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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Ami. 9, 1888» 



FIXTURES. 



August. 



10-34. A.C. A. Meet, Lake George. — . Springfield,Cup,Lake George 

 September. 



8. New York Trial Races, 10:30 8. Brooklyn C. C. Regatta. 



A. M., 9 P. M. 13. Mohican, Oliver Cup, Albany 



3. New Jersey A. C. Bergen 15. Ianthe, Newark, Annual. 



Point, Paddling Races. 15. SpringlU-ld.Cup.Oalla Shasta 

 6. Mohican,Gibson Cup. Albany SU. Mohiean,Gibson Badge. A1 b' v 



October. 

 b. Spnngfield,Cup,Calla Shasta. 



NORTHERN DIVISION MEET. 



LAKE COUCHICHING, JUI/T 23-AUG. 4. 



THE second annual meet of the Northern Division of the Ameri- 

 can Canoe Association was held at Horseshoe Island in Lake 

 Couchiching, July 23 to Aug. 1, The location was an admirable 

 one. The island lies about four miles northeast of the town of 

 Orillia. It is about forty acres in extent, not much rock v surface, 

 and is heautifully wooded right down to the water's edge. Suit- 

 able clearings were made, rendering it an ideal camping ground. 

 The sailing course was an excellent one, with steady winds, and 

 a finely sheltered paddling course was laid out to the east or the 

 island. 



The meet was an exceedingly successful one. About a hundred 

 men were in camp, and thirty or forty ladies. The clubs repre- 

 sented were Orillia, Lindsay, Peterhoro, Lakeflcld, Boboaygeon. 

 Whitby, Ubique and Toronto. The last named club was most 

 largely represented, having about twenty men on the ground. 

 Ubique and Lindsay mustered about a dozen, and Peterboro eight 

 or ten. 



The Division officers were: A. P. D. MacGachen, of Lindsay, 

 Vice-Corn.; Wm. G. McKendrick, Toronto, Rear-Coin.; Samuel 

 Britton, Lindsay, Purser. Com. Gibson arrived on July 31 and 

 was heartily welcomed. Here is a local opinion from the Orillia, 

 Packet, which has given first-class reports of the meet: 



"Commodore Gibson was met at the wharf by alarge crowd, and 

 received with three hearty cheers and a tiger. The portrait of 

 the Commodore given in the A. C. A. year book is a capital like- 

 ness, and one is led to believe, on seeing him and Vice-Commodore 

 McGachen together, that good looks are as much a sine qua nnn 

 in the qualifications of an officer of the Association as an enthu- 

 siastic and intelligent interest in canoeing. The Commodore is a 

 man of most agreeable manners and a kindly disposition, and may 

 take with him the assurance that his presence at the meet added 

 much to the general enjoyment, and that pleasant memories of 

 him will long remain with the Canadian acquaintances he has 

 made at Orillia. Vice-Commodore M cGachen has discharged the 

 onerous duties of his office most capably and acceptably, and 

 retires with the hearty good wishes of all." 



The annual general meeting of the Division was held on Tues- 

 day evening, July 31, at 8 P.M. The following officers were elected 

 for the ensuing year: Vice-Commodore, Boot. Tyson, Toronto; 

 Rear-Commodore, S. S. Robinson, Orillia; Purser, Colin Fraser, 

 Toronto. Executive Members, F. S. Rathbun, of Deseronto, and 

 J as. G. Edwards, Lindsay. 



In view of the fact that it is the turn of the Northern Division 

 for the general A. C. A. meet next year, it was resolved that the 

 Northern Division accept the general meet, and that they recom- 

 mend it be held in the neighborhood of the St. Lawrence or the 

 Bay of Quinte, in order to secure as large an attendance as possi- 

 ble from the United States. A cordial vote of thanks was given 

 to Commodore MacGachen and the other retiring officers, who 

 have worked well for the Division. 



The Orillia Citizens 1 Band had come over to serenade the camp, 

 and after the meeting they headed a procession to the camp-tire, 

 followed by a number of Orillia visitors. The officers-elect were 

 introduced to the assembled ladies and gentlemen. The irrepressi- 

 ble big boys of the Toronto camp thereupon rushed forward, 

 seized the new vice-commodore, and tossed him up in the air three 

 times, with a "tiger" added, catching him as he fell. This is a 

 token of affectionate regard, and is known as "bouncing. " Messrs. 

 Robinson and Colin Fraser were similarly favored, also Commo- 

 dore GJbson and Mr. Dalton. Mr. Robinson is ex-Mayor of Orillia, 

 and iswell known and popular in the town. His election has 

 received hearty and general approval. 



Here are some more comments by our genial friend of the Orillia 

 Packet: 



"After nightfall I stole out aud wandered around. The Asso- 

 ciation was holding its annual meeting in the big marquee, select- 

 ing officers for next, year, etc., etc. The boys were all there, 

 ready for any amount of mischief, but intent on business. The 

 speechifying was good— above the average— and as each new 

 officer was appointed he received three rousing good cheers and a 

 chorus, "for he's a jolly good fellow." by the whole strength of 

 the company. Then the boys "fell in" outside on mock parade, 

 the Orillia band struck up and everybody marched off to the 

 camp-fire on Squaw Point. The mirth began again. Stirring 

 strains by the town musicians, songs by the boys, jokes from the 

 crowd. Oh, it was just lovely, to note by firelight the counte- 

 nances of august judges, of austere fathers and sedate matrons 

 expanded laterally into the broadest smiles— City Fathers grin- 

 ning like, schoolboys amid the silvery sounds of laughing girls. 



"And the 'bouncing!'— which means a crowd of stalwart young 

 fellows seizing a victim by the head, boots, shoulders, anywhere, 

 and flinging him six feet or so in the air. Down he comes, to be 

 caught in a perfect forest of arms— up again— perhaps half a dozen 

 times! The sensation is doubtful while it lasts and exquisite when 

 it's over. It, is a distinction and an honor to be 'bounced,' none 

 but good fellows and favorites being chosen for the operation. I 

 won't mention any names this week, but— eh , Mon! it was 'fearfu' 

 funny' to see the lengthy limbs of one Orillia's most prominent 

 townsmen, which promenade Mississaga street with such dignity, 

 sp rawling skyward with still greater prominence in the glare, of 

 the campfire. Six exhibitions of them and a different attitude 

 every time!!" 



The races commenced on the afternoon of July 28, when the two 

 sailing events came off. Following is a complete report of all the 

 events; 



Saturday, Jidy 28. 

 Novices sailing, for those who never sailed an A. C. A. race be- 

 fore 1888. Three miles. Time limit, 1^ hours. 



F. Goodwin, Lindsay, canoe Manita 1 



Hugh Maclean, Toronto, canoe Wa Wa 2 



E. Easton, Lindsay, canoe Comet.. 3 



A. M. Rice, Toronto, canoe Dixie 4 



Winner's time, lh. 6m. Wind very light. Seven started. Man- 

 ita led from the start. The contest between Wa Wa and Comet 

 was close and exciting. Only four finished. 



Special sailing race for all classes of canoes. Four and a half 

 miles. Time limit, two hours. 



W. G. McKendrick, Ubique and Toronto, canoe Mac 1 



D. B. Jacques, Toronto, Hyla 2 



Harry F. McKendrick, Ubique, canoe Chum 3 



Colin Fraser, Ubique and Toronto, canoe Una 4 



George Sparrow, Toronto, canoe Petrel 5 



The race was a sort of preliminary canter, apart from the class 

 races. Twenty started but of these only live finished. The wind 

 was very light during the first two-thirds of the race, but began 

 to improve then and turned to the west, when the race between 

 the five leading boats became quite interesting. Up to this time 

 almost from the beginning they had been in the following order: 



W G McKendrick, Ubique and Toronto, canoe Mac 1 



H F McKendrick, Ubique, canoe Chum 2 



G Sparrow, Toronto, canoe Petrel 3 



D B Jacques, Toronto canoe Hyla 4 



These were close together, and were followed at a considerable 

 distance by C. Fraser, Ubique and Toronto, canoe Una. The puff 

 in the last round had the effect of changing their position. The 

 Hyla passed the Petrel and gradually closed up on the Chum. 

 They reached the finishing line almost exactly at the same time; 

 the Hyla having the inside went around first, and so secured the 

 second place. The Una also crept up on the Petrel sufficiently to 

 get inside of her at the finish, and so secured fourth place. All 

 the other starters got so hopelessly in the rear that they dropped 

 out. 



Monday, July SO. 

 The regular class races were begun to-day: 



Sailing race- Centerboard canoes, open or decked, 3 miles, twice 

 around a triangular course: 



D. B. Jacques, Toronto, Hyla 1 



W. E. McKendrick, Toronto and Ubique, Mac 2 



H. F. McKendrick, Ubique, Chum 3 



F. Goodwin, Lindsay, Manita 4 



W. S. Lister, Lakefield, Cacia 5 



There were 13 starters, and all finished. A good breeze was 

 blowing and the race was excellent. Winner's time 52m. 40s; time 

 of last canoe lh. 8m. 10s. A very fine and close struggle took place 

 between Hyla and Mac. Hyla is a lapstreak decked canoe, with a 

 heavy centerboard and a balance lug. Mac is a light-decked 

 smooth skin canoe, of a specially fast model, carrying a light 

 board and sails of the sliding gunter style, all before the mast. 

 Chum is an open canoe of the same model as Mac, and with 



similar sails. Manita is a fast boat, and her skipper is a promis- 

 ing novice. 



Sailing race— Open to canoes with lee boards, 3 miles: 



Colin Fraser, Toronto and Ubique, Una 1 



Hugh C. Maclean, Toronto, Wa Wa 2 



John Kelly, Toronto, Irene. 3 



There were only three starters. The Una won easily. The race 

 between the other two was close. The limited number of entries 

 in this race was owing to a, change in the division of canoes. Last 

 year they were divided into the open and the docked class, irre- 

 spective of the board. Then there was a good race of the open 

 canoes. This year the canoes are divided as above, all the center- 

 boarders being put together, open or decked. This change does 

 not work well. 



Combined sailing and paddling race, twice around a triangular 

 course of half a mile side: 



W. G, McKendrick, Ubique and Toronto, canoe Mac 1 



H. F. McKendrick, Ubique, canoe Chum 2 



Colin Fraser, Ubique and Toronto, canoe Una 3 



T. Britton, Lindsay, canoe Aurora i 



A. Shaw, Toronto, canoe Vic 5 



The sides of tho triangle were paddled and sailed alternately, 

 commencing with paddle. Six starters. 



Lady and gentleman's tandem, V, mile: 



G. Strickland and Miss G. Hall I 



Dr. Douglass and Miss E. Britton ;> 



a. P. McKendrick and Miss J. Ovens 3 



There were 9 starters. 



Classes 2 and 3, paddling, 1 mile, with a turn: 



P. W. Strickland, Lakefield 10 55 



Dr. Douglass, Lakefield 11 30 



Colin Fraser 11 40 



Four starters. 



Classes 4 and 5, paddling: 



W. G. McKendrick U 20 



S. Britton Jj 40 



M. J. Collins, Bobcaygeon .11 55 



An impromptu tournament took place in front of headquarters, 

 the prize being a paddle offered by Colonel Harry Rogers of Pe- 

 terborough. There were six entries: D, Strickland, Lakefield, 

 paddled by E. Cox, was opposed to W. S. Lister, of Lakefield, 



Saddled by P. Strickland; G. Sparrow, Toronto, paddled by F. 

 lason, was opposed to G. Wright, Lakefield, paddled by V, God- 

 win; E. B. Edwards, Peterborough, paddled by J. Spier, was op- 

 posed by J. Jephcott, Toronto, paddled bv W. C. .lephcotl. In 

 the first round Sparrow knocked out Wright. Alter a few rounds 

 Strickland knocked out Lister, and was then opposed to Sparrow, 

 whom he succeeded in downing after a sharp struggle. About the 

 same time Edwards placed his man in the water with his boat on 

 the top of him. He was then opposed to Strickland, when, after an 

 interesting contest, without either securing a victory, the event 

 was declared a draw, and left over for future decision, as night 

 was approaching. 



Tuesday, July 31. 



Special sailing race for the Orillia challenge cup, given by- 

 Mayor Thomson and citizens of Orilla. Three miles. 



Arthur Mason, Toronto, canoe Cecebe 1 



Colin Fraser, Ubique and Toronto, canoe Una 2 



Seventeen started, but only two succeeded in getting twice 

 around the course. A third man, Will Fraser, Ubique, went 

 around once and came in right side up. All the others were upset 

 by half a gale from the. southwest, which was blowing in savage 

 puffs. Harry McKendrick was the first to come to grief, lie 

 broke his mast off short in a desperate effort to keep from cap- 

 sizing, just as the first gun fired. Shortly after this, W. A. Cooke 

 and A. Shaw, both of Toronto, came in collision when tossing 

 around in the heavy sea, and both canoes went over. The re- 

 mainder started, and most of them rounded the first buoy; but 

 their career ended before the second buoy was reached. The 

 steamers Longford and South wood were engaged in giving assist- 

 ance to the wet canoeists. This is one of the roughest races the. 

 A. C. A. men have sailed. There was a somewhat similar one in 

 1883 at Stony Lake, when only two men got round the course, t he 

 second of whom was the same Colin Fraser who was second to- 

 day. Mr. Mason received hearty congratulations on his skillful 

 and successful sailing to-day . 



The following is the afternoon's programme of races: 



Passenger sailing race, each skipper being accompanied by a 

 passenger; 3 miles. 



Wm. G. McKendrick 1 



W. S. Lister, Lakefield 2 



J. G. Edwards, Lindsay 3 



Six started. The wind continued to blow hard. Of the remain- 

 ing three starters, one broke his mast, one upset and the third 

 came back with his canoe half full of water. 



Combined paddling and sailing race, paddle a mile to windward 

 and sail back again: 



W. G. McKendrick 1 



Colin Fraser ,2 



Harry F. McKendrick 3 



Dr. Douglas.. . 4 



The Doctor beat the othei sin paddling and rounded the far buoy 

 first, but he lost time in getting up his sail. 



Paddling race for open canoes, classes four and five: 



Harry F. McKendrick 1 



Darcy Strickland, Lakefield 2 



M. J. Collins Bobcaygeon 3 



Will A. Fraser, Ubique 4 



This was a good race. Time 11m. 41s. 



Paddling race; club fours; one mile; four men from the same 

 club in each canoe: one mile, with a turn: 



D. B. Jacques, W. A. Cooke, H. Wright, Geo. Sparrow, Toronto..l 

 Dr. Douglas, A. R. Wright, W. S. Lister and Darcy Strickland. . .2 



H. F. McKendrick, Smith, Richard Lees and J. N. McKendrick. .3 

 This was the most interesting race. The three crews turned the 



far buoy within a few seconds of each other, Toronto loading. 

 On the return Ubique steered wildly and finally dropped out of 

 the race. The other two made a good finish, Toronto leading by a 

 few lengths. The precision of their stroke was much admired, 

 they paddling together like one man. 



Hurry-scurry race, run 50yds., swim 50yds., and paddle about a 

 quarter mile. 



Harry F. McKendrick 1 



Samuel Britton, Lindsay 2 



Darcy Strickland 3 



This race was great fun. The men ran to the end of the wharf, 

 plunged into tho water, swam to their canoes, climbed in and pad- 

 dled to the finish, which was a close one. 



Wednesday, Aug. L 



Tandem paddling race; distance, one mile with a turn. 

 Sam Britton and Harry F. McKendrick l 



D. B. Jacques and Henry Wright. Toronto .,3 



Percy Strickland and Darcy Strickland, Lakefield 3 



W. J. Read and M. J. Collins, Bobcaygoon 4 



Dr. Douglas and Mr. Wright, Peterboro 5 



Five entries. The race was a close and interesting one. 



A portage race and a tournament were also on the programme, 

 but neither came off, the reason being a lack of entries. 



A record was made up on the usual principle; tweuty-two com- 

 petitors. 



Points. 



I. Wm. G. McKendrick 39J4 



2. Harry F. McKendrick 30',,, 



3. Colin Fraser - j$C 



4. Sam Britton 1|£ 



5. D. B. Jacques h«4 



The regatta committee were Dr. Douglas, Chairman; Geo. Hat- 

 ton, Peterboro, and Colin Fraser, Toronto, Judges and Starters; 



E. B. Edwards and Col. Harry Rogers, Clerk of the Course; Thos. 

 Carscadden, Gait. 



An exceedingly fine and artistic assortment of flags was at the 

 disposal of the regatta committee, all given by lady friends of the 

 division. There were no factory made ones. Your correspondent 

 has been at. many A. C. A. meets, but never saw so fine a display of 

 flags as this. 



On Wednesday afternoon the competition for the best cruising 

 kit took place. There were three competitors, A. M. Rice, To- 

 ronto, H. F. McKendrick, Gait, and W. Jepheotte, Toronto. The 

 prize was a cup presented by Rear Commodore W. G. McKen- 

 drick, of Toronto. It was awarded to A. M. Rice, the judges con- 

 sidering that his was the most complete, if not so simple as some 

 of the others. 



The singing at the camp-fires was chiefly done by two separate 

 and compact choruses, who usually sang separately, but some- 

 times joined In song. One was a group of ladies from Lindsay, 

 the other the Toronto C. C, who had been practicing in their club 

 house during the preceding winter. 



On Thursday the 26th an excursion to Lake Sinicoe and the town 

 of Barrie took place on the fine steamer Longford. Capt. Thom- 

 son, her owner, is also commodore of the Orillia C. C. A register 

 was kent at the secretary's fable in camp, where canoeists enter 

 their names, clubs, and the names of their canoes. Capt. Thomson 

 enters himself, 'Orillia Club, canoe Longford," lie has taken a 

 warm interest in the welfare of the Northern Division, and the 

 other day took a. number of the canoeists for a trip round the lake 

 at his own expense. 



A very successful trip to Washago and joint cruise up the Severn J 

 River was one of the features of the meet. The steamer 8 outh» 

 wood started about 10 o'clock in the morning, carrying about 40 j 

 men and ladies, and towing a scow with two dozen canoes on I 

 board. The party left the steamer at Washago and paddled their I 

 canoes ud the Severn four miles, till thev reached the place -where 

 the inky waters of the Black River mingle with the Severn's clear 

 stream. Two portages were made en route. The party returned . 

 by the same route, full of admiration for the beautiful scenery of 

 the Severn and Black River. 



The usual illuminated procession was held at night during the 1 

 week. It had to be confined to the sheltered neighborhood of the 1 

 ladies' camp, as it was too windy elsewhere for the Chinese lan- I 

 terns. About 25 canoes, carrying from one to six lanterns, exe- 

 cuted various evolution, and singing was done on the water with 

 fine effect. The arrangements for the comfort and convenience of 

 the canoeists were excellent. They were in the hands of a local I 

 committee consisting of S. Sherrington Robinson and Messrs. Kin- 

 non, Bruce, Murphy and F. J. Delaney. 



Arrangements were made with Mr. H. Elliott, boatbuilder, 

 Orillia, whereby he has placed his boat house at the disposal of 

 the Division for the landiug of canoes and stowage of camp stuff. 

 He has an excellent landing stage. He flies a large A. C. A. flag. 

 The arrangement is a great convenience, as several canoeists pad- , 

 died and sailed to the town daily. 



The Grand Trunk Railway placed Couchiching Park at the dis- 1 

 posal of the Division. This company deserves thanks for its lib- 

 eral transport arrangements. 



Sign boards wore placed at many points on the island pointing 

 to the various camps thereon. The enterprising canoeist is always 

 breaking out afresh. The T. C. C. had "Yonge street" for the 

 main avenue of their camp. 



Headquarters was prettily situated on the east side of the island. 

 Lauding at the steamer wharf, you saw a long row of canoes , 

 drawn up on the shore to the right. Before you was a cleared 

 space, dotted with tents and bounded by foliage. A magnificent I 

 marquee, floored with boards, was erected by Mr. Kinnon. Mr. F. 

 Cox, of Peterhoro and Toronto, had the next largest tent. A 

 number of fine marquees, chiefly striped in colors, were around, 

 one of them the Toronto Club tent. Secretary Britton sat at his 

 table in the open air, under the shade of a'tree. Commodore 

 McGachen occupied a marquee the door of which stood hospitably 

 open all day long. Two tall flag poles at the commencement of 

 the avenue carried the British and American flags, respectively, 

 indi eating the international character of the A. C. A. 



"Tom," thehandy man of camp, engaged and paid by the Asso- 

 ciation, was kept busy. An excellent store and barter shop were 

 on the island. There were two botanical experts in the Ubique 

 Club and they are collecting great heaps of the island flora for 

 examination. 



Mr. and Mrs. Lundy, of Peterboro, gave a very pleasant aud 

 successful camp-fire at the prettily situated ladies' camp on 

 Baptist Bay, following their much-appreciated precedent of last 

 year at Stony Lake. 



Ex-Mayor Robinson, of Orillia, kindly placed his steam launch 

 Wanda at the service of the Associat ion, and she did good w r ork. 

 The regatta committee took her out to rearrange the buoys on 

 the sailing course. 



Sunday was a quiet day. Divine service was held in the open 

 air at the usual hour for morning church. The officiating clergy- 

 man was the Rev. N. H. McGachen, rector of Littlcbourne, 

 Kent, England, and father of Vice-Corn. McGachen. The 

 ladies' camp was the place of service. In the evening a number 

 of canoes joined together near Ladies' Bay. Holding gunwale to 

 gunwale, they formed a solid raft, the occupants of which sang a 

 number of sacred songs. 



The meet was most successful and gives good promise of a large 

 gathering next year on the Bay of Quinte, when it is expected 

 that members from the States will repeat the visit thev made in 

 1883 to Stony Lake. Isabel, T. 0. C. 



FAST TRAVELING IN A CANOE. 



'"PHE following account of a trip by canoe is from the Dramatic- 

 A A T ei(.'s, of Fredericton, N. B., the run being made on the St. 

 John River in May last: 



"Messrs. A. W. and R. B. Stra ton started from the Lower Basin, 

 Grand Falls, at 4:30 A. M. and passed the Citv Hall, Fredericton, 

 at 7:19 P. M., making the run of 180 miles in. 14h, 59m., including 

 all stops. This is a feat which has never before been accomplished 

 by canoemen, to the best of our knowledge. Men accustomed to 1 

 running rafts down the river say that it is uot an uncommon 

 thing to bring a raft from Grand Falls to Spring Hill Cove in one 

 day during freshet time. Indeed there is a tradi tion among old 

 rivcrmen that a, raft was once run from the Lower Basin to Wil- 

 mots Bluff, miles below Fredericton, between daylight and dark, 

 DflJ whether this is anything more than tradition we cannot 

 definitely say. It is said that Squire Kilburn. of Muniac, has < 

 often, at a good pitch of water, made the run from that place to 1 

 Fredericton, 100 miles, in a day in a log canoe. Our esteemed 

 friend, Judge, lugraham, tells of a day's journey which he once 1 

 made in a bark, in company with Charles Lee, from tho falls to ' 

 Eel River. 81 miles. On June 15, 1887, at comparatively low water < 

 Messrs. J. W. Bailey and R. B. Straton covered the distance be- 

 tween Peel and Fredericton, 76 miles, in one day. And on May 6, , 

 at the beginning of the present freshet and before it bad reached 

 its height, Messrs. J. K. Knight, Agent Merchant's Bank, and H. 

 M. Hurley, Teller Nova Scotia Bank, Woodstock, made the run 

 from Attdover to Woodstock, 51 miles, in 7h., against a stiff head 

 wind. 



"Before attempting the trip, Mr. Straton prepared a time, table, 

 based upon information obtained in a survey of the river made by 

 Deputy Foulis. All distances were taken from the plan accom- 

 panying his report of survey, as wore the elevations from which 

 was calculated the relative speed of the curreut at different 

 points. The following are the principal points in the time table: 



Grand Falls 4:30 A. M. 



Tobique, 21 miles 0:30 " 



Woodstock, 69 miles 11:34 " 



Eel River, 81 miles 1:04 P. M. 



Poquiock, 93 miles 2:28 " 



Long's Creek, 111 miles 4:55 " 



Fredericton, 130 miles.... 7:32 " 



"It was exactly half-past four, by Fredericton local time, when 

 the good canoe Red Swan pushed out into the noisy, frothy waters 

 of the lower basin. On the far side, at the foot of the gorge, no 

 eanoe could live; but there on the west side, and extending half 

 way across the basin, is an immense eddy, comparatively smooth, 

 describing incessantly an immense, circle, and covered, in places 

 to a depth of six inches, with a creamy foam. The night has been 

 very cold, and the top of this foam is hard and brittle, with the 

 frost. A short distance below the eddy a rocky point projects 

 from the next bank, from which the water recoils* with tremend- 

 ous force, forming a line of rollers, extending obliquely down and 

 across the river. About 100yds. below is another sfcailiar, but 

 much rougher. As the Red Swan drew clear of the eddy, and 

 feels the full force of the current, an attempt is made to get her 

 outside of the line of rollers, for they look ugly; but the current is 

 too strong, and so she. is headed straight for them, and goes climb- 

 ing through in beautiful style, not, however, without shipping 

 considerable water. But it will never do to take the second line 

 of breakers in like manner, for the Red Swan would want wings 

 indeed to get through that wild dance in safety. So her bow is 

 headed across the stream, the bow man is called on for his very- 

 best, and away she dashes like a crazy thing. But there is a 

 method in her madness; and as she glid'es beyond the reach of 

 harm all hands feel relieved that the only really dangerous piece 

 of water on the river has been safely passed. 



"And now ashore, to empty the water, for she is about, one-quar- 

 ter full; ten precious minutes are lost here, which in this tearing 

 current means more than a mile and a half. At Salmon River 

 the crew get their first view of the sun, but it soon disappears 

 again, the valley is so narrow and the overshadowin g hills so 

 high. At the month of Arostook this rough country is left be - 

 hind, and Tobique is made at 6:32, two minutes behind time. 

 Hardly a word is spoken by the crew as they settle down to 

 steady work; the Audover Bridges are passed safely, and at 7:30, 

 three minutes ahead of time, the Red Swan is rounded up at 

 Muniac to allow the crew to change places. It is becoming evident 

 that this is going to be no business of taking if easy and allowing 

 her to drift, with the current; nothing but hard aiid unremit ting 

 paddling will keep her up to schedule time. At Chicketehawk 

 (here are five minutes to the good, as another change is made, 

 and away she goes cavorting under the Florence viHe bridge, and 

 on to Hartland, which is reached at 10:30, one minute late. Here 

 the stern man takes sole command, and the bowman gives his un- 

 diverted at tention to the contents of a substantial parcel, for 

 which he is indebted to the kindly forethought of mine host May- 

 berry. 



"Presently another change is made and the rest of the crew go 

 through the same interesting operation. Acker Creek is hardly 

 passed, with its railway bridge perched awav in the air, before 

 •H:irdscrabble,' looms up ahead, and the roar of the river is 

 heard tearing under the Woodstock Bridge. Woodstock is made 

 at 11.16 twelve minutes late. Here a stop of twenty minutes is 

 made to send a message to friend Hawthorn, and the crew would 



