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FOREST AND STREAM. 



(April 14, 1887. 



This was reached about 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The Petrel 

 and the Mermaid got in ahead of the others, followed by the Iola, 

 later on by the Meteor, which crossed over from Clymont when 

 the Commodore saw that we had not understood his wish that we 

 put in there. As Corporal Hatch hauled the boat ashore ho 

 reached into the cockpit and fished out something which he held 

 aloft as he shouted, "Say, B., you forgot this when you left camp." 

 The crew of the Iola turned to look. Heavens! it was— the pipe! 

 the albatross. Had there been annihilation in a lopk, Corporal 

 Hatch would have fallen in his tracks as the skipper and crew of 

 the loin, recognized the pipe, As it was, he was permitted to wado 

 ashore without a helping hand, and the canoeists of the Iola re- 

 tired in disgust. The Corporal, on the breaking of camp, being 

 the last man to leave, searched for anything left, behind, and find- 

 ing the pipe, brought it along. Of course he was held responsible 

 for the bad weather that followed when the Meteor with the pipe 

 aboard put out from Camp Linton. In disgust he threw the pipe 

 into the woods on the edge of the camp. 



After the Meteor got in we began making camp, which was no 

 easy job in the rain. The small tent of the Patrol was already 

 staked and preparations were at once made to build a fire. As the 

 ground, and of course all the driftwood, had been rained upon for 

 half a day, getting up a fire was no easy matter. However, a 

 couple of good sized logs of driftwood were rolled into the tent and 

 with a sharp hatchet the wet outside was chopped off. Then from 

 the dry heart of the log sufficient chips were cut to start a small 

 blaze in the center of the tent. By vigorous fanning and the ad- 

 dition now and then of more chips, live coals were obtained, aud 

 on these small twigs and sticks of wet driftwood were placed, 

 wlueh, after much simmering and smoking, were finally coaxed 

 to burn. Then the tent was taken down and set up some distance 

 off, logs and other drift gathered and piled on the fire, which soon 

 roared out with a verv comforting sound. Some of the party were 

 detailed to keep it going, and others set, to work to build a shelter 

 house, or "shack," as the razor-back from Missouri called it. A 

 corps of hateheteers went out in the woods and cut down saplings 

 with which the frame work of the "shack" was constructed. 

 Others cut young branches with which to thatch the hut. We 

 built it about the fire. Six saplings sharpened at one end and left 

 forked at the other were driven in the ground for the upright sup- 

 ports, three of them being made shorter than the others so as to 

 give a slope to the roof. Four young trees, stripped of their 

 branches and laid in the forks of the uprights, formed the hori- 

 zontal supports of the roof, and across these were stretched 

 branches with the leaves on them, and over them smaller branches 

 were piled until the roof was fairly thatched. The windward side 

 of the hut was walled up with boughs in the same way, and then 

 the mainsails of the canoes were drawn about the windward walls 

 and across the roof, and more branches piled on so as to keep out 

 much of the rain and wind. 



All this time the rain kept pouring down steadily, and the 

 canoeists could certainly be considered in a "demnition moist" con- 

 dition. But we got the shelter house up, and the Commodore 

 erected his tent, while the skipper of the Iola built another fire in 

 a sheltered spot at which to dry some of our blankets and clothing. 



A decent lunch was out of the question until we were dried, and 

 as we never got dry at Camp Silsbee, it follows we did not get a 

 decent meal there. However, we got something to eat after the 

 shack was put up, and some hot coffee, and spent the rest of the 

 afternoon drying our clothing. 



The rain ceased to pour down and a strong northwest gale blew 

 steadily, lashing the river into fury and threatening every mo- 

 ment to blow down our shelter or to scatter our fires. It was a 

 time to try the mettle of the canoeists, but all seemed to be equal 

 bd the test. Due regard to truth, however, compels the writer of 

 this log to say that a much more wretched looking lot of people 

 he has seldom seen grouped together, than the seven canoeists 

 who about 8 o'clock in the evening gathered under the shelter- 

 house to eat supper. Squatted in uncomfortable positions around 

 the fire, with one side scorching and the other chilled by the rain 

 and wind which the sides of the shack failed to wholly keep out; 

 blinded by the smoke from the fire, compelled to shift every mo- 

 ment to dodge the stream of water that every now and agaiu 

 trickled through the roof, their lot at this particular time could 

 not be called happy. But not a word of complaint was heard, not 

 even when The wind, blowing under the sides of the hut, would 

 raise a cloud of ashes and smoke that, filled the tent and half- 

 blinded the party, and a good share of which ashes was deposi ted 

 on the plates from which they were eating. "Ashes are good for 

 digestion." was the consolation received by any one who objected 

 to the gritty deposit he found on his grub, after he had wiped the 

 tears from his eyes, and coughed away the smoke that had all but 

 strangled him. 



The storm increased in violence as the night came on, and 

 heavy peals of thunder and vivid flashes of lightning accom- 

 panied the roaring of the wind and the steady downpour of rain. 

 Everything afloat seemed to have sought shelter from the storm 

 except the Norfolk steamer, which passed our camp about 10 

 o'clock in the evening bound down. From our point of view she 

 seemed to be laboring heavily as she steamed along, her lights 

 only being visible to us, save when a flash of lightning pierced 

 the gloom. 



Owing to the violence of the storm it was deemed judicious to 

 set a watch about the camp to look after the boats and tents and 

 keep up the fire. The skipper and crew of the Iola took the first 

 watch from 10 to 12 P. M., the Commodore and his crew were as- 

 signed to the next "trick," and the Vice-Commodore and the 

 crew of the Petrel to the early morning watch. Now the storm 

 raged up to midnight. The wind seemed to blow from all points 

 of the compass and the rain came down in torrents. Peal after 

 peal of thunder crashed over our heads and the lightning flashed 

 in broad sheets of flame across the sky. At intervals through the 

 night the watch took lanterns and visited the boats to see if they 

 were safe, and also visited the tents, where the tired canoeists 

 slept as if rain and wind and thunder and lightning were un- 

 known. Under the she] ter-house a good lire was kept going, and 

 the watch sat and smoked and talked of the weather. 



At midnight, following a terrific clap of thunder, the wind died 

 out as suddenly as if a draft had been shut out by closing a door 

 or window. The calm that followed was remarkable. Even the 

 thunder ceased only to mutter in the distance, and the rain al- 

 most entirely ceased. This lasted half an hour and then the rain 

 began to come down again and continued all through the night. 



Camp Silsbee— Saturday, May 8, 1886.— When morning came the 

 river presented such an angry appearance that it was at once 

 concluded that there was no further progress to be made that 

 day. It had been proposed, if the storm did not abate, to en- 

 deavor to cross to Glymont, and there putting our canoes aboard 

 the steamer run up to the city as we had promised to be home by 

 evening. This was now seen to be impossible, and after a counsel 

 of war, it was determined to make ourselves as comfortable as 

 possible and trust to some favorable opportunity to get word 

 home. 



After a good deal of tramping around in the ram, across swamps 

 and plowed fields, we hit upon three different schemes to get word 

 home. The skipper of the Iola chartered a seine boat at a fishing 

 camp near by, and helped to row her out in the river as the 

 steamer Corcoran passed on her up trip, and hailing that vessel in 

 midstream, tried to throw a package of letters aboard. The rock- 

 ing of the boat in the heavy sea confused his aim, the package fell 

 short, and in a moment was churning under the wheels of that 

 steamer, and, of course, was lost. The steamer sailed on, and 

 after some desperate hard rowing the skipper of the Iola managed 

 to get ashore, much chagrined at his failure. Meantime, in anti- 

 cipation of this result, the Commodore, with duplicates of the 

 letters thus lost, had made a trip up the shore two miles to a land- 

 ing at which the steamer sometimes stopped, and there inter- 

 cepted her and put the letters aboard. In addition to this the 

 crew of the Iola hunted up a fishing camp near at hand and there 

 found two men who were going to Oecoquan that afternoon, they 

 consented for a trifle to carry some telegrams to the office at that 

 point. 



The successful conclusion of this business enlivened the whole 

 camp. In the meantime the proprietor of an abandoned ducking 

 club house a half mile beyond our camp, had placed it at our dis- 

 posal for quarters for the night, and as the storm held out no 

 prospect of abating, we acccented his invitation, although we had 

 made, considerable progress in the erection of a new, larger, and 

 better shelter in the cutting down of material for which the ax- 

 men of the party had labored for a couple of hours. 



This work was, however, now abandoned, and as it was deemed 

 unwise to venture out any distance in the canoes, they were strung 

 together by a tow line, and with one man in each to pole it along 

 and two others on the shore dragging a line attached to the for- 

 ward canoe, we managed to portage our belongings from the camp 

 to the club house. Our wet clothing and camp equipage were 

 hung out to dry, aud a hearty meal was prepared and eaten with a 

 relish; the boys took their pipes and the old salt of the Mermaid 

 pulled out a mouth organ, on which he played for an hour or two, 

 and with that music, singing, dancing and story-telling, the even- 

 ing passed rapidly. About midnight all turned in. More than 

 one of the party would rather have camped out in the open air, 

 but for several reasons that was out of the question. 



May 9, 1886.— Sunday morning dawned bright and fair and an 

 early start was made to get breakfast and be off to take advan- 

 tage of the fair wind and tide. After breakfast and after the 

 Commodore, t had extended to the owner of the club house the 



thanks of the party for his courtesy, the fleet again put off from 

 the shore. It was about 7 o'clock when we got oft, the Petrel 

 leading by about half a mile, followed by the. Iola with the Meteor 

 and Mermaid a, quarter of a mile behind that craft. 



We had a fair wind up the river ass far as Fort Washington, 

 when the wind gradually fell off and about the same time the tide 

 turned and ran out. The river, swollen by the heavy rains, was 

 running in a regular freshet, and after the wind died out the 

 prospects for our getting home by evening began to look blue. 



For an hour or more after passing Fcrt Washington we paddled 

 on close together, iaking it very easy and then ran over to a creek 

 and had lunch. It was the last camp-fire on the cruise we felt; 

 and harbored the thought with regret, for in spite of the baffling 

 winds and disagreeable weather we had all enjoyed it to the full. 

 But all things must come to an end, canoe cruising as well as 

 others and thus philosophising we ate our last outdoor meal to- 

 gether with hearty appetites and prepared for the long twelve- 

 mile paddle against the freshet that was before us. 



At 1 o'clock we got under way. having taken and stored our 

 sails, and hugging the shore to avoid the worst of the current we 

 buckled down to work, the Commodore's craft taking the lead. 

 All went well until we reached a point just below the Long Bridge 

 where, in order to avoid the curren t which was running out with 

 resistless force, we tried to cross the swash channel through a jut- 

 ting point of land. We found there was not water enough in it to 

 float all the loaded canoes, especially the one with the heavy cen- 

 terboard. While one of the other canoes in the rear was strug- 

 gling with this obstacle, we heard the "whoop-pee" of the Commo- 

 dore in front, and hailing him we soon came up and he told us that 

 it was impossible to get through the bridge owing to the force of 

 the current. He informed us that he had tried it with the Meteor 

 and had barely escaped an upset. After some conference it was 

 decided to tow the centerboard boat around the point, and this 

 was safely accomplished by the Commodore and the skipper of 

 the Mermaid. The Petrel paddled through the channel and the 

 skipper of the Iola took a tow-line from that craft while his crew 

 poled her along, and thus tugging and pulling she was also got 

 through. Then hugging the shore closely we worked our way to 

 Long Bridge, where we found the Corporal in charge of the Mete- 

 or. Drawing the canoes up on the shore, a council of war was 

 held. 



It was certainly aggravating to be stopped at this stage of our 

 homewa rd journey. The. lights of t he city glimmered through the 

 darkness and the boat house was just beyond (hem, but further 

 progress seemed for a time impossible. The novice lit his pipe and 

 walked up to the arch of the bridge. The water fairly boiled be- 

 tween the piers with a roar like that of a cataract. No boat could 

 make headway against such a current. To cross to the other side 

 was clearly impossible. Returning to his companions he found 

 them discussing the advisability of leaving the canoes in charge of 

 a boat -keeper near the bridge until morning and making for home 

 on foot. This proposition received a hasty negative, as did an- 

 other one for the party to break up here, half to stay and take 

 care at the boats until morning and the others to go home. 



Finally, after careful examination of the surroundings, as far 

 as it was possible in the darkness, it was decided to portage the 

 canoes around the abutment of the bridge (a distance of several 

 hundred feet) and drop them in on the other side and then en- 

 deavor tO paddle up to a point opposite our boat house and try to 

 cross there. 



Tired as wo all were, this portage of the heavily loaded boats 

 was no easy task. Hcwever, we set about it with a will. Masts 

 were unshipped from the four canoes, part of the baggage taken 

 out, and then the canoes were lifted up, one after another, aud 

 carried to the other side of the bridge. It was difficult work. 

 First, we had to climb the very steep bank of the river, then walk 

 about twenty yards aoroBS a level railroad yard, steering our 

 tortuous course between piles of lumber and railroad ties. Then 

 up a steep embankment, lifting the boats up on the station plat- 

 form, across this and down a similar steep embankment on the 

 other side, then across a mud road leading from the river, and 

 then for a hundred feet or more through the yard of a hotel to the 

 river hank again. Such a portage of the heavily laden canoes 

 was severe work, though we had six men to lift each boat. 



However, all arduous tasks must end some time, and in about 

 half an hour all four boats were ready to be launched on the 

 upper side of the bridge. The word was given by the Commodore, 

 and in they went, and then began an exciting race up the river. 



The danger before us was in letting the boats get too far from 

 the shore. Once caught in the terrible current that swept 

 past us and destruction was certain. With nerves at a tension 

 and straining every muscle, as we plied the paddles, we gradually 

 worked up the stream. Neither moon nor stars were to be seen 

 and the darkness made our task more difficult while it added to 

 the danger. At the suggestion of the Commodore we kept close 

 together for mutual assistance in case of accident, for the night 

 was so dark that it was almost impossible to see each other. We 

 moved on in single tile, and only the nearest boat was visible to 

 the occupant of any other. At times all the others would be hid- 

 den in the darkness from the occupants of any individual boat. 

 We literally felt our way along. Now and then the gloom lifted a 

 little and we got a glimpse of the surrounding, but most of the 

 time we could see little more than the outline of the river bank. 



About a mile above the bridge, at a suggestion of the crew of 

 the Petrel, who were most familiar with the river, we entered 

 Little River, which is simply an arm of the Potomac that reaches 

 round between a low flat island and the Virginia shore. We hoped 

 to find the. current less strong and we were not dissappointed, 

 fortunately for us. for it would have been impossible to have made 

 any further headway in the main river, the current seemingly 

 flowing much stronger as we passed the. city than below. 



Piloted by the Petrel's crew we made, good progress up this 

 branch of the river until we reached a point where an old aban- 

 doned causeway, which had been intended to connect the island 

 with the mainland, barred our progress. Our pilot suggested, 

 however, that the water which was runuing over this pauseway 

 might be deep enough to float the canoes over it, and, with the 

 sanction of the Commodore, we attempted to cross it. After a 

 good deal of struggling and splashing in the dark, by dint of 

 paddling and poling and helping ourselves along by the aid of 

 branches of bushes growing on the causeway we succeeded in 

 getting over the barrier and into deep water again. 



After a tedious paddle of three hours from Long Bridge (about a 

 mile to the hour) we at last reached a point opposite the boat house 

 and again drew the canoes up on the shore. The strength of the 

 current even inshore and the angry appearance of the river as far 

 out as we could see, convinced us that the crossing of the river 

 was impossible, so another council was held; at which, after 

 earnest discussion, it was decided that the skipper of the Iola,, his 

 mate, and the Commodore, leave the Vice-Commodore, Corporal 

 Hatch and the "boys" in camp to take care of the boats, and make 

 their way across the river by the AquediK t Bridge to Georgetown 

 and thence home. They were the married men of the. party and 

 wished to relieve the anxiety of their families, which it. was feared 

 must have been raised by the knowledge of the stormy weather 

 and the swollen condition of the river. 



It was an inglorious ending to the ornise, but it was the best 

 that could be done under the circumstances; so having put up the 

 large tent, carefully beached the canoe, started a fire, and made 

 everything secure for the party left behind, the three who were 

 to cross the river reluctantly bade good-byto the others and dis- 

 solved the partnership which had resulted so much to the satis- 

 faction of all for Heven days. 



After the separation of the party, the boys who were left in 

 camp set, about getting something to eat; but so tired were they 

 that they dozed over the cooking, upset the coffee pot iu the fire, 

 and at. length lunched off some cold victuals, Then, rolling them- 

 selves in their blankets, they dropped down in the tent and were 

 fast asleep. 



It rained more or less during the night, but they were unmind- 

 ful of the weather.. About 8 o'clock in the morning the keeper of 

 the boat house, having been notifi od of the whereabouts of the 

 party by the Commodore, took a boat across the river, the freshet 

 having subsided somewhat. With his assistance, one by one, the 

 canoes were taken some distance up the river and then (running 

 with the current) by dexterous and vigorous paddling they were 

 shot diagonally across the stream to the boat house. Here the 

 Commodore, the skipper and the mate met the rest of the party 

 about noon. The boats and luggage were stowed away and a final 

 pot of coffee made up and drunk to the memory of past adven- 

 tures, and this ended the cruise. 



[Notice.— In unpacking the dunnage of the Petrel, the "alba- 

 tross" pipe was found in the forward compartment. Who picked it 

 up at Camp Silsbee the second time aud stowed it away unwitting- 

 ly, is not known. No one will confess, but the pipe now occupies a 

 conspicuous place in the boat house, and the last thing done by a 

 cruising party now before leaving the house at any time is to see 

 that itis still there and has not been taken aboard. 1 



PEQUOT C. C— The officers are: Com., R, P. Wakeman; Vice- 

 Corn., F, P. Sherwood: Secretary and Treasurer, F. P. Lewis. The 

 club signal is a pointed burgee, white field with a red border, and 

 a red Swiss cross in center. The sailing signal is a red Swiss 

 cross. 



SOUTH BOSTON C. C.-The burgee of this club is a blue ground 

 with two diagonal stripes of white and a red Maltese cross. The 

 sailing signal is an octopus. 



A MEET ON THE PASSAIC. 



THERE are a number of canoe clubs on the Passaic River 

 about Newark, Passaic and Paterson, which have grown up 

 quietly and without attracting attention until they now muster a 

 large body of canoeists and a numerous fleet of canoes. Thusfar 

 they have not attended any meets and have no organization of 

 their own, but this year they are determined to make a start, and 

 to that end a meeting was lately held at Newark at which it was 

 decided to hold a meet on July 4, and an invitation is extended to 

 all canoeists to join the camp at Dundee Lake, near Paterson, on 

 the Friday next preceding. Com. A. S. Pennington, of Paterson, 

 will give all information regarding camp ground, routes, etc. 

 Lue Passaic is little known to canoeists at a distance and the 

 cruise from New York and the Hudson will be a pleasant one and 

 will not take much time. The route lies through the Kill von 

 Kull, thence up Newark Bay and the Passaic River, past Newark 

 to Dundee Lake, a distance of about 35 miles. Canoes from the 

 Hudson may be taken by rail from Jersey City, Hoboken, or Wee- 

 hawken to the river near Newark or Passaic, 



A WINTER CRUISE IN CANADA. -The first cruise of the Lake 

 Saint Louis C. C. in 1887 took place on April 8 from the boat house, 

 Lachine, to Chateaugay Basin, about nine miles distant. The 

 river opposite Lachine is. always free of ice except a bordage of 

 about 50ft., which still slays with us, although it is a very unwel- 

 come guest at this time of year. The following canoes left about 

 10 o'clock; Maud, M. Robertson and E. Phillips; Anna Smith, 

 J. H. Stewart and Archie Henderson; Rival, G. H, Duggan and J. 

 D. Thompson; Coquette, Thos. Stewart and J. K. Bruce; Marion 

 L„ Geo. Auldjo and F. W. Stewart, making in all ten members. 

 On arriving at the mouth of the Chateaugay River, wo found it 

 frozen over, and had to leave our canoes and walk to the hotel, 

 some three miles distant, taking our paddles with us. Arrived at 

 Mine Host Desparois, who. by the way, is commonly called 

 "Spring Chicken Jack," owing to the excellence of the 'poultry 

 found there for those who care about that fowl, the barn door 

 rooster. We had dinner, and those who have not tried a lower 

 Canada Frenchman's Lenten spread have a questionable treat in 

 store. Having got through the above very necessary proceeding, 

 we had a game of pig, then some hockey and a game of euchre. 

 It being now about 3 o'clock, we had a farmer drive us as far as 

 the water again, much against his will, he being afraid to risk his 

 horse; but being assured that we were just the kind of men to buy 

 bis whole rig, he at last lauded us beside our canoes. We arrived 

 home about 4:30 well browned by the sun and ready for a home 

 supper.— Marion" L. 



SAFETY FOR NOVICES.— When the great number of ignorant 

 persons who venture on the water is considered the wonder is 

 that so few are drowned. This is particularly the case in canoe- 

 ing, as a so-called canoe of some kind is within the reach of almost 

 any and the temptation is strong to take dangerous risks. Two 

 things are essential before a hoy is allowed to try a canoe alone 

 or to make any trips in one; and if parents and those having the 

 care of young boys would look to them the danger would be much 

 lessened. First, any one who goes in a small boat, unless in the 

 care of some one perfectly competent to rescue him in au emer- 

 gency, should know how 7 to swim. Secondly, he should know- 

 how to enter and leave a boat, to move about and should acquire 

 that confidence which comes from a knowledge of what the boat 

 is capable of. The first part is learned only by practice, but much 

 of the second may be acquired from "Canoe Handling," in which 

 plain and reliable, advice is given to beginners by one who is 

 fully competent to instruct in all that pertains to canoeing. It is 

 not always possible to keep a boy out of a canoe, but by means of 

 Mr. Vaux's valuable book he may be taught how to avoid those 

 dangers which come from ignorance of canoes and their manage- 

 ment. 



LAKE ST. LO CIS C. C— The annual meeting was held on April 6, 

 the officers elected being Com., W. H. Rintoul; Vice-Corn.. Alex. 

 W. Morris; Rear-Com., George Auldjo; Sec.. J, H. Stewart; Treas., 

 Smeaton White; Committee, C. E. Howard, W. F. Cooper, T. 

 Stewart , H. M. Molson. The following cruise was porposed for 

 May 24: To leave Lachine on Saturday for St. Ann's, leave St. 

 Ann's Sunday morning and proceed to Bout de l'lsle on the Ottawa 

 River, staying Sunday night at St. Rose, arriving at Lachine on 

 Tuesday night. The conditions governing the challenge cup race 

 were altered so that now the cups must be won three times by the 

 same crew, in canoes not over 16ft. long, not under SOin.beam and 

 12in. depth, with single blades, tho course being 2 miles. The race 

 this year will heat Lachine, on Aug. 13, entries closing on Aug. 12 

 with J. H. Stewart, secretary Lake St. Louis C. C. In 1881 the cups 

 wore won by Shaw and Shearwood, of Lachine, and in 1886 by Leys 

 and Jaques, cf Toronto. 



RACERS AND CRUISERS.— Editor Forest ami Stream: In his 

 remarks onPecowsie Mr. McKendrick mentions the old Venture as 

 a racing boat and not a cruiser, a small and unsafe craft. Perhaps 

 he is not familiar with the boat or he would know that she is a 

 Shadow canoe of the usual size and built for crusing, for which 

 purpose she has been used for seven or eight seasons by Mr. Jones. 

 While she has often raced she has been more frequently used for 

 cruising about iTew York, the Connecticut River and Long Island 

 Sound, and after years of such work, with large sails and without 

 any mishap, it seems hardly fair to condemn her as a racing 

 machine.— C. A. J. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Trenton, N. J., April 0.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: The following-named gentlemen have applied 

 for membership in the A. C. A. : W. E. Pentz, New York city; 

 Geo. W. Bnsch, J. D. Parker. Hartford, Conn.: Nathan A. Gibbs, 

 Norwich, Conn.— Wm. M. Carter, Sec. A. C. A. 



JachHng. 



FIXTURES. 



May. 



1. Newark Opening, 30. Brookly Opening Day.Grave- 

 28. Oswego Cruise. send Bay. 



28-31. Portland, Cruise. 30. Knickerbocker Annual, Port 



Morris. 

 June. 



6. Hudson River Annual. 18. Cor. Penn., Hull. 



9. N. Y.. Annual, N. Y. 18. Brooklyn Annual, Gravesend 



14. Larchmont Pen., Larchmont. Bay. 



16. Portland, Annual. 25. Hull Club, Marblehead. 



25. Oswego, Ladies' Day. 

 July. 



2. Beverly:, Open. Mon. Beach. 16. Cor, Cham. Marblehead. 

 2. Hull, Penn., Hull. 18-31. Interlakc, Put-in-Bay 



1. Beverly, Cham., Mon. Beach. 20. Hull, Ladies' Day. 



4. Larchmont An'l, Larchmont. 23. Beverly, Cham,, Nahant. 



9. Hull, Club Cruise. 30. Beverlv, Cham., Mon. Beach. 



9. Beverly, Cham., Marblehead. 30. Hull, Cham., Hull. 

 16. Beverlv, Sweep, Mon. Beach. 30. Cor. Open, Marblehead. 

 16. Hull, Cham., Hull. 



At/gust, 



2. Sandy Bay, Annual. 20. Beverly, Open, Marblehead. 

 6. Beverlv, f'liam.,Swainpseott. 27. Beverly, Open, Mon. Beach. 



13. Beverly, Cham,, Mon. Beach. 30. Hull, Cham., Hull. 



13. Hull, Open, Hull. 30. Cor. Cham., Mai-blehead. 



15. Cor. Ladies' Race, Marble- 

 head. 



September. 



3. Larchmont Fall, Larchmont. 10. Beverly, Sweep.. Mon. Beach. 

 10. Cor, Cham., Marblehead. 17. Cor. Sweep., Marblehead. 



CORONET AND DAUNTLESS.— On April 8 Captain Samuels 

 arrived at New York on board the Adriatics, and Captain Ander- 

 son, the navigator of the Coronet, arrived on the Baltic. A sad 

 surprise was in store for the latter, as his little daughter had died 

 during his absence, and the letter announcing her death was 

 handed him on his arrival at Quarantine. Captain Samuel denies 

 entirely the reports of a disagreement between him and Mr. Colt. 

 From his account it appears that the Dauntless leaked very badly 

 dui'ing the trip, and her two Sin. pumps were kept busy a great 

 part of the time. The Dauntless will refit at Southampton for a 

 cruise to the Mediterranean, and the Coronet will refit at Cowes. 

 An offer of a cup of j?5,000 value has been made by Mr. Fox of New 

 York, for a race home, but neither owners will accept it. 



NEWARK Y. C. SPRING REGATTA.— The Newark Y. C. will 

 sail its spring regatta on May 30, over the club course on Newark- 

 Bay. The classes will be: First ('lass— Cabin sloops, under 35ft.; 

 Second Class— Jib and mainsail, 19ft. and over; Third Class — Jib 

 and mainsail, under 19ft.; Fourth Class— Catboats, 19ft. and over; 

 Fifth Class— Catboats, under 19ft. The entrance fee is S3 and 

 the race will ho open to all. There will be special prizes and the 

 regular sweepstakes. The members of the Regatta Committee 

 are: Charles H. Mayhew, 214 Garside street, Newark; Edward M. 

 Grover, 1 Cedar street, Newark, and William Murray, 180 Mul- 

 berry street, Newark. 



