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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 24, 1894. 



the prize offered at the annual meeting. The annual race on Saturday, 

 June 23, will tie open to all classes and visiting clubs, with the Leland 

 Corinthian challenge cup open for competition in a special class. It 

 is also intended to provide an entertainment at the club house, on the 

 evening of Friday, June 22, of which due notice will be given by the 

 House Committee. 



The special races to New London and return, open to all classes and 

 visiting clubs, will be provided, at the pleasure of yacht owners, for 

 the purpose of attending the Yale- Harvard boat race. The general 

 programme will include a reception at the club house and a race to 

 New London covering two days. All yachts racing in cruising trim 

 and in two classes: schooners and sloops; time to be cumulative for 

 the two days; time allowance of the club with the wind factor of five- 

 tenths, used in tables, varied proportionally to average wind velocity 

 on each day. Prizes to be awarded to winning yachts. A reception 

 will be held on board the flagship in New London Harbor. On Satur- 

 day, June 30, the day following the Yale-Harvard contest, or on 

 Monday, July 2, in event of postponement, the fleet will race to the 

 westward under conditions to be announced; finishing at Oyster Bay. 

 Prizes to be awarded to winning yachts, 



The special race to Larchmont is fixed for Tuesday, July 3, the con- 

 ditions to be hereafter named, and in event of delay in returning from 

 New London the start will be made from New Haven or Black Rock 

 instead of Oyster Bay. The Alfred Roosevelt memorial cup race will 

 be open to classes under 35ft., racing over the inside course unless 

 otherwise specified. The special race for the cup presented by Mr. 

 George Bullock will be for yachts of the smaller classes over the bell 

 buoy triangular course unless otherwise specified. The oyster boat 

 race and usual Saturday races will be sailed under conditions to be 

 named; dates for the above to be announced in the final programme. 



The race committee for the year are Messrs. Gordon Wendell, 

 Chairman, 61 Worth street; R. A. Rutherford, Secretary, 19 W. 24th 

 street; Walter C. Kerr, Valentine Mott andE. C. Weeks. 



St. Lawrence Y. C. 



The St. Lawrence Y. C, of Montreal, is preparing for what promises 

 to be a prosperous and interesting season. Many changes and improve- 

 ments are being made about the club quarters. Innumerable alter- 

 ations to the fleet are under way, by the busy sound of the hammer 

 and saw about the club storage sheds, the yacht that finished a weary 

 third last season may keep her swifter sister closer company this 

 summer. For the 30ft. class Mr. G. Herrick Duggan is building a new 

 flyer designed by himself, which no doubt will give a good report 

 before the season is well advanced. Mr. C. E. Archbald has bought a 

 31-footer from the West, which proved herself very able and fast last 

 season. Mr. H. M. Molson is getting on a Clapham Bouncer from 



squinx — "double oat" cruiser. 

 Forest and Stream, Nov. 4, 1893. 



Roslyn, while three other wonders of assorted sizes are positively 

 coming to help on the racing interest. 



The events arranged for the season are as follows: May 24, Squad- 

 ron cruise; June 2, 18ft. class, first series; June 9, A, 30, 25, 21ft. 

 classes, first series; June 13, 18ft. class, second series; June 16, A, 30, 

 25, 21ft. classes, second series; June 23, 18ft. class, third series; June 

 30, A, 30, 25, 21ft. classes, third series; July 2, A. M., A, 30, 25, 21ft. (all 

 for Sir Donald A. Smith challenge cup on this day) ; P. M., steam 

 yacht race, 18ft., fourth series; July 7, A, 30, 25, 21ft. classes, fourth 

 series; July 14, A, 30, 25, 21ft. classes, fifth series. 



Class A, yachts measuring 30ft. corrected length; 30ft. class, yachts 

 measuring «5ft. and under 30ft. corrected length; 25ft. class, yachts 

 measuring 21ft. and under 25ft. corrected length; 21ft. class, yachts 

 measuring 18ft. and under 21ft. corrected length; 18ft. class, yachts 

 measuring 16ft. and under 18ft. corrected length. 



Dinghy races and races for craft not within yacht classification will 

 be arranged later on. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



The Jersey City Y. C. elected the following officers on March 1 : 

 Com., G. Van Horn; Vice-Corn., A. Roe; Pres.. J. Hilton: Sec'y, J- V. 

 Wolcott; Treas., P. VV. Figuera; Meas., Dr. O. F. Coe. Directors: the 

 above and C. H. Benson, H. C. Roome, Dr. W. J. Parker, F. W. Lyons, 

 A. B. Reynolds Executive Committee: C. F. Ockerhausen, O. F. Coe, 

 Chas. Miller. Finance Committee: A. B. Reynolds, E. P. Buffet, F.W. 

 Lyons. Regatta Committee: C. H. Benson, Dr. Parker, Dr. Coe. En- 

 tertainment Committee: A. Roe, J. V. Wolcott, E. P. Buffet. W. H. 

 Hooker was elected an associate member. The regatta will be held in 

 June. 



Flying Cloud, yawl, mentioned in the report of the Biscayne Bay Y. 

 C. last week was designed by Waterhouse & Chesebrough of Boston 

 to meet the requirements of her owner, Mr. S. F. Moore. The yacht bas 

 turned out a complete success, being tried hard on the passage from 

 Boston to Florida, and proving a good seaboat in some very bad 

 weather, although of light draft. Her owner proposes to make a trip 

 to the Bahamas before returning North. 



Minneapolis, Minn., is taking up model yachting, having two clubs, 

 the Minneapolis Model Yacht Racing Association, John Hadden, Sec- 

 retary, and the Calhoun Model Y. C. organized last fall, Geo. Turner, 

 No. 1,320 Fourth avenue, South, secretary. 



Exile, the fast 21 -footer designed and raced by J. F. Small, of Bos- 

 ton, has been sold to F. M. Randall of the Pavonia Y. C. She is 30ft. 

 over all, 21ft. l.w.l., lift, beam and 1ft. 6in. draft. She was built, like 

 all of her class, as an open boat, but a light trunk cabin will be added 

 to bring her into the class about New York. 



Almost as a matter of course, Britannia has been successful in all 

 the races in which she has started, her only antagonist being the old 

 Valkyrie, 70ft. l.w.l., and the40-rater Deerhound, now Oretta, of 60ft. 



FIXTURES. 



SEPTEMBER. 



3. Holyoke, Ann., Holyoke, Mass. 



As bearing on the discussion now taking place in our columns, we 

 commend to canoeists the proposed programme for the annual meet. 

 While the usual events are provided for the racing machines, both 

 paddling and sailing, it will be seen that the cruisers, ex-racers and 

 general purpose canoes of all kinds are by no means neglected, as 

 some of our correspondents have inferred, but that every possible 

 provision is made for them. 



In sailing, the record races are strictly limited to hoisting and lower- 

 ng sails; and so far as is possible, the conditions are framed to 

 encourage the all-around canoeist rather than the sailing specialist. 

 For the exclusive benefit of the cruiser or retired racer, one event is 

 arranged for which the committee has attempted to set no definite 

 ,imit, but from which it proposes to exclude anything that is obviously 



VICINITY OF CROTON POINT AND A. C. A. CAMP GROUND. 



of the nature of a racing machine as distinguished from the older 

 type of canoes such as Notus, Eclipse, Hornet and Vesper, in which 

 some of the best racing of the Association has been done. The success 

 of this race, and we feel safe in saying that it is very doubtful, depends 

 on the men who are heard every year in an outcry against racing men 

 and racing machines. It is clearly impossible to lay down exact 

 limits in advance, but we have every confidence that the committee 

 will fairly and intelligently discriminate to exclude canoes which in 

 build or fitting may belong to the racing rather than the ex-racing 

 class; it only remains to be seen how many canoes will present them- 



While this race is intended for one class of canoes which, ac- 

 cording to a widespread idea, is entirely sacrificed to the racing 

 class, event No. 13 is similarly intended for the wide canoes, canoe- 

 yawls and other odd-sized craft which are the subject of a similar 

 complaint of neglect. In this class, too, it is impossible to set limits 

 until it is known what the entries may be, but the committee has 

 shown an honest and earnest intention to remedy a complaint 

 which, whether well or ill founded, is quite general; the result can- 

 not fail to be instructive. 



In the paddling classes a provision is made for the purely cruising 

 and general purpose type, the 15x30 open Canadian canoe of ser- 

 viceable build, a class which last year, in its very home, failed to fill. 



The programme is, as stated, only provisional, and all members 

 are at liberty to make suggestions to the committee, or through 

 our columns, for its improvement. 



One good feature of the new programme is the abandonment of 

 the limit of 16x30 for the club fours, as recommended at various 

 times by members. Although by chance this size of canoe has come 

 into general use for the club fours, it is entirely unsuited for such 

 work, being much too small. Just what size will prove best is a 

 question, but the committee are in hopes that enough canoes of 

 suitable dimensions and working build will be present to solve it. 

 The intention is to favor the use of service canoes in this race rather 

 than racing shells : 



THE A. C. A. MEET OF 1894. 



Croton Point— July 13-27. 



The inquiries which reach us as to the location and date for the 

 coming A. C. A. meet indicate the existence of considerable interest 

 on the part of men who, while members, have not attended previous 

 meets or kept posted on A. C. A. matters, but who now propose to 

 avail themselves of the accessibility of the new camp site. The 

 accompanying maps, for which we are indebted to Mr. J. K. Hand, 

 show the immediate locality, as well as the adjoining points on the 

 Hudson River, Peekskill and Sing Sing on the east, and Haverstraw 

 on the west, all points of the great trunk lines and easily reached 

 from New England, the North and West. The details of the secondary 

 transportation, between the camp and the railroad stations, are now 

 being arranged in a way that promises immunity from the usual 

 delay and expense on this stage of the journey. The following pro 

 visional programme has been arranged by the regatta committee: 



A. C. A. Regatta Programme, 1 894 Meet. 



Event No. 1.— Record race, paddling and sailing combined, miles 



alternately, total 3 miles. Time limit \y hours. Sails to be known 

 as lowering sails. 



Event No. 2.— Record race, paddling, y> mile straightaway. Same 

 canoe to be used as in event No. 1. 



Event No. 3.— Record race, sailing, 4\4 miles. Time limit 2 hours. 

 Same canoe, sails, seat, etc., to be used as in event No. 1. 



Note.— For record races see Rule 5, sailing regulations. 



Event No. 4.— Trophy paddling, 1 mile straightaway. 



Event No. 5.— Paddling, open canoes not under 501bs. weight, % 

 mile straightaway; single blade. 



Event No. 6.— Unlimited sailing, 6 miles. Time limit 2}4 hours. 

 Starters in the trophy sailing race to be selected from this race. See 

 Rule 5. sailing regulations. 



Event No. 7.— Trophy sailing, 9 miles. Time limit Zy 3 hours. 

 Starters to be selected as per Rule 5, sailing regulations. 



Event No. 8.— Dolphin sailing trophy, iy z miles. Time limit 3 hours. 

 The canoe winning first place in Event No. 7 will not be allowed to 

 compete in this event. 



Note. — This race will not be called until event No. 7 has been sailed. 



Event No 9. — Novice sailing, 3 miles. Time limit 114 hours. Open 

 only to members who have not sailed a canoe prior to Sept. 1, 1893. 



Event No. 10: Club sailing, 4y, miles. Time limit 2 hours. First 

 three members of any one club to count. No club can be represented 

 unless it enters at least three men, all men entered must have become 

 members of the club they represent before the first day of the 1894 A. 

 C. A. Meet. 



Event No. 11.— Passenger cruising sailing, 3 miles. Time limit V/^ 

 hours. Canoes to enter this event must come within the regular class- 

 ification, to have a well 16in. wide and at least 3ft. 6in. long, with a 

 Bleeping space of 6ft., of which at least 5ft. will be clear. Lowering 

 sails must be used. No limit on seats. Canoes must carry a passenger 

 weighing at least HOlbs. 



Event No. 12.— Outclassed sailing, 3 miles. Time limit l^a hours. 



Note. — It is the intention to give this race for the outclassed canoes, 

 without bath-tub wells, etc. Conditions will be posted when the com- 

 mittee see what class and number of boats there will be to enter this 

 race. 



Event No. 13.— L T n classified sailing, A% miles. Time limit 2 hours. 

 Conditions to be posted. 



Event No. 14.— Tandem paddling, y> mile straightaway. Decked 

 sailing canoes, double blades; open canoes single blades. 



Event No. 15.— Club four paddling, y 2 mile straightaway. Not limited 

 to a 16x30 canoe. 



Event No. 16 —Sailing upset and maneuvering. At signal throw 

 paddle over astern and recover, second signal canoe to be heeled over 

 until top of mast touches the water. Canoes to be righted and cross 

 finish line under sail. 



Event No. 17.— Paddling upset, 14 mile Usual conditions. No spe- 

 cial appliances. 



Event No. 18.— Hurry-scurry. Run, swim and paddle. Short dis- 

 tance. 



Event No. 19. — Gymnastics. 



Event No. 20. — War canoe, 1 mile. Conditions to be posted. 



Note.— This race will be made a special feature it the committee re- 

 ceive enough entries. 



The Dolphin sailing trophy is a silver cup presented to the A. C. A. 

 by the Yonkers C. C. as a perpetual consolation cup for the trophy 

 race. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



The Yonkers C. C. is making material improvements to its house. 

 The old dressing room has been taken down and rebuilt with all new 

 racks in the front of the house, also a new dressing room with im- 

 proved shower, etc. A new feature is a work shop with work bench, 

 etc., and room to varnish canoes in. A new platform will be erected 

 in front of the house, putting the float about 100ft. further out into 

 the river. The Ko-ko-ko-ho is being overhauled and put in shape for 

 the meet and the boys are getting to work already so that a very good 

 year for canoeing is promised around Yonkers. 



A. C. A. Membership. 



Atlantic Division: J. L. Held, Hoboken, N- J. ; Frederick W. Don- 

 nelly, Trenton, N. J, 



