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POTEST AND STREAM. 



f Jan. i, 18&i. 



NEW YORK YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The last meeting of the year of tlie New York Y. R. A. was held 

 at O'Neill's on Dec. 26, with Com. A. J. Prime, the president, in 

 the chair. Delegates from the following clubs were present: 

 Bayswater, Columbia, Hudson River, Jersey City, Newark Bay, 

 New Jersey, North Shrewsbury, Staten Island Athletic, Williams : 

 burgh, Yonkers Corinthian and Oceanic yacht clubs. In addition 

 the owners of the winning yachts of the regattas of 1889 and 1890 

 were present to receive souvenirs and prizes. 



The financial report of the regatta sailed Sept, 1 was submitted 

 by the regatta committee and showed a balance of $10?' net profit; 

 there 'will probably be added to this about $7-5 more, which will 

 bring the grand total up to nearly $200, which, with the balance in 

 the treasury after paying the prizes, will leave the Association 

 $300 to the good. This sum does not include over $500 used in the 

 purchase of prizes for the recent regatta and for souvenirs for 

 that of 1889. 



A committee appointed at the last meeting to consider the ad- 

 visability of having a dinner, submitted their report. They in- 

 formed the Association that each club belonging to the Association 

 would be limited to the use of eight tickets, three to its delegates 

 and five at large. Wednesday, Jan. 28, 1891, was fixed as the date, 

 and covers will probably be laid for 150. The place has not yet 

 been selected, but will possibly be O'Neill's if accommodation can 

 be obtained there. 



The executive committee, to whom was referred the question of 

 the Just Woke Dp protest, submitted their report. In Forest and 

 Stream of Oct. 16 this matter was discussed at length, but we will 

 again refer to it. At the recent regatta of the Association on 

 Sept. 1 last, the yacht Just Woke Up, sailing in Class 3, appeared 

 at the starting line without a number and requested permission 

 to sail over the course, and was directed so to do by one of the 

 judges. Although being handicapped the Just Woke Up finished 

 first, beating all her class. A protest was filed, claiming that the 

 rules were infringed by her in not carrying a number. This pro- 

 test was upheld by the regatta committee, and the Just Woke Up 

 was disqualified. From this decision an appeal was taken to the 

 executive committee. The executive committee overruled the 

 decision of the regatta committee, giving as their reasons that the 

 judges who were delegated by that committee instructed the yacht 

 to start, and while they may have and probably did exceed their 

 authority, their error should not be visited on an innocent party r , 

 viz., the owner of Just Woke Up. The executive committe recom- 

 mend, however, that in future races of the Association the rules 

 he rigidly enforced, and that their decision on this point is not be 

 taken or construed as creating a precedent. 



It has been said that there is too much red tape about the pro- 

 ceedings of some of these regattas; that judges are in the way in 

 nine out of ten regattas at which they serve; that a regatta com- 

 mittee is sufficient to manage a race; that its members arrange 

 the preliminaries, see that the boats are entered in proper form, 

 and being familiar with the event at which they serve, the man- 

 agement of the race is a simple matter and can be accomplished 

 far better without judges than with them. 



Our experience has been, that while the above may prove true 

 in some instances, in the majority of races that we have attended 

 where judges have acted, they have been selected not for "figure 

 heads" but for their known ability and as exparts in the matter of 

 taking the correct time of a great number of starters. On the 

 other hand, in the smaller clubs of which this assotiation is com- 

 posed, different committees are selected each year, and while they 

 attend to the detail of the regatta, they select men of experience 

 to aid them in the important duty of timing the race. Of course 

 the recent regatta of the New Hochelle Y. C. will be pointed out 

 as an example, but if our friends will only delve a little they will 

 find the fault rested entirely with an inexperienced regatta 

 committee. 



After some miscellaneous business was transacted, the presenta- 

 tion of piizestook place. 



The following are the winners in their respective classes with 

 the prize awarded to each: 



Class C, Dolphin, walkover, one-half value prize, a pair of 

 marine glasses. 



Class D, Avalon. an oil painting, by Butterworth. 



Class E, Mergus, two bronze statues with table lamp. 



Class F, Forsyth, an oil painting, by Butterworth. 



Class G, Christine, two bronze figures. 



Class 1, open sloops, Eagle Wing, bronze clock. 



Class 2, open sloops, Cameron, pair marine glasses. 



Class 3, open sloops, Just Woke Up. (This prize is withheld, as 

 the committee have not looked into other protests entered, as 

 they did not deem it necessary until the appeal from their de- 

 cision disqualifying her for not carrying a number was decided.) 



Class 4, cabin cat s, Edna, marine glasses. 



Class 5, cabin cats. Ripple, marine spirit compass. 



Class 6, open cat Norah, diamond charm. 



Class 7, open cats, Nadeya. oxidized silver cigar box. 



Class 8, Undine, oil painting by Butterworth, in which 19 yachts 

 are shown in the race. 



Class 9, Bon Ton, piano lamp. 



Class 10, Galawater. walkover, one-half value, gold locket. 



In addition each of the above received a champion pennant. 



Souvenirs— gold watch charms — containing on one side the flag 

 of the Association in colors and on the other the name of the 

 winning yachr, were presented to the winners of the 1889 race as 

 follows: Gertrude, Mergus, E'orsyth, Lurline, Amateur, Corlett, 

 Rival, Lone Star, Bessie, Norah L., Alida, Pauline B. and Bon 

 Ton. After the presentation the meeting adjourned. 



The next meeting of the Association will be the annual one for 

 the election of officers and will he held at O'Neill's on Feb. 4, 1891. 

 It is expected that at this meeting application for membership 

 will be made by two or three of the larger clubs. X. 



EASTERN Y. C— The Eastern Y. C. has a committee out which 

 is considering the advisability of making additions to the club 

 house at Marhlehead Neck. The lot to the northward of the club 

 house having been recently purchased, it was thought at one time 

 that the club house might have to be moved forward to prevent 

 the view from being interfered with. But C. S. Eaton, the new 

 owner of the lot in question, very considerately decided to build 

 his new house in such a position that it will interfere very little 

 with the view from the club house veranda, so that there is now 

 no necessity of moving the house. Several plans are being con- 

 sidered, and the matter will not be decided till it is brought before 

 the next meeting of the club. The most probable plan at present 

 is one which includes a two -story addition to the south of the 

 present house and connected with it by a covered walk which will 

 bridge over the driveway. On the ground floor of this addition 

 there is a ladies' reception room and a billard room, both of which 

 are lacking in the present house. The second story will be used 

 for rooms for the servants, with some additional rooms for mem- 

 bers. 



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. 



Commodore: 



CENTRAL DIVISION. 



Officers: 



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

 Rear-Com,: T. P. Oaddis, Dayton, O. 

 Purser: Howard Brown.Alljany,NY 

 Ex. Com.: J. K. Bakewell and H. M. 

 Stewart. 



EASTERN DIVISION. 

 Officers: 



VICE-COM.: J. W. Cartwiight, Jr. 

 Rear-Com.: G-. L. Parniele, Hartford. 



""- :.■;■::■■!( : : , i" i 1 >,;]' '.V' .■■'ix-.nV 



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

 and Sidney Bishop. 



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

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

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

 the general A. C. A. eamp shall pay $1,00 for camp expenses. Application 

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



Persons residing In any Division and wishing to become members of 

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

 tag the Purser. 



NORTHER tiPDIVISION. 

 Officers: 



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

 Rear-Com.: J. C. Edwards, Lindsay. 

 Purser: 



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

 Gisborne. 



ATLANTIC DIVISION. 

 Officers: 



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

 Rear-Com.: E. D. Anderson.Trenton. 

 Purser: Rich'd E •..Hvark,N..L 

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

 Kreamer. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



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



Vice-Commodore— N. B. Cook, Chicago, 111. 



Rear-Commodore— O. A. Woodruff, Davton, O. 



Secretary-Treasurer— J. H. Ware. 130 Rialto Building, Chicago, Dl. 



Applications for membership should be made to the See.-Treas., on blanks 

 which may be obtained from him, and should be accompanied by $3 as 

 initiation fee and dues for the current year. 



FIXTURES. 



JUNE. 



27. Brooklyn, Ann., Bay Ridge. 



AUGUST. 



6-27. A. C. A. Meet, Lake Champlain. 



CANOEISTS' WINTER QUARTERS. 



THE evenings at the New York Canoe Club winter quarters, 19 

 West Twenty-fourth street, have so far proved to be success- 

 ful and popular that it has been suggested by many that the mem- 

 bership be made more general. The location is central and the 

 fencing rooms, presided over by Capt. Nicolas, are unique in 

 their way, being decorated with pictures of canoeing, duelling, 

 etc., and handsome weapons and curios. In addition to the 

 canoeing talks, contests with foils, single sticks and gloves have 

 been much enjoyed on these evenings. 



Although the subscribers have so far been solely members of 

 the New York Canoe Club who have engaged the rooms and 

 assured the success of the scheme, it is the desire of the club that 

 the meetings should benefit and entertain as laTge a number as 

 possible. With this end in view the privileges of membership to 

 the winter quarters is thrown open to all, subject to such restric- 

 tions as govern all social organizations. 



If liberally supported by other clubs and canoeists these in- 

 formal meetings can be made at slight expense still more attrac- 

 tive, and may grow into a permanent organization. The subscrip- 

 tions for the winter are $5 and applications may be addressed (o 

 B. H, Nadal, 19 West Twenty-fourth street, who has been ap- 

 pointed by Com. Howard as committee iu charge of the winter 

 quarters. The next meeting will be held on Friday, Jan. 9. The 

 rooms will be open on every Friday thereafter during the winter. 

 It is the intention to provide every other Friday some special pro- 

 gramme or attraction. It is especially understood that all 

 canoeists and their friends, whether subscribers or not, are 

 cordially welcome on any of these evenings. On last Friday week 

 Capt. Nicolas, who can do many things besides fencing, served an 

 excellent plain dinner to sixteen men, and these dinners may be 

 made a feature of the meetings. 



TORONTO C. C. 



THE Toronto C. C. has dined again, and as usual dined well, if 

 we may judge from the accompanying sketches by the club 

 artist, Mr. Kelly. On Dec. 13, the annual meeting was held, there 



boiled ~UkC TRout; sauce houa-hmise \ 

 CMJCKEH rRKASSEE nu%nn.oor^ 



LQBSTea CUTLETS CttEEM PEAi 



JolHTS 



BOILED TOUHO TURKEY OYSTER 

 R0A3T BEEE rtoMBMpW IWKE 



Boatu Let or . nuTTcm <a« 



UOAST -pAtrrRlDGt BREAD SAUCE 



CttTREMEMTS 



'cabinet pudmhc nA0l£RA SAUCE 

 C liARLET RUSSE 1EMOJ1 nBH.MCW TME. 



5,T&AW»EK».v 1 VANILLA 



APHLtS OUNCES C1APE-5 TSAhAMA-* 



heing a very exciting contest for the office of commodore between 

 two of -the old members, MeBsrs. Jacques and Neilaon. There* 



suit was as follows: Com.. I). B. Jacques; Vice-Com., W. H. P, 

 Weston; .Rear-Com., Harry C." * oriw; dec, W. C. Jephcott: 



M0R\D1 VISION yfd C:*As 



(S^TER. A^>OClA.V|0NS. 



Treas., Hugh C. McLean; Committeeman. H. B. Tilley; Regatta 

 Committee, Colin Fraser, W. C. Lee and Harry C. Fortier. The 

 dinner took place Dec. 15. 



INNER (OM/HITTIE 



N-X- Powell chairman 

 noOrt MEiLSOW 



flUGft-O /\ c leXs 

 \eK>" KELLX 



MOHICAN C. C. SMOKER.-The camp-fire of the Mohican C. 

 C. on Dec. 10, given by George G. Plyer, a member of the club, at 

 his residence on Broadway, was a great success. After the elab- 

 orate repast long clay pipes were handed around and soon the 

 room was blue with smoke. Mr. Will Wheeler, Mr. Titus, Mr. 

 Ransom and Mr. McLaughlin entertained the company witli 

 mandolin and banio music, songs were sung, speeches made and 

 yarns spun. Prof. Goewey told some capital stories and Captain 

 Winne quite sustained his reputation in that regard, keeping the 

 table in a roar. The camp-fire ended with the presentation by 

 Captain Winne in a graceful manner of the handsome silk ban- 

 ners made by deft and fair fingers and won a.t the Labor Day re- 

 gatta. Among those present were the following: Samuel Anable, 

 Perry W. Babbett, Mas Bender, Wm. S. Egerton, W. D. Frothing- 

 ham, Wm. D. Goewey, Wm. S. Hackett, E. Darwin Jenison, Fred 

 G. Mather, Harry 8. Miller, Fred Mix, Cuyler Shaw, Edwin J. 

 Sipple, Albert T. Smith. Wm. C. Titus, Wm. B. Wackerhagei_, 

 Wm. A. Wheeler, Ohas. Y. Winne. George G. Plyer, S. Howard 

 Ransom, John Holmes, Alfred McLaughlin.— Albany Journal. 



BROOKLYN C. C. OFFICERS, 1891,-Oom., Joseph Rudd, Jr.J 

 Vice-Com., M. M. Davis: Purser, M. V. Brokaw, 64 Hoyt street* 

 Brooklvn, N. Y.: Meas., D. A. Nash; House Committee. H. C- 

 Ward. D. A. Nash, W. T, Wintringham. Regatta Committee, R. 

 J. Wilkin, John Johnson, M. M. Davis. 



No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



J. S. B., North Platte, New— We do not see how we can assist 

 you in the. matter, though we should think you could breed the 

 dogs named without any bad effects. The person you speak of 

 bears a good reputation, as far as we know. 



J. C, New York.— Central American game includes deer, turkey, 

 curassow, quail, plover, partridge and prairie grouse, ducks and 

 geese. For modes of getting there consult the shipping guides or 

 the Journal of Commerce shipping columns. 



L. W. F., Manchester, Conn.— In the Forest and Stbeam of 

 June 3, 18"5, there is a cut of three dogs which in their days were 

 noted. The one in the center of the group (a jet black) was owned, 

 I think, by a Mr. Fred Schuohardt, and was bred at the "Suffolk 

 Kennel Club's" quarters, on Long Island, and the strain had been 

 kept pure for a great many years. Can you tell me whether they 

 are still bred there, and, if so, will you kindly give me the address 

 of the party who has charge of the kennel? Ans. We do not 

 think this kennel is in existence at the present time, perhaps some 

 of our readers may be able to enlighten you. 



G. M. N., Boston, Mass.— If it would not be too much trouble for 

 you, I would be greatly obliged if you would kindly decide the ; 

 following bet for me: Given, a bitch with a good strain of fox- 

 terrier blood; let her be covered for the nrst time by a mongrel; 

 and have pups; let her be covered the ser-^u d ti me by a full-blooded 

 fox-terrier. A bets that the second litter of pups will be full- 

 blooded; B bets to the contrary. li you will give us your opinion 

 on this question at your earliest convenience, I will esteem it a 

 great favor. Ans. A wins, as it would hardly be correct to give 

 the credit for the second litter to the mongrel which sired the 

 first. 



