July 16, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



827 



Event 11, cruisingr trim: 



Tempest Geo. P. Douglas 3 1 1 10 30 



LasitLa rj-eo. L. Metze 1 3 1 17 30 



Sybil B. W. Edinger 3 3 I ;S 00 



Tliere being no general-pm-pDse (•anoes at the meet, the ev->nf 

 was tiirawn open to cauoes with cruisinir liit onboard. Tcuipeai, 

 won with ease, and Laaata Wijs a tjiiod socoud bat waa ruled out 

 foi' not litiving siifiieiont oiitiii, and Sybil got seeoud prize. First 

 prize, banner pi-fsanted by liobt. Peebles; second prize, banner 

 preaeuted by F. 0. Aloore. 



Eveat 1*1, sailing upset: 



Tempest .Geo. P, Donglaa 1 



Oriciiet Tj. B. Palmer., 



Torment IT. TI. Smytlie.. 3 



Echo (). F. Hoe .t 



Bros _ W. L. Dudley , .fi 



First prize, banner presented by Mrs. W., P, Stephens; second 

 prize, banner presented by committee. 



Fvent 13, roan overboard: 



Tempest G. P. Douglas and O. L. Metze - 1 



Sybil E. W. Edinger and W. L. Dudley 3 



This was a good race and with a large entry should prove eseit- 

 ingandagood test. Prize, flag presented by Mrs. Charles Gr. 

 Balm anno. 



Event 14, unolaesifled boats: 



IJeola J. JL Sipp ...1 11 12151 



Wraith. B. Fredericks ^32 1 25 01 



Yea Yah; TI. F. Des Braisav Withdrawn. 



Neola started well in tbe had and gained on both first and 

 second rounds. In the third round Wraith made faster time over 

 the course, but not enough to malve anv diffletence in tlie result. 

 There were no war cauoe.s at the meet, so this race for uiirdassiflpd 

 boats was called instead, Prize, flag presented by Kew York O. C. 



Of the appropriatnni of lilOti voted us, we have used but Si5.81, 

 an Itemized account of which is given below: 



Stationery and postage. «35 31 



Man and s k i fE, :>J,4 days 7 50 



Signal numbers, ftag cartridges . 6 50 



Espressage 150 



Loss of watch from starter's boat ,5 00 



Respectiully .submitted, 

 ^ . Morton V. Bboka-w, Committee, 



New York, .July 11. 



AMERICAN AND BRITISH CANOE RULES. 



WHEN we consider that the British Canoe Association has no 

 measurement rules nor classification, the qnestlon naturally 

 suggests ItSHlt a.s to what the members do when the>' are ashore 

 and where they liud any excitement orJier than mere'sailiug. I'he 

 Royal ('. (J,, liowcver, has rules of its own and, as canoe racing 

 plays bat little part in the meets of the B. 0. A., perhaps rules 

 are unnecessary: however, the members miss a lot of tun by not 

 having and changing thera. The new rules of the A. O. A", call 

 forth the following comments in the Field, which of lare has given 

 considerable attention to canoeing: 



"A new class of canoe has been established in America, called 

 the general purpose canoe, the intention of which is to conserv^e 

 the cruising capabilities of the craft which are threatened with 

 extmction in the racina; classes. It would seem, however, that 

 the new limitations imposed in the class are hardly as perfect as 

 we might have expected from such a practical and able body of 

 men as the A. O. A. committee. For instance, the width of the 

 well opening or hatchway is .set down at not less than lOin. The 

 object ot limiting the width of the well hatchway is to always 

 enable the man to sit down in the canoe, the limit, therefore 

 should be the smallest width necessary, or roughly speaking, 15in' 

 vV here aTbitrary limitations are to be placed, it should be care- 

 f nUy gua.rded tbat the limitation does not adversely affect craft 

 constructed to lit the average man. The limitations further 

 assume that spacd for sleepiuK on board should he maintained; 

 but quite a large majority of men owning and cruising in 16ft. by 

 Mm. canoes never desire or attempt to sleep in theni, but carry 

 and use a shore tent The space below, or well, which should he 

 conserved in fairness in all canoes, cruisers and racers, is that 

 which enables the man to sit below. Taking a fair average it is 

 4ft. m length, of which 3ft. should be clear of centerplate case. 

 Thedraftof water is limited to lOin. Why? What can draught 

 matter, so long as the total depth of hull is liuiited?" 



, .'7~, "V , "^J 't^^ -jui- liiioLitaa, ijuc special ODiec- 



tions which the Field makes are, however, not very well taken 

 The object of limiting the size of the well was to preserve that 

 adaptahility which has always been the chief charm of the canoe 

 and which has very generally disappeared under the stress of 

 match sailing. To this end a certain amount of room in the boat 

 IS necessary, enough to sit at ease, to move about for a change of 

 position if m the boat for some hours, to carry stores and clothing 

 within easy reach, and to take a companion at times. While ISin" 

 may be suflicent width to allow a man to sit below, it is very lit tie 

 tor comfort, especially for a man of more than average beam- 

 while nothing could be more embarrassing than the mishap which 

 oeciirred to a well-known canoeist who once took a Class B girl 

 out in a Class A canoe, and found great difficulty in disembarking 

 the lady on their return. As a matter of fact, the limitation has 

 been caretully guarded, a measurement of a large number of 

 canoes showed thatl6in. was within the limit, the average being 



The well in most American cruising boats is from 5 to 6ft. lone 

 semi-circular at after end and pointed at the foi-e end There 



Snirements are that at least 3ft. 6in. of length shall be not under 

 >in. wide. The only objection which we find is that a man may 

 evade this rule by building a rectangular well 16 x 43in 



.Sleeping m the canoe has gone out of fashion here as in Ene- 

 land, but the rule is framed to encourage the interior arrange- 

 ment which has been proved the best for cruising and all general 

 U5es, the movable bulkhead abaft t,he canoeist, for tent, clothing 

 etc., and a similar space on each side of the centerboard tmnk at 



fill i h*o''k'''^^®''!*°J'-''^^V*¥''^^^^ ^ '^^'^ to sit; with a 



fixed bulkhead at his back and feet, may do for certain nur- 

 poaes, but it does not give the accommodations for stowao-e or the 

 carriage of a fair passenger or fellow paddler, which should be 

 part of the general pui-pose canoe. The R. C. C. rules call for 

 the same space, 6ft. between fixed bulkheads, the minimum 

 '^^}^' l*><.33/n . being 80 small that this space cannot be 

 li^?®*^ unless the well is made larger than the minimum limit 

 Why the draft was limited to lOin. we cannot say. save to shut 

 out the imaginary "cutter-canoe," which we last fall suK-^ested' 

 At the annual meeting we proposed, in place of the present u^e' 

 less limit of lem. maximum depth inside, a limit for the general 

 purpose canoe of 17 to 18tn. extreme depth from the lowest point 

 ot keel to the top of deck immediately above it, a limit that 

 would conform to existing canoes and yet tend to preserve the 

 canoe bottom as opposed to the keel or fin. At the same time the 

 regatta committee suggested another limit of depth, not over 

 15m. from lowest point of keel wherever found to lowest point of 

 gunwale, or approximately an allowance of ain. freeboard and 

 lOm. draft. In connection with the limitation of one class we 

 also proposed the removal of all limits from the racing class bu T 

 the proposal was not carried. The other limit was left to the r^ 

 gatta committee, who finally made it lOin. draft. The present 

 limitation ot the R. C. C, not over 16in. depth, is entirely useless 

 SaVffTifVe^strable ^ ^""^ ^"^'S^™'^'''"'!' making the canoe 

 It happened very unfortunately that the great pressure of busi- 

 ness at the annual meeting prevented a careful and thorough dis- 

 cussion of the changes m the racing rules, a matter that required 

 at least a half day, but which was left to the regatta committee 

 to complete, against _ their wishes; the general outline of t he 

 changes alone being indicated. The result has proved tbat the 

 changes m the rules are not as perfect as they should be while 

 the delay m announcing them was also detrimental. The general 

 purpose canoe is Hkely to make but a poor showing at the coming 

 meet, but we. still adhere to the idea rhat its recognition ia^f 

 hai-m ^n^foflow ^° matter how little good may come, no 



Continuing further, the Field takes up the R. O. C. rules as fol 

 lows: "The English rules are, on the other hand, far ^oo minme: 

 u^i^In comP^cated with vexatious and, at the same time, useless 

 limitations. The difference between the first class and the second 

 class (which has adopted the misleading and not approprfatftJtle 

 of cruising class), is simply ridiculous, ^z., that the second class 

 ^^SnL'S^vu ''^'^^S^' ^""^^i We have yti to learn that two 



«f.S?w''^'"'i°^^® lines and fitted in similar manner and of 

 similar rig, but one of which is clench built, are so different in 

 their capabilities that the clench-built boat is entitled to rank as 

 a cruiser and the smooth-skin is not. For some cruising work- 

 especially duck Bhooting-a clench-built canoe is utterly Unfitted; 

 She 13 iit all times unsightly, and is merely a relic of the barbaric 

 Se^oVs'm'oothl^kS^.^'^^^'^^^^^'^^^ the world over builds his ^ 



to 113 sq. ft., also allowing a 50ft. spfnaker. The former limita- 

 tion, which limited the mainsail to 75 per cent, of the total sail, 

 has been abolished. The sliding seat is entirely prohibited, deck 

 seats not being allowed to extend beyond the side of the canoe at 

 ;uiytiiric. 



1 f l=;ri tish canoeists h.ave any idea of contesting for international 

 sii|Ji'e.ni:ioy, or of meeting an American challenger undnr other 

 conditions. Than the K. C. C. rulos. tliey iruHt ronsider soon the 

 two important questions of uulimiterl sail area and of t lie, sliding 

 seat. So far we are unable to see that any harnj has <tnnie lo 

 American cfinoH:-; iJirnuudi unrestricted sail urc^i, and l.hnnj'h we 

 tirmly believe in the liiaitatiou of siil area on yaclil,--, :\>\if most 

 small craft, the oonditiLinfi of the IliXoll one iviun i /uini- (hi not 

 seem to call for it liero or in lingland. If other ne( esfivrv limita- 

 tions are imposed, sail can well ho left to itself. 



The matter of the sliding seat is a more dilHcult oue, it iKishem 

 unquestionably the main factoi; in the dev elopment of r.he sealf.d 

 canoe and Ihe suicide cockpit; but at i lie same time sailing a 

 canoe with aslidiog seat is safer, far more comfortable, and dryer, 

 to say nothing of the excitorneut anil exhibiration which accom- 

 panies this exalted perch, and wc believe now that Britisn canoe- 

 ists will gain in every wav by adopting tbe sliding seat in the 

 light of American experience. With tbe present limits of the R. 

 C. C, 14x33in. for the well, and tbe centerboard not abaft the 

 eenler of length, there can he no iiossilile danger of the im 

 Strosities that ornamont American canoeing, and the deck •:;eat 

 and thwartship tiller ean be nalVly :idopte(l. Al tlir- :-;),me tin 

 the experience hf-rc indicates ilint a limit lA ^-n r!. ,i' -aide, 

 necessary, the one which nat,ur;illy .suggest:^ i : '/liu. h 



the length of the sliding pari. Tiiis is a ,,, ■ . .n j v.Ui' 



limit, less by 18in. than some American board,^, :uni il niorii seems 

 desirable on trial, a longer slide can be allowed iu eermin raees. 

 Witli all that has been said against it, the sliding seat, is loo im- 

 portiiut a factor in canoe sailing to-day to b'i ignored by any body 

 of canoeists. 



Since the abi-vve was in type we have received the current num- 

 ber of the FiMd, in which the following appears: 



"Slid Ing-out deck seats have not as yet been tried on English 

 canoes in racing, owing to there being a rule against their exist- 

 ence: but it is more than mere speculation to assort that a slid- 

 ing-out seat could not have been used effectively in any race yet 

 sailed this season. In the two or three first races it was not 

 wanted, in the light airs one had to balance rather inboard so as 

 to give a list to keep sails quiet, and in the blowy matches the 

 cuts and shifts of wind have been so savage and rapid that a 

 slider would ha\-e quickly planted its crew in the hike. None the 

 less, it is curious tiiat no English canoeist goes the lengtli of tU- 

 ting and testing a sliding seat.. TUere are several races open to 

 anything within canoe-yawl definition; that, of course, admits 

 sliding-ont deck seats." 



CANOE-YAWLS AND CANOE- YACHTS. 



EXACT names and delhiitions are the exception rather than the 

 rule in canoeing and yachting, there being very few terms 

 which apply strictly lo any one rig or model, or to both in combina- 

 tion. One of the most bewildering is t he term canoe-yawl, now in 

 such common use, but conveying no definite idea of proportions 

 model or rig. Before the modern canoe was well out of its bib and 

 tucker days, about 187S, the general model of the Rob Roy was 

 developed and expanded into a much larger craft, 17ft. long and 

 4ft. Om. beam, but with the lug mainsail and small mizen of the 

 canoe, together with other feattires which, in spite of its size, 

 showed its relationship to the canoe rather than to anj- existing 

 forms of sailing boats. To this craft, whose evolution was due 

 mainly to the swift tides and rough waters of the river Mersey, 

 the name canoe-yawl was given in recognition of its origin aod 

 rig. ^ The wonderful growth of canoeing, and also of boat sailing 

 as distinguished Irom yachting in decked craft since that day, has 

 produced a very large fieet of small craft that ai-e neither canoes 

 nor yachts in the strict acceptance of each term, but which ha.ve 

 been generally classed as canoe-vawls. 



It needs no proof that a vessel 20 to 34ft. long, with .=5 to Oft. beam 

 and a ton of lead under her is not a canoe, while at the siuiip time 

 she may be a sloop, cutter or ketch in rig; but the name canoo- 

 yawl has stuck to her. Among the many boats of this class are the 

 well-knowm Viper, Vital Spark, Water Bat, Iris, Tom Boy and 

 others, lines and descriptions of which have frequently ajipaared 

 m our pages. Between these extreme craft and ihe canoe propei 

 are many wide canoes, such as the Ethel, Vim, Kwoneshe, Pelican 

 centerboard canoes of great beam, but with movable ballast, and 

 capable of being beached or housed, though not bv le.ss than two 

 men as a rule. This class of boat has become very popular in 

 England within three or four years; in fact, so much so as to en- 

 croach on the 16x30 canoe, being more conspicuous than the latter 

 at the meets of the British Canoe Association. 



At, the November meeting in 1889, the Royal C. C. established 

 the following limits for the class, wiiich have .since been generally 

 built to: "A canoe yawl shall not exceed the rating of 0.5; it 

 shall not exceed 30ft. over all in length; il shall not be less than 

 •^ft. in beam; it shall not be over 3ft. in depth from top of deck at 

 center Une to the bottom of the keel, taken any where, forward 

 and aft. No ballast shall be carried outside, or below the tran- 

 soms, except centerplates or drop keels. No counter stern or 

 transom stern allowed. By the Y. R. A. rule. 



Length x Sail Area „ ^ . 

 elooo =Ratmg, 



t'oo® sail would be for 20(t, ISOsq.-ft.; 18ft., 166; 16ft.. 



loc; 14ft,, 214. 



Under this rule some racing machines have been built, wide 

 shoal, saucer-shaped craft, one of them, the Snake, being 18ft. 

 \oZ-h «t-.10'ii- beam, depth amidships to deck 1ft. 1id., mainsail 

 I6m., mizen 3,5tt. The model is most peculiar, the after body 

 being somewhat hke the forebody of a Barnegat sneakbox. While 

 the rough waters of the Humber and Mersey have developed the 

 keel craft, the Thames about Oxford and London is rapidly pro- 

 rtucmg a fleet of racing machines, and at the same time of cruis- 

 ing canoe yawls about 16ft.x4ft.. mere big canoes. Still another 

 t.vpe IS .showing up in considerable force this year about South- 

 ampton in the new>^ rating class, keel racing machines designed 

 by the leading men, such as Watson, Fife and Payne, and of the 

 most delicate and elaborate construction. 



• ^^^'^\^ l^liB canoe yawl, as has been seen, has progressed further 

 m lingland than on this side, especially from a racing standpoint 

 the class i&;^growing rapidly in the tlnited States, and is likely to 

 be deservedly popular in a few years, filling the wide space be- 

 tween the 16X30 canoe and the smaller singlehaud cutters and 

 yavv^ls, such as Windward. The rating rule, or its American 

 equivalent, corrected length, seems peculiarly adapted for the 

 class at large. The boats, which may be included under the pres- 

 ent term cauae-yawl, may be broadly divided into two classes, 

 the keel crati, with a large percentage of outside ballast, and the 

 centerboard cratt of moderate draft and with inside ballast all 

 movable. 



The need of some distinction between these two classes has been 

 apparent tor some time, and to meet it we suggest that the name 

 canoe-yawl be restricted to suoli boats as by their draft, model 

 and ballasting may be beached and housed, while the other large 

 class, such as Tom Boy, the small cutter Dodge and the St. Law- 

 rence River boat, whose lines were published on April 16, may be 

 classed as •'canoe-yachts," Thia f-o,.m .^hii^. r,r>«v, v,„«v,„J„ »„ ^iu_ 



TRANSPORTATION TO THE MEET, 



WE have ree.'ivri'' the following circular relative to the tra.ns- 

 Pwnr ^ 1-= from alj.out New York to Lake Cham- 



plam. Tlii- I . , ■ ietiich It was sent out made it impossible 

 for canoeirsi,-, rei-l, l.y July 11, butif there is still time to make 

 ari augeineut,.^, I lie propased trip by canal -boat with the canoes 

 sbould prove a very pleasant one for those who can spare the 



To Manlier A merimn Canoe A^nneitUion: 



DiiiAK Sir-VVb write to ask you if you intend to take in the 

 meet at W illsliorough Point. >,'. V., on Lake Champlain, com- 

 mencing Aiig.fi: if so, would ask > ou to join us in trying to get 

 n.je.M lotjelher to make it an obj,r!t-t to this compauv'to 

 anoesiiU on one boat without carrying other freight, 

 get enough caTioes togetlicr we will take them from Pier 



ougli 



ii1 



No. 6, lidst River, to Wilisborough Point,' NVY^ 'at' $reach","wM^^ 

 includes rigging or any other merch'indiae that can be put in the 

 canoe. 



if there are enough canoes at any club house to warrant the 

 expense of towing the canal boat to and from club house, we wUl 

 B(3nd t he canal iioat for them and charge each canoe her propor- 

 tion ot cost ot towage. 



If we can scom-e enough cn.noes to warrant our placing a canal 

 boat lo e-!i,rry t he. cii noes ot the .A inerican Canoe Asaociation, we 

 willpl,.icetoT-tlie iii|, thf ean/il boat 0. W. Wood Cord, of Essex, 

 N y., commanded by (.'apt. M. ,\. Knoullon, wdio is one of Lake 

 ijbumpl.iiu 8 old pdoiH. Why wo mention this canal boat in par- 

 ticular IS, tliat U i« flic same boat and genial captain that took up 

 tlje(;anoes in LyST, and all our patrons at tbat time were well 

 pleased with the care given by Oapt. Ivaowlton. 



ti wish to take III) ymn- oatioe on the above plan, we would 

 ^Aver i o that eft'eci on or bef ore Sat- 

 1 1 y tor us to know how many canoes 

 still more important that we should 

 so as to arrange our freight charters 

 her in readiness to receive in New 



If 



be pleasc'l to receive your an:- 

 ui-day, .July 11, as it i;--, necoHsii 

 we can depeiid on; ;uid if is 

 have. say. two weeks' notice, 

 for this canal boat and get 

 York on, say, Monday, .Juty 2'.. 



We also make another offer, which will be a novelty on this 

 special occasion, of tHkmg any canoeist of the American Canoe 

 Association on the canal boat 0. W. Woodford, whtcdi is a splen- 

 did boat, from Now ^ork to the camp on Lake Champlain, at $3 

 per day, whicli raoludes passage, hoard and berth, which is made 

 in a rough wa>', as each passenger is required to furnish hia own 

 blankets and pillow if required for berth. 



The iierths will be built in main hold of boat along the sides; 

 tin; bo;u IS 93ft. long, about 18ft. wide: the sisoe of hold in the main 

 i.s about. V5ft. hing, 16,8ft. wide and 7.4ft. high between decks, and 

 perfectly dry. 



The route taken on this trip is via Hudson River to Troy N Y 

 the boat being towed in a tow with about 30 other canal boats anci 

 it takes about •«) hours from New York to Albany, N. Y., thence 

 via Chiimplain Canal from Waterford, N. Y., to Whitehall N Y 

 which is towed by mules, a single boat at a time; distance Is about 

 60 miles and takes about 48 hours to reach Whitehall, N. Y., which 

 18 on La.ka Champlain, and from there the boat is towed by a pow- 

 erlul lake steamer in tow with, say, 20 other boats, and takes 

 about 12 hours lo reach -La Camp de Paddle Your Own Canoe" or 

 dtitdv ot the American Canoe Association at Wellsborough Point, 



A trip of this kind is very romantic and a most enjoyable time 

 could be had, and it would be a trip that would never be forgot- 

 ten. Kindly lot us hear from you, fully, at an early date and 



oblige, yours truly, 



X. -r ,N-R-MoB&Co., G. F. A., No.9SouthStreet, 



New \ OKK, July 8. 



THE CLUB REGATTA. 



, . , , . This term, whUe open perhaps to the 

 same technical objections as canoe- yawl, is at least a fitting com- 

 plement to it, and the two together will serve to distinguish with 

 sufficient exactness for all practical purposes the typical diflier- 

 ence between the two classes of boats. There is just now no 

 special call for a strict definition of either term, nor is there any 

 club or body directly interested in classifying and encouraging 

 the boats, but they are increasing in number so rapidly that their 

 recognition and limitation is only a matter of time; and in the 

 meanwhile we suggest for popular use as a means of distinguish- 

 ing the difference which actually exists the term canoe-yacht in 

 addition to the established one of canoe-yawl. 



THE A. C. A, YEAR BOOK. -The Year Book of the American 

 Canoe Association for 1891 is uniform in size with those of the 



J? » .uiij^o, c.^ ij_t >ij.cnuiio jcais, uuL lu uuuirion tne list o 

 division officers and the clubs within the division, as well as tho 

 boundaries, are given at the head of the list of members, making 

 a coinplete record of the division. The membership up to date of 

 prmt^mg was diNdded as follows: Atlantic 292, Central 157, Eastern 

 311. Northern 178, total 938. To these must be added a supplemen- 

 tary list of new members, making 1,011 active members. Besides 

 i' 09?^ %t ^ ^9^m"ary and 62 lady members, the grand total being 

 Vm^^- number on the hst up to about June 1 wal 



-;,(ilo, that being the uirmber of active members enrolled since the 

 .^sociation was organized, in August. 1880. Tbe number of clubs 

 '^,.^%|°^°7f-,-,^t.lantio Di^dsion 37, Central 30, Eastern 28, North- 

 ern 33, total 1U8. Nearly 100 of these are canoe clubs, the others 

 hemg in part boat or sailing clubs. The flags of all the clubs 



go and do what you please. 



You know who has the fastest paddling canoe in the club house 

 as you have often, no doubt, been beaten by it in your cruises or 

 "scrub races" near home. You know very well, too, who among 

 your members can paddle a half mile in the shortest time, with- 

 out getting up a regatta to prove it. Perhaps there is another 

 canoe club near yours with a strong man in it. If so, a race be- 

 tween your man and that club's champion will make an interest- 

 ing event. Likewise you know who ia the bRSt sailor with the 

 best boat— perhaps there are two nearly equal— and a regatta sail- 

 ing race cannot add to your information. If you can get other 

 clubs' champions to race your man. interest may be in i acted into 

 a .sailing race. 



GeneralLv speaking, then, the club regatta cannot add much to 

 your knowledge about the sailing and paddling merits of your 

 club men. How often have you had a good sailing race over your 

 club course? Not often, I will venture to suggest. When a dif- 

 ference of opinion exists as to the merits of men or boats you are 

 likely to arrange a little private race among yourselves and test 

 the thing. These club races are lots of fun for those interested, 

 and settle satisfactorily the relative standing of boats and men. 

 When you go to the canoe meet you go to race in earnest with the 

 best men from the other clubs, and no one can predict the result. 

 When a club can get members of several other clubs to compete 

 in its_ races, then, too, the events are very interesting to the 



C3.n06ist3. 



We are considering now a club regatta, pure and simple. What 

 sha.ll It be? The members want their friends to view the events 

 and make a social affair of the whole thing. 



How many of your friends— the ones you invite to view the 

 races— know why a canoe cannot sail straight to windward in 

 order to round a buoy? How many of them take any interest in 

 a sailing race other than seeing the pretty effect of a start? How 

 tiresome they find it when the wind fails and the canoes simply 

 drift about aimlessly and nothing is going on to amuse the spec- 

 tators—since all the canoes are in the race. 



Well! We want to have a club regatta. We want to invite our 

 friends and entertain ihem. We want to have some fun our- 

 selves, and we want to get every event on the programme off at a 

 proper time and without too long waits between them If we out 

 on a sailing race it may ruin the whole affair— for lack of wind 

 too much wind or too much tide. Let us omit it then. But every 

 one likes to see a canoe under sail do something. All paddling 

 events would be stupid. An upset sailing race can be arranged 

 for near the club house, and can be worked off successfully in a 

 short time if there is any wind at all, and the chib's sailing cham- 

 pion is by no means sure of winning it either. The visitors are 

 sure to be deeply iuterested in the novel performance. This also 

 holds good of a maneuvering race sailing, where a paddle is 

 thrown overboard astern at a given signal and recovered. It is 

 well to have the paddle thrown over twice, so that a miss the first 

 time may not prevent a man's winning. Another saUing event 



— ^. ^. L.u^,.,jo. . .iijnoja acwiiuo aiini buo sLarb oi cue nrst 



another canoe IS sent off, the skipper of which must touch any 

 part of the first canoe, man or rig, with a 9ft. wand, padded at the 

 "im (and kept on deck), before No. 1 recrosses the starting line 



The upset paddling, band paddling, standing up paddling, single 

 blade paddling (to be done on one side of the canoe onlv without 

 the help of a rudder), are aU races that can follow one another 

 rapidly and create considerable amusement for contestants and 

 spectators. Canoe tricks, gymnastics, tugs of war and a tourna- 

 ment also help out a regatta wonderfully. Other novel events 

 will suggest themselves to committees according to the weather, 

 the canoeing facilities of a club and the inventiveness of the 

 members. I have never seen a deck paddling race. Put a board 

 lengthwise over the cockpit and sit on it while paddling 



Ihe clerk of the course should secure all the entries early and 

 each man ought to pledge himself to contest the races he enters, 

 ine races should be so arranged that the same men do not com- 

 pete m two .successive events, as they need rest after a hard 

 struggle and need time to get the canoe ready again. The events 

 m which the canoe is upset and gets water aboard should be nut 

 last, so no time is lost in waiting for a man to bail out before 

 starting in a succeeding event. There are innumerable gymnas- 

 tic tricks to be acquired, and many of tnem have been described 

 in former numbers of this paper. Don't make a fizzle of your 

 regatta when .success is so easy. 



Now that many clubs have big war canoes, why not add a crew 

 drill to the programmer' Evolutions will suggest themselves to 

 the captain of the crew, and very little training would be neces- 

 sary to inake an effective show. A paddling drill may also be 

 added attej- the suggestions printed in your last number, Mr. 

 Editor, by the secretary of the Hartford Club. I enjov seeing a 

 canoe sailing race above all things; but I don't like to see a regatta 

 Padd7e,!iMS iS90^''"^ *° ^^'^ """^ *^™"^ilties.-fi;afl and 



n-^' A. MEMBERSHIP -Central Division: P. N. Jacobsom 

 Detroit, Mjgh : Wni. C. Powers, Rochester, N. Y. J^h^n 

 Dmsipn.-. W.J. Wickham, Toronto; W. L. HeW» Ottawa. 

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