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a good judge of a sailing or paddling race, or the way 
ihev sliouKi be managed. While Ihis is not the subject 
in hand, exactly, i am sure it has sometliing to do with 
it. Witness the Sailors' Union. There is no reason why 
the connniiice and the men should not work together in 
harmony, instead of at cross purposes. 
Fire out the racing machine, bag and baggage, adopt a 
one-design general purpose canoe if necessary, although I 
think thai is too extreme and unnecessary, and that a 
minimum midship section with other limitations will be 
sufficient. Then all pul" together and see if we cannot 
get the old fellows back, sm' a lot of new ones m. Prob- 
ably many of those who have sailed more than a dozen 
years, when they started it with 60 or 70ft. of sail on a 
staunch canoe, and have grown with the development of 
models, sails and seat, hardly realize what confronts a 
beginner now, and how long it takes him to catch up with 
the older ones. That means we do not get new blood, and 
new blood we must have or go out of business. I believe 
the sliding seat is good,' first, last and all the time, but 
it should at the same time have a limit. The standing 
sail and bath tub cockpits are also good in their way, par- 
ticularly the latter, as, other things being equal, it makes 
a safe boat unless vou want to lower sail when afloat, but 
I think they have helped kill the sailing canoe, especially 
as they have made possible a lean, hungry craft, that is 
only satiated with speed at the expense of all other 
qualities. George P. Douglass. 
The A.G.A. Race Programme, i 900 
Musfcofca, Aug. 3-17. 
The following programme for the races of the 1900 
meet at Muskoka has been prepared by the regatta com- 
mittee, Messrs. R. Easton Burns, Harry Ford and D. 
B. Goodsell. As the Year Book will go to press much 
earlier than usual this year there has not been time to 
publish the programme in advance for the criticism of 
the members. It has, however, been prepared with 
special reference to the experience of last year. 
Record. 
Event No. i : Paddling and sailing combined, ^ mile 
alternately; total 3 miles; time limit iVs hours. Start 
to be made under paddle. The same seat shall be used 
as in event No. ,3. 
Event No. 2: Paddling, % mile with turn. 
Event No. 3: Sailing, 4^ miles; time limit 2 hours. 
Note. — The rules governing the record events will be 
found in Rule 5 of the Racing Regulations. 
Sailing. 
Event No. 4 : Trial race, under Rule i of Sailing Regu- 
lations; 6 miles; time limit 21/2 hours. Starters in the 
trophy sailing race to be selected from this race under 
Rule S 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, 7l4 miles; time 
limit 3 hours. The canoe winning first place in Event 
No. 5 will not be allowed to compete in this eyent. 
Event No. 7: Novice sailing, 3 miles; tirhe limit ij^ 
hours. Open only to members who have not sailed a 
canoe prior to Sept. i, 189.9. 
Event No. 8: Cruising canoes, 3 miles; time limit 1^2 
hours. See Rule i of Racing Regulations. 
Event No. 9: Open canoes, paddle mile to wind- 
ward, and return under sail. 
Event No. 10: Open canoes, ij^ miles. 
Event. No. 11: Atlantic Division cup. 
Event No. 12: Central Division cup. 
Event No. 13: Eastern Division cup. 
Event No. 14: Northern Division cup. 
Note. — In events Nos. g and 10 canoes must conform 
to regulations governing canoes for paddling races. 
Events 11 to 14 will only be held if not sailed at Division 
meets. Regatta committees will arrange their own races. 
Paddling, 
Event 15: Trophy, T mile straightaway. 
Event No. 16: Novice, 14 mile with turn; single 
blades. Open only to members who have never paddled 
a race oritsidc their own club races. 
Event No. 17: Open canoe, mile with turn; single 
blades. 
Event No. 18: Tandem, ^ mile with turn; open canoes; 
single blades. 
Event No. 19: Decked or open canoes; single pad- 
dling; Vi mile with turn; double blades. 
Event No. 20: Rescue race No. 1; men proceed in 
usual way. No. 2: Men to be lined up on shore. When 
gun is fired No. i upsets his canoe and No. 2 launches 
and proceeds to the rescue, picks up his man and tows 
the capsized canoe across the finish line, Open canoes; 
single blades; ]4 mile straightaway. 
Event No. 21 : Fours, mile with turn; single blades; 
open canoes. 
Event No. 22: Tail-end race, ]4 mile; open canoes; 
single Iilades. Paddler to kneel in stern and paddle 
stern first with the wind. 
Evenl No. 23: Relay race; open canoes; single blades; 
ij4 miles ovei sailing course; three men from each club 
or divi.sion. 
Starter.*; paddle around first buoy, pass an article to 
second men. who paddle around second buoy, passing 
to third men, who paddle to finish. 
Eveni No. 24 •- Tadies' tandem; 54 mile straightaway; 
open Cannes: single blades. 
Event No. 25 : Hurry-scurry ; run, swim and oaddle. 
A short portage will be introduced in this event if prac- 
ticable. 
Event No. 26: Tournament; poles to be provided by 
the committee. 
War Canoes. 
Event No. 27: A. C. A. championship, t mile with 
turn. 
Event No. 28: Tug of war, i minute heats; best out of 
3 heats. 
Event No. 29: Division race, % mile with turn. Each 
Division may enter any number of crews. 
^3 REST AND - STREAM. 
Evem Vn. 30: Race between picked teams from the 
A. C. -A. .111(1 the Muskoka Lakes Association, for a 
trophy d-oiihied by G. R. R. Cockburn, Esq, 
If three cliibs from the Northern Division enter teams 
the Division will put up a trophy for a Northern Divi- 
sion race. 
Notes. 
AH canoes entered for paddling^ races will be measured 
and weighed. 
All events in which less than two entries present 
themselves will be canceled. 
In events where less than three start only one prize 
will be given, 
In paddling races all turning buoys will be left to port. 
The committe reserves the right to add to tliis pro- 
gramme at the meet by notice posted. 
R. Easton Burns, 
Kingston, Ont., Chairman. 
Harry Ford, 
D. B. Goodsell. 
[May s, 1900. 
War Canoe Racing. 
The Ottawa Journal of April 9 contains the following: 
An eastern Canada canoe league is likely to be formed 
this summer. It will be composed of the big canoe 
clubs of Ottawa, Montreal, Brockville and perhaps 
Kingston. The organization will be entirely separate from 
the American Canoe Association, although perfectly 
friendly to that body. 
The mafter was thoroughly discussed last evening 
at a meeting held in the O. A. A. C. by representatives 
of the Ottawa and Britannia canoe clubs. Those present 
were Messrs. E. A. Black (captain), K. F. Clayton and 
H. B. Cowan, of the Ottawa Club, and Messrs. T. Tache, 
W. A. Donnelly, E. Stockton and E. R. McNeill, of the 
Britannias. 
As a result of the meeting a motion was passed recom- 
mending the formation of an eastern Canada canoe 
league, composed of the Ottawas and Britannias. of Ot- 
tawa; the Bohemians, Brockvilles and Y. M. C. A., of 
Brockville; the Kingstons, if they will come in, and as 
many of the Montreal clubs as possible. 
It is proposed to have a permanent championship 
cup, as well as a trophy, to become the property of the 
winners of each year. It is proposed also to hold the 
championship race each year at the regatta of the club 
winning the previous year. The first race would there- 
fore be conducted by the Bohemians, of Brockville. 
During the month Com. MacKendrick has visited 
Ottawa, Brockville and Kingston, the centers of war 
canoe racing, and has conferred with the leading clubs. 
He is working on a plan to establish a war canoe trophy 
in the Northern Division, to be raced for at some point 
within a convenient radius of Ottawa, Kingston and 
Brockville, in those years when the A. C. A. meet h 
held away from the St. Lawrence River. In addition, it 
is hoped to have an A. C. A. championship cup of value 
of about $200. The following programme of war canoe 
races is proposed for the present meet, provided suffi- 
cient entries can be secured: 
Event No. 27: A. C. A. championship; i mile with 
turn. 
Event No. 28 : Tug of war ; i-minute heats ; best out of 
3 heats. 
Event No. 29: Division race, ^ mile with turn. Each 
Division may enter any number crews. 
Event No. .30: Race between picked teams from the 
A. C. A. and the Muskoka Lakes Association, for a 
trophy donated by G. R. R. Cockburn, Esq. 
Event No. 31: Northern Division war canoe races for 
Northern Division banner. 
Also on Aug. 6 the Muskoka Lakes Association will 
give a valuable trophy for war canoe race at their annual 
regatta on Lake Muskoka. 
There is a sentiment among some of the war caroe 
crews unconnected with the A. C. t\. in favor of an in- 
depejident association, but thus far nothing has been 
adduced to show the advantage of this plan over the 
proposed, of racing under the A. C. A., with special 
arrangements to suit the conditions of war canoe rac'.ng 
as distinguished from general canoeing. 
So far as we have been able to learn, the proposed 
independent a.'^sociation is not interested in the one vi 1! 
maUer on which the future of the sport depends, the 
timely exclusion of the racing shell type of war came. 
Unless prompt and adequate measures are taken in thi.? 
matter, no amount of prizes or racing can keen the jp irt 
alive for more than three or four years — in fact, the 
greater the immediate stimulus to racing under existing 
rules the ntiicker the deterioration of the sport, and the 
more certain its ultimate extinction. 
Brooklyn C. C» 
The Brooklyn C. C, which for the past fifteen years 
has been located in the basin at the foot of Fifty-sixth 
street, Brooklyn, N. Y., is about to change its quarters 
during the coming season. The sale of the basin and 
the alterations intended by the present owners have made 
such a course advisable, and a change has been determined 
vipon. Accordingly, the club has secured the club house 
adjoining Still well's Hotel on Gravesend Bay, occupied 
for many years by the Brooklyn Y. C. as its headquarters, 
and now left vacant by the consolidation of that club with 
the Gravesend Y. C. 
The new location is everything that could be desired for 
canoeing purooses. The bay at the point cho'^en is 
sheltered on all sides except on the northwest, and af¥ords 
the best possible course for sailing and racing about New 
York city. Its proximity to Coney Island Inlet makes 
access to Jamaica Bay and the waters on the south side of 
Long Island easv and convenient. 
The hoti^e. which is a commodious two-stor^'- structure, 
is erected on r>ile« over the water, and is furnished Avith 
evprv n''ce==arv convenience. 
The flf^ating boat hou^e heretofore occunied hy the club 
at the old Atlantic Y. C. basin was moved from its former 
berth at Fifty-sixth street to its new location on Graves- 
end Bay on April 22. The house was towed out to the 
end of the^ Fifty-sixth street dock the afternoon before 
and at 7 o'clock on the following morning a party con- 
sisting of Messrs. Hogan and Dater, accompanied by Air. 
Henry C. Morse as envoy extraordinary and mmister 
pleniopotentiary of the A. C. A. Peoria C. C, embarked. 
I he morning was perfect for the work in hand, and the 
voyage progressed without incident as far as the Ulmer 
-ParK dock, where Messrs. Bennett and Vernon joined the 
party. 
After a wait of some two hours for high water, the 
voyage was resumed, and with the aid of frequent sound- 
ings the new berth reached and the house securely 
moored. 
At Stillw.eH's the party was met by Mr. Nash, the 
Chairman of House Committee, and by a delegation from 
the New York C. C, headed by Messrs. Moore, Smythe 
and Mowbray, who were present to extend a hearty and 
much appreciated welcome to their new neighbors. 
The voyage was free from disaster, except for the 
temporary loss of Mr. Hogan, who, anxious to verify the 
correctness of the deep sea soundings, somewhat pre- 
cipitately quitted his perch on a slippery log and went 
down to the bottom of the bay to see for himself, leaving 
his eyeglasses below as a pledge of good faith. 
Other members of the club visited the house during 
the afternoon. 
Formal possession of the new club house will be 
secured within the next few days, and the house as 
soon as possible thereafter will be put in order for the 
residence of those members who will permanently occupy 
It during the summer. 
The new house will be taken formal possession of some 
time during the month of May, and will be occupied as a 
residence by the members of the club during the coming 
season. 
The acquisition of this property fills a long felt want 
on the part of the club for more commodious quarters, and ' 
it is believed will tend to materially increase the pros- 
perity of the organization. 
Royal C. C. 
The racing season of the Royal C. C. began on March 
10 with a sweepstakes race, and events are scheduled regu- 
larly for almost every week. The programme, as far as 
announced, goes up to July 25, and a supplementary one 
will be published later for the fall races. The regular 
weekly events are sailed at Teddington-on-the-Thames. 
The Whitsuntide cruise, from June 2 to June 10, will be 
down the river. The thirty-fourth annual regatta will 
be sailed on June 30, fourteen events being scheduled. 
The annual camp will be held at Langston Harbor 
(Hayling), near Portsmouth, from July 14 to July 25, 
The club challenge cup and the new De Quincey challenge 
cup will be sailed for at the meet, with other races. 
The racing up to the present time is as follows : 
March 10: 
First Second 
A o Tx . Start. Round. Round. Final. 
Gadfly, A. S. Hemingway. 3 10 02 3 19 33 3 28 00 3 37 15 
Eft, Linton Hope 3 10 12 3 20 54 3 29 40 3 38 30 
Snark, F. W. Hodges 3 10 13 3 19 58 3 29 10 3 38 09 
Vanessa, B. de Q. Quincey 3 10 09 3 20 52 3 30 15 3 39 50 
Nana, O. F. Gason 3 10 23 3 22 ll 3 31 12 3 41 10 
Daphne, H. R. Drew 3 10 05 Disqualified. 
Winner. Gadfly; second, Snark; third, Eft. 
Gadfly was first over the line, closely followed hy 
Daphne and Vanessa, then Eft, Snark, and Nana last; 
the wind was east, which gave a reach round the course. 
On turning the bottom buoy Gadfly was' leading, Snark 
overlapped Vanessa, and the latter had to give way; Eft 
was next, Daphne and Nana the last pair; reaching up 
to the top buoy Snark and Eft passed Vanessa ; on round- 
the mark Daphne forced Nana on to the buoy and was 
disqualified, while the latter went over the buoy and was 
ordered to round again. Gadfly continued to lead right 
through, while Eft and Snark were having a fine race for 
second place : Vanessa dropped astern in the increasing 
breeze, and finished fourth. Mr. Ellington sailed Gadfly; 
Mr. Lawson was officer of the day. 
March 17 — Sailing race for canoes and cruisers. Ted- 
dington Reach course. Start 3:17; wind, light. 
Snapper, Guy Ellington..... 3 17 02 4 15 10 
Vanessa, B. de O. Ouincey 3 17 25 4 29 00 
Snark, F. W. Hodges 3 17 10 4 17 50 
Nana II., O. F. Gason 3 17 07 4 17 19 
Gadfly, A. S. Hemingway 3 17 03 4 35 40 
Eft, Linton Hope 3 17 04 4 17 11 
An, E. B. Coston 3 17 34 4 29 50 
An is the old Rani of the racing class; the others are 
all of the cruising class. Snark, Nana II. and Daphne are 
new boats, all designed by Mr. Linton Hope. 
Snapper was first over the line, closely followed by 
Gadfly, Eft, Nana and Snark, the others being late. 
Snapper led on first round, with Nana second and Eft 
third and An last. In the second round Eft pas.sed 
Nana, and in the third Snark went into third place, and 
An passed Gadfly. In the last round Nana repassed 
Snark, the race finishing with Snapper first, Elf second 
and Nana third. 
March 24 — Race for canoes and cruisers. Four rounds 
Teddington Reach course. Start 3:07 P. M. ; wind, N. 
to N.E. ; 5s. sweepstakes. 
First. Second Third 
Start. Round. Round. Round. Final. 
Eft. Linton Hope. 3 07 06 3 17 30 3 26 35 3 35 57 3 45 30 
Snapper. G. Ellington. .... .3 07 03 3 17 50 3 27 30 3 37 45 3 46 15 
Nana, O. F. Giison 3 07 15 3 18 12 3 27 50 3 37 50 3 46 IS 
Snark, F. W. Hodges... ....3 07 10 3 18 11 3 27 42 Gave up. 
Vanessa. B. de Q. Ouincey.3 07 12 3 18 10 3 28 20 3 40 20 3 50 45 
Daphne, R. H. Drew 3 07 20 Gave up. 
The}- were all over the line smartly after gunfire. 
Daphne fouled the buoy and then ran into some trees and 
retired. At the end of the first round Snapper was lead- 
ing, with Eft second and Vanessa third, Snark and Nana 
being close up. At the end of the second round Eft was 
leading. Snapper being second and Snark third. Snark 
.gave up after rounding the lower buoy, and Nana was 
gradually overhauling Snapper, while Vanessa had fallen 
astern, having luffed up to take in a reef. During the last 
round Snapper and Nana closed up on Eft. but were not 
able to catch her, and she won by 45 seconds; Snapper 
was second, i second ahead of Nana. 
March 31 — Sweep?take race for canoes and cruisers. 
Four rounds Tedd'ngton Reach course. Start, 3:05 P. M. ; 
wind, N.E., very light. 
There were six starters, viz., Snapper, Eft, Gadfly. 
Vanessa, Snark and Nana. Two seconds after gimfire 
