A pRih 27, 1893.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



378 



On Nov. 2, 1892, the American Tacht CSub applied to the Commis- 

 sioners of the Land Office for a grant of 31.&3 acres of land under the 

 waters of Long Island Sound in the town of Rye. At a meeting of the 

 Commissioners held Dec. 29, an appraisal of the land at $7,958 was 

 made. At a subsequent meeting, on .Tan. 5, 1893, the application was 

 denied on the beliet that it was made, not for the purpose of improv- 

 ing the;iand, hut merely to esclnde therefrom the citizens of the 

 vicinity who desire to cross the waters mider which the land lies. At 

 a subsequent meeting, on Jan. 26, the denial was reconsidered and a 

 new appraisal ordered. The committee examining into the matter 

 reported at the recent meeting of the Commissioners that there are no 

 navigable channels which can be interfered with if the grant were 

 made. Upon the recommendation of this committee it was ordered 

 that the grant be made upon the payment of $3,992.75, and that the 

 patent issued contain the same conditions as inserted in the grant to 

 the Red Spring Land Company. These are as follows; "Excepting 

 and reserving to all and every one of the said people the full and free 

 right, hberty and privilege of entering upon and using aU and every 

 part of the above-described premises in as ample manner as they 

 might have done had this grant not been niade, except to so much 

 thereof as may be actually appropriated or occupied by the applicant 

 or its grantees by docks, wharves, jetties, or other structures erected 

 thereon," 



The South Amboy (N. J.) Y. C. has elected the following oflflcers: 

 Com., H. C. Perrine, Sr.; Vice-Com., Leonard Furman; Sec, Samuel 

 Locker; Treas., Joe A. Sexton: Meas., Thos. Baker; House Committee, 

 C. B. Mundy, Peter Coyne and Collin Voorhees; Regatta Committee, 



F. E. Degraw, Wilfred Smith, D. C. Chase, M. N. Roll, G. A. Lahue; 

 Membership Committee, J. P. Conover, Edwm Furman, H. C. Perrine, 

 Jr. 



A despatch from Rockport, Me., on April 10 states that two men 

 were taken from a wrecked yacht off Loblolly Cove by the Life Sav- 

 ing crew, while another yacht had dragged ashore at the same place. 



In the severe storm of April 30 the house of the Bayonne Y. C. on a 

 low island in New York Bay at the foot of Thirty-fifth street, Bayonne. 

 was entirely washed away. Nothing but pieces was found along tht» 

 beach, two catboats and a lot of spars, gear, etc , showing tbe fate of 

 the house. The club was formed last .spring and the house built. It 

 is probable that a new house will be erected, as the cluh has proved 

 very successful, 



Vesta, the Gielow steam yacht building at Wintringham's for H. A. 

 Laughlin, is now planked, decked and caulked, and her cabin house is 

 in place. Capt. Wm. E. Fish, for five years mate of the Electrsi, will 

 command her. 



Shadow, sloop. Dr. John Bryant, has been replanked and generally 

 rebuilt. The lines of the Shadow were published in the Forest axd 

 Stream of July 1887. 



The Larchmont Y. C. will formally open its club house on May 20. 



The Brooklyn Y. C. is considering a plan for a town house in Brook- 

 lyn similar to the New York and Seawanhaka clubs, with a station 

 on Long Island Sound in addition to the present anchorage in Graves- 

 end Bay. 



"Ropes: Their Knots and Splices," is the title of a very complete Ut- 

 tle manual of mai-linspike seamanship just published by the Forest 

 and Stream Publishing Co. The book is thorough and practical, 

 dealing with the nature and qualities of ropes of fiber and wire, and- 

 wilh the various operations by which they are employed about a 

 vessel. The fhst chapter, on rigging, gives in a simple and elementary 

 form a great deal of information that is indispensable to the novice in 

 sailing, such as the names and uses of the various members of the rig- 

 ging. The greater pai-t of the book was originally prepai'ed by the 

 late Mr. C. P. Kunhardt as part- of a work on yachting; but as the book 

 was never completed, that portion relating to rigging has been repro- 

 duced in the present volume. The book is very neatly made, and is 

 bound in a plain but attractive cover. 



A meeting of the Fox Lake (HI.) Y. C. was held m Chicago on April 

 19, at which the following ofiQcers were elected: Com., Ohver Sollitt; 

 Vice Com., J. Albert Mason; Sec, Byron Boyden; Treas., C. J. Pater- 

 son; Chaplain, Jenkyn Lloyd Jones; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. Karl Sandberg; 

 Meas., Leonard Holmboe; Ass't Meas.. Robert Tooker. The follow- 

 ing I'egatta committee was appointed: G. Martin, C. M. Boyden, J. A. 

 Putnam, F. E. Hansell, F. J. Magin, J. Gardner, J. B. Delbridge, D. S. 

 Daly, B. F. Smith, J. H. Adams, S. SoUitt, M. P. Borden, W. Ramaker, 



G. Catlin. It was decided to give six regattas during the year on the 

 following dates: June 17. July 1, July 4, July 15, July 29, Aug, 12, A 

 reception will be held at the club house after each regatta. 



The annual meeting of the San Francisco Y. C, was held on April 11. 



. J.' W. Sperryi Chas. 'chittenden, C. W. Kellogg and Ben Stickney. 



Gitana. schr., George W. Weld, has been for some time cruising 

 about the West Indies, those on board being George W. Weld, Boston; 

 Mr. and Mrs. W. lilaxwell Greave, Providence; Dr. Z. B. Adams Fra- 

 mingham; D. R. Dalton, J. H. DeWolf, Providence, and W. H. Ham- 

 mond, Boston; CaPt. Taylor, the saihng master and a crew of ten. 

 While bound from Havana to Fernandina the yacht was driven out of 

 her course by a heavy gale, and at 7 P. M. on April 19 she grounded on 

 Egg Island shoal in Doboy Sound. She lay agi-ound all night, pound- 

 ing heavDy, but in the morning a tug from Darien, Ga., came to the 

 rescue and took off all hands. Wreckers have since been at work to 

 save the j'acht, and has been hauled ofE and taken to Savannah. 



The White Bear Yachting Association, of White Bear Lake, Minn., 

 has elected the following officers: Com., Jas. P. Ehuer; Vice-Com., 

 C. M. Griggs; Capt., Carl Taylor; Treas., J. W. Taylor; Sec, A. A. Mc- 

 Kechnie. The club sailed a very successful series of races last year, 

 the winning boat being the Osito in the sloop class, with Wapsie sec- 

 ond. In the cat class Nushka made the best average, with Secret 

 second. 



Nancy, Henry Taggart's "knockabout" boat, has been sold by Stew- 

 art & Bmney to Robert Saltonstall. Mr. Taggart will build a new boat 

 from Stewai-t & Binney's designs. 



Freak, fm-keel, John B. Fame, has been sold by Stewart & Binney 

 to Alex. Cochi-ane, whose sons will race her in the 21ft. class. 



Messrs. Waterhouse & Cheseborough have designed two "knock- 

 about" boats for the Eastern Y. C, to be 27ft. overall, 20ft. l.w.l., 7ft. 

 4in. beam and 4ft. draft, with 4,0001bs. of iron on the keel and a saQ 

 areii. of 450sq. ft., the jib tacked to stemhead. There will be a cuddy 

 forward with a watertight cockpit 8ft. long. The boats are now build- 

 ing by E. G. Emmons, of Swampscott, and will be used about Marble- 



The non-arrival of steel has cau.sed a delay in finishing the plating 

 of the Paine boat at Lawley's. Mayflower has been hauled out, her 

 lead keel cut up for re-melting, and her interior work removed, as the 

 whole interior will be remodeled. The Waterhouse, 46 footer Carmita 

 has been shored up and her fin has been put in place, but the lead bulb 

 is not vet run. The spar-makers are at work on the hoUow spars for 

 the Paine boat, and the spars for the Stewart & Binney boat Pilgrim 

 win be made latt«r on, Waterhouse & Chaseborough have placed 

 three orders with Lawleys, a 42ft. yawl, a 20ft. cutter, and a 12ft. fln- 

 keel racer. 



TheQueen City Y. C, of Toronto, has elected the following ofiQcers: 

 Com., J. W. Schofield (re-elected'); Vice-Com., J. J. Quinn (re elected) ; 

 Capt., J. S. Thompson; Sec'y-Treas., W. D. Thomas (re-elected); Meas,, 

 R. Gardner (re-elected); Sailing Committee, W. Ward, R. A. Langlois, 

 J. Gai-dner; Auditors, J. Bro-wm, F. Ooi-nish. A. E. Thorne. 



The centerboard schooner building at Ferguson's yard, Groton, 

 Conn., for Richard ]\Tansfleld, will be named His Highness. She is a 

 cruising boat 66ft. over all, 52ft. l.w.l., 17ft. beam and 7ft. hold. 



Fortuna, schr., Mi-. Henry E. Hovey, of the Eastern Y. C, wiU visit 

 Chicago by way of the St Lawrence, leaving Boston m June. Owing 

 to her di-af t it will he necessary to pontoon her through the canals. 



,Since the failure of Mr. WilUam BockefeUer to purchase the Ata- 

 lanta from the Gould estate, various rumors have been current of a 

 new yacht of large size, the latest being that the yacht will be designed 

 and built by the Cramps, and w-iU be second in size to the new Vander- 

 bilt yacht, with a guaranteed speed of 20 knots. 



Viuuoose, steam yaclit, W. E. Hearst, has been altered during the 

 winter below deck, a saloon and staterooms being built aft, in the 

 space forraeriy occupied by the forecastle, the crew's quarters being 

 moved into the bow. Chief Heilbron is stiU in command. 



Tourist, sip.. A. P. Graham, has been rebuilt and fitted with a new 

 outfit of spars and sails at Pryor's yard, and wiU soon be m commis- 

 sion. Her old single jib has been replaced by the double head rig. 



Com. Grover, of the Newark Y. C, has appointed as regatta com- 

 mittee for the coaling season Chas. H. Mayhew, F. Muller and W. H. 

 Vreeland. They have arranged for the following events: May -in, 

 ladies' dav; June 3, club regatta; Aug. 19, open regatta, open to 

 yachts em-olled in the N. Y. Y. R. A. only: Sept. 30, fall retratta, open 

 to all. In addition the club will take part in the cruise of tlie N \. \. 

 R A. on July 22-;j0 and in the Labor Day regatta of the association. A 

 big sweepstakes witii a handsome cash prize added open to aU jib and 

 mainsail boats will also be ai-ranged for. The club house at Bayonne 

 is now open. 



Sachem, schr., has been sold through Hughes's Agency to F. T. 

 Adams and J. G. Moore, of New York. 



Oneida, steam yacht, E. C. Benedict, retm'ned to New York on 

 April 22. ' 



Atlantic, schr., Messrs. Maishall and Seeley, reached Bridgeport on 

 April 22, after a cruise to Cuba and the West Indies. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest ano 

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

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

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

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

 maps, and information concerning their local waters, drawings or 

 desci-iptions of boats and fittings, a,nd all items relating to the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



OFFICERS, 1892-93. 



Commodore: Lteut.-Col. W. H. Cotton, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 

 Secret ART-TREAStTRER; B. Kastos Burns, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 



ATLANTIC DIVISION. 

 Officers: 

 ViCE-CoM.: J. R. Lake. 

 Rear-Com.; H. L. Quick. 

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

 Ex. Com..- M. V. Brokaw, W. E. Law- 

 rence, W. E. Dodge. 



EASTERN DIVISION. 

 Oncers.- 

 ViCE-COM.: Geo. L. Parmele. 

 Bear-Com.: F. a. Sears. 

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

 Ex. Com. iPaul Butler, W. TI. Law- 

 son, H. Apollonlo. 



CENTRAL DIVISION. 

 0,^oej-s.- 

 Vice-CoM.: T. H, Stryker, 

 Reap-Com.: W. C. Witherbee. 

 Purser; C. E. Wardwell, Rome, N. Y. 

 Ex. Com.: C. V. Winne, W. R . Hunt 

 Ington. 



NORTHERN DIVISION. 

 Officers: 

 VicE-COM.: J. N. MacKendrlck. 

 Rear-Com.: P. Minns. 

 Purser: W. G. MacKenfii-lck, Tor. 

 Ex. Com.: C. E. Archbald, J. H. Car 

 uegle. 



Applications tor membersiph must be made to division pursers, auL-om- 

 panled by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2.(Jl! 

 for entrance fee and dues for cun-ent year. Every member attendiup 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay Sl.OO for camp expenses- AppUcation s 

 geat to the Sec'v- Treas. wiU be forwarded by him to the proper Division. 



Persons residing in any Division and wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., will be fm-nishea with printed forms ot application by addri»as 

 ing the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— G. M. Hunger, Buiel?a, Kan. 



Vice-Commodore— P. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Rear-Commodore— P. H. Gary, Oshkosh, Wis. 



Secretarj'-Treasurer— P. B. Huntington, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Executive Committee— G. H. Gavdner^W. H. Crawford, S. N. Maxwell. 



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



Applications for membership should be made to theSec.-Treas., on blanks 

 which may be obtained from him, and should be accompanied by S2 

 Initiation fee and dues for the ciu-reut year. 



FIXTURES. 



MAY. 



27-30. Passaic River Meet, Dundee 

 Lake. 



JUXE. 



3. Red Dragon, Delaware River. 17. New York Ann., Bensonhurst, 

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

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

 16-19. East Div. Meet, Haddon I'd. 



JULY. 



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

 29. Red Dragon, Delaware River. 



AUGUST. 



II- S6. A. C. A. Meet, St. Lawrence River, 



SEPTEMBER. 



2. Orange An., Arlington, N. J. 4. Holyoke, Fall. Holyoke. Mass. 



4. lanthe. An., Passaic River. 16. Red Dragon, Delaware River. 



Tavie Canoe- Yawl. 



The canoe-yawl Tavie, owned by Dr. John D. Hayward, of Liverpool, 

 is one of the smaller class of ballasted canoe-yawls, being 17ft. 6hi. 



over all, 4ft. 7in. beam, 1ft. 9in. from rabbet to deck, with an iron 

 centerboard and 5cwt. of lead ballast. Her criusing rig is a main and 

 mizen, both lugs, of 121 sq. ft. In her Dr. Haj^n'ard has done a gi-eat 

 deal of cruising about the Mersey and the adjoining coast. 



A Canoeing Episode. 



CH^umERS IsLAjJD Ucs a few miles sotitheast from Cedar Keys. I had 

 been camped there several days fishing and hunting. Havitjg ex- 

 hausted the resotirces of the place m that line, I strucic camp one fine 

 morning for a run south. It did not t&ke long to stow tlie cancie, ajid 

 I was soon flying along before a fresh breeze from the uor i d. 



The canoe "daueed mcrrilv along; now and then a iiorpoise .sliowed 

 his black nose, soraetinie,s a flock of guUs circled over head, anon a 

 flock of pehcans were to be seen standing on some little reef just at 

 the surface of the water, and looldng as sedate as a company of horse 

 guards. 



I -iv.as making fair speed and soon reached St. Martin's Reef. Clouds 

 began to gather, the skies grew blacls:, the wind changed from a steady 

 breeze to little fitful puffs from all points of tlie compass; by and 

 by came rain, little spatters at first, but gathering way it soon came 

 down in a genuine Florida shower. 



I made myself as comfortable as possible, stowed sail as the wind 

 was all done, and paddled along, looking and hopmg for camp. But I 

 was in a perfect Uttle wilderness of islets, low and covered with man- 

 groves. No land could I find that would be suitable for a camp. At 

 noon I made coffee over my alcohol lamp, and after a rather dismal 

 dinner went on. 



Turning to the right, turning to tlie left, and following all manner 

 of channels. I spent the afternoon trying to find ivy land enough to 

 pitch my tent andfm-nish wood enough for a fire to dry my dripping 

 clothing. 



About 4 o'clock I came out into quite a large bay. Some three or 

 four miles away were three snnall schooners at anchor I headed for 

 them, tliinking that I might be able to get the shelter I could not find 

 in camp, As I cleared the mangroves there came a light air from the 

 east sail was soon made, and I rested from my long paddle. 



The rain had nearly ceased, for which 1 was thankful, though to tell 

 the truth I couldn't I'lare been any \\-etter. As I neared the schooners 

 I saw tliat two were getting under «'ay. I ran alongside the third and 

 hailed him with the request that I might come aboard for the night. 

 He gave me so ungracious an answ'er that I decided to try once more 

 for a camp ashore. Hauling on a wind I headed for the nearest land. 



It was now past sunset and growing dark fast, and before I reached 

 the laud it was very dark. I kept on. however, clO!^e hauled, until I 

 heard the sui'f- then taking in sad. 1 felt my way carefully wirh the 

 paddle, .Soon I vciis stopped by a reef, but feeling my way along this 

 I found a passage through, and after picking my way thi'ough several 

 more tortuous passages I found a lee under a small island, with good 

 wal«r clear to the shore, wliich was of shells. 



Pulling the canoe up, I started to explore a bit. The rain had long 

 ceased, but the bushes were still wet, aud as I was as wet as I could be, 

 that did not matter. I soon found enough clear, level space for my 



purpose,'"and 'before^'many minutes a fire was burning.'and ^.very 

 bright and cheery it looked, too ; for I was wet, cold and hungry. 



It did not take me long to pitch the tent or change my wet clothes 

 for di-y ones. Supper was prepared, and sitting down to hot biscuits, 

 good butter, chipped beef and smoking tea, I forgot all my late 

 troubles, the drenching rain and the discourteous answer of the boat- 

 man, and I was once more happy. After supper of course the pip^ 

 my old, faithful friend; with that Ughted, my back to a tree, my feet 

 to a roaring fire, I envied no man. 



The morning came aU the brighter for the ram of the day before, 

 and when daylight fairly came I was able to look about me; I had 

 struck a veritable bonanza of a camp ground. The island was small, 

 perhaps 50yds. long by 20yds. wide, and nearly a perfect oval; the 

 sides were quite steep" and covered with bushes, while the top. was 

 flat, very level and composed entirely of pure white shells. 



Growing on this plateau were three Immense cedar trees, which 

 completely sheltered the whole space. , x. 



At the water's edge was a fringe of reeds and just mside ot the 

 reeds a row of cabbage palmettoes, running entirely around the 

 island. It was a pretty spot, and while I was preparing and eatmg 

 my breakfast I admired it greatly, wondering if any one m the land 

 had as fine a dining-room as I. WhUe stowing the canoe I heard the 

 puffing of porpoises; looking up I saw they were nosing along a nar- 

 row channel of deep wat«r which ran half around the island and past 

 where I was at work. 



It was but a moment's work to get out the big navy revolver, and as 

 they broke water scarce 6ft. away from me a lucky shot planted the 

 ball between the eyes of the foremost. Then there was a cu-cus. 

 Crazy with pain, the big brute tore around, throwing mud and water 

 in every direction. He soon ran himself high and dry on a mud flat a 

 short distance away. I caught the hatchet and wadmg across pre- 

 pared to give the finishing touch. I did it, too, but just as I hit him 

 he commenced his ground and lofty tumbling. I got one crack that 

 made me see stars, then another, and another— and porpoise, hatchet, 

 mud and canoeist were aU mixed up. I found that the circus I had 

 been looking at was but a side .show to the circus I was engaged in 

 But he was done for all the same, and so was I, and instead of going 

 along to the southward as I had proposed I had to stay in camp an- 

 other day. * 



Washing my muddy clothing and ch-ying out thatwliich was wel; by 

 the rain employed me all day. But nothing was lost, for when night 

 came I had dry clothing, an abundance of camp wood, some fat birds 

 to broil and lots of porpoise. The next morning I got away and ran . 

 to Bay Point, hut that will do for another story. S. D. Kbndalt,."": 



Mahn-a-Wauk C. C. 



Unusuai, activity prevails at the Mahn-a-Wauk C. C house on the 

 lake shore, and the preparations indicate Uvely times during the 

 summer, and a large delegation of Milwaukee men at the W. C. A. 

 meet at Ballast Island in July. The regatta committee has prepared 

 a series of sailing and paddling races that will be inaugurated May 13 

 and continue weekly during the season, Saturday being the day- 

 selected. For July 4 and Decoration Day an extra programme will 

 b« arranged. Handicaps for both the padcUers and sailers are being 

 figured now, and each event wiU bring out the entire membership of 

 the club, as both cruisers and racers wiU be placed on an equal basis 

 by giving time allowances. The new canoe Electra, buUt for A. W. 

 Friese, has arrived and looks like a flyer. She earrips an immense 

 cloud of canvas. The Ford Jones canoe, purchased by Huntington, is 

 expected every day, and the Avis, Emil Hansen's fin-keel, the winner 

 of the 1892 W. C. A. trophy, wUl be here the latter part of the month. 

 Commodore Mathes has a Class C canoe ordered and wiU be right in 

 the swim this year. The Mahn-a-Wauks have a large fleet of fast 

 canoes and expect to win a share of the honors at Ballast Island in 

 Julv. Among those who will attend the W, C. A. meet are Ed Holmes 

 F. B. Huntington, A. W. Friese. H. F. Bosworth, Emil and Hugo Han- 

 sen, Richard' MerriU and G«orge Nash. The club wfll leave July 14 

 for Detroit, where Mr. E. A. Davis, president of the Davis Boat and 

 0.ar Co., will meet the boys and convey them to Ballast Island on his 

 steam yacht Catharine. 



A strong effort will be made this year by the Milwaukee canoeists to 

 induce the Western Canoe Association to nuUify the rule barring the 

 standing rig, which is preferred by A. C. A. men to all others on 

 account of lightness, ease in stepping, and reliability. The standing 

 rig sits better than any other and is unquestionably faster. An idea 

 has prevailed that it is unsafe to use, but that feeUng has been dis- 

 pelled here, and the boys wish to have the privilege of using rigs that 

 are accepted as being the best in other organizations. 



Among the visiting canoemen who have been at the Mahn-a-wauk's 

 house this week were E G. Rutty, of Yonkers, N. Y., and Nat Cook, of 

 Dayton, O. ' Badber. 



Western Canoe Association. 



The following appHcations for membership in the W. C. A. have 

 been received by Secretary Huntington: H. F. .Tohnson, W, J, Rey- 

 nolds, A. A. Guilbert, Racine, Wis. ; R. B. Pratt, S. C. Radford, G. A. 

 Buckstaff, Oshkosh, Wis. ; A. R. McLenegan, Chas. Thompson, W. H. 

 Gnaw, George R. Nash, H. F. Bosworth, Mflwaukee, Wis. ; Thos. P. 

 Eckert, Cincinnati, O., W. P. Jewett, St. Paul, Minn. 



Secretary Huntington expects to have the W. C. A. Year Book com- 

 pleted by May 1. Blustrations of Commodore Munger, Emil Hansen 

 saihTig his fin-keel Avis and a view of the 1892 camp at Oshkosh will 

 embeUish the work. 



Magalloway River. 



W^iLL you tell me through your paper, or any of your readers, where 

 I can get information in regard to a boating trip up tbe Magalloway 

 River or the Connecticut lakes. Where to start from, and where I can 

 engage a boat suitable for a party of thi-ee or four with what lug- 

 gage, tent, etc., we shotdd need. And how far we can follow the river 

 or lakes with or without a carry 'i" A. H. R. 



A. C. A. Membership. 



Central Division: Edward Qtuntard, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Geo. M. 

 Shoemaker, Wilkes Barre, Pa.; A. D. Stearns, Detroit, Mich. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



The FieltTof April 15 contains a very interesting article by W. Baden- 

 Powell on rigs for canoe-yawls. 



Mr, George Manley, of the Orange C. C, has designed and built a 

 15.10x80 racing canoe, with a plate board. 



Some members of the various canoe clubs along the Connecticut 

 River, are organizing an association for the ptu-pose of encouraging 

 cruising on the river, and of fiu-uishtng information to cruisers. 



The latest volume of the "All England Series," published by Geo. 

 Bell & Sons, London, is by Dr. John D. Hayward, of Liverpool, latf 

 vice eonimodore of the British Canoe Association, aud is entitled 

 "Canoeing with Sail and Paddle." It will be found a very interesting 

 and comprehensive description of modern canoes and canoeing, all de- 

 tails of tlie sijort being treated of. Dr. Hayward is now a canoe-yawl 

 man, and the canoe-yawl comes in for a share of the honors. Thotigh 

 dealing specially with canoeing in Great Britain, the book cannot fail 

 to interest American canoeists^ 



Ireland vs. Scotland. 



The first annual match between the Irish Twenty Club and the Ci 

 edonian Rifle Club of the 3Ianchester district was shot at the Ast !* 

 range on E-aster Monda\-. Queen's first stage conditions, seven sho 

 each at W), 500 and GOOyds.; 



Irish Twenty rijuti. Caledonian Rifle Club. 



Sergt-Maj Shipley:30 2(i ;i3— 89 Mr Armstrong. . . 29 29 30—90 



Sfrgt Haudford..31 :-.l 2-i— .S6 3Ir Brown 30 .28 28—86 



Sergt PoUard 27 29-84 Mr Grierson •i'S 2S U—iH 



Corp Bucklev. . . .25 30 26—92 Mr Dnirainond. . .:-;o 2i 28—82 



Sergt M'Cuirough27 29 24-80 Mr Cruikshank. . .2;' 27 27—81 



Sergt Donnellv. . .25 .'iO 24—79 Mr Walker 24 29 26—79 



Sergt Bulger ;39 -29 31—79 Mr Munro 28 26 25—79 



Pvt Evpi-est 26 ?A 21—78 Mr Pattinson 24 .30 24—78 



Corp WilsLin 80 32 15—77 Mr Edington 26 28 19—73 



Pvt Donnelly 26 24 20—70 -803 Mr Black 22 27 19— 68— .'^'f 



The International Rifle fMatch. 



riie I/a pfain of the iSnglish Twenty Club has annoimced that the an- 

 lal iiiatch for the National Challenge trophy between selected 

 wenties" of hona tide volunteers of England, Ireland, Scotland and 

 Wales, will he held at the Darnlev Eange, Glasgow, on June 17, and 

 not at Bi-ley, in the month foUo wins. The match was eslablislied in 

 1864, ain:! since that time Scotland has been victorious on 15 ocea.^ions 

 and England 14. Ireland has furnished teams for 19 ^ ears and \\ alcs 

 five years, 



