180 



FORESf AND STREAM. 



[Oct. 32, 1891. 



PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Ifi -The mombers of the Philadelphia 

 SboollDg AsBoaiadon viaiued Germantown for a friendly match 

 with the Qermanto srn Ga^i Olu^, and on thf? Krounds of the latter 

 the battle oarae off. It proved very excilios? at the finish whm 

 the G-ermanlown boys pulled out with only two birds to sp ire. 

 The weather was cloudy and chilly, with a srood breeze blowing 

 across the traps, bat the boy^ warmed up to their work and 

 Btarted for each other's scalp with blood in meir eyes. The milch 

 Phoot was 5 tr»ps, American As^ociaiion rules, 35 birds per man, 

 8 men on a side, as follow?: 



Philadelphia Shooting Aesoriation. 



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H Landis. 1101101)01101111001101011—18 



J Reese llOillllllOUillOOinilll-21 



C Lane llOlOUllllllillOllinill— 2i 



H Brady 1111111111 10,011111110111— ?3 



H Timm llOiniliO'illiniulimol-20 



T Bowcroft 1101111010111111111111111-33-167 



G-ermatitown Q d n C ub. 



HThnrman. 1111111011110111111111111—23 



HLutz lllllllinOOllilllllIlOlO-31 



B Royda lOlimillllllllOlllllUl— 23 



Wm Jay 0111)111111111111111111111-23 



Wm Green 1111111111001101101111111—21 



J Thurman 1010111 IIIIIOIUOIIUO 11— 20 



M Gilbert 1110m(»110til000110H«110— 14 



S White 0000110103)10011011111011—14—159 



Keleree— J. Lawrence. The reiurn match will be shot off on 

 the Philadelphia Shooting Association grounds. Twenty-seventh 

 and Lehigh avenite, some time in the near future. 



TORONTO. Oct, IS,— These are the complete scores of the 

 Torotito Junction Gun Club's annual bIiood held yesterday and 

 to-day: 



First clasa, 15 live pigeons, 28yds. rise: 



DBlea 15 P Wahetleld 13 J Douglas 13 



DBfldon 15 JTownsen 13 O Sinclair 11 



J Barrett 15 W McDowell 13 W Sinclair 11 



G H Bciggs 15 W Dodge 12 W Emond 11 



D Black 14 GCarruthers 12 C Hinton 10 



H Henry 13 



TiesatlS won by .J. Barrett. Ties at 13, H. Henry. Ties at 13, 

 W. Dodge. 



Second class, same conditions as first class; 



W Blea IS T Sawden 10 W Bogg 7 



J Fisher 11 DC Walton 9 S R'ce 6 



WDavidge 11 G Spiler 9 A Walker b 



TBoswell 11 T Charlton 7 



Ties at 11 won by J. Fisher. Ties at 0, D. 0. Walton. Ties at 7, 

 T. Charlton. 



Third class, sam« conditions: 



G- Dumont 10 ALaf'celles 7 G Somers 5 



F Wakefield .10 F Mclnerny 6 C Zeioler 5 



FDavidge 10 A Miller 6 J Spmks 4 



C Brewer 9 



Ties at 10 won by G. Dumont, Ties nt 8, F. Mclnerny. 



CLEVELAND, O., Ort. 15.-Thi8 afternoon was by no means an 

 ideal one tor sliooting. The wiDd Cilew too strong and the clouds 

 hung so low that it was almost impossible to distinguish a target 

 against them. The inanimate ciay birds took queer notions of 

 jumping and ducking aoout as though they were filled with life, 

 and it took a quick eye aufi a do e trigger to o itch tnera. A. busi- 

 ness eQga^^enlent prevented Mr. Wherry from being preaenl.and 

 the matcn bel^veen nimand Paul Nor th had lo be posLpnned until 

 ihe nt'xr, meenus. N jrth shot at 100 birds, nowever. and made a 

 good score, all things beinii consi dered. The results of the club 

 shoot were fair and the a-ores made are as follows: 



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Brock way 01 lol 11 lOOUlllll 10 llOll 10 1010 -21 



North 01 1101 1 1 1 0 1 1111110101101 1 11 1 11— 24 



Blooi% fl()01i»U00110tW001l01110010in 11-14 



Murray II 1011111111 1 1 1 0 illll 1101 1 1 lOfl -25 



Elworthy .010101011111111100110111111010-21 



Ward 01 lOUOlOOllOOlOllOlOOOOOlOlXIO-l 2 



In the shfo'-off for first place Murritv won. After tne regular 

 club shoot an mierpsting and closely contested match was shot 

 between two sides made up by choice, witli the following i-esulr.p: 

 Murray 12. North 11, Elworidy 14, Sterling 11. Wa^rd 10; total 58. 

 Case 11, Rudolph 12, Brock way 10. Bloom 9, Curtis 11; total 53. 

 There ]« considerable talk of firranging several matones among 

 the local shooters in a friendly way lu order to increase the 

 interest in the clubs. 



JERSEY CITY. N J. Oct. 17 —The veteran sportsmen who 

 comprise the Es^ex Gun Club looked hale and bearty to-day as 

 they stepped to the scire at the -JerHi y C-ity Heights Gun Club's 

 grounds. Marion, N. J., tnis aft ruoon and di-cided ti'O regular 

 monthly live bird shno' or the organization. The conditions were 

 10 birds pnr man, handicap li'-es aud Hiu lingham rules lo govern 

 The scores f 'llov^: Ohise A (30\ ds,), Fiech^lO, BreintnaU H, Hayea 

 8. ClaFS B (SSsds.), L. O. ti^ddeu 10, LeddyS, xMorris 7, Force 6. 

 Class C (36,ds.),_Sniith 9, Thomas 8. Spetr 8. 



TOPEKA. Kan., O. t 16. -Trep-shoo-ing was nractically closed 

 for the season on Oi t. 1. 'Ihe West Side Gun Club awarded prizes 

 as follow: Gold medal, highest average for season, A. B. Ue 

 Bost. Huntti's outiit, second averaa-e from .Tuiy 1, L. B scoe. 

 Hunter's outfit N '. 2, thud avcraae from Jnly 1. c. P. Wiggin. 

 Silver fl >sh, highest smele score from July 1, De Bost. and Wiggin 

 tied Oil 48 in 50; shook dice and Wiggm won.— iTRANK L. Epps. 



Canvas Canms and how to Build T}iem. By Parker B. Field. 

 Price 60 cents. Canoe and Boat Building. By W. P. Stephe^is. 

 Price is.OO. Canoe Handling. By C. S. Vaux. Pries $1. Canoe 

 and Camera. By T. SU-fle. Pi-ice 1. BO. Four MonOis in a Sneak- 

 box. By N. H. Biahop. Price H.bO. Canoe and Camp Conkeru. 

 By "Scwcrt." JVire $1 - 



MODERN MYTHOLOGY. 



/RETIMES I've read In days gone by 

 " Of that old pagan gods' community, 

 Where Peyclie and tier butterfly 

 Together dwelt in loving unity. 



Their love that surely should have lasted 

 Through endless cycles of Cathay, 



Has now, alas, been rudely blasted, ' 

 And Billingsgate has won the day. 



For fickle Psyche, sad to tell, 



Hf r jealous spleen to gratify. 

 With flashing eye and savage yell 



Now .jtunps upon her butterfly. Ultisia. 



THE OTTAWA C. C. AND AYLMER B. C. 



MEET AND BEQATTA. 



LAKE DE-5CHENES, aboufcnine oi- ten nriles from Ottawa, was 

 again this year the scene of a very succi'ssful meet and re- 

 gatta under the joint auspices of the Ottawa 0. C. and Aylmer B, 

 O. Encouraged by the pronounced success of the five days' meet 

 last year, it was decided to continue this year's meet for fifteen 

 days, from Sept. 1 to 15, wit h a two-flays' regatta on Sf'pt. 11 and 

 13. The Bile chosen was the same as that of last year's camp, as 

 it was conceded that the location could hardly be improved on. 

 A large number of canoeistF, including a number of ladies, went 

 into camp, while others preferred to put up at one or the other of 

 the summer hotels in the village of Aylmer. An efficient train 

 service between Aylmer and Ottawa enabled many of the Ottsi wa 

 men, who would have been unable to attend the meet at. a less 

 accessible point, to go into camp without serious interruption to 

 their daily duties. 



The Aylmer Boating Club, which only came into existence 

 shortly before last y.-ar's meet, has grown and prospered during 

 the interim, and has now a membership of oyer one hundred, a 

 wiarf, a commodious club house and a Jarge fleet of canoes and 

 boats, Includini? tie war canoe Whiskers. The members of the 

 Club were ttierefore in a splendid position to contribute to the 

 comfort and enjoyment of their Ottawa visitors, and it is needless 

 to say that they did everything in their power to make things 

 pleasant. In short, it is perhaps not too much to say that the suc- 

 cess of the regatta and meet was almost entirely due to the energy 

 and hard work of the Aylmer men. What with cruises and pic- 

 nics during the day and olglitly harraonlouB reunions round the 

 ^ftmp-flre, to %&y 9ot^iH|; of the obarmi of an oecaalosal dajiea at 



one of the neighboring summer cottages, and a large ball lu Ayl- 

 mer, the two weeks sped all too quickly away. One favorite 6b- 

 ;l':-ctive point for tbe cruises vras a tieautiful park on the other idde 

 of the lf^ke about eight miles above the camp, known as *'Beech- 

 ; mouof." On one of the lastdays of the meet a particularly suc- 

 \ cessltil expedition was held to this point, the two war canoes. Red 

 I Elephant and Whiskers turning out wHh full crews, and the less 

 energetic of the canoeists following with the ladies, in two steam 

 launches. 



It had been arranged that some of the sailing events should be 

 called on the first day of the regatta and all the paddling events 

 were announced for the second, and as .he first was a de id calm, 

 nothing could be got off on that day btft the swimming and diving 

 competitions, leaving all the other events to be crowded into the 

 second day. Nevertheless the regatta committee succeeded in 

 getting them all off before dark. Swimming and diving events 

 are, by the way, somewhat novel features at a canoe meet, though 

 it is much to be reg''etted that such necessary accomplishmenta 

 for boating and canoeing men ahonld be so little encouraged on 

 such occasions. 



The chief attraction of the regatta was, of course, the Lans- 

 downo cup race, for a challenge cup pre.sented to the Ottawa O. C. 

 by the Marquis of Lansdowne, to be sailed for annually by mem- 

 bers of recognized Canadian clubs sailing Canadian bottoms. It 

 was sailed in a good stil? breeze and won by Mr. F. Msrritt of the 

 Aylmer B. C, who took the lead at ibe start and never lost it 

 during the race. The cup was held last year by Mr. Charles 

 Archbald, of the Pomte Claire Canoe Orew, Montreal. By far the 

 most exciting race was that between Rod Elephant and Whiskers, 

 the war canoes from Ottawa and Aylmer respectively. Whiskers 

 is a trifle deeper and some 2in. narrower than Red Elephant, but 

 they are otherwise of precisely tne ssme size and build. For 

 about a quarter of the way down the course neither canoe gained 

 an inch on the other. Then the Red Elephant gradually forged 

 a lead of about half a length, and held it without further gain 

 until the finish. 



On the whole the events were well contested, and everything 

 passed off without mishap. The results are as follows: 

 First. Day, Sept. Xi. 



I. Swimming race, lOOyds.: R. Bradley first, R. D'Arcy Scott 

 second, J. H. Fairweather third. 



3. Swimmine race, }^ mile: R. Bradley first, W. T. Lawless 

 second, H. Drummond tnird, Et. D'Arcy Scott fourth, F. Leclair 

 did not finish. 



3. Diving competition: W. T. Lawless first. W. McDougall 

 second, R. Bradley third, J. T. Prince fourth, J. M. McDougall 

 fifth, and several other contestants. 



Second Day, ScjJt. 1'2. 



1. St. Lawrence skiff sailing race, for Conroy challenge cup, 

 course 6 miles: R. H. Haycock, in Edelv.eiss, first; F. M'errett, 

 in Ninimousche, second; E. Hubbell, in Vivian, third: J T 

 Prince, in Thistle, fourth. 



2. Yacht race: E. L. Brittain's Nautilus, Britannia Nautical 

 Club, first: Graham Moon's Stormy Petrel, Aylmer Boating Club, 

 second. 



3. Lansdowne cup, canoe sailing race, 8 miles: F. Merrett, in 

 Scotch Thisile, first; M. Gilmore, lu White Wings, second; A. S. 

 A.-M. Adamson, in Banshee, thiro; Mclllentiy fourth; F. H. Gis- 

 bjrue. in Eira, withdrew, having touched a hole through the 

 bottom of his cane just bafore the race. 



4. Morris challenge cup, paddling race, double blades, half 

 mile straightaway: W. H. Cronk first, C. S. Clark second. 



.5. River men's race in driving boats, tour oars and paddle, one 

 mile with turn: Joe Leclair's crew first, Fred Leclair's crew 

 second. 



6. Double scull race, one mil-? with turn: H.Kenny and F. 

 IT'cek first, G. L. Bourchier and P. D. Btntly second. 



7. Open Lanoe paddling race, single blade, naif mile straight- 

 away: C. S. ClarK first, W. J. Johnstone second. 



8. Tandem paddline, single bladep, half mile, straightaway: O. 

 8. Clark and W. H. Cronk first, W. J. Johnstone and N. Lett 'sec- 

 ond, Jackson and W. H. Norton-Taylor third, Hanning and Neeve 

 fourth, G. L. Bourchier and C. D. Fripp fifth, H. Street and W. H. 

 Berry sixtii. 



9. War canoe race, half mile straightaway: Red Elephant, of 

 Ottawa, first; VA^hiskers, of Aylmer, second. 



Last vear's meet and the impetus it gave to boating and canoe- 

 ing on Lake Deschenes bore fruit early this season in the forma- 

 tion of still another local aquatic organization, the Britannia 

 Nautical Club, made up of the canoeista and boating men who 

 spend their summers at Britannia, a suburb of Ottawa, on the op- 

 posite side of the lake from A>lmer. 



Tbe joint annual meet of the O. C. C. and A. B. C. has now 

 taken its place among the regular annual events of more than 

 lo. al interest. Next year the committees intend to make a 

 greater effort to accommodate outside canoeists, and with thai 

 end in view it is proposed to reduce the time to ten days and fix 

 the date immedihtely after the meet of the A. C. A., so as to en- 

 Hble those wbo mav wish to do so to come here on their way back 

 from the A. C. A. meet, 



THE LIMITATIONS OF RACING CANOES. 



A COMPARISON of Ru'e I. as it stands in the 1890 Year Book 

 and again in that of the present year shows three important 

 omissions. In the first place, the Vcrynecessary limit of minimum 

 weight for nad'tling canoes is omitted entirely; wbile with it has 

 di-appeared the two limits of depth, a maximum one for sailing 

 and a minimum one fot paddlnii; canoes. In regard to the latter, 

 it is possible that both were omitted under the impression that 

 thpv were covered by tne new limit of draft imposed. Ttie limit 

 of 16in, as the maximum depth of sailmg canoes is now of little 

 Imnoriance, not having been built to for f-ome years, but the limit 

 of 8 n. lor the minimum depth of paddlinv' canoes is still a very 

 IttiportHnt on^, as is tbe weight limit of 40lbs. As the ruin has 

 sto d this year, it would be possible to bring to camp a racing 

 shell of the lightest possible construction and with no freeboard 

 to ppeak of. Another omission is the limit of weigut of center- 

 boards which has been in the rules from the lirst. 



Rule 1. was originally framed in l^aS. since which time many 

 ch'^nges have very naiur dly been made in accordance with the 

 development of canoe racing. As a ma- ier of course, the rule now 

 is a sort of patchwork, thougQ the main faul'S lie in the form 

 rather than the matter of the wording. In addition to the omis- 

 sions no'^ed, there is no prov sion made for the unlimi ed class 

 cri ated by the executive committee last year, thougu such a class 

 is Incidentally referred to. Tue present condition of canoe bui Id- 

 ing and racing does not call for any material revision of the rule 

 to check undesirable extremes, but at the same time there are so 

 many omissions and minor faults that an entire overhauling 

 would not be out of place. We suggest the following a^ meeting 

 all the requirements and as promit-ing to stand witu little altera- 

 tion for some time to come. With one exception it is identical in 

 efftct with the old rule. 



RuIjE I. A canoe to compete in the regular races of the A. C. 

 A. must he sharp at both ends, with no counter-stern or transom, 

 and capable of being efficiently propelleu with one paddle. The 

 measurement and classes shall t^e as follows; 



JMeasttremenfc.- The length, taken between perpendiculars at 

 fore side of stem and after side of stern, shull not exceed 18f l.; the 

 beam shall not oe greater than 30in. for a length ot 16ft.. tiut may 

 be mcreast d by ^in. for each full inch by wnioh the lengLh is de- 

 creased. The beading, if under l,4in. wide, shall not be included 

 in the measurement of the beam. The depth from under side of 

 deck to Inside of garhobrd at fore end of well shall not be more 

 than loin, nor less than 9ln, 



CT.ASSES. 



Paddlim Class.— Weight of canoe to be not less than 40lbs.: beam 

 not less tnan Stiin. 



Oeneral Purpose Class.— The draft shall not exceed lOin. The 

 cauoe shall have one watertight bulkhead in eacti end, with not 

 lees tban 6ft. slet-ping space between them, of which .5ft. shall be 

 clear of obstruction from conterboard trunk, etc. The well shall 

 be at least Win. wide for a length of oft. Bin. Centerboards shall 

 not exceed 60ibs. total weight, and shall house within ttie canoe, 

 not projecting below the keel nor absve the adjoining portions ol 

 deck and coaming when housed. The sliding seat shall be capa- 

 ble of closing, so as not to project beyond the sides of the canoe. 

 All sails shall be fitted to hoist and lower effectively. 



In cent«rboard canoe" the keel oatside the garboard shall not 

 exceed lYiin. depth, including a metal keel band of not over 34in. 

 depth. 



In keel canoes the keel shall not exceed a depth of 3in., ana tbe 

 tnt 'l weight of keel band and ballast in keel shall not exceed 

 38lbs. 



SaUina Class — The only limits for this class shall he a maximum 

 length of 16tc.. with an ac^ompanylDg beam of SOim.beam and 

 length vai'ying as In Paragraph 8, There shall be no limit to 

 draft, drop of board, dppth of keel nor length of sliding seat, 

 and standing sails shall be allowed. 



Bv the above wording the paddling racers for the trophy rice 

 are'lef r, exactly as they have been for two years, and the limits of 

 the general-purpose cauoe are unchanged, save in the require- 

 ment of two hulkheade, f be uecesslty for which reqtilres no argu- 

 mnntf aud is the rBmavitl of tie limit of ISio. to drop of aenteir. 



board. This latter limit has become useless in view of the require- 

 ment that the bwd .shall house entirely within the canoe; if this 

 Is done, there can be no object in hampering the canoeist as to the 

 drop ot board in addition. 



The only radical change from the old wording relates to the 

 sailinsr class, in which the limits of depth of hull and outside keel, 

 as well as drop of board, are removed. If still considered desir- 

 able, the limit of draft maybe retained, but the two limits of 

 depth of keel, IJ^in., and drop of board, 18in.. are now entirely 

 useless, being eatdly evaded by a trick of construction, and merely 

 hampering tue coDncientious desigUKr who looks at the spirit of 

 the rule. As the rule has stood for a long time, it has been possible 

 to build a perfect keel cutter of almist any draft, or in tbe case of 

 cunterboard canoes, to place a deep-fixed fin of any leneth, nom- 

 inally a centerhoavd but actually immovable when afloat, thus 

 completely evading tne spirit of the rule. 



The limitation of ISin. drop was originally incorporated in the 

 A.C.A. rules from those of the Hoya) C. C, and in the canoee 

 tiaed ten years since it served effectively to keep the size of the 

 centerboard within couvenienl and practicable limits. TTnfor- 

 tunately a very wide opening was left unintentionally on the top, 

 there being no requirement that the hoard should bouse com- 

 pletely within the canoe, though all the earlier centerboards did 

 so as a matter of course. The result has been that while limited 

 as to tbe drop of board, there has been ao limit as to the actual 

 size, aud boards have grown until they monopolize the entire use- 

 ful portion of the cunoe. A man is at liberty now to put a 5ft, 

 board in his canoe, allowing it to project 2ft. above ihe deck 

 when raised or fixing it so that it forms practically an 18in. beel 

 in racing. As long as such extremes are permitted, it is absurd 

 to say that no centerboard shall drop more than ISin. The sail- 

 ing canoe nas reached a point of development more extrem« than 

 any other civiUz-d sailing crafi; a maa may use a 10ft. plank 

 across his boat if he is aiile io do so. and may crowd on sail with- 

 out the smillest restriction, while he may put in any si s!e and 

 weight of centerboard. Under these conditions it is absurd to re- 

 tain the petty limitations of depth of keel and drop of board 

 which were once necessary, but nave long since failed to exert 

 any Influence. We would engage to turn out almost any sort, of 

 monstrosity in the shape of a racing machine under the present 

 rule with the understanding that it would be eligible to the prin- 

 cipal races, including the sailing trophy: and as long as this is 

 the case it would seem reasonable that limitations which do not 

 restrain but only annoy should be wiped out entirely. 



For several seasons the sailing rules have been amended in a 

 hasty and carelpss manner, the pressure of other work has pre- 

 vented the executive committee from giving sufficient time for a 

 thorough discussion, and after the proposals for amendments 

 have been read they have been turned over to two or three men 

 for final action, with what results may be seen by reading the 

 rules. It Is time now for the executive committee to give sprious 

 attention to a thorough revision of Rule I. at least, discussing 

 every point and settling finally on the exact wording of every 

 change. With such a report from the regatta committee before 

 them a.s is called for in Chapter IX. of the By-Laws, the whole 

 work of amendment and revision would not require over three 

 hours' time; and it is only fair to the racing men who spend lime 

 and money freely each year to make the meet attractive and 

 interesting, that the executive committee should do its part 

 toward the improvement of the racing rules. 



BRITISH CANOE RULES. 



THE racingrules of the American Cauoe a.ssociation were originally 

 based to a great extent on those of the Boyal 0. (J. though the 

 classification was very much better from the first. Wben the ROC 

 rules were revised m 18S8, they in turn borrowed some, features from' 

 tue A. C. A. rules. Although far from perfect, they have stood for 

 three years without change, a method which has its advantages aa 

 compared with constant and hasty tinkering. It would be an ex- 

 cellent thing for the A. C. A. if ics racing rules could for once be care- 

 fully, dehberately and eonatitutionally amended, ao as to stand for 

 more than one season without patching up. We copy from the Model. 

 Yachtsman and CanoeisI: the R. C. C. rules and some comments on 

 them as follows: 



The classification of sailing canoes of England is practically governed 

 by the rules of the Royal 0. C. At the auniran meeting of the Royal 

 O. C, held on Nov. 21, 1888, the fohowing rules were passed for classifi- 

 cation and rule 21 was altered so that the classification as then pas.sed 

 should stand for three years, as will be seen from tbe following copy 



"20. Subject to rule Sa.— No rule of the club sbah be changed uulesa 

 at a general meeting, after due notice given of the proposed change, 

 such alteration shall be approved by two-thirds of the members 

 present at the time of voting. 



21. No rule, or alteration of rule relating to the build, sails, ballast 

 or classification of canoes made (except at the autumn general meet- 

 ing) shall take effect until after next autumn general mefting. 



The rules relating to clas-iiflcation and hmitation of racing canoes 

 as they stand at the close of the autumn meeting. 1888. shall so stand 

 until the autumn meeting of 1891. unless a majontv of three-fourths 

 of the members voting is in favor of alteration, due notice having 

 been given. 



CLASSIFICATION. 



27. DeckBd Canoes— First Cla.ss,— Greatest length from fore side 

 of stem to aft side of stern post shall not exceed 16fc. with a maxi- 

 mum beam of 30in. for tnat length (a beadin? not exceediue IjAin in 

 depth and %ia. in thickness shall be allowed without being measured 

 in the beam;. The beam may be increased by J^m. for each inch of 

 length decreased. Minimum length 12ft. and miuimum beam iSin 



Depth in.side from centre of deck to earboards (alongside keel' at 

 fore end of wefi, minimum 12m. l><3pth outside from top of crown of 

 deck to lower edge of garboard not less than 12in., takf-n anywhere 

 along up to 2ft. from ends of c=inoe. Depth from side of deck at 1ft. 

 out trom middle line abreast of fore end of well to level of lower edge 

 of garboard at keel not less than 12in. A fixed keel of wood tot more 

 tban 2in. deep, including metal baud (if any) a 1 iwod. 



All ballast (except keel band of notover iriin. deep and centerplates 

 bilge nlates and metal deck fittings) shaU,~iE carried, be within the 

 cauoe and above the garboards Ballast may be shifted duringa race 

 but all ballast on board at starting must be carried throughout the 

 race. 



Centerplates, drop keels or bilge plates, must house within the 

 canoe when they are hauled up, and must not exceed ^in. in thick- 

 ness and 18in. drop below the keel band. The after end of case, ex- 

 cept in the case of bilge plates, and centerboard cases that do not rise 

 more than 4in. above the inside of tbe garboards alongside the keel, 

 shall not be aft of center of length. Fore end of after centerboard 

 case, if any, not more than 3fc. from stern post. Length (combined 

 if more than one), ot centerplates, drop keels or bilge plates, must 

 not exceed half the canoe's length. 



No deck seat shall be extended beyond the perpendicular of the 

 sirles of tbe canoe. The well space below shall not be less in lengthi 

 than 6ft. between fixed bulkheads, but movable bulkheads allowed 

 forming a wefi of not less tban 4ft. The well-opening or hatchway 

 shall not be less in lengtn than 33iu, nor less in width than 14in. for 

 2ft, of its length, (removable hatches or covers may be used). Tuere 

 shall be a space of not less than S2iu. between the cases of the bilge 

 plates at their lower edges. 



Tne total sail area shall not exceed 112 sq. ft,, exclusive of spinnaker, 

 which shall not exceed 50 sq ft. 



28. Decked Cauoes— Second Class.— Limitations as in the first class, 

 and to be clinch huiit (plank edges overlapping and forming lands). 

 The minimum beam 8ha.ll not be less than 26in. 



Sail area. — The area of largest sail shall not exceed 60 sq. ft., and 

 the lotal area shall notexceed 75 sq ft., exclusive of spinnaker, which 

 shall not exceed 25 sq. ft. 



29. t)pea Canoes— Third Class.— Any material and build: other 

 limitations as in second class, and end decks allowed, each not ex- 

 ceeding 2ft. 6in. in length; remainder of canoe not decked and not 

 covered i •, and paddled by a single blade paddle. 



Note — The above limitations shall not affect adversely any cauoe 

 built prior to Nov. 1, I8rf8, which might have been eligible to saU R. 

 C. C. matches under the rulas of 1888." 



SPRINGFIELD C. C— A complimentary banquet was given 

 last night at the Massasrut House by the members of the local 

 canoe club to C. V. Winne and W. B. Wackerbagen, of Albany, 

 the commodore and secretary-treasurer-elect respectively of the 

 American Cauoe Association. These officers are making a tour 

 of the Eastern clubs, and the Springfield club, because of it size 

 and prominence in tne A'isociation, was honored by the first visit. 

 The visitors left; on the 9:35 train west, and will visit the Roches- 

 ter club next. Capfc. Emit Knappe presided, and short speeches 

 were made by the visitors, while music was furnished by the 

 Springfield Banjo Club, three members of which are also enrolled 

 in the canoe ciub. P. A. Nickereon also favored the company 

 with a few of his cnaracteristic songs and recitations. Before 

 Ipaving Com. Winne announced the appointment of K. H. Barney 

 as a member of the regatta committee for the coming i ear. There 

 were at the table besides the two guests: Capt. Emil Knappe. Dr. 

 H. E. Rice, E. H. Barney, F. A. Nickerson, E. H. Hall. W. C. 

 Marsh, B. D. Marsh, Ward Oalbraltb, P. J. Norton, John Leshure. 

 E. M, Surprise, H. D. Banas, H. P. Wright. F. L. SalTord, Henry 

 Robinson, J. G. Reed. L. W. White, W. R. Hodgdou, F. C. Avree 

 W. H. Parks, C. A. R. Euaon. R. 0. Cooley, W. C. Gunn, W. 15, 



f 'arsons, R, F. Warren, J, 0. Kemater and B. N. Richards.— 

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