CANOEING. 



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Euson — should at least make an effort to 

 regain its old prestige. 



The business meeting resulted in the re- 

 election of E. H. Barney, president; Jona- 

 than Barnes, vice president; Henry Marsh, 

 secretary and treasurer; John Goldthwaite, 

 lieutenant and O. R. Vesper and T. W. 

 Burgess on the house committee. New of- 

 ficers elected were Dr. Ralph Carleton, 

 captain and H. P. Pieters on the house 

 committee. The report of the secretary 

 and treasurer shows a debt of $2,224, a lit- 

 tle more than half of the original debt in- 

 curred when the present club house was 

 built. The report also shows a slight in- 

 crease in membership, the total being 

 slightly over 60. 



About 40 members sat down to dinner. 

 The dining-room of the Cooley house was 

 decorated with the club colors, banners and 

 paddles, and an excellent menu was served, 

 Landlord Marsh sprung a thoroughly ap- 

 preciated surprise in what he termed 

 " Cupid up to date " ice cream, in the form 

 of canoes, each paddled by a winged 

 cherub with the true paddler's costume, or 

 rather, lack of it. 



Impromptu speeches followed, with 

 music and an entertainment. The supper 

 was such a success that it will probably be 

 an annual affair, hereafter. Great credit is 

 due Messrs Gifford, Parsons and Hodg- 

 don, the committee in charge. 



It is hoped that this will prove an aus- 

 picious opening of a lively season. An 

 effort will be made to send 2 or more men 

 to the Eastern division meet, at Lowell, 

 and if possible, to the national meet. The 

 club is severely handicapped in so heavy a 

 debt, and the fact that on this account it 

 cannot stand back of its racing men is in 

 part responsible for their failure to appear 

 at meets. This year an effort will be made 

 to overcome this, by means of private sub- 

 scriptions. 



TEMAGAMI CLUB. 



The " Temagami Club," has been or- 

 ganized in Toronto. It is composed of men 

 who have, from time to time, made canoe 

 trips in the Northern lake and river dis- 

 tricts of Canada. One of the objects of the 

 club will be to preserve records of such out- 

 ings, in the form of photographs and tro- 

 phies, and written annals of hair-breadth 

 escapes, big game exploits and scarcely 

 credible fish stories. The club expects to 

 give a public exhibition of photographs, 

 in Toronto, some time during this winter. 



The membership will number about 60, 

 composed for the most part of law, medical 

 and University students. Among the mem- 

 bers are W. R. Wadsworth, R. S. Cassels, 

 G. M. Kelley, Alex. Crooks, T. E. Jones,- 

 W. Finlayson, Martin Griffin, Glynn Osier, 

 Rein Wadsworth, E. Burns, and W. Keith. 



I HE C VNOEIST'S SONG. 



WALDO, 



Oh what care we for dashing wave 



Or flying foam or spray! 

 Or shrieking wind that beats us back 



And vainly tries to stay! 

 The crests of white may surge and swirl 



On starboard and on port, 

 But Davy Jones has ne'er for us 



His gruesome lockers wrought! 



So Ho there! and Hi there! 



We're sailors every one! 

 And each one knows the more it blows 



The keener grows the fun! 

 So Hi there! and Ho there! 



We'll swing each sturdy blade 

 And laugh to scorn landlubbers' lore 



Who dare to be afraid. 



The Holyoke Canoe Club, having found 

 its present quarters insufficient, purposes 

 building a new house at some point further 

 up the river. This new house will be con- 

 venie t of access by street cars or by wheel. 

 A. place will be provided for wheels and it 

 is expected the wheeling members and 

 their lady friends will make the club-house 

 a rendezvous on summer evenings. A wide 

 piazza and easy chairs will make it an ideal 

 place to while away a summer evening. 



Members who are fond of the water, yet 

 who not fancy the canoe, will be provided 

 for by a fleet of row-boats, open to the 

 free use of all the members. 



The social feature of the club will here- 

 after be cultivated. The new house will 

 contain a small hall where parties and 

 dances will be held. 



Why don't members of the A. C. A. send 

 in some of their good canoeing pictures for 

 use in the official organ? Why don't you 

 enter some of them in my photo competi- 

 tion? See full particulars on page 332. If 

 your work is good enough you can earn a 

 fine camera, or other valuable prize. Then 

 you and your friends can have the pleasure 

 of seeing your pictures reproduced in Rec- 

 reation, afterward. 



The Brooklyn Canoe Club had a jolly 

 dinner at Alligator Club Lodge, on Satur- 

 day, February 26th. A handsome silver 

 cup has been presented to the club, to be 

 raced for in open canoes during the season. 

 Six races will be held to decide the winner. 

 This club popularized the open canoe sail- 

 ing races, and if the interest shown at this 

 early date, by the members of this club, is 

 any evidence you may look for a big fleet 

 at the starting line, on events Nos. 14, 15 

 and 16 of the A. C. A. programme. 



A " Vaux " canoe, made by J. H. Rush- 

 ton, retail price $37.50, for 50 yearly sub- 

 scriptions to Recreation. Who will be 

 the first to earn it? 



