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anoe, for it doeH what no other rig renders possible. When y 

 have to shorten sail on a cutter, it brings the sail more and mo 

 as you reef down, toward the centre of the boat and lower do\ 

 and consequently the boat works easier, and sailB faster 

 a breeze than a Bloop with a bob-jib fifteen feet ahead of her, and 

 a close reefed mainsail that she won't work under'alone. 



I ara at present in possession of a cat-rigged boat, 20ft. long on 

 deck, 7ft. 9in. beam, and drawing 3ft. of water, with centreboard. 

 She carries about 35owt. of ballast, has 64yds. of 30in. duck in her 

 mainsail, and is the ablest open boat I ever saw of her size. 

 I never had a boat lie closer to the wind than I could, or saw 

 a cat-rigged boat that would steer so easy running off. Cats 

 of the saucer kind will beat her in a little light breeze, but I cau 

 go along comfortably when they can hardly get along at all. 



Giuanros. 

 The experiences of "Grampus" so entirely coincide with 

 our own that his letter calls for few remarks. The value of a 

 more moderate form and of the cutter -rig he is ready to accede 

 to and can plead his own actual experience in their support. 

 For our part we should add the keel in place of the board, 

 unless limited indraught, and if our mooring ground was on a 

 mud bank, with no more than a few feet of water, we would 

 see to it that a new anchorage was found, even if we had to 

 take the cars to get there. We prefer the keel for reasons set 

 forth in these columns before-, greater stability, greater 

 strength of structure, and greater ease in a seaway. Our cor- 

 respondent " Kedge," in our last number made mention of his 

 setting a smaller jib "flying," keeping the tack about half 

 way out on the bowsprit in place of reefing or bobbing jib. 

 His plan shows the natural tendency among practical sailors 

 toward something more satisfactory in heavy weather than 

 the sloop-rig, for his substitute is nothing else than an actual 

 application of the cutter principles in preference to those of 

 the sloop— bis operation being akin to "shifting jibs." We 

 think that such testimony, virtually involuntarily, or unin- 

 tentionally, given in support of the cut ter,should cany weight 

 with those who are apt to point to the prevalence of the sloop 

 as proof sufficient of the popularity of its snugness and adapt- 

 ability to all purposes. 



studded Btretch in hope of glimpse of boat or swimmer. In Indian 

 file we sped away up the dam to where a bateau, in which two men 

 had come down to see us run the falls, was hauled up. This we 

 lifted from the water, and launched below the dam with three 

 mentothereBCiie. 



Far down the rift, behind a sheltering, rocky island, waist deep 

 in Whirling water, clinging to boat and effects as best they might, 

 we found the undaunted boatmen. Taking them aboard, the 

 bateau, with the wrecked Saranac in tow, made the best of its 

 way to terra firma. Do you wonder that tho oanoes dodged Wells' 

 Balls? For five feet the port side of the Saranac was crushed in 

 as one might crush an egtrahell. Every rib from stem to stBrn 

 was cracked or broken. The whole boat was awrack. It took five 

 hours to patch her up with tin, white lead and putty, and then sho 

 was only a mockery of her former self. Her beauty was lost for- 

 ever on Wells' Palls. 



Not without preat difficulty the cargo of the wrecked boat— save 

 two canvas flaps used in rigging, with the inverted Saranac as 

 roof, a tight camp at night ; an oar, a coFfee pot and a cap— was 

 rescued from the water. These tent flaps were the "tarpaulins'' 

 which Mr. Barnes found at the foot of the rift. 



The cauoes which bo ignominiously "shirked " might, perhaps, 

 have attempted the ruuuing of Wells' Falls had the Saranuc's 

 venture proved Buccessf ul . That there are many rifts and falls 

 on this river below Easton fierce and high enough to tax the nerve 

 of the canoeist, any one familiar with the stream will not deny. All 

 of these were safely threaded by the canvas canoes and their frail 

 conport. 



The statement made by "F. P. and E. P. D." concerning the 

 >eed with which they ran Great Foul Rift is evidently an error, as 

 ne stating that their canoes were the first to navigate that 

 tug water. Being personally acquainted with these gentle- 

 ad having talked the matter over with them, I am entirely 

 is to understand bow they can bB, seemingly, so thoroughly 

 convinced of the fact that they really accomplished the obviously 

 impossible feat of running a canoe among rocks two and a half 

 miles in three minutes. Their convictions are so strong that 1 am 

 forced to believe that their time-piece must, in some unaccounta- 

 ble way, have failed to record several very important minutes. 

 However, I am anticipating a canoe trip this fall, during which I 

 shall ruu this much-abused rift, and, if possible, take the time 

 with accuracy. Magua. 



tors was when the champion bat of the team, Charles Banner- 

 man, hit a sharp line ball to Sleigh at mid 'off, who held it 

 and sent the baiter out with a single. Horan, another One 

 bat, took his place at the wicket and maiden over after maiden 

 over followed until lioran was bowled out by Brewster with 

 only six to his score. A. Bannerman was caught out by a 

 splendid play of Conover, and Giles took a king fie all 

 from Spofforth, the score meanwhile reaching seventeen. The 

 play following was careful, thorough work ouboth sides. The 

 New York team's fielding was a constant surprise, the Aus- 

 tralians confessing that they had nor seen it equalled by any 

 English eighteen. When the last two men were in and twenty- 

 seven runs were yet to be made before the score equalled that 

 of the New York boys, the latter saw fit to change bowlers. 

 This proved a help to the visitors, and they closed" the innings 

 with a score of 70. Brewster's bowling in this innings was 

 five wickets for twenty-four runs and twenty-seven maidens 

 bowled over. Bprague took one wicket and bowled twenty 

 maidens over. In the beginning of the second innings, the 

 first three wickets went down with but five runs, but before 

 the fourth fell thirty-four had been put down, and when the 

 stump was drawn at 5:30 r. m. there was a total of thirty-six, 

 with the loss of four wickets. 



SecoDd Inning. 



o and b Boyle n 



Boyle, b Spofforth . 4 



b Spofforth o 



c Murdoch, b Spofforth 



not out 17 



is the o 

 perplex 



CANOEING ON THE DELAWARE. 



East Okangb, N. J., Sept. 27, 1878. 

 Editor Fobest and Stream : 



The redundancy of correspondence elicited by the narrative of 

 the running of Great Foul Rift by the East Orange canoeists had 

 led me to decide against participating in the controversy. But 

 now, that Mr. A. H. Siegfried has awakened old and plemant 

 recollections by his mention of Well's Falls, and more particularly 

 aB he has credited me, or my party — for I was one of the " New 

 Yorkers" who preceded him, ,; part in oanoea and part in rowing 

 boats" — with the very lubberly proceeding of courting a capsize 

 by attempting to lower a boat down Wells' Falls with a line — I, 

 feeling that my honor as a canoeist must be vindicated, request 

 room for this little narrative. 



The facta are these : One beautiful June ovening in '76, the 

 " Qni Vive" canoes Delaware and Qui Vive, from Newark, N. J.. 

 en route for the Centennial Exhibition, met, at an appointed ren- 

 dezvous, Musconetcong. ten miles below Easton, the Adiroudaoi- 

 boat Saranac and the canoe Dragon, one day from Water Gap. 

 Greeting and supper over, the voyage of the day was discussed, 

 and although Great Foul Rift was mentioned as an ugly place to 

 run, its navigators did not appear to consider it particularly dan 

 gerous. Several visitors at our camp warned us to beware of 

 Wells' Falls, and one old raftsman dubiously remarked that it 

 the " worst place on the river," and advised us to " carry round." 

 Its height— with proverbial rustic versatility— was variously esti- 

 mated at from six to eighteen feet. 



About ten o'clock in the forenoon on the second day after leav 

 ing Musconetcong, the arrow-like Long Lake boat Saranac and her 

 three consorts debarked their crews on the Jersey wing of the dam 

 that converges the river at Lambertville. Describe Wells' Falls I 

 cannot. A sharp decline— a bold plunge — a huge white foamer 

 expending off down Btream a hundred yards or more, and miles of 

 broken, white rift below— this was what we taw. The captain of the 

 Passaic Canoe Club and commander of the Dragon immediately, 

 putting his mouth close to the mate's ear, decided in favor of 

 '* shirking." The respective paddlers of the Delaware and Qui 

 Vive at once followed suit. 



The men who composed the crew of the Saranac were no 

 novices at rapid running. Together they had shot many a fall, 

 and navigated scores of miles of quick water. Each had perfect 

 confidence in Mb own individual coolness, nerve and circumspec- 

 tion, in the other, and in their boat. I mention these things to 

 demonstrate that no tyro's inexperience can be called to account. 

 for the catastrophe that followed. The water was very low, the 

 current powerful, and the accident well-nigh unavoidable. 



The mau with the paddle in his hand exchanged glances with 

 hits companion, said something which the roar of the falls 

 drowned, pulled his gray slouched hat over his brows, knocked 

 back the brim, and started in the direction of his boat, followed, 

 somewhat reluctantly, by his comrade. 



Tbe Saranac was not our "provision and supply boat." Each 

 canoe carried her owner's stores and effects. She was not lowered 

 by a line ; on the contrary, the usual precaution of letting down 

 stern first with the oars was disregarded. The men took their 

 places, pushed oft', swept down the decline, and Bhot over the fall, 

 while we on the dam cheered lustily. But, Bcarcely had they made 

 fifty yards of their lapid way down channel when we could see the 

 boat, in spite of the sternman's frantic endeavors, begin to turn. 

 A wild wave of the paddle-blade in the air — a si«ual that all hope 

 was gone — a shook, and they were over — overboard in a boiling, 

 seething mass of angry, rushing water, in whose grasp they were 

 powerless as infants, their very lives at its mercy. What wonder 

 that our hearts leaped to our throats, that our breath came gasp- 

 ingly, and that we were spell-bouud for an instant. 



But inactivity could not long remain with men of our training. 

 From the moment of capsize we had lost all sight of boat and 

 men alike. Little use of gazing open-mouthed down such a rock- 



^fcitioml Hjastirnqs. 



THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS. 



The great event in athletic circles just now is the long- 

 lalked-of visit of the Australian cricketers. These players 

 from the antipodes had met with such good fortune in Eug- 

 laud, the home of the game, that their proposed matches 

 with American clubs was talked of much as au exhibition of 

 scientific play rather than a contest in which the home clubs 

 would have much chance of victory. How unfounded 

 such expectation was has already been determined by the ex- 

 cellent games of Tuesday and Wednesday. 



The strength of the Australians and the feature of their 

 playing, which has won for them their victories over English 

 clubs, is the excellence of their fielding. Their theory— and 

 a correct one it is, too — is that a run scored for their opponents 

 is a ruD gained for themselves. For this superior fielding the 

 English players were wholly unprepared, and were defeated 

 by it rather than by any phenomena) batting. 



The Australian eleven consist of six players of New South 

 Wales, C. aud A Bannerman, Gregory, Spofforth, Garrett and 

 Murdock; four of Victoria, Blackbam, Boyle, Allan and Ho- 

 ran ; and one of Tasmania. Bailey. Besides these, there are 

 substitute players. Judging from their English record and 

 home reputation. Boyle, Spofforth and Garrett are wonder- 

 fully etl'ective bowlers, while Allan, Horan and others have 

 achieved laurels in bowling. Murdoch aud Blackburn are 

 the two best wicket keepers. C. Bannerman is a famous 

 batsmen, provoking great admiration in England, where his 

 batting average was over 23, while A. Bannerman, Bailey, 

 Murdock, Sp ifforth, Horan and Blackham have recorded fine 

 scores at the bat. 



The eleven arrived in New York las'. Monday, on the City 

 or Berlin, and devoted Monday to some practice on the St. 

 George's Ground, and to working off their "sea-legs." The 

 Hobokeu grounds had been most thoroughly prepared for the 

 occasion, and the wicket was one not often surpassed. The 

 New York eighteen are well known in the vicinity for their 

 skill in the game. They were Soutter, Cross, Marsh, Giles, 

 Frazer, Moeran, Bance, Sleigh, Allen, Conover and Cash- 

 man, of the St. George's Club : Harvey, Moore, Sprague and 

 Stevens, of the Staten Island; Brewster, Greigann Rogan, of 

 the Manhattan, wilh Eyre aud Ronaldson, of the Staten 

 Island, substitutes. They met the Australians without hav- 

 ing had auy previous team practice. They were all old 

 cricketers, however. Some hail played beiore in international 

 matches, aud the team were not disposed to be awed by the 

 brilliant record of their opponents and accept defeat asafore- 

 gone conclusion. 



The two tennis met for the opening game on the St. George's 

 grounds at eleven o'clock last Tuesday. There was a vast 

 throng of spectators, among them many ladies. The turf and 

 grounds were in excellent condition, and the day a perfect 

 one. The Australians having won the toss sent the New 

 York team to the bat and themselves took the field, assigned as 

 follows: Spofforth, bowler ; Blackham, wicket keeper: H<>ran, 

 long stop-, Gregory, slip ; Bailey, long slip ; C. lianDcrmun, 

 point; Garrett, cover point ; A. Bannerman, long off ; Allan, 

 square leg ; Boyle, mid on, and Muiduck, long on. It will 

 be fjbserv d that the omitting altogether ot the long leg and 

 the other disposition of the players was peculiar. Square leg 

 stands close in and well forward, and two men stand respec- 

 tively at short mid on and short mid off. Nearly all their 

 men are kept iu front of the wickels, and the few tuds made 

 in the slips showed that this disposition was successful. 



Bance and Moore, of the New Yorkers, went to the bat to 

 the bowling of Spofforth and Gamut. So effective was the 

 bewbngand fielding that the tenth wicket fell with only 

 thirty-two runs: Bance. 15; Marsh, 8, and MoeraD, 9. Cush- 

 man ran up thirteen, making one hit for four. There was 

 from the fiist excellent playing shown on both sides. When 

 the last wicket tell the score was ■ mly sixty-three. The sides 

 were then changed, the New York eighteen taking the field, 

 and the Bannerman brothers went to the bat. Tbe peculiar 

 bowling of Spr.igue, the base-ball pitcher, proved very an- 

 noy'.Dg, as it was novel to the Australians, and they assumed 

 the defensive. The first occasion of surprise for the apecta- 



NEW 5 



First Inning. 



Bance, b Sofforth 15 



Moore, c and b Spofforth 



Harvey, c aud b Garratt 1 



Cross, run out o 



Greig, c Blackham, b Garratt, 



Soutter, c Bailey, u Garratt . . 



Marsh, run out.' 8 



Giles, 1 b w, b Spoflbrth not out 3 



Rogan, c Blackham, b Gar- 

 ratt 3 



Brewster, b Spofforth 



Moeran, c Bailey, b Spofforth 9 



Stevens, b Spofforth 



Frazer, b Garratt 



Cashmau, c Garratt, b Spof- 

 forth 13 



Sleigh, b Spofforth 6 



Conover, b Garratt 



Allen, b Garratt 



Spra«ne, not oat 3 



Bye*, 3: leg byes, 2 4. Byes, 2 ; leg byes, 1 3 



Total 63 Total 38 



FALL OF WIOKETS. 



1st inning.. .5 8 8 U 15 20 25 2S 28 32 35 38 46 51 51 51 63-63 

 2d inning.. .5 5 5 35 



Bowlers. 



Spofforth... 

 Garratt 



SCORE— FtltST IXNtNS. 



Balls. Ruuh. Maidens. Wickets 

 1)0 83 



26 



10 



SECOND 7NNLNG. 



Spofforth 32 15 3 3 



Garratt 24 11 3 



Boyle 16 12 1 1 



Allan 10 2 



AUSTRALIA NS-FTEST INNING. 



A. Bannerman, c Conover, b Brewster 3 



O. Bannerman, c Sleigh, b Brewster 1 



Horan, b Brewster 1111111711! 1 



Spofforth, c Giles, b Brewster ' 9 



Gregory, b Brewster .11.11*.! 4 



Murdoch, run out .....'. 5 



Bailey, b 8prague . . .11 ! s 



Blackham, b Brewster !.!!!!!",! 



Garatt, c Cross, b Brewster '.'.'..'. 1 



Boyle, not out , , '" jq 



Allen, b Soutter !-.l."lll! 13 



Byes, 2 ; wide, 1 '''.'.' 3 



Total ^ 



Fall of wickets 1 6 6 17 24 26 32 30 36 70 711 



EOWXrSG SCORE. 



Bowlers. Balls. Buns. Maidens. Wickets. Widea. 



BrewHter 150 24 31 



Sprague 196 27 '.'tt 1 fj 



Soueter 27 12 3 1 (j 



Harvey 6 4 1 



Umpires— Messrs. Frank Crocket for Australia and James Smith 

 for New York. 



We go to press before the match was concluded. 



Peninsula Cricket Club.— Tbe Peninsula Cricket Club 

 of Detroit, who play the Australian Cricketers the 11th 

 and 12th itists., have a very good record Of tjtjccess in 'he 

 past. From 1867 to la78 inclusive they have played sixty- 

 four games, of which they have won fifty-one. Their last 

 game was with the Loudon, Ont., Club, September 30, the 

 score standing In their favor, 113 in one innings to 81 iu two 

 innings. 



Cricket.— Tho return match between the Bolmonts, of 

 Philadelphia, and the Manhattans, of New York, was well 

 played, resulting in favor of the latter by a score of 107 to 

 103. 



PoTTSvuxB Athletic Association.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: An athletic association was permanently organized 



on the 36th alb, christened the Pot tsvllle Athletic Assoc! 



and these officers elected for the ensiling year: President, T. 

 B. Fielders; Vice-President, Col J. M. Wetnerill 

 W. <J. Price; treasurer, S. H. Kaercher ; Board of Directors, 

 B. B. McOooi, D. C, Uenning and Frank Roseberry. The 

 object of the association is for the development and improve- 

 ment of the physicid powers of its members by the cue Oi 

 such appliances as constitute a well-appointed gymnasium, 

 and by athletic sports The list of membership, already num- 

 bering about one hundred, is composed of leading citizens, 

 both old and young. Don Pedko. 



Potlmlle, Pa., Oct. I, 1878. 



Staten Island Athletic Club.— The fall meeting of tbis 

 club was held at West New Brighton last. Saturday. The 

 programme and performances were as follows : 



Tbe one hundred yards dash was won by B. Li Bamontagne, II 

 A. C, iu 10s.; running 101 yards: J. Lafon, Mystic B. O.j second; 

 Sapor tas third. 



Hammer Throwing.— William B. Curtis, N. Y. A. C, made the 

 cast of 82ft. llin.j O. 3 Qaerokbertier. Scottish-American A. C, 

 Sift 2in. : F. barken. Princeton College, 77ft. 9in. Mr. Curtis' 

 cast cannot become a record, as trie hammer was about one pound 

 under regulation weight, and only used an the occasion because a 



: to be 



ed. 



.. A. C landed the one mile run verv credit. 

 Ho defeated Frank Klepesko, Columbia Col- 

 lage,; P. H. Smith, Manhattan A. G., and E. O. Bimou 



\". \ C. Duffv una all the way, aud finished at a spimt pace. 

 Smith wae inontagne third, 



Five wenl lot! - hi two heats for the one hundred yards 



club handicap. B. S. Begamendia (scratch) proved the wianer in 

 10 2-5e. 



In the running high jnmi ' - : ■■ - - J, ,\. C andH-E. 

 Fioken, JS. Z. A. 0., tied at flft. 5in. In jumping off Fiekon won. 



