Feb. 10, 1885.] 



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BOSTON. -Mr. Geo. M. Wiuslow of Bostou (owner of the sloop 

 aswell. lately Eire Henry Butieri, is now having imii; by James & 

 Sou of Essex, a eenterboard schooner which will be enrolled fa the 

 Boston V. i.\ Her length overall is 65ft. waterline 58ft. ftQ>. Her 

 mainmast, will be .I'.ifi . dock to hounds, foremast 47ft., mastheads 

 6ft., inaintopnaast Sift., b iwsprll outboard 17ft., tlj ingjibbdom, cap 

 In slav, lilt. Her sails, hv MeMiiniis of Boston, will measure 5,800 

 : .|. n .'. .The catboai AWilda, buut by Crosby i" 1883, and owned by 

 Captain Slovens, of Onset, has been sold to Messrs. Farrell and RieJi 

 of Boston, and Will be sail.-. I under 1 ho Bag of the South Boston 

 Y. C. Tlu.' Awilda is ','51't. long ami lift. cin. beam .... Nebula, the 

 cruising cutter now building at Lawley X Son's north yard. City 

 Point, for Mr. C. W. Jouos, of the Boston Yacht Club, is rapidly ap- 

 proaching completion. She appears to be an able sea-going craft, 

 •with fine lines wiiieli « onld indicate speed. Her waterlino measure- 

 ment is 85ft.; over all. 43ft. Oin. Spars— Bowsprit, outboard 22ft., 

 stem to center erf masl Uttt.fliu,: mast, deck to hounds 33ft, oin., rnast- 

 hea.I 6ft. : topmast, fid lo truck 32ft. liin.. mainboom 3Sft., maingafl! 

 2Sft., aid 28 ft. Sue will spread 2.000 sq. ft. in her work- 



in.,- sails. S,6U0 sq. ft. in light kites. McManus <S: Sou, of Boston, are 

 to furnish the "dimity," 



NEW BOATS IN BOSTON— Messrs. Wood Bros., of Jeffries .Point. 

 South Boston, have in hand two new yachts, one a eenterboard sloop 

 tor New York parlies. 37ft. Ions, 10ft. beam. 3ft. <u"n. depth of hold, 

 and 'Jt'l. hn. .Iran, with B board lOTt. long. Her spars are as follows: 

 Mast, deck to hounds. 24ft. liin., boom 85ft., gaff 20ft„ bowsurit out- 

 board nut . topmastSOft, The area of ber lower sails willbeeeOsa.ft. 

 The topmast will be fitted to bouse. The frame isof white oak. plank 

 ofoedai and deckofnarrow pine, laid with the sideline, Her lead keel 

 weighs S 560 pounds, and is Fastened with copper bolts. The cabin, 

 cockpit aw companion wiil be finished with hard wood. Under the 

 cockpit whichiswai rtight, air tanks are fitted, The other yacht, a 

 k. id sloop, the firm are bnllflmg as stock, She is 38ft. on deck, 82ft. 

 ;fiu. .hi waterljne, 18ft. beam. 6ft. 6in. deptii, and 7ft. draft, with an 

 iron keel of 8,800 pounds. Her frame is also of oak, with yellow pine 

 planking without butts. The spaiS are: Mast, deck to hounds, 31ft,, 

 iioom 31ft.. gall 20fr., bowsprit outboard lift . topmast sMft.. topsail 

 yard 31ft. Oin., club 27ft., area (.150 sq. ft. She will have double head 

 rig The headroom in cabin will be lift. 3in. Wood Broth ers are turn- 

 ing out both boats in excellent style. 



OR1VA.— We regret to hear thai Mr. C. S. Lee intends to bo absent 

 this season in Europe, thereby depriving the famous Oriva of a 

 skipper who knew so well how lo tool a craft to victory. Oriva \s ill 

 in consequence change hands ami for ber sake we hope she may 

 come into the possession of one who win prove a wc-rtbj successor 

 at her helm. Oriva is cock of the walk in her elass and the smartest 

 of her loadliuo afloat in American waters. As a "comfortable'' cruis- 

 iug craft she is unexcelled, with more liberal accommodations and 

 arrangements for shipooard life than eenterboard sloops of much 

 greater size. The safety and great ability of Oriva are also consider- 

 ations in her favor as a Vessel well suited" for family cruising. 



DEATH OF A NEW YORK YACHTSMAN -Mr. R. S. Elliott, the 

 owner of tho schooner Fleetwing, died suddenly at his residence in 

 New York on Feb. 13. Mr. Elliott had been a member of the New 

 York Y. O. for Che p.isi ten years. He had intended to sail on a 

 cruise to the West Indies in a short time, and the Fleetwing was to 

 have been iu New York next week to make the final preparations for 

 her cruise. 



SMALL ORTJISTNG YACHTS. -Pittsburgh, Feb. 11— Editor Forest 

 and. Stream: Will Mr. W. P. Chadwick, or some one who knows, give 

 the readers of the Forest And Stream the points for a boat for coast 

 and bet* ben island cruising that will be comfortable, handy and safe 

 for a summer cruise for three or four persons, and greatly oblige 

 others and W. H. WlNSLOW. 



OCEAN QUEEN.— Messrs. Poillon are now laying down Mr. Bush's 

 new schooner, from the model furnished by Messrs. Smith & Terry, 

 of Green port, L. I., and will stretch the keel as soon as the steam 

 yacht Cora is launched, which will be early in March. 



A NEW YACHT CLUB IN CHICAGO.— The Phoenix Y. C, of 

 Chicago, was organized on Jan. 28, with Mr. J. M. Bradley as com- 

 modore. 



" ATTOTi"— Ws have received the first quarterly number for 1885 of 

 the AhpiJ a, German yachting magazine, published in Potsdam. 



President, J. F. Newman; Commodore. E. J. Wilkins; Secretary, M. 

 V. Brokaw. House Committee, Win. ,1. Boot. Thomas J. Budingt.on 

 and Charles Could, and Regatta Committee. II. it. Averill, Frederick 

 Read and Thomas (i. Budiutiton. \\ e have decided upon an alligator 

 as our totum, and a gilded one attends every meeting, With these 

 prospei is and plans the Brooklyn Club slides off the ways into deep 

 wftter, and fully launched, its designers, builders, promoters, captain 

 and crew anticipate for it a prosperous voyage for many years. 



Ttp Top. 



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FIXTURES. 



March 3— K. C. C. Camp-fire, 108 West Forty-second street, 8 P.. M 

 March 17— K. C. C. Camp-fire, 103 West Forty -second street, 8 P. M. 

 March 31— K. C. C. (.'amp fire. 100 West Forty-second street, 8 P. M. 

 May 30. 31— Hudson River Meet. 



■July Western Meet, Ballast Island, Lake Erie. 



July 24 to Aug. 8 -A. C. A. Meet. Grindstone Island. 



THE WESTERN MEET. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Chautauqua Lake has been suggested as a suitable place for a 

 canoe meet, and I think if its location could be declared satisfactory 

 as a compromise by Eastern and Western canoeists, the lake would 

 be found about all that is desirable for the purpose. It is eighteen 

 miles in length, extending in a northwesterly and southeasterly 

 direction. Its breadth is three miles in the widest places. At the 

 middle it narrows to one-fourth of a mile in width. Philologists have 

 claimed that the original meaning of the word Chautauqua is "a bag- 

 tied-in-the-middle," which is a very good illustration of the shape of 

 the lake. It is indented by picturesque points, and bordered by fine 

 scenery. The shores abound in good camping places. The lake is 

 very popular as a summer resort. It is situated" in extreme Western 

 New York and may be reached, at Mayville, at its head, by the B. W. 

 Y. & P. Railroad, and at Jamestown and Lakewood, near the foot, 

 by the N. Y. P. & O. Canoeists who have visited thislake seem to be 

 favorably impressed. J. M, E. 



Sinclaieville, N. Y.. Feb. 14. 



[The Cleveland C. C, who have the matter in hand, have decided 

 on Put-in-Bay Islands as the location of the meet, being accessible to 

 yachts as well as canoes, and a more central location, as the other is 

 too far from Chicago, Minneapolis and other Western cities. 

 Chautauqua Lake has been proposed as a lcation for a local meet. 

 Why will not J. M. E. and others near by push the matter?] 



THE BROOKLYN "ALLIGATORS." 



.Editor Forest and Stream: 



I wish to accept, your invitation to report the proceedings of our 

 club*, ''The Brooklyn," and take pleasure in informing you of the 

 steps we have thus far taken and of our policy. The Brooklyn Canoe 

 and Sailing Club byits constitution and by-laws provides that gentle- 

 men over twenty years of age are eligible to membership, and on a 

 vote being taken and the payment of ten dollars initiation" fee and a 

 quarter's dues, viz., three dollars, are constituted such. The officers 

 of our club consist of a president, vice-president, a commodore and 

 secretary, and two standing committees of three members each, 

 known as the house and the regatta committees. The first of 

 these is appointed by the president, the second by the commodore, 

 and these two officers are. ex-oftTcio members of the committees. 

 We intend during the winter months to have entertainments and 

 .meetings of a social nature, but of course always in the interest of 

 canoeing or single-handed cruising, and in this way we expect to 

 keep up the interest of our present members and recruit many 

 others. In the open season we will endeavor to have cruises arranged 

 so that every Saturday or perhaps every other Saturday a fleet wiil 

 go on a short two days' cruise either up the Kills into Newark Bay, 

 down to Sheepshead Bay, or around Staten Island. On other days 

 we hope to have races among the members or with our neighboring 

 clubs, but this we think will be second in thought to the cruising. 

 We are young yet, only having seen light first on January 12 of this 

 year, but we "nope to have six men at the Newburgh camp and a 

 representation at Grindstone. It is being arranged to cruise in fleet 

 home from the A. C. A. camp, atid in this way we expect to pass an 

 enjoyable summer. 



Our boat house, which we anticipate locating on the Bay Bidge 

 shore, will provide accommodations for perhaps thirty members, and 

 at present we are not desirous of increasing to a larger number 

 although we feel we would have no trouble in doing so if we felt so 

 disposed. Our present membership is ten and we are to consider at 

 our next meeting the application of four others. In an excellent 

 article by Mr, C. P. Kunhardt a few weeks ago, you showed the 

 advantages to be gained by joining with the sneakbox and other 

 single-handed cruising men, so it will not be necessary for me to 

 touch on that. Our burgee is of course pointed 12x18 inches and has 

 three longitudinal stripes red, white and blue converging to the 

 point. This we feel is appropriate and as Brooklyn is a Hutch city, 

 ithe merchant flag of Holland is proper for our signal, besides we 

 also work in our national colors. Our fleet at present consists, of 

 nine Class B boats, among which is the Sunbeam, of which much is 

 expected, the Guenn, known favorably, the Whim, Minx, and Pilgrim, 

 and we have one sloop, Mr. Averfll'S Hilda. Our lull board of officers 

 and committees for 1885 is as follows; President, J. H. Hull; Vice- 



CANOEING IN PHILADELPHIA. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



In your issue of .Ian. 29. appeared an article on the scarcity of 

 canoe clubs in Brooklyn. . 



Alike conundrum has often puzzled me. "Why hasnot Philadelphia 

 a good canoe club?" We have plenty of boat clubs of all kinds, 

 yacht clubs, rowing clubs, and all l;uids of boating clubs, but 

 ioo canoe club. I think Philadelphia has just as good • 

 •waters as the Besl oande Clubs in the United States; the Delaware is 

 seldom without a breeze (as 1 found to my sorrow in the past season) 

 and affords good sailing ground: and the Schuylkill will satisfy the 

 most unreasonable lover of a quiet paddling stream, yet we have no 

 canoeclub. At least, not yet; but another canoeist gnd myself nave 

 been talking the matter over among our friends, and four or live of 

 us will probably help to fill the ranks of any canoe club that may be 

 started here. I respectfully invite correspondnnce on this subject 

 from any canoeist residing in or near Philadelphia. 



Philadelphia. Feb. 14, 1885. Tnos. W. Bm.'ktt. 



[There is already a panoe club in Philadelphia, the purser of which 

 i«t Mr. T. w. Westcott, 2i20 Spring Garden street^ but we hear little of 

 their work, perhaps there is room for another club and any desiring 

 to join in forming one can address our correspondent,] 



A CRUISING BOAT FOR "KANUCK." 



Editor /''ores/ a, id stream: 



"ICanuciC" inquires in your last issue for a good and safe sailing 

 Otuiser, As be is on the seashore, where he will have no carries to 

 make, let me advise him by all means to get that safest, most 

 comfortable and home-like craft for one or two cruisers, the sneak- 

 bos. The sneakbox is practically unoapsizable. beats to windward 

 like a catboat. has room enough to allow a frequent change of 

 position, can be slept in by two persons with more comfort than one 

 will enjoy in a canoe, can easily be fitted with a roomy waterprooi 

 canvas cabin, and will stand severe usage that would ruin a canoe 

 instauter. 



Captain George Bogart, of Manahawkin, Ocean county, N. J., 

 builds an improved sneakbox for cruising purposes that is better 

 suited for rough waters than the gunning sneakbox. He makes a 

 14ft. box With all improvements for $S5, I believe, or a 18ft. box for 

 one person, for $Gr>. J. F. Kilpatrick, of Barnegat, N. J., makes the 

 gunning sneakbox for a little, less mouey, and J. l-l. Rushton, of 

 Canton, N. Y.. makes a gunning box of an lighter build and finer lines 

 than the original kind, for a trifle more money than Bogart charges. 

 "Kauuek" can get full information about} an eakboxes by writing to 

 N. H. Bishop, Lake George, Warren county, N. Y. Seneca. 



THE LAKE ERIE MEET. 



TnE Cleveland canoe and yacht clubs have united in the manage- 

 ment of the meet at Putin-Bay Islands, and will undertake all 

 the arrangements. They have prepared the following circular, which 

 will be sent to all canoeists in the United States and Canada. Their 

 desire is to bring together as many canoeists, yachtsmen, and other 

 boating men from parts of the country, as is possible, for two weeks 

 of pleasant camping and sailing, and all are invited, whether mem- 

 bers of any club or association or whether unattached. At the meet- 

 ing some schemes for a permanent organization may be discussed, 

 but as yet nothing has been done in the matter. To the end that all 

 who come may be free to enjoy every moment of his or her stay, the 

 Cleveland Club has determined to take upon itself all the preparation 

 for the comfort and pleasure or those who come, and as there are 

 veteran cruisers and campers in the elub,'no fears need be entertained 

 on that score. But what has seemed of more importance to canoeing 

 interests, it has been decided to extend the invitations to individual 

 canoers, without any reference whatever to their association or club 

 affiliation, and the Cleveland Club does not wish even remotely to 

 forestall any action which may betaken on the occasion, especially 

 not with reference to the formation of any association, either inde- 

 pendent or as a branch of tho A. C. A. 

 To American Canoers: 



For some months past the Cleveland C. C. has had under consider- 

 ation the practicability of a canoe meet at the Lake Erie Islands, 

 located sixty miles west of this city. 



It was first the intent to call together none but Western and South- 

 ern canoers, with the view to a formation of a Western association; 

 but after a careful and conservative consideration of the situation, 

 and wita a desire to cultivate rather than disturb the amenities 

 which do now and should continue to exist between all canoers, with- 

 out reference to locality or other conditions, it has been determined 

 to extend the invitation to be present to every canoer in North Amer- 

 ica, whether be be a member of the American Association or of a 

 local club, or entirely unaffiliated. The invitation will be extended 

 also to all lady canoers, and special arrangements conducive to their 

 pleasure and comfort will be made. 



The project was brought before the club at a special meeting called 

 for that purpose held on Jan. 17. The proposition was unanimously 

 acceded to, and temporary officers and committees were selected. 



The Cleveland Club, after mature deliberation, deemed it the wiser 

 course to assume the entire direction and responsibility than to un- 

 dertake to name officers or committee men from other organizations, 

 and thus become involved in an interminable correspondence. The 

 local committees will make all arrangements for the meet, prepare a 

 schedule of races, provide prizes, select the camp, survey a course, 

 arrange an order of business for a business meeting, secure the best 

 attainable rates of transportation, secure hotel and cottage accom- 

 modations for such as want tbem, and in fact do everything possible 

 for the success of the occasion. 



The programme of races will be made subject to the approval of 

 an assembly meeting to be held on the first day of the meet, wben 

 such other action as may be deemed desirable may be had. 



The question of a permanent organization will be presented at the 

 first assembly and considered at subsequent meetings, if necessary, 

 until disposed of. Canoers are especially requested to come pre- 

 pared to express their views on this subject, and letters and commu- 

 nications directed to the president or secretary in advance will re- 

 ceive attention. 



Every effort will be made to secure advantageous rates and safe 

 and quick carriage of canoes to and from the meet. In order to do 

 this the secretary should be notified promptly by all who expect to 

 attend. This is an important matter and the notification should not 

 be postponed too long. 



The canoers' camp will be located on Ballast Island. Suitable 

 docks and landing places will be provided and abundant boat-honse 

 accommodation furnished. Fuel, straw and ice will be on the 

 grounds. The superintendent of camp will employ a day and night 

 watchman to guard the camp against tire or accident. 



The grounds are delightfully located on a high bluff in the midst of 

 a shady grove, nicely kept and overlooking the landing. 



Arrangements will be made for iiroviding meals at a low rate for 

 those who do not care to do their own cooking. The Club House, 

 located on Ballast Island, or the Beebe House on Putin-Bay Island, 

 two miles distant, will afford those desiring to live en regale the best 

 intneland. 



Special arrangements will be made for such as may apply to the 

 secretary for hotel accommodations either on Ballast or Put-in-Bay 

 Islands, or for the occupancy of club cottages. 



Regular lines of steamers ply between the Islands, Cleveland, San- 

 dusky, Toledo and Detroit, and numberless excursions will be made 

 to and from the Islands to the lake ports. A number of steam yachts 

 and launches pass hourly to and from the various points of interest 

 in and about the Islands. 



A semi-daily mail departs and arrives. Telegraphic communication 

 is had by cable with the outside world. 



The evening's hops and .parties at Beebe's and at Wehrle's, on 

 Middle Bass Island will afford ample opportunities for those desiring 

 such recreation. 



Every necessity and luxury for the mess chest can be purchased 

 on the ground. 



For short cruising trips the waters around about the Islands are all 

 that could possibly be desired. 



The Cleveland Yachting Association has prepared and will issue a 

 circular invitation to all j-aeht clubs on the chain of lakes to meet at 

 the Islands on the elates fixed for the canoe meet, there to form a Lake 

 Yachting Association. Steam and sailing yacht regattas will be 

 sailed for the championship of the lakes and other prizes. 



Arrangements are also being instituted for rowing races. 



A pound boat sailing race, rowboat races and tub races will also be 

 arranged. It is, in fact, the aim of the local committees to make of 

 this the greatest aquatic carnival ever held in the West. 



The committees of the several organisations are working in har- 

 mony, and the en lire programme wib be arranged to avoid interfer- 

 ence", one with the other. 



The committee has in process of preparation a bulletin, which will 

 contain the entire programme for the meet, railway time tables, 



steamboat schedules and other information which, when printed, will 

 be furnished on application. 



The date of the island meet will be flsrcd with particular reference 



to Uie accommodation Of those who nisi, to attend meeting of the 



American Canoe. Association, and arrangements will be made to carry 

 members and their canoes by water at reduced rates directly from 

 the islands to the St. Lawrence. Parties expecting to go to the A. C. 

 A. meet direct from the islands should inform the committee of such 

 intention in order that the arrangements may be made. 



It is intended that this circular shall reach every canoer in t In: 

 United States and Canada, and the coinmiit.ee will lie under obliga- 

 tion to any one who will furnish the. address oi canoers who are not 

 members 'iif the A. C. A. All communication should be addressed to 

 G, Harry Cnrdner, secretary. 472 Kuclid nvnue. OlevelOnd, 0. 



Officers and committees of the canoe club appointed for the meet 

 of 18815: President, Geo. W. Cardm-i ; Fice-Presuifents, W. Scott KObi- 

 sou, Charles 1.1. Cotfistock; Secretary, G. Harry Gardner: treasurer. 

 Robert F. Jones; Surveyor, Fred Keith; Snperiritendeni of Camp, W. 

 H.Eckmau; Regatta Committee- Fred Keith, Ed . S. Wright, C. H. 

 Comstock: Reception Committee- Will E. Lewis, <!. Harry Gardner, 

 Geo. Johnson, G. II. Comstock, Ed. S.Wright. Fred Keith, W. II. 

 Eckman, R. F. Jones. W S. Robison; Banquet Committee -W. H. 

 Eckman, G. Harry Gardner, N. P. McKean, .las. Gibbons. 



Further information will be found in our yachting columns. 



HOMEWARD FROM STONY LAKE. 



IT was late in August and the meet of '83 was ended when we staried 

 on our homeward voyage, with I be good wishes of our jovial Cana- 

 dian brethreu, who gathered on the shore of Juniper Isle' to bid us 

 bon voyage. Thinking it best for camping purposes, we paired off as 

 follows"; Bob and Charley. Wad and O. L., Mac and Pelie, Doc and 

 Friday. Hoc. by universal consent, was elected commander of the 

 fleet, all other distinction-, being dropped. 



Starling with a stiff breeze on the beam, we had a glorious run to 

 Young's Point, accompanied part of the way by Commodore; Ed wa ids, 

 w bo, ever genial and courteous, wished to see us well started on our 

 cruise. Contrary to our resolution not to "cruise in hotels," we dine I 

 at the only hotel in Young's Point, and thence proceeded under pad- 

 dle to Lakefleld, where we spent the night in a hotel. After portag- 

 ing by rail to Peterborough, and performing several social and gastro- 

 nomic duties, we launched our canoes from the float of the P. B. C. 

 house and started down the Otonobec River with a good spruce 

 breeze of our own, varying the monotony of paddling by fighting a 

 log-jam or two. 



Our first camp was situated twelve miles from Peterborough, in a 

 little wood close by the river. No tents were pitched. After Supper 

 ami one or two short yarns, each man rolled himself upiuhis blanket 

 and took the most comfortable position he could find. Sleep did not 

 immediately follow, however, as some wretched cow persisted in 

 tramping around the camp, and the dingle, dingle of the bell strung 

 round her neck was not soothing to the nerves of the eight tired voy- 

 agers, who finally managed to drive her off. 



We had barely gone three miles the next morning when we found 

 we must go ashore and set up a hospital for one of the force, who 

 was ill. After resting in the shade for a while and eating some lunch, 

 the plucky fellow determined not to detain the fleet any longer. Set- 

 ting sail we elided onward around the twists and turns of the beauti- 

 ful river toward its mouth, where, as we bad expected, we passed 

 the camp of tho Mohican Club. Ruuning out into Rice Lake our 

 canoes created quite, a sensation among the crew of a cutter, who 

 changed her course and ran close up to us to see what these fancy 

 little craft were like. Going ashore on Sheep Island, we pitched our 

 camp on the top of quite a hill and prepared to pass a cool night. 



Paddling three miles through the crisp morning air to Sarwood, we 

 shipped Bob, Charley and their two cauoes off by rail, wishing them 

 good-bye with three rousing cheers. After buying' some provisions 

 We continued our voyage, spending a delightful summer's day altern- 

 ately sailing and paddling, there being jusr, wind enough in the after- 

 noon to warrant keeping the can vas spread and just not enough to 

 allow each of ns to literally keep our watch below and doze away the 

 time. 



Entering the Trent River at about 5 P. M„ wc began to look about 

 for a camp ground, aud finally pitched on a spot about; four miles 

 above Hastings, where we proposed to take the railroad and portage 

 around the Nine. Miles Rapids. 



We reached Hastings the nest morning just as the train for Belle- 

 ville, on Bay of Quiute, was about to start. Doc's glib tongue, how- 

 ever, obtained a delay of ten minutes. We went to work-, and in eight 

 minutes we had goce ashore, dragged the canoes out of water, car- 

 ried them over a steep embankment, and placed tbem in the car under 

 lock and key. 



Reaching Belleville at about midday, we had the. first, a.m.l with one 

 exception, only experience of the fact that a very few Canadians 

 could be rude. We nevertheless, enjoyed a good table d'hote dinns-r 

 at the best hotel in the place for the moderate sum of fifty cents. 

 After buying some. pro visions, we went down to the railroad wharf, 

 where we all launched our canoes except Mac and Petie, whose vaca- 

 tions were nearly finished, and consequent!., they had to go home by 

 a quicker route. Bidding them good-bye. we started to paddle 

 through a drizzling rain, against a chop sea and head wind, to a point 

 about two miles distant. We arrived soaking wet (except the man 

 who had oil skins) and pitched our tents. Then, ah! the warm, 

 grateful feeliug of being iu dry clothing again after a good rub down 

 with a rough towel. But our cup of bliss was full to overflowing 

 when, after a warm supper and hot coffee, we rolled ourselves in our 

 blankets, and prepared to read an hour or so before "turning in." 



''Well, Friday, what do you say to starting?" quoth Doc, at !) A. M. 

 next morning. 



"I say if there is any thing I dislike it is paddling through a cold, 

 drizzling rain," was the sleepy answer. 



"Correct," came from the other side of the tent, followed by a 

 snore. 



"Thank goodness 1 we are to stay hi camp all day," thought Friday, 

 with a sigh of relief as he rolled over. 



Obtaining a good, though rather late start the nest morning, we 

 bad a beautiful run through the bay, passing by two wrecks, which 

 plainly showed that the then placid waters could become stormy when 

 Old Boreas wished to make himself felt. Reaching Deseronto about 

 4 P. M., we were received with open arms by the Rathbuns. After 

 parting with "O. L.," who wished to go ahead, stowing our canoes in 

 the freight house of the steamboat company and taking our traps to 

 the village inn, we proceeded to enjoy the royal hospitality for which 

 our hosts had become so noted while at the meet. Before leaving 

 our "better halves" we agreed with the steamboat agent to be on 

 hand the next morning at 7 o'clock to load our canoes on the steamer 

 for Kingston. 



Seven A. M. found us "all thar," but the canoes were gone! After 

 diligent inquiry we found that the steamer, which ran further up the 

 bay to Belleville, had stopped during the night for freight, and as such 

 our canoes had been put aboard. 



Seven:ten saw us quiet, 7:15sawus impatient, 7:20 saw us quietly an- 

 gry, 7:25 saw us furious, and 7:30 saw the sidewheet steamer Hero 

 come puffing up to the dock half an hour behind band. 



The first thing that met our horrified gaze on juo i ping i i : u i : mi; 

 the three precious canoes all piled up in a heap, with a couple of 

 dozen window frames by way of covering! At first we stood aghast, 

 all sorts of doleful thoughts passing through our several minds 

 Then our anger and indignation arose, and under the leadership of 

 the valiant Doc we proceeded to "blow up" the deckhands, whose 

 impudence, increased in the same ratio as our indignation. We fin- 

 ally appealed to the captain, who ordered the deckhands to remove 

 the window frames and we stowed away the canoes to our satisfac- 

 tion, and the damages, although less than we had anticipated, were 

 more than we wanted 



Before reaching Kingstou we decided to continue our trip on the 

 steamboat to Clayton, where we had the pleasure of meeting two 

 jovial members of the fraternity also on their way home from the 

 meet but, alas, by another route. They, however, had time to 

 expatiate on the beauties of the Thousand Islands, and in consequence 

 we were anxious to get well in among them. 



After buying some provisions and bidding farewell to our friends, 

 we set sail and had a very pleasant ten mile run through the islands. 

 Heading our canoes into a beautiful little cove, we landed on the 

 rocks, which were low and almost perpendicular, thus forming an 

 excellent wharf, and prepared for an early supper. That night 

 Friday was awakened by sounds of distress coming from the outside 

 of the tent, and on recoimoiteriug found poor Doc suffering from the 

 effects of lead-poisoning, which had probably been caused by eating 

 canned corned beef. Some medicine having been administered with 

 a oi i.irent good effect, Friday returned to his blankets and was soon 

 sound asleep. Here a word about canned meats. The writer person 

 ally knew two men who were made ill by eating them. If you must 

 eat this kind of "grub," let the parts that have been near the tin 

 alone. The next morning dawned bright and cheerful, but it was de- 

 cided not to break camp that day in order that the sick man might be 

 allowed to regain his strength. 



Turning out|early on the day following, our "Sunday " as we termed 

 it, we determined to make a good run to compensate for lost time, so 

 starting under full sail, with a slight breeze, we half drifted to the 

 thousand Island House, where we mailed our letters and Wad and 

 Friday bought some very bad and strictly American candy. 



Starting well out in Alexandria Bay we soon found that the wind 

 was steadily increasing, and when we started again after lunch, from 

 a point at the lower end of Alexandria Bay, we had nearly if not 

 quite half a gale blowing directly over the sterns of our canoes, which 



