Jan. 15, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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met with no accident of any consequence, and nothing but good 

 fellowship and contentment reigned. Some friends predicted 

 lhat we would he tired ot the cruise before our time was up. but 

 as the end drew near our constant longing was that we might 

 have another week. It is said that "all's well that ends well," 

 but 1 think that all is better that. commences well and keeps on 

 Improving throughout. Haurt L. Jones, Yacht Oyretta, C.Y.C. 

 San Francisco, Cal. 



THE AMERICA'S CUP. 



AFTER a good deal of talk which amounts to nothing, the. situ- 

 ation so far as a challenge is concerned rests exactly where 

 it did when the negotiations were broken off in the summer of 

 1689. The New York Y. O is now willing to accept a challenge 

 with less than 10 months' notice aud with only the waterlino 

 length, and also to assent to auy reasonable terms for the race 0 . 

 All this, however, is precisely what was offered to Lord Dunraven 

 two years since, and the club is not willing to go a step further 

 now than it was then. If British yachtsmen are ready to retract 

 all the hard things they have said about the new deed, and to 

 recognize it as binding for all future races, they can send a chal- 

 lenge by the first steamer, naming only the waterlino length, aud 

 there is little doubt that it will be accepted, and the same terms 

 granted as were offered to Lord Dunraven. 



The only change that has taken place in the two years is iu pub- 

 lic opinion, the dimension clause is no "longer held in such higli 

 esteem, and many would gladly annul it if such a course were 

 possible without destroying the whole new deed with it. This 

 latter course the New York Y. C. is not yet ready to take, having 

 still a hope that British yachtsmen will b? the first to hack down. 

 In a recent interview in the World Com. Gerry is reported as say- 

 ing "that there, would be no race until the Englishmen made up 

 their ramds that the New York Y. C. is immovable in insisting 

 that, sll future races shall be sailed under the new deed of gift. 

 When they had marie up their minds to this, there would be a 

 race, and not before." 



The following interesting interview with Cm. Paine appeared 

 in the Time* of Jan. 8: 



"I shall only remain in the city a day or two," aaid Gen. Paine, 

 "hnt before I go home I hope, to learn definitely whether anything 

 developed during Lieut. Henu's visit here which will bring a chal- 

 lenge for the America's Cup. 1 understand that Lieut, llenn said 

 he knew a challenge would be issued, provided the dimensions of 

 the challenging yacht do not have, to he sent with tue challenge. 

 As for ibis there can be no question hut that it rests entire) v with 

 the New York Y. 1 '." 



"The n you believe that the mutual agreement, clause of the deed 

 of gift gives the power to waive the dimension clause?" suggested 

 the Timers reporter. 



"Of course it does," said Gen. Paine positively, "and what is more, 

 it gives power to waive, as it distinctly says, any and all conditions 

 of the match. There is only one thing in the present deed which 

 would have to be insisted on. That is that the cup must be held 

 by whoever wins it subject to the deed. 



"The present deed of gift is a pretty good document to study. 

 In my opinion it is a fair one. The party challenged and the chal- 

 lenging party can arrange a race around the world with boats of 

 any size if they desire. This does not seem to be generally under- 

 stood, but it is nevertheless true. As a matter of 'fact there is not 

 even a limitation as to the size of vessels to race if the parties do 

 not want the size limited. 



"Although the dimension clause may be waived entirely as it 

 stands it is more to the advantage of the challenger than the chal- 

 lenged. English yachtsmen especially do not appear to see this 

 point. For instance, you remetnoer that, when the challenge came 

 from Lord Dunraven, owner of the TO-footer Valkyrie, the dimen- 

 sions were sent and immediately several gentlemen in this coun- 

 try wanted to build a seventy-footer to meet this foreign vacht 

 If the dimensions of the -Valkyrie had been withheld the desire 

 here would have been for ninety-footers and the Valkyrie would 

 have been greatly outbuilt. This is only an example of the power 

 to outbuild the cballengiug vessel. Wben the dimensions are sent 

 it is the aim to meet the foreign yacht with a. boat of her size' 

 The dimensions asked in the deed— beam at the load waterline' 

 extreme beam, and draught— are only approximate dimensions 

 ana are to give the party challenged an idea of the boat he has to 

 meet. But, as I have stated, the dimension clause maybe waived 

 "All that is necessary ever is a challenge to start matters going' 

 the deed giving the power to arrange the conditions of the match 

 mutually. I look for the time when the challenging party, as well 

 as the party holding the cup, will have trial races to determine 

 the vessel which is to sail for the cup, aud it inav also come in the 

 next ten or fifteen years that single-stick yachts of more than 

 nrnely feet on the load-water line will ba the contestants." 



"At present, if the dimension clause, were waived, could not a 

 foreign yaeht club send a boat of over ninety feet?" 



"No, it could not exceed the ninety-foot limit in yachts of one 

 mast unless both parties agreed to waive everything pertaining to 

 Size." 



"You mention a single-sticker of over ninety feet; how far above 

 this do you think you can go aud still retain the American idea of 

 power?" 



"That can only be found out by experiment. I am convinced 

 that a ninety-footer can be bui t and handled, bui in going beyond 

 this to any extent steel masts and metal booms of some substance 

 which will not affect the compass will have to be tried. Enough 

 men could be carried without any trouble to handle the sail* but 

 l be difficulty would be in making a boom that would answer the 

 purpose. A donkey engine mignt help in getting in the main 

 s er L but it, wo .;ld not be necessary." 



• Do you think E. D. Morgan will be successful with the Con- 

 Si' liation if he turns her into a sloop?" 



-Well, I should not want the job, but then he may handle her 

 Without much difficulty. It would oe an interesting experiment 

 and one cannot tell what may become of it." 



"The Volunteer is still for sale, is she not?" 



"1 suppose she is," answered the General hesitatingly "When 

 I advertised her for sale I meant it as a sort of declaration that I 

 did not intend to enter her m any more trial races, but I would 

 have let the New York Y, C. have her if it desired had the Valkvrie 

 challenge resulted in a race." 



Gen. Paine manifested his usual keen interest in yachting 

 especially in international affairs, and expressed a hope that a 

 challenge would be received, although in this event he did not 

 wish to reveal his plans. 



Gen. Paine's interpretation of the "mutual agreemen 1 " clause 

 is a very liberal one, but it is not in accordance with the precedents 

 thus far established by tlie New York Y. C, nor even with the 

 wording of the new deed. In the original deed of gift, the "mutual 

 agreement" clause is the most prominent feature, the require- 

 ments as to date of notice, tonnage, name, etc., being merely con- 

 tingent on a disagreement over the terms. When the second deed 

 was made this order was retained, save that a notice of not more 

 than seven nor less than six months was required as the prelimi- 

 nary to overtures for a mutual agreement. At the same time the 

 New York Y. C. has twice declined to enter into a mutual agree- 

 ment under the plea that it was bound not to accept more, not 

 less, than seven months notice. This was the case- when the chal- 

 lenge or the Royal Clyde Y. C, of Sept. 21. 1886, was received and 

 declined because it did not name a day within seven months and 

 it was again the case a year later when Mr. Sweet's challenge was 

 quietly and promptly disposed of by the hasty alterations of the 

 deed of gift, in tne former case the club decided that it could 

 not waive tha seven months notice, and also, that a "mutual 

 agreement" must be preceded, and not followed, by a formal chal- 

 lenge, giving name and tonnage of the challenging boat. 



The phraseology of the new deed plainly indicates the same 

 course, first a number of restrictions on size, motive power 

 nationality, etc., are enumerated; then follow minute details of 

 the challenge and all the particulars which must be included in it- 

 then comes the "mutual agreement" clause, specifying clearly the 

 matters which may he subject of such agreement; dates, courses 

 number of trials, sailing rules, "and all other conditions of the 

 match.-' The inference is that the "conditions of the match" 

 refer only to actual details or the races, and do not also include the 

 size, the motive power, the transportation, but only the 10 months 

 notice, which is specifically mentioned as being subject to the will 

 ot the holders. A careful reading of the deed indicates as the only 

 method ot procedure on the part of a challenger, not a mere re- 

 quest, tor a conference with a view to a mutual agreement on size 

 etc., but that the first step must be a formal challenge giving the 

 day of the. race and the full dimensions of the challenging yacht 



While Gen. Paine's explanation of the deed is the fairest one' 

 and fully in accord with the spirit of the original deed it is not 

 borne out either by the actions of the New York Y. C in regard to 

 overtures for races in the past, or by the plain wording of the new 

 deed. 



His defence of the dimension clause is also very unsatisfactory 

 He treats the length alone and'the four separate dimensions called 

 for as though they were identical, instead of very different 

 What he says as to the advantage of the "dimension clause" to the 

 challenger would be partly true iflength only were conr-erned and 

 if the New lork Y. C. would have met Valkyrie with a 70-footer, 

 and not Volunteer, hut applied to the lour dimensions asked for 

 it is entirely incorrect. Any possible advantages to Valkyrie 

 would have been all secured to her by the simple statement that 



she would be near the upper limit of our 70ft. class. The state- 

 ment that it would have been of advantage to Lord Dunraven in 

 addition to hasp- the draff and the beam in two places ot Valkyrie 

 in the possession of Messrs. Burgess. Smith and Gardner, is simply 

 contrary to the facts. The boIo advantage would have been oh the 

 side of the American designers, who would have known very 

 nearly the power of the boat they were called upon to beat. 



The statement as to approximate dimensions is contradicted by 

 two plain facts, in the first place by the demand for the beam not, 

 only at the wiriest point but at the waterline; aud in the second 

 by the fact that "approximate" dimensions are not. recognized in 

 yachting. Even in a trivial race between 20ft. boats measurements 

 are taken with the utmost accuracy, and the main reason given 

 for i.l-e presence of the "dimension clause" in 'the new deed w as 

 the difference between Mr. Watson's idea as to the approximate 

 length iu t he case of the Thistle, and the opinions of the New York 

 Y. C. on the same subject. 



In the interesis of that "friendly competition between foreign 

 countries," which was the aim of the five original donors, we 

 should be glad to see Gen. Paine's interpretation of the new deed 

 indorsed by the New York Y. C. In t his case it would only ho 

 necessary for a foreign club to write such a letter as that of the 

 Royal Clydo Y. C, before mentioned, expressing a desire to 

 arrange for a series of matches, the size of yacht to he used by 

 each party to be agreed upon, with nil other details. In this con- 

 nection it would be no more than fair, as Suggested by G<-n. Paine, 

 to allow the challenger also to select a yacht by means of i rial 

 races, so long as she agrees with the size decided on. If the New 

 York Y. C. is prepared to interpret the new deed in this 

 liberal spirit, the whole question of its legality and the fairness of 

 the disputed clauses will disappear forever, and international 

 racing will begin again immediately. 



QUAKER CITY Y. C. 



THE monthly meeting of the club was held on Jan. 7 at the 

 club rooms, Vice-Corn. Brereton Pratt presiding. 

 The board of trustees reported tho election of 1.4 new members, 

 as follows: Hubert Brock, J. Percy Warr, Jr., Edgar Scott, Alex- 

 ander Van Rensselaer, Harry F. West, William H. Addicks, 

 Henry G. Freeman, Jr., Morton J. Henry, George R. Preston, 

 William S. Rhodes, I. Newton Hannolri. Franklin C. Read, 

 Charles Heehner and Edward Samuel. The river house com- 

 mittee reported the purchase of the Tinicum Fishing Club 

 property. The law committee reported that application had been 

 made to the courts for permission to change the name of the club 



toga, were elected honorary members. The following were ap- 

 pointed a special improvement committee to take charge of all 

 plans and improvements for the river club house: J. Howard 

 Gibson, John H. Sloan, Arthur Colburn, O. D. Wilkinson and C. 

 W. Lyon. Important amendments to the constitution and by- 

 laws were offered, and will be acted upou at the annual meeting 

 on Feh. 4. Among them were, instead of monthly meetings hav- 

 ing six general meetings per year, in January, February, April, 

 June, October and December: limiting the membership to 500; in- 

 creasing the entrance fee to $30 and annual dues to $3ii. The. 

 resignations of (J. Edward Murray and R. R, Whitehead were read 

 and accepted. The board of trustees announced the following 

 nominations for tho next year: Com,. Edward R- Coleman, 

 schooner Norna; Vice-Corn., Brereton Pratt, schooner Flossie; 

 Rear-Co m., Robert K. Neff, Jr., cutter Nannie; See., A. F. Ban- 

 croft; Treas., C. W. Lyon: Meas., S. A Wood; Fleet. Surgeon, S. 



B. Howell, M.D.; Board of Trustees, J. H. Sloan, A, Colburn, R. 

 K. Neff, Jr., and H. F. Smith; Regatta Committee, A. F. Ban- 

 croft, Francis Green, J. A. Lehman: House Committee, W. B. 

 Henry. O. D. Wilkinson, B. Pratt, S. R. S. Earth, H. E. Howell, 



C. W. Lyon, J. H. Gibson; and in addition to the regular nominees 

 J. L. McDwniel, H. L. Williamson and Thos. D. WMraker; Com- 

 mittee on Lectures and Entertainments, M. R, Muckle, Jr , C. L. 

 Wilson, E. L. Young: Library Committee, G. M. Freeman, H. P. 

 Lloyd, T. S. Manning; Committee on lines, models and exhibits, 

 C. D. Middleton. C. H. Brock, C. E. Ellis; Law Committee, Wm 

 B. Maun, J. H. Sloan. W. Wilkins Carr. 



SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C.-The annual meeting 

 of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. O. was held on Jan. 13, tlifl fol- 

 lowing officers being elected: Com., George H. B. Hill, schooner 



geon, J. West Roosevelt, M.D.; Fleet Chaplain, George R. Vande- 

 water, D.D. Trustees, Messrs. J. Frederic Tarns, Walter L Suy- 

 dam and J. Langdon Ward. Race Committee, Messrs. M. Morris 

 Howland, William A. Haines, Walter C. Kerr, William H. Plum- 

 mers and J. Langdon Ward. House Committee, William A. 

 Haines, Henry W. Haydeu, Ashton Lemoine, Herbert L. Satter- 

 lee and Theodore C. Zerega. Committee on Lectures and Enter- 

 tainment, Lieutenant Commander Leonard Chenery, U. S. N".; 

 Charles A. Post and J. Frederic Tarns. Committee on Lines and 

 Models, Messrs. John Hyslop, A. Cary Smith and William P. 

 Stephens. Library Committee, Messrs, Arthur Pell, A. B. Sim- 

 ouds and T. C. Bronson. Committee on Exhibits, Messrs. John F 

 Lovejoy, R. Alexander Rutherford and William Whitlock. Law- 

 Committee, Messrs. Sidney Chubb, Henry P. Rogers and Charles 

 W. Wetmore. The secretary's report showed 110 yachts and 308 

 members. The treasurer's report showed a surplus of $1,500 for 

 the year. 



ST. LAWRENCE Y. C— At a recent meeting the St, Lawrence 

 Y. C. approved of a scheme which had been prepared by an in- 

 fluential committee, looking to the establishment of a permanent 

 summer club bouse and sanctioned the purchase of a building 

 site. This has been done and a beautiful piece of ground, with a 

 frontage of 190ft. on the waters of Lake St, Louis, has become the 

 property of the club. The lot is situated at the bottom of a beau- 

 tiful and well-sheltered bay and is almost the center of the very 

 scattered fleet, It is intended to proceed with the erection of a 

 comfortable, if simple, club house as soon as the weather perm'ts 

 and it is hoped that when the season of 1891 opens the club will be 

 settled in its new home. From the nature of the site it will be 

 possible to provide not onlv a elub house but a set of ways, for 

 hauling out and repairing, and provide other facilities for 'hand- 

 ling yachts, the lack of which have seriously interfered with the 

 growth of yachting about Lake St. Louis. As a result in great 

 measure of the adoption of classification by corrected length a 

 veritable boom in yacht building has been commenced in connec- 

 tion with this club. Five boats, ranging in size from a 30ft, C.L. 

 to an 18ft, C.L. singie-hander, are now actually under construc- 

 tion, three others are on the designing hoard and several others 

 are being talked of. 



P. 



Marion; ._ 



George Mans. Directors: W. H. Canterbury, George E. Curry' 

 Laban Pratt, Hartford Davenport, James E. Swan, W. W. Whit- 

 marsh, the Com. ex-offirio. Regatta Committee: F. C. Blanchard 

 yacht Flora Lee; C. E. Bockus, Jr.; H. W. Burr; D. H. Mason, yacht 

 Meteor; J. F. Small, yacht Ustane. House Committee: Walter S 

 Fox, W. S. Nickerson. Henry D. Wing. Membership Committee' 

 G. B. Carter, George H Collyer. Charles B. Pear, F. W. Porter H 

 W.Smith. Hudson Biver Ice 1\ C— Com., Henry F. Allen- vice- 

 Com., John E. Drew; Sec'y, Henry Newton; Treas., R. V. Freeman- 

 Fleet Surgeon, Dr. Ambrose. W.Becker; Meas., Robert Murray- 

 Stewart, John T. Huf'nagel. Board of Trustees: W. S. Bingham' 

 B.Alexander, Joseph Stilger, August Buckholdt, Oonrad'Roth' 

 Dauntless Y. C— Com., John Clark; Vice-Corn., Frederick Heins- 

 Sec'y. Frank Van Winkle: Treas., Charles A. Cordner; Meas e' 

 L. Jones; Trustee, John Flaherty. 



AMERICAN OWNERSHIP OF FOREIGN-BUILT VESSEL^ 

 —Senator Frye, of Maine, last week introduced in the Senate 

 three important bills relating to the American ownership of 

 foreign-built vessels, one of which relates especially to yachts 

 According to the brief reports, a duty of $30 per gross ton is to 

 be imposed on al, such yachts that have been for more than six 

 months in American waters, while tonnage dues of SI per ton 

 will be exacted at each American port. A fine of $30 is imposed 

 on any yacht not a documented vessel of the United States whioh 

 shall fly the American flag. We hope to obtain the full text of 

 all the bills shortly. 



ICE YACHTING — As usual, the ice yachtsmen are ready, and 

 racing will begin as soon as the weather permits. From the 

 drawings and description of an English ice yacht in the last, issue 

 of the Fieid, we should say that English ice yachtsmen might 

 learn a. great deal in construction from a study of the Pough- 

 keepsie craft built by Mr. Buckhout, the leading'builder of these 

 craft. On Jan. 13 a handicap race for the Kidd pennant was 

 sailed on Orange .bake, over a 10 mile course in a west wind, Cold 

 Wave, Com. Higginson, winning out of five starters in 35m. 57s. 



THAT 90FT. BOOMLET.— Mr. W. H. Langley has declined the 

 honor of being the prospective owner of an Ellsworth 80 and 

 proposes to do little yachting nest season, 



U. S. NAVAL INSTITUTE.— The quarterly number of the 

 Proceedings of the U. S. Naval Institute contains a very interest- 

 ing paper on the protection of the hulls of vessels by lacquer, by 

 Lieut. J. B. Murdock, U. S. N. Other papers treat of the system 

 of naval training and discipline required to promote efficiency 

 and attract Americans, and on a study of the movements of the 

 atmosphere. 



GREAT HEAD Y. C— This prosperous club, established in 1884 

 at Winthrop, near Boston, will soon occupy a fine new club bouse 

 with a stage 14x26ft., a halt 52x47ft, a bowling alley, billiard 

 room, and many other conveniences. The house will be on a 

 stone wharf, with deep water at all stages of the tide. 



AUXILIARY NAPHTHA YACHTS.-Two of the fleet of the 

 New Haven Y. C. the centerhoard sloops Marguerite and Ceres, 

 will be ntted with 10 H. P. naphtha engines this winter. 



CORINTniAN MOSQUITO FLEET.— The aunual meeting of 

 the Corinthian Motquito Fleet will be held on Jan. 19, at 8:30 

 o'clock, at the Sturtevant House, 29fh street and Broadway, New 

 York. 



CHANGES OF O WNERSHIP.-Nirvana, keel sloop, has been 

 sold by Wm. Buchanan to .fohn Moller. Milicete, c.H. cutter, bas 

 been sold by A. B, Turner to J. Abbey, of New Bedford. 



DORCHESTER Y. C. FIXTURES.— Club races, June 27, July 11 

 and Aug. 2o; open race, Saturday, July 25. Other events will be 

 announced later. 



Imaging, 



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 iu advance of nice turns and races, and 

 report, of the same. Cauoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest anh 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, 18!K)-9I. 

 COMMODOHF.: WALTER U. LAWSON, BoStO" Mnao 

 SECRETAIlY-TimASURKR: RALI'H F. BRAZE 



Regatta Committee: J. A. Gage. Lowi 

 Toronto; L, R. Palmer, Newark, N. J. 



CENTRAL DIVISION. 

 Officers: 



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

 Reab-Com.: T. P. Gaddis, Dayton, O. 

 Purser: Howard Brown, Albany.NY 

 Ex. Com.: J. If. RakeweU and H. M. 

 Stewart. 



EASTERN DIVISION. 



Officers; 



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

 Rear-Com.: G. L. Parmele. Hartford. 

 Purser: R. Appollonlo, Winchester. 

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

 and Sidney Bishop. 



47 Central street, Lowell, Mass. 

 , Mass.; W. G. MacKendrlck. 



NORTHERN DIVISION. 

 Officers: 



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

 RiiUFi, com.: J. O. Edwards, Lindsay. 

 Bunsim: 



Ex. Com.: Colin Fraser and P. H. 

 Glsborne. 



ATLANTIC DIVISION. 



Officers: 



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

 Rbar-Com : IvD- Anderson Trenton 

 <: Rfoli'dHobart, Xtswavk,N.J 

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

 Kreamer. 



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



nardea by the recommendation of an active m , i , . ,„ ,, ; 



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

 tne general A. C A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. Application 

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



Persons residing In any Division and wishing to become memhers of 

 the A. C.A., will be furnished with printed forms ot application by ttd'dreg*. 

 tag the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



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



Vice-Commodore— N. B. L ook Chicago, IU. 



Rear-Commodore- -0. A. Woodruff, Dayton, O. 



Secretary- Treasurer— J. H. Ware, ISO RiaJto Building, Chicago, IU. 



Applications for membership should be made to theSec-Treas.. on blanks 

 which may he obtained from him, and should be accompanied hv 42 as 

 initiation fee and dues for the current year. 



FIXTURES. 



FEBRUARY. 



6. Canoe Reunion, Harvard Rooms, New York. 



JUNE. 



6. Hoisting Sail Competition, 13. New York, Annual, S. I. 

 Brooklyn. 37. Brooklyn, Ann., Bay Ridge. 



JULY. 



11-26. W.C.A. Meet, Ballast Island. 



AUGUST. 



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



AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL. 



THE question of defining an amateur in canoeing has been 

 thoroughly discussed without a satisfactory conclusion being 

 reached, as in many cases the letter of the rule may be infringed 

 while observing closely the spirit, and conversely, no one having 

 yet suggested a rule that covers all classes of racing under both 

 sail and paddle. The last case that has come up. however, seems 

 a very clear one, the offender being in every way a professional 

 and not in any sense an amateur canoeist. 



Mr. E. A. Rappaleye, the "-Mail and Express r-anoeist," applied 

 for membership last spring in the American Canoe Association 

 and being unknown to the members his name attracted no atten- 

 tion, and was not objected to. Mr. Rappaleye, at the time of 

 joining the Association, was not a canoeist, and had done no 

 canoeing, but as it now appears, he had in view the very mur-h 

 advertised cruise which has lately, brought him into notice. In 

 connection with this cruise, the expenses of which were defrayed 

 by the MctM and Express, a number of cash prizes, amounting to 

 about S600 in alt, were offered by the paper for various achieve- 

 ments, including the novel one of scalping, several of them 

 being won by Mr. Rappaleye, who has pocketed openly the cash, 

 amounting to $310. The fact that the whole competition was a, 

 bogus one, amounting simply to an advertising dodge, only serves 

 to aggravate the offense, and under the circumstances Air. Rap- 

 paleye's resignation from the A. C. A. would no doubt be very 

 promptly accepted. 



The line between the amateur and professional has always been 

 very loosely drawn in one direction in the A. C. A.; the fact that a 

 man depends on canoeing for his livelihood, that, he builds or 

 deals in canoes, does not bar him from membership so long as he 

 is a gentleman and a canoeist. From the earliest days of the 

 sport in this country it has included among its followers a large 

 number of journalists and writers who have cruised and written 

 of their cruises, but in a very different way from that of the 

 "Mai! and Express canoeist." The fact that a man buys or ac- 

 cepts a canoe for use in his business as a reporter or advertising 

 agent by no means makes him a canoeist; and even if it did, he 

 can no more claim recognition as an amateur than the men who 

 sail sloops and catboats off Coney Island with advertisements of 

 soap and patent medicines painted on the sails, can claim to he 

 Corinthian yachtsmen. 



A PRIZE FOR HOISTING SAILS. 



IN order to encourage, a shipshape and seamanlike rig on canoes 

 Mr. Zerega, of the Seawanhaka C. Y. C, has announced a com- 

 petition for a prize which he offers for the best hoisting and lower- 

 ing rig for a canoe, the competition to be open to members of the 

 Brooklyn, New York and Passaic River clubs, and to beheld at 

 the house of the Brooklyn C. C, Atlantic Basin, on June 6, 1891, 

 from 1 P. Al. to sunset. The conditions have not been fully 

 decided on, but will be nearly as follows: At least three canoes 

 must compete; canoes must be afloat and underway, the sails 

 must be hoisted, reefed once and stowed, the boat must be maneu- 

 vered under full and reefed canvas, on and off the wind, tacking 

 and wearing. The. points to be counted are setting, reeling and 

 stowing sails, qualities of rig as shown in maneuvering, and excel- 

 lence of design and neatness of finish. The nature of the prize 

 and the full conditions will shortly be announced. Mr. W. P. 

 Stephens has consented to act as judge. 



ORANGE C. C— The annual election of officers of the Orange 

 C. C. took place at their boat house on Passaic River, at West 

 Arlington, N. J., last week, with the following result: C. W. Bur- 

 rough, Commodore; R. W. Strachan, Vice-Oornrnodore; C. Gr. 

 Daus, Purser; M. AI. Forrest, T. AlcMttllen, aud J. M, Lowden, 

 Trustees; G. Manley, A. Crawford, and J. C. Massa, Boat Com- 

 mittee. The meeting was well attended and much enthusiasm 

 manifested. 



