Oct. 10, 1903.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
LEDA, Ex EFFORT. 
Owned by Stephen Mason. Designed and built by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. 1900. 
Photo by N. L. Stebbins, Boston. 
wood at $45 a thousand, or cedar at over $50. Cedar 
of the pure grain is hard to get. Basswood is easier; 
white as a hand in water; scarcely a knot. The planer 
runs a bead-awl along the edge. He is thinking about 
the joint, which, not being lapped like shingles, must 
still turn water. - 
That little pin scratch he makes is part of it. The 
rest of it is a long brass groove, as thin as paper and 
about as wide as four matches. One edge of this 
he fits into the scratch. The fiirst board with the brass 
groove at the edge goes up to the keel. The nailer 
sticks it full of holes with an awl. A cobbler in wood, 
he stands over the big last, and jabs in the copper 
nails; a long, red row. Copper is rust-proof. And as 
there are about 3,000 nails in one canoe of that kind, 
rust is a good thing to keep out. 
In a couple of hours the ribs are covered with a 
white sheet of basswood, dotted with countless nails 
and jointed with brass grooves. The bowsprit and 
stern knee are in, both walnut, and nailed fast. The 
gunwale goes on next— two slats of maple. That shell 
turns off the mold, ready for the benches, which are 
oak, butternut or cedar inlaid with walnut, according 
to your whim; ready also for the bow and stern caps, 
which may be varied in the same way. 
And now if there is a knot that looks loose it gets 
a plug of cork. The whole shell gets a coat of linseed 
oil, which soaks into the grain. Then comes a smear 
of shellac which fills up the gaps left by the oil. The 
rest is three coats of varnish and a dry in the sun. 
The fancy woods are polished. The slats go in. A 
pair of spruce paddles is tied to one of the benches. 
Over the done canoe, which now weighs about eighty 
pounds, and may have been four days building, with its 
sixty ribs, its seven kinds of wood, and its 3,000 nails, 
goes a shroud of gunny sack. 
That canoe is ready to ship; the red man's canoe 
over again with a difference; the lineal descendant of 
the "swift Cheemaun"; made in a shop and a factory, 
instead of a rock at the edge of the Arctic woods. 
— Brooklyn Eagle. 
Red Df agfon C C. 
WISSMOMING, DELAWARE RIVER, 
Saturday, Sept. 12. 
The nnnual fall races of the Red Dragon C. C. were 
held off the club house at Wissinoming, on the Dela- 
ware River, on Saturday. Sept. 12, with all conditions 
favorable to fast time — warm weather, very little wind 
and a flood tide. The races were open to all amateur 
canoeists and several members of the other Delaware 
River clubs competed. Canvas covered Indian model 
open paddlers were used in all the races except that 
for the club paddling trophy. A summary follows: 
Event No. i, standing paddling, 34 mile, double- 
blade paddles: T. Rice Davis, Lakanoo B. C first; 
J. C. MaClister, R. D. C. C, second; P. S. McMichael, 
R. D. C. C, third; T. W. Cook, L. R. Lewis, M. D. 
Wi,lt and D. W. Anders also competed. 
Event No. 2, tandem, single blades. ^ mile: T. R. 
Davis and John Conard, Lakanoo B. C, first; J. C. Ma 
Clister and P. S. McMichael, R. D. C. C, second; M. 
D. Wilt and E. W. Crittenden, R. D. C. C, third; H. E. 
Davis and T. W. Cook, R. D. C. C, fourth; L. R. 
Lewis and D. W. Anders, Monte Cristo C. C. fifth. 
Event No. 3, trophy paddling, Yi mile, double-blade 
paddles, and racing canoes: J. C. MaChster, R. D. 
C. C, first; M. D. Wilt, R. D. C. C, second; L. R. 
Lewis, M. C. C. C, third. 
Event, No. 4. one-man, single-blade paddling, Yi 
mile: T. C. MaClister. R. D. C. C, first; T. W. Cook, 
R D C. C, second; E. W. Crittenden. Riverton Y. C, 
third; P. S. McMichael, R. D. C. C, did not finish. 
Event No. 5. tilting: First bout— H. E. Davis, 
lancer, and E. D. Hemingway, paddler, won from E. 
W. Crittenden, lancer, and M. D. Wilt, paddler. 
Second bout — L. R. Lewis, lancer, and T. W. Cook, 
paddler, won from P. S. McMichael, lancer, and J. C. 
MaClister, paddler. 
Final bout— L. R. Lewis, lancer, and T. W. Cook, 
paddler, won from H. E. Davis, lancer, and E. D. Hem- 
ingwav, paddler. 
Mr.' J. E. Murray was the judge at finish, and Mr. H. 
W. Fleischman started the races. 
Numerous out-of-town guests, including Mr. J. K. 
Hand, chairman of the A. C. A. Regatta Committee, and 
Mr. W. A. Furman, the new rear-commodore of the 
Atlantic Division, watched the closely contested races 
with interest. __M. D. Wilt. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
The following names have been proposed for mem- 
bership to the A. C. A: 
Robert Bonner, S. Willard Brigham, Providence, R. 
I.; B. E. Phillips, Boston, Mass. 
Northern Division.— R. Bloomfield, H. E. Miller, B. 
C. Rogers and H. H. Fullerton, all of Toronto. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I beg to inform you that the following have heen 
transferred to the Life Membership list of the A. C. 
A.: June 29, John N. MacKendrick, Gait, Canada; 
July 28, E. B. Edwards, and A. J. Wright, Peterboro, 
Canada; Sept. 29, Edwin Gould, 29 Broadway, N. Y. C. 
Robert J. Wilkin, 
Pres. Board of Governors A. C. A. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
The following have made application for associate 
membership to the A. C. A.: Mrs. Nathaniel S. Hyatt. 
Mrs. C. M. Greswell and Mrs. Frederick W. Donnelly. 
Edward Muller, Purser. 
A. C. A. Executive Committee Meeting-* 
To the Members of the Executive Committee, Board of 
Governors and Racing Board: 
The annual executive meeting of the American Canoe 
Association will be held at Rochester, N. Y., October 24, 
1903. C. F. WOLTERS, 
Commodore-Elect 
JoHK S. WiiCHT, See5r-Trea». _ 
♦ 
Yachting Fixtttfes for J903. 
Members of race committee will confer a favor by sending notice 
of errors or omissions in the following list, and also changes which 
may be made in the future. 
OCTOBER. 
10. Columbia, special, Lake Michigan. 
17. Columbia, special, Lake Michigan. 
For Cruising Yachtsmen. 
With the purpose of stimulating the interest in cruis- 
ing, and the keeping of a detailed log by cruising 
yachtsmen during the season of 1903, the publishers of 
Forest and Stream offer prizes for the best stories of 
cruises submitted to be published in Forest and 
Stream. It is believed that these will form not only 
entertaining records of pleasant summer days spent 
afloat along our coasts and waterways, but will furnish 
information of practical value to other yachtsmen mak- 
ing subsequent cruises on the same waters. 
Prizes will be awarded to the three best stories as fol- 
lows : 
First prize, $75.00. 
Second prize, $50.00. 
Third prize, $25.00. 
Contributions are invited under the following condi- 
tions: 
1. The cruise must be made in waters of the United 
States or Canada in the season of 1903. 
2. The cruise must be made in a sailing yacht, f n\ypr 
to be used only as an auxiliary, if at all. 
% The story must be prefaced by a description of the 
boat. Cruises should be treated in as interesting and 
readable a way as possible, but should be practical and 
contain all possible information and data that would be 
of value to men going over the same route. A descrip- 
tion of the handling of the ship in all weathers will be 
regarded very favorably in making awards, and it is 
suggested to writers that an accurate account be kept 
of all incidents happening while under way. 
4. Photographs of the boat and of the country passed 
through, not smaller than 4x5, should, if possible, ac- 
company each story, and they will be considered in 
making the awards. 
5. An outline chart of the trip drawn on white paper 
in black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) should 
also be sent in. 
6. Competitors should avoid the use of slang or in- 
correct nautical expressions in their stories, as it will 
count against them in awarding the prizes. 
7. The story should contain about seven thousand 
words, written on one side of the paper only, and must 
be received at the office of the Forest and Stream Pub- 
lishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York City, on 
or before Nov. 15. loo.r 
Old Mill Y. C. 
JAMAICA BAY, LONG ISL.A.NJ), 
Saturday, September 27. 
Tlie Old Mill Y. C. held its final race of this season 
on Saturday, September 27. The boats raced for prizes 
offered by the flag officers of the club. There were six- 
teen starters and the contests in the sevei'al classes were 
exciting, a fresh S. W. breeze holding throughout the 
contest. 
The start and finish was from off the bulkhead at the 
entrance to Spring Creek, and the course sailed by cabin 
and open cats was from the starting line to a stakeboat 
off Howards landing, then to red buoy No. 4 in main 
channel, then to starting line. The course for sharpies 
and launches was from the starting line to a stakeboat 
near the Canarsie breakwater; thence to a stakeboat of¥ 
Howards, thence to the starting line, and sailed over 
twice. 
The preparatory signal was given at i :30, and the 
launches were sent away five minutes later. The sum- 
mary follows: 
Launches — Start, 1:35. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Amaranth 2 10 37 0 35 37 
Lottie M 2 10 40 0 35 40 
Osceola 2 11 25 0 36 35 ..... 
White Seal Did not finish. 
Eagle 2 12 40 0 37 30 
Cabin Catboats— Start, 1:40. 
Diana 3 34 38 1 54 38 1 54 20 
Helen 3 42 30 2 02 10 2 02 10 
Open Catboats Start, 1:45. 
Pauline B 3 31 30 1 36 30 1 .36 30 
Halcyon Did not finish. 
Bill Nye 3 30 45 1 35 45 1 25 15 
Sharpies — Start, 1:50. 
Alert 3 20 20 1 30 30 1 30 30 
Free Disabled. 
Lester 3 23 28 1 33 28 1 32 28 
Clyde 3 21 33 1 31 33 1 31 28 
Charlie D 3 24 36 1 34 36 1 34 56 
Wild Duck 3 23 41 1 :B3 41 1 31 41 
The winners were Lottie M., Diana, Bill Nye and 
Alert. " 
National Motor Boat Exposition, 
The first exposition designed to recognize motor boats 
as a maritinie quantity to be reckoned with, will be a 
unique exhibition event in the winter of 1904 in New 
York City. The National Motor Boat Exposition will he 
held February 8 to 20 at the new and spacious Herald 
Square Exhibition Hall at the junction of Broadway, 
Thirty-fourth street and Sixth avenue. 
The preliminary prospectus sent out by the manage- 
ment of the Motor Boat Show brought quick responses 
expressing the interest of makers of motor boats, motors 
and auxiliaries, and the prospect is bright not only for 
a first show of motor boats, but for its annual repetition. 
One application has been received by an inventor of an 
air ship whose craft will be ready, he announced, and 
can be navigated about the hall. Among the oddities 
which have been suggested as an exhibit is a motor 
canoe, invented and built in Newport, on the lines of the 
famous flying proa. The Newport canoe's main hull 'is 
but 2j4ft. beam, and she has made 13.43 rniles an hour. 
The motor boat is both the rich man's and the popr 
man's craft, as the steam yachtsman wants his launch for 
a tender, while with the poor mian the launch is "the 
whole thing." At the National Motor Boat Exposition 
those interested may see all kinds, and each rnay take his 
choice. .T^C • ' 
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always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 
New York, and not to any individual connected with the paper. 
