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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Aug. r, 1908. 
Canoeing . 
A. C. A. Fixtures. 
Aug. 7-21.—A. C. A. Camp.—Sugar Island, St. Lawrence 
River. 
Sept. 5-7.—Atlantic Division Camp.—Hermit Point, Hud¬ 
son River. 
- —.—Central Division Cruise and Camp.— 
Allegheny River. 
A. C. A. Sugar Island Camp. 
The twenty-ninth annual meet of the associa¬ 
tion will be held on our own property, Sugar 
Island, St. Lawrence River, Aug. 7 to 21, in¬ 
clusive. The camp arrangements will be the 
same as last year. The camp store will carry a 
full line of provisions and will be open on Aug. 
7. The mess will be run by Mr. D. McElveney, 
of Albany. The rate will be $1.25 per day. A 
Canadian custom officer will be in camp during 
the two weeks to examine baggage, etc. 
As the island is in Canadian waters, all pro¬ 
visions taken from the States are liable to duty, 
although all canoes and camp equipment are ad¬ 
mitted free. 
Eastern Division.—A special vestibuled Pull¬ 
man train will leave South Station, Boston, Fri¬ 
day, Aug. 7, at 4:45 P. M.; Worcester, 5:55 P. 
M.; Springfield, 7 :20 P. Ad.; train leaving Provi¬ 
dence at 4:15 P. M. connecting with this train 
at Worcester. Special fifteen day excursion 
tickets may be purchased at the respective sta¬ 
tions at any time before the departure of the 
train at the following round trip rates: Boston, 
$14.60; Providence, $15.10; Worcester, $13.35; 
Springfield, $11.10. Sleeping car berths are $2.50 
extra each way, which should be reserved in 
advance. Train arrives in Clayton Aug. 8 at 
the same time as the New York train, and both 
parties then proceed to Sugar Island via the 
“Wherenow.” 
The foregoing arrangements are the simplest 
and most advantageous that could be arranged, 
eliminating, as will be observed, all the uncer¬ 
tainties and red tape of the certificate plan of 
previous years. There should be no misunder¬ 
standing. Ask for the “special fifteen day ex¬ 
cursion tickets to Clayton, N. Y., and return.” 
These tickets are also good for any train on 
any day during the meet. 
There having been no demand for special bag¬ 
gage arrangements, tents and camp equipments 
to the amount of 150 pounds may be taken on 
the same train as personal baggage free of 
charge. Canoes may be shipped by freight to 
A. C. A. Camp, Clayton, N. Y., at a cost of 
about $2 each way. 
For further information regarding above in¬ 
quire of E. J. Proffit, 518 Washington street, 
Boston, Mass. Phone Oxford 3100. 
Atlantic Division.—Baggage car will be pro¬ 
vided for canoes, etc., from New York and 
vicinity to Clayton, free of charge. Due notice 
will be given in Forest and Stream and to the 
neighboring clubs as to the date and hour when 
baggage car will be sidetracked for their con¬ 
venience. 
Although the various passenger associations 
have granted concessions of one and three-fifths 
fare to and from Clayton, and one and one- 
third fare from points in eastern Canadian terri¬ 
tory and New England, via Grand Trunk Rail¬ 
way, the saving of two-fifths fare will possibly 
be found hardly commensurate with the trouble 
of obtaining tickets on the certificate plan. For 
example full fare from New York to Clayton is 
$7.75, plus three-fifths return $4.65, plus vise at 
camp 25 cents, a total of $12.65, while fifteen 
day excursion tickets may be bought at any 
ticket office for $12.75, limited two day excur¬ 
sion tickets $10.75 an d unlimited excursion 
tickets $13.90. These are New York rates, 
others in trunk line territory in proportion, ex¬ 
cept, possibly, the two-day rate. 
The transportation committee cannot guaran¬ 
tee that there will be sufficient certificates and 
tickets presented at camp to warrant the re¬ 
duced rate returning; namely, three-fifths of 
full fare, and will not be responsible if mem¬ 
bers buy tickets on the certificate plan. 
Canoes, duffle, etc., will be loaded on arrival 
at Clayton on board a large scow, which will be 
towed by the “Wherenow” to Sugar Island. It 
is expected that the scow will leave Clayton on 
Aug. 8, not later than 8 o’clock in the morning, 
thus affording the members ample time to get 
settled during the day. Returning from camp, 
the same plan will be adopted. 
The Wherenow will call at camp to and from 
Clayton and Gananoque as heretofore. Fare, 
50 cents each wav, including baggage. 
An extra sleeping car will be provided, leaving 
Grand Central Station, New York, at 7:15 P. 
M. on Aug. 7. Berths will be allotted as appli¬ 
cations are received; each application must be 
accompanied by $2 for each berth desired. Re¬ 
mit to J. K. Hand, 68 Columbia Heights, Brook¬ 
lyn, N. Y. Further information regarding trans¬ 
portation from New York will be furnished by 
the above at address given, or telephone 4900 
Franklin, New York city. 
The camp site committee work will be handled 
very much as in previous years, the chairman, 
Oscar J. West, being on the island about two 
weeks before the camp opens, and communica¬ 
tions may be sent to him relative to camp sites 
and floors. The duties of the camp site com¬ 
mittee in preparing the camp are many, and at 
times arduous, and it is with the view of getting 
the general camp in good shape rather than an 
attempt to shirk work that the committee in¬ 
sists on a few regulations. 
In the first place the committee will not hire 
tents for members. It will endeavor to have 
tent floors in place for members who haye not 
already tent floors, but cannot agree to do this 
unless application for these are made before 
Aug. 1. This does not mean' that applications 
received after this date will not get attention, 
bu it is highly probable that there will be so 
much other work that we will not be able to 
attend to the building of the floors. Floors will 
be supplied at a cost of six cents per square 
foot. Cots and blankets, to the extent of the 
supply on land, will be rented as heretofore. 
Wire cots, per week, $2; upholstered cots, per 
week, $1; two blankets and one comfortable, per 
week, $2. 
The administration tents will be hired from 
Bickford Brothers, Rochester, N. Y., who will 
also furnish tents for members wishing to hire 
them. Write there direct and they will quote 
prices. The question of labor at camp is a 
somewhat difficult one to handle, but we believe 
we will be able to have the tents of members 
put up before their arrival in camp by the camp 
employes, if application is made sufficiently in 
advance. It is the desire of the committee to 
locate everyone on the best possible site, and 
it may happen that two or more persons desire 
to be located in about the same place. The com¬ 
mittee will be pleased to receive applications for 
sites, and will assign them in the order of re¬ 
ceipt. 
Members’ attention is called to the resolution 
passed by the Board of Governors, Oct. 27, 1906: 
A member of the association may re-rent his camp site, 
which has been previously occupied by him, at the rate 
of $1 per year, to be paid the treasurer before July 1 
of each year. 
A site having' been thus retained and not to be oc¬ 
cupied during the meet by the member in whose name it 
is held may be assigned by that member, with the ap¬ 
proval of the association, or re-rented by the association. 
In either case, should the site contain a floor, the oc¬ 
cupant to pay one-half the price of the floor, and the 
privilege of re-renting to remain with the original oc¬ 
cupant. 
A member failing to reserve his site by July 1 of 
any year forfeits his rights to the site. 
The money received from the re-rentals to be applied 
to the general funds. 
It will assist the committee and will also help 
out our finances if members, now holding floors 
who do not expect to be at camp, will advise 
the secretary or chairman of the committee at 
as early a date as possible. 
All communications in regard to camp sites 
should be addressed to Oscar J. West, Chair¬ 
man Camp Site Committee, 453 The Rookery, 
Chicago, Ill., until July 20; after that date to 
him at A. C. A. Camp, Sugar Island, Gananoque, 
Ontario, Canada. 
A. C. A. 
The annual camp of the Atlantic Division was 
held at Plum Point on the west bank of the 
Hudson, a mile above Cornwall, July 11 to 19 
inclusive. There was a good representation 
from the Hudson River clubs and Gravesend 
Bay and other points, and several visitors from 
other divisions. 
The annual meeting was held on Saturday 
evening, July 18, and the following officers and 
executive committee were elected: Board of 
Governors, for three years, R. J. Wilkin, Brook¬ 
lyn C. C.; Vice-Commodore, Frederic Andreas, 
Qui-quin-gus C. C. (re-elected) ; Rear-Commo¬ 
dore, Theodore Quasebart, Yonkers and Red 
Dragon C. C. (re-elected) ; Purser, W. J. Flynn, 
Knickerbocker C. C. (re-elected) ; Executive 
Committee, Louis Reichert, Knickerbocker C. C.; 
W. A. Furman, P. I. C. A. and Trenton C. C.; 
Robert F. Tims, Ft. Washington C. C-; Austin 
M. Poole, New York C. C. 
Among the visitors present were: S. B. Burn¬ 
ham, Treasurer A. C. A., and F. W. Cramphorn, 
Secretary, A. C. A., both from the Eastern 
Division. 
A camp-fire and entertainment were held 
Saturday night at which a number of the “Dock 
Rats” of Newburgh were present. 
The annual regatta was held off the camp on 
Saturday, July 18. The results were as follows: 
Event No. 1.—Elliott trophy, sailing race, six 
miles, being twice around a three mile triangle; 
start at 11:05 A. M. George P. Douglass, 
Knickerbocker C. C., canoe Tomahawk; finish, 
12.7.2P2 V. W. Dexheimer, Fort Washington C. 
C., canoe Half Moon; finish, 12.35.13. Herbert 
M._ Moore, Knickerbocker C. C-, canoe Celeritas; 
finished at 12.18.42, but having fouled a buoy 
was disqualified. William G. Harrison, Knicker¬ 
bocker C. C, canoe Canuck; withdrew. 
Event No. 2.—Maclister trophy, paddling race, 
straightaway, half mile. First, Alfred" Von 
Dohln. Fort Washington C. C.; elapsed time, 
4m. 13s. Second, E. V. Walker, Quiquingus C.” 
C. Third, H. N. Wilson, Quiquingus C. C. 
Fourth, E. H. Stockwell, Knickerbocker C. C. 
Fifth, A. D. Berning, Algonquin C. C. 
Event No. 3.—Lady Bug trophy, open canoe 
sailing, three mile triangle; start, 4:05. E. V. 
Walker, Quiquingus C. C., 4:57:40; A. M. Poole, 
New York C. C., 4:58:12; F. W. Baldwin, Al¬ 
gonquin C. C., 4:58:39; C. J. Berlew, New York 
C. C., 5:03:5°; H. M. Moore, Knickerbocker 
C. C., withdrew. 
Event No. 4.—Single blade paddling, half-mile 
with turn. First, E. V. Walker, Quiquingus C. 
C.; second, E. K. Merrill, Red Dragon, C. C.; 
H. J. Dietrich, Fort Washington C. C. withdrew. 
Event No. 5.—Tandem, single blade paddling, 
half-mile with turn. First. E. V. Walker and 
H. N. Wilson; second, A. Von Dohln and E. K. 
Merrill; third, A. D. Berning and F. W. Bald¬ 
win ; fourth, W. G. Plarrison and B. F. Crom¬ 
well, Jr. 
Event No. 6.—Club fours, one-quarter-mile; 
won by Fort Washington C. C. Quiquingus 
C. C. and Algonquin C. C. mixed crew, did not 
finish. 
First prizes for all events were provided by 
the division. Second prizes for the Elliott and 
Maclister trophies were presented by J. K. Hand, 
and for the Lady Bug trophy by W. A. Coley. 
A. C. A. 
To the Commodore and Members of the Board 
of Governors of the American Canoe Associa¬ 
tion : The regular meeting, provided by Sec¬ 
tion 7 of Article VI. of the Constitution of the 
American Canoe Association will be held at 
Sugar Island on Friday evening, Aug. 14, 1908, 
at such time and place as will appear posted on 
the bulletin board on Aug. 13. All members of 
the board are invited to attend this meeting. 
Robert J. Wilkin, 
President. 
Paul Butler, 
Recorder. 
