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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Deo. 18, 1890. 



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 of 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, 1890-91. 

 Commodore: Wat.tkb TJ. Lawsow, Boston, Mass. 



Secretary -Treasurer: Ralph P. Brazer, r, < 'rutin I struct, Lowell, Mass. 

 Regatta Committee: J. A. Gage, Lowell, Mass.; W. fr. MacKendrick, 

 Toronto; L. B. Palmer, Newark, N. J". 



CENTRAL DIVISION. NORTHERN DIVISION. 



Officers: Officers: 



Vice-Com.: C.V.Winne, Albany, N.Y. Vice-Com.: W. H. Cotton, Kingston. 



Rear-Uom . T. P. Gv..'\0h;, to'i O. Rear Com.: J. C. Wdwards, Lindsay. 



Purser: Howard Brown, Albany.NY PnPvSER: 



Ex. Com.: J. K. Bakewell and H. M. Ex. Com.: Colin Eraser and P. H. 

 Stewart. Gisborne. 



EASTERN DIVISION. ATLANTIC DIVISION. 



Officers: Officers: 

 Vioe-Com.; J. W. Cart-wright, Jr. Vice-Com.: I. V. Borland, Arlington. 

 Rear-Com.: G. L. Pas rueJc. Sartford. Rear Com : E. T>. Anderson, Trenton. 

 Purser: R. Appollonio, Winchester. Purser: K. Hobart, Newark, N. J. 

 Ex. Com.: Paul Butler, E. S. Towne Ex. Com.: H. L. Quick and H. M. 

 and Sidney Bishop. Kreamor. 



Applications for memoership must, be made to division pursers, accom- 

 panied hy the recommendation of an active member and the sum of 42.00 

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

 the general A. C A. camp shall pay fsi.00 for camp expenses. Application 

 sent to the SecV-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division. 



Persons fesittitlg In any Division and wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., will be furnished with printed forms of application by address- 

 ing the Purser. 



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. Wave, mi KuUto fiiindinp, Ciiicngo, 111. 



Applications for membership should be rr-ade to the Sec.-Treas., on blanks 

 which may be obtained from him, and should be accompanied by §2 as 

 IniflatiOR tee and dues for the current year. 



A PERMANENT CAMP. 



THE following suggestions were contained in the letter from 

 The retiring commodore, Mr. Henry Stanton, to his successor, 

 read at the meeting of the executive committee: 



"The experience 1 gained as chairman of the regatta committee 

 in 1887 and as commodore during the past ypar leads me to the 

 conclusion that the time lias arrived when the executive, com- 

 mittee should take into serious consideration the question of 

 establishing a permanent camp at which to hold the meets of the 

 Association. The waste of money under the present migratory 

 camp system is very great. At each camp large sums of money 

 ere necessarily expended in ice-houses, docks, landings, improve- 

 ments on the grounds, tent-floors, out-houses, wells, restaurant 

 buildings, servants' quarters and the like, all of which is lost to 

 ns at the end of the meet. This expense not only falls upon the 

 A. 0. A., but. also directly upon the individual members. If a per- 

 manent camp was established these expenses would have to be 

 incurred but once. At, a permanent camp we could have a sub- 

 stantial restaurant, building, with kitchen and servants' quarters 

 built of wood, which during the winter could be used as a store- 

 room for the property of members, thereby saving to each member 

 large annual freight expenses. 



"It has been suggested that a permanent camp might lead to a 

 cottage associat ion, but, this could easily be avoided by the adoption 

 of a by-law that.no buildings shall be erected on the grounds except 

 the buildings of the Association proper, and that the members 

 must live in tents as heretofore. No one will know what the labor 

 and expense of one of our meets are until he attempts to conduct 

 one, and I think he will then bo surprised, as 1 have been, at the 

 great amount of labor and money that is necessarily wasted 

 because of our inability to benefit by this labor and expense for 

 more than a single camp. I do not think I exaggerate the fact 

 when I say that, of the money expended by the Association and 

 the members for transportation during the last meet, 81,000 could 

 have been saved if the Association had a permanent camp. The 

 expense at the last meet attending the restaurant aggregated more 

 than $2,000. At least one-third of this sum could have been saved 

 under a permanent camp system, and our inability under our 

 migratory camp system to have good restaurant facilities, includ- 

 ing kitchen and comfortable servants' quarters, occasions discon- 

 tent among our employes, which results in a poor restaurant no 

 matter how much money may be expended." 



SUMMER AND WINTER. 



"TTOW is that for a bow, old man ?" said I to Jud. "Fine," was 

 ll the answer. "Should think it was fine," said I. The above 

 conversation took place between Jud and 1 as we walked down 

 the south pier of Lewis's Wharf, in Boston. This was in July and 

 the bow alluded to was that of the Hesper, Pilot Boat No. 5, Bos- 

 ton, one of the largest and finest schooners in the country. She 

 is the largest pilot, boat in the world, heing 114ft. over all, a regu- 

 lar cutter, with 14ft. draft and 23ft. beam. 



The tide was low, and it was necessary to go down a ladder to 

 the. Hesper's deck. Bags, banjos, camera aud a few other belong- 

 ings were passed down and were soon all snugly stowed in some 

 of the lockers. Soon two other young men came down, armed 

 with bags and bundles, giving us a surprise party, as we had ex- 

 pected to be the only guests. We introduced ourselves and found 

 that, they were sons of a minister. "A sure Jonah," whispered 

 Bill, the boat keeper, in my ear. 



Genial Captain Lawler came aboard and welcomed us to his 

 floating home. The provisions were taken on board, and the boat 

 worked out of the dock. The slip was soon cleared and the sails 

 hoisted to place. The day was calm and the "shanty" of the men 

 raising the sails, the bells from the clock striking twelve and the 

 steam whistles from factories sounding noon, made a toule 

 -./,-. m './<; not easily forgotten. "Belay," shouts Bill. "Mainsheet," 

 and a couple of hands tail on to the sheet, and the big mainsail is 

 soon trimmed in place. With a steadily increasing breeze the 

 Hesper slipped quickly by vessel afler vessel until she was well 

 out of the harbor. There was quite a roll on outside but we did 

 not notice it. 



iSays Jud to one of the ministers: "Ever been on the water 

 much?" "Well, I should think so," is the respone; "been across 

 twice, always been in yachts." "Ever sick?" "No" (scornfully). 



"Maintops']!" shouts. Bill, and quick as a monkey a man is 

 aloft and has that sail cast loose and it is soon flattened out in 

 place. 



"Jibtops'l" is the order. "Jibtops'l, sir." echoes one of the men 

 on his way to remove the gaskets. Soon she is dashing along at a 

 rattling pace, and we all seek comfortable places. 



Suddenly the noisy clanging of the dinner bell brings us to our 

 senses, and a peculiar activity enters our feet as we make for the 

 mess room. 1 was on the bowsprit end when the bell sounded 

 and was in consequence a trifle late. As I was descending the 

 companion ladder into the cabin a pale-faced youth shot by me 

 and rushed to the rail. T followed out of curiosity, and there 

 beheld the younger minister paying tribute to Father Neptune 

 over the weather rail. 



"Fried cod for supper," remarked Oapt. Lawler, as he boxed it, 

 "Cod, cod, by fish — cod, cod, fish— fish cod fish— fish, fish cod— fish 

 by cod, fish." After supper a cigar on deck is enjoyed and then a 

 game of whist. The watch is called and topsails taken in. We 

 soon turn in all standing, except shoes, ready to see all there is to 

 toe seen. 



About 1 o'clock in the morning a sudden call for "all hands" 

 brings every one to the deck. What a change from a few hours 

 before, from a good sailing breeze from the southwest to a howl- 

 ing wind from the northwest. The captain stands by the port rig- 

 ging shouting his commands, "Main halliards!" "Slack away!" 

 "Belay!" "Reef pennant!" and the men "shanty" the huge, wet 

 and stiff sail out till a couple of reefs are down; then all bands 

 turn to aud knot in the Teef. The jib is in and stowed, the foresail 

 snugged down, the staysail hauled to windward, and the big boat 

 is hove to on the starboard tack. The water is thrown over her 

 .bow in sheets, wetting everybody and everything. 



Just as things are ail straightened out, the masthead lookout 

 reports a light five miles on the leeward bow. The rocket stand 

 is put up in the cockpit, a rocket placed in it and lighted. With a 

 rh&h and stream of golden fire the rocket speeds upward aud 

 breaks, throwing a dozen silver stars. The head sheets are eased 



off and the boat is bounding toward the steamer, which is burning 

 blue-lights. "Burn a light, boys," says the captain, and in answer 

 to the steamer we burn a bluelight. Now we approach the steamer, 

 her green and red side lights are shining, the dim black outlines 

 of her huge black hull are visible. "Wet out the canoe!" "Turn 

 her!" "Let go!" and the y awl is alongside, two men are in her at 

 the oars, the captain bids us good-bye, and by the lights on the 

 steamer we can see him go up the steamer's side. The canoe is 

 again taken aboard, and with spinaker set No. 5 runs home one 

 hour and a half behind the Buffalo in a seventy-five mile run. 



This is a pretty picture, you foci the warm winds, the water is 

 warm, the sails are all set and the moon shines brightly over the 

 heaving sea. 



Now let us look through the other barrel of this marine glass 

 and see another picture. 



As I called for Jud on Jan. 3 I said, "I'm afraid we can not make 

 the boat." "Why?" he asked. "Because the harbor is nearly 

 frozen over and the boat won't be able to make her berth in this 

 breeze." Down at the Pilot. Office, however, we found Ca.pt. Law- 

 ler, and learned that he was going to provision a tug and we 

 would all go down to the boat in the Elsie. We were not, long in 

 getting aboard and up into the pilot, house, where it was warm, 

 for out of doors it was bitterly cold. With her iron-shod how 

 the Elsie cut her way out through the ice and we soon found our- 

 selves aboard of No. 5. Her mainsail was double-reefed, the bon- 

 net was off the staysail, her foresail was hanging loose. As som 

 as the grub was aboard the foresail was hoisted, the boat swung 

 off and dashed out of Boston harbor before a strong nor' west 

 breeze. Night came on, she was kept off, and throwing the spray 

 from her bow she reeled off her ten knots handsomely. The air 

 was full of teeth, the thermometer registering 10 s helow zero. 

 Jud and I sought the cabin, which was as hot as one could stand, 

 and turned in. Strong wind all night long had kept the water 

 flying, so that a foothold was difficult on deck. 



A steamer is sighted and wants a pilot, so the canoe is launched; 

 the men, clad in heavy flannels aud oilskins, man the oars, the 

 pilot is put aboard the steamer and the men with difficulty get 

 the canoe alongside and on board. They are drenched and badly 

 frostbitten. The boat is run in and picks up her mooring near 

 Boston Light, her crew more dead than alive. Her deck, so nicely 

 cleaned in summer, is now hidden by a thick coat of ice, the rails 

 are frozen up, there is a covering of ice 3ft. thick on the forward 

 deck, the bobstay and all ropes under the bowsprit are as large as 

 barrels and the boat is hung with huge icicles, making a fearful 

 though beautiful sight. Such, then, are the tw r o sides of piloting, 

 yet through all phases, be it summer calm or winter gale, No. 5 is 

 always at her post, and blow high or blow low, it is immaterial to 

 her. James Weld Caetwric4ht, Jk. 



A PRETTY" TALL YARN. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Passing over the bridge to the ferry boat, a jovial, talkative old 

 feDow at my elbow remarked: "Did you notice anything peculiar 

 in the face of the man that just passed us?" "Yes, but, I can't 

 define it." "Come in the cabin and 1 will tell you. That man and 

 a younger one, evidently an athlete, were talking canoe. They 

 sat nearly opposite to where we now sit. The young man was tell- 

 ing the other about his cruise in a canoe, which was about, like 

 this: 'Yes, I sailed 4,800 miles in an 81b. canoe, making the run in 

 28 days, 8 hours. I got away in a snow storm, that lasted 8 days, 

 then it blew a gale 8 more, and ended with 8 days rain, then a 

 dense fog set in lasting 8 days, then,' 'Hold on!' said the other ner- 

 vously, 'that makes 32 days already.' 'All right,' was the ready 

 reply, 'you see I was heading longitudinally. Consult the nauti- 

 cal almanac and you will find 1 am not more than 8 seconds out of 

 the way. Well, one dark night I unexpectedly ran into a rapid 

 with a "fall of 8ft. in 8yds. I felt the canoe shooting through the 

 air and when she dropped in the water I was 8 miles down stream, 

 and I made f he distance, in just 8 seconds by a stop watch. 



The next morning I discovered the canoe had jumped a rock 

 8ft. high. This was ascertained by carefully manipulating my 

 nautical instruments. But you should have seen the little thing 

 trot when I got out on the ocean. When 80 miles off shore on the 

 8th encountered heavy seas, and at 8 bells sighted a huge steamer 

 wallowing about like an old sow in the "coffee grounds," an 8- 

 masted schooner close-reefed lay to and roofed worse than the 

 old sow in a'tater patch. Maybe it didn't blow, it cleaned my 

 face of hair as completely as a barber could do it with a razor. 

 The canoe just lit for a second as she jumped from one sea to an- 

 other, but the little thing carried all her cotton like a daisy. 

 Nothing like a canoe in that kind of weather. When 888 miles 

 from i he terminus of the ocean cable, ran into a cyclone, took in 

 the jig and reefed the lat; and my, oh my, how she flew. Kan in 

 a circle for eight days and nights, when I was thrown off at a 

 tangent like a pear from a flywheel and with such velocity that— 

 But here the story ended. The tension on his listener's nerves 

 was so great that he became unconscious. One eye had, sunk deep 

 in the head, from which fire flashed, while the other lay languidly 

 and peacefully on the cheek, the brows stood up like bristles and 

 the mouth was so contorted that it, seemed cut the wrong way. It 

 was horrible; but he came to. But his face never resumed its 

 normal condition, as you noticed. Then in a solemn voice he ad- 

 dressed me (the young man had suddenly disappeared): "Canoe- 

 ist?" "No." "You can thank Heaven, when that youngster tells 

 them kind of lies as often as I have he'll be dead or wish he was." 

 Just then the bell on the Camden Ferry Slip that seemed to be 

 tolling a funeral dirge told us the boat was in, and with a "good • 

 bye. old man," he made for Joe Lippincott's and a ^tumblerful of 

 his best Jersey apple. Pointer. 



Philadelphia., Pa. 



[Our correspondent has evidently encountered the Mail and 

 Express canoeist on his triumphal return from his 7.000-mile cruise 

 from the Atlantic to the Pacific by rail and canal boat. As proof 

 that canoeists are not the only sailors given to long yarns, we 

 quote a little incident that came under our notice about a year 

 since. We chanced to sit beside two men on the Central R. R. 

 ferryboat; one an innocent and mild gentleman of advanced 

 years; the other younger and more active, a sailor man of some 

 sort, even without the corroborative evidence of a gilt wheel or 

 tiller that he wore as a scarf pin. He was holding forth on the 

 subject of a small skiff owned and sailed by himself, telling how 

 she accompanied the canoe fleet of the Atlantic Division on its 

 run from Amboy to Chesequakc Creek in 1888, sailing around the 

 racing canoes, and distancing them on all points of sailing. The 

 account he gave of the canoes was as absurd as the yarn of our 

 correspondent, and entirely without foundation. As to his 

 identity or wonderful performances that day, we have never been 

 able to learn anything.] 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Editor Forest and, Stream: 



Pursuant to the call of Com. D. H. Crane, the annual meeting of 

 the executive committee of the W. C. A. will be held at the Hotel 

 Richelieu. Chicago, on Jan. 10, 1891. 



The business meeting is announced for the afternoon of that 

 date, and will be open to all visiting canoeists, as the executive 

 committee is always glad to get a general expression of opinion 

 regarding any topics that may be brought up for discussion. 



In the evening a complimentary banquet will be tendered the 

 visiting canoeists by the Chicago C. C, at- the Richelieu. Invita- 

 tions have already been issued and good delegations are expected 

 from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, and Jackson, Mich. 



J. H. Wake. See'y-Treas. W. C. A. 



Our Chicago correspondent writes as follows: 



The elegant cards of invitation are out for the fifth annual 

 meeting and banquet of the W. C. A., which will take place at the 

 Hotel Richelieu, this city, on Jan. 10, and will be an elegant affair 

 in every way. The attendance at previous meetings, at Cleveland, 

 Dayton and Cincinnati, has been from 20 to 35 members, but it is 

 thought 40 or 50 will be seated at the. Chicago board, and the resi- 

 dent members do not wish the bigger city to suffer oy comparison. 

 There wilt be an elaborate menu and a very cheerful time. Among 

 the speakers of the evening will be Hon. Geo. W. Gardner, of Cin- 

 cinnati, O.; Judge. J. R. Bartlett, of h'remont, ().; Mr. T. G. Kirk- 

 patrick, of Springfield, O., and Messrs. M. G. Nixon, P. F. Munger 

 and J. B. Keogh, of this city. If it is to Purser C. W. Lee that the 

 credit for the get-up of the invitation card is due, he certainly 

 deserves congratulation, for neater aud more tasty ones would bo 

 hard to find, including the French in the corner. There is a very 

 neat, lithograph on the upper page, showing a tent with the 

 Chicago faithful grouped in front, in all sorts of neglige attitudes, 

 but all very comfortable and natural. The lower page bears the 

 following inscription: "To all members of the W. C. A. and fellow 

 campers a hearty greeting. The Chicago tent will be pitched at 

 the Hotel Richelieu January tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety- 

 one, and you are cordially invited to the'feed.' All hands to mess 

 at seven bells. R. S. V. P. D. Q, to the purser." 



ROCHESTER C. C— Officers, 1891: Captain, W. Stuart Smith, 

 Jr.; Mate. H. S. Moody; Purser, Geo. H, Harris; Meas., Win. H- 

 Marten. Executive Committee: A. B. Dodge, chairman; S. B- 

 Perkins, Geo. J. French. Regatta Committee; Wm. O. Sewardi 

 chairman, H, D. MoVean, H. M. Stewart. 



RAILROAD CANOEING. 



ANOTHER has been added to the long list of nseless and im- 

 possible cruises attempted from a love of notoriety or as an 

 advertisement, aud like the cruise of the Dark Secret, the Outing 

 cruise "around the world," a recent rowing cruise from New York 

 to Boston, and several canoe cruises, the present one has proved, 

 a complete failure. The venturous cruiser, who was not a canoeist 

 but wished to become one, was f quipped by the New Yoik 31ail 

 and Express last spring, and sent off with a flourish to make a 

 canoe voyage from the Atlan tic to the Pacific, a distance, as stated 

 in the first reports, of 7,000 miles. After starting from New York 

 and paddling a few miles up the Hudson, the canoe was placed on 

 a canal boat and continued her journey across the continent, at 

 times afloat on her own bottom, nut oftener by rail, wagon, canal 

 boat or any other means of transit which was available. In time 

 he arrived at the Pacific coast; not a, very difficult task considering 

 the facilties for comfortable travel which the railways of to-day 

 afford. If the "■Mail and Express canoeist" did any serious amount 

 of canoeing he has carefully refrained from mentioning it in his 

 voluminous letters, which deal with such a wide, range of facts, 

 historical and ethnological, as to lead to the suspicion that he 

 carried a cheap encyclopedia in his canoe. 



In view of his expected arrival in New York this week, the New 

 York canoe clubs have been approached in regard to a reception 

 and dinner, which would be an indorsement on their part of the 

 cruise. To their credit be it said that there was no dissenting 

 voice in their reply, "Rather a thousand times pipes and beer with 

 canoeists about the club house fire than a Delmonico dinner to 

 meet the hero of this trans-continental cruise." 



The cruise, as advertised, was as impossible as useless, no boat 

 can pass by any direct water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific; 

 and even though this could he done by the waste of much time 

 and energy, no good would result from it. Had the "Mail and 

 Express canoeist" made the cruise from the Atlantic to the Eastern 

 watershed of the Rocky Mountains, unassisted by cars and canal 

 boats, and then launched on the highest waters of the Western 

 slope, he would have accomplished something useless hut notable; 

 but after starting in April he would be eating his Christmas 

 dinner near the Rocky Mountains, and not in New York. What 

 he has actually accomplished, making a trip across the continent 

 by more or less conventional modes of travel, and taking a canoe 

 with him, must place him on no higher level as a cruiser than the 

 renowned Oapt. Glazier occupies as an explorer and discoverer. 



AM EXPERT'S OP1NION.-A canoeist lately applied to Mr. N. 

 G. Herreshoff for a design for a fast canoe, but Mr. Herreshoff de- 

 clined to undertake, the task, being too busy with larger craft. At 

 the same time he said: "The model of a canoe is the smallest fac- 

 tor in her performance, the rig the next, and the skill and weight, 

 of tbe man the most important by all odds. The canoeist should 

 practice sailing, cultivate his agility, and keep up his weight; 

 and if it were not for the danger, it would be wise for him to wear 

 trousers of sheet, lead, and particularly to have the seat double- 

 lined with that material." There is a great deal of truth in the 

 above statement, and it bears out what we have alwaj s taught, 

 that perfection of detail and personal, skill aud dexterity are of 

 far more importance thau excellence of model in so small a boat 

 as a canoe; consequently men will do better by working up a boat 

 in her second or third season than by discarding her at the end of 

 the first in favor of the latest fashion in models. At- the same 

 time the lead pants are not to be overlooked ; with these and a boat 

 well balanced in hull and sails the mere fineness of the lines is a 

 very small matter, 



GENERAL PURPOSE CANOES.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 In answer to "Peeowsic's" remarks concerning the all-round 

 canoe in your issue of Nov. 27, may we call your attention to the 

 canoe Bat, designed by W. P. Stephens and built by ourselves for 

 Lincoln B. Palmer as a "general purpose" canoe. She is fitted as a 

 most complete cruiser. Is 15ft.x30m. During the 1890 season she 

 carried oft 12 first, and 3 second prizes. Senior sailing, cruising, 

 hurry scurry and upset.maneuvering and club-four padd ling races, 

 also the A. C. A. gymnastic competition. Our canoe Passaic, 

 owned by Geo. P. Douglas, also a ltift.xSOm. "general purpose" 

 canoe, this year captured 11 first and 10 second prizes, as well as 

 the A. C. A. record prize. The records of both canoes are well 

 known and surely speak well for the all-round canoe. We shall 

 he pleased to be allowed to subscribe toward a cruising trophy.— 

 The St. Lawrence River S., C. and S. L. Co 



COMMENTS ON THE MEET.— The Model Yachtsman and 

 Canoeist, alludes to our comments on the late meet, but has evi- 

 dently read them rather hastily. The quagmires we mentioned 

 were filled up entirely before camp opened; the blowing down of 

 tents was due to fine breezes, which made such good racing, and 

 partly to the dry, loose soil which, though not made to hold small 

 tent pegs, was never wet or muddy ana was always smooth and 

 pleasant to walk on. The two weak points of the camp were the 

 transportation and the mess; the grounds, the water and the 

 winds were as nearly perfect as can be had. In one point the 

 Jessup's Neck camp was ahead of all others, the sanitary arrange- 

 ments were of the best and gave no trouble. 



MASSASOIT C. C— The Massasoits, of Boston, have held their 

 annual meeting and have elected the following officers for the 

 ensuing year: Com., Allen Hurd; Vice-Com., V. P. Perry; Seo'y* 

 James J. Brooks; Treas., Emile Johnson: Meas., J. F. Ball, and a 

 Board of Directors. The annual supper will take place at the 

 club house on Jan. 13.— James J. Brooks, Seo'y Massasoit C. C. 



GLIMPSES OF THE A. C. A.— For a permanent souvenir of 

 the. meet of 18S0 there, is nothing better than the handsome book 

 of photo-gravure views just issued by Mr. Stoddart and adver- 

 tised in another column. The selection was made from one hnn- 

 dred exposures made at the meet, twenty of the best pictures 

 being used to make up the volume.) 



lifting. 



Yachtsmen who do not see what they want under this heading 

 will please lookunder the hatches of the Canoe, peep into the 

 Kennel, squint down the barrel of the Rifle, open the Fish Car and 

 Game Sao, inquire of the Sportsman Towrtst.and if their yearn- 

 ings are still unsatisfied, push their explorations into the Editorial 

 and Advertizing Departments. 



SINGLE-STICK RACING IN 1 890. 



90FT. TO '16ET. CLASSES. 



THE accompanying table shows at a glance what was done, or 

 more properly what was not done, in the single-stick classes 

 above; 40ft. in the past season. Its meagre figures call for little 

 comment and afford no basis for comparisons in any class. Be- 

 ginning with the largest class, the sole survivors, Puritan and 

 Volunteer, were both in commission; the former under her old 

 skipper, Captain Half, after a year's rest in Lawley's basin. Nei- 

 ther did any racing to speak of, Volunteer starting throe times 

 and Puritan twice. Volunteer won the Goelet cup very easily, 

 beating Puritan by 28min; on the run to Vineyard Haven, three 

 days later, the unofficial timing, no official times heing taken, 

 made a difference of 16 minutes between them; and on the first 

 racing run of the cruise, on the following day, Volunteer reached 

 New Bedford half an hour in the lead. This ended the racing for 

 the year in the class. 



One of the remarkable incidents of the year was the presence 

 of a yacht in Class 2 of the New York Y. C, a class that came into 

 nominal existence a few years ago simply to fill the interval be- 

 tween two existing classes, the 70 ft. and the largest class, from 

 Puritan of 81ft. upward. The limits of Class 2 are over 70 and not 

 over 80£t. l.w.L, and no yachts have ever been built, to it nor were 

 there any existing racing craft. The sloop Florida was grown 

 after the accepted rule o' thumb fashion four years ago and hap- 

 pened to be a foot or so over the 70ft. class, a little too much for 

 even the very elastic exemption clause of the New York Y. C, so 

 she has the honor of being the sole represeu fcative of Class 2. Her 

 first essay as a racer was in the New Y^ork Y. C. regatta of 1890, in 

 which she started but withdrew. 



The 70ft. class offered a fair promise of sport at the opening of 

 the season, but, sad to say, it was not realized; not one decisive 

 race was sailed. To begin with, Titania and Bedouin were not 

 raced, the former being in commission all the season, but under 

 her small rig; while Bedoui n, lay ashore in her berth at Newburg, 

 Captain Pittuck confining his ministrations to the 30ft. Tomboy. 

 The other three boats in the class were all more or less altered 

 during the winter, so that a new interest was infused into the 

 racing. Katrina had her mast shifted and a small piece added to 

 her forefoot to correct the faults in her steering; Shamrock was 

 rebuilt under Mr, Wintringham's supervision, being lengthened 

 about aft. forward to bring her up to the. full limit of her class, 

 while Gracie had a general overhauling and refitting, with the 

 intention of racing through the season, 



The first race, the Atlantic Y. O. regatta, found only Katrina 

 and Shamrock at the line. The race was fluky and uninteresting, 



