IBO 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 16, 1892. 



First we got l)oli.l of the buoy and pnWcd on that till we pnrtoA the 

 rope, then we tried sweeping for it with a small line, then tried to do 

 it with Lbe slack- ot the chiiin, and attcr repeated failures were begin- 

 UiUK to ^et dl^, ,,ui x^, d wJi. n the ni the b st( i Lanu ( n decl 



_aBd haded us. They wanted to know what tlie matter was- and when 

 Tft-e told them ot our predica VI lent, ottei-ed tn hi-lp dm We were only 



- too S'lad to accept their assistance, but encli or the five nvii had a 

 scheme ot his own, one ot tliem lirojtosed that we dive down and 

 fasten a line aroinid the anclior. anotlier that we tal.-e a line from 

 them and let, them pull us upstream, hoiniig this would loosen it. 

 another sufj.cested lashnifi.- the cham to the bowsijrit and lettina- the 

 flood tide htt it out. 



Finally thi! skipyier .spoJ^e up and said: ' Cotue. bovs: f!ro below and 



- pass out our spare cable. I think I can tret rliis thiuj;- dear in short 

 wder. He toot one end of this caljlc ami rowed round us slowly, 

 ttiakmg a large loop, ot which wt ■ '■: ,.,.,iter. bavins- previously 

 tied our sound mg lead on to the ,,-.ii]d siijk to the bottom 

 He took both ends of the cable c , i .l.>ster and the five men 

 pulled on it with a will, but with- .', .,„••- •:-d.>.:t. Finriing that we could 

 not pull the anchor out. J snggesttd iUac. wc try to work the mooring 

 Cham loose and pull it up. anchor and all. so I went at the vvitidlass 

 again, and put all my weight on U. w hjle thev sprang against the 

 cable m long, stead \- pulls 



^^■e kept at. tins Sl ime minutes, and finally the cham began to come 

 m .slowl.v l)ut surely, and It was not lone- untd we ha.d the anchor up 

 where we could reach it with our hands and could see that one of the 

 flukes had jiassed through a huk ot a huge cham. AVe got a good 

 stout lashmg undw this chain and nwv our Vio\vsprit and held it there 

 till we could lower the anchor down and fi-ee \t. when we ca.st the lash- 

 rag oft and dropped our aiu^tior in a, new iilaee. 



It was now too late to thud; ot sailing, so we got int o our smaU lioat 

 to explore the ru er. as it was lo w tide when we could see all olistruc- 

 tions. The channel l:>etiveen Roclv s xNosf' and Stag Head is quite nar- 

 row, but very deep, the deeiiest part liemg on the right hand going 

 Tip. Just above this point the river turns sharply to the right but the 

 channel runs across to the lett, ami keeps on that side till well past 

 this bend, when it gradually works back to the right bank just before 

 ,vc)u reach the. second bend liy the docKs. wlieri^ the river tui-iis again 

 sharply to the left. 



York harbor is a sate anchorage m any wmd it you go uji .strfvim to 

 OX- around the first bend, but thpre the tide is very strong and the 

 anchorage, which is on ilie left bank, is crowded -sMth small boats 

 In any hut an easterly blow tlie anchorage pist below Bock's Nose is 

 the best, as the tide, whether ebbmg or lloirtng. is diverted by the 

 rocky point and you he in an eddy that is not at all troublesome, and 

 you can sad m or out at any tune ot day w^ithout difticulty. 



Next morning, .'uly i'l, we got under way at h o clock, running out 

 of the nvei- under our loresail. setfmg our mainsail and pb as we 

 went out. Outside we touiid a light southerly breeze bh^wing. which 

 grew a little stronger as we went along. In the northwest we saw the 

 usual scud chnids. showing that a change ot wind might be looU(^d tor 

 later m the day. We had a beaucilul sail runmiig past Tape Noddick 

 and Bald Head CliU, keeping close m shore during the whole run. We 

 wanted to see as much as possible of the coast to discover, if we 

 could, some good places to run into if caught oft" here in bad weather. 

 "We found "Wear's Cove .pist north of Neddick Nubble, a very snug 

 little place, also Perkins Cove a httle further from and to the noi th of 

 Bald Head Cliff. Tiiis knowledge helped us on om- return trip, as 

 ■win appeal- later. 



The tide was still ebbing when we j-eached Kennebunk port, and as 

 we would have to wait outside till it turned, or, perhaps, two or three 

 hours longer before we could get up the river, we dropped our anchor 

 aud went below for dinner. The breeze liad freshened a little during 

 the iiiorniiig, Idcking up quite a chop, so -we pitched about a good 

 deal. 



As one wave a little lar.ger than usual tossed us up we jerked hard 

 against the anchor, I scrambled over the dinner table at the risk of 

 upsetting everthing on it and rushed on deck to pay out more chain, 

 but before I coidd do so she ga\-e another jerk t.ha.f seemed as though 

 she would break something, T let out about five fathoms as quickly 

 as possible and after that x\ l- i-ode as easy as a duck. 



After dinner, and just on the last of the ebb tide, we got into om- 

 ding.y and rowed up the river on a tour of inspection. We had been 

 told that this was a, l iad place to set into and after looking at it were 

 thoroughly .satisfied that it was. Two stone piers run out into about 

 oft. of w^ater at low tide, the eastern pier is much the longer of the 

 two and the channel is nearer to it. About 40yds. up from the 

 entrance the channel is very nari-ow for a sliort distance and there 

 is onl.y a,bout 4ft. of water. It is deeper again above this place and 

 the best water is on the right side, and close up to the wood and stone 

 docks, whiob are just above the hotel- 

 Above the stone dock is the club house, and in fi-ont of it is an arti- 

 ficial basin, with a stone wall all along the front and across the upper 

 side of it. The lower side is opeJi so boats can run in there and lie in 

 still -water. This wall is all under water at liigh tide, nothing but the 

 two corner monuments or beacons showing. ^ The beacon lies parallel 

 with the channel and a boat coming up stream must bo sure and keep 

 them on her starboa,rfl hand and close to, Aft,er passing them, or just 

 as you pass them, stand obliquely across the stream and anchor close 

 to the bank on the port hand. There is six or seven feet of «'ater here 

 at low tide, but the holding ground is not good, as the bottom is soft 

 inud and mussel shells, and two anchors will be needed, especially 

 should anj^ wind arise. 



On the wa.y back we were hailed by a man in a rowboat, who asked 

 if we were conring in and if we had ever been in there before. On re- 



g lying that we were coming in aud that this was our first experience 

 ere, he offered to pilot us to a .good anchorage for 50 cents. AVe 

 thought this a very reasonable compensation for the responsibility in- 

 curred, and closed the bargain, and he said he would come off to us 

 when the tide was high enough to carry us over the bar. 



[TO BE CONTINOED.] 



Yachts at the World's Fair. 



"While the route to the Fair .grounds has been so well attended to, 

 nothing has been done as yet for the care of ^'isiting .yachts while in 

 th,e harbor. The Chicago Yachting Association is preparing plans for 

 a yacht harbor at tlie south en<l of the basin off the Lake Front. The 

 original idea, of closing the south enti-ance to the basin has been a,ban- 

 doned, owing to tlie great difliculties in the \\ :\y of getting Govern- 

 ment sanction. It is uow proposed (i) build a snug harbor capable of 

 Holding 500 3'achts hy the construction of an inner breakwatar with an 

 opening to the north. The harbor committee met .\-esterda,y and 

 adopted that plan, ^^ llictl will l)e sulimitted to a general meeting of the 

 association tiiis week at the Sherman House. The jJaus include a 

 small club-h<;)use and a viaduct ovei- the Ilhnois Central track's if the 

 "^^an Buren street viaduct cannot be used. Invitations were sent out 

 last week to yacht clubs around the lakes to visit the Fair in their 

 boats. They read : 



"The World's Columbian Exposition cordially in-vites the members 

 of the Yacht club to visit Chicago with their yachts diu-ing the Ex- 

 position from May 1 to Oct. 30, 1893. 



"H N. HioiNBOTHAM, President. 

 "GrEOKOB R. Davis, Cirector-Greneral." 



The invitations were acconj].ianied by a pamplilet entitled "A Cruise 

 on Lake Jlicliigan in if^yff It gives tables of distances from Atlantic 

 cities to Chicago by the water routes, the locks in the St. Lawrence 

 River canals, and much other infoi-mation of importance to yachts- 

 men. Where the visitors ar-e to keep their yachts w-hlle here is not 

 mentioned in the pamphlet. 



The construction of a jacldcnif e bridge across the entrance to the 

 lagoon at Lincoln Park practically closes the only available yacht hai-- 

 ]bor on the entire water front. The oiificers of the A'"aoht Association 

 feel confident, however, that the fair will extend substantial aid in the 

 construction of the desired harbor on the Lake Front. That was the 

 sentiment at yesterday's meeting in Captain Dunham's office.— CAicaoo 

 Tribune Feb. 5. 



The Lateea Rig on Ice Yachts. 



Boston, Feb. B.— Editor Forest and Stream: In Outing tov Febi-uary 

 we find the following statement and claim in reference to sails for ice 

 boats: 



"The lateen idea took possession of the two leading clubs on the 

 Hudson and at Shi-ewsbury, N, J., so nearly at the same time in l88t; 

 that each su.speeted the other of having stolen its plaus. and probably 

 i-eligiotisly believes so to this day."' 



The readers of the Foh,est and Stream can i-eadily tell ^vhere each 

 club obtained the original idea. 



In the Forest .and Stream of Aug, 7, 1884, first appeared the plans 

 an<l description of a novel idea called 'The Prince Rig for Sailboats,' 

 and highly recommended for ice boats, a model of -which was on exhi- 

 bition at the Mechanics' Fair in Boston in 1884. It was a lateen sail, 

 and a mast stepped, with a derrick slant inboard, on the deck near the 

 gunwale instead of amidshiijs. aud w-ith the boom of the 

 lateen sail fastened near its center to a pivot block at that point amid- 

 ships where the ordinary mast is stepped. The yard also near its een- 

 tn- is hoisted to the top of the derrick ma.st, thus giving botti ends of 

 f ie boom and yard a eleai- swing of 180° each, or a complete circle, 

 T le tioom aiul yard are hinged together at the forward point of the 

 s i,il. c.vtieiiding as fai- forward of the bow as is de.su-able, it can be set 

 a . a,ny auglr m itli the keel, 



The saircau be streamed as flat as a, in.ai-a if s-> desirca. and can be 

 U jed on or oft" the wind with unparalleled eltecL if properiy adjusted. 



These advantages over all other sails aud l igs n ere set forth distinet- 

 Jy at the date above named, aud the new i-i.g" j ecommeiided is a very 



desirable improvement tor lioth sad boats and ice boats, and it has so 

 proved itself to be, q p 



"We have .submitted the above letter to the-nn-iter of the .a,rticle in 

 question, who replies as toUowsr 

 Kditor Forest and Stream: 



If (j, 1-. had considered the full sense of what he .so carefullv iropied 

 from Outmcj. he would have seen that the author deliberately avoided 

 givmg credit tor iw-innty of invention The assertion that the idea 

 took posK,,^-!, 11 „r, does not at all imply that the two clubs slnml- 

 taneousl Ii,eHnii„l i i, ^ i hts I he idea w is ah e id\ 



public pr..i:.:r,.;,, i-i„, rlufiswere struct by it at about the same time. 

 In point (d ihe Iiu , n i if, is t . b i\, bcLU us( d b.i kc ^ u Ids 

 on th(.' Great South Bav as much as tweut>- \'ears ago. buti have never 

 been able to find any one who can establish a reasonably clear title to 

 having been the, Mrst to try it. C L N 



University Club. New \'ork. Feb. 0. 



Yachting at New Orleans. 



The work ot dredging the harbor olf the "Pen" at West End has 

 been suspended lor some tune past, owing, it i.'? said, to the dredge- 

 boat breaking down. It has been decided to abandon the w^irk as im- 

 practica1:ile. and the result -vvdl be that instead of the harbor of the 

 Southern "S acht Club boats being unproved, it wdl be left in uuich 

 worse condition than it was before the work commenced. The dredge- 

 boat tlirew up a ridge ot mud m front of Com. Eichaj-ils.-in"s lioat- 

 house and the fine slooii yacht Susie B.. which had lieeu lioused fnr the 

 winter, is eouipletely shut m, and can only be brought out by 

 dredguig a channel through the ridge. Com. Dav's schooner Folly, 

 Capt. O Douuell s new sloop Florence and Capt. Kelly"s schooner 

 Ilope are all inside the pen and may encoimter considerable difflculty 

 ui getting out. Capt. Sully s .steam vacht Helen and the schooner 

 yachts Adrieime and \ enus and sloo].! vaidit Nepr-nthe had been talcen 

 out of the pen bPlore the work commenced and are therefore in deep 

 water, fhe sch<:iorier yacht (^iertie is at the Hait-wav House, under- 

 going repairs, -sv bile the Louisa B.. Capt. Bamngarden"s Lady Enuiia 

 and a number ot the smaller vessels are still m the pen, but afloat, and 

 can be moved at almost au^- time. 



The coming yachtuig season promises to surpa.ss even that of last 

 summer, and a nurabei- ot new vessels will lie added to the fleet- Com. 

 Brewster may bring out a new vessel, and if he does it will be a good 

 one, Messrs. Ivmrcliy Bros,, the ship builders, will have a new aud 

 hue schooner \-a,i;lit readv tor the season, which will open much earlier 

 this yca.r than before. It will ulw most probably be decided to have 

 the anmial reg;itta of the dub a month or two earlier this season than 

 betoip the i,h< ( it^s o( I hin^ni, rii imi. 1 1 n mt. that in the month 

 ot.Iuiic, when tlie regattas w<-T.- mM l i, i , i , . i , iiir winds were very 

 bght and variable, while It tb.' i , - i i i i M.rlier in May there 

 would be better ]irospe-ets tor ,;i _ i -i r, i , . , - n :,,:iv ijreeze- 



Relativeto the pen nothing has \'et titni iienintdv decided upon, but 

 Com. tiordon, who returned yesterda.v. will most probably give the 

 matter his early attention. -■/v://)(;'.s-i)£;//oj6';-o/ .Jan. 27. 



Valiant. 



l uK season ot lfsii;i will see two notable additions to the pleasure navy 

 of the world m the shape ot two large steam yachts now being built to 

 the designs under the superintendence ol .\[r, «t, Clare Bvrne of Liver- 

 ])ool. designer ol the Lady Ina. Amy. .piaiiefte. N<-irseiiian. and a host 

 ot other well known steam yachts. Ihe first of the new yachts is now- 

 being constructed by Messrs Napier. Shank-s. and Bell, the well known 

 Clyde builders, tor that keen enthusiastic yachtsman, Mr N B -Stew- 

 art, who has probably built and owned more yacht tonnage than any 

 man of the day, and whose succession ot Amys has been .so well known 

 on the Clyde. 



The new vessel wdl be rather over .siJO tons, and is to take the place 

 of the iMa\'. ot 7(* tons, and her internal accnnunrHlatinn .-ind ^-.^neral 

 arrangiiment ot cabins and turmi,m-e will be i r ■ |l ,- j i : |, j „,ifli 

 that vessel's but her somewhat iJ-re.-iter |piipi1i , i,. m, ..i i : ,,||,-ivvs 

 ot an mcrease in fhe size ot the saloon and af i^,- - 1 ,i h-- m: - 



The vessel hei-.selt will, however, he entirclv .iiflVM-.-'at in mi th^ M-iy 

 having a considerably larger niidslnp body with finer ends, and at tlie 

 same tune much more disjilacement and an increased free-board She 

 wiP be schooner- rigged with square yards torwar<l. differing m this 

 latter respect trom May. winch is tore-and-att rigged througout She 

 will have increased boiler power, a large engine-room, aud her coal 

 and other spaces wiU be differently disti'ibuted. Her chief dimensions 

 are:— f..eugth tor tonnage, ;il-3lt.; beam, a8-;Jtt. : depth of hold. 16-8ft-: 

 toiuiage yacht measui ement, k!0 tons. 



Her bunkers wiU carry nearly 200 tons of coal, and her speed at sea 

 will be aliriut 1o Imots, Messrs. J. Rowan and Sons, of Glasgow- are 

 budding l b ' ■11 ' 111, ■ \\ hu:h wdl be tripie-ex|.iansion. She will be light- 

 ed by elerr , n^boul. and will be fitted with everv up-to-date 

 contrivaii...-- ii. ■■■.-d out as near perfection, m vacht fine, as pos- 

 sible. ^Tr, b.vi iic fithl ] .reviously designed for :\Ir. istewart ,VmV- of 400 

 tons, followed by the Amy. ot 040 tons. s(-i that the ]ii'esent ship is the 

 third he has turned out tor him. 



The other new vessel Mr. Bvrne has m hand is some\yhat of a levia- 

 than 111 the iileasure (IwL and will be, iirobablv the lariresi ]irivate 

 yacht m existence,. Mie is being built by Messrs Laird Bros of 

 Ihrkenliead, for Mr. Vaiide^rliilt-. to replace, tin- AIvji, Criui down ami 

 sunk last year), which vessel was also desitrncd hv yir p,i p. p The 



new ship is being built under cover, and is uow in f.- ..■ a« far 



as size trocs she really looks like an Atlantic Imer ! - ',, , l-uien- 

 sions are:— Length between perpendiculars. 8J0ft.: ,>.vi r. .,,„■. i,e,-xm 

 ;3!r3tt.; depth, ;«-btt.: tonnage about ,',',4ii(i. She is lieuig built w-ith a 

 cellular boftom and wdl behtleil p, c;ii-r\ -MO tons water ballast if re- 

 qmred. when light from using C' lal, 



The pro|jellmg power will consist ot two sets of triple-expansion eu- 

 guies (h iving twin screws (the latter being ot broii:ie). The indicated 

 hoi se-power wdl be about 5.00fK this enormous power being required 

 as the vessel has to realize a speed on trial of 18 knots fully loaded 17 

 kuots being her guaranteed speed at sea. with very modei-ate forced 

 draught, whde under ordinary conditions, without any forced draught 

 whatever, she has to do bn. Her liiinker capacity will b(> about 700 

 tons. 



She will probalily be ling rigged, and she will carry two steam 

 launches and toiu- other boats. Teak will be used tm- her upper deck 

 and rails, and als" for sheathing the, deck-houses and fnilwarlcs- which 

 wdl be ot steel. In order t<:i realize the high rate ot speed recpiired by 

 Mr. "S auderbdt. her model has to be ver\' fine. but. at the same time, 

 seagoing qiiahties and safety- have not been sacrified to pure speed and 

 the new ship will be a most perfect ocean cruiser, 



Her cabin accoimnodalion aviII, of course, be lai-^'c. and she is fitted 

 with a complete electric- jilant. all m du] dicatc ( >n the bridge she is to 

 have two poweful search lights, and her steering gear wiU, of course, 

 be steam, and can be worked either trom the brulge or aft. On the 

 quarter-deck there will be a steam warping capstan, and fi->rward a 

 Steam windlass, A c<.>m])lete ice making plant, with freezing room 

 will be fitted below, and she will also be pro-s-ided with a freshwater 

 condenser. The sanitary and supiily pipes be ot coppei-, enamelled- 

 in fact, it IS hai-dlv necessary to sav that neither money mn- ingenuity 

 wdl be spared to make this fine vessel perfect m every way, and she 

 will be a regular lloatmg iialace. - Liverpool Journal ot Comiaerce- 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



The -'Yacht Racing Calendar and Review" for 1892 contains a re- 

 print of all the yachting news published during the year in the Field, 

 the whole making a neat and compact volume, w-hich is very con- 

 venient for lererence. It is publi.shedb.y Horace Cox, London. 



The .Jamestown i R, I,) V.C. has elected the following oflicers' Com., 

 H. J. Smith; Vice-Corn,, Theo. R. Hostetter: Sec'y-Treas.. W. N.Mur- 

 ray; Meas., R. Wadsworth. The club was organized last .lul.y and in- 

 corporated on Oct. 7 with 7::i members and 32 boats. It will hold races 

 everj' Saturday during July and August at Jamestown. A club house 

 will be built in the spring. 



Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt has made an objection to the appraisal of the 

 steamer A. F. Dimock fbced at $83,308, claiming that it was not fau-ly 

 made, and is beneath the actual value of the vessel. His loss through 

 the sinking of the Alva he estimates at .f303,365. 



TheMonatiquot Y. C. of AVeymouth, Mass., has elected the follow- 

 ing officers. Com., J. Cavanagh; Vice-Corn^. E. F. Linton; Secy, C. 

 Ct. Sheppard; Treas., D. Smith; Meas,,W, F. Maybury. Board of Direc- 

 tors, the commodore, vice-commodore, Capt. J. F. Sheppard and F. 

 H. Cowdng. 



The New Haven A^. C. is compelled to vacate its present site to make 

 waj^ for the new park and sea wall and is now looking for a new loca- 

 tion to which the house can be moved. A site is suggested at the foot 

 of Hamilton street. 



John H. Luning, ownei- of the schooner Alert, has filed a libel suit 

 against the tug Right Arm for putting the yacht aground in the 

 Buttermilk Channel. New York Harbor, on April .5, iSfii. while towing 

 Iter from Tarpaulin Cove to the Erie Basii-i. The claim is for .$304 :i0 

 for docking aud repau-ing damages and ,B:10 per Aax for two da.ys' loss. 



The annual meeting ot the Atlantic Y. C, was held on Feb 13 at the 

 St. George Hotel, Brooklv u, the following officers being elected: rv.m., 

 David Banks, schr. Water Witch; \'ic-Com,, Philin G. Sanford, sloop 

 Rival; Rear-Com. .\le>:aiiiler P. Kctchiira, sloop .'aoaa; Se<-.. George H. 

 Church; Treas,. H, C, Wiutriugh,-im: Meas.. Hen. v ,1, Gieiow. Trus- 

 tees-,!, F. Howell, Edwin B. Havens. W. \V. K^-uvi-u. J. Rogers Ma.v- 

 -well. Thus. L. Arnold and James Weir. Comniitie- on Membership— 

 J . C. Seeley. E J . Bergen and Edmund Fish. Regatta Committee- - 



Henry B. HoweU, Henry J. Gielow, S. T. RusseU, Geo. W. McNulty and 

 Edmund Fish. The reports disclosed a flourishing condition of the 

 club, the membership being '207, with a fleet of 168 yachts. The date of 

 June 13 w^as selected for the annual regatta. The club passed a series 

 of resolutions against the proposed abolition of the Bay Ridge ferry. 

 The commodore was requested to extend to Lord Dunraven and liis 

 yachting friends the privileges of the club house and harbor, foot of 

 Fifty-fifth street, South Brooklyn, during their stay in this country. 

 Notice was given that at the next meeting Lord Dunraven -wiU be pro- 

 posed as an honorary member. Chapter 11 of the by-laws was 

 amended, by substituting April instead of May, so as to bring the mat- 

 ter of the annual cruise before the f ormei- meeting instead of the latter . 



The annual dinner of the New York Y. R. A. at O^NeiU's, on Feb. 1,3, 

 brought together some 200 yachtsmen m spite of one of the worst 

 nights of a stormy winter. Pres. Sutton, of the Brooklyn Y. C, pre- 

 sided. 



Atlantic, schr., sailed from New York on Feb. 5 and reached 

 Charleston, S. C, on Feb. 9. 



On Feb. 9 a race was sailed on the Hudson River off Poughkeepsie 

 for the challenge pennant of America, the challenging yacht lieing the 

 cat-rigged Shadow, of the Orange Lake I. Y. C. The Hudson Rtver 

 I. Y. C. entered the Jack Frost, Blitzen, Dragon and Northern Light, 

 the former winning. 



The Staten Island Y. C. has elected the following officers: Com.. 

 Chas. E. Hoyer; Vice-Coni., .John Sandford, Jr.; Treas., E. "W. 

 Simonson; Sec, Chas. E. Martin; Meas., Adolph Panick; Board of 

 Trustees, Chas. Wiusch, Chas. Y. Van Duzer and Frank Lauer. 



The St. jVugiistino Y. C. has elected the following officers: Com., A. 

 D. Douglass: Yice-Cotn.. H. L. Willoughby; Sec.-Treas., W. S. Hall; 

 House and Executive Committee, H. P. Ammidown, W. W. Dewhurst, 

 W. S. Hall ; Regatta Committee, Fairman Rogers, Daniel Edgar. 



The annual meeting of the Indian Harbor Y. C. was held on Feb. 8, 

 the following officers being elected: Com., John Moller: Vice-Corn., 

 M. F. Plant; Rear-Com , W M. Hamilton; Treas; Henry E. Doremus; 

 Sec, Louis R. Alberger; Regatta Committee, Fred. S. Doremus, F. K. 

 .Jones and Richard (lutwater; Trust*-es for three years. Richard Out- 

 w^ater and Fred. B. Jones; for two vears, G. W. Pfeiffer; for one year, 

 Francis Burritt and Edward B. Brush. The annual dinner at O'Neill's 

 followed the meeting. 



Southern Cross, schr., H. II. Chittendta. has left her winter berth at 

 Noank for City Island, -ft'here she will haul out at Hawkins's yard. 



The New Rochelle Y. C. has electetl the following officers; Com., 

 Henry Andruss: Vice-Com., John F. Black; Rear-Com., ,Jabez Harris; 

 Sec, R. Coudit Eddy; Treas., B. B. Strong; Meas,, C. J. Hart; Regatta 

 Committee, J. W. Harrison, .K. H. Siegfried and .John W. Hough ; 

 Membership Committee, H. Thompson. E. E. Lambden and Bayard C. 

 Fuller; Trustees, L Paxon and E. A. Ftirber; Law Committee, John 

 Lambden and Charles W. Voltz. The date of July 1 has been selected 

 for the annual regatta. 



The Corinthian Y. C, of Mai-blehead, has announced the following 

 fixtures for 1893; June 17, handicap regatta; July 4, club regatta; July 

 15, first championship regatta; July 32, race for "Sl-footers; Aug. 5, sec- 

 ond championship regatta; Aug. 14 to 19, midsmnmer series; Aug. 20. 

 tliird championship regatta; Sept. ,2, sail off; Sept. 4, club regatta: 

 ladies' day to be announced. 



The Excelsior Y. C, of South Brooklsm, has elected the following 

 officers: Com., Lewis Larsen; Vice Com., .John Strand; Rear-Coin., 

 Thomas H. Granville; Treas., Charles G. Taylor; Sec, John M. Russell; 

 I'^n. Sec, James R. C. Cook; Meas., John Strand, Jr. ; Trustees— Henry 

 Schwanwedel, John B. Taylor and Edward Crouch. The annual re- 

 gatta of the organization will be held on Memorial Day, and will be 

 open to all boats enrolled in the New York Y. R. A. 



Avenel, steam yacht, was launched at PoiUon's yard on Feb. 3, a,fteir 

 thorough rebiulding. 



. The Herreshoff" Mfg. Co. has an order for a 3i^-rater for England, 

 presumablj- another Wenonah. 



Conqueror, steam yacht, sailed on Feb. 6 from Brunswisk, Ga., for 

 Nassau, N. P.. with Mr. F. . Vanderbilt on board, accompanied by a 



I lai-t.y of friends. 



Mr. Clajiham is buUding a i!3ft. racing- boat of the "Bouncer" type 

 tor Mr. J. Rogers Maxw^ell. She wiU have two rigs, ^op and Oat. 



Imtoemq. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stheam their addresses, w^ith name, membership, signal, et«., of their 

 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 Forest and Stream their addresses, w-itti logs of cruises, 

 maps, and information concerning their local waters drawing,s or 

 descriptions of boats aud fittings, and all items-relating to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



JtrxE. 



10. Brooklyn Annual, Bay Ridge. 24. Marine and Field Club, Bath 

 13. Atlantic, An., New Yorlc Bay. Beach. 



17. New York Ann., Bensonhm-st. 



JULY. 



I- 15. At. Div. Meet, Captam's Island. 15-30. "W. C. A. Meet, Ballast Island. 



AtrausT. 



II- 26. A. C. A. Meet, St. Lawrence JUver. 



The proposal of a correspondent that the general meet of the 

 A. C. A. shall be abandoned this year is rat In r a starUing one, and 

 whatever might have been urged in its fa\-'ii six months ago it is 

 rather late now, after officers have been electe.l and have done much 

 ot the work, to call for an abandonment of the whole scheme, even if 

 it were possible under the by-laws, which call for a meet every year. 

 The Association has selected this .\"ear a particularly desu-able loca- 

 tion, convenient both to the States and Canada, the commodore and 

 othei- officers are practically on the ground and in a position to make 

 very advantageous arrangements for transportation and mess. 

 There will undoubtedly be a large attendance from Canada, while 

 many from the States who are not going to Chicago wdl avail them- 

 selves of the opportunity for a vacation among the Thousand Islands. 

 As to next yeai-, there are serious difficulties in the way of a second 

 attempt to hold a general meet in the Northern Division. It is ciuite 

 improbable that the present ofiBeers will care to do the work over 

 igain, "We u ill be .glad to hear from all members of the Association 

 aud io publish their views, but we have grave doubts;, both as to the 

 possibility and desirability of the propo.sed change. 



The maps which we pubhsh herewith show the location of the naxt 

 A. C. A. meet, at Long Island Park, on Abraham Head, Wolfe Island, 

 St. Lawrence River. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



"C. J. L."'— See the letter from "Commodore" in another column 

 regai-ding river cruises. He is an old cruiser on the rivers named. 

 The Rutherford C. C. will hold a smoker on Saturday evening Feb 



18, at "Wheehnen's Hall, Rutherford, N. J. 



The Y^onkers 0. C. has elected the following officers: Com., J. W 

 Simpson; Vice-Com., W. R. Haviland: Sec'y, Thos. Hale, Jr.; Treas., 

 Theo, S. Oxholm; Capt., W. J. Wright; Lieut., Leo Shire; Trustees! 

 J. W. Simpson, W. R. Haviland. T. S, Oxholm, W. J. Wright Leo 

 Shu-e. 



On Feb. 7 the New York C. C. gave a very successful dramatic en- 

 tertainment at Bensonhurst Hall, the progi-amme including the bur- 

 lesque "Rebecca and Rowena" and the farce -'The Two Buzzards." 

 The performance was repeated on Feb, 0, being followed by a dance. 



ARiiixGTox, N. J., Feb. 2.— The ArliagtOB C, C. takes this opportun- 

 ity of thanking aU canoeists w-ho responded so willingh- to the appeal ' 

 made to them to assist a fellow canoeist in disti-(-:ss, ami through tneir 

 assistance is happy to say that it has been enabled to j .reseat to hit; 

 mother a good sized purse, much larger than first anticipated. 



Ahlinoko.v C, C, I per B. E. Roomer, Purser). 



A reception and dance of the canoeists of New- York and vicinity 

 was held on Feb. 13 at Jaeger's, Fifty -ninth street and Madison avenue, 

 a number of prominent canoeists being pu esent, m iib many ladles. 



The annual dinner ot the Washington C. C. will be helit on Feb. SS. 



A meeting of the e-\ecutive committee of the AtLuiti<; Division -nnll 

 be held on Feb, 1? af No, :;; W. Twenty-s-econd street to make the final" 

 arraDgenieras -tor the di'.ision meet. 



The tonthe C. C. will hold a .sojoker on Feb. Si at the club house, 

 Woodside. 



