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camped, paddled, sailed and talked; the result beinglthat all went 

 home full of enthusiasm and ready to come back next year to the 

 second meet of the American Canoe Association which they had 

 organized, with Mr. Alden as commodore and Mr. Bishop as sec- 

 retary. 



During the. next year the growth of the young organization was 

 somewhat slow, canoeing had not yet overcome the strong preju- 

 dice and ridicule which it met, at first; hut the meet was success- 

 ful and well attended. It was held on the Canoe Islands, owned 

 by Messrs. Bishop, Longworth and Wulsin, near t he present camp 

 on Long Island. This year the first Canadian delegation (five 

 canoes), led by Mr. Edwards and Col. Hai'ry Rogers, were present. 



In 1882 the Association had increasedfgreatly, and a most suc- 

 cessful meet was held at the Canoe Islands. In the following 



Eear a move was made to Canada, the camp being held at Stony 

 iake, with the result that many Canadian canoeists joined. 

 As the meets increased in size, it became evident that the Canoe 

 Islands were too small, while the winds on Lake George were not. 

 the best for canoe sailing, so in 1884 the camp was held on Grind- 

 stone Island, in the St. Lawrence River, between New York and 

 Canada. This beautiful spot so pleased the canoeists that the 

 camp was held there in 1885-'86 as well, the latter year being 

 marked by the visit of the two English canoeists, W. Baden 

 Powell and Walter Stewart, with the Nautilus and Pearl, and 

 their defeat by the American sailors. The A. C. A. trophy was 

 raced for this year for the first time, a handsome silver bowl, to 

 be held by the winner for one year and returned to the next meet 

 to be raced for agaiu; canoeists of all nations to be admitted to 

 the competition. 



In 1887 the Association visited a new spot. Bow- Arrow Point in 

 Lake Champlain, one. of the most beautiful of all camps. This 

 year it goes back to Lake George, camping on Long Island, about 

 five miles from Caldwell, at the head or south end of ti e lake. 



The growth of the Association has been all that its organizers 

 expected, the total number of members from 1880 to 1888 being 

 over 1300, the present membership being over 1000. At the same 

 time its influence has been widely felt in the extension of canoe- 

 ing throughout the country. In place of the one club in 187!) 

 there are now over 100, while the handful of canoeists in the 

 United States has grown in eight years to 3000 or more. 



This present week will be spent in camp, the chief event being 

 the cruise on Friday, while next week the races will take place. 



DROWNING ACCIDENT AT BAR HARBOR.— On Aug. 11, at 

 8:30 P. M., Mr. M. Reed, of Albany, and Miss Fanny Milliken, of 

 New Orleans, started out for a paddle in a birch canoe. As they 

 did not return boats were sent in search of them, but in vain. 

 Next morning the canoe was picked up by a lumber schooner near 

 Egg Rock, five miles from Bar Harbor. It was floating bottom 

 up, but with paddle and deer skin inside. The night was calm 

 but very dark, and how the capsize occurred will never be known. 

 The birch bark canoes are noted as being cranky and very danger- 

 ous except in skilled hands, but they are generally used by pleas- 

 ure parties about Bar Harbor. 



THE CANADIAN CRUISERS.— Messrs. Allan W. Johnson and 

 Hugh Hartshorne arrived on Aug. 7 at New York in the canoe 

 Nora, having cruised from Brantford, Ontario, a distance of over 

 800 miles. 



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L. D. S., New Orleans.— We have never published the lines you 

 wish. The yacht is a good sea boat, practically safe. For a cruis- 

 ing yacht not less than 6ft. is desirable. 



C. H. K., Phila.— You will find time allowance tables in the club 

 hooks of any of the large yacht clubs, also in Kunhardt's "Small 

 Yachts." There is no universal method in use; each club has its 

 own rules. 



R. E. C, Elizabeth, N. J.— You have had an advertisement for 

 two or three years past, but not this year, of some one I think in 

 Murray or Chambers street, of a mosquito net to go over the head 

 for fishermen or sportsmen, the advertisement saying that Gen. 

 Dix always used it in snipe shooting in the Great South Bay. I 

 suppose you can give me the name and address of the advertiser. 

 Please do so at your earliest convenience? Ans. T. J. Conroy, 65 

 Fulton street, New York. 



W. A. K., Woodstock, Out. —Our pond is large and is fed by 

 several spring creeks, the pond and creeks being well stocked 

 with brook trout. Some of the members have proposed to place 

 carp in the same pond, but before doing so would like your advice 

 as to whether the two kinds of fish named would do well together 

 or not, or would it be a serious mistake to adopt this course? We 

 would prefer to retain the trout to all other fish, but if carp would 

 not interfere it might be a valuable addition, as we thought they 

 might remain in the pond proper and leave the stream to the 

 trout. Ans. Leave the carp out. They may not do much harm, 

 but will not grow much in your cold water, and will eat food that 

 had better be left to the trout. 



J. P. T., Boston.— Near my native home lies a beauty of a lake 

 among the hills east of the White Mountains. It has a hard 

 sandy bottom on one side, rocky on the other, and in places is 70 

 or 80ft. deep, it is two miles long by one-half wide, with a slow 

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 and was once well stocked with pickerel, perch, etc. Eight years 

 ago black bass were introduced, sometimes they are caught there 

 now, though I never saw one. The former inhabitants however 

 are few and far between. What would be the result of placing a 

 pair of salmon there? Would they live? Would they breed? (I 

 have always suspected spri ngs in the pond from its coldness). Could 

 they make headway against the bass? Ans. If by_ •'salmon" you 

 mean the lake trout we think they would thrive in the deep 

 waters where black bass do not feed. The true salmon would not 

 live there. It would be best to introduce several thousand fry in- 

 stead of a pair of fish. 



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 I have averaged nearly 90 per cent, of kills both on live birds and 

 targets ever since I began to use them. Yours truly, (Signed) M. 

 M. F. Lindsley, Supt. American Wood Powder Co., West Hobo- 

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