Dec. 16, im.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



413 



§mwdng. 



Secretanes ot canoe clubs ave requested to send to ttjKEsa A^D 

 Strkam tlieir aclflrcsscs, witn tkhiio. moTnliernliii), signal, etc., ot 

 their clubs, and also no; ices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 report ol; tlic sn.me. i^ainH/isTh and all iuterestcd m canoeing are 

 requested to forward lo E'orest axd Sthu!A3I tLeir addresses, wiUi 

 logs of criupcF, maps, £in<i information coucernmg tlieir local 

 wat'-rs. ,1 raw inus nr descriptions of boats aud tivtixigs, aud all items 

 relating to tlie sport. ^ 



A CANADIAN DIVISION OF THE A. C. A. 



EdiloT ForeM (uid Sircum: 



I have read "IdlemereV" article on the salt-watcj- meet, and the 

 editorial exulaini'iK why the executive eomtuittee chose Lake 

 Chamnliiin for the meet. It seem^ to me that ■'Irih:arLcrc" has 

 good cause tor cnuplaint when he says that all the A. C. j\. meets 

 go north, and why, he asks, is this tbnsly. The editor, ri.sing to 

 explain, says tluit it is on account nf the large CUmadian contin- 

 gent of earnest A. C. A, nien, wlio are going tfi form a division 

 next year but icre at present in an unsettled state, and if the 

 A. C. X. were taken to the salt water they would feel that iliej 

 were deserted by the i\. (_\ A., and the formation of a di\ ision 

 among tlieni would receive a severe cliock. 



Now, if this wvaa tlie cause that led Ltie cxecufi\ c coiuniitteo to 

 appoint Bow-Arrow Point for {lie IPyT me('t, I tliink it would lie 

 wise to hold a full executive meeting and reconsider tlie qnestion, 

 as they do not seem to have grasped the sit im tion in t'an;>.da, 

 Canadians have hiul the A. t - A. n<:hi, at their (iniu' inr lOr lasi 

 four years, and have deri\'ed such licneiit from i( iliai mnv they 

 are able to si and ou their own legs and ask (heir daddy ftlie A.C.A.) 

 for a jiart of the f,vrnj to till for themselves, seeing (hat they can- 

 not look after i< all. and hy doing that rliey ihi-iig]\r Ir, give the 

 old man a chcinco to go and visit some of his sons fr'rtlier soutii 

 and brace them np a little: but instead of going down to the salt 

 water to sec his sons there, the old man sa\s, "I'll .lust go about 

 -half wav inul ui' c ;i!t I lie boj^s a good long iri]) to get to me," .and 

 like til ' ' ii his ass. he'll i.ry Id suit every one and he 



won't I' 



Tn ri I iiai ion in f'anaila, most A. C. A. men will ve- 



menib: 1 ,,,, ,.ir last meeting of tlie Association at Grindstone 

 there as a strong faiding iimoug t^'anadians that they should liave 

 a diA'ision, boi lliey were prevented a few v>'ho thougliL ihai a 

 division meant l)roMl>iiig awa.v from tlir A. <, '. A. entirel.v , and they 

 were, so to speak, sat upon. A meeting 'was held at t tic Toronlu 

 camp shortly after, howcA'cr, and the tiuestlon was discussed. A 

 committee conijisting of E. P>. Edwards arid Col. Harry Rogers, of 

 Peterboro; W. (4. AlcKendrick a^nd Colin Fi-aser, of Toront,o, and 

 Mr. Alct'a'-lien, of Lindsay, wer» ^upointed to arrange for a meet 

 at Stony Lake for 18ST, that an uld not conflict with the A. C. A. 

 meet. 



As a sign tiiat the committee a- " alive I will just mentio2i tliat 

 one memiier has t\venty-tv\-o priz flags promised already for it. 



This is not tf) l^e a spring nteet I twill take place some time in 

 .lu]\'. and will 1)C a division meet we can get tlie Kxecntive Com- 

 mittee to form a dii si on for n- audi sec no reason why they 

 should not, as we have west of Kingston the following clubs that 

 are not likely to lie represented at tlie A. C. A. meet of 18S7: Tor- 

 onto, P'cterboro, Lindsay, Gait, Bobcajgeon, X'bitpie, Hamilton, 

 Guelph, Brant ford. Point Hope, Vv'Mtby and half a dozen places 

 where there are canoeists not formed into clubs. ^.Vell, out of 

 this list there are not over half a. dozen raeniliers wlio can spare 

 the time to ^o (o Bo\v-Arro\s-,!Point. and for these the salt water 

 would be quite .as liandy and mtich more of a novelty. 



With regard to tlie other Canadian clubs in the neighborhood of 

 Kingston. Pa-ockville and Ottawa, who have iiad the meets almost 

 in their front yards for the last three years they would be selfish 

 indeed if, liesides vranring all our oavu fish, they should want the 

 A. C. A. to be held so as to accommodate them at the expense of 

 the members furtlier south, who have had the expense and troulilc 

 of .going so far to attend the meets since tt<8o. Taking this v'ew of 

 the case, I ildnk it \s ould lie wise for the Ertecntive t'ommittee to 

 hold another meeting. They will need one to pass rlie necessary 

 legislation tor the di\-isions, and '.vMle they are at it they might 

 put their heads together and see if they can make anything out of 

 Mr. Colin Fraser's scheme of affiliating the clubs, and if they 

 thought it uecessar.\-, might reconsider the meeting place for 1887. 



'loiiONTO. t;. McKf-ndkick.. 



WIDE VS. NARROW CANOES. 



Ediliir Fiirr.iif. and Strcain: 



Mr. Clapham's coninion-sense cruiser doesiri seem t.o lake very 

 well with tJie canoeists, and tliey argue away, each on tia-ir own 

 side, being apparently unable to see that the other is partly right. 

 The model, size and weigiil of a canoe deiiend altogether upon -rt-liat 

 a man wants to use her for and w liei'c be wants to use lan\ Few 

 men would care to A oyage for any distance on I lie Ctreat Lakes or 

 Long Island vSound in a cranky 11.0x27 canoe, nor would ;i 15x31 

 be the craft for such a cruise, or oneAvliich it would be conven- 

 ient to .shoot or lisii from; not that such uses would be ini))ossible. 

 but a larger boat is preferalile where there is water to float her 

 and portages are fe'.v. Still fewer would be the volunteers to drag 

 a boat like i^led .Jacket over tlie rifts and logs and carry her un- 

 aided over the portages wherever "Nessmuk" and his thistle-down 

 craft could lead the way. Weight is what counts, and it surprises 

 me to see how" little attention is naid to it lay the A. C. A. 



Why not have a weight .-tandard. since that is what counts in 

 cruising, and the A. C. A. is supposed to be a cruising association, 

 and let the length, beam, etc., care for themselves? Four or five 

 inches in the bi-am of a canoe do not make any difference in porta- 

 bility if the weight is not increased. Another point that strikes 

 one as ludicrous is the inane twaddle aliout, paddling being so 

 much ea.sier than rowing, that it can lie longer continued, "etc. 

 Let some of the paddle-praisers put outriggers on tJieir craft, get 

 oars, seat and footrest to fit and try it aud see if they fail to keep 

 np with the boys on a cruise, instead of paddling a 14,6x27 past a 

 heavy S0> .li arid then whooping it up alioitt the ease of padding. 

 I have owned a 1.5x39 for two years and rowed her alongside of 

 canoes, from a Stcthi Maris up to the limit, on several cruises, and 

 have been as chipper as any of them at the flnksh. Being over 6ft. 

 tall and weighing It.'ilbs., you may see it takes no Hercules to ac- 

 complish this feat. Perch. 



Editor i'ort^f u;ic? Stream: 



As a fitting reply to "Guenn's" communication, in y^our last 

 issue, commenting on m.\- letter publi.shed in the Fokest And 

 Stream of Nov. IS. I would suggest that any one interested place 

 the two letters side by side and compare them. Your correspond- 

 ent does not reply ro any of the objections I make to extremely 

 narrow canoes, con.sidered as unsafe, uncomfortable cruising craft 

 under sail. 



Red Jacket is a representative sailing canoe, ;tnd as sailing 

 canoes slie and her ty tie must stand or fall. She can be paddled 

 with comfort, but is not intended for paddling races. 



Last year, when my sharpie won for the ehaUeng>- cup by 

 outsailing '■Quenn'" v. ith ridiculous ease, he stated that bis boat 

 was not ill her best form because of her dandy bemg reefed, and he 

 was not accused of plr.-uling ihe "baliy act."' But lie also said that 

 tie "hoped to meet again and tui'u the tables."" He iias genuine 

 boating spirit, and sha.ll not, he denied the op]jora;iii i y of doing so, 

 if he can. He thinks Wraitli can outsail Red .hick'.-l. If Wraith 

 can do so Red .Jarket Avanls to know ii, and licreby olTers to sail a 

 friendly match a ; anv date during April, May or .tune next; also 

 invit«s any or all narrow canoes to rake a hand in the fun. Of 

 course, siji'ii.e of the little sailing machines occasionally outsailed 

 Red .Jacket ax tlie August meet when the wind, or the lack of it, 

 just suited their comparatively enormous rigs, but such a sailor 

 .as "GLtenn" tliottld know that that was not racing. Red Jacket 

 was not allowed in the races at C rindstone, was not even permitted 

 to sail round the courses with the others when they were racing, 

 and when imder way usually carried bedding and other camping 

 outfit, while instead of centerboard she used the weather grip, 

 which, being on trial for Tiie first time. \'-as not fully perfected. 

 Even under these circttmstances and with cruising sail, she gen- 

 erally sJuiwed her stern to those tliat tried conclusions with her. 



It is true tiiat one race was open, as her owner understood, to 

 all the boars there. She was the oidy one that appeared on hand 

 for the starting signal. Thomas Clapham. 



ROSLYK, L. I., Dec. S, 1SSI3. 



Editor Fwest andlStrcam: 



I have been much interested in the discussion on wide and nar- 

 row canoes, so wdll give my expeiuence. In July, 1.S85. 1 built a 

 boat, following the directions given in "Boat and Canoe Building." 

 After debating for some time whether to build a canoe or ordinary 

 rowboat, I settled on the_ latter ou account of A'.d.shing a boat in 

 \\'Iiich I cottld take my friends. The following are the dimensions: 

 Tjengvh, 15it. 3in.: beam, IBin.; depth a.midship, 1.5in.; depth at 

 ends. 36in. She is clinker built and weighs about lOOlhs. I take 

 hei- in and out of my boat house, which is usually SJ-sft. above the 

 water, alone. I have the following rig for heT: Mainsail-^Foot*, 



10ft. hofld, lOrt.; leech, 12ft. fitn.; luff, 4ft. Mizzen— Foot, 5ft.; 

 head, .5ft. oin.; leech, Gft.; In ir, l?ft. .Sin. Jib— Foot, 5ft.; luff, 8ft.; 

 leech, 6f t. lOin. The latter is only used with a hand to tend sheets. 

 The sads are lugs, the three spars for the main being the same 

 length. 10ft. 6in. Having some ideas of my own I built rather flat 

 a midship and sJiarp ends without hollow lines, and much sharper 

 oTi deck than ustial here. 



Now as til oerforinanc(\ On a wind I have beaten overythtiig I 

 have sailed against, including a sloop-rigged catboat of 3»'ft. length 

 and at 1. bcnni. in a, still oll-slioro wmd ami (dioppy sea. Down 

 vind 1 generalL^ hold my own. although rolling badly once iu a 

 heavy sea so I hat 1 liad to fake in sail to keep from swamping. In 

 going to wind v.-ard mv slun-p bow would cut through the waves 

 while tlie other boatswould pound and stop. By the way, is not 

 tlie faihire of the i'ecowsic to do as well to >vindward in a sea due 

 partly to her full Unes on deck"/ 



1 sail entii'idy without ballast, usually sitting on tlie bottom of 

 tlie boat (not o'utside). Have reefed but t wice and then shaking 

 out in a fev. nunntes. Could carrv ranch more sail, .sliall make 

 one with 12ft. .spars this winter. I was out on the 21st ot Jsovem- 

 licr and carried main and mizzen in a breeze tluit the cutter Vera 

 started to beat up the lake against under double reef. Sat as far 

 to windward as possible that day. 



We hear of many drop rudders b(dng bent: mine is made of tv,-o 

 pieces of thin copper (brass is better), one each side of a piece of thin 

 wood, cut to shajie aud beveled to an edge all around, liveted and 

 soldenai round the edges, then polished and nickeled, is impossible 

 to bend it and only vxughs .'iVJlbs., is targe and has a drop of l-'in. 



Can any of your readers tell me of a good form of centerboard tri 

 put in, mv keel Jjetng onh^ ?';sin. wide. I know of none but the 

 (^oridricli'deflecting board, and don't think I should like that or 

 t he weat lier grip either. D- V. SciiAiui'. 



BuKFAno, Dec. 6. 



A NEW CANOE SAIL. 



EdTttrr Forest and Stream: 



Although 1 am located ma part ot the countr\' where \ve are 

 depri'. ed of canoeing. 1 am still greatly interested in it. botli as a 

 past ]ileasure and as a pastime wdiich I am delighted to see grow- 

 ing year by year, thereliy increasing the brotherly intercourse and 

 competition of canoeists liere and aliroad. 



Your ^'alnable articles on canoeing, the meet of '86, sail and rig 

 of tlie diifurent canoes and the accompanying cuts have bi:en a 

 great pleasure to me in two way.s: Firstly, informing me exactly 

 what and how canoeists are improving; and secondly. oiTcr tig me 

 the pleasure of comparison between the latest models and rigs and 

 my own past experiment s. Now. \\irile througli ill le. alth I a.m dc- 

 pri , ed of parfiiipating in the sport, I may lie slighth useful lo 

 broi her i-aiioeisls, in striving tci exlrieat<- them from t he rpiandary^ 

 into which tlie present ditl'erent styles of rig seems to ha te placed 

 t laun. 



Two years tigo, aftci" repeated (ixpcrimentB on both > aclit and 

 canoe rigs, 1 hit upon the following style of sail, which I put on to 



CANOE SAin. 



a 16.8x3ft. canoe (of only ordinary lines), and obtained the best re- 

 sitlts. I had previously tried on the same boat the ordinary leg o' 

 mutton, Mohican settee, lateen and balance lug rigs, neither of 

 which can compare in windward work, handiness or completeness 

 if the sails are carefully and jiroperly made. 



The main feature of this sail is the topmast, hinged on to gaff 

 just back of jaw; this holds foot of topmast rigid. There is a small 

 stout ring rove on to topmast about half way, the halliard is fas- 

 tened to a mast ring, runs through ring on topmast and to a block 

 at masthead, same as on Mohican, there are yokes on boom and 

 battens, these requiring no mast rings or lacing if there are 

 shoulders put on mast for boom jaw to work in, the sail can be set 

 verv flat, with the same tension on every part, the same reeling 

 gear can be arranged on it .as on Mohican; it leaves abetter shaped 

 sail when reefed, its center of effort is low, has the advantage of 

 short mast and works equally well on either tack; it has all the 

 advantages of the rig used by Pecowsic, together with the in- 

 creased advantage of lower center of elfort, reefing and stowing 

 facilities. E. H. Peck. 



Oc:cii)ENT ViLOiiA Farm. Colorado. 



ROYAL C. O. — The autumn meeting took place at Anderiou's 

 Hotel on Tuesday last, the 33d inst., and was well attended. The 

 following officers were elected, viz.. Commodore, H. R. H. the 

 Prince of Wales; Captain, J. Macgregor (Rota Roy ); Alates, G. 

 Hei'bert and ^V. Baden Powell; Secretary, T. G. F. Winser; C!om- 

 mittee, the Earl of Caithness, H. Church, A. B. Ingram, Dixon 

 Kcuip. Hon, A. F. Kinnaird, E. A. Leach, W. E. Graham, Major 

 Roberts and E. B. Tredw^en. The following alterations were made 



not exceeding flve-eighths of an inch." add "except iu the case of 

 folding centerboards not exceeding 601bs. in weight." Rule 29, 

 altered to read as follows: "Second class cruising canoes, clinker 

 built (SO that the edges of the plank overlap, forming lands), dimen- 

 sions as first class; but weight of canoe, including all spars, gear, 

 fitting and ballast, must not exceed .?001bs., nor must sail area ex- 

 ceed 75sq. ft., mainsail not to exceed four-fifths of the total sail 

 area; spinnakers are allowed untaxed." A proposition respecting 

 the cruising sub-committee was referred to the general commit- 

 tee. A series of photograps illtistrating a crtuse in the West of 

 Scotland, by some menibers of the Mersey C. C, and kindly lent 

 by them, was handed round and much admired.— Ft'cld, Nov. Ti. 



THE CRUISE OF THE BETSY BOBBETT.— Dr. Neid6 w rites 

 from Cumberland Sound, Ga., under date of Dec. 8, as folloAvs: 

 "T''he Betsy Bobbett and Alayblossom left the Sa%'annah Y. O. 

 house on Dec. 2, in company w ith sloop Outing, and remained by 

 her until Dec 7, when she took a tow from Doboy Island to Bruns- 

 wick. Ga, We have now crossed all the sounds and are ready to 

 run down Cumberland Sound to-morrow, with the expectation of 

 reaching Fernandina, Fla., with the flood tide. We will then run 

 to Jacksonville and spend some time there." A postscript dated 

 Pee, 9 announces their arrival at FemSndina, 



A CRUISE ON LONG ISLAND SOUND. 



THE O. K. Canoe Club, of Hartford, started on the second 

 annual cruise witli the following canoes: Nimrod, Flirt. 

 Tramp. Dot. Pcircl and Cricket; owuied by Messrs. Tucker, Forrest, 

 Gilbert, Hawley, Beardslcy and Williams, respectively. 



We had all the canoes on board the steamer Sunsliine early on 

 the morning of July ;.'6, and then settled down to spin yarns of 

 previous cruises till dinner iinie. afterv ard idling awiiy our time 

 reading, until we reached Sag Harbor at 8 P.M. As soon as the 

 steamer was made fast v, e all started up tlie street to purchase 

 some things we tliougld. of during the day. AYc remained on board 

 the steamer that night and slept just about as much as might be 

 expected for the first night out. 



The following morning we were up by o'clock aud soon had the 

 canoes ready for launching. Once in the water we quickly got 

 under way lor Jamesport, at the head of Peconic Bay. Before we 

 reached tiU'.re it began to rain and we went into camp on Jessup'.s 

 Neck at!) A. M. Here we remained until the lollowmg morning 

 wlien we started for ( i i eeini<ud, ;irriv-]ng about 10 o clock. AVe 

 laid m a stock ot provisions, dined, and got under way about 12 

 o'clock for the "Promii^ed Land,"' that region of .sweet (•/) smelling 

 fish factories. As we went ont of Groenport Harbor the N.Y.Y.C, 

 fleet also got under wav and we had a little race. We held our 

 ov.n and even gained considerably until the sails of the large 

 schooner ^'achts took all ouj' wind and we had to give it up. We 

 made tUe run to tJie '"Prom/sed Laud" in about four hours, a 

 distance of twenty-five rniles, and found a very good camp ground 

 and also a farm house wlicre v. e obtained fresh milk, etc. 



Tlie next morning we packed up and started for Manhasset On 

 .Shelter Island, but vixre becalmed; and toward 7 o'clock in the 

 evening, wdien v,(' tonnd that it was impos.sible for us to get in 

 that nitiht, there being ahead wind and tide, we camped on a 

 woody point on the northern part of Shelter Island and sailed in 

 the next morning. Two or three of ns stopped at Greenport for 

 provisions, an w<' were nearly out of them, while the others went 

 on to find a snilaiile caiou ground. This was found m a small bay 

 betwcM ii I'l'ositi'Ct tunl .vlaubasset and we remained there over 

 Suudav . 



()n Alonday ue took tlie sti-amer Sunshine for New London, ar- 

 rrring thi'te at 10 o'clock, going up to the city, dining and laying 

 in provisions and starting I'"r Xoank. We had a head wind and 

 tide and so it took us some time to tack ont of the harbor, but it 

 finally being accomplislied. we spun along with a fair wind for our 

 destination'. Two of our nember becoming tired took a tow on a 

 large catboat, and having made friends with the captain induced 

 him to let us sleep aooard. Ttie next mortiing. as it rained, he 

 took lis lip til liis iiouse and surrendered ihe upper floor for the day 

 and niglit. 



In ilie afternoon one of the boy s being in need of some alcohol 

 for his sto\ and not kno^ving Noank was a prohibition place, sal- 

 lied forth in qui'st of some. Arriving at the drug store he a.sked 

 for some alcohol, but was informed by the druggist that none 

 could be had, but that he could sell him some "violet water," which 

 would burn just as wcU. Our canoeist understood the game and 

 bought a pint of violei water. During the atternocn we all in- 

 spectcd the large shipyard. 



Wednesdav. Julv ;i8, was clear, but "vvith no sign ot wmd. How- 

 ever, we set out with a fair tide iind wiusthng tor a breeze. We 

 had drifted about half a mile wlien the tide turned, and at the 

 same time a strong breeze came np wiiicli sent us bowling toward 

 Watch Hill. As sotm as w^e were inside of Stonington harbor we 

 met a verv strong head tide and were obliged to tack np Little 

 Narragansct Btiv, wiiich took quite a v.^hile. We finally arrived at 

 the dock, and, making fast, all struck out for the Shore Dinner 

 House, where we made it In'el v for rue wn.iters for about an hour. 

 After this we set out to find a suit. able camp ground, wliich we 

 soon found not tar oft, and decided tn stay there for a day or two.; 



Petrel and Cricket left on Wiii urda\- morning for Niantic to take 

 the Monday morning boat r.ir Han lord, as tliey were obliged to 

 return to business- Thev reached Niantic at 11 o'clock at night, 

 and. as it was dark and thev had never been there before, they 

 did not kiHiw where to camp, so pitched camp down on the bar 

 below the village. VVlien pist snugtv settled and about to go to 

 sleep a terrible shriek was heard and a train flew past not 20ft. 

 fi'om the tent, startling the occupants greatly. 



The otlier four canoeists remained at Watch Hill until Monday 

 morning, then set out for isiantic. but were prevented from reach- 

 ing there by the very heavy weatlier. W e started from Watch 

 Hill \vith a light wind", but it continued to increase until w hen we 

 arrived at Mystic Island it was bloving so h.ard and such a sea had 

 been kicked' up that we decided to run in and wait for better 

 w^eather. We had dinner here and afterward found the captaiu of 

 a schooner, who had brought over a picntc parry from New Lon- 

 don, who said he would carry us all over to that place. AVe hoisted 

 the canoes up over the side on to the deck of tlic schooner and 

 ■were soon off for New London. 



We arri^a^d afi 8 P. AI., aud it -vvas too late for u.^s to sail away 

 fi-om the city and pitch our tents, so launching our canoes, we 

 paddled out into the stream and divided up into two parties of 

 two each and went to look for shelter for the night. Two of us, 

 Nimrod and Tramp, soon found the schooner Pleetwing of New 

 Y'ork, and hailing the sailor on watch and stating our predicament 

 were invited on Board, given a supper, brealrfa.st the next morning, 

 and a place to sleep down in the c;ibin, for all of whic'a we were 

 duly thankful. 



The next morning we went ashore for letters and pro\isions, 

 and then found our two comrades, who had spent the night on a 

 yacht near by. AVe then hoisted a reefed mainsail and stowed 

 everything tightly below, as it was blowing great guns by this 

 time*. As soon as we reached the mouth of the harbor we perceived 

 that it would be impossible '.to go on it was so rough, so we put 

 ashore and waited for the vnuA to subside, but it failed to do as 

 we wished it to, so we had to make the best of it and wait over 

 until the next day. The next morning we set out for Niantic 

 and soon reached there, camping until Alonday, when some friends 

 at White Beach a.sked us to come over there and camp, which we 

 clid until Wednesday, August 10, when we took the steamboat for 

 home, where we all arrived in good order. 



As it may be of interest to other canoeists to know what w"e 

 carried in the way of baggage, the following list of one of our out- 

 fits is given : 



One small bag of clothes and toilet articles, 1 bag for tent and 

 pins, 1 bag which contained all the stores and cooking uten.sils, a 

 water tight tin bos 10x5x-5 for bread, cake and berries. 1 tin box 

 for butter, 1 bottle sugar, bottle of m atches, bottle of condensed 

 milk, bottle of salt, bottle of alcohol, can of chocolate, alcohol 

 stove, and a can of oatmeal. A dish, a cup, knife, fork and spoon 

 also went iu this bag. and all wa.s stowed in the rear compartment 

 of the canoe with a tin pail and small sauce pan. A stone water 

 jug, hatchet, lantern, woolen and rubber blanket completed the 

 outfit. The whole outfit, including sails, paddles, rudder and 

 hatches, weighed but 801bs. TrAmp. 



AjS^ ENt^lLISH CAMP-FIRE.— We have received from Air. Chas. 

 Livingston, of Mersey C. C, Liverpool, a circular giving notice of 

 the club's fli'st camp-fire on the American plan as follows: "It has 

 been decided that a camp-fire shall be held at the club boat house 

 on Saturday, Dec. 18, at (i P. AL prompt. A substantial tea will he 

 prepared. "Every member proposing to attend must send in his 

 name to the Captain by the Itith at latest, and thus enable the 

 club cook to complete the necessary arrangements. During the 

 evening Sabrinawdl exhibit a scries of lantern slides. Several 

 country members will be present, so it is hoped that there Nvill be 

 a good muster. Hurry up with your answers aud let there be an 

 unlimited amount of merriment at the festive gatlieiing.— -T. H. R. 

 Bahtley, Captain."' Such an invitation should bring ont the 

 canoemen of the Alersey in full force, and we hope to hear in time 

 of a pleasant meeting. 



NORTHAAIPTON C. C.-The Northampton G. C. held a meet- 

 ing at the house of the ex- v ice-Commodore, on the e^^ening of 

 Dec. 3, to decide as to the disposal of the clnb house. AA"e are in a 

 quandary concerning its safety as it is within reach of the spring 

 freshets. AVe finally decided to plant posts at the four corners of 

 the buUding and bolt them to it. This being decided we accepted 

 an application for membership in the club, and also accepted Air. 

 AV. R. Jones's resignation. The officers now at the helm are: H. 

 C. French, Commodore; AYm. Clark, Yice-Commodore, and C. B. 

 S^vift, Secretary-Treasurer. Camp-fires are to be held twice a 

 month until the first of April. The meeting adjourned after ap- 

 pointing Dec. 1.5 as the date of our first camp-fire. The club 

 camped one week this last summer on the shores of LakeSunapee, 

 N. H., and then cruised from Chiremont, N. H., to this place.— H. 

 G. French. 



Hammond, 111., Oct. 31, 1886. 

 U. S. Cartridoe Company. LmvcU, Masb:: 



Dear Sirs— I consider your shells far ahead of any shell I ever 

 saw. I can reload them sLk times, and this is a great item to mar- 

 ket shooters, aud the wet does not affect them in the least, i have 

 let them lay often in water t'wenty-four hours, and kill ducks with 

 the same shells. I have had constant experience in field and trap 

 for nineteen years, and am in a position to know, and I consider 

 the "Climax'^ the Peet sliell in tho world. 



Y^onrs, 



(Signed) L, S. Carter. 



