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[Dec. 10, 1801. 



Canvas Canoes aiid hoiv to Build Tliem. By Parker B. Meld. 

 Price 50 cents. Canoe and Boat BuUding. By W. P. Stephem. 

 Price iS.oo. Canoe Handling. By C. B. Vaux. Price $1. Canoe 

 and Camera. By T. ^. Steele. Price 1.50. Four Months fn a Sneak- 

 box. By N. H. BishoT). Price $1.50. Canoe and Camp CooTiery. 

 By "Seneca." Price $1. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 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 canoeine: 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. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY CANOES. 



THE two vessels shown in the accompanying drawings may be 

 classed eitlipr as canoes or yachts, being closely allied in 

 type to the ordinary canoe, while in size and adaptability they are 

 really yacht". The Island Bride, owned by Mr. E. L, Woodside, of 

 Baltimore, Chesapeake Bay Y. C, is a racing canoe 35ft. 2in, over 



The other boat, the Daisy, owned by R. S. Dodson, St. Michaels, 

 Md., is described as follows by our correspondent: 



A novelty in canoe architecture is the canne-yacht Da'sy, re- 

 cently constructed by R. S. Dodgson, of St. Michaels, Md. The 

 Daisy is the most elaborately finished vessel of her class that ever 

 floated. The yacht is unique, having three masts and carrying 

 foresail, mainsail, spanker and jib, containing 89yds. of light can- 

 vas. In length the Daisy is 40ft., breadth of beam 8ft. and in 

 depth 3ft. The cabin is well forward and is dft. deep and 10ft. 

 Sin. long. It contains two berths of ample dimensions, aft of 

 which is a space 4}^x8ft., which is used as a dining-room. It is 

 approached by two companion ways with the usual slides, doors, 

 etc., the whole constructed of Southern pine and oak. The after 

 deck is 13ft. long. The forward ventilators of the cabin are not 

 only used for light and air. but for the passage of the caWes. 

 Besides these are five other windows, all set in brightly burnished 

 brass. 



The deepest parts of the Daisy's lockers, running aft in both 

 port and starboard sides, are 15in. Tiie cockoit is 2>gxl2^gft. 

 The center board is fli^^ft.xSSin. The foremastis 87ft., the mainmast 

 28ft. and the spanker 18ft. long. The Daisy was not rigged for 

 Speed, but for a pleasure boat for the owner's family. For racing 

 the boat could be supplied with topsails, watersails, staysails, 

 etc., the whole to conrain not less than 200yds. of light canvas. 

 The brass wheel is forward of the spanker, but the steering gear 

 is so arranged that it can be unshipped in a moment and a tiller 

 substituted. 



The Daisy was "dug out" of five logs of Eastern Shore p'ne, 

 taken from the owner's forests. The hoistine arrangements and 

 all blocks, etc., are of Haggerty's patent, and are the second set 

 ever used in the Chesapeake. The brass work was furnished by 



CHESAPEAKE RACING CANOE "ISLAND BELLE.' 



all; 33ft. l.w.l., 7ft. beam, and about lOin. draft. She is a prize- 

 winner, and recognized as one of the fastest craft on Chesapeake 

 Bay, being specially fast in running and reaching. She was built 

 by S. Covington, of Tilghman's Island, Talbot county, Md. In all 

 the races outriggers are used, in order to carry the large sail«. 

 The drawing was made from a very good photo sent us by Mr. .1. 

 G. Morris, secretary of the Chesapeake Bay Y. C. 



Tapping <fe Fox, of New York. The spars are of Norway pine and 

 the upper works of white pine. 



The Daisy's model is considered perfect, and with the canvas 

 she now carries cannot be surpassed in sailing qualities by any 

 vessel in Chesapeake Bay. With a moderate breeze and under 

 easy canvas the Daisy has made ten knots with ease. 



Fkanjc a. Hbtwood. 



CHESAPEAKE CRUISING CANOE " DAISY." 



ROYAL C. C. 



THE autumn general meeting of this club was held at the Cri- 

 terion Restaurant on Nov. 19, when there was a good muster 

 of members. Before the business of the meeting the sailing mem- 

 bers usine the club course at Hendon, presented a very handsome 

 album of canoeing photographs to the senior mate, Mr. George 

 Herbert, as a sliebt recognition of his untiring zeal and energy in 

 attending the races. Mr. Herbert in reply thanked the members 

 very cordially and expressed his regret that his colleague, Mr. 

 Baden Powell, was unfortunately unable to attend tbe meeting 

 through illness. A vote of sympathy with Mr. Baden Powell was 

 unanimously passed by the meeting. The business proceedings 

 commenced with the reading of the annual report, which was 

 adopted, and the meeting then re-elected the officers of this 

 year to serve for 1892. Mr. Ctiurch having resigned ;his seat 

 on the committee, Mr. J. A. H. NichoU was elected to fill the" 

 vacancy. 



Several important alterations were made in the rules, the first 

 having regard to the classification of paddling canoes. After 

 much discussion and several amendments to Mr, Porter's original 

 motion the following was passed, under which races will be pad. 

 died next year: "Length not exceeding Iflft., greatest .beam not 

 lefs than 26in., no other limitations." 



With regard to the sailing canoes th'^re will now be no limit 

 placed on the fore and aft position of the centerboards, and the 

 restrictions as to well space are withdrawn. 



A proposition by Mr. R. de Q. Qaincev to admit sliding seats for 

 one year led to a very animated discussion. In the end, however, 

 the advocates of this innovatlqn were not sufficiently numerous 

 to carry the motion. 



An Important alteration was made in the conditions under 

 which the Challenge Cup is sailed for. There will now be only 

 one competition in the year, with a time limit of fotir hours. 



It was also decided tbat post entries for tbe challenge onpe ooald 



be made not later than three clear days before the race on pay- 

 ment of double entrance fees. 



A proposal by Mr. Cooper to allow a certain amount of outside 

 ballast on canoe-yawls was negatived. 



After a few remarks from Mr. Nisbet and others, suggesting 

 sundry alterations in tbe arrangements of the annual regatta, 

 the meeting dissolved.— 2<Y«((J. 



CANOEISTS' WINTER HEADQUARTERS. 



A MEETING of canoeists of New York and vicinity was held at 

 the Harvard Rooms, 729 Sixth avenue, on Dec. 4, to perfect 

 plans for winter bead quarters. Among those present were Messrs. 

 Seavey Palmer, Hand and Elliott (of the expcutive committee of 

 the Atlantic Division). Whitlock, SchieCEelin, Dudley, Farmer, 

 Haviland, Dunnell and Burcbard. 



An organization was nerfeoted, to be known as tbe "Canoeists' 

 Winter Headquarters," and the following officers were elected: 

 President, Lafayette W. Seavey; Vice-President, W. S. Elliott: 

 Secretary, James K. Hand; Treasurer. F. L. Dunnell; Council, 

 WcD. Whitlock. The election of the other members of the Council, 

 four in number, was laid over until the next meeting, to be held 

 at the Fencing Rooms, 19 West Twenty-fourth street, on Dec. 18, 

 at 8 P. M. 



.A constitution was adopted, and among other business a finance 

 committee was named by the president, consisting of Messrs. 

 Elliott, Palmer, C. J. Stevens, H. C. Ward, Robt. H. Peebles, J. 

 H. Bagg. Wm. Lawrence Dudley, Irving V. Dorland, and Theo- 

 dore S. Oxholm. 



It was reported that already $150 had been pledged for the ex- 

 penses of the headquarters during the winter. The finance com- 

 mittee wiU meet at the Harvard Rooms on Dec. 11, at 8 P. M. The 

 officers have the selection of rooms in charge. Committees on 

 entertainment, etc., will be appointed later. The scheme calls 

 for lectures, and talks on sailing, camping, rig, aid to the in- 

 jured, etc. 



Small Yachts. By C. P. Kunha/rdt. Price $10. Steam- Yachts and 

 Launches. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $S. Yachts, Boats and 

 Canoes. By C. Stansfieid-Hieka. Price $3.69. Steam MacMneru. Bv 

 Donaldson. Price $1.60. 



Yachtsmen who do not see what they want under this heading 

 will please lookimder the hatches of The Canoe, peep into the 

 Kennel, squint down the barrel of the Rifle, open the Fish Car and 

 Game Bag, inquire of the Sportsman Tourist, and if their yearn- 

 ings are still unsatisfied, push their explorations into the Editorial 

 and Advertising Departments, 



SMALL YACHTS AND LARGE CANOES.-Our illustrations 

 this week include several craft of widely different origin but of 

 the same general type, being in fact merely larger specimens of 

 the great canoe family. In general proportions, displacement 

 and sail area, in their light flexible rigs, and in the nature of 

 their ballasting, they are very closely allied to the modern 16X30 

 racing canoe. When we consider how completely the canoe or 

 dugout of Chesapeake Bay is separated from the sampan pan- 

 jang of Singapore, the resemblance between the two in model and 

 rig is most remarkable. As each is reputed to be very fast, a 

 further comparison of the complete lines would be most in- 

 teresting. 



THREE DAYS WITH A SMALL YACHT. 



I think that Bobby and I will take the Sea Mew to the race at 

 Stony Point next week," casually remarked Max, as he 

 stretched himself into an easier position in his steamer chair and 

 brushed off an obstrusive mosquito with the Evening Record. 

 "Wha-at? Oh Max!" I exclaim from the depths of a hammock. 

 "Ehf Did you speak, my dear?" he says, and I work myself to an 

 upright position in time to catch a wicked glance of mirth over 

 the top of the paper. "Oh, Max," I say in a wheedling tone, "you 

 have been ail summer promising to take me on a erulse, and this 

 is such a good chance." "But, my reckless child, consider: a cruise 

 iu the Sea Mew. Do you realize that the yacht is only a 20ft. 

 sloop and that the proverbial cat, if swung at any decent rate of 

 speed in her cabin would have its head knocked off in a minute." 

 "We shouldn't spend our time in the cabin" I valiantly argue. 

 "Then there are only sleeping accommodations for two, and I 

 know Bobby won't agree to sleep on deck," Max says with a 

 wickedgrin. A brilliant thought strikes me. "We can take Nina 

 ( Bobby's wife), and she and I can stay at the Cliff House o' nights." 

 "Well, that is one way out of it," says Max with admiration at 

 my cleverness. Then he adds as a clincher, "but how about meals, 

 and you'll be awful seasick." "Pooh," I retort contemptuously, 

 "you know Nina and I are like the Captain of Pinafore fame. 



'We were never known to quail 



At the fury of the gale. 



And we're never never sick at sea,' 



and as for meals, catch you and Bobby getting your own meals on 

 the yacht: you know when off on a 'time' you always get your 

 breakfast and dinner on shore and only lunch on board the Sea 

 Mew." " We-ell," drawled Max, in an exasperating tone of voice, 

 "since you seem so anxious to go, and have really explained away 

 the greatfist drawbacks to your going, I might as well tell you 

 that Bobby and 1 meant all the time to take you and Nina." 

 When he makes this remark my feelings beggar description, but 

 following my usual custom when vexed, I count ten before I an- 

 swer him a word, and by that time I realize that if I want to go I 

 had better be careful; so I content myself with looking haughty, 

 a proceeding that afl'ords him intense amusement, and well it 

 might, for the effect is much marred by the fact that a hammock 

 is not a good background for a high and haughty pose. 



Sails in the Sea Mew are by no means new to me, for though 

 primarily a "racer" (as sundry cups on our sideboard, of hideous 

 design but undoubted value, can testify), she carries one or two 

 people very well, and I have been out for long sails and in 

 hard blows, but never so far as Stonyport, 



The small brown cottage on the point was in a turmoil for a 

 week, and then one breezy morning, ju3t as the cottagers were 

 awaking to the fact that it was a superb yachting day, and the 

 poor people in the old fishing town across the bay were taking up 

 the heat and burden of another day of toil, we spread our white 

 wings and glided from our moorings. 



We stole past the crumbling old fort, past the club house from 

 whose flagstaff the familiar tricolor was not yet floating, past the 

 tiny lighthouse guarding the harbor entrance, out to the open 

 sea. Once out from the lee of the land the strong east wind 

 strikes us; it fills the white sails and heels the boat well over to 

 port, and with a cloud of feathery foam at our bows, and an ever 

 widening wake behind us, we are laying a straight course for 

 Stonyport. The breeze holds fresh till afternoon, so fresh, in fact, 

 that tbe process of making coffee and ctiocolate, over an eccentric 

 oil stove that comprises the cook's galley of the Sea Mew, is a de- 

 cidedly dangerous proceeding. Toward evening the breeze dies 

 down, and just as the gun at the grim old fort booms a salute to 

 the vanished sun, we come to anchor in front of the club house of 

 the Rocky Bay Y. C. 



The harbor is full of yachts, from the mighty Susquehanna to 

 the tiny catboat on our starboard quarter, whose hilarious crew 

 slept for one night on the planking of their little craft, with a 

 huge rubber blanket over all. 



"Hullo," says Max. pausing in his work of furling the mainsail, 

 "there's the Mirage," and thereupon he utters a wild barbaric 

 "yowl" without rhyme or reason to me, but that is well under- 

 stood on a small sloop just to port of us, for an answering "yowl" 

 comes from her deck, and soon her tender, containing sundry 

 he-capped and be-buttoned yachtsmen is alongside the Sea Mew. 

 Several other tenders gather with more caps and buttons, and 

 Nina and I from our retreat in the cabin, wonder (hungrily) if 

 they mean to make a situation of it. We are liberated at last, 

 and row over to the kindly Cliff House, to whose generous table 

 we do ample justice. 



The morning dawns clear and fair with a steady west wind, 

 just the ideal of a yacht-racing day. It is good to leave the land 

 behind us and feel again the motion of the boat and have the 

 salt wind blowing in our faces. The harbor is full of the pleasant 

 turmoil of preparation for the race. Halliards are rattling, spars 

 are creaking, canvas is flapping, mainsals, jibs and topsails are 

 being tugged up, only to be dropped again to the deck; yachtsmen 

 are scattered all over the yachts, from the extreme ends of the 

 bowsprits to the topmasts, pulling, hammering, twisting, in aa 



