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Yonkers Cor. Y. C. Annual, June 25. 



VONEERS— HUDSON RIVER, 



The fourth annual regatta of the Yonkers Corinthian Y. C. was 

 sailed on Saturday in a light breeze; the courses being from off the 

 club bouse around a stakeboat off Tarrytown for the larger yachts 

 and a stakeboat off Hastings for the cats. Tbe elapsed times were: 



SCHOONER CLASS. 



Eiapsed. 



Edith, G. W. Poucher 7 33 OS 



SLOOPS 30FT. AND OVER. 



H. W. Beecher, J. S. Warren 5 47 53 



SLOOPS UNDER 30FT. 



Bertha, A. L. Skinner 0 43 47 



CLASS E — CABIN CATS. 



Ella F., John Dickson et al G IS 56 



CLASS F— OPEN CATS. 



Edna, Robert Kellock Not given 



CLASS G— OPEN CATS. 



Dolphin. C. 31. Brooks 4 51 52^ 



Trie judges were George E. Gartland, Robert T. Dennis and Thomas 

 McDonnell. 



Winthrop Y. C. 



The race of the Winthrop Y. C. for classes 3 and 4. sailed on Jiuie 

 25. was not started until 7.45 P. M. The times were: ' 



THIRD CLASS. 



Elapsed. Elapsed. 



Harriet, L. T. Harrington. 0 55 30 Fancy, S. L. Cade 1 05 10 



Perdita, Milrou & oneever 0 56 10 Magpie, H. P. Otis Disabled. 



Marion. A. W. Chesterton. 0 56 55 Eclipse, W ui. Myrick. Disqualified . 

 Mattie G., W. A. Garratt. 1 01 50 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Scud, L. S. Mestoa 30 25 Maepie H.G.Otis Withdrew 



Modoc. H. M. Belcher 28 18 Fancy, Geo. L. Cade. . .Withdrew 



Eclipse was disqualified for not going the course. The judges were 

 Messrs. E. A. Cook and W. A. Bakeman. 



Hull Y. C. Open Sweepstakes, June 25. 



HULL — BOSTON HARBOR. 



The Hull Y. C. sailed an open sweepstakes race for 21-footers on 

 Saturday, b ,t in a rather light breez* fro ui S.W. The course was 

 a triangle, two rounds, from club float past Pig Rock Beacon and 

 buoy off Bumpkin Island, 7 miles in all; the first leg to windward. 

 The limes were: 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Alpha, Dunne. Brown & Hunt 23.10 1 31 43 1 08 23 



Catspaw, W. O. Gay 26.07 1 32 18 1 11 01 



Vanessa, A. Bigelow, Jr 24.03 1 31 39 1 11 36 



R. D., James Afclmyre 25.04 1 41 25 1 19 14 



The judges were Messrs. J. R. Chadwiek, E. C. North, Franklin 

 Adams', John Stetson and .T. J. Souther. 



Alpha wins first prize. $-35; Catspaw second, $15, and Vanessa third, 

 ♦10. 



Crank Navigators. 



The little boat Montana lies at the packet company's warehouse in 

 charge of its owner and comuiander, Capt. R. C. Hite, of Bozeman, 

 Moat. Capt. Hite started from Bozeuiaa Sept. 16, 1890, bound for 

 the mouth of the Mississippi River. Bozeman is 400 miles above the 

 head of navigation of the Missouri River. Between Bozeman and 

 Fort Benton, the head of steamboat navigation, there are three falls. 

 The Montana had to be taken around these falls on trueks--a tedious 

 and expensive operation, 



The Montana was a steamboat when the start was made, but in 

 going over the unnavigable part of the river it became necessary to 

 takeoff the machinery in order to lighten the craf o so it could get 

 over the rapids. It is now propelled by oars. 



Capt. Hite spent the winter of 1890-91 at Willistou, S. D., and last 

 winter at St. Joseph. Ho expects to complete his trip by the time 

 next winter begins. The Montana is 23ft. long, 5ft. wide,' and 30in. 

 deep in the center, and 36in. at the stern and bow. It is built of 

 mountain fir, and is conveniently arranged with a sleeping apart- 

 ment, oil cooking stoves and provisions in lockers. 



Capt. Hite is making the trip for pleasure. He is 67 years of age, 

 and was formerly an alderman in Bozeman. When he completes his 

 voyage he will have traveled iu his little boat more than 4,000 miles.— 

 Kansas City Star. 



Fresno, June 7— Miss Lilian Smith is building a small boat of tule 

 reeds, in which she will embark in the San Joaquin next Saturday, 

 and go by water to San Francisco. She is 18 years old. The boat is 

 modeled after the ark in which Moses floated on the River Nile. In 

 length it is 6ft. and in width 3. It is only large enough to carry her 

 and a supply of provisions for the journey. She will take her rifle 

 along and shoot birds on the way. 



The San Joaquin River is deep at present, and the voyage will be 

 accompanied with danger from sunken snags and bars. Miss Smith 

 expects to make the journey to San Francisco in five days. She will 

 use an umbrella for a sail when the wind is favorable, and when 

 there is no wind she will use a paddle.— .San Francisco Chronicle. 



Abona. 



This handsome steam yacht, whose sail and interior plans appeared 

 in the Forest and Stream of March 3 of this year, was recently com- 

 pleted. The following account is from the Field: "The new steam 

 yacht Abona, of 104 tons yacht measurement, was tried on the Clyde, 

 on Saturday, June 4. She has been built for Mr. Thomas Sheldon^ 

 from designs by Mr. A. H. Brown, by Messrs Lobnitz and Co., Ren- 

 frew. She has the highest class in Lloyd's both for hull and machin- 

 ery. The mean speed was 10J4 knots in most unfavorable weather. 

 Remarkably roomy and well-arranged accommodation characterizes 

 the Abona. The saloon is fitted in dull polished oak, with silk tapes- 

 try panels, and the owner's cabin, which extends right across the 

 vessel, has white enameled walls, with polished American waluur 

 fittings and handsome silk hangings. Abaft the machinery space 

 the cabins are most roomy and comfortable, and are fitted in a 

 similar manner to the owner's berth. On deck the Abona has a 

 large and commodious deckhouse of polished teak, with promenade 

 above surrounded by teak rail with brass stanchions. The bridjjje is 

 fitted with steering wheel, glazed chart table, telegraph, &c. The 

 engines, which are compound surface condensing, have cylinders 

 13in. and 24in. diameter by lbin. stroke, with balanced cranks, and, 

 during a trial of four hours continuous steaming, averaged 180 re- 

 volutions without vibration, indicating over 200 horse power. Be- 

 sides the bridge gear there is screw steering gear aft, and the yacht 

 has steam windlass anu all the most modern improvements." 



Lloyd's Yacht Register. 



The volume of Lloyd's Yacht Register for 1892, just received, is 

 unitorm with that of last year, but somewhat larger, the total num- 

 ber of yachts listed being 0,466 as compared with 6,179 last year. 

 The rules for building accompany the Register in a separate volume, 

 the large book containing an aipnabeiical list of all yachts measured 

 by the society's rule, another list of American yachts not measured 

 by the rule, a list ot'eluos with their flags, a list of racing flags, list 

 of signal letters, list of yachts arranged according to tonnage, list 

 of builders and oesignets and yachts built by them, and an alpha- 

 betical list of yacht owners. The information given is most com- 

 plete and the Regi?ter is indispensable to yachtsmen, a face appre- 

 ciated in this country as well as abroad. We note, however, one 

 important omission, for which the compilers of the book are not 

 responsible, the fault evidently lying with the designers and build- 

 ers. The dimensions of all the new yachts are very carefully 

 omitted, the waterline length being given in some cases, "but neither 

 beam nor depth. These dimensions have appeared iu previous years 

 and there is no good reason why they should not be given now. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES, 



The special sailing regatta of the American Y. C. will be held off 

 Milton Point on Wednesday, July 6, opeu to yachts of the New York, 

 Larchmont, Eastern, Seawanhaka Corinthian, Atlantic, New York 

 Corinthian, Oyster Bay Corinthian, New Haven, New Rochelle, River- 

 side, Indian Harbor, Corinthian of Marblehead, Mass., and New Bed- 

 ford yacht clubs. Judges' steamer Dalzell will leave club house 

 10:30 A. M., and carry a limited number of members. Tickets (at $1 

 each) can be had upon application to Mr. George W. Halt, No. 115 

 Broadway, Mr, W. S. Alley, No. 70 Broadway, or at the club house on 

 the morning of the race. Arrangements will be made to provide re- 

 freshments on board the steamer. Trains leave Grand Central Depot 

 for Harrison's Station at 9:04 A. M , where conveyances will be pro- 

 vided to convey members and their guests to the clubhouse. The 

 regatta committee includes Messrs. George $17, Hall, Ezra S. Connor, 

 W. S. Alley, J. H. Wainwrigbt, Stephen Roach. 



Last week was marked by three serious capsizes of shoal center- 

 board craf t in the ordinary summer squall, involving the death of 



one person and the narrow escape of a number of others. On June 

 23 a thunder storm swept over the Lower Bay and Sandy Hook, the 

 wind blowing very heavily for a time. On the Shrewsbury River, 

 near Red Bank, Thomas Davi-i was out in a catboat. in company with 

 his wife and child, Mr. and Mrs. T. Corlies, Mr. and Mrs. T. Smack 

 and the child of the latter couple. The boat capsized when the squall 

 struck her. throwing all hands into the water. Mr. Smack reached 

 lor his child as it was thrown from the boat. All clung to the bottom 

 of the boat until help arrived in row boats, when they were taken 

 ashore safely. A very similar mishap occurred about the same time 

 to the cabin sloop James Carroll of Keyport, N. J., owned by T. L. 

 Seabrooke and having on board besides him, A. Morris of the same 

 place, and Mrs. Bella Holmes and Miss Ellen Rue of Hightsto wn, N. J. 

 The party had sailed from Red Bank to Staten Island and were re- 

 turning when the squall struck tbem off Elm Tree Beacon. South 

 Beach. The women were in the cabin, out of ihe rain, when the 

 squall overturned the boat. She floated for a time, the two men 

 rescuing the women from the cabiu and helping them on to the bot- 

 tom of the boat. They were exposed to tbe storm for some time, 

 being taken off by a rowboat just before the boat sank. Mrs Holmes, 

 an elderly lady, was injured internally by being thrown against the 

 boat, and died on the toilowiug day at South Beach. At the same 

 time, and near the Cairoll, the sand schooner Alex. Frazer was cap- 

 sized, her crew saving themselves in the yawlboat. 



Com. Colt, Larchrnont Y. C, has appointed Mr. Randolph Harry 

 as fleet captain for the season of 1892. The annual cruise of the club 

 will begin on July 9, the rendezvous being at Larchmont Harbor on 

 July 8. The annual regatta will be sailed on Monday next, starting at 

 11:30 and open to yachts of the New York, Eastern, Seawanhaka 

 Corinthian, Atlantic, New York Corinthian. American, New Haven, 

 New Rochelle, Corinthian of Marblehead, Hull, New Bedford, Doug- 

 laston, Indian Harbor and Riverside yacht clubs. The classes and 

 prizes will be as usual , but tbe regatta will be sailed under a handi- 

 cap, to be announced on the morning of the race. A special prize 

 will be given for cutteis and sloops of 50 to 60ft. sailing length under 

 the regular club allowance. The steamer Albertina has been char- 

 tered for tbe use of the members of the club and their guests and 

 will leave the foot of East Thirty-first street, New York, at 8 A. M., 

 sharp, and the club house at 10:15 A. M. Each member is entitled, 

 upon application, to a ticket admitting himself and ladies to the Al- 

 bertina. Extra tickets, admitting a gentleman and ladies, can be ob- 

 tained upon application at the clubhouse at the price of $2 each. 

 No tickets will be sold for the judges' steamer. Train leaves Grand 

 Central Depot at 9:03 A. M. Messrs. John F. Lovejoy, Otto Saiony 

 and Clarence L. Burger constitute the regatta committee. 



The twenty-second annual regatta of the Seawanhaka Corinthian 

 Y. C. will be sailed over the new club coarse off Oysler Bay on July 

 2, starling at 11 A. M. ; open toy£ch*;s of the Atlantic, Beverly, Corin- 

 thian of Marblehead, Corinthian of New York, Eastern, Knicker- 

 bocker, Larchmont, Massachusetts, Marine and Field, New Haven, 

 NewY'ork yacht clubs, and Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. 

 Will leave foot Twenty-sixth street, East River, on Saturday, July 

 2, at 8 o'clock A. »:'. promptly: returning steamer will stoo at the 

 same places. Members may obtain their tickets from the Stewart at 

 the club house at Oyster Bay, or at the office of the treasurer, Mr. 

 W. C. Hubbard, Cotton Exchange Building. Each member will be 

 entitled to one member's ticket— which cannot be transferred— and 

 three lady's tickets. A limited number of extra tickets, admitting 

 either ladies or gentlemen, can be obtained by members or by owners 

 of yachts entered for the race, at $2 each. The regatta committee in- 

 cludes Messrs. Walter C. Kerr, chairman, 17 Cortlandt street: R. C. 

 Townsend, secretary, 345 Broadway ; R. W. Gibson, William A. Haines, 

 Walter C. Tuckerman. 



We had occasion to comment last year on a decision of the New 

 Haven Y. C. in regard to the right of a yacht going up temporarily 

 into a class to take a special challenge cup offered for yachts in the 

 larger class only. Our remarks at the time met with disapproval 

 from some members of the club; but at a special meeting of the New 

 Haven Y. C, on June 15, the following resolutions were adopted: "Re- 

 solved, That division C of tbe regatta and sailing regulations be 

 amended to read: Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls. Resolved, That 

 the following be added to the rules and regulations governing chal- 

 lenge cups: In case of a yacht of a smaller class entering in a race 

 in a larger class, she can in no wise compete for any challenge cup 

 given to the larger class. Resolved. That division C of the regatta 

 and sailing regulations be amended as follows: Class 2, open sloops 

 measuring 24ft. and less than 31; class 3, open sloops measuring loft, 

 and less than 24. Resolved, That division E be amended as follows: 

 Class 1, catboats measuring 24ft. and over; class 2, catboats measur- 

 ing 16ft, and less than 24." The second amendment above is directly 

 contrary to the decision which we questioned last year; and is a fair 

 and reasonable regulation. 



The seventh annual regatta of the New Rochelle Y. C. will he sailed 

 on July 2, starting at 11 A. M., and will be open to yachts of the fol- 

 lowing clubs: American, Atlantic, Coriathiau of Marblehead, Cherry 

 Diamond, Douglaston, Eastern, Marine and Field, Jersey City, Knick- 

 erbocker, Larchmont, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, New 

 York Athletic Club, New York Corinthian, Oyster Bay, Pavonia, 

 Riverside, Seawanhaka Corinthian. The iron steamboat Cepheus has 

 been chartered by the club for the use of club members and their 

 friends, and will leave foot of West, Twenty-third street, N'ew 'Vork, 

 at 7:30 A. M. sharp; Pier 1 at 8 A. M., and Hudson Park dock, New 

 Rochelle, at 10:30 A. M.; returning to New York after the race. 

 Trains leave Grand Central Station for New Rochelle at 7:01, 8, 9:04 

 A. M. The reeatta committee includes Messrs. Philip J. Krackel, F. 

 W. Schoonmaker and Edward H. Sturges. 



Thetis, steam yacht, built by Murray Bros., Dumbarton, Scotland, 

 in 1887, has been chartered by Ogdeu Goelet, owner of the schoouer 

 Norseman, and was recently at Cowes, Isle of Wight, in charge of 

 Capt. Curry. She is a steel vessel, of 511 tons, 177ft. 6in. length, 25ft. 

 lin. beam and 14ft. 5in. depth. Her engines are 14, 23 and 3Bx27in. 

 Sue was designed by her original owner, John Donaldson, of London. 



The spring work at Bristol is about finished, only the large steel 

 steam yacht remaining. Last week the half rater Wee Win was sent 

 to New York for shipment to England, a 17ft. fin- keel was sent to 

 Auburn, N. Y., a 16tt, cat-yawl to Lake 31iuoetonka, Minn., and a 

 23ft. cat-yawl lo Conanicut Park; while the 30ft. centerboard Edith 

 M. was launched. 



The Hull Corinthian Y. C. sailed its first championship raceou June 

 25 under very unfavorable conditions, a light air followed by a heavy 

 squall. In class 2 Caprice was first and Nina second; in class 3 Mar- 

 jorie won ; in class 4 Mab was first and Don second ; in class 5 Victor 

 was first and Phyllis second. The judges were H. Ware Lincoln. N. S. 

 Kelly and Winthrop Nevins. 



The racing of small raters is under full swing on the Clyde, to tbe 

 neglect of tbe larger yachts, aud the Herreshoffs seem likely to come 

 in for a large share of the honors, as the 2^-rater fin-keel Wenonah 

 has thus far won two firsts and one second tor three starts out of a 

 large fleet. 



The sweepstakes race of the Chelsea, Mass., Y. C. on June 2i re- 

 sulted as follows; 



Elapsed. Elapsed. 



Holy Smoke, Geo.Barrie. 1 00 00 Ann R., M. Ryan Withdrew 



Tot, Al Barrie 1 11 00 



The usual Boston City regatta will be sailed on July 4 on Boston 

 Harbor. All entries are free, and may be made at the office of the 

 clerk of committtes, City Hall, where numbers can be obtained until 

 12 o'clock Friday. July 1. Entries for the Whitehall class must be 

 made to Mr. Joseph O'Hare, at Atlantic Y. C., end of Commercial 

 Wharf. 



The keel catboat Marguerite, a new boat, lost her mast on June 22, 

 on ber way through the S und to Greenport, and was beached at 

 Riverside, Conn. The mast in breaking set her leaking, and she was 

 tow r ed back to Bay Ridge for repairs. 



Rebecca, schr., Mr. E. Dudley, was in collision with the working 

 schooner Hester. oE Port Jefferson, off Oldfield Point on June 2!. 

 The yacht lost her bowsprit ana sustained other damage, putting into 

 Port Jefferson for repairs. 



T rinket is the name of the Waterhouse 21-f ooter for Mr. Young of 

 the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. ; and Typhoon is the name of the Stewart & 

 Binnev cat for John H. Taylor, both of which were launched at Law- 

 ley's last week. 



Gleam, sip , built for N. D. Lawton in 1883, and illustrated in tbe 

 Forest and Stream and ''Small Yachts," is now in Lake Champlain, 

 having been recently purchased by W. B. Fooce, Jr., of Port Henry, 

 N.Y. 



The annual regatta of the Sing Sing Y. C. was sailed on June 20 in 

 strong N.W. wind over a 10-mile triangle on the Hudson River. 

 Pauline B. won, with Madge second, lrex spriuging her mast. 



The winner in the seventh class of the Marine aud Field Club re- 

 gatta of June 11, proves to be Oconee and not Truant, measure- 

 ment giving her the race by lin, 15s. 



Since her recent trials about the Bay, tbe rebuilt schooner Comet 

 has been hauled out and eignt tons of lead have been placed on her 

 keel in addition to that already there. 



The first regatta of the Keuka Y. C, of Penn Yan,was sailed on 

 June 16, the winner being Wanita, A. H. Wagener, with Juno, W. H. 

 Whitfield, second. 



Chispa, cutter, has been sold by N. D. Lawton to F. L. St. John, 

 former owner of Marjorie, 



The sloop yacht Bermuda, Mr. Wm. Myer, of Bermuda, an- 

 nounced as sailing from St. George for New York, arrived on June 

 28, and proceeded up the Hudson, bound for Buffalo. She is 46ft. 

 long. 



On June 20 the small schooner Caprice, o£ Detroit, Mich., capsized 

 in Lake St. Clair and drowned three persons out of a party of 23 who 

 were returning from a picnic. 



The Greenville (N. J.) Y. O, sailed a sweepstakes race on June 20 on 

 Newark Bay. the winner being Anita, W. P. Vreeland, with First 

 Attempt, H. Queen, second. 



The Lake Champlain Y. C. has opened its house for the season, the 

 first reception being on June 24. A ladies' reception will be held on 

 June 29 



Alceae, schr . has been at Tebo's since her arrival from Boston, 

 where her masts have been taken out and shortened and her rig re- 

 duced. 



A new yacht, tbe Hattie, built for Thomas Bradwell. of Chicago, 

 was launched on June 18. She is 55ft. over all, 14ft. beam, and 7ft. 

 draft. 



White Cap, yawl, has been sold by E. A. Rothrock, of Philadelphia, 

 to Winthrop Thayer, of the Hull Y. C, and will once more hail from 

 Boston. 



The annual regatta of the Portland Y. C. on June 16 was not held, 

 owing to a lack of entries. 



§ittwpng. 



FIXTURES. 



JULY. 



Springfield. Cup, Springfietd. 9-23 W. C. A. Meet, Oshkosh,Wis. 

 Toronto, Regatta and Paddling 15-30. Northern Div. A. C. A. 



Cup, Toronto. Meet,Lake Couchiching.Can 



Rochester, 2d Trophy Race, 23. Rochester, 3d Trophy Race, 



Irondequoit Bay. tronde quoit Bay. 



AuausT. 



>5. A.C.A.Meet.WillsboroughPt 27. Rochester, 4fh Trophy Race, 



Springfield, Cup. Springfield. Irondequoit Bay. 



•20. A. O. A. Meet, race week, 

 Willsborough Point. 



SEPTEMBER. 



Springfield. Cup, Springfield. 5. lanfhe. Annual Regatta. 

 Brooklyn,Visiting Cruise, Pas- 8. Rochester. Fall Regatta, Iron- 

 saic River. dequoit Bay. 



. Orange, Ann., Arlington, N.J, 



OCTOBER. 



, Springfield, Cup, Springfield. 



The A. C. A. Meet. 



On June 25-26 Com. Winne and a party of canoeists visited AVills- 

 borough Point to re locate the camp and make the final arrange- 

 ments for the coming A. C. A. meet from Aug 4 to 23. On Saturday 

 morning Com. Winne left Albany with Messrs. Huntington and 

 Christie, of the Camp Site Committee, G. P. Douglas and W. P. 

 Stephens. A stop was made at Saratoga for a drive out to the lake 

 and through the city, meeting tbe afternoon train north, on which 

 were Sec'v-freas. Wackerhagen and Mr, W. Howard Brown, of the 

 Camp Site Committee. At Willsborough Station a team was in 

 waiting, carrying the party to the Willsborough by 7 P. M., after a 

 delightful drive along the ridge overlooking Lake Champlain and 

 Willsborough Bay. The hotel has been open for some time, and Mr. 

 Otis was on hand to welcome the arrivals. After supper Messrs. 

 Christie, Brown, Douglas and Stephens made a trip to the camp site, 

 in spite of a threatened shower and very web grass. Late at night 

 Mr. H. S. Miller, of the Mohican C. O, joined the party, aud Mr. 

 Baber. the owner of the property, also arrived. 



Early next morning the whole' party visited the Point, going over 

 the whole camp site very carefully. As the result of their discussion, 

 it was decided to locate the headquarters at the fence corner on tbe 

 east of the main camp of last year, on the site of the Puritan 0. C. 

 tent, the commodore's, secretary's and signal officer's tents being 

 pitched here, with the private tents of these and other officers in the 

 rear, A landing will be built in front of these tents, while a larger 

 deck than that of last year will be built somewheie south of the 

 former site, being made substantial enough to permit large steamers 

 to land. 



The little grove in which the Brown University men camped last 

 year will be cleared of underbrush and used as a general rendezvous, 

 just in front of headquarters, and the pretty point to the west where 

 Mr. Buddington's tent stood will also.be kept open. The large open 

 space on the hillside between the old and new headquarters will be 

 kept free of tents, the desire of the committee being to have the 

 main carnp as large and compact as possible in the ample space 

 within and behind the grove on Indian Bay. 



The Ladies' Camp will remain as before but probably extending 

 further toward the end of tbe Point, as it promises to be much larger. 

 The new location of headquarters places it between the rn am and 

 ladies' camps, accessible from the latter without passing through 

 the former. 



The water at present is much higher than last August, some 25ft. 

 of the beach then exposed being covered. Though the level is cer- 

 tain to fall more or less by August, there is every probability that 

 the extreme low stage of last year will not be reached. 



The Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. has been most accommodating, 

 and will iu all probability put up a platform and stop several import- 

 ant trains just opposite to the camp, canoeists being landed at head- 

 quarters dock by a steamer in a few minutes. 



The various roads about the Point have been neatly gravelled, the 

 walking being much improved. The mess will be in the hands of 

 Mr. Otis, served in the same pavilion, a guarantee of its excellence. 

 The arrangements for steamer aud rail service are much superior to 

 those of last .year, 



Late in the afternoon the party was increased by a delegation from 

 the Bulwaaga C C, of Port Henry, headed by Mr. Wicherbee and 

 Dr. Neide, who sailed up in the sloop yacht Gleam. The B. C. C. will 

 bring a large number to the meet, all camping together. In the 

 evening the canoeists drove back to Willsborough station, favored by a 

 glorious sunset over the Adirondack Mountains, and took the express 

 for Albany and New York after a most delightful outing. 



Francis J. Baxter. 



The blue burgee of the Puritan Canoe Club of Boston has been 

 lowered half way for the past week in deference to the memory of the 

 late Francis J. Baxcer, who died on June 23, 1892. 



To those who knew the late ex-commodore of the P. CO., this 

 news will be read with sorrow. Ever thoughtful of others, an ardent 

 canoeist, and always a good companion on a cruise, his presence will 

 be greatly missed' by his fellow club-men, Mr. Baxter was an old 

 canoeist and an A. C. A. man of some years (No. 945). Through his 

 efforts was largely due the formation of the club of which he was a 

 member, and through his influence was it domiciled in its present 

 unexcelled quarters. He was also one of the. older members of the 

 Boston Yacht Club, having been elected a member of that organiza- 

 tion in February. 1874. 



No more around the A. C. A. camp-fires will the familiar stories. 

 "Uncle Billy," and the "Schermernorns" be heard, and Mr. Baxter's 

 venerable form will never more fill the seat in the craft of his choos- 

 ing, the canoe. The vacant cockpits of the Puritan and Camilie will 

 stand as an ever present remembrai.ee of iheir skipper who is no 

 more. The Puritan C. C. extend their sincerest sympathy to his 

 family in their bereavement, which alone js paramount to their own. 



James W, Cartwriget, Jr., Sec'y Puritan C. C. 



Boston, June 25. 



Cruising Sail Plans. 



Editor Forest and Stream ; 



In your last issue, in speaking of the cruise at the A. C. A. meet, a 

 correspondent urges that cruising sails only be allowed, and suggests 

 a limit of TOsq. ft. 



Are tbe cruisers obliged to use Rob Roys or some such style of 

 canoe that they are only to be allowed 70ft. of sail? For the modern 

 cruising canoe, 16x30, 1 consider 100ft. of sail is small enough. The 

 best cruisiDg sails I ever had were 126ft. on a Vesper model, and I 

 cruised on Lake Hopatcong, Lower New York Bay and Long Island 

 Sound with them for several seasons. 



Last year, because my mate had small ones, I was inveigled into 

 using a set of so-called cruising sails of 85ft. I bad a ten-day trip on 

 Long Island Sound, and if I ever get caught trying to cruise with less 

 thau llOsq. ft., I hope it will blow great guns every day. 



In my opinion, a cruising sail depends more on heing able to reef 

 quieklv down to a very small area, rather than on mere size. 



Bridgeport, Conn. Idlemere, 



