March 13, 1909-] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Smith’s 
Spar Coating 
Appearance 
The week after, even two months 
after, there probably will not be very 
much apparent difference between the 
best and half a dozen favorably 
known brands, but thereafter every 
week counts, every month makes 
the inherent difference clearer. 
SMITH’S SPAR COATING stands 
severe winter weather so successfully 
that those using other brands are in¬ 
credulous. 
Durability 
Spar Coating is much like Port 
Wine. The latter must be of a good 
vintage, the former of good ma¬ 
terials; and both must be aged but 
not until matured are they really 
“worth while.” SMITH’S SPAR 
COATING is never sold until it is 
without question “worth while.” 
Cost 
To “age” Spar Coating properly 
means extra cost, but nowhere near 
as much as its additional value to 
you. The difference in your bill is 
slight, the difference in durability and 
appearance is great. 
Verification 
SMITH’S SPAR COATING was 
used on the International Cup De¬ 
fenders, and has the endorsement of 
the leading Naval Architects, Boat- 
Builders, and Owners, at home and 
abroad. 
Winners 1908 
Giving names of winners of last 
season’s races, club officers, etc. Free 
on request. 
Edward Smith & Co. 
Varnish Makers for 82 Years 
CHICAGO NEW YORK 
and a canteen for the drinking water has cam- 
pactly fitted about it an aluminum frying-pan, 
plate, etc. So it will be seen that all the neces¬ 
saries of life and a few of the luxuries are 
aboard the tiny craft as she starts on her 
voyage. During the trip, which lasted five days, 
the captain provided all his own food and 
shelter, nothing but drinking water being ob¬ 
tained en route. 
.A. steamer from Vv'^ashington lands us near 
the mouth of the Yeocomico River, about ten 
miles inside the Potomac on the Virginia side, 
at half-past seven on the morning of July 7, 
1908. A couple of darky deckhands carry the 
canoe carefully down to the water’s edge; and 
then, grinning delightedly over the receipt of 
a little change, they run to catch the steamer, 
while the canoe starts off. Across the Yeoco¬ 
mico I paddle, while the steamer disappears up 
the river; and as a brisk breeze is blowing. 
Bunny takes quite a few wave-tops on deck be¬ 
fore she has completed the crossing. A dif¬ 
ferent adjustment of the cargo when the other 
side is reached makes the boat trim better; and 
it is in a cheery frame of mind that I paddle 
along the shore to the. mouth of the Yeocomico. 
Then the canoe floats upon the broad bosom of 
the Potomac, which is here about six miles 
wide; and as the breeze is now off the land, it 
gives the canoe the benefit of a weather shore, 
and at the same time keeps the captain delight¬ 
fully cool as the little craft is paddled on to¬ 
ward the Chesapeake. 
Tall pine trees line the shore here, and for 
long stretches no human habitation is seen. 
But presently a tiny cabin is observed, nestling 
amid the tall trunks; perhaps a little creek pene¬ 
trates the shore, and in it a .-imall sailboat is 
moored; children are seen playing about the 
beach and in the little clearing around the 
house. Then, as the canoe goes silently by, the 
tall, feathery pines shut out the little glimpse of 
civilization, and the forest is once more un¬ 
broken. 
At lunch-time a halt is made on the beach 
close to a salt pond across which cranes and 
fish-hawks flap their way; and the nest of one 
of the birds is built in a tall tree nearby. A 
swim a little later keeps the engine of the 
boat from becoming overheated; and about 
three o’clock the canoe rounds Smith’s Point 
and paddles out on the Chesapeake, meeting at 
once long swells of a different character fron» 
the lesser waves of the Potomac. .A. gentle 
surf breakes on the hard beach, but it is easy 
to land through it; and before long a landing 
is made for fresh water, for which the captain 
applies to a little colored girl fishing in a 
stream that empties into the bay. The little 
darky must be tongue-tied, for she responds in 
terms that it is impossible to understand; but 
her sister comes to the rescue, and informs me 
that “Bessie never could talk plain, nohow.” 
The promise of a nickel sends the youngsters 
scurrying down the beach with my water-can; 
and before long they returned with their little 
brother discreetly hiding behind them, but pok¬ 
ing his head to see who it is that has landed 
from the pirate ship that lies before him. 
A little further on the first camp was made; 
the poncho was spread over a bed of soft sand, 
the tent pitched above it, and the captain pre¬ 
pared to turn in. Here he was visited by some 
young men of the neighborhood who were 
about to take a swim, and who informed him 
that the adjoining woods were full of “var¬ 
mints,” though they were not able to specify 
the genus and species thereof. But the cap¬ 
tain made a great show of bravery (well-know¬ 
ing that the “varmints” could be nothing more 
dangerous than raccoons or squirrels), and 
when the visitors had gone he wrapped up in 
his blankets and slept the sleep of the just. 
Next_ morning a swim was enjoyed in the 
water in front of the camp, breakfast dis¬ 
posed of, a few pictures taken, and Bunny 
started oS again. The Great Wicomico River 
(which is not great at all, but quite small) had 
to be crossed; and it was a wet undertaking, 
for a strong breeze blew down in toward the 
bay, and the water was darkened as the gusts 
flew over it. Just as I would be congratulating 
myself on the dryness of the boat, “Slap!” 
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