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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. SW, 1890. 



West End Gun Club No. 3. 



Lever , 11010111H1111111Q0110110 -19 



Leon llOOOlOOllOlin 1011111111— 18— 37 



Trojan Gun Club. 



Buesser 1011111110010011111111010-18 



goggin ' Ul 1010 11 0101011101100111—17-35 



Greenbush Gun Club. 



Kanp OnOlllOlOllOOlllllOlOllll-lG 



Mack OlOOlllllOilOlOlOlOlllllll— 16-33 



No. 7, 15 kingbirds, 9 out-goers and 6 incomers, entrance $1.50: 



Paul .111111111111111-15 Geisel 101011011110111-11 



Rockworth .... 101111 111 1 11111-1 4 Buesser .011111110011101-11 



Levengston. . ..111011110111110-12 Adams 101110111011110-11 



Roberts lHllOllOlllOll-12 Goggin 100110110110111-10 



Pidgeon ...110011111110111—12 George 100111110011011—10 



hcv<-r"~ . . ••••11110-152 Maftiee 111001010011111-10 



Lindsley 110111101011011-11 Leon 010110011001111- 9 



No. 8, 10 kingbirds, entrance SI: 



Levengston 1111111111-10 Mattice..... 1010111111- 8 



Paul . .... 1111111111-10 Roberts 1101111001-7 



Adams 1111111111-10 Greer 0011111001— 6 



Rockwonii 0111111111— 9 Tolley 1110100110— 6 



Buesser 1111110111- 9 Patten 1010111001- 6 



LiDdsler UlllOOm- .* Ge:s*l 11 10011100- fl 



Pidgeon 1100111111- S Leon 0110001111—6 



Goggin. 0111111101— 8 Lever .0110101011— 6 



George 1111110110— 8 



No. 9, 15 kingbirds, entrance SI 50: 



Levengston. . . .111011111111111— 14 Adams 111011111100111-13 



Rockworth .... 111110111 111011—13 Pidgeon 11001 1001111111— 11 



Lindsley 011111111101111— lo George 100110111101111-11 



■ ,„, n - u i ■ ^ . . i \<i-irjy..^ mi i- n, 



Paul 111011111011101- 12 Buesser 111101011010001- 9 



Mattice 111011111001111-12 



Only tbe league medal contest remained to be snot out. There 

 was very little daylight left, and it was proposed to postpone the 

 shoot for the medal until the next league tournament at Catskill, 

 Nov. 25. A few hot heads insisted upon shooting for the medal, 

 although the holder of it, Mr. Levengston, had departed tor Sara- 

 toga. A squad of six men laced the traps to shoot at the stipu- 

 lated 25 birds each. At the end of the tenth round it was so dark 

 that the men shoot in a kneel ing position to get, if possible, a clear 

 view of the flying kingbirds, and a light was brought from the 

 hotel to enable tbe scorer to do his work. The marksmen kneel- 

 ing in a row, the flash of the guns momentarily lighting up their 

 faces, and the scorer in the lodge plying his pen by the light of a 

 lamp, presented the most singular spectacle ever witnessed at a 

 trap-shooting tournament. The forfeited shots became numerous 

 and the misses still more so. Even tbe keen-eyed Edward Ruth, 

 who was stationed in tbe trapper's pit acting as caller, finally 

 failed to see the bird distinctly, and the game was called at the 

 close of the eighteenth round. The score follows in detail: 

 r.;.-ur,i <'.e . . riuiiiu/ii;-!;,!;:;:,, L i Rockworth. 10110110 111100*100—10 



Gos-L-in 11101 U 1 01 i '.o.' 1 1 C .1-1 1 Adams ... .omi!>l.U0]0a>0t0l-10 



Lever 1101010011 11011 01 *— 11 Buesser ...101111011100110*00-10 



* Forfeited shot. 



The contestants camn out of this race worse off than they went 

 in, for they had to pay for their birds without getting anything in 

 return except the fun they had, and of the latter there was a per- 

 fect cyclone. 



A purse of $10, divided 50, 30 and 20 per cent., was offered for 

 best aggregate scores made in all the contests, except the team 

 race and the league medal contest. In the eight contests to count 

 for aggregates a contestant had to shoot at 100 kinghirds. Of this 

 number Harry M. Levengston, of Saratoga, scored 02 and won first 

 money; Archie Paul, of Cohoes. scored 91 and won second; C. A. 

 Rockworth, of Albany, scored 83 and won third. 



The gratifying success of the tournament of the Albany Gun 

 Club, under such discouraging conditions of weather, is another 

 one of many proofs that Kim Grove is a favorite shooting ground 

 for sportsmen throughout eastern New York and for our brethren 

 in Vermont as well. Tbe easy accessibility of this shooting park, 

 combined with Albany's advantages as a railroad center, will 

 make this a most desirable and well pitronized tournament 

 ground as long as the management is kept up to the high stand- 

 ard of excellence established by the crack clubs of the league. 



The next league tournament will he held at Catskill, Nov. 25. 

 The grounds near the West Shore railroad depot are a favorite re- 

 sort for trap-shooters, and there is no more popular tournament 

 manager than Geo. E. Tolley. The managers of the Albany Gun 

 Club have in view another tournament, to take place Dec. 2. This 

 will probably close the league season, as pigeon shooting events 

 at the various country resorts are more popular than kingbird 

 tournaments during the winter months.— Alhany Argus. 



MACALESTER VS. ELLIOTT— Two of the best wing-shots in 

 the world, Charles Macalester. of Philadelphia, and Capt. Elliott, 

 of Kansas City, will soon shoot at live pigeons for tbe largest stake 

 ever wagered on a bird race — S20.000 a side— if tbe efforts to bring 

 about the match, which are now well under way, are successful. 

 Since the Westerner defeated Edgar Murphy at Long Branch 

 early in the fall, Mr. Macalester's friends have been trying to 

 bring about a meeting between tbe nervy Quaker Citv man and 

 Capt. Elliott. Both are willing to shoot for 3520,000 a side, and if 

 Capt. Elliott will agree to shoot at 30yds. rise and 50yds. boundary, 

 which conditions he is said to favor, the match may be completed 

 within a week. Several shooting grounds have been suggested at 

 which to shoot the race, but from present indications the West- 

 minster Kennel Club at Babylon, L. I., will be selected. It was 

 on these grounds that the great race fox $10,000 between Mr. Mac- 

 alester and I)r. Lee Knapp, of the Union Club, was shot last years 

 and the men who backed the New Yorker to the extent of nearly 

 $150,000 on that occasion will probably select the Philadelphian as 

 a winner if the proposed match is completed. Some of Edgar 

 Murphy's friends believe he was not at his best when Capt. Elliott 

 defeated him, and are willing to back h'm heavily if another 

 match can be made with the crack Western shooter. 



faclfUng. 



Yachtsmen who do not see what they want under this heading 

 wiU please look under the hatches of the Canoe, peep into the 

 Kennel, squint down the barrel of the Rifle, open the Fish Car and 

 Qame Bag, inquire of the Sportsman Tourist, and if Their yearn- 

 ings are still unsatisfied, push their explorations into the Editorial 

 and Advertising Departments. 



A WEEK'S CRUISE. 



AUGUST had come again and the crew began to cast about for a 

 companion to accompany him on a cruise to Sandy Hook, to 

 enjoy a week's fishing and sailing in the neighborhood. Year 

 after year he had experienced disappointment in getting just 

 the right kind of a fellow to accompany him, and latterly he had 

 enjoyed his outings on many trips alone; not that there were not 

 plenty of congenial acquaintances who would be glad to go, but 

 unfortunately business seemed to particularly confine them when 

 it was most convenient for the crew. As to the other kind of 

 fellows, who think they would like to go, but on finding that they 

 have to take their share of the work, and experience a little dis- 

 comfort on occasion, want to be set ashore, at the most inconvenient 

 times and places: the crew classes them with those inflictions 

 which we who are Episcopalians pray on Sundays, if not of tennr, 

 r.j fct ,:!.e_.;vc'red iron 



Friend K. was asked and gladly accepted our invitation, hut at 

 the last moment found he could not go on the day appointed, hut 

 promised to come down on the steamer and meet us at the Hook 

 on the following day. Having provisioned our little craft, of 

 which a description was given in the Forest and Stream of 

 Mar. 14, 1S89, an early start was made one Monday morning from 

 our mooring in Ne wark Bay. 



With the wind light from the N.W. and a flood tide, we tried to 

 lay our course through Staten Island Sound, a slow ta3k; but as 

 the sun grew higher the wind strengthened so that at eight o'clock 

 we were off Elizabelhport, making good headway under mainsail, 

 jib and topsail. This latter sail may make a little boat l.;Ufr 

 W.L. and ISft. on deck, appear to some as too much Jike a toy, 

 well, that is just what she is. as is ever v boat, no mat ter how large, 

 kept for pleasure sailing only. It the sail locker were overhauled 

 a jibtopsail, spiaaker and trysail would he found. Ou many an 

 occasion the crew remembers well he would have, had to sleep out, 

 when almost becalmed along some marshy shore, had it not been 

 for high sails; which, being aloft principally, caught the fanning 

 air and watted him homeward. 



The trip had now fairly commenced. Chelsea, Rossville and 

 Sewaren were quickly passed. At this latter place two friends 

 were met, weaknshmg, who asked ur to stay and try our luck by 

 them, but as the fish ran only about Wo. we did not, more especi- 

 ally as we— that is we must here explain, the boat and the writer 

 — a&aqiaitea* sail before us. Tottenvilla and Perth Amboy being 



passed, the crew was tempted to try for striped bass on a spot 

 behind Wood's Point, which he had discovered, the tide being 

 just right, but the increasing breeze aud exhilarating sail, coupled 

 with a desire to get as far as possible away from localities that 

 had any appearance of business about them, proved the greater 

 inducement, so, after taking in topsail, about a S,E. course was 

 laid for the Horse. Shoe, or the Sandy Hook peninsula. 



The wind continuing from N.W. and freshening, the jib was 

 taken in, as progress was made into open water the peak was 

 settled a little, a pull taken on tbe topping lift, as there was quite 

 lumpy water met, and the canvas cover laid over the cockpit. 



The wind being dead aft, it was necessary to watch closely to 

 prevent a jibe, as the following sea tended to make steering a 

 matter requiring somewhat more than ordinary care. Rushing 

 along, the little boat was driven until the curling foam from her 

 hows was almost on a level with her forward deck, yet we took no 

 water on board. As we ran from Raritan Bay into the Lower 

 Bay, with a freshening wind and sea, alone, the broad Atlantic 

 in view before us, and some miles from shore, no description can 

 convey to those who have not been similarly situated, the exhil- 

 aration aud excitement experienced The crew was in his ele- 

 ment, having the satisfaction of sailing a well balanced and easily 

 steered boat, that, although oftentimes half out of water, never 

 refused to promptly answer her helm. 



But the tension on the nerves begins to tell, aud the crew T 

 changes the course to get under Point Oomfort, where smoother 

 water could be expected. Under the influence of the strong west- 

 erly wind the tide had fallen rapidly, and the water was seen 

 breaking in shoal spots around and behind the point; another 

 moment and the board, which was down to steady us, dragged on 

 tne bottom, the following sea almost boarding us: so putting the 

 tiller hard-a-starboard, a pull was taken on the main sheet, 

 quicker than it takes to tell it, and we are heading off shore. 

 The wind being now abeam its full force was felt, and reduced 

 sail besame necessary, so lashing the helm to starboard a reef 

 was tied in the mainsail and the jib bobbed, and under way again 

 just in time to avoid fouling some rows of oyster stakes. Soon 

 the changed tint of the water was noticeable, being of that blue- 

 ish-green color indicative of pure, deep salt water, so grateful to 

 the eye. Many sloops were met beading to the south ward out of 

 the Shrewsbury, all carrying reduced canvas. The crew thank d 

 his stars that the wind was dead fair for him, a abeat to wiud- 

 wa.rdi.mder the present circumstances would have been makirig a 

 toil of a pleasure. 



At 12:52 P. M. anchor was down in the Horse Sho?, having made 

 the run of 27 miles in less than five hours, but having had to sail 

 considerably more, tide favoring about one-half the way and being 

 contrary the other half. Hungry and thirsty, no time was lost in 

 visiting the ice box. After lunching the crew went ashore to the 

 telegraph office and wired home his safe arrival and quick pas- 

 sage, and to friend R. to meet us by an early boat in the morning. 



After getting the New York paper the crew proceeded to look 

 up Capt. Sandy and his house boat, but found that, owing to some 

 recent regulation of the officer in charge of the. Government prop- 

 erty, he had been compelled to move further down to Spermaceti 

 Cove. Returning to the boat, we hail a barman raking clams 

 near the shore and purchase some. The clams found in the shoal 

 water of this little bay are renowned, and have rarely to seek a 

 market beyond the hotels further down the beach, although occa- 

 sionally a small consignment find-; its way to the oyster market in 

 New York. These clams must not be compared with the larger 

 ones dredged in great q uantities by the numerous sloops out in the 

 bay. In fact, so assiduously has this inshore clam been sought 

 after that they have of late become scarce, as obtaining a couple 

 of bushels in a day is considered a good catch; although the ere v 

 remembers, and that not so very long ago, when the shore was lit- 

 erally paved with them, and when it was considered no trick to 

 rake up a bushel in half an hour. 



Sail was now made for the Cove, which was a couple of miles 

 down the beach. On running in Capt. Sandy's homely craft was 

 found moored close to shore, and running alonside the crew was 

 soon shaking the honest fellow's hand. Choosing an ancjiorage 

 where we would be afloat at all times of the tide, sails were stowed 

 and canvas cabin and mosquito canopy put up. As sheltered as 

 this spot was from the fresh breeze, the sun proved very hot. As 

 far as mosquitoes were concerned, however, strange to say, this 

 year they were not at all troublesome. Reclining on the cushions, 

 the crew is soon absorbed in the newspapers he had obtained. The 

 welcome cry of supper attracts our attention, and looking up we 

 see that Capt. Sandy lias prepared the crew's evening meal; so, 

 jumping into a boat we had obtained from the Captain as a ten- 

 der, we are soon with him. 



Sancho Panza has said, "God bless the man who invented sleep." 

 If he did not, he should also ask to have blessed the man who in- 

 vented appetite. What mattered it if the eel stew was slightly 

 burned and the fried clams and soft crabs were somwhat greasy. 

 Had we not, under the influence of the fresh air, sunshine and the 

 glorious sail clown, acquired the appetite and digestive powers of 

 the ostrich? If there is one thing more than another which the 

 crew dislikes to do, it is cooking, and almost any privation is con- 

 sidered preferable; so even Capt. Sandy, although not a Delmonico 

 by any means, is tolerated. Going on board again, cushions and 

 rugs are arranged, the flaps of the canvas cabin turned down, as 

 the nights here are quite cool, and soon sleep has closed our tired 

 and sunburned eyelids. 



Next morning after a plunge and a hearty breakfast we get 

 underway for the steamboat landing to meet K., and on getting 

 him on board we give him an old suit and stow his shore togs in 

 the waterproof clothes bag. Below the government dock we try 

 for weakfish with but little success, so giving it up for the day we 

 decide to take a cruise ashore and visit the lights on the High- 

 lands of Navesink, so up killick, aud in something less than two 

 hours we are oil the Jackson Club landing. 



Ascending the steep hill we presently arrive at the foot of the 

 towers, and notice the neat and well-kept, grounds about them. 

 Ootainmg permission from the head keeper to inspect the lights 

 we are conducted by a sub-keeper up the stairway of the southerly 

 tower and into what we may call the tention of the light. In the 

 center is the light, consisting of several concentric and superim- 

 posed burners of polished brass of great size; on the outside is the 

 apparatus of heavy crown glass, many inches thick, clear as crys- 

 tal and beautifully polished, some 12ft. high and 6ft. wide. 



Raising the screen above the central cylinder, ou the side furth- 

 est from the sun, the panorama there pictured is beautiful in 

 the extreme. Set in this transparent media we see condensed and 

 photographed the surrounding view. The heaving bosom of Old 

 Ocean glittering in the glory of the noonday sun, its surface ruf- 

 fled with the summer breeze, which, filling the rounded and 

 bellying sails of the merchant fleet, seemingly at our feet, eour- 

 tesying to the swell as they pursue their diverging pathways; the 

 nodding foliage of the forest on the adjoining hills, stirred too by 

 its influence, seem returning the salute of the waves, who, run- 

 ning along, dash impetuously on the yellow sand in the seeming 

 endeavor to reach and caress the lovely landscape. 



Every object has its natural tint and action, the details of the 

 scene are ever changing. All the surroundings, as far as tbe eye 

 can reach, appear as though congealed in the thick glass of the 

 lens, in the space of a few hands breadths. 



It is too hot to remain here longer, so we un willingly descend 

 and remark the several tanks used for stowing supplies of oil 

 and means for conveying and supplying it. Many years ago lard 

 oil and we think whale oil were used. It was supposed that pe- 

 troleum oils could not be burned, but as improvement in distill- 

 ing, treating and burning these latter oils were introduced their 

 superiority and cheapness became apparent to the intelligent aud 

 progressive Lighthouse Board. Until late years we listened to a 

 lecturer of some note, who rouodlv abused the board for persist- 

 ing in the use of whale oil when the electric light was obtainable; 

 but the electric light has been tried, and for tbe ordinary method 

 of lighting had to he abandoned, although for vertical signaling 

 in foggy or heavy weather it may yet serve a good purpose in our 

 lighthouses, which must teach us that in matters of this kind in 

 the language of the scientist, we "must make haste slowly." For 

 the following short description of th*>se magnificent li^ntslam 

 indebted to the Lighthouse Board through their courteous 

 Engineer secretary, Major Jas. F. Gregory, U.S.A.: 



The Highlands of Navesink Lights are situated on a small hare 

 plateau, on the easternmost spur of the Highlands of Navesink, 

 N. J. The two lights are shown from towers each 53ft. high and 

 they are connected by the d wellings of tne keepers. Each light is 

 of the first order, is 248ft. above the level of the sea a,nd is visible 

 32M nautical miles at sea. The first order lenticular apparatus 

 consists of a central glass belt f orming a hollow cylinder 6ft. in 

 diameter and 30in. high. Below it are 6 triangular rings of 

 glass arranged in cylindrical form, and above, a crown of 13 ring3 

 of glass, forming by their union a hollow cage composed of pol- 

 ished glass 13ft. high and 6ft. in diameter. The great Scotch 

 lighthouse engineer, Mr. Alan Stevenson* says of this apparatus: 



••Nothing can be more beautiful. I know of no work of art 

 more beautiful or more creditable to the boldness, ardor, intelli- 

 gence and zeal of the artist." 



Such an apparatus costs about $8,000. The lenticular apparatus 

 was invented and constructed in France. The Board orders such 

 as it needs from Henri Lepante, Barrier and Fenestre or Sautter 

 et Cie., Ereneh firms. A better and f ullv illustrated descripti on of 

 this apparatus may be found in the article on Light House Illumi- 

 nation in Johnson's Universal Encyclopedia, Vol. 5, pages 25-33. 



These lights were erected in 1762, and were rebuilt in 1863. They 

 were first lighted by reflectors, but in 18^8 one was fitted with a 

 first order catadiopteric fixed apparatus, and the other with a 

 second order revolving cata liopteric apparatus, both of which 

 were constructed by Henri Lepante in Paris, by order aud under 

 the superintendence of Com. Perry, U. S. Navy, who was directed 

 by our Government to purchase apparatus, constructed on the 

 principle of Fresuel, in" obedience to a special act of Congress 

 approved July 7, 1833, appropriating the necessary funds for the 

 object. 



The towers were elevated and improved to receive this appara- 

 tus, with a view to testing the superiority of this mode of illumi- 

 nation over that of reflectors employed generally in the light 

 houses of the U. S. A first order fixed lens light was thus placed 

 by the side of a second order revolving lens light, with a view to 

 differentiating the relative powers of the two sets of apparatus. 

 It is understood that those were the first sets of apparatus of 

 lenticular order employed in this country. They operated so well, 

 so inexpensively, and without getting out of order, that this ap- 

 paratus gradually succeeded the diopterie apparatus, and now the 

 lenticular arrangement has come into general use, except on light 

 ships. The burners used in these lenses consume 16 gills of 

 mineral oil per hour each and they burn from sunset to sunrise, 

 the records of the lighthouse establishment do not, give the cost 

 of the original towers at Navesink as they were built during 

 colonial times, but their refitment and repair since 1861 cost 

 $74,125.80. 



Next day is spent in sailing about Pleasure Bay and visiting ac- 

 quaintances among the hotels at Bellevue and Seabright. Meeting 

 an old friend, the Commodore, he insisted on our driving with him 

 at the B-llevue,and it was far in the "wee sma' hours" before we got 

 to bed at the hotel. In the morning a plunge overboard refreshed 

 us, and after breakfast we start back for the Hook to again try 

 the fishing. With a light breeze from the westward we sail out in 

 company with a eatboat. tho tide being fair; some* of the people 

 on the cat we had met on the previous evening, and entering into 

 conversation found that they had made up a beach partv, and 

 were going down the shore to enjoy a clam bake; they gradually 

 drew away and left us. Reaching our old fishing grounds we ex- 

 perienced the same ill success as before. A passing sloop hailed 

 us to say that there was a school of bluefish breaking at the point 

 of the Hook, so getting our anchor we make sail and get out our 

 trolls. After tacking back and forth, we notice the fish as they 

 jump after menhaden or other bait, close to shore, and working 

 down the beach on the outside, we are soon among ihem and are 

 kept busy hauling in fish of about 2^1bs. After losing the school 

 once or twice they final'y disappear. Oa counting our catch we 

 have 14 nice blues, and have only to regret that we were not able 

 to take, them with rod and reel in a sportsmanlike, manner, instead 

 of as K. said, using a clothes-line. 



The early afternoon finds us at anchor in the cove again. We 

 wished our friends at home had our fish, but as it was impractica- 

 ble to keep them fresh until our return, we made a virtue of 

 necessity and gave them away. 



Our stock of water running low, Cap lain Sandy tells us of a 

 wonderful spring on the opposite shore, at the foot of the High- 

 lands. We. soon sail across and anchoring in shoal water, we take 

 our jug and waterbreaker and go ashore. Running out of and 

 down the hill side, the spring is seen, and our vessels we filled 

 with the sweetest of water; cold and sparkling, it is renowned for 

 its purity. We were told that pilot boats and fishing vessels fre- 

 quently visit this spring to obtain water; certain it is that after 

 keeping some two months on the boat it was found as palatable 

 as ever. 



It being low water we stroll along shore, gathering a number of 

 oysters which, although small, ar« of good flavor. Getting back to 

 the Cove, we rig up for the night, and enjoy for supper some of the 

 bluefish we had that day caught, cooked by Captain Sandy in 

 his best style, and served on a table we had improvised on the 

 beach. We are soon under our canvas cabin glancing over the 

 papers obtained from the steamboat by Captain Sandy's boy. 

 Cushions and rugs are again adjusted, and we are making up for 

 the sleep lost the night before in enjoying the Commodore's hos- 

 pitality. 



Next morning we again try for weakfish with but small success, 

 three or four of say %lbs. being all we caught. We cannot imagine 

 why fishing is so poor this year, as in former seasons we had no 

 difficulty in catching all wo wanted. Although truth to tell weak* 

 fishing is but mild sport, yet it is about all that is left to us now 

 in the waters ad jacent to New York. Their scarcity cannot be 

 laid to the menhaden fishermen this year certainly, as they have 

 not pursued their calling in inshore waters, and it is to our mind 

 a very open question if this industry appreciatively affects the sup- 

 ply of food fishes, if it is confined onlv to the capture of the moss- 

 bunker. Great South and Barnegat Bays were well supplied with 

 weak, blue and other palatable fish at this time, but Raritan Bay 

 and surrounding waters afforded little or no fishing, and this 

 although the waters showed less pollution than heretofore. 



Giving up fishing we go ashore and stroll along the ocean side 

 of the peninsula, and watch the surf as it breaks in a long line of 

 foam on the hard sloping beach, we notice that at irregular inter- 

 vals the. undulations are longer and consequently the surf is 

 higher as the larger wave breaks. We speculate on this, and 

 decide that it must be due to some tidal influence. We had often 

 heard that this larger wave was at regular intervals as every 

 thiid, sixth or seventh undulation, but this is evidently an error. 



Many steamers and sailing vessels are watched leaving and en- 

 tering the port of the metropolis of the Western Continent, in 

 fact, the broad Atlantic is dotted wdth them as far as the eye can 

 reach; few square-rigged craft are observed; three and even four- 

 masted schooners seem to have taken the place of the bark, brig 

 and brigantine, so often seen in years gone by, with what advan- 

 tage gamed insurance people seem in doubt. 



Getting hungry we wander back to the boat, and soon our appe- 

 tites are satisfied. Captain Sandy's boy is seen approaching in 

 his eatboat. and with the usual papers he hands K. a telegram 

 which tells him he must be at business in the morning, and there- 

 fore must start hack to-night. The crew feels sadly disappointed 

 at this, as he will have no companion during the long sail back on 

 the morrow, hut it cannot be helped, so entering the cat.boat we 

 are attbe steamer wharf in a short time, where bidding K. good 

 by we are presently back at the Cove and aboard our own craft. 



The night having turned somewhat chilly the canvas curtains 

 are drawn down closely, the lamp is lit, and after perusing the 

 papers, a few chapters of "Pickwick Papers" are read before we 

 go to sleep. About 2 o'clock A. M. we are awakened by the wind, 

 which is blowing a strong and cold breeze from the eastward, 

 which threatens to blow away our canvas cabin, forcing us to rig 

 some preventers on it. While, doing this we find we are" dragging 

 anchor rapidly, more cable does not remedy matters any, so we are 

 forced to crawl under the forward deck and get out the heavy 

 Chester f olding anchor, overhaul the cable in the dark, and let it 

 go. This brings her up. but where we have drifted to we have no 

 idea, but we notice quite a little sweU on, owing to the heavy 

 wind. As nothing else can be done, we turn in and are soon 

 asleep again. 



In the light of the crew's experience it is a wonder more boats 

 or yachts using the ordinary galvanized anchor, sold by naval 

 supply people, do not go ashore, as it is shaped to do almost any- 

 thing else than hold on hard on sandy bottom; they may answer 

 very well in the mud around New York, but how they hold else- 

 where is a mystery, unless indeed they doit by sheer weight. The 

 crew has provided against this trouble in the future by having an 

 anchor made of an approved and well-tried pattern by Horace 

 Ericson, of Barnegat, N. J., who by the way, although only the 

 village blacksmith, is a nephew of the deceased inventor of 

 Monitor fame. This anchor has been galvanized and will hold in 

 any bottom, although not as heavy as the store one by 71bs. 



The crew wakes to find the wind still from the eastward, but 

 more moderate, the weather thick and threatening rain, but 

 traps are stowed aud deck cleared for our return home. After 

 breakfast good-byes are said and we start off under mainsail and 

 jib. We were probably some two miles on our course, when an 

 impenetrably thick fog settled down on the water, so thick that 

 the bowsprit end could baTely be seen from the stem. Fog 

 whistles were heard to the eastward, and as there was no pleasure 

 in sailing in the fog we hauled on the wind and stood back. The 

 wind had now almost died out, so that it was very slow work in- 

 deed. Finally a fog whistle was heaTd ahead on the port bow, 

 and immediately after what was taken to be the point of the 

 Hook showed up, but instead proved to he an ocean steamer, try- 

 ing to feel her way on to an anchorage. We had evidently in try- 

 ing to make the Hook been carried past it by the ebb tide and 

 were heading for Europe. We hailed the steamer, which 

 proved to be a cattle boat, and asked her if she knew where she 

 was; an officer or pilot from the bridge hailed back that they 

 was somewhere off the point of the Hook and in the channel, 

 but just where they would like to know. Before he had dune 

 talking she disappeared, even while he was asking, "What ship is 

 that?" evidently he did not see us. 



Well, here was a pretty pass. We knew, however, if we stood to 

 the westward, like C. Columbus, again we would fetch up against 

 some land; so we headed about, and with the wind once more 

 astern and quite an ocean swell undsr our keel, we go land hunt- 

 ing. We had been holding a W.N.W. course about half an hoar, 

 the wind having freshened slightly, when the flapping of sails was 

 heard ahead. The next moment a sloop was seen in the wind 



