JUNB 18, 1904.] 
FOREST AND STREAM.* 
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point, the boundary line of three States meeting here. A 
short distance from this rock the current becomes strong 
and swift. We kept in the current until about two miles 
below Port Jervis, and then we landed on a small island. 
We explored the island thoroughly, and on the far end 
found such an attractive little place that we decided to 
spend a few days there. The island is situated near the 
left-hand side^ of the river. It is about a quarter mile 
long and an efghth of a mile wide, with good canoeing on 
each side. The far end rises about fifteen feet out of 
water, and is covered with large oak trees and fronted 
with a sandy beach. There is a good spring and lots of 
driftwood, for fire, making the place in general an ideal 
camping ground. Just across the river is solid rock bank 
and deep water, making an ideal place to fish from, and 
a good swimming pool as well. We worked all the after- 
noon fixing our stationary camp, and by evening had 
things in very comfortable shape. A feature of this camp 
is the magnificent view that can be obtained up and down 
the river. 
We spent most of our time fishing. The strawberry 
bass and pickerel were plentiful ; we used an ordinary 
trolling spoon of small size. In the evening we fished 
from the bank and had splendid luck with the catfish and 
perch. Suckers also take the bait at night ; we landed 
several weighing 2 pounds apiece, using angleworms for 
bait. At dusk the ducks fly; we saw several flocks of 
wood ducks, and one evening bagged three. We found 
an otter slide on the lower part of the island, and one 
evening while fishing we saw an otter, but as usual our 
guns were at camp. The water off the camp was calm and 
deep, making a good place for canoe tilting ; we took ad- 
vantage of this, and had several good tilts during our 
stay. 
We spent four days on this island, which carried us to 
Labor Day. We resumed our cruise on the afternoon of 
September 7, stopping at Milford over night at a hotel. 
Milford is about seven miles below Port Jervis by the 
river; there is a swift current all the way, with only one 
rift. This rift is about four miles below Port Jervis. 
The river narrows at this place and bends in the shape 
of a horse-shoe. The rift made such a noise that we de- 
cided to land and look things over before taking a chance. 
I think this is a good idea in cases where one is not sure 
of one's bearings. On examining the rift we found the 
river dropped about five feet to the hundred, the deep 
water being on the right-hand side. We made a dry 
and perfect shoot of this rift, which I do not think could 
have been done had we not first landed. 
We started early on the morning of the 8th from Mil- 
ford. For some distance from this town the river is very 
smooth, and it becomes necessary to depend on. your 
paddles to make headway. I am positive there is great 
quail shooting through this section, for we observed 
several flocks, and could hear their calls all day. If this 
trip should be taken later in the fall, be sure there is some 
fine shot in the pack-bag. 
Muskmelons were very plentiful ; a basket full can be 
purchased from any of the farmers for a trifle. The corn- 
fields also help in this section, and green corn roasted 
with the husk on is a treat. 
We arrived at Dingman's Ferry about four o'clock and 
camped over night about a half mile below. The cat- 
fishing here is excellent; we had fine sport that evening 
catching enough for breakfast. We were very lucky that 
evening in keeping dry. There were two heavy showers, 
one above and the other below us. We could hear the 
rain distinctly, but not a drop fell where we camped. 
We had some paddling before us the next morning, the 
river being very calm. At noon we lunched at Walpack 
Center, where we purchased a basket of melons and some 
apples. Milk is easily obtained from any of the farmers. 
We tried the fishing at this "place, but had no luck, and 
then resumed our journey. 
The current starts at that point and makes itself felt 
for a considerable distance. We met a lumber raft going 
down the river, and followed in its course. Lots of 
wire ferries cross the river from now on, and it is not 
an unusual sight to see a team of horses and a carriage 
full of people in a scow making a crossing. 
On nearing Bushkill the river makes some sharp turns 
and also makes some abrupt drops, which cause wild rifts. 
Great farms extend down to the river brink, then wood- 
land, then rocks and mountains, till the eye at last won- 
ders at such a dreamland of beauty. 
One can hear the trains at Bushkill for the first 
time since leaving Port Jervis. The river makes a sharp 
turn at the Bushkill landing, the town being a mile or so 
back from the river, and then one passes a growth of 
balsam, trees, the fragrance of which can be detected im- 
mediately. Just opposite these trees we pitched our camp 
for the night. As we landed we caught a glimpse of an 
otter, but we were unable to get a shot. 
Our camp was situated on the left side of the river on 
a bank of sand some twelve feet above the water. The 
river is shallow and lots of rocks are to be seen. The 
beach is extremely stony, adding to the ease of making a 
stone fire-place. We sat around the camp-fire that night 
and talked over our journey thus far. I think we stayed 
up later than usual watching the pine knots sputter and 
burn, and smoking our pipes. 
One of our men arose early the next morning and pad- 
dled to Bushkill for fresh bread for breakfast — quite a 
treat at this stage of the. trip. We decided to stay a couple 
of hours exploring and fishing in this vicinity. We were 
only thirteen miles from the Gap, so we spent as much 
time as possible at this place. The water was shallow 
and the current very swift. Anxious to try the bass 
among the rocks, we succeeded in tying our canoe to a 
rock, which held us right in an eddy. We let out some 
sixty feet of line with the Shakespeare, having immense 
sport with the strawberry bass, although they were not 
as large as we caught above. Our other canoe tried the 
hunting, and on their arrival they showed a beautiful 
brace of redhead ducks and a couple of jacksnipe. The 
remainder of our time we spent in taking pictures and ex- 
ploring the massive boulder across from camp; a hard 
climb landed us on its summit, from which we could 
easily see the Water Gap. 
We had a friendly chat with a couple of the natives on 
our return. They are very hospitable people who live 
along the Delaware, and if ever in need do not hesitate to 
make your wants known to them, for they will do any- 
thing for you and will not expect a life recompense for it. 
Often it is necessary to ask about the river, and no one 
can tell you better than they. We were sorry to leave 
this beautiful place that last morning, and with much re- 
luctance we resumed our journey. The current is ex- 
tremely rapid in the vicinity of Bushkill. Go as slow as 
possible for the rocks protrude all over; sometimes it is 
advantageous tO' back-paddle. The right side of the river 
is best. The current becomes swifter as you proceed, and 
finally carries you into what is known as Sambo and 
Mary's Rapids. These rapids are the worst of all rapids 
in the Delaware. They can be heard a mile before they 
are reached. They get their name from two negroes who 
were drowned while trying to pass them. At some dis- 
tance one can see the foam flying and the whitecaps toss- 
ing about. Keep to the left and sit quiet, the current will 
do the rest. 
After passing the rapids "comes the calm after the 
storm." For fully three miles the river widens and is 
smooth as a lake. There are some islands along here and 
lots of sandy beach. We landed for a swim about noon, 
and ate our lunch in one of the little huts the natives use 
to pull their shad nets in during the shad season. 
Some beautiful little streams empty into the Delaware 
through this section. We paddled quite a ways up one of 
these and found the scenery magnificent and very wild. 
The prettiest stream is known as the Little Bushkill. 
We were now only about five miles from the Gap ; the 
current is not very swift, but just swift enough to let us 
seek out some beautiful landscapes to snap with the 
camera. Our party separated at an island, one boat going 
around each side. My canoe kept to the left shore of the 
river, and we succeeded in getting gloriously stuck. The 
right-hand bank of the river is the best all the way from 
Sambo Rapids. 
The mountains in the distance part like the opening of 
a vast cafion. Two conical summits, more prominent than 
the rest, stand like monstrous warriors guarding the sil- 
ver river that intervenes forming nature's boundary line. 
Then comes the bridge across the river, and our destina- 
tion is about reached. The current regains its velocity at 
this bridge and brings back old times. The channel now 
is on the extreme left. The river must drop twenty feet 
here, the current taking one within a couple feet of the 
shore, and in the shape of a horse-shoe. We cut the 
rapids when in sight of the Water Gap depot and beached 
our canoes when directly in back of it. The depot is not 
over one hundred feet from the river, making it very easy 
to bring the canoe to the baggage office. 
We spent about ten days on this cruise, counting the 
days in camp on the island. The trip on a steady cruise 
can be made comfortably in four days. Our canoes were 
very little damaged, although they had some pretty rough 
usage. After we became tanned by the sun we used our 
bathing suits while paddling; at other times a blue flan- 
nel shirt with flannel or duck pants and canoe shoes. Be 
sure and have your valuable things tied securely in the 
boat. I consider a good maple paddle as the best, and do 
not forget a sponge. 
Red Dfagon C* C. 
The Red Dragon C. C, of Philadelphia, has opened 
a busy season with the active membership list filled. On 
May 14 the spring opening and flag raising was held, with 
a large gathering of members. On May 28, 29, 30, a party 
headed by Commodore Maclister cruised from the Dela- 
ware Water Gap to Trenton, an 80-mile run. With the 
Commodore were Messrs. Logan, Mitchell, Fenimore, and 
Mr. and Mrs. Hemingway. The entire party ran safely 
through Foul Riff, and also passed over all the dams, with 
the exception of Well's Falls, which was carried. The 
stops were at Easton and Point Pleasant for the nights, 
and a short visit was made with the Park Island boys, 
v/hen they passed their pretty home above Trenton. Be- 
low the Trenton Falls, Mr. W. H. Wolstencroft, a Red 
Dragon member, met the canoeists with his launch, and 
towed them to the club house at Wissinoming. 
Another cruising party, consisting of Messrs. Swift and 
Quashebart, and Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Park, had a delight- 
ful run from Brown's Mills, in The Pines, N. J., to the 
club house, about 50 miles as the stream flows. They 
started at the head of Rancocas Creek, and followed it to 
the Delaware River at Delanco. They found the first three 
miles by land a full ten miles by the narrow, winding 
creek. For the first ten miles the stream was only a few 
feet wide, yet three to six feet deep, winding through the 
piney woods, far from all sight and sound of civilization. 
There was a steady current, but no rapids, and only a 
single blade paddle could be used for the first day's run. 
Stopping places were found at Birmingham and Smith- 
ville. Five dams were easily carried between Brown's 
Mills and Mt. Holly. 
Some of the "old guard" went into camp at Delanco 
May 28-30, and report the usual good time. In the camp- 
ing party were Captain Blumner, F. Noyes, T. W. Cook, 
W. C. Thompson, A. D. Shaw, and W. J. Scott. 
On June 18 and September 10 the regattas of the Red 
Dragon C. C. will be held. Seven events are scheduled 
for each regatta, including tandem double blade, single 
blade, mixed doubles, swimming and tilting. Events are 
open to all amateur canoeists, except No. 2 on Septem- 
ber 10, which will be open to Red Dragon members only. 
Commodore Maclister is making things lively this sea- 
son, and the coming regattas will have the largest 
entry list in the history of the club. A large number of 
handsome prizes have been offered for competition. 
W. K. P. 
New York C, C. 
Bensonhurst, Gravesend Bay— Saturday, June 11. 
The New York C. C, held its annual spring regatta at Benson- 
hurst, on Saturday, Junei 11. A large number of members and 
their guests watched the events from the club grounds. 
The summaries : 
Record sailing, decked canoes, course 4i/^ miles; start, 3:21: 
Finish: Elapsed. 
Aziz, F. C. Moore 4 22 11 1 01 11 
Zaidee, D. B. Goodsell... 4 22 27 1 01 27 
Buzzard II., C. B. Vaux 4 28 50 1 07 5C 
Koe, J. E. Plummer Did not finish. 
Shamrock, W. Inslie Did not finish. 
Record sailing, open canoes, handicap; course, 3 miles; start 
3:30: 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
A. M. Poole 4 42 09 . 1 12 09 1 11 09 
R. S. Foster 4 41 30 1 11 30 1 11 30 
B. F. Speidel 4 45 34 1 15 34 1 13 34 
Woolsey Carmalt, W. Yelland, Jr., F. C. Hoyt, O. H. Sawyer, 
R. S. Hawthorne and J. M. Dean also started. 
Man overboard race: Won by G. S. Morrisey, New York C. 
C. ; G. H. King, Knickerbocker C. C, second. 
Open canoe paddling, single blade, i/^ mile: Won by G. H. 
King, Knickerbocker C. C. ; G. S. Morrisey, New York C. C., 
second. 
Open canoe paddling, double blades, i/^ mile: Won by J. E. 
Plummer, New York C. C. ; G. S. Morrisey, same club, second. 
Open canoe paddling, tandem, single blade, mile: Won by 
King and Boell, Knickerbocker C. C. ; Wright and Plummer, 
New York C. C., second. 
Tail end race: Won by J. E. Plummer; W. Inslie second; C. 
H. Parsons, third, and A. M. Poole, fourth, all of the New York 
C. C. 
Tournament: King and Boell, Knickerbocker C. C., beat Wright 
and Inslie, New York C. C. 
Yachting Fixtates fof J 904. 
Members of race committees, and secretaries, will confer a favor 
by sending notice of errors or omissions in the following list, and 
.aiso changes which may be made in the future. 
JUNE. 
16. New York, annual regatta, Lower Bay, N. Y. 
n. Boston, Mass. Y. R. A., Hull. 
18. Larchmont, spring regatta, Larchmont. 
18. New York, Lysistrata cup, Sandy Hook Lightship. 1 ■ 
18 New Rochelle, power boats. New Rochelle. ■ 
18. Squantum, Mass. Y. R. A., open, Squantum. 
20. New York, special races, Glen Cove. 
20. New York, power boats. Glen Cove. 
21. New York, Clen Cove cups. Glen Cove. 
23 American Power Boat Ass'n, challenge cup, Hudson River. 
24 American Power Boat Ass'n, challenge cup, Hudson River. 
25 Corinihian, club race, Marblehead. 
25. Seawanhaka, L. I. Sound Y. R. A., annual, Oyster Bay. 
25. New York Athletic Club, ocean race, Long Island Sound 
25. American Power Boat Ass'n, challenge cup, Hudson Riven 
27. Manhasset Bay, challenge cup series, L. I. Sound. 
28. Manhasset Bay, challenge cup series, L. I. Sound. 
28. Manhgsset Bay, chsUeage cup sjeries, L. I» Sound. 
Boston Y. C. 
Hull, Mass. — Saturday, June 11. 
The first of a series of special club races of the Boston Y. C, 
for yachts which are not eligible for the Y. R. A. of M. classes, 
or which remain at the Hull anchorage during the season, was 
sailed off the Hull station of the club Saturday, June 11. The 
breeze was light from the E., and held fairly steady throughout 
the race. Three classes are provided for in the series, 18ft. knock- 
abouts and two handicap classes. In Saturday's race Bat, in the 
18ft. class, scored another victory, making three straight since the 
season opened. In this class Dorchen got the start, with Again 
on her weather quarter. Bat was last to cross the starting line, 
but she tacked clear as soon as she crossed, and stood well over 
to Bumkin Island, working up through the lee of the fleet. When 
she tacked out from the island, she crossed every boat in the 
class, and from that out had the race all her own way. There was 
a hot scrap for second place, which was captured by Again. In 
the first handicap class Opah got the start, and the class split 
tacks. Opah, Kiuna and Idella going toward Hog Island, and 
Jingo and Kit going toward Bumkin Island. : The Bumkin Island 
course was the better of the two, Jingo and Kit crossing the 
other three when they tacked out. Jingo led all over the course, 
but was closely pressed by Kit, which took first prize on cor- 
rected time. In the secor4 handicap class, Scapegoat got th? 
start, and led all over the course, but lost to Mildred on cor^ 
rect ed ^time. The summary: 
Class I — ^18-footers. 
Elapsed. 
Bat, C. F. Adams, 2d 1 18 35 
Again, L. B. Goodspeed 1 23 20 
Mirage II., J. W. Olmstead 1 23 45 
Napier, B. S. Permar 1 24 20 
Bonito, G. H. Wightman... 1 24 55 
Humbug, C. W. Cole 1 27 08 
Dorchen, A. W. Finlay 129 15 
Nicnack, E. R. Holmes 1 32 55 
First Handicap. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Kit, H. B. Whittier 1 19 13 1 13 45 
Jingo, G. B. Doane 1 18 05 1 16 31 
Opah. W. C. Lewis 1 23 50 1 18 22 
Kirma, A. W. Learned 1 30 25 1 24 57 
Idella, B. D. Amsden... 1 31 45 1 26 17 
Second Handicap. 
Mildred, C. A. Coleman 1 25 33 1 20 33 
Scapegoat, W. P. Keyes ; .....1 23 22 1 23 22 
Gadfly, C. W. Clark .1 28 25 1 24 15 
Clarice, J. P, Harvey ,.,..,,...,..,,.....1 37 42 1 27 4§ 
