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[Deo. 22, 1887. 



TORONTO, Dec. 17.— The Owl Gun Club held a team shoot at C. 

 Ayre's grounds, Eastern avenue, tilts afternoon, to decide who 

 should pa v for the annual dinner to be held next month. Capt. 

 Tvnon's team will provide the spread, as Capt, McDowall's men 

 defeated them by a snore of 110 to 101. Ten artificial birds eacb: 



Capt McDowall 7 Capt Tynou £ 



J Humphrey 7 JTownson » 



Sandys 7 H Humphrey 5 



Colborne 7 Douglas 7 



GCarruthers 8 Jobbett 8 



Maginn 5 Longbottom 5 



Bice 4 Montgomery 4 



Ellis 8 Ayre 8 



J Carruthers 7 gp^s. • 7 



Pickering 7 Wm Felsted 7 



Lockhart 8 Louden 4 



H Townsou 4 Lalor 5 



Unwin. 5 Smith 4 



Beaty 4 Roliertsou 3 



Stewart 4 O'Leary 4 



Hoffman 3 Hennch 1 



Musson 3 Doherty 3 



J Foisted 4 Fogg 4 



Graham 2 Kennedy 1 



Lennox 5 Simpson B 



Webster 3—110 Harrison 3— 101 



NEWTOWN, N. Y., Dec. 13.— North Side Gun Club of Long 

 Island. 7 live pigeons, ground traps, handicap, 80yds. bound, club 

 rules, gold badge .and three, money prizes: „ 



Durvca 1111111-7 Krumbeck 1100010—3 



Kroeei 1101111—6 Berger lUllllO— 5 



Eberhardfc 0111111— C Bohm eke 1101111-6 



Barlow 1111101-0 Wahlen 1011100-4 



Winholz 1110111—6 Grau HllOH-6 



Manning HOOUU-4 Bnssell 0100110-3 



After the regular shoot a sweepstake match took place, 11 en- 

 tries, miss and out. After the fifth bird was shot Kroger and 

 Manning divided. S. Lyon, referee. 



EMERALD GUN CLUB.— New York, Dec. 13.— Regular shoot 

 of the Emerald Guu Club at New Dorp, Sea View Park, Stateii 

 Island, live pigeons, ground traps, 80yds. hound. Shot under 

 club rules: 



G Remsen (25) 0101101111-7 P Butz (21) 1011111110-8 



Wm Glaccuni (25) . . .1011111111-9 N Maisel (21) 0111111101-8 



Schermerhorn (21).. .1011010111-7 P J Keenan (21) 1100010011-5 



J Sidley (21) 0010101010-4 J H Voss (25) 1111011111-0 



R Regan (21) 1011001010-5 F Schrader (25) 1110011011-7 



Thos Coder (21) 1000111111-7 M McMun (30) 1110101001-6 



,\iCherr. '.'1 396100100-4 M ' ' 1 1 rohy (.1) . . . OiCOOlllll-3 

 Dr Dwver (25) OJ10100011-4 S McMahon (21) 0010001111-5 



Ties: Miss and out for first, Glaecum 1, Voss 0; second, P. Butz 

 2^. N. Maisel 3; third, G. Remsen 0, L. Schermerhorn 2, Thos. 

 Codev 2K>, F. Schrader 2; fourth prize or Oseikie Trophy won by 

 M. W. Murphy.— Thos. Codet. 



ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16.— About a hundred enthusiasts gathered at 

 Compton Avenue Park this afternoon to witness the match shoot 

 between Capt. Bogardus and J. L. Winston, of Covington, Ky. 

 The dav was dark and gloomy, and the scores were remarkable 

 under the circumstances. This operated against Bogardus, whose 

 eyes arc not very strong. He used a 71b. 6oz. Smith hammerless, 

 and had never shot with it before. Winston used a 9J4lb. gun of 

 the same pattern, the only difference being that he used a 10, 

 while his opponent's was a 12-gauge. Winston's finish was 

 especially strong, be killing 23 birds out of the last 24. The pair 

 started off promptly at 1:30. Out of the first string of 10 Bogardus 

 killed 9 and his opponent 8. In the second each killed 9, while in 

 the third Winston killed 10 straight and Bogardus missed 1, thus 

 tying the score at 30. In the fourth Bogardus again took the lead, 

 killing 9 to his opponent's 8. Both killed 9 in the fifth, leaving 

 the score 45 to 14 in favor of Bogardus. Winston tied the score in 

 the sixth round, killing 9 to Bogardus's 8, and took the lead in the 

 seventh, killing 10 straight, while Bogardus missed 1. Both killed 

 8 in the eighth, and killed the whole round in the ninth. Winston 

 missed his first bird on the last round, and the score was tied. 

 From this out the greatest excitement prevailed. At 97 each they 

 were tied. Bogardus missed his St8th hird and his last one, while 

 Winston killed his last 3 birds, winning the match by a score of 

 90 to 88. Live birds were used, and they were all strong flyers. 

 W. Z. Colville presided as referee and stakeholder. The men met 

 early in the morning and placed the stakes in Mr. Colville's 

 hands. Hunt P. Wilson acted as scorer. After the match 

 Bogardus challenged Winston to meet him again under the same 

 conditions, live tame birds to he used. Winston accepted, and 

 the match will probably take place in Cincinnati, Jan. 2. Follow- 

 ing is the score. Hurlington rules governed, allowing the second 

 barrel for birds not killed with first, and the figure "2" denotes 

 birds killed with second barrel: 



Winston 01O112211211O11111111121112D1121O1O1211111H2O211 



1212101111 111121211 101 1 1 101212111111211 ! 0112321112-90 



Bogardus 22 1 31110 1 11 111 10112 1 101 211 1111 11111 i 1121 0221211U 



110011322211011 1 1111011 1113011111111111 millllOlO-88 

 OMAHA, Dec. 13.— Ediior Forest and Stream: The appended 

 shore shows the result of a, shoot at the Base Ball Park this after- 

 noon. 50 live pigeons, 30yds. rise. At its conclusion the loser 

 challenged the winner for another match, same terms, to be shot 

 soon: 



Parmalee 100 1 111111110110 1 11 1 Hil 1 11 1 00 1 1 1 1 111 111 1 1 11 1 in 1 1-44 



Mertz llllOlllllllllOllllOllllOlllOllllillllOlOlllllOlll— 42 



JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS— At the regular meeting of the 

 Jersey City Heights Gun Club, held at their club rooms, Newark 

 avenue, Jersey City, the following officers wore elected for the 

 ensuing year: Pres.. Wm. Hughes (old reliable No. 1), unani- 

 mously re-elected; Viee-Pres., W. F. Quimby, of 301 Broadway, 

 against his vigorous protest; Sec. and Treas., Alfred Heritage 

 (old South Paw). Executive Committee— Dr. J. B. Burdett, Geo. 

 B. Eaton and F. W. Mitchell. Official Scorer. J. J. Maher. Speeches 

 and toasts were made and given by the outgoing and incoming 

 officers. Old South Paw, as usual, was bubbling over with enthu- 

 siasm on club matters. A communication was read from the 

 Easton, Pa., Gun Club, desiring a friendly match with the club at 

 live birds or inanimate targets. It was unanimously resolved to 

 accept the challenge, 10 or 20 men eacb club, 10 live birds each, to 

 be shot at Easton any time to suit the Keystones. A committee 

 was appointed to confer and make the necessary arrangements, 

 so a good time is expected, of which more anon. There will be 

 sweepstake shooting at live birds on the grounds of the J. C. H., 

 at Marion, Monday, Dec. 20, commencing at 10 A. M., open to all. 



PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 14.— Four leading gun clubs of the 



150. The teams consisted of three men each, and each shot at 50 

 live pigeons, 30yds. rise, 50yds. boundary. F. C. Arnold, of the 

 Riverton Gun Club, acted as referee, and Reuben Efting kept the 

 official score. The shooting began at 8:30 A. M., and lasted until 

 late in the afternoon. A bountiful collation was served on the 

 field. The teams and their total scores were: Philadelphia Gun 

 Club— Macaulister 43, Handy 41, Eckert 38; total 122. Riverton 

 Gun Club— Davis, Downing and Gillingbam; total 116. West- 

 minster Gun Club of New York— Grant, Wilmerding and Smith; 

 total 113. Tuxedo Club of New Jersey— Keene, Watson and Pierre 

 Lorillard, Jr.; total 112. 



NEW YEARS SHOOT. — If any of your readers have never been 

 there, it will pay them to attend the shoot of the South Side Gun 

 Club, at Newark, on New Years day. The grounds ma v be reached 

 in an hour from New York, trains running almost half -hourly; 

 the club has a comfortable house, and can trap clay-pigeons as 

 fast as can be done. Shells and lunch can be had right there, and 

 an attractive programme is promised. This club is perhaps the 

 only one in New Jersey which has held Saturday shoots without 

 a break for the past six years. Rain or sbine the trappers are 

 there, the house warmed and in order, and he who cannot get rid 

 of fifty or a hundred cartridges in an afternoon has himself to 

 blame. It is expected that during the coming year a programme 

 shoot will bo held on one Saturday of each month.— Hunt. 



DEATH OF EUGENE BOGARDUS— Lincoln, 111., Dec. 10.— 

 Yesterday Eugene Bogardus, eldest son of Captain A. H. Boga rdus, 

 the champion wing shot, died of congestion of the lungs. Eugene 

 was well-known as a trap shot, having shot, in public exhibitions 

 with his father and younger brothers since 1878. 



JERSEY CITY.— J. R. Outwater, of Jersey City, and L. B. Cam- 

 bell, of Little Silver. N. J„will shoot again on the dav after Christ- 

 mas on the Jersey City Heights Gun Club grounds'for £400. The 

 gun club will have a big sweepstake after the match. 



LONG BRANCH, Dec. 14.— A shooting match at live pigeons 

 came oft at feea Girt this afternoon. The contestants were Eph- 

 raim Sewell, of Long Branch, and George "Waldo, of New York 

 100 birds were shot at 28yds. rise, Hurlingham rules, for $100 a 

 S? e j. A large crowd witnessed the match. The score stood, 

 Waldo 42, Sewell 40. 



HARTFORD.— The officers of the Colt Gun Club for the present 

 year are: President, L. B. Crary; Vice-President, H. Jacobs; 

 Treasurer, W. R, Hopkins; Secretary, M. F. Cook. 



BOSTON, Dec. 14.— There was a large attendance of trap shoot- 

 ers at the range at Walnut Hill to-day. The weather conditions 

 were favorable. Appended are the day's results: Sweepstake 

 events— 5 clay-pigeons. Swift and Nichols first; 5 clay-birds, Swift, 

 Warren and Wild fiist: blackbirds, Warren first; 10 Macomber 

 birds, Warren first; 5 pairs Macomber birds, Curtis firstelO clay- 

 pigeons, Snow. Warren and Knowlos first; 5 pair.-., bats, Knowles 

 first; 7 quails, straightaway, Smith and Snow first; walk up match, 

 6 clay-pigeons. Warren, Curtis and Nichols first; 6 clay-birds, Hart 

 and Swift- first; bats. Perry and Smith first: 3 pairs clay-pigeons, 

 Knowles first; Sclav-pigeons, straightaway, Swift first. Maeom- 

 ber badge match (10 singles and 5 pairs)— Smith 16, Wild 15, Snow 

 15, Warren 13, Curtis 13. Hart 13, Swift 12, Nichols 11, Crown T. 

 Merchandise match (19 singles and 5 pairs)— Knowles 17, Class A; 

 Warren 15, B: Smith 10, C; Swift 18. C; Snow 12, C; Nichols, 12, D. 

 Vistors' match— Wild 17, Class G; Crown 9, H. 



MONTREAL, Dec. 10.— The second match for the Costen Chal- 

 lenge Cup, at 20 Peoria blackbirds, 18yds. rise, was shot to-day on 

 the Montreal Gun Club grounds, Captain Howard acting as 

 referee. The weather was abominable, but the shooting was the 

 best seen in Montreal for vears. There were six clubs entered— 

 Lachine, Montreal, Cote St. Paul, St. Johns, St. Hubert and St. 

 Lawrence. Lachine had two teams in the field, making seven 

 teams to shoot- The first match, was shot two weeks ago. and was 

 won by the St. Lawrence club, but they were not in it at all to-day. 

 The team scores were not ext raordinary, but some of the indi- 

 vidual scoring was very good; Robertson, of Lachine, and Cook, 

 of Cote St. Paul, breaking 17 birds eacb, while Wallace, of Mon- 

 treal, and Penniston, of Lachine, broke 10 each. Lachine's first 

 team won with 09 birds and Montreal came second with 04. The 

 shoot was unfinished on account of darkness. But that did not 

 affect, the result, as Lachine could not be beaten. 



THE GR AH AM-KLEINT Z MATCH. — Arrangements have been 

 made with the Easton, Pa., Gun Club, by Messrs. W. Graham and 

 J. Frank Kleinz, to shoot two matches on their grounds at Easton, 

 Pa., on Monday, Dec. 26. The conditions are 50 live birds each, 

 Hurlingham rules, Kleins to use a 10-gaugo gun and stand at 

 30yds., Graham to use. a 12-gauge and stand at 28yds.; 50 live birds 

 each, Long Island rules, Kleinz to stand at 26yds., Graham at 

 24yds., total score to count; to be for $150 a side. 



MONTREAL, Dec. 13.— A shooting match for a cup emblematic 

 of the championship of Canada will be shot on Montreal Gun 

 Club grounds on Monday, Jan. 2. The conditions will probably 

 be 10 Peoria blackbirds, 18yds. rise. Pigeon shooting is arousing 

 much interest in Montreal just now, and the shoot on New Year's 

 day for the Coston cup and the championship will be the biggest 

 event that has taken place here for many years. It is expected 

 that there will be a large number of entries from Ontario clubs, 

 and every arrangement is being made to make the affair a 

 success. 



A LIVELY PRIZE.— A live pigeon shoot for a seven-year-old 

 horsi, who can trot in 2:40, will be held on Dec. 22, at General 

 Wayne (Elm Station, Pennsylvania Railroad), open to all, Brewer 

 and Graham barred; chances S3, Rhode Island rules, 25yds., miss 

 and out. Shooting will commence at 1 P. M. sharp. 



NEW JERSEY.— A gold badge for the championship of Mon- 

 mouth county, N. J., will be shot for at Oceanport on Dec. 26. The 

 contest will be open to all residents of Monmouth county. No 

 entrance foe will be charged, but birds wiU be charged for at 25 

 cents apiece. __ 



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

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

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

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream 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. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Officers, 1887-88. 



Commodore: E. W. Gibson ) Ama „ v N v 



Secretary-Treasurer: F. L. Mix. J ^"any. w - * 

 Vice-Corn. Bear-Covi. Purser. 



Central Dl v.. Henry Stanton... R. W. Bailey E.W. Brown, 1-Hi E'way, N.Y. 



Eastern Div..L. Q. Jones Geo. M, Harney W. B. Davidson, Hartford. 



N'thern Dlv. .A. U. T. MeGachen. W. U.JleKenuriek. S.Brittm.. LUalsaA , fan. 



Applications for membership must he made to division pursers, accom- 

 panied by the recommendation of an active member and the sum of $2,00 

 for entrance fee and dues for current \ eartSLW.'). Every member attending 

 the general A. O. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. Application 

 sent to tbe Sec'y-Treas. will be forwarded bv him to I he proper Division. 



Persons residing in the Central Division wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., will be furnished with printed forms of application bv address- 

 ing the Purser. 



A. C. A. NORTHERN DIVISION. 



rpHE executive committee of the Northern Division met in 

 A Peterborough on Friday, the 9th inst. There were present 

 Vice-Commodore MacGachen, Rear-Commodore McKendriek, 

 Purser Samuel Britton, Messrs. Miller, Geo. ITatton (proxy for K. 

 Martin), Or, Douglas (proxy for Wm. Graham); Messrs. Bruce. 

 Murphy and McKinnon, of_ Orillia C. C; J. G. Edwards. F. H. 

 Dobbin and R. H. Hopkins, Lindsay C. C; Messrs. II. C. Rogers, 

 J. Z. Rogers, E. B. Edwards, G. M. Rogers and others of the Peter- 

 borough. C. C. 



The Vice-Commodore occupied the chair. The minutes of the 

 previous meeting were read by Mr. S. Britton, Pursor of Northern 

 Division. 



Mr. L) . C. Rogers road a satisfactory report, giving in detail par- 

 ticulars referring to the organization of the Northern Division, 

 and incidents of the moot held last summer at Stony Lake. The 

 total receipts for the year were §320.67, while the expenditures 

 peached $395.90, leaving a balance on hand of $24.77. Tbe mem- 

 bership of the Division stands at 189 to date. The accounts have 

 been audited and certified as correct. 



The purser read communications from the secretary of the A.C. 

 A. and members of the Division who were unable to attend; also 

 from the purser of the Orillia Club inclosing tecs for sixteen 

 members of that club who desire to join the Northern Division. 



The question of defining the geographical limits of the Division 

 was discussed, with the understanding arrived at that the terri- 

 tory embraced Ontario as far east as Ottawa, though it was as- 

 sumed, that the inclination of members would be to belong to the 

 Division nearest at hand. The Ottawa Club would be urged to 

 join the Northern Division, and an invitation extended to the 

 nearest American clubs. 



Referring to the important question of a site for the 1888 meet, 

 Vice-Commodore MacGaehen gave details of a visit paid to the 

 vicinity of Lake Couchiching, at Orillia. Ho commended the 

 locality as very suitable. 



Mr. Murphy, O. 0. C, laid before the meeting a map showing 

 the site of the proposed camp on Horse Island, Couchiching Lake, 

 and said he thought the site a favorable one. Mr. McKiunon said 

 they were anxious to have the meet near their town and the 

 people of Orillia would exert themselves in every reasonable way 

 to secure the camp. He was the owner of the island proposed to 

 be occupied and would be prepared to make some improvements, 

 erect wharves and do other things. 



Some general discussion ensued in a conversational way, after 

 which Mr. McKinnon generously offered to place the island at the 

 disposal of the Association free of expense. By a vote of the com- 

 mittee the offer was recommended to the committee for accept- 

 ance, matters of detail being left in the hands of the executive 

 committee. A resolution of thanks was then formally passed. 



With regard to the date of meet it was understood that' the 

 time would fall, say about two weeks prior to the general meet at 

 Lake George. Mr. E, B. Edwards communicated to the meeting 

 that Mr. E. B. Tredwen, of the R. C. C, England, had promised to 

 visit Canada next summer and spend some time at the meet of 

 the Northern Division. 



At the close of the general meeting the executive committee 

 met and selected Horse Island, Lake Couchiching, as the site for 

 next year's meet; date, July 23 to Aug. 4, 



The following committees were appoin ted; Railway and Trans- 



port^H. C. Rogers and Wm. Thomson. Camp Arrangement- 

 Messrs. S. S. Robinson, Wm. Thomson, Tipping and McKinnon. 



After the meeting the visiters were entertained at Welsh's 

 restaurant by the Peterborough Club. 



The prospects for next year are very blight and a large increase 

 in membership is assured. It is hoped that there will be many 

 visitors from tbe neighboring American clubs, as the site is very 

 convenient aud central. For sailing, cruising, etc., Lake Couch- 

 iching and adjacent waters cannot be surpassed. 



The date and site for the proposed meet have been submitted to 

 Com. Gibson and formally approved by him. 



The balance sheet of the Northern Division for the year is as 

 follows: 



RECEIPTS. 



Membership fees received by Division Purser $251 00 



Received from General Secretary 2 00 



Badges sold at camp 30 00 



Proceeds of sale of lumber 37 07— $320 67 



EXPENDITURES. 



Amount forwarded to General Secretary 112 00 



Postage account 1520 



Printing account 35 99 



Traveling expenses 5 00 



Salaries and wages 73 50 



Lumber, etc 43 91 



Freight charges - 6 30 



Refunds 4 00 



Balance on hand 24 77— 320 67 



THE NEW DIVISION OF THE A. C. A. 



THE following circular needs no explanation, as it sets forth 

 exactly what is to be done at the meeting on Jan. 3. In order 

 to make the new division a success it is desirable that all canoeists 

 should be interested in it, and unattached canoeists as well as 

 A. C. A. members will be welcome at the meeting. There are 

 many small details to be considered, and in order that all may be 

 prepared to vote intelligently on the questions to be presented, it 

 is necessary that they should familiarize themselves to some ex- 

 tent with the constitution and formation of the A. C. A. before 

 attending, repressions of opinion by letterjwill be welcome from 

 all canoeists in the proposed territory, as it is the desire of the pro- 

 moters of the new division to bring it within the reach of every 

 canoeist: 



To the Members of the A. C. A. residing in New Jersey, Delaware i 

 Southern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, Eaxleih Maryland, 

 and Eastern Virginia: 



Gentlemen— Pursuant to a call published in FOaaBI and 

 Stream of Dec. 1, 1887, a meeting was held in New York on Dec. 9; 

 1887, to consider the question of forming a new division of the A. 

 C. A. At this meeting there were present a large number of A. 0. 

 A. men and unattached canoeists who were unanimously in favor 

 of forming the proposed new division, and the undersigned were 

 appointed a committee on organization, charged with the duty of 

 calling a general meeting to organize the now division, should 

 it meet with the approval of the majority of A. C. A. men residing 

 within the proposed district. 



Tho proposition is that a new division be carved out of the 

 Central Division, to bo known as the "Seaboard Division," or by 

 some other appropriate name, bounded as follows: Beginning at 

 the extreme eastern end of Long Island, thence running westerly 

 through Long Island Sound to the southwest corner of the State 

 of Connecticut; thence in a general northerly direction along the 

 boundary line between the States of Connecticut to the. point 

 where the southern line of Putnam county, in the State of New 

 York, intersects the Connecticut boundary line; thence westerly, 

 crossing the Hudson River at the Highlands at West Point, aud 

 following the. Highlands through Orange county. New York, to 

 Port Jervis, at the northwest corner of the State of New Jersey: 

 thence southwesterly through Mauch Chunk and Harrisburg and 

 along the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Valley of the Potomac 

 River, thence, southeasterly, following the Valley of the Potomac 

 aud including both slopes of that valley, to the Chesapeake Bay, 

 and to the Atlantic. Ocean; and thence northerly along the 

 Atlantic coast to the eastern point of Long Island, at the place of 

 beginning. Another proposition is to continue the southwesterly 

 course along the Blue Ridge range of mountains to the valley of 

 the James River at Lynchburg, in the State of Virginia; and 

 thence, following the valley of the James River, to the Chesapeake 

 Bay, which would include all rivers emptying into that bay. 



Pursuant to a resolution passed at the meeting above referred 

 to, tbe undersigned committee hereby gives notice that a meeting 

 will be held at Hie rooms of the Columbia Institute (which have 

 heen kindly offered by Professor Fowler for the purpose) at No. 

 729 Sixth avenue, in the City of New York on Tuesday, the third 

 day of January. 1888, at 8 P. M., for the purposes (1) of passing 

 upon the question whether the proposed new division of the A. 

 C. A. shall be formed; (2), of fixing the boundaries of the new 

 division, (3) of electing officers of the new division, and (4) of pass- 

 ing upon such other matters as shall regularly be brought before 

 the meeting. 



All canoeists residing within the proposed new division are 

 cordially invited to attend the meeting and take part in the dis- 

 cussion of all questions that may come before the meeting, it 

 being understood, howe ver, that none but A. C. A. members will 

 have the right to vote upon the questions to be there determined. 



As there is no special provision in cither the Constitution or the 

 By-Laws of the A. C. A. providing how a new division may be 

 formed, it is necessary that the formation of tho new division 

 should receive the sanction of the majority of the A. C. A. men 

 residing wil bin the proposed district. Each member of t he A. C. A . 

 residing within the proposed district is therefore requested, if he 

 does not intend to be present at the meeting in person, to write his 

 answer to the question printed on the inclosed postal card and 

 send the same to the Chairman of the Committee on Organization. 



William Whitlock, Chairman, 

 Dated, Dec. 17, 1887. 247 Fifth Avenue, New York City. 



Geo. F. Shcor, Sing Sing, N. Y., 



Henri* Stanton, New York, 



A. S. Pennington, Paterson, N. J., 



W. H. Hillier, Essex C. C, Newark, N. J., 



L. P. Palmer, lan the C. OV, Newark, N. J., 



A. S. Flint, Washington, D. C, 



W. M. Carter, Trenton, N. J., 



W. P. Stephens, Bayonue, N. J., 



R, B. Burchard, New York, 



H. C. Ward, Brooklyn, N. Y., 



T. S. W estcott, M.D., Philadelphia, Pa., 



Committee on Organization. 



A ZINC CANOE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The description of a tin canoe in the Forest ajs'ij Stream 

 brought to my memory a canoe that I had in 1874, when I was yet 

 in my teens. My mother had a small case of figures carved by 

 the Esquimaux of Labrador out of walrus teeth. Amoug the 

 figures was that of a hunter in his kayak. I already w r as the pos- 

 sessor of a wooden canoe, but I was ambitious to possess a craft 

 that was capable, as I had read, of outdistancing a ship's long- 

 boat. I had seen a kayak, too, that summer floating at the stern 

 of a yacht, but though I had examined it as well as I could, I had 

 unfortunately not been able to take any measurements. How- 

 ever, I decided to take the ivory kayak as a working model. I 

 obtained an idea of what the dimensions were from calculating 

 the figures at 5ft. 2in., which is about the average height of the 

 Esquimau. I had no hides or whalebone, so that I fell hack upon 

 zinc. Living in a country town, I could only find tin in small 

 sheets, which would have made too many joints, and besides, the 

 salt water would rapidly have rusted it through. My canoe was 

 a faithful imitation of the ivory kayak— something less than 13ft. 

 long and 3ft. wide. 



At last it was finished and launched, and I essayed to paddle 

 across the harbor. There was a little lop on the water. I was a 

 strong swimmer and perfectly fearless on the water, but 1 can't 

 think even now of that paddle without breaking into a perspira- 

 tion. It first rolled to port, then without any warning over to 

 starboard, efforts to bring it to an even keel only made matters 

 worse. Now she stood on her head and kicked and tbenshe would 

 rear and try and fall back on top of me. After infinite trouble I 

 got back to the wharf, but no creature except myself can ever 

 realize what turning tnat infernal tin can meant. I afterward put 

 a 6in. zinc keel on her, and thus steadied I got across the harbor, 

 a distance of about a mile, but I came back in a boat. Several 

 times I came down to look at her, but I never ventured to get into 

 her again, and she finally broke her nose by catching in the wharf, 

 and the last I heard of her was my father giving her to a boy on 

 the condition that he took her off the premises. That zinc kayak 

 cost me $11 if I remember aright, but I got fully ^50 of excitement 

 out of her. 



It was a comfort to read in the August Century in an article by 

 A. W. Greely, that "This dangerous craft (£. e., tbe kayak) is grad- 

 ually dying out in Greenland, and only the brighter and more 

 ambitious boys aoquire it. Practice must commence at a tender 



