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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. s, 1903. 
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Prizes fot Canoeists. 
In order to encourage canoeists and small boat sailors, who do 
their knocking about on inland waters, to keep a record of their 
trips and experiences, the publishers of Forest and Stream 
ofifei cash prizes for the best accounts of cruises taken during the 
season of 1903. As few restrictions as possible will be imposed, 
and those given are made only with the view of securing some 
uniformity among the competitors' stories, so that the judges will 
be able to make a fair award. 
The prizes will be as follows: 
First, $50.00. 
Second, $25.00. 
Third, $15.00. 
Fourth and Fifth, $10.00 each. 
Sixth to Eighth, $5.00 each. 
I. The cruise must be actually taken between May 1 and 
November 1, 1903. 
II. The cruise must be made on the (fresh water) inland streams 
and lakes of the United States or Canada. 
III. The canoe or boat in which the cruise is made must not 
be more than 18ft. long over all. 
IV. An accurate log of the trip must be kept, and all incidents 
and information that would be of value to other canoeists cover- 
ing the same route should be carefully recorded. 
V. A description of the boat in which the cruise is made 
should preface the story, and a list of outfit and supplies. 
VI. Photographs of the boat and of the country passed through, 
not smaller than 4x5, should, if possible, accompany each story, 
and they will be considered in making the awards. 
VII. Stories should contain not less than five thousand words, 
written on one side of the paper only. 
VIII. An outline chart of the trip drawn on white paper in 
black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) should also be 
sent in. 
IX. Competitors should avoid the use of slang or incorrect 
nautical expressions in their stories, as it will count against them 
in awarding the prizes. 
Each manuscript to which a prize is awarded shall become the 
property of the Forest and Stream Publishing Company. All 
manuscript should reach the office of the Forest and Stream 
Publishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York, N. Y., on or 
before December 1, 1903. 
American Canoe Association. 
Twenty-fourth Annual Camp, Sugar Island, Near Ganan- 
oquc, Canada, Aug. 7 to 21, 
Friday, Aug. 14. — Event No. 14, novice sailing race, 
3 miles — Weather, clear; wind, strong S. W.; sea, 
choppy: First, F. LeRoy Pratt, Winchester B. B., 
Pioneer II.; second, L. C. Kretzmer, Knickerbocker 
C. C, Papoose; third, T. Bentley, Grand Trunk B. C, 
Eva; fourth, R. H. Kretzmer, Knickerbocker C. C., 
Foggy Dew; A. W. Scott, Knickerbocker C. C, did 
not finish-. Start, 11:33:00 A. M. Finish, 12:13:15 P. M. 
Winner's elapsed time, 40m. iSs. 
Saturday, Aug. 15. — Extra Event No. 26, Atlantic 
division, sailing trophy, 3 miles — Weather, clear; wind, 
light; sea, smooth: First, F. C. Moore, N. Y. C. C, 
Zaidee; second, D. B. Goodsell, N. Y. C. C, Guenn; 
third, R. H. Kretzmer K. C. C., Foggy Dew; fourth, 
L. C. Kretzmer, K. C. C., Papoose. Start, 11:47:00 
A. M. Finish, 12:55:40 P. M. Winner's elapsed time, 
ih. 8m. 
Event No. 3. — Record sailing race, 4]/2 miles; time 
limit, hours — Weather, clear; wind, S. W., light; 
sea, smooth: First, H. D. Murphy, Winchester B. C., 
Bee; second, J". A. Newman, Winchester B. C., 
Damosel; third, W. I. Ladd, Winchester B. C., Pioneer 
II.; fourth, D. B. Goodsell, N. Y. C. C, Guenn; fifth, 
G. W. MacTaggart, N. Y. C. C., Torment; sixth, F. 
C. Moore, N. Y. C. C, withdrew. Start, 4:13:00 P. M. 
Finish, 5:27:38. Winner's elapsed time, ih. 14m. 38s. 
Monday, Aug. 17.— Event No. 8, one-man single blade 
paddling race, mile, straightaway— Weather, clear; 
wind, light; sea, smooth: First, A. McNichol, Toronto 
C. C., Gyp; second, Chas. Booz, Grand Trunk B. €., 
; third, Ernest J. Minnett, Grand Trunk B. C., 
Witch II.; fourth, F. LeRoy Pratt, Winchester B. C, 
. Start, 10:20:50 A. M. Finish, 10:27:16 A. M. 
Winner's elapsed time, 6m. 26s. 
Event No. 12, fours, single blade paddling race; >^ 
mile, straightaway — Weather, clear; wind, light; sea, 
smooth: First, O. J. Brownrigg, Gordon Brown, 
Chas. Boaz, E. J. Minnett, Grand Trunk B. C.; second, 
A. I. Ward, A. McLean, C. N. Marshall, A. L. Mar- 
shall, Grand Trunk B. C. Start, 10:48:35 A. M. Finish, 
10:53:50 A. M. Time, 5m. 15s. 
Event No 10, tandem, single blade paddling race, 
}4 mile straightaway — Weather, clear; wind, light; sea, 
smooth: First, E. J. Minnett, Gordon Brown, Grand 
Trunk B. C; second, C. N. Marshall, A. L. Marshall, 
Grand Trunk B. C.; third, O. J. BroAvnrigg, Chas. 
Boaz, Grand Trunk B. C; fourth, F. LeRoy Pratt, 
J. A. Newman, Winchester B. C. Start, 11:24:51 A. M. 
Finish, 11:30:46 A. M. Winner's elapsed tmie, 5m. 55s. 
Event No. 9, novice single blade paddling race, Yz 
mile, straightaway— Weather, cloudy; wind, fresh; sea, 
smooth: First, A. Murray Hannah, Grand Trunk B. 
C.; second, F. LeRoy Pratt, Winchester B. C; third, 
B. Irving Rouse, Jr., Rochester, N. Y.; fourth, Ralph 
Britton, Ganonoque, Canada. Start, 12:30:55 P- M. 
Finish, 12:38:05 P. M. Winner's elapsed time, 7m. los. 
Event No. 20, war canoe paddling race, i mile, 
straightaway— Weather, cloudy; wind, light; sea, 
smooth: First, Grand Trunk B. C, Captain C. W. 
McLean; second, Y. M. C. A., Brockville, Captam Geo. 
W. Smith. Start, 1:46:36 P. M. Finish, 1:53:21. Tmie, 
6m. 45s. Won by one length and a quarter. 
Special, sailing race, off Gananoque Inn, 3 miles- 
Wind, strong breeze; weather, clear; sea, choppy. 
Racing canoes, 112 sq. ft. sail area: First, H. D. Mur- 
phy, Winchester B. C„ Bee; second, G. W. MacTag- 
gart, N. Y. C. C, Az Iz; third, W. J. Ladd, Winchester 
B C, Pioneer 11. ; fourth, I. A. Newman, withdrew. 
Start, 5:01:45. P. M. Finish, 5:29:08 P. M, Winner's 
elapsed time, 27m. 2^s, 
Cruising canoes, 75 to 85 sq. ft. sail area: First, M. 
Ohlmeyer, Jr., K. C. C, Chiquita; second, R. H. 
Kretzmer, K. C. C, Foggy Dew; L. C. Kretzmer and 
A. W. Scott, withdrew. Start, 5:11:45 P. M. Finish, 
Sr45/00 P. M. Winner's elapsed time, 33m. 153. 
First prizes in each class presented by citizens of 
Gananoque. 
Special, paddling race, off Gananoque Inn; mile, 
straightaway; open canoe; single blade; down the wipd 
— Weather, clear; wind, strong; sea, rough: First, 
Arthur McNichol, Toronto C. C, Gyp; second, E. J. 
Minnett, Grand Trunk B. C, Witch II. Start, 5:59:05. 
Finish, 6:02:00. Winner's time, 2m. 55s. 
First prize presented by citizens of Gananoque. 
Sailing and paddling courses not measured. 
Tuesday, _ Aug. 18. — Event No. 2, record paddling 
race, mile, straightaway; double blade — Weather, 
cloudy; wind, strong; sea, choppy; down the wind: 
First, H. D. Murphy, Winchester B. C, Bee; second, 
G. W. MacTaggart, N. Y. C. C, Torment; third, J. A. 
Newman, Winchester B. C, Damosel. Start, 10:37:15. 
Finish, 10:39:35. Winner's time, 2m. 20s. 
Course not accurately measured. 
Extra event No. 27, fours, paddling race; compli- 
mentary to "ex-Commodores"; course not measured 
nor officially timed: First, A. McNichol, Toronto C. 
C. ; R. Britton, Gananoque, Can.; O. C. Cunningham, 
Medford B. C; C. H. Parson, N. Y. C. C. Second, 
F. LeRoy Pratt, Winchester B. C; ■ Walkling, 
Medford B. C; W. J. Ladd, Winchester B. C; H. D. 
Murphy. Third, ex-Com. MacKendrick, Ubique C. C; 
ex-Com. Thorn, Buffalo C. C. ; Com. G. W. Gardner, 
Cleveland C. C; ex-Com. Edwards, Peterboro C. C. 
Finish, 11:15:31 A. M. 
Event No. 6, decked or open, canoe sailing race; 6 
miles; time limit, 2^ hours — Weather, cloudy; wind, 
S W., moderate; sea, smooth; racing canoes, 112 sq. ft. 
sail area: First, F. C. Moore, N. Y. C. C, Zaidee; 
second, G. W. MacTaggart, N. Y. C. C, Az Iz; third, 
H. D. Murphy, Winchester B. C, Bee; fourth, D. B. 
Goodsell, N. Y. C. C, Guenn; fifth, W. J. Ladd, Win- 
chester B. C, Pioneer II.; J. A. Newman, withdrew. 
Cruising canoes, 75 to 85 sq. ft. sail area: First, L. 
C. Kretzmer, K. C. C, Papoose; R. H. Kretzmer, A. 
W. Scott, M. Ohlmeyer, Jr., withdrew. Start, 12:32:00 
P. M. Finish, racing canoes, 1:42:35 P. M. Winner's 
elapsed time, ih. lom. 35s. Finish, cruising conoes, 
1:52:45 P. M. Winner's elapsed time, ih. 20m. 45s. 
Event No. 9, one-man, double blade, paddling race; 
mile, straightaway: First, Ernest J. Minnett, Grand 
Trunk B. C, Witch II.; second, Arthur McNichol, 
Toronto C. C., Gyp; third, O. J. Brownrigg, Grand 
Trunk B. C, . Start, 3:20:54 P- M. Finish, 
3:27:12. Winner's elapsed time, 6m. i8s. 
Event No. 13, fours, paddling, double blade race; 
mile, straightaway — Weather, clearing; wind, light; sea, 
smooth: First, Ernest J. Minnett, A. McLean, O. J. 
Brownrigg, Chas. Boaz, Grand Trunk B. C. ; second, 
A. McNichol, R. Britton, O. C. Cunningham, 
Walkling, picked team, bo one club. Start, 3:55:03- 
Finish, 4:01:22. Wininer's time, 5m. S9s. 
Event No. 16, open canoe sailing race; ij^ miles — 
Weather, clearing; wind, freshening; sea, smooth: 
First, G. W. MacTaggart, N. Y. C. C., Torment; sec- 
ond, F. C. Moore, N. Y. C. C. Kitt; third, J. E. Plum- 
mer, N. Y. C. C, ; fourth, C. H. Parson, N. Y. 
C. C, Bertille; fifth, W. A. Furman, Park Island C. A., 
' . Start, 4:26:00 P. M. Finish, 5:01:28 P. M. 
Winner's elapsed time, 35m. 28s. 
Event No. 22, gunwale paddling race, double blade; 
Ys, mile, straightaway: First, G. W. MacTaggart, N. 
Y. C. C, Torment; second, R. Britton, Gananoque; 
third, H. D. Murphy, Winchester B. C. ; fourth, F. 
LeRoy Pratt, Winchester B. C. Winner's time, im. 35s. 
Event No. 24. hurry scurry race, 300 yards; run, swim 
and paddle: First, F. LeRoy Pratt, Winchester B, C; 
second, H. D. Murphy, Winchester B. C; R. Britton, 
Gananoque, did not finish. Time, im. 32s. 
Wednesday, Aug. 19. — Event No. 4, trophy sailing 
race; 9 miles; time limit 3^ hours — Weather, cloudy; 
wind, moderate to light; sea, smooth: First, J. A. 
Newman, Winchester B. C, Damosel; second, W. J. 
Ladd, Winchester B. C, Pioneer 11. ; third, F. C. 
Moore, N. Y. C. C, Zaidee; fourth, G. W. MacTaggart, 
N. Y. C. C, Az Iz; fifth, H. D. Murphy, Winchester 
B. C, Bee; sixth, D. B. Goodsell, N. Y. C. C, Guenn; 
seventh, L. C. Kretzmer, K. C. C., Papoose; M. Ohl- 
meyer, Jr., K. C. C, withdrew. Start, 10:56:00 A. M. 
Finish, 12:58:00. Winner's elapsed time, 2h. 2m. 
Time by rounds: 
Newman— Start, 10:56:10. 
First. Second. Third. Fourth. Fifth. Finish. 
11 13 17 11 30 45 11 51 03 12 10 31 12 35 18 12 58 00 
Lsdd— Start, 10:56:32. 
11 15 45 11 34 30 n 54 00 12 13 52 12 37 48 1 01 05 
Moore— Start, 10:56:21. 
11 13 47 U 31 17 11 51 45 12 12 55 12 38 08 1 02 35 
MacTaggart— Start, 10:56:12. 
11 14 00 11 34 27 11 52 17 12 13 15 12 38 47 1 03 05 
Murphy— Start, 10:56:18. 
11 15 25 11 34 32 11 57 11 12 IS 15 12 40 53 1 04 40 
Goodsell— Start, 10:56:14. 
11 15 07 11 34 10 11 55 20 12 18 12 12 43 40 1 09 42 
*Kretzmer— Start, 10:56:19. 
11 15 40 11 37 52 12 06 22 12 44 20 1 14 45 1 51 40 
*Ohh-neycr— Start, 10:56:47. 
11 19 17 11 46 29 12 17 00 1 40 10 Withdrew, 
* 80 to 85 sq.ft. sail area. 
Wednesday, Aug. 19.— Event No. 7, trophy paddling 
race, double blade, i mile, straightaway— Weather, 
clear; wind, moderate; sea, smooth: First, Ernest J. 
Minnett, Grand Trunk B. C, Witch II.; second, Ar- 
thur McNichol, Toronto C. C, Gyp; third, A. Mur- 
ray Hannah, Grand Trunk B. C; Marshall, 
Grand Trunk B. C, withdrew. Start, 11:32:12. Finish, 
11:41:20. Winner's elapsed time, 9m. 8s. 
Event No. 11, tandem paddling race, double blade; 
. >4 mile, straightaway — Weather, clear; wind, brisk; sea, 
choppy: First E. J. Minnett, A. M. Hannah, Grand 
Trunk B. C; second, A. McNichol, R. Britton; third, 
Marshal], Schnafer (?), Grand Trunk B. C. Start, 
12:46:10. Finish, 12:50:15. Winner's elapsed time, 4m. 
5s. . • . 
Event 21, tipsct paddling race; about % mile, straight- 
away: First, A. McNichol, Tprontq C- Cjj second, 
E. J. Minnett, Grand Trunk B. C; third, R. Britton, 
Gananoque, Can.;.F. LeRpy Pratt did not finish. Time, 
im. 50S. 
Event No. 23, tail-end paddling race, 5 P. M.; 
about % mile, down the wind: First, F. LeRoy Pratt, 
Winchester B. C; second, A. M. Hannah, Grand Trunk 
B. C; third, C. H. Parson, N. Y. C. C; fourth, R. Brit- 
ton, Gananoque; fifth, Walkling, Medford B. C; 
G. W. AlacTaggart, N. Y. C. C, did not finish. 
Event No. 25, tilting tournament, 5:30 P. M: First 
round, Walkling and Britton beat Sparrow and Mac- 
Taggart; second round, Pratt and Newman beat Han- 
nah and Minnett; third round, King and Ohlmeyer beat 
Murphy and Bowkcr; fourth round. King and Ohl- 
meyer beat Walkling and Britton, Pratt and Newman, 
Bye. Adjourned until next day. 
Thursday, Aug. 20.— Event No. 25, tilting tourna- 
ment, finals, 10 A. M:,F. LeRoy Pratt, filter, J. A. 
Newman, paddler, Winchester B. C, vs. G. H. King, 
tilter, M. Ohlmeyer, Jr., paddler, Knickerbocker C. C. 
After a contest lasting over i hour and 25 minutes the 
judges, Messrs. J. W. Sparrow, Toronto C. C, and 
O. C. Cunningham, Medford B. C, declared the tour-, 
nament a tie. The Regatta Committee has accordingly 
awarded first prizes to the filters and second prizes 
to the paddlers of the two crews. 
Friday, Aug. 21.— Event No. i, record combined 
race, sail and paddle; 3 miles; time limit, 1^4 hours — 
Weather, clear; wind, fresh; sea, smooth: First, G. 
W. MacTaggart, N. Y. C. C, Torment; H. D. Murphy 
and J. A. Newman, Winchester B. C, withdrew. Start, 
11:02:30. Finish, 11:48:50. Time. 46m. 20s. 
Event No. 15, club sailing race, 2 miles to leeward 
and return. Won by first three canoes of any club 
finishing. Race called at 2:15 P. M., there being but 
three entries from the Winchester B. C. and none 
from the N. Y. C. C, the Regatta Committee called 
the race off and substituted, therefor, sailing race of 
I mile to leeward and return, for individuals, but no 
club prize. Race called at 5 P. M. — Weather, cloudy; 
wind, S. W., strong; sea, heavy: First, H. D. Murphy, 
Winchester B. C, Bee; second, J. A. Newman, Win- 
chester B. C, Damosel; W. J. Ladd, Winchester B. C, 
withdrew. Start, 5:28:15. Finish, 5:54:34. Winner's 
time, 26m. 19s. 
Owing to the unsatisfactory weather prevailing a 
great part of the week, for sailing races, it was not 
deemed advisable to call event No. 5, Dolphin sailing 
trophy race. The Regatta Committee unanimously 
awarded the trophy for the year 1903 to W. J. Ladd, 
Winchester B. C. canoe Pioneer II., who finished sec- 
ond in the trophy sailing race. 
Regatta Committee 1903, C. E. Britton, H. C. lioyt, 
F. C. Hoyt, vice Friese, J. K. Hand, chairman. 
Referees, H. M. Stewart, C. F. Walters and F. C. 
Moore. 
Judges, J. B. Taylor, W. W. Crosby, E. A. Burns, 
J. W. Sparrow, J. R. Robertson, A. W. Scott, ■ 
Bowker. 
Timekeeper, E. H. Demmler. 
Starter," F. C. Hoyt. 
Clerk of the course, J. K. Hand. 
Officers for 1904: Com., C. F. Walters, Rochester 
C. C. ; Sec.-Treas., J. S. Wright, Irondequoit C. C. 
Atlantic Division: Vice-Com., L. C. Kretzmer, K. 
C. C. ; Rear-Com., W. A. Furman, P. I. C. A,; Purser, 
M. Ohlmeyer, Jr., K. C. C; Executive Committee, H. 
L. Pollard, N. Y. C. C; N. S. Hyatt, Shattemuc C. C. ; 
H. C. Allen. P. I. C. A.; Racing Board, H. L. Quick, 
Yonkers C. C. 
Central Division: Vice-Com., H. W. Breitenstein, 
Duquesne C. C. ; Rear-Com., C. P. Forbush, Buffalo 
C. C. ; Purser, Frank C. Demmler, Duquesne C. C; 
Executive Committee, Jesse J. Armstrong, Deowainsta 
C. C; J. S. Wright, Irondequoit C. C. ; Racing Board, 
H. M. Stewart, Rochester C. C. 
The Northern Division has elected Mr. E. J. Minnett 
as its Racing Board member. The Eastern Division 
has elected Mr. Paul Butler to a like position, with 
Mr. H. D. Murphy as alternative. 
A. C. A« Membership. 
The following have been proposed for membership to 
the A. C. A.: F. W. Bodwell, Manchester, N. H. ; John 
R. Bowker, Waltham, Mass. 
Atlantic Division — Louis Reichert, Carl Moore, Geo. 
H. King, A. Wenworth Scott and Charles H. Parsons. 
— « — 
Yachting Fixtwfes fot J 903. 
Members of race committee will confer a favor by sending noticf 
of errors or omissions in the following list, and also changes which 
may be made in the future. 
SEPTEMBER. 
4-5. Eastern, open, Marblehead. ' 
5. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club, Oyster Bay. 
B. New York C. C, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay. 
5 Royal Canadian, cruising race, Toronto. 
5. Southern, Fornaris cup. New Orleans. < 
5. Indian Harbor. Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, fall regatta. 
5. Eastern, special, open, Marblehead. 
5. Chicago, special. Lake Michigan. 
5. Columbia, cruise to Indian Harbor. ' 
5. Hempstead Bay, open. 
5. Penat^quit Corinthian, special. Bay Shore. 
5. Beverly, open, Mattapoisett. 
7. Indian Harbor, club, Greenwich. 
7. Beverly, open sweepstake, Monument Beach. 
7. Atlantic, club. Sea Gate. 
7. Moriches, annual, open. 
7. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. Oyster Bay. 
7. Jamaica Bay Y. R. A. 1 
7. Larchmont, fall regatta, Larchmont. 
7. iynn, Y. R. A., open, Nahant. 
7. Williamsburg, cruise. 1 1 
7. Norwalk, Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, annual. 
7. Sachem's Head. Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, annual. 
7. Penataquit Corinthian, open. Bay Shore. 
9-11. Columbia, races for Webb cup, Chicago, Lake Michigan. 
10-12. Seawanhaka Corinthian, Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, specials, 
and fall regatta. [ 
12. Keystone, open, Woodmere, L. I. 
12. Beverly, seventh Corinthian, Monument Beach. 
12. Bay State, Y. R. A., open, Lynn Bay. 
12. Chicago, handicap race to Kenosha. 
12. Columbia, fall regatta, open, Chicago, Lake Jlichigan, 
