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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 21, 1889. 



UNKNOWN GUN CLUB.-Regular monthly shoot at Dexter's 

 Park, Jamaira Plank Road, Feb. 14. Although the weather was 

 very cold there was a large attendance of expert wingshots. The 

 club's cold medal was won by President 11. Knebel, Sr. The full 

 score of the shoot is as follows: 



WSkidniore.(25) 1100010-3 O Plate (20) 1100111—5 



H Hubbell (2(5) 1110000-3 J Ratbjen (31) 1111110-6 



W Oilman (23) 1110111-0 G Ellenhorst (33) .1010010 IS 



H Ranki n (23) 0010010—3 II Knebel. Jr (27; 1O001Q-3 



Dr O'Brien (21) 0011001-3 R Stillwell (32) 0110111-5 



H Cahill (24) 0011011-4 A Hass (25) 1110111-6 



J Schultz (33) 0101011—4 H Kuebel, Sr (24) 1111111—7 



.1 Boyle (25) 0111101 -5 E Vrowif. (25) 1110111-0 



H Simmons (34) 0110011— 4 C Ring (25) 1110101-5 



Dr Hopkins (23) 0111110-5 H Muller (34) 1010101-1 



H Van Stade.u (33) 1011100-4 Jumbo, Jr (26) 1110010-4 



M Brown (25) 1110101—5 



Ties for second prize divided by Rathjen and Hass; ties for 

 third prize won by Brown. Referee, and scorer, Mr. R. St ill well. 

 The postponed match between Messrs. AY. Oilman and A. Hass 

 was declared, off, it being too dark to complete it. 



WATSON'S PARK,— Grand Crossing, 111., Feb. 11.— John J. 

 Kleinman vs. J. E. Price. 50 tame live pigeons, 5 ground traps. 

 80yds. hound. Shot under Illinois Sl ate rules; S100 prizes. Klein- 

 man, 32yds.. 10-borc; Trice, 30yds.. IC-bore: 



J J Kleinman.. ..101212000001211 12111202111 110111221 121010301112111—39 



J E Price - 1112210111111Ulin(X)1110001110100111011100m01ll-37 



Same day. John J. Kleinman vs. diaries S. Wilcox, 50 tame live 

 pigeous, 5 ground traps, 80yds. bound. Shot under Illinois State 

 rules; $103 prizes. Kleinman, 33yds., 10-bore; Wilcox, 28yds., 13- 

 bore: 



J J Kleinman... . 1 113133111111113110001 112110:.>:u-;i'_:ul 1 1 1121 Li 1 10112-42 

 C S Wilcox 211031 U110120ii323. :030!)- ! ■** 102 1 3i 12001110221101001-31 



Same day. R. B. Wadsworth vs. Marsh, 20 tame live pigeons, 

 50vds. rise, SOyds. bound. Shot under Illinois State rules: 



R B Wadsworth 2113133231 3.3U1U111-19 



Eddie Marsh 101001L2000002000010— 7 



Feb. 16.— J. E. Price vs. Eddie Marsh, 50 live pigeons each, 5 

 ground traps, 30yds. rise. 80yds. bound. Shot under Illinois State 

 rules, $50 a side, lU-gauero guns: 



J E Price ....Ollllli 1101111110101111101110111111111111011111111-43 



Eddie Marsh.... 01111 UMJ 10110011 KJ'J 1.01111 1 10! ) 1 1 11 1 1 11 1101 001 1101 —35 

 R. B. Wadsworth vs. J. J. Kleinman, 100 live pigeons each, 5 

 ground traps, 30 and 82yds. rise, 80yds. bound. Shot under Uii- 

 nois State rules, $50 a side. Kleinman 10-gauge, 32yds.; Wads- 

 worth, 12-gauge gun under Slhs., 30yds.: 



J .1 Kleinman 11111 1 1101 1 1 lOol 101 110100! I ll 11 1011111011110011111 



1111111111 111111111 11 111 11 111001111 110101011111111-84 



R B Wadsworth.) 111011 111111 Hill Hi 100111000101 11 11 01 11 LI 1111011 



OJOOOOOimilllLHlllOllll 1010101111 1101 1111011111—79 

 The birds were the select from 700, all fresh gathered.— Rav- 



KLHIGG. 



HUTCHINSON, Kas., Feb. 10— The members of the Hutchinson 

 Gun Club arc arranging for an all-day's shoot on Washington's 

 birthday. Several valuable prizes will be contested for on that 

 day. Following are 1 he scores made yesterday: Club match, IS 

 singles and 5 pairs bluerocks: 



Young 01111 101 11011 11 11 01 11 11 10-20 



Chamberlain 101 COO 1101 101 01 11 11 11 10 11-17 



BursLem 11 11 1000001 1110 11 11 10 11 10-17 



Allen 101111010001001 11 00 10 00 10—12 



Twentv-five single bluerocks: 



Young. ■ 0111111111111111111101110-22 



Chamberlain lllloi 11 11 11 1111111101110—2:2 



Allen 011101 11111 11011! 10110011— 19 



Burslem OH 111 mi 100011110111011-19 



Forsaa 01011 1 1010111 110U101 1 110— 1 8 



Shady. 



WELLINGTON, Mass., Feb. 13.— The regular shotgun matches 

 of the Boston Gun Club to-day were well patronized, the strong 

 winds, however, preventing Itigh scores. Following is a sum- 

 mary: First event, 5 elays— Flanders. Seconri event. 5 Peorias— 

 Flanders and Savage. Third event, 5 clays— North. Fourth event 

 5 Peorias— Johnson, Fifth event, 5 straightaway clays— E. M. 

 Whittle, G. M. Savage and Roberts. Sixth event, 5 Peorias— 

 Savage. Seventh event, 5 clays— Roberts. Eighth event, 10 

 Peorias— Wil l and North first, Johnson, Sax age and Williams 

 second. Round third, Green fourth. Ninth event, 10 clay-pigeons 

 —Johnson, Flanders and North first, E. M. Whittle and Roberts 

 second. Savage t bird. Stone and Round fourth. Tenth event, 5 

 Peorias— Roberts and E. M. Whittle first, Johnson second. Round, 

 North and Kirkwood third. Green and Savage fourth. Eleventh 

 event. 3 pair Peorias— Roberts. Twelfth event, 5 clays— E. M. 

 Whittle. Thirteenth event, 7 Straightaway Peorias— Savage, 

 Johnson and Roberts. Fourteenth event, 7 straightaway clays- 

 Roberts. Fifteenth event, 5 Peorias, Hurlingham rules— John- 

 son. The matches 8. 9 and 10 were for the Boston Gun Club prizes 

 and resulted as toUows: C. North and B. Johnson first, E. M. 

 Whittle and Roberts second. G. H. Savage aud Flanders third, 

 Wild and Williams fourth, E. Round and 1). Kirkwood fifth, 

 Green sixth, H. K. Stone seventh, R. E. Whittle ninth, Marr 

 tenth. 



CHICAGO Feb. 9.— Teams of the Lake George Sportsmen's As- 

 sociation and the Gun Club met this afternoon at Watson's Park, 

 Grand Crossing. The day was all that was desired as to weather 

 and temperaiure, as the exceUent scores accomplished testify. 

 A number of well-known shooters from other clubs constituted 

 the audience Shortly after 2 o'clock the sport began. The teams 

 were composed of 10 men each, from the two clubs, ar.d the 20 

 sportsmen represented the best shooting talent of Chicago. They 

 were all picked men. The match was under the Illinois State 

 rules, 10 birds to each man, the cost of the birds to be defrayed 

 by the losing team. The excitemeut over the scores made was 

 intense as the match progressed. At the finish some dissatisfac- 

 tion was expressed over the matter of scoring, but the referee 

 awarded the tropbv to the Gun Club by the following score: 



The Gun Club. Lake GeorgeSportsmon's Ass'u. 



Hutchinson U010COOOI-4 Hamline 0000101001—3 



Willard 0111111100-7 W Foss 11 10010101-6 



H Fobs iilllUUll-9 Slill 1000101100-4 



Lord 1010001001-4 F Wee 1 OlllllUOL-8 



Wilcox 01 KM01 110-4 J Phillips lliOll 10001-5 



Barton 11010' 10111— Turtle 1101100111-7 



Mussey OlllOlOUl— 7 Lewis , . .1001100101-5 



Stone 0001111110-6 Orvis 1011HoUO-7 



Dingee 1 1 1000 1 1 01-6 Place 01001 11111 - 7 



Wadsworth 1110101110—7— HO Booth 1001111011-7-59 



Each team has now won a match, The deciding contest will be 

 shot off in the near future. 



MONTREAL, Feb. 13.— Notwithstanding the blizzard that was 

 blowing this afternoon, eight men stepped to the score on the 

 Montreal Gun Club grounds. It was the eighth handicap com- 

 petition for the club Greener, and as Cowley had already two 

 liens on it he was looked upon as a probable winner, but he was 

 not allowed to get the gun without a struggle for it. Tlie scores 

 do not come up to the average, but when the blustering weather 

 is considered they were very good indeed. The winners of pre- 

 vious competitions with their scores were: 



1. WMcCaw 13 5. J Paton 16 



3. ALockart 17 6. E Cowley 19 



3. E Cowley 17 7. R James 18 



4. N Parker 17 8. E Cowley 15 



Following is to-day's score. Eighth competition for club 



Greener, 20 Peoria blackbirds, 18yds. rise: 



R James (hep. 2) OOIIOOOOOUOOIOOIOIIO - 8 



N Parker (hep. 2) OOOKO HM.IOUI 10OOIO— 9 



W Lumsden (scratch) 01101 1 1 1 10001 1 1 1 00— 11 



E Cowlev (hep. 4) 11110100110110011010-15 



W Mack (hep. 4) O111OO00O10UOO0U000O- 8 



B George (hep. 4) lOOOOOOlOOOOOlOODOOO— 7 



J Paton (hep. 2) - 01011100110! 10001010-12 



A Alexander (hep. 3) 01010110001011001010-12 



TORONTO, Feb, 16.— The Toronto Gun Club held a sparrow 

 shooting meeting at Woodbine Park this afternoon, when a 

 match was shot between teams of 13 chosen by the president and 

 vice-president, the premier officer's side winning by only two 

 birds. The terms of the match were 15 birds each, 15yds. rise, for 

 a Bupper to be given at the club rooms, to be shot after the match 

 between 10 men of the Ouelph Gun Club and 16 of the Toronto 

 Club. Following is the full score of to day's contest: 



President's Team, Vice-President's Team. 



C Small 9 Geo Briggs , . . .10 



G Hansaw 11 P Beldam 11 



A Elliott 10 NKipp 10 



S Stanelaud 6 Ed Reid 10 



Geo Leslie 7 R Meld rune 2 



B Pearsall 13 Wayper 9 



W Felstead 8 T Sawdon 6 



J Worden 9 1> Blea 18 



J Fanner 12 A Purse 10 



W McDo wall 11 C Ayre 9 



R Dixon 10 O ro Pearsall 10 



D Hales 7- -1*8 L Laudcm 11-111 



WELLINGTON, Mass., Feb. 16.— In the contest for the stiver 

 pitcher to-day Stanton won by breaking IS birds straight. Since 

 a number is handicapped to a distance of 21yds. each time he 

 wins, it is doubtful as to its Being captured for six months at 

 least. In this match the following scores were made: Bradbury 

 10, Swift 9. Stanton 15, Choate 9, Weld 10, Bradstreet 13, Sanborn 

 8, Lang 11, Lee 12, Field 9, Tucker 10, Warren 14,Schaefer 10, Snow 



10, Payson 7, Short 6, Chase 13, Porry 13, Baxter 9, Stone 4, Bowker 



12, bcott 14, Pumphrey 13, Nichols 10, Molchcr 13. In the merchan- 

 dise match the scores made were as follows: Perry 11, Warren 

 17. Lee 8, Bradstreet 12, Chase 11, Scott 9. Lang 13, Schaefer 9, 

 Field 13, Snow 13, Baxter 10, Stanton 10, Weld 14, Short 7, Bow ker 



11, Pumphrey 13. In the sweepstake matches t he winners were! 

 Six bluerocks, Bradstreet, Melchor, Perry, Bowker and Ohaset 6 

 clay-pigeons, Lang: 6 bluerocks, Choate and Baxter: 6 maeombers, 

 Bradstreet and Perry; bluerocks, Weld, Swift and Pumphrey; 6 

 bluerocks. Choate, Perry and Stanton; 6 clay-pigeons, Chase, 

 Choate, Bradstreet, Scott and Schaefer; bluerocks. Perry, Chase, 

 Weld, Sanborn aud Stone; maeombers, Stanton; maeombers, 

 Perry, Bowker and Choate: 9 bluerocks, Weld and Nichols; 8 pairs 

 clay-pigeons. Perry, Lee, Tucker, Field and Bowker; 7 bluerocks, 

 Stanton, Bradstreet, Tucker, Chase and Pumphrey; 8 clay-pigeons, 

 Stanton, Warren, Scott and Lang. 



THE CAPITAL CITY GUN CLUB.-Washingl.on, D. C, Feb 



13. — Match for the champion medal of the Capital City Gun Club. 

 Mr. Hunter used for the first time the new Parker hammerless, 

 12-gauge, 7lbs. 5oz., and shells loaded bv Hunter's loader: 



F K Harper (18)11001011101011110100011111111111011011000111110101-34 

 J H Hunter (18).. 11111111111101101111111111100111100111011111011111-42 



LLEWELLINi 



AMERICAN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION .-New York; Feb. 18; 

 —Editor Ft/red and Stream; I am directed to inform yon that in 

 the list of gentlemen who have been requested by the American 

 Shooting Association (Limited) to act as an advisory board, the 

 uame of Justus von Lengerke, of this city; should have been in- 

 cluded.— Elliot Smith, Secretary, 



IN THE NEW YORK SUBURBAN shooting, on the Suburban 

 Grounds, Clal'emont, Jersey City, to-morrow and Saturday, 

 merchandise matches will be shot each day, 20 singles, 50 cents 

 'entry, prizes consisting of traps, powder, shot, wads, loaded car- 

 tridges, for highest scores. To-morrow the four sets of prizes 

 will be worth respectively 882.35, §0.95, $5.55 and $4.55. Saturday 

 they will be $8.95, $7.90, $0.90 and $4.55. For full programme 

 apply at the Association office, 291 Broadway. 



QUIMBY AGAINST THE WORLD.— From a rumor that we 

 hear, trap-shooting matters in Cincinnati have received an unex- 

 pected impetus, and we may look for a series of matches, as all 

 the boys have been seized with a thirst for gore; but strange, to 

 relate they are all after the scalp of one man, and that one the 

 genial Fred Quimby, who is at present making a tour among the 

 Western trade. Hearing of his intended arrival, the boys took 

 care that he should find an extra large mail awaiting him, and 

 every letter contained a challenge to shoot under every conceiv- 

 able rules and conditions. This speaks well for their valor, but 

 as 0111 Fred is not wont 10 swallow a bluff, some of them may he 

 made to bite the dust. We shaU anxiously await further news 

 from the Paris of America. 



MADISON. Wis., Feb. 16.— The following officers were duly 

 elected at the last annual meeting of Abe Lake City Gun Club: 

 Prest., A. M. Daggett. Vice-Prest., C. F. Ford. Sec, Wm. O. 

 Dunn. Treas., Dr. R. W. Hurd. Trustees: L. Fauerbach, A. A. 

 Mayers, A. C. Meyer.— Wm. G. Dunn, Sec. 



OTTAWA, Feb. 16.— The St. Hubert's Gun Club had the seventh 

 match for the Thompson cup tbis afternoon, and, although Geo. 

 White has captured President Thompson's handsome silver cup, 

 the contest for second place proves very close. Mr. White to-day 

 added another 19 to bis score, and now has 17, 17, 18, 19 and 19, each 

 out of 20 shot at, a total of 90 out of 101 shot at. Thompson cup, 

 7th competition at 20 each: 



Geo While 19 BTrudeau 12 



W JohnsLon 16 A Throop „.12 



E King (4 start) 15 A Seth (3 start) 12 



R Dalton 14 Dr Martin 10 



J Deslauriers 13 DrEquis .7 



A strong wind was blowing during this shoot aud that, to some 

 extent, accounted for the small st ore of some of the men. E. 

 King now leads with 79 out of 100 for second prize. 



WOODSTOCK, Ont.. Feb. 15.— A trap and baudle pigeon match 

 took place here this afternoon under L'ominir n rules, between 

 Messrs. Harwood and Miller, Thompson and Meadows, 15 birds 

 each, for $50 a side, resulting in the following score: 



Miller HOOIlCOmiOll— 10 Thompson llOlOllOOlOOlOO— 7 



Harwood 10111101010101 1—10 Meadows 10101010110 1 HO— 10 



MONTREAL,Feb.*12.— The annual meeting of the Dominion Gun 

 Club was held to-night at the City Hotel, and there was a large 

 number of members present. Reports of the president, secretary 

 and treasurer for the past year were read and proved highly sat- 

 factory, and showed the club to be in a flourishing position. 

 After discusFing some club business it Was unanimously re- 

 solved that the club join the Dominion Gun Alliance. The 

 annual election of officers was then proceeded with and resulted 

 aslollows: President, Dr. F.W.Barnes; Vice-President H. A. 

 Ekers: Secretary, Lewis T. Trotter; Treasurer, T. W. Lesage; 

 Captain. C. H. Wallace; Committee, A. H. C. Waif oil, J. Allan, 

 1L Emond, E. L. Clark and Gus Brault. 



OMAHA, N. B.— The annual State shooting tournament will be 

 held this spring at the fair grounds, under the auspices of John 

 J. Yard in, on the 13th, 17th, 18th and 19ih of April. Most exten- 

 sive preparations ate being made, and it is confidently expected 

 that it will prove the most successful shooting tournament, ever 

 held in the State. Mr. Hardin has already engaged 5,000 live 

 pigeons and made all other arrangements on elaborate scale. 

 Besides the live birds there, will be two or three matches at artifi- 

 cials in progress throughout each day. 



Keokuk, Iowa, March 12. 1883.— J. F. Brettenstein, Esq., Kcoliuh, 

 la.: Dear Sir: The box of U. S. C.Co. paper shells that I received 

 from you last fall I tried, and found them to be all that you 

 claimed, aud better thau any shell I ever used, not one of them 

 missing fire. Yours truly, (Signed) T. J. Lowbib.— Adv. 



A CRUISE IN A DORY. 



CHIPS FKOM T IT E MONA'S LOG. 



I WAS boru within sound of the ceaseless moan of old ocean, in 

 a ship-building town in New England. My earlier years were 

 from force of circumstances intimately associated with the adze, 

 oak chips aud hand-inade trunnels, and very forcibly with an old- 

 fashioned steam box. Perhaps that accounts for my love of the 

 water. At any rate, the wide open sea aud quiet inland streams 

 possess a charm hard for me to withstand. 



My first river cruise was made in a cranky "fiat iron," decked 

 with bed ticking. Since that eventful pilgrimage between the 

 slimy, thatch-grown bauks of the crooked Ipswich River I have 

 canoed it more or less every summer. Each trip, however, con- 

 vinced me more thau its predecessor that I needed a larger craft 

 thau one 15ft. by 80in. for comfort's sake. I found I needed a craft 

 large enough to be comfortable under sail; one that, could be 

 easily portaged in the cars or in a, wagon, and, nioi cover, easily 

 rowed when the wind wouldn't waft. 



One day last March, while in Boston. I took a tour of observa- 

 tion and' inquiry along the wharves, thinking I might find the 

 boat that would come within my rather exact requirements. 

 While watching the unloading of a fishing schooner, just in from 

 George's, the ocean tugboat, B. W. Morse hauled alongside of T 

 wharf and made fa^t. At her stern was a centerboard dory, 

 which the captain said he had picked up off Highland Light, Cape 

 Cod, while running into Provincetown for an anchorage during 

 the blizzard two clays before. It was blowing heavily at the time, 

 he said, and an ugly breaking sea was running, when the man at 

 t e wheel sighted the castaway through the blinding snowsquaUs 

 as she rose upon the crest of the seas. Thinking some poor fellow 

 had lost his vessel to the eastward, aud was perishing from ex- 

 posure, the tug was hove to, to wait for the dory to drift down. A 

 huge wave hurh d the frail craft against the tug's quarter, and 

 before the sea fell from under her she was easily hauled inboard. 

 No traces of her vessel or owner could be found, and the tug ran 

 into Provincetown. 



Tl-ie captain's narrative set me to thinking something like this: 

 Two dories have crossed the Atlantic; all the deep-sea fishermen 

 use this handy, buoyant little craft, which also predominates in 

 every New England seaport town where boat fishing is followed 

 for a livelihood. If that dory can keep keel up in a Btorm 

 that will drive a powerful steam tug into harbor, and is light 

 enough to be hauled from the water over a vessel's rail beiore a 

 sea can fall from under her, wouldn't she make a first-class boat 

 for vacation cruising upon large bodies of watery 



Then the important question as to a dory's sailing qualities 

 arose. Would she stand up under a good spread, and would she 

 work to windward? I asked a salUiuerusted old feliow with a 

 black pipe in his mouth, who was stretched out on a heap of nets, 

 if a dory could sail well. He eyed me for a moment in evident 

 distrust; removing the pipe he got up and opened his mouthi 

 "Why, man, the dories round Proviucetown and Swampscott will 

 outsail anything of their length. Portugese dorv fishermen afe 

 always the last in in a blow, and thev don't start first, either. A 

 dory, she'll sail like a witch when she's built, that way.'' 



That settled it, and! purchased the derelict for a $10 bill, i 

 found she was a lapstreak 18ft. long, with 5ft. beam and about 

 20in, deep amidships, with plenty of rise at boW and stern. Her 

 bottom was oval, lift, long by 18in. wide, thus giving considerable 

 rake to bow and sternpost. _ She was a sailing dory and her bilge 

 was very full, giving stability and power. 1 found to my chagfiri 

 that one of her strakes was stove, amidships, and 1 worried day 

 and night as to how I should repair the fracture. A warm day 

 and a little patience fixed the plank as good as new, and 1 was 

 supremely happy. 



The mast steps and thwarts were orignally placed for a schooner 

 rig, with the jibstay fastened in the eyes, no bowsprit being, used: 

 I placed the step and thwart as far forward as possible. Then I 

 decked her over with 3$in, white pine, supported by stout arched 

 carlins, 7ft. forward, 2ft. aft and lOin. at the sides. A2in. white 

 oak coaming encircled the oval cockpit. A pair of long-shanked 

 oarlocks were fitted firmly to the coaming lOiu. aft the amidship 1 

 thwart. Although rather timid of hatches, I did place one in the 

 after deck and packed it not; for I cut a circular bole in the deck 

 and fitted in a circular tin. box minus the bottom, and with a tele- 

 scopic cover with a handle, which gave me an opening lOih, in 

 diameter. The centerboard was well forward, and to give the 

 boat a good grip I had a drop rudder made with an immersed 

 area of 15xl2in.; the tiller was 3ft. long, and to prevent it fouling 

 with the mizen sheet; a traveler was dispeused with and the sheet 

 rigged after the simple yet very handy fashion of the Vineyard 

 and Block Island fishing boats. I ri vetted a very stout chafing 

 batten around the gunwale, and then thoroughly painted the 

 Mona inside and out. 



I rigged her with two sprit sails, and got them nicely balanced 

 after a few trials. The mainsail was peaked up well and had no 

 boom. At the clew was fastened a lug sheet, which was very 

 handy, and rendered the sail easy to furl in case of a squall. The 

 mainsail bad three sets of reef points. The mizen was a standing 

 rig. For bad weather I used the mizen forward and a very small 

 dandy aft, and got a very good balance. The storm sail was sel- 

 dom taken from its gaskets under the port-side deck. A strap 

 and cords held the mainsail when furled along the starboard 

 washboard. 



The Mona's tent was satisfactory. It was made of heavy duck 

 and tanned, as were the sails. Two uprights at either end of the 

 cockpit supported the ridge which did service as a sprit, and pro- 

 jected a foot over the cockpit. The sides of the tent were fast- 

 ened under the chafing batten by a series of hooks in the same 

 manner in which a shoe is laced. The ends, which were in one 

 triangular piece, were fastened by a similar arrangement across 

 the decks. Tn each end a flap rolled up for a door and fastened 

 with a strap like the sides of a carriage top. Deadeyes were 

 placed in each side and end of 1 be tent and formed convenient 

 windows. The peak of this tent was 40in. from the grating in the 

 bottom of the dory and the side decks gave ample shelf room 

 when the tent was set. 



I carried a 75-ccut lamp stove and would not attempt a cruise 

 without it. When not in use this handy, yet much persecuted 

 ut ensil was stowed in a tight box in the bows and out of the.way. 

 It did not slop over and did not smoke, but it did cook nicely and 

 gave plenty of light and grateful warmth during cold storms 

 while riding it out in some sheltered creek or hauled out high 

 and dry on the beach. I must add here that I carried two light 

 rollers, aud with their aid I could move the heavily loaded boat 

 any required distance, even over mud. 1 was provided with a 

 good Chester anchor and 50 fathoms of J^in. cable, which were 

 stowed under the deck forward of the centerboard. A grub box 

 was stowed under the forward deck, as were mj blankets and 

 u duds" in oiled cotton bags. 



At length my holiday came and I was free for a three weeks' 

 outing. I had planned trip afier trip, and studied the maps at 

 my disposal till I knew more of the coast and river3 of New Eng- 

 land than I had ever learned of rav own family history. Acruise 

 down the Merrimac and around the coast from Newburyport to 

 Boston at last seemed t be most feasible, and one morning found 

 me at. Lawrence, and afloat with a canoe as far as Essex for my 

 traveling companion. I intended to follow the Merrimac to its 

 mouth, take the Plum Island, Ipswich, Es c ex Canal and Essex 

 Rivers to Essex, then take open water to the S (nam River, and 

 the ocean to Boston, winch itinerary was carried out to the letter 

 before my wanderings ended. 



Everything being finally pronounced correct we waved adieu to 

 the urchins and omnipresent loafers who had assembled to see us 

 off. and grasping oars and paddle we shot out into the river. 

 Aided by the strong current we floated past high gullied banks 

 surmounted by dense groves of maples ard birch, and skirted 

 with alders, swamp and smoky maples. In places the gnarled 

 and twisted roots formed fantastic networks where freshets had 

 washed the earth away. The river bed is a streaked yellowish 

 clay, hard and smooth, with few dangerous submerged rocks. 

 Above the water mark was a deposit of white dust sifted into the 

 grass, reeds and driftwood. 



Rowing soon proved too much of an exertion for both of us, and 

 taking advantage of the little air there was stirring we stepped 

 our masts, and with lazily drawing sails stood close into the 

 rushes on the Bradford side of the river, startling the dragon fly 

 from cardinal and blue joint. Here and there the sparkling sur- 

 face was broken by an eddy, or shaded by clumps of alders with 

 an occasional scraggy oak standing alone like a sentinel above 

 the level meadows. Stretching ourselves upon our cushions we 

 grew drowsy; the breeze wafted us along without exertion, its 

 cool breath fanned us into a half sleep, and we were oblivions to 

 aught but day dreams, with now and then a loll against the tiller 

 to keep clear of the bank. I do not know how long we proceeded 

 in this desultory way, as the monotonous, yet ever changing 

 panorama lulled us into a half sleep. 



The Mona gradually drew ahead of the canoe, when suddenly 1 

 was rudely awakened from my reverie by an unearthly yeli from 

 my companion. I tumbled on end just as a rain squall moved past 

 and received a tremendous whack on my brain-case from the jib- 

 ing mizen. The air seemed full of stars, wind and water (no d> ubt 

 this phenomenon was heightened by the rap my head had 

 received), and for a moment I stood helpless. Before serious 

 damage was done we got ashore, wet and disgusted. In a few 

 minutes the sun agaiu brightened the smiling water, and we 

 headed toward the ocean with the hard earn*d conviction that 

 eternal vigilance is the price of an upright boat. 



We descended quite rapidly, for the current quickens between 

 Bradford on the right aud Methuen on the left bank. These 

 towns have fertile and highly cultivated farms and meadows, and 

 the rambling farm houses and dwellings gleam on the uplands 

 among groves of oak and pine. The river widens and from its 

 whirling eddies Long island, one of nature's emeralds, rises from 

 a setting like burnished silver. We landed, and then crossing the 

 river, entered a bush-fringed brook which we followed till we 

 found ourselves in a glen amid a profusion of wild roses and moss- 

 covered rocks which filled the water course. Beneath an oak 

 rec lined a couple of Cupid's victims, no doubt exchanging those 

 oft-repeated vows and whispering the same sweet old story which 

 lias so often made or marred a life. At any rate they had chosen 

 an Eden for their trysting place, and we thoughtfully turned our 

 backs upon dreams of bliss we had so rudely awakened and 

 retreated into the open stream. A miniature rapid awaited us 

 and before we knew it we were in the rush and tumble of the 

 falls. Below was a sandy cove where sticks and leaves were rid- 

 ing at anchor or drifting round and round in the circling eddies 

 that lapped the sedgy banks. xV score of turtles dropped into the 

 quiet, water at our approach, and a sleepy bittern, scared out of 

 his wits, flopped away with his precious legs to a more secluded 

 retreat. 



Again rain pattered upon us, auuounciug another shower. 



"Was that thunder?" suddenly asked my companion; but there 

 was no need for a reply, for from a black cloud now rising fast 

 we saw a vivid flash of lightning fall. 



"I should say it was." I replied, and, getting into my oil clothes, 

 we began to look for a camp as the salt sailor eagerly scans the 

 coast for a haven. The canoeist camper becomes a very fair 

 topographical engineer after a little experience, and a deep ravine 

 under the confines of Haverhill, beneath the skirts of a pine wood, 

 looked to be the best shelter from the fast gathering tempest. 

 Rounding another bend we hear the sullen roar of a rapid, and. 

 the tumbling, turbulent Mitchell's Falls burst upon our view. 

 With some difficulty we readied the hillside, and the canoe was 

 carried up the incline and placed on a level beneath a giant beech, 

 wliile the Mona was run ashore in the lilypads. We put up our 

 tents, and beneath dry roofs watched the river as the rain churned 

 its surface into foam and finally shut its misty water from sight. 

 The shower soon passed, and, finding we had selected a good 

 camp, we made a jolly camp-fire and satisfied the inner mechan- 



S "Wouldn't H be a grand thing," said 15x30, "If we had nev» ■ 



