May 24, 1883.] 



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 individuals, 



Jim llliirr itn 



May 24— Toronto Cam 

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Lake. 

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mmiii lirnl inns should bead- 

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FIXTURES. 



e and Skiff Races. 



' Association Mooting at Stoney Lake 



A WORD TO CANOEISTS. 

 TN response to the numerous demands from our canoeing friends, 

 -*- we open a department to which it is intended to devote su :ta space 

 as the growing importance of the subject shall demand. Wepropose 

 to give all the news, and to that end invite the owners of canoes, 

 secretaries of clubs, and others, to favor us with intelligence relating 

 to new boats, proposed (rips. olob transactions, races, meetings, etc., 

 etc. 



From week CO week we shall publish lines of new boats, descrip- 

 tions of novel rigs, hints and help for owners and builders, and such 

 other matter as will insure .the practical usefulness of the Forest 

 Aim Stream to "the fraternity." 



Correspondents ore invited to send us for publication, reports of 

 cruises, v, uli all available information respecting desirable canoeing 

 routes and cruising waters. 



THE DOT. 



of ih. 



re of 

 canoe was built by James Everson.of 

 was the third boat of the well-known 

 Mr. W L. Aldcii. N.w York C. C. 



Toe lirst eruis-wus from New York 

 1KS.1 she made a cruise on the Susquelnt 

 lt.iirisl.urt-. in nine anil a half thus, sin, 

 short cruises, besides so .-oral of some le 

 the regatta of 1879. in wnich she was I 

 keels. In 1880 the keel was increased t 

 depth seema to be sufficient to take her I 

 nearly ■ very sailing race in which she 

 for tlie Challenge Cup- besides winning i 

 one in her class at Lake George in 188*. 

 wasiifiy miles in ten hours under sail 

 down the Sound. Mr. Vanv was one of 

 use lug sails having two standing lugs 

 for balance lugs, the present rig. whicn 

 consisting of two balance lug sails of 70 

 the first boat steered with a tiller, the cr 

 following are her principal dimensions: 



Length over all 



Beam at wat erline 



Beam at deck 



Depth at bow 



Depth at stern - 



Depth amidships 



Depth of keel 



Distance from fore side of stem- 

 To forward hatch 



To center of mainmast 



To forward bulkhead 



To fore eu-1 of coaming 



To sliding bulkhead 



To after end of well 



To bulkhead 



To center of mi/./en mast . 



To after hatch 



■Weight of hull when in use, 93 lbs. 



• Dot, owned and sailed by 

 the New York C. C. This 

 YVilliamshnrgh. in 1878, and 

 Shadow model designee l.y 



to Rondout, in 1878, and in 



una. from Ijinghnniplon to 

 e winch she has made many 



.eaten by boats with larger 

 oSJSa., as at present, which 

 o windward, as she has won 

 has entered, including four 



illustrate next ' 

 sq. ft. She was 

 ing upon deck. 





















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Deck. 





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19 





1 



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8 



13 



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8 



12 





4 



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 6 



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19 





Half Breadths. 



lentot the hour regart 

 eat drops, and the wav 



it you can perpetuate the scenes \isi 

 and again. The results of this trip I bav 



.i when 

 i-d and 

 beloie 



".'( Lake 



ruins and gloomy cavern of 

 grandest scciietv. the tents an, I 

 Island and the hospitable wall: 



twin eompani f canoeing, ar 



yourself. 

 Lowell, Mass., May IS, 1863. 



CANOE SPARS. 



ion as to the best matei 



ial for 

 orked 

 mboo 



The above measurements include tl 

 which must be deducted in making 

 measured from bottom of keel. In I 

 should first be laid down, full size, o 

 above table being used for the heights 

 hatches, etc.. drawn ir "' - 

 erlv faired before con 



The keel, stem anc 



i4X«in., spaced Gin. apart. 



boat as experience has shown 

 head, showy by dotted lines, i 

 manently fastened down. lWn 

 forward and enlarged from 1% 

 yoke on deck and one below, r 

 on a vertical pivot, and the 

 hatches changed to one witl 

 apron The iia. idle use,] f, ... a. 



thickness of plank, 

 moulds. The depth; .... 



ling from the drawing i 

 large piece of paper, tut 

 n-eadths; the bulkheads 

 sprop 



tilt 



. of keel added, foremast 1 

 to 2^in., the old steering 

 jplaced by an iron yoke 

 elliptical well entirely c< 

 a pointed, flowing 



past has been 9ft. long. 



FROM VERGENNES TO LORNA ISLAND. 



THE new feature of Forest and Stream in devoting an entire de- 

 partment to canoeing is to be commended, and in response to 

 request for logs ,,t cruises I submit the f...;i..i< ing. the route traversed 

 being from Vergennes, Vt., via- Otter Creek, Lake Champlain and 

 Lake George, to Lortia Island and the canoe meet of 1E82. To the 

 numerous canoeists who have cruised upon these beautiful waters 

 this will contain nothing new, hit? it is it ritteit in t he hope of inducing 

 others to eo and do likewise. 

 The fleet consisted of t wo canoes, a canvas-decked Shadow and an 



■.]«■!: rtf. Faah I ..-.ih manned by gjveu .an. ;.-■,:■■:.- =), -.-,-i.t I., travel 



leisurely and enjoy thcinseh as rather than hurry and destroy the 

 pleasure of the trip. By the toss of a coin the crew of the St. "Paid 

 acquired the title of •'commodore,'' while his mate was content to 

 figure as the "vice." 



At seven o'clock P. M., after a long dav's ride by rail, the crews 

 embarked on Otter Creek below the falls tit \ creatines, the Vice first 

 stopping to take a picture of the falls, for having been initiated into 



.. . ; - , ,, i . , .ray a: ... a. ,..- -a a. an v. . tenia 



of starting on the cruise without a canoe as to leave the camera 

 behind. Vergennes. by the way, is one of tht 



■ill! 



a the On 



ctl sue 



Sitt 



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efi hi 



uiji.a 



ud of t 



aihal 



mont mosquitoes, evidently natives. 



Morning was welcomed at an earlv hour, a hasty breakfast eafen 

 and tbe voyage resumed. The mouth of the creek was soon reached, 

 front stretched the waters of Lake Champlain unruffled 

 * dd Fort 



creel? a busy mill, while 



Ct. 



i the lake 



, and c 



; the 



[ the 



tned up the majesti 

 tacKs, .-Mopping only to capture the 

 l.ra, they proceeded up the lake. The 

 tally gave place to rugged rock- and 

 red for Dinner and a refreshing hath 

 is formation was visited and the course 

 ii iue toil in which was readied late ill 

 i paddling against a head sea Then a 

 the Shadow earned both canoes across 

 isonahlc hoar the tent was pitched on 

 turned in for a good night's rest with 



I'auip t'oiiifort.as- it was appropriately ii 

 .situated ou a time-honored camp ground not 

 looking a bay .just above the light. A pleasa 

 in. si in lounging about, reading, writing a 

 leisurely afternoon's paddling eoverc 1 .c 

 point and Fort Tieonderoga. where the mgnt 

 at a hotel. Next morning a visit to the histo 

 and some pictures were, of course, ultra. 



THE firs 

 hot wa 

 washing w 

 varnish sh 

 smooth, til 

 boat musi 

 papering t 



VAR 

 it point 



tor and 



NISHINC 



to clean t 

 ip if neces 



BRIG 



le boat 



HT BOATS. 



■ughly sen 



PSYCHE. -This well 

 where she has made ah 



l.t.iJO in hSSf and '2, was 

 model she is a fair spec 

 at Nautilus, her dimen 

 height at bow 18'ain.. | 

 Owing to her mti r,.u 1.. 

 part in sailing races, bt 

 strokes of her owner, 1 

 paddling races, while a 

 reliable craft. She is n 

 and will doubtless add t 

 two balance lugs. Mai 

 leach Sft. Sin. Mizzeu I 

 5 ft. lOin. Area of main 

 uiifailiutr source of hew 

 she hat 



i'silte. 



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■xplot 



a boa 



ark fro 



and bould. 





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dune and 



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the 



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on, ( 



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on with i 



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determine the ownership. 



THE A. C- A. MEET.— We 



map of Stony Lake and the i 

 camp grounds and regatta c 



shot-tli in our columns. An 

 Hi to arrange for the reeenti 

 August. That the Canadian 



veek. has createt 



■anciseo has 

 tiake sailing 

 it members 



