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FOREST AMD STREAM. 



[Oct, 80, 1890. 



present meet know much more of I h.e laV* mJ" 1 "* f§ e 

 tending the Selections and preparaflouR 01^^™^ 

 thousand and one details, they know that the «^*ffiE*"S2 

 last fall, continued until the day the camp opened; and they £ »» 

 know that in the case of several of the P^uohjal outers it meant 

 a private outlay that has run high np in Imndieds. 



Unfortunately the very worst features of ^mee- were strongly 

 impressed on the canoeist who .eached cam P n |"! i „«Bo?tltion 

 weary struggle with the ^^^^^}' a ^^^^^bm 

 and sought refreshment at the mess tent. He appreciated ,rom 

 me first what h».d not been done, or had been dene ^ly^hile 

 only the few who saw the camp ground 7 n the spnogand ^am in 

 midsummer could appreci ate the magnitude of the ^orkot pi epa, 

 ration. Not one in twenty gave any thought t o he £um y plots 

 entirely bare of grass which showed that but a short t me beloie 

 the whole of the" hillsides in the center -of the camp had been a 

 mass of dense undergrowth, such as could still be found anywhere 

 beyond its confines on the shore side: and no one wem so tar as to 

 picture a morass between the two hills, and a jungle along the 

 from nf the mam camp, as well as among the trees and °n the 

 hillside o£ the ladies 1 camp. The preliminary search for a camp 

 site, which occupied ah of last fall, every proposed ^£'^""8 

 traversed on foot or visited in boats by some of tae otoeers, was no 

 easy rask. and when a choice was finally made a *enous aifficulty 

 waf met in regard to procuring the ground, which greatly delayed 

 the work of preparation. Even when this difficulty was disposed 

 •of there remained swamps to oe filled, undergrowth and trees to 

 he removed, wells to be dug, a wharf to be built, with kitchen, ice 



*^£$l^°M™&t%, A. has been lucky in meeting 

 -with men who, with no special interest in canoeing or the Associ- 

 ation have been most generous in offering aid in arranging tor 

 the meets; but this year it was most fortunate m meeting with 

 one who though a total stranger to canoeing, did as much for the 

 Association as'it could ask from its oldest and most enUmsiastic 

 member Tae gentleman m question. Air. Delevan O. bcovute, 

 S ct Jessup'S Neck and the adjoining mainland, not only gave 

 freely the use of the ground, but oore a large proportion ot the 

 .expense and labor of the preparation, so much ^^^^i^? 

 aid it would not have been practicable to have held the meet at 

 ' this spot. As it- was. even With this aid, there was a vast amount 

 at work which devolved on Com. Stanton and Mr. Burchard in 

 particular, which wjS made more diffieiUt by the distance ot the 



; C ^»p me -in discussing the camp of last year at Steve Island 

 in trie u'Okbsi ants Stream of Sept. 12. 1890, we .enumerated cer- 

 tain features whica experience has shown to be essentia! to a 

 perfect camp, and which have on several occasions been decidedly 

 lacking For once at least they were all present, and it is hard 1 o 

 seehow the camp site at Jessup'sNeckcould have been materially 

 improved. The view of and from the camp was a beautiful one 

 iii everv direction; going inland toward the aead of the peninsula 

 firid ou the west snore, the neck here being pronably a quarter 

 of a mile wide, there was a sandy bluff about *0fc - high, from 

 which point the land sloped away to a height of aibOUtSffit. on the 

 eatit ahore, extending northward from tnese two points for about 

 thr l-auarter<= ot a inile, and m r.his distance taUmg until troin a 

 level tiolelaad at a middle distance it tapered to a pebbly point 

 at the ehh that was lost beneath the blue waters ot Little Pecomc 



' Bav iTom this extreme point, as well as from the water, the 

 view was most pleasing, the many white tents and brightly- col- 

 ored flags standing out against a green background, while from 

 the oiutfattbe otuer enu there was visible, in addition to the 

 Whitle camn spread out beneath the feet, a wide expanse of wooded 

 shm ps and nine water: Shelter islahd, Great and Little Hog Is ecits, 

 Novack- Lime Peeonie and Noyacfc Bays and Shelter Island 

 Soi -id 'Wild as it all was, there were in the distance villas, 

 church, spires and windmills that betrayed the presence of civil- 



^Tiie^amp ground itself was admirably fitted for its purpose. 

 > It was at sucn an elevation as to be dry at all times, and also to 



■ command a full view of the sailing and paddling courses, while 



■ not-'WS "high to be easily reached by means ot s- yeral stairways 

 \ "rom the-^?ach. At its highest point It was probably 2olt. m trout 

 i of part of the maiu camp, i ailing to not more than att. m front ot 



narr of" the north end, where tne Brooklyn camp was located, 

 oevond which was a low peboly beach wim a little oasis in the 

 shape of a °-rove in wmch the Vesper camp was pitched. The 

 south end ot the main camp was divided from Squaw Point by a 

 little valiev which served to give access trom the wnart to both 

 camns bv means ot inclines up which a wagon could be driven. 

 The ladies - camp was somewhat higher than tne main camp, and 

 in a wav was a disappointment, out an agreeable one. Almost the 

 cmlv trees in tae camp were cedars of not over vigorous growtn, 

 and th° main camp had practically no shade. The ladies' camp, 

 however was in a grove of these cedars, which nor, only answered 

 every purpose of shade, hut were free from mosquitoes, so that 

 The tents could be pitched diivctly among and unaer them. 



The actual center of the camp, the store and mess tent, was in 

 tbis ca-e where it should be, near the wharf, between the two 

 camns and readily accessible from both. The headquarters was 

 but amort distance away, in a prominent position id ihe center 

 of the oluff Tne Dest paint from wiilch to witness the races was 

 the bluff in 'front of the ladies' camp, from whica the who e lengtn 

 of both courses was visible, out at the same time the samng 

 course and much o£ the panddng could be seen from the extreme 

 end of tne mam camp, and men could watca the races trom 

 within their tents How different this was from Lake Seorge, or 

 -veil Bow Arrow or Stave Island, will be understood py ail who 

 ; were at either place. It was not necessary at Je&sup s Neck to 

 (drop an other occupations and make a regular business of leaving 

 iatin-n and gome to a distance or oh tne water to see the races; one 

 rcould read, rig sails or eooK beside his tent and yet see in a 

 imoment whether a race was m progress, and if so, the position ot 



^Tne central position and accessibility of the wharf was another 

 fflfimirabie feature, nob only was the distance less than usual to 

 eo.» her camp, out new arrivals were seen and welcomed as they 

 T*!ine Tin in tact the wharf was as it Snould be, the center of the 

 1 U£ tie and life of the camp at certain hours each day, A man 

 b Tern" to.Ier-sup's Neck nad tne whole camp directly in view 

 co „ ;:.„,, , ... u: die tents were not indued in the trees, 



Ion. \ m to be overlooked entirely, hut the banners on the bluff's 

 perl, here were tue Mohicans, here the Bed Dragons, here the 



told i , B ,r U , a nere the bpringtieicis; an invitation to tne new comer 

 lanthe tm.old iriends at once. . „■ 



to hunt, u was a loose loam, that was evidently not made specially 

 Tne so \fj,t cp.^s, out that dried out almost instantly after a rain, 

 to hold te little or no mud. At the same time there was a 



so that till 'agsSPRWaSt to some former camps in the total absence 

 mostpleasi -k^s ami peobies save on the hench. A man could 

 of rocks, st> iL^leiigtt'of the mam sireet at night without laming 

 wait the win week, and cot: id even run aoout camp alt day with- 

 himselt f or a .wita'a sore'tpe.ov a sprained anale. Very good 



out being laid . was provio'tf -oy two welL, one in eacn camp, 



water for drnxB. B a dimcul'ty amounted to little. Wnile tue 



so mat this tare, iiamqugff it was by no means sultry or oppres- 

 weamer was war. uj.?-« tLe twp weeks, so the lack of shade caused 

 sive at any time <it wiw^-aiore than offoet by the rapidity wilh 

 no oiscomioi'l, and i^.drieu out alter a shower. Had tne weather 

 which tne whole can ^aar grove ui squaw Point would prooaaiy 

 proved very hot the c ho;jxi, wnile tne main camp, exposed to the 

 have been close ana w. tva have Deen still hotter, but even this 

 lull heat of the sun, wo 4^imp, shady camp mat is never dry and 

 would be preterable to a feather. Had tne present camp been 

 warm save in tne nottest ?.^jre only two points mat coma have 

 inane tor me purpose met Voi v e ot deciduous trees in place of 

 been much improved; a k SLa similar grove just m tne rear of 

 cedars m tne ladies' camp, a %rJit me plateau, wnere a refuge 

 the main camp, in the ten. ^f.me hay, and wmch would also 

 might ue round m the iniadle wind as it swept over the narrow 

 serve to breaK the force of the 



neck. . »' it svas no less suited for canoe- 



It the site was good for c ampim Jtiaiawas so shght as to cause 

 ing proper, the rise ana fall ot tne ^ t q!ia,l to Sana, being covered 

 notrouole; me beacn, though not ^ ^o nteans oad, aad out little 

 with peboies of various sizes, was d. gilds and landings taau on 

 more trouble was found in Duilding civen .in the usual manner, 

 dead water. Posts or stakes were d esse a .few joists were laid, 

 tne tops safely above high water; on t v£ i ptattorm large enough 

 with a flooring of boards, maKing a le ^0aa they could be hauled 

 to hold naif a dozen canoes, ana on to \ eases' even a simpler con- 

 up at any stage of the tide, in many Te;G<J stated down on tne 

 struotion was tritd, the common skius v, taem until above high 

 beach, the canoes being drawn up on rilea evvry rac iitty tor 

 w^ter. The waters aouut me camp atto ^ breezes and tairly 

 ■sailing and paddling, there being as a mie . .^gged was me oppor- 

 smoom water. The only thing mat was n ^ XBlahds for bnort 

 tunity afforded so ahundantiy m tne luousa uejll ot - neaon a . oou t 

 •ana picturesque paauimg trips: the long ei % ^ ao faT a6 tne 

 -Jessup's Neck offered out iiti.le m this tureci uiie promises made 

 campsite itself is concerned it fully bore out v> .admiraole way 

 for it, uot omy m natural advantages, but m ti lttl tfl 06X8 an(1 com . 

 in which all arrangements had beenmaae oy tne 



Tr7mportxvtim.- f £he 4. 0, A, meet is to many th '•wg tf$Sf t % 

 the year, to be looked b*ck tm ioogmgiy tor half a tt^gg* {\ ,| 

 over, and forward to e^jerlyioraeariy as Ions iu 1 ww»«* «w 



short enough at best, not over two -weeks and for the majority only 

 ten days or a week. It is natural, then, that the canoeist should be 

 most anxious to reach camp quickly aDd to stay until the last pos- 

 sible moment; and that he looks on every hour wasted in some dull 

 little town, or every dollar spent spent m hotel bills when he 

 should be living in camp, as a double robbery. As to the present 

 camp, though nominally within less than four hours of New Y ork, 

 it might as well have been five hum red miles away so far as 

 speedy and certain transportation was concerned. Ihe steamer 

 that promised so well at first was all right so for as it went it a 

 man could manage to reach New Yorit on a sailing day, three 

 times a week, he could be off the camp early next morning, and 

 if t he wind was not too strong from the east, or something else 

 did not interfere, he would be landed on the camp wh art. On 

 the other hand, if he could not make connections m Mew Y ork it 

 meant a delay of 24 hours at least, or perhaps from Saturday 

 mght till Tuesdav afternoon: and even though he .caught the 

 boat there was no certainty that he would not be carried past the 

 camp and landed, with all his traps, at Sag Harbor. The case was 

 no better returning, as there was no certainty whether or no me 

 boat would call at camp, and on a number of days she did not. 

 This irregularity also upset all plans for fresh supplies of meat, 

 ice, etc., from New York, and made the task of catenng still more 

 difficult. Once on the boat, the s«l was a very pleasant, one, and 

 no one grudaed the time, while the fare was reasonable enough; 

 but the usual privilege of carrying camp duffle and canoe free 

 was not granted, all goods besides trunks being charged for. 



The transit bv rail was practically as uncertain ai d unsatisfac- 

 tory as by boat, the man who alighted from the tram ot the Long 

 Island R. R. at Sag Harbor, alter a prolonged battle with ex- 

 pressmen of all kinds for the possession of a portion of his bag- 

 gage, was doomed in all probability to fresh disappointment. So 

 far f rom the camp being near and his troubles at end, the one 

 was very far distant and the other changed m form, but gaming 

 nothing save variety thereby. In some eases it is true that a 

 launch was waiting, and it remained only to run the final gaunt- 

 let of the lo< sal expressmen and to ride for half an hour in the 

 launch before reaching camp. In many cases, however, there 

 was no means of reaching camp, save by walking or driving, the 

 latter at summer resort prices, over a very dreary and tortuous 

 road of seven or eight miles, while the transportation ot baggage 

 was not to be thought of. Many were consequently compelled to 

 spend a night or longer at a small country hotel, though almost 

 within sight of the camp as the crow flies. 



Tne Canadian canoeists had a specially trying experience, the 

 freight car containing their canoes and camp gear was trans- 

 ported free as far as Jersey City, there being nearly twenty in ihe 

 party, but there it was met with a heavy cha rge of lighterage to 

 the Long Island R. R. and when safely on the tracks of the latter 

 it was still delayed for several da?s in reaching Sag Harbor. As 

 there were ladies m toe party and the tents were all in the car 

 this me -tat a stay of several days at a hotel m Sag Harbor, and 

 even after the car arrived the party was obliged to charter a sail- 

 ing vessel to transport the canoes and stuff to camp. Others had 

 a similar experience on a smaller scale, finally reaching camp In 

 a very unpleasant frame of mind. There mav be some doubt as 

 to the final fate of Captain Kidd and his treasure, but the canoe- 

 ists at camp have a theory as to the fate of his crew that it would 

 take some argument to remove: this is that they all settled on 

 Long Island and went into the express business, general and 

 local, leaving it in tima to their numerous descendants. 



That portion of the original plan of transportation which whs 

 most successfully carried out was the collect! ng of canoes and duffle 

 at various points by one steamer and returning themm the same 

 way. In this work the committee was greatly aided by Mr. George 

 P. Douglas, of the Ian the O C , and oy the captain of the steamer 

 Eagle. Canoes were taken from the various club houses about 

 New York and Newark and safely landed at camp, being returned 

 after the meet, the expense heing $5 per boat. In this part of their 

 work, at least, the co.urnittee, after making their plans in good 

 season, received but little help or cooperation from individual 

 canoeists, the men being generally backward in announcing their 

 intentions or replying to the committee's circulars, and leaving 

 everything to the last. « 



Bad as tne transportation arrangements undoubtedly were 'the 

 blame does not rest with the committee, but tne whole trouble 

 seems to be tuat the camp, beautiiul and convenient as it was in 

 all otuer ways, was practically inaccessible: the available facili- 

 ties, by rail and boat, being entirely inadequate. It may be said 

 that in such a case a more accessible spot should nave been chosen; 

 but, of the scores of places suggested to the committee, there was 

 not one that, however convenient to New ihrli and the East, was 

 not totally uusuited for a camp ground; while the natural ad- 

 vantages of the spot finally chosen were such as to justify the 

 committee in selecting it and doing the bdSt they could in the 

 matter of transportation. Besides the , arrangements with 

 steamers from New York and New London, an agreement was 

 made with the captain of a very good little steamer to run regu- 

 lar trips between Greenport. Sag Harbor and the camp, charging 

 but 25 cents fare; and it was fully expected that the New YorK 

 and possibly other boats would call at camp on every trip. Tne 

 receipts on the launch were so small during the first four days 

 that the captain gave up the job, leaving no means of transport 

 between Greenport or Sag Haroor and the camp; wnile, as already 

 told, tne big boat found tue camp wharf too lignfc to permit her to 

 land in a sea or with a strong onshore wind. Another launch was 

 finally chartered to run to Greenport and Sag Harbor, the finan- 

 cial responsibility being assumed oy a number of leadiugmen and 

 officers who chartered the boat and ran her themselves at reason- 

 able rates. The affairs of this company have not been finally 

 adjusted, but it is probable that wnen all bills are paid the sub- 

 scribers will come out about even. 



The work of transportation committees has been simplified by 

 the passage of the interstate commerce law, as there is now little 

 to do witn the railroads, owing to uniform rates. These rates are 

 higher, and fewer concessions in the way of free carriage of canoes 

 are made than prior to the passage of the law; bur, summer excur- 

 sion rates are not. as a rule, very high, the round trip to Clayton, 

 La&e George or Lake Champlain not running much over $10. It 

 is not difficult in most cases to arrange for the rail transportation 

 from New Yoik, Boston, Albany, Buffalo and Toronto to the rail- 

 way town nearest to the camp, and there has always been an 

 express train every morning which left the Dig cities ou the pre- 

 vious evening, the return train leaving the sinalier place at night 

 and reaching the cities next morning. These night trains are the 

 ones mainly patronized by canoeists, as they allow an extra day 

 at the office before leaving for camp, and a similar one in camp 

 befoie returning to business by a fixed date. The chief work then 

 of the transportation committee should be the arrangement of 

 some speedy means of transit oetween camp anu the nearest town, 

 and with special reference to these trams. This has been done 

 very successfully in past years at Grindstone, where a small 

 steamer met the morning train and landed canoeists in camp by 9 

 or 10 A. M. Last year at Stave Island, thanks in part 10 unreason- 

 able custom restrictions, there was a delay of half a day in Clay- 

 ton, enough to spoil the temper of any canoeist whose time was 

 limited. At Bow Arrow m 'a ( it was si ill worse, as tne arrivals by 

 me night express trom the south and east had to wait twenty-four 

 hours for the regular boat to camp, or else hunt up some sore of 

 sailing craft, of which there were, few, to take them over the 

 seven miles from Plattsburgh to camp. We understand that this 

 year there were two boats each day, in the morning and the after- 

 noon. For a mp of seven or eight miles on such water as Lake 

 Champiaiu, olten carrying a large number of passengers with 

 their canoes and duffle, a large boat is necessary, and such a boat 

 would, even it obtainable, co=t more for two weeks than the Asso- 

 ciation can afford to pay; so it is practically imperative that tnere 

 shall be good public boat service be' ween the camp and Platls- 

 ourgh and Burlington. Lake George was very good in this respect; 

 the large steamers tnat traverse the lake and make special con- 

 nections with all trains called at the camp on every trip. 



RED DRAGON C. C, PALL REGATTA.— The fall regatta of 

 the K. D. C. C. was held Oct.. 11, two events being contested. First, 

 saiiine: over the regular club course, distance 3 miles. Start, 3:30. 

 Times: 



Osceola, H. E. McCormick 4 07 30 



KtP-Jbe, F. W. Noyps i 07 37 



Cvc\o<\ R. G. Fleischman 4 08 38 



May-Fly. B. R. Fortmer ... withdrew. 



Enid, A. S. Fernimore — .withdrew. 



Second— Tandem Paddling: Enid, Kreamer and Fernimore, 

 first; Valesca, Noyes and L. B. Palmer, Ian the C. C, second; Uto. 

 Haag and Fortmer, third. This was a very close race, the winners 

 crossing the line not over two feet ahead of the second boat. 

 Lunch was served and the evening spent very pleasantly at the 

 club house, quite a number of ladies being present. This was the 

 last canoe racing on the river for this year. 



GIPSY TENTS AND HOW TO USE THEM.— This is the 

 season of good resolutions on the part of canoeists and campers, 

 when men who s'arted on their vacations in a hurry, with torn 

 tents and imperfect outfits, are just home again with the firm in- 

 tension of putting their whole camping outfit in shape at once in 

 readiiipss for next season. Now is the time for doing such w< rk, 

 but before beginning it will be worth while to look over a little 

 book entitled "Gipsy Tents and How to Use Tnem," which has 

 just been issued by Horace Cox, of London. Though a great part 

 of the book is devoted to tents, particularly the curious gipsy 

 tent, the author, Mr. G. R. Lowndes, has collected a great deal of 

 useful information on all sorts of camp life, in boats, wagons, a- d 

 wilh horses or on foot, including hints on cooking, bedding, cloth- 

 ing, camp-fires, etc. Tne book makes a useful companion for 

 canoeists, nunters and other outers. 



AMENDMENTS TO THE A. C. A. CONSTITUTION.— In order 

 to be acted on by the executive committee, all amendments to ihe 

 constitution must be published two weeks prior to a meeting, in 

 an official organ. We hereby give notice of an amendment to 

 Art. IX., Sec. 2. to change the words '-within four weeks after the 

 A. C. A. camp" to "on or before Aug.l." The object of the change 

 is to secure earlier returns from the Division pursers to the sec- 

 retary-treasurer, as the money due from the Divisions is needed 

 at the meet to defray expenses as they arise; while by the present 

 plan no cash is received from the Divisions for at least a month 

 after the meet. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP. — Eastern Division: Wm. O. Russell, 

 Lawrence, Mass. 



Yachtsmen who do not see what they want under this heading 

 will please look under the hatches of ihe Canoe, peep into the 

 h'n'n'eJ, squint down the barrel of the Rifie, open the Fish Car and 

 ftmvr B 'f;, inouire of the Sportsman Tourist, and if Their yearn- 

 ings are still unsatisfied, pusff their explorations into the Editorial 

 and jLdvertiMng Departments. 



THE CAPE CATBOAT SPENDTHRIFT. 



THE boat shown in the accompanying drawings, for which we 

 are indebted to the designer and owner, Mr. V. D. Bacon, of 

 Barnstable, Mass., is one of the so-called Cape Cod eatboats, 

 thro 1 ah carrving the same rig as the well-known Harbinger ami 

 Alrnira, properly a "jib and mainsail." The jib is not an after 

 thought, as would appear at first sight, but all of these boats are 

 designed to carry tbh» peculiar rig. Spendthrift was built .last 

 summer by Herbert F. Crosby, one of the Crosby Bros,, of Oster- 

 ville. Cape Cod, so well kaown in connection with the. Cape cats. 

 She h^s proved quite fast and in particular a very satisfactory 

 bruiser, having room to sleep four comfortably* in the cabin. The 

 cockpit is watertight, the boat steers with a wheel, and she is 

 fitted with Babbitt's patent sail hoist and blocks. Her center- 

 board is 7ft. 6in. long and 4ft. Gin. wide. Her designed waternne 

 is shown in the drawings, but in sailing trim she draws about 

 2J^in. more water aft. Her principal dimensions are as follow?: 



PIME3*9tONS OF C APE COD CATBOAT SPENDTHRIFT. 



Ft. In. 



Length over ali 25 •« 



1 vv.l 21 10 



Overhang aft 1 10J£ 



Beam, extreme lb » 



1.W.L ? 6 



Sheer, bow • I « 



Least freeboard } M 



Draft, extreme f " 



Cabm, length J j 



headroom * 1 



Fore end of l.w.l to— 



Mast, center 1 



Cabin house, fore end 0 7 



after end 1| < 



Centerboard pin 8 6 



Cockpit, after end 21 10 



O.E 11 + 



C.L.R 1? * 



Mast, deck to truck *L 



diameter at deck °yk 



Boom ---32 



Gaff. -.13 



Bowsprit beyond i.w.) - 13 6 



Spinaker boom 



Mainsail. ^Mt^Sli 



JiD 133. 8d set. ft. 



Total • 765.60 sq.ft. 



A. G. A. COMMITTEES AND ANNUAL MEETING. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In accordance with tue requirements of the constitution of the 

 American Canoe Association, it is my pleasure to inform you that 

 tbe following committees have been appointed to act, for the good 

 or our Association during the coming year: 



Regatta Committee.— J . Arthur Gage, M.D., 48 Central street, 

 Lowell, Mass.; Lincoln B. Palmer, 7T Lincoln avenue, Newark, N. 

 J.; Will Or. MacKendrick, Toronto, Ont. 



Committee on Camp Site and Arrangements.— Paul Butler, 

 Cnairman, Lowell, Mass.; Thomas G. Bucungton, Port Kent, N. Y, 



Transportation Committee. -C has. V. Wiune, care D. and H. 

 Canal Co., Albany, N. V. (Cential Div.); Wm. A. Hall, 19 Brom- 

 held street, Boston, Mass. (Eastern Div.); Jas. K. Hand, triaud 

 Central Station, New ¥ork city (Atlantic Div.k A. H. Mason, 

 Toronto, Out. (>! orth-rn Div). 



Signal Officer.— Henry 1>. Marsh, Springfield, Mass. 



Tne annual meeting of tne executive committee will be held at 

 the Hotel Thorndike, Boston, Mass,, on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 10 

 A. M. 



Tae executive committee and members of the general commit- 

 tees will be entertained by members of the Eastern Division at 

 7;3Q P. M. of that day at the Thorndike. Fraternally yours, 



Boston, Got. 28, Wai/tbs U, LAyi KQV, Commodore, 



THE WRECK OF THE CATARINA, 



THURSDAY and Friday of last week were marked by the big 

 gale ot ihe season on the Atlantic coast, heavy seas and un- 

 usually high tides being found ever where. On Thursday at 

 1 P M.'the iron steam yacht Catarina, owned by Mr. E. D. Morgan, 

 left Newport for New York, with her owner on board and the 40ft. 

 racing yacht Moccasin in tow, to be laid up at City Island. The 

 gale was well under way from N.E. and a heavy sea was met off 

 Point Judith, increasing as the yacht went on through The Sound. 

 Mocassin, with three men on board, was towed by a single heavy 

 hawser. The weather was very bad during the night, the storm 

 obscuring all landmarks. Eaton's Neck Light was sighted at' 

 midnight, but after that nothing was seen up to about 3:30 A. M. t 

 when the yacht struck on a rock off Matinnicock Point, just east 

 of Hempstead Bay, on the Long Island shore. The bottom was 

 pierced bv a lock under the engine-room, thn vessel sinking until 

 oedded on the reef of rocks which here runs out from tne shore. 

 Besides the owner there were onboard Capi. Harry Craven, Mate 

 Alexander Corcoran, Engineer Robt. Taylor, Asst. Engineer' 

 Chas. Wood, and a crew of 28 seamen, firemen and stewards. A, 

 very heavy sea was running, but all reached the beach m then 

 yacht's boats, finding shelter m a farmhouse. 



Woen the Catarma struck. Mate Corcoran hailed the Moccasin! 

 to sheer clear, emting the hawser at the same frnie. bhe cleared]] 

 the wreck, driving rapidly up the Sound before the gale. , Hejj 

 mainsail was strongly lashed amidships for towing, but a reefed] 

 fore'taysail was set, and she was kept on her course, finally bring-1 

 ing up off Piepgrass'syard at, City island. The gale was raging,] 

 heavily here, damaging more or less a number of yachts at anchor j 

 but Mr. Piepgraes sent out a heavy anchor and cable by a tug- 

 boat, and Moccasin was safely moored, her crew being badly tirec 

 out, but uninjured. , 

 The Catarina struck on a rocky reet, lying with her bulwark* 

 out at high water, everything below being ruined by the water 

 She was nearly upright, but with a bad hole amidships, tahe 1 

 an iron vessel, built by R. Steele & Co., Greenock, Scotland, 11 

 1880, and was purchased this spring by Mr. Morgan from the Duk 

 of Sunderland, her name Sans Peur being changed to Catarma.th 

 name under which she was launched and first known. The Chap 

 man Wrecking Co. will try to raise her. _ 



A DELICIOUS REPAST.— Grand Rapids, Mich,, Oct. 13.- 

 Editor Fom? and St> cam: Your article in a late number regardia 

 the adventurts of a naphtha launch "reminds me." Last sprm 

 several of our citizens purchased naphtha launches, and of cour 

 got their names in the newspapers m consequence, and we; 

 talked about more or less, all of which caused our Mr. Mahipn 

 to remark "that as soon as his family returned Horn Mackina 

 and the weather got cooler, he intended to give a naphtha luach, 

 He said he "thought the others made a mistake in having then 

 when the weather was so torpid."— A. W. 



AGNES.— This schooner, owned by Mr, J. Window, is out rj 

 Wintrragnam's ways for a new and more fashionable overhang. 



