The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-25
LIFE AMONG
 BOY SCOUTS
BRIDGEPORT SCOUTS WIN HIGH HONORS AT WYNDYGOUL AND PROVE MIGHTY
 ATHLETES.
fRr HarveN C. Wentl

Cos Cob, July 25.-The Bridgeport representatives of the Boy Scouts of America who have been camping at Chief Scout Ernest Thopson Seton's picturesque estate, known as Wyndy- goul, at Cos Cob, Conn.,, have been having a most enjoyable time. Some have been able 10 stay but a few days, others have been nearly month att camp.
 The Stag patrol of the 3rd troop and the Panther patrol of the 5th troop each built wagons to carry their equipment and hiked down to Cos Cob starting on June 27. The 7th and the 1st troops were each represented by single boy. The trip was very enjoyable, one boy saying he hadn't supposed one could have so much fun on a long hike.'' Boys from the 4th and 9th troops came down later, and a few of the scout masters were able To attend some of the lectures given at the Scout Masters Summer School held from June 29 to July 13.
 The Bridgeport contingent made an enviable record for itself this year in many ways. The boys participated in the scout work and the Indian dances at grand councils-proved themselves mighty athletes in the sports of, the evening-in medley scout ing, done in .he presence of the Chief Scout. Bridgeport won first, second and third place-in the deer hunt, Bridgeport won the highest Score-and 10 cap the climax, the prize for neat ness in camp, and greatest proficiency in making camp utensils, equipment and articles of convenience, was given to the Bridgeport camp. This prize is a pair Of Buffalo horns. polished by, tine Blackfeee Indians, and bearing a piece of buckskin inscribed by Black fOl1 NI,r@ F. orns of the High Hikers, won at Wyndygoul, Cos Cob, Conn.,, at the Thunder Moon Camp. 1912, by the Stag Patrol of Bridgeport. Conn There was great rivalry for the possession of this trophy. especially by the troops from Brooklyn, N. Y, Rutherford, N. J.. and the Indians of the Sinawa trihe of Cos Cob.
 Swimming has been a favorite pas time this season. There have been sturgeon fights. boating and fishing, of course but the swimming has been $ feature. Probably the presence of a member of a U. s. Volunteer Life Saving Corps from New York is the explanation Instruction in life sav- ing and the proper way to break the holds which drowning person is likely to take as the rescuer draws near, have been given.
 The great events, of course are the grand councils, when all the Indians and scouts appear in their full rega- Ha- Then Black Wolf, the Medicine Man wears an Indian robe and simple head dress, decorated with, single feather tipped with red horse hair-the sign of grand coup or high, honor The Sagamores are the young chiefs who have completed 24 exploits for each of which they have been awarded a feather. These exploits cover heroism. riding, general ath- letics, long distance athletics (open only to mem, water sports and trav- el, mountain climbing, target shoot ! ing, eye-sight, camper-craf and scout ing fishing, bait casting, nature study, geology and photography, and are all sufficiently difficult to make the secur- ing of A coups quite a noteworthy event. There are only nine young men who have been made sagamores! in the past II years, though few of the sRgamores expect shortly to become sachems, that is. to complete 48 coups Any person may claim a coup and re- ceire the feather from MT. Seton, by presenting the facts of his exploit. with his statement properly endorsed by three witnesses. Quite a number of women,- for instance, have. received feathers for fishing, swimming and deer hunting
 The boys at Wyndygoul attend coun- il and gather about the fire nearly very evening. There they plan the