Nov. 3, 1900. J 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Board of Governofs*^ Annual Report. 
BiRQpKLYN, N.' Y., Oct. 3.— The board of governors, 
since the last report to the executive committee, have held 
two meetings — one at Toronto, Oct. 27, 1899, and one at 
the A. C. A. camp in Muskoka, Canada, Aug. 13, 1900. 
At the meeting in Toronto, the report showed a* bal- 
ance in the treasury of ,$1,355.50, an increase from the 
year before of $183.01. 
. At that meeting also the following resolution was car- 
ried; 
'"Whereas, The board of governors estimate the prob- 
able receipts of the secretary-treasurer for igqp to be as 
follows : 
Atlantic Division $60.00 
, Central Division 60.00 
Eastern Division , 8.5.00 
Northern Division... 125.00 
Western Division. .„•. w..-. . , . w 30.00 
Camp dues 100.00 
Total $460.00 
"Resolved, That the commodore may expend 90 per 
cent, of this amount for all expenses of the year, including 
committee and other expenses, and he shall pay the 10 
per cent, remaining to the board of governors. In the 
event of his general receipts being in excess of this esti- 
mated amount, he may expend all of said excess as he 
may deem best for the interest of the Association. 
In case the receipts from all sources do not amount 
to said estimated figure, viz., $460, or if in his judgment 
an exigency exists requiring an expenditure that would 
exceed such apportionment or allowance, he shall, before 
incurring the same, obtain the consent of the board of 
governors in writing." 
At the meeting held at camp, the Central Division 
notified the board that Mr. W. R. Huntington, of Rome, 
was elected a member of the board from that Division, in 
place of Mr. C. V. Winne. 
At the same meeting the president was re elected, and 
Mr.. W. R. Huntington was elected recorder, vice Mr. 
C: V. Winne — ^term expired. 
Communication was received by the board in October, 
1899, being an appeal from the decision of the regatta 
committee, but the board unanimously decided they could 
not go into the particulars of the appeal; that Section V. 
of the "Duties of the Board of Governors" limits the 
power of the board to the hearing of disputes when 
referred to them by the executive committee, and there- 
fore this appeal from a private member of the Association 
could not be considered. 'I'i 
Attached to this report will be found the finanGial 
statement, from which it will be discovered that tlie pro- 
visions of the resolution passed at the Toronto meeting 
have not been carried into effect, as the 10 per cen-t. that 
the commodore was to pay to the reserve fund has not 
been as yet received. 
All of which is respectfully submitted, 
'(Signed) Robert J. Wilkin,, 
Pres. Board of Governors, A. C.,'A.i 
Brooklyn, N, Y. Oct. 4, 1900-.- 
The board of governors, in account with the American Canoe 
Association : 
1899. 
Oct. 1, balance Brooklyn Savings Bank .$1,3.55.50 
1900. 
July 1, interest accrued 46.55 
Oct. 1, balance Brooklyn Savings Bank $1,402 05 
Respectfully submitted, Robert J. Wilkin, Pres. 
Audited and found correct — Henry M. Datei:. 
Secretary-Treasurer's Report. 
Toronto, Oct. 18.— To the Executive Committee of tjie 
American Association : I present herewith my report of 
receipts and disbursements for 1899 and 1900 : 
Receipts. ■ . 
Atlantic Division ; $71.40 
Central Division I. 64.50 
Eastern Division , !.';!!.'!!! 123!90 • " 
Northern Division 15l!93 •.-'"< 
Western Division 1680 
Rent of House V.'.'.V.'.'.'.'.'.': mM 
Camp dues , .....,,-.17100 
Rent of camp outfits . '. '.V.'.' 5(J0 55 
Receipts from sale of Muskoka cards '/'oO 
Rent of ground John McXendrick Y'oo ^ 
Proceeds of Bala and Lake Rosseau excursion '. 5l'75 
Proceeds of Lake Joseph excursion 13 25 
Code books sold..,,.. '20 ■ 
Collection for firevi'orks 45 75 
Sale of lumber.., ,. " 108 00 
Sale of sundry articles— flag pole, lemons' ' "hara- 
mocks, candles, lanterns, tub, glasses, tent and 
.megaphone 2B.59 
Rent of camp store... 2o.OO 
Proceeds of Year Book ggl.gs - 
.^ale of Pms ■ ITT) 82 
Due from Atlantic Division .10.20 
J", $2,573.^32 
Expenditures. 
Office expenses j^g gj 
ueneral expenses..,.,,,,.; , 118 1'^ 
Camp site expenses , 1 15"? (14 
Regatta committee " Ifix'^q 
Entertainment ..."'.'""* '"-iTq'w 
Printing and stationery ' 102'2q 
Signal officer 
Camp surgeon "\ in'?! 
Pins i . • .^"-'o 
Book -;v.-:rt.. Si . 
up to date I have not received the report of ' the "west^ 
ern Division. From the report of the Atlantic. Division I 
hnd the Association is entitled to $10.20, as the Purser 
llf ^^"^'tted for 1900 dues, and not for initiation 
lees and back dues collected during the year 
I regret having to report our inability to save the S46 
which should be due the Board of Go4rnors to add to 
their surplus. v^^lu 
A-^ had anticipated having a surplus, which, however was 
dispelled by an excess of expenditure on camp site' of a 
considerable amount over the original estimate ' The 
regatta was also a source of considerable expenditure 
r,/t^ r^^r °^ Northern Division tooJc an unex- 
pected decline over those of last year by some $200 due 
^f.^r^'- 1^° ^'J'^^T'l^"" Canadian Cano^As o 
ciation. which absorbed a large number of our Eastern 
men, and also the camp dues were ntft up to the expecta- 
During the year I have enro.ried 100 new members. 
the \ear Book, edited and pubhshed by the Com- 
modore and Secretary-Treasurer, was a source of con- 
siderable revenue. 
Respectfully submitted, 
A,.^-. ^ J r Sec'y-Treas. A. C. A. 
Au?}it?c| and found correct, ^. 
Pofsers* Reports. 
Atlantic Division, 
Receipts. 
1899 $157.28 
1896..,.. l.OQ 
1897.................. 1.00 
1898.:... 1.00 
1899........ 5.00 
1900........ :. 238.00 
Balance from purser 
Dues, 
Dues, 
Dues, 
Duds, 
Dues, 
Initiation fees 26.00 
Expenditures. 
Stationery, printing and postage. $145.00 
Division meet net expenses 123.69 
A.;C. A., 30 per cent. • 71.40 
Atlantic Division dinner 37.15 
Transportation A. C. A. meet, 1899 27.05 
Transportation A. C. A. meet, 1900 4.00 
Balance Oct. 1, 1900 20.99 
$429.28 
Membership Oct. 1, 1899. 
J^ewr_ members, 1900...... 
Resigned 
Dropped . 
Membership. 
$429.28 
.229 
. 26 
. 7 
. 26 
255 
Membership Oct. 1, 1900. 
(Signed) 
A. H. Wood, Purser. 
33 
222 
Central Division. 
Receipts. 
Balance from purser, 1899. •. $365.70 
Dues, 1898 : . .1. 6 00 
Dues, 1899... ,. 2o'00 
Dues, 1900... 164.00 
Initiiation , fees _1 20 .00 
Interest on deposit..... 5.05 
Expenditures. 
Express charges on books and trophies $3.05 
Collection charges oti checks 3.85 
Postage IS. 62 
Postage on Year Books 10.35 
Stationery 21.19 
Printing 5135 
Trophy .,,•.,,,(,,,.,.... 7.50 . 
Bag and engraving trophy,..,..,,. 2.75. 
Paid to Forbush account Western Division ITO.OO 
Paid to Forbush balance, 1899...... 21 96' 
New l,ec^ger...... ,^ _■. 5.75 
Paid to A. C. A. purser 30 per qent. of receipts 64.50 
Expense of Division rneel , 170.85 
Balance Oct. l...„,,_.,j, • 150.12 
$585.75 
New members elected 1900 
Membership Oct. 1, 1900.... 
Membership. 
.$585.75 
' 20 

■i In reporting faienibership of Central Division as 165 on Oct. 1 
I only report such members who have paid, the 190O dues. Having 
sent several notices to all delinquent members and repeiving no 
replies their names have been dropped from membership roll in 
accordance with constitution. Article 1, Section 2 
(Signed) C. F. W OLTERS, Purser. 
Audited an,d found correct— Isaac Stern, H. C. Hoyt. 
Northern Division. 
Receipts. 
balance from purser $291 62 
Yearly dues, 1900.... .• 149! 00 
Initiation fees , 46 00 
_ . . Expenditures. 
Printing and stationery : jj.^ 55 
Postage , ;;;; n;42 
Postage on Year Books IB 25 
Express and cartage ^ [ 2 .50 
Exchange '25 
Herb Begg, Sec'y Treas. A." C. A Isi.OS 
.$486.62 
$195.00 
Balance on hand i T $291.63 
, . ^ Membership. 
Membership Oct. 8, 1900 149 
(Signed) J. E. Cunningham. Purser. 
M-c N^"24°"" correct— R. Easton Burns, No. 2007; W. H. 
Balance from W. W. 
Dufes, 1899........;... 
Dues, 1900 
Initiation fees 
Eastern Division, 
Receipts. 
Crosby 
$79.86 
6.00 
328.00 
82.00 
Expenditures. 
Expenses executive committee to meetings 38 50 
Stationery, printing, postage 65 91 
Thirty per cent, collection 124 80 
Di ' ■ 
$495.86 
Prizes, Uivision meet-> 
Expenses of meet.............. ....i20^'.()5 
Less amount collected 160.85 
63.00 
Subscriiption to Forest and Stream 3 00 
Postage and express on Year Books IB'35 
Expense of Division at Muskoka...' ' ' '2 00 
Balance 1 "' i37'io 
Membership. 
Membership Oct. 1, 1899 ' 
New Members, 1900... 
Reinstated 
Resigned V 
Diefd ; 
Transferred 
Dropped 
$495.86 
..320 
.. 23 
.. 9 
.. 1 
.-. 1- 
,.86 
425 
97 
Memb.ershir) 
. (Signed) 
.328 
A; 
Oct.. 1, 1900-,, _ ^ 
Fred CoutsoN, Purser, E. D. A. C, 
Report of Gamp Site Committee. 
In submitting this report, your committee, beg particu- 
larly to call attention to the total disbursements of 
*i.iS9-04, and total receipts of $748.09, showing a deficit 
ot $410.95. 
This deficit is chiefly the result of your committee en- 
deavoring to have the charges for camp supplies at the 
very lowest possible rate, owing to a considerable outlay 
in . the way of radeage, etc., the members would be put 
to; but ,in arranging the scale of prices, certainlv did not 
expect, to have a greater deficit than $100 or $150 
Now as the only remedy for preventing any disaster of 
this nature in the future, your committee strongly sug- 
gests the advisability of the members bringing their own 
camp supphes, such as tents, beds, chairs, etc , and limit 
the responsibility of the Camp Site Committee to fur- 
nishing labor and lumber for floors, etc., or in Heu of this 
the Association have a perm^anent camp site 
All of which is respectfully submitted, ' ' 
R. OsLER Wade. 
^ r> ^ Chairman Toronto C. S.. C. 
loronto, Ont., Oct. 19, 1900. 
Detailed 
Treas 
urer 
statement of expenditures as per Secretary- 
Expenditures, 
telegrams, etc 
R. O. Wade, sundries, 
.Tohn Baillie, labor 
i\Tack Gordon, labor , . . . 
Ric? J<ewis & Co., sufjdrieii per sccotint];] 
$4.67 
16.00 
15.00 
Mickle and Dynient, lumber 177.00 
N McCully, labor 2.63 
Mack Gorcion, labor. 18.00* ' 
Geo McCully, labor.......... ,6.10 ' 
Geo McCully, labor * IS. 70 
A. Chambers, blacksmithing .75 
M. Tobin, wood.,.. 4.00 
R. Baillie, labor 30.70 
R. Foreman, labor... , 4.43 
Mack Gordon, labor 8.OO 
E. Davidson, labor 13.20 
R. Baillie, labor. 13. 20 
G. McCully,, labor 15.10 
E. Davidson, labor IB. 60 
M. McCully, labor 2.63 
O. StubbSj labor ;., ; 4.43 
Rathbun Co., lumber and switching cars .. . 4.40 
Toilet paper 3.75 
Disinfectant 7]oO 
Telegrams at camp as per Hanna's account; '. 1.09 
Express account at camp as per Hanna's account.. 11.75 
Hanna & Co., account at camp 2B.00 
G. R. R. Cockburn, rent of house 350.00 
Pike & Co., rent of tents 186.75 
Pike & Co., rent of beds, etc 87.30 
Mrs: E. C. Wallace, lumber, 35.00 
Turner & Co., tents.,.,.....: 3o!lO 
W. p. MacK^ndrick, sundry accounts 30.39 
Muskoka Navigation Co., freighting as per account. 9.17 
E. Davidson, labor 6 30 
' ^' . — $1,159.04 
•I Receipts. 
Rent of outfits $500.55 
Rent of house 125.00 
.Sale of lumber 108.00 
Sale of flag pole j 50 
Refund on candles 2!04 
Refund on lanterns .... ,^.00 
Sale of megaphone 2.OO 
Sale, of tent.... y'oi^ 
$748 09 
Audited and found correct— H. Madeau. 
H. MADEAtr. 
Report 6i the Regatta Committee. 
The Regatta Committee beg to submit the following 
results of the races held at the meet in Muskoka, August, 
1900. (The record has already appepared in the Forest 
AND Stream.) 
The* following amendments to the Racing Regulations 
have been proposed and are presented for the con- 
sideration of the Executive Committee. (See Forest and 
Stream, Oct. 6.) 
The proposals are so numerous that a summary has 
been made which accompanies this report, and we recom- 
mend the adoption of all Mr. Dater's amendments except 
as to abolishing the sliding scat; of all Mr. Moore's except 
that; regarding large cockpits and the carrying of double 
blade paddles, these being indefinite and unnecessary; 
of Mr. Quick's proposal in regard to practical hoisting 
and lowering rig; of all Mr. Smythe's except where' he 
would limit the sail area to 75ft. Mr. Wilt's amendments 
are not indorsed except that to abolish the appeal to the 
executive, and then only in case the proposal to substitute 
an elected racing board for the Regatta Committee be 
adopted. 
It is suggested that the number of races be materially 
reduced— say to twenty— in order to lessen the expense for 
prizes, and because of the lack of interest taken in many 
of the events. 
R. Easton Burns, Chairman. 
Detailed statement of disbursements by Secretary-Treas- 
urer on Regatta Committee account: 
July. 
•12. Express on trophies Gananoque to Toronto.. $0 70 
lb. Lxpress on stand for trophy, Buffalo to 
Toronto , 
20. Two signs re exhibition of prizes 1.50 
28. One sign re exhibition of prizes " *25 
August. ■ . 
1. Shells for cannon g 25 
' 2. Racing numbers 7 00 
3. Express on trophies Toronto to'camp!!! '70 
o. Express on trophies Toronto to camp "55 
9. Express on prizes and additional trophies. 2 50 
9. Rope for buoys '75 
10- Twenty-four sheets of tin for' buoys! !!! ! 215 
13. One fish pole '. ' '20 
15. Five fish poles (for tilting) gi; 
September: ' "' 
— Express on prizes to Bloomfield, Hamilton 35 
August. .ou 
—. Telegram to McNeil, Ottawa 32 
21. Express on trophies camp to Toronto!. 1?K 
July. ■ ■ ■ 
19. Express on two shields to Ottawa... qn; 
August. 
—. Express on McCaskell's shield from Montreal 50 
,28. Telegrams '^n 
March 70 
29. Surveying course 9 qt, 
— . Roden Brothers, prize shields 2-Vt\n 
August. 
— . Entry blanks c:n 
October. • 1-5^ 
16. Engraving on paddling trophy m' 
— — — $268.39 
The reports of officers and committees were read the 
reports of the pursers of the Northern, Atlantic 'and 
Western divisions being returned for corrections No 
candidate for Secretary-Treasurer being available Mr 
Herb Begg was re-elected, with a salary of $200 per' year! 
i he Regatta Committee's report was received and ac'^ 
w^ff- ""^^ °" ""P^^"" Mr. Dater, seconded by Mr 
Wilkm, the meeting proceeded to a discussion of the 
various proposed changes in the racing rules and regu- 
lations as published in the Forest and Stream ' 
The following motion by Mr. Dater, seconded by Mr 
Wilt, was carried, viz. : "Amend Rule No j of the 
Racing Regulations by adding after the word, 'canoes' at 
the end of the paragraph therein contained, entitled 
Dimensions arid Limitations— Sailing.' the following: 'No 
fixed rudder shall be used, and all drop rudders inust be 
so constructed and fitted that the same when drawn up 
shall not project below a fair line along the keel'" To 
further amend Rule i by adding to the above paragraph 
and after the said change the following: "In all sailino- 
and combined races no rig other than a practical hoisting 
and lowering rig shall be used." This motion was pro 
posed by Mr. Dater and seconded by Mr. Wilkin and was 
carried. 
Motion by Mr. Dater. seconded by Mr. AVilkin "That 
Rule No I be amended by adding to the last mentioned 
paragraph and after the above two changes the words 'No 
deck sliding seat shall be used m any race,' " was carried. 
Mr. Wilt, seconded by Mr. Allen, made the following 
amendment to the motion, which, however, was lost viz * 
• No deck sliding seat of a length greater than the'beam' 
of the canoe be used," An amendment to the ahove 
amendment, as follows, was lost, viz., moved bv Mr 
Smythe, seconded by Mr. Wilkin, "That no deck sliding 
seat of a greater length than 4ft. 6in. be used " 
Tlie following motion by Mr. WiK seconded by Mr 
