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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. 18, 1897. 
Sachem's Head Y, C. Regatta. 
sachem's head, conn.— long island sound. 
Monday, Sept. 6. 
The first annual regatta of the Sachem's Head Y. C. was 
sailed on Sept. 6, and proved a grand success. The skies 
were clear and wind fairly steady from the S.W. There 
were eighteen entries, divided into five classes. The starting 
guns were fired from the "Viola, her owner. Mr. C. H. Way- 
land, acting as .iudge, assisted by Mr. Harry Camp, of 
Brooklyn, and Mr. Robert Seward, of New York. The 
work on the part of the judge and his assistants was perfect, 
and it is safe to say that no regatta was ever conducted with 
less friction than this maiden sail of the S. H. Y. C. 
The battle royal was between the famous Stony Creek cat- 
boats Libbie and Tigress, and among the sloops of Class C, 
in which there were nine entries. 
The club course No. 1 was sailed, as follows; Course 1 — 
From starting line at mouth of Sachem's Head Harbor to 
markboat 150ft. south of Goose Rock Buoy; thence to mark- 
boat }i mile north of Goose Island; thence to markboat 
150ft. south of Indian Reef Buoy; thence to markboat at 
Goose Rock Buoy, and thence to and across starting line, 
which is also the finish line, Q% nautical miles, 
are as follows: 
The times 
CLASS A. 
Start. 
Finish. 
Elaused. 
Corrected. 
,11 53 08 
1 45 09 
1 52 01 
CLASS B 
11 58 21 
1 56 15 
1 57 F4 
1 57 54 
11 59 24 
2 05 15 
2 05 51 
2 04 14 
CLASS C. 
12 Oi 39 
2 07 34 
2 02 55 
2 00 42 
.12 03 3t 
2 08 09 
2 04 Vi 
1 58 44 
la 04 45 
2 13 11 
2 08 26 
2 05 34 
IS 05 34 
2 16 29 
2 11 05 
2 11 05 
12 03 45 
2 16 46 
2 13 ni 
2 07 40 
12 03 21 
2 18 10 
2 14 49 
2 10 24 
12 03 35 
2 19 00 
3 15 25 
2 10 32 
12 03 23 
2 19 58 
2 16 36 
2 07 11 
12 04 eo 
Did not finish, 
CLASS D. 
12 10 19 
1 49 20 
1 39 01 
1 39 01 
12 OS 45 
1 56 49 
1 48 04 
1 42 23 
.12 08 36 ■ 
2 03 50 
1 55 14 
1 52 25 
CLASS E 
,12 08 12 
2 06 32 
1 58 20 
1 58 20 
12 08 25 
2 08 14 
1 59 49 
1 55 86 
In class A Dare Devil wins, having sailed the course with 
no competition. It is to her credit that she added to the in- 
terest of the occasion by sailing the course as though she had 
a competitor at her heels. 
_ In class B Sachem wins. It is to be noted that the elapsed 
time of this fast little sloop was close to the best made over 
the course. 
In class C Wasp wins on corrected time, Sweetheart hav- 
ing beaten her on elapsed time. Sweetheart takes second 
prize in this class. 
In class D Lillie wins, and has the distinction of having 
made the best time over the course. 
In class E Die Hexe wins on corrected time, Kydart having 
beaten her on elapsed time. 
Duxbury Y. C— Open Race— Davenport Cup. 
DUXBURT, MASS. 
Sept. S, S. It. 
The postponed race of the Duxbury Y. C. was sailed suc- 
cessfully on Sept. 2 in a light breeze. The race in third class 
was for the Davenport cup. The times being: 
FntST CLASS. 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Little Peter, H. Moebs 84.05 
SKOOKD CLASS. 
Privateer, A. E. Schaaf .31.09 1 14 44 0 58 09 
Fanny D., M. MacDo well............... 20. 00 1 29 81 1 06 44 
THIRD CLASS. 
Booster. M- MacDowell 19.03 1 11 23 0 47 39 
Arab, W. P. Scott.. 19.11 1 15 43 0 52 38 
Wrinkle, S. U Small 19,11 1 17 19 0 58 31 
Cleopatra, H, M. Faxon 19.11 1 17 34 0 53 46 
Nancy Hanks, P. W. Maglathlin 19, Os! 1 21 49 0 58 01 
Tacoma.. , Did not finish. 
Prior ..if. Did not finish. 
Goodspeed...........,.,,.,. Did not finish. 
FOtJBTH CLASS. 
Attila, A. O. Higgins 14.02 1 25 28 0 56 12 
Yankee, E. A. Walker 16.07 1 25 19 0 58 51 
Ideal, O. F. Bradford 17 08 1 34 20 1 09 03 
Dolphin, M. Morton ...^ 16.07 1 42 53 1 16 25 
Fedora, C. Hunt 16.08 1 53 08 1 16 46 
CLASS A. 
Major D., U. H. Drew 15.10 . 1 33 17 1 05 56 
Apnrodite, J. Brewster 17.03 1 3i 39 1 06 55 
E. B. Weston, I. Simons.,......., 16.11 134^8 1 08 24 
Alice B.. J. P Low .16.00 1 40 00 1 12 61 
Tom Jeff, G. Richards .16.02 1 48 22 1 21 25 
The second race for the Davenport cup was sailed on Sept. 
3 in a fresh N.E. wind, the times being: 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Booster, M MacDowell 1 54 09 1 08 41 
Wrinkle, S. M. Small... ,....,.,..,,..1 58 f6 1 11 55 
Nancy Hanks, P. W. Maglathlin , 2 00 .3.3 1 12 56 
Arab, W. S. Scott 2 01 13 1 15 02 
The final race was sailed on Sept. 4 in a light breeze, Roos- 
ter again winning. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Rooster, M. MacDowell 1 17 38 0 58 54 
Wrinkle. S. M Smith 1 2i 10 0 59 03 
Nancy Hanks, P. W. Maglathlin 1 29 31 1 05 43 
Tacoma, Prior & Goodspeed 1 29 53 1 06 41 
As told last week, Rooster was recently purchased by Mr. 
MacDowell especially for this series of races. 
Rochester Y. C. Handicap Race. 
CHARLOTTE— LAKE ONTARIO. 
Monday, Sept. 6. 
LAKE T, B. U. KULBS. 
The Rochester Y. C. sailed a race under a sealed handicap 
on Sept. 6, the handicappers being Norman Compton and T. 
B. Pritchard, The wind was light and fluky, and fell to a 
calm in the second round. Iris led through the first round, 
with Majel second, and Veritas third; but the fourth yacht, 
Kelpie, finally caught a light breeze and finished well in the 
lead. The times were: 
Start. First roimd. 
Kelpie 10 0) 44 12 14 31 
Iris 10 00 42 12 05 37 
Dragon 10 00 30 12 16 4S 
Majel 10 02 00 12 09 4 8 
Nox 30 00 f 6 12 15 24 
Nixve 10 00 '/5 12 20 0^ 
Pedro 10 00 53 J 2 21 04 
Veritas 10 03 13 12 13 46 
Zanita in 00 09 12 14 -39 
Althea 10 00 18 12 16 55 
Canta 10 01 16 13 17 02 
Facile 10 01 30 12 20 53 
Queela 10 00 15 12 83 40 
Soubrette 10 00 59 2 43 30 
Weno 10 01 15 
SPECIAL CLASS. 
Chic 10 05 20 
Xingra 10 05 ai 
Olga 10 05 40 
It 10 05 56 
Slider ........10 06 15 ...... 
Kodak.,. .....10 06 25 ...... 
Finish. 
6 05 12 
6 10 44 
7 51 fO 
7 56 30 
8 14 40 
8 3t 00 
9 06 00 
Withdrew. 
Withdrew. 
Withdrew. 
Withdrew. 
Withdrew. 
Withdrew. 
Withdrew. 
Withdrew. 
12 27 19 
Withdrew. 
Withdrew. 
12 52 30 
2 50 00 
Withdrew. 
Corrected 
7 41 12 
8 10 44 
9 21 CO 
9 26 30 
10 14 40 
10 21 00 
10 55 00 
Fewaukee Y. C. 
PEWAUKEB LAKE. 
Sept. 4-6. 
With the regatta of Sept. 11 the Pewaukee Y. C. will 
close a season of most .successful regattas. At a special 
meeting of the yacht club, held at Lakeside, Monday, Sept. 
6, at 4 P. M., it was decided to again challenge the Pine 
Lake Y. C. to sail another regatta for the celebrated Pabst 
trophy. Of course the event cannot take place this year, 
but this will give the Pewaukee Y. C. the first opportunity 
to capture that cup next season. 
A communication from the Rev, S. S Smyth, of the St. 
John's Military Academy, of Delafield, requesting the 
Pewaukee Y. C. to assume charge of ihe proposed rowing 
regatta on Pewaukee Lake next spring, was referred to a 
committee appointed by Com. W. C. Clark. 
Last Saturday's regatta was one of the prettiest of the 
weekly races that has taken place on Pewaukee Lake for a 
number of weeks. The vrind was brisk from the southeast, 
which enabled the boats to go over the course with the 
least possible number of tacks. Idle Hour, owned and 
sailed by R. E. Giljohann, lowered the club's four-mile 
record of 43m. 58s., made by her in the regatta of July 3, by 
55s. Good sailing was the feature of the day. 
The times were: 
CLASS A. 
Elapsed. 
Idle Hoxir, R. E.IQiljohann ^ „ 0 43 03 
Sirrocco, Wallber Bros i..... 0 46 12 
Carmela, S. P. Fachiitar ..........0 47 50 
Lorraine, Schiller & Bauch... ,.0 48 08 
Lottie, L. G. Monkwell , 0 49 03 
CLASS B. 
Aida, A. C. Zinn 0 49 53 
Sophia, W. H. Meyers 0 50 18 
Judges: A. G. Muller, Jr., S. C. Morris and Dr. C, E. Winternuite. 
On Labor Day, two very pretty regattas were sailed over 
the club's course. In the morning event. Kite, owned by 
Poppert & Peckler, was disabled before she had completed 
the first round. Idle Hour parted her throat halyards, and 
Carmela broke her jib stay, and Lottie got in the lee of 
the woods, and all were forced to retire on the last leg. 
MORNING RACE -CLASS A. 
Start, 10:35: Finish. Elapsed. 
Tempest , 12 13 09 1 38 09 
Lottie 12 IS 32 1 S8 82 
Lorraine 13 17 05 1 43 05 
CLASS B, 
Aida 12 17 04 1 43 04 
Sophia 12 20 32 1 45 32 
.Tudges— D C. Wilson, E. F Wallber, N. H. McGregor. Timekeep- 
ers—A. G. Miller and S. A. Morris. 
The wind had fallen considerable by the time the boats 
were ready for the start in the afternoon, still there was 
enough to make the event close and exciting: 
Elapsed. 
0 57 J9 
0 57 34 
0 58 27 
0 59 14 
1 03 37 
1 03 45 
1 07 02 
1 07 08 
Start, 2:85: 
CLASS A. 
Finish. 
Lorraine 
3 33 27 
CLASS B, 
3 42 02 
Ernest E. White. 
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1896-97. 
Commodore, John N. MacKendrlck. Gait, Canada. 
8ec'y-''^ea8 . John B. Blake. Gait, Canada. 
Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. 
PURSERS. 
Atlantic Division, H. W. Fleischman, 1611 N. 21st St,, Phfla., Pa. 
Central Division, Laurence C. Woodworth, Gkiuverneur, N. Y. 
Eastern Division, F. J. Burrage, West Newton, Mass. 
Northern Division, Francis H. Macnee, Kingston, Canada. 
Annual dues, $1; initiation fee, 81. 
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1895-96. 
Commodore, C. F. Pennewell, Detroit, Mich. 
Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, HI. 
Bear-Commodore, E. H. Holmes. Milwaukee, Wis. 
Sec'y-Treas., W. D Steams, Detroit, Mich. 
Executive Committee: B. M. Lamp, Madison, Wis.; 0. J. Bteadman 
Cincinnati, O. ; P, W, Dickens, Milwaukee, Wis. 
3 22 19 
We have within the past three weeks published very com- 
plete reports of the annual meets of the three great canoeing 
associations, the American, the Western and the British. 
These reports must be accepted as reflecting to a certain ex- 
tent the condition of canoeing ,at the present time, a con- 
dition which all friends of the sport must admit, however 
reluctantly, is very far from satisfactory. The sport has 
been established in England for full thirty years, and nearly 
as long in this country; it has been in high favor at times, it 
has profited by the hard and earnest work of many enthusi- 
astic devotees, many canoe clubs have been founded through- 
out this country and Europe as well as in Australia, and 
three large associations have been formed and successfully 
carried on for years. 
The meet of the American Canoe Association can hardly 
be set down as a great success either in attendance or racing, 
but at the same time there is nothing particularly discourag- 
ing in it. The business depression that has so long prevailed, 
the golf craze and the bicycle craze, have probably much to 
answer for in cutting down the attendance. At the same 
time there were enough present, nearly 200 in all, to make a 
lively and pleasant camp; none the less pleasant as a canoe 
camp from the fact that some of the outside attractions of 
previous meets, hotel dances, outdoor theatricals, and ex- 
peditions to outside points were absent. The camp was 
eminently a camp of campers, in camping dress, and depend- 
ing on themselves for amusement and occupation. No doubt 
■-ome would vote it slow, and it was by no means up to-date 
in the quantity and quality of its after-dai-k amusements as 
compared with some former meets; but it was a camp at 
which canoeists could enjoy themselves with very little in- 
terruption from foreign elements. 
There were in camp some sixty canoes, the common open 
canoe being in the majority, and the members were on the 
water a good deal. All hands lived in tents; there was no 
attempt at camp cookery, but the mess tent was a plain and 
camp-like institution, with very good cooking and an ab- 
sence of all stiffness and formality. While there were a 
good many outside visitors during the day, mere sightseers 
who came in small parties to inspect the camp, there was no 
general invasion of over-dressed hotel _ people, such as has 
proved a serious nuisance at times. Within the camp there 
was none of the over-dressing that has always been such a 
sore grievance of those canoeists who never come to a meet 
— and sometimes of those who do. The general arrange- 
ments were very well carried out this year, and it was pos- 
sible to reach the camp easily and promptly and to secure 
aU ordinary conveniences in the way of iness, camp floor 
etc. 
There is no denying that th e racing was not what it sb ould 
be. A very long programme was laid out, and many of the 
events were run off nfter a fashion, but there were very few 
contestants, the total list of entri^ and lists of starters in 
each particular race being small. Some of the races 
amounted to mere perfunctory affairs, with no real. com- 
petition, and might as well have been omitted. 
The present proeramme gives full opportunity to every 
class of canoeist, from the crack sailing man down to the 
novice, and in all kinds of canoes. The young canoeist who 
comes to camp with an ordinary open paddling canoe can 
find races enough to make his stay interesting. The trouble 
is not with the rules or the programme, but with the men, 
they evidently do not care to race. Even of the few who 
make a show of racing there are some who go about it in a 
slipshod manner, bringing to camp a canoe in poor condition 
and without a name, taking no trouble to file a formal enlary, 
and showing no particular interest. 
It is no wonder that there is so little interest in the trophy 
and unlimited sailing, as the successful canoe in this work 
must be a fearful and wonderful machine, comparatively 
costly, only to be obtained by hard work on the part of her 
owner, and of no use whatever except for a few days racing 
at the meet. 
Mab represents the highest point yet reached by the sail- 
ing machine, she is the work of one of the few men who are 
really up in the design and construction of this class of craft. 
Mr. Gilbert, who designed and built Mab. is first of all a very 
clever mechanic, an expert in fine woodwork; he is also an 
enthusiast in his love for small craft, and thoroughly 
familiar with the canoe and its larger sister, the St. Law- 
rence River sailing skiflf. Mr, Archbald, the owner of Mab, 
is an expert canoe sailor, perfectly at home on a long sliding 
seat and familiar with every detail of a racing canoe. The 
new boat is the result of the united efforts of these two men, 
just as the beautiful Vesper canoes were produced by Mr. 
Paul Butler with the aid of a very expert builder. 
There was a time when a man who was not himself a 
mechanic, but merely a good canoeist, could go to one of 
several builders and purchase a flrst-class canoe fully fitted, 
but such is no longer the case. There is no longer enough 
demand for the extreme racing canoe — a boat of high cost, 
and to be used only for a few races at the meet, being stowed 
away for the rest of the year — to induce the average builder 
to improve on his designs; and when at long intervals he is 
called on for an up-to-date boat, he is entirely unprepared to 
fUl the order, and in view of the special natiire of the work 
he wotild lose money if he did build, A man who wants a 
canoe to-day to meet or beat Mab must depend mainly upon 
himself for the design and the planning of fittings; and 
unless he is thoroughly familiar with the practical details 
of design and construction, in addition to being an expert 
handler, he cannot hope to win. 
Assuming that a man is thus qualified, and that he is pre- 
pared to spend a great deal of time and money on a new 
racing canoe, there is very little inducement to do so. In 
his home club, at New York, Lowell, Springfield or Roches- 
ter, he will find no racing at all through the season, or, at 
the most, only a few old boats against which to test and 
work up his new one. When he finally gets to the meet, 
intending to start in the trophy, unlimited, and two or three 
more races, he finds no one in his own class to meet him, 
and has virtually a sailover. 
Up to last season the Vesper canoes were good enough for 
anything afloat, and there was no inducement to Mr. Butler to 
build a new canoe. The models of Bee, Wasp, Fly and Bug, 
from three to six years old, were by no means up-to-date; but 
by dint of improvements in centerboards, seats and rudders, 
and of their always excellent rigs, they were still clearly supe- 
rior to anything then afloat. The construction of Mab, only 
a few weeks prior to the meet, saw the old boats laid on the 
shelf; in spite of all attempts to modernize them, they were at 
a marked disadvantage beside her lighter and smaller hull, 
and its special fitness for carrying a large deck seat. This 
year Mr. Butler was not present at the meet; it is doubtful 
whether he will continue, under present conditions, to build 
new canoes, and there is evidently no one else in the States 
to take his place. Whether or no Mab will race next year 
without some certainty of a competitor is also uncertain. 
The only possible remedy that we can see for this state of 
affairs, and we are by no means certain that it is not too late 
for even this to be effective, is the one-design canoe. It is 
just possible that if a start were made with a standard design 
for a good 16 by 30 racing canoe of modern design and fit- 
tings, but less extreme than Mab, that enough men might 
build to give a little new life to racing at the meets, and also 
at home throughout the season. Failing this, we see no 
chance ahead for any revival of canoe racing. 
The passing of the racing is to he regretted for many 
reasons. Both under sail and paddle it is a noble sport, 
with all the exhilaration and excitement of yachting, 
making even greater demands on the skill of the canoeist, 
and by reason of the small cost and the convenience of car- 
riage of the boats, within the reach of those of very limited 
means. As long as a first-class racing canoe could be bought 
of the builder for about $150, and the owner of such a craft 
could find plenty of racing at home as well as at the meets, 
and could use the canoe at will for an afternoon paddle or a 
week's cruise, canoeing was an ideal sport. 
As one of the prime reasons for the annual meet, and one 
of its great attractions to the average non-racing canoeist, 
the racing is almost indispensable to the continued success 
of the Association. 
All things considered, the outlook for American canoeing 
and for the A. C. A. is decidedly better than it was a few 
years back. The sport has had to contend with the rivalry 
of newer ones, with the bicycle and golf; the continued busi- 
ne.ss depression has acted to reduce the club membership and 
to keep men from camp; and the management, or misman- 
agement, of the meets themselves at times, with an unruly 
and noisy minority in command, has driven away many who 
could ill be spared. There is little doubt that, having held 
its own so long in the face of these and other hindrances, a 
period of renewed prosperity is before the Association, For 
several successive years it has been blessed with oflicers who 
have been both able and energetic, who have turned a heavy 
debt into a material balance in bank; who have greatly im- 
proved the transportation and other arrangements, and who, 
most diificulc task of all, have had the pluck to act firmly 
and effectively upon the first outbreak in camp of the Ta-ra- 
ra-Boom-de ay spirit, to the marked improvement of the 
camp as a place of temporary residence for sober and decent 
canoeists. 
The experience of several successive meets stands as an 
ample guarantee to all who are in doubt about joining the 
Association or who, being old members, are in doubt about 
the expediency of attending the meet. There is every reason 
to expect a well-located and well-arranged camp, with good 
transportation and mess, all reasonable luxuries in the way 
of camp floors, etc. ; and a very pleasant and congenial com- 
pany of canoeists. It is not to be expected that one coming 
back to a meet after an absence of years vdll find all of his 
old associates and the same familiar surroundings; but 
there is no reason at all, as far as the Association and its 
meets are concerned, why old members should not keep up 
their active connection, spending a week or two in camp, 
finding many old friends and making some new ones; and, 
though they may feel a little natural resentment at finding 
themselves back-numbers in the racing where once they 
were the leaders, there will still be plenty of good fellowship 
and hearty out-door fun and amusement. 
