New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-14


The canosts like all other true lovers OF water
snor,s become A. restless ana impatient as school
BOYS a. the first sign Of approaching spring i"'E
suddenly realize that visit 10 the hte ciuoh'''e
would he in order They haul out their canoes 1o'
inspection and then sit down ana ponder over ''e
best method Of applying the improvements Wiz
they had in view at the close of last season i"''
have read and thought much in the long winter
,non,hs and now they indulge in day dreams VI
victories 10 he won and Of pleasant trips on ioo''
light nights in which they Will not De aiohe' am"
inc ie NO, selfish sport. although It's followers
are averso 10 miscellaneous gatherings Inc! ''o
to get away from the "maddng crowd anu -
e,udv nature in ou-of- the-way places. Tel the
tr1e canoist OF a hidden lake surrounded oE V"E'"
woods. of winding river seldom visited ana you
Interest him at once. He viii then beSih u "7u'o
on the possibilities OF reaching in his brchoaIh
the new find and VII! lay pans - '"
In his summer vacation.
With several boon companions the new "Ne -
invaded It's waters are padded over anu a ,a" ,
is pitched upon its shores. The cahois's "'N W
here below and are supremacy happy II thelr CAM
escape accident and the weather "''U'
their vacation is over . -.
Canoing is purely amateur sport l"ele ios
tho, intense rivalry in the competition for prizes
at canoe meets which characterzos other Sports
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
so,oA years ago the canoe clubs Of the country
formed an orga nizaton which IS now Know" q, Wv
American Canoe Association Canoing dd hol nun
,sh in this country until the veteran, ~ H. blShop'
made his first Trip in canoe from Troy 10 'o''.
IIe usc1 4 Observation-Disclosures Rob Roy 'anoi"e
las become more popular within the last IL" years
than ever before. one of the hrSt cIuoS o' h"'i'N
was the Neyy-York Canoe club OF TINS Guy us
we're formed in the East West and North ana 'he
canois,s finally formed the American Canoe Asso-
carton There are now about 20 clubs in the as
ISOLATION separated into four divisions. IheH are
known as the Atlantic, Central Northern ana
Eastern divisions The clubs in this neighoorhood
belong 10 the first division.
With this array Of clubs the Atlantic division OF
the American Canoe Association manages 10 keep
rrettv pussy during the season. The clubs hoid re-
rattas moonl!ght Carniyals and excursions up anu
down the rivers and on pretty streams ulreq"e'''e
by larger water craft, except rowboats. Inc al-
vantage of canong over other forms OF boauhs Is
that the canoist can pilot his fran craft where
there is water enough for a fawn 10 drink lie
woos Dame Nature in her shadiest retreats anu
leaves the great highways OF water traNe! 20 hehN
ier and more cumbersome boats. He hoist sail
when he pleases, take a turn with the padueS'
When he reaches q fail. dam or any other oo-
struction he can cheprfuly shoulder his canoe ana
surrnount the difficulty. He can enjoy the charm Of
being actually alone As H. draws up MS craft uhder
the overhanging branches Of some huge monarch
Of the forest whose limbs reach from bank 10 bank
OF the little stream. feeling OF rest comes over
him He is at peace with all the world. The birds
chatter about him. the bees dron!ng along ana
the squlrre.s hoarsely bark. Two weeks OF such
vacation would lcngthen any mans life by months
The great rally of the canoists OF the entire coun-
try and Canada is n, the annual meet OF the
American Canoe Association. This was held a;
Croon Point. on the Hudson. last year and the next
will be held at Bluffs Point on Lake Champlain
near Plattsburg. 1t will begin on August and
last two wehs.
MORE COMFORT WANTED.
This years meet will be of more than usual in
terest because OF the new ideas about canoes winch
have been discussed, and which may be carried out
Designers Of canoes have of late been paying mn,A
attention TO sailing qualities and some surprising
advances have been made. There Is growing
sentiment in favor OF larger and more roomy ca
noes and plans to increase the beam from thirty
inches 10 thrty-six have Of late been widely talk ID
OF.
There IS an increasing desire 70 obviate the ne
oessity Of the sliding seat and in favor Of building
more useful and safer craft. The rules OF he
American Canoe Association now lmi: The sic 81
canoes TO thirty-inch belm but many Of the lea /
ing canOists are Of the opinion that the aSSo''d-
ton will recognize a wid-r boat.
THE RudIer' prints The following dimensions ana
some Of the specifications of a canoe which W. j.
Stewart OF the Ianthe Canoe Club Schuyler Stnlaf-
fe.ln Of the NeN-York Canoe cub and William
Simpson Elliott have decided 70 have built: Length
over all u feet; length wajer-ine Z feet .
inches; beam &c inches; draft inches; freeOolrl,
10 inches. deckseat length. IS inches cockpit be-
tween bukheads. feet : inches. Owner 20 hava
but one set Of sails which must be Of the hosting
and lowering pattern. capable - being cfec,iv y
reefed or housed from th- cockpit, ana not - eN-
coed llj square feet in total
Mr. Elliott SAYS in his article in The Rui1er
that primarily this Is cruising canoe. DO not be-
leve any canoeman Of :hc present day cares % sleep
in his boat Even the programme Of the American
Canoe Association. recently published particularly
specifies camp shore in a cruising race In this
canoe the sailors carry all the dufie' which
Camping and cruising require. and While We have
aimed at stability and comfort mainly, We believe
the type viii develop a fair degree Of speed. and
afford some interesting racing If a sufficient number
OF boats built
NEW TYPE COMING.
Many other canOs,s have been planning new
boats and IS safe say that the American Canoe
Association will be called in tho coming season tC
admit an entirely class OF boats.
II Is freely admitted by the large majority OF
canosts that the present builders Of sailing canoes
have gone TO the end Of their tether in the matter
Of the sliding seat. The who has TO slide ou
on the end Of a ten-foot plank from the side Of his
canoe 10 bring ner around must be aquatic aero
bat What the canoists looking for !s boa
better adapted for cruising with plenty Of
speed We, comfortable. The big canoe 1t appears
Croton Point not the success It might have beer
had the conditions governing the races not been en-
tirely favor Of the acrObatic canOistS. The IA ii
cal opponents Of the sliding seat. it is conceded
should have chance 70 race but there should be
programme arranged 20 suit also those who FOL
the more comfortable styles Of cruising canoes.
How TO revive interest in racing j. being wide
" discussed bv canOists. George l.. Douglas. tn
well-known CanOst OF this city. Is I'm favor OF re-
tanning the present lG feet 20 inches racing
but also thinks that the American Canoe AssOcia
Sn sb bT AIDING H91 Se saT of a M 10 % @
admit the larger canoe. He IS not in favor OF max
ing separate classes. but rather. II possible OF put
ting all canoes on an equal footing IN one class.
Mr.. Douglas believes there is no necessity for
longer than l6 feet shorter than Is feet
all: narrower than 80 inches or wider than 36 inches
With sail limit ranging from loJ square feet 70
81 inches OF beam l3l feet for 20 inches. and lmi
tations as to depth added he thinks that the cano
would be kept within a reasonable relative proper
ton.
Mr.. Douglass system Of measuring would give III
following results
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