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“matches began at the Woodbine Park, on May 16, at 18yds, with 16 
balls, one barrel; I. Humphries scored 15 balls straight that day; 
May 30,1, Townson, 10 out of 15; June 18, I. Weoster, 11 out of 15; 
June 27, 1. Humphries,11 out of 15; July 11, R. I. Kidd, 11 out of 155 
July 26, (. Townson. 12 out of 15; Aug, 8, F. Martin, a clean 15; Aug. 
23, G. Pearsall, 14 out of 15. The majority of the boys (including your 
correspondent) who could not hit many of the balls, several of the 
raemibers brought it up at the last meeting to haye birds of some kind, 
The blackbird was spoken of and agreed to, W, Loan, who does all 
the trapping for the club, set to work to secure them for the match 
ou Saturday, Aug. 28. Haying reportid he had some 800 birds, the 
secretary potified the members, who tured out in sueh large foree 
that we bad not enough for 15 each, so substituted 12 birds and 3 balls, 
Av the finish of the birds there were 4 members with 12 straight, 3 with 
11, 6 with 10, and se on down to 7, which was the lowest. Then came 
the fun. The four that shot their twelve had 3 balls each, two of 
them had won in two scores already for the medal. The next match 
was fo have been shoton Sept. 5. This match had to be postponed 
(ao «birds having been caught) until after the annual match. 
The annual match of the club takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and 
following aay, when the first and second class will shoot the first day, 
the third and nursery class on the second day. and the ties on the third 
day, We have now 800 pigeons in the club coop and more coming, 
Our club is now abont 100 strong with about seventy real good solid 
Bporlsmen. Wall particulars I will give you with regard to the presi- 
ent’s medal match, and the annual alse,—R. Morrison. 
BOSTON GUN CLUB.—Tournament at clay-pigeons, at Weilington, 
Mass., Sept. 17,—The Boston & Maine depot was well patronized last 
Wednesday by the shotgun devotees, en route to the now fashionable 
clay pigeon resoré of the Boston Gun Club. Rhode Island, New 
Hampshi/e and Massachusetts were represented by their finest shots. 
Good shooting, good birds, and a splendid day gave the best oppor- 
tunity for one of the best shoots this club has held. 
First event, 5 birds, 1&yds, rise: 
CH DeRochmont,.. ...,,1101i—4 H H Prancis........, .... .10011—3 
(yt) eS) re Sa Gh overy genie ee iy 11010—8 © Wilbur, .:.....+...2...4. 11011—4 
OF Gerrish... .11111—6 
OR Dickey, ....-. .-10111—4 A Fennimore,.....-. 11101—4 
G ASampson . .........,. WM1I—5. WS Perry.........2. . 11011—4 
SCS Gr Wy, fee va, aed le—O, IG AW Garywes } oP, Fy ese... 101 0—8 
BY F AUEN Ba aden 11111—5 MB Cornell,.....-....., - .10000—1 
UGE SPARTOR i ooo ene ell 11110—4, D Chamber's.........,.2..5 10101—3 
a, jal TN dt) yee are ay SA Ta 11101—4 
Gerrish first, DeRochmont, Stanton, and Wilbur second, Cary third, 
Cornell fourth. P 
Second eyent, 7 birds, 5 traps. 1syds. rise: 
UNL fps A ee Pp ee ey W0111-6 Wennimore.....-...):.., 1111010—5 
DeRochmont,........... O111111—6 Gerrish..... .2.,.., -,.,.1110110—5 
Bic kere. Jess a) Pe W11111—7 -Stanton.........55. 5 2s 0111111—6 
Matar Ke Js oie sted aves 1 10170—5 Sampson ...:.20....0.2 Le 0111171—6 
PUTS ee ee ee Seen TOS Allene orn tiie: 1011111—6 
RADY res celts iret ence Q101110—4 Cornell.........,- ees 0010100—2 
TERED. pees aweeea 2 WONT oe Hirahess 8, Joes sed oldddi— 8 
Perry. ~ ,..«1110110—5 
Dickey first, Wilbur and Stanton second, Stark and Tinker third, 
Wary fourth, 
Tait'd event, 2 pair doubles, 5 traps, 15yds. rise: 
DeRochmont,.......... De TG Wii en ess ees 10 10 10—3 
WIGHCV de akae ten oe O01 01 11—4 Sampson,....... ..-.... 10 10 11-4 
EAS eT ha ee | Il 11 10—6 allen: 2)... 8, Sn, 10 00 00—1 
PORN ihe speee ea sare a ae—O) DOMINATE ise ike 10 10 11—4 
Peniwmore..i.......---. 11 10 10—4 Francis............ .... 10 00 01—2 
Sis ee, Pee 10 11 10—4 Knowles................ 01 10 00—2 
ATU E peg) ot eee 2 11 1110-5 DrJames............... 00 10 01—2 
pabambon 22s 11 11 10—5 Carey............ 5.2... 10 11 10—4 
SU AIMBELE curse ad'the weal gas 00 10 00-1 
Perry and DeRochmont first, Gerrish, Tinker and Stanton second, 
Sampson thirk, Walbur fourth. 
Tevth event, 5 birds, 5 traps: 
DeRochmont........ ...., AN oS: Seal ol ee ee eps ms 11111—5 
GHEY vemrtaltiaiiise esas ION = 3 Penny ety eas oe 110114 
VOY felfcreita tt) ee 01011—8 Sampson.................. 01110—3 
TTP ae Se al a AULT — 5 Willie nis oe. ese retsrste ate ee 00111-3 
ECB TS a Sa ties oo 1100135 Winery so a. eee 11110—4 
Gye Uae 20, Spa etme o IOWO—2 Stark. li. fesse 14411—: 
POGT UIT I ta ae ay nels 1)101—4. Wurmis...........,0...0055 11011—4 
LESSON PAs saa ae Oe 1OO1O—2 Allen, ... 2.6... eee eee 11101—4 
LUA cae mak potenes ODO ale are ee cet hantie , 01111—4 
MP AUPIVOS oro atac ose ssicl sie ok gltve 1011—4 Cornell..............220... 01110—8 
Sih itor Sule SRO eee are 11001—3. Francis ..............2.... 1111—5 
Francis first, DeRochmont and Fennimore second, Jenkins and 
Gerrish third, Cutting and Snow fourth, 
Fifth event, 3 pair doubles: 
MOUs ieee wna cn delng os TIP T= 6) AMG cs do eas Fee 10 11 10—4 
LUE eid es a Shera 10 5 MBpicen es os, eae 10 10 10—8 
Fennimore,......-.-.-. Itt JIG Braneisy. ie sete. ses 11 11 10-5 
SAMPSOB. 24-2 2-e cee. 11 11 TI—6 Snow -... -. snes cers 11 00 10—38 
Demkinss jl. 255 2 2s. 10 60 10—2 DeRochmont........... 00 11 10—3 
ULV Et al. cee bse peretwreislele 1 10 05 Pern ae set egat ee or 11 10 11—5 
MOENATLI Sy Tew ace soe 10 11 11—5 ~=Wilbur..- 11 10 10—4 
Sinise streets we soit 00 11 00—2 Knowles..........-....- 11 01 10—4 
JAWES 1025-1, ssens-2-11 10 11—5 Stamton.... ... 244 .<.,10 00 00—1 
VIS. ue OL a WwW 11 10—4 
Gerrish. Fennimore and Sampson first, James Cary second, Wilbur 
third, DeRuchmont and Tinker fourth. 
Sixth event, 7 birds, 5 traps: Wis. 
DeRochmont,-----....-- 1121011—6  Knowles........ ......,. 0011001—8 
BAIN Yee ep pone ., 1111000—4 Franeis....... 
Gerrish.... ~0111171—6 Stark ..,....., 14111117 
Sampson...,.-- .. 0100011—3 Cornell,. 1001010—3 
SIEHEWSsecbertecwees es ,.4100010—3 Cary ...., 1110100—4 
DIGG ye eter see, be 1100011—4 A W Gore. .., 0101111—5 
EU) Ree a ha ues 0103110—4 Stanton... ,--+ 1001010—8 
BVTIG tir eS is oe ees ey TAFT AP eSATA fuvslep teases 1011101—5 
NE Ps fee eee cua be TOT RI Ib plELMeS one ree eee .. .1101010—4 
HS Belcher... ...-2-:.,.. 1110110—5 Allen eee pees yee O111710—5 
YS) (hok hu0 (0) oe rn 0171111—6 Tinker....,..,....--- ...1101001—4 
1 eh ie ele oO Saree ee 1111101—6 
Wilbur, Francis and Stark first; Fennimore second, Allen third, 
Perry and Tinker fourth, } 
Seventh event, 8 pair doubles, 16yds. rise: 
1 : 
2h} EE ee 0 ee 10 10 —3 Fennimore.,..... .-. 10 112 10—4 
Aa ALE et ey cney Oe 1 11 11-6 Gorwell....,....-...,,10 11 00-38 
DeRoehmont......... Tt 31 10—5 Knowles; 2 ..4..... 10 10 1i—4 
Getrish.......,....-0.11 10 01—4 SOW) so cence yeecse- 10 01 11-4 
Sampsoh ....... wi... 11 O01 O1—4 James 2... p02) .ee: 10 60 11-3 
JETS ge eon OPP 10 21 10-4 Tinker.............. 10 11 10-4 
Joukius a1 10—4 Francis...........--.. 11 01 00-3 
DeRochmont............ LUI =F Dickey... vl. esses 1111100—5 
IPETIIEEA Sets asa dWelde apts 1110111—6 Stanton ........--.-..... 1111110—6 
PAMPSON Sioa e ssn see O01O1Oyy, ~ “Alem? sos 2/22 Soe 1110011—5 
Lift) (oe Ses SAEED omcre, TOOH0OW.  Guttitte. , on. = 2 eee ae 0011111—5 
FPenriita sre... wus. ceehl hdd a Ore aes eee og gan ,1010L00—3 
MOINS Oke dike keeper ,011111—6 Williams................ 1101101—5 
EMU at oy a Pa ok wieie obs es OOOIIII—A BYOW oa eee c eee ee 1100001—3 
Stark eee DiGi Ol ——b Vee AO Sr les orci 0 1011010—4 
Wilbur /0171711—6 T Nichols,:::..:......... 1101101—5 
Wurms.. ..1100110—4 Tinker .... . 1000111 —4 
PATIL SS TA cee Or Sores on By 1111711 —7 Cornell........... . 0111101—5 
DeRochmont, Mennimore, yun first; Wilbur, Stanton second; 
Allen and Stark third; Perry fourth. 
Minth event, match between C. M. Stark of Dunbarton, N. H,, and 
G. H. Wurms of Warnersville, Mass., for $100 aside at 50 pigeons 
frou one trap, 2lyds rise., Judges atscoie, W. 8. Perry and O. H. De- 
Rochmont, at trap C. H. Gerrish and O. BR. Dickey: 
yg Vidi ek ees 0011100101001011001011 101101010011111110111111110—3?- 
Stark ..-....,.--. 1901911000114119111111111111010011100011111010010—36 
Tenth event, 5 birds, i%yds. rise: 
DeRochmont..---.,.,,... 011018 Samipson...............-.. 00101 —2 
(Efe east pee, Beene ARES carton wee a inte eet en 00100 =i 
BOLE IG ACs hey see rns O1MI—4 ~Dickey...................: 10011} 
Aye is salen sea eo PEAR Wddi—o Wrancis........ 22.00... A101 —4 
Wola ea ees 1110/4 Fennimore ................ 11111—5 
hea eee, O1100—2 Smow..........---.s- eee ee 11110—4 
Stanton... .- --»---11d11—-5 Smith ....... ae. ee ey 11101—4 
ond, DeRochmont and Dickey third, Wurm fourth, 
Hleyéenth event, 3 pair doucle birds: 
eRuchmont ,..,..--- 10 1i—5 Wennimore.............4 11 10 ni—s 
Distoy FCoE ae ae ae 4 Of 11! df —5» Prancis®.. i... ose. ii 11 11-6 
Gerrjsiwe cee. 2. a 10 01 10—8 Gore.......5.5...., vaes 10-01 11—4 
Wilbur..... I rahe) erkes oh Wd 1 VI—6 James---: cis nae pices 11 11 01—5 
WEIN, geegepsirecr is. s 11 10 10—5 ~Sampson,....... peers Ol 11 10—4 
Snow... ...-., ea 8a 5 ii ii 1i—6 TEMAS. ose peek oe peervedl 11 00-4 
PORE Vaw: Coen eres tenor 01 10 0i—3 Diuker...,.....:......,,11 11 10—5 
Estate tae eles dq (aA A 10 01 10—8 Wommell 5.5... esse: 60 10 11—3 
Sampson third, Perry fourth, - ; ee 
fome miss-and-out matehes concluded a fine day's sport, Nichols 
and Fennimore taking the first, Stark and Dickey jhe second, Nichols, 
Pennimore and Win'm talking the last, in the order mentioned. 
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION.—Phe four th annual convention o 
thé Oalifornia State Sportsmen’s Association will be held at Lo 
Angeles, Oct, 2-4, under the auspices of the Recreation Gun Club. The 
Programme provides: Thursday, Oct. 2. Commitee on reception will 
meet delegates on the train and esco:t them to Los Angeles, arriving 
aviP.M. Drive through city, orchards and vineyards, Meeting of 
convention. Address of welcome. Friday, Oct. 8. Pigéon shooting, 
open to all members of the State Association. 8 P. M., convention. 
Saturday, Oct.4, Convention will go mto camp for a quail shoot as 
pees of the Recreation Gun Team, returning Monday evening. 7 P. 
:, Sporbsnian’s game supper. 
WOROESTER, Mass., Sept 17,—There were about twenty members 
of the South End Gun Club and friends that went to Oxford yester- 
day to attend a mateh between the club here and the one there, The 
following score tells the work of each: 
South End Chib. Oxford Club. 
W_L Davis, ....411111110101111—18 A Appleby ..... 100001001110100— 6 
J W Wright... 00000110111101i— 8 G Ajppieby..... 100010111011111—10 
AB F Kinney. .011111111111011—18 LIngraham....110011111111010-71 
HS Poore...... 110011110111010-10 G Rich,......... 100101110010100— 7 
O A Doane ..... 110111001111111—12 Hf Moffatt...... 110011001110101— 9 
WR Deane... .111010000011001— 7 HSmith...,.... 100111111111110~—12 
JW Davis.... ..10011111001001i— 9 OG Robbins...... 010011101110011— 9 
HA Jewett . ._.011111111101111I—18 CDaodge.,....-. 101110100111111—11 
E Whittaker. . .,10111100111110i—11 
HW Webber, .,111111111111110—14 A R Bowditeh, .111111001111110—12 
110 96 
DR. CARVER is giving shooting exhibitions in Michigan and help- 
ing the Agricultural Fair committees to swell the gatereceipts. Thus 
do the clay-pigeon and the big pumpkin thrive together, 
KNOXVILLE GUN CLUB, Sept. 18.—A gold medal shootfat black- 
bird t .rgets: 
J C Dunean....011111110111011 12 Dy Deaderiek. .101010000101101— 7 
J W Slocum, . ..111711100110110—11 M G@ McClung ..001090100111011— 7 
T GC Hldvidge.. .001111111111100—-41 CG Hebbard. ..001410010010110— va 
M Nicholson, , ..110000010000110— § 
GW Woods ...101011101111119-11 ! 
A E Mead....... OQUONOO0000I1111— 5 
J M Ross. ..,.,; 001111170011011—10 
Win Jenkins, . .011011010101110— 9 C M Woodbury,011010000000001— 4 
Jas Campbell, .111110100101000— & CG Kolhase...... 100000000000010— 2 
was the distanee from the shooter 
A Ingraham, , ..001011110011110— 9 
In straightaway shooting, 70yds. 
at which most of the birds broke. 
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 14.—At Agricultural Park this morming there 
was a good attendance to witness the monthly shoot of the Forester 
Gun Club, which resulted as follows: 
Todd, 26yds-.....,..111110110010— 8 © Miller, 21yds. _..011401170111— 9 
Watson, 26yds..... 111011111001— 9 Verity, Ziyds,.. .. 100110110100— 6 
Ruhstaller, 2iyds,.111010111001— 8 J Gerber, 26yds.. ,.111111410101—11 
Hekhardt, 2lyds. ,.010001111111— 8 J Kane, 2lyds...,..111011101000— 7 
Seroth, 2iyds...... 111111171001—10  ‘Tebbets, 2lyds....101000011111— 7 
H Gerber, 2lyds...011111111111—11_ Zuvyer, 26yds.... , 110111101110 — 9 
The tie on 11 was shot off at double birds, Henry Gerber winning 
wiha clean score, Pool shooting was then in order, 
WELLINGTON, Mass., Sept, 20,—The rain this afternoon put a 
stop bo a fine halfi-day’s sport of the Malden Gun Club. Mr. Scott 
took the gold medal from Mr. Dutton and was challenged by some 
half dozen, but the rain put an end to the sport, The other events 
were: 
First event, 5 birds—DeRochmont and Snow diyidéd first, Crosby 
and Field divided second. 
recone eyent, 5 blackbirds—Field first, Snow second, DeRochmont 
third. 
Third event, 10 clay-birds—Field first, Saow and DeRochmont diyided 
second, Crosby third. 
Fourth event, 5 blackbirds—Crosby and Scott divided first, DeRoch- 
mont and Snow divided second, Field third. 
Fifth event, 5 blackbirds—Dutton first, Field second, Snow third. 
Sixth event, 5 birds—Dutton first, Snow second, DeRochmont third. 
Seventh event, 5 blackbirds—Field and Snow divided first, Dutton 
and Scott divided second. 
Highth event, 5 birds—Dutton first, Field second. 
Ninth event, 5 blackbirds—Snow first. Field second, Crosby third. 
Tenth event, 5 birds—Crosby first, Scott second, Snow and Field 
divided third. 
STARK VS. WURM.—<Editor Forest and Stream: In the recent 
match between Wurm and Stark on the grounds of the Boston Gun 
Club, the birds were trapped by D. Kirkwood, of Boston, and out of 
100 birds thrown, only one was broken by the trap. The time taken 
to shoot the match (each man shootmeg at fifty single birds) was 
twenty-two minutes, I think the aboye shows how quickly the birds 
were handled, and gives good grounds for the claim that Kirkwood is 
one of the best trappers of clay-pigeons. I heard him oifer to Mr. 
Bloom Gf the latter would hold a tournament in Boston) to throw 
ous ne traps, 6,000 birds between nine in the morning and six’ at 
night.—s. 
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7.—The Fay and Pearson 100:bird $500 
match at the San Bruno range to-day, was a victory for Fay. The 
match was from ground traps, Hurlingham rules, a0yds. rise, 100 
birds, 80yds. boundary. The following are the scores: 
T Pearson—0J10111111101111011111111100010101111111111011110011 110001 
171110011001111111101111100011111010111110—74, 
Ed Pay—111111111111111111111 0011 101111111001111110114111111110100011 
110111111101110111011111110111110110111—83. 
Canoeing. 
FIXTURES, ° 
Sept. 27.—New York C. C., Fall Regatta. 
Oct. 4.—New York C. C,, Fall Races. : 
Oct. 9.—Rochester C. C., Fall Races at Irondequoit Bay. 
THE FOUR WHO WENT TO SANDY HOOK. 
¢ ‘pt always manages to finish among the first, but he does hate 
to make a start.” 
“Yes, there's no use waiting for him, for he won't start until he gets 
good and ready, and he 1s sure to catch us before long anyhow.” 
Thus said Psyche and Jersey Blue, as on one of thé recent awfully 
hot days they leisurely paddled down New York Ray toward the Nar- 
rows. An uccasional glance astern toward the New York OC. C. house 
showed Tramp getting under way, and finally Dot straggling leis- 
urely after him, and then the fleet was all afloat and the cruise 
begun. Where it would lead them noone knew. It was to last two 
days and a night, and the cruisers were in that blissful state of un- 
certainty as tu their destination produced by the warm weather, the 
absence of any reasou for gomg to any particular place, and the 
preseuce of plenty of provisions and other luxuries that go toward 
mnaking cruising and camping enjoyable. 
The tide was flowing out toward the sea, and for lack of energy 
to struggle against it they drifted with it. In less than an hour the 
leading canoes had threaded their way among the innumerable cratt 
that atways occupy the good anchorage grounds off Tompkinsville, 
had passed the Quarantine Station with the Starin transfer boats 
moored itn front of it, had floated quietly beneath the frowning guns 
of recently-regurisoned Fort Wadsworth, and, clear of the Narrows, 
were in the open waters of the Lower Bay. Here, lashed together, 
Psyche and Jersey Blue drifted, chatted, ate lunch and waited for the 
others. By and by, Dot ranged alongside, and soon Tramp jomed 
the idle fleet. As they drifted they were forced to keep a sharp look- 
out for the great clumsy sloops and schooners that. laden to the 
water’s edgé with brick, sand, or coal from Keyport or the Amboys, 
came lunging sullenly along without offering to give way for any- 
body, as though conscious that their dead weight would carry them 
safely through, or oyer, almost anytning they were likely to en- 
counter. , 
While watching the smoke wreaths from their cigars, the captains 
of the respective canoes composing the fleet consulted as to their 
future movements. Should yey go straight ahead as the tide went, 
and cross the broad expanse of thelowér bay to Sandy Hook? or 
should they cruise along the south shore of Staten Island to the ex- 
treme head of Raritan Bay and along the blue New Jersey shore to 
the Navesink River? To the eastward stretched the sands of Coney 
Island, and beyond it lay Rockaway Inlet and the smooth waters of 
Canarsie Bay, Should they gothere? As they talked the outflowing 
tide bore them on until they found themselves abreast of Hoffman's, 
or the first hospital island, when they finally decided to “let her go 
and make with the tide for Sandy Hook. With uneg pected cunning 
the treacherous tide lured them on until they were below Dix, or the 
second hospital island, where it maliciously turned dead against them, 
At the same time asea breeza began to creep around the corner of 
the Hook, and exert itself to impede their progress. Then the eruis- 
ers seb their teeth and took to their paddles; thatis, allexcept Tramp, 
in his big Pearl canoe. whose sentiments were ambiguously expressed 
by_ another canoeist, who remarked that he would rather neyer 
sail than to have to paddle, But the Pearl carries a big iron center- 
poard, and is ableto beat against wind and tide, which the others 
were not. . F 
As the freshening breeze met the incoming tide with ils long ocean 
swell, a nasty chop sea was raised, and the canoes were tossed like 
shuttlecocks from wave to wave. Finally the breeze veered a little, 
80 that sail could be set to advantage, and about sundown the thre 
little fellows scudded slong close to the beach inside the point of 
Sandy Hook until they reached the shelt+r of a little breakwater run- 
ning out from one of the three Hook lighthouses, where the tiny craft 
were beached and preparations were made for going into camp, It 
was fortunate that the alcohol lamps had been brought, because 16 
is against the law to build fires on Sandy Hook, While Psyche cooked 
supper Dot made ready his bed for the nieht, and seteey Blue bur- 
rowed in the sand, uttered unintelligible cries indicative of great Joy, 
an the exuberance of his spirits, sang snatches of piratical sea 
Just as the supper was ready and the darkness of night was suc- 
ceeding the gloom of twilight, Tramp arrived and the party was re- 
united, After sunper tha capoists turned thei attention to the 
natives of the Hook, whose cordial welcome and pressing attentions 
demanded recognition. They crowded around the strangers by thou- 
sands and followed them in ‘eyery movement. Hints that their com- 
pany could be dispensed with were not understood, and entreaties 
that_ they would perers were not heeded, They accepted tobacco 
gladly and begged for more. Their mental opaqueness and moral 
obliquity resisted distinct commands togo, nor was their monumental 
equanimity in the slightest degree disturbed by threats. Finally the 
canoeists undertook to eject them from camp by force, and blows 
were showered upon them. So enraged were our friends ab what 
they considered this unwarranted intrusion into their privacy that 
their blows were delivered with a destructive energy, resulting in the 
death of several of the natives 
“Talk about your mosquitoes,” exclaimed Psyche, “Jersey zalli- 
nippers, Florida mule-killers, and eyen the A. C. A. mosquitoes, who, 
if we may believe the guide books, visited the Thousand Islands this 
year for the first time, all sink into drivéling insignificanes when 
compared with the Sandy Hookers, and I’m blessed if I ever want to 
meet them again,” 
At midnight the exhausted canoeists gave it up, and, in the 
lorious light of the full yellow harvest moon Dot wentin swimming 
ersey Blue strolled away to explore the mysteries of the ruine 
ort, half # mile up the beach, ana Psyche retired to a narrow aud 
ofty platform supported by rotting timbers that!threatened to give 
way beneath his weight, but which was fanned by a refreshing 
breeze. Poor Tramp! ‘This’ was his first camping out experience, 
and lying in his canoe with his ead under the after hatch and the- 
cockpit closely covered by a rubber blanket, he sizzled. stewed and 
smothered till daylight. 
The next morning, on the last of the strong flood, the four drifted 
and paddled through the fleet of yachts at anchor in the Horseshoe 
past the snug harbor of Spermaceti Cove, and on up to the cluster of 
hotels, pavilions, and bathing houses, that nestle at the foot of Nave- 
sink Highlands, They clambered up the steep ascent and the breezy 
platean, on which stand the “widows,” thettwo Highland lights, and 
gazed long on the glorious Sere Ca De outspread beneath them. On re- 
gaining their canoes the cruisers found that the tide had ted and 
was running out; s0, in pursuance of their established policy of 
always canoeing with the tide, they turned their faces down the river 
and homeward., Not a ripple broke the surface of the water which 
was so perfectly transparent, and which flowed so swiftly that the 
canoes Seemed suspended in mid air, as they were hurried noiselessly 
and without a jar, above the changing panorama of the river bottom, 
Near the mouth of the river, on the west side, was discovered a 
spring of deliciously cold we.ter trickling down the red bank, and here 
the yoyagers spent a couple of hours cooking and eating dinner, and 
reveling in absolute and unrebuked idleness. The return trip was 
made under sail as far as the Romer Beacon, but the breeze was so 
light and baffling that from there paddles and the inflowing tide were 
relied upon for further progress. 
The homeward voyage was only interrupted by a friendly call at, 
the hospital ship in the Lower Bay, and the club house was reached. 
about § o'clock, just in time for a elorious swim by moonlight. 
On this cruise it was learned; hat the wise canoeist will always 
eruise with the tide or current. That while Lower New York Bay is 
safe enough in fine weather, it might be very quickly transformed 
into a most dangerous cruising ground for canoes, That the Navesink 
and Shrewsbury rivers offer many attractions to canoeists, and that 
they can be easily reached by cruising, by rail or by steamer. That 
Sandy Hook mosquitoes not only take the cake, the biscuit and the 
cruller, but everything else for which they have a fancy. That Dot 
would rather sleep than eat, but that he ean’t_be left very far behind. 
That more health, strength, appetite, tan, sunburn and fun can be 
gained by a two days’ canoe trip than by the same amount of time 
spent at a desk in a city office. O. K, CHoBneE. 
KNICKERBOCKER C. C. REGATTA, SEPT. 20. 
IKE most of the other races of the past few weeks, the fourth 
annual regatta of the Knickerbocker UC. C., om Saturday, was 
spoiled by a lack of wind. The first race called, paddling, classes 2 
and 4, for members only, half mile, brought out six entries. It was 
won, after a_hard struggle, by R. J, Wilkin, mn the Saskatchewan, 
class 4, with Youth inelass 2. The sailing race was open to non-mem- 
bers, the first open race ever held by the club, Twelve canoes started, 
in threes classes, al 4:50 P. M, ; 
OLASS A 
Name, Owner. _ Club 
Wetter 5. Stes (RPM eR aks £3 5 rece regione K. C, C; 
Osceola... ...s....- . A, FP. Gardiner... ....ec.s- K. C, C., and N. ¥. 
OLASS B, 
Gueny 35s ste sepa William Whitlock........... K: C, C. 
IBYOV VS] ope iree eee rea 4B. D. Brewster.........:-. KEG. 
Marguerita........ wens ook eee GARTH ETL Cele cine tote sjs ote K..C..C, 
TO Pircor gto ete ickceod oe | E. W.. Brown..... let seutete K. C..G, 
1GE4 (aco) CS a eee | Syd 2s SIR 0Cc] ao A KO, €; 
PEGA E Sati ee cote h bse JB NAGaE: 5. oks Jee renee Ki Cc. €, 
OPEN RAGE, 
TTC chs Pes oka ate G. V. R. Sehuyler.......,..N, ¥, C.¢, 
MUcshieya) Fy eee or Gy Jo Ateyens:...3). 0...) 1s ae red Ce ON 
Psyche, ...++--+; Rep te On, WniObe TS aae N. ¥,.C. C. 
TeaT oy het Se Amen eae PP OSS RA Otay oleae ea 5 ae Ni. YC) .O8 
he course was from off the club house to a buoy moored opposite 
the foot of 162d street, half a mile and turn. The wind was very light 
and the tide was strongly down the river, The wind was very light, 
but Guenn went steddily ahead. Soon a heayy squall of rain came 
over the river, causing most of the sailors to hurry home. Guenn, 
Tramp, Psyche, Zip and Doubt finished, Guenn taking the club prize, 
Tramp the prize for non-members, class Bb, aud Psyche the same prize 
in class A, Zip taking second club prize in class B, ; 
After the race an upset race was called, which was wou by R. J. 
Wilkin, in the Tiptop, 
WASHINGTON C. C. FALL REGATTA, 
DPS event took place on the Potomac River, Wednesday afternaon, 
September 17. The sailing race was started at 5 o’clock P. M,, 
with a very slight breeze, and was participated in by the poe 
canoes: Analostan, Everson Shadow, two balance lugs, Rey. 1. S. 
Wynkoop; Wanderer, Everson Shadow, two lateens, H, H. Dodge: - 
Tola, Lansingburg Shadow, combimation lug and Jateen and liteen 
dandy, Arthur Brentano: Belle, Racine Shadow No, 2, lateen, E. W. 
Cady; Potomac, Racine St. Paul, lateen, H. H. Soule; and Rob Roy, 
Waters paper canoe, lateen, F. N. Moore, After beating yain 
against the tide for half an hour the race was declared ojif, the wind 
entirely dying out, with the Iola well in the lead, Potomag second. 
A tandem paddling race, three-quarters of a mile against the tide, 
around a stakeboat and home, was then started, with Commodore 
Wynkoop and J. R, Lake in the Analostan, Vice-Commodore Dodge 
and §&. N. Moore in the Wanderer, W. HW. Witherbee and Gus Maxwin 
in the lola, B. W. Cady and Mr. Cowles in the Belle, and J, B. Mc- 
Queen and @. H. Calyert in an open Herald. Te Wanderer won with 
Analostan a close second, Timenot taken, _ " 
The upset race was won by fF. N. Moore in the Rob Roy, which has 
no airtights, against the Analostan, Wanderer, lula, and ‘Potomac, all 
of which were provided with compartments, On account of approach- 
ing darkness the single pea race, sight entries, was postponed. 
Phe club: is composed mainly of cruisers, and the lateen is the 
favorite sail, one of the canoes which uses the balance lug in races, 
falling back on lateens for cruising. A new 15ft. canoe made here 
for Mr. Soule, the Seneca, is 12 inches deep from gunwaleta keelson, 
and will carry two big lateens. She is intended for open wale work. 
SENECA. 
MOHICAN C, C. CHALLENGE SAILING RACE. 
HE monthly race for the sailing challenge badge and pennant was 
AR contested at Albany on the 12th. Sailis limited to 75ft., partly 
with the idea of giving more equal chances to smallcanoes, All 
classes competed. Course is 3 miles. The hest triangle obtainable in 
this narrow part of the river is one of a milé around which, with a 
west wind, includes only a very short beat to windward across the 
river. And this same west wind which the Mohicans wooei on the 12th 
was very fitful and squally, sometimes a mere breath, anu at others 
a deckwashing gust. Then the windward buoy under the lee of the 
shore is ornamented with wreaths of blue-tinted air, which hang 
around the white flag like the smoke over Vesuvius. Itis nol the 
wind which causes this phenomenon, but its exasperating absence, 
The entries were; Thetis, 14ft. tin.xélin,, P. M. Wackerhagen; 
Snake, 14ft, 6in,x8iin., R! W. Gibson; Henrietta, lft. Gin-x3lin., W. 
B. Wackerhagen; Marion, 14ft.x28in., R. 8. Oliver; Annie O., 14ft, Gin. 
x8lin., H.L, Thomas. At about 20 minutes after 5 the start was 
effected, Messrs. G. Hilton and FP, Mix acting as timekeeper and 
judge, Henrietta crossed the line first, then Thetis, then Annie © , 
