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Forest and Stream is Official Organ of the Amer ican Canoe Association. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
New Members Proposed. 
Atlantic Division:—George P. Scherff, 7 Pine 
St., Arlington, N. J., by E. H. van Nortwick. 
Central Division:—Edward N. Fay, 379 Hud¬ 
son St., Buffalo, N. Y.; Mortimer L. Fay, 379 
Hudson St., Buffalo, N. Y.; Benj. H. Bonnar, 
Chamber of Commerce Building, Buffalo, N. Y.; 
Alexander Mac Nabb, Ford Motor Co., Detroit, 
Mich.; Albert A. Drerelius, 83 Riley St., Buffalo, 
N Y.; George S. Buck, 599 Ashland Ave., Buf¬ 
falo, N. Y.; Frank D. Wilson, 217 Chamber of 
Commerce Building, Buffalo, N. Y.; Ray B. 
Kurtz, 204 Morgan Building, Buffalo, N. Y.; E. 
F. A. Kurtz, 153 Franklin St, Buffalo, N. Y., all 
by C. A. Spaulding; Dr. W. Edwin Gardner, 733 
Lockart St., Pittsburgh, Pa., Clarence T. Zook, 
508 Fulton Building, Pittsburgh, Pa., George C- 
Blumenshein, Beckfield Place, Pittsburgh, Pa., 
William J. R. Rector, Glenshaw, Pa., Louis L. 
Satler, Jr., Glenshaw, Pa., F. H. Zimmer, Jr., 
1437 Beechwood Boulevard, Pittsburgh, Pa., C. 
S. Dornberger, 207 N. Craig St., Pittsburgh, Pa., 
R. S. Dornberger, 207 N. Craig St., Pittsburgh, 
Pa., and Clarence A. Mason, 6363 Lake St., Pitts¬ 
burgh. Pa., all by Harry Bright; N. P. Baker, 121 
Norwood Ave., Buffalo, N. Y., Van Loan White- 
head, Jr., 507 Porter Ave., Buffalo, N. Y„ Neal V. 
Fatin, 681 Linwood Ave., Buffalo, N. Y., George 
D. Enos, 149 Bushnell St., Buffalo, N. Y., Mere¬ 
dith W. Scatcherd, 466 W. Ferry, Buffalo, N. Y., 
and C. H. Robinson, 744 Auburn Ave., Buffalo, 
N.Y., all by C A. Spaulding; Watts L. Richmond, 
33 Koss St., Batavia, N. Y., by Lyman T. Cop- 
pins ; William B. Dimick, 17 E. Mohawk St., Buf¬ 
falo, N. Y., Henry F. Craw, 409 Elmwood Ave., 
Buffalo, N. Y., Harold Richmond, 115 Oakland 
Place, Buffalo, N. Y., Edward A. French, M. D„ 
209 Alexander St., Rochester, N. Y., Walter 
Heussler, 335 Porter Ave., Buffalo, N. Y., E. E. 
Jackson, 1019 White Building, Buffalo, N. Y., all 
by C. A. Spaulding. 
Eastern Division:—Tbad. Victor Foster, 4 
Church Ave., Woburn, Mass., by Willard K. 
Fowle. 
New Members Elected. 
Atlantic Division:—7026. Herman E. Mende. 43 
19th Ave., Newark, N. J. 
Canoe Season Here Soon 
If you knew the pleasure an “Old Town 
Canoe” brings at such small cost, you would 
own one. Any stream or lake becomes your 
playground—fishing, hunting, 
camping, vacation and picnic 
trips are just a few forms of 
canoeing sport. 
Member Reinstated. 
Central Division:—6766, Arthur A. Domeidiion, 
26 Best St., Buffalo, N. Y. 
Members Transferred. 
1513, Charles E. Archbald, New Brunswick, N. 
J., to Atlantic Division from Northern Division. 
67S2, Hilding Froling, Jerolemon St., Brooklyn, 
N. Y., from Eastern Division to Atlantic Division. 
6284, E. H. Van Nortwick, Mountain View, N. 
J., to Atlantic Division from Eastern Division. 
6881, Ernest L. Geffine, 1315 E. 82nd St., Cleve¬ 
land, O., to Central Division from Western 
Division. __ 
TYPE OF CANOES MAY BE CHANGED. 
January 26th, 1915. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Will you kindly publish the enclosed letter 
from Mr. Hilding Froling, in order that its 
contents may be brought before the members of 
the American Canoe Association, and also to 
comply with the rules, before action is taken 
upon it by the Racing Board. 
I find much of interest and merit in Mr. 
Froling’s suggestions, and will endeavor to ar¬ 
range a meeting at one of the local clubs in the 
near future, for study and discussion of the 
matter. 
GEORGE P. DOUGLASS, 
Chairman Raping Board, American Canoe Asso. 
SUGGESTED CHANGES IN RULES. 
Geo. P. Douglass, Esq., 
Chairman Racing Board, 
American Canoe Association. 
Herewith you will please find suggestions for 
changes in the rules of classifications and the 
following reasons for making these changes are 
respectfully offered. 
1. The present rules for decked canoes pro¬ 
duce a craft useless for anything but a few 
hours of racing. 
2. The present type of canoe cannot be said 
to be the best even for racing, practically com¬ 
pelling the canoeist, as it does, to a limitation 
of 30 inch, of beam, due to the restriction of 
sail area. 
3. While a reaction has taken place in the 
sister sport, yachting, due to the unsafe and 
unseaworthy type of yacht as a result of the 
extreme development under the Seawanhaka and 
other rules, and which reaction culminated with 
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the introduction of the Universal Rule in the 
United States and the International Rule in 
Europe, little or no improvement has taken place 
in canoeing as far as the rules governing the 
building are concerned. It may be said, that in 
this respect canoeing in the United States has 
practically been at a standstill for the past 
twenty years. 
4. In Great Britain sweeping changes in the 
building rules have been made lately. These 
changes greatly improve the type of the canoe. 
5. Canoeing in United 'States as far as or¬ 
ganized sport is concerned, is considered dead 
by canoeists in European countries, where the 
sport is practiced with much vigor and enthu¬ 
siasm. 
6. 'While in one European country more than 
one hundred sailing canoes have been built 
from one design alone, within three or four 
years, only about half a dozen boats have 
been built in the United States during the 
same period of time. At present but one sailing 
canoe is being built 'here. 
7. The reason for the decline in building may 
be found in the assumption that canoeists do 
not care to build to the present rules. Because 
of the general conditions under which canoeing 
is carried on, it is very difficult to interest new 
men in the sport. 
8. Therefore it is necessary to adopt more 
liberal rules, permitting variety in size, appoint¬ 
ment and rig. This would satisfy the in¬ 
dividual need of the canoeists. 
9. The rules governing the open canoes should 
be changed so as to permit the building of an 
open boat from the same lines and molds, used 
for decked canoes. This would produce an open 
cause more roomy and seaworthy and of more 
modern design, yet without any marked increase 
in price. It might even make it possible to 
change an open canoe to a decked one, should 
this be desired. 
Each class should be given such restrictions as 
would insure the building of a useful, seaworthy 
and wholesome canoe, thus preventing the build¬ 
ing of a mere freak. 
Respectfully submitting the classifications, 
shown below, for the consideration of your com¬ 
mittee, HILDING FROLING. 
Arlington, N. Y., January 2, 1915. 
*CLASS II. DECKED CANOES. 
(For One Man.) 
A. For Paddling and Sailing. (Racing and 
cruising.) 
Length, 16 feet; Beam, 32 inches. 
Sail area for racing, 90 square feet; for cruis¬ 
ing, 75 square feet; maximum area in one sail for 
racing, 65 square feet; for cruising, 50 square 
feet. 
B. For Paddling and Sailing. (Cruising.) 
Length, 16 feet; beam, 36 inches. 
Sail area for racing, 105 square feet; for cruis¬ 
ing, 85. square feet; maximum area in one sail 
for racing, 75 square feet; for cruising, 55 square 
feet. 
_*This class 'includes canoes 1 6 feet .lonig, 30 inches 
wide, built before February 1, 1915, and complying with 
alii restrictions found in the 1914 year 'book. 
