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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 39, 1891. 



AN ADVENTURE ON A CATAMARAN.-A party of New 

 Haven yachtiSmeu had quite an adventure on July 26, being 

 oblipred to ap^nd the night on a partly wrecked catamaran at 

 anchor in the Sound, They were taken off safely in the morning 

 in a very wet and esliausted condition. 



SILVA.-Oa July 35 the steam yacht Silva, built for Dr. M. H. 

 Forrest, of Philadelphia, by Seabury & Co., was launched at 

 Nyack. She is 80ft. over all, 69ft. l.w.l., llf t. 8in. beam and 4ft. 

 6in. draft, with triple expansion engines and water tube boilers. 



LAKE CHAMPLAIN Y. O— The executive committee of the 

 Lake Ohamplain Y. O. has decided to hold its annual regatta on 

 Aug. 20, in connection with the meeting of the American Oanoe 

 Association at Willsboro Point, Vt. 



yOBKVILLE Y. C, JULY 26.— The race of the YorkviJle Y. C- 

 on July 36 failed for lack of wind, only one boat, Florence Tate, 

 completing the course. 



NEW HA^' EN Y. O.-The fleet of the New Haven Y. C. started 

 on its cruise on July 20 for New London and Greenport. 



^mailing. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Fouest a.nd 

 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 Sxbeam their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and Information concerning their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all 

 items relating w the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



OPMCERS, 1890-91. 



Commodobe: Walter TJ. Ljlwson, Boston, Mass. 



SECBBTABT-TKEAS0UER: RALPH F. Brazeu, 47 Central street, Lowell, Mass. 

 Regatta Committee: J. A. aage, Lowell, Mass.; W. G-. MacKeudrlck, 

 Toronlo; L, B. Palmer, Newark, If. J. 



CENTRAL DIVISIOK. 

 OMoers: 



VlOE-OoM,: O.V.WInnp, Albany, N.Y. 

 Reab-Com.: T. p. Qaddls, Dayton, O. 

 Purser: Howard Brown.Albany.N? 

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

 Stewart. 



EASTERN DIVISION. 

 OMcers: 



NORTHERN DIVISION. 



ViCE-COM.: W. H. Cotton, Kingston. 

 Bear Com.: J. 0. Edwards, Lindsay. 

 Purser: 0. E. L. Porteous, Kingston. 

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

 Glsborne. 



ATLANTIC DIVISION. 

 OJTieers: 



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

 Eeab Com : E.D. Anderson.Treuton. 

 Pursbb: Rlch'dHobart, Newark N.J. 

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

 Kreainer. 



Purser: E. Apolloalo, Winchester. 

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

 and Sidney Bishop. 



AppUcatloBis tor memoerslilp must be made to division pursers, accom- 

 panied by the recommeiKlatlon 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. camp shall pay Sl.OO for camp expenses. Application 

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



Persons residing in anv Division and wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., will be furnishea with printed forms of appUcatlon by address- 

 ing the Purser. ^ 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— D. H. Crane, Chicago, lU. 



Vlce-Conunodore— N. B. Cook, Chicago, ni. ♦ 



Eear-Commodoro— O. A. Woodruff, Dayton, O. 



Secretary-Treasurer— J H. Ware, l:?OElalto Building, Chicago, lU. 



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

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

 Initiation fee and dues for the cui'rent year. 



FIXTURES. 



AUGUST. 



1. New York, Open, Sailing. 27. Rochester, Sailing Trophy, 

 6-gr. A. O. A. Meet, Lake Cham- Irondeqnoit Bay. 



plain. 



SEPTEMBER. 



5. Orange. Ann., Passaic River. 10. Rochester, Pall Regatta, 

 7. 9 A. M., Arlington, Ann., Irondeqnoit Bav. 



Passaic River. 12. Knickerbocker, Ann., N. Y. 

 7. 3 P. M., lanthe, Ann., Pas- 

 saic River. 



A NEW IDEA FOR A REGATTA COMMITTEE. -The New 

 York C. C. tried a new experiment in its races of Saturday last 

 which is likely to prove a success. The regular male regatta com. 

 mlttee not being on hand— in fact, it is stated that nothing has 

 been heard from its members since the spring regatta— the man- 

 agement of the race was given to the ladies present, who started 

 and timed the canoes. One great advantage of this plan is that 



all danger from firearms is avoided, the ladies wise] y preferring 

 the club foghorn to the club pistol. We call the attention of other 

 clubs, as well as the Commodore of the A. C. A. to this experi- 

 ment, which may prove well worth imitating. 



PASSAIC RIVER REGATT AS.-The lanthe, Arlington and 

 Orange canoe clubs have arranged a three-day racing meet for 

 the first week in September which promises to attract a number 

 of New York canoeists to the Passaic at Woodside. On Saturday, 

 Sept. 5, the Orange C. C. will hold its anmial regatta, open to 

 members of all canoe clubs. On Sunday the visitors will be en- 

 tertained by the tliree chibs; on Monday (Labor Day) at 9 A. M. 

 the regatta of the Arlington 0. C. will be started, and at 3 P. M. 

 that of the lantbe C. C. The programme includes plenty of 

 racing, with time for camping and social meetings. 



A. C. A. MEET TRANSPORTATION. 



To the Mmibers of the Eastern DivMon A. C. A.: 



We beg to call attention to the Inclosed circular giving a list of 

 railroads which will make a rate of one full fare and one-third, 

 as per instructions in same. 



Endeavors are lieing made to obtain the same concession from 

 all other New England roads. In case such concession is not 

 granted, it will be advisable to inirchase tickets to tne nearest 

 point named in circular, and there obtain ticket to Burlington or 

 Port Kent upon certificate plan. 



Attention is called to the day express of the Fitchburg Railroad, 

 through to Port Kent or Burlington direct, leaving Boston at 

 10:80 A. M., Providence at 9:10 A. M. and Worcester at H A. M. 

 Tbose wisuing to travel during the night should take the 7 P. M. 

 sleepers from Boston to Burlington via Fitchburg Railroad. 



Referring especially to paragraph No. 4 of passenger commit- 

 tee's circular, we would say that tickets should be purchased be- 

 tween Aug. 3 and Ana. 8, 1891, and return tickets before Aug. 31. 

 (See paragraph No. 8.) 



Canoeists from Boston and vicinity should ship their canoes 

 and duffle (before Aug. 3, as the car leaves on tliat day) care of J. 

 W.Richards, Fitchburg Railroad, Boston, freight department, 

 where a car will be in. readiness to receive them, which will go 

 to Burlington aud be side-tracked, and from which they may be 

 taken upon delivery of receipt. 



The freight chai'ges per canoe and duftl? from Boston to Bur- 

 lington will be $3, which sum please remit Witt letter of advice 

 to Mr. Richards. It is important that Mr. Richards should be 

 advised at the earliest opportunity of any canoes which are to be 

 shipped from Boston, so that he can obtain proper accommoda- 

 tions in time. 



Canoeists going to Burlington can reach camp at Willsborough 

 Point by steamer from Burlington via Port Kent, and probably 

 the regular steamers will run to the A. C. A. dock from Burling- 

 ton direct. 



Special letters of inquiry should be addressed to Raymond 

 Apollonio, No. 43 State street, Boston. 



J. W. CAU'rWRiGHX, Jr., Vice Commodore, 



R. Apollonio, Purser, 



J. W. Ric BARDS, Transportation Com. 



CANOEING COSTUMES.— The costumes worn by the crews of 

 sailing canoes when racing are by no means uniform, nor quite 

 ship shape in many cases; though pot hats or tall hats are seldom 

 seen on the sailing canoe, it is quite as unsightly to see tweed 

 check coats or caps, braces and 'boiled' or linen shirts. Many 

 good, serviceable dress rigs may be seen at Hendon on a race day, 

 from the man-o'-warsman's working dress, through all sorts of 

 grades and cuts of blua serga and white flannel, down to the 

 rather inappropriate striped flannels— suggestive of lawu tennis. 

 In America, brilliant striped jerseys and stocking caps are much 

 in vogue, and knickerbockers are nearly universal. On the 

 Thames, on the other hand, the fashion of the boat sailor, be he 

 owner or one of the crew, ritns as nearlv as possible in imitation 

 of the Cowes fit-out of the owner of a 300-tonner. From a prac- 

 tical point of view, many of the costumes worn are utterly inap- 

 propriate; no sailor can do his work efiiciently with long sleeves, 

 a collar buttoned round his neck, and braces on. Trousers should 

 be loose at the knee and below, so as to be easily turned up; the 

 sleeves should come but half way below the elbow; and the neck 

 opening should be sufficient to put at least your fist in— that's the 

 place to stow your small gear. Of course every particle should 

 be of wool, and lacings are preferable to buttons where possible 

 to use thorn. Once try the diilerpnce of swimming with a man- 

 o'-war frock on versus a yachting jacket, and the jacket will 

 never be put on in a capsizeable boat.— i'leid. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Eastern Division: Clarence B. Ash- 

 enden, Auburndale, Mass.; J. W. Bro\vu, Woburn, Mass. Central 

 Division: Herhert C. Titus, Albany, N. Y.; Bert Stannard, Troy, 

 N. Y. Northern Division: P. B. Taylor, R. W. Haycock, Ottawa. 

 Atlantic Division: Frederick A. Cummings, Belleville, N. J.; W. 

 J. Warburton, New Y''ork city; W. E. Campbell, Brooklyn, N. Y.; 

 Alexander Archibald, Albert E.Turner, Newark, N. J.; Thomas 

 Hale, Jr., Yonkers, N. Y''. 



CANADIAN CANOES AT THE MEET.-Treasury Depart- 

 ment, Office of the Secretary, Washington. D. C, July 31,— Col- 

 lector of Customs: Sir— Referring to the Department's letter to 

 you, under date of July 29, '90, in which you were au'horized to 

 pass the canoes and necessary outfits of Canadian canoeists arriv- 

 ing at your port or in your district en route to the annual meet of 

 the American Canoe Aspociation, free of duty and without re- 

 quiring bond for their return, on production of the usual oath for 

 the free entry of personal effects, you are nereby authorized to ex- 

 tend the same privilege to Canadian canoeists who expect to at- 

 tend the approaching meet of the American Canoe Association to 

 be held upon Lake Champlain during the month of August next. 

 Respectfully yours, (Signed) O. L." Spaulding. Assistant Sec- 

 retary. (To the collectors at Burlington, V' .; Ogdensburgh. N, Y.; 

 Ca^ Vincent, N. Y.; Piattsburgh, N. Y.; and Suspension Bridge, 



NEW Y^ORK C. C. CUP. -The New York O. C. last week re- 

 reived a challenge from Mr. Ford Jones, of Brockville, Canada, 

 who sailed for the New York C. C. International Cup last year in 

 Canuck, and is now desirous of trying again provided the races 

 will be sailed oil New York Bay. Mr. Jones named Gravesend 

 Bay, and the club has accepted his challenge, but with the proviso 

 that the courses shall be on neutral waters about New Y''ork which 

 shall be satisfactory to both parties. This leaves the question 

 open between Gravesend Bay, Newark Bay, and the part of New 

 "York Bay commonly called the ' Jersey Flats," ofE Bayonne, with 

 possibly other localities. The club is desirous of giving as fair a 

 contest as possible to the challenger. 



AMERICAN AND ENGLISH CAMPING.-Canoeing ought to 

 go ahead in a country where the sport ia handed to man without 

 effort on his part: Lowell, in America, would seem to be a sort of 

 canoeing fairyland. ''The Eastern Division of the A. C. A. holds 

 a meet atTyngs Pond, which is two miles long by half a mile 

 wide.it is reached by half-hourly electric cars from Lowell; a 

 dining hall is a quarter of a mile from the camp; meal.^ $1 a day; 

 transport to and from the camp of all boa^.s and duffle free." 

 Well, a dollar a day at English camp meets would only about 

 suffice to "find" the average amateur canoe cook in methylated 

 spirits for his lamp.— J^'iekZ. 



NEW YORK C. C. OPEN RACES.-The open race of the New 

 York C. C. on July 25 had but four starters, all home boats, the 

 notice being very short. Lieda, Schuyler Schielfelin, won, with 

 Bonnie, C. B. Vaux, second. Aztec, Com. Howard, withdrew, and 

 Toltec. Mr. Bariugton, capsized. A second open race will he held 

 on Saturday next. 



CONNECTICUT RIVER.— A correspondent writes that the 

 Connecticut is canoeable from West Stewartstown. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 Mo !Notlce Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



Worm Fisherman.- Worms may be brought to the surface of 

 the ground by soaking the earth with salt water, or with slaked 

 lime water, made in proportion of three gallons of water to one 

 pound of slaked lime: let it stand four hours before using. 



W. W. W., Philadelphia, Pa.— Maine black bass fishing is said 

 to be good in Great Belgrade and Long Ponds, and the chain from 

 Oakland to South Monmouth, among them Cobbosseeeontee, also 

 Maranacook and Annobessacook, reached from Winthrop. 



A BOOK About Indians.— The*FoEEST a^u Stream will mail 

 free on application a descriptive circular of Mr. Grinnell's book, 

 "Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk-tales," giving a table of contents 

 and specimen illustrations from the volume.— ^dy. 



On the 6th inst., as Capt. Freeman was on his way to 

 Chelsea, he noticed some object swimming across the bow 

 of his steamer which proved to be a bear, and about that 

 time the glass registered Capt. Freeman's hunting instinct 

 about two hundred in the shade. But how, oh how. could 

 he kill him? He said if he had the time and the feathers he 

 would make a fly hook of his anchor and land him, as F. B. 

 Wade did the wildcat. But as it was he had to use the pike- 

 pole for a spear. Capt. Freeman altered his course and went 

 for the bear, and when the bear saw that he was to be run 

 down he altered his course, and went for the boat, leading 

 with a left hander upon her bow, while his face wore one of 

 his bearship's broadest smiles. Freeman dealt him a swing- 

 ing blow upon the shoulder, which caused him to change his 

 tactics, and make for shore, which was quite handy by this 

 time, aud Freeman had to leave the steamer and take his 

 rowboat. There was a race. The boat ran upon a rock 

 Freeman took water, but not back-water, by a good deal, and 

 dealt him a blow that surprised bruin very much, and also 

 broke the oar with which he hit him, and before bruin re- 

 covered his surprise the captain recovered a piece of the oar 

 and came to close quarters. At present bruin's pelt is on 

 exhibition at the steamboat wharf. — Goldliunter, Caledonia 

 Corner, N.-S., June IS. 



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