APRIL 30, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



299 



. HUTCHINSON, Kan.. April 19— The Gun Olub tonrnament 

 opened with fair attendance. The ?hootiiag was not above, the 

 average, as it was a mean, disaerreeable day for trap shooting, 

 the wind hlowing a grale nearly all day. T. A. Bnvington, of 

 Lyons, made the best averKge on iho day's .-.boot ■'He was prop- 

 erly in it," as the laoys s'^ v. Auionj; i nose TTGicut from abroad 

 were E. C- Mecblirs, of L/ern-t;!; Canr. Hooper aud Brerlin, Irom 

 Runnywndt: ii'dtoii from Chaei, T. A. Baviugtou frooi f^vou'^, 

 and Hieks from Staflord. Ten singles: iJocMs Bavingtoii 9, 

 SUears 8, Young 7, Mecliline 5; Dinids lirst, Shears .■-cconci. Matcii 

 No. 1, 10 eiiiirle bhierocks: Youok S, Alien 6. OocM? 3. MtcJ-ilinij 0, 

 George 7, DeTar «, Baving-ton (i, Rui'el 3; Didiij ilrst. Grorue *ef - 

 oud and DeTar and B^.viasloii tbird. S :onnd m.ateli. 10 sinelef; 

 Ba^^ngfon 10. G-eorgo 9. young F, DeTar 8. Rupel «, Allen H, Mech- 

 lingn, Dodris ti. Hicks J; Bavioijion first, Gcoige second and DeTar 

 third. Third matcb, 1,1 '^intrJes: Aden 11, Youna; 11, Merhliu-s' lo, 

 Ba^in■Iton T3, Dodds (i, Rup.d M, DeTar 8; Allen lii-sl, seoona div., 

 Bavlncrton third. Founh matcl). ID ^iriL^ief: Dndd- 1(1, 't^ oi-^e 8, 

 Young 8, Biivingtnn 8, Mecbling r> Allen ii; Dodos lirsi and Bar- 

 ingCoa second. Waiting match. 7 siiig]-;-: Iturel 0. DeTsr 6, 

 George '6, Baving ou 5, Allen 3. Youuu 1, Meehiiug i. Dodds 1; 

 Rupel f)nd DfiTaT first. Becond dlv. Six siniilen and 2 ptiivs: Bav- 

 ingtnn fi, Yourig 7, Dodds 7, jMecbling 7, Allp-n 5; Bivingroo first, 

 Young f'econd. Ten siniides: Dudd- S, Vo'hil; s, )-.avingtou 3, 

 Meohlingfi. Allen ti. Rupsl 4; Uodds fif.~i. Rlechling second. Ten 

 single.'; Youog it M. ehiini^ ij. Dn Idb 7, B'lvingtnn >!. Allen 6, De- 

 Tar .5, Rupel •!. Eiaroara S; ouog first, Bavingion secoud. Ten 

 slnsler: Mer hlina U, Allen 8, Ravingtoa 8, Young 7, Hicks 7, 

 Dodd^ 7. t»cTar (; Mechliut; first, Allen and Bavjogton second, 

 Vouug third. 



Eighv live pigeonp, oOyd;^.: 



BiA'iugtoa 13112212—8 Wooduull , .202ieoll— 6 



Mechliug 12011222-7 Runel SlMdni— 5 



l^'ouner 20L21lli)— o HnSper go032002— 4 



George 10112110-13 Allen 012011 oO - 1 



Bvediu 02ir.HiU-o Dodd=. 210010B0-a 



Bavirigton first, MRChimg .-ecinid, ticorge third. 



On the cdoging day the weatber was eveii worse than ilie day 

 before. The live Ijlrds were corkers Eli Young made ttie bfcr>t 

 average of the day. Ten singles: Young 10, Rupel C. Dodd.* 0, 

 Mechling 4, Allen 4. Six f-inglen, 2 iiair: Vnnng 8, Mecdjliug S, 

 Allen (!, Rupel li. Dodds Tm amgie:?: IMecbling 7, Young li, 

 Allen 5. Dodds 4, RiipHl 4. Ten siTi2lce: Yramg 9, Mechliug .s, 

 (reorge 7. Dodds 5, TVdford 4. Ten :^iTigl>':-: (George H, Youug 8, 

 Tedford 4, Allen 4. Ten &ing'ef : Vmiug .S, :Meetiliug 7, Current ."i. 

 Sis singles, 2 p:iii : Yoniji; HI. :\Icchliuvr 8 Kupel 6, Alien 4. Ten 

 RiTigles: Y'ou na 'J. Allen S. ,\lec:hl;ng 6. Dodds 7. Ten .^inglc'-; 

 Young 8. :Mecbling 7 Dodds li. Tedford ."i. Allen i. T'en .'ifigU^'- 

 George 10, Mechliug 'J. A Hen 5. Ycm g 7, Tod lord 7, Dodd.s 7. "Ten" 

 Singles: Young 9, Mef^hling 8, Currens 7, \Tooilnntt G, Alien ;"), 

 Dodds 5, Rupel 6, Teu singles: De T-jr 0, .Mcohiing 7, Dculd ^ 



George . 

 Six live birds: 



Dodds 111201—5 Youug _ 132010—4 



Meebling 201111—5 George. o21011-4 



Woodnurt 031120—4 Allen - oo2103-3 



Rupel iniT30-4 



MADISON cot XT V ASSOCIATION.—The annual m^-efing of 

 the Madison Couaty Sporisman's A.^aoeiatiou was held in Canas- 

 tota. N. Y'., April 21. The following offlsers were cdeeted: John 

 MaxweU, Oneida, Pre.'iideni; Dr. E. (!. Bas.--, Caz-'ioNia, A'icr- 

 President; E. B. Robtrls, Canastota, Secreiar\; A. E, Richardson, 

 Baton, Treasurer. First meet wil 1 lie at Oneidn some tim" i a May. 

 After the meeting other piriicg went to tho Canasiofa Club 

 grounds aud had .some sweeps wish the following results: 



No. 1, 10 single Idngbirda, o traps, rapid firing system, known 

 angles, entrance GO cents: 



HoPerts imilllll— 10 Crnttenden 1011111110— 8 



Ward OIlOllUU- 8 Salisbury 1101111111- 9 



Olarli 0010111110— a 



No. 3, same conditinn : 



Roberts 1111111111-10 Salisbury 1111101100- 7 



Ward llltlOl 110- 8 Unit ts,.. . llOlllllUl— 8 



Clark lUOloioll— 7 Kirkpatrick .0000101000 - 3 



druttenden llimim-ia 



No. 3, same conditions: 



Roberts 1111111111—10 Luitts lOlllOJUO- 6 



Cruttenden llllllllU— 10 Olarlv' 1011011111— 8 



Ward 1110101111—8 Kirlipavrlck llOOOOOOOl— 3 



Salisbury OllllMllO- 6 



No. 4. lOstnKlee, 5 iriip.-i, rapid fiTing pvsteui, unlsnown angle?: 



JBobeCls.... 1111101111- 9 Cruttenden 0010011001— 4 



Salisbury OOlOOIllll- 0 Ward lUOllOlllO— 6 



Luitt'^ flOlOlOnOOl— 3 Ciarii OllUlOOll- 7 



No. 5. same conditinnt: 



Roberls 0111000111—6 SpJisbury 0010010101—4 



Luitts 1000111110- U Ward llQiOlllOl— 7 



Crn ttend en 111001 1100— 0 Olar k lOOlOUlOl— 6 



Ward first. Salisbury tliird; ties on second shot off, OUrk win- 

 ning.— HyUutERLKSS. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 3.- Lake Ontario Gim Club. High 

 wind. Match at 30 oluerocks, 2 JCeyst one traps, 18yds. rise, shot 

 under New York State Association rules: 



Knebel 101 IIIOIH lOI 1111] 1100011111111—33 



O E Walzer 10101101 10 lOh iOllo jl I 111 ] 11011-20 



Foreu).an lOlOllOOOOlOllijOOOliiOOOOOOlluO - 10 



Evershed IIIOOIIIOIIOIIIOIIIIOIOI 111110— 23 



Stewart 01111003111 Ulllli] UOllOUOl 1—2:3 



McVean UlllfXlDllOl 101 1 1 !0U :0 101 1 01 11-20 



F L Smith lllllOlOaiiauilllbjiJ .111100,1-2:1 



Ties on 23 for club bariije. at 13 birds, 21ydi., Stewprt «it drawn: 



Smith 111111011111—11 Kneoe) lllUUOlllO— 10 



. Smita winning ia ties is entitled (o wear the gold badge until 

 the next club shoo!.— H. D, McVe^vn. 



NTACtARA, K. Y., April 18.— Niasara River Gan Club members 

 only, 5 prizes donated by tbe club, 50 kingbirds. 3 traps: 



L A Boore S9 EH Smith 17 S 31 Bronks 38 



Geo Margetts 45 Jno Hopkins 43 R Sinclair 39 



HP Smith 43 MAMcBean m C Slairley 40 



WE Green 40 



Sweep slior.t, T3 kingbird.s, 60 cents entrance, 3 moneys : Mavgetts 

 6, Brooks 7, McBean fi, E. H. Smith 9. R. Sinclair 8, H. P. Smith 9, 

 Green 9. In shoot-od for first H. P, Smith l^st his eighth bird, 

 McBean the twelfth: E. H. Smith got first on 12 straight, Sinclair 

 Second, Brooks third. 



THE ILLINOIS STATE SHOOT.-Ohicag^, April 31.— At a 

 meeting of the executive held last Monday e.vening. the dates of 

 the state shoot were changed from June 9— 13 inclusive to June 

 8—13 inclusive. This means that tbe shoot opens Monday morning 

 and lasts till Saturday night. It will take about two days to run 

 off the state events, and then the tcprnament will be open. Tbe 

 cash list this year is by S!00 or S*00 tlie bfavicst ever offered. 

 There will be some first moneys of Si'loO to StOii, doubrless. 



JERSEYVILLE. 111., Apni 2iJ.-Live bird matcli between Moses 

 CoUenberg, of Fidelity, and Fred Cbappeil, of this place, shot 

 here April 18. Condilioas: JO live bij-ds each for :g50 a side. The 

 shooting was stopped at the forty-third bird by mutual consent 

 as Ohappell had no chance to win. Both shooters used 10-gauge 

 guns and black powder in both barrels. The birds were strong 

 and a good lot. 



Dhappell 0221112101000121110011 121212220101122330020 - 31 



CoUenberg 1033101111111031321022222232211120131212311-38 



KlZEK. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



OpPICEBS, 1!5!«;)-9!. 

 COilMODORi:: Watteh IT. Lawson, Boston, M;is». 



SKCRET.4.E.T-TREASUREH : K.-ixm F. Beazek, i', Central Street, Lowell, Mass. 

 Regatta Comjutiee: J. A. Oa,t;e, Lowell. Mass.; W. G. MaeKendrick, 

 Toronto; L, B. Palmer, Newark, N. ,T. 



NORTHERN DIVISION. 



Officers: 



Vioe-Com.: W. rr. Cotton. Kiugsbiii. 

 Eeae-Com.: .J. C. l^.lwards, Lfndsai'. 

 PunsEK: 0. E. L. Porteous, Kingston. 

 Es. Com.: Colm Fi-aser and P. H. 

 Gisborne. 



ATLANTIC DIVISION. 



Officers: 



Vic}2-CoM.: I. v. Dorland, Arlluiiton. 

 KEAR-i: Oji . E. D. Audi-rson/Ireiitoa. 

 PCKSER: KieU'cl flcibart, Newark N.J. 

 Ex. COM.: H, L, Quiet and fl II. 

 Kj-eamer. 



Applications for memDen'nJiJp mu8t be made to dlvlsJon pursora, aooom- 



CENTRAL DIVISION. 

 Officers: 



VicE-CoM.: C.V.Winiio, Albaay, X.T. 

 Reak-Cosi.: T. p. Garidls, D:i^ tou, O. 

 Ptiksee: Howard Brown. All)un\', NY 

 Ex. Com.: J. K, Bakew-ell and H. W. 

 Stewart. 



EASTERN DIVISION. 

 Queers: 



VicE-Co^i.: J. W. Cartwright, Jr. 

 Rbar-Com.: Gt. L. Parmele.Hanford, 

 P0RSKB: E. ApoUonlo. Wiucliester. 

 Ex. Com.: Paul Butler, E. S. Towns 

 gnd Sidney Bishop, 



panied by the rei^orumendation of an active member and the siun of S2.CK) 

 tor entrance tee and dues for ciurent year. Kvery member attonalug 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay .$1.00 for camp expenses Application 

 sent to the Sec'v-Treas. wUl be forwarded by him to the proper Division. 



Persons residing in any Division and wi.sblnj? to become members of 

 the A. C. A., wUJ be fm-nishea with printed forms of api licallou by oddreaB 

 lug the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Cove I -. ...V.re-O. Tl. Craiio, Chicago. III. 



r:.": . ' ., ' M : ':v-0. .\. \\-ood™a.'jJ;-iYtoii. O. 



.■sc. , : i n.er— .1 H. ^\^■n c, ii'.u J^tudto Building, Chicago, 111. 



A j.pl ir.o 11 u , I raemlicvship should be made to theSec.-Treai?., oablauks 

 wbii li lie olttaiuert from blm, aud should be accompanied by $2 as 



iniri:itioii tec and dues for tbe curreut j^ear. 



FIXTURES. 



MAT. 



16. lonthe, Spring, Woodside. 30-31. Sprlngfleld Meet, OaRa 



Shasta. 



JtraE. 



(i. Hoisting Sail Competition, 20. New York. Sandy Hook Race 

 Brooi<lyn. 20. Marine & Field, Op^n, Bath 



0. Yonkers, Annual, Yonlcers. Beach, 

 i:^. New York, AKUPal, S. I. 27, Brooklyn, Ann., Bay Ridge. 

 18. Rochester, Spring Regatta, —. lanthe, Spring, Passaic Riv. 

 Irondenuoif Bay. 



JULY. 



S). Rochester, Sailing Trophy, 33. Rochester, Sailing Trophy, 



IrondequoitBay. Irondequoit Bay. 



11-26. W. C. A. Meet, Ballast 

 Island. 



AUOOS'X. 



6-27. A. C. A, Meet, Lake Cham- 37. Rochester, Sailing Trophy, 

 plain. Irondequoit Bny. 



SEPTKMBEH. 



.'i. Orange, Ann., Passaic River. 10. Rochester, Fall Regatta, 

 7. lam lie, Ann., Passaic River. Irondequoit B.iy, 



7. lauthe. Annual, Woodaide. 



TWO NEW CANOES. 



'I^HE last three seasons iiave produced nothing specially new in 

 X the line of canoe models, the later boats being merely im- 

 pi ovements, and in somtlicases no more than alterations, of sucli 

 i.\ pioal craft as Fly and Eciipse. The change in rig during the 

 same time has been far more radical than the change in motlel, 

 and now tiiat, for the time being at least, canoeists have with 

 tolerable unanimity agreed on the advisability of carrying a large 

 if not the larger .=ail aft, it is but natural that some changes of 

 bull should follow the great one in sail plans. Of the new^boats 

 of 18t)l we have hoard of but ooe wbicU does not follow the move- 

 ment toward more draft aft that was so noticeable toward the 

 latter hall: of last season; while in at least oueiustanoe tbe deepen- 

 ing has gone to a degree that wiU astonish many old canoeists. 

 The exception mentioned is a new Ruggles craft for Mr. H. H. 

 Smythe, of the Brooklyn C. C, a successor to Eurylda. designed, 

 we understand, by her owner, in which the draft will be forward, 

 after the plan of the later Nautili, the sail plan being arranged to 

 correspond. 



The New York C. C. claims two of the new racers, at least one 

 of which is certain to attract attention from hor novelty, if not 

 for more substantia] merits which the future is expected to reveal. 

 Both of (he boats were designed by Mr. W, P. Stephens, of the 

 club, one for Commodore W. W. Howard and the olher for 

 Secretary C. J. Stevens. The leading ideas of the new craft, the 

 general sheer plan, the sail plan and the placing of the center- 

 board, are the work of the owner, whUe the design itself is tbe 

 work of Mr. Y^^ P. Stepbena, aided by some valuable criticism 

 from Mr. Wm. Gardner, the yacht designer. Although carrying 

 a 4ft. centcrboard, the craft is really a keel canoe, possessing'to a 

 certain extent, so far as is compatible with *he great difference in 

 proportions, a number of features of the latest keel racing yachts. 



She is of cour-o 10ft. X30iu., with ]2in. freeboard at bow, 5in. at 

 lowest point, and "in. aft, the topsidea not differing greatly from 

 an ordinary canoe. Beneath tlie water, however, all reseniblance 

 to the conventiontil canoe form vani.shes, both in proporiions and 

 model. The greatest draft is lOin., or just double that of the ordi- 

 nary canoe, and this draft begins at a point ISft. from tbe stem 

 aad continues for but 1ft. The draft at the stem is but ij^Aiu., 

 toe keel running down in a straight line to the point of greatest 

 di-afr. The draft at sternpost is out 4in., the after part of the keel 

 being cut away in an easy curve from rhe sternpost to a point 2ft . 

 forward of if. Accompanying this great deD.arture in the outline 

 of the lateriil plane is an equally marked change from tbe usual 

 models. The frames in the forebody are rounded, somewhat in 

 the shape of a U, flattening out until almost a straiglit Hue is 

 reached at No. 8 frame, running up from the rabbet to the bilge 

 with considerable deadrise. On the next frame. No. 9, the mid- 

 ship section, a moderate hollow appears in the garboards. increa'- 

 ing rapidly with each succeeding frame until the strong S section 

 of the modern yacht is reached as the canoe proper merges into 

 the deep fin or keel. The resitlt is to the eye a verv handsomely 

 moulded form, with what a boanbuilder would termmore "shape" 

 than the cigar-shaped hull of the typical canoe. 



Tbe waterline of the forebody is quite stra'ght, showing a slieht 

 hollow in the first isin.; hot the after waterline is muefi more 

 hollow, thp run being very clean. The S sections of tbe tifterhody 

 made it necessary to keep tbe quarters rather fall aloft, bat not 

 to an undesirable extent. Looking at tbe bottom from (he stern, 

 ilie comirien.ceruent ot the ranis visible at about 7ft. from the bow. 

 The wcTkmanship of tbe boat Is at least f qua! to that of any of the 

 older Lowell canoes, which is saying a sieat deal when the diffi- 

 cult form of tbe boat is considered; and in her Mr. W. F. Stevens 

 has added to the reputation for the best, of fine work which he has 

 made in Fly, Ellida and the new Btitler canoe. In one respect 

 tids canoe is a decided improvement on all the others of his bulM 

 that we have seen. The stem and sternpost are of hackmatac, 

 properly raV! eled, and not an apron with false stem screwed on 

 The keel, with its crooked outline, is bent out of a single piece 

 of oak, running tbe full length of the canoe, the stem and 

 sternpost setting down on it. The planking is of Spanish cpdar, 

 in but three strakes to a side, the garboard being some Din. wide 

 and very hollow aft, while full forward. The frames are bent, 

 fastened to an inner keelson, and 1 he usual ribbands are plared 

 orer each seam on tbe inside. The deck is also of Spanish cedar 

 in two pieces io a side. Every seam throughout the boat is capa- 

 ble of standing a close uispecion. The thickness of the planking 

 is .5-33, and it is lined insiue with a strong but thin cloth cemented 

 to it. 



The forward mast tube is placed 9in. from the stem and the 

 after one at 9fr. P'-^in., the area of sail being approximately 45 in 

 mainsail and -55 10 mizen for the largest suit. The sails'ar*' of 

 Uuion silk, made by Mr. F. M. Wilson, ot Port Jefferson. The 

 spars aa-e. hollow, made by Mr. J. Young, of Bridgeport. Conn., 

 a main and mizen mast of spruce and an extra mizen of white 

 ash. The fittings were specially designed by Mr. C. J. Stevens 

 and are of aluminum bfonz2, the rodder being cast of aluminum 

 The canoe has thus far been m water but once, trimming well 

 and seeming fast under paddle, but she will be ready this week 

 for a trial trip under sail. 



Should she prove a success as a racer she is likely to revolu- 

 tionize the present racing fleet, though we are at a loss to say 

 whether such a result would be beneficial or exactly the reverse. 

 Certainly a canoe of this draft and form is a most undesirable 

 craft, save when once in the water and racing over deep courses, 

 she must be a nuisance to house and handle, and absolutely 

 worthless as crttiser or for pleasure use. Should she, however, 

 prove superior in speed by ever so small a margin to the present 

 fleet there will be next year a new fleet of deep-heeled racers 

 afloat. Wo believe that many would either stop snort entirely of 

 this last exti'eoie, or. having tried it for a season or two, would 

 abandon such nnwieldly craft and willingly drop into the 

 "general purpose" class that we have so earnestly advocated, in 

 which the leading featui-es of an honest and serviceable canoe 

 should be strictly maintained. With such a contingency, how- 

 ever remotely, in view, it is of the first importance that the limits 

 of such a class should be speedily decided upon. 



Whether the possible failure of this one canoe will put a stop to 

 further efforts in the same direction is an open question; in favor 

 of further trials it may be said that .she is but an experiment, and 

 her failure need not be taken as conclusive; the whole mode] is 

 .so different from the existing i-acers (hat the dcsisiner had little 

 in the way of comparison to guide him; wliile the proportio'cs of 

 length and depth vary so widely from those of keel yachts thatno 

 close comparison was possible In this direelion. 



There are several important points about the depth and draft. 

 In the first nlnce the canoe is well within the A. C. A. rules even 

 to the limit or IMm. of keel outside of rabbet In a centerboard 

 canoe, an obsolete restriction which in this case simply served to 

 cause the builder some extra labor, without limiting in the least 

 the draft. This is one of the obsolete restrictions which we pro- 

 posed to remove from the racing class last faU, and wbioh, like 

 several others, no longer serves any good purpose. 



The matter of draft was left eutlreiy to the deeigoer, and lOla. 



was selected as giving all that was needed for balance and lateral 

 resistance, and at the same time being as much as it seemed 

 desirable to take wht'u handling on shore, accidental grounding, 

 and surface friction were considered; though the latter point has 

 had little weight in the design. This draft, lOin.. with the Sin. 

 least freeboard decided upon by the owner, proved to be the exact 

 limits proposed by the regatta committee of the A. 0. A. at the 

 November meeting as a preventive of an extreme cutter canoe. 



The other of the new canoes, named Aztec by hor owner. Com. 

 Howard, is of the same class dimensions, 16X30, but in her other 

 dimensions agrees more nearly with the usual racer. Com. How- 

 ard's fast canop, Toltec, was built from a modification by himseK 

 of the lines of the cruiser Bat, designed by Mr. W. P. Stephens, 

 the bilge being reduced considerably, but at tbe expense of too 

 full ends for the best performance in racing. The Aztec is based 

 remotely on these two canoes, but with less bilge than Toltec, 

 while especial attention was given to refining the ends about the 

 keel and deadwoods. By tbe direelion of the owner the keel was 

 made absolutely straight, and for a parallel draft of .5in., the ob- 

 le-t being to carry a large sail aft, the board at the same time 

 being very far aft, thus attaining the same results as the deep 

 Iceel and board further forward in ihe canoe just described. The 

 Aztec has a remarkably easy form, but at the same time ber 

 power has been preserved as far a« possible, in distinction from 

 manv designs, in which fine, sweet fore and aft lines are the only 

 desideratum. Whether this view is correct remains to be proved 

 in view of the .success of some canoes with the easiest possiljle 

 fore and aft line.*;; but the proportions of a canoe are so extreme, 

 nearly 7 beams if we take the beam at the loadline, that easy fore 

 and aft lines are almost a matter of course, and it would seem 

 that more attention might profitably be bestowed on the midship 

 ; taction and bilge. The boat has been built by Thos MaeWnirter, 

 of West New Brighton, and shows a great advance on his work of 

 last year. The planking is of white cedar, ribband carvel, witli 

 mahogany deck. The work is very fair in all parts, the stem and 

 keel being well shaped and free from lumps and hollows, every 

 line being carried fairly from the stemband to the sternpost. 



Tbere is one feature about each of these canoes which demands 

 special notice and condemnation; the racing cockpits are by far 

 the worst yet put in canoes. They are the latest "suicide" model, 

 that of Com. Howard being rather worse than the other. The de- 

 sigupr emphatically disclaims all responsibility in each case, the 

 whole arrangement resting with the owners. The cockpit of 

 Aztec is approximately heart-shaped, 15in. long and 16in. wide, 

 while that of the other canoe is similar in form and ISi^in. by 14, 

 Though atrifie larger, that of Aztec is the more dangerous, as it 

 is divided in the center by the trunk, which runs througli and 

 abaft it. This leaves .lust space enough to get the feet in, and 

 offers every facility for sucii an accident as that which happened 

 (o Com. Howard in Toltec last year; when, in hiking out for a 

 pufif, he caught and wrenched his foot between the trunk and the 

 side of the boat, being unable to right his canoe until he had with 

 some trouble extricated himself, A similar mishap in the new 

 boat would probably prove still more serious, and these sham 

 cockpits are really a much greater sotiree of danger than the 

 standing sail. In Mr. Stevens's canoe the trunk ends forward of 

 the cockpit, thus giving more room for the feet, but such devices 

 are a discredit to canoeing, and should have been prohibited long 

 since by the A. C. A. 



THE CRUISE OF THE SHENANDOAH C. C. 



AS DETAHiBD BY THE COMMODORB. 

 PART X. 



'T> OYS, I'm hungry as a beai !" exclaimed Lacy about noon next 

 JL> next day. "Let's lunch." 



As this was Lacy's normal cotidition, the remark excited no 

 special comment, 



" Well, we'll lunch pretty soon; it's full early yet, and, besides, 

 there's no water here. We'll find a spring presently and hang 

 up,"' said George. 



We rounded one more bend and McCoy's Falls lay before us. 

 The river widened to a great breadth, being nearly a half a mile 

 wide, as it made a straight sweep clear across the narrow valley 

 from Massanutton to the foothills of the Blue Ridge, some three 

 or fottr miles away; and the wliole of this great expanse was a vast 

 system of reefs, extending in irregular parallel lines a few yards 

 apart clear across the river, which fell away below us as we en- 

 tered the fall to such an extent that it looked to our astonished 

 gaze as if a line extended horizontally from onr point of vision 

 would touch the sides of the Blue Ridge, towering grandly across 

 the vista several miles below us, nearly half wav up its sides. 

 There was no wild rush of water down this grand s"lope. Instead, 

 the river made its way over the couuilass reefs in little cascades 

 with calm, still water between, the incline being literally terraced. 

 Innumerable litlle bush-covered islets— mostly mere masses of 

 rock rising from the ledges— dotted the broad expanse. 



A large white crane swept upward from a neighboring reef, and 

 f oared away over the river vista, bis treat wings fanning up and 

 down and his long legs trailing out Indicrouslv behind; and a flock 

 of ducks rose with a whirr from the tall sedges and water grasses 

 along the margin, to settle again into the river a quarter of a 

 mile below, parting the water into long, shining furrows that 

 could be distinctly seen from om- canoes. 



The scenery was grand and beautiful. The towering heights ot 

 MaEsacutton, frowning black with dense masses of thunder 

 clouds, solemnly rising and spreading over the western heavens 

 and rtfltctfcd in the darkling, lead-colored livev behind n=i, closeti 

 the prosp.-ct in that direction; while the mist-crowned peaks of 

 the Blue R'dge, still smiling under the bright rays of the sun, in 

 whose golden effulgence every tree and rock stood out indistinct- 

 ness, towered as grandly in front. The deep, heavy roar that rose 

 up from the river to the heavens from the hundreds of liitle cas- 

 cades, combined with the savage Vvdlriness and stern beauty of the 

 scene was moat oppressively impressiye. 



"Idon't know how we would manage to get through here without 

 the boat chaimel," said George, as we were cautiously following 

 the swift and narrow thread ol water that was leading us through 

 tbe vast labyrinth of reefs. 



"Nor I don't know how we shall manage t" get through here if 

 I don't get something to eat pretty soon," exclaimed Lacy impa- 

 tiently. "I declare, fellows, it's one o'clock and full time for lunch- 

 let's lunch." 



"WeU, how are you going to lunch here out in the middle of a 

 rapid with no place to land, even if you could make the land, for 

 the reef--," I replied. "We'll push on and make that point yonder, 

 half a mile ahead, where you see the road rising from the river. 

 There is a ford there and we can find a landing place and most 

 likely a spring or a house near. I'm as hungry as you are, and 

 fully as anxious to lunch, but I must confess I do not see how it 

 can be done here." 



The gathering clouds thickened and spread over the face of the 

 entire heavens, blotting out the sun and casting their sombre 

 shadow orer the Blue Ridge. The thunder rumbled and tum- 

 bled among the mountain tops behind us, and the storm swept in 

 a dense gray cloud of rain down the river and overtook us, en- 

 veloping everything in a misty veil, blotting the mountains en- 

 tirely Irom view at either end of the Ions' river vista, while the 

 trees loomed up vaguely indistinct on either side and the river 

 shimmered grayly as the rain drops blistered its surface and pat- 

 tered fiercely upon our decks and closed hatches. Perfectly 

 protected in our oiled capes or rubber coats, we suffered no 

 inconvenience from the storm beyond a wetting of our faces and 

 hands as the water streamed copiously over them. 



"Now I'll be darned if I'm going aiiother boat's length until I 

 get something to eatl" said Lacy as he rammed the Cls'de, bow on, 

 hard against the grassy bank at the ford indicated, and without 

 waiting to bring the canoe around broadside to the shore, he 

 splashed nut into the shallow water aud waded ashore, painter in 

 band, while with a a vicious tug that spoke volumes for his earn- 

 estness he yanked the canoe half her length up on to ihe bank. 



"Ail right," said George, as we burst into a peal of laughter at 

 his appearance as he stood tbere. the long skirts of his rubber 

 coat— dripping and shining in the rain which streamed from it- 

 flopping around his blue-stockinged ankles, with the water run- 

 ning in little rivulets down into his canvas shoes. 



"Well, how in the mischief are we to eat lunch in such a rain?" 

 I demanded, as George and I also beached our canoes alongside 

 the Clyde, but prudently remained ou board under the shelter of 

 our batches, aprons and rubbers. 



"I don't care a copper for the rain, I'm going to have something 

 to eat, rain or no rain, water or no water." he pei-sisted, as he 

 went splashing through the tall wet grass along rhe river mar- 

 gin, scanning the foot of the rocky bluff' for traces of a spring. 



His earnestness was so apparent that George and I finally dis- 

 embarked, closing our hatches to keep out the rain; and then we 

 three idiots went splashing along up and down the river margin 

 for a couple of hundred yards or so in each direction in a fruit- • 

 less search for a spring. Finally I started up tbe bank along tbe 

 road, hoping to find a farmhouse, but the road appeared to lead 

 off from the river over the bluff through a dense forest, with no 

 signs of farmhouse, farm or, indeed, clearing of any kind. The 

 clouds breaking away a little, however, I caught sight of the roof 

 of a farmhouse on the other side of the river, half a mile further 

 down, and fully thtf d'stance back ar-rc's the flebi? from tha 

 river. 



