Jan. 18, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



Ice-Bound. 



A WINTER ItRTROSPECTION. 



If you have ever rearl ■■Yoluiulc von will rpcfill tliat meditative 

 ScotcJi student who, when aiskecl how he i;oukt be satisiied with re- 

 maining always m that obscure Hiclilaud villaec. made anwer that 

 he could sit on his porch on an\' pleasant evening and travel at the 

 rate of sistv-eight thousand miles an hour ><ot all the I tin of vaehi- 

 ing lies m the flash and deliffht ottlie race or the sediKitivp pleasures 

 of longshore eruisms. 



8upi30se vre have lUst cleared harbor isome niiscv mormns; in July: 

 we have droppe'l down and put out earh cnoufrh ro stow our (bittlc 

 'before the mornina- Vireeze conips tannmg m out ot the soutiv 

 .•west: softlv and with manv a coquortish x'.aver. the r-oohnt; 

 zephyr is wntted toward us. dispelhnK' tlie nust ot the moriunt' and 

 kissine: into snulcs the surtacc or The awakenniy- lake. But its vej-y 

 hesitancy is a pronu.'^e we Icnow. vor w ill it not lilow the lousier and 

 steacber;- And ivlmr matters it tliat it will be dead ahead all the d,ay 

 long? There is more snt ivfactiiui m wrestint;- a few short mdes troni a. 

 stubborn head wind than one can ever know wh. 

 the weather suits his indolence and then slides oh 



The hrst elements ot eniox'uieiit ni yaehnng-, it 

 feeling thai "W e can wrest (he power from the \> 

 inant taetors iti wmdwai-d work. And so vovr. .1 - 1 



until the waa-es swallow u]3 tlie treia'hrs. and oui 1 1' . " " 



trade are ccreatly displeased, vet tlierc is 110 ti .<>ci.,li,,. .ur 



tight httle shi]i X'v 11 1I tini Mif- dr es ^ di 1, 

 tack when she meets riit- SMS head on. But this is rli, , 

 when wc have staved and srand uii to the shtire ■^he r^i.- > |. .n a 

 iiien\y stvie. 



Single-hand cruising is all vcrv \\ ell. hut there s none ot the Diogenes 

 in his tub f no oftense nitendeu. were Kinhy ourselves) tor us this 

 voyage. AVe morerescmnle an emigrant vessel 111 miniature. There's 

 skylarking- under the mamsaii s lee: hoisuTous laiiwhter is henrd 

 through the companion, vsdnle m the cockpit is a httle coterie of in- 

 veterates. recounting old adventures and viema- with one another 111 

 Ihe larboard and start)oard wa,t(-'hes muster 

 >ctor IS driven to Ins wit's end to proyidgi for 

 'mpan:^-. . . 



•ard inid-day o\evY trick th.-nt we kiiow,is 

 induard. Evftv, 

 Anrl how nobly 

 Xot leapiiiji-wityi 



) lineers m port until 

 with lifted sheets. 



nil M( 1 ( X 01 1 Hie 



flights ot imaKinatr 

 four each, and ilte --Li' 

 so generous a ship s c< 

 As the breeze ti eslit 

 impressed m the sei-x ic'^ of ura,-m^ our ,n-atL up t 

 stitch must pull Its tiinirre ami not beealiii the re 

 does she respond to tlie suuiinons ot the lielinsmai 

 nervous haste, only to deaden her'iv;i Y with her own raaHrucs 

 evOT bowing and sweeping on with becoimug sv.icf and m(clin>»ss. 

 And see! she has reaUy done 'letter tlian she pr.nnised : we w-i-,itliered 

 the cluuip of birches yonder on ilie shelvuic: hillside, and it is ready 

 about for another reaeli into the ojima'. 



And so iliroULdi ilie hrsv oari (il I he .uternoon watcli the wlfld'holds 

 strong and steady. Ltioking uu to wmdward the surface preseut.s 

 that sparlduigr appearance ihat on es naught to anv tint for its radi- 

 ance, but only to the suu that tempers the wind from a cloudless sky 

 There are lUSt enough ot snowy crests to indicate the strr.ng-th ot tlie 

 breeze. But later it becomes app<art--nt that the wind will fade ns th-^ 

 sun gets lower. Little progress is made now. aiitl v lien the w.i\ es 

 have subsided and the breeze quite disapipearetl we dro] . am liov -i 

 cable's length troin the white beach to await the i.omi 

 And when the long solemn twihaht mei-j;es mt.) 1 

 first impulse ot the warm land liri'e:<e. tiiar mjems 

 out on the broad lake except under rover ot d-ii-kiii 

 raised and sails peaked up. oneMate-h disairpears be 

 us at the helm while the lookout steals a na]) nude 

 cabin trunk. 



grWith the wind fair alieain. we leave the shore in r 

 heild tor tlie distant 

 our course throuirb r 

 brighter than auv sn 



eht we f.-el the 

 levc-r CO \'i"intiirH 

 s l.ie III h 1 

 i^N' deck, leaving 

 tlio lee ot the 



The w it^-j -.^ 

 our upper clotlr 

 felt near the surfai 

 save that they blot out thi 

 gurgle around the bendi 



Al^- darlmess and 

 int in the southwest, whil.tier we h/tve lient 

 w holelon.a; sunny day. and where now gleams 

 of the skv. one ot the '-street lamps of the 



1-^ sti uiL,el\ 

 and sends 1 



file r 

 St 



sniootli: the iileasant land hjreeze fills 

 er sivitth' on her ciiii-se. Init is scarcely 

 ails ure iudistina:iiishable m the a-loom 

 irs ni the western sk\- : there is no merry 

 ard and naiisht indicates }\o\v swittly 



we are approaching the ha-ht that had seerned so distant when tin 

 wind was toul. except only the tact that she has hstrd one strake 

 under to leeward and we hear att the low. wen-d hi.ssmK "f the 

 hubbies 111 the wake. 



Then at last rlie ijonu is doubled and tor a moment ^ 

 hi spectral .silence throug-h the segment illuiiimiU 1 fl !v 

 of the lonely liclit. The sleepy watch blinks, ru < 

 discovers that davha:ht IS still far away. The wn • 

 this .side of the ])(nut and seems to blow onl\- in .1 ii:.i 1 

 the shore. So we are at it aa-ain tianuner aiul fo 

 .jammetl close and boutship every hve minutes. Whe 

 of the hghthoitse has taded astern we sia-ht anott 

 beach to wmdward. It swuirs and x\ avers and sometmi. 

 for a brief space, so we recoRinze U. as the lant 



ve are slippin.a- 

 - "t.-' pale rays 

 ind then 

 - !i: foul on 

 > 1 -rreak along 

 i.RS. everythiiit? 

 t the tiill shaft 

 er li.g-hr up the 

 disnppeai-s 

 - ^.---ied h\ the 



lonely coast patrol. Aest course 111 we are heachua- direc-tp^ P a- Inm 

 The only wav to make to windward when the breeze is coiuinerl to s,) 

 narrow a. space is to keep on into shoal water witli a hanrl at the 

 hoai.-d. So we hold oil. waitint; to hear the ceiirerhoard grate on the 

 .saudy bottom, when ttie lappms ot the ripples on our weather bilae is 

 ^ we lull tor Slavs we see liim darken tiis 

 lis out Then he lights his si.anal. carried 

 a inonieiiL we see thi:, shore and the vtatei- 

 i.t noonday, but flooded in a gltnv of fire-red 

 i-e are the audience. 



t and wiiia- and tlie -.vind blowing from the 

 hutn-ishit, Smiie of the big; fellows hold 

 ve prize our sticks too highly to risk them 

 heavy i-rait hold the 



heard b\- the patrol, 

 lantern tliat he mav make 

 for the jjiiri'.'se. and in 

 Stand out a» ilistnict as 

 light. It IS a talileaii and 

 Or pei-haps we are wn; 

 north, It ma\- be so it voi 

 to their gafi toijsails. Iiut: 

 fl'om mere bi-a.\'ailo. The 



when wc slide down an nichiie with our i-udder halt out .-m.'l meet th 

 neJtt wave as it we '.\-ei-e a-inns- thnjua-li it and the si-i|id water cm-Is 

 and troths as In^rh as the hawseuoles. she brings up with deadened 

 way. and it IS then one loiT^stLihis prt^venter sravs. So it is just all 

 the fun we wish to show whole lower sails, and at times It .seems 



■.\eather. but look sharp tor 

 i cutter s and will swing over 

 better ot her helm when sire 

 LiR-h the toam and brine:s up all 



almost toil much. Tin: 

 gybe: the rna.mboom is shorter than 

 iust so much qiucker it she a'ets th 

 buries tfii-ward after a mad reel thrt 

 standing. 



How clear is t he atmosphere on the surface when the north wind 

 blows! * )tf the stfirboard beam we look out through the ^urrows of 

 the open lake where the dark blue ot the i-acmg billows mingles with 

 the glint of the boding crests m mdistmRuishable eoufusion. but yet 

 further on IS clearly outlined the naked spars of a steamer that lies 

 more than hull down m the west, 1 he shore on nur larboard liow and 

 even mto the furthest liiKht of the liav sliows its sandy stretcJies of 

 beach and wooded ravines with a, distnictness I luu shortens the dis- 

 tance by halt and almost persuades us that we hear the hr.lk 



the siu-t tha 

 our course is 

 The north 



blow low I hti; 



ol ni> bi ei /I 

 Sk> '1 be se i 



1 lU- 



eet. That smoke that hanas so nearly 

 it that is an hour below the horizoy. 

 aid lor cliinbmg aweather. Blow high or 

 a quiet reliance mthe perfect steadines 



tl 



id flukes come as 



eu seem longer anil more 



;arce as rain from a clear 

 '.aular. and this is>ll im- 

 portant when ratchmg to windward. ?fatiy a tiuie vou liave reluct- 

 antly put m a, single reef with a southerly breeze, that ^vould never 

 have been thought ot U that fitful, uncertain A\ iiid msjiired the coiifi- 

 deuce thatistelt when the cold north wmd bfaws. And then too its 

 vei'y steadiness wdl add many a mde to the day s run. It does not 

 seem to teel the influence of the sun as tiocs the south ivmd- it blows 

 earlier m the moriuuu and is later to die out at rnadu. Itut vyith all of 

 its good qualities. Its mfluerice on ine has alu avs heeii of a serious 

 turn, hah alhed with sadness: it sends mto my dreams the memory of 

 the old lines that end: 



•Thoiigli the harbor bai- bei moaning." 

 Don't you hke to roam over the high seas m a dense fog:' Of course 

 youdou tifvcu do your roammf;- in a lono. s« ift -'.smokeboaf that 

 will .shoot out 01 water ever\ time she strikes a reel. But I refer now 

 to our httle cnaser. tlie room tor skill m deadreckonnnt. cooled with 



Ughtenert sheets and half-raised lioard, tJio- eooling brei.'ze utrikes his 

 bonnv craft tair ahoain ajid sends her i-ompuig tlii'(->ugh the seas with 

 alone, ti-eiiinlous. silver-f: 

 her wa\- anions- the threat 

 complete siilimersion : 1 I 

 water boils iqi in loamine- 

 mam 1 m Th -uK I 

 weath 1 dt 1 1 a h 1 11 1 

 th. t, 1 1 ^ll, 1^ ih hi 

 ifltitens Its lacma 

 to muse on the \ 



sd H-ake' V\ ith Mdiat nicety does she pick 

 Tin y waves, seeming ever p.ist to escape a 

 ve to he near the' lee quarter, where the 

 wYnit-'' ana shootr- out astern in line with the 

 stands rouiidrii out In araceful curves, the 

 tin-? th.-- sheen ot the afternoon sun. while at 

 .t hums mcrnlj^ -amler the ijoom, the canvas 

 the tension ot a bow string. It is then one loves 

 that .a-ratified our ancestors love of adventure. 

 Manv a tnle ot roving lu-ivatecrsmau and my.sterious smuggler flits 

 across the siat,a\ a panorama ot hctioii. ( nie is almost persuaded 

 that ill the aood old days their taut brigs and imposing seventy-fours 

 did really acquire the amazins: sjieed that appears to h.avebeen so com- 

 mon then, but wliicli we moderns can etpial onlv with the aid of coal 

 atiil steam. But e\en these potent factors caiiufit put us 011 the same 

 footing with the sailor 01 the piast. tor he ha.l no consuls of the rod 

 and reel, as ha-i e we. to overshadow all his vagaries of memory and 

 flights ot fanc^' with mii^btier works and stranger tales. .\nd yet we 

 do make some pretty sood puns even now: not always must we yield 

 to our first cousins of the fly-book and snell. or, on tlie other hand, to 

 our more distant and more rampant relatives who squint at the bin- 

 nacle throua:h mahogany sash. ^\iid lietter jiaid are we when wc have 

 hnally weathered the last headland and pomt fair l or the cove in the 

 biaht of the coast. 



(.xunmg m to the moormes a,tt(M- the glo-\\ in the west has disap- 

 peared msT be slow and tedious, or ij.-rliaps. 1-iorne on the wmgs of a 

 state, we sweep proudly round tlie base ot tlie lighthouse and lash mto 

 toam the quiet waters of our harcn. Tlieii. when her way is deadened 

 and the pressure on the tiller ceases, w e hear the splash ot the hook 

 and the racing of the chain throua-h the pipe. It s .quick work with 

 the canvas now: all do-n-11 on the run. and kurU the gaskets well. Seize 

 the riding light to the forestav and we dive into the cuddy. And no-w 

 while I cross the borderland of sleep to the music of the muttering 

 storm there floats back from the dreamy past tliose suggestive verses: 



■•.Hark! how tlie breezes ihat wander 

 Mutter their plots to the. deep; 

 tlood niglit till the laii.M's ol morning 

 (jlance trom the shield ol the sea; 

 Kest till the surt slionis its \i'arinug. 

 And flings its trrav aaimtlet at thee." 

 UTAi^i^iEEE, Mteh. Hkrbert L. Harijcv. 



New Watson Yachts. 



The Prnice ol Wales is to have his new first class cutter built bv the 

 Messrs. Henderson, of the Anclior lane, m their Meadowside yard, 

 (xlasgow. The cut ter IS to he .•.nuposite and will he designed by Mr. 

 l+. L. y\ atson up to the latest i-i'.|Un-emcnts tor speed and accommoda- 

 tions. AloJiffSide tins cutter tlie same firm is to build the sott. first 

 class rater for Lord t)uni-.-ivt;ai. from l\Ii-. Watson's destL'n. She is to be 

 also composite. Both va.-lits are to be irone on with at once. Mr. W at- 

 son IS .iesiaiuua- a criuser tor 31r. Schniit. hlie is to be a.5tt. 011 the l.w.l. 



The same ..lesianer has also comiin- - - . c a 10- rater cutter for Mr. 



H.E.Anderson, of Plymouth: a •• ■ - • .t,. yacht for Mr. Sladen. 

 and another of 2uft.. tor Mr. y\ ilha:: ■ ■:m. centerboard for Mr. 

 .1. B. K. Ma<-l-.eth. and a iitift. lenffi h ; la- - 1 1 n . 1- f. n- i\fr. Hen.see: Mi-. J. 

 Coats, owner nt Mariorie. has coiumi.^siorie.l Mr. W atson to design two 

 .3:m. boats IV.i- ra. -ins-, to be built by i\lr. A.laiiis. of (ionrock. Tliese 

 boats are mteuded tor Irieintly match.-s. but maybe sailed at regattas. 

 Mr. (ieorge (.'oats has c.mimissionial the same designer to design 

 another ~':-ift. racing- boat, winch will he built bv Mr. fioli.a-tson. Sand- 

 bank, who will also build the centerboard ot tlie same dimiuisions. Mr. 

 W atson has also m hand a hteboat ot 4:-;ft. r. a- the K. ,val National Blfe- 

 boat Isntituti.in. and a beach Ijoat tor tli- iM. t . 1 1 1 lany of Beaehman 

 ot Lowestoft. v]r. u atson has several SI - :, 1 n hand, including 



a steam yacht ot ii.-iO tcius. buflffina h\ ,h---; - j .an Liae and Ferguson, 

 ot I.eiiJi. ti ll- M". I.ysaa-ht. of Bristol: a steamer (or .-helri.sh Lights, to 

 be iiiii , 1,1 I s.A\ orkinanct Olark. of Belfast: a lushery steamer for 

 the I', : ,11 ,1 li; I -omimssioners; and another fishery steamer tor the 

 Lancic-iiii'c ^.-a i i.-.heries Board. — Field. 



Tlie ri 



the unreasoning espei.taiie\' or sc 

 dead ahead, give this surt 01 sadmn- a 

 a cruise and is reallv met v 11 h too seli 

 pass, make aUowance trrr set .U ciirre 

 ratch mto the Nvmd. aial iniallv brnif;- 

 point intendeit. as iisiudlv ha.|ipens wr 

 to be resisted, or jiei haps we can 

 bow and scare her inio aoiiig about 

 gathers sterin^ a> and the whole c-i-f 

 -Sheet, we a-lidc mto tlie opaipie liistaui 

 phments from the quarter de.-l.:. 



Ot course, there isn t mucli ivni.t as 

 member vet vtith a httle thrill ot mi 

 hack 111 my treshman davs. (vaeii \\- 

 It was what we call a tea' squall, dr 

 siUtry day in June. At that time our .alli 



■eat sh; 

 . t up I 



T I 1 

 id le^-u 



t\. 



dt i_. til. 



hud loom up 

 ■ that enhvens 

 nirse fiy com- 

 id then take a 

 1 ah-- li. n the 



ich. ''"'^ ^"^ 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



Messrs. A, B. Sands & Son, the yacht plumbers, ol Isew York, advise 

 us that thev have a luiiued number of C'a.pt. Howard Patter.son s 

 ••( :anal Oinde 10 the ITiidson Ihver and Erie Canal, -\vhich they will 



send to yachtsmen upon application. 



The new twin scren- sound sf earner tor the Norwich Lme will be de- 

 sigiie.l h\ Mr. A. t arA^ binifh. 



A patent has -just been issuad to fx. F. .A.ski'ti. Lonilon. for an arrailge- 

 rnem ot air i:iassagesthrruigh the outboard section ot a propeller shaft, 

 and alono the flanges ot the wheel itself, by AAhich it is proposed to 

 disti-ilnite a tlun film ol air over the entire surtace of the blade The 

 an- IS taken troiu a wiii.lsail on deck, and led bv a vertical piiJe P) a 

 (-■losed chainbi^r surrotin. Iinu- tlie sliatt eouplmar. 



An important dccisinn in tne Ah a suit was made on Jan 4 by the XJ. 

 S. Supreme t vajri. all the points claimed by Capt. Morrison being de- 

 nied. ( -a)>t. Jloi rison asketl for a writ ot prohibiti.ui on the Massachu- 

 setts court to restrain it from further ijrocee.Iinsjs 111 tlie libel filed by 

 the Diinock. and a writ ot mandamus on the iNew \ .irk Court to com- 

 pel It to try the suit. Judsre Blatchtord denied both motions. 



lola, sh)., lias iteen sold Ijy F. H. ^Veeks fo J. T. Ackermau through 

 Jlaiimng s agiency. 



tsitaiiiiiore. steam yacht, has been sold by VV . 1''. Slater to Edgar 

 Scott, lit I-hiladel].ihia. t.i be delivered on the expiration ot liei- chai'ter 

 to ti}. M. f lUt. m. Jr.. wh.i is now m the AVest Indies. The price is given 

 as .«-l-.'n.ouit. ttr-- vadit v.-as biiilr at Bath. 3Ie.. in 1HS8. 



capt. tlariy I;an..lall. ol s.iutha.mpton. England, -vfho eauie to 

 America some ten years s.nce to command the cutter Maggie for Ueo. 

 H. Warren, and « ho was later 111 Stranger tor the same owni^r. .li.-d .if 

 pneumonia in Boston last week at the age ot :-lH years. lea\'Uig a widow 

 and three cluldren. 



Hevene, steam yacht, has been sold by S. Wilcox to Frederick (i 

 Bourne, president ot the Singer hewing Machine Co, 



1 i o|iii\-. steam yacht, has been sold by Thus. H. Pratt to E H 

 fti'iin. 1 1 , ot the Singer Sewing Machine Co.. owner of the steam yacht 



(oil lit ess 



W iM iMii li. st.'am vauht,, Col. John Ml. Forbes, saSled -from Xew 



V.ii-lc for iVassaii last icek. 



( b iitle ketch, lately purchased by Com. Coltfrom T. B. Asten, sailed 

 trom .\ew v ork on Jan. ') tor Biscay lie Bay, .Fla.. where her new oivner 

 will loiu her. 



Till- Lvnn Y. C. omcers. bsO;h Cmu., H. L.Parker: VIce-('om,S L 



Sanders: Clerk. F. F. Newhall: Meas.. Louis Cole: Treas.. AY. A Estes' 



A very good race was sailed by the Shrewsliurv icc yaclits on Jan 5, 

 but on other days there has been no racing owing to calms, snow and 

 ram. iM'wai K yaclitsnien have been enjoying a httle sailing on the 



Pas.saic Eiver. 



§mtmmg. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

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

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

 the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are requested to 

 forward to Fore.st and Stream their addresses, with logs of cruises, 

 maps, and information concerning their local waters, drawings or 

 descriptions of boats and fittings, and all it§ms relating to the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Officers, 1892-93. 

 CoMMODOES: LiEUl.-CoL. W H. CoTTON, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 

 Skcbktaet-Trbasurer: R. Easton Burns, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 



ATLANTIC DIVrsrON. CENTRAL DIVISION, 



Officers: Officers: 



VtcE.-COM.: J. H. Lake. Vice Com.; T, H. Strylcer. 



Rear- Com : H. L. Quick, Rear-Com.: W. C. Wltherbee. 



Purser: F. L. Dunnell, B'klyn, N. Y. Purser: Chas, Strj ker. 



Ex. Com.: M, V. Brokaw, W. E. Law- Ex. Com.: C. V. Wlnne, W. R. Hunt- 



rence, W. E. Dodge. Ington. 



EASTERN DIVISION. NORTHERN DIVISION. 



Officers: 

 YicE-CoM,: Geo, L. Parmele. 

 Rear-Com.: F. a. Sears. 

 Purser: P.B. Lewis, Box 89, Harlf'd. 

 Ex, Com,: Paul Butler, W, U, Law- 

 son, R, Apollonlo. 



AppllcalJous for membersipli must be made to di-vlslon pursens, accom- 

 panied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $3.00 

 tor entrance fee and dues for current year. Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expense?, Applicatior S 

 sent to the Sec'y-Treas. wlU be forwarded by him to the proper Division. 



Persons residing in any Division and wishing to become members ot 

 Che A. C. A., will be furnishea with printed forma ot application bj adrirsss 

 ing the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— G. M, Munger, Kureka, Kan, 



Vice-Commodore— p. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Ws. 



Rear-Commodore- -V. H, Gary, Oshkosh, Wis. 



Secretary-Treasurer— P, B, Huntington, IWHwaukce, Wis, 



Executive Committee-G, H. Gardner, W. H. Crawford, S. N. Ittaxwei). 



Regatta Committee— 6, P. Mathes, J. H, Ware. G. G, Case, JI. D. Smith. 



Applicacious for membership should be made to the Sec.-Treas,, onblanka 

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

 Initiation fee and dues for the current year. 



ViCE-COM,: J. N, MaeKendriek. 

 Rear Com,: F. HUnns. 

 Purser: W. G. MacICendrlck, Tor. 

 Ex. Com.: C. E. Archbaltl, J, H. Car- 

 negie. 



( h. 1 .-I MIS'- 

 ( < m I yt Th.i 

 B But' I 111 



> V . c. MHieei s. 1893: Com,, fred- T. Clayton: Yico- 

 1 V 1.1 I ^ . .Frank L Dow; Fuiancial Sec L 



FIXTURES. 



tlVNF,. 



17. New York, .\nn,, Ben.snnhurst. 



.IIILV. 



I- ,'). At. Piv, Meet, Captain's Island, 1.5-;Vi. W, C. A. Meet, Ballast Island, 



.4UGUST. 



II- 26. A, C. A. Me.Bt,'St. Lawrence River. 



The Royal Canoe Club, of London, has long enjoyed a most promi- 

 nent and honorable position as n.^t merely the parent club, but as the 

 recognized leader in the art. science and sport of canoe cruising and 

 canoe racing. Naturally this position has carried wuth it many re- 

 sponsibilities: the reputation of the club has made it incumf-ient that it 

 should keep not only abreast but ahead of the times. So far from this 

 being the case, howevei-, it has been long apparent that whatever the 

 local Standing and influence of the club might be, siicli standing and 

 influence was purely local, and that the club has ceasetl to be the fac- 

 tor which it once was in canoemg the world over. 



Up Ui 1880 this country was under obligations to the Royal C. C. for 

 all that it knew about the formation of clubs and the designing and 

 use of the decked canoe; but from that period the influence of Briti.sli 

 canoeing ;.has steadily and rapidly declined. The great advance made 

 in America was clearly shoA^ui in the signal defeat of the two crack 

 canoes brought out and well sailed by Messrs. Baden-Powell and 

 Stewart in ]!?8li: the superiority of the light displacement motlel with 

 the crew on deck over the heavily ballasted canoes with crew below 

 being f reel.v conceded by the visitors. 



Two years later the superiority of the Aiuerican craft was made still 

 plainer by the defeat of Mr. Stewart, a very skilh'ul sailor, in a ne-u- 

 cauoe iif the general type of the American craft, hut with a purely 

 British sail plan and outfit. The increase in speed of American canoes 

 since 1888 has been most remarkalDle, the boats being impro%'ed in 

 every way from a racing standpoint: but from what we know of the 

 latest of the Thames models and sail plans, the best of the R. C. C. 

 canoes to-day would be 110 nearer to Wasp or Glentvood than Charm 

 was to Notus. Pecowsic or Eclipse. 



ei.'p up under a 

 ith our hiji-n. I tten when sh 

 IS ruanipulatmg the phtopsad 

 , toll.jwed b\- som.. choice coue 



iisnal Lhnie- id a to^-. But I re- 

 I ni In t , I elieli. . m\ 

 - 1 1 11 n 1^ a n m the nust 

 don u trom noi'th^ve.st on a 

 5 pledged to a httle 



? iua..le a a-ood watch charn,. . 



;itch cttarm it it Avns useful tor any -purpose st 

 sh and with the si;'a that had rapirhv ' 

 ults bv hohlin- 



pocket compass that 

 it would make a good 



all. The wind was frcsn anawitn tne sea that n.au rapirUv arisen it 

 was impossible to get cood results bv holding onr toy to the rail whOe 

 my first lieutenant s hand slioolc so as to tairlv make the neerUe spin 

 But we did flnalh- discaver tlie narrow harbor eatrance and then all 

 bauds and the cook vo wed tlutx it was a-ntfiil joUy. but couldn't afford 

 the tune that dav. etc 

 Can anything more reioice the cruiser's heart than when with 



A very sad accident occurred on the niKbt of Jati.-a at Icho's fie- 

 iiy wbi.jh Capt. William Hand, brother of Capt. Ni.-lc Hand ..f tae 

 steam \-acht Srrant;.?r. lost his hie. Capt. Daiid. who was wat.-hman 

 on tlie Stranger, returned to the vacht after mi.:hiight witli two com- 

 panions. In crossing tlie gangplank he slipped and tell into the 

 water, and w as .anlv I'escued after a delay tif halt an h.air. He was 

 alive when taken tiorn the water, but ched a short time later from 

 exposure. In his .5a years ot hie he liad seen some exciting ex|)eri- 

 enc.es. having been in tin:- ( onfe.lerate 2\avv anil later lu (ieorge I .oril- 

 lard s schooner Meteor when she was lost m ilie Mediterranean 



The \ohmteer Saihng Club, ot New Haven, t 'oiiii. . hel.l its animal 

 meeting on .Jan. 1. at its rooms, 133 Orange .street. I'he toltowing offi- 

 cers lor Jsti:! v ere elected: Commodore. illianr A. Pdiiee-er: Vice 

 Commodor!^ J. W . L. ..lohnson: Secretary. "W ebster H. >Iatliis fii 

 Chv. ti .1 llir(-i()uini I II Jor s "^hisiuei tianl 1 I j n 

 The clue has liad a. very prosper.ius season durina- IW.r,'. Its mem- 

 berslnp has mcreaseu aii.l arr:uicein.?nts are being made xo semire 

 liei nntineiit tieailij carters and an an.i-h.irase for the fleet, which num- 

 bers twelve Ooats. Tnree regattas will be held durma the coming- 

 seasou as follows: Mav 30. .Jul v 4 and Labor Day. 



The Volunter YT. C, Ot Lynn, has elected the following oftii--ers for 

 1893: Com,, SI. H, Dennis; Y'lce-Com,, Charles H. Chapman: CajUain 

 of Fleet. F, . Martm: bee, W . B. NewhaU: Treas.. N. T. Davidson- 

 Trustees, C. E. Breed, J. R. NewhaU, O. N. Robbiiis; Regatta Commit- 

 tee, .loseph Bedell, ts. P . Wotidard, li. G, Austui, S. T. Downs. H. «. 

 Hobbs. The club has 50 members. 



Mr. Planning writes us that the reported sale of Smuggler is not cor- 

 rect. Manning s Yacht Agency is now preparing charts and particu- 

 lars of routes to Clucago, ^\'hich will, when ready, be distributed free 

 to yacht owners on rerpiest. 



It is true that th.^ development of speed in America has been at the 

 expense of ot her most valuable all-round qualities, and that canoeing': 

 at large has sitft'ere.l as racing has been perfected; but even from this 

 extreme point of view there lias been no relative gain by the conserva- 

 tive policy ot: the R. (.'. C.. as general canoe sailing and cruising is and 

 long has been at a \ cry tow ebb hi .England. The position of theRoyal 

 C, C. is a. peculiar one; so far as racing is concerned the British Canoe 

 Association, the national boily, has no influence at all, while theRoyal 

 C, 0. has much the same position as the Ajuerican Canoe Association 

 has here, the R-reatest and most important part, of the racing being 

 under its rules. When these rules were last revised, in 1688, for a 

 term of three .\-ears. the relations of the Butler seat to canoe sailing- 

 were vastly ditferent from what they are to-day, and the use of this 

 important ap]iliance was prohii.-iited — perhaps wisel.y under the cir- 

 cumstances. [Sinee tJien. however, the great value of the sUding seat 

 in eoiuributing to the speed, safety and eonifoi^ of canoe sailing, 

 whether raciii,& or crni.suig. have been recognized hy individual canoe- 

 ists in all coimri-ies, notably in .England. On the expiration of Ihe 

 rules last year. nSt'l. some minor changes ^\ ere made. Imt the proposal 

 to recos'nize the sliiliug seal was voted down. So mucli has been seen 

 I .Since of its advantages on K.iiglish canoes that it was confidently ex- 

 pect e< I that all otiposition wouM disappear hef.^re tlie meeting last 

 mtrnth. and that tlie members of the Ro^-al V. C. \voiild tie placed 

 once more in a position where international racing might be possible 

 to them. So far from this being the ease, however, the club as repre- 

 sented at the meeting has voted again to eoutinue the prohibitory- 

 rules. 



With the unlimited racing class which is now a necessary feature of 

 modern canoeing there should go naturahy a hmited class, such as 

 lias been geiierall,\- dellned fiy the words ci-uising or .general purpose 

 canoe. Recognizing this fact, some of the progressive members of the 

 H. C. C. have sought to secure the pas.sage of a rule of this kind, but 

 again without result. 



There may liave been at one time long ago a reason for the dis- 

 tinction Avhich has always existed in the R. C. C, rules between first 

 and second class, the latter being "chnch-built, with lands." or what 

 is caUed lap-strake in this country. With improved methods of biuld- 

 ing the lap-strake has disappeared, so far as any cauoes which come 

 under racing rides are concerned, and for some years there has been 

 an outcry against the retention of this absurd restriction which has 

 benefited no one and manifestly injured the second class. After the 

 action of the club over the other two amendments it follo-ws naturally 

 that the conservative members were sufflcientUy numerous to secure 

 the retention of this historic rehc in the dim hope that some day the 

 class might be built to. 



