July 38, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



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Holmes won first. Woodruff second. 



The camp has all tbe time attracted more or less visitors from 

 neigliboring points, and Thursday saw a great man.y of these on 

 hand, the steam yacht Jessie bringing a goodly quota. In the even- 

 ing the flyer Carrie Morgan, Oapt. J. B. Har.shaw commanding, 

 brought down a pleasant little party from Oshkosh, including Mayor 

 Bichraan, and a highly enjoyable camp fire was held, at which hosts 

 Tied with guests in en'lertaiuing. Messrs. Cole and Bass, of Oshkosh, 

 did a song and dance, and Mr. Herbert Cornish sang popular airs. 

 Mayor Dichman made a speech oL" welcome, apologized for the action 

 of the noble Duke Casey, and atsured the boys that if they should 



DIXIE— E. H. HOLMES. 



From photo by B'ly. 



come to town again there wouldn't be a second case of Caseyism. 

 Commodore Dodd, of Fond du Lie, made a pleasant address also. 

 Dave Crane, of the Chicago tent, recited a humorous selection, and 

 all the boys joined in with the customary canoeing airs. It was late 

 when The Carrie Morgan spread her big mainsail for home. Ic was a 

 great Mabn-a-wauk nighr., that club feeling moved to celebrate the 

 victory of their man, Emil Hansen. Ic is not of record that the wm- 

 ner of a cup should receive a shampoo, but it was decided ' o shanjpoo 

 EDiil, and there being no sea foam handy, a substitute was found in 

 a mixture of mashed potatoes and tomato ketchup, which did very 

 well. 



On Friday morning it was very cold, with a northwest wind blow- 

 ing a gale. ' The white-capped rollers broke on the beach with a vio- 

 lence that forbade all thought of boating. The yacht Molly, flagship 

 of the Oshkosh squadron, with Com. Cha°. W. "Pelker on board, was 

 weather-bound in the bay by the head wind, and the Commodore bad 

 more time to visit at the camp. Minerva, of Pond du Lac, ex-Com. 

 Dodd in command, also lay at anchor, making rather bad weather of 

 it and threatening to go ashore. Dione, of Kacine, was backpd into 

 the creek mouth, and Idle Hour, of Milwaukee, lay near by. Queen, 

 of Oshkosh. with a party of ladies on board, came flying down into 

 the bay early in the morning, but left her anchorage again later ana 

 went back. The Carrie Morgan and Marguerite, of Menasha, also 

 hove to in the bay. The camp lay idle and watched the yachts. No 

 canoeist put out except Nat Cook, w'ho did a little interesting surf 

 work with a paddhng canoe. It is astonishing how much one of them 

 sturdy little boats will do in rough water. 



On Friday night the camp was strengthened by the arrival of 

 Messrs. C, W. Lee, J. B. Keogh, Burt Gardner and Dr. C. F. Matteson, 

 of Chicago, and G-. Gregg, of Milwaukee. These with their guides 

 arrived abouc midnight. They promptly began to burn red fire and 

 sing sweet, joyful music. The whole camp was aroused, and sleep 

 was forgotten until 3 o'clock in 'he morning. 



Saturday morning dawned bright, and a light breeze had replaced 

 the gale of the day before. A gallant mast was planted on the ex- 

 treme end of the point and hereon was hoisted the black burgee of 

 the Occident, showing a pleasant stove-poHsh .sun in the act of sink- 

 ing beneath the wave. After this declaration of possession, the Com- 

 modore ordered out the crews for a little business. 



THE LONftWOBTH OITP, SECOND HEAT. 



Enuies: Dickens, Gardner, White, Nat Cook, Crane and Keogb. 

 At the gun, 9.87, Crane got off iirst. Gardner close behind, White and 

 Dickens together. Cook went over the line too soon and fouled the 

 buoy, but returned. Keogh, sailing Louise, also got over before 

 the gun. but thinking be was all rii,'hf, sailed on. Hi- tune is given, 



AVIS— FINKEEL OAKOE— EMXL HANSENi 

 Winner of Gardner Cup. From photo by Ely. 



but it is not of record. Had he gone about and made the line as Cook 

 did she would have won the heat with ease. 



At the half-mile: Keogh 6m. 56s., Crane Tm. 20a,, Gardner 7m. 2ts. 

 Cook 7m. 40s., Dickens 8m. 4s, White 8m. r,ns. 



Boundmg the fijst stake, the wind being light and from the north 

 west, it was slow work, with plenty of chance for different Ideas in 

 seamanship. Keogh and Crane stood on longest. Gardner came 

 away in. apparently heading for the starting point. Twice his 

 canvas fluttered, and he seemed in trouble, but explained later 

 that it was the puUy nature of the wind which brought him up. 

 When he laid over on the other tack he made a grand run, passed 

 Nat Cook, who had stood in with him, and drew by the others nearer 

 the buoy. Time at the mile: Keogh 20m. SOs.. Gardner 2Sm. 5s,, 

 Crane SSm. l8s., White 23ra. 41, Dickens 23m. 30s.. Nat Cook, 25m. 40s. 



Keogh kept on sailing around, sailing a faultless race and main- 

 taining an easy lead. Time at the half mile: Keogh 25m SO- 

 Gardner 29m,. White 29m. 1:3s., Crane 29m. 2fe.. Dickens agm. 365 , 

 Nat Cook 30m. 57s. 



White, in Electra. sHpped the jaw of Ijis boom as he went about 

 ihe stake, but lost little headway, and held his place to the 2 miles. 

 Time, Keogh 3lm, 433.. Gardner .81m. 56s., White 33m. 318,. Crane 

 34m. 56s , Dickens 36m. 48s,, Nat Cook 37m. 14s. 



Gardner gybed close at the two-mile stake, but shaved around, and 

 coming far in on his old tactics, maintained his place nicely. The 



divergent ideas appeared again on this windward leg. Electra stood 

 away off and fell out of her place. Nat Cook followed Gardner's 

 course and made up a little of the time he had lost so largely in the 

 becalmed streaks of the freaky lake. Nat passed Crane, but the 

 latter exchanged courtesies later. Time 234 miles, Keogh 40m 21s., 

 Gardner 49m. 31s.. Crane 50m l-3s.. White 50m. 55s., Nat Cook .50m. 

 58s. Dickens qait aud sailed home. 



The finish was made in a very shitty, puffy wind, Keogh raced in 

 away ahead. Nai Cook bettered himself a little. Electra fell back. 

 Finish, sailing i ime, Keoeh 5im. lOs., Gardner 55m. 45s,, Crane 56m. 

 ars., Nat Cool; f,7m. lOs., White 57m. 43s. 



G. H. Gardner won this heat. Keogb disqualiflpd. Nat Cook having 

 won the first hear, it became necessary to sail the third. All the 

 others withdrawing, tbe commodore and Nat sailed this oft' together 

 after luncheon. 



LODOWOKTH CUP, THIRD HEAT. 



The start was at 2:35, with a puffy wind from the N.W. on the 

 quarter. Gardner's bow showed past the line first to windward. 

 Hoth boats made the half-mile in close company, Nat in 11m. .333 . 

 Gardner in 11m. .38s. On the next leg. to windward. Gardner aban- 

 doned the tactics which had won for him before, and stood off, Nat 

 coming well iti and getting a substantial lead on the run to the one 

 ■ nile after he went over on the other tack. Time at the mile, Nat 

 Cook Uiin. 5Ts., (Gardner 18m. OOs. The wind was now nearly astern, 

 'XI d on the free run Nat made the mile and a half at 23m. 03s„ 

 G rdner 21m. 3l8. 



At the two miles, Gardner was still losing slowly, the time being 

 t ook 28m. 41s., Gardner 30m. 19s , but the race was close and appar 

 pnily one of pure luck, as the puffs of air would send first one boat 

 l id (hen another spinning along. Oa the beat to windward, Gard- 

 ner pomted tip the closer, and made up seme of his distance, but had 

 to go about lor Nat's right of way as they closed. Both reached 

 I II- the .?('ike. The wind headed Nnt off, and he fell away, a seesaw 

 ill ■ placo in the flawing wind. Nat at length got around 

 !9m. 3Ts , Gardner 50m l7s. On the run home, Gardner 

 I M r a verv seamanly race, and gained but could not close. 

 I ii.io ai Llie linish Nat Cook 55m. 48s., G. H. Gardner SOoa 18s. 



Nai Cook, canoe i^otus, won the Longworth cup, Q H.Gardner, 

 eanoo Ah 'there, second. Previous winners were: 1889, Dorothy, D. 

 tl. Crane; 1890, Nereid, .1. E. Bartlett; 1801, Lotus, N. H. Cook. 



THE BUSINESS MEETINti. 



,\.t the business meeting, held Saturday, the tollowlng members 



I,OTirS— NAT COOK— WINNER OF LONGWORTH CUP. 

 From photo by Ely. 



were present: Messrs. W. H. Crawford and O, A. Woodruff. Buck- 

 awa C. C, of Dayton. O. ; F. H. Gary. N. G. Cnok, G. A. Backstoff, 

 R. P. Finney, W. H. Huntington, R. B. Pratt, E. Brand. Jr., of Osh- 

 kosh Why C. C. ; F W. Dickens, E. Hansen, H. Hansen, A. R. Mc- 

 Linegan. Wm. A. Dawson, Geo. P Matbes, F. B. Huntington. A. VV 

 Fi ie.se, R. Merrill, E. Holmes, G. F. Gregg. Chas. White. Mahna- 

 ivauk C C, of Milwaukee: Herbert F. Johnson, W. J. Revnoids, A 

 Arthur Guilbert, Racine C. C, Racine. Wis. Thos. S. Gates, of 

 C lumbu«, O : D. H. Crane, J. Herbert Ware, A. W. Kitchen, J B, 

 Keog'i. P. F Munger, B. M. Gardner, C. W Lee, Dr. n. F. Matteson. 

 'Chicago C. C, Chicago: N. B Cook and Nat Cook, Kenwood C. C 

 Chicago; G. H. Gardner, Cleveland C. C, Cleveland, O. : A S. Com 

 -tock, Evanston C. C, Evanston, 111 ; G. M. Munger, of Eureka. Kan.. 

 Mareius D. Smith. Irrawadi C. C, Davenport. la.; Peter O. Kiob', 

 Menasha, Wis.; W. H. Yardley, Minnesota Boat Club, St. Paul, Minn. 

 This conitiiutes the largest meeting ever held bytheW. C. A. Six 

 States were represented. Had the promises directly and recently 

 made to the secretary been fulfilled there woidd have been 25 more 

 men on hand. This was disappointing, but not discouraging. 



Commodore Gardner in the chair and Secretary Woodruff at the 

 tahle, 1 he minutes of the last meeting were read, election of followed. 

 The officers chosen for 1892-3 are: Com., G. M. Munger, of Eureka. 

 Kan. ; Vice-Com., F.W.Dickens, of Milwaukee, Wis.; Rear-Com., 

 H'. H. Gary, of Oshkosh, Wis.; Sec'y-Treas , F, B, Huntington, o 

 Milwaukee. Executive Committee, G. H. Gardner, of CleV' land, O. ; 

 W. H. Crawford, of Dayton, O.: Hon. S. N. Maxwell, of Cincinnati, 

 'jI-. After the meeting the regatta committee for the enssuing year 

 vvas announced to be Geo. P. Mathes. of Milwaukee; J, Herbert Ware. 

 Lif Chicago; Ga\!ord G, Case, of Jackson, Mich, and Mareius D, 

 Smith, of Davenport, la. 



Nat Cook moved that the executive committee at their next meet- 

 ing abolish the pumping or sculling a boat to windward by rocking 

 her, calling attention to the fact that the A. O. A. had abolished this, 

 Refen-ed. Votes of thanks were passed to Secretary Woodruff and 

 other officers for the labor of establishing the new camp, and to tbe 

 owners of the grounds. Thanks were also extended to Mayor Dich 

 man and to Frank Gary, vrhose unselfish labor as the "committee 

 on terminal facilities"' has lightened the cares of many non-resident 

 members. Mr. Gary was later presented with a fine pair of marine 

 glasses in token of his services. 



It is probable the next meeting will go back to Ballast Island, 

 though the Madison Lakes of this State are mentioned. This mest 

 has been pleasant in many ways, but there have been drawbacks. 

 The city of Oshkosh wished the canoeists well, but such local men 

 as could have skinned the boys at every opportunity. The livery 

 man who ran the club 'bus charged the boys 5 cents for every letter 

 he carried out to cacnp, although he was getting plenty of chance to 

 rob on passengers and freight Such picayunish greed needs 

 rebuke. Oshkosh can spare a citizsn liire that and mav remember 

 that he did his best to drive the met t away for next year. 



On Saturday evening a pleasant file aux lanternes was held at 

 tbe council groxind. About 200 Japanese lanterns were strung about 

 the trees, a lantern was run up on the flagstaff, and a booming fire 

 was built. A large crowd of members and visitors assembled, and 

 music and merriment were prolonged until long past midnight. In- 

 deed, the dawn was breaking and the birds were singing when a few 

 of the best seasoned stayers ate the last of the Wlener-wm-sts and 

 sought a couch more restful than the dancing platform by the fire. 

 In these festivities Grandpa Gates shone well, and also Mr. Crane of 

 Chicago, and "Three Times" Pratt of Oshkosh, No one knows why 



"Three Times" ia called "Three Times." Billy Friese's camp name 

 of "33" is easy of solution, because 32 is alwa.ys freezing-point. 

 ''Sliver" Woodruff's common name, in view of his present portly 

 frame, is not in evidence, but they do say he was once so slim they 

 called him Sliver. Sliver Woodruff has a great head. Some friends 

 of his came out to the camp, and be took them otit fishing. His 

 method of taking friends out fishing is to let one friend row and the 

 other look after the bait, while he himself handles the rod. 



A beautiful display of the Northern Lights took place Saturday 

 night. The whole heavens seemed full of tbe lambent bine flames. 

 wBicb shifted, tossed and shot up in'o the zenith in a weird splendor 



From photo by Ely. 



all their own. The apex of the display lay directly above the ca np, 

 and the whole effect was most impressive, all the sky being a 

 glitter. No such displav is remembered here, and it was something 

 long to te borne in mind. 



Saturday night developed the musical ability of Messrs. Ware, 

 Tardly, P. F. Munger. Burt G-ardner and others, who performed 

 upon the guitar, banjo and mandolin, or led the cheerful vocal ef 

 forts of the happy band. 



Sunda.y was passed in rest or in entertaining visitors. A fe'v boats 

 put out; among these Grandpa Gates, who went over out in tbe mid- 

 dle of the 'ake, but sustained only a slight wetting and no damage. 

 Comstock star ed for home in the afternoon, cruising up tbe lake to 

 Oshkosh, receiving the customary two gtms salute as he set out. 



On Monday the tank drama proceeded, under a wind south and 

 very stiff. The boats were ordered out at 10 A M. for the "man- 

 overhead" race, but the weathpr looked so squally that only three 

 crossed the line. Woodruff in Wood, Nat Cook in Lotus and Hugo 

 Hansen in Bon Ami. 



Race No. 11, sailing, free for all classes —At signal, crew to throw 

 a paddle to leeward, pick it up and continue cour e abr ut half-mile 

 buo.y and return. Hugo Hansen went about first, but failed to collect 

 his paddle, and bis later efforts at this so delayed him that hg was 

 not a factor. A blue squall name up as the boats crossed tbe line, 

 and it was very risky looking business, but the race itself was the 

 prettiest hing in the whole regatta. Woodruff's run after he squared 

 for tbe buoy being the most remarkable flight of a - anoe ever seen 

 by the oldest present. He got square into a squall of wind, and 

 stayed in for a quarter of a mile, sitting out on his balcony as far as 

 be c ould get. His boat never yawed, and his boom never'iifted, but 

 as if frozen rigid the boat slid across the rough water, carrying a 

 spit of w hite water as high as her crew's head, clear across to the 

 turn at the stake. The boat was probablv going 15 to 20 miles an 

 hour, and only the Sliver's substantial avoirdupois and his able sea- 

 manship kept her up in sucb weather. He started with mainsail 

 and dandy reefed, but tbe wind blew out his mainsail reef, and he 

 could not better matters with the broken gear. He said later that he 

 was all of a tremble throughout the run, bv reason of the excite- 

 ment and the muscular strain. He certainly showed the capabilities 

 of a well-handled canoe. At the turn he went about carefully and 

 came back again, with centerboard almost out, and won amid heariy 

 cheers, which latter expressed relief as well as applause. Had his 

 boat not stood up she would have dived, and no one could have told 

 where she woula have stopped. The start was at 10:20, and the 

 fini<h 10:36:02, but the lime for the mile, 16m. 2s . does not in- 

 dicate its speed, as much time was lost in ihe start to the line and 

 the coming about for the man ovet board. 



J3LUEBEA1SO— CANVAS CANOB— A. S COMSTOCK. 



Evanston C. C, 



Nat Cook sailed the course without reefing, but did not have 

 Woodruff's squall, though he caught plenty to make him go and to 

 keep folks anxious for him. His sailing time was 19tn. 47s. 



Rain beeau to fall shortly after tbis event, and the weather being 

 unfit for safiing, the greater number of the boys piled into the 'bus and 

 went to town. Mr. N B. Cook tried a spoon near the dock in the 

 pvening. and caught a little pike, which served as a basis for an out- 

 of-door supper which was cooked on the beach back of the Chicago 

 tent by the more staid members who had kept at home. From fish it 

 was an easy step to coffee, and from coffee to the camp luxury, 

 Wiener wursts, and from that to crackers and cheese. The im- 

 promptu meal developed all sorts of neat cooking outfits among these 

 Coiinthian men, and the night advanced well as Grandpa Gates. Mr. 

 N. R. Cook, Sliver Woodruff' and several others sat about the fire and 

 talked about cooking outfits, cooking, canoes, tents, and all sorts of 

 that kind of things. This was one of the quietest and also one of the 

 pleasantest evenings of the meet. 



Tuesday dawned fair and pleasant, with a working wind in the 

 west, and the Commodore resolved to finish the racing in short 

 orler. 



Race No. 7, sailing and paddling, Classes A and B. one and ahalf 

 miles, finish under sail; record event,— It was resolved to sail this on 

 starboard tack, so tnat the paddling leg would be nearer ahead of 

 the wind. The starters were Geo. P. Mathes, canoe Nagawicka, B.j 



