FOREST AND STREAM. 
— Michigan has followed the example of half of her Bister 
States and formed a State Sportsmen’s Association. The 
organization was effected with the following gentlemen as 
officers:— President, R. T. Toms, of Detroit; First Vice 
President, E. S. Holmes, of Grand Itapids; Second Vice 
President, D. II. Filzhugh, Jr., of Bay City; Secretary, 
Edgar Weeks, of Mt. Clemens; Treasurer, C. C. Cadman, 
of Detroit. These gentlemen were also appointed delegates 
to the National Convention at Cleveland. Fifteen clubs 
were represented. The next annual meeting will be held 
at Jackson, 2d Tuesday of May, 1870. 
— The Fairfield County Game Association, comprises 
some of the most influential men of Norwalk, Westport, 
Wilson, Darien, and Weston, Connecticut. Its officers 
are:— President, John F. Raymond; Vice President, U. H. 
Bartlett, South Norwalk; Secretary, II. L. While, Norwalk, 
Ct. ; Attorney and Treasurer, J. Belden Ilurlburt, Weston ; 
Executive Committee, John II. Aiken, Geo. Vine, Geo. H. 
Raymond, J. F. Raymond and II. L. White. The statute 
laws of the State of Connecticut for the protection of game 
will be strictly enforced in every instance where violated. 
Quitting and Routing. 
All communication * from Secretaries and friends should be malted n 
later than Monday In each week. 
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The Boston Yacht Club. — This loading Eastern organ- 
ization held its annual meeting on the 28tli ult. The elec- 
tion of officers was passed over, but other matters of inter- 
est were discussed. Various amendments to the constitu- 
tion were adopted, and modifications of the sailing regula- 
tions were made to correspond. Commodore Benjamin 
Dean, in referring to his three years’ service, requested 
that his name be not used in connection with a re-election, 
The request was ignored, however, and he received 14 out 
of the 16 votes cast for the office of Commodore — a de- 
served compliment to a worthy gentleman. He insisted 
upon his retirement, but was strongly urged not to press it 
at this time. It was finally voted to postpone ll*e election 
of officers for four weeks. A committee of five was ap- 
pointed to prepare a list of candidates, and the meeting ad- 
journed to be called at the club house on the 20th of Slay. 
South Boston Yacht Club.— The annual meeting of 
this aquatic organization was held on the evening of April 
7, at their club house at City Point, South Boston, Com- 
modore Roberts in the chair. The following gentlemen 
were elected officers of the club for the ensuing year: Com- 
modore, J. N. Roberts; Vice Commodore, John A. Wood- 
ward; Fleet Captain, W. J. Orcutt; Recording Secretary, 
Wm. Morris; Financial Secretary, John Monks; Treasurer, 
T. Christian; Measurer, J. Winniatt; Trustees, G. G. Mor- 
ris, F. S. Wright, A. K. Roberts. The Trustees were 
authorized to put the club property in good condition, 
some damage having been sustained from effects of the 
past severe Winter. 
—A schoouer yacht, 42 feet in length over all measure- 
ment, is now building at East Boston by John Caldwell, 
builder of the well known yacht Mabel. She will be en- 
tered in the Boston club by T. J. Gray, and in the Dor- 
chester club by II. W. Hunt. 
The Ocean Regatta.— The Ocean Regatta will take 
place off the Isles of Shoals on the 25th of June. Mr. 
John R. Poor, who inaugurated the sport last August, has 
received the encouragement of several leading yachtsmen, 
and it is announced that amoug the first class yachts to par- 
ticipate will be the Vindex and Curlew of New York, and 
the Coming, the America, and an English yacht are ex- 
pected to join the race. The first-class will comprise sloops 
and schooners 40 feet and upward, and the second class, 
centre-board and keel schooners. The prizes are valued at 
$1,000. The race last year was a grand success, and the 
regatta of this season promises to far eclipse the first. 
There will be present on that day the finest yachts owned 
on the Atlantic seaboard . — Boston Journal. 
New Boston Yachts. — Pierce Bros., at City Point, 
South Boston, have launched the new sloop yacht which 
they built for Capt. Frank H. Peabody the past winter, 
and she will be ready for him to take the helm this week. 
She is 25 feet long, centre-board, and is named Mariposa. 
She is furnished with all the latest improvements, many of 
which are original with the Pierces, who will not be 
ashamed to have her sail forth as a model of their handi- 
work. Among the ingenious improvements in her rig is 
one whereby the crosstrees and topmast house together, an 
improvement on the English style of dropping the topmast 
alone. It can be done as easily as taking in a gaff topsail, 
and trial proves that it works well. Internally, besides be- 
ing furnished with portable water tanks and other ingen- 
ious contrivances, she is supplied with a water closet, which 
being set under the water line is supplied with an air pump 
“a la monitor." She will be fitted with a jib, balloon jib, 
jib topsail, storm jib, mainsail, trysail, gaff-topsail, and a 
racing gaff-topsail. » 
The 16 feet Newport Big, built for Capt. Haskell, will 
soon be launched, and is to carry a hollow mast. She is 
named the Avis. The Pierces are also making hollow 
masts for the Fire Fly, Capt. Balch, Early Bird, Capt. 
Pierce, and Maud, Capt. Fuller. They have also length- 
ened their wharf 100 feet, the better to accommodate 
yachtsmen who make this their rendezvous. 
— Mr. P. McGiehan, at Pamrapo, N.J., the builder of 
the schooner Meta, sloop Kaiser Wilhelm and several very 
fast small yachts, has two sloops on the stocks, one for Mr. 
J. B. Mills, of the Beverly Club, 27 feet 3 inches long and 
11 feet beam. The other is 38 feet long, and is for a gentle- 
man on the lakes. 
—At Oommunipaw, N. J., Mr. A. Jaroleman is finishing 
a 21-foot race boat. 
— The schooner Tidal Wave, Commodore Voorhees, 
which has been cruising in southern waters all Winter, ar- 
rived at Fortress Monroe on the 1st inst., en route for 
home. 
—Mr. Henry Smedley.tat the foot of Court streot, Brook- 
lyn, is completing a race boat for Mr. Meeker, of the South 
Amboy and Long Island clubs. She is expected to be 
very last. She will be 25 feet long, 10} feet beam aud 2 
fse* 8 inches deep. 
The same builder has nearly finished a boat for a Mr. 
Hopkins, 20 feet long, 8 feet G inches beam and 2 feet 
deep. 
Mr. Carll of Northport is putting 14 feet additional 
bow on the schooner Ariel, belonging to Commodore Swan 
of the Seawanhaka Yucht Club. Her length when com- 
pleted will be 78 feet feet 6 inches over all, and the altera- 
tion will probably greatly improve her sailing qualities. 
— The sloop Undine, Mr. Brasher, of the Brooklyn CluiT, 
went into commission April 7th, and has the honor of be- 
ing the first yacht of the season to hoist her pennant. 
— The Burlington Yacht Club of Hamilton, Canada, re- 
cently elected the following officers : Commodore, Edward 
Browne; Vice Commodore, James Wylie; Captain, L. II, 
Brookes; Secretary; Henry Stephens; ■Treasurer, C. D. A. 
Heath. 
—The schooner Phantom, Mr. William Osgood, of the 
New York Yacht Club, is being fitted out at New London, 
—The schooner Columbia, Mr. Lester Wallnck, of the 
New York Yacht Club, is at New London, undergoing a 
thorough overhauling. She will probably go in commis- 
sion about the middle of next month. 
THE CRESCENT-UNDINE EIGHT-OARED 
SHELL RACE. 
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] 
April 27, 1875.-1} miles straightaway from Peters' Island to 
Turtle Rock, Schuylkill , for a flag. 
Undine Club. — The Albion— J. N. Dellaven, stroke, 149 
lbs., J. R. Baker 143, W. II. Allison ICO, Theo. Frotbing- 
ham 167, W. C. Madeira 148, Geo. Bright 143, Charles K. 
Barnes 134. A. S. Roberts, bow, 130, J. Gillingham, cox- 
swain, 135. 1 — Time 9 min. 36} see. 
Crescent Club. — The Longfellow— George W. Young, 
stroke, 155 lbs., H. F. Witmer 135, M. M. Worrell 138, C. 
E. Steel 135, W. H- Glenn 145, George Miiliken, Jr., 145, 
W. C. Harris 135, A. Spcring, bow, 155, T. B. Harper, cox- 
swain, 135. 2— Time 10 minutes. 
Umpire, Com. James M. Ferguson; Judge, Frank Kils- 
by; Time-keeper, Austin Street. 
This race was fixed for Saturday, 24th ult., but the 
weather fixed otherwise, and for sometime on Tuesday it 
was very doubtful if the boats would get off before the 
storin caine. A good start was made about half-past six, 
both crews catching the water at the same time. 
The Crescents made a burst for the lead, going off at 
over 40 strokes to the minute, and passed under Columbia 
Bridge nearly half a length ahead, the Undine swinging 
along steadily gt 38. Here came the trying time of the 
race. The Undine was a half length behind, and on the 
outside of the long curve, another full half length disad- 
vantage, but they gained slowly and 9lcadily, coming up 
just level as the boats were straightened out toward Con- 
necting Bridge. 
Harper was not steering the best, getting his boat too 
close to shore, and his crew were beginning to feel the 
pumping stroke — still over 40. Without spurting, the Un- 
dine went ahead, and off the old Rolling Mill wharf had 
made a good gap between the two boats. From there down 
the race lost much of its interest. 
The Crescents showed great lack of practice, and at 
times pulled wild, clippiug badly, as indeed a crew must to 
follow so rapid a stroke. The Undiues owe their easy vic- 
tory to the two or three hard weeks' work they have had 
together. This makes a “win” for each club, ard we hope 
before the summer is gone they will get together agaip aud 
break the tie. 
There is being a strong effort made to have club regattas 
every week, or at least semi-monthly. The Quaker Cities 
would have had theirs on Saturday but the high winds in- 
terfered. It will probably come off next week. 
The four heaviest and four lightest of the Undine eight 
will try their respective merits next Saturday over a one 
and a half mile course. Odds rather iu favor of the heav- 
iest. 
Mr. Calhoun Megargee, President of the Collego Club of 
the University of Pennsylvania, which joined the navy 
April 3d, has been appointed by the Naval Board to urge 
at the Springfield Convention a lively interest in the inter- 
national college regatta to be held here, among the other 
regattas of the Centennial. Truly yours, Sculls. 
— The Schuylkill Naval Board met May 3. 1875, and ac- 
cepted the challenge of April 12th from the Palapsco Navy, 
to come off between the 1st and 18th of June next, on the 
Patupsco, and a committee of live was appointed to make 
the necessary arrangements, as follows: A. Kriunhbaar, 
Chairman, Philadelphia; F. W. Murphy, Pennsylvania; 
I. Bedichiruer, Malta; George W. Parker, Quaker City; 
Calhoun Megargee, College. 
— It is reported that the challenge issued by Messrs. Ran- 
dall and Coughliu of the Potomac Club to row any two 
men a five mile pair-oared race, has been accepted by 
McBlair and Cropley of the same club. 
— Mr. George Morrison, one of the mo9t famous Univer- 
sity oars, is out iu Land and Water with a clever letter, 
questioniug the utility of sliding seats, which he pronounces 
to be a failure in every way. If he can prove the dirty 
machinery useless, all oarsmen will he glad to accept his 
doctrine. 
— The final meeting of the Executive Board of the North- 
western Amateur Rowing Association, for the purpose of 
making arrangements for their coming regatta, was held at 
Toledo April 28. The mooted question as to the definition 
of “junior oarsmen" and “junior scullers" was finally set- 
tled as follows: "A junior oarsman is defined to be one 
who has never been a winner in a shell race open to more 
than one club, nor pulled in such a race unless it was dis- 
tinctly announced as a junior race. A junior sculler is de- 
fined to be One who has never been a winner in a scull race 
open to more than one club, nor pulled in such a race un- 
less it was distinctly announced as a junior race.” 
— A new organization called the Emerald Rowing Club 
of the Saginaw Valley, has been formed iu Saginaw City, 
Mich. 
— It has been the desire of the Northwestern Association 
for years to have some of the “crack" Eastern clubs par- 
ticipate in their regattas, but thus far none of them have 
done so. Looking toward this end tho board have deter- 
inincd to have a four-oared shell race, open to allamnteur* 
whether members of tho association or not. A handsome 
prize will he offered for this race, and it is thought it will 
bo tho great event of the regatta. 
The first boat race this season took placo Thursday, on 
SX'Tn vf y ’ be )™ uon Ja "' cs Ball of South Brooklyn, and 
T l w,,n r ! dk ’r ° f , 8t *\ en l8,and - They rowed three miles. 
Hall won by five longths. Time, 26 minutes, 4 seconds. 
SCHUYLKILL NOTES. 
Editor Foreut and Stream — 
Al a meeting yesterday morning of a number of tho captains and crews 
of firs., second and third-class yacbta of tho Philadelphia Yachi Club, to 
decide upon a coarse for tho first regatta of the season. It wm solved 
that the first and second cln<s boats should start from Shackamsxon 
street wharf and sail to tho loft of Smith's Island; thence to tho first 
buoy below tho Block honse and return to place of starting, passing the 
bnoy boat to the westward. The th.rd cl... will start from the same 
place as the first and second class, and salt to tho Shoo buoy and return 
Boats from nineteen to twenty seven feet In length, of tho Dolawnro 
River Yacht Club, will sail to tho Chestor buoy and return. The Re- 
gatta cornea off May Mth. Scuixa 
_ „ Ithaca, May 1st, l«8. 
Editob FonssT and Stream:— 
Sluco my lost writing the crew which la to represent Cornell at Sara, 
toga has been selected, and are now In training quarters They aro: 
King. '73; Olllis, '75; Oatrorn, '70; Barto, '.7; Waterman, '77, and Jar- 
vis, '78. Messrs King and Ostrom wore on the Saratoga crew last year, 
and also on the Springfield crow tho year before. Mr, Ostrom la cup- 
talu of the crow, and Mr King will poll In his old place a« stroke. Our 
uew university shall, made for ua by Messrs, K. Waters * Sons, of Troy, 
arrived last Thursday, and glvos groat satisfaction. It Is of paper, as 
Indeed arc all of their boats, and built upon the linos of tho Columbia's 
Winning boat of last year. The scats arc of an Improved pattern, in- 
vented by Mr. O.trom, consisting of glass running upon lignum vile, 
for the sliding part, with molded lent liar for tho upholstering, and are 
A No. 1 for ease und comfort In rowing. Paper shell* ure taking tho 
place of cedar entirely with ns, since wo find them to ho stronger, atllTor, 
and better In every wuy. It Is pretty certain now that wo shall send a 
Freshman crew also to Saratoga. The men selected thus far aro Lewis, 
Illxon, Comp, Smith, Gravos, and Pnlnior They will go Into training 
quarters in n few days. Our representative lu tho single scull taco will 
probably be Reed, '78. 
RTXVgNS'C'OLLKOK, Uoiiokkn, N. J., April gt), 187ft. 
Editor Forbht and Stiikam;— 
.Seeing that you kindly dovoto a portion of your paper to college nows 
I take It upon me to Inform you on our boating affair*. Our season waa 
opened on last Friday, the 23d inst., by a Freshman ('78) eight going op 
tho river, to tho chagrin of the other classes represented In tho club. 
Tho boating interest of this collego— which was commenced with such 
energy by '70, when Fresbmou — bus been from some unaccountable 
reason allowed to fog, until the Freshmen 'of '78 entering, took hold with 
such enthusiasm a* to wake tho other classes up to their duly. Ar- 
rangements are being made for a regatta next month, when It U expected 
tho rival closson, '76 and '78, will try their musclo. Scull races aro also 
taking place. I understand that a* the Rowing Association of Amorlcau 
Colleges havo closed the entrance lists, n movement Is on foot to form an 
Association of Scientific Colleges, which seem to bo out lu the co Id. If 
this Is successful yon may hear from Old Stevens again, lu the mean 
time, I beg to remain u. p. \y_ 
CHESAPEAKE CANOES. 
Easton, Md., April 18, 187ft. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
As your valuable paper has a column davotod to Yachts and Yachting, 
Including, I presume, sailing craft of all descriptions, It hu» occurred to 
me that an articlo describing our Chcsapcukc canoes might ho accept- 
able, oa I believe they aro only known on tho Chosnpeake und Its tribu- 
taries- We think In this section of country that tho sold canoes cannot 
be equalled by any kind of craft of like size for .peed and sea going 
qualities. Having been devoted to yachting ever slnco I could "hold a 
tiller," I was much struck with the mony good qualities of canoes on 
first moving to this good county of Talbot from the banks of tho Dela- 
ware. And now for a description of tho craft: Imagine a hull built 
from (in most cases) three pine logs, which aro brought Into shape by 
the ax and adze, with tho assistance of tho plane and other tools, tho 
said logs being reduced to a thicknern of about three Inches on thu bol - 
tom of the canoo, thinning out to an inch and a half at tho gunwalo. 
Tho throo sections forming tho boat aro put together with treonalls. Tho 
boat* are of various lengths, varying from twenty up to fcrty-llvo feot, 
but boat* of from twonty-flvo up to thirty-one feet long are In most com 
uion use, thoso of tho latter length having about six fool beam, bring, as 
you perceive, very long for their beam. Their linos, of course, from be- 
ing so narrow, are beautifully lino, and tho boats bolng sharp at both 
ends, causes them to leave tho water as easy os they outer It. The ra- 
pidity with which they sail with “sheets lifted" Is wonderful, and they 
arc also very good on a wind, especially those with centre boards. (They 
are bnllt both centre board and keel, but the centre board, ns with small 
craft of nil descriptions, bos tho advantage.) As to rig, they carry two 
sharp, or us we call them hero “goose wing" sails, with a jib. Tho 
larger sail of the two is the foresail. The sails aro bent on tho masts and 
set by means of spreots, reaching from mast to clue of sail. For racing 
they carry In addition to the above sails a large balloon jib nnd a stay- 
sail, or else have an extra step botween the fore and mainmasts aud set 
an extra "goose wtog'' there, this of course being only used with wind 
abeam. Off the wind largo water sails are set undor tho fore and main 
anils. Now, to shorten sail you cast tho bccket ropo off the spreet of 
yonr mainsail, rolling the spreet up In tho osll, which Is furled round it, 
and the bocket ropo makes a gasket to lash it In place to tho most; then 
take tho "chock block" out of tho upper step of your foremast, which 
step is cut longer to enable s block to bo set iu forward und aft of the 
mast, ns may bo desired, for going on or off the wind, aud you have yonr 
sail reduced without any naked spare to bold tho wind nun list tho hunt 
without being of any service. To drive her, If the wind Increascsyon 
next take in your Jib nnd go ander yonr foresail; if thu gale Increases^ 
und it must be a gale Indeed to render It necessary to take In yourforo 
sail and snbstltuto your main.nll for It, which Is quickly done, as tho 
after part of tho upper step of the formant Is In a hinge, and the lower 
one on a plrot, so that the mast can be lowered fore und uft w ithout tak- 
ing It out of the step. Now yon have your boat under sail that yon can 
go with, when our large “pungtes” have to make a harbor, and tho boat 
steers well under any or all of the shove sails, owing to changing tho 
rnkc of her masts, and holds on well . These boats are In universal nse 
on the Chesapeake from the capes to the head of the bay, all thooys- 
tcre caught with tongs bolng taken with them. They last almost a life- 
time, tf properly cared for, and I have often wondered that they bavo 
never been Introduced in other water*. 1 nm well able to judge of their 
speed, having two yachts built by P. McGiehan, of Pamrapo, that were 
In former days tbe champions of tho Delaware. I will finish by raying 
that wo bold an annual regatta In July, aud would be most happy to 
have a visit from some of the fast boats of New York or elsewhere, the 
owners of which 1 think I coold find a hearty welcome, and a chance to 
try their speed wlto A CaatariA ax Cano*. 
