418 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 11, 1898. 



proved, subject to a proper audit, being ordered returned for that 

 purpose. In considering this report the question of division repre- 

 sentation came up. it beiner evident that the Northern Division had 

 elected more members of the executive committee than it was entitled 

 to— one for each 100 members, after the first 100. The membership of 

 the division being but 178, it was entitled to but one member instead 

 of three. It was moved to refer the matter to the division committee 

 to decide which of the three should be retained. 



The report of the purser of the Central Division was then read and 

 referred back as incorrect and not audited. A majority of the division 

 committee being present, they decided to retain Mr. Winne as the sole 

 representative to which the division is legally entitled. 



The report of the Purser of the Atlantic Division was then read. 

 The question was raised that the Atlantic Division was not paying to 

 the A. C. A. the legal proportion of its receipts; but on reference to 

 the Constitution it was found that such was not the case, and the 

 report was accepted. After a further discussion of the question of 

 representation, in the course of which several proposals were offered 

 but not adopted, it was decided to refer the matter to the division com- 

 mittee, and during the recess a little later a meeting of the committee 

 was held at which Mr. Hand withdrew, leaving the leg-al number of 

 representatives. The report of the purser of the Eastern Divi.sion was 

 then read and accepted. 



The following motion was adopted; It is the sense of this meeting 

 that the financial membership reports of the pursers, as submitted to 

 the executive committee at the November meeting, shall be the basis 

 For the election of the Division executive committees for the following 

 year. The amendment proposing a board of governors was taken up 

 but laid on the table. 



The matter of electing associate members was then taken up, Vice- 

 'Com. Schuyler offering the following motion: It is the sense of this 

 meeting that no associate member shall be elected who has not at- 

 tended one general and one Division meet. The motion was lost by a 

 vote of 9 to 5, after which the following ladies were elected associate 

 members; Miss E. Pauline Johnson, Miss Constance Braine, Mrs. A. 

 Arnois, Miss Lou Bond, Mrs. Howard Gray, Mrs. C. G. Belman. 



The next question discussed was that of the date for the meet of 

 1894, and Com. Dorland made the suggestion that July be selected in 

 place of August. The suggestion was very favorably received, and on 

 motion of Dr. Parmele it was decided to begin the meet on July 13. 

 The question of a two or three- weeks' camp was then discussed, the 

 former time being decided on. 



The question of location was then taken up, and after some prelim- 

 inary discussion an informal vote was taken, the majority being in 

 favor of a meet in the Atlantic Division, and most of them naming 

 Croton Point. The only other site in the division which was seriously 

 discussed was Chimmons Island, and a letter was read from the owner, 

 Mr. Warren E. Smith, making a very liberal offer; but in the opinion 

 of all who had visited the island it was not suitable for an A. C. A. 

 meet. 



After a full discussion of the question, in which it was stated that 

 Croton Point possessed many advantages and was practically the 

 only available site within the division. At the same time the officers 

 had not been able thus far to obtain permission to hold the meet there, 

 and pending such permission no final decision was possible. A motion 

 was made that the selection be left to camp site committee and the 

 executive committee of the Atlantic Division, but finally the matter 

 was left to the executive committee of the Atlantic Division. 



A motion by Mr. Lake, that a committee be appointed by the com- 

 modore to consider the question of a permanent site for the A. C. A., 

 to report to the executive committee at the meeting in camp next 

 year, was carried after a long discussion in which the two sides of the 

 question of a permanent or semi-permanent camp vs. a camp in each 

 division in turn was warmly debated. The motion was finally 

 carried. 



The amendment proposed by Mr. Wilkin, creating a board of gover- 

 nors, was then taken up and discussed at length, the opinions gener- 

 ally being in its favor. A number of questions were asked as to the 

 exact details of the plan and its probable working, and it was finally 

 carried unanimously as follows: 



BOARD OF GOVERNORS. 



Board of Governors.— Awv. IV., Sko. 4. The executive committee of 

 each division, as soon after the passage of this section as convenient, 

 shall elect one member of that division to serve on the board of 

 governors of the association, whose duty it shall be to have general 

 control of the association. 



The board of governors at their first meeting shaU by lot determine 

 their terms of ofRce, one to retire on Nov. 1, 1894, one on Nov. 1, 1895, 

 one on Nov. 1. 1896 and one on Nov. 1, 1897, and thereafter all mem- 

 bers shall be elected in each division at its annual meeting in the same 

 manner as its other officers, and their terms of office shall be four 

 years or until their successors are elected. The commodore shall be a 

 member ex-offido. 



Duties.— Q-EG. 5. It shall be the duty of the board of governors to 

 appropriate and apportion suitable sums to the officers and commit- 

 tees for necessary expenses for the running of the association and the 

 meets, etc., from the finances in the hands of the secretary-treasurer. 

 They shall hear and determine all questions of dispute on appeal from 

 the decisions of the regatta or executive committees when referred 

 to them. 



Quorum.— Bec. 6. At all meetings of the board of governors thi-ee 

 shall constitute a quorum, but in the event of the absence of any 

 member, the executive committee of the same division from which he 

 comes may select any member to represent him during his disability 

 only, and in the event of a vacancy occurring, the same shall be filled 

 for the unexpired term by the active members of the division in the 

 same manner as for a full term. 



Meetings. — Sbc. 7. The stated meetings of the board of governors 

 shall be held during the annual meeting of the association in August, 

 and at the annual meeting of the executive committee in November, 

 but special meetings may be held at any other time and place at the 

 call of the president or at request of three members of the board. 



Q/?icers.— Sec. 8. The officers of the board shall be president and 

 recorder, whose duties shall be as in other organizations and they 

 shall be chosen annually at the stated meeting in camp. 



Art. IX., Sec. 1. Amend by adding after the word ''commodore" in 

 sixth line, "but no money shall be paid out in excess of the appro- 

 priation made by the board of governors," and substitute in sixth and 

 seventh lines "he shall" for "and to." 



An amendment proposed by Mr. F. O Webb, of Staunton, Va., to 

 change the boundaries of the Atlantic Division so as to coincide more 

 closely with the natural watershed, was carried without discussion. 

 A letter was read from Mr. J. C. Massa, of the Orange C. C, suggest- 

 ing that the yearly receipt for A. C. A. dues be in the form of a ticket, 

 similar to the L. A. W. receipt, but no action was taken. Mr. Winne 

 offered a motion that the prize fund established in 1892, and tempor- 

 arily devoted to other use be re-established, which was carried. A 

 vote of thanks to Com. Cotton and Sec'y-Treas. Burns, was then passed 

 unanimously, after which the meeting adjourned. 



At 7 P. M., the members came together again and others arrived to 

 the number of fifty, mostly from New York and the Passaic River. 

 A long table was spread in the large dining room, and a verv pleasant 

 evening followed. No speeches were made, and the proceedings were 

 very informal and thoroughly enjoyable. Compared with the meeting 

 of 1889 at the same place, the number of old members, especially from 

 the New York and Knickerbocker Clubs, was very small, and very 

 many familiar faces were absent. On Sunday, the visiting canoeists 

 were entertained by the various local clubs. 



The Shy Boat. 



Why don't the Atlantic Division grow? Many reasons are given. 

 Bicycles, fires, wrecks, etc., but really it is the "shy boat." Ask most 

 any old canoeist how he became one and he will tell you, "A friend in- 

 vited me to go with him in his canoe, and I liked it so well that I got a 

 , canoe," or "Nessmuk, Vaux, Thetis or Jabber wrote about it and 

 I went cruising." But most of the Atlantic Division canoeists have 

 racing canoes, and it would be ridiculous to invite a friend to go 

 cruising with them, or to allow a novice to attempt to handle the 

 canoe. The waters of this Division are so well adapted to fine sailing 

 that we've all tried racing canoes and overdone it, and as not one man 

 in ten makes a good racer, many have become afraid of their "shy 

 boats" and large rigs, and either drop the sport altogether or go 

 about it in half-hearted manner, not caring to go out unless the water 

 is very smooth, sitting about the house or on the float, killing time, or 

 making excuses. Some of the older sailors, who love the water too 

 well to stay away from it, have gone into "Scarecrows" or canoe 

 yawls. The Division gets almost no new members. The Northern 

 Division grows, they had the meet this year, and that may have helped 

 them some, but the real reason is thej^ use mostly open paddling 

 canoes, or roomy, lightly-decked cruisers with gmalfrigs, which can 

 be handled by a novice without a surety of a ducking. 



Boys! Look back at the cruising and sailing vou used to do when 

 you were afloat in ail weathers, and sailed races with less than 50ft. 

 of sail, when you didn't hesitate to ask any one to "come along." 

 Can you remember any part of your canoe life that you enjoyed as 

 much? Would you now invit« a novice (unless you owed him a 

 grudge) to try your shy boat, and would you exuect any one to become 

 a "canoe crank" after once trying it? If c.anoeing in this division is 

 to wake up and not die of dry rot the rank and file have got to get 

 back to cruisers, roomy, comfortable paddlers or sailers, and get new 

 men to come in or old ones to come back. Let's have some races 

 with old-fashioned "handkerchief rigs," say not over 50ft., shy boats, 

 open boats and cruisers together, and see if we don't have some fun. 

 We're in it for fun and if outsiders see we enjoy ourselves they will 

 want to join us. Use a canoe that is beamy and has little deck, but 

 lots "of room, and yotu- friend, or even your best girl, will want to go 



with you, and your friend will be apt to want a canoe of his own. 

 Let's get back to cruisers with very small rigs and see if canoeing in 

 this division won't wake up. It's time. Canoe Crank. 



New York, Nov. 3. 



A. C. A.— Pursers' Report. 



ATLANTIC DIVISION. 

 Receipts. 



Balance from Purser F. L. Dunnell , 8367 61 



Dues, 1892 OO 



Dues, 1898 .'. 246 00 



Entrance fees, 1893 31 00 



Regatta Committee from Poultney Bigelow ." . 1 00 



Trans. Com. for transporting canoes 66 86 



Camp Site Com. sale of lumber, tent floors, etc 102 00 



Camp dues \] 55 OO 



Sale of Code books 1 30 



Transferred to Eastern Division , [ , ] j 00 



$890 77 



JBkependttures. 



Sundry expenses Division meet $118 75 



Regatta Committee , 4140 



Transportation Committee 188 75 



Camp Site Committee 287 70 



Office expenses 77 64 



Paid Sec.-Treas. R. 0. Burns 30^ of entrance fees and 



dues 88 80 



Transfer to Eastern Division 1 oO 



Balance. , 86 73— $890 77 



Membership. 



Members, Nov. 11, 1892 383 



New members 27 



Reinstated . : 0— 27—350 



Resigned 11 



Transferred to Eastern Division 1 



Dropped from roll 45— 57 



Total membership Oct. 1, 1893 298 



Assets. 



Flag poles @, $2.50, stored at South Norwalk $57 50 



Members unpaid dues (good) 45 00 



Rebate from Regatta Committee, about 10 00 



$112 50 



Liabilities nothing. F. L. Dunnkli,, Purser. 



Audited and found correct. 



H. 0. Ward, ( A„/,ix„„„ 

 Wm. MoK. mfiLLBH, j- Auditors. 



NORTHERN DIVISION. 

 JSeceipts. 



Balance from 1893 $4 03 



Interest : , 29 



Fees from former years , 27 00 



Fees of current year 242 00 



$273 32 



Expenditures. 



Balance due A. C. A. for 1892 $8 00 



Returned loan of 1892 19 00 



Postage and express 8 82 



Printing and stationery. 10 90 



Incidentals 1 71 



A. C. A. treasury 220 58 



Balance 4 32— $373 32 



Membership Oct. 1, 1892 126 



New members 64 



Members reinstated 23 



87 



Members dropped for non-payment of dues. . .35— 52 

 Membership Oct. 1. 1893 



W. G. MaoKendrick, Purser. 



EASTERN DIVISION. 

 Receipts. 



Balance, Nov. 14, 1892 $31 93 



Dues, 1891 1 00 



Dues, 1892 3 00 



Dues, 1893 340 00 



Initiation fees 45 00 



Camp dues, Eastern Division meet 44 00 



$464 93 



jExpenditures. 



Stationery, postage, typewriting, etc $35 88 



Printing 28 00 



Subscription Forest and Stream , . 4 00 



Postage on Year Books 7 26 



Expenses, Eastern Division meet at Haddam Island, 



June 16-19 239 36 



)j« dues to to R. E. Burns, Sec'y-treas .116 70 



Balance, Oct. 1, 1893 42 73— $464 93 



Number of members, Nov. 14, 1892 362 



New members 45 



Members reinstated , 3 



Transferred . , 1 



Dropped for non-payment 63 



Resigned 7 



Died 1— 71 



No. of members, Oct. 1, 1892 , 340 



Audited and found correct: John D. Parker, Willlngton R. Slocum, 

 Auditors. Fbbd B. Lewis. Purser. 



CENTRAL DIVISION. 

 Receipts. 



By cash from W. B. Wackerhagen, Secretary $200 00 



By dues of members 1893 149 00 



By back dues .- , 10 00 



By initiation fees , , 13 00 



$371 00 



Expenditiires. 



To office expenses $14 13 



To R. Easton Burns, Secretary, 30^ of receipts , . . . . 80 70 



To R. Easton Burns, Secretary, postage on year Ijooks. 4 88 



To balance on hand Oct. 16, 1893 301 29— $371 29 



Membership. 



Membership Jan. 1, 1893 244 



New members, 1893 12 



Reinstated 1—257 



Dropped for non-payment dues 6 



Died 2- 8 



Total membership Oct. 16, 1893 249 



C. E. Wabdwell, Purser. 



The building was erected in 1890 at a cost of 810,000, and was re- 

 garded as one of the best boat club houses in the entire country. It 

 was insured for .$8,500. The furniture costs $4,000 and the boats, 

 shells, etc., about $4,000; but this, by no means covers the entire loss. 

 There were private boats in the club house valued at not less than 

 $3,000, but the club will find its grearest loss in its relics, which included 

 photographs of all its officers since the club was organized on 

 February 18, 18.39, together with prize trophies of every description. 

 The total loss will not be less than $30,000. 



A meeting of the club directors is being held this afternoon, at 

 which it is the intention to take immediate steps toward rebuilding. 

 President Jupp says the new building will be much larger and com- 

 modious than the burned huildiug.—Exchange. 



The Detroit Boat Club Fire. 



The Detroit Boat Club house on Belle Isle, caught Are about 3:39 

 o'clock Sunday morning. The wind was blowing a hurricane at the 

 time, and there being no protection against fire in the immediate 

 vicinity the club house was entirely consumed, together with its con- 

 tents, which included all the club's racing boats and shells, as well as 

 pleasure boats. 



There had been a dancing party at the club house on Sunday 

 evening, but it broke up about 11 :30 and before midnight every person 

 but the janitor, Gfeorge Kidd, had left the building. Kidd, according 

 to his usual custom then made an inspection of the premises, put out 

 the grate fires and retired to bis room on the island side of the room. 

 He was later awakened by the appearance of flames in his room and, 

 jumping out of bed, he made a rush for some of the club relics, con- 

 sisting of old documents, photographs, etc., but he found the hallway 

 flhed with flames, which rendered progress impossible. Neither could 

 he retreat toward the island, but he succeeded in getting through one 

 of the reception rooms and jumped into the river. He thought 

 possibly he could save some of the more valuable boats, but the 

 moment he raised the door the flames rushed out and in less than an 

 hour the entire building had been burned to the water's edge. It was 

 the first opportunity afforded the fire boat to show what it could do 

 and it was found wanting. When it arrived at the fire there -frere only 

 a few smouldering embers, notwithstanding the flames had been seen 

 by tower watchmen and an alarm turned m. A fire engine was sent 

 across the bridge, but it, too, arrived too late to be of any service 



Hoboken C. C. Smoker. 



At the last meeting of the Hoboken Canoe CHub the members de- 

 cided to hold their first "smoker" on Dec. 3 at their club house, foot 

 of Tenth street, Hoboken. All canoeists welcome. J. Frost, Capt. 



Zettler Rifle Club. 



The season shoot of the Zettler Rifle Club for 1893 at the 200yd8. 

 range was brought to a close in Wissel's Cypress Hills Park on Oct. 32. 

 The programme called for fifteen shots on practice days, but on ac- 

 count of the Zettler Club occupying the range on Sept. 10 for the an- 

 nual fall shoot, the practice shoot was restricted to thirteen days. The 

 attendance was not what was expected, only thirteen members filling 

 out their scores on the programme, which called for fifteen prizes, 

 amounting to .$150, divided as follows: For the best 50 10-shot scores, 

 first $25, second $18, third $15. fourth S14. For the best 35 10-shot 

 scores, $13, $10, ,?9, $8. For the best 35 10-shot scores, $7, $6, $5, $5 $5, 

 $4, $4, S3. The following appended scores were made by the members 

 participating during the season: 

















2256 



2183 2138 



2129 



2092-10,798 



2217 



2169 2174 



2106 



Average for 10-shot scores, 215.9. 



Average for 10-shot 



Chas. G. Zettler, ,35 scores. 





Philip F. Schr 



219 



221 



207 





207 



203 



204 



217 



314 



204 





210 



m 



219 



219 



214 



208 





209 



224 



216 



216 



214 



204 





218 



206 



230 



216 



212 



205 





206 



202 



213 



215 



210 



204 



217 



302 



207 



203 



216 



209 



204 



212 



204 



208 



210 



^ 218 



208 



209 



215 



212 



218 



205 



216 



306 



207 



209 



209 



311 



201 



215 



207 



208 



211 



221 



211 



212 



2167 



2115 



2060 



1064—7406 



2092 



2093 



3102 





Fred C. Ross, 50 scores. 





Henry Holges, 50 scor 



234 



222 



325 



335 



215 



226 



330 



217 



215 



213 



220 



236 



229 



225 



216 



224 



220 



219 



314 



211 



219 



337 



219 



320 



218 



224 



225 



216 



213 



211 



333 



338 



230 



221 



214 



222 



318 



215 



213 



211 



388 



333 



323 



218 



213 



220 



219 



215 



213 



209 



226 



331 



330 



217 



213 



221 



218 



215 



213 



209 



234 



336 



219 



21? 



213 



221 



218 



214 



212 



209 



236 



219 



227 



217 



211 



324 



218 



214 



212 



809 



284 



230 



234 



215 



211 



234 



318 



221 



211 



309 



219 



231 



228 



215 



211 



231 



217 



213 



211 



208 



2243 2333 3233 2190 2135—11,033 

 Average for 10-shot scores, 280.6. 



Richard Harmon, 50 scores. 



3337 2191 

 Average 



Geo W Plaisted, 50 scores. 



2159 2136 2098—10,801 

 for 10-shot scores, 216. 



228 



220 



215 



216 



208 



222 



323 



320 



211 



208 



232 



221 



310 



216 



209 



220 



216 



318 



311 



209 



210 



219 



216 



311 



209 



222 



215 



318 



213 



207 



236 



218- 



216 



314 



212 



220 



215 



230 



210 



207 



225 



218 



213 



212 



211 



221 



217 



215 



311 



207 



235 



219 



214 



210 



314 



223 



217 



223 



211 



207 



236 



217 



215 



215 



208 



233 



216 



217 



210 



208 



320 



219 



211 



213 



208 



324 



216 



316 



210 



208 



225 



217 



213 



210 



207 



233 



215 



316 



210 



312 



229 



215 



216 



312 



206 



831 



219 



211 



209 



207 



207 

 212 

 212 

 211 

 209 



Average for lO shot scores, 211.6. 



1051— 73&8 



Average for lO shot scores, 209.6. 





B. Zettler 



35 scores. 





M. B. Engel, 35 scores. 



201 



210 



809 





315 



201 



218 





213 



213 



208 





213 



206 



206 





217 



202 



205 





217 



214 



203 





205 



211 



209 





205 



205 



207 





228 



219 



208 





210 



204 



197 





215 



200 



216 



'97 



203 



219 



193 



192 



208 



204 



215 



196 



203 



212 



200 



187 



817 



204 



206 



197 



201 



201 



126 



189 



216 



200 



201 



195 



219 



206 



190 



188 



306 



205 



197 



197 



209 



204 



188 



199 



2126 



2068 



2074 



9^7250 



8095 



2073 



2001 



955—7124 



Average for 10-shot scores, 207.1. Average for lO-shot scores, 303.5. 



J. A. Boyken, 25 scores: 



Geb Krauss, 25 scores:! 





210 



220 





201 



209 





218 



209 





219 



200 





206 



209 





211 



301 





804 



210 





308 



205 





S0& 



226 





204 



217 





215 



211 



204 



807 



212 



199 



213 



205 



199 



205 



197 



197 



218 



201 



205 



809 



199 



197 



213 



201 



208 



210 



192 



198 



215 



200 



209 



207 



199 



196 



2118 



3092 



1035—5835 



2081 



2031 



987—5099 



Average for 10-shot scores, 209-4 Average for 10-shot scores, 203-9 

 G W Downs, 25 scores. Jos Gvinther,25 scores. F Pabarius, 25 scores. 



194 

 198 

 200 

 188 

 178 

 184 

 180 

 191 

 194 



190 

 187 

 187 

 215 

 190 

 204 

 180 

 186 

 199 

 193 



185 

 176 

 179 

 179 

 175 



183 

 185 

 183 

 183 

 198 

 185 

 179 

 178 

 192 

 184 



152 

 173 

 169 

 169 

 166 

 168 

 177 

 171 

 173 

 174 



170 

 167 

 164 

 166 



116 125 

 125 140 

 120 156 

 184 148 

 113 

 197 

 176 

 150 

 158 

 157 



97 

 110 

 112 

 125 



122 

 1-34 

 143 

 115 

 160 



1905 1981 894—4730 1845 1711 833—4389 1440 1245 674—3369 

 Average for 10-shot Average for 10-shot Average for 10-shot 

 scores, 189.2. scores, 175,5. scores, 184.3. 



Revolver Shooting in England. 



On Oct. 18 the ties for the second and minor prizes in the revolver 

 championship of the North London Rifle Club were shot off. Lowe 

 and Andrews came to the score with about 198 points each, and Varley 

 had 195 points. 



Varley made a very good fight of it, making the best score, 

 7, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7—40. Andrews made an inferior 40 as follows: 7, 7, 6, 7, 7, 6 

 — 40, and Lowe was only able to make 6, 7, 7, 6, 7, 5—38. This gave 

 Andrews the second prize with the following scores: 40 added to 198— 

 301. Lowe and Varley tied for third prize with 198. 



In order to decide who took third prize their next best scores were 

 taken, making Lowe 38 and Varley 37, so the former takes third prize. 



The final resiUt for the revolver championship of the North London 

 Rifle Club therefore is: First prize and gold jewel. Walter Winans 

 (Smith & Wesson .45cal. "Winans Model" revolver, U. M. C. ammuni- 

 tion, black powder): 



First score 7 7 7 7 6 7—41 



Second score 7 7 7 6 7 7—41 



TWrd score 7 7 7 7 7 6-^1 



Fourth score 7 7 7 7 6 7—41 



Fifth score 7 7 7 7 7 6—41—205 



Second prize and silver jewel, H. Andrews (Colt .45cal. revolver, 

 Eley's ammunition, V. R. and black powder) : 



First score 7 7 7 7 7 7 — 42 



Second score 7 6 7 6 7 7 — 40 



Third score , 7 7 6 7 7 6—40 



Fourth score 7 6 7 ^ 6 7—40 



Fifth score 7 6 5 7 7 6-.3i»— 201 



Third prize and bronze jewel, C. F. Lowe (Colt .45cal. revolver, 

 Eley's ammunition, V. R. Walsrode and black powder), score 198. 



Varley 198, Capt. Cowan 189, Major Munday 189, Skilton 183, Rand 

 182, Capt. Richardson 179, Carter 174, Capt. Thompson 160, LuffJ160, 

 Capt. Jones 160, Ridgway 156. 



