Dec. 3, itfyb.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



488 



Watson's Park. 



BuRNSiDE, 111., Nov. 3.— Chicaeo Shooting Club, new Illinois State 

 rules, miss and out: Geo. Kleimnan 2.3. R B. AVadsworth 23, A. E. 

 Thomas 3, J. Watson 1, I. W. Dukes 17. This is the last miss and out 

 shoot; Geo. KJeinman wins the medal for good. 



Same day, 10 live birds. So entrance, one money: 



BBWadsworth liaimiSi— 10 I W Dukes 1220001122-7 



Geo Kleinman 2^12132111—10 A E Thomas 2222021222— 9 



Nov. S.- South Chicago Gun Club, 20 live birds, new Illinois State 

 rules, for club medal: 



A Reeves.. 111101U122011123022 -17 Ike Watson010l2J2221011 1212212— 17 

 LCWillai-d0201 1201001212121221— 15 J Watson. .12111002121121022011—16 

 P Miller. . ..10210011110011202001— 12 

 Ties on 17: 



AW Reeves 11111-5 Ike Watson 22202-4 



Same day, 30 targets, for target medal: 



LC Willard 111111110110011011Illinilll11-2fl 



P Miller lllllimOllllininilllOUlll— 28 



Ike Watson 101111101111111111111111111111-2.8 



John Watson OUOlOlOlOOUlllOlOlOOllOlllll— 19 



Ties on 28: 



A W Reeves 10101—3 Ike "Watson .11110-4 



PMUler 10110-3 



Nov. J5.— Audubon Oud Club, new Illinois State rules, 15 live birds, 

 handicap shoot, allowing birds as a handicap. 



S A Place 122111110111112-144-2-15 



C B Dicks 022022012222021— 11-fO— 11 



R B VVadsworth 112212221220212— ]4-!-l— 15 



C E Felton 212211101211202— ];3-K) -13 



L M Hamiline 202)20220112221—12^3-14 



*Lauterbaek 11 1 1 1 21 11 120212-14 



John MeCauley 002211221212101—124-2—14 



*Not a member. 



Nov. J6.— Lake Countv Gun Club, 10 live birds, for club medal, 

 handicap shoot by distarce«: 



Hasting-s r32yds.) 0(311111020-6 Keohler rsiyds ) 2022210001-6 



Ford (,.32yas.j 1112121002—8 Cave (:Jlyds ) 1320122211—9 



John Watso.vi. 



Harvard Defeats Yale. 



Hahtford, Conn., Nov. 34.— The Yale Gun Club and the Harvard Gun 

 Club were unable to make satisfactory arrangements at Spriagfield for 

 their annual match this year, so thev met on the Colts Club grouuds 

 in this city. Here the arrangements were complete and the contest 

 passed off satisfactorily, notwithstanding the cold and windy weather. 

 Shooting commenced at 1:45 o'clock and was ended at 3:30. The best 

 score was made by Mr. Benedict, of Yale. The two teams were accom- 

 panied by a number of friends. The judges were C. L. Hotchki^s and 

 Allen Willey; the referee, Fred Risley, and scorer, A. H. Pitkin, all of 

 the Colt Club. The Harvard team won with the score of 119 to 113. 

 Harvai'd. 



Gould iiiiniinmnoooioiioiiioiii-34 



Lawton iiii noiooiioinniiiiiininii-25 



Lee ononooiii 11 111! 1111100111100-22 



Sargent iinnuiiinnoiioioiioioiiii- 25 



Heckscher 1 1 on 1 1 ] i uioi n iiooi iOi 101 1 u i— 23-ii9 



Yale. 



Wells 011111111101001001001010100110-17 



Benedict llilllloiDi I JOI1 111111 1 1 llllOl ^ 26 



w Miller iioiionoiiiiiniioniiiiinio- 25 



H MiDer 010 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 01 01 1 1 1 00 1 1 1 1 1 01—23 



Hankiin llOllllOnOI I UIOlOOlOOIinilO-23-113 



After the match the two following 50-ceiir s,. eepitaki f were shot- 

 Gould IlllinOllO— 7 Hick.'-clitr 1111111111—10 



W Miller 0)11111111— 9 Burke 1010000001— 3 



Sargent IDOlDlll— 9 Franklin Oiiomioi— 7 



Benedict 11)1110111—9 Lawton lilinilll— 10 



H Miller lOllllOlll— 8 Melrose 0)11)01111— 8 



Lee lOlOllllll— a Nelson ..1011110111— 8 



Sweep No. 3: 



MFCook 10111111)1-9 Sargent 10)111)111-9 



Lee llllinOOO-T Lawton ....0)01011111—7 



Benedict 011))1)l!l— 9 H.'ck.scher 110110)011-7 



W Miller 1)1)101111-!) Kaufmau '.1011001111—7 



Gould lOlloOOOOO 3 



Cook won first money, Lee and Lawton divided second. 



M. F. Cook, Sec'y Colt Club. 



Emerald Gun Club. 



The monthly shoot at Dexter Park Nov. 31 was highly interesting 

 The weather conditions were favorable, and the birds were on the 

 average a good lot. There were many iostanci-s where individual 

 members received hearty applause for their good judguiHui in makintj 

 kills at long range, at hard driving birds. P.McKerma was ti>.' recip- 

 ient of much good-natured chaffing on the part of the other siiooters 

 for his inability to get on to his birds. He wound up Ids score with 

 only two kills to his credit. Gus Nowak was resplendent in his old 

 gold sweater. He was in good shooting form, having just returned 

 from a successful rabbit chase on the eastern end of Long Island. 

 Nowak spoiled his chances for making a clean score by letting his 

 sixth bird get away. Fitzgerald was in hard luck when his fifth bird 

 well loaded with shot, fluttered across ibe boundary to die on the 

 outside. Both Ool. Voss and DoeuicL-k shot in that hard luck that all 

 good shots sometimes fall into, when it seeius almost imxjossible to 

 get on to a bird, Dr. Hud.son had Uh: luck tu get some birds whose 

 external coating seemed to be iraprrvioLis U> the Doctor's shot, and 

 flew away to fall victims to the ever present pot Imnter on the out- 

 side Counselor Cody started off in great form, and up to his ninth 

 bird made good clean work, using his second barrel only twice. His 

 ninth bird, however, was too foxy for the worthy counselor. Its 

 flight was as eccentric and as liard to cover as the proverbial flea, and 

 when last seen was making a beeline for Connecticut. Messrs. Sciiort- 

 mier, Griell. Fessenden and Nick Maesel shot in good form, and each 

 finished their scores with 9 kills to their credit. 



Dr Klein 02100001)0-4 J H Moore 001)100213-6 



MQuinn 0)02112211—8 Fessenden 10)2)12111—9 



E Doenieck 12«0201112— 7 Wm Hogan 1022022221—6 



Atlantic Bod and Gun Club. 



The monthly shoot of the Atlantic Rod and Gun Club, at West End' 

 Coney Island, on Thursday, Nov. 33, was not favored with the attend- 

 ance that one usually finds at the meetings of this well-known club 

 There are, however, many reasons for the light attendance at this 

 season of the year, and they all hold good with" the Atlantics, as well 

 as with the other clubs on Long Island, whose membership is largely 

 made up of enthusiastic field shooters. November is the month to 

 which all lovers of the shotgun look forward to for an outing in the 

 fields and meadows, and the regular club shoots are left to those 

 unfortunates whose environments compel them to submit themselves 

 to the routine of ofQce and factory. In fact, they are chained to busi- 

 ness. The shoot on Thursday brought together only seven members 

 to compete in the club event. This was the last shoot of the season. 

 The prizes put up by the club (two cups) are, we believe, won by 

 Messrs. Morris and Ferguson, and will be presented to the two gentle- 

 men at the next annual meeting, to be held in January next. 



The shooting on Thursday l esulted in a tie between that old veteran 

 Thomis Buckley and young Ira McKane, each killing their 10 birds. 

 The shoot-ofE for the cash in the pool w-as well contested up to the 

 tenth bird, when Mr. Buckley slipped up on an easy left-quartering 

 bird and left young McKare the winner of the pool. 



Young McKane's handling of his gun and the judgment in the use 

 of his second barrel will make him a hard man to beat when he has 

 had a few more years' experience at the trap. 



There is another prodigy connected with the club in the person of C. 

 Ferguson, 2d, the ten-yeax-old son of 0. Ferguson, Jr. It was our 

 pleasure to witness the work of this little embryo shooter in the 

 sweepstake, competing with his sire and the other members engaged 

 in the shoot. The little fellow used a 16-gauge oJ-Slbs. Francotte gun. 

 and although he was handicapped with a disabled' digit, which would 

 not permit him to get a firm grip upon his gun barreks, he succet ded in 

 killing 6 out of 10 in the first event, and 3 out of 4 in the second, when 

 his cartridges gave out. 



Another oldtiiie shooter who is well known to the shooting fratern- 

 ity of New York and the West, is C. Schmidt. He shoots well, handi- 

 capped as he is with only one arm, his left being amputated below the 

 elbow. He killed his 10 birds in the first-sweep, bixt two of them got 

 over the boundary to die. In the second sweep at 5 bii'ds he killedhis 

 5 straight, but lost on the shnot-ofl on his first bird: 



J B Voorhees .2221113201— 9 C Ferguson, Jr 2213110311— 0 



A Schtnitt 221111m11— 8 T Buckley 2312311222—10 



I McKane 1112211311—10 C Ferguson.. ...3000210212— 6 



C Meyer 212002)011- 7 



Sweepstake, 5 birds, 2Syds.: 



C Ferguson, Jr 11111—5 A Schmitt 23111—5 



C Meyer 30220—3 C Furgueson, 2d 21100—3 



Opening of the Larcbmont Season. 



O.NLY a small nuoiber of shooters took advantage of the opening of 

 the shooting season on the fine grounds of the Larchmont 



Yacht Club^ which occurred on Saturday, Nov. 25. While there was 

 a lack in number.*, however, there was no luck in skill on the part of 

 those who took part, among them being Geo. Work. Fred. Hoey, Fred, 

 G. Moore, Mr. Williams, Arthur W. DuBray, Dr, Wynn, Capt. A. W. 

 Money, Dave Johnson, j. M. Knapp and Henry Smith. The grounds 

 were in fine condition and the birds furnished by Fred. Knof '.were a 

 rattling lot of flyers, above the average even for these grounds' where 

 the birds are always good. 



The day's sport comprised seven events, Nos. 1 and 2 being at 5 birds 

 each. $5 entry, two uT^ueys; Nos. 3 and 4 at 7 birds each, $10 entry, 

 two moneys; Nos. 6, 6 and 7 were each miss and out events, 85 entry 

 in each, one money. In all sweepstake shooting on these grounds 

 high guns take all the money. The results: 



No. 1. No. 2. 



William'; (30) 20121—4 10211—4 



Moore f39) 22122-5 21232-5 



Wynn C^i)) 13211-5 13202—4 



Smith (29) .....22220-4 2101w 



Hoey (30) 2210w :.00w 



DuBray (30) 2100w 1022 



Johnson (28) UOOOw 0020' 



mamng. 



No. 3. No. 4. 



2210222-6 10130SV 



21020W X'202020— 4 



1022222-5 1120222-' 



1220222-6 1)02122- 



2222223 -7 3232022-^ 



2022210-5 1222121- 



0220210- 4 0200020—2 



T P McKenna 2010000000—8 



Dr Hudson 0102111220-7 



R Regan 2210222120—8 



J Maesel 1110011121-8 



Col Voss 1002111,102 -7 



J Woelfel 200l0iS210-0 



Dr Leveridge 0003»inil— 6 



C Maesel 010) 02221 1 — ? 



G Nowak ] !2]2'M-;':',' — 9 



Schortemier, 

 P Fitzgerald 

 Gus Grieff 



Kr.owlton (29) 22221—5 32221—5 2222202-6 2122222- 



Work (30) 031002W 2122212—^ 



Money (30) 132100w 1122210- 



No. 5. No. 6, No. 7 



Wflliams 0 223220 1130 



Moore 32232 0 231220 



Wynn 0 21112112 31121122 



Smith 0 1121110 13221220 



IToey 3220 2120 233219 



DuBray 13310 10 1280 



■Johnson .21220 1110 10 



Ivnowltun 230 



Work 13322 1212)233 22132)1 



Money 210 211110 221220 



Knapp 21211110 0 



In event No. 5 Moore and Work divided the money ; in No. 6 it went 

 to Wynn and Work, and in No. 7 to the same experts. 



The number of bii-ds kiiled and lost by each of tlie contestants were 

 as follows : Work, 31. 3 ; Kaowlton, 25, 2 ; WvTan, 32, 5 ; Smith, 32, 7 ; 

 Hoey. 28, 7 ; Williams, 35. 8 ; DuBray, 25, 8. Moore, 27, 8 ; Money, 22, 

 6 ; Johnson, 15, 17 ; Knapp, 15, 2. 



Erie Gun Club. 



PButz 1101321011— S T Cody 121I12ll02-9 



N Maesel 2333101222-9 



Nassau Gun Club. 



The shoot of the Nassau Gun Club at Dexter Park on Thursday. 

 Nov. 23, brought together only eight members in the club event. The 

 weather conditions were fine for outdoor sports and the birds fairly 

 good, Lee Helgans was the < uly man in the competition who was 

 equal to the task of having liis birds collected within the usual bound- 

 ary, R. Woods was uufrirtunate in having one of his fall de<id over 

 the boundary, leaving him one behind Helgans on his total. A series 

 of threesweeps followed the club event: 



W Hatfield 2110000»13— 5 G U Forbell 00«1121l00— 5 



R Woods, lll»221121— 9 P H Vondrule 1110011200 - 0 



M E Hayden •111010002— 5 C Magee 0101)11100— 0 



E Hel.gans .2122212222—10 T T Edgerton. 0112023102— 7 



First sweep, gl entry, 3 moneys: 



T T Edgerton 121-3 



E Helgans 022—2 



ME Hayden 011-2 



R Woods 121-3 



Two moneys: 



No. 2 No. 3. 



Edgerton 10012-3 21211 



Hn'rteld lim-^ 11321 



Referee E. Helgans. 



GU Forbel ni— 3 



P H Vondrule , .111—3 



No. 2. 



Hayden lU;08-3 



Helgans 01111—4 



No. 3. 

 100 

 002 



The monthly shoot of the Erie Gun Club at Woodlawn Park, Long 

 Island, on Wednesday, Nov. 22, was, considering that it was called in 

 the midst oC the game stasou, unusually well attended. Sixteen mem- 

 bers participated in the club event. The conditions were for the best 

 averages for the season, handicap rules, seven birds per man. Fine 

 weather and a fairly good lot of birds enabled the members in the 

 competition to put lu a good afternoon's sport. Of the sixteen com 

 petitoi's only four were able to make clean scores. Charles Plate 

 would have been in with a clean score only for a httle hard luck with 

 his fifth bird, which had just enough reserve force left in it to get over 

 the boundry, where it was gathered, nuieh to the disgust of the un- 

 lucky shooter. The time consumed in the club event carried the day 

 so fur into the shades of night that there was opportunity for only 

 one sweep at three birds, and the ties in this event had to be divided 

 on account of the approaching darkness. The scores: 



FGref 132n023-5 J Plate 1122)11—7 



C Plate ■ 1121.1)— 6 HDohrman 1221231-7 



D Lynch 210011 1—5 H Victor 310«000 -2 



G Slmfeldt 0002230 -3 E Marry at t 1222111—' 



C Luhrsseu 1001 102— 4 M Elssasser 3210212- ( 



W Lair 2111103—6 C Mohrman 1112021-t, 



J Schmidt 0202011— '1 H Balzer 1220220—5 



H Jauskowsky 0221012—5 J Schmadeke 2111111—7 



Referee and scorer, C. A. Sellar. 



Vernon Gun Club. 



Brighton Defeats Koseville. 



The monthly shoot of the Roseville Gun Club was held on Erb's 

 Newark grounds on Saturday, Nov. 35, in a strong wind, which ren- 

 dered target .shooting extremely difficult, the discs Hying hither and 

 thither at 1 heir own sweet will. The attendance was fair, A feature 

 of the day wa.s the return match between teams ot five men each' 

 representing the Roseville Gun Club and the Brigliton Gun Club of 

 East Orange, each man shooUng at 25 targets. The result : 



B-id^eley... . 9 Meeker 4 



Kuccher 9 A If Wbatton 6 



Gowen 10 Huir 9 



Canfleld 7 Ganiz 14 



O'.Maley 15— ,'jO Alb. Whatton 1:3—45 



During the aftrernoon eight sweepstakes at 5 targets each were shot, 

 the results being as follows : 



S 1 



3 George 



,. A lb What ton 5 



1 Gantz., 1 



, . Alf Whatton -I 

 1 Rembe 4 



The club held its monthly shoot at Dexter Park Nov. 22, under the 

 old Long Island rules of gun below the elbow, both barrels allowed. 



A warm southwest wind and a clear sky made the day pleasant for 

 outdoor sport. This was the first time that the members have shot 

 gun below the elbow; their scores are highly creditable. It was some- 

 what difBcult for many of the members to keep their guns in the 

 proper position until the bird was on the wing, and as a consequence 

 some were subjected to discipline by the referee. Another day at the 

 trap, however, will do away witb much of the desire for the old habit 

 of keeping the gun up to the shoulder: 



Dr Little 2121131—7 Osterhout 1)11113—7 



Gus Grieff 1111111—7 Weissenbom 1112111—7 



Dr SchilUng 2101230—5 F A Thompson 131)113—7 



Dr Lamadrid 1101111-6 W H Thompson 132)111-7 



Wischerth 0201310 - 4 Dr Huskinson 1301210—5 



Tie: W. H. Thompson retired; Weiiseuborn 0, F. Thompson 3, 

 Osterhout 10, Grieff 12, Little 13. 



Canfleld 3 



O'Mealey.,. 3 



Ku teller , 



Badgeley.. 3 

 Meeker.. 

 Qoweu..,.., , 

 Gillen ,. 



5 G 



2 1 



3 3 

 .. 2 



4 2 



.! 4 



3 1 



3 3 



4 1 



1 3 



G 7 

 3 3 , 

 1 4 



8 'a *4 ■ 



1 u 



Muff. 



3 



The Swannanoa Country Club. 



As the climate of Asheville is so wonderfully favorable to outdoor 

 exercise, it is ver.y natural that the Swannanoa Country Club should 

 nlay an important part in the social atmosphere of this attractive 

 health resort. 



Kenilworth Inn being located just outside the city limits and sur- 

 rounded by a large park of 160 acres, and the valleys leading there- 

 from so desirable^ for the hunts, the Country Club bave their club 

 rooms most favorably located in Kenihvorth Inn, and also, neai- by, a 

 well planned kennel provided with a pack of finely bred hounds. 

 These hounds have been carefully selected, are great stayers, and 

 make a smart pack. Every oiJportunity i.s afforded that visitors of 

 Asheville, as well as recidents, maj'^ enjoy the chase, and the club 

 I rooms are always the center of much social pleasure. 



The regular meets are Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Oc- 

 I casional bear and deer hunts are made up by those who en jo.y the 

 wilder siiorts. while the bi-weekly opossum and coon hunts are a 

 Suurce i.f the ^jreatepi pleasure. 

 Reached by the Richmond & Danvil.e K. R. in through Pullman cars 

 ' from New Yovk.—Adv. 



A Coasting Trip on Lake Michigan. 



If the reader will fancy a trim built St. Lawrence River skiff 22ft. 

 in length, .54in. beam, body of cork pine, deck of mahogany, brass 

 trimmed, cat rigged, with her name in white letters on a blue ground, 

 surmounted by a still fancier scarlet pennant, both the work of fair 

 hands, a good idea will be had of the craft in which two voyagers made 

 the coasting trip from Chicago to Muskegon. 



The first idea of the voyage was evolved in the long winter evenings, 

 and dire were the predictions and lavish the advice showered upon the 

 projectors thereof by well meaning friends. Sunstrokes, rheumatism 

 heat, cold, rain, squalls, inhospitable shores, murderous tramps and a 

 thousand other cheerful disasters were predicted for any one fool- 

 hardy enough to attempt a trip of 175 miles in an open "boat upon 

 "treacherous Lake Michigan," 



In the meantime the two mariners went on with their preparations. 

 As they would be obliged to go ashore at night, or in case of storm. 

 the Swallow was fortunately light enough to be beached with the aid 

 of a couple of rollers, backed by a little "beef." It was also necessary 

 to be provided with comfortable sleeping quarters, as they might be 

 compelled by a hard blow to lay up for three or four days at a time on 

 a comparatively uninhabited coast. 



A tent was obviously too bulky for their hmited storage room, 

 hence, after some cogitation, a plan was hit upon that proved so suc- 

 cessful that future cruisers mav do weUto take note of if. A gossamer 

 waterproof covering 18ft. long'and 9ft. wide, and weighing not to ex- 

 ceed Slbs, was procured; to the sides and ends of which were fastened 

 saaps to which small ha^s of shot might be attached to hold down the 

 covering in case of a wind storm. At night the boom would be 

 hoisted about 3ft. above the deck, a crutch being placed astern ; over 

 the boom was thrown the waterproof, forming a low long tent with 

 open ends; which could be closed in case of rain, or covered with 

 netting to avoid mosquitoes, though the latter was not found necessary 

 on the trip. 



For beds a piece of stout, yard wide canvas with a strong hardwood 

 crossbar at each end was drawn taut for the length of the cockpit, 

 14ft , by means of a block and fall. A crossbar amidhips resting upon 

 the gunwale of the boat prevented sagging, and with the addition of 

 blankets and air pillows as conjfortabe a resting place as tired men 

 could wish was thus provided, with the added merit of occupying a 

 very small storage space when under way. 



The larder was abundantly supplied with the choicest brands of 

 canned goods, including many delicacies, such as sardines, jeUies and 

 preserves. These, together with bacon, fresh eggs, coffee, tea, etc., 

 as well as full Hquid provision, were in the competent hands of the 

 chef. 



Two small alcohol stoves fitting into specially made boiling tins 

 proved an agreeable relief from slow and smoky wood fires. All 

 cooking and table utensils with the exception of the bulkier tins were 

 stored m a specially fitted basket, while in another would be placed 

 such articles as were needed for a coming meal. Right here it may 

 be said that one great source of comfort on a trip of this kind consists 

 in system, in having a place for everything and keeping everything in 

 us place. Both voyagers had past experiences with cargoes stowed 

 helter-skelter, so it was determined in this instance that everything 

 should be get-at-able at all times. 



The start was to be made from the Calumet Heights Club on the 



shore of the lake, 25 miles southeast of Chicago, so one bright Tues- 

 day morning in August the skipper and his crew of one boarded the 

 Swallow and amid the wavings of hats and handkerchiefs headed for 

 Michigan City, 26 miles distant, before a gentle southwest breeze. 



It was the tacit understanding that the skipper was to have full con- 

 trol of the boat when under way, the c/ie/ performing the dutips of 

 deck-hand, while on shore the chef was supreme, and the whilom com- 

 mander occupied hhnself as dish washer and scullion generally. 



The coast east of the club house is of the most desolate character 

 and, with the exception of a group of fishermen's huts three miles 

 from the club grounds, no human habitation or being was met with 

 for a distance of 18 miles. 



The Swallow skimmed steadily along these shores of solitude and 

 sand dunes until noon, when a landing was made and the first 

 luncheon eaten under the shade of a friendly poplar, our only visitors 

 being the sociable little wrens, who peered and twittered inquisitively 

 at the strangers from the branches, scarcely an arm's length distant 

 Our bill of fare consisted of gumbo soup, ham sandwiches, stewed 

 tomatoes, crackers, marmalade and coffee served on white china and 

 plated ware, for the artistic soul of the chef despised the rust and 

 grease of tin and iron table furnishings. 



After luncheon a delicious half hour of nicotian repose in that 

 strange solitude of lake and beach and sky, backed by the tall sand 

 bluffs covered with their growth of scrub oak and pine, we again em- 

 barked, but the wmd faUing we drifted along slowly until dark being 

 eight miles short of Michigan City. ' 



We camped for the night about a mile east of a group of huts inhab- 

 ited by fishermen, and a rude sort of roadhouse. Here our sleeping 

 arrangements were for the first time tested, with much satisfaction 

 and in the intense stillness, broken only by the lapping of tiny wave- 

 lets, the voyagers passed into dreamland. 



At daybreak the skipper had thrown aside the covering from his end 

 of the boat and was drinking in the glory of the dawn. While musing 

 upon the impressiveness and fascination of the birth of the new day 

 ever recurring yet ever mysterious and beautiful, he observed a great 

 commotion at the httle settlement a mile back; the keen eyes of the 

 fishermen had alre.ady discovered the Swallow, apparently washed 

 ashon , and there was hot haste' to get theu- heavy sailboat off the 

 beach and to embark to secure the prize. From their gestures and 

 movements they appeared to be filled with a noisy and joyful antioi- 

 jation of a rich find, for the flotsam and jetsam of the great lake 

 :'orms no inconsiderable part of their scanty I'evenue. 



It was with a feeling of lazy amusement that the skipper debated 

 whether they should be allowed to land, that he might witness their 

 discomfiture at finding their prize inhabited or whether he should 

 awaken the chef that breakfast might be under way. The latter 

 course prevailed and when the wreckers were still a quarter mile dis- 

 tant the voyagers emerged from their shelter, to the evident surprise 

 and disappointment of the crew of the smack, and after puttino- about 

 and vainly trying to beat againt the light breeze they took t^o their 

 heavy oars and labored back in a dispirited fashion to their delayed 

 morning meal. 



In the meantime the sun was rising, and cloud and wave were glow- 

 ing in crimson and gold, while the chef, enlivened by the incident of 

 the morning, was busy preparing a famous meal, to which the fullest 

 justice was done. A smart land breeze springing up we were socn 

 spinning along for Michigan City, which was reached at 9 A. M. 



Here the chef went up town to make a few purchases, and his blue- 

 gray knickerbockers and blouse, straw helmet and well-fdled stock- 

 ings, created a mild sensation oh the streets of the burg, but after 

 visitin.g all of the principal grocers he returned minus butter— "The 

 cows weren't laying," he reported. So the skipper, who had been 

 reading and idly listening to the enthusiastic comments of the boys 

 on the beach upon the appearance of our little craft, whose poh'shed 

 decks and side lay ^cleaming in the sunlight, now headed her for Neiv 

 Buffalo, ten miles distant, which was reached about noon. 



After luncheon the breeze dii-d out almost completely, not over a 

 mile an hour being made until sundown. After leaving New Buffalo 

 the character of the coast changes from the sand dunes of Indiana 

 with their crop of stunted pines, scrub oaks and poplars, to bluffs 

 crowned with a fine forest growth. A clay sub-soil tends to hold the 

 moisture, the hot soutawest winds are tempered and moistened by 

 their passage over the lake, and all conditions are favorafiie for 

 abundant crops of fruit and vegetables. Groves of mighty elms 

 maples, oaks and other trees abound, the shores are dotted wirti 

 houses and settlements, and the beach with piers and boathouses; in 

 short, the wilderness of Indiana gives way to a garden, and where for 

 days scarcely a human being was encountered here nne is seldom out 

 of sight of a trim farmhouse., or beyond the sound of the tinkling cow 

 bell, or the bark of a house dog. 



After sunset. haviUfT made iiut four or five miles in a burning tun 

 since noon, we east about for a sleeping place, and headed for shore 

 where we heard the gay shouts and laughter of a bathing party ' 



