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them will improve your shooting in the field. I have never shot as them being badly handicapped. Lorna and Katrina had each about 
well as I am now Coing neurly every day on ruffsd grouse, and I have 
shot at a greut many clay-pizeons siace last fail, CO, M.8 
DoUNBARTON, N. H 
' 
WORCESTER, Mass,, Sapt. 23.—There was a shooting tournament 
to-day under th+ auspices of the Woreester Sportsmen's Club, at Coal 
Mie R nge. Of late tie men who hive indulged in this the most 
manly of sports have object :d to furnisuing a record of their work, 
while many shoot unler an assu ned name, as thongh it wag a dis- 
c editto them. They forget that no man can bea good rifleman who 
is not a strictly sober man, temperate in all his habits, a man whose 
neryes are steady. It i+, without doubt, a health-giving recreation 
und one that recommends itself to all, Among the visitors to-day 
were C. G. Tidsbury, J. H. Cole and Thomas Andrews, of Ashland; C, 
A, DeRoechmont, of Newburyport; H H. Francisand C. Wilbur, of 
Brockton: ©, W. Titker, George J. Crandall, George Cary, H, Palmer 
and A. J, Harris. of Providence. The prmcipal event was the grand 
prize mateh, 10 clay-pizeous for each man. fur a purse of $25, which 
was the first prize, the other four prizes were the entrance money 
divided, There were x6 entries. The prize was secured by Mr. ©, B, 
Holden, of tuis city, 
FALL RIVBR, Mass., Sept, 18.—A return match between the New 
Bedford aid +all River Guo ¢luvs; 15 glass balls, and 15 clay-pigeons 
per man, 18y ds. vise; 
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The rést of the afternoon was pleasantly spent insweepstake shooc- 
in 
g. 
Sept. 24.—Match between J. B, Valentine, of Providence, and J. H, 
Congdon, of Newport, at 18yds., 100 clay-pigeons each, Valeutine 
allowing Uongion 15 birds. he birds were the worst lot we ever 
saw, being very hard and dark colored, and being thrown very low 
made the shooting very difiicult; 
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Match for $5 a side, 5 clay-pigeons—Valentine 4, Congdon 4, 
Match, same conditions— Valéntine 4, Congdon 3. ‘ 
Match, sume conditions, 10 glass balls—Valenune 9, Congdon 7. 
Mutch for $2 a side, 5 glass balls— Valentine 4, Congdon 3. 
A yuee ber of sweeps were Shot before and after the above matches, 
—T. 5, 
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 14.-At Agricultural Park there was a good 
atteudance to witness the monthly shoot of the Forester Gun Club, 
which resulted as follows: 
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Waison, 26yds, . 111011111001— § 
Ruhstall x; 21yds..11.010111001— 8 
Eckhardt, 2lyds.. ,010001111111— 8 
Scroth, 21yds...... 11111111100/—10 Tebbets, 21yds... 101000U/1111— 7 
H Gerher, 2iyds...011,37111111—11 Zuvyer, 2b6yds 110111101110— 9 
Tue tie on 11 was shot off at double birds, Henry Gerber winning 
With a Glean Score: 
Pool-shooting was then in order, the first match being at five birds, 
$2.50 entrance, and the score stood: Watson 4, Miller 5, Ruhstaller 3, 
‘Nodd 4, H. Gerber 5, Welntosh 5, McGinnis 4, Pairott 5, Zuver 4, FP. 
Bassford 4. Tue ties on 6 (livided the money. 
Next came a freeze-out, with the followine result, the entrance 
being $2.50: H. Gerber 1, MeGinniss 3, Parrott 5, ¥, Bassford 6, 
Epes 0, Zuver 6, W. E. Gerver 1, Watson 4. Bassford and Zuver 
divided. 
WELLINGTON, Mass,, Sept 27.—At the shoot of the Malden Gun 
Club at Wellington to-day, Mr. Scott lost the gold medal to Mr, Hatha- 
way. The other events were as follows: ; 
First event—Snow first, Hathaway and Nichols divided second, 
Adains tuird. 
Second event—Snow and Walton divided first, Scott and Brown 
diviced second, Adams atid Hathaway divided third. 
Third event—Pratt first, Suow ¢ecend, Walton third. 
Fourth eveut—Hathaway and Pratt divided first, Adams'and Brown 
divided second, Scott third. 
Fifth évent—Hathaway first, Adams second. 
Sixth event- Adams first, Scoit second. 
Seventh event— Hathaway first, Bre wn second. 
Bigoth eye t—Hathaway first, Brown secona, 
Ninth eyent- Hathaway first, Scott sevond, Nichols and Adams 
diyided third. 
Teuth eyent—Scott first, Lewis second, Nichels and Adams divided 
thir |. 
Seventh event—Hathaway first, Walton and Scott divided second, 
Adams and Brown divided tiuird. 
. een beetles fall tournament of the club was fixed for Tuesday, 
ep, 81. 
CONNECTICUT MEDAL SHOOT.—The individual State medal 
was won by Carey, of the Spencer Gua ( lub, at Windsur, Sept, 24. 
Next State shoot will be at Milford, Oct. 8 —J. F. . 
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‘ 
Canoeing. 
CAnoersts are invited to send us notes and full reports af cruises, 
club meets, information about canoeable waters, and other comnu- 
nications of interest. 
Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested tosend to Formsr anp 
SrrEAM their addresses, with name, membership. signals, ete , of 
their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 
reports of the same, Canovi-ts and all interested in canoeing are 
requested to forwar! to Form:1 and STREAM their addresses, with 
logs of ervises, txaps, and information concerning their local waters. 
dra.ings or deseriptious of boats and fittings, and all items relating 
to tue spurt, 
FIXTURES. 
Qet. 4.—New York ©. C., Fall Raves. J 
Oct, 9.—lochester C. C:, Fall Races at Irondequoit Bay, 
PITTSBURGH Cc. C. FALL REGATTA, 
HE fall regat a of the Pittsburgh C. C, was held on the afternoon 
0. Tuursday, Sept. 25, uuder the management of Messrs, G. A. 
Howe, W. i. Nijnick and C FP, Holdsinp, all of whom are temp - 
rarily without canoes Owing to various causes, but six contestants 
entered the sailing race, being divided as follows: 
G. H. wing’ 1494x238 
Marguerite .....-..,.. oe Sins Sato) cae APES ASS eee A 
Riven ferths Sipe rre doo Poa Kea NaTCKS brat iia ae teen vinlte la x27 
OLASS B. 
Uibfape it: ey eee he Sree eee ey J. 1S. Bakewell.,.... -.......... 1t «29% 
Wh ay eee in seonr one dar W. H. Rea.,...-., . 144g x80 
VIGIL OI eats pies) Ecatisisisiere® . W. BH. Woodwell,.,...-....<.---. 14 X30 
Kairing.-... POPPE A WAGRallGven eo con eeranecue es 144x381 
Being ready first, (lass A was sent off im the lead, the large. buats 
following som+ 25 minutes later. ihe course was from the Sexth 
Sireet Su-pension Bridge southwesterly down the Allegbeny to iis 
moun, theuce west down the Ohio to a stake boat anchored in mid- 
stream and return, @ distance of about two anu a half miles. The 
Wind, belug westerly, was across the Allegheny. which made it vari- 
aolsan puffy in that river, but was quite steady for our waters in 
the Uhio. Tne two Class A bodts carried about bof. of canvas each, 
Marguerite using two settecs, while Nirvana bad a balanced lug main 
aad seuee dandy. Tne suitting wiud compelled them to beat all the 
way to the turning poiit. and after oue or two tacks the Nirvana 
dréw ahead shgitly, holuimg the lead to the Union B idze. av mouth 
of the Allerheny, wnere her opponent was beealmed for a time—long 
enough iosive Mirvaia alead which was never recovered, for the. 
suialier canoe carried her tig pres- of sail beautifully and won, with 
sometuing to spare, her time over the course being 65m., which would 
have been less out fur being partly becalmed on the run hole. : 
The tour B canoes were not so evenly matched ia sail atea, two of 
7ott.. the former carrying a fan mainsail (similar to friend Tyson's to 
the extent of a siot bar atleast and the lafter a Mohican, also the re- 
sult of the 84 meet, while both used settee dandies. The others were 
provided only with cruising lateens, Mary C., 37£t. and Wiuffler, 48f6. 
Lorna got the hest of the sbart, and was rather favored by the wind 
for the first quarter mile, but did not make the most of her advant- 
ages, allowing Katrina to work over toward the weather shore on the 
tree puffs, and so setting in a long leg when the wind settled back to 
the old quarter, Lorna also got into difficulties through ballast shift- 
ing ina puff, while Katrina, not being bothered by any such cargo, 
wernb away and established a long lead to the buoy, which was in- 
creased on the run back to starting point, which she reached in 47 
minutes, Lorna came in second, and Whifiler third, all being consider- 
ably strung out, 
the day was brought to a close by a free-for-all paddling race with 
following entries; 
AU hae Grays Coen pee ee yes» Woodwell, ., 
Flotsam... Singer 
SUL ete eh ebro © td cnt od eae aes 
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a TT Fe eee esa eras ri Bakewell. ........... es ee 14 7226 
ManyiG. etretes tet te eet art Rea yd tH Weeaiess) oe 1444% 80 
Three of the contestants had secured smaller canoes than those 
they had sailed, and these three at once wentto the f ont, Flotsam 
and Lady Jane paddling side by side with Elects nearly an open 
lenzthin auyance. Nirvana held her own to the turn, while the two 
large canoes, of course.f+ll to the rear, The turn (a pier of Union Bridge) 
was reached in this order, but Plecta being un provided witharuidder, 
made a wide turn and was passed by the other three cla s A boats, 
Her crew was unlucky in sliding off his seat shortly a terward and 
s opped paddling, but af er Katrina came along and passed he con- 
cluded to resume, but had lost toe mueh space to recover, the finish 
being in the order given above, Lady Jane's time for the distaince— 
about 44 miles being 14 minutes. Mary C. was bandicapped by a 
oe kecl, and took it easy from the turn to finish. The prizes were 
all flags. 
Nirvana having challenged the winner of class B, a free-for-all wail 
will probably he held next week, 
NEW YORK C. C. FALL REGATTA, OCT. 4. 
W ITH a strong southeast wind and the tide from the Jills setting 
vapidly dewn the Bay, a sea is ki¢ked up which makes canoe 
sa ling not only ex: iting for the older hands but dangervus for less 
experienced sailors. Tue tide rips about the mouth of the Kills, 
and especially off Buoy 17, were really formidable for small bouts, 
and in the other parts of the course {he water was very rough. Be- 
fore the start several canoes capsized, so that the number of starters 
for the sailing race was decreased toeight. The course was changed 
from around Buoy 17 anda mark on the Jersey flats to a shorter 
course around the latter only, a canal boat anchored about three- 
quarters of a mile to leeward oif Constable Hook. The starters were; 
OLASS B. 
GATS, OF cee ae ee Commodore Whitlock 
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LMI fen in 0) ee ee ee Cie Sle ves. ses er Paco bee oe 
Esmeralda........---08: dole dea Gre Telit ee nro tele orate ea Lae 14 
Mukquito seo tee CHa, Dele atid te atet hn sentc ounce: eo. 
Kittinake... C. L. Norton ..... 
Surrey: ol, A. QO. McMurray... 
MIS Aeon eene ree ALC VABLOKa Wee enone Hone necawe 
_ CLASS A, 
PSVGDOK. ce tiuaultacdl Temes Vice-Commodore C, K. Munroe......,.14.628 
Sails were reefed down and ballast stowed aboard, and off they 
went at 4:05 P. M. before a lively blow from the Narrows. Dut was 
first in trouble, lowering sail for a time, her rudder line having parted; 
but her erew were all aft quickly, the line tied, and sails up again, 
Guenn did excellently in the rough water, but went out of her way 
toward Buoy 17 fer atime. Several gave up, owing to the sea, and 
paddled home. Dot camein first at 4:31, with Guenn at 4:34, Tramp 
and Psyche coming is later. 
The paddling race for Class 4 was next called, with four starters, 
some being stilt out with the sailing race. 
fa Fae eee ae T. Garrett,....................Bayonne C. C, 
eel RS= RON DLUNTABS Y of-)a, chalolnss otos nreieraks Bayonne C C. 
A ge IeE wet BAD) W.P Stephens... ...New York C. C. 
Bree ee Sit OPN ast M. V. Brokaw New York GC... 
The cou'se was three-quarters of a mile, with turn, from the float 
around ‘he black spar buoy. The Gus won in 6m, 30s., with Mist see- 
oni, in Gu. 45s. 
Two canoes only entered the tandem race: 
OU Beet es ov pete noiels G. Hurd and T. Garrett 
Kelpie 
The course was the same as befor. 
Kelpie second. in5m, 48s. 
‘he final race was for Olass 2 canoes, with three starters, over the 
same course: 
Dark (NUUe i cesar nes eek CN Maisie he feo tit of asereiee 
Black Maria....-.....-. W.P. Stephens . .....,.s..05s 0050. N.Y. C. 
Wait hs heee tes ee PLN Cfoliily Powe yee sere eee ee Se eEE Rok K.G.G 
Lark won, after a close race, in bm., with Fanita secoud, in bm. 3s. 
The latter races were interfered with by the sailing race, most of 
the canorists being too tired to paddle and their boa-s héing wet or 
disabled from the upsets, It is questionable whether a long sailing 
race is a deswwable feature of a general regatta, as yisitors who are 
unacquainted wath the tides are apl to be carried off so far that 
it is lave when they get in, often after a hard paddle, by whicn time 
they are disinclined to enter paddling races. A programme of pad- 
dling rages, canoe symmasties, upset races, etc., wonld prove more 
amusing to the lady friends who are al-ays present, than a long 
anu often tedious sailing race in which they are not specially mter- 
ested, and to which the other races are usually sacrificed. 
IS CANOEING A DANGEROUS SPORT? 
fMHE drowning of a canoeist in Springfield, Mass., lately, has given 
oc asion for a wholesale condémnation of the sport by a writer 
to the Springfield Republican, which, with the reply of ex-Commo- 
dore Nickerson. we publish below. In regard to the case in question 
this letter leaves little to be said, bubthe subject is one of vital in- 
terest. not only to the active friends and patrons of ihe sport, but to 
many who will some day take it up. and above all to those who, 
while not canoeists themselves, should, as parents or guardians, 
form some opinion of its merits. . 
In additiou to the facts cited by Mr. Nickerson, we learn that Mr. 
Reed had been subject to fainting ts, and had several times tainted 
in lis canoe; and when the body was found, after being in the water 
for three days, not a particle of water was found in the stomach. We 
may also add that the anorrymous writer of the fi st letter has nob 
accepted Mr. Nickerson’s invitation to investigate canosing: 
to ihe Editor of The Republican; ' 
Tie untimely death of Mr, heed suggests the question whether the 
amusement of sailing on our river ought not to bs dis ouraged, Por 
the citizens of an inland city the art of navigation by sailsis yalue- 
less in tne eye of utility and as an amusement serves no such practi- 
eal and manly purpose as the more active amusement of bicycling, 
rowing, riding or even ball These develop the muscular strength 
aud physical vitality, the other is merely a dangerous way of taking 
ail airing. [cis dangerous because any amusement 3s such in which 
ayreasunable amount of skill does 100 almost, if not quite, insure 
safety. ‘Ihe sail of asmaliciaftis a treachbereus thing which may 
at ally Moment place the careful and skilled navigator at the mercy 
of lie Waves, aS is Shown, if 11 were not known already, by the acci- 
denis tiat the Republican lias already recorded as having befallen 
the cailiug cralt of two of our citizens before this fatal catastrophe. 
Public senliment nas a right to colidémn an amusement which need- 
l.ssly deprives the community of the services of young men who, 
like Mr. Reed and Mr, Newel, were fiited to lead useful lives, and the 
Springtield Canoe Club will please to take notice. Although sailmg 
isbuct little induiged in compared with other pporis, yet no other 
amusement aud probably not all combined show a record of two 
deaths from this locality 11 as many years. Mr. Reed was for several 
years 8 whaler aud as used to the watir asaduck. In his life he 
Was unselfish, and heside his good example, was actively engaged in 
the work of benevolence. His deatii, like that of young Ne vell, isto 
be deplored as a needless sacrifice to a mode of recreation which 
it 1s the policy of this community to discourage. 
To the Editor of The Republican: ; 1 ; 
The article in your edition of the 15th regarding canoeing is rather 
severe, and, although well meant, is undoubtedly from oue who 13 
almost, if uot entirely, unacquaiuted with canoeing history, and at 
the same time forgetful concerning accidents whieh happen to fun 
dreds of people every year, whilec ngaged in aby of our varicd sports, 
Mr. Reed Was not one of our membeis, yet his lossis deeply regretted 
by every Springfield GC. C. man. his tamily and friends have our 
sincere sympathy, but it is not the fact aud fatal result of which we 
write, it is the general attack upon the sport the ¢all for public evn- 
déimnation and the “Springfield C, C. take novice’ portivms that 
require attention, The question 1s nob whsther canoeing is qangerous, 
but was Mr. Reed in a condition to eugage in any pasuime, and would 
no! the result have veen the same had our young trivnd been engaged 
in any exci wg sportiike rowing, bicycling, horseback or carriage- 
riding, playing at base bali, tennis, polo or oyem exercising in the 
quiet gymnasium of the Armory Hill Christian Associanony Wrom 
nn 
ee ——— i ll Lai. Titik lac: |i. i | mull 
evidence collected since my return from Canada and from past ex- 
perience I feel justified in saying it would have been. 
An acquaintance bayuig been il, his doctor ordered hor ehack 
riding as the only remedy for al;solutc | ealth. A horse was bought 
and suitable instructiin received and yet the third out-door ride re- 
sulted in bisdeath. Still wesee young ladies and gentlemen riding 
rapidly through our streets eyen after dark, in a reckless munver, 
Without comment. The press haye been for a long time urging the 
publie erection of bath houses that all may havea chance to learn 
the art of Swimming (a m_st worthy thing for this city to do at once), 
yet Jast year and this We have known several well trained swimmers 
to be drowned m our river, to say novhing of the hundreds of victims 
at watering places, Look af fatal results in rowing, yachting, bare 
ball, bicycling, polo and tennis; read the list of steamship horrors, 
railroad disasters. éte,, wherein the public have ventured merely for 
an outing, not a business trip; still hundreds of our citizens are pre. 
paring to visit Nantasket this week, Are excursicns to be con. 
demned? Willthe death of the late Dr, Jacobs call for public con_ 
demnation of those most worthy Raymond excursions? If your cor_ 
respondent desires it we will compare the fatal results in base ball 
bicycling, or even driving with those of canoeing, When returning 
from the annual cainp of the Ame ican Canoe Association the steamer 
Rothsay ran down a skiff, drowning a woman and severely injuring 
her male companion, That same evening, however, Isaw hundreds 
of skiffs darting here and there without a eall for public condemua- 
tion, A skiff is from 36 to 48in, beam. from 18 to 26ft. in length. of 
peculiar shape and build, and is acknowledged the~aiest of buats. 
We fully denicnstrated last week that the canoe is sate in wind and 
wave where the skiff sought shelter, Why does your correspondent 
say; ‘Canoe sailing does nop develop muscular stiangth anu physi- 
cal vitality?” It proves bis ignorance upon ihe subjee , for the fact 
is just the opposite. It does nor requireas much skill to keep a canoe 
upright asa bieyle Ask your family pby:ician bow many “bi” boys 
he has treated for “headers,” ruptures, etc,, and you will find the list 
a long one, 
Regarding the skill of Mr, Reed as a sailor, we will not deny the 
fact of his ‘seu yoyuge,” his ‘‘being like a duck in the water.’’ his 
ability to act carefully under the command of his supericr officer im 
hauling a tack or the main or royal brace, ete., but when it is said 
that Mr, Reed, by himself, was a skilled sailor, I must take excep- 
tions to the -tatements, and so do ot ers who have seen him sail np 
and down our river in what we call a reckis-s way. Once the writer 
asked him to either lower sail or go ashore. To say his canoe was 
not sate is wrong, for the origital owner went to Saybrook and re- 
turned several times and Unce cro sed the Sound, We have been 
Se ey unfortunate in canoeing, we admit, which leads your 
correspondent to say that *‘not all combined sports in this locality” 
van record two deaths in as many years.” 4 
To those who condemn canienmg we would kindly offer the priv- 
ilege of becoming tho oughly informed upon the subject; let the 
sport stand on its merits. The mouern canoe cannot be suk when 
filled with water. loaded with ordinary camp equipments, and 
the captain o1 board, The air-tight compartments muke her a life 
boat. Ordinary sailing and paddling is nop dangerous, but crowding 
125 to 150 square feet of sail on a 14 {eet by 3-1 ch beam canoe is 
dangerous in the hands of anovice, Fifty feet of sail is the u-~nal 
outfit for 14 feet by 31-inch canoes. Mr. Reed had less .han 25 square 
feet in hissail TheS ringfield C, C. does not allow new members to 
sail atorst. They are coached by older itembers more or less the 
first season with small rigs, the same as the inst uctor in horseback 
and bieyele riding, roller skating, polo, ete., fuards his pupils until 
they have confidence and experience. In ju-tice to the elub and to 
the sport, will your currespondeut make un appointment with the 
undersigned to thoroughly investigate canoeing, its dangers snd its 
benefits, compare tatali.ies with other sports, and leain more of Mr. 
Reed as a canoeist, his physical condition and his skill as a sailor? 
EF. A. NICKERSON. 
SPRINGIIELD, Muss., Auz. 19. 
CANOEING ON THE CONNECTICUT. 
IX and one-half miles above this city the picturesque and beautiful 
Fa mington River mingles its waters with the broa i Connecticut, 
Avising in the mountaims bo the westward the first mentioned stieam 
flaws by a devious course, sometimes directly t . the south and again 
in a needle Iine to the north, plunging through steep ravines and i ver 
high precipives, until at length it assumes a placid countenance and 
passes onward with a gentle current to |he larger river 
The Farmington has long been a favorite resort with the members 
of the Hartford C. C., and seldom in t ¢ canoevin’ season does a weelr 
pass by without a visit being paiu to its pleasant waters. Among the 
points of interest along its baik+ is the State fish hatchery at Poqu:n- 
noe, fourmilis up thes ream, which may be reached under paddle, 
except in yery dry sexusons. There is also fair fishing; perch are qui o 
plentiful, and occasional black ba-s and trout are laken. Near ihe 
mouth of the river a good s ring of the despised but delicious, when 
voperly cooked, ‘‘buli head” can be caught avany timer. The river 
f; Bed in the season, ‘chock full” of that luxury, the lamprey eel. 
For the fowler there are black ducks and grebe, and snipe and wood- 
cock are oecasionally sot in the river bottoms, 
As southerly winds prevail in the Connecticut valley from April 
untii November, the ‘run?’ to the Farmingson from Hartford can be 
mae at almost any time in from an hourto an hourand a half, and as 
there is plenty of ‘sea room” in the Connecticut, bea ing home again to 
windward is not a difficult matter, or if this prove tedivu:. the cur- 
rent in the river edus maierially to speed under paddle, Last year 
Hartford canoeists were wont to redezyous in a deserted fish ho sa 
on tiie south bank of the Farmington, a half mile from its munth. 
This edifice, euphoniously entitled the Hutel Brun-wick, wa- alas! 
swept away by the floods last spriag, and until a week ago the cl+b 
was without refuge frum the night air at their favorite resort. Re- 
cen ly. however, through the efforts of Commodore Jones, anew house 
has been built. and on Saturday last it was formally opened by a 
“house warming.” 
Tue new house is located ona high bluff on Old_ Point Comfort, but 
a short uistance from the mouth and on tbe north bank of the liver. 
It is a plain plank “shanty” about the size of an ompibust and lise a 
thus itha. always room for ohe ore, Near by ix a grove of trees 
affording shelter and fire wood, while from the door of the cabin fine 
yiews up and down the Connecticit attract the eye. At the opemnz 
on Saturday six of the Harttord club, under command of the com- 
modore, were ptesent, and the camp-fire was one of the olil-fashioned 
yet ever new und indescmbable kind. On Sunday Messrs. Shedd and 
Boller, of the Springfieid Club, cume down the river and joned the 
camp. They were greeted with a hearty welcome and accompanied 
the local club members to Hartford. The new house was voted a 
decided success and much esjuymenti anticipated from it during 
the next two months. Should any broth: r canoeists fiid their way to 
the Gonneeuc. tuey may be sure of a coidial greeting at the Varming- 
Lon, 
The Hartford club is well pleased with its work there for this sea- 
son. Several members attended the A.C. A, meet and came back 
loaded with new ideas, which ure even now being put into effect, 
Many cruises have been made up and down the Connecticut and along 
the Sound from Watch Hull to New Haven. There are about twenty 
canoes eurulled on the secretary's lizt and several pew ones will be 
binlt during the winter. On Uct. 4. a fall club nivef will probably be 
held at Glen Grove, twenty-five miles down the river, ISGUS, 
HARTFORD, Sept, 24. 
THE GALLEY FIRE. 
CANOE AND CiuMP COOKERY, 
VIII.—MISCHLLANHOUS, 
Boiled Rice.—Pick one pound of rice over carefully and wash it 
clean in one ur two cold waters. then drain and pot it into 4 pot con- 
taining four quarts of boiing water, and add four teaspooufuls of 
saib, cover and boil steadily for fifteen minutes, then dram off the 
water, empty the rice, wipe out the po!, sprinkl+ a Little salt over the 
bostom of 1t and rub it with a dry cloth, tmally emptyi g out the sale. 
replacing the rive anu setting the pot vear the fire for fifteen minutes 
longer to let the rice dry «nd swell. 1f a larger pot is ab hand a better 
way after the rive has boiled fitte.n minutesi~to drain it as shove, 
then pour the boilivg waver into the largtr pot, get in the dry tice in 
the smaller ove, which should be put in ihe larger one and all set 
over the fire and the 1ice allowed Lo steam tho1oughly dry, which 
will take about fitteen minutes. ‘ 
Cracked Wheat. To oue quart of the wheat add one tablespoontful 
of salt. aud soak over night im cold water enough to cover it. Ly the 
morning pub the wheal witn the water it yas soaked im into a pot, 
cover dite and cook gently until soft —probibly trom one to one 
and oue-Lalf Kour-—stirring frequently to Prevent secreLing., When 
necessary to replenish the water add Loiliagz water. 
Hominy Grits may be cooxed the same as eracked wheat, but 
coarse liominy requires too long boliug to be useful on a canoeing 
trip. ; 
Cornmeal Mush.—To prevent the meal from lumpmg mix it first 
with enough cold warerto make a thin latter, then pour vhe batter 
into the boing water gradually. so as uot Lo 61, pits Loliveg. sinning 
it With astick. Putima tablespoonlill of salt_and let it boil half ax 
hour, stinving Conimuously. Yhe mush should be made hick, aud 
the thickness of the mass may be egulated by uddaiz tore mex. ov 
more boiling water, as the vase may require. . : 
Fried Cold Mush.— Cut into slices halt an inch thick and ee brow 
on both sides in pork fator butter, If tried in lard add a litile salt 
