Feb. 8, 1913 
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New Rochelle Y. C. 
The annual meeting of the New Rochelle 
Y. C. was held on Feb. i at its usual place of 
meeting, the ^Manhattan Hotel, the steward of 
which is a member of the organization, and 
whose personal interest in the affair makes it 
one of the most interesting of the 3^ear. The 
usual excellent banquet was served, while the 
windward work was well taken care of by the 
toastmaster. The officers were elected as fol¬ 
lows: IMontrose W. Houck was elected to suc¬ 
ceed Commodore E. W. Myrick; Vice-Commo¬ 
dore J. A. Mahlstedt was re-elected Vice-Com¬ 
modore ; John F. Lambden, Rear-Commodore. 
j\Ir. IMarsland’s report as secretary shows 
the club to be one of the most prosperous on 
the Sound. The report showed an active mem¬ 
bership of 235 and 117 enrolled yachts, many 
of which race throughout the season in the 
Sound regattas. 
The treasurer's report showed net assets of 
$16,417.54. The club has recently purchased 
Harrison Island on Echo Bay. 
Among the guests were Mayor F. H. Wal¬ 
dorf, of New Rochelle; Thomas Fleming Day, 
Commodore George W. Kear, Commodore G. D. 
Bangs, George R. Le Sauvage and Carl P. 
Kuchler. 
Club Elections. 
BOSTON Y. C. 
The Boston Y. C. held its annual meeting 
on Jan. 30. The following officers were elected : 
Arthur W. Chesterton, Commodore; Roger Up¬ 
ton, Vice-Commodore; Dr. Samuel Crowell, 
Rear-Commodore; Walter Burgess, Secretary 
and Treasurer; Alfred Douglass, William L. 
Barnard, A. H. Van Pelt and Winfield M. 
Thompson, Executive Committee; Walter Bur¬ 
gess, C. F. White, J. C. Bolan and C. A. Cooley, 
Membership Committee for two years; Arthur 
Willis, Chairman of the Membership Commit¬ 
tee; T. Walcott Powers. Chairman of the Re¬ 
gatta Committee; F. P. Huckins, W. H. Litch¬ 
field, H. Lundberg and F. H. Borden, Regatta 
Committee. Two hundred were present, making 
a record attendance. The reports of the com¬ 
mittees showed the club had a good treasury 
balance with a membership close to the limit. 
WINTHROP Y. c. 
At the annual election of the Winthrop Y. 
C., the following officers were elected: Charles 
A. Blazo, Commodore: Herbert F. Ward, Vice- 
Commodore; Charles E. Bird, Secretary; Joseph 
J. Devereux, Treasurer; Frank H. Byrne, Chair¬ 
man of the Regatta Committee; George H. 
Greggs, Measurer, and Frank A. Talcott and 
Ralph C. Goudey, Directors. 
Ice Yachting. 
AIenominee, Mich., Jan. 30.— Oshkosh car¬ 
ried off first honors in the “B” class and Me¬ 
nominee in the “A” class at the Northwestern 
ice yacht races held to-day. The Madison entry 
was disqualified after a collision with the Ale- 
nominee craft. 
Ka-ne-en-da C. C., Syracuse, N. Y. 
As a genuine winter get together, the canoe 
dinner given by the Ka-ne-enda Canoe Club at 
Blausett’s Tavern, certainly was one great suc¬ 
cess. In part, this affair was essentially an 
A. C. A. event, as in addition to the thirty-odd 
Ka-ne-en-da C. C. officers and members present 
the Central Division was well represented by 
the guest of honor, Vice-Commodore C. Arthur 
Spaulding, alsO' of the Buffalo C. C.; ex-Com- 
modore C. Fred Wolters, A. C. A., ’05, and of 
the Rochester C. C.; Lyman T. Coppins, of the 
Buffalo C. C., and Jesse J. Armstrong, of the 
Rome C. C. 
Alany complimentary remarks were made 
upon the splendid and appropriate decorations 
which consisted of the club colors, red, white 
and black, and also practically pennants of all 
the leading canoe clubs of the Central Division 
supplemented by large A. C. A. and U. S. flags, 
forming a keynote as it were. The club’s totem, 
a large mounted blue heron, occupied the place 
of honor. The menu cards, composed of the 
A. C. A. and K. C. C. pennants, were designed 
especially for the occasion. On the inside ap¬ 
peared the menu and a jauntj^ little canoe verse. 
With the music and the opportunity afforded 
to exchange anecdotes, the time slipped quickly 
by, and it was 10:30 before the menu had been 
finished and cigars lighted preparatory to enjoy¬ 
ing the excellent program of canoeable talks to 
come. Following a short address, by the com¬ 
modore and his introduction of the toastmaster, 
the guest of honor, A^ice-Commodore Spaulding, 
led off with a most interesting and delightful 
talk on the advantage and pleasure of the Amer¬ 
ican Canoe Association, also the delights of its 
annual meet at Sugar Island. Ex-Commodore 
, C. F. Wolters gave a talk on the history and 
activity of the Rochester C. C.; L. T. Coppins 
on the club spirit and good fellowship of the 
Buffaloes, and J. J. Armstrong, a talk on the 
humorous side of canoeing. 
Following the talks given by the guests, Com¬ 
modore C. H. Mattison spoke on the growth and 
ambitions of the Ka-ne-en-da C. C. At midnight 
everyone joined singing “Auld Lang Syne” and 
an exceptionally pleasant affair passed into club 
history. A. F. Saunders, 
Vice-Commodore, 1912. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW members proposed. 
Eastern Division.—William A. Jacobson, 30 
Clinton avenue, New Haven, Conn.; P. E. 
Alunger, 68 Perkins street. New Haven, Conn.; 
John E. Alale, 117 Poplar street. New Haven, 
Conn.; Russell H. De Baun, 97 Exchange street. 
New Haven, Conn.; Robert W. Hoadley, 119 
Exchange street. New Haven, Conn.; Alaelund 
S. Colburn, 362 Ferry street, New Haven, Conn.; 
Harold Towner, gg Exchange street. New Haven, 
Conn.; Philip S. Alack, 108 East Pearl street. 
New Haven, Conn., all by B. L. Goodwin, and 
Llarry L. Green, 1174 Elmwood avenue. Provi¬ 
dence, R. I., by Fred C. Rexford. 
Western Division.—Gilbert R. Baumbach, 
Peoria, Ill,, by Hugh P. Aliller; W. J. Livesley, 
Kaiserhof Hotel, Chicago, lU., by A. W. Friese; 
Charles L. Engstrom, 1204 Aladison street, 
Peoria, 111 ., by Hugh P. Aliller; Horace G. 
Roberts, 17 Oak Lane, Davenport, Iowa, by 
Robert F Abercrombie; Elbert AI Burnett, 905 
Fullerton avenue, Chicago, Ill., by Charles E. 
Tyson; Charles P. Huntington, Cumnor Road, 
Kenilworth, Ill., by F. B. Huntington. 
NEW members elected. 
Atlantic Division.—6580, William Walter, Jr., 
4617 Oakland street, Frankford, Pa.; 6581, 
Harold G. Byington, 37 Croton avenue, Ossin- 
ning, N. Y.; 6582, J. Howard Fell, 1222 Sansom 
street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
ME.MBER DECEASED. 
.Atlantic Division.—2947, Albert R. Genet, 
Ossining, N. Y., died Oct. 25, 1912. 
Des Moines Sportsmen’s Show. 
Every i)hase of outdoor life from the 
mildest to the most strenuous games and from 
the pleasant summer camp to the more rugged 
lodge of the wild animal hunter and trapper 
will be depicted in various interesting forms at 
the First Annual Sports and Recreation Show, 
which will be held in the Des Aloines Coliseum 
from April 17 to 26. I'he exposition, which will 
be given under the general direction of Louis 
W. Buckley, will be similar in form to those 
seen in Madison Square Garden, New A’ork, 
and will be the most attracti\'e show of the kind 
ever attempted in the West. 
The big Des Aloines Coliseum is con¬ 
veniently located on the river front in the very 
heart of the city, and it has been planned tO' 
mark a water course on which all forms of 
water craft from the canoe to the motor-driven 
boat and hydroplane will be exhibited. This 
will be only one of the many sports to be 
demonstrated by e.xhibitors. Another feature 
will be a rifle and clay pigeon field, and tour¬ 
naments for both amateurs and professionals 
will be conducted. 
Everything pertaining to outdoor life will 
be shr.wn, and the sportsmen of the Aliddle West 
are taking a great deal of interest in the com¬ 
ing event. All booths will be arranged in rustic 
style to represent nature, and at one end of the 
Coliseum will be a reproduction of a jungle, 
where wild beasts from all parts of the country 
will be exhibited. There will be taxidermy con¬ 
tests. tournaments of all sorts; in fact, no end 
of attractions. 
The visit of a flock of some 200 or 300 Pallas’' 
sand-grouse to North Yorkshire is a notable 
event, as it is some years since such a flock has 
visited this country. These birds are allied to 
the pigeon family, and their habitat is Central 
Asia, where on the sandy wastes they are found 
basking in the sun and lying in holes that they 
have scraped out. They visit this country at 
intervals in small or large flocks, and invariably 
land on the East Coast. There are instances 
of its nesting here, but it does not seem to show 
a disposition to permanently settle down. It is 
a protected bird, and we are pleased to learn 
that the Yorkshire Naturalist Association are 
taking steps to prevent its destruction.—Shoot¬ 
ing Times. 
