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St. John's BJvkr, N. B.-J. M. Geldert, Jr.. P. 0, Box H4.Halifax.N.S. 



Scioto River.— A. H. Siegfried, it Tribune Building, N". Y. city, 



ScnuvLKtLL BlvifE.— A. H. Siegfried, 47 Tribune Building, New York 

 City: W. P. Stephens, Box 563, West New Brighton, S. J. 



Stim^itec RIVER.— E H. Coolidge, West Sterling, Muss. 



Sagttenay Kivjch and Tributaries.— Dr. C. M. Douglass, Lakefleld, 

 Ont„ Can. 



St. Clair Biver and Lake.— J, E. Watson, Fourth, and ITolden 

 avenues. Detroit, Mich. 



Taunton River.— Cbas. S. Clark, 8 Oliver street, Boston, Mass. 



Thousand Islands and Cruise to New York.— Warren L. Green, 

 66 t'hureh street. New York city; R.W.Gibson, Albany, N. Y.; Dr. 

 Charles A. Neide, Solmvlerville, N. Y.; L. L, Coudert, 3 Broad street, 

 New York City, 



Trent River. — K. I!. Edwards. Peterboro, Ont. 



Walmult, River.— R, W. Gibson, Albany, N. Y. 



Wisconsin River.— Chas. F, Hitchcock, Ware, Mass. 



White Bear Lake and White River.- A. H. Siegfried, -IT Tribune 

 Building, Mew York city. 



Wisconsin Waters— Northern.— I. F. West. Watertown, Dakota. 



Winnbpissogee Lake.— Chas. F. Smith, Box (88, Lawrence, Mass. 



PADDLING CANOES AND PADDLING RACES. 



Editor forest and Stream; 



Tbc liberal offer made by Mr. Rushton ought to be accepted by the 

 Regatta Committee, but I thick the contests would have to take place 

 in equal canoes. I am very doubtful if any system of handicapping 

 would prove satisfactory.' It would be quite easy for two or three 

 pail's of canoes— or say a pair of each class— to be provided, and the 

 races for Mr. Rushton 's paddles be contested in them. 



It may be taken for granted that on equal measurements the smooth- 

 built Canadian canoe is the fastest. They are generally lighter, and 

 having no centerboards, the slot does not interfere with the speed. 



Last season Mr. Rogers, of the Ontario Canoe Company, told me he 

 would provide two canoes— exactly similar in all respects— for any 

 paddling contest that might be considered necessary. No doubt he- 

 would do the same this season. 



While on this subject I desire to call attention to two statements in 

 Mr. Rnshton's catalogue, the first might mislead and the second is not 

 correct. On page 17 is quoted Article II. of the constitution, adopted 

 In 1880: 



"A canoe, in order to be placed on the Association list and to be en- 

 tered for races, must be a boat sharp at both cuds and not more than 

 36in. wide on deck." 



It is quite true a canoe can be built of that beam, but iho length 

 would be limited to 12ft., and a canoe of that size would not have the 

 ghost of a chance in racing with the longer and narrower craft of say 

 15x31!^ or near that size. Nothing under lift, will be fast. 



This is not true, and is unfair to Mr. Johnson. No one will deny that 

 the canoe used by him was not faster than the Nellie, and 1. for one, 

 also believe that 'in spite of that, Mr. Johnson could have repeated 

 the victory after changing canoes with Mr. Kipp; but for all that the 

 Mamie is not a racer, unless we concede that every Peterboro canoe 

 present at the meet was built for racing. The Mamie is an ordinary 

 open basswood canoe 16x31 and J2in. deep, weight 70 pounds; more 

 of that size are in use than any other. See the catalogues issued by 

 English, who built her, Ontario Canoe Company, Gordon, of Lake- 

 field, and others. Boreas. 



A CRUISE ON THE WEST COAST. 



ii. 



AN early breakfast in the morning, a hand shake and I am away. 

 The wind is very light but fair, and as I am in no hurry I make 

 sail. Haste should never have part or place in a canoe cruise. Plan 

 as well as you may, have every condition favorable as possible, but 

 take no thought of speed. Once let the Demon of Hurry get posses- 

 sion of you, good bye the pleasure. I sail along quietly, peacefully, 

 the bay is smooth, the air is soft and pure; a few birds are seen, now 

 and then a fish darts from the quiet water. Off seaward are two 

 sails, hut everything seems sleepy and good natured, and I am enjoy- 

 ing it all. Happy! 



About noon I reach the wharf at "Disston City." I don't see any 

 city, but the map says it is here, and of course I am bound to believe 

 it. I find a long wharf, a large, unfinished barn-like structure whicli 

 I am told is the hotel, and a store, but although I fail to find the 

 city, I And an old friend here and he says, "Dinner is just ready." 

 My friend is, like myself, an old cruiser, and although we have never 

 cruised in company, we can talk of places we both have visited— the 



west coast of South America, Chili, Peru, the Bay of Panama, the 

 Sandwich Islands, the South Seas, etc., and so the dinner hour passes 

 away pleasantly, and then another hour for a smoke, and at 2 P. M. 

 I fill away for Point Pinelles. Reaching the point I find a little bay 

 with clear water and a beautiful sandy bottom. This is the place for 

 a swim, so here goes. 



After my bal h I sit under an immense live oak, fill my pipe, and 

 settle m.\ self for a contemplative smoke. Close at my side is a large, 

 dead bush, across whicli a huge spider is weaving his web. A fine 

 affair it is, too; the strands nearly as large as saddler's silk. Alas! it, 

 is catch or be caught with us all. At my feet are various specimens 

 of the fiddler crab, and each as busy as if the weight of the universe, 

 rested on him alone. On one of the points which form my little bay 

 sit a group of pelicans, ungainly, but, very solemn withal. But they 

 are not considering any weighty questions of law or ethics. Oh, no, 

 they are simply digesting their dinners. 



But I must get around the point and make camp; the wind is ahead, 

 so, stowing sails, T grip the paddle and away. Around the point and 

 some two miles up "on the eastern shore I find the spot I am looking 

 for. A little, cove facing the east, a low, white beach, back of which 

 are a line of tall palmettoes, and back of these a high shell ridge, 

 covered with dense scrub. The first thing on landiug is to secure the 

 canoe, then a, glance around shows me the place for my fire, which is 

 soon burning, for a camp without a Are is no camp at all. The 

 weather looks threatening,and soluse extra carein making everything 

 snug. First the wood for my camp-fire. This is easily gathered, 

 enough to last all night: then, as it might rain, I invert the canoe, 

 stow everything under it safe from a wetting should it come. Then I 

 build a little lean-to as a resort incase it does rain, swing my ham- 

 mock between two of the palmettoes and I am fixed. After supper I 

 promenade the beach at peace With myself and all mankind. Ten 

 o'clock comes, no rain yet. My favorite pipe is out; I am sleepy, too. 

 If it rains I shall find it' out. So, fixing my fire, I roll myself in my 

 hammock and sleep undisturbed by rain. 



Out early in the morning. No birds, no fish: so I fall back on the 

 ship's stores, and as I have a long, hard paddle ahead of me (it's 

 always a head wind in Tampa Bay), I'll take something solid in mine. 

 A few flapjacks are soon fried, a can of Boston baked beans opened, 

 some coffee made, and the whole disposed of in about the time it 

 takes to tell about it. At, sunrise 1 push out, What wind there is is 

 dead ahead. I work along close to shore, and as the sun climbs over 

 the trees the wind rises and the sea follows suit. Courage is good, 

 however, and I work along m the hope of aslant. The sea gets up 

 fast, and before I am five miles on my way I begin to believe all the 

 stories I have heard about Tampa Bay. By 9 A. M. I am tired; I 

 want to rest; I want to smoke; but the 'Wind is howling right in my 

 teeth, the sea is short, sharp and vicious, and between me and the 

 shore is a long line of ugly looking breakers through which I can see 

 no opening. To stop is to get in the trough of the sea, and that might 

 cause trouble. Nothing to do but set my teeth and paddle. At 10 

 o'clock the wind and sea have increased to that extent that I would 

 like to be ashore, but to turn back would be fatal. I have read some- 

 where that a canoe would live as long as a man could hold its head 

 to the sea. It looks as though I might have a chance to test, it. But 

 as my strength is near gone I sight, a break in the land, then a dark 

 strip of smooth water, and I go for it. Ten minutes later I am inside 

 the breakers and paddling into a little land-locked bay. I haul around 

 the point and land at a little sand beach under the lee of some dense 

 mangrove bushes. It is quiet here, the sun is warm and bright, and 

 I'R have a rest. 



After getting the pipe in order I overhaul the chart and find I am 

 in Little Bazoo; three miles beyond is Big Bazoo; must try to reach 

 the latter place, and then if the weather is no better, go into camp. 

 An hour passes, 1 am rested, and although the biceps are getting ten- 

 der. I feel like trying it again, so arranging my seat carefully and 

 tying down my storm apron I push out once more for a tussel with 

 wind and water. I find it no worse, and after some two hours' or more 

 of good honest work I reach Big Bazoo. I find here a little settlement, 

 a few dwelling houses, a store, post-office and boat shop. While here. 

 I notice two large shell mounds. Tney were of a different shape, 

 from anything I had seen, and so I examined them closely. In shape 

 they were nearly a perfect cone, some fifty feet in diameter and per- 

 haps thirty in height, and were formed entirely of oyster shells. I 

 found here also an establishment for smoking mullet. Sampling 

 them I found they were very fine, superior, I think, to smoked halibut. 



My course now lay N. E." across quite a stretch of water, and if I 

 had not made a long run I had certainly done what I thought was 

 enough for one day. The wind was from the north. It blew heavily. 

 The sea was running very liigh, I was very tired, and it was a splendid 

 camping place, and so, instead of being cuffed about on the bay, I 

 landed on a little sandy point just at the entrance to Big Bazoo, and 

 made just the snuggest camp that ever was. Back from the water 

 a hundred feet was a large live oak; around and under it clean white 



sand and shells. Setting the cauoe up on its side for a wind break, 

 and building a "Nessmuk" camp-fire in front, I had soon an apx>ear- 

 ance of comfort that was cheering and home-like. 



Alter supper some ladies called to look at the canoe, or perhaps 

 they came to see the canoeist; at all events they came, and we had a 

 jolly time. They were blessed with the average feminine curiosity, 

 and of course had to be. enlightened on all that pertained to canoeing. 

 In return for the information I so freely gave them, they related 

 many little anecdotes, legendary and otherwise, that were very inter- 

 esting. It was a late hour when I bade them good night. The wind 

 was still blowing furiously as I rolled into the blankets, and as I 

 waked the next morning, I found everything unchanged. 



After cooking and eating breakfast, I looked the situation over; it 

 was about like this: The shore lying nearly north and south, Gads- 

 den's Point, fifteen miles away northeast. The wind blowing half a 

 gale, and the sea choppy and nasty. But my course is by Gadsden's, 

 and by working up along the land a few miles I find a large shoal that 

 reaches nearly half way across the channel. On the opposite side, 

 stretching out from the point is another shoal, and between them 

 scarce a mile of rough water. I get myself in shape and go at it. and 

 after being cuffed by the sea till I am about tired out I win the light. 

 I take a long rest on the point, shoot some beach birds and get up a 

 dinner, and finally, late in the afternoon, push out for Ballast Point, 

 five miles away. I reach it at dark and make myself a snug camp. 

 There is no one near to make calls, and so I keep good hours. 



At four the next morning I am up. Coffee is soon made, and I am 

 paddling away for Tampa. I reach Tampa about eight o'clock, and 

 finding quarters for the canoe I look about the city. Tampa is one 

 of the oldest settlements on the west coast, has a court house, jail, 

 opera house and a narrow-gauge railroad. 



Below the city is the old Barracks, a beautiful place. The old 

 parade ground, surrounded with large live oaks, would make a splen- 

 did site for a residence. 



But I have already made this yarn too long. I might go on and 

 tell you of my trip up the Hillsboro River, and of my cruise home, 

 but, 'I think 'it will be best to reserve that until another time. 1 

 want to say to canoeists, however, that this is the place for fun, and 

 if any one contemplates dodging cold weather he can't do better 

 than come here. Should they wish to learn any points in advance 

 they have only to write to Tarpon. 



Tarpon Springs, Fla. 



TOLEDO C. C.-At the annual meeting of the Toledo C. C, March 

 20, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Geo L. 

 Butter-field, Commodore; .1. W. Richards, Yice-Commodore; Gus G. 

 Keip, Secretary and Treasurer. The executive board is composed of 

 above officers and Mr. J. W. Hepburn and Geo. G. Loeb. The club 

 are now making arrangements for building a club house and for an 

 early race.— Gus G. Kkip, Secretary and Treasurer, T, C. 0. 



STILL MARCHING ON.— The picture of the Snake under sail, 

 which first appeared in the Forest and Stream of Jan. 22, promises 

 to rival, as a traveler, the Wandering Jew, John Brown's body, and 

 Daniel Pratt, G. A. T. It has since appeared in nearly all the Ameri- 

 can magazines and weeklies, and now has reached Germany, whence 

 it comes to us in the April number of Ahoi. The same paper promises 

 next month an article on American canoeing. 



"THE CANOE AURORA."— Dr. Neide's charming book is out and 

 eagerty welcomed by canoeists all over the country. It abounds in 

 capital hints and experiences, and will be a welcome addition to the 

 library of each one who swings the paddle. 



PERSONAL.— Canada is already preparing for the August camp. 

 A large turn out of men and canoes is promised, besides a full attend 

 ance at Squaw Point. 



ONTARIO CANOES.— Eight of the cedar rib canoes and a canvas 

 boat were lately shipped from Peterboro to the Antwerp exhibition. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



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E. B , Falsington, Pa.— Where can I get a book on Florida game, 

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H Spring Valley, N. Y.— Three shooters are members of two gun 

 clubs. A match is to be shot between the two and the club to which 

 they have belonged for the longer time claims the right to draw them 

 on its team. Ans. The matter is one to be decided by the men them- 

 selves. They can elect with which team they will shoot. 



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