Aug. 23, 1893.] 



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FIXTURES. 



AUOUST. 



:i7, KocUester, 4th Troyhy Race, Irondeauoit Bay. 



dBPTEMBER. 



'i. Bpi'iuKtield. Oup, Springfleld. 

 3. Brookl.vn,Visiting Cruise, Pas- 

 saic Eiver. 

 3. Orange, Ann., Arlington, N.J. 



OOTOBEa. 



1. Spjfingfield, Oup, Springfield. 



Arlington,Ann., Arlington, N.. J 

 5. lanthe. Annual Regatta. 

 8. Rochester. Pall Regatta, Tron- 

 dequoit Bay. 



THE A. C. A. MEET OF 1892. 



Willsborough Point, Lake Champlain. 



\ SEcoJiD visit to Willsborou^h Point has confirmed the opinion 

 formed last year by most canoeists as to both the good and bad fea- 

 tures of the plflce. The former have been developed by the light of 

 experien-e, makiog this camp in many ways superior to that of 

 1891, while the latter as well have kept pace wich this development, 

 with most disagreeable results. , . ^ 



The weather last year was all that could be desired, wjth compara- 

 tively little ralQ, but at the same time there was a threat of evil in a 

 small black cloud which hung persistently over the hills to the west- 

 ward, occasionally dri\iDg over the camp and sprinkling a few drops. 

 Though nothing came of it. the cloud was there night and day, and it 

 was evident at the time that the skies were full of moisture, which 

 might descend on the camp at a moment's notice, regardless of a 

 bright sun and clear bUie sty in other quarfcere. 



This .\'ear unfortunately the lt*tent possilnlities ot this small cloud 

 have been brought out in a most 

 marked and unpleasant manner, 

 and for the first ten days of the 

 meet the camp has been a swamp 

 and the atmosphere a deluge. 



Com. Winne has been at the ; 

 camp many times this spring, and 

 w.as readv by Aug. l,Mr. Hutit- 

 ingtou, of the camp site commit- 

 tee, being with him, while Mr. 

 OibsoD, of the regatta commit- 

 tee, had been at the hotel for 

 several weeks with his naphtha 

 laimch. The result of system and 

 timely preparation during the 

 winter and spring was apparent 

 ,as soon as the camp opened on 

 Aug. 4, all ajTangements for trans- 

 portation, camp^mess. tent floors, 

 etc., being complete from the | 

 start. ^m~^ : - 



AVheu the advance guard, m- 

 cludiDg a number of ladies for 

 Squaw Point, reached the camp 

 on Wednesday and Thursday, the 

 weather was showery, and rain 

 fell at intervals on Friday and 

 Saturday. Sunday was fine, but 

 on Monday began a deluge that 

 lasted with hardly a break for 

 seven whole days. A dai-k cur- 

 tain of cloud hiing over the lake 

 and both shores, blackest to the 

 west, over the Adirondack hills, 

 and from it came rain in a steady, 

 soakiug downpour. The low spots 

 of the camp, always wet, were 

 soon little lakes, and after a 

 couple of days even the hilltops 

 wei'e covered with spots on which 

 the water lay ankle deep. Every 

 tent site was a puddle, every path 

 a biook or a mire, ana the general 

 moisture penetrated even the 

 clothing and blankets in the tents. 

 Outdoor life was impossible, and 

 all sought shelter under canvas. 

 Carop-fires would not burn, and 

 on two days the weather was quite 

 cool. J; 



The only thiog which was not «t 

 dampened and which kept ihe i^t 

 camp alive duriug this trying time l"- . , . • 



was the enthusiasm of Com. tn .* Wkrj? M.&iia^: 



Winne, who worked unceasingly 

 to counteract the evil spell of the 

 rain nymphs of the Adirondacks. 

 He was about the camp from 

 early morning until long after 

 •■taps'' had sounrled at night, at- 

 tending to a thousand details of 

 business, and yet finding time to 

 lie everywhere with a pleasant 



word, a ,1oke about the weather, trying' wltli good succests to put a 

 good face on a vei'y serious matter, " 



As the rain continued the price of rubber boots rose with each 

 half inch of rainfall, large supplies being sent for from Burlington. 

 I'he chief amusement was dig-ging and ditching, until the whole camp 

 resembled a distorted map of Holland's miniature canals everywhere. 

 The journey over heavy sodden fields to the news pavilion was a hard 

 one, e.speoially for the ladies, and many spent the time from break- 

 fast to dinner and then to supper and even later ia the dry and 

 roomy pavilion. Stories were told, games played, songs sung, and 

 at times the floor cleared for dancing. 



The customary work of the racing men duiing the first week, the 

 practice spins under paddle and the scrub races over the triangle, 

 were not possible, and there was no chance to stretch or try sails. 



This meet has offered several proofs that the average canoeist or 

 A. C. .1. man is not the chronic growler and kicker that some have 

 pictured him, paying a dollara year and expecting everythmg in the 

 way of luxury and convenience; and this was nowhere better seen 

 than during the week of rain. In spite of the general discomfort and 

 discouraging surroundings, wich grave doubts whether they would 

 not be obliged to return home without a race or a camp-fire, and 

 with all vacation time wasted, the men, and especially the ladies, 

 maintained a constant good nature, not a growl nor a grumble vvas 

 heard save some imcomplimentary remarks of a general nature 

 directed at the weather. 



Before the patience and forbearance of the camp was tested be- 

 yond endurance, a happy change occurred, after a rainy Sunday the 

 "sun made his appearance for the first time in a week on Monday 

 morning, and from that time on to the date of writing the weather 

 has bten absolutely perfact, clear and bright all day, starl'ght at 

 night, with a clear blue sky, gentle and moderate breezes, and a dry 

 atmosphere with Httle dew, making it possible to sit and lie on the 

 grass during the various entertainments at night. 



The present camp is identical with that of last year, and has been 

 frequently described and illustrated in the Forest and Stream, the 

 location of the various points being as given in the accompanying 

 plan. 



The arrangement of headquarters is by far the best yet seen at a 

 meet; the officers' t,ents are pitched around a semi circular board 

 walk, in the center of the circle being a pole with the lai-ge A. C. A, 

 burgee. On one wing is the American flag, on the other the national 

 ensign of Canada, the three large flags showing out well. At one side 

 are the two high poles for the code signals. In front of each tent 

 is the small pole on which is disi^layed the official flag of the owner, 

 the commodore, secretary or other oflicer. 



In the center of the crescent ia tbe double tent of Commodore 

 Winne. the inner tent at the rear being for his private use; the large 

 one in front being filled wt th the p rizes The tent is very hannsomely 

 decorated; the floor and a couple of divans are covered with bright 

 rugs; the roof is lined with a large British Jack, the walls are hung 

 with about forty handsome silk flags, and on a table are the A, C A. 

 trophies, Peoowsic cup, Jabberwock trophy and other prises. One 

 that has attracted much attention is a beautiful Uttie canoe cannon, 

 presented by the "Wimshester Arms Co. On the left are the tents of 

 Secretary-Treasurer Waekerhagen, the outer one being his office, also 

 the A. C. A. post office. On the left wine of the creseut is the hospi- 

 tal, presided over by Fleet Surgeon Nellis, of Albany, with the Uttle 

 Red Cross flag above it. On tbe end of the other wing is the tent of 

 Signal Officer Parmele, end between it and the Commodore's are the 

 lents of the camp site committee. Tbe headquarters face on a little 

 grove, from which runs out a very good httlo dock, at which the 

 .i-amp launch lands. 



Being just outside I he ipfJin campj bead^uftrters i$Mrli»t it shojold 



be— the genera! center and rendezvous of the whole camp. Through 

 the dav the ladies of Squaw Point and many guests are seated under 

 the shade of the wide awnings, and at night the camp-fire is lighted 

 on the beach, nearly in the center of the semi-chcle. 



The official bulletin board is here, and through it and the signal 

 flags information Is quickly spread through the camp. 



The main camp is much more compact than last year, beginning 

 just in the rear of headquarters and extending well around the point 

 on the west of Indian Bay, The main hillside is kept clear, and iii 

 consequence tbe tents are closer in the main camp. Last season s 

 tent floors and skids are being used again, quite an item of saving. 

 The level of the lake is from one to two feet higher than last year, 

 tbe result being that the stony and bad part part of the beach is 

 under water, leaving a wide path of pebble and shingle along the 

 water's edge. The men have observed the requests of the camp site 

 committee very carefully, and all tents are pitched well back from a 

 line marked out by a row of stakes, each decorated with a red rag, 

 leaving a wide walk along the entire camp front . 



The main part of Squaw Point is unchanged from last year, but a 

 laige camping party, the Bulwagea C. C., ot Port Heniy, further up 

 the lake, has flfled the extreme point occupied before by the Toronto 

 men. A number of large tents are pitched here, all being nicely fur- 

 nished , and one boasting an upright piano. Two steep flights ot 

 stairs have been built down the cliffs, leading to little coves where a 

 large fleet of canoes and boats are hauled up. The BuUwagga C. ('. 

 possesses a number of very enthusiastic novices who are likely to 

 become known in future races. 

 The mess pavilion is the same, the fare being simflar to last year. 

 For once the Association has been blessed with transportation ar- 

 rangements which leave no ground for complaint. Through the per- 

 sonal efforts of Com. Winne, the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. h&^f 

 established a new station called Willsborough Point, just opposite the 

 camp, at which all trains, to and from Albany and Montreal, stop. 

 A horse and stone draa* are at hand to transport baggage, and a walk 

 of a couple of hundred yards down the hillside brqigs one to a little 

 landing in a most pictur6.^que nook of the steep rocky shor". Here 

 tbe launch Ruth, Capt. Piepenbrinek, is ready, and in fifteen minutes 

 the passengers and baggage are on the headquarters dock. From the 

 camp to the truiu is a journev of less than balf a mfie, and for once 

 the old experience of six hours on the .stringpiece is but a memory 

 in place of a sad reality. Tbere are several other ways of reaching 



FACL guTLEB's Canoe 'Wasp, Trophy Winner, ltf93. 



the camp, but this is the most pi.pular, and in spite of one or two 

 delays in very bad weather, thovo has been no cause of complaint 

 civcr getting to or from camp. 



The work of the regatta committee has been done no less thoroughly 

 than that of the camp site committee; Mr. Gibson was early on the 

 ground with his naphtha launch, and the buoys were laid out with 

 the greatest possible accuracy. Just ofi" the north point is No. -3, the 

 floisb of thepaddluig races. J>ro. a, the half mile paddling starling 

 buoy, is oft' the west point, and up Wflisborough Bay is the starting 

 buoy of the mile paddling course, No. 1. Half a mile to the north of 

 No. 3 lies No. 4, the south angle of the sailing course. No. 3 is in a 

 line with No. 3 and 1. half a mile distant, while No. 6, the west buoy, 

 is half a mile from No. 4 and 5. The distances have been very care- 

 fully laid off and verified, and they are as nearly accurate as is 

 practicable. The awangements for announcing and starting, and for 

 all details of the races were unusually complete, and aU have been 

 carried out mthout a hitch. 



The fi_rst thi-ee days in camp passed very quietly, the rain keeping 

 ah under canvas. 'On Saturday night a dance took place in the 

 pavilion. Sunday Aug. 7, was very pleasant, the one clear day of 

 the early part of the meet. In the morning seiwice was held in the 

 pavilion, Dr. Savage of Newburgh officiating, and in the afternoon 

 Mr, Francis held a service in the Bulwagga Camp. The week was a 

 duU one. with little to enliven it until Saturday night, when a hop 

 was given at the Willsborough. Oq Sunday the rain had decreased, 

 and some stray gleams of sunlight gave a promise ot better weather. 



The starters in the various races were as follows; 



A. U. A. MEET, lS9;i— ENTBlKS FOR RACBS. 



Canoe. Owner. Club. 



Wasp Paul Butler .Vesper. 



Bee D. S. Goddard Vesper. 



V Howard Gray Vesper. 



Jog. W. H. Cottingham Stanley Is. B. C. 



Mab C. E. Archbald Pointe Claire B. C. 



lolanto J. D. Patterson , Pointe Claire B. C. 



I^^'lfg { T.E. H. Barrington New York. 



Hornet'.-V. v. V. .Wm. Whttloek New York. 



Bubble S. Schieffelin New York. 



lo.... F. H. Foster 



Tornado F. O. Moore Knickerbocker. 



Glen wood T. X. Oxholm Yonkers. 



Evangeline Thos. Hale, Jr Yonkers. 



Foggy Dew. H. L. Quick Yonkers. 



PoUywog W. C. Witherbee Bulwagga. 



Pagan W. T. Foote, Jr .Bulwagga. 



Bulwag C. A. Neide Bulwagga. 



KiowiUa O. E. Cragge Bulwagga. 



Bedouin ..... W. N. Goddard Bulwagga, 



mSS^: ^- ^"^^^^^ - - springfleid, 



....... .....W.E. Parsons. . SpringBeld. 



Eel , . ...J. W. SpEirrow Cbrinthiau. 



Rana S J. Benson Troy. 



White Cloud Enoch Aston Troy. 



Gertie J. K. Robertson Puritan. 



Kitty Clyde C. B. Ashenden ... Puritan. 



Wannolancet P. J. Burrage Newton B, C, 



Sunbeam R. D'A. Scott Ottawa, 



Banshee A. M. Adamsoii.. . , , . ,-. Ottawa. 



Zoe , E. ].'. .Jouas, Ottawa. 



Idlemere . .. , ..G, P. Douglas ..Tantho. 



The two remarkable things about this fist are the very small tota 

 of starters, and the still smaller proportion of flrst-crlasB racing 

 canoes, while of the latter ah are old boats Wasp, Bee. Toltec. Hor~ 

 net. L'Hirondelle and Tornado have all raced before at the meets, 

 Gle'nwood is known through the New York cup races last Jtine, a 

 new Ruggles racer. Mab is a new canoe, a handsome racer designed 

 and built by ( Ulbert, of fiananoque, of good model and weH built, 

 with a smooth lap. She is, however, but aSm. wide, and .so unable 

 to carrv her sails, two huge standmg batswings such as are used on 

 the St. Lawrence River skiffs. The masts are ho'low but they are 

 :Mm. in diameter and the longest is ItSft. In addition she is fitted 

 with the old fore and aft deck tiller, so that her crew has nothing to 

 help him in off the seat. In spite of her model and finish she was 

 outclassed by the older American boatof -SOin. beam. The only other 

 racer was a very handsome paddling canoe built for C E. Knappe by 

 W. F Stevens, a Spanish cedar racing shell, of the lightest construc- 

 tion, decked fore and aft with oiled linen. In model she is sirnilar to 

 a rowing gig. very hght bilge, but in use she is amply stitf. Mr. 

 Knappe use.s a seat about 5in. above tbe keel, both feet resting m 

 sheflboat stretchers. ,, ^ , 



Vis a canoe built in 1888 bv Paul Butler, a pecuhar model, with the 

 S section of a modern compromise centerboard yacht such as May- 

 flower or Puritan. She has never been raced to any extent, and ha<^ 

 never been to a meet. There were a number of Rushtou canoes and 

 some new open canoes, but none of special note. 



Four of the legstta committee were present. Messrs. Gibson, 

 Oliver. Barney and (Juick, Mr. Ford Jones not beiug in camp. These, 

 with Mr George P. "Douglas as clerk of the course, were on Mr. 

 Gibson's launch Sirius. In some races tne start was made at the 

 leeward buoy, so as !o make the first leg to wmd^ard, this necessi- 

 tatin" the addition of one half-mile leg to the announced course, the 

 finish in nearly all cases being at Buoy 4. Two men in a rowboat 

 made the starting and finishing line, and managed the signals very 



^ with a light south wind on Blonday morning, the record sailing. 

 Event 3 was called at 9:30, the starting gun being fired at 9:55, the 

 start being oft' Buoy 6 There were 14 starters. Mab, To, Hornet, 

 Toltec. Bubble. V, L'HlroDdelle, Tornado Evangeline, Bulwag, 

 Kiowilla, Joy. Banshee and Eel, L'Hirondelle and Eel made a good 

 start V soon came to the front and led the fleet, with Eel second, 

 but on the second round Mab gained down wind and passed V, The 

 wind fell very hght, and after a 

 drift the race was called, the two- 

 hour limit havuig expired. 



.■Vt noon there was a flat calm, 

 but by 1 o'clock a strong north 

 vvind was kicking up a heavy sea 

 in the bay, and after dinner the un- 

 limited race was called, Event No. 

 f>, starting at 2:12, with 11 starters 

 — Wasp, Bee, V., Mab, Toltec, 

 Glenwood, Tornado, Bulwag. 

 Pagan. Hornet and Bubble. lo 

 capsized before the start. Wasp 

 and V carried big sails, but reefed 

 before the start,' With a wind- 

 ward start from Buov fi, Tornado 

 was first over, but V., Wasp and 

 Glenwood were soon in the lead. 

 Wasp took a knockdown and the 

 seat slid to leeward, Mr, Butler 

 falling backward into the drink, 

 but he regained the canoe and 

 ^^gi* held on his course.. At the end of 



the first round the order was Glen- 

 wood. Ton, ado, V, Bee, Bubble, 

 * Wasp, etc. On the nest round 



Hornet capsized, but righted: 

 Glpnwood had her weatht^r and 

 took a long lead, being nearly -Sm. 

 ahead of Bee at the end of second 

 ! round. Bee, Wasp, V and Tornado 



were close together. On the first 

 leg of the third round the lashings 

 of Wasp's mainsail gave way 

 along the yard J the waxed thread 

 of each knot slipping. One by one 

 thevwent, until the sailwas dis^ 

 abled, when 31r. Butler lowered it 

 and ran in under the miaen. Glen- 

 wood held her lead and won easily, 

 her time being 57m. 45s, for the six: 

 miles, a very high speed. Each of 

 the four rounds, IJ^ miles each, 

 was sailed by the leaders in an 

 average lime of 15m. 



In the pvening a camp-fire was 

 held at headquarters, and a meet- 

 ing of the Atlantic Division was 

 held at tne Trenton camp, the • 

 following division offleere being 

 elected: Vice-Com., J. R. Lake, 

 hew York; Rear Com., H. L. 

 Quick, Yonkers; Purser, F. L. 

 ... - ; Dunnell, Brooklyn; Executive 



k'liiafe;, ..'iSsfeiS Committte. M. V. Brokaw, W, E. 



Dodge and W. E. Lawrence. 



The rest of tbe evening was 

 spent (as are all nights in racing 

 week in camp) in protracted dis- 

 cussions of the sailing work of 

 the day. canoes and their hand- 

 lers. 



Tuesday was as fair and bright 

 .as Monday, and a number of new 

 ai'irvals reached camp, the register showing neariy 2W name?. The 

 first race was the rcsailing of the record race, started from Buoy t; at 

 9;.S8, Ihe wind being light south, with smooth w ater. The first leg^ 

 was a beat, the .second free and the third a reach. With a good 

 start V led over tbe course, Tornado being a poor second. The full 

 times are given in tho table further on. 



The novice race followed, starting in a fighter wind at 11:60, the 

 starters being Rana, Pollywog, Pagan, Bedouin, Zoe and Joy. The 

 start was particularly poor, all waiting until long after the gun. 

 Pagan was first over, holding his lead for the two rounds and winning 

 easily. 



At noon there was no wind, the lake beiug calm and smooth, and 

 the principal paddling races were posted, the trophy being called at 

 2:0'J. Last year the interest and excitement ran high o^-cr the pad- 

 dling trophy, a fine field of starters and some good canoes were pres- 

 sent, and some sharp paddling was promised for this year, especially 

 in the event of the removal of the weight limit of lOlbs, This change 

 w^as made last November, anfi there has been much talk over paddl- 

 ine during the winter, but the result was very disappointiag. 



Only two of the leading paddlers, Messrs. Knappe and" Parsons, 

 were present, while total starters numbered but five. The only 

 Canadian, Mr. Archbald, is a saUing rather than a paddling man, 

 and was neither boated nor trained for a very sharp race. The pad- 

 dling men, McKendrick, Muntz, Johnson, Carnegie and Tilley, 

 were all absent. The starters were five— Knappe, Archbald, Bar- 

 rington, Parsons and Scott. Mr. Knappe used his new SOlbs. racer 

 before mentioned. Parsons used a canoe of a new material, a paper 

 called Linenoid, made by Crane & Co., the paper manufacturers. 

 Barrmgton paddled a light open Ruggles canoe, Archbald an open 

 GUbert canoe, and Scott an ordinary light Canadian canoe. All used 

 double blades, some standing and some kne^ ling, Knappe alone be- 

 ing seated witb legs extended and feet braced. He took the lead at 

 the start and increased it for the whole mile without effort, winning 

 in 7m, ;i63., with Scott 42s. later, then Archbald, Barrington and Par- 

 sons. There was much disappointment on the part of the Eastern 

 men because none of tbe recognized cracks were present to meet 

 Knappe. There was no question such as was raised last year over 

 the acciu-acy of tbe course, which in this case was the full mile, and 

 he was never pushed from start to finish, so that his time shows very 

 fast paddling. 



The first race of the afternoon was the record paddling, won by 

 Mr. Knappe from Messrs. Moore, Sparrow, Hall, Gray and Foster. 

 The open canoe race with single blades was won by Mr. Archbald, 

 with Scott, McKinley, Robertson and Titus in order. The first three 

 men were di.«qualitied, their canoes being uuder tbe limit, 551bs., and 

 the prizes go to Messrs. Robertson and Titus. 



There were but three crews in the tandem i>addliug, Knafine and 

 Parsons defeating Robertson and Ashenden and B-arrage and llrake. 

 The club fours brought out five crews, Springfield winning after a 

 good race, with New York second. 



A meeting of the Central Division was held in the evening, the 

 following otHcers being elected, Yice-Com., T. S. Stryker, Rome, N. 

 Y,; Rear-Com., W. B. Witherbee, Port Henry. N. Y.f Purser, 0 G. 

 Behman, Amsterdam, N. Y.: Executive Committee, C, V. Winne ana 

 W. B. Huntington. 



On Tuesday evening the camp and a number of visitors from 

 the hotel were entertamed by a novel performanca, of course under 

 the management of Mr. Seave.v. A small stage was built in the grove 

 on the hill, a curtain being fitted btitf,-eeQ nvo trei-s, A g<:3ries of i":' 

 tableaux from ''As Ttou Like It" whs, givca here, ilio parts beiug 

 taken by ladies and gentlemen froai tbe cnoip. Tiie cobiunijs and 

 the little uaccasary scenery were seut-froaj New York, a chorus sang 

 some of the uuisic from "The T'orestprs,'" nnd the 'oirhestr/i vvris 



