 wood keel, siem and stern set up, and the frames ready for CoL 

 FoTbes's schooner. Mayflower is now m Lawley's basiu. . . At the 

 Atlantic works the frames of the new Burgess steam yacht are 

 set up and the plating is ready. 



BUILDING IN SYRACUSE.-Mr. B. J. Henley, of the Arm of 

 Henlej & Son, Syracuse, has designed acutter for ni3 own use on 

 Onondaga Lake, ana she is now building by tho firm. Her dimen- 

 sions are: 



Length over aU 25ft 



L.W.L 20ft. lin. 



Beam extreme 7(t. 2in. 



Beam l.w.L 6ft. IGin. 



Draft 8ft. lliu. 



Least freeboard ltr.. 3in. 



Ballast on krel 2000lbs. 



The frame is of chestnut, sided 2in., moulded 3 to 2in., spaced 

 18in.; bent oak frameB 2xlj^m., between each pair of sawn frames. 

 Planking %ia. white pine, with oak garboards and wales. 



BUFFALO Y. C— The officers for 1889 are as follows: Com., H. 

 D. Williams; Vice-Com.. Edwin F. Bishop; Secy., H. L. Cms- 

 holm: Asst. Secy, Frank D. Wood; Treas., F. W. Oowles; Meas., 

 J. A. Tempest; Asst. Meas., Henry L. Campbell; Fleet Chaplain, 

 Rev. C. F. J. Wrigle;, ; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. H. Mickle. Regatta 

 com., T. H. Davis, Edward C. Strong, Allen S. Chisholm. Com. 

 Williams, who now enters on his fifth year of office, was presented 

 with a gold headed cane at the annual meeting. 



NEW YACHTS FOR CLEVELAND.— Three new yachts Pre 

 now building in Cleveland. Ohio, tw r o keel cuttersand one center- 

 board sloop. The latter will be 29ft. l.w.L, 12ft. 6iu. beam, and 

 5ft. draft. The designer and builder is Mr. McCoriniuk, and the 

 owner Mr. Frank Ovt-rbeeke and others. Mr. Wm. Sly will have 

 a keel cutter from a design by Mr. C. W. Kelly. Her dimensions 

 will he 24ft. 6in. l.w.L, 8ft. beam, 5ft. draft. Another of Mr. 

 Kellv's designs is for h'mself and Mr. Thos. Macbeth, a Keel cut- 

 ter 13ft. l.w.L, 6ft. 4in. hcam, aud 3ft. 9iu. draft. 



OIL AT SEA.— The latest device for distributing oil over the 

 sea is dii oil cartridge made of heavy paper. It is fire ifa/ita 

 breechloader aud when it strikes the water the oil ir set free. 

 The investor is Mr. A. H. Walker, of Hartford, Cona. 



LARCHMONT Y. C. FIXTURES.— The Larchmont V. C. has 

 announced the following fixtures for 1889: June 1, spring regatta; 

 July 4, annual regatta; Aug. 24, annual oyster boat raoe; Sept. 7, 

 fall regatta. 



CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET. -A meeting of the Corin- 

 thian Mosquito Fleet will be held at the Gilsey House, New York 

 on Jau. 21, at 8 P. M. 



A NEW YACHT FOR FLORIDA.— Mr. A. Cary Smith has in 

 hand a 20ft. l.w.l. shoal centerboard sloop, for use in Florida 

 waters. 



tr-IPPICAN Y. C.-Officers, 1889: Com., Jasper Whiting; Vice- 

 Com,, Jas. E. DeKay; Sec.-Treas., Jas. H. Clarke, Jr., Marion 

 Mass. 



PLEON Y. C.-The annual meetiDg of the Pleon Y. C. will be 

 held at the Parker House, Boston, on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 8 

 P. M. 



fUsxnaeing. 



FIXTURES. 



June. 



15. Brooklyn Annual. 



22. N. Y. C. O. Annual, Staten Island. 



JULY. 



-. W. C. A. Meet, Ballast Island. 

 — . Atlantic Division Meet. 



August. 



16-30. A. C. A. Meet, Sugar Island, St. Lawrence River. 



THE NEW ROYAL C. C. RULES. 



THE following letter to the Field, from Mr. Baden-Powell, in- 

 cludes the new rules to which we alluded last week: 

 On all sides it has been recognized that the greatest amount of 

 improvement, both in the building, rigging and fitting of canoes, 

 is obtained directly from racing; it is the everlasting striving for 

 perfection of detail, engendered by healthy racing competition, 

 which urges the individual to greater efforts of design and more 

 patient work on fitting than are ever likely to be produced for 

 pure cruising. 



We have known the days in England when it was actually the 

 pride of more than one well-known "cruiser" to boast that his 

 canoe was scratched and travel-stained, his gear worn out, his 

 sails blotched and dirty, and his straw hat and clothes— well, more 

 fit to rig on a "scarecrow" than to make a Sunday fit-out for a 

 tramp. We have seen the sails, even of racers, tied, not laced or 

 bent on, and knotted on to common bamboo slicks and somehow 

 hung up, rather than set, on the canoe. We have seen men, hold- 

 ing a vote, by the way, in canoe legislation, who sailed in inno- 

 cent bliss with a mizen hoisted boom uppermost, or a mainsail 

 lashed to the masthead, owing to there notbeing "string" enough 

 found in the outfit left in the craft by her late owner. But this is 

 happily all changed now, for racing has generally percolated 

 through canoeing, and where it has not brought pride of place it 

 has at least brought pride of boat to the owner. During the past 

 two years, however, it has been repeatedly pointed out in the 

 Field, that racing may, if left, uncurbed, run wild, and may diverge 

 into such eccentricities of form and fitment as may be no longer 

 of benefit to canoeing in general, but positively be detrimental to 

 the whole sport of canoeing, both racing and cruising. At last, 



and none too soon, has the R. C. O. put its foot down to conserve 

 canoeing as canoeing. Both at home and abroad there were un- 

 mistakable warnings of what might be expected in the near 

 future, and it was clear that action must at once be taken. The 

 leading institutions for canoe raeing in America and England 

 have just considered the question at their autumn meetings: hut, 

 I venture to think, unfortunately for America and Canada, the 

 association of those countries declined to act in the matter for 

 another year, though they passed th' following resolution: "That 

 the executive committee of the American Canoe Association 

 deprecates most strougly the introduction of special racing appU- 

 ances that are incompatible with the requirements of cruising, 

 and recommends to the regatta committee that the programme of 

 races shall be so arranged as to encourage, as far as possible, the 

 legitimate cruising canoe." 



The Royal O. C. on the other hand took the more prompt action 

 of prevention instead of waiting to cure, and entirely overhauled 

 its racing rules, both in principle and letter; and having arrived 

 at a settlement it stamped' the new order of things with practi- 

 cally a three years' lease of life. 



It has of course already been kindly hinted by some well 

 wishers (?) of British international sport that this action of the 

 R. C. C. was the result of a scare on learning that the English 

 canoe Charm had again suffered defeat in American waters and 

 was brought in in order to shut out the American crack boats, 

 should they come over to this country in 1889 to compete for tne 

 two English challenge cups. As a matter of fact, however, as re- 

 gards existing American car.oes, the new R. C. C. rules are com- 

 plied with in all points except one, that is the position of the 

 centerplate. Tue sliding out. deck seat was not used on Eclipse 

 (the winning canoeljnor on a number of other fast canoes. 



The placing of the centerplate case right in the middle of the 

 well was prohibitive of cruising and was properly stamped out, 

 but it is not by any means the fact that all the \merican cracks 

 have their centerplat.es in the middle of their length; indeed two 

 of the best performers in the races of 1888 have the aft end of 

 their plates at lft. forward of midships and cne at 1ft. 6in. for- 

 ward. 



Standing rig, on the other hand, is a pure racing device, highly 

 detrimental to cruising interests and also to the popularity of 

 canoe racing: the novice suffers many duckings at its hands and 

 the sailor is bothered and bored by having to carry about a box 

 full of different sized rigs. The R. C. C. has not actually pro- 

 hibited the use of standing rigs, but has empowered the com- 

 mittee to require in some races that the sads be lowered at some 

 period of time before the start, so a standing iig man would have 

 to get ashore to lower his sails, keep them down the required 

 time and so step them; moderately inconvenient if that time 

 should be made to include, say, the first three minutes out of tne 

 five minutes before the start, or if the start were ordered to be 

 "no sail to be set during the three minutes preceding the start." 



At the worst, the American or Canadian visitor would only be 

 required to sail within the same limitations as the English canoes 

 ho sails against. But on the other hand, should English cmoes. 

 constructed and raced under the newlt. C. C. rules, go over to 

 compete in America during P-89, they would have to sail at some 

 disadvantage against such canoes as are given tne "machine" 

 nature under the laxity of the American rules. 



The American executive, however, have now tbe power given 

 tlienMto "so arrange the programme of races as to encourage, as 

 far as possible, toe legitimate cruising canoe," and should they 

 count popular competition, and possibly international competi- 

 tion, they will, it is to be hoped, give the machine element its fling 

 in proportion to its popularity only, and perhaps insist, in regard 

 to the important events, on such limitation of The machine ele- 

 ment as may give the bona fide canoe at least a reasonable c'.iance 

 of success. 



The Royal Canoe Club had, heretofore, seven racing classes- 

 each distinct— *nd th'- be t canoe in any one class, even if eligible, 

 bad nu ghost of a chance of winning m any otoer class; hence the 

 man owning one canoe, confined his interest and abilities to the 

 oae class his canoe belonged to. Further than this, there were 

 also little wars between "class men;" a man owning a paddling 

 "ainglestreakei" often talked slightingly of another memher who 

 did no iiing beyond sailing his hrst-class sailing canoe; one was 

 called a "paddler" and tbo other a "sailing man," whereas often 

 the sa ling man could have paddled the paddler "hull down," if 

 they were set in two cances of twin breed, and not requiring spe- 

 cial acrobatic training to insure their being paddled 100/ds. with- 

 out a capsize. 



Tuo new order of things is three classes only for all racing. 

 Decked canoes: first class, smooth skin; second class, clench build, 

 and thir i class, open canoes. Anil the limitations in each class so 

 arrauged that, an owner of a canoe in any class can, with reason- 

 a hie chance of success, compete wi th • he canoes in the other classes. 

 Fcr instance, ttu- light open Canadiau canoe is allowed to paddle 

 against tae heavitr deck and clench-built second ela^s, but must 

 do so with "single blade," or Canadian paddle. The second class, 

 in turn, being clencn-ouilt, is presumably less fast than ihe 

 smoothskm lirst class, but the second class is allowed to be but 

 26in. in bean, whereas the first class may not be less than 28in. 

 ana is more probably 30in., so far as paddling races. 



So also in sailing, the second class with clencn-build and 75ft. 

 of sail can have all second class races to himself; but if her owner 

 pines for higher things, there 1s nothing in the rule to prevent 

 him donning 112ft. of sail and running with the first class; for all 

 the limit dimensions are the same in each class for sailing. The 

 open Canadian third class can, if ho likes, ship a centerplate, put 

 on a temporary deck, rig up, and go in with the best. 



Of course, it is not suggested or contended that a canoe, con- 

 structed to do the best in one class or one style of racing, is likely 

 to bo equally Al in another class or style ot racing; all that ij 

 intended, is that she shall he possibly capable of competing. And, 

 on the other hand, that the racmg energies of the club shall be 

 concentrated about three classes instead of seven classes. 



't he 'jew rules, as passed by the R. C. C, and 'which are now, 

 practically, in force tor three years, are: 



20. Subject to Rule 21.— No rule of the club shall be changed 

 unless at a general meeting, after due notice given of the pro- 

 posed chauge, such alteration shall be approved by two-thirds of 

 the members present at the time of voting. 



21. No rule, or alteration of rule, relating to the build, sails, 

 ballast or classification of canoes made (except at the autumn 

 general meeting) shall take effect until after the next autumn 

 general meeting. 



The rules relating to classification and limitation of racing 

 oanoes as they stand at the close of tho autumn meeting, 1888, 

 shall so stand until the autumn meeting of 1S91 unless a majority 

 of three-fourths of the members voting is in favor of alteration, 

 due notice having been given. 



X.— CLASSIFICATION. 



27. Decked Canoes— First Class.— Greatest length from fore 

 side of stem to aft side of sternpost shall not exceed 16ft., with a 

 maximum beam of 80in. for that length (a beading not exceeding 

 lj^tn. in depth and %in. in thickness shall be allowed without 

 being measured in the oeam). The beam may be increased Jgln. 

 for each inch of length decreased. Minimum length 12ft., and 

 minimum beam 28in. 



Depth inside from center of deck to garboards (alongside keel) 

 at fore end of well, maximum 16iu., minimum 12 n. Depth out- 

 side from top of crown of deck to lower edge of garboard not less 

 than!2in., taken anywhere along up to 2ft. from ends of canoe. 

 Depth from upper side of deck at lft. out from middle line 

 abreast of fore end of well to level of lower edge of garboard at 

 keel not less than 12in. A fixed keel of wood not more than 2in. 

 deep, including metal band (if any) aUowed. 



All ballast (except keel band of not over J4in, deep, and center- 

 plates, bilge plates and metal deck' fitting?) shall, if carried, be 

 within the canoe and above the garboards. Ballast may be shifted 

 during a race, but all ballast on board at starting must be carried 

 throughout the race. 



Centerplates, drop keels or bilge plates must house within the 

 canoe when they are hauled up, and must not exceed %\u. m thick- 

 ness and 18in. drop below the keel band. The after end of case, 

 except in the case of bilge plates, and centerboard cases that do 

 not rise more than 4in. above the inside of the garboards along- 

 side the keel, shall not be aft of center of length. Fore end of 

 after centerboard case, if any, not more than 3ft. from sternpost. 

 Length (combined if more than one) of centerplates, drop keels 

 or bilge plates must not exceed half the canoe's length. 



No deck seat shall be extended beyond the perpendicular of the 

 sides of the canoe. The well space below shall not be less in length 

 than 6ft. between fixed bulkheads, but movable bulkheads allowed 

 forming a well of not less than 4ft. The weU opening or hatchway 

 shall not be less in length than 33m., nor less m width than Kin. 

 for 2ft. of its length (removable hatches or covers may be used). 

 There shall be a space of not less than 22in. between the cases of 

 the bilge plates at their lower edges. 



The total sail area shall not exceed 112 sq. ft., exclusive of spin- 

 aker, which shall not exceed 50 sq. ft. 



28. Decked Canoes Second Class.— Limitations as in first 

 class, and to be clinch built (plenk edges overlapping and forming 

 lands). The minimum beam shall not be less than 26m. 



Sail Area.— The area of largest sail shall not exceed 60 sq. ft., 

 and the total area shall not exceed 75 sq. ft., exclusive of spinaker, 

 which shall not exceed 25 sq. ft. 



