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vas done. Front a multitude of scores some are selected ana given 

 lerewith. The match arranged between H. .T. Mangels and L, R, 

 rownsend came off. with the following result, distance 800yds.: 

 Mangels 42 41 15 42 45 45 -260 Townsend...42 42 41 37 4t 44-247 



SAN FRANCISCO. April 12.— There was a large attendance at the 

 Shell Mound Shooting Range to-day. and a great deal of shooting 

 was done. From a multitude of scores some are selected and given 

 herewith. 

 Townsend 

 Mangels . 



Lieutenant Mangels gave bis opponent five points, but was still the 

 victor by eight. 



In a match of fifty shots each at 200yds., between Messrs. H'ovey 

 and Haight, the tanner obtained a grand total of 216 and the latter 

 204. In an impromptu match between Mangles and Thierbach both 

 did excellently, as the figures will show: 



200 500 



Lieut fl J Mangles 445*455465-45 4555555485—46-91 



Sergt C TnierbttoU W 1555554 4—47 5553444515—44—91 



The military men were out in force and did much fine work. 



GARDNER, Mass., April 16.— The members of the Gardner Rifle 

 Club, at their last regular meet at Hackmatack Range, used the 

 American decimal target, the shooting was off-hand, 200yds., possible 

 100. The totals of the two strings shot were as follows: 



A Mathews si; wi -175 M Atherton 85 86-171 



G V Ellsworth 80 87-173 C Shumway 74 70—144 



G Fordvca 86 87-173 A Williams 73 70-143 



The club have elected the following officers for the ensuing year: 

 President, F. E. Nichols; Secretary" and Treasurer, G. C. Goodale; 

 Executive Committee, G. F, Ellsworth and A. Mathews. 



THE TRAP. 



Correspondents >vh.o favor us with elub scores are particularly re- 

 quested to write on one side of the paper only. 



NATIONAL GUN ASSOCIATION. 



MR. F. C. BISHOP, the Secretary of the Association, is very busy 

 answering the many inquiries which come in from every quar- 

 ter on this and that point, seeming to require explanation. A few of 

 these letters and responses which seem to have a general bearing we 

 give below: 



"* * * Our club now numbers twenty-four members, but they 

 are not all shooters. How many of our members will you demand in 

 order that we may join the Nation Gun Association, as a body, and 

 get the ben fit of $2 per roan? Also, is the $3 fee payable in instal- 

 ments? There is much interest here now in regard to shooting mat- 

 to-s. and I think our club is destined to makealrrge and useful 

 addition to the N. G. A.— Clifford A. Hall,, (Attleboro, Mass., April 

 8. 1885). 



Answer.—"* * * * * * It is held that, in order to obtain 

 the henefits of the reduced initiation fee, class 4, above mentioned, 

 those members of the club must join who regularly and habitually 

 take part in its meetings for shooting purposes, or in other words, 

 all its active shooting members. The application for membership 

 must be accompanied by the first installment of the initiation fee, 

 and a certificate from the secretary of the club that the list includes 

 all the active shooters of the club. As soon as the stock subscription 

 is paid in full stock certificates will be issued, but the holders cannot 

 be entitled to the privileges of annual members until the annual dues 

 are paid. Upon the payment of annual dues membership certificates 

 will be issued, so that by paying the annual dues one becomes en- 

 titled to the privileges of members even before all of the stock sub- 

 scription is paid iu, ***** *." 



There, having been numerous inquiries respecting the conditions 

 under which organized clubs might join the Association, taking ad- 

 vantage of the reduced initiation fee. The management have estab- 

 lished the following rules to govern all applications under Class 4. 

 viz.: 



Application must be made by at least ten members in good and 

 regular standing of an organized club, to be accompanied by one or 

 more installments of the initiation fee of each applicant, and a cer- 

 tificate from the secretary of the club stating that all the applicants 

 are members as above set forth. 



Until the entire capital stock of the Association shall be subscribed, 

 certificates of stock will be issued to subscribers under Class 4, Sec. 

 1 of Article 9. when so desired, to the amount of the total initiation 

 fee of said applicants. These certificates may be issued to the club, 

 to the applicant collectively, or to any one or more individuals, pro- 

 vided that no stock certificates shall be issued until the total initia- 

 tion fee shall be paid in full; provided further that no certificate shall 

 represent any fractional part of one entire share. 



Nothing in the foregoing rule shall be construed to admit any 

 others than the applicants themselves to the privileges of members. 



It will be seen that this rule modifies to some extent the proposi- 

 tion ?et forth in the secretary's letter quoted above. 



Extract from letter. J. E. M. Lordly, Esq., secretary Algonquin Gun 

 Club, N. Y.. April 15. 1885: "Some fifteen members (about one-third* 

 of the Algonquin Gun Club are interested in clay-pigeon shooting, the 

 other members contented for the present with glass balls. We wish 

 to know if ihe fifteen can be admitted to the National Gun Association, 

 as the club, in class 4, by paying the initiation fee. $3 per member." 



Extract from secretary's reply, April IE, 1885: '•**** with 

 reference to glass balls vs. clay-pigeons as targets, we wish to im- 

 press upon you that no matter what target a sportsman uses, whether 

 glass balls or anything else, or even if he never engages in trap 

 Shooting, he is still eligible for membership. There seems to be some 

 misapprehension on this subject, and to do a-vay with it the manage- 

 ment wish it to be distinctly understood that it is no part of the ob- 

 jects of the Association to encourage one style of gun ammunition or 

 target, or one class of shooting at the expense of another, that is a 

 matter which must rest with the shooters themselves. The Associa- 

 tion membership is open to all respectable citizens, and its Constitu- 

 tion and By-Laws are intended to render it as independent of outside 

 influence as possible. * * *" 



The Board of Directors have adopted the following resolutions upon 

 motion of W A. Coster, seconded by F. C. Bishop: 



Resolved, That each member be requested to transmit his vote to 

 the secretary as to which target and trap should be adopted until the 

 next annual meeting. 



Resolved, That at the Springfield May meeting, a committee be ap- 

 pointed, who shall thoroughly test all targets and traps, for the bene- 

 fit and guidance of the Association." 



CHARLESTON, S. C— The fourth annual tournament of the Sports- 

 men's Association of the Carolinas will be held here on May 13, 14 and 

 15, 1885. All matches open to.the world, except team matches for 

 medals. 



The match list includes Wednesday, May 13— Match No. 1,— Team 

 match for the championship, and the gold badge, teams of 5 men, 

 rotary trap, 18yds. rise, 50 balls to each team. 



Match No. 2— Sweepstakes.— Entrance $2.50. purse S50. 6 balls 18yds. 

 rise, 2 balls to the right. 2 off and 2 le't, purse divided 50, 30 and 20 

 per cent, ties to be f- hot at 21yds. 1 shot each angle. 



Match No. 3— Sweepstakes.— Entrance $2.50, purse $50, 6 Peoria 

 blackbirds 18yds. rise, 2 right, 2 off and 2 left, ties as in Match No. 2, 

 purse divided, 50, 30 and 20 per cent. 



Match No. 4— Team Match.— Entrance $5, purse S75. this match to 

 consist of 2 men to each team, and each man to shoot at 8 birds at 

 the following angles: 1 right, 1 left, 1 off, 1 right off, 1 left off, 1 in, 1 

 right in and 1 left iu, ties to be shot off, miss and out, straightaway, 

 purse to be divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent. 



Thursday, May 14— Match No 5.— Team match for the champion- 

 ship, and handsome badge, presented by the Ligowsky Clay -Pigeon 

 Company, teams of 5 men, 50 clay-birds each team, lSvds. rise, trap 

 set at 5 angles. 



Match No. 6— Team Match.— Entrance $2.50, purse $50, 5 double 

 birds, 18yds. rise, straightaway. 



Match No. 7— Sweepstakes.— Entrance $2.50, purse $50, 5 clay 

 birds, 21yds. rise, ties as above, purse divided, 50, 30 and 20 per- 

 cent. 



Match No. 8— Sweepstakes.— Entrance $2.50, purse $50. 5 halls, 

 straightaway, from far-throwing trap, 18yds. rise, purse divided 50 30 

 and 20 per cent. 



Friday, May 15— Match No. 9.— Entrance $5, $25 added, 5 live birds, 

 21yds. rise, ground traps, use of 1 barrel, purse divided 50, 30 and 20 

 per cent., less cost of birds, tits miss and out. 25 and 30yds. rise. 



Match No. 10.— Entrance $6, $15 added, 6 live birds, 30yds. rise, use 

 of both barrels, purse divided same as above. 



Match No. 11— Sweepstakes.— Entrance $2.50, $25 added, 4 clay 

 birds. 18yds. vise, right and left. 



Match No. 12.— Entrance $2, $15 added, open to shooters only who 

 have not won first, second or third in any previous regular match, 

 5 clay birds, 18yds. rise, 1 off, 1 right, 1 left, 1 right off, 1 left off. 



Twelve-bore guns allowed 2yds., 16-bore guns alio wed 3yds. Rules 

 of the National Gun Association will govern the shooting, load of shot 

 limited to 1J4 ounces. 



NEW DORP, S. L-Aprill7.-TheJeannetteGun Club shot to-day 

 for a medal which went to H. Maesell . The leading scores stood : 



H Maesell 11111101— 7 H Otten 01011110-5 



CNBrunil 11111110-7 F Baar 10110110-5 



H Vetter 11111101—7 D Stein 01111001—5 



J H Fisken 11101110—0 E A Wuuderlich 00111110-5 



J Rottman 11110011—6 HHolms... 01101110—5 



HWCondts 11100111—6 J Vagts 101010U— 5 



CKastenbein 11110101— G M Berfz 11001011—5 



GMyer 11110110-6 



PHILADELPHIA GUN CLUB.— Philadelphia, April 17.-The mem- 

 bers of the Philadelphia Gun Club brought their two-day spring meet- 

 ing to a close to day. On both days the weather was all that could 

 be desired, and there was a large attendance of members and visitors 

 both from this city and New York. The programme called for three 

 events, the first a shoot at 10 single birds at 30yds, rise, with 23 en- 

 tries; the second at 10 double birds, 25yds., with 19 entries, and a 

 shoot: for teams of four each at 20 birds 30yds, rise. The singles and 

 doubles wers shot on the first day, when the New Yorkers carried off 

 the honors. The prizes for singles were: For the first a silver pitcher, 

 which was won by Mr. Pierre Lorillard, Jr.; for the second a silver 

 mug, won by Mr. Elliott, and the third, a silver-mounted hair brush, 

 won by Mr. Bispham. For the. doubles Mr. Redmond won the first 

 prize, a silver coffee pot; the second prize, a silver handled combina- 

 tion umbrella and cane, was won by Sir. Handy. 



The team shoot took place to-day and proved somewhat of a disap- 

 pointment owing to the absence 'of a team that the Westminster 

 Kennel Club promised to send over, but as the members selected to 

 shoot backed out at the last moment New York was only represented 

 by a "scratch" team that entered out of courtesy, in return for kind- 

 nesses they had received at the hands of the Pbiladelphians. The 

 other teams were one from the Philadelphia, Gun Club and two from 

 the Riverton Gun Club, one of which was known as the "regulars" 

 and the other as the "reserves." The "reserves," however, proved 

 that, of all the gull clubs in the vicinity of New York and Philadelphia 

 the Riverton is the strongest, for it not only furnished the winning 

 team, but the second and third teams. The four gentlemen who shot 

 as the Philadelphia team were abo members of the Rivertons. The 

 result is as follows. The prize was an elegant silver loving cup, 

 highly ornamented, which is to be duly inscribed with the names of 

 the winners, and is to be the personal property of Mr, Sterling: 



Riverton Reserves— Sterling IS.Sartoris 17. Downing 16, Brown 15- GO. 



Riverton Regulars— Dando 18, Davis 15, Eekert 15, Howard 13-61. 



Philadelphia Gun Club— McAllister 18, Handy 15, Meredith 15, Bis- 

 pham 11— 59. 



New York, Scratch— Redmond 15, Colt 14. Pierce 12, Langton 8-49. 



Referees— Dr. Kinney and A. Van Rensselaer. 



The shooting on the whole was Very good, the birds were strong and 

 very quick, and as the wind was somewhat fresh and carried them 

 away to the right, to kill with the second barrel was somewhat diffi- 

 cult. Several very clever kills were, however, scored with tbe 

 second barrel by a majority of the contestants. After the principal 

 event a number of sweepstakes were shot, there being two sets of 

 traps in use part of the time. 



SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.— A lovely day, a good muster of both 

 members and spectators, a sprinkling of the fair sex, just large 

 enough to leaven the lump with their refining influence, exception- 

 ally good birds and exceptionally good shooting, and what more could 

 a lover of pigeon shooting wish for. All these concomitants of suc- 

 cess were to be observed at San Bruno to-day, and the result was 

 highly satisfactory. The first event was the second competition for 

 the California Wing Club's medals. Besides the members the fol- 

 lowing guests shot by invitation: Messrs. Tucker and Liddie and Miss 

 Lillian Smith. Tucker tied Robinson for first place and flliss Smith 

 tied Kerrigan and Jewlett for second honors. Hurlingham rules, 

 with 80yds. boundary and 30yds. rise, governed the meeting. Miss 

 Smith was allowed to shoot at 21yds. Mr. Eyre was selected judge, 

 and referee and gave universal satisfaction. Kerrigan used a 12-bore 

 gun. Walsh's second bird fell dead outside the boundary. Golcher 

 made some good shooting; his second, seventh and eighth shots being 

 particularly worthy of notice. Liddie shot very well at first, his sec- 

 ond barrel doing execution at very long distances. Kerrigan's sixth 

 bird was challenged and when about to alight was interfered with by 

 a spectator and a new bird claimed, which the judged allowed. Ker- 

 rigan's eleventh bird and Golcher's twelfth fell dead outside. Tucker 

 and Robinson shot in their usually good form. Followingis the score- 



CRobinson 111111111111—12 W Golcher 111011111010— 9 



J Kerrigan 111111111101-11 R Liddie 111111111000- 9 



S ATucker Hill 11111 11— 12 E Fav 111110010111- 9 



Mr Jellett, 111111110111-11 Miss Lillian Smith.011111111111-11 



DrSlade 101111011111-10 T Pearson 001110110010- 6 



P Walsh 100110111101— 8 



The next shoot was between Walsh and Jellett, as they did not 

 shoot the last time tbe club met, and though Walsh was using other 

 cartridges than his own, he succeeded in winning by one bird, killing 

 his eleven iu fine style. Following is the score: 

 Jellett 111110011111-10 Walsh 011111111111—11 



Messrs Liddie and Roach shot off a match at six birds for $5 aside, 

 Liddie winning. The score stood ; 

 Roach 001100—2 Liddie 111110-5 



Then followed another match between Liddie and Martin at five 

 birds, for ,$5 each, Martin winning with 4 to 3, the score standing: 

 Liddie 0101 1—3 Martin 11011—4 



BOSTON GUN CLUB.— Delegations from the Massachusetts Rifle 

 Association, Brockton, Exeter, Mansfield, Lynn Central, Maiden, 

 Worcester, Scituate and Boston Gun clubs attended the pigeon shoot 

 at Wellington, April 15. The result of their efforts are appended: 1. 

 G. H. Gerrish first. 2. Clark and Cooper first. 3. Cooper first, 4. 

 Eager and Cooper first. 5. Eager first. 6. Eager and Clark first. 7. 

 Cooper first. 8. Eager first. 9. Snow first. 10. Eager and Howard 

 first. 11. Allen first. 12. Gerrish first. 13. Gerrish first. One of the 

 principal contests initiated by this club is tnat of awarding average 

 prizes f or a set ies of the contests throughout the day, and judging 

 from the interest taken in such a scheme, they seem likely to become, 

 an entirely new feature in all future clay -pigeon shoots.' The prizes 

 were taken as follows: First best average, C. H. Gerrish; second, 

 H. W. Eager; third, Snow, Allen and Howard; fourth. Clark, Francis 

 and Kirk wood. The summing up of these prizes concluded one of 

 the most enjoyable shoots yet held by this club, darkness preventing 

 further competition. 



GENEVA, N. Y., April 18.— The return match between the Ithaca 

 and Lakeside teams took place to-day. The attendance was good, 

 but the shooting not up to the average: 



Lakeside Gun Club.— Parshall 19, Sta 

 total 81. 



Ithaca.— H.White 20, McCormick 18, Morton 22, A. White 16, total 7G. 



A CHEAP GUN.— The Ithaca Gun Company is meeting with great 

 success in placing its cheap $35 gun in the market. The careful tests 

 for pattern and penetration made with each barrel before shipment 

 guarantees satisfaction to purchasers, while the boring and choking 

 is such as to make excellent pattern either with fine or coarse shot. 

 Mr. L. H. Smith of the company will soon start out on an extended 

 Western trip. 



TOPSHAM, Me., April 20.— At the annual meeting of the Riverside 

 Club to-day the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: 

 President, M. C. Hall; Secretary, Chas. Goud; Treasurer, A. Q. Goud; 

 Assistant Treasurer, A. S. Alexander. Executive Committee— M. C. 

 Hall, Chas. Goud, A. Q. Goud, A. S. Alexander, G. E. Keene. 



KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -The following is the score made at the last 

 regular monthly shoot for the blackbird gold medal. Mr. J. C. Dun- 

 can having won the medal at the two previous meetings, had the 

 effect of bringing out a large attendance to keep him from winning 

 the third time, but "Old Joe" was equal to the occasion, and won the 

 most exciting match ever shot by the club, and the medal is now his 

 personal property; 



JCDuncan ...111101111111110—13 W Jenkins 101110011010000— 7 



F Armstrong.,. 111111100011111—12 J M Ross 101100111000010— 7 



A HHebbard. .111110111100101— 11 Woodbury.. .011010010100000— 5 

 J W Slocum.... 101110100111111— 11 F Seymour. ...010000101100000— 4 

 CCHebbard.. .011011101111000— 9 S Townsend.... 010000010001100 - 4 



R Jacques 01001 1111110100 - 9 JB Kelly 000000010000111— 4 



T C Eldridge. . .lOllllOHOOOlOl— 9 J Brown 001011000010000— 1 



CDeaderick...lllll010ll00010— 9 Ed Misser 000000000000000— 



PACIFIC CLUB.— The opening match of the Pacific Clay-Pigeon 

 Club was held at Bay View, April 13, at 15 birds each, 21yds. rise, for 

 the three club medals ; two gold and one silver. E. Dunshee won the 

 first prize by breaking 14 birds in fine style, missing only his sixth 

 bird. W. Franks took second prize with thirteen, and Ed. Funcke 

 third with twelve. Following is the score: 



E Dunshee 111110111111111—14 JFauning 011001110110101— 9 



W Franks 111100111111111—13 A Wilson 101000111011110— 9 



Ed Funcke 001111111111011—12 S Taylor 100110011011001— 8 



JTaylor lOllllOlOllllOO— 10 H ttiee 000110000011111— 7 



BRonan 011001101110111—10 J 0"Brien 00001 1001011010— 6 



WDunshea 111000111110010- 9 A Pohlmeyer... 000101001010001- 5 



D Cronan 110110111000110—9 TRRajas 100100100000000— 3 



LINCOLN uUN CLUB.— An exciting match was held at Colma, 

 California, between several of the members of the Lincoln Gun Club, 

 shooting under the international rules. The first match was shot be - 

 tween F. Drinkhouse andO. Ford, for a purse of $50, 25 birds, 18yds. 

 rise, Ford winning the match with 15 breaks, Drinkhouse falling be- 

 hind his average, only breaking 9. The second contest, was a match, 

 under the same rules, for a purse of $10, between H. Northrup and H. 

 Fusch, which both men tied with 13 birds. After shooting the tie, 

 with three pair of double birds, Northrup carried off the honors, 

 breaking 4 out of 6, and Fusch 3 out of 6. The thud was on the same 

 terms as the previous one, and was between H. Venker and G. Edler. 

 This was the closest contested and most exciting match of all, each 

 of the men tieing on his first ten birds, after Edler taking the lead 

 until his twenty-first round, then falling back, missing his four last 

 birds, and Venker tieing him with sixteen. The ties were shot off 

 with three pairs double birds, 18yds. rise, both tieing, five out of six. 

 The second tie was shot off with three more pairs of birds, 21yds. rise, 

 of which Edler was declared the winner, breaking 4 out of 6, Venker | 



, Stacey 17, Dixon 21, Whitney 24, 



breaking 3 out of 6, missing his last pair of birds. Tbe Lincoln Gun 

 Club has elected the following officers for the ensuing term; Presi- 

 dent, C. Campbell; Vice-Presideut, B. Warshauer: Secretary, H. 

 Northrup; Treasurer, S. J. Cohn. 



The National Gun Association.— Ail who would foster "The Gtm" 

 as a healthy outdoor sport are invited to join the National Gun 

 Association, organized New Orleans, Feb. 10, 1885. Incorporated 

 Covington, Ky.. March 4, 1885. Membership fee $5. Annual dues $1. 

 Life membership $25. A series of Inter-State and International tour- 

 naments, open to members only, will be announced shortly, the first 

 at Springfield. Ohio, prizes $2,000 guaranteed, May 5 to 9. Handbook 

 with full details, constitution, trap shooting rules, etc.. price. 10 cents. 

 Dr. L. E. Russell. President. Springfield, Ohio; Fred. C, Bishop. Sec- 

 retary. Box 1.292, Cincinnati, Ohio; J. E. Bloom, General Manager 

 and Treasurer, Cincinnati, Ohio. — Adv. 



$xnaeing. 



FIXTURES. 



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. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



SECRETARY— C. A. Neide. New Orleans, La. Candidates for mem- 

 bership must lorward their names, with $2 for initiation fee and 

 first year's dues, to the secretary, who will present, the names to the 

 executive committee. Money should be sent by registered letter or 

 money order. 



PORT AND STARBOARD TACKS AT TURNING 

 BUOYS. 



Editor Forest and Stream. 



Discussions on sailing rules are very much in order just at present, 

 and I submit the above condition of affairs with the question, which 

 rule governs in this case. XV. or XVI. ? We have had various discus- 

 sions over the question and I should much like to have the opinion of 







-* 



A, direction of wind. B, buoy. C, buoy. D, finish line. X, canoe 

 on port tack. Y, canoe on starboard tack. 



experts— canoeists and yachtsmen. X and Y, the two eanoes, are 

 racing, and are close to B, the last buoy which is 10 be left to port, 

 and D, the finish crossed to win the race. X, not being able to sail as 

 close as Y, has had to tack between B and C, and was well ahead of 

 Y. but both canoes are close to B. What are the rights and duties in 

 the case? Port. 



[Unless X were far enough ahead of Y to tack clear of her, she must 

 obey the rule of port tack giving way, however close she. may be to 

 the buoy. If X is so far in advance that she endeavors to tack and 

 collision ensues, she will be disqualified, if Y has continued on her 

 course without putting her helm up. but if a collision ensued through 

 Y putting her helm up which would not have ensued had she con- 

 tinued her course, Y would be to blame. Again, if X, by attempting 

 to tack, compels Y to luff to avoid collision, X would be disqualified. 

 To sum up, it rests with X, as the canoe on port tack, to decide 

 whether to bear away, or to attempt to tack, and should she adopt 

 the latter course she must stand all risk except in the case that Y 

 puts her helm tip and causes a collision.] 



A CANOE TRIP ON THE BRULE. 



HOW it rained that night; it came straight down, eagerly, swiftly, 

 dense and very wet, and the night was so black you could feel 

 the darkness. We stood by the side of the railroad enjoying it. The 

 accommodating conductor and hands of a mining train 011 a branch 

 of tbe C. &N. W. R. R. had dumped us, our canoes and dunnage on 

 the banks of the Brule, about forty miles beyond Florence iu North- 

 ern Michigan, that June night, 1884. The conductor said it was the 

 point we bargained to be dumped at, and we took his word for it. The 

 Brule was there, we could hear its murmurs above the clatter of the 

 down-pouring flood. As the noise of the departing train died out the 

 captain's voice was heard growling something about its being 

 showery, and suggesting camp and cover. Half an hour after, with 

 the aid of a lantern which seemed a spark in that pitchy darkness, 

 we had our four canoes (three of the C. C. C.'s and a birch for the 

 guide Charlie) in position under some trees, and a hissing, struggling 

 fire fighting the rain. The Captain, Ed and the guide had turned in 

 under cover in their canoes, but the Old Man was yet struggling with 

 a patent wire, front and back action, crinoline looking, canvas- 

 covered tent, which should have covered the well of his canoe, and 

 words strong and savory flew about. The Captain's shout of "Wind 

 her up on the other side, Old Man," or Ed's, "There was a sound of 

 revelry by night," didn't have a tendency to sooth the Old Man 

 either. Finally he too was quiet, but got his work in the next morn- 

 ing by routing the camp out an hour before daybreak. By the time 

 breakfast was over and all was ready for a launch, the growing light 

 of a clear, beautiful morning was opening to our view the course of 

 the Brule winding its way through the pine woods. Just at this 

 point, the river was shallow with many boidders showing above the 

 surface, and with a current running at about seven miles an hour. 



We were soon afloat and under way. and for the first time the bur- 

 gee of the C. C. C. waved on the Brule. The Captain was ahead in 

 his fifty -pound canvas canoe Qui Vive; next came Ed in his canvas, 

 a counterpart of the Qui Vive: then came the Old Mau in his Racine 

 Birdie Kane, and bringing up the rear came Charlie in the birch with 

 the dunnage. It was a magnificent canoe ride that day, and the next 

 and the next, the current varying from three miles an hour to the 

 racehorse speed of a rapid ; now drifting quietly side by side on the 

 silent but swift river, sometimes so narrow that tbe outside man on 

 either side could touch the banks with outstretched paddies; feasting 

 our city-sated eyes on the constantly changing scenery, breathing 

 the refreshing, appetite-giving air of" the piny woods; then separat- 

 ing for an exhilarating, intoxicating rush through a rapid, with apron 

 well pulled up to shed the combers, and fighting with rapid backward 

 strokes, first one side then the other, with the double blade to shun 

 the half-hidden boulders over which the greenish waters surged with 

 an ominous rush; then, as the river became deeper and quieter, 

 lazily coming together again with talk and song and jest, laymg up 

 here to the wooded bank for a quiet quarter of an hour and cigar, or 

 there to give the Captain a chance to catch with camera and plate 

 some charming bit of river view, and again at some likely pool for a 

 mess of fish; then on again over the now silent, now boisterous, 

 always rapid little river, its ever-winding course constantly revealing 

 new scenic pleasures; never a farm or a clearing, never a human 

 being but ourselves, how a tangled swampy shore, oftener a wooded 

 stony bank, but always the dense silent woods on either side. 



An onward push of the paddle was seldom necessary; you floated 

 past the varying scenes with the same water by vour side'till voufelt 

 your canoe and it were bosom friends. Noon and night came far too 

 soon, but with them were buoyant spirits and splendid appetites. 

 Tired at evening? No. It was satisfying, refreshing rest; it was a 

 canoeing poem. Those four were red-letter days. The glorious 

 Brule, the acme of river canoeing. 



Toward the close of the third day we left the river and portaged 

 three of the canoes and some light camp equipage over to the Boot 



