The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-06-20
Annatic Notes

Aquatic Notes.
A very fine S3-inch beam canoe arrived
! at Hacks wharf, on Saturday, for Harry
N. Warner.
On Thursday last the season for the
lawful catching of pike and bass opened
In Pennsylvania. This allows anglers to
cast in the Delaware river for this species
of fish.
During the past week a number of
canoeists have come to sudden stop by
striking sunken log which lies partly
across the creek near Smithville. No
damage has resulted in any instance.
Another party of enthusiastic anglers
from Philadelphia, who have good luck
on visits to the pines this season, spent
Sunday at Budd's boys and caught
large strings of fish, including some fine
pike.
Owing to conditions which cannot be
accounted for, fishing in the creek has be-
come so poor that some anglers have
turned their attention to catching min
nows, which, although side issue, fur.
nishes considerable sport.
Taking Jerry Hulse, the hermit of Mary
Ann Forge, as his guide, Edward Rowe,
of Burlington, an enthusiastic angler, en-
ioyed a fishing trip through the pines last
week. He caught some fine pike and
more catfish than he could handle.
As result of mistaken zeal the weather
man let out enough rain Sunday to spoil the
pleasure of aquatics for the greater part
of the day, At the appearance of the sun
late In the afternoon, however, a number
of oarsmen and paddle-pushers got busy,
and the trip they enjoyed at the close of
day was most beautiful and refreshing
after the rain.
Most Of the places located on the main
branch of the creek running from Mount
Holly to Browns Mills are familiar to
local canoeists because of their accessible
ity. There are many pretty branches run
ming across the country which can only
be reached with difficulty and for that
reason remain comparatively unknown.
By means of these streams places with
the following peculiar names can be
reached: Ong's run, Hockamick, Butter
fly bridge, the Alligator. Bear Swamp,
White Oak Bottom, Wrangle Brook,
Calico, Snake Hole ETC.
The Atlantic division of the American
Canoe Association held its regatta In the
Delaware river opposite the Yapewi Club
house at Bordentown, Saturday afternoon,
and In the evening held dance at the
club house. The clubs participating were
Fort Washington, of Edgewater; Mo-
hawk, of Trenton; Chippewa, Of Trenton;
Yapewi. of Bordentown; and Lakanoo, of
Burlington. The following were the win
ners: Club fours, double blades, half mile,
won by Fort Washington, second, Chip.
pewa. Single blades. half mile, won by
Fort Washington, second, Mohawk Tail
end, eighth mile, won by Sleeper, of La
kanoo, second, Sholl, Lakanoo. One man.
double blade, half mile, won by Kuhn, of
Mohawk; second, Zook, Fort Washington
Blindfold race, one man, won by Mar
gerum, Chippewa; second, Fine, Chippe-
wa. Tandem, double blades, half mile.
won by Kelly and Vandohlan, Fort Wash
ington; second, McIlvaine and Conard, of
Yapewi. Club fours. single blades, half
mile, won by Fort Washington; second,
Lakanoo. The small number of entries
was unexpected and disappointment.
Bathing In certain parts of the Rance
cas- creek, from which Mount Holly takes
its supply of water, is becoming so popu-
lar as to attract the notice of the author
tiles. The jurisdiction of the Mount Holly
Water Company over the stream extends,
1t is said, as far as the dam at Smithville,
and 1t is within the power of that COM
pany to cause the arrest and punishment
of any person polluting the water, either
by bathing, or In any other way. Last
week THE News called attention to the
fact that number of persons were bath
ing In the creek on Sunday afternoon at
point known as "Charley's Island
which is not great distance from the
intake of the water works. 1t has since
been learned that this practice is constant
ly INDUCED in, both by strangers and resi-
dents of the town, not alone at the place
mentioned, but at many other convenient
spots along the stream, especially on week
days when few boats and canoes are in use
and spectators are scarce. The Water Com
pany is determined to put stop to this
pollution Of the drinking water of the
community, and will take drastic action
in the case of any offender who may be
reported to 1t In the future