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[Aug. 8, 1908. 
report of the treasurer was read and accepted. 
Officers were then elected, as follows: Geo. J. 
Cowan, of Chicago, Vice-Commodore; Rear- 
Commodore, Oscar Berends, of Milwaukee; 
Purser, Ralph Rogers, of Chicago; member of 
Board of Governors, H. C. Morse, of Peoria, 
Ill; members of Executive Committee—Jack 
DeGraf Berkey, of St. Paul, and W. W. Hinkley, 
of Chicago; member of Racing Committee, F. 
B. Huntington, of Chicago. 
The suggestion was given to the governing 
board that the sense of the meeting is that the 
name of John A. Berkey, of St. Paul, be pre¬ 
sented as the choice of the Western Division 
for Commodore of A. C. A. 
Mr. Berkey then made a very interesting talk 
on some of the things that the members should 
know. 
Secretary of the Western Division was in¬ 
structed to send a letter of congratulation to 
Frederick Andreas, Vice-Commodore of the At¬ 
lantic Division, on the success of its camp. A 
letter of congratulation was sent to H. C. 
Morse on his election as member of board of 
governors and regrets because of his illness 
and inability to attend camp. 
A vote of thanks was extended to Commo¬ 
dore Savage and Vice-Commodore Patterson, 
of the Spring Lake Y. C. for kind favors ex¬ 
tended to the A. C. A. while at camp; and to 
Vice-Commodore Norris and other officers for 
the efficient manner in which they conducted 
the affairs of the Western Division A. C. A. 
Geo. J. Cowan. 
A. C. A. Meet. 
A C A. PROGRAMME OF RACES FOR THE 
AUGUST MEET. 
Record Events (Limited to open canoes of the sail¬ 
ing type).—1. Combined sailing and paddling; 3 miles. 
2. Paddling; V 2 mile. 3. Sailing; 3 miles; time limit, IV 2 
hours. . .... m, 
Sailing Events.—4. Trophy; 9 miles; time limit, 3y 2 
hours. 5. “Mab” trophy; 7% miles; time limit, 3 hours. 
6. Trial race; 6 miles; time limit, 2% hours. 7. Handi¬ 
cap; 4i/ 2 miles; time limit, 2 hours; boat, man, rig and 
weather”considered; handicap posted beforehand, and the 
allowance in time at the start; first man home wins. 
8. Club race; 2 miles to windward and return; first three 
men from each club to count points. 9. Relay club 
race; three men from a club to form a team, each to 
sail once around the regular triangle and pass a cushion 
to relieving mate at the home mark. 10. Open canoes; 
trial race; 3 miles. 11. Open canoes; handicap race; 3 
miles; same conditions as No. 7. 12. Open canoes; 
trophy; 6 miles, if run in two heats; 9 miles, if run in 
three heats. ,, 
Paddiing Events.—13. Trophy; 1 mile. 14. One man; 
single blades; % mile. 15. Tandem; single blades; y 2 
mile. 16. One man; double blades; % mile. 17. landem; 
double blades: % mile. 18. Club fours; % mile. 
Paddling Events, Cruising Class.—19. One man; single' 
blade; % mile. 20. Tandem; single blades; % mile. 
21. Tandem; double blades; % mile. 22. Tail end race; 
y 8 mile. 23. Hurry scurry race. 24. Cruising race; 
tandem; single blades; around Sugar Island; same con¬ 
ditions as last year. 25. Mixed tandem; single blades; 
14 mile. 26. Ladies’ tandem; single blades; % mile. 2<_. 
Blindfold race; paddle around a buoy and return by di¬ 
rections shouted from shore. 28. Tilting tournament. 
The right is reserved to change the events or 
conditions at any time should circumstances 
make it desirable. 
All contestants in the racing class are de¬ 
barred from the events in the cruising class. 
Canoes used in the racing class are debarred 
from use in the cruising class events. 
Event 13 will be called on the forenoon of 
Aug. 15, and the balance of the events in the 
racing class will be called later in the same day 
regardless of weather. 
Events in the sailing classes will be called 
early in the week commencing Aug. 10. Bonds 
will be required from the winners of the various 
trophies. 
Note.—Resolution passed by the executive 
committee, Nov. 1896, that bonds be required 
from the winners of all A. C. A. trophies in 
amount of $500 for the sailing and paddling 
trophies and $250 for other trophies, sureties to 
be approved by the commodore. 
The regatta committee submits the above pro¬ 
gramme of races, which is somewhat shortened 
from that of last year, and earnestly asks the 
hearty co-operation of racing men from every 
division of the association. Also it solicits from 
the non-racing members their support and in- ■ 
fluence in interesting new racing men. It is the 
purpose of the committee to make the races as 
full as possible of fun for the contestants, among 
whom they themselves will be numbered. We 
particularly urge the attendance of members 
who havg never been to Sugar Island, who en¬ 
joy the sport of racing combined with enjoy¬ 
ment of a healthful outdoor camp life and the 
association with good fellows. 
In addition to the regular prizes, which are 
of new and novel type, the commodore offers a 
loving cup as a special prize, and E. H. Barney, 
of Springfield, has presented five special cups. 
Camp Rules. 
1. A member will be appointed each day by 
the commodore as officer of the day, who will 
have charge of the camp, and whose orders will 
be obeyed. He will appoint four members as 
pickets to assist him. The officer of the day 
and pickets will bear distinguishing badges. 
2. The committee in charge of Squaw Point 
will be held responsible for that section of the 
camp, and will be expected to see that all rules 
are properly observed. 
3. Members will register at the treasurer’s 
tent and obtain badges immediately upon arrival. 
4. Flags will be raised at 8 A. M. and lowered 
at sunset. After 11 P. M. quiet must be main¬ 
tained in camp. 
5. Tents may be located by owners, subject 
to the approval of the camp site committee. 
Tents and grounds must be in order by 10 A. M. 
6. Neither guests nor members from the main 
camp will be expected in the ladies’ camp be¬ 
fore 10 A. M. or after 6 P. M., except by special 
invitation. Ladies will not be expected in the 
main camp before 9 A. M. or after 7 P. M., ex¬ 
cept by special permission from the officer of the 
day. 
7. Visitors may be invited to camp, but a 
guest’s badge must be obtained for them, and 
their names registered at the treasurer’s tent. 
Visitors spending more than two nights in camp 
shall pay camp dues, as provided in the by-laws. 
Before 10 A. M. and after 6 P. M. no guests 
will be expected in camp except on invitation for 
occasions especially announced on the bulletin 
board. 
Freight and mail from the States should be 
addressed, care of the A. C. A. Camp, Clayton, 
N. Y. 
Freight and mail from Canada should be ad¬ 
dressed, care of the A. C. A. Camp, Gananoque, 
Ontario, Canada. 
All telegrams should be addressed care of A. 
C. A. Camp, Gananoque, Ontario, Canada. 
A meeting of the executive committee for the 
election of officers for the ensuing year will be 
held at Headquarters on Saturday evening, Aug. 
15, 1908, at 8 o’clock. 
Chicago Canoe Notes. 
Chicago, July 24 .—Editor Forest and Stream: 
The Chicago Boat Club, which was recently 
formed by the consolidation of the canoe and 
rowing clubs of that city, is to hold a canoe 
carnival on Venetian night, July 31. Prizes 
will be given for the best decorated canoes and 
also for the most unique. 
This event will mark the preliminary opening 
of their new $20,000 all concrete club house. 
This house is in all probability one of the finest 
canoe houses in the United States, being con¬ 
structed entirely of concrete and absolutely fire¬ 
proof. The building is over 200 feet long and 
the main part of it is in the form of a circle, 
surounding a circular court onto which most of 
the doors open. This circular part of the house 
contains the assembly rooms, bath and toilet 
rooms and iocker rooms. A novel feature in 
the big locker room is the having of a large 
fire place at one end in which a quick fire can 
be built to take the chill off the room and* to 
afford a lounging place for those that are 
waiting. 
On Labor Day the club will hold a regatta, 
to which outside clubs are invited. Several 
new cups have already been donated for races 
besides the medals and pennants that are usually 
given as prizes. Several large trophy cups will 
also be contested for. L. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Atlantic Division.—Samuel F. Dominick, 112 
Spring street, New York, N. Y., by Theodore 
Quasebart; James N. Davies, 559 West 149th 
street, New York, N. Y.; Charles Spenner, 200 
East 33d street, New York city, and R. H. Nash, 
1 Madison avenue, New York city, by W. J. 
Flynn; F. G. Roe, Marble Hill, Kingsbridge, 
New York city, and E. Horton Weidman, 582 Van 
Cartlandt Park avenue, Yonkers, N. Y., by Ed¬ 
ward Polasek; Harry L. Barton, Cornwall-on- 
Hudson, N. Y., by J. K. Hand; Bert S. Haw¬ 
kins, 552 West 186th street, New York city, by 
E. A. Barkman; Cornelius D. Cregin, 101 W. 
131st street, by F. Andreas. 
Central Division.—Ransom N. Kalbfleisch, 7 
Buckingham street, Rochester, N. Y., by John 
S. Wright; Frederic Schaefer, 2212 Farmers’ 
Bank Building, Pittsburg, Pa., by H. D. James; 
Walton Clark. Jr., Clayton, N. Y., by John R. 
Dickson. 
Eastern Division.—Horace C- Orphin, 69 
Arnold avenue, Edgewood, R. I., by William A. 
Heat. 
Western Division.—Harry R. Sackett, Ameri¬ 
can Insurance Co., Rockford, Ill., by H. F. 
Norris. 
Northern Division—Claude H. Rogers, Peter¬ 
borough, Canada, by Lt. Col. J. Z. Rogers. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division.—5542, Henry A. Wise 
Wood; 5543, Lewis Gregory Cole; 5544, Clar¬ 
ence J. Berlew; 5545, William Arnold; 55460 
Harry C. Calahan; 5565, William A. Brock; 
5566, John Marvin Reiber; 5567, J. M. Buchanan, 
all of New York city. 
Central Division.—5541, C. C. Edmunds, 508 
Fulton Building, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Eastern Division.—5547, Edward Haley; 5548, 
Harmann F. Neff; 5549, Theodore Koppmann, 
J r T 5553 , Fred W. Mahem; 5550, W. Frederic 
Davis, Jr.; 5551, Clifford Trull; 5552, L. M. 
Duncan j 5554, Henry J. Lumices; 5555, Nicholas 
E. Miller; 5556, Dennis Halloran; 5557, L. F. 
Whittemore; 5558. A. J. Smith; 5559, Wm. H. 
Simpson; 5560, Henry S. Perrin; 5561, L. F. 
Bently; 5562. J. Gaw, Jr.; 5563. G. S. Wilson; 
5564, E. Merle Bixby. 
APPLICANTS FOR REINSTATEMENT. 
Central Division.—Charles J. Stebbins. 
Atlantic Division.—W. E. Barlow. 
Western Division.—Angus C. Gray. 
MEMBERS TRANSFERRED. 
Charles J. Stebbins, from Central Division to 
Atlantic Division. 
To Lakes George and Champlain. 
A canoeist wishes to make a trip through 
Lake George and Lake Champlain and has writ¬ 
ten to Forest and Stream asking for informa¬ 
tion about this trip. He will have to apply to 
the Superintendent of Canals at Albany for a 
permit which will allow him to pass all locks. 
The canoe can be carried in the baggage cars 
of trains going from Fort Edward to Caldwell. 
Connecting Lakes George and Champlain there 
is a small canal through which he can pass with 
the necessary permit. At the Capitol at Albany 
all information about the canals can be had ori 
application, but the applicant must appear in 
person. It is possible to go from Albany through 
the canals and lakes right on to the St. Law¬ 
rence River without any carry or travel by train. 
A. C. A. 
The next meet of the Atlantic Division will 
be held at Hermit Point, Palisades Park, Hud¬ 
son River, opposite Riverdale, N. Y., Sept. 5, 
6 and 7 (Labor Day). All A. C. A. men and 
their friends are expected. Further information 
from William J. Flynn, Purser, Mount Vernon, 
N. Y. 
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