New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26
FOR THE COMING CANOE MEET
SOME OF THE MEN AND BOATS WHO WILL BE
THERE.

SOME OF THE MEN AND BOATS WHO WILL BE
THERE.
Frank c. Moore and d. D. Gessler, OF the hmcker-
booker Canoe Club, have each purchased new huegles
racer They are probably as fine canoes as nave
ever been built The material is white cedar anu
mahogany These men will go to the American Cahoe
Association meet next MONTH and will take their new
boats along. The name Of MoOre's is Tornado and
GessIer,s is called Dawn. Commodore L. W. seavey,
Mrs seavey and Miss Florence NJ Seavey of the Knick-
erbocber Canoe Club, expect TO go TO the meet, ana
will take the canoe Hiawatha. James X Hand the
secretary, canoe Midget; William L. Dudley, canoe
Cmsoe: j. Earnest c. Walden canoe Iroquols; james
P. OShea canoe Wallace; Henry 7. Keyser, canoe
Now and James are steers the other members VINO
have made arrangements TO attend the meet.
Commodore seavey has recently been elected vice
commodore of the Atlantic division, and Mr.. Moore
is now the purser of the same division. The latter
saws that the KnickerbOcKer, Brooklyn, New YORK anu
Yonkers clubs will send their canoes up III d
baggage car on the New York Central on August 8,
and the canoes Of the Arlington, lante, Orange ana
other Passaic clubs will go by car on the west
Shore road. Six new memt1rs were admitted 10 Ihe
Knickerbocker Club at the last election. The club
is getting along finely ard is prosperous in every way
The following men from the orange canoe
Club intend to 60 to the camp on Lake
Champaign: W. II. Smiley. canoe Scout (2)'
r. W. Strachan, ir., canoe HENRIETTA "eoise
Manley canoe Maids; F. S. Beckett. canoe Ranger
C. c. Daus, purser; C. W. Burroughs. commodore
canoe Papoose j. c. Massa, canoe Daisy John H.
Rogers Every Sunday morning thirty members or
the Orange Club man the war-canoe PaW-pa" anu
have long drill on the PaSsaic River. The men wear
white uniforms and present brilliant appearance
The fall regatta of this club expected TO DC hed on
August 20, at West Arlington, Oh the Passdic'
1t seems rather odd that, while C. B. Vaux, Of the
New York Canoe Club is successful In the races
near this city, he has not been as fortunate al inc
American Association meets. Mr.. NauX Is an oiu
canoeist and is fine sailor lie was the first one 10
sail sitting On the deck.
Lake IIopatcong has been suggested as good place
for the next Atlantic Division meet IL would I'M
doubtedy be an excellent place with the combined adj
vantages of fresh water and accessibility. Two
lines of railroad connect the lake with this city, which
would enable canoests 10 come in to business every
dav There would be no trouble about procuring n
lease free of charge to almost any place on the Lake.
and the Lake IopatcOng canoestS say that they VIII
give some fine prizes il the lake is chosen for the
Godfrey Peasck, of the University of the City Of
New York, a week or two ago went nom this city TO
Lake Champlan in his canoe, and is now cruising on
the lake. IN,
warcanOes, but heretofore they have not been sue
cesSful At the American Association meet last year,
only the Koo no ko. of the lonkers Canoe Club, was
present and at the camp OF the Atlantic DIVISION TINS
year. not one put I'm an appearance, although race
had been Arranged for them. II is likely that the
race this year for will be the last one on
the American Association programme, unless greater
interest is shown than has yet been exhibited.
There arc four canOestS from Trenton in camp on
Lake Ilopatcong They craiSed up the Delaware River
10 Easton and by the Morris and Essex Canal TO the
lake They expect 10 return by the same route.
The Trenton Park Island Canoe Association IS build
ing a new clubhouse which will cost 5000. All
the Trenton canoe clubs have combined under the name
an island containing thirty acres, five miles away
from the city.