The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-04-23
Aquatic Notes.


Aquatic Notes.
William Randall uses canoe which he
built himself. This speedy boat is held
together by 5000 brass nails and tscks.
The old branch of the creek, which be-
gins at Charles island. is nsvigable its
entire length, the breakwater at the up.
per end having disappeared.
Many compliments have been paid to
Edward Hack for his fine workmanship in
repainting and vanishing nearly all the
60 canoes on storage In his boat house.
Some Of them look like new boats.
Edward Hack has been rebuilding his
wharf, making 1t about two feet higher.
That portion of the work already COM
pleted has been filed in. 1t is yet to be
covered with top soil and sown with grass
seed.
Moorestown people, last week, sent FIVE
canoes to Hacks wharf. They were ship
ped from Island Heights. Three of them
will remain here for the season, and later
on the other two will go to Lake Hopat-
cong.
The beautiful weather of Sunday
brought out canoeists and oarsmen In
large numbers. About thirty people from
Philadelphia enjoyed the sport. and there
we're number of ladies from Moorestown
also taking an outing.
Edward Hack finds the urgent need of
some carpenters for the erection of large
addition to his boat house, which will
occupy portion of his vegetable garden.
He now lacks storage capacity for all the
canoes placed in his charge.
The water In the upper creek was I'M
usually high on Sunday, which added
an additional charm to the stream and
attracted the attention of many strollers.
Because of this fact some canoeists were
able to explore places which they had
never reached before
During this week there will arrive
an up-to-date sailing canoe. 1t will con-
tain copper air tanks and all necessary
appliances. The canoe was built at Ken
nebec, Canada, for Louis Rushton, of
Philadelphia, and cost $3.50. 1t will be
kept at Delanco for the summer.
The embankment along the Ice pond of
Anderson & Dennis contains quite large
hole through which water rushes rapidly.
The trouble was caused by muskrats.
These animals would probably destroy
the walk skirting that pond were it not
for the protection afforded by the roots of
trees.
A number of yellow perch were caught
at the mill dam ON Sunday, but as it Is
unlawful to take them from tide water at
this time, they were thrown back into the
stream. From its hatchery at Torresdale,
the state of Pennsylvania will this season
place 90, OOO, 900 yellow perch in the Della
ware river.
Looking like duck which had been
enjoying swim was the condition pre-
sented by Andrew Rees, of Wilmington,
Delaware, when he returned from boat
Ing trip up the creek on Sunday. ANDY
was pretty well soaked, but he don't want
his friends to know how it happened. AL
though he claims to be an expert with the
paddles, his canoe did not turn turtle.
The first fish yarn heard this season is
a good one. and it may be true, as the
statement of reputable citizen is back of
1t. He was fishing with some Philadel-
phia friends at Centreton bridge on Sum-
day. Noticing line lying on log. he
managed to get hold of it. and was sur
prised to find catfish on the other end
that measured seven inches across the
head.
After camping up the creek near Penn
berton for week, four boy scouts from
Philadelphia landed at Hacks wharf Sun
day afternoon on their return trip. They
had pretty complete outfit for this pur-
pose and evidently enjoyed their exper-
fence. Having only ten minutes in which
to catch train for home, the boys ran
part way to the station, carrying their
luggage on their backs.
Many complaints are being heard from
those having canoes at Hacks boat house
of persons taking things not belonging to
them and being careless about returning
the same. This practice has caused
mixture of paddles, cushions and other
articles which should not be the case.
with the class of people who visit this
boat house. said one of the complainants,
"you would hardly look for such a condi-
| tion to exist"