Dec. 9, 1886.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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SACRAMEXTO Xo% i6 - Vt Vgncnltm' il P-iik to-ilfu theFo:- 



ester Gun Clnh and the Pacific STOrtsmon.'s Cliili shot the- match 

 for a supv'^r., whicli has for a week or two formed the subject Of 

 o.oBvcrsai.ioTi o.nrt rliscuiHion umong Oio.so who deliglit In the use 

 of th<>. hhvitgmi. Tlie -w,^ather was delightful. MiouKh perhaps it 

 tlrere litui been a little more lireezo to Idow the smoke away alter 

 the dischai-ue of the lirst barrel, the scores would haTcbccii bettor 

 The. birds were a fine lot, hip, and sf.rons as a general thins;, fitid 

 monv of them, hard hit, succeeded in carryjutj I heir loads (it h.'-ad 

 outside the flasks. Tlie Hhoo*:crs \verc in ervcelleu t, humor, and tliore 

 was not a hard word or dispute from lirst to last. There was a 

 liU'ge attendance of spectators, who evinced much interest in tlic 

 match, and it roallv was a very fhise contest. neii:her team ever 

 RUficeedins? in eet.tiug more than four birds m the lead. In the hrst 

 round the Paciiies made two less misses tlian the Foresters, but 

 (he latter improved in t.he second round, and .at tlie close of the 

 (bird round were two birdfi altead. At liie commeni'onnail oi iJn- 

 nintii and tenth rounds the teams were tied. At the IjeKiuniuK of 

 the eleventh the Paciflcshad the advantatre of one. hut llie teaure 

 were even when tJiey bejraj) the twelfth. The Foresters m it 

 missed only two to their opponents' four, and won by a totnJ of 

 lOa to 100.- The shooting was not up to the averayo o I' those en- 

 gaged in it, but it may lie remarked tinit \ ery fev,' l)irds escaped 

 imhurt. In the following score the (iffure 2 denotes when the 

 second barrel Avas used, which iu many in stances wa.s only to 

 "make sure" after a bird h;id been iir(uiKht to Hvass. i he match 

 was under Hurlinprhiun ruley, niemberH ot the teams shooting 

 alternately: 



Foresters. Pacidcs. 



J Gerbor 110112111011-10 *Parrott lOliOlllilll 1-10 



H Gerber 20\'2211812(10- Pedlar SlllOOlllOia- 8 



WE Gerber 0100110310,?]- 7 Flohr 100:i2;Jl 11000- 7 



Todd 02;Mn 1 1 1.'-M 1 - 10 Wittoubrock l:itK)10;3in01— 8 



Bideimau . .ll^UDIlIn <) Koutni 2i "1201 20(10- 8 



Ankener '■iC0..i 1 1 o i n i ( h ipuuui ^OOiKUl '(U2- S 



KailO . . 0-"0 Mhil 1 I Pimm iKi^l^lUlll 10 



Zuver 21121 i r a u gh n i:; im 1 1 Cius- !i 



Coffey 1021021;M001- 8 Kunz. :.'2ino22i,m'?-lo 



Rtihstaller i;il;i:.'010].2<)l— « Morrison t(J0IOlL'K«UI- 7 



Shenlei. . 1311011i0ill-10 ^l-bll1 1 'oOtiO 'OiJo- u 



Hamilton- lllOlomSOl- 8 Graves l;.'(!()i;illl:.'01 - !) 



The Foresters; considered the opportunity a good one l or Iheir 

 m(Hlal slujot also, and five ot tlieir mcmbera took part who w(u-o 

 not iu the lenvii match, as did also Louis Nicolaus,of the Paeihcs, 

 making l,he followiug scores: 



Schrott ]lt)lmni01-10 Young 12322:31 100;^- 10 



Millei 0C000111"it)- t, TiIdHl- 0fln222"l( P- 8 



Chapman 111121 11H121-11 >nohuis 11(PU103211-10 



«AI\ FRAN"f!l.'-iC:(>, ^ov. 2i). — the open lournament t;iven by t;he 

 Lincoln Grun t!lub to-day at Alameda Point did not briiis to- 

 getlier aft. many shooters as was anticipated, most of the gunmen 

 preferring to take a day at quail or duck to lireaking pottery. The 

 few shooters present, however, weut to work earlv in ( tie da v and 

 some good sport was had. The first match was at 10 sintrlo clays. 

 ISyds.: 



Donald sou 01 0110] 1)00- 4 lioher 01 1 0000000-2 



Dunshec llOiilltjDll -0 Scovern 1101011011-7 



Campbell llOOlOnio:)— f 



The second shoot was at the same nnmner. Three men, Dun- 

 shee, (.■ampbell and Donaidscui iie<( and on a freeze out Campbell 

 froze out and the other two drvided the pot; 



Dnnshee 0110111011-7 Brown 0000010001-3 



CarapbeU 1111010110 -7 G Donaldson 0111011101-7 



Hober 0011001001-4 Sohnltz,. OOOUlllOO— .5 



Scovern 0111010011-6 



BtlSTOX, Dec. 1.— The trap-shooters had a pleasant meet at 

 Walnut IliU to-day, although a raw wind blew across the range 

 during most of the contests. The match was tlie last one for this 

 winter. Tlie Avinners in the sweepstake aiatclies were: 1. Six 

 clay-pigeons— Nichols first. Eddy second, Swift third. 2. Six clay- 

 pigeons— Snow and Stanton first, Nichols second, Lewis and Eddy 

 third. 3. Six hal s— .St;inlon and Xichols iirst, Swii^, arid Eddy sec- 

 ond, Lewis third, i. Six clay-pigeons, straightaway- Swift hrst, 

 Nichols second, Eddy third. H. Six clay-pigeons— StarLion first. 

 Snow second, Eddy fchml. 0. Six clay-Di'geons— Swift first, Sian- 

 ton second, Snow third. 7. Six clay birds— Stanton first, iswift 

 second. 8. Six clay-pigeons— Stanton first, Nichols sei'oud. 9. Six 

 blackbirds— Stanton and Nichols first, Eddy second. 10. Six clay- 

 pigeons— Nichols and Swift first, Stanton second. 11. Three clay- 

 pigeon.s— Nichols first, Stanton ar\d Swift second. 12. Six clay- 

 pigeons, straightaway— Nichols first, Stanton second. 13. Six 

 guail— Nichols tirst, Stanton second. 14. Sis quail— Stanton lirst, 

 Snow second. 



TOPtOXTO, Nov. 2r.-A shooting match took ifiace this after- 

 in:)on at Onlcott's Hotel. Eglintou, between A. VVynes.s and J. 

 Bailey, at 10 birds each, Bailey winniiig.be scoring 8 out of 10, 

 while his opponent only grassed 6. Wm. Smith acted as referee, 

 and S. Townson and Jell Worden as judges. 



lymamtg. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 StbeAjM their .addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 tlieir clubs, and also notices iu advance of meetings and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing a.re 

 requested to forward to Forest .ajs^d STnEA3i their addresses, with 

 .logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

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

 relating to the sport. 



WIDE VS. NARROW CANOES. 



Edititr Fi)re!iL anO Stream: 



I have read the article on "Wide vs. Nan-ow Canoes" vrith. con- 

 siderable interest, because I have sailed wide canoes for eight 

 years and know that for sailing they are preferable every way, 

 but hax e been satisfied with reading until "S." came along in the 

 issue of Dec. 3 and tread on mj' corns. 



I am inclined to think the past season must have been "S.'s" first 

 on the Delaware, otlierwise he would not have claimed to have 

 beaten duckers witli a canoe. The duckcrs he speaks of were open 

 pushing boats, without cenlerboards, .and are not designetl for 

 sailing. Tliey carry 9 or 15yds. of canvas (•54or728q. ft.), not square 

 yards, as "S.'' says, Sails on the Dela.Avare are spoken of accord- 

 ing to the numbe'r of yards of canvas 27in. wide they are made of, 

 and deducting bights and corner pieces, a yard of canvas makes 

 tisq. ft. of salt. The sails on these Gloucester pushing boats are 

 used only in running from the boat house to the gunning grounds, 

 60 that there is little credit in beating them. If he thinks he can 

 beat a sailing dueker, and will call at Boat House 1.5, Shackamaxon 

 Wharf, I M^U see that he has a fair om.iortunitv-. On this wharf 

 are S5 duckers 1.5x44. they carry ISyds. of sail (I08sq. ft.), witJi a 

 crew of two. There are two duckers on Allen's slip that carried 

 last year 25yds. (laOsq. ft.). They will sail 2ft. to 1 wdth any narrow 

 canoe 15ft. iong. 



Canoeine on tlie Delaware has not met with favor. The owners 

 of ca-uoes are usually ooys vdio have built their own boats (many 

 of them very creditable jobs), or gentlemen who have taken the 

 sport lip recently, and who know but little of boating. It takes 

 h'jt a sliort time for them to graduate into larger and better boats. 

 The fact of the ma.Tter is canoes are not adapted to these waters, 

 for cruising in shallow water and where carries are necessary 1 

 can imagine nothing better, but where we have plenty of water, 

 wind and tide, a morerocmy boat gives much more comfort, in our 

 sailing duckers and tuck-ups we rarely touch an oar, butvvbeu we 

 do we want to go faster than a paddle will carry us. 



Then again, both duckers and tuck-ups travel in fleets of from a 

 dozen to a hundred; all land at about the same places, meeting the 

 same people week after week. This association is a pleasure 

 equally if not more appreciated than the sailing. Any other type 

 ot boat is out of place, so that gradually canoeists are found join- 

 ing the majority in duckers, and again siaij;le-iia.rid sailing is a 

 sport few enjoy. A boon companion adds spice which every sailor 

 appreciates. 



The champion flag for duckers is carried by a boat built for me 

 three years ago. she carries 18yds. of sail (108 sc^. ft.) and a crew of 

 two. I can speak for the present owner in saying that if there is 

 any canoe on the Delaware that can beat it he would be pleased to 

 give it an opportunity. 



I was in Bridesburg, Sunday, and saw one of the finest jobs of 

 boat building ever turned out on the river, a 15ft. caime, just fin- 

 ished by Wiser, it is polished like a, piano top, and if finish will 

 make a boat sail, it is going to set the river on fire next year. 



One of the canoe clubs has been talking of building a canoe 

 house for f ortv canoes at Louder's Slip, Camden. It -will be a big 

 tlung if they do. They are now scattered over two slips. The 

 closer you can bring boatmen together the greater the pleasure 

 for all. 



Among the fifty -five duckers on Shackamaxon Slip I heard of 

 only four capsizes the past season. Contrast that with the canoe 

 record. Chas. L. Woek. 



pHjLADBiiPHiA, Dec. 3. 



WESTERN MEN AND WESTERN MEETS. 



Editor Forest ayul Sitrcain: 



I have been grea I Iv interested by the letters from cauoei.sts to 

 your paper. an<t am ashaaned to admit tliat the canoo items aro 



the otdy ones that interest me. and that we subscribe to it only for 

 such news. The type is wretchedly small for ns old men, and the 

 Forest and Stream would please several thousand readers by 

 l.irinting thai portion of tlieir paper in readal)le print. 



I wa.R one of the fortimato beingri wiio a 1 1 ended both the W. C. 

 A. at Ballast and rhe A. U. A. at t, i-indstone, but note the difTerence. 

 To the former I traveled 1.50 miles, nrrivjnK at my destination the 

 same day, and enjoyed ton days ot solid pleasure. For the latter 

 1 could only spare sis day?, four and a half of which were con- 

 sumed iu getting there and returning, but the ilay and a half 

 amply repaid the exertion and necessary heavy expense, though I 

 thanked my lucky star my canoe did not accompany nie. There 

 is HO. impression' that the Western canoeists oppose the. A. U. A. 

 This, no doubt, originated by articles tha t have ujipcared from the 

 pens of Eastern canoeists. Surely no Western man can say any- 

 Ihintr aguinst the A. C. A., for ma ny are mcrnbei's and all have the 

 wa rmest a nd kindliest feeling toi- the old Hag, but can we be bla lucd 

 for our enthusiasm in the kmdred .sporf? Tlie .\. C. A. loi- the 

 past three -'cars at Grindstone was beyond our reach, and now set 

 for J_jake Cluimplaiu it migiil, as well be on the Beianudas, not that 

 we asked for salt water, however. The West is enthusiastic, an.d 

 the A. C. A. not comingto the reJief by giviuga tasteof tier society, 

 she launched herself in the Lake Erie islands, and within a year 

 enrolled a hundred canoes. Vvirh delightful surround nigs. sheUcred 

 race courses and venturesome cruising w.aters. Ballast Island pro- 

 senlcd the Mecca, the Wcsl ern canoershad long sought. (Jan any 

 right-minded brotlicr in tlie East blame them for (lie action (u- envy 

 thcrapidlj' increasing roll? 



The W. C. A. men arc as sociable and wholc-sonlcd a sot of tars 

 as ever giijiped a paddle or lield a.sheet, wilhnopetty jealousies or 

 dislikes and willing to enter into any divii-ion that will result in a 

 mutual benefit, but looking at it from a bird's eye vie\\'. are we 

 not rapidly growing into a big tub v.jion a \'ery dat liottom, for 

 very lack of inducemonls olfered by the A. C. A. in past and 

 prcHcnfi- No. 7(1, VV. C. A. 



rtliir ian'res])ondeiit miers that the A. C. A. Jias made no effort 

 togni mt n i (din 1 w i< - i o lis Westt 1 11 memhei-,but it w< aic 

 not mistaken the first meet at Ballast Island arose from the agit.a- 

 tion of the question of extending the A. C. A, by means of a Western 

 branch, as talked of at the meet of 1SH4. in our review of the sea- 

 son, Dec. 11, 1884, the matter was alluded to. and three weeks 

 later it was discussed at length in our columns, a. s(dieme being 

 outlined which would have placed the projiqsed Western Branch 

 oil the same footing which the ISastei'n Euid t^ertril l)i', isions now 

 occupy. It was the desire of many of the organizers of the first 

 Ballast Island meet to form a di\ ision of the A. O. A., and wJiy a 

 separate organiKiition w.as former! is now pretty well 1-cuown. At 

 that time it was proposed to elect a. Western canoeist as Commo- 

 dore at the meet of 18S5, jest following tlie Ballast Island meet, 

 and to provide for an A. C. A. meet in the West in ISSti, but the 

 action taken at Ballast Island made this iinpossilile. It iias long 

 been realized by all thinking A. C. A. men that one meet wall not 

 do for so large a country, and e\'en now the plan of ^cstablisliing 

 several in various locations is in actual operation. With interests 

 in common and working tor the same ends it is to lie regretted 

 that the two organizations are separated even m name.] 



A RUN ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI. 



IVTY first visit to Brainerd, Minn., was in 1873. The day of my 



IVX arriva^l was vinti'v and the snow lay deep in the silent and 

 dark pine forests, throngli which the train had been siiecdin^i; for 

 tweut.N-four hours. Bi-ainerd was then a, thriving little luynlier 

 to\vn of three or four hundred inhabitants, who had followed 

 the fortunes of the Kortheiai Pacific Railroad, and, Avhen the 

 .great financial cr;ish of that year cii.mc, in which Jay CJooive 

 figured so prominently, they had settled down in seeming con ton* 

 to await the arrival oi' lietter times. An incidt-nt will show the 

 condition of the to^vn at that time. Like all frontier towns, busi- 

 ness was all done on one street, and along its entire length there 

 were alternately stores, saloons, dance hotises, and hurdy-gurdy 

 lialls. Outside of these jfiaces signs were displayed to entice tlie 

 red-shirtod and blue-breeched lumberman into these dens to be 

 Heeced. Down by the "Last Chance" saloon, Avliose sign signified 

 that it was tlie last chance one had of procuring a drink of ''head- 

 light" at tliat end of the town, stood a large pine tree, with stout 

 limb extending in a patronizing manner over the sidewalk and 

 budding, twenty or thirty feet above the ground. This limb was 

 decorated with tlie bodies of two Chippewa Indians, who had been 

 lynched the night before for the murder of a white family, a short 

 distance from town. .Slowly tlio liodies oscillated as the breeze 

 gently swayed them to and fro, v\dth the twisting and untwi.sting 

 of the ropes. The tmcovered faces had a hon-ible appearance. It 

 was a sight: I cannot efl'at'e from memory. Judge l^yneli was well 

 represented by the stern-faced and determined crowd asBembled 

 to carry out his decree, and to see that justice was meted out to 

 the murderers wlio had been caught rod-lianded. There 'was no 

 other law in those days, and the town was overrun with renegades. 



1 had not long been there before I found a chum in Al, Wilson, 

 a compajiion after my own heart, as fond of outdoor life as I. He 

 enjoyed both fishing and Hunting, and we had many a delightful 

 tramp throng the great pine forests, and jolly canoe rides on the 

 Mississippi and the many lakes in the vicinity. The.se waters 

 were full of fish, and in the fall were resorts for ducks, on their 

 southern flight, which stopped to feed on the \'vild rice that grew 

 so abundantly along the shores. WTien summer asserted itself and 

 the warm days had come, Al and I grew restless and longed to get 

 out again into the free air of the woods. We hired an old Chippe- 

 wa Indian to make a birch bark canoe, for which wo paid him 

 $10. Charley E]Jiot and Tom Fernald, two old canoemen and 

 thorough woodsmen, in\ited us to join them in esploring the out- 

 let of Serpent Lake to determine whether it emptied into the 

 Mississippi Eiver. Onr craft were loaded on a, flat car. After 

 making a portage from the track to the lake, a fire was .soon send- 

 ing the smoke in a thin, straight column up tlirougJi the trees, 

 and Ave were busy getting dinner. Two young ducks, a few par- 

 tridges and some black bass were quickly done to a turn, and we 

 all sat down, using pieces of birch bark for plates. Then the out- 

 tit was carefully packed in the t wo canoes to trim them perfectly. 



Our party numbered five now, as a Mr. StaufC joined us at the 

 last minute. He Avas a (ierman, of a very jolly di.spositiou, a florid 

 face, speaking of copious draughts of beer, and he weighed 3001bs. 

 Elliot wa,s of medium lieiglit, a mass of bono and muscle, and 

 weighed about 1751bs. He had a pleasant, agreeable face, and a. 

 pair of deep Ijlue eyes, and a nerve lilve steel. His partner, Tom, 

 was a man of similar disposition, but stood over six feet, and was 

 as slender as the German was stout. Al was a slim youngster liie 

 myself, and neither of us carried any extra flesh on our 'bones, as 

 we kept ourselves thin by our long walks. Elliot, Al and I 

 occupied one canoe, while Tom and Mr. S. took the oihei'. After 

 arrajiging ourselves comfortably— Charlej in the bov,^ I amid- 

 ships and Al in the stern — we clipped our paddles and were soon 

 racing across the smooth and mirror-like surface of the lake. Our 

 little bark cut the water like a. knife, and as we brought the pad- 

 dles out behind, long rows of bulibles would follow iu the wake, 

 and the drops adhei'ing to the paddles Avould not have time to fall 

 before we had them under again. The air was delightful, a little 

 bit warm, and the perspiration stood in beads on our faces and 

 slowlj' trickled down the bridge of our noses as we bent our heads 

 and bodies to our work. Elliot started a song, and kept time with 

 his paddle, as he reached well forward and with a long, steady 

 pull and a peculiar turn under water guided us iu a direct line to 

 the outlet of the lake. Five, six, yes, seven miles we raced, and 

 when we reached the outlet we were only a length ahead of Tom 

 and S. 



What a miserable little outlet for that immense body of water. 

 Not more than .5ft. wide and not as many inches deep. Through 

 the heart of the forest it ran its silent course, and as we entered 

 and started down I could not see how xve could go very far. Aliout 

 three miles down we came to a series of falls, filled with rocks and 

 impossible to pass in our boats. The only thing was to make a 

 portage of several miles by land and carry both boats and bag;gage 

 through the heavy undergrowth of the forest. AVe held a council 

 and decided to retrace our steps, take the boats back to tlie crack, 

 put them on the next tra in and go flown to Mud Itiyor, a fewmiles 

 further east, and from there go down to the Missi.ssippi River and 

 home. By ri^'cr back to Brainerd was ninety miles. 



By 5 o'clock we were gliding down Mud River, a little bit of a 

 stream with muddy banks and muddy bottom, and in an hour 

 were floating down on the bosom of the Mississippi. Raiu began 

 to fall in a little misty drizzle and we pulled to the shore, landed 

 and carried everything to the high bank. We could hardly get a 

 blaze for supper aud nothing but smoke seemed to reward us a.s 

 we stooil round and rubbed our red and aching eyes. The oacon 

 sputtered and spit in the pan, while drops of raiu hissed as they 

 fell into the hot grease, and soon the rain came down in torrents 

 and put out the fire. "Cold uittles" had to satisfy us for that 

 night, and as we crawled under our upturned canoes, wc knew we 

 were in for a most uncomfortable time. From above the rain 

 could not touch us, but before long we felt the cold embrace of 

 water coming in under, there was no help for it, 



The long.'dismal niglit ended at last and we crowded out into 

 the sunlight of the morning. No dry wood could be tound and 

 again a cold meal had to satisfy us. We were all glad to leave 

 suoJi an inhospitable camp and were soon dashing down the rapid 

 current of the river. 



"WhapH that roar, Charley, that wc can hear ahe.ad?" 



■■'That is from the. first rapids we Jiave to go over, and when we 

 turn the next bend you can see them plaint^. Now, a. word of ad- 

 vice to you boys, when we enter the rapids talce your paddles from 

 the water, and hold them ready to use when I give the word, ait 

 cp.iictly in the ttoat, and under no circumstance make a sudden 

 move, even if yon feel the canoe upsetting, hut let your bodies 

 sway with her every motion, and I'll take you throngli all right." 



"By Jove., Al, look therel" As we turned the bend the rapids 

 were seen tielow, boiling and whirling in mad delight, with the 

 deep blue of the water curling and lasiiin.g and dashing over the 

 rock-disputed iiassage. Onr little bark danced gaily along, aiud, as 

 we were fairly into them, Al and I ceased paddling, and kept our 

 eyes on Elliot, as lie stood leaning a little forward, with his body 

 lightly swaying with tlie lively motions of the canoe, and silently 

 and slowly" dipping his paddle into the turbulent waters, just 

 oMon,!?h to keep her steady iu her course. The excitement was in- 

 tc^.iise, .ynd when Elliot, in a very quiet voice, told us to pull, we 

 eaL'-crh" dinitcd our paddles and shot down into the quieter watcre 

 below. 



All flay long, until the sun .slowly bid bimsolf behind the da.rk 

 forests that lined either bank, and the quiet of ca entide and twi- 

 light settled over the ri'/er, and the low songs of the birds came 

 clearlj- to us from on shore, we went steatlily on. Then the moon 

 shone white and grand, at its full, through an occasional opening 

 in the dense pines, until it rose above the timber belt, throwing 

 rays ot bglit across the murmnring waters. As the luminary of 

 nigli', rose higher andhiglier, and illiiniiiied with abroad belt of 

 ligld the SI. ream between tlie dark shores, the river ahead looked 

 lil;e a Itroad silver line, winding in and out of the gloomy banks. 



"Hark 1 Are there more rapids aliead, ('.'barley 



"Yes, and the worst one we have to pass. Keep your nervo." 



We quietly settled ourselves in a kneeling position, ready for the 

 worst. The i oar ot i.b.e raiiids Avas deafening, and na they came in 

 view their grandeur Avas sublime. Leaping in the air the water 

 fell in spray, through which the moonlight shone with .silver 

 i'adianc(\ D(nvn wlii/.zcd our tra.il canoe, dancing, jumping and 

 leapin.g almost out of the water as the boisterous waves roughly 

 embraced her : into the midst of all the fury she sped with light- 

 ning speed, guided by an arm of steel. Wliat a pici.urc to transfer 

 to canvas! Bai'e-hea.ded, wet locks cli aging to Ijared neck, the 

 ■yvliite siiray dashing and drenching him, Elliot stood in eager 

 attitude, facing undatmled I tie rapids, 'the coolness of the man 

 v.'as reassuring. Al and I lost fear and knelt in our drenched 

 garments, ready for the word. "Pull I" .sha.rp rang the command; 

 and before the ^vord iiad fairly left his lips our paddles were dipped 

 deep in tlie seething mass, and the canoe shot, with a sudden turn, 

 missing by less than half a font a .sharp and ragged rock. Had 

 vv-e struck the shock would have landed us in the other world. 

 Loud was the yell Elliot gave as we passed safely out into the 

 river below, and as Al and I took up the yell, it was echoed back 

 to us from the canoe behind, that had also passed safely over. 



Away ^ve went on tlie a^vift current, and the roar of the rapids 

 was now a murmuring sound that gradually died away faintly as 

 ^ve increased tlie distance tietween us. Iu the still night our 

 songs were caught up by the lumbennen on stiore, and the chorus 

 followed us from camp to camp, and only ceased as we glided to 

 the bank at the bridge at Brainerd, and went ashore, well satisfied 

 with the result of our glorious ride. Jack. 



BiSMAHCK, Dak. 



THE IvEYSTONE C. C.-E'litor Forcf<t cnid Strecmi: The Key- 

 stone C. C. is a Philadelphia club whose boats are canvas with one 

 exception, a birch bark, The founder of this club is Mr. Norgrave, 

 a veteran canoeist, who after several failures .succeeded in organ- 

 izing the present club. Air. Norgrave is a good sailor and a de- 

 signer as well, four canoes in the club being built from bis designs: 

 Nameless, owned by Mr. W^m. Squires; Mohawk, Mr. R. Binder; 

 Belle, Dr. Little, and his own, Picnic. The beginning of the pres- 

 ent year found him the only member of the club, but by .August 

 there were eight members in the club, and now we have ten mem- 

 bers and eight canoes, with three canoes biu'lding, a .good showing 

 in a few months. We claim onr canoes to be the best now afloat. 

 The liimensions are all alike, 15x30, with two air-tight compart- 

 ments and one dry stowage. They are made as strong as canoes 

 can be made, the ribs red elm, the decks Spanish cedar, with ash 

 combings, and the trimmings nickel plated. The sails are all of 

 the lateen pattern except Picnic's, which is a l^g. We have had 

 no club cruise this summer, but all of our canoes have been on 

 cruises at difi'crent times. Nameless made a trip of two weeks as 

 far as the Water (tap; Picnic made several, one down the river 

 and through the Chesapeake Canal, and Mohawk down the ri^-er 

 on the 3d of Jidy, intending to spend several days, but had to come 

 baclt on the 4th, having met with an accident which might have 

 resulted fatally. Se\^eral smaller cruises were made by members 

 of tile club. I wish to call attention to Mr. Boshart's canoe 

 Osceola, Avhich we claim is the best and handsomest canvas canoe 

 afloat. It was built by himself, of the same dimensions as the 

 rest, but is much handsomer. P'aint is used only on the canvas, 

 every piece of wood in the canoe being varnished. The other 

 canoes of the club are Witch Apple, Mr. Conly. Mr. Watt's new 

 canoe not yet named, and fwo canoes now building. AVe are to 

 hold a meeting very soon to elect officers, to adopt a constitution 

 and to decide what to do for more room, as we are already 

 crowded. There is a rumor of a new canoe paper to be published 

 in this city nest spring.— Keystone. 



FLORIDA C. C— Editor Forest a/nd Stream: The first race of the 

 Florida C. C. took place Nov. 2.5, the followiug canoes entering : 

 Ida C, R. AL Call ; Pelican, C. Buckman; Ibis, Chas. S. Adams; 

 Madeleine, Biou Baruett. The race was 1J4 Hilles dead to leeward 

 and return, sailed in a heavy M. W. wind. The Ida C. got away 

 fti-st, quickly followed by the ibis. Pelican and Madeleine were 

 cut off by a raft coming down the river, and were several minutes 

 behind at the start. Ida 0. turned the buoy with a long lead, but 

 in the beat back a.gainst a strong tide was overhanled by the 

 IVIadeleine, wtuch came in first, Ida C. second. Pelican third.' Ibis 

 cap.sized soon after starting, but her skipper very pluckily bailed 

 her out atid sailed over the course. This is the first of a series of 

 races to bo sailed during the winter on the first and third Thurs- 

 days of each month, the canoe winning the most races of the 

 series to receive a cup presented by the captain. (Jur club is a 

 sub-organization of the Florida Y. C„ using the same club house, 

 which is very advantageously situated in the heart of the city. 

 Visiting canoeists wiU receive a hearty welcome and the hospitali- 

 ties of our club house. No more beautiful stream for canoeing 

 exists than the noble St. John, and I hope the day is not far dis- 

 t-a nt when a snfiicient number of canoeists desiring to escape the 

 rigors of a Northern winter will assemble here to give us a winter 

 meet.— AIadeletne. 



CONEY ISLAND GKETiK.— Editor Farest ami Stream: I noticed 

 in your issue of Noa'. 4 that Mr. C. M. Shedd states that if the meet 

 of 1887 is held in Shinnecoek Bay, those desiring it could cruise 

 from Far Rockaway Bay to Shinnecoek Bay all the way inside. 

 Four years ago I cruised from a point about two miles from 

 Sheepshead Bay to Great South Bay, taking advantage of the 

 canal between Jamaica Bay and Far Rockaway Bay. One may 

 easily cruise from New Y^ork by this route up Gravesend Bay, 

 through Coney Island Creek, Sliecpshead Bay and a creek north 

 of Barren Island, up Rockaway Channel past the railroad bridge 

 and then through the canal mentioned. After that the route as 

 described by Mr. Shedd. One must be at the canal at about half 

 tide, as at low water it is nearly dry, and at high water a canoe 

 can hardly pass under the bridge. Coney Island (Jreck runs nearly 

 dry atlo\v water near Sheepshead Bay, so it would be necessary to 

 catch the tide pretty well up there, too.— A. W^. B. 



THE A, C. A. REGATTA OOMIMITTEE.-To tlie Members of 

 the Amcricmi Canoe Association: After consultation with the fol- 

 lowing active members and in pursuance with Article VII, of the 

 Constitution, Mr. Henry Stanton, of New York (Chairman), Col. 

 II. C. Rogers, of Peterboro, Ont., and Mr. Geo. M. Barney, of 

 Springfield, Mass., have been appointed the Regatta Coiumittee 

 for the annual meeting of the Association, and they will be re- 

 spected accordingly. Members are requested to address all com- 

 munications rel.ative to matters within the jurisrliction of the 

 Regatta Committee to the chairman thereof at ivlills Building, 

 Broad street. New York cit.y. i am, with great respect, Robert 

 J. AViLKiN, Commodore (Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 1). 



A PECOWSIC FOR NEW YORK.— An order has been placed 

 for a Pecowsic with slight alterations for a member of the N. Y. 

 C. C, and the boat will receive a thorough trial next Slimmer on 

 New York Bay. 



STILLWATER. O. 0.— This club was formed last spring at 

 Dayton, Ohio, W'ith 30 members. Cruises have been made on the 

 Stillwater, Miami ajid Ohio Rivers, and Miami Canal. 



THE LIST OF CLUBS.-The Oskosh and Yonkers clubs should 

 be added to om- list. The Newbuig B. and C. C. reports 34 mem- 

 bers, 13 of them canoeists and 9 A. C. A. members, 

 n OSHKOSH C. C— This club has built a oluh house this year, but 

 aa done little racing. 



