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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 30, 1890, 



HULL Y. 0. REG ATTAS. — The regatta committee of the Hull 

 Y. C, lias selected following dtfftes for evouts: .Tone 28, first cham- 

 pionship, outside, courses off Point AHerton, for first and second 

 classes. July 9, first championship, off club house, third, fourth, 

 fifth and sixth classes. July 26, eighty-third cosh prize regatta, 

 all classes, off club house. Aug. 13, ladies 1 dav. Aug. 30, second 

 championship, outside, courses off Point AHerton. Aug. 23, 

 second championship, inside, off club house. Club cruise and 

 championship sail-offs to be announced later. 



CRUISERS.— New sharpie yawl Alice, built by Mr. Claphain 

 lor Mr. Briggs, of Philadelphia, arrived at Cooper's Point, Cam- 

 den, N. J., Julyo, and left fdr south coast of Florida Jan. 13.... 

 Sohoner yacht Helen, Com. C. D. Middleton, Q. O. Y. C, left 

 Charleston Jan. 1 for Cuba via Jacksonville, Fia. I wilj send you 

 a transcript of her log from time to time, if you have space.— R. 



NIRVANA.— Geo. Henry W. Perkins, owner of the schooner 

 Nirvana, died at Nassau, N. P., on Jan. 14. Gen. Perkins has 

 spent his winters on his yacht in the West Indies for a number 

 of years. 



NEW ENGLAND Y. R. A.-The Corinthian Y. C, of Marble- 

 head, and the Great Read Y. C. have withdrawn from the N. E. 

 Y. R. A. 



ST. LAWRENCE Y. C.-On Jan. 20 the St. Lawrence Y. C, of 

 Montreal, held its monthly social, Mr. J. F. Gibsone delivering 

 an interesting lecture on designing. 



NEWARK Y. C— The Newark Y. C. has purchased grounds at 

 Bayonne, N. J., on Newark Bay, and will build a handsome club 

 bouse. 



Small Yachts. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $7. Steam Yachts and 

 Launches. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $s. Yachts, Boats and 

 Cannes. By C. Stamjield-Hichs. It ice $3.60. Strum Machinery. B* 

 Donaldson. Price $1.60. 



The list of officers and directions for joining the A. C. A. and 

 W. C. A. will be found in the first issue of each month. 



Secretaries of canoe Clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

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

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

 report of Hie same. Canoe ists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward tp FOREST and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and ht ti tigs, and all items 

 relating to the sport. 



1,500 MILES IN AN ADIRONDACK BOAT. 



VAST V. 



NIAGARA FALLS, Sept. 21 .-Sunday —At 7 o'clock I walked 

 over to Goat Island, thence to the Cave of the Winds; then, 

 as the guides were not up, I descended the cliff alone. After don- 

 ning my poncho cloak, and with many misgivings, I sallied under 

 the falls, having two bad falls of my own on the slippery rocks 

 before reaching the critical spot. Here one has much ado to keep 

 one's feet, as the wind is furious; and this, together with the cut- 

 ting and blinding spray, made my progress slow. The great 

 trouble, however, was which way_ to go; but mustering up my 

 little stock of courage and. forging ahead, I came out safely, 

 punting and thoroughly soaked through, the poncho having been 

 no protection whate ver. Next I walked all around Goat Island 

 and the Sisters, viewing the rapids above and the Canadian Falls. 

 After doing these, 1 went one mile below to the Suspension Bridge; 

 theu walking down to the elevator, which is worked by water 

 power, I saw the great Whirlpool Rapids. Here a photograph 

 fiend endeavored to ensnare me into having my picture taken 

 "oack to the scene," whereupon I gave him some vigorous ideas 

 in brief on such sacrilege, and then departed. At the' little house 

 on the cliff an attractive young woman endeavored to tempt me 

 into purchasing a whole collection of shells, etc.; but by a deter- 

 mined effort I escaped her blandishments. 



I then walked the eight miles to Levviston by a pretty road, 

 commanding a view of the river thundering through the wild- 

 looking gorges, and of the country to the north, where, too, On- 

 tario could be seen stretching away like a sea of burnished silver 

 and blue, a most glorious sight. About, midway to Lewiston I 

 passed a large Jesnit College, whence issued strains of music, 

 while several studeuls and priests were roaming around through 

 the beautiful groves which crowned the beetling cliffs of Niagara 

 River. ' Shortly before arriving here a steep rood descends about 

 300ft. from the summit of an eminence, whence the view was 

 superb. This ridge extends east and west as far as the eye can 

 reach, all the country lying south being several hundred feet 

 higher than the region to the north, the change commencing at 

 the ridge. 



The volume of water passing over the falls is 20ft. in depth and 

 three-quarters of a mile in width, amounting to about, one hun- 

 dred millions of tons per hour. The American Falls are 900ft. 

 across, with a drop of 104ft.; the Canadian Falls are l,iJ00ft. wide 

 and drop 158ft. The new Suspension Bridge at the head of tho 

 rapids is worthy of remark, having cost nearly §1. 200,000. The 

 span is 1,230ft. from tower to lower, mid it, hangs 256U. above the 

 surface of the water. The railway suspension bridge is also a 

 wonderful structure, engineered by Mr. Roebling, of Trenton. 

 N. J. 



At the Whirlpool Rapids the river is estimated to be 35ft. higher 

 in '.tie middle than at t be -id-., and I he torrent lias a velocity of 

 miles per hour. The elevator here to the cliff above has a 

 rise of 250ft. Below, the Whirlpool itself is 1,000ft. across, while 

 the cliffs on either side are 350ft. high, rising perpendicularly 

 from their base. The water in the center of the pool is lift, higher 

 than at its edges. The tremendous power of this great tlood. the 

 outlet of all the upper lakes, impresses one indescribably. While 

 1 was gazing in mute wonder at the brink of the falls, two men 

 enme up, and after their first stupified surprise was ended, one 

 said, "There is a huge amount of water power going to waste;" 

 while the other remarked, "That would he a quick road to the 

 devil." It is necessary to add that they were typical Yankees. 



After dining at a curious little inn at Lewiston, I rejoined my 

 boat, having a few repairs made by a carpenter of Lewiston, after 

 which, putting on the complete deck, all the open portion of the 

 craft was covered as tight aa a dram up to the waist. Setting oil' 

 wit h t be good wishes of a carefully selected company of the resi- 

 dents, I pulled down the river with a good breeze partly with me. 

 It was seven miles to Niagara Town, at the foot of the river, and 

 the row was very enjoyable. The wooded cliffs on either side 

 gradually became lower until, at the outlet, they had dwindled 

 down completely, when a few strong strokes drove my boat out 

 on the broad bosom of Lake Ontario. Opposite Niagara Town, on 

 the American side, are the bastions ot an American tort, over 

 which wave the star3 and stripes. The sight of the flag elicited 

 three lusty cheers, and Ibade farewell to the United States for a 

 season, while entering on unknown walers for which I had a 

 hearty dread, being in ignorance of their dangers and of my 

 future chances. 



As the boat turned to follow the south shore to the west the 

 wind shifted dead ahead, and I also had to contend with some 

 rather heavy rollers. The shore lines curved in and out, but were 

 quite free from projecting headlands. Several comfortable look- 

 ing farms appeared, and quantities of fine timber, especially 

 white pine, some of the latter specimens attaining heights of 100 

 to 125ft. They vere exactly suited to the landscape, bearing a 

 commanding aspect, and looking out over the great waste of 

 waters which had lapped their feet for centuries past. My boat 

 alarnied some wild ducks swimming about here and there, and 

 many large white, gulls were constantly hovering overhead. By 

 degrees the last of New York State faded out of sight upon the 

 horizon. No people were seen after leaving Lewiston except a 

 stray individual on the beach. The lake is 45 miles wide here, 

 though about 75 miles wide further east, and looks precisely like 

 the ocean. 



The sunset over the water was most lovely, aud though the im- 

 mediate surroundings were lonely, the whole prospect was im- 

 pressive and beautiful. The lake was quite calm, and I enjoyed 

 this quiet Sunday evening along its shores very much. About 

 dusk the light off Port Dalhousie appeared, and not long after I 

 passed between the two lighthouses and was rowing between two 

 long breakwaters to the little town, having come 19 miles from 

 Lewiston. After putting the boat in a covered slip near a lock of 

 the Welland Canal, and eat ing some bread and milk at a wretched 

 inn, l went to an Episcopal chapel, where my dress caused some 



commotion. After service the congregation asked what yacht I 

 had come ashore from. 



Lake Ontario, Sept. 22, Monday.— As my best coat still smells 

 terribly of kerosene, I put on a Schuylkill Navy jacket with brass 

 buttons, this elevating me in the eyes of the people to the rank of 

 an officer from some yacht; and as this idea of theirs commands 

 respect I found it judicious not to undeceive them. First pro- 

 curing some stores for dinner, I got away at 7:30, glad to escape 

 the vile hotel, though the morning was cloudy, and betokened 

 wrath to come. Rowing through some shipping, and then out 

 between the long breakwaters, I rounded the lighthouses and 

 took a westerly course along shore about 2 miles from land, 

 there was a moderate head wind at the start, and it rained in 

 showers off and on, with thunder and lightning. The waves were 

 quite high, though not troublesome for the first 7 miles; after 

 that a strong N.E. gale set up the lake, bowling the waves in 

 heavily. 



Seeing what was in store, I stripped to the waist, though it was 

 cold, nasty work, and spent all my energies to avoid the tumbling 

 waves, and yet row in such a manner that the wind would not 

 drilt me ashore; in which case the boat would shortly have been 

 knocked into kindling wood. This thought occasioned me much 

 alarm, as I was unacquainted with the coast, and no pier nor 

 landing place was visible. I took several duckings in spite of 

 efforts to avoid them, proceeding in this manner until a pier was 

 espied with joy- Having reached this, I found a sheltering spot 

 under the flooring and between the piles, and, tying up both stem 

 and stern, took a cold lunch, a good portion of which, however, 

 was carried off by a wave as it washed over the boat. The rollers 

 were tremendous, aud made my seat a very unsteady one, as I had 

 frequently to hold on in order to keep the seat at all. The waves 

 breaking behind the pier would come rolling in until their force 

 was broken by the abutment behind which I was ensconsed; even 

 then I was in great danger of my lines parting and of being 

 washed ashore, or worse still of swamping. Perhaps on the whole 

 it was the liveliest, dinner 1 ever had. 



Some farmers unloading wheat on the pier advised me not to go 

 out again, as a heavy storm was, in their opinion, imminent, it 

 being the time for the equinoctial gale; moreover, they said that 

 there was no pier for the next 16 miles. Nevertheless. I did try 

 it, but was unable to get away from the shore, as the wind and 

 waves had now become too boisterous. In turning to come back 



1 had a narrow escape from being turned over, emerging, how- 

 ever, with a sound ducking only; the men hauling me up by 

 means of my boathook and bow line, thus aiding me to land. It 

 had been raining hard for some time, and being wet, cold and 

 tired, I was glad to get. under the grain storehouse roof. The lake 

 presented an exceedingly wild and savage appearance, making 

 one shudder at the thought of having been on it. The combers 

 came rushing in, and, breaking against the pier with a deafening 

 noise, leaped clear over the high deck of the pier. It was im- 

 possible to row in such a sea, as the boat was Hung around in such 

 a manner that the oars were very difficult to manage; while pull- 

 ing a long or st rong stroke was out of the question, the waves alone 

 drifting the boat three times as far as any three etrokes would 

 propel her. 



The little village of Grimsby being near at hand, one of the 

 farmers drove me there in his wagon, and % mile brought me at 



2 P. M. to a little inn, where there was nothing to do but eat 

 fruit, answer questions and read, as it rained and si ormed heavily 

 during the remainder of the day. During the morning I had seen 

 some wild ducks, plenty of the huge white, gulls (not of the sea 

 variety, but those inhabiting the North Woods) and an eagle 

 engaged in fishing. The shores were pretty, with the invariable 

 sandy beach, a white clay bank further back, and then some 

 woods with a few farms interspersed here and there. This is 

 quite a fruit-producing region. A low range of mountains ex- 

 tends east and west in the rear of Grimsby. The inn is neat and 

 well kept and the people attentive. The row from Port Dalhousie 

 to Grimsby was 16 miles. 



Lake Ontario, Tuesday, Sept. 28.— At 6:30 I had breakfast, a 

 lunch was put up for me and then I walked to the shore. The 

 Great Western Hail way of Canada runs near Grimsbv, and Hamil- 

 ton, Ont., is but, Its miles distant by rail. The wind appeared to 

 be rising, and an old fisherman living in a hut on the beach said 

 that it was not safe to go out and he would not attempt it in his 



smack. Here they catch salmon trout weighing 401 bs., and a 

 whitefish. I laid out in his boat and read uni il 9:30 A. M., when, 

 as the wind was falling considerably, I put otT, two willing lads 

 aiding the embarkation from the" end of the pier, it not being 

 possible to launch from the beach, as a high sea was yet, running. 

 Climbing down by means of a rope during a moment's lull, when 

 the boat was on top of a roller, I dropped 'in, and so pushed off in 



Rowing a few miles down the shore, I concluded to try and 

 cross the lake, as the storm had delayed me already half a day, 

 while the distance around the western shore was tour times 

 further than the direct route to Toronto. At this point Ontario 

 is about 3o miles across. After leaving the shore some 5 miios 

 astern, 1 saw a llock of curious looking birds flying swiftly over 

 the waves, closely resembling curlews. They, as well as' man v 

 clucks, came within easy gunshot: the latter suddenly appearing 

 from behind some large roller would look considerably astonished 

 at my proximity. 



In a short time I could no longer distinguish tho objects on 

 shore, the mountains and the white line aloug the beach' caused 

 by the waves breaking against the clay banks and then dashing 

 aloft being the only visible landmarks. T then began to experi- 

 ence difficulty in navigating, in trying to preserve a straight 

 course, knowing that the wind, though light just now and also 

 the waves, were causing the boat to drift considerably, though 

 there was nothing by which this leeway could be determined. 

 Appealing to a small compass and judging the distance acriss, 

 these and my watch were mv only diversion and reliance Ex- 

 treme nervousness at the thought of being so far from land and 

 so helpless, with not a sail in sight, prevented me from noticing 

 the dreary monotony of my surroundings. After leaving the 

 shore a distance behind, the water, heretofore of a grayish hue, 

 became an emerald green, thus evidencing ris great, duith (40 tc 80 

 fathoms). 



The day was cloudy, the wind gusty, and the sun appeared to be 

 struggling for existence. Eventually the mountains to the south 

 disappeared below the horizon, and the fact of my being out of 

 sight of land, in a Ult. > oat, became painfully teaL Though the 

 waves were high, even mountainous, their surface at first was 

 quite unruffled, as rolling westward, they presented a fine sight 

 When m their trough I could not have seen an objeci near at 

 hand, naught but sky and water; frequently three strokes were 

 taken while one of these rollers was passing under me. About 

 half way across the wind began to rise gradually, causing more 

 mental anxiety and suffering than it is easy to describe; it was 

 light at nrst, but I noticed with dread every stronger puff, and 



quietly made the work harder and the water more precipitous. 

 1 earful of this growing danger, I changed mv course several 

 points to the west, having been going north bv east: this, though 

 taking oft many milts of the shore line, could not, be helped; mv 

 only thought being now to reach terra firma, grave fears bavin*' 

 taken the place of all other thoughts. 



A thrill of hope shot through me at the sight of the blue shore 

 shore line stretching away to the north, aud I frequently turned 

 round to make sure that it, was not a delusion. By thiowim* a 

 stick in the water I was able to judge of the boat's speed, and"as 

 every ten or twelve minutes passed another mile was added to 

 the record. The stick also indicated how the boat was drifting: 

 to overcome this tendency 1 had to shape my course more up into 

 the wind, m order to strike land the sooner. 



When the wind had risen sufficiently to make the rowing hard 

 and uneven, another by no means trifling danger appeared- 

 namely, as the gale blew from northeast, or parallel to the ap- 

 proaching shore, a slight increase of its force would compel me 

 to put about and travel with the waves toward th- end of the 

 lake. This would involve a probable swamping 15 railed from 

 land, long before the western extremiiv could be reached How- 

 ever, on nearing the shore I found that it took a sudden turn 

 northward, and so changing my course still further westward 1 

 aimed for ihe nearest, point, on which t here r eined to be a dark 

 grove of pine trees. 



The wind had now risen to a strong gale, and great circumspec- 



PURITAN C. C. DINNER. 



THE second annual dinner of the Puri- 

 tau C. C. was held on Jan. 22, at the 

 Hotel Thorndike, in Boston. A recep- 

 tion was held from 6 to 7 P. AL, after 

 which the dinner followed, with music 

 and an exhibition of canoe photos bv 

 stereopticon. The club starts its second 

 year with a total membership of t hirty- 

 eight and a fleet of thirty canoes. It 

 has a good club house at City Point. A 

 number of its members belong to the 

 A. C. A., and the club will bo present in 

 lorce at the meet in August. 



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NARRAGANSETT BOAT CLUB.- 

 At the regular meeting of the Narragan- 

 ffH ?i C i' iV* Providence, R. I., on the 

 14th, the following officers were elected: 

 Pres., Hiram Kendall; Vice-Free., John 

 Shepard, Jr.; Treas., Jeffrey Da\ is: Set 'v 

 Charles R. Gibbs; Cap!.. Nelson S. Duvis : 

 Lieut., Lewis H. Kalloch; Governors' 

 Frank A. Sheldon, Jas. S. A born, A ionzo 

 E. Hint; Auditor, Prank Bowen. The 

 club navy and membership are in ex- 

 cellent condition, and the past season 

 was one of the most prosperous in the 

 hi., lory ,>1' the club, and ||„: indications 

 of still more activity the coming season 

 are most promising. The recent com- 

 pletion of a cable railway furnishing 

 direct connection between the center of 

 the city and the boat house will no doubt 

 ai-s'si materially m the advancement, of 

 the club. The addre.-.s of the secretary 

 is, Chas. R, ttibbs, P. O. Box 1037, Provi- 

 dence, R. I. 



SHUH-SHUU-GAH C. C.-The Shuh- 

 shuh-gah C. C, of Winchester, Mass., at 

 Its annual meeting on Jan. 14, elected 



the following officers: Capt 

 Lieut., Edward Shattuck, J 

 Louis F. Cutier: Sec'v, .1. w 

 Ex. Com , F. C. Childa. The 

 was enlarged and remodelei 

 and new floats set out. Tin s 

 ments have been paid f 



H. Tyler; 

 .: Purser, 

 Richards; 

 club house 

 id last year 

 ic improve- 

 d the purser 



• Oi-^ivgc^ - -Butyls* tvJs,* -y< -r\&,l 



a B$ "Po yo« S<tt W\« 



reports a gratifying surplus of cash on 

 hand. Interest, in the sport continues 

 unabated, and an enjoyable season is 

 looked forward to. After the business 

 meeting Mr. C. S. Sergeant closed the 

 evening most pleasantly by entertaining 

 the members afc au informal little repast. 



NEW CANOES. - At McWhirter's 

 shop, West Brighton, stateu Islund, are 

 two very handsome new canoes for the 

 New Y ork C. 0. One, U>x2H, is a reduced 

 copy of the Lowell canoe Ellida, for 

 Com.Nadal. The other, 18*30, is from 

 anew design by Mr. W. P. Stephens, 

 and is for Mr. W. W. Howard. 



HARTFORD C. C. - At the annual 

 meeting on Jan 21, the following officers 

 were elected: Pres., Dr. George L, Par- 

 mele; Com., John D. Parker; Trea« W 

 B. Davidson: Sec'y, Fred. B. Lewis; Ex. 

 Com., L. Q. Jones. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSKl P. — Atlantic 

 Division: John VV. Bates, Brooklyn, 

 X. Y.; Edward D. Anderson and J. VVal- 

 lact tfoff, Trenton, N. J.; John Thorn- 

 ton, Jr., and Louis F. Jackson, Brook- 

 lyn, N.Y. 



GEORGIAN BAY.— In answer to an 

 inquiry, a correspondent offers to give 

 information in regard to Georgian Bay. 

 We will forward letters from any desir- 

 ing such information. 



IANTHE C. C.-The Ianthe C. C. has 

 chosen June 14 as the date of its spring 

 regatta, and Sept. 1, Labor Day, for its 

 annual. 



