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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[May 1, 1890. 



NEW BRITISH YACHTS. 



ONE result of the general change of rule that has been going 

 on in most yacht club3 for the past ten years is that Ameri- 

 can and British models have approached mnch more closely than 

 ever before, and the contests between the two nations are apt to 

 be carried out in the future on much more even terms than were 

 possible between the old sloops and narrow cutters. As some of 

 the new British craft will be seen this year in American waters, 

 and also as the course of design abroad is specially important just 

 now in its bearings on the classification by corrected length, the 

 following list, from the Field, of the new British yachts will be of 

 interest to our readers, especially in comparison with a similar 

 list of American craft which we will publish next week. One 

 noteworthy point is the number of new craft, a conclusive proof 

 that the new rule has not stopped building abroad, as its op- 

 ponents claimed that it would do here if adopted. The list of 

 new craft is a long one, and includes a large fleet of racers. 

 Another point is that the building of very large racing yachts has 

 practically ceased abroad, only two over 70ft., Thistle and the 

 new Iverna, ha ving been built in five years. At the same time 

 the smaller classes are filling up rapidly with the best efforts of 

 the leading designers, with plenty of sport in the way of match 

 sailing. In the 20, 10, 5 and 2>-£-rating classes good fleets of modern 

 craft, similar to our forties and thirties, are found; with the 

 closest competiti on in each class. In nearly all cases the yachts are 

 built to the full limit of the class, and thus no time allowance is 

 given or asked, adding much to the interest in the racing. As yet 

 the dimensions of the new boats are not fully known, but we have 

 heard of no very narrow craft, and the proportions are practically 

 the same as last year, from 4 to ±14 beams. The yachts which will 

 he seen in America are, besides Vreda, built, in 1888, the new 

 Uviraand Jessica, both 20-raters; the Beecher 40-footer and the 

 Ames 36lt. cutter. The Field's list is as follows: 



Seagull.. 



Nan 



No. 217 . . 

 Uvira . . . 

 Nellie... 

 No. 220.. 

 No. 221 . . 

 White Slave 



Encore 



Woodcock. . 

 Jessica. . . 



Isis 



Osiris .... 

 No. 391 ... 

 No. 280 . . . 

 No. 227... 

 Quinta . . . 

 Nellie,... 

 Minerva.. 



No. 235 



No. 236 



No. 238 . . 



No. 237 



Snowbird . . . 

 Castenet .... 

 Florence — 



Creole 



Phantom . . . 



Tessa 



Valentine... 



Velzie 



Larissa 



Archie 



Bed Rose 

 Anisande... . 

 Cotoritta . . . 



Seagull. ..... 



Band'rsn'ch 



Thistle 



Mayflower. . 

 Volunteer... 



Ghost 



Chiquita ... 



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Camilla. . 

 Uranus... 

 Moya 



Qulnque 



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 Lug. 

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S A Herman 



T C Burro wes.... 

 R Iff Donaldson.. 

 J Fraser 



J Q Beecher 



— Curiae 



F W L Popham.. 



K M Clark 



A Coats 



W B Macdonough 

 L Hoyack.... 



P Tom Rath 



W B Richardson 



Designer. 



F. Bendleman 



A T King 



K Roe 



W Gotieharoff.... 



Allen Ames 



D McGlashan.... 

 Norman Clarke.. 

 RHutchenson. . . 

 G Mat-Andrew, 

 A D Clarke 

 S T Chadwick. 

 C S Madan 



Bay ley. , 

 l Bass in 



G A Passingham 



— Parkinson 



Earl m-ownlow.. 

 Col VBagot... 



A Arthur 



FB Jamieson. . 

 Mrs Sehenley. . 



J Towers Clark.. 

 H G Walking.... 



J McNJsh 



T & It Ashburner 

 VV J Jtuller. 

 DMcIver... 



— Sladin.... 

 T Butler 



Royal Clyde YC. 



NB Stewart 



L. Ames 



R Cox ,v H Camp- 

 bell 



V Montague 



Mrs R Kecd and 



Miss M Cox 

 1' Perceval, Jr... 

 Earl of Dunraveti 



— Beauclerk 



G Keele 



— Robertson 



G B Thompson . . 

 C Newton-Rob- 

 inson 



F Smith 



Col Bucknill.. 



J Jameson 



FT M McGildow- 



ney 



J Soper 



C Livingston ..' 



G Lavis 



G L Watson.;!; 



W Fife & Son 



Blacks Co 

 W Fife & Son 

 USA 

 Sandbank 

 Eastbourne 

 W Fife* son 



Largs 



C P Clayton; . . 

 A E Payne 



Luke & Co 



Col Bucknill... 



Luke & Co 



A Richardson.. 

 HMMcGildovv- 

 ney 



Joseph Mayer.. . . D Kemp. . 



Fiuiami 



W Fife & Son 



Renshaw & 



Griffiths 

 J Stevens 

 G Luvis 

 Pengelly 

 Fay it CO 

 Forres tt & Son 

 J Adams 



Camper & Nich- 

 olson 



Black & Co 



Forrestt & Son 

 Barrow 

 Thomas 

 Windermere 



Barrow 

 McLean 

 McAllster 



Largs 



W White & Son 

 ray ne & Sons 



Black & Co 

 Payne & Sons 



Stow & Son 



The following description of the boats is also given: 



The cynosure among the many racing yachts building for this 

 coming season, is the cutter building in Fay's yard, on the banks 

 of the Itcheu, for Mr. John Jameson. This fine cutter was de- 

 signed by Mr. A. Richardson, and it is said she is to be christened 

 the Shamrock, which will seem a fitting name, because her chief 

 antagonist is to be the Scotch cutter Thistle. This cutter is in- 

 tended, it is reported, to float to a waterline length of about 84ft., 

 and she has a beam of 19ft., aud will have a draft of water of 

 about 13ft. 3in. Beyond this she is fitted with a centerboard, 

 which will drop 8 or 9ft.; but its ca9e for housing does not come 

 above the cabin floor. She appears to have a large body with a 

 long entrance and moderately fine run. So far as body goes, we 

 should say she is some tons larger than Thistle, and will probably 

 be a very powerful boat in a breeze. Her rating will prooably be, 

 about ISO against, Thistle's 125; but as Thistle is 2J^ft. longer on 

 the waterline, their sail spread will be pretty nearly the same. 



A very likely looking 40-rater is also building close to the big 

 cutter. This yacht has been designed by the builder's draughts- 

 man, Mr. Soper, and is building for Mr. A. D. Clarice. She has, 

 so far as can be judged, a very light-looking body with a remark- 

 ably clean run, and an entrance probably as good as that of the 

 Scotch forties. Of course, like all modern yachts with a high 

 forefoot, the Castanet — such is to be the name of the new yacht — 

 has a mussel-shaped bow, and is therefore quite in the fashion in 

 that respect. If she has enough power she ought to make a name 

 in the class, for certainly she looks every inch a flyer. 



In the yard of Alfred Payne & Sons, there is a whole fleet of 

 racers building, the largest of which are two 20-raters. The long- 

 er of these is the Siola, built for the Hon. V. Montague. She is 

 46ft. 3in. on the waterline, with a plumb stem. She has been 

 planked with cedar wood, and will not be coppered. The surface 

 of the plank lias been highly finished off and varnished. This, at 

 any rate, ought to reduce surface friction to a minimum. The 

 other 20-rater is about a foot shorter, and is building for Messrs 

 Sidney Campbell and Reginald Cox. As this yacht will carry a 

 little more canvas than the Siola, she will have a trifle more dis- 

 placement or weight, but her beam will be actually less. These 

 two yachts, like the others building in the yard, have been 

 designed by Mr. A. E. Payne, and have very easy-looting lines 

 and altogether we think they look like business. They need be 

 good boats to stand in with Dragon, the crack of last season, es- 

 pecially as she is having some weight added to her lead keel. The 

 two o-ratcrs building in the yard have square sterns, like Hum- 

 ming Bird, and plumb stems, the saving in weight being con- 

 sidered of a greater advantage than the little cleaner delivery and 

 greater deck room afforded by a counter. The Glvcera is the 

 longer (31ft.) and beamier of the two, and has been built for Mr. 

 Philip Perceval, Jr. The Alwida is lft. shorter, and has been built 

 for Lord Duoraven. Neither of them has the fin-shaped keel 

 and the underwater outline of the sheer plan is much tne same 

 as that oi other yachts. The sternpost under water rakes more 

 than the transom does, and the rudder post will in consequence 

 have a universal joint at the elbow in the sternpost. A square 

 sterned 4-rater has been built for Mr. A. Robertson, and the fol- 

 lowing 2^-raters:. MTiss, Mrs. Rudston Read and Miss Mabel 

 Cox; Camilla, Mr. R. G. Keele; Lugger, Mr. Beauclerck; aud 

 another for Mr. C. Newton Robinson. The Camilla will have a 

 centerboard. They have all been designed by Mr. A. E. Pavne 

 and vary a little in length, and, of course, in sail spread, the idea 

 being by thus ringing the changes to get one boat which shall be 



food tn smart breegea and another that will excel in light winds. 

 b It is jjrettj' certain, io f»j as class racing ia concerned, a boil 



cannot he contrived which shall have qualities in the highest de- 

 gree for performing in light winds and strong winds. However, 

 so far as very light winds are concerned, a class racer canvassed 

 for such winds would have a very poor chance cf making a pile 

 at our coast regattas. Mr. Payne has also designed a. square- 

 sterned lugger for Mr. E. Smith, to compete in the Thames 21ft. 

 class, and she will be named Genie. 



The Moya. a 31ft. 6-rater from Payne's design, is building in 

 the adjoining yard of Black & Co., for Mr. G. B. Thompson. 

 This craft has a counter, and it is understood that she will dis- 

 pense with topsail, and compete in some of the Solent matches 

 before proceeding to St. George's Channel. In Black & Co.'s yard 

 there is a 20-rater building for Mr. Towers Clark, from a design 

 by Mr. G. L, Watson, as well as an S-rater by the same designer. 

 A 43ft. waterline craft in the same yard is nearly readv for launch- 

 ing and is intended for Halifax. She was designed by Mr. Wra. 

 Fife, Jr., and is of the Minerva type. We understand that her 

 sail area will equal that of the 20-raters, and she. has the appear- 

 ance of being a very powerful boat. At Cowes a 20-rater, named 

 Ghost, has been built by Messrs. Wm. White & Sons for Mr. 

 Ames, from a design by Mr. C. P. Clayton, and she is said to be a 

 very capable-looking craft. Luke, of flamblc, has built a 5-rater, 

 named Quinque, for Col. Bucknill, who also designed her; and 

 Messrs. Camper & Nicholson, at Gosport, have built a 5-rater, 

 named Valentine, for Mrs. Scbenley. There are several other 

 boats of various ratings building at Southampton and other 

 places, particulars of which will be found in the table. 



The Clyde yachting season promises to be the most stirring ever 

 enjoyed. The Fifes never had so many craft in hand, and if the 

 raters are not. all 100-tonners the sport will not suffer, since the 

 fives, tens and twenties will mainly reinforce the matches in 

 which amateurs will be the sailors. Curiously enough three of 

 the cutters in hand are for the Znyder Zee, where the shallow 

 waters have curtailed the depth to the advantage of the beam. 

 These Dutch cutters are sweet and handsome boats, with fiddle 

 hows and long counters, and, unless for the absence of deep keels, 

 look pretty much like the build in fashion some thirty years ago. 

 With centerboards and lots of lead they might be mistaken for 

 improved American sloops, but oddly enough tho Dutch owners, 

 guided by the reputa tion of Fife's Minerva in American waters, 

 have ordered keel cutters. About the success of the=e new boats 

 in Dutch waters against the queer antediluvian Dutch yachts 

 there can be no doubt, but if Fairiie is to renovate the Dutch 

 pleasure navy a brass foundry will he wanted by Messrs. Fife, 

 since the Dutchman's delight in his yacht lias hitherto mainly 

 rested on the glitter of the brass rails and fittings with which 

 Dutch builders cover their decks. These three vessels will meas- 

 ure about 25 tons, and ate well ready for launching. 



A new 20-rater for Mr. McDonough is planked and decked, and 

 does look a handsome and powerful vessel; with a lead keel heavy 

 enough to steady au imrnence sail area, with the easiest of bilges 

 and the longest of bows, this new cutter must prove a dangerous 

 antagonist for Dragon and the new twenties building. With teak 

 topsides, pitch pine and American elm have been used for the 

 bottom, and the decks of white pine have been so carefully 

 selected that a knot is not to be detected from bow to taffrail. 

 This cutter will he raced during the summer, but will eventually 

 he taken across the Atlantic, her scantling being designed for the 

 ocean voyage. Walnut and satin wood are to be used for the 

 cabins, and the builders will finish the cutter's outfit in a style 

 that will make her the most complete 20-rater afloat. This cutter 

 will be round at the early Thames races, where she will meet 

 Dragon and Captain Clark's new twenty. 



For Mr. Kenneth Clark, of Paisley, Messrs. Fife have about 

 completed a new 10-rater; and for Mr. Andrew Coats, of Paisley, 

 they have a 10-rater in a forward state. These cutters are built 

 extra strong for cruising purposes in Clyde and west coast. Mr. 

 Clark has named his cutter Encore, and the cutter for Mr. Coa-s 

 is another encore in model, construction, and every detail. These 

 two cutters will have Yvonne to race against, as also the new 10- 

 rater building for Mr. Art hur, from the design of Mr. G. L. Wat- 

 son. The veteran Doris is having some alterations, to brine bel- 

 ieve! with the new boats and win t he three prizes which will com- 

 plete her score of a hundred prizes. Mr. Stephens, of Coila. is 

 building a new 10-rater, which is the fourth new ten building on 

 Clyde, and which, with Doris and Yvonne, will complete the half- 

 dozen of Clyde 10-raters that will quite eclipse the same class 

 anywhere else. These new tens are built in the most substantial 



Corrected. 

 1 19 40 

 1 22 08 

 1 22 12 

 1 22 15 

 1 23 55 

 1 27 20 

 1 28 00 

 1 28 05 

 1 28 12 

 1 29 00 

 1 33 30 



A 6-rater is building at Fairiie. for Mr. Burrows, owner of Ourry- 

 tusb,and a very nice boat this new six is. Another 6-rater is 

 building at Gourock, also for Dublin Bay, to compete with Fife's 

 Oread and the other sixes there, where the sixes are schooling the 

 amateurs of Kingston to the same smart level as was done in 

 Clyde by the same class. No doubt the success of the 6-rater class 

 at Kingston will he a cause of annoyance to the more orthodox 

 English yachtsmen, who seem to regard the 6-rater class as a 

 Scotch and Irish rebellion against the official classes of the Y. K. 

 A., and instigated by a spirit that ought to no put down as having 

 some under current of revolt against English domination. Curi- 

 ously enough, the Russians are going in for 6-raters, and Messrs. 

 Fife have in hand ae-rater for Odessa, to which port she will he 

 shipped on board a steamer, and where she is bound to start a 

 nursery for amateurs, unless official restrictions come in. 



But an orthodox 5-rater is also building for an English owner 

 at Fairiie. She is to be raced in the Irish Channel, and may hold 

 the 6-raters in check. The firm have sent out designs for a 5- 

 rater to be built at Abho, in Finland, where J acht racing is mak- 

 ing wonderful strides since Mr. G. L. Watson and Mr. Fife have 

 been sending out designs. Among other foreign orders Mr. Fife 

 has designed another Minerva, being built at Black's, Southamp- 

 ton, for a Halifax owner. This cutter has been built exception- 

 ally strong for the Atlantic voyage, and being 42ft. l.w.l., or 3ft. 

 longer than the original Minerva, is bound to give a good account 

 of the Boston Minerva when they meet on the other side of the 

 Atlantic. For Mr. D. B. Richardson, son of Mr. David Richard- 

 son, who owned Circe, Selene, Gythera and a lot of other fa mous 

 yachts, Mr. Fife has designed a 2^-rater, building by Mr. Ninian, 

 of Largs. This boat will be similar to the 3^-raters designed by 

 Mr. Fife for Irish owners last year, and is certain to be the fore- 

 runner of a class in Clyde. 

 For Mr. McGlashan, of Paisley, the firm has designed another 

 which is being built at Paisley, and which is the first rater 

 built in that port, and being under the critical eye of the popula- 

 tion, is certain to be perfect in every way. Various orders for 

 similar craft, to he built at Fairiie, have in consequence of the 

 work in hand, been refused. But the firm have in hand a new 

 17ft. lugger for cruising for Mr. Donaldson, of Yvonne. Being 

 slightly over the measurement she will be excluded from racing. 

 For Irish owners Mr. Fife has designed three new boats for the 

 Water Wag class, of which Mr. Fife's Rose of last year was the 

 most successful up to date. The Water Wags are designed with 

 centerboards. A design for a 40ft. cutter, to be built in New York 

 and a design for a 40ft. cutter— corrected length— for Lake Ontario 

 complete the foreign business of the firm- 

 So that the schooner rig should not be altogether ignored 

 Messrs. Fife have in hand a small two-masted cruiser for a Clyde' 

 owner. 



But the design on which Mr. Fife has hsenmost exercised is one 

 for a lugger of 40-ton rating, being built at Eastbourne as an ex- 

 perimental craft, to prove what the lug rig is alongside the cutter 

 rig. This new craft may eventually solve the question which the 

 famous New Moon, built for Lord D'Eresby, was constructed for, 

 and which is to settle whether or not the fishermen are correct in 

 asserting that they carry lugs in their boats in preference to 

 mainsails, for the reason that a lug, properly set, will reach a 

 boat and take her to windward faster than a gaff. Great interest 

 will attach to the result of this, the most recent experiment, to 

 test the assertion of the fishermen. All the yachts building at 

 Fairiie have fiddle bows except Mr. Donaldson's lugger, and as a 

 consequence some carving is wanted for stemheads. Indeed, ship 

 carvers, after a long depression, are having a wonderful boom in 

 their artistic line of business. 



CORINTHIAN NAVY.— A large and attentive audience gath- 

 ered in one of the parlors of the Hotel Marlborough on April 25 to 

 listen to the second lecture delivered before the Corinthian 

 Navy. Mr. J. F. Tains piloted the assembled Corinthians on a 

 preliminary cruise, explaining the compass, charts, etc., and 

 giving a good deal of excellent artd practical advice. Amovement 

 is on foot to establish a board of examiners within the navy, who 

 shall have power to grant certificates as able Corinthian seamen 

 and as masters to all members who can qualify. A new pquadron 

 has been formed on the St. Lawrence River,'with headquarters 

 at Clayton, New York. Mr. Frank Taylor has been elected vice- 

 commodore, and Mr. J. Graham Fraser secretary. A port statiou 

 has been established at A. Bain's boat liverv, Clayton, New York. 

 A flag raising will take place on Saturday afternoon next at the 

 port station foot of 152d street and the Hudson River, at 3 P. M. 

 Mr. John Johnson has been appointed a member of the regatta 

 committee. The Staten Island Squadron will hold a regatta at 

 Sea waren, New Jersey, on June 14. The following are proposed 

 for membership: Cant. Thomas I. Miller, Edward Willara Brown, 

 Danie^ Mannuig^ T. Hubert Boyd, A. 3. Boyd, Jabez Harris, H. Of! 



MONTGOMERY SAILING Y. C.-First race April 20. Course 

 Morristown to Indian Creek. Weather clear, wind northwesterly: 

 Length. Start. Finish. 



J. S. Lever, tuckup 15.00 1 40 00 2 49 40 



Stranger, sharpie 15.00 1 40 00 2 52 08 



Sadie, canoe .. 16.00 1 31 40 2 52 12 



Vesuvius, tuckup 15.00 1 40 00 2 52 15 



Volunteer, tuckup 15.00 1 40 00 2 53 55 



Igidious, tuckup 15.00 1 40 00 2 57 20 



Katie L., tuckup 15.00 1 40 00 2 58 00 



Nellie 15.00 1 40 00 2 58 05 



Priscilla, tuckup 15.00 1 40 00 3 58 12 



J. S. Frith, tuckup 15.00 1 40 00 2 59 00 



Gracie. skiff 12.00 1 30 00 3 03 30 



Mary L., ducker 15.00 1 30 00 Capsized. 



Lizzie B., ducker 15.00 1 33 55 Capsized. 



Starlight, canoe 16.00 1 34 40 Withdrawn. 



This was a slashing race from start to finish: the wind came 

 over the hills in gusts, striking the boats with sledge-hammer 

 blows. The canoe Sadie carried 80ft. in two leg-of-mutton sails, and 

 made a, remarkable record under the circumstances. The ducker 

 Lizzie B. had 127ft. in a boom and gaff sail. She carried a crew of 

 three men, and was knocked down on her beam ends while close 

 hauled within % mile of the start. The ducker Mary L. had 

 90£t. in a lateen sail, and with a crew of two men was driven 

 under when close hauled on the wind. The F. and W. Playford, a 

 former champion tuckup, sailed along with the fleet. She carried 

 162ft. of sail, and had a crew of two men. At the end of two 

 miles, when on the wind, she was knocked down, righted, and 

 swamped. The 16ft. hiker Pennsylvania, with 300ft. of sail, parted 

 her halliard rigging at the masthead just before the start and was 

 thereby disabled. She had, however, run m miles with the wind 

 on the port quarter, without swamping, previous to this accident. 

 — E. A. Leopold, Secretary. 



KNICKERBOCKER Y. C.-The arrangements for the Knicker- 

 bocker Y. C. regatta for May 30 are now complete, and are of a 

 nature to guarantee an event which will surpass any regatta 

 ever given by the club. The entries show six good full classes, 

 and it has been decided to give prizes to the first and second boats 

 in each class. The steamer Taurus, of the Iron Steamboat Co., 

 will go over the course. The committee having the regatta in 

 charge for the current year is composed of Oscar H. Chellborg, 

 chairman; C. F. Smith, George Gage, James H. Sparkman and 

 Charles M. Connolly. Tickets for the regatta may be obtained 

 from Mr. A. Varian, 252 Broadway, at fifty cents apiece. 



HAMILTON Y. O. -Officers, 1889: Com., Mr. Sanford; Vico-Com. 

 S. O. Greening; Capt., 2E. Jar vis; Sec, J. H. Fearnside; Treas., G. 

 F. Birely; Meas., H. Ambrose; Gen. Com,, J. F. Monck, Harry Lee 

 and John Stewart; Delegates to L. Y. R. A., Capt. Jarvis, J. F. 

 Monck and Harry Lee. Ex-Com. Monck has presented a $200 cup 

 for the new 3-5 and 40ft. corrected length classes, and the owners of 

 Marguerite have presented a 8150 cup for the 25 and 30ft. classes. 



THE SKIPPER IN THE ARCTIC SEAS. -The author of 

 "Three in Norway," Mr. Walter J. Clutterbuck, has lately pub- 

 lished through the press of Longmans, Green & Co. another inter- 

 esting volume of sport afloat in the story of a five months' cruise 

 on a seating vessel between Greenland and Spitz Bergen. The 

 story of life aboard ship is varied by trips ashore in search of 

 game, and the book is interesting to both yachtsmen and sports- 

 men. The illustrations are very good. 



ROYAL CANADIAN Y. C.-At the annual meeting on April 26 

 the following officers were elected: Com., A. R. Boswetl; Vice- 

 Corn., T. McGaw; Capt., C. A. B. Brown; Hon. Sec'v, 8, B. Har- 

 man. Committee, L. o. Percival, H.Blake, F. Arnold, G. Boul- 

 ton, A. M. Cosby, G. E. Evans, J. Mitchison, A. Piddington, J. E. 

 Robertson, R. F. Stupart. The club has a membership of (lid and 

 is in a very satisfactory condition. 



SOUTH BOSTON Y. 0.— The house committee of the South 

 Boston Y. C. lias evidently had the ladies in mind in making up 

 the following programme: May 30, hop at the club house, 8 P. M.; 

 June 26, ladies' day and review, hop in club house at 8 P. M.; July 

 10, hop at club house at 8 P.M.; July 31, moonlight sail; Aug. 14, 

 hop at club house at 8 P. M.; Aug. 28. hop at club house at 8 P. M. 



,has 



.„ been sold by 

 New Jersey Y. O. 



CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP. — Vivien, sloo; 

 E. J. Greacen to Messrs. Greteu and Deetjen, - 

 Alert, schr., has been sold by Henry Bryant to Lyman Nichols. 

 Viator, schr., has been sold by E. A. Weyth to W. G. Brokaw. 



A GOOD RUN.— The schooner Helen, Com. Middleton, Quaker 

 City Y. C, ou her return from her winter cruise ran front Havana 

 to Charleston, 756 miles, in 117 hours' continuous running. Helen 

 is a centerboard yacht, 62ft. l.w.l. 



LIRIS.— This cutter left Norfolk on April 33 aDd arrived off Bay 

 Ridge two days later. She still carries her winter rig, but will 

 soon refit for racing and bend the new Lapthorne canvas. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 STREAM their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 reouested to forward to Forest and Stream their address- sfwith. 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning thei-- local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all i tenia 

 relating to the sport, 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



OFFIOEHS, 1889-90. 



Commodore: Henri- Stanton ) w „ w v _ , 



Secretary-Treasurer: F. L. Dunnell.. J Be w xorK - 

 Vice-Corn. Rear-Corn. Purser. 



Central Div.. Geo. A. Warder... E. L. French J. K. Bakewell, 



110 Dlamondistreet, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Eastern Div.. Dr. J. A. Gage A. S. Putnam Ralph F. Brazer, 



Lowell. Mass. 



N'thernDiv..W. J. White W. J. Read C. W. "VVhitlaw, 



Montreal, Can. 



Atlantic Div..M. V. Brokaw I. V. Borland W. R. Havlland, 



Vonkers, N. T. 



Applications for memDersMp must bp made to division pursers, accom- 

 panied by the recommendation of au active member and the sum of $2.00 

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

 til-' general A. C. A. camp shall pay §1.00 for camp expenses, Applleatlou 

 sent to the Sec'y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division. 



Persons residing In any Division and wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., will be furnished with printed forms or appUcati on by address- 

 ing the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



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



Vice-Commodore— T. J. Klrknan-ick, Sorinsfiold, O. 



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



Secretary-Treasurer— -J . B. Keogh, ill Htoutauk Block, Chicago, IU 



Applications for membership Bliould be made to the Sec.-Treas., on blanks 

 which may be obtained from him. and should be accompanied by $2 as 

 initiation fee and clues for the current year. 



FIXTURES. 



May. 



30. Red Dragon, Spring Regatta 29-Junel. Passaic River Meet, 



and Trophy Cups. Newark Bay, 



SO. South Boston, Open. 



JUNE. 



7. Marine aud Field, Bath. 17. South Boston, Club. 

 12. Gait, Open, Gait. 21. New York, Annual. 



14. Ianthe, Spring. 28. Brooklyn, Annual. 



JULY. 



1-15. Central Div., Lake Chau- 12. South Boston, Open. 



tauq.ua, N. Y. 12. Yonkers, Open, Yonkers. 



5. New .Jersey Athletic, Bergen 26. South Boston, Club. 



Poiut, Second Annual. 

 12-26. W. C. A. Meet, Ballast 

 Island. 



— . Northern Div. A. C. A., Lake 

 of Two Mountains. 



AUQUST. 



2. South Boston, Open. 30. Orange, Annual. 



8-22. A.O.A.Meet, Jessup's Neck 30, 31, Sept. 1, South Boston, Har- 

 23. South Boston, Open. bor Meet. 



SEPTEMBER. 



1. Ianthe, Annual. 20. New Jersey Athletic, Bergen 



Point, Fall. 



EASTERN DIVISION MEET.— After a visit to Boston in search 

 of a camp site for the Eastern Division meet, Vice-Com. Gage has- 

 announced Raggett's Pond, in Essex, the date being May 80 to 

 Junel, ' 



