Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-12

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A. this time Of yess there 10 pfebsbIy r,
pleasure equal 10 ssiI on either the rive
on one Of ouf b.sutifui lskes. Thsss i
something bsaeing and exhilsrsting h Il
II. merry ,inkie Of the vsves on he bov
sd the soft tapping Of the vsser siene Ii,
sids sdd greatly to the charm. There 10
sepss Of freedom; care. responsibility On,
trouble are bsnished fss the time being
Tn. breeze Sweeping By tends to counter
at the delicious dfovsinsss that the nnssior
and the mu'ic Of the waters cause. lis
dream Of delight to those who have 1t ..
look back upon. To those who hsv,
never irisd Il there 10 something 70 Iiv,
fm. Don't, however. make the mis-
take Of ihiokips that steamer
or steam isuf eh viii take tn.
Place Of sail bost. ffyou do you voult
prefer ride In the steam cars to horse
hack ssIlop scross country. There 10 ,
certain resemblance besveens small Dos
and torse. Try il.
A. the came time remember that while
the experiences Of Capt. Andrews and othel
during ns,iSstors hes proved that there II
nothing safer 10 heavy blow than email
boat in the hsnds Of An experienced seaman
tha, there 10 nothing more dangerous in
the hand Of a. inexperienced person
than these same boats. During the sum.
msr months rarely . day passes thai
the newspapers do not have to record
some accident TO . small boat party and
this season the number Of drowning acci.
dents has been unusually large. Isis notice.
able that nearly every one has been Of the
hind that experience In handling email bosss
you'd have prevented. II 10 also to bs OBJ
served that . large percentage Of the mis-.
bsps has occurred on ssil.boats. That they
have been due to pure carelessness and fool
hardy inexpsrisnee Is shown BY the recent
performance of-a no less foolhafdy but
skillfui bostmsn who succeeded in crossing
the Atlantic in boat no larger than the
ordinary river craft.
OF all the various types Of rig and build
the cat boat 10. perhaps, the most treaehsr-
Gus and divides with the jib -and-mainssil
rig the distinction Of bringing more unskill-
ed 'oysgers to grie than any other. Un-
questionsbly the cat boat 10 the most easily
handled Of Of all. il one who understands
its little ways snd weakness 10 at the helm
Under his guidance IL can BE- made to per-
form some wonderful prog aettes aud ma
rins rouad dances. As gracefully and with
|. much ease - an expert skater executes
circles on smooth ice, . craft Of this type
can be m sde to wheel and circle upon the
water, providing, Of course, that there Is
come one at the tilier who understands its
management. This boat has been said to
resemble = msttled horse, inssmuch IS
both seem to feel ins,inctivsly the touch Of
the Impractical hand. And one 10 about IS
dangerous to The inexperienced rider as
the other IL for the person who does net
know how to handle boats.
At the same time plesse don't be carried
away by this description and try to sail the
host without hAviog an old hand along. Az
outing party ION pleasure bent should
sIpsys have some one in 1t who thoroughly
understands the handling Of 9 boat and the
marine rules Of the road. But IS many per-
sons hire bos,s for days excursion, and
push boldly out into the water without any
clear idea ~ to which end Of the bost the
ssii should be hoisted on, 8 few general
hints on the management Of the craft may
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