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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug. e, 1891. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are reauested to send to Fobest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and raoes, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their ad di-esses. with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information eoncerninff their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and flttine;s, and all 

 items relating %o the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



OFFICERS, 1890-91. 



commodore: Walter U. Lawson, Boston, Mass. ^ ^ , 

 Secretart-Treastoer: Ralph F. Brazer, 47 Central street, LoweU, Mass. 

 Regatta Committee: J. A. Gage, LoweU, Mass.; W. G. MauKendrlek, 

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



CENTRAL DIVISION. NORTHERN DIVISION. 



Officers: Officers: 



ViCE-CoM.: C.V.Wlnnp, Albany, N.Y. Vice-Com.: W. H. Cotton, Kingston. 



Rear-Com.: T. p. GafUils, Dajton, O. Bear-Com.: J. C. Edwards, Lindsay. 



Purser: Howard Brown.Albany.NY Purser: C. E. L. Pprteous, Kingston. 



Ex COM : J. K. Bakewell and H. M. Ex. Com.: Colin l^-aser and P. H. 

 Stewart. Glsborne. 



EASTERN DIVISION. ATLANTIC DIVISION. 



Officers: 



VicE-CoM.: J. W. Cartwi-ight, Jr, 



ViCB-CoM.: I. V. Dorland, Arlington. 



VICE-COM.: J. W. uartwi'iKnij, jr. vnjii-woi.. x. ■•.i^'jxia.ixyj., a±i,ua^^"- 

 Eear-Com.: G. L. ParmeJe, Hartford. Rear Com : E.p. Anderaon.Trenton. 

 Purser: B. Apollonlo, Winohester. Purser: Rich'dHobart. Newark N.J. 

 Ex. Com.: Paul Butler, E. S. Towne Ex. Com.: H. L. Quick and fl M. 

 and Sidney Bishop. Kreamer. 



ADUlicaiious for niemDersnip must be made to division pursers, accom- 

 Danied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of XfOO 

 lor entrance fee and dues for cnrrent jear. Every member attend ng 

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

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



Persons resid'lng in any Division and wishing to become inembers of 

 the A. C. A., wUl be furnlshea with printed forms ot appUcatlon by address 

 tag the Purser. . 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— D. H. Crane, Chicago, lU. 



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



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



Secretary-Treasurer-J H. Ware, ISO Rialto Building, Chicago. 111. 



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

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

 Initiation fee and dues for the current year. 



FIXTURES. 



AUGUST. ^ 



6-37. A. C. A. Meet, Lake Cham- a7. Rochester, Sailing Trophy, 

 plain. Irondequoit Bay. 



SEPTEMBER. 



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

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



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



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

 saic River. 



BUSINESS IN CAMP. 



UP to 1986 it was the custom to hold the general meeting of the 

 A. C. A. at the camp, usually on the last day but one. Since 

 the division scheme has been in operation this method has been 

 abandoned, and there is now no such thing as a general meeting 

 of the members ot the AssoeiatioD. nor can the individual mem- 

 bers vote on any question; the business of the Association being 

 now managed by the executive committee, and chiefly at the 

 November meet. Although the members have no direct vote 

 save in the choice of their division officers and in division matters, 

 the Association has been conducted on t he democratic principle 

 that the officers are elected to carry out the wishes of the mem- 

 bers, whom they directly represent. In accordance Avith this 

 Idea, it would be a good thing if a general pow wow could be held 

 in camp, some rainy morning, for iustance,(being selected, when 

 all members would meet in the big tent and discuss any questions 

 ■which might be suggested, changes of sailing rules, management 

 of meets, etc. The position of the presiding officer might not be 

 an easy one, as all would want to talk at once, but by a suitable 

 adherence to parliamentary rules a useful discussion might result. 



One thing at least might be counted on, every man present 

 would be led to take a closer interest in the details of the Asso- 

 ciation, and to consider more carefully the questions of policy 

 which arise each year, and which are generally left to the officers 

 alone. Had the many sailing men in camp last year been asked 

 to meet together and discuss informally the standing sail ques- 

 tion, some very serious blunders would have been avoided; and 

 though the question seems settled for the time, a quiet talk over 

 rules by those interested in them would be productive of good 

 this year. The closer and more intimate the relations between 

 the great body of the A. C. A. members and the officers elected 

 each year to serve them, the less danger there will be of mistakes 

 in making rules, and of opposition to rules which, though good 

 are for some reason not popular. 



"ARE YOU READY? GO." 



IN another week the fleet of flf ty or sixty canoes will be busy 

 racing, and we shall hear on all hands ample explanations 



how at least half of these would certainly have won if . There 



will be a great many different models and rigs of ifs, but the one 

 which will outnumber all others is the **If the— boom, sheet, 

 tiller, halliard, mast or seat— had not broken." A few of the 

 many mishaps in canoe sailing are beyond prevention, but very 

 few; nearly every breakdown may be directly traced to neglect 

 or to the craze for light weight which afflicts the majority of 

 canoeists. 



Granted that the supposed advantage of light weight is not over- 

 estimated, that the saving of an ounce or two in the weight of the 

 centerboard is an all-around gain, there are many who will find 

 to their cost that they could better have carried fiOlbs. of wood 

 and brass than to have whittled spars, gear and flttings Sown to 

 the last point, resulting in a total breakdown. 



The first thing in a racing canoe to-day is the sliding seat. 

 Does yours slide freely and easily, and can you sit on the extreme 

 end without fear of it breaking? The next thing is strong rigging 

 and flttings, mast, halliards and sheets, and above all the rudder 

 and deck tiller. Is your tiller strong enough to handle the whole 

 boat by, hauling yourself in with no possibility of breaking }t, or 

 Is it a little flimsy affair that must be handled most carefully? 

 Nest to strength of gear, convenience of handling is very import- 

 ant, the proper lead of sheets, halliards and centerboard gear. 

 Can you handle your board when out on the piazza, raising and 

 lowering it as a centerboard is handled in a yacht, or is it a fixed 

 keel, fitted to evade the rule, requiring a couple of hands to hold 

 the boat while you adjust it in deep water? To get the best re- 

 sults from a centerboard, it is necessary that it should be tended 

 from time to time, and though this is a difficult matter at times 

 in any canoe with the crew out on the seat, the board should 

 be fitted so that the whole or any portion of it can be used at 

 Will. 



It Is too late now for any changes in model, rig. board or rudder, 

 bwt it is not too late to make sure that, at least no later than the 

 day betpre the first race, the hull of your oanoe i» as smooth as 

 cii and e)bow-f rease can wake Jj^r; tbftt- tbe l30»r4, Wfttaod tijlfijr 



are in perfect order, lashings being clapped on at any weak spot; 

 that the sails are fully stretched on the spar.», all gear sound and 

 free from chafe, running freely; paddle and bailer, thelatter with 

 a line on it, stowed below. When this is done, there will be still 

 time for a look over the programme so as to be sure what the 

 courses and conditions of each race are. 



If all this is done in due season, there is little danger that the 

 starting gun will find the man on the beach, his gear in a tangle, 

 centerboard jammed, and mas+s stepppd in the wrong ttibes, 

 while he calls down blessings on the regatta committee because 

 the race is not held for him. The m n who breaks down and the 

 man who is late are apt to be very closely related, and though the 

 soundest of spars may crack under the strain of a close race, and 

 there may be but little time between one race and the next, the 

 wise man who is left behind or comes in disabled, even though he 

 feels that the fault is not his, will keep his own counsel rather 

 than risk being set down as one of the tardy kind. So much 

 blame has been heaped on regatta committees, both yacht and 

 canoe, about delay in starting, that the races are likely to be run 

 oif as promptly as possible, and if due notice is given of all events, 

 especially of changes in the programme, and if sufficient time is 

 allowed between races to permit all reasonable rest and shifting 

 of rig. the racing men wili have no right to grumble because the 

 start is not postponed until the last man is ready. 



iWHO MAY COME TO CAMP. 



npHE question of who besides the members m^y come to the A " 

 0. A. meet has been discussed for years as it has come up in 

 various shapes. With the camp once in running order the pres- 

 ence of guests costs the Association nothing; and from this point 

 of view there can be no objection to the presence of non-mem- 

 bers. At Qrst the rules were very lax. many non-members vis- 

 ited the meets and camped there unquestioned, but this privilege 

 was in time greatly abused, men who could and should have 

 joined the Association refraining from doing so, thus saving a 

 dollar, but visiting the camp for the full time. Various tempo- 

 rary regulations have at times been adopted, but the matter is 

 now subject to a fixed regulation under Section 3 of the by-laws. 

 Under the last clause of this section members who for any reason 

 wish to invite nnn members to camp, save on such special occa- 

 sions as visitors' day, must apply to the commodore and secretary- 

 treasurer, who may grant permission. If the visitor's stay is pro- 

 longed beyond two nights; that is, if he is sharing regularly the 

 advantages paid for by the members at large, he or his intro- 

 ducer must pay S3, the equivalent of a member's dues and initia- 

 tion. This plan permits the presence of all properly accredited 

 visitors who may come to camp from curiosity or a desire to un- 

 derstand the Association better before joining; and at the same 

 time it prevents the presence of a number of men who should 

 only come as members. It also provides for the men who turn up 

 in considerable numbers each year applicants for membership at 

 the last minute who wish to visit the camp before their applica- 

 tions have matured. It has beeu the policy of the Association to 

 welcome as far as possible all who desire to examine the camp 

 with a view to joining, and not a few of the best members have 

 drifted in by mere accident from being in the vicinity of the 

 meet. 



THE A. C. A. YEAR BOOK. 



WE quote elsewhere some very pertinent remarks from the Sail 

 and PadclJe concerning the A. C. A. Year Book, a matter of 

 some hundreds of dollars on one side or the other to the Associa- 

 tion each year. After some experience in the publication of the 

 small and unattractive pamphlets once issued, we suggested to 

 the executive committee at the meeting in 1885 at Oswego the 

 possible value of the year book as an advertising medium. The 

 objection was then made that such a book would be inferior in 

 appearance, and that the members generally would object to the 

 presence of advertisements, so the matter was dropped without 

 action. It was not until three years later that secretary-treasurer 

 Mix and Mr. 0. B. Vaux together produced the 1888 year book, far 

 larger and handsomer than any of its predecessors, and costing 

 the Association less than the plain rules and list of names of the 

 previous years. The value of the book, as well as the improve- 

 ment in appearance which was made possible through the re- 

 ceipts, was made plain, and the question of advertisements was 

 settled for an indefinite time. 



The cost of publishing and distributing the rules and list of 

 members in the plainest form would now reach nearly $300 per 

 year, and the book itsplf would he by no means satisfactory. To 

 issue the present book without the advertisements would cost the 

 Associaiion some $500, a heavy annual expense. With the aid of 

 the advertisements the book may be made superior to the present 

 one, and at the same time cost the Association nothing, perhaps 

 even turning in a profit in time. 



To realize this end, however, the book must be managed on a 

 thorough btisiness basis, and not as it has been thus far. The 

 value of an advertising publication depends entirely on the way 

 in which it is managed, if a good line of ads is kept up each year 

 the value wiU increase; but with a little neglect it will rapidly 

 depreciate. Little can be done in the way of securing ads by one 

 unfamiliar with the work or who takes it in hand for the first 

 time; and for this reason, if no other, the secretary-treasurer of 

 the Association cannot manage the business part of the book. In 

 order to secure the best returns, the contract for the publication 

 of the book should be given to some reliable firm for a period of 

 not less than three years, renewable then if satisfactory to both 

 par'ies. In this way the manager will have every opportunity to 

 work up a regular line ot custom, taking only the best ads, re- 

 newing his contracts from year to year, and making new ones in 

 the proper season. Thus far the season has passed by before the 

 arrangements for publication were completed, a source of loss in 

 each year. 



There is now some competition to be met, other similar publi- 

 cations, division year books, etc., are in the field and divert a 

 certain amount of business. Under a proper management, how- 

 ever, the A. 0. A. year book can be made one of the most desir- 

 able mediums of advertising in the country, with a profit to the 

 Association, a gain to the members in a better book, and at the 

 same time a valuable catalogue for all in want of outing supplies. 

 The details of the arrangement and the selection of a suitable 

 publisher may be well left to the officers of the Association, but 

 as there is nothing in the present rules relating to the publication 

 of the book, we wish to call the attention of all members to the 

 matter, in order that some steps may be taken in the direction 

 indicated, the making of a contract for the publication of the 

 year book for several years on such terms as may be obtainable, 



LAKE CHAMPLAIN-MAP OF THE A. C. A, CAMP.-The 

 map of the camp site in our issue of July 33 was photo-engraved 

 from the camp circular sent out by the committee. At the time 

 it appeared we were ignorant of the fact that the map was orig- 

 ipaUy made by Messrs. U. C, Ward and H, Averill to illttstrat© 

 a very interesting description of Lake ChampUin in the July 

 Ruwber of the Sail an4 PfiUcVe. 



A. C. A. MEET CAMP RULES, 



1. Members are requested to register at headquarters imme- 

 diately upon arrival. Membership badges will be delivered upon 

 payment of camp dties. 



2. Tents are to be located only upon approval of camp site 

 committee, and due regard must be had for thoroughfare. Tents 

 and surroundings should be put in order by 9 A. vi. each day. 



3. A member of the executive committee will be appointed 

 daily to set as officer of the day, and will be obeyed accordingly. 

 Senior officers of clnbs will be responpible for order and neatness 

 in their respective localities. A member of the executive com- 

 mittee and a lady honorary member will be appointed to take 

 charge of the ladies' camp. 



4. The signal service will be established near headquarters, and 

 all announcements will be made under the A. 0. A. signal code. 

 The signal code book can be purchased at the bureau of informa- 

 tion. 



5. The clerk of the camp (who will also act as postmaster) or the 

 secretary-treasurer will be at headquarters tent from 9 to 11 A.M. 

 and usually from 3 to ■! P. ^1., and also upon the arrivall of each 

 ma'l. A yellow flag will be hoisitd in front of headquarters tent 

 when either of the above are present on duty. 



8. A gun will be fired and colors hoisted at 8 A. M^ The simset 

 gun w'll be the signal for hauling down the colors. Ail guns will 

 be omitted on the Sabbath. 



7. After 10 P. M. quiet must be maintained in the camp. The 

 officer of the day will have instructions to strictly enforce this 

 rule. 



8. At headquarters a bureau of information will be established, 

 where all inqtiiries regarding boats and trains will be answered 

 and all general information relating to camp matters can be ob- 

 tained. Members are specially requested not to trouble the offi- 

 cials nor committees for information which can be obtained at 

 this bureau. 



£). Passes and badges for invited guests may be obtained from 

 the secretary-treasurer. No gupsts will be expected in camp 

 before 9 A. M. or after sunset, except for occasions specially an- 

 nounced upon the bulletin. Neither guests nor members from tbe 

 main camp will be expected in thp ladies' camp before 10 A.M. 

 nor after 0 P. M., except upon special invitation. Neither passes 

 nor badges will be used upon visitors' day, which day will be duly 

 announced. 



10, Suggestions or complaints should be made without delay to 

 the senior division officers, or at headquarters. 



Walter U. Lawson, Commodor©. 

 A.O.A. HeadquAbtebs, Indian Bay, Willsborough Point, Aug. 6. 



THE 1891 YEAR BOOK. 



THE publication of the American Canoe Association Year Book 

 is left entirely in the hands of the secretary. A new secre- 

 tary is elected each year, and consequently takes up tbe business 

 of getting out the Year Book without much, if any, experience in 

 such work. Before 1887 the Year Book was a very simple affair, 

 containing only the names of members and the constitution, by- 

 laws and rules, and costing to isaus less than 8150. Mr. Mix was 

 secretary that year, and consulted with the editor of this paper 

 as to the best method of improving and enlarging the book with- 

 out adding to tbe cost, as the A. C. A. could not ailord ts spend 

 more money than it had formerly done. The editor and Mr. Mix 

 worked together in the matter, and by taking a few select adver- 

 tisements they were able to give the members a book which cost 

 to produce over $400, and yet cost the A. C. A. only ahotit, $100. 

 The following year the contract to publish the Year Book was 

 awarded to the Nautical Pub. Co. late m the season, after another 

 firm had taken the work and failed in it. Last year the secretary 

 and the editor of Sail and Paddle produced a book which cost 

 nearly |50O, and the Association was only called on to pay the 

 mailing expenses; but the labor involved on the parts of the sec- 

 retary and theeditorwas given without any compeTi sation. Each 

 year the problem has to he solved as to how best to do the work, 

 as it is in new hands. 



Mr. Brazer has just isstied the Year Book for 1891, and in its 

 arrangement and contents it is as near perfect as a book of this 

 kind can be made. The date of issue is later than usual on ac- 

 count of the regatta committee's report, and the changes in rules 

 that were left in their hands, and which it seems could not be 

 finally agreed upon earlier. Mr. Brazer has proved himself to be 

 a capable editor. 



Tbe expenses of publishing so large and complete a book have 

 been partly mot by advertisements; but the large edition issued 

 —3,500 copies— increased the cost greatly. The extra copies are to 

 be sent to boat and yacht clubs, and in other directions, to set 

 before a large circle of readers the purposes, aims and doings of 

 tbe A. C. A. with the idea of increasing its membership. 



Now, tbe point we wish to make is this: that if a permanent 

 arrangement is made with some publishing house by the officers 

 of the A. C. A., the Year Book can easily be made to pay all ex- 

 penses, and net a profit to the publishers and the A. 0. A. It is 

 undoubtedly a valuable advertising medium, but only a limited 

 number of business men will take space In it unless the contracts 

 can be secured before ,Ian. 1 each year, as at a later date the 

 advertising .appropriations of all the large houses are exhausted. 

 This is a subject that may well be discussed at the business meet- 

 ing in August on Willsborough Point. 



The book, necessarily, increases in size each year, and, conse- 

 quently, in cost, and it is an important item on the expense ac- 

 count.— Sait and Paddle for July. 



A. 0. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Eastern Division: J. P. Rice, W. H- 

 Parker, 0. A. R. Euson, H. B. Service, P. J. Norton, W. H. Sterns, 

 Harry Banks, Walter Gunn, G. E. Barron, F. A. Knight, Wm, 

 Bryant, Henry Vollmer, Guy Kirkham, H. P. Wright, E. H. Hall, 

 Dr. Lather Garlick, Springfield, Mass.; A. F. Greenlenf, Ames- 

 burg, Mass. Atlantic Division: J. Ernest G. Yalden, Sidney M. 

 Wintringham, New York city; James F. Sisserson, Newark, N, J, 



A. 0. A. REGATTA COMMITTEE.-Boston, Mass.. Aug. 3.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: Hon. Chas. D. Palmer, of the Vesper 

 Boat Club. Liowell, Mass., is this day appointed chairman of the 

 A. 0. A. regatta committee, vice Dr. J. Arthur Gage, who has 

 been obliged to resign on account of business reasons. All com- 

 munications can be directed to Mr. Palmer at A. 0. A. Camp, 

 Willsboro Point, New York.— Walteb U. Lawson, Commodore. 



Model Fochts and Boats. Thein design, making and Bailing, Mth 

 designs and worKing draviimga. Postpaid, $S. 



FIXTURES* 



AUGUST. 



Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 15. Eastern. Sweeps, MarbleVd. 



Monatiquot, 3d Cham., Wey- 16. Savin Hill, Fleet Capt's Cups 



mouth, 19. Hull, Ladies' Day. 



New York,Goelet Cups,New- 19. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail. 



port. 19. Pleon, Club, Marbiehead. 

 San Francisco, Club. 19. Fall River, Open, Fall River- 

 Hull, S coud Cham., 3d, Ith, 30. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 



5th and 6th classes. 30. Massachtisetts, 2d Cham. 



Lvnn, Lynn. Dorchester Bay. 



Savin Hill, Second Cham. 20. Rhode Island. Open. 



Beverly, 4th S weep, Mon. Bob 20 ff<> st^rn . CrulBe, Maine Coast 



Boval N, S., Ladies' Prizes, 23. Qumcy. 



Halifax. 23. Corinthian, Marbiehead, 8d 



So. Boston. 3d cham.. So. Bos. Cham., Marbiehead. 



Bay View, Club, Boston Bay. 23. MonntiqUot, Sweeps., Wey- 



Cor. Navy, Del. River Squad. mouth. 



Riverton, N. J 23. Cor. Navy, East River Squad 



Mosquito, Pennant, Boston. 23. Royal N. S., Ruth Cup, Hall- 



Quincv Third Cham. fax. 



Miramichi.Vice-Com.'s Pen, 23. Sippican, Open, Marion, 



Massachusetts, First Cham., 22-23. San Francisco.Fish.Crnise 



Dorchester Bay. 24. Newark, Ann., Newark Bay. 



Pleon, 3d Cham., Marbleh'd. 26 Pleon, 3d Cham., Marbleh'd. 



Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 26. Dorchester.Club, Dorchester 



Monatiquot, Ladles' Day, 27. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 



Weymouth. 37. Massachusetts, Third Cham 



Cedar Pt., Saugatuck, Conn. Dorchester Bay. 



Hull. Ladies' Race. 28. Carolina, Club, Wilmington, 



Corinthian, Marbleh'd, Mid- N C. 



Summer Series, "tarbleh'd 29. Hempstead, Long Island. 



Beverly, 3d Cham, Marbleh'd 29. Hull, All Classes. 



Corinthian, N. Y., Sweeps, 29. Savin Hill. Cash. 



MarWebwwl. 29. Cor, Navy, N. Y. Bay Squad. 



Mosquito, Open, Boston, 29. Beverly, 2d Cham, Mon, Bch. 



Cor, Navy. L. L Sound Squad 39. Royal N. S., Oapt. RusseU'a 



Regatta. Glen Cove. Oup, Halifax. 



New Bedford, Sweeps,, New 29. Larcnmont, Oyster Boat8| 



Bedford. LarchraoBt, 



East Bay, Long Island. 39. MiraulcUi, Cmlsa, 



