May 22, 1884.] 



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to put white caps on the considerable sea running, and the course, 

 laid out with reference to it, was one mile and a half close hauled 

 around a stakeboat and return with lifted sheets. 



At the start Firewater was first off, followed by Elise, rsyche and 

 Sunbeam in order named. Five minutes later Psyche was leading 

 the fleet, with Elise second. At the stakeboat Psyche had put a 

 dozen lengths of clear water behind her, and rounding with one tack 

 reached the finish an easy winner about the time than the Elise, which 

 was second beat, succeeded iu turning the mark. This victory, how- 

 ever, reflects but little credit upon Psyche, as the Rushtou boats 

 showed such a height of freeboard that they found it almost impossi- 

 ble to work to windward, and the Shadow was handled by a novice. 



As there were not enough paddling canoes on hand to make a race, 

 the sailing match was followed by one in which were eight contest- 

 ants, and wtiich was won by Mr. J. T'i. Mead. 



We have already seven canoes in the club, and, as several more are 

 to be bough this summer, an interesting season is promised for next 

 winter. O. K. CSOBBE. 



Mandarin, Fla., May 10. 



CANOE TRICKS. 



ON regatta day the event that interests the average spectator most 

 is the upset race. This little trick, thoueh, has been worked 

 down to such a fine point that the rpsetting of a canoe does not seem 

 to impede its speed much, or embarrass the paddler. 



In former times, when every man got in over the end of hiscanoe— 

 if he succeeded in getting in at all— it was an interesting sight to see 

 him crawl along deck, and to bet — if you ever bet at a eadoe race — 

 ou the chance of his reaching his seat or not. 



Now that every one. going into an upset race has practiced so fre- 

 quent ly that it takes liut five seconds to upset, turn the canoe over, 

 and get into place again over the side, the excitement of watching 

 the contest has lost much of its charm, though it still cannot be said 

 to lack a certain kind of entertaining quality. 



This upset business is a trick- a knack— and it is but one of many, 

 though by far the best known, as it often is practiced unintentionally. 

 Upsetting a canoe and turning her completely over right side up 

 again, has been accomplished by an A. C. A. member without even 

 getting out of his canoe. To be sure his family have several times 

 realized the insurance on his life while learning the trick. It is quite 

 possible in a canoe as large as the Shadow to walk on deck' (minus the 

 shoes) from stem to stern, and it also has been done. Standing up is 

 comparatively easy, even in a Rob Roy, and paddling. It is more 

 difficult to stand, a foot ou deck auiidship on either side of the well 

 and paddle. 



Place a mast in either mast step, crawl out on deck and go round it 

 without getting overboard or upsetting the canoe. It is much more 

 difficult to do than it looks to see it done. Go round head first once 

 then feet first. Ship the rudder from deck after lea vine shore. Take 

 two canoes, a foot in each, and paddle without splitting yourself in 

 two parts. Try an upset race with the condition that each man con- 

 testing shall get in from the end. Try some of these tricks tandem 

 if you become very expert. 



Lots of clever performances can be arranged by stowing costumes 

 below- deck, upsetting the eauoe, putting your head out of water up 

 into the well, changing your dress and coming up again to view per- 

 haps with a high hat on and a pipe, lit, in your mouth. Some very 

 comical effects can be got in this way. A canoe upset carefully will 

 float on her deck with the bottom well out of water, and will so re- 

 main for a long time, keeping the air in. Upsetting with sail aboard 

 is lubberly and usually has no point unless the canoe can be righted 

 again — Dr. Heighway's admirable knack. 



Somersaults from deck or well floor into the water, leaving canoe 

 right side up, are very easy and effective: standing on one's head in 

 the well is tolerably simple to accomplish, but it is another matter to 

 do it with the deck hatch for a head rest. Paddling races, using 

 hands for paddles, are usually won by the largest palm— to whom the 

 palm is awarded. Using the paddle on one side only amidship also 

 requires skill to make a "go" of it. 



There are many other tricks that suggest themselves to the inter- 

 ested. It is not proposed to have these performances on the A. C. A. 

 programmes, but the5 r certainly lend a charm to scrub matches and 

 club regattas, and are sure to interest your cousins and aunts if they 

 do not feel too much anxiety for your personal safety. The skill in 



handling acquired by practicing these maneuvers is an excellent 

 argument iu their favor: and there is no knowing when a demand 

 will be made on you for some special knack, which if you have 

 acquired will bring success iuslead of failure to your venture. 



The cleverest trick perhaps yet thought of is for two skilled pad- 

 dlers to give an upset race exhibition, and then suggest to two nov- 

 ices to take the canoes and try their luck, furnishing them with bath- 

 ing suits. The mule trick at the circus i Iocs not hold a candle to it. 

 Cases have been known where persons were made temporary ill by 

 excessive laughter by the attempts to right an overturned cauoe. It 

 looks so easy, you know. 



I pass. Who trumps this card and takes the next trick? 



Sea Bee. 



LEAKS IN BIRCH BARK CANOES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In response to inquiry regarding leaks in birch hark canoes, let me 

 recommend rosin with about one-eighth its weight of lard. A little 

 beeswax will render its consistence more constant under changing 

 temperature, but it sticks better without it. Apply hot to seams with 

 a stiff "sash tool." In case a hole is "stove," cover with a piece of 

 birch bark well smeared with the warm gum. In case no bark is to 

 he had, an old handkerchief, coat lining, or shirt will do. A woods- 

 man is never at a loss. 



Don't leave the birch bottom up in the sun to dry, nor yet try the 

 so-called Indian method of drying it with a torch. The sun will cause 

 the gum already on to run off, and unless the torch is used cold, it 

 will blister the bark. Wipe as near dry as possible with a cloth, and 

 in ten minutes it is ready for the gum. Never leave the gum tins be- 

 hind. __ Nancy Bell. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Having been troubled some to get the right mixture of pitch, etc., 

 for bark canoes, 1 am satisfied that made with the following propor- 

 tions it will do good service: 11 ozs. of resin, 1 oz, of prime tallow, 

 1 oz. of boiled linseed oil. Melt over slow (ire and mix thoroughly. 

 This will be firm but not brittle. Wenonah. 



Biddefobd, Me., May 16. 



MY FIRST CANOE CRUISE. 



THIS was made away back in the forties. My craft was lift, long- 

 by 15in. beam, was built of three pine boards, was sharp at both 

 ends, and propelled by a paddle, so of course might be classed as a 

 canoe. It was rather uncouth, both in shape and workmanship, be- 

 ing made of lin. stuff, besides being the work of a boy of eight years, 

 whose tools consisted of an axe, hammer and common wood saw, 

 supplemented by the ever handy jack knife to finish with, 



The bottom was first hewed into shape with the axe, then the sides, 

 after being sawn nearly through and clear across, so as to bend read- 

 ily, were nailed to the bottom with such nails as could be picked up, 

 pulled out of boxes, etc. To make it tight, I used strips of cloth 

 saturated with roofing tar (pilfered from a mill which was building 

 hard by). When finished, my craft w T ould weigh probably some two 

 hundred pounds, and to my eye was the finest piece of work in the 

 country. 



My paddle was a single blade, made from lin. pine board. When 

 all was completed my craft was launched on the mill pond, and made 

 its trial trip in about an equal mixture of water, sawdust, eel-grass 

 and lily pads. It proved a success, and I was as proud as a commo- 

 dore. 



But the mill pond was too small, and so when a neighbor, who was 

 going up river with a team, offered to carry my craft and myself to 

 Fitchburg, some fifteen miles. I took advantage of the offer, and the 

 next morning, bright and early, saw me perched on my cherished 

 boat, which was stowed bottom up in a large lumber wagon, and all 

 rattling away up river. 



My craft was unloaded beside a small stream, a tributary of the 

 Nashua, and I was soon paddling down the swift current. My outfit 

 was very simple, consisting cf a roll of tea matting, a pocket knife, a 

 small tin pail filled with bread, buttor, and a fair share of that pride 

 of the New England boy's heart, doughnuts, and the clothes I stood 

 in. How I worked on that cruise, pulling over shoal water, tugging 

 around dams, and fightiug the mosquitoes, for it was the sweet sum- 



mer time, and I slept in my boat drawn up on the shore., where 

 had a fair chance at me. 



I had some troubles, was picked up for a truant once, and jumped 

 one dam; but not because I wanted to. My trip lasted a week, and 

 ended at Lawrence on the Merrimack, where my father found me and 

 urged me strongly to go home with him. I went. My next cruise 

 was around the "Horn," and in the course of which I wished several 

 times that my father would come and take me home, but he didn't, 

 and by the time I got back I was used to it all, and had become very, 

 very salt. 



1 am fresher now, I sometimes go over the ground again in fancy, 

 and as the two cruises are always connected (in my mind), that look- 

 ing back at them they are but one. The whole course of my life 

 seems to have been decided by that little trip down the Nashua and 

 Merrimack rivers. Ah. me! What possibilities if 1 had not been born 

 web-footed. 



But to change the subject before I get sentimental. Have been out 

 in my canoe all day; paddled some twenty-five miles; caught a dozen 

 sea trout and one duck, a moist one. Having a howling norther here 

 to night. Am very glad I am so near the equator. The next move I 

 make will be south. ' Tarpon. 



Tarpon Springs, Fla., May 9. 



PERSONAL.— Mr. C. K. Munroe, N. Y. C. C, returned to New fork 

 on Monday last, after spending the winter in Florida. Mr. Ohas. L. 

 Norton, N. Y. C. C.,in company with Mr. H. B. Howard, started from 

 Philadelphia on Monday last for New York in the tandem canoe 

 Kittiwake. 



CLUB SIGNALS.— We have received sketches of signals from the 

 Howard C. C. of Cambridge, the Hub C. C. of Boston, and the 

 Potowonok 0. C. of Fort Madison, Iowa. 



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E. G— We arc unable to give you the address. 



H. v. L. New York.— Is a man shooting in sweepstakes or for mon 

 prizes termed a prof essional ? Ans. No. 



S. J. B., Philadelphia, Pa.— Lapstreak is lighter and better, 

 cost will be from 85 to $7 per foot length, according to quality. 



J. J.. Pine Plains, N. Y.— The pointer bitch Cara C. is registered 

 the first number of the American Kennel Register. Her number 

 is 18. 



T. B. D.. Ellicott City, Md.— Ruby is by Woodruff's Dick out of 

 Fawn. We know nothing of the collie Eske; perhaps some of our 

 readers can give his pedigree. The fox-terrier is a sporting dog. 



H. W. G. — Would you kindly inform me if there is any black bass. 

 or trout fishing near Saratoga S]>rings, and when the season begins 

 in your State for fishing? Ans. Yes, both. Season begins on June 1. 



C. J. V. A., Albany.— Can you tell me when is the best time to fish 

 for carp, and what kind of bait or flies to use? Ans. Morning and 

 evening. Use worms, dough, boiled peas or fresh beef. We do not 

 know that they will rise to the fly. 



C. J. W.— I have a new rod, all lancewood, weight S$& ounces. Is 

 it too light for bass? I am not a very expert angler with such light 

 tackle. Had I better exchange it for a heavier one, say about 10 

 ounces? Ans. The rod is too light; we would exchange. 



C. L. W.— Will you kindly inform me what make, weight and 

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 Island in Lake Erie, and also at St. Clair Flats. 2. You can camp at 

 the Flats. 3. No. 



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