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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 10, 1884. 



promise to show them that whatever expertness they may exhibit, 

 we have several members who will be able to mike their triumph an 

 honorable one. Not being blessed with much spare cash, our prizes 

 are not large, but such as they are, any one is welcome to get them, 

 if they can. Hotel accommodations are good and the grounds are 

 eligible. Weels, President. 



Rockingham, N. C, July 4. 



TOPSHAM, Me., July 4.— The regular shoot o£ the Riverside Club 

 on this date was made a side shoot, and was a very interesting and 

 somewhat exciting affair. Twenty clay -pigeons. 10 single and 5 pairs, 

 an I 20 glass balls, 10 singles and 5 pairs, the best individual score to 

 take club badge: 



Wm, Dunning's Side. 



Pigeons. Balls. 



Dunning... 0110330200 1100 1110 00 OOw — 8^ 



Alexander. 1111111011 10 10 10 11 11 1111111111 00 01 10 11 11-32 



Hall, M Clllimni 01 10 00 11 10 1111111010 10 01 11 11 11-31 



Goud 201211)110 01 01 11 10 01 0101001101 10 10 01 10 01-23 



Hall, A C. 1113110001 10 11 10 10 10 1111110111 11 10 11 10 11-303^ 



125 

 Wm. Tate's Side. 



Tate 0000010101 10 01 00 11 00 11 w — 9 



Goud OilllllOlO 10 10 11 11 10 1110111010 11 11 11 10 10—29 



Purinton... 2111111011 11 01 11 11 11 1011111001 10 10 01 11 11-31U 



Keene 2020111121 00 11 00 10 10 0000010111 11 01 01 01 11-21}/. 



Strout 1101101121 00 10 11 10 10 0010221010 10 11 10 10 00-22)| 



113^ 



Alexander wins the badge.— Chas. Coud (Sec. Riverside Club). 



NARRAGANSETT GUN CLUB, July 3.- Weekly shoot of Narra- 

 gansett Gun Club at clay-pigeons, for silver trophies: 



GJCrandall 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 11 11-18 



M Sheldon 11 11 10 11 11 00 11 11 10 11—16 



EW Tinker 10 11 11 11 11 10 01 10 10 01—14 



HI) Mathewson 00 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 11 10—14 



C Gray 11 ll 00 11 11 10 01 10 10 10—13 



C H Brown 11 11 10 00 00 01' 10 10 10 10-10 



\ WRounde ...00 00 11 00 II 00 11 00 00 00— 6 



G F Butts 11 01 10 10 00 10 00 00 w 



Shoot for Ligowsky State Badge. 



E W Tinker 1111110111111111111111111—24 



G J Craiidall 1111110111111111111111111—84 



GF Butts 0111011110111011111110111—20 



G M Sheldon 1101011110101111110111110-19 



CO Grey 0111111001110011111111010—18 



C H Brown 1110100101101110101111111-18 



F Hanley 101101111011101 1101011011-18 



A J Harris 0111111111111101010001010-17 



A W Rounde 1101100100111100010001111—14 



A J Myers 0100000011111000101111101—13 



G J Robinson 1001110000000011010000110— 9 



Ties on 24: Tinker 4, Crandall 5. Narraganbett. 



WELLINGTON, Mass., July 5.— There were some forty -five sports- 

 men gathered at the grounds of the Maiden Gun Club, at Wellington, 

 to-dav. The leading events were the contests for the gold and leather 

 badges, Wemyss taking the former and Scott the latter. The other 

 events were: 



First event, five birds, straightaway, 21yds.— Snow and Dickey first, 

 Adams second, Goodnow third. 



Second event, five balls,100yds. rise— Dickey and Synimes first, Nye 

 second. Scott third. 



Third event, five birds— Shumway first, Scott] and Morrill second, 

 Hopkins third. 



Fourth event, five birds— Hopkins first, Morrill and Seott second, 

 Goodnow third. 



Fifth event, three pair doubles— Hopkins and Morrill first, Adams 

 second, Green and Scott third. 



Sixth event, five balls— Nye and Adams first, Morrill and Hopkins 

 second, Green and Scott third. 



Seventh event, five birds— Morrill and Nye first, Scott second, 

 Adams third. 



Eighth event, five birds— Nye and Goodnow first, Nichols and Dickey 

 second, Hopkins third, Adams fourth. 



Ninth event, five birds— Dickey and Nye first, Hopkins and Morrill 

 second, Scott and Nichols Third. 



Tenth event, five birds— Snow first. Dickey and Morrill second, Nye 

 third. 



Eleventh event, five balls— Morrill and Dickey first, Scott and 

 Symnes second, Foster third. 



Twelfth event, three pair birds— Dickey first, Goodnow and Nichols 

 second, Morrill third. 



Thirteenth event— Morrill first, Dickey and Snow second, Nichols 

 third. 



Fourteenth event, miss and out— Dickey first. Nichols second. 



Fifteenth event, miss and out— Nye first. Nichols second. 



Sixteenth event, five birds— Law first, Snow and Saunders second, 

 Bicker third. 



Seventeenth event, five balls— Law first, Synimes second, Russell 

 third. 



Eighteenth event, five balls— Russell first, Snow second, Symmes 

 and Ricker third. 



Nineteenth event, five birds— Snow first, Law second, Rockwood 

 third. 



Twentieth event, five birds— Law first, Nichols second. Russell 

 third. 



Twenty-first event, five birds— Law first, Snow second. Symmes and 

 Ricker third. 



Sweuty-second event, five birds— Law first, Snow second, Russell 

 and Nichols third. 



Twenty-third event, five birds— Law first, Nichols second. 



MAYNARD GUN CLUB, Maynara, Mass.— Glass-ball and clay- 

 pigeon shoot on their grounds July 4. Representatives from many 

 of the surrounding clubs participated m the sport. 



First event, 7 clay-birds— Dickey first. Cutting second, Wurm third. 



Second event, 5 clay-birds— Dickey first, Wurm second. 



Third event, 5 clay-birds— Dickey and Wurm first, Nichols and 

 Johnson second. Cutting and McCoy third. 



Fourth event, 5 glass balls— Dickey and Wurm first, Cutting and 

 Johnson second, Lawrence and McCoy third. 



Fifth event, 5 glass balls— Johnson and Wurm first, Cutting and 

 Dickey second. Nichols and McCoy third. 



Sixth event, 5 clay-birds— Dickey first, Cutting second, Nichols and 

 McCoy third. 



Seventh event, 5 clay birds— Johnson and Wurm first, Dickey sec- 

 ond. Cutting and McCoy third. 



Eighth event, 5 clay-birds— Wurm first, Cutting and Johnson second 

 Newton and McCoy third. 



Ninth event, 5 glass balls— Wurm first, Cutting and Nichols second, 

 Newton third. 



Tenth event. 5 glass balls— Wurm and Dickey first, Cutting and 

 Newton second, McCoy third. 



Eleventh event, 3 pair glass balls— Dickey first, Wurm second. 



Twelfth event, 6 glass balls— Dickev first, McCoy second, Wurm 

 third. 



Match between B. F, Johnson of the Maynard Gun Club and G. H. 

 Wurm of the Massachusetts Rifle Association; conditions, 25 clay- 

 birds, 25yds. rise. 



Wurm... 1111111111111111111110111—24 



Johnson 1111111111111111111011110-23 



G. F. Cutting, Sec. 



WINCHENDON, Mass., June 26.— At the regular meeting of the 

 Winchendon Gun Club to-day. only clay-pigeons were thrown from 

 the. trap. This is the second time it was used. The result was as 

 follows: 



L F Martin 1111111111—10 F M Brown 11101011 10— 7 



James Southerland..0110111111— 8 F E Monn 0011011000—4 



F F Hopgood 1101101111— 8 L P Ball 0101000000-2 



P S Davis 1001110111— 7 



EVANSVILLE, Did., July 4.— The match at clay-pigeons at the 

 Salt Well to-day was one of the most hotly contested, as well as one 

 of the best— as far as a fine score is considered— ever shot in this 

 State. The match was at 20 birds, 19yds., rise, ties to be shot off at 

 three yards. The first score was as follows: 



Throop 00101001101000111110—10 



Gilbert lllllllllllOllllllll— 49 



W Durham 01101111111111111111-18 



Clifford 01111111111010111111—17 



Cooper 01111111001111111111-17 



E Durham 11111011111111111111—19 



Lacy.. 11010111111111101101—16 



Haliock. ' ".' 01111111111010111111—17 



Johston 11111111111011111111—19 



Garvin 11111111111111110111—19 



This gave Gilbert, Ed. Durham, Garvin and Johnston ties on 19 

 birds. The distance was moved three yards, and the next score at 

 the birds resulted: Gilbert 3, Ed. Durham 3, Johnston 3, Garvin 3. The 

 distance was then moved three yards further, and the next shoot, 



which proved the deciding one, was as follows: Gilbert 1. i, l, Ed. 



Durham 0, 0, 0, Johnston 0, 1, 1, Garvin 0, 1, w. This gave the match 



and the medal to Gilbert, who probably won the tie by having an 



extra. shooting gun- Aside from this he broKe three trial birds, i. e., 



birds tried to test the trap, making him a total of 28 birds broken out 



of a possible 29. Mr. Johnston, who was second, is deserviug of 

 especial praise in his shooting, as ill health has prevented much prac- 

 ticing, and his shooting in this connection was very remarkable. 



CASTLEWOOD, D. T., June 27.— This evening the gun club recently 

 organized in this city had their first shoot. Taking into consideration 

 that a strong wind was blowing, and the fact that the majority of the 

 club never had any experience at trap shooting the score is not a bad 

 one: Wm. Shanks 5, E. C. Webber 1, H. Ellefson 0, A. F. Swift 5, E. 

 L. Hills 6, R. Matson 1, A. F. Poulson 4, F. Cheever 1, F. L, Page 3, W. 

 O. Fraser 9. 



SACRAMENTO, Cal., June 22.-The Foster Gun Club held its 

 monthly pigeon-shooting contest in Agricultural Park to-day. The 

 birds were a fine lot, flying swiftly, and as there was a strong south- 

 erly wind prevailing nearly all were "tailers," and got out of range 

 in short order, consequently the scores made may be considered un- 

 usually good. Several birds that were hit hard died out of bounds. 

 Mr. Eckhardt, whose score is the lowest, was very unfortunate, hit- 

 ting all his birds, but only being able to retrieve 5. He shot a light 

 gun. using wood powder, which is slow, and hy the time the shot 

 reached the birds they were most of them too far away to be stopped 

 inside the 80-yd. circle. 



Following is the score of the main match today, John Gerber win- 

 ning the first medal by a clean score: 



Gerber, J, 21yds 111111111111-12 



Gerber, W E, 21yds HlllllOllil-ll 



Todd, 26yds 111111011111—11 



Miller, 21yds 110111111111-11 



Watson, 21yds 101111111111—11 



Stevens, 21yds 111111001111-10 



McKuno, 21yds 111100111110— 9 



Zuver, 21yds 100110101111— 8 



Tebbets. 2lyds 001110011011— 7 



Eckhardt, 21yds 011000091110- 5 



A matcn at 31yds., both barrels, followed. Watson made a clean 

 score and took first money, and Zuver and Nesbitt divided second 

 and third money, with a score of four each. 



Several matches at clay-pigeons were shot. The score of a specimen 

 one is appended. 



Todd 111111011111—11 



Watson 11011011111 1—10 



McKune 110111001111— 9 



Stevens 11101 1110011— 9 



Chapman 1110011011 11— 9 



Tebbets lOlllOlllOOl— 8 



Denny 010111010110- 7 



The entrance in this match was $2.50. 



INDIANA.— The Crescent City and Lamasco Gun Clubs, of Indiana, 

 met on the 4th in st. t and had a friendly match. Sides were chosen 

 from the members present. Live birds were used and several good 

 scores were made considering the birds were all as fresh as possible, 

 having not been cooped up over twenty-four hours. 

 Capt. Halwes's Side. 



H Halwes 01111110001111111101—15 



M Hoepke 11111111111001111111—18 



PEberline . 01011110 11001111111-14 



F c mith 0010001 10000001 011C0— 6 



J Baumgartner 10111110111011001111—15 



C Mverhoff 11101010000100110111—11 



J Emsbach 00101101001000000101- 7 



G Kline 00111011110111111111—16 



C O Kervatt 11111111111111011110—18—120 



Capt. Grill's Side. 



Ed Grill 11011111111111111111-19 



W G Kerth 00111111001100111 HI— 14 



CKratz, Jr 01111111111100111111—17 



P Speck.' 0001101 10111111 11111— 15 



J Grill 00001110111101001111—12 



C Kratz, Sr 1110001 1100010111111—13 



E Myerhoff OtllOOOllOOOlOllllOl— 10 



J Rohrenbacher 01111111111111111101-18 



O B Still* 11011110110000000000— 8—127 



*Only shot at 10 birds. 



There is a movement now on foot to have a two days' tournament 

 at live birds at an early day and to invite all neighboring clubs. The 

 Crescent City Gun Club are anxiously awaiting challenges, Evansville 

 Gun Club preferred. 



tynoemg. 



Canoeists are invited to send us notes and full reports of cruises, 

 club meets, information about canoeable waters, and other commu- 

 nications of interest. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Fores* and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signals, etc , of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 reports of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local waters, 

 drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 

 to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



July 9 to 15.— Chicago C. C, Annual Cruise. 

 July 14.— Allegheny C. C, Cruise at Conneaut Lake. 

 July 19.— Chicago C. C, First Annual Regatta. 

 July 24 to 36.— Lake George Meet. Lorna Island. 

 Aug. 1 to 15.— A. C. A. Meet, Grindstone Island. 



CRUISING CANOES IN THE A. C. A. RACES. 



THE limit of sail in Race No. 10, Class B, should be 75ft. instead of 

 50ft., as stated June 26. The following letter from the Mohican 

 C. C. expresses the feeling of a large number, as under thepresent rules 

 the all around canoe of 14 to 15ft.x30in. is practically exclude 

 from the races. It cannot enter Race 3 with any chance of success, 

 as it will meet a boat built nearer to the limit, 17x28, against which 

 it would be hopelessly handicapped. In Race 4 there will be a chance, 

 but in favor of the heavy boats, and it would be absurd for a 14x30 

 boat to enter Race 7, as there will probably be a 17x28 boat or one of 

 similar dimensions. Race 8 is out of the question. Race 9 handicaps 

 it to the extent of 2ft. length, Race 10 will be better, but even that 

 favors the centerboard boat. Races 11 and 12 will allow it to enter, 

 but the whole system of measurements, based on a division into 

 sailing classes and paddling: classes, tends to develop special boats 

 for each class, to the exclusion of the all around boat. We would 

 call the attention of the Regatta Committee to this fact, as the great 

 majority of canoe owners are directly interested. Mixed races will 

 tend, to a certain extent, to encourage the all around boat, and a 

 plan is now under consideration to attain the same end. 

 Editor Forest and Stream.- . 



At a regular meeting of the Mohican C. C. of Albany, N. Y., held 

 July 2, 1884, Gen. R. S. Oliver offered the following resolutions, which 

 were unanimously adopted: 



Whereas, It appears from the published list of races to be held at 

 the A C A. meet for 1884 in Eel Bay, that no race has been provided 

 for Class B without ballast and without heavy centerboard ; 



Whereas The. majority of canoes in this club and many others in 

 inland waters are of Class B without heavy centerboards, and are 

 usually sailed without ballast : „-..,,.„ .^ 



Resolved, That we respectfully request the Regatta Committee to 

 place upon the programme of the meet a sailing race for canoes of 

 Class B, without haUast and without heavy centerboard; 



Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Commodore 

 of the A. C. A,, to the 'Regatta Committee, to the editors of Forest 

 and Stream and of the Canoeist', . 



Resolved, also, That should such a race be placed upon the pro- 

 gramme, the Mohican C. C. will contribute a flag as first prize in such 

 a race, if the Regatta Committee desire it. . 



B. Fernow, Sec'y M. C. C. Robert W. Gibson, Captain M. 0. C. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The official programme of races— A. C. A, Meet of 1884, regatta 

 committee report— is before me. There are two points I notice 

 about it— faults I might say— which could be easily amended. First, 

 the average cruising canoe is systematically neglee'ed, the very one 

 the Association should encourage in every way possible. It is handi- 

 capped in every event on the list with perhaps three exceptions, viz.: 

 No 10, limited ballast race; No. 11, sailing and paddling race, and 

 No. 12, the light race. In these races its chances are slim with other 

 boats built up to the limits. ' 



Second, there is no inducement offered to the canoeist of average 

 ability to enter any race. He naturally feels that his chance of get- 

 ting a first or second prize is too small to pay for the exertion neces- 

 sary to win such a place. This has been Ihe fault of every programme 

 offered at any meet thus far. AVithout changing a letter of the docu- 

 ment as it now stands, I would suggest to the committer- <,l three 

 that they add two prizes to 'their already long list. The Brstto pa 



given to the canoe making the best average in all the races. Theseo- 

 ond for the next best canoe. Also that the record of every canoe 

 entering any race be taken (with three events emitted to be named 

 later), and after the races this record to give the exact position to 

 every canoe having taken part. The same to be published with the 

 other results. The canoe with the best average to be classed No. 1, 

 the next best No. 2, and so on down the list. If twenty canoes take 

 part in the races they will be numbered from one to twenty on the 

 record, according to their deserts. 



This record will be very simple to make up and of great interest to 

 all. The canoeists entering the races will do their best to get good 

 places at the finish, not only for the individual race prizeshut also 

 for the average prize and for the place on the reconL A man may 

 be low on the record but ahead of any other one of his club's mem- 

 bers. This record will also show the club having the highest, aver- 

 age, a very desirable thing. An average Hft.x'iOin. canoe will be on 

 a par with a canoe built to the full sailing or paddling limit if, for in- 

 stance, it gets two third places in two races to the other's first place 

 (sailing) and fifth (paddling)— average for both is six. 



Now for the method: Suppose there to be thirteen events, and that 

 ten canoes enter in one of them, the other races all having less than 

 that number. The maximum number of points will then be 10x13. 

 or 130 points. The first canoe in each race (no matter how many 

 enter it) will receive 10 points, the second 9, the third 8 and so on, a 

 canoe not entered or not finishing to get nothing. Of the thirteen 

 events one canoe can enter, perhaps", eight, and if it wins them all 

 will receive 80 points. '1 he canoe securing ihe most points, all told, 

 to be No. 1 on the record. In case of a tie at, say ten, theD two 

 canoes would be numbered 10 and 11 would be dropped. The clubs 

 could also be numbered in the same way, and it would foster patriot- 

 ism among members to push the club record up as high as possible, 

 thus securing more entries for the races. 



The thirteen events are accounted for thus: No. 2 on official pro- 

 gramme to be omitted in the averaging-it being a limited novices 

 race. No. 4 is really two events, A and B sailing; No, 10 is also, for the 

 same reason. Nos. 13 and 14 should be omitted. By this arrange- 

 ment—which I hope to see made a permanent feature— the canoe ill 

 any class, built up to the limit, sailing or paddling, stands a very poor 

 show of getting first place— and the canoe built and used for all 

 around work will be pretty sure of getting a good place with fair 

 management. Such a record will also help the novice to select his 

 canoe with an eye to the "average," the true canoer's aim being the 

 "happy medium." What have you to add, Mr. Editor— something, 

 I hope. Dot. 



THE A. C. A. MEET. 



To the Members of the American Canoe Association: 



The site chosen for the 1884 camp of the A. C. A. (Aug. 1 to 15) is on 

 the northeast end of Grindstone Island, distant about four miles from 

 Clayton, N. Y., and five miles from Gananoque, Canada, just, south 

 of the boundary line, and facing Canada on the north and Eel Bay 

 on the northeast. The grove in which the tents will be pitched is on 

 the north side of the point, on a rather sharp slope, with a stony 

 shore, but the shore on the northeast side is a gently sloping one, 

 with a sandy beach. 



Arrangements have been made at the camp so that those who de- 

 sire to do so may get their meals at a regular mess, at which meals 

 will be served atreasonable prices. There will also be a camp store 

 established, at which campers may obtain groceries, provisions, etc., 

 at Clayton prices. Milk, eggs, vegetables, fresh meats, etc., can also 

 be obtained at the store. Ice, which has been stored for the use of 

 the Association, will be brought into the camp every morning. Wood 

 in abundance, both for camp fires and cooking purposes, has been 

 provided. 



The palatial steamer Puritain, connecting with the Utica and Black 

 River Railroad at Clayton, and with the Grand Trunk Railroad at 

 Gananoque, will land members at the camp wharf, arrangements 

 having been made, by which, during the encampment, she will in- 

 clude the camp in her regular stops. This steamer will carry canoes 

 and kits free. The regular fare (25 cents) will be charged. No other 

 steamer but the Puritain will be allowed to land at the camp wharf 

 without a permit from the officer in command of the camp at that 

 time. 



The following railroad and steamboat lines in the United States 

 have agreed to carry canoes and kits free, at owners' risk, but in all 

 cases members must go on same train or boat with their canoes: 

 New York Central & Hudson River, New York. Ontario & Western to 

 Oswego, thence steamer Onfario to Clayten: Utica & Black River 

 Railroad, Delaware & Hudson Canal Company's Railroad; Ogdens- 

 burgh <fi Lake Champlain Railroad, and the Lake Champlain Trans- 

 portation Company (steamers on Lakes George and Champlain). 



The Canadian Southern Pacific Railway will issue excursion tickets 

 at one and a third regular rates. Tickets one way will be at regular 

 rates. The Grand Trunk Railroad will also issue excursion tickets at 

 the same rate; regular tickets one way. The Ontario Division of the 

 Canada Pacific Railway offers excursion tickets at same rates as 

 those above. The Northern & Northwestern Railway will charge one 

 fare for excursion tickets. The Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Com- 

 pany will also sell round-trip tickets at one fare. Ail these railways 

 and steamers will carry canoes and kits free of charge, hut at own- 

 ers' risk of loss or damage. 



Members coming from the South via Jersey City, etc., wishing to 

 ship their canoes by express to the camp, Have an opportunity of 

 doing so via the National Express Co., which operates over the line 

 of the New York, Ontario & Western Railroad, and connects with the 

 Adams Express Co. at Union Depot in Jersey City. 



All mail matter intended for the camp should be addressed A. C. A. 

 Camp, Clayton, N.Y. Arrangements will be made to have it for- 

 warded direct to the camp. The address of the secretary of the 

 Association will be Clayton, N. Y., after July 15. 



Chas. A. Neide, Secretary A. 0. A. 



Schuvlerville, N. Y., July 2, 1884, 



THE A. C. A. BADGE. 



Editor Forest and Stream i 



I have appointed as a committee on the A. C. A. badge question 

 the following gentlemen: 



Wm. B. Wackerhagen, M. C. C, 41 State street, Albany, N. Y. , 

 Chairman. 



Dr. George L. Parmele, H. C. C. Hartford, Conn. 



James L. Greenleaf, K. C. C, New York City 



Months ago I requested the members of the A. C. A. through the 

 American Canoeist to send in designs for this badge, or to suggest 

 designs that 1 might work out and present to the committee, thus 

 giving them valuable assistance in tne selection of the badge. The 

 result was the reception of designs from three members of the A. C. A. 

 One of two things appears as almost a certainty. Either the Canoeist 

 reaches only a few A. C. A. men, or else very few A. C. A. members 

 are at all interested in the badge question. Once more I will express 

 my desire that designs be sent to Chairman Wackerhagen at the 

 earliest moment possible in order to have the committee report at our 

 annual meeting. Respectfully, yours, 



F. A. DICKERSON, Com. A. C. A. 



Springfield, Mass., July 8, 18S1. 



[The subject of a badge for members of the American Canoe Asso- 

 ciation has been under consideration ever since the local meet; and 

 as yet little has been accomplished, as will bo seen from the above 

 letter of Commodore Nickerson. It is a matter in which a) 1 canoeists 

 are interested, and it remains for them to assist the committee in 

 their lahors. If every club will but send a design, there will be no 

 lack of material to work on at the meet. "What is everybody s busi- 

 ness is nobody's business," and each individual member is apt to 

 neglect his part, but in such matters, the Commodores of the differ- 

 ent clubs must take the lead, and if each will do so, he can readily 

 obtain one design on behalf of his club; but the time is now very 

 short, and what is done, must be done speedily.] 



RONDOUT C. C. CAMP. 



THE Rondout Canoe Club enjoyed a very pleasant outing on July 

 4th at their camp on Esopus Island, situated a few miles below 

 Rondout half a mile long, and a most beautiful spot for a camp. 

 Camp was made on Thursday night, canoeists from Newburg and 

 other places joining the R. C. C. 



The next morning nearly a hundred guests of the club, many of 

 them ladies, came down on the little steamer W. B. Crane, chartered 

 for their use by the club. Two cooks from Rondout were an board 

 to look after the dinner, which included 10 gallons of clam chowder, 

 1000 halted clams, and unlimited ice cream. 



The following races came off in the afternoon at 3 P. M.. the nnal 

 one, a tub race, being omitted, as the water was too rough for such 

 frail craft, a swimming race, won by C. V, A. Decker, being sub- 

 stituted. _ „ , „ _ 



Firt Race, Paddling.— Entries: Grant Van Deusen. Helena: is.S. 

 Smith, Pixie; C. V, A. Decker. Glance: C W. Crispell, Zephyr; Conrad 

 E Hashrouck, Crazy. Prizes. -Firt, canoe lantern; second, flag. Re- 

 sult.— N. S. Smith, first; C. W. Crispell, second; Grant Van Deusen, 



Second Race, Sailing.— Entries: Grant Edger. Dido: Gran' 



Deusen, Helena; Jausen llasbrouk, .Jr.. Crazy. Prizes. -First .-ano,-. 



chair; second, flag. Result.— Grant Van Deusen, first; Grant Eager, 



second. ~ _ _ . „ 



Third Kace, Paddling Tandem- -Entries: Messrs. D. \ aux and 4 



[ S. Smith, Dido; Grant \ an Bens.-!, and H. ' 



