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A. C. A. MEET IN AUGUST. 
Plans for the annual meet of the American 
Canoe Association at Sugar Island in the St. 
Lawrence River, from August 6 to 20, inclusive, 
has been completed. 
The chairmen of the various committees are 
as follows: 
Camp Site—C. F. Wolters, Rochester, N. Y. 
Regatta—A. F. Saunders, Syracuse, N. Y. 
Transportation—L. T. Coppins, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Ladies’ Camp—Mrs. E. A. Phillips, Warren, 
Pennsylvania. 
Entertainment—G. L. Baker, Buffalo, N. Y. 
The ice house is filled to the roof; a new 
caterer has been engaged to run the general 
mess tent and to provide real “country cooking” 
of the sort to appeal to those who live in the 
open; the camp store has been placed in compe¬ 
tent hands; the regatta program is particularly 
attractive and includes the interesting Cruising 
Contest described in the last issue of Forest and 
Stream, for the winner of which contest that 
publication has agreed to present a trophy. One 
day, Saturday, August 14, has been set aside for 
the Central Division races. Vice J Commodore A. 
F. Saunders has arranged for several new tro¬ 
phies, including the Ka-ne-en-da Canoe Club Cup 
for club tandem single blades, racing class and 
the Central Division Cruising Club trophy tan¬ 
dem single blades, cruising class. The Central 
Division Open Canoe Sailing trophy, which was 
won last year on Onondaga Lake by H. W. Hart 
of the Kaneenda Canoe Club, Syracuse, will be 
at the island and will be contested for, as usual. 
The customary decked and open canoe sailing 
races and canoe paddling races are on the pro¬ 
gram, and in addition several new novelty events 
will be provided. 
During the winter the Superintendent of the 
island, W. J. Wing, surveyed new half mile and 
mile courses on the ice, which will be appre¬ 
ciated by the paddlers. 
A special effort has been made by the chairman 
of the Regatta Committee to provide valuable 
prizes and cups, the design of all of which will 
be different. 
This year the chairman of the Regatta Com¬ 
mittee will have two sub-chairmen, one in charge 
of sailing and the other in charge of paddling, 
so that each class of contestants may have a 
special representative on the Committee. It is 
believed this plan will work for a more thor¬ 
ough efficiency of the Committee, a more com¬ 
plete understanding and the starting of all races 
on scheduled time. 
The annual Year Book of the Association is 
ready for the printer and will be delivered to 
him on the day appointed by the Board of Gov¬ 
ernors, under whose direction it is published. 
A three-year contract has been entered into with 
a printer and by keeping permanent matter 
standing from year to year, as well as by re¬ 
ducing all members’ listings to one line, a very 
great economy has been effected. 
FOREST AND STREAM “CANOEING TRO- 
PHY.” 
I note with pleasure in your issue of April 
that Forest and Stream will be pleased to offer 
a trophy for the cruising contest to be included 
in the Regatta Program of the A. C. A. next 
August at Sugar Island. 
As chairman of the Regatta Committee I 
hasten to extend Forest and Stream our sincere 
thanks for your generous offer. 
As one interested in the cruising end of 
canoeing, I also wish to express my personal 
appreciation of your interest in this contest. The 
complete Regatta Program will be ready within 
a short time and I will take pleasure in forward¬ 
ing you a copy, also the names of the men on 
my committee for publication. 
A. F. SAUNDERS, A. C. A., 6187, chairman 
Regatta Committee, A. C. A., 1915 - 
HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN CANOE 
ASSOCIATION. 
The American Canoe Association was organ¬ 
ized August 3, 1880, and the Constitution shows 
its organization to be to unite all amateur 
canoeists for the purpose of pleasure, health or 
exploration, by means of meetings for business, 
camping, paddling, sailing and racing, and by 
keeping logs of voyages, records of waterways 
and routes, details, drawings and dimensions of 
boats, and collection of maps, charts and books. 
Any gentleman over the age of eighteen years 
and a competent swimmer, may become an active 
member. The entrance fee is One Dollar and 
the dues are One Dollar a year. It is not neces¬ 
sary for a man to be a member of a Canoe'Club 
to affiliate with the Association. 
According to the 1914 Year Book, the Asso¬ 
ciation has a membership of 1117 in the United 
States and Canada. 
Each year in August the Association holds its 
annual camp at Sugar Island. This island, in 
Canadian waters, is between Clayton, N. Y., and 
Gananoque, Ontario. It is 34 acres in extent 
and is owned by the Association. It is rocky, 
heavily wooded, and is fortunate by having a 
fringe of points and bays, ideal camping spots 
for the dyed-in-the-wool canoeists who gather 
here each year from all parts of this country 
and Canada, to renew old acquaintances, to dis- 
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