The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-25

well supplied with cushions and lazy
seat backs. Mahogany and Spanish ce-
dar are used in the interior of the BOATS.
Among the combination rowing and
sailing boats the ST. Lawrence river skill
is a model that is popular 1t is Won
derfuIly safe for it's inches and will out
sail many larger boats. AS for stability
it can hardly be equaled. One can stand
on the gunwale of an eighteen-foot skiff
without upsetting the boat or taking in
water. The average sail used on these
boats is a spritsail of from sixty-three
to eighty square feet Good sailors have
carried as much as $50 square feet with
out accident.
There seems to have been a falling off
in the popularity of sailing Canoes but
what the sport has lost in this respect
has been more than made up by the in
creased use of padding canoes Most
people have more or less athletic ambi-
ton nowadays, and the sailing canoe
does not bring into play as many mus
Giles as does the other. New Workers
have been heavy buy ers of canoes this
year for cruises on inland rivers and for
use in the Adirondacks. The Delaware
river is a favorite course for canoe men
and women from this city They take
their canoes to Port Jervis by train. and
then paddle down the river a distance of
fifty miles to the Delaware water gan.
In many places the river runs over low
rapids, which calls for some skill on the
part OF the man or woman welding the
paddle. Many New York canoes have
gene down the Susquehanna river from
Blnghamton, N. Y. The Connecticut riv
er from Mortified, Mass, to Springfield
is another popular course. The lakes IN
the central western part of the state
connected as they are by canals and
small rivers, furnish an extensive stretch
MOT
thefe are many interesting courses. and
considerable territory can be covered
IN canoe by making short portages.
a MULTITUDE Of canoe models are offered
the prospective purchaser. They range
IN size from thirty-foot war canoes fitted
!of crew of seventeen men to dainty
uttIe craft one-third that length. which
are Just Dig enough for two-if the two
Stt very still. These canoes are made of
cedar, btrchbark and canvas stretched
over oaken frames. Some Of the canoee
nave seats. Sc-Ue t3wsrts, and in others
the paddler SITS on his reels or On .
cuSnlon. In I rice they range from se11
r"f war canoe built to orr :" to S27
-, 1T 1eatherwf'ght boat of white cedar
- IS no END OF models In the mar
het, most Of which are named after In:
dian tribes 0t liz
CIulslhg sailing canoes are offered in
scat Vanety, and as much as $500 NAV
De spent on large one with elaborate
httings: The average price, however 10
apout Sl9o; The spritsail rig is the sim
P o1l VI the several In common use. and
Is cheap because it requires no metal 80
Jennings. 1t has two distinguishes II
cannot be reefed and to lower it one bae
10 shft his position in the boat. T,a+aen
ana leg o mutton rigs are not so mich
useo as Formerly, because they reaufre
long masts for the sail area. The fore
and aft or gaff rig is commonly used for
Iarge areas. There is also a variety Of
racing rigs named after the men VINO
furnished the first drawings.
me value of small boat depends
tarsely on its model. said an expert who
mad neen looking over score of boats
In a down town establishment, and fine
model must be adapted TO the purpose
Tor which 1t IS intended A boat for
women and children should be broad and
nat on the bottom, safety being the. prime