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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 21, 1908 
club house, which sets far out in the water of 
San Leandro Bay, between Encinal avenue and 
the Bay Farm Island Bridge. 
The yacht house was built about a year ago. 
It rested upon a huge open platform set on 
piling. The Aeolians are the liveliest bunch of 
yachtsmen in Alameda and have held many social 
and club affairs in the headquarters since its 
completion. Mayor Taylor, Police Commis¬ 
sioner Ward and many other well known 
Alamedans are among the members. 
Knockabout Association Meeting. 
The annual meeting of the Eighteen-foot 
Knockabout Asociation, of Massachusetts, was 
held last week at Boston. The officers were all 
re-elected, and the racing rules of the associa¬ 
tion were amended so that but one spinnaker 
and one duplicate can be carried in any race. 
It was also decided that boats must be weighed 
and measured before starting in a race, and 
Ralph E. Winslow was appointed deputy in¬ 
spector. 
Alfred W. Finlay, owner of the champion 
Dorchen, which was defeated last year in the 
race for the Sumner H. Foster cup by the Hay¬ 
seed of the Lakewood Y. C., of Cleveland, an¬ 
nounced that he would build a new boat to 
race on Lake Erie next season. Mr. Finlay 
has sold the Dorchen to Mr. Lindsay who will 
race her on Buzzard’s Bay next season. 
New York Y. C. Nominations. 
There are to be changes in the flag officers 
of the New York Y. C. next year. Commo¬ 
dore Cornelius Vanderbilt, who has served for 
three years, has declined a renomination, and it 
is said that he will spend the year abroad. 
Rear-Commodore F. F. Brewster also declined 
a renomination. Vice-Commodore Arthur 
Curtiss James has been selected to succeed 
Commodore Vanderbilt, and C. Ledyard Blair 
will be Vice-Commodore and Dallas B. Pratt 
will be Rear-Commodore. 
Few changes have been made in the com¬ 
mittees. On the committee on admissions 
Henry T. Sloane succeeds Alexander S. Coch¬ 
ran, who resigned, and Philip H. Adee takes 
the place of his brother George A. Adee, who 
died last summer. On the committee on club 
stations, J. P. Morgan, Jr., succeeds H. H. 
Rogers in charge of Station No. 2, New York. 
The nominating committee was: J. Pierpont 
Morgan, Chairman; Lewiss Cass Ledyard, 
Frederick G. Bourne, R. P. Doremus, F. H. 
Von State, Stuyvesant Wainwright, Daniel Ap¬ 
pleton, Tracy Dowes and W. Butler Duncan, Jr. 
The meeting at which the members will vote on 
the following ticket will be held in the club 
house in Thursday, Dec. 17. 
Commodore, Arthur Curtiss James, auxiliary 
brig Aloha; Vice-Commodore C. Ledyard 
Blair, steamer Diana; Rear-Commodore, Dallas 
B. Pratt, schooner Sea Fox; Secretary, George 
A. Cormack; Treasurer, Tarrant Putnam. Re¬ 
gatta Committee—H. de Berkeley Parsons, 
Chairman; Walter C. Kerr, Ernest E. Lorillard. 
Measurer, William Hallock. House Committee 
—Thomas A. Bronson, Chairman; Hunter 
Wykes, George A. Freeman. Committee on 
Admissions—Henry C. Ward, Chairman; Henry 
T. Sloane, Albert V. de Goicouria, Philip H. 
Adee, J. D. Jerroid Kelley. Library Commit¬ 
tee—Grenville Kane, Chairman; James A. Met¬ 
calf, Charles W. Lee. Model Committee— 
James D. Sparkman, Albert Bradlee Hunt, 
Paul E. Stevenson. 
Committee on Club Stations and Anchorages 
•—Flag officers, ex-officio, Albert C. Tyler, Al¬ 
fred C. Harrison, Cord Meyer, J. Pierpont 
Morgan. Jr., Henry C. Ward, J. Harvey Ladew, 
Maximillian Agassiz, William H. Thomas, 
Franklin Q. Brown, Paul G. Thebaud. 
Canoeing . 
American Canoe Association. 
The annual meeting of the executive com¬ 
mittee of the American Canoe Association was 
called to order at the Hotel St. Denis, New 
York city, Oct. 24, at 11 A. M., Commodore J. 
A. Berkey presiding, and F. B. Huntington 
acting as secretary pro tern. The following 
members of the executive committee were 
present or represented by proxy: 
Atlantic Division.—Vice-Commodore Frederic 
Andreas, Rear-Commodore Theodore Quase- 
bart, Purser William J. Flynn; Executive Com¬ 
mittee—Louis Reichert, R. Tims, W. A. Fur¬ 
man, A. M. Poole. 
Central Division.—Vice-Commodore Henry 
D. James, Rear-Commodore Jesse J. Arm¬ 
strong, Purser John S. Wright; Executive Com¬ 
mittee—Edward A. Phillips. 
Eastern Division.—Vice-Commodore G. E. 
Ratcliffe Hicks, Rear-Commodore Fred E. 
Leathe, Purser Edgar F. Garland; Executive 
Committee—Frank S. Chase, Waldo S. Manson, 
Henry A. Bodwell. 
Northern Division.—Vice-Commodore J. 
McD. Mowat, Purser R. H. Britton, Rear-Com¬ 
modore J. W. Sparrow; Executive Committee— 
Charles E. Britton. 
Western Division.—Vice-Commodore George 
J. Cowan; Executive Committee—John D. 
Berkey, Wm. W. Hinckley. 
Motions made, seconded and carried: That 
F. B. Huntington act as Secretary of the meet¬ 
ing; that the members of the Board of Gov¬ 
ernors be given the privilege of the floor; that 
all members of the association present be given 
the privilege of the floor. 
Minutes of meeting held Aug. 15 read and 
approved. 
O. J. West was elected Secretary of the as¬ 
sociation for the coming year. 
The report of the Board of Governors was 
read, accepted and placed on file. 
The Commodore was requested to appoint a 
committee to bring before this meeting later in 
the day with their recommendations such 
matters of new business as ought to properly 
be considered at this time. The Commodore 
appointed Messrs. Poole, Wright and Chase. 
The Secretary’s report was read and placed 
on file. The Treasurer’s report was read and 
referred to the Auditing Committee for its ap¬ 
proval. 
No report from Campsite and .Regatta Com¬ 
mittees. 
Pursers’ reports of the Atlantic, Central, 
Northern and Eastern Divisions were read and 
filed. 
Secretary Cramphorn’s report was read and 
referred to the Board of Governors for their 
approval. 
A vote of thanks was tendered ex-Commo- 
dore J. R. Robertson for the excellent services 
rendered by him during the past year. 
The report of the camp forester was read and 
filed and the recommendations suggested there¬ 
in referred to the special business committee. 
It was decided that the next annual meet of 
the association be held on Sugar Island Aug. 6- 
20, 1909. 
The Secretary was instructed to send a letter 
to Senator Hill, thanking him for his invitation 
to the association to hold the next meeting on 
Lake Champlain. 
On motion the limitations of Squaw Point 
were described as follows: Starting at a point 
marked by a large rock to the east of the camp¬ 
site occupied by Commodore Wolters, running 
thence northerly in a direct line to the mess 
tent; thence northeasterly in a direct line to a 
point on the shore fifty feet in the rear of 
headquarters tent site. 
It was decided that no new camp or tent 
site shall be assigned within less than fifty feet 
of an existing camp or tent site, excepting at 
the request of the occupant of said camp or 
tent site; that the storage of private goods by 
members in public buildings of the association 
be prohibited; that the second paragraph of 
Chapter IX. of the by-laws be amended as fol¬ 
lows: Strike out the words “including the sail¬ 
ing and paddling trophy races, the three record 
races, the club race, and such other events as 
they deem advisable,” and substitute the follow¬ 
ing “as provided in the racing regulations.” 
The following were elected associate mem¬ 
bers: Miss Georgie Reed Cromwell, Mrs. 
Albert R. Genet, Mrs. Edward A. Phillips, M I 
Albert L. Schellhammer. 
The Commodore was requested to considl 
the advisability of printing the next year bo<| 
without the aid of advertisements. 
Forest and Stream was designated as t , 
official organ of the association. 
The suggestion was made that the matter ; 
filling up the ice house be taken up immediate!; 
before the cold weather sets in. Referred 
Commodore Berkey for attention. 
A vote of thanks was accorded the Secretaij 
Treasurer and the other officers and committe 
for services rendered. 
It was the sentiment of the meeting tH 
members approve what is being done to pi] 
serve the natural resources of the forestry 
this great country. The Secretary was i , 
structed to send a resolution embodying til. 
sentiment to the National Forestry CommissicS 
Vice-Commodore James announced that t| 
meet of the Central Division will be held ij 
Pittsburg June 26-28, 1909, and extended | 
cordial invitation to members of other division 
to attend. 
The meeting of the Racing Board was callt 
to order in New York, Oct. 24, by H. Lansij 
Quick, Chairman. The following members we] 
present: Atlantic Division—H. Lansing Quicl 
Central Division—H. W. Stewart, by J. S. Wrig!: 
(proxy); Eastern Division—L. S. Drake, by [ 
S. Pratt, Jr. (proxy); Northern Division-: 
McD. Mowatt, by J. W. Sparrow (proxy. 
Western Division—F. B. Huntington. 
The proposed amendments to the A. C. 
regulations, as published in Forest and Stre.;: 
under date of Oct. 10, were taken under cc; 
sideration. 
The proposed amendment to Section 3, Ru 
4, viz., “The sails used in any race shall r 
have an area of over 85 square feet.” was d; 
cussed at length. It appeared to be the feeli; 
of the meeting that no change be made in t i 
respect. Therefore it was decided that the si 
area for deck canoes' remain at 112 square fej. 
A proposal to amend Rule 17 by providit 
“a penalty for fouling a buoy of having f 
round the buoy again” was considered, and|: 
was decided that no action be taken on the sif 
ject of changing the present rule. 
The proposed amendments to Rule 14, S' 
tion 4, were considered and the amendmei 
accepted as published in Forest and Stream 
Oct. 10. 
After an informal discussion in regard ) 
canoe sailing and the best methods of fosteril 
the sport, George S. Morrisey, of the Atlan|: 
Division, offered to furnish a prize costing J; 
to be used by the Regatta Committee at s 
discretion. His kind offer was accepted wt 
thanks. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Eastern Division—George M. Ludlow, J 
Warwick avenue, Lakewood, R. I.. by Artli 
Neill. 
Western Division—J. G. Roberts, 1 IS 
Maple square, Chicago, Ill.; A. F. Fylpas, is 
North Clark street, Chicago, Ill.; Harry Ml 
Kenzie, 424 East North avenue, Chicago, l| 
all by J. E. Dixon. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division—5614, S. Lawrence Wo<r 
house, 4647, Oakland street, Frankford, Phil 
delphia, Pa.; 5619, Raymond M. Crossman. p 
William street, New York city; 5621, Frank 1 
W. Hopkins, 25 Broad street, New York ciS 
Central Division—5615, C. Phillips Hill, 'S 
Liberty avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.; 5616, K. i 
Simmon, 800 Penn avenue, Wilkinsburg, F; 
5617, A. M. Dudley, 2104 Delaware avenfl 
Swissvale, Pa.; 5618, Howard A. Noble, 7.? 
Hermitage street, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Eastern Division—5620, Lewis P. All [1 
Providence, R. I.; 5622, Loren Anthony, 12 Ei- 
den street, Providence, R. I. 
MEMBER TRANSFERRED. 
3735 , Oscar J. West, 453 The Rookery, C,- 
cago, Ill., from Eastern Division to West'b 
Division. 
