Jvm 8, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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THE JUNE REGATTAS. 



The pi-ograuimes for tlie June regattas of the leading cluba have 

 mostlj^ been issued and this week the racing will begin -with the 

 pennant regatta of t)ie Larcbinont Y. C, starting at 11 A. M. over the 

 regular club courses and under the club classification. 



On Monday, June 12, the regatta of the Brookljn Y. C. will be sailed ; 

 the conditions were published two weeks since. 



The twenty-eighth annual regatta of the Atlantic Y. C. will be sailed 

 on June Vi and will bo open to yachts eurohed in the following clubs: 

 New York, American, Corinthian, Seawanhaka Corinthian, Larch- 

 mont, ISew Rochelle, Jlarine and Field Club, Philadelphia, Coruithian 

 of Philadelpliia, Eastern, Riverside, Cedar Point, New Haven, tiie 

 Pequot Association and New Bedford. 



The start will be at 11 o'clock. The starting and finishing line for 

 all classes will toe between Buoy No. 11 and a stakeboat anchored to 

 southward and eastward thereof. The signals will be given from the 

 judges' boat. The preparatory signal will be a whistle and the low^er- 

 ing of the club burgee for all yachts to approach the line. The start- 

 ing signal, for all yachts over 53ft. l.w.l., will be given 5m. after the 

 prepai atory signal, and will be a whistle and a white ball hoisted on 

 the flagstaff; and 5m. later, for all other yachts to start, a whistle 

 and a second white ball will be hoisted on the flagstafl:. Five minutes 

 will be allowed the yachts in each class to cross the line after the 

 respective startuig signals, and any yacht which does not pass the 

 .■starting Ikie within that period wUl be timed from the expiration of 

 that time. 



The classes are as follows; Schooners.— Class 1, all over 90ft., prize 

 81.50; class 2, all over TO and not over 90ft., prize S125; class 3, all of 

 70ft. and imder, prize $100. 



Sloops, cutters and yawls.— Class 1, all over 70ft., prize $100; class 

 2, all over 61 and not over 70ft.. prize ij75; class 3, all over 53 and not 

 over Gift., prize $05; class 4, all over 40 and not over .53ft,, prize. .fljBO; 

 class 5, all over 40 and not over 4bft., prize S55; class 6, all ov^er .3.5 and 

 not over 40ft., prize 3f50; class 7, all over .30 and not over 45, prize $.50; 

 class 8, all over 25 and hot over 30fd., prize $40; class 9, all of 25ft, and 

 under, prize f35; class 10, all open sloops, prize 330, and class 11, aU 

 cat rigged yachts, prize SSo 



The courses are: All classes of schooners and Classes 1, 2 and 3 of 

 sloops to Southwest t3pit, thence to Scotland Lightship, thence five 

 miles south-southwe.st to turning mark, and return over same course. 



For Classes 4 and 5 of sloops, to stakeboat near Buoy No. 0, off the 

 northern point of Sandy Hook, thence to Scotland Lightship, thence 

 to the turning mark, five miles south-southwest, thence to finishing 

 line. 



For Classes 6 and 7, same as foregoing, to Scotland Lightship, thence 

 to finishing line. 



For Classes 8, 9, 10 and 11, to said stakeboat near Buoy No. 6, off 

 Sandy Hook, and return. 



Yachts will be rated for time allowance according to the following 

 «y8tem: To the square foot of the sail area add the load waterline and 

 divide the result by 2. The result is the measurement for time allow 

 auce. 



Yachts entering to sail in cruising trim shall be rated for time 

 allowance at 94 per cent, of their racing length. Y'"achts so entertd 

 must sail in ordinary cruising trim, and carry their complete cruising 

 outfit. 



The prizes to be sailed for are as foUows: Schooners— Class 1, SI 50; 

 Class 2, S185; Cla^s 3, §100. Sloops, cutters and yawls— Class 1, .^100; 

 Class 2, $75; Class 3, g65; Class 4, $60; Class 5, $55; Class 6, $50: Class 

 7, $50; Class 8, 340; Class 9, !535; Class 10, S30. Catboats— Class 11, $25. 



In case of only one yacht starting in any class, the prize will be one- 

 half of the amount named in the above hst, and where five or more 

 yachts start in one class a second prize amounting to one-half of the 

 first prize will be given. The prizes may be received in cash or the 

 equivalent in silver, at the option of the winner. 



Bntries must be in writing and filed with the chairman of the re- 

 gatta committee, Mr. Henry B. Howell, No. 109 Wall street, this city, 

 ► not later than 11 o'clock A. M. Saturday, June 10. 



The 48th annual regatta of the New York Y. C. wdll be sailed on 

 Thursday, June 15, the conditions being as follows: 



Schooners.— Class 1, over lOOtt. ; class 3, over itOft. and not over 100ft. ; 

 class 3, over 80ft. and not over 90ft. ; class 4, over 70ft. and not over 

 80ft. ; class 5, of 70ft. and under. 



Sloops, cutters .and yawls —Class 1, over 80ft. ; class 2, over I'Oft. and 

 not over 80ft. ; class 3, over 6lft. and not over 70ft. ; class 4, over .5-3ft. 

 and not over 61ft. ; class 5, over 46ft. and over 53ft. ; class 6, over 40£t. 

 and not over 46ft. ; class 7, of 40ft. and under. 



Any yacht launched prior to June, 1888, exceeding the higher limit 

 in any class by not over the fraction of a foot, shall be included in that 

 class. Any yacht when alone in her class can sail in the class above. 



There will be no time limit to the race. The start will be off buoy 

 No. 11 in the lower bay, and the preparatory signal will be made at 

 ten minutes to 11 o'clock A. M., wind and weather permitting. 



The courses will be as follows: No. 1, From the Judges' boat, 

 anchored to the east of buoy No. 11, to buoy No. 12, near the South- 

 west Spit; thence south of buoy No. 10 and north of the bell buoy off 

 the point of Sandy Hook to Sandy Hook Lightship, turning from the 

 north and east and returning over the same com-se. 



Course No. 2.— The same as course No. 1, substituting the Scotland 

 Lightship for the Sandy Hook Lightship. This course is intended for 

 classes 6 and 7 — sloops, cutters and yawls. 



A stakeboat displaying a large club signal will be anchored to the 

 westward of buoy No. 11. 



■ To mark buoy No. 12, a boat displaying a large red flag will be 

 anchored at the eastwai-d of it. 



Yachts saihng in cruising trim must carry at least one anchor on 

 the bow with cable bent, cruising complement of boats, cruising deck, 

 cabin and galley fittings and fixtures in place; topsails extended above 

 the truck or beyond the end of the gaff barred. 



By invitation of Com. Morgan, the regatta committee, comprising 

 Mr. S. Nicholson Kane, Mr. Chester Griswold and Mr. Irving Grinnell, 

 wUl be on the flagship May. 



The iron steamboat Tatirus, provided for club members and guests, 

 will leave the foot of Twenty-second street and Hudson River punctu- 

 ally at half-past 9 o'clock A. M., and Pier No. 1, North River, at 15 

 minutes past 10 o'clock A. M., and will touch at the same 'points after 

 the regatta. 



The annual race of the Corinthian Yacht Club of New York will be 

 sailed on Saturday, June 17. The start wUl be made at noon. This 

 year, instead of having a regatta for all classes of schooners and 

 sloops, the race will be for schooners only. 



The classification will be as follows; 



First, keel schooners over 96ft. sailing length only; second, schooners 

 ovej- 86ft. sailing length only; thirds schooners over 76ft. sailing length 

 only; fourth, scliooners over 70ft. sailing length only. The classifica- 

 tion is by sailing length, which is found by adding the waterline 

 length to the square root of the sail area and dividing by 2. The 

 prizes will be a pewter Corinthian mug, suitably inscribed, to each 

 amateur on each winning crew, and a large silver Corinthian mug to 

 the wmning boat in each class. 



The start will be from Scotland Lightship, and one of the following 

 courses will be selected according to the direction of the wind. 



Coui'se No. 1— Starting from an imaginai y hne between the com 

 mittee boat and Scotland Lightship, 10 nautical mUes to windward (or 

 leeward) to a mark (tug, float or buoy, showing C. Y. C. burgee), 

 thence at an angle of 90 degrees, a reach of 5 nautical miles to and 

 around a mark (tug, float, buoy or committee boat, showing C. Y. C. 

 bm'gee) and return over same course, 30 nautical miles. 



Coui'se No. 2 — In all respects similar to the preceding course, ex- 

 cept stai-tiug from Sandy Hook Ligbtship instead of Scotland Light- 

 ship, 30 nautical mfles. 



The start will be a flying one, and whl be made promptly at noon. 

 Starting signals will be made from the club steamer. 



Entries must be made in writing to the secretary, Geo. A. Cormack, 

 63 Stone street. New York, up to 3 P. M. of Friday, June 15. or at the 

 club house, TompkinsviUe, S. I., before 6 o'clock on the morning of 

 the 17th. The names of any amateurs on the crew must be declared 

 at the time of making entry. Entry fees of S25 for each (boat will be 

 charged, which fees will be divided among the paid hands on the win- 

 ning hoat in each class (mate taking two shares, sailuag master three 

 shares). 



The sailing committee is Eben B. Clark, William H. Pliummer. Will- 

 iam C. Hall, Geo. A. Cormack and Chas. Stewart Davison. 



The annual regatta of the Eastern Y. C. will be sailed on June 26 off 

 Marblehead. 



The annufd regatta of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y.O. wUl be sailed 

 on Saturday, July 1, over the club course on the Sound, the conditions 

 being as foflows: 



Classes and Pi izes.- Schooners: 90ft. class, over 75ft. and not over 

 90ft. l.w.l., f^'JOO; :.">fL. class, over 63ft. and not over 75ft., $150; 63ft. 

 class, of 63ft. and under, $100. 



Sloops, cutters and yawls: Class 1., all over 80ft. l.w.l., SiiSO; 70ft. 

 class, over 61ft. and not over 70Ct., ,$150; IGEt. class, over 40ft. and not 

 over 46£t., $100; 40ft. class, over ;ir)ft. and not over 40ft,.. $75; 85ft. 

 class, over ZOtt. and not over 35ft., :?50; 30ft. class, of 3()ft. and under, 

 $25; 25ft. class, of 25ft. racing length and imder, $25. 



Any yacht w hich shall have been launched prior to June 1, J 888, ex- 

 ceeding the higher limit in any class by not over the fi'acolouof a foot, 

 will be included in that class. Prizes w-ill be awarded in such other 

 smaU classes as may fill with three entries. For such classes special 

 courses wih be provided. A prize will be oiTered in a special class to 

 he composed of yachts repi eseniing single entries in regulai' classes, 

 pacing under the time allowances of the chib and over a coiU"se to be 



designated by the race committee. Individual prizes W'UI be given to 

 the Corinthian members of crews on winning^'acht-s carrying crews of 

 which all members, or all except one, are amatem'S. The Leland Cor- 

 inthian challenge cup, open for competition to members of tbe Sea- 

 wanhaka-Corinthian Y. C. only, is for this season offered in the 40ft. 

 class. The winner of this cup in the annual Corinthian race and sub- 

 sequent contests will receive a prize recording the names of competi- 

 tors. •■ 



Entries must Tje made in writing and filed with the secretary of the 

 race committee, R. C. Townseud, 345 Broadway, New York, by 12 

 o'clock noon on .July 1, accompanied by the S. C. Y. C. measui-ement 

 of the yacht, certified to by her owner or by the measurer of the club 

 from-which she is entered," together with a hst of the proposed Corin- 

 thian members of the crew, their several occuijations and addresses. 

 Blank forms of entry with the racing rules will be furnished on appli- 

 cation to the secretary of the committee or at the Oyster Bay club 

 house. 



Special attention is called to Racing Rules Xll., XXIII., XXXVI. 

 Each yacht must be steered by a member of this club or by some other 

 amateur. 



Attention is called to Club Rule X., Sec. 1, which as amended is as 

 follows: "There shall be no restrictions as to crews, excepting that in 

 all classes below the 40ft. class but one professional may be carried." 

 This permits sailing masters to be carried on deck. No clubtopsails 

 or balloon maintopmaststaysails shall be carried. No club or head 

 yard on spinakers shall exceed in length one-twentieth of the load 

 waterhne length of the yacht, and no toot yard or club shall be car- 

 ried. Boats must be carried as provided by Racing Rule XXV. Each 

 yacht must carry on deck two serviceable life buoys ready for imme- 

 diate use. Each yacht must fly her owner's private signal at the main 

 peak, and must be distinguished by a number which will be provided 

 by the committee, to be securely fastened on both sides of the main- 

 sail, about the middle of the sail and above the reef points. These 

 numbers must be returned to the club house. Oyster Bay, after the 

 race. A flying start will take place as near 12 o'clock noon as praeti- 

 cable, and the time of each yacht will be taken as she passes between 

 the committee steamer and a stakeboat. 



Signals timing from beginning of whistles will be given from the 

 committee steamer as follows; First signal, preparatory, whistle (15 

 sec. long). The club signal will be lowered and a red flag hoisted on 

 the steamer. There will be an interval of five minutes between the 

 first and second whistles. Second signal, start for schooners and 

 class I. sloops, whistle (15 sec. long). The red flag wfll be lowered, and 

 in its place white flag will be hoisted on the steamer. (There will be 

 an interval of five minutes between the second and third whistles). 

 Third signal, start for aU other classes, whistle tl5 sec. long). The 

 white flag will be lowered, and in its place wiU toe hoisted a blue flag. 

 Any yacht failing to cross the line within five minutes after the start- 

 ing signal for her class, will be timed as if she had crossed at the ex- 

 piration of that time. A short blast of the whistle wfll be given, if 

 possible, as the time of each yacht is taken. 



Courses.— With start and finish across an appropriately designated 

 line off Oyster Bay. For schooners and class I, 70, 46 and 40ft. classes: 

 Shippan, Matinicock, Shippan Course; to and around Shippan Point 

 buoy (or stakeboat), keeping it on the port hand, thence to and around 

 Jlatinicock buoy (or stakeboat), keeping it on the port hand, and 

 return on the same course. Thirty-four nautical mfles. Government 

 navigation buoys not specified in the course must be passed on the 

 Sound !-hannel side. For 35, 30 and 25ft. racing length classes: Ship- 

 pan, Matinicock, Oyster Bay Course; to and around Shippan Point 

 buoy (or stakeboat), keepingit on the port hand, thence to andaround 

 Matinicock buoy (or stakeboat), keeping it on the port hand, thence 

 returning direct to finish. Eighteen nautical miles. Government 

 navigation buoys not specified in the course must be passed on the 

 Sound Channel side. 



Yorkvitle Y. C. Ninth Annual, June 4. 



PORT MORRIS— LONG ISLAND SOUND. 



The ninth annual regatta of the Yorkville Y. C. was sailed on June 

 4 in a fight S.E. wind, the times being: 



CLASS A— CABIN .SLOOPS OVEE 2SfT. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Emma H Did not finish. 



CLASS B— SLOOPS UNDER 28fT. 



Columbus 4 49 26 4 49 26 



Arrow 5 00 03 4 58 13 



Fly. Disqualified. 



CLASS C— OPBK JIB AND MAINSAIL 



Venus 4 04 53 4 04 53 



CLASS D— OPEN CATS 34FT. AND OVER. 



Jessie 5 15 32 5 15 ;38 



CLASS E— OPEN CATS 20FT. AND UNDER 24l-'T. 



Sunol 4 04 23 4 04 23 



EUen B 4 05 50 4 02 36 



Pride.. 4 05 09 4 01 53 



CLASS F— OPEN CATS OVER 17ft. 



Anglesey 4 03 08 4 08 08 



Wanderer 4 45 20 4 44 50 



CLASS G— OPEN CATS UNDB ; 17fT, 



Tenny 4 12 48 4 12 48 



Stranger 4 35 10 4 :35 10 



.JuUa V Disqualified. 



Pauline 4 14 22 4 12 52 



Alice Maud .Disqualified. 



CLASS H— CABIN CATBOATS. 



Crocus 5 45 30 5 45 30 



.lulia S Did not finish. 



The winners were Columbus, "Venus, Jessie, Pride, Anglesey, Tenny 

 and Crocus. 



PauUue protests Tenny on measurement. Anglesej' and .Tessie win 

 the prizes for best elapsed times. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



The Riverside (Conn.) Y. 0. has greatly improved its station this 

 year. The house has been moved back and enlarged, and the harbor 

 has been dredged out. 



An unusual accident occurred in a race of the Corinthian Y. C. of 

 Allantie City on May 27, nothing less than the blowing away of the 

 time card with the times of the start. In one race recently sailed off 

 Atlantic City the contestants were 9, 11 and 12 years of age. 



Tom Boy, 30ft. cutter, originally buflt for Archibald Rogei-s, lias 

 been sold to Dr. W. S. Lothrop, of Beverly. 



Oweene, 40ft, cutter, has been sold bv Vice-Corn. W. O. Gay, Massa- 

 chusetts Y. C, to R. E. Malone. 



Tahsman, steam yacht, has been chartered by R. S. Palmer for the 

 season. 



Mr. Ralph N. EUis, who was to have accompanied Mr. Carroll on 

 Navahoe, has been U], and sailed last week on the Etruria. He hopes 

 to join the yacht later for the races. 



Choctaw, 40-footer, recently purchased in Rochester bv T. L. Arnold, 

 has made the return trii) by canal from Lake Ontario to New York. 



Hughes Y^acht Agency reports the following sales: Cutter Mm-iel, 

 Wflliam Irvin to E. Pendleton Rogers, of Hyde Park. N. Y. ; sip. Cul- 

 prit Fay, Dr. G. E. Brewer to Messrs. Rousseau & Ferguson; steam 

 yacht Thyra, Rev. J. A. AspinwaU to Clinton Barnum Seeley. and 

 steam yacht Ladoga, Thomas L. Watt to John H. Hall, of Hartford, 

 Conn. 



Wahneta, sip,, has been sold by F. E. Perrett to H. E. Doremus, In- 

 dian Harbor Y. O. She is 31ft. l.w.l., built by Wintringham last year. 



Carrie, sloop, Capt. L J. Merritt, of the Merritt Wrecking Co., has 

 been converted to a schooner at the company's station at Staten 

 Island. 



Mr. Jimilius Jarvis, of the Royal Canadian Y. C, Toronto, designer 

 of Whistlewing, Samoa, Chaperone and other yachts, has built a fin-keel 

 21 footer from a modification of the Scarecrow design and will race 

 her in the 21ft. sailing length class of the Lake Y. R. A. She is 80ft. 

 over all, 20ft. 6in. l.w.l., 6ft. beam and 5ft. 3in. draft, with 440sq. ft. of 

 sail. She carries a lug mainsafl and a jib, the latter tacked to the 

 stemhead as in the oi'iginal Scarecroiv, no bowsprit being carried. 

 The hull was built by McMurchy Bros., steel frames and wood skin, 

 and the topsides will be black, with a varnished bottom. 



The Lake Cliamplaiu \'. C. has elected the following officers: Com., 

 W. S. Webb; Vice- Com., Horatio Hickok; Pres., E. C. Smith; First 

 Vice-Pres., Elias Lyman; Second Vice-Pres., H. LeG. Cannon: Sec'y. 

 A. G. Whittemore; Treas., Horatio Hickok; Meas., A. O. Tuttfe! 

 Executive Committee— D. \V. Robiuson, C. B. Gray, G. S. Weed, F. H. 

 Wefls, jVlexander Whiteside, J. S. Pierson, L. E. WoodUouse, Horatio 



The Bayonne Y. C. has elected the following officers: Com., W. E 

 Ellsworth; Vice-Corn., T. Hopkins; Sec'y, P. J. .Aloouev; Treas., F, H. 

 EUsu-onh; Meas., Philip E. Van Buskirk, N. Y. Y. 1-;."a, Committee 



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—Capt. Joe EUsworth, .John O'NeUl and Edward H. Bennett. 



Col. J. A. Walker, of New Orleans, has ordered of the Gorham Mfg. 

 Co, a handsome silver cup, which he proposes to donate as a per- 



petual challenge trophy for the yachts of New Orleans, Pensacola 

 and Mobile, open to yachts of 18 to 29ft-. 



It is reported that Mr. Hovey has abandoned his intention of taking 

 Fortuna to Chica.go, as the expense of pontooning eacli way would 

 be very heavy, and the trip would be a long and difficult one in every 

 way. 'The yacht is still at Beverly Bridges." 



The 30ft. centerboard boat btult by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. for 

 Mr. John Gibb has been named Bonnie Doon. She is of the Alpha 

 type, with a wooden centerboard, and is much like a boat buflt at 

 Bristol last year for J. W. Masury, of the same locality. Great South 

 Bay. Slie has a light cabin and is rigged with a pole mast and double 

 head.sails. On j\Iay 27 Mr. Gibb with his brother and his brother-in-law, 

 Mr. A. Bryan Alley, owner of the old Cruiser, left Bristol in the new 

 boat, reaching the American Y. C. at Milton Point on 3Iay 80. The 

 yacht wfll enter in some of the Sound races before going to the Great 

 South Bay, and in Mr. Alley's liands is likely to make trouble for 

 everything in her class. She is .85ft. over all and draws 2Et. with 

 board up. 



The Atlantic Y. C. has arranged the following programme for the 

 annual cruise: Kendezvous in Cold Spring Harbor, off the (jasino, on 

 the afternoon of Friday, July 14. On Saturday, July 15, the fleet will 

 sail for Black Rock and anchor off the (ieorge Hotel, where it will 

 remain untfl Monday morning. On Sunday there will be divine service 

 on "board the flagship Water Witch, conducted toy the Rev. Lindsay 

 Parker of Brooklyn. On Monday, Julj' 17, the fleet wiU sail for New 

 London and anchor off the Atlantic V. C. station, near the Pequot 

 House. If the weather should not prove favorable for the long run 

 from Black Rock, the fleet will anchor upon signal at some more 

 convenient port. On Tuesda,.y, Julj^ 18, the fleet will saU for Shelter 

 Island and anchor in Dcerirjg s Harbor. While here there will be gig 

 races for champion colors pi esented by the flag officers. On Wednes- 

 day, July 19, the fleet wiU sail for Stonington or Newport, as may be 

 decided upon at a meeting of the captains. It is proposed to continue 

 the cruise as far as New Bedford, if it is so desired. 



The opening of the Michigan Y. 0. house on Belle Isle, took place on 

 May 20. 



Messrs. Waterhouse & Chesebrough have designed a fin-keel for 

 Buzzard's Bay, her dimensions being: 21ft. over all, 12ft. l.w.l., 5ft. 

 beam. 4ft. 3iu. draft. The boat is for TheophUus Parsons, of Boston, 

 who wfll race her In the single-hand class, which already numbers six 

 or eight boats. 



Lawley & Co. have cast an entire new keel for Mayflower, in two 

 pieces. The weight is disposed considerably lower than in the old 

 keel, which was far narrower than the present custom. Import- 

 ant alterations ha'/e also been made to the spars, safls and interior. 



The 21-footer designed by Stewart & Binney an^d built at Salem by 

 Frisbie, has been named -Aureolus. After a trial at Boston she wiU be 

 shipped to Lake Sunapee. 



Thyra, steam yacht, has been sold by Rev. J. A. Aspinwall to C. B. 

 Seeley, late part owner of Atlantic, schr. 



The first race of the Winthrop Y. C. wassailed by moonlight on May 

 95, the times being: 



Sinbad, Harry Hutchinson. . 55 00 Fancy, George L. Cade 1 05 00 



Harriet L., T. Harringten. . . 57 06 



The Newark Y. C. has sold its flne club house and station at Bay- 

 onne, on Newark Bay, and it will be converted into a road and shore 

 house. 



Therese, steam yacht, has been sold bj' the executors of the late J. 

 M. Fiske to J. J. Faye, former owner of Triton, schooner. 



The match between the 21ft. catboats Magpie and Typhoon, made 

 last winter, is -'off" because of the changes made in the latter by the 

 addition of the meial centerboard, which it is strongly suspected will 

 be a, material improvement. 



Queen Mab, Mr. Percy Chutob's new purchase, left Cowes for New 

 York on 3Iay 17, so that she is now due here. 



The series of "Dragons" designed and built by WiU Fife, Jr., for F. 

 C. HiU, has now reached its third number, and though Dragon III. 

 will be tried higher than either of her predecessors, having to meet 

 the new Watson 20 Deirdr^, and the new Nicholson fin-keel, she is 

 hkely to prove a worthy successor to two notable boats, each the head 

 of her class. Dragon I. is now named Idalia, while Dragon II. has 

 just been re-chiistened Molly by her new owner. 



Imoetng. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addi-esses, 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 and Stream their addresses, with logs of cruises, 

 maps, and information concerning their local waters, drawings or 

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



FIXTURES. 



10. Brooklyn Annual, Bay Ridge. 34. Marine and Field Club, Bath 

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

 17. New York Ann., Bensonhurst. 



JULY. 



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

 29. Red Dragon, Delaware River. 



AUGUST. 



II- 28. 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. 



In a letter ^vhich we publish elsewhere Mr. 0. B. "Vaux again points 

 out the errors which appeared in the 1892 book, and which are repeated 

 again this year. It is unfortunate that no ofiicial answer was made 

 to Mr, Vaux's former letter, and no attempt made to correqt^the 

 errors in preparing the present book. The fault for this lies, we 

 believe, with the regatta committee of last year, who under a new and 

 peculiar construction of Chapter IX. of the constitution, hmited their 

 report solely to a resume of the racing, and refrained from recom- 

 mending any changes of rules. Their reason for this action w^as that 

 it wotfld be unfair for an outgoing committee to make rules which 

 should govern the new committee, and with this consideration in view 

 they made no recommendation of changes, and even overlooked the 

 obvious necessity of correcting the serious errors in the rules as pub- 

 lished. 



The constitution is so plain as to the duties of a regatta committee 

 as to leave little room for argument; it says: "They shall submit to 

 the commodore in time for publication at least two weeks previous to 

 the annual meeting a full report, in which shall be embodied all pro- 

 iwsals for changes in racing rules, whether originating with the 

 committee or submitted to them by members." As the new committee 

 is never organized prior to the morning of the annual meeting, and 

 in some cases, as this year, is not even appointed, the arrangement 

 and formulation of such changes of the rules as may be proposed or 

 as may be obviously necessaiy,- must be done by the retirmg com- 

 mittee. As against the view of last year's committee, that such work 

 would hamper the new committee, we would point out that by 

 precedent in all clubs it is not the function of a regatta committee to 

 •hange the rules; ail changes are made by the club as a body, and 

 the regatta committee takes office to administer the rules as they 

 stand from year to year, vvith the fewest changes possible: the 

 committee having^ fuU Uberty in all matters relating to the immediate 

 carrying on of races under the rules. In the A, C. A., however, it 

 has been found necessary, owing to the limited time for discussion at 

 the one meeting held each year, to depute to some oQlcer or csm- 

 mittee the important task of arranging and presenting in appropriate 

 form for consideration all proposed changes of the racing rules. 

 The reth'ing regatta committee, after having worked together in 

 camp and throughout the year, and with a fresh and thorough knowl- 

 edge of the rules, has been selected as the proper body for this work, 

 but sad to say the task is usuaUy neglected, or so carelessly done a 

 to lead to such errors as are now in the book. The regatta commit 



