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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Aug. 4, 18W. 
Beverly . Y. C. 
The SlOth regatta, second open sweepstakes, was sailed at Quinett 
July 21. All classes ran down to Gunnery Point Buoy. From there 
second and third classes had a dead beat to Wenecket Buoy and a 
run home, 8J4 miles, while fourth class beat to TJneatena Buoy and 
ran home, 7 miles. Wind at first was a good whole sail S.W. breeze, 
but in the windward work it fell light and fluky ; the boats scattered, 
some going broad off in the bay and holding by far the best breeze, 
while those who hugged the shore, notably Scintilla and Kaloolah, had 
it very light. 
Grilse and Fin started together, and as long as wind lasted Grilse 
had the race, but as it got lighter she had not sail enough. Her sail 
has been cut down one-third since her arrival, and is too small for 
moderate breezes. Both boats took a central course, while Turkey 
and Kitten, far out in bay, held a better wind and beat both. 
Mist made a mess of the start. She crossed line and was timed at 
13:36, but went back and started again at 18:44:45, long after the 
handicap times. The handicap of minutes killed her; her actual 
sailing time would have given her second place. 
SECOND CLASS CATS. 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Bernice, N. Huckins, Onset, 23.05 1 45 16 1 S3 57 
Gymnote, W. E. 0. Eustis, B. Y. C 23.08 1 45 58 1 34 54 
Anonyma, F. L. Babney, B. Y. C 23.08 1 46 14 1 35 10 
Ulula, W. H. Winship, B. Y. G 22.04 1 47 20 1 34 55 
Venture, W. Crosby, Osterville 23.09 1 49 10 1 38 11 
Not Named, C. Brewer, B. Y. C 23. n? 1 50 18 1 39 09 
Agawam, J. G. Young, Jr..B. Y. C 23.08 1 51 38 1 40 34 
Mist, G. H. Lyman, B. Y. C 23.09 1 54 22 1 43 23 
Lenotte, W. W. Wilson, B. Y. C 23.02 Withdrew. 
SECOND CLASS— JIB AND MAINSAILS. 
Captain, A. M. Ferris, B. Y. C 23.00 2 01 44 1 50 00 
Bob, Edgar Harding, B. Y. O 21.09 2 01 46 1 48 43 
Typhoon, W. O. Taylor, B. Y, C Did not start. 
THIRD CLASS CATS. 
Nobska, A. A. Beebe, B. Y. C. . . . . 19.06 1 49 29 1 33 46 
Allegro, H. M Crosbv, Osterville 18.04 1 52 39 1 35 27 
Gilt Edge, D. L. Whittemore, B. Y. C 19.07 1 53 46 1 37 12 
El Pasco, C. C. Hanley, Wareham 19.01 1 53 43 1 37 31 
Colymbus. A. Winsor. B. Y. C 19.11 1 56 28 1 41 19 
Scintilla, G. S. Fiske, B. Y. C 20.00 2 03 04 1 48 01 
Doris, J. Parkinson, B. Y. 0 19.10 8 03 43 1 48 28 
Kaloola, H. R. Richards, B Y. C 19.04 2 04 25 1 48 56 
FOURTH CLASS JIB AND MAINSAILS. 
Turkey. C. S. Dennison, B. Y. C 16.08 1 41 32 1 24 53 
Grilse, W. E. C. Eustis, B. Y. C 17.00 1 46 32 1 30 19 
Kitten. C. H. Jones, B. Y. C 16.03 1 47 13 1 30 00 
Fin, H. Stockton, B. Y. C 16.02 1 47 43 1 30 23 
Dolly, F. W. Downes. B. Y. C 16.02 1 49 02 1 31 42 
Tourmaline, E. Hamlin, B. Y. C 16.06 Disabled. 
FOURTH CLASS OATS, 
Dawdle, R. S. Hardy, B. C. C 16.01 1 47 40 1 30 27 
Whim, J. M. Harriman, Matta ....16.05 1 49 02 1 32 03 
Dodo, H. Parker, B. Y. C 16.06 1 53 31 1 36 39 
Bernice wins first in first class cats, Gymnote second. Ulula third; 
in second class jib and mainsails Bob wins first; in third class cats 
Nobska wins first, Allegro second. Gilt Edge third ; in f .urth class jib 
and mainsails Turkey wins first, Kitten second, Grilse third; in fourth 
class cats Dawdle wins. 
Judges: N. H. Emmons, H. S. Carruth, W. Lloyd Jeffries. 
The 211th race, second championship, was sailed at Marblehead in a 
strong S.E by S. breeze. First, second and knockabout classes ran to 
Bowditch Ledge, beam wind to Gale's Ledge, a beat to Southeast 
Breaker, close haul to Halfway Rock and a run home; 10^ miles. The 
rest rao to Bowditch, beam wind to Curtis Point and a beat home; 7}£ 
miles First class race was very close. Hawk did the best running, 
but Fancy beat her to windward and crossed line 12s. ahead, winning 
leg for pennant, but prize is in doubt till they are measured The 
knockabouts surprised everybody by going to pieces, Esther, Otatsee 
and Trouble breaking dowa soon after striking the rougher water by 
Baker's Island, Spinster was leading, hard pressed by Paul, when she 
drew the turnbuckle of her shroud and had to withdraw. After that 
it was Carl's race. In third class the Minnetonka boat Apukwa ran 
them all badly, and led by 5m at Curtis Point. She made bad work of 
it to windward. Her competitor, a Swampscott dory, passed her, as 
well as all the cats, and she finally broke down 
FIRST CLASS. 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Fancy, C. F. Lyman, B. Y. C 1 51 59 
Hawk, Gordon Dexter, B. Y. C 1 62 11 
SECOND CLASS. 
Marena, D. Follett, C. Y C ."...27. 06 2 02 09 1 52 21 
Ariel, J. Barrett, C. Y. C 25.06 2 23 18 2 01 17 
KNOCKABOUTS. 
Carl, C. H. W. Foster, B. Y. C 2 08 50 
Hull O, J. Taylor, H. Y. C 2 09 29 
Jane, H. Parker, E. Y. C 2 15 03 
Esther, H. Taggard, B. Y. C Disabled 
Stager, F. O. North, B. Y C Disabled 
Spinster, L. M. Clark, B. Y. C Disabled 
Trouble, H. Wheeler, C. Y. C Disabled 
THIRD CLASS— CATS. 
Koorali, Com. Bobbins, B. Y. C 23.04 1 20 38 1 10 26 
Edith, F. M. Wood, C. Y. C 1 27 30 
Wanda, F. L. Ames.B. Y. C 21.11 Disabled 
THIRD CLASS — JIB AND MAINSAILS. 
Nonpareil, C. P. Curtis, B. Y. C 18.06 1 29 09 1 13 50 
Apukwa, J. T. Teff t, Q. Y. C 23.10 Disabled 
FOURTH CLASS 
Hera, P. Fowle. C. Y. C 15.00 1 53 17 
The winners are: Class 2, Marena; Class 3, catSj Koorali; Class 3, 
jib and mainsails, Nonpareil; Knockabouts, 1st prize, Carl: 2d prize, 
Hull O. 
Fancy wins leg for pennant; Koorali wins and holds pennant. 
Judges: F. E, Cabot, H. C. Gushing, Jr. 
Newburyport Y. C. Seaver Cup. 
NEWBURYPORT, JULY 22. 
There have already been two races. There was arranged by this 
club a series of three club races, and a Beries of five races for a cup 
called the Seaver cup, presented to the club for this purpose. The 
series of three is to be sailed in with the series of five. Three of the 
Seaver races have been sailed and two of the club races, leaving one 
more club race and two more Seaver races, as these races are 
reckoned on percentage. They are sailed with a flying start. The 
open regatta of this year will be of special interest as a large number 
or Boston boats as well as many others along the coast to the south- 
ward signify their intention of coming. 
Third Seaver cup and second club race. Distance, first class 9 miles, 
second class 7^j miles, third class 6)4 miles. Weather showery with 
no wind. Wind north by east. Tide five hours flood: 
FIRST CLASS. 
Lpngth. Start. Elapspd. Corrected. 
Vivian, F. E. Beckman. .. .21.06 1 30 00 3 33 45 3 31 59 
Augusta. Hersey Bros... 23. 0G]4 1 30 00 3 33 36 3 33 36 
Truant, N. D. Rodigrass. . 27.00 1 30 00 Withdrew. 
SECOND CLASS. 
Alma, R. Bigelow 18.05 1 35 00 2 40 53 2 39 47 
Live Yankee, H. T. Moody.17.00 1 35 00 2 51 36 2 48 40 
Raccoon, V J Lowell 19.04 1 35 00 2 49 41 2 49 41 
Spurt, D. B. Pierce 17.00 1 35 00 2 53 43 2 50 47 
THIRD CLASS. 
Wizard, H. G. Batchelder.14.03 1 40 00 2 40 45 2 39 51 
Voodoo, Wm. Balch 16.04 1 40 00 2 42 36 2 42 36 
Flirt, W. H. Hitchcock.. ..15. 11 1 40 CO 2 46 46 8 46 11 
Cheetah, Stone Bros 15.08 1 40 00 2 47 09 2 46 17 
Alice, W. S. Wilson 16.04 1 40 00 2 49 01 2 49 01 
Winners for the third series: Class one, Vivian first prize, Augusta 
second. Class two, Alma first, Live Yankee second. Class three, Wiz- 
ard first, Voodoo second. 
Regatta committee, G. 8. Lang, O. E Stone, C. W. Seaver, Jr., E. P. 
Durland. Judges, R G. Califf, J. G. Muldoon, H. W. Little. 
MODEL YACHTING. 
Midget Y. C. 
The ninth race was sailed on July 21 on Red'is Pond; course, length 
of pond and back ; weather, rainy; wind, light northwesterly. Start 
2:45. 
Class 1— T. O. T. E.. J. Giles: May, Robt. Harrison; Hattie, Robert 
Williams; , F. Atkins; Spindrift, A. Barr; Scarecrow, \V. '-Jilley. 
Class 2— Midget, E. Dixey ; Pappoose, J H. Goodwin ; Una, E. Fergu- 
son; Corncob. H. Nutting; S. S., H. Litchman. 
Winners: First leg- CI -ss 1. T O. T. E ; Class 2, Corncob. Second 
leg— Class 1, T. O. T. E. ; Class 2, Una. Third leg— Class 1, Scarecrow; 
Class 2, Pappoose. The last race was a tie between Una and Pappoose. 
It was raced off and won by Pappoose. 
Conanicut Y. C. 
JAMESTOWN, R. I.— NARRAGANSETT BAY. 
The cup race was sailed on July 21, Courses: from club house to 
Bishop's Can Buoy, to North Dumpling Buoy, to start— 8 miles. 
Weather cloudy, turning to a squall; wind S.W.: 
Length. Start, Finish. Elapsed. Corrected 
Mojave, W. N. Murray. . .20.10 a. 15. 14 4 14 11 0 58 57 0 56 40 
Gadfly, D. H. R. Rhett. ...23,10 3 14 47 4 17 36 1 02 49 1 02 48 
Vesper, R H. Plumer 3 35 03 4 47 27 1 34 24 1 22 44 
Winner of first, Mojave, 5 points; second, Gadfly, 3 points, third, 
Vesper, 2 points in cup series. 
Open sweepstake race, July 25: Courses, first class, from start at 
club pier crossing line south to north, to buoy Half- Way Rock, to Bell 
Buoy, Castle Hill to start; third class, from start to Bishop's Can 
Buoy, to Bell Buoy, to start* fourth class, from start to Can Buoy, to 
North Dumpling, to start; distance, first, class, 16 miles: third class, 
miles; fourth class, 8 miles; weather fine, wind S E , tide ebb. 
FIRST CLASS— YAWLS. 
Length. Start. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Ganet, A. B. Emmons 29.09 3 09 46 2 43 19 
Hadassah 29.05 3 10 44 2 49 24 
Wraith, Fletcher 23,02 3 09 00 2 51 09 
THIRD CLASS— CATS. 
Boodler. H. N. Emmons. .20. 00Lg 3 14 51 1 46 13 1 45 23 
Gadfly, H. J. Rhett 20.11 3 13 27 1 44 08 1 44 08 
Mojave, W. N. Murray. . . .20.06 3 15 28 Disabled. 
FOURTH CLASS — CATS. 
Vesper, G. S. Plumner, .. .14.11 3 19 22 1 09 26 1 09 26 
Tippoo .14.10 3 19 00 1 13 03 1 12 59 
Winners: First class, Ganet; third class, Gadfly; fourth class, 
Vesper. 
Judge, A. S. Murray, Gardner House, Jamestown, R, I. 
commodore is endowed with, and the good or ill results to the Associ- 
ation depend largely on how this power is used, for the general good' 
or for the mere furtherance of personal ambition. 
Indian Harbor Y. C. 
FINCH'S ISLAND, GREENWICH, CONN.— LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
A special race was sailed on July 21. Courses: 21-footers, eastern 
buoy, Little Captain's Island. Matinicock Buoy, Center Island Buoy, 
home; 20ft. cats, same line, Matinicock — home; distance, 15 nautical 
miles; weather fair, at first light, later squally; wind S.W , then N.E.; 
tide, ebb: 
21 -FOOTERS. 
Length Elapsed. Corrected. 
Houri 5 28 41 5 28 41 
Maysie 6 01 43 6 01 43 
Celia 5 29 02 5 29 02 
Vaquero 5 27 03 5 27 03 
Hoodoo 5 57 02 5 57 02 
26ft. open cats. 
Werula 19.92 5 01 21 6 01 11 
Zelica 19.50 
Chippie 17.75 
Jewel 19.92 4 36 53 4 36 43 
Kismet 19.50 
JanetS 19.25 5 22 27 5 21 10 
H. C. Miner .19.67 did not finish. 
Zelda 19.33 did not finish. 
Class one. winner 8 points, Vaquero: 2 points, Houri ; 1 point Celia. 
Jewel wins Moller cup. First race of a series of three for 21 footers, 
for Osborn cup. Regatta committee and judges: Frank Bawne 
Jones, D. Walcolm Winne, E. T. Birdsall. 
A New Yacht Club at Cohasset. 
Cohasset, Mass.. the home of Dr. John Bryant and the famous old 
Shadow, has just started a yacht club on a very substantial basis, be- 
ginning with fifty members, three handsome silver cups, and the pros- 
pect of a club house before the end of the season, on the grounds of 
D". John Bryant. The first commodore is Mr. George Ripley Howe, 
owner of the Burgess cat Grimalkin, and formerly owner of Sea 
Mew, Mabel, Leda, Hera and Nimbus. The Vice-Oom. is Mr. H. E. 
Mapes, owner of the fast Hanley cat Duster. Mr. Chas. H. Coursens 
of the Smalley catboat Madge, is Treasurer. The executive commit- 
tee are Wm. H. Crane, stmr. The Senator; John C. Howe, L. D. Will- 
cutt, Morton S. Crehore, A. P. Smith and A. A. Lawrence. Ralph B. 
Williams will be recognized on the regatta committee as owner of the 
Watson cat In It. with Ellery Clark of the same boat. The club will 
hold races every Saturday. 
FIXTURES. 
AUGUST. 
4-11. Owanux Meet,Woodmont,Ct 
SEPTEMBER. 
3. Holyoke, Ann., Holyoke, Mass. 15. Red Dragon, Fall Regatta, Del- 
3 5. Passaic River Meet. aware River. 
5. Ian the, An., Passaic River. 
The idea is quite widespread, not only among the members at large" 
but among the higher officers, that there is still a general meeting of 
the American Canoe Association during the annual meet, at which 
business may be transacted and amendments to the rules, or other 
similar motions, voted on. From 1880 up to 1886 such annual business 
meetings were actually held at each meet, the officers being at first 
elected there and general business transacted. With the adoption of 
the division scheme this was changed, the officers being elected by the 
executive committee in camp, and not at a general meeting of all 
members present; all changes of the rules being made at the annual 
meeting of the executive committee in November. The name of the 
general meeting has, however, survived to the present day, and a sem- 
blance of the old meeting has been kept. The order of exercises, as 
all will remember who have attended the meets for the last half dozen 
years, is simple but tiresome, being in three parts, the presentation of 
prizes, the passing of polite but meaningless votes of thanks to differ- 
ent persons, and a long address by a certain prominent member, in 
which he sets forth in lengthy detail his own individual views on such 
matters as personally interest him. The attempt to carry on any 
regular business of the Association at such a meeting is both absurd 
and unconstitutional; and it would be a decided improvement if the 
whole "general meeting" resolved itself into merely the presentation 
of prizes. 
Whtthkr, as Mr. Burns's proposal suggests, it would be well to re- 
turn to the old plan of having a general meeting of the members in 
camp for the transaction of business, is an entirely different question 
which we believe will be answered in the negative by those who have 
seen its working in the past, when the Association was still smaller 
and more compact than now; but if any serious business is to be 
transacted it must be carefully done by daylight, and not in the hurry 
and darkness of an evening camp-fire. 
The present meet inaugurates a new feature in the government of 
the A. C. A., in the establishment of a board of governors which shall 
have a general supervision of the finances and especially of the ex- 
penditures. The plan has much to commend it, and we have favored 
it from the first in spite of the obvious objection that it places a great 
deal of power in the hands of a few men or of a single man, as we have 
felt that out of the number of capable men in the A. C. A., the chances 
were small that any but the best and ablest would be chosen In the 
case of three of the divisions, the man chosen is the recognized leader 
of the division; and those who know either of them at all well will 
know that in each case it was the office which sou arht the man. In the 
case of the fourth division the same, unfortunately, cannot be said, as 
the successful candidate for the longest term and the highest office of 
the new board has not only sougbt the office but has worked for it 
early and late since the scheme was first mooted nearly three years 
Since. The position is one of peculiar power, greater by far than the 
One innovation in this year's camp which seems to be a success is 
the change of date, some two weeks earlier than usual. So far as the 
camp itself is concerned, in the attendance and other similar matters, 
the date is quite as good as the older and later one; and there is fur- 
ther this great advantage, the A. C. A meet is the great yearly stimu- 
lant of canoeing and canoe racing, but thus far it has come too late in 
the season to do the most good, the canoes are not home in time for 
the Labor Day races, and little time is left, in the best part of the sea- 
son, for the fall regattas. This year the meet is over before the end 
of July, and the canoes will be at home early in August, while men 
will go home from camp not only with their love of cruising and racing 
renewed by its influence, but with plenty of time left to enjoy the 
sport before fall. Thus far we have heard no objection to the change 
inaugurated by Commodore Dorland. 
Again the war canoes have been present at a meet, and again this 
interesting race has failed. An accident to one of the canoes, the 
rollers from a passing steamer throwing her on the beach and staving 
in the side, delayed the race in the first place, and by the time that 
repairs were made most of the crews had left camp. 
It is a pleasure to be able to note that the work of the various com- 
mittees was we'l done this year, the transportation was good, the 
camp site well laid out and all details well arranged, and the races 
were run off promply, with few or no postponements, and no delay 
over protests. 
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 
Fifteenth Annual Meet. 
CROTON POINT— HUDSON RIVER. 
July 13-28. 
As usual the breaking up of the camp began on Friday of the second 
week, tent" wiing down very fast. Less than a. quarter of the camp 
was left by Friday night, and on Saturday nearly everyone departed, 
leaving only a few lucky ones, whose leisure will permit them to spend 
another week or so in quiet camp life. It is too soon to say whether 
the Croton Point meet will prove one of those which men like to talk 
of and refer to as particularly pleasant and successful; but the 
material features of camp site, transportation, etc., were good; in 
fact, the general arrangements were carried out remarkably well, and 
those good grounds for complaint over serious mistakes and omis- 
sions which have existed in many cases, were not present this year. 
To the newer men at least the camp was undoubtedly a pleasant one, 
and if anything was lacking to the older men, it was due not to defects 
in the material arrangements, but to the absence of old friends and 
to the great change which is undeniably taking place in the Associa- 
tion. 
For our own part, wp confess that the A. C. A. meet is not what it 
once was. for every old friend we meet we miss a dozen equally dear 
to us, and the conviction that we are growing older at, a little quickpr 
pace each year is never forced on us more strongly than when we set 
foot on the camp dock and start through the camp to look for old 
friends and familiar faces. In drifting about the camp we have met, 
among the older A. C. A. mpn, a certain feeling of disappointment, 
which has found vent in the desire to compare and criticise the camp 
and to suggest various changes of the rules and customs as calculated 
to bring back something which is felt to be missing, a feeling with 
which we are in full symna'hv. At the same time, while we believe 
that many changes mav be made with advantage to suit the present 
condition of canoeing and the Association, we realize fully that there 
is nothing which can bring back the old men and the old spirit of fellow- 
ship wnich once prevailed. 
Since the Jessup's Neck meet of 1890 there has been a greater fall- 
ing off each year of the old men who came into canoein<» and the A. 
C. A. in the third and fourth year of the latter, who were present at 
all of the Grindstone meets, who followed the Association to Bow Ar- 
row and Lake George, and who, after partly missing a year at Stave 
Island, came together for the last time as a body at Jessup's Neck to 
celebrate the first salt-water meet. Since then some have been seen 
at one camp and some at another, hut the number at any one of the 
later meets has been small and steadily decreasing, until now the 
list of those who were not at Croton Point in 1894 would be largely 
identical with the camp roll of Grindstone in 1886. 
Iu this course of dropping away, first the big club delegation, Such 
as the New York, Mohican*, Roch«ster, Vesper and many other clubs 
once sent, has be<»n broken up: only the more enthusiastic members of 
the club attending the meet. Then there come two or three members, 
attracted by the racing or still faithful to the old recollections, and 
staying for the full two weeks, camping out as usual. Sooner or later 
these same men run into camp for two or three days, just for a look, 
sleeping at gome farmhouse or hotel where a comfortable bed may be 
had; and after this the most that is seen of them is when the camp is 
located, as this year, in a peculiarly convenient place, so that they can 
come to camp in the morning in boiled shirt and store clothes, return- 
ing to town in the afternoon. This stage, as a rule, ends their active 
interest in the Association; for some years they continue to pay dues 
and to attend the meeting in the various cities, but it is only a question 
of time when they drop out entirely. 
The number of old leaders who have gone or are going this course is 
a matter of serious import to the Association, as it is already evident 
that the new men do not by any means fill the places of the old. One 
reason for this is that the old men came together practically as a body 
to form the American Canoe Association, every one doing his part, and 
thus coming into the clos e st and most intimate relations with the 
others. The more recent members, on the other hand, have found the 
Association ready made for them; they join it and work for it in a 
greater or less degree, but they are not thrown into the close personal 
contact once a year as were the older men, nor do they naturally take 
the same interest in the Association which they have joined as do those 
who feel that it is something which they have made. 
This condition of affairs in the A. C. A. is one which every club and 
association must encounter at times in its existencp, and one that is 
beyond any remedy through changes of rules. It is quit e possible that 
in time it may remedy itself to a certain extent; but in the meantime 
it demands the earnest consideration of every member of the Associ- 
ation. 
On several occasions in the past the Association has shown wonder- 
ful recuperative powers, recovering rapidly from the financial mistakps 
of different administrations which have threatened to bankrupt It; 
and frequently incurring an annual expense far beyond what its reg- 
ular income would warrant. In times of difficulty the old men have 
turned to with a will to aid the executive and put the Association on 
an even keel as they did with Com. Winne after the disastrous years 
of 1890-91. In our opinion the time has some when the aid so freely 
and so frequently given in the past cannot be longer relied on; and 
there is a far more pressing necessity than ever before for careful 
management and rigid econ >my in order to avoid those difficulties 
which have been surmounted in the past, but which may prove de- 
structive in the future. 
The new Board of Governors is a step to this end; and with good 
judgment on the part of them and of the annual officers, it should be 
possible to manage the Association on the present membership so 
as to give good meets without exceeding the present Income. 
The Camp. 
Before criticising the camp site itself, it must be remembered that 
Croton Point was selected with some misgivings, not as altogether 
suitable, hut as the best place available in the Atlantic Division and 
short of the St. Lawrence River; but the site is one that will stand 
on its own merits, without any excuse on this score. While there 
were several drawbacks, they were not serious, and the camp site 
will compare favorably with many previous ones. The hilly nature of 
the ground made it necessary to scatter the tents over quite a large 
area, and the compact formation of Grindstone and Jessup's Neck 
was not possible; at the same time the camp, though extending along a 
large piece of shore front, was not broken up into a number of isola- 
ted divisions, as was the first Willsborough camp. The dock and store 
were nearly a quarter of a mile from the high hill on which headquar- 
ters were located, though the distance was considerably less by canoe 
from the dock to the beach direct; and the extreme end of the ladies' 
camp was another eighth mile south. From the north end of the 
main camp, however, to the south end of Squaw Point, the row of 
tents was unbroken along the beach except by the bluff in front of 
headquarters. To have mad« the most possible out of the site it 
woula have bepn necessary to have built a good stairway down the 
lace of tbe bluff and a long dock directlv in front; a matter of too 
great expense to be thought of a mom«nt. Even as it was there was 
little trouble, two or three large wagons being at hand to transport 
