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FOREST AND STREAM. 



LMNRCfl S, 1803. 



go into Kennebunk Port again, but come in here in preference every 

 time. We were surpi-ispil to see so many smallflshing schooners moored 

 lip the middle of the chaunel; there were tea of them, all 35 or 40ft. 

 long, and moored so close together that there was just room for them 

 to swing by each other at the tm'n of the tide. We learned from an 

 old fisherman who came alongside in his dory in the evening that this 

 was only-So on Satm-day night, that all of these boats would go out 

 on Monday moi-ning and star away almost all the week, so that a 

 yacht commg m Ijere oo my other day would have no touble in pick- 

 ing up one ot seATeral g-ood mooi-jngs. 



We sat on deck till 10 o'clock eu joying the cool evening air and 

 watching an illuminated water procession which foi-med m hue in 

 trontof ahoteltothewestof us; the boats were covered with bril- 

 haut Chinese lanterns and they moved slowly off rouad a point of 

 land, firing rockets, burning red and green Ughts, their crews singiug 

 and shouting at the. Lops of their voices. 



^^Wewei-e up next morning at 3:45 and under wav at o'clock, but 

 early as we thought this to be the Lydia Adams was ahead of us and 

 sailed out of the harbor close to us, turning westward, brmud for Bos- 

 ton. The wind was very light from the south by west and we went 

 along very slowly, although we had the ebb tide, with us. We stood 

 wed off fJ'om the land, hoping to get more breeze and to avoid going 

 on to the rocks should the ^vind fail us at the turn of the tide. As we 

 ran out of the harbor we lieard distinctly the wlhstliTig buoy off Cape 

 Elizabeth, which is eighteen mUes awav and dead to leeward. 



The breeze continued very hght till about 7 o'clock, when it fresh- 

 ejied a little, and as the water was as smooth as glass we made good 

 time, picking up the black buoy off Fletcher's Neck about 9 and soon 

 after the red buoy off Dansbury Reef. When we left Cape Porpoise 

 we intended to go no further than Wood Island, but when we reached 

 there the breeze was so flue, and the day so beautiful and clear, we 

 could not resist the temjjtatioQ to go on; so we ran thi-ough the har- 

 bor, leaving Stage Island with its lonely-looking monument on our 

 port hand, going out bet u eeu Ram Island Ledge and Negro Island 

 Ledge, and stood over toward Old Orchard Beach. "When abreast of 

 the hotel we tmued northeast and just cleared the point at Front's 

 Neck, running into the cove to westward of Richmond Island, passing 

 neai- the old Proprietor and Chinmey Rock, leaving them to port. 



We went well uji into the cove and found a good landing near the 

 breakwater, but did )iot stop to go ashore. A fishing schooner, the 

 Yankee Maid, was b'ing at anchor near the landing, and her boats 

 seemed to be busy taking on stores. We sailed around her and came 

 sharp tip on the wind, skutiug along the shore tiU well clear of West 

 Ledge, when we bore away with Uf ted sheets for Cape Elizabeth, pick- 

 ing up the Black Buoy at Taylor's Reef in a very few mmutes. We 

 followed the chart closely from this point, going by the ship channel, 

 running close to each buoy in turn so we could make out the marks 

 plainly. 



The wind had been freshening gradually for the last two or thr-ee 

 hours, and as we passed around Cape Elizabeth it increased quite rap- 

 idly, so that about the time we wei-e abreast of Portland Light we took 

 in our foresail. The tide was rushing through the narrow channel be- 

 tween Portland Head and Bangs or Cashing Island, and we went boil- 

 ing thi-ough the sharp, choppy seas with a stiff breeze over our port 

 quarter. We ran up the harbor tiU well abreast of Eort Scannell, when 

 we went about and stood ovei- for Peak's Island with our boom to port, 

 and the breeze dead aft, increasing every minute. 



We were fearful at times that the boom would jibe over in spite of 

 us, but fortunately it did uot, and at just 1:15 we rounded up and 

 dropped our anchor in front of the ice houses on Peak's Island in 

 three fathoms of water at half tide, making a run of thu'ty-four miles 

 in eight hours, including the detour through Winter Harbor or Wood 

 Island and round Old Orchard Beach. As we wave almost becalmed 

 for three hours of this tirue, we thought we had made a quick run. 

 The barometer droiiped steadily all the morning; it stood at :30.15 at 5 

 A. M., 30.13 at 11 A. M. and 30.00 at 1 P. M., and the wind for the last 

 hour or two had been increasing rajiidly. We paid out about ten 

 fathoms of chain and went below to get dinner, congratidatiag om*- 

 selves on having reached this port on schedule time, in spite of our 

 unexpected delays at York and liennebunk Port. 



Alter dinner we lounged around on deck for a while, watching the 

 yachts at anchor and under saU. The wind was blowing a gale, and 

 sailing was anything but fun, as several parties discovered who got 

 wet to the sldn coming over to the island from Portland. Lying right 

 ahead of us were several yachts, among them the ^ft. sloop Georgia, 

 with a jolly party of five on board who were excellent singers. Near 

 us lay a fine little sloop called the Cruiser, with a party of ladies on 

 board. They were sitting around in the cockpit and on the trunk, 

 laughing and talking, when they discovered they were dragging their 

 anchor. It amused us to see how quickly their merrjmiakmg ceased, 

 and how they hustled the ladies ashore whde they got out a second 

 anchor. They did not care to trust their anchors entirely after this, 

 Bo picked up a mooring that was near them and held on to it as a last 

 resort in case their anchor should again fail to hold them. 



Three or four boats of the Savin Hid Y. C. lay near us, and in the 

 afternoon two more came in; one of them had a roUicking crowd on 

 board, and they kept up their noisy fun all night, shooting guns, sing- 

 ing songs, and giving their college yell at frequent intervals. The 

 wind blew so hard that we did uot care to row ashore, so we occupied 

 ourselves writing up our log, getting letters ready to post, studying 

 Wae chart of Casco Bay, and laying our plans for "om- return voyage. 

 We prepared a light lunch at tj o'clock, and as we had had a long day 

 tuimed in early. 



[to be conoludeu nest webk,] 



A New Watson Steam Yacht. 



The fleet of the Royal Canadian Y. C, of Toronto, which was 

 strengthened last year by the two new racing yachts Zelma and 

 Vedette, will this season boast of a new addition, one of the finest 

 steam yachts on fresh water. The new yacht, which is now partly 

 completed at the works of the Hamilton Bridge Co., Hamilton, Out". 

 was4esigned by Watson, for Albert E. Gooderham, Esq., owner of the 

 steam yacht Abeona, and a weU-known lake yachtsman. She will be 



entirely of steel, and her dimensions ai'e: 



Length over all 118ft. 



Leugth 1.W.1 lOlft. lOin. 



Beam exti'eme 17ft. i~iin. 



Beaml.w.l lOft. lOiu. 



Least freeboard 8ft. Gin. 



Draft 8ft. 6m. 



The deck house, which, with all deck joiner work, will be of teak, is 



17ft. long, containing a smoking room forward with a galley abaft it, 

 just over the fore end of the boiler and ventilating into the stack. The 

 forecastle, with hammock berths for six men, is forward, finished in 

 clear white pine varnish. 



The dining saloon is l2f t. 6in. long and of the f uU width of the vessel, 

 finished in quartered oak; the wainscoating being about 4ft. high witli 

 tapestry hangings above. The space between the dinmg saloon and 

 maohinei'y, lOft. 3in., is given to the owner's room on the port side, 

 the stairway and the pantiy to starboard- 



The owner's room occui^ies rather more than half the vessel, and 

 wiU be finished in bud's-eye maple with tapestry hangings, fitted with 

 wardrobe, dressing case, folding bed berth, etc., and commuuicating 

 with a small toilet room talien out of the boiler space. The pantry 

 will be finished in black ash, it is located just below the galley and 

 opens directly on the dining saloon. 



The engine and boiler space is Syft. long, abaft which is the ladies' 

 cabin, 8x 15ft., finished hke the owner's room, with a divan around 

 three sides. Under the floor is a batb tub. To starboard of after 

 conipanion is a stateroom, and to port are two toilet rooms, the after 

 one for the ofhceis, who occupy two after staterooms, these thi'ee 

 being finished in quartered oak. 



The engine is a triple compound, designed by Mr. Redfield H. Allen, 

 of Detroit, Mich., and building by the Kerr Engine Co., of Walkerville, 

 Ontario, Canada. The cylinders are 10, 15 and 2;jXl~iu. to make 380 

 turns per minute with a working pi'essui-e of dOOlbs. The engines are 

 of handsome design and the buUders are doing excellent work on 

 them. The boiler will be a Thornycrof i, imported from England. A 

 Sturtevant blower will be used for the I'orced drait, and the condensei- 

 wUl be independent. The wheel, a three-bladed Thornycroft, of manga- 

 nese bronze, will be imported from England, and the steam steering 

 gear and windlass are made by Keid & Co., of Paisley, Scotland. The 

 rig will be a two-masted schooner, with pole masts. 



The lines were sent out full size on a scrieve board, and one of Mr. 

 Watson's sm-veyors, Mr. Jos. Ewing, has had the work in charge, hav- 

 ing come out for the pm'pose. The model is rather fine, \vith consid- 

 erable deadrise, the ends being weU balanced. The yapht has the 

 AVatson sheer and overhang and wUl make a very shapely craft when 

 at her designed trim. She is to be launched and ready for her trial 

 trip by the end of this mouth. 



American Model Yaclxt Club Trophy. 



Will you kindly correct a mistake made in your last issue in regard 

 to the American Model Yacht Club Trophy in the sailing regulations 

 as to length? It should read: Yachts shall not be less than 3oin. or 

 exceed 48in. on l.w.l. As you have it you give the excess as 45m., 

 which is uot correct, and as this may be misleading to those interested 

 you will do the club a great favor by correcting same in your next. 



F. Nichols. 



The yachtsmen of Lalce Minnetouka are discussing the practicabdity 

 of an open regatta for prizes sufficiently large to tempt boats from 

 the coast or even from England. The races would be limited to open 

 boats of 21ft. or so, of which the Minnetonka fleet includes some fast 

 boats, among them the Hen'eshoff Alpha, lately pm'chased in Boston. 



The Lateen Rig on Ice Boats. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your issue of Feb. 16 I notice a discussion under the above head- 

 ing by "G. P." and "C. L. N." as to the claim of priority in the use of 

 the la.teen sail for ice boats, in the course of which it is stated that it 

 has been used for at least twenty years. I can say that at Toronto, 

 which has always been a leading center for winter as well as summer 

 yachting, they have been using the lateen sail almost exclusively for 

 ice boats for more than forty yeai's. I attended school there in the win- 

 ters of '50, '51 and '5.3, and ice boating was almost as much indulged in 

 there then as now, the lateen being the only rig used. How long it 

 had been in use before that I do not know. 



I visited Toronto this year for the first time in winter since then, and 

 almost the first objects that caught my eye as I got off the train were 

 six ice boats close by, and with their lateen sails set, evidently waiting 

 for a breeze, as it was quite calm, I could not resist the temptation 

 of having a closer view as the locality and scene reminded me f orciblv 

 of boyhood days. I noticed that their sails were flat and rigid as 

 boards, a condition easily attained by this rig. Asking a man in charge 

 if any other kind was used in Toronto, he answered that the '-club ' 

 had imported a crack -'sloop-rigged" boat fas an experiment, I in- 

 ferred), hut that she took so much more wind to drive her, although 

 as well buUt and not any heavier, that she was not a match for the 

 regular Toronto boats. 



There isno doubt that the lateen sail is the best for iceboats, as then- 

 tremendous speed on the wind requu-es the flattest sail that can be 

 bad. Tlie peak should also remain in the same plane as the boom to 

 keep it draw ing equally with the foot of the sail. The lateen has nota- 

 bly this property, as the yard, or what is the gaff in the ordinary fore 

 and aft sail, is continued forward past the mast, as well as the boom 

 to the lower forward end of saU where they meet and are fastened to- 

 gether, so that the peak cannot fall away from the fine of the boom to 

 the extent that a gaff does, thus when well hoisted the sail is one large 

 plane and every part draws alike. J. C. M. 



MiRAMicm, N. B., Feb. 21. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I am pleased to see in your issue of Feb. 16 that "C. L. N." disclaims 

 any intention in his Outing article on "Ice Yachts" to credit the Hud- 

 son or 8hi-ewi3bury clubs with inventing the novel idea of stepping an 

 inboard inclining mast near the gunwale, instead of amidships, which, 

 with drawings and explanations were fii-st pubhshed on Aug. 7. 1884^ 

 in the Fore.st and Stream, called the "Prince rig." The di-a wings 

 were again, in 1886, produced by the Forest and Stream, and stronglv 

 recommended for ice yachts, and were immediately after adopted by 

 the above named clubs. The statement by "C. L. N." that said clubs 

 '■each suspected tJie other of having stolen its plans," would seem to 

 infer that each one was claiming this novel idea as its own invention. 



No suggestion has been made by the Forest and Stream or the pres- 

 ent writer that the lateen sail was a recent invention. We all know it 

 to be as old as the Egyptian Pj'ramids. The "Prince rig" is the fli'st 

 and only successful plan ever adopted to make the lateen-shaped sail 

 effectual in every way— ou or off the wind. All previous attempts sig- 

 nally failed; uot one succeeded. 



The Vixen and other yachts which have experimented with the 

 "Prmce rig" have proved all that was claimed for it by its mventor m 

 1881, when it was first given to the pubhc, thus, as "C. L. N." truly 

 says, becoming "public property." 



I would add here that a single mast is preferable to the double mast 

 unless the sail and spars are heavy. The sail should be strongly rein- 

 Coi'ced in the vertical section, where it is bent to the center of the yard 

 and boom, to prevent its bellying too much. Other arrangements will 

 suggest themselves as requu'ed. If guys or stays are used they shoidd 

 be so arranged as not to impede the free swing of the boom. " G. P. 



Boston, Feb. 20. 



Beverly Y. C. 



A SPECIAL meeting of the Beverly Y. C. was held in Boston Feb. 17, at 

 which the following changes of rules were adopted, to apply only to 

 tlie Buzzai-d's Bay division of the club fleet south of Cape Cod, except 

 where otherwise specified: 



To alter classificasion south of Cape Cod, the fono\ving classes on 

 waterline length being suggested: First, all vachts over 21ft. and not 

 over 30ft.; second (a), sloops over SOft. and not o\r.v 2ift., and fb) cats 

 over aOft. and not over 34ft.; third (a), sloops over 17ft. and not over 

 soft., and (b) cats over 17ft. and not over aOft.; foiuth (a), sloops over 

 14ft. and not over 17ft., and Cb) cats over 14ft. and not over 17ft. ; fifth, 

 all yachts of 14ft. and under. 



To make the racmg length south of Cape Cod the length on water- 

 line. 



That no prize be .given for a wallc over either north or south of Cape 

 Cod. 



That no second prizes be given iu championship races south of Cape 

 Cod, when less thiiu four boats start iu a given class. 



That if thei e lie but one entry in auv class, eithei- north or simth of 

 Cape Cod, the yacht entered may sail in the next class above of the 

 same riK in wliicli thnre may bt- any entines, without assiiuiiu^^ the 

 minimum leugth on wiitL'i-lnio in that class. In cnse tliefe may be 

 one entry iu ail sloop classes, the yacht entered may .sail with catbbats 

 in her class. 



To amend Rule 30, sailing regulations ("amendments") so as to read: 

 "These saUing regulations may be amended at any special meeting, 

 provided notice of the pi'oposed amendment has been given iu the ctill 

 for the meeting, or at annual meeting, whether with or without such 

 notice." 



To amend Rule 5, sailing regiOations, Clause 3, by strUung out "with 

 two men from the bow" mid substituting therefor "the crew need not 

 be aboard; but if aboard, must be stationed amidships." 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



A visit to the oJiiCQ of Manning's yacht and vessel agency, No. 45 

 Beaver street, New York, is quielc prciof of the extent to which Mr. 

 Ma,nning's business has de\'eloped since it ^vas estfililisLed twenty 

 years ago, and also of the value of such an agency to the shipping 

 business. The a.mount of inforniation i bal can be ribi^.n ined from this 

 agency by any one looking for infofujatiou iu regard to any sort 

 ot vessels for sale or to charter is jirobalnly beyond eompai'iaon with 

 any other source. Mr. Manning has built up a business upon its 

 merits and numbers among his <iiastomers uot only leading yachtsmen 

 but very many commercial houses. — l/i/z-iVte Journal. 



The Cleveland Y. C, has decided not to budd on city property at the 

 foot of Erie street, as when the Council, after long delilieration, 

 granted them the lease, they st ipulated that the city could at any time, 

 upon six months' notice, reclaim the site, and also that the clubshoulti 

 in no v/CLj interfere with the freedom of the people in Lake View Park. 

 The club has decided to accept the fifteen-year lease from the United 

 States of the entire lake front along the hospital grounds. This lease 

 has fourteen years to run and can undoubtedly be renewed at the end 

 of that time. 



The officers of the Rhode Island Y. C. elected on Feb. SO, are' Com.. 

 Warren B. Fales; Vice-Com.. FredP. Sands; Sec, F. P. Eddv; Treas.,' 

 E. T. Herrick; Mens.. A. M. Black: Directors, R. H. Carver "and A. E. 

 Austin; Race Committee, Charles E. Smith, E. E, Hubbard, E, C, Rev- 

 uolds, Samuel White! v and Harry H. Low; Committee on Admissions. 

 C. G. Bloomer, Jr., R. H. Carver. R. L. Greene, A. 31. Black', C. A. 

 Eddy, E. T. Herjick, A. D. L^etu, Ler-oy Tales and A. E. -Vitstin, House 

 Couiuiittee, C. 14. Bloomer, A. S. Boss and R. L. (ireeue: Vntti-v's 

 Cove Committee, W. K. Fales, A. D. Ross and F. P. tkldy. 



Anew company, the LTui\'ersal i-JK-elrie Baunuh Co., of Nvaek, N.Y., 

 has been formed, to mauiifactun-, Iwusr a.u.l sell boats propelled by 

 electtieity and batteries, maeliineiy ami other supjjlies for the use of 

 sailboats. The capital is |:2.j,O0U. and the directors are: S. R. Bradley, 

 S. R. Bradley. Jr. and C. L Seabury, of New York city, and A. L. Biker 

 and T. L. Proctor, of Brooklyn, 



A biU is now before Congress providing that after the close of the 

 World's Fair the model battleship Uluiois shall be transferred to the 

 State of lUinois for the use of the State Naval Reserve. Auother bill, 

 which has been passed by the Senate, is for the recompense of the 

 owners and crew of the schooner H. B. Tilton, sunk oft" Sandy Hook 

 last summer by a shot from the proving grounds there. 



The St. Lawrence S., C. & S. L. Co. is building for Mr. E. E. 

 Sargent, of Newark, N. .1., an iSft, sailius- length fiiT- keel for use at 

 Lalce Hopatcong. She will be rigged with jib and mainsail and will 

 have several new features ui her rigging. The firm will exhibit at 

 Chicago and are budding a "Scareci'ow" to send thei'e. 



At Van Deusen's new boat shop, Camden, N. J., there is budding a 

 keel yacht designed bv H. C. 3IcCormick for George D. Gideon, of the 

 Philadelphia Y. C. She is 31ft. over aU, 2Lft. l.w.l., 7ft. beam and 4ft, 

 draft, with iron keel. She wUl have a cabin house and will be used 

 for cruising and safiing on the Delaware. 



The Schoodic Y. C, of Calais, Me., has reorganized with the follow- 

 ing officers: Pres.. M. H. fike; Viqe-Pres., Lewis Todd; Sec, W. E, 

 Davidson; Treas., G. W. Hines. The first of a series of races will take 

 place on June 23. 



Ituna, steam yacht, lately sold by Com. Morgan, has been taken 

 over by her new o^'uei-, Mr. Belmont, and is now fitting out at New- 

 port for a Southei-n eruise. 



0. B. Jennings, owner of the steam yacht Unquowa, died suddenly 

 on Feb. 12 at the age of 67, leaving an estate estimated at $10,000,000. 



Read Bros., at Fall River, have the Eaton yawl partly planked, and 

 are preparing to budd a asft. l.w.l. cutter for Mr. Geo. Turner. 



The Brooklyn Y. C. has announced the following fixtures: May 3, 

 opening day; June 13, annual invitation regatta. 



New Jersey, steam launch, haj? been sold by Leon Abhett to H. M. 

 FaiT, of Holyoke, Mass. 



Sagamore, steam yacht, sailed for Norfolk ou Feb. 23 for Old Point 

 Comfort, where her new owner, Mr. Edgar S. Scott, and a party of 

 friends boarded her for a cruise to the West Indies. 



Mr. V. D. Bacon, several of whose designs have appeared hi the 

 Forest and Stream, is prepared to furnish full designs for building 

 Cape catboats at a low^gure. His advertisement appears on another 

 page. 



A large steam yacht is budding at Ithaca, N. Y., for Chaiies Kellogg 

 of Erie, Pa. 



Clytie, schi-., has been sold by G. M. Preston to H. C. Ward, N. Y. Y. 

 C, former owner of Sagitta and Triton. 



A report fro ui Florida mentions the burning of the Lorillard .steam 

 launch used as a tender to the houseboat Caiman. No details arie 

 given. 



Comanche, steam yacht, H. M. Hanna, was at Jaokaonvifle, on 

 Feb. 21. ' 



mtadng. 



^ Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of theh- 

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

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

 forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with logs of cruises, 

 maps, and information concerning their local waters di'awings or 

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



FIXTURES. 



JUNE. 



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

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

 17. New York Ann., Bensonhurst. 



JULY. 



1-15. At. Div. Me«t, Captam's Island. 15-80. W. C. A. Meet, Ballast Island'. 



AUGUST. 



tl-26. A. C. A. Meet, St. Lawrence River. 



The letter of Com. Cotton emphasizes the difficulties which we 

 pointed out in the way of the postponement of the annual A. C. A. 

 meet. Such a proceeding would be entirely unprecedented; and, so 

 far as we can judge from the opinions of A. C. A. members, is entirely 

 umiecessary. A good attendance and a very pleasant and successful 

 meet are proraised, in spite of the attractions of Chicago and the 

 Fair. 



The meet of the Atlantic Division in July promises to be a notable 

 one; it is undei- specially able management, in a very desirable loca- 

 tion, and there is good reason to hope that those sports and diversions 

 which, however agreeable to a certain number, have seriously lessened 

 the attendenee at previous meets of the Atlantic Division, wUl be con- 

 spicuous by theu- absence. 



Atlantic Division Meet. 



To the Members of the Atlantic Division of the J. C- A. 



Gentlemen— The next annual camp of the Atlantic liivisiou will be 

 held on Great Captain's Island, Long Iskuid .Souud. Jnlv 1-15. Great 

 Captain's Island is situated twent.y-tive iiilles frenji New York City and 

 is two aud one-half miles from Port Chester, ( Vinji.. and about the 

 same distance from Greenwich, Conn. Port t 'iit-strr, forty minutes 

 from Grand Central Depot by N. Y. N. H. .X: H. R. it. is the ne,arest. 

 Station to the camp. Your Committee intends to m.rkt- ai ramgemeuts; 

 to reach tlte island from Port Chester by steam laimch, making fre-- 

 qiient ti'lfis each way. 



Great i'aiitain's Island is about 15 acres in extent. The soil is sand.v' 

 aud a due beach extends along the northerly shore terminating in "a. 

 h.u-se sboe. which afford ample protection from the winds. The- 

 beach slopes i)aek to a hhiir some ten feet high in parts. Altogether- 

 tliH island offers an ideal spot for the meet. Fresh water is obtain- 

 able on the island, and your ooomiittees will make all arrangements, 

 necessary for the comfort ami convenience of tlio.se who attend. 



An excellent sailing eonrse will be laid tint on the shore side, and the) 

 attractive programme ju-r-p.-i.reii by the regatta commit tee will be pro- 

 ductive, of very many fine races. It is the wish of the ofrteers to make 

 this meet of 1803 not only the l.n'gest and most successful, but one of 

 the most memorable in the history of the Vtlantie Divisitm, and every 

 member is requested to do his utmost towtird the accomplishment of 

 that end. 



Your presence a't the meet and your hearty c-o-operation in making 

 it a success is tlierefon;; earm-btly dr-sired. .Vi-rungemeuts wUl bo made 

 for a ladies' ca.inp. The t rausoortation eoiimiittee will arrange for thei 

 fsatisfaetory transporrarion of canoes and eam|>nig outfits from the* 

 several club hoiises to tlie eantp and return at a noi?iinai charge. 



imrther information will follow .-,u ermifiletiou of work by the dlf-- 

 ferent coimnii:tees, wliieli are conqiosed of the following gentlemen- 

 Regatta Committee; W. P. Dodge, ehaiiinau. lanthe'C. C; W.'S. 

 Elliott, Mai-iLieand Field; D. P. tir'Odsell, Y^onkers C. C; R. B. Bm-ch- 

 ai'd. New York C, C. ; T. Torst, fT.diot-en C. (J. Transportation Com- 

 mittee: H. L. Quick, chiurman, Vonkers C. C; P. F. Hogim, Brook- 

 lyn C. C; Barron l-'redrioks. lantlir C C; E. I). Newman, Crescent A. C.; 

 Geo. y. Strahan, Hoboicen C. C. Camp Site Committee: W. C. Law- 

 rence, chairman. Park 1. C. A, ; IJ. V. Scliuyler, Brooklyn C. C. ; .1. P. 

 O'Shea, Knickerbocker C. C; B. H. Peebles, Bayonne C. C; H. C. 

 Ward, New Y'ork C. C. Respectfully yours, 



James B. Laije, Viee-Commodore. 



By P. L. DuNNELL, Purser.] 



The A. C. A. Meet of 1893. 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



Beferrmg to Canoe Notes in your issue of Feb. 10, ajidl the letter of 

 Mr. Heni'y L. Smythe, with yom- editorial remarks tUereon, may I ast; 

 space for a few lines to say how inijiossibleit now is to postpone th<ft 

 yeiirl^' meet. As you remark, the work is too far advanced, and Xye-i 

 sides, it would require the sanction of a general meeting to do sa. As 

 it is only right that aU members .should understand the position oi? af- 

 fairs, I desire to say that the year book is just about to he> pubhshed, 

 and contracts have been entered into with advertisers which must be 

 fulfilled. A contract for the lease of tlie ground has Iveen signed and 

 arrangements completed for meeting,'. An icehouse has been flUed for 

 the use and coml'ort of the members in eamij. Tho regatta committee 

 are under s\ a.y with then- programme aud ti ivnstiort facilities definitely 

 fixed. While it is unfortunate that the w!sii.^s of many in this respect 

 cannot be met: still, it must be apparent to alt, when" they know the 

 advanced state of the arrangements, that a postponement is now out 

 of the question. Under the ciroumstanceii may I earnestly request 

 members, in the interests of the Assoeiatiou, not to press the matter 

 further, as any doubt thrown on i tie -snoeess of the meet will be sure 

 to injm-e it. 



On the other hand, taking advantage l.I: the great attraction of the 

 World's Fair, it is my intention to invite members of all foreign clubs 

 to be present. W. H. Cotton, Commodore A. C. A. 



KiNSSTON, Feb, aO. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



The Canoeists' Club, of New York, will hold a dinner at the Ai-ena, 

 41 West Thirtieth street, on March 11, the tickets being $1.50 per 

 plate. 



The Wish-Ton-Wish C. C. of Northampton, Mass., has elected the. 

 following oflBcers: Captain, O. B. Swift; mate, .J, H. tfUlillan; piu'ser, 

 H. C. French; member of executive comtmttee, ('.. B. Edwards. 



Captain Ruggles, the well known canoe builder, has turned his . 

 genius for invention to good use in an entirely new field. The distance 

 between Rochester and Charlotte, the latter "on Lake Ontario at the ■ 

 mouth of the Genesse FJiver, is nine mdes; the two being joined by an 

 electric railway. In winter the .snow on the tracks causes gi-eat delay 

 and annoyance, the snow plows in use last, season proving: entirely inade- - 

 quate. Dm-iog the past summer (_'a|-it. Ruggles has lieen sti'uggUng, 

 with the problem, and late last fall he patented a new snow plow, a. 

 wheel similar to a propeller, driven b\ an independent motor, which." 

 cuts the snow away and then blows it t<i a distance, at right angles to , 

 the track. The present winter has provided ample opportunities fOP- 

 a severe test, the machine working admirably. 



