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Note.— Events Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are record races, under Rule 
5 of Racing Regulations. 
Event No. 4. Unlimited sailing, under Rule 1 of Sailing 
Regulations, 6 miles; time limit, 23>^ hours. Starters in the 
trophy sailing race to be selected from this race under Rule 
5 of Racing Regulations. 
Event No. .5. Trophy sailing, 9 miles; time limit, 3>^ hours. 
See Rule 5 of Racing Regulations. 
Event No. 6. Dolphin sailing trophy, 7X miles; time limit. 
3 hours. The canoe vyinning first place in Event No. 5 v?ill 
not be allowed to compete in this event. 
Event No. 7. Club sailing, miles; time limit, 2 hours. 
First three members of any club to count; a club to be rep- 
resented must enter at least three men. All men contesting 
must have become members of the club they represent prior 
to the first day of the 1897 meet 
Event No. 8. Divisions sailing, the same as No. 7, except 
read divisions in place of club. The sliding seat or statinary 
deck seat shall not exceed in length the width of the canoe. 
Event No. 9. Novice sailing, 3 miles; time limit, 1}4 hours. 
Open only to members who have not sailed a canoe prior to 
Sept. 1, 1896. 
Event No. 10. Limited sailing, 8 miles; time limit, 1}4 
hours. Sail area limited to lOOsq. ft. , and any seat which 
projects beyond the gunwales prohibited. 
Event No. 11. Unclassified sailing, i}4 miles; time limit, 2 
hours. Open only to canoes without self-baling cockpits. 
No race unless three or more starters. Canoes must be out- 
side the A. C. A. limit to compete in this event. 
DIVISION KACES. 
Event No. 12.^ Atlantic Division Cup. 
Event No. 13. Central Division Cup. 
Event No. 14. Eastern Division Cup. 
Event No. 15. Northern Division Cup. 
Note. — These events will only be h Id if not sailed at Di- 
vision meets. These races will be sailed under the rules pro- 
vided by each Division, which will be posted on the bulletin 
board, and will be called in the order published during the 
first week of camp. 
Event No. 16. Open canoes, paddle mile to windward 
with single blades, and return under sail 
Event No. 17. Open canoes, sailing, 1>^ miles. 
PADDLING. 
Event No. 18. Trophy paddling, 1 mile straightaway. 
Event No. 19. Novice paddling, X mile with turn; open 
canoes, single blade. Open only to members who have never 
paddled a race outside their own club races. 
Event No. 20. Paddling, )4 mile with turn; open canoes, 
single blades. 
Event No. 21. Tandem club paddling, K Dtiile with turn; 
open canoes, single blades. 
Event No. 22. Deck canoes, single paddling, }4 mile with 
turn; double blades. 
Event No. 23. Decked canoes, tandem paddling, X mile 
with turn; double blades. 
Event No. 24. Four paddling, X mile with turn; single 
blades, open canoes. 
Event No. 25. Upset paddling. 
Event No. 26. Tail-end race, open canoes, single blades. 
Paddler to kneel in bow and paddle bow first with the wind. 
Event No. 27. Ladies' single paddling, }£ mile straighta- 
way; open canoes. 
Event No. 28. Ladies' tandem paddling, }£ mile straight- 
away, open canoes, single blades. 
Event No. 29. Mixed tandem paddling, X mile straighta- 
way, open canoes, single blades. 
Event No. 30. Hurry-scurry, run, swim and paddle. 
Event No. 31. Swimming, 100yds. 
Event No. 32. Tournament. 
All paddling races, except the trophy paddling, shall be 
limited to canoes not less than 30in. beam, and not less than 
551bs. 
NOTES. 
The committee reserve the right to call any of the less 
important races any time during the meet, when they may 
see fit. 
All events in which less than two entries present them- 
selves at the line will be canceled. 
In events where less than three start, only one prize wiU 
be awarded. 
The regatta committee have provided prizes for each and 
every race on the programme. 
In case the committee are pressed for time, two or more 
races will be started at the same time whenever possible. 
The committee reserve the right to add to the programme 
at the meet on twenty-four hours' notice, said notice to be 
posted on the bulletin board. 
A. C. A. Races, 1897— List of Entries. 
Canoe. 
Crew. 
Club. 
Place. 
Mab C. E. Archbald Eoy. Cau. Y. C, .Toronto. 
pfpe,''^'''f -Thos. Hale, Jr Tonkers Yonkers. 
Az Iz , , , . J, R. Stewart Irondequoit Rochester. 
Toreador F. C. Moore. New York New York. 
Pioneer J. C. Mobray New York New York. 
We're Here. .H. H. Smytlie. ...... .New York New York. 
Bee If L. C May New York New York. 
Brooklyn. .....Woolsey Carmalt, . .New York New York. 
Ero.s J. W. Adams. 
Wish D'Arcy Scott Ottawa Ottawa. 
W. T. Lawless Ottawa .Otcawa, 
Weins ........ R. J. Stewart Ottawa Ottawa. 
Reba Edgar C. Woolsey. .Ottawa Ottawa. 
Madge F. L Dunnell Brooklyn........ Brooklyn. 
Enid M D. Wile Red Draeon Philadelphia. 
Bagheera A. A. Conger Gouverneur Gouverneur, N. Y. 
,..C. W. Lansing. Bulwagga Port Henry. N. Y. 
Zerb R. Easton Burns. . ..Toronto Kingston, Can. 
Hi^Yab?^' \ MacDougaU. ..Toronto Toronto. 
Eldorado E, McNichol Toronto .....i ..Toronto. 
Oualinda J. W. Ely Rochester Rochester. 
Weda .... ,.,,.C. G. Rot.li well Kingston Kingston, Can. 
Ithanel L. Leroy lanthe Newark. 
Cricket Geo. P. Duuglas. . . ..lanthe Newark. 
Event No. 1, combined race. Start, 10:59:10: 
1st round. 2d round. 
Cricket, G. P. Douglas 11 f6 45 11 46 35 
Aziz, J. L Stewart 11 K9 10 12 03 05 
,W. G, McTaggart Withdrew. 
October. Tbos Hale, Jr Withdrew. 
lthanel,[L. Leroy Withdrew. 
Event No. 2, record paddling. Start, 2:50:00: 
Cricket, Q. P. Douglas 3 f6 01 
Az Iz. J. R. Stewart. . 2 55 18 
October, Thos. Hale, Jr ,2 56 25 
Ithanel, L Leroy , , 2 56 35 
0 06 01 
0 OH 18 
0 06 25 
0 06 35 
Event No. 3, record sailing, Aug. 18, wind strong from W. 
Start, 10:45:15: 
1st round. S-l round. 3d round. 
Az Iz, J. L. Stewart ,.,,.,..1105 41 11 16 fO 11 30 22 
Cricket, G. P. Douglas. ..„..,. ...11 00 IB 11 16 43 11 30 25 
October. Thos. Hale, Jr 11 02 20 11 18 03 11 33 20 
Event No. 4, unlimited sailing, Aug. 17, wind N.W. strong. 
Start, 10:16:52; 
2d 3d 
rouud. round. 
10 44 31 10 53 41 
10 46 58 II 02 53 
10 49 11 11 04 05 
11 00 00 11 21 56 
1st 
round. 
Mab, C E. Archbald. . .10 30 22 
Aziz, J. R. Stewart... 10 31 30 
Pioneer. J. C. MowbraylO 31 35 
We're Here H Smythe 10 .39 50 
Toreador. P. C. Moore., Withdrew. 
October. T. Hale, Jr. . .10 36 £5 Withdrew. 
BeeIL,L H May 10 SB 15 10 57 10 . 
Event 
wind} 
4th 
round. Elapsed. 
11 13 55 0 56 33 
11 17 05 
11 2d 5 <i 
11 45 35 
Mab, C. E. Archbald Record of times missing. 
Az Iz, J. R. Stewart. Record of times missing. 
Toreador, F. O Moore Record of times missing. 
Pioneer. J. C. Mowbray Record of times misslog. 
Wfc^re Here H H. Smythe,,.;..,,..',',,',. Record of times missiag. 
BeelL. L. H May Record of times missing. 
Cricket, G P. Douglass Record of ticnes missing. 
October. Tbos. Hale, Jr....... Record of times missing. 
, H. H. Lansing,, ,,,,,, .•••«• Record of times missing. 
Ithanel, L. Leroy , Record of times missing. 
Event No. 5, trophy sailing, Aug. 19, strong N.W. wind. 
Start 10:05:06: 
1st. 
10 22 33 
2d. 
10 E5 05 10 41 40 
10 S6 00 10 43 40 
10 23 55 
10 25 42 
10 25 28 
8d 4tb. 5th. 
Mab, C. E. Archbalci. 
10 38 35 10 54 45 It 10 35 11 28 28 
Az, Iz, J R Stewart 
10 57 39 11 14 ?3 11 3-3 15 
Cricket, G. P. Douglas. 
11 CO CO n 18 19 11 .36 39 
Pioneer, J. C. Mowbray. 
11 00 03 11 17 30 Withdrew, 
Toreador. F. C. Moore. 
10 S9 13 Withdrew. 
We're Here, H. H. Smythe. 
Withdrew. 
6th Elapsed. 
11 45 45 1 40 45 
11 49 05 1 44 05 
12 01 45 1 56 45 
10 40 58 
10 42 4? 
10 45 00 
Event No. 6, dolphin trophy, Aug. 19; not sailed for, given 
as second prize in trophy race, Az Iz, J. R. Stewart. 
Event No. 7, club sailing, Aug. 14 Start, 11:55:00: 
1st 
Round. 
11 20 CO 
11 20 35 
11 22 40 
n 21 40 
11 27 45 
2d 
Round. 
11 33 50 
11 iO .36 
11 42 26 
11 43 55 
11 52 25 
3d 
Round. 
11 56 37 
11 58 19 
12 01 05 
12 04 37 
12 21 00 
Club. 
Pioneer, J. Mowbray. ..New York 
Toreador. F C. Moore. .New York 
Cricket. G L. Douglas. .lanthe 
Bee IL, L. H May New York 
Itbanei, L. Leroy lantbo 
Brooklyn. W. Cormalt..New York 13 29 00 
New York 13, lanthe 6. 
Event No. 8, no starters. 
Event No. 9, novice sailing: 
Start. 
Eros, W. F. Adam 4 21 31 
Diaz, G W McTaggart 4 21 f 0 
L Leroy 4 21 30 
Score. 
6 
5 
4 
3 
2 
1 
1st round. 
4 43 45 
4 48 15 
4 48 55 
4 43 33 
3d round' 
5 10 :^0 
5 17 50 
5 20 00 
5 21 00 
Perati, H. C. Hoyt 4 21 51 
Event No. 10, no starters. 
Event No. 11, no starters. 
Event No. 12, no record, won by J. C- Mowbray. 
Event No. 13, no record, won by J. R. Stewart. 
Event No. 14, no starters. 
Event No. 15, no starters. 
Event No. 16, open, paddle and sail, Aug, 14. Start, 3:40:25: 
L. R. Palmer , 3 55 20 0 14 55 
A. A. Conger 3 56 CO 0 15 35 
Dinnie 3 56 40 0 16 15 
B. .. 3 56 59 0 16.31 
Event No. 17, open, canvas sailing. Start, 10:12:30: 
Madge, F. L. Dunnell 10 43 00 
*Modoc, T Hale. Jr 10 45 00 
Hotiti, P. F. Hogan , Withdrew. 
Wattavrah, L. B. Palmer 'Withdrew. 
♦ Disqualified. 
Event No. 18, trophy paddling, Aug. 19, water smooth. 
Start, 3:47:09: 
Wish. D'Arcy Scott 0 07 C9 
Hi Yah, D. McDongall ....0 07 24 
Eldorado, E. McNichol .....0 07 31 
, W. T. Lawless 0 07 33 
Event No. 19, novice paddling. Start, 11:36:30: 
*Burnside... 11 44 00 0 07 30 
Hoyt .11 44 30 0 08 00 
Harmer 31 44 40 0 08 10 
Placket , Withdrew. 
* Burnside was disqualified for fouling a mark. 
Event No. 20, paddling, open canoes. Start, 10:33:25: 
Hi Yah, D, McDougall 10 39 45 ' 
Zerb, R E. Burns 10 39 53 
Eldorado, E. McNicol., ......4,.,. , 10 40 C8 
*Reba, E C. Woolsey..,,,. 10 40 83 
*Reba fouled a buoy and was disqualified. 
. Event No. 
5:16:10: 
Toronto. McDougall & McNichol 5 20".55 0 04 45 
Kingston, Burns & Rathwell ..5 21 05 0 04 .55 
Atlana, Stewart & "Woolsey 5 21 13 0 05 03 
Event No. 23, paddling, decked canoes, Aug. 14. Start, 
5:44:25: 
Cricket, G. L, Douglas 5 10 53 
Enid, M. D. Wilt , 5 51 OO 
*Wahsesee, D. McDougall 5 50 45 
Ithanel. L. LeRoy , 5 51 10 
♦McDougall was disqualifled. 
Event No. 23, decked canoes tandem, Aug. 18. Start, 
4:16:58: 
Cricket -j g.^^efo?.!".^,'f.';.: f ^ 22 35 
21, tandem club paddling, Aug. 18. Start, 
Tf„,^ \ Thos Hale. Jr. 
)M.D Wilt.... 
.4 23 .56 
Event 24, four paddling. Start, 3:01:55: 
Toronto crew .3 07 04 
Toronto-Ottawa crew ,...3 07 11 
Event No. 25, upset paddling, Aug. 18. Start, 5:45:46: 
, W. T. Lawless .5 47 40 0 02 00 
Ithanel, L. Leroy 5 48 00 0 OJ 20 
Enid, M. D. Wilt.....,., Withdrew. 
Event No. 26, tail-end race, Aug. 16. Start, 4:34:00: 
Bagheera, A. A. Conger 4 39 55 0 O5 55 
E'fiorado, E. McNicol 4 40 13 0 06 13 
Wahsesee. D. McDougall 4 43 45 0 09 45 
Zerb, R. E. Burns ,• Withdrew. 
Event No. 27, ladies' paddling, Aug. 16. Start, 5:38:50: 
Mies Pearsali..,,i,,. .,.,...,..^.1...... 5 41 15 0 03 25 
Miss Drake 5 41 18 0 02 28 
Event No. 28, ladies' tandem, Aug. 19. Start, 4:23:10; 
Mrs. Sparrow.. | 4 qn ns 
Miss Pearsall.. f 4 us 
Mrs. Drake.... 1 4 40 12 
Miss Wattles., f ^ w 
Event No. 29, mixed tandem. Start, 10:18:10: 
.10 29 48 
0 C8 58 
0 07 02 
0 Oi .38 
Equator . . . 
Zerb 
No. i, imlimited Bailing, Aug, 18, strong N.W, 
\ Begg and / 
1 Miss Pearsall 
J Harmer i 
I Miss Marshall f ' ..... 
) R E Burns ) 
1 Miss Hara if'*'** * " ..... 
^ I J. R. Stewart I 
f Miss Wattles...... ( 
Wahtatah..]^^'^-^-— ;^ 
* Disqualified. 
Event No. 30, hurry-scurry, Aug. 18. Start, 12:40:19: 
W. T. Lawless 12 43 43 
E. McNicol ......12 43 50 
M. D. Wilt , , ....12 43 55 
A. A. Conger , , . - Withdrew. 
Event No. 31, swimming, Aug. 17. Start. 12:14:10: 
W. T. Lawless.............. 12 15 23 0 01 18 
A A. Conger.....,, 12 15 30 0 01 20 
W. B. Skinner Withdrew. 
John Ely Withdrew. 
Event No. 32, tournament, 
Firstroucd-J. W. Sparrow and E. McNjcpl (ffinpers), J. W. Ely 
ajjd D. McDougall, 
Second round — Burns and Rothwell (winners), Shaw and Mc- 
Taggart. 
Final round— Sparrow and McNicol winners. 
Special event, war canoe race, Aug. 17. Start, 6:02:58: 
Canada 6 07 IR 
RufCalo 6 07 37 
Wawbewawa 6 07 4 J 
Special event, war canoe race, Aug. 19. Start, 6 P. M.: 
American crew,.L. S. Drake, Captain, winner. 
Canadian crew, R. E. Burns, Captain. 
A. O. A. RECORD, 189". 
Combined. Paddling. Sailing. Total, 
Geo. P Douglas 4 4 3 11 
J. R Stewart 3 3 4 10 
Thos Hale, Jr 0 2 2 4 
L. Leroy ... 0 112 
Proposed Change of Kules. 
Kingston, Out., Aug. 20 —Editor Forest and Stream : 
The inclosed report was handed to the regatta committee in 
camp at Grindstone Island, and will doubtless be considered 
by them and acted upon before the meeting of the executive 
committee in the fall. Kindly publish it, so that the mem- 
bers who were not in camp may be advised of the changes 
which the Northern Division has seen cause to ask for. 
R. Easton Burns, Vice-Com. N. D. A. C. A. 
At a meeting of the special committee appointed at the 
annual meeting of the Northern Division, the following sug' 
gestions as to amendments to the racing regulations, so far 
as they affect paddling canoes, were offered for the consider- 
ation of the regatta and executive commitliees, 
PADDLING REGULATIONS. 
A canoe to compete in any paddling race of the A. C. A. 
must be sharp at both ends, with no counterstern or tran- 
some end except as hereinafter mentioned, must come with- 
in the prescribed limits, as follows; Maximum length 16ft ; 
not less than 30in. beam; not less than 12in. deep, and not 
less than 451bs. weight. Slight discrepancies in weight may 
be made up temporarily to the extent of 31b3. only, 
MEASUREMENTS. 
The length shall be taken between perpendiculars at the 
fore side of stem and the aft side of stern. The beam shall 
be taken at the widest part, not including the heading. The 
depth shall be taken from the level of the gunwales amid' 
ships to the bottom of the canoe inside. 
CANOES FOR FOUR MEN. 
Maximum length shall be 20ft.; minimum beam shall be 
30in.: minimum depth shall be 12m.; minimum weight shall 
be 701bs. 
WAP. CANOES. 
Maximum length, 35ft. ; maximum crew, fifteen men. 
Note. — These regulations shall apply to the trophy as well 
as all other paddling races with the exception of the record 
paddling event, which shall be governed by the regulations 
governing the classification of sailing canoes. 
Signed, E. B. Edwards, 
w. t. lawless, 
D'Arcy Scott. 
D. H. McDougall, 
R. Easton Burns. 
Coatesville Defeats Lancaster. 
Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 19. — The last of a series of three matches be- 
tween the Lancaster and Coatesville Rifle clubs was held at the Tell 
Hain rifle range. Id this city, on Thursday. Both teams shot well and 
the Coatesville marksmen won by 39 points, the score being 1,800 to 
1,761. The best individual score of the match was made by Kendlg, of 
the Coatesville Club, who scored 195 points out of a j)ossible 230. 
Obreiter, of Lancaster, and Gilbert, of Coatesville, were tied for sec- 
ond place, with 193 points each. In Obreiter's score were seven suc- 
cessive 10s. 
The victory of Thursday made the Coatesville Club the winner of 
the series, they having won the first match by 47 points, while Lan- 
caster took the second by 11 points. 
In the individual totals of the three matches Obreiter stands first 
with 552 points out of a possible 600. Kendig comes second with 55 ; 
Gordon third, 518; llyusfoorth, 534; Carpenter fifth, 531; Weber sixth, 
526; Darlington seventh, 595, and G Ibert eighth, 511. 
The best record of tens was made by Dr. E. B. Ilyus, of Lancaster, 
who shot ten in succession in the first match. 
LANCASTER, 
Dr E B Ilyus. 
8 8 8 10 9 9 8 10 10 7 10 
9-173 10 9 9 8 9 10 9 10 8 9-180 
O E Weber, captain. 
8 8 9 10 10 9 10 9 10 10 9 
10—181 10 9 9 10 10 10 8 10 9 9-168 
W M Carpenter. 
8 8 9 8 10 10 8 10 10 8 
9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9-186 
L M Weist. 
89 10 8886488 
899978999 9—16.1 
C H Obreiter. 
9 10 8 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 
10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 10-19:3 
W K Romig. 
10 9 9 7 9 9 10 10 9 10 
10 10 9 9 8 8 10 10 9 10-185 
H P Martin. 
10 10 10 9 7 7 10 9 9 9 
8788688 10 6 10-169 
I H Land is. 
6689898999 
8899997 10 10 9—169 
E S Gleim. 
10 9 10 10 9 9 10 8 9 10 
10 9 9 10 4 9 10 8 9 7-179 
J J Bowman. 
9 7 8 10 8 9 9 10 8 9 
865468677 5 
10 9 
10 9 
9 7 
8 9 
9 6 
b 8 
9 8 
8 8 
10 10 
10 10 
10 10 
8 9 
10 8 
9 9 
8 6 
9 8 
9 10 
10 10 
9 10 
10 10 
COATESVILLE. 
J H Thome. 
9 9 9 9 7 8 8 
10 9 7 8 7 8 10 
T G Rodenbaugb. 
8 10 9 10 9 9 9 
9 10 10 10 9 10 8 
John M Entrekin. 
7 6 9 7 8 6 9 
8 7 10 9 8 S 10 
S T Fairlamb. 
10 10 7 10 9 7 9 
9 8 9 8 9 9 8 
WAP Thompson. 
10 10 10 10 8 10 9 
10 10 9 10 9 JO 
W T Gordon. 
9 10 8 10 10 10 9 
9 10 10 8 9 9 9 
M R Darlington. 
10 10 10 8 10 8 9 
9 10 10 10 8 9 8 
C J Fulmer. 
7 9 10 9 10 6 9 
9 10 7 9 8 7 6 
0 J Gilbert. 
10 9 10 10 9 10 10 
10 10 9 9 8 10 10 
John Kendig. 
9 10 9 10 10 10 10 
10 9 10 10 0 10 10 
10 
10-161 
9 
10-174 
9 10-192 
10 
10—187 
10 
8—183 
8 
6-161 
10 
10-193 
10 
10- 1F5 
1800 
149 
1761 
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FIXTURES. 
Aug. S8.—EAIJ Ci^iBE, Wis.— Elliott-Budd match for the Du Pont 
trophy. 
Aug. .31-Sept. 2.— Sutton, Neb.— Tournament of the Sutton Gun 
Club. $150 added money, as well as merchandise prizes. E. E. Hair- 
grove, Sec'v. 
Sept. 1.— Haverhill, Mass.— Third shoot of the Massachusetts State 
Shooting A^sociaiion, imder the auspices of the Haverhill Gun Club. 
Sept B.— Meeiden, Conn. — Third annual Labor Day tournament of 
the Parker G un Club. 
Sept. 6 —Marion, N. J —Annual Labor Day tournament of lli» 
Endeavor Gun Club. A. R. Strader, Sec'y. 
Sept. 7-10.— Detroit. Mich.— Jack Parker's annual toumamenr. 
Sept. 8-9.— TsHRE Haiite. Ind.— Tournament of the Trap-Shooters' 
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