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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 23, 1886. 



CLOSE GALLERY WORK.— The close of the ttird week of 



the December prize shootiner shows \\-onderful skill in the eon- 

 tistants. The scoi'es lu-iiie are Hie best on I'ecorcl, and are worthy 

 of special commenfc. The targets arc od exhibition at the gallery. 

 Below are the summaries in the \ ari i s: 



Decimal on-K 



J Smith- 81 84 82 81-862 



SE Nator - : • s SG 85 84 83 a^-Sol 



WPillsbury 80 .sn U bi S3 63 S2 81 81 80—829 



Decimal Hest juatch. 



GE Nnral iiri 97 97 97 90 96 96 96 96—908 



B V7 White 99 OS ;^7 96 00 96 95 95 95—965 



L O Ruilc , 95 fi.-> 9.; 9.T 95 95 94 94 93 93—944 



I Mis^um 90 95 95 91 91 94 93 93 92 91-937 



WE Stone 99 9(; 95 91 93 93 92 92 91 91—936 



I'istol >ratc:h. 



A^^ Loring 88 S^! 81 SO 78 77 76 75 75 73—786 



J James." . 75 73 09 68 66 06 60 59 57 54-607 



Military Matc)\. 



R B BaU 46 48 46 45 45 45 45 45 45 45—453 



C Jones 46 46 46 45 45 44 45 45 45 44-452 



R U Thayer 45 45 44 43 43 43 41 41 41 41—426 



Amateur's Match. 

 D HiU 46 45 44 44 43 43 43 43 42 43—135 



GARDNER. Mass.. Dee. 10.— At the^last rejjular meet of tlie 

 Gardner Riilc Clab ot Hnckuiatack Range, the. 7 used the new 

 standard America laree.i . distance SOUyds., shooting lofT-hand. 

 The- rcfor is ma do wers as follows: 



G F Eil-^worth 84—1(313 H C Knowlton ...64 74—1.38 



IN Dociei-. ^0 84-] 01 E Tavlor 04 04—128 



G C (Too.-lalp B! 81—157 D E Vv arfield 60 61-131 



GR VVarfield .1 77— 1-18 



ZETTLER RIFLE CLUB.— New York, Dec. 14.— First competi- 

 tion for the prizes donated by the club Tuesday; 12 ring target, 

 possible 120: M. Dorrler 117, A Lober 114, L. Flach 113, M. B. En.gel 



INIEDFORD, Dec. 18.— The raia to-day did not prevent the mem- 

 bers of the ^\ ellington Gun Club from makiu.g eood scores. The 



Ward SO.— N. D. ^^ AiUi, Sec. 



G.\Td;ERT SHOOTIMd.— Headquarters Essex Ajuateur Rifle 

 Clu \ L 1 N 1 11 —Editor 



Pol "^I Dorrler 



to «h t 11 1 ii hi] a 1 1 pi ize, pro- 



vided be ^\'UJ ftoree to siinot oae-lialt ot the whole number of shots 

 at t L V 11 111 I r 10 hootoOO hots each 



foi a p 'i r L N 



THE TRAP. 



Scorn- for ptMication slunM he made out mi the printed hlmilrs 

 prepared by the Forea and Strimni, and furnished gratis to cIuIj 

 secretaries. Cnrreftpondcntu rvho favor us witJi clah scores are par- 

 ticularly requested to im-ite on one side of the papar only. 



THE TORONTO TOURNAMENT. 



T'ORONTO, Dec. 13.— Mr. Wm. McDowalPs shooting tournament 

 at Egliuton, which commenced last Wednesday and closed 

 to-day, was an uuqualiiied .success from the beginning to the end, 

 in spite of a little kicking o\~er the team shoot. The weather was 

 perieet from first to last. In the first contest at 15 live pigeons 

 for cash prizes aggregating .S200. besides consolation pi-izes, there 

 were 53 eomrjetitors from all parts of Western Ontario. For the 

 shoot at 20 biacktiirds tliere were 27 competitors, and for the team 

 contest entries, one team, however, being ^-itbdran-n. Messrs. 

 Oulcott, T. Jjoudon and McDovi-all, 01 llie committee of manage- 

 ment, had all the v.'ork to do, and did it >vell. Mr. T. Loudon \vas 

 referee, and Mr. A. Loudon scorer. The ball opened on Wednes- 

 day Avith :hc contest at live pigeon.-, and resulted in the following 

 having n final ,go in for :,iu- iiri;-:'_-s: 



.Shoo! No. 1. ar 15 ire piscons,— 1st orize §75; 2d, $45; 3d, $30; 4tli, 

 S30; Sth. .+-15; 0th, SlU; 7th, Tweuty-six yards rise, H. & T. ground 

 traps, li4oz. shot, entry jf5, Toionto Gun Club rules to govern, 55 

 competitors: 



Hli Humphreys 14 Geo Rogers 12 



J Forsyth 14 J R Humphreys 12 



Wayper 13 D Beldam 



Griilith..'. 18 EBr 



Smith 13 M St John — 12 



Dr. Ne fl .12 R Barrett 12 



YV^S Stroud 12 



Four shot 11. six 10, five 9 and nine 8, the remainder retiring. 

 The shooting off at 5 birds for first resulted in H. R. Humphreys 

 grassing and taking the :';:75, Forsytli only kiUing 2 and getting 

 S45.TVVavper, Griffith and Smith shared the next three prizes, ag- 

 gregat'iiglJOS. J. R. Humphreys killed 4 out of 5 in the slioot oil 

 of tne ties of 12. and took the si.vtli prize, -while Rogers captured 

 the seventh. For the consolation prizes there were 23 contestants 

 lit miss and out, T,n Brown, -^viih 4 to Ma credit, taking first; J. 

 Bell, with 3, second, and (t. Carruthers, with 3, third. 



Shoot No. 2, at 10 Canada blackbirds— First prize, $30; second, 

 Jj.20; thti-d, $15; fourth, «12; lifth, $10; sixth, §8; seventh, ?5; ISyds. 

 rise; birds tJirown from li\ e screened traps; 1^402. shot; entry, 5^3; 

 27 ccntestants. 



Wayper - 19 B Ross 14 



T Louden 19 G Carruthers 13 



W Stroud 17 J R Humphreys 13 



Felstcad 15 W. Brown 13 



Quarrie 15 J Bell 13 



Scott 15 Geo Rogers 11 



M McDo-v- ■■• 15 J Harrison 10 



The T.-^A, i: !. In shooting oil' the ties of 19, Wayper 



hit 5 and c . . _ , irbju missed one and took second. W. Stroud 



got third, 'ji rnc 01 15, Felstead CF.ptnred fourth prize with 4 

 out of 5. Quarrie fifth \\'it]L 3, .Scott sixth ^\ith the same number, 

 missing on the second shoot otf, and ilcDowall seventh with 2. 

 For the two consolation prizes 9 competed at 10 birds. Bell took 

 first with 6, and Carruthers second also with 6. 



Shoot l\o. 3, teams of live, tor ti\ e diamond medals, 15 birds 

 each, from 5 screened trails at 18yds. rise; entry per team, §7.50. 



WBugg.... 



F Martin 



Team o. 1. 



Team No. 2. 



Team No. 3. 



J Towson, retired.. 



.11 





, .12 



. 9 





, 13 



.. 8 



Griffith 



... 8 



.. 8 



George 



... 8 



.12-48 



Smyth 



...10-51 





Team No. 4. 





..10 



W Felstead 



...11 



r 



RJKidd 



...13 







9 





Montgomery 



... 6 



■— ir 



Mc Do wall 



.. 7—46 



Team No. 5. 



Wickson Bell 9 



Sco t.. 12 Brown 5— 13 



Quarrie 8 



The winning team represented Hamilton, while all the others 

 were made up from Toronto. The first team comprised members 

 of the Toronto Gun Club, and protested that they were not cred- 

 ited witii three birds, which Avould have tied their score wit ihe 

 wljmers. The latter, ho\N'ever, wiih equal riglit claimed the more, 

 tind as that would still make them the '.dotors, the protest waa 

 not considered. 



The above ended the tournament proper, but the sweepstakes 

 were shot, resulting as follows, ten birds for three prizes: 

 Waypar -9 ^I' li'^fk . . , 6 



:vcDowall 



4 



4 



..,.8 



Brov^n 



Douglas 7 l.'oDery 



Carruthers.-— 7 



Ten birds for tliree prizes: 



Wa-per .10 Stroud 



McDowall 9 Brown 



Five birds, one prize, Incltiding $5 in eacli, added by J. Otilcott: 



Douglass , i rvIcDowaU 4 



Brown. ^ 4 DoUery , . . 4 



In the shoot-off Mc Do^-all and Bro-\wn again tied, tliis time at 3, 

 bat at the second attempt TMcDowall bit 4 to 1 by Brown. 



NEV^TOWN, N. y., Dec. 14.-North Side Gun aub. L. I., match 

 at i3ve pigeons, 5 ground traps, handicap, 80yds. boundary, club 

 rules. 



Barlow 1111101-6 Skelfcon 1000001-2 



Biems lUOOU— 5 Grau 1010011—3 



Winholz UlllOl— 6 Merkens lK)01011-3 



Manning Ollfllll— 5 I.y on 1 Oil 100 -4 



Duryea ..0001010-2 Kroger.... OlUlU— 6 



Ferret .UCnuO-4 Bohmcke, UllOOl— 5 



Dr. Frana 1101000 -4 



Ties on 0; Barlow 3, ^Vinhols 3,. Second tie, Barlow 0, Winholz 2. 



S^vecpstake, miss and out, SSyds. x:ise; Dr. Franz 111— S, Ferret 

 SS, Winbols 0, Merkens 3, Slems 1, Maaning 3, Kroger 1. 



pigeons, Pavson and Swift; blue rocks. Swift; 10 pigeons, Stan- 

 ton, 10. 



BROOKLYlSr, Dec. 15.— The regular monthly shoot of the Coney 

 Island Rod and Gun Clnb took place to-day at the half-mile track, 

 Parkville, L. I. The birds were very slow and hung around the 

 traps, which accounts for the high scores being made. Out of 93 

 birds shot at 72 were killed. L. Duryea, from the 29yds. mark, 

 killed 10 out of 11 and won the first prize. J. Lake, 21yd8., and R. 

 Monsees, 27yds., each kiUed 7 straight and divided the second. H. 

 McLaughlin, 27yds., kiUed 5 out of 7 and took third prize. H. P. 

 DonneUy, 22yds., took the fourth, Idlling 7 out of 10. Referee, L. 

 P. Van Pelt. 



JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS GUN CLUB. -The annual meeting 

 for election of officers for ensuing year took place at the club 

 rooms, Reumpler Hotel, on the 14th inst., and resulted as follows: 

 President, William Hughes ("Old Reliable No. 1"); Vice-Presi- 

 dent, Dr. F. A. Cummins; Secretary and Treasurer, A. Heritage 

 ("Old South Paw") Executive Committee— Chairman, P. Farmer 

 Wanser: Dr. J. B. Burdett and Chas. B. .Jordon. Official Scorer, 

 Geo. B. Eai>m. Sweepstake shooting at live birds and a good 

 time generally expected at club grounds on Chi'istmas Day. All 



1 nvited.— Jacobstafi-. 



ST. LOUjS.— The Western Gun Club are making preparations 

 for their annual Christmas shoot, and should the \\'eather prove 

 favoi-able. a general good time is assured. The shoot will be a hvo 

 diiys" ahair, beginning on the 25th, at 1 o'clock P. M. Peoria black- 

 birds, clay-pigeons and blue rock pigeons Avill be the targets used, 

 and notliing but inclement weather will prevent a big time. The 

 shoot wU] be sweepstakes, open to the world. 



JAIvIAICA. L. I., Dec. 19.— The Washington Gun Club held a 

 shooT to-day at Durller's Park. Not enough of the members were 

 present to make a regular club shoot, but a good match was made 

 betiveen J. Feldhaus, F. Munch, J. Newton and V/. Mills, each 

 shooting at 20 birds, 21yds. rise. Feldhaus and Mills tied, each 

 killing 14. On the shoot-off Feldhaus killed 5 straight, Mills miss- 

 ing his fifth bird. Feldhaus took first and MiUs took second 

 money. Referee and scorer, C. DeUow. 



Addre^ all camnmnieations to the Forest and Stream Puh. Co. 



WIDE AND NARROW CANOES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Mr. Clapham's letter in your issue of Dec. 16, contains several 

 statements wiiich are so positively erroneous as to make it impossi- 

 ble to let tiiem pass uncorrected. I therefore trouble you again 

 with the following note: 



Mr. Clapham alluded to a race with the Gnenn . That race, so far 

 as I can see, has nothing to do v.dth the sub.iect in question. But 

 his remark that any defense whatever was made for hei-, at that 

 time or at any other, will not bear investigation. I have been 

 paa-ticularly careful, even in private, to raise no cjuestionasto any 

 of the circumstances rmder which the race was sailed. He, how- 

 ever, was M'illin.g at that lime to call the race off, on account of 

 the manifest disadvantage under which my boat labored. But it 

 is liardiy fair tliat he should state his knowdcdge of those disabili- 

 ties to 1)6 a iirotest coming from me. 



In reg8.rd to an offer of anoi her ra- e, 1 shall be very glad to ac- 

 eommodate him, and will meet him at the Foees'X AND Stkeam 

 Oihce or other suitable place to arrange pa rticulars. 



His statement, too, that one race was opeti to all the boats at 

 the A. C. A. meet is also distorted. There was a race at the last 

 meet for boats over the limit prescribed by tlie Association. For 

 tlia.t his boat apiieared, and, there being no other boats eligible for 

 the class, stie had no competitor. This in itself only shows that 

 canoeists are, as a rale, satisfied with the dimensions laid down 

 for them "oy their Regatta Committees in previous years, and not 

 that Mr. t'lapiiam could not have arranged a race with almost any 

 of th.;- boats tliei'e if he had been anxious for one. 



Mr. Ciaphani says that Red .Tacket was not allowed even to sail 

 around t he course during the race at Grindstone. That Ls surely 

 an uncalled-for statement, as no boats outside of the contestants 

 in a race are ever allowed on a course during the jirogiess cjf a 

 race in any p}'o;;erly regulated regatta. 



This whole ipicstiou should betaken out of the plane of canoeing. 

 Mr. Clapham's boat is not a canoe wiierever the American Canoe 

 Associaiion standard is recognized as that go\'erning canoes. 

 Boats built outside of it, and which do not come within any defini- 

 tion of a canoe, have no right to the name. Why they should be 

 so anxious for it. is beyoml me. They are capital single-handed 

 cruising or sailing boa s. Tlieir likeness to canoes, however, is 

 only in a whaleboat stern. Then they have certain advan-.ages 

 for comfort in open water which no canoe can have or claim. But 

 that they arc canoes I deny, and see no reason why canoeists 

 should be forced, uncler pain of Mr. Clapham's displeasure, to sub- 

 stitute them for a type of boat they infinitely prefer. They carry 

 two men or more, and it takes a crew of two men to enable them 

 to perform at their best. This crew serves as ballast and an aid 

 in handling, and are, no doubt, both of them comfortable. But 

 the b(jats should never be compared with canoes, since they liave 

 nothing in common with them, 



iMr. C'lapliam is always courteous, always glad of an opportunity 

 for genuine sport, and it is therefore always a pleasure to meet 

 hiin, on land or on watei-, but in this instance 1 think he has let 

 enthusiasm for his chosen type of boat carry him a little further 

 than, on consideration, he would care to go. 



Nev/ \"obk, Dec. 18. W. Whitlock ("Guenn"). 



Editor Fo?v-.sf ai>A Stream: 



In Mr. Thos. Clapham's letter, pttblished in your last issue, he 

 make some statements reflecting of the regatta committee, and as 

 chairman of that committee I would like to explain. 



He says, "Red Jacket was not allowed in the races, and was not 

 allowed to sail aromid the course with the others when racing," 

 etc. 



Er>:iit No. 17, sailing, uiudassified canoes, no limits in b.aUast or 

 rig, 3 miles, \s as put npon the programme to pro\dde a race for 

 jusc such boats as tiie Red Jacket. It was dropped for want of 

 any entry whui ever. Mr. Clapham, knowing there was such an 

 event, miu'ht h; . ve made an entry had he desired a race, and I have 

 no doubt but he would have found plenty mlling to race him. If 

 he came to i he starting point looking for a race his letter is the 

 first inl imation that the regatta committee have had of that fact. 

 A.^ for his not being allowed to sail the course with others when 

 racing, I have to say that complaint was made to the committee 

 by some of the contestants in the early races that the Red Jacket 

 interfered with them by taking a windward position at a critical 



Eoint, consequently vre sent a message to Mr. Clapham. requesting 

 im not to go on the course during a race, and I am pleased to say 

 he complied with our request. J. B. McMnaRiCH. 



HUMBER CANOETNG. 



A BETBOSPECX OF THE SEASON OF 1886. 



ALAS! tliat it should be a retrospect. It seems only a few weeks 

 since w-e were hopefully looking forward to the opening of the 

 sea.son, .and a weary waiting too. Year after year, winter seems 

 to gain upon summer, and it was \vell on toward the longest day 

 before we realized that boatin,g was possible. 



The opening of the season found a contingent of the Humber 

 Yawl Club established on Hornsea .Mere, a beautiful sheet of water 

 about 20 miles from !-lull. A pretty sight on a fine evening, when 

 the little fleet had got afloat. There goes the Cassy, :n-ignt with 

 new varnish; yon can tell lier by Jier beautiful lines and spotless 

 sails, with a funny little tender, the Porriwiggle, a 9ft. conter- 

 board, dancing attendance, capable, too, of performing won- 

 dci'ful feats of ttirning and twisting. IMr. Holmes also contributes 

 a prettj^ miniature coble. ITie old JSgir, too, getting into years 

 uoAy. her erstwhile polish having given jilace to a sober coat of 

 black with white deck. A fine old boat stiU, with her new racing 

 can\'as and trim soars. 



Sevcia.l other ca'uoes swell the fleet and when they are all out, 

 with white sails standing out against the rich spring greens of the 

 surrounding woods, no prettier sight could possibly gladden the 

 eyes of a. boating man. 



But with advancing summer a feeling of discontent was creep- 

 ing over the soul of ifigir. The lake was too small and an ever in- 

 creasing longing ^vas calling lier to break her bonds asunder, and 

 on the broad bosom of old Humber to taste once more the joys of 

 freedom, and where could they be found in greater perfection 

 than on that grand highway of commerce wth its ever shifting 

 panorama of nautical life. No! the .Sgir was out of place amio 



snrrotmdings of mere prettiness, and one fine evening found her 

 down on the Hornsea beach, well found, well manned and well 

 provisioned and in every way fitted for the voyage. 



Once started, the adventurer knows that no harbor of refuge is 

 to he found until the Humber is reached, a distance of thirtj'-five 

 miles, and the obvious invocation is for an off-shore breeze. 



Very little wind and that dead ahead met the -5figir and the 

 coble, which was to accompany her for a mile or two, and very 

 slow progress was made ^vith the assistance of the last of the 

 flood, and with many a good wish the coble turned back for the 

 run home, leaving the Mate and Skipper alone with the shades 

 of evening falling on sea and cliff. 



Responding to a caU for hot coffee, the Skipper sets the Rob Roy 

 lamp going, dilating the while on the various merits of the appar- 

 atus, Its efliciency, its simplicity, its safetv— BangI The Skipper 

 found himself in the attitude described as "catehing a crab," and 

 the mate would probably have gone overboard astern but for the 

 mizzenmast, and an incipient conflagration was raging in the well. 

 "Does it always do Uke thatV" mildly inquired the Mate. It was 

 only the Rob Roy that had \dolently exploded, no damage resnlt- 

 mg, except to the Skipper's feelinss, as for ten vears he had placed 

 implicit faith in that identical lamp. 



About this time the flood tide v.-as spent, and with a light head 

 wind nothing could be done, so we beached the boat on a smooth 

 stretch of sand where the cliffs receded somewhat. No sooner 

 was the canoe drawn up and left high and drv bv Ihe tide, tents 

 erected over the well and all made snug for the night, than Avith 

 that provoking inconsistency peculiar to the elements, a fair wind 

 caused the burgee to flutter and invited us to pursue our journey. 

 Too late, for the tide had left us high and di-y. and after a pleasant 

 scroU in the cool night air we turned in. 



How snug our little interior looked, wth the lamp burning 

 brightly, and bedd.ing all nicely arranged for the night, and what 

 a low musical murmur the retreating tide sent us to lull us to 

 sleep v.ithal. A last pipe, and a night cap in the shape of a glass 

 of grog, and sleep was sweetly falling on us, when a sudden 

 clamor of voices arose and the tent was rudely shaken. 



As we started up with much rubbing of sleep-laden eyes, and a 

 reneralpresenlinientof capsizing, sinking, and every possible com- 

 )ination of nautical disaster, it dawned upon us that we were on 

 terra flrma, and that our disturbers were a party of belated fisher- 

 men. A rugged and bearded face was intruded into the sacred 

 interior of our tent, followed by an arm and a hand, the latter 

 tendering us a large stone jar of ale, which, to judge by the thick- 

 ened utterance of the voices around, had been already extensively 

 patronized. Some broad Saxon ensued. The party were just in 

 that objectional frame of mind when no amount of snubbing has 

 any effect, and we began to despair of ridding ourselves of their 

 presence, when the Skipper hit upon the happy eipedient of ignit- 

 ing a coil of magnesium wire, which cast a sudden and weird glare 

 upon the surroundings, upon which they all decamped uttering 

 surprised maledictions. 



Just about 3 o'clock the warning plash of the advancing tide 

 caused us to strike camp with considerable expedition, our first 

 glances falling upon the midnight disturber of our rest. He still 

 clung to the stone jar, empty presumably, at least none was oflered 

 to us. History states not where he had been all night, and ques- 

 tioned as to the whereabouts of his companions, he only estimated 

 that they were "over there," pointing vaguely to the stretch of 

 sandy beach. Not such a bad old boy after all. for he assisted 

 efficiently in launching the boat- 

 Hurrah ! A tine, fair, off-shore wind, and all being made snug, 

 the Mate took the helm, and the Skipper, rolj ,ag himself in his 

 blanket bag, abandoned hira.self to a delicious sleep, which later 

 on merged into a half -waking doze and a general consciousness of 

 warmth and easy motion, and a musical murmur of parted 

 waters. 



The bright morning sun had mounted the cloudless sky. Main- 

 sail, mizzen and spinnaker were straining at their sheets. 'I'he 

 Mate was sitting at the helm with thai far away look in his eyes, 

 pecuUar to sailoi-s. Simultaneously the Skipper casts off dull 

 sloth and a^vakes lo the facts that it was brealdiast time, and that 

 life was a blissful thing. 



The Mate's watch below, and the Skipper sat and steered, and 

 headland after headland rose out of tlie blue sea, and gliding past 

 afforded a moving panorama of rudd.y clifi's and bright green 

 sward, and here and there a little cove where the shadows 

 lingered and the miniature breakers flashed and sparkled in the 

 Bun on stretches of golden sand. No signs of lite, save a white 

 cottage or coast guard station from time to time, while distant 

 spire and chm'ch tower told of the sleepy old villages of Holder- 

 ness. 



At last the lighthouse of Spurn showed ahead, and as the tide 

 had fallen considerably, we ran the boats ashore, as there was no 

 getting round the Binks, which barred our ouvvard way, besides 

 which notiiing could liave been done on the Humber on the ebb. 

 A welcome respite too, ard we had titne to visit old friends at the 

 lighthouse, experiencing the hearty welcome which has so often 

 greeted us there. 



Presently two stalwart forms in white flannels and no stockinKS 

 appeared in view from the Humber side, proving to be two mem- 

 bers of the Trent V.alle.y Sailing Club, whom the spirit of adven 

 ture had brought down from Nottingham in their oenterboard 

 sailing boat. Needless to say that the sandhills of Spurn witnessed 

 a scene of fraternization. 



The tide making, we pushed off to attempt the rounding of the 

 points, always a dreadriil operation. Two reefs were pulled down, 

 as a glance had shown us that old Father Humber Wiis angry, and 

 we made for what looked hke a smooth place in the line of break- 

 ers on the Binks. Smooth indeed ! a millstream is a mild form of 

 water power compared with the rush of the flood tide over the 

 reef. A warning scrape, a violent surging broadside on, a stag- 

 gering helpless roll and a rush of water into the well, ami it 

 dawned upon us that this meant a capsize. To pnU up the center- 

 board \s'as tiie work of an instant, and then a frantic shove A\ith 

 the boat-hocd:, \s'hicli of course broke in two, leaving the Skipper 

 helplessly spiawling half on board, half overboard, with a dismal 

 feefing coming o^ er him tliat it was all up. With admirable 

 presenc e of mind, the Mate had somehow, in spite of unshipped 

 laidder, got I lie canoe before the Avind, and, a heaven-sent gust of 

 wind mtervenitig, managed to sail her out of danger; whilst, dis- 

 appointed, " the floods clapped their hands" behind us. " Well I 

 never ! " remarked the Sldpper, Avho had by this time managed to 

 haul himself on board, and eyeing the shattered remnants of the 

 boat-hook; the Mate contenting himself with the remark that it 

 was a close shave, -with that familiarity with close shaves begotten 

 of years of watery wanderings. 



We -w aited until the flood had made, and rounded tho point 

 without further adventure. 



The centerbc^rd was a long way ahead of us, and we settled 

 down to a steauy beat up stream. There was either a tremendous 

 sea on, or else the lotus-eating life of Hornsea Mere had demoral- 

 ized us. How we pitched and iilunged, find how skillfully the 

 Mate wheedled her through the worst of it, until we gained the 

 comparatively calm waters of the Stony Creek channel, need not 

 here be told. 



t)nly once the Mate cried out, as a wave like a wall rushed 



on laie lure ue-eii. witii a i.uuuueii.ii^ uict&ii, cic-u Luceni.v cvci ,y Lxiixi|5 

 away, and the boat groaned and staggered, and then rose tri- 

 umphantly, but there was a big bailing job for the Skipper, wdiich 

 kept him well occupied for some time. 



Having been so long delayed in getting away from Spurn it was 

 late on the tide, and when we had Paull almost within reach we 

 touched the ground, to our intense disgust. An instant retreat 

 was the only possibility, as ten minutes delay would have left us 

 high and dry in the middle of the river. It was dusk and blowing 

 strong, and it was not a comfortable sensation to race madly 

 along with nothing to be seen of the shore but a vague black line 

 especially as we had to give it a wide berth, owing to the numerous 

 stone groins projecting tar into t he stream, and which would have 

 reduced our boat into its component parts in no time had we 

 struck one of them. Meantime we. had the uncomfortable fore- 

 boding that we might be swept past Stony Creek, the only possibl* 

 harbor of refuge, and it was only by mere chance that we detected 

 the entrance. It has no liglits and has a particularly offensive 

 groin. Tbe only thing to do was to pui her sharp on the wind and 

 head for the creek,andit was a sufficiently uncomfortable moment 

 when we rounded to, gunwale under, in a breaking sea. 



Oh! the rest and peace of the harbor when gained. W© could 

 laugh at the river roaring like some disappointed beasts of prey 

 outside. A kind farmer living close by bade us welcome, and 

 never was sleep better earned or more delicious. The next morning 

 saw us beating up the Hull, where we found our centerboard friend 

 Ijing in the old harbor. When we saw her boom sticking out over 

 the counter and her general up-river scale of rigging, we opined, 

 not Avithout reason, that her crew had had a considerable dusting 

 the previous day. 



Being the day of the yacht regatta, the river was gay with spot- 

 less canvas and many colored bunting; and following in the wake 

 of the vachts might be seen the canoe and the centerboard 

 the latter a "joy for ever" with her battened lug and jib. 

 Anchors being cast at PanU, a pleasant lunch was .served on board 

 the centerboard, and notes exchanged as to the tribulations of the 

 previous day, A genuine Paull day, the bay flashing and sparkling 

 I m the Bun, and a dreamy baze oyer the low-lying meadows, and 



