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[Nov, 28, 1889. 



EASTERN DIVISION A. C. A. 



Balance, Oct. 10. 1888 893 74 



Initiation fees -.So XX 



Dues (for 1888, $4; for 1889. $169) 1<3 00 



Intere8t —$337 30 

 Expenditures. 



^Stationery, printing, etc PJ? £| 



Envelopes and stamnp , m 



Subscription to Forget and Stream 4 00 



Typewriter copyist •-• • <> OU 



Oiips for prizes • ~-f9 



Help at meet U m 



Buoys, wood, flagpoles and bulletin board. W 50 



Steamer and dock— balance — n m 



Incidental expenses •• 9 Ul 



Thirty per cent, to O. W. Hatton, Sec'y-Treas 69 30 



Balance, Oct. 11,1889 Jfi%327 30 



Number of members Oct. 10, 1888 137 



New members "| 



Transferred from other Divisions a 



Reinstated — 69 



Dropped, non-payment 33 



Transferred to Central Division 1 



Died 1 



Resigned gg 



Increase. 31 



Number of members Oct. 11, 1889 168 



AUDITORS' CERTIFICATE. 



This is to certify that we have this day examined the books* 

 papers and accounts of the Eastern Division of the American 

 Canoe Association, and find the foregoing statement of the purser 

 correct, and said accounts properly cast and vouched. 



OCT. 11, 1889. EMIEC. Knappe, ^ ditor , 



* This includes the purchase of a permanent record book for the 

 regatta committee and a secretary's record book. As to the 

 steamer account, we were disappointed in attendance, as (like 

 other canoe meets) we had rainy and disagreeable weather. 



Henry D. Marsh, Purser E. D. 



Springpieed, Conn., Oct. 11. 



NORTHERN DIVISION, A. C. A. 



Receipts. 



Received from Purser, S. Britton 1111 58 



Interest to December 31, 1888 35 



Back dues for 1888 $19 00 



Entrance fees 54 00 



DueBl ' 01 ' 1889 ^%344 00 

 Interest accrued to October 23, 1889 5 25 



$361 18 



tiisbursements. 



Sent Sec.-Treas. Hatton balance due A. C. A. for 1888 $29 70 



Tent, tables, chairs, f..r Northern Division and ex- 

 press $33 45 



Application blanks and P. O. Order 1 40 



Stationery and printing on account of Northern Di- 

 vision 3 25 



Postage on account of Northern Division 1 18 



$37 28 



Stationery and printing, A. C. A. collection account.. $17 50 

 Postage, A. C. A. collection account 13 80 



Sent Sec.-Treas, Hatton amount due A. O. A. for 1889 212 70 



Balance on hand. - 50 20 



$361 18 



Membership fees collected in 1889 $244 00 



Cost of collection $31 30 



Balance for A. C. A 317 70 



$244 00 



Number of members on roll at end of 1888 188 



New members elected in 1889 54 



Number of old members reinstated 19 



Number of old members dropped off 90 



Number now on the roll 171 



Toronto. Oct. 23. Colin Eraser, Purser N. D. 



ATLANTIC DIVISION, A. 0. A. 



The following is the financial report of the Atlantic Division, 

 A. C. A., from Aug. 1, 1888, to Nov. 4, 1889: 

 Or. 



By cash received from Purser E. W. Brown $181.35 



Bv dues received for 1887 $6.00 



» " " " 1888 51,00 



" 1889 289.00 346.00 



$527.35 



Dr. 



To office expenses $ 44.84 



30 per cent, paid P. L. Mix, Sec'y 78.81 



" Division meet expenses 16.98 



" Regatta Committee 72.40 



" 30 per cent, paid G. W. Hatton, Sec'y 82.20 



" Applications returned 10.00 



" Transferred to other divisions 5.00 



Balance on hand Nov. 4, 1889 217.12 $537.35 



Nov. 4, 1889, check for W. R. Haviland $217.13 



F. L, Dejnnell, Put ser. 



Number of members, Aug. 1, 1888 171 



Number of new members gi 



Dropped, non-payment 12 



Transferred to other divisions 5 



Died 1 



Resigned 8 



Applications returned 5 31 60 



Nov. 4, 1889, total over all 231 



Auditors' Certificate. 

 We, the undersigned, hereby certify that we have this day ex- 

 amined the books, papers and accouuts of the Atlantic Division 

 of the American Canoe Association, together with the above 

 financial statement, and find the same correct. 



H. C. Ward, Chairman, I Av „,,-f™. 

 B. H. Nadal. f Auditors. 



Brooklyn, Nov. 4. 



Nothing could be learned of the whereabouts of the "Special 

 Committee of the Brooklyn C. C. on Huntington Bay," nor was 

 any report from it forthcoming; so tlie following report of the 

 tegular Site Committee was read and approved, the site named 

 being selected: 



REPORT OP THE SITE COMMITTEE, 



To the Executive Committee American Canoe Association: 



Gentlemen— The Committee on Camp Site and Arrangements 

 beg leave to report as follows: 



Before the formation of this committee, Commodore Stanton, 

 With the assistance of Messrs. Brown. Gibson, Stephens, General 

 Oliver and other members of the Association, made a careful and 

 personal examination of various sites along both shores of the 

 Sound which had been suggested and talked over informally a t 

 the last meet and subsequently. The results of this work were 

 accepted by the committee and investigations continued under 

 the direction of the Commodore, and so thoroughly has the sub- 

 ject been canvassed that we feel confident that we are prepared 

 to submit a satisfactory report. During the investigations of the 

 committee both sides of Loug Island Sound have been carefully 

 gone over and considered. Flushing Bay. Huntington Bay, Ovs- 

 ter Bay, Greenwich Harbor, the Norwalk Islands, Port Jefferson 

 Harbor, Peconic Bay, Shinnecock Bay have been recently visited 

 by the committe with this object solely in view. The Great South 

 Bay, the Thames River near New London, the Thimble Islands 

 and numerous other places have not been neglected in the con- 

 sideration, although some, of these were without the territory of 

 the Atlantic Division. The points in favor of various inlets along 

 the New Jersey coi st have also been considered. The object of 

 the committee has been to suggest a site on salt water, and if 

 possible, on or very near to the ocean. 



Shinnecock Bay was originally suggested by Mr. Shedd, of the 

 Springfield Club, in a letter to Forest and Stream. The place 

 suggested by him was visited and the visit confirmed Mr. Shedd's 

 report in every particular; the difficulty, however, arose in the 

 fact that sundry brick. and palatial residences had been built 

 since Mr, ghedd's mt directly on th§ site suggested by him, and 



the whole bay, most eligible as it is for a canoe meet after you 

 get there, cannot, be approached from either direction by a boat 

 large enough to transport our canoes. The railroad does not 

 offer satisfactory means of transportation to this place, and with 

 the greatest reluctance the committee were compelled to abandon 

 this beautiful bay for A. C. A camp purposes. 



Tbe Norwalk Islands were suggested and kindly offered for our 

 use by the commodore of the Corini Man MoStpllto Fleet. These 

 islands would constitute a most eligible site, and are not reported 

 favorably simply for the reason that on each one of the number of 

 points we Ihink that the site wbich we report has a little the ad- 

 vantage. The committee, however, must not neglect to acknowl- 

 edge the courtesy of the commodore of the Mosquito Fleet and 

 his generous offer to the Association. The Norwalk Islands, it 

 may be mentioned, are not within the territory of the Atlantic 

 Division. 



Huntington Bay was suggested by a letter from the Brooklyn 

 C. C. This ground has been carefully gone over both by tbe Com- 

 modore and the committee and no site wbich was entirely satis- 

 factory could be found. 



Your committee presents this preliminary and negative report 

 as an assurance to you that your work and the interests of the 

 whole Association have not been neglected. 



We suggest as the result of our labor and as the best salt-water 

 site that could be found a. locality in Peconic Bay known as Jes- 

 sup's Neck. 



Jessup's Neck is situated southwest of Shelter Island, about five 

 miles west of Sag Harbor. 



It may be approached by water either from Greenport or Sag 

 Harbor, being less than an hour's run from either in a steam 

 launch. 



Its advantages for our purposes are as follows: 



1. Transportation from New York by steamboat to Sbelter 

 Island, a night boat three times a week from foot of Beekman 

 street. 



From New England by way oi steamboat from New London to 

 Shelter Island of Sag Harbor, and probably stopping at the camp. 



By means of these two st.eamnoat routes all members can get 

 directly to the camp without trucking and with very little trouble 

 in transportation. Those south of New York alone will encoun- 

 ter the difficulty of bringing a canoe through New York City; 

 The Canadians and members from western New York and the 

 West .may come by Poughkeepsie or Albany, and the various New 

 England railroads to New London, 



Canoeists in the vicinity of New York Bay have only to paddle 

 their boats and ship their luggage to the boat at Beekman street. 



2. Terms of Occupancy.— Jessuo's Neck is the property of Mr. 

 Sc ville, a member of the Noyac Cott age Association, who propose 

 selling land for cottages immedia tely m the vicinity of the Neck. 

 There is no question but that the locating of tbe A. O. A. camp 

 in that vicinity will be a valuable advertisement for the owners 

 of this property, and Mr. Scoviile offers us fair terms for the use 

 of his land. 



We will be allowed the ground for our exclusive use free during 

 the term of the camp. 



Mr. Scoviile agrees to clear off all the objectionable underbrush 

 during the early spring and have the grass burned in time to have 

 a, fresh crop before August. He agrees to fill in a certain objec- 

 tionable pool, to clear the shore of seaweed and riff-raff and to 

 erect a substantial dock running out into water deep enough for 

 the Shelter Island steamboat to land at the dock and at a place 

 wbich he has designated and which is acceptable to tbe com- 

 mittee. 



3. Race Course. —We cannot conceive of a more satisfactory 

 race course than is here laid out, for the sailing races a three or 

 six mile triangle may be laid out directly in the view of every 

 portion of tbe camp and in water in which there is practically no 

 tide, and which, while protected from the ocean, is large enough 

 to afford steady wind. 



The paddling course may be laid out directly in the view of a 

 bluff about thirty feet high, on which the ladies' camp will proba- 

 bly be located, and also in view of every part of the camp. 



4. Attractiveness. As to natural beauty and surroundings this 

 site certainly equals any that the Association has ever occupied. 

 Tbe point projects far out into the water, the shape of a long sand 

 reef, which is frequently the resort of picturesque flocks of gulls. 

 From here the ground slopes gradually up to such altitude, that 

 the whole camp is laid out before one's view when approaching 

 from the water, and offers a sight of all parts of the surrounding 

 water from tbe camp. Directly back of the beach at the point is 

 a small grove of beech cedars, then a large open plateau for the 

 camp, then a small gully leading to the dock and separating the 

 mam camp from the ladies' camp, which could be located on the 

 higher ground beyond. 



There is ample shade and pleasant groves surrounding the 

 camp. The turf is hard and rich and grass of the character not 

 usually found directly adjacent to a sand beach. 



5. We have it on good authority that wafer may be struck any- 

 where on this Neck within 20ft. from the surface. Wells will 

 have to be dug either at the expense of the owner or the Associa- 

 tion. 



The beach is hard white sand and small pebbles, tbe tide rising 

 on it not more than 8 or 10ft., the vertical fail of tide being 2ft. in 

 Peconic Bay. 



It will be necessary for tbe Association to provide a meal tent 

 or sbelter, and for the proper supply of really good and well- 

 served table board. This matter will receive the earnest atten- 

 tion of the commodore and tbe committee, and probably an ener- 

 getic party can be found who will build dining-room and store 

 and supply those essentials. In these and other points tbe needs 

 of the Association do not differ from those of previous years, and 

 can be more readily arranged for on accouut of tbe proximity of 

 the town, It may be mentioned in this connection, however, that 

 there are no towns on this portion of Peconic Bay, and the sur- 

 roundings of the camp are as attractive, in this particular as any 

 one could desire. Tbe water is clear and free from seaweed, and 

 this vicinity is a favorite bluefishing resort. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



R. B. Bdrchard, Chairman of Camp Site Committee. 



New York, Nov. 33, 1889. 



The date was fixed for Aug. 8 to 33 inclusive. Purser-elect 

 Shiras, of the Central Division, tendered his resignation owing to 

 other duties, and Mr. F. F. Andrews, of Rochester, was elected in 

 his stead. The outgoing regatta committee was not represented 

 and sent no report, so the work of amending the rules was taken 

 up by the new committee. A part of the present rules has become 

 obsolete througn changes in canoeing, and Rule 1 was consider- 

 ably shortened, the class limits being simply not over 16ft. for any 

 canoe, not under 28in. for both paddling and sailing canoes, and 

 not over 30in. for a 16ft. sailing canoe, an increase of beam for a 

 reduction of length being allowed as before. This removes al I 

 distinction between Classes A and B, wbich has not existed in 

 practice for some years. Canoes to enter paddling races must not 

 weigh less than 40ibs. The clause relating to the old Childs cen- 

 terboard was stricken out. The limit of beam of 28m. is made to 

 apply only to canoes built after this date, as there are one or two 

 now in the racing that are not quite 28in. wide. A rule that was 

 once adopted, but omitted by mistake from the book, relating to 

 fouling buoys, was reinserted, and the rule governing the right to 

 luff was amendeu in accordance with the rules of the Seawan- 

 haka Corinthian Y. C. Some important changes were made in 

 the record and the prizes, the text of which are still in the bands 

 of the committee. We will publish the full amendments as soon 

 as the report of the committee is completed. 



Mr. W. L. Aid en was elected an honorary member, and also 

 Misses Ethel Rogers, Flora A. Farr and Edith Draper. A pro- 

 posal was made by Dr. Gage to change the date of taking office to 

 the end of the meet, instead of the annual meeting, but no im- 

 mediate action was taken. The decision of Com. Rogers in the 

 case of an appeal from the decision of the vice-commodore of 

 tbe Atlantic Division in rejecting an application for membership 

 was read and ordered on the minutes, but after discussion the 

 committee decided that the commodore's interpretation of one 

 point of precedure was not as intended in the constitution, and 

 ordered a note to that effect ordered on the minutes. A dis- 

 cussion concerning the publication of the Year Book then fol- 

 lowed, some members being in favor of a book without advertise- 

 ments. As the case was stated the book could be furnished to 

 members entirely free of expense for publishing or mailing if the 

 advertisements were retained: wtiile without them the printing 

 would cost the Association $200 and probably more, as it is pro- 

 posed to add other matter to the future books. The opinion orthe 

 majority was in favor of publishing the book with advertisements 

 provided the latter were only in ttie back of the book. An amend- 

 ment was offered to Art. V. of the By-Laws, providing that ex- 

 officers of the Association should be allowed a special flag and 

 device. On discussion it was shown that as, in addition to the al- 

 ready large number of ex-officers, they are being added at the 

 rate of sixteen per year, there was a strong probability that in a 

 few years every one in camp would fly a commodore's or purser's 

 flag. The amendment was not passed. Article X. was amended 

 to add a cap device in place of the sleeve and collar ornaments. 

 The following amendments were passed: 

 article vii. 



Association Book.— The Secretary shall publish, after each 

 I annual meeting of the Exeoutlve Committee "The Association 



Book," containing the Constitution, By-Laws and Sailing Regu- 

 lations, lists of officers, members and their canoes, [Treasurer's 

 report, financial reports of the division pursers for the previous 

 fiscal year, a condensed regatta report,] and shall send a copy 

 to each member. 



article rs. 



Duties of Regatta Committee.— It shall be the duty of each 

 LDivisionl Regatta Committee to prepare and publish, not later 

 ihan June 1, an order of races for their respective regattas; to 

 superintend the liying out and buoying of courses; to provide the 

 prizes; to appoint judge 0 , starters and timekeepers, and to decide 

 all protests. They shall post the course and conditions of each 

 race in some prominent place at least one hour before the race is 

 called, and shallhave entire control of !the races at their respec- 

 tive meetings, except that the Regatta Committee of the Division 

 in which the A. C. A. meetis to be held shall act as a local sub- 

 committee to the A. C. A. Regatta Comra'tt- e. 



[It shall be the duty of the A. C. A. Regatta Committee (1) to 

 prepare and publish, not later than June 1, an order of races, in- 

 cluding the Sailing and Paddling Trophy races, the three Record 

 races for each class of canoe (except Class 1) and such other 



A. C. A. is to pay for the prizes): (1) to secure such assistance as 

 is needed to run the regatta, <5) and to decide al' protests. (6) 

 They shall post the course and conditions of each race on the 

 bulletin board al least one hour before the race is called, and 

 shallhave entire control of all the races at the camp. (7) They 

 shall take charge of all the A. C. A.'s regatta property when they 

 assume office, and shall turn the same over to their successors 

 when appointed. (8) They shall submit a full report to the com- 

 modore, before the Executive Committee meeting, and a con- 

 densed report to the secretary for publication in the Year Book. 

 The chairman shall act as judge and start all races. One mem- 

 ber shall act as clerk of the course, receive all entries and keep 

 the official record of the races, and the third member shall act 

 as official measurer — of the winning canoes.] 



Mr. W. P. Stephens was appointed librarian, with permission to 

 store at his own expense the huge box of books and old records 

 belonging to the Association, and which has hitherto been sent 

 about the country to each successive sec.-treas.; the appointment 

 to hold good during the good behavior of the incumbent, no sal- 

 ary attached. 



The meeting adjourned at 4 P. M., after wbich the commodore 

 escorted the visitors to the model room of the New York Yacht 

 Club. In the evening a dinner was given to the visitors at Clark's 

 restaurant, sixty canoeists being present. 



to <H/am8pcndmfa. 



giTNo Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondent*. 



Bear Dogs.— An inquirer asks for information about the best 

 breeds of dogs for bear bunting, and the way to train them. 

 Perhaps •'Bruin," who wrote in our issue of Nov. 14, will enlighten 

 him, 



S. D. N., Newton, N. J.— 1. You do not give size of bird, and your 

 description is rather vague, but we presume that tbe bird is the 

 red-bellied woodpecker (Meianerpes carolinus). 3. By patiently 

 following out the directions given in Hammond's "Training vs. 

 Breaking" you can probably cure your dog of gunshyness, unless 

 he is too old. 



T. G., Savannah, Ga.— 1. Is the common upland hare of Georgia 

 a hare or a rabbit? My impression is that naturalists generally 

 agree that it is a hare. 2. Have you any knowledge of the aquatic 

 or swimming hare of the South and, I believe, the West? I know 

 the animal well, but have only found it described in the works of 

 Parker Gilmore (Ubique), an Englishman. Ans. 1. It is a hare, 

 but the name rabhit has been so firmly fixed that only pedantry 

 will insist upon the name of hare in common every day usage. 3. 

 We know of no distinct variety that takes to the water readily; 

 the common variety will occasionally do this when pursued; we 

 have recorded a number of instances. 



F. S. J. C, New Jersey.— What is the southern limit of the At- 

 lantic tomcod (Microzadtts tomcotD'i The "Fishing Industries" 

 gives it as New York, but I have caught what I believe to 

 be this fish on the 25-fathom banks below Cape Henlopen (Dela- 

 ware) and the 5-fathom banks off Cape May (New Jersey). The 

 color was a dull, yellowish brown, it had the filament under the 

 jaw and corresponded with the portrait given in the "Fishing In- 

 dustries." Ans. There is no reasonable doubt that the tomcod is 

 to be found off the Virginia coast, although we have not seen a 

 specimen so far south. The cod, the pollock and the hake, which 

 are associates of the tomcod, all are found off the coast of Virginia. 

 This is recorded as the southern limit of the species in "Synopsis 

 Fishes N. A.," by Jordan & Gilbert. 



H. C, Boston.— Kindly answer a few questions about, the fresh- 

 water eel, or inform me where I could iind out what their habits 

 ate: 1. How often they breed. 2. How many eggs a female con- 

 tains. 3. How old an eel would have to be to weigh three pounds. 

 4. If they eat their young. Ans. 1. It is claimed by several re- 

 liable authorities that eels spawn only once and both sexes die 

 after spawning. 2. A female eel of average adult size contains 

 several millions of eggs. 3. The rate of growth of the eel is not 

 definitely known, but it is said to mature in three years, when its 

 weight will depend on the amount of food it can obtain. 4. Accord- 

 ing to accepted theories of eel migrations the young eels come 

 up alone from the sea in the early spring and their numbers are 

 so enormous that the loss by the ravages of the adults must be 

 small. Eels have been known to descend streams every fall for 

 hundreds of years, and during the tall,migration they do not feed. 

 Only a few male eels, certainly recognized as such, have been 

 caught on our shores, and these were taken in brackish or salt 

 water, cbiefiy in Great South Bay and Vineyard Sound. It is 

 believed that male eels do not go into fresh water. The belief is 

 pretty general that spawning takes place in mud banks at sea some 

 distance from the mouths of tbe rivers. Forest and Stream of 

 Nov. 14 contains a figure and description of a male eel. It is 

 necessary to say that some authorities do not agree with the sea- 

 spawning theory, among them Hon. Robert. B. Roosevelt. There 

 is a well-informed gentleman in Pennsylvania who has experi- 

 mented with fisn breeding for a score of years, and who is of the 

 opinion that he can propagate eels according to a new system. 

 The experience of people everywhere who have kept eels in fresh 

 water is that they increase greatly in size, but always diminish 

 in numbers. The'best account of the habits of the eel is contained 

 in the "Fishery Industries of the United States," published by the 

 U. S. Fish Commission, but now, unfortunately, out of print. 



The manumea, in the London Zoological Gardens, has an 

 interesting history. The home of the ruanumea is in 

 Samoa, where originally there were no cats. Where these 

 were introduced, they made short work with the manumea, 

 killing not ouly the adult bird but the chicks in the nest. 

 Owing to its habit of nesting upon the ground, the bird 

 nearly became extinct; suddenly, however, it took to build- 

 ing its nest upon the treetops, where it could bring up its 

 young ones in peace; and since that time it has again be- 

 come fairly plentiful. 



About two tons of frogs' legs have been shipped from the 

 bay district to New York during the past four months, says 

 the Picton Times. How will these exports be classified in 

 the trade returns? As "'produce of the fisheries," as "field 

 products," or under ''animals and their produce" ?— Toronto 

 Monetary Times. 



"Twelve y'ars ago 3,000,000 dogs owned by cull'd pus3ons 

 war allowed to sleep under de bed. To-day the number is 

 estimated at less dan 100."— Lime Kiln Club's Review of 

 Work, 



Names and Portraits op Birds, by Gurdon TrumbuU. a 

 book particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use ttey can 

 identify without question all the American game birds which 

 tney may kill. Cloth, 3^0 pages, price $2.50. Eor sale by Forest 

 AfcD Stream 



Forest and Stream, Box 3,833, N. Y. city, has deserlptive illus- 

 trated circulars of W. B. Leffin=iwell's book, "Wild Fowl Shoot- 

 ing," which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro- 

 nounced by "Nanit," "Gloan," "Dick Swiveller," "Sybillene" and 

 other competent authorities to be the best treatise on the BUbjeot 

 extant. 



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