The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-05
OUT IN THE BREEZE.
Many i'm Seattle Take an Inter-
est in Canoeing.
MRS. W. A. HARRInGToN's TEA.
Mrs.. Jsdgs Burke surprised-Mooniight
Excursion-Mrs. Reed and Mrs.
Ellis Entertsin This Week.

rsno~fne q fast becoming quite the rage
ssnony fsSfes and gentlemen Of society, and
siuce 1871. when the New York Canoe CluD was
organized, Il IL the proud boast OF Its devotees
that none but amateurs have taken an interest
r. ths snort. and ii Ia the fond hope Of all that
STANDARDIZATION may never come into :ne pleas
srre. Canoeing is delightful to him who loves 70
steal swsy from the busy hum Of the world and
eer,sra close communion with nature, ana 70
him who loves the murmur OF the pras,Iing
brook Il furnishes sport to the yenturesoIne 10
ahoot;pe rapids and whtrIlng swiftly over
trescherous streams, and It enables the Lonely
6sberm an 10 get into waters where the ordinary
boat could not 60, but where the coy trout move
and reveal their presence in transparent depths
The canoe or similar craft are familiar
means Of conveyance among all PRINT
tive tribes Rude and ugly, they had been
dnr cut and slgped from the trees fallen
trunk yet they shot the water with great speed
when propelled By tie Light oar OF the savage
and barba-Ic boatman. The modern canoe II
altogether different craft, and wonoFoas I'M
provemsnt on its ancient model. The nine
4esush century canoe employed chiefly Tor
p{eesurs ID . light boat, caryei or cinkeT-oniit.
sharo at both erds, and with q beam one
sfxhif, or one-s.x.h its length. Il is usually
uads Of wood o. q very ine polish, bet is some
tirnss constructed OF canvas. paper, galvanized
iron or other material, and often provided with
0xtsI. The typ<C8t HDD1Gu tEQ&siuk CanVN -
about fourteen feet long, twenty-seysn 70 thirty
inches BEAM decked over and fitted with water
tixht compartments The paddle Is eight or
ten feet long. and the sails are usually irgs.
Tns latest device Is 1hst 10 called the
river canoe, which IL usually designed
large enough 10 hold all the members
Of q clab The wood Taost favored in
construction OF canoes IL cedar, and owing TO
the abundance OF that timber in this section,
eo 10 hrffft hare vet
few OF the better class have been turned out In
the Northwest Those adep. In the sport say
that Is takes lifetime spent in the business 20
enable q man to get the best results in canoe
building. AL lovers of the sport mere go into
ecstscies over Puget sound for the exercise OF
this peculiar pleasure. 1t is really the ideal ca
noe spot west OF the Rocky mountains. One
may 70 over Lake Washington, which Of Itself
provides an hundred trips Anothes trip Is
down to the south end o! the lake take the
Black river aud on down the DnTamish.
The canoe may be shipped over the
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern 10 Sno-
homixh and thence the canoeist may pad
die himself down the snohomish river.
All united in declaridg that nothing equals che
sensation OF Joy that is felt as the canoe shoots
over swift streams and small rapids. The oTdi-
nary canoe carries from 100 to $50 feet OF canvas
and 10 said 10 DO the sviftest thing OF its size
afoat Before the FIRE Colonel J. G. Haines aud
Others started in British Columbia and padded
down the Kootenai 20 the Columbia river. Il
was dangerous voyage, and several times the
hardy sdveaturers were compelled TO call on the
services OF stray Indians TO pilot them through
the dark and unknown waters. Canoeing has
It's strongest hold at present In New England.
Mr.. George b. Riley. at one Of the great yacht
races ct Marblchead, padded out q distance OF
six miles, and among large craft OF every de-
scription saw the start from his diminutive
boat and returned TO land In perfect safety. The
most noted canoeist :n the country Is Paul
Butler, soa OF General b. r. Butler,
OF national reputation. Young Butter 10 a mem
Der OF the vesper Canoe Club, OF Lowell, Mass
4. II. Barnes, of Springfield, Mass, man over
20 years Of age, has probably won more prizes
than any other one man In the whole country.
The Lawrence Canoe Club has zoo members, a
building worth $4,000, and ten acres laid out in
pretty grounds. The American Canoe Associa-
ton II the national organization. II met last
year on Long island, and this year will hold its
meet on Lake Champlain. Those In Seattle who
are members of the American Canoe Association
are Colonel ]. G. Haines, Mr.. Maurice McMicken,
Mr.sH. NJ. Lawrence and Mr.. George B. Riley.
The Seattle Canoe Club has Its own house on
grounds of the Madison street cable company at
the lake. The quarters are very pleasant. There
&c pleasant general room, dressing apartments.
workshop on the upper Hoor, and long rooms
for boats below. There are now about fifteen
canoes in the possession OF the club, and some
Of them are thoroughly first class. The present
members are: Colonel ]. C. Haines, Mr.. II. II.
Lewis, Mr.. Maurice McMicken, Mr.. A W. Engle.
Mr. 4. c. Washburn, Major Ii. Mcclellan, Mr.. T.
NJ. Reed. Mr.. H. NJ. Lawrence, Mr.. George b.
Riiey and Mr.. Abram Barker An effort 10 being
aads to reorganize the canoe club on a sound
aud substantial basis. This effort should be
seconded by every lover OF aquatic sport. There
cannot be too much OF this sort of amusement
In Seattle.