The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-07-23
Aquatic Notes.

William Bareford, of Marlton, while
fishing at Tomlnson's pond recently, sur
prised anglers by catching a nice black
bass.
Edward Hack is making progress with
the erection of 30xS0 feet addition to
his boat house. When this work Is COM
pleted he will have ample dressing room
capacity and space for storing 200 canoes
James 8. Hume, secretary of the Mount
Holly Water Company, is being encourag.
ed In his efforts to become canoeist. By
his frequent appearance on the upper
creek 1t is noticed that he is getting to be
quite paddler.
Harry l. Cooper, William b. Kumpf
and George W. A. French spent Saturday
night on the latter's power boat at Har-
vey Cedars. They passed Sunday on Bar
negat bay, and In the evening returned
with thirty large weak fish, which they
distributed among friends.
There was evidence that the storm was
over when the sun came out Sunday af-
ternoon, when a number of people took
boat ride up the creek. They had not
left Hacks boat house ten minutes before
1t rained again. and the venturesome ones
came back pretty wet.
Harry F. Jones, Herbert s. Killie, Eu-
gene f. Haines and Simon Gillian shipped
two canoes to New Lisbon on Sunday.
from which place they padded back to
Mount Holly, stopping at Pemberton for
dinner 1t rained during the entire trip,
but that makes no difference to water
ducks.
Claude B. Bullock, who owns a very
fine Victrola talking machine, will give
concert to friends at Smiths meadows on
che upper creek on Friday night, when
some of the most costly records In exist
ence will be presented. Mr.. Bullock has
been in the employ of the Victor Talk
ing Machine Company for fourteen years
In keeping with action that has been
taken by paddlers residing In Mount Hol-
ly, boating enthusiasts, lovers of the south
branch Of the Rancocas creek at Lumber
ton, are making an effort to remove all
stumps, overhanging limbs and other OBJ
structions which make canoeing matter
of some difficulty at that place. People
at other places along that stream have
been asked to join the movement for the
general pleasure and safety of all.
ThesYapewi Aquatic Club, of Borden
town, will hold a regatta next Saturday.
This will be the first regatta of the season
for the Associated Canoe Clubs of the
Delaware. The following clubs will take
part: Mohawk Club. Park Island Canoe
Club and Trenton Canoe Club, of Tren-
ton; Beverly Yacht Club, Chippewa Canoe
Club, of Morrisville, Pa; Lakanoo Club,
of Burlington; Florence Mohican Club,
Philadelphia Canoe Club, Red Dragon
Canoe Club, and Yapewi Aquatic CLUB.
Members of the Burlington County Fu-
neral Directors Association, accompanied
by representatives of firms with whom
they haYe business relations, held their
annual outing at Barnegat bay on Thurs
day. After T. Clifford Keller told his
friends about the fine points of angling.
they started In and caught 450 weak fish,
many of which were enjoyed by friends.
The party went to Tuckerton In automo-
biles on Wednesday afternoon and re-
NAMED there over night.
Louis Rushton and William Bartlett
both of whom are employed In a Phil
adelphia bank, tell an interesting story of
their recent trip to the shore by canoe.
Leaving Mount Holly In Chambers auto
car, they started from Atsion on a stream
about four yards wide and were obliged
to pull out and carry their boats or cut
their way through to Pleasant Mills, a
distance of nearly ten miles. During this
part of the journey they saw neither man
nor beast for twenty four hours, and were
compelled to fight dense swarms of mos
quitoes all the way. By reason of being
summoned home after reaching Harvey
Cedars, Mr.. Bartlett lost one week of the
outing owing to the serious Illness of his
father, who was buried on Saturday.