#1$B. 6, I860.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



The evidence submitted shows that the sloop yacht Medusa, 

 after passing the Battery, steered a 8.S.W. course, running with 

 her boom on the port side, dead before a strong N.N.E. breeze, 

 and at an average speed through the water of at least seven 

 miles per hour, Soon after passing the Battery, and finding the 

 bay clear of vessels. Commodore Center (owner of the yacht and 

 complainant in this case) seDt the sailing master and crew of 

 tfce vessel below In get their dinner, and he was left alone on deck 

 and iu entire charge of the navigation and management of the 

 yacht, and remained alone until the sloop had approached within 

 about 100ft. of the tug M. E. Staples, when the crew, hearing the 

 shouts of the Commodore to the pilot pf the tug, came hurrTcdlv 

 om deck, and had barely time to cast off the fall of the starboard 

 mnner before the boom jibed over, fortunately without causing 

 serious injury. About this time the two vessels came, together, 

 striking a. rather glancing blow, damaging the bow and head rig- 

 ging of the Medusa, but not so seriously as to prevent her from 

 continuing the voyage to Norfolk, Va. 



II is claimed by Hugh Cassidy, pilot in charge of the tug M. E. 

 Staples, that he left Bayonne, with a square-ended barge or scow, 

 loaded with 800 tons of stone, in tow about 100ft. astern, with a 

 hawser attached to each corner of the barge, hound to Gravesend, 

 L, J. 



After reaching the waters of the Upper Bay of New York, tho 

 compass course steered up to the time of the collision was ahout 

 S.S.E., and the rate of speed he was towing the barge through the 

 water was nut over two or three miles per hour— not over one- 

 half the speed of the Medusa. 



We have carefully considered the proofs presented to substan- 

 tiate the charges preferred by Com. Center, as well as the state- 

 ment made in disapproval by Hugh Cassidy. pilot in charge of the 

 tug M. E. Staples. 



The vessels were approaching each other at an angle of 45"; 

 neither Pilot gave way, each claiming the right of wav, the sailing 

 vessel claiming that she had the right of way by the provisions of 

 Rule 20, Sec. 4 333, R. S. of the U. 8., which reads: "If two Vessels, 

 one of which is a sailing vessel and the other a steam vessel, are 

 proceeding m such directions as to involve risk of collision, the 

 steam vessel shall keep out of the way of the sail vessel." 



The steam vessel claims that she had the right of wav by the 

 provision of Rule 22, of same section^ which reads: "Every vessel 

 overtaking any other vessel shall keep out of the way of 'the last 

 mentioned vessel." Neither paying any attention to the caution 

 Contained in Rule 24, of same section, which reads: "In constru- 

 ing and obeying these rules, due regard must be had to all dangers 

 of navigation, and to any special circumstances which may exist 

 m any particular case rendering a departure, from them necessary 

 m order to avoid immediate danger." 



Nearly all the collisions that occur between vessels in this 

 district, upon investigation are found to have been caused bv the 

 negligence of one or both parties to comply with the i-uIps, or to 

 take prompt and intelligent action before the vessels have ap- 

 proached dangerously near ea-m other, but iu our opinion neither 

 party upon this occasion did their whole duty, or were entirely 

 free from blame. Rule 24 makes all the preceding rules give 

 way to any special circumstances rendering a departure from the 

 general rules necessary. Each vessel was seen to be holding her 

 course. Tnat course involved collision. When a collision was 

 seen to be impending, and lives and property* might be endangered 

 thereby, it was the duty of the pilots of each vessel to take such 

 timely action and suitable means to avert it as laid in their re- 

 spective powers, without reference to the so-called "right of wav." 

 Although the tug had a heavily-loaded scow in tow, she had the 

 power at her will to slow up, stop or otherwise change her course, 

 and thereby avoid the collision, even if the sloop had held her 

 course. 



. The sloop was running hefore the wind with her boom on the 

 port side, and had passed a considerable dis tance to the westward 

 of the middle of the channel and was heading at least two pomts 

 of the compass to the westward of her true course out of the Nar- 

 rows, and even if I he tow had not been in her way she would have 

 been compelled to jioe ship in a few minutes. 



When the Medusa saw that the tug did not take any measures 

 to avoid hf r. it would seem that the dictates of prudence would 

 have compelled the Medusa to have called her crew on deck and 

 jibed ship before reaching the tug; a work of but a few'moments 

 and without extension of route or loss of tim«. 



As stated above, we are of the opinion that neither party is 

 entirely tree from blame, and as there was no loss of life, nor 

 injury to any one, and the amount of damage to pr tperty was 

 slight, and, as we have no jurisdiction over the actions of the 

 master of the sloop, we have dismissed the case. 



Respectfully jours, Samuel &. Fairchild, 

 Th.omas H. Barrett, 



„,,,,,. , ..... , U. S. Local Inspectors. 



This decision is one that all yachtsmen should study carefully 

 befoie undertaking to navigate a yacht within the jurisdiction 

 of the second inspection di-trict. Under the very liberal inter- 

 pretation of the maxim, "Pleasure gives way to trarle." which 

 these gentlemen have made. Rule 20 is no longer ti be taken as a 

 guide, but it is the duty of the yachtsmen to keep clear of steam 

 vessels at his peril. As stated in the decision, the tug "had the 

 power to slow up, to stop, or otherwise to change her course, and 

 thereby avoid collision, even if the sloop had- held her course." 

 The power to change her course and avoid collision existed almost 

 up to the moment, of contact, there was ample sea-room, and 

 nothing in the evidence piovts that the pilot of the tug could not 

 bare avoided the collision had he so desired. 



The pilot of the yacht was warranted by Rule 20 in keeping his 

 course, with tne assumption that the steam vessel would keep 

 clear He bad no warning, and no means of knowing that the 

 wheel would not be put over in season to take the tut- clear of his 

 vessel. According to the above interpretation of the rules, how- 

 ever, he should have satisfied himself in good season that the tug 

 had no intention of giving way, and so have changed his course 

 and gone cl-ar of her. 



The act of jibing in a breeze, that is. getting in mainsheet, set- 

 ting up one runner and casting off the other, is classed by the 

 inspectors as "the work of but a few moments," and is placed by 

 them on precisely the same footing as the turning of a couple of 

 spokes of a tugboat's wheel. The assumption that, after holding 

 her course so long as seemed perfectly safe and proper, the yacht 

 could have instantly jibed over and so avoided a collision, shows 

 only an ignorance of seamanship on the part of the inspectors; as 

 such a maneuver is apt often to be a matter of minutes, rather 

 than moments, and in this there were no minutes to spare. Had 

 it been a catboat or small sloop, the case would have been differ- 

 ent, but in a yacht of Medusa's size at least some appreciable 

 time is required to jibe. 



It does not appear from the evidence that Rule 22 comes in at 

 all; the vessels were sailing on courses which intersected, and at 

 an angle which did not make the sloop an "overtaking" vessel; 

 while the application of Rule 20 seems too plain to admit of 

 argument. 



The sailing vessel was on her proper course, the steam vessel 

 had ample room to avoid her, and the verdict of the inspectors is 

 that tne sailing vessel should have jibed and got out of the 

 steamer's course. 



The meaning of the final clause of the inspectors' report is not 

 quite clear, but the inference is that it* the yacht had been sunk 

 and the owner drowned, the inspectors would have punished him 

 if he had been within their jurisdiction. 



The case was appealed by Com. Center, with the following 

 result: 



Office of U. S. Supervisory Inspector of Steam Vessels, i 

 New York City, ,lan. 13, 1890. f 

 Robert Center, Esq., New York, N. Y.: 



Sir— Your communication of an even date, in which you give 

 notice of an appeal from the decision of the Local Inspectors, in 

 the case Of charges preferred by you against the pilot of the tug- 

 boat M. E. Staples, is duly at hand. In reply I have to sav that 

 inasmuch as you do not hold any license from any local board of 

 inspectors, and as they, in deciding the case upon investigation, 

 have not inflicted any penalty iu the case, I cannot entertain the 

 appeal that you desire to matte. Respectfully yours, 



[Signed] Geo. H. Starbuok, 



Supervising Inspector, Second District. 



NEW YACHTS.— Mr. H. J. Gielow has lately completed a de- 

 sign for a steam yacht for Dr. R. V. Pierce, to be used for coast 

 and canal work. The length over all, limited by the lengt h of the 

 locks on the Erie Canal, is 99tt.. l.w.l. 82ft. 6in., beam 15ft. Sin. , 

 draft Oft. The engine will be of the usual compound type, 11 and 

 .22 by 15in., built by Riley & Conley, of South Brooklyn, from Mr. 

 Gielow's designs. A Roberts water tube boiler will furnish the. 

 steam. The yacht will be built of wood by H. C. Wintringham, at 

 3ay Ridge. The owner's quarters will be aft. reached by a semi- 

 circular stairway to the main saloon, just abaft the boiler-room 

 bulkhead. The after deck is broken by a low house, which gives 

 room in the run for a couple of staterooms. The engines are 

 >laced forward of the boiler. The pilot house floor is sunk about. 

 Sin. below the deck. The yacht will be rigged as a schooner. 

 No other yachts are building about New York except two or three 

 cruising craft of 30ft. or so. It is reported that Piepgrass will not 

 build the 40 for Mr. Morgan. In Boston the builders are busy 

 with craft of all sizes, from 60 to 16ft., including a number of 

 •aoers. In England an unusual number of yaehts is being built. 



ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA Y, C.-WENONAH GUP. 



AT the annual meeting of the R. N. S. Y. S. on .Tan. 16, the cup 

 presented by the citizens of the Urii ted States in commemor- 

 ation of the Jubilee year, and win then by tne schooner We- 

 nonah, was presented to the squadron as a perpetual challenge 

 cup. to be raced for under the following conditions. The com- 

 petition has been left open to yachts of the Uuited States. The 

 yachts of the R. N. S. Y. S. are mostly under 45ft. l.w.l., and some 

 ot the crack forties may he tempted to give them a race next 

 season. y\ e believe that Mr. Fife has now in hand a 42ft. 1 w.l. 

 craft for Halifax. The following letter accompanied the deed of 



TUHnn. Secretary It. 2V. S. Y.S., Halifax: 



The subscribers have pleasure in presenting to the Royal Nova 

 Scotia \. s. as a perpetual challenge trophy the cup presented bv 

 American citizens to the Squadron in Jubilee year, when it was 

 won by subscribers' yacht Wenonah. It has been deemed desir- 

 able that the conditions under which the cup shall be held by the 

 Squadron should be well defined. To this end a deed has been 

 prepared and accompanies the cup covering such conditions, 

 which are, in the opinion of the donors, couched in a fair and 

 liberal spirit, having in view the desire to avoii misunderstand- 

 ings, and, they trust, will so be considered by all yachtsmen. 

 Respectfully, 



m (Signed) 

 James W. Stairs, Frank S. West, 



James Fraseii, w. H. Troop, 



Alfred E. Jones. 



DEED OF GIFT. 



To all to whom these presents shall come— We, Jas. W, Stairs, 

 ,T n S '/?. asor ' Frank] yn S. West, W. H. Troop and Alfred E. Jones, 

 all of the city and county of Halifax, owners of the schooner yacht 

 Wenonah, send greeting: 



Whereas, in the year of our Lord 188T, being the jubilee year of 

 the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, a certain silver cup or 

 trophy was presented by certain American citizens whose names 

 are thereon inscribed to the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron 

 upon the condition that said cup was to be the subiect of a sailing 

 competition or race between the yachts of the said squadron; and 

 whereas, the said race or competition took place on or about the 

 19th day of August in the year aforesaid, over a, 22-mile course on 

 the harbor of Halifax and on the waters adjacent thereto, and was 

 won by the said schooner yacht Wenonah, whereupon the prop- 

 erty in said cup vested in us as owuera of the aforesaid yacht; 

 and whereas, we are desirous of presenting the said cup to trus- 

 tees for the benefit of the said Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron 

 according to the uses and conditions hereinafter expressed: 



Now, therefore, know ye that we, the said James W. Stairs, 

 James Fraser, Franklyn S. West, W. H. Troop and Alfred E. 

 Jones, as such o.wners, as aforesaid, do and each of us doth hereby 

 give, grant and convey the aforesaid silver trophy or cup unto 

 Alfred O. Edwards, of Halifax. N. S., and Charles J. Wylde, of 

 Halifax, N. S., hereinafter called the trustees, to have and to hold 

 the same unto the said trusttes the survivor ot them, their and 

 each or their successors or successor, and their and each of their 

 heirs and assigns forever, in trust however for the uses and pur- 

 poses and upon the terms, conditions and agreements f 'Bowing, 



u ^ £ ^. 



nown 

 wood and 



competed for annually, according to the following regulations 

 and conditions: The cup shall be sailed and competed for once in 

 each and every year on the hamor of Halifax and on the adjacent 

 waters, and shall he presented by the said trustees to the winners 

 ot the said iace in ea h year, to tie held by him for the space of 11 

 months the-i next ensuing after said race. Provide- d that the 

 said trustees shall always, before presenting.said cup to said win- 

 ner, exact a bond of no less amount than 11,000 from the said 

 winner, in each year, for its safe return into the custody and 

 keeping of the said trustees within eleven m mths of the date of 

 said race, upon which return said bond will be cancelled. The 

 race for said cup shall be, open to all yachts duly enrolled in any 

 recognized yacht club, and shall be sailed on any day appoint -d 

 by the said Royal Nova Scot'a Yacht Squadron between the 1st 

 day of Julv aud the 1st day of October in each and every year, 

 over a course to be fixed and agreed upon annually by the said 

 squadron, but of not less distance than 20 nautical* miles. The 

 time limit of said race shall also be fixed by the squadron. There 

 shall be no rt.ee unless two yachts owned bv different owners 

 shall make bona .Me. entry and start, and the said race shall be gov- 

 erned by the saili ng rules and regulations of said Royal Nova Sco- 

 tia Yacht Squadron as yearly existing, except as herein provided 

 for. Should any oue or e.itlier of the said trustees die, desire to 

 be discharged from, refuse or become incapable of acting in the 

 said trust, then and so often as the same shall happen, it shad and 

 may be lawful for t he surviving or continuing trustee tf>, aad he 

 must appoint a m w trustee in the phce of the trustee so dying 

 or desiring to be discharged, or refusingor becomuigmcnpable to 

 ac t as aforesaid; provided, however, that any person appoiuted 

 must be a bona Me member of the said Roval Nova Scotia Yacht 

 Squadron. Should the said Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron 

 cease to exist from any cause or become bankrupt, or should 

 there be no race for said trophy for two consecutiye years, then 

 in either of these cases the trustees shalLreconvey the said trophy 

 to us the said donors or those of us at that time surviving, but if 

 there be none, of u* living at that time then and in that case to the 

 representatives of each and every of us. 



WALTER MITCHELL'S NAVAL POEMS. 



Ship Off Shore." When I first read it in the Atlantic Monthly 

 1858, 1 thought, it the best nautical poem that 1 had ever seen, and 

 still am of that opinion. It is a remarkable combination of flow- 

 ing and spirited verse with technical skill. Falconer's "Ship- 

 wreck" was rather a famous poem in its day, and being written 

 by a seaman, is correct in language, but it seems rather stilted 

 and dull. Allan Cunningham and Dibdin were popular English 

 naval song writers, but they were not seamen and their errors 

 are many. For instance, Cunningham writes of a "wet sheet," as 

 if a sheet were a sail; and with a wind right aft he "leaves old 

 England on the lee," which would appear to be an impossible feat, 

 even for a steamer. 



So Dibdin, with his "Sweet William" and other sentimental 

 sailors, who were totally unlike any of the pig-tailed Jack tars of 

 the period, if we may believe Smollett and the dramatist. Brow- 

 neU, another American poet, has wri ten some spirited verse de- 

 scribing the naval battles of the civil war; and as the sea novels 

 of Cooper and Melville are among the best in the language, and 

 Dana's "Two Years Before the Mast" is already a classic, our 

 naval and mercantile marine, though apparently in decline, will 

 not expire unhonored and unsung. 



R. W. Emerson, critic, poet and philosopher, thought so highly 

 of this poem of Mitchell that he included it in his select collection 

 called "Parnassus," where also may be found Bro wnell's fine poem 

 "The Bay Fight." Certainly, if the union of sound and sense iis, 

 as was Poe's opinion, a criterion of excellence, then the verses of 

 Mitchell stand in the first rank. Any one who has stood on a 

 ship's deck in heavy weather, during the process of tacking, will 

 appreciate the truth of these lines: 



"The topsails flutter, the jibs collapse. 



And belly and tug at the groaning cleats; 

 Tne spanker slats and the mainsail flaps. 

 And thunders the order, 'Tacks and sheets!' " 



If this poem had been written in England, it would long since 

 have been in all the anthologies; but we have hardly in this coun- 

 try got over the colonial period in literature and fashion, and are 

 obliged to look to London before we can applaud. So with the 

 grand poem of H. H. Brownell, "The Bay Fight," which is little 

 known or quoted. If suggested by Campbell's "Battle of the 

 Baltic," it is an improvement on its model. 



Mr. Mitchell has written two or three other naval poems which 

 are difficult to procure, and one at least of your readers would be 

 glad to see them printed in your columns. S. C. C. 



Marietta, 6a. 



WHITE WINGS— Mr. Alex. G. Cuthbert. son of the late Capt. 

 Cuthbert, writes in reference to VYhite Wings that she was built 

 from drawings made by his father, and not as stated in our ac- 

 count. Miunie M., Nadia and 1 he boat on which Capt.Cuthbert was 

 at work at the time of his death were built m the same way. Mr. 

 Cooley was part owner with Capt. Cuthbert in huilding the yacht. 

 We understand that Mr. Jarvis has lately sold her to a party of 

 Hamilton yachtsmen, and vviU build a yacht of his own design 

 27ft. 6in. l.w.l., for the 30ft. corrected length class, calling her the 

 Samoa. 



SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C— The annual dinner was held at 

 Delmonico's on Feb. 1, Com. Center presiding. On Tuesday Mr. 

 Smith delivered the fourth lecture on construction. On Satur- 

 day next Lieut. R. M. G. Brown, U.S.N., the navigating officer of 

 the p. S. flagship Trenton, will deliver a lecture on the hurricane 

 at Samoa. 



GROUNDING OF THE STEAM YACHT INYA.-A telegram 

 from Gibraltar on J an. 6 announced that the steam yacht Inva 

 had arrived there and reported having been stranded off Cape 

 Trafalgar on the 3d inst., and that six of ber crew were miss- 

 ing. On the same day a telegram was received at Madrid from 

 Cadiz to the effect that an English yacht on a voyage from 

 Portsmouth to Gibraltar, had been wrecked on the' Aceiteras 

 rocks on the night of the 3d inst., and foundered in deep water 

 a few minutes afterward, all hands being lost. There is no 

 doubt that the yacht referred to is the Inva (formerly the Argo;, 

 a steam yacht of 250 tons, belonging to Mr. Grenfell, who pur- 

 chased her from Count Stroganoff in August last. She was re- 

 fitted by Messrs. Camper & Nicholson, of Gosport, last autumn 

 and left Portsmouth Harbor on a cruise to the Mediterranean 

 on Dec. 28 last, her owner proceeding overland. She carried a 

 ■ t.; w of 18 all told, most of whom belong to Gosport. A further 

 telegram was received at Gosport on Tuesday afternoon from the 

 British Consul at Cadiz, stating that, oue of the boats which left 

 the inva after she stranded swamped, and her six occupants were 

 drowned. These were the second mate Blyth, the steward, the 

 cook and three seamen, all of whom belong to Gosport or Ports- 

 mouth. Blyth was a certificated master, and has had charge of 

 several yachts, including the Zulieka. Most of the men have left 

 families uu provided for, and a subscription has been started on 

 their behalf. Messrs. Oampejj & Nicholson, of Gosport, will re- 

 ceive any amounts which may be forwarded to them on behalf 

 of the bereaved families.— Fidel. 



ATLANTIC Y. C.—It has been evident tor some time that the 

 Atlantic V . C, now the only club save one with a station in New 

 VqrkBay, was not affording to its members the facilities and 

 privileges which they required, the house being unsuitable and 

 the basin too shoal This winter the club has started out in a 

 general scheme of improvement., which promises to do much to 

 promote its prosperity in the future. Arrangements have been 

 made with the company which owns the property to -build a 

 second basin, about 10UX300ft., immediately outside the present 

 one in the angle formed by Wintringham's yard. This basin 

 will have ample depth at all times. On I he surrounding bulkhead 

 a handsome house will be built, to replace the old one on the 

 bluff, in addition to these substantial improvements the club 

 has made others of no less importance in its rules. For the first 

 tune the annual regatta is thrown open to other clubs, the New 

 York, Seawanuaka, Larchmont, Corinthian of New York, Corin- 

 thian ot Marblehead, Beverly, Hull, New Rochelle, and such 

 others as the club may deem ad visable. The sa ling rules have 

 been carefully revised, the old mean length measurement being 

 at last abandoned, and though no rule has vet been adopted iu its 

 place, it is possible that the one now used by the Seawanhaka. 

 New York and Eastern clubs will be chosen. Other important 

 changes have been made in the constitution and bv-laws. The 

 after 96 bC ready by the °P enin ^ of tu " season or shortly 



HINTS FOR STEAM YACHTSMEN,— Owners of steam yachts 

 who wish to post themselves in a general way on steam and 

 steam boilers, will find a great deal of information in a verv con- 

 venient and available form in a little pamphlet entitled "Hints 

 to .steam Yachtsmen," by Mr. E. E. Rob-rts, inventor ot the 

 boner which be>irs his name. The whole subject is treated briefly 

 but comprehensively, and in simple language, with few technical 

 lerms. While the book is intended primarily for amateurs and 

 novices in steam engineering, there is much in it that, some en- 

 gineers and others connected with steam machinery might read 

 to their advantage. 



BUFFALO Y. C— At annual meeting of the Buffalo Y. C. on 

 Jan. y, the following officers were elected: Com., Capt. 1J. P. 

 Dobbins; Vice-Corn., C. P. Forhush; Se 'y, H. L. Campbell; Treas., 

 W. C. Cowles; Meas., W. H. Broughion, Fleet Surgeons. Dr. E. P. 

 Hussey, Dr. H. F . .vlickie; Fleet Chaplain, Rev. C. F. J. Wriglev; 

 Kfgatta- Committee. F. W. Caul kins, C. B. Graves, E. F. Bishop. 

 1 he Constitution was also amended, placing the administration 

 ot the club's affairs in the bauds of a hoard of directors, consist- 

 ing of the o fflcers and four other members, to be elected at the 

 annual meeting of each year. 



HULL Y. C— An error in the fixtures of the Hull Y. C, last 

 week, made the first race, June 28, off Point Allerton, and the 

 second, of July 9. off the club house. The first race, for classes 3 

 to 6, will be sailed off the club house, and the second, for classes 1 

 and 2, off Point Allerton. 



WEST LYNN Y. C.-Ofticers, 1890; Com., E. H. Howe: Vice- 

 Corn., E. I, Davis; Treas., Frank G. Olin; Captain of the Fleet, 

 E b . Rich; Sec'y, F. S. Hitchcock; Meas., E. D. Hodgdon. The 

 club has a membership of 65, with a fleet of 31 yachts. 



YACHT RACING CALENDAR AND REVIEW.— The second 

 volume of this useful book for 1890 has just been published by the 

 London Field. It is a complete reprint of all the yachting and 

 canoeing news that has appeared in the Field during the past 

 year. 



YACHTING. -Thus +ar not a uace of ice yachts has been 

 sailed this season 0111 the Hudson or Shrewsbury. Tue only ex- 

 citement has been a quarrel over the merhs of two rival trophies 



FALL RIVER l r . C— This club has completed its organization 

 and will b ild a club house on Read's wharf. 



THETIS, sloop, owned by Mr. O. C. Ferris, has been sold to Mr, 

 Paul F. Ste venson, owner of Iseult. 



FIXTURES. 



JUNE. 



7. Marine and Field Club, Bath 21. New York Annual. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION; 



OFFICERS, 1889-90. 



Commodore: Henry Stanton ) . T _ , 



Secretary-Treasurer: E. L. Dunnkix.. J we w * ork • 

 Vice-Cam. Rear-Corn. Purser 

 Central Dlv..Geo. A. Warder. . . .E. L. French E. F Andrews 



Ea 9 ternDlv..Dr. J. A. Gage A. S. Pntai^SKf^ 



N'thern Div. .W. J. White W. J. Read, CM. WintedaW"^" 



Atlantic Div..M. V. Brokaw I. V. Borland W. R. Hava'ana 7 , 0 ^ 



V outsets N Y 



Applications for memuership must bp made to division pursers, ' ac'com- 

 panled by the recoruiHendatlonolaD active member and the sum of 82.00 

 rot entrance fee and dues for current year, Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. eamp shall pay $1.00 tor camp expense? AppUcation 

 sent to the Sec'y-l reas. wilt be forwarded bv him to the proper Division 



Persons residing In any Division and wishing to become members of 

 the A. c. A., will be furnishea with printed forms ot applicati on by address- 



tU6 JT UrSGT. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— C. J . Stedmaa, Cincinnati, Ohio, 



Vice -Commodore— T. J. KifkpatrUk, fiprintrfleld, O. 



Rear-Commodore— Thos. S. Gates, Columbus, O. 



Secretary-Treatnu-er-J. B. Keogh, 34 Montauk Block, Chicago, HI 



Applications for membership should be made to the See.-Treas.. on blanks 

 which may be obtained from him, and should be accompanied bv »? as 

 Initiation fee and dues for the current year. 



1,500 MILES IN AN ADIRONDACK BOAT. 



PART VI. 



" AKE ONTARIO, Sept. SB, Thursday.-By 7 o'clock 1 had eaten 

 ~J a hearty breakfast, had a lunch put up, and after securino- a 

 store of fruit I rejoined my boat, starting from the slip at 9-15 

 The wharves round about were crowded with people, and as my 

 hoat shot out of the long slip many curious eyes were turned upon 

 it. A beautiful day, a marked contrast to yesterday's convulsions, 

 the Lake being as quiet as a mill pond. After rounding the light- 

 house near Gibraltar Point, I passed out of the wide harbor. The 

 bay is completely protected by Hanlon's Island, having but two 

 entrances, and these quite narrow in comparison with the extent 

 of the bay. I pas-ed some extensive marshes bevond the city 

 upon wbich men were duck shooting. 



A few miles further, the shore line extending due N. E., came 

 some palisades or bluffs, whence I took the last glimpse of 

 Toronto. These rock formations continue for ten miles, rising 

 abruptly from the water and crowned with cedars, birch and pine. 

 They are about. SOOft. high, consisting of soft rock, which is grad- 

 ually being worn away by the action of the water. I rowed close 

 to the shore, and at times could toss a stone on to the beach. 

 Hundreds of ducks of various kinds, with an occasional loon, 

 were swimming along shore in flocks of 20 to 100; and w'tb a gun 

 one could have had good sport, as they were quite tame. The 

 only people seen during the forenoon were the crews of three 



