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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[&Et>'r. 3, 1891. 



3 00 40 



2 30 15 



2 30 16 



3 20130 



2 26 86 

 2 31 08 



3 51 ( 



NEWARK Y. C. A^NtJAL REGATTA. AUG. 24.-The Newark 

 Y. O. is one of several surburban dubs whica have taken rapid 

 growth within a very short time, and have attained an enviable 

 degree of prosperity. The club has now a large and handsome 

 house on Newark Bay at Bayonne, witli wharf, floats and a good 

 anchorage for its large and growing fleet. The club course is on 

 Newark Bay, while a sail of a few miles brings the yachts to New 

 York Bay or by Staten Island Sound to Raritan Bay and Sandy 

 Hook. The ninth annual sweepstakes regatta of the club was 

 sailed on Aug. 34 in a strong but variable wind with heavy squalls, 

 bringing disaster to a number of the yachts. The course was 

 from off the club house, around the red spar buoy off Passaic 

 Light, then around a stakeboat otf the Central Railroad draw- 

 bridge, and home; two rounds making 10 miles. The start was 

 made at 12:30, with 18 starters, but the violent squalls caused a 

 number to withdraw. Galawater and Essex capsized. Our Own 

 lost her mast, and Lizzie B. damaged her ceuterboard . The times 

 were: 



CLASS 2— CABIN SLOOPS, 27ST. AND UNDER 32FT. 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Seybolt 31.(13 12 35 46 2 23 20 1 46 34 1 46 34 



Alex Forsyth... .29.09 12 35.50 2 27 30 1 61 40 1 BO 10 



Emmy C .31 .06 12 35 46 Withdrew. 



CLASS 4— aiB AND MAINSAIL BOATS. 23ra. AND OVEK. 



Leader 2a. 04 12 45 00 2 41 55 1 56 55 1 m 55 



I Thought So 31.nM 13 45 00 2 47 40 3 02 40 



Our Own .. 24 00 12 45 00 Dismasted, 



CLASS 6— CABIN CATS. 



Ripple 22.06 12 37 30 3 07 45 2 30 15 



Elk .,22.10 13 39 03 Did not finish. 



CLASS 7— OPEN CATS, 20B"T. AND OVER. 



Pauline B 32.07 12 48 00 2 48 15 3 00 15 



Lizzie B Zl.UH 12 50 00 Did not finish. 



Torment 20.01M 12 50 00 3 12 .30 2 23 30 



CLASS 8— OPEN CATS— 17ET. AND UNDER 20FT, 



Ges So 18.05 12 50 00 3 17 51 3 27 51 



Shore House 19.08 12 49 87 3 30 45 2 31 08 



Triton 18.10 12 50 00 Did not finish. 



CLASS 9— OPEN CATS, UNDER 17EI. 



Dove .... 14 08 12 60 00 3 41 09 2 61 09 



Galawater . . - 18 .03 12 46 30 Capsized. 



Maggie P 16.03 12 50 00 M''lthdrew. 



Essex 16.09 12 49 36 Capsized. 



The regatta committee included A, F. Adams and VV. Penn 

 Vreeland. Tbe judges and timers were Cbas. T. Munn and Phillip 

 Lumbreyer. The Seybolt won the special prize for the best time 

 over the course. 



HULL Y. C. RACING RUN, Aug. 29.-The Hull Y. 0. had a 

 fine run on Saturday from Hull to Marblehead in a fresh N. W. 

 wind, the times being: 



SPECIAL CLASS. 



Length. 



Helen, J. J, Mulcaby 39.U 



Bohemian, H. P. Smith 48.00 



FIRST CLASS. 



Hypathia, E. F, Linton 36.00 



Albatross, J. J. Henry 34.02 



SECOND CLASS. 



Harb:nger, J. R. Hooper 27.11 



White Fawn, A. E. Jones 25.01 



Mariposa. A. D. Orowell 20.00 



Camilla, F. C. Welch 30,04 



Vashti, J. A. Stetson 30.00 



THIRD CLASS. 



Sword Bsh, H. L. Johnston 24.07 



Moondyne, W. H. Shaw 24.08 



Elite, E. B. Rogers 24.11 



Posy, R. G. Hunt 22.08 



Montezuma, B. G. Ourrv ...... 22.01 



Echo, Burwell & Ishaoi 24.06 



Clytie, J T. Green 20.01 



Vandal, H. W. & E. K. Friend 22.01 



FOURTH CLASSS. 



Madge, W. H. Thayer 19.11 



Magpie, H. G. Otis 19.00 



Egeria, Francis Ware 19. U 



Albatross lost her topmast. Swordfish won the special cup in 

 her class. The visitors were very hospitably entertained by the 

 Corinthian Y. C, sailing nexc day for Hull. 



8TATEK ISLAND Y. C, AU&. 23.-Th6 regatta of the Staten 

 Island Y. C, sailed off Stapleton on Aug. 22, was quite a success 

 for the new club. The courses were from a line between the club 

 hou.se and a stakeboat anchored to the eastward in the Bay, 

 then to and around Swash Channel bell buoy, thence to Buoy 14, 

 off Bay Ridge, and finishing over the starting line; 15 miles. For 

 sloops hetweeu 20 and 25ft. and the catboats of the same length, to 

 and around Quickstep bell buoy, thence to Buoy No. 14, and then 

 to finish. 12 miles. Tbe wind was moderate from the south. 

 Mamie G. fouled the Quickstep buoy and was nearly capsized. 

 The times were: 



CLASS A— SLOOPS 35ET. AND UNDER 33PT. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Gael 1 59 00 3 16 04 



Nan 3 35 00 5 16 17 3 15 43 



Sterling 3 01 00 5 16 28 3 15 38 



CLASS B— CATBOATS 25PT. AND OVER. 



Hector ..1 58 45 5 11 04 3 12 19 



CLASS D— SLOOPS 20 FT. AND UNDER 25ra. 



Henrietta 2 07 24 4 53 44 2 46 20 



CLASS E— CATBOATS 30FT. AND UNDER 25PT, 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



2 09 37 

 2 07 00 



2 25 00 



3 26 50 



2 10 29 



3 15 20 

 3 15 37 



2 15 23 



3 17 00 



2 14 80 



3 17 45 



2 17 46 



3 21 50 



2 25 48 



3 23 43 

 2 32 05 

 2 30 04 



2 25 26 

 2 39 25 

 Withdrew. 



1 45 11 



1 47 46 



1 56 47 

 1 58 14 



1 35 36 

 1 36 .58 

 1 38 25 

 1 43 10 

 1 44 19 



1 35 28 

 1 38 50 

 1 39 11 

 1 40 03 

 1 43 10 

 1 44 33 

 1 49 09 

 1 47 26 



1 39 12 

 1 41 30 



3 16 04 

 3 13 09 

 3 11 04 



Tarpon .3 06 50 



Mamie S 3 06 56 



B. Q 2 07 10 



Mamie G 2 07 28 



Amy 3 07 38 



Dannebrog 2 07 37 



Did not finish. 



4 45 50 2 38 55 



5 06 43 



4 59 16 2 51 48 

 4 48 30 2 41 03 

 4 50 03 2 42 26 



2 50 21 

 2 37 33 

 2 36 34 



3 41 00 1 61 04 

 Withdrawn. 

 3 41 00 1 51 38 



1 07 58 

 1 00 40 



1 03 54 



1 32 15 



1 30 58 



0 45 01 

 - 0 45 09 



Withdrawn. 

 . 1 11 15 0 49 35 



The regatta committee Included Com. Matt Tyler. Jr., C. Y. Van 

 Duser and A. Gordon. 



WINTHROP Y. C 2D CHAMPIONSHIP, AUG. 32.-The sec- 

 ond championship of the Winthrop Y. C. was sailed over the reg- 

 ular course in a light S.W. wind on Aug. 22, the times beig: 



SECOND CLASS. 



Length. Start. Elapsed. Corrected 

 Auk, A. A. Martin 18.05 3 41 00 1 34 45 1 04 05 



THIRD CLASS. 



Magpie, H. W. Hyde 19.00 3 41 00 1 33 51 



Marion, Chesterton & Dever- 



eaux ...19.03 



Harriet, L. T. Harrington 20.08 



Mattie G., W. A. Garrett . . . .18.05 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Modoc, D. W. Belcher 15.08 3 46 00 



Scud, L. S. Me&ton 17.03 3 46 00 



Mischief, E. S. Belcher 16.08 3 46 00 



Oracle, C. B. Belcher 16.04 3 46 00 



The judges were Messrs, A. E. Cook, Chas. Waggett and Wlllard 

 M. Bacon. 



DORCHESTER Y. C. 2D CHAMPIONSHIP, AUG. 23.-The sec- 

 ond championship race of the Dorchester Y. C. was sailed on Aug. 

 in a light and variable east wind, the times being: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. 



Montezuma, G. E Curry. 22.11 



Mudjekeewis, W. P. Whitmarsh. . . .25.05 

 Ustane, J. F. Small. 22.00 



SECOND CLASS. 



Memento. J. F. SmaU 20.10 



Scamp, H. P. Nute 18.05 



THIRD CLASS. 



Cadet, J. F. Longstreet 16.08 



Flora Lee, C. D. Lannlng 16.11 



Scamp sprung her mast and Ustane missed a buoy in the 



course, afterward giving up when she discovered her error. 



Judges— Herbert A. Burr, Alfred W. Day, Fred Sughrue. 

 HEMPSTEAD BAY Y. C, Aug. 29.— The fir.^t annual regatta 



of the Hempstead Bay Y. C. was sailed on Saturday over a 13-mile 



course, the wind being light S.W. The times were: 



FIRST CLASS— CATBOATS OVER 34FT, 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Brooklyn 3 53 82 5 15 27 3 22 55 3 22 55 



Windward 3 55 57 5 31 33 3 35 36 3 34 46 



Beatrix 3 52 01 5 40 49 3 48 48 3 45 42 



SECOND CLASS -CATBOATS OVER 19 -AND UNDER 34ra. 



Eloise 2 .54 01 Withdrew. 



LillieS 3 56 56 5 35 33 2 38 37 



Dream 3 53 34 5 42 18 3 49 44 



Adele 2 52 58 5 38 13 3 45 14 



THIRD CLASS— CATBOATS UNDER 19PT. 



Sweetheart ...,3 54 59 5 44 38 3 49 89 



Boneta 2 52 09 6 40 53 3 48 44 



Eliae 3 56 13 5 45 04 2 48 52 



GusB. 3 58 56 5 44 43 8 5146 



Salvatof.... 3 55 33 Withflrew. 



The regatte dOittmlttee included Messrs. |, R pe Nyse, W, 



Elapsed. Corrected. 

 3 36 31 3 01 52 

 3 37 04 3 05 37 

 Withdrawn. 



1 49 54 1 23 51 

 Withdrawn, 



1 47 33 

 1 52 03 



1 18 36 

 1 21 37 



3 37 24 

 3 48 18 

 3 43 56 



2 49 39 



3 46 19 

 a 45 18 

 2 48 03 



PISCATAQUA Y. C, AUG-. 29.-The sixth regatta of the Pis- 

 cataquaY. C was sailed on Saturday off Kittery Point, Me., the 

 courses being 14 and 714 miles. The times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



- Length. Corrected. 



Frolic, Stephen Decatur 35,03 1 .51 23 



Clytie, Jacob Wendell, Jr ... 24 10 1 .55 31 



Mabel, George Witbam... 26^07 1 57 25 



Triphoaa, Charles S, Drowne 26,10 3 06 46 



Dolphin, George Wadley 32.03 Not taken. 



. . . SECOND CLASS. 



Marion, Charles Bailey 15.06 1 02 48 



Winifred, Fred Bradbury 17.00 1 05 29 



Aurora, P. T. De Normandie 17.04 1 05 .51 



Sagamore. T. O. Marvin 21.00 1 07 16 



Nellie. W. T. Turner 19.04 1 08 27 



Frolic has four legs, taking the cup in first clas.s. Sagamore, 

 with two legs, takes the cup in second class. 



^^OORINTHIAN NAVY, Aug. 39.— The postponed regatta of tbe 

 New York Bay Squadron was sailed on Saturday off Fort Hamil- 

 ton, the times being: 



CLASS A— OPEN CATBOATS, 33fT. 



, Start, Finish. Actual. Corrected. 



Nankit 2 25 17 4 58 15 2 32 58 2 30 36 



Ges-so. 3 28 30 5 06 69 3 38 29 3 33 50 



Sea Gull 3 26 05 Did not finish. 



^ CLASS B— OPEN CATBOATS, 18FT. 



Dove.. 3 38 00 3 39 34 1 11 34 1 05 04 



Jeannetta 2 29 56 4 00 88 1 30 43 1 38 04 



CLASS C— OPEN SLOOPS, 16ft. 



Irex 3 28 20 3 47 06 I 18 46 1 18 46 



Bessie 3 25 36 3 51 48 1 26 13 1 24 .53 



The regatta committee included P. C. Siis, C. F. Hicks and A. 



H. Gardner. 



MASSACHUSETTS Y. C, 138TH REGATTA. AUG. 37.- The 

 138Dh regatta of the Massachusetts Y. C, for Classes 5, 0 and 7, was 

 sailed on Thursday, there being no starters in Class 5. The wind 

 was light S.E., and the times were: 



SIXTH CLASS. 



■»T . rr ^ . Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Magpie, H. G. Otis 2 28 57 Not meas. 



Pen, Frank Driscoll 2 29 18 Not meas. 



SEVENTH CLASS. 



Scamp, C. H. Nute - 2 18 00 Not meas. 



Mirage, L, M. Clark 19.04 2 23 10 2 04 03 



Psvchp, F. Gray 19.Ui^ 2 24 49 3 05 49 



The judges were James L. Robinson, H, L. Whall and H. Daven- 

 port. 



PLEON Y. C. CLUB RACE, AUG. 26.-The postponed race of 

 Aug. 5 was sailed on Wednesday last, but three boats starting. 

 Composite was on hand, but had no competitor so did not start. 

 The limes were: 



^ , . ^ Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Crusader, A. M. Brown 2 50 00 4 56 00 2 06 00 



SECOND CLASS. 



Banjo, J. T. Taylor 2 50 00 4 11 45 1 21 45 



Midge, H. Jackson 2 50 00 4 13 35 1 23 35 



LAUNCH OP THE HALF MOON.-On Aug. 22 the new aux- 

 iliary yacht built by the Gas Engine and Power Co. from designs 

 by Mr. A. Gary Smith for Mr. James A. Roosevelt, of the Seawan- 

 haka Corinthian Y. C, was launched from the company's yard at 

 Morris Dock, on the Harlem River. Tbe Half Moon Is a comfort- 

 able little cruising cutter, a keel boat, not unlike the run of 

 modern craft in model and rig. Her chief peculiarity lies in tbe 

 addition of a 10 H.P. naphtha engine and generator in the run, 

 connected by a short shaft to a two-bladed screw of 27in. diame- 

 ter in the deadwood. The fuel, naphtha, is carried in a large 

 copper tank in the fore peak, separated by a bulkhead from the 

 rest of tbe boat. Her dimensions are: Length over all, 45ft.; 



I. w.l., 33ft. 6in.; beam, 10ft. lOin.; draft, 6ft. 6in.; lead keel, 7^ tons. 

 The hull has been very carefully constructed, the material being 

 specially picked and the workmanship being of the best. The 

 planking is worthy of note, all selected yellow pine in single 

 lengths from stem to archboard, the planks being quite narrow. 

 The frame is of steamed oak, the fastening all of copper. The 

 sail plan shows a good-sized cutter rig, with housing topmast, 

 staysail and jib. The cabin is handsomely finished in quartered 

 oak, the whole interior being so planned as to give very good 

 accommodations. The engine is, of course, very compact, and but 

 little in the way when not in use; but a speed of 6}^ miles at least 

 is looked for under steam, the fuel being sufficient for a run of 

 300 miles. The name is specially appropriate, tbe home port of the 

 boat being at Hyde Park on the Hudson. The Halt Moon, as 

 every one knows, was the ship in which Uendrick Hundson made 

 his voyage of discovery to the river which has since borne his 

 name. 



AMERICAN MODEL Y. C— The owners of model yachts are at 

 present very busy getting their boats in the best of trim for the 

 coming races, including the Fisher cup, which the donor has 

 offered to the third class yacht", to be sailed for over a triangular 

 course on Labor Day, Sep r. 7. The cup is to be won three con- 

 secutive times before becoming the property of the winner. In 

 case a yacht is sold the cup goes with it. Mr. Fisher has made a 

 move in the right direction, as this all-round sailing should be 

 encouraged more than it has. The prospects so far are good and 

 the races will have a tendency also to bring out some new and 

 improved models. There is some talk of adopting a sail area and 

 length rule In place of the present rule of simple length. This 

 having a tendency to exaggerated sail spreads, producing large 

 and unwieldy boats on a given length, it is advisable to settle the 

 future measurement at once, as there is a number intending to 

 build for next season's racing. There is also some talk of making 

 the 53in. boats as first class instead of the 63in., these yachts 

 being too clumsy to handle with comfort. The proposition is to 

 ma,ke three classes, namely: Ist class, .50 and under 53in; 2d cla.S8, 

 43 and under 46in; 3d class, 39 and under 43in. The result of this 

 would be to keep the boats in the respective class as nearlv the 

 same lengths as possible and not to affect the present yachts. 



MR. BURGESS'S SUCCESSORS.-The business of the late Mr. 

 Burgess, including all the desigaa and calculations of the vessels 

 built by him, has been purchased by Messrs. Geo. A. Stewart and 

 Arthur Binney, who will carry on the two departments of design- 

 ing and brokerage. Mr. Stewart has been for several years in 

 partnership with Mr. Burgess in the latter branch, while Mr. Bin- 

 ney has been one of Mr. Burgess's assistants in the drafting room 

 for si-'me years. Mr. 'iVaterhouse, the chief draftsman, will also 

 established himself in the designing and brokerage business. 



ALLEGRA.— On the morning of Aug. 27, as the new steam yacht 

 Allegra was running from Oyster Bay to New York, with her 

 owner. Col. Cruger, in command, a coupling of a steam pipe burst 

 in the engine room, scalding the engineer, J. N. Shaw, and the 

 fireman, J. T. Haines. After the explosion the two men were 

 found on the engine room floor by Col. Cruger, who got them into 

 the cabin and ran to Twenty-sixth street, where both men were 

 taken to Belle vue Hospital. Shawls quite dangerously scalded, 

 but Haines came off with some burns on the arms and body. 



THE OCEAN DORY RACE.— The second of the two racing 

 dories, Ca^t. Andrews's Mermaid, has just been heard from, hav- 

 ing been picked up on Aug. 22 by the steamer Elbruz, from Balti- 

 more to Antwerp, with Capt. Andrews lying exhausted on the 

 floor. Four days before, while riding to a drague in a gale, the 

 little craft capsized, but righted again, and her solitary skipper, 

 who was made fast to her by a life line, climbed aboard. After 

 tjome hard experiences in the waterlogged boat, he was picked up 

 by the Elbi-uz, and vows never to undertake such a venture again, 



LARCHMONT Y. C. OYSTER BOAT RACE.— The annual 

 oyster boat race of the Larchmont Y. C. was this year partly 

 spoiled by light weather, the wind being variable and at times dy- 

 ing out entirely. The race was sailed over the regular Captain's 

 Island course, the winners being: Class 1, Jennie R. first, Mary 

 Ella second; class 3, Claudia M. first, Emma R Martin second; 

 class 3, Simon Banks, a walkover; class 4, Jennie A. Willis first. 

 Agitator second; class a, Fannie M. first. Idler second. 



A NEW 53FT. CUTTER.- Mr. Gee. Bullock, of Cincinnati, who 

 last winter built the 80-footer Laxen from Mr. Gardner's designs, 

 has ordered a 53ft. keel cutter from Mr. Gardner for racing about 

 the coast next season. The new boat will be somewhat similar to 

 Glorlana. 



HULL Y. C. CLTP RACES, AUG. 33.— The cup races of the 

 Hull Y. C, set for Aug. 33, were postponed to Sept. 13, owiug to 

 the lack of wind, the yachts giving up after starting. 



NEW HAVEN Y. 0.— The New Haven Y. C. is preparing for an 

 open regatta on Sept. 17, the sum of $400 being appropriated for 

 cash prizes, 



GOLDEN FLEECE, steam yacht, Mr, F. P. Osborne, arrived at 

 Halifax, N. S., Aug. 35, from Provincetown. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest And 

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

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

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

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

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

 Items relating to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



^ ^ SEPTEMBER. 



.5. Orange, Ann., Passaic River, 7. 9 A. M., Arlington, Ann., 

 o. New York, Inter. Cup Trial, Passaic River, 



Staten Island, 7. 2 P. M , lanthe. Ann., Pas- 



/. New York, Inter. Cup, Bon- sale River. 



f, ^r^1^^^^^\=, „ . Rochester, Fall Regatta, 

 7. Mohican, Fall, Albany. Irondequoit Bay. 



12. Knickerbocker, Ann.. N. Y. 



A Book About Indians.— The Forest and Stream wdU mall 

 freeonapolicatioa a descriptive olrpular ofMv. G-rlnaell's book, 

 "Pawnee Hero Stori§B a&d f olk-talea," giving a table o| content* 

 eod Bpteeimen iiiustrfttlonti from toe volume.— iLdp. 



THE A. C. A, RACING TRIANGLE.-One great charm of the 

 racing at the A, C. A. meets lies in the excellent view of the entire 

 course which is always afforded to the spectators, a point that is 

 appreciated no less by the contestants themselves and by old 

 canoeists than by the casual visitors. The regular triangle has 

 sides of one-half mile, from two to six rounds being sailed ac- 

 cording to the importance of the race. Every manuever can be 

 seen from the shore, thus making the race far more interesting 

 and exciting than in most yacht race-, in which but a part of the 

 fleet can be seen at one time. There is one objection to this 

 course, however, especially in the longer races, such as the 

 Trophy, with six rounds; the leading boats, after beating the fleet 

 at the start, may overtake the rearguard near the end by gaining 

 an entire lap, and thus he compelled to sail through the tail of the 

 fleet, perhaps being forced to give right of way to boats that have 

 not the least chance of winning. No doubt a larger triangle 

 would be an advantage in preventing such overlapping, but with 

 mile sides the canoes would be too far distant to be seen readily. 

 A remedy may be found in the use of two adjoining triangles, 

 which may be combined if necessary to make the round 3 in place 

 of IJ^ miles. This would be easily practicable at Willsborough 

 Point, the starting and finishing line being at the comnron apex 

 of the inner and outer courses, just off the bluff, either or both 

 courses being used at will. Where the races are viewed from a 

 long, straight shore, as at Grindstone and Jessup's Neck, the 

 same plan might be varied a little to suit the altered conditions. 



A GALAXY OF COMMODORES.— The races for the New York 

 C. C. international challenge cup, to be sailed on Monday of next 

 week, will be carried out on a scale of magnificence never before 

 attempted by any canoe club. The exhibit of commodores alone 

 will be -well worth seeing, to say nothing of the racing, as there 

 will be commodores of all grades and degrees, elect, acting and ex. 

 The list of officials is as follows: Referee: Mr. Kirk Monroe, ex- 

 Vice-Com. A. C. A., ex-Com. New York C. C. Judges: Mr, Chas. 

 V. Wtnne, Com.-elect A. C. A., Vice-Corn. Central Division A. C 

 A., Captain Mohican C. C; Mr. Lafayette W. Seayey,Com. Knick- 

 erbocker C. C. and Vice-Com.-elect Atlantic Division A. C. A.f 

 Mr. Joseph Rudd, Jr., Com. Brooklyn C, C; Mr. Walter E. Par- 

 fltt, Pres. Bensouhurst Club; Mr. Robert J. Wilkin, ex-Oom. A. 

 C. A., ex-Vice-Com. A, C. A., ex-Com. Knickerbocker C. C, ex- 

 Com. Brooklyn C. C. Timekeepers and clerks of course: Mr. C. 

 Bowyer Vaux, ex-Com. New York C. C; Mr. William Whitloek, 

 ex-Com. A. C. A., ex-Com. New York C. C, defenders of the cup 

 in 1886; Mr. Reginald S. Blake, Brooklyn 0. C, defender of the 

 cup in 1888; Mr. H. Lansing Quick, Com. Yonkers C. C, defender 

 of the cup in 1890. When we consider that a regatta committee of 

 three competent men is capable of handling a racing fleet of sixty 

 yachts, we are lost in wonder at the number which the New York 

 C. C. require to manage two canoe races, each with but two start- 

 ers. Mr. Ford Jones, the Canadian challenger, who is to be 

 judged, timed and accounted for in this wholesale manner, ia 

 only a plain 'fore-the-mast canoe sailor, who has never held any 

 otlico whatever. 



THAT TRICKY GUN AGAIN.-In quite a number of cases at 

 the recent races of the A.C.A.meet the start was Impaired by the 

 usual misfire of the gun. As the races were all started from a , 

 steam launch which was provided with a good whistle, there was 

 no necessity for using the gun, and it would have been far more 

 ornamental and none the less useful ashore. 



FORMING CANOE CLUBS.-We are frequently called on for 

 copies of club constitutions, and for other information relating to 

 the organization of canoe clubs. In the August issue of tbe Sail 

 and PadcUfi will be found a very complete article on this subject 

 by Mr. A, H. Sexton, of the New York C. C. 



NEW YORK C. C. INTERNATIONAL CUP. 



fT appears that through some misunderstanding the dates for 

 ± the trial aud cup races of the New York C. C. are one week 

 earlier than those given last week, being Sept. 5 and 7- and that 

 the trial races will be held over the club course on New' York Bav 

 and not over the same course as the cup races, on trravesend Bav 

 The former races will begin, at least the programme so states at 

 10.30 A. M., and the club pistol has been carefully overhauled' bv 

 Janitor Staples in order that there may be no delay in the starting 

 siguaL The races are open to all members of canoe clubs Imt it 

 is thus far uncertain who the competitors will be. Mr. Butler 

 intends to start and will probably be on hand. The Benson 

 hurst Club, through its president, Mr. Walter E. Parflct, has very 

 courteously placed its uouse and grounds at the disposal of the 

 New York C. C. for Monday, and the cup races will be sailed off 

 the club grounds on Graveaend Bay. Mr. Ford Jones, the chal- 

 lenger, will sail his canoe Canuck, the same in which he competed 

 for the New i'ork cup last year, and In which he has already won 

 the A. C. A. sailing trophy for three successive years The New 

 York C. C. will furnish several competitors for the trial races 

 Messrs. Howard in the Aztec, Stevens in the Kismet. Barrinirton 

 in the Toltec, Vaux in the Bonnie, Whitloek in the Guenn and 

 SchlefleUn in tbe Lieda, provided that the latter canoe can be 

 repaired in season. 



CRUISING ON THE JUNIATA -Editor Forest and Stream: 

 Messrs. J. C. Henderson and A. K. Long, both of Lewistown 

 reached this place on iVlonday afternoon, having descended the 

 river in their canvas canoes. The Juniata is at a low mark and 

 they report some difficulty in getting down, one stretch in the 

 Narrows and another between Bell Island and the Mifflin shore 

 giving them hard work. The cruisers are on their vacation and 

 not anxious tor a record, but a good time. Harrisburg is their 

 destination, which point they will make by easy runs- thev ex 

 p6Ct:to enter the canal at the Millerstswn Dam, that beintr since 

 the disastious '89 flood, the headwaters of the J unlata Division 

 Pennsylvania Canal. The canoeists launched their crafts and 

 proceeded down this A. M.-Onyjutta (Port Royal, Juniata 

 county, Pa., Aug. 19J. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOOIATION.-The new officers of the 

 Western Canoe Association, elected at Ballast Island in Julv are- 

 Com., G. Harry tiardner, Cleveland; Vice-Corn.. G G- aa.tP, ianb' 

 son. Mich.; Rear Com., C. T. Pennewell, Detroit. Mich • tfer' 

 Treas., 0. F. Woodruff, Dayton, 0,; Executive Committee-D H 

 Crane, Chicago; J. H. Ware, Chicago; Geo. B. Ellard. Cincinnati' 

 Mr. T, J. Kirfcpatrlck was the first choice for commodore, but le^ 

 pUned to mm tbe office aftear mm eleot^d. 



