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Alvl. 



N. Aldrich. The other yachts in the race were Swan, Lottie, 

 Clytie, Ida and Madcap. Prize, a silk flag. 



Cbuise op the Enterprise. — Commodore Peabody has 

 tripped his anchor for a cruise to Mount Desert in his cutter 

 Eater prist. Will be gone several weeks. She was built by 

 Lawlor, of Boston, and has his style of section, quick turn 

 to the floors at the garboard and at the bilge, giving a very 

 powerful, but, we think, laborsome midship section. Her 

 garhoards had to he hewn out of the solid log on account of 

 their quick turn. 



Can These Things Be ? — Prom a reliable source jve are 

 informed that after all the Shoe-wae-cae-mettes, of Monroe, 

 Mich., hold a questionable status as amateurs. We are told 

 by parties acquainted with them that they are "punters" — 

 have paddled sportsmen after ducks for pay. One of them 

 is known to have mixed drinks behind a bar for a gentleman ; 

 and, what is much more serious, our informant states that he 

 knows beyond doubt that they sold their friends last year in 

 the single scull race at Detroit. Their conduct in other races 

 is also questioned. If these charges have any foundation to 

 them, a close scrutiny of their status as amateurs should be 

 made by the N. A. A. 0. While we do not pretend to take 

 sides on these imputations, we must regard them as of a seri- 

 ous nature, for they come to us from parties prepared to sub- 

 stantiate them. 



Canoeing at Rochester, N. Y. — A correspondent writes 

 us that the neighborhood of Rochester, N. Y., affords many 

 fine rivers and reaches for canoeing, and that next season the 

 sport will probably be taken hold of by gentlemen in that 

 vicinity. Practical articles bearing on the sport will appear 

 in our columns during winter, from which beginners can ob- 

 tain the instructions necessary. 



Maiunr Painting. — "J. L. K." on "Marine Painting," in 

 your issue of Aug. 15, has hit the nad squarely. 



Makinb Painted. 



The City of Columbus.— This new steamer, an addition to 

 the Ocean Steamship Line of Savannah, was open to visitors 

 on monday last. She is about the same size as the City of 

 Macon. Pier dimensions arc 275 feet long, 38 beam, her bur- 

 den being 2,000 tons. The Oily of Columbus will be com- 

 manded by Captain Nickerson. The passenger accommoda- 

 tions are unsurpassed for elegance and comfort. So many of 

 our readers go South during the winter months that doubt- 

 lessly the City of Columbus will take out many a tourist bound 

 to Florida, 



OAK AND PADDLE. 



The National Begatta.— The sixth annual regatta of the 

 National Association of Amateur Oarsmen was successfully 

 rowed on the Passaic at Newark, August 20 and 21. In spite 

 of the attempts made by certain hair-splitting theorists and the 

 small clique discontented with the strict enforcement of the 

 association's rules to decry the event, it turned out to be a 

 brilliant affair in all its aspects. If a few prominent oarsmen 

 were conspicuous by their absence the entries were ample and 

 good enough without them, and it ia quite certain that no one 

 felt grieved at seeing the obstreperous few fail to put in an ap- 

 pearance at the start. The two days' races were conducted 

 with such promptness and fairnesses to meet the decided ap- 

 proval of all interested, while the preparations for the meet- 

 ing, both as regards measures taken for keeping the public 

 informed of the progress of the races and for thoroughly polic- 

 ing the course, proved the gentlemen controlling the races to 

 be fully competent for the duties undertaken. It is not too 

 much to say that this year's regatia has been instrumental, to 

 a large degree, in giving the National Association so firm i 

 hold upon the public mind that its future is secured beyoni 

 peradventure. If the association will now review some of it 

 rules, and relax or reconstruct the few particular ones which 

 it lias been found impracticable to enforce or unpalatable to 

 some upon, perhaps, justifiable grounds, the few straying 

 sheep will be glad to return to the fold, and all opposition to 

 the association will cease, The course at Newark proved well 

 adapted to the needs of the association, and it is certain that 

 the strangers whom the race called together leave the city with 

 full appreciation of the generous hospitality of its inhabitants, 

 and with satisfaction at the system and energy displayed by 

 the association, for seldom have races been more promptly 

 called and pulled without impediment than in this regatta 

 The Arlington crew, we believe, was the only one to demur to 

 the decision of the umpire; but as they were so palpably in 

 the wrong, no doubt when their excitement and disappoint- 

 ment has passed off, they will see the justice of the mandate 

 which ruled them out in accordance with Hule 13, Section C, 

 of the laws governing boat-racing. Tuesday, August 20, was 

 clear and pleasant, with a brisk northwest wind blowing across 

 the river, but not getting up sea enough to trouble the boats. 

 The grand stand, with its system of telegraphic signals con- 

 nected to the observatory stations along the course, was 

 packed with humanity, and the many private stands, as well 

 as the river banks, were lined with people. On the second 

 day the number of spectators was even greater, and estimated 

 as high as 30,000. The course was one mile and a half straight 

 away, start near the Midland Railroad bridge, and finish just 

 in front of the Erie Railroad draw-bridge, or abreast of the 

 grand stand. An old tug was furnished for the press, and 

 failed to keep even with the racing boats, and, wliat was 

 equally objectionable, raised a terrific swell at the grand stani 

 every time she came down, so that none of the winniDg crews 

 were able to show their style on the customary short spin 

 past the stand after the heats, much to the disappointment 

 of the lookers-on, who like to see a little more of a crew than 

 the last half-dozen strokes that carry it across the line. 



First race for Junior Singles— First heat: F. Campbell, 

 Eurekas, Newark, N. J., and W. E. Cody, Friendships, N. 

 Y. Cody did some bad steering, and was beaten by Camp- 

 bell by seven lengths. Time, 10m. 05Js. 



Senior Singles— First heat : F. J. Mumford, Perseverance, 

 New Orleans, and J. Kennedy, Yale University, New Haven, 

 Conn. Apparently Kennedy was not in condition, for hi* 

 well-known record assigned him to a better positiou at the 

 finish. Mumford, however, proved a hotter man than sup- 

 posed, and won in 10m. 31}£s., Kennedy only three-quarters 

 of a length behind. 



Senior Single— Second heat •. B. W. Bathbone. New York 

 Athletic, N. Y.; G. Gaisel, Gramercy, N. Y.; 3. O'Donnell, 

 Hope, New Orleans ; H. P. Dain, Highland, Peekskill, N. Y. 

 Bathbone won without trouble, steering a good course, and 

 pulling a clean and graceful stroke. Time, 9m. 35s. j Gaisel 

 second, 9m. 46As.; O'Donnell third and Daiu last. 



BonioT Singles— Third heat: G. W. Lee, Triton, Newark ; 

 F. E. Y r ates, Pilot, Grand Haven, Mich.; J. Maginn.Wavcrley, 

 N. Y. The race was between Lee and Yates, and for the first 

 halt-mile the latter made a good race, but the man that can 

 leave Playford astern can hardly be matched in America. 

 Lee won in very handsome style, pulling his long, powerful 



sweep, with an amount of apparent ease and grace that called 

 forth continued applause from the spectators. Lee is not only 

 the fastest amateur sculler in America or Europe, but he is 

 also one of the most graceful pullers that ever sat in a boat. 

 Time, 9m. 8^s.; F. E Yates, 9m. 15}s.; Maginn, 9m. 42|s. 



Senior Singles— Fourth beat : H. McMillan, Vesper. Phila- 

 delphia; H. Livingston, Yale, New Haven, and .1. 8. O. 

 Wells, Hackensack, Hackensack, N. J. The latter did not 

 go over the whole course. Won by McMillan in 9m. 13{s ; 

 Livingston second, flcn 33s, 



Juuior Sculls— Second heat: E. W. Morgan, Potomac, 

 Washington. D. C; D. Lynch, Waverley, N. Y., and T. 

 O'Connor, Neptune Barge, Philadelphia. The latter did not 

 cross the finish. Lynch led, but was disqualified for being 

 coached. Time of Morgan, 10m. lis. 



Junior Sculls— Third iieat : G. W. Bowlsby, Jr., amateur, 

 Monroe, Mich-: T. Lowden, Vikin-jr, Newark; B. S. Keator, 

 Yale, New Haven. The latter gave out. Bowlsby won 

 easily in 9m. 7^3. The tide was with him, having changed 

 to ebb, while in the previous races the flood was making. 

 Bowlsby was bow oar of the Shoe-wae-cae-mettesin 1875, and 

 pulls something after their style, or rather want of style, for 

 he handled his oais iu an awkward nianuer, and had no form. 

 Pairs: F. Henderson and W. Bennet, of the Quaker City 

 Club ; C. E. Bulger and H. 0. Graves, of the Mutuals ; 3. B. 

 Cleufgand J. McGregor, of the Zephyrs, of Detroit; and L, 

 S. Mack and W. K. MctJredy, of the Athletics. Mutuals took 

 the lead, and held it. The rest steered wild. The Quaker 

 Cities upset near the finish. Time, 8m. o(j:'js. ; Athletics, 9m. 

 17.Va. ; Zephyrs. 9m, J-'S^s. 



Double Sculls— First heat: Mutual Boat Club, Albany 

 N. Y., C. Peipenbrink, bow, W. S. Mofely, stroke ; Crescent 

 Barge Club, Philadelphia, Pa., C. E. Hallowed, bow, W. H. 

 Hallowell, stroke; Vesper Barge Club, Philadelphia, Pa., C. 



F. Goodshall, bow, H. Evans, .stroke. Won by Mutuals, 8m. 

 39fs ; Crescents, 8m. Otiis. 



Double Sculls— Second heat; Hope Bowing Club, New 

 Orleans, La., J. O'Donnell, bow, P. Powers, stroke; Friend- 

 ship Boat Club, New York City, E. Oonlin, bow, J. 

 McCartney, stroke; Hudson Boat Club, Jersey City, N. J., 



G. D. Phillips, bow, W. Clarke, stroke. Won by the Hopes 

 in 8m. 31Js. ; Friendships, 8m. 51 fs.; Hudson crew a bad third. 



Second Day — Wednesday, August 21, was clear, with a 

 brisk wind sweeping down the river, making the water some- 

 what lumpy near the start. A heavy rain squall in the after- 

 noon took the starch out of some of the ladies' clothes, but 

 otherwise did not interfere with the prompt dispatch of the 

 races. The tide ran up till the third race, when it changed 

 in favor of the crews. 



Fours— First heat : Mutual Boat Club, Albany, N. Y., O. 

 E. Bulger, bow, H. C. Graves, A. Mull, It. J. Wilson, stroke; 

 Hope Bowing Club, of New Orleans, La., W. Tansley, bow, 

 3. Lusk, J. McNulty, M. Carey, stroke. Hopes led off, but 

 Mutuals headed them at the half mile, and won in 9m. 19.^9.; 

 Hopes not timed. 



Fours— Second heat : Eureka Boat Club, Newark, N. J., 

 J. Young, bow, P. Young, W. B. Flavell, J. Angleman, 

 stroke; Friendship Boat Club, New York City, W. Hurley; 

 bow. M. Robinson, B. Evans, P. Birmingham, stroke, 

 Elizabeth Boat Club, Portsmouth, Va., D. Callahan, bow, 

 f. Gallagher, T. Beilly, P. McGrath, stroke. Elizabeths 

 caught the water first, but Eurekas passed them, steering a 

 belter course, as they were well acquainted with the waters. 

 Friendships dropped back Off the Eureka boat-house the 

 Elizabeths crowded the Eureka crew, and fouled them. 

 Eurekas got out of the scrape best, and crossed the line in 

 9m. Ois, Elizabeths were disqualified. Had the crew from 

 Portsmouth, Va., steered better, the race might have ended 

 differently. They row in fair form, excepting the stroke man, 

 who throws his elbows too much at the recover, in imitation 

 of a Battery waterman. With a little more practice and 

 coaching this crew may become a formidable one. 



Fours— Third heat : Longueils, of Montreal, F. Foster, bow, 

 A. B. Pell, H. Pell, W, I. Gear, stroke; Centennial, of De- 

 troit, P. Keeler, stroke, John Schafer, A. Stegmeyer, J. C. 

 Paaselins, bow; Aldingtons, of Brooklyn, G. W. Thomas, 

 stroke, R. V. Youne, A. J. Valentine, G. W. Paynter, bow. 

 Longeuils broke their steering gear and the umpire called 

 the crews back ; but Arlington kept on her way and was dis- 

 qualified. The other two were started again. Longeuil 

 fouled, but Centennials took the lead and won in 8m. 58^s. 

 by six lengths, the Canadian's lime being 9m. 17s. 

 'junior Singles— Final heat. G. W. BowJeby, Jr., Amateur 

 Boat Club, MonrOe, Mich.,; F. Campbell, Eureka Boat Club, 

 Newark, N. J.; B. W. Morgan, Potomac Boat Club, Wash- 

 ington, D. C. Morgan gave out. The other two hail a good 

 race over the first part of the course, but Bowlsby won 

 readily in 9m. 40s. Their steering was poor, and the same 

 may be said of a great majority of all entries, crossing the 

 river several times in a zig-zag being quite a coiumon occur- 

 rence. 



Senior Singles— Final heat: CI. W r . Lee, Triton Boat Club, 

 Newark, N. J.; B. W. Bathbone, New York Athletic Club, 

 New York City; 11. McMillan, Vesper Barge u OJub, Puiladel 

 phia, Pa-; P. J, Mumford, Perseverance Boat Club, New 

 Orleans, La. Lee and Bathbone drew out of the ruck and 

 had the race to themselves, McMillan a poor third and Mum- 

 ford of the Yales out of the hunt. Lee pulled a straight 

 id at the half mile led by a length. Passing the 

 Eureka, boat-house the cheering for the great sculler was im- 

 mense. Lee spun out his lead and crossed amid great ap- 

 plause, a winner in 9m. 0|a. Bathbone led him a good fight 

 and pulled iu excellent form, but was overpowered by his op- 

 ponent. Lee earned again the title to the champion of ama- 

 teurs in America, and we cannot name the sculler either in 

 England or on this side who could hold his own with the 

 wonderful man from Newark. 



Double Scull— Final beat ; Hope Bowiug Club, New Or- 

 leans, La., J. O'Donnell, bow, P. Powers, stroke ; Mutual 

 Boat Club, Albany, N. Y-, C. Piepeubriuk, bow, W. S. Mose- 

 by, stroke. For the first quarter they hung together pretty 

 well, when the Mutuals drew ahead. At the half mile they 

 led by a length. Hope spurted and steering a close course by 

 the Eureka house. Here Mutual; crowded them and fouled; 

 running out again, they bore down on the Hopes a second 

 time, fouling again and driving Hope away in shore. The 

 latrer, however, pulled in ahead and won in 8m. 87*8. They 

 icceived a. warm reception at the grand stand, which was one 

 of the most pleasing episodes of the day's races. 



Fours— Final heat: Mutual, BaugerHea, Eureka, Centen- 

 nial. Mutuals pulled a quick, short stroke, all working well 

 together, and headed the lot abreast of the Triton boat-house, 

 Saugerties Beoond, Eureka? third, Centennials doing some 

 frightful steering and the rest, none too good either. Sauger- 

 ties fouled Mutuals and Eurekas came up and took part in 

 the scramble; but Mutuals got out of it first and led the rest 

 of the way. Time, 8m. 5s. Saugerties, 8m. 14s. Rest not 



taken. The prizes, which were of handsome design and 

 made by Thos. G. Brown, of New York, were distributed to 

 the winners in the evening at Park Hall, Newark, with appro- 

 priate ceremonies, Lee and the Southern crew coming in for 

 hearty applause. 



Cottbtney-Hanlan Back.— Bepresentatives of the Hanlan 

 Boat Club of Toronto, Ont., arrived in Geneva August 21, 

 and were the guests of Courtney's backers. The next day they 

 took a look at the course on Seneca Lake, and then went to- 

 Auburn. A conference between the parties was had and an 

 agreement for a race between Courtney and Hanlan arrived 

 at. The date was fixed for Tuesday, October 1 ; stakes, 

 $2,500 a side. The articles call for still water, but no locality 

 has as yet been determined upon, though it is quite likely to 

 take place at Ensinore, on Owasco Lake. 



Cost of the University Baoe.— The Financial Committee 

 of the New London University race have submitted their ac- 

 counts, as follows : Boat-houses and floats, $738.76 ; grand 

 stand, |S98; surveying and buoys, §9-1.18; flagging, etc., 

 $46.59 3 furnishing quarters for the crews, $115.37; press, 

 $247.80; referee boat, etc., $148; printing and posting, 

 |l38.35j music, $227.78; carriages, §29.50 ; harbor-master 

 and police boats, 8106.15; transportation of shells and men, 

 $48.48. Total, $3,338.55. Beceipts from grand stand, $566.55. 

 Net expenses, 81,832. Of this amount three-fourths will be 

 covered by the railroads, the rest by the citizens. 



Amour, Meeting N. A. A. S. — The annual meeting of the 

 National Association was held at Newark, August 20, Mr. H. 

 E. Buermeyer presiding. Twenty-seven clubs were repre- 

 sented. Messrs. Walsh and Levein, of the Nautilus Club. 

 New York, were reinstated as amateurs. A resolution was 

 passed to hold three races, open to colleges only, at a future 

 date. After routine business the meeting adjourned. 



Prizes Offered. — The Passaic, Eureka and Triton Clubs, 

 of Newark, will each present a challenge cup to be rowed for 

 on the date of the proposed college races. 



BuBUSSXON Beach Begatta.— In the siogle scull race at 

 Burlington Beach, Ont., August 23, Hosmer won, beating 

 Morris, Boss, McKee, Plaisted, Sutter and Coulter, in the 

 order named. 



Brown-Lynch Baoe.— The single scull race, two miles and 

 turn, between Brown, of Worcester, Mass., and Lynch, of 

 Salem, Mass., was pulled, August 22, on Lake Quinsigamond. 

 Brown won in 14m. 45s. 



Halifax Sculling. — W. Smith won (he championship of 

 Halifax harbor, N. S., for the third time, August 15. 



St. John Boat Baoe. — The three-mile four-oared race at 

 Bay Shore, N. B , between the McLaren and Brett, crews was 

 won by the former, August 21. 



Canoeing. — The Orange Canoe Club were out in force on 

 the Passaic during the National Begatta, and attracted a good 

 deal of attention in their canvas canoes. 



Fast Time in a Canoe. — Mr. Edittrr : In your last issue 

 " G. L. M." seems to question the speed made by our canoes 

 on a recent trip to the Delaware. As regards bur running 

 through Great Fall Bift in three minutes, I would say that 

 both myself and chum are wdling to swear that we ran the 

 rift in that time. Of course, we had no means of finding out 

 the length of this rift except by asking the people, and every 

 one we asked told us two miles. Some of the raftsmen went 

 so far as to say it was two and a half miles long. The cur- 

 rent here ran at the rate of a mile a minute, and I have had 

 men who have ratted on the river for fifteen and twenty years 

 tell me that they had fun through there on the rafts at the rate 

 of a mUe a minute and sometimes faster, for when they used 

 their sweeps they beat the current. A few years ago a boat- 

 builder at Fhillipsburg constructed a boat which be thought, 

 could run through the rift (when the water was high), but he 

 found that the current ran so last that the paddle-wheels had 

 no effect on the water. This was about fifteen years ago, 

 when thB river was narrower than it is now. No boat has 

 ever been built that can run up this rift, aod we were the 

 first boats or canoes that have run down the rift in ten years. 

 This I have from fishermen who have Jived at the foot of the 

 rift for from ten to twenty years. If you could give me the 

 name of the correspondent who doubts the assertion I might 

 give him a more detailed account of our passage down the 

 river. Otherwise, I can only say : " Let him go down the 

 river from the Water Gap to Phillipsburg, and then pass his 

 opinion on it." F. P. AND E. P. D. 



East Orange, Aug. 24. 



Iff* and givey Visiting. 



FISH IN SEASON IN SEPTEMBER. 



FRESH WATER. 

 Trout, Sulmn/onlitMlia. 

 Salmon, Snlmfi salar. 

 Salman Treat, Satnw cmifinia. 

 Land-locked Salmon. Salmogloveri. 

 Grayling, tlmmalbalri 

 Black Basa, Microptaua natmoittw; 



i,'. ■ ,,-ir.anji. 

 MnsEaluuge, Knox nohUior. 

 like or Ploltere), Seox : tiu» 

 Yellow Perch, Perca (lOBeawW, 



SALT WATER. 



Sea Basi, Sn'oenojis occtlalwi. 

 Stieepstiead, ArchotiarfjMs probato- 



Stripud Baas, Jlorcim linntaht,,. 

 White Perch. Mornru amarfama, 



W'eukllrtli, Cynovrton h 



Blueasi), Pomatomua nattatrit. 

 Spanish Mackerel, C't/oium macula- 



turn. 

 r.'ero, Oybium regale. 

 Bonito, sard* pSlariiya 

 KWgttsh, NeiMctrt-amab tdoaws 



Fish in Market— Retail • PaiOES.—Baaa, 25 centa; bluefiBB, 

 10 ; BalmoD, 25 , mackerel, 18 ; weak flab, 12>£ ; BpaDiab maokerel, 

 40 ; green turtle, 10 ; halibut, 16 ; haddock, 8 ; king flbb, 20 ; 

 codfish, 8 ; black fiah, 15 ; flounders, 10 ; porgiea, 8 ; soa baas, 18 ; 

 eels, 18 ; lobsters, 10 ; eheeps head, 25 ; aoallopa per gatlun, 32 , 

 noft clams, 30 to 60 centa per 100; white fish, 12>£ ; 

 pompaao, 30 ; hard crabs, per 1U0, 42.50 ; soft crabs, per dozen, 

 75 centa. 



Fish of all kinds very scarce as it Is always the case at this 

 particular season of the year. The catch of Spanish mackerel 

 almost a total failure. 



ONTARIO— Wuufasfiene, August 13.— Every stream here is 

 filled with brook trout. They will take almost any bait. 



A. N. B. S. 



New Hampshire— Mr. James G. M onirics, a guest of Jtlio 



Fabyan House, Mt. Washington, caught two big trout the 



oi her day weighing 3i lbs. and 21 lbs. respectively. So says 



Among the Clouds, a paper published on the summit of Mount 



, Washington. Now let us hear from the Qolworislwnka sum- 



' mer boarders. 



