June II, 1904.] FOREST AND STREAM. 489 
A. C. A. National M^et^ Sugar Island, Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence River, August 5-19, J 904. 
Atlantic Division Annual Cain^. 
The annual damp of the Atlantic Division, held .it 
Hermit folnt on tlie Palisades, opposite Riverdale-on- 
Mudsott, May 28, 25, ^O, after three days of splendid 
Wfiatliefj w&utid up in a fainstomi that would have 
ddmpeiied thfc afdof of anyone but a eanoesit ; the crowd 
in «;amp, however^ voted the iiiefet an entire success, and 
tiiMif dire looking forward to a thr€e days* Camp at the 
Saiiife sfiot Qf^f Laboi- Day. 
the- camp site wa^ . £;xee!lent ;■ a bfoad, gfatssy plateau 
§ome 35 feet atove the river, witii tWp springs of f^ne 
ii-kief. ,a good landing for launt'hes arid srr|all feoatS; a;nd 
proiaaWy thfe be,^t teacli silohg thfe west bciiik of ti1€ Mtld-^ 
son. Cajnp was opened Saturday, noon. May 28, by Vice- 
Commodore Kretzmer, with the A,- C. A. burge'e flung to 
ine ijreezfe, flanked, by tkt Ameriealn afld English flags 
#i -e'itljef side,, and the Knickerbocker and fieff Yofk 
C. ndgi at tije ,center§ of tbeir respective camps\ 
The roster of tlie ^amp showed 89_ registered, a goodly 
immber of. applicants for m^tiibersnip in the A. C. A., 
iome 46 visjtors, 42 tents, ,and a fleet of 52 eanoes, and 
fadit^ and laun.ches in addition. ^ . , 
viSe-CtJttimoflpfe Louis, C. Kretzmer was assisted by 
Pui-Ser. Mat Ohlmeyef, Whilf ,Reaf-Commodore Furmain 
dime from Trenton . to participate In the c'am'p, a:s did 
Secrfetafy-Tfeasufer Wfight from! Rothestef. Among the 
older and rhore prominent members in camp -^Srefe W; S. 
feiliott, giver of the Atlantic Division sailing ,trophy ;■ Ge'O. 
Pi Douglass, twice winner of the "Record" in '90 aind 
and g.ee.fetary-treaSuret in '94;- Leopold. Sc'hepp, an 
o'ld-time JCnitkerboCket ^ John Ely, from Rochester, cha:ir- 
man of the '9^ regatta fommlttee^' ex-Gomm'odore Thorn, 
of 'g^, and a host of others. 
Saturday afternoon was spent in putting up tents, and 
rigging the canoes, which wefe tried in many spiils oil 
Sunday, while the racing began at io_A. M. o,n Monday 
morning, a complete report of which is appended. 
It is interestmg here to review for a moment the 
various camps that have been held on the Hudson and 
other waters in the Atlantic Division. The writer recalls 
the first "local camp," held at Plum Point on the Hudson, 
between Cornwall and Newburg, in May, '84; the follow- 
ing year the camp was held in the same place; in '86 at 
Coddington's Dock, near Rondout ; in '87 at Croton Point, 
under the a;gis of the Shattemuc C. C, while in '88, upon 
the organization of the Atlantic Division, the_ first divi- 
sion camp was held on Newark Bay, and this was the 
genesis of the activity of the canoeists in New Jersey, 
which continued unabated until the Passaic River became 
too rich for them — or for anyone else. In '89 the camp 
was on Raritan Bay at Cheesequake; in '91 at the same 
place, the Atlantic Division having merged in the general 
camp at Jessup's Neck on Peconic Bay the previous year. 
The camp was omitted in '92 in respect to the memory of 
Charles P. Weekes, of the B. C. C, who was drowned in 
the Delaware that spring. In '93 Chimon's Island, off 
South Norwalk, was chosen for a ten-day camp under 
Vice-Comm.odore Lake, and in '94 the camp again merged 
with the main camp at Croton Point. In '95 the camp 
was abandoned in the hope of getting more men to the 
main camp at Lake Champlain. In '96 Lake Hopatcong 
was chosen, while in '97 was the first of the cruising 
camps on the Delaware, with a wind-up at Park Island. 
'98 saw the division merge with the main camp at Stave 
Island ; '99 and 1900 were repetitions of '97 on the Dela- 
ware, with Vice-Commodore Allen in charge, and most 
successful they were. In 1901 the camp was held on the 
Hudson opposite Yonkers ; in 1902 at Delanco on the 
Delaware, between Burlington and Philadelphia, with a 
preliminary cruise down the river, and_ in 1903 the divi- 
sion again merged, according to rule, with the_ main camp 
at Sugar Island on the St. Lawrence. This is a resume 
of the Atlantic Division camps and their predecessors, 
apart from which were the Passaic River meets and many 
joint-club camps on the Hudson, the Shrewsbury, and 
elsewhere. 
To the men of the present day the regatta programme 
of '84 sounds formidable with a mile course for all pad- 
dling races and two turns. Think of it, ye paddlers ! The 
sailing races were for the two classes, A and B; the 
former, Stella Maris, Rob Roy, and other types, 14^/2 ft. 
by 28in. ; the latter, including the Shadow, Pearl, Nautilus, 
and other types. The great race of that camp was be- 
tween Vaux, of New York, and Gibson, of Albany, the 
former sailing Dot, a Shadow, and the latter Snake, an 
Ellard model, built, if the writer's memory serves, by 
Rushton. The course was around Polipel's Island, but 
the squalls off Storm King and Beacon Hill were too 
much for the contestants, and the race was finally called 
off. 
The camp of '84 brought out men from the N. Y. C. C. 
and Knickerbocker C. C., the "Dock Rats" of Newburg, 
the Mohicans, headed by Cornmodore Robert Shaw 
Oliver, of the A. C. A., now Assistant Secretary of War, 
the Rondouts from up river, and men from as far away as 
Amsterdam, for the Mohawk was lively in those days. 
The Propklyns, orgHnizey in iSS^, ro'a/de iipdir debut tWat 
year, ,a^ did the Shaftefflucs from Sing Sing; the Yonkers 
Dolphins a:ppeai'ed first in '87, while many of the New 
Jersey clubs were flot active till '89 and '90. In '84, as 
in 1904, we had the A. C. A. secretary-treasurer with us; 
Dr. C. A. Neide, No. 14, in the first instance; "Jack" 
Wright, No. 2,779 in the latter. Iti '84 We had Bob Wil- 
kin, from the Knickerb'oc'kefs, with Marry Keyser, 
Arthur Brentano, Edwin Gould, and a host of others ; L. 
W. Seavey — "Bi.g Foot"- — beloved and m'ourfted by the 
A. C. A., made his appearance that year with "Hiawatha." 
Then there were "Vauxy" and Will Stephens, and 
"Tramp" Stevens and Burchard from the N. Y. C. C. ; 
the Wackerhagen boys from Albany, Grant Edgar and 
Nate Smith from Newburg, Jansen Hasbrouck, Grant 
Vail Duzen and Harry Crispell from Rondout, and many 
othgfS. some still active in the A. C. A., some retired or 
lured aWay by yachts, automobiles or golf, and some gone 
to their last rest. The writer, the only one present at 
both Camps in 1884 and 1904, after twenty years, is all 
ready for Sugar Island this summer, and for all succeed- 
ing c'afflps, under as good officers as Wolters and Wright, 
in 1914 and 1924, and (D. V.) in 1934 as. well. The 
American Canoe Association, with its many attractions 
for all lovers of good, wholesome sport and pastime, is 
indeed a fountain of youth. . "464." 
Report of f€gatta at Atlantic Division Camp, Hermit 
Point, May 30, I904: 
t. Ofl'e-iBan, sirigle-blade pad'd'Iirig, % mile straightaway: 
George S. King, Kriickerbockei* C. C. 1 
George Morfissiy, New York C. C 2 
Hatteribrun, Uridefdiff C. C. -. 3 
Start, 10:19 A. M.; fiijish, 10;2S:15 A. M. Winner's time, 6in. 
15s. High water; south wifid, light; course, up-river. 
II. Novice sailin-g race, and "Nomad" type sailing race, 65ft. 
area, 3 miles, triarfgvilar course: 
Foggy Dew, R. II. Kretzmer, KnicTcerbocker C. C 1 
Muojikeewis, Carl Moore, Knickerbocker C. C 2 
CarttiC't, W, G. Harrison, Knickerbocker C. C... 3 
Dolphin, H. C. Thompson, Knickerbocker C. C 4 
Tennf, Coft, Knickerbocker C. C. . . 5 
Start, 10:3S; fiiiish, 11:37. Winner's time, Ih. 2m. Second, Ih. 
4m. 20s. The above were all in the novice class alone, as two 
canoes of Nomad type failed to finish. All rigs carried by ab9ve 
canoes were of cruising area, the largest being SOsq.ft. High 
water; south wind, light to pttffy; hazy. 
III. Tandem, single-blade paddling, % mile straightaway: 
King and Boell, Knickerbocker C. C 1 
Hattenbrun and Danbvirg, Undercliff C. C 2 
Keller and Cromwell, Knickerbocker C. C 3 
Bain and Allen, Undercliff C. C. 4 
Kraus and Flynn • • • • 5 
Start, 11:34:10; finish, 11:39. Winner's time, 4m. 50s. Second, 
5m. 5s. High water; south wind; course, up-river. 
IV. One-man double-blade paddling, Yz mile straightaway: ' 
W. G. Harrison, Knickerbocker C. C 1 
Van Dohlan, Ft. Washington C. C 2 
Zdankiewicz, Ft. Washington C. C 3 
Flattenbrun, Undercliff C. C 4 
Wm. H. Allen, Undercliff C. C 5 
B. F. Cromwell, Jr., Knickerbocker C. C Did not finish 
R. H. Kretzmer, Knickerbocker C. C ....Did not finish 
Start, 12:09:10; finish, 12:17. Winner's time,_ 7m. 50s. Beginning 
of the ebb; wind south; hazy; course, up-river. 
V. Tandem double-blade paddling, Vz mile straightaway: 
Flattenbrun and Danburg, Undercliff C. C 1 
King and Harrison, Knickerbocker C. C 2 
T. Hale and M. Ohlmeyer, Yonkers and Knickerbocker 3 
Start, 2:38:30; finish, 2:46. Winner's time, 7m. 30s. Second, 
finish, 2:46:45. Third, finish, 2:47:50. Strong ebb tide; wind 
south and puffy; very hazy; course, up-river. 
VI. Atlantic Division sailing (Elliott) trophy, iVs miles, trian- 
gular course: 
Roc, Frank C. Moore, New York C. C 1 
Buzzard II., Daniel B. Goodsell, New York C. C 2 
New type boat, 17ft. by 42in. ; 140ft. sail area. 
Start, 3:01; finish, 4:04. Winner's time, Ih. 3m. Second, finish, 
4:04:45. 
Canuck, W. G. Harrison, Knickerbocker C. C 1 
Pappoose, L. C. Kretzmer, Knickerbocker C. C 2 
Tot, VV. D. Andrews, Knickerbocker C. C 3 
Foggy Dew, R. H. Kretzmer, Knickerbocker C. C 4 
Chiquita, M. Ohlmeyer Did not finish 
Mudjikeewis, Carl Moore Did not finish 
Tenny, Cort Did not finish 
Cruising type canoe, 16ft. by 30in. No rig over 112sq.ft. 
Start, 3:01; finish, 4:12:15. Second, 4:14. Third and fourth, 
time not taken. Strong ebb tide; wind puffy to light; and foggy. 
The Elliott trophy was awarded to F. C. Moore, and mug to D. 
B. Goodsell for second place. The trophy carries with a flag as 
a following prize. The regatta committee awarded a loving cup 
to Flarrison, winner in' the cruising class, and a mug to E. C. 
Kretzmer, second in the same class. This was the first test of the 
new type boats against the regulation model canoes. It was not a 
fair comparison, as none of the latter carried the extreme limit 
of 112 sq.ft., and were accordingly very much out-classed. The 
new type carried mainsail and jib, as against main and dandy on 
the old type. 
VII. Fours, paddling, single blade, % mile straightaway: 
King, Boell, Dempewolfe, Andrews, Knickerbocker C. C 1 
Cromwell, De Camp, Stockwell, Harrison, Knickerbocker 2 
Four crews, two did not finish. Winners' time, 5m. 17s. Strong 
ebt lide; foggy; course, up-river. 
VPI. Tilting: First Bout— Danburg and Hattenbrun, Under- 
clifte C. C, won from King and Harrison, Knickerbocker C. C. 
Keller and Cromwell, Knickerbocker C. C., bye. Second bout — 
Danburg and Hattenbrun, Undercliff C. C, won from Keller 
and Cromwell, Knickerbocker C. C. 
First prize was awarded Messrs. Danburg and Hattenbrun. 
Second prize was not cdntested for by losing teams. Judge,, John 
Ely, Ro'chest^r C. C. ; OhairiBija regatta «ft)m*mitt^e, A. C A- 
ip 1899, ' ■ ; 
At the conclusion of the races the prizes were awarded 
at headquarters by Secretary-Treasurer Wright, who 
made a neat little speech and said a good word for the 
camp at Sugar Island in August. 
The thanks of the regatta committee are due to several 
of the old members of the A. C. A. who contributed so 
substantially to the regatta fund; also to the Yonker? 
and Knickerbocker Clubs for the use of buoys and tilting 
poles, and to "Pop" Moore for the use of camp cannou 
and starter's gun. «i 
J. K. Hand, chairman ; W. D. Andrews, E. M. Under- 
hill, C. K'astmond, regatta committee. H. Lansing Quick, 
referee; W. S. Elliott, Woolsey Carmalt, judges ; C. East- 
mond, starter; W. P. Schulz, time-keeper; J. K, Hand, 
clerk of the course. 
Eastern Division in Camp. 
A depressing rainstorm rather spoiled the several 
events of the Eastern Division of the A. C. A. on the 
Merrimac River at Manchester, N. H., on Monday, May 
30. The war canoe race, distance one mile, was won by 
the Quinnobequin Club's team, in 4m. 6s. The single 
canoe race was won by D. S. Pratt, Wawbewawa Club, 
in 4m. 25s. 
The tandem double went to the Medford C. C. in 4m. 
2s. ; the tandem single to the Wawbewawa C. C. in 4m. 
6s. ; the single double to Medford, in 4m. 2s., and the club 
four single was taken by the Wawbewawa, in 3m. 44s. 
I'he fours, double blade, went to Medford, with Wawbe- 
v/awa second and Quinnobequin third. Time, 3m. 315. 
The Decoration Day regatta was for a club cup offered 
by Vice-Commodore Henry Schaefer. The Wawbewawa's 
won, with 13 points ; Medford was second, 12 points, and 
Quinnobequin third, i point. 
Officers of A. C. A., J904. 
Commodore,— C. F. Wolters, 14 Main St. E., Rochester, N. Y. 
Secretary-Treasui er — John Sears Wright, 519 West Ave., Rochester, 
N. Y. 
ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
Vice-Comfnodore — L. C. Kretzmer, L. C. Schepp Building, New 
York. 
Rear-Commodore — W. A. Furman, 846 Berkeley Ave.. Trenton, N.J. 
Purser — M. Ohlmeyer, Jr., 201 Palisade Ave.. West Hoboken, N. J. 
Executive Committee— H. L. Pollard, 138 Front St., New York; 
N. S. Hyatt, Ossining, N. Y.; H. C. Allen, 54 Prospect St., 
Trenton, N. J. 
Board of Governors — R. J. Wilkin, 164 Montague St., Brooklyn, 
N. Y. 
Racing Board — H. L. Quick, Yonkers, N. Y. 
CENTRAL DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — H. W. Breitenstein, 511 Market St., Pittsburg, 
Pa. 
Rear-Commodore — Frank D. Wood, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Purser— Frank C. Demmler, 526 Smithfield St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
Evecutive Committee — Jesse J. Armstrong, Rome. N. Y. ; 
H. C. H«yt, 26 S. Goodman St.. Rochester, N. Y. 
Board of Governors — C. P. Forbush, 164 Crescent Ave., Buffalo, 
N. Y. 
Racing Board — Harry M. Stewart, 85 Main St., East, Rochester, 
N. Y. 
EASTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — Henri Schaeffer, Manchester, N. H. 
Rear-Commodore — H. M. S. Aiken, 45 Milk St., Boston, Mass. 
Purser, Edw. B. Stearns, Manchester, N. H. 
Executive Committee — B. F. Jacobs, Jr., West Medford, Mass.; 
D. S. Pratt, Jr., Wellesley Hills, Mass.; Marcus Butler, 
Lawrence, Mass.; William W. Crosby, Woburn, Mass. 
Board of Governor.s — Paul Butler, U. S. Cartridge Co., Low»ll, 
Mass. 
Racing Board— Paul Butler, U. S. Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass. ; 
H. D. Murphy, alternate. 
NORTHERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — Chas. W. McLean, 303 St. James St., M'ontreal, 
Canada. 
Rear-Commodore — J. W. Sparrow, Toronto. 
Purser — J. V. Nutter, Montreal, Canada. 
Executive Committee — C. E. Britton, Gananoque, Ont.; Harry 
Page, Toronto. 
Board of Governors — J. N. MacKendrick, Gait, Ont. • 
Racing Board— E. J. Minet. 125 Vitre St.. Montreal, Canada. 
WESTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — Burton D. Munhall, care of Brooks Household 
Art Co., Cleveland, O. 
Rear-Commodore — Chas. J. Stedman, National Lafayette Bank, 
Cincinnati, O. 
Purser — Geo. A. Hall, care of Bank of Commerce, Cleveland, O. 
Executive Committee— Thos. P. Eckert, 31 We^t Court St., Cin- 
cinnati, O.; Dr. H. L. Frost. 10 Howard St, Cleveland, O. 
Board of Governors — Henry C. Morse, Peoria, I'll. 
How to Join the A. C. A, 
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"Application for membership shall be made to the Division 
Pursers, and shall be accompanied by the recommendation of an 
active member and by the sum of two dollars, one dollar as 
entrance fee and one dollar as dues for the current year, to he 
refunded in case of non-election of the applicant." 
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