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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug. 5, 1898. 



most seaworthy craft. But it must be handled by those who under- 

 stand it. Under the management of an inesperienced person it is 

 dangerous and liable to capsize in the most sudden and unexpected 

 manner. It is as liable to turn over as a bicycle ridden by one who 

 has had no practice. But under the command of an Eastern Shore- 

 man they can weather almost any ordinary storm in the Chesapeake. 

 They can sail "close to the wind" and gUde through the water at an 

 astonishing speed. The Eastern Shore waterman takes to his "kun- 

 ner" as the duck takes to water. It comes nest after the cradle and 

 lasts through life. It is his carriage and horses, his pleasure yacht, 

 his workshop, his farm. The fleet of canoes coming in at evening to 

 a Chesapeake fishing town is as beautifal a sight as one can hope to 

 witness. — Baltimore Sun, July M. 



A new steam yacht, named Claymore, was launched at the Seabury 

 works at Nyack, on July 26, in the presence of the owner, Mr. j. 

 Kennedy Tod and a party of his friends. Mrs. Todd christened the 

 yacht. The Claymore is intended for daily service between New York 

 andMr. Tod's home at South Beach, Conn., and is of the torpedo boat 

 type, with a flush deck and turtle back sides, her speed being 19 miles. 

 She is 80ft. over all, 10ft, beam, 3ft. 6in. draft, and has Seabury 

 engines and boiler, the former being triple compoimd. The working 

 pressure is STSlbs. The frame is of oak. the planking of yellow pine, 

 in two thickness, and she is copper fastened and rivetted throughout. 

 On deck is a mahogany pilot house and smeJl bridge, and below she 

 has a large cabin, state room, dining room, toilet room and quarters 

 for crew. 



The Herreshoff Mfg. Co. has received an order for a steel steam 

 yacht for F.L.Osgood, of New London, osrner of Cosette, steam 

 yacht. The new craft will be 130ft. over all, with a speed of 18 miles. 



Nokomis, schr., has been sold by H. Putnam, ,Tr., to G. W. Hunt. 



Cora, steam yacht, owned by J. A. Morris, was in collision with a 

 working sloop off the Battery, New York. The yacht had her owner 

 and a party on board, bound from Throgg's Neck to the races at 

 Monmouth Park. The sloop struck her on the quarter, but did no 

 serious damage to the hull. 



Shearwater, steam yacht, Henry R. Wolcott, rescued the captain and 

 crew of a capsized vessel in Long Island Sound, off Saybrook, on July 

 23, landing the shipwrecked men at Westbrook, Conn., after supply- 

 ing them with clothes and money. 



Britannia has been selected by the Royal Victoria Y. 0. to defend its 

 gold cup, and the races will take place the second week in September. 



It is possible that Valkj-rie may not defend the Cape May cup, as 

 Navahoe will be in the Royal Southampton regatta on Aug. 5, the day 

 suggested by Lord Dunraven. In this event there is some talk of 

 Satanita being chosen, but the great difference in length of the two 

 would make the race less interesting, Satanita being 98ft. l.w.l. or 1.3ft. 

 longer than Navahoe. Calluna now holds the Brenton's Reef cup, but 

 nothing has been decided about the race. 



Colonia has been at Newport for a week, making a very fast run 

 from New York, but she has returned to Bay Ridge. Her new hollow 

 boom has not proved satisfactory, and she is again using the solid one. 

 In preparation for the cruise next week, on Tuesday she was docked 

 at Downing & Lawrences's railway, next to Poillon's yard. Vigilant 

 has been sailing about the Sound, but on Tuesday she was hauled out 

 on Piepgrass' railway. City Island. 



Pilgrim has been sailing regularly of late and is now in very good 

 shape. Secretary Herbert has given Messrs. Stewart & Binney per- 

 mission to use the drydock of the Boston Navy Yard, and the yacht 

 was to go out there on Tuesday of this week in place of coming to the 

 Erie Basin as at first proposed. It is still doubtful whether she will be 

 allowed to join the New York Y. C. fleet on the cruise. Jubilee is 

 nearly ready for the cruise, though her sails are not yet in good shape. 

 She will haul out at Simpson's drydock. East Boston, this week. In 

 any event neither she nor Pilgrim will come west of Newport, and the 

 first real race of the class wOI be for the Goelet cups on Aug. 11. 



American and Britisli Models on the Pacific. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your issue of June 29 a correspondent speaks of the yachting 

 enthusiasm^which exists in the extreme Northwest, and of the rivalry 

 between the British and American yachtsmen, and refers to the cut.- 

 ter of English design as being the prevaiUng type of British Colmnbia 

 yacht, a type which has proved unsuccessful in racing against the 

 American centerboarders. The fact is that the spirit of enthusiasm he 

 speaks of is so lacking among my fellow countrymen that the Victoria 

 Y. C, young, small and not remarkable for wealthy members, is the 

 only club belonging to the International Association. The enthusiasm 

 of this small body does not suflJciently compensate for lack of capital 

 to enable it to build the cutters spoken of. The reason of our boats 

 being beaten by the American centerboarders is easily explained. The 

 boat of British Columbia is the common or garden sloop. The only 

 cutter (not counting a little toy of 19ft.) which has taken part in the 

 international regattas was designed here in Victoria for a cruiser, and 

 had neither form, rigging nor sails suitable for racing. The only 

 racing machine in our club is of the smallest class and belongs to the 

 bulb-fin tribe. She was designed for the English Y. R. A. rule of 

 rating, which we use in our club, and could hardly be e.xpected to 

 compete successfully with sandbaggers of unlimited sail spread. Our 

 rule— Length multipUed by Sail Area, divided by 6,000— is a bad one, 

 but not so bad as the remarkable rule under which the interna- 

 tional races are saUed— l.w.l. plus half overhang, divided by il — 

 with shifting ballast in all but tne A class. This method of measure- 

 ment for time allowance was recommended to the association by the 

 committee formed to report, as having afforded great satisfaction 

 about New York and in the East generaUy. The result of this formula 

 is called "corrected length." I have heard of corrected length rules, 

 but never of corrected length arrived at in this way, as being in use by 

 yacht clubs of note. Moreover, the type of boat which has proved, as 

 your correspondent says, most successful under it. cannot properly 

 be called a yacht. 



Fortunately for the cutter, which if she be slow is also safe, a reso- 

 lution was adopted at a meeting of international delegates at Port 

 Townsend creating a class below the A class for boats with fixed bal- 

 last, so that when we can afford to do so we may build a boat wliich 

 will not turn turtle, and still have a chance of prize winning. Our 

 seas are deep, cold and apt to be tru-bulent, whereas our American 

 friends sail most of theu- races in comparatively smooth, landlocked 

 waters, and are welcome to the agile skimmer. 



H. Hardet Simpson. 

 [Mean length and shifting ballast, so far from giving general satis- 

 faction about New York, have almost entirely disappeared, nearly all 

 clubs racing under the length and sail area rule.] 



Quincy Y. C. Pennant Race. 



QUINCY— BOSTON HARBOR. 



Thursday, My SO. 

 The Quincy Y. C. sailed a pennant race on July 30, in a fresh S.W. 

 wind and with a good lot of boats in each of the three classes. Since 

 last season the old Secret has received a new shovel bow and other 

 alterations, and made her first appearance in this race. The little 

 Herreshoff cat Mab sailed a fine race, beating her class easily. She is 

 lightly canvassed, but the wind was strong enough to bring her down 

 to a smgle reef. The times were: 



FIRST CI^ASS. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Vanessa, A. Bigelow, Jr 22.11 1 31 15 1 03 40 



Beatrice, .1. Cavanaugh 26.00 1 39 CO 1 04 12 



Hiladee, J. F. Small 1 33 45 



Moondyne, A. J. Shaw 24.10 1 35 30 i 09 42 



Gipsy, H. R. Drinkwater 24.07 1 36 00 1 09 58 



Adolph, H. Moebs 23.05 1 39 55 1 11 49 



SECOND CLASS. 



Magpie, H. G. Otis 19.08 1 38 15 21 07 



Opeechee. W. P. Barter 19.08 3 30 20 1 03 12 



Aurisa, H. M. Faxon 19.08 1 31 55 1 04 47 



Secret, E. F. Linton 13620 



THIRD CIASS. 



Mab, John Shaw 17.05 1 28 SO 0 58 41 



Imp, G. Maybury 16.03 1 33 13 1 01 53 



Primrose, H. M. Faxon 17.11 1 32 45 1 03 38 



Dandelion, A. Adams 17.06 1 37 30 1 07 48 



Sunbeam, H. E. Faxon 18.02 1 88 40 1 09 45 



Flora Lee, C, D. Lanning 1 37 30 



Mattapoisett Y. C. 



The Mattapoisett Y. C. sailed a sweepstake race on July 26, the 

 times being: 



THIRD class: 



Start. Finish. 



Algul, J. K. Bullard, Jr 2 05 06 4 41 38 



Nobska, A. A. Beebe 2 03 05 disabled 



Tycoon, J. L. Staekpole 2 02 25 4 48 20 



Hermine, R. L. Barstow 2 31 10 withdrew 



FIEtB CLASS. 



Raccoon, J. L. Staekpole, Jr , . , , . 3 13 56 3 14 06 



Nameless, none given 2 14 33 3 53 06 



Axe, Lewis D. Bacon , , , , .3 13 05 3 13 00 



The winners are Algul and Raccoon, 



Capsizes. 



On July 23, a 20ft. sloop owned by Thomas W. Johnson was 

 capsized in a squall off Fawn Bar, and sank, her ballast shifting. Of 

 the five persons on board three were drowned, .Joseph Murphy. Albert 

 T. Scott and a boy, J. W. Johnston. The other two, T. W. Johnston 

 and C. K. Skimming, held on to the masthead, which was above the 

 water, until rescued by the sloop Wren, Chas. N. Anderson. Young 

 Johnson held on for a time, but was washed away finally, the sea 

 being bad during the .squall. 



The sloop yacht AUie comma nded bv Captain Nathaniel Price, with 

 a party numbermg eight, of which three were women, was capsized 

 yesterday just at the point of the inlet of Far Rockaway. Those on 

 board were thrown into the water. Fortunately all the men could 

 swim, and at once went to the aid of their companions. The women 

 were placed alongside the upturned yacht, where thev remained hold- 

 ing on until relief came from shore. Several rowboats put off to the 

 place of the accident, and soon had the unfortunate people safe on 

 land. The accident was caused by the sail jibing.— TrifritTie, ,7'ily IS. 



Ellis Atwood. Otto Kallusch. Ned Ailing, Mr. McKay and 3IIss 

 Stevenson started from Forest Lawn Saturday afternoon in a yacht 

 for Charlotte, and their craft was upset by the wind a long distance 

 out. The lookout at the hfe-saving station saw the accident, gave an 

 alarm and Captain Doyle and his men reached the partv in time to 

 save them. They were cUnging to the hosit.— Post-Express] Rochester, 

 Jidy n. 



Saturday, William Goggins of this city, accompanied by his son 

 Miles, a young man named Noble and two boys, started in a sailboat 

 for Quahaug Bay for a Sunday outing. While between Pumpkin 

 Knob and Long Island a gale struck them, and every minute the 

 occupants of the boat expected she would be capsized. All control of 

 the craft was lost, and the anchor was thrown overboard. The rope 

 attached to the anchor parted, and one of the boys jumped overboard 

 and secured it; the craft being aground on the ledge. Thev stayed on 

 the ledge all Saturday night, and had a narrow escape from death.— 

 Boston Herald, Jidy 9Jj. 



The schooner Lizzie Raymond, of Port Jefferson, N. .1., owned and 

 commanded by Captain D. S. Davis and loaded with shells for oyster 

 beds off Norwalk. was struck by a squall off Westbrook this afternoon 

 and capsized. The cook, William PhUips, was- lost. The schooner is 

 still afloat and she will be towed into this port. (New London.)— iVeto 

 York Herald, July 24. 



The high wind which prevailed yesterdeay afternoon played sad 

 havoc with numerous small craft which were so unfortunate as to get 

 caught in it. Five different capsizes and several narrow escapes 

 were reported in Jamaica Baj-. The large sloop yacht Lucille, Cap- 

 tain James Ruland, of Canarsie, left shore early in the morning with a 

 party of twelve on board. The day was spent fishing in the ocean. 

 About 3 o'clock the yacht started for home. She was under a double- 

 reefed mainsail and had just left the breakwater opposite the Canarsie 

 landing, when a squall struck her, and in a second the boat capsized. 

 The entire party were thrown overboard. Captain Charles Cuddy, 

 who had witnessed the accident, put out from the shore in his yacht 

 Grover Cleveland, and rescued aU. The small catboat, owned and 

 sailed by Edward Masters, of Canarsie, was capsized. After anchor- 

 ing the boat Masters swam to the shore. The yacht Happy Thought, 

 Capt. John McAdam, of Bay Ridge, left the Old Mfil Creek early in the 

 morning with five, including the captain, on board. While at anclior 

 in the Pumpkin Patch the heavy sea caused a leak. The sail was 

 hastily hoisted to take the yacht into shallow water, but the wind 

 caught it and the little boat capsized. The party were rescued and 

 taken to Canarsie. Two little boys, Samuel Avery, twelve years old, 

 and Edward McAvoy, fourteen years old, were sailing aroimd the 

 landing in a small sldffl late in tlie afternoon. The boat was capsized 

 and the boys thrown into the water. McAvoy could swim, but his 

 companion couldn't, and was in danger of drowning when Captain 

 Alfred Posey, of Canarsie, put out from the shore in a ro\t'boat and 

 rescued him.— World, July 31,. 



Bridgeport, Conn., July 23.— The tug Zouave, of New York, Captain 

 J. S. Williams, towed into this harbor this evening the 30-ton sloop 

 Agent, which was capsized off Penfleld Reef, four miles from this city 

 at a quarter to 12 o'clock this morning. The Agent was bound from 

 Branford, Conn, to South Amboy, N. J., and had reached the reef 

 when she was struck by a squall which overturned her. Captain J. C. 

 Prout and two hands were nearly drowned, but Prout succeeded in 

 keeping afloat by cUnging to the edge of the boat, which showed above 

 the water. At the expiration of three-quarters of an hour the Zouave 

 was hailed, and Captain WiUiams anchored his tow of barges at the 

 reef and brought the Agent to this city. For more than a mile the 

 Agent dragged on the hard bottom, and the loss will be a large part of 

 the cost of the boat. Captain Prout feai-s a chest in the cabin contain- 

 ing $500 has gone to the bottom. The Agent will be righted to-morrow 

 mormng.— iVeto YorTc Herald, July HI,. 



Buzzards Bay, Mass., July 24.— A report was received here this 

 morning that a large cat-boat, painted black, was capsized in Buzzards 

 Bay, off AVest Falmouth, yesterday afternoon, with several men and 

 women on board. The boat was seen some distance from the shore, 

 when a violent squall came up and capsized her. 3Ir. Dennison. the 

 tag manufacturer of Boston, who is summering there, immediately 

 put out in his steam launch, and another boat put out from Cotuit, 

 but nothing could be seen of the boat or its occupants. Word has 

 been received from West Falmouth practically confirming the report, 

 but the identity of the boat and those on board cannot be ascertained. 

 — Evening Post, July SI,. 



A catboat sailed by Dr. N. Kenney, of New York, was capsized m a 

 squall on Niantic River, off the Oswegatchee House yesterday. Dr. 

 Kenney was rescued by a boatmen.— A'ew York Herald, July 25. 



Salem, Mass., Julj' 24. — There is little doubt that the men reported 

 drowned in Salem Harbor by the capsizing of a yacht yesterday were 

 Anton Liebsch, about fifty years old; Andria Liebsch, his sixteen-year- 

 old son, and James E. Dixon, foreman of the Salem Gazette oflice, 

 about thirty years old. An oar and a hat found have been identified 

 as belonging to Liebsch, and they were in a boat answering a descrip- 

 tion of the one known to have capsized and sunk. — Tribune, July .3 '. The 

 yacht has since been raised with the bodies aboard. 



A smaU boat in which a man was sailing off Revere Beach, near the 

 Narrow Gauge Hotel, about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, was cap- 

 sized and the man was drowned. The accident was observed by 

 persons from the shore, but there were no means at hand for render- 

 ing assistance. The police were notified and an effort was made by 

 them to recover the body by grappling, which proved successful about 

 11:30 o'clock last night. From the description given by Fred Locke, 

 who rented the boat, the man Is supposed to be Mr. R. C. Dickey, a 

 building contractor of Maplewood.— Boston. Herald, July 22. 



Minnetonka Y. C. 



A RACE was sailed on July 15, in which Onawa was again 

 beating Katie; Alpha did not start. The times were: 



FIRST CLASS SLOOPS. 



Elapsed. 



Onawa, Ward Burton '. 1 52 05 



Kite,Wm. Peet 2 01 09 



C. L. C, Cook, Champion and Long 2 03 21 



Waterwitch, Anson and Gillette 2 13 39 



AureJia, C. S. Langdon 2 08 54 



Ida, George Brackett 3 10 33 



Apukwa, E. T. Teft 2 15 01 



Aurora, T. E. Gaty 3 13 08 



SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. 



Omega, 0. J. Bintliff 8 3j8 35 



FIRST CLASS CATS. 



Pearl, C. McC. Reeve 3 23 35 



Mabel, Nickels and Peckham 2 33 32 



Columbia, W. A. Ramsey 2 35 19 



Bonita, 0. T. Thompson and W. S. Harris 3 23 .52 



Curlew, Eustis and Young 3 25 33 



SECOND OLA.SS OAT.S. 



Kestrel, Roy Wyman 2 29 33 



Kingbu-d, A. McMuUan 2 31 25 



Coquette, L. Newell 2 3? 37 



SPECIAL GLASS. 



The Kid, D. D. Tenney 2 41 18 



Coquina, W. G. HoUis 2 53 23 



Hermes, M. D. Ridge wad 2 57 43 



Oak Point Y. C. 



The Oak Point Y. 0. sailed a sweepstake race foe jib and mainsail 

 boats on July 23, the course being from off Oak Point around the 

 Stepping Stones, 12 miles. The wind was strong N.W., andPaula cap- 

 sized, Mignon lost her mast and Laura lost her jib, which blew out of 

 the boltropes, leaving Fanny to finish alone as follows: 



Finish. Elapsed. 



Fanny, James Grant ■,' J.'i dO 3 45 00 



Laura, Freeman, Frazer & fioz i t'^ 00 4 07 00 



Mgnon, George Gent Withdrew. 



Paula, Otto Buschow Capsized. 



Steam Yacht Racing. 



The owners of the new Yankee Doodle are out with a challenge to 

 the other high speed steam yachts for a race, the course to be from 

 one t-o thirty miles, on smooth or rough water, for 31,000 per side^ The 



Corrected. 

 1 40 03 



1 ,56 54 



2 01 ;» 

 2 05 64 

 2 06 32 



2 07 02 



3 09 43 

 2 10 29 



2 27 29 



2 13 04 



3 14 11 

 3 16 58 

 2 17 17 

 2 17 39 



2 14 38 



2 15 45 

 2 21 45 



2 22 21 



2 27 15 



3 33 35 



following letter has resulted from a meeting between Vamoose and 

 Javelin some short time since, in which both claimed the victory: 



Tebo's Dock, South Brooklyn, July 20, 1893 

 Capt. Brady, Steam Yacht Javelin: 



Dear Sir— I understand your people are not satisfied that the 

 Vamoose can beat the Javelin in a speed contest. I am authorized by 

 Mr. FoUansbee, who is now using the Vamoose, to make a match race 

 with the Javelin for eighty knots, giving you five knots start, for fun 

 or for any part of ,915,000 a side. Hoping for an earlv reply, I remain 

 sincerely yours, Theodore Heilbron. 



A good deal has appeared in the New York papers of late about 

 another new steam yacht, the Rex, but so far from being a new yacht 

 she is the old Dandy lengthened and rebuilt. 



Riverside Y. C. Annual Regatta. 



EIYERStDE, CONN. — LONG ISLAND SOUND. 



Saturday, Jidy 22. 

 The Riverside Y, C. was unfortunate in its aimual pennant regatta 

 on July 22 m having few entries, and those of all sizes, so that out of 

 eight classes seven sailed over. The Sound was in perfect condition 

 for racmg, as has been the case very frequently during the present 

 month, with a strong S, W, wind. The times were; 



SCH00N15R.S — 70ft. class. 



„ _ „ ■ Elapsed. Corrected, 

 Niryana, G. I. Tyson i 44 56 1 44 56 



„, . , SLOOPK— 60PT. CLASS. 



Whitby, H. H. Tyson 1 61 01 1 51 01 



SLOOPS— 50pt. class. 

 Alcedo, W. A. Hamilton Weht wrong colirse. 



SLOOPS— 35ft. OliASS. 



Vorant, G. G. Tysyu 2 10 03 2 10 03 



SLOOPS— 25ft. class. 



Alma, C. E. Diefenthalen .1 57 54 1 57 54 



. , . 20pT. oats. 



Almu-a, H. W. Hanan 2 01 46 2 01 46 



35ft. oats. 



Pearl, Gilbert Potter ,..2 12 54 3 12 34 



Nahma, Walter Luke Withdrew. 



White Cap, John B. Lord .2 18 2 18 07 



„, . . 30ft. open cats. 



Chippie, H. R. Hatfield Withdre\v. 



Greenville Y. C. 



The Greenville Y. C. sailed the first of a series of championship 

 races m a strong westerly wind on July 22, the course being around 

 Oyster Island, three turns. The times were: 



Siart. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Ahda 2 54 00 Disabled. 



Yankee Boy 3 55 (W 5 27 47 2 33 48 3 33 47 



Lizzie B 3 53 10 Upset. 



Arrow 3 53 45 Cracked her mast. 



Eureka Withdrew. 



Maggie P 3 54 10 Disabled. 



Torment 3 53 40 5 39 38 3 35 48 3 33 03 



FIXTURES. 



AUGUST. 



11-12. N.W.A.R.A., Canoe Races, 11-26. A. C. A. Meet, St. Lawrencu 

 Detroit. River, 



SEPTEMBER. 



2. Orange An., Arlmgton, N. J. 4. Holyoke, Fall. Holyoke. Mas8. 

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



Our Weatern correspondent has ventured to criticise the recent 

 meet of the Western Canoe Association, and from our experience in 

 similar cases we can sympathize in advance with him over the recep. 

 tion which his comments are likely to meet with from some canoeista 

 So far as we have been able to learn, his criticism is fair, unprejudiced 

 and honest, but there are not a few who contend that in a case of this 

 kind, where the officers are not paid for their services, all faults and 

 blunders should be ignored, and only a deliglitful oouUv/r rose 

 should pervade all reports. 



As a rule it is best in reporting events of this kind to show only the 

 bright side, making the best of everything, perfection being seldom 

 attained in this world, and the most perfect plans being liable to de- 

 rangement. There are, however, cases, and we believe this to be one, 

 where the blunders and mistakes are all perfectly avoidable, and 

 where it is the duty of the honest writer to report things as they are, 

 and not as he and all friends of the parties would have them. In the 

 present case, as our correspondent points out, the trouble is due to 

 several causes, most of them being involved in the issue of Ballast 

 Island as a new camp, which was decided last winter in deference to 

 the wishes, or rather the threat, of a few members. 



One cause of the failure of the meet appears to be the apathy of the 

 officers, only one of whom was present during the entu-e time, It has 

 been repeatedly urged by some of oiu- correspondents that as the 

 officers are not paid in any way they should not be held to account 

 for their mistakes or omissions, but however much there nmybeia 

 this view, there is another side to the question. The officers, in ac- 

 cepting a nomination and election, assume certain obligations toward 

 the members, and are bound to exercise all diligence in providing for 

 the wants of those visiting the camp. The questions of just what 

 the members may rightly expect, and whether they do not often 

 expect too much, have nothing to do with this phase of the case; 

 the officers and committees assume office with the understand 

 ing that these are to perform certain work neces.sary to the suc- 

 cessful carrying out of a meet, and when this work is neglected, or 

 even badly done, they must expect to shoulder the blame. 



Eastern canoeists will be interested in knowing that the new canoe 

 Electra, which figures so prominently in the W, 0. A, races, is the 

 well-known Gleenwood, sailed so well by Mr, Oxholm last year at the 

 A. C. A. meet. 



The Columbian Regatta at Lake Geneva. 



The Chicago Navy, which includes the rowing clubs of Chicago is 

 now preparing for a grand Columbian international regatta, to take 

 place at Lake Geneva, Wis., on Aug. 14, 15, 16, 17, IK, 19. A special 

 feature of the racing wifl he the canoe races, as given in the pro- 

 gramme. Very handsome medals have been prepared for aU the 

 events, and the committee of the navy is desirous of securing good 

 entries from members of the American Canoe Association, both from 

 the States and Canada. Invitations have been sent to the A. C. A. and 

 the Atlantic Division. The canoeing portion of the programme is as 

 foUows: 



Canoe Events.— Smgle paddlmg, half mile straightaway; upset canoe 

 race; tandem paddling, half mile straightaway; water polo; tub race- 

 swimming race, for oarsmen only ' ' 



Entry Fees.— Single shells .S.3, pair oars glO, double shells $10, four 

 oars $10, six oars .Slu, eight oars $15, ten oars Sl5, smgle paddle S". 

 tandem paddle $10, water polo ?10. 



Regatta Rules.— Afl races 134 miles with a turn, excepting the eight- 

 oared shell races and "special event" races. Two or more entries re- 

 quired in each class to insure a race. Entrance fee must in every case 

 accompany the original entry. Same will be returned after crews en- 

 tered participate in theu- respective races. No entry wiU be accepted 

 unless signed by an officer of the club. 



There shall be sent to the secretary in all cases of entries for eights 

 a list of not more than twelve names; for fours not more than sii 

 names; for double sculls nor moi-c. thau four names; for single sculls, 

 not more than one. name; and from these the actual crews shall be 

 Selected. 



Races at this regatta are to be rowed under therulefrof the National 

 Association of Amateur Oarsmen. 



Entries close Aug. 7. Entries mailed on Aug. 7, bearing that post- 

 mark, wiU be received. All entries must be addressed to B V John 

 son, 508 Chamber of Commerce, Chicago, 111., U. S. A. 



A. C. A. Prize Flag Fund. 



The regatta committee beg to acknowledge the receipt of $5 from 

 the Mohican C. C. and flags from 0. V. Winne and Miss Mackerras. 



