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element. We ask all fair-minded sportsmen to add themselves to the 

 latter and contribute their mite to the former. 



If you who are in doubt about joining the Association, and who, 

 admitting the merit and the worthy cause, it upholds, yet hesitate 

 and ask yourselves, "Why should I join? How can I be benefited 

 thereby?" we would answer, in the words of our Mr. Perry, when he 

 subscribed for his member's share at New Orleans, "Here's five dol- 

 lars for the cause " Do you ask what cause? We answer, that of 

 the sportsmen. It b a fact well known to you all that twenty years 

 ago we were looked upon almost as the proverbial tramp of the 

 present day. Happily this ignorant prejudice has almost disap- 

 peared, though traces" are still visible upon every side. I know an 

 eminent solicitor who uses a cognomen among his shooting friends, 

 simply because he knows many of his clients would leave him on 

 account of their ignorant prejudice against the hunter and the trap 

 shooter. It was only yesterday I heard an amusing account of a 

 distinguished member of the snooting; fraternity from New England, 

 a dentist. Last May he made his arrangements to attend the tourna- 

 ment in Chicago. Numerous patients came to ask for appointments 

 for the same dates. "Ah," said he. "I cannot give you a date until 

 week after next, for next week I must attend a convention ;" and the 

 fair clients accepted the explanation, presuming of course he would 

 atteud a convention of dentists. Probably they would have been 

 horrified to have known it was a convention of sportsmen he at- 

 tended, where he found the exhilaration and the new vigor resulting 

 from the outdoor open air amusement at the trap, and from which 

 he was enabled to return to his daily life with a strength of arm and 

 a clear brain he would not otherwise have obtained. 



Now, I hold that a national association such as this, numbering 

 mauy hundreds, and let us hope thousands will present so strong a 

 frout, that their cause will command a fair and favorable hearing 

 from the world at large— and Which will inure to the benefit of every 

 individual sportsman by bringing him the respect of all his neigh- 

 bors and the assistance of the lawmakers iu protecting his rights and 

 in fostering his game and fish to an extent never before attained. It 

 is for these ends that we are striving, for these ends we propose to 

 fight. We ask the above doubters: Do you wish to profit by our 

 struggle and without lending your assistance? Most assuredly u no." 

 Then 



"Give us the hand that true sympaty shows, 

 And clings to a messmate whatever wind blows; 

 And says, when Aspersion, unanswered, grows cold, 

 Wait, one story's good till another is told." 



BOSTON, May 6.— The usual semi-monthly competition at glass 

 balls and clay-pigeons took place at Walnut Hill to-day. There were 

 several interesting and close matches shot. Team match: 



Lowell Gun Club. Lawrence Gun Club. 



Ten Three Five Ten Three Five 



single, pairs, straight. single, pairs, straight. 



Faulkner. 6 3 4 Bancroft.. 8 4 4 



Lovejoy.. 9 5 5 Dodge.... 5 2 8 



Piper 7 2 4 Russell.... 5 1 5 



Totals.. 22 20 13—46 Totals.. 18 7 12—37 



Mass. R. A.— First Team. Boston Gun dub. 



Law 7 4 4 Henry.... 4 3 2 



Stanton . . 8 2 5 Evans .... 7 4 4 



Snow. ... 6 4 5 Crosby.,.. 8 4 4 



Totals.. 21 10 14-45 19 11 10-40 



Massachusetts Rifle Association— Second Team. 



Ten single. Three pairs. Five straight. 



Souther 5 2 4 



Knowles 6 2 3 



Little 7 5 4 



Totals . , 



IS 



11-38 



WOODSIDE, L. I., May 6.— Fifteenth regular monthly shoot North 

 Side Gun Club, 5 traps, live birds. S. Lyons referee, G. Siems, scorer. 

 Badge to be won three times before securing ownership. Winholz at 

 27, others at 25yds. 



Winholz 1111101—6 Tapken , 1111110—6 



Krumbeck HI 1100 -5 Stocky ..0000011—3 



Kroeger 0111111—6 Eberhardt 1111111—7 



Wahlon 0111111—6 Oppermauu 0110001—3 



Siems 1101111-6 Beck 0010000—1 



Manning lOHOll— 5 Lennon 0100010—2 



Gran 1111000-4 Terrett 1110111—6 



Lyon 1110111-5 Dr Franz 0101111—5 



Barlow , Ill 1001— 5 Pf aender 1111111—7 



Goetting 1110111—6 



Tie, 37yds., Eberhardt 101. Pfaender 001. 



ILLINOIS SPORTSMEN,— The fifth annual tournament of the 

 Southern Illinois Spor'smen's Association will be held at Mt. Vernon, 

 HI.. Mav 27, 37 and 28, on the fair grounds of the Jefferson County 

 Agricultural Society. There are twelve matches as follows: 



May 26.— Shoot No, 1, 7 single glass balls. 



Shoot No. 2, 10 clay-pigeons. 



Shoot No. 3, association special, team shoot, any 2 members of 

 same club to compose team, 7 Peoria blackbirds to each man. 



Shoot No. 4, 5 clay-pigeons. 



May 27.— Shoot No. 5, 5 Peoria blackbirds. 



Shoot No. 6, association special medal shoot, 20 single glass balls. 

 Prize, association gold medal. The contestants for this medal must 

 be members in good standing of the Southern Illinois Sportsmen's 

 Association, and must live within the State south of the Ohio and 

 Mississippi R. R. The party winning it must give bond to the Asso- 

 ciation for its safe keeping, and return it to the Association at its next 

 annual meeting; when won by the same person three times in succes- 

 sion, it then becomes the property of the party so winning, and he 

 shall be entitled to the record of champion glass ball shot of Southern 

 Illinois. 



Shoot No. 7, association special, 7 glass balls, 7 clay-pigeons and 7 

 Peoria blackbirds. 



Shoot No. 8, 5 clay-pigeons. 



Mav 28.— Shoot No. 9. 7 live birds, ground traps. 



Shoot No. 10, team shoot, any 2 members of same club to compose 

 team, 4 double blackbirds to each man. 



Shoot No. 11, citizens' purse of $100 in gold, 5 balls, 5 blackbirds, 5 

 clay-pigeons to each man. 



Shoot No. 12, club prize of $50, to be made by and donated by 

 various clubs of the Association, team shoot, any 2 members of same 

 club to compose team. 



BROCKTON, May 5.— The tournament held on the grounds of the 

 Brockton Shooting Club, to-day, at. which a five-men team match for 

 the gold badge of the State Association, held by the Brockton Club, 

 was shot, resulted in the Brockton team making the largest score 

 ever made for the State badge: 



Brockton Shooting Club. 



Allen 11111111111111111111—20 



Howard 10110101101011110111—14 



Bartlett 11111111111101110111—18 



Wilbur 101111111 11101 1 11111—18 



Tirrell 10101111110100111111—15-85 



Worcester Sportsman's Club. 



Jones 11111101100111111111-17 



Holden llllllllllGlOlllOHO-16 



Davis 11111100111111011111—17 



Webber 01111110111111011111—17 



Gilman 10111110111001110111—15—82 



SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.— Sixteen members of the Alameda 

 Sportsman's Club met at Bird's Point to-day to shoot for the club's 

 prizes, decided by the best aggregate scores of the season. Some ex- 

 cellent shooting was done by the club as a whole, no less than 71% 

 per cent, of the birds shot at being killed. As usual the shoot was at 

 12 single birds, Hurlingham rules and 100yds. boundary. Those using 

 10-bore guns stood at 30yd?, and the 12-bore at 28. Havens deserves 

 especial credit for his good work, tor he shot for the first time with 

 a new bammerless gun. The following is the club score: Slade 11, 

 May hew 7, Adams 10. Havens 11, lugallsO, Cadman;9, Bell 9, Hopkins 

 9, Norton 7, Houghton 8, Batchelder 6, Brown 7, Pollock 9. West with- 

 drew, Smith 8. After the main match, two freeze outs, $2.50 entrance, 

 were shot. The first was divided between Al Havens. Mayhew and 

 Bell, with three kills each. The last, between Smith and Bell,, with a 

 similar number. The birds were a fine lot of good, strong flyers, and 

 were assisted by a sthf breeze from the bay. 



CLUB SCORES.— Correspondent)! ivho favor us with scores are 

 requested to send them in as soon as possible after the matches 

 described. We go to press Wednesdays; and it is necessary that 

 matter for publication should be, in hand by Monday, or Tuesday 

 at the latest. 



WINCHENDEN, Mass., May 6.-A few of the members of the Win- 

 chenden Gun Club met at their grounds to day, and shot clay-pigeons 

 with the following results: 



Jas Sutherland 1101101111-8 FF Hopgood 0110110001—5 



PS Davis 0111111100—7 J G Henry 0110010100—4 



LF Martin .. 0110100111-6 



TEXAS —At San Antonio, Texas, May 10, a match will be shot be- 

 tween H, R, Penrose, who lately defeated Carver, and Gwinne Price. 



SAN FRANCISCO, May 3.— The Occidental Club held its regular 

 monthly shoot at the Six-mile House to-day. The weather was un- 

 favorable, the wind at times amounting to a perfect gale, sending the 

 clay pigeons beyond the range of the guns. The first three shoots of 

 this club will he with terra-cott.i pigeons and the last three with live 

 birds. Hurlingham rules. In the opening match the score stood: 

 Pete Walsh 14, F. Williams 9, Jack Ford 7, J. Headley 9, J. Fanning 

 14. The regular club match for the annual medals then took place, 

 with the following score: Pete Walsh 12, Phil Fuuke 9, H. Reiehstet- 

 ter6, E. Dunshee 12. J. Fanning 10, H. Blankeu 7, T. Headley 9, J. 

 Headley 12, W, Dunshee 10. F. Williams 12, J. Ford 3, W. Heyer 9, B. 

 Honan 10, F. Stone 10, E. Fuuke 9. 



BOGARDUS TEAM MATOH.-Capt. Andy Meaders and Mr. W. E. 

 Watkins nave accepted the challenge of Capt. Bogardus and son 

 Eugene for a match at 100 singles and 50 doubles for $250 a side and 

 the championship, under the National Association rules. Capt. 

 Meaders and Capt Bogardus will also shoot an individual match 

 soon. Meaders and Watkins had a practice shoot recently. Each 

 broke 89 out of a 100 singles; Meaders 45 and Watkins 43 out of 50 

 doubles, Nashville people are inclined to think that they have the 

 coming champion in Capt. Meaders. 



CLUB SCORES.— Correspondents who favir us with scores are 

 requested to send them in as soon as possible after the matches 

 described. We go to press Wednesdays; and it is necessary that 

 matter for publication should be in hand by Monday, or Tuesday 

 at the latest 



MANCHESTER, N. H., May 5.— At a meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee of the Manchester Rifle Association last evening it was voted 

 to hold the annual spring meeting on May 14, 15 and 16. There are 

 twenty five prizes in all, and their valuation exceeds $200. The event 

 will be open to all comers, and the fling will take place upon a 

 Creedmoor target, distance 200yds., position standing, rifle any 

 within the rules, rounds 7, 3 cards to count, entries nnlimined, entry 

 fee 50 eents, re-entries 25 cents. Riflemen will be invited from all the 

 rifle associations of New England, and an extremely enjoyable meet- 

 ing is promised. 



JACKSON GUN CLUB.— The second annual tournament of the 

 Jackson Gun Club will be held at Jackson, Mich., June 2, 3and 4. The 

 club will endeavor to make this the most satisfactory tournament 

 ever held in the State of Michigan. The adjourned meeting of the 

 contemplated State Association will be held on the evening of the 

 3d, when it is hoped a constitution, by-laws and shooting rules will 

 be adopted and officers elected. Every club in the State should be 

 represented at this meeting. During the tournament a team match 

 will be shot, five men in a team, at clay birds for the championship 

 of the State and a suitable trophy. The programme, which will be 

 out on May 15, will be made as interesting as our means will permit 

 and a cordial invitation is extended to all. B. F. Burgess, John N. 

 Squiers and A. Crittenden, executive committee. 



Send ten cents for handbook of The National Gun Association to 

 F. C. Bishop, Secretary, Box 1292, Cincinnati, Ohio. 

 testimonials: 

 "The. very best and most complete rules." 



April 3, 1885. (Signed) Gancho. 



"Verv satisfactory comments from different parties " 



April 13, 1S83. (Signed) Gloan, 



"We want a national law and national officers to enforce it." 



April 27, 1885. (Signed) Almo. 



"Fairly started and its future success depends entirely upon the 

 manner in which the sportsmen throughout the country respond." 

 April 18, 1885. [Adv.] (Signed) C. M. Stark. 



$atwm$g. 



Canoeists are invited to send us notes and full reports of cruises 

 club meets, information about canoeable waters, and other commu 



nications of interest. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signals, etc, of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 reports of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, n-:aps ; and information concerning their local waters, 

 drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 

 to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



S3— K. C. C. Spring Regatta. 



29, 30— Pittsburgh 0. O, Camp on Monongahela. 



29, 30— Hudson River Meet. 

 . 30 to June 1— Connecticut River Meet. 

 June 27— Merrimac River Meet. 

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

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



May 

 May 

 May 

 May 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



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

 bership mustlorward 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, 



SHERBROOKE C. C. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I have the pleasure of announcing the birth of a cinoe and boat 

 club in this city on the evening of the 29th ult. Thirty-two of us 

 gathered together and decided on the building of a two-story house 

 and the formation of a club. A large portion of the capital required 

 was subscribed for on the spot, and the committee appointed to can- 

 vas for the balance are meeting with abundant success. 



We have to thank Messrs. Parmelee of Hartford, Shedd of Spring- 

 field, Van Deusen of Rondout, and Tyson of Toronto, for valuable 

 assistance in the way of sketches and suggestions, which have been 

 of great assistance in our deliberations on the subject. 



Our opportunities are grand, and enthusiasm is in proportion. Will 

 be happy to report progress. Jos. G. Walton, Sec. pro tern. 



Sherbbooke, Out., May 3. 



SPRINGFIELD C. C. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Tbe Springfield C. 0, has been incorporated, and is now known as 

 the Springfield Canoe Association. The annual meeting of tne asso- 

 ciation was held May 7, and these officers were chosen: 



Frank D. Foote, Commodore: Chester W. Bliss, Vice-Commodore: 

 Fred L. Safford, Secretary; Emil C. K nappe. Treasurer. 



Executive Committee-F. D. Foot, C. W. Bliss, F. L. Safford, E, C. 

 Knappe, Geo. M. Barney. 



Regatta Committee— G. M. Barney. Secretary; F. A. Nickerson, C. 

 M- Shedd. Canoe Measurer, F. A. Nickerson. 



It was voted to raise the dues to $18 a year for active members and 

 $15 a year for associate members. The membership is now 27. 



It is proposed to have weekly meetmgs and three regattas during 

 the season, beside the regular v,*eekly races. 



Mr. Rushton is building a fine St. Lawrence canoe for Commodore 

 Foot. 



Mr. Bliss has purchased the Joi, and is refitting her in good shape. 



E. H. Barney is building a canoe on lines designed by himself, and 

 is different from anything yet afloat. She looks like a fast one, and 

 has a great many new details about her sails and rigging. 



Mr. Shedd is having a canoe -■built by Rushton after the Joi 14J^x30. 



Mr. Nickerson is waiting to see some of the new canoes before or- 

 dering. 'We hope to turn out a good number May 29, to go on the 

 cruise to Long island Sound; our Hartford brethren will turn out 

 strong. C. M. Shedd. 



"CANOE HANDLING," a book that contains about all there is to 

 be said on that subject, will be ready next week. The author is C 

 B. Vaux, tbe publishers are the Forest and Stream Publishing Co„ 

 and the price is one dollar, postpaid. 



THE ASSOCIATION BADGES. 



To Members of the American Canoe Association: 



Up to this date I have received and forwarded to Messrs. Tiffany & 

 Co., Union Square, New York, orders for fifty-two badges. The 

 manufacturers inform me that they will require one month in which 

 to complete them. As 1 expect to leave here for the North by The 

 lHth or 20th, please change my address in Forest and Stream to 

 Sehuyl-sryille, N. Y. Money to be sent in registered letter or by P. O. 

 nores, or orders on Saratoga Springs. Chas. A. Neide, 



Nkw Orleans, La., May '4. Secretary A. C. A. 



KNICKERBOCKER C. C. SPRING REGATTA. 



Editor Forest and Stream.: 



Tbe annual spring regatta of the Knickerbocker O. C. will be held 

 off tbe boat bouse, l.rJd street and Hudson River, on Saturday, May 

 23, at 3 P. M. At least one sailing race will be open to members of 

 anv canoe club and we hope the canoeists of this vicinity will take 

 Advantage of this opportunity to get iu trim for the Newburgh meet. 

 We hope to commence next Saturday our regular club races for the 

 all-round record prize aud the Whit lock tailing trophy. The newfloat 

 has arrived and is in place; it is 35x18ft. and has a pointed end so 

 arranged as to offer a convenient side to a canoe approaching from 

 any direction. Among the new boats is the Lorelei, an Everson 15ft. 

 Shadow No. 2, fitted with Radix board and Mohican sails of 65 and 

 15ft. The latest arrival is the new Sunbeam Inertia. She was christ- 

 ened the dude boat of the club and merits the name. Is rigged with 

 Vaux-Stephens-OHver-.Toiner-Stoddard combination settee sails of 72 

 and 86ft, and an extra dandy of 18ft. The mainsail and larger dandy 

 can both be reefed twice with the instantaueous reefing gear and the 

 smaller dandy has one reef, same gear f Baden-Powell). She is fitted 

 with a Radix folding board of extra size, a Joiner drop rudder. Tanner 

 friction clutch tiller, rigging from Wm. Good & Son, of London, has 

 three water-tight compartments and a Kalderstein life preserver and 

 swings a Oft. (Jin. Mitchell paddle. She was sailed up under double- 

 reefed mainsail, and with the exception of running down the Russian 

 corvette, behaved admirably. K. C. I'.' | 



WHISPERED (ASIDE) TO THE NOVICE. 



THE canoeing season of 1885 is upon us. Probably a greater 

 number of novices will step iuto canoes this year than ever 

 before in one year. The major part of all published matter on the 

 canoe and can'oeiDg deals only with one side of the subject, the bright 

 side. This is natural ; the disagreeable part is forgotten or so much 

 outweighed by the pleasures experienced by those who have the true 

 enthusiasm that it is ignored in the accounts of cruises and short 

 trips. No canoeist yet has written of the mosquito, the perpetual 

 head winds, the unpitying rain, or the thousand and one natural ills 

 that canoeist flesh is heir to. These exist, however, and frequently 

 completely overshadow the joys looked for and confidently counted 

 on by those who have a roseate view of canoeing, without really 

 knowing anything about i';. Hovy many such there have been who 

 now would actually go out of their way to kick a canoe. 



The reports of drowning accidents from sailboats and rowboatw 

 are beginning to come in. Are the canoeists exempt from such ac- 

 cidents? Up to last year we thought so. Now, after three fatal ac- 

 cidents last year is it: not well for the novice to ponder well before he 

 attempts too much? 



How often it is that a man plans a trip, buys a canoe, and starts 

 off, having overestimated his own endurance and paddling strength, 

 the capabilities of his canoe, and next to totally ignorant of the 

 topography of the country he is intending to travel through. These 

 are the men who fall by the wayside. It is the duty of every canoe- 

 ist of any experience whatever to do his best to undeceive the en- 

 thusiastic novice who has an exaggerated idea of the possibilities, 

 and to state moderately the actual capabilities of the caDoe. It is 

 much better to err on the side ef caution. If the new hand finds 

 more in the canoe than he has been led to suppose there was, he Is 

 naturally pleased and elated. If he finds less than he counted on, 

 disappointment and even disgust may result. Men may knowingly 

 take certain risks— such as the running of rapids, or carrying sail in 

 rough water and in a smart breeze— but to put sail up in a canoe 

 without knowing how to swim nor anything about sailing is a fool- 

 hardy thing for any man to do, yet how often it is done every canoe- 

 ist knows. The less a man knows, the less caution he displays f re • 

 quently. 



dialogue. 



Novice— What make of canoe shall I get to carry two for a long 

 cruise on inland waters? I must get the canoe withm a week, as we 

 are to start by rail then. 



Canoeist— Have you ever done any canoeiDg— ever been in a 

 canoe? 



Nov.— No. 



Can.— Have you ever camped out? 



Nov.— Yes, two weeks in the Adirondacks with guides last summer 

 but we don't propose to camp out. 



Can.— Does your friend know about canoeing? Can he paddle? 



Nov.— No; but I have been told it is very easy to learn, and then 

 we expect to sail a good part of the time. 



Can.— Then you want a canoe to carry sail, do you? Of course you 

 understand sailing of larger boats? 



Nov.— No. But canoe sailing is much simpler than the sailing of 

 larger boats, and we would learn while we are cruising. 



Gan. — You and your companion both swim, of course? 



Nov. — No. Why? Is canoeing dangerous? 



Can.— Not if a man goes into it gradually, acquiring the knack of 

 the paddle and sail on still water, where he can wade ashore in case 

 of an accident, and can swim well enough to right the canoe after an 

 upset — bail her out and get in again without difficulty. 



Nov.— Our trip has been laid out so it can be written up. We plan 

 to go 1,000 miles in about a month, and have time to stop a day now 

 and then to write up a place for the papers, and thus pay part of our 

 expenses. We would have no difficulty in making from fifty to sev- 

 enty-five miles a day, would we? 



Can.— If you average twenty-five miles you will be doing very well 

 at the start. I advise you to leave your sail at home and depend 

 alone on the paddle if you are determined to go. But why not put 

 off your trip two weeks and try a short trip near home to learn a little 

 about it? 



Nov.— Oh, we have no time to do this, we have about made up our 

 mihds to get a double canoe with a centerboard and sails eorop'ete 

 and start off anyway. One of the dailies has agreed to publish our 

 communications. 



Can.— You have written for the press before and know all about it 

 no doubt. 



Nov. - No. But that is simple enough. If I can't do better than 

 many who have articles printed I will sell out. 



Can. — My dear sir, if you wiU not try this busiuess on a small scale 

 near home, and you insist on taking sails with you when you are 

 totally ignorant of their use and management, and moreover, you 

 cannot swim, my only advice to you is, a la Punch. Don't. 



This conversation actually occurred last week, right here in New 

 York. 



THE CANOE FEVER. 



HAVE you ever had any experience with the canoe fever? Yes. 

 quite extensively. 



Is it dangerous? The fever itself is not, but it may have dangerous 

 accompaniments if not properly treated. 



Does the weather have any effect upon it? No, some of the worst 

 eases occur in midwinter when snow and ice are most, abundant. 

 How long a run does it have? The length of the run depends entirely 

 on the patient, some runs lasting for weeks, and even months, and the 

 "canoeist" (as the patient is called) is no better, and many times is 

 worse than when first attacked. 



Is it confined to any one seciion of the county? No, it extends from 

 Maine to California, through Canada, England, and even to South 

 America. 



At what age does it yield most easily to treatment. At about one 

 hundred and ten years unless heroic treatment is applied before. 



What are the first symptoms? Catalogues, magazine articles, 

 cruising logs. Later ou useful and useless purchases. Silence, deep 

 meditation, route maps, etc. 



Is patient ever enthusiastic? Well, rather, rides his hobby like a 

 balloonist. 



Ever despondent? He never owns it. 



Ever pugnacious? Laugh at him. or make light of his canoe or 

 idea, and see. 



Does he ever feel foolish? He may have such periods while going 

 to the water in an outlandish costume, especially if alone, but when 

 afloat he is too crazy to be anything but happy. 



Does he see sights while canoeing that cannot be seen otherwise? 

 He says so, and seems to believe it. 



Have any patients ever become cured? Yes, a sudden cold bath has 

 cured several. One now avers that an ocean steamer isn't safe from 

 a capsize. . Want of opportunity has cured more. 



Is it safe to canoe? Every canoeist says yes. Every sane man and 

 woman knows better. This little difference of opinion is probably 

 the occasion of the disease being styled the "canoe craze." 



Wbich is the best canoe? Mine. 



Wfirch is the worst? Some other make. 



How long have you had the fever? Only a few yea's. 



How bad have you it now ? Most severe case on record. 



How does it compare with the bicycle, baseball, polo and roller 



