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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. i^, 1962. 
held our own, beating a magnificent black schooner out 
to the lightship. Here the wind grew puffy, and a long 
swell rolled in, which, to our surprise, just suited the 
Innocent. She made splendid weather in these big seas, 
and we rapidly left Pomt Judi h astern. We lay our 
course to the outside of Fisher's Island, rapidly pick- 
ing up Watch Hill Lighthouse on our port hand. The 
wind had freshened considerably, and we were tearing 
through the water, the log showing 8 miles. OK Race 
Rock Lighthouse the tide s:arted to ebb, and meeting 
the fresh northeaster, Ave didn't do a thing: talk about 
tide rips; swirling about to port and starboard, each 
chop with a seemingly dififerent destination, yet all car- 
ried along with a velocity of at least 4 .knots, we had 
the wind nearly fair, blowing at least twenty miles, but 
it took us at least an hour and a half to draw away 
from ihe Race. It was here the wind seemed to in- 
crease, and it looked nasty and vic'ous all round. The 
Owner suggested reefing, but, with a lee short ahead of 
us, the Skipper hesitated; our true course for Shelter 
Island was now S. W., but the Owner said the best he 
could make was S. E., so perceiving a neck of land on 
our port bow, the Skipper decided to rim behind it for 
shelter, drop anchor, reef and sa 1 leisurely into Shelter 
Island. It was, we afterward found, blowing about 
twenty-five miles, and the seas were too big to think of 
heaving to; moreover, as we had but a short distance to 
run for shelter, the Skipper decided to keep her travel- 
ing. The Innocent, in spite of her large sail spread, 
was making good weather of it. She is a dry runner, 
and we hardly shipped a sea. The wildness of the sur- 
roundings, the absence of any sailing craft, the angry 
looking lee shore, the cannonading of the seas as the 
Innocent smashed and drove her chunky, powerful over- 
hang through them — all this had evidently got on the 
Owner's nerves, and he informed the Skipper he would 
have the rig cut down as soon as we got back. The 
Crew, w th supreme confidence in the Skipper's .iudg- 
ment, looked on with a smile, and the Skipper, he 
wmked his eye. But the Skipper here began to be 
puzzled; we began picking up a number of yellow buoys; 
the Skipper surmised that they were private marks of 
some kind, and as they lay between black and red chan- 
nel buoySj he thought it safe to run pretty close. 
[to be concluded.] 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Members of the Red Bank Y. C. have commissioned 
Messrs. Herreshoff and Wells to design for them a one- 
design class. The boats will be cf shallow draft and will 
be built under the supervision of the architects. 
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The catboat Win or Lose, owned by Mr. Charles A. 
Hatch, has been sold to Mr. Henry C. Southack. 
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The steam yacht Telka. owned by Mt. Gustav E. Kissel, 
has been sold through the agency of Messrs. Gardner & 
Cox to Mr. C. P. Rosemon. 
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Mr. L. R. Connett has sold his sloop Pickaninny to Mr. 
E. H. Low. 
The steam yacht Speranza, in charge of Gapt. M. 
Christofferson and three men, sank in the Raritan River 
on Sunday morning. Oct. 12, after burn ng to the water's 
edge. The boat was bound from Hoboken to Trenton, via 
tile Raritan Canal. Capt. Christofferson anchored off 
Florida Grove to await morning and clear weather. The 
captain and crew were asleep, and were awakened by the 
smoke and flames. When the men reached the deck it 
was found that the fire was so far advanced that they had 
only time to save themselves. They took to one of the 
beats and lay to a short distance from the yacht for three 
hours, by that time she had burned to the water's edge 
and sunk. The men then rowed ashore. Speranza was 
designed and built by J. F. Mumm in Brooklyn in 1887. 
She was looft. over all, 78ft. 6in. waterline, 14ft. breadth 
and 6ft. draft. She was owned by Mr. O. S. W-lkinson, 
of Philadelphia, but was under charter to Mr. C .S. Mul- 
len, of the same city. 
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Mr. Fred S. Nock, of West Mystic, Conn., has pur- 
chased the yard and railways formerly owned by George 
N. Saunders, of East Greenwich, R. I., where he will con- 
duct a business of laying up and hauling boats for the 
winter and building new yachts. Mr. Nock has recently 
made the following sales : Schooner Viola, E. C. Baker, 
to W. W. Benson, Chicago; knockabout Arbeeka, Archi- 
bald McNeil, to J. B. Walker, New York city; yawl Anita, 
O. S. Anthony, to A. W. George, Mystic, Conn.; launch 
Blanche, to E. L. Nock, Providence. 
Sir Thomas Lipton's third challenge for the America's 
Cup has been sent on the S. S. Oceanic, due in New York 
on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Com. Ledyard, of the New York 
Y. C, has ordered a special meeting of that club to be held 
on Thursday night to take action regarding the chal- 
lenge. 
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Cruising on the Delaware* 
New York, Oct. 4. — Editor Forest and Stream: The 
"Delaware River Cruise," by Mr. Perry Frazer, appear- 
ing at a time when a party of us had just returned from 
the same waters, was of peculiar interest to us. I can 
pic ure the consternation of the natives along the river 
at the sight cf the small canoe with the mother and ch Id 
of a few months aboard. And while the residents ordi- 
narily magnify the dangers of the river greaJy, in this 
instance I feel their fears were not entirely ground'ess. 
As a matter of fact, there is no water along the Dela- 
ware between Hancock and Port Jervis — and this is con- 
sidered the worst part of the river — that may not be 
aat'cly run by any canoeist of ordinary experience. This 
statement applies to the Delaware at any reasonable 
level. In time of very high water nothing but a log 
raft has any bus'ness upon it. 
As Mr, Frazer made the trip in almost a freshet, and 
as our cruise was, for the greater part, during a normal 
stage of water, when the conditions for canoeing and 
fishing are mo.st favorable, I feel that a few observations 
may be of value to readers of Forest and Stream. 
There were four of us, and Joe Bivins, the Narrows- 
burg guide, accompanied us and carried the duffle in a 
big skiff. We star'ed in at Hancock Sept. 3 and brought 
up at Port Jervis Sept. 15. We drifted down to Lord- 
ville the first day. There was no bad water on this 
day's run, although it was necessary to wade a number 
of shallow drifts. The next day we made Hankins, ten 
miles below Lordville. There were several pretty stiff 
rifts along this water, one in particular, after leaving 
the ferry at Long Eddy. _ This is a long, swift stretch 
of water with a marked inclination and w'th numerous 
rocks. The channel is along the New York shore, turn- 
ing sharply in o the center of the stream at the foot 
of the rift and over a fall at the base of a small rock 
island. Mention should be made of Long Eddy as one 
of the best localities along the river for a fishing trip. 
The eddy itself and the rifts above and below it would 
afford a fine week's sport. Between Hankins and Calli- 
coon — 7 miles — there are some swift and rocky reaches, 
but nothing aside from shoals to cause trouble. What 
has been writ' en of Long Eddy as a fishing spot may 
be repeated of Callicoon. It seemed wasteful to pass 
over such grand water without making more than a few 
casts. From Callicoon to Cochecton the warnings of 
the people became more numerous and urgent than be- 
fore. Cochecton Falls are spoken of as the worst part 
of the river. This is hardly true. With the least care 
they are easily run. I have made the run three times 
and think less of it than of rifts and falls lower down 
the river. Mr. Frazer wrote of the natives having mis- 
informed h'm when they directed him to hug the Penn- 
sylvania shore. They were right, as this is the channel 
at any stage of the water. There are three drops here. 
The first is to be taken in the smooth water at the head 
of the falls, inclining closer to the Pennsylvania shore 
for the second fall and then out into the line of the 
breakers for the final pitch. We camped a day at the 
foot of the falls and fished with good success, securing 
both bass and pike. On Sept. 9 we dropped down over 
shallow rifts to Narrowsburg. After leaving the big 
edd}^ the rift below is to be run carefully. While there 
is not the least danger in it, it is very shoal, and being 
of some length, is apt to be a little hard to get tlirough. 
The channel shifts from year to 3'ear. It was alocg the 
New York shore at the time we went through it. We 
camped that night at Hop Eddy, at the foot of this 
rift. It had rained heavily all day and that night the 
river rose a couple of feet and became very muddy. We 
had intended in leaving Hancock to make the Water 
Gap, but rather than pass over familiar waters without 
giving them a trial, Ave concluded to camp here until the 
water cleared, even though, by so doing, our cruise 
should be considerably shortened. Two days later we 
drifted down the river three miles to Rocky Rift. But 
the water still being muddy, we pitched camp here. The 
next day we resumed our trip with fair fishing. A mile 
below Rocky R ft Justin Bridge is sighted. After going 
over an o'd eel rack, which is -usually too shallow for 
floating, but which was now covered a foot or more, 
we entered the Justin Rif:. From here to Port Jervis 
is the worst part of the river, and this rift is particu- 
larly trying, being very swift and broken by numerous 
rocks. The channel runs somewhat obliquely from the 
New York toward the Pennsylvania shore, reaching for 
the line of the breakers when well out in the stream. 
From here, for a couple of miles, there is some quick 
and rocky water, but the rifts are short and easily man- 
aged. At Mast Hope Falls the channel is well toward 
the Pennsylvania s'de. Immediately below is Grassy 
Swamp Fall. In a low stage it is better to follow the 
line of the rough water; when the river is high one 
should keep on the right edge of it. After crossing an 
eddy Westcalong Rift is reached. This is long, swift 
and filled with rocks, but easily managed until the foot 
of it is approached. Here a bad reef requires crossing 
and the water is very swift. Keep pretty well toward 
the center of the stream and edge in toward the rough 
water at the foot of the rift, looking well ahead for the 
opening between the rocks. After crossing another eddy 
Wild Falls are heard. The highest breakers so far en- 
countered will be found here. The way is straight ahead 
and clear, however, and the falls are easily run. 
After paddling over a very long eddy the dam at 
Lackawaxen has to be crossed. In low water the boats 
will require to be led down over the dam close to the 
Pennsylvania s'de. At the time we arrived at the dam 
it was covered with a foot of water, and we went over 
it without difficulty. The water is pretty rough and be- 
comes shallow at the foot of the rift. Some scraping 
of the bottoms of the boats will occur here. From this 
point to Pond Eddy there are several long, heavy rifts, 
but with a little ease they are safely made. 
Below Pond Eddj', after going down over a number 
of fairly wild rifts and long eddies, we come to the 
point where the Mongaup River enters the Delaware. 
Just below the river contracts greatly and forms Mon- 
gaup Falls. This fall is not so long as that of Cochec- 
ton, but it is, in my opinion, the most formidable along 
the upper river. The breakers are extremely high and 
the rush of waters is calculated to '*rattle" one some- 
what. The Pennsylvania shore is to be hugged until 
the foot of the fall is reached, where a sharp turn into 
the line of the breakers is to be made to avoid a reef 
barely covered by w-ater. Butler's Rift is the next place 
to be approached with caution. It will be known from 
its setting in along the old canal wall on the New York 
side and from its rough water. Keep on the right or 
Pennsylvania edge of the wild water and have a sharp 
lookout for rocks. By getting on the other side of the 
rif: one would be swept against the canal wall with dis- 
astrous consequences. At the foot of this rift we ob- 
served the first rack along the river. The wings were 
not attached to it, so it was not in operation. But from 
this point to Port Jervis there were at least six other eel 
racks at work. The water was high enough to carry 
us over them without much scraping, however. From 
Butler's to the railroad bridge that crosses the river 
four miles out from Port Jervis, the Delaware runs 
through a deep eddy between high mountains. The 
scenery here and immediately below is the most beautiful 
along the upper river. 
When the railroad bridge is sighted the roar of waters 
announces the approach of Saw Mill Rift. This is one 
of the spots most dreaded by the raftsman who runs 
down the Delaware in times of freshets, owing to the 
huge breakers and the setting of the current sharply 
against the base of the Pennsylvania mountains. The 
Pennsylvania shore is followed. The water was of suffi- 
cient depth and the rocks fairly far apart, and by keep- 
ing bow on to the breakers we experienced no difficulty 
in running through and on down to Port Jervis, the 
cruise ending here, owing to the cold n ghts. 
The fishing w^as excellent until the river rose and be- 
came muddy. Even then after three days it was quite 
good. We caught plenty of bass and pike throughout 
the trip. Head winds and an eagerness to cover d stance 
prevented careful fishing, but enough were caught to 
keep the river towns fairly well supplied with fresh fish. 
The bass averaged a fair size— about i pound. The 
largest caught was of 3^4 pounds, and a pike of the same 
weight was landed. The bait used was chiefly salt 
pork rind on a white enameled spoon with single hook. 
We had frogs, catfish and lamprey eels, but preferred 
the pork. Some trolling was done, but casting was the 
method generally employed. The first day the bass rose 
well to the fly — Rube-Wood and royal-coachman— but 
thereafter fly-fishing brought poor results. I have never 
fished the Delaware earlier than September, and while I 
have used the fly faithfully and constantly during that 
month, the return has never been very encourasing. 
During July and August I believe it would be different. 
Below Lackawaxen still fishing is largely in vogue. 
This is rational, as the great depth of many of the eddies 
renders casting and surface trolling impracticable. With 
fair weather conditions the Delaware will Afield better , 
fishing next season than ever before in its history. 
Owing to high and roily water the past summer, not 
over 25 per cent, of the usual number of fish were 
caught. There is, therefore, a surplus of 75 per cent., 
in addition to the ordinary number left over for next 
season. These bass were seen by the hundred as we 
drifted down over the shallow^ rifts. 
J. W. D. 
Geological Sutvey Maps* 
Experience is a teacher who carries a good stout birch 
rod. A long time ago, in preparing for a canoeing trip 
on the Delaware R.ver, I wrote to the Geological Survey 
Department at Washington, and inclosed payment for 
four sections of its maps of that part of the river it was 
intended to visit, hoping these excellent guides would 
aid me in locating various points of interest. A week 
elapsed, then a card came, saying maps of that portion of 
the river had not been published, but that other maps — 
of other portions — would be sent me. They were, and 
they arrived in five weeks, or one week after I had re- 
turned home. As map^ they are superb, and no doubt 
accurate, but not one of them shows any part of the river 
visited by our party, while some of them deal with the 
backwoods sections of States not visited. 
It seems to me this is a piece of gigant'c stupidity. If I 
ask a shopkeeper for a rifl.e. and he says he has none, 
but will keep my money and send me a shotgun, would 
that be business-like, or the act of a sane man? Yet the 
Department stated that it could not return the money for 
the maps, but would send other maps. It did send them, 
but if they had dealt with the South Sea Islands, or some 
other equally distant land, they would at least have been 
interesting as curiosities, wh ch these are not. The ex- 
perience gained is worth the price, but the Department ■ 
need not have waited all summer before informing me 
that it could not supply me. I would then have had time 
to purchase maps of some dealer in such useful things. 
Perry D. Frazer. 
Ifoqtjois Rifle Club. 
Pittsburg, Pa. — The fifteenth annual tournament of the Iroquois 
Rifle Club, of Pittsburg, Pa., was held Oct G to 9, inchtsive. All 
shooting was off-hand at 75 feet distance, any .22cal. rim-fire being 
permitted. A Members' match was on the programme for the first 
day, each contestant firing 50 shots in five targets of 10 shots each 
on the twenty-five %in. ring target. The first prize, a gold medal, 
was won by L, P. Ittel, all other contestants receiving merchandise 
prizes. The shooting in this match was somewhat below the 
average. The scores follow: 
L P Ittel 244 241 
R F Phillips 241 
C C Hofmeister 243 237 233 
O L Hertig 234 
W Riebling .236 
A J Huebner , 239 
R Rahm 233 
A H Hofer 239 236 232 237 235—1179 
H Sperling 233 233 228 239 231—1164 
Geo Sperling 229 232 229 233 230—1153 
■ ■ " ■ 231 234—1151 
..228 231 227 233 229—1148 
227 227 227 235 22')— 1145 
247 246 245—1223 
242 240 243 244—1210 
242 245—1200 
236 244 241 243—1198 
241 243 235 238—1193 
235 238 237 237—1186 
238 240 234 235—1180 
217 227 
227 222 
223 228 
227 
221 
224 
2-21—1128 
218—1124 
230—1117 
229 216—1111 
J H Dimling .224 227 235 
T O Smith , ' ' ^ 
L J McCloskey, 
J Kennard 236 
Geo Huebner 230 229 226 
H L Born 214 
U Altenburger 215 
The last three days of the tournament were devoted to the All- 
Comers' matches, with two events on the programme, the Con- 
tinuous prize match and the Bullseye match. The conditions of 
the Continuous match were 3 shots per target, re-entries unlimited, 
the best 3 targets counting, ties being decided by the next best 
target. The twenty-five ring target, having %in. rings, was used 
in this event. Thirty-four shooters took part in this match, and 
$100 in twenty cash prizes, ranging from $15 to $1, were dis- 
tributed to the following contestants : 
L P Ittel 75 74 74—223 H B Smith 71 70 67—208 
R F Phillips 74 73 73—220 S W Hill 70 69 68—207 
C C Hofmeister.... 73 72 72— 217 J H Dimling 69 69 69—207 
D L Black 74 71 70—215 W C Galbraith 70 70 67—207 
A H Hofer 72 70 70—212 H R Fo.x 69 69 68—206 
A J Huebner 71 70 70—211 
R Rahm 71 71 69—211 
C C Freedman 73 73 65—211 
H B Pierce 71 70 69—210 
H Sperling 70 70 69—209 
W Riebling 71 67 66—204 
A F Hofmeister 70 68 66—204 
P Paulsen 68 68 67—203 
H L Born 68 68 67—203 
H Paulsen 68 67 67—202 
In the Bullseye match the prize consisted of a handsome and 
