76 
alongside. The Municipal then made an effort to save 
the yacht, but her syphons had scarcely been placed in 
Vif's hold when the yacht turned stern up and dived to 
the bottom in midstream, between Ward's Island and 
Little Hell Gate. , , ., , t -m t-> 
Vif was a keel boat, designed and built by J. H. Uy^er, 
at Portland, Me., in 1876. Her over all length \yas 4»f1- 
. 7in., her breadth 14ft. 2in., and her draft 8ft. 3in. bhe 
was bought by Mr. Clarke in 1894 from Charles Merril! of 
Portland and was enrolled in the fleets of the -New 
York and Atlantic yacht clubs.— New York Times. 
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Charles W. Sherland, of Brooklyn, captain of the tug 
boat Franklin N. Brown, was arrested in New York on 
July 17 by Detective Welsh, of Yonkers, charged with 
running down a rowboat containing William Bogart, his 
wife Lena and her mother, Mrs. Mary Miller, imperdlmg 
their lives, and also with fouling two yachts of the Yon- 
kers Corinthian Y. C, all on the night of July 10 when 
the club held a lantern parade. When the parade was 
opposite where he was tied up, Sherland cast oft and 
backed out into the river, with the result stated. Com. 
A J Prime, of the New York R. A., obtained the name 
of the boat and the warrant for the arrest of the captain 
Sherland waived examination and was held for the Lrrand 
Jurv. — New York Herald. 
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Capt. Edward Svcamore. skipper of Valkyrie H. in 
1895, arrived at New York on July 16 on the Servia and 
was 'promptly and effectively interviewed. The following 
is from the New York Times: 
FOREST AND^ STREAM. 
[July 2^, igdd. 
When asked regarding his reported commission as 
Rainbow's sailing master, Capt. Sycamore evaded the 
question and replied that his visit to America had some- 
thing to do with negotiations for the sale of the new Wat- 
son-designed cutter Distant Shore to an American yachts- 
man. The name of Distant Shore's possible purchaser he 
declined to disclose. 
In view of the earlier attempts of Cornelius Vander- 
bilt to secure Capt. Sycamore's services, and the reported 
dissatisfaction of Rainbow's owner as to the way she has 
been handled, the appearance of Capt. Sycamore at Ram- 
bow's helm would cause no great surprise. 
On other topics Capt. Sycamore was more communi- 
cative. Speaking of the rumor that he was to be the 
skipper of Sir Thomas Lipton's new challenger, the Cap- 
tain said: 
"I do not see how those stories get abroad. I had an 
interview with Sir Thomas Lipton some time ago, but 
nothing was said about the matter. We simply talked 
about taking Shamrock to the Mediterranean to race this 
winter. Of course, if I were asked to sail the challenger 
I would not refuse. I have heard the report that Sham- 
rock is to be altered by Fife, but I know nothing about 
the details. I do know, however, that they are going to do 
something with her." 
When asked whether Watson and Fife would jointly 
design the next Cup challenger, Capt. Sycamore said : "I 
do not know who will design the new yacht, but I don't 
think that both of them will work on her. I believe that 
she will be the design of one man. Fife certainly has had 
his chance at building j^achts to be brought over here, and 
some one else ought to have a chance." 
The Captain inquired eagerly as to the performance of 
the 70-footers that have been racing off Newport, t 
"Well," he said, when told the result, "I expected that 
Yankee would be the winner, for she is Herreshoff's 
latest. He is the best designer in the world. In this con- 
nection let me say that all agree that the last yacht race 
was a fair one in every respect, and that all who were over 
here when Sir Thomas Lipton raced are full of praise for 
the treatment they received. Columbia is a wonderful 
boat, and I believe that this country will win as long as 
that man Herreshoff is alive." 
The Yachtsman^s Practical ManuaL 
(Manuel Pratique du Yachtsman por le Docteur G. Bedart, N. A.) 
A NEW volume, the third, has just been added to the 
library of the Union of French Yachts, published by E. 
Bernard & Co., Paris, under the patronage of the Society 
of French Yachts. This book, by Dr. G. Bedart, naval 
architect, is entitled, "The Yachtsman's Practical 
Manual," and it deserves the name, both in its scope and 
the method of treatment. The author has evidently aimed 
at a middle course between the practical work of yacht- 
ing, as treated by Vanderdecken and other of the older 
English writers, and the abstract theorj^ of naval archi- 
tecture. In its exact and definite descriptions of the parts 
of a yacht and in its detailed instructions it is thoroughly 
practical, while at the same time the principles are not 
lost sight of for a moment. The object of the author, as 
stated in the preface and evident throughout the work, is 
not merely to teach a certain routine of operations, but to 
lead the yachtsman to a systematic study of the principles 
of design, construction, navigation and seamanship, so 
that he may be able to rely upon his own judgment in 
further advancing himself in a pursuit in which absolute 
perfection is never attainable. Throughout the work the 
practical examples are intimately associated with the 
theory, so that the reader is taught to reason from cause 
to effect, or the reverse, in each operation. 
The book is divided into twenty-three chapters, and a 
brief summary of some of the leading heads will serve to 
show the scope. The first chapter deals with the hull of a 
vessel, explaining the names and uses of the principal 
parts, the method of representation by means of the three 
plans of projection and an explanation of a design. The 
next subjects are displacement, buoyancy, center of 
gravit3^ center of buoyancy, movement of the center of 
buoyancy, general study of stabiHty, righting couple, mo- 
ment of the couple, metacenters, curves of stability, study 
of stability in dift'erent types, initial and reserve stability, 
stability of weight, stability of form, dynamical stability, 
general principles of sparring and rigging, different rigs, 
sail making, effect of wind on sails, true and apparent 
wnnd, course, rudder and steering, the well-balanced ves- 
sel, state of the sea, state of the wind, ropes, resistance 
of a vessel, surface disturbance, influence of length on 
speed, difference between large and small vessels, allow- 
ance, details of rig, block. This list includes only about 
half of the volume, but it is sufficient to show how fully 
the field is covered. The descriptions and demonstrations 
are clear and exact, and the strictly theoretical points 
are handled in a way to make them within the comprehen- 
sion of any intelligent yachtsman. That portion which 
may strictly be classed under the head of naval archi- 
tecture is so simply explained and so closely related to the 
practical that it neither repels nor discourages a student 
unacquainted with formulas and strictly scientific methods. 
There are numerous illustrations in the form of diagrams. 
The book is not intended for the expert designer, builder 
or student of naval architecture, and it deals only inci- 
dentally with these subjects, but the practical yachtsman 
will find it a valuable aid. 
American Ganoe Association, J899-J900, 
Commodore, W. G. MacKendrick, 200 Eastern avenue, Toronto, 
Can. 
.Secretary-Treasurer, Herbert Begg, 24 King street, Toronto, Can. 
-Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Thirty-second street and avenue A, 
Bayonne, N. J. 
Division Officers. 
ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
Vice-Com., H. C Allen, Trenton, N. J. 
Rear-Com., Lewis H. May, New York. t 
Purser, Arthur H. Wood, Trenton, N. J. 
CENTRAL DIVISION. 
Vice-Corn., John S. Wright, Rochestei", N. Y. 
Rear-Com., Jesse J. Armstrong, Rome, N. Y. 
Purser, C. Fred Wolters, 14 East Main street, Rochester, N. Y. 
EASTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Coni,, Frank A. Smith, Worcester, Mass. 
Rear-Com., Louis A. Hall, Boston, Mass. 
Purser, Frederick Coulson, 405 Main street, Worcester, Mass. 
NORTHERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Com., J. McD. Mowatt, Kingston, Ont., Can. 
Rear-Com., E. C. Woolsey, Ottawa, Ont., Can. 
Purser, J. E. Cunningham, Kingston, Ont., Can. 
WESTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Com., Wm. C. Jupp, Detroit, Mich. 
Rear-Com., F. B. Huntington, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Purser, Fred T. Barcroft, 408 Ferguson Building, Detroit, Mich. 
■s 
Regatta Committee: R. Easton Burns, Kingston, Ont., Can., 
chairman; Harry Ford, Toronto; D. B. Goodsell, Yonkers, N. Y. 
9t 
Meet of 1900, Muskoka Lake, Aug. 3-17. 
Official organ, Forest and Stream. 
Fixtures* 
August. 
;!-17. A. C. A. meet, MUskoka. 
September. 
1-3. Toronto, club cruise. 
8. Toronto, fall regatta. 
15. Toronto, sailing races. 
American Canoe Association. 
Twenty-first Annual Meet. 
BIRCH POINT — MUSKOKA. 
To A. C. A. Members: 
The following supplementary arrangements have been 
made for the camp in addition to those published on pages 
II to 16 inclusive of the Year Beok, which was sent to all 
members by June 20 : 
CAMP SITE COMMITTEE. 
The following articles can be had at camp if early notice 
is sent to the chairman, who will try to procure other size 
tents if required: 
Rent of Tent — 7 x 9, per week, $2; 8 x 10, per week, 
$2.25 ; 10 X 12, per week, $2.50. 
Rent of Tent Floor — 7 x 9, about $2.25; 8 x 10, about 
$3.50; 10 X 12, about $4. 
Sundries per Week — Camp bed, 50 cents ; camp stools, 
25 cents; camp chairs (backs), 35 cents; mattres,s, 75 
cents; wire cot and matress, $1.50. 
Porches — 6 x 10, for term, $2. 
If sufficient notice is given, floors can all be built and 
located and tents put up when members arrive in camp. 
The choice locations will be given to the earliest ap- 
plicants. Tents must be located by the Site Committee 
before their erection. 
R. OsLER Wade, 
Chairman Camp Site Committee, 34 Victoria Street, 
Toronto. 
CUSTOMS arrangements. 
Inward — The Canadian Customs Department have ar- 
ranged that canoes, tents and outfits may be shipped in 
bond to Muskoka wharf, upon report inwards, without 
payment of duty, conditional upon exportation within 
thirty days, duty to be paid on all articles consumed or 
which are not exported. The collectors at Niagara Falls 
and Detroit will deal with outfits accompanying members 
in baggage car in the same way. 
Outward — The Treasury Department, Washington, 
have advised the collectors of customs at Detroit and 
Niagara Falls as follows ; "Application is made by the 
Commodore of the A. C. A. for free entry, on return to 
United States of the canoes and paraphernalia of the 
members who go from the United States to Canada. In 
regard thereto, I have to state that as the articles are 
presumably of domestic origin they may be admitted to 
free entry on return, under the provisions of paragraph 
483 of the Act of July 24, 1897, without requiring com- 
pliance with the regulations in such cases. Signed, H. A. 
Taylor, Assistant Secretary." 
TRANSPORTATION. 
In all cases tickets should be purchased to Aluskoka 
wharf only, as the special arrangements made with the 
Muskoka Navigation Company cannot be included in 
railway tickets. 
The Muskoka Navigation Company will carry members, 
upon presentation of certificate, from Muskoka wharf to 
the camp and return for one dollar — war canoes, canoes 
and duffle free. 
The Grand Trunk Railway and the Canadian Pacific 
Railway will grant return tickets on the usual fare and 
one-third plan. Members will pay full fare to Muskoka 
wharf, obtaining from the selling agent certificates which 
when endorsed and vised at camp will enable the holders 
thereof to return to the point of starting by continuous 
passage at one-third of the regular rate. War canoes, 
canoes and duffle free. Arrangements must be made a 
day or two ahead for cars for war canoes. 
The Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Company grant 
fare and one-third rates, and will carry ordinary canoes 
for single fare, war canoes at regular rates. 
The Central Passenger Association, with headquarters 
in Chicago, will carry members at tourist fares (about 
one and one-third fare), and lines interested wnll exercise 
their discretion about transporting canoes and other im- 
pedimenta. Western men requiring further particulars 
should write F. B. Huntington, Milwaukee, Wis. 
The Trunk Line Association will sell tickets at one and 
one-third fare to Toronto only. Get certificate. Atlantic 
Division men will therefore have to purchase tickets from 
G. T. R. at Toronto for Muskoka wharf, getting a second 
certificate. Further particulars desired can be had from 
D. D. Allerton, New York, or H. C. Allen, Trenton, N. J. 
The New England Pass Association will sell at fare 
and one-third, but whether they would sell through to 
Muskoka wharf or only to Toronto was not decided when 
this went to press. Louis A. Hall, 71 Equitable Build- 
ing, Boston, will be able to give Eastern men further in- 
formation upon request. 
The Grand Trunk fast train which connects with the 
steamers at Muskoka wharf leaves Buffalo daily except 
Sunday at 8 A. M., and Toronto at 11 A. M., arriving at 
Muskoka wharf at 2:30 P. M., where the steamers await 
its arrival. Inquire at wharf which steamer goes to A. 
C. A. camp, where you will be landed between <^ and 6 
P. M. 
CERTIFICATES. 
As it takes considerable time for ticket agents to make 
out certificates, application should be made the day be- 
fore so as to insure their being ready. 
race progr.\mme. 
The races will take place from the 13th to 17th. If the 
Regatta Committee find it will be convenient for war 
canoe crews they will call war canoe races on Monday, 
Aug. 13. 
MESS AliRANGEMENTS. 
Meals can be had at the general mess for $1 per day. 
The caterer has had many years' experience at this work, 
so punch a few extra holes in the long end of your belts'. 
POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. 
All mail should Ijc directed to A. C. A. Camp, Birch 
Point, Port Carling, Muskoka. It will arrive at camp 
daily between 7 and 9 P. M. 
W. G. MacKendrick, Com. 
A, C. A. Memfcership. 
Atlantic Division— J. Wilber Durbin, Burlington, N. J. ; 
Clarence Mitchell, Burlington, N. J. 
Northern Division — E. C. Tyrrel, Toronto C. C, 
Toronto; Geo. Wilkie, Toronto C. C, Toronto. 
Swiss Rifle Clubs. 
{Concluded from j>age 86.) 
The above remarks relate chiefly to the military side 
of the clubs. That the other side is strongly developed 
will be seen from the following figures of the cartridges 
issued by the Sw^iss Government at the favorable rates 
above noticed. For these figures I am indebted to Col. 
Kindler, of Zurich, the leading authoritw on the subject 
in Switzerland, who has most obligingly rendered me 
much assistance in supplying the latest statistics and ex- 
plaining points in the published tables. 
The number of cartridges used annually in tlie military 
courses above noticed is calculated by Col. Kindler to 
be 5,000,000. The quantity drawn by the clubs is 16,000,- 
000, thus leaving 11,000,000 for what may be called "civil" 
shooting. Thus then the civil side may be said to be 
more than double as strong as the military. Taking the 
course ammunition as an ordinary clij^rge of the military 
department and applying figures of cost already quoted, 
the Government may be said to grant £110,000 annually 
toward encouraging civil mu.sketry practice, while the 
Swiss clubs spend annually out of their funds more than 
a quarter of a million sterling on ammunition. Of the 
clubs it may be said that some members, when they 
have fired the obligatory course, do not trouble them- 
selves further, and that an important feature of many of 
the clubs is that the duty can be performed near home 
without the trouble of attendance at military headquarters. 
For all that, the majority of the members take a real in- 
terest in rifle shooting, and regularly keep the village 
range employed on Sundays long after the obligatory 
course has been completed. This is partly due to the 
natural fondness for this national sport, and partly per- 
haps to the fact that, with the exception of gymnastics 
and bowls, which find some favor, there is little else in 
the shape of games or sport to temper a holiday. All 
in the Elite or Landwehr, and some in the Landsturm, 
have their military rifles with them, and are encouraged 
to use them at the butts by the issue of ammunition at 
the favorable rates already noticed. The clubs can also 
obtain from the Government the loan of military rifles for 
the use of non-militarj^ members. 
Competitions are constantly got up between villages. 
In the towns matters are carried on on a more am- 
bitious scale. Some of the clubs are rich and well sup- 
ported, and have funds invested; and the ranges, with 
their pavilions, rows of disappearing targets, electric bells, 
telephones, and all modern improvements and appliances' 
leave nothing to the most fastidious to desire. In some 
places the shield-protected ranges are, I bjelieve, ia use. 
but these have not been visited by me. The town of 
Zurich has recently spent, as mentioned in Col. Kindler's 
recent paper, 7So,ooo francs, or £30,000, in providing a 
range of 400yds,, with 96 6ft, targets and 288 figure tar^ 
