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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[May 27, 1911. 
“Those now in service are 75 * e ?t long with 
14-foot beam built wholly of native pine for 
cheapness and lightness. They draw fully laden 
only 18 inches of water and can be handled in 
water 2 feet deep. They are fitted with 75- 
horsepower Garner engines using kerosene for 
fuel. Two were built in Wuchow and fitted 
with engines in Hongkong. The others vvere 
constructed in Hongkong at a cost of a little 
over $15,000 local currency ($6,300 gold) each, 
of which about $9,000 local currency ($3780 
gold) was for the engines and fittings. They 
will carry general cargo up to 250 piculs (about 
15 tons) and 150 passengers. During the wet 
season when there is plenty of water in. the 
rivers these launches have competition in junk 
traffic and steam launches towing junks or 
barges. In the dry season, covering about five 
months of the year, the motor boats or launches 
have the trade practically to themselves, but 
most of the time in dry season they do not go 
beyond Ping-Ma. 
“There are similar projects in other portions 
of South China. For example, several wealthy 
Chinese merchants in Chia Ying Chow, up-river 
from Swatow and Chowchow-fu, have applied 
for permission to dredge the Han River _ in 
several places so that they can establish a line 
of motor launches between Chia-Ying-Chow and 
Swatow similar to the line now operating on 
the West River. The river is said to be navi¬ 
gable for the boats at present as far as Mei-chi.” 
Hydroplane for Commodore Pugh. 
The speed boat building for Commodore 
James A. Pugh, of Chicago, which is to take 
part in the eliminating trials held to select de¬ 
fenders for the British international trophy, is 
expected to be very fast. It is building at Lake 
Geneva and, according to its owner, will revo¬ 
lutionize motor boat building. This boat is 
only 31 feet 10 inches long and 6 feet 4 inches 
beam. It is to be equipped with a 450-horse¬ 
power motor and when driven at full speed will 
draw only six inches. The bow and almost half 
the boat will be out of the water. The model 
is the hydroplane type and has six planes. The 
boat will be tried out soon at Lake Geneva and 
will then be taken to Chicago. Mr. Pugh is 
commodore of the Pistakee Y. C. The boat is 
to be named Disturber II., and will be in com¬ 
mission June t. Later in the season the craft 
will be brought here and raced whenever 
possible. 
Canoeing. 
Hackensack River Cruises. 
New York City, May 19. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: All previous attendance records were 
broken when twenty-five canoes, containing 
fifty-one men, started at West Nyack on the 
annual cruise of the Atlantic Division down the 
Hackensack River. The river was very low, 
and a great deal of excitement was caused by 
the numerous stoppages caused by various men 
trying to pry their canoes from obstacles. One 
man said that the reason there were so many 
well preserved rocks in the river, was that the 
A. C. A. men paint them every spring, and no¬ 
body doubted his word after the first mile. 
After paddling a little and wading and carrying 
and cussing a lot the first camp was made in a 
beautiful hemlock grove, and the welcome odor 
of frying steaks soon made every one forget 
his troubles. After supper the boys gathered 
around a camp-fire and sang songs until the wee 
small hours before turning in to sleep. 
During the afternoon three boats were dam¬ 
aged and two men came to camp with a trophy 
in the shape of a big water snake, which they 
claimed gave them a terrific battle, succumbing 
only after a mortal struggle. 
Sunday morning only a few of the very tired 
ones were asleep at 5:30 a. m., and a start was 
made two hours later. Progress was slow for 
a while, and the rear guard often caught up with 
the leaders, as fallen trees were frequent, and 
some wonderful handling of the duffle was done. 
Leslie dam was made about 11 a. m., and after 
lunch the party proceeded leisurely along. From 
there until Quinquingus camp the bunch kept 
well together, and after a short rest for photo¬ 
graphing, proceeded to Oradel in single file. As 
the river widened it was a splendid sight to see 
the string of canoes with all the paddles rising 
and falling in unison, and many a loving couple 
on the banks gazed in delight at the scene. 
From Oradel to New Milford a stiff pace was 
maintained, enlivened with a carry and wade of 
quite a distance. From New Milford to the 
Oritani Club, at Hackensack it was a case of 
plugging the tide, and the bridge was lined with 
spectators when the men passed underneath. 
After donning boiled shirts, the party pro¬ 
ceeded to get outside of a well served dinner, 
and rumor says that the proprietor of the Sus¬ 
quehanna Hotel gazed in dismay at a depleted 
larder. Harry F. Noah, Purser. 
Pittsburg Canoeists’ Plans. 
While much of the time of the members of 
the various canoe and boat clubs along the 
Allegheny River at Oakmont and Verona will, 
as usual, be devoted to river sports this sum¬ 
mer, plans are being made to branch out in 
other directions, and this year tennis and base¬ 
ball will be played on the tennis courts and 
the ball field of the clubs. 
Most of the clubs have tennis courts of their 
own which are now being put in shape for 
the summer, and a ball field has been laid out 
in Sylvan near the club house of the Sylvan 
Canoe Club. At the same time the lawns and 
grounds surrounding the club houses are being 
replanted and fixed up for the summer, and the 
spring cleaning of the club houses themselves 
have been completed. All are now ready for 
the formal openings. 
The most important club event of the summer 
will be the annual meeting of the Central Di¬ 
vision of the American Canoe Association, 
which will be held at Verona on Saturday, July 
1, a little later in the summer than last year, 
and many regattas, lantern parades, corn roasts, 
steak broils and other entertainments character¬ 
istic of canoe clubs are planned. The National 
meet of the Canoe Association will be held as 
usual this summer at Sugar Island, in the St. 
Lawrence, and many of the local clubs will be 
well represented, as was the case last year. 
The dates are from Aug. 4 to 18. 
There will be thirty-four races in the pro¬ 
gram this year. Last Sunday was the first warm 
holiday of the year, and the river at Oakmont 
and Verona was dotted with canoes and small 
craft, and there were many on the river and at 
the club houses yesterday to remain over to-day. 
The schedule of the Inter-Club Tennis League 
began on Saturday, May 20, with matches be¬ 
tween the Minnetonka and Sylvan Tippecanoe 
clubs; and the other matches for the season are 
as follows: May 27, Keystone vs. Oakmont, 
and Algonquin vs. Duquesne; May 30, Oakmont 
vs. Minnetonka and Algonquin vs. Keystone; 
June 3, Sylvan vs. Tippecanoe and Duquesne vs. 
Crescent; June 10, Tippecanoe vs. Keystone and 
Minnetonka vs. Oakmont; June 17, Crescent vs. 
Algonquin; June 24, Sylvan vs. Duquesne and 
Oakmont vs. Algonquin; July 4, Oakmont vs. 
Keystone and Algonquin vs. Sylvan; July 8, Du¬ 
quesne vs. Minnetonka and Tippecanoe vs. Oak¬ 
mont; July 15, Sylvan vs. Crescent and Key¬ 
stone vs. Tippecanoe; July 22, Algonquin vs. 
Oakmont and Keystone vs. Minnetonka; July 
29, Duquesne vs. Sylvan and Crescent vs. Oak¬ 
mont; Aug. 5, Duquesne vs. Algonquin and Tip¬ 
pecanoe vs. Oakmont; Aug. 12, Sylvan vs. Min¬ 
netonka and Keystone vs. Crescent; Aug. 19, 
Tippecanoe vs. Duquesne and Sylvan vs. Al¬ 
gonquin; Aug. 26, Minnetonka vs. Duquesne 
and Crescent vs. Sylvan; Sept. 2, Minnetonka 
vs. Tippecanoe and Keystone vs. Duquesne; 
Sept. 4, Algonquin vs. Crescent and Oakmont 
vs. Duquesne; Sept. 9, Tippecanoe vs. Minne¬ 
tonka and Keystone vs. Sylvan; Sept. 16, Sylvan 
vs. Keystone and Algonquin vs. Minnetonka; 
Sept. 23, Crescent vs. Duquesne and Keystone 
vs. Algonquin; Oct. 7. Tippecanoe vs. Sylvan 
and Minnetonka vs. Algonquin and Duquesne 
vs. Oakmont; Oct. 14, Minnetonka vs. Crescent, 
Algonquin vs. Tippecanoe and Duquesne vs. 
Keystone; Oct. 21, Oakmont vs. Tippecanoe and 
Crescent vs. Minnetonka; Oct. 28, Oakmont vs. 
Crescent and Duquesne vs. Tippecanoe; Nov. 4, 
Sylvan vs. Oakmont and Crescent vs. Keystone. 
In preparation for the opening of the tennis 
league all of the clubs are improving the courts. 
The Sylvan Canoe Club will enlarge its tennis 
courts, and the Minnetonka Canoe Club will 
build new ones. The entire building of the 
Keystone Canoe Club is being renovated and 
increased space for dancing and house parties 
has been furnished by sliding doors. Two new 
racing boats are being added to the equipment 
of the Minnetonka Canoe Club, and three more 
are being purchased by the Algonquin which is 
making some extensive improvements to the 
club house itself. A new hot water system is 
being installed and shower baths for both men 
and women are being installed. 
Last year extensive improvements were made 
to the Crescent and Duquesne canoe clubs and 
both are as complete as could be desired. The 
Duquesne was raised out of the reach of the 
high water and the bank of the Crescent Canoe 
Club was protected with stone against the in¬ 
cessant washing of the waves. 
Atlantic Division Cruise. 
Philadelphia, Pa., May 22 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The Rancocas Creek has been chosen 
once again as the scene of the Memorial Day 
cruise of the Atlantic Division. Cruisers will 
meet at Brown’s Mills on Saturday, May 27, 
where camp will be made over night. This site 
was obtained with the understanding that no 
fires would be lit. 
A start will be made on Sunday after dinner, 
and a short paddle taken to a good campsite, a 
little above the dam at New Lisbon. On Mon¬ 
day night, camp will be made at the big spring 
below Mt. Holly. 
The committee believes that this will make a 
very pleasant schedule, and will not prove too 
strenuous for the less seasoned paddlers. Sup¬ 
plies can be purchased at the store in Brown’s 
Mills on Saturday, and renewed at the different 
towns passed on the way down the creek. The 
cruise will terminate at the Red Dragon Canoe 
Club, Wissinoming, Pa., on the evening of the 
30th. Refreshments will be served at the Red 
Dragon Canoe Club at a nominal cost per 
capita. 
Canoes and duffle should be shipped by 
Adams Express, or by freight to Brown’s Mills 
in the Pines, or same can be checked as bag¬ 
gage at the excess rate of $1 per canoe. 
Try to make this cruise on one of the most 
beautiful streams in the State of New Jersey. 
Members of the committee will be at Brown’s 
Mills early on Saturday morning to see that 
every assistance possible is rendered. Do not 
forget the Delaware River regatta on June 17 
at the club house of the Yapewi Aquatic Club, 
Bordentown, N. J. 
Walter G. Sibley, Chairman. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Atlantic Division.—Benj. A. Sleeper, 428 
High street, Burlington, N. J., by Henry B. 
Fort. 
Northern Division.—W. Bartlett Dalton, 563 
Johnson street, Kingston, Ont., Can., by R. 
Easton Burns; Dr. Albert Wm. Winnett, 96 
Bagit street, Kingston, Ont., Can., by R. 
Easton Burns. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division.—6220, Arthur C. Biles, 223 
Passaic street, Trenton, N. J.; 6221, Arthur F. 
Thornton, P. O. Box 137, Sparkill, Rockland 
county, N. Y. 
Central Division.—6222, Frank E. Mee, care 
of J. Fitzgerald, Cape Vincent, N. Y. 
Eastern Division.—6218, Nathaniel W. 
Leavitt, Medford, Mass.; 6219, Harold E. 
Boardman, 18 Pembroke street, Madford, Mass. 
