The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-07-09
Aquatic Notes.

Sixty Of the ninety canoes at Hack .
boat house were In use on the upper
creek on carnival day.
Members of the Ankokas Canoe Club
are arranging to hold their annual dinner
at Hartman's botel. Pemberton. on June
14th.
A refreshment stand has been opened
on the point opposite the Early Risers'
bungalow. 1t was well pstronized on
Sunday.
The Victrols concerts given at Smith
meadows by Claude B. Bullock several
evenings last week, were greatly enjoyed
by the large number of canoeists who
gathered to hear them.
Absence Of rain for quite period has
caused the water to become quite low In
the upper creek, which condition prevails
all the way from Browns Mills. At ebb
tide the lower creek has not been nsyiga-
BILE through Mount Holly.
Bsthers report the formation Of large
hole that Is being washed out by wster
passing through the food gates at the
mill dam, where 1t Is getting too deep for
the safety Of those who cannot swim.
Owners of canoes living in Philadel-
phia and other places having their boats
at Hacks wharf, were less In evidence on
Sunday than at any other time this year.
This Is due to the fact that many Of them
are visiting at the sea shore.
Although Sunday was one of the hot
test days OF the year, 1t did not deter
! many people from seeking comfort along
the banks Of the upper creek. One Of the
best features Of the heated trip was the Ice
water carried by canoeists In their Their
mos bottles.
A canoe of the Old Town make, bear.
ing the name Of Arab, was commented
upon for its beauty on making its appear.
ance here at the Fourth Of July carnival.
The owners Of the boat have been board
| ing at Birmingham. They camped al
Smiths meadow Saturday night, and on
Sunday morning started on trip down
the creek to the Delaware river.
In order that a Mount Holly angler
| might not lose his string of FISH, which
has been the case on two occasions after
landing some beauties, he has decided to
take along box In the future 90 that he
| can nail the fish on the inside as matter
of safety In case his canoessshould upset
| or other misfortune overtake him. With
his catch thus handicapped, he will be re.
lieved of the necessity Of telling hard
luck and unbelievable stories to the folks
on reaching home.
Fort Washington Canoe Club, of Edge
water Park. n Y, literally swept the
Schuylkill on Saturday afternoon in con-
| junction with the annual meet and camp
| Of the Atlantic division of the American
| Canoe Association, held at the anchorage
and grounds of the Philadelphia Canoe
Club, at the junction of Wissahickor
creek and the Schuylkill river Benja
min Sleeper. Of Mount Holly, member
of the Lakanoo Boat Club, Of Burling
| ton, was second in the one man single
blade. The club four was won by the
Lakanoo team, consisting of Page, Sleep.
er, Gauntt and Sholl.
William Jones and friend, from Phil
adelphis, who keep their canoes at Hacks
boat house, returned to Mount Holly or
Sunday night after camping at Browns
Mills since the Fourth. They were &C.
companied by two lady friends, who went
to Browns Mills on the cars Sunday
morning for the purpose of enjoying the
return trip by water. The men report
that on Saturday night mosquitoes were
so thick they were compelled to sit on the
bridge and smoke their pipes nearly all
night as 1t was impossible to sleep.