The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-28
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His canoe is a home, a con1 eyance or a
"squaw Point"
The women who attend tire A. c. A.
meets have a certain part of the camp
by themselves some distance from the
men. This place is always known as
'Squaw Point" The tents Of the feminine
contingent are apt TO be rather more
snowy than the canopies of The men. In
side some of the Squaw Point tents are
rooms handsomely furnished with rugs,
adorned with mirrors, pictures and knick
knacks.
There is always an Interchange of
courtesies between Squaw Point and the
camp. Once or twice q week the ladies
are invited to spend the evening at the
main camp, where there is usually
spread" In return the ladies are lat
home to their friends ON certain even
tngs. No bachelors are allowed at Squaw
Point before 10 am. or after taps or
10 pm, except when present ~ especial
invitation on the bulletin hoard.
The Races.
There is something going on almost
every night of the meet. II it is not
some form of amusement, ii is a gather
ing round the campfire An a Z. A.
campfire is different from al other camp
come the sport and excitement offered by
the races. In no other outdoor sport IS
professionalism so entirely absent as IN
canoeing. The a. 9. y. is strictly
amateur organization, and tre men who
take part in the races are amateurs in
every sense of the word. Unlike bicycling
and other sports, afiidavits are not need
ed in canoeing to prove, q man standlllg.
No articles of any value are given
by the association. The prizes
for which canoeists JoTneY nun
yer cups and silk flags and banners.
The original intention OF the a I. y;
authorities was to get boat allke COCO
for sails and paddles-in other words, to
develop the best all round canoe mus
the FIVE honor, or record men at the
meet are those who score the highest
ding and sailing combined, CT padding
~ sailing.
The Racing Canoe.
There is no doubt that the wonderful
progress in canoeing, especially in canoe
sailing, has been due - the A {. \
races. But. instead of DEVELOPING the
best all-around canoe, the contests have
brought out what are called racing
canoes good only TO win prizes. Racing
canoes are simply racing machines. OF
had little show of beating the men VINO
made a business, so TO speak, of racing.
And so they dropped out OF the racing
events which soon became confined to
q few men. The great majority of can
CeisrS care very little for Il racing canoe.
What they like best is the cruising
canoe, good alike for sails CT paddles.
The modern racing canoe is Il long,
narrow sixteen foot boat. sharp at both
ends. The length of sailing canoes. beam.
together with depth of centreboard are
regulated by the rules of the a. c. y.
Their decks cover tie greater part of
the canoe, only a space of about four
feet being left for the sailor. 'rhe canoe
is fitted with a centreboard. and at each
end are water-tight compartments; ne
cessary precaution as they capSlze on
the slightest provocation-
The racing sailing canoe is rugged with
two masts, and the amount of canvas
they carry is enormous when one con-
siders the length and size CT the boat.
Ten or fifteen years ago the canoeiSt
who spread 100 feet of sail was considered
q brave sailor; today, $50 feet and even
200 feet are not uncommon. No wonder
a 16-foot canoe is the fastest boat of
her inches afoat.
In ten years almost all the fittings for
maStS and sparS in canoes have been
Perhaps the greatest innovation
has been the use of the siiding-seat. This
seat extends three feet beyond the side
OF the canoe, and, perched out to wind
ward, the sailor can hold up his craft
using his weight as ballast. Then, there
is the drop rudder, worked by the cross
deck tiller. So that, a man who races in
q sailing canoe must know all about a
yacht, and all about the peculiarities of
a cranky canoe besides
The Events For the Season.
The executive committee passed a reso-
luton making all the races at the 1895
meet handicap races, except the trophy
and record sailing races. 1t remains to
be seen whether this will bring more