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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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and Stony Lake in 1883, the MoMcan, Rochester, Toronto, Bond- 

 out, Pittsburgh, Knickerbocker, Newburgh, Springfield, Unique 

 and Ottawa clubs, made a point of attending the meets for some 

 years, and formed the main body, ahout which new recruits gath- 

 ered at the three famous meets at Grindstone Island. Year after 

 year the same men pitched their tents in the same places on th<> 

 hillside, and entered against each other in the races, the club or- 

 ganizations being but little changed. As time goes oa, however, 

 and men grow older, great changes have occurred, and this year 

 they are specially marked iu the absence of m my familiar faces 

 and the presence of a very large number of new and yonngerm 'n. 



Among those present are: Gen. Oliver, E. B. Edwards, F. L. Mis, 

 W. B. Wackerhagen. F. F. Andrews. C. B. Vaux, H. T. Kcys°r. 

 R. J. Wilkin, J. G. Edwards and W. P. Stephens. Of these only 

 one, Mr. Stephens, was present at the first meet in 18tS0, Go Sun- 

 day two more who wore present at that time visited t.h o camp, 

 Messrs. L. Q. Jones and W. W. Cooko. Among the most, notable 

 absentees are: Messrs. Gibson. Phil Wackerhageu, now in R.ieine, 

 Wis.; Ohas. M. Shedd. now in Washington Territory; R. VV. Rich- 

 ards, now in California; Major Fairtlough, now in India; R. W. 

 Bailey, of Pittsburgh, who was unable to be present on account of 

 illness. Many of the old clubs, such as the Pittsburgh, Newburgh 

 and Rochester, hava few or no representatives this ypar; but 

 others, like the Mohicans, have sent a large delegation of youner 

 members, who promise to take the places of the older in time. Be- 

 sides there are more new clubs than ever before, the Yoakera, 

 lanthe, Puritan and Red Dragon have each a good) v number, 

 while clubs hitherto unrepresented have pitched their tents on 

 the Neck. 



From so large an attendance a hig entry list is certain. Among 

 the racers now in camp are Butler, with Fly and Wasp; Gage, 

 with the Owl; Brazer, with a new Ellida; Gorldard, with the old 

 racer Blanche: Quick, with the Uno; Oxholm, with the Beta; 

 Vaux, with the new Evorson Bonnie: Howard, with rhe Tolled; 

 Nadal, with the Pterodactyl; Palmer, with the Bat.; Forrest, with 

 the new Joyner, Dimple Mo. 4: Ward, wilh the Seabright; Bun- 

 nell, with the Eclipse; Anderson, with the Teaser; Elliott, with 

 the Truant; Whitlock, with the Guenn; Ford Jones, with I lie 

 Canuck; W. G. MacKendrick, with a new "Mac:" and Harry Mae- 

 Kendrick, with a new "Chum." The new paddling trophy has 

 brought out a number of new and handsome paddling canoes in 

 addition to the sailing craft. 



One fact is already plaiu, the sliding seat is the most effective 

 method of twisting and straining a racing craft that has yet been 

 devised, and it is Likely to cause a radical change in canoe con- 

 struction. It does not need an expert to see. that with a oanOB 

 weighing 60 to lOOlbs., and a man weighing 130 to 1701 bs, seated on 

 a plank extending Sf r. beyond the side of the canoe, and with all 

 the sail that can be crowded on, the light little sh*-H must suffer 

 severely in the weakest part, the waist. In one canoe the plank- 

 ing on the bilge has been started by the pressure of a brace under 

 the seat; in another the deck has been split, and evidences of 

 straining are frequent. Capsizes, too, are mnre frequent this 

 year, which may be laid to three causes, clumsy handling of the 

 deck seat, breaking down of the scat, and big mizens. When a 

 sliding seat does break there is something to follow, the man is 

 likely to drop 50ft. or so into the drink, ending his chances. The 

 big mizens, too, require much more skillful and careful handling 

 as the size has grown from ;i0 to 60 or 70ft. One canoe, the No. a 

 Dimple, carries two sails of 75ft. each. W r ith such a rig, or even a 

 much smaller mizen, a jibe is anything but the easy and simple 

 matter that it once was, and many come to grief on the jibe. 



On Sunday evening Mr. Emit Kpappe, of Springfield, came into 

 camp in a 11X10 canoe with 100ft. of sail, having left New London 

 at 5 A. M. and crossed the Sound, having met some heavy water 

 on this side. During the night tne wind blew very heavily from 

 VV., dropping about 2 A. M. after a terrible blast, and then coming 

 out of the north. The morning was cloudy and at colors rain be- 

 gan, causing a postponement of the unlimited race, set for 10 

 o'clock. By noon, however, the rain had ceased but left a calm. 



As there was no wind the paddling race was called at noon, 

 bringing out twenty-four starters, Mr. Carnegie winning after a 

 hot race. After dinner the unlimited sailing race was called, but 

 after the fleet was at the line the race was postponed and the 

 tandem paddling substituted, there being no wind. This race was 

 won by J. N. and H. F. MacKendrick. 



In the evening tne annual meetings of the Atlantic and Eastern 

 Divisions were held, the following officers being elected: Atlantic 

 Division, Vice-Corn., I. V, Dorland, Arlington, N. J.: Rear Com., 

 E. D. Anderson, Trenton, N. J.: Purser, Rtcn-ird Hobart, Newark, 

 N. J.; Executive Committee, H. L. Quick, Yonkers, N. Y., and H. 

 M.Kraemer, Philadelphia. The Eastern Division had forty mem- 

 bers present, representing twelve clubs. The officers elected are: 

 Vice-Corn., James W. Cartwright, Boston, Mass ; Rear Com., Dr. 

 G. L. Parmele, Hartford, Conn.; Purser, Raymond Appollonio 

 Winchester, Conn.; Executive Committee, Raul Butter, Lowell,' 

 Mass.; E. S. Towne, Holyoke. Mass.; Dr. S. Bishop, Bridgeport, 

 Conn. 



At 9 P. M. a meeting of the executive, committee was held, at 

 which Mr. ffl. U. Lawson, of Lowell, Mass., was elected commo- 

 dore, and Mr. Ralph F. Brazer, the retiring purser of the Eastern 

 Division, was elected secretary-treasurer. The committee also 

 passed an amendment to the sailing rules prohibiting standing 

 rigs after this year. During the evening a large camp-fire, was 

 given by the Mohican C, C. in front of its camp on the bluff. 



THE W. C. A. MEET, BALLAST ISLAND. 



ANOTHER year has rolled by and, without the aid of telescope 

 or more effect than was required to "get there," the mem- 

 bers of the W. C. A. have located another bright star in the gather- 

 ing consteUation at Ballast Island. The memory of this minia- 

 ture emerald isle has a fond resting place in many good hearts, 

 and as the time for our annual sojourn comes around we gladly 

 how our heads to the scenes left behind and head our bows for th is 

 snug harbor. Those who have not experienced it, cannot appre- 

 ciate the quiet pleasure derived from meeting here each succes- 

 sive year our tried and faithful comrades, and further cemeatinc 

 the bonds of true fellowship. God oless all the Ballast Island 

 hoys, for they are true-bearted, every one of them. 



Thememuers of the W. C. A. are rather proud of the stability 

 of their home, and one and all are loyal to good old Ballast. No 

 "off with the old love and on with the new" here. We know our 

 home this year will welcome us the coming season, and wo are 

 spared the feelings of a peripatetic house-ranter, such as to a cer- 

 tain extent must come to our brethren of the A. C. A. in their 

 yearly migrations. Then, too, the labors of our various committee* 

 are much lightened, certainly a desirable factor of vacation time. 



Oar family is not large, but it is closely knit together, and from 

 that comes true enjoyment. No clique is tolerated there, and ciub 

 factions are an unknown quantity. Stranger canoeists are ever 

 heartily welcome, and some of our most loyal membe.rs of to-day 

 became so largely owing to the cordial greeting extended to them 

 on their first visit. 



As regards the number in camp this year, it was rather smaller 

 than usual. Chicago usually sends dowii a solid delegation, but 

 did not treat us "fair" this year, a number of her most active 

 canoeists being unable to come. Dayton also dwindled in her 

 representation, and Toledo deserted us entirely. Ciucmnali al^o 

 fell behind in her attendance, and the death of Judge Longworth 

 of this city robbed us of a comrade whose place no one can fill. 

 Many times was the "Skipper" spoken of. and oftener thought of. 



This year brought out still more class C. canoes, until now they 

 are in the majority. The class B. captains might resent it should 

 I speak of this tendency as a possible illustration of the. survival of 

 the fittest, and yet when cruising time comes these same class B. 

 fellows seem very Willi Dg to leave their craft on the dock and ac- 

 cept an invitation to ship as crew on the larger craft. Ye Gods of 

 wind and water: think of it. Resigning a caotaincv for the posi- 

 iton of deck hand! To a certain extent this tendency to larger 

 craft is to be deplored, for the smaller classes are the only true 

 canoes, although the owner of a 16x40 stoutly claimed that it 

 could be efficiently paddled. His entry for the paddling races 

 must have been misplaced, for it could not be found anywhere. 



However, for the waters of Lake Erie, and in fact for all open 

 water cruising a class C. canoe, is beginning to be accepted as the 

 acme of comfort, and the squallv weather this vear demonstrated 

 fully their staunch qualities and general weatherlines. With a 

 gale blowing and the lake one mass of white-caps, thev would 

 start out under reefed sail and disappear to windward like magic. 



In order that the canoes of both classes can be brought together 

 in an amiable rivalry, and full opportunity be afforded to demon- 

 strate any possible superiority of one class over the other, a move- 

 ment has been started to make one of the cup races, perhaps the 

 W. C. A. Trophy, open to all classes. If so arranged, this race 

 should result, in the evolution of the most perfect, type of canoe 

 for Ballast Island waters, and it is safe to say that it would be a 

 good, all-around craft. 



The same complaint was made this year in regard to the racing 

 programme— too long. Next year there will probably be but three 

 sailing races, the Gardner Cup, the Longworth Cup and the Trophy. 

 However, it is proposed to sail each of these races in three heats. 

 In each heat, points will be awarded similar to the methods now 

 used for record events, and the canoe scoring the most points in the 

 three heats will be the winner of the cup. Races are to be called 

 a.t the exact time previously announced for them, without regard 



to the weather, and it is this fact that Is to a great extent depended 

 on to bring out the best all-around boat. # 

 ! IThe weather this year was exceedingly erratic, and most of the 

 time anything but tr te came weather, many of the winds being 

 squally and very uucouiEortible to sail in, with perhaps an occa- 

 sional day of fl it calm thrown in to strike a general average. This 

 same fitful wind prohibited the annual carnival, to which a num- 

 ber of guests had been invited. When the appointed evening 

 came the lake was iu no mood to be trifled with, and the gale of 

 wind blowing prevented even a decoration of camp with the lan- 

 terns. 



Io the way of rig and fittings there was but little that was new 

 or startling. Two canoes came to camp fitted with athwartsbip 

 tillers and uext year will see more of them. A number of the 

 canoes appeared with the lowering topmast rig. but did nothing to 

 indicate its superiority, and in fact it does not commend itself as 

 the ideal sail. One cauoe was rigged with leg-of-mutton sails 

 made wit h a fair amount of draft, and proved her general ability 

 by winning the Longworth Cup. 



The annual business meeting resulted in the election of the fol- 

 lowing officers for the ensuing ye it: Com., D. H. Crane, Chicago; 

 Vice-Corn., N. B. Cook, Chicago; Rear-Corn., O. A. Woodruff, Day- 

 ton; Secy.-Treas., J. H. Ware, Chicago. Just, why so many plums 

 were captured by Chicago is not apparent, unless it be that that 

 city has the Cook and therefore knew best what part of the cake 

 tobolp itself to. The above officers, together with C. J. S ted man, 

 G. H. Gardner and W. H. Huntington, comprise the Executive 

 Committee. 



The hop, held on Thursday night of the second week, proved a 

 great, success, for not only did all enjoy themselves, but a fair 

 amount was cleared above all expenses. This year the Hop was 

 held at Wehrle's, tho music being furnished by the Great Western 

 Band of Sandusky. Good music, a smooth, spacious floor, not 

 orowded, and a perfect night, all combined to make a success of 

 it. At about S o'clock in the morning, the return was made to 

 Ballast, but not to sleep. This proved the chosen night of the 

 "Kit-Kats," and although their old chief was not with them, yet 

 the. old adage "a bad penny always turns up" proved its truthful- 

 ness, for "Penny" did turn up and led the braves to the onslaught. 

 Al.my a charge was made, that night, on the slate, and the dust was 

 bitten by many a poor creature, sand-flies principally. Some of 

 tho more sedate hands in camp denounced the painting of the 

 Island red as a cardinalsin, and it may be that nextyear the Com- 

 modore will be expected to restrain any such excess of spirits. 



The races began on Tuesday of the first week, and should have 

 been disposed of in time to leave the entire second week for cruis- 

 ing, but the wretched weather caused the posponemeut of a 

 number of the events, making them borrow two days from the 

 second week. Most of the races proved close and well contested, 

 and afforded much pleasure to the contestants as well as the spec- 

 tators. The free-for-all race has heretofore been sailed twice 

 around the Island, but this year was changed to twice around the 

 regular course, and gave much satisfaction. 



The following is a brief summary of the race: 



Class 1, paddling, was won by C. F. Pennewell, of Detroit; O. A. 

 Woodruff, of Dayton, second. 



The upset race was won by Nat. H. Cook, of Chicago. 



The novice race and consolation race were sailed as one, the 

 winner being D. E. Mead, Jr., of Dayton, a uovice who demon- 

 strated his anility by beating some of the old heads. J. O. Shtras, 

 of Cincinnati, was second. 



Tne trophv race was sailed in a stiff northeaster and the course 

 was altered to keep the canoes out of the big seas as much as pos- 

 sible. Leaviug everything to port, the course was around the 

 "Umtc-ella Tree" Buoy, thence to the channel stake between 

 Buckeye and Lost Island, and to the home buoy off the dock. 

 Entries were as follows: N. B. Cook, Carrier Pigeon; G. H. Gard- 

 ner, Ah Taere; O. H. Root, Showandasse: T. S. Gates, Isabel; and 

 J. O. Sulfas, Katydid. The wind made the boys attend to their 

 "knitting," but made a lively race of it. As the pace became too 

 hot all gradually dropped out excepting Cook and Gardner, who 

 kept fairly close together. On the third rouud Cook capsized in 

 jibing around the outer buoy, leaving Gardner to sail it out alone. 

 At the time of capsizing Cook bad a fair lead and might have 

 saved the race had he taken the precaution to tack. In this race 

 all cannes crossed the line reefed down, but one by one shook out 

 tl ei - full canvas as their desire to get there was stimulated by the 

 riva'vy. Mr. Gardner sailed a good race and got all the speed 

 ptssible out of his bo^.. Mr. Cook was hampered by his light 

 weight and consequent inability to hold his boat up. 



In the Lmgworth Cup race Charles Weeks and D. H.Ware 

 came into collision on the first round, and before they could clear 

 away the wreckage were far behind and so dropped out. leaving 

 Bartlen and Nat Cook to finish it. On the third round Cook 

 parted his main halliard while in the lead, and lost 3m. 18s. before 

 getting under way again. Col. Bartlett held his lead well thus 

 gained, and Cook had to be satisfied with second place. The other 

 races were: 



Paddling. Class 2— J. S. Gates first, D. E. Mead, Jr., second. 



Paddling, Class 3-0. A. Woodruff first, C. F. Pennewell second. 



Sailing and Paddling— O. A. Woodruff first, B. M. King, second. 



Capsize— N. H. Cook first, O. A. Woodruff second. 



Protest was entered against C. F. Pennewell in regard to the 

 Tecord on account of his not "paddling his own canoe." It was 

 sustained, making record stand as follows: First, O. A. Wood- 

 ruff, 190 point-; second, N. B. Cook, 120: third, T. S. Gates, 110: 

 fourth, G. EL Gardner, 80; fifth, D. E. Mead, Jr., and B. M. King, 

 both 40 points. 



THE NORTHERN DIVISION MEET. 



T3LE CADIEUX, Aug. 7.— Every A, C. A. meet must of course 

 X iiave its special feature, and whatever question there may be 

 as to what constitutes the special feature of other meets, there 

 can be none that the first eastern meet of the Northern Division 

 which to-morrow comes to an end, was peculiarly remarkable, for 

 thunderstorms. They were not nice little evolutions of cloud 

 land with a few theatrical flashes of lightning, an odd rumble and 

 a few drops of rain either; they were veritable cloud bursts and 

 cyclones, without the slightest regard for the comfort or con- 

 venience of the campers, and they interfered seriously with every 

 single attempt toward organized enjoyment. Stave Island was a 

 wet meet, and it blew there sometimes, but the Stave Island rain 

 was the falling of dew drops, and the Stave Island breezes were 

 gentle zephyrs' compared to those which visited Isle Cadieux. 



The site of the camp is the western extremity of Isle Cadieux, a 

 long, narrow, much indented island, which juts far out into the 

 waters of the Lake of Two Mountains, about midway between 

 Como and VaudeviUe. The headquarters dock is located upon 

 the narrow strait which divides the island from the mainland, 

 and the camp ground is a well elevated promontory of stony land, 

 dotted by a few fine maple and oak trees, and connected with the 

 island by a neck of marshy land, one side of which is well wooded. 

 The ladies' camp is located on a heautiful little bay about half a 

 mile from headquarters, and midway between the two is the mess 

 tent, a fine big pavillion, which Mr. Seavey would be inclined to 

 utilize for other than dining purposes if he were here. The camp 

 is in every particular a pretty one; there, is a good background for 

 the tents, immediately in front of if the wide waters of the lake 

 spread out t > the blue mountains of Oka, the ground has remained 

 dry in spite of all the rain, and the harbor is a good one. 



The first, man in camp was Harry MacKendrick, with his new 

 Chum, and the little racing machine he calls his paddling canoe. 

 The new forty pound rule has had its effect upon this canoe, for 

 two bulkheads and a keelson ha ve been put into her, and an open 

 canoe with bulkheads is a decidedly new departure, but then 

 bulkheads weigh more than quarter inch cross* braces. By July 

 30, however, there were a goodly number of men in camp, includ- 

 ing several Ottawa men. The mess tent was in good running 

 order, and the first service under the trees was well attended. 



On Monday half a dozen tents went up, and there were quite a 

 number of men in camp to loaf about headquarters and eat three 

 tremendous meals a day. From the very first the camp caterer 

 showed that it was not his intention to eclipse that famous Long 

 Island mess of unpleasant memory, and in spite of wind and 

 storm, three good substantial, palatable, and what is more, nicely 

 served meals, were, disposed of every day. There has been no at- 

 tempt made to rival a second-class railwav restaurant, but there 

 has been a good solid breakfast at 7, a good cold lunch at 1 o'clock, 

 and a three-course dinner in the evening, and if any one grumbled 

 it was because he did not know any better. All through the first 

 week new men and old came dropping into camp. The Scotts, 

 accompanied by thre" ladies, came in on Tuesday. On this occa- 

 sion, as upon others, they did not cruise the whole distance to 

 camp, but. they did cruise sixty miles down the Ottawa in two 

 open canoes, with the ladies on board. The Oolah, Mr. N. Dwed- 

 ney Jones's pretty little steam launch, came iu on the same day, 

 with three Ottawas on board, and her cre w put up the tent, which 

 was at once the envy of the rest of the camp, and the center of it 

 in a social sense. On Wednesday a party of three Ottawas cruised 

 in under the lead of Mr. W, McL. Manigny. whose gray hairs 

 have not abated in the slightest his enthusiasm for the cruising 

 canoe, and he proved that he not only believed In, but could 

 handle his craft by bringing her through a thunderstorm which 

 struck his little fleet off Oka, in full view of the camp, in line 

 form. 



The most sensational arrival during this first week was, how- 



ever, that of Dr. Douglas. It was a lovely moonlight night and 

 the camp wa« lounging about the camp-fire, resting after a big 

 hustle with a thunderstorm, when into the center of the firelight 

 marched the vice-commodore of the A. C. A. He had paddled up 

 from St. Anns, after a long railway journey, with.no better know- 

 ledge of the situation of the camp than the fragmentary instruc- 

 tions of the lockmen, bringing with him his whole camping 

 equipage for a two weeks outing-, in the little Perdita, a decked 

 log canoe of only 23in. beam. She is a very pretty and graceful 

 boat, and the way her captain paddles her is such as to make 

 many a younger man envious. 



The first week was mainly spent in wrestling with thunder- 

 storms, but there were a couole of interesting cruises of the pic- 

 nic variety, one in particular, to the India.n village of Oka and 

 the great Trappist monastery above it, being a very interesting 

 one. There was more time spent in monkeyiug about the tents, 

 in chatting under the flies and in concocting cooling drinks, how- 

 ever, and indeed the weather was so changeable that it was hardly 

 safe to go very far from camp, if dry beds were considered desir- 

 able. 



On Aug. 2, however, the quiet of the camp was pretty well 

 broken, for this was the day of the Point Claire Boat Club regatta, 

 which had been specially arranged for to suit the convenience of 

 the A. C. A. meu. Nearly a dozen canoes cruised down in the 

 morning, and the camp steamer and barge went down in the 

 afternoon with a large party on board. 



The principal races of the day. which possessed more than local 

 interest, were the canoe and skiff sailing races, the tandem and 

 the four paddling races. The sailing race was a match between 

 the big two and three men canoes, into which the St. Lawrence 

 skiff has developed, sailing under their own rules; and the canoe 

 pure and simple sailing under A. C. A. rules Up to the last 

 moment.it was expected that the fastest up-river skiffs would 

 comedown to sail against Wallace in theFreyja, but not one nf 

 them turned up, and only two first-class skiffs, the Freyja. W. J. 

 Wallace, and the Jean A., C.Monsevat, both of Point Claire, entered 

 against five decked canoes. The Mac, W. S. MacKendrick, Roval 

 Canadian Y. C, Toronto; Mab, C. Archibald, Pointe Claire C. "C; 

 CLum, Harrv MacKendrick, Gait C. C.; Aloba, H. McLean. Pointe 

 Claire C. C; Isis, D. A. Poe, Pointe Claire O. C. In all thirteen 

 boats and canoes started in this race, the largest fleet ever sent 

 across the line on Lake St. Louis, and a fine sight it was. There, 

 was hatdly a breath of air at the start, but a light breeze from 

 the southeast sprang up shortly after the gun fired, and the fleet 

 began to string out. 



The Freyja took the lead from the first, with the Mac close be- 

 hind her, and these two led the fleet straight around, with the 

 Mab a good third. The Freyja beat the Mac 3m. 30s. elapsed time, 

 on a five mile course, but as she allowed her 4m. 30s. on a length 

 over all measurement basis, the Mac won the pennant for the 

 best corrected time over the course, and a handsome piece of 

 plate for her victory in her own class. 



For the tandem single blade pad d ling race, two Western crews 

 —the MacKendrick brothers and Messrs. Muntz and Lightburn, 

 entered against three Eastern crews, Messrs. G. H. Duggan and 

 F. Shearwood, F. Stewart and F. Fairbanks, and H. and C. Routh. 

 This was the first time for some years that a thoroughly repre- 

 sentative Western team had paddled on Lake St. Louis, and the 

 greatest interest was taken in the race. Duggan and Shearwood, 

 the wiunersof the Lachine cups, and of every tandem race on 

 Lake St. Louis, came in easy winners, the Rouths were second, 

 and the MacMendricks third. In'.the "four in a canoe" race the 

 Western team also won. 



After the regatta the St. Lawrence Y. C. cruise to camp began, 

 and the stoamers Nereid, Iris, Windemere and another took in 

 tow the Valda, Lulu, Minnie A., rreyja and Kathleen. It was 

 late when the fleet with the A. C. A. barge in the lead got into 

 camp, as the channel into camp is unlighted, but a good dinner 

 was waiting iu the mess tent, and it was late when t he camp went 

 to bed that night. An unfortunate incident of the tow up was 

 that the Mab got under the bobstay of a yacht and had her side 

 crushed in. 



On Sunday morning the St. Lawrence Y. C. burgee was hoisted 

 on the main staff under the Association flae, for the club was the 

 guest of the Association, and the camp settled down to enjoy 

 itself. There was a very beautiful and solemn service under the 

 trees atH, and the day would have been one of perfect rest and 

 serenity had it not been for the inevitable thunder storm in tne 

 afternoon, which interfered sadly with the departure of certain 

 of the guests of the camp. During this Sunday there must have 

 been fully two hundred visitors in camp, and once a hundred 

 members and the St. Lawrence Y. C. men were under canvas. 



On Monday morning the racing commenced, the paddling races 

 being put on as follows: 



Event No. 1, record decked paddling: 



Chum, H. MacKendrick, Gait 0. C 1 



Mac, W. G. MacKendrick, R. C. Y. C 2 



Aloha, H. McLean, P. C, O. C 3 



Isis, D. A. Poe, P. C. C. C 4 



Event No. 2, record onen paddling: 

 R. G. Muntz, Argonaut B. C 1 



F. L. Girdwood, St. Ann's B. C •> 



Event No. 7, paddling tandem: 



H. T. MacKendrick and L. Girdwood 1 



G. H. Duggan and F. Shearwood, St. L. Y. C 2 



H. Routh and C. Routh, L. St. L. C. C 3 



F. Stewart and F. Fairbanks, L. St. L. C. C 4 



R. G. Muntz and F. I. Lightburn 5 



This completed the racing for that day, as a heavy thunderstorm 

 came on in the afternoon, and the Nereid went ashore and was 

 bilged. 



On Tuesday morning the Volda, the flagship of the St. Louis Y.' 

 C. leftfcamp, and from the main dock the canoeists cheered her 

 lustily as she went past. The first race put on was 



Event No. 3, combined sailing and paddling, three miles in all, 

 paddle and sail alternate half miles: 



Mac, W. G. MacKendrick \ 



Chum, H. F. MacKendrick ' 2 



Flying Scud, M. L. Williams 3 



Nereid. P. Sherwood 4 



, L. Girdwood " 5 



, P. D, Scott e 



Record sculling, four and a half miles: 



Mab, C. Archibald, P. C. C. C 1 



Mac, W. G. MacKendrick, P. C. Y. C 2 



Chum, H. F. MacKendrick, Gait , 3 



.A Hie, W. H. Warren. L. St. L. C. C 4 



Flying Scud, M. L. AVilliams, P. O. C. C Withdrew. 



Aloha, H. McLean. P. C. C. C Capsized 



Isis, D. A. Poe, P. C. C. C .-Withdrew. 



ivey, F. McCallum, P. C. C. C Withdrew. 



, F. T. Girdwood, St. Ann's Withdrew 



Iolanthe, W. M. T. Mainquy, Ottawa Withdrew. 



In the afternoon the 1% mile race for the Orillia cup was put on 

 and six boats, Mab, Mac, Chum, Isis, Mona and Banshee, A. 

 Adamson, of Ottawa, started. There was a strong breeze from 

 the west and a great black thunderstorm was rising swiftly in 

 that direction when the gun was fired. Isis went away with the 

 lead, but Mab and Mac passed her on the run, and Chum took 

 third place on the reach. Two rounds were sailed with no great 

 alteration in the position of the boats, excepting that as the wind 

 fell lighter the Mab dragged out her reefs, and as she was the 

 only boat in the fleet that could do this she increased her lead 

 considerably. While the third round was being sailed the thun- 

 derstorm came down and every boat in the fleet went over from 

 the pressure of the breeze on her flapping sails. It was a verit- 

 able cyclone while it lasted and a sea was raised which, when the 

 size of the water stretch which supplied it is considered, was sim- 

 ply tremendous. The Mona. was sufficiently close to camp to run 

 in before the squall struck. Mab was also close inshore and got 

 iu without any harm befalling her. Mac and Chum were well 

 outside, however, and Isis was capsized at the West Buoy, and 

 the crews of t tie first two boats took refuge in a barge which had 

 been manned by the men ashore to go to the sailormen's rescue. 

 Isis was paddled ashore with a broken down rig. The only canoe 

 at all seriously injured was the Mac, which went ashore and was 

 seriously bruised. 



It rained that night, but a large party from camp went down to 

 Yaudreuil to a dance given in honor of the A. C. A. by Mr. Wm. 

 Cassefs at his beautiful summer residence there. 



On Wednesday it blew too hard to get the sailing races off, but 

 there was a hurry-scurry, won by Harry MacKendrick, and a tng 

 of war, which was won by a mixed crew stroked by Girdwood. The 

 enforced idleness of the canoeists was taken advantage of to get 

 through the general meeting. After a good deal of discussion the 

 nominating committee agreed to recommend that the next of the 

 division meets should be a cruising meet, and although nothing 

 was decided as to details this decision was arrived at mainly be- 

 cause the camp had fallen in love witha most elaborate scheme 

 for a grand cruise among the islands that fringe the eastern shore 

 of Georgian Bay, from Pentanguishene to the French River, 

 which has been prepared by Mr. I. N. MacKendrick, of Gait. The 

 general meeting approved of the cruising meet idea and unani- 

 mously indorsed the recommendations of the committee. 



The officers for the year elected were as follows: Vice-Coin., 

 CeJ. W. H. Cotton* Kingston; Rear-Corn.. I, G, Edwards, Li,ndsay$ 



