Nov. 37, 1890.] 



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almost over us. .lamming the tiller hard a-starboard, we just 

 clear her as she fills away on the starboard tack, so close that we 

 go over a light skirt she has in tow, swamping it and losing its 

 oars A hail from the sloop to pick up the oar^and she is Inst in 

 the tog. A horn blown in our vicinity makes the crew think he 

 had better letch and bug the nearest shore; but just where that, 

 Shore is rather bothers him. As now he must be well inside the 

 Hook, ho heads a S.W. course, hoping to strike somewhere in the 

 neighborhood of Port, Monmouth. That, he is a little anxious can- 

 not be denied, and he heartily wishes that he had not started until 

 clearer weather. 



The wind was now breezi ng up from the N.E. and the fog looked 

 thinner, at which our courage, rose proportionately. In less than 

 an hour we fetch land not far from Bivside Beacon. Skirting the 

 shore we run into Keyport, and go in there to make a visit to an 

 old friend and get dinner. Having paid our visit, and dined, we go 

 aboard to find that the f og had entirely cleared and the breeze is 

 fresh from the N.E. With port, rail under, we head across Rari- 

 tan Bay tor Staten Island Sound; up this we beat. There is power 

 in the wind, and we are forced to take in a reef before reaching 

 Sewaren. Here we take tack for tack with a cat-boa !, some three 

 or tour feet longer than we are; but -is the wind increases, power 

 tells, and she leaves us. After an exciting sail home, we pick up 

 our moorings and are so glad to get back after nearly a' week's 

 absence. . Richmond. 



THE NEW DEED OF GIFT. 

 rpHE following letter was published in the World of Nov. 19, the 

 J. writer being Mr. James Ashbury, the first challenger for the 

 America's Cup: ° 

 To the Editor of the. World: 



Although not a yacht owner, I have followed with interest the 

 various phases in relation to the Cup won in 1851 by the America 

 To my mind the recent decision to alter the deed of trust under 

 which the cup is held is most amusing, as all negotiations and 

 acts to alter the conditions of the trust are as unsportsmanlike 

 as they are illegal. 



•,o? b o terms J of t^- trust are clear beyond o.ueation. In or about, 

 18/0 Commodore btebbins officially informed the New York Y C • 

 First— That Mr. Schuyler had reported that the intention of the 

 donors was tha t a race or match for the Cup meant a single vessel 

 .and not a fleet. 



Seeqnd-The commodore took the opinions of three eminent 

 American judges, who ruled that a match or race meant a single 

 vessel. 



By a vote of 20 to 1 the yacht owners ruled in 1870 that a fleet 

 should sail, but inl871 pract ically admitted their illegal act by de- 

 ciding to send one vessel, but their nominating four to pick and 

 choose from on the morning of the race was again a violation of 

 the deed and of the intentions of the donors, and in subsequent 

 years the contention was withdrawn. 



As no opposition has been made to the club using a centerboard 

 no question arises thereon ou races in American wa I ers 1 



It is not competent for the N. Y. Y. C. to dictate to English 

 yacht clubs as to the terms under which the Cup could or should 

 be raced for in English waters. The race would be under the 

 terms of the deed of trust, and the late Mr. Schuyler and the N Y 

 Y. C. had no particle of right and power to alter the terms and 



the four donorsT " " M given by 



In treating for any future races the club must be careful to 

 advise the challenger that the. legality of the second deed will be 

 contested in the Superior Court of America, and that no race can 

 take place pending such decision. Yours truly. 



12. A Globe Tbottjbr. 



How much there is behind Mr. Ashbury's threat we cannot sav 

 but he has little reason to love the New York Y. C, and attbe 

 same time he would be doing a real service to his fellow yachts- 

 men if he could secure a return to the original deed of gift A 

 resort, to legal measures is always to be deprecated in matters of 

 sport, where fair play and good fellowship: :-rK>!iii : [ , 

 principles, but the complications following the last change of the 

 conditions governing the America's Cup are taking such a aha oe 

 that an attempt at a legal solutionis by no means improbable 

 before another race is sailed. Even though no steps be taken by 

 Mr. Ashbury or other British yachtsmen, the time may come 

 when, in order to get a challenge, the New York Y. C. will have 

 to resort to a friendly suit in order to free itself from the- new deed 

 of gift. The usual fall crop of challengers and defenders is now 

 m full bloom, WJ-footers for syndicates and single ownerson both 

 sides of the water, for Gen. Paine, Mr. Forbes. Mr. Morgan Col 

 North and other yachtsmen, but thus far not a particle of" cor- 

 roboration has appeared, and it is probable that big y p..- hi = -- n i 

 international racing will take no more tangible shape next season 

 than this. 



PODGERS AND THE AMERICAN EAGLE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The yachting season being over, and everything from the cat- 

 boats to the big steam yachts having gone into winter quarters 

 interest in the sport necessarily flags. The owners are too busv 

 in Wall street to think of sail or steam, although many of them 

 are probably carrying more sail and heavier pressure just now 

 than at any time last summer. Stocks and securities that are in- 

 secure are occupying their close attention to the exclusion of all 

 thoughts of pastimes. They are riding out gales, some of them 

 with single anchors and dragging into a lee shore, longing for a 

 snug harbor under their lee. 



That some of the Wall street tars will come to grief-— go on the 

 rocks— seems probable from the "present condition of themarket " 

 So we cannot expect much yachting talk from that class of yacht 

 owners. They have other fish to fry, some big ones— whales may- 

 hap, with a scarcity of frying pan capacity. But there are a 

 few yachtsmen who are not slaves to Wall street and cannot we 

 hear from them as to what is to be the next "fad" in yachts? 



Yachts and yacht building have become as much a matter of 

 fashion as to model, form and stile as the latest in dress and dog- 

 carts. We have had a severe infliction of things English. Not a 

 yacht built the last two years that has not had the pigeon fan- 

 tail, blasted English stern, you know, narrow, unsightly and 

 hideous to an American eye not tainted with the anglomaniac 

 fever. Cutters have had their brief day and those owning them 

 are tired of thorn. We have gone through that stage of English 

 worship, tried a mixed model of depth and breadth, a combina- 

 tion conssceion to English rig, English sterns and American 

 beam, but stuck to lead keels, and after all what good has come 

 of the new departure? Every other attempt of the kind has been 

 a failure and to-day we do not turn out a faster or as handsome a 

 craft as our daddies did. Is there a schooner afloat to-day that 

 could beat the Sappho, think you! or even a sloop that could beat 

 the old Maria, I doubt it. 



It strikes me we are groping in the dark, we are in a semi-be- 

 nighted condition. . We have lost our grip on the old models and 

 made no improvement in the way of the new, and as it stands 

 to-day we are all at sea. There is no longer any fixed type of the 

 American boat. We have tried to copy the English and failed 

 tried a semi-combination, half cat and half dog, and what shali 

 we do next is the question. I really believe if Burgess was asked 

 to-day what model or kind of a boat he considered as the best to 

 build, if he answered conscientiously, he would sav "damflno." 



It has been a year of experimental groping in thedark, much as 

 the doctors grope when they try one medicine on the chances 

 then another, until the patient succumbs to experiment. The 

 fellows who pay for yachts are the patients in this case. The 

 modelers and builders are the fellows administering their vital 

 doses, often making the patient very sick. 



This concession to and fad for things English handicaps every 

 builder. He knows he must humor his customer by giving him 

 something very English, you know, and hence is in a quandary 

 what kind of a hairpin to turn out. "Quandary" would be an 

 appropriate name for the craft he does turn out. 



Is there not yet remaining some man with sufficient nautical 

 skill and independence to strike for his sires and his country and 

 turn out an American boat? A boat with beam. A boat with 

 moderate depth. Astern with space and bearing in a knock- 

 down, and not a tooth-pick. Some day. I think, Burgess will come 

 to the rescue, throw overboard all these English notions now lit- 

 erally forced upon him, and say, "Away with this foolishness, I 

 will build an American boat." That day will come. He will 

 emancipate himself from bis present "a.nvthiug to oblige Benson' 

 and wrap himself in the American flag.and Kirby-like declare him- 

 self a true American. I shall live to see it, and when he does I 

 will put a classical dictionary under one arm. a pair of blue specs 

 on my nose, and invade Boston to do him honor. 



Yachting to-day is losing its grip, so many failures have driven, 

 and are driving, the community to steam. Of course those, are 

 not the real genuine article. Not dyed in the wool yachtsmen 

 bat they are in the majority. Steam yachts are gaining in favor 

 with that class who must get back to keep an appointment at the 

 club. Of course it is at the club, always is. You will see more of 

 the tea-kettle fleet another year if they cannot get a sailing craft 

 to beat t'other fellow. And some day they get becalmed down the 

 bay, they say sail, I'll have steam, and forthwith offer the craft 



for sale. Look at the list of sailing craft advertised by yacht 

 agents. It tells the story. You can buy schooners and sloops at 

 the cost of their cabin outfit, while steam yachts go off lively 



I doubt if you will see a regatta of the New York Yacht Club 

 next summer. The interest m regattas is a thing of the past, and 

 it don t pay. It is a great, expeuse to yacht owners and the clubs. 

 The annual cruise is a great improvement On the regatta— more, 

 fun, gives a long holiday, and helps the cause. 



I want some smarter fellow than lam to come out and tell us 

 what we are going to do about all this degeneracy. If there is 

 any remedy, what is i t? PodgebS. 



DELAWARE RIVER. -The sixteen foot cats, new this year 

 and twins— Clarke and King, had an interesting race on Nov 16 

 Oourse from Cooper's Point to Chester Buoy and return, .30 miles 

 No limit of time. The Clarke had been a winner all the season ' 

 although the boats are as near alike in form, sail plan, etc., as the 

 greatest care could make them. Some one suggested that a slight 

 difference in men would make either boat win. Hence the race. 

 Capt. John McCiilley won the Reedy Island Ditcher, a handsome 

 gold badge which he wears with becoming pride, and several club 

 prizes, in the Clarke: and has never been defeated in this boat 

 Capt. R. G. Wilkius sailed the King for the first time. The boats 

 made a splendid start, at 10:30. Wind north and light veering >o E. 

 and W. At Kaign's Point the King hauled her wind across the bow 

 ot her compe titor and after ii luffiug march bore away for stronger 

 tide. Sh< rily after the Clarke being further to the eastward took 

 the wiud off shore; leaving the King to "fish out a breeze" from 

 some other quarter. Flood tide caught the boats off League 

 Island and the wind freshened, with westing in it. The King 

 seemed to like it and was soon pinching the Clarke for windward 

 position, eventually passing her and slowly but surely opening the 

 gap. Above the lower end of Tinicnm and t hree miles from the 

 turning buoy on the upper spit of Chester Island, tne King was 

 halt a mile m the lead. McCully then signalled be would like to 

 declare the race off and sail it over again. This Wilkins con- 

 sented to reluctantly. The boats had been "bucking" the tide for 

 several miles and it would have been an aUnight's job to finish 

 the race. It is evident to l^cal sailors, however,' that bad the race 

 been continued to the lower buoy, the boat leading by say only half 

 a mile, would with the flooding tide have been four or more miles 

 ahead on the home stretch, as the wind was verv light. The King 

 beats the Clarke in a run of 12 miles, one half-niile. 



QUA^R CITY Y. C.-At the November meeting of the Quaker 

 City Y. C. the board of trustees reported the election of Messrs 

 John S. Lloyd, George D. Gideon and Dr. Joseph T, Rothrock to 

 membership. Com. Middle ton submitted his report of the annual 

 cruise. The secretary reported the enrolment of the following 

 yachts: Sloop Lizzie, Mr. E. 8. Brown, length 83ft., beam lift. 8in° 

 draft dft.; Schooner Noma, Mr. E. R..' Coleman, length 105ft 9m 

 beam2lft.bin., draft 12ft.; Yawl White Cap. Dr. J, T. Rothrock' 

 length 75ft,., beam go ft. 9in., draft 9ft. The committee ou river 

 club house reported that they had inspected several properties and 

 would report, fully at a future meeting. A special meeting of the 

 club was held on Nov. 20 to consider the advisability 0 f forming 

 a class m navigation, and to meet Commander Francis M. Green 

 of tne Pennsylvania Nautical Schoolsbip Saratoga, who had been 

 Invited to address the club on the necessity of yachtsmen having 

 a knowledge of the science of navigation. At t he close of Com- 

 mander Green's address the committee on lectures and entertain- 

 ments were authorized and directed to make such arrangements 

 as may be necessary to inaugurate a course of studies and lectures 

 in navigation. The committee announced that 12 members of the 

 club had promised to join the class. The yawl White Cap, Dr J 

 T. Rothrock owner, with Davis Bullock and Percy Moore of the 

 University of Pennsylvania and Mr. A. S. Hitchcock of the Mis- 

 souri Botanical Gardens, sailed from Pniladelphia in October on 

 a scientific expedition to the Bahamas and West Indies 'and 

 arrived at Nassau, N. P., on Nov. 8, after verv heavy weather on 

 the passage. The White Cap sailed for the Windward Islands on 

 Nov. 12. The schooner Norma, Mr. E. R. Coleman, is fitting out 

 for a cruise to the West Indies, and will sail about Dec. 1. 



THE WRECK OE THE URANIA.— The first particulars of the 

 wreck of the Urania were incorrect, the details being as told in 

 the following extract from the FMd. The yacht was a 61 ton 

 cruising yawl, about 65ft. l.w.l., lift. 10in. beam and lift draft 

 built in 1882: "A fatal disaster occurred at Bangor, co Down dur- 

 ing Thursday night's storm to the 61 ton yawl Urania, from the 

 Clyde to Southampton, with Viscount Cantelupe, eldest son of Earl 

 De la Warr, and seven men on hoard. The yacht put into Bangor 

 Bay on Thursday evening, through stress of weat her, and anchored 

 a few hundred yards from the battery. At 2 o'clock on Fridav 

 morning, however, the wind shifted, and the Urania was driven 

 on the rocks. Finding their vessel going down, the men helped 

 Lord Cantelupe up the rigging, following afterwards themselves- 

 but, just when his Lordship had reached the highest footrone he 

 struck the yacht and unfortunately was thrown into the boiling 

 sea and drowned before the eyes of his men and a large crowd of 

 people standing on the rocks close by. Capt. Hannay, the coast- 

 guard and his men, Mr. Arthur Hill Coates, and others were in 

 the meantime getting the rocket apparatus ready; and, connection 

 having been made, the captain of the yacht and his six seamen 

 were saved after 3 hours' hard work, and comfortably housed bv 

 Mr. Coates. The greatest sympathy is felt for Lord Canteluoe's 

 young wife and relatives, as he was only married 5 months ago 

 The top of the Urania's mast was visible, above water on JFridav 

 morning. - ' " 



THE NORTON STEAMER.— The Norton yawl which was built 

 at Staten Island a couple of years ago, and which at one time 

 issued a challenge to any yacht for a race around Bermuda has 

 lately been converted into a steamer by the Pusey & Jones' Co 

 her compound engines being 5J4 and 10j3Xl0ir. The vessel is 58ft' 

 long, 12ft. Bin. beam, and 6ft. 4m. draft, her displacement bein» 41 

 tons. She is fitted with the Norton air and water ballast the 

 tanks holding 8 tons of water. As the engines and the Norton 

 system occupy nearly all the interior of the hull, a high deck 

 house is necessary to accommodate the crew. The screw is 34in 

 diameter and olin. pitch; the vessel is yawl or ketch ringed and 

 her bunkers carry 15 tons of coal, which is considered a tbirtv 

 days' supply In this craft Capt. Norton last week sailed from 

 Staten Island for foulon, France, proposing to call first at the 

 Azores. His party include himself and wife, with their niece an 

 engineer and assistant, sailing master, two seamen, Stewart and 

 cook. The Norton system has been fully described in the Forest 

 and Stkeam on several occasions; it is simply a form, of water 

 ballast and sealed airtanks, possessing some peculiar features for 

 which much is claimed, but in no way superior to other methods 

 of water ballasting. 



LAWLEY'S YARD.— The beach and basin at Lawley's are well 

 filled, nearly all the Eastern flyers being hauled out or moored in 

 the basin. Among the former are Volunteer. Alga, Pannoose 

 Shark, Hawk, Swordfish, Saracen, Saladin, Rosalind, Chi ouita .and 

 Milicete; while m the svater are Mohican, Gitana, Troubadour, 

 Wayward, Gossoon and Say When. In the big shed Mr Welch's 

 new cruiser is planked up, a fine-looking craft of moderate beam 

 and easy bilge, with iron keel. Near her are two small steamers, 

 i ,ul W n stock, but since sold. In the small shed is a steam yacht 

 for Mr. C. S. Eaton, owner ot Rosalind, now planked up. Men are 

 at work carting away a part of the hill to make room for a new 

 build mg shed 12oXo0ft. on the north side of the yard while an- 

 other building will.be erected for the steel building Dlant. The 

 Belmont 46-footer is laid down, and the spars for her and three 

 others are roughed out. One of these is for Cornelius Vanderbilt. 

 one for Bayard Thayer and one for A. B. Turner, owner of Mili- 

 cete, last year's centerboard 46-footer. All four are keel boats, 

 Mr. Turner has engaged Capt. Charles Barr to sail his boat. 



THE ROBERTS BOILER -A company has just been organized 

 under the name ot the Roberts W ater Safety Tube Boiler Co. with 

 a capital stock of 8250,000. to build the Roberts boiler Mr Roberts 

 is presidSW and general manager. The building and plant will 

 be enlarged and improved. 



XARA — The purchaser of Mr. Mean's 40-footer is Mr. Alfred 

 Kayne otNewburgh. Is. Y., and Xara will fly the Rat rampant of 

 the Newburgh C. & B. A. next season . 



CONSTELLATION -The new sinelestick rig for this schooner 

 will have a boom lOfaft. long, a gaff 57ft. and 80ft. hoist. 



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 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs oi cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

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

 items relating to the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



OFFICERS, 18)0-91. 

 ubdjodore: Walter ft. Lawsov. Boston, M^s 



Secretary-Treasurer: Balm F. Erazer, 47 Central street, Lowell, Mass 



CENTK4X DIVISIO.S'. 



Officers: 



Vice-Com.: C.V.Winnp, Albany, N.Y. 

 Rear-Com.: T. P. Saddls, Dayton, 0. 

 Purser: Howard Brown, Alhanv.NT 

 Ex. Com.: J. K. Bakewel] and ii. M. 

 Stewart. 



EASTERN DIVISION, 



Vice-Com.: J. W. Cartwright, Jr. 

 Rear-Com.: O. h. Parmele. Hartford 

 Purser: R, Appollonlo. Winchester. 

 Ex. Com.: Paul Butler, E. S. Towne 

 and Sidney Bishop. 



NORTHERN DIVISION. 



Officers: 



Vice-Com.: W. H. Cotton, Kingston. 



.REATM V;;,7. : .1 . P. t , ) ty,„ T.l"n-1^ 



Purser: 



Ex. Com.: Colin Eraser and F. H. 

 Sisborne. 



Atlantic division. 



Officers: 



Vice-Com.: I. V. Dorland, Arlington. 

 Rear-Com : E.0. Anderson, 'Creaton 

 er.-Bssi.-: P. Hobari . Xe.vy.rK N . J. 

 Ex. Com.: H. L. Quick and H. M. 

 Kreamer. 



™ a H?. ns for memoersnip must, be made to division pursers, accom- 

 iwufled by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2 00 

 fefiSHr* £ e , and due ? fft current year. Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay 81.00 for camp expense*, Application 

 sent to the Sec;*;. Trefts | 11 i IB forwarded by him to the proper Dlvfeion 



Persons residing m any Division and wishing to become members of 

 tag me^urser famished with printed forms of application by address- 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— D. H. Crane, Chicago, 111. 



Vice-Commodore— N. B. Cook. Chicago, HI. 



Rear-Commodore— O. A. woodruff; Dayton, O. 



Secretary-Treasurer- J. H. Ware, js» Rial to Bo:kJi»e. Chicago, 111 



Applications for membership should be made to UeSec.-Trlas., onblaDks 

 Kw^^ aa 7 he °, b 1 taiu « l HT jm "m. and should be accompam4d by gf as 

 initiation tee and dues for the current year. ' 



A. C. A, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING. 



THE following is a list of the amendments to the constitution 

 and by-laws adopted at the meeting on Nov. la, a summary 

 of which was given last week: 



CONSTITUTION. 



Art. V., Sec. 1. Add the word "librarian" after secretary-treas- 

 urer. Sec. 2. "The librarian shall be elected by the executive 

 comtm ttee tor the term of th ree years." Art. VII. As a continua- 

 tion ot Art. VII. "In the event of absence of commodore the rank- 

 ing officer ot his Division will act in his stead, and should no officer 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



- ice-commodores the rear 



commodores will act in their stead and Division officers take pre- 

 cedence as to rank. Should no Division officer be present at a meet 

 or meeting the_ senior member present of that Division shall iire- 

 side." Art. IX., Sec. 2. Third line --hould read: "Thev shall also 

 forward to the A. C. A. secretary-treasurer, by Aug. 1, t he amount 

 due from the Division to the A. C. A. treasurer, and within four 

 weeks after the annual camp of the A. C. A. a list of members and 

 canoes ot their Divisions. Pursers shall receive, etc." Art XII 

 In Art. XII. "In the official organ" shall read: "In one of the 

 official organs." 



BY-XAWS. 



Chap. I., Sec. 3. Ado after first sentence: "Members joining the 

 Association after Sept. 30 shall pay no dues for the current year " 

 Chap. IX., Paragraph 2. Add the '■club race" after- tiie words "the 

 three record races," in the third line. Chap. IX. (S) To read- "They 

 shall submit to the commodore in time for publication at least 

 two weeks previous to the annual meeting, a full report, in which 

 shall be embodied all proposals for changes in racing rules 

 whether originating with the committee or submitted to them Dy 

 members. They shall also furnish a condensed report of the 

 annual events and esoenditurea to the secretary-treasurer for the 

 year book." Chap. X. Add: "And for the secretary-treasurer the 

 letters A. C. A. m gold, supported by a quill in silver." Chap. XI. 

 Add "the librarian or" after tilth word. 



The following is an abstract of the statement of the committee 

 on camp site and arrangements: 



Expenditures. 



Printing and postage . $> 27 oi 



Lumber. $m U ' 



*P'S ht ^°.wa.vs 83 90 563 01 



Well and bricks 90 50 



h^? T '. . 660 08 



?- entS i-V« 33 50 



Signal station _ _ 2 35 



$1,377 02 



„ Credits. 



Lumber— Tent floors §170 25 



Docks and skids 186 53 



Loose lumber 21 11 



Flagpoles , 10 50 



H. Stanton, on account mess 16-3 98 



Labor, H. Stanton, on account mess 73 13 



Entertainment 60 50 036 00 



Cost to A. C. A i740~92 



The above summary conveys a very small idea of the full and 

 complete report made by Mr. Burchard, covering 22 type- written 

 pages, with bills attached, and giving a detailed statement, of 

 every board used and of every hour of labor. The full contracts 

 lor lumber, wmch was bought in New York, are also included 

 Arrangements were made by which aU uncut boards, or those 

 above a certain size, were returned. 



Cudjo'S Cave. By J. T. Trowbridge. Good Company Series 

 b.o. 4. Boston: Lee & Shepard. Paper. Price 50 cents. This was 

 first published m war times, of which it- is a story; and it had a 

 tremendous sale in those days. Doubtless many readers will be 

 glad to read it again, to test whether it has the same interest now 

 as then, . 



Names ant* Portbaits of Bibbs, by Gurdon Trumbull. A 

 book .particularly interesting to gunners, for by its use they can 

 Identify without question all the American game birds which 

 they may kill. Cloth, 830 pages, price $2.50. eal e by Fobbbt 



Ay^D J3XXKXAX* 



The following letter was sent to the executive committee: 

 J. W. Cart-wright, Jr., Vice-Com. E. D., A. C. A: 



Dear Sir— 1 desire to say a few words on three different sub- 

 jects, viz: War Canoes, Cruising Canoes, and the Pecowsic Sail 

 to be presented by you to the executive committee at their cornintr 

 meeting. a 



I name the above subjects in the order of merit to the A C A 

 as I look upon the subject, war canoes beins of the greatest value 

 ro the A. C. A. as giving the most enjoyment to the greatest num- 

 ber ana thus tending to increase the membership. 



War Canoes— Two objections now against, war canoes are trans- 

 portation facilities and enough paddlers in any one club to man 

 then, and both are easily overcome in the following manner. Let 

 the A. C. A. fax the limit and number of paddlers to a canoe and 

 have the canoe made to take apart at the midships section so it 

 could be shipped back and forth in an ordinary freight car. Then 

 let each division buy a canoe to be the property of said division or 

 better still let the tour divisions unite on some maker to build all 

 four ot the boats. Now let each division take their war canoes to 

 the meet and man them with paddlers belonging to said division 

 only. Start the tour boats on a half-mile straight away race dud 

 you will have more good fun and excitement than was ever had at 

 any previous race held by the A. C. A. Harvard and Yale would 

 be nowhere, and besides creating a healthy rivalry between 

 divisions it would also furnish sport for all. 



Cruimig Canoes.- In my opinion the A. C. A. is entirely on the 

 wrong track m trying to encourage what is termed an "all around 

 canoe." Whoever heard of an all around horse"? A horse to be of 

 any account whatever must be distinctive, a trotter, a draught 

 horse or a saddle horse, one or the other, not all in one. Just the 

 same with a canoe, she must be either a racer, a paddler or a 

 cruiser. The A. C. A. should not lose a day in fixing the limit of 

 a. cruising canoe, and her dimensions should be something like 

 this: length not over 15ft., beam not less than 30in., cockpit not 

 less than 18m. wide by 5ft. long and using a bilge centerboard or a 

 board that does not project up higher than the. Radix; sail area 

 not over 75ft. This is all that need be said about dimensions, 

 wow let the A. O. A. take the combined sailing and paddlioi? race 

 tor a cruising race, and have all the events done, with a cruisin^ 

 canoe with the except ion of the unlimited and trophy races. I am 

 ready tfj subscribe §10 toward the purchase of a cruising trophy 

 like the two other troubles now held by the A. CL A. Of coare© tha 



