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FOREST AND STREAM 



[Aug. 21, 1890. 



LONG BRANCH, Aug. 15.— Excellent pigeon shooting took 

 place at Pleasure Bay, near Long Branch, N. J., this afternoon. 

 The contestants 'were "Phi I" Daly, Jr., and Edgar Murphy. Daly 

 was beaten by five birds, Murphy killing 94 birds of the 100 shot 

 at, while Daly disposed of 89. It was a rattling contest from start 

 to finish. Murphy is an old-time expert with the shotgun, having 

 won many notable contests, while this is the first match at live 

 birds that Daly has ever shot. Before the match Murphy, on the 

 strength of bis high reputation, was a, hot favorite. Not until 

 the twentieth bird did Murphy fail to score, missing both shots at 

 a swift, in-driver. His next bird fell dead out of bounds, and the 

 Daly contingent were in ecstaey. The unlocked for success 

 seemed to '•rattle' 1 Daly for a time, and he failed to bring clown 

 either his twenty-second or twenty -third bird. Murphy's twenty- 

 fourth effort was a failure, and at the end of the first twenty-five 

 rounds the score rested even, each having missed three birds. A 

 fast flyer on Daly's left quarter in the twenty ninth round eluded 

 his gun, and Murphy assumed the lead once more and never again 

 relinquished it to the finish. At the end of the first half of the 

 match Murphy was one bird in the lead, having killed 45 to 

 Daly's 44. At the end of the seventy-fifth round he had increased 

 his advantage to thTee, and at the end of the shooting was five 

 birds in the lead. The last bird that Murphy missed was the 

 sixty-second, the next thirty-eight going down before his unerring 

 aim in unbroken succession. 



BROOKLYN, Aug. 18. -The 15 members of the Parkway Gun 

 Club who assembled at Miller's Dexte.r Park to-day did some re- 

 markably good shooting, only 28 of the 105 pigeons fired at in the 

 regular competition getting away. Three of the contestants, J. 

 Blake, W. Levens and Farmer Bennett, tied on full scores of 7 

 each for the club medal and first prize. In the Shoot off Levers 

 missed in the fifth round, the other two continuing until the ninth 

 round, when Bennett's bird, although hit, hard on second fire, 

 dropped dead half a foot outside the rear boundary, which, under 

 the new rule of the club, runs on a line with the outside edge of 

 the platform. In a sweepstake which followed R. Phicker, Jr., J. 

 Bennett, A. Andrews and J. Savage were the winners. The re- 

 sult: Regular club shoot, 7 birds each man, under modified Hur- 

 lingham rules, club handicap, 80yds. boundary— E. Steinheuser :>. 

 J. Blake 7, H. Steinheuser 5, E. Helgans (5, H. Bookman 6, J. IJaller 

 ft, Branwell 5, M. Meyer 2, M. Bonden 4, A. Andrews 1, [-;.. Phister, 

 Jr., 6, Col. Selover 4, J. Bennett 7, J. Savage 11, W. Levens 7. Ties 

 for first place— J. Blake 9, W. Levens 4, J. Bennett 9. Sweeps &kea 

 at 3 birds each man, ties miss and out, 25yds. rise— R. Pnisfcr 7. 

 J. Bennett 7, E. Steinheuser G, Col. Selover 4, H. Bookman 3, A. 

 Andrews 2, J. Savage 2, E. Heigans 1, H. Steinheuser 1, W. Lev- 

 ens 0. 



TORONTO, Aug. 8.— A friendly shoot took place on Stark's 

 athletic, grounds between members of the Toronto Gun Club. 

 Sides were chosen by the president and vice-president, the shoot 

 to be at 15 artificial birds per man, for refreshments to be paid for 

 by the losing side: 



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 GRANGER PICNIC AND SHOOT.— Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 14. 

 —The West Bed Gun Club, of Harrisburg, Pa., will hold a five 

 days' tournament at Williams' Grove, Cumberland county, Pa., 

 Aug. 26-80. This is on the occasion of the Grangers' seventeenth 

 annual picnic and exhibition. The committee have spared no 

 pains to maKe this one of the greatest shoots ever held in Pennsyl- 

 vania. There will oe guaranteed purses each day, and liberal 

 prices will be given for averages. Everything possible will be 

 done to make it pleasant for all who will attend. The grounds 

 are located 12 miles west of . Harrisburg, Pa., on the line of t he 

 Cumberland Valley Railroad, and very low excursion rates are 

 given on all railroads in Pennsylvania, good until the following 

 Monday. — M. H. B. 



WELLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 16. -Many of the gunners have re- 

 turned from tbeir summer vacations, as was shown from the in- 

 creased attendance at the grounds of the Wellington club to-day. 

 In the third merchandise match for the month, at 10 singles arid 

 five pair hubs. Perry was first with 17. The other scores in this 

 match were: Bennett, 16; Warren, Bradstreet and Amsdeu, 15; 

 White, Weaver and Gore, 14; Purdy, 13; Walker and Meleher, 12; 

 Bond and Sanborn, 11. The winners in the sweepstakes follows: 

 Six hubs— Bennett and Gore. Six bluerocks— White. Six hubs 

 —Bennett and White. Six hubs— AVhite. Three pair hubs— Ben- 

 nett, "White, Meleher and Amsdeu. Six hubs — Bennett. Six hubs 

 — Bennett and Lee. Six hubs— Amsden and Bond. Six hubs — 

 White, Sanborn and Lee. Three pair hubs — Gore and Perry. Ten 

 hubs, merchandise match— Bennett, White and Bradstreet. Five 

 pair hubs, merchandise match— Perry. Six hubs— White and 

 Gore. Three pair hubs— Bradstreet. Six hubs— Amsden and White. 



ADAMS AND PARK. — Waverly, N. Y., Aug. 16. -A much 

 talked of match between Joe Adams, the champion bird shot of 

 Tioga county, and W. K Park, the Bradford county champion, of 

 Athens, Pa., took place here Aug. 16, on the grounds of the Rod 

 and Gun Club. Both contestants are members of the club 

 and considerable rivalry existed between them, and both were 

 backed by Waverly parties. The ground is a hard one to shoot 

 on, as a high hill on the right and thick trees on the left make 

 the birds difficult to "get on to." Kingbirds were used, and not 

 a balk or broken bird occurred during the entire race. The match 

 was as follows: Fifty single king >irrls, 3 trap^, unknown angles, 

 American Association rules, for_$50. P. J. Lang judge for Adams, 

 Dr. Tucker judge for Park; Air. Lioomis, of Brooklyu, referee: 



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Every week we are obliged to defer to the next 

 week trap scores which come in too late for pub- 

 lication In the current issue. It Is particularly re- 

 auested that scores be sent us as early as possible. 



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 A»d 

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

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

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all 

 items relating to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



AUGUST. 



8-22. A.C.A.Meet, Jessup's Neck 30. Orange, Annual. 

 23. South Boston, Open. 30, 31, Sept. 1, South Boston, Har- 



23. Plymouth, Cruise, Cape Cod bor Meet. 



Bay. 



SEPTEMBER. 



1. Ianthe, Annual. 20. NeW Jersey Athletic, Bergen 



1. Arlington, Ann., Arlington. Point, Fall. 



THE A. C. A. MEET OF 1 890. 



JESSUP'S NECK. 



AT no previous meet has the camp sprung up and taken definite 

 shape so rapidly as the present one; though only opened on. 

 Friday, by Sunday morning it presented the appearance of a very 

 large camp, and now that many more tents have been pitched the 

 view from the water is very picturesciue. The first arrivals 

 pitched their tents in a long row near the edge of the east bluff, 

 here about 15 to 20ft. high, leaving a wide road between the tents 

 and the bluff. In front of each encampment is a flagpole; the 

 many club Hags showing their bright colors to ad vantige above 

 the white tents. Highest of all is the official signal staff, on 

 which one signal or another is displayed at almost every hour of 

 the day. This code, for which the Association is indebted to Com, 

 Stanton and Mr. B. W. Brown, has already proved a great conve- 

 nience, as well as a constant source of occupation to every one, 

 and is likely to become a permanent institution. Every one in 

 camp, ladles and children included, has a copy of the hanlsonia 

 little signal book, and as soon as the gnu announces a new signal 

 ?t ia read and translated in every part of the camo. Atnoag the 



most- fwgwnt messages tbm m % out m the following! I* % 



The mall is now ready for distribution. B.J. A notice which 

 requires immediate attention has been oosted on the bulletin 

 board. J. W. The members of the A. C. A. are invited to an en- 

 tertainment this evening, the particulars of which are posted on 

 the bulletin board. The code of signals is quite lengthy and com- 

 prehensive, covering all the probable contingencies of races, meet- 

 ings, capsizes, etc. The only difficulty encountered thus far is the 

 amount of work imposed on the chief signal officer, as the com- 

 munication with visiting yach's involves the use of the Interna- 

 tional, the Yacht andltbe Larehmont special code, as well as the 

 special A. C. A. code. After two days of steadv signaling Mr. 

 Brown was threatened with an attack of nervous prostration, and 

 Br. G. L. Parmele was appointed First Assistant Signal Officer. 



ihe organizalion of the can p is as follows: Com. Stanton is in 

 command, with Sec'y Bunnell and members of the various com- 

 mittees as aids. The following officials have been appointed: 

 Fleet Surgeon. Dr. J. A. Gage, Yesp-r B.C.: Postmaster, D. M. 

 Bond, Red Dragon C. C; Bugler, H. E. Jepson. Puritan O. C; 

 Captain of the Guard. R. J. Wilkin, Brooklyn C. C. In addition 

 to the Officer ot the Day, who has general charge of the camp, 

 a number of pickets are appointed each day, who are stationed on 

 the wharf, at Scraaw Poini, and in various parts of the camp. 



Trespassers are by no means uncommon, carriages drive into 

 camp and small craft land at the wharf, bringing numbers of un- 

 welcome guests, most of whom look on the camp as a circus, 

 and gaze into each tent as into the cages of the animals in a 

 menagerie. To keep out the ordinary sight-seer without dis- 

 courtesy to friends of members, or others who would be welcome 

 in camp, is a difficult matter; but past experience proves that 

 stringent measures are necessary if a desirable degree of privacy 

 is to be secured. \ isitors from the docks or from the shore who 

 have friends in camp are welcomed every day between 10 A.M. 

 and colors: and many have presented themselves 



Unfortunately, like all other good locations, Jessup's Neck is 

 by no means easy of access, and many canoeists have had diffi- 

 culty in reaching the camp. The Transportation Committee, Mr. 

 Bennett in particular, has worked hard to perfect all arrange- 

 ments, hut unforeseen difficulties have cropped up, overturning 

 all the plans. The trip from New York by the steamer Shelter 

 Island was a very easy one for those who came up to Sunday, as 

 she landed Ihem on the camp clock, though at the witching hour 

 of 6 A. M. Those who came on Tuesday night, however, were less 

 fortunate, there being so much wind and sea that the steamer 

 refused to laid for fear of injury to the rather light dock, and 

 carriPd men and canoes to Sag Harbor, whence they straggled 

 over by wagon, launch or canoe. 



Even at best the steamer is only available on every other day, 

 and many must depend on the railroad. This lands them in Sag 

 Harbor, where more trouble awaited some, the launch originally 

 engaged to run to that place and Greenport from the camp was 

 not able to pay expenses at 25 cents each. Early on Monday 

 morning the indefatigable. Mr. Bennett sailed over to Sag Harbor 

 in his boat, returning in triumph at noon with a staunch naphtha 

 launch which he had chartered. He at once proceeded to organ- 

 ize the Jessup's Neck, Sag Harbor & Greenport Manhtha Trans- 

 portation Co. with the following board of officers: E. W. Brown, 

 Pres.; Dr. G. L. Parmele, first Vice-Pres ; W. H. Brown. Second 

 Vice-Pres.; M. Sherwood, Sec'y; L. B. Palmer, Ass't Sec'y; C Y. 



Freight Agt.; W. R. Huntington, A^s't Freight Agt,; M. G. Foster, 

 Traffic Mgr.; Wm. Whitlnek, Andito- ; N. D. Bill, Purchasing Agt.; 

 Paul Butler, Aclvt. Agt.; R.;S. Oliver, Paymaster General; H, T. 

 Keyser, Supt. of Mails and Telegrams. 



This company is doing an excellent, business and is a great ac- 

 commodation to t he campers. 



The labor disturbances on the railways, together with the crush 

 of travel to the G. A. R. celebration at Boston, have complicated 

 matters and caused much delay. A large party, some thirty in 

 all, from Toronto, (Jalt, and other points in Canada, started from 

 Toronto on Saturday, having made ftrrangements for a special 

 parlor car and a freight car for their canoes. The parlor car was 

 not forthcoming in consequence of i he strike, and though, having 

 started by the Erie R. R., the pirty came through with little de- 

 lay, reaching Sag Harbor on Monday, the freight car was greatly 

 delayed, not reaching Sag Harbor unt il late on Tuesday. A sloop 

 was chartered, bringing over a couple of loads during the night, 

 but it was Wednesday night before all were settled in camp. The 

 party included Judge and Miss Dartnell. of Whitby, Messrs. 

 Jaques, Mason, and several other members of th^ Toronto C. C, 

 Mr. English, the canoe builder, of Peterboro, and tiie MacKfn- 

 dricks Ironi Gait, with others of the Ubique C. C. 



Though the first fond hopes of the Transportation Committee 

 have by no means been realized, the arrangements are no more 

 inconvenient thau might be expected in a i amp which is inten- 

 tionally located in a secluded and isolated place. The perfect 

 camp, which may be easily and certainly reached by canoeists, 

 and yet is free from intrusion by cheap-rate excursions and sim- 

 ilar tin welcome guests, has not yet been found. 



As to the camp itself, it possesses most of those natural advan- 

 tages which we mentioued as essential some two years since; 

 the ground is dry and elevated, giving good drainage and a full 

 view of the race courses; the wharf, store and mess-tent are in 

 the center of the camp, between the main and the ladies' camp, 

 thus separating the two. At the same time the ladips camp is 

 convenient to the store and mess-tent. The ground is hilly and 

 irregular, but being a smooth turf with hardly a stone, the walk- 

 ing is very good. There is little shade, the only trees being in the 

 ladies' camp and on the extreme end, and these only cedars, but 

 thus far the weather has been so cool, with cloudy sk'ies and fresh 

 winds, that the tents in the open have been very comfortable. In 

 fact.it seems as if the spot had been made on purpose for an 

 A. C. A. camp; the only possible improvement would be a few 

 shade trees along the center of the main camp. 



The beach is all that could be expected on salt water, and 

 answers very well. The pebbles, in size from a hen's egg to a 

 pigeon's, are not as good as sand, but being round and smooth, a 

 canne can be beached without damage. The tide has a rise and 

 fall of only 3 to 3ft., and with the platforms this makes no trouble. 

 The stages are similar to those at Stave Island and Lake George, 

 built on short posts which raise them just above high water. Of 

 course an inclined section, not needed on dead wafer, must be 

 built to run the boats on at low tide, but this is easily made. Al- 

 together the difficulties from the tide have proved less formidable 

 at Jessup's Neck than at any other of the many points visited by 

 the site committee. 



On Monday the wind was strong from the west, working to 

 N.W. by night and threatening another thunder squall as on 

 Sunday. Early in the morning Vice-Corn. Brokaw took charge of 

 a three pole tent, 80x10ft., sent up from New York, and with a 

 large and efficient force of amateur ''canvas men" to aid (especi- 

 ally to advise) the old mess tent was taken down and the new one 

 securely pitched in its place, the doors being extended and more 

 tables built. 



The day was spent in putting the various encampments in 

 order, unpacking boats and sails, and greeting the new arrivals 

 as they came in. 



During the morning a scrub race was sailed over two rounds of 

 the mile triangle. Com. Stanton setting the buoys early in the 

 day. Among the starters were Messrs. Butler, Goddard and G. 

 P. Douglas. Mr. Goddard, ia the old Blanche, wa.3 the winner, 

 with Mr. Douglas seoond. 



This camp has one new and pleasant feature, it is readily acces- 

 sible for large yachts, and they are arriving and departing at all 

 times. On Monday the schooner Phantom, Mr. Parmele, N. Y. 

 Y. C, anchored off the camp for several hours, her owner and 

 family coming ashore. Nymph, of the Larehmont Y. C, was also 

 off the camp. A small sloop came in from Bridgeport with sev- 

 eral canoeists on board and a canoe in tow, having met with 

 heavy weather Sunday night. On Tuesday the schooner Tidal 

 Wave came in, also the sloops Emmy C, of the Newark Y. C, 

 Frolic and Arab, Atlantic Y. C, and the little cutter Beth, the 

 latter flying the colors of the Corinthian Y. C. Elfin, schr., Viee- 

 Com. Jackson, Larehmont Y. C, also paid a visit, and Loto wana, 

 Mr. Foster's cutter, came in for the night. 



On Monday night a camp-fire was lighted at. headquarters, most 

 of the music being furnished by the Yonkers C. C. During the 

 night a strong wind ble w from the north, working around to N.E. 

 by morning, with a cloudy skv that lasted all day. Among the 

 arrivals were some members of the Yonkers C. C. with the big w T ar 

 canoe Ko-ko-ko-bo. 



A very unpleasant arrival was a big working sloop from Sag 

 Harbor, with a barber's pole over the stern and a bar on deck, 

 which anchored during the, morning close in shore and direetlvin 

 front of headquarters. She deliberately lowered and unbent her 

 mainsail and converted it into an awing, expecting ro remain per- 

 manently. A request from the commodore that she should leave 

 the camp was entirely disregarded, but after staying for a day 

 and finding no custom, the miinsail was beat again and she 

 weighed anchor. 



The abundance of white pebbles and beautiful scollop shells 

 along the beach has opened a new industry in camp, and some of 

 the club camps are ornamented by very artistic decorations. In 

 front of the Red Dragon camp is a huge dragon, ba'dt of various 

 colored she! is set in the sand, the tongue and claws being of yeh, 

 low pebbles, Standing out from a red background of powdered. 



bricks, the design is quite effective. A sign near by requests vis- 

 itors not to poke or feed the animal. This ambitious work of art 

 is located at the corner of Broad and Chestnut streets, as an im- 

 provised lamp post indicates on its faces. Underneath the lamp 

 is a short section af the characteristic Philadelphia brick gutter 

 and the deceitful "soft brick". 



The next camp, that of the Puritan C. C, boasts a similar orna- 

 ment, a foe simile of a Pilgrim ship, the hull of scollop shells, the 

 spars and sails artistically marked in white pebbles, and the 

 water indicated by dark brown stones. The name Mayflower is 

 worked in white pebbles, with a border of pebbles and large land 

 crab shells. On Thursday the Puritans ornamented the corner of 

 Beacon street, on which their camp is located, with the only orig- 

 inal Plymouth rock, whereupon the Dragons at once procured a 

 large stump, warranted to be that of Penn's Treaty Tree, and 

 planted it beside their guardian spirit. 



The Ianthe camp has the club flag worked out in pebbles, while 

 the Vesper club has neatly laid out its entire camp with pebble 

 walks. As usual the Vespers have one of the best locations and 

 the neatest camp at the meet; they pitched in a small grove atthe 

 extreme end of the grassy part of the Neck and some distance 

 from the main camp. The club workshop is again a feature and 

 proves a convenience to many. The Vesper float has its customary 

 display of some of the best canoes in camp. 



Tuesday was cool and cloudy, with a strong N.E. wind. Beyond 

 the arrival of the yachts mentioned and a number of canoeists, 

 the day passed without incident. Wednesday opened with a 

 stronger east wind aud quite a sea in the main front of the camp. 

 But few canoes were out, the Vesper Club baing the best repre- 

 sented. Mr. Taylor, a novice, was doing some fine sailing, his 

 canoe nearly leaping out of the water as she ran before the seas, 

 when his main yard broke and over he went. The only war canoe 

 in camp is the Ko-ko-ko-ho, and in the evening she was out with 

 a party of ladies. A camp-fire was held in the main camp and 

 one in the ladies' camp. During the evening the wind shifted to 

 west, and though a little rain fell during the night, Thursday 

 dawned with a bright sky and warm sun, a great change from the 

 previous days. The wind was light and the water smooth enough 

 to tempt even tne ladies to launch their canoes. During the 

 morning the sloops Arrow and Circe, and the schooner Comet 

 visited the camp, and Nymph anchored for a time in the after- 

 noon. During the day a rather puffy westerly breeze made good 

 sailing, the water being quite smooth, and a number of the cracks 

 were out, Messrs. Butler, Gage, Quick, Ford Jones, Oxholm, God- 

 dard. Palmer, Douglas. Brazier and Forrest. There were com- 

 para lively few arrivals during the day. The camp is full of a sort 

 of field mouse, a very tame little animal that runs in and out of 

 the tents aud under the tent floors. One tent boasts a tame speci- 

 men, while in front of the publication office of the Datyy Uistvrhrr 

 is another in a wire cage. In the evening the Vesper B, C. gave a 

 camp-fire, to which the entire camp was invited— and went. The 

 camp, with its pebbled space, around which the tents were 

 grouped in the form of a horseshoe, was brightly lighted with 

 colored lanterns, showing the many bright flags against a deep 

 blue sky, in which the stars were shining, while on each side of 

 the narrow neck was a wide expanse of dark rippling water. 

 About the big camp- Are of fragrant cedar logs were grouped a 

 party of nearly 150, including many ladies. With a full chorus, 

 and an orchestra composed of banjos, guitars, mandolins and a 

 cornet, there was plenty of music. Refreshments, including un- 

 limited candy for the ladies, were handed around by the hosts. 

 The meeting broke up about 10:30, after a very pleasant evening. 



While it is too soon j et to make any definite plans for next vear 

 there is some talk of Lake Champlaiu as the site for the general 

 meet, which goes to tne Eastern Division. It would of course be 

 undesirable to follow the present meet by another on saltwater 

 near Newport or Boston, or along the north shore of Long Island 

 Bound; and a meet, on Champlaiu would be as convenient as any 

 that could be held within the borders of the Eastern Division for 

 the Canadian members. 



The Northern Division, whose, meet lately closed at the Lake of 

 the Two Mountains, near Montreal, have under discussion a plan 

 for a good cruising meet in Georgian Bay next year. These waters 

 are unsurpassed for such a cruise, and it would by its novelty at- 

 tract many. The many islands make it possible to lay out various 

 routes eacn day, so that those who choose to may proceed slowly 

 to the end of a day's run by a direct line, while for the fast paddlers 

 and sailors a longer route around the islands will be selected. A 

 steam launch will probably accompany the fleet as a tender. The 

 Atlantic Division has not yet held its meeting, but will probably 

 do so on Monday night. No plans have been made yet for the 

 Division meet. 



The races do not begin until Monday, but some of the prizes are 

 already on exhibition at headquarters, the sailing trophy, now 

 held by Mr. Jones, the paddling trophy, held by Mr. Torrance, and 

 the Pecowsic cup, held by Dr. Gage. Com. Stanton has presented 

 two very handsome cups of copper and silver, for the combined 

 race, as first, and second prizes. 



The camp now boasts a barber shop presided over by a real ton- 

 sorial professor, and also a dark room for the photographers, of 

 whom there are either fewer than usual, or the general use of the 

 detective camera makes Iheir work less eouspicious. A few years 

 ago it was no uncommon sight to see half a dozen tripods spt up 

 around some unoffending canoeist who had fallen into a too 

 striking attitude. 



In spite, of a threatened thunder storm on Thursday night, 

 Friday proved clear and warm, the pleasantest day since the meet 

 began. Com. Stanton, who had been called away to New York on 

 Wednesday, leaving Vice-Corn. Brokaw in charge of the camp, 

 returned early on Friday morning. Under his direction a ladies' 

 paddling race was arranged. The race was called at 11 A. M-, the 

 course being from the flagship Vandal to the dock. Four canoes 

 started, each manned by two ladies using double blades. The 

 race was quite exciting, the leading boat, paddled by Misses 

 MacKendnek and Sherwood, winning by a length. 



The camp offers such facilities for amusement in the way of 

 canoeing, ya.ehL.iae, aud bathing that no one is ever idle. Many 

 of the cracks are afloat, sailing over the triangle or spurting along 

 shore in the light paddling canoes, of which there are a number 

 of new boats built to the limit, 16x28, aud over 401bs. weight, 

 Yachts, catboats and launches are constantly coming and going, 

 bringing visitors to the camp, and carrying off parties from Squaw 

 Point on various expeditions to Sag Harbor, Greenport, and other 

 places. Canoes with select parties of two are afloat off the beach 

 at all times. The battling is very fine, the water being clear and 

 warm, and many avail themselves of the chance for a salt bath. 

 The fishing is very good, we.Hkflsh being plentiful, though bluefish, 

 which are usually found off the point of the Neck, are scarce just 

 now. The beaches and woods offer pleasant walks, and the views 

 from the bluff to the west of the camp, or from the point of the 

 spit, is well worth the journey. 



Taken altogether, the camp is a very pleasant one. The long 

 dock is quite a fashionable promenade in the evening, being 

 neutral ground between the forbidden precincts of Squaw Point 

 and the main camp. 



Though not so boisterous as Lake Champlain, Jessup's Neck is 

 a perfect bio v hole, the wind is never still, and the sailmen have 

 had nothing to grumble at thus far. It is a curious fact that the 

 wind has been from moderate to strong all through the meet 

 until the signal flags were set for the first race on Saturday, wben 

 the S. W- breeze of the morning fell to a calm. Feu tunately it did 

 not last long, and a good breeze set in before the start. On 

 Friday evening a camp-fire was held at Squaw Point. 



Among the craft that have visited the camp or are here with 

 their owners are Mr. Jones's auxiliary naphtha launch Etcetera, 

 Dr. Wilson's new auxiliary Duplex, Mr. Bishop's canoe yawl Bus- 

 ter, 18x5ft., Mr. Frederick's canoe yawl Wraith, formerly Pen- 

 guin. 



Saturday was a busy day in camp, with arrivals every hour by 

 laud or water, soma driving over from Sag Harbor at midnight. 

 The first event, the club race, was called in the afternoon, being 

 won by the Yonkers C. C. In the evening a fine naphtha launch, 

 the Katrina, came in from Norwich, with a large party of Eastern 

 Division m3n on board. 



All through Saturday night the wind blew heavily from N. E.. 

 and men were busy with guy ropes and tent pins. On Sunday the 

 wind went to the west again, but blew very hard, rolling up a surf 

 on the west shore and sending the big seas across the waters to 

 the east of the camp. In the morning service was held in the 

 Ladies' Camp, and the day passed very quietly. Chairman French 

 of the regatta committee arrived late on Sunday night. 



This year, with a larger attendance than ever before, a very 

 decided change in the composition of the camp is noticeable. The 

 third meet of the Association at Lake George in 1883 was marked 

 by a large influx of new members, chief among them being the 

 new Mohican club; infant it was not until this meet that the 

 Association really extended its growth beyond the small circle 

 which formed it and constituted the attendance in 1880-81. Io the 

 following year the first Canadian meet, at Stony Lake, exerted 

 a similar influence in what has since become the Northern Divi- 

 sion, and a very large number of Canadians were added to the roll. 



These two meets brought out many new racers, and started a 

 strong rivalry between the clubs wbiGh are rapidly forromg in all 

 parts of the country, The fara =< at the camps and ths races also 

 extended hayend the circle of active canoeists, and cxnoeing be* 

 came better kaown to tho general puolio than It ever halheei 

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