New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11

ANOTHER STEP TAKEN.
The next time he tries to get into that craft he
creeps in stealthily and cautiously. as if he were try
ing 10 take the boat by surprise The canoe comes
his way but does yield 1t simply tips the would
be canoest into shallow water. When man has
learned to balance himself, however canoeing Is one
OF the safest of sports.
Yer seep as a veteran river boatnan explained
the other day "whon yer tips over in the skill it's Ill
DAY With YER. s'posc yer boat upso,s. There you
he right in the stream. Yer cant hight IN" sMH.
As / say as likely not it'll he all day with yer
But when yer has good canoe, canoe ~ Is ~
canoe yer can be upset and upso, and every time yer
can right that boat and crawl back A'cr cove
hes been drowned oncet by eky shlh ne hh'"S Will
or good canoe is wuth.'
\ man who owns a canoe has n boat which affords
all the pleasure of yachting, without tie danger ana
with little expense: and an unarmor'd cruiser ""io'
will Withstand the dumping and humping III "'.
apids as well as ride the swell OF the lakes ana seas
The canoe Is a craft Of capabilities To sail canoe
IS one o! the most scientific OF sports. 10 paddI' "
canoe is TO have all the exercise OF rowing without
It's discomforts.
Canoe sailing Is based upon the sam" prime pes a.
i Yachting In fact Il canOci>t may bc "A much
better sailor than yachtsnan. While ih"'mih III
the yacht is sitting In the cockpit smoking Ms PIP
and watching the do all III" w0rh Inc man III
the canoe is slipper, mate and crew Of tn" captain
gig lie does white yachting SHOES, b'nr
0annels and IA natty yachting cap. lie has no un'
10 sit around and tell his guests how much hi' cIAi'
cost and how exceedingly expensive /, l. u MAINTAIN
It, 1t is not necessary in the case OF canoe I" hois
a flag 10 inform tAe people along The water front '''
the owner IS on boord When you sec canoe SKIM
ming over the water. with her laccn sails h"iS'hs
and a man sitting outside III" boat on 'NdihG SCAT
directly over the water. even casual observer can
SEQ that the man who owns and runs tli' craft i
iCht there. The canoc.s,, when his craft j. 'alnh'
gets the exercise which yacht falls - TIE snare
y, tho sailors Pm, n landlulbcr In char-c oil
canoc and in Il month he will learn uorc aDo"l Sill
Ing than he would IN year before tho mas.
SOME INTERESTING FEATURES.
Canodng has many sides The men who VIII com
pete In the races at the annual meet o Inc Aah"o
Divson Of the American Canoe Association, winch
takes place Great Captain Island In JnE' are san
ors padileIs and sprinters. OF course, You doh
600 The connection between canoeing ana spnntn2.
Go down 10 Great Captains Island ncAt cohth ana
witness d hurry-scur race, ami you Will III '!'
old time hurry-skury race the would lift up Their
canoes run with them hundred yaria or >" 10 'h'
water launch them. ana thea try 10 WIN inc rare ~
dint of padding and sailing. In the present races
rho competitors do carry the but run 10
them.
Canoe padding Is the king of aquatic sports. IN
fortunatclv the king Is yet uncr0wncd ana 'h'e "i'
persons who think that shellracins ana rowing are
1t II true mat "a snjiI I"" i""'''
Than he can paddle Yet he has 10 wor Ike Il pack
hor.e IN do H. AMI has not half The enjoyment.
man who SITS I'm a rOwbOa little Of the beauties
q, the river on when he Is travelling His back Is 10
thr scene which the canocst sees In front. Inc man
IN IN, canoe can see where he Is going. lie can
paddle all day long and In the evening the mnac"@
OF his Back are not lied up In knots. The back oil
tho oar,nan In the rowboat would ache after such
DAYS work. The canocist gets just as much cAefcF'
and beside, he has seen all the beauties OF shore
forest and highland, while the oaiSman has seen niue
Ct what he has passed, and has been working Ike
horse on a trca6mlll. The motions OF padding may
be varied indefinitely.
CRUISING IN A CANOE.
Whether a man uses a single or donhc pihd'e,
paddlcs fast or slew. simply Sis In his canoe III"
drifts he Is enjoying himse! and varSin. the mono"'
nv IL. NAV set his sails and lie back ana Steer
with hi, feet and by the Of a c"ntreboar1 SAIL
anywhere he Wishes No small craft IL better ADAPT
I'd for cruising than the modern canoe" By sncaha VI
IT'S alright compartments and its covered deck ah'P
dashboard, II becomes In the hands Of good canoe
isl one OF the safest and most comfortable boa'a
ahoat. In its compartments provisions Tor i o"''o
Of several weeks My be stored
In the cockpit there Is room for sails. spars th'S'
guns and blankets 4 we'll stocked canoe affords the
comforts OF an ocean liner il you are not particular
about napkins and fng"rbo"ls. canoe can BE- tah'"
everywhere 1t Is as convenient as bicycle am III
variable IL Is mucn at nome III lnr fHPh> VI
front brook as at the mouth Of the Hudson. Ana by
the way there are few streams better adapted lor
canoeing than this Hudson. Along It's banks
is some OF the most picturesque scenery in the world
From It's source among the mountain torrents COW"
noet Riverside the Hudson Is the Ideal stream for the
conocist Upon the broad cXinnsc OF waters you may
naddlc all day. with the summer shy overhead ana
,ho grcat Palisades at each hand. There are favor
Ing winds to fill your sails and gentle currents to
bear you along.
The Hudson Is the place for you 10 appear In the
,,o, role az oarsman and sailor. One II the most
beauuul plrs OF the river Is along Riverside Drive.
Cp ,hc stretch OF water which Hes before ia" banks
n, riverside there would be canocs's paradise were
Tho proper facilities provided by The city, Now mas
TO- lone piers are not needed for the accommodation
NJ canocs The canoe draws little water, and can
land almost anywhere except on "a stone pile.
BOAT LANDINGS NEEDED.
T, thu Dock Department would provide few boat
,sArc along the Riverside Park from seventy second