June 35, 1891.] 



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I put the iatcQes on and battened them down, I wentup into Sun- 

 bury and got some mail and some news of the outside world. 

 When I came back I sat ou the shore opening my letters, and was 

 soon surrruuded with a crowd of inquiring people. My name 

 being mentioned, I was surprised to ste a fiiei d of mine from 

 Iiewisburg, and aft'-r some hesitation on my part I decided to 

 spend Sunday with bim. 



Storing niy canoe in the lola boat house, we took the train to 

 Lewisburg, which is situa^e^ on the West Branch of the Susque- 

 hanna, nine miles from Sunbury. 



Sunday was just the kiad of a day I had Wished for. It was 

 raining and was very disagreeable, making a pleasant dav to stay 

 mdonrs, for I did not caie to show the people the latest wrinkles 

 in trousers, as the ones I had on were the only ones I had with me 

 on the trip, and my pallor shirt and blouse was not the nicest suit 

 to promenade wir.h on a Sunday. 



Mondny, July 20. found us taking the train to Sunbury. Soon 

 after our arrival at ihe doat house I was to be seen bowling along 

 under full cruising sail for the breast of the dam. 



The river at Sunbury, where the North and West Branches 

 meet, is at least miles wice, and is a beautiful sheet of water. 

 Numerous steamers ply to and fro, some running up to North- 

 umberland and return, carrying passengers. 



Arriving at the dam. 1 lowered sail and went through the raft 

 shute, which is an incline of 10ft. in 75, wiih the water rushing 

 through like an express train. The river below the dam is very 

 rocky, which necessitated my stowing tbe sail under deck. For a 

 bait mile below the dam I espsrienced no end of trouble with 

 the shallow water ana the sharp ledges which extend the width 

 of the river. 



Below this stretrh of rocks I got into better water, where I 

 allowed myself to float, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery that 

 borders the river ou both sides. Cruising along the right shore 

 1 crossed the liver one mile below Selinsgrove Junction, to avoid 

 the fish dams and baskets that are thrown up promiscuously and 

 Without regard to I he law on all sides. As ic was about noon 1 

 made a stop on an island opposite «elinsgrove and took lunch and 

 enjoypd the shade of some water birch trees. 



Ke-smbarking I kept, to the left shore to Fisher's Ferry, 2}4 

 miles below belinsgrove bridge, where I again recrossed the river, 

 having been told by a fisherman that tbe better channel lav on 

 that side. I found very deep water toward the right shore and 

 throwing m a spoon after some trollinff I landed two salmon 

 we gbing probably 31bs. each. At Port Trevorton, 4 miles below 

 Fisher's Ferry, I made a stop and bought some fresh bread, butter 

 and eggs. 



The <dd piers that supported the Port Trevorton bridge still 

 stand like so many monuments, all the way across the river, 

 some of them showing the work of tbe floods, large stones having 

 been knocked out and the mortar and cement loosened in many 

 places. Below the port it kept me busy dodging in and around 

 the many fish dams that are scattered all over the river. 



Working my way over to an island below Herndon, which is on 

 the opposite side of the river from port, I hauled the canoe up on 

 shore and made camp, as the afternoon was fast drawing to a 

 close. In searching fur firewood I struck up on a clearing on the 

 island and down on the middle I saw tnat it was inhabited, as I 

 saw a farmhouse. When I had gathered enough firewood for sup- 

 per and for the night I took a tin bucket and went down to the 

 house aft^r milk. 



While returning with my bucket of milk I was set upon by a 

 dog, who, coming as he did from behind me and not giving me 

 any warning, scared me f=o that I came near losing bucket and all. 

 I foUnd it bard work to keep that rascal sway from me, and he 

 only went away after I drew my revolver and shot to scare bim. 

 The report of the revolver then got me into trouble with tbe 

 fai-mer, who declared I intended to kill his animal. Peace was 

 finally restored, and I went away. With good fresh bread, butter, 

 eggs, two salmon and coffee, what canoeist is there that handles 

 a paddle that could not make a good supper. 



The evening drawing to a close, I piled some heavy timbers on 

 the fire and soon turned in, the night being very dark and looking 

 like rain, not a star to be seen in the whole sky. 



Tuesday, Ju'v 21, I arose about 6:30 A. M., and was not able to 

 see an object 50ft. away on account of the heavy fog which had 

 settled over the river. Passing the time in numerous ways till 8 

 A. M., the sun coming out drove the fog before it. I left the island, 

 and wnen passing the house on the lower end I fired my revolver, 

 making ihtsi Id man appear at the door in an instant. 



At Gooi-Kef own, one mile below Herndon, I kept to the left shore 

 to avoid the dangerous McKee's Half Falls, which are a succession 

 of ugly rapids. These falls are on the other side of a large island 

 opposite Georgetown. Many an accident has happened there, and 

 they are at all stages of the water an ugly place to go through. 



Below Georgetown the river is swift, but clear of rapids, all the 

 distance to Mahantaugo, five miles below, and at this place I was 

 hailed by a fisherman. Drawing up alongside of his boat, I 

 chatted with him awhile, and he cautioned me to take the other 

 side of the river aU the way to Halifax. 



1 or 21 

 1 05 27 

 1 07 09 



Finish. Elapsed. 

 116 31 m 31 



53 56 



54 15 



55 OS 

 Fouled. 



55 53 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.-Easter Division: John A. Lanford, 

 Mt. Auburn, Mass.. Frank H. Foster, Lebanon N. H. Central 

 Divisi'-n: Enoch Ashton, Jr., Troy, N. Y.: W. Stewart Smith, Jr., 

 Rochester. N. Y.; VV. C. Witherbee. Henry R. Neide, Port Hf-nry 

 N. Y.; J. H. Grimm, Troy, N. Y. Nori hern Division: Wm. Brad- 

 burn, Omemee. Atlantic Division: J. Gilbert Hall, Perth Am- 

 boy, N. J. 



MARINE AND FIELD AND M. A. C. REGATTA. 



'■PHE event of the summer canoe racing was the joint regatta of 

 JL the Marine and Field Club, of Bath Beach, and the Manhattan 

 Athletic Club Canoe Department, sailed on June 20 on Gravesend 

 Bay. The details oi the raeirg are given in the following com- 

 plete summary. Tbe day was very satisfactory on the whole, tbe 

 clouds beine dispersed by the warm sun early in the moiniue, and 

 though there was not enough wind, the races were all sailed 

 through. The officers of the dav were: R-feree, Robert J. Williin. 

 Brooklyn C. C. Judges, Com. Walter U. Lawson, A. C. A.; Vice- 

 Corn., I. V. Dorland, Atlantic Division, A. C. A., and Com. L. W. 

 Seavey, Knickerbocker C. C. Timers, William J. Swan, M. A. C. , 

 and William R Haviland. Yonkers C. C. Clerk of the course, 

 Richard Hobart, lanthe O. C. Regatta committee, C. K. Woosf er. 

 M. and F. C; William Whitlock, M. A. C; Arthur Hurst. M. and 

 F. C, and Wm. S. Elliott, chairman, M. and F. C. and M. A. C. 



Event 1.— Twice around triangle, unclassified sailing race, 3 

 miles: 



No. Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Nomad, A. Hurst, M and F 21 10 16 10 11 33 00 1 15 50 



Restless, H. P.Allen, M. and F 23 10 14 30 11 22 09 



Kwo-ne-she, W. Brownell,Crescent.33 19 15 00 11 20 43 

 Vim, J. .lohnson, Orienta 24 10 14 40 11 21 49 



Kwo-ne-she first prize. Vim second. Restless third. 



Event 2, tandem paddling race, siraigh'away, 1 mile: 



Be»m. Start. Finish. Elapsed. 

 Cricket, Palmer & Douglas. lanthe. 2S 11 31 55 11 40 35 8 40 00 

 Uno, Quick and Simpson. M.A.C. . . .30 11 31 55 11 40 48 8 53 00 

 Jonah, Collins Bros., Bayonne 27 11 31 55 11 41 10 9 15 00 



Event 3, Marine and Field senior saving race, distance 4^2 miles, 

 triangle three times: 



Start. 



Wasp, Paul Butler, Vesper .12 44 ."5 



Nesta, D. Goodsell, Y'onuers 12 45 21 



Cricket, L B. Palmer, lanthe 13 44 47 



Seabrigtit,W. T. VVintringham, B'klynl2 4ii 23 



Bee, D. D. Goddard, Vtsper 12 4o 



Guenn, Wm. Whitlock, M. A. C 12 44 25 



Kitt, F. M. Sinclair, A. C. A 12 45 57 



Tempest. G. P. Douglas, lanthe 12 45 18 



Eclipse, F. M. Dunnell, Brooklyn 12 48 00 



Bonnie. C. B. Vaux, Yonkers 12 47 26 



Aztec, W. W.Howard, New York 13 50 53 



Eros, F. C, Moore, Knickerbocker 13 48 16 



Torment, H. H. Smjthe 12 50 01 



Kismet, C. J. Stevens, New York 12.50 53 _ . . . .. .. 



Event 4, i.}4 miles, triangle course, three times, Marine and 

 Field cup race: 



Start. 



Bop, Vesper 



Wasp, Vesper 3 08 30 



Tempest, lanthe 



Guenn, M. A. C 



Kitt. A. C. A 



Torment. Brooklyn 



Bonnie, Yonkers 



Nesta, Yonkers 



Uno, Yonkers 3 OS 10 



Beta, Yonkers 3 08 05 



Cricket, lanihe 3 08 40 



Eclipse. Brooklyn 



Seabright, Brooklyn 



Eurylda, M. and H' 



Kismet, New York 



Aztec, New York 3 08 41 



Eros, Knickerbocker _ 



Event 5. five times around triangle, Manhattan A, C. Challenge 

 Trophy, lii miles: 



First Second 

 Round. Round. 

 4 39 24 4 53 24 

 4 55 15 

 4 54 02 

 4 55 23 

 4 55 50 

 4 56 47 

 Withdrew. 

 Withdrew. 

 4 53 00 Withdrew. 

 Withdrew. 

 Withdrew. 

 4 54 04 Withdrew. 

 4 57 45 5 11 10 Withdrew. 



. . Withdrew. 



Event 6, twice around triangle, Smiles. Consolation sailiug 

 race: 



Start. 



Cricket, L. B. Palmer 6 43 40 



Tempest, G. P. Douglas 6 43 40 



Beta. T. S. Orholm 7 43 40 



Bonnie, C. B. Vaux 6 43 40 



1 19 56 

 1 20 10 

 1 21 06 

 1 21 OS 

 1 21 53 

 1 22 45 

 1 23 28 

 1 23 39 

 1 25 03 

 1 25 33 

 1 23 53 

 1 26 53 

 1 27 28 



Turn. 



3d Turn. 



Finish. 



3 22 24 



3 35 46 



3 19 46 



3 33 34 



3 85 44 



3 49 53 



3 22 55 



3 36 09 



3 50 40 



3 24 31 



3 38 36 



3 52 06 



3 23 45 



3 38 02 



3 53 15 



Foul first turn. 





3 26 54 



3 41 41 



3 55 33 



3 33 35 



3 33 50 



3 54 53 



3 33 10 



3 35 40 



Fouled. 



3 26 40 



3 43 04 



Withd rawn 



3 27 19 



3 43 16 



3 56 17 



Withdrawn. 





3 26 45 



3 41 45 



3 56 19 



Foul first turn. 





3 28 55 



Withdrawn. 



3 24 63 



3 39 33 



8 54 50 



3 28 10 



3 43 20 



3 58 03 



Start. 



Uno 4 35 16 



Beta 4 25 22 



Bonnie 4 25 20 



Aztec 



Kitt 



Eros 4 42 19 



Torment 4 43 39 



Nesta _ . 

 Tempest 4 25 25 



4 41 30 

 4 40 45 

 4 43 13 

 4 41 18 



4 44 45 



4 39 OQ 



Third 

 Round, 

 5 05 01 

 5 03 14 

 5 09 35 

 5 09 33 

 5 09 20 

 5 10 36 



Fourth 



Round. Finish. 



5 18 40 

 5 81 03 

 5 33 30 



5 23 50 



6 24 44 

 5 §5 38 



33 31 

 5 37 33 

 5 37 52 

 5 40 05 

 5 40 44 

 5 42 38 



Cricket 4 49 15 



Seabright. 



4 43 33 



Guenn 4 40 30 



Eurylda. 

 Kismet 



4 43 03 

 4 42 .53 



Turn. Finish. 



7 05 07 withdr<- w. 



7 04 30 7 22 30 



7 03 05 7 20 12 



7 05 17 withdrew. 



NEW YORK C. C. SANDY HOOK R ACE. -mUor Forest and 

 Stream: I am informed by Mr. W. S. Elliott, of the Maiine and 

 Field Club, and also by ths canoeing editor of the Forest And 

 Stream, that the notice of the Marine and Field Canoe Rega .»a 

 of June 20 was sent to your office prior to the receipt from me of 



the notice of the New York C. C. club race to Sandy Hook for the 

 same date, although the notice of the Sandy Hook race was pub- 

 lished two weeks before the notice of the Marine and Field re- 

 gal ta. As tbe New Y'ork C. C. has no desire to hold races on days 

 claimed by other organizations in its neighborhood, I heg to an- 

 nounce that the race to Snndv Hook, as set for June 20, is with- 

 drawn. Wm. Willahd Howard, Commodore New York O. C 

 (Stapleton, S. I., June 17,; 



MASSASOIT C. C , JUNE 14-. 



THE Massasoits held their first races of the season off the club 

 house on June 14. The weather was good; just enoueh wind 

 to make things lively and put th^ men ou their mettle. The first 

 event was a paddling race from the Cow Pasture to the Wigwam, 

 and was contested by eight men. The fight, long and arduous, 

 between the five leading men resulted in the triumph of Charles 

 Ellis, Lyons taking second place. The course was some three- 

 quarters of a mile in length, and the race was won in 12m. lOs. 



The sailing race was over a three-mile triangular course, and 

 was for the club perpetual challenge plate, in tbe possession of V, 

 B. Johnson, owner of the Vee Bee. He was the favorite in this 

 race until he ran on a pile of ballast and cut several holes in the 

 Vee Bee, which were an effective drag on her speed-making quali- 

 ties. The Vee Bee led the procession over the first leg of the 

 course, followed by Sappho and LTllie A. On turning r und the 

 point between the first and second divisions of the course tbe 

 Ullie A. took first position, and ultimately came in a winner, 

 beating the Aline by 30sec. and the Frolic by 45sec. Although V. 

 B. Johnson did not, through an accident, sustain his r putaiion of 

 owning the fastest boat in the club, he bad the sati.sfaction of 

 knowing that the winning boat was one built by him. The sec- 

 ond boat was also an amateur-built canoe, having been constructed 

 by its owner, J, T. Ball. The fact that boats built by the members 

 succeed m outdistancing professionally-built boats, is one which 

 the members feel proud of. The perpetual challenge plale is the 

 one presented to the club by Messrs. J. A. and G. A. Frizzell, J. J. 

 Kelleher and V. B. Johnson, and is only to be held for two weeks 

 without being subject to challenge and contest. The present 

 holder's right is to be again disputed on June 30. 



Several casualties happened before and during the race. Elaine 

 (J. J. Kelleher) Was prevented entering the contest by a capsize, 

 and Landers in the Minnie E. was practically not in the race from 

 a similar cause. The UUie A. also had an accident, breaking her 

 sliding seat during the race. James J. Bbooks. 



NEW YORK C. C. REGATTA-AN APOLOGY. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



1 was tbe starter of the New York Canoe Club races, referred to 

 m the enclosed clipping from your paper of this week. The pra- 

 priety of a full apology, in your nest issue, for the objectionable 

 statements, will, I trust, be apparent to you, wUhoui argum<-nt. 

 Yery truly yours, Edward C. Dblavan, Jb, 



New York, June 19. 



[The above letter has caused us to look carefully into the actual 

 facts of the case, and we can only conclude that our statements 

 were incorrect, and did an it justice to Mr. Del avan: for which we 

 tender a lull and ample apology. We are moved to this solely by 

 consiaerat ions of justice, and not by any fear of the aforesaid 

 club revolver.] 



TORONTO 0. C— The opening race of the Toronto C. C. in the 

 form of a sealed handicap was sailed off the Island Park on June 

 6 in a light east wind over the ususl triangul r course. The fleet 

 got away well t' gether, but Jaques, in the Waif soon took the lead, 

 with Sparrow and Ford follow ng in the order named, maintain- 

 ing their respective positions throughout the race. On ihe handi- 

 cap being opened Iredal", who sailed an open leeboard canoe, was 

 declared the winner, with Fortier second and Ford third. The 

 club is to be congratulated on the large number taking part, there 

 being 13 competitors out of an entry of 14. The first of a ser'es of 

 three races takes place on June 30, when the new boats recently 

 purchased bv some of the members w"ll be given a chance to dis- 

 tinguish themselves. The annual r-gatta will be held near the 

 Island Park on the Saturday following. 



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