May 31, 1913 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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twenty-four hours prior to the start. No sub¬ 
divisions of one-design classes will be made. 
James W. Alker, Chairman. 
William Gardner, 
A. W. Nilsson, 
Race Committee. 
Associated Canoe Clubs of the Hudson. 
It is the call of the canoeist again, for the 
annual camp and race meet of the Associated 
Canoe Clubs of the Hudson will be held over 
Decoration Day, May 31 and June i, 1913, at 
Hermit Point. 
Ferry for Hermit Point will leave the In¬ 
wood Canoe Club at 8 a. m., 9 a. m., 10 a. m. 
and return from Hermit Point at 5 :30 p. m., 6:30 
p. M. and 7:30 p. M., daily. Fare, twenty cents. 
The Associated Canoe Clubs of the Hudson 
extend to all American Canoe Association mem¬ 
bers a most cordial invitation to attend this 
regatta. 
The racing program follows; 
Sailing.—Open canoes, 40-foot sail area, 3 
miles; decked canoes, 90-foot sail area, 3 miles; 
handicap race, unlimited sail area, 3 miles. 
Paddling, Junior Department. — One-man 
double blade, mile; one-man single blade, ^ 
mile; tandem double blade, mile; tandem 
single blade, mile. 
Paddling, Senior Department. — One-man 
double blade, J4mile; one-man single blade, ^2 
mile; tandem double blade, 14 mile; tandem 
single blade, mile. 
Tournament—Mixed tandem double blade, 
mile; tilting, handicap, 8 fouls; tail end race, 
mile; rescue race, 14 mile. 
Club Fours.—Double blade, race, mile; 
single blade trophy race, 14 mile; war canoe 
race. 
Point Trophy.-—Club scoring most points. 
The Associated Canoe Clubs of the Hudson 
consists of Ft. Washington Canoe Club, Edge- 
water, N. J.; Inwood Canoe Club, New York 
City; Yonkers Canoe Club, Yonkers, N. Y. 
Following are the officers: President Jule 
F. Marshall, Inwood Canoe Club; Secretary- 
Treasurer, Thomas Zuk, Ft. Washington Canoe 
Club. Committee—Eugene C. Kelly, Chairman, 
Paddling Races; R. A. Weiss, Sailing Races; 
D. J. Finn, Camp Site; A. Von Doln, Enter¬ 
tainment. Starter and Referee—Harold N. 
Wilson A. C. A. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Atlantic Division.—W. C. Tschinkel, 535 
West i6oth street, New York city, by Harold N. 
Wilson. 
Eastern Division.—Herbert D. Ashley, 89 
Vernon street, Waltham, Mass.; George A. 
Baxter, 40 Prospect street, Waltham, Mass.; 
Raymond A. Morse. 20 Whitlowe Road, West 
Newton, Mass.; William W. Eerguson, 16 Pros¬ 
pect Park avenue, Waltham, Mass., and Karl 
Hoyt Spooner, 66 Prospect street, Waltham, 
Mass., all by Herbert B. Arnold. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Central Division.—6661, Harry W. Barker, 
28 Manchester Place. Buffalo, N. Y. 
TPIROUGH THE ADIRONDACKS BY 
CANOE. 
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you would only have to carry anything you had 
bought over to Sixth, it is best to wait. 
Of course everyone’s choice in the matter 
of food differs, but you have to bear in mind 
that when camping you must carry as little as 
possible. Canned soups, beans, smoked beef, 
bacon, bread and butter are essential. Butter is 
best kept in a small glass jar with a tight fitting 
cover. Buy a quarter pound at a time, for it goes 
bad very quickly. Do not stock up too much 
here, as you will come to the Raquette Lake 
store the next day. After purchasing your sup¬ 
plies you have a fairly long pull through Sixth 
and Seventh lakes. These two lakes are as a 
rule a bit rough and windy. You are apt to 
have a little trouble finding the carry at the end 
of Seventh Lake, but keep a sharp lookout for 
a lot of dead trees half submerged by water. 
A channel is formed through these trees which 
leads you to the carry. 
This carry is about one mile in length, along 
a trail in the woods, and brings you out on the 
shores of Eighth Lake, one of the most beauti¬ 
ful lakes of the whole trip. It is Government 
property and free from permanent habitation. 
There are three or four ideal camping spots 
along the left shore and one on the island. The 
best one is about opposite the island and contains 
a spring. 
By the time you pick out your camp and 
get your tent up, it will be nearly time to build 
your fire and get supper. It is advisable to start 
camp not later than 4 p. m., for it is very in¬ 
convenient to have darkness come upon you be¬ 
fore you have cooked supper or made your camp 
for the night. A very comfortable bed can be 
made by cutting branches from the pine and fir 
'trees and spreading them upon your rubber 
poncho. 
The following morning after breaking camp 
you are ready to tackle Eighth Lake carry. This 
is the worst one of all, the trail being about 
one and a half miles long, constructed mostly 
of badly damaged corduroy roads, making the 
footing most uncertain, especially with a canoe 
on your head. 
It will take most of the morning to make 
this carry, which brings you out on Brown’s 
Tract Inlet, one of the dreariest places imagin¬ 
able. I believe at one time it was a forest, but 
is now composed of swamp land and dead trees. 
It is about three miles long and has eighty-six 
turns in it. 
At the end of this tedious paddle you enter 
into the beautiful Raquette Lake. Here you will 
find a large store where you can replenish your 
larder with everything needed. Fresh meat can 
be obtained here, and nothing goes better than 
a camp steak or chops once in a while. As it 
will be two days before reaching another store, 
buy sufficient to last you for that length of time. 
You have got to follow your map closely, 
as this lake contains numerous islands and in¬ 
lets which are apt to confuse one. Several 
camping spots for the night can be found at the 
upper end of the lake. 
The following day finds you ready to carry 
over to Forked Lake. This is a short, one on 
r. d road and takes but little time. 
Forked is the wildest lake you will find on 
the whole trip, and in the early morning quite 
a few deer may be seen if the camper cares to 
get up in time. 
As this lake is private land, the only camp¬ 
ing place is far down to the left of the carry. 
If at any time during the day you meet 
campers going your way, arange to take the next 
carry together. This carry is five miles long, 
and while you can make this on foot, it is well 
worth the cost of hiring a wagon. The charge 
is $4.00 for a single canoe, but if two canoes 
make the trip as one party, the charge is only 
$5 for both canoes. So you see it is well worth 
picking up another party. 
While one should reach this camp early in 
the afternoon, it is better to wait until the fol¬ 
lowing morning before making the carry. 
The end of this carry is at Long Lake, a 
magnificent body of water, fourteen miles in 
length. You paddle for a mile or two through 
swamp grass. Leaving this, you have a six-mile 
pull to Long Lake village, which is easily located 
by the bridge that spans the lake. 
This is a good sized town with four or five 
stores where you can stock up. Purchase plenty 
here, for you will not find another store for 
three days. 
The paddle up to the end of the lake from 
the town is a long stretch, but the surrounding 
country is wonderful with constant change of 
scenery. A fine camp for the night will be found 
at the end of the lake. It is on the left shore 
and can be located by a large boulder resting 
on a short stretch of sandy beach. There is a 
very fine spring a little way in the woods. From 
this spot, if the evening is clear, you can see 
all of the largest mountains in the Adirondacks. 
The next morning you enter Raquette River. 
You have to pick out the channel here, as the 
water is very shallow. This river is about thirty 
miles long and winds in and out the whole dis¬ 
tance. At the widest part the river is not over 
thirty feet. You have to keep a careful look¬ 
out for submerged rocks. With the exception 
of three small settlements, the river is abso¬ 
lutely wild. These settlements are about eight 
miles apart. 
Paddling for a couple of hours you come 
to the rapids where you have to hire a wagon. 
It is well worth $1.50, for a rougher road would 
be hard to find in the Adirondacks. 
Another three hours’ paddle brings you to 
Axton. You will find it advisable to camp here 
and spend the rest of the day in walking over 
to Saranac Lake. It is only about three miles, 
and on the way you pass the Cories postoffice, 
which is the best place to have any of your mail 
sent. 
Getting under way the ne.xt morning, you 
have about sixteen miles further to go before 
you reach Tupper Lake. Tupper Lake is the 
biggest town you will find on the whole trip. 
We will leave you here to either continue 
down the Tupper Lake or to retrace your steps 
back to Old Forge. You need have no fear as 
to the return trip being tiresome, as new experi¬ 
ences are met with eyery day. 
If you have a couple of days to spare, paddle 
through the Marion River, Utowana and Eagle 
Lakes to Blue Mountain Lake. These three 
lakes are well worth seeing, and the view from 
the top of Blue Mountain is magnificent. 
It is with deep regret to the true camper 
when his trip is over that he has to board the 
train at Old Eorge and start back to the hot city. 
