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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[SB^T, 24, 1891* 



YOKKVILLE Y. C. OPEN REGATTA.-The open fall regatta 

 of the Yorkville Y. C. was sailed nu Sept. 22, the courses being: 

 A stakeboat anchored off the club house at 102d street and (he 

 East Riyer to and around Gangway Buoy and return, for 

 classes A, B, 0, F, G and J. ami to" snd arcund Stepping Stone 

 Lighthouse and return for classes E. H and I. The timeis were: 



CLASS A— CABIN SLOOPS OVER oOfT. 



Start. Finish. l^Japsed. Correded. 



Obarles Welde 06 00 7 21 30 8 1.5 m 8 13 30 



Calamity 11 06 00 Withdrew. 



Emma and Alice 11 06 00 6 55 00 7 49 00 7 49 00 



CLASS B— CABIN SLOOPS TrNDEH 30FT. 



Alberta 11 OS 00 7 ;:4 40 8 18 40 8 13 40 



Irene 11 06 00 Withdrew. 



CLASS C— OPEN SLOOPS OVER 24PT. 



Maud M 11 Oe 00 G 49 15 (i 48 1.5 6 43 15 



J A Cameron 11 06 fjO !■> 49 04 0 40 0.5 0 38 25 



CLASS D— OPRN SLOfjPS UNDER 20FT 



Ti n Top 11 17 00 4 36 00 .5 19 00 r, 19 00 



Bonita 11 m 1.'-, 4 si 05 h n 50 r, 31 05 



CLASS P— CATBOATS OVER. 24FT. 



Tattler 11 09 .50 4 2.5 ;30 a 15 30 .5 15 ,30 



Truant 11 12 00 8 OB 00 C .54 00 6.53 30 



CLASS O— CATBOATS UNDER 21ira'. ANE OVER 20FT. 



Emmie 11 12 00 7 36 10 8 24 10 8 24 10 



Ellen E, 11 12 00 Not timed. 



Restless 1! 12 00 7 05 00 7 S3 00 7 .50 00 



CLASS H— CATBOA'XS BETWEEN 20 AND 17FT. 



Anglesey 11 15 25 4 43 40 5 28 15 5.28 15 



Bon Ton 11 15 15 4 -14 20 5 29 05 5 26 55 



CLASS I— CATBOATS UNDER llFT. 



Tramp 11 16 .50 4 .59 .55 5 43 05 5 43 05 



Pet 11 17 00 Not timed. 



Hattie 11 17 00 5 37 31 6 20 31 6 19 01 



Tenny 11 16 IK) 4 47 .50 5 31 50 5 31 26 



Undine 11 17 00 5 03 45 5 46 45 5 46 45 



CLASS J— CABIN CATBOATS, 



Ordons n 06 00 7 20 OO 8 14 00 8 14 00 



Julia S 11 06 00 Withdrew. 



Emily 11 06 00 7 36 30 8 30 80 8 20 80 



BROOKLYN Y. C, Sept. 19.— The regatta of the Brooklyn Y. C, 

 on Labor Day was very unsatisfactory, but the club rules prohibit 

 more than one regatta in a season. In order to have one good 

 race. Com. Sutton, of the sloop Mull, provided prizes for all classes 

 for a special race, nominally a cruise, on Saturday. The race was 

 started so late, 4:45 P. M„ that the finish vvus made by moonlight. 

 Tbe times were: 



CLASS 1— CABIN SLOOPS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrpoted. 



Mary A 4 48 80 7 11 30 3 23 00 3 23 00 



Clara M<iy 4 48 30 Not timed. 



Mull 4 46 43 fl !j2 45 



GLASS 2— CABIN SLOOPS. 



Iroquois 4 16 55 7 OUiO 3 15 05 3 15 05 



Vida 4 48 30 Nnt timed. 



CLASS 4— CABIN CATS. 



Panoliet' a 4 ,53 40 2Vo 1 1 imed . 



Lina 4 50 03 r lO 30 3 20 27 3 20 37 



CLASS 5— YAWLS. 



Tropic 4 48 m 7 18 lH 3 29 40 3 29 40 



Mariqulta 4 47 12 7 14 -10 3 27 26 



CT-ASS 6— OPEN CATS. 



Alma 4 55 00 0 32 .50 1 37 50 1 37 09 



B. Q 4 54 03 6 b3 53 1 39 53 1 39 53 



EddaD .4 53 10 6 30 35 1 38 25 1 36 .51 



Roma 4 55 00 0 38 42 1 43 43 1 43 47 



CLASS 7— OPEN CATS. 



Dell 4 54 00 7 00 00 3 08 00 3 06 TO 



Luna 4 53 00 Not limed. 



CLASS 8— MIXED. 



Empire .4 .53 05 7 15 45 3 23 40 3 351 40 



Isolde 4 .51 46 7 10 00 2 18 14 



The flagship Mull won in her class, hut declined to take the 

 prize. 



BEVERLY Y. C— The 180th race, sixth sweepstakes, was sailed 

 at Monument Beach Sept. 12 in a good whole sail breeze, smooth 

 water and a clear sky by way of variety. Hector was ou haud in 

 first class but had no competitors. Race in second and third 

 classes was very close. Courses were No. 1, 10^ miles. No. 7, S^i 

 mtleg. and No. 9, 5 miles, for second, third and fourth classes re- 

 Speccively. Judge, T. S. Enmatids. 



s ECO ISO Class. 



Lfiigth. Elapsed. Corrected 

 Surprise, J. M. Codman, B. Y. C . .27.1)4 3 05 ,56 1 56 12 

 Anonyma, F. L. Dabney, B. Y. C. . ..27.01 3 06 11 1 ,56 11 

 Defiance, H. E. Perrv, Mon. Beach. .26. 04 3 08 15 1 57 25i 



Mist, (i. H. L\man, Jr., B. Y. C 26.08 3 OH 21 1 57 .56 



Mndgeon,M. Williams, Jr., B.Y.CJ, 26. 10 2 11 48 3 01 33 

 Grampus. W. E. C. Eusiis, B. Y. C. .27.09 Withdrew. 

 Wildcat, T. N. Norcross, Mon . Beach 26 .04 3 13 25 3 03 39 



THIRD CLASS. 



Eina, J. Parkinson. B. Y. C 22.10 1 53 38 1 41 44 



Tycoon, J. L. .Stackpok-, Jr., B. Y. C.SS.Oi 1 53 47 1 43 08 



Pnz'/le, Wm. Amnry. Jr., B. Y. C. . ..23.09 1 55 45 1 43 46 



Daisy, H. Stockton, B. Y. G 22. tH Withdrew. 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Oat, B. Clark, B. Y. C 19.03 1 23 51 1 14 09 



Edith, G. van Rensselaer. B. Y. C .19.04 1 26 37 1 16 49 



Oharmion, J. Crane. Jr., B. Y, C 19. OB 1 32 07 1 33 37 



Kitten, Toby Clu^> 19 11 1 33 37 1 28 20 



Winners in second class were: Anon> ina first, Surprise second, 

 Deliauce third. Tnird class: Kina first, Tycoon second. Tliii-d 

 clas.s: CaDfir.st, Edith second. 



AMERICAN MODEL Y. C SKI' P. I'.i-The second leg for the 

 Fisher cup was sailed off at ProHptct I 'ark Lake on Saturday, 

 four yachts coming to the line in a whole-sail breeze, north at the 

 start, chopping around TO northeast .just as first marij at end of 

 first leg was rounded. A triangular course was laid off. the first 

 leg being about ^^^uo of a mile, tne second leg --joo and the third 

 'E'loo, making in all i4 mile by chart. The lirst yacht to cross the 

 line was the Harrieita (holder ot cup) at 3:27:.30, with wind on port 

 quarter, making a very eood steady run for first turning stake 

 and sailing verj fast. The Marjorie crossed at 3:39:45, Electra at 

 3:30:15 and Star at 3:30:25, the last yacht gaining on others very 

 rapidly, rounding hrsc mark Imin. 80.sec. behind the Harrietta, 

 having gained Imin. 155ec. on tbe leader. The others rounded 

 clooe up all in a close reach for second mark. Harrietta was in 

 trouhle with her main sheet, thereby losing considerable head- 

 way and allowing the others to get close up: but she managed to 

 round the third mark ahead at 3:43:30, the Elecira at 3:43:45 taking 

 first place, Star falling back to thiru place, Electra having gained 

 Imin. 4Ssec. on Harrietta and Imin. lOsec. on Star. Now they had 

 the wind att, with hooms broad off to port, with prospects of a 

 fast run, but the wind petered out somewhat at finish, the Harri- 

 etta crossing the line at 3-48:20, Electra 3:48:40, Star 3:49:22, Mar- 

 jorie 3:50:25, the Harrietta making up 5sec. on this leg. Star gain- 

 ing 3sec, on Harrietta, Marjorie Imin. 203ec. taking third place. 

 The times were; 



Star^ Finish. Elapsed. Corrected 



Star -..3 30 25 3 49 33 18 57 18 50 



Mariorie 3 29 45 3 50 35 20 40 20 40 



Electra 3 30 15 3 4 8 40 18 25 18 25 



Harrietta 3 27 30 3 48 20 20 50 ' 20 50 



Electra wins by 33Hec. elapsed time and 2.59ec. corrected from 

 Star, and hy 3min. 2,53ec. elapsed and correctea from Harrietta, 

 former holder of the cup. The next leg for the cup will be sailed 

 oil Oct. 3. 



CATBOATS ON THE BAY.— On Sept. 20 a race between 16ft. 

 fkiffs and skipjacks was sailed on New York Bay, the course 

 being from the Battery, around a mark off Liberty Island, a sec- 

 ond mark off Governor's Island and home. The prize was a silk 

 pennant, presented by Policeman Dick Ganley. The times were: 

 Start. Finish. Elap-ed. Corrected. 



Dimple 3 13 00 4 41 00 1 28 00 1 27 10 



By-Bv 3 13 00 4 43 30 1 30 30 1 29 30 



Good'Bnough 3 14 00 4 43 30 1 29 30 129 30 



Tiny 3 56 00 Withdrew. 



Jessie L 3 12 30 4 45 00 1 32 30 1 32 30 



Puritan 3 14 00 Withdi-ew. 



Bum 3 02 00 W^ithdrew. 



Maggie 3 12 30 Withdrew. 



Dot.; 3 00 00 Withdrew. 



PAVONIA Y. C— On Sept. 30 two races were sailed by the 

 Pavonia Y. O. on New York Bay, the times being: 



MATCH HAOB— CATS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Millie 13 57 15 5 33 .53 4 36 38 4 35 38 



Ohrietlue 12 57 45 6 37 16 4 39 31 4 39 31 



JTB AND MAINBAIL YAQEraS. 



H. H, Holwes 1 J.8 4 50 20 3 SB 58 3 38 58 



^mf:'!7!^r..,r.^.^lm^ <i4Mr 3854s $^19 



WINTHROP Y. C— The postponed races of Aug. 31 of classes 

 3 and 4 were sailed on Monday evening in a strong N. W. wind, the 

 times being; 



THIRD CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. 



Magpie, H. W. Hyde 19.00 43 40 



Marion, Chesterton & Devereux 20 00 43 43 



Mattie G., W. A. Garrett 18.05 38 15 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Modoc, D. W. Belcher 15.08 43 27 



Scud, L. S. Meston 17. ()3 46 16 



Cadet, C. L. Smith 16.09 47 00 



Gr.acie, Chas. Belcher 17.00 48 00 



STEAM YACHT BAOING.-The following notice has been sent 

 oui this week: American Y. C, Milton Point;. Rye, N. Y., Sept. 22, 

 1891,— The Amerion Y. C. otter a special jjrize valued at $500, t.) 

 the steamers Cushiug, Stiletto, .lavelin, Now Then, Norwood Hnd 

 Vainoone, for competition over the cluii str,=tieht-away course of 80 

 knot?, starting from a stakeboat iin'-hori^d Hi )-niots F.. H N. from 

 R..>ice Rock, and finish off tbe club house. Uonrse W. % S. to the 

 buoy off the Scotch Caps. The race to take place on Saturday, 

 Oct. 3, or at a later date, as may he agreed. Two or more to start 

 in the race. The boats to comply with the sailing regulations of 

 the club in that "the amount ot steam carried sh:\ll not oe in ex- 

 cess of that allowed by the insppclor's certificate." The prize 

 will be presented to the steamer wnich makes the shortest time 

 over the course without reference to allowance of time. Entries 

 to be addressed to No. 115 Broadway, New York city. Georob 

 W. Hall, Chairman Regatta Committee. 



A HANDSOME YACHT TENDER.— Messrs. C. L. Seabury & 

 Co., of Nyack, launched on Sept. 17 a very fine maliogauy launch 

 for W. K. Yanderhilt's steam yacht Alva, to take the place of the 

 English launch used for several years. The laimch is 30ft. over 

 all. Off. 6in. beam, and 3ft. 3in. draft. The frame is of white oak, 

 with mahogany planking throughout, with all fastenings of cop- 

 per. The engine is compound, of 13 H. P., with a safety water 

 tube boiler, both being designed by the builders. The boiler is 

 tested to 2351bs. All ste.im pipes, connections, jacKets, etc., are of 

 copper or brass. There are two cockpits, covered by folding 

 hoods, the interior work being of mahogany and quartered oak. 

 The weight of the launch is 3,5001bs., or l,5001ba. less than the Eng- 

 lish one. 



ENGINEERS LICENSES.- The Steamboat Inspection laws 

 make a difference between licenses for engineers of coastwise 

 ve.ssels and engineer..^ of ocean steamers. An ocean steamer, 

 specifically, is a vessel which navigates the high seas, and the 

 high sea is three marine leagues from shore, say nine miles. As 

 coastwise vessels are often on the high seas in the course of a 

 voyage, it follows that an engineer of a coastwise vessel is not a 

 lawful offlcer of the vessel when she is outside the three marine 

 league?, and cannot he held accountable for disasters, for he did 

 not go outside the legal limit of his own will. It is well to re- 

 member this point.— 27)6 Enoimtr. 



COMING R ACES.-The L-irchraon t Y. C. is making an effort for 

 a final race on Sacurda y, in which Cinderella and Clara will meet, 

 while the schooners Viator, Rebecca and Princess are expected. 

 The annual clambake will bn held on Oct. 3, and the club will go 

 out of commission on the Monday following. The Douglaston Y. 

 0.. of Louglaston, L. I., has arranged a sweepstakes race of $25 a 

 boat for open yachts belonging to the club, to he saUed on Sept. 

 26, over the club course on Little Neck Bay. Silk pennants have 

 also been offered to cabin yachts to be raced for on the same day. 



ROCHESTER Y. C— On Sept. 17 a race of the Rochester Y. C- 

 was sailed oft' Ontario Beach, the l imes being: 



30 FT CbASS. 



Velnette 2 35 40 Amelia 2 42 17 



25f"r. CLASS. 



Romola 2 52 ty Undine 3 05 30 



Amelia protests Velnette, no decision having yet heen made. 



THE SAILOR'S HANDBOOK AND INLAND MARINE 

 GUIDE.— We have received from the putdishers. Smith & Swain- 

 son, of Cleveland, Ohio, the fourth annual copy of Beeson's 

 "Sailor's Handbook and Inland Marine Guide," containing a great 

 deal of in form ;txi on about the great lakes. Complete lists of all 

 sieam and sailing vessels are .given, with tables f)f distances, lists 

 of harbors and of charts, custom houses and ofBciaia. The book 

 Is indispensahle to all yachtsmen on the lakes. 



A CRUISE OF A LAND YACUIT.-Therc is very little water 

 in the "Cruise of a Land V'a.clii," la.tcly published by the Authors 

 Mutual Pub. Co., of Bo.sinn: luit Ih.^ author, Sylvester B.i.xter, 

 has written a charming .slory for boyi^. Th(i "land yacht" is 

 nothing less th.an a private car, in which the hero .ind his friends 

 cruise about tee LTnited States and Mexico. The bo^'k is hand- 

 somely made, with many clever illustrations by L. J. Bridgeman. 



CONSTELLATION.— Cap t. Nat. Watson, of Huron. Pappoose, 

 aSnone and Sayonara, will be in command of Constellation next 

 year, with Capt. Richardson, an experienced navigator, as mate. 

 Capt. Watson has gone to Newport for the yacht, and afier call- 

 ing at Hempstead i3ay for some of her gear, he will take her to 

 Beverly Bridges 10 lay up. L.xter in the season she may fit out 

 for a cruise to the West Indies. 



LAYING UP.— Beatrix is now laid up .at Salem; Alborak. Sayo- 

 nara and Ilderim at Law ley's; Nautilus and Mineola at Bay Ridge. 

 Oweene is still in commission. Jessica is in commission at New 

 London, hut is for sale. Volunteer Is laid up at Lawley's, ami 

 Capt. Haft has gone homo to nurse his sore leg, the result of an 

 injury while the yacht was fitting out, which has lately become 

 painful. 



MIMETTE.— This cat yawl, advertised In another page, was 

 designed for ciuisiug, and with all her accommodation she is not 

 too large for a singlehander. She is of modern design and build 

 and very carefully constructed. 



PHILADELPHIA Y. C— One of the handsomest club books of 

 the year is that of the Philadelphia Y. C, an organization now 

 numbering 160 members, with a fleet of ,56 yachts. 



SOUTH BOSTON Y. C.-On Saturday the review and final sail 

 of the South Boston Y. C. toot place on Boston Bay, a very large 

 number ot yachts taking part. 



ROMOLA, steam yacht, late Catarina, has returned from Europe 

 and is now laid up at Tebo's. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

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

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and raoes, 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. 



ALUMINUM FOR CANOES.— A correspondent suggests the 

 use of aluminum in place of wood for the hull of a canoe, but so 

 far as we can learn there is a serious obstacle in tbe liability of 

 the metal to corrosion, especially in sea air. A rudder of alum- 

 inum bronze, a casting nearly %in. thick in places, has been used 

 during the season ou a canoe in New York, the boat only being 

 immersed at intervals and lying afloat but a few hours at a time . 

 In the course of a few months the metal has honeycombed, and 

 after each Immersion the surface is covered with a fine white 

 powder which rubs off easily. The texture ot the metal is de- 

 stroyed and its strength is gone. From this test it would seem 

 that the durability of thin sheets would be very limited, and that 

 a canoe would not last out a season. 



THE LAST RACE.— The open race of the Marine and Field 

 Club, which is announced elsewhere, promises to be the most im- 

 portant event of the year in canoeing, as it wiU bring out nearly 

 all the best men and canoes at the time when both are in their 

 best racing form. The Marine and Field Club has done a very 

 wifie RQd at the same time a very sportsmanlike tbing in plferlng 



BALLAST IN CANOES.— One of the strongest opponents of the 

 use of ballast in racing canoes is Com. William WHllard Howard, 

 of the New York O. C, who last year sailed the Toltec, a large 

 canoe, ^vithout an ounce of ballast. Within the past three weeks, 

 however, Com. Howard has owned up to the soft impeachment of 

 carrying ballast in his new Aztec, but only ' a litQe for trimming 

 purposes." At the same time two 351b. bags of shot are misslog 

 from their accustomed place in the club house. Another member 

 of the club has just ordered a new 4ft. slide to replace a 3£t. one, 

 the largest he has ever used thus far. 



BIG PINE CREEK AND ITS RAPIDS. 



THE canoe club had been taking little run on the river by 

 moordight, and as they i-eturned to the boat house the men 

 bi-gan tiilkicig of their usual summer cruise. 



Some had made the entire run of the uuper Su«quohannq and 

 wished to try some other stream, and W^ll suffgested the West 

 Branch of the Susquehanna. As it would take considerable 

 time to get to the headrt'atera of this stream, somo thought it pos- 

 sible to reach it by another route and found bv the map that Big 

 Pine Creek, in Tioga county, would be easily readied from their 

 home and give a nice cruise. 



From all inquiry they found Big Pine Creek to be a narrow 

 mountain s'ream, very rapid and somewhat dangerous. This 

 struck their fancy, and, wishing some excitement, iu was decided 

 to take this course. 



But out of the whole number who signified their intentions of 

 going only three were found ready on the morning of July 26 to 

 take the Lehigh Valley R.R. for Addison, N. Y., where a (ihange 

 of cars was to be made. These three were Tom, Jim and Will, 

 companions together on many a previous trip. 



The party reached Addison at 6 A. M., and after a stroll and 

 breakfast at the leading hotel took the Addison & Pennsylvania 

 Railroad to Gaines and en joyed a ride over this narrow-gauge 

 road. The ti'ain arrived at Gaines in time for dinner, which was 

 eaten at the Vermilyea House. 



After dinner a team was engaged to take canoes, grips and box 

 of provisions to the stream, but a short distance away. While 

 they are unpacking it may be well to briefly describe the fleet. 



Tom's canoe was of his own manufacture, and a credit to him, 

 being a very pretty model, 14ft. long, 35in. wide, weighing 401bs. 

 Jim's was nearly the same size, but Weill's was smaller, being 

 only 22in. wide. All were of tbe canvas order, decked and with 

 rubber apron overall and supplied with double blade paddles. 

 When the provisions had been divdded and packed in the canoes 

 they found them loaded somewhat deeper than desirable, but 

 after starting they glided along very steadily. 



The stream was quite muddy, so they could not see the bottom 

 or pick out the course, but trusted to the looks of the water. The 

 current began to rnn swifter, and the canoes glided along with- 

 out any effort on the part of the canoeists, while the trees which 

 hung over the water's edge and l;he high rocky mountains rising 

 almost perpendicular above to a height of several hundred feet, 

 made a cool retreat from the sun. 



All they could do was to watch the narrow stream ahead, pick- 

 ing out the e ourse here and there, now running around a liuge 

 rock on the right, a few quick strokes of the paddle and around 

 another on the left, then backing water with might and main to 

 avoid one in the center, working tmtil the canoe was on one 

 side before they could feel free to lift the blades again and shoot 

 forward. 



But a tow miles below they came to quite a swift dangerous 

 plactf, the stream was quite narrow and ran with considerable 

 force into the face ot a high, steep rook and then made a sudden 

 turn to the right. Will passed through safely, but came very near 

 being thrown against the side of tlie wall. The others followed, 

 and Jim narrowly escaped a capsize, only the vigorous use of the 

 paddles sa%dng him. 



This was only the beginning of the sport, and all were feeling 

 very gay, singing snatches of sougs or exclaiming as to the 

 grandeur of the scenery, which is beyond power of description. 

 But for the most part. Pine Creek ia a narrow, rapid mountain 

 strdam with a constant wild current, but few pieces of dead water 

 or even an eddy where one might stop for rest. On the west the 

 creek flows almost under the high, thlokly-grown mountain side, 

 in some places very craggy and steep, now and then cut by a deep, 

 narrow gorge which looked dark and gloomy, fallen timber, higU 

 stumps, and roots of trees and logs filled these places at tue 

 bottom, showing how the heavy rains had done their work. The 

 east side differed but little, the mountain being further away 

 from the stream, only at times approaching close to the water's 

 edge. 



A few miles down they passed a large tannery, and had slower 

 running where the channel was somewhat wider; then the creek 

 narrowed up and began a wild rush. A short distance below there 

 was a pretty sight, a high shelving rock extended out several 

 yards over the water, and a mountain stream running its water 

 over the edge formed a miniature Niagara in tbe form of a half 

 circle. It was but the work of a moment to push the canoe for- 

 ■ward, duck the head and run under, then to look out where the 

 water was pouring over in a steady stream, completely shutting 

 one in; a shove on the paddles and a shoot out into daylight again, 

 with a little water running down the back of the neck. The 

 stream was too muddy to see bottom, but they could tell by the 

 paddles tbe depth, and had but little trouble in getting tluough. 



This kind of running continued, the stream now and then 

 changing its course and running under the base of tbe mountain 

 until one began to think it would go into a tunnel, but hoou it 

 would come to a sudden bend, and as the canoe glided swiftly 

 around a new view full of beauty would present itself. Now they 

 would spin along through a narrow, rocky, ci'ooked course; then 

 another curve, and they pass along the edge of a hay field, where 

 the industrious farmer ia "making hay while the sun shines." At 

 a blast from tbe horn the farmer drops his scythe and runs to the 

 fence. "Say, look a-here!" he yells, "how far you fellers goin'? 

 Hain't them pretty small boats to ride in?" Jim answers, "Oh, 

 no; lots of room, couldn't tip over if we tried." By that time 

 some of the farm bauds had arrived, and began discussing the 

 merits and demerits of the fleet as it passed out of sight around 

 another bend. 



After some 8 miles of the most charming canoeing, Ansonia 

 was reached with the Pine Creek R.R., which follows this stream 

 to its mouth. 



As tne water is somewhat steadier here, the party floated 

 along easily, fixing the aprons more tightly and making ready 

 for another hard run. In a short while they are in the swirl and 

 awash of the rapids. First there is a rush, then a splash and 

 dash of water over the dei k and apron and almost into the face, 

 a jump, thump, bump, and the canoe just grazes a huge rock, 

 over which the water is boiling in a mad fashion. It does not 

 seem possible to avoid all the rocks, and there is many a narrow 

 escape, sometimes holding the breath as one sees the bows 

 almost on a boulder, then follows a furious use of the paddles- 

 backward; and then, working the canoe one side, we breathe 

 easier as she shoots by. Will was the last one to go through, 

 and as Tom went Into the rapid ahead it seemed as though he 

 had sunk, as only his head and shoulders appeared above the 

 water, but as Will followed on he came to the beginning of the 

 fall, and to look down through that rush of wild boiling, splash- 

 ing water it did not seem possible that a canoe could go" through 

 without an accident. Fortune favored them, however, and they 

 escaped without a wetting, then reaching a small eddy, or resting 

 place, which is just long enough to give a chance to arrange the 

 blankets, throw off the water from the top and make it secure 

 again. 



A short distance below they run into Barber Riffs, one of the 

 worst and moat dangerous places to run in the whole river, and 

 many a raft has been wrecked in here. As the canoes run swiftly 

 into the narrow channel the owners can see plenty of rocks, snags 

 and foam, which indicated a hard struggle around the rocks, 

 which seem to fill the stream from shore to shore. At times they 

 think an end has come, as the channel seems almost entirely cut 

 off, but as the canoe comes nearer and nearer there appears a 

 narrow opening between two huge boulders, where the water is 

 boiling and foaming and splashing into the air. It is the only 

 chance, and as the light craft run through with a rush, a jar and 

 a thump, the skipper knows they have had a close call. 



Thus the running continues, now and then a little chance for 

 rest, but they do not stop, the sport is too exciting, and one after 

 another the canoes rush along, sometimes coming to a riffle 

 which looks as though they would have to get out because of the 

 low water; but appearances are deceitful, and by holding the 

 canoe back as much as possible the shallows are passed in safety 

 only now and then the sudden jar and bump as the keel tries to 

 scrape an acquaintance with some of the rocks which "stand 

 high" on the river bottom. 



About 6 P.M. Four Mile Run is sighted. It is a small station on 

 the Pine Creek R. R. and consists of a logger's cabin and a 6x10 

 depot. The axe was doing its work here, as the side of the moun- 

 tain was covered witb peeled hemlock logs which shone with 

 silvery whiteness in the fading light. 



A wjmt?ep p£ loggers ytove, j»wyari»g for tftair supper aa the 



