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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 19, 1885. 



THE TRAP. 



THE NATIONAL GUN ASSOCIATION. 



ARTICLE XVI. of the Constitution embodies a feature which will 

 doubtless appear new to most readers, hut it is really a revival 

 ot an old institution, viz.. the organization into volunteer companies 

 ot those who use a shotgun [for hunting purposes or for pastime 

 amusement at an artificial target], and for the purpose of aiding the 

 civil authorities in their own communities in times of riot and law- 

 lessness. 



The article reads as follows: "Whenever the. membership of the 

 Association reaches 500, the Board of Directors shall, if in their dis- 

 cretion it is practical to do so. organize the members into a volun- 

 teer gun corps. Such organization shall be upon the basis of the mil- 

 itary system of the United States, the members elect their own 

 officers and have the same privileges and duties as other volunteer 

 military organizations: but there shall be no compulsion of members 

 to join same. It shall be purely voluntary. If organized, such 

 corps, or the various sub-divisions thereof, shall be subject to the 

 control of the civil authorities, State and municipal, in time' of danger 

 to suppress riot, insuirection, or other lawlessness, and in every way 

 to protect life and property and to maintain the public peace. 'Their 

 headquarters and drill rooms shall he in the cities or large to wns 

 Provided, however, that no service elsewhere than in their own com- 

 munities shall be exacted from them without their consent." 



At the present day such an organization will serve a double pur- 

 pose. Fust, it will prove to the public, who now take no interest 

 whatsoever m the gun, and who, if anything, are inclined to look 

 with suspicion and distrust upon its present use. that an additional 

 and meritorious interest attaches thereto, and for the reason that it 

 thus becomes a useful public servant in inne of danger and of its need, 

 and hence thousands of public spirited citizens will to Ice an interest in 

 its development, will join the Association, will encourage and attend 

 its tournaments, and induce their friends to do likewise, who other- 

 wise would remain the passive, indifferent spectators they now are. 



And secondly, it will elevate the sportsmen themselves, not only 

 by briuging a new and worthy element into their ranks, but also. .-Mid 

 more especially, by adding a noble, patriotic purpose to the present 

 objects of amusement at the trap and in the Held only. The politi- 

 ( al and economical character of our American cities is such r.hat 

 they will ever be subject to times of riot. The doctrine of the com- 

 munist is a growing one. The distance between the rich and the 

 poor, the capitalist and the laborer, is spreading more and more. 

 The reckless political agitation we see from year to year, adds fuel 

 to tee flames by briuging about a corrupt political state of 

 affairs, which widens the distances and which leads to 

 periods of excitement and of disrespect for the power and the 

 justice of the law, and which results in violent outbursts of misled 

 populace, detrimental to all law and order, and most injurious to 

 the very instruments themselves who thus vent the popular fury. 

 Such a state of affairs occurred in Cincinnati in 1884, resulting 'in ■ 

 the killing of about BB and the wounding of about 300 misled en- 

 thusiasts, ana the destruction of nearlv $2,000,000 of properly and 

 innumerable and invaluable court records, all of which 'could 

 doubtless have been avoided had the civil authorities had at their 

 disposal one hundred organized expert sportsmen armed with the 

 shotgun only. There are mobs and mobs. The above one was not 

 composed of vagabonds and outcasts, bur rather of "misled respect- 

 able citizen enthusiasts." aggravated by the previous failure of the 

 Judiciary to perform its work justly, and further excited by the 

 wellnieant but heated condemnatory addresses in public meeting 

 of many of Cincinnati's best citizens, Such a "mob" should not 

 have been plowed down and slaughtered with rides, which kill, but 

 rather have been scattered with "buckshot." which only wound. 

 This is not a despotic government— it is not a .Russian or a Napo- 

 leooic Empire, where the people are regarded as so many "cattle." 

 lit only to be slaughtered— hut it is a republic, "for the people, of 

 the people and by the people," and where the "people" are re- 

 garded as the peel's of each other, and where it is the object 

 to make every man feel that he has some interest at stake in the 

 preservation of the government, of Which he is a part, and where it 

 is, and should always be, an object to persuade the" people to do what 

 is light, not with the cannon ball, J i« Napoleon, hut with lesser 

 means which will not kill. What eared Napoleon whether he killed 

 or sacrificed one or a thousand. His aim was not a republic but an 

 empire. We, on the other hand, do not want an empire tint a repub- 

 lic; hence liis methods must not be our methods. For when vou kill 

 once you engender a feeling of bitterness and of revolt in the. multi- 

 tude, which only leads to additional repetitions of the same scene on 

 a larger and larger scale, until finally a despotism of some nature re- 

 sults, as a lesser evil bi t ween two. Hence, it, should be the policy of 

 the authorities to employ such a force in dispersing mobs of the 

 above character as will not kill, and will not, therefore, undermine 

 the very pedestals of the republic. Such a force is at hand m the 

 shotguu. if it be but organized in the general manner outlined in 

 Article XVI. Let sportsmen, those who now own guns, give it their 

 support, but above all. let ail good citizens who appreciate the force 

 of the above argument , give their support to this association by joining 

 it as contributing members. 



Many sportsmen will doubtless now ask, "But how are we individu- 

 ally to be otherwise benefitted thereby •" Primarily, by making large 

 tournaments a financial success, so "that the "guarantees" therein 

 can he increased from year to year, and the number of attendants 

 and participants likewise increased. But there is a subsidiary bene- 

 fit to accrue to a large minority of the members who may desire to 

 avail themselves of the same", viz., through the organization of the 

 National Corps of Commissionaires, as outlined in Article XVTI. and 

 patterned after the Corps of Commissionaires as it nor.' exists in vari- 

 ous European cities. The attention of the visitor to the latter is at 

 once called to the neatly, plainly uniformed commissionaire, whom 

 he finds at his monthly service, whether it be as a faithful messenger 

 or courier, a reliable watchman, an accurate clerk, a trustworthy 

 nurse, an expert guide, or any service, whether temporary or per- 

 manent, for which the Central Office may recommend him; for 

 the said office guarantees the honesty of its commissionaire in 

 amounts varying from $15 to 850, besides acquainting the 

 employer with Ids previous record shotdd he desire same, and hence 

 the confidence of the would-be employer is at once obtained. There 

 are in this country to-day numerous hunters and shooters, and 

 others whose occupation is. confined to a very limited period of time 

 yearly, all such could find lucrative employment through such an 

 organization as "The Corps of Commissionaires," and which must- 

 be made an outgrowth of\the "National Gun Corps," for the financial 

 support required to organize the former must be obtained through 

 the latter, and thus the confidence of the latter, and the support of 

 the citizens who will aid the Gun Corps will be obtained for the 

 commissionaires individually. Hence, it is to be hoped that all 

 owners of a shotgun will lend their cordial support toward making 

 a success of the above two features, with the assurance that the 

 same will redound to the benefit of themselves and "the cause." 



BROCKTON VS. MALDEN.- Brockton, Mass., March 14.-A clay- 

 pige.ou shoot for the State team badge took place here this afternoon 

 between the Maiden and the Brockton Gun Clubs. The Brockton 

 team won the badge in 1884, and defeated their opponents this after- 

 noon by a score of 79 to 77. Following is the score: 



Brocktons. Maidens. 



Bartlett 4444-16 Shaffer 4454—17 



Allen 4554-18 Field 3323-12 



Tirrel J 5433- 15 Sawver 4545— 18 



Wilbur 5452-16 Paiker 4335—15 



Howard 2444-14— 7ft Dickey 4434—15—77 



DENVER, Col.— A newly-orgauized club of this city had its third 

 shoot on the 9th at 8 live birds, lBvds. rise: 



R J Carpenter 01101110—5" L D Keller 01001010—3 



W K Morton 00101101—4 J Bates 100101 11-5 



F Camp 11010111—6 G L Bates 00100011—3 



C h Caster 00111010-4 D L Hurd 10111001—5 



FCCuenin 11011111—7 M L Hutchinson 01101111— 6 



Ties on 6: Camp, 101; Hutchinson, ill. Ties on 5: Bates. 100; Hurd, 

 110; Carpenter, OOw, Cuenin took the leather medal,— Member. 



MERIDEN, Conn.. March 14.— About a dozen members of the Parker 

 Gun Club were out to-day on their grounds. The following sweepstake 

 was shot at low birds throtvu over 50yds. from trap: 



Baker 11110-4 Venter 10100—2 



Brown 11010—3 Avery 10101—3 



Bristol 11110—4 Beecher 01001—2 



Ives 11111—5 Cook 00101—1 



Burges 11010—3 



WASHINGTON. D. C, March 13.— At the annual meeting of the 

 Capital City Gun Club, this city, held on the 10th inst., the following 

 officers were elected for the ensuing year: .1. E. Hasford, President; 

 J. P. Sousa, Vice-President: E. w. Mills, Secretary; 0, McC. Taylor, 

 Treasurer; Wm. Wagner, Director. 



HAMILTON GUN CLUB. -Hamilton. March 11.— This afternoon 

 one of the most successful shooting meetings that has taken place in 

 this district was held on the James Driving Park, East Hamilton, 

 The day, although a little cold, was clear and comparatively calm, 

 consequently the shooting was good. The match continues two days 

 —to-day and and to-morrow — to-day being the pigeon match, 10 

 birds each. There were 36 entries. The management called time at 

 2 o'clock and the Sport began (Dominion rules), and was carried on to 

 the finish without a hitch or a grumble, which speaks well for the 

 club, considering the laige number ot contestants. Geo. Rogers, of 

 $t Catharines, won first nlace in 10 straights; prize, $60, The shoot-. 



ing for the balance of the money prizes resulted in adivision between 

 the following five, each of whom shot 9 birds out of 10. The score 



SCOGCl . 



Ma tohatl01ive birds each, miss two and out. First prize, $50- 

 second, $35; third, $25; fourth, $30; fifth, $12: sixth, $8. ' 



G Rogers, St. Catherines 111111111 1— ]() 



Robert Stroud. Hamilton 1111111110-9 



A Chidley, Hamilton 1111110)11-9 



J Adams, Niagara Falls, t 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1- 9 



JVvaype.r Hespeler .„ 1 10 1111111-9 



WWard.Dundas 111111111-0 



ine committee who are carrying out the affair so suceessfullv is 

 composed of the following gentlemen; E. V. Spencer, President ■ 

 Thos. Crooks, Secretary and Treasurer; Messrs. M. Reardon, A Chid' 

 ley. W. Massie, A. Woodhouse and Fred Del.acv. 



March 12. — The second (lav's shooting of the Hamilton Gun Club 

 commenced this morning at 10:30. The first match was shooting for 

 the gold medal presented for competition bv Messrs Davis & 

 McCulloch, of this city. The teams shooting, four members each 

 were made up as follows: Brant and Waterloo as one team St' 

 Catharines and Niagara Falls as another, and Hamilton mane up 

 three teams, numbering respectively Nos. 1, 2 and 3 malum-' five 

 teams entered for the medal. Unfortunately the day'was very un- 

 favorable, being cold, windv and stormy.' The sport however 

 passed off very pleasantly and in the best of feeling to the eloW 

 The winning team made 14 birds out of the 20. and the elo-eness of 

 the shooting is shown by the fact that each of the other four teams 

 made 13 each. The winning team was No. I of Hamilton, made up of 

 the following shots: E. V. Spencer, W. Stroud, M. Reardon and A 

 Chidley. Following the medal match came the consolation match 

 tor a gun presented by J. Holman, wbicli was won by T. Westbrook 

 of Brantford. A number of sweepstake matches followed. The 

 meeting was one of the most successful ever held in Hamilton, 



_ STAUNTON, Va., March 3.— Clay-pigeon match at 10 birds, iSyds, 

 rise: ' J 



AAyres 1111111111-10 C Bargamhi iioioitoil- 7 



TBissell 1011111 ill— 9 CL Cooke 101 11 10011— 7 



Vvhittle 1111101111— 9 T J Crowder umoiinri — 7 



Dr. Berkeley <S, J. A. Cochran 6, W. F. Summersou (S. F. West W. 

 Allen 5, E. Berkeley 5, J. M. Carroll 5. W. A. Bowles 3, E. 1. Jones 1 

 Ayros silver medal, Jones leather medal. 



March 10.— Match under same conditions: 



A Ay res Ill 11 11011-9 T J Crowder lOOlOilli}[-0 



Dr Wayman 1111111101—9 ,T W Stout 001100111 1-6 



Whittle 1111101111-9 WMAlleu 1010010110-6 



LAlby UlllCOUl— 8 Dr Berkelev 6101111000-5 



C Bargamm 1101011111-8 J A Cochran lOlOQOlOtl— 5 



E Berkeley 0111101101—7 W H II Lynn 0101010010-4 



CL Cooke 1011001111—7 W A Bowles . . 11000 '0000— 3 



F West 1111100011—7 EI Jones. (.Wicii. m v 



Ayres won silver medal on miss and Out, Jones won leather medal. 



ASBURY PARK, March 12.-Fullv K00 people were on the grounds 

 of the Neptune Gun Club, to witness the monthly shoot for the presi- 

 dent's badge. The conditions were 5 pigeons each, ','lyds rise, HOyds 

 boundary, siugle barrel: 



1 L Oliver 00111—3 A Newman 00110— S 



WmKelsey 11011—4 MBovce 01111—4 



C Borden 11101-4 W Bugle. . 10111—4 



R B Cusack 11100-3 RGravatt O1011-3 



In shooting oft the ties. W. Bugle won by 3 straight birds. The 

 club has challenged the Freehold Association to a match, the teams 

 to consist of ten men on either side, and compete for a prize.— 0. 



BROOKLYN, March 1 1 .—The May-Be Gun Club monthly shoot at 

 20 clay-pigeons each, very strong wind blowing, making theshooting 

 poor: 



H Knebel, 19yds 111111000111 1 1 101110—16 



T Short, 18yds . 11111011101010110010— IS 



G Kubn, 18yds 001111 lOOllOOOlOOlOO— 9 



J Link. 18yds _ . . ,000010001 HOlOOOOOi— 4 



C Munk, 19yds OilOOOOOOOiOOOOUlOOOO- 3 



%mwewg. 



FIXTURES. 



March 24— Toledo 0. C.Camp fire. Subject, "Cruising and Camping. 



March 31— K. C. C. Camp fire, 106 West Forty -second street. H p. ft[. 



April 7— Toledo C. C. Camp-fire, "Racing and Rules ." 



May 30, 31— Hudson River Meet. 



May 30 to June 1— Connecticut River Meet. 



July 18, 28— Western Meet, Ballast Island. Lake Erie 



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



TORONTO C. C. 



HPHE first camp fire of the season was held at the residence of the 

 JL new secretary, Mr. F. M. Nicholson, on the 14th of January, 

 Mr. N.'s birthday. Nearly every member of the club was present, 

 each with his wife or lady friend. A most enjoyable evening was 

 spent in canoe chat, singing and recitations. Mrs. Major Leigh gave 

 a canoe song, with words and music by herself, and the new commo- 

 dore, Mr. Tyson, sang a song to the air of the "Fine Old English Gen- 

 tleman," bringing in the names of all the members in local hits. 



Onthe. lt!th Of February another of the same was held at (lie resi- 

 dence of Mr. H. Neilson. That date was also his birthday. 



On the 6th inst. Mr. Tyson gave his camp-fire, and again the mem- 

 bers and their ladies had a good time. Mr. Tyson introduced, as a 

 novelty to Toronto canoeists, the cooking of a portion of the supper 

 by the members. I am privately informed ttiat Mrs, Tyson after 

 surveying the wreck in the kitchen and dining-room— determined 10 

 allow the T. C. C. to cook anywhere but in her house. 



Mr. M. F. Johnson is at present in Ottawa reporting the proceedings 

 of the House of Commons for the official "Kair-ard." 



Mr. W. McKendrick, of the Ubiques, has been elected a member of 

 the Toronto Club, and Mr. Colin Frazer. of the same club, has had 

 his name put up for membership. The new club house is proving a 

 source of attraction to those intending to take up canoeing. 



I inclose you a clipping about the formation of a skiff -sailing club. 

 No doubt the T. C. C. will have some recruits from them as soon as 

 they see the advantages of the canoe. Several of the members are 

 already members of the A. C. A. 



The Ottawa C. C. are moving in the direction of a local meet in May 

 or June at Lake Deschene, near Ottawa. I am afraid the T. 0. C. 

 men will prefer something nearer home. The Peterboro and Lindsay 

 clubs are talking about one at. Sturgeon Point, near Lindsay. It Is a 

 first-class place for such a meet. 



The Torontos have been thinking for a long time of making a raid, 

 on the 24th of May, onthe isolated canoeists of Hamilton. Burlington 

 Bay is the finest water for canoeing in western part of Ontario. It is 

 hoped that canoeists west of Toronto, notably those of Bran I ford. 

 would join us in making it a success. What say the canoeists of 

 Western Ontario? Boreas. 



A CRUISE UP THE HACKENSACK. 



IN the fall of 1883 three of us. Geo., Herbert W. and myself, started 

 on a camping tour up the Hackensack Rner in two boats, with a 

 full camping outfit. Our destination was Rockland Lake via Hack- 

 ensack River, and we lauuehed our boats at New Miltord Dam. Ho- 

 boken Water Works. Our first carry was the Oradel Dam, from 

 there we had easy paddling for about one and a half miles, but hard 

 work then set iu. Water being low, every snag and sometimes the 

 bottom of the river were in the way. necessitating a carry every ten 

 rods. After hard work for five hours, we reached Bogert's Dam 

 (eight miles), made a carry of fifty feet, and at last slid info deep 

 water. About one hundred yards along the dam we came upon a 

 good place to camp, and. being very tired and hungry, we accepted 

 the situation and went into camp on a high knoll, with a good spiring 

 of cold water close by. George and I made all things snug, while If. 

 deputized as cook, prepared our evening meal. After supper 1 -eii n - 

 ing on our blankets around the fire, we smoked and spun yarns until 

 9 P. M., when we turned in to be awakened about 1 A. M. with the 

 silvery music of a pack of 'coon dogs which was in full chase. Sweet, 

 sleep returned once more only to be disturbed by H. saying, "O, they 

 are calling us." I listened and heard Mr. Owl's "who, who-o-o," 

 and told H. to answer up, '"Herb. W. of Tenafly." 



I awoke again at 5 A. 31., and. hearing a gray squirrel barking, I 

 wakened G. and told him to listen. He made for the tent door on 

 his hands and knees. Asking what was flip, was greeted with the 

 reply, "' Keep quiet, squirrels." We both slipped into our clothes. 

 and. taking our guns, started off, giving H. an order bo have break- 

 fast on our return. We had good luck, for We were back in half an 

 hour with seven beauties, which we skir-ned and made ready for 

 breakfast. After breakfast we explored the river above, m see (he 

 height, of water, and found it very low. We could go only about one 

 mile further. We made up our" minds to settle where we. v . t-i a for 

 our allotted time, one weei:. During thai time 1 had enough of 

 camping on the. Hackensack to last me for life. There are no !i.-.h in 

 the Hackensack, but roach, pickerel and snags. Pickerel we shot 

 when they were lying on the top of the water, sunning themselves. 

 They would no.t bite at a book or bait. 1 even tried them with red 

 flannel troll. 



On our return we got stranded at Closter Bridge, and, pulling our 

 boats out, we sent for a horse and wagon to draw us home. So ended 

 my first and Inst trip up the Hackensack River. 



George and H, went again this fall and happened to be out in the 

 equinoctial storm and found more water than they wanted Case 



TtNAPLY.N. J., February, 1885. 



PHILADELPHIA C. C. CAMP-FIRE. 



T^JL m ?• + eld ^ eir second camp-fire on March 11, the subject 



n Vft 1 i', 1 ' ""'"^sting one of "Camp Cookery." The club, to the 

 nmui.ei of ,.-), turned out in the evening, man v of them in camp 

 mess. Besides the members, Messrs. Wflkin of the K. C. C.and 

 ■Stephens, Is. y- . c. O, were present from New York. Mr, Chas. Heg- 

 ensieaa an amusing and interesting lecture on "Camp Cookery,"' 

 1, rel ;. wt "'' l; y e ^-.tori were called, on and Mr Wilkin spoke "on 

 .Lie America 11 Lauoe Association, giving an idea of its aims and pro- 

 sress. Mr. htepbeus lajso spoke on the same subject. A kerosene 

 ™J! 15 ° T< co ™? r c ' ul tfood service in the meanwhile, and a lunch 

 v>asseivecl lo all hands, alter whr-h a number of canoe songs were 

 sung oy he entire congrega (ion. Captain Faulkner sang au original 

 canoe ditty, and Pursfcr Westlake sang his "Wooden Paddle," and 

 also his captain ot My Craft." The club have a house and a num- 

 ber 01 canoes, and expect to be afloat shortly. Some of them will 

 ■ ti d 1 ie ..ewbnrgh meet, and also the A. C, A. meet. At 11 P. M 

 the meeting broke up, all well satisfied with the evening's entert'ain- 



A PACIFIC COAST MEET. 



TO the mi land Canoe Club belongs the honor of the first meet of 

 the Pacific cmioe fleet. Onthe afternoon of Saturday Feb 31 

 five canoes belonging to. the O, C. C. rendezvoused at Yerba Bu'ena 

 Island, and there camped for the night. The yacht Graeie acted as 

 couvoy to inspire confidence in the minds of the canoeists, in case, as 

 sometimes happens, the gentle breezes should blow with too much 

 emphasis. Happily there was no occasion for her services, and the 

 fleet made the first r 4 -- 



of the Mystic (flagship!, Undine. Sunbeam, Zephyr and 'one other 

 fie name of which this veracious chronicler has 'stupidly forgotten' 

 safely disporting in the waters which have come to lie looked upon 



the peculiar home of the Sansalito contingent of the @ F C C 

 The Graeie, as. in duty hound, stayed behind to pick up any stragglers 

 that might, fall by the way, and came to anchor some two hours after- 

 ward. The skipper explained that the delay was in a great measure 

 owing to (he fact that flic Graeie had sailed m H0 much in Oakland 

 Creek during the early part of her career that it was almost impos- 

 sible to get her to go anywhere else. 



Moth ami Folly endeavored to do the honors to the visitors, and the 

 rest of the day was pleasantly spent in showing to them the beauties 

 of Richardson s Bay. Moth being left, to entertain the flagship, Folly 

 set, out to show things lo Undine, and together they cruised and 

 Stool ill. chatted and lunched uutil late in the afternoon. 



The fleet camped that night on Point Tiburon, with the exception 

 of Mystic, who was most unfortunately recalled to his home a tele- 

 gram announcing .serious illness in his family, and spreading his big 

 Mohican he was soon but a speck in the dim distance. 



Folly intended to join the fleet again the next day. but an unfortun- 

 ate breakdown of the cable cars made him miss the ferry, and left 

 .Moth alone to do the honors. 



The Heet spent the morning in camp, coming over to Sansalito after 

 lunch, and after churning an hour or two, took (.he tide at the flood 

 and with a fair wind and everything drawing, sailed gaily homeward' 

 ln actual distance covered, this cruise will not perhaps compare with 

 that of Bishop, or Kendall and Neide, but it seemed a very pleasant 

 one to the participants, and was above all the first. Fulegula Vales- 

 neria was lmfortunately unable to be present to represent "Squaw 

 Point, ' a small chap with a very malapropos sore throat deta mine 

 her 111 the nursery. Modesty forbids my repeating the man y eeir.pii"- 

 meuiary remarks passed upOu our sailing ground, but I think I maw 

 venture to score one for Sansalito. ir 0L , y ' 



Feb. 24. 



CRUISE OF THE STONINGTON C. C. 



rpHIB club is composed Of ten members, with a fleet of nine canoes 

 X all canvas. They were built very strongly on account of the 

 ::r which generally prevails there. When completed the 

 canvas was oiled, and four or live coats of paint put on, which made 

 it impossible for any water to penetrate it. The boats were all about 

 the same size, 14:-. 32, and carried leg-o'-muttou sails and a iib. 



Wednesday.— Ibis being our first cruise we were a long 'time get- 

 ting ready. Four of us started, namely, the Dot, Minnie. Flirt and 

 Glyfie. Launched the canoes at 3 P. M., bound for a three-days' 

 cruise. 'I he wind was blowing a regular canoe gale, and so had aR 

 we conld do to carry mainsail. Our first stopping place was to be at 

 the source of a small stream, which we reached in an hour and a half 

 having bad a fair wind all the way. The only difficulties we en- 

 countered were the low bridges, and when going under we were 

 forced to unship our masts, but we soon become accustomed to that. 

 Corning to anchor at the head of the stream, the crews began to pre- 

 p.-.re supper, which did not take long, as we had made up our inmds 

 to rough it. and so left all luxuries at home. After all had finished 

 their repast we set out for shore. There being only a few houses in 

 that locality, there was not much to see except dogs, and we did not 

 warn: to make their acquaintance. While preparing to go aboard our 

 canoes again, a kind-hearted farmer came down to the shore and 

 offered as the use of a tent Belonging to him, which of course we ac- 

 cepted, and at once commenced putting it up. 



On awaking in the morning we saw to our amazement the canoes 

 all careening ou their sides in the mud. The tide happened to be at 

 its full height when we entered the preceding evening, and was now 

 just coming in again. It being still early, and we in no great hurry, 

 we did not swear as we might have done, but went to work to get our 

 morning meal. Yv e carried our coffee all ready to drink with the ex- 

 ception of adding the milk, which we bought of the farmers. Besides 

 that we had pastry, canned articles, etc. After finishing breakfast 

 we took down the tc-nt, and then prepared to get under way. 'Die 

 wind was blowing in the same direction it had the previous day 

 t\ hilegetting under way the only accident of the whole trip happened. 

 The crew of the Minnie, in attempting to set ins masts, not being yet 

 up in that art. got his canoe to rocking, and before he was abl* to 

 stop himself, he was taking his morning plunge, but with his clothes 

 on, which put a different face on the matter. Luckily the water was 

 not deep, or it might have resulted in aserious accident, he being the 

 only member who could not swim. 



The wind being dead ahead, the Clytie was the only one which 

 attempted to sail, the others preferring the paddle. Upon reaching 

 open water we were joined by the Dash, he not being able to start 

 with ns. as his canoe was not finished in time. The wind being fresh, 

 9 nil proce eded under mainsail except the Clytie. who, having 

 smaller sails. oarHed both. Arrived at Watch Hill, a favorite summer 

 resort, at 12 M., where a, crowd was gathered to inspect our canoes. 

 We waited for the slower boats to approach, and then continued our 

 way up 1 he Westerly River. Having a fair wind we winged out, and 

 were not long iu reaching our camping place for the night, which 

 e a - b bout two and a half miles below the town of Westerly, and in a 

 beautiful little cove bordered around the edge by trees, which, when 

 the moon shone through, would make a picture fit for the brush of 

 any artist. 



We had just got through with our sumptuous meal and were get- 

 ting settled for the night when the crew of the Dash proposed that 

 we should go on to Westerly, as it was moonlight. We asked him if 

 ho knew the channel, and he said he did. This plaumet the approval 

 of all hands, except the crews of the Flirt and Clytie, who declared 

 at first they would not go, but after a While gave in and we prepared 

 to start. There was not a breath of wind, so we hud to resort entirely 

 to the paddle. After we had proceeded a short distance we discov- 

 ered that the crew of the Dash did not know any more about the 

 course pf the channel than did the rest of us. A.s'the Clytie was the 

 lightest draft canoe and carried the lantern, her crew was requested 

 to take the lead. We had not proceeded very far, and did not know 

 where we, were going, when the crew of the Dot said he saw a 

 light dead ahead, and a steamer came around abend in the river. 

 There was some lively paddling then, as we were directly in her 

 path, but we escaped with a wetting. Following the steamer, we 

 arrived btlow the town at 9:30 P. M. We hauled our canoes up on 

 . then started to f ake a walk in the village. When we came 

 back the dew was falling almost as fast as rain, which made us all 

 sick at heart, as not one of us had a tent or any kind of covering t«> 

 go over the cockpit The crew of the Flirt and'Ciyn'c then devised a 

 plan for their comfort. There was an old tlal-hoitomcd scow lying 

 upside down, and it was but the work of a moment for them to con- 

 struot-a comfi elter, Putting two large rooks under the edge 



of one side of the scow to prop it up, they spread their blankets un- 

 derneath and turned In. The crews of the Dot and Dash bad started 

 n to Bud a suitable place in which to pass the uight, but 

 .mm returned and took to their canoes as a last resort. 



The crew of the Flirt commenced the. programme of the day, by 

 turning all out at a A. I\i. Upon completing our toilet we thought we 

 woulu get Bur breakfast iu the town, so accordingly visited a bakery 

 and laid in a stock of provisions, wnich we stowed away in our canoes 



