FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 13, 1889. 



HULL Y, C. ANNUAL REGATTA. SEPT. 7. 



WITH a dense fog and no wind there. was little prospects of a 

 race at Hull on Saturday morning, so that the. start was 

 postponed until 2 P. M., bv which time there was a light. E.N.U.. 

 wind and less tog, so the 43 starters were sent away. The courses 

 were: For third class, across line between judges' yacht and tlag- 

 boat, leaving judges 1 yacht on port, around Black Brush buoy 

 No. 1 (half a mile south of starting line), leaving it on starboard, 

 WrecJi buoy off Peddoek's Island on starboard, Jaekkinfe Ledge 

 buoy on starboard, Sheep Island, on starboard, Black Brush buoy 

 No. 1 on starboard, Rsd Brush buoy No 2 off Downer's on star- 

 board, Black Brush buov No. 1 on starboard, to and across line 

 between judges' boat and flagboat, 10 miles; limit ol time, 4 hours. 

 For fourth, fifth and sixth classes: From starting hue, leaving 

 iudges' boat on port, H. Y. 0. barrel off northwest end Bunkiu 

 island on starboard, H. Y. C. barrel off Prince's Head on stir- 

 board, red flag at starting line on starboard, H. \.0. barrel off 

 uorthwest end Bunkin Island on starboard, H. Y. O. barrel off 

 Prince's Head on starboard, across line between judges' boat and 

 red flag, 6 miles. The times were: 



THIRD CLASS CENTERBOARDS, 21 FT. AND LESS THAN 3r>FT. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Black Cloud, Aaron Brown ,23.10 2 1(5 03 1 42 10 



Secret, E. F. Linton .... - 22.06 2 18 17 1 f lg 



Posv, R. G. Hunt. 22.02 2 18 42 1 43 16 



Madge, Cummines & Howes 23.08 2 L 48 1 44 13 



Seabird, C. L. Joy 22.08 2 22 39 1 47 51 



Nellie May, F. J. Young 21.00 2 25 23 1 48 24 



Ariel, H. H. Sears 21.06 2 20 47 1 50 28 



THIRD CLASS KEELS, 21 FT. AND LESS THAN 2aKE. 



Thelga, H. L. Johnson 22.01 2 26 2S 1 SO 50 



Echo, Burwell & Isham 24 06 2 25 15 1 53 37 



Beth, J. W. Dalton 23.08 2 28 14 1 54 iff) 



Judith, W. B. Pigeon 23.04 3 28 38 1 54 39 



.Bride of the Wind, F. J. Foley 22.04 3 34 14 1 59 01 



FOURTH CLASS JIB AND MAINSAILS, LESS THAN 3lFT. 



Eureka, IS. B. Rogers 20.00 1 27 21 1 04 47 



Tom Cat, O. H. Lockhart 19.00 1 31 45 1 07 47 



Ustane, S. N. Small 20.06 1 30 33 1 07 55 



Auk, A. A. Martin 18.06 1 32 58 1 08 31 



Diadem, L. A. Hay ward 18.02 1 33 18 1 OS 31 



Nereid, C. F. Colby 20.01 1 34 19 1 11 31 



Climax, W. E. Tucker 21.07 I 34 39 1 12 48 



Nellie Farley, E. C. Smith 20.11 1 37 13 1 14 56 



Jewel, W. E. Sherriffs 19.10 1 44 10 1 20 46 



FIFTH CLASS— CATS, 18FT. AND LESS THAN 21FT. 



Mabel, Dame & Brown 19.10 1 20 45 1 06 34 



Atala, E. F. Linton 19.10 1 33 24 1 10 13 



Peri, Frank Driscoll 18.10 1 35 28 1 11 31 



M vrtle, R. C. Poor 19.00 t 38 38 1 14 41 



Heron. E Cunningham 19.06 1 39 35 1 16 05 



Pet. J. N.McFarland 19.08 1 41 50 1 18 85 



Tartar, J. B. Forsvthe 19.11 1 41 43 1 18 35 



Hester, P. R. Blaekmur 19.11 1 42 09 1 19 02 



FIFTH CLASS— KEELS LESS THAN 21 FT. 



Astria, R. M. Benner 20.00 1 35 21 1 18 18 



Vaga, H. W. Friend 18.05 1 40 47 1 22 15 



Meteor, Bockus & Maso 16.07 1 58 10 1 31 42 



SIXTH CLASS— CATS LESS THAN lSFT. 



Rocket, H. M. Eaxon 16.03 1 38 41 1 11 44 



Flora Lee, Bockus & Lanning 16.10 1 87 56 1 11 45 



Wildfire, H. , -\. Keith 17.03 1 40 09 1 14 30 



I. X. L., Skinier & Smith 16.03 I 43 48 1 16 51 



Mirage, John Dearborn 17.04 1 42 40 1 17 (13 



Psyche, Frank Gray 17.04 1 40 13 1 20 14 



Mabel D., R. D. Ware 16.03 1 47 44 1 20 47 



Mamie, H. T. Bowers 17.06 1 46 55 1 21 27 



Guenn, E. M. Horton. 17 06 1 47 10 1 21 42 



Madge protests Posy and Secret for fouling Jacknife Ledge 

 Bnoy, and Meteor protests Vaga for fouling her. Subject to 

 change by these protests, the prizes are won as follows: 



Third Class, centerboards— Black Cloud first, $35: Secret and 

 Posy divide second and third prizes of $20 and $10; Madge fourth, 

 $5. Third Class, keels— Thelga first, $25; Echo second, $30; Beth 

 and Judith divide third and fourth prizes of $10 and $5. Fourth 

 Class— Eureka first, $35; Tom Cat second, $20; Ustane third, $10; 

 Auk fourth, $5. Fifth Class, ten terboards— Mabel n rst, $25; Atala 

 second, $ 0; Peri third, $10; Myrtle fourth, $5. Fifth Class, keels— 

 Astrcea first, $25; Vaga secnd, $20. Sixth Class— Rocket first, 

 $35; Flora Lee second, $20; Wildfire third, $10; I. X. L. fourth. $5. 



The judges wire John A. Stetson, W. A. Cary, J.B.Forsyth 

 and John R. Chad wick. 



On Sept. 5 the. sail-off in second, fifth and sixth classes was held, 

 and also a. special race between Mabel and Atala, the last of a 

 series of three. The latter race was started at 11:50, in a moderate 

 S. E. wind, the course being from off the club house to Prince's 

 Head, thence to northwest end of Bunker Island to judges' boat, 

 and repeat; 6 miles. The wind was variable in strength and direc- 

 tion, finally coming fresh from S. W. The times were: 



Start Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Mabel 12 49 08 1 33 36 1 43 30 1 21 49 



Atala 13 49 00 1 34 41 1 44 41 1 23 39 



The judges were A. B. Forsyth and A. W. Blanchard. Mabel 

 wins the $50 cup for the series. 



The sail-off of the other classes resulted as follows: 



SECOND CLASS. 



Lengt.li. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Malvena (keel) A. J. Lovett 29 02 3 13 09 1 41 24 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Myrtle (e. b.). R. C. Poor 19.03 1 25 15 1 01 27 



Atala (c. b.h E. F. Linton 19.10 1 23 39 0 59 28 



SIXTH CLASS. 



Rocket (c b.), H. M. Faxon 16.03 1 31 46 1 04 49 



Wildfire (e. bj, H. A. Keith 17.03 1 31 34 1 05 05 



Malvena, Atala and Rocket win in their respective classes. 

 The judges were E. L. Burwell, Vice- Commodore J. J. Henry and 

 James B. Forsyth, 



BEVERLY Y. C. 



THE 154th race, third cup race, was sailed at Marblehead, Sept. 

 7. There was a dead calm and dense fog all the morning, 

 but about, an hour before the start the fog lightened and a trifling 

 breeze struck in varying from N.E. to N. by E. At the starting 

 time it was moderate from N.E. ; the sloops started first and 

 hung together over the course, Kathleen steadily gaining all 

 round, Wraith doing well to windward but dropping astern off 

 the wind. Five minutes later third class ca*s started, Kiowa 

 made the best start of the season, crossing line lsec. after gun fire, 

 30sec. ahead of Edith, Pixy being last. Two short tacks were 

 made in the harbor, Kiowa gaining on Edith; but on the next tack 

 at the mouth of the harbor the wind died out almost to a dead 

 calm, Kiowa had it so light, that she lost steerage way; Edith got 

 a little air under t he fort and crossed! Kiowa's bow. The latter, 

 knowing Edith could beat her in such weather, broke tacks and 

 stood in to the northward, hoping to get a little wind under the 

 Beverly shore, the rest of the fleet standing to the eastward. For 

 a little while Ktowa got the best air and gained, but it left her in 

 the doldrums and the rest got it again long before she did, and 

 when they next met Edith led by half a mile. For the rest of the 

 beat and half the reach to Curtis Point, there was a decent breeze 

 and Kiowa gained a little, Edith rounding windward mark 7J£m. 

 ahead, the rest of the race being very light and tluky. Dolphin 

 had no chance with Nonpariel in adrift. Courses, leaving Bow- 

 ditch Ledge and stakeboat off Curtis Point on port, B. Buoy 7, 5 

 and 3, and Selman's Berth Buoy on starboard and return, 7}^ 

 miles. Wind, N.E., variable and very light. Summary is as 

 follows: 



THIRD CLASS SLOOPS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Kathleen, R. S. Peabody 25.05 1 56 35 1 48 00 



Mosca, C. H. W. Foster 24.06 1 59 52 1 50 31 



Wraith, H. P. Benson 23.03 2 03 53 1 53 39 



THIRD CLASS CATS. 



Edith, F. H. Wood 20.05 1 58 17 1 45 04 



Kiowa, W. A. & W. L. Jeffries 33,01 3 03 15 1 51 43 



Pixy, F. W. Chandler 21.04 2 10 08 1 57 54 



FOURTH CLAPS. 



Nonpariel, W. O. Taylor 18.09 2 15 51 2 00 43 



Dolphin. Roval Rob bins 18.00 2 25 51 2 09 47 



Kathleen and Nonpariel win and hold cups. Edith wins, tieing 

 Nerina and Kiowa, the tie will be sailed off on Sept. 21. Judge, H. 

 H. Buck. 



"a NEW FIELD FOR 1NVENTORS.-A recent decision of the 

 Monatiquot Y. C, in the case of Erin's protest against Moondyne 

 for sculling with the rudder, opens up a new field for inventors if 

 the precedent thus established should be followed by other clubs. 

 Sculling with the rudder has always been considered illegal, and 

 in many clubs is specially prohibited, but in the case in question 

 it is recognized as a legitimate means of propulsion, the protest 

 being dis-allowed although the sculling was admitted by the 

 owners of Moondyne. A yacht of moderate size may be propelled 

 in a calm at a fair speed by the use of a large and slightly flexible 

 rudder, and it now remains for some genius to improve this 

 hitherto unlawful means of propulsion. 



AN ACCIDENT TO THE ELECTRA. 



ON Sept. 5 as the steam yacht Elect ra, flagship of the New York 

 Y. C. was at anchor within the limits of the anchorage at 

 the foot of Twenty-sixth street, East, River, she was run into by 

 the steamer Providence, of the Old Colony Line, bound in from 

 the Sound. The. following report of the collision is given by Capt. 

 John Hammond, of the Providence: 



"It wanted s few minutes of 8 o'clock. 1 was on deck at the 

 time, as there was a dense fog and a strong ebb tide running. 

 After passing Blaekwell's Island we slowed down in order to pass 

 between the spindle to the southward of the island and the buoy 

 in midstream. They are about 300 f t. apart, and on account of the 

 strong tide we were obliged to bead almost directly across stream. 

 The fogwas very heavy. 'The Electra was anchored in midstream, 

 heading the tide, a very dangerous place for her ou such a morn- 

 ing. As we turned slowly down stream the tide swept us right 

 on to the Electra's jibboom, which struck the Providence just 

 abaft the starboard wheel, tearing a way the rail and ripping open 

 three of the staterooms. Nos. 144, 145 and 148. ' 



Com. Gerry's official report of the collision is as follows: 

 To the Inspector of Steam Vessels: 



Sir— I have the honor to report that at three minutes past b 

 o'clock this. Thursday, morning, Sept. 5, the steamboat Provi- 

 dence, belonging to the Old Colouy Line, collided with mv sitani 

 yacht, the Electra, then lying at anchor off Bellevue Hospital, in 

 the East River, within the anchorage limits prescribed by the 

 rules and regulations relating to the anchorage of vessels in the 

 port of New" York, issued by the Secretary of the Treasury July 5, 

 1889. The result of the collision, so far as the Electra is con- 

 cerned, was to break her bowsprit short, off at the. foot, tearing 

 up the steel shoe" into which it fits, and carrying away her jib and 

 bobstays, besides seriously disfiguring the carved work of her fig- 

 urehead. The shock of the collision destroyed a quantity of 

 china aud glass, etc. Damage is estimated at over $1,000. There 

 was fog at the time of the collision, and for several hours previous 

 the ship's bell was sounded at intervals of net more than two 

 minutes, as required by the rules of the Board of Supervisors of 

 Steam Vessels. Elbridge T. Gerry, 

 Commodore New York Y. C. and owner of steam yacht Electra. 

 Some damage was done to the steamer's after works, but the 

 Electra suffered most severely. The steamer was impaled on her 

 bowsprit, finally tearing it out and damaging the stem of the 

 yacht, but not until she had been hove down with her rail nearly 

 under water, breaking most of the crockery on board. Com. 

 Gerry with his family were at, breakfast at the time. The Elec- 

 tra will be repaired at once, but will go out of commission. The 

 owners of the Providence have offered to pay for the repairs, as 

 there seems no doubt that the blame rests entirely with the 

 steamer. 



A ROMANTIC VOYAGE.— "The Alerte, yawl, started from 

 Southampton on Aug. 28, with Mr. E. F. Knight and his compan- 

 ions, on a romantic expedition iu search of treasure supposed 

 to be hidden by pirates seventy years ago on an island somewhere, 

 in the South Seas, 'the yacht has been fitted out. by Pickett, of 

 West Quay, the alterations including conversion from a cutter to 

 a yawl, and sundry changes in the cabin accommodation in order 

 to inc.rease the berth room. Seven tons of ballast have also been 

 taken out of her, this being compensated by the weight of a 

 quantity of tools and apparatus for working on the island, and of 

 course the party hope that coming back they will be ballasted 

 with the old pirates' bullion. There are, in addition to Mr. 

 Knight, thirteen others on board, including a doctor. Four are 

 paid hands, aud one of these, named Arthur C-.tton, was with 

 Mr. Knight in the cruise of the Falcon, about which so enter- 

 taining a book was written. The following are the names of Mr. 

 Knight's friends: Messrs. A. Tredwen and Meredyth, officers; 

 Dr. Cloete Smith, and Messrs. E. Ellis, A. Pollock, E. Powell. J. 

 Holden and A. Pursell. It is expected the Alerte will be gone 

 from nine to twelve months. She is a very staunch, stout ship, 

 and once made the voyage to Australia and back, and has also 

 crossed the Atlantic. In return for courtesies received at the 

 West Quay Regatta Club, Mr. Knight, on Monday evening, gave 

 a farewell dinner to the committee at Dartnell's restaurant, when 

 hearty good wishes for the success of his novel expedition were 

 tendered him. The yacht dropped down the river as tar as Cat- 

 shot on Tuesday night, and sailed right away on Wednesday. 

 Her papers are for Sydney, N. S. W.; she will probably touch at 

 one oi the Canary fslands. Mr. Knight is his own sailing mas- 

 ter."— Land and Water. Alerte is a cutter of 56 tous, built by 

 Ratsey in 1804, and is about 58ft. l.w.l. and 14ft. 0m. beam. Mr. 

 Knight has converted her into a yawl. Mr. Knight will carry the 

 good wishes of all readers of the "Cruise of the Falcon," and 

 whether or no he finds the treasure, we hope that he may return 

 safely and give ub another book as good as his first one. 



DORCHESTER Y. C. 110TH REGATTA, SEPT. 3.-Regular 

 club course, weather clear, wind S.W., light; tide flood: 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Length. 



Posy, F. S. Hunt 28.5J4 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Peri, Frank Driscoll 



SIXTH CLASS. 



Psyche, Francis Gray 18.06 



Rocket, H. M. Saxon _ 18.04 



Paradox, O. J. Means ,...19 00 



La the evening all the boats dressed ship with lanterns, the oc- 

 casion being ladies' night at the club house. Dancing from 9 to 

 11, which was enjoyed by a large number of members and their 

 friends. Regatta committee: L. M. Clark, W. B. McClellan, 

 Francis Gray, A. J. Clark and W. II. Wilkinson. Judges: A. J. 

 Clone, H. B. Callesides, E. R. Tilton and H. Davenport. 



ST. LAWRENCE Y. C SKIFF RACE, AUG 3l.-Club course. 

 Weather fair, wind east, distance 5 miles: 



Length. Start. Finish. 



Yukwa, W. J. Wallace 20.05 4 06 00 5 14 00 



Tara, C Scott 20.00 4 06 00 5 19 30 



The St. Lawrence Yacht Club first class skiff race at Brockville, 

 Can., postponed from June 22, was sailed on Aug. 31. According 

 to club rules only the two original entries were allowed to start, 

 as above. They both crossed the line together with a good breeze, 

 the Yukwa taking the lead, closely pushed to the north buoy. 

 From that point home being a beat to windward, the Yukwa soon 

 increased her lead, and crossed the line an easy winner. This 

 win gives the Yukwa the rear-commodore cup, having won 3 out 

 of the series of 5. The Yukwa is one of Sauve's (Brockville.) latest 

 boats, he also building the winner of last year's championship 

 cup. Judge, A. Irving. 



FREDONIA AND HESPER. —The pilot boat Hesper is now fit- 

 ting out for her race with h redonia on Sept. 20. Mr. Forbes has 

 written the following letter to the yachting editor of the Boston 

 Globe: "In tbe Boston Herald of Aug. 30, Capt. Powers, of the 

 Carrie E. Phillips, announces that he will challenge the winner 

 of the Hesper and Fredonia race, the match to come off at 

 Thanksgiving time. If the Fredonia is fortunate enough to win 

 over the Hesper, 1 shall be glad to race the Phillips or the Dixon 

 two days afterward, but I cannot put her into racing order aeain 

 this year, and therefore I give the owners of the above schooners 

 fair warning, that if they wish to test their boats against mine 

 they can only do so at the above time. I think there is little 

 doubt Capt. Lawler, of the Hesper, would be willing to meet 

 either or both the above schooners in case he wins over Fredonia, 

 so they may feel quite safe of a race. Very truly yours, J. Mal- 

 colm Forbes (Naushon, Sept. 5). 



IREX AND GENESTA.— A few weeks since Sir Richard Sut- 

 ton's cutter Genesta was sold to Lieut. R. Betton Say re, R. N., 

 owner of Oak Apple, 40-ton yawl. It is reported this week that 

 Irex has been sold by Mr. John Jameson to a Russian prince. 

 Genesta is the present holder of the Cape May cup, which with 

 the Brenton's Reef cup she won in America in 1885, the latter 

 since having been won by Irex. No American gentleman has 

 caved to cross and put up the $500 necessary to a challenge for 

 either cup, but Mr. T. C. B. West, owner of VVendur, yawl, has 

 just challenged Irex for the latter. Under the conditions, if the 

 holder of the Cape May cup be sold out of the club to which she 

 belongs, or if the holder of the Brenton's Reef cup be sold out of 

 a Royal Y C., the cup will revert to the New York Y. C. In the 

 case of the Genesta this will probably make no difference, but if 

 Irex is sold abroad while holding the cup it may come back to the 

 New York Y. O. without a contest. 



PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE THAMES.— Mt; A. S. Krausse, 

 editor of the Lock to Lock Times, has recently compiled a very in- 

 teresting handbook of the River Thames from its source Jto Lon- 

 don, under the title of, "A Pictorial History of the River 

 Thames." The book contains a great deal of valuable informa- 

 tion for boating men, in addition to a large number of sketches, 

 and will be found wefl worth reading by all who are interested in 

 the famous river. It is in the form of a small octave volume, 

 bound in paper. 



NEW YURK YACHT CLUB.— The year book of the New Y r ork 

 Y. C. for 1889 contains a list of 209 yachts in the fleet, including 

 72 schooners, 69 sloops, cutters and yawls, 02 steam yachts and 6 

 launches. The total membership of the club is 746, including 661 

 active members, 50 life and 35 honorary. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 

 1 43 50 



1 56 15 



1 50 13 



1 59 35 



2 05 15 



1 23 50 



Not meas. 



1 27 42 

 1 30 53 

 1 37 15 



NEW YACHTS.— A new Burgess forty, named Choctaw, was 

 launched at Lawley's last week, a centerboard boat. The 53ft. 

 chiss is promised with a boom next season, and four or five new 

 boats are already talked of "to beat Clara." One, at least, of 

 these will be designed by Mr. Gardner. Mr. Hanley of Monument 

 Reach, the builder of the Cape cat Harbinger, is desirous of try- 

 ing a 40ft. catboat of similar model, and there is some talk of a 

 syndicate of the Great Head Y. C. to build one. 



PAVONIA Y. C— A second match was sailed on Sept. 8, between 

 the H. H. Holmes and the Three Brothers, of the Pavonia Y. C, 

 the course being from Liberty Island around buoy 15 and Fort 

 Lafayet te, 20 miles. The Holmes won in 2h. 48m., with the Brothers 

 50s. inter. As the Holmes won the first, race her owners take the 

 stakes, $250. On Aug. 7 a match was sailed over the same course 

 between the Triton and the Sisters, for $50, being won by the 

 Sisters. 



THE NEWPORT RACES— It is likely that Titania and Kit- 

 trina will meet at Ne*\ port on Monday next for the Morgan cup. 

 On Tuesday Liris aud Gorilla will be present, but no other forties 

 have yet entered. No 30 footer is likely to meet Tom Boy on 

 Wednesday. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION MEET. 



WITH much to contend against in an unusual amount of rainy 

 weather, the meet just closed was nevertheless a very 

 pleasant one, being well attended, while there was no lack of 

 amusement. Among tbe Canadian contingent, which was very 

 large this year, were a number of ladies well used to camping, 

 and who made their homes at Squaw Point for a couple of weeks, 

 and added much to the social side of camp life. There was little 

 trouble from outsiders, the camp being comparatively distant 

 from hotels and settlements, and the result was visible in the 

 lessened display in the way of costumes of the men. While open 

 to some objections, the camp site was a great improvement on 

 that of last year in every way. The grove in which the tents 

 were pitched was comparatively open, so that a fine view of the 

 main camp could he ha.l as the steamer approached from Clay- 

 ton or Gananoque. Owing in part to the abominable Customs 

 regulation'!, the means of reaching camp were not as good as at 

 Grindstone, the passenger from Boston or New York who came 

 by the night express, arriving at Clayton before 7 A. M., was 

 obliged to wander about that rather prosaic town until noon or 

 later before finding a steamer for camp. - There were steamers 

 from Clayton that left at an earlier hour, but though they passed 

 the camp they were not permitted to land passengers in Canadian 

 territory under penalty of a heavy fine. In one case a canoeist 

 staying with his family at Round Island chartered a steam launch 

 to visit the camp at night for the camp-fire, but on reaching the 

 island the captain of the launch refused to land the. party, aa he 

 had lately been fined under similar circumstances. Where the 

 blame for such a state of affairs rests we do not know, but it is a 

 pity that tourists and travelers should be vexed by red tape and 

 absurd restrictions that are entirely unnecessary. 



In common with the camps at Bow Arrow and Long Island, '87 

 and '88, the present camp possessed several serious objections. 

 The store and mess shed were at one extremity of the camp, the 

 binding place was also distant, from the center of the main camp, 

 and the race courses were not visible from the latter. We may 

 be over-enthusiastic on the subject of Grindstone Island, but 

 after camping on every site but one that the A. C. A. has visited, 

 we still look upon Eel Bay aud the east aud north slopes of Grind- 

 stone as the nearest to au ideal camp ground. In the first place, 

 the wharf, store, mess shed and officers' quarters were exactly 

 where they should be, in the center of the camp and all together, 

 instead of being at one end or the other and widely separated. At. 

 Grindstone the camp was in two parts, the opeu plateau at tbe 

 foot of the hill, free from stones aud trees and fairly level, where 

 most of the tents wer^ pitched; and the long stretch of grove, dry 

 and well shaded, along the north shore, where the most quiet 

 men of the party pitched their tents. Between the two divisions 

 was a little ridge, well above and overlooking the camp, known 

 for three years as Capitol Hill, on which the officers' tents and 

 the big flagpole were located. Arranged in this way the wharf, 

 store, post-office and headquarters were within easy reach of 

 each other and of any part of the camp. One great advantage at 

 Grindstone was the open held, where, in spite of the heat at mid- 

 day, the majority of the tents were pitched. This Held and the 

 hill behind it were directly opposite the race courses, so that a 

 man could lie in his tent or entertain his friends beneath the 

 awning and watch every movement of the racers. The camps of 

 '87, '88 and '89 have been similar to each other, each being located 

 on a narrow strait with n neighboring island facing the camp, 

 the race course being on the extreme right, out of view of the 

 camp. In order to witness the races it was necessary to go to 

 some, distance, and the long waits between each race were very 

 tedions, besides which only one angle of the course was in close 

 view. In order that all may see the races to the best advantage 

 the course should be laid out as close to shore as possible, with 

 the paddling course and tue final leg of t he sailing courses par- 

 allel with the shore rather than at a right angle to it, and the 

 shore itself should be open or lightly wooded, so that the main 

 camp faces the courses. Thus arranged, the spectators are 

 always within view of the courses and the races may be seen 

 wit hout leaving the camp and neglecting all camp duties for the 

 day. 



It is on open question as to the merits of a camp in the open or 

 in the shade, and there is a great deal to be said in favor of the 

 former, provided there are trees near at hand where shelter can 

 be found at the hottest part of the day. This year's camp, in a 

 grove with little underbrush, was as good a one of the kind as is 

 likely to be found, but still the ground was very uueven, there 

 were stones enough, though not to compare with last year, and 

 between trees, roots and stumps the navigation was difficult, after 

 dark. In wet. weather the exposed camp is preferable to a thick 

 grove, as the little suu that there is all goes to dry the tents, a 

 very nnuortajit matter. The ideal camp would be a stretch of 

 meadow just above the water and 200 to 300vds. loug, surrounded 

 by a grove entirely free from underbrush, where those who wished 

 could camp and where hammocks could be slung in the shade. 

 The landing, store aud headquarters should be together and very 

 near the main camp, and if possiole the ladies' camp should be on 

 the other side, so as to be approached without passing through 

 the main camp. The latter, or both, should face the race courses, 

 the starting line being off the wharf. The whole camp should 

 cover a length of not over a quarter of a mile, aud the center 

 should be within one-eighth mile of the wharf; a straggling camp 

 of over half a mile from the point where the only view of the 

 races can be had, to the store, as has been seen at times, causes 

 too great .a loss of time and too much work. One more compari- 

 son in favor of old Grindstone, thecanp itself was not pictur- 

 esque, apart from the view of white tents and gay flags against the 

 green hill as the steamer approached it; in beauty it could not 

 compare with the late camp or that at Bow Arrow, but the view 

 from the hill just above the camp at Grindstone, the wide expanse 

 of blue nver and green islands is unequalled in any other place 

 that a meet has been held; while the hitl itself seems designed by 

 nature for a grand camp-fire. Both this season and last com- 

 plaint has been made by those who lived in camp entirely of the 

 lack of privacy; it is not entirely pleasant, to cook your oatmeal 

 and boil your coffee under the eyes of inquisitive strangers, who 

 evidently consider it a part of the show to see the animals fed. 

 The suggestion was made this year that a part of the camp be set 

 aside for members only, and that no ladies or strangers should be 

 allowed in it. A better plan is that followed in 1880, when no 

 ladies or visitors were allowed in the main camp before 10 A. M. 

 or after 6 P. M., tbe rule being rigidly enforced save that on race 

 days the closing hour was extended until after the races were 

 over. As the hill top and camp-fire could be reached from Squaw 

 Point without passing through the main camp, there was no 

 trouble at night. The meet naturally attracts a large number of 

 visitors, who are welcome at all proper times, but some of them 

 show a lack of courtesy in intruding into tents and about the 

 cooking departments. 



This year there was much more cooking done in camp than 

 last, from the big mess of the Toronto C. C. down to a number of 

 small messes, such as the Brooklyn and Red Dragon clubs. Those 

 who followed our advice of last year in this matter were weU 

 repaid for it, as the mess shed was not a great success, though 

 better than the plain and simple fare of the Hotel Horicon. The 

 fact is that it is practically impossible to find caterers in such 

 out of the way places who have the ability to run the mess shed 

 to the joint advantage of themselves and their patrons. To be 

 sure SI per dav for three meals is not a very great sum, but it 

 should he possible to give a variety of plain camping food for 

 that price at a reasonable profit when from 100 to 300 are fed at 

 each meal, at least our experience in catering for small parties 

 would indicate as much. To do it, however, some skill iB neces- 

 sary, lacking which there is neither pleasure for the boarder nor 

 profit for the boardee. .-ome complaints were made, though we 

 cannot say how well grounded they were, that those who cooked 

 for themselves could not procure bread, milk, etc., at the store, so 



