, 1891-05-31
SPORT IN A CANOE.
Some Past Wonderful Achievements and
Interesting Future Events.

Some Past Wonderful Achievement and
Interesting Future Events.
PROFESSIONALLY the most stirring event
of his sport to the enthusiastic canoeist Is
a cruise. E-nsconced in his tiny shell, with
his every necessary provision packed snug
ly within reach OF his hand, and his ap
parently disproportionate sail spread like
the wing Of a great bird, he travels in the
teeth Of peril far beyond what seem TO be
the outermost limits OF reasonable safety
Hardly a season passes but some adventur
Gus man explores waterways and great in
lets that are almost unknown to the map
makers. Such a trip was that Of Julius
Chambers when he padded and sailed to
the very fountain head Of the great Missis.
sippL. Such another was the one that
Poulteney Bigelow described a year ago.
in which he braved preposterous dangers
for the very love Of adventure. Scores Of
others might be mentioned on which ca.
noeists have sailed and padded along the
forbidding coast OF Labrador, or up through
rivers where a greater boat could never go.
But these events are commonly individ
ual ventures. Ordinarily the canoeist goes
alone There are, however, aside from
these cruises, events in which the public Is
more likely to be Interested Races and re
gRttas have a sporting interest even for
people who lack the courage or the enthusi
Asm to embark 10 canoe themselves. Few
prettier sights are to be seen on the water
thai a cluster OF the fairylike craft con
testing in speed, Unanswered as they are
by the most skillful OF sailors.
The first one OF these events announced
for the season now opening is a sail com
petition" so called, which will occur on
the afternoon of June G, at Bay Ridge. Off
the Brooklyn Canoe club house, 1t is open
to member of the New York, Brooklyn,
Knickerbocker, Ianthe and Arlington clubs.
Mr.. w. p. Stephens will be the judge. 1t
is not a race, but a competition in all
round efficiency In sailing, and points are
to be counted on hosting. lowering and
furllng sail; sailing with fixed centerboard
and no rudder; beauty Of design. neat,
seamanlike finish, and the like. It is ex-
pected that there will be numerous entries,
and hat the contest will be a very inter
esting one.
Following this competition the Ianthe
Canoe club, Of Woodside, n. j., announce
their annual regatta for June 10. II
will occur on the Passaic river, in front Of
their club house, and will consist of eight
events, padding, sailing, "tandems" and
Club fours," with an upset race making
up the programme, The races will all be
contested under the rules OF the American
Canoe association.
The next event Of the season will occur
on Jun 20. It is to be a regatta in Grave
send bay, under the auspices of the Marine
and Field club and the Manhattan Athletic
club. The headquarters will be at the
club house Of the former club. 1t will
probably be the most important meeting of
'9i IN New York waters, aud many entries
have been made already.
Among those who will participate in the
sailing races are IL. Lansing Quick, Yonk
ers G.. c., canoe Uno; T. 8. Oxholm, Yonk
ers @. c., canoe Peta; @. B.. Vaux, Yonkers
G. c., canoe Bonnie; Dudley d. Gessler,
Knickerbocker @. c., canoe Dawn; f. C.
Moore, Knickerbocker G. c., canoe Eros;
George p. Douglass, Ianthe c. C.. canoe
Passaic; William Wintringham, b. @. c.,
canoe Seabright; W. w. Howard and
Schuyler Steifin. N Y. C. c. In the tan
dem padding races the following crews
will participates Quick and Simpson.
Yonkers c.. C., canoe Uno; ID. D.. and Il. A
Gessler. Knickerbocker and L. N. Q. C.,
canoe Dawn, Douglass and Palmer, Ian
the G. O., canoe Passaic; Dudley and Moore,
Knickerbocker c. c., canoe Eros; Collins
Brothers. Bayonne @. c., canoe Wrath.
Another competitor who is expected, al
though he has not yet made a formal entry,
is Mr.. Ford Jones, the present holder of
the American Canoe association trophy.
In this connection 1t may be noted that
Mr.. Jones, to the surprise of the canoeing
fraternity, has determined to sell the Ca
muck, the famous little craft in which he
has won so many victories. 1t Is presumed
hat he has secured a better boat, for he
announced early in the spring that he
would sail the Canuck this year, but what
the new boat is has not yet been made
public.
As a matter OF course there will be many
more regattas and races to be nnounce
later in the season, and no doubt arrange
ments for them are already under way.
Most Of the clubs will hold their own re-
gattas, and a grand contest, in which the
different divisions OF the American Canoe
association will be pitted one against the
other. may be expected later on.
DAVID A CURTIS.